Psalms 1; Psalms 2; Psalms 15; Psalms 22; Psalms 23; Psalms 24; Psalms 47; Psalms 68

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Psalms 1

1 Blessed is the person who does not follow the advice of wicked people, take the path of sinners, or join the company of mockers.

2 Rather, he delights in the teachings of the LORD and reflects on his teachings day and night.

3 He is like a tree planted beside streams-- a tree that produces fruit in season and whose leaves do not wither. He succeeds in everything he does.

4 Wicked people are not like that. Instead, they are like husks that the wind blows away.

5 That is why wicked people will not be able to stand in the judgment and sinners will not be able to stand where righteous people gather.

6 The LORD knows the way of righteous people, but the way of wicked people will end.

Psalms 2

1 Why do the nations gather together? Why do their people devise useless plots?

2 Kings take their stands. Rulers make plans together against the LORD and against his Messiah by saying,

3 "Let's break apart their chains and shake off their ropes."

4 The one enthroned in heaven laughs. The Lord makes fun of them.

5 Then he speaks to them in his anger. In his burning anger he terrifies them by saying,

6 "I have installed my own king on Zion, my holy mountain."

7 I will announce the LORD's decree. He said to me: "You are my Son. Today I have become your Father.

8 Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance and the ends of the earth as your own possession.

9 You will break them with an iron scepter. You will smash them to pieces like pottery."

10 Now, you kings, act wisely. Be warned, you rulers of the earth!

11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

12 Kiss the Son, or he will become angry and you will die on your way because his anger will burst into flames. Blessed is everyone who takes refuge in him.

Psalms 15

1 O LORD, who may stay in your tent? Who may live on your holy mountain?

2 The one who walks with integrity, does what is righteous, and speaks the truth within his heart.

3 The one who does not slander with his tongue, do evil to a friend, or bring disgrace on his neighbor.

4 The one who despises those rejected by God but honors those who fear the LORD. The one who makes a promise and does not break it, even though he is hurt by it.

5 The one who does not collect interest on a loan or take a bribe against an innocent person. Whoever does these things will never be shaken.

Psalms 22

1 My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away from helping me, so far away from the words of my groaning?

2 My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer-- also at night, but I find no rest.

3 Yet, you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.

4 Our ancestors trusted you. They trusted, and you rescued them.

5 They cried to you and were saved. They trusted you and were never disappointed.

6 Yet, I am a worm and not a man. I am scorned by humanity and despised by people.

7 All who see me make fun of me. Insults pour from their mouths. They shake their heads and say,

8 "Put yourself in the LORD's hands. Let the LORD save him! Let God rescue him since he is pleased with him!"

9 Indeed, you are the one who brought me out of the womb, the one who made me feel safe at my mother's breasts.

10 I was placed in your care from birth. From my mother's womb you have been my God.

11 Do not be so far away from me. Trouble is near, and there is no one to help.

12 Many bulls have surrounded me. Strong bulls from Bashan have encircled me.

13 They have opened their mouths to attack me like ferocious, roaring lions.

14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax. It has melted within me.

15 My strength is dried up like pieces of broken pottery. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me down in the dust of death.

16 Dogs have surrounded me. A mob has encircled me. They have pierced my hands and feet.

17 I can count all my bones. People stare. They gloat over me.

18 They divide my clothes among themselves. They throw dice for my clothing.

19 Do not be so far away, O LORD. Come quickly to help me, O my strength.

20 Rescue my soul from the sword, my life from vicious dogs.

21 Save me from the mouth of the lion and from the horns of wild oxen. You have answered me.

22 I will tell my people about your name. I will praise you within the congregation.

23 All who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel.

24 The LORD has not despised or been disgusted with the plight of the oppressed one. He has not hidden his face from that person. The LORD heard when that oppressed person cried out to him for help.

25 My praise comes from you while I am among those assembled for worship. I will fulfill my vows in the presence of those who fear the LORD.

26 Oppressed people will eat until they are full. Those who look to the LORD will praise him. May you live forever.

27 All the ends of the earth will remember and return to the LORD. All the families from all the nations will worship you

28 because the kingdom belongs to the LORD and he rules the nations.

29 All prosperous people on earth will eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust will kneel in front of him, even those who are barely alive.

30 There will be descendants who serve him, a generation that will be told about the Lord.

31 They will tell people yet to be born about his righteousness-- that he has finished it.

Psalms 23

1 The LORD is my shepherd. I am never in need.

2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside peaceful waters.

3 He renews my soul. He guides me along the paths of righteousness for the sake of his name.

4 Even though I walk through the dark valley of death, because you are with me, I fear no harm. Your rod and your staff give me courage.

5 You prepare a banquet for me while my enemies watch. You anoint my head with oil. My cup overflows.

6 Certainly, goodness and mercy will stay close to me all the days of my life, and I will remain in the LORD's house for days without end.

