God Proclaims that He Alone is God
Isaiah 43: 11
I, even I, am the LORD,
and apart from me there is no savior.
Isaiah 44
6 I am the first and I am the last;
apart from me there is no God.
8 Do not tremble, do not be afraid.
Did I not proclaim this and foretell it long ago?
You are my witnesses.
Is there any God besides me?
No, there is no other Rock;
I know not one."
9 All who make idols are nothing,
and the things they treasure are worthless.
Those who would speak up for them are blind;
they are ignorant, to their own shame.
Isaiah 45
7 I form the light and create darkness,
I bring prosperity and create disaster;
I, the LORD, do all these things.
8 "You heavens above, rain down righteousness;
let the clouds shower it down.
Let the earth open wide,
let salvation spring up,
let righteousness grow with it;
I, the LORD, have created it.
9 "Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker,
to him who is but a potsherd among the potsherds on the ground.
Does the clay say to the potter,
'What are you making?'
Does your work say,
'He has no hands'?
10 Woe to him who says to his father,
'What have you begotten?'
or to his mother,
'What have you brought to birth?'
11 "This is what the LORD says—
the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker:
Concerning things to come,
do you question me about my children,
or give me orders about the work of my hands?
12 It is I who made the earth
and created mankind upon it.
My own hands stretched out the heavens;
I marshaled their starry hosts.
Isaiah 46
8 "Remember this, fix it in mind,
take it to heart, you rebels.
9 Remember the former things, those of long ago;
I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like me.
10 I make known the end from the beginning,
from ancient times, what is still to come.
I say: My purpose will stand,
and I will do all that I please.
11 From the east I summon a bird of prey;
from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose.
What I have said, that will I bring about;
what I have planned, that will I do.
12 Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted,
you who are far from righteousness.
13 I am bringing my righteousness near,
it is not far away;
and my salvation will not be delayed.
I will grant salvation to Zion,
my splendor to Israel.
Isaish 50
2 When I came, why was there no one?
When I called, why was there no one to answer?
Was my arm too short to ransom you?
Do I lack the strength to rescue you?
By a mere rebuke I dry up the sea,
I turn rivers into a desert;
their fish rot for lack of water
and die of thirst.
3 I clothe the sky with darkness
and make sackcloth its covering."
4 The Sovereign LORD has given me an instructed tongue,
to know the word that sustains the weary.
He wakens me morning by morning,
wakens my ear to listen like one being taught.
5 The Sovereign LORD has opened my ears,
and I have not been rebellious;
I have not drawn back.
6 I offered my back to those who beat me,
my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard;
I did not hide my face
from mocking and spitting.
7 Because the Sovereign LORD helps me,
I will not be disgraced.
Therefore have I set my face like flint,
and I know I will not be put to shame.
8 He who vindicates me is near.
Who then will bring charges against me?
Let us face each other!
