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Psalm 5
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Psalm 5

The Refuge of the Righteous

For the choir director: with the flutes. A psalm of David.

1 Listen to my words, Lord;
consider my sighing.(A)
2 Pay attention to the sound of my cry,(B)
my King and my God,(C)
for I pray to you.

3 In the morning,(D) Lord, you hear my voice;
in the morning I plead my case to you(E) and watch expectantly.

4 For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil cannot dwell with you.(F)
5 The boastful cannot stand in your sight;(G)
you hate all evildoers.(H)
6 You destroy those who tell lies;(I)
the Lord abhors violent and treacherous people.(J)

7 But I enter your house
by the abundance of your faithful love;(K)
I bow down toward your holy temple
in reverential awe of you.(L)
8 Lord, lead me in your righteousness(M)
because of my adversaries;
make your way straight before me.(N)

9 For there is nothing reliable in what they say;(O)
destruction is within them;
their throat is an open grave;
they flatter with their tongues.(P)
10 Punish them, God;
let them fall by their own schemes.(Q)
Drive them out(R) because of their many crimes,
for they rebel against you.(S)

11 But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;(T)
let them shout for joy forever.
May you shelter them,(U)
and may those who love your name boast about you.(V)
12 For you, Lord, bless the righteous one;
you surround him with favor like a shield.(W)

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Psalm 5[a]

For the director of music. For pipes. A psalm of David.

1 Listen(A) to my words, Lord,
    consider my lament.(B)
2 Hear my cry for help,(C)
    my King and my God,(D)
    for to you I pray.

3 In the morning,(E) Lord, you hear my voice;
    in the morning I lay my requests before you
    and wait expectantly.(F)
4 For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness;
    with you, evil people(G) are not welcome.
5 The arrogant(H) cannot stand(I)
    in your presence.
You hate(J) all who do wrong;
6     you destroy those who tell lies.(K)
The bloodthirsty and deceitful
    you, Lord, detest.
7 But I, by your great love,
    can come into your house;
in reverence(L) I bow down(M)
    toward your holy temple.(N)

8 Lead me, Lord, in your righteousness(O)
    because of my enemies—
    make your way straight(P) before me.
9 Not a word from their mouth can be trusted;
    their heart is filled with malice.
Their throat is an open grave;(Q)
    with their tongues they tell lies.(R)
10 Declare them guilty, O God!
    Let their intrigues be their downfall.
Banish them for their many sins,(S)
    for they have rebelled(T) against you.
11 But let all who take refuge in you be glad;
    let them ever sing for joy.(U)
Spread your protection over them,
    that those who love your name(V) may rejoice in you.(W)

12 Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous;(X)
    you surround them(Y) with your favor as with a shield.(Z)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 5:1 In Hebrew texts 5:1-12 is numbered 5:2-13.
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Psalm 38
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Psalm 38

Prayer of a Suffering Sinner

A psalm of David to bring remembrance.(A)

1 Lord, do not punish me in your anger
or discipline me in your wrath.(B)
2 For your arrows have sunk into me,
and your hand has pressed down on me.(C)

3 There is no soundness in my body
because of your indignation;
there is no health[a] in my bones
because of my sin.(D)
4 For my iniquities have flooded over my head;
they are a burden too heavy for me to bear.(E)
5 My wounds are foul and festering
because of my foolishness.(F)
6 I am bent over and brought very low;
all day long I go around in mourning.(G)
7 For my insides are full of burning pain,
and there is no soundness in my body.(H)
8 I am faint and severely crushed;
I groan because of the anguish of my heart.(I)

9 Lord, my every desire is in front of you;
my sighing is not hidden from you.(J)
10 My heart races, my strength leaves me,
and even the light of my eyes has faded.[b](K)
11 My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction,
and my relatives stand at a distance.(L)
12 Those who intend to kill me set traps,
and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me;
they plot treachery all day long.(M)

13 I am like a deaf person; I do not hear.
I am like a speechless person
who does not open his mouth.(N)
14 I am like a man who does not hear
and has no arguments in his mouth.(O)
15 For I put my hope in you, Lord;
you will answer me, my Lord, my God.(P)
16 For I said, “Don’t let them rejoice over me—
those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble.”(Q)
17 For I am about to fall,
and my pain is constantly with me.(R)
18 So I confess my iniquity;
I am anxious because of my sin.(S)
19 But my enemies are vigorous and powerful;[c]
many hate me for no reason.(T)
20 Those who repay evil for good
attack me for pursuing good.(U)

21 Lord, do not abandon me;
my God, do not be far from me.(V)
22 Hurry to help me,
my Lord, my salvation.(W)

Footnotes

  1. 38:3 Hb shalom
  2. 38:10 Or and the light of my eyes—even that is not with me
  3. 38:19 Or numerous
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Psalm 38
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Psalm 38[a]

A psalm of David. A petition.

