But Abram said, “O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”

But he said, “O Lord God, how am I to know that I shall possess it?”

and said, “O Lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant.

And he said, “O Lord, God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today and show steadfast love to my master Abraham.

He said, “Come in, O blessed of the Lord. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”

“I came today to the spring and said, ‘O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if now you are prospering the way that I go,

As soon as Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me, even me also, O my father!”

Esau said to his father, “Have you but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father.” And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.

And Jacob said, “O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O Lord who said to me, ‘Return to your country and to your kindred, that I may do you good,’

“Assemble and listen, O sons of Jacob, listen to Israel your father.

Let my soul come not into their council; O my glory, be not joined to their company. For in their anger they killed men, and in their willfulness they hamstrung oxen.

I wait for your salvation, O Lord.

Then Moses turned to the Lord and said, “O Lord, why have you done evil to this people? Why did you ever send me?

Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power, your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy.

“Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?

Terror and dread fall upon them; because of the greatness of your arm, they are still as a stone, till your people, O Lord, pass by, till the people pass by whom you have purchased.

You will bring them in and plant them on your own mountain, the place, O Lord, which you have made for your abode, the sanctuary, O Lord, which your hands have established.

And he received the gold from their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a golden calf. And they said, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”

They have turned aside quickly out of the way that I commanded them. They have made for themselves a golden calf and have worshiped it and sacrificed to it and said, ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!’”

But Moses implored the Lord his God and said, “O Lord, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, whom you have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?

And he said, “If now I have found favor in your sight, O Lord, please let the Lord go in the midst of us, for it is a stiff-necked people, and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance.”

And whenever the ark set out, Moses said, “Arise, O Lord, and let your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate you flee before you.”

And when it rested, he said, “Return, O Lord, to the ten thousand thousands of Israel.”

And Moses cried to the Lord, “O God, please heal her—please.”

and they will tell the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that you, O Lord, are in the midst of this people. For you, O Lord, are seen face to face, and your cloud stands over them and you go before them, in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night.

And they fell on their faces and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and will you be angry with all the congregation?”

Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well!—Sing to it!—

Woe to you, O Moab! You are undone, O people of Chemosh! He has made his sons fugitives, and his daughters captives, to an Amorite king, Sihon.

And Balaam took up his discourse and said, “Rise, Balak, and hear; give ear to me, O son of Zippor:

How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your encampments, O Israel!

‘O Lord God, you have only begun to show your servant your greatness and your mighty hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do such works and mighty acts as yours?

Moses Commands Obedience

“And now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the rules that I am teaching you, and do them, that you may live, and go in and take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you.

The Ten Commandments

And Moses summoned all Israel and said to them, “Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the rules that I speak in your hearing today, and you shall learn them and be careful to do them.

Hear therefore, O Israel, and be careful to do them, that it may go well with you, and that you may multiply greatly, as the Lord, the God of your fathers, has promised you, in a land flowing with milk and honey.

“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.

Not Because of Righteousness

“Hear, O Israel: you are to cross over the Jordan today, to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than you, cities great and fortified up to heaven,

And I prayed to the Lord, ‘O Lord God, do not destroy your people and your heritage, whom you have redeemed through your greatness, whom you have brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

and shall say to them, ‘Hear, O Israel, today you are drawing near for battle against your enemies: let not your heart faint. Do not fear or panic or be in dread of them,

Accept atonement, O Lord, for your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and do not set the guilt of innocent blood in the midst of your people Israel, so that their blood guilt be atoned for.’

And behold, now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground, which you, O Lord, have given me.’ And you shall set it down before the Lord your God and worship before the Lord your God.

Curses from Mount Ebal

Then Moses and the Levitical priests said to all Israel, “Keep silence and hear, O Israel: this day you have become the people of the Lord your God.

“Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak, and let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

“Rejoice with him, O heavens; bow down to him, all gods, for he avenges the blood of his children and takes vengeance on his adversaries. He repays those who hate him and cleanses his people's land.”

And this he said of Judah: “Hear, O Lord, the voice of Judah, and bring him in to his people. With your hands contend for him, and be a help against his adversaries.”

Bless, O Lord, his substance, and accept the work of his hands; crush the loins of his adversaries, of those who hate him, that they rise not again.”