Who is my accuser?
Let him confront me!
9 It is the Sovereign LORD who helps me.
Who is he that will condemn me?
They will all wear out like a garment;
the moths will eat them up.
10 Who among you fears the LORD
and obeys the word of his servant?
Let him who walks in the dark,
who has no light,
trust in the name of the LORD
and rely on his God.
11 But now, all you who light fires
and provide yourselves with flaming torches,
go, walk in the light of your fires
and of the torches you have set ablaze.
This is what you shall receive from my hand:
You will lie down in torment.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
Reading on 07/21/09
以 賽 亞 書 24
1 看 哪 ， 耶 和 華 使 地 空 虛 ， 變 為 荒 涼 ； 又 翻 轉 大 地 ， 將 居 民 分 散 。
2 那 時 百 姓 怎 樣 ， 祭 司 也 怎 樣 ； 僕 人 怎 樣 ， 主 人 也 怎 樣 ； 婢 女 怎 樣 ， 主 母 也 怎 樣 ； 買 物 的 怎 樣 ， 賣 物 的 也 怎 樣 ； 放 債 的 怎 樣 ， 借 債 的 也 怎 樣 ； 取 利 的 怎 樣 ， 出 利 的 也 怎 樣 。
3 地 必 全 然 空 虛 ， 盡 都 荒 涼 ； 因 為 這 話 是 耶 和 華 說 的 。
4 地 上 悲 哀 衰 殘 ， 世 界 敗 落 衰 殘 ； 地 上 居 高 位 的 人 也 敗 落 了 。
5 地 被 其 上 的 居 民 污 穢 ； 因 為 他 們 犯 了 律 法 ， 廢 了 律 例 ， 背 了 永 約 。
6 所 以 ， 地 被 咒 詛 吞 滅 ； 住 在 其 上 的 顯 為 有 罪 。 地 上 的 居 民 被 火 焚 燒 ， 剩 下 的 人 稀 少 。
7 新 酒 悲 哀 ， 葡 萄 樹 衰 殘 ； 心 中 歡 樂 的 俱 都 歎 息 。
8 擊 鼓 之 樂 止 息 ； 宴 樂 人 的 聲 音 完 畢 ， 彈 琴 之 樂 也 止 息 了 。
9 人 必 不 得 飲 酒 唱 歌 ； 喝 濃 酒 的 ， 必 以 為 苦 。
10 荒 涼 的 城 拆 毀 了 ； 各 家 關 門 閉 戶 ， 使 人 都 不 得 進 去 。
11 在 街 上 因 酒 有 悲 歎 的 聲 音 ； 一 切 喜 樂 變 為 昏 暗 ； 地 上 的 歡 樂 歸 於 無 有 。
12 城 中 只 有 荒 涼 ； 城 門 拆 毀 淨 盡 。
13 在 地 上 的 萬 民 中 ， 必 像 打 過 的 橄 欖 樹 ， 又 像 已 摘 的 葡 萄 所 剩 無 幾 。
14 這 些 人 要 高 聲 歡 呼 ； 他 們 為 耶 和 華 的 威 嚴 ， 從 海 那 裡 揚 起 聲 來 。
15 因 此 ， 你 們 要 在 東 方 榮 耀 耶 和 華 ； 在 眾 海 島 榮 耀 耶 和 華 ─ 以 色 列 神 的 名 。
16 我 們 聽 見 從 地 極 有 人 歌 唱 ， 說 ： 榮 耀 歸 於 義 人 。 我 卻 說 ： 我 消 滅 了 ！ 我 消 滅 了 ， 我 有 禍 了 ！ 詭 詐 的 行 詭 詐 ； 詭 詐 的 大 行 詭 詐 。
17 地 上 的 居 民 哪 ， 恐 懼 、 陷 坑 、 網 羅 都 臨 近 你 。
18 躲 避 恐 懼 聲 音 的 必 墜 入 陷 坑 ； 從 陷 坑 上 來 的 必 被 網 羅 纏 住 ； 因 為 天 上 的 窗 戶 都 開 了 ， 地 的 根 基 也 震 動 了 。
19 地 全 然 破 壞 ， 盡 都 崩 裂 ， 大 大 地 震 動 了 。
20 地 要 東 倒 西 歪 ， 好 像 醉 酒 的 人 ； 又 搖 來 搖 去 ， 好 像 吊 床 。 罪 過 在 其 上 沉 重 ， 必 然 塌 陷 ， 不 能 復 起 。
21 到 那 日 ， 耶 和 華 在 高 處 必 懲 罰 高 處 的 眾 軍 ， 在 地 上 必 懲 罰 地 上 的 列 王 。
22 他 們 必 被 聚 集 ， 像 囚 犯 被 聚 在 牢 獄 中 ， 並 要 囚 在 監 牢 裡 ， 多 日 之 後 便 被 討 罪 （ 或 譯 ： 眷 顧 ） 。
23 那 時 ， 月 亮 要 蒙 羞 ， 日 頭 要 慚 愧 ； 因 為 萬 軍 之 耶 和 華 必 在 錫 安 山 ， 在 耶 路 撒 冷 作 王 ； 在 敬 畏 他 的 長 老 面 前 ， 必 有 榮 耀 。
以 賽 亞 書 26
1 當 那 日 ， 在 猶 大 地 人 必 唱 這 歌 說 ： 我 們 有 堅 固 的 城 。 耶 和 華 要 將 救 恩 定 為 城 牆 ， 為 外 郭 。
2 敞 開 城 門 ， 使 守 信 的 義 民 得 以 進 入 。
3 堅 心 倚 賴 你 的 ， 你 必 保 守 他 十 分 平 安 ， 因 為 他 倚 靠 你 。
4 你 們 當 倚 靠 耶 和 華 直 到 永 遠 ， 因 為 耶 和 華 是 永 久 的 磐 石 。
5 他 使 住 高 處 的 與 高 城 一 併 敗 落 ， 將 城 拆 毀 ， 拆 平 ， 直 到 塵 埃 ，
6 要 被 腳 踐 踏 ， 就 是 被 困 苦 人 的 腳 和 窮 乏 人 的 腳 踐 踏 。
7 義 人 的 道 是 正 直 的 ； 你 為 正 直 的 主 ， 必 修 平 義 人 的 路 。
8 耶 和 華 啊 ， 我 們 在 你 行 審 判 的 路 上 等 候 你 ； 我 們 心 裡 所 羨 慕 的 是 你 的 名 ， 就 是 你 那 可 記 念 的 名 。
9 夜 間 ， 我 心 中 羨 慕 你 ； 我 裡 面 的 靈 切 切 尋 求 你 。 因 為 你 在 世 上 行 審 判 的 時 候 ， 地 上 的 居 民 就 學 習 公 義 。
10 以 恩 惠 待 惡 人 ， 他 仍 不 學 習 公 義 ； 在 正 直 的 地 上 ， 他 必 行 事 不 義 ， 也 不 注 意 耶 和 華 的 威 嚴 。
11 耶 和 華 啊 ， 你 的 手 高 舉 ， 他 們 仍 然 不 看 ； 卻 要 看 你 為 百 姓 發 的 熱 心 ， 因 而 抱 愧 ， 並 且 有 火 燒 滅 你 的 敵 人 。
12 耶 和 華 啊 ， 你 必 派 定 我 們 得 平 安 ， 因 為 我 們 所 做 的 事 都 是 你 給 我 們 成 就 的 。
13 耶 和 華 ─ 我 們 的 神 啊 ， 在 你 以 外 曾 有 別 的 主 管 轄 我 們 ， 但 我 們 專 要 倚 靠 你 ， 提 你 的 名 。
14 他 們 死 了 ， 必 不 能 再 活 ； 他 們 去 世 ， 必 不 能 再 起 ； 因 為 你 刑 罰 他 們 ， 毀 滅 他 們 ， 他 們 的 名 號 就 全 然 消 滅 。
15 耶 和 華 啊 ， 你 增 添 國 民 ， 你 增 添 國 民 ； 你 得 了 榮 耀 ， 又 擴 張 地 的 四 境 。
16 耶 和 華 啊 ， 他 們 在 急 難 中 尋 求 你 ； 你 的 懲 罰 臨 到 他 們 身 上 ， 他 們 就 傾 心 吐 膽 禱 告 你 。
