Psalm 2

New American Standard Bible

The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed.

2 Why are ^(A)the ^[a]nations restless
And the peoples ^(B)plotting in vain?
²The ^(C)kings of the earth take their stand
And the rulers conspire together
^(D)Against the Lord and against His ^[b]^(E)Anointed, saying,
³“Let’s ^(F)tear their shackles apart
And throw their ropes away from us!”

⁴He who ^[c]sits in the heavens ^(G)laughs,
The Lord ^(H)scoffs at them.
⁵Then He will speak to them in His ^(I)anger
And ^(J)terrify them in His fury, saying,
⁶“But as for Me, I have installed ^(K)My King
Upon Zion, ^(L)My holy mountain.”

⁷“I will announce the ^[d]decree of the Lord:
He said to Me, ‘You are ^(M)My Son,
Today I have fathered You.
⁸Ask it of Me, and ^(N)I will certainly give ^(O)the ^[e]nations as Your inheritance,
And the ^(P)ends of the earth as Your possession.
⁹You shall ^[f]^(Q)break them with a ^[g]rod of iron,
You shall ^(R)shatter them like ^[h]earthenware.’”

¹⁰Now then, you kings, ^(S)use insight;
Let yourselves be instructed, you ^[i]judges of the earth.
¹¹Serve the Lord with ^[j]^(T)reverence
And rejoice with ^(U)trembling.
¹²^[k]Kiss ^(V)the Son, that He not be angry and you perish on the way,
For ^(W)His wrath may be kindled quickly.
How blessed are all who ^(X)take refuge in Him!

Footnotes

Psalm 2:1 Or Gentiles
Psalm 2:2 Or Messiah
Psalm 2:4 Or is enthroned
Psalm 2:7 Or decree: The Lord said to Me
Psalm 2:8 Or Gentiles
Psalm 2:9 Another reading is rule
Psalm 2:9 Or scepter; or staff
Psalm 2:9 Lit potter’s ware
Psalm 2:10 Or leaders
Psalm 2:11 Or fear
Psalm 2:12 I.e., probably kiss the feet of the Son

Psalm 32

New American Standard Bible

Blessedness of Forgiveness and of Trust in God.

A Psalm of David. A ^[a]Maskil.

32 ^(A)How blessed is he whose wrongdoing is forgiven,
Whose sin is covered!
²How blessed is a person whose guilt the Lord ^(B)does not take into account,
And in whose spirit there is ^(C)no deceit!

³When ^(D)I kept silent about my sin, ^(E)my ^[b]body wasted away
Through my ^[c]^(F)groaning all day long.
⁴For day and night ^(G)Your hand was heavy upon me;
My ^[d]^(H)vitality failed as with the dry heat of summer. Selah
⁵I ^(I)acknowledged my sin to You,
And I ^(J)did not hide my guilt;
I said, “^(K)I will confess my wrongdoings to the Lord”;
And You ^(L)forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah
⁶Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You ^[e]^(M)in a time when You may be found;
Certainly ^(N)in a flood of great waters, they will not reach him.
⁷You are ^(O)my hiding place; You ^(P)keep me from trouble;
You surround me with ^[f]^(Q)songs of deliverance. Selah

⁸I will ^(R)instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go;
I will advise you ^(S)with My eye upon you.
⁹Do not be ^(T)like the horse or like the mule, which have no understanding,
Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check,
Otherwise they will not come near to you.
¹⁰The ^(U)sorrows of the wicked are many,
But ^(V)the one who trusts in the Lord, goodness will surround him.
¹¹Be ^(W)glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones;
And shout for joy, all you who are ^(X)upright in heart.

Footnotes

Psalm 32 Title Possibly Contemplative; or Didactic; or Skillful Psalm
Psalm 32:3 Or bones, substance
Psalm 32:3 Lit roaring
Psalm 32:4 Lit life juices were turned into the drought of summer
Psalm 32:6 Lit in a time of finding out
Psalm 32:7 Or shouts

Psalm 62

New American Standard Bible

God Alone a Refuge from Treachery and Oppression.

For the music director; ^[a]according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

62 ^(A)My soul waits in silence for God alone;
From Him ^(B)comes my salvation.
²He alone is my ^(C)rock and my salvation,
My ^(D)stronghold; I will not be greatly shaken.

³How long will you attack a man,
That you may murder him, all of you,
Like a ^(E)leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
⁴They have planned only to thrust him down from his high position;
They ^(F)delight in falsehood;
They ^(G)bless with ^[b]their mouth,
But inwardly they curse. Selah

⁵My soul, ^(H)wait in silence for God alone,
For my hope is from Him.
⁶He alone is ^(I)my rock and my salvation,
My refuge; I will not be shaken.
⁷My ^(J)salvation and my glory rest on God;
The rock of my strength, my ^(K)refuge is in God.
⁸^(L)Trust in Him at all times, you people;
^(M)Pour out your hearts before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah

⁹People of ^(N)low standing are only ^(O)breath, and people of rank are a ^(P)lie;
In the ^(Q)balances they go up.
Together they are lighter than breath.
¹⁰^(R)Do not trust in oppression,
And do not vainly rely on ^(S)robbery;
If wealth increases, ^(T)do not set your heart on it.

¹¹God has ^(U)spoken ^[c]once;
^[d]Twice I have heard this:
That ^(V)power belongs to God;
¹²And faithfulness ^(W)is Yours, Lord,
For You ^(X)reward a person according to his work.

