Psalms 141
141[A psalm of David.] O Lord, I am calling to you. Please hurry! Listen when I cry to you for help!H4210H1732H3068H7121H2363H238H6963H7121 2Accept my prayer as incense offered to you, and my upraised hands as an evening offering.H8605H3559H6440H7004H4864H3709H6153H4503 3Take control of what I say, O Lord, and guard my lips.H7896H8108H3068H6310H5341H1817H8193 4Don’t let me drift toward evil or take part in acts of wickedness. Don’t let me share in the delicacies of those who do wrong.H5186H3820H7451H1697H5953H7562H5949H376H6466H205H3898H4516 5Let the godly strike me! It will be a kindness! If they correct me, it is soothing medicine. Don’t let me refuse it. But I pray constantly against the wicked and their deeds.H6662H1986H2617H3198H7218H8081H5106H7218H8605H7451 6When their leaders are thrown down from a cliff, the wicked will listen to my words and find them true.H8199H8058H5553H3027H8085H561H5276 7Like rocks brought up by a plow, the bones of the wicked will lie scattered without burial.H6106H6340H7585H6310H6398H1234H776 8I look to you for help, O Sovereign Lord. You are my refuge; don’t them kill me.H5869H3069H136H2620H6168H5315H6168 9Keep me from the traps they have set for me, from the snares of those who do wrong.H8104H3027H6341H3369H4170H6466H205 10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, but let me escape.H7563H5307H4364H3162H5674
Psalms 142
142[A psalm of David, regarding his experience in the cave. A prayer.] I cry out to the Lord; I plead for the Lord’s mercy.H4905H1732H8605H4631H2199H3068H6963H6963H3068H2603 2I pour out my complaints before him and tell him all my troubles.H8210H7879H6440H5046H6440H6869 3When I am overwhelmed, you alone know the way I should turn. Wherever I go, my enemies have set traps for me.H7307H5848H3045H5410H734H2098H1980H2934H6341 4I look for someone to come and help me, but no one gives me a passing thought! No one will help me; no one cares a bit what happens to me.H5027H3225H7200H5234H4498H6H1875H5315 5Then I pray to you, O Lord. I say, “You are my place of refuge. You are all I really want in life.H2199H3068H559H4268H2506H776H2416 6Hear my cry, for I am very low. Rescue me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me.H7181H7440H1809H3966H1809H5337H7291H553 7Bring me out of prison so I can thank you. The godly will crowd around me, for you are good to me.”H3318H5315H4525H3034H8034H6662H3803H1580
Psalms 143
143[A psalm of David.] Hear my prayer, O Lord; listen to my plea! Answer me because you are faithful and righteous.H4210H1732H8085H8605H3068H238H8469H530H6030H66662Don’t put your servant on trial, for no one is innocent before you.H935H4941H5650H6440H2416H66633My enemy has chased me. He has knocked me to the ground and forces me to live in darkness like those in the grave.H341H7291H5315H1792H2416H1792H776H3427H4285H5769H41914I am losing all hope; I am paralyzed with fear.H7307H5848H3820H8432H80745I remember the days of old. I ponder all your great works and think about what you have done.H2142H3117H6924H1897H6467H7878H4639H30276I lift my hands to you in prayer. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain. InterludeH6566H3027H5315H5889H776H55427Come quickly, Lord, and answer me, for my depression deepens. Don’t turn away from me, or I will die.H6030H4118H3068H7307H3615H5641H6440H4911H3381H9538Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you.H8085H2617H1242H982H3045H1870H2098H3212H5375H53159Rescue me from my enemies, Lord; I run to you to hide me.H5337H3068H341H368010Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing.H3925H6213H7522H430H7307H2896H5148H776H433411For the glory of your name, O Lord, preserve my life. Because of your faithfulness, bring me out of this distress.H2421H3068H8034H6666H3318H5315H686912In your unfailing love, silence all my enemies and destroy all my foes, for I am your servant.H2617H6789H341H6H6887H5315H5650
Psalms 144
144[A psalm of David.] Praise the Lord, who is my rock. He trains my hands for war and gives my fingers skill for battle.H1732H1288H3068H6697H3925H3027H7128H676H4421 2He is my loving ally and my fortress, my tower of safety, my rescuer. He is my shield, and I take refuge in him. He makes the nations submit to me.H2617H4686H4869H6403H4043H2620H7286H5971 3O Lord, what are human beings that you should notice them, mere mortals that you should think about them?H3068H120H3045H1121H582H2803 4For they are like a breath of air; their days are like a passing shadow.H120H1819H1892H3117H6738H5674 5Open the heavens, Lord, and come down. Touch the mountains so they billow smoke.H5186H8064H3068H3381H5060H2022H6225 6Hurl your lightning bolts and scatter your enemies! Shoot your arrows and confuse them!H1299H1300H6327H7971H2671H2000 7Reach down from heaven and rescue me; rescue me from deep waters, from the power of my enemies.H7971H3027H4791H6475H5337H7227H4325H3027H5236H1121 8Their mouths are full of lies; they swear to tell the truth, but they lie instead.H6310H1696H7723H3225H3225H8267 9I will sing a new song to you, O God! I will sing your praises with a ten-stringed