Psalm 6–10
A Prayer of Faith in Time of Distress
To the Chief Musician. With Stringed Instruments. aOn 1An Eight-Stringed Harp. A Psalm of David.
1 O Lord, bdo not rebuke me in Your anger,
Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure.
2 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak;
O Lord, cheal me, for my bones are troubled.
3 My soul also is greatly dtroubled;
But You, O Lord—how long?
Oh, save me for Your mercies’ sake!
5 eFor in death there is no remembrance of You;
In the grave who will give You thanks?
6 I am weary with my groaning;
2All night I make my bed swim;
I drench my couch with my tears.
7 fMy eye wastes away because of grief;
It grows old because of all my enemies.
8 gDepart from me, all you workers of iniquity;
For the Lord has hheard the voice of my weeping.
9 The Lord has heard my supplication;
The Lord will receive my prayer.
10 Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly troubled;
Let them turn back and be ashamed suddenly.
Prayer and Praise for Deliverance from Enemies
A aMeditation 1Of David, Which He Sang to the Lord bConcerning the Words of Cush, a Benjamite.
1 O Lord my God, in You I put my trust; cSave me from all those who persecute me;
And deliver me,
2 dLest they tear me like a lion,
eRending me in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
3 O Lord my God, fif I have done this:
If there is giniquity in my hands,
4 If I have repaid evil to him who was at peace with me,
Or hhave plundered my enemy without cause,
5 Let the enemy pursue me and overtake me;
Yes, let him trample my life to the earth,
And lay my honor in the dust.
Selah
6 Arise, O Lord, in Your anger;
iLift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies;
jRise up 2for me to the judgment You have commanded!
7 So the congregation of the peoples shall surround You;
For their sakes, therefore, return on high.
8 The Lord shall judge the peoples;
kJudge me, O Lord, laccording to my righteousness,
And according to my integrity within me.
9 Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end,
But establish the just;
mFor the righteous God tests the hearts and 3minds.
10 4My defense is of God,
Who saves the nupright in heart.
And God is angry with the wicked every day.
He will osharpen His sword;
He bends His bow and makes it ready.
13 He also prepares for Himself instruments of death;
He makes His arrows into fiery shafts.
14 pBehold, the wicked brings forth iniquity;
Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.
15 He made a pit and dug it out,
qAnd has fallen into the ditch which he made.
16 rHis trouble shall return upon his own head,
And his violent dealing shall come down on 5his own crown.
17 I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness,
And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.
The Glory of the Lord In Creation
To the Chief Musician. 1On the Instrument of Gath. A Psalm of David.
How aexcellent is Your name in all the earth,
Who have bset Your glory above the heavens!
2 cOut of the mouth of babes and nursing infants
You have 2ordained strength,
Because of Your enemies,
That You may silence dthe enemy and the avenger.
3 When I econsider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
4 fWhat is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of man that You gvisit 3him?
5 For You have made him a little lower than 4the angels,
And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
6 hYou have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands;
iYou have put all things under his feet,
Even the beasts of the field,
And the fish of the sea
That pass through the paths of the seas.
9 jO Lord, our Lord,
How excellent is Your name in all the earth!
Prayer and Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Righteous Judgments
To the Chief Musician. To The Tune of 1“Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David.
1 I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart;
I will tell of all Your marvelous works.
2 I will be glad and arejoice in You;
I will sing praise to Your name, bO Most High.
They shall fall and perish at Your presence.
4 For You have maintained my right and my cause;
You sat on the throne judging in righteousness.
5 You have rebuked the 2nations,
You have destroyed the wicked;
You have cblotted out their name forever and ever.
6 O enemy, destructions are finished forever!
And you have destroyed cities;
Even their memory has dperished.
7 eBut the Lord shall endure forever;
He has prepared His throne for judgment.
8 fHe shall judge the world in righteousness,
And He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness.
9 The Lord also will be a grefuge 3for the oppressed,
A refuge in times of trouble.
10 And those who hknow Your name will put their trust in You;
For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.
11 Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion!
iDeclare His deeds among the people.
12 jWhen He avenges blood, He remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the 4humble.
Consider my trouble from those who hate me,
You who lift me up from the gates of death,
14 That I may tell of all Your praise
In the gates of 5the daughter of Zion.
I will krejoice in Your salvation.
15 lThe 6nations have sunk down in the pit which they made;
In the net which they hid, their own foot is caught.
16 The Lord is mknown by the judgment He executes;
The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.
Selah
17 The wicked shall be turned into hell,
And all the 8nations othat forget God.
18 pFor the needy shall not always be forgotten;
qThe expectation of the poor shall not perish forever.
Do not let man prevail;
Let the 9nations be judged in Your sight.
That the 1nations may know themselves to be but men.
Selah
A Song of Confidence in God’s Triumph Over Evil
1 Why do You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
2 The wicked in his pride 1persecutes the poor;
aLet them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
3 For the wicked bboasts of his heart’s desire;
2He cblesses the greedy and renounces the Lord.
4 The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God;
3God is in none of his dthoughts.
5 His ways 4are always prospering;
Your judgments are far above, out of his sight;
As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.
6 eHe has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved;
fI shall never be in adversity.”
7 gHis mouth is full of cursing and hdeceit and oppression;
Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.
8 He sits in the lurking places of the villages;
In the secret places he murders the innocent;
His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless.
9 He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den;
He lies in wait to catch the poor;
He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.
10 So 5he crouches, he lies low,
That the helpless may fall by his 6strength.
“God has forgotten;
He hides His face;
He will never see.”
O God, ilift up Your hand!
Do not forget the jhumble.
13 Why do the wicked renounce God?
He has said in his heart,
“You will not require an account.”
14 But You have kseen, for You observe trouble and grief,
To repay it by Your hand.
The helpless lcommits 7himself to You;
mYou are the helper of the fatherless.
15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man;
Seek out his wickedness until You find none.
16 nThe Lord is King forever and ever;
The nations have perished out of His land.
17 Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;
You will prepare their heart;
You will cause Your ear to hear,
18 To 8do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed,
That the man of the earth may 9oppress no more.