PSALM 75 1We give thanks to you, O God, we give thanks, for your Name is near; men tell of your wonderful deeds. 2You say, I choose the appointed time; it is I who judge uprightly. 3When the earth and all its people quake, it is I who hold its pillar
PSALM 74 1Why have you rejected us forever, O God? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture? 2Remember the people you purchased of old, the tribe of your inheritance, whom you redeemed- Mount Zion, where you dwelt. 3Turn your ste
PSALM 73 1p header A psalm of Asaph. /header Surely God is good to Israel, p to those who are pure in heart. pp 2But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. 3For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wic
PSALM 71 1In you, O Lord , I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame. 2Rescue me and deliver me in your righteousness; turn your ear to me and save me. 3Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go; give the command to save me, for you are
PSALM 70 1Hasten, O God, to save me; O Lord , come quickly to help me. 2May those who seek my life be put to shame and confusion; may all who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace. 3May those who say to me, Aha! Aha! turn back because of their s
PSALM 69 1Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. 2I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold. I have come into the deep waters; the floods engulf me. 3I am worn out calling for help; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, loo
PSALM 67 1May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, Selah 2that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. 3May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you. 4May the nations be g
PSALM 66 1Shout with joy to God, all the earth! 2Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious! 3Say to God, How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you. 4All the earth bows down to you; they sing pra
PSALM 65 1Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion; to you our vows will be fulfilled. 2O you who hear prayer, to you all men will come. 3When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave our transgressions. 4Blessed are those you choose and bring near to live
PSALM 64 1Hear me, O God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy. 2Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from that noisy crowd of evildoers. 3They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their words like deadly a
PSALM 63 1O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. 2I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. 3Because your love is bett
PSALM 62 1My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. 2He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. 3How long will you assault a man? Would all of you throw him down- this leaning wall, this totte
PSALM 61 1Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. 2From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 3For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe. 4I long to dwell in
PSALM 72 1Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness. 2He will judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice. 3The mountains will bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righte
PSALM 60 1You have rejected us, O God, and burst forth upon us; you have been angry-now restore us! 2You have shaken the land and torn it open; mend its fractures, for it is quaking. 3You have shown your people desperate times; you have given us wine
PSALM 59 1Deliver me from my enemies, O God; protect me from those who rise up against me. 2Deliver me from evildoers and save me from bloodthirsty men. 3See how they lie in wait for me! Fierce men conspire against me for no offense or sin of mine, O
PSALM 58 1Do you rulers indeed speak justly? Do you judge uprightly among men? 2No, in your heart you devise injustice, and your hands mete out violence on the earth. 3Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward and speak lie
PSALM 57 1Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me, for in you my soul takes refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed. 2I cry out to God Most High, to God, who fulfills [his purpose] for me. 3He sends from
PSALM 56 1Be merciful to me, O God, for men hotly pursue me; all day long they press their attack. 2My slanderers pursue me all day long; many are attacking me in their pride. 3When I am afraid, I will trust in you. 4In God, whose word I praise, in G
PSALM 55 1Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea; 2hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught 3at the voice of the enemy, at the stares of the wicked; for they bring down suffering upon me and revile me in their ange