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Psalms 6
Chapter 6
Psalm 6
A Prayer for Mercy
For the choir director: with stringed instruments, according to Sheminith.(a) A Davidic psalm.
1
Lord
, do not rebuke me in Your anger;
do not discipline me in Your wrath.(b)
2 Be gracious to me,
Lord
, for I am weak;[a](c)
heal me,(d)
Lord
, for my bones are shaking;(e)
3 my whole being is shaken with terror.(f)
And You,
Lord
—how long?(g)
4 Turn,
Lord
! Rescue me;
save me because of Your faithful love.(h)
5 For there is no remembrance of You in death;
who can thank You in Sheol?(i)
6 I am weary from my groaning;(j)
with my tears I dampen my pillow[b]
and drench my bed every night.(k)
7 My eyes are swollen from grief;(l)
they[c] grow old because of all my enemies.
8 Depart from me, all evildoers,
for the
Lord
has heard the sound of my weeping.(m)
9 The
Lord
has heard my plea for help;(n)
the
Lord
accepts my prayer.(o)
10 All my enemies will be ashamed and shake with terror;
they will turn back(p) and suddenly be disgraced.(q)
Psalms 8-10
Chapter 8
Psalm 8
God's Glory, Man's Dignity
For the choir director: on the Gittith.(a) A Davidic psalm.
1 Yahweh, our Lord,
how magnificent is Your name throughout the earth!(b)
You have covered the heavens with Your majesty.[a](c)
2 Because of Your adversaries,
You have established a stronghold[b]
from the mouths of children and nursing infants(d)
to silence the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I observe Your heavens,
the work of Your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which You set in place,(e)
4 what is man that You remember him,
the son of man that You look after him?(f)
5 You made him little less than God[c][d]
and crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You made him lord over the works of Your hands;
You put everything under his feet:[e](g)
7 all the sheep and oxen,
as well as the animals in the wild,
8 the birds of the sky,
and the fish of the sea
that pass through the currents of the seas.(h)
9 Yahweh, our Lord,
how magnificent is Your name throughout the earth!
Chapter 9
Psalm 9
Celebration of God's Justice
For the choir director: according to Muth-labben.[a] A Davidic psalm.
1 I will thank Yahweh with all my heart;
I will declare all Your wonderful works.(a)
2 I will rejoice and boast about You;(b)
I will sing about Your name, Most High.(c)
3 When my enemies retreat,
they stumble and perish before You.(d)
4 For You have upheld my just cause;[b](e)
You are seated on Your throne as a righteous judge.(f)
5 You have rebuked the nations:(g)
You have destroyed the wicked;(h)
You have erased their name forever and ever.(i)
6 The enemy has come to eternal ruin;
You have uprooted the cities,
and the very memory of them has perished.(j)
7 But the
Lord
sits enthroned forever;(k)
He has established His throne for judgment.(l)
8 He judges the world with righteousness;
He executes judgment on the nations with fairness.(m)
9 The
Lord
is a refuge for the oppressed,
a refuge in times of trouble.(n)
10 Those who know Your name trust in You
because You have not abandoned
those who seek You, Yahweh.(o)
11 Sing to the
Lord
, who dwells in Zion;(p)
proclaim His deeds among the nations.(q)
12 For the One who seeks an accounting
for bloodshed remembers them;(r)
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.(s)
13 Be gracious to me,
Lord
;
consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me.(t)
Lift me up from the gates of death,(u)
14 so that I may declare all Your praises.
I will rejoice in Your salvation(v)
within the gates of Daughter Zion.
15 The nations have fallen into the pit they made;
their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.(w)
16 The
Lord
has revealed Himself;
He has executed justice,(x)
striking down[c] the wicked[d]
by the work of their hands.(y)
17 The wicked will return to Sheol(z)—
all the nations that forget God.(aa)
18 For the oppressed will not always be forgotten;
the hope of the afflicted[e] will not perish forever.(ab)
19 Rise up,
Lord
! Do not let man prevail;
let the nations be judged in Your presence.(ac)
20 Put terror in them,
Lord
;(ad)
let the nations know they are only men.(ae)
Chapter 10
Psalm 10
1
Lord
,[a][b] why do You stand so far away?(a)
Why do You hide in times of trouble?(b)
2 In arrogance the wicked relentlessly pursue the afflicted;
let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.(c)
3 For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings;(d)
the one who is greedy curses[c] and despises the
Lord
.(e)
4 In all his scheming,
the wicked arrogantly thinks:[d]
"There is no accountability,
since God does not exist."(f)
5 His ways are always secure;[e]
Your lofty judgments are beyond his sight;
he scoffs at all his adversaries.(g)
6 He says to himself, "I will never be moved—
from generation to generation without calamity."(h)
7 Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth;
trouble and malice are under his tongue.(i)
8 He waits in ambush near the villages;(j)
he kills the innocent in secret places.
His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;(k)
9 he lurks in secret like a lion in a thicket.
He lurks in order to seize the afflicted;
he seizes the afflicted and drags him in his net.
