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Psalms 9

9[For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be sung to the tune "Death of the Son"] I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done.H5329H4192H1121H4210H1732H3034H3068H3820H5608H63812I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises to your name, O Most High.H8055H5970H2167H8034H59453My enemies retreated; they staggered and died when you appeared.H341H7725H268H3782H6H64404For you have judged in my favor; from your throne you have judged with fairness.H6213H4941H1779H3427H3678H8199H66645You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have erased their names forever.H1605H1471H6H7563H4229H8034H5769H57036The enemy is finished, in endless ruins; the cities you uprooted are now forgotten.H341H2723H5331H8552H5428H6145H5892H2143H6H19927But the LORD reigns forever, executing judgment from his throne.H3068H3427H5769H3559H3678H49418He will judge the world with justice and rule the nations with fairness.H8199H8398H6664H1777H3816H43399The LORD is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.H3068H4869H1790H4869H6256H686910Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O LORD, do not abandon those who search for you.H3045H8034H982H3068H5800H187511Sing praises to the LORD who reigns in Jerusalemc. Tell the world about his unforgettable deeds.H2167H3068H3427H6726H5046H5971H594912For he who avenges murder cares for the helpless. He does not ignore the cries of those who suffer.H1875H1818H2142H7911H6818H6035H604113LORD, have mercy on me. See how my enemies torment me. Snatch me back from the jaws of death.H2603H3068H7200H6040H8130H7311H8179H419414Save me so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem's gates, so I can rejoice that you have rescued me.H5608H8416H8179H1323H6726H1523H344415The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others. Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set.H1471H2883H7845H6213H7568H2098H2934H7272H392016The LORD is known for his justice. The wicked are trapped by their own deeds. Quiet InterludecH3068H3045H4941H6213H7563H5367H6467H3709H1902H554217The wicked will go down to the gravec. This is the fate of all the nations who ignore God.H7563H7725H7585H1471H7913H43018But the needy will not be ignored forever; the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed.H34H5331H7911H8615H6041H6035H6H570319Arise, O LORD! Do not let mere mortals defy you! Judge the nations!H6965H3068H582H5810H1471H8199H644020Make them tremble in fear, O LORD. Let the nations know they are merely human. InterludeH7896H4172H4172H3068H1471H3045H582H5542

Psalms 10

10O LORD, why do you stand so far away? Why do you hide when I am in trouble?H5975H7350H3068H5956H6256H68692The wicked arrogantly hunt down the poor. Let them be caught in the evil they plan for others.H7563H1346H1814H6041H8610H4209H2098H28033For they brag about their evil desires; they praise the greedy and curse the LORD.H7563H1984H5315H8378H1288H1214H3068H50064The wicked are too proud to seek God. They seem to think that God is dead.H7563H1363H639H1875H430H42095Yet they succeed in everything they do. They do not see your punishment awaiting them. They sneer at all their enemies.H1870H6256H2342H4941H4791H6887H63156They think, "Nothing bad will ever happen to us! We will be free of trouble forever!"H559H3820H4131H1755H1755H74517Their mouths are full of cursing, lies, and threatsc. Trouble and evil are on the tips of their tongues.H6310H4390H423H4820H8496H3956H5999H2058They lurk in ambush in the villages, waiting to murder innocent people. They are always searching for helpless victims.H3427H3993H2691H4565H2026H5355H5869H6845H24899Like lions crouched in hiding, they wait to pounce on the helpless. Like hunters they capture the helpless and drag them away in nets.H693H4565H738H5520H693H2414H6041H2414H6041H4900H756810Their helpless victims are crushed; they fall beneath the strength of the wicked.H1794H7817H2426H2489H2489H5307H609911The wicked think, "God isn't watching us! He has closed his eyes and won't even see what we do!"H559H3820H410H7911H5641H6440H5331H720012Arise, O LORD! Punish the wicked, O God! Do not ignore the helpless!H6965H3068H410H5375H3027H7911H6035H604113Why do the wicked get away with despising God? They think, "God will never call us to account."H7563H5006H430H559H3820H187514But you see the trouble and grief they cause. You take note of it and punish them. The helpless put their trust in you. You defend the orphans.H7200H5027H5999H3708H5414H3027H2489H5800H5826H349015Break the arms of these wicked, evil people! Go after them until the last one is destroyed.H7665H2220H7563H7451H1875H7562H4672H107716The LORD is king forever and ever! The godless nations will vanish from the land.H3068H4428H5769H5703H1471H6H77617LORD, you know the hopes of the helpless. Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them.H3068H8085H8378H6035H3559H3820H241H718118You will bring justice to the orphans and the oppressed, so mere people can no longer terrify them.H8199H3490H1790H582H776H3254H6206

