Psalm 1:1-4
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Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
ESV: English Standard Version 2016
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Book One
The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked
1Blessed is the man#1:1 The singular Hebrew word for man (ish) is used here to portray a representative example of a godly person; see Preface
who #Prov. 4:14, 15 walks not in #Job 21:16 the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in #Prov. 1:10 the way of sinners,
nor #Ps. 26:4; Jer. 15:17 sits in #[Ps. 107:32] the seat of #Prov. 1:22; 3:34; 19:29; 21:24; 29:8; [Isa. 28:14]scoffers;
2but his #Ps. 112:1; 119:35, 47, 92 delight is in the law#1:2 Or instruction of the Lord,
and on his #Ps. 119:1, 97; Josh. 1:8law he meditates day and night.
3He is like #Jer. 17:8; Ezek. 19:10; [Num. 24:6; Job 29:19] a tree
planted by #Ps. 46:4 streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its #Ezek. 47:12; [Isa. 34:4] leaf does not wither.
# Gen. 39:3, 23; [Ps. 128:2; Isa. 3:10] In all that he does, he prospers.
4The wicked are not so,
but are like #See Job 21:18chaff that the wind drives away.
5Therefore the wicked #Ps. 5:5; 76:7; Nah. 1:6; Luke 21:36; Eph. 6:13 will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in #[Ezek. 13:9]the congregation of the righteous;
6for the Lord #Ps. 31:7; 37:18; 144:3; Nah. 1:7; [John 10:14; 2 Tim. 2:19] knows #Ps. 37:5the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.
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The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed
1 # Cited Acts 4:25, 26 Why do #[Ps. 46:6]the nations rage#2:1 Or nations noisily assemble
and the peoples plot in vain?
2The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against the Lord and against his #Ps. 18:50; 20:6; 45:7; 89:20Anointed, saying,
3“Let us #Jer. 5:5burst their bonds apart
and cast away their cords from us.”
4He who #Ps. 11:4; 29:10; [Isa. 40:22] sits in the heavens #Ps. 37:13; 59:8; Job 22:19; Prov. 1:26laughs;
the Lord holds them in derision.
5Then he will speak to them in his #Rev. 6:16, 17wrath,
and terrify them in his fury, saying,
6“As for me, I have #Prov. 8:23 set my King
on #2 Sam. 5:7; Ps. 110:2 Zion, my #Ps. 3:4; 15:1; 43:3; 99:9holy hill.”
7I will tell of the decree:
The Lord said to me, #Rom. 1:4; Cited Acts 13:33; Heb. 1:5; 5:5“You are my Son;
today I have begotten you.
8Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
and #[Ps. 72:8; 89:27; Dan. 7:14]the ends of the earth your possession.
9You shall #Ps. 89:23; Job 34:24 break#2:9 Revocalization yields (compare Septuagint) You shall rule them with #Rev. 2:27; 12:5; 19:15 a rod of iron
and dash them in pieces like #Isa. 30:14; Jer. 19:11a potter’s vessel.”
10Now therefore, O kings, be wise;
be warned, O rulers of the earth.
11 # Heb. 12:28 Serve the Lord with #Phil. 2:12 fear,
and #Phil. 4:4rejoice with #Phil. 2:12 trembling.
12 # 1 Sam. 10:1; 1 Kgs. 19:18; [John 5:23] Kiss #Prov. 31:2 the Son,
lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,
for his #ver. 5 wrath is quickly kindled.
# Ps. 34:8; 84:12; Prov. 16:20; Jer. 17:7; [Ps. 146:5; Isa. 30:18] Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
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Save Me, O My God
A Psalm of David, #See 2 Sam. 15:14-17when he fled from Absalom his son.
1O Lord, #2 Sam. 15:12 how many are my foes!
Many are #2 Sam. 18:31, 32rising against me;
2many are saying of my soul,
# Ps. 71:11; [2 Sam. 16:8] “There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah#3:2 The meaning of the Hebrew word Selah, used frequently in the Psalms, is uncertain. It may be a musical or liturgical direction
3But you, O Lord, are #Ps. 28:7; 84:9; 119:114; Gen. 15:1 a shield #Job 1:10 about me,
my glory, and #Ps. 27:5, 6; [Job 10:15]the lifter of my head.
4I #Ps. 77:1; 142:1 cried aloud to the Lord,
and he #Ps. 34:4; 60:5; 108:6; [Ps. 6:8; 34:6] answered me from his #See Ps. 2:6holy hill. Selah
5I #Ps. 4:8; [Lev. 26:6; Job 11:18, 19; Prov. 3:24]lay down and slept;
I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.
6I #[Ps. 23:4; 27:3] will not be afraid of many thousands of people
who have #Isa. 22:7; [1 Kgs. 20:12]set themselves against me all around.
7 # Ps. 7:6; 9:19; 10:12; Num. 10:35 Arise, O Lord!
Save me, O my God!
For you #See Job 16:10 strike all my enemies on the cheek;
you #Ps. 58:6; Job 29:17break the teeth of the wicked.
8 # Ps. 37:39; 62:7; Isa. 43:11; 45:21; Jer. 3:23; Hos. 13:4; Jonah 2:9; Rev. 7:10; 19:1 Salvation belongs to the Lord;
your blessing be on your people! Selah
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Answer Me When I Call
To the #Ps. 61, title; Hab. 3:19choirmaster: with #Ps. 61, title; Hab. 3:19stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.
1Answer me when I call, O God of my #Isa. 54:17; Jer. 23:6 righteousness!
You have #See Job 36:16given me relief when I was in distress.
Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!
2O men,#4:2 Or O men of rank how long shall my honor be turned into shame?
How long will you love vain words and seek after #[Ps. 5:6]lies? Selah
3But know that the Lord has #[Ex. 11:7] set apart #[Ps. 50:5]the godly for himself;
the Lord hears when I call to him.
4 # Cited Eph. 4:26 Be angry,#4:4 Or Be agitated and do not sin;
# Ps. 77:6 ponder in your own hearts #See Ps. 42:8on your beds, and be silent. Selah
5Offer #Ps. 51:19; Deut. 33:19 right sacrifices,
and put your #Ps. 37:3; 62:8trust in the Lord.
6There are many who say, “Who will show us some good?
# Num. 6:26 Lift up #Ps. 89:15; [Ps. 31:16; 67:1; 80:3, 7, 19; 119:135]the light of your face upon us, O Lord!”
7You have put #[Isa. 9:3; 16:10; Jer. 48:38]more joy in my heart
than they have when their grain and wine abound.
8In peace I will both #See Ps. 3:5 lie down and sleep;
for you alone, O Lord, make me #Ps. 16:9; Lev. 25:18, 19; 26:5; Deut. 33:28dwell in safety.
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Lead Me in Your Righteousness
To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David.
1Give ear to my words, O Lord;
consider my #[Ps. 39:3]groaning.
2Give attention to the sound of my cry,
my #Ps. 84:3 King and my God,
for #Ps. 65:2to you do I pray.
3O Lord, in #Ps. 88:13; 119:147; 130:6 the morning you hear my voice;
in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you#5:3 Or I direct my prayer to you and #[Hab. 2:1]watch.
