In the Day of Trouble I Seek the Lord

77 To the choirmaster: according to yJeduthun. A Psalm of zAsaph.

1  I acry aloud to God,

aloud to God, and he will hear me.

2  bIn the day of my trouble I seek the Lord;

in cthe night my dhand is stretched out without wearying;

my soul erefuses to be comforted.

3  When I remember God, I fmoan;

when I meditate, my spirit faints. Selah

4  You hold my eyelids open;

I am so gtroubled that I cannot speak.

5  I consider hthe days of old,

the years long ago.

6  I said,1 “Let me remember my isong in the night;

let me jmeditate in my heart.”

Then my spirit made a diligent search:

7  “Will the Lord kspurn forever,

and never again lbe favorable?

8  Has his steadfast love forever ceased?

Are his mpromises at an end for all time?

9  nHas God forgotten to be gracious?

oHas he in anger shut up his compassion?” Selah

10  Then I said, “I will appeal to this,

to the years of the pright hand of the Most High.”2

11  I will remember the deeds of the Lord;

yes, I will qremember your wonders of old.

12  I will ponder all your rwork,

and meditate on your smighty deeds.

13  Your way, O God, is tholy.

uWhat god is great like our God?

14  You are the God who vworks wonders;

you have wmade known your might among the peoples.

15  You xwith your arm redeemed your people,

the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah

16  When ythe waters saw you, O God,

when the waters saw you, they were afraid;

indeed, the deep trembled.

17  The clouds poured out water;

the skies zgave forth thunder;

your aarrows flashed on every side.

18  bThe crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind;

cyour lightnings lighted up the world;

the earth dtrembled and shook.

19  Your eway was through the sea,

your path through the great waters;

yet your footprints fwere unseen.3

20  You gled your people like a flock

by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

The Lord Is My Shepherd

23 A Psalm of David.

1  The Lord is my dshepherd; I shall not ewant.

2  He makes me lie down in green fpastures.

He leads me beside still waters.1

3  He grestores my soul.

He hleads me in ipaths of righteousness2

for his jname’s sake.

4  Even though I kwalk through the valley of lthe shadow of death,3

I will mfear no evil,

for nyou are with me;

your orod and your staff,

they comfort me.

5  You pprepare a table before me

in qthe presence of my enemies;

you ranoint my head with oil;

my scup overflows.

6  Surely4 goodness and mercy5 shall follow me

all the days of my life,

and I shall tdwell6 in the house of the Lord

uforever.7

The King of Glory

24 A Psalm of David.

1  vThe earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof,1

the world and those who dwell therein,

2  for he has wfounded it upon xthe seas

and established it upon the rivers.

3  yWho shall ascend the hill of the Lord?

And who shall stand in his zholy place?

4  aHe who has bclean hands and ca pure heart,

who does not dlift up his soul to ewhat is false

and does not swear deceitfully.

5  He will receive fblessing from the Lord

and grighteousness from hthe God of his salvation.

6  Such is ithe generation of those who seek him,

who jseek the face of the God of Jacob.2 Selah

7  kLift up your heads, O gates!

And be lifted up, O ancient doors,

that lthe King of glory may come in.

8  Who is this King of glory?

The Lord, strong and mighty,

the Lord, mmighty in battle!

9  Lift up your heads, O gates!

And lift them up, O ancient doors,

that the King of glory may come in.

10  Who is this King of glory?

nThe Lord of hosts,

he is the King of glory! Selah

Teach Me Your Paths

25 1 Of David.

1  To you, O Lord, I olift up my soul.

2  O my God, in you I ptrust;

qlet me not be put to shame;

rlet not my enemies exult over me.

3  Indeed, snone who wait for you shall be put to shame;

they shall be ashamed who are twantonly utreacherous.

4  vMake me to know your ways, O Lord;

teach me your paths.

5  Lead me in your wtruth and teach me,

for you are the God of my salvation;

for you I wait all the day long.

6  Remember your xmercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love,

yfor they have been from of old.

7  Remember not zthe sins of my youth or my transgressions;

according to your asteadfast love remember me,

for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!

8  bGood and upright is the Lord;

therefore he cinstructs sinners in the way.

9  He leads the humble in what is right,

and teaches the humble his way.

10  All the paths of the Lord are dsteadfast love and faithfulness,

for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.

11  For your ename’s sake, O Lord,

pardon my guilt, for it is fgreat.

12  Who is the man who fears the Lord?

Him cwill he instruct in the way that he should choose.

13  His soul shall gabide in well-being,

and his hoffspring ishall inherit the land.

14  jThe friendship2 of the Lord is for those who fear him,

and he makes known to them his covenant.

15  My keyes are ever toward the Lord,

for he will lpluck my feet out of the net.

16  mTurn 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  nConsider my affliction and my trouble,

and forgive all my sins.

19  Consider how many are my foes,

and with what violent hatred they hate me.

20  Oh, guard my soul, and deliver me!

oLet me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.

21  May integrity and uprightness preserve me,

for I wait for you.

22  pRedeem Israel, O God,

out of all his troubles.