Psalm 145[a]

A psalm of praise. Of David.

I will exalt you,(A) my God the King;(B)
    I will praise your name(C) for ever and ever.
Every day I will praise(D) you
    and extol your name(E) for ever and ever.

Great(F) is the Lord and most worthy of praise;(G)
    his greatness no one can fathom.(H)
One generation(I) commends your works to another;
    they tell(J) of your mighty acts.(K)
They speak of the glorious splendor(L) of your majesty—
    and I will meditate on your wonderful works.[b](M)
They tell(N) of the power of your awesome works—(O)
    and I will proclaim(P) your great deeds.(Q)
They celebrate your abundant goodness(R)
    and joyfully sing(S) of your righteousness.(T)

The Lord is gracious and compassionate,(U)
    slow to anger and rich in love.(V)

The Lord is good(W) to all;
    he has compassion(X) on all he has made.
10 All your works praise you,(Y) Lord;
    your faithful people extol(Z) you.(AA)
11 They tell of the glory of your kingdom(AB)
    and speak of your might,(AC)
12 so that all people may know of your mighty acts(AD)
    and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.(AE)
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,(AF)
    and your dominion endures through all generations.

The Lord is trustworthy(AG) in all he promises(AH)
    and faithful in all he does.[c]
14 The Lord upholds(AI) all who fall
    and lifts up all(AJ) who are bowed down.(AK)
15 The eyes of all look to you,
    and you give them their food(AL) at the proper time.
16 You open your hand
    and satisfy the desires(AM) of every living thing.

17 The Lord is righteous(AN) in all his ways
    and faithful in all he does.(AO)
18 The Lord is near(AP) to all who call on him,(AQ)
    to all who call on him in truth.
19 He fulfills the desires(AR) of those who fear him;(AS)
    he hears their cry(AT) and saves them.(AU)
20 The Lord watches over(AV) all who love him,(AW)
    but all the wicked he will destroy.(AX)

21 My mouth will speak(AY) in praise of the Lord.
    Let every creature(AZ) praise his holy name(BA)
    for ever and ever.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 145:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the verses of which (including verse 13b) begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
  2. Psalm 145:5 Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac (see also Septuagint); Masoretic Text On the glorious splendor of your majesty / and on your wonderful works I will meditate
  3. Psalm 145:13 One manuscript of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text do not have the last two lines of verse 13.

Psalm 4[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David.

Answer me(A) when I call to you,
    my righteous God.
Give me relief from my distress;(B)
    have mercy(C) on me and hear my prayer.(D)

How long will you people turn my glory(E) into shame?(F)
    How long will you love delusions and seek false gods[b]?[c](G)
Know that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant(H) for himself;
    the Lord hears(I) when I call to him.

Tremble and[d] do not sin;(J)
    when you are on your beds,(K)
    search your hearts and be silent.
Offer the sacrifices of the righteous
    and trust in the Lord.(L)

Many, Lord, are asking, “Who will bring us prosperity?”
    Let the light of your face shine on us.(M)
Fill my heart(N) with joy(O)
    when their grain and new wine(P) abound.

In peace(Q) I will lie down and sleep,(R)
    for you alone, Lord,
    make me dwell in safety.(S)

Psalm 5[e]

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

Listen(T) to my words, Lord,
    consider my lament.(U)
Hear my cry for help,(V)
    my King and my God,(W)
    for to you I pray.

In the morning,(X) Lord, you hear my voice;
    in the morning I lay my requests before you
    and wait expectantly.(Y)
For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness;
    with you, evil people(Z) are not welcome.
The arrogant(AA) cannot stand(AB)
    in your presence.
You hate(AC) all who do wrong;
    you destroy those who tell lies.(AD)
The bloodthirsty and deceitful
    you, Lord, detest.
But I, by your great love,
    can come into your house;
in reverence(AE) I bow down(AF)
    toward your holy temple.(AG)

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

12 Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous;(AQ)
    you surround them(AR) with your favor as with a shield.(AS)

Psalm 6[f]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith.[g] A psalm of David.

Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger(AT)
    or discipline me in your wrath.
Have mercy on me,(AU) Lord, for I am faint;(AV)
    heal me,(AW) Lord, for my bones are in agony.(AX)
My soul is in deep anguish.(AY)
    How long,(AZ) Lord, how long?

Turn,(BA) Lord, and deliver me;
    save me because of your unfailing love.(BB)
Among the dead no one proclaims your name.
    Who praises you from the grave?(BC)

I am worn out(BD) from my groaning.(BE)

All night long I flood my bed with weeping(BF)
    and drench my couch with tears.(BG)
My eyes grow weak(BH) with sorrow;
    they fail because of all my foes.

Away from me,(BI) all you who do evil,(BJ)
    for the Lord has heard my weeping.
The Lord has heard my cry for mercy;(BK)
    the Lord accepts my prayer.
10 All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish;(BL)
    they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.(BM)

Psalm 7[h]

A shiggaion[i](BN) of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, a Benjamite.

Lord my God, I take refuge(BO) in you;
    save and deliver me(BP) from all who pursue me,(BQ)
or they will tear me apart like a lion(BR)
    and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue(BS) me.

