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15 They will be brought with joy and rejoicing;
They will enter into the King’s palace.
16 In place of your fathers will be your sons;
You shall make them princes in all the earth.
17 I will make (A)Your name known among all generations;
Therefore the peoples (B)will praise You forever and ever.
God, the Refuge of His People.
For the music director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah, [a]set to Alamoth. A Song.
46 God is our (C)refuge and strength,
A [b]very (D)ready help (E)in [c]trouble.
2 Therefore we will (F)not fear, though (G)the earth shakes
And (H)the mountains slip into the heart of the [d]sea;
3 Though its (I)waters roar and foam,
Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah
4 There is a (J)river whose streams make the (K)city of God happy,
The holy (L)dwelling places of the Most High.
5 God is (M)in the midst of her, she will not be moved;
God will (N)help her [e]when morning dawns.
6 The [f]nations (O)made an uproar, the kingdoms tottered;
He [g](P)raised His voice, the earth (Q)quaked.
7 The Lord of armies (R)is with us;
The God of Jacob is (S)our stronghold. Selah
8 Come, (T)behold the works of the Lord,
[h]Who has inflicted (U)horrific events on the earth.
9 He (V)makes wars to cease to the end of the earth;
He (W)breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two;
He (X)burns the chariots with fire.
10 “[i]Stop striving and (Y)know that I am God;
I will be (Z)exalted among the [j]nations, I will be exalted on the earth.”
11 The Lord of armies is with us;
The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah
God, the King of the Earth.
For the music director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
47 (AA)Clap your hands, all you peoples;
(AB)Shout to God with a voice of joy.
2 For the Lord Most High is to be (AC)feared,
A (AD)great King over all the earth.
3 He (AE)subdues peoples under us
And nations under our feet.
4 He chooses our (AF)inheritance for us,
The (AG)pride of Jacob whom He loves. Selah
5 God has (AH)ascended [k]with a shout,
The Lord, [l]with the (AI)sound of a trumpet.
6 (AJ)Sing praises to God, sing praises;
Sing praises to (AK)our King, sing praises.
7 For God is the (AL)King of all the earth;
Sing praises (AM)with a psalm of wisdom.
8 God (AN)reigns over the nations,
God [m]sits on (AO)His holy throne.
9 The [n](AP)princes of the people have assembled as the (AQ)people of the God of Abraham,
For the (AR)shields of the earth belong to God;
He is (AS)highly exalted.
The Beauty and Glory of Zion.
A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.
48 (AT)Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised
In the (AU)city of our God, His (AV)holy mountain.
2 (AW)Beautiful in elevation, (AX)the joy of the whole earth,
Is Mount Zion in the far north,
The (AY)city of the great King.
3 In its palaces,
God has made Himself known as a (AZ)stronghold.
4 For, behold, the (BA)kings arrived,
They passed by together.
5 They saw it, then they were amazed;
They were (BB)terrified, they fled in a hurry.
6 [o]Panic seized them there,
Anguish, as that of (BC)a woman in childbirth.
7 With the (BD)east wind
You (BE)smash the (BF)ships of Tarshish.
8 Just as we have heard, so have we seen
In the city of the Lord of armies, in the city of our God;
God will (BG)establish her forever. Selah
9 We have thought over (BH)Your goodness, God,
In the midst of Your temple.
10 As is Your (BI)name, God,
So is Your (BJ)praise to the ends of the earth;
Your (BK)right hand is full of righteousness.
11 Mount (BL)Zion shall be glad,
The (BM)daughters of Judah shall rejoice
Because of Your judgments.
12 Walk around Zion and encircle her;
Count her (BN)towers;
13 Consider her (BO)ramparts;
Go through her palaces,
So that you may (BP)tell of her to the next generation.
14 For [p]such is God,
Our God forever and ever;
He will (BQ)lead us [q]until death.
The Foolishness of Trusting in Riches.
For the music director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
49 (BR)Hear this, all peoples;
Listen, all (BS)inhabitants of the world,
2 Both (BT)low and high,
Rich and poor together.
3 My mouth will (BU)speak wisdom,
And the meditation of my heart will be (BV)understanding.
4 I will incline my ear to (BW)a proverb;
(BX)I will [r]express my (BY)riddle on the harp.
5 Why should I (BZ)fear in days of adversity,
When the injustice of those who betray me surrounds me,
6 Those who (CA)trust in their wealth
And boast in the abundance of their riches?
7 No one can by any means (CB)redeem another
Or give God a (CC)ransom for him—
8 For (CD)the redemption of [s]his soul is priceless,
And he should cease imagining forever—
9 That he might (CE)live on eternally,
That he might not [t](CF)undergo decay.
10 For he sees that even (CG)wise people die;
The (CH)foolish and the stupid alike perish
And (CI)leave their wealth to others.
11 Their [u](CJ)inner thought is that their houses (CK)are forever
And their dwelling places to all generations;
They have (CL)named their lands after their own names.
12 But (CM)man in his splendor will not endure;
He is like the animals that [v]perish.
