耶和华是我的牧者

大卫的诗。

23 耶和华是我的牧者,
我必一无所缺。
祂让我安歇在青草地上,
领我到幽静的溪水旁。
祂使我的心灵苏醒,
为了自己的名引导我走正路。
我纵使走过死亡的幽谷,
也不怕遭害,
因为你与我同在,
你的杖和竿带给我安慰。
在我敌人面前你为我摆设宴席,
又用膏油浇我的头,
使我恩福满溢。
你的恩惠和慈爱必伴随我一生,
我要永远住在你的殿中。

荣耀的君王

大卫的诗。

24 大地和其中的万物都属于耶和华,
世上的一切都是祂的。
祂把大地奠基于海中,
建立在大水之上。
谁能登耶和华的山?
谁能站在祂的圣所中?
只有那些手洁心清,
不拜假神,不起假誓的人。
他们必蒙耶和华赐福,
被救他们的上帝称为义人。
这就是寻求耶和华的人,
他们敬拜雅各的上帝。(细拉)

众城门啊,打开吧!
古老的城门啊,敞开吧!
让荣耀的君王进来。
谁是荣耀的君王呢?是耶和华,
祂强大无比、战无不胜。
众城门啊,打开吧!
古老的城门啊,敞开吧!
让荣耀的君王进来。
10 谁是荣耀的君王呢?
万军之耶和华是荣耀的君王。(细拉)

祈求引导和赦免

大卫的诗。

25 耶和华啊,我的心仰望你。
我的上帝啊,我信靠你,
求你不要叫我蒙羞,
不要让我的仇敌胜过我。
信靠你的必不羞愧,
背信弃义者必蒙羞。
耶和华啊,
求你指引我走你的路,
教导我行你的道。
求你以你的真理引领我,
教导我,因为你是拯救我的上帝,
我日夜仰望你。
耶和华啊,
求你顾念你亘古以来常施的怜悯和慈爱,
求你饶恕我年轻时的罪恶和过犯,
以你的恩惠和慈爱待我。
耶和华良善公正,
祂教导罪人走正路,
指引谦卑人追求公义,
教导他们行祂的道。
10 遵守祂的约和法度的人,
耶和华以慈爱和信实相待。
11 耶和华啊,我罪恶深重,
求你为了自己的名而赦免我。
12 凡敬畏耶和华的人,
耶和华必指示他当走的路。
13 他必享福,
他的后代必承受土地。
14 耶和华与敬畏祂的人为友,
使他们认识祂的约。
15 我常常仰望耶和华,
因为唯有祂能救我脱离网罗。

16 耶和华啊,我孤苦零丁,
求你眷顾我,恩待我。
17 我心中充满愁烦,
求你救我脱离患难。
18 求你体恤我的忧伤和痛苦,
赦免我的罪恶。
19 看啊,我的仇敌众多,
他们都痛恨我。
20 求你保护、搭救我的性命,
别让我蒙羞,因为我投靠你。
21 求你以诚实和正义护卫我,
因为我仰望你。
22 上帝啊,
求你救赎以色列脱离一切困境。

义人的祈求

大卫的诗。

26 耶和华啊,求你为我申冤,
因为我行为纯全,
毫不动摇地信靠你。
耶和华啊,求你察验我,
试炼我,鉴察我的心思意念。
因为我铭记你的慈爱,
我行在你的真理中。
我没有与诡诈者为伍,
没有跟虚伪之人同流。
我憎恨奸恶之辈,
不愿与恶人交往。
耶和华啊,我洗手表明清白,
再走到你的坛前,
高唱感恩之歌,
述说你的一切奇妙作为。
耶和华啊,我爱你的殿,
你荣耀充满的地方。
别把我的灵魂和罪人同毁,
别把我的性命与嗜血之徒同灭。
10 他们满腹奸计,收受贿赂。
11 但我行为纯全,
求你施恩拯救我。
12 我站在平安之地,
我要在众人面前赞美耶和华。

Psalm 23

A psalm of David.

