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Psalm 83-87
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One of Asaph’s songs of praise.

83 God, don’t keep quiet!
    Don’t close your ears!
    Please say something, God.
2 Your enemies are getting ready to do something.
    Those who hate you will soon attack.
3 They are making secret plans against your people.
    Your enemies are discussing plans against the people you love.
4 They say, “Come, let us destroy them completely.
    Then no one will ever again remember the name Israel.”
5 God, they have all joined together.
    They have united against you.
6-7 Their army includes the Edomites, Ishmaelites, Moabites, and Hagar’s descendants,
    the people of Byblos, Ammon, and Amalek,
    the Philistines, and the people of Tyre.
8 Even the Assyrians have joined them.
    They have made Lot’s descendants very powerful. Selah

9 God, defeat them just as you defeated Midian.
    Do what you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.
10 You destroyed the enemy at Endor,
    and their bodies rotted on the ground.
11 Punish their leaders as you did Oreb and Zeeb.
    Do what you did to Zebah and Zalmunna.
12 They said, “Let’s make this land our own—
    these fields of grass that belong to God!”
13 Make them like weeds blown by the wind.
    Scatter them the way wind scatters straw.
14 Be like a fire that destroys a forest
    or like a flame that sets the hills on fire.
15 Chase them away with your blasts of wind;
    frighten them with your storms.
16 Lord, cover them with shame
    until they come to you for help.
17 May they be forever ashamed and afraid.
    Disgrace and defeat them.
18 Then they will know that your name is Yahweh—
    that you alone are the Lord.
They will know that you are God Most High,
    ruler over all the earth!

To the director: On the gittith. A song of praise from the Korah family.

84 Lord All-Powerful, the place where you live is so beautiful!
2 Lord, I cannot wait to enter your Temple.
    I am so excited!
Every part of me cries out to be with the Living God.
3 Lord All-Powerful, my King, my God,
    even the birds have found a home in your Temple.
They make their nests near your altar,
    and there they have their babies.
4 Great blessings belong to those who live at your Temple!
    They continue to praise you. Selah

5 Great blessings belong to those who depend on you for strength!
    Their heart’s desire is to make the trip to your Temple.
6 They travel through Baca Valley,
    which God has made into a place of springs.
    Autumn rains form pools of water there.
7 The people travel from town to town[a]
    on their way to Zion, where they will meet with God.

8 Lord God All-Powerful, listen to my prayer.
    God of Jacob, listen to me. Selah

9 God, watch over the king, our protector.[b]
    Be kind to him, the one you have chosen.
10 One day in your Temple is better
    than a thousand days anywhere else.
Serving as a guard at the gate of my God’s house is better
    than living in the homes of the wicked.
11 The Lord God is our protector and glorious king.[c]
    He blesses us with kindness and honor.
The Lord freely gives every good thing
    to those who do what is right.
12 Lord All-Powerful,
    great blessings belong to those who trust in you!

To the director: A song of praise from the Korah family.

85 Lord, you have been so kind to your land.
    You have brought success again to the people of Jacob.
2 You have forgiven the bad things your people did.
    You have taken away the guilt of their sins! Selah

3 You stopped being angry with them.
    Your terrible anger has gone away.
4 Our God and Savior, accept us again.
    Don’t be angry with us anymore.
5 Will you be angry with us forever?
    Will your anger reach to our children and to their children?
6 Please, give us new life!
    Make your people happy to be yours.
7 Lord, save us
    and show us your love.

8 I heard what the Lord God said.
    He said there would be peace for his people and his loyal followers.
    So they must not go back to their foolish way of living.
9 He will soon save his faithful followers.
    His glory will again live in our land.[d]
10 God’s love will come together with his faithful people.
    Goodness and peace will greet them with a kiss.
11 People on earth will be loyal to God,
    and God in heaven will be good to them.[e]
12 The Lord will give us many good things.
    The ground will grow many good crops.
13 Goodness will go before the Lord
    and prepare the way for him.

A prayer of David.

86 I am a poor, helpless man.
    Lord, please listen to me and answer my prayer!
2 I am your follower, so please protect me.
    I am your servant, and you are my God.
    I trust in you, so save me.
3 My Lord, be kind to me.
    I have been praying to you all day.
4 My Lord, I put my life in your hands.
    I am your servant, so make me happy.
5 My Lord, you are good and merciful.
    You love all those who call to you for help.
6 Lord, hear my prayer.
    Listen to my cry for mercy.
7 I am praying to you in my time of trouble.
    I know you will answer me.
8 My Lord, there is no God like you.
    No one can do what you have done.
9 My Lord, you made everyone.
    I wish they all would come worship you and honor your name.
10 You are great and do amazing things.
    You and you alone are God.
11 Lord, teach me your ways,
    and I will live and obey your truths.
Help me make worshiping your name
    the most important thing in my life.
12 My Lord God, I praise you with all my heart.
    I will honor your name forever!
13 You have such great love for me.
    You save me from the place of death.
14 Proud people are attacking me, God.
    A gang of cruel men is trying to kill me.
    They don’t respect you.
15 My Lord, you are a kind and merciful God.
    You are patient, loyal, and full of love.
16 Show that you hear me and be kind to me.
    I am your servant, so give me strength.
    I am your slave, as my mother was, so save me!
17 Lord, show me a sign that you care for me.
    My enemies will see it and be disappointed,
    because you helped and comforted me.