17 婦 人 懷 孕 ， 臨 產 疼 痛 ， 在 痛 苦 之 中 喊 叫 ； 耶 和 華 啊 ， 我 們 在 你 面 前 也 是 如 此 。
18 我 們 也 曾 懷 孕 疼 痛 ， 所 產 的 竟 像 風 一 樣 。 我 們 在 地 上 未 曾 行 甚 麼 拯 救 的 事 ； 世 上 的 居 民 也 未 曾 敗 落 。
19 死 人 （ 原 文 是 你 的 死 人 ） 要 復 活 ， 屍 首 （ 原 文 是 我 的 屍 首 ） 要 興 起 。 睡 在 塵 埃 的 啊 ， 要 醒 起 歌 唱 ！ 因 你 的 甘 露 好 像 菜 蔬 上 的 甘 露 ， 地 也 要 交 出 死 人 來 。
20 我 的 百 姓 啊 ， 你 們 要 來 進 入 內 室 ， 關 上 門 ， 隱 藏 片 時 ， 等 到 忿 怒 過 去 。
21 因 為 耶 和 華 從 他 的 居 所 出 來 ， 要 刑 罰 地 上 居 民 的 罪 孽 。 地 也 必 露 出 其 中 的 血 ， 不 再 掩 蓋 被 殺 的 人 。
1 看 哪 ， 耶 和 華 使 地 空 虛 ， 變 為 荒 涼 ； 又 翻 轉 大 地 ， 將 居 民 分 散 。
2 那 時 百 姓 怎 樣 ， 祭 司 也 怎 樣 ； 僕 人 怎 樣 ， 主 人 也 怎 樣 ； 婢 女 怎 樣 ， 主 母 也 怎 樣 ； 買 物 的 怎 樣 ， 賣 物 的 也 怎 樣 ； 放 債 的 怎 樣 ， 借 債 的 也 怎 樣 ； 取 利 的 怎 樣 ， 出 利 的 也 怎 樣 。
3 地 必 全 然 空 虛 ， 盡 都 荒 涼 ； 因 為 這 話 是 耶 和 華 說 的 。
4 地 上 悲 哀 衰 殘 ， 世 界 敗 落 衰 殘 ； 地 上 居 高 位 的 人 也 敗 落 了 。
5 地 被 其 上 的 居 民 污 穢 ； 因 為 他 們 犯 了 律 法 ， 廢 了 律 例 ， 背 了 永 約 。
6 所 以 ， 地 被 咒 詛 吞 滅 ； 住 在 其 上 的 顯 為 有 罪 。 地 上 的 居 民 被 火 焚 燒 ， 剩 下 的 人 稀 少 。
7 新 酒 悲 哀 ， 葡 萄 樹 衰 殘 ； 心 中 歡 樂 的 俱 都 歎 息 。
8 擊 鼓 之 樂 止 息 ； 宴 樂 人 的 聲 音 完 畢 ， 彈 琴 之 樂 也 止 息 了 。
9 人 必 不 得 飲 酒 唱 歌 ； 喝 濃 酒 的 ， 必 以 為 苦 。
10 荒 涼 的 城 拆 毀 了 ； 各 家 關 門 閉 戶 ， 使 人 都 不 得 進 去 。
11 在 街 上 因 酒 有 悲 歎 的 聲 音 ； 一 切 喜 樂 變 為 昏 暗 ； 地 上 的 歡 樂 歸 於 無 有 。
12 城 中 只 有 荒 涼 ； 城 門 拆 毀 淨 盡 。
13 在 地 上 的 萬 民 中 ， 必 像 打 過 的 橄 欖 樹 ， 又 像 已 摘 的 葡 萄 所 剩 無 幾 。
14 這 些 人 要 高 聲 歡 呼 ； 他 們 為 耶 和 華 的 威 嚴 ， 從 海 那 裡 揚 起 聲 來 。
15 因 此 ， 你 們 要 在 東 方 榮 耀 耶 和 華 ； 在 眾 海 島 榮 耀 耶 和 華 ─ 以 色 列 神 的 名 。
16 我 們 聽 見 從 地 極 有 人 歌 唱 ， 說 ： 榮 耀 歸 於 義 人 。 我 卻 說 ： 我 消 滅 了 ！ 我 消 滅 了 ， 我 有 禍 了 ！ 詭 詐 的 行 詭 詐 ； 詭 詐 的 大 行 詭 詐 。
17 地 上 的 居 民 哪 ， 恐 懼 、 陷 坑 、 網 羅 都 臨 近 你 。
18 躲 避 恐 懼 聲 音 的 必 墜 入 陷 坑 ； 從 陷 坑 上 來 的 必 被 網 羅 纏 住 ； 因 為 天 上 的 窗 戶 都 開 了 ， 地 的 根 基 也 震 動 了 。
19 地 全 然 破 壞 ， 盡 都 崩 裂 ， 大 大 地 震 動 了 。
20 地 要 東 倒 西 歪 ， 好 像 醉 酒 的 人 ； 又 搖 來 搖 去 ， 好 像 吊 床 。 罪 過 在 其 上 沉 重 ， 必 然 塌 陷 ， 不 能 復 起 。
21 到 那 日 ， 耶 和 華 在 高 處 必 懲 罰 高 處 的 眾 軍 ， 在 地 上 必 懲 罰 地 上 的 列 王 。
22 他 們 必 被 聚 集 ， 像 囚 犯 被 聚 在 牢 獄 中 ， 並 要 囚 在 監 牢 裡 ， 多 日 之 後 便 被 討 罪 （ 或 譯 ： 眷 顧 ） 。
23 那 時 ， 月 亮 要 蒙 羞 ， 日 頭 要 慚 愧 ； 因 為 萬 軍 之 耶 和 華 必 在 錫 安 山 ， 在 耶 路 撒 冷 作 王 ； 在 敬 畏 他 的 長 老 面 前 ， 必 有 榮 耀 。
以 賽 亞 書 26
1 當 那 日 ， 在 猶 大 地 人 必 唱 這 歌 說 ： 我 們 有 堅 固 的 城 。 耶 和 華 要 將 救 恩 定 為 城 牆 ， 為 外 郭 。
2 敞 開 城 門 ， 使 守 信 的 義 民 得 以 進 入 。
3 堅 心 倚 賴 你 的 ， 你 必 保 守 他 十 分 平 安 ， 因 為 他 倚 靠 你 。
4 你 們 當 倚 靠 耶 和 華 直 到 永 遠 ， 因 為 耶 和 華 是 永 久 的 磐 石 。
5 他 使 住 高 處 的 與 高 城 一 併 敗 落 ， 將 城 拆 毀 ， 拆 平 ， 直 到 塵 埃 ，
6 要 被 腳 踐 踏 ， 就 是 被 困 苦 人 的 腳 和 窮 乏 人 的 腳 踐 踏 。
7 義 人 的 道 是 正 直 的 ； 你 為 正 直 的 主 ， 必 修 平 義 人 的 路 。
8 耶 和 華 啊 ， 我 們 在 你 行 審 判 的 路 上 等 候 你 ； 我 們 心 裡 所 羨 慕 的 是 你 的 名 ， 就 是 你 那 可 記 念 的 名 。
9 夜 間 ， 我 心 中 羨 慕 你 ； 我 裡 面 的 靈 切 切 尋 求 你 。 因 為 你 在 世 上 行 審 判 的 時 候 ， 地 上 的 居 民 就 學 習 公 義 。
10 以 恩 惠 待 惡 人 ， 他 仍 不 學 習 公 義 ； 在 正 直 的 地 上 ， 他 必 行 事 不 義 ， 也 不 注 意 耶 和 華 的 威 嚴 。
11 耶 和 華 啊 ， 你 的 手 高 舉 ， 他 們 仍 然 不 看 ； 卻 要 看 你 為 百 姓 發 的 熱 心 ， 因 而 抱 愧 ， 並 且 有 火 燒 滅 你 的 敵 人 。
12 耶 和 華 啊 ， 你 必 派 定 我 們 得 平 安 ， 因 為 我 們 所 做 的 事 都 是 你 給 我 們 成 就 的 。
13 耶 和 華 ─ 我 們 的 神 啊 ， 在 你 以 外 曾 有 別 的 主 管 轄 我 們 ， 但 我 們 專 要 倚 靠 你 ， 提 你 的 名 。
14 他 們 死 了 ， 必 不 能 再 活 ； 他 們 去 世 ， 必 不 能 再 起 ； 因 為 你 刑 罰 他 們 ， 毀 滅 他 們 ， 他 們 的 名 號 就 全 然 消 滅 。
15 耶 和 華 啊 ， 你 增 添 國 民 ， 你 增 添 國 民 ； 你 得 了 榮 耀 ， 又 擴 張 地 的 四 境 。
16 耶 和 華 啊 ， 他 們 在 急 難 中 尋 求 你 ； 你 的 懲 罰 臨 到 他 們 身 上 ， 他 們 就 傾 心 吐 膽 禱 告 你 。
17 婦 人 懷 孕 ， 臨 產 疼 痛 ， 在 痛 苦 之 中 喊 叫 ； 耶 和 華 啊 ， 我 們 在 你 面 前 也 是 如 此 。
18 我 們 也 曾 懷 孕 疼 痛 ， 所 產 的 竟 像 風 一 樣 。 我 們 在 地 上 未 曾 行 甚 麼 拯 救 的 事 ； 世 上 的 居 民 也 未 曾 敗 落 。