4For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil may not dwell with you.
5The #Ps. 73:3; 75:4; [Hab. 1:13] boastful shall not #See Ps. 1:5 stand before your eyes;
you #Ps. 11:5hate all evildoers.
6You destroy those who speak #[Ps. 4:2]; Rev. 21:8; 22:15 lies;
the Lord abhors #Ps. 55:23the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
7But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,
will enter your house.
I will #Ps. 132:7 bow down #1 Kgs. 8:29, 30 toward your #Ps. 11:4; 79:1holy temple
in the fear of you.
8 # [Ps. 23:3; 25:4, 5] Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness
because of my enemies;
# [Ezra 8:21] make your way straight before me.
9For there is no truth in their mouth;
their inmost self is #Ps. 52:2 destruction;
# Cited Rom. 3:13 their throat is #Jer. 5:16 an open grave;
they #Ps. 12:2; Prov. 2:16; 7:5flatter with their tongue.
10 # [Isa. 24:6] Make them bear their guilt, O God;
let them #[2 Sam. 15:31; 17:14, 23]fall by their own counsels;
because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out,
for they have rebelled against you.
11But let all who #Ps. 2:12 take refuge in you #Ps. 33:21 rejoice;
let them ever sing for joy,
and spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may #[Ps. 9:2; 1 Sam. 2:1]exult in you.
12For you #Ps. 115:13 bless the righteous, O Lord;
you #[Ps. 103:4] cover him with favor as with #[Ps. 35:2]a shield.
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O Lord, Deliver My Life
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to #1 Chr. 15:21The Sheminith.#6:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term A Psalm of David.
1O Lord, #Ps. 38:1 rebuke me not in your anger,
nor #[Ps. 94:12; 118:18; Prov. 3:11, 12; Jer. 30:11; 46:28]; See Heb. 12:3-11discipline me in your wrath.
2Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing;
# Ps. 30:2; 41:4; 103:3 heal me, O Lord, #See Ps. 31:10for my bones are troubled.
3My #[John 12:27] soul also is greatly troubled.
But you, O Lord—#Ps. 90:13how long?
4Turn, O Lord, deliver my life;
save me for the sake of your steadfast love.
5For in #Ps. 30:9; 88:10-12; 115:17; Isa. 38:18death there is no remembrance of you;
in Sheol who will give you praise?
6I am #Ps. 69:3 weary with my #Ps. 38:9moaning;
every night I flood my bed with tears;
I drench my couch with my weeping.
7My #Ps. 31:9; 88:9; [Ps. 38:10; Job 17:7; Lam. 2:11; 5:17]eye wastes away because of grief;
it grows weak because of all my foes.
8 # Ps. 119:115; 139:19; Matt. 7:23; 25:41; Luke 13:27 Depart from me, all you #Ps. 94:4 workers of evil,
for the Lord #[Ps. 3:4]has heard the sound of my weeping.
9The Lord has heard my #Ps. 55:1; 1 Kgs. 8:38plea;
the Lord accepts my prayer.
10All my enemies shall be ashamed and greatly troubled;
they shall #Ps. 40:14; 56:9turn back and be put to shame in a moment.
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In You Do I Take Refuge
A #Hab. 3:1Shiggaion#7:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning the words of Cush, a Benjaminite.
1O Lord my God, in you do I #See Ps. 11:1 take refuge;
# Ps. 31:15 save me from all my pursuers and deliver me,
2lest like #See Job 10:16 a lion they tear my soul apart,
rending it in pieces, with #Ps. 50:22none to deliver.
3O Lord my God, #[2 Sam. 16:7, 8] if I have done this,
if there is #1 Sam. 24:11; 26:18; [Ps. 59:3]wrong in my hands,
4if I have repaid #Ps. 55:20 my friend#7:4 Hebrew the one at peace with me with evil
or #1 Sam. 24:7; 26:9plundered my enemy without cause,
5let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it,
and let him #Dan. 8:7; [Ps. 89:39]trample my life to the ground
and lay my glory in the dust. Selah
6 # See Ps. 3:7 Arise, O Lord, in your anger;
# Ps. 94:2; Isa. 33:10 lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies;
# Ps. 35:23; 44:23; 59:4; Job 8:6 awake for me; you have appointed a judgment.
7Let the assembly of the peoples be gathered about you;
over it return on high.
8The Lord #See Ps. 58:11 judges the peoples;
# Ps. 26:1; 35:24; 43:1; [Ps. 18:20] judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness
and according to the integrity that is in me.
9Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
and may you establish the righteous—
you who #Ps. 11:5; Job 23:10; [Ps. 139:1; 1 Sam. 16:7; 1 Chr. 28:9] test #Ps. 26:2; Jer. 11:20; 17:10; 20:12; Rev. 2:23the minds and hearts,#7:9 Hebrew the hearts and kidneys
O righteous God!
10My shield is #[Ps. 62:8] with God,
who saves #2 Chr. 29:34the upright in heart.
11God is #[Job 8:3] a righteous judge,
and a God who feels #Nah. 1:2, 6indignation every day.
12If a man#7:12 Hebrew he does not repent, God#7:12 Hebrew he will #Deut. 32:41 whet his sword;
he has #Ps. 11:2; 37:14 bent and #Ps. 21:12readied his bow;
13he has prepared for him his deadly weapons,
making his #See Ps. 18:14 arrows #[Eph. 6:16]fiery shafts.
14Behold, the wicked man #Job 15:35; Isa. 59:4; [Isa. 33:11; James 1:15]conceives evil
and is #Job 15:35; Isa. 59:4; [Isa. 33:11; James 1:15]pregnant with mischief
and gives birth to lies.
15He makes #Ps. 9:15; 57:6; 119:85; Prov. 26:27; 28:10; Eccles. 10:8a pit, digging it out,
and falls into the hole that he has made.
16His #[Ps. 94:23; 141:10; Judg. 9:24; 1 Kgs. 2:32; Esth. 7:10; 9:25; Prov. 5:22]mischief returns upon his own head,
and on his own skull his violence descends.
17I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness,
and I will #Ps. 9:2sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.
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How Majestic Is Your Name
To the choirmaster: according to The #Ps. 81, title; 84, titleGittith.#8:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term A Psalm of David.
1O Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your #Ps. 148:13; Isa. 12:4; [Ex. 34:5] name in all the earth!
You have set your #Ps. 113:4glory above the heavens.
2 # Cited Matt. 21:16; [Matt. 11:25; 1 Cor. 1:27] Out of the mouth of babies and infants,
you have established #Jer. 16:19 strength because of your foes,
to still #Ps. 44:16the enemy and the avenger.
3When I #[Ps. 111:2] look at your heavens, the work of your #Ex. 8:19; 31:18 fingers,
the moon and the stars, #Gen. 1:16which you have set in place,
4 # Cited Heb. 2:6-8; [Ps. 144:3; Job 7:17; 25:6] what is man that you are #[Gen. 8:1] mindful of him,
and #Ps. 80:17 the son of man that you #Ps. 65:9; Gen. 21:1; 50:24care for him?