13 This is the (CN)way of those who are foolish,
And of those after them who (CO)approve their words. Selah
14 Like sheep they sink down (CP)to [w]Sheol;
Death will be their shepherd;
And the (CQ)upright will rule over them in the morning,
And their form shall be for [x]Sheol (CR)to consume
[y]So that they have no lofty home.
15 But God will (CS)redeem my soul from the [z]power of [aa]Sheol,
For (CT)He will receive me. Selah
16 Do not be afraid (CU)when a person becomes rich,
When the splendor of his house is increased;
17 For when he dies, he will (CV)take nothing with him;
His [ab]wealth will not descend after him.
18 Though while he lives he (CW)congratulates [ac]himself—
And though people praise you when you do well for yourself—
19 [ad]He will (CX)go to the generation of his fathers;
They will never see (CY)the light.
20 (CZ)Mankind in its splendor, yet without understanding,
Is (DA)like the animals that [ae]perish.
God, the Judge of the Righteous and the Wicked.
A Psalm of [af]Asaph.
50 (DB)The Mighty One, God, the Lord, has spoken
And summoned the earth, (DC)from [ag]the rising of the sun to its setting.
2 Out of Zion, (DD)the perfection of beauty,
God (DE)has shone.
3 May our God (DF)come and not keep silent;
(DG)Fire devours before Him,
And a storm is violently (DH)raging around Him.
4 He (DI)summons the heavens above,
And the earth, to judge His people:
5 “Gather My (DJ)godly ones to Me,
Those who have made a (DK)covenant with Me by (DL)sacrifice.”
6 And the (DM)heavens declare His righteousness,
For (DN)God Himself is judge. Selah
7 “(DO)Hear, My people, and I will speak;
Israel, I will testify [ah]against you;
I am God, (DP)your God.
8 I do (DQ)not rebuke you for your sacrifices,
And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.
9 I will not take a (DR)bull from your house,
Nor male goats from your folds.
10 For (DS)every animal of the forest is Mine,
The cattle on a thousand hills.
11 I know every (DT)bird of the mountains,
And everything that moves in the field is [ai]Mine.
12 If I were hungry I would not tell you,
For the (DU)world is Mine, and [aj]everything it contains.
13 Shall I eat the flesh of [ak](DV)bulls
Or drink the blood of male goats?
14 Offer God (DW)a sacrifice of thanksgiving
And (DX)pay your vows to the Most High;
15 (DY)Call upon Me on the day of trouble;
I will (DZ)rescue you, and you will (EA)honor Me.”
16 But to the wicked God says,
“What right do you have to tell of My statutes
And to take (EB)My covenant in your mouth?
17 For you yourself (EC)hate discipline,
And you (ED)throw My words behind you.
18 When you see a thief, you (EE)become friends with him,
And [al]you (EF)associate with adulterers.
19 You [am](EG)let your mouth loose in evil,
And your (EH)tongue harnesses deceit.
20 You sit and (EI)speak against your brother;
You slander your own mother’s son.
21 These things you have done and (EJ)I kept silent;
You thought that I was just like you;
I will (EK)rebuke you and present the case before your eyes.
22 “Now consider this, you who (EL)forget God,
Or I will (EM)tear you in pieces, and there will be no one to save you.
23 He who (EN)offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me;
And to him who (EO)sets his way properly
I will (EP)show the salvation of God.”
A Contrite Sinner’s Prayer for Pardon.
For the music director. A Psalm of David, when [an]Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
51 (EQ)Be gracious to me, God, according to Your faithfulness;
According to the greatness of (ER)Your compassion, (ES)wipe out my wrongdoings.
2 (ET)Wash me thoroughly from my guilt
And (EU)cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I (EV)know my wrongdoings,
And my sin is constantly before me.
4 (EW)Against You, You only, I have sinned
And done what is (EX)evil in Your sight,
So that (EY)You [ao]are justified [ap]when You speak
And [aq]blameless when You judge.
5 Behold, I was (EZ)brought forth in guilt,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
6 Behold, You desire (FA)truth in the [ar]innermost being,
And in secret You will (FB)make wisdom known to me.
7 [as]Purify me (FC)with hyssop, and I will be clean;
[at]Cleanse me, and I will be (FD)whiter than snow.
8 [au]Let me hear (FE)joy and gladness,
Let the (FF)bones You have broken rejoice.
9 (FG)Hide Your face from my sins
And wipe out all my guilty deeds.
10 (FH)Create [av]in me a (FI)clean heart, God,
And renew a (FJ)steadfast spirit within me.
11 (FK)Do not cast me away from Your presence,
And do not take Your (FL)Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the (FM)joy of Your salvation,
And sustain me with a (FN)willing spirit.
13 Then I will (FO)teach wrongdoers Your ways,
And sinners will [aw]be (FP)converted to You.
14 Save me from (FQ)the guilt of bloodshed, God, (FR)the God of my salvation;
Then my (FS)tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.
15 Lord, [ax](FT)open my lips,
So that my mouth may (FU)declare Your praise.
