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Rescue Me, O Yahweh, from Evil Men
For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
140 (A)Rescue me, O Yahweh, from evil men;
Guard me from (B)violent men
2 Who (C)think up evil things in their hearts;
They (D)continually stir up wars.
3 They (E)sharpen their tongues as a serpent;
(F)Poison of an asp is under their lips. [a]Selah.
4 (G)Keep me, O Yahweh, from the hands of the wicked;
(H)Guard me from violent men
Who [b]give thought to [c](I)trip up my steps.
5 The proud have (J)hidden a trap for me, and cords;
They have spread a (K)net by the [d]wayside;
They have set (L)snares for me. Selah.
6 I (M)said to Yahweh, “You are my God;
(N)Give ear, O Yahweh, to the (O)voice of my supplications.
7 O Yahweh, O Lord, (P)the strength of my salvation,
You have (Q)covered my head in the day of [e]battle.
8 Do not grant, O Yahweh, the (R)desires of the wicked;
Do not promote (S)his evil [f]scheme, that they not be exalted. Selah.
9 “As for the head of those who surround me,
May the (T)trouble from their lips cover them.
10 May (U)burning coals be shaken out upon them;
May He (V)cause them to fall into the fire,
Into [g]bottomless pits from which they (W)can never rise.
11 May a [h]slanderer not be established in the earth;
(X)May evil hunt the violent man [i]speedily.”
12 I know that Yahweh will (Y)maintain the cause for the afflicted
And (Z)judgment for the needy.
13 Surely the (AA)righteous will give thanks to Your name;
The (AB)upright will abide in Your presence.
My Prayer as Incense Before You
A Psalm of David.
141 O Yahweh, I call upon You; (AC)hasten to me!
(AD)Give ear to my voice when I call to You!
2 May my prayer be established as (AE)incense before You;
The (AF)lifting up of my hands as the (AG)evening offering.
3 Set a (AH)guard, O Yahweh, [j]over my mouth;
Keep watch over the (AI)door of my lips.
4 (AJ)Do not incline my heart to any evil thing,
To practice deeds in wickedness
With men who are (AK)workers of iniquity;
And (AL)do not let me eat of their delicacies.
5 Let the (AM)righteous smite me in lovingkindness and reprove me;
It is (AN)oil upon the head;
Let not my head refuse it,
[k]For still my prayer (AO)is [l]against their evil deeds.
6 Their judges are (AP)thrown down by the sides of the cliff,
And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.
7 As when one (AQ)plows and splits open the earth,
Our (AR)bones have been scattered at the (AS)mouth of Sheol.
8 For my (AT)eyes are toward You, O Yahweh, O Lord;
In You I (AU)take refuge; (AV)do not pour out my soul to death.
9 Keep me from the [m](AW)jaws of the trap which they have set for me,
And from the (AX)snares of workers of iniquity.
10 Let the wicked (AY)fall into their own nets,
As for myself—meanwhile, (AZ)I am passing by.
Give Heed to My Cry
A [n]Maskil of David. When he was [o]in the cave. A Prayer.
142 With my voice to Yahweh, I (BA)cry aloud;
With my voice to Yahweh, I (BB)make supplication.
2 I (BC)pour out my complaint before Him;
I declare my (BD)distress before Him.
3 When (BE)my spirit [p]was faint within me,
You knew my path.
In the way where I walk
They have (BF)hidden a trap for me.
4 Look to the right and see;
That there is (BG)no one who regards me;
(BH)A way of escape has been destroyed from me;
(BI)No one cares for my soul.
5 I cried out to You, O Yahweh;
I said, “You are (BJ)my refuge,
My (BK)portion in the (BL)land of the living.
6 (BM)Give heed to my cry of lamentation,
For I am (BN)brought very low;
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are too (BO)strong for me.
7 (BP)Bring my soul out of prison,
To give thanks to Your name;
The righteous will encircle me,
For You will (BQ)deal bountifully with me.”
My Soul Reaches for You
A Psalm of David.
143 O Yahweh, hear my prayer,
(BR)Give ear to my supplications!
Answer me in Your (BS)faithfulness, in Your (BT)righteousness!
2 And (BU)do not enter into judgment with Your slave,
For (BV)no one living is righteous in Your sight.
3 For the enemy has pursued my soul;
He has crushed my life (BW)to the ground;
He (BX)has made me inhabit dark places, like those who have long been dead.
4 Therefore (BY)my spirit was faint within me;
My heart was [q](BZ)appalled within me.