The Lord is my shepherd,(A) I lack nothing.(B)
    He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,(C)
    he refreshes my soul.(D)
He guides me(E) along the right paths(F)
    for his name’s sake.(G)
Even though I walk
    through the darkest valley,[a](H)
I will fear no evil,(I)
    for you are with me;(J)
your rod and your staff,
    they comfort me.

You prepare a table(K) before me
    in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;(L)
    my cup(M) overflows.
Surely your goodness and love(N) will follow me
    all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
    forever.

Psalm 24

Of David. A psalm.

The earth is the Lord’s,(O) and everything in it,
    the world, and all who live in it;(P)
for he founded it on the seas
    and established it on the waters.(Q)

Who may ascend the mountain(R) of the Lord?
    Who may stand in his holy place?(S)
The one who has clean hands(T) and a pure heart,(U)
    who does not trust in an idol(V)
    or swear by a false god.[b]

They will receive blessing(W) from the Lord
    and vindication(X) from God their Savior.
Such is the generation of those who seek him,
    who seek your face,(Y) God of Jacob.[c][d]

Lift up your heads, you gates;(Z)
    be lifted up, you ancient doors,
    that the King(AA) of glory(AB) may come in.(AC)
Who is this King of glory?
    The Lord strong and mighty,(AD)
    the Lord mighty in battle.(AE)
Lift up your heads, you gates;
    lift them up, you ancient doors,
    that the King of glory may come in.
10 Who is he, this King of glory?
    The Lord Almighty(AF)
    he is the King of glory.

Psalm 25[e]

Of David.

In you, Lord my God,
    I put my trust.(AG)

I trust in you;(AH)
    do not let me be put to shame,
    nor let my enemies triumph over me.
No one who hopes in you
    will ever be put to shame,(AI)
but shame will come on those
    who are treacherous(AJ) without cause.

Show me your ways, Lord,
    teach me your paths.(AK)
Guide me in your truth(AL) and teach me,
    for you are God my Savior,(AM)
    and my hope is in you(AN) all day long.
Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love,(AO)
    for they are from of old.
Do not remember the sins of my youth(AP)
    and my rebellious ways;(AQ)
according to your love(AR) remember me,
    for you, Lord, are good.(AS)

Good and upright(AT) is the Lord;
    therefore he instructs(AU) sinners in his ways.
He guides(AV) the humble in what is right
    and teaches them(AW) his way.
10 All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful(AX)
    toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.(AY)
11 For the sake of your name,(AZ) Lord,
    forgive(BA) my iniquity,(BB) though it is great.

12 Who, then, are those who fear the Lord?(BC)
    He will instruct them in the ways(BD) they should choose.[f]
13 They will spend their days in prosperity,(BE)
    and their descendants will inherit the land.(BF)
14 The Lord confides(BG) in those who fear him;
    he makes his covenant known(BH) to them.
15 My eyes are ever on the Lord,(BI)
    for only he will release my feet from the snare.(BJ)

16 Turn to me(BK) and be gracious to me,(BL)
    for I am lonely(BM) and afflicted.
17 Relieve the troubles(BN) of my heart
    and free me from my anguish.(BO)
18 Look on my affliction(BP) and my distress(BQ)
    and take away all my sins.(BR)
19 See how numerous are my enemies(BS)
    and how fiercely they hate me!(BT)

20 Guard my life(BU) and rescue me;(BV)
    do not let me be put to shame,(BW)
    for I take refuge(BX) in you.
21 May integrity(BY) and uprightness(BZ) protect me,
    because my hope, Lord,[g] is in you.(CA)

22 Deliver Israel,(CB) O God,
    from all their troubles!

Psalm 26

Of David.