And of Naphtali he said, “O Naphtali, sated with favor, and full of the blessing of the Lord, possess the lake and the south.”

“There is none like God, O Jeshurun, who rides through the heavens to your help, through the skies in his majesty.

Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, the shield of your help, and the sword of your triumph! Your enemies shall come fawning to you, and you shall tread upon their backs.”

And Joshua said, “Alas, O Lord God, why have you brought this people over the Jordan at all, to give us into the hands of the Amorites, to destroy us? Would that we had been content to dwell beyond the Jordan!

O Lord, what can I say, when Israel has turned their backs before their enemies!

Get up! Consecrate the people and say, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow; for thus says the Lord, God of Israel, “There are devoted things in your midst, O Israel. You cannot stand before your enemies until you take away the devoted things from among you.”

But he himself turned back at the idols near Gilgal and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” And he commanded, “Silence.” And all his attendants went out from his presence.

“Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes; to the Lord I will sing; I will make melody to the Lord, the God of Israel.

“Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, break out in a song! Arise, Barak, lead away your captives, O son of Abinoam.

“So may all your enemies perish, O Lord! But your friends be like the sun as he rises in his might.” And the land had rest for forty years.

And the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, “The Lord is with you, O mighty man of valor.”

Then Gideon perceived that he was the angel of the Lord. And Gideon said, “Alas, O Lord God! For now I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face.”

Then Manoah prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent come again to us and teach us what we are to do with the child who will be born.”

Then Samson called to the Lord and said, “O Lord God, please remember me and please strengthen me only this once, O God, that I may be avenged on the Philistines for my two eyes.”

And they said, “O Lord, the God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that today there should be one tribe lacking in Israel?”

And she vowed a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head.”

Take courage, and be men, O Philistines, lest you become slaves to the Hebrews as they have been to you; be men and fight.”

Therefore Saul said, “O Lord God of Israel, why have you not answered your servant this day? If this guilt is in me or in Jonathan my son, O Lord, God of Israel, give Urim. But if this guilt is in your people Israel, give Thummim.” And Jonathan and Saul were taken, but the people escaped.

As soon as Saul saw David go out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this youth?” And Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I do not know.”

Then David said, “O Lord, the God of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city on my account.

Will the men of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? O Lord, the God of Israel, please tell your servant.” And the Lord said, “He will come down.”

Now come down, O king, according to all your heart's desire to come down, and our part shall be to surrender him into the king's hand.”

Saul recognized David's voice and said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” And David said, “It is my voice, my lord, O king.”

And David answered and said, “Here is the spear, O king! Let one of the young men come over and take it.

“Your glory, O Israel, is slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!

David's Prayer of Gratitude

Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?

And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord God. You have spoken also of your servant's house for a great while to come, and this is instruction for mankind, O Lord God!

And what more can David say to you? For you know your servant, O Lord God!

Therefore you are great, O Lord God. For there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

And you established for yourself your people Israel to be your people forever. And you, O Lord, became their God.

And now, O Lord God, confirm forever the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, and do as you have spoken.

For you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have made this revelation to your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you.

And now, O Lord God, you are God, and your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant.

Now therefore may it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you. For you, O Lord God, have spoken, and with your blessing shall the house of your servant be blessed forever.”

And he said to him, “O son of the king, why are you so haggard morning after morning? Will you not tell me?” Amnon said to him, “I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.”

When the woman of Tekoa came to the king, she fell on her face to the ground and paid homage and said, “Save me, O king.”

And it was told David, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O Lord, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”

But if you return to the city and say to Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king; as I have been your father's servant in time past, so now I will be your servant,’ then you will defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.

And the king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he went, he said, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

The king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, “O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

He answered, “My lord, O king, my servant deceived me, for your servant said to him, ‘I will saddle a donkey for myself, that I may ride on it and go with the king.’ For your servant is lame.

The Rebellion of Sheba

Now there happened to be there a worthless man, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. And he blew the trumpet and said, “We have no portion in David, and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse; every man to his tents, O Israel!”

For you are my lamp, O Lord, and my God lightens my darkness.

“For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations, and sing praises to your name.

and said, “Far be it from me, O Lord, that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives?” Therefore he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did.