16 For You (FV)do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it;
You do not take pleasure in burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a (FW)broken spirit;
A broken and a contrite heart, God, You will not despise.
18 (FX)By Your favor do good to Zion;
[ay](FY)Build the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then You will delight in [az](FZ)righteous sacrifices,
In (GA)burnt offering and whole burnt offering;
Then [ba]bulls will be offered on Your altar.
Futility of Boastful Wickedness.
For the music director. A [bb]Maskil of David, [bc]when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”
52 Why do you (GB)boast in evil, you mighty man?
The (GC)faithfulness of God endures all day long.
2 Your tongue devises (GD)destruction,
Like a (GE)sharp razor, (GF)you worker of deceit.
3 You (GG)love evil more than good,
(GH)Lies more than speaking what is right. Selah
4 You love all words that devour,
You (GI)deceitful tongue.
5 [bd]But God will break you down forever;
He will snatch you up and (GJ)tear you away from your tent,
And (GK)uproot you from the (GL)land of the living. Selah
6 The righteous will (GM)see and fear,
And they will (GN)laugh at him, saying,
7 “Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge,
But (GO)trusted in the abundance of his riches
And (GP)was strong in [be]his evil desire.”
8 But as for me, I am like a (GQ)green olive tree in the house of God;
I (GR)trust in the faithfulness of God forever and ever.
9 I will (GS)praise You forever, because You have done it,
And I will wait on Your name, (GT)for it is good, in the presence of Your godly ones.
Foolishness and Wickedness of People.
For the music director; according to [bf]Mahalath. A [bg]Maskil of David.
53 (GU)The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, and have committed abominable injustice;
(GV)There is no one who does good.
2 God has looked down from heaven upon the sons of mankind
To see if there is (GW)anyone who [bh]understands,
Who (GX)seeks after God.
3 (GY)Every one of them has turned aside; together they have become corrupt;
There is no one who does good, not even one.
4 Have the workers of injustice (GZ)no knowledge,
Who eat up My people like they ate bread,
And have not called upon God?
5 They were in great [bi]fear there, (HA)where no [bj]fear had been;
For God (HB)scattered the bones of [bk]him who encamped against you;
You (HC)put them to shame, because (HD)God had rejected them.
6 Oh, that (HE)the salvation of Israel would come from Zion!
When God restores the fortunes of His people,
Jacob shall rejoice, Israel shall be glad.
Prayer for Defense against Enemies.
For the music director; on stringed instruments. A [bl]Maskil of David, [bm]when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Is David not keeping himself hidden among us?”
54 Save me, God, by (HF)Your name,
And [bn]vindicate me by (HG)Your power.
2 (HH)Hear my prayer, God;
(HI)Listen to the words of my mouth.
3 For strangers have (HJ)risen against me
And (HK)violent men have (HL)sought my [bo]life;
They have (HM)not set God before them. Selah
4 Behold, (HN)God is my helper;
The Lord is [bp]the (HO)sustainer of my soul.
5 [bq]He will (HP)pay back the evil to my enemies;
[br](HQ)Destroy them (HR)in Your [bs]faithfulness.
6 [bt](HS)Willingly I will sacrifice to You;
I will (HT)praise Your name, Lord, for it is good.
7 For [bu]He has (HU)saved me from all [bv]trouble,
And my eye has (HV)looked with satisfaction upon my enemies.
Prayer for the Destruction of the Treacherous.
For the music director; on stringed instruments. A [bw]Maskil of David.
55 (HW)Listen to my prayer, God;
And (HX)do not hide Yourself from my pleading.
2 Give Your (HY)attention to me and answer me;
I am restless in my (HZ)complaint and [bx](IA)severely distracted,
3 Because of the voice of the enemy,
Because of the (IB)pressure of the wicked;
For they (IC)bring down [by]trouble upon me
And in anger they (ID)hold a grudge against me.
4 My (IE)heart is in anguish within me,
And the terrors of (IF)death have fallen upon me.
5 Fear and (IG)trembling come upon me,
And [bz](IH)horror has [ca]overwhelmed me.
6 I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and [cb](II)be at rest.
7 Behold, I would flee far away,
I would (IJ)spend my nights in the wilderness. Selah
8 I would hurry to my place of refuge
From the (IK)stormy wind and heavy gale.”
9 Confuse them, Lord, (IL)divide their tongues,
For I have seen (IM)violence and strife in the city.
10 Day and night they go around her upon her walls,
And evil and harm are in her midst.
11 (IN)Destruction is in her midst;
(IO)Oppression and deceit do not depart from her [cc]streets.
12 For it is (IP)not an enemy who taunts me,
Then I could endure it;
Nor is it one who hates me who (IQ)has exalted himself against me,
Then I could hide myself from him.
13 But it is you, a man [cd]my equal,
My (IR)companion and my (IS)confidant;
14 We who had sweet [ce]fellowship together,
(IT)Walked in the house of God among the commotion.
15 May [cf]death come (IU)deceitfully upon them;
May they (IV)go down alive to [cg]Sheol,
For evil is in their dwelling, in their midst.
16 As for me, I shall (IW)call upon God,
And the Lord will save me.
