Chronological
Childlike Trust in the Lord.
A Song of Ascents, of David.
131 O Lord, my heart is not (A)proud, nor my eyes [a](B)haughty;
Nor do I [b]involve myself in (C)great matters,
Or in things (D)too [c]difficult for me.
2 Surely I have (E)composed and quieted my soul;
Like a weaned (F)child rests [d]against his mother,
My soul is like a weaned child [e]within me.
3 O Israel, (G)hope in the Lord
(H)From this time forth 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 praises to You before the (B)gods.
2 I will bow down (C)toward Your holy temple
And (D)give thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your [a]truth;
For You have (E)magnified Your [b]word [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, O 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)though the Lord is exalted,
Yet He (L)regards the lowly,
But the (M)haughty He knows from afar.
7 Though I (N)walk in the midst of trouble, You will [d](O)revive me;
You will (P)stretch forth 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)lovingkindness, O Lord, is everlasting;
(T)Do not forsake the (U)works of Your hands.
God’s Omnipresence and Omniscience.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
139 O Lord, You have (V)searched me and known me.
2 You (W)know [e]when I sit down and [f]when I rise up;
You (X)understand my thought from afar.
3 You [g](Y)scrutinize my [h]path and my lying down,
And are intimately acquainted with all my ways.
4 [i]Even before there is a word on my tongue,
Behold, O Lord, You (Z)know it all.
5 You have (AA)enclosed me behind and before,
And (AB)laid Your hand upon me.
6 Such (AC)knowledge is (AD)too wonderful for me;
It is too high, I cannot attain to 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 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 lay 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 the (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)formed my [m]inward parts;
You (AM)wove me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will give thanks to You, for [n]I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
(AN)Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well.
15 My [o](AO)frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the (AP)depths of the earth;
16 Your (AQ)eyes have seen my unformed substance;
And in (AR)Your book were all written
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 to me, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they would (AU)outnumber the sand.
When (AV)I awake, I am still with You.
19 O that You would (AW)slay the wicked, O God;
(AX)Depart from me, therefore, (AY)men of bloodshed.
20 For they (AZ)speak [p]against You wickedly,
And Your enemies [q](BA)take Your name in vain.
21 Do I not (BB)hate those who hate You, O 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 Deliverance and Guidance.
A Psalm of David.
143 Hear my prayer, O Lord,
(A)Give ear to my supplications!
Answer me in Your (B)faithfulness, in Your (C)righteousness!
2 And (D)do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
For in Your sight (E)no man living is righteous.
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]is overwhelmed within me;
My heart is [b](I)appalled within me.
5 I (J)remember the days of old;
I (K)meditate on all Your doings;
I (L)muse on the work of Your hands.
6 I (M)stretch out my hands to You;
My (N)soul longs for You, as a [c]parched land. [d]Selah.
7 (O)Answer me quickly, O Lord, my (P)spirit fails;
(Q)Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will become like (R)those who go down to the pit.
8 Let me hear Your (S)lovingkindness (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)Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies;
[e]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 [f]ground.
11 (AB)For the sake of Your name, O Lord, (AC)revive me.
(AD)In Your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
12 And in Your lovingkindness, [g](AE)cut off my enemies
And (AF)destroy all those who afflict 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 lovingkindness and (AJ)my fortress,
My (AK)stronghold and my deliverer,
My (AL)shield and He in whom I take refuge,
Who (AM)subdues [h]my people under me.
3 O Lord, (AN)what is man, that You take knowledge of him?
Or the son of man, that You think of him?
4 (AO)Man is like a mere breath;
His (AP)days are like a passing shadow.
5 (AQ)Bow Your heavens, O 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 Stretch forth Your hand (AV)from on high;
Rescue me and (AW)deliver me out of great waters,
Out of the hand of (AX)aliens
8 Whose mouths (AY)speak deceit,
And whose (AZ)right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9 I will sing a (BA)new song to You, O God;
Upon a (BB)harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,
10 Who (BC)gives salvation to kings,
Who (BD)rescues David His servant from the evil sword.
11 Rescue me and deliver me out of the hand of (BE)aliens,
Whose mouth (BF)speaks deceit
And whose (BG)right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
12 Let our sons in their youth be as (BH)grown-up plants,
And our daughters as (BI)corner pillars [i]fashioned as for a palace;
13 Let our (BJ)garners be full, furnishing every kind of produce,
And our flocks bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our [j]fields;
14 Let our (BK)cattle [k]bear
Without [l](BL)mishap and without [m](BM)loss,
Let there be no (BN)outcry in our streets!
15 How blessed are the people who are so situated;
How (BO)blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!
The Lord Extolled for His Goodness.
A Psalm of Praise, of David.
145 I will (BP)extol You, (BQ)my God, O 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 shall praise Your works to another,
And shall declare Your mighty acts.
5 On the (BW)glorious [n]splendor of Your majesty
And (BX)on Your wonderful works, I will meditate.
6 Men shall speak of the [o]power of Your (BY)awesome acts,
And I will (BZ)tell of Your greatness.
7 They shall [p]eagerly utter the memory of Your (CA)abundant goodness
And will (CB)shout joyfully of Your righteousness.
8 The Lord is (CC)gracious and merciful;
Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.
9 The Lord is (CD)good to all,
And His (CE)mercies are over all His works.
10 (CF)All Your works shall give thanks to You, O Lord,
And Your (CG)godly ones shall bless You.
11 They shall speak of the (CH)glory of Your kingdom
And talk of Your power;
12 To (CI)make known to the sons of men [q]Your mighty acts
And the (CJ)glory of the majesty of [r]Your kingdom.
13 Your kingdom is [s]an (CK)everlasting kingdom,
And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
14 The Lord (CL)sustains all who fall
And (CM)raises up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all [t]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 deeds.
18 The Lord is (CQ)near to all who call upon Him,
To all who call upon Him (CR)in truth.
19 He will (CS)fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
He will also (CT)hear their cry and will save them.
20 The Lord (CU)keeps all who love Him,
But all the (CV)wicked He will destroy.
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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