Psalm 73
Psalm 73
1 Surely God is good to Israel,
to those who are pure in heart.y
2 But as for me, my feet had almost slipped;z
I had nearly lost my foothold.a
3 For I enviedb the arrogant
when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.c
their bodies are healthy and strong.a
5 They are freed from common human burdens;
they are not plagued by human ills.
6 Therefore pridee is their necklace;f
they clothe themselves with violence.g
7 From their callous heartsh comes iniquityb;
their evil imaginations have no limits.
8 They scoff, and speak with malice;i
with arrogancej they threaten oppression.k
9 Their mouths lay claim to heaven,
and their tongues take possession of the earth.
10 Therefore their people turn to them
and drink up waters in abundance.c
11 They say, “How would God know?
Does the Most High know anything?”
12 This is what the wicked are like—
always free of care,l they go on amassing wealth.m
13 Surely in vainn I have kept my heart pure
and have washed my hands in innocence.o
14 All day long I have been afflicted,p
and every morning brings new punishments.
15 If I had spoken out like that,
I would have betrayed your children.
16 When I tried to understandq all this,
it troubled me deeply
17 till I entered the sanctuaryr of God;
then I understood their final destiny.s
18 Surely you place them on slippery ground;t
you cast them down to ruin.u
19 How suddenlyv are they destroyed,
completely swept awayw by terrors!
20 They are like a dreamx when one awakes;y
when you arise, Lord,
you will despise them as fantasies.z
and my spirit embittered,
22 I was senselessa and ignorant;
I was a brute beastb before you.
you hold me by my right hand.c
24 You guided me with your counsel,e
and afterward you will take me into glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you?f
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.g
26 My flesh and my hearth may fail,i
but God is the strengthj of my heart
and my portionk forever.
27 Those who are far from you will perish;l
you destroy all who are unfaithfulm to you.
28 But as for me, it is good to be near God.n
I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge;o
I will tell of all your deeds.p
Psalm 27–73
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.
you are my Rock,
do not turn a deaf earb to me.
For if you remain silent,c
I will be like those who go down to the pit.d
2 Hear my cry for mercye
as I call to you for help,
as I lift up my handsf
toward your Most Holy Place.g
3 Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with those who do evil,
who speak cordially with their neighbors
but harbor malice in their hearts.h
and for their evil work;
repay them for what their hands have donei
and bring back on them what they deserve.j
5 Because they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord
and what his hands have done,k
he will tear them down
and never build them up again.
6 Praise be to the Lord,l
for he has heard my cry for mercy.m
7 The Lord is my strengthn and my shield;
my heart trustso in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,p
and with my song I praise him.q
8 The Lord is the strengthr of his people,
a fortress of salvations for his anointed one.t
9 Save your peopleu and bless your inheritance;v
be their shepherdw and carry themx forever.
1 Ascribe to the Lord,y you heavenly beings,z
ascribe to the Lord glorya and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in the splendor of hisa holiness.b
3 The voicec of the Lord is over the waters;
the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.f
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;g
the voice of the Lord is majestic.
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.h
6 He makes Lebanon leapi like a calf,
Sirionb j like a young wild ox.k
7 The voice of the Lord strikes
with flashes of lightning.l
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.