PSALM 10 1Why, O Lord , do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? 2In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises. 3He boasts of the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greed...
PSALM 9 1I will praise you, O Lord , with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonders. 2I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. 3My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before you. 4For you have upheld...
PSALM 8 1O Lord , our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. 2From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. 3When I co...
PSALM 7 1O Lord my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me, 2or they will tear me like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me. 3O Lord my God, if I have done this and there is guilt on my hands- 4if I have...
PSALM 6 1O Lord , do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. 2Be merciful to me, Lord , for I am faint; O Lord , heal me, for my bones are in agony. 3My soul is in anguish. How long, O Lord , how long? 4Turn, O Lord , and deliver...
PSALM 5 1Give ear to my words, O Lord , consider my sighing. 2Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. 3In the morning, O Lord , you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation. 4You are...
PSALM 4 1Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; be merciful to me and hear my prayer. 2How long, O men, will you turn my glory into shame ? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods ? Selah 3Know...
PSALM 3 1O Lord , how many are my foes! How many rise up against me! 2Many are saying of me, God will not deliver him. Selah 3But you are a shield around me, O Lord ; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head. 4To the Lord I cry aloud, and he answer...
PSALM 2 1Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? 2The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against his Anointed One. 3Let us break their chains, they say, and throw off their fetter...
PSALM 1 1Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. 2But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3He is like a tree planted...