Sleep with God's Word - Psalms with Rain for Deep Sleep Read By David Suchet | The Book of Psalms

the book of psalms book 1 psalm 1 blessed is the one who does not walk in the step with a wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers but whose delight is in the law of the lord and who meditates on his law day and night that person is like a tree planted by streams of water which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither whatever they do prospers not so the wicked they are like cha but the wind blows away [Music] therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous for the lord watches over the way of the righteous that the way of the wicked leads to destruction psalm 2 [Music] why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain the kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the lord and against his anointed saying let us break their chains and throw off their shackles the one enthroned in heaven laughs the lord scoffs at them he rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath saying i have installed my king on zion my holy mountain i will proclaim the lord's decree he said to me you are my son today i have become your father ask me and i will make the nations your inheritance the ends of the earth your possession you will break them with a rod of iron you will dash them to pieces like pottery therefore you kings be wise be warned you rulers of the earth serve the lord with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling kiss his son or he will be angry and your way will lead to your destruction for his wrath can flare up in a moment blessed are all who take refuge in him psalm 3 lord how many are my foes how many rise up against me many are saying of me god will not deliver him but you lord are a shield around me my glory the one who lifts my head high i call out to the lord and he answers me from his holy mountain i lie down and sleep i wake again because the lord sustains me i will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side arise lord deliver me my god strike all my enemies on the jaw break the teeth of the wicked from the lord comes deliverance may your blessing be on your people psalm 4 answer me when i call to you my righteous god give me relief from my distress have mercy on me and hear my prayer how long will you people turn my glory into shame how long will you love delusions and seek false gods know that the lord has set apart his faithful servant for himself the lord hears when i call to him tremble and do not sin when you are on your beds search your hearts and be silent offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the lord many lord are asking who will bring us prosperity let the light of your face shine on us fill my heart with joy when their grain and new wine abound in peace i will lie down and sleep for you alone lord make me dwell in safety psalm 5 listen to my words lord consider my lament hear my cry for help my king and my god for to you i pray in the morning lord you hear my voice in the morning i lay my requests before you and wait expectantly for you are not a god who is pleased with wickedness with you evil people are not welcome the arrogant cannot stand in your presence you hate all who do wrong you destroy those who tell lies the bloodthirsty and deceitful you lord detest but i by your great love can come into your house in reverence i bow down toward your holy temple lead me lord in your righteousness because of my enemy make your way straight before me not a word from their mouth can be trusted their heart is filled with manners their throat is an open grave with their tongues they tell lies declare them guilty o god let their intrigues be their downfall banish them for their many sins for they have rebelled against you but let all who take refuge in you be glad let them ever sing for joy spread your protection over them that those who love your name may rejoice in you surely lord you bless the righteous you surround them with your favor as with a shield psalm 6 lord do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrong have mercy on me lord for i am faint heal me lord for my bones are in agony my soul is in deep anguish how long long how long turn lord and deliver me save me because of your unfailing love among the dead no one proclaims your name who praises you from the grey i am worn out from my groaning all night long i flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears my eyes grow weak with sorrow they fail because of all my foes away from me all you who do evil for the lord has heard my weeping the lord has heard my cry for mercy the lord accepts my prayer all my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame psalm 7 [Music] lord my god i take refuge in you save and deliver me from all who pursue me or they will tear me apart like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me lord my god if i have done this and there is guilt on my hands if i have repaid my ally with evil or without cause have robbed my foe then let my enemy pursue and overtake me let him trample my life to the ground and make me sleep in the dust arise lord in your anger rise up against the rage of my enemies awake my god decree justice let the assembled peoples gather around you while you sit enthroned over them on high let the lord judge the peoples vindicate me lord according to my righteousness according to my integrity o most high bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure you the righteous god who probes minds and hearts my shield is god most high who saves the upright in heart god is a righteous judge a god who displays his wrath every day if he does not relent he will sharpen his sword he will bend and string his bow he has prepared his deadly weapons he makes ready his flaming arrows whoever is pregnant with evil conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment whoever digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pits they have made the trouble they cause recoils on them their violence comes down on their own heads i will give thanks to the lord because of his righteousness i will sing the praises of the name of the lord most high psalm 8 lord our lord how majestic is your name in all the earth you have set your glory in the heavens through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies to silence the foe and the avenger when i consider your heaven the work of your fingers the moon and the stars which you have set in place what is mankind that you are mindful of them human beings that you care for them you have made them a little lower than the angel and crowned them with glory and honor you made them rulers over the works of your hands you put everything under their feet all flocks and herds and the animals of the wild the birds in the sky and the fish in the sea all that swim the paths of the sea lord our lord how majestic is your name in all the earth psalm 9 i will give thanks to you lord with all my heart i will tell of all your wonderful deeds i will be glad and rejoice in you i will sing the praises of your name almost time my enemies turn back they stumble and perish before you for you have upheld my right and my cause sitting enthroned as the righteous judge you have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked you have blotted out their name forever and ever endless ruin has overtaken my enemies you have uprooted their cities even the memory of them has perished the lord reigns forever he has established his throne for judgment he rules the world in righteousness and judges the people with equity the lord is a refuge for the oppressed a stronghold in times of trouble those who know your name trust in you for you lord have never forsaken those who seek you sing the praises of the lord enthroned in zion proclaim among the nations what he has done for he who avenges blood remember he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted lord see how my enemies persecute me have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death that i may declare your praises in the gates of daughter zion and there rejoice in your salvation the nations have fallen into the pit they have dug their feet are caught in the net they have hidden the lord is known by his acts of justice the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands the wicked go down to the realm of the dead all the nations that forget god but god will never forget the needy the hope of the afflicted will never perish arise lord do not let mortals triumph let the nations be judged in your presence strike them with terror lord let the nations know they are only mortal psalm 10 why lord do you stand far off why do you hide yourself in times of trouble in his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak who are caught in the schemes he devises he boasts about the cravings of his heart he blesses the greedy and reviles the lord in his pride the wicked man does not seek him in all his thoughts there is no room for god his ways are always prosperous your laws are rejected by him he sneers at all his enemies he says to himself nothing will ever shake me he swears no one will ever do me harm his mouth is full of lies and threats trouble and evil are under his tongue [Music] he lies in weight near the villages from ambush he murders the innocent his eyes watch in secret for his victims like a lion in cover he lies in weight he lies in weight to catch the helpless he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net his victims are crushed they collapse they fall under his strength he says to himself god will never notice he covers his face and never see arise lord lift up your hand oh god do not forget the helpless why does the wicked man revile god why does he say to himself he won't call me to account but you god see the trouble of the afflicted you consider their grief and take it in hand the victims commit themselves to you you are the helper of the fatherless break the arm of the wicked man call the evildoer to account for his wickedness that would not otherwise be found out the lord is king forever and ever the nations will perish from his land you lord hear the desire of the afflicted you encourage them and you listen to their cry defending the fatherless and the oppressed so that mere earthly mortals will never again strike terror psalm 11 in the lord i take refuge how then can you say to me flee like a bird to your mountain for look the wicked bend their bows they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows of the upright in heart when the foundations are being destroyed what can the righteous do [Music] the lord is in his holy temple the lord is on his heavenly throne he observes everyone on earth his eyes examine them the lord examines the righteous but the wicked those who love violence he hates with a passion on the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulphur a scorching wind will be their lot for the lord is righteous he loves justice the upright will see his face psalm 12 help lord for no one is faithful anymore those who are loyal have vanished from the human race everyone lies to their neighbor they flatter with their lips but harbour deception in their hearts may the lord silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue those who say by our tongues we will prevail our own lips will defend us who is lord over us because the poor are plundered in the needy groan i will now arise says the lord i will protect them from those who malign and the them of the lord are flawless like silver purified in a crucible like gold refined seven times you lord will keep the needy safe and will protect us forever from the wicked who freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race psalm 13 how long lord will you forget me forever how long will you hide your face from me how long must i wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart how long will my enemy triumph over me look on me and answer lord my god give light to my eyes for i will sleep in death and my enemy will say i have overcome him and my foes will rejoice when i fall but i trust in your unfailing love my heart rejoices in your salvation i will sing the lord's praise for he has been good to me psalm 14 the fool says in his heart there is no god they are corrupt their deeds are vile there is no one who does good the lord looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand any who seek god all have turned away all have become corrupt there is no one who does good not even one to all these evil doers know nothing they devour my people as though eating bread they never call on the lord but there they are overwhelmed with bread for god is present in the company of the righteous you evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor but the lord is their refuge oh that salvation for israel would come out of zion when the lord restores his people let jacob rejoice and israel be glad psalm 15 lord who may dwell in your sacred tent who may live on your holy mountain the one whose way of life is blameless who does what is righteous who speaks the truth from their heart whose tongue utters no slander who does no wrong to a neighbor and casts no slur on others who despises a vile person but honors those who fear the lord who keeps an oath even when it hurts and does not change their mind who lends money to the poor without interest who does not accept a bribe against the innocent whoever does these things will never be shaken psalm 16 keep me safe my god for in you i take refuge i say to the lord you are my lord apart from you i have no good thing i say of the holy people who are in the land they are the noble ones in whom is all my delight those who run after other gods will suffer more and more i will not pour out libations of blood to such gods or take up their names on my lips lord you alone are my portion and my cup you make my lot secure the boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places surely i have a delightful inheritance i will praise the lord who counsels me even at night my heart instructs me i keep my eyes always on the lord with him at my right hand i will not be shaken therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices my body also will rest secure because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead nor will you let your faithful one see decay you make known to me the path of life you will fill me with joy in your presence with eternal pleasure at your right hand psalm 17 hear me lord my plea is just listen to my cry hear my prayer it does not rise from deceitful lips let my vindication come from you may your eyes see what is right though you probe my heart so you examine me at night and test me you will find that i have planned no evil my mouth has not transgressed though people tried to bribe me i have kept myself from the ways of the violent through what your lips have commanded my steps have held to your paths my feet have not stumbled i call on you my god for you will answer me turn your ear to me and hear my prayer show me the wonders of your great love you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their phone keep me as the apple of your eye hide me in the shadow of your wings from the wicked who are out to destroy me from my immortal enemies who surround me they close up their callous hearts and their mouths speak with arrogance they have tracked me down they now surround me with eyes alert to throw me to the ground they're like a lion hungry for prey like a fierce lion crouching in cover rise up lord confront them bring them down [Music] with your sword rescue me from the wicked by your hand save me from such people lord from those of this world whose reward is in this light may what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies may their children gorge themselves on it and may there be leftovers for their little ones as for me i will be vindicated and will see your face when i awake i will be satisfied with seeing your likeness psalm 18. i love you lord my strength the lord is my rock my fortress and my deliverer my god is my rock in whom i take refuge my shield and the horn of my salvation my stronghold i call to the lord who is worthy of praise and i have been saved from my enemies the courts of death entangled me the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me the cords of the grave coiled around me the snares of death confronted me in my distress i called to the lord i cried to my god for help from his temple he heard my voice my cry came before him into his ears the earth trembled and quaked and the foundations of the mountains shook they trembled because he was angry smoke rose from his nostrils consuming fire came from his mouth burning coals blazed out of it he parted the heavens and came down dark clouds were under his feet he mounted the cherubim and flew he soared on the wings of the wind he made darkness his covering his canopy around him the dark rain clouds of the sky out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced with hailstones and bolts of lightning the lord thundered from heaven the voice of the most high resounded he shot his arrows and scattered the enemy with great bolts of lightning he routed them the valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at your rebuke lord at the blast of breath from your nostrils he reached down from on high and took hold of me he drew me out of deep waters you rescued me from my powerful enemy from my foes who were too strong for me they confronted me in the day of my disaster but the lord was my support he brought me out into a spacious place he rescued me because he delighted in me the lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me for i have kept the ways of the lord i am not guilty of turning from my god all his laws are before me i have not turned away from his decrees i have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin the lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight to the faithful you show yourself faithful [Music] to the blameless you show yourself blameless to the pure you show yourself pure [Music] but to the devious you show yourself shrewd you save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty you lord keep my lamp burning my god turns my darkness into light with your help i can advance against a troop with my god i can scale the wall as for god his way is perfect the lord's word is flawless he shields all who take refuge in him for who is god besides the lord and who is the rock except our god it is god who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure he makes my feet like the feet of the deer he causes me to stand on the heights he trains my hands for battle my arms can bend the bow of bronze you make your saving help my shield and your right hand sustains me your health has made me great you provide a broad path for my feet so that my ankles do not give way i pursued my enemies and overtook them i did not turn back till they were destroyed i crushed them so that they could not rise they fell beneath my feet you armed me with strength for battle you humbled my adversaries before me you made my enemies turn their backs in flight and i destroyed my phone they cried for help but there was no one to save them to the lord but he did not answer i beat them as fine as wind blown dust i trampled them like mud in the streets you have delivered me from the attacks of the people you have made me the head of nations people i did not know now serve me foreigners cower before me as soon as they hear of me they obey me they all lose heart they come trembling from their strongholds the lord lives praise be to my rock exalted be god my savior he is the god who avenges me who subdues nations under me who saves me from my enemies you exalted me above my foes from a violent man you rescued me therefore i will praise you lord among the nations i will sing the praises of your name he gives his king great victory he shows unfailing love to his anointed to david and to his descendants forever psalm 19 [Music] the heavens declare the glory of god the skies proclaim the work of his hands day after day they pour forth speech night after night they reveal knowledge they have no speech they use no words no sound is heard from them yet their voice goes out into all the earth their words to the ends of the world in the heavens god has pitched a tent for the sun it is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber like a champion rejoicing to run his course it rises at one end of the heavens and makes it circuit to the other nothing is deprived of its warmth the law of the lord is perfect refreshing the soul the statutes of the lord are trustworthy making wise the simple the precepts of the lord are right giving joy to the heart the commands of the lord are radiant giving light to the eye the fear of the lord is pure enduring forever the decrees of the lord are firm and all of them are righteous they are more precious than gold than much pure gold they are sweeter than honey than honey from the honeycomb by them your servant is warned in keeping them there is great reward but who can discern their own error forgive my hidden faults keep your servant also from willful sin may they not rule over me then i will be blameless innocent of great transgression may these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight lord my rock and my redeemer psalm 20 may the lord answer you when you are in distress may the name of the god of jacob protect you may he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from zion may he remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings may he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed may we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our god may the lord grant all your requests now this i know the lord gives victory to his anointed he answers him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand some trust in chariots and some in horses but we trust in the name of the lord our god they are brought to their knees and form that we rise up and stand firm lord give victory to the king answer us when we call psalm 21 [Music] the king rejoices in your strength lord how great is his joy in the victories you give you have granted him his heart's desire and have not withheld the request of his lips you came to greet him with rich blessings and placed a crown of pure gold on his head he asked you for life and you gave it to him length of day forever and ever through the victories you gave his glory is great you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty surely you have granted him unending blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence for the king trusts in the lord through the unfailing love of the most high he will not be shaken your hand will lay hold on all your enemies your right hand will seize your foes when you appear for battle you will burn them up as in a blazing furnace the lord will swallow them up in his wrath and his fire will consume them you will destroy their descendants from the earth their posterity from mankind though they plot evil against you and devise wicked schemes they cannot succeed you will make them turn their backs when you aim at them withdrawn bow be exalted in your strength lord we will sing and praise your might psalm 22 [Music] my god my god why have you forsaken me why are you so far from saving me so far from my cries of angry oh my god i cry out by day but you do not answer by night but i find no rest yet you are enthroned as the holy one you were the one israel praises in you our ancestors put their trust they trusted and you delivered them to you they cried out and were saved in you they trusted and were not put to shame but i am a worm and not a man scorned by everyone despised by the people all who see me mock me they hurl insults shaking their heads he trusts in the lord they say let the lord rescue him let him deliver him since he delights in him yet you brought me out of the womb you made me trust in you even at my mother's breast from birth i was cast on you from my mother's womb you have been my god do not be far from me for trouble is near and there is no one to help many bulls surround me strong bulls of bastion encircle me roaring lions that tear their prey open their mouths wide against me i am poured out like water and all my bones are out of joint my heart has turned to wax it has melted within me my mouth is dried up like a potsherd and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth you lay me in the dust of death dogs surround me a pack of villains encircles me they pierce my hands and my feet all my bones are on display people stare and gloat over me they divide my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment but you lord do not be far from me you are my strength come quickly to help me deliver me from the sword my precious life from the power of the dogs rescue me from the mouth of the lions save me from the horns of the wild oxen [Music] i will declare your name to my people in the assembly i will praise you you who fear the lord praise him all you descendants of jacob honor him revere him all you