Footnotes

Psalm 62 Title Cf. 1 Chr 16:41; 25:1; Ps 39 and 77 titles
Psalm 62:4 Lit his
Psalm 62:11 Or one thing
Psalm 62:11 Or These two things I have heard

Psalm 92

New American Standard Bible

Praise for the Lord’s Goodness.

A Psalm, a Song for the Sabbath day.

92 It is ^(A)good to give thanks to the Lord
And to ^(B)sing praises to Your name, Most High;
²To ^(C)declare Your goodness in the morning
And Your ^(D)faithfulness by ^[a]night,
³^[b]With the ^(E)ten-stringed lute and ^[c]with the ^(F)harp,
^[d]With resounding music on the ^(G)lyre.
⁴For You, Lord, have made me joyful by ^[e]what You ^(H)have done,
I will ^(I)sing for joy over the ^(J)works of Your hands.

⁵How ^(K)great are Your works, Lord!
Your ^[f]^(L)thoughts are very ^(M)deep.
⁶A ^(N)stupid person has no knowledge,
Nor does a ^(O)foolish person understand this:
⁷When the wicked ^(P)sprouted up like grass
And all ^(Q)who did injustice flourished,
It was only that they might be ^(R)destroyed forevermore.
⁸But You, Lord, are ^(S)on high forever.
⁹For, behold, Your enemies, Lord,
For, behold, ^(T)Your enemies will perish;
All who do injustice will be ^(U)scattered.

¹⁰But You have exalted my ^(V)horn like that of the wild ox;
I have ^[g]been ^(W)anointed with fresh oil.
¹¹And my eye has ^(X)looked at my enemies,
My ears hear of the evildoers who rise up against me.
¹²The ^(Y)righteous person will ^[h]flourish like the palm tree,
He will grow like a ^(Z)cedar in Lebanon.
¹³^(AA)Planted in the house of the Lord,
They will flourish ^(AB)in the courtyards of our God.
¹⁴They will still ^[i]^(AC)yield fruit in advanced age;
They will be ^[j]full of sap and very green,
¹⁵To ^[k]declare that ^(AD)the Lord is just;
He is my ^(AE)rock, and there is ^(AF)no malice in Him.

Footnotes

Psalm 92:2 Lit nights
Psalm 92:3 Lit Upon
Psalm 92:3 Lit Upon
Psalm 92:3 Lit Upon
Psalm 92:4 Lit Your working
Psalm 92:5 Or purposes
Psalm 92:10 Or become moist
Psalm 92:12 Lit sprout
Psalm 92:14 Or thrive in
Psalm 92:14 Lit fat and
Psalm 92:15 Or show forth

Psalm 122

New American Standard Bible

Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem.

A Song of Ascents, of David.

122 I was glad when they said to me,
“Let’s ^(A)go to the house of the Lord.”
²Our feet are standing
Within your ^(B)gates, Jerusalem,
³Jerusalem, that has been ^(C)built
As a city that is ^(D)firmly joined together;
⁴To which the tribes ^(E)go up, the tribes of ^[a]the Lord—
^[b]An ordinance for Israel—
To give thanks to the name of the Lord.
⁵For ^(F)thrones were set there for judgment,
The thrones of the house of David.

⁶Pray for the ^(G)peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who ^(H)love you.
⁷May peace be within your ^(I)walls,
And prosperity within your ^(J)palaces.”
⁸For the sake of my ^(K)brothers and my friends,
I will now say, “^(L)May peace be within you.”
⁹For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will ^(M)seek your good.

Footnotes

Psalm 122:4 Heb Yah
Psalm 122:4 Or A testimony

Proverbs 2

New American Standard Bible

The Pursuit of Wisdom Brings Security

2 My son, if you will ^(A)receive my words
And ^(B)treasure my commandments within you,
²^(C)Make your ear attentive to wisdom;
Incline your heart to understanding.
³For if you cry out for insight,
And ^[a]raise your voice for understanding;
⁴If you seek her as ^(D)silver
And search for her as for ^(E)hidden treasures;
⁵Then you will understand the ^(F)fear of the Lord,
And discover the knowledge of God.
⁶For ^(G)the Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
⁷He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
He is a ^(H)shield to those who walk in integrity,
⁸Guarding the paths of justice,
And He ^(I)watches over the way of His godly ones.
⁹Then you will discern ^(J)righteousness, justice,
And integrity, and every ^(K)good path.
¹⁰For ^(L)wisdom will enter your heart,
And ^(M)knowledge will be delightful to your soul;
¹¹Discretion will ^(N)watch over you,
Understanding will guard you,
¹²To ^(O)rescue you from the way of evil,
From a person who speaks ^(P)perverse things;
¹³From those who ^(Q)leave the paths of uprightness
To walk in the ^(R)ways of darkness;
¹⁴Who ^(S)delight in doing evil
And rejoice in the perversity of evil;
¹⁵Whose paths are ^(T)crooked,
And who are devious in their ways;
¹⁶To ^(U)rescue you from the strange woman,
From the ^(V)foreign woman who flatters with her words,
¹⁷Who leaves the ^(W)companion of her youth
And forgets the ^(X)covenant of her God;
¹⁸For ^(Y)her house sinks down to death,
And her tracks lead to the ^[b]dead;
¹⁹None ^(Z)who go to her return,
Nor do they reach the ^(AA)paths of life.
²⁰So you will ^(AB)walk in the way of good people
And keep to the ^(AC)paths of the righteous.
²¹For ^(AD)the upright will live in the land,
And ^(AE)the blameless will remain in it;
²²But ^(AF)the wicked will be eliminated from the land,
And ^(AG)the treacherous will be ^(AH)torn away from it.