12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation 12 and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways, 13 and sinners will turn back to you.
14 Save me from bloodguilt, O God, 14 the God who saves me, 14 and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.
15 O Lord, open my lips, 15 and my mouth will declare your praise.
16 You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; 16 you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
17 The sacrifices of God are[a] a broken spirit; 17 a broken and contrite heart, 17 O God, you will not despise.
18 In your good pleasure make Zion prosper; 18 build up the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then there will be righteous sacrifices, 19 whole burnt offerings to delight you; 19 then bulls will be offered on your altar.
1 1 1 For the director of music. A maskil[b] of David. When Doeg the Edomite had gone to Saul and told him: "David has gone to the house of Ahimelech."
1 Why do you boast of evil, you mighty man? 1 Why do you boast all day long, 1 you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
2 Your tongue plots destruction; 2 it is like a sharpened razor, 2 you who practice deceit.
3 You love evil rather than good, 3 falsehood rather than speaking the truth.Selah
4 You love every harmful word, 4 O you deceitful tongue!
5 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: 5 He will snatch you up and tear you from your tent; 5 he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
6 The righteous will see and fear; 6 they will laugh at him, saying,
7 "Here now is the man 7 who did not make God his stronghold 7 but trusted in his great wealth 7 and grew strong by destroying others!"
8 But I am like an olive tree 8 flourishing in the house of God; 8 I trust in God's unfailing love 8 for ever and ever.
9 I will praise you forever for what you have done; 9 in your name I will hope, for your name is good. 9 I will praise you in the presence of your saints.
1 1 1 53:1-6pp — Ps 14:1-7 1 For the director of music. According to mahalath.[c] A maskil[d] of David.
1 The fool says in his heart, 1 "There is no God." 1 They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; 1 there is no one who does good.
2 God looks down from heaven 2 on the sons of men 2 to see if there are any who understand, 2 any who seek God.
3 Everyone has turned away, 3 they have together become corrupt; 3 there is no one who does good, 3 not even one.
4 Will the evildoers never learn— 4 those who devour my people as men eat bread 4 and who do not call on God?
5 There they were, overwhelmed with dread, 5 where there was nothing to dread. 5 God scattered the bones of those who attacked you; 5 you put them to shame, for God despised them.
6 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! 6 When God restores the fortunes of his people, 6 let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
1 1 1 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil[e] of David. When the Ziphites had gone to Saul and said, "Is not David hiding among us?"
1 Save me, O God, by your name; 1 vindicate me by your might.
2 Hear my prayer, O God; 2 listen to the words of my mouth.
3 Strangers are attacking me; 3 ruthless men seek my life— 3 men without regard for God.Selah
4 Surely God is my help; 4 the Lord is the one who sustains me.
5 Let evil recoil on those who slander me; 5 in your faithfulness destroy them.
6 I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you; 6 I will praise your name, O Lord, 6 for it is good.
7 For he has delivered me from all my troubles, 7 and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.
1 1 1 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil[f] of David.
1 Listen to my prayer, O God, 1 do not ignore my plea; 2 hear me and answer me. 2 My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught 3 at the voice of the enemy, 3 at the stares of the wicked; 3 for they bring down suffering upon me 3 and revile me in their anger.
4 My heart is in anguish within me; 4 the terrors of death assail me.
5 Fear and trembling have beset me; 5 horror has overwhelmed me.
6 I said, "Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! 6 I would fly away and be at rest—
7 I would flee far away 7 and stay in the desert; Selah
8 I would hurry to my place of shelter, 8 far from the tempest and storm."
9 Confuse the wicked, O Lord, confound their speech, 9 for I see violence and strife in the city.
10 Day and night they prowl about on its walls; 10 malice and abuse are within it.
11 Destructive forces are at work in the city; 11 threats and lies never leave its streets.
12 If an enemy were insulting me, 12 I could endure it; 12 if a foe were raising himself against me, 12 I could hide from him.
13 But it is you, a man like myself, 13 my companion, my close friend,
14 with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship 14 as we walked with the throng at the house of God.
15 Let death take my enemies by surprise; 15 let them go down alive to the grave,[g] 15 for evil finds lodging among them.
16 But I call to God, 16 and the Lord saves me.
17 Evening, morning and noon 17 I cry out in distress, 17 and he hears my voice.
18 He ransoms me unharmed 18 from the battle waged against me, 18 even though many oppose me.
19 God, who is enthroned forever, 19 will hear them and afflict them—Selah 19 men who never change their ways 19 and have no fear of God.