19 死 人 （ 原 文 是 你 的 死 人 ） 要 復 活 ， 屍 首 （ 原 文 是 我 的 屍 首 ） 要 興 起 。 睡 在 塵 埃 的 啊 ， 要 醒 起 歌 唱 ！ 因 你 的 甘 露 好 像 菜 蔬 上 的 甘 露 ， 地 也 要 交 出 死 人 來 。
20 我 的 百 姓 啊 ， 你 們 要 來 進 入 內 室 ， 關 上 門 ， 隱 藏 片 時 ， 等 到 忿 怒 過 去 。
21 因 為 耶 和 華 從 他 的 居 所 出 來 ， 要 刑 罰 地 上 居 民 的 罪 孽 。 地 也 必 露 出 其 中 的 血 ， 不 再 掩 蓋 被 殺 的 人 。
Friday, July 10, 2009
07/11/09 Sat in Taiwan
Psalm 25
Of David.
1[a] To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;
2 in you I trust, O my God.
Do not let me be put to shame,
nor let my enemies triumph over me.
3 No one whose hope is in you
will ever be put to shame,
but they will be put to shame
who are treacherous without excuse.
4 Show me your ways, O LORD,
teach me your paths;
5 guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.
6 Remember, O LORD, your great mercy and love,
for they are from of old.
7 Remember not the sins of my youth
and my rebellious ways;
according to your love remember me,
for you are good, O LORD.
8 Good and upright is the LORD;
therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
9 He guides the humble in what is right
and teaches them his way.
10 All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful
for those who keep the demands of his covenant.
11 For the sake of your name, O LORD,
forgive my iniquity, though it is great.
12 Who, then, is the man that fears the LORD ?
He will instruct him in the way chosen for him.
13 He will spend his days in prosperity,
and his descendants will inherit the land.
14 The LORD confides in those who fear him;
he makes his covenant known to them.
15 My eyes are ever on the LORD,
for only he will release my feet from the snare.
16 Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am lonely and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart have multiplied;
free me from my anguish.
18 Look upon my affliction and my distress
and take away all my sins.
19 See how my enemies have increased
and how fiercely they hate me!
20 Guard my life and rescue me;
let me not be put to shame,
for I take refuge in you.
21 May integrity and uprightness protect me,
because my hope is in you.
22 Redeem Israel, O God,
from all their troubles!
1 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?
2 When evil men advance against me
to devour my flesh, [b]
when my enemies and my foes attack me,
they will stumble and fall.
3 Though an army besiege me,
my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me,
even then will I be confident.
4 One thing I ask of the LORD,
this is what I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD
and to seek him in his temple.
5 For in the day of trouble
he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle
and set me high upon a rock.
6 Then my head will be exalted
above the enemies who surround me;
at his tabernacle will I sacrifice with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make music to the LORD.
7 Hear my voice when I call, O LORD;
be merciful to me and answer me.
8 My heart says of you, "Seek his [c] face!"
Your face, LORD, I will seek.
9 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,
O God my Savior.
10 Though my father and mother forsake me,
the LORD will receive me.
11 Teach me your way, O LORD;
lead me in a straight path
because of my oppressors.
12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
breathing out violence.
