Psalm 22:30–Psalm 32

³⁰Posterity shall serve him;

men shall tell of the Lord to the coming generation,

³¹and proclaim his deliverance to a people yet unborn,

that he has wrought it.

PSALM 23

A Psalm of David.

¹The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want;

²he makes me lie down in green pastures.

He leads me beside still waters;^s

³he restores my soul.^t

He leads me in paths of righteousness^u

for his name’s sake.

⁴Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,^v

I fear no evil;

for thou art with me;

thy rod and thy staff,

they comfort me.

⁵Thou preparest a table before me

in the presence of my enemies;

thou anointest my head with oil,

my cup overflows.

⁶Surely^w goodness and mercy^x shall follow me

all the days of my life;

and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord

for ever.^y

PSALM 24

A Psalm of David.

¹The earth is the Lord’s and the fulness thereof,

the world and those who dwell therein;

²for he has founded it upon the seas,

and established it upon the rivers.

³Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?

And who shall stand in his holy place?

⁴He who has clean hands and a pure heart,

who does not lift up his soul to what is false,

and does not swear deceitfully.

⁵He will receive blessing from the Lord,

and vindication from the God of his salvation.

⁶Such is the generation of those who seek him,

who seek the face of the God of Jacob.^z [Selah

⁷Lift up your heads, O gates!

and be lifted up, O ancient doors!

that the King of glory may come in.

⁸Who is the King of glory?

The Lord, strong and mighty,

the Lord, mighty in battle!

⁹Lift up your heads, O gates!

and be lifted up, O ancient doors!

that the King of glory may 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 thee, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

²O my God, in thee I trust,

let me not be put to shame;

let not my enemies exult over me.

³Yea, let none that wait for thee be put to shame;

let them be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.

⁴Make me to know thy ways, O Lord;

teach me thy paths.

⁵Lead me in thy truth, and teach me,

for thou art the God of my salvation;

for thee I wait all the day long.

⁶Be mindful of thy mercy, O Lord, and of thy steadfast love,

for they have been from of old.

⁷Remember not the sins of my youth, or my transgressions;

according to thy steadfast love remember me,

for thy goodness’ sake, O Lord!

⁸Good and upright is the Lord;

therefore he instructs sinners in the way.

⁹He leads the humble in what is right,

and teaches the humble his way.

¹⁰All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness,

for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.

¹¹For thy name’s sake, O Lord,

pardon my guilt, for it is great.

¹²Who is the man that fears the Lord?

Him will he instruct in the way that he should choose.

¹³He himself shall abide in prosperity,

and his children shall possess the land.

¹⁴The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him,

and he makes known to them his covenant.

¹⁵My eyes are ever toward the Lord,

for he will pluck my feet out of the net.

¹⁶Turn thou to me, and be gracious to me;

for I am lonely and afflicted.

¹⁷Relieve the troubles of my heart,

and bring me^b out of my distresses.

¹⁸Consider my affliction and my trouble,

and forgive all my sins.

¹⁹Consider how many are my foes,

and with what violent hatred they hate me.

²⁰Oh guard my life, and deliver me;

let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in thee.

²¹May integrity and uprightness preserve me,

for I wait for thee.

²²Redeem Israel, O God,

out of all his troubles.

PSALM 26

A Psalm of David.

¹Vindicate me, O Lord,

for I have walked in my integrity,

and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.

²Prove me, O Lord, and try me;

test my heart and my mind.

³For thy steadfast love is before my eyes,

and I walk in faithfulness to thee.^c

⁴I do not sit with false men,

nor do I consort with dissemblers;

⁵I hate the company of evildoers,

and I will not sit with the wicked.

⁶I wash my hands in innocence,

and go about thy altar, O Lord,

⁷singing aloud a song of thanksgiving,

and telling all thy wondrous deeds.

⁸O Lord, I love the habitation of thy house,

and the place where thy glory dwells.

⁹Sweep me not away with sinners,

nor my life with bloodthirsty men,

¹⁰men in whose hands are evil devices,

and whose right hands are full of bribes.

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

redeem me, and be gracious to me.

¹²My foot stands on level ground;

in the great congregation I will bless the Lord.

PSALM 27

A Psalm of David.

¹The Lord is my light and my salvation;

whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the stronghold^d of my life;

of whom shall I be afraid?

²When evildoers assail me,

uttering slanders against me,^e

my adversaries and foes,

they shall stumble and fall.

³Though a host encamp against me,

my heart shall not fear;

though war arise against me,

yet I will be confident.