descendants of israel for he has not despised or scorned the suffering of the inflicted one he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help from you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly before those who fear you i will fulfill my vows the poor will eat and be satisfied those who seek the lord will praise him may your hearts live forever all the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the lord and all the families of the nations will bow down before him for dominion belongs to the lord and he rules over the nations all the rich of the earth will feast and worship all who go down to the dust will kneel before him those who cannot keep themselves alive posterity will serve him future generations will be told about the lord they will proclaim his righteousness declaring to a people yet unborn he has done it psalm 23 the lord is my shepherd i lack nothing he makes me lie down in green pastures he leads me beside quiet waters he refreshes my soul he guides me along the right paths for his name's sake even though i walk through the darkest valley i will fear no evil for you are with me your rod and your star they comfort me you prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemy you anoint my head with oil my cup overflows surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life and i will dwell in the house of the lord forever psalm 24 the earth is the lord's and everything in it the world and all who live in it for he founded it on the sea and established it on the water who may ascend the mountain of the lord who may stand in his holy place the one who has clean hand and a pure heart who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god they will receive blessing from the lord and vindication from god their savior such is the generation of those who seek him who seek your faith god of jacob lift up your heads you gates be lifted up you ancient donors that the king of glory may come in who is this king of glory the lord strong and mighty the lord mighty in battle lift up your heads you gates lift them up you ancient doors that the king of glory may come in who is he this king of glory [Music] the lord almighty he is the king of glory psalm 25 in you lord my god i put my trust i trust in you do not let me be put to shame nor let my enemies triumph over me no one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame but shame will come on those who are treacherous without calling show me your ways lord teach me your paths guide me in your truth and teach me for you are god my savior and my hope is in you all day long remember lord your great mercy and love for they are from of all do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways according to your love remember me for you lord are good good and upright is the lord therefore he instructs sinners in his ways he guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way all the ways of the lord are loving and faithful towards those who keep the demands of his covenant for the sake of your name lord forgive my iniquity though it is great who then are those who fear the lord he will instruct them in the ways they should choose they will spend their days in prosperity and their descendants will inherit the land the lord confides in those who fear him he makes his covenant known to them my eyes are ever on the lord for only he will release my feet from the snare turn to me and be gracious to me [Music] for i am lonely and afflicted relieve the troubles of my heart and free me from my anguish look on my affliction and my distress and take away all my sin see how numerous are my enemies and how fiercely they hate me guard my life and rescue me do not let me be put to shame for i take refuge in you may integrity and uprightness protect me because my hope lord is in you deliver israel o god from all their trouble psalm 26 vindicate me lord for i have led a blameless life i have trusted in the lord and have not faltered test me lord and try me examine my heart and my mind for i have always been mindful of your unfailing love and have lived in reliance on your faithfulness i do not sit with the deceitful nor do i associate with hypocrites i abhor the assembly of evildoers and refuse to sit with the wicked i wash my hands in innocence and go about your altar lord proclaiming aloud your praise and telling of all your wonderful deeds lord i love the house where you live the place where your glory dwells do not take away my soul along with sinners my life with those who are bloodthirsty in whose hands are wicked schemes whose right hands are full of bribes i lead a blameless life deliver me and be merciful to me my feet stand on level ground in the great congregation i will praise the lord psalm 27 the lord is my light and my salvation whom shall i fear the lord is the stronghold of my life of whom shall i be afraid when the wicked advance against me to devour me it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall though an army besiege me my heart will not fear the war break out against me even then i will be confident one thing i ask from the lord this only do i seek that i may dwell in the house of the lord all the days of my life to gaze on the beauty of the lord and to seek him in his temple for in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me at his sacred tent i will sacrifice with shouts of joy i will sing and make music to the lord hear my voice when i call lord be merciful to me and answer me my heart says of you seek his face your face lord i will see do not hide your face from me do not turn your servant away in anger you have been my helper do not reject me or forsake me god is my savior though my father and mother forsake me the lord will receive me teach me your way lord lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors do not turn me over to the desire of my foes for false witnesses rise up against me spouting malicious accusations i remain confident of this i will see the goodness of the lord in the land of the living wait for the lord be strong and take heart and wait for the lord psalm 28 you lord i call you are my rock do not turn a deaf ear to me for if you remain silent i will be like those who go down to the pit hear my cry for mercy as i call to you for help as i lift up my hands towards your most holy place do not drag me away with the wicked with those who do evil who speak cordially with their neighbors that harbour malice in their hearts repay them for their deeds and for their evil work repay them for what their hands have done and bring back on them what they deserve because they have no regard for the deeds of the lord and what his hands have done he will tear them down and never build them up again praise be to the lord for he has heard my cry of mercy the lord is my strength and my shield my heart trusts in him and he helps me my heart leaps for joy and with my son i praise him the lord is the strength of his people a fortress of salvation for his anointed one save your people and bless your inheritance be their shepherd and carry them forever psalm 29 ascribe to the lord you heavenly beings ascribe to the lord glory and strength ascribed to the lord the glory do his name worship the lord in the splendor of his holiness the voice of the lord is over the waters the god of glory thunder the lord thunders over the mighty waters the voice of the lord is powerful the voice of the lord is majestic the voice of the lord breaks the cedars the lord breaks in pieces the cedars of lebanon he makes lebanon leap like a car sarayan like a young wild ox the voice of the lord strikes with flashes of lightning the voice of the lord shakes the desert the lord shakes the desert of kurdish the voice of the lord twists the oaks and strips the forest spare and in his temple all cry glory the lord sits enthroned over the flood the lord is enthroned as king forever the lord gives strength to his people the lord blesses his people with peace psalm 30 i will exalt you lord for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me lord my god i called to you for help and you healed me you lord brought me up from the realm of the dead you spared me from going down to the pit sing the praises of the lord you his faithful people praise his holy name for his anger lasts only a moment that his favor lasts a lifetime weeping may stay for the night but rejoicing comes in the morning when i felt secure i said i will never be shaken lord when you favored me you made my royal mountains stand firm but when you hid your faith i was dismayed to you lord i called to the lord i cried for mercy what is gained if i am silenced if i go down to the pit will the dust praise you will it proclaim your faithfulness hear lord and be merciful to me lord be my help you turned my wailing into dancing you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent lord my god i will praise you forever psalm 31 in you lord i have taken refuge let me never be put to shame deliver me in your righteousness turn your ear to me come quickly to my rescue be my rock of refuge a strong fortress to save me since you are my rock and my fortress for the sake of your name lead and guide me keep me free from the trap that is set for me for you are my refuge into your hands i commit my spirit deliver me lord my faithful god i hate those who cling to worthless idols as for me i trust in the lord i will be glad and rejoice in your love for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul you have not given me into the hands of the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place be merciful to me lord for i am in distress my eyes grow weak with sorrow my soul and body with grief my life is consumed by anguish and my ears by groaning my strength fails because of my affliction and my bones grow weak because of all my enemies i am the utter contempt of my neighbors and an object of dread to my closest friends those who see me on the street flee from me i am forgotten as though i were dead i have become like broken pottery for i hear many whispering [Music] terror on every side they conspire against me and plot to take my life but i trust in you lord i say you are my god my times are in your hands deliver me from the hands of my enemies from those who pursue me let your face shine on your servant save me in your unveiling lung let me not be put to shame lord for i have cried out to you but let the wicked be put to shame and be silent in the realm of the dead let their lying lips be silenced for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous how abundant are the good things that you have stored up for those who fear you that you bestow in the sight of all on those who take refuge in you in the shelter of your presence you hide them from all human intrigues you keep them safe in your dwelling from accusing tongues praise be to the lord for he showed me the wonders of his love when i was in a city under siege in my alarm i said i am cut off from your sight yet you heard my cry for mercy when i called to you for help love the lord all his faithful people the lord preserves those who are true to him but the proud he pays back in full be strong and take heart all you who hope in the lord psalm 32 blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven whose sins are covered blessed is the one who sinned the lord does not count against them and whose spirit is no deceit when i kept silent my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long for day and night your hand was heavy on me my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer then i acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity i said i will confess my transgressions to the lord and you forgave the guilt of my sin therefore let all the faithful pray to you while you may be found surely the rising of the mighty waters will not reach them you are my hiding place you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance i will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go i will counsel you with my loving eye on you do not be like the horse or the mule which have no understanding that must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come to you many are the woes of the wicked but the lord's unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in him rejoice in the law and be glad you righteous sing all you who are upright in heart psalm 33 sing joyfully to the lord you righteous it is fitting for the upright to praise him praise the lord with the heart make music to him on the ten-stringed liar sing to him a new song play skillfully and shout for joy for the word of the lord is right and true he is faithful in all he does the lord loves righteousness and justice the earth is full of his unfailing love by the word of the lord the heavens were made their starry host by the breath of his mouth he gathers the waters of the sea into jars he puts the deep into storehouses let all the earth fear the lord let all the people of the world revere him for he spoke and it came to be he commanded and it stood firm the lord foils the plans of the nations he thwarts the purposes of the people that the plans of the lord stand firm forever the purposes of his heart through all generations blessed is the nation whose god is the lord the people he chose for his inheritance from heaven the lord looks down and sees all mankind from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth he who forms the hearts of all who considers everything they do no king is saved by the size of his army no warrior escapes by his great strength a horse is a vain hope for deliverance despite all its great strength it cannot save but the eyes of the lord are on those who fear him on those whose hope is in his unfailing love to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine we wait in hope for the lord he is our health and our shield in him our hearts rejoice for we trust in his holy name may your unfailing love be with us lord even as we put our hope in you psalm 34 i will extol the lord at all times his praise will always be on my lips i will glory in the lord let the afflicted hear and rejoice glorify the lord with me let us exalt his name together i sought the lord and he answered me he delivered me from all my fears those who look to him are radiant their faces are never covered with shame this poor man called and the lord heard him he saved him out of all his troubles the angel of the lord encamps around those who fear him and he delivers them taste and see that the lord is good blessed is the one who takes refuge in him fear the lord you his holy people for those who fear him lack nothing the lions may grow weak and hungry but those who seek the lord lack no good thing come my children listen to me i will teach you the fear of the lord whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies turn from evil and do good seek peace and pursue it the eyes of the lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry but the face of the lord is against those who do evil to blot out their name from the earth the righteous cry out and the lord hears them he delivers them from all their troubles the lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirits the righteous person may have many trouble but the lord delivers him from them all he protects all his bones not one of them will be broken evil will slay the wicked the foes of the righteous will be condemned the lord will rescue his servants no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned psalm 35 contend lord with those who contend with me fight against those who fight against me take up shield and armor arise and come to my aid brandish spear and javelin against those who pursue me say to me i am your salvation may those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame may those who plot my ruin be turned back in dismay may they be like chaff before the wind with the angel of the lord driving them away may their path be dark and slippery with the angel of the law pursuing them since they hid their net for me without corn and without cause dagger pit for me may ruin overtake them by surprise may the net they hid entangle them may they fall into the pit to their ruin then my soul will rejoice in the lord and delight in his salvation my whole being will exclaim who is like you lord you rescue the poor from those too strong for them the poor and the needy from those who rob them ruthless witnesses come forward they question me on things i know nothing about they repay me evil for good and leave me like one bereaved yet when they were ill i put on sackcloth and humbled myself with fasting when my prayers returned to me unanswered i went about mourning as though for a friend or brother i bowed my head in grief as though weeping for my mother and when i stumbled they gathered in glee assailants gathered against me without my knowledge they slandered me without ceasing like the ungodly they maliciously mocked they gnashed their teeth at me how long lord will you look on rescue me from their ravages my precious life from these lions i will give you thanks in the great assembly among the throngs i will praise you do not let those gloat over me who are my enemies without cause do not let those who hate me without reason maliciously wink the eye they do not speak peaceably but devise false accusations against those who live quietly in the land they sneer at me and say aha with our own eyes we have seen it lord you have seen this do not be silent do not be far from me lord awake and rise to my defense contend for me my god and lord vindicate me in your righteousness lord my god do not let them gloat over me do not let them think aha just what we wanted or say we have swallowed him up may all who gloat over my distress be put to shame and confusion may all who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and disgrace may those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and gladness may they always say the lord be exalted who delights in the well-being of his servant my tongue will proclaim your righteousness your praises all day long [Music] psalm 36 i have a message from god in my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked there is no fear of god before their eye in their own eyes they flatter themselves too much to detect or hate their sin the words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful they fail to act wisely or do good even on their beds they plot evil they commit themselves to a sinful course and do not reject what is wrong your loved lord reaches to the heaven your faithfulness to the sky your righteousness is like the highest mountains your justice like the great deep you lord preserve both people and animals how priceless is your unfailing love oh god people take refuge in the shadow of your wing they feast on the abundance of your house you give them drink from your river of delights for with you is the fountain of life in your light we see light continue your love to those who know you your righteousness to the upright in heart may the foot of the proud not come against me nor the hand of the wicked drive me away see how the evildoers live fallen thrown down not able to write psalm 37 do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong for like the grass they will soon wither like green plants they will soon die away trust in the lord and do good dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture take delight in the lord and he will give you the desires of your heart commit your way to the lord trust in him and he will do this he will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn your vindication like the noonday sun be still before the lord and wait patiently for him do not fret when people succeed in their way when they carry out their wicked schemes refrain from anger and turn from wrath do not fret it leads only to evil for those who are evil will be destroyed but those who hope in the lord will inherit the land a little while and the wicked will be no more though you look for them they will not be found [Music] but the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity the wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them but the lord laughs at the wicked for he knows their day is coming the wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy to slay those whose ways are upright but their swords will pierce their own hearts and their bows will be broken better than little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked but the power of the wicked will be broken but the lord upholds the righteous the blameless spend their days under the lord's care and their inheritance will endure forever in times of disaster they will not wither in days of faming they will enjoy plenty but the wicked will perish though the lord's enemies are like the flowers of the field they will be consumed they will go up in smoke the wicked borrow and do not repay but the righteous give generously those the lord blesses will inherit the land but those he curses will be destroyed the lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him though he may stumble he will not form for the lord upholds him with his hand i was young and now i am old yet i have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread they are always generous and lend freely their children will be a blessing turn from evil and do good [Music] then you will dwell in the land forever for the lord loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones wrongdoers will be completely destroyed the offspring of the wicked will perish the righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever the mouths of the righteous utter wisdom and their tongues speak what is just the law of their god is in their hearts their feet do not slip the wicked lie in wait for the righteous intent on putting them to death but the lord will not leave them in the power of the wicked or let them be condemned when brought to trial hope in the lord and keep his way he will exalt you to inherit the land when the wicked are destroyed you will see it i have seen a wicked and ruthless man flourishing like a luxuriant native tree but he soon passed away and was no more though i looked for him he could not be found consider the blameless observe the upright a future awaits those who seek peace but all sinners will be destroyed there will be no future for the wicked the salvation of the righteous comes from the lord he is their stronghold in time of trouble the lord helps them and delivers them he delivers them from the wicked and saves them because they take refuge in him psalm 38 lord do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your role your arrows have pierced me and your hand has come down on me because of your wrath there is no health in my body there is no soundness in my bones because of my sin my guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear my wounds fester and are loathsome because of my sinful folly i am bowed down and brought very low all day long i go about mourning my back is filled with searing pain there is no health in my body i am feeble and utterly crushed i groan in anguish of heart all my longings lie open before you lord my sighing is not hidden from you my heart pounds my strength fails me even the light has gone from my eye my friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds my neighbors stay far away those who want to kill me set their traps those who would harm me talk of my ruin all day long they scheme and lie i am like the deaf who cannot hear like the mute who cannot speak i have become like one who does not hear whose mouth can offer no reply lord i wait for you you will answer lord my god for i said do not let them gloat or exalt themselves over me when my feet slip for i am about to fall and my pain is ever with me i confess my iniquity i am troubled by my sin many have become my enemies without cause those who hate me without reason are numerous those who repay my good with evil lodge accusations against me though i seek only to do what is good lord do not forsake me do not be far from me my god come quickly to help me my lord and my savior psalm 39 i said i will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin i will put a muzzle on my mouth while in the presence of the wicked so i remained utterly silent not even saying anything good but my anguish increased my heart grew hot within me while i meditated the fire burned then i spoke with my tongue show me lord my life's end and the number of my day let me know how fleeting my life is you have made my days of me a hand breath the span of my years is as nothing before you everyone is but a breath even those who seem secure surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom in vain they rush about heaping up wealth without knowing whose it will finally be but now lord what do i look for my hope is in you save me from all my transgressions do not make me the scorn of fools i was silent i would not open my mouth for you are the one who has done this remove your scourge from me i am overcome by the blow of your hand [Music] when you rebuke and discipline anyone for their sin you consume their