5 I (CA)remember the days of old;
I (CB)meditate on all You have done;
I (CC)muse on the work of Your hands.
6 I (CD)stretch out my hands to You;
My (CE)soul reaches for You like a weary land. [r]Selah.
7 (CF)Answer me quickly, O Yahweh, my (CG)spirit wastes away;
(CH)Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will become like (CI)those who go down to the pit.
8 Cause me to hear Your (CJ)lovingkindness (CK)in the morning;
For I trust (CL)in You;
Cause me to know the (CM)way in which I should walk;
For to You I (CN)lift up my soul.
9 (CO)Deliver me from my enemies, O Yahweh,
I have concealed myself in You.
10 (CP)Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
Let (CQ)Your good Spirit (CR)lead me on level [s]ground.
11 (CS)For the sake of Your name, O Yahweh, (CT)revive me.
(CU)In Your righteousness bring my soul out of distress.
12 And in Your lovingkindness, [t](CV)cut off my enemies
And cause all those who assail my soul to (CW)perish,
For (CX)I am Your slave.
Blessed Be Yahweh, My Rock
Of David.
144 Blessed be Yahweh, (CY)my rock,
Who (CZ)trains my hands for war,
My fingers for battle;
2 My lovingkindness and (DA)my fortress,
My (DB)stronghold and my deliverer,
My (DC)shield and He in whom I take refuge,
Who (DD)subdues [u]my people under me.
3 O Yahweh, (DE)what is man, that You know him?
Or the son of man, that You think of him?
4 (DF)Man is like a breath;
His (DG)days are like a passing shadow.
5 O Yahweh, (DH)bow Your heavens, and (DI)come down;
(DJ)Touch the mountains, that they may smoke.
6 Flash forth (DK)lightning and scatter them;
Send out Your (DL)arrows and confuse them.
7 Send forth Your hand (DM)from on high;
Set me free and (DN)deliver me out of many waters,
Out of the hand of (DO)foreigners
8 Whose mouth (DP)speaks worthlessness,
And whose (DQ)right hand is a right hand of lying.
9 O God, I will sing a (DR)new song to You;
Upon a (DS)harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,
10 Who (DT)gives salvation to kings,
Who (DU)sets David His servant free from the evil sword.
11 Set me free and deliver me out of the hand of the sons of a (DV)foreigner,
Whose mouth (DW)speaks worthlessness
And whose (DX)right hand is a right hand of lying.
12 That our sons would be as (DY)grown-up plants in their youth,
And our daughters as (DZ)corner pillars [v]fashioned as for a palace;
13 That our (EA)granaries would be full, furnishing every kind of produce,
And our flocks would bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields outside;
14 That our (EB)cattle would [w]bear
Without [x](EC)mishap and without [y](ED)loss,
And without (EE)outcry in our streets!
15 How blessed are the people for whom this is so;
How (EF)blessed are the people for whom God is Yahweh!
Yahweh’s Greatness Is Unsearchable
A Praise of David.
Aleph
Beth
2 Every day I will bless You,
And I will (EJ)praise Your name forever and ever.
Gimel
Daleth
4 One (EM)generation shall laud Your works to another,
And shall declare Your mighty deeds.
He
5 On the (EN)glorious [z]splendor of Your majesty
And (EO)on the words of Your wondrous deeds, I will muse.
Vav
6 Men shall speak of the strength of Your [aa](EP)fearsome acts,
And I will (EQ)recount Your greatness.
Zayin
7 They shall pour forth the memory of Your (ER)abundant goodness
And will (ES)shout joyfully of Your righteousness.
Heth
8 Yahweh is (ET)gracious and compassionate;
Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.
Teth
Yodh
Kaph
11 They shall speak of the (EY)glory of Your kingdom
And talk of Your might;
Lamedh
12 To (EZ)make known to the sons of men His mighty deeds
And the (FA)glory of the majesty of His kingdom.
Mem
13 Your kingdom is [ab]an (FB)everlasting kingdom,
And Your dominion endures from generation to every generation.
Samekh
Ayin
15 The eyes of all wait on You,
And You (FE)give them their food in due time.
Pe
16 You (FF)open Your hand
And satisfy the desire of every living thing.
Tsadhe
17 Yahweh is (FG)righteous in all His ways
And holy in all His works.
Qoph
Resh
19 He will (FJ)work out the desire of those who fear Him;
He will (FK)hear their cry for help and He will save them.
Shin
Tav
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