Category: Psalms

The King’s Victory

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.

1 Lord, the king finds joy in Your strength.

How greatly he rejoices in Your victory!

2 You have given him his heart’s desire

and have not denied the request of his lips.Selah

3 For You meet him with rich blessings;

You place a crown of pure gold on his head.

4 He asked You for life, and You gave it to him —

length of days forever and ever.

5 His glory is great through Your victory;

You confer majesty and splendor on him.

6 You give him blessings forever;

You cheer him with joy in Your presence.

7 For the king relies on theLord;

through the faithful love of the Most High

he is not shaken.

8 Your hand will capture all your enemies;

your right hand will seize those who hate you.

9 You will make them burn

like a fiery furnace when you appear;

theLordwill engulf them in His wrath,

and fire will devour them.

10 You will wipe their descendants from the earth

and their offspring from the human race.

11 Though they intend to harmyou

and devise a wicked plan, they will not prevail.

12 Instead, you will put them to flight

when you aim your bowat their faces.

13 Be exalted,Lord, in Your strength;

we will sing and praise Your might.

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From Suffering to Praise

For the choir director: according to “The Deer of the Dawn.” A Davidic psalm.

1 My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?

Why are You so far from my deliverance

and from my words of groaning?

2 My God, I cry by day, but You do not answer,

by night, yet I have no rest.

3 But You are holy,

enthroned on the praises of Israel.

4 Our fathers trusted in You;

they trusted, and You rescued them.

5 They cried to You and were set free;

they trusted in You and were not disgraced.

6 But I am a worm and not a man,

scorned by men and despised by people.

7 Everyone who sees me mocks me;

they sneerand shake their heads:

8 “He relies ontheLord;

let Him rescue him;

let theLorddeliver him,

since He takes pleasure in him.”

9 You took me from the womb,

making me secure while at my mother’s breast.

10 I was given over to You at birth;

You have been my God from my mother’s womb.

11 Do not be far from me, because distress is near

and there is no one to help.

12 Many bulls surround me;

strong ones of Bashan encircle me.

13 They open their mouths against me —

lions, mauling and roaring.

14 I am poured out like water,

and all my bones are disjointed;

my heart is like wax,

melting within me.

15 My strength is dried up like baked clay;

my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.

You put me into the dust of death.

16 For dogs have surrounded me;

a gang of evildoers has closed in on me;

they piercedmy hands and my feet.

17 I can count all my bones;

peoplelook and stare at me.

18 They divided my garments among themselves,

and they cast lots for my clothing.

19 But You,Lord, don’t be far away.

My strength, come quickly to help me.

20 Deliver my life from the sword,

my only lifefrom the power of these dogs.

21 Save me from the mouth of the lion!

You have rescuedme

from the horns of the wild oxen.

22 I will proclaim Your name to my brothers;

I will praise You in the congregation.

23 You who fear Yahweh, praise Him!

All you descendants of Jacob, honor Him!

All you descendants of Israel, revere Him!

24 For He has not despised or detested

the torment of the afflicted.

He did not hide His face from him

but listened when he cried to Him for help.

25 I will give praisein the great congregation

because of You;

I will fulfill my vows

before those who fear You.

26 The humblewill eat and be satisfied;

those who seek theLordwill praise Him.

May your hearts live forever!

27 All the ends of the earth will remember

and turn to theLord.

All the families of the nations

will bow down before You,

28 for kingship belongs to theLord;

He rules over the nations.

29 All who prosper on earth will eat and bow down;

all those who go down to the dust

will kneel before Him —

even the one who cannot preserve his life.

30 Their descendants will serve Him;

the next generation will be told about the Lord.

31 They will come and tell a people yet to be born

about His righteousness —

what He has done.

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The Good Shepherd

A Davidic psalm.

1 TheLordis my shepherd;

there is nothing I lack.

2 He lets me lie down in green pastures;

He leads me beside quiet waters.

3 He renews my life;

He leads me along the right paths

for His name’s sake.

