Jun 3 - Psalms 41-47
Psalms
1Unto the end. A Psalm of David himself. Blessed is he who shows understanding toward the needy and the poor. The Lord will deliver him in the evil day2May the Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth. And may he not hand him over to the will of his adversaries3May the Lord bring him help on his bed of sorrow. In his infirmity, you have changed his entire covering4I said, "O Lord, be merciful to me. Heal my soul, because I have sinned against you.5My enemies have spoken evils against me. When will he die and his name perish6And when he came in to see me, he was speaking emptiness. His heart gathered iniquity to itself. He went outside, and he was speaking in the same way7All my enemies were whispering against me. They were thinking up evils against me8They established an unjust word against me. Will he that sleeps no longer rise again9For even the man of my peace, in whom I hoped, who ate my bread, has greatly supplanted me10But you, O Lord, have mercy on me, and raise me up again. And I will requite them11By this, I knew that you preferred me: because my adversary will not rejoice over me12But you have sustained me, because of my innocence, and you have confirmed me in your sight in eternity13Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for all generations and even forever. Amen. Amen
1Unto the end. The understanding of the sons of Korah. As the deer longs for fountains of water, so my soul longs for you, O God2My soul has thirsted for the strong living God. When will I draw close and appear before the face of God3My tears have been my bread, day and night. Meanwhile, it is said to me daily: "Where is your God?4These things I have remembered; and my soul within me, I have poured out. For I will cross into the place of the wonderful tabernacle, all the way to the house of God, with a voice of exultation and confession, the sound of feasting5Why are you sad, my soul? And why do you disquiet me? Hope in God, for I will still confess to him: the salvation of my countenance6and my God. My soul has been troubled within myself. Because of this, I will remember you from the land of the Jordan and from Hermon, from the little mountain7Abyss calls upon abyss, with the voice of your floodgate. All your heights and your waves have passed over me8In the daylight, the Lord has ordered his mercy; and in the night, a canticle to him. With me is a prayer to the God of my life9I will say to God, "You are my supporter. Why have you forgotten me? And why do I walk in mourning, while my adversary afflicts me?10While my bones are being broken, my enemies, who trouble me, have reproached me. Meanwhile, they say to me every single day, "Where is your God?11My soul, why are you saddened? And why do you disquiet me? Hope in God, for I will still confess to him: the salvation of my countenance and my God
1A Psalm of David. Judge me, O God, and discern my cause from that of a nation not holy; rescue me from a man unjust and deceitful2For you are God, my strength. Why have you rejected me? And why do I walk in sadness, while the adversary afflicts me3Send forth your light and your truth. They have guided me and led me, to your holy mountain and into your tabernacles4And I will enter, up to the altar of God, to God who enlivens my youthfulness. To you, O God, my God, I will confess upon a stringed instrument5Why are you sad, my soul? And why do you disquiet me? Hope in God, for I will still give praise to him: the salvation of my countenance and my God
1Unto the end. To the sons of Korah, toward understanding2We have heard, O God, with our own ears. Our fathers have announced to us the work that you wrought in their days and in the days of antiquity3Your hand dispersed the Gentiles, and you transplanted them. You afflicted a people, and you expelled them4For they did not take possession of the land by their sword, and their own arm did not save them. But your right hand and your arm, and the light of your countenance did so, because you were pleased with them5You yourself are my king and my God, who commands the salvation of Jacob6With you, we will brandish a horn before our enemies; and in your name, we will spurn those rising up against us7For I will not hope in my bow, and my sword will not save me8For you have saved us from those who afflict us, and you have bewildered those who hate us9In God, we will give praise all day long; and in your name, we will confess forever10But now, you have rejected and bewildered us, and you will not go forth with our armies, O God11You have turned our back to our enemies, and those who hated us have plundered for themselves12You have given us over like sheep for food. You have scattered us among the Gentiles13You have sold your people without a price, and no great number was exchanged for them14You have set us as a disgrace to our neighbors, a scoff and a derision to those who are around us15You have set us as a parable among the Gentiles, a shaking of the head