A song of praise from the Korah family.

87 The Lord built his city on the holy hills.
2     He loves the gates of Zion more than any other place in Israel.
3 Wonderful things are said about you, City of God. Selah

4 God says, “Some of my people live in Egypt[f] and Babylon.
    Some of them were born in Philistia, Tyre, and even Ethiopia.”
5 But about Zion he says,
    “I know each and every person born there.”
    It is the city built by God Most High.
6 The Lord keeps a list of all his people,
    and he knows where each of them was born. Selah

7 At the festivals, people will dance and sing,
    “All good things come from Zion.”

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 84:7 town to town Or “wall to wall.”
  2. Psalm 84:9 the king, our protector Literally, “our shield.” This line could also mean “God, our Shield, look!”
  3. Psalm 84:11 protector and glorious king Literally, “sun and shield.”
  4. Psalm 85:9 His … land Or “We will soon live with honor in our land.”
  5. Psalm 85:11 Literally, “Loyalty will sprout from the ground, and goodness will look down from the sky.”
  6. Psalm 87:4 Egypt Literally, “Rahab.” This name means the “Dragon.” It became a popular name for Egypt.
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Psalm 83-87
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Psalm 83[a]

A song. A psalm of Asaph.

1 O God, do not remain silent;(A)
    do not turn a deaf ear,
    do not stand aloof, O God.
2 See how your enemies growl,(B)
    how your foes rear their heads.(C)
3 With cunning they conspire(D) against your people;
    they plot against those you cherish.(E)
4 “Come,” they say, “let us destroy(F) them as a nation,(G)
    so that Israel’s name is remembered(H) no more.”

5 With one mind they plot together;(I)
    they form an alliance against you—
6 the tents of Edom(J) and the Ishmaelites,
    of Moab(K) and the Hagrites,(L)
7 Byblos,(M) Ammon(N) and Amalek,(O)
    Philistia,(P) with the people of Tyre.(Q)
8 Even Assyria(R) has joined them
    to reinforce Lot’s descendants.[b](S)

9 Do to them as you did to Midian,(T)
    as you did to Sisera(U) and Jabin(V) at the river Kishon,(W)
10 who perished at Endor(X)
    and became like dung(Y) on the ground.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb,(Z)
    all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,(AA)
12 who said, “Let us take possession(AB)
    of the pasturelands of God.”

13 Make them like tumbleweed, my God,
    like chaff(AC) before the wind.
14 As fire consumes the forest
    or a flame sets the mountains ablaze,(AD)
15 so pursue them with your tempest(AE)
    and terrify them with your storm.(AF)
16 Cover their faces with shame,(AG) Lord,
    so that they will seek your name.

17 May they ever be ashamed and dismayed;(AH)
    may they perish in disgrace.(AI)
18 Let them know that you, whose name is the Lord(AJ)—
    that you alone are the Most High(AK) over all the earth.(AL)

Psalm 84[c]

For the director of music. According to gittith.[d] Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

1 How lovely is your dwelling place,(AM)
    Lord Almighty!
2 My soul yearns,(AN) even faints,
    for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh cry out
    for the living God.(AO)
3 Even the sparrow has found a home,
    and the swallow a nest for herself,
    where she may have her young—
a place near your altar,(AP)
    Lord Almighty,(AQ) my King(AR) and my God.(AS)
4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house;
    they are ever praising you.[e]

5 Blessed are those whose strength(AT) is in you,
    whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.(AU)
6 As they pass through the Valley of Baka,
    they make it a place of springs;(AV)
    the autumn(AW) rains also cover it with pools.[f]
7 They go from strength to strength,(AX)
    till each appears(AY) before God in Zion.(AZ)

8 Hear my prayer,(BA) Lord God Almighty;
    listen to me, God of Jacob.
9 Look on our shield,[g](BB) O God;
    look with favor on your anointed one.(BC)

10 Better is one day in your courts
    than a thousand elsewhere;
I would rather be a doorkeeper(BD) in the house of my God
    than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
11 For the Lord God is a sun(BE) and shield;(BF)
    the Lord bestows favor and honor;
no good thing does he withhold(BG)
    from those whose walk is blameless.