13 I am still confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the LORD
in the land of the living.
14 Wait for the LORD;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the LORD.
VOICE OF THE LORD
Psalm 29
A psalm of David.
1 Ascribe to the LORD, O mighty ones,
ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
worship the LORD in the splendor of his [d] holiness.
3 The voice of the LORD is over the waters;
the God of glory thunders,
the LORD thunders over the mighty waters.
4 The voice of the LORD is powerful;
the voice of the LORD is majestic.
5 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars;
the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,
Sirion [e] like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the LORD strikes
with flashes of lightning.
8 The voice of the LORD shakes the desert;
the LORD shakes the Desert of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the LORD twists the oaks [f]
and strips the forests bare.
And in his temple all cry, "Glory!"
10 The LORD sits [g] enthroned over the flood;
the LORD is enthroned as King forever.
11 The LORD gives strength to his people;
the LORD blesses his people with peace.
GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD FOR HIS MERCY
Psalm 30
A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple. Of David. [h]
1 I will exalt you, O LORD,
for you lifted me out of the depths
and did not let my enemies gloat over me.
2 O LORD my God, I called to you for help
and you healed me.
3 O LORD, you brought me up from the grave [i] ;
you spared me from going down into the pit.
4 Sing to the LORD, you saints of his;
praise his holy name.
5 For his anger lasts only a moment,
but his favor lasts a lifetime;
weeping may remain for a night,
but rejoicing comes in the morning.
6 When I felt secure, I said,
"I will never be shaken."
7 O LORD, when you favored me,
you made my mountain [j] stand firm;
but when you hid your face,
I was dismayed.
8 To you, O LORD, I called;
to the Lord I cried for mercy:
9 "What gain is there in my destruction, [k]
in my going down into the pit?
Will the dust praise you?
Will it proclaim your faithfulness?
10 Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me;
O LORD, be my help."
11 You turned my wailing into dancing;
you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
12 that my heart may sing to you and not be silent.
O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever.
YOU ARE MY HIDING PLACE
Psalm 32
7 You are my hiding place;
you will protect me from trouble
and surround me with songs of deliverance.
Selah
8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you and watch over you.
9 Do not be like the horse or the mule,
which have no understanding
but must be controlled by bit and bridle
or they will not come to you.
10 Many are the woes of the wicked,
but the LORD's unfailing love
surrounds the man who trusts in him.
11 Rejoice in the LORD and be glad, you righteous;
sing, all you who are upright in heart!
SING TO THE LORD FOR HIS UNFAILING LOVE WHICH ABOUNDS AND SURROUNDS THE EARTH
Psalm 33
1 Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous;
it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
2 Praise the LORD with the harp;
make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
3 Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully, and shout for joy.
4 For the word of the LORD is right and true;
he is faithful in all he does.
5 The LORD loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of his unfailing love.
6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made,
their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
7 He gathers the waters of the sea into jars [o] ;
he puts the deep into storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the LORD;
let all the people of the world revere him.
9 For he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded, and it stood firm.
10 The LORD foils the plans of the nations;
he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
11 But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever,
the purposes of his heart through all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD,
the people he chose for his inheritance.
13 From heaven the LORD looks down
and sees all mankind;
14 from his dwelling place he watches
all who live on earth-
15 he who forms the hearts of all,
who considers everything they do.
16 No king is saved by the size of his army;
no warrior escapes by his great strength.
17 A horse is a vain hope for deliverance;
despite all its great strength it cannot save.
18 But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
19 to deliver them from death
and keep them alive in famine.
20 We wait in hope for the LORD;
he is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name.
22 May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD,
even as we put our hope in you.
THE LORD IS CLOSE TO THE BROKENHEARTED AND SAVE THOSE WHO ARE CRUSHED IN SPIRIT
Psalm 34
Of David. When he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he left.
1 [p] I will extol the LORD at all times;
his praise will always be on my lips.
2 My soul will boast in the LORD;
let the afflicted hear and rejoice.
3 Glorify the LORD with me;
let us exalt his name together.
4 I sought the LORD, and he answered me;
he delivered me from all my fears.
5 Those who look to him are radiant;
their faces are never covered with shame.
6 This poor man called, and the LORD heard him;
he saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him,
and he delivers them.
8 Taste and see that the LORD is good;
blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
9 Fear the LORD, you his saints,
for those who fear him lack nothing.
10 The lions may grow weak and hungry,
but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
11 Come, my children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
12 Whoever of you loves life
and desires to see many good days,
13 keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from speaking lies.
14 Turn from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous
and his ears are attentive to their cry;
16 the face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
17 The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them;
he delivers them from all their troubles.
18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
19 A righteous man may have many troubles,
but the LORD delivers him from them all;
20 he protects all his bones,
not one of them will be broken.
21 Evil will slay the wicked;
the foes of the righteous will be condemned.
22 The LORD redeems his servants;
no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him.
Psalm 36
5 Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the skies.
6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
your justice like the great deep.
O LORD, you preserve both man and beast.
7 How priceless is your unfailing love!
Both high and low among men
find [t] refuge in the shadow of your wings.
8 They feast on the abundance of your house;
you give them drink from your river of delights.
9 For with you is the fountain of life;
in your light we see light.
ADVICE TO THE YOUNG
Psalm 37
Of David.
1 [u] Do not fret because of evil men
or be envious of those who do wrong;
2 for like the grass they will soon wither,
like green plants they will soon die away.
3 Trust in the LORD and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4 Delight yourself in the LORD
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him and he will do this:
6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,
the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when men succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.
8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;
do not fret—it leads only to evil.
16 Better the little that the righteous have
than the wealth of many wicked;
21 The wicked borrow and do not repay,
but the righteous give generously;
23 If the LORD delights in a man's way,
he makes his steps firm;
24 though he stumble, he will not fall,
for the LORD upholds him with his hand.
30 The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom,
and his tongue speaks what is just.
31 The law of his God is in his heart;
his feet do not slip.