Psalms 11

11[For the choir director: A psalm of David.] I trust in the LORD for protection. So why do you say to me, "Fly like a bird to the mountains for safety!H5329H1732H3068H2620H559H5315H5110H6833H20222The wicked are stringing their bows and fitting their arrows on the bowstrings. They shoot from the shadows at those whose hearts are right.H7563H1869H7198H3559H2671H3499H652H1119H3384H3477H38203The foundations of law and order have collapsed. What can the righteous do?"H8356H2040H6662H64664But the LORD is in his holy Temple; the LORD still rules from heaven. He watches everyone closely, examining every person on earth.H3068H6944H1964H3068H3678H8064H5869H2372H6079H974H1121H1205The LORD examines both the righteous and the wicked. He hates those who love violence.H3068H974H6662H7563H157H2555H5315H81306He will rain down blazing coals and burning sulfur on the wicked, punishing them with scorching winds.H7563H4305H6341H784H1614H2152H7307H4521H35637For the righteous LORD loves justice. The virtuous will see his face.H6662H3068H157H6666H6440H2372H3477

Psalms 12

12[For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by an eight-stringed instrumentc.] Help, O LORD, for the godly are fast disappearing! The faithful have vanished from the earth!H5329H8067H4210H1732H3467H3068H2623H1584H539H6461H1121H120 2Neighbors lie to each other, speaking with flattering lips and deceitful hearts.H1696H7723H376H7453H2513H8193H3820H3820H1696 3May the LORD cut off their flattering lips and silence their boastful tongues.H3068H3772H2513H8193H3956H1696H1419 4They say, "We will lie to our hearts' content. Our lips are our own—who can stop us?"H559H3956H1396H8193H113 5The LORD replies, "I have seen violence done to the helpless, and I have heard the groans of the poor. Now I will rise up to rescue them, as they have longed for me to do."H7701H6041H603H34H6965H559H3068H7896H3468H6315 6The LORD's promises are pure, like silver refined in a furnace, purified seven times over.H565H3068H2889H565H3701H6884H5948H776H2212H7659 7Therefore, LORD, we know you will protect the oppressed, preserving them forever from this lying generation,H8104H3068H5341H2098H1755H5769 8even though the wicked strut about, and evil is praised throughout the land.H7563H1980H5439H2149H1121H120H7311

Psalms 13

13[For the choir director: A psalm of David.] O LORD, how long will you forget me? Forever? How long will you look the other way?H5329H4210H1732H7911H3068H5331H5641H64402How 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?H7896H6098H5315H3015H3824H3119H341H73113Turn and answer me, O LORD my God! Restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die.H5027H6030H3068H430H215H5869H3462H41944Don't let my enemies gloat, saying, "We have defeated him!" Don't let them rejoice at my downfall.H341H559H3201H6862H1523H41315But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have rescued me.H982H2617H3820H1523H34446I will sing to the LORD because he is good to me.H7891H3068H1580

Psalms 14

14[For the choir director: A psalm of David.] Only fools say in their hearts, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; not one of them does good!H5329H1732H5036H559H3820H430H7843H8581H5949H6213H2896 2The LORD looks down from heaven on the entire human race; he looks to see if anyone is truly wise, if anyone seeks God.H3068H8259H8064H1121H120H7200H3426H7919H1875H430 3But no, all have turned away; all have become corruptc. No one does good, not a single one!H5493H3162H444H6213H2896H259 4Will those who do evil never learn? They eat up my people like bread and wouldn't think of praying to the LORD.H6466H205H3045H398H5971H398H3899H7121H3068 5Terror will grip them, for God is with those who obey him.H6343H6342H430H1755H6662 6The wicked frustrate the plans of the oppressed, but the LORD will protect his people.H954H6098H6041H3068H4268 7Who will come from Mount Zion to rescue Israel? When the LORD restores his people, Jacob will shout with joy, and Israel will rejoice.H5414H3444H3478H6726H3068H7725H7622H5971H3290H1523H3478H8055

