For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. 1 In Judah is God known: His name is great in Israel. 2 In Salem also is his tabernacle, And his dwelling place in Zion. 3 There he brake the arrows of the bow; The shield, and the sword, and the battle.     Selah 4 Glorious art thou and excellent, from the mountains of prey. 5 The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep; And none of the men of might have found their hands. 6 At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, Both chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep. 7 Thou, even thou, art to ..read more

For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. 1 We give thanks unto thee, O God; We give thanks, for thy name is near: Men tell of thy wondrous works. 2 When I shall find the set time, I will judge uprightly. 3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I have set up the pillars of it.     Selah 4 I said unto the arrogant, Deal not arrogantly: And to the wicked, Lift not up the horn: 5 Lift not up your horn on high; Speak not with a stiff neck. 6 For neither from the east, nor from the west, Nor yet from the south, cometh lifting u ..read more

Maschil of Asaph. 1 O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? Why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? 2 Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old, Which thou hast redeemed to be the tribe of thine inheritance; And mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. 3 Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual ruins, All the evil that the enemy hath done in the sanctuary. 4 Thine adversaries have roared in the midst of thine assembly; They have set up their ensigns for signs. 5 They seemed as men that lifted up Axes upon a thicket of trees. 6 And now all the carved work thereo ..read more

A Psalm of Asaph. 1 Surely God is good to Israel, Even to such as are pure in heart. 2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. 3 For I was envious at the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 For there are no bands in their death: But their strength is firm. 5 They are not in trouble as other men; Neither are they plagued like other men. 6 Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; Violence covereth them as a garment. 7 Their eyes stand out with fatness: They have more than heart could wish. 8 They scoff, and in wickedness utter op ..read more

A Psalm of Solomon. 1 Give the king thy judgements, O God, And thy righteousness unto the king's son. 2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with judgement. 3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness. 4 He shall judge the poor of the people, He shall save the children of the needy, And shall break in pieces the oppressor. 5 They shall fear thee while the sun endureth, And so long as the moon, throughout all generations. 6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: As showers that water the earth. 7 In his days shall t ..read more

Psalm 71 - Remembering God Helps 1 In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: Let me never be ashamed. 2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me. 3 Be thou to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: Thou hast given commandment to save me; For thou art my rock and my fortress. 4 Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. 5 For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: Thou art my trust from my youth. 6 By thee have I been holden up from the womb: Thou art he that took me out of my mother ..read more

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David; to bring to remembrance. 1 Make haste, O God, to deliver me; Make haste to help me, O LORD. 2 Let them be ashamed and confounded That seek after my soul: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonour That delight in my hurt. 3 Let them be turned back by reason of their shame That say, Aha, Aha. 4 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee; And let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified. 5 But I am poor and needy; Make haste unto me, O God: Thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarryi ..read more

For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim. A Psalm of David. 1 Save me, O God; For the waters are come in unto my soul. 2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. 3 I am weary with my crying; my throat is dried: Mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. 4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: They that would cut me off, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: Then I restored that which I took not away. 5 O God, thou knowest my foolishness; And my sins are not hid from thee. 6 Let not ..read more

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David, a Song. 1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; Let them also that hate him flee before him. 2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: As wax melteth before the fire, So let the wicked perish at the presence of God. 3 But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God: Yea, let them rejoice with gladness. 4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: Cast up a highway for him that rideth through the deserts; His name is jah; and exult ye before him 5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, Is God in his holy habi ..read more

For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm, a Song. 1 God be merciful unto us, and bless us, And cause his face to shine upon us;     Selah 2 That thy way may be known upon earth, Thy saving health among all nations. 3 Let the peoples praise thee, O God; Let all the peoples praise thee. 4 O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: For thou shalt judge the peoples with equity, And govern the nations upon earth.     Selah 5 Let the peoples praise thee, O God; Let all the peoples praise thee. 6 The earth hath yielded her increase: God, even our ow ..read more