Chronological
I Have Quieted My Soul
A Song of Ascents. Of David.
131 O Yahweh, my heart is not (A)exalted, and my eyes are not (B)raised high;
And I do not [a]involve myself in (C)great matters,
Or in matters (D)too marvelous for me.
2 Surely I have (E)soothed and quieted my soul,
Like a weaned (F)child with his mother,
Like a weaned child is my soul [b]within me.
3 O Israel, (G)wait for Yahweh
(H)From now until forever.
I Will Give Thanks to Your Name
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 worship (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, O Yahweh, will give You thanks,
When they hear the words of Your mouth.
5 And they will (I)sing of the ways of Yahweh,
For (J)great is the glory of Yahweh.
6 For (K)Yahweh is high,
Yet He (L)sees the lowly,
But the (M)one who exalts himself He knows from afar.
7 Though I (N)walk in the midst of [d]distress, You will [e](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 Yahweh will (R)accomplish what concerns me;
O Yahweh, Your (S)lovingkindness endures forever;
(T)Do not fail the (U)works of Your hands.
Where Can I Go from Your Spirit?
For the choir director. Of David. A Psalm.
139 O Yahweh, You have (V)searched me and known me.
2 You (W)know [f]when I sit down and [g]when I rise up;
You (X)understand my thought from afar.
3 You [h](Y)scrutinize my [i]path and my lying down,
And are intimately acquainted with all my ways.
4 [j]Even before there is a word on my tongue,
Behold, O Yahweh, You (Z)know it all.
5 You have (AA)enclosed me behind and before,
And You have (AB)put 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 Sheol, behold, (AG)You are there.
9 If I lift 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 lay hold of me.
11 If I say, “Surely the (AI)darkness will (AJ)bruise me,
And the light around me will be night,”
12 Even the (AK)darkness is not too dark for You,
And the night is as bright as the day.
(AL)Darkness and light are alike to You.
13 For You (AM)formed my [k]inward parts;
You (AN)wove me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will give thanks to You, for [l]I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
(AO)Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well.
15 My [m](AP)frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And (AQ)intricately woven in the (AR)depths of the earth;
16 Your (AS)eyes have seen my unshaped substance;
And in (AT)Your book all of them were written
The (AU)days that were formed for me,
When as yet there was not one of them.
17 How precious are Your (AV)thoughts to me, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they would (AW)outnumber the sand.
When (AX)I awake, I am still with You.
19 Oh that You would (AY)slay the wicked, O God!
(AZ)O (BA)men of bloodshed, depart from me.
20 For they (BB)speak [n]against You wickedly,
And Your enemies [o](BC)take Your name in vain.
21 Do I not (BD)hate those who hate You, O Yahweh?
And do I not (BE)revile those who rise up against You?
22 I hate them with the utmost hatred;
They have become my enemies.
My Soul Reaches for You
A Psalm of David.
143 O Yahweh, hear my prayer,
(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 slave,
For (E)no one living is righteous in Your sight.
3 For the enemy has pursued my soul;
He has crushed my life (F)to the ground;
He (G)has made me inhabit dark places, like those who have long been dead.
4 Therefore (H)my spirit was faint within me;
My heart was [a](I)appalled within me.
5 I (J)remember the days of old;
I (K)meditate on all You have done;
I (L)muse on the work of Your hands.
6 I (M)stretch out my hands to You;
My (N)soul reaches for You like a weary land. [b]Selah.
7 (O)Answer me quickly, O Yahweh, my (P)spirit wastes away;
(Q)Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will become like (R)those who go down to the pit.
8 Cause me to hear Your (S)lovingkindness (T)in the morning;
For I trust (U)in You;
Cause me to know the (V)way in which I should walk;
For to You I (W)lift up my soul.
9 (X)Deliver me from my enemies, O Yahweh,
I have concealed myself 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 [c]ground.
11 (AB)For the sake of Your name, O Yahweh, (AC)revive me.
(AD)In Your righteousness bring my soul out of distress.
12 And in Your lovingkindness, [d](AE)cut off my enemies
And cause all those who assail my soul to (AF)perish,
For (AG)I am Your slave.
Blessed Be Yahweh, My Rock
Of David.
144 Blessed be Yahweh, (AH)my rock,
Who (AI)trains my hands for war,
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 [e]my people under me.
3 O Yahweh, (AN)what is man, that You know him?
Or the son of man, that You think of him?
4 (AO)Man is like a breath;
His (AP)days are like a passing shadow.
5 O Yahweh, (AQ)bow Your heavens, 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 Send forth Your hand (AV)from on high;
Set me free and (AW)deliver me out of many waters,
Out of the hand of (AX)foreigners
8 Whose mouth (AY)speaks worthlessness,
And whose (AZ)right hand is a right hand of lying.
9 O God, I will sing a (BA)new song to You;
Upon a (BB)harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,
10 Who (BC)gives salvation to kings,
Who (BD)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 (BE)foreigner,
Whose mouth (BF)speaks worthlessness
And whose (BG)right hand is a right hand of lying.
12 That our sons would be as (BH)grown-up plants in their youth,
And our daughters as (BI)corner pillars [f]fashioned as for a palace;
13 That our (BJ)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 (BK)cattle would [g]bear
Without [h](BL)mishap and without [i](BM)loss,
And without (BN)outcry in our streets!
15 How blessed are the people for whom this is so;
How (BO)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 (BS)praise Your name forever and ever.
Gimel
Daleth
4 One (BV)generation shall laud Your works to another,
And shall declare Your mighty deeds.
He
5 On the (BW)glorious [j]splendor of Your majesty
And (BX)on the words of Your wondrous deeds, I will muse.
Vav
6 Men shall speak of the strength of Your [k](BY)fearsome acts,
And I will (BZ)recount Your greatness.
Zayin
7 They shall pour forth the memory of Your (CA)abundant goodness
And will (CB)shout joyfully of Your righteousness.
Heth
8 Yahweh is (CC)gracious and compassionate;
Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.
Teth
Yodh
Kaph
11 They shall speak of the (CH)glory of Your kingdom
And talk of Your might;
Lamedh
12 To (CI)make known to the sons of men His mighty deeds
And the (CJ)glory of the majesty of His kingdom.
Mem
13 Your kingdom is [l]an (CK)everlasting kingdom,
And Your dominion endures from generation to every generation.
Samekh
Ayin
15 The eyes of all wait on You,
And You (CN)give them their food in due time.
Pe
16 You (CO)open Your hand
And satisfy the desire of every living thing.
Tsadhe
17 Yahweh is (CP)righteous in all His ways
And holy in all His works.
Qoph
Resh
19 He will (CS)work out the desire of those who fear Him;
He will (CT)hear their cry for help and He will save them.
Shin
Tav
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