Psalm 6

New American Standard Bible

Prayer for Mercy in Time of Trouble.

For the music director; with stringed instruments, ^[a]upon an eight-string lyre. A Psalm of David.

6 Lord, ^(A)do not rebuke me in Your anger,
Nor discipline me in Your wrath.
²Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am ^(B)frail;
^(C)Heal me, Lord, for ^(D)my bones are horrified.
³And my ^(E)soul is greatly horrified;
But You, Lord—^(F)how long?

⁴Return, Lord, ^(G)rescue my ^[b]soul;
Save me because of Your mercy.
⁵For ^(H)there is no ^[c]mention of You in death;
In ^[d]Sheol, who will praise You?

⁶I am ^(I)weary with my sighing;
Every night I make my bed swim,
I flood my couch with ^(J)my tears.
⁷My ^(K)eye has wasted away with grief;
It has grown old because of all my enemies.

⁸^(L)Leave me, all you who practice injustice,
For the Lord ^(M)has heard the sound of my weeping.
⁹The Lord ^(N)has heard my pleading,
The Lord ^(O)receives my prayer.
¹⁰All my enemies will ^(P)be put to shame and greatly horrified;
They shall ^[e]turn back, they will ^(Q)suddenly be put to shame.

Footnotes

Psalm 6 Title Or according to a lower octave (Heb Sheminith)
Psalm 6:4 Or life
Psalm 6:5 Or remembrance
Psalm 6:5 I.e., the netherworld
Psalm 6:10 Or again be abruptly put to shame

Psalm 36

New American Standard Bible

Wickedness of Humanity and Goodness of God.

For the music director. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord.

36 ^[a]Wrongdoing speaks to the ungodly within ^[b]his heart;
There is ^(A)no fear of God before his eyes.
²For it ^(B)flatters him in his own eyes
Concerning the discovery of his wrongful deed and the hatred of it.
³The ^(C)words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit;
He has ^(D)ceased to ^[c]be wise and to do good.
⁴He ^(E)plans wickedness on his bed;
He sets himself on a ^(F)path that is not good;
He ^(G)does not reject evil.

⁵Your ^(H)mercy, Lord, ^[d]extends to the heavens,
Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
⁶Your ^(I)righteousness is like the ^[e]mountains of God;
Your ^(J)judgments are like the great deep.
Lord, You ^[f]^(K)protect mankind and animals.
⁷How ^(L)precious is Your mercy, God!
And the sons of mankind ^(M)take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.
⁸They ^(N)drink their fill of the ^[g]abundance of Your house;
And You allow them to drink from the ^(O)river of Your delights.
⁹For the ^(P)fountain of life is with You;
In Your light we see light.

¹⁰Prolong Your mercy to ^(Q)those who know You,
And Your ^(R)righteousness to the upright of heart.
¹¹May the foot of pride not come upon me,
And may the hand of the wicked not drive me away.
¹²Those who do injustice have fallen there;
They have been thrust down and ^(S)cannot rise.

Footnotes

Psalm 36:1 Or Rebellion
Psalm 36:1 Another reading is my heart
Psalm 36:3 Or understand to do good
Psalm 36:5 Lit is in
Psalm 36:6 Or mighty mountains
Psalm 36:6 Or help
Psalm 36:8 Lit fatness

Psalm 66

New American Standard Bible

Praise for God’s Mighty Deeds and for His Answer to Prayer.

For the music director. A Song. A Psalm.

66 ^(A)Shout joyfully to God, all the earth;
²Sing the ^(B)glory of His name;
Make His ^(C)praise glorious.
³Say to God, “How ^(D)awesome are Your works!
Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will ^(E)pretend to obey You.
⁴^(F)All the earth will worship You,
And will ^(G)sing praises to You;
They will sing praises to Your name.” Selah

⁵^(H)Come and see the works of God,
Who is ^(I)awesome in His deeds toward the sons of mankind.
⁶He ^(J)turned the sea into dry land;
They passed through ^(K)the river on foot;
Let’s ^(L)rejoice there, in Him!
⁷He ^(M)rules by His might forever;
His ^(N)eyes keep watch on the nations;
The rebellious shall not ^(O)exalt themselves! Selah