The Lord's Judgment of David's Sin

But David's heart struck him after he had numbered the people. And David said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O Lord, please take away the iniquity of your servant, for I have done very foolishly.”

All this, O king, Araunah gives to the king.” And Araunah said to the king, “May the Lord your God accept you.”

And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of David my father, although I am but a little child. I do not know how to go out or come in.

and said, “O Lord, God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven above or on earth beneath, keeping covenant and showing steadfast love to your servants who walk before you with all their heart;

Now therefore, O Lord, God of Israel, keep for your servant David my father what you have promised him, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man to sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your sons pay close attention to their way, to walk before me as you have walked before me.’

Now therefore, O God of Israel, let your word be confirmed, which you have spoken to your servant David my father.

Yet have regard to the prayer of your servant and to his plea, O Lord my God, listening to the cry and to the prayer that your servant prays before you this day,

For you separated them from among all the peoples of the earth to be your heritage, as you declared through Moses your servant, when you brought our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God.”

The Kingdom Divided

And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, “What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David.” So Israel went to their tents.

So the king took counsel and made two calves of gold. And he said to the people, “You have gone up to Jerusalem long enough. Behold your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”

And the man cried against the altar by the word of the Lord and said, “O altar, altar, thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name, and he shall sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who make offerings on you, and human bones shall be burned on you.’”

And she said to Elijah, “What have you against me, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to remembrance and to cause the death of my son!”

And he cried to the Lord, “O Lord my God, have you brought calamity even upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by killing her son?”

Then he stretched himself upon the child three times and cried to the Lord, “O Lord my God, let this child's life come into him again.”

And they took the bull that was given them, and they prepared it and called upon the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice, and no one answered. And they limped around the altar that they had made.

And at the time of the offering of the oblation, Elijah the prophet came near and said, “O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word.

Answer me, O Lord, answer me, that this people may know that you, O Lord, are God, and that you have turned their hearts back.”

But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”

And the king of Israel answered, “As you say, my lord, O king, I am yours, and all that I have.”

Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, O my enemy?” He answered, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the sight of the Lord.

Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty men with his fifty. He went up to Elijah, who was sitting on the top of a hill, and said to him, “O man of God, the king says, ‘Come down.’”

Again the king sent to him another captain of fifty men with his fifty. And he answered and said to him, “O man of God, this is the king's order, ‘Come down quickly!’”

Again the king sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up and came and fell on his knees before Elijah and entreated him, “O man of God, please let my life, and the life of these fifty servants of yours, be precious in your sight.

And he said, “At this season, about this time next year, you shall embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my lord, O man of God; do not lie to your servant.”

And they poured out some for the men to eat. But while they were eating of the stew, they cried out, “O man of God, there is death in the pot!” And they could not eat it.

And one of his servants said, “None, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.”

Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Lord, please open his eyes that he may see.” So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

As soon as they entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O Lord, open the eyes of these men, that they may see.” So the Lord opened their eyes and they saw, and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

Now as the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, saying, “Help, my lord, O king!”

And while he was telling the king how Elisha had restored the dead to life, behold, the woman whose son he had restored to life appealed to the king for her house and her land. And Gehazi said, “My lord, O king, here is the woman, and here is her son whom Elisha restored to life.”

And when he came, behold, the commanders of the army were in council. And he said, “I have a word for you, O commander.” And Jehu said, “To which of us all?” And he said, “To you, O commander.”

Then Joram reined about and fled, saying to Ahaziah, “Treachery, O Ahaziah!”

And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said: “O Lord, the God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.

Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear; open your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to mock the living God.

Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands

So now, O Lord our God, save us, please, from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, O Lord, are God alone.”

“Now, O Lord, please remember how I have walked before you in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Then the Spirit clothed Amasai, chief of the thirty, and he said, “We are yours, O David, and with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers! For your God helps you.” Then David received them and made them officers of his troops.

O offspring of Israel his servant, children of Jacob, his chosen ones!

Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!

Say also: “Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather and deliver us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.

David's Prayer

Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?

And this was a small thing in your eyes, O God. You have also spoken of your servant's house for a great while to come, and have shown me future generations, O Lord God!

For your servant's sake, O Lord, and according to your own heart, you have done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.

