Monthly Archives: August 2017

A Prayer against Israel’s Enemies 1 Israel, tell us how your enemies have persecuted you ever since you were young. 2 “Ever since I was young, my enemies have persecuted me cruelly, but they have not overcome me. 3 They cut deep wounds in my back and made it like a plowed field. 4 But […]

A Prayer for Help 1 From the depths of my despair I call to you, Lord. 2 Hear my cry, O Lord; listen to my call for help! 3 If you kept a record of our sins, who could escape being condemned? 4 But you forgive us, so that we should stand in awe of […]

A Prayer of Humble Trust 1 Lord, I have given up my pride and turned away from my arrogance. I am not concerned with great matters or with subjects too difficult for me. 2 Instead, I am content and at peace. As a child lies quietly in its mother’s arms, so my heart is quiet […]

In Praise of the Temple 1 Lord, do not forget David and all the hardships he endured. 2 Remember, Lord, what he promised, the vow he made to you, the Mighty God of Jacob: 3 “I will not go home or go to bed; 4 I will not rest or sleep, 5 until I provide […]

In Praise of Living in Peace 1 How wonderful it is, how pleasant, for God’s people to live together in harmony! 2 It is like the precious anointing oil running down from Aaron’s head and beard, down to the collar of his robes. 3 It is like the dew on Mount Hermon, falling on the […]

A Call to Praise God 1 Come, praise the Lord, all his servants, all who serve in his Temple at night. 2 Raise your hands in prayer in the Temple, and praise the Lord! 3 May the Lord, who made heaven and earth, bless you from Zion! —https://cdn-youversionapi.global.ssl.fastly.net/audio-bible-youversionapi/363/32k/PSA/134-519df86d42ddc4c592603aed8f8bd444.mp3?version_id=68—

A Hymn of Praise 1 Praise the Lord! Praise his name, you servants of the Lord, 2 who stand in the Lord’s house, in the Temple of our God. 3 Praise the Lord, because he is good; sing praises to his name, because he is kind. 4 He chose Jacob for himself, the people of […]

A Hymn of Thanksgiving 1 Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good; his love is eternal. 2 Give thanks to the greatest of all gods; his love is eternal. 3 Give thanks to the mightiest of all lords; his love is eternal. 4 He alone performs great miracles; his love is eternal. 5 […]

A Lament of Israelites in Exile 1 By the rivers of Babylon we sat down; there we wept when we remembered Zion. 2 On the willows near by we hung up our harps. 3 Those who captured us told us to sing; they told us to entertain them: “Sing us a song about Zion.” 4 […]

A Prayer of Thanksgiving 1 I thank you, Lord, with all my heart; I sing praise to you before the gods. 2 I face your holy Temple, bow down, and praise your name because of your constant love and faithfulness, because you have shown that your name and your commands are supreme. 3 You answered […]