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Psalms 40

1 I was patient while I waited for the Lord. He turned to me and heard my cry for help.
2 I was sliding down into the pit of death, and he pulled me out. He brought me up out of the mud and dirt. He set my feet on a rock. He gave me a firm place to stand on.
3 He gave me a new song to sing. It is a hymn of praise to our God. Many people will see what he has done and will worship him. They will put their trust in the Lord.
4 Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord. He doesn't look to proud people for help. He doesn't turn away to worship statues of gods.
5 LORD my God, no one can compare with you. You have done many miracles. And you plan to do many more for us. There are too many of them for me to talk about.
6 You didn't want sacrifices and offerings. You weren't pleased with burnt offerings and sin offerings. You gave me ears to hear you and obey you.
7 Then I said, "Here I am. It is written about me in the scroll.
8 My God, I have come to do what you want. Your law is in my heart."
9 I have told the whole community of those who worship you that what you do is right. Lord, you know that I haven't kept quiet.
10 I haven't kept to myself that what you did for me was right. I have spoken about how faithful you were when you saved me. I haven't hidden your love and truth from the whole community.
11 Lord, don't hold back your mercy from me. May your love and truth always keep me safe.
12 There are more troubles all around me than I can count. My sins have caught up with me, and I can't see any longer. My sins are more than the hairs of my head. I have lost all hope.
13 Lord, please save me. Lord, come quickly to help me.
14 Let all those who are trying to kill me be put to shame. Let them not be honored. Let all those who want to destroy me be turned back in shame.
15 Some people make fun of me. Let them be shocked when their plans fail.
16 But let all those who look to you be joyful and glad because of what you have done. Let those who love you because you save them always say, "May the LORD be honored!"
17 But I am poor and needy. May the Lord be concerned about me. You are the One who helps me and saves me. My God, please don't wait any longer.
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Psalms 41

1 Blessed is the one who cares about weak people. When he is in trouble, the LORD saves him.
2 The LORD will guard him and keep him alive. He will bless him in the land. He won't hand him over to the wishes of his enemies.
3 The LORD will take care of him when he is lying sick in bed. He will make him well again.
4 I said, "Lord, show me your favor. Heal me. I have sinned against you."
5 My enemies are saying bad things about me. They say, "When will he die and be forgotten?"
6 When anyone comes to see me, he says things he doesn't mean. At the same time, he thinks up lies to tell against me. Then he goes out and spreads those lies around.
7 All of my enemies whisper to each other about me. They want something terrible to happen to me.
8 They say, "He is sick and will die very soon. He will never get up from his bed again."
9 Even my close friend, whom I trusted, has deserted me. I even shared my bread with him.
10 But Lord, show me your favor. Make me well, so I can pay them back.
11 Then I will know that you are pleased with me, because my enemies haven't won the battle over me.
12 You will take good care of me because I've been honest. You will let me be with you forever.
13 Give praise to the Lord, the God of Israel, for ever and ever. Amen and Amen.
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Psalms 42

1 A deer longs for streams of water. God, I long for you in the same way.
2 I am thirsty for God. I am thirsty for the living God. When can I go and meet with him?
3 My tears have been my food day and night. All day long people say to me, "Where is your God?"
4 When I remember what has happened, I tell God all of my troubles. I remember how I used to walk along with the crowd of worshipers. I led them to the house of God. We shouted with joy and gave thanks as we went to the holy feast.
5 My spirit, why are you so sad? Why are you so upset deep down inside me? Put your hope in God. Once again I will have reason to praise him. He is my Savior and
6 my God. My spirit is very sad deep down inside me. So I will remember you here where the Jordan River begins. I will remember you here on the Hermon mountains and on Mount Mizar.
7 You have sent wave upon wave of trouble over me. It roars down on me like a waterfall. All of your waves and breakers have rolled over me.
8 During the day the LORD sends his love to me. During the night I sing about him. I say a prayer to the God who gives me life.
9 I say to God my Rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go around in sorrow? Why am I beaten down by my enemies?"
10 My body suffers deadly pain as my enemies make fun of me. All day long they say to me, "Where is your God?"
11 My spirit, why are you so sad? Why are you so upset deep down inside me? Put your hope in God. Once again I will have reason to praise him. He is my Savior and my God.
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Psalms 43