20 My companion attacks his friends; 20 he violates his covenant.
21 His speech is smooth as butter, 21 yet war is in his heart; 21 his words are more soothing than oil, 21 yet they are drawn swords.
22 Cast your cares on the Lord 22 and he will sustain you; 22 he will never let the righteous fall.
23 But you, O God, will bring down the wicked 23 into the pit of corruption; 23 bloodthirsty and deceitful men 23 will not live out half their days. 23 But as for me, I trust in you.
1 1 1 For the director of music. To the tune of "A Dove on Distant Oaks." Of David. A miktam.[h] When the Philistines had seized him in Gath.
1 Be merciful to me, O God, for men hotly pursue me; 1 all day long they press their attack.
2 My slanderers pursue me all day long; 2 many are attacking me in their pride.
3 When I am afraid, 3 I will trust in you.
4 In God, whose word I praise, 4 in God I trust; I will not be afraid. 4 What can mortal man do to me?
5 All day long they twist my words; 5 they are always plotting to harm me.
6 They conspire, they lurk, 6 they watch my steps, 6 eager to take my life.
7 On no account let them escape; 7 in your anger, O God, bring down the nations.
8 Record my lament; 8 list my tears on your scroll[i]— 8 are they not in your record?
9 Then my enemies will turn back 9 when I call for help. 9 By this I will know that God is for me.
10 In God, whose word I praise, 10 in the Lord, whose word I praise—
11 in God I trust; I will not be afraid. 11 What can man do to me?
12 I am under vows to you, O God; 12 I will present my thank offerings to you.
13 For you have delivered me[j] from death 13 and my feet from stumbling, 13 that I may walk before God 13 in the light of life.[k]
1 1 1 57:7-11pp — Ps 108:1-5 1 For the director of music. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." Of David. A miktam.[l] When he had fled from Saul into the cave.
1 Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me, 1 for in you my soul takes refuge. 1 I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings 1 until the disaster has passed.
2 I cry out to God Most High, 2 to God, who fulfills his purpose for me.
3 He sends from heaven and saves me, 3 rebuking those who hotly pursue me;Selah 3 God sends his love and his faithfulness.
4 I am in the midst of lions; 4 I lie among ravenous beasts— 4 men whose teeth are spears and arrows, 4 whose tongues are sharp swords.
5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; 5 let your glory be over all the earth.
6 They spread a net for my feet— 6 I was bowed down in distress. 6 They dug a pit in my path— 6 but they have fallen into it themselves.Selah
7 My heart is steadfast, O God, 7 my heart is steadfast; 7 I will sing and make music.
8 Awake, my soul! 8 Awake, harp and lyre! 8 I will awaken the dawn.
9 I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; 9 I will sing of you among the peoples.
10 For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; 10 your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
11 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; 11 let your glory be over all the earth.
1 1 1 For the director of music. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." Of David. A miktam.[m]
1 Do you rulers indeed speak justly? 1 Do you judge uprightly among men?
2 No, in your heart you devise injustice, 2 and your hands mete out violence on the earth.
3 Even from birth the wicked go astray; 3 from the womb they are wayward and speak lies.
4 Their venom is like the venom of a snake, 4 like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,
5 that will not heed the tune of the charmer, 5 however skillful the enchanter may be.
6 Break the teeth in their mouths, O God; 6 tear out, O Lord, the fangs of the lions!
7 Let them vanish like water that flows away; 7 when they draw the bow, let their arrows be blunted.
8 Like a slug melting away as it moves along, 8 like a stillborn child, may they not see the sun.
9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns— 9 whether they be green or dry—the wicked will be swept away.[n]
10 The righteous will be glad when they are avenged, 10 when they bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 Then men will say, 11 "Surely the righteous still are rewarded; 11 surely there is a God who judges the earth."
1 1 1 For the director of music. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." Of David. A miktam.[o] When Saul had sent men to watch David's house in order to kill him.
1 Deliver me from my enemies, O God; 1 protect me from those who rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from evildoers 2 and save me from bloodthirsty men.
3 See how they lie in wait for me! 3 Fierce men conspire against me 3 for no offense or sin of mine, O Lord.
4 I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. 4 Arise to help me; look on my plight!
5 O Lord God Almighty, the God of Israel, 5 rouse yourself to punish all the nations; 5 show no mercy to wicked traitors.Selah
6 They return at evening, 6 snarling like dogs, 6 and prowl about the city.
7 See what they spew from their mouths— 7 they spew out swords from their lips, 7 and they say, "Who can hear us?"
8 But you, O Lord, laugh at them; 8 you scoff at all those nations.
9 O my Strength, I watch for you; 9 you, O God, are my fortress, 9 10 9 my loving God. 9 God will go before me 9 and will let me gloat over those who slander me.
