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For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.
1The heavens declare the glory of God.
The expanse shows his handiwork.
2Day after day they pour out speech,
and night after night they display knowledge.
3There is no speech nor language
where their voice is not heard.
4Their voice has gone out through all the earth,
their words to the end of the world.
In them he has set a tent for the sun,
5which is as a bridegroom coming out of his room,
like a strong man rejoicing to run his course.
6His going out is from the end of the heavens,
his circuit to its ends.
There is nothing hidden from its heat.
7Yahweh’s law is perfect, restoring the soul.
Yahweh’s covenant is sure, making wise the simple.
8Yahweh’s precepts are right, rejoicing the heart.
Yahweh’s commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes.
9The fear of Yahweh is clean, enduring forever.
Yahweh’s ordinances are true, and righteous altogether.
10They are more to be desired than gold, yes, than much fine gold,
sweeter also than honey and the extract of the honeycomb.
11Moreover your servant is warned by them.
In keeping them there is great reward.
12Who can discern his errors?
Forgive me from hidden errors.
13Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins.
Let them not have dominion over me.
Then I will be upright.
I will be blameless and innocent of great transgression.
14Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable in your sight,
Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer.
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For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.
1May Yahweh answer you in the day of trouble.
May the name of the God of Jacob set you up on high,
2send you help from the sanctuary,
grant you support from Zion,
3remember all your offerings,
and accept your burned sacrifice. Selah.
4May he grant you your heart’s desire,
and fulfill all your counsel.
5We will triumph in your salvation.
In the name of our God, we will set up our banners.
May Yahweh grant all your requests.
6Now I know that Yahweh saves his anointed.
He will answer him from his holy heaven,
with the saving strength of his right hand.
7Some trust in chariots, and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of Yahweh our God.
8They are bowed down and fallen,
but we rise up, and stand upright.
9Save, Yahweh!
Let the King answer us when we call!
21
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.
1The king rejoices in your strength, Yahweh!
How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!
2You have given him his heart’s desire,
and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.
3For you meet him with the blessings of goodness.
You set a crown of fine gold on his head.
4He asked life of you and you gave it to him,
even length of days forever and ever.
5His glory is great in your salvation.
You lay honor and majesty on him.
6For you make him most blessed forever.
You make him glad with joy in your presence.
7For the king trusts in Yahweh.
Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.
8Your hand will find out all of your enemies.
Your right hand will find out those who hate you.
9You will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of your anger.
Yahweh will swallow them up in his wrath.
The fire shall devour them.
10You will destroy their descendants from the earth,
their posterity from among the children of men.
11For they intended evil against you.
They plotted evil against you which cannot succeed.
12For you will make them turn their back,
when you aim drawn bows at their face.
13Be exalted, Yahweh, in your strength,
so we will sing and praise your power.
22
For the Chief Musician; set to “The Doe of the Morning.” A Psalm by David.
1My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?
2My God, I cry in the daytime, but you don’t answer;
in the night season, and am not silent.
3But you are holy,
you who inhabit the praises of Israel.
4Our fathers trusted in you.
They trusted, and you delivered them.
5They cried to you, and were delivered.
They trusted in you, and were not disappointed.
6But I am a worm, and no man;
a reproach of men, and despised by the people.
7All those who see me mock me.
They insult me with their lips. They shake their heads, saying,
8“He trusts in Yahweh.
Let him deliver him.
Let him rescue him, since he delights in him.”
9But you brought me out of the womb.
You made me trust while at my mother’s breasts.
10I was thrown on you from my mother’s womb.
You are my God since my mother bore me.
11Don’t be far from me, for trouble is near.
For there is no one to help.
12Many bulls have surrounded me.
Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.
13They open their mouths wide against me,
lions tearing prey and roaring.
14I am poured out like water.
All my bones are out of joint.
My heart is like wax.
It is melted within me.
15My strength is dried up like a potsherd.
My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.
You have brought me into the dust of death.
16For dogs have surrounded me.
A company of evildoers have enclosed me.
They have pierced my hands and feet.
17I can count all of my bones.
They look and stare at me.
18They divide my garments among them.
They cast lots for my clothing.
19But don’t be far off, Yahweh.
You are my help. Hurry to help me!
20Deliver my soul from the sword,
my precious life from the power of the dog.
21Save me from the lion’s mouth!
Yes, you have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen.
