Selah
Psalms
Dependence on the
Lord
Davidic.
25
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
The
Lord
is 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 the
Lord
'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
the
Lord
?
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 the
Lord
is for those who fear Him,
and He reveals His covenant to them.
15
My eyes are always on the
Lord
,
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.
Psalms
Prayer for Vindication
Davidic.
26
Vindicate me,
Lord
,
because I have lived with integrity
and have trusted in the
Lord
without 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 hands in 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 the
Lord
in the assemblies.
Psalms
My Stronghold
Davidic.
27
The
Lord
is my light and my salvation —
whom should I fear?
The
Lord
is 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 the
Lord
;
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the
Lord
all the days of my life,
gazing on the beauty of the
Lord
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 the
Lord
.
7
Lord
, hear my voice when I call;
be gracious to me and answer me.
8
My heart says this about You,
“You are 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,
the
Lord
cares 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 the
Lord
's goodness
in the land of the living.
14
Wait for the
Lord
;
be strong and courageous.
Wait for the
Lord
.
Psalms
My Strength
Davidic.
28
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 the
Lord
has done
or the work of His hands,
He will tear them down and not rebuild them.
6
May the
Lord
be praised,
for He has heard the sound of my pleading.
7
The
Lord
is 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
The
Lord
is 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.
Psalms
The Voice of the
Lord
A Davidic psalm.
29
Ascribe to
•Yahweh
, you heavenly beings,
ascribe to the
Lord
glory and strength.
2
Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due His name;
worship Yahweh
in the splendor of His holiness.
3
The voice of the
Lord
is above the waters.
The God of glory thunders —
the
Lord
, above vast waters,
4
the voice of the
Lord
in power,
the voice of the
Lord
in splendor.
5
The voice of the
Lord
breaks the cedars;
the
Lord
shatters the cedars of Lebanon.
6
He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,
and Sirion, like a young wild ox.
7
The voice of the
Lord
flashes flames of fire.
8
The voice of the
Lord
shakes the wilderness;
the
Lord
shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
9
The voice of the
Lord
makes the deer give birth
and strips the woodlands bare.
In His temple all cry, “Glory! ”
10
The
Lord
sat enthroned at the flood;
the
Lord
sits enthroned, King forever.
11
The
Lord
gives His people strength;
the
Lord
blesses His people with peace.
Psalms
Joy in the Morning
A psalm; a dedication song for the house. Davidic.
30
I will exalt You,
Lord
,
because You have lifted me up
and have not allowed my enemies
to triumph over me.
2
Lord
my 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 down to 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.
Lord
my God, I will praise You forever.
Psalms
A Plea for Protection
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
31
Lord
, I seek refuge in You;
let me never be disgraced.
Save me by Your righteousness.
2
Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly.
Be a rock of refuge for me,
a mountain fortress to save me.
3
For You are my rock and my fortress;
You lead and guide me
because of Your name.
4
You will free me from the net
that is secretly set for me,
for You are my refuge.
5
Into Your hand I entrust my spirit;
You redeem me,
Lord
, God of truth.