4 Even when I go through the darkest valley,

I fear no danger,

for You are with me;

Your rod and Your staff— they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me

in the presence of my enemies;

You anoint my head with oil;

my cup overflows.

6 Only goodness and faithful love will pursue me

all the days of my life,

and I will dwell inthe house of theLord

as long as I live.

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The King of Glory

A Davidic psalm.

1 The earth and everything in it,

the world and its inhabitants,

belong to theLord;

2 for He laid its foundation on the seas

and established it on the rivers.

3 Who may ascend the mountain of theLord?

Who may stand in His holy place?

4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,

who has not set his mindon what is false,

and who has not sworn deceitfully.

5 He will receive blessing from theLord,

and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

6 Such is the generation of those who seek Him,

who seek the face of the God of Jacob.Selah

7 Lift up your heads, you gates!

Rise up, ancient doors!

Then the King of glory will come in.

8 Who is this King of glory?

TheLord, strong and mighty,

theLord, mighty in battle.

9 Lift up your heads, you gates!

Rise up, ancient doors!

Then the King of glory will come in.

10 Who is He, this King of glory?

TheLordof Hosts,

He is the King of glory.Selah

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Dependence on the Lord

Davidic.

1 Lord,I turn to You.

2 My God, I trust in You.

Do not let me be disgraced;

do not let my enemies gloat over me.

3 No one who waits for You

will be disgraced;

those who act treacherously without cause

will be disgraced.

4 Make Your ways known to me,Lord;

teach me Your paths.

5 Guide me in Your truth and teach me,

for You are the God of my salvation;

I wait for You all day long.

6 Remember,Lord, Your compassion

and Your faithful love,

for they have existed from antiquity.

7 Do not remember the sins of my youth

or my acts of rebellion;

in keeping with Your faithful love, remember me

because of Your goodness,Lord.

8 TheLordis good and upright;

therefore He shows sinners the way.

9 He leads the humble in what is right

and teaches them His way.

10 All theLord’s ways show faithful love and truth

to those who keep His covenant and decrees.

11 Because of Your name, Yahweh,

forgive my sin, for it is great.

12 Who is the man who fears theLord?

He will show him the way he should choose.

13 He will live a good life,

and his descendants will inherit the land.

14 The secret counsel of theLord

is for those who fear Him,

and He reveals His covenant to them.

15 My eyes are always on theLord,

for He will pull my feet out of the net.

16 Turn to me and be gracious to me,

for I am alone and afflicted.

17 The distresses of my heart increase;

bring me out of my sufferings.

18 Consider my affliction and trouble,

and take away all my sins.

19 Consider my enemies; they are numerous,

and they hate me violently.

20 Guard me and deliver me;

do not let me be put to shame,

for I take refuge in You.

21 May integrity and what is right

watch over me,

for I wait for You.

22 God, redeem Israel, from all its distresses.

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Prayer for Vindication

Davidic.

1 Vindicate me,Lord,

because I have lived with integrity

and have trusted in theLordwithout wavering.

2 Test me,Lord, and try me;

examine my heart and mind.

3 For Your faithful love is before my eyes,

and I live by Your truth.

4 I do not sit with the worthless

or associate with hypocrites.

5 I hate a crowd of evildoers,

and I do not sit with the wicked.

6 I wash my handsin innocence

and go around Your altar,Lord,

7 raising my voice in thanksgiving

and telling about Your wonderful works.

8 Lord, I love the house where You dwell,

the place where Your glory resides.

9 Do not destroy me along with sinners,

or my life along with men of bloodshed

10 in whose hands are evil schemes

and whose right hands are filled with bribes.

11 But I live with integrity;

redeem me and be gracious to me.

12 My foot stands on level ground;

I will praise theLordin the assemblies.

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My Stronghold

Davidic.

1 TheLordis my light and my salvation —

whom should I fear?

TheLordis the stronghold of my life —

of whom should I be afraid?

2 When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh,

my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.

3 Though an army deploys against me,

my heart is not afraid;

though a war breaks out against me,

still I am confident.

