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Psalm 10:1-22:16
King James Version
Psalm 10:1-22:16
King James Version
10 Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
2 The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.
4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
5 His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
6 He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.
7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
8 He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.
9 He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
10 He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
11 He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
12 Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.
13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.
14 Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
16 The Lord is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
17 Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
11 In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?
2 For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
3 If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
4 The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
5 The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
7 For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
12 Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
3 The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
6 The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
7 Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
13 How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
3 Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.
5 But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
6 I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
14 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
2 The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
3 They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the Lord.
5 There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.
6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the Lord is his refuge.
7 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the Lord bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
15 Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.
5 He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
16 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
3 But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.
5 The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
7 I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
8 I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
17 Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
3 Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
5 Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
7 Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.
8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
9 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
10 They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
13 Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
14 From men which are thy hand, O Lord, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
18 I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.
2 The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
3 I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.
6 In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
12 At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.
13 The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
15 Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
16 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay.
19 He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
20 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
22 For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
23 I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
24 Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
25 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
26 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
28 For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
29 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.
30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
31 For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock save our God?
32 It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
33 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.
34 He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
37 I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
38 I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.
39 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
40 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
41 They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.
42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
45 The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.
46 The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
47 It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
48 He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
49 Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.
50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.
19 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
7 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
8 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
9 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.
13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.
20 The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;
2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;
3 Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.
4 Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.
5 We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the Lord fulfil all thy petitions.
6 Now know I that the Lord saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.
7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.
8 They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.
9 Save, Lord: let the king hear us when we call.
21 The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
2 Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
3 For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
4 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
5 His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
6 For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
7 For the king trusteth in the Lord, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
8 Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the Lord shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
10 Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
11 For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
12 Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
13 Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
22 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
2 O my God, I cry in the day time, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
3 But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
4 Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
8 He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
9 But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.
10 I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.
11 Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
12 Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
16 For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
Psalm 10:1-22:16
New International Version
Psalm 10:1-22:16
New International Version
Psalm 10[a]
2 In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,(C)
who are caught in the schemes he devises.
3 He boasts(D) about the cravings of his heart;
he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.(E)
4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;
in all his thoughts there is no room for God.(F)
5 His ways are always prosperous;
your laws are rejected by[b] him;
he sneers at all his enemies.
6 He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.”
He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”(G)
7 His mouth is full(H) of lies and threats;(I)
trouble and evil are under his tongue.(J)
8 He lies in wait(K) near the villages;
from ambush he murders the innocent.(L)
His eyes watch in secret for his victims;
9 like a lion in cover he lies in wait.
He lies in wait to catch the helpless;(M)
he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.(N)
10 His victims are crushed,(O) they collapse;
they fall under his strength.
11 He says to himself, “God will never notice;(P)
he covers his face and never sees.”(Q)
12 Arise,(R) Lord! Lift up your hand,(S) O God.
Do not forget the helpless.(T)
13 Why does the wicked man revile God?(U)
Why does he say to himself,
“He won’t call me to account”?(V)
14 But you, God, see the trouble(W) of the afflicted;
you consider their grief and take it in hand.
The victims commit themselves to you;(X)
you are the helper(Y) of the fatherless.
15 Break the arm of the wicked man;(Z)
call the evildoer to account for his wickedness
that would not otherwise be found out.
16 The Lord is King for ever and ever;(AA)
the nations(AB) will perish from his land.
17 You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted;(AC)
you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,(AD)
18 defending the fatherless(AE) and the oppressed,(AF)
so that mere earthly mortals
will never again strike terror.
Psalm 11
For the director of music. Of David.
1 In the Lord I take refuge.(AG)
How then can you say to me:
“Flee(AH) like a bird to your mountain.(AI)
2 For look, the wicked bend their bows;(AJ)
they set their arrows(AK) against the strings
to shoot from the shadows(AL)
at the upright in heart.(AM)
3 When the foundations(AN) are being destroyed,
what can the righteous do?”
4 The Lord is in his holy temple;(AO)
the Lord is on his heavenly throne.(AP)
He observes everyone on earth;(AQ)
his eyes examine(AR) them.
5 The Lord examines the righteous,(AS)
but the wicked, those who love violence,
he hates with a passion.(AT)
6 On the wicked he will rain
fiery coals and burning sulfur;(AU)
a scorching wind(AV) will be their lot.
