Psalm 22–32

Psalm 22

To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Deer of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David.

¹My ^aGod, My God, why have You forsaken Me?

Why are You so far from helping Me,

And from the words of My groaning?

²O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear;

And in the night season, and am not silent.

³But You are holy,

Enthroned in the ^bpraises of Israel.

⁴Our fathers trusted in You;

They trusted, and You delivered them.

⁵They cried to You, and were delivered;

^cThey trusted in You, and were not ashamed.

⁶But I am ^da worm, and no man;

^eA reproach of men, and despised by the people.

^7fAll those who see Me ridicule Me;

They ²shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

⁸“He ^g3trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him;

^hLet Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”

⁹ⁱBut You are He who took Me out of the womb;

You made Me trust while on My mother’s breasts.

¹⁰I was cast upon You from birth.

From My mother’s womb

^jYou have been My God.

¹¹Be not far from Me,

For trouble is near;

For there is none to help.

^12kMany bulls have surrounded Me;

Strong bulls of ^lBashan have encircled Me.

^13mThey ⁴gape at Me with their mouths,

Like a raging and roaring lion.

¹⁴I am poured out like water,

ⁿAnd all My bones are out of joint;

My heart is like wax;

It has melted ⁵within Me.

^15oMy strength is dried up like a potsherd,

And ^pMy tongue clings to My jaws;

You have brought Me to the dust of death.

¹⁶For dogs have surrounded Me;

The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me.

^qThey ⁶pierced My hands and My feet;

¹⁷I can count all My bones.

^rThey look and stare at Me.

^18sThey divide My garments among them,

And for My clothing they cast lots.

¹⁹But You, O Lord, do not be far from Me;

O My Strength, hasten to help Me!

²⁰Deliver Me from the sword,

^tMy ⁷precious life from the power of the dog.

^21uSave Me from the lion’s mouth

And from the horns of the wild oxen!

^vYou have answered Me.

^22wI will declare Your name to ^xMy brethren;

In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.

^23yYou who fear the Lord, praise Him!

All you ⁸descendants of Jacob, glorify Him,

And fear Him, all you offspring of Israel!

²⁴For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;

Nor has He hidden His face from Him;

But ^zwhen He cried to Him, He heard.

^25aMy praise shall be of You in the great assembly;

^bI will pay My vows before those who fear Him.

²⁶The poor shall eat and be satisfied;

Those who seek Him will praise the Lord.

Let your heart live forever!

²⁷All the ends of the world

Shall remember and turn to the Lord,

And all the families of the ⁹nations

Shall worship before ¹You.

^28cFor the kingdom is the Lord’s,

And He rules over the nations.

^29dAll the prosperous of the earth

Shall eat and worship;

^eAll those who go down to ²the dust

Shall bow before Him,

Even he who cannot keep himself alive.

³⁰A posterity shall serve Him.

It will be recounted of the Lord to the next generation,

³¹They will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born,

That He has done this.

Psalm 23

A Psalm of David.

¹The Lord is ^amy shepherd; ^bI shall not ¹want.

^2cHe makes me to lie down in ²green pastures;

^dHe leads me beside the ³still waters.

³He restores my soul;

^eHe leads me in the paths of righteousness

For His name’s sake.

⁴Yea, though I walk through the valley of ^fthe shadow of death,

^gI will fear no evil;

^hFor You are with me;

Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

⁵You ⁱprepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;

You ^janoint my head with oil;

My cup runs over.

⁶Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me

All the days of my life;

And I will ⁴dwell in the house of the Lord

⁵Forever.

Psalm 24

A Psalm of David.

¹The ^aearth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness,

The world and those who dwell therein.

²For He has ^bfounded it upon the seas,

And established it upon the ¹waters.

^3cWho may ascend into the hill of the Lord?

Or who may stand in His holy place?

⁴He who has ^dclean hands and ^ea pure heart,

Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol,

Nor ^fsworn deceitfully.

⁵He shall receive blessing from the Lord,

And righteousness from the God of his salvation.

⁶This is Jacob, the generation of those who ^gseek Him,

Who seek Your face.

Selah

^7hLift up your heads, O you gates!

And be lifted up, you everlasting doors!

ⁱAnd the King of glory shall come in.

⁸Who is this King of glory?

The Lord strong and mighty,

The Lord mighty in ^jbattle.

⁹Lift up your heads, O you gates!

Lift up, you everlasting doors!

And the King of glory shall come in.

¹⁰Who is this King of glory?

The Lord of hosts,

He is the King of glory.

Selah

Psalm 25

A Psalm of David.

¹To ^aYou, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

²O my God, I ^btrust in You;

Let me not be ashamed;

^cLet not my enemies triumph over me.

³Indeed, let no one who ¹waits on You be ashamed;

Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.

^4dShow me Your ways, O Lord;

Teach me Your paths.

⁵Lead me in Your truth and teach me,

For You are the God of my salvation;

On You I wait all the day.

⁶Remember, O Lord, ^eYour tender mercies and Your lovingkindnesses,

For they are from of old.

⁷Do not remember ^fthe sins of my youth, nor my transgressions;

^gAccording to Your mercy remember me,

For Your goodness’ sake, O Lord.

