Psalm 27
1 The Lord is my lights and my salvationt—
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the strongholdu of my life—
of whom shall I be afraid?v
2 When the wicked advance against me
to devoura me,
it is my enemies and my foes
who will stumble and fall.w
my heart will not fear;x
though war break out against me,
even then I will be confident.y
4 One thingz I ask from the Lord,
this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,a
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
and to seek him in his temple.
5 For in the day of troubleb
he will keep me safec in his dwelling;
he will hide med in the shelter of his sacred tent
and set me high upon a rock.e
6 Then my head will be exaltedf
above the enemies who surround me;g
at his sacred tent I will sacrificeh with shouts of joy;i
I will singj and make musick to the Lord.
7 Hear my voicel when I call, Lord;
be merciful to me and answer me.m
8 My heart says of you, “Seek his face!n”
Your face, Lord, I will seek.
9 Do not hide your faceo from me,
do not turn your servant away in anger;p
you have been my helper.q
Do not reject me or forsaker me,
God my Savior.s
10 Though my father and mother forsake me,
the Lord will receive me.
11 Teach me your way,t Lord;
lead me in a straight pathu
because of my oppressors.v
12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
for false witnessesw rise up against me,
spouting malicious accusations.
13 I remain confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the Lordx
in the land of the living.y
14 Waitz for the Lord;
be stronga and take heart
and wait for the Lord.
Psalm 9–27
For the director of music. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A psalm of David.
1 I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart;e
I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.f
2 I will be glad and rejoiceg in you;
I will sing the praisesh of your name,i O Most High.
they stumble and perish before you.
4 For you have upheld my rightj and my cause,k
sitting enthronedl as the righteous judge.m
5 You have rebuked the nationsn and destroyed the wicked;
you have blotted out their nameo for ever and ever.
6 Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,
you have uprooted their cities;p
even the memory of themq has perished.
7 The Lord reigns forever;r
he has established his thrones for judgment.
8 He rules the world in righteousnesst
and judges the peoples with equity.u
9 The Lord is a refugev for the oppressed,w
a stronghold in times of trouble.x
10 Those who know your namey trust in you,
for you, Lord, have never forsakenz those who seek you.a
11 Sing the praisesb of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;c
proclaim among the nationsd what he has done.e
12 For he who avenges bloodf remembers;
he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.g
13 Lord, see how my enemiesh persecute me!
Have mercyi and lift me up from the gates of death,j
14 that I may declare your praisesk
in the gates of Daughter Zion,l
and there rejoice in your salvation.m
15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;n
their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.o
16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.c p
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,q
all the nations that forget God.r
18 But God will never forget the needy;
the hopes of the afflictedt will never perish.
19 Arise,u Lord, do not let mortals triumph;v
let the nations be judgedw in your presence.
20 Strike them with terror,x Lord;
let the nations know they are only mortal.y
Psalm 10a
1 Why, Lord, do you stand far off?z
Why do you hide yourselfa in times of trouble?
2 In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,b
who are caught in the schemes he devises.
3 He boastsc about the cravings of his heart;
he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.d
4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;
in all his thoughts there is no room for God.e
5 His ways are always prosperous;
your laws are rejected byb him;
he sneers at all his enemies.
6 He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.”
He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”f
7 His mouth is fullg of lies and threats;h
trouble and evil are under his tongue.i
8 He lies in waitj near the villages;
from ambush he murders the innocent.k
His eyes watch in secret for his victims;
9 like a lion in cover he lies in wait.
He lies in wait to catch the helpless;l
he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.m
10 His victims are crushed,n they collapse;
they fall under his strength.
11 He says to himself, “God will never notice;o
he covers his face and never sees.”p
12 Arise,q Lord! Lift up your hand,r O God.
Do not forget the helpless.s
13 Why does the wicked man revile God?t
Why does he say to himself,
“He won’t call me to account”?u
14 But you, God, see the troublev of the afflicted;
you consider their grief and take it in hand.
The victims commit themselves to you;w
you are the helperx of the fatherless
Psalm 9
For the director of music. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A psalm of David.
1 I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart;e
I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.f
2 I will be glad and rejoiceg in you;
I will sing the praisesh of your name,i O Most High.
they stumble and perish before you.
4 For you have upheld my rightj and my cause,k
sitting enthronedl as the righteous judge.m
5 You have rebuked the nationsn and destroyed the wicked;
you have blotted out their nameo for ever and ever.
6 Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,
you have uprooted their cities;p
even the memory of themq has perished.
7 The Lord reigns forever;r
he has established his thrones for judgment.
8 He rules the world in righteousnesst
and judges the peoples with equity.u
9 The Lord is a refugev for the oppressed,w
a stronghold in times of trouble.x
10 Those who know your namey trust in you,
for you, Lord, have never forsakenz those who seek you.a
11 Sing the praisesb of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;c
proclaim among the nationsd what he has done.e
12 For he who avenges bloodf remembers;
he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.g
13 Lord, see how my enemiesh persecute me!
Have mercyi and lift me up from the gates of death,j
14 that I may declare your praisesk
in the gates of Daughter Zion,l
and there rejoice in your salvation.m
15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;n
their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.o
16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.c p
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,q
all the nations that forget God.r
18 But God will never forget the needy;
the hopes of the afflictedt will never perish.
19 Arise,u Lord, do not let mortals triumph;v
let the nations be judgedw in your presence.
20 Strike them with terror,x Lord;
let the nations know they are only mortal.y