Psalms 28
28[A psalm of David.] I pray to you, O LORD, my rock. Do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you are silent, I might as well give up and die.H1732H7121H3068H6697H2814H2790H4911H3381H953 2Listen to my prayer for mercy as I cry out to you for help, as I lift my hands toward your holy sanctuary.H8085H6963H8469H7768H5375H3027H6944H1687 3Do not drag me away with the wicked—with those who do evil—those who speak friendly words to their neighbors while planning evil in their hearts.H4900H7563H6466H205H1696H7965H7453H7451H3824 4Give them the punishment they so richly deserve! Measure it out in proportion to their wickedness. Pay them back for all their evil deeds! Give them a taste of what they have done to others.H5414H6467H7455H4611H5414H4639H3027H7725H1576 5They care nothing for what the LORD has done or for what his hands have made. So he will tear them down, and they will never be rebuilt!H995H6468H3068H4639H3027H2040H1129 6Praise the LORD! For he has heard my cry for mercy.H1288H3068H8085H6963H8469 7The LORD is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.H3068H5797H4043H3820H982H5826H3820H5937H7892H3034 8The LORD gives his people strength. He is a safe fortress for his anointed king.H3068H5797H3444H4581H4899 9Save your people! Bless Israel, your special possession. Lead them like a shepherd, and carry them in your arms forever.H3467H5971H1288H5159H7462H5375H5769
Psalms 29
29[A psalm of David.] Honor the LORD, you heavenly beings; honor the LORD for his glory and strength.H4210H1732H3051H3068H1121H410H3051H3068H3519H57972Honor the LORD for the glory of his name. Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.H3051H3068H3519H8034H7812H3068H1927H69443The voice of the LORD echoes above the sea. The God of glory thunders. The LORD thunders over the mighty sea.H6963H3068H4325H410H3519H7481H3068H7227H43254The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.H6963H3068H3581H6963H3068H19265The voice of the LORD splits the mighty cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon.H6963H3068H7665H730H3068H7665H730H38446He makes Lebanon's mountains skip like a calf; he makes Mount Hermon leap like a young wild ox.H7540H5695H3844H8303H1121H72147The voice of the LORD strikes with bolts of lightning.H6963H3068H2672H3852H7848The voice of the LORD makes the barren wilderness quake; the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.H6963H3068H2342H4057H3068H2342H4057H69469The voice of the LORD twists mighty oaks and strips the forests bare. In his Temple everyone shouts, "Glory!"H6963H3068H355H2342H2834H3295H1964H559H351910The LORD rules over the floodwaters. The LORD reigns as king forever.H3068H3427H3999H3068H3427H4428H576911The LORD gives his people strength. The LORD blesses them with peace.H3068H5414H5797H5971H3068H1288H5971H7965
Psalms 30
30[A psalm of David. A song for the dedication of the Temple.] I will exalt you, LORD, for you rescued me. You refused to let my enemies triumph over me.H4210H7892H2598H1004H1732H7311H3068H1802H341H80552O LORD my God, I cried to you for help, and you restored my health.H3068H430H7768H74953You brought me up from the grave, O LORD. You kept me from falling into the pit of death.H3068H5927H5315H7585H2421H3381H3381H9534Sing to the LORD, all you godly ones! Praise his holy name.H2167H3068H2623H3034H2143H69445For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime! Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.H639H7281H7522H2416H1065H3885H6153H7440H12426When I was prosperous, I said, "Nothing can stop me now!"H7959H559H5769H41317Your favor, O LORD, made me as secure as a mountain. Then you turned away from me, and I was shattered.H3068H7522H2042H5975H5797H5641H6440H9268I cried out to you, O LORD. I begged the Lord for mercy, saying,H7121H3068H3068H26039"What will you gain if I die, if I sink into the grave? Can my dust praise you? Can it tell of your faithfulness?H1215H1818H3381H7845H6083H3034H5046H57110Hear me, LORD, and have mercy on me. Help me, O LORD."H8085H3068H2603H3068H582611You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,H2015H4553H4234H6605H8242H247H805712that I might sing praises to you and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever!H3519H2167H1826H3068H430H3034H5769
Psalms 31
31[For the choir director: A psalm of David.] O LORD, I have come to you for protection; don't let me be disgraced. Save me, for you do what is right.H5329H4210H1732H3068H2620H408H5769H954H6403H66662Turn your ear to listen to me; rescue me quickly. Be my rock of protection, a fortress where I will be safe.H5186H241H5337H4120H4581H6697H1004H4686H34673You are my rock and my fortress. For the honor of your name, lead me out of this danger.H5553H4686H8034H5148H50954Pull me from the trap my enemies set for me, for I find protection in you alone.H3318H7568H2098H2934H45815I entrust my spirit into your hand. Rescue me, LORD, for you are a faithful God.H3027H6485H7307H6299H3068H410H5716I hate those who worship worthless idols. I trust in the LORD.H8130H8104H7723H1892H982H30687I will be glad and rejoice in your unfailing love, for you have seen my troubles, and you care about the anguish of my soul.H1523H8055H2617H7200H6040H3045H5315H68698You have not handed me over to my enemies but have set me in a safe place.H5462H3027H341H5975H7272H48009Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am in distress. Tears blur my eyes. My body and soul are withering away.H2603H3068H6887H5869H6244H3708H5315H99010I am dying from grief; my years are shortened by sadness. Sin has drained my strength; I am wasting away from within.H2416H3615H3015H8141H585H3581H3782H5771H6106H624411I am scorned by all my enemies and despised by my neighbors—even my friends are afraid to come near me. When they see me on the street, they