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

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.

1 Give the Lord-you heavenly beings- give the Lord glory and strength.

2 Give the Lord the glory due His name; worship the Lord in the splendor of [His] holiness.

3 The voice of the Lord is above the waters. The God of glory thunders- the Lord, above vast waters,

4 the voice of the Lord in power, the voice of the Lord in splendor.

5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon.

6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion, like a young wild ox.

7 The voice of the Lord flashes flames of fire.

8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

9 The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth and strips the woodlands bare. In His temple all cry, "Glory!"

10 The Lord sat enthroned at the flood; the Lord sits enthroned, King forever.

11 The Lord gives His people strength; the Lord blesses His people with peace.

1 Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones; praise from the upright is beautiful.

2 Praise the Lord with the lyre; make music to Him with a ten-stringed harp.

3 Sing a new song to Him; play skillfully on the strings, with a joyful shout.

4 For the word of the Lord is right, and all His work is trustworthy.

5 He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the Lord's unfailing love.

6 The heavens were made by the word of the Lord, and all the stars, by the breath of His mouth.

7 He gathers the waters of the sea into a heap; He puts the depths into storehouses.

8 Let the whole earth tremble before the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

9 For He spoke, and it came into being; He commanded, and it came into existence.

10 The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations; He thwarts the plans of the peoples.

11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of His heart from generation to generation.

12 Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord- the people He has chosen to be His own possession!

13 The Lord looks down from heaven; He observes everyone.

14 He gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth from His dwelling place.

15 He alone crafts their hearts; He considers all their works.

16 A king is not saved by a large army; a warrior will not be delivered by great strength.

17 The horse is a false hope for safety; it provides no escape by its great power.

18 Now the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him- those who depend on His faithful love

19 to deliver them from death and to keep them alive in famine.

20 We wait for the Lord; He is our help and shield.

21 For our hearts rejoice in Him, because we trust in His holy name.

22 May Your faithful love rest on us, Lord, for we put our hope in You.

1 An oracle within my heart concerning the transgression of the wicked: There is no dread of God before his eyes,

2 for in his own eyes he flatters himself [too much] to discover and hate his sin.

3 The words of his mouth are malicious and deceptive; he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.

4 Even on his bed he makes malicious plans. He sets himself on a path that is not good and does not reject evil.

5 Lord, Your faithful love [reaches] to heaven, Your faithfulness to the skies.

6 Your righteousness is like the highest mountain; Your judgments, like the deepest sea. Lord, You preserve man and beast.

7 God, Your faithful love is so valuable that people take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

8 They are filled from the abundance of Your house; You let them drink from Your refreshing stream,

9 for with You is life's fountain. In Your light we will see light.

10 Spread Your faithful love over those who know You, and Your righteousness over the upright in heart.

11 Do not let the foot of the arrogant come near me or the hand of the wicked drive me away.

12 There the evildoers fall; they have been thrown down and cannot rise.

1 I said, "I will guard my ways so that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are in my presence."

2 I was speechless and quiet; I kept silent, even from [speaking] good, and my pain intensified.

3 My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, a fire burned. I spoke with my tongue:

4 "Lord, reveal to me the end of my life and the number of my days. Let me know how transitory I am.

5 You, indeed, have made my days short in length, and my life span as nothing in Your sight. Yes, every mortal man is only a vapor. Selah

6 Certainly, man walks about like a mere shadow. Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain, gathering possessions without knowing who will get them.

7 "Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You.

8 Deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the taunt of fools.

9 I am speechless; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.

10 Remove Your torment from me; I fade away because of the force of Your hand.

11 You discipline a man with punishment for sin, consuming like a moth what is precious to him; every man is a mere vapor. Selah

12 "Hear my prayer, Lord, and listen to my cry for help; do not be silent at my tears. For I am a foreigner residing with You, a sojourner like all my fathers.

13 Turn Your angry gaze from me so that I may be cheered up before I die and am gone."