Psalm 22

New American Standard Bible

A Cry of Anguish and a Song of Praise.

For the music director; upon ^[a]Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David.

22 ^(A)My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?
^(B)Far from my ^[b]help are the words of my ^[c]^(C)groaning.
²My God, I ^(D)cry out by day, but You do not answer;
And by night, but ^[d]I have no rest.
³Yet ^(E)You are holy,
You who ^[e]are enthroned upon ^(F)the praises of Israel.
⁴In You our fathers ^(G)trusted;
They trusted and You ^(H)rescued them.
⁵To You they cried out and they fled to safety;
^(I)In You they trusted and were not ^[f]disappointed.

⁶But I am a ^(J)worm and not a person,
A ^(K)disgrace of mankind and ^(L)despised by the people.
⁷All who see me ^(M)deride me;
They ^[g]sneer, they ^(N)shake their heads, saying,
⁸“^[h]Turn ^[i]him over to the Lord; ^(O)let Him save him;
Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him.”

⁹Yet You are He who ^(P)brought me forth from the womb;
You made me trust when upon my mother’s breasts.
¹⁰I was cast upon You ^(Q)from ^[j]birth;
You have been my God from my mother’s womb.

¹¹^(R)Do not be far from me, for ^[k]trouble is near;
For there is ^(S)no one to help.
¹²Many ^(T)bulls have surrounded me;
Strong bulls of ^(U)Bashan have encircled me.
¹³They ^(V)open their mouths wide at me,
As a ravening and roaring ^(W)lion.
¹⁴I am ^(X)poured out like water,
And all my ^(Y)bones are out of joint;
My ^(Z)heart is like wax;
It is melted within ^[l]me.
¹⁵My ^(AA)strength is dried up like a piece of pottery,
And ^(AB)my tongue clings to my jaws;
And You ^(AC)lay me ^[m]in the dust of death.
¹⁶For ^(AD)dogs have surrounded me;
^[n]A band of evildoers has encompassed me;
^[o]They ^(AE)pierced my hands and my feet.
¹⁷I can count all my bones.
^(AF)They look, they stare at me;
¹⁸They ^(AG)divide my garments among them,
And they cast lots for my clothing.

¹⁹But You, Lord, ^(AH)do not be far away;
You who are my help, ^(AI)hurry to my assistance.
²⁰Save my ^[p]soul from ^(AJ)the sword,
My ^(AK)only life from the ^[q]power of the dog.
²¹Save me from the ^(AL)lion’s mouth;
From the horns of the ^(AM)wild oxen You ^(AN)answer me.

²²I will ^(AO)proclaim Your name to my brothers;
In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.
²³^(AP)You who fear the Lord, praise Him;
All you ^[r]descendants of Jacob, ^(AQ)glorify Him,
And ^(AR)stand in awe of Him, all you ^[s]descendants of Israel.
²⁴For He has ^(AS)not despised nor scorned the suffering of the afflicted;
Nor has He ^(AT)hidden His face from him;
But ^(AU)when he cried to Him for help, He heard.

²⁵From You comes ^(AV)my praise in the great assembly;
I shall ^(AW)pay my vows before those who fear Him.
²⁶The ^[t]afflicted will eat and ^(AX)be satisfied;
Those who seek Him will ^(AY)praise the Lord.
May your ^(AZ)heart live forever!
²⁷All the ^(BA)ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord,
And all the ^(BB)families of the nations will worship before ^[u]You.
²⁸For the ^(BC)kingdom is the Lord’s
And He ^(BD)rules over the nations.
²⁹All the ^[v]^(BE)prosperous of the earth will eat and worship,
All those who ^(BF)go down to the dust will kneel before Him,
Even he who ^[w]^(BG)cannot keep his soul alive.
³⁰A ^[x]^(BH)posterity will serve Him;
It will be told of the Lord to ^(BI)the coming generation.
³¹They will come and ^(BJ)will declare His righteousness
To a people ^(BK)who will be born, that He has performed it.

