To the leader: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song. 1 In Judah God is known, his name is great in Israel. 2 His abode has been established in Salem, his dwelling-place in Zion. 3 There he broke the flashing arrows, the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah 4 Glorious … Continue reading
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Psalm 75 – Thanksgiving for God’s Wondrous Deeds
To the leader: Do Not Destroy. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song. 1 We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks; your name is near. People tell of your wondrous deeds. 2 At the set time that I appoint I will judge with equity. 3 When the earth totters, with all its inhabitants, … Continue reading
Psalm 72 – Prayer for Guidance and Support for the King Of Solomon.
1 Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to a king’s son. 2 May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice. 3 May the mountains yield prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness. 4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give … Continue reading
Psalm 69 – Prayer for Deliverance from Persecution
To the leader: according to Lilies. Of David. 1 Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. 2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me. 3 I am weary with my crying; my throat is … Continue reading
Psalm 65 – Thanksgiving for Earth’s Bounty
To the leader. A Psalm of David. A Song. 1 Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion; and to you shall vows be performed, 2 O you who answer prayer! To you all flesh shall come. 3 When deeds of iniquity overwhelm us, you forgive our transgressions. 4 Happy are those whom you … Continue reading
Psalm 64 – Prayer for Protection from Enemies
To the leader. A Psalm of David. 1 Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from the dread enemy. 2 Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the scheming of evildoers, 3 who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows, 4 shooting from ambush … Continue reading
Psalm 63 – Comfort and Assurance in God’s Presence
A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. 1 O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. 2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding … Continue reading
Psalm 61 – Assurance of God’s Protection
To the leader: with stringed instruments. Of David. 1 Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. 2 From the end of the earth I call to you, when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I; 3 for you are my refuge, a strong tower against the … Continue reading
Psalm 60 – Prayer for National Victory after Defeat
To the leader: according to The Lily of the Covenant. A Miktam of David; for instruction; when he struggled with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return killed twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 1 O God, you have rejected us, broken our defences; you have been angry; now restore … Continue reading
Psalm 58 – Prayer for Vengeance
To the leader: Do Not Destroy. Of David. A Miktam. 1 Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods? Do you judge people fairly? 2 No, in your hearts you devise wrongs; your hands deal out violence on earth. 3 The wicked go astray from the womb; they err from their birth, speaking lies. … Continue reading