Jun 21 - Psalms 140-146
Psalms
1Unto the end. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O Lord, from the evil man. Rescue me from the iniquitous leader2Those who have devised iniquities in their hearts: all day long they constructed conflicts3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. The venom of asps is under their lips4Preserve me, O Lord, from the hand of the sinner, and rescue me from men of iniquity. They have decided to supplant my steps5The arrogant have hidden a snare for me. And they have stretched out cords for a snare. They have placed a stumbling block for me near the road6I said to the Lord: You are my God. O Lord, heed the voice of my supplication7Lord, O Lord, the strength of my salvation: you have overshadowed my head in the day of war8O Lord, do not hand me over to the sinner by my desire. They have plotted against me. Do not abandon me, lest they should triumph9The head of those who encompass me, the labor of their lips, will overwhelm them10Burning coals will fall upon them. You will cast them down into the fire, into miseries that they will not be able to withstand11A talkative man will not be guided aright upon the earth. Evils will drag the unjust man unto utter ruin12I know that the Lord will accomplish justice for the needy and vindication for the poor13So then, truly, the just will confess your name, and the upright will dwell with your countenance
1A Psalm of David. O Lord, I have cried out to you, hear me. Attend to my voice, when I cry out to you2Let my prayer be guided like incense in your sight: the lifting up of my hands, like the evening sacrifice3O Lord, station a guard over my mouth and a door enclosing my lips4Do not turn aside my heart to words of malice, to making excuses for sins, with men who work iniquity; and I will not communicate, even with the best of them5The just one will correct me with mercy, and he will rebuke me. But do not allow the oil of the sinner to fatten my head. For my prayer will still be toward their good will6Their judges have been engulfed, joined to the rocks. They will hear my words, which have prevailed7as when the lava of the earth has erupted above ground. Our bones have been scattered beside Hell8For Lord, O Lord, my eyes look to you. In you, I have hoped. Do not take away my soul9Protect me from the snare that they have set up for me and from the scandals of those who work iniquity10The sinners will fall into his net. I am alone, until I pass over
1The understanding of David. A prayer, when he was in the cave. With my voice, I cried out to the Lord. With my voice, I made supplication to the Lord2In his sight, I pour out my prayer, and before him, I declare my tribulation3Though my spirit may become faint within me, even then, you have known my paths. Along this way, which I have been walking, they have hidden a snare for me4I considered toward the right, and I looked, but there was no one who would know me. Flight has perished before me, and there is no one who has concern for my soul5I cried out to you, O Lord. I said: You are my hope, my portion in the land of the living6Attend to my supplication. For I have been humbled exceedingly. Free me from my persecutors, for they have been fortified against me7Lead my soul out of confinement in order to confess your name. The just are waiting for me, until you repay me
1A Psalm of David, when his son Absalom was pursuing him. O Lord, hear my prayer. Incline your ear to my supplication in your truth. Heed me according to your justice2And do not enter into judgment with your servant. For all the living will not be justified in your sight3For the enemy has pursued my soul. He has lowered my life to the earth. He has stationed me in darkness, like the dead of ages past4And my spirit has been in anguish over me. My heart within me has been disturbed5I have called to mind the days of antiquity. I have been meditating on all your works. I have meditated on the workings of your hands6I have extended my hands to you. My soul is like a land without water before you7O Lord, heed me quickly. My spirit has grown faint. Do not turn your face away from me, lest I become like those who descend into the pit8Make me hear your mercy in the morning. For I have hoped in you. Make known to me the way that I should walk. For I have lifted up my soul to you9O Lord, rescue me from my enemies. I have fled to you10Teach me to do your will. For you are my God. Your good Spirit will lead me into the righteous land11For the sake of your name, O Lord, you will revive me in your fairness. You will lead my soul out of tribulation12And you will scatter my enemies in your mercy. And you will destroy all those who afflict my soul. For I am your servant
1A Psalm of David versus Goliath. Blessed is the Lord, my God, who trains my hands for the battle and my fingers for the war2My mercy and my refuge, my supporter and my deliverer, my protector and him in whom I have hoped: he subdues my people under me3O Lord, what is man that you have become known to him? Or the son of man that you consider him4Man has been made similar to vanity. His days pass by like a shadow5O Lord, incline your heavens and descend. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke6Send a flash of lightning, and you will scatter them. Shoot your arrows, and you will set them in disarray7Send forth your hand from on high: rescue me, and free me from many waters, from the hand of the sons of foreigners8Their mouth has been speaking vain things, and their right hand is the right hand of iniquity9To you, O God, I will sing a new song. On the psaltery, with an instrument of ten strings, I will sing psalms to you10He gives salvation to kings. He has redeemed your servant David from the malignant sword11Rescue me, and deliver me from the hand of the sons of foreigners. Their mouth has been speaking vain things, and their right hand is the right hand of iniquity12Their sons are like new plantings in their youth. Their daughters are dressed up: adorned all around like the idols of a temple13Their cupboards are full: overflowing from one thing into another. Their sheep bear young, brought forth in abundance14Their cattle are fat. There is no ruined wall or passage, nor anyone crying out in their streets15They have called the people that has these things: blessed. But blessed is the people whose God is the Lord
1The Praise of David himself. I will extol you, O God, my king. And I will bless your name, in this time and forever and ever2Throughout every single day, I will bless you. And I will praise your name, in this time and forever and ever3The Lord is great and exceedingly praiseworthy. And there is no end to his greatness4Generation after generation will praise your works, and they will declare your power5They will tell of the magnificent glory of your sanctity. And they will discourse of your wonders6And they will talk about the virtue of your terrible acts. And they will describe your greatness7They will shout about the memory of your abundant sweetness. And they will exult in your justice8The Lord is compassionate and merciful, patient and full of mercy9The Lord is sweet to all things, and his compassion is upon all his works10O Lord, may all your works confess to you, and let your holy ones bless you11They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and they will declare your power12so as to make known to the sons of men your power and the glory of your magnificent kingdom13Your kingdom is a kingdom for all ages, and your dominion is with all, from generation to generation. The Lord is faithful in all his words and holy in all his works14The Lord lifts up all who have fallen down, and he sets upright all who have been thrown down15O Lord, all eyes hope in you, and you provide their food in due time16You open your hand, and you fill every kind of animal with a blessing17The Lord is just in all his ways and holy in all his works18The Lord is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth19He will do the will of those who fear him, and he will heed their supplication and accomplish their salvation20The Lord watches over all who love him. And he will destroy all sinners21My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, and may all flesh bless his holy name, in this time and forever and ever
1Alleluia. Of Haggai and Zachariah2Praise the Lord, O my soul. I will praise the Lord with my life. I will sing psalms to my God as long as I shall be. Do not trust in the leaders3in the sons of men, in whom there is no salvation4His spirit will depart, and he will return to his earth. In that day, all their thoughts will perish5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob: his hope is in the Lord God himself6who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all the things that are in them7He preserves the truth forever. He executes judgment for those who suffer injury. He provides food for the hungry. The Lord releases those who are bound8The Lord enlightens the blind. The Lord sets upright those who have been thrown down. The Lord loves the just9The Lord watches over new arrivals. He will support the orphan and the widow. And he will destroy the ways of sinners10The Lord shall reign forever: your God, O Zion, from generation to generation