wealth like a moth surely everyone is but a breath hear my prayer lord listen to my cry for help do not be deaf to my weeping i dwell with you as a foreigner a stranger as all my ancestors were look away from me that i may enjoy life again before i depart and am no more psalm 40 i waited patiently for the lord he turned to me and heard my cry he lifted me out of the slimy pit out of the mud and mile he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand he put a new song in my mouth a hymn of praise to our god many will see and fear the lord and put their trust in him blessed is the one who trusts in the lord who does not look to the proud to those who turn aside to false gods many lord my god are the wonders you have done the things you planned for us none can compare with you were i to speak and tell of your deeds they would be too many to declare sacrifice and offering you did not desire but my ears you have opened burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require then i said here i am i have come it is written about me in the scroll i desire to do your will my god your law is within my heart i proclaim your saving acts in the great assembly i do not seal my lips lord as you know i do not hide your righteousness in my heart i speak of your faithfulness and your saving help i do not conceal your love and your faithfulness from the great assembly do not withhold your mercy from me lord may your love and faithfulness always protect me for troubles without numbers around me my sins have overtaken me and i cannot see [Music] they are more than the hairs of my head and my heart fails within me be pleased to save me lord come quickly lord to help me may all who want to take my life be put to shame and confusion [Music] may all who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace may those who say to me aha aha be appalled at their own shame [Music] but may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you may those who long for your saving help always say the lord is great but as for me i am poor and needy may the lord think of me you are my help and my deliverer you are my god do not delay psalm 41 blessed are those who have regard for the weak the lord delivers them in times of trouble the lord protects and preserves them they are counted among the blessed in the land he does not give them over to the desire of their foes the lord sustains them on their sick bed and restores them from their bed of illness i said have mercy on me lord heal me for i have sinned against you my enemies say of me in malice when will he die and his name perish when one of them comes to see me he speaks falsely while his heart gathers slander then he goes out and spreads it around all my enemies whisper together against me they imagine the worst for me saying a vile disease has afflicted him he will never get up from the place where he lies even my close friend someone i trusted one who shared my bread has turned against me but may you have mercy on me lord raise me up that i may repay them i know that you are pleased with me for my enemy does not triumph over me because of my integrity you uphold me and set me in your presence forever praise be to the lord the god of israel from everlasting to everlasting our men and our men book two psalm 42 as the deer pants for streams of water so my soul pants for you my god my soul thirsts for god for the living god where can i go and meet with god my tears have been my food day and night while people say to me all day long where is your god these things i remember as i pour out my soul how i used to go to the house of god under the protection of the mighty one with shouts of joy and praise among the festive throng why my soul are you downcast why so disturbed within me put your hope in god for i will yet praise him my savior and my god my soul is downcast within me therefore i will remember you from the land of the jordan the heights of hermann from mount miser deep courts to deep in the roar of your waterfalls all your waves and breakers have swept over me by day the lord directs his love at night his song is with me a prayer to the god of my life i say to god my rock why have you forgotten me why must i go about mourning oppressed by the enemy my bones suffer mortal agony as my foes taunt me saying to me all day long where is your god why my soul are you downcast why is so disturbed within me put your hope in god for i will yet praise him my savior and my god psalm 43 vindicate me my god and plead my calls against an unfaithful nation rescue me from those who are deceitful and wicked you are god my stronghold why have you rejected me why must i go about mourning oppressed by the enemy send me your light and your faithful care let them lead me let them bring me to your holy mountain to the place where you dwell then i will go to the altar of god to god my joy and my delight i will praise you with the liar o god my god why my soul are you downcast why so disturbed within me put your hope in god for i will yet praise him my savior and my god psalm 44 we have heard it with our ears of god our ancestors have told us what you did in their days in days long ago with your hand you drove out the nations and planted our ancestors you crushed the peoples and made our ancestors flourish it was not by their sword that they won the land nor did their arm bring them victory it was your right hand your arm and the light of your face for you loved them you are my king and my god who decrees victories for jacob through you we push back our enemies through your name we trample our foes i put no trust in my bow my sword does not bring me victory but you give us victory over our enemies you put our adversaries to shame in god we make our boast all day long and we will praise your name forever but now you have rejected and humbled us you no longer go out with our armies you made us retreat before the enemy and our adversaries have plundered us you gave us up to be devoured like sheep and have scattered us among the nations you sold your people for a pittance gaining nothing from their sale you have made us a reproach to our neighbors the scorn and derision of those around us you have made us a byword among the nations the peoples shake their heads at us i live in disgrace all day long and my face is covered with shame at the taunts of those who reproach and revile me because of the enemy who is bent on revenge all this came upon us though we had not forgotten you we had not been false to your covenant our hearts had not turned back our feet had not strayed from your path but you crushed us and made us a haunt for jackals you covered us over with deep darkness if we had forgotten the name of our god or spread out our hands to a foreign god would not god have discovered it since he knows the secrets of the heart yet for your sake we face death all day long [Music] we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered awake lord why do you sleep rouse yourself do not reject us forever why do you hide your face and forget our misery and oppression we are brought down to the dust our bodies cling to the ground rise up and help us rescue us because of your unfailing love psalm 45 my heart is stirred by a noble theme as i recite my verses for the king my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer you are the most excellent of men and your lips have been anointed with grace since god has blessed you forever gird your sword on your side you mighty one clothe yourself with splendor and majesty in your majesty right forth victoriously in the cause of truth humility and justice let your right hand achieve awesome deeds let your sharp arrows pierce the hearts of the king's enemies let the nations fall beneath your feet your throne of god will last forever and ever a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom you love righteousness and hate wickedness therefore god your god has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy all your robes are fragrant with murr and alas and kasia from palaces adorned with ivory the music of the strings makes you glad daughters of kings are among your honored women that your right hand is the royal bride in gold of ophia listen daughter and pay careful attention forget your people and your father's house let the king be enthralled by your beauty honor him for he is your lord the city of tyre will come with a gift people of wealth will seek your favor all glorious is the princess within her chamber her gown is interwoven with gold in embroidered garments she is led to the king her virgin companions follow her those brought to be with her led with joy and gladness they enter the palace of the king your sons will take the place of your fathers you will make them princes throughout the land i will perpetuate your memory through all generations therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever psalm 46 god is our refuge and strength an ever-present help in trouble therefore we will not fear though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging there is a river whose streams make glad the city of god the holy place where the most high dwells god is within her she will not fall god will help her at break of day nations are in uproar kingdoms fall he lifts his voice the earth melts the lord almighty is with us the god of jacob is our fortress come and see what the lord has done the desolations he has brought on the earth he makes wars cease to the ends of the earth he breaks the bow and shatters the spear he burns the shields with fire he says be still and know that i am god i will be exalted among the nation i will be exalted in the earth the lord almighty is with us the god of jacob is our fortress psalm 47 clap your hands all you nations shout to god with cries of joy for the lord most high is awesome the great king over all the earth he subdued nations under us peoples under our feet he chose our inheritance for us the pride of jacob whom he loved god has ascended amidst shouts of joy the lord amidst the sounding of trumpets sing praises to god sing praises sing praises to our king sing praises for god is the king of all the earth sing to him a song of pray god reigns over the nations god is seated on his holy throne [Music] the nobles of the nations assemble as the people of the god of abraham for the kings of the earth belong to god he is greatly exalted psalm 48 great as the lord and most worthy of pray in the city of our god his holy mountain beautiful in its loftiness the joy of the whole earth like the heights of zavon is mount zion the city of the great king god is in her citadels he has shown himself to be her fortress when the kings joined forces when they advanced together they saw her and were astounded they fled in terror trembling seized them there pain like that of a woman in labor you destroyed them like ships of tarshish shattered by an east wind as we have heard so we have seen in the city of the lord almighty in the city of our god god makes her secure forever within your temple oh god we meditate on your unfailing love like your name o god your praise reaches to the ends of the earth your right hand is filled with righteousness mount zion rejoices the villages of judah are glad because of your judgments walk about zion go around her count her towers consider well her ramparts view her citadels that you may tell of them to the next generation for this god is our god forever and ever he will be our guide even to the end psalm 49 hear this all you people [Music] listen all who live in this world both low and high rich and poor alike my mouth will speak words of wisdom the meditation of my heart will give you understanding i will turn my ear to a proverb with the harp i will expound my riddle why should i fear when evil days come when wicked deceivers surround me those who trust in their wealth and boast of their great riches no one can redeem the life of another or give to god a ransom for them the ransom for the life is costly no payment is ever enough so that they should live on forever and not see decay for all can see that the wise die that the foolish and the senseless also perish leaving their wealth to others their tombs will remain their houses forever their dwellings for endless generations though they have named lands after themselves people despite their wealth do not endure they are like the beasts that perish is the fate of those who trust in themselves and of their followers who approve their saying they are like sheep and are destined to die death will be their shepherd but the upright will prevail over them in the morning their forms will decay in the grave far from their princely mansions but god will redeem me from the realm of the dead he will surely take me to himself do not be overhauled when others grow rich when the splendor of their houses increases for they will take nothing with them when they die their splendor will not descend with them though while they live they count themselves blessed and people praise you when you prosper they will join those who have gone before them who will never again see the light of life people who have well but lack understanding are like the beasts that perish psalm 50 the mighty one god the lord speaks and summons the earth from the writing of the sun to where it sets from zion perfect in beauty god shines forth our god comes and will not be silent a fire devours before him and around him the tempest rages he summons the heavens above and the earth that he may judge his people gather to me this consecrated people who made a covenant with me by sacrifice and the heavens proclaim his righteousness for he is a god of justice listen my people and i will speak i will testify against you israel i am god your god i bring no charges against you concerning your sacrifices or concerning your burnt offerings which are ever before me i have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pen [Music] for every animal of the forest is mine and the cattle on a thousand hill i know every bird in the mountains and the insects in the fields are mine if i were hungry i would not tell you for the world is mine and all that is in it do i eat the flesh of bowls or drink the blood of goats sacrifice thank offerings to god fulfill your vows to the most high and call on me in the day of trouble i will deliver you and you will honor me to the wicked person god says what right have you to recite my laws or take my covenant on your lips you hate my instruction and cast my words behind you when you see a thief you join with him you throw in your lot with adulterers you use your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit you sit and testify against your brother and slander your own mother's son when you did these things and i kept silent you thought i was exactly like you but now i arrange you and set my accusations before you consider this you who forget god or i will tear you to pieces with no one to rescue you those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me and to the blameless i will show my salvation psalm 51 have mercy on me o god according to your unfailing love according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin for i know my transgressions and my sin is always before me against you you only have i sinned and done what is evil in your sight so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge i was sinful of birth sinful from the time my mother conceived me yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb you taught me wisdom in that secret place cleanse me with hyssop and i will be clean wash me and i will be whiter than snow let me hear joy and gladness let the bones you have crushed rejoice hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity create in me a pure heart o god and renew a steadfast spirit within me do not cast me from your presence or take your holy spirit from me restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit to sustain me then i will teach transgressors your ways so that sinners will turn back to you deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed oh god you who are god my savior and my tongue will sing of your righteousness open my lips lord and my mouth will declare your praise you do not delight in sacrifice or i would bring it you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings my sacrifice o god is a broken spirit a broken and contrite heart you god will not despise may it please you to prosper zion to build up the walls of jerusalem then you will delight in the sacrifices of the righteous inburnt offerings offered whole [Music] then bulls will be offered on your altar psalm 52 why do you boast of evil you mighty hero why do you boast all day long you who are a disgrace in the eyes of god you who practice deceit your tongue plots destruction it is like a sharpened razor you love evil rather than good falsehood rather than speaking the truth you love every harmful word you deceitful tongue surely god will bring you down to everlasting ruin he will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent he will uproot you from the land of the living the righteous will see and fear they will laugh at you saying here now is the man who did not make god his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others but i am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of god i trust in god's unfailing love forever and ever for what you have done i will always praise you in the presence of your faithful people and i will hope in your name for your name is good psalm 53 the fool says in his heart there is no god they are corrupt and their ways are vile there is no one who does good god looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand any who seek god everyone has turned away all have become corrupt there is no one who does good not even one to all these evildoers know nothing they devour my people as though eating bread they never call on god but there they are overwhelmed with dread where there was nothing to dread god scattered the bones of those who attacked you you put them to shame for god despised them oh that salvation for israel would come out of zion when god restores his people let jacob rejoice and israel be glad psalm 54 save me o god by your name vindicate me by your might hear my prayer o god listen to the words of my mouth arrogant foes are attacking me ruthless people are trying to kill me people without regard for god surely god is my help the lord is the one who sustains me that evil recoil on those who slander me in your faithfulness destroy them i will sacrifice a free will offering to you i will praise your name lord for it is good you have delivered me from all my troubles and my eyes have looked in triumph on my phone psalm 55 listen to my prayer of god do not ignore my plea hear me and answer me my thoughts trouble me and i am distraught because of what my enemy is saying because of the threats of the wicked for they bring down suffering on me and assail me in their anger my heart is in anguish within me the terrors of death have fallen of me fear and trembling have beset me horror has overwhelmed me i said oh that i had the wings of a dove i would fly away and be at rest i would flee far away and stay in the desert i would hurry to my place of shelter far from the tempest and storm lord confuse the wicked confound their words for i see violence and strife in the city day and night they prowl about on its walls malice and abuse are within it destructive forces are at work in the city threats and lies never leave its streets if an enemy were insulting me i could endure it if a foe were rising against me i could hide but it is you a man like myself my companion my close friend with whom i once enjoyed sweet fellowship at the house of god as we walked about among the worshippers take my enemies by surprise let them go down alive to the realm of the dead for evil finds lodging among them as for me i call to god and the lord saves me evening morning and noon i cry out in distress and he hears my voice he rescues me unharmed from the battle waged against me even though many oppose me god who is enthroned from of old who does not change he will hear them and humble them because they have no fear of god my companion attacks his friends he violates his covenant his talk is smooth as butter yet war is in his heart his words are more soothing than oil yet they are drawn souls cast your cares on the lord and he will sustain you he will never let the righteous be shaken but you god will bring down the wicked into the pit of decay the bloodthirsty and deceitful will not live out half their days but as for me i trust in you psalm 56 be merciful to me my god for my enemies are in hot pursuit all day long they press their attack my adversaries pursue me all day long in their pride many are attacking me when i am afraid i put my trust in you in god whose word i praise in god i trust and am not afraid what can mere mortals do to me all day long they twist my words all their schemes are for my ruin they conspire they lurk they watch my steps hoping to take my life because of their wickedness do not let them escape in your anger god bring the nations down record my misery list my tears on your scroll are they not in your record then my enemies will turn back when i call for help by this i will know that god is for me in god whose word i praise in the lord whose word i praise in god i trust and am not afraid what can man do to me i am under vows to you my god i will present my thank offerings to you for you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling that i may walk before god in the light of life psalm 57 have mercy on me my god have mercy on me for in you i take refuge i will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed i cry out to god most high to god who vindicates me he sends from heaven and saves me rebuking those who hotly pursue me god sends forth his love and his faithfulness i am in the midst of lions i am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts men whose teeth are spears and arrows whose tongues are sharp swords be exalted oh god above the heavens let your glory be over all the earth they spread a net for my feet i was bowed down in distress they dug a pit in my power but they have fallen into it themselves my heart oh god is steadfast my heart is steadfast i will sing and make music awake my soul awake heart and liar i will awaken the dawn i will praise you lord among the nations i will sing of you among the peoples for great is your love reaching to the heavens your faithfulness reaches to the skies be exalted oh god above the heavens let your glory be over all the earth psalm 58 do you rulers indeed speak justly do you judge people with equity no in your heart you devise injustice and your hands meet out violence on the earth even from birth the wicked go astray from the womb they are wayward spreading lies their venom is like the venom of a snake like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears that will not heed the tune of the charmer however skillful the enchanter may be break the teeth in their mouth so god lord tear out the fangs of those lions let them vanish like water that flows away when they draw the bow let their arrows fall short may they be like a slug that melts away as it moves along like a still-born child that never sees the sun before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns whether they be green or dry the wicked will be swept away the righteous will be glad when they are avenged and they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked then people will say surely the righteous still are aborted surely there is a god who judges the earth psalm 59 deliver me from my enemies oh god be my fortress against those who are attacking me deliver me from evildoers and save me from those who are after my blood see how they lie and wait for me fierce men conspire against me for no offence or sin of mine lord i have done no wrong yet they are ready to attack me arise to help me look on my plight you lord god almighty you who are the god of israel rouse yourself to punish all the nations show no mercy to wicked traitors they return at evening snarling like dogs and prowl about the city see what they spew from their mouths the words from their lips as sharp as swords and they think who can hear us but you laugh at them lord you scoff at all those nations you are my strength i watch for you you god are my fortress my god on whom i can rely god will go before me and will let me gloat over those who slander me but do not kill them lord our shield or my people will forget in your might uproot them and bring them down for the sins of their mouth for the words of their lips let them be caught in their pride for the curses and lies they are to consume them in your wrath consume them till they are no more then it will be known to the ends of the earth that god rules over jacob they return at evening snarling like dogs and prowl about the city they wander about for food and how if not satisfied but i will sing of your strength in the morning i will sing of your love for you are my fortress my refuge in times of trouble