1 God, when you hand down your decision, let it be in my favor. Stand up for me against an ungodly nation. Save me from those lying and sinful people.
2 You are God, my place of safety. Why have you turned your back on me? Why must I go around in sorrow? Why am I beaten down by my enemies?
3 Send out your light and your truth. Let them guide me. Let them bring me back to your holy mountain, to the place where you live.
4 Then I will go to the altar of God. I will go to God. He is my joy and my delight. God, you are my God. I will praise you by playing the harp.
5 My spirit, why are you so sad? Why are you so upset deep down inside me? Put your hope in God. Once again I will have reason to praise him. He is my Savior and my God.
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Psalms 44

1 God, we have heard what you did. Those who came before us have told us what you did in their days, in days long ago.
2 With your powerful hand you drove out the nations. You settled our people in the land. You crushed the people who were there. And you made our people do well.
3 They didn't win the land with their swords. They didn't gain success with their powerful arms. Your powerful right hand and your mighty arm gave them success. You looked on them with favor. You loved them.
4 You are my King and my God. You give success to the people of Jacob.
5 With your help we push our enemies back. By your power we walk all over them.
6 I don't trust in my bow. My sword doesn't bring me success.
7 But you give us success over our enemies. You put them to shame.
8 All day long we talk about how great God is. We will praise your name forever. "Selah"
9 But now you have turned your back on us and made us low. You don't march out with our armies anymore.
10 You made us turn and run from our enemies. They have taken what belongs to us.
11 You handed us over to be eaten up like sheep. You have scattered us among the nations.
12 You sold your people for very little. You didn't gain anything when you sold them.
13 You have made us something that our neighbors laugh at. Those who live around us make fun of us and tease us.
14 The nations make jokes about us. They shake their heads at us.
15 All day long I am reminded of my shame. My face is covered with it
16 because of those who laugh at me and attack me with their words. They want to get even with me.
17 All of this happened to us, even though we had not forgotten you. We had been true to the covenant you made with us.
18 Our hearts had not turned away from you. Our feet had not wandered from your path.
19 But you crushed us and left us to the wild dogs. You covered us over with deep darkness.
20 We didn't forget our God. We didn't spread out our hands in prayer to a strange god.
21 If we had, God would have discovered it. He knows the secrets of our hearts.
22 But because of you, we face death all day long. We are considered as sheep to be killed.
23 Lord, wake up! Why are you sleeping? Get up! Don't say no to us forever.
24 Why do you turn your face away from us? Why do you forget our pain and troubles?
25 We are brought down to the dust. Our bodies lie flat on the ground.
26 Rise up and help us. Save us because of your faithful love.
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Psalms 45

1 My heart is full of beautiful words as I say my poem for the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.
2 You are the most excellent of men. Your lips have been given the ability to speak gracious words. God has blessed you forever.
3 Mighty one, put your sword at your side. Put on glory and majesty as if they were your clothes.
4 In your majesty ride out with power in honor of what is true and right. Do it in honor of all those who are not proud. Let your right hand do wonderful things.
5 Shoot your sharp arrows into the hearts of your enemies. Let the nations come under your control.
6 Your throne is the very throne of God. Your kingdom will last for ever and ever. You will rule by treating everyone fairly.
7 You love what is right and hate what is evil. So your God has placed you above your companions. He has filled you with joy by pouring the sacred oil on your head.
8 Myrrh and aloes and cassia make all of your robes smell good. In palaces decorated with ivory the music played on stringed instruments makes you glad.
9 Daughters of kings are among the women you honor. At your right hand is the royal bride dressed in gold from Ophir.
10 Royal bride, listen. Think about this and pay attention to it. Forget about your people and the home you came from.
11 The king is charmed by your beauty. Honor him. He is now your master.
12 The people of Tyre will come with gifts. Wealthy people will try to gain your favor.
13 The princess comes into the palace in all her glory. Her gown has gold threads running through it.
14 Dressed in beautiful clothes, she is led to the king. Her virgin companions follow her and are brought to him.
15 They are led in with joy and gladness. They enter the palace of the king.
16 Your sons will rule just as your father and grandfather did. You will make them princes through the whole land.
17 I will make sure that people will always remember you. The nations will praise you for ever and ever.
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