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The Works and the Word of God.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

1 The heavens are telling of the glory of God;

And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.

2 Day to day pours forth speech,

And night to night reveals knowledge.

3 There is no speech, nor are there words;

Their voice is not heard.

4 Theirline has gone out through all the earth,

And their utterances to the end of the world.

In them He has placed a tent for the sun,

5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber;

It rejoices as a strong man to run his course.

6 Its rising is from one end of the heavens,

And its circuit to the other end of them;

And there is nothing hidden from its heat.

7 The law of the Lordisperfect, restoring the soul;

The testimony of the Lordis sure, making wise the simple.

8 The precepts of the Lordare right, rejoicing the heart;

The commandment of the Lordis pure, enlightening the eyes.

9 The fear of the Lordis clean, enduring forever;

The judgments of the Lordare true; they are righteous altogether.

10 They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold;

Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.

11 Moreover, by them Your servant is warned;

In keeping them there is great reward.

12 Who can discernhiserrors? Acquit me of hiddenfaults.

13 Also keep back Your servant from presumptuoussins;

Let them not rule over me;

# Then I will beblameless,

And I shall be acquitted of great transgression.

14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart

Be acceptable in Your sight,

O Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.

—https://d1b84921e69nmq.cloudfront.net/80/32k/PSA/19-97a90b2406e39470694de63f60627408.mp3?version_id=100—

Prayer for Victory over Enemies.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

1 May the Lordanswer you in the day of trouble!

May the name of the God of Jacob set yousecurelyon high!

2 May He send you help from the sanctuary

And support you from Zion!

3 May He remember all your meal offerings

And find your burnt offering acceptable! Selah.

4 May He grant you your heart’s desire

# And fulfill all yourcounsel!

5 We will sing for joy over your victory,

And in the name of our God we will set up our banners.

May the Lordfulfill all your petitions.

6 Now I know that the Lordsaves His anointed;

He will answer him from His holy heaven

With the saving strength of His right hand.

7 Someboastin chariots and some in horses,

But we will boast in the name of the Lord, our God.

8 They have bowed down and fallen,

But we have risen and stood upright.

9 Save, O Lord;

May the King answer us in the day we call.

—https://d1b84921e69nmq.cloudfront.net/80/32k/PSA/20-c9fb1b6d254a598c779f6f24e22c2e06.mp3?version_id=100—

Praise for Deliverance.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

1 O Lord, in Your strength the king will be glad,

# And in Yoursalvation how greatly he will rejoice!

2 You have given him his heart’s desire,

And You have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

3 For You meet him with the blessings of good things;

You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

4 He asked life of You,

You gave it to him,

Length of days forever and ever.

5 His glory is great through Yoursalvation,

Splendor and majesty You place upon him.

6 For You make him most blessed forever;

You make him joyful with gladness in Your presence.

7 For the king trusts in the Lord,

And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he will not be shaken.

8 Your hand will find out all your enemies;

Your right hand will find out those who hate you.

9 You will make them as a fiery oven in the time of your anger;

The Lordwill swallow them up in His wrath,

And fire will devour them.

10 Theiroffspring You will destroy from the earth,

# And theirdescendants from among the sons of men.

11 Though they intended evil against You

Anddevised a plot,

They will not succeed.

12 For You will make them turn their back;

You will aim with Your bowstrings at their faces.

13 Be exalted, O Lord, in Your strength;

We will sing and praise Your power.

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A Cry of Anguish and a Song of Praise.

For the choir director; upon #Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David.

1 My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?

Far from my deliverance are the words of my groaning.

2 O my God, I cry by day, but You do not answer;

And by night, but I have no rest.

3 Yet You are holy,

O You who are enthroned upon the praises of Israel.

4 In You our fathers trusted;

They trusted and You delivered them.

5 To You they cried out and were delivered;

In You they trusted and were not disappointed.

6 But I am a worm and not a man,

A reproach of men and despised by the people.

7 All who see me sneer at me;

# Theyseparate with the lip, they wag the head,saying,

8 “Commityourselfto the Lord; let Him deliver him;

Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him.”

9 Yet You are He who brought me forth from the womb;

You made me trustwhenupon my mother’s breasts.

10 Upon You I was cast from birth;

You have been my God from my mother’s womb.

11 Be not far from me, for trouble is near;

For there is none to help.

12 Many bulls have surrounded me;

Strongbullsof Bashan have encircled me.

13 They open wide their mouth at me,

As a ravening and a roaring lion.