Psalms 15

15[A psalm of David.] Who may worship in your sanctuary, LORD? Who may enter your presence on your holy hill?H4210H1732H3068H1481H168H7931H6944H2022 2Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right, speaking the truth from sincere hearts.H1980H8549H6466H6664H1696H571H3824 3Those who refuse to gossip or harm their neighbors or speak evil of their friends.H7270H3956H6213H7451H7453H5375H2781H7138 4Those who despise flagrant sinners, and honor the faithful followers of the LORD, and keep their promises even when it hurts.H5869H3988H959H3513H3373H3068H7650H7489H4171 5Those who lend money without charging interest, and who cannot be bribed to lie about the innocent. Such people will stand firm forever.H5414H3701H5392H3947H7810H5355H6213H5769H4131

Psalms 16

16[A psalmc of David.] Keep me safe, O God, for I have come to you for refuge.H4387H1732H8104H410H2620 2I said to the LORD, "You are my Master! Every good thing I have comes from you."H559H3068H136H2896 3The godly people in the land are my true heroes! I take pleasure in them!H6918H1992H776H117H2656 4Troubles multiply for those who chase after other gods. I will not take part in their sacrifices of blood or even speak the names of their gods.H6094H7235H4116H312H5262H1818H5258H1077H5375H8034H8193 5LORD, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing. You guard all that is mine.H3068H4490H2506H3563H8551H1486 6The land you have given me is a pleasant land. What a wonderful inheritance!H2256H5307H5273H8231H5159 7I will bless the LORD who guides me; even at night my heart instructs me.H1288H3068H3289H3629H3256H3915 8I know the LORD is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.H7737H3068H8548H3225H4131 9No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoicec. My body rests in safety.H3820H8055H3519H1523H1320H7931H983 10For you will not leave my soul among the deadc or allow your holy one to rot in the grave.H5800H5315H7585H5414H2623H7200H7845 11You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you foreverc.H3045H734H2416H6440H7648H8057H3225H5273H5331

Psalms 17

17[A prayer of David.] O LORD, hear my plea for justice. Listen to my cry for help. Pay attention to my prayer, for it comes from honest lips.H8605H1732H8085H6664H3068H7181H7440H238H8605H3808H4820H81932Declare me innocent, for you see those who do right.H4941H3318H6440H5869H2372H43393You have tested my thoughts and examined my heart in the night. You have scrutinized me and found nothing wrong. I am determined not to sin in what I say.H974H3820H6485H3915H6884H4672H2161H6310H56744I have followed your commands, which keep me from following cruel and evil people.H6468H120H1697H8193H8104H734H65305My steps have stayed on your path; I have not wavered from following you.H8551H838H4570H6471H41316I am praying to you because I know you will answer, O God. Bend down and listen as I pray.H7121H6030H410H5186H241H8085H5657Show me your unfailing love in wonderful ways. By your mighty power you rescue those who seek refuge from their enemies.H6395H2617H3467H3225H2620H69658Guard me as you would guard your own eyesc. Hide me in the shadow of your wings.H8104H380H1323H5869H5641H6738H36719Protect me from wicked people who attack me, from murderous enemies who surround me.H6440H7563H2098H7703H5315H341H536210They are without pity. Listen to their boasting!H5462H2459H6310H1696H134811They track me down and surround me, watching for the chance to throw me to the ground.H5437H838H7896H5869H5186H77612They are like hungry lions, eager to tear me apart—like young lions hiding in ambush.H1825H738H3700H2963H3715H3427H456513Arise, O LORD! Stand against them, and bring them to their knees! Rescue me from the wicked with your sword!H6965H3068H6923H6440H3766H6403H5315H7563H271914By the power of your hand, O LORD, destroy those who look to this world for their reward. But satisfy the hunger of your treasured ones. May their children have plenty, leaving an inheritance for their descendants.H4962H3027H3068H4962H2465H2506H2416H990H4390H6840H7646H1121H3240H3499H576815Because I am righteous, I will see you. When I awake, I will see you face to face and be satisfied.H2372H6440H6664H7646H6974H8544


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