⁸Bless our God, you peoples,
And ^[a]^(P)sound His praise abroad,
⁹Who ^[b]^(Q)keeps us in life,
And ^(R)does not allow our feet to ^[c]slip.
¹⁰For You have ^(S)put us to the test, God;
You have ^(T)refined us as silver is refined.
¹¹You ^(U)brought us into the net;
You laid an oppressive burden upon ^[d]us.
¹²You made men ^(V)ride over our heads;
We went through ^(W)fire and through water.
Yet You ^(X)brought us out into a place of abundance.
¹³I shall ^(Y)come into Your house with burnt offerings;
I shall ^(Z)pay You my vows,
¹⁴Which my lips uttered
And my mouth spoke when I was ^(AA)in distress.
¹⁵I shall ^(AB)offer to You burnt offerings of fat animals,
With the smoke of ^(AC)rams;
I shall make an offering of ^[e]bulls with male goats. Selah

¹⁶^(AD)Come and hear, all who ^[f]fear God,
And I will ^(AE)tell of what He has done for my soul.
¹⁷I cried to Him with my mouth,
And ^[g]He was ^(AF)exalted with my tongue.
¹⁸If I ^[h]^(AG)regard wickedness in my heart,
The ^(AH)Lord will not hear;
¹⁹But ^(AI)God has heard;
He has given attention to the sound of my prayer.
²⁰^(AJ)Blessed be God,
Who ^(AK)has not turned away my prayer
Nor His favor from me.

Footnotes

Psalm 66:8 Lit cause to hear the sound of His praise
Psalm 66:9 Lit puts our soul in life
Psalm 66:9 Or dodder, stumble
Psalm 66:11 Lit our loins
Psalm 66:15 Or cattle
Psalm 66:16 Or revere
Psalm 66:17 Or praise was under my tongue
Psalm 66:18 Or had regarded

Psalm 96

New American Standard Bible

A Call to Worship the Lord the Righteous Judge.

96 ^(A)Sing to the Lord a ^(B)new song;
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
²Sing to the Lord, bless His name;
^(C)Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
³Tell of ^(D)His glory among the nations,
His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.
⁴For ^(E)great is the Lord, and ^(F)greatly to be praised;
He is to be ^(G)feared ^(H)above all gods.
⁵For ^(I)all the gods of the peoples are ^[a]idols,
But ^(J)the Lord made the heavens.
⁶^(K)Splendor and majesty are before Him,
Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.

⁷^[b]Ascribe to the Lord, you ^(L)families of the peoples,
^[c]^(M)Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
⁸^[d]Ascribe to the Lord the ^(N)glory of His name;
Bring an ^[e]^(O)offering and come into His courtyards.
⁹^(P)Worship the Lord in ^[f]holy attire;
^(Q)Tremble before Him, all the earth.
¹⁰Say among the nations, “^(R)The Lord reigns;
Indeed, the ^(S)world is firmly established, it will not be moved;
He will ^(T)judge the peoples fairly.”

¹¹May the ^(U)heavens be joyful, and may the ^(V)earth rejoice;
May ^(W)the sea ^[g]roar, and ^[h]all it contains;
¹²May the ^(X)field be jubilant, and all that is in it.
Then all the ^(Y)trees of the forest will sing for joy
¹³Before the Lord, ^(Z)for He is coming,
For He is coming to judge the earth.
^(AA)He will judge the world in righteousness,
And the peoples in His faithfulness.

Footnotes

Psalm 96:5 Or non-existent things
Psalm 96:7 Lit Give
Psalm 96:7 Lit Give
Psalm 96:8 Lit Give
Psalm 96:8 Or meal offering
Psalm 96:9 Or the splendor of holiness
Psalm 96:11 Or thunder
Psalm 96:11 Lit its fullness

Psalm 126

New American Standard Bible

Thanksgiving for Return from Captivity.

A Song of Ascents.

126 When the Lord ^(A)brought back ^[a]the captives of Zion,
We were ^(B)like those who dream.
²Then our ^(C)mouth was filled with laughter
And our ^(D)tongue with joyful shouting;
Then they said among the nations,
“The Lord has ^(E)done great things for them.”
³The Lord has done great things for us;
We are ^(F)joyful.