17 (IX)Evening and (IY)morning and at (IZ)noon, I will complain and moan,
And He will hear my voice.
18 He will (JA)redeem my soul in peace [ch]from the battle which is against me,
For they are (JB)many who are aggressive toward me.
19 God will (JC)hear and humiliate them—
Even the one (JD)who [ci]sits enthroned from ancient times— Selah
With whom there [cj]is no change,
And who (JE)do not fear God.
20 He has put forth his hands against (JF)those who were at peace with him;
He has [ck](JG)violated his covenant.
21 His [cl]speech was (JH)smoother than butter,
But his heart was war;
His words were (JI)softer than oil,
Yet they were drawn (JJ)swords.
22 (JK)Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you;
(JL)He will never allow the righteous to [cm](JM)be shaken.
23 But You, God, will bring them down to the (JN)pit of destruction;
(JO)Men of bloodshed and deceit will (JP)not live out half their days.
But I will (JQ)trust in You.
Pleading for Help and Grateful Trust in God.
For the music director; according to [cn]Jonath elem rehokim. A [co]Mikhtam of David, [cp]when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
56 Be gracious to me, God, for a man has [cq](JR)trampled upon me;
[cr]Fighting all day long he (JS)oppresses me.
2 My enemies have (JT)trampled upon me all day long,
For [cs]they are many who (JU)fight proudly against me.
3 [ct]When I am (JV)afraid,
[cu]I will (JW)put my trust in You.
4 (JX)In God, whose word I praise,
In God I have put my trust;
I shall not be afraid.
(JY)What can mere [cv]mortals do to me?
5 All day long they (JZ)distort my words;
All their [cw](KA)thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They [cx](KB)attack, they lurk,
They (KC)watch my [cy]steps,
As they have (KD)waited to take my [cz]life.
7 Because of their wickedness, will there be an (KE)escape for them?
In anger (KF)make the peoples fall down, God!
8 You (KG)have taken account of my [da]miseries;
Put my (KH)tears in Your bottle.
Are they not in (KI)Your book?
9 Then my enemies will (KJ)turn back (KK)on the day when I call;
This I know, [db]that (KL)God is for me.
10 In God, whose word I praise,
In the Lord, whose word I praise,
11 In God I have put my [dc]trust, I shall not be afraid.
What can mankind do to me?
12 Your (KM)vows are binding upon me, God;
I will render thanksgiving offerings to You.
13 For You have (KN)saved my soul from death,
[dd]Indeed (KO)my feet from stumbling,
So that I may (KP)walk before God
In the (KQ)light of the [de]living.
Prayer for Rescue from Persecutors.
For the music director; set to [df]Al-tashheth. A [dg]Mikhtam of David, [dh]when he fled from Saul in the cave.
57 Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me,
For my soul (KR)takes refuge in You;
And in the (KS)shadow of Your wings I will take refuge
Until destruction (KT)passes by.
2 I will cry to God Most High,
To God who (KU)accomplishes all things for me.
3 He will (KV)send from heaven and save me;
He rebukes the one who [di](KW)tramples upon me. Selah
God will send His [dj](KX)favor and His truth.
4 My soul is among (KY)lions;
I must lie among those who devour,
Among sons of mankind whose (KZ)teeth are spears and arrows,
And their (LA)tongue is a sharp sword.
5 (LB)Be exalted above the heavens, God;
May Your glory be above all the earth.
6 They have prepared a (LC)net for my steps;
My soul is (LD)bowed down;
They (LE)dug a pit before me;
They themselves have (LF)fallen into the midst of it. Selah
7 (LG)My (LH)heart is steadfast, God, my heart is steadfast;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises!
8 Awake, (LI)my glory!
Awake, (LJ)harp and lyre!
I will awaken the dawn.
9 (LK)I will praise You, Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to You among the [dk]nations.
10 For Your (LL)goodness is great to the heavens
And Your [dl]truth to the clouds.
11 (LM)Be exalted above the heavens, God;
May Your glory be above all the earth.
Prayer for the Punishment of the Wicked.
For the music director; set to [dm]Al-tashheth. A [dn]Mikhtam of David.
58 Do you indeed [do]speak righteousness, you [dp]gods?
Do you (LN)judge [dq]fairly, you sons of mankind?
2 No, in heart you (LO)practice injustice;
On earth you (LP)clear a way for the violence of your hands.
3 The wicked have turned away (LQ)from the womb;
These who speak lies (LR)go astray from [dr]birth.
4 They have venom like the (LS)venom of a serpent;
Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear,
5 So that it (LT)does not hear the voice of [ds](LU)charmers,
Or a skillful caster of spells.
6 God, (LV)shatter their teeth in their mouth;
Break out the fangs of the young lions, Lord.
7 May they (LW)flow away like water that runs off;
When he [dt](LX)aims his arrows, may they be as [du]headless shafts.
8 May they be like a snail which goes along in slime,
Like the (LY)miscarriage of a woman that never sees the sun.
9 Before your (LZ)pots can feel the fire of thorns
He will (MA)sweep them away with a whirlwind, the [dv]green and the burning alike.
