Psalm 27:7–31:5

7  uHear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;

be gracious to me and answer me!

8  You have said, v“Seek4 my face.”

My heart says to you,

“Your face, Lord, do I seek.”5

9  wHide not your face from me.

Turn not your servant away in anger,

O you who have been my help.

Cast me not off; forsake me not,

xO God of my salvation!

10  For ymy father and my mother have forsaken me,

but the Lord will ztake me in.

11  aTeach me your way, O Lord,

and lead me on ba level path

because of my enemies.

12  cGive me not up to the will of my adversaries;

for dfalse witnesses have risen against me,

and they ebreathe out violence.

13  I believe that I shall look6 upon fthe goodness of the Lord

in gthe land of the living!

14  hWait for the Lord;

ibe strong, and let your heart take courage;

wait for the Lord!

The Lord Is My Strength and My Shield

28 Of David.

1  To you, O Lord, I call;

jmy rock, be not deaf to me,

lest, if you kbe silent to me,

I become like those who lgo down to the pit.

2  mHear the voice of my pleas for mercy,

when I cry to you for help,

when I nlift up my hands

otoward your most holy sanctuary.1

3  Do not pdrag me off with the wicked,

with the workers of evil,

qwho speak peace with their neighbors

while evil is in their hearts.

4  rGive to them according to their work

and according to the evil of their deeds;

give to them according to the work of their hands;

srender them their due reward.

5  Because they tdo not regard the works of the Lord

or the work of his hands,

he will tear them down and build them up no more.

6  Blessed be the Lord!

For he has uheard the voice of my pleas for mercy.

7  The Lord is my strength and vmy shield;

in him my heart wtrusts, and I am helped;

my heart exults,

and with my xsong I give thanks to him.

8  The Lord is the strength of his people;2

he is ythe saving refuge of his anointed.

9  Oh, save your people and bless zyour heritage!

aBe their shepherd and bcarry them forever.

Ascribe to the Lord Glory

29 A Psalm of David.

1  Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,1

cascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

2  Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;

worship the Lord in dthe splendor of holiness.2

3  The voice of the Lord is over ethe waters;

the God of glory fthunders,

the Lord, over many waters.

4  The voice of the Lord is gpowerful;

the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

5  The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;

the Lord breaks hthe cedars of Lebanon.

6  He makes Lebanon to iskip like a calf,

and jSirion like a young kwild ox.

7  The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.

8  The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;

the Lord shakes the wilderness of lKadesh.

9  The voice of the Lord makes mthe deer give birth3

and strips the forests bare,

and in his temple all cry, “Glory!”

10  The Lord sits enthroned over nthe flood;

the Lord sits enthroned oas king forever.

11  May the Lord give pstrength to his people!

May the Lord bless4 his people with qpeace!

Joy Comes with the Morning

30 A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of rthe temple.

1  I will sextol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up

and have not let my foes trejoice over me.

2  O Lord my God, I ucried to you for help,

and you have vhealed me.

3  O Lord, you have brought up my soul from wSheol;

you restored me to life from among those who xgo down to the pit.1

4  Sing praises to the Lord, O you yhis saints,

and zgive thanks to his holy name.2

5  aFor his anger is but for a moment,

and bhis favor is for a lifetime.3

cWeeping may tarry for the night,

but djoy comes with the morning.

6  As for me, I said in my eprosperity,

“I shall never be fmoved.”

7  By your favor, O Lord,

you made my gmountain stand strong;

you hhid your face;

I was idismayed.

8  To you, O Lord, I cry,

and jto the Lord I plead for mercy:

9  “What profit is there in my death,4

if I go down to the pit?5

Will kthe dust praise you?

Will it tell of your faithfulness?

10  lHear, O Lord, and be merciful to me!

O Lord, be my helper!”

11  You have turned for me my mourning into mdancing;

you have loosed my sackcloth

and clothed me with gladness,

12  that my nglory may sing your praise and not be silent.

O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

Into Your Hand I Commit My Spirit

31 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1  oIn you, O Lord, do I ptake refuge;

qlet me never be put to shame;

in your rrighteousness deliver me!

2  Incline your ear to me;

rescue me speedily!

Be sa rock of trefuge for me,

a strong fortress to save me!

3  For you are my rock and my fortress;

and for your uname’s sake you lead me and guide me;

4  you vtake me out of wthe net they have hidden for me,

for you are my xrefuge.

5  yInto your hand I commit my spirit;

you have redeemed me, O Lord, zfaithful God.