Psalm 45
Psalm 45a
For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil.b A wedding song.s
1 My heart is stirred by a noble theme
as I recite my verses for the king;
my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
2 You are the most excellent of men
and your lips have been anointed with grace,t
since God has blessed you forever.u
3 Gird your swordv on your side, you mighty one;w
clothe yourself with splendor and majesty.x
4 In your majesty ride forth victoriouslyy
in the cause of truth, humility and justice;z
let your right handa achieve awesome deeds.b
5 Let your sharp arrowsc pierce the heartsd of the king’s enemies;e
let the nations fall beneath your feet.
6 Your throne, O God,c will last for ever and ever;f
a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
7 You love righteousnessg and hate wickedness;h
therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
by anointingi you with the oil of joy.j
8 All your robes are fragrantk with myrrhl and aloesm and cassia;n
from palaces adorned with ivoryo
the music of the stringsp makes you glad.
9 Daughters of kingsq are among your honored women;
at your right handr is the royal brides in gold of Ophir.t
10 Listen, daughter,u and pay careful attention:v
Forget your peoplew and your father’s house.
11 Let the king be enthralled by your beauty;x
honory him, for he is your lord.z
12 The city of Tyrea will come with a gift,d b
people of wealth will seek your favor.
13 All gloriousc is the princess within her chamber;
her gown is interwoven with gold.d
14 In embroidered garmentse she is led to the king;f
her virgin companionsg follow her—
those brought to be with her.
15 Led in with joy and gladness,h
they enter the palace of the king.
16 Your sons will take the place of your fathers;
you will make them princesi throughout the land.
17 I will perpetuate your memory through all generations;j
Psalm 6–45
Psalm 6a
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith.b A psalm of David.
1 Lord, do not rebuke me in your angeri
or discipline me in your wrath.
2 Have mercy on me,j Lord, for I am faint;k
heal me,l Lord, for my bones are in agony.m
3 My soul is in deep anguish.n
How long,o Lord, how long?
4 Turn,p Lord, and deliver me;
save me because of your unfailing love.q
5 Among the dead no one proclaims your name.
Who praises you from the grave?r
6 I am worn outs from my groaning.t
All night long I flood my bed with weepingu
and drench my couch with tears.v
7 My eyes grow weakw with sorrow;
they fail because of all my foes.
8 Away from me,x all you who do evil,y
for the Lord has heard my weeping.
9 The Lord has heard my cry for mercy;z
the Lord accepts my prayer.
10 All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish;a
they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.b
Psalm 7a
A shiggaionb c of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, a Benjamite.
1 Lord my God, I take refuged in you;
save and deliver mee from all who pursue me,f
2 or they will tear me apart like a liong
and rip me to pieces with no one to rescueh me.
3 Lord my God, if I have done this
and there is guilt on my handsi—
4 if I have repaid my ally with evil
or without causej have robbed my foe—
5 then let my enemy pursue and overtakek me;
let him trample my life to the groundl
and make me sleep in the dust.c m
6 Arise,n Lord, in your anger;
rise up against the rage of my enemies.o
Awake,p my God; decree justice.
7 Let the assembled peoples gather around you,
while you sit enthroned over them on high.q
8 Let the Lord judger the peoples.
Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness,s
according to my integrity,t O Most High.u
9 Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
and make the righteous secure—v
you, the righteous Godw
who probes minds and hearts.x
10 My shieldd y is God Most High,
who saves the upright in heart.z
11 God is a righteous judge,a
a God who displays his wrathb every day.
12 If he does not relent,c
he will bend and string his bow.e
13 He has prepared his deadly weapons;
he makes ready his flaming arrows.f
14 Whoever is pregnant with evil
conceives trouble and gives birthg to disillusionment.
15 Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out
falls into the pith they have made.i
16 The trouble they cause recoils on them;
their violence comes down on their own heads.
17 I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness;j
I will sing the praisesk of the name of the Lord Most High.l
Psalm 8a
For the director of music. According to gittith.b A psalm of David.
how majestic is your namem in all the earth!
You have set your gloryn
in the heavens.o
2 Through the praise of children and infants
you have established a strongholdp against your enemies,
to silence the foeq and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens,r
the work of your fingers,s
the moon and the stars,t
which you have set in place,
4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
human beings that you care for them?c u
5 You have made themd a little lower than the angelse v
and crowned themf with glory and honor.w
6 You made them rulersx over the works of your hands;y
you put everything under theirg feet:z
7 all flocks and herds,a
and the animals of the
Psalm 6
Psalm 6a
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith.b A psalm of David.
1 Lord, do not rebuke me in your angeri
or discipline me in your wrath.
2 Have mercy on me,j Lord, for I am faint;k
heal me,l Lord, for my bones are in agony.m
3 My soul is in deep anguish.n
How long,o Lord, how long?
4 Turn,p Lord, and deliver me;
save me because of your unfailing love.q
5 Among the dead no one proclaims your name.
Who praises you from the grave?r
6 I am worn outs from my groaning.t
All night long I flood my bed with weepingu
and drench my couch with tears.v
7 My eyes grow weakw with sorrow;
they fail because of all my foes.
8 Away from me,x all you who do evil,y
for the Lord has heard my weeping.
9 The Lord has heard my cry for mercy;z
the Lord accepts my prayer.
10 All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish;a
they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.b