harp.H7891H2319H7892H430H5035H6218H2167 10For you grant victory to kings! You rescued your servant David from the fatal sword.H5414H8668H4428H6475H1732H5650H7451H2719 11Save me! Rescue me from the power of my enemies. Their mouths are full of lies; they swear to tell the truth, but they lie instead.H6475H5337H3027H5236H1121H6310H1696H7723H3225H3225H8267 12May our sons flourish in their youth like well-nurtured plants. May our daughters be like graceful pillars, carved to beautify a palace.H1121H5195H1431H5271H1323H2106H2404H8403H1964 13May our barns be filled with crops of every kind. May the flocks in our fields multiply by the thousands, even tens of thousands,H4200H4392H6329H2177H2177H6629H503H7231H2351 14and may our oxen be loaded down with produce. May there be no enemy breaking through our walls, no going into captivity, no cries of alarm in our town squares.H441H5445H6556H3318H6682H7339 15Yes, joyful are those who live like this! Joyful indeed are those whose God is the Lord.H835H5971H3602H835H5971H430H3068
Psalms 145
145[A psalm of praise of David.] I will exalt you, my God and King, and praise your name forever and ever.H1732H8416H7311H430H4428H1288H8034H5769H5703 2I will praise you every day; yes, I will praise you forever.H3117H1288H1984H8034H5769H5703 3Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! No one can measure his greatness.H1419H3068H3966H1984H1420H2714 4Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts; let them proclaim your power.H1755H1755H7623H4639H5046H1369 5I will meditate on your majestic, glorious splendor and your wonderful miracles.H7878H3519H1926H1935H6381H1697 6Your awe-inspiring deeds will be on every tongue; I will proclaim your greatness.H559H5807H3372H5608H1420 7Everyone will share the story of your wonderful goodness; they will sing with joy about your righteousness.H5042H2143H7227H2898H7442H6666 8The Lord is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.H3068H2587H7349H750H639H1419H2617 9The Lord is good to everyone. He showers compassion on all his creation.H3068H2896H7356H4639 10All of your works will thank you, Lord, and your faithful followers will praise you.H4639H3034H3068H2623H1288 11They will speak of the glory of your kingdom; they will give examples of your power.H559H3519H4438H1696H1369 12They will tell about your mighty deeds and about the majesty and glory of your reign.H3045H1121H120H1369H3519H1926H4438 13For your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. You rule throughout all generations. The Lord always keeps his promises; he is gracious in all he does.H4438H5769H4438H4475H1755H1755 14The Lord helps the fallen and lifts those bent beneath their loads.H3068H5564H5307H2210H3721 15The eyes of all look to you in hope; you give them their food as they need it.H5869H7663H5414H400H6256 16When you open your hand, you satisfy the hunger and thirst of every living thing.H6605H3027H7646H7522H2416 17The Lord is righteous in everything he does; he is filled with kindness.H3068H6662H1870H2623H4639 18The Lord is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him in truth.H3068H7138H7121H7121H571 19He grants the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cries for help and rescues them.H6213H7522H3373H8085H7775H3467 20The Lord protects all those who love him, but he destroys the wicked.H3068H8104H157H7563H8045 21I will praise the Lord, and may everyone on earth bless his holy name forever and ever.H6310H1696H8416H3068H1320H1288H6944H8034H5769H5703
Psalms 146
146Praise the Lord! Let all that I am praise the Lord.H1984H3050H1984H3068H5315 2I will praise the Lord as long as I live. I will sing praises to my God with my dying breath.H2416H1984H3068H2167H430 3Don’t put your confidence in powerful people; there is no help for you there.H982H5081H1121H120H8668 4When they breathe their last, they return to the earth, and all their plans die with them.H7307H3318H7725H127H3117H6250H6 5But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the Lord their God.H835H410H3290H5828H7664H3068H430 6He made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He keeps every promise forever.H6213H8064H776H3220H8104H571H5769 7He gives justice to the oppressed and food to the hungry. The Lord frees the prisoners.H6213H4941H6231H5414H3899H7457H3068H5425H631 8The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are weighed down. The Lord loves the godly.H3068H6491H5787H3068H2210H3721H3068H157H6662 9The Lord protects the foreigners among us. He cares for the orphans and widows, but he frustrates the plans of the wicked.H3068H8104H1616H5749H3490H490H1870H7563H5791 10The Lord will reign forever. He will be your God, O Jerusalem, throughout the generations. Praise the Lord!H3068H4427H5769H430H6726H1755H1755H1984H3050
Psalms 147
