Praying the Psalms (Page 3)

A PRAYER OF ONE AFFLICTED, WHEN HE IS FAINT AND POURS OUT HISCOMPLAINT BEFORE THE LORD.Hear my prayer, O LORD;let my cry come to you!Do not hide your face from mein the day of my distress!Incline your ear to me;answer me speedily in the day when I call!For my days pass away like smoke,and my bones burn like a furnace.My heart is struck down like grass and has withered;I forget to eat my bread.Because of my loud groaningmy bones cling…

A PSALM OF DAVID.I will sing of steadfast love and justice;to you, O LORD, I will make music.I will ponder the way that is blameless.Oh when will you come to me?I will walk with integrity of heart within my house;I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless.I hate the work of those who fall away;it shall not cling to me.A perverse heart shall be far from me;I will know nothing of evil.Whoever slanders his neighbour secretly I…

Oh sing to the LORD a new song,for he has done marvellous things!His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.The LORD has made known his salvation;he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations.He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel.All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth;break forth into joyous song and sing praises!Sing…

The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice;let the many coastlands be glad!Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.Fire goes before him and burns up his adversaries all around.His lightnings light 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 the peoples see his glory.All worshippers of images are put to shame,who make their boast in…

Oh sing to the LORD a new song;sing to the LORD, all the earth!Sing to the LORD, bless his name;tell of his salvation from day to day.Declare his glory among the nations,his marvellous works among all the peoples!For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised;he is to be feared above all gods.For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,but the LORD made the heavens.Splendour and majesty are before him;strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.Ascribe to…

O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth!Rise up, O judge of the earth; repay to the proud what they deserve!O LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult?They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast.They crush your people, O LORD, and afflict your heritage.They kill the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless;and they say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive.”Understand, O dullest…

A PSALM. A SONG FOR THE SABBATH.It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, O Most High;to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night,to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre.For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your work;at the works of your hands I sing for joy.How great are your works, O LORD! Your thoughts are very deep!The…

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most Highwill abide in the shadow of the Almighty.I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress,my God, in whom I trust.”For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowlerand from the deadly pestilence.He will cover you with his pinions,and under his wings you will find refuge;his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.You will not fear the terror of the nightnor the arrow that flies by day,nor the…

A PRAYER OF MOSES, THE MAN OF GOD.Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations.Before the mountains were brought forthor ever you had formed the earth and the world,from everlasting to everlasting you are God.You return man to dust and say,“Return, O children of man!”For a thousand years in your sightare but as yesterday when it is past,or as a watch in the night.You sweep them away as with a flood;they are like a dream,like grass that is…

A MASKIL OF ETHAN THE EZRAHITE.I will sing of the steadfast love of the LORD, forever;with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.For I said, “Steadfast love will be built up forever;in the heavens you will establish your faithfulness.”You have said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one;I have sworn to David my servant: ‘I will establish your offspring forever,and build your throne for all generations.’” SelahLet the heavens praise your wonders, O LORD,your…

A SONG. A PSALM OF THE SONS OF KORAH. TO THE CHOIRMASTER: ACCORDINGTO MAHALATH LEANNOTH. A MASKIL OF HEMAN THE EZRAHITE.O LORD, God of my salvation;I cry out day and night before you.Let my prayer come before you;incline your ear to my cry!For my soul is full of troubles,and my life draws near to Sheol.I am counted among those who go down to the pit;I am a man who has no strength,like one set loose among the dead,like the slain…

On the holy mount, stands the city he founded;the LORD loves the gates of Zionmore than all the dwelling places of Jacob.Glorious things of you are spoken, O city of God.Among those who know me I mention Rahab and Babylon;behold, Philistia and Tyre, with Cush—“This one was born there,” they say.And of Zion it shall be said,“This one and that one were born in her”;for the Most High himself will establish her.The LORD records as he registers the peoples,“This one…