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Psalms
A Cry against Injustice
58
Do you really speak righteously, you mighty ones?
Do you judge
•people
fairly?
2
No, you practice injustice in your hearts;
with your hands you weigh out violence in the land.
Do you really speak righteously, you mighty ones?
Do you judge
•people
fairly?
2
No, you practice injustice in your hearts;
with your hands you weigh out violence in the land.
3
The wicked go astray from the womb;
liars err from birth.
4
They have venom like the venom of a snake,
like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears,
5
that does not listen to the sound of the charmers
who skillfully weave spells.
The wicked go astray from the womb;
liars err from birth.
4
They have venom like the venom of a snake,
like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears,
5
that does not listen to the sound of the charmers
who skillfully weave spells.
6
God, knock the teeth out of their mouths;
Lord
, tear out the young lions' fangs.
7
They will vanish like water that flows by;
they will aim their useless arrows.
8
Like a slug that moves along in slime,
like a woman's miscarried child,
they will not see the sun.
God, knock the teeth out of their mouths;
Lord
, tear out the young lions' fangs.
7
They will vanish like water that flows by;
they will aim their useless arrows.
8
Like a slug that moves along in slime,
like a woman's miscarried child,
they will not see the sun.
9
Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns —
whether green or burning —
He will sweep them away.
10
The righteous one will rejoice
when he sees the retribution;
he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
11
Then people will say,
“Yes, there is a reward for the righteous!
There is a God who judges on earth! ”
Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns —
whether green or burning —
He will sweep them away.
10
The righteous one will rejoice
when he sees the retribution;
he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
11
Then people will say,
“Yes, there is a reward for the righteous!
There is a God who judges on earth! ”
Psalms
God Our Stronghold
For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.” A Davidic •
Miktam
. When Saul sent agents to watch the house and kill him.
Miktam
. When Saul sent agents to watch the house and kill him.
59
Deliver me from my enemies, my God;
protect me from those who rise up against me.
2
Deliver me from those who practice sin,
and save me from men of bloodshed.
3
Lord
, look! They set an ambush for me.
Powerful men attack me,
but not because of any sin or rebellion of mine.
4
For no fault of mine,
they run and take up a position.
Awake to help me, and take notice.
5
Lord
God of
•Hosts
, You are the God of Israel,
rise up to punish all the nations;
do not show grace to any wicked traitors.
Deliver me from my enemies, my God;
protect me from those who rise up against me.
2
Deliver me from those who practice sin,
and save me from men of bloodshed.
3
Lord
, look! They set an ambush for me.
Powerful men attack me,
but not because of any sin or rebellion of mine.
4
For no fault of mine,
they run and take up a position.
Awake to help me, and take notice.
5
Lord
God of
•Hosts
, You are the God of Israel,
rise up to punish all the nations;
do not show grace to any wicked traitors.
6
They return at evening, snarling like dogs
and prowling around the city.
7
Look, they spew from their mouths —
sharp words from their lips.
“For who,” they say, “will hear? ”
8
But You laugh at them,
Lord
;
You ridicule all the nations.
9
I will keep watch for You, my strength,
because God is my stronghold.
10
My faithful God will come to meet me;
God will let me look down on my adversaries.
They return at evening, snarling like dogs
and prowling around the city.
7
Look, they spew from their mouths —
sharp words from their lips.
“For who,” they say, “will hear? ”
8
But You laugh at them,
Lord
;
You ridicule all the nations.
9
I will keep watch for You, my strength,
because God is my stronghold.
10
My faithful God will come to meet me;
God will let me look down on my adversaries.
11
Do not kill them; otherwise, my people will forget.
By Your power, make them homeless wanderers
and bring them down,
Lord, our shield.
12
For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips,
let them be caught in their pride.
They utter curses and lies.
13
Consume them in rage;
consume them until they are gone.
Then people will know throughout the earth
that God rules over Jacob.
Do not kill them; otherwise, my people will forget.
By Your power, make them homeless wanderers
and bring them down,
Lord, our shield.
12
For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips,
let them be caught in their pride.
They utter curses and lies.
13
Consume them in rage;
consume them until they are gone.
Then people will know throughout the earth
that God rules over Jacob.
Selah
14
And they return at evening, snarling like dogs
and prowling around the city.
15
They scavenge for food;
they growl if they are not satisfied.
And they return at evening, snarling like dogs
and prowling around the city.
15
They scavenge for food;
they growl if they are not satisfied.
16
But I will sing of Your strength
and will joyfully proclaim
Your faithful love in the morning.
For You have been a stronghold for me,
a refuge in my day of trouble.
17
To You, my strength, I sing praises,
because God is my stronghold —
my faithful God.
But I will sing of Your strength
and will joyfully proclaim
Your faithful love in the morning.