⁴Restore our fortunes, Lord,
As the ^[b]^(G)streams in the ^[c]South.
⁵Those who sow in ^(H)tears shall harvest with ^(I)joyful shouting.
⁶One who goes here and there weeping, carrying his bag of seed,
Shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.

Footnotes

Psalm 126:1 Or those who returned to
Psalm 126:4 Lit stream-beds
Psalm 126:4 Heb Negev

Proverbs 6

New American Standard Bible

Parental Counsel

6 My son, if you have become a ^(A)guarantor for your neighbor,
Or have given a handshake for a stranger,
²If you have been ensnared by the words of your mouth,
Or caught by the words of your mouth,
³Then do this, my son, and save yourself:
Since you have come into the ^[a]hand of your neighbor,
Go, humble yourself, and be urgent with your neighbor to free yourself.
⁴Give no ^(B)sleep to your eyes,
Nor slumber to your eyelids;
⁵Save yourself like a gazelle from the hunter’s hand,
And like a ^(C)bird from the hand of the fowler.

⁶Go to the ^(D)ant, you ^[b]^(E)lazy one,
Observe its ways and be wise,
⁷Which, having ^(F)no chief,
Officer, or ruler,
⁸Prepares its food ^(G)in the summer
And gathers its provision in the harvest.
⁹How long will you lie down, you ^[c]lazy one?
When will you arise from your sleep?
¹⁰“^(H)A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to ^[d]rest,”
¹¹^(I)Then your poverty will come in like a ^[e]drifter,
And your need like ^[f]an armed man.

¹²A ^(J)worthless person, a wicked man,
Is one who walks with a ^(K)perverse mouth,
¹³Who ^(L)winks with his eyes, who ^[g]signals with his feet,
Who ^[h]points with his fingers;
¹⁴Who, with ^(M)perversion in his heart, continually ^(N)devises evil,
Who ^[i]^(O)spreads strife.
¹⁵Therefore ^(P)his disaster will come suddenly;
^(Q)Instantly he will be broken and there will be ^(R)no healing.

¹⁶There are six things that the Lord hates,
Seven that are an abomination ^[j]to Him:
¹⁷^(S)Haughty eyes, a ^(T)lying tongue,
And hands that ^(U)shed innocent blood,
¹⁸A heart that devises ^(V)wicked plans,
^(W)Feet that run rapidly to evil,
¹⁹A ^(X)false witness who declares lies,
And one who ^[k]^(Y)spreads strife among brothers.

²⁰^(Z)My son, comply with the commandment of your father,
And do not ignore the ^[l]teaching of your mother;
²¹^(AA)Bind them continually on your heart;
Tie them around your neck.
²²When you ^(AB)walk, ^[m]they will guide you;
When you sleep, ^[n]they will watch over you;
And when you awake, ^[o]they will talk to you.
²³For ^(AC)the commandment is a lamp and the ^[p]teaching is light;
And rebukes for discipline are the way of life
²⁴To ^(AD)keep you from the evil woman,
From the smooth tongue of the foreign woman.
²⁵^(AE)Do not desire her beauty in your heart,
Nor let her capture you with her ^(AF)eyelids.
²⁶For ^(AG)the price of a prostitute reduces one to a loaf of bread,
And ^[q]an adulteress ^(AH)hunts for a precious life.
²⁷Can anyone take fire in his lap
And his clothes not be burned?
²⁸Or can a person walk on hot coals
And his feet not be scorched?
²⁹So is the one who ^(AI)goes in to his neighbor’s wife;
Whoever touches her ^(AJ)will not ^[r]go unpunished.
³⁰People do not despise a thief if he steals
To ^(AK)satisfy ^[s]himself when he is hungry;
³¹But when he is found, he must ^(AL)repay seven times as much;
He must give up all the property of his house.
³²One who commits adultery with a woman is ^(AM)lacking ^[t]sense;
He who would ^(AN)destroy ^[u]himself commits it.
³³He will find wounds and disgrace,
And his shame will not be removed.
³⁴For ^(AO)jealousy ^[v]enrages a man,
And he will not have compassion on the ^(AP)day of vengeance.
³⁵He will not ^[w]accept any settlement,
Nor will he be ^[x]satisfied though you make it a large gift.