Lord my God, if I have done this
    and there is guilt on my hands(BT)
if I have repaid my ally with evil
    or without cause(BU) have robbed my foe—
then let my enemy pursue and overtake(BV) me;
    let him trample my life to the ground(BW)
    and make me sleep in the dust.[j](BX)

Arise,(BY) Lord, in your anger;
    rise up against the rage of my enemies.(BZ)
    Awake,(CA) my God; decree justice.
Let the assembled peoples gather around you,
    while you sit enthroned over them on high.(CB)
    Let the Lord judge(CC) the peoples.
Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness,(CD)
    according to my integrity,(CE) O Most High.(CF)
Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
    and make the righteous secure—(CG)
you, the righteous God(CH)
    who probes minds and hearts.(CI)

10 My shield[k](CJ) is God Most High,
    who saves the upright in heart.(CK)
11 God is a righteous judge,(CL)
    a God who displays his wrath(CM) every day.
12 If he does not relent,(CN)
    he[l] will sharpen his sword;(CO)
    he will bend and string his bow.(CP)
13 He has prepared his deadly weapons;
    he makes ready his flaming arrows.(CQ)

14 Whoever is pregnant with evil
    conceives trouble and gives birth(CR) to disillusionment.
15 Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out
    falls into the pit(CS) they have made.(CT)
16 The trouble they cause recoils on them;
    their violence comes down on their own heads.

17 I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness;(CU)
    I will sing the praises(CV) of the name of the Lord Most High.(CW)

Psalm 8[m]

For the director of music. According to gittith.[n] A psalm of David.

Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name(CX) in all the earth!

You have set your glory(CY)
    in the heavens.(CZ)
Through the praise of children and infants
    you have established a stronghold(DA) against your enemies,
    to silence the foe(DB) and the avenger.
When I consider your heavens,(DC)
    the work of your fingers,(DD)
the moon and the stars,(DE)
    which you have set in place,
what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
    human beings that you care for them?[o](DF)

You have made them[p] a little lower than the angels[q](DG)
    and crowned them[r] with glory and honor.(DH)
You made them rulers(DI) over the works of your hands;(DJ)
    you put everything under their[s] feet:(DK)
all flocks and herds,(DL)
    and the animals of the wild,(DM)
the birds in the sky,
    and the fish in the sea,(DN)
    all that swim the paths of the seas.

Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name in all the earth!(DO)

Psalm 9[t][u]

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A psalm of David.

I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart;(DP)
    I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.(DQ)
I will be glad and rejoice(DR) in you;
    I will sing the praises(DS) of your name,(DT) O Most High.

My enemies turn back;
    they stumble and perish before you.
For you have upheld my right(DU) and my cause,(DV)
    sitting enthroned(DW) as the righteous judge.(DX)
You have rebuked the nations(DY) and destroyed the wicked;
    you have blotted out their name(DZ) for ever and ever.
Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,
    you have uprooted their cities;(EA)
    even the memory of them(EB) has perished.

The Lord reigns forever;(EC)
    he has established his throne(ED) for judgment.
He rules the world in righteousness(EE)
    and judges the peoples with equity.(EF)
The Lord is a refuge(EG) for the oppressed,(EH)
    a stronghold in times of trouble.(EI)
10 Those who know your name(EJ) trust in you,
    for you, Lord, have never forsaken(EK) those who seek you.(EL)

11 Sing the praises(EM) of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;(EN)
    proclaim among the nations(EO) what he has done.(EP)
12 For he who avenges blood(EQ) remembers;
    he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.(ER)

13 Lord, see how my enemies(ES) persecute me!
    Have mercy(ET) and lift me up from the gates of death,(EU)
14 that I may declare your praises(EV)
    in the gates of Daughter Zion,(EW)
    and there rejoice in your salvation.(EX)

15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;(EY)
    their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.(EZ)
16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.[v](FA)
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,(FB)
    all the nations that forget God.(FC)
18 But God will never forget the needy;
    the hope(FD) of the afflicted(FE) will never perish.

19 Arise,(FF) Lord, do not let mortals triumph;(FG)
    let the nations be judged(FH) in your presence.
20 Strike them with terror,(FI) Lord;
    let the nations know they are only mortal.(FJ)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 4:1 In Hebrew texts 4:1-8 is numbered 4:2-9.
  2. Psalm 4:2 Or seek lies
  3. Psalm 4:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 4.
  4. Psalm 4:4 Or In your anger (see Septuagint)
  5. Psalm 5:1 In Hebrew texts 5:1-12 is numbered 5:2-13.
  6. Psalm 6:1 In Hebrew texts 6:1-10 is numbered 6:2-11.
  7. Psalm 6:1 Title: Probably a musical term
  8. Psalm 7:1 In Hebrew texts 7:1-17 is numbered 7:2-18.
  9. Psalm 7:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  10. Psalm 7:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
  11. Psalm 7:10 Or sovereign
  12. Psalm 7:12 Or If anyone does not repent, / God
  13. Psalm 8:1 In Hebrew texts 8:1-9 is numbered 8:2-10.
  14. Psalm 8:1 Title: Probably a musical term
  15. Psalm 8:4 Or what is a human being that you are mindful of him, / a son of man that you care for him?
  16. Psalm 8:5 Or him
  17. Psalm 8:5 Or than God
  18. Psalm 8:5 Or him
  19. Psalm 8:6 Or made him ruler . . . ; / . . . his
  20. Psalm 9:1 Psalms 9 and 10 may originally have been a single acrostic poem in which alternating lines began with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In the Septuagint they constitute one psalm.
  21. Psalm 9:1 In Hebrew texts 9:1-20 is numbered 9:2-21.
  22. Psalm 9:16 The Hebrew has Higgaion and Selah (words of uncertain meaning) here; Selah occurs also at the end of verse 20.

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