The Safety of the Faithful

To the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.

But as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy; In fear of You I will worship toward Your holy temple.

Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak; O Lord, heal me, for my bones are troubled.

Have mercy on me, O Lord! Consider my trouble from those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death,

But I have trusted in Your mercy; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.

Great deliverance He gives to His king, And shows mercy to His anointed, To David and his descendants forevermore.

For the king trusts in the Lord, And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.

Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; According to Your mercy remember me, For Your goodness’ sake, O Lord.

All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, To such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.

Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me, For I am desolate and afflicted.

Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me; Lord, be my helper!”

I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy, For You have considered my trouble; You have known my soul in adversities,

Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; My eye wastes away with grief, Yes, my soul and my body!

Many sorrows shall be to the wicked; But he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him.

Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy,

Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, Just as we hope in You.

Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

The wicked borrows and does not repay, But the righteous shows mercy and gives.

A Prayer of Repentance

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions.

But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever.

He shall send from heaven and save me; He reproaches the one who would swallow me up. Selah God shall send forth His mercy and His truth.

For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens, And Your truth unto the clouds.

My God of mercy shall come to meet me; God shall let me see my desire on my enemies.

But I will sing of Your power; Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning; For You have been my defense And refuge in the day of my trouble.

To You, O my Strength, I will sing praises; For God is my defense, My God of mercy.

He shall abide before God forever. Oh, prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him!

Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy; For You render to each one according to his work.

Blessed be God, Who has not turned away my prayer, Nor His mercy from me!

But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord, in the acceptable time; O God, in the multitude of Your mercy, Hear me in the truth of Your salvation.

Has His mercy ceased forever? Has His promise failed forevermore?

Show us Your mercy, Lord, And grant us Your salvation.

Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed.

Prayer for Mercy, with Meditation on the Excellencies of the Lord

A Prayer of David.

Bow down Your ear, O Lord, hear me; For I am poor and needy.

For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.

For great is Your mercy toward me, And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.

Oh, turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give Your strength to Your servant, And save the son of Your maidservant.

For I have said, “Mercy shall be built up forever; Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens.”

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face.

“But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him, And in My name his horn shall be exalted.

My mercy I will keep for him forever, And My covenant shall stand firm with him.

Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy, That we may rejoice and be glad all our days!

If I say, “My foot slips,” Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up.

He has remembered His mercy and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.

Promised Faithfulness to the Lord

A Psalm of David.

I will sing of mercy and justice; To You, O Lord, I will sing praises.

You will arise and have mercy on Zion; For the time to favor her, Yes, the set time, has come.

The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.

For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;

But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting On those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children’s children,

Joy in Forgiveness of Israel’s Sins

Praise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

BOOK FIVE

Psalms 107–150

Thanksgiving to the Lord for His Great Works of Deliverance

Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

For Your mercy is great above the heavens, And Your truth reaches to the clouds.

Let there be none to extend mercy to him, Nor let there be any to favor his fatherless children.

Because he did not remember to show mercy, But persecuted the poor and needy man, That he might even slay the broken in heart.

But You, O God the Lord, Deal with me for Your name’s sake; Because Your mercy is good, deliver me.

Help me, O Lord my God! Oh, save me according to Your mercy,

The Futility of Idols and the Trustworthiness of God

Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, But to Your name give glory, Because of Your mercy, Because of Your truth.

Praise to God for His Everlasting Mercy

Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

Let Israel now say, “His mercy endures forever.”

Let the house of Aaron now say, “His mercy endures forever.”

Let those who fear the Lord now say, “His mercy endures forever.”

Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

The earth, O Lord, is full of Your mercy; Teach me Your statutes.

Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy, And teach me Your statutes.

Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, So our eyes look to the Lord our God, Until He has mercy on us.

Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us! For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

O Israel, hope in the Lord; For with the Lord there is mercy, And with Him is abundant redemption.

Thanksgiving to God for His Enduring Mercy

Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

Oh, give thanks to the God of gods! For His mercy endures forever.

Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords! For His mercy endures forever:

To Him who alone does great wonders, For His mercy endures forever;

To Him who by wisdom made the heavens, For His mercy endures forever;

To Him who laid out the earth above the waters, For His mercy endures forever;

To Him who made great lights, For His mercy endures forever—

The sun to rule by day, For His mercy endures forever;

The moon and stars to rule by night, For His mercy endures forever.

To Him who struck Egypt in their firstborn, For His mercy endures forever;

And brought out Israel from among them, For His mercy endures forever;

With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, For His mercy endures forever;

To Him who divided the Red Sea in two, For His mercy endures forever;

And made Israel pass through the midst of it, For His mercy endures forever;

But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, For His mercy endures forever;

To Him who led His people through the wilderness, For His mercy endures forever;

To Him who struck down great kings, For His mercy endures forever;

And slew famous kings, For His mercy endures forever—

Sihon king of the Amorites, For His mercy endures forever;

And Og king of Bashan, For His mercy endures forever—

And gave their land as a heritage, For His mercy endures forever;

A heritage to Israel His servant, For His mercy endures forever.

Who remembered us in our lowly state, For His mercy endures forever;

And rescued us from our enemies, For His mercy endures forever;

Who gives food to all flesh, For His mercy endures forever.

Oh, give thanks to the God of heaven! For His mercy endures forever.

The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands.

In Your mercy cut off my enemies, And destroy all those who afflict my soul; For I am Your servant.

The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and great in mercy.

The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him, In those who hope in His mercy.