There is none like you, O Lord, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

And you made your people Israel to be your people forever, and you, O Lord, became their God.

And now, O Lord, let the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house be established forever, and do as you have spoken,

And now, O Lord, you are God, and you have promised this good thing to your servant.

Now you have been pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you, for it is you, O Lord, who have blessed, and it is blessed forever.”

And David said to God, “Was it not I who gave command to number the people? It is I who have sinned and done great evil. But these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand, O Lord my God, be against me and against my father's house. But do not let the plague be on your people.”

David Prays in the Assembly

Therefore David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the assembly. And David said: “Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.

Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all.

O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have provided for building you a house for your holy name comes from your hand and is all your own.

O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep forever such purposes and thoughts in the hearts of your people, and direct their hearts toward you.

O Lord God, let your word to David my father be now fulfilled, for you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.

and said, “O Lord, God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven or on earth, keeping covenant and showing steadfast love to your servants who walk before you with all their heart,

Now therefore, O Lord, God of Israel, keep for your servant David my father what you have promised him, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man to sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your sons pay close attention to their way, to walk in my law as you have walked before me.’

Now therefore, O Lord, God of Israel, let your word be confirmed, which you have spoken to your servant David.

Yet have regard to the prayer of your servant and to his plea, O Lord my God, listening to the cry and to the prayer that your servant prays before you,

Now, O my God, let your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayer of this place.

“And now arise, O Lord God, and go to your resting place, you and the ark of your might. Let your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and let your saints rejoice in your goodness.

O Lord God, do not turn away the face of your anointed one! Remember your steadfast love for David your servant.”

And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, “What portion have we in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Each of you to your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David.” So all Israel went to their tents.

Then Abijah stood up on Mount Zemaraim that is in the hill country of Ephraim and said, “Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel!

Behold, God is with us at our head, and his priests with their battle trumpets to sound the call to battle against you. O sons of Israel, do not fight against the Lord, the God of your fathers, for you cannot succeed.”

And Asa cried to the Lord his God, “O Lord, there is none like you to help, between the mighty and the weak. Help us, O Lord our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. O Lord, you are our God; let not man prevail against you.”

and said, “O Lord, God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. In your hand are power and might, so that none is able to withstand you.

O our God, will you not execute judgment on them? For we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”

You will not need to fight in this battle. Stand firm, hold your position, and see the salvation of the Lord on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem.’ Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed. Tomorrow go out against them, and the Lord will be with you.”

But a man of God came to him and said, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the Lord is not with Israel, with all these Ephraimites.

So couriers went throughout all Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his princes, as the king had commanded, saying, “O people of Israel, return to the Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, that he may turn again to the remnant of you who have escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria.

saying: “O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift my face to you, my God, for our iniquities have risen higher than our heads, and our guilt has mounted up to the heavens.

“And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments,

O Lord, the God of Israel, you are just, for we are left a remnant that has escaped, as it is today. Behold, we are before you in our guilt, for none can stand before you because of this.”

And I said, “O Lord God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments,

O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name, and give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” Now I was cupbearer to the king.

Hear, O our God, for we are despised. Turn back their taunt on their own heads and give them up to be plundered in a land where they are captives.

Remember for my good, O my God, all that I have done for this people.

For they all wanted to frighten us, thinking, “Their hands will drop from the work, and it will not be done.” But now, O God, strengthen my hands.

Remember Tobiah and Sanballat, O my God, according to these things that they did, and also the prophetess Noadiah and the rest of the prophets who wanted to make me afraid.

Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God and for his service.

Then I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves and come and guard the gates, to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember this also in my favor, O my God, and spare me according to the greatness of your steadfast love.

Remember them, O my God, because they have desecrated the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.

and I provided for the wood offering at appointed times, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.

Then Queen Esther answered, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be granted me for my wish, and my people for my request.

“O earth, cover not my blood, and let my cry find no resting place.

Have mercy on me, have mercy on me, O you my friends, for the hand of God has touched me!

Elihu Rebukes Job

“But now, hear my speech, O Job, and listen to all my words.

Pay attention, O Job, listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.

“Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God.

Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth.

Save Me, O My God

A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.

O Lord, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me;

But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.

Arise, O Lord! Save me, O my God! For you strike all my enemies on the cheek; you break the teeth of the wicked.