10 The (MB)righteous will rejoice when he (MC)sees vengeance;
He will (MD)wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 And people will say, “There certainly is [dw](ME)a reward for the righteous;
There certainly is a God who (MF)judges on the earth!”
Prayer for Rescue from Enemies.
For the music director; set to [dx]Al-tashheth. A [dy]Mikhtam of David, [dz]when Saul sent men and they watched the house in order to kill him.
59 (MG)Rescue me from my enemies, my God;
[ea](MH)Set me securely on high away from those who rise up against me.
2 Rescue me from (MI)those who practice injustice,
And save me from (MJ)men of bloodshed.
3 For behold, they (MK)have [eb]set an ambush for my [ec]life;
[ed]Fierce men (ML)attack me,
(MM)Not for my wrongdoing nor for my sin, Lord,
4 [ee](MN)For no guilt of mine, they run and take their stand against me.
(MO)Stir Yourself to [ef]help me, and see!
5 You, (MP)Lord God of armies, the God of Israel,
Awake to [eg](MQ)punish all the nations;
(MR)Do not be gracious to any who deal treacherously in wrongdoing. Selah
6 They (MS)return at evening, they howl like a (MT)dog,
And prowl around the city.
7 Behold, they (MU)gush forth with their mouths;
(MV)Swords are in their lips,
For, they say, “(MW)Who hears?”
8 But You, Lord, (MX)laugh at them;
You (MY)scoff at all the nations.
9 Because of [eh]his (MZ)strength I will watch for You,
For God is my (NA)refuge.
10 [ei]My God (NB)in His faithfulness will meet me;
God will let me (NC)look triumphantly upon my enemies.
11 Do not kill them, (ND)or my people will forget;
[ej](NE)Scatter them by Your power and bring them down,
Lord, (NF)our shield.
12 [ek]On account of the (NG)sin of their mouths and the words of their lips,
May they even be (NH)caught in their pride,
And on account of (NI)curses and lies which they tell.
13 [el](NJ)Destroy them in wrath, [em]destroy them so that they will no longer exist;
So that people may (NK)know that God [en]rules in Jacob,
To the ends of the earth. Selah
14 They (NL)return at evening, they howl like a dog,
And prowl around the city.
15 They (NM)wander about [eo]for food
And [ep]murmur if they are not satisfied.
16 But as for me, I will (NN)sing of Your strength;
Yes, I will (NO)joyfully sing of Your faithfulness in the (NP)morning,
For You have been my (NQ)refuge
And a (NR)place of refuge on the day of my distress.
17 (NS)My strength, I will sing praises to You;
For God is my (NT)refuge, the [eq]God who shows me favor.
Grieving over Defeat in Battle, and Prayer for Help.
For the music director; according to [er]Shushan Eduth. A [es]Mikhtam of David, to teach; [et]when he fought with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and killed twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.
60 God, (NU)You have rejected us. You have [eu](NV)broken us;
You have been (NW)angry; (NX)restore us!
2 You have made the [ev](NY)land quake, You have split it open;
(NZ)Heal its cracks, for it sways.
3 You have [ew](OA)made Your people experience hardship;
You have given us [ex]wine to (OB)drink that makes us stagger.
4 You have given a (OC)banner to those who fear You,
That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah
5 (OD)That Your (OE)beloved may be rescued,
(OF)Save us with Your right hand, and answer [ey]us!
6 God has spoken in His [ez](OG)holiness:
“I will triumph, I will divide up (OH)Shechem, and measure out the Valley of (OI)Succoth.
7 (OJ)Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine;
(OK)Ephraim also is the [fa]helmet of My head;
Judah is My (OL)scepter.
8 (OM)Moab is My washbowl;
I will throw My sandal over (ON)Edom;
Shout loud, (OO)Philistia, because of Me!”
9 Who will bring me into the besieged city?
Who [fb]will lead me to Edom?
10 Have You Yourself not (OP)rejected us, God?
And (OQ)will You not go out with our armies, God?
11 Oh give us help against the enemy,
For (OR)rescue [fc]by man is worthless.
12 [fd]Through God we will (OS)do valiantly,
And it is He who will (OT)trample down our enemies.
Confidence in God’s Protection.
For the music director; on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David.
61 (OU)Hear my cry, God;
(OV)Give Your attention to my prayer.
2 From the (OW)end of the earth I call to You when my heart is (OX)faint;
Lead me to (OY)the rock that is higher than I.
3 For You have been a (OZ)refuge for me,
A (PA)tower of strength against the enemy.
4 Let me [fe](PB)dwell in Your tent forever;
Let me (PC)take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah
5 For You have heard my (PD)vows, God;
You have given me the inheritance of those who (PE)fear Your name.
6 You will [ff](PF)prolong the king’s [fg]life;
His years will be like generations.
7 He will [fh]sit enthroned (PG)before God forever;
Appoint (PH)faithfulness and truth that they may watch over him.
8 So I will (PI)sing praise to Your name forever,
That I may (PJ)pay my vows day by day.
