1Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord ; 2O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. 3If you, O Lord , kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? 4But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared. 5I wait...
1They have greatly oppressed me from my youth- let Israel say- 2they have greatly oppressed me from my youth, but they have not gained the victory over me. 3Plowmen have plowed my back and made their furrows long. 4But the Lord is righteous; he has c...
1Blessed are all who fear the Lord , who walk in his ways. 2You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours. 3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your sons will be like olive shoots around your table...
1Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain. 2In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat- for he grants sleep to those he loves. 3Sons ar...
1When the Lord brought back the captives to Zion, we were like men who dreamed. 2Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, The Lord has done great things for them. 3The Lord has done grea...
1Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever. 2As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people both now and forevermore. 3The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land al...
1If the Lord had not been on our side- let Israel say- 2if the Lord had not been on our side when men attacked us, 3when their anger flared against us, they would have swallowed us alive; 4the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swep...
1I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne is in heaven. 2As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he shows us his mercy. 3Have merc...
1I rejoiced with those who said to me, Let us go to the house of the Lord . 2Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem. 3Jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together. 4That is where the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord...
1I lift up my eyes to the hills- where does my help come from? 2My help comes from the Lord , the Maker of heaven and earth. 3He will not let your foot slip- he who watches over you will not slumber; 4indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither s...