Psalms 24

1 The earth and everything it contains are the LORD's. The world and all who live in it are his.

2 He laid its foundation on the seas and set it firmly on the rivers.

3 Who may go up the LORD's mountain? Who may stand in his holy place?

4 [The one who] has clean hands and a pure heart and does not long for what is false or lie when he is under oath.

5 [This person] will receive a blessing from the LORD and righteousness from God, his savior.

6 This is the person who seeks him, who searches for the face of the God of Jacob. Selah

7 Lift your heads, you gates. Be lifted, you ancient doors, so that the king of glory may come in.

8 Who is this king of glory? The LORD, strong and mighty! The LORD, heroic in battle!

9 Lift your heads, you gates. Be lifted, you ancient doors, so that the king of glory may come in.

10 Who, then, is this king of glory? The LORD of Armies is the king of glory! Selah

Psalms 47

1 Clap your hands, all you people. Shout to God with a loud, joyful song.

2 We must fear the LORD, the Most High. He is the great king of the whole earth.

3 He brings people under our authority and [puts] nations under our feet.

4 He chooses our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom he loved. Selah

5 God has gone up with a joyful shout. The LORD has gone up with the sound of a ram's horn.

6 Make music to praise God. Play music for him! Make music to praise our king. Play music for him!

7 God is the king of the whole earth. Make your best music for him!

8 God rules the nations. He sits upon his holy throne.

9 The influential people from the nations gather together as the people of the God of Abraham. The rulers of the earth belong to God. He rules everything.

Psalms 68

1 God will arise. His enemies will be scattered. Those who hate him will flee from him.

2 Blow them away like smoke. Let wicked people melt in God's presence like wax next to a fire.

3 But let righteous people rejoice. Let them celebrate in God's presence. Let them overflow with joy.

4 Sing to God; make music to praise his name. Make a highway for him to ride through the deserts. The LORD is his name. Celebrate in his presence.

5 The God who is in his holy dwelling place is the father of the fatherless and the defender of widows.

6 God places lonely people in families. He leads prisoners out of prison into productive lives, but rebellious people must live in an unproductive land.

7 O God, when you went in front of your people, when you marched through the desert, Selah

8 the earth quaked and the sky poured in the presence of the God of Sinai, in the presence of the God of Israel.

9 You watered the land with plenty of rain, O God. You refreshed it when your land was exhausted.

10 Your flock settled there. Out of your goodness, O God, you provided for oppressed people.

11 The Lord gives instructions. The women who announce the good news are a large army.

12 [They say,] "The kings of the armies flee; they run away. The women who remained at home will divide the goods.

13 Though you stayed among the sheep pens, [you will be like] the wings of a dove covered with silver, its feathers with yellow gold.

14 Meanwhile, the Almighty was still scattering kings there like snow falling on Mount Zalmon."

15 The mountain of Bashan is the mountain of God. The mountain of Bashan is the mountain with many peaks.

16 Why do you look with envy, you mountains with many peaks, at the mountain where God has chosen to live? Certainly, the LORD will live there forever.

17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand in number, thousands upon thousands. The Lord is among them. [The God of] Sinai is in his holy place.

18 You went to the highest place. You took prisoners captive. You received gifts from people, even from rebellious people, so that the LORD God may live there.

19 Thanks be to the Lord, who daily carries our burdens for us. God is our salvation. Selah

20 Our God is the God of victories. The Almighty LORD is our escape from death.

21 Certainly, God will crush the heads of his enemies [and destroy even] the hair on the heads of those who continue to be guilty.

22 The Lord said, "I will bring them back from Bashan. I will bring them back from the depths of the sea

23 so that you, [my people,] may bathe your feet in blood and the tongues of your dogs may lick the blood of your enemies."

24 Your festival processions, O God, can be seen by everyone. They are the processions for my God, my king, into the holy place.

25 The singers are in front. The musicians are behind them. The young women beating tambourines are between them.

26 Thank God, the Lord, the source of Israel, with the choirs.

27 Benjamin, the youngest, is leading them, [next] the leaders of Judah with their noisy crowds, [then] the leaders of Zebulun, [then] the leaders of Naphtali.

28 Your God has decided you will be strong. Display your strength, O God, as you have for us before.

29 Kings will bring you gifts because of your temple high above Jerusalem.

30 Threaten the beast who is among the cattails, the herd of bulls with the calves of the nations, until it humbles itself with pieces of silver. Scatter the people who find joy in war.

31 Ambassadors will come from Egypt. Sudan will stretch out its hands to God [in prayer].

32 You kingdoms of the world, sing to God. Make music to praise the Lord. Selah

33 God rides through the ancient heaven, the highest heaven. Listen! He makes his voice heard, his powerful voice.

34 Acknowledge the power of God. His majesty is over Israel, and his power is in the skies.

35 God, the God of Israel, is awe-inspiring in his holy place. He gives strength and power to his people. Thanks be to God!