⁴One thing have I asked of the Lord,

that will I seek after;

that I may dwell in the house of the Lord

all the days of my life,

to behold the beauty of the Lord,

and to inquire in his temple.

⁵For he will hide me in his shelter

in the day of trouble;

he will conceal me under the cover of his tent,

he will set me high upon a rock.

⁶And now my head shall be lifted up

above my enemies round about me;

and I will offer in his tent

sacrifices with shouts of joy;

I will sing and make melody to the Lord.

⁷Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud,

be gracious to me and answer me!

⁸Thou hast said, “Seek ye my face.”

My heart says to thee,

“Thy face, Lord, do I seek.”

⁹Hide not thy face from me.

Turn not thy servant away in anger,

thou who hast been my help.

Cast me not off, forsake me not,

O God of my salvation!

¹⁰For my father and my mother have forsaken me,

but the Lord will take me up.

¹¹Teach me thy way, O Lord;

and lead me on a level path

because of my enemies.

¹²Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;

for false witnesses have risen against me,

and they breathe out violence.

¹³I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord

in the land of the living!

¹⁴Wait for the Lord;

be strong, and let your heart take courage;

yea, wait for the Lord!

PSALM 28

A Psalm of David.

¹To thee, O Lord, I call;

my rock, be not deaf to me,

lest, if thou be silent to me,

I become like those who go down to the Pit.

²Hear the voice of my supplication,

as I cry to thee for help,

as I lift up my hands

toward thy most holy sanctuary.^f

³Take me not off with the wicked,

with those who are workers of evil,

who speak peace with their neighbors,

while mischief is in their hearts.

⁴Requite them according to their work,

and according to the evil of their deeds;

requite them according to the work of their hands;

render them their due reward.

⁵Because they do not regard the works of the Lord,

or the work of his hands,

he will break them down and build them up no more.

⁶Blessed be the Lord!

for he has heard the voice of my supplications.

⁷The Lord is my strength and my shield;

in him my heart trusts;

so I am helped, and my heart exults,

and with my song I give thanks to him.

⁸The Lord is the strength of his people,

he is the saving refuge of his anointed.

⁹O save thy people, and bless thy heritage;

be thou their shepherd, and carry them for ever.

PSALM 29

A Psalm of David.

¹Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,^g

ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

²Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name;

worship the Lord in holy array.

³The voice of the Lord is upon the waters;

the God of glory thunders,

the Lord, upon many waters.

⁴The voice of the Lord is powerful,

the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

⁵The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars,

the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.

⁶He makes Lebanon to skip like a calf,

and Sirion like a young wild ox.

⁷The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.

⁸The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness,

the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

⁹The voice of the Lord makes the oaks to whirl,^h

and strips the forests bare;

and in his temple all cry, “Glory!”

¹⁰The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;

the Lord sits enthroned as king for ever.

¹¹May the Lord give strength to his people!

May the Lord bless his people with peace!

PSALM 30

A Psalm of David. A Song at the dedication of the Temple.

¹I will extol thee, O Lord, for thou hast drawn me up,

and hast not let my foes rejoice over me.

²O Lord my God, I cried to thee for help,

and thou hast healed me.

³O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol,

restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit.ⁱ

⁴Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints,

and give thanks to his holy name.

⁵For his anger is but for a moment,

and his favor is for a lifetime.

Weeping may tarry for the night,

but joy comes with the morning.

⁶As for me, I said in my prosperity,

“I shall never be moved.”

⁷By thy favor, O Lord,

thou hadst established me as a strong mountain;

thou didst hide thy face,

I was dismayed.

⁸To thee, O Lord, I cried;

and to the Lord I made supplication:

⁹“What profit is there in my death,

if I go down to the Pit?

Will the dust praise thee?

Will it tell of thy faithfulness?

¹⁰Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me!

O Lord, be thou my helper!”

¹¹Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing;

thou hast loosed my sackcloth

and girded me with gladness,

¹²that my soul^j may praise thee and not be silent.

O Lord my God, I will give thanks to thee for ever.

PSALM 31

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

¹In thee, O Lord, do I seek refuge;

let me never be put to shame;

in thy righteousness deliver me!

²Incline thy ear to me,

rescue me speedily!

Be thou a rock of refuge for me,

a strong fortress to save me!

³Yea, thou art my rock and my fortress;

for thy name’s sake lead me and guide me,

⁴take me out of the net which is hidden for me,

for thou art my refuge.

⁵Into thy hand I commit my spirit;

thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, faithful God.

⁶Thou hatest those who pay regard to vain idols;

but I trust in the Lord.

⁷I will rejoice…