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A Cry of Distress and Imprecation on Adversaries. For the choir director; according to #Shoshannim. A Psalm of David. 1 Save me, O God, For the waters have threatened my life. 2 I have sunk in deep mire, and there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and a flood overflows me. 3 […]

Prayer for Help against Persecutors. For the choir director. A Psalm of David; for a memorial. 1 O God,hastento deliver me; O Lord, hasten to my help! 2 Let those be ashamed and humiliated Who seek my life; Let those be turned back and dishonored Who delight in my hurt. 3 Let those be turned […]

Prayer of an Old Man for Deliverance. 1 In You, O Lord, I have taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed. 2 In Your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; Incline Your ear to me and save me. 3 Be to me a rock of habitation to which I may continually come; You have given […]

The Reign of the Righteous King. A Psalm of Solomon. 1 Give the king Your judgments, O God, And Your righteousness to the king’s son. 2 May he judge Your people with righteousness # AndYour afflicted with justice. 3 Let the mountains bring peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness. 4 May he […]

BOOK 3 The End of the Wicked Contrasted with That of the Righteous. A Psalm of Asaph. 1 Surely God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart! 2 But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped. 3 For I was envious of the arrogant […]

An Appeal against the Devastation of the Land by the Enemy. A Maskil of Asaph. 1 O God, why have You rejectedusforever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture? 2 Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, Which You have redeemed to be the tribe of Your inheritance; Andthis […]

God Abases the Proud, but Exalts the Righteous. For the choir director; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. 1 We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks, For Your name is near; Men declare Your wondrous works. 2 “When I select an appointed time, It is I who judge with […]

The Victorious Power of the God of Jacob. For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. 1 God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel. 2 His tabernacle is in Salem; His dwelling place also is in Zion. 3 There He broke the flaming arrows, The shield […]

Comfort in Trouble from Recalling God’s Mighty Deeds. For the choir director; according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. 1 My voicerisesto God, and I will cry aloud; My voicerisesto God, and He will hear me. 2 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; # In the night my hand was stretched […]

God’s Guidance of His People in Spite of Their Unfaithfulness. A Maskil of Asaph. 1 Listen, O my people, to my instruction; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 2 I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old, 3 Which we have heard and known, And […]