22I will declare your name to my brothers.
Among the assembly, I will praise you.
23You who fear Yahweh, praise him!
All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him!
Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel!
24For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted,
neither has he hidden his face from him;
but when he cried to him, he heard.
25My praise of you comes in the great assembly.
I will pay my vows before those who fear him.
26The humble shall eat and be satisfied.
They shall praise Yahweh who seek after him.
Let your hearts live forever.
27All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Yahweh.
All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you.
28For the kingdom is Yahweh’s.
He is the ruler over the nations.
29All the rich ones of the earth shall eat and worship.
All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him,
even he who can’t keep his soul alive.
30Posterity shall serve him.
Future generations shall be told about the Lord.
31They shall come and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born,
for he has done it.
23
A Psalm by David.
1Yahweh is my shepherd;
I shall lack nothing.
2He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
3He restores my soul.
He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for you are with me.
Your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil.
My cup runs over.
6Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in Yahweh’s house forever.
24
A Psalm by David.
1The earth is Yahweh’s, with its fullness;
the world, and those who dwell in it.
2For he has founded it on the seas,
and established it on the floods.
3Who may ascend to Yahweh’s hill?
Who may stand in his holy place?
4He who has clean hands and a pure heart;
who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood,
and has not sworn deceitfully.
5He shall receive a blessing from Yahweh,
righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6This is the generation of those who seek Him,
who seek your face—even Jacob. Selah.
7Lift up your heads, you gates!
Be lifted up, you everlasting doors,
and the King of glory will come in.
8Who is the King of glory?
Yahweh strong and mighty,
Yahweh mighty in battle.
9Lift up your heads, you gates;
yes, lift them up, you everlasting doors,
and the King of glory will come in.
10Who is this King of glory?
Yahweh of Armies is the King of glory! Selah.
25
By David.
1To you, Yahweh, I lift up my soul.
2My God, I have trusted in you.
Don’t let me be shamed.
Don’t let my enemies triumph over me.
3Yes, no one who waits for you will be shamed.
They will be shamed who deal treacherously without cause.
4Show me your ways, Yahweh.
Teach me your paths.
5Guide me in your truth, and teach me,
for you are the God of my salvation.
I wait for you all day long.
6Yahweh, remember your tender mercies and your loving kindness,
for they are from old times.
7Don’t remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions.
Remember me according to your loving kindness,
for your goodness’ sake, Yahweh.
8Good and upright is Yahweh,
therefore he will instruct sinners in the way.
9He will guide the humble in justice.
He will teach the humble his way.
10All the paths of Yahweh are loving kindness and truth
to such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
11For your name’s sake, Yahweh,
pardon my iniquity, for it is great.
12What man is he who fears Yahweh?
He shall instruct him in the way that he shall choose.
13His soul will dwell at ease.
His offspring will inherit the land.
14The friendship of Yahweh is with those who fear him.
He will show them his covenant.
15My eyes are ever on Yahweh,
for he will pluck my feet out of the net.
16Turn to me, and have mercy on me,
for I am desolate and afflicted.
17The troubles of my heart are enlarged.
Oh bring me out of my distresses.
18Consider my affliction and my travail.
Forgive all my sins.
19Consider my enemies, for they are many.
They hate me with cruel hatred.
20Oh keep my soul, and deliver me.
Let me not be disappointed, for I take refuge in you.
21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,
for I wait for you.
22God, redeem Israel
out of all his troubles.
26
By David.
1Judge me, Yahweh, for I have walked in my integrity.
I have trusted also in Yahweh without wavering.
2Examine me, Yahweh, and prove me.
Try my heart and my mind.
3For your loving kindness is before my eyes.
I have walked in your truth.
4I have not sat with deceitful men,
neither will I go in with hypocrites.
5I hate the assembly of evildoers,
and will not sit with the wicked.
6I will wash my hands in innocence,
so I will go about your altar, Yahweh,
7that I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard
and tell of all your wondrous deeds.
8Yahweh, I love the habitation of your house,
the place where your glory dwells.
9Don’t gather my soul with sinners,
nor my life with bloodthirsty men
10in whose hands is wickedness;
their right hand is full of bribes.
11But as for me, I will walk in my integrity.
Redeem me, and be merciful to me.
12My foot stands in an even place.
In the congregations I will bless Yahweh.