you are my strength i sing praise to you you god are my fortress my god on whom i can rely psalm 60 you have rejected us god and burst upon us you have been angry now restore us you have shaken the land and torn it open mend its fractures for it is quaking you have shown your people desperate times you have given us wine that makes us stagger but for those who fear you you have raised a banner to be unfold against the bow save us and help us with your right hand that those you love may be delivered god has spoken from his sanctuary in triumph i will pass a love shechem and measure off the valley of saha gilead is mine and manasseh is mine ephraim is my helmet judah is my scepter moab is my wash basin on edom i toss my sandal over philistia i shout in triumph who will bring me to the fortified city who will lead me to edom is it not you god you who have now rejected us and no longer go out with our armies give us aid against the enemy for human help is worthless with god we will gain the victory and he will trample down our enemies psalm 61 hear my cry o god listen to my prayer from the ends of the earth i call to you i call as my heart grows faint lead me to the rock that is higher than i for you have been my refuge a strong tower against the foe i long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings for you god have heard my vows you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name [Music] increase the days of the king's life his years for many generations may he be enthroned in god's presence forever appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him then i will ever sing in praise of your name and fulfill my vows day after day psalm 62 truly my soul finds rest in god my salvation comes from him truly he is my rock and my salvation he is my fortress i will never be shaken how long will you assault me would all of you throw me down this leaning wall this tottering fence surely they intend to topple me from my lofty place they take delight in lies with their mouths they bless but in their hearts they curse yes my soul find rest in god my hope comes from him truly he is my rock and my salvation he is my fortress i will not be shaken my salvation and my honor depend on god he is my mighty rock my refuge trust in him at all times you people pour out your hearts to him for god is our refuge surely the lowborn are but a breath the highborne but a lie if weighed on a balance they are nothing together they are only a breath do not trust in extortion or put vain hope in stolen goods though your riches increase do not set your heart on them one thing god has spoken two things i have heard power belongs to you god and with you lord is unfailing love and you reward everyone according to what they have done psalm 63 you god are my god earnestly i seek you i thirst for you my whole being longs for you in a dry and parched land where there is no water i have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory because your love is better than life my lips will glorify you i will praise you as long as i live and in your name i will lift up my hand i will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods with singing lips my mouth will praise you on my bed i remember you i think of you through the watches of the night because you are my help i sing in the shadow of your wing i cling to you your right hand upholds me those who want to kill me will be destroyed they will go down to the depths of the earth they will be given over to the sword and become food for jackals but the king will rejoice in god all who swear by god will glory in him while the mouths of liars will be silenced psalm 64. hear me my god as i voice my complaint protect my life from the threat of the enemy hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked from the plots of evildoers they sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like deadly arrows they shoot from ambush at the innocent they shoot suddenly without fear they encourage each other in evil plans they talk about hiding their snares they say who will see it they plot injustice and say but we have devised a perfect plan surely the human mind and the heart are coming but god will shoot them with his arrows they will suddenly be struck down he will turn their own tongues against them and bring them to ruin all who see them will shake their heads in scorn all people will fear they will proclaim the works of god and ponder what he has done the righteous will rejoice in the lord and take refuge in him all the upright in heart will glory in him psalm 65 praise awaits you our god in zion to you our vows will be fulfilled you who answer prayer to you all people will come when we were overwhelmed by sins you forgave our transgressions blessed are those you choose and bring near to live in your courts we are filled with the good things of your house of your holy temple you answer us with awesome and righteous deeds god our savior the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas who formed the mountains by your power having armed yourself with strength who stilled the roaring of the seas the roaring of the waves and the turmoil of the nations the whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders where morning dawns where evening fades you call forth songs of joy you care for the land and water it you enrich it abundantly the streams of god are filled with water to provide the people with grain for so you have ordained it you drench its furrows and level its ridges you soften it with showers and bless its crops you crown the year with your bounty and your cards overflow with abundance the grasslands of the wilderness overflow the hills are clothed with gladness the meadows are covered with flocks and the rallies are mantled with corn they shout for joy and sing psalm 66 shout for joy to god all the earth sing the glory of his name make his praise glorious say to god how awesome are your deeds so great is your power that your enemies cringe before you all the earth bows down to you they sing praise to you they sing the praises of your name come and see what god has done his awesome deeds for mankind he turned the sea into dry land they passed through the waters on foot come let us rejoice in him he rules forever by his power his eyes watch the nations let not the rebellious rise up against him praise our god all peoples let the sound of his praise be heard he has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping for you god tested us you refined us like silver you brought us into prison and laid burdens on our backs you let people ride over our heads we went through fire and water that you brought us to a place of abundance i will come to your temple with burnt offerings and fulfill my vows to you vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke when i was in trouble i will sacrifice fat animals to you and an offering of rams i will offer bulbs and goats come and hear all you who fear god let me tell you what he has done for me i cried out to him with my mouth his praise was on my tongue if i had cherished sin in my heart the lord would not have listened but god has surely listened and has heard my prayer praise be to god who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me psalm 67 may god be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us so that your ways may be known on earth your salvation among all nations may the peoples praise you god may all the peoples praise you may the nations be glad and sing for joy for you rule the peoples with equity and guide the nations of the earth may the peoples praise you god may all the peoples praise you the land yields its harvest god our god blesses us may god bless us still so that all the ends of the earth will fear him psalm 68 may god arise may his enemies be scattered may his foes flee before him may you blow them away like smoke as wax melts before the fire may the wicked perish before god but may the righteous be glad and rejoice before god may they be happy and joyful sing to god sing in praise of his name extol him who rides on the clouds rejoice before him his name is the lord a father to the fatherless a defender of widows is god in his holy dwelling god sets the lonely in families he leads out the prisoners with singing but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land when you god went out before your people when you marched through the wilderness the earth shook the heavens poured down rain before god the one of sinai before god the god of israel you gave abundant showers oh god you refreshed your weary inheritance your people settled in it and from your bounty god you provided for the poor the lord announces the word and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng kings and armies flee in haste the women at home divide the plunder even while you sleep among the sheepfolds the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver its feathers with shining gold when the almighty scattered the kings and the land it was like snow fallen on mount salmon majestic mountain mount bashan rugged mountain why gaze in envy you rugged mountain at the mountain where god chooses to reign where the lord himself will dwell forever the chariots of god are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands the lord has come from sinai into his sanctuary when you ascended on high you took many captives you received gifts from people even from the rebellious that you lord god might dwell there praise be to the lord to god our savior who daily bears our burdens our god is a god who saves from the sovereign lord comes escape from death surely god will crush the heads of his enemies the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins the lord says i will bring them from bashan i will bring them from the depths of the sea that your feet may wade in the blood of your foes while the tongues of your dogs have their share your procession god has come into view the procession of my god and king into the sanctuary in front of the singers after them the musicians with them are the young women playing the tambourines praise god in the great congregation praise the lord in the assembly of israel there is the little tribe of benjamin leading them there the great throng of judas princes and there the princes of zebulun and of naftali summon your power god show us your strength our god as you have done before because of your temple of jerusalem kings will bring you gifts rebuke the beast among the reeds the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations humble may the beast bring bars of silver scatter the nations who delight in war envoys will come from egypt cush will submit herself to god sing to god you kingdoms of the earth sing praise to the lord to him who rides across the highest heavens the ancient heavens who thunders with mighty voice proclaim the power of god whose majesty is over israel whose power is in the heavens you god are awesome in your sanctuary the god of israel gives power and strength to his people praise be to god psalm 69 save me o god for the waters have come up to my neck i sink in the mirey depths where there is no foothold i have come into the deep waters the floods engulf me i am worn out calling for help my throat is perched my eyes fail looking for my god those who hate me without reason outnumber the hairs of my head many of my enemies without cause those who seek to destroy me i am forced to restore what i did not steal you god know my folly my guilt is not hidden from you lord the lord almighty may those who hope in you not be disgraced because of me god of israel may those who seek you not be put to shame because of me for i endure scorn for your sake and shame covers my face i am a foreigner to my own family a stranger to my own mother's children for zeal of your house consumes me and the insults of those who insult you fall on me when i weep and fast i must endure scorn when i put on sackcloth people make sport of me those who sit at the gate mock me and i am the son of the drunkards but i pray to you lord in the time of your favor in your great love o god answer me with your sure salvation rescue me from the maya do not let me sink deliver me from those who hate me from the deep waters do not let the flood waters engulf me or the depths swallow me up or the pit close its mouth over me answer me lord out of the goodness of your love in your great mercy turn to me do not hide your face from your servant answer me quickly for i am in trouble come near and rescue me deliver me because of my foes you know how i am scorned disgraced and shamed all my enemies are before you [Music] scorn has broken my heart and has left me helpless i looked for sympathy but there was none for comforters that i found none they put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst may the table set before them become a snare may have become retribution and a trap may their eyes be darkened so they cannot see and their backs be bent forever pour out your wrath on them let your fierce anger overtake them may their place be deserted let there be no one to dwell in their tents for they persecute those you wound and talk about the pain of those you hurt charge them with crime upon crime do not let them share in your salvation may they be blotted out of the book of life and not be listed with the righteous but as for me afflicted and in pain may your salvation god protect me i will praise god's name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving this will please the lord more than an ox more than a bull with its horns and hooves the poor will see and be glad you who seek god may your hearts live the lord hears the needy and does not despise his captive people let heaven and earth praise him the seas and all that move in them for god will save zion and rebuild the cities of judah then people will settle there and possess it the children of his servants will inherit it and those who love his name will dwell there psalm 70 hasten o god to save me come quickly lord to help me may those who want to take my life be put to shame and confusion may all who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace may those who say to me [Music] turn back because of their shame but may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you may those who long for your saving help always say the lord is great but as for me i am poor and needy come quickly to me oh god you are my help and my deliverer lord do not delay psalm 71 in you lord i have taken refuge let me never be put to shame in your righteousness rescue me and deliver me turn your ear to me and save me be my rock of refuge to which i can always go give the command to save me for you are my rock and my fortress deliver me my god from the hand of the wicked from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel for you have been my hope sovereign lord my confidence since my youth from birth i have relied on you you brought me forth from my mother's womb i will ever praise you i have become a sign to many you are my strong refuge my mouth is filled with your praise declaring your splendor all day long do not cast me away when i am old do not forsake me when my strength is gone for my enemies speak against me those who wait to kill me conspire together they say god has forsaken him pursue him and seize him for no one will rescue him [Music] do not be far from me my god come quickly god to help me may my accusers perish in shame may those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace as for me i will always have hope i will praise you more and more my mouth will tell of your righteous deeds of your saving acts all day long though i know not how to relate them all i will come and proclaim your mighty acts sovereign lord i will proclaim your righteous deeds yours alone since my youth god you have taught me and to this day i declare your marvelous deeds even when i am old and grey do not forsake me my god till i declare your power to the next generation your mighty acts to all who are to come your righteousness god reaches to the heavens you who have done great things who is like you god though you have made me see trouble many and bitter you will restore my life again from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up you will increase my honor and comfort me once more i will praise you with the harp for your faithfulness my god i will sing praise to you with the liar holy one of israel my lips will shout for joy when i sing praise to you i whom you have delivered my tongue will tell of your righteous acts all day long for those who wanted to harm me have been put to shame and confusion [Music] psalm 72 endow the king with your justice o god the royal son with your righteousness may he judge your people in righteousness your afflicted ones with justice may the mountains bring prosperity to the people the hills the fruit of righteousness may he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy may he crush the oppressor may he endure as long as the sun as long as the moon through all generations may he be like rain falling on a moon field like showers watering the earth in his days may the righteous flourish and prosperity abound till the moon is no more may he rule from sea to sea and from the river to the ends of the earth may the desert tribes bow before him and his enemies lick the dust may the kings of tarshish and of distant shores bring tribute to him may the kings of sheba and siva present him gifts may all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him for he will deliver the needy who cry out the afflicted who have no one to help he will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death he will rescue them from oppression and violence for precious is their blood in his sight long may he live may gold from sheba be given him may people ever pray for him and bless him all day long may corn abound throughout the land on the top of the hills may it sway may the crops flourish like lebanon and thrive like the grass of the field may his name endure forever may it continue as long as the sun [Music] then all nations will be blessed through him and they will call him blessed praise be to the lord god the god of israel who alone does marvelous deeds praise be to his glorious name forever may the whole earth be filled with his glory are men and are men this concludes the prayers of david son of jesse book 3 psalm 73 surely god is good to israel to those who are pure in heart but as for me my feet had almost slipped i had merely lost my foothold but i ended the arrogant when i saw the prosperity of the wicked they have no struggles their bodies are healthy and strong they're free from common human burdens they're not plagued by human ills therefore pride is their necklace they clothe themselves with violence from their colors hearts comes iniquity their evil imaginations have no limits they scoff and speak with mannis with arrogance they threaten oppression their mouths lay claim to heaven and their tongues take possession of the earth therefore their people turn to them and drink up waters in abundance they say how would god know does the most high know anything [Music] this is what the wicked are like always free of care they go on amassing wealth surely in vain i have kept my heart pure and have washed my hands in innocence all day long i have been afflicted and every morning brings new punishments if i had spoken out like that i would have betrayed your children when i tried to understand all this it troubled me deeply till i entered the sanctuary of god then i understood their final destiny surely you place them on slippery ground you cast them down to ruin how suddenly are they destroyed completely swept away by terror they are like a dream when one awakes when you arise lord you will despise them as fantasies when my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered i was senseless and ignorant i was a brute beast before you yet i am always with you you hold me by my right hand you guide me with your counsel and afterward you will take me into glory whom have i in heaven but you and earth has nothing i desire besides you my flesh and my heart may fail but god is the strength of my heart and my portion forever those who are far from you will perish you destroy all who are unfaithful to you but as for me it is good to be near god i have made the sovereign lord my refuge i will tell of all your deeds psalm 74. oh god why have you rejected us forever why does your anger smoulder against the sheep of your pasture remember the nation you purchased long ago the people of your inheritance whom you redeemed mount zion where you dwelt turn your steps toward these everlasting ruins all this destruction the enemy has brought on the sanctuary your foes roared in the place where you met with us they set up their standards as signs they behaved like men wielding axes to cut through a thicket of trees they smashed all the carved paneling with their axes and hatchets they burned your sanctuary to the ground they defiled the dwelling place of your name they said in their hearts we will crush them completely they burned every place where god was worshipped in the land we are given no signs from god no prophets are left and none of us knows how long this will be how long will the enemy mock you god will the foe revile your name forever why do you hold back your hand your right hand take it from the folds of your garment and destroy them that god is my king from long ago he brings salvation on the earth it was you who split open the sea by your power you broke the heads of the monster in the waters it was you who crushed the heads of leviathan who gave it as food to the creatures of the desert it was you who opened up springs and streams you dried up the ever-flowing rivers the day is yours and yours also the night you established the sun and moon it was you who set all the boundaries of the earth you made both summer and winter remember how the enemy has mocked you lord our foolish people have reviled your name do not hand over the life of your dove to wild beasts do not forget the lives of your afflicted people forever have regard for your covenant because horns of violence fill the dark places of the land do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace may the poor and needy praise your name rise up oh god and defend your cause remember how fools mock you all day long do not ignore the clamor of your adversaries the uproar of your enemies which rises continually psalm 75 we praise you god we praise you for your name is near people tell of your wonderful beings you say i choose the appointed time it is i who judge with equity when the earth and all its people quake it is i who hold its pillars firm to the arrogant i say boast no more and to the wicked do not lift up your horns do not lift up your horns against heaven do not speak so defiantly no one from the east or the west or from the desert can exalt themselves it is god who judges he brings one down he exalts another in the hand of the lord is a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices he pours it out and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to its very dreads as for me i will declare this forever i will sing praise to the god of jacob who says i will cut off the horns of all the wicked but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up psalm 76 god is renowned in judah in israel his name is great his tent is in salem his dwelling place in zion there he broke the flashing arrows the shields and the swords the weapons of war you are radiant with light more majestic than mountains rich with game the valiant lie plundered they sleep their last sleep not one of the warriors can lift his hand at your rebuke god of jacob both horse and chariot lie still it is you alone who are to be feared who can stand before you when you are angry from heaven you pronounced judgment and the land feared and was quiet when you god rose up to judge to save all the afflicted of the land surely your wrath against mankind brings you praise and the survivors of your god are restrained make vows to the lord your god and fulfill them that all the neighboring lands bring gifts to the one to be feared he breaks the spirit of rulers he is feared by the kings of the earth psalm 77 i cried out to god for help i cried out to god to hear me when i was in distress i sought the lord at night i stretched out untiring hands and i would not be comforted i remembered you god and i groaned i meditated and my spirit grew faint you kept my eyes from closing i was too troubled to speak i thought about the former days the years of long ago i remembered my songs in the night my heart meditated and my spirit asked will the lord reject forever will he never show his favor again has his unfailing love vanished forever has his promise failed for all time has god forgotten to be merciful as he in anger withheld his compassion then i thought to this i will appeal the years when the most high stretched out his right hand i will remember the deeds of the lord yes i will remember your miracles of long ago i will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds