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Psalms 56
Chapter 56
Psalm 56
A Call for God's Protection
For the choir director: according to "A Silent Dove Far Away."[a] A Davidic Miktam. When the Philistines seized him in Gath.(a)
1 Be gracious to me, God, for man tramples me;
he fights and oppresses me all day long.
2 My adversaries trample me all day,
for many arrogantly fight against me.[b](b)
3 When I am afraid,
I will trust in You.(c)
4 In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust; I will not fear.
What can man do to me?(d)
5 They twist my words all day long;
all their thoughts against me are evil.(e)
6 They stir up strife,[c] they lurk;
they watch my steps
while they wait to take my life.(f)
7 Will they escape in spite of such sin?
God, bring down the nations in wrath.(g)
8 You Yourself have recorded my wanderings.[d]
Put my tears in Your bottle.
Are they not in Your records?(h)
9 Then my enemies will retreat on the day when I call.(i)
This I know: God is for me.(j)
10 In God, whose word I praise,
in the
Lord
, whose word I praise,
11 in God I trust; I will not fear.
What can man do to me?(k)
12 I am obligated by vows[e] to You, God;
I will make my thank offerings to You.(l)
13 For You delivered me from death,
even my feet from stumbling,
to walk before God in the light of life.(m)
Psalms 120
Chapter 120
Psalm 120
A Cry for Truth and Peace
A song of ascents.
1 In my distress I called to the
Lord
,
and He answered me.(a)
2 "
Lord
, deliver me from lying lips
and a deceitful tongue."(b)
3 What will He give you,
and what will He do to you,
you deceitful tongue?(c)
4 A warrior's sharp arrows
with burning charcoal
5 What misery that I have stayed in Meshech,[b](e)
that I have lived among the tents of Kedar
6 I have lived too long
with those who hate peace.(g)
7 I am for peace; but when I speak,
they are for war.(h)
Psalms 140-142
Chapter 140
Psalm 140
Prayer for Rescue
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
1 Rescue me,
Lord
, from evil men.
Keep me safe from violent men(a)
2 who plan evil in their hearts.
They stir up wars all day long.(b)
3 They make their tongues
as sharp as a snake's bite;
viper's venom is under their lips.(c)
4 Protect me,
Lord
,
from the clutches of the wicked.(d)
Keep me safe from violent men
who plan to make me stumble.[a](e)
5 The proud hide a trap with ropes for me;
they spread a net along the path
and set snares for me.(f)
6 I say to the
Lord
, "You are my God."
Listen,
Lord
, to my cry for help.(g)
7 Lord
God
, my strong Savior,
You shield my head on the day of battle.(h)
8
Lord
, do not grant the desires of the wicked;
do not let them achieve their goals.
Otherwise, they will become proud.(i)
9 When those who surround me rise up,[b]
may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.(j)
10 Let hot coals fall on them.
Let them be thrown into the fire,
into the abyss, never again to rise.(k)
11 Do not let a slanderer stay in the land.
Let evil relentlessly[c] hunt down a violent man.(l)
12 I[d] know that the
Lord
upholds
the just cause of the poor,
justice for the needy.(m)
13 Surely the righteous will praise Your name;
the upright will live in Your presence.(n)
Chapter 141
Psalm 141
Protection from Sin and Sinners
A Davidic psalm.
1
Lord
, I call on You; hurry to help me.
Listen to my voice when I call on You.(a)
2 May my prayer be set before You as incense,(b)
the raising of my hands as the evening offering.(c)
3
Lord
, set up a guard for my mouth;
keep watch at the door of my lips.(d)
4 Do not let my heart turn to any evil thing
or perform wicked acts
with men who commit sin.
Do not let me feast on their delicacies.(e)
5 Let the righteous one strike me—
it is an act of faithful love;
let him rebuke me—
it is oil for my head;
let me[a] not refuse it.(f)
Even now my prayer is against
the evil acts of the wicked.[b](g)
6 When their rulers[c] will be thrown off
the sides of a cliff,
the people[d] will listen to my words,
for they are pleasing.(h)
7 As when one plows and breaks up the soil,
turning up rocks,
so our[e] bones have been scattered
at the mouth of Sheol.(i)
8 But my eyes look to You, Lord
God
.
I seek refuge in You; do not let me die.[f](j)
9 Protect me from[g] the trap they have set for me,
and from the snares of evildoers.(k)
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
while I pass by safely.(l)
Chapter 142
Psalm 142
A Cry of Distress
A Davidic Maskil. When he was in the cave.(a) A prayer.
1 I cry aloud to the
Lord
;(b)
I plead aloud to the
Lord
for mercy.(c)
2 I pour out my complaint before Him;
I reveal my trouble to Him.(d)
3 Although my spirit is weak within me,
You know my way.(e)
Along this path I travel
they have hidden a trap for me.(f)
4 Look to the right and see:[a]
no one stands up for me;
there is no refuge for me;
no one cares about me.(g)
5 I cry to You,
Lord
;
I say, "You are my shelter,
my portion in the land of the living."(h)
6 Listen to my cry,
for I am very weak.(i)
Rescue me from those who pursue me,
for they are too strong for me.(j)
7 Free me from prison
so that I can praise Your name.
The righteous will gather around me
because You deal generously with me.(k)
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