5Yet you have made him a little lower than #[Gen. 1:26] the heavenly beings#8:5 Or than God; Septuagint than the angels
and crowned him with #Ps. 21:5glory and honor.
6You have given him #Gen. 1:26, 28 dominion over the works of your hands;
# Cited 1 Cor. 15:27; [Matt. 28:18] you have put all things under his feet,
7all sheep and oxen,
and also the beasts of the field,
8the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,
whatever passes along the paths of the seas.
9O Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
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I Will Recount Your Wonderful Deeds
# 9:1 Psalms 9 and 10 together follow an acrostic pattern, each stanza beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In the Septuagint they form one psalm To the choirmaster: according to Muth-labben.#9:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term A Psalm of David.
1I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart;
I will recount all of your #Ps. 26:7; 40:5; 96:3; 105:5wonderful deeds.
2I will be glad and #Ps. 5:11 exult in you;
I will #Ps. 7:17 sing praise to your name, #See Ps. 83:18O Most High.
3When my enemies turn back,
they stumble and perish before#9:3 Or because of your presence.
4For you have #Ps. 140:12 maintained my just cause;
you have #Ps. 29:10sat on the throne, giving righteous judgment.
5You have #Ps. 68:30 rebuked the nations; you have made the wicked perish;
you have #Deut. 9:14; 29:20; [Prov. 10:7]blotted out their name forever and ever.
6The enemy came to an end in everlasting ruins;
their cities you rooted out;
the very memory of them has perished.
7But the Lord sits enthroned forever;
he has established his throne for justice,
8and he #Ps. 58:11; 96:13; 98:9 judges the world with righteousness;
he #Ps. 96:10judges the peoples with uprightness.
9The Lord is #2 Sam. 22:3; [Prov. 18:10] a stronghold for #Ps. 10:18; 74:21 the oppressed,
a stronghold in #Ps. 10:1times of trouble.
10And those who #Ps. 91:14know your name put their trust in you,
for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
11Sing praises to the Lord, who #Ps. 76:2 sits enthroned in Zion!
Tell among the peoples his #Ps. 77:12; [Ps. 107:22]deeds!
12For he who #Gen. 9:5; [Ps. 10:13]; See 1 Kgs. 21:17-19 avenges blood is mindful of them;
he #ver. 18; Ps. 10:12; [Ps. 12:5]does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
13 # Ps. 4:1 Be gracious to me, O Lord!
See my affliction from those who hate me,
O you who lift me up from #See Job 38:17the gates of death,
14that I may recount all your praises,
that in the gates of #2 Kgs. 19:21; Isa. 37:22 the daughter of Zion
I may #Ps. 13:5; 20:5; 21:1; 35:9; 1 Sam. 2:1rejoice in your salvation.
15The nations have sunk in #See Ps. 7:15 the pit that they made;
in #See Job 18:8the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught.
16The Lord has made himself #Ex. 7:5; 14:4known; he has executed judgment;
the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion.#9:16 Probably a musical or liturgical term Selah
17The wicked shall #[Gen. 3:19] return to Sheol,
all the nations that #Ps. 50:22; Job 8:13; Isa. 51:13forget God.
18For the needy shall not always be forgotten,
and #[Prov. 23:18; 24:14]the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.
19 # See Ps. 3:7 Arise, O Lord! Let not #[Ps. 10:18]man prevail;
let the nations be judged before you!
20Put them in fear, O Lord!
Let the nations know that they are but #[See ver. 19 above]men! Selah
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Why Do You Hide Yourself?
1Why, O Lord, do you stand #Ps. 22:1, 11, 19; 35:22; 38:21 far away?
Why #Ps. 13:1 do you hide yourself in #Ps. 9:9times of trouble?
2In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor;
let them #[Ps. 7:15, 16]be caught in the schemes that they have devised.
3For the wicked #Ps. 94:4; [Isa. 3:9] boasts of the desires of his soul,
and the one greedy for gain #ver. 13 curses#10:3 Or and he blesses the one greedy for gain and #Job 1:5, 11renounces the Lord.
4In the pride of his face#10:4 Or of his anger the wicked does not #[See ver. 3 above] seek him;#10:4 Or the wicked says, “He will not call to account”
all his thoughts are, #Ps. 14:1; 53:1“There is no God.”
5His ways prosper at all times;
your judgments are on high, #[Isa. 26:11] out of his sight;
as for all his foes, he #Ps. 12:5puffs at them.
6He #ver. 11, 13 says in his heart, “I shall not be moved;
throughout all generations I #[Rev. 18:7]shall not meet adversity.”
7 # Cited Rom. 3:14 His mouth is filled with cursing and #Ps. 36:3 deceit and #Ps. 55:11; 72:14 oppression;
# Job 20:12; [Ps. 140:3; Song 4:11] under his tongue are #Ps. 7:14 mischief and #Ps. 5:5; 6:8iniquity.
8He sits in ambush in the villages;
in #Ps. 17:12; 64:4; [Hab. 3:14]hiding places he murders the innocent.
His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless;
9he lurks in ambush like #Ps. 17:12 a lion in his #Job 38:40 thicket;
he #Ps. 59:3; Mic. 7:2 lurks that he may seize the poor;
he seizes the poor when he draws him into his #Ps. 9:15net.
10The helpless are crushed, sink down,
and fall by his might.
11He says in his heart, “God has forgotten,
he has #[Ps. 73:11]; Job 22:13 hidden his face, he #Ps. 94:7; Ezek. 8:12; 9:9; [Zeph. 1:12]will never see it.”
12 # See Ps. 3:7 Arise, O Lord; O God, #Mic. 5:9 lift up your hand;
# Ps. 9:12, 18 forget not the afflicted.
13Why does the wicked #ver. 3 renounce God
and say in his heart, “You will not #Ps. 9:12call to account”?
14But you do see, for you #Ps. 33:13 note mischief and vexation,
that you may take it into your hands;
to you the helpless #2 Tim. 1:12; 1 Pet. 4:19 commits himself;
you have been #Ps. 68:5; 146:9; Hos. 14:3the helper of the fatherless.
15 # See Ps. 37:17 Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer;
# [Ps. 37:36; Isa. 41:12] call his wickedness to account till you find none.
16 # Ps. 29:10; Ex. 15:18; Jer. 10:10; Lam. 5:19; Dan. 4:34; 6:26; 1 Tim. 1:17; Rev. 11:15 The Lord is king forever and ever;
the #Deut. 8:20nations perish from his land.
17O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted;
you will #1 Chr. 29:18strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear
18to #Ps. 82:3; [Isa. 1:17; 11:4] do justice to the fatherless and #Ps. 9:9; 74:21 the oppressed,
so that #Ps. 9:19, 20; 17:14man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.
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The Lord Is in His Holy Temple
To the choirmaster. Of David.
