Psalm 62
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- Psalm 62 For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
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- My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him.
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- He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
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- How long will you assault a man? Would all of you throw him down-- this leaning wall, this tottering fence?
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- They fully intend to topple him from his lofty place; they take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse. Selah
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- Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him.
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- He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
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- My salvation and my honor depend on God [1] ; he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
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- Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. Selah
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- Lowborn men are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie; if weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath.
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- Do not trust in extortion or take pride in stolen goods; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.
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- One thing God has spoken, two things have I heard: that you, O God, are strong,
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- and that you, O Lord, are loving. Surely you will reward each person according to what he has done.
Psalm 2
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- Psalm 2
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- Why do the nations conspire [1] and the peoples plot in vain?
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- The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the LORD and against his Anointed One. [2]
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- "Let us break their chains," they say, "and throw off their fetters."
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- The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.
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- Then he rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,
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- "I have installed my King [3] on Zion, my holy hill."
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- I will proclaim the decree of the LORD: He said to me, "You are my Son [4] ; today I have become your Father. [5]
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- Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.
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- You will rule them with an iron scepter [6] ; you will dash them to pieces like pottery