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Psalm 3
A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.
Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!
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How long will you people turn my glory into shame? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods?
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My soul is in deep anguish. How long, Lord, how long?
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Psalm 8
For the director of music. According to gittith. A psalm of David.
Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens.
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Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
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Lord, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death,
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Psalm 11
For the director of music. Of David.
In the Lord I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain.
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Psalm 13
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
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How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?
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Psalm 21
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
The king rejoices in your strength, Lord. How great is his joy in the victories you give!
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See how numerous are my enemies and how fiercely they hate me!
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How abundant are the good things that you have stored up for those who fear you, that you bestow in the sight of all, on those who take refuge in you.
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How long, Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
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How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
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See how the evildoers lie fallen— thrown down, not able to rise!
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“Show me, Lord, my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is.
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These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go to the house of God under the protection of the Mighty One with shouts of joy and praise among the festive throng.
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that will not heed the tune of the charmer, however skillful the enchanter may be.
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See how they lie in wait for me! Fierce men conspire against me for no offense or sin of mine, Lord.
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They wander about for food and howl if not satisfied.
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How long will you assault me? Would all of you throw me down— this leaning wall, this tottering fence?
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Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you.
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You know how I am scorned, disgraced and shamed; all my enemies are before you.
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My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds, of your saving acts all day long— though I know not how to relate them all.
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They say, “How would God know? Does the Most High know anything?”
