Chronological
Childlike Trust in the Lord.
A Song of Ascents, of David.
131 Lord, my heart is not (A)proud, nor my eyes (B)arrogant;
Nor do I [a]involve myself in (C)great matters,
Or in things (D)too [b]difficult for me.
2 I have certainly (E)soothed and quieted my soul;
Like a weaned (F)child resting [c]against his mother,
My soul [d]within me is like a weaned child.
3 Israel, (G)wait for the Lord
(H)From this time on and forever.
Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Favor.
A Psalm of David.
138 (A)I will give You thanks with all my heart;
I will sing Your praises before the (B)gods.
2 I will bow down (C)toward Your holy temple
And (D)give thanks to Your name for Your mercy and Your [a]truth;
For You have (E)made Your [b]word great [c]according to all Your name.
3 On the day I (F)called, You answered me;
You made me bold with (G)strength in my soul.
4 (H)All the kings of the earth will give thanks to You, Lord,
When they have heard the words of Your mouth.
5 And they will (I)sing of the ways of the Lord,
For (J)great is the glory of the Lord.
6 For (K)the Lord is exalted,
Yet He (L)looks after the lowly,
But He knows the (M)haughty from afar.
7 Though I (N)walk in the midst of trouble, You will [d](O)revive me;
You will (P)reach out with Your hand against the wrath of my enemies,
And Your right hand will (Q)save me.
8 The Lord will (R)accomplish what concerns me;
Your (S)faithfulness, Lord, is everlasting;
(T)Do not abandon the (U)works of Your hands.
God’s Omnipresence and Omniscience.
For the music director. A Psalm of David.
139 Lord, You have (V)searched me and known me.
2 You (W)know [e]when I sit down and [f]when I get up;
You (X)understand my thought from far away.
3 You [g](Y)scrutinize my [h]path and my lying down,
And are acquainted with all my ways.
4 [i]Even before there is a word on my tongue,
Behold, Lord, You (Z)know it all.
5 You have (AA)encircled me behind and in front,
And (AB)placed Your hand upon me.
6 Such (AC)knowledge is (AD)too wonderful for me;
It is too high, I cannot comprehend it.
7 (AE)Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
8 (AF)If I ascend to heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in [j]Sheol, behold, (AG)You are there.
9 If I take up the wings of the dawn,
If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,
10 Even there Your hand will (AH)lead me,
And Your right hand will take hold of me.
11 If I say, “Surely the (AI)darkness will [k]overwhelm me,
And the light around me will be night,”
12 Even (AJ)darkness is not dark [l]to You,
And the night is as bright as the day.
(AK)Darkness and light are alike to You.
13 For You (AL)created my innermost parts;
You (AM)wove me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will give thanks to You, because [m]I am awesomely and wonderfully made;
(AN)Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well.
15 My [n](AO)frame was not hidden from You
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully formed in the (AP)depths of the earth;
16 Your (AQ)eyes have seen my formless substance;
And in (AR)Your book were written
All the (AS)days that were ordained for me,
When as yet there was not one of them.
17 How precious also are Your (AT)thoughts for me, God!
How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them, they would (AU)outnumber the sand.
When (AV)I awake, I am still with You.
19 If only You would (AW)put the wicked to death, God;
(AX)Leave me, (AY)you men of bloodshed.
20 For they (AZ)speak [o]against You wickedly,
And Your enemies [p](BA)take Your name in vain.
21 Do I not (BB)hate those who hate You, Lord?
And do I not (BC)loathe those who rise up against You?
22 I hate them with the utmost hatred;
They have become my enemies.
Prayer for Help and Guidance.
A Psalm of David.
143 Hear my prayer, Lord,
(A)Listen to my pleadings!
Answer me in Your (B)faithfulness, in Your (C)righteousness!
2 And (D)do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
For (E)no person living is righteous in Your sight.
3 For the enemy has persecuted my soul;
He has crushed my life (F)to the ground;
He (G)has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have long been dead.
4 Therefore (H)my spirit [a]feels weak within me;
My heart is [b](I)appalled within me.
5 I (J)remember the days of old;
I (K)meditate on all Your accomplishments;
I (L)reflect on the work of Your hands.
6 I (M)spread out my hands to You;
My (N)soul longs for You, like a weary land. Selah
7 (O)Answer me quickly, Lord, my (P)spirit fails;
(Q)Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will be the same as (R)those who go down to the pit.