1In the Lord I take refuge;
how can you say to my soul,
# [1 Sam. 23:14, 19; 24:2; 26:19, 20] “Flee like a bird to your mountain,
2for behold, the wicked #Ps. 7:12; 64:4; [Jer. 9:3] bend the bow;
# Ps. 21:12; 58:7; See Ps. 7:10 they have fitted their arrow to the string
to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart;
3if #Ps. 82:5; Ezek. 30:4the foundations are destroyed,
what can the righteous do?”#11:3 Or for the foundations will be destroyed; what has the righteous done?
4 # Ps. 18:6; Mic. 1:2; Hab. 2:20 The Lord is in his holy temple;
the Lord’s #Ps. 2:4; Isa. 66:1; Matt. 5:34; 23:22; Acts 7:49 throne is in heaven;
his eyes see, his eyelids #See Job 23:10test the children of man.
5The Lord #Gen. 22:1; James 1:12 tests the righteous,
but #Ps. 5:5his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.
6Let him rain coals on the wicked;
# Gen. 19:24; Job 18:15; Ezek. 38:22 fire and sulfur and a scorching wind shall be #Ps. 75:8; [Job 21:20]the portion of their cup.
7For the Lord is righteous;
he #See Ps. 33:5 loves righteous deeds;
# [Ps. 17:15; 140:13; 1 John 3:2; Rev. 22:4] the upright shall behold his face.
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The Faithful Have Vanished
To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith.#12:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term A Psalm of David.
1Save, O Lord, for #Isa. 57:1; Mic. 7:2the godly one is gone;
for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.
2Everyone #Ps. 41:6; 144:8 utters lies to his neighbor;
with #Ps. 5:9; Jer. 9:8; Rom. 16:18 flattering lips and #1 Chr. 12:33; James 1:8a double heart they speak.
3May the Lord cut off all #[See ver. 2 above] flattering lips,
the tongue that makes #Dan. 7:8; Rev. 13:5; [Ps. 17:10]great boasts,
4those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail,
our lips are with us; who is master over us?”
5“Because #Ps. 9:12 the poor are plundered, because the needy groan,
# Isa. 33:10; [Ps. 82:8] I will now arise,” says the Lord;
“I will place him in the #See Ps. 55:18safety for which he longs.”
6 # Ps. 18:30; 119:140; Prov. 30:5; [Ps. 19:8] The words of the Lord are pure words,
like silver refined in a furnace on the ground,
purified seven times.
7You, O Lord, will keep them;
you will guard us#12:7 Or guard him from this generation forever.
8On every side the wicked prowl,
as vileness is exalted among the children of man.
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How Long, O Lord?
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
1 # Ps. 79:5; 89:46; [Rev. 6:10] How long, O Lord? Will you #Ps. 10:12; 44:24; 74:19, 23; Lam. 5:20 forget me forever?
How long will you #See Job 13:24hide your face from me?
2How long must I take #[Ps. 77:6]counsel in my soul
and have sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?
3 # Ps. 5:1; 119:153 Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
# Ps. 19:8; Ezra 9:8; Prov. 29:13; Eph. 1:18; [1 Sam. 14:27] light up my eyes, lest #[Jer. 51:39]I sleep the sleep of death,
4 # Deut. 32:27 lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed over him,”
lest my foes rejoice because I am #See Ps. 10:6shaken.
5But I have #See Ps. 11:1 trusted in your steadfast love;
my heart shall #See Ps. 9:14rejoice in your salvation.
6I will sing to the Lord,
because he has dealt bountifully with me.
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The Fool Says, There Is No God
To the choirmaster. Of David.
1 # For ver. 1-7, see Ps. 53:1-6 The #Ps. 74:18, 22; Job 2:10 fool says in his heart, #Ps. 10:4 “There is no God.”
They are #Gen. 6:5, 11, 12 corrupt, they do abominable deeds;
# Cited Rom. 3:10-12 there is none who does good.
2The Lord #Ps. 102:19; [Ps. 11:4] looks down from heaven on the children of man,
to see if there are any who understand,#14:2 Or that act wisely
who #2 Chr. 15:2; 19:3seek after God.
3They have all turned aside; together they have become #Job 15:16corrupt;
there is none who does good,
not even one.
4Have they no #Ps. 82:5; [Isa. 1:3; Jer. 4:22] knowledge, all the evildoers
who #Prov. 30:14; Jer. 10:25; Hos. 7:7; [Ps. 27:2; Amos 8:4; Mic. 3:3] eat up my people as they eat bread
and #Ps. 79:6; Jer. 10:25; Hos. 7:7; [Isa. 64:7]do not call upon the Lord?
5There they are in great terror,
for God is with #Ps. 24:6; 73:15the generation of the righteous.
6You would shame the plans of the poor,
but#14:6 Or for the Lord is his #Ps. 46:1; 61:3; 62:7, 8; 91:2; 142:5refuge.
7Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When the Lord #Ps. 85:1; 126:1; Job 42:10; Jer. 30:18; Ezek. 16:53; 39:25; Hos. 6:11; Joel 3:1restores the fortunes of his people,
let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.
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Who Shall Dwell on Your Holy Hill?
A Psalm of David.
1O Lord, #For ver. 1-5, see Ps. 24:3-5; Isa. 33:14-16 who shall sojourn in your #Ps. 61:4 tent?
Who shall dwell on your #See Ps. 2:6holy hill?
2He who #Prov. 28:18 walks blamelessly and #Ps. 106:3; [Matt. 6:1] does what is right
and #Zech. 8:16; Eph. 4:25; [John 1:47; Col. 3:9]speaks truth in his heart;
3who #Lev. 19:16; [Ps. 34:13] does not slander with his tongue
and does no evil to his neighbor,
nor #Ex. 23:1takes up a reproach against his friend;
4 # [Esth. 3:2] in whose eyes a vile person is despised,
but who honors those who fear the Lord;
who #[Judg. 11:35]swears to his own hurt and does not change;
5who #Ex. 22:25; Lev. 25:36; Deut. 23:19; Ezek. 18:8; 22:12 does not put out his money at interest
and #Ex. 23:8; Deut. 16:19 does not take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things shall never be #See Ps. 10:6moved.
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You Will Not Abandon My Soul
A #[Ps. 56, title; 57, title; 60, title]Miktam#16:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term of David.
1Preserve me, O God, for in you I #See Ps. 11:1take refuge.
2I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
# [Ps. 73:25] I have no good apart from you.”
3As for #[Ex. 19:6; Deut. 7:6; 1 Pet. 2:9]the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
in whom is all my delight.#16:3 Or To the saints in the land, the excellent in whom is all my delight, I say:
4The sorrows of those who run after#16:4 Or who acquire another god shall multiply;
their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
or #Ex. 23:13; Josh. 23:7take their names on my lips.
5The Lord is #Ps. 73:26; 119:57; 142:5; Num. 18:20; Lam. 3:24; [Deut. 32:9; Jer. 10:16; 51:19] my chosen portion and my #Ps. 23:5; 116:13 cup;
you hold my #Ps. 125:3lot.
6 # Mic. 2:5 The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
7I bless the Lord who #See 1 Sam. 23:9-12; 2 Sam. 5:18, 19 gives me counsel;
in #Ps. 17:3; See Ps. 42:8 the night also my #Ps. 7:9heart instructs me.#16:7 Hebrew my kidneys instruct me
8 # Cited Acts 2:25-28 I have #Ps. 119:30 set the Lord always before me;
because he is at my #Ps. 109:31; 110:5; 121:5 right hand, I shall not be #Ps. 10:6; 15:5shaken.