run the other way.H2781H6887H3966H7934H6343H3045H7200H2351H507412I am ignored as if I were dead, as if I were a broken pot.H7911H4191H3820H6H362713I have heard the many rumors about me, and I am surrounded by terror. My enemies conspire against me, plotting to take my life.H8085H1681H7227H4032H5439H3245H3162H2161H3947H531514But I am trusting you, O LORD, saying, "You are my God!"H982H3068H559H43015My future is in your hands. Rescue me from those who hunt me down relentlessly.H6256H3027H5337H3027H341H729116Let your favor shine on your servant. In your unfailing love, rescue me.H6440H215H5650H3467H261717Don't let me be disgraced, O LORD, for I call out to you for help. Let the wicked be disgraced; let them lie silent in the grave.H954H3068H7121H7563H954H1826H758518Silence their lying lips—those proud and arrogant lips that accuse the godly.H8267H8193H481H1696H6277H1346H937H666219How great is the goodness you have stored up for those who fear you. You lavish it on those who come to you for protection, blessing them before the watching world.H7227H2898H6845H3373H6466H2620H1121H12020You hide them in the shelter of your presence, safe from those who conspire against them. You shelter them in your presence, far from accusing tongues.H5641H5643H6440H7407H376H6845H5521H7379H395621Praise the LORD, for he has shown me the wonders of his unfailing love. He kept me safe when my city was under attack.H1288H3068H6381H2617H4692H589222In panic I cried out, "I am cut off from the LORD!" But you heard my cry for mercy and answered my call for help.H559H2648H1629H5048H5869H403H8085H6963H8469H776823Love the LORD, all you godly ones! For the LORD protects those who are loyal to him, but he harshly punishes the arrogant.H157H3068H2623H3068H5341H539H3499H7999H1346H621324So be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the LORD!H2388H553H3824H3176H3068
Psalms 32
32[A psalm of David.] Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight!H1732H4905H835H6588H5375H2401H3680 2Yes, what joy for those whose record the LORD has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty!H835H120H3068H2803H5771H7307H7423 3When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long.H2790H6106H1086H7581H3117 4Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat. InterludeH3119H3915H3027H3513H3955H2015H2725H7019H5542 5Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, "I will confess my rebellion to the LORD." And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. InterludeH3045H2403H5771H3680H559H3034H6588H3068H5375H5771H2403H5542 6Therefore, let all the godly pray to you while there is still time, that they may not drown in the floodwaters of judgment.H2623H6419H6256H4672H7858H7227H4325H5060 7For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory. InterludeH5643H5341H6862H5437H7438H6405H5542 8The LORD says, "I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.H7919H3384H1870H2098H3212H3289H5869 9Do not be like a senseless horse or mule that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control."H5483H6505H995H5716H1102H4964H7448H1077H7126 10Many sorrows come to the wicked, but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the LORD.H7227H4341H7563H982H3068H2617H5437 11So rejoice in the LORD and be glad, all you who obey him! Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!H8055H3068H1523H6662H7442H3477H3820
Psalms 33
33Let the godly sing for joy to the LORD; it is fitting for the pure to praise him.H7442H3068H6662H8416H5000H34772Praise the LORD with melodies on the lyre; make music for him on the ten-stringed harp.H3034H3068H3658H2167H5035H62183Sing a new song of praise to him; play skillfully on the harp, and sing with joy.H7891H2319H7892H5059H3190H86434For the word of the LORD holds true, and we can trust everything he does.H1697H3068H3477H4639H5305He loves whatever is just and good; the unfailing love of the LORD fills the earth.H157H6666H4941H776H4390H2617H30686The LORD merely spoke, and the heavens were created. He breathed the word, and all the stars were born.H1697H3068H8064H6213H6635H7307H63107He assigned the sea its boundaries and locked the oceans in vast reservoirs.H3664H4325H3220H5067H5414H8415H2148Let the whole world fear the LORD, and let everyone stand in awe of him.H776H3372H3068H3427H8398H14819For when he spoke, the world began! It appeared at his command.H559H6680H597510The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations and thwarts all their schemes.H3068H6331H6098H1471H6331H5106H4284H5971H510611But the LORD's plans stand firm forever; his intentions can never be shaken.H6098H3068H5975H5769H4284H3820H1755H175512What joy for the nation whose God is the LORD, whose people he has chosen as his inheritance.H835H1471H430H3068H5971H977H515913The LORD looks down from heaven and sees the whole human race.H3068H5027H8064H7200H1121H12014From his throne he observes all who live on the earth.H4349H3427H7688H3427H77615He made their hearts, so he understands everything they do.H3335H3820H3162H995H463916The best-equipped army cannot save a king, nor is great strength enough to save a warrior.H4428H3467H7230H2428H1368H5337H7230H358117Don't count on your warhorse to give you victory—for all its strength, it cannot save you.H5483H8267H8668H4422H7230H242818But the LORD watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his unfailing love.H5869H3068H3373H3176H261719He rescues them from death and keeps them alive in times of famine.H5337H5315H4194H2421H745820We put our hope in the LORD. He is our help and our shield.H5315H2442H3068H5828H404321In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.H3820H8055H982H6944H803422Let your unfailing love surround us, LORD, for our hope is in you alone.H2617H3068H3176
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