11 But do not kill them, O Lord our shield,[p] 11 or my people will forget. 11 In your might make them wander about, 11 and bring them down.
12 For the sins of their mouths, 12 for the words of their lips, 12 let them be caught in their pride. 12 For the curses and lies they utter, 13 consume them in wrath, 13 consume them till they are no more. 13 Then it will be known to the ends of the earth 13 that God rules over Jacob.Selah
14 They return at evening, 14 snarling like dogs, 14 and prowl about the city.
15 They wander about for food 15 and howl if not satisfied.
16 But I will sing of your strength, 16 in the morning I will sing of your love; 16 for you are my fortress, 16 my refuge in times of trouble.
17 O my Strength, I sing praise to you; 17 you, O God, are my fortress, my loving God.
1 1 1 60:5-12pp — Ps 108:6-13 1 For the director of music. To the tune of "The Lily of the Covenant." A miktam[q] of David. For teaching. When he fought Aram Naharaim[r] and Aram Zobah,[s] and when Joab returned and struck down twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
1 You have rejected us, O God, and burst forth upon us; 1 you have been angry—now restore us!
2 You have shaken the land and torn it open; 2 mend its fractures, for it is quaking.
3 You have shown your people desperate times; 3 you have given us wine that makes us stagger.
4 But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner 4 to be unfurled against the bow.Selah
5 Save us and help us with your right hand, 5 that those you love may be delivered.
6 God has spoken from his sanctuary: 6 "In triumph I will parcel out Shechem 6 and measure off the Valley of Succoth.
7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; 7 Ephraim is my helmet, 7 Judah my scepter.
8 Moab is my washbasin, 8 upon Edom I toss my sandal; 8 over Philistia I shout in triumph."
9 Who will bring me to the fortified city? 9 Who will lead me to Edom?
10 Is it not you, O God, you who have rejected us 10 and no longer go out with our armies?
11 Give us aid against the enemy, 11 for the help of man is worthless.
12 With God we will gain the victory, 12 and he will trample down our enemies.
1 1 1 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Of David.
1 Hear my cry, O God; 1 listen to my prayer.
2 From the ends of the earth I call to you, 2 I call as my heart grows faint; 2 lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
3 For you have been my refuge, 3 a strong tower against the foe.
4 I long to dwell in your tent forever 4 and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.Selah
5 For you have heard my vows, O God; 5 you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.
6 Increase the days of the king's life, 6 his years for many generations.
7 May he be enthroned in God's presence forever; 7 appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him.
8 Then will I ever sing praise to your name 8 and fulfill my vows day after day.
1 1 1 For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
1 My soul finds rest in God alone; 1 my salvation comes from him.
2 He alone is my rock and my salvation; 2 he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
3 How long will you assault a man? 3 Would all of you throw him down— 3 this leaning wall, this tottering fence?
4 They fully intend to topple him 4 from his lofty place; 4 they take delight in lies. 4 With their mouths they bless, 4 but in their hearts they curse.Selah
5 Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; 5 my hope comes from him.
6 He alone is my rock and my salvation; 6 he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
7 My salvation and my honor depend on God[t]; 7 he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
8 Trust in him at all times, O people; 8 pour out your hearts to him, 8 for God is our refuge.Selah
9 Lowborn men are but a breath, 9 the highborn are but a lie; 9 if weighed on a balance, they are nothing; 9 together they are only a breath.
10 Do not trust in extortion 10 or take pride in stolen goods; 10 though your riches increase, 10 do not set your heart on them.
11 One thing God has spoken, 11 two things have I heard: 11 that you, O God, are strong, 12 and that you, O Lord, are loving. 12 Surely you will reward each person 12 according to what he has done.
1 1 1 A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.
1 O God, you are my God, 1 earnestly I seek you; 1 my soul thirsts for you, 1 my body longs for you, 1 in a dry and weary land 1 where there is no water.
2 I have seen you in the sanctuary 2 and beheld your power and your glory.
3 Because your love is better than life, 3 my lips will glorify you.
4 I will praise you as long as I live, 4 and in your name I will lift up my hands.
5 My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; 5 with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
6 On my bed I remember you; 6 I think of you through the watches of the night.
7 Because you are my help, 7 I sing in the shadow of your wings.
8 My soul clings to you; 8 your right hand upholds me.
9 They who seek my life will be destroyed; 9 they will go down to the depths of the earth.
10 They will be given over to the sword 10 and become food for jackals.
11 But the king will rejoice in God; 11 all who swear by God's name will praise him, 11 while the mouths of liars will be silenced.