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For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.
1The heavens declare the glory of God.
The expanse shows his handiwork.
2Day after day they pour out speech,
and night after night they display knowledge.
3There is no speech nor language
where their voice is not heard.
4Their voice has gone out through all the earth,
their words to the end of the world.
In them he has set a tent for the sun,
5which is as a bridegroom coming out of his room,
like a strong man rejoicing to run his course.
6His going out is from the end of the heavens,
his circuit to its ends.
There is nothing hidden from its heat.
7Yahweh’s law is perfect, restoring the soul.
Yahweh’s covenant is sure, making wise the simple.
8Yahweh’s precepts are right, rejoicing the heart.
Yahweh’s commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes.
9The fear of Yahweh is clean, enduring forever.
Yahweh’s ordinances are true, and righteous altogether.
10They are more to be desired than gold, yes, than much fine gold,
sweeter also than honey and the extract of the honeycomb.
11Moreover your servant is warned by them.
In keeping them there is great reward.
12Who can discern his errors?
Forgive me from hidden errors.
13Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins.
Let them not have dominion over me.
Then I will be upright.
I will be blameless and innocent of great transgression.
14Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable in your sight,
Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer.
20
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.
1May Yahweh answer you in the day of trouble.
May the name of the God of Jacob set you up on high,
2send you help from the sanctuary,
grant you support from Zion,
3remember all your offerings,
and accept your burned sacrifice. Selah.
4May he grant you your heart’s desire,
and fulfill all your counsel.
5We will triumph in your salvation.
In the name of our God, we will set up our banners.
May Yahweh grant all your requests.
6Now I know that Yahweh saves his anointed.
He will answer him from his holy heaven,
with the saving strength of his right hand.
7Some trust in chariots, and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of Yahweh our God.
8They are bowed down and fallen,
but we rise up, and stand upright.
9Save, Yahweh!
Let the King answer us when we call!
21
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.
1The king rejoices in your strength, Yahweh!
How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!
2You have given him his heart’s desire,
and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.
3For you meet him with the blessings of goodness.
You set a crown of fine gold on his head.
4He asked life of you and you gave it to him,
even length of days forever and ever.
5His glory is great in your salvation.
You lay honor and majesty on him.
6For you make him most blessed forever.
You make him glad with joy in your presence.
7For the king trusts in Yahweh.
Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.
8Your hand will find out all of your enemies.
Your right hand will find out those who hate you.
9You will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of your anger.
Yahweh will swallow them up in his wrath.
The fire shall devour them.
10You will destroy their descendants from the earth,
their posterity from among the children of men.
11For they intended evil against you.
They plotted evil against you which cannot succeed.
12For you will make them turn their back,
when you aim drawn bows at their face.
13Be exalted, Yahweh, in your strength,
so we will sing and praise your power.
22
For the Chief Musician; set to “The Doe of the Morning.” A Psalm by David.
1My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?
2My God, I cry in the daytime, but you don’t answer;
in the night season, and am not silent.
3But you are holy,
you who inhabit the praises of Israel.
4Our fathers trusted in you.
They trusted, and you delivered them.
5They cried to you, and were delivered.
They trusted in you, and were not disappointed.
6But I am a worm, and no man;
a reproach of men, and despised by the people.
7All those who see me mock me.
They insult me with their lips. They shake their heads, saying,
8“He trusts in Yahweh.
Let him deliver him.
Let him rescue him, since he delights in him.”
9But you brought me out of the womb.
You made me trust while at my mother’s breasts.
10I was thrown on you from my mother’s womb.
You are my God since my mother bore me.
11Don’t be far from me, for trouble is near.
For there is no one to help.
12Many bulls have surrounded me.
Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.
13They open their mouths wide against me,
lions tearing prey and roaring.
14I am poured out like water.
All my bones are out of joint.
My heart is like wax.
It is melted within me.
15My strength is dried up like a potsherd.
My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.
You have brought me into the dust of death.
16For dogs have surrounded me.
A company of evildoers have enclosed me.
They have pierced my hands and feet.
17I can count all of my bones.
They look and stare at me.
18They divide my garments among them.
They cast lots for my clothing.
19But don’t be far off, Yahweh.
You are my help. Hurry to help me!
20Deliver my soul from the sword,
my precious life from the power of the dog.
21Save me from the lion’s mouth!
Yes, you have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen.
