Psalms 131; Psalms 138; Psalms 139; Psalms 143; Psalms 144; Psalms 145

1 Lord, my heart is not proud; I don't look down on others. I don't do great things, and I can't do miracles.

2 But I am calm and quiet, like a baby with its mother. I am at peace, like a baby with its mother.

3 People of Israel, put your hope in the Lord now and forever. A song for going up to worship.

1 Lord, I will thank you with all my heart; I will sing to you before the gods.

2 I will bow down facing your holy Temple, and I will thank you for your love and loyalty. You have made your name and your word greater than anything.

3 On the day I called to you, you answered me. You made me strong and brave.

4 Lord, let all the kings of the earth praise you when they hear the words you speak.

5 They will sing about what the Lord has done, because the Lord's glory is great.

6 Though the Lord is supreme, he takes care of those who are humble, but he stays away from the proud.

7 Lord, even when I have trouble all around me, you will keep me alive. When my enemies are angry, you will reach down and save me by your power.

8 Lord, you do everything for me. Lord, your love continues forever. Do not leave us, whom you made.

1 Lord, you have examined me and know all about me.

2 You know when I sit down and when I get up. You know my thoughts before I think them.

3 You know where I go and where I lie down. You know thoroughly everything I do.

4 Lord, even before I say a word, you already know it.

5 You are all around me -- in front and in back -- and have put your hand on me.

6 Your knowledge is amazing to me; it is more than I can understand.

7 Where can I go to get away from your Spirit? Where can I run from you?

8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there. If I lie down in the grave, you are there.

9 If I rise with the sun in the east and settle in the west beyond the sea,

10 even there you would guide me. With your right hand you would hold me.

11 I could say, "The darkness will hide me. Let the light around me turn into night."

12 But even the darkness is not dark to you. The night is as light as the day; darkness and light are the same to you.

13 You made my whole being; you formed me in my mother's body.

14 I praise you because you made me in an amazing and wonderful way. What you have done is wonderful. I know this very well.

15 You saw my bones being formed as I took shape in my mother's body. When I was put together there,

16 you saw my body as it was formed. All the days planned for me were written in your book before I was one day old.

17 God, your thoughts are precious to me. They are so many!

18 If I could count them, they would be more than all the grains of sand. When I wake up, I am still with you.

19 God, I wish you would kill the wicked! Get away from me, you murderers!

20 They say evil things about you. Your enemies use your name thoughtlessly.

21 Lord, I hate those who hate you; I hate those who rise up against you.

22 I feel only hate for them; they are my enemies.

23 God, examine me and know my heart; test me and know my nervous thoughts.

24 See if there is any bad thing in me. Lead me on the road to everlasting life.

1 Lord, hear my prayer; listen to my cry for mercy. Answer me because you are loyal and good.

2 Don't judge me, your servant, because no one alive is right before you.

3 My enemies are chasing me; they crushed me to the ground. They made me live in darkness like those long dead.

4 I am afraid; my courage is gone.

5 I remember what happened long ago; I consider everything you have done. I think about all you have made.

6 I lift my hands to you in prayer. As a dry land needs rain, I thirst for you. Selah

7 Lord, answer me quickly, because I am getting weak. Don't turn away from me, or I will be like those who are dead.

8 Tell me in the morning about your love, because I trust you. Show me what I should do, because my prayers go up to you.

9 Lord, save me from my enemies; I hide in you.

10 Teach me to do what you want, because you are my God. lead me on level ground.

11 Lord, let me live so people will praise you. In your goodness save me from my troubles.

12 In your love defeat my enemies. Destroy all those who trouble me, because I am your servant. Of David.

1 Praise the Lord, my Rock, who trains me for war, who trains me for battle.

2 He protects me like a strong, walled city, and he loves me. He is my defender and my Savior, my shield and my protection. He helps me keep my people under control.

3 Lord, why are people important to you? Why do you even think about human beings?

4 People are like a breath; their lives are like passing shadows.

5 Lord, tear open the sky and come down. Touch the mountains so they will smoke.

6 Send the lightning and scatter my enemies. Shoot your arrows and force them away.

7 Reach down from above. Save me and rescue me out of this sea of enemies, from these foreigners.

8 They are liars; they are dishonest.

9 God, I will sing a new song to you; I will play to you on the ten-stringed harp.

10 You give victory to kings. You save your servant David from cruel swords.

11 Save me, rescue me from these foreigners. They are liars; they are dishonest.

12 Let our sons in their youth grow like plants. Let our daughters be like the decorated stones in the Temple.

13 Let our barns be filled with crops of all kinds. Let our sheep in the fields have thousands and tens of thousands of lambs.

14 Let our cattle be strong. Let no one break in. Let there be no war, no screams in our streets.

15 Happy are those who are like this; happy are the people whose God is the Lord. A psalm of praise. Of David.

1 I praise your greatness, my God the King; I will praise you forever and ever.

2 I will praise you every day; I will praise you forever and ever.

3 The Lord is great and worthy of our praise; no one can understand how great he is.

4 Parents will tell their children what you have done. They will retell your mighty acts,

5 wonderful majesty, and glory. And I will think about your miracles.

6 They will tell about the amazing things you do, and I will tell how great you are.

7 They will remember your great goodness and will sing about your fairness.

8 The Lord is kind and shows mercy. He does not become angry quickly but is full of love.

9 The Lord is good to everyone; he is merciful to all he has made.

10 Lord, everything you have made will praise you; those who belong to you will bless you.

11 They will tell about the glory of your kingdom and will speak about your power.

12 Then everyone will know the mighty things you do and the glory and majesty of your kingdom.

13 Your kingdom will go on and on, and you will rule forever. The Lord will keep all his promises; he is loyal to all he has made.

14 The Lord helps those who have been defeated and takes care of those who are in trouble.

15 All living things look to you for food, and you give it to them at the right time.

16 You open your hand, and you satisfy all living things.

17 Everything the Lord does is right. He is loyal to all he has made.

18 The Lord is close to everyone who prays to him, to all who truly pray to him.

19 He gives those who respect him what they want. He listens when they cry, and he saves them.

20 The Lord protects everyone who loves him, but he will destroy the wicked.

21 I will praise the Lord. Let everyone praise his holy name forever.