Psalms 21; Psalms 22; Psalms 23; Psalms 24; Psalms 25

Psalms 21

1 Lord, the king finds joy in Your strength. How greatly he rejoices in Your victory!

2 You have given him his heart's desire and have not denied the request of his lips. Selah

3 For You meet him with rich blessings; You place a crown of pure gold on his head.

4 He asked You for life, and You gave it to him- length of days forever and ever.

5 His glory is great through Your victory; You confer majesty and splendor on him.

6 You give him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.

7 For the king relies on the Lord; through the faithful love of the Most High he is not shaken.

8 Your hand will capture all your enemies; your right hand will seize those who hate you.

9 You will make them [burn] like a fiery furnace when you appear; the Lord will engulf them in His wrath, and fire will devour them.

10 You will wipe their descendants from the earth and their offspring from the human race.

11 Though they intend to harm you and devise a wicked plan, they will not prevail.

12 Instead, you will put them to flight when you aim your bow at their faces.

13 Be exalted, Lord, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your might.

Psalms 22

1 My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? [Why are You] so far from my deliverance and from my words of groaning?

2 My God, I cry by day, but You do not answer, by night, yet I have no rest.

3 But You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.

4 Our fathers trusted in You; they trusted, and You rescued them.

5 They cried to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disgraced.

6 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by people.

7 Everyone who sees me mocks me; they sneer and shake their heads:

8 "He relies on the Lord; let Him rescue him; let the Lord deliver him, since He takes pleasure in him."

9 You took me from the womb, making me secure while at my mother's breast.

10 I was given over to You at birth; You have been my God from my mother's womb.

11 Do not be far from me, because distress is near and there is no one to help.

12 Many bulls surround me; strong ones of Bashan encircle me.

13 They open their mouths against me- lions, mauling and roaring.

14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed; my heart is like wax, melting within me.

15 My strength is dried up like baked clay; my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You put me into the dust of death.

16 For dogs have surrounded me; a gang of evildoers has closed in on me; they pierced my hands and my feet.

17 I can count all my bones; people look and stare at me.

18 They divided my garments among themselves, and they cast lots for my clothing.

19 But You, Lord, don't be far away. My strength, come quickly to help me.

20 Deliver my life from the sword, my very life from the power of the dog.

21 Save me from the mouth of the lion! You have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen.

22 I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the congregation.

23 You who fear the Lord, praise Him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All you descendants of Israel, revere Him!

24 For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He did not hide His face from him, but listened when he cried to Him for help.

25 I will give praise in the great congregation because of You; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.

26 The humble will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the Lord will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!

27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord. All the families of the nations will bow down before You,

28 for kingship belongs to the Lord; He rules over the nations.

29 All who prosper on earth will eat and bow down; all those who go down to the dust will kneel before Him- even the one who cannot preserve his life.

30 Descendants will serve Him; the next generation will be told about the Lord.

31 They will come and tell a people yet to be born about His righteousness- what He has done.

Psalms 23

1 The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I lack.

2 He lets me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.

3 He renews my life; He leads me along the right paths for His name's sake.

4 Even when I go through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff-they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

6 Only goodness and faithful love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord as long as I live.

Psalms 24

1 The earth and everything in it, the world and its inhabitants, belong to the Lord;

2 for He laid its foundation on the seas and established it on the rivers.

3 Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in His holy place?

4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not set his mind on what is false, and who has not sworn deceitfully.

5 He will receive blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

6 Such is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah

7 Lift up your heads, you gates! Rise up, ancient doors! Then the King of glory will come in.

8 Who is this King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle.

9 Lift up your heads, you gates! Rise up, ancient doors! Then the King of glory will come in.

10 Who is He, this King of glory? The Lord of Hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah

Psalms 25

1 Lord, I turn my hope to You.

2 My God, I trust in You. Do not let me be disgraced; do not let my enemies gloat over me.

3 Not one person who waits for You will be disgraced; those who act treacherously without cause will be disgraced.

4 Make Your ways known to me, Lord; teach me Your paths.

5 Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; I wait for You all day long.

6 Remember, Lord, Your compassion and Your faithful love, for they [have existed] from antiquity.

7 Do not remember the sins of my youth or my acts of rebellion; in keeping with Your faithful love, remember me because of Your goodness, Lord.

8 The Lord is good and upright; therefore He shows sinners the way.

9 He leads the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.

10 All the Lord's ways [show] faithful love and truth to those who keep His covenant and decrees.

11 Because of Your name, Lord, forgive my sin, for it is great.

12 Who is the person who fears the Lord? He will show him the way he should choose.

13 He will live a good life, and his descendants will inherit the land.

14 The secret counsel of the Lord is for those who fear Him, and He reveals His covenant to them.

15 My eyes are always on the Lord, for He will pull my feet out of the net.

16 Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am alone and afflicted.

17 The distresses of my heart increase; bring me out of my sufferings.

18 Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins.

19 Consider my enemies; they are numerous, and they hate me violently.

20 Guard me and deliver me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.

21 May integrity and uprightness keep me, for I wait for You.

22 God, redeem Israel, from all its distresses.