Study Desk

Break the power of wicked people. Punish them for the evil they have done.

For the director of music. Of David. I trust in the Lord for protection. So why do you say to me, "Fly like a bird to your mountain.

When the foundations for good collapse, what can good people do?"

For the director of music. Upon the sheminith. A psalm of David. Save me, Lord , because the good people are all gone; no true believers are left on earth.

For the director of music. A psalm of David. How long will you forget me, Lord ? Forever? How long will you hide from me?

For the director of music. Of David. Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." Fools are evil and do terrible things; there is no one who does anything good.

The Lord looked down from heaven on all people to see if anyone understood, if anyone was looking to God for help.

Don't the wicked understand? They destroy my people as if they were eating bread. They do not ask the Lord for help.

As for the godly people in the world, they are the wonderful ones I enjoy.

A prayer of David. Lord , hear me begging for fairness; listen to my cry for help. Pay attention to my prayer, because I speak the truth.

For the director of music. By the Lord 's servant, David. David sang this song to the Lord when the Lord had saved him from Saul and all his other enemies. I love you, Lord . You are my strength.

The Lord is my rock, my protection, my Savior. My God is my rock. I can run to him for safety. He is my shield and my saving strength, my defender.

In my trouble I called to the Lord . I cried out to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my call for help reached his ears.

He saved me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me, because they were too strong for me.

He trains my hands for battle so my arms can bend a bronze bow.

They called for help, but no one came to save them. They called to the Lord , but he did not answer them.

For the director of music. A psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the skies announce what his hands have made.

But their message goes out through all the world; their words go everywhere on earth. The sky is like a home for the sun.

Respect for the Lord is good; it will last forever. The judgments of the Lord are true; they are completely right.

People cannot see their own mistakes. Forgive me for my secret sins.