Psalm 8

The Glory of the Lord In Creation

To the Chief Musician. 1On the Instrument of Gath. A Psalm of David.

1 O Lord, our Lord,

How aexcellent is Your name in all the earth,

Who have bset Your glory above the heavens!

2 cOut of the mouth of babes and nursing infants

You have 2ordained strength,

Because of Your enemies,

That You may silence dthe enemy and the avenger.

3 When I econsider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,

The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,

4 fWhat is man that You are mindful of him,

And the son of man that You gvisit 3him?

5 For You have made him a little lower than 4the angels,

And You have crowned him with glory and honor.

6 hYou have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands;

iYou have put all things under his feet,

7 All sheep and oxen—

Even the beasts of the field,

8 The birds of the air,

And the fish of the sea

That pass through the paths of the seas.

9 jO Lord, our Lord,

How excellent is Your name in all the earth!

Psalm 9

Prayer and Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Righteous Judgments

To the Chief Musician. To The Tune of 1“Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David.

1 I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart;

I will tell of all Your marvelous works.

2 I will be glad and arejoice in You;

I will sing praise to Your name, bO Most High.

3 When my enemies turn back,

They shall fall and perish at Your presence.

4 For You have maintained my right and my cause;

You sat on the throne judging in righteousness.

5 You have rebuked the 2nations,

You have destroyed the wicked;

You have cblotted out their name forever and ever.

6 O enemy, destructions are finished forever!

And you have destroyed cities;

Even their memory has dperished.

7 eBut the Lord shall endure forever;

He has prepared His throne for judgment.

8 fHe shall judge the world in righteousness,

And He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness.

9 The Lord also will be a grefuge 3for the oppressed,

A refuge in times of trouble.

10 And those who hknow Your name will put their trust in You;

For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.

11 Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion!

iDeclare His deeds among the people.

12 jWhen He avenges blood, He remembers them;

He does not forget the cry of the 4humble.

13 Have mercy on me, O Lord!

Consider my trouble from those who hate me,

You who lift me up from the gates of death,

14 That I may tell of all Your praise

In the gates of 5the daughter of Zion.

I will krejoice in Your salvation.

15 lThe 6nations have sunk down in the pit which they made;

In the net which they hid, their own foot is caught.

16 The Lord is mknown by the judgment He executes;

The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.

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Selah

17 The wicked shall be turned into hell,

And all the 8nations othat forget God.

18 pFor the needy shall not always be forgotten;

qThe expectation of the poor shall not perish forever.

19 Arise, O Lord,

Do not let man prevail;

Let the 9nations be judged in Your sight.

20 Put them in fear, O Lord,

That the 1nations may know themselves to be but men.

Selah

Psalm 10

A Song of Confidence in God’s Triumph Over Evil

1 Why do You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide in times of trouble?

2 The wicked in his pride 1persecutes the poor;

aLet them be caught in the plots which they have devised.

3 For the wicked bboasts of his heart’s desire;

2He cblesses the greedy and renounces the Lord.

4 The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God;

3God is in none of his dthoughts.

5 His ways 4are always prospering;

Your judgments are far above, out of his sight;

As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.

6 eHe has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved;

fI shall never be in adversity.”

7 gHis mouth is full of cursing and hdeceit and oppression;

Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.

8 He sits in the lurking places of the villages;

In the secret places he murders the innocent;

His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless.

9 He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den;

He lies in wait to catch the poor;

He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.

10 So 5he crouches, he lies low,

That the helpless may fall by his 6strength.

11 He has said in his heart,

“God has forgotten;

He hides His face;

He will never see.”

12 Arise, O Lord!

O God, ilift up Your hand!

Do not forget the jhumble.

13 Why do the wicked renounce God?

He has said in his heart,

“You will not require an account.”

14 But You have kseen, for You observe trouble and grief,

To repay it by Your hand.

The helpless lcommits 7himself to You;

mYou are the helper of the fatherless.

15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man;

Seek out his wickedness until You find none.

16 nThe Lord is King forever and ever;

The nations have perished out of His land.

17 Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;

You will prepare their heart;

You will cause Your ear to hear,

18 To 8do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed,

That the man of the earth may 9oppress no more.

Psalm 11

Faith in the Lord’s Righteousness

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

1 In athe Lord I put my trust; How can you say to my soul,

“Flee as a bird to your mountain”?

2 For look! bThe wicked bend their bow,

They make ready their arrow on the string,

That they may shoot 1secretly at the upright in heart.

3 cIf the foundations are destroyed,

What can the righteous do?

4 The Lord is in His holy temple,

The Lord’s dthrone is in heaven;

eHis eyes behold,

His eyelids test the sons of men.

5 The Lord ftests the righteous,

But the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates.

6 Upon the wicked He will rain coals;

Fire and brimstone and a burning wind

gShall be 2the portion of their cup.

7 For the Lord is righteous,

He hloves righteousness;

3His countenance beholds the upright.

Psalm 12

Man’s Treachery and God’s Constancy

To the Chief Musician. aOn 1An Eight-Stringed Harp. A Psalm of David.

1 Help, 2Lord, for the godly man bceases!

For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.

2 cThey speak idly everyone with his neighbor;

With flattering lips and 3a double heart they speak.

3 May the Lord 4cut off all flattering lips,

And the tongue that speaks 5proud things,

4 Who have said,

“With our tongue we will prevail;

Our lips are our own;

Who is lord over us?”

5 “For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy,

Now I will arise,” says the Lord;

“I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.”

6 The words of the Lord are dpure words,

Like silver tried in a furnace of earth,

Purified seven times.

7 You shall keep them, O Lord,

You shall preserve them from this generation forever.

8 The wicked prowl on every side,

When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

Psalm 13

Trust in the Salvation of the Lord

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

1 How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever?

aHow long will You hide Your face from me?

2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul,

Having sorrow in my heart daily?

How long will my enemy be exalted over me?

3 Consider and hear me, O Lord my God;

bEnlighten my eyes,

cLest I sleep the sleep of death;

4 Lest my enemy say,

“I have prevailed against him”;

Lest those who trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

5 But I have trusted in Your mercy;

My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.

6 I will sing to the Lord,

Because He has dealt bountifully with me.