Psalm 74 – Plea for Help in Time of National Humiliation

A Maskil of Asaph. 1 O God, why do you cast us off for ever? Why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture? 2 Remember your congregation, which you acquired long ago, which you redeemed to be the tribe of your heritage. Remember Mount Zion, where you came to dwell. 3 Direct … Continue reading →

Psalm 71 – Prayer for Lifelong Protection and Help

1 In you, O Lord, I take refuge;                  let me never be put to shame. 2 In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me and save me. 3 Be to me a rock of refuge, a strong fortress, to save me, for you … Continue reading →

Psalm 70 – Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies

To the leader. Of David, for the memorial offering. 1 Be pleased, O God, to deliver me. O Lord, make haste to help me! 2 Let those be put to shame and confusion who seek my life. Let those be turned back and brought to dishonour who desire to hurt me. 3 Let those who … Continue reading →

Psalm 62 – Song of Trust in God Alone

To the leader: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. 1 For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. 2 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall never be shaken. 3 How long will you assail a person, will you batter your victim, all of … Continue reading →

Psalm 55 – Complaint about a Friend’s Treachery

To the leader: with stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. 1 Give ear to my prayer, O God; do not hide yourself from my supplication. 2 Attend to me, and answer me; I am troubled in my complaint. I am distraught3by the noise of the enemy, because of the clamour of the wicked. For they … Continue reading →

Psalm 54 – Prayer for Vindication

To the leader: with stringed instruments. A Maskil of David, when the Ziphites went and told Saul, ‘David is in hiding among us.’ 1 Save me, O God, by your name, and vindicate me by your might. 2 Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth. 3 For the insolent … Continue reading →

Psalm 41 – Assurance of God’s Help and a Plea for Healing

To the leader. A Psalm of David. 1 Happy are those who consider the poor; the Lord delivers them in the day of trouble. 2 The Lord protects them and keeps them alive; they are called happy in the land. You do not give them up to the will of their enemies. 3 The Lord … Continue reading →

Psalm 40 – Thanksgiving for Deliverance and Prayer for Help

To the leader. Of David. A Psalm. 1 I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. 2 He drew me up from the desolate pit, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. 3 He put a new song in my … Continue reading →

Psalm 38 – A Penitent Sufferer’s Plea for Healing

A Psalm of David, for the memorial offering. 1 O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger, or discipline me in your wrath. 2 For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has come down on me. 3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no … Continue reading →

Psalm 36 – Human Wickedness and Divine Goodness

To the leader. Of David, the servant of the Lord. 1 Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in their hearts; there is no fear of God before their eyes. 2 For they flatter themselves in their own eyes that their iniquity cannot be found out and hated. 3 The words of their mouths are mischief … Continue reading →