Vindicate me,(CC) Lord,
    for I have led a blameless life;(CD)
I have trusted(CE) in the Lord
    and have not faltered.(CF)
Test me,(CG) Lord, and try me,
    examine my heart and my mind;(CH)
for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love(CI)
    and have lived(CJ) in reliance on your faithfulness.(CK)

I do not sit(CL) with the deceitful,
    nor do I associate with hypocrites.(CM)
I abhor(CN) the assembly of evildoers
    and refuse to sit with the wicked.
I wash my hands in innocence,(CO)
    and go about your altar, Lord,
proclaiming aloud your praise(CP)
    and telling of all your wonderful deeds.(CQ)

Lord, I love(CR) the house where you live,
    the place where your glory dwells.(CS)
Do not take away my soul along with sinners,
    my life with those who are bloodthirsty,(CT)
10 in whose hands are wicked schemes,(CU)
    whose right hands are full of bribes.(CV)
11 I lead a blameless life;
    deliver me(CW) and be merciful to me.

12 My feet stand on level ground;(CX)
    in the great congregation(CY) I will praise the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 23:4 Or the valley of the shadow of death
  2. Psalm 24:4 Or swear falsely
  3. Psalm 24:6 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts face, Jacob
  4. Psalm 24:6 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 10.
  5. Psalm 25:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
  6. Psalm 25:12 Or ways he chooses
  7. Psalm 25:21 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have Lord.

The Lord the Shepherd of His People

A Psalm of David.

23 The Lord is (A)my shepherd;
(B)I shall not [a]want.
(C)He makes me to lie down in [b]green pastures;
(D)He leads me beside the [c]still waters.
He restores my soul;
(E)He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of (F)the shadow of death,
(G)I will fear no evil;
(H)For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

You (I)prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You (J)anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will [d]dwell in the house of the Lord
[e]Forever.

The King of Glory and His Kingdom

A Psalm of David.

24 The (K)earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness,
The world and those who dwell therein.
For He has (L)founded it upon the seas,
And established it upon the [f]waters.

(M)Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord?
Or who may stand in His holy place?
He who has (N)clean hands and (O)a pure heart,
Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol,
Nor (P)sworn deceitfully.
He shall receive blessing from the Lord,
And righteousness from the God of his salvation.
This is Jacob, the generation of those who (Q)seek Him,
Who seek Your face. Selah

(R)Lift up your heads, O you gates!
And be lifted up, you everlasting doors!
(S)And the King of glory shall come in.
Who is this King of glory?
The Lord strong and mighty,
The Lord mighty in (T)battle.
Lift up your heads, O you gates!
Lift up, you everlasting doors!
And the King of glory shall come in.
10 Who is this King of glory?
The Lord of hosts,
He is the King of glory. Selah

A Plea for Deliverance and Forgiveness

A Psalm of David.

25 To (U)You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
O my God, I (V)trust in You;
Let me not be ashamed;
(W)Let not my enemies triumph over me.
Indeed, let no one who [g]waits on You be ashamed;
Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.

(X)Show me Your ways, O Lord;
Teach me Your paths.
Lead me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
On You I wait all the day.

Remember, O Lord, (Y)Your tender mercies and Your lovingkindnesses,
For they are from of old.
Do not remember (Z)the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions;
(AA)According to Your mercy remember me,
For Your goodness’ sake, O Lord.

Good and upright is the Lord;
Therefore He teaches sinners in the way.
The humble He guides in justice,
And the humble He teaches His way.
10 All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth,
To such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.
11 (AB)For Your name’s sake, O Lord,
Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.

12 Who is the man that fears the Lord?
(AC)Him shall [h]He teach in the way He chooses.
13 (AD)He himself shall dwell in [i]prosperity,
And (AE)his descendants shall inherit the earth.
14 (AF)The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him,
And He will show them His covenant.
15 (AG)My eyes are ever toward the Lord,
For He shall [j]pluck my feet out of the net.