Answer Me When I Call

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!

O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame? How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah

There are many who say, “Who will show us some good? Lift up the light of your face upon us, O Lord!”

In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Lead Me in Your Righteousness

To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David.

Give ear to my words, O Lord; consider my groaning.

O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.

Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness because of my enemies; make your way straight before me.

Make them bear their guilt, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out, for they have rebelled against you.

For you bless the righteous, O Lord; you cover him with favor as with a shield.

O Lord, Deliver My Life

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath.

Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing; heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled.

My soul also is greatly troubled. But you, O Lord—how long?

Turn, O Lord, deliver my life; save me for the sake of your steadfast love.

In You Do I Take Refuge

A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning the words of Cush, a Benjaminite.

O Lord my God, in you do I take refuge; save me from all my pursuers and deliver me,

O Lord my God, if I have done this, if there is wrong in my hands,

Arise, O Lord, in your anger; lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies; awake for me; you have appointed a judgment.

The Lord judges the peoples; judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness and according to the integrity that is in me.

Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end, and may you establish the righteous— you who test the minds and hearts, O righteous God!

How Majestic Is Your Name

To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. A Psalm of David.

O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.

O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.

And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.

Be gracious to me, O Lord! See my affliction from those who hate me, O you who lift me up from the gates of death,

Arise, O Lord! Let not man prevail; let the nations be judged before you!

Put them in fear, O Lord! Let the nations know that they are but men! Selah

Why Do You Hide Yourself?

Why, O Lord, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up your hand; forget not the afflicted.

O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear

The Faithful Have Vanished

To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

Save, O Lord, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.

You, O Lord, will keep them; you will guard us from this generation forever.

How Long, O Lord?

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,

Who Shall Dwell on Your Holy Hill?

A Psalm of David.

O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill?

You Will Not Abandon My Soul

A Miktam of David.

Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.

In the Shadow of Your Wings

A Prayer of David.

Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry! Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!

I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God; incline your ear to me; hear my words.

Wondrously show your steadfast love, O Savior of those who seek refuge from their adversaries at your right hand.

Arise, O Lord! Confront him, subdue him! Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,

from men by your hand, O Lord, from men of the world whose portion is in this life. You fill their womb with treasure; they are satisfied with children, and they leave their abundance to their infants.

The Lord Is My Rock and My Fortress

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who addressed the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said:

I love you, O Lord, my strength.

Then the channels of the sea were seen, and the foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.

For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations, and sing to your name.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

O Lord, save the king! May he answer us when we call.

The King Rejoices in the Lord's Strength

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

O Lord, in your strength the king rejoices, and in your salvation how greatly he exults!

Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength! We will sing and praise your power.

O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, and by night, but I find no rest.

But you, O Lord, do not be far off! O you my help, come quickly to my aid!

Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.

Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.

Teach Me Your Paths

Of David.

To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me.

Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths.

Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old.

Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!

For your name's sake, O Lord, pardon my guilt, for it is great.

Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.

I Will Bless the Lord

Of David.

Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.

Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and my mind.

I wash my hands in innocence and go around your altar, O Lord,

O Lord, I love the habitation of your house and the place where your glory dwells.

Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud; be gracious to me and answer me!

Hide not your face from me. Turn not your servant away in anger, O you who have been my help. Cast me not off; forsake me not, O God of my salvation!

Teach me your way, O Lord, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies.

The Lord Is My Strength and My Shield

Of David.

To you, O Lord, I call; my rock, be not deaf to me, lest, if you be silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit.

Ascribe to the Lord Glory

A Psalm of David.

Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

Joy Comes with the Morning

A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of the temple.

I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me.

O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.

O Lord, you have brought up my soul from Sheol; you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.

Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name.

By your favor, O Lord, you made my mountain stand strong; you hid your face; I was dismayed.

To you, O Lord, I cry, and to the Lord I plead for mercy:

Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me! O Lord, be my helper!”

that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

Into Your Hand I Commit My Spirit

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me!

Into your hand I commit my spirit; you have redeemed me, O Lord, faithful God.

Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress; my eye is wasted from grief; my soul and my body also.

But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, “You are my God.”

O Lord, let me not be put to shame, for I call upon you; let the wicked be put to shame; let them go silently to Sheol.

Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

The Steadfast Love of the Lord

Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright.

Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you.

Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

Great Is the Lord

Of David.

Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me!

All my bones shall say, “O Lord, who is like you, delivering the poor from him who is too strong for him, the poor and needy from him who robs him?”

How long, O Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from their destruction, my precious life from the lions!

You have seen, O Lord; be not silent! O Lord, be not far from me!

Vindicate me, O Lord, my God, according to your righteousness, and let them not rejoice over me!

Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.

Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judgments are like the great deep; man and beast you save, O Lord.

How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

Do Not Forsake Me, O Lord

A Psalm of David, for the memorial offering.

O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath!

O Lord, all my longing is before you; my sighing is not hidden from you.

But for you, O Lord, do I wait; it is you, O Lord my God, who will answer.

Do not forsake me, O Lord! O my God, be not far from me!

Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!

“O Lord, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am!

“And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you.

“Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry; hold not your peace at my tears! For I am a sojourner with you, a guest, like all my fathers.

You have multiplied, O Lord my God, your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us; none can compare with you! I will proclaim and tell of them, yet they are more than can be told.

I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.”

I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation; behold, I have not restrained my lips, as you know, O Lord.

As for you, O Lord, you will not restrain your mercy from me; your steadfast love and your faithfulness will ever preserve me!

Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me! O Lord, make haste to help me!

As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God!

O Lord, Be Gracious to Me

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;

As for me, I said, “O Lord, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you!”

But you, O Lord, be gracious to me, and raise me up, that I may repay them!

Book Two

Why Are You Cast Down, O My Soul?

To the choirmaster. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah.

As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.

Send Out Your Light and Your Truth

Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly people, from the deceitful and unjust man deliver me!

Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy, and I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God.

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.

Come to Our Help

To the choirmaster. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah.

O God, we have heard with our ears, our fathers have told us, what deeds you performed in their days, in the days of old:

You are my King, O God; ordain salvation for Jacob!

Awake! Why are you sleeping, O Lord? Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever!

Your Throne, O God, Is Forever

To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah; a love song.

My heart overflows with a pleasing theme; I address my verses to the king; my tongue is like the pen of a ready scribe.

Gird your sword on your thigh, O mighty one, in your splendor and majesty!

Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness;

Hear, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear: forget your people and your father's house,

We have thought on your steadfast love, O God, in the midst of your temple.

As your name, O God, so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with righteousness.

“Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify against you. I am God, your God.

Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God

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

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, O God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

The Steadfast Love of God Endures

To the choirmaster. A Maskil of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”

Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all the day.

You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue.

The Lord Upholds My Life

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Maskil of David, when the Ziphites went and told Saul, “Is not David hiding among us?”

O God, save me by your name, and vindicate me by your might.

O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth.

With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you; I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, for it is good.

Cast Your Burden on the Lord

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Maskil of David.

Give ear to my prayer, O God, and hide not yourself from my plea for mercy!

Destroy, O Lord, divide their tongues; for I see violence and strife in the city.

But you, O God, will cast them down into the pit of destruction; men of blood and treachery shall not live out half their days. But I will trust in you.

In God I Trust

To the choirmaster: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. A Miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me; all day long an attacker oppresses me;

For their crime will they escape? In wrath cast down the peoples, O God!

I must perform my vows to you, O God; I will render thank offerings to you.

Let Your Glory Be over All the Earth

To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam of David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.

Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!

My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast! I will sing and make melody!

Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn!

I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!

O God, break the teeth in their mouths; tear out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!

Deliver Me from My Enemies

To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him.

Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise up against me;

For behold, they lie in wait for my life; fierce men stir up strife against me. For no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord,

But you, O Lord, laugh at them; you hold all the nations in derision.

O my Strength, I will watch for you, for you, O God, are my fortress.

Kill them not, lest my people forget; make them totter by your power and bring them down, O Lord, our shield!

O my Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, are my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love.

He Will Tread Down Our Foes

To the choirmaster: according to Shushan Eduth. A Miktam of David; for instruction; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return struck down twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses; you have been angry; oh, restore us.

Have you not rejected us, O God? You do not go forth, O God, with our armies.

Lead Me to the Rock

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. Of David.

Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer;

For you, O God, have heard my vows; you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.

For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.

Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah

and that to you, O Lord, belongs steadfast love. For you will render to a man according to his work.

My Soul Thirsts for You

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

O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

Hide Me from the Wicked

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.

O God of Our Salvation

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song.

Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion, and to you shall vows be performed.

O you who hear prayer, to you shall all flesh come.

By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas;

Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard,

For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried.

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!

O God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness, Selah

Rain in abundance, O God, you shed abroad; you restored your inheritance as it languished;

your flock found a dwelling in it; in your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy.

O mountain of God, mountain of Bashan; O many-peaked mountain, mountain of Bashan!

Why do you look with hatred, O many-peaked mountain, at the mount that God desired for his abode, yes, where the Lord will dwell forever?

Your procession is seen, O God, the procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary—

“Bless God in the great congregation, the Lord, O you who are of Israel's fountain!”

Summon your power, O God, the power, O God, by which you have worked for us.

O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God; sing praises to the Lord, Selah

Save Me, O God

To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. Of David.

Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck.

O God, you know my folly; the wrongs I have done are not hidden from you.

Let not those who hope in you be put to shame through me, O Lord God of hosts; let not those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, O God of Israel.

But as for me, my prayer is to you, O Lord. At an acceptable time, O God, in the abundance of your steadfast love answer me in your saving faithfulness.

Answer me, O Lord, for your steadfast love is good; according to your abundant mercy, turn to me.

But I am afflicted and in pain; let your salvation, O God, set me on high!

O Lord, Do Not Delay

To the choirmaster. Of David, for the memorial offering.

Make haste, O God, to deliver me! O Lord, make haste to help me!

But I am poor and needy; hasten to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord, do not delay!

Forsake Me Not When My Strength Is Spent

In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame!

Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man.

For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth.

O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me!

O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.

So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come.

Your righteousness, O God, reaches the high heavens. You who have done great things, O God, who is like you?

I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praises to you with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.

Give the King Your Justice

Of Solomon.

Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son!

Like a dream when one awakes, O Lord, when you rouse yourself, you despise them as phantoms.

Arise, O God, Defend Your Cause

A Maskil of Asaph.

O God, why do you cast us off forever? Why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture?

How long, O God, is the foe to scoff? Is the enemy to revile your name forever?

Remember this, O Lord, how the enemy scoffs, and a foolish people reviles your name.

Arise, O God, defend your cause; remember how the foolish scoff at you all the day!

God Will Judge with Equity

To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song.

We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds.

At your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both rider and horse lay stunned.

Your way, O God, is holy. What god is great like our God?

When the waters saw you, O God, when the waters saw you, they were afraid; indeed, the deep trembled.

Tell the Coming Generation

A Maskil of Asaph.

Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth!

How Long, O Lord?

A Psalm of Asaph.

O God, the nations have come into your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple; they have laid Jerusalem in ruins.

How long, O Lord? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; deliver us, and atone for our sins, for your name's sake!

Return sevenfold into the lap of our neighbors the taunts with which they have taunted you, O Lord!

Restore Us, O God

To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Testimony. Of Asaph, a Psalm.

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock. You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth.

Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved!

O Lord God of hosts, how long will you be angry with your people's prayers?

Restore us, O God of hosts; let your face shine, that we may be saved!

Turn again, O God of hosts! Look down from heaven, and see; have regard for this vine,

Restore us, O Lord God of hosts! Let your face shine, that we may be saved!

Hear, O my people, while I admonish you! O Israel, if you would but listen to me!

Arise, O God, judge the earth; for you shall inherit all the nations!

O God, Do Not Keep Silence

A Song. A Psalm of Asaph.

O God, do not keep silence; do not hold your peace or be still, O God!

O my God, make them like whirling dust, like chaff before the wind.

Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek your name, O Lord.

My Soul Longs for the Courts of the Lord

To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.

How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts!

Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God.

O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah

Behold our shield, O God; look on the face of your anointed!

O Lord of hosts, blessed is the one who trusts in you!

Restore us again, O God of our salvation, and put away your indignation toward us!

Show us your steadfast love, O Lord, and grant us your salvation.

Great Is Your Steadfast Love

A Prayer of David.

