Jun 5 - Psalms 55-61
Psalms
1Unto the end. In verses, the understanding of David. Listen to my prayer, O God, and despise not my supplication2Be attentive to me, and heed me. I have been grieved in my training, and I have been disturbe3at the voice of the adversary and at the tribulation of the sinner. For they have diverted iniquities toward me, and they have been harassing me with rage4My heart has become disturbed within me, and the dread of death has fallen over me5Fear and trembling have overwhelmed me, and darkness has buried me6And I said, "Who will give me wings like the dove, so that I may fly away and take rest?7Behold, I have fled far away, and I linger in solitude8I waited for him who saved me from a weak-minded spirit and from a tempest9Cast them down, O Lord, and divide their tongues. For I have seen iniquity and contradiction in the city10Day and night, iniquity will surround it upon its walls, and hardship is in its midst11with injustice. And usury and deceit have not fallen away from its streets12For if my enemy had spoken evil about me, certainly, I would have sustained it. And if he who hated me had been speaking great things against me, I would perhaps have hidden myself from him13Truly, you are a man of one mind: my leader and my acquaintance14who took sweet food together with me. In the house of God, we walked side-by-side15Let death come upon them, and let them descend alive into Hellfire. For there is wickedness in their dwellings, in their midst16But I have cried out to God, and the Lord will save me17Evening and morning and midday, I will discourse and announce, and he will heed my voice18He will redeem my soul in peace from those who draw near to me. For, among the many, they were with me19God will hear, and He who is before time will humble them. For there is no change with them, and they have not feared God20He has stretched forth his hand in retribution. They have contaminated his covenant21They were divided by the wrath of his countenance, and his heart has drawn near. His words are smoother than oil, and they are arrows22Cast your cares upon the Lord, and he will nurture you. He will not allow the just to be tossed about forever23Truly, O God, you will lead them away into the well of death. Bloody and deceitful men will not divide their days in half. But I will hope in you, O Lord
1Unto the end. For the people who have become far removed from the Sacred. Of David, with the inscription of a title, when the Philistines held him in Gath2Have mercy on me, O God, because man has trampled over me. All day long, he has afflicted me by fighting against me3My enemies have trampled over me all day long. For those who make war against me are many4From the height of the day, I will be afraid. But truly, I will hope in you5In God, I will praise my words. In God, I have put my trust. I will not fear what flesh can do to me6All day long, they curse my words. All their intentions are for evil against me7They will dwell and hide themselves. They will watch my heel, just as they waited for my soul8because of this, nothing will save them. In your anger, you will crush the people9O God, I have announced my life to you. You have placed my tears in your sight, and even in your promise10Then my enemies will be turned back. On whatever day that I call upon you, behold, I know that you are my God11In God, I will praise the word. In the Lord, I will praise his speech. In God, I have hoped. I will not fear what man can do to me12My vows to you, O God, are in me. I will repay them. Praises be to you13For you have rescued my soul from death and my feet from slipping, so that I may be pleasing in the sight of God, in the light of the living
1Unto the end. May you not destroy. Of David, with the inscription of a title, when he fled from Saul into a cave. Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me. For my soul trusts in you. And I will hope in the shadow of your wings, until iniquity passes away2I will cry out to God Most High, to God who has been kind to me3He sent from heaven and freed me. He has surrendered into disgrace those who trampled me. God has sent his mercy and his truth4And he has rescued my soul from the midst of the young lions. I slept troubled. The sons of men: their teeth are weapons and arrows, and their tongue is a sharp sword5Be exalted above the heavens, O God, and your glory above all the earth6They prepared a snare for my feet, and they bowed down my soul. They dug a pit before my face, yet they have fallen into it7My heart is prepared, O God, my heart is prepared. I will sing, and I will compose a psalm8Rise up, my glory. Rise up, psaltery and harp. I will arise in early morning9I will confess to you, O Lord, among the peoples. I will compose a psalm to you among the nations10For your mercy has been magnified, even to the heavens, and your truth, even to the clouds11Be exalted above the heavens, O God, and your glory above all the earth
1Unto the end. May you not destroy. Of David, with the inscription of a title. If, truly and certainly, you speak justice, then judge what is right, you sons of men2For, even in your heart, you work iniquity. Your hands construct injustice on the earth3Sinners have become foreigners from the womb; they have gone astray from conception. They have been speaking falsehoods4Their fury is similar to that of a serpent; it is like a deaf asp, who even blocks her ears5who will not listen to the voice of charmers, nor even to the enchanter who chants wisely6God will crush their teeth within their own mouth. The Lord will break the molars of the lions7They will come to nothing, like water flowing away. He has aimed his bow, while they are being weakened8Like wax that flows, they will be carried away. Fire has fallen upon them, and they will not see the sun9Before your thorns could know the brier, he consumes them alive, as if in rage10The just one will rejoice when he sees vindication. He will wash his hands in the blood of the sinner11And man will say, "If the just one is fruitful, then, truly, there is a God judging them on earth.