4 I have asked one thing from theLord;

it is what I desire:

to dwell in the house of theLord

all the days of my life,

gazing on the beauty of theLord

and seeking Him in His temple.

5 For He will conceal me in His shelter

in the day of adversity;

He will hide me under the cover of His tent;

He will set me high on a rock.

6 Then my head will be high

above my enemies around me;

I will offer sacrifices in His tent with shouts of joy.

I will sing and make music to theLord.

7 Lord, hear my voice when I call;

be gracious to me and answer me.

8 My heart says this about You,

“Youare to seek My face.”

Lord, I will seek Your face.

9 Do not hide Your face from me;

do not turn Your servant away in anger.

You have been my helper;

do not leave me or abandon me,

God of my salvation.

10 Even if my father and mother abandon me,

theLordcares for me.

11 Because of my adversaries,

show me Your way,Lord,

and lead me on a level path.

12 Do not give me over to the will of my foes,

for false witnesses rise up against me,

breathing violence.

13 I am certain that I will see theLord’s goodness

in the land of the living.

14 Wait for theLord;

be strongand courageous.

Wait for theLord.

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My Strength

Davidic.

1 Lord, I call to You;

my rock, do not be deaf to me.

If You remain silent to me,

I will be like those going down to the Pit.

2 Listen to the sound of my pleading

when I cry to You for help,

when I lift up my hands

toward Your holy sanctuary.

3 Do not drag me away with the wicked,

with the evildoers,

who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors

while malice is in their hearts.

4 Repay them according to what they have done —

according to the evil of their deeds.

Repay them according to the work of their hands;

give them back what they deserve.

5 Because they do not consider

what theLordhas done

or the work of His hands,

He will tear them down and not rebuild them.

6 May theLordbe praised,

for He has heard the sound of my pleading.

7 TheLordis my strength and my shield;

my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped.

Therefore my heart rejoices,

and I praise Him with my song.

8 TheLordis the strength of His people;

He is a stronghold of salvation for His anointed.

9 Save Your people, bless Your possession,

shepherd them, and carry them forever.

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The Voice of the Lord

A Davidic psalm.

1 Ascribe to Yahweh, you heavenly beings,

ascribe to theLordglory and strength.

2 Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due His name;

worship Yahweh

in the splendor of His holiness.

3 The voice of theLordis above the waters.

The God of glory thunders —

theLord, above vast waters,

4 the voice of theLordin power,

the voice of theLordin splendor.

5 The voice of theLordbreaks the cedars;

theLordshatters the cedars of Lebanon.

6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,

and Sirion,like a young wild ox.

7 The voice of theLordflashes flames of fire.

8 The voice of theLordshakes the wilderness;

theLordshakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

9 The voice of theLordmakes the deer give birth

and strips the woodlands bare.

In His temple all cry, “Glory! ”

10 TheLordsat enthroned at the flood;

theLordsits enthroned, King forever.

11 TheLordgives His people strength;

theLordblesses His people with peace.

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Joy in the Morning

A psalm; a dedication song for the house. Davidic.

1 I will exalt You,Lord,

because You have lifted me up

and have not allowed my enemies

to triumph over me.

2 Lordmy God,

I cried to You for help, and You healed me.

3 Lord, You brought me up from Sheol;

You spared me from among those

going downto the Pit.

4 Sing to Yahweh, you His faithful ones,

and praise His holy name.

5 For His anger lasts only a moment,

but His favor, a lifetime.

Weeping may spend the night,

but there is joy in the morning.

6 When I was secure, I said,

“I will never be shaken.”

7 Lord, when You showed Your favor,

You made me stand like a strong mountain;

when You hid Your face, I was terrified.

8 Lord, I called to You;

I sought favor from my Lord:

9 “What gain is there in my death,

if I go down to the Pit?

Will the dust praise You?

Will it proclaim Your truth?

10 Lord, listen and be gracious to me;

Lord, be my helper.”

11 You turned my lament into dancing;

You removed my sackcloth

and clothed me with gladness,

12 so that I can sing to You and not be silent.

Lordmy God, I will praise You forever.

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