Incline your ear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

Be gracious to me, O Lord, for to you do I cry all the day.

Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.

Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer; listen to my plea for grace.

There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like yours.

All the nations you have made shall come and worship before you, O Lord, and shall glorify your name.

Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.

I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever.

O God, insolent men have risen up against me; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, and they do not set you before them.

But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

Glorious things of you are spoken, O city of God. Selah

I Cry Out Day and Night Before You

A Song. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.

O Lord, God of my salvation, I cry out day and night before you.

my eye grows dim through sorrow. Every day I call upon you, O Lord; I spread out my hands to you.

But I, O Lord, cry to you; in the morning my prayer comes before you.

O Lord, why do you cast my soul away? Why do you hide your face from me?

Let the heavens praise your wonders, O Lord, your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones!

O Lord God of hosts, who is mighty as you are, O Lord, with your faithfulness all around you?

Blessed are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O Lord, in the light of your face,

How long, O Lord? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire?

Remember, O Lord, how your servants are mocked, and how I bear in my heart the insults of all the many nations,

with which your enemies mock, O Lord, with which they mock the footsteps of your anointed.

You return man to dust and say, “Return, O children of man!”

Return, O Lord! How long? Have pity on your servants!

How Great Are Your Works

A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath.

It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High;

For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy.

How great are your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep!

but you, O Lord, are on high forever.

For behold, your enemies, O Lord, for behold, your enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered.

The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their roaring.

Your decrees are very trustworthy; holiness befits your house, O Lord, forevermore.

The Lord Will Not Forsake His People

O Lord, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth!

Rise up, O judge of the earth; repay to the proud what they deserve!

O Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult?

They crush your people, O Lord, and afflict your heritage.

Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise?

Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O Lord, and whom you teach out of your law,

When I thought, “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.

Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!

Zion hears and is glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoice, because of your judgments, O Lord.

For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.

O you who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name!

O Lord our God, you answered them; you were a forgiving God to them, but an avenger of their wrongdoings.

I Will Walk with Integrity

A Psalm of David.

I will sing of steadfast love and justice; to you, O Lord, I will make music.

Do Not Hide Your Face from Me

A Prayer of one afflicted, when he is faint and pours out his complaint before the Lord.

Hear my prayer, O Lord; let my cry come to you!

But you, O Lord, are enthroned forever; you are remembered throughout all generations.

“O my God,” I say, “take me not away in the midst of my days— you whose years endure throughout all generations!”

Bless the Lord, O My Soul

Of David.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits,

Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word!

Bless the Lord, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul!

O Lord My God, You Are Very Great

Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty,

O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.

Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more! Bless the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord!

O offspring of Abraham, his servant, children of Jacob, his chosen ones!

Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people; help me when you save them,

Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.

With God We Shall Do Valiantly

A Song. A Psalm of David.

My heart is steadfast, O God! I will sing and make melody with all my being!

Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn!

I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!

Have you not rejected us, O God? You do not go out, O God, with our armies.

Help Me, O Lord My God

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

Be not silent, O God of my praise!

But you, O God my Lord, deal on my behalf for your name's sake; because your steadfast love is good, deliver me!

Help me, O Lord my God! Save me according to your steadfast love!

Let them know that this is your hand; you, O Lord, have done it!

Who Is like the Lord Our God?

Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord!

What ails you, O sea, that you flee? O Jordan, that you turn back?

O mountains, that you skip like rams? O hills, like lambs?

Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,

To Your Name Give Glory

Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!

O Israel, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield.

O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield.

Then I called on the name of the Lord: “O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!”

Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

O Lord, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant. You have loosed my bonds.

in the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!

Save us, we pray, O Lord! O Lord, we pray, give us success!

Blessed are you, O Lord; teach me your statutes!

I cling to your testimonies, O Lord; let me not be put to shame!

He

Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes; and I will keep it to the end.

Waw

Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord, your salvation according to your promise;

When I think of your rules from of old, I take comfort, O Lord.

I remember your name in the night, O Lord, and keep your law.

The earth, O Lord, is full of your steadfast love; teach me your statutes!

Teth

You have dealt well with your servant, O Lord, according to your word.

I know, O Lord, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.

Lamedh

Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens.