Psalm 22:30–32:11

³⁰Their descendants will serve Him;

the next generation will be told about the Lord. ^e

³¹They will come and tell a people yet to be born

about His righteousness—

what He has done. ^f

Psalm 23

The Good Shepherd

A Davidic psalm.

¹The Lord is my shepherd; ^g

there is nothing I lack. ^h

²He lets me lie down in green pastures; ⁱ

He leads me beside quiet waters. ^j

³He renews my life;

He leads me along the right paths ^k

for His name’s sake. ^l

⁴Even when I go through the darkest valley, ^m

I fear no danger,

for You are with me; ⁿ

Your rod and Your staff ^o—they comfort me. ^p

⁵You prepare a table before me

in the presence of my enemies;

You anoint my head with oil; ^q

my cup overflows. ^r

⁶Only goodness and faithful love will pursue me

all the days of my life, ^s

and I will dwell in ^tthe house of the Lord

as long as I live. ^uv

Psalm 24

The King of Glory

A Davidic psalm.

¹The earth and everything in it,

the world and its inhabitants,

belong to the Lord; ^w

²for He laid its foundation on the seas

and established it on the rivers. ^x

³Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?

Who may stand in His holy place? ^y

⁴The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, ^z

who has not set his mind ^aon what is false, ^b

and who has not sworn deceitfully.

⁵He will receive blessing from the Lord, ^c

and righteousness from the God of his salvation. ^d

⁶Such is the generation of those who seek Him,

who seek the face of the God of Jacob. ^efSelah

⁷Lift up your heads, you gates!

Rise up, ancient doors!

Then the King of glory will come in. ^g

⁸Who is this King of glory?

The Lord, strong and mighty,

the Lord, mighty in battle. ^h

⁹Lift up your heads, you gates!

Rise up, ancient doors!

Then the King of glory will come in.

¹⁰Who is He, this King of glory?

The Lord of Hosts,

He is the King of glory. ⁱSelah

Psalm 25

Dependence on the Lord

Davidic.

¹Lord, ^jI turn to You. ^kl

²My God, I trust in You.

Do not let me be disgraced; ^m

do not let my enemies gloat over me. ⁿ

³No one who waits for You

will be disgraced; ^o

those who act treacherously without cause

will be disgraced. ^p

⁴Make Your ways known to me, Lord;

teach me Your paths. ^q

⁵Guide me in Your truth and teach me, ^r

for You are the God of my salvation; ^s

I wait for You all day long. ^t

⁶Remember, Lord, Your compassion

and Your faithful love,

for they have existed from antiquity. ^uv

⁷Do not remember the sins of my youth ^w

or my acts of rebellion; ^x

in keeping with Your faithful love, remember me

because of Your goodness, Lord. ^y

⁸The Lord is good and upright; ^z

therefore He shows sinners the way. ^a

⁹He leads the humble in what is right ^b

and teaches them His way. ^c

¹⁰All the Lord’s ways show faithful love and truth

to those who keep His covenant and decrees. ^d

¹¹Because of Your name, Yahweh,

forgive my sin, for it is great. ^e

¹²Who is the man who fears the Lord? ^f

He will show him the way he should choose. ^g

¹³He will live a good life,

and his descendants will inherit the land. ^hi

¹⁴The secret counsel of the Lord

is for those who fear Him,

and He reveals His covenant to them. ^j

¹⁵My eyes are always on the Lord,

for He will pull my feet out of the net. ^k

¹⁶Turn to me and be gracious to me,

for I am alone and afflicted. ^l

¹⁷The distresses of my heart increase; ^mn

bring me out of my sufferings. ^o

¹⁸Consider my affliction and trouble, ^p

and take away all my sins. ^q

¹⁹Consider my enemies; they are numerous, ^r

and they hate me violently. ^s

²⁰Guard me and deliver me; ^t

do not let me be put to shame,

for I take refuge in You. ^u

²¹May integrity and what is right

watch over me,

for I wait for You. ^v

²²God, redeem Israel, from all its distresses. ^w

Psalm 26

Prayer for Vindication

Davidic.

¹Vindicate me, Lord,

because I have lived with integrity

and have trusted in the Lord without wavering. ^x

²Test me, Lord, and try me;

examine my heart and mind. ^y

³For Your faithful love is before my eyes,

and I live by Your truth. ^z

⁴I do not sit with the worthless

or associate with hypocrites.

⁵I hate a crowd of evildoers,

and I do not sit with the wicked. ^a

⁶I wash my hands ^bin innocence ^c

and go around Your altar, Lord, ^d

⁷raising my voice in thanksgiving ^e

and telling about Your wonderful works. ^f

⁸Lord, I love the house where You dwell,

the place where Your glory resides. ^g

⁹Do not destroy me along with sinners,

or my life along with men of bloodshed ^h

¹⁰in whose hands are evil schemes

and whose right hands are filled with bribes. ⁱ

¹¹But I live with integrity;

redeem me and be gracious to me. ^j

¹²My foot stands on level ground; ^k

I will praise the Lord in the assemblies. ^l

Psalm 27

My Stronghold

Davidic.