For You have been a stronghold for me,
a refuge in my day of trouble.
17
To You, my strength, I sing praises,
because God is my stronghold —
my faithful God.
Psalms
Prayer in Difficult Times
For the choir director: according to “The Lily of Testimony.” A Davidic •
Miktam
for teaching. When he fought with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck Edom in the Valley of Salt, killing 12,000.
Miktam
for teaching. When he fought with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck Edom in the Valley of Salt, killing 12,000.
60
God, You have rejected us;
You have broken out against us;
You have been angry. Restore us!
2
You have shaken the land and split it open.
Heal its fissures, for it shudders.
3
You have made Your people suffer hardship;
You have given us wine to drink
that made us stagger.
4
You have given a signal flag to those who
•fear
You,
so that they can flee before the archers.
God, You have rejected us;
You have broken out against us;
You have been angry. Restore us!
2
You have shaken the land and split it open.
Heal its fissures, for it shudders.
3
You have made Your people suffer hardship;
You have given us wine to drink
that made us stagger.
4
You have given a signal flag to those who
•fear
You,
so that they can flee before the archers.
5
Save with Your right hand, and answer me,
so that those You love may be rescued.
Save with Your right hand, and answer me,
so that those You love may be rescued.
6
God has spoken in His sanctuary:
“I will triumph! I will divide up Shechem.
I will apportion the Valley of Succoth.
7
Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine,
and Ephraim is My helmet;
Judah is My scepter.
8
Moab is My washbasin.
I throw My sandal on Edom;
I shout in triumph over Philistia.”
God has spoken in His sanctuary:
“I will triumph! I will divide up Shechem.
I will apportion the Valley of Succoth.
7
Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine,
and Ephraim is My helmet;
Judah is My scepter.
8
Moab is My washbasin.
I throw My sandal on Edom;
I shout in triumph over Philistia.”
9
Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
10
God, haven't You rejected us?
God, You do not march out with our armies.
11
Give us aid against the foe,
for human help is worthless.
12
With God we will perform valiantly;
He will trample our foes.
Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
10
God, haven't You rejected us?
God, You do not march out with our armies.
11
Give us aid against the foe,
for human help is worthless.
12
With God we will perform valiantly;
He will trample our foes.
Psalms
Security in God
For the choir director: on stringed instruments. Davidic.
61
God, hear my cry;
pay attention to my prayer.
2
I call to You from the ends of the earth
when my heart is without strength.
Lead me to a rock that is high above me,
3
for You have been a refuge for me,
a strong tower in the face of the enemy.
4
I will live in Your tent forever
and take refuge under the shelter of Your wings.
God, hear my cry;
pay attention to my prayer.
2
I call to You from the ends of the earth
when my heart is without strength.
Lead me to a rock that is high above me,
3
for You have been a refuge for me,
a strong tower in the face of the enemy.
4
I will live in Your tent forever
and take refuge under the shelter of Your wings.
5
God, You have heard my vows;
You have given a heritage
to those who
•fear
Your name.
6
Add days to the king's life;
may his years span many generations.
7
May he sit enthroned before God forever;
appoint faithful love and truth to guard him.
8
Then I will continually sing of Your name,
fulfilling my vows day by day.
God, You have heard my vows;
You have given a heritage
to those who
•fear
Your name.
6
Add days to the king's life;
may his years span many generations.
7
May he sit enthroned before God forever;
appoint faithful love and truth to guard him.
8
Then I will continually sing of Your name,
fulfilling my vows day by day.
Psalms
Trust in God Alone
For the choir director: according to Jeduthun. A Davidic psalm.
62
I am at rest in God alone;
my salvation comes from Him.
2
He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my stronghold; I will never be shaken.
I am at rest in God alone;
my salvation comes from Him.
2
He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my stronghold; I will never be shaken.
3
How long will you threaten a man?
Will all of you attack
as if he were a leaning wall
or a tottering stone fence?
4
They only plan to bring him down
from his high position.
They take pleasure in lying;
they bless with their mouths,
but they curse inwardly.
How long will you threaten a man?
Will all of you attack
as if he were a leaning wall
or a tottering stone fence?
4
They only plan to bring him down
from his high position.
They take pleasure in lying;
they bless with their mouths,
but they curse inwardly.
5
Rest in God alone, my soul,
for my hope comes from Him.
6
He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my stronghold; I will not be shaken.
7
My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock.
My refuge is in God.
8
Trust in Him at all times, you people;
pour out your hearts before Him.
God is our refuge.
Rest in God alone, my soul,
for my hope comes from Him.
6
He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my stronghold; I will not be shaken.
7
My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock.
My refuge is in God.
8
Trust in Him at all times, you people;
pour out your hearts before Him.