9Therefore my heart is glad, and my #Ps. 30:12; 57:8; 108:1; Gen. 49:6whole being#16:9 Hebrew my glory rejoices;
my flesh also dwells secure.
10For you will not abandon my soul to #See Job 21:13 Sheol,
# Cited Acts 13:35 or let your #Ps. 89:18; [Mark 1:24] holy one see #Ps. 49:9; 103:4corruption.#16:10 Or see the pit
11You make known to me #Matt. 7:14 the path of life;
in your presence there is #[Ps. 21:6] fullness of joy;
at your right hand are #Ps. 36:8pleasures forevermore.
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In the Shadow of Your Wings
A #[Ps. 86, title; 142, title]Prayer of David.
1Hear a just cause, O Lord; #Ps. 142:6; [Ps. 61:1; Jer. 7:16]attend to my cry!
Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!
2From your presence #[Ps. 26:1]let my vindication come!
Let your eyes behold the right!
3You have #See Job 23:10 tried my heart, you have #Job 31:14 visited me by #Ps. 16:7; [Job 33:15] night,
you have #Judg. 7:4; Zech. 13:9; 1 Pet. 1:7; [Ps. 139:1; Mal. 3:2, 3]tested me, and you will find nothing;
I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.
4With regard to the works of man, by the word of your lips
I have avoided the ways of the violent.
5My steps have #Job 23:11; [Ps. 44:18]held fast to your paths;
my feet have not slipped.
6I #Ps. 86:6, 7; 116:1, 2 call upon you, for you will answer me, O God;
# See Ps. 31:2 incline your ear to me; hear my words.
7 # Ps. 31:21 Wondrously show#17:7 Or Distinguish me by your steadfast love,
O Savior of those who seek refuge
from #Ps. 44:5; 59:1; 139:21their adversaries at your right hand.
8Keep me as #Deut. 32:10; Zech. 2:8 the apple of your eye;
hide me in #Ps. 36:7; 57:1; 63:7; 91:4; [Matt. 23:37; Luke 13:34]; See Ruth 2:12the shadow of your wings,
9from the wicked who do me violence,
my deadly enemies who #[1 Sam. 23:26]surround me.
10 # [Ps. 119:70] They close their hearts to pity;
with their mouths they #Ps. 31:18; 1 Sam. 2:3speak arrogantly.
11They have now surrounded our #[Ps. 89:51] steps;
they set their eyes to #Ps. 62:4cast us to the ground.
12He is like a lion eager to tear,
as a young lion #[Ps. 10:8, 9]lurking in ambush.
13Arise, O Lord! Confront him, subdue him!
Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,
14from men by your hand, O Lord,
from #[Ps. 10:18; Luke 16:8; 20:34] men of the world whose #Matt. 6:2, 5, 16; Luke 16:25 portion is in this life.#17:14 Or from men whose portion in life is of the world
You fill their womb with treasure;#17:14 Or As for your treasured ones, you fill their womb
they are satisfied with #[Job 21:11]children,
and they leave their abundance to their infants.
15As for me, I shall #Job 33:26; 1 John 3:2; [Ps. 11:7] behold your face in righteousness;
when I #Isa. 26:19; Dan. 12:2 awake, I shall be #[Ps. 16:11]satisfied with your likeness.
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The Lord Is My Rock and My Fortress
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, #Ps. 36, title; 89:3, 20; [2 Sam. 3:18; 7:5] the servant of the Lord, #See 2 Sam. 22 who addressed the words of this #Ex. 15:1; Deut. 31:30song to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said:
1I love you, O Lord, my strength.
2The Lord is my #ver. 31, 46; Ps. 19:14; 31:3 rock and my #Ps. 91:2; 144:2 fortress and my deliverer,
my God, my #ver. 31, 46; Ps. 19:14; 31:3 rock, in #[Heb. 2:13] whom I take refuge,
my #ver. 30; Gen. 15:1 shield, and #Ps. 112:9; Luke 1:69 the horn of my salvation, my #See Ps. 9:9stronghold.
3I call upon the Lord, who is #Ps. 48:1; 96:4; 113:3; 145:3worthy to be praised,
and I am saved from my enemies.
4 # Ps. 116:3; [Ps. 119:61] The cords of death encompassed me;
# See Ps. 32:6 the torrents of destruction assailed me;#18:4 Or terrified me
5 # [See ver. 4 above] the cords of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.
6 # Ps. 66:14; 102:2; 120:1; [Jonah 2:2] In my distress I called upon the Lord;
to my God I cried for help.
From his #See Ps. 11:4temple he heard my voice,
and my cry to him reached his ears.
7Then the earth #[Judg. 5:4; Acts 4:31; 16:26]reeled and rocked;
the foundations also of the mountains trembled
and quaked, because he was angry.
8Smoke went up from his nostrils,#18:8 Or in his wrath
and devouring #See Ps. 21:9fire from his mouth;
glowing coals flamed forth from him.
9He #Ps. 144:5 bowed the heavens and #Isa. 64:1 came down;
# See Ex. 20:21 thick darkness was under his feet.
10He rode on a cherub and flew;
he came swiftly on #Ps. 104:3the wings of the wind.
11He made darkness his covering, his #Job 36:29; [Ps. 97:2] canopy around him,
thick clouds #[Ps. 29:3]dark with water.
12Out of the brightness before him
# [Ps. 148:8; Josh. 10:11] hailstones and coals of fire broke through his clouds.
13The Lord also #1 Sam. 2:10; 7:10; See Job 37:4 thundered in the heavens,
and the Most High uttered his #Isa. 30:30; See Ps. 29:3-9voice,
hailstones and coals of fire.
14And he sent out his #Ps. 7:13; 64:7; 77:17; 144:6; Deut. 32:23, 42; Hab. 3:11 arrows and scattered them;
he flashed forth lightnings and #Ex. 14:24; Josh. 10:10routed them.
15Then #Ps. 42:1; Joel 1:20 (Heb.); [Job 36:30] the channels of the sea were seen,
and the foundations of the world were laid bare
at your #Ps. 106:9; Nah. 1:4 rebuke, O Lord,
at the blast of #[Ex. 15:8]the breath of your nostrils.
16He #[Ps. 144:7] sent from on high, he took me;
he #[Ex. 2:10] drew me out of #See Ps. 32:6; Job 22:11many waters.
17He rescued me from my strong enemy
and from those who hated me,
for they were #Ps. 142:6too mighty for me.
18They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
but the Lord was my support.
19He brought me out into #Ps. 31:8; 118:5; [ver. 36] a broad place;
he rescued me, because he #Ps. 22:8; 2 Sam. 15:26delighted in me.
20The Lord dealt with me #Ps. 7:8; 1 Sam. 24:19; 26:23; 1 Kgs. 8:32 according to my righteousness;
according to #See Job 22:30the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.
