A Prayer of Faith in Time of Distress

To the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. On an eight-stringed harp. A Psalm of David.

O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure.

The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble.

A Song of Confidence in God’s Triumph over Evil

Why do You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide in times of trouble?

The words of the Lord are pure words, Like silver tried in a furnace of earth, Purified seven times.

You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of Your anger; The Lord shall swallow them up in His wrath, And the fire shall devour them.

For 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 set me high upon a rock.

My times are in Your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from those who persecute me.

For this cause everyone who is godly shall pray to You In a time when You may be found; Surely in a flood of great waters They shall not come near him.

The Happiness of Those Who Trust in God

A Psalm of David when he pretended madness before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

They shall not be ashamed in the evil time, And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their strength in the time of trouble.

Prayer in Time of Chastening

A Psalm of David. To bring to remembrance.

O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure!

The Blessing and Suffering of the Godly

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

Blessed is he who considers the poor; The Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.

Prayer to God in Time of Trouble

Vindicate me, O God, And plead my cause against an ungodly nation; Oh, deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man!

Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah

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.

Do not cast me off in the time of old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails.

“When I choose the proper time, I will judge uprightly.

I have considered the days of old, The years of ancient times.

But He, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, And did not destroy them. Yes, many a time He turned His anger away, And did not stir up all His wrath;

Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon, At the full moon, on our solemn feast day.

Remember how short my time is; For what futility have You created all the children of men?

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

Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the Lord tested him.

Blessed are those who keep justice, And he who does righteousness at all times!