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16
Job lived 140 years after this and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.
17
Then Job died, old and full of days.
Job lived 140 years after this and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.
17
Then Job died, old and full of days.
Psalms
Psalms
BOOK I
(Psalms 1–41)
The Two Ways
1
How happy is the man
who does not follow the advice of the wicked
or take the path of sinners
or join a group of mockers!
2
Instead, his delight is in the
Lord
's instruction,
and he meditates on it day and night.
3
He is like a tree planted beside streams of water
that bears its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.
How happy is the man
who does not follow the advice of the wicked
or take the path of sinners
or join a group of mockers!
2
Instead, his delight is in the
Lord
's instruction,
and he meditates on it day and night.
3
He is like a tree planted beside streams of water
that bears its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.
4
The wicked are not like this;
instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away.
5
Therefore the wicked will not survive the judgment,
and sinners will not be in the community of the righteous.
The wicked are not like this;
instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away.
5
Therefore the wicked will not survive the judgment,
and sinners will not be in the community of the righteous.
6
For the
Lord
watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.
For the
Lord
watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.
Psalms
Coronation of the Son
2
Why do the nations rebel
and the peoples plot in vain?
2
The kings of the earth take their stand,
and the rulers conspire together
against the
Lord
and His Anointed One:
3
“Let us tear off their chains
and free ourselves from their restraints.”
Why do the nations rebel
and the peoples plot in vain?
2
The kings of the earth take their stand,
and the rulers conspire together
against the
Lord
and His Anointed One:
3
“Let us tear off their chains
and free ourselves from their restraints.”
4
The One enthroned in heaven laughs;
the Lord ridicules them.
5
Then He speaks to them in His anger
and terrifies them in His wrath:
6
“I have consecrated My King
on
•Zion
, My holy mountain.”
The One enthroned in heaven laughs;
the Lord ridicules them.
5
Then He speaks to them in His anger
and terrifies them in His wrath:
6
“I have consecrated My King
on
•Zion
, My holy mountain.”
7
I will declare the
Lord
's decree:
He said to Me, “You are My Son;
today I have become Your Father.
8
Ask of Me,
and I will make the nations Your inheritance
and the ends of the earth Your possession.
9
You will break them with a rod of iron;
You will shatter them like pottery.”
I will declare the
Lord
's decree:
He said to Me, “You are My Son;
today I have become Your Father.
8
Ask of Me,
and I will make the nations Your inheritance
and the ends of the earth Your possession.
9
You will break them with a rod of iron;
You will shatter them like pottery.”
10
So now, kings, be wise;
receive instruction, you judges of the earth.
11
Serve the
Lord
with reverential awe
and rejoice with trembling.
12
Pay homage to the Son or He will be angry
and you will perish in your rebellion,
for His anger may ignite at any moment.
All those who take refuge in Him are happy.
So now, kings, be wise;
receive instruction, you judges of the earth.
11
Serve the
Lord
with reverential awe
and rejoice with trembling.
12
Pay homage to the Son or He will be angry
and you will perish in your rebellion,
for His anger may ignite at any moment.
All those who take refuge in Him are happy.
Psalms
Confidence in Troubled Times
A psalm of David when he fled from his son Absalom.
3
Lord
, how my foes increase!
There are many who attack me.
2
Many say about me,
“There is no help for him in God.”
Lord
, how my foes increase!
There are many who attack me.
2
Many say about me,
“There is no help for him in God.”
3
But You,
Lord
, are a shield around me,
my glory, and the One who lifts up my head.
4
I cry aloud to the
Lord
,
and He answers me from His holy mountain.
But You,
Lord
, are a shield around me,
my glory, and the One who lifts up my head.
4
I cry aloud to the
Lord
,
and He answers me from His holy mountain.
Selah
5
I lie down and sleep;
I wake again because the
Lord
sustains me.
6
I am not afraid of the thousands of people
who have taken their stand against me on every side.
I lie down and sleep;
I wake again because the
Lord
sustains me.
6
I am not afraid of the thousands of people
who have taken their stand against me on every side.
7
Rise up,
Lord
!
Save me, my God!
You strike all my enemies on the cheek;
You break the teeth of the wicked.
8
Salvation belongs to the
Lord
;
may Your blessing be on Your people.
Rise up,
Lord
!
Save me, my God!
You strike all my enemies on the cheek;
You break the teeth of the wicked.
8
Salvation belongs to the
Lord
;
may Your blessing be on Your people.
Selah
Psalms
A Night Prayer
For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A Davidic psalm.
4
Answer me when I call,
God, who vindicates me.
You freed me from affliction;
be gracious to me and hear my prayer.
Answer me when I call,
God, who vindicates me.
You freed me from affliction;
be gracious to me and hear my prayer.
2
How long, exalted men, will my honor be insulted?
How long will you love what is worthless
and pursue a lie?
How long, exalted men, will my honor be insulted?
How long will you love what is worthless
and pursue a lie?