16 (AH)Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me,
For I am [k]desolate and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart have enlarged;
Bring me out of my distresses!
18 (AI)Look on my affliction and my pain,
And forgive all my sins.
19 Consider my enemies, for they are many;
And they hate me with [l]cruel hatred.
20 Keep my soul, and deliver me;
Let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in You.
21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,
For I wait for You.

22 (AJ)Redeem Israel, O God,
Out of all their troubles!

A Prayer for Divine Scrutiny and Redemption

A Psalm of David.

26 Vindicate (AK)me, O Lord,
For I have (AL)walked in my integrity.
(AM)I have also trusted in the Lord;
I shall not slip.
(AN)Examine me, O Lord, and [m]prove me;
Try my mind and my heart.
For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes,
And (AO)I have walked in Your truth.
I have not (AP)sat with idolatrous mortals,
Nor will I go in with hypocrites.
I have (AQ)hated the assembly of evildoers,
And will not sit with the wicked.

I will wash my hands in innocence;
So I will go about Your altar, O Lord,
That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving,
And tell of all Your wondrous works.
Lord, (AR)I have loved the habitation of Your house,
And the place [n]where Your glory dwells.

(AS)Do[o] not gather my soul with sinners,
Nor my life with bloodthirsty men,
10 In whose hands is a sinister scheme,
And whose right hand is full of (AT)bribes.

11 But as for me, I will walk in my integrity;
Redeem me and be merciful to me.
12 (AU)My foot stands in an even place;
In the congregations I will bless the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 23:1 lack
  2. Psalm 23:2 Lit. pastures of tender grass
  3. Psalm 23:2 Lit. waters of rest
  4. Psalm 23:6 So with LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT return
  5. Psalm 23:6 Or To the end of my days, lit. For length of days
  6. Psalm 24:2 Lit. rivers
  7. Psalm 25:3 Waits for You in faith
  8. Psalm 25:12 Or he
  9. Psalm 25:13 Lit. goodness
  10. Psalm 25:15 Lit. bring out
  11. Psalm 25:16 lonely
  12. Psalm 25:19 violent hatred
  13. Psalm 26:2 test me
  14. Psalm 26:8 Lit. of the tabernacle of Your glory
  15. Psalm 26:9 Do not take away

The Lord Is My Shepherd

A Psalm of David.

23 The Lord is my (A)shepherd; I shall not (B)want.
    He makes me lie down in green (C)pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.[a]
    He (D)restores my soul.
He (E)leads me in (F)paths of righteousness[b]
    for his (G)name's sake.

Even though I (H)walk through the valley of (I)the shadow of death,[c]
    I will (J)fear no evil,
for (K)you are with me;
    your (L)rod and your staff,
    they comfort me.

You (M)prepare a table before me
    in (N)the presence of my enemies;
you (O)anoint my head with oil;
    my (P)cup overflows.
Surely[d] goodness and mercy[e] shall follow me
    all the days of my life,
and I shall (Q)dwell[f] in the house of the Lord
    (R)forever.[g]

The King of Glory

A Psalm of David.

24 (S)The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof,[h]
    the world and those who dwell therein,
for he has (T)founded it upon (U)the seas
    and established it upon the rivers.

(V)Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?
    And who shall stand in his (W)holy place?
(X)He who has (Y)clean hands and (Z)a pure heart,
    who does not (AA)lift up his soul to (AB)what is false
    and does not swear deceitfully.
He will receive (AC)blessing from the Lord
    and (AD)righteousness from (AE)the God of his salvation.
Such is (AF)the generation of those who seek him,
    who (AG)seek the face of the God of Jacob.[i] Selah

(AH)Lift up your heads, O gates!
    And be lifted up, O ancient doors,
    that (AI)the King of glory may come in.
Who is this King of glory?
    The Lord, strong and mighty,
    the Lord, (AJ)mighty in battle!
Lift up your heads, O gates!
    And lift them up, O ancient doors,
    that the King of glory may come in.
10 Who is this King of glory?
    (AK)The Lord of hosts,
    he is the King of glory! Selah

Teach Me Your Paths

[j] Of David.