among the peoples16All day long my shame is before me, and the confusion of my face has covered me17before the voice of the reproacher and the commentator, before the face of the adversary and the pursuer18All these things have come upon us, yet we have not forgotten you, and we have not acted unjustly in your covenant19And our heart has not turned back. And you have not diverted our steps from your way20For you humbled us in a place of affliction, and the shadow of death has covered us21If we have forgotten the name of our God, and if we have extended our hands to a foreign god22will not God find this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart. For, because of you, we are being killed all day long. We are considered as sheep for the slaughter23Rise up. Why do you fall asleep, O Lord? Rise up, and do not reject us in the end24Why do you turn your face away, and why do you forget our needfulness and our tribulation25For our soul has been humbled into the dust. Our belly has been bound to the earth26Rise up, O Lord. Help us and redeem us, because of your name
1Unto the end. For those who will be changed. To the sons of Korah, toward understanding. A Canticle for the Beloved. My heart has uttered a good word. I speak of my works to the king. My tongue is like the pen of a scribe who writes quickly2You are a brilliant form before the sons of men. Grace has been poured freely into your lips. Because of this, God has blessed you in eternity3Fasten your sword to your thigh, O most powerful one4With your splendor and your excellence extended, proceed prosperously, and reign for the sake of truth and meekness and justice, and so will your right hand lead you wondrously5Your arrows are sharp; the people will fall under you, with the hearts of the enemies of the king6Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of true aim7You have loved justice and hated iniquity. Because of this, God, your God, has anointed you, before your co-heirs, with the oil of gladness8Myrrh and balsam and cinnamon perfume your garments, from the houses of ivory. From these, they have delighted you9the daughters of kings in your honor. The queen assisted at your right hand, in clothing of gold, encircled with diversity10Listen, daughter, and see, and incline your ear. And forget your people and your father’s house11And the king will desire your beauty. For he is the Lord your God, and they will adore him12And the daughters of Tyre will entreat your countenance with gifts: all the rich men of the people13All the glory of the daughter of its king is inside, in golden fringes14clothed all around with diversities. After her, virgins will be led to the king. Her neighbors will be brought to you15They will be brought with gladness and exultation. They will be led into the temple of the king16For your fathers, sons have been born to you. You will establish them as leaders over all the earth17They will remember your name always, for generation after generation. Because of this, people will confess to you in eternity, even forever and ever
1Unto the end. To the sons of Korah, for confidants. A Psalm. Our God is our refuge and strength, a helper in the tribulations that have greatly overwhelmed us2Because of this, we will not be afraid when the earth will be turbulent and the mountains will be transferred into the heart of the sea3They thundered, and the waters were stirred up among them; the mountains have been disturbed by his strength4The frenzy of the river rejoices the city of God. The Most High has sanctified his tabernacle5God is in its midst; it will not be shaken. God will assist it in the early morning6The peoples have been disturbed, and the kingdoms have been bowed down. He uttered his voice: the earth has been moved7The Lord of hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our supporter8Draw near and behold the works of the Lord: what portents he has set upon the earth9carrying away wars even to the end of the earth. He will crush the bow and break the weapons, and he will burn the shield with fire10Be empty, and see that I am God. I will be exalted among the peoples, and I will be exalted upon the earth11The Lord of hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our supporter
1Unto the end. A Psalm for the sons of Korah. All nations, clap your hands. Shout joyfully to God with a voice of exultation2For the Lord is exalted and terrible: a great King over all the earth3He has subjected the peoples to us and subdued the nations under our feet4He has chosen us for his inheritance: the splendor of Jacob, whom he has loved5God ascends with jubilation, and the Lord with the voice of the trumpet6Sing psalms to our God, sing psalms. Sing psalms to our King, sing psalms7For God is the King of all the earth. Sing psalms wisely8God will reign over the peoples. God sits upon his holy throne9The leaders of the peoples have been gathered together by the God of Abraham. For the strong gods of the earth have been exceedingly exalted