Psalm 12[c]
For the director of music. According to sheminith.[d] A psalm of David.
1 Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore;(BA)
those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.
2 Everyone lies(BB) to their neighbor;
they flatter with their lips
but harbor deception in their hearts.(BC)
3 May the Lord silence all flattering lips(BD)
and every boastful tongue—(BE)
4 those who say,
“By our tongues we will prevail;(BF)
our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”
5 “Because the poor are plundered(BG) and the needy groan,(BH)
I will now arise,(BI)” says the Lord.
“I will protect them(BJ) from those who malign them.”
6 And the words of the Lord are flawless,(BK)
like silver purified(BL) in a crucible,(BM)
like gold[e] refined seven times.
7 You, Lord, will keep the needy safe(BN)
and will protect us forever from the wicked,(BO)
8 who freely strut(BP) about
when what is vile is honored by the human race.
Psalm 13[f]
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 How long,(BQ) Lord? Will you forget me(BR) forever?
How long will you hide your face(BS) from me?
2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts(BT)
and day after day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?(BU)
3 Look on me(BV) and answer,(BW) Lord my God.
Give light to my eyes,(BX) or I will sleep in death,(BY)
4 and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,(BZ)”
and my foes will rejoice when I fall.(CA)
5 But I trust in your unfailing love;(CB)
my heart rejoices in your salvation.(CC)
6 I will sing(CD) the Lord’s praise,
for he has been good to me.
Psalm 14(CE)
For the director of music. Of David.
1 The fool[g] says in his heart,
“There is no God.”(CF)
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;
there is no one who does good.
2 The Lord looks down from heaven(CG)
on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,(CH)
any who seek God.(CI)
3 All have turned away,(CJ) all have become corrupt;(CK)
there is no one who does good,(CL)
not even one.(CM)
4 Do all these evildoers know nothing?(CN)
They devour my people(CO) as though eating bread;
they never call on the Lord.(CP)
5 But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
for God is present in the company of the righteous.
6 You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor,
but the Lord is their refuge.(CQ)
7 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!(CR)
When the Lord restores(CS) his people,
let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
Psalm 15
A psalm of David.
2 The one whose walk is blameless,(CW)
who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth(CX) from their heart;
3 whose tongue utters no slander,(CY)
who does no wrong to a neighbor,
and casts no slur on others;
4 who despises a vile person
but honors(CZ) those who fear the Lord;
who keeps an oath(DA) even when it hurts,
and does not change their mind;
5 who lends money to the poor without interest;(DB)
who does not accept a bribe(DC) against the innocent.
Whoever does these things
will never be shaken.(DD)
Psalm 16
A miktam[h] of David.
2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;(DG)
apart from you I have no good thing.”(DH)
3 I say of the holy people(DI) who are in the land,(DJ)
“They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
4 Those who run after other gods(DK) will suffer(DL) more and more.
I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
or take up their names(DM) on my lips.
5 Lord, you alone are my portion(DN) and my cup;(DO)
you make my lot(DP) secure.
6 The boundary lines(DQ) have fallen for me in pleasant places;
surely I have a delightful inheritance.(DR)
7 I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;(DS)
even at night(DT) my heart instructs me.
8 I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
With him at my right hand,(DU) I will not be shaken.(DV)
9 Therefore my heart is glad(DW) and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will rest secure,(DX)
10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,(DY)
nor will you let your faithful[i] one(DZ) see decay.(EA)
11 You make known to me the path of life;(EB)
you will fill me with joy in your presence,(EC)
with eternal pleasures(ED) at your right hand.(EE)
Psalm 17
A prayer of David.
1 Hear me,(EF) Lord, my plea is just;
listen to my cry.(EG)
Hear(EH) my prayer—
it does not rise from deceitful lips.(EI)
2 Let my vindication(EJ) come from you;
may your eyes see what is right.(EK)
3 Though you probe my heart,(EL)
though you examine me at night and test me,(EM)
you will find that I have planned no evil;(EN)
my mouth has not transgressed.(EO)
4 Though people tried to bribe me,
I have kept myself from the ways of the violent
through what your lips have commanded.
