Study Desk

Long live the king! May he be given gold from Sheba; may prayers be said for him at all times; may God's blessings be on him always!

because I was jealous of the proud when I saw that things go well for the wicked.

Is it for nothing, then, that I have kept myself pure and have not committed sin?

I tried to think this problem through, but it was too difficult for me

But as for me, how wonderful to be near God, to find protection with the Sovereign Lord and to proclaim all that he has done!

Remember your people, whom you chose for yourself long ago, whom you brought out of slavery to be your own tribe. Remember Mount Zion, where once you lived.

"I have set a time for judgment," says God, "and I will judge with fairness.

Human anger only results in more praise for you; those who survive the wars will keep your festivals.

he gave them grain from heaven, by sending down manna for them to eat.

There he built his Temple like his home in heaven; he made it firm like the earth itself, secure for all time.

They left the bodies of your people for the vultures, the bodies of your servants for wild animals to eat.

For they have killed your people; they have ruined your country.

Do not punish us for the sins of our ancestors. Have mercy on us now; we have lost all hope.

Help us, O God, and save us; rescue us and forgive our sins for the sake of your own honor.

Why should the nations ask us, "Where is your God?" Let us see you punish the nations for shedding the blood of your servants.

Lord, pay the other nations back seven times for all the insults they have hurled at you.

Then we, your people, the sheep of your flock, will thank you forever and praise you for all time to come.

You cleared a place for it to grow; its roots went deep, and it spread out over the whole land.

Shout for joy to God our defender; sing praise to the God of Jacob!

Blow the trumpet for the festival, when the moon is new and when the moon is full.