Category: Psalms

Protection from Sin and Sinners

A Davidic psalm.

1 Lord, I call on You; hurry to help me.

Listen to my voice when I call on You.

2 May my prayer be set before You as incense,

the raising of my hands as the evening offering.

3 Lord, set up a guard for my mouth;

keep watch at the door of my lips.

4 Do not let my heart turn to any evil thing

or perform wicked acts

with men who commit sin.

Do not let me feast on their delicacies.

5 Let the righteous one strike me —

it is an act of faithful love;

let him rebuke me —

it is oil for my head;

let menot refuse it.

Even now my prayer is against

the evil acts of the wicked.

6 When their rulerswill be thrown off

the sides of a cliff,

the peoplewill listen to my words,

for they are pleasing.

7 As when one plows and breaks up the soil,

turning up rocks,

so ourbones have been scattered

at the mouth of Sheol.

8 But my eyes look to You, LordGod.

I seek refuge in You; do not let me die.

9 Protect me fromthe trap they have set for me,

and from the snares of evildoers.

10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets,

while I pass by safely.

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A Cry of Distress

A Davidic Maskil. When he was in the cave. A prayer.

1 I cry aloud to theLord;

I plead aloud to theLordfor mercy.

2 I pour out my complaint before Him;

I reveal my trouble to Him.

3 Although my spirit is weak within me,

You know my way.

Along this path I travel

they have hidden a trap for me.

4 Look to the right and see:

no one stands up for me;

there is no refuge for me;

no one cares about me.

5 I cry to You,Lord;

I say, “You are my shelter,

my portion in the land of the living.”

6 Listen to my cry,

for I am very weak.

Rescue me from those who pursue me,

for they are too strong for me.

7 Free me from prison

so that I can praise Your name.

The righteous will gather around me

because You deal generously with me.

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A Cry for Help

A Davidic psalm.

1 Lord, hear my prayer.

In Your faithfulness listen to my plea,

and in Your righteousness answer me.

2 Do not bring Your servant into judgment,

for no one alive is righteous in Your sight.

3 For the enemy has pursued me,

crushing me to the ground,

making me live in darkness

like those long dead.

4 My spirit is weak within me;

my heart is overcome with dismay.

5 I remember the days of old;

I meditate on all You have done;

I reflect on the work of Your hands.

6 I spread out my hands to You;

I am like parched land before You.Selah

7 Answer me quickly,Lord;

my spirit fails.

Don’t hide Your face from me,

or I will be like those

going down to the Pit.

8 Let me experience

Your faithful love in the morning,

for I trust in You.

Reveal to me the way I should go

because I long for You.

9 Rescue me from my enemies,Lord;

I come to You for protection.

10 Teach me to do Your will,

for You are my God.

May Your gracious Spirit

lead me on level ground.

11 Because of Your name, Yahweh,

let me live.

In Your righteousness deliver me from trouble,

12 and in Your faithful love destroy my enemies.

Wipe out all those who attack me,

for I am Your servant.

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A King’s Prayer

Davidic.

1 May theLord, my rock, be praised,

who trains my hands for battle

and my fingers for warfare.

2 He is my faithful love and my fortress,

my stronghold and my deliverer.

He is my shield,and I take refuge in Him;

He subdues my peopleunder me.

3 Lord, what is man, that You care for him,

the son of man, that You think of him?

4 Man is like a breath;

his days are like a passing shadow.

5 Lord, part Your heavens and come down.

Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.

6 Flash Your lightning and scatter the foe;

shoot Your arrows and rout them.

7 Reach downfrom heaven;

rescue me from deep water, and set me free

from the grasp of foreigners

8 whose mouths speak lies,

whose right hands are deceptive.

9 God, I will sing a new song to You;

I will play on a ten-stringed harp for You—

10 the One who gives victory to kings,

who frees His servant David

from the deadly sword.

11 Set me free and rescue me

from the grasp of foreigners

whose mouths speak lies,

whose right hands are deceptive.

12 Then our sons will be like plants

nurtured in their youth,

our daughters, like corner pillars

that are carved in the palace style.

13 Our storehouses will be full,

supplying all kinds of produce;

our flocks will increase by thousands

and tens of thousands in our open fields.

14 Our cattle will be well fed.

There will be no breach in the walls,

no going into captivity,

and no cry of lament in our public squares.

15 Happy are the people with such blessings.

Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.

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Praising God’s Greatness

A Davidic hymn.

1 Iexalt You, my God the King,

and praise Your name forever and ever.

2 I will praise You every day;

I will honor Your name forever and ever.

3 Yahweh is great and is highly praised;

His greatness is unsearchable.

4 One generation will declare Your works to the next

and will proclaim Your mighty acts.

5 Iwill speak of Your splendor and glorious majesty

andYour wonderful works.

6 They will proclaim the power of Your awe-inspiring acts,

and I will declare Your greatness.

7 They will give a testimony of Your great goodness

and will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.

8 TheLordis gracious and compassionate,

slow to anger and great in faithful love.

9 TheLordis good to everyone;

His compassion rests on all He has made.

10 All You have made will thank You,Lord;

thegodly will praise You.

11 They will speak of the glory of Your kingdom

and will declare Your might,

12 informing all people of Your mighty acts

and of the glorious splendor of Yourkingdom.

