Study Desk

For the choir director: on stringed instruments. Davidic.

God, hear my cry; pay attention to my prayer.^(a)

I call to You from the ends of the earth when my heart is without strength.^(b) Lead me to a rock that is high above me,^(c)

for You have been a refuge for me, a strong tower^(d) in the face of the enemy.

I will live in Your tent forever and take refuge under the shelter of Your wings.^(e) Selah

God, You have heard my vows;^(f) You have given a heritage to those who fear Your name.^(g)

Add days to the king's life; may his years span many generations.^(h)

May he sit enthroned before God forever;⁽ⁱ⁾ appoint faithful love and truth to guard him.^(j)

Then I will continually sing of Your name,^(k) fulfilling my vows day by day.^(l)

For the choir director: according to Jeduthun.^(a) A Davidic psalm.

I am at rest in God alone; my salvation comes from Him.^(b)

He alone is my rock and my salvation,^(c) my stronghold; I will never be shaken.^(d)

How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you attack^[a] as if he were a leaning wall or a tottering stone fence?^(e)

They only plan to bring him down from his high position. They take pleasure in lying; they bless with their mouths, but they curse inwardly.^(f) Selah

Rest in God alone, my soul, for my hope comes from Him.^(g)

He alone is my rock and my salvation,^(h) my stronghold; I will not be shaken.⁽ⁱ⁾

My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock. My refuge is in God.^(j)

Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge.^(k) Selah

Men are only a vapor; exalted men, an illusion. Weighed in the scales, they go up; together they are less than a vapor.^(l)

Place no trust in oppression, or false hope in robbery. If wealth increases, pay no attention to it.^[b](m)

God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: strength belongs to God,⁽ⁿ⁾

and faithful love belongs to You, Lord . For You repay each according to his works.^(o)

A Davidic psalm. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah.^(a)

God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You. I thirst for You; my body faints for You in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.^(b)

So I gaze on You in the sanctuary to see Your strength and Your glory.^(c)

My lips will glorify You because Your faithful love is better than life.^(d)

So I will praise You as long as I live; at Your name, I will lift up my hands.^(e)

You satisfy me as with rich food;^[a](f) my mouth will praise You with joyful lips.^(g)

When I think of You as I lie on my bed, I meditate on You during the night watches^(h)

because You are my helper;⁽ⁱ⁾ I will rejoice in the shadow of Your wings.^(j)

I follow close to You; Your right hand holds on to me.^(k)

But those who seek to destroy my life will go into the depths of the earth.^(l)

They will be given over to the power of the sword;^(m) they will become the jackals' prey.

But the king will rejoice in God;⁽ⁿ⁾ all who swear by Him^[b] will boast, for the mouths of liars will be shut.^(o)

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.

God, hear my voice when I complain.^(a) Protect my life from the terror of the enemy.^(b)

Hide me from the scheming of wicked people,^(c) from the mob of evildoers,^(d)

who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim bitter words like arrows,^(e)

shooting from concealed places at the innocent. They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid.^(f)

They encourage each other in an evil plan;^[a][b] they talk about hiding traps and say, "Who will see them?"^[c](g)

They devise crimes and say, "We have perfected a secret plan."^(h) The inner man and the heart are mysterious.

But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly, they will be wounded.⁽ⁱ⁾

They will be made to stumble; their own tongues work against them. All who see them will shake their heads.^(j)

Then everyone will fear and will tell about God's work, for they will understand what He has done.^(k)

The righteous one rejoices in the Lord and takes refuge in Him; all those who are upright in heart will offer praise.^(l)