Psalm 22:26–32:11
26 The poor will eatf and be satisfied;
those who seek the Lord will praise him—g
may your hearts live forever!
27 All the ends of the earthh
will remember and turn to the Lord,
and all the families of the nations
will bow down before him,i
28 for dominion belongs to the Lordj
and he rules over the nations.
29 All the richk of the earth will feast and worship;l
all who go down to the dustm will kneel before him—
those who cannot keep themselves alive.n
30 Posterityo will serve him;
future generationsp will be told about the Lord.
31 They will proclaim his righteousness,q
declaring to a people yet unborn:r
He has done it!s
1 The Lord is my shepherd,t I lack nothing.u
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,v
3 he refreshes my soul.w
He guides mex along the right pathsy
for his name’s sake.z
through the darkest valley,a a
I will fear no evil,b
for you are with me;c
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5 You prepare a tabled before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;e
my cupf overflows.
6 Surely your goodness and loveg will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.
1 The earth is the Lord’s,h and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it;i
2 for he founded it on the seas
and established it on the waters.j
3 Who may ascend the mountaink of the Lord?
Who may stand in his holy place?l
4 The one who has clean handsm and a pure heart,n
who does not trust in an idolo
or swear by a false god.a
5 They will receive blessingp from the Lord
and vindicationq from God their Savior.
6 Such is the generation of those who seek him,
who seek your face,r God of Jacob.b,c
7 Lift up your heads, you gates;s
be lifted up, you ancient doors,
that the Kingt of gloryu may come in.v
The Lord strong and mighty,w
the Lord mighty in battle.x
9 Lift up your heads, you gates;
lift them up, you ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
10 Who is he, this King of glory?
The Lord Almightyy—
he is the King of glory.
Psalm 25a
I put my trust.z
2 I trust in you;a
do not let me be put to shame,
nor let my enemies triumph over me.
will ever be put to shame,b
but shame will come on those
who are treacherousc without cause.
teach me your paths.d
5 Guide me in your truthe and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,f
and my hope is in youg all day long.
6 Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love,h
for they are from of old.
7 Do not remember the sins of my youthi
and my rebellious ways;j
according to your lovek remember me,
for you, Lord, are good.l
8 Good and uprightm is the Lord;
therefore he instructsn sinners in his ways.
9 He guideso the humble in what is right
and teaches themp his way.
10 All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithfulq
toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.r
11 For the sake of your name,s Lord,
forgivet my iniquity,u though it is great.
12 Who, then, are those who fear the Lord?v
He will instruct them in the waysw they should choose.b
13 They will spend their days in prosperity,x
and their descendants will inherit the land.y
14 The Lord confidesz in those who fear him;
he makes his covenant knowna to them.
15 My eyes are ever on the Lord,b
for only he will release my feet from the snare.c
16 Turn to med and be gracious to me,e
for I am lonelyf and afflicted.
17 Relieve the troublesg of my heart
and free me from my anguish.h
18 Look on my afflictioni and my distressj
and take away all my sins.k
19 See how numerous are my enemiesl
and how fiercely they hate me!m
20 Guard my lifen and rescue me;o
do not let me be put to shame,p
for I take refugeq in you.
21 May integrityr and uprightnesss protect me,
because my hope, Lord,c is in you.t
22 Deliver Israel,u O God,
from all their troubles!
1 Vindicate me,v Lord,
for I have led a blameless life;w
I have trustedx in the Lord
and have not faltered.y
2 Test me,z Lord, and try me,
examine my heart and my mind;a
3 for I have always been mindful of your unfailing loveb
and have livedc in reliance on your faithfulness.d
4 I do not site with the deceitful,
nor do I associate with hypocrites.f
5 I abhorg the assembly of evildoers
and refuse to sit with the wicked.
6 I wash my hands in innocence,h
and go about your altar, Lord,
7 proclaiming aloud your praisei
and telling of all your wonderful deeds.j
8 Lord, I lovek the house where you live,
the place where your glory dwells.l
9 Do not take away my soul along with sinners,
my life with those who are bloodthirsty,m
10 in whose hands are wicked schemes,n
whose right hands are full of bribes.o
deliver mep and be merciful to me.
12 My feet stand on level ground;q
in the great congregationr I will praise the Lord.
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
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the desert;
the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.m
9 The voice of the Lord twists the oaksc n
and strips the forests bare.
And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”o
10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;p
the Lord is enthroned as King forever.q
11 The Lord gives strength to his people;r
the Lord blesses his people with peace.s
Psalm 30a
A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple.b Of David.
1 I will exaltt you, Lord,
for you lifted me out of the depthsu
and did not let my enemies gloat over me.v
2 Lord my God, I called to you for help,w
and you healed me.x
3 You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead;y
you spared me from going down to the pit.z
4 Singa the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;b
praise his holy name.c
5 For his angerd lasts only a moment,e
but his favor lasts a lifetime;f
weepingg may stay for the night,
but rejoicing comes in the morning.h
“I will never be shaken.”i
you made my royal mountainc stand firm;
but when you hid your face,j
I was dismayed.
to the Lord I cried for mercy:
9 “What is gained if I am silenced,
if I go down to the pit?k
Will the dust praise you?
Will it proclaim your faithfulness?l
10 Hear,m Lord, and be merciful to me;n
Lord, be my help.o”
11 You turned my wailingp into dancing;q
you removed my sackclothr and clothed me with joy,s
12 that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.
Lord my God, I will praiset you forever.u
Psalm 31a
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;v
let me never be put to shame;
deliver me in your righteousness.w
2 Turn your ear to me,x
come quickly to my rescue;y