1 Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger
    or discipline me in your wrath.(A)
2 Your arrows(B) have pierced me,
    and your hand has come down on me.
3 Because of your wrath there is no health(C) in my body;
    there is no soundness in my bones(D) because of my sin.
4 My guilt has overwhelmed(E) me
    like a burden too heavy to bear.(F)

5 My wounds(G) fester and are loathsome(H)
    because of my sinful folly.(I)
6 I am bowed down(J) and brought very low;
    all day long I go about mourning.(K)
7 My back is filled with searing pain;(L)
    there is no health(M) in my body.
8 I am feeble and utterly crushed;(N)
    I groan(O) in anguish of heart.(P)

9 All my longings(Q) lie open before you, Lord;
    my sighing(R) is not hidden from you.
10 My heart pounds,(S) my strength fails(T) me;
    even the light has gone from my eyes.(U)
11 My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds;(V)
    my neighbors stay far away.
12 Those who want to kill me set their traps,(W)
    those who would harm me talk of my ruin;(X)
    all day long they scheme and lie.(Y)

13 I am like the deaf, who cannot hear,(Z)
    like the mute, who cannot speak;
14 I have become like one who does not hear,
    whose mouth can offer no reply.
15 Lord, I wait(AA) for you;
    you will answer,(AB) Lord my God.
16 For I said, “Do not let them gloat(AC)
    or exalt themselves over me when my feet slip.”(AD)

17 For I am about to fall,(AE)
    and my pain(AF) is ever with me.
18 I confess my iniquity;(AG)
    I am troubled by my sin.
19 Many have become my enemies(AH) without cause[b];
    those who hate me(AI) without reason(AJ) are numerous.
20 Those who repay my good with evil(AK)
    lodge accusations(AL) against me,
    though I seek only to do what is good.

21 Lord, do not forsake me;(AM)
    do not be far(AN) from me, my God.
22 Come quickly(AO) to help me,(AP)
    my Lord and my Savior.(AQ)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 38:1 In Hebrew texts 38:1-22 is numbered 38:2-23.
  2. Psalm 38:19 One Dead Sea Scrolls manuscript; Masoretic Text my vigorous enemies
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Psalm 41-42
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Psalm 41

Victory in spite of Betrayal

For the choir director. A psalm of David.

1 Happy is one who is considerate of the poor;
the Lord will save him in a day of adversity.(A)
2 The Lord will keep him and preserve him;
he will be blessed in the land.(B)
You will not give him over to the desire of his enemies.(C)
3 The Lord will sustain him on his sickbed;
you will heal him on the bed where he lies.(D)

4 I said, “Lord, be gracious to me;
heal me, for I have sinned against you.”(E)
5 My enemies speak maliciously about me:
“When will he die and be forgotten?” (F)
6 When one of them comes to visit, he speaks deceitfully;
he stores up evil in his heart;
he goes out and talks.(G)
7 All who hate me whisper together about me;
they plan to harm me.(H)
8 “Something awful has overwhelmed him,[a]
and he won’t rise again from where he lies!” (I)
9 Even my friend[b] in whom I trusted,
one who ate my bread,
has raised his heel against me.(J)

10 But you, Lord, be gracious to me and raise me up;
then I will repay them.(K)
11 By this I know that you delight in me:(L)
my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.(M)
12 You supported me because of my integrity(N)
and set me in your presence forever.(O)

13 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and amen.(P)

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(Psalms 42–72)

Psalm 42

Longing for God

For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.

1 As a deer longs for flowing streams,
so I long for you, God.(Q)
2 I thirst for God, the living God.
When can I come and appear before God?(R)
3 My tears have been my food day and night,
while all day long people say to me,
“Where is your God?” (S)
4 I remember this as I pour out my heart:(T)
how I walked with many,
leading the festive procession to the house of God,
with joyful and thankful shouts.(U)

5 Why, my soul, are you so dejected?
Why are you in such turmoil?
Put your hope in God, for I will still praise him,
my Savior and my God.(V)
6 I[c] am deeply depressed;
therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan
and the peaks of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.(W)
7 Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your breakers and your billows have swept over me.(X)
8 The Lord will send his faithful love by day;(Y)
his song will be with me in the night—
a prayer to the God of my life.