5 My steps have held to your paths;(EP)
my feet have not stumbled.(EQ)
6 I call on you, my God, for you will answer me;(ER)
turn your ear to me(ES) and hear my prayer.(ET)
7 Show me the wonders of your great love,(EU)
you who save by your right hand(EV)
those who take refuge(EW) in you from their foes.
8 Keep me(EX) as the apple of your eye;(EY)
hide me(EZ) in the shadow of your wings(FA)
9 from the wicked who are out to destroy me,
from my mortal enemies who surround me.(FB)
10 They close up their callous hearts,(FC)
and their mouths speak with arrogance.(FD)
11 They have tracked me down, they now surround me,(FE)
with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.
12 They are like a lion(FF) hungry for prey,(FG)
like a fierce lion crouching in cover.
13 Rise up,(FH) Lord, confront them, bring them down;(FI)
with your sword rescue me from the wicked.
14 By your hand save me from such people, Lord,
from those of this world(FJ) whose reward is in this life.(FK)
May what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies;
may their children gorge themselves on it,
and may there be leftovers(FL) for their little ones.
15 As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face;
when I awake,(FM) I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.(FN)
Psalm 18[j](FO)
For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord. He sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:
1 I love you, Lord, my strength.(FP)
2 The Lord is my rock,(FQ) my fortress(FR) and my deliverer;(FS)
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,(FT)
my shield[k](FU) and the horn[l] of my salvation,(FV) my stronghold.
3 I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,(FW)
and I have been saved from my enemies.(FX)
4 The cords of death(FY) entangled me;
the torrents(FZ) of destruction overwhelmed me.
5 The cords of the grave coiled around me;
the snares of death(GA) confronted me.
6 In my distress(GB) I called to the Lord;(GC)
I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;(GD)
my cry came(GE) before him, into his ears.
7 The earth trembled(GF) and quaked,(GG)
and the foundations of the mountains shook;(GH)
they trembled because he was angry.(GI)
8 Smoke rose from his nostrils;(GJ)
consuming fire(GK) came from his mouth,
burning coals(GL) blazed out of it.
9 He parted the heavens and came down;(GM)
dark clouds(GN) were under his feet.
10 He mounted the cherubim(GO) and flew;
he soared(GP) on the wings of the wind.(GQ)
11 He made darkness his covering,(GR) his canopy(GS) around him—
the dark rain clouds of the sky.
12 Out of the brightness of his presence(GT) clouds advanced,
with hailstones(GU) and bolts of lightning.(GV)
13 The Lord thundered(GW) from heaven;
the voice of the Most High resounded.[m]
14 He shot his arrows(GX) and scattered the enemy,
with great bolts of lightning(GY) he routed them.(GZ)
15 The valleys of the sea were exposed
and the foundations(HA) of the earth laid bare
at your rebuke,(HB) Lord,
at the blast of breath from your nostrils.(HC)
16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
he drew me out of deep waters.(HD)
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,(HE)
from my foes, who were too strong for me.(HF)
18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,(HG)
but the Lord was my support.(HH)
19 He brought me out into a spacious place;(HI)
he rescued me because he delighted in me.(HJ)
20 The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;(HK)
according to the cleanness of my hands(HL) he has rewarded me.(HM)
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord;(HN)
I am not guilty of turning(HO) from my God.
22 All his laws are before me;(HP)
I have not turned away from his decrees.
23 I have been blameless(HQ) before him
and have kept myself from sin.
24 The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,(HR)
according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
25 To the faithful(HS) you show yourself faithful,(HT)
to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
26 to the pure(HU) you show yourself pure,
but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.(HV)
27 You save the humble(HW)
but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.(HX)
28 You, Lord, keep my lamp(HY) burning;
my God turns my darkness into light.(HZ)
29 With your help(IA) I can advance against a troop[n];
with my God I can scale a wall.
30 As for God, his way is perfect:(IB)
The Lord’s word is flawless;(IC)
he shields(ID) all who take refuge(IE) in him.
31 For who is God besides the Lord?(IF)
And who is the Rock(IG) except our God?
32 It is God who arms me with strength(IH)
and keeps my way secure.(II)
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;(IJ)
he causes me to stand on the heights.(IK)
34 He trains my hands for battle;(IL)
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You make your saving help my shield,
and your right hand sustains(IM) me;
your help has made me great.