21For I have #[Gen. 18:19; Prov. 8:32]kept the ways of the Lord,
and have not wickedly departed from my God.
22For #Ps. 119:30, 102all his rules#18:22 Or just decrees were before me,
and his statutes I did not put away from me.
23I was #Gen. 17:1; [1 Kgs. 14:8]blameless before him,
and I kept myself from my guilt.
24So the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
25With #Matt. 5:7the merciful you show yourself merciful;
with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;
26with the purified you show yourself pure;
and with #Ps. 81:12; Lev. 26:23, 24; Prov. 3:34; Acts 7:42; Rom. 1:28the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.
27For you save #[Ex. 3:7] a humble people,
but #See Ps. 101:5the haughty eyes you bring down.
28For it is you who light my #Ps. 132:17; 1 Kgs. 11:36; 15:4; 2 Kgs. 8:19; [2 Sam. 21:17]; See Job 18:5, 6lamp;
the Lord my God lightens my darkness.
29For by you I can run against a troop,
and by my God I can #[Isa. 35:6] leap over #See 2 Sam. 5:6-9a wall.
30This God—his way is #Deut. 32:4; Dan. 4:37; Matt. 5:48; [Rev. 15:3] perfect;#18:30 Or blameless
the word of the Lord #See Ps. 12:6 proves true;
he is #ver. 2 a shield for all those who #Ps. 17:7take refuge in him.
31For #[Ps. 86:8] who is God, but the Lord?
And who is #See ver. 2a rock, except our God?—
32the God who #1 Sam. 2:4; Isa. 45:5 equipped me with strength
and made my way #Ps. 101:2, 6; 119:1; Job 22:3blameless.
33He made my feet like the feet of a #Hab. 3:19 deer
and set me secure on #Deut. 32:13; Isa. 58:14the heights.
34He #Ps. 144:1trains my hands for war,
so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35You have given me the shield of your salvation,
and your right hand #Ps. 20:2 supported me,
and your #[Isa. 63:9]gentleness made me great.
36You #Ps. 31:8; Prov. 4:12; [ver. 19]gave a wide place for my steps under me,
and my feet did not slip.
37I pursued my enemies and overtook them,
and did not turn back till they were consumed.
38I thrust them through, so that they were not able to rise;
they fell under my feet.
39For you equipped me with strength for the battle;
you made those who rise against me sink under me.
40You made my enemies #Ex. 23:27; [Ps. 21:12]turn their backs to me,#18:40 Or You gave me my enemies’ necks
and those who hated me I destroyed.
41 # See Job 27:9 They cried for help, but there was none to save;
they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
42I beat them fine as #2 Kgs. 13:7 dust before the wind;
I cast them out like #Isa. 10:6; Mic. 7:10; Zech. 10:5the mire of the streets.
43You delivered me from #[2 Sam. 3:1; 19:9, 43; 20:1] strife with the people;
you made me #[Ps. 2:8]; See 2 Sam. 8:1-14 the head of the nations;
# Isa. 55:5; [Ps. 22:27] people whom I had not known served me.
44As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me;
# Ps. 144:7 foreigners #Ps. 66:3; 81:15; Deut. 33:29came cringing to me.
45 # [See ver. 44 above] Foreigners lost heart
and #Mic. 7:17came trembling out of their fortresses.
46The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock,
and exalted be the God of my salvation—
47the God who gave me vengeance
and #Ps. 47:3; 144:2; [Isa. 45:1]subdued peoples under me,
48who rescued me from my enemies;
yes, you #Ps. 59:1 exalted me above those who rose against me;
you delivered me from #Ps. 140:1the man of violence.
49 # Cited Rom. 15:9 For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations,
and #Ps. 66:4sing to your name.
50Great #Ps. 144:10 salvation he brings to his king,
and shows steadfast love to his #See Ps. 2:2 anointed,
to #[Ps. 89:29; 2 Sam. 7:12, 13, 29]David and his offspring forever.
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The Law of the Lord Is Perfect
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
1 # Ps. 50:6; [Rom. 1:19, 20] The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky above#19:1 Hebrew the expanse; compare Genesis 1:6–8 proclaims his handiwork.
2Day to day pours out speech,
and night to night reveals knowledge.
3There is no speech, nor are there words,
whose voice is not heard.
4 # Cited Rom. 10:18 Their #[Isa. 28:10] voice#19:4 Or Their measuring line goes out through all the earth,
and their words to the end of the world.
In them he has set a tent for #[Eccles. 1:5]the sun,
5 # [Judg. 5:31] which comes out like #Joel 2:16a bridegroom leaving his chamber,
and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.
6Its rising is from the end of the heavens,
and its circuit to the end of them,
and there is nothing hidden from its heat.
7 # Rom. 7:12 The law of the Lord is perfect,#19:7 Or blameless
# Ps. 23:3; [2 Tim. 3:16] reviving the soul;
# Ex. 25:16; See Ps. 78:5 the testimony of the Lord is #Ps. 111:7 sure,
# [Matt. 11:25; 1 Cor. 1:27; 2 Tim. 3:15] making wise #Ps. 119:130; Prov. 1:4the simple;
8 # Ps. 103:18; 111:7; 119:4, 27 the precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is #[Ps. 12:6] pure,
# See Ps. 13:3 enlightening the eyes;
9the fear of the Lord is clean,
enduring forever;
the rules#19:9 Or just decrees of the Lord are #Ps. 119:142, 151, 160true,
and righteous altogether.
10More to be desired are they than #Ps. 119:72, 127; Prov. 8:10 gold,
even much #Job 28:17; Prov. 8:19 fine gold;
# Ps. 119:103 sweeter also than honey
and drippings of #Prov. 16:24the honeycomb.
11Moreover, by them is your servant warned;
# [Prov. 29:18] in keeping them there is great reward.
12 # Ps. 40:12; [1 Cor. 4:4] Who can discern his errors?
# [Lev. 4:2; Num. 15:27] Declare me innocent from #Ps. 90:8; See Job 34:32hidden faults.
13 # Gen. 20:6; 1 Sam. 25:33, 34, 39 Keep back your servant also from #[Num. 15:30] presumptuous sins;
let them not have #Ps. 119:133; Rom. 6:12, 14dominion over me!
Then I shall be blameless,
and innocent of great transgression.
14Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable in your sight,
O Lord, my #See Ps. 18:2 rock and my #See Job 19:25redeemer.
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Trust in the Name of the Lord Our God
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
1May the Lord #[Gen. 35:3] answer you in the day of trouble!
May #Prov. 18:10 the name of the God of Jacob #Ps. 59:1; 69:29protect you!
2May he send you help from #Ps. 73:17; 2 Chr. 20:8 the sanctuary
and give you support from #Ps. 128:5Zion!
3May he #[Acts 10:4]remember all your offerings
and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah
4May he #Ps. 21:2grant you your heart’s desire
and fulfill all your plans!
5May we shout for joy over #Ps. 9:14 your salvation,
and in the name of our God set up our #Ps. 60:4; Song 6:4, 10banners!
May the Lord fulfill all your petitions!
6Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed;
he will answer him from his holy heaven
with #[Ps. 28:8]the saving might of his right hand.
7Some trust in #Isa. 31:1; 36:9 chariots and some in #Prov. 21:31 horses,
# [1 Sam. 17:45; 2 Chr. 32:8] but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
8They collapse and fall,
but we rise and stand upright.
9O Lord, save #Ps. 48:2the king!
May he answer us when we call.
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The King Rejoices in the Lord’s Strength
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
1O Lord, in your #Ps. 8:2; 28:7, 8 strength the king rejoices,
and in your #Ps. 9:14salvation how greatly he exults!
2You have #Ps. 20:4, 5given him his heart’s desire
and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
3For you #Ps. 59:10 meet him with rich blessings;
you set #[2 Sam. 12:30; 1 Chr. 20:2] a crown of #Ps. 19:10fine gold upon his head.
4He asked life of you; you #Ps. 61:6; [2 Sam. 7:19] gave it to him,
# Ps. 91:16; [1 Kgs. 1:31; Neh. 2:3] length of days forever and ever.
5His #Ps. 8:5 glory is great through your salvation;
# Ps. 45:3; 96:6 splendor and majesty you bestow on him.
6For you make him most blessed forever;#21:6 Or make him a source of blessing forever
you make him glad with the #Ps. 45:7; See Ps. 16:11joy of your presence.
7For the king trusts in the Lord,
and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be #Ps. 10:6; 16:8moved.
8Your hand will #[Isa. 10:10]find out all your enemies;
your right hand will find out those who hate you.
9You will make them as #Mal. 4:1; [Ps. 83:14] a blazing oven
when you appear.
The Lord will swallow them up in his #Ps. 2:5 wrath,
and #Ps. 18:8; 50:3; 97:3; Isa. 26:11; [Job 20:26; Dan. 7:10; Hab. 3:5]fire will consume them.
10You #Ps. 34:16; 1 Kgs. 13:34 will destroy their #Ps. 37:28; 109:13; Job 18:16, 17, 19; Isa. 14:20descendants from the earth,
and their offspring from among the children of man.
11Though they plan evil against you,
though they #Ps. 2:1; 10:2devise mischief, they will not succeed.
12For you will put them #Ps. 18:40 to flight;
you will #Ps. 7:12; 11:2aim at their faces with your bows.
13Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength!
We will sing and praise your power.
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Why Have You Forsaken Me?
To the choirmaster: according to The Doe of the Dawn. A Psalm of David.
1 # Cited Matt. 27:46; Mark 15:34 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so #ver. 11 far from saving me, from the words of my #Ps. 32:3; 38:8; Job 3:24; Isa. 59:11; [Heb. 5:7]groaning?
2O my God, I cry by #Ps. 88:1day, but you do not answer,
and by night, but I find no rest.
3Yet you are #Lev. 19:2 holy,
# [Ps. 80:1; 99:1] enthroned on #[Ps. 9:11, 14; 65:1; 102:21; 147:12]the praises#22:3 Or dwelling in the praises of Israel.
4In you our fathers trusted;
they trusted, and you delivered them.
5To you they #See Judg. 3:9 cried and were rescued;
in you they #Ps. 25:2; 31:1; 71:1; Isa. 49:23; Rom. 9:33trusted and were not put to shame.
6But I am #Job 25:6; Isa. 41:14 a worm and not a man,
# Ps. 69:19; 109:25 scorned by mankind and #Isa. 49:7; 53:3despised by the people.
7All who see me #See Matt. 27:39-43; Mark 15:29-32; Luke 23:35, 36 mock me;
they make mouths at me; they #Ps. 109:25; [Ps. 44:14; 2 Kgs. 19:21; Isa. 37:22; Lam. 2:15]wag their heads;
8 # [Ps. 37:5; Prov. 16:3] “He trusts in the Lord; let him #Ps. 91:14 deliver him;
let him rescue him, for he #Ps. 18:19; Matt. 3:17; Mark 1:11; Luke 3:22delights in him!”
9Yet you are he who #Ps. 71:6took me from the womb;
you made me trust you at my mother’s breasts.
10On you was I cast from my birth,
and from #Isa. 46:3; 49:1; Gal. 1:15my mother’s womb you have been my God.
11Be not #See ver. 1; Ps. 10:1 far from me,
for trouble is near,
and there is #Ps. 107:12; 2 Kgs. 14:26; Isa. 63:5none to help.
12Many bulls encompass me;
# [Ps. 68:30 (Heb.)] strong bulls of #Amos 4:1Bashan surround me;
13they #Ps. 35:21; Job 16:10; Lam. 2:16; 3:46open wide their mouths at me,
like a ravening and roaring lion.
14I am #[Lam. 2:11] poured out like water,
and all my bones are #[Dan. 5:6] out of joint;
my #[Job 23:16; Nah. 2:10]; See Josh. 2:11 heart is like #See Ps. 68:2wax;
it is melted within my breast;
15my strength is #Prov. 17:22 dried up like a potsherd,
and my #[John 19:28; See Job 29:10]tongue sticks to my jaws;
you lay me in the dust of death.
16For #[Phil. 3:2; Rev. 22:15] dogs encompass me;
a company of evildoers #Ps. 88:17 encircles me;
they have #Matt. 27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:33; 24:40; John 19:23, 37; 20:25; [Zech. 12:10]pierced my hands and feet#22:16 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts like a lion [they are at] my hands and feet—
17I can count all my bones—
they #Luke 23:35stare and gloat over me;
18 # Cited John 19:24; [Matt. 27:35; Luke 23:34] they divide my garments among them,
and for my clothing they cast lots.
19But you, O Lord, #[See ver. 11 above] do not be far off!
O you my help, #Ps. 38:22come quickly to my aid!
20Deliver my soul from the sword,
my precious life from the power of #[Phil. 3:2; Rev. 22:15]the dog!
21Save me from #2 Tim. 4:17 the mouth of the lion!
You have rescued#22:21 Hebrew answered me from the horns of #See Num. 23:22the wild oxen!
22 # Cited Heb. 2:12; [Ps. 102:21; John 17:6] I will tell of your name to my #Matt. 28:10; John 20:17; Rom. 8:29brothers;
in the midst of the congregation I will praise you:
23You who #Ps. 135:20 fear the Lord, praise him!
All you offspring of Jacob, #Ps. 50:15, 23glorify him,
and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!
24For he has not despised or abhorred
the affliction of #[Isa. 53:4, 7] the afflicted,
and he has not #Ps. 10:1; 13:1; See Job 13:24 hidden his face from him,
but has heard, when he #Heb. 5:7cried to him.
25From you comes my praise in the great #Ps. 35:18; 40:9, 10; 111:1 congregation;
my #Lev. 7:16 vows I will #Ps. 66:13; Jonah 2:9; See Ps. 50:14perform before those who fear him.
26 # Ps. 69:32 The afflicted#22:26 Or The meek shall #Isa. 25:6; 65:13 eat and be satisfied;
those who seek him shall praise the Lord!
May your hearts #John 6:51live forever!
