Study Desk

"If I were hungry, I would not ask you for food, for the world and everything in it is mine.

"Look, here is someone who did not depend on God for safety, but trusted instead in great wealth and looked for security in being wicked."

I will always thank you, God, for what you have done; in the presence of your people I will proclaim that you are good.

But then they will become terrified, as they have never been before, for God will scatter the bones of the enemies of his people. God has rejected them, and so Israel will totally defeat them.

But I call to the Lord God for help, and he will save me.

God, who has ruled from eternity, will hear me and defeat them; for they refuse to change, and they do not fear him.

But you, O God, will bring those murderers and liars to their graves before half their life is over. As for me, I will trust in you.

I trust in God and am not afraid; I praise him for what he has promised. What can a mere human being do to me?

My enemies make trouble for me all day long; they are always thinking up some way to hurt me!

Punish them, O God, for their evil; defeat those people in your anger!

Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful, because I come to you for safety. In the shadow of your wings I find protection until the raging storms are over.

I am surrounded by enemies, who are like lions hungry for human flesh. Their teeth are like spears and arrows; their tongues are like sharp swords.

Rise, Lord God Almighty, and come to my aid; see for yourself, God of Israel! Wake up and punish the heathen; show no mercy to evil traitors!

like dogs roaming about for food and growling if they do not find enough.

But I will sing about your strength; every morning I will sing aloud of your constant love. You have been a refuge for me, a shelter in my time of trouble.

You have warned those who have reverence for you, so that they might escape destruction.

for you are my protector, my strong defense against my enemies.

I wait patiently for God to save me; I depend on him alone.

Trust in God at all times, my people. Tell him all your troubles, for he is our refuge.

O God, you are my God, and I long for you. My whole being desires you; like a dry, worn-out, and waterless land, my soul is thirsty for you.