1 1 1 For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 Hear me, O God, as I voice my complaint; 1 protect my life from the threat of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, 2 from that noisy crowd of evildoers.
3 They sharpen their tongues like swords 3 and aim their words like deadly arrows.
4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent man; 4 they shoot at him suddenly, without fear.
5 They encourage each other in evil plans, 5 they talk about hiding their snares; 5 they say, "Who will see them[u] ?"
6 They plot injustice and say, 6 "We have devised a perfect plan!" 6 Surely the mind and heart of man are cunning.
7 But God will shoot them with arrows; 7 suddenly they will be struck down.
8 He will turn their own tongues against them 8 and bring them to ruin; 8 all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.
9 All mankind will fear; 9 they will proclaim the works of God 9 and ponder what he has done.
10 Let the righteous rejoice in the Lord 10 and take refuge in him; 10 let all the upright in heart praise him!
1 1 1 For the director of music. A psalm of David. A song.
1 Praise awaits[v] you, O God, in Zion; 1 to you our vows will be fulfilled.
2 O you who hear prayer, 2 to you all men will come.
3 When we were overwhelmed by sins, 3 you forgave[w] our transgressions.
4 Blessed are those you choose 4 and bring near to live in your courts! 4 We are filled with the good things of your house, 4 of your holy temple.
5 You answer us with awesome deeds of righteousness, 5 O God our Savior, 5 the hope of all the ends of the earth 5 and of the farthest seas,
6 who formed the mountains by your power, 6 having armed yourself with strength,
7 who stilled the roaring of the seas, 7 the roaring of their waves, 7 and the turmoil of the nations.
8 Those living far away fear your wonders; 8 where morning dawns and evening fades 8 you call forth songs of joy.
9 You care for the land and water it; 9 you enrich it abundantly. 9 The streams of God are filled with water 9 to provide the people with grain, 9 for so you have ordained it.[x]
10 You drench its furrows 10 and level its ridges; 10 you soften it with showers 10 and bless its crops.
11 You crown the year with your bounty, 11 and your carts overflow with abundance.
12 The grasslands of the desert overflow; 12 the hills are clothed with gladness.
13 The meadows are covered with flocks 13 and the valleys are mantled with grain; 13 they shout for joy and sing.
1 1 1 For the director of music. A song. A psalm.
1 Shout with joy to God, all the earth! 2 Sing the glory of his name; 2 make his praise glorious!
3 Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! 3 So great is your power 3 that your enemies cringe before you.
4 All the earth bows down to you; 4 they sing praise to you, 4 they sing praise to your name."Selah
5 Come and see what God has done, 5 how awesome his works in man's behalf !
6 He turned the sea into dry land, 6 they passed through the waters on foot— 6 come, let us rejoice in him.
7 He rules forever by his power, 7 his eyes watch the nations— 7 let not the rebellious rise up against him.Selah
8 Praise our God, O peoples, 8 let the sound of his praise be heard;
9 he has preserved our lives 9 and kept our feet from slipping.
10 For you, O God, tested us; 10 you refined us like silver.
11 You brought us into prison 11 and laid burdens on our backs.
12 You let men ride over our heads; 12 we went through fire and water, 12 but you brought us to a place of abundance.
13 I will come to your temple with burnt offerings 13 and fulfill my vows to you—
14 vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke 14 when I was in trouble.
15 I will sacrifice fat animals to you 15 and an offering of rams; 15 I will offer bulls and goats.Selah
16 Come and listen, all you who fear God; 16 let me tell you what he has done for me.
17 I cried out to him with my mouth; 17 his praise was on my tongue.
18 If I had cherished sin in my heart, 18 the Lord would not have listened;
19 but God has surely listened 19 and heard my voice in prayer.
20 Praise be to God, 20 who has not rejected my prayer 20 or withheld his love from me!
1 1 1 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.
1 May God be gracious to us and bless us 1 and make his face shine upon us,Selah
2 that your ways may be known on earth, 2 your salvation among all nations.
3 May the peoples praise you, O God; 3 may all the peoples praise you.
4 May the nations be glad and sing for joy, 4 for you rule the peoples justly 4 and guide the nations of the earth.Selah
5 May the peoples praise you, O God; 5 may all the peoples praise you.
6 Then the land will yield its harvest, 6 and God, our God, will bless us.
7 God will bless us, 7 and all the ends of the earth will fear him.
1 1 1 For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song.
