Psalm 39
Psalm 39a
For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
1 I said, “I will watch my waysp
and keep my tongue from sin;q
I will put a muzzle on my mouthr
while in the presence of the wicked.”
2 So I remained utterly silent,s
not even saying anything good.
But my anguisht increased;
3 my heart grew hotu within me.
While I meditated,v the firew burned;
then I spoke with my tongue:
4 “Show me, Lord, my life’s end
and the number of my days;x
let me know how fleetingy my life is.z
5 You have made my daysa a mere handbreadth;
the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Everyone is but a breath,b
even those who seem secure.b
6 “Surely everyone goes aroundc like a mere phantom;d
in vain they rush about,e heaping up wealthf
without knowing whose it will finally be.g
7 “But now, Lord, what do I look for?
My hope is in you.h
8 Save mei from all my transgressions;j
do not make me the scornk of fools.
9 I was silent;l I would not open my mouth,m
for you are the one who has done this.n
10 Remove your scourge from me;
I am overcome by the blowo of your hand.p
11 When you rebukeq and discipliner anyone for their sin,
you consumes their wealth like a motht—
surely everyone is but a breath.u
listen to my cry for help;v
do not be deafw to my weeping.x
I dwell with you as a foreigner,y
a stranger,z as all my ancestors were.a
13 Look away from me, that I may enjoy life again
before I depart and am no more.”b
Psalm 12–39
Psalm 12a
For the director of music. According to sheminith.b A psalm of David.
1 Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore;z
those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.
2 Everyone liesa to their neighbor;
they flatter with their lips
but harbor deception in their hearts.b
3 May the Lord silence all flattering lipsc
and every boastful tongue—d
“By our tongues we will prevail;e
our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”
5 “Because the poor are plunderedf and the needy groan,g
I will now arise,h” says the Lord.
“I will protect themi from those who malign them.”
6 And the words of the Lord are flawless,j
like silver purifiedk in a crucible,l
like goldc refined seven times.
7 You, Lord, will keep the needy safem
and will protect us forever from the wicked,n
8 who freely struto about
when what is vile is honored by the human race.
Psalm 13a
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 How long,p Lord? Will you forget meq forever?
How long will you hide your facer from me?
2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughtss
and day after day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?t
3 Look on meu and answer,v Lord my God.
Give light to my eyes,w or I will sleep in death,x
4 and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,y”
and my foes will rejoice when I fall.z
5 But I trust in your unfailing love;a
my heart rejoices in your salvation.b
6 I will singc the Lord’s praise,
for he has been good to me.
For the director of music. Of David.
1 The foola says in his heart,
“There is no God.”d
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;
there is no one who does good.
2 The Lord looks down from heavene
on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,f
any who seek God.g
3 All have turned away,h all have become corrupt;i
there is no one who does good,j
not even one.k
4 Do all these evildoers know nothing?l
They devour my peoplem as though eating bread;
they never call on the Lord.n
5 But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
for God is present in the company of the righteous.
6 You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor,
but the Lord is their refuge.o
7 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!p
When the Lord restoresq his people,
let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
1 Lord, who may dwellr in your sacred tent?s
Who may live on your holy mountain?t
2 The one whose walk is blameless,u
who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truthv from their heart;
3 whose tongue utters no slander,w
who does no wrong to a neighbor,
and casts no slur on others;
but honorsx those who fear the Lord;
who keeps an oathy even when it hurts,
and does not change their mind;
5 who lends money to the poor without interest;z
who does not accept a bribea against the innocent.
Whoever does these things
will never be shaken.b
A miktama of David.
1 Keep me safe,c my God,
for in you I take refuge.d
2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;e
apart from you I have no good thing.”f
3 I say of the holy peopleg who are in the land,h
“They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
4 Those who run after other godsi will sufferj more and more.
I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
or take up their namesk on my lips.
5 Lord, you alone are my portionl and my …
Psalm 12
Psalm 12a
For the director of music. According to sheminith.b A psalm of David.
1 Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore;z
those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.
2 Everyone liesa to their neighbor;
they flatter with their lips
but harbor deception in their hearts.b
3 May the Lord silence all flattering lipsc
and every boastful tongue—d
“By our tongues we will prevail;e
our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”
5 “Because the poor are plunderedf and the needy groan,g
I will now arise,h” says the Lord.
“I will protect themi from those who malign them.”
6 And the words of the Lord are flawless,j
like silver purifiedk in a crucible,l
like goldc refined seven times.
7 You, Lord, will keep the needy safem
and will protect us forever from the wicked,n
8 who freely struto about
when what is vile is honored by the human race.