Psalm 24-28
New King James Version
The King of Glory and His Kingdom
A Psalm of David.
24 The (A)earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness,
The world and those who dwell therein.
2 For He has (B)founded it upon the seas,
And established it upon the [a]waters.
3 (C)Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord?
Or who may stand in His holy place?
4 He who has (D)clean hands and (E)a pure heart,
Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol,
Nor (F)sworn deceitfully.
5 He shall receive blessing from the Lord,
And righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 This is Jacob, the generation of those who (G)seek Him,
Who seek Your face. Selah
7 (H)Lift up your heads, O you gates!
And be lifted up, you everlasting doors!
(I)And the King of glory shall come in.
8 Who is this King of glory?
The Lord strong and mighty,
The Lord mighty in (J)battle.
9 Lift up your heads, O you gates!
Lift up, you everlasting doors!
And the King of glory shall come in.
10 Who is this King of glory?
The Lord of hosts,
He is the King of glory. Selah
A Plea for Deliverance and Forgiveness
A Psalm of David.
25 To (K)You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
2 O my God, I (L)trust in You;
Let me not be ashamed;
(M)Let not my enemies triumph over me.
3 Indeed, let no one who [b]waits on You be ashamed;
Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.
4 (N)Show me Your ways, O Lord;
Teach me Your paths.
5 Lead me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
On You I wait all the day.
6 Remember, O Lord, (O)Your tender mercies and Your lovingkindnesses,
For they are from of old.
7 Do not remember (P)the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions;
(Q)According to Your mercy remember me,
For Your goodness’ sake, O Lord.
8 Good and upright is the Lord;
Therefore He teaches sinners in the way.
9 The humble He guides in justice,
And the humble He teaches His way.
10 All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth,
To such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.
11 (R)For Your name’s sake, O Lord,
Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.
12 Who is the man that fears the Lord?
(S)Him shall [c]He teach in the way He chooses.
13 (T)He himself shall dwell in [d]prosperity,
And (U)his descendants shall inherit the earth.
14 (V)The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him,
And He will show them His covenant.
15 (W)My eyes are ever toward the Lord,
For He shall [e]pluck my feet out of the net.
16 (X)Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me,
For I am [f]desolate and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart have enlarged;
Bring me out of my distresses!
18 (Y)Look on my affliction and my pain,
And forgive all my sins.
19 Consider my enemies, for they are many;
And they hate me with [g]cruel hatred.
20 Keep my soul, and deliver me;
Let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in You.
21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,
For I wait for You.
22 (Z)Redeem Israel, O God,
Out of all their troubles!
A Prayer for Divine Scrutiny and Redemption
A Psalm of David.
26 Vindicate (AA)me, O Lord,
For I have (AB)walked in my integrity.
(AC)I have also trusted in the Lord;
I shall not slip.
2 (AD)Examine me, O Lord, and [h]prove me;
Try my mind and my heart.
3 For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes,
And (AE)I have walked in Your truth.
4 I have not (AF)sat with idolatrous mortals,
Nor will I go in with hypocrites.
5 I have (AG)hated the assembly of evildoers,
And will not sit with the wicked.
6 I will wash my hands in innocence;
So I will go about Your altar, O Lord,
7 That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving,
And tell of all Your wondrous works.
8 Lord, (AH)I have loved the habitation of Your house,
And the place [i]where Your glory dwells.
9 (AI)Do[j] not gather my soul with sinners,
Nor my life with bloodthirsty men,
10 In whose hands is a sinister scheme,
And whose right hand is full of (AJ)bribes.
11 But as for me, I will walk in my integrity;
Redeem me and be merciful to me.
12 (AK)My foot stands in an even place;
In the congregations I will bless the Lord.
An Exuberant Declaration of Faith
A Psalm of David.
27 The Lord is my (AL)light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The (AM)Lord is the strength of my life;
Of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked came against me
To (AN)eat[k] up my flesh,
My enemies and foes,
They stumbled and fell.
3 (AO)Though an army may encamp against me,
My heart shall not fear;
Though war may rise against me,
In this I will be confident.
4 (AP)One thing I have desired of the Lord,
That will I seek:
That I may (AQ)dwell in the house of the Lord
All the days of my life,
To behold the [l]beauty of the Lord,
And to inquire in His temple.
5 For (AR)in the time of trouble
He shall hide me in His pavilion;
In the secret place of His tabernacle
He shall hide me;
He shall (AS)set me high upon a rock.
6 And now (AT)my head shall be [m]lifted up above my enemies all around me;
Therefore I will offer sacrifices of [n]joy in His tabernacle;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.
7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice!
Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
8 When You said, “Seek My face,”
My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”
9 (AU)Do not hide Your face from me;
Do not turn Your servant away in anger;
You have been my help;
Do not leave me nor forsake me,
O God of my salvation.
10 (AV)When my father and my mother forsake me,
Then the Lord will take care of me.
11 (AW)Teach me Your way, O Lord,
And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies.
12 Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries;
For (AX)false witnesses have risen against me,
And such as breathe out violence.
13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed
That I would see the goodness of the Lord
(AY)In the land of the living.
14 (AZ)Wait[o] on the Lord;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the Lord!
Rejoicing in Answered Prayer
A Psalm of David.
28 To You I will cry, O Lord my Rock:
(BA)Do not be silent to me,
(BB)Lest, if You are silent to me,
I become like those who go down to the pit.
2 Hear the voice of my supplications
When I cry to You,
(BC)When I lift up my hands (BD)toward Your holy sanctuary.
3 Do not [p]take me away with the wicked
And with the workers of iniquity,
(BE)Who speak peace to their neighbors,
But evil is in their hearts.
4 (BF)Give them according to their deeds,
And according to the wickedness of their endeavors;
Give them according to the work of their hands;
Render to them what they deserve.
5 Because (BG)they do not regard the works of the Lord,
Nor the operation of His hands,
He shall destroy them
And not build them up.
6 Blessed be the Lord,
Because He has heard the voice of my supplications!
7 The Lord is (BH)my strength and my shield;
My heart (BI)trusted in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore my heart greatly rejoices,
And with my song I will praise Him.
8 The Lord is [q]their strength,
And He is the (BJ)saving refuge of His [r]anointed.
9 Save Your people,
And bless (BK)Your inheritance;
Shepherd them also,
(BL)And bear them up forever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 24:2 Lit. rivers
- Psalm 25:3 Waits for You in faith
- Psalm 25:12 Or he
- Psalm 25:13 Lit. goodness
- Psalm 25:15 Lit. bring out
- Psalm 25:16 lonely
- Psalm 25:19 violent hatred
- Psalm 26:2 test me
- Psalm 26:8 Lit. of the tabernacle of Your glory
- Psalm 26:9 Do not take away
- Psalm 27:2 devour
- Psalm 27:4 delightfulness
- Psalm 27:6 Lifted up in honor
- Psalm 27:6 joyous shouts
- Psalm 27:14 Wait in faith
- Psalm 28:3 drag
- Psalm 28:8 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. the strength of His people
- Psalm 28:8 Commissioned one, Heb. messiah
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