God Alone a Refuge from Treachery and Oppression.
For the music director; [fi]according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
62 (PK)My soul waits in silence for God alone;
From Him (PL)comes my salvation.
2 He alone is my (PM)rock and my salvation,
My (PN)stronghold; I will not be greatly shaken.
3 How long will you attack a man,
That you may murder him, all of you,
Like a (PO)leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
4 They have planned only to thrust him down from his high position;
They (PP)delight in falsehood;
They (PQ)bless with [fj]their mouth,
But inwardly they curse. Selah
5 My soul, (PR)wait in silence for God alone,
For my hope is from Him.
6 He alone is (PS)my rock and my salvation,
My refuge; I will not be shaken.
7 My (PT)salvation and my glory rest on God;
The rock of my strength, my (PU)refuge is in God.
8 (PV)Trust in Him at all times, you people;
(PW)Pour out your hearts before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah
9 People of (PX)low standing are only (PY)breath, and people of rank are a (PZ)lie;
In the (QA)balances they go up.
Together they are lighter than breath.
10 (QB)Do not trust in oppression,
And do not vainly rely on (QC)robbery;
If wealth increases, (QD)do not set your heart on it.
11 God has (QE)spoken [fk]once;
[fl]Twice I have heard this:
That (QF)power belongs to God;
12 And faithfulness (QG)is Yours, Lord,
For You (QH)reward a person according to his work.
The Thirsting Soul Satisfied in God.
A Psalm of David, [fm]when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
63 God, (QI)You are my God; I shall be watching for You;
My soul (QJ)thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You,
In a (QK)dry and exhausted land where there is no water.
2 So have I (QL)seen You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and glory.
3 Because Your [fn](QM)favor is better than life,
My lips will praise You.
4 So I will bless You (QN)as long as I live;
I will (QO)lift up my hands in Your name.
5 My soul is (QP)satisfied as with fat and fatness,
And my mouth offers (QQ)praises with joyful lips.
6 When I remember You (QR)on my bed,
I meditate on You in the (QS)night watches,
7 For (QT)You have been my help,
And in the (QU)shadow of Your wings I sing for joy.
8 My soul (QV)clings [fo]to You;
Your (QW)right hand takes hold of me.
9 But those who (QX)seek my [fp]life to destroy it,
Will go into the [fq](QY)depths of the earth.
10 [fr]They will be [fs](QZ)turned over to the power of the sword;
They will be a [ft](RA)prey for foxes.
11 But the (RB)king will rejoice in God;
Everyone who (RC)swears by Him will boast,
For the (RD)mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.
Prayer for Rescue from Secret Enemies.
For the music director. A Psalm of David.
64 Hear my voice, God, in (RE)my [fu]complaint;
(RF)Protect my life from dread of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the (RG)secret discussion of evildoers,
From the restlessness of (RH)the workers of injustice,
3 Who (RI)have sharpened their tongues like a sword.
They (RJ)aimed bitter speech as their arrows,
4 To (RK)shoot [fv]from concealment at the innocent;
Suddenly they shoot at him, and (RL)do not fear.
5 They make firm for themselves an evil [fw]purpose;
They [fx]talk of (RM)setting snares secretly;
They say, “(RN)Who can see them?”
6 They [fy]devise injustices, saying,
“We are [fz]ready with a well-conceived plot”;
For the [ga](RO)inward thought and the heart of a person are [gb]deep.
7 But (RP)God [gc]will shoot an arrow at them;
Suddenly [gd]they will be wounded.
8 So [ge]they [gf]will (RQ)make him stumble;
(RR)Their own tongue is against them;
All who see them will (RS)shake their heads.
9 Then all people [gg]will (RT)fear,
And they [gh]will (RU)declare the work of God,
And [gi]will consider [gj]what He has done.
10 The righteous person will be (RV)glad in the Lord and (RW)take refuge in Him;
And all the upright in heart will boast.
God’s Abundant Favor to Earth and Mankind.
For the music director. A Psalm of David. A Song.
65 There will be silence [gk]before You, and praise in Zion, God,
And the (RX)vow will be fulfilled for You.
2 You who hear prayer,
To You (RY)all [gl]mankind comes.
3 [gm](RZ)Wrongdoings prevail against me;
As for our offenses, You [gn](SA)forgive them.
4 (SB)Blessed is the one You (SC)choose and allow to approach You;
He will dwell in Your courtyards.
We will be (SD)satisfied with the goodness of Your house,
Your holy temple.
5 By (SE)awesome deeds You answer us in righteousness, (SF)God of our salvation,
You who are the trust of all the (SG)ends of the earth and the farthest [go](SH)sea;
6 Who (SI)establishes the mountains by His strength,
Who is (SJ)encircled with might;
7 Who (SK)stills the roaring of the seas,
The roaring of their waves,
And the (SL)turmoil of the nations.
8 They who dwell at the (SM)ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs;
You make the [gp]sunrise and the sunset shout for joy.
9 You visit the earth and (SN)cause it to overflow;
You greatly (SO)enrich it;
The [gq](SP)stream of God is full of water;
You prepare their (SQ)grain, for so You prepare [gr]the earth.