14 I am poured out like water,

And all my bones are out of joint;

My heart is like wax;

It is melted within me.

15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd,

And my tongue cleaves to my jaws;

And You lay me in the dust of death.

16 For dogs have surrounded me;

A band of evildoers has encompassed me;

They pierced my hands and my feet.

17 I can count all my bones.

They look, they stare at me;

18 They divide my garments among them,

And for my clothing they cast lots.

19 But You, O Lord, be not far off;

O You my help, hasten to my assistance.

20 Deliver my soul from the sword,

My onlylifefrom the power of the dog.

21 Save me from the lion’s mouth;

From the horns of the wild oxen You answer me.

22 I will tell of Your name to my brethren;

In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.

23 You who fear the Lord, praise Him;

All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him,

And stand in awe of Him, all you descendants of Israel.

24 For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;

Nor has He hidden His face from him;

But when he cried to Him for help, He heard.

25 From Youcomesmy praise in the great assembly;

I shall pay my vows before those who fear Him.

26 Theafflicted will eat and be satisfied;

Those who seek Him will praise the Lord.

Let your heart live forever!

27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord,

And all the families of the nations will worship before You.

28 For the kingdom is the Lord’s

And He rules over the nations.

29 All the prosperous of the earth will eat and worship,

All those who go down to the dust will bow before Him,

Even he who cannot keep his soul alive.

30 Posterity will serve Him;

It will be told of the Lord to thecominggeneration.

31 They will come and will declare His righteousness

To a people who will be born, that He has performedit.

—https://d1b84921e69nmq.cloudfront.net/80/32k/PSA/22-8dd5ca48d715013a69abe42cccea2f73.mp3?version_id=100—

The Lord, the Psalmist’s Shepherd.

A Psalm of David.

1 The Lordis my shepherd,

I shall not want.

2 He makes me lie down in green pastures;

He leads me beside quiet waters.

3 He restores my soul;

He guides me in the paths of righteousness

For His name’s sake.

4 Even though I walk through thevalley of the shadow of death,

# I fear noevil, for You are with me;

Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;

You have anointed my head with oil;

My cup overflows.

6 Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,

# And I willdwell in the house of the Lordforever.

—https://d1b84921e69nmq.cloudfront.net/80/32k/PSA/23-d74c2bf77766db5b4cfbf4060310566f.mp3?version_id=100—

The King of Glory Entering Zion.

A Psalm of David.

1 The earth is the Lord’s, andall it contains,

The world, and those who dwell in it.

2 For He has founded it upon the seas

And established it upon the rivers.

3 Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord?

And who may stand in His holy place?

4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart,

Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood

And has not sworn deceitfully.

5 He shall receive a blessing from the Lord

And righteousness from the God of his salvation.

6 This is the generation of those who seek Him,

Who seek Your face-evenJacob. Selah.

7 Lift up your heads, O gates,

# And be lifted up, Oancient doors,

That the King of glory may come in!

8 Who is the King of glory?

The Lordstrong and mighty,

The Lordmighty in battle.

9 Lift up your heads, O gates,

# And liftthemup, Oancient doors,

That the King of glory may come in!

10 Who is this King of glory?

The Lordof hosts,

He is the King of glory. Selah.

—https://d1b84921e69nmq.cloudfront.net/80/32k/PSA/24-628359752c3fea077d02a86e312eeb25.mp3?version_id=100—

Prayer for Protection, Guidance and Pardon.

A Psalm of David.

1 To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

2 O my God, in You I trust,

Do not let me be ashamed;

Do not let my enemies exult over me.

3 Indeed, none of those who wait for You will be ashamed;

Those who deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed.

4 Make me know Your ways, O Lord;

Teach me Your paths.

5 Lead me in Your truth and teach me,

For You are the God of my salvation;

For You I wait all the day.

6 Remember, O Lord, Your compassion and Your lovingkindnesses,

# For they have beenfrom of old.

7 Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions;

According to Your lovingkindness remember me,

For Your goodness’ sake, O Lord.

8 Good and upright is the Lord;

Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.

9 He leads the humble in justice,

And He teaches the humble His way.

10 All the paths of the Lordare lovingkindness and truth

To those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.

11 For Your name’s sake, O Lord,

Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.

12 Who is the man who fears the Lord?

He will instruct him in the way he should choose.

13 His soul will abide in prosperity,

# And hisdescendants will inherit the land.

14 The secret of the Lordis for those who fear Him,

And He will make them know His covenant.

