Category Archives: Psalms

A Psalm of Complaint and of Praise. For the choir director. A Psalm of David. 1 In You, O Lord, I have taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed; In Your righteousness deliver me. 2 Incline Your ear to me, rescue me quickly; Be to me a rock of strength, A stronghold to save me. […]

Blessedness of Forgiveness and of Trust in God. A Psalm of David. A #Maskil. 1 How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered! 2 How blessed is the man to whom the Lorddoes not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit! 3 When I kept silentabout my sin,my […]

Praise to the Creator and Preserver. 1 Sing for joy in the Lord, O you righteous ones; Praise is becoming to the upright. 2 Give thanks to the Lordwith the lyre; Sing praises to Him with a harp of ten strings. 3 Sing to Him a new song; Play skillfully with a shout of joy. […]

The Lord, a Provider and Deliverer. A Psalm of David when he feigned madness before Abimelech, who drove him away and he departed. 1 I will bless the Lordat all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul will make its boast in the Lord; The humble will hear it and […]

Prayer for Rescue from Enemies. A Psalm of David. 1 Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; Fight against those who fight against me. 2 Take hold ofbuckler and shield And rise up for my help. 3 Draw also the spear and the battle-axe to meet those who pursue me; Say to my […]

Wickedness of Men and Lovingkindness of God. For the choir director. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord. 1 Transgression speaks to the ungodly within his heart; There is no fear of God before his eyes. 2 For it flatters him in hisowneyes Concerning the discovery of his iniquityandthe hatredof it. 3 The […]

Security of Those Who Trust in the Lord, and Insecurity of the Wicked. A Psalm of David. 1 Do not fret because of evildoers, Be not envious toward wrongdoers. 2 For they will wither quickly like the grass And fade like the green herb. 3 Trust in the Lordand do good; # Dwell in the […]

Prayer of a Suffering Penitent. A Psalm of David, for a memorial. 1 O Lord, rebuke me not in Your wrath, And chasten me not in Your burning anger. 2 For Your arrows have sunk deep into me, And Your hand has pressed down on me. 3 There is no soundness in my flesh because […]

The Vanity of Life. For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. 1 I said, “I will guard my ways That I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth as with a muzzle While the wicked are in my presence.” 2 I was mute and silent, # Irefrainedevenfrom good, […]

God Sustains His Servant. For the choir director. A Psalm of David. 1 I waitedpatiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm. […]