147Praise the Lord! How good to sing praises to our God! How delightful and how fitting!H1984H3050H2896H2167H430H5273H8416H50002The Lord is rebuilding Jerusalem and bringing the exiles back to Israel.H3068H1129H3389H3664H1760H34783He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.H7495H7665H3820H2280H60944He counts the stars and calls them all by name.H4487H4557H3556H7121H80345How great is our Lord! His power is absolute! His understanding is beyond comprehension!H1419H113H7227H3581H8394H45576The Lord supports the humble, but he brings the wicked down into the dust.H3068H5749H6035H8213H7563H8213H7767Sing out your thanks to the Lord; sing praises to our God with a harp.H6030H3068H8426H2167H3658H4308He covers the heavens with clouds, provides rain for the earth, and makes the grass grow in mountain pastures.H3680H8064H5645H3559H4306H776H2682H6779H20229He gives food to the wild animals and feeds the young ravens when they cry.H5414H929H3899H1121H6158H712110He takes no pleasure in the strength of a horse or in human might.H2654H1369H5483H7521H7785H37611No, the Lord’s delight is in those who fear him, those who put their hope in his unfailing love.H3068H7521H3373H3176H261712Glorify the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!H7623H3068H3389H1984H430H672613For he has strengthened the bars of your gates and blessed your children within your walls.H2388H1280H8179H1288H1121H713014He sends peace across your nation and satisfies your hunger with the finest wheat.H7760H7965H1366H7646H2459H240615He sends his orders to the world—how swiftly his word flies!H7971H565H776H1697H7323H412016He sends the snow like white wool; he scatters frost upon the ground like ashes.H5414H7950H6785H6340H3713H66517He hurls the hail like stones. Who can stand against his freezing cold?H7993H7140H6595H5975H6440H713518Then, at his command, it all melts. He sends his winds, and the ice thaws.H7971H1697H4529H7307H5380H4325H514019He has revealed his words to Jacob, his decrees and regulations to Israel.H5046H1697H1697H3290H2706H4941H347820He has not done this for any other nation; they do not know his regulations. Praise the Lord!H6213H1471H4941H3045H1984H3050
Psalms 148
148Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens! Praise him from the skies!H1984H3050H1984H3068H8064H1984H47912Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all the armies of heaven!H1984H4397H1984H66353Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you twinkling stars!H1984H8121H3394H1984H3556H2164Praise him, skies above! Praise him, vapors high above the clouds!H1984H8064H8064H4325H80645Let every created thing give praise to the Lord, for he issued his command, and they came into being.H1984H8034H3068H6680H12546He set them in place forever and ever. His decree will never be revoked.H5975H5703H5769H5414H2706H56747Praise the Lord from the earth, you creatures of the ocean depths,H1984H3068H776H8577H84158fire and hail, snow and clouds, wind and weather that obey him,H784H1259H7950H7008H5591H7307H6213H16979mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,H2022H1389H6529H6086H73010wild animals and all livestock, small scurrying animals and birds,H2416H929H7431H3671H683311kings of the earth and all people, rulers and judges of the earth,H4428H776H3816H8269H8199H77612young men and young women, old men and children.H970H1330H2205H528813Let them all praise the name of the Lord. For his name is very great; his glory towers over the earth and heaven!H1984H8034H3068H8034H7682H1935H776H806414He has made his people strong, honoring his faithful ones—the people of Israel who are close to him. Praise the Lord!H7311H7161H5971H8416H2623H1121H3478H5971H7138H1984H3050
Psalms 149
149Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song. Sing his praises in the assembly of the faithful.H1984H3050H7891H3068H2319H7892H8416H6951H2623 2O Israel, rejoice in your Maker. O people of Jerusalem, exult in your King.H3478H8055H6213H1121H6726H1523H4428 3Praise his name with dancing, accompanied by tambourine and harp.H1984H8034H4234H2167H8596H3658 4For the Lord delights in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.H3068H7521H5971H6286H6035H3444 5Let the faithful rejoice that he honors them. Let them sing for joy as they lie on their beds.H2623H5937H3519H7442H4904 6Let the praises of God be in their mouths, and a sharp sword in their hands—H7319H410H1627H6374H2719H3027 7to execute vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,H6213H5360H1471H8433H3816 8to bind their kings with shackles and their leaders with iron chains,H631H4428H2131H3513H3525H1270 9to execute the judgment written against them. This is the glorious privilege of his faithful ones. Praise the Lord!H6213H4941H3789H1926H2623H1984H3050
Psalms 150
150Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heaven!H1984H3050H1984H410H6944H1984H7549H57972Praise him for his mighty works; praise his unequaled greatness!H1984H1369H1984H7230H14333Praise him with a blast of the ram’s horn; praise him with the lyre and harp!H1984H8629H7782H1984H5035H36584Praise him with the tambourine and dancing; praise him with strings and flutes!H1984H8596H4234H1984H4482H57485Praise him with a clash of cymbals; praise him with loud clanging cymbals.H1984H8088H6767H1984H8643H67676Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord! Praise the Lord!H5397H1984H3050H1984H3050
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