36 You provide a broad path(IN) for my feet,
so that my ankles do not give way.(IO)
37 I pursued my enemies(IP) and overtook them;
I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
38 I crushed them(IQ) so that they could not rise;(IR)
they fell beneath my feet.(IS)
39 You armed me with strength(IT) for battle;
you humbled my adversaries(IU) before me.
40 You made my enemies turn their backs(IV) in flight,
and I destroyed(IW) my foes.
41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them(IX)—
to the Lord, but he did not answer.(IY)
42 I beat them as fine as windblown dust;(IZ)
I trampled them[o] like mud in the streets.
43 You have delivered me from the attacks of the people;
you have made me the head of nations.(JA)
People I did not know(JB) now serve me,
44 foreigners(JC) cower before me;
as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
45 They all lose heart;(JD)
they come trembling(JE) from their strongholds.(JF)
46 The Lord lives!(JG) Praise be to my Rock!(JH)
Exalted be God(JI) my Savior!(JJ)
47 He is the God who avenges(JK) me,
who subdues nations(JL) under me,
48 who saves(JM) me from my enemies.(JN)
You exalted me above my foes;
from a violent man(JO) you rescued me.
49 Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;(JP)
I will sing(JQ) the praises of your name.(JR)
50 He gives his king great victories;
he shows unfailing love to his anointed,(JS)
to David(JT) and to his descendants forever.(JU)
Psalm 19[p]
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 The heavens(JV) declare(JW) the glory of God;(JX)
the skies(JY) proclaim the work of his hands.(JZ)
2 Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they reveal knowledge.(KA)
3 They have no speech, they use no words;
no sound is heard from them.
4 Yet their voice[q] goes out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world.(KB)
In the heavens God has pitched a tent(KC) for the sun.(KD)
5 It is like a bridegroom(KE) coming out of his chamber,(KF)
like a champion(KG) rejoicing to run his course.
6 It rises at one end of the heavens(KH)
and makes its circuit to the other;(KI)
nothing is deprived of its warmth.
7 The law of the Lord(KJ) is perfect,(KK)
refreshing the soul.(KL)
The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy,(KM)
making wise the simple.(KN)
8 The precepts of the Lord are right,(KO)
giving joy(KP) to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are radiant,
giving light to the eyes.(KQ)
9 The fear of the Lord(KR) is pure,
enduring forever.
The decrees of the Lord are firm,
and all of them are righteous.(KS)
10 They are more precious than gold,(KT)
than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey,(KU)
than honey from the honeycomb.(KV)
11 By them your servant is warned;
in keeping them there is great reward.
12 But who can discern their own errors?
Forgive my hidden faults.(KW)
13 Keep your servant also from willful sins;(KX)
may they not rule over me.(KY)
Then I will be blameless,(KZ)
innocent of great transgression.
14 May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart
be pleasing(LA) in your sight,
Lord, my Rock(LB) and my Redeemer.(LC)
Psalm 20[r]
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 May the Lord answer you when you are in distress;(LD)
may the name of the God of Jacob(LE) protect you.(LF)
2 May he send you help(LG) from the sanctuary(LH)
and grant you support(LI) from Zion.(LJ)
3 May he remember(LK) all your sacrifices
and accept your burnt offerings.[s](LL)
4 May he give you the desire of your heart(LM)
and make all your plans succeed.(LN)
5 May we shout for joy(LO) over your victory
and lift up our banners(LP) in the name of our God.
May the Lord grant all your requests.(LQ)
6 Now this I know:
The Lord gives victory to his anointed.(LR)
He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary
with the victorious power of his right hand.(LS)
7 Some trust in chariots(LT) and some in horses,(LU)
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.(LV)
8 They are brought to their knees and fall,(LW)
but we rise up(LX) and stand firm.(LY)
9 Lord, give victory to the king!
Answer us(LZ) when we call!