25 To you, O Lord, I (AL)lift up my soul.
O my God, in you I (AM)trust;
    (AN)let me not be put to shame;
    (AO)let not my enemies exult over me.
Indeed, (AP)none who wait for you shall be put to shame;
    they shall be ashamed who are (AQ)wantonly (AR)treacherous.

(AS)Make me to know your ways, O Lord;
    teach me your paths.
Lead me in your (AT)truth and teach me,
    for you are the God of my salvation;
    for you I wait all the day long.

Remember your (AU)mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love,
    (AV)for they have been from of old.
Remember not (AW)the sins of my youth or my transgressions;
    according to your (AX)steadfast love remember me,
    for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!

(AY)Good and upright is the Lord;
    therefore he (AZ)instructs sinners in the way.
He leads the humble in what is right,
    and teaches the humble his way.
10 All the paths of the Lord are (BA)steadfast love and faithfulness,
    for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.

11 For your (BB)name's sake, O Lord,
    pardon my guilt, for it is (BC)great.
12 Who is the man who fears the Lord?
    Him (BD)will he instruct in the way that he should choose.
13 His soul shall (BE)abide in well-being,
    and his (BF)offspring (BG)shall inherit the land.
14 (BH)The friendship[k] of the Lord is for those who fear him,
    and he makes known to them his covenant.
15 My (BI)eyes are ever toward the Lord,
    for he will (BJ)pluck my feet out of the net.

16 (BK)Turn to me and be gracious to me,
    for I am lonely and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged;
    bring me out of my distresses.
18 (BL)Consider my affliction and my trouble,
    and forgive all my sins.

19 Consider how many are my foes,
    and with what violent hatred they hate me.
20 Oh, guard my soul, and deliver me!
    (BM)Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.
21 May integrity and uprightness preserve me,
    for I wait for you.

22 (BN)Redeem Israel, O God,
    out of all his troubles.

I Will Bless the Lord

Of David.

26 (BO)Vindicate me, O Lord,
    for I have (BP)walked in my integrity,
    and I have (BQ)trusted in the Lord without wavering.
(BR)Prove me, O Lord, and try me;
    test my heart and (BS)my mind.[l]
For your (BT)steadfast love is before my eyes,
    and I (BU)walk in your (BV)faithfulness.

I do not (BW)sit with men of (BX)falsehood,
    nor do I consort with hypocrites.
I (BY)hate the assembly of evildoers,
    and I will not sit with the wicked.

I (BZ)wash my hands in innocence
    and go around your altar, O Lord,
proclaiming thanksgiving aloud,
    and telling all your (CA)wondrous deeds.

O Lord, I (CB)love the habitation of your house
    and the place where your glory dwells.
(CC)Do not sweep my soul away with sinners,
    nor my life with bloodthirsty men,
10 in whose hands are evil devices,
    and whose right hands are full of (CD)bribes.

11 But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;
    redeem me, and be gracious to me.
12 My foot stands on (CE)level ground;
    in (CF)the great assembly I will bless the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 23:2 Hebrew beside waters of rest
  2. Psalm 23:3 Or in right paths
  3. Psalm 23:4 Or the valley of deep darkness
  4. Psalm 23:6 Or Only
  5. Psalm 23:6 Or steadfast love
  6. Psalm 23:6 Or shall return to dwell
  7. Psalm 23:6 Hebrew for length of days
  8. Psalm 24:1 Or and all that fills it
  9. Psalm 24:6 Septuagint, Syriac, and two Hebrew manuscripts; Masoretic Text who seek your face, Jacob
  10. Psalm 25:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet
  11. Psalm 25:14 Or The secret counsel
  12. Psalm 26:2 Hebrew test my kidneys and my heart