When I remember these things, I pour out my soul within me. For I used to go with the multitude; I went with them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and praise, With a multitude that kept a pilgrim feast.

Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him For the help of His countenance.

O my God, my soul is cast down within me; Therefore I will remember You from the land of the Jordan, And from the heights of Hermon, From the Hill Mizar.

Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.

Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.

For our soul is bowed down to the dust; Our body clings to the ground.

For the redemption of their souls is costly, And it shall cease forever—

But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, For He shall receive me. Selah

He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, For there were many against me.

For You have delivered my soul from death. Have You not kept my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?

Prayer for Safety from Enemies

To the Chief Musician. Set to “Do Not Destroy.” A Michtam of David when he fled from Saul into the cave.

Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! For my soul trusts in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, Until these calamities have passed by.

My soul is among lions; I lie among the sons of men Who are set on fire, Whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.

They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down; They have dug a pit before me; Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah

A Calm Resolve to Wait for the Salvation of God

To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation.

My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him.

Joy in the Fellowship of God

A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.

My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me.

Who keeps our soul among the living, And does not allow our feet to be moved.

Come and hear, all you who fear God, And I will declare what He has done for my soul.

When I wept and chastened my soul with fasting, That became my reproach.

Draw near to my soul, and redeem it; Deliver me because of my enemies.

My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to You, And my soul, which You have redeemed.

He will spare the poor and needy, And will save the souls of the needy.

In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; My hand was stretched out in the night without ceasing; My soul refused to be comforted.