10 You water its furrows abundantly,
You [gs]settle its ridges,
You soften it (SR)with showers,
You bless its growth.
11 You have crowned the year [gt]with Your (SS)goodness,
And Your [gu]paths (ST)drip with fatness.
12 (SU)The pastures of the wilderness drip,
And the (SV)hills encircle themselves with rejoicing.
13 The meadows are (SW)clothed with flocks
And the valleys are (SX)covered with grain;
They (SY)shout for joy, yes, they sing.
Praise for God’s Mighty Deeds and for His Answer to Prayer.
For the music director. A Song. A Psalm.
66 (SZ)Shout joyfully to God, all the earth;
2 Sing the (TA)glory of His name;
Make His (TB)praise glorious.
3 Say to God, “How (TC)awesome are Your works!
Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will (TD)pretend to obey You.
4 (TE)All the earth will worship You,
And will (TF)sing praises to You;
They will sing praises to Your name.” Selah
5 (TG)Come and see the works of God,
Who is (TH)awesome in His deeds toward the sons of mankind.
6 He (TI)turned the sea into dry land;
They passed through (TJ)the river on foot;
Let’s (TK)rejoice there, in Him!
7 He (TL)rules by His might forever;
His (TM)eyes keep watch on the nations;
The rebellious shall not (TN)exalt themselves! Selah
8 Bless our God, you peoples,
And [gv](TO)sound His praise abroad,
9 Who [gw](TP)keeps us in life,
And (TQ)does not allow our feet to [gx]slip.
10 For You have (TR)put us to the test, God;
You have (TS)refined us as silver is refined.
11 You (TT)brought us into the net;
You laid an oppressive burden upon [gy]us.
12 You made men (TU)ride over our heads;
We went through (TV)fire and through water.
Yet You (TW)brought us out into a place of abundance.
13 I shall (TX)come into Your house with burnt offerings;
I shall (TY)pay You my vows,
14 Which my lips uttered
And my mouth spoke when I was (TZ)in distress.
15 I shall (UA)offer to You burnt offerings of fat animals,
With the smoke of (UB)rams;
I shall make an offering of [gz]bulls with male goats. Selah
16 (UC)Come and hear, all who [ha]fear God,
And I will (UD)tell of what He has done for my soul.
17 I cried to Him with my mouth,
And [hb]He was (UE)exalted with my tongue.
18 If I [hc](UF)regard wickedness in my heart,
The (UG)Lord will not hear;
19 But (UH)God has heard;
He has given attention to the sound of my prayer.
20 (UI)Blessed be God,
Who (UJ)has not turned away my prayer
Nor His favor from me.
The Nations Exhorted to Praise God.
For the music director; with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.
67 God be gracious to us and (UK)bless us,
And (UL)cause His face to shine [hd]upon us— Selah
2 That (UM)Your way may be known on the earth,
(UN)Your salvation among all nations.
3 May the (UO)peoples praise You, God;
May all the peoples praise You.
4 May the (UP)nations be glad and sing for joy;
For You will (UQ)judge the peoples with fairness
And (UR)guide the nations on the earth. Selah
5 May the (US)peoples praise You, God;
May all the peoples praise You.
6 The (UT)earth has yielded its produce;
God, our God, (UU)blesses us.
7 God blesses us,
[he]So that (UV)all the ends of the earth may fear Him.
The God of Sinai and of the Sanctuary.
For the music director. A Psalm of David. A Song.
68 [hf]May (UW)God arise, [hg]may His enemies be scattered,
And [hh]may those who hate Him flee from His presence.
2 As (UX)smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
As (UY)wax melts before a fire,
So the (UZ)wicked will perish before God.
3 But the (VA)righteous will be joyful; they will rejoice before God;
Yes, they will rejoice with gladness.
4 Sing to God, (VB)sing praises to His name;
[hi](VC)Exalt Him who (VD)rides through the deserts,
Whose (VE)name is [hj]the Lord, and be jubilant before Him.
5 A (VF)father of the fatherless and a (VG)judge [hk]for the widows,
Is God in His (VH)holy dwelling.
6 God [hl](VI)makes a home for the lonely;
He (VJ)leads out the prisoners into prosperity,
Only (VK)the rebellious live in parched lands.
7 God, when You (VL)went forth before Your people,
When You (VM)marched through the desert, Selah
8 The (VN)earth quaked;
The (VO)heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God;
[hm](VP)Sinai itself quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9 You (VQ)made plentiful rain fall, God;
You confirmed Your inheritance when it was [hn]parched.
10 Your creatures settled in it;
In Your kindness You (VR)provided for the poor, God.
11 The Lord gives the [ho]command;
The (VS)women who proclaim good news are a great army:
12 “(VT)Kings of armies flee, they flee,
And she who remains at home will (VU)divide the spoils!”
13 [hp]When you lie down (VV)among the sheepfolds,
You are like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And its pinions with [hq]glistening gold.
