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Psalms 1-2
Chapter 1
Psalm 1
The Two Ways
1 How happy is the man
who does not follow[a] the advice of the wicked
or take[b] the path of sinners
or join a group[c] of mockers!(a)
2 Instead, his delight is in the
Lord
's instruction,
and he meditates on it day and night.(b)
3 He is like a tree planted beside streams of water[d]
that bears its fruit in season[e](c)
and whose leaf does not wither.(d)
Whatever he does prospers.(e)
4 The wicked are not like this;
instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away.(f)
5 Therefore the wicked will not survive[f] the judgment,(g)
and sinners will not be in the community of the righteous.
6 For the
Lord
watches over the way of the righteous,(h)
but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.(i)
Chapter 2
Psalm 2
Coronation of the Son
1 Why(a) do the nations rebel[a](b)
and the peoples plot in vain?(c)
2 The kings of the earth take their stand,(d)
and the rulers conspire together
against the
Lord
and His Anointed One:[b](e)
3 "Let us tear off their chains
and free ourselves from their restraints."[c](f)
4 The One enthroned[d] in heaven laughs;
the Lord ridicules them.(g)
5 Then He speaks to them in His anger
and terrifies them in His wrath:(h)
6 "I have consecrated My King[e]
on Zion, My holy mountain."(i)
7 I will declare the
Lord
's decree:
He said to Me, "You are My Son;[f]
today I have become Your[g] Father.(j)
8 Ask of Me,
and I will make the nations Your[h] inheritance
and the ends of the earth Your[i] possession.(k)
9 You will break[j] them with a rod of iron;
You[k] will shatter them like pottery."[l](l)
10 So now, kings, be wise;
receive instruction, you judges of the earth.
11 Serve the
Lord
with reverential awe
and rejoice with trembling.(m)
12 Pay homage to[m] the Son or He[n] will be angry
and you will perish in your rebellion,[o](n)
for His[p] anger may ignite at any moment.(o)
All those who take refuge in Him[q] are happy.(p)
Psalms 15
Chapter 15
Psalm 15
A Description of the Godly
A Davidic psalm.
1
Lord
, who can dwell in Your tent?(a)
Who can live on Your holy mountain?(b)
2 The one who lives honestly, practices righteousness,
and acknowledges the truth in his heart(c)—
3 who does not slander with his tongue,(d)
who does not harm his friend
or discredit his neighbor,(e)
4 who despises the one rejected by the
Lord
[a]
but honors those who fear the
Lord
,(f)
who keeps his word whatever the cost,(g)
5 who does not lend his money at interest(h)
or take a bribe against the innocent(i)—
the one who does these things will never be moved.(j)
Psalms 22-24
Chapter 22
Psalm 22
From Suffering to Praise
For the choir director: according to "The Deer of the Dawn."[a] A Davidic psalm.
1 My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?(a)
Why are You so far from my deliverance(b)
and from my words of groaning?[b](c)
2 My God, I cry by day, but You do not answer,
by night, yet I have no rest.(d)
3 But You are holy,
enthroned on the praises of Israel.(e)
4 Our fathers trusted in You;
they trusted, and You rescued them.(f)
5 They cried to You and were set free;
they trusted in You and were not disgraced.(g)
6 But I am a worm and not a man,(h)
scorned by men and despised by people.(i)
7 Everyone who sees me mocks me;
they sneer[c] and shake their heads:(j)
8 "He relies on[d] the
Lord
;
let Him rescue him;
let the
Lord
[e] deliver him,
since He takes pleasure in him."(k)
9 You took me from the womb,
making me secure while at my mother's breast.(l)
10 I was given over to You at birth;[f]
You have been my God from my mother's womb.(m)
11 Do not be far from me, because distress is near
and there is no one to help.(n)
12 Many bulls surround me;
strong ones of Bashan encircle me.(o)
13 They open their mouths against me—
lions, mauling and roaring.(p)
14 I am poured out like water,(q)
and all my bones are disjointed;(r)
my heart is like wax,
melting within me.(s)
15 My strength is dried up like baked clay;(t)
my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.(u)
You put me into the dust of death.(v)
16 For dogs have surrounded me;(w)
a gang of evildoers has closed in on me;
they pierced[g] my hands and my feet.(x)
17 I can count all my bones;
people[h] look and stare at me.(y)
18 They divided my garments among themselves,
and they cast lots for my clothing.(z)
19 But You,
Lord
, don't be far away.(aa)
My strength, come quickly to help me.(ab)
20 Deliver my life from the sword,(ac)
my only life[i] from the power of these dogs.