13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom;

Your rule is for all generations.

TheLordis faithful in all His words

and gracious in all His actions.

14 TheLordhelps all who fall;

He raises up all who are oppressed.

15 All eyes look to You,

and You give them their food at the proper time.

16 You open Your hand

and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

17 TheLordis righteous in all His ways

and gracious in all His acts.

18 TheLordis near all who call out to Him,

all who call out to Him with integrity.

19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him;

He hears their cry for help and saves them.

20 TheLordguards all those who love Him,

but He destroys all the wicked.

21 My mouth will declare Yahweh’s praise;

let every living thing

praise His holy name forever and ever.

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The God of Compassion

1 Hallelujah!

My soul, praise theLord.

2 I will praise theLordall my life;

I will sing to my God as long as I live.

3 Do not trust in nobles,

in man, who cannot save.

4 When his breathleaves him,

he returns to the ground;

on that day his plans die.

5 Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob,

whose hope is in theLordhis God,

6 the Maker of heaven and earth,

the sea and everything in them.

He remains faithful forever,

7 executing justice for the exploited

and giving food to the hungry.

TheLordfrees prisoners.

8 TheLordopens the eyes of the blind.

TheLordraises up those who are oppressed.

TheLordloves the righteous.

9 TheLordprotects foreigners

and helps the fatherless and the widow,

but He frustrates the ways of the wicked.

10 TheLordreigns forever;

Zion, your God reigns for all generations.

Hallelujah!

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God Restores Jerusalem

1 Hallelujah!

How good it is to sing to our God,

for praise is pleasant and lovely.

2 TheLordrebuilds Jerusalem;

He gathers Israel’s exiled people.

3 He heals the brokenhearted

and binds up their wounds.

4 He counts the number of the stars;

He gives names to all of them.

5 Our Lord is great, vast in power;

His understanding is infinite.

6 TheLordhelps the afflicted

but brings the wicked to the ground.

7 Sing to theLordwith thanksgiving;

play the lyre to our God,

8 who covers the sky with clouds,

prepares rain for the earth,

and causes grass to grow on the hills.

9 He provides the animals with their food,

and the young ravens, what they cry for.

10 He is not impressed by the strength of a horse;

He does not value the powerof a man.

11 TheLordvalues those who fear Him,

those who put their hope in His faithful love.

12 Exalt theLord, Jerusalem;

praise your God, Zion!

13 For He strengthens the bars of your gates

and blesses your children within you.

14 He endows your territory with prosperity;

He satisfies you with the finest wheat.

15 He sends His command throughout the earth;

His word runs swiftly.

16 He spreads snow like wool;

He scatters frost like ashes;

17 He throws His hailstones like crumbs.

Who can withstand His cold?

18 He sends His word and melts them;

He unleashes His winds,and the waters flow.

19 He declares His word to Jacob,

His statutes and judgments to Israel.

20 He has not done this for any nation;

they do not knowHis judgments.

Hallelujah!

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Creation’s Praise of the Lord

1 Hallelujah!

Praise theLordfrom the heavens;

praise Him in the heights.

2 Praise Him, all His angels;

praise Him, all His hosts.

3 Praise Him, sun and moon;

praise Him, all you shining stars.

4 Praise Him, highest heavens,

and you waters above the heavens.

5 Let them praise the name of Yahweh,

for He commanded, and they were created.

6 He set them in position forever and ever;

He gave an order that will never pass away.

7 Praise theLordfrom the earth,

all sea monsters and ocean depths,

8 lightningand hail, snow and cloud,

powerful wind that executes His command,

9 mountains and all hills,

fruit trees and all cedars,

10 wild animals and all cattle,

creatures that crawl and flying birds,

11 kings of the earth and all peoples,

princes and all judges of the earth,

12 young men as well as young women,

old and young together.

13 Let them praise the name of Yahweh,

for His name alone is exalted.

His majesty covers heaven and earth.

14 He has raised up a horn for His people,

resulting in praise to all His godly ones,

to the Israelites, the people close to Him.

Hallelujah!

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Praise for God’s Triumph

1 Hallelujah!

Sing to theLorda new song,

His praise in the assembly of the godly.

2 Let Israel celebrate its Maker;

let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.

3 Let them praise His name with dancing

and make music to Him with tambourine and lyre.

4 For Yahweh takes pleasure in His people;

He adorns the humble with salvation.

5 Let the godly celebrate in triumphal glory;

let them shout for joy on their beds.

6 Let the exaltation of God be in their mouths

and a double-edged sword in their hands,

7 inflicting vengeance on the nations

and punishment on the peoples,

8 binding their kings with chains

and their dignitaries with iron shackles,

9 carrying out the judgment decreed against them.

This honor is for all His godly people.

Hallelujah!

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Praise the Lord

1 Hallelujah!

Praise God in His sanctuary.

Praise Him in His mighty heavens.

2 Praise Him for His powerful acts;

praise Him for His abundant greatness.

3 Praise Him with trumpet blast;

praise Him with harp and lyre.

4 Praise Him with tambourine and dance;

praise Him with flute and strings.

5 Praise Him with resounding cymbals;

praise Him with clashing cymbals.

6 Let everything that breathes praise theLord.

Hallelujah!

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