35 I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
flourishing like a green tree in its native soil,
36 but he soon passed away and was no more;
though I looked for him, he could not be found.
37 Consider the blameless, observe the upright;
there is a future [v] for the man of peace.
38 But all sinners will be destroyed;
the future [w] of the wicked will be cut off.
39 The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD;
he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
40 The LORD helps them and delivers them;
he delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
because they take refuge in him.
Psalm 38
21 O LORD, do not forsake me;
be not far from me, O my God.
22 Come quickly to help me,
O Lord my Savior.
EACH MAN'S LIFE IS BUT A BREATH
Psalm 39
4 "Show me, O LORD, my life's end
and the number of my days;
let me know how fleeting is my life.
5 You have made my days a mere handbreadth;
the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Each man's life is but a breath.
Selah
6 Man is a mere phantom as he goes to and fro:
He bustles about, but only in vain;
he heaps up wealth, not knowing who will get it.
7 "But now, Lord, what do I look for?
My hope is in you.
Psalm 40
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
1 I waited patiently for the LORD;
he turned to me and heard my cry.
2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit,
out of the mud and mire;
he set my feet on a rock
and gave me a firm place to stand.
3 He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear
and put their trust in the LORD.
4 Blessed is the man
who makes the LORD his trust,
who does not look to the proud,
to those who turn aside to false gods. [x]
5 Many, O LORD my God,
are the wonders you have done.
The things you planned for us
no one can recount to you;
were I to speak and tell of them,
they would be too many to declare.
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10 I do not hide your righteousness in my heart;
I speak of your faithfulness and salvation.
I do not conceal your love and your truth
from the great assembly.
11 Do not withhold your mercy from me, O LORD;
may your love and your truth always protect me.
12 For troubles without number surround me;
my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.
They are more than the hairs of my head,
and my heart fails within me.
13 Be pleased, O LORD, to save me;
O LORD, come quickly to help me.
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17 Yet I am poor and needy;
may the Lord think of me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
O my God, do not delay.
FOR MOM WHO ALWAYS HAS A HERAT FOR THE WEAK AND THE POOR
Psalm 41
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 Blessed is he who has regard for the weak;
the LORD delivers him in times of trouble.
2 The LORD will protect him and preserve his life;
he will bless him in the land
and not surrender him to the desire of his foes.
3 The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed
and restore him from his bed of illness.
Psalm 42
For the director of music. A maskil of the Sons of Korah. [ab]
[ac] As the deer pants for streams of water,
so my soul pants for you, O God.
2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When can I go and meet with God?
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8 By day the LORD directs his love,
at night his song is with me—
a prayer to the God of my life.
Psalm 43
1[ae] Vindicate me, O God,
and plead my cause against an ungodly nation;
rescue me from deceitful and wicked men.
2 You are God my stronghold.
Why have you rejected me?
Why must I go about mourning,
oppressed by the enemy?
3 Send forth your light and your truth,
let them guide me;
let them bring me to your holy mountain,
to the place where you dwell.
4 Then will I go to the altar of God,
to God, my joy and my delight.
I will praise you with the harp,
O God, my God.
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.
Psalm 44
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil. [af]
1 We have heard with our ears, O God;
our fathers have told us
what you did in their days,
in days long ago.
2 With your hand you drove out the nations
and planted our fathers;
you crushed the peoples
and made our fathers flourish.
3 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.
4 You are my King and my God,
who decrees [ag] victories for Jacob.
5 Through you we push back our enemies;
through your name we trample our foes.
6 I do not trust in my bow,
my sword does not bring me victory;
7 but you give us victory over our enemies,
you put our adversaries to shame.
8 In God we make our boast all day long,
and we will praise your name forever.
Selah
9 But now you have rejected and humbled us;
you no longer go out with our armies.
10 You made us retreat before the enemy,
and our adversaries have plundered us.
11 You gave us up to be devoured like sheep
and have scattered us among the nations.
12 You sold your people for a pittance,
gaining nothing from their sale.
13 You have made us a reproach to our neighbors,
the scorn and derision of those around us.
14 You have made us a byword among the nations;
the peoples shake their heads at us.
15 My disgrace is before me all day long,
and my face is covered with shame
16 at the taunts of those who reproach and revile me,
because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge.
17 All this happened to us,
though we had not forgotten you
or been false to your covenant.
18 Our hearts had not turned back;
our feet had not strayed from your path.
19 But you crushed us and made us a haunt for jackals
and covered us over with deep darkness.
20 If we had forgotten the name of our God
or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
21 would not God have discovered it,
since he knows the secrets of the heart?
22 Yet for your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.
23 Awake, O Lord! Why do you sleep?
Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever.
24 Why do you hide your face
and forget our misery and oppression?
25 We are brought down to the dust;
our bodies cling to the ground.
26 Rise up and help us;
redeem us because of your unfailing love.
Of David.
1[a] To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;
2 in you I trust, O my God.
Do not let me be put to shame,
nor let my enemies triumph over me.
3 No one whose hope is in you
will ever be put to shame,
but they will be put to shame
who are treacherous without excuse.
4 Show me your ways, O LORD,
teach me your paths;
5 guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.
6 Remember, O LORD, your great mercy and love,
for they are from of old.
7 Remember not the sins of my youth
and my rebellious ways;
according to your love remember me,
for you are good, O LORD.
8 Good and upright is the LORD;
therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
9 He guides the humble in what is right
and teaches them his way.
10 All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful
for those who keep the demands of his covenant.
11 For the sake of your name, O LORD,
forgive my iniquity, though it is great.
12 Who, then, is the man that fears the LORD ?
He will instruct him in the way chosen for him.
13 He will spend his days in prosperity,
and his descendants will inherit the land.
14 The LORD confides in those who fear him;
he makes his covenant known to them.
15 My eyes are ever on the LORD,
for only he will release my feet from the snare.
16 Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am lonely and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart have multiplied;
free me from my anguish.
