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Urgent Prayer for the Restored Favor of God
To the Chief Musician. Set to “Lily of the Testimony.” A Michtam of David. For teaching. When he fought against Mesopotamia and Syria of Zobah, and Joab returned and killed twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
O God, You have cast us off; You have broken us down; You have been displeased; Oh, restore us again!
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Assurance of God’s Eternal Protection
To the Chief Musician. On a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David.
Hear my cry, O God; Attend to my prayer.
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O You who hear prayer, To You all flesh will come.
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But certainly God has heard me; He has attended to the voice of my prayer.
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Blessed be God, Who has not turned away my prayer, Nor His mercy from me!
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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.
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Prayer for Relief from Adversaries
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. To bring to remembrance.
Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Make haste to help me, O Lord!
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And He shall live; And the gold of Sheba will be given to Him; Prayer also will be made for Him continually, And daily He shall be praised.
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The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
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A Dirge and a Prayer for Israel, Destroyed by Enemies
A Psalm of Asaph.
O God, the nations have come into Your inheritance; Your holy temple they have defiled; They have laid Jerusalem in heaps.
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Prayer for Israel’s Restoration
To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Lilies.” A Testimony of Asaph. A Psalm.
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock; You who dwell between the cherubim, shine forth!
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O Lord God of hosts, How long will You be angry Against the prayer of Your people?
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Prayer to Frustrate Conspiracy Against Israel
A Song. A Psalm of Asaph.
Do not keep silent, O God! Do not hold Your peace, And do not be still, O God!
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O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah
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Prayer that the Lord Will Restore Favor to the Land
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
Lord, You have been favorable to Your land; You have brought back the captivity of Jacob.
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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.
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Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer; And attend to the voice of my supplications.
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A Prayer for Help in Despondency
A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. To the Chief Musician. Set to “Mahalath Leannoth.” A Contemplation of Heman the Ezrahite.
O Lord, God of my salvation, I have cried out day and night before You.
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Let my prayer come before You; Incline Your ear to my cry.
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But to You I have cried out, O Lord, And in the morning my prayer comes before You.
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BOOK FOUR
Psalms 90–106
The Eternity of God, and Man’s Frailty
A Prayer of Moses the man of God.
Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations.
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The Lord’s Eternal Love
A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before the Lord.
Hear my prayer, O Lord, And let my cry come to You.
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He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, And shall not despise their prayer.
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In return for my love they are my accusers, But I give myself to prayer.
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When he is judged, let him be found guilty, And let his prayer become sin.