God is our refuge.
Selah
9
•Men
are only a vapor;
exalted men, an illusion.
Weighed in the scales, they go up;
together they are less than a vapor.
10
Place no trust in oppression,
or false hope in robbery.
If wealth increases,
pay no attention to it.
•Men
are only a vapor;
exalted men, an illusion.
Weighed in the scales, they go up;
together they are less than a vapor.
10
Place no trust in oppression,
or false hope in robbery.
If wealth increases,
pay no attention to it.
11
God has spoken once;
I have heard this twice:
strength belongs to God,
12
and faithful love belongs to You,
Lord
.
For You repay each according to his works.
God has spoken once;
I have heard this twice:
strength belongs to God,
12
and faithful love belongs to You,
Lord
.
For You repay each according to his works.
Psalms
Praise God Who Satisfies
A Davidic psalm. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah.
63
God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You.
I thirst for You;
my body faints for You
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.
2
So I gaze on You in the sanctuary
to see Your strength and Your glory.
God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You.
I thirst for You;
my body faints for You
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.
2
So I gaze on You in the sanctuary
to see Your strength and Your glory.
3
My lips will glorify You
because Your faithful love is better than life.
4
So I will praise You as long as I live;
at Your name, I will lift up my hands.
5
You satisfy me as with rich food;
my mouth will praise You with joyful lips.
My lips will glorify You
because Your faithful love is better than life.
4
So I will praise You as long as I live;
at Your name, I will lift up my hands.
5
You satisfy me as with rich food;
my mouth will praise You with joyful lips.
6
When I think of You as I lie on my bed,
I meditate on You during the night watches
7
because You are my helper;
I will rejoice in the shadow of Your wings.
8
I follow close to You;
Your right hand holds on to me.
When I think of You as I lie on my bed,
I meditate on You during the night watches
7
because You are my helper;
I will rejoice in the shadow of Your wings.
8
I follow close to You;
Your right hand holds on to me.
9
But those who seek to destroy my life
will go into the depths of the earth.
10
They will be given over to the power of the sword;
they will become the jackals' prey.
11
But the king will rejoice in God;
all who swear by Him will boast,
for the mouths of liars will be shut.
But those who seek to destroy my life
will go into the depths of the earth.
10
They will be given over to the power of the sword;
they will become the jackals' prey.
11
But the king will rejoice in God;
all who swear by Him will boast,
for the mouths of liars will be shut.
Psalms
Protection from Evildoers
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
64
God, hear my voice when I complain.
Protect my life from the terror of the enemy.
2
Hide me from the scheming of wicked people,
from the mob of evildoers,
3
who sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim bitter words like arrows,
4
shooting from concealed places at the innocent.
They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid.
5
They encourage each other in an evil plan;
they talk about hiding traps and say,
“Who will see them? ”
6
They devise crimes and say,
“We have perfected a secret plan.”
The inner man and the heart are mysterious.
God, hear my voice when I complain.
Protect my life from the terror of the enemy.
2
Hide me from the scheming of wicked people,
from the mob of evildoers,
3
who sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim bitter words like arrows,
4
shooting from concealed places at the innocent.
They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid.
5
They encourage each other in an evil plan;
they talk about hiding traps and say,
“Who will see them? ”
6
They devise crimes and say,
“We have perfected a secret plan.”
The inner man and the heart are mysterious.
7
But God will shoot them with arrows;
suddenly, they will be wounded.
8
They will be made to stumble;
their own tongues work against them.
All who see them will shake their heads.
9
Then everyone will fear
and will tell about God's work,
for they will understand what He has done.
But God will shoot them with arrows;
suddenly, they will be wounded.
8
They will be made to stumble;
their own tongues work against them.
All who see them will shake their heads.
9
Then everyone will fear
and will tell about God's work,
for they will understand what He has done.
10
The righteous one rejoices in the
Lord
and takes refuge in Him;
all those who are upright in heart
will offer praise.
The righteous one rejoices in the
Lord
and takes refuge in Him;
all those who are upright in heart
will offer praise.
Psalms
God's Care for the Earth
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. A song.
65
Praise is rightfully Yours,
God, in
•Zion
;
vows to You will be fulfilled.
2
All humanity will come to You,
the One who hears prayer.
3
Iniquities overwhelm me;
only You can
•atone
for our rebellions.
4
How happy is the one You choose
and bring near to live in Your courts!
We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house,
the holiness of Your temple.
Praise is rightfully Yours,
God, in
•Zion
;
vows to You will be fulfilled.
2
All humanity will come to You,
the One who hears prayer.
3
Iniquities overwhelm me;
only You can
•atone
for our rebellions.
4
How happy is the one You choose
and bring near to live in Your courts!
We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house,
the holiness of Your temple.
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