27All #Ps. 2:8; 67:7 the ends of the earth shall remember
and turn to the Lord,
and all #Ps. 96:7the families of the nations
shall worship before you.
28For #Obad. 21; [Ps. 47:8; Zech. 14:9]kingship belongs to the Lord,
and he rules over the nations.
29All #[Ps. 45:12] the prosperous of the earth eat and worship;
before him shall #Ps. 72:9; [Phil. 2:10] bow all who go down to the dust,
even the one who could not #Ezek. 18:27keep himself alive.
30Posterity shall serve him;
it shall be told of the Lord to the coming #Ps. 48:13; 71:18generation;
31they shall #Ps. 86:9; [Isa. 60:3] come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet #Ps. 78:6; 102:18unborn,
that he has done it.
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The Lord Is My Shepherd
A Psalm of David.
1The Lord is my #Ps. 78:52; 80:1; Isa. 40:11; Jer. 31:10; Ezek. 34:11, 12, 23; John 10:11; Heb. 13:20; 1 Pet. 2:25; 5:4 shepherd; I shall not #Ps. 34:9, 10; [Matt. 6:33]want.
2He makes me lie down in green #Ezek. 34:14; John 10:9pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.#23:2 Hebrew beside waters of rest
3He #Ps. 19:7 restores my soul.
He #Ps. 5:8; 31:3; 139:10, 24; 143:10; Isa. 40:11; 49:10 leads me in #Prov. 4:11; 8:20 paths of righteousness#23:3 Or in right paths
for his #Ps. 25:11; 31:3; 79:9; 109:21; Ezek. 20:9, 14name’s sake.
4Even though I #Ps. 138:7 walk through the valley of #See Job 3:5 the shadow of death,#23:4 Or the valley of deep darkness
I will #Ps. 3:6; 27:1, 3; 118:6 fear no evil,
for #Ex. 3:12; Isa. 43:2 you are with me;
your #Mic. 7:14rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5You #Ps. 78:19; [Prov. 9:2; John 6:51]; See 2 Sam. 17:27-29 prepare a table before me
in #[Ps. 31:19] the presence of my enemies;
you #Ps. 45:7; 133:2; Luke 7:46; [Ps. 92:10] anoint my head with oil;
my #Ps. 16:5cup overflows.
6Surely#23:6 Or Only goodness and mercy#23:6 Or steadfast love shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall #Ps. 27:4 dwell#23:6 Or shall return to dwell in the house of the Lord
# Ps. 21:4 forever.#23:6 Hebrew for length of days
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The King of Glory
A Psalm of David.
1 # Ps. 50:12; 89:11; Ex. 9:29; 19:5; Deut. 10:14; Job 41:11; Cited 1 Cor. 10:26 The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof,#24:1 Or and all that fills it
the world and those who dwell therein,
2for he has #Ps. 104:5; Job 38:6; Prov. 8:29 founded it upon #Ps. 136:6; Gen. 1:9the seas
and established it upon the rivers.
3 # For ver. 3-5, see Ps. 15:1-5 Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?
And who shall stand in his #Ps. 2:6holy place?
4 # [Deut. 10:12; Isa. 33:15, 16; Mic. 6:8] He who has #See Job 22:30 clean hands and #Ps. 73:1; Matt. 5:8 a pure heart,
who does not #[Ezek. 18:6] lift up his soul to #Ps. 31:6; 119:37what is false
and does not swear deceitfully.
5He will receive #[Gen. 22:17, 18] blessing from the Lord
and #Isa. 46:13; 56:1 righteousness from #Ps. 27:9; 38:22; 51:14; 88:1the God of his salvation.
6Such is #Ps. 14:5 the generation of those who seek him,
who #Ps. 27:8; 105:4seek the face of the God of Jacob.#24:6 Septuagint, Syriac, and two Hebrew manuscripts; Masoretic Text who seek your face, Jacob Selah
7 # [Ps. 118:19, 20; Isa. 26:2] Lift up your heads, O gates!
And be lifted up, O ancient doors,
that #[1 Cor. 2:8]the King of glory may come in.
8Who is this King of glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty,
the Lord, #[Ex. 15:3]mighty in battle!
9Lift up your heads, O gates!
And lift them up, O ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
10Who is this King of glory?
# Mal. 1:14 The Lord of hosts,
he is the King of glory! Selah
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Teach Me Your Paths
# 25:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet Of David.
1To you, O Lord, I #Ps. 86:4; 143:8; Lam. 3:41; [Ps. 24:4]lift up my soul.
2O my God, in you I #See Ps. 11:1 trust;
# ver. 20; Ps. 31:1, 17; 71:1 let me not be put to shame;
# [Ps. 13:4] let not my enemies exult over me.
3Indeed, #Isa. 49:23; [Rom. 5:5; Phil. 1:20] none who wait for you shall be put to shame;
they shall be ashamed who are #[Ps. 59:3, 4] wantonly #[Jer. 3:20]treacherous.
4 # Ps. 27:11; 86:11; 143:8, 10; Ex. 33:13; [Ps. 5:8; 119:35] Make me to know your ways, O Lord;
teach me your paths.
5Lead me in your #Ps. 26:3; 86:11truth and teach me,
for you are the God of my salvation;
for you I wait all the day long.
6Remember your #Ps. 51:1; [Ps. 103:17; Isa. 63:15] mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love,
# [Gen. 8:1; 9:15; 19:29] for they have been from of old.
7Remember not #Job 13:26; 20:11; Jer. 3:25 the sins of my youth or my transgressions;
according to your #Ps. 51:1steadfast love remember me,
for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!
8 # Ps. 100:5 Good and upright is the Lord;
therefore he #Ps. 32:8instructs sinners in the way.
9He leads the humble in what is right,
and teaches the humble his way.
10All the paths of the Lord are #[John 1:17]steadfast love and faithfulness,
for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.
11For your #See Ps. 23:3 name’s sake, O Lord,
pardon my guilt, for it is #[Rom. 5:20]great.
12Who is the man who fears the Lord?
Him #[See ver. 8 above]will he instruct in the way that he should choose.
13His soul shall #[Prov. 1:33; 19:23] abide in well-being,
and his #Ps. 112:2 offspring #See Ps. 37:9shall inherit the land.
14 # [Amos 3:7; See Job 29:4] The friendship#25:14 Or The secret counsel of the Lord is for those who fear him,
and he makes known to them his covenant.
15My #Ps. 123:1, 2; 141:8; [2 Chr. 20:12] eyes are ever toward the Lord,
for he will #Ps. 31:4pluck my feet out of the net.
16 # Ps. 69:16; 86:16; 119:132 Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am lonely and afflicted.
17The troubles of my heart are enlarged;
bring me out of my distresses.
18 # [Job 10:15] Consider my affliction and my trouble,
and forgive all my sins.
19Consider how many are my foes,
and with what violent hatred they hate me.
20Oh, guard my soul, and deliver me!
# See ver. 2 Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.
21May integrity and uprightness preserve me,
for I wait for you.
22 # Ps. 34:22; 71:23; 130:8; Lam. 3:58; [2 Sam. 4:9] Redeem Israel, O God,
out of all his troubles.