14 When the Almighty (VW)scattered the kings [hr]there,
It was snowing in (VX)Zalmon.
15 (VY)The mountain of Bashan is a [hs]mountain of God;
The mountain of Bashan is a mountain of many peaks.
16 Why do you look with envy, you mountains of many peaks,
At the mountain God has (VZ)desired as His dwelling?
Indeed, (WA)the Lord will dwell there forever.
17 The (WB)chariots of God are [ht]myriads, (WC)thousands upon thousands;
[hu]The Lord is among them as at Sinai, in holiness.
18 You have (WD)ascended on high, You have (WE)led captive Your captives;
You have received gifts among people,
Even among the rebellious as well, that [hv]the Lord God may dwell there.
19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily (WF)bears our burden,
(WG)The God who is our salvation. Selah
20 God is to us a (WH)God of salvation;
And (WI)to [hw]God the Lord belong ways of escape [hx]from death.
21 God certainly will (WJ)shatter the heads of His enemies,
The hairy [hy]head of one who goes about in his guilt.
22 The Lord [hz]said, “(WK)I will bring them back from Bashan.
I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,
23 So that [ia](WL)your foot may shatter them in blood,
And the tongue of your (WM)dogs may have its portion from your enemies.”
24 They have seen (WN)Your procession, God,
The procession of my God, my King, [ib](WO)into the sanctuary.
25 The (WP)singers went on, the musicians after them,
[ic]In the midst of the (WQ)young women beating tambourines.
26 (WR)Bless God in the congregations,
Even the Lord, you who are of the (WS)fountain of Israel.
27 (WT)Benjamin, the [id]youngest, is there, [ie]ruling them,
The leaders of Judah in their company,
The leaders of (WU)Zebulun, the leaders of Naphtali.
28 [if]Your God has (WV)commanded your strength;
Show Yourself strong, God, You (WW)who acted [ig]in our behalf.
29 [ih]Because of Your temple at Jerusalem
(WX)Kings will bring gifts to You.
30 Rebuke the (WY)animals [ii]in the reeds,
The herd of (WZ)bulls with the calves of the peoples,
Trampling the pieces of silver;
He has (XA)scattered the peoples who delight in war.
31 [ij]Messengers will come from (XB)Egypt;
[ik](XC)Cush will quickly stretch out her hands to God.
32 Sing to God, you (XD)kingdoms of the earth,
(XE)Sing praises to the Lord, Selah
33 To Him who (XF)rides upon the [il](XG)highest heavens, which are from ancient times;
Behold, (XH)He [im]speaks with His voice, a (XI)mighty voice.
34 (XJ)Ascribe strength to God;
His majesty is over Israel,
And (XK)His strength is in the [in]skies.
35 [io]God, You are (XL)awesome from Your [ip]sanctuary.
The God of Israel Himself (XM)gives strength and power to the people.
(XN)Blessed be God!
A Cry of Distress and a Curse on Adversaries.
For the music director; according to [iq]Shoshannim. A Psalm of David.
69 Save me, God,
For the (XO)waters have [ir]threatened my life.
2 I have sunk in deep (XP)mud, and there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters, and a [is](XQ)flood overflows me.
3 I am (XR)weary with my crying; my throat is parched;
My (XS)eyes fail while I wait for my God.
4 Those (XT)who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would [it]destroy me (XU)are powerful, those who oppose me with lies;
(XV)What I did not steal, I then have to restore.
5 God, You know (XW)my foolishness,
And (XX)my guilt is not hidden from You.
6 May those who wait for You not (XY)be ashamed because of me, Lord [iu]God of armies;
May those who seek You not be dishonored because of me, God of Israel,
7 Because (XZ)for Your sake I have endured disgrace;
(YA)Dishonor has covered my face.
8 I have become (YB)estranged [iv]from my brothers,
And a stranger to my mother’s sons.
9 For (YC)zeal for Your house has consumed me,
And (YD)the taunts of those who taunt You have fallen on me.
10 When I wept (YE)in my soul with fasting,
It became my (YF)disgrace.
11 When I made (YG)sackcloth my clothing,
I became (YH)a proverb to them.
12 Those who (YI)sit in the gate talk about me,
And (YJ)songs of mockery by those habitually drunk are about me.
13 But as for me, my prayer is to You, Lord, (YK)at an acceptable time;
God, in the (YL)greatness of Your mercy,
Answer me with [iw]Your saving truth.
14 Rescue me from the (YM)mud and do not let me sink;
May I be (YN)rescued from those who hate me, and from the (YO)depths of water.
15 May the [ix](YP)flood of water not overflow me
Nor the deep swallow me up,
Nor the (YQ)pit close its mouth on me.
16 Answer me, Lord, for (YR)Your mercy is good;
(YS)According to the greatness of Your compassion, (YT)turn to me,
17 And (YU)do not hide Your face from Your servant,
For I am (YV)in distress; answer me quickly.
18 Come near to my soul and (YW)redeem it;
(YX)Ransom me because of my enemies!
19 You know my (YY)disgrace, my shame, and my dishonor;
All my enemies are [iy]known to You.
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