¹The Lord is my light and my salvation—

whom should I fear? ^m

The Lord is the stronghold of my life—

of whom should I be afraid? ⁿ

²When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh, ^o

my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell. ^p

³Though an army deploys against me,

my heart is not afraid;

though a war breaks out against me,

still I am confident. ^q

⁴I have asked one thing from the Lord;

it is what I desire:

to dwell in the house of the Lord

all the days of my life, ^r

gazing on the beauty of the Lord ^s

and seeking Him in His temple. ^t

⁵For He will conceal me in His shelter

in the day of adversity;

He will hide me under the cover of His tent;

He will set me high on a rock. ^u

⁶Then my head will be high

above my enemies around me; ^v

I will offer sacrifices in His tent with shouts of joy. ^w

I will sing and make music to the Lord. ^x

⁷Lord, hear my voice when I call;

be gracious to me and answer me. ^y

⁸My heart says this about You,

“You ^zare to seek My face.”

Lord, I will seek Your face. ^a

⁹Do not hide Your face from me; ^b

do not turn Your servant away in anger. ^c

You have been my helper; ^d

do not leave me or abandon me,

God of my salvation.

¹⁰Even if my father and mother abandon me,

the Lord cares for me. ^e

¹¹Because of my adversaries,

show me Your way, Lord,

and lead me on a level path. ^f

¹²Do not give me over to the will of my foes,

for false witnesses rise up against me,

breathing violence. ^g

¹³I am certain that I will see the Lord’s goodness

in the land of the living. ^h

¹⁴Wait for the Lord;

be strong ⁱand courageous. ^j

Wait for the Lord. ^k

Psalm 28

My Strength

Davidic.

¹Lord, I call to You;

my rock, do not be deaf to me. ^l

If You remain silent to me,

I will be like those going down to the Pit. ^m

²Listen to the sound of my pleading

when I cry to You for help,

when I lift up my hands

toward Your holy sanctuary. ⁿ

³Do not drag me away with the wicked,

with the evildoers,

who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors

while malice is in their hearts. ^o

⁴Repay them according to what they have done—

according to the evil of their deeds.

Repay them according to the work of their hands;

give them back what they deserve. ^p

⁵Because they do not consider

what the Lord has done

or the work of His hands,

He will tear them down and not rebuild them. ^q

⁶May the Lord be praised,

for He has heard the sound of my pleading. ^r

⁷The Lord is my strength and my shield;

my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. ^s

Therefore my heart rejoices,

and I praise Him with my song. ^t

⁸The Lord is the strength of His people; ^u

He is a stronghold of salvation for His anointed. ^v

⁹Save Your people, bless Your possession,

shepherd them, and carry them forever. ^w

Psalm 29

The Voice of the Lord

A Davidic psalm.

¹Ascribe to Yahweh, you heavenly beings, ^x

ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

²Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due His name;

worship Yahweh

in the splendor of His holiness. ^yz

³The voice of the Lord is above the waters.

The God of glory thunders—

the Lord, above vast waters, ^a

⁴the voice of the Lord in power,

the voice of the Lord in splendor. ^b

⁵The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;

the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon. ^c

⁶He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, ^d

and Sirion, ^elike a young wild ox. ^f

⁷The voice of the Lord flashes flames of fire. ^g

⁸The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;

the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. ^h

⁹The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth ^ij

and strips the woodlands bare. ^k

In His temple all cry, “Glory!”

¹⁰The Lord sat enthroned at the flood;

the Lord sits enthroned, King forever. ^l

¹¹The Lord gives His people strength; ^m

the Lord blesses His people with peace. ⁿ

Psalm 30

Joy in the Morning

A psalm; a dedication song for the house. Davidic.

¹I will exalt You, Lord,

because You have lifted me up ^o

and have not allowed my enemies

to triumph over me. ^p

²Lord my God,

I cried to You for help, and You healed me. ^q

³Lord, You brought me up from Sheol; ^r

You spared me from among those

going down ^sto the Pit. ^t

⁴Sing to Yahweh, you His faithful ones,

and praise His holy name. ^u

⁵For His anger lasts only a moment,

but His favor, a lifetime.

Weeping may spend the night,

but there is joy in the morning. ^v

⁶When I was secure, I said,

“I will never be shaken.” ^w

⁷Lord, when You showed Your favor,

You made me stand like a strong mountain; ^x

when You hid Your face, I was terrified. ^y

⁸Lord, I called to You;

I sought favor from my Lord: ^z

⁹“What gain is there in my death,

if I go down to the Pit?

Will the dust praise You?

Will it proclaim Your truth? ^a

¹⁰Lord, listen and be gracious to me;

Lord, be my helper.” ^b

¹¹You turned my lament into dancing;

You removed my sackcloth

and clothed me with gladness, ^c

¹²so that I can sing to You and not be silent.

Lord my God, I will praise You forever. ^d

Psalm 31

A Plea for Protection

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.

¹Lord, I seek refuge in You;

let me never be disgraced. ^e

Save me by Your righteousness.

²Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly.

Be a rock of refuge for me,

a mountain fortress to save me. ^f

³For You are my rock and my fortress; ^g

You lead and guide me

because of Your name. ^h

⁴You will free me from the net

that is secretly set for me,

for You are my refuge. ⁱ

⁵Into Your hand I entrust my spirit; ^j

You redeem ^kme, Lord, God of truth. ^l

⁶I ^mhate those who are devoted to worthless idols,

but I trust in the Lord. ⁿ

⁷I will rejoice and be glad in Your faithful love

because You have seen my affliction.

You have known the troubles of my…