⁸Good and upright is the Lord;

Therefore He teaches sinners in the way.

⁹The humble He guides in justice,

And the humble He teaches His way.

¹⁰All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth,

To such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.

^11hFor Your name’s sake, O Lord,

Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.

¹²Who is the man that fears the Lord?

ⁱHim shall ²He teach in the way He chooses.

^13jHe himself shall dwell in ³prosperity,

And ^khis descendants shall inherit the earth.

^14lThe secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him,

And He will show them His covenant.

^15mMy eyes are ever toward the Lord,

For He shall ⁴pluck my feet out of the net.

¹⁶ⁿTurn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me,

For I am ⁵desolate and afflicted.

¹⁷The troubles of my heart have enlarged;

Bring me out of my distresses!

^18oLook on my affliction and my pain,

And forgive all my sins.

¹⁹Consider my enemies, for they are many;

And they hate me with ⁶cruel hatred.

²⁰Keep my soul, and deliver me;

Let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in You.

²¹Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,

For I wait for You.

^22pRedeem Israel, O God,

Out of all their troubles!

Psalm 26

A Psalm of David.

¹Vindicate ^ame, O Lord,

For I have ^bwalked in my integrity.

^cI have also trusted in the Lord;

I shall not slip.

^2dExamine me, O Lord, and ¹prove me;

Try my mind and my heart.

³For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes,

And ^eI have walked in Your truth.

⁴I have not ^fsat with idolatrous mortals,

Nor will I go in with hypocrites.

⁵I have ^ghated the assembly of evildoers,

And will not sit with the wicked.

⁶I will wash my hands in innocence;

So I will go about Your altar, O Lord,

⁷That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving,

And tell of all Your wondrous works.

⁸Lord, ^hI have loved the habitation of Your house,

And the place ²where Your glory dwells.

⁹ⁱDo ³not gather my soul with sinners,

Nor my life with bloodthirsty men,

¹⁰In whose hands is a sinister scheme,

And whose right hand is full of ^jbribes.

¹¹But as for me, I will walk in my integrity;

Redeem me and be merciful to me.

^12kMy foot stands in an even place;

In the congregations I will bless the Lord.

Psalm 27

A Psalm of David.

¹The Lord is my ^alight and my salvation;

Whom shall I fear?

The ^bLord is the strength of my life;

Of whom shall I be afraid?

²When the wicked came against me

To ^ceat ¹up my flesh,

My enemies and foes,

They stumbled and fell.

^3dThough an army may encamp against me,

My heart shall not fear;

Though war may rise against me,

In this I will be confident.

^4eOne thing I have desired of the Lord,

That will I seek:

That I may ^fdwell in the house of the Lord

All the days of my life,

To behold the ²beauty of the Lord,

And to inquire in His temple.

⁵For ^gin the time of trouble

He shall hide me in His pavilion;

In the secret place of His tabernacle

He shall hide me;

He shall ^hset me high upon a rock.

⁶And now ⁱmy head shall be ³lifted up above my enemies all around me;

Therefore I will offer sacrifices of ⁴joy in His tabernacle;

I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.

⁷Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice!

Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

⁸When You said, “Seek My face,”

My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”

^9jDo not hide Your face from me;

Do not turn Your servant away in anger;

You have been my help;

Do not leave me nor forsake me,

O God of my salvation.

^10kWhen my father and my mother forsake me,

Then the Lord will take care of me.

^11lTeach me Your way, O Lord,

And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies.

¹²Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries;

For ^mfalse witnesses have risen against me,

And such as breathe out violence.

¹³I would have lost heart, unless I had believed

That I would see the goodness of the Lord

ⁿIn the land of the living.

^14oWait ⁵on the Lord;

Be of good courage,

And He shall strengthen your heart;

Wait, I say, on the Lord!

Psalm 28

A Psalm of David.

¹To You I will cry, O Lord my Rock: ^aDo not be silent to me,

^bLest, if You are silent to me,

I become like those who go down to the pit.

²Hear the voice of my supplications

When I cry to You,

^cWhen I lift up my hands ^dtoward Your holy sanctuary.

³Do not ¹take me away with the wicked

And with the workers of iniquity,

^eWho speak peace to their neighbors,

But evil is in their hearts.

^4fGive them according to their deeds,

And according to the wickedness of their endeavors;

Give them according to the work of their hands;

Render to them what they deserve.

⁵Because ^gthey do not regard the works of the Lord,

Nor the operation of His hands,

He shall destroy them

And not build them up.

⁶Blessed be the Lord,

Because He has heard the voice of my supplications!

⁷The Lord is ^hmy strength and my shield;

My heart ⁱtrusted in Him, and I am helped;

Therefore my heart greatly rejoices,

And with my song I will praise Him.

⁸The Lord is ²their strength,

And He is the ^jsaving refuge of His ³anointed.

⁹Save Your people,

And bless ^kYour inheritance;

Shepherd them also,

^lAnd bear them up forever.

Psalm 29

A Psalm of David.

¹Give ^1aunto the Lord, O you mighty ones,

Give unto the Lord glory and…