3
Know that the
Lord
has set apart
the faithful for Himself;
the
Lord
will hear when I call to Him.
4
Be angry and do not sin;
on your bed, reflect in your heart and be still.
Know that the
Lord
has set apart
the faithful for Himself;
the
Lord
will hear when I call to Him.
4
Be angry and do not sin;
on your bed, reflect in your heart and be still.
Selah
5
Offer sacrifices in righteousness
and trust in the
Lord
.
Offer sacrifices in righteousness
and trust in the
Lord
.
6
Many are saying, “Who can show us anything good? ”
Look on us with favor,
Lord
.
Many are saying, “Who can show us anything good? ”
Look on us with favor,
Lord
.
7
You have put more joy in my heart
than they have when their grain and new wine abound.
8
I will both lie down and sleep in peace,
for You alone,
Lord
, make me live in safety.
You have put more joy in my heart
than they have when their grain and new wine abound.
8
I will both lie down and sleep in peace,
for You alone,
Lord
, make me live in safety.
Psalms
The Refuge of the Righteous
For the choir director: with the flutes. A Davidic psalm.
5
Listen to my words,
Lord
;
consider my sighing.
2
Pay attention to the sound of my cry,
my King and my God,
for I pray to You.
Listen to my words,
Lord
;
consider my sighing.
2
Pay attention to the sound of my cry,
my King and my God,
for I pray to You.
3
At daybreak,
Lord
, You hear my voice;
at daybreak I plead my case to You and watch expectantly.
At daybreak,
Lord
, You hear my voice;
at daybreak I plead my case to You and watch expectantly.
4
For You are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil cannot dwell with You.
5
The boastful cannot stand in Your presence;
You hate all evildoers.
6
You destroy those who tell lies;
the
Lord
abhors a man of bloodshed and treachery.
For You are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil cannot dwell with You.
5
The boastful cannot stand in Your presence;
You hate all evildoers.
6
You destroy those who tell lies;
the
Lord
abhors a man of bloodshed and treachery.
7
But I enter Your house
by the abundance of Your faithful love;
I bow down toward Your holy temple
in reverential awe of You.
8
Lord
, lead me in Your righteousness
because of my adversaries;
make Your way straight before me.
But I enter Your house
by the abundance of Your faithful love;
I bow down toward Your holy temple
in reverential awe of You.
8
Lord
, lead me in Your righteousness
because of my adversaries;
make Your way straight before me.
9
For there is nothing reliable in what they say;
destruction is within them;
their throat is an open grave;
they flatter with their tongues.
10
Punish them, God;
let them fall by their own schemes.
Drive them out because of their many crimes,
for they rebel against You.
For there is nothing reliable in what they say;
destruction is within them;
their throat is an open grave;
they flatter with their tongues.
10
Punish them, God;
let them fall by their own schemes.
Drive them out because of their many crimes,
for they rebel against You.
11
But let all who take refuge in You rejoice;
let them shout for joy forever.
May You shelter them,
and may those who love Your name boast about You.
12
For You,
Lord
, bless the righteous one;
You surround him with favor like a shield.
But let all who take refuge in You rejoice;
let them shout for joy forever.
May You shelter them,
and may those who love Your name boast about You.
12
For You,
Lord
, bless the righteous one;
You surround him with favor like a shield.
Psalms
A Prayer for Mercy
6
Lord
, do not rebuke me in Your anger;
do not discipline me in Your wrath.
2
Be gracious to me,
Lord
, for I am weak;
heal me,
Lord
, for my bones are shaking;
3
my whole being is shaken with terror.
And You,
Lord
— how long?
Lord
, do not rebuke me in Your anger;
do not discipline me in Your wrath.
2
Be gracious to me,
Lord
, for I am weak;
heal me,
Lord
, for my bones are shaking;
3
my whole being is shaken with terror.
And You,
Lord
— how long?
4
Turn,
Lord
! Rescue me;
save me because of Your faithful love.
5
For there is no remembrance of You in death;
who can thank You in
•Sheol
?
Turn,
Lord
! Rescue me;
save me because of Your faithful love.
5
For there is no remembrance of You in death;
who can thank You in
•Sheol
?
6
I am weary from my groaning;
with my tears I dampen my pillow
and drench my bed every night.
7
My eyes are swollen from grief;
they grow old because of all my enemies.
I am weary from my groaning;
with my tears I dampen my pillow
and drench my bed every night.
7
My eyes are swollen from grief;
they grow old because of all my enemies.
8
Depart from me, all evildoers,
for the
Lord
has heard the sound of my weeping.
9
The
Lord
has heard my plea for help;
the
Lord
accepts my prayer.
10
All my enemies will be ashamed and shake with terror;
they will turn back and suddenly be disgraced.
Depart from me, all evildoers,
for the
Lord
has heard the sound of my weeping.
9
The
Lord
has heard my plea for help;
the
Lord
accepts my prayer.
10
All my enemies will be ashamed and shake with terror;
they will turn back and suddenly be disgraced.
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