9 I will say to God, my rock,(Z)
“Why have you forgotten me?
Why must I go about in sorrow
because of the enemy’s oppression?” (AA)
10 My adversaries taunt me,
as if crushing my bones,
while all day long they say to me,
“Where is your God?” (AB)
11 Why, my soul, are you so dejected?
Why are you in such turmoil?
Put your hope in God, for I will still praise him,
my Savior and my God.(AC)

Footnotes

  1. 41:8 Lit “A thing of worthlessness has been poured into him
  2. 41:9 Lit Even a man of my peace
  3. 42:5–6 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr; other Hb mss read him, the salvation of his presence. 6 My God, I
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Psalm 41-42
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Psalm 41[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 Blessed(A) are those who have regard for the weak;(B)
    the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.(C)
2 The Lord protects(D) and preserves them—(E)
    they are counted among the blessed in the land—(F)
    he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.(G)
3 The Lord sustains them on their sickbed(H)
    and restores them from their bed of illness.(I)

4 I said, “Have mercy(J) on me, Lord;
    heal(K) me, for I have sinned(L) against you.”
5 My enemies say of me in malice,
    “When will he die and his name perish?(M)”
6 When one of them comes to see me,
    he speaks falsely,(N) while his heart gathers slander;(O)
    then he goes out and spreads(P) it around.

7 All my enemies whisper together(Q) against me;
    they imagine the worst for me, saying,
8 “A vile disease has afflicted him;
    he will never get up(R) from the place where he lies.”
9 Even my close friend,(S)
    someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
    has turned[b] against me.(T)

10 But may you have mercy(U) on me, Lord;
    raise me up,(V) that I may repay(W) them.
11 I know that you are pleased with me,(X)
    for my enemy does not triumph over me.(Y)
12 Because of my integrity(Z) you uphold me(AA)
    and set me in your presence forever.(AB)

13 Praise(AC) be to the Lord, the God of Israel,(AD)
    from everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and Amen.(AE)

BOOK II

Psalms 42–72

Psalm 42[c][d]

For the director of music. A maskil[e] of the Sons of Korah.

1 As the deer(AF) pants for streams of water,(AG)
    so my soul pants(AH) for you, my God.
2 My soul thirsts(AI) for God, for the living God.(AJ)
    When can I go(AK) and meet with God?
3 My tears(AL) have been my food
    day and night,
while people say to me all day long,
    “Where is your God?”(AM)
4 These things I remember
    as I pour out my soul:(AN)
how I used to go to the house of God(AO)
    under the protection of the Mighty One[f]
with shouts of joy(AP) and praise(AQ)
    among the festive throng.(AR)

5 Why, my soul, are you downcast?(AS)
    Why so disturbed(AT) within me?
Put your hope in God,(AU)
    for I will yet praise(AV) him,
    my Savior(AW) and my God.(AX)

6 My soul is downcast within me;
    therefore I will remember(AY) you
from the land of the Jordan,(AZ)
    the heights of Hermon(BA)—from Mount Mizar.
7 Deep calls to deep(BB)
    in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
    have swept over me.(BC)

8 By day the Lord directs his love,(BD)
    at night(BE) his song(BF) is with me—
    a prayer to the God of my life.(BG)

9 I say to God my Rock,(BH)
    “Why have you forgotten(BI) me?
Why must I go about mourning,(BJ)
    oppressed(BK) by the enemy?”(BL)
10 My bones suffer mortal agony(BM)
    as my foes taunt(BN) me,
saying to me all day long,
    “Where is your God?”(BO)

11 Why, my soul, are you downcast?
    Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
    for I will yet praise him,
    my Savior and my God.(BP)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 41:1 In Hebrew texts 41:1-13 is numbered 41:2-14.
  2. Psalm 41:9 Hebrew has lifted up his heel
  3. Psalm 42:1 In many Hebrew manuscripts Psalms 42 and 43 constitute one psalm.
  4. Psalm 42:1 In Hebrew texts 42:1-11 is numbered 42:2-12.
  5. Psalm 42:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  6. Psalm 42:4 See Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
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