18 Look upon my affliction and my distress
and take away all my sins.
19 See how my enemies have increased
and how fiercely they hate me!
20 Guard my life and rescue me;
let me not be put to shame,
for I take refuge in you.
21 May integrity and uprightness protect me,
because my hope is in you.
22 Redeem Israel, O God,
from all their troubles!
1 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?
2 When evil men advance against me
to devour my flesh, [b]
when my enemies and my foes attack me,
they will stumble and fall.
3 Though an army besiege me,
my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me,
even then will I be confident.
4 One thing I ask of the LORD,
this is what I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD
and to seek him in his temple.
5 For in the day of trouble
he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle
and set me high upon a rock.
6 Then my head will be exalted
above the enemies who surround me;
at his tabernacle will I sacrifice with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make music to the LORD.
7 Hear my voice when I call, O LORD;
be merciful to me and answer me.
8 My heart says of you, "Seek his [c] face!"
Your face, LORD, I will seek.
9 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,
O God my Savior.
10 Though my father and mother forsake me,
the LORD will receive me.
11 Teach me your way, O LORD;
lead me in a straight path
because of my oppressors.
12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
breathing out violence.
13 I am still confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the LORD
in the land of the living.
14 Wait for the LORD;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the LORD.
VOICE OF THE LORD
Psalm 29
A psalm of David.
1 Ascribe to the LORD, O mighty ones,
ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
worship the LORD in the splendor of his [d] holiness.
3 The voice of the LORD is over the waters;
the God of glory thunders,
the LORD thunders over the mighty waters.
4 The voice of the LORD is powerful;
the voice of the LORD is majestic.
5 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars;
the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,
Sirion [e] like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the LORD strikes
with flashes of lightning.
8 The voice of the LORD shakes the desert;
the LORD shakes the Desert of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the LORD twists the oaks [f]
and strips the forests bare.
And in his temple all cry, "Glory!"
10 The LORD sits [g] enthroned over the flood;
the LORD is enthroned as King forever.
11 The LORD gives strength to his people;
the LORD blesses his people with peace.
GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD FOR HIS MERCY
Psalm 30
A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple. Of David. [h]
1 I will exalt you, O LORD,
for you lifted me out of the depths
and did not let my enemies gloat over me.
2 O LORD my God, I called to you for help
and you healed me.
3 O LORD, you brought me up from the grave [i] ;
you spared me from going down into the pit.
4 Sing to the LORD, you saints of his;
praise his holy name.
5 For his anger lasts only a moment,
but his favor lasts a lifetime;
weeping may remain for a night,
but rejoicing comes in the morning.
6 When I felt secure, I said,
"I will never be shaken."
7 O LORD, when you favored me,
you made my mountain [j] stand firm;
but when you hid your face,
I was dismayed.
8 To you, O LORD, I called;
to the Lord I cried for mercy:
9 "What gain is there in my destruction, [k]
in my going down into the pit?
Will the dust praise you?
Will it proclaim your faithfulness?
10 Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me;
O LORD, be my help."
11 You turned my wailing into dancing;
you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
12 that my heart may sing to you and not be silent.
O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever.
YOU ARE MY HIDING PLACE
Psalm 32
7 You are my hiding place;
you will protect me from trouble
and surround me with songs of deliverance.
Selah
8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you and watch over you.
9 Do not be like the horse or the mule,
which have no understanding
but must be controlled by bit and bridle
or they will not come to you.
10 Many are the woes of the wicked,
but the LORD's unfailing love
surrounds the man who trusts in him.
11 Rejoice in the LORD and be glad, you righteous;
sing, all you who are upright in heart!
SING TO THE LORD FOR HIS UNFAILING LOVE WHICH ABOUNDS AND SURROUNDS THE EARTH
Psalm 33
1 Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous;
it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
2 Praise the LORD with the harp;
make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
3 Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully, and shout for joy.
4 For the word of the LORD is right and true;
he is faithful in all he does.
5 The LORD loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of his unfailing love.
6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made,
their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
7 He gathers the waters of the sea into jars [o] ;
he puts the deep into storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the LORD;
let all the people of the world revere him.
9 For he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded, and it stood firm.
10 The LORD foils the plans of the nations;
he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
11 But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever,
the purposes of his heart through all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD,
the people he chose for his inheritance.
13 From heaven the LORD looks down
and sees all mankind;
14 from his dwelling place he watches
all who live on earth-
15 he who forms the hearts of all,
who considers everything they do.
16 No king is saved by the size of his army;
no warrior escapes by his great strength.
17 A horse is a vain hope for deliverance;
despite all its great strength it cannot save.
18 But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
19 to deliver them from death
and keep them alive in famine.
20 We wait in hope for the LORD;
he is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name.
22 May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD,
even as we put our hope in you.
THE LORD IS CLOSE TO THE BROKENHEARTED AND SAVE THOSE WHO ARE CRUSHED IN SPIRIT
Psalm 34
Of David. When he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he left.
1 [p] I will extol the LORD at all times;
his praise will always be on my lips.
2 My soul will boast in the LORD;
let the afflicted hear and rejoice.
3 Glorify the LORD with me;
let us exalt his name together.
4 I sought the LORD, and he answered me;
he delivered me from all my fears.
5 Those who look to him are radiant;
their faces are never covered with shame.
6 This poor man called, and the LORD heard him;
he saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him,
and he delivers them.
8 Taste and see that the LORD is good;
blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
9 Fear the LORD, you his saints,
for those who fear him lack nothing.
10 The lions may grow weak and hungry,
but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
11 Come, my children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
12 Whoever of you loves life
and desires to see many good days,
13 keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from speaking lies.
14 Turn from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous
and his ears are attentive to their cry;
16 the face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
17 The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them;
he delivers them from all their troubles.
18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
19 A righteous man may have many troubles,
but the LORD delivers him from them all;
20 he protects all his bones,
not one of them will be broken.
21 Evil will slay the wicked;
the foes of the righteous will be condemned.