8 Let me hear Your (S)faithfulness (T)in the morning,
For I trust (U)in You;
Teach me the (V)way in which I should walk;
For to You I (W)lift up my soul.
9 (X)Save me, Lord, from my enemies;
[c]I take refuge in You.
10 (Y)Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
Let (Z)Your good Spirit (AA)lead me on level [d]ground.
11 (AB)For the sake of Your name, Lord, (AC)revive me.
(AD)In Your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
12 And in Your faithfulness, [e](AE)destroy my enemies,
And (AF)eliminate all those who attack my soul,
For (AG)I am Your servant.
Prayer for Rescue and Prosperity.
A Psalm of David.
144 Blessed be the Lord, (AH)my rock,
Who (AI)trains my hands for war,
And my fingers for battle;
2 My faithfulness and (AJ)my fortress,
My (AK)stronghold and my savior,
My (AL)shield and He in whom I take refuge,
Who (AM)subdues [f]my people under me.
3 Lord, (AN)what is man, that You look after him?
Or a son of man, that You think of him?
4 (AO)Man is like the breath;
His (AP)days are like a passing shadow.
5 (AQ)Bend down Your heavens, Lord, and (AR)come down;
(AS)Touch the mountains, that they may smoke.
6 Flash forth (AT)lightning and scatter them;
Send out Your (AU)arrows and confuse them.
7 Reach out with Your hand (AV)from on high;
Rescue me and (AW)save me from great waters,
From the hand of (AX)foreigners
8 Whose mouths (AY)speak deceit,
And whose (AZ)right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9 God, I will sing a (BA)new song to You;
On a (BB)harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,
10 Who (BC)gives salvation to kings,
Who (BD)rescues His servant David from the evil sword.
11 Rescue me and save me from the hand of (BE)foreigners,
Whose mouth (BF)speaks deceit
And whose (BG)right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
12 When our sons in their youth are like (BH)growing plants,
And our daughters like (BI)corner pillars [g]fashioned for a palace,
13 Our (BJ)granaries are full, providing every kind of produce,
And our flocks deliver thousands and ten thousands in our [h]fields;
14 May our (BK)cattle [i]be bred
Without [j](BL)mishap and without [k](BM)loss,
May there be no (BN)outcry in our streets!
15 Blessed are the people who are so situated;
(BO)Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!
The Lord Exalted for His Goodness.
A Psalm of Praise, of David.
145 I will (BP)exalt You, (BQ)my God, the King,
And I will (BR)bless Your name forever and ever.
2 Every day I will bless You,
And I will (BS)praise Your name forever and ever.
3 (BT)Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised;
And His (BU)greatness is unsearchable.
4 One (BV)generation will praise Your works to another,
And will declare Your mighty acts.
5 On the (BW)glorious [l]splendor of Your majesty
And (BX)on Your wonderful works, I will meditate.
6 People will speak of the [m]power of Your (BY)awesome acts,
And I will (BZ)tell of Your greatness.
7 They will burst forth [n]in speaking of Your (CA)abundant goodness,
And will (CB)shout joyfully of Your righteousness.
8 The Lord is (CC)gracious and compassionate;
Slow to anger and great in mercy.
9 The Lord is (CD)good to all,
And His (CE)mercies are over all His works.
10 (CF)All Your works will give thanks to You, Lord,
And Your (CG)godly ones will bless You.
11 They will speak of the (CH)glory of Your kingdom,
And talk of Your might,
12 To (CI)make known to the sons of mankind [o]Your mighty acts,
And the (CJ)glory of the majesty of [p]Your kingdom.
13 Your kingdom is [q]an (CK)everlasting kingdom,
And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
[r]The Lord is faithful in His words,
And holy in all His works.
14 The Lord (CL)supports all who fall,
And (CM)raises up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all [s]look to You,
And You (CN)give them their food in due time.
16 You (CO)open Your hand
And satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17 The Lord is (CP)righteous in all His ways,
And kind in all His works.
18 The Lord is (CQ)near to all who call on Him,
To all who call on Him (CR)in truth.
19 He will (CS)fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
He will also (CT)hear their cry for help and save them.
20 The Lord (CU)watches over all who love Him,
But He will destroy all the (CV)wicked.
21 My (CW)mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,
And (CX)all flesh will (CY)bless His holy name forever and ever.
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