1Unto the end. May you not destroy. Of David, with the inscription of a title, when Saul sent and watched his house, in order to execute him. Rescue me from my enemies, my God, and free me from those who rise up against me2Rescue me from those who work iniquity, and save me from men of blood3For behold, they have seized my soul. The strong have rushed upon me4And it is neither my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord. I have run and gone directly, without iniquity5Rise up to meet me, and see: even you, O Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel. Reach out to visit all nations. Do not take pity on all those who work iniquity6They will return toward evening, and they will suffer hunger like dogs, and they will wander around the city7Behold, they will speak with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips: "For who has heard us?8And you, O Lord, will laugh at them. You will lead all the Gentiles to nothing9I will guard my strength toward you, for you are God, my supporter10My God, his mercy will precede me11God will oversee my enemies for me. Do not slay them, lest at times my people may forget them. Scatter them by your virtue. And depose them, O Lord, my protector12by the offense of their mouth and by the speech of their lips. And may they be caught in their arrogance. And, for their cursing and lying, they will be made know13at the consummation, in the fury of the consummation, and so they will be no more. And they will know that God will rule over Jacob, even to the ends of the earth14They will return toward evening, and they will suffer hunger like dogs, and they will wander around the city15They will be dispersed in order to gnaw, and truly, when they will not have been satisfied, they will murmur16But I will sing your strength, and I will extol your mercy, in the morning. For you have been my supporter and my refuge in the day of my tribulation17To you, my helper, I will sing psalms. For you are God, my supporter. My God is my mercy
1Unto the end. For those who will be changed, with the inscription of a title, of David himself, for instruction: when he set fire to Mesopotamia of Syria and Sobal, and Joab turned back and struck Idumea, in the valley of the salt pits, twelve thousand men. O God, you have rejected us, and you have ruined us. You became angry, and yet you have been merciful to us2You have moved the earth, and you have disturbed it. Heal its breaches, for it has been moved3You have revealed to your people difficulties. You have made us drink the wine of remorse4You have given a warning sign to those who fear you, so that they may flee from before the face of the bow, so that your beloved may be delivered5Save me with your right hand, and hear me6God has spoken in his holy place: I will rejoice, and I will divide Shechem, and I will measure the steep valley of the tabernacles7Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. And Ephraim is the strength of my head. Judah is my king8Moab is the cooking pot of my hope. Into Idumea, I will extend my shoe. To me, the foreigners have been made subject9Who will lead me into the fortified city? Who will lead me all the way to Idumea10Will not you, O God, who has rejected us? And will not you, O God, go out with our armies11Grant us help from tribulation. For salvation from man is empty12In God, we will act virtuously. And those who trouble us, he will lead to nothing
1Unto the end. With hymns, of David. O God, pay attention to my supplication. Be attentive to my prayer2I cried out to you from the ends of the earth. When my heart was in anguish, you exalted me on a rock. You have led me3for you have been my hope, a tower of strength before the face of the enemy4I will dwell in your tabernacle forever. I will be protected under the cover of your wings5For you, my God, have listened to my prayer. You have granted an inheritance to those who fear your name6You will add days to the days of the king, to his years, even to the time of generation after generation7He remains in eternity, in the sight of God. Who will long for his mercy and truth8So I will compose a psalm to your name, forever and ever, so that I may repay my vows from day to day