10 So he is oppressed and beaten down;
the helpless fall because of his strength.(l)
11 He says to himself, "God has forgotten;
He hides His face and will never see."(m)
12 Rise up,
Lord
God! Lift up Your hand.(n)
Do not forget the afflicted.(o)
13 Why has the wicked person despised God?
He says to himself, "You will not demand an account."(p)
14 But You Yourself have seen trouble and grief,
observing it in order to take the matter into Your hands.(q)
The helpless entrusts himself to You;
You are a helper of the fatherless.(r)
15 Break the arm of the wicked and evil person;(s)
call his wickedness into account
until nothing remains of it.[f](t)
16 The
Lord
is King forever and ever;(u)
the nations will perish from His land.(v)
17
Lord
, You have heard the desire of the humble;[g]
You will strengthen their hearts.
You will listen carefully,(w)
18 doing justice for the fatherless and the oppressed
so that men of the earth may terrify them no more.(x)
Psalms 14
Chapter 14
Psalm 14
A Portrait of Sinners
For the choir director. Davidic.
1 The fool says in his heart, "God does not exist."(a)
They are corrupt; they do vile deeds.
There is no one who does good.
2 The
Lord
looks down from heaven on the human race(b)
to see if there is one who is wise,
one who seeks God.
3 All have turned away;
all alike have become corrupt.
There is no one who does good,
not even one.[a](c)
4 Will evildoers never understand?
They consume My people as they consume bread;(d)
they do not call on the
Lord
.(e)
5 Then[b] they will be filled with terror,
for God is with those who are[c] righteous.(f)
6 You sinners frustrate the plans of the afflicted,(g)
but the
Lord
is his refuge.(h)
7 Oh, that Israel's deliverance would come from Zion!
When the
Lord
restores the fortunes of His people,[d]
Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad.[e](i)
Psalms 16
Chapter 16
Psalm 16
Confidence in the Lord
A Davidic Miktam.(a)
1 Protect me, God, for I take refuge in You.(b)
2 I[a] said to Yahweh, "You are my Lord;
I have nothing good besides You."[b](c)
3 As for the holy people who are in the land,(d)
they are the noble ones.
All my delight is in them.
4 The sorrows of those who take another god
for themselves will multiply;
I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
and I will not speak their names with my lips.(e)
5
Lord
, You are my portion[c]
and my cup of blessing;
You hold my future.(f)
6 The boundary lines have fallen for me
in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.(g)
7 I will praise the
Lord
who counsels me(h)—
even at night my conscience instructs me.(i)
8 I keep the
Lord
in mind[d] always.
Because He is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.(j)
9 Therefore my heart is glad
and my spirit rejoices;
my body also rests securely.(k)
10 For You will not abandon me to Sheol;(l)
You will not allow Your Faithful One to see decay.(m)
11 You reveal the path of life to me;
in Your presence is abundant joy;(n)
in Your right hand are eternal pleasures.(o)
Psalms 19
Chapter 19
Psalm 19
The Witness of Creation and Scripture
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
1 The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky[a] proclaims the work of His hands.(a)
2 Day after day they pour out speech;
night after night they communicate knowledge.[b]
3 There is no speech; there are no words;
their voice is not heard.
4 Their message[c] has gone out to all the earth,
and their words to the ends of the world.(b)
In the heavens[d] He has pitched a tent for the sun.(c)
5 It is like a groom coming from the[e] bridal chamber;
it rejoices like an athlete running a course.
6 It rises from one end of the heavens
and circles[f] to their other end;(d)
nothing is hidden from its heat.
7 The instruction of the
Lord
is perfect,
renewing one's life;(e)
the testimony of the
Lord
is trustworthy,
making the inexperienced wise.(f)
8 The precepts of the
Lord
are right,
making the heart glad;(g)
the command of the
Lord
is radiant,
making the eyes light up.(h)
9 The fear of the
Lord
is pure,
enduring forever;(i)
the ordinances of the
Lord
are reliable
and altogether righteous.(j)
10 They are more desirable than gold—
than an abundance of pure gold;(k)
and sweeter than honey,
which comes from the honeycomb.(l)
11 In addition, Your servant is warned by them;
there is great reward in keeping them.(m)
12 Who perceives his unintentional sins?
Cleanse me from my hidden faults.(n)
13 Moreover, keep Your servant from willful sins;(o)
do not let them rule over me.(p)
Then I will be innocent
and cleansed from blatant rebellion.(q)
14 May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to You,(r)
Lord
, my rock and my Redeemer.(s)
Psalms 21
Chapter 21
Psalm 21
The King's Victory
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
1
Lord
, the king finds joy in Your strength.
How greatly he rejoices in Your victory!(a)
2 You have given him his heart's desire(b)
and have not denied the request of his lips.(c)
3 For You meet him with rich blessings;
You place a crown of pure gold on his head.(d)
4 He asked You for life, and You gave it to him—
length of days forever and ever.(e)
5 His glory is great through Your victory;
You confer majesty and splendor on him.(f)
6 You give him blessings forever;(g)
You cheer him with joy in Your presence.(h)
7 For the king relies on the
Lord
;
through the faithful love of the Most High
he is not shaken.(i)
8 Your hand will capture all your enemies;
your right hand will seize those who hate you.(j)
9 You will make them burn
like a fiery furnace when you appear;
the
Lord
will engulf them in His wrath,
and fire will devour them.(k)
10 You will wipe their descendants from the earth
and their offspring from the human race.(l)
11 Though they intend to harm[a] you
and devise a wicked plan, they will not prevail.(m)
12 Instead, you will put them to flight
when you aim your bow[b] at their faces.(n)
13 Be exalted,
Lord
, in Your strength;
we will sing and praise Your might.(o)
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