12 Lord Almighty,
    blessed(BH) is the one who trusts in you.

Psalm 85[h]

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

1 You, Lord, showed favor to your land;
    you restored the fortunes(BI) of Jacob.
2 You forgave(BJ) the iniquity(BK) of your people
    and covered all their sins.[i]
3 You set aside all your wrath(BL)
    and turned from your fierce anger.(BM)

4 Restore(BN) us again, God our Savior,(BO)
    and put away your displeasure toward us.
5 Will you be angry with us forever?(BP)
    Will you prolong your anger through all generations?
6 Will you not revive(BQ) us again,
    that your people may rejoice(BR) in you?
7 Show us your unfailing love,(BS) Lord,
    and grant us your salvation.(BT)

8 I will listen to what God the Lord says;
    he promises peace(BU) to his people, his faithful servants—
    but let them not turn to folly.(BV)
9 Surely his salvation(BW) is near those who fear him,
    that his glory(BX) may dwell in our land.

10 Love and faithfulness(BY) meet together;
    righteousness(BZ) and peace kiss each other.
11 Faithfulness springs forth from the earth,
    and righteousness(CA) looks down from heaven.
12 The Lord will indeed give what is good,(CB)
    and our land will yield(CC) its harvest.
13 Righteousness goes before him
    and prepares the way for his steps.

Psalm 86

A prayer of David.

1 Hear me, Lord, and answer(CD) me,
    for I am poor and needy.
2 Guard my life, for I am faithful to you;
    save your servant who trusts in you.(CE)
You are my God; 3 have mercy(CF) on me, Lord,
    for I call(CG) to you all day long.
4 Bring joy to your servant, Lord,
    for I put my trust(CH) in you.

5 You, Lord, are forgiving and good,
    abounding in love(CI) to all who call to you.
6 Hear my prayer, Lord;
    listen to my cry(CJ) for mercy.
7 When I am in distress,(CK) I call(CL) to you,
    because you answer(CM) me.

8 Among the gods(CN) there is none like you,(CO) Lord;
    no deeds can compare with yours.
9 All the nations you have made
    will come(CP) and worship(CQ) before you, Lord;
    they will bring glory(CR) to your name.
10 For you are great(CS) and do marvelous deeds;(CT)
    you alone(CU) are God.

11 Teach me your way,(CV) Lord,
    that I may rely on your faithfulness;(CW)
give me an undivided(CX) heart,
    that I may fear(CY) your name.
12 I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart;(CZ)
    I will glorify your name forever.
13 For great is your love toward me;
    you have delivered me(DA) from the depths,
    from the realm of the dead.(DB)

14 Arrogant foes are attacking me, O God;
    ruthless people are trying to kill me—
    they have no regard for you.(DC)
15 But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious(DD) God,
    slow to anger,(DE) abounding(DF) in love and faithfulness.(DG)
16 Turn to me(DH) and have mercy(DI) on me;
    show your strength(DJ) in behalf of your servant;
save me, because I serve you
    just as my mother did.(DK)
17 Give me a sign(DL) of your goodness,
    that my enemies may see it and be put to shame,
    for you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.

Psalm 87

Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. A song.

1 He has founded his city on the holy mountain.(DM)
2 The Lord loves the gates of Zion(DN)
    more than all the other dwellings of Jacob.

3 Glorious things are said of you,
    city of God:[j](DO)
4 “I will record Rahab[k](DP) and Babylon
    among those who acknowledge me—
Philistia(DQ) too, and Tyre(DR), along with Cush[l]—
    and will say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’”[m](DS)
5 Indeed, of Zion it will be said,
    “This one and that one were born in her,
    and the Most High himself will establish her.”
6 The Lord will write in the register(DT) of the peoples:
    “This one was born in Zion.”

7 As they make music(DU) they will sing,
    “All my fountains(DV) are in you.”

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 83:1 In Hebrew texts 83:1-18 is numbered 83:2-19.
  2. Psalm 83:8 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
  3. Psalm 84:1 In Hebrew texts 84:1-12 is numbered 84:2-13.
  4. Psalm 84:1 Title: Probably a musical term
  5. Psalm 84:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 8.
  6. Psalm 84:6 Or blessings
  7. Psalm 84:9 Or sovereign
  8. Psalm 85:1 In Hebrew texts 85:1-13 is numbered 85:2-14.
  9. Psalm 85:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
  10. Psalm 87:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 6.
  11. Psalm 87:4 A poetic name for Egypt
  12. Psalm 87:4 That is, the upper Nile region
  13. Psalm 87:4 Or “I will record concerning those who acknowledge me: / ‘This one was born in Zion.’ / Hear this, Rahab and Babylon, / and you too, Philistia, Tyre and Cush.”
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