1 May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; 1 may his foes flee before him.
2 As smoke is blown away by the wind, 2 may you blow them away; 2 as wax melts before the fire, 2 may the wicked perish before God.
3 But may the righteous be glad 3 and rejoice before God; 3 may they be happy and joyful.
4 Sing to God, sing praise to his name, 4 extol him who rides on the clouds[y]— 4 his name is the Lord— 4 and rejoice before him.
5 A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, 5 is God in his holy dwelling.
6 God sets the lonely in families,[z] 6 he leads forth the prisoners with singing; 6 but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
7 When you went out before your people, O God, 7 when you marched through the wasteland,Selah
8 the earth shook, 8 the heavens poured down rain, 8 before God, the One of Sinai, 8 before God, the God of Israel.
9 You gave abundant showers, O God; 9 you refreshed your weary inheritance.
10 Your people settled in it, 10 and from your bounty, O God, you provided for the poor.
11 The Lord announced the word, 11 and great was the company of those who proclaimed it:
12 "Kings and armies flee in haste; 12 in the camps men divide the plunder.
13 Even while you sleep among the campfires,[aa] 13 the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver, 13 its feathers with shining gold."
14 When the Almighty[ab] scattered the kings in the land, 14 it was like snow fallen on Zalmon.
15 The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains; 15 rugged are the mountains of Bashan.
16 Why gaze in envy, O rugged mountains, 16 at the mountain where God chooses to reign, 16 where the Lord himself will dwell forever?
17 The chariots of God are tens of thousands 17 and thousands of thousands; 17 the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.
18 When you ascended on high, 18 you led captives in your train; 18 you received gifts from men, 18 even from[ac] the rebellious— 18 that you,[ad] O Lord God, might dwell there.
19 Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, 19 who daily bears our burdens.Selah
20 Our God is a God who saves; 20 from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.
21 Surely God will crush the heads of his enemies, 21 the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.
22 The Lord says, "I will bring them from Bashan; 22 I will bring them from the depths of the sea,
23 that you may plunge your feet in the blood of your foes, 23 while the tongues of your dogs have their share."
24 Your procession has come into view, O God, 24 the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.
25 In front are the singers, after them the musicians; 25 with them are the maidens playing tambourines.
26 Praise God in the great congregation; 26 praise the Lord in the assembly of Israel.
27 There is the little tribe of Benjamin, leading them, 27 there the great throng of Judah's princes, 27 and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.
28 Summon your power, O God[ae]; 28 show us your strength, O God, as you have done before.
29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem 29 kings will bring you gifts.
30 Rebuke the beast among the reeds, 30 the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations. 30 Humbled, may it bring bars of silver. 30 Scatter the nations who delight in war.
31 Envoys will come from Egypt; 31 Cush[af] will submit herself to God.
32 Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth, 32 sing praise to the Lord,Selah
33 to him who rides the ancient skies above, 33 who thunders with mighty voice.
34 Proclaim the power of God, 34 whose majesty is over Israel, 34 whose power is in the skies.
35 You are awesome, O God, in your sanctuary; 35 the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. 35 Praise be to God!
1 1 1 For the director of music. To the tune of "Lilies." Of David.
1 Save me, O God, 1 for the waters have come up to my neck.
2 I sink in the miry depths, 2 where there is no foothold. 2 I have come into the deep waters; 2 the floods engulf me.
3 I am worn out calling for help; 3 my throat is parched. 3 My eyes fail, 3 looking for my God.
4 Those who hate me without reason 4 outnumber the hairs of my head; 4 many are my enemies without cause, 4 those who seek to destroy me. 4 I am forced to restore 4 what I did not steal.
5 You know my folly, O God; 5 my guilt is not hidden from you.
6 May those who hope in you 6 not be disgraced because of me, 6 O Lord, the Lord Almighty; 6 may those who seek you 6 not be put to shame because of me, 6 O God of Israel.
7 For I endure scorn for your sake, 7 and shame covers my face.
8 I am a stranger to my brothers, 8 an alien to my own mother's sons;
9 for zeal for your house consumes me, 9 and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.
10 When I weep and fast, 10 I must endure scorn;
11 when I put on sackcloth, 11 people make sport of me.
12 Those who sit at the gate mock me, 12 and I am the song of the drunkards.
13 But I pray to you, O Lord, 13 in the time of your favor; 13 in your great love, O God,
