Psalms 25; Psalms 29; Psalms 33; Psalms 36; Psalms 39

1 I offer my life to you, LORD.

2 My God, I trust you. Please don't let me be put to shame! Don't let my enemies rejoice over me!

3 For that matter, don't let anyone who hopes in you be put to shame; instead, let those who are treacherous without excuse be put to shame.

4 Make your ways known to me, LORD; teach me your paths.

5 Lead me in your truth—teach it to me— because you are the God who saves me. I put my hope in you all day long.

6 LORD, remember your compassion and faithful love— they are forever!

7 But don't remember the sins of my youth or my wrongdoing. Remember me only according to your faithful love for the sake of your goodness, LORD.

8 The LORD is good and does the right thing; he teaches sinners which way they should go.

9 God guides the weak to justice, teaching them his way.

10 All the LORD's paths are loving and faithful for those who keep his covenant and laws.

11 Please, for the sake of your good name, LORD, forgive my sins, which are many!

12 Where are the ones who honor the LORD? God will teach them which path to take.

13 They will live a good life, and their descendants will possess the land.

14 The LORD counsels those who honor him; he makes his covenant known to them.

15 My eyes are always looking to the LORD because he will free my feet from the net.

16 Turn to me, God, and have mercy on me because I'm alone and suffering.

17 My heart's troubles keep getting bigger— set me free from my distress!

18 Look at my suffering and trouble— forgive all my sins!

19 Look at how many enemies I have and how violently they hate me!

20 Please protect my life! Deliver me! Don't let me be put to shame because I take refuge in you.

21 Let integrity and virtue guard me because I hope in you.

22 Please, God, save Israel from all its troubles!

1 You, divine beings! Give to the LORD— give to the LORD glory and power!

2 Give to the LORD the glory due his name! Bow down to the LORD in holy splendor!

3 The LORD's voice is over the waters; the glorious God thunders; the LORD is over the mighty waters.

4 The LORD's voice is strong; the LORD's voice is majestic.

5 The LORD's voice breaks cedar trees— yes, the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon.

6 He makes Lebanon jump around like a young bull, makes Sirion jump around like a young wild ox.

7 The LORD's voice unleashes fiery flames;

8 the LORD's voice shakes the wilderness— yes, the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

9 The LORD's voice convulses the oaks, strips the forests bare, but in his temple everyone shouts, "Glory!"

10 The LORD sits enthroned over the floodwaters; the LORD sits enthroned—king forever!

11 Let the LORD give strength to his people! Let the LORD bless his people with peace!

1 All you who are righteous, shout joyfully to the LORD! It's right for those who do right to praise God.

2 Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre! Sing praises to him with the ten-stringed harp!

3 Sing to him a new song! Play your best with joyful shouts!

4 Because the LORD's word is right, his every act is done in good faith.

5 He loves righteousness and justice; the LORD's faithful love fills the whole earth.

6 The skies were made by the LORD's word, all their starry multitude by the breath of his mouth.

7 He gathered the ocean waters into a heap; he put the deep seas into storerooms.

8 All the earth honors the LORD; all the earth's inhabitants stand in awe of him.

9 Because when he spoke, it happened! When he commanded, there it was!

10 The LORD overrules what the nations plan; he frustrates what the peoples intend to do.

11 But the LORD's plan stands forever; what he intends to do lasts from one generation to the next.

12 The nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom God has chosen as his possession, is truly happy!

13 The LORD looks down from heaven; he sees every human being.

14 From his dwelling place God observes all who live on earth.

15 God is the one who made all their hearts, the one who knows everything they do.

16 Kings aren't saved by the strength of their armies; warriors aren't rescued by how much power they have.

17 A warhorse is a bad bet for victory; it can't save despite its great strength.

18 But look here: the LORD's eyes watch all who honor him, all who wait for his faithful love,

19 to deliver their lives from death and keep them alive during a famine.

20 We put our hope in the LORD. He is our help and our shield.

21 Our heart rejoices in God because we trust his holy name.

22 LORD, let your faithful love surround us because we wait for you.

1 I know the sinful utterance of the wicked: No fear of God confronts their own eyes,

2 because in their own eyes they are slick with talk about their guilt ever being found out and despised.

3 The words of their mouths are evil and dishonest. They have stopped being wise and stopped doing good.

4 They plot evil even while resting in bed! They commit themselves to a path that is no good. They don't reject what is evil.

5 But your loyal love, LORD, extends to the skies; your faithfulness reaches the clouds.

6 Your righteousness is like the strongest mountains; your justice is like the deepest sea. LORD, you save both humans and animals.

7 Your faithful love is priceless, God! Humanity finds refuge in the shadow of your wings.

8 They feast on the bounty of your house; you let them drink from your river of pure joy.

9 Within you is the spring of life. In your light, we see light.

10 Extend your faithful love to those who know you; extend your righteousness to those whose heart is right.

11 Don't let the feet of arrogant people walk all over me; don't let the hands of the wicked drive me off.

12 Look—right there is where the evildoers have fallen, pushed down, unable to get up!

1 I promised I would watch my steps so as not to sin with my tongue; promised to keep my mouth shut as long as the wicked were in my presence.

2 So I was completely quiet, silent. I kept my peace, but it did no good. My pain got worse.

3 My heart got hot inside me; while stewing over it, the fire burned. Then I spoke out with my tongue:

4 "Let me know my end, LORD. How many days do I have left? I want to know how brief my time is."

5 You've made my days so short; my lifetime is like nothing in your eyes. Yes, a human life is nothing but a puff of air! Selah

6 Yes, people wander around like shadows; yes, they hustle and bustle, but pointlessly; they don't even know who will get the wealth they've amassed.

7 So now, Lord, what should I be waiting for? My hope is set on you.

8 Deliver me from all my sins; don't make me some foolish person's joke.

9 I am completely silent; I won't open my mouth because you have acted.

10 Get this plague of yours off me! I'm being destroyed by the blows from your fist.

11 You discipline people for their sin, punishing them; like a moth, you ruin what they treasure. Yes, a human life is just a puff of air! Selah

12 Hear my prayer, LORD! Listen closely to my cry for help! Please don't ignore my tears! I'm just a foreigner— an immigrant staying with you, just like all my ancestors were.

13 Look away from me so I can be happy again before I pass away and am gone.