your ways god are holy what god is as great as our god you are the god who performs miracles you display your power among the peoples with your mighty arm you redeemed your people the descendants of jacob and joseph the waters saw you god the waters saw you and rised the very depths were convulsed the clouds poured down water the heavens resounded with thunder your arrows flashed back and forth your thunder was heard in the whirlwind your lightning lit up the world the earth trembled and quaked your path led through the sea your way through the mighty waters though your footprints were not seen you led your people like a flock by the hand of moses in the aram psalm 78 my people hear my teaching listen to the words of my mouth i will open my mouth with a parable i will utter hidden things things from of old things we have heard and known things our ancestors have taught us we will not hide them from their descendants we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the lord his power and the wonders he has done he decreed statutes for jacob and established the law in israel which he commanded our ancestors to teach their children so the next generation would know them even the children yet to be born and they in turn would tell their children then they would put their trust in god and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands they would not be like their ancestors the stubborn and rebellious generation whose hearts were not loyal to god whose spirits were not faithful to him the men of ephraim though armed with bows turned back on the day of battle they did not keep god's covenant and refused to live by his law they forgot what he had done the wonders he had shown them [Music] he did miracles in the sight of their ancestors in the land of egypt in the region of zoan he divided the sea and led them through he made the water stand up like a wall he guided them with the cloud by day and with light from the fire all night he split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them water as abundant as the sea [Music] he brought streams out of a rocky crag and made water flow down like rivers but they continued to sin against him rebelling in the wilderness against the most high they willfully put god to the test by demanding the food they craved they spoke against god they said can god really spread a table in the wilderness true he struck the rock and water gushed out streams flowed abundantly but can he also give us bread can he supply meat for his people when the lord heard them he was furious his fire broke out against jacob and his wrath rose against israel for they did not believe in god or trust in his deliverance yet he gave a command to the skies above and opened the doors of the heavens he rained down manner for the people to eat he gave them the grain of heaven human beings at the bread of angels he sent them all the food they could eat he let loose the east wind from the heavens and by his power made the south wind blow he rained meat down on them like dust birds like sand on the seashore he made them come down inside their camp all around their tents they ate till they were gorged he had given them what they craved but before they turned from what they craved even while the food was still in their mouths god's anger rose against them he put to death the sturdiest among them cutting down the young men of israel in spite of all this they kept on sinning in spite of his wonders they did not believe so he ended their days in futility and their years in terror whenever god slew them they would seek him they eagerly turned to him again they remembered that god was their rock the god most high was their redeemer but then they would flatter him with their mouths lying to him with their tongues their hearts were not loyal to him they were not faithful to his covenant yet he was merciful he forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them time after time he restrained his anger and did not stir up his full rock he remembered that they were but flesh a passing breeze that does not return [Music] how often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in the wasteland again and again they put god to the test they vexed the holy one of israel they did not remember his power the day he redeemed them from the oppressor the day he displayed his signs in egypt his wonders in the region of zoan he turned their river into blood they could not drink from their stream he sent swarms of flies that devoured them and frogs that devastated them he gave their crops to the grasshopper their produce to the locust he destroyed their vines with hail and their sycamore figs with sleet he gave over their cattle to the hail their livestock to bolts of lightning he unleashed against them his hot anger his rock indignation and hostility a band of destroying angels he prepared a path for his anger he did not spare them from death but gave them over to the plague he struck down all the firstborn of egypt the first fruits of manhood in the tents of ham but he brought his people out like a flock he led them like sheep through the wilderness he guided them safely so they were unafraid but the sea engulfed their enemies and so he brought them to the border of his holy land to the hill country his right hand had taken he drove out nations before them and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance he settled the tribes of israel in their homes but they put god to the test and rebelled against the most high they did not keep his statutes like their ancestors they were disloyal and faithless as unreliable as a faulty bow they angered him with their high places they aroused his jealousy with their idols when god heard them he was furious he rejected israel completely he abandoned the tabernacle of shiloh the tent he had set up among humans he sent the ark of his might into captivity his splendor into the hands of the enemy he gave his people over to the sword he was furious with his inheritance fire consumed their young men and their young women had no wedding songs their priests were put to the sword and their widows could not weep then the lord awoke as from sleep as a warrior wakes from the stupor of wine he beat back his enemies he put them to everlasting shame then he rejected the tents of joseph he did not choose the tribe of ephraim but he chose the tribe of judah mount zion which he loved he built his sanctuary like the heights like the earth that he established forever he chose david his servant and took him from the sheepfolds from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people jacob of israel his inheritance and david shepherded them with integrity of heart with skillful hands he let them [Music] psalm 79 oh god the nations have invaded your inheritance they have defiled your holy temple they have reduced jerusalem to bubble they have left the dead bodies of your servants as food for the birds of the sky the flesh of your own people for the animals of the wild they have poured out blood like water all around jerusalem and there is no one to bury the dead we are objects of contempt to our neighbors of scorn and derision to those around us how long lord will you be angry forever how long will your jealousy burn like fire pour out your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge you on the kingdoms that do not call on your name for they have devoured jacob and devastated his homeland do not hold against us the sins of past generations may your mercy come quickly to meet us for we are in desperate need help us god our savior for the glory of your name deliver us and forgive our sins for your name's sake why should the nation say where is their god before our eyes make known among the nations that you avenge the outpoured blood of your servants may the groans of the prisoners come before you with your strong arm preserve those condemned to die pay back into the laps of our neighbors seven times the contempt they have held at you lord then we your people the sheep of your pasture will praise you forever from generation to generation we will proclaim your prey psalm 80 hear us shepherd of israel you who led joseph like a flock you who sit enthroned between the cherubim shine forth before ephraim benjamin and manasseh awaken your might come and save her restore us o god make your face shine on us that we may be saved how long lord god almighty will your anger smoulder against the prayers of your people you have fed them with the bread of tears you have made them drink tears by the bowlful you have made us an object of division to our neighbors and our enemies mark us restore us god almighty make your face shine on us that we may be saved you transplanted a vine from egypt you drove out the nations and planted it you cleared the ground for it and it took root and filled the land the mountains were covered with its shade the mighty cedars with its branches its branches reached as far as the sea it shoots as far as the river why have you broken down its walls so that all who pass by pick its grapes boars from the forest ravage it and insects from the fields feed on it return to us god almighty look down from heaven and see watch over this vine the root your right hand has planted the sun you have raised up for yourself your vine is cut down it is burned with fire at your rebuke your people perry let your hand rest on the man at your right hand the son of man you have raised up for yourself then we will not turn away from you revive us and we will call on your name restore us lord god almighty make your face shine on us that we may be saved psalm 81 sing for joy to god our strength shout aloud to the god of jacob begin the music strike the tambourine play the melodious heart and liar sound the ram's horn of the new moon and when the moon is full on the day of our feast this is a decree for israel an ordinance of the god of jacob when god went out against egypt he established it as a statute for joseph i heard an unknown voice say i removed the burden from their shoulders their hands were set free from the basket in your distress you called and i rescued you i answered you out of the thundercloud i tested you with the waters of meribah hear me my people and i will warn you if you would only listen to me israel you shall have no foreign god among you you shall not worship any god other than me i am the lord your god who brought you up out of egypt open wide your mouth and i will fill it but my people would not listen to me israel would not submit to me so i gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices if my people would only listen to me if israel would only follow my ways how quickly i would subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their foes those who hate the lord would cringe before him and their punishment would last forever but you would be fed with the finest of wheat with honey from the rock i would satisfy you psalm 82 god presides in the great assembly he renders judgment among the gods how long will you defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked defend the weak and the fatherless uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed rescue the weak and the needy deliver them from the hand of the wicked the gods know nothing they understand nothing they walk about in darkness all the foundations of the earth are shaken i said you are gods you are all sons of the most high but you will die like mere mortals you will fall like every other ruler rise up oh god judge the earth for all the nations are your inheritance psalm 83 oh god do not remain silent do not turn a deaf ear do not stand aloof oh god see how your enemies growl how your foes rear their heads with cunning they conspire against your people they plot against those you cherish come they say let us destroy them as a nation so that israel's name is remembered no more with one mind they plot together they form an alliance against you the tents of edom and the ishmaelites of moab and the hagurites biblos amon and fight amalek year with the people of tyre even assyria has joined them to reinforce lot's descendants due to them as you did to midian as you did to sisra and jabin of the river kishon who perished at endor and became like dung on the ground make their nobles like aureb and zeb all their princes like zebra and zalmana who said let us take possession of the pasture lands of god make them like tumbleweed my god like chaff before the wind as fire consumes the forest or a flame sets the mountains ablaze so pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your storm cover their faces with shame lord so that they will seek your name may they ever be ashamed and dismayed may they perish in disgrace let them know that you whose name is the lord that you alone are the most high over all the earth psalm 84 how lovely is your dwelling place lord almighty my soul yearns even faints for the courts of the lord my heart and my flesh cry out for the living god even the sparrow has found a home and the swallower nest for herself where she may have a young a place near your altar lord almighty my king and my god blessed are those who dwell in your house they are ever praising you blessed are those whose strength is in you whose hearts are set on pilgrimage as they pass through the valley of bacca they make it a place of spring the autumn rains also cover it with pools they go from strength to strength till each appears before god in zion hear my prayer lord god almighty listen to me god of jacob look on our shield o god look with favor on your anointed one better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere i would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my god than dwell in the tents of the wicked for the lord god is a sun and shield the lord bestows favor and honor no good thing does he withhold from those whose way of life is blameless lord almighty blessed is the one who trusts in you psalm 85 you lord showed favor to your land you restored the fortunes of jacob you forgave the iniquity of your people and covered all their sin you set aside all your wrath and turned from your fierce anger restore us again god our savior and put away your displeasure towards us will you be angry with us forever will you prolong your anger through all generations will you not revive us again that your people may rejoice in you show us your unfailing love lord and grant us your salvation i will listen to what god the lord says he promises peace to his people his faithful servants but let them not turn to folly surely his salvation is near those who fear him that his glory may dwell in our land love and faithfulness meet together righteousness and peace kiss each other faithfulness brings forth from the earth and righteousness looks down from heaven the lord will indeed give what is good and our land will yield its harvest righteousness goes before him and prepares the way for his steps psalm 86 hear me lord and answer me for i am poor and needy guard my life for i am faithful to you save your servant who trusts in you you are my god have mercy on me lord for i call to you all day long bring joy to your servant lord for i put my trust in you you lord unforgiving and good abounding in love to all who call to you hear my prayer lord listen to my cry for mercy when i am in distress i call to you because you answer me among the gods there is none like you lord no deeds can compare with yours all the nations you have made will come and worship before you lord they will bring glory to your name for you are great and do marvelous deeds you alone are god teach me your way lord that i may rely on your faithfulness give me an undivided heart that i may fear your name i will praise you lord my god with all my heart i will glorify your name forever for great is your love toward me you have delivered me from the depths from the realm of the dead arrogant foes are attacking me oh god ruthless people are trying to kill me they have no regard for you but you lord are a compassionate and gracious god slow to anger abounding in love and faithfulness turn to me and have mercy on me show your strength on behalf of your servant save me because i serve you just as my mother did give me a sign of your goodness that my enemies may see it and be put to shame for you lord have helped me and comforted me psalm 87 he has founded his city on the holy mountain the lord loves the gates of zion more than all the other dwellings of jacob glorious things are said of you city of god i will record rahab and babylon among those who acknowledge me palestia ii and tyre along with cush and will say this one was born in zion indeed of zion it will be said this one and that one were born in her and the most high himself will establish her the lord will write in the register of the peoples this one was born in zion as they make music they will sing all my fountains are in you psalm 88 lord you are the god who saves me day and night i cry out to you may my prayer come before you turn your ear to my cry i am overwhelmed with trouble and my life draws near to death i am counted among those who go down to the pit i am like one without strength i am set apart with the dead like the slain who lie in the grave whom you remembered no more who are cut off from your care you have put me in the lowest pit in the darkest depth your bath lies heavily on me you have overwhelmed me with all your waves you have taken from me my closest friends and have made me repulsive to them i am confined and cannot escape my eyes are dim with grief i call to you lord every day i spread out my hands to you do you show your wonders to the dead do their spirits rise up and praise you is your love declared in the grave your faithfulness in destruction are your wonders known in the place of darkness or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion [Music] but i cry to you for help lord in the morning my prayer comes before you why lord do you reject me and hide your face from me from my youth i have suffered and been close to death i have borne your terrors and am in despair your wrath has swept over me your terrors have destroyed me all day long they surround me like a flood they have completely engulfed me you have taken from me friend and neighbor darkness is my closest friend psalm 89 i will sing of the lord's great love forever with my mouth i will make your faithfulness known through all generations i will declare that your love stands firm forever that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself you said i have made a covenant with my chosen one i have sworn to david my servant i will establish your line forever and make your throne firm through all generations the heavens praise your wonders lord your faithfulness too in the assembly of the holy ones for who in the skies above can compare with the lord who is like the lord among the heavenly beings in the council of the holy ones god is greatly feared he is more awesome than all who surround him who is like you lord god almighty you lord are mighty and your faithfulness surrounds you you rule over the surging sea when its waves mount up you still them you crushed raham like one of the slain with your strong arm you scattered your enemies the heavens are yours and yours also the earth you founded the world and all that is in it you created the north and the south table and hermann sing for joy at your name your arm is endowed with power your hand is strong your right hand exalted righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne love and faithfulness go before you blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you who walk in the light of your presence lord they rejoice in your name all day long they celebrate your righteousness for you are their glory and strength and by your favor you exalt our horn indeed our shield belongs to the lord our kin to the holy one of israel once you spoke in a vision to your faithful people you said i have bestowed strength on a warrior i have raised up a young man from among the people i have found david my servant with my sacred oil i have anointed him my hand will sustain him surely my arm will strengthen him the enemy will not get the better of him the wicked will not oppress him i will crush his foes before him and strike down his adversaries my faithful love will be with him and through my name his horn will be exalted i will set his hand over the sea his right hand over the rivers he will call out to me you are my father my god the rock of my savior and i will appoint him to be my firstborn the most exalted of the kings of the earth i will maintain my love to him forever and my covenant with him will never fail i will establish his line forever his throne as long as the heavens endure if his sons forsake my law and do not follow my statutes if they violate my decrees and fail to keep my commands i will punish their sin with the rod their iniquity with flogging but i will not take my love from him nor will i ever betray my faithfulness i will not violate my covenant or alter what my lips have uttered once for all i have sworn by my holiness and i will not lie to david that his line will continue forever and his throne endure before me like the sun it will be established forever like the moon the faithful witness in the sky but you have rejected you have spurned you have been very angry with your anointed one you have renounced the covenant with your servant and have defiled his crown in the dust you have broken through all his walls and reduced his strongholds to ruins all who pass by have plundered him he has become the scorn of his neighbors you have exalted the right hand of his foes you have made all his enemies rejoice indeed you have turned back the edge of his sword and have not supported him in battle you have put an end to his splendor and cast his throne to the ground you have cut short the days of his youth and you have covered him with a mantle of shame how long lord will you hide yourself forever how long will your wrath burn like fire remember how fleeting is my life for what futility you have created all humanity who can live and not see death or who can escape the power of the grave lord where is your former great love which in your faithfulness you swore to david remember lord how your servant has been mocked how i bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations the taunts with which your enemies lord have mocked with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one [Music] praise be to the lord forever amen book four psalm 90 lord you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world from everlasting to everlasting you are god you turn people back to dust saying return to dust you mortal a thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by or like a watch in the night yet you sweep people away in the sleep of death they are like the new grass of the morning in the morning it springs up new but by evening it is dry and withered we are consumed by your anger and terrified by your indignation you have set our iniquities before you our secret sins in the light of your present all our days pass away under your god we finish our years with a moan our days may come to 70 years or 80 if our strength endures yet the best of them about trouble and sorrow for they quickly pass and we fly away if only we knew the power of your anger your wrong is as great as the fear that is your due teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom relent lord how long will it be have compassion on your servants satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us for as many years as we have seen trouble may your deeds be shown to your servants your splendor to their children may the favor of the lord our god rest on us establish the work of our hands for us yes establish the work of our hands psalm 91 whoever dwells in the shelter of the most high will rest in the shadow of the almighty i will save the lord he is my refuge and my fortress my god in whom i trust surely he will save you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence he will cover you with his feathers and under his wings you will find refuge his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart you will not fear the terror of the night nor the arrow that flies by day nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness nor the plague that destroys at midday a thousand may fall at your side ten thousand at your right hand but it will not come near you you will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked if you say the lord is my refuge and you make the most high your dwelling no harm will overtake you no disaster will come near your tent for he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways they will lift you up in their hands so that you will not strike your foot against a stone you will tread on the lion and the cobra you will trample the great lion and the serpent because he loves me says the lord i will rescue him i will protect him for he acknowledges my name he will call on me and i will answer him i will be with him in trouble i will deliver him and honor him with long life i will satisfy him and show