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You are my strength; I wait for you to rescue me,
    for you, O God, are my fortress.

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The Lord is a shelter for the oppressed,
    a refuge in times of trouble.

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He alone is my rock and my salvation,
    my fortress where I will never be shaken.

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31 But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.
    They will soar high on wings like eagles.
They will run and not grow weary.
    They will walk and not faint.

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You will keep in perfect peace
    all who trust in you,
    all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
Trust in the Lord always,
    for the Lord God is the eternal Rock.

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See, God has come to save me.
    I will trust in him and not be afraid.
The Lord God is my strength and my song;
    he has given me victory.”

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17 O my Strength, to you I sing praises,
    for you, O God, are my refuge,
    the God who shows me unfailing love.

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14 Wait patiently for the Lord.
    Be brave and courageous.
    Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.

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13 And don’t let us yield to temptation,[a]
    but rescue us from the evil one.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 6:13a Or And keep us from being tested.
  2. 6:13b Or from evil. Some manuscripts add For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

19 The Sovereign Lord is my strength!
    He makes me as surefooted as a deer,[a]
    able to tread upon the heights.

(For the choir director: This prayer is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.)

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Footnotes

  1. 3:19 Or He gives me the speed of a deer.

14 Then the Lord will be your delight.
    I will give you great honor
and satisfy you with the inheritance I promised to your ancestor Jacob.
    I, the Lord, have spoken!”

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11 God has spoken plainly,
    and I have heard it many times:
Power, O God, belongs to you;

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Let all that I am wait quietly before God,
    for my hope is in him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation,
    my fortress where I will not be shaken.

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The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is here among us;
    the God of Israel[a] is our fortress. Interlude

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Footnotes

  1. 46:7 Hebrew of Jacob; also in 46:11. See note on 44:4.

Psalm 46

For the choir director: A song of the descendants of Korah, to be sung by soprano voices.[a]

God is our refuge and strength,
    always ready to help in times of trouble.

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Footnotes

  1. 46:Title Hebrew according to alamoth.

Psalm 27

A psalm of David.

The Lord is my light and my salvation—
    so why should I be afraid?
The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger,
    so why should I tremble?

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Psalm 20

For the choir director: A psalm of David.

In times of trouble, may the Lord answer your cry.
    May the name of the God of Jacob keep you safe from all harm.

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Psalm 18

For the choir director: A psalm of David, the servant of the Lord. He sang this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from all his enemies and from Saul. He sang:

I love you, Lord;
    you are my strength.
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior;
    my God is my rock, in whom I find protection.
He is my shield, the power that saves me,
    and my place of safety.

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