Psalm 20 For the choir director: A psalm of David. 1 In times of trouble, may the Lord answer your cry. May the name of the God of Jacob keep you safe from all harm.2 May he send you help from his sanctuary and strengthen you from Jerusalem.[a]3 May he remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Interlude 4 May he …
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Psalm 19
Psalm 19 For the choir director: A psalm of David. 1 The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship.2 Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known.3 They speak without a sound or word; their voice is never heard.[a]4 Yet their message has gone throughout the earth, and their words to all the …
Psalm 18
Psalm 18 For the choir director: A psalm of David, the servant of the Lord. He sang this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from all his enemies and from Saul. He sang: 1 I love you, Lord; you are my strength.2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection.He …
Psalm 17
Psalm 17 A prayer of David. 1 O Lord, hear my plea for justice. Listen to my cry for help.Pay attention to my prayer, for it comes from honest lips.2 Declare me innocent, for you see those who do right. 3 You have tested my thoughts and examined my heart in the night. You have scrutinized me and found nothing wrong. I am determined …
Psalm 16
A Miktam of David. 16 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” 3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight. 4 The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I …
Psalm 15
Psalm 15 A psalm of David. 1 Who may worship in your sanctuary, Lord? Who may enter your presence on your holy hill?2 Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right, speaking the truth from sincere hearts.3 Those who refuse to gossip or harm their neighbors or speak evil of their friends.4 Those who despise flagrant sinners, and honor the faithful followers of …
Psalm 14
Psalm 14 For the choir director: A psalm of David. 1 Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.”They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; not one of them does good! 2 The Lord looks down from heaven on the entire human race;he looks to see if anyone is truly wise, if anyone seeks God.3 But no, all have turned away; all …
Psalm 13
Psalm 13 For the choir director: A psalm of David. 1 O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever? How long will you look the other way?2 How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, with sorrow in my heart every day? How long will my enemy have the upper hand? 3 Turn and answer me, O Lord my God! Restore the …
Psalm 12
Psalm 12 For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by an eight-stringed instrument. 1 Help, O Lord, for the godly are fast disappearing! The faithful have vanished from the earth!2 Neighbors lie to each other, speaking with flattering lips and deceitful hearts.3 May the Lord cut off their flattering lips and silence their boastful tongues.4 They say, “We will lie to …
Psalm 11
Psalm 11 For the choir director: A psalm of David. 1 I trust in the Lord for protection.So why do you say to me, “Fly like a bird to the mountains for safety!2 The wicked are stringing their bows and fitting their arrows on the bowstrings.They shoot from the shadows at those whose hearts are right.3 The foundations of law and order have …