Psalm 25

New American Standard Bible

Prayer for Protection, Guidance, and Pardon.

A Psalm of David.

25 To You, Lord, I ^(A)lift up my soul.
²My God, in You ^(B)I trust,
Do not let me ^(C)be ashamed;
Do not let my ^(D)enemies rejoice over me.
³Indeed, ^(E)none of those who wait for You will be ashamed;
^[a]Those who ^(F)deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed.

⁴^(G)Make me know Your ways, Lord;
Teach me Your paths.
⁵Lead me in ^(H)Your truth and teach me,
For You are the ^(I)God of my salvation;
For You I ^(J)wait all the day.
⁶^(K)Remember, Lord, Your compassion and Your faithfulness,
For they have been ^[b]^(L)from of old.
⁷Do not remember the ^(M)sins of my youth or my wrongdoings;
^(N)Remember me according to Your faithfulness,
For Your ^(O)goodness’ sake, Lord.

⁸^(P)The Lord is good and ^(Q)upright;
Therefore He ^(R)instructs sinners in the way.
⁹He ^(S)leads the ^[c]humble in justice,
And He ^(T)teaches the ^[d]humble His way.
¹⁰All the paths of the Lord are ^(U)faithfulness and truth
To ^(V)those who comply with His covenant and His testimonies.
¹¹For the ^(W)sake of Your name, Lord,
^(X)Forgive my wrongdoing, for it is great.

¹²Who is the person who ^(Y)fears the Lord?
He will ^(Z)instruct him in the way he should choose.
¹³His soul will ^(AA)dwell in ^[e]prosperity,
And his ^[f]descendants will ^(AB)inherit the ^[g]land.
¹⁴The ^[h]^(AC)secret of the Lord is for those who fear Him,
^[i]And He will ^(AD)make them know His covenant.
¹⁵My ^(AE)eyes are continually toward the Lord,
For He will ^[j]^(AF)rescue my feet from the net.

¹⁶^(AG)Turn to me and be gracious to me,
For I am ^(AH)lonely and afflicted.
¹⁷^[k]The ^(AI)troubles of my heart are enlarged;
Bring me ^(AJ)out of my distresses.
¹⁸^(AK)Look at my misery and my trouble,
And ^(AL)forgive all my sins.
¹⁹Look at my enemies, for they ^(AM)are many,
And they ^(AN)hate me with violent hatred.
²⁰^(AO)Guard my soul and save me;
Do not let me ^(AP)be ashamed, for I take refuge in You.
²¹Let ^(AQ)integrity and uprightness protect me,
For ^(AR)I wait for You.
²²^(AS)Redeem Israel, God,
From all his distress.

Footnotes

Psalm 25:3 Or Let those...be ashamed
Psalm 25:6 Or everlasting
Psalm 25:9 Or afflicted
Psalm 25:9 Or afflicted
Psalm 25:13 Lit good
Psalm 25:13 Lit seed
Psalm 25:13 Or earth
Psalm 25:14 Or counsel; or intimacy
Psalm 25:14 Or And His covenant, to make them know it
Psalm 25:15 Lit bring out
Psalm 25:17 Some commentators Relieve the troubles of my heart

Psalm 29

New American Standard Bible

The Voice of the Lord in the Storm.

A Psalm of David.

29 ^(A)Ascribe to the Lord, ^[a]sons of the mighty,
Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
²Ascribe to the Lord the glory ^[b]due His name;
Worship the Lord ^(B)in holy attire.

³The ^(C)voice of the Lord is on the waters;
The God of glory ^(D)thunders,
The Lord is over ^[c]^(E)many waters.
⁴The voice of the Lord is ^(F)powerful,
The voice of the Lord is majestic.
⁵The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
Yes, the Lord breaks ^(G)the cedars of Lebanon in pieces.
⁶He makes Lebanon ^(H)skip like a calf,
And ^(I)Sirion like a young wild ox.
⁷The voice of the Lord divides ^[d]flames of fire.
⁸The voice of the Lord ^[e]shakes the wilderness;
The Lord shakes the wilderness of ^(J)Kadesh.
⁹The voice of the Lord makes ^(K)the deer give birth
And strips the forests bare;
And ^(L)in His temple everything says, “Glory!”

¹⁰The Lord sat as King at the ^(M)flood;
Yes, the Lord sits as ^(N)King forever.
¹¹^[f]The Lord will give ^(O)strength to His people;
^[g]The Lord will bless His people with ^(P)peace.

Footnotes

Psalm 29:1 Lit sons of gods
Psalm 29:2 Lit of His name
Psalm 29:3 Or great
Psalm 29:7 I.e., lightning
Psalm 29:8 Or causes...to whirl
Psalm 29:11 Or May the Lord give
Psalm 29:11 Or May the Lord bless

Psalm 33

New American Standard Bible

Praise to the Creator and Protector.

33 ^(A)Sing for joy in the Lord, you righteous ones;
Praise is ^(B)becoming to the upright.
²Give thanks to the Lord with the ^(C)lyre;
Sing praises to Him with a ^(D)harp of ten strings.
³Sing to Him a ^(E)new song;
Play skillfully with ^(F)a shout of joy.
⁴For the word of the Lord ^(G)is right,
And all His work is done ^(H)in faithfulness.
⁵He ^(I)loves righteousness and justice;
The ^(J)earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

⁶By the ^(K)word of the Lord the heavens were made,
And ^(L)by the breath of His mouth ^(M)all their ^[a]lights.
⁷He gathers the ^(N)waters of the sea together ^[b]as a heap;
He puts the depths in storehouses.
⁸Let ^(O)all the earth fear the Lord;
Let all the inhabitants of the world ^(P)stand in awe of Him.
⁹For ^(Q)He spoke, and it was done;
He commanded, and it ^[c]stood firm.
¹⁰The Lord ^(R)nullifies the plan of nations;
He frustrates the plans of peoples.
¹¹The ^(S)plan of the Lord stands forever,
The ^(T)plans of His heart from generation to generation.
¹²Blessed is the ^(U)nation whose God is the Lord,
The people He has ^(V)chosen for His own inheritance.

