For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba. 1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse…
A psalm of Asaph. David didn’t write this one. 1 The Mighty One, God, the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to where it sets. 2 From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth. 3 Our God comes and will not be silent; a fire devours before…
Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. Keep it fun. 2 For the Lord Most High is awesome, the great King over all the earth. 3 He subdued nations under us, peoples under our feet. 4 He chose our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom…
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth.[b] A song. 1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. All day every day. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,…
For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil.[b] A wedding song. Lillies must have been another popular song in that time. They write about it like people would automatically know. Then again, the person being written for is the Music Director. …
We have heard it with our ears, O God; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in days long ago. 2 With your hand you drove out the nations and planted our ancestors; you crushed the peoples and made our ancestors flourish. 3 It was not by their…
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? 3 My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long,…
Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the Lord delivers them in times of trouble. 2 The Lord protects and preserves them— they are counted among the blessed in the land— The best group you could possibly be a part of. he does not give them over to the…
I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. 2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. 3 He put a new song in my…
I said, “I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth while in the presence of the wicked.” Anything he does out of step may be used against him later. 2 So I remained utterly silent, not even saying anything good.…