15 My eyes are continually toward the Lord,

For He will pluck my feet out of the net.

16 Turn to me and be gracious to me,

For I am lonely and afflicted.

17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged;

Bring me out of my distresses.

18 Look upon my affliction and mytrouble,

And forgive all my sins.

19 Look upon my enemies, for they are many,

And they hate me with violent hatred.

20 Guard my soul and deliver me;

Do not let me be ashamed, for I take refuge in You.

21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,

For I wait for You.

22 Redeem Israel, O God,

Out of all his troubles.

—https://d1b84921e69nmq.cloudfront.net/80/32k/PSA/25-a6139442d86e4ff471519c5f33f7a053.mp3?version_id=100—

Protestation of Integrity and Prayer for Protection.

A Psalm of David.

1 Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity,

And I have trusted in the Lordwithout wavering.

2 Examine me, O Lord, and try me;

# Test mymind and my heart.

3 For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes,

And I have walked in Your truth.

4 I do not sit withdeceitful men,

Nor will I go with pretenders.

5 I hate the assembly of evildoers,

And I will not sit with the wicked.

6 I shall wash my hands in innocence,

And I will go about Your altar, O Lord,

7 That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving

And declare all Your wonders.

8 O Lord, I love the habitation of Your house

And the place where Your glory dwells.

9 Do not take my soul awayalongwith sinners,

Nor my life with men of bloodshed,

10 In whose hands is a wicked scheme,

And whose right hand is full of bribes.

11 But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;

Redeem me, and be gracious to me.

12 My foot stands on a level place;

In the congregations I shall bless the Lord.

—https://d1b84921e69nmq.cloudfront.net/80/32k/PSA/26-8d263dab3d028688df0f44ab5d74d9e7.mp3?version_id=100—

A Psalm of Fearless Trust in God.

A Psalm of David.

1 The Lordis my light and my salvation;

Whom shall I fear?

The Lordis the defense of my life;

Whom shall I dread?

2 When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh,

My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.

3 Though a host encamp against me,

My heart will not fear;

Though war arise against me,

Inspite ofthis I shall be confident.

4 One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek:

That I may dwell in the house of the Lordall the days of my life,

# To behold thebeauty of the Lord

# And tomeditate in His temple.

5 For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle;

In the secret place of His tent He will hide me;

He will lift me up on a rock.

6 And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me,

And I will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy;

I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.

7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice,

And be gracious to me and answer me.

8 When You said,”Seek My face,” my heart said to You,

“Your face, O Lord, I shall seek.”

9 Do not hide Your face from me,

Do not turn Your servant away in anger;

You have been my help;

Do not abandon me nor forsake me,

O God of my salvation!

10 For my father and my mother have forsaken me,

But the Lordwill take me up.

11 Teach me Your way, O Lord,

And lead me in a level path

Because of my foes.

12 Do not deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries,

For false witnesses have risen against me,

And such as breathe out violence.

13 I would have despairedunless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord

In the land of the living.

14 Wait for the Lord;

Be strong and let your heart take courage;

Yes, wait for the Lord.

—https://d1b84921e69nmq.cloudfront.net/80/32k/PSA/27-11b4715f10ead4b3420c7af82203ad2f.mp3?version_id=100—

A Prayer for Help, and Praise for Its Answer.

A Psalm of David.

1 To You, O Lord, I call;

My rock, do not be deaf to me,

For if You are silent to me,

I will become like those who go down to the pit.

2 Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to You for help,

# When I lift up my hands towardYour holy sanctuary.

3 Do not drag me away with the wicked

And with those who work iniquity,

Who speak peace with their neighbors,

While evil is in their hearts.

4 Requite them according to their work and according to the evil of their practices;

Requite them according to the deeds of their hands;

# Repay them theirrecompense.

5 Because they do not regard the works of the Lord

Nor the deeds of His hands,

He will tear them down and not build them up.

6 Blessed be the Lord,

Because He has heard the voice of my supplication.

7 The Lordis my strength and my shield;

My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped;

Therefore my heart exults,

And with my song I shall thank Him.

8 The Lordis their strength,

And He is a saving defense to His anointed.

9 Save Your people and bless Your inheritance;

Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever.

—https://d1b84921e69nmq.cloudfront.net/80/32k/PSA/28-dc9e31c641665d6fbedbce5165e1396c.mp3?version_id=100—