¹³The Lord ^(W)looks from heaven;
He ^(X)sees all the sons of mankind;
¹⁴From ^(Y)His dwelling place He looks out
On all the inhabitants of the earth,
¹⁵He who ^(Z)fashions ^[d]the hearts of them all,
He who ^(AA)understands all their works.
¹⁶^(AB)The king is not saved by a mighty army;
A warrior is not rescued by great strength.
¹⁷A ^(AC)horse is a false hope for victory;
Nor does it rescue anyone by its great strength.

¹⁸Behold, ^(AD)the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him,
On those who ^(AE)wait for His faithfulness,
¹⁹To ^(AF)rescue their soul from death
And to keep them alive ^(AG)in famine.
²⁰Our soul ^(AH)waits for the Lord;
He is our ^(AI)help and our shield.
²¹For our ^(AJ)heart rejoices in Him,
Because we trust in His holy name.
²²Let Your favor, Lord, be upon us,
Just as we have waited for You.

Footnotes

Psalm 33:6 Lit host; i.e., sun, stars, etc.
Psalm 33:7 Some ancient versions in a water skin; i.e., container
Psalm 33:9 Or stood forth
Psalm 33:15 Or their heart together

Psalm 36

New American Standard Bible

Wickedness of Humanity and Goodness of God.

For the music director. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord.

36 ^[a]Wrongdoing speaks to the ungodly within ^[b]his heart;
There is ^(A)no fear of God before his eyes.
²For it ^(B)flatters him in his own eyes
Concerning the discovery of his wrongful deed and the hatred of it.
³The ^(C)words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit;
He has ^(D)ceased to ^[c]be wise and to do good.
⁴He ^(E)plans wickedness on his bed;
He sets himself on a ^(F)path that is not good;
He ^(G)does not reject evil.

⁵Your ^(H)mercy, Lord, ^[d]extends to the heavens,
Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
⁶Your ^(I)righteousness is like the ^[e]mountains of God;
Your ^(J)judgments are like the great deep.
Lord, You ^[f]^(K)protect mankind and animals.
⁷How ^(L)precious is Your mercy, God!
And the sons of mankind ^(M)take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.
⁸They ^(N)drink their fill of the ^[g]abundance of Your house;
And You allow them to drink from the ^(O)river of Your delights.
⁹For the ^(P)fountain of life is with You;
In Your light we see light.

¹⁰Prolong Your mercy to ^(Q)those who know You,
And Your ^(R)righteousness to the upright of heart.
¹¹May the foot of pride not come upon me,
And may the hand of the wicked not drive me away.
¹²Those who do injustice have fallen there;
They have been thrust down and ^(S)cannot rise.

Footnotes

Psalm 36:1 Or Rebellion
Psalm 36:1 Another reading is my heart
Psalm 36:3 Or understand to do good
Psalm 36:5 Lit is in
Psalm 36:6 Or mighty mountains
Psalm 36:6 Or help
Psalm 36:8 Lit fatness

Psalm 39

New American Standard Bible

The Futility of Life.

For the music director, for ^[a]Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

39 I said, “I will ^(A)keep watch over my ways
So that I ^(B)do not sin with my tongue;
I will keep watch over ^(C)my mouth as with a muzzle
While the wicked are in my presence.”
²I was ^(D)mute ^[b]and silent,
I ^[c]refused to say even something good,
And my pain was stirred up.
³My ^(E)heart was hot within me,
While I was musing the fire burned;
Then I spoke with my tongue:
⁴“Lord, let me know ^(F)my end,
And what is the extent of my days;
Let me know how ^(G)transient I am.
⁵Behold, You have made ^(H)my days like ^[d]hand widths,
And my ^(I)lifetime as nothing in Your sight;
Certainly all mankind standing is ^[e]a mere ^(J)breath. Selah
⁶Certainly every person ^(K)walks around as ^[f]a fleeting shadow;
They certainly make an ^(L)uproar for nothing;
He ^(M)amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.

⁷“And now, Lord, for what do I wait?
My ^(N)hope is in You.
⁸^(O)Save me from all my wrongdoings;
Do not make me an object of ^(P)reproach for the foolish.
⁹I have become ^(Q)mute, I do not open my mouth,
Because it is ^(R)You who have done it.
¹⁰^(S)Remove Your plague from me;
Because of ^(T)the opposition of Your hand I am ^[g]perishing.
¹¹With ^(U)rebukes You punish a person for wrongdoing;
You ^(V)consume like a moth what is precious to him;
Certainly ^(W)all mankind is mere breath! Selah

¹²“^(X)Hear my prayer, Lord, and listen to my cry for help;
Do not be silent ^(Y)to my tears;
For I am ^(Z)a stranger with You,
^(AA)One who lives abroad, like all my fathers.
¹³^(AB)Turn Your eyes away from me, that I may become cheerful again
Before I depart and am no more.”