21 Save me from the mouth of the lion!(ad)
You have rescued[j] me
from the horns of the wild oxen.
22 I will proclaim Your name to my brothers;
I will praise You in the congregation.(ae)
23 You who fear Yahweh, praise Him!(af)
All you descendants of Jacob, honor Him!
All you descendants of Israel, revere Him!(ag)
24 For He has not despised or detested
the torment of the afflicted.(ah)
He did not hide His face from him(ai)
but listened when he cried to Him for help.(aj)
25 I will give praise[k] in the great congregation
because of You;(ak)
I will fulfill my vows
before those who fear You.[l](al)
26 The humble[m] will eat and be satisfied;(am)
those who seek the
Lord
will praise Him.
May your hearts live forever!(an)
27 All the ends of the earth will remember
and turn to the
Lord
.
All the families of the nations
will bow down before You,(ao)
28 for kingship belongs to the
Lord
;
He rules over the nations.(ap)
29 All who prosper on earth will eat and bow down;
all those who go down to the dust
will kneel before Him—
even the one who cannot preserve his life.(aq)
30 Their descendants will serve Him;
the next generation will be told about the Lord.(ar)
31 They will come and tell a people yet to be born
about His righteousness—
what He has done.(as)
Chapter 23
Psalm 23
The Good Shepherd
A Davidic psalm.
1 The
Lord
is my shepherd;(a)
there is nothing I lack.(b)
2 He lets me lie down in green pastures;(c)
He leads me beside quiet waters.(d)
3 He renews my life;
He leads me along the right paths[a]
for His name's sake.(e)
4 Even when I go through the darkest valley,[b]
I fear no danger,
for You are with me;(f)
Your rod and Your staff[c]—they comfort me.(g)
5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;(h)
my cup overflows.(i)
6 Only goodness and faithful love will pursue me
all the days of my life,(j)
and I will dwell in[d] the house of the
Lord
as long as I live.[e](k)
Chapter 24
Psalm 24
The King of Glory
A Davidic psalm.
1 The earth and everything in it,
the world and its inhabitants,
belong to the
Lord
;(a)
2 for He laid its foundation on the seas
and established it on the rivers.(b)
3 Who may ascend the mountain of the
Lord
?
Who may stand in His holy place?(c)
4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,(d)
who has not set his mind[a] on what is false,(e)
and who has not sworn deceitfully.
5 He will receive blessing from the
Lord
,(f)
and righteousness from the God of his salvation.(g)
6 Such is the generation of those who seek Him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.[b](h)
7 Lift up your heads, you gates!
Rise up, ancient doors!
Then the King of glory will come in.(i)
8 Who is this King of glory?
The
Lord
, strong and mighty,
the
Lord
, mighty in battle.(j)
9 Lift up your heads, you gates!
Rise up, ancient doors!
Then the King of glory will come in.
10 Who is He, this King of glory?
The
Lord
of Hosts,
He is the King of glory.(k)
Psalms 47
Chapter 47
Psalm 47
God Our King
For the choir director. A psalm of the sons of Korah.
1 Clap your hands, all you peoples;(a)
shout to God with a jubilant cry.(b)
2 For Yahweh, the Most High, is awe-inspiring,
a great King over all the earth.(c)
3 He subdues peoples under us
and nations under our feet.(d)
4 He chooses for us our inheritance—
the pride of Jacob, whom He loves.(e)
5 God ascends among shouts of joy,
the
Lord
, among the sound of trumpets.(f)
6 Sing praise to God, sing praise;
sing praise to our King, sing praise!(g)
7 Sing a song of wisdom,[a]
for God is King of all the earth.(h)
8 God reigns over the nations;
God is seated on His holy throne.(i)
9 The nobles of the peoples have assembled
with the people of the God of Abraham.(j)
For the leaders[b] of the earth belong to God;
He is greatly exalted.(k)
Psalms 68
Chapter 68
Psalm 68
God's Majestic Power
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. A song.
