Chronological
In God I Trust, I Shall Not Be Afraid
For the choir director. According to [a]Jonath Elem Rehokim. A [b]Mikhtam of David. [c]When the Philistines seized him in Gath.
56 Be gracious to me, O God, for man has [d](A)trampled upon me;
All day long, an attacker (B)oppresses me.
2 My foes have [e](C)trampled upon me all day long,
For many (D)attack me proudly.
3 [f]When I am (E)afraid,
[g]I will (F)trust in You.
4 (G)In God, whose word I praise,
In God I trust;
I shall not be afraid.
(H)What can mere [h]man do to me?
5 All day long they [i](I)distort my words;
All their [j](J)thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They [k](K)attack, they lurk,
They (L)watch my heels,
As they have (M)hoped to take my [l]life.
7 On account of their wickedness, (N)will they have an escape?
In anger, (O)bring down the peoples, O God!
8 You (P)have taken account of my wanderings;
Put my (Q)tears in Your bottle.
Are they not in (R)Your book?
9 Then my enemies will (S)turn back (T)in the day when I call;
This I know, [m]that (U)God is for me.
10 In God, whose word I praise,
In Yahweh, whose word I praise,
11 In God I [n]trust, I shall not be afraid.
What can man do to me?
12 Your (V)vows are binding upon me, O God;
I will [o]fulfill thank offerings to You.
13 [p]For You have (W)delivered my soul from death,
Indeed (X)my feet from stumbling,
So that I may (Y)walk before God
In the (Z)light of the [q]living.
O Yahweh, Deliver My Soul
A Song of [a]Ascents.
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.”
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