Psalms 139

God’s Omnipresence and Omniscience. For the choir director. A Psalm of David. 1 O Lord, You have searched me and knownme. 2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar. 3 You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And are intimately acquainted with all my […]

Psalms 140

Prayer for Protection against the Wicked. For the choir director. A Psalm of David. 1 Rescue me, O Lord, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men 2 Who devise evil things intheirhearts; They continually stir up wars. 3 They sharpen their tongues as a serpent; Poison of a viper is under their lips. Selah. […]

Psalms 141

An Evening Prayer for Sanctification and Protection. A Psalm of David. 1 O Lord, I call upon You; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I call to You! 2 May my prayer be counted as incense before You; The lifting up of my hands as the evening offering. 3 Set a guard, […]

Psalms 142

Prayer for Help in Trouble. Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A Prayer. 1 I cry aloud with my voice to the Lord; I make supplication with my voice to the Lord. 2 I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare my trouble before Him. 3 When my spirit was overwhelmed […]

Psalms 143

Prayer for Deliverance and Guidance. A Psalm of David. 1 Hear my prayer, O Lord, Give ear to my supplications! Answer me in Your faithfulness, in Your righteousness! 2 And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For in Your sight no man living is righteous. 3 For the enemy has persecuted my soul; […]

Psalms 144

Prayer for Rescue and Prosperity. A Psalm of David. 1 Blessed be the Lord, my rock, Who trains my hands for war, Andmy fingers for battle; 2 My lovingkindness and my fortress, My stronghold and my deliverer, My shield and He in whom I take refuge, Who subdues my people under me. 3 O Lord, […]

Psalms 145

The Lord Extolled for His Goodness. A Psalm of Praise, of David. 1 I will extol You, my God, O King, And I will bless Your name forever and ever. 2 Every day I will bless You, And I will praise Your name forever and ever. 3 Great is the Lord, and highly to be […]

Psalms 146

The Lord an Abundant Helper. 1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! 2 I will praise the Lordwhile I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. 3 Do not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation. 4 His spirit departs, he […]

Psalms 147

Praise for Jerusalem’s Restoration and Prosperity. 1 Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; # Forit is pleasantandpraise is becoming. 2 The Lordbuilds up Jerusalem; He gathers the outcasts of Israel. 3 He heals the brokenhearted # And binds up theirwounds. 4 He counts the number of the stars; […]

Psalms 148

The Whole Creation Invoked to Praise the Lord. 1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lordfrom the heavens; Praise Him in the heights! 2 Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts! 3 Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all stars of light! 4 Praise Him, highest heavens, And the waters that are […]