1 God arises. His enemies scatter,
and those who hate Him flee from His presence.(a)
2 As smoke is blown away,
so You blow them away.
As wax melts before the fire,
so the wicked are destroyed before God.(b)
3 But the righteous are glad;
they rejoice before God and celebrate with joy.(c)
4 Sing to God! Sing praises to His name.
Exalt Him who rides on the clouds[a] —
His name is Yahweh[b]—and rejoice before Him.(d)
5 God in His holy dwelling is
a father of the fatherless
and a champion of widows.(e)
6 God provides homes for those who are deserted.
He leads out the prisoners to prosperity,[c]
but the rebellious live in a scorched land.(f)
7 God, when You went out before Your people,
when You marched through the desert,
8 the earth trembled and the skies poured down rain
before God, the God of Sinai,[d]
before God, the God of Israel.(g)
9 You, God, showered abundant rain;
You revived Your inheritance when it languished.(h)
10 Your people settled in it;
God, You provided for the poor by Your goodness.(i)
11 The Lord gave the command;
a great company of women brought the good news:(j)
12 "The kings of the armies flee—they flee!"
She who stays at home divides the spoil.(k)
13 While[e] you lie among the sheepfolds,[f]
the wings of a dove are covered with silver,
and its feathers with glistening gold.(l)
14 When the Almighty scattered kings in the land,
it snowed on Zalmon.[g](m)
15 Mount Bashan is God's towering mountain;
Mount Bashan is a mountain of many peaks.(n)
16 Why gaze with envy, you mountain peaks,
at the mountain[h] God desired for His dwelling?
The
Lord
will live there forever!(o)
17 God's chariots are tens of thousands,
thousands and thousands;(p)
the Lord is among them in the sanctuary[i]
as He was at Sinai.(q)
18 You ascended to the heights, taking away captives;
You received gifts from[j] people,
even from the rebellious,
so that the
Lord
God might live there.[k](r)
19 May the Lord be praised!
Day after day He bears our burdens;
God is our salvation.(s)
20 Our God is a God of salvation,
and escape from death belongs to the Lord
God
.(t)
21 Surely God crushes the heads of His enemies,
the hairy head of one who goes on in his guilty acts.(u)
22 The Lord said, "I will bring them back from Bashan;
I will bring them back from the depths of the sea(v)
23 so that your foot may wade[l] in blood
and your dogs' tongues may have their share
from the enemies."(w)
24 People have seen Your procession, God,
the procession of my God,
my King, in the sanctuary.[m](x)
25 Singers[n] lead the way,
with musicians following;
among them are young women
playing tambourines.(y)
26 Praise God in the assemblies;
praise the
Lord
from the fountain of Israel.(z)
27 There is Benjamin, the youngest, leading them,
the rulers of Judah in their assembly,[o]
the rulers of Zebulun, the rulers of Naphtali.(aa)
28 Your God has decreed your strength.
Show Your strength, God,
You who have acted on our behalf.(ab)
29 Because of Your temple at Jerusalem,
kings will bring tribute to You.(ac)
30 Rebuke the beast[p] in the reeds,
the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples.(ad)
Trample underfoot those with bars of silver.[q]
Scatter the peoples who take pleasure in war.(ae)
31 Ambassadors will come[r] from Egypt;
Cush will stretch out its hands[s] to God.(af)
32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth;
sing praise to the Lord,(ag)
33 to Him who rides in the ancient, highest heavens.(ah)
Look, He thunders with His powerful voice!(ai)
34 Ascribe power to God.
His majesty is over Israel,
His power among the clouds.(aj)
35 God, You are awe-inspiring in Your sanctuaries.
The God of Israel gives power and strength to His people.
May God be praised!(ak)
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