Psalm 22–32

PSALM 22

Why Have You Forsaken Me?

For the choir director. According to ^†Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David.

^1aMy God, my God, why have You forsaken me?

^1bFar from my salvation are the words of my ^2cgroaning.

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

And by night, but ¹I have no rest.

³Yet ^aYou are holy,

¹Enthroned upon ^bthe praises of Israel.

⁴In You our fathers ^atrusted;

They trusted and You ^brescued them.

⁵To You they cried out and were granted escape;

^aIn You they trusted and were not ¹disappointed.

⁶But I am a ^aworm and not a man,

A ^breproach of men and ^cdespised by the people.

⁷All who see me ^amock me;

They ¹smack their lip, they ^bwag their head, saying,

⁸“¹Commit yourself to Yahweh; ^alet Him rescue him;

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

⁹Yet You are He who ^abrought me out of the womb;

You made me trust when upon my mother’s breasts.

¹⁰Upon You I was cast ^afrom ¹birth;

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

^11aBe not far from me, for ¹distress is near;

For there is ^bnone to help.

¹²Many ^abulls have surrounded me;

Strong bulls of ^bBashan have encircled me.

¹³They ^aopen wide their mouth at me,

As a ^blion that tears and roars.

¹⁴I am ^apoured out like water,

And all my ^bbones are out of joint;

My ^cheart is like wax;

It is melted within ¹me.

¹⁵My ^astrength is dried up like a potsherd,

And ^bmy tongue cleaves to my jaws;

And You ^clay me ¹in the dust of death.

¹⁶For ^adogs have surrounded me;

¹A band of evildoers has encompassed me;

²They ^bpierced my hands and my feet.

¹⁷I count all my bones.

^aThey look, they stare at me;

¹⁸They ^adivide my garments among them,

And for my clothing they cast lots.

¹⁹But You, O Yahweh, ^abe not far off;

O my Strength, ^bhasten to my help.

²⁰Deliver my ¹soul from ^athe sword,

My ^bonly life from the ²power of the dog.

²¹Save me from the mouth of the ^alion;

From the horns of the ^bwild oxen You ^chave answered me.

²²I will surely ^arecount Your name to my brothers;

In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.

^23aYou who fear Yahweh, praise Him;

All you seed of Jacob, ^bglorify Him,

And ^cstand in awe of Him, all you seed of Israel.

²⁴For He has ^anot despised and He has not abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;

And He has not ^bhidden His face from him;

But ^cwhen he cried to Him for help, He heard.

²⁵Of You is ^amy praise in the great assembly;

I shall ^bpay my vows before those who fear Him.

²⁶The ¹afflicted will eat and ^abe satisfied;

Those who seek Him will ^bpraise Yahweh.

May your ^cheart live forever!

²⁷All the ^aends of the earth will remember and turn to Yahweh,

And all the ^bfamilies of the nations will worship before ¹You.

²⁸For the ^akingdom is Yahweh’s

And He ^brules over the nations.

²⁹All the ^1aprosperous of the earth will eat and worship,

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

Even he who ^2ccannot keep his soul alive.

^30aTheir seed will serve Him;

It will be recounted about the Lord to ^bthe coming generation.

³¹They will come and ^awill declare His righteousness

To a people ^bwho will be born, that He has done it.

PSALM 23

Yahweh Is My Shepherd

A Psalm of David.

¹Yahweh is my ^ashepherd,

I ¹shall ^bnot want.

²He makes me lie down in ^agreen pastures;

He ^bleads me beside ^1cquiet waters.

³He ^arestores my soul;

He ^bguides me in the ^1cpaths of righteousness

For His name’s sake.

⁴Even though I ^awalk through the ¹valley of the shadow of death,

I ^bfear no ²evil, for ^cYou are with me;

Your ^drod and Your staff, they comfort me.

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

You ¹have ^banointed my head with oil;

My ^ccup overflows.

⁶¹Surely ^agoodness and lovingkindness will ²pursue me all the days of my life,

And I will ^3bdwell in the house of Yahweh ⁴forever.

PSALM 24

The King of Glory

Of David. A Psalm.

¹The ^aearth is Yahweh’s, as well as its fullness,

The ^bworld, and those who dwell in it.

²For He has ^afounded it upon the seas

And established it upon the rivers.

³Who may ^aascend into the ^bmountain of Yahweh?

And who may rise in His holy ^cplace?

⁴He who has ^ainnocent hands and a ^bpure heart,

Who has not ^clifted up his soul ¹to worthlessness

And has not ^dsworn deceitfully.

⁵He shall lift up a ^ablessing from Yahweh

And ^1brighteousness from the God of his salvation.

⁶¹This is the generation of those who ^aseek Him,

Who seek Your face—pay heed O Jacob. ²Selah.

^7aLift up your heads, O gates,

And be lifted up, O ¹ancient doors,

That the King of ^bglory may come in!

⁸Who is this King of glory?

Yahweh ^astrong and mighty,

Yahweh ^bmighty in battle.

⁹Lift up your heads, O gates,

And lift yourselves up, O ¹ancient doors,

That the King of ^aglory may come in!

¹⁰Who is He, this King of glory?

Yahweh of ^ahosts,

He is the King of glory. Selah.

PSALM 25

Lead Me in Your Truth

Of David.

Aleph

¹To You, O Yahweh, I ^alift up my soul.

Beth

²O my God, in You ^aI trust,

Do not let me ^bbe ashamed;

Do not let my ^cenemies exult over me.

Gimel

³Indeed, let ^anone who hope in You be ashamed;

Let those who ^bdeal treacherously without cause be ashamed.

Daleth

^4aMake me know Your ways, O Yahweh;

Teach me Your paths.

He / Vav

⁵Lead me in ^aYour truth and teach me,

For You are the ^bGod of my salvation;

In You I ^chope all the day.

Zayin

^6aRemember, O Yahweh, Your compassion and Your lovingkindnesses,

For they have been ^1bfrom of old.

Heth

⁷Do not remember the ^asins of my youth or my transgressions;

^bAccording to Your lovingkindness remember me,

For the sake of Your ^cgoodness, O Yahweh.

Teth

^8aGood and ^bupright is Yahweh;

Therefore He ^cinstructs sinners in the way.

Yodh

⁹May He ^alead the ¹humble in justice,

And may He ^bteach the ²humble His way.

Kaph

¹⁰All the paths of Yahweh are ^alovingkindness and truth

To ^bthose who guard His covenant and His testimonies.

Lamedh

¹¹For ^aYour name’s sake, O Yahweh,

^bPardon my iniquity, for it is great.

Mem

¹²Who is the man who ^afears Yahweh?

He will ^binstruct him in the way he should choose.

Nun

¹³His soul will ^aabide in goodness,

And his seed will ^binherit the ¹land.

Samekh

¹⁴The ^1asecret of Yahweh is for those who fear Him,

²And He will ^bmake them know His covenant.

Ayin

¹⁵My ^aeyes are continually toward Yahweh,

For He will ^bbring my feet out of the net.

Pe

^16aTurn to me and be gracious to me,

For I am ^balone and afflicted.

Tsadhe

¹⁷¹The ^atroubles of my heart are enlarged;

Bring me ^bout of my distresses.

Resh

^18aSee my affliction and my ¹trouble,

And ^bforgive all my sins.

Resh

¹⁹See my enemies, for they ^aare many,

And they ^bhate me with violent hatred.

Shin

^20aKeep my soul and deliver me;

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

Tav

²¹Let ^aintegrity and uprightness guard me,

For ^bI hope in You.

^22aRedeem Israel, O God,

Out of all his troubles.

PSALM 26

Give Justice to Me, O Yahweh

Of David.

^1aGive justice to me, O Yahweh, for I have ^bwalked in my integrity,

And I have ^ctrusted in Yahweh; ^dI will not waver.

^2aTest me, O Yahweh, and try me;

^bRefine my ¹mind and my heart.

³For Your ^alovingkindness is before my eyes,

And I have ^bwalked in Your ¹truth.

⁴I do not ^asit with worthless men,

And I will not go with ^1bpretenders.

⁵I ^ahate the assembly of evildoers,

And I will not sit with the wicked.

⁶I shall ^awash my hands in innocence,

So I will go around ^bYour altar, O Yahweh,

⁷In order to proclaim with the voice of ^athanksgiving

And to recount all Your ¹wondrous deeds.

⁸O Yahweh, I ^alove the habitation of Your house

And the place ¹where Your ^bglory dwells.

^9aDo not ¹take my soul away along with sinners,

Nor my life with ^bmen of bloodshed,

¹⁰In whose hands is a ^awicked scheme,

And whose right hand is full of ^bbribes.

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

^bRedeem me, and be gracious to me.

^12aMy foot stands on ^blevel ground;

In the ^ccongregations I shall bless Yahweh.

PSALM 27

Yahweh Is My Light and My Salvation

Of David.

¹Yahweh is my ^alight and my ^bsalvation;

Whom shall I fear?

Yahweh is the ^1cstrong defense of my life;

^dWhom shall I dread?

²When evildoers came upon me to ^adevour my flesh,

My adversaries and my enemies, they ^bstumbled and fell.

³Though a ^ahost encamp against me,

My heart will not fear;

Though war arise against me,

In this I ^btrust.

^4aOne thing I have asked from Yahweh, that I shall seek:

That I may ^bdwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life,

To behold ^cthe ¹beauty of Yahweh

And to ^dinquire in His temple.

⁵For in the ^aday of calamity He will ^bconceal me in His shelter;

In the secret place of His tent He will ^chide me;

He will ^dlift me up on a rock.

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

And I will offer in His tent ^bsacrifices with loud shouts of joy;

I will ^csing, and I will sing praises to Yahweh.

^7aHear, O Yahweh, when I call with my voice,

And be gracious to me and ^banswer me.

⁸On Your behalf my heart says, “^aSeek My face,”

“Your face, O Yahweh, ^bI shall seek.”

^9aDo not hide Your face from me,

Do not turn Your slave away in ^banger;

You have been ^cmy help;

^dDo not abandon me and do not ^eforsake me,

O God of my salvation!

¹⁰¹For my father and ^amy mother have forsaken me,

But ^bYahweh will take me up.

^11aInstruct me in Your way, O Yahweh,

And lead me in a ^blevel path

Because of ¹my foes.

¹²Do not give me over to the ^1adesire of my adversaries,

For ^bfalse witnesses have risen against me,

And such as ^cbreathe out violence.

¹³¹I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the ^agoodness of Yahweh

In the ^bland of the living.

^14aHope in Yahweh;

Be ^bstrong and let your heart take courage;

Hope in Yahweh.

PSALM 28

Yahweh Is My Strength and My Shield

Of David.

¹To You, O Yahweh, I call;

My ^arock, do not be silent to me,

Lest if You ^bare hesitant toward me,

I will become like those who ^cgo down to the pit.

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

When I ^blift up my hands ^ctoward ¹Your holy ^dsanctuary.

^3aDo not drag me away with the wicked

And with workers of iniquity,

Who ^bspeak peace with their neighbors,

While evil is in their hearts.

⁴Give to them ^aaccording to their work and according to the evil of their actions;

Give to them according to the deeds of their hands;

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