Footnotes

Psalm 22 Title Lit the doe of the morning
Psalm 22:1 Or deliverance
Psalm 22:1 Lit screaming
Psalm 22:2 Lit there is no silence for me
Psalm 22:3 Or inhabit the praises
Psalm 22:5 Or ashamed
Psalm 22:7 Lit open with the lip
Psalm 22:8 Lit Roll...away to
Psalm 22:8 Or it
Psalm 22:10 Lit a womb
Psalm 22:11 Or distress
Psalm 22:14 Lit my inward parts
Psalm 22:15 Lit to
Psalm 22:16 Or An assembly
Psalm 22:16 Another reading is Like a lion, my...
Psalm 22:20 Or life
Psalm 22:20 Lit paw
Psalm 22:23 Lit seed
Psalm 22:23 Lit seed
Psalm 22:26 Or poor
Psalm 22:27 Some ancient versions Him
Psalm 22:29 Lit fat ones
Psalm 22:29 Or did not
Psalm 22:30 Lit seed

Psalm 52

New American Standard Bible

Futility of Boastful Wickedness.

For the music director. A ^[a]Maskil of David, ^[b]when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”

52 Why do you ^(A)boast in evil, you mighty man?
The ^(B)faithfulness of God endures all day long.
²Your tongue devises ^(C)destruction,
Like a ^(D)sharp razor, ^(E)you worker of deceit.
³You ^(F)love evil more than good,
^(G)Lies more than speaking what is right. Selah
⁴You love all words that devour,
You ^(H)deceitful tongue.

⁵^[c]But God will break you down forever;
He will snatch you up and ^(I)tear you away from your tent,
And ^(J)uproot you from the ^(K)land of the living. Selah
⁶The righteous will ^(L)see and fear,
And they will ^(M)laugh at him, saying,
⁷“Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge,
But ^(N)trusted in the abundance of his riches
And ^(O)was strong in ^[d]his evil desire.”

⁸But as for me, I am like a ^(P)green olive tree in the house of God;
I ^(Q)trust in the faithfulness of God forever and ever.
⁹I will ^(R)praise You forever, because You have done it,
And I will wait on Your name, ^(S)for it is good, in the presence of Your godly ones.

Footnotes

Psalm 52 Title Possibly Contemplative; or Didactic; or Skillful Psalm
Psalm 52 Title 1 Sam 22:9
Psalm 52:5 Or Also
Psalm 52:7 Or his destruction

Psalm 82

New American Standard Bible

Unjust Judgments Rebuked.

A Psalm of Asaph.

82 God takes His ^(A)position in ^[a]His assembly;
He ^(B)judges in the midst of the ^(C)gods.
²How long will you ^(D)judge unjustly
And ^(E)show partiality to the wicked? Selah
³^(F)Vindicate the weak and fatherless;
Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
⁴^(G)Rescue the weak and needy;
Save them from the hand of the wicked.

⁵They ^(H)do not know nor do they understand;
They ^(I)walk around in darkness;
All the ^(J)foundations of the earth are shaken.
⁶^[b]I ^(K)said, “You are gods,
And all of you are ^(L)sons of the Most High.
⁷Nevertheless ^(M)you will die like men,
And fall like ^(N)one of the princes.”
⁸^(O)Arise, God, ^(P)judge the earth!
For You ^(Q)possess all the nations.

Footnotes

Psalm 82:1 Lit the assembly of God
Psalm 82:6 Lit I, on my part

Psalm 112

New American Standard Bible

Prosperity of One Who Fears the Lord.

112 ^[a]Praise ^[b]the Lord!
^(A)Blessed is a person who ^[c]fears the Lord,
Who greatly ^(B)delights in His commandments.
²His ^[d]^(C)descendants will be mighty ^[e]on the earth;
The generation of the ^(D)upright will be blessed.
³^(E)Wealth and riches are in his house,
And his righteousness endures forever.
⁴Light shines in the darkness ^(F)for the upright;
He is ^(G)gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
⁵It goes well for a person who ^(H)is gracious and lends;
He will ^[f]maintain his cause in judgment.
⁶For he will ^(I)never be shaken;
The ^(J)righteous will be ^[g]remembered forever.

⁷He will not fear ^(K)bad news;
His ^(L)heart is steadfast, ^(M)trusting in the Lord.
⁸His ^(N)heart is firm, he ^(O)will not fear,
^[h]But will ^(P)look with satisfaction on his enemies.
⁹^[i]He ^(Q)has given freely to the poor,
His righteousness endures forever;
His ^(R)horn will be exalted in honor.

¹⁰The ^(S)wicked will see it and be ^[j]vexed,
He will ^(T)gnash his teeth and ^(U)melt away;
The ^(V)desire of the wicked will perish.