22I will declare your name to my brothers.
Among the assembly, I will praise you.
23You who fear Yahweh, praise him!
All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him!
Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel!
24For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted,
neither has he hidden his face from him;
but when he cried to him, he heard.
25My praise of you comes in the great assembly.
I will pay my vows before those who fear him.
26The humble shall eat and be satisfied.
They shall praise Yahweh who seek after him.
Let your hearts live forever.
27All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Yahweh.
All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you.
28For the kingdom is Yahweh’s.
He is the ruler over the nations.
29All the rich ones of the earth shall eat and worship.
All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him,
even he who can’t keep his soul alive.
30Posterity shall serve him.
Future generations shall be told about the Lord.
31They shall come and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born,
for he has done it.
23
A Psalm by David.
1Yahweh is my shepherd;
I shall lack nothing.
2He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
3He restores my soul.
He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for you are with me.
Your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil.
My cup runs over.
6Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in Yahweh’s house forever.
24
A Psalm by David.
1The earth is Yahweh’s, with its fullness;
the world, and those who dwell in it.
2For he has founded it on the seas,
and established it on the floods.
3Who may ascend to Yahweh’s hill?
Who may stand in his holy place?
4He who has clean hands and a pure heart;
who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood,
and has not sworn deceitfully.
5He shall receive a blessing from Yahweh,
righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6This is the generation of those who seek Him,
who seek your face—even Jacob. Selah.
7Lift up your heads, you gates!
Be lifted up, you everlasting doors,
and the King of glory will come in.
8Who is the King of glory?
Yahweh strong and mighty,
Yahweh mighty in battle.
9Lift up your heads, you gates;
yes, lift them up, you everlasting doors,
and the King of glory will come in.
10Who is this King of glory?
Yahweh of Armies is the King of glory! Selah.
25
By David.
1To you, Yahweh, I lift up my soul.
2My God, I have trusted in you.
Don’t let me be shamed.
Don’t let my enemies triumph over me.
3Yes, no one who waits for you will be shamed.
They will be shamed who deal treacherously without cause.
4Show me your ways, Yahweh.
Teach me your paths.
5Guide me in your truth, and teach me,
for you are the God of my salvation.
I wait for you all day long.
6Yahweh, remember your tender mercies and your loving kindness,
for they are from old times.
7Don’t remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions.
Remember me according to your loving kindness,
for your goodness’ sake, Yahweh.
8Good and upright is Yahweh,
therefore he will instruct sinners in the way.
9He will guide the humble in justice.
He will teach the humble his way.
10All the paths of Yahweh are loving kindness and truth
to such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
11For your name’s sake, Yahweh,
pardon my iniquity, for it is great.
12What man is he who fears Yahweh?
He shall instruct him in the way that he shall choose.
13His soul will dwell at ease.
His offspring will inherit the land.
14The friendship of Yahweh is with those who fear him.
He will show them his covenant.
15My eyes are ever on Yahweh,
for he will pluck my feet out of the net.
16Turn to me, and have mercy on me,
for I am desolate and afflicted.
17The troubles of my heart are enlarged.
Oh bring me out of my distresses.
18Consider my affliction and my travail.
Forgive all my sins.
19Consider my enemies, for they are many.
They hate me with cruel hatred.
20Oh keep my soul, and deliver me.
Let me not be disappointed, for I take refuge in you.
21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,
for I wait for you.
22God, redeem Israel
out of all his troubles.
26
By David.
1Judge me, Yahweh, for I have walked in my integrity.
I have trusted also in Yahweh without wavering.
2Examine me, Yahweh, and prove me.
Try my heart and my mind.
3For your loving kindness is before my eyes.
I have walked in your truth.
4I have not sat with deceitful men,
neither will I go in with hypocrites.
5I hate the assembly of evildoers,
and will not sit with the wicked.
6I will wash my hands in innocence,
so I will go about your altar, Yahweh,
7that I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard
and tell of all your wondrous deeds.
8Yahweh, I love the habitation of your house,
the place where your glory dwells.
9Don’t gather my soul with sinners,
nor my life with bloodthirsty men
10in whose hands is wickedness;
their right hand is full of bribes.
11But as for me, I will walk in my integrity.
Redeem me, and be merciful to me.
12My foot stands in an even place.
In the congregations I will bless Yahweh.
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