Psalm 21[t]
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
2 You have granted him his heart’s desire(MC)
and have not withheld the request of his lips.[u]
3 You came to greet him with rich blessings
and placed a crown of pure gold(MD) on his head.(ME)
4 He asked you for life, and you gave it to him—
length of days, for ever and ever.(MF)
5 Through the victories(MG) you gave, his glory is great;
you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.(MH)
6 Surely you have granted him unending blessings
and made him glad with the joy(MI) of your presence.(MJ)
7 For the king trusts in the Lord;(MK)
through the unfailing love(ML) of the Most High(MM)
he will not be shaken.(MN)
8 Your hand will lay hold(MO) on all your enemies;
your right hand will seize your foes.
9 When you appear for battle,
you will burn them up as in a blazing furnace.
The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath,
and his fire will consume them.(MP)
10 You will destroy their descendants from the earth,
their posterity from mankind.(MQ)
11 Though they plot evil(MR) against you
and devise wicked schemes,(MS) they cannot succeed.
12 You will make them turn their backs(MT)
when you aim at them with drawn bow.
Psalm 22[v]
For the director of music. To the tune of “The Doe of the Morning.” A psalm of David.
1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?(MW)
Why are you so far(MX) from saving me,
so far from my cries of anguish?(MY)
2 My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,(MZ)
by night,(NA) but I find no rest.[w]
3 Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;(NB)
you are the one Israel praises.[x](NC)
4 In you our ancestors put their trust;
they trusted and you delivered them.(ND)
5 To you they cried out(NE) and were saved;
in you they trusted(NF) and were not put to shame.(NG)
6 But I am a worm(NH) and not a man,
scorned by everyone,(NI) despised(NJ) by the people.
7 All who see me mock me;(NK)
they hurl insults,(NL) shaking their heads.(NM)
8 “He trusts in the Lord,” they say,
“let the Lord rescue him.(NN)
Let him deliver him,(NO)
since he delights(NP) in him.”
9 Yet you brought me out of the womb;(NQ)
you made me trust(NR) in you, even at my mother’s breast.
10 From birth(NS) I was cast on you;
from my mother’s womb you have been my God.
12 Many bulls(NW) surround me;(NX)
strong bulls of Bashan(NY) encircle me.
13 Roaring lions(NZ) that tear their prey(OA)
open their mouths wide(OB) against me.
14 I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint.(OC)
My heart has turned to wax;(OD)
it has melted(OE) within me.
15 My mouth[y] is dried up like a potsherd,(OF)
and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;(OG)
you lay me in the dust(OH) of death.
Footnotes
- Psalm 10:1 Psalms 9 and 10 may originally have been a single acrostic poem in which alternating lines began with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In the Septuagint they constitute one psalm.
- Psalm 10:5 See Septuagint; Hebrew / they are haughty, and your laws are far from
- Psalm 12:1 In Hebrew texts 12:1-8 is numbered 12:2-9.
- Psalm 12:1 Title: Probably a musical term
- Psalm 12:6 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text earth
- Psalm 13:1 In Hebrew texts 13:1-6 is numbered 13:2-6.
- Psalm 14:1 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Psalms denote one who is morally deficient.
- Psalm 16:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
- Psalm 16:10 Or holy
- Psalm 18:1 In Hebrew texts 18:1-50 is numbered 18:2-51.
- Psalm 18:2 Or sovereign
- Psalm 18:2 Horn here symbolizes strength.
- Psalm 18:13 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Samuel 22:14); most Hebrew manuscripts resounded, / amid hailstones and bolts of lightning
- Psalm 18:29 Or can run through a barricade
- Psalm 18:42 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac and Targum (see also 2 Samuel 22:43); Masoretic Text I poured them out
- Psalm 19:1 In Hebrew texts 19:1-14 is numbered 19:2-15.
- Psalm 19:4 Septuagint, Jerome and Syriac; Hebrew measuring line
- Psalm 20:1 In Hebrew texts 20:1-9 is numbered 20:2-10.
- Psalm 20:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
- Psalm 21:1 In Hebrew texts 21:1-13 is numbered 21:2-14.
- Psalm 21:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
- Psalm 22:1 In Hebrew texts 22:1-31 is numbered 22:2-32.
- Psalm 22:2 Or night, and am not silent
- Psalm 22:3 Or Yet you are holy, / enthroned on the praises of Israel
- Psalm 22:15 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text strength
- Psalm 22:16 Dead Sea Scrolls and some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Septuagint and Syriac; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text me, / like a lion
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