Footnotes

Psalm 112:1 Or Hallelujah! Blessed
Psalm 112:1 Heb Yah
Psalm 112:1 Or reveres
Psalm 112:2 Lit seed
Psalm 112:2 Or in the land
Psalm 112:5 Or conduct his affairs with justice
Psalm 112:6 Lit for an eternal remembrance
Psalm 112:8 Lit until he looks
Psalm 112:9 Lit He has scattered, he has given to...
Psalm 112:10 Or angry

Psalm 142

New American Standard Bible

Prayer for Help in Trouble.

^[a]Maskil of David, when he was ^[b]in the cave. A Prayer.

142 I ^(A)cry out with my voice to the Lord;
With my voice I ^(B)implore the Lord for compassion.
²I ^(C)pour out my complaint before Him;
I declare my ^(D)trouble before Him.
³When ^(E)my spirit felt weak within me,
You knew my path.
In the way where I walk
They have ^(F)hidden a trap for me.
⁴Look to the right and see;
For there is ^(G)no one who regards me favorably;
^[c]There is no ^(H)escape for me;
^(I)No one cares for my soul.

⁵I cried out to You, Lord;
I said, “You are ^(J)my refuge,
My ^(K)portion in the ^(L)land of the living.
⁶^(M)Give Your attention to my cry,
For I have been ^(N)brought very low;
Rescue me from my persecutors,
For they are too ^(O)strong for me.
⁷^(P)Bring my soul out of prison,
So that I may give thanks to Your name;
The righteous will surround me,
For You will ^(Q)look after me.”

Footnotes

Psalm 142 Title Possibly Contemplative; or Didactic; or Skillful Psalm
Psalm 142 Title 1 Sam 22:1; 24:3
Psalm 142:4 Lit Escape has perished from me

Proverbs 22

New American Standard Bible

On Life and Conduct

22 A ^(A)good name is to be more desired than great wealth;
Favor is better than silver and gold.
²The rich and the poor ^[a]have a common bond,
The Lord is the ^(B)Maker of them all.
³A ^(C)prudent person sees evil and hides himself,
But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty.
⁴The reward of humility and ^[b]the fear of the Lord
Are riches, honor, and life.
⁵^(D)Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
One who guards himself will be far from them.
⁶^(E)Train up a child ^[c]in the way he should go,
Even when he grows older he will not abandon it.
⁷The ^(F)rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.
⁸One who ^(G)sows injustice will reap disaster,
And the ^(H)rod of his fury will perish.
⁹One who ^[d]is ^(I)generous will be blessed,
Because he ^(J)gives some of his food to the poor.
¹⁰^(K)Drive out the scoffer, and strife will leave,
Even quarreling and dishonor will cease.
¹¹One who loves ^(L)purity of heart
And ^[e]whose speech is ^(M)gracious, the king is his friend.
¹²The eyes of the Lord protect knowledge,
But He overthrows the words of the treacherous person.
¹³The ^[f]^(N)lazy one says, “There is a lion outside;
I will be killed in the streets!”
¹⁴The mouth of ^[g]^(O)an adulteress is a deep pit;
He who is ^(P)cursed of the Lord will fall ^[h]into it.
¹⁵Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The ^(Q)rod of discipline will remove it far from him.
¹⁶One ^(R)who oppresses the poor to make ^[i]more for himself,
Or gives to the rich, ^(S)will only come to poverty.

¹⁷^(T)Extend your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your mind to my knowledge;
¹⁸For it will be ^(U)pleasant if you keep them within you,
^[j]So that they may be ready on your lips.
¹⁹So that your ^(V)trust may be in the Lord,
I have ^[k]taught you today, you indeed.
²⁰Have I not written to you ^[l]^(W)excellent things
Of counsels and knowledge,
²¹To make you ^(X)know the ^[m]certainty of the words of truth,
So that you may ^[n]^(Y)correctly answer him who sent you?

²²^(Z)Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Nor ^(AA)crush the needy at the gate;
²³For the Lord will ^(AB)plead their case
And ^[o]take the life of those who rob them.

²⁴Do not make friends with a person given to anger,
Or go with a ^(AC)hot-tempered person,
²⁵Or you will ^(AD)learn his ways
And ^[p]find a snare for yourself.

²⁶Do not be among those who ^(AE)shake hands,
Among those who become guarantors for debts.
²⁷If you have nothing with which to repay,
Why should he ^(AF)take your bed from under you?

²⁸^(AG)Do not move the ancient boundary
Which your fathers have set.

²⁹Do you see a person skilled in his work?
He will ^(AH)stand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure people.