him my salvation psalm 92 it is good to praise the lord and make music to your name almost high proclaiming your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night to the music of the ten-stringed liar and the melody of the heart for you make me glad by your deeds lord i sing for joy at what your hands have done how great are your works lord how profound your thoughts senseless people do not know fools do not understand but though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish they will be destroyed forever but you lord are forever exalted for surely your enemies lord surely your enemies will perish all evildoers will be scattered you have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox fine oils have been poured on me my eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries my ears have heard the route of my wicked foes the righteous will flourish like a palm tree they will grow like a cedar of lebanon planted in the house of the lord they will flourish in the courts of our god they will still bear fruit in old age they will stay fresh and green proclaiming the lord is upright he is my rock and there is no wickedness in him psalm 93 the lord reigns he is robed in majesty the lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength indeed the world is established firm and secure your throne was established long ago you are from all eternity the seas have lifted up lord the seas have lifted up their voice the seas have lifted up their pounding waves mightier than the thunder of the great waters mightier than the breakers of the sea the lord on high is mighty your statutes lord stand firm holiness adorns your house for endless day psalm 94 the lord is a god who avenges o god who avenges shine forth rise up judge of the earth pay back to the proud what they deserve how long lord will the wicked how long will the wicked be jubilant they pour out arrogant words all the evildoers are full of boasting they crush your people lord they oppress your inheritance they slay the widow and the foreigner they murder the fatherless they say the lord does not see the god of jacob takes no notice take notice you senseless ones among the people you fools when will you become wise does he who fashioned the ear not here does he who formed the eye not see does he who disciplines nations not punish does he who teaches mankind lack knowledge the lord knows all human plans he knows that they are futile blessed is the one you discipline lord the one you teach from your law you grant them relief from days of trouble till a pit is done for the wicked for the lord will not reject his people he will never forsake his inheritance judgment will again be founded on righteousness and all the upright in heart will follow it who will rise up for me against the wicked who will take a stand for me against evildoers unless the lord had given me help i would soon have dwelt in the silence of death when i said my foot is slipping your unfailing love lord supported me when anxiety was great within me your consolation brought me joy can a corrupt throne be allied with you a throne that brings on misery by its decree the wicked band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death but the lord has become my fortress and my god the rock in whom i take refuge he will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness the lord our god will destroy them psalm 95 come let us sing for joy to the lord let us shout aloud to the rock of our salvation let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song for the lord is the great god the great king above all gods in his hand are the depths of the earth and the mountain peaks belong to him the sea is his for he made it and his hands formed the dry land come let us bow down in worship let us kneel before the lord our maker for he is our god and we are the people of his pasture the flock under his care today if only you would hear his voice do not harden your hearts as you did at meriva as you did that day at masa in the wilderness where your ancestors tested me they tried me though they had seen what i did for 40 years i was angry with that generation i said they are a people whose hearts go astray and they have not known my ways so i declared on oath in my anger they shall never enter my rest psalm 96 sing to the lord a new song sing to the lord all the earth sing to the lord praise his name proclaim his salvation day after day declare his glory among the nations his marvelous deeds among all peoples for great is the lord and most worthy of praise he is to be feared above all gods for all the gods of the nations are idols but the lord made the heavens splendor and majesty are before him strength and glory are in his sanctuary ascribed to the lord all new families of nations ascribe to the lord glory and strength ascribe to the lord the glory due his name bring an offering and come into his courts worship the lord in the splendor of his holiness tremble before him all the earth say among the nations the lord reigns the world is firmly established it cannot be moved he will judge the peoples with equity let the heavens rejoice let the earth be glad let the sea resound and all that is in it let the fields be jubilant and everything in them let all the trees of the forest sing for joy let all creation rejoice before the lord for he comes he comes to judge the earth he will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness psalm 97 the lord reigns let the earth be glad let the distant shores rejoice clouds and thick darkness surround him righteousness and justice at the foundation of his throne fire goes before him and consumes his foes on every side his lightning lights up the world the earth sees and trembles the mountains melt like wax before the lord before the lord of all the earth the heavens proclaim his righteousness and all peoples see his glory all who worship images are put to shame those who boast in idols worship him all you gods zion hears and rejoices and the villages of judah are glad because of your judgments lord for you lord are the most high over all the earth you are exalted far above all gods let those who love the lord hate evil for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked light shines on the righteous and joy on the upright in heart rejoice in the lord you who are righteous and praise his holy name psalm 98 sing to the lord a new song but he has done marvelous things his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him the lord has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations he has remembered his love and his faithfulness to israel all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our god shout for joy to the lord all the earth burst into jubilant song with music make music to the lord with the heart with the harp and the sound of singing with trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn shout for joy before the lord the king let the sea resound and everything in it the world and all who live in it let the rivers clap their hands that the mountains sing together for joy let them sing before the lord for he comes to judge the earth he will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity psalm 99 the lord reigns let the nations tremble he sits enthroned between the cherubim let the earth shake great is the lord in zion he is exalted over all the nations let them praise your great and awesome name he is holy the king is mighty he loves justice you have established equity in jacob you have done what is just and right exalt the lord our god and worship at his footstool he is holy moses and aaron were among his priests samuel was among those who called on his name they called on the lord and he answered them he spoke to them from the pillar of cloud they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them [Music] lord our god you answered them you were to israel a forgiving god so you punished their misdeeds exalt the lord our god and worship at his holy mountain for the lord our god is holy psalm 100 shout for joy to the lord all the earth worship the lord with gladness come before him with joyful song know that the lord is god it is he who made us and we are his we are his people the sheep of his pasture enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with prey give thanks to him and praise his name for the lord is good and his love endures forever his faithfulness continues through all generation psalm 101 i will sing of your love and justice to you lord i will sing praise i will be careful to lead a blameless life when will you come to me i will conduct the affairs of my house with a blameless heart i will not look with approval on anything that is vile i hate what faithless people do i will have no part in it the perverse of heart shall be far from me i will have nothing to do with what is evil whoever slanders their neighbor in secret i will put to silence whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart i will not tolerate my eyes will be on the faithful in the land that they may dwell with me the one whose way of life is blameless will minister to me no one who practices deceit will dwell in my house no one who speaks falsely will stand in my presence every morning i will put to silence all the wicked in the land i will cut off every evildoer from the city of the lord psalm 102 hear my prayer lord let my cry for help come to you do not hide your face from me when i am in distress turn your ear to me when i call answer me quickly for my days vanished like smoke my bones burn like glowing embers my heart is blighted and withered like grass i forget to eat my food in my distress i groan aloud and am reduced to skin and bones i am like a desert owl like an owl among the ruins i lie awake i have become like a bird alone on a roof all day long my enemies taunt me those who rail against me use my name as a curse for i eat ashes as my food and mingle my drink with tears because of your great wrath for you have taken me up and thrown me aside my days are like the evening shadow i wither away like grass but you lord sit enthroned forever your renown endures through all generations you will arise and have compassion on zion for it is time to show favor to her the appointed time has come for her stones are dear to your servants her very dust moves them to pity the nations will fear the name of the lord all the kings of the earth will revere your glory for the lord will rebuild zion and appear in his glory he will respond to the prayer of the destitute he will not despise their plea let this be written for a future generation that a people not yet created may praise the lord the lord looked down from his sanctuary on high from heaven he viewed the earth to hear the groans of the prisoners and release those condemned to death so the name of the lord will be declared in zion and his praise in jerusalem when the peoples and the kingdoms assembled to worship the lord in the course of my life he broke my strength he cut short my days so i said do not take me away my god in the midst of my days your years go on through all generations in the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth and the heavens of the work of your hands they will perish but you remain they will all wear out like a garment like clothing you will change them and they will be discarded but you remain the same and your years will never end the children of your servants will live in your presence their descendants will be established before you psalm 103 praise the lord my soul all my inmost being praise his holy name praise the lord my soul and forget not all his benefits who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagles the lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed he made known his ways to moses his deeds to the people of israel the lord is compassionate and gracious slow to anger abounding in love he will not always accuse nor will he harbour his anger forever he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities for as high as the heavens are above the earth so great is his love for those who fear him as far as the east is from the west so far has he removed our transgressions from us as a father has compassion on his children so the lord has compassion on those who fear him for he knows how we are formed he remembers that we are dust the life of mortals is like grass they flourish like a flower in the field the wind blows over it and it is gone and its place remembers it no more but from everlasting to everlasting the lord's love is with those who fear him and his righteousness with their children's children with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts the lord has established his throne in heaven and his kingdom rules over all praise the lord you his angels you mighty ones who do his bidding who obey his word praise the lord all his heavenly hosts you his servants who do his will praise the lord all his works everywhere in his dominion praise the lord my soul psalm 104 praise the lord my soul lord my god you are very great you are clothed with splendor and majesty the lord wraps himself in light as with a garment he stretches out the heavens like a tent and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters he makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind he makes winds his messengers flames of fire his servants he set the earth on its foundations it can never be moved you covered it with the watery depths as with a garment the waters stood above the mountains but at your rebuke the waters fled at the sound of your thunder they took flight they flowed over the mountains they went down into the valleys to the place you were signed for them you set a boundary they cannot cross never again will they cover the earth he makes springs pour water into the ravines it flows between the mountains they give water to all the beasts of the field the wild donkeys quench their first the birds of the sky nest by the waters they sing among the branches he waters the mountains from his upper chambers the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work he makes grass grow for the cattle and plants for people to cultivate bringing forth food from the earth wine the gladden's human hearts oil to make their faces shine and bread that sustains their hearts the trees of the lord are well watered the cedars of lebanon that he planted there the birds make their nests the stalk has its home in the junipers the high mountains belong to the wild goats the crags are a refuge for the hyrax he made the moon to mark the seasons and the sun knows when to go down you bring darkness it becomes night and all the beasts of the forest prowl the lions roar for their prey and seek their food from a god the sun rises and they steal away they return and lie down in their dens then people go out to their work to their labor until evening how many are your works lord in wisdom you made them all the earth is full of your creatures there is the sea vast and spacious teeming with creatures beyond number living things both large and small there the ships go to and fro and leviathan which you formed to frolic there all creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time when you give it to them they gather it up when you open your hand they are satisfied with good things when you hide your face they are terrified when you take away their breath they die and return to the dust when you send your spirit they are created and you renew the face of the ground may the glory of the lord endure forever may the lord rejoice in his works he who looks at the earth and it trembles he who touches the mountains and they smoke i will sing to the lord all my life i will sing praise to my god as long as i live may my meditation be pleasing to him as i rejoice in the lord but may sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more praise the lord my soul praise the lord psalm 105 give praise to the lord proclaim his name make known among the nations what he has done sing to him sing praise to him tell of all his wonderful acts glory in his holy name let the hearts of those who seek the lord rejoice look to the lord and his strength seek his face always remember the wonders he has done his miracles and the judgments he pronounced you his servants the descendants of abraham his chosen ones the children of jacob he is the lord our god his judgments are in all the earth he remembers his covenant forever the promise he made for a thousand generations the covenant he made with abraham the oath he swore to isaac he confirmed it to jacob as a decree to israel as an everlasting covenant to you i will give the land of canaan as the portion you will inherit when they were but few in number few indeed and strangers in it they wandered from nation to nation from one kingdom to another he allowed no one to oppress them for their sake he rebuked kings do not touch my anointed ones do my prophets no harm he called down famine on the land and destroyed all their supplies of food and he sent a man before them joseph sold as a slave they bruised his feet with shackles his neck was put in irons till what he foretold came to pass till the word of the lord proved him true the king sent and released him the ruler of peoples set him free he made him master of his household ruler over all he possessed to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom then israel entered egypt jacob resided as a foreigner in the land of ham the lord made his people very fruitful he made them too numerous for their foes whose hearts he turned to hate his people to conspire against his servants he sent moses his servant and aaron whom he had chosen they performed his signs among them his wonders in the land of ham [Music] he sent darkness and made the land dark but had they not rebelled against his words he turned their waters into blood causing their fish to die their land teamed with frogs which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers he spoke and there came swarms of flies and gnats throughout their country he turned their rain into hail with lightning throughout their land he struck down their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country he spoke and the locusts came grasshoppers without number they et up every green thing in their land at up the produce of their soil then he struck down all the firstborn in their land the first fruits of all their manhood he brought out israel laden with silver and gold and from among their tribes no one faltered egypt was glad when they left because dread of israel had fallen on them he spread out a cloud as a covering and a fire to give light at night they asked and he brought them quail he fed them well with the bread of heaven he opened the rock and water gushed out it flowed like a river in the desert for he remembered his holy promise given to his servant abraham he brought out his people with rejoicing his chosen ones with shouts of joy he gave them the lands of the nations and they fell air to what others had toiled for that they might keep his precepts and observe his law praise the lord psalm 106 praise the lord give thanks to the lord for he is good his love endures forever who can proclaim the mighty acts of the lord or fully declare his praise blessed are those who act justly who always do what is right remember me lord when you show favor to your people come to my aid when you save them that i may enjoy the prosperity of your chosen ones that i may share in the joy of your nation and join your inheritance in giving praise we have sinned even as our ancestors did we have done wrong and acted wickedly when our ancestors were in egypt they gave no thought to your miracles they did not remember your many kindnesses and they rebelled by the sea the red sea yet he saved them for his name's sake to make his mighty power known he rebuked the red sea and it dried up he led them through the depths as through a desert he saved them from the hand of the foe from the hand of the enemy he redeemed them the waters covered their adversary not one of them survived then they believed his promises and sang his prey but they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his plan to unfold in the desert they gave in to their craving in the wilderness they put god to the test so he gave them what they asked for but sent a wasting disease among them in the camp they grew envious of moses and of aaron who was consecrated to the lord the earth opened up and swallowed dayton it buried the company of abiram fire blazed among their followers a flame consumed the wicked at horred they made a car and worshipped an idol cast from metal they exchanged their glorious god for an image of a bull which eats grass they forgot the god who saved them who had done great things in egypt miracles in the land of ham and awesome deeds by the red sea so he said he would destroy them heard not moses his chosen one stood in the breach before him to keep his wrath from destroying them then they despised the pleasant land they did not believe his promise they grumbled in their tents and did not obey the lord so he swore to them with uplifted hand that he would make them fall in the wilderness make their descendants fall among the nations and scattered them throughout the lands they yoked themselves to the ball of peor and eight sacrifices offered to lifeless gods they aroused the lord's anger by their wicked deeds and a plague broke out among them but phineas stood up and intervened and the plague was checked this was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come by the waters of meribah they angered the lord and trouble came to moses because of them for they rebelled against the spirit of god and rash words came from moses lips they did not destroy the peoples as the lord had commanded them but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs they worshipped their idol which became a snare to them they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to false gods they shed innocent blood the blood of their sons and daughters whom they sacrificed to the idols of canaan and the land was desecrated by their blood they defiled themselves by what they did by their deeds they prostituted themselves therefore the lord was angry with his people and abhorred his inheritance he gave them into the hands of the nations and their foes ruled over them their enemies oppressed them and subjected them to their power many times he delivered them but they were bent on rebellion and they wasted away in their sin yet he took note of their distress when he heard their cry for their sake he remembered his covenant and out of his great love he relented he caused all who held them captive to show them mercy save us lord our god and gather us from the nations that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise praise be to the lord the god of israel from everlasting to everlasting let all the people say amen praise the lord book five psalm 107 give thanks to the lord for he is good his love endures forever let the redeemed of the lord tell their story those he redeemed from the hand of the foe those he gathered from the lands from east and west from north and south some wandered in desert wastelands finding no way to a city where they could settle they were hungry and thirsty and their lives ebbed away then they cried out to the lord in their trouble and he delivered them from their distress he led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle let them give thanks to the lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things some sat in darkness in utter darkness prisoners suffering in iron chains because they rebelled against god's commands and despised the plans of the most high so he subjected them to bitter labor they stumbled and there was no one to help then they cried to the lord in their trouble and he saved them from their distress he brought them out of darkness the utter darkness and broke away their chains let them give thanks to the lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities they loathed all food and drew near the gates of death then they cried to the lord in their trouble and he saved them from their distress he sent out his word and healed them he rescued them from the grave let them give thanks to the lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy went out on the sea in ships they were merchants on the mighty waters they saw the works of the lord his wonderful beads in the deep for he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves they mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths in their peril their courage melted away they reeled and staggered like drunkards they were at their wit's end then they cried out to their lord in their trouble and he brought them out of their distress he stilled the storm to a whisper the waves of the sea were hushed they were glad when it grew calm and he guided them to their desired haven let them give thanks to the lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the counsel of the elders he turned rivers into a desert flowing springs into thirsty ground and fruitful land into assault waste because of