Category Archives: Psalm

Confidence in the Lord 1 I trust in the Lord for safety. How foolish of you to say to me, “Fly away like a bird to the mountains, 2 because the wicked have drawn their bows and aimed their arrows to shoot from the shadows at good people. 3 There is nothing a good person […]

A Prayer for Help 1 Help us, Lord! There is not a good person left; honest people can no longer be found. 2 All of them lie to one another; they deceive each other with flattery. 3 Silence those flattering tongues, O Lord! Close those boastful mouths that say, 4 “With our words we get […]

A Prayer for Help 1 How much longer will you forget me, Lord? Forever? How much longer will you hide yourself from me? 2 How long must I endure trouble? How long will sorrow fill my heart day and night? How long will my enemies triumph over me? 3 Look at me, O Lord my […]

Human Wickedness 1 Fools say to themselves, “There is no God!” They are all corrupt, and they have done terrible things; there is no one who does what is right. 2 The Lord looks down from heaven at us humans to see if there are any who are wise, any who worship him. 3 But […]

What God Requires 1 Lord, who may enter your Temple? Who may worship on Zion, your sacred hill? 2 Those who obey God in everything and always do what is right, whose words are true and sincere, 3 and who do not slander others. They do no wrong to their friends nor spread rumors about […]

A Prayer of Confidence 1 Protect me, O God; I trust in you for safety. 2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; all the good things I have come from you.” 3 How excellent are the Lord’s faithful people! My greatest pleasure is to be with them. 4 Those who rush to […]

The Prayer of an Innocent Person 1 Listen, O Lord, to my plea for justice; pay attention to my cry for help! Listen to my honest prayer. 2 You will judge in my favor, because you know what is right. 3 You know my heart. You have come to me at night; you have examined […]

David’s Song of Victory 1 How I love you, Lord! You are my defender. 2 The Lord is my protector; he is my strong fortress. My God is my protection, and with him I am safe. He protects me like a shield; he defends me and keeps me safe. 3 I call to the Lord, […]

God’s Glory in Creation 1 How clearly the sky reveals God’s glory! How plainly it shows what he has done! 2 Each day announces it to the following day; each night repeats it to the next. 3 No speech or words are used, no sound is heard; 4 yet their messagegoes out to all the […]

A Prayer for Victory 1 May the Lord answer you when you are in trouble! May the God of Jacob protect you! 2 May he send you help from his Temple and give you aid from Mount Zion. 3 May he accept all your offerings and be pleased with all your sacrifices. 4 May he […]