22 The LORD redeems his servants;
no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him.
Psalm 36
5 Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the skies.
6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
your justice like the great deep.
O LORD, you preserve both man and beast.
7 How priceless is your unfailing love!
Both high and low among men
find [t] refuge in the shadow of your wings.
8 They feast on the abundance of your house;
you give them drink from your river of delights.
9 For with you is the fountain of life;
in your light we see light.
ADVICE TO THE YOUNG
Psalm 37
Of David.
1 [u] Do not fret because of evil men
or be envious of those who do wrong;
2 for like the grass they will soon wither,
like green plants they will soon die away.
3 Trust in the LORD and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4 Delight yourself in the LORD
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him and he will do this:
6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,
the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when men succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.
8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;
do not fret—it leads only to evil.
16 Better the little that the righteous have
than the wealth of many wicked;
21 The wicked borrow and do not repay,
but the righteous give generously;
23 If the LORD delights in a man's way,
he makes his steps firm;
24 though he stumble, he will not fall,
for the LORD upholds him with his hand.
30 The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom,
and his tongue speaks what is just.
31 The law of his God is in his heart;
his feet do not slip.
35 I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
flourishing like a green tree in its native soil,
36 but he soon passed away and was no more;
though I looked for him, he could not be found.
37 Consider the blameless, observe the upright;
there is a future [v] for the man of peace.
38 But all sinners will be destroyed;
the future [w] of the wicked will be cut off.
39 The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD;
he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
40 The LORD helps them and delivers them;
he delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
because they take refuge in him.
Psalm 38
21 O LORD, do not forsake me;
be not far from me, O my God.
22 Come quickly to help me,
O Lord my Savior.
EACH MAN'S LIFE IS BUT A BREATH
Psalm 39
4 "Show me, O LORD, my life's end
and the number of my days;
let me know how fleeting is my life.
5 You have made my days a mere handbreadth;
the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Each man's life is but a breath.
Selah
6 Man is a mere phantom as he goes to and fro:
He bustles about, but only in vain;
he heaps up wealth, not knowing who will get it.
7 "But now, Lord, what do I look for?
My hope is in you.
Psalm 40
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
1 I waited patiently for the LORD;
he turned to me and heard my cry.
2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit,
out of the mud and mire;
he set my feet on a rock
and gave me a firm place to stand.
3 He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear
and put their trust in the LORD.
4 Blessed is the man
who makes the LORD his trust,
who does not look to the proud,
to those who turn aside to false gods. [x]
5 Many, O LORD my God,
are the wonders you have done.
The things you planned for us
no one can recount to you;
were I to speak and tell of them,
they would be too many to declare.
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10 I do not hide your righteousness in my heart;
I speak of your faithfulness and salvation.
I do not conceal your love and your truth
from the great assembly.
11 Do not withhold your mercy from me, O LORD;
may your love and your truth always protect me.
12 For troubles without number surround me;
my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.
They are more than the hairs of my head,
and my heart fails within me.
13 Be pleased, O LORD, to save me;
O LORD, come quickly to help me.
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17 Yet I am poor and needy;
may the Lord think of me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
O my God, do not delay.
FOR MOM WHO ALWAYS HAS A HERAT FOR THE WEAK AND THE POOR
Psalm 41
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 Blessed is he who has regard for the weak;
the LORD delivers him in times of trouble.
2 The LORD will protect him and preserve his life;
he will bless him in the land
and not surrender him to the desire of his foes.
3 The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed
and restore him from his bed of illness.
Psalm 42
For the director of music. A maskil of the Sons of Korah. [ab]
[ac] As the deer pants for streams of water,
so my soul pants for you, O God.
2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When can I go and meet with God?
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8 By day the LORD directs his love,
at night his song is with me—
a prayer to the God of my life.
Psalm 43
1[ae] Vindicate me, O God,
and plead my cause against an ungodly nation;
rescue me from deceitful and wicked men.
2 You are God my stronghold.
Why have you rejected me?
Why must I go about mourning,
oppressed by the enemy?
3 Send forth your light and your truth,
let them guide me;
let them bring me to your holy mountain,
to the place where you dwell.
4 Then will I go to the altar of God,
to God, my joy and my delight.
I will praise you with the harp,
O God, my God.
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.
Psalm 44
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil. [af]
1 We have heard with our ears, O God;
our fathers have told us
what you did in their days,
in days long ago.
2 With your hand you drove out the nations
and planted our fathers;
you crushed the peoples
and made our fathers flourish.
3 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.
4 You are my King and my God,
who decrees [ag] victories for Jacob.
5 Through you we push back our enemies;
through your name we trample our foes.
6 I do not trust in my bow,
my sword does not bring me victory;
7 but you give us victory over our enemies,
you put our adversaries to shame.
8 In God we make our boast all day long,
and we will praise your name forever.
Selah
9 But now you have rejected and humbled us;
you no longer go out with our armies.
10 You made us retreat before the enemy,
and our adversaries have plundered us.
11 You gave us up to be devoured like sheep
and have scattered us among the nations.
12 You sold your people for a pittance,
gaining nothing from their sale.
13 You have made us a reproach to our neighbors,
the scorn and derision of those around us.
14 You have made us a byword among the nations;
the peoples shake their heads at us.
15 My disgrace is before me all day long,
and my face is covered with shame
16 at the taunts of those who reproach and revile me,
because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge.
17 All this happened to us,
though we had not forgotten you
or been false to your covenant.
18 Our hearts had not turned back;
our feet had not strayed from your path.
19 But you crushed us and made us a haunt for jackals
and covered us over with deep darkness.
20 If we had forgotten the name of our God
or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
21 would not God have discovered it,
since he knows the secrets of the heart?
22 Yet for your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.
23 Awake, O Lord! Why do you sleep?
Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever.
24 Why do you hide your face
and forget our misery and oppression?
25 We are brought down to the dust;
our bodies cling to the ground.
26 Rise up and help us;
redeem us because of your unfailing love.
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