PSALM 80

To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Testimony of Asaph. A Psalm.

1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,

thou who leadest Joseph like a flock!

Thou who art enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth

2 before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh!

Stir up thy might,

and come to save us!

3 Restore us, O God;

let thy face shine, that we may be saved!

4 O Lord God of hosts,

how long wilt thou be angry with thy people’s prayers?

5 Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears,

and given them tears to drink in full measure.

6 Thou dost make us the scornk of our neighbors;

and our enemies laugh among themselves.

7 Restore us, O God of hosts;

let thy face shine, that we may be saved!

8 Thou didst bring a vine out of Egypt;

thou didst drive out the nations and plant it.

9 Thou didst clear the ground for it;

it took deep root and filled the land.

10 The mountains were covered with its shade,

the mighty cedars with its branches;

11 it sent out its branches to the sea,

and its shoots to the River.

12 Why then hast thou broken down its walls,

so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit?

13 The boar from the forest ravages it,

and all that move in the field feed on it.

14 Turn again, O God of hosts!

Look down from heaven, and see;

have regard for this vine,

15 the stock which thy right hand planted.l

16 They have burned it with fire, they have cut it down;

may they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance!

17 But let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand,

the son of man whom thou hast made strong for thyself!

18 Then we will never turn back from thee;

give us life, and we will call on thy name!

19 Restore us, O Lord God of hosts!

let thy face shine, that we may be saved!

PSALM 19

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 The heavens are telling the glory of God;

and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.

2 Day to day pours forth speech,

and night to night declares knowledge.

3 There is no speech, nor are there words;

their voice is not heard;

4 yet their voice* goes out through all the earth,

and their words to the end of the world.

In them he has set a tent for the sun,

5 which comes forth like a bridegroom leaving his chamber,

and like a strong man runs its course with joy.

6 Its rising is from the end of the heavens,

and its circuit to the end of them;

and there is nothing hid from its heat.

7 The law of the Lord is perfect,

reviving the soul;

the testimony of the Lord is sure,

making wise the simple;

8 the precepts of the Lord are right,

rejoicing the heart;

the commandment of the Lord is pure,

enlightening the eyes;

9 the fear of the Lord is clean,

enduring for ever;

the ordinances of the Lord are true,

and righteous altogether.

10 More to be desired are they than gold,

even much fine gold;

sweeter also than honey

and drippings of the honeycomb.

11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned;

in keeping them there is great reward.

12 But who can discern his errors?

Clear thou me from hidden faults.

13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins;

let them not have dominion over me!

Then I shall be blameless,

and innocent of great transgression.

14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart

be acceptable in thy sight,

O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

PSALM 20

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 The Lord answer you in the day of trouble!

The name of the God of Jacob protect you!

2 May he send you help from the sanctuary,

and give you support from Zion!

3 May he remember all your offerings,

and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! [Selah]

4 May he grant you your heart’s desire,

and fulfil all your plans!

5 May we shout for joy over your victory,

and in the name of our God set up our banners!

May the Lord fulfil all your petitions!

6 Now I know that the Lord will help his anointed;

he will answer him from his holy heaven

with mighty victories by his right hand.

7 Some boast of chariots, and some of horses;

but we boast of the name of the Lord our God.

8 They will collapse and fall;

but we shall rise and stand upright.

9 Give victory to the king, O Lord;

answer us when we call.l