the wickedness of those who lived there he turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs there he brought the hungary to new and they founded a city where they could settle they sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest he blessed them and their numbers greatly increased and he did not let their herds diminish then their numbers decreased and they were humbled by oppression calamity and sorrow he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste but he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks the upright see and rejoice but all the wicked shut their mouths let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the lord psalm 108. my heart oh god is steadfast i will sing and make music with all my soul awake hearth and liar i will awaken the dawn i will praise you lord among the nations i will sing of you among the peoples for great is your love higher than the heavens your faithfulness reaches to the skies be exalted oh god above the heavens let your glory be over all the earth save us and help us with your right hand that those you love may be delivered god has spoken from his sanctuary in triumph i will parcel out and measure off the valley of sakko gilead is mine manasseh is mine ephraim is my helmet judah is my scepter moab is my wash basin on edom i toss my sandal over philistia i shout in triumph who will bring me to the fortified city who will lead me to eden is it not you god who have rejected us and no longer go out with our armies give us aid against the enemy for human help is worthless with god we will gain the victory and he will trample down our enemies psalm 109 my god whom i praise do not remain silent for people who are wicked and deceitful have opened their mouths against me they have spoken against me with lying tongues with words of hatred they surround me they attack me without corn in return for my friendship they accuse me but i am a man of prayer they repay me evil for good and hatred for my friendship appoint someone evil to oppose my enemy let an accuser stand at his right hand when he is tried let him be found guilty and may his prayers condemn him may his days be few may another take his place of leadership may his children be fatherless and his wife a widow may his children be wandering beggars may they be driven from their ruined homes may a creditor seize all he has may strangers plunder the fruits of his labor may no one extend kindness to him or take pity on his fatherless children may his descendants be cut off their names blotted out from the next generation may the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the lord may the sin of his mother never be blotted out may their sins always remain before the lord that he may blot out their name from the earth for he never thought of doing a kindness but hounded to death the poor and the needy and the brokenhearted he loved to pronounce her curse may it come back on him he found no pleasure in blessing may it be far from him he wore cursing as his garment it entered into his body like water into his bones like may it be like a cloak wrapped about him like a belt tied forever around him may this be the lord's payment to my accusers to those who speak evil of me but you sovereign lord help me for your name's sake out of the goodness of your love deliver me for i am poor and needy and my heart is wounded within me i fade away like an evening shadow i am shaken off like a locust my knees give way from fasting my body is thin and gaunt i am an object of scorn to my accusers when they see me they shake their heads help me lord my god save me according to your unfailing love let them know that it is your hand that you lord have done it while they curse may you bless may those who attack me be put to shame but may your servant rejoice may my accusers be clothed with disgrace and wrapped in shame as in a cloak with my mouth i will greatly extol the lord in the great throng of worshipers i will praise him for he stands at the right hand of the needy to save their lives from those who would condemn them psalm 110 the lord says to my lord sit at my right hand until i make your enemy a footstool for your feet the lord will extend your mighty scepter from zion saying rule in the midst of your enemies your troops will be willing on your day of battle arrayed in holy splendor your young men will come to you like deal from the morning's womb the lord has sworn and will not change his mind you are a priest forever in the order of melchizedek the lord is at your right hand he will crush kings on the day of his wrath he will judge the nations heaping up the dead and crushing the rulers of the whole earth he will drink from a brook along the way and so he will lift his head high psalm 111 praise the lord i will extol the lord with all my heart in the counsel of the upright and in the assembly great are the works of the lord they are pondered by all who delight in them glorious and majestic are his deeds and his righteousness endures forever he has caused his wonders to be remembered the lord is gracious and compassionate he provides food for those who fear him he remembers his covenant forever he has shown his people the power of his works giving them the lands of other nations the works of his hands are faithful and just all his precepts are trustworthy they are established forever and ever enacted in faithfulness and uprightness he provided redemption for his people he ordained his covenant forever holy and awesome is his name the fear of the lord is the beginning of wisdom all who follow his precepts have good understanding [Music] to him belongs eternal prayer psalm 112 praise the lord blessed are those who fear the lord who find great delight in his commands their children will be mighty in the land the generation of the upright will be blessed wealth and riches are in their houses and their righteousness endures forever even in darkness light dawns for the upright for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous good will come to those who are generous and lend freely who conduct their affairs with justice surely the righteous will never be shaken they will be remembered forever they will have no fear of bad news their hearts are steadfast trusting in the lord their hearts are secure they will have no fear in the end they will look in triumph on their foes they have freely scattered their gifts to the poor their righteousness endures forever their horn will be lifted high in honor the wicked will see and be vexed they will gnash their teeth and waste away the longings of the wicked will come to nothing psalm 113 praise the lord praise the lord you his servants praise the name of the lord let the name of the lord be praised both now and forevermore from the rising of the sun to the place where it sets the name of the lord is to be praised the lord is exalted over all the nations his glory above the heavens who is like the lord our god the one who sits enthroned on high who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth he raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap he seats them with princes with the princes of his people he settles the childless woman in her home as a happy mother of children praise the lord psalm 114 when israel came out of egypt jacob from a people of foreign tongue judah became god's sanctuary israel his dominion the sea looked and fled the jordan turned back the mountains left like rams the hills like land why was it see that you fled why jordan did you turn back why mountains did you leap like rams you hills like lamb tremble earth at the presence of the lord that the presence of the god of jacob who turned the rock into a pool the hard rock into springs of water psalm 115 not to us lord not to us but to your name be the glory because of your love and faithfulness why do the nations say where is their god our god is in heaven he does whatever pleases him but their idols are silver and gold made by human hands they have mouths that cannot speak eyes but cannot see they have ears but cannot hear noses that cannot smell they have hands that cannot feel feet that cannot walk nor can they utter a sound with their throats those who make them will be like them and so will all who trust in them all you israelites trust in the lord he is their help and shield house of error trust in the lord he is their help and shield you who fear him trust in the lord he is their help and shield the lord remembers us and will bless us he will bless his people israel he will bless the house of aaron he will bless those who fear the lord small and great alike may the lord cause you to flourish both you and your children may you be blessed by the lord the maker of heaven and earth the highest heavens belong to the lord that the earth he has given to the human race it is not the dead who praise the lord those who go down to the place of silence it is we who extol the lord both now and evermore pray the lord psalm 116 [Music] i love the lord for he heard my voice he heard my cry for mercy because he turned his ear to me i will call on him as long as i live the courts of death entangled me the anguish of the grave came over me i was overcome by distress and sorrow then i called on the name of the lord lord save me the lord is gracious and righteous our god is full of compassion the lord protects the unwary when i was brought low he saved me return to your rest my soul for the lord has been good to you for you lord have delivered me from death my eyes from tears my feet from stumbling that i may walk before the lord in the land of the living i trusted in the lord when i said i am greatly afflicted in my alarm i said everyone is a liar what shall i return to the lord for all his goodness to me i will lift up a cup of salvation and call on the name of the lord i will fulfill my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his faithful servants truly i am your servant lord i serve you just as my mother did you have freed me from my chains i will sacrifice a thank offering to you and call on the name of the lord i will fulfill my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people in the courts of the house of the lord in your midst jerusalem praise the lord psalm 117 praise the lord all you nations extol him all you peoples for great is his love towards us and the faithfulness of the lord endures forever praise the lord psalm 118 give thanks to the lord for he is good his love endures forever let israel say his love endures forever let the house of aeron say his love endures forever let those who fear the lord say his love endures forever when hard pressed i cried to the lord he brought me into a spacious place the lord is with me i will not be afraid what can mere mortals do to me the lord is with me he is my helper i look in triumph on my enemies it is better to take refuge in the lord than to trust in inhuman it is better to take refuge in the lord than to trust in princes all the nations surrounded me but in the name of the lord i cut them down they surrounded me on every side but in the name of the lord i cut them down they swarmed around me like bees but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns in the name of the lord i cut them down i was pushed back and about to fall but the lord helped me [Music] the lord is my strength and my defense he has become my salvation shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous the lord's right hand has done mighty things the lord's right hand is lifted high the lord's right hand has done mighty things i will not die but live and will proclaim what the lord has done the lord has chastened me severely but he has not given me over to death open for me the gates of the righteous i will enter and give thanks to the lord this is the gate of the lord through which the righteous may enter i will give you thanks for you answered me you have become my salvation the stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone the lord has done this and it is marvelous in our eyes the lord has done it this very day let us rejoice today and be glad lord save us lord grant us success blessed is he who comes in the name of the lord from the house of the lord we bless you the lord is god and he has made his light shine on us with boughs in hand join in the festival procession up to the horns of the altar you are my god and i will praise you you are my god and i will exalt you [Music] give thanks to the lord for he is good and his love endures forever psalm 119 blessed are those whose ways are blameless who walk according to the law of the lord blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart they do no wrong but follow his way you have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed oh that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees then i would not be put to shame when i consider all your commands i will praise you with an upright heart as i learn your righteous laws i will obey your decrees do not utterly forsake me how can a young person stay on the path of purity living according to your word i seek you with all my heart do not let me stray from your commands i have hidden your word in my heart that i might not sin against you praise be to you lord teach me your decrees with my lips i recount all the laws that come from your mouth i rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches i meditate on your precepts and consider your ways i delight in your decrees i will not neglect your word be good to your servant while i did that i may obey your word open my eyes that i may see wonderful things in your law i am a stranger on earth do not hide your commands from me my soul is consumed with longing for your laws at all times you rebuke the arrogant who are accursed those who stray from your commands remove from me their scorn and contempt for i keep your statutes though rulers sit together and slander me your servant will meditate on your decrees your statutes are my delight they are my counselors i am laid low in the dust preserve my life according to your word i gave an account of my ways and you answered me teach me your decrees cause me to understand the way of your precepts that i may meditate on your wonderful deeds my soul is weary with sorrow strengthen me according to your word keep me from deceitful ways be gracious to me and teach me your law i have chosen the way of faithfulness i have set my heart on your laws i hold fast to your statutes lord do not let me be put to shame i run in the path of your commands for you have broadened my understanding teach me lord the way of your decrees that i may follow it to the end give me understanding so that i may keep your law and obey it with all my heart direct me in the path of your commands for there i find delight turn my heart toward your statutes and not towards selfish gain turn my eyes away from worthless things preserve my life according to your word fulfill your promise to your servant so that you may be feared take away the disgrace i dread for your laws are good how i long for your precepts in your righteousness preserve my life may your unfailing love come to me lord your salvation according to your promise then i can answer anyone who taunts me for i trust in your word never take your word of truth from my mouth for i have put my hope in your laws i will always obey your law forever and ever i will walk about in freedom for i have sought out your precepts i will speak of your statutes before kings and will not be put to shame for i delight in your commands because i love them i reach out for your commands which i love that i may meditate on your decrees remember your word to your servant for you have given me hope my comfort in my suffering is this your promise preserves my life the arrogant mock me unmercifully but i do not turn from your law i remember lord your ancient laws and i find comfort in them indignation grips me because of the wicked who have forsaken your law your decrees are a theme of my song wherever i lodge in the night lord i remember your name that i may keep your law this has been my practice i obey your precepts you are my portion lord i have promised to obey your words i have sought your face with all my heart be gracious to me according to your promise i have considered my ways and have turned my steps to your statutes i will hasten and not delay to obey your commands though the wicked bind me with ropes i will not forget your law at midnight i rise to give you thanks for your righteous laws i am a friend to all who fear you to all who follow your precepts the earth is filled with your love lord teach me your decrees do good to your servant according to your word lord teach me knowledge and good judgment for i trust your commands before i was afflicted i went astray but now i obey your word you are good and what you do is good teach me your decrees though the arrogant have smeared me with lies i keep your precepts with all my heart their hearts are callous and unfeeling that i delight in your law it was good for me to be afflicted so that i might learn your decrees the law from your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold your hands made me and formed me give me understanding to learn your commands may those who fear you rejoice when they see me for i have put my hope in your word i know lord that your laws are righteous and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me may your unfailing love be my comfort according to your promise to your servant let your compassion come to me that i may live for your law is my delight may the arrogant be put to shame for wronging me without cause but i will meditate on your precepts may those who fear you turn to me those who understand your statutes may i wholeheartedly follow your decrees that i may not be put to shame my soul faints with longing for your salvation but i have put my hope in your word my eyes fail looking for your promise i say when will you comfort me though i am like a wine skinned in the smoke i do not forget your decrees how long must your servant wait when will you punish my persecutors the arrogant dig pits to trap me contrary to your law all your commands are trustworthy help me for i am being persecuted without cause they almost wiped me from the earth but i have not forsaken your precepts in your unfailing love preserve my life that i may obey the statutes of your mouth your word lord is eternal it stands firm in the heavens your faithfulness continues through all generations you establish the earth and it endures your doors endure to this day for all things serve you if your law had not been my delight i would have perished in my affliction i will never forget your precepts for by then you have preserved my life save me for i am yours i have sought out your precepts the wicked are waiting to destroy me but i will ponder your statutes to all perfection i see a limit but your commands are boundless oh how i love your law i meditate on it all day long your commands are always with me and make me wiser than my enemies i have more insight than all my teachers for i meditate on your statutes i have more understanding than the elders for i obey your precepts i have kept my feet from every evil path so that i might obey your word i have not departed from your laws for you yourself have taught me how sweet are your words to my taste sweeter than honey to my mouth i gain understanding from your precepts therefore i hate every wrong path your word is a lamp for my feet a light on my path i have taken an oath and confirmed it that i will follow your righteous laws i have suffered much preserve my life lord according to your word accept lord the willing praise of my mouth and teach me your law [Music] though i constantly take my life in my hands i will not forget your law the wicked have set a snare for me but i have not strayed from your precepts your statutes are my heritage forever they are the joy of my heart my heart is set on keeping your decrees to the very end i hate double-minded people but i love your law you are my refuge of my shield i have put my hope in your word away from me you evildoers that i may keep the commands of my god sustain me my god according to your promise and i will live do not let my hopes be dashed uphold me and i will be delivered i will always have regard for your decrees you reject all who stray from your decrees for their delusions come to nothing all the wicked of the earth you discard like grass therefore i love your statutes my flesh trembles in fear of you i stand in all of your laws i have done what is righteous and just do not leave me to my oppressors ensure your servant's well-being do not let the arrogant oppress me my eyes fail looking for your salvation looking for your righteous promise deal with your servant according to your love and teach me your decrees i am your servant give me discernment that i may understand your statutes it is time for you to act lord your law is being broken because i love your commands more than gold more than pure gold and because i consider all your precepts right i hate every wrong path your statutes are wonderful therefore i obey them the unfolding of your words gives light it gives understanding to the simple i open my mouth and paint longing for your commands turn to me and have mercy on me as you always do to those who love your name direct my footsteps according to your word let no sin rule over me redeem me from human oppression that i may obey your precepts make your face shine on your servant and teach me your decrees streams of tears flow from my eyes for your law is not obeyed you are righteous lord and your laws are right the statutes you have laid down are righteous they are fully trustworthy my zeal wears me out for my enemies ignore your words your promises have been thoroughly tested and your servant loves them though i am lowly and despised i do not forget your precepts your righteousness is everlasting and your law is true trouble and distress have come upon me but your commands give me delight your statutes are always righteous give me understanding that i may live i call with all my heart answer me lord and i will obey your decrees i call out to you save me and i will keep your statutes i rise before dawn and cry for help i have put my hope in your word my eyes stay open through the watches of the night that i may meditate on your promises hear my voice in accordance with your love preserve my life lord according to your law those who devise wicked schemes are near but they are far from your law yet you are near lord and all your commands are true long ago i learned from your statutes that you established them to last forever look on my suffering and deliver me for i have not forgotten your law defend my cause and redeem me preserve my life according to your promise salvation is far from the wicked for they do not seek out your decrees your compassion lord is great preserve my life according to your lords many are the foes who persecute me but i have not turned from your statutes i look on the faithless with loathing so they do not obey your word see how i love your precepts preserve my life lord in accordance with your love all your words are true all your righteous laws are eternal rulers persecute me without cause but my heart trembles at your word i rejoice in your promise like one who finds great spoil i hate and detest falsehood but i love your law seven times a day i praise you for your righteous laws great peace have those who love your law and nothing can make them stumble i wait for your salvation lord and i follow your commands i obey your statutes for i love them greatly i obey your precepts and your statutes for all my ways are known to you may my cry come before you lord give me understanding according to your word may my supplication come before you deliver me according to your promise may my lips overflow with praise for you teach me your decrees may my tongue sing of your word for all your commands are righteous may your hand be ready to help me for i have chosen your precepts i long for your salvation lord and your lord gives me delight let me live that i may praise you and may your laws sustain me i have strayed like a lost sheep seek your servant for i have not forgotten your commands psalm 120 i call on the lord in my distress and he answers me save me lord from lying lips and from deceitful tongues what will he do to you and what more besides you deceitful tongue he will punish you with a warrior's sharp arrows with burning coals of the broombush woe to me that i dwell in meshech that i live among the tents of kedar too long have i lived among those who hate peace i am for peace but when i speak they are for war psalm 121 i lift up my eyes to the mountains where does my help come from my help comes from the lord the maker of heaven and earth he will not let your foot slip he who watches over you will not slumber indeed he who watches over israel will neither slumber nor sleep the lord watches over you the lord is your shade at your right hand the sun will not harm you by day nor the moon by night the lord will keep you from all harm he will watch over your life the lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore psalm 122 i rejoiced with those who said to me let us go to the house of the lord our feet are standing in your gates jerusalem jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together that is where the tribes go up the tribes of the lord to praise the name of the lord according to the statute given to israel there stand the thrones for judgment the thrones of the house of david pray for the peace of jerusalem may those who love you be secure may there be peace within your wall and security within your citadel for the sake of my family and friends i will say peace be within you for the sake of the house of the lord our god i will seek your prosperity psalm 123 i lift up my eyes to you to you who sit enthroned in heaven as the eyes of slaves looked at the hand of their master as the eyes of a female slave looked at the hand of her mistress so our eyes look to the lord our god till he shows us his mercy have mercy on us lord have mercy on us for we have endured no end of contempt we have endured no end of ridicule from the arrogant of contempt from the proud psalm 124 if the lord had not been on our side let israel say if the lord had not been on our side when people attacked us they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us the flood would have engulfed us the torrent would have swept over us the raging waters would have swept us away praise be to the lord who has not let us be torn by their teeth we have escaped like a bird from the fowler's snare the snare has been broken and we have escaped our health is in the name of the lord the maker of heaven and earth psalm 125 those who trust in the lord are like mount zion which cannot be shaken but endures forever as the mountains surround jerusalem so the lord surrounds his people both now and forevermore the scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous for then the righteous might use their hands to do evil lord do good to those who are good to those who are upright in heart but those who turn to crooked ways the lord will banish with the evil doers peace be on israel psalm 126 when the lord restored the fortunes of zion we were like those who dreamed our mouths were filled with laughter our tongues with songs of joy then it was said among the nations the lord has done great things for them the lord has done great things for us and we are filled with joy restore our fortunes lord like streams and the mega those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy those who go out weeping carrying seed to sow will return with songs of joy carrying sheaves with them psalm 127 unless the lord builds the house the builders labor in vain unless the lord watches over the city the guards stand watch in vain in vain you rise early and stay up late toiling for food to eat for he grants sleep to those he loves children are a heritage from the lord offspring a reward from him like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one's youth blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them they will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court psalm 128 blessed are all who fear the lord who walk in obedience to him you will eat the fruit of your labor blessings and prosperity will be yours your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house your children will be like olive shoots around your table yes this will be the blessing for the man who fears the lord may the lord bless you from zion may you see the prosperity of jerusalem all the days of your life may you live to see your children's children peace be on israel psalm 129 [Music] they have greatly oppressed me from my youth let israel say they have greatly oppressed me from my youth but they have not gained the victory over me plowmen have plowed my back and made their pharaohs long but the lord is righteous he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked may all who hate zion be turned back in shame may they be like grass on the roof which withers before it can grow [Music] a reaper cannot fill his hands with it nor one who gathers fill his arms may those who pass by not say to them the blessing of the lord be on you we bless you in the name of the lord psalm 130 out of the depths i cry to you lord lord hear my voice let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy if you lord kept a record of sins lord who could stand but with you there is forgiveness so that we can with reverence serve you i wait for the lord my whole being waits and in his word i put my hope i wait for the lord more than watchmen wait for the morning more than watchmen wait for the mourning israel put your hope in the lord for with the lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption he himself will redeem israel from all their sins psalm 131 [Music] my heart is not proud lord my eyes are not haughty i do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me but i have calmed and quieted myself i am like a weaned child with its mother like a weaned child i am content israel put your hope in the lord both now and forevermore psalm 132 lord remember david and all his self-denial he swore an oath to the lord he made a vow to the mighty one of jacob i will not enter my house or go to my bed i will allow no sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids till i find a place for the lord that dwelling for the mighty one of jacob we heard it in ephratha we came upon it in the fields of jail let us go to his dwelling place let us worship at his footstool saying arise lord and come to your resting place you and the ark of your might may your priests be clothed with your righteousness may your faithful people sing for joy for the sake of your servant david do not reject your anointed one the lord swore an oath to david a sure oath he will not revoke one of your own descendants i will place on your throne if your sons keep my covenant in the statutes i teach them then their sons will sit on your throne forever and ever for the lord has chosen zion he has desired it for his dwelling saying this is my resting place forever and ever here i will sit enthroned for i have desired it i will bless her with abundant provisions have poor i will satisfy with food i will clothe her priests with salvation and her faithful people will ever sing for joy here i will make a horn grow for david and set up a lamp for my anointed one i will clothe his enemies with shame at his head will be adorned with a radiant crown psalm 133 [Music] how good and pleasant it is when god's people live together in unity it is like precious oil poured on the head running down on the beard running down on aeron's beard down on the collar of his robe it is as if the dew of hermon were falling on mount zion for there the lord bestows his blessing even life forevermore psalm 134 praise the lord all you servants of the lord who minister by night in the house of the lord lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the lord may the lord bless you from zion he who is the maker of heaven and earth psalm 135 praise the lord praise the name of the lord praise him you servants of the lord you who minister in the house of the lord in the courts of the house of our god praise the lord for the lord is good sing praise to his name for that is pleasant for the lord has chosen jacob to be his own israel to be his treasured possession i know that the lord is great that our lord is greater than all gods the lord does whatever pleases him in the heavens and on the earth in the seas and all their depths he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth he sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses he struck down the firstborn of egypt the firstborn of people and animals he sent his signs and wonders into your midst to egypt against pharaoh and all his servants he struck down many nations and killed mighty kings saihong king of the amorites og king of bashan and all the kings of canaan and he gave their land as an inheritance and inheritance to his people israel your name lord endures forever your renowned lord through all generations for the lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants the idols of the nations are silver and gold made by human hands they have mouths that cannot speak eyes but cannot see they have ears but cannot hear nor is there breath in their mouths those who make them will be like them and so will all who trust in them all you israelites praise the lord house of aaron praise the lord house of levi praise the lord you who fear him praise the lord praise be to the lord from zion to him who dwells in jerusalem praise the lord psalm 136 give thanks to the lord for he is good his love endures forever give thanks to the god of gods his love endures forever give thanks to the lord of lords his love endures forever to him who alone does great wonders his love endures forever who by his understanding made the heaven his love endures forever who spread out the earth upon the waters his love endures forever who made the great lights his love endures forever the sun to govern the day his love endures forever the moon and stars to govern the night his love endures forever to him who struck down the firstborn of egypt his love endures forever and brought israel out from among them his love endures forever with a mighty hand and outstretched arm his love endures forever to him who divided the red sea asunder his love endures forever and brought israel through the midst of it his love endures forever but swept pharaoh and his army into the red sea his love endures forever to him who led his people through the wilderness his love endures forever to him who struck down great kings his love endures forever and killed mighty kings his love endures forever sion king of the amorites his love endures forever and og king of bashan his love endures forever and gave their land as an inheritance his love endures forever an inheritance to his servant israel his love endures forever he remembered us in our lower state that love endures forever and freed us from our enemies his love endures forever he gives food to every creature his love endures forever give thanks to the god of heaven his love endures forever psalm 137 by the rivers of babylon we sat and wept when we remembered zion there on the poplars we hung our hearts for there our captors asked us for songs our tormentors demanded songs of joy they said sing as one of the songs of zion how can we sing the songs of the lord while in a foreign land if i forget you jerusalem may my right hand forget its skill may my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if i do not remember you if i do not consider jerusalem my highest joy remember lord what the did on the day jerusalem fell tear it down they cried tear it down to its foundations daughter babylon doomed to destruction happy is the one who repays you according to what you have done to us happy is the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks psalm 138 i will praise you lord with all my heart before the gods i will sing your pray i will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness for you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame when i called you answered me you greatly embolden the faith may all the kings of the earth praise you lord when they hear what you have decreed may they sing of the ways of the lord the glory of the lord is great though the lord is exalted he looks kindly on the lowly though lofty he sees them from afar though i walk in the midst of trouble you preserve my life you stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes with your right hand you save me the lord will vindicate me your love lord endures forever do not abandon the works of your hands psalm 139 you have searched me lord and you know me you know when i sit and when i rise you perceive my thoughts from afar you discern my going out and my lying down you are familiar with all my ways before a word is on my tongue you lord know it completely you hear me in behind and before and you lay your hand upon me such knowledge is too wonderful for me too lofty for me to attain where can i go from your spirit where can i flee from your presence if i go up to the heavens you are there if i make my bed in the depths you are there if i rise on the wings of the dawn if i settle on the far side of the sea even there your hand will guide me your right hand will hold me fast if i say surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me even the darkness will not be dark to you the night will shine like the day for darkness is as light to you for you created my inmost being you knit me together in my mother's womb i praise you because i am fearfully and wonderfully made your works are wonderful i know that full well my frame was not hidden from you when i was made in the secret place when i was woven together in the depths of the earth your eyes saw my unformed body all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be how precious to me are your thoughts god how vast is the son of them were i to count them they would outnumber the grains of sand when i awake i am still with you if only you god would slay the wicked away from me you who are bloodthirsty they speak of you with evil intent your adversaries misuse your name [Music] do i not hate those who hate you lord and are poor those who are in rebellion against you i have nothing but hatred for them i count them my enemies search me god and leave my heart test me and know my anxious thoughts see if there is any offensive way in me and lead me in the way everlasting psalm 140 rescue me lord from evildoers protect me from the violent who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day they make their tongues as sharp as a serpent's the poison of vipers is on their lips keep me safe lord from the hands of the wicked protect me from the violent who devise ways to trip my feet the arrogant have hidden the snare for me they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path i say to the lord you are my god here lord my cry for mercy sovereign lord my strong deliverer you shield my head in the day of battle do not grant the wicked their desires lord do not let their plans succeed those who surround me proudly rear their heads may the mischief of their lips engulf them may burning coals fall on them may they be thrown into the fire into mirey pits never to rise may slanderers not be established in the land may disaster hunt down the violent i know that the lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy surely the righteous will praise your name and the upright will live in your present psalm 141 i call to you lord come quickly to me hear me when i call to you may my prayer be set before you like incense may the lift being up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice set a guard over my mouth lord keep watch over the door of my lips do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil so that i take part in wicked deeds along with those who are evildoers do not let me eat their delicacies let a righteous man strike me that is a kindness let him rebuke me that is oil on my head my head will not refuse it for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers their rulers will be thrown down from the cliffs and the wicked will learn that my words were well spoken they will say as one plows and breaks up the earth so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of the grave but my eyes are fixed on you sovereign lord in you i take refuge do not give me over to death keep me safe from the traps set by evildoers from the snares they have laid for me let the wicked fall into their own nets while i pass by in safety psalm 142 i cry aloud to the lord i lift up my voice to the lord for mercy i pour out before him my complaint before him i tell my trouble when my spirit grows faint within me it is you who watch over my way in the path where i walk people have hidden the snare for me look and see there is no one at my right hand no one is concerned for me i have no refuge no one cares for my life i cry to you lord i say you are my refuge my portion in the land of the living listen to my cry for i am in desperate need rescue me from those who pursue me for they are too strong for me set me free from my prison that i may praise your name then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me psalm 143 lord hear my prayer listen to my cry for mercy in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief do not bring your servant into judgment for no one living is righteous before you the enemy pursues me he crushes me to the ground he makes me dwell in the darkness like those long dead so my spirit grows faint within me my heart within me is dismayed i remember the days of long ago i meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done i spread out my hands to you i thirst for you like a parched land answer me quickly lord my spirit fails do not hide your face from me for i will be like those who go down to the pit let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love for i have put my trust in you show me the way i should go for to you i entrust my life rescue me from my enemies lord for i hide myself in you teach me to do your will for you are my god may your good spirit lead me on level ground for your namesake lord preserve my life in your righteousness bring me out of trouble in your unfailing love silence my enemies destroy all my foes for i am your servant psalm 144 praise be to the lord my rock who trains my hands for war my fingers for battle he is my loving god and my fortress my stronghold of my deliverer my shield in whom i take refuge who subdues peoples under me lord what are human beings that you care for them mere mortals that you think of them they are like a breath their days are like a fleeting shadow part your heavens lord and come down touch the mountains so that they smoke send forth lightning and scatter the enemy shoot your arrows and wrap them reach down your hand from on high deliver me and rescue me from the mighty waters from the hands of foreigners whose mouths are full of lies whose right hands are deceitful i will sing a new song to you my god on the ten-stringed liar i will make music to you to the one who gives victory to kings who delivers his servant david from the deadly sword deliver me rescue me from the hands of foreigners whose mouths are full of lies whose right hands are deceitful then our sons and their youth will be like well-nurtured plants and our daughters will be like pillars carved to adorn a palace our barns will be filled with every kind of provision our sheep will increase by thousands by tens of thousands in our fields our oxen will draw heavy loads there will be no breaching of walls no going into captivity no cry of distress in our streets blessed is the people of whom this is true blessed is the people whose god is the lord psalm 145 i will exalt you my god the king i will praise your name forever and ever every day i will praise you and extol your name forever and ever great is the lord and most worthy of praise his greatness no one can fathom one generation commends your works to another they tell of your mighty acts they speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty and i will meditate on your wonderful works they tell of the power of your awesome works and i will proclaim your great deeds they celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness the lord is gracious and compassionate slow to anger and rich in love the lord is good to all he has compassion on all he has made all your works praise you lord your faithful people extol you they tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might so that all people may know of your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of your kingdom your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom and your dominion endures through all generations the lord is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does the lord upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down the eyes of all look to you and you give them their food at the proper time you open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing the lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does the lord is near to all who call on him to all who call on him in truth he fulfills the desires of those who fear him he hears their cry and saves them the lord watches over all who love him but all the wicked he will destroy my mouth will speak in praise of the lord that every creature praise his holy name forever and ever psalm 146. praise the lord praise the lord my soul i will praise the lord all my life i will sing praise to my god as long as i live do not put your trust in princes in human beings who cannot save when their spirit departs they return to the ground on that very day their plans come to nothing blessed are those whose help is the god of jacob whose hope is in the lord their god he is the maker of heaven and earth the sea and everything in them he remains faithful forever he upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry the lord sets prisoners free the lord gives sight to the blind the lord lifts up those who are bowed down the lord loves the righteous the lord watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow but he frustrates the ways of the wicked the lord reigns forever your god o zion for all generations praise the lord psalm 147 praise the lord how good it is to sing praises to our god how pleasant and fitting to praise him the lord builds up jerusalem he gathers the exiles of israel he heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds he determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name great is our lord and mighty in power his understanding has no limit the lord sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground sing to the lord with grateful praise make music to our god on the heart he covers the sky with clouds he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills he provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call his pleasure is not in the strength of the horse nor his delight in the legs of the warrior the lord delights in those who fear him who put their hope in his unfailing love extol the lord jerusalem praise your god zion he strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people within you he grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat he sends his command to the earth his word runs swiftly he spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes he hurls down his hail like pebbles who can withstand his icy blast he sends his word and melts them he stirs up his breezes and the waters flow he has revealed his word to jacob his laws and decrees to israel he has done this for no other nation they do not know his laws praise the lord psalm 148 praise the lord praise the lord from the heavens praise him in the heights above praise him all his angels praise him all his heavenly hosts praise him sun and moon praise him all you shining stars praise him you highest heavens and you waters above the skies let them praise the name of the lord for at his command they were created and he established them forever and ever he issued a decree that will never pass away praise the lord from the earth you great sea creatures and all ocean depths lightning and hail snow and clouds stormy winds that do his bidding new mountains and all hills fruit trees and all cedars wild animals and all cattle small creatures and flying birds kings of the earth and all nations new princes and all rulers on earth young men and women old men and children let them praise the name of the lord for his name alone is exalted his splendor is above the earth and the heavens and he has raised up for his people a horn the praise of all his faithful servants of israel the people close to his heart praise the lord psalm 149 praise the lord sing to the lord a new song his praise in the assembly of his faithful people let israel rejoice in their maker that the people of zion be glad in their king let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with tambourine and harp for the lord takes delight in his people he crowns the humble with victory let his faithful people rejoice in this honor and sing for joy on their beds may the praise of god be in their mouths and a double-edged sword in their hands to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples to bind their kings with fetters their nobles with shackles of iron to carry out the sentence written against them this is the glory of all his faithful people praise the lord psalm 150 praise the lord praise god in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heaven praise him for his acts of power praise him for his surpassing greatness praise him with the sounding of the trumpet praise him with the harp and liar praise him with tambourine and dancing praise him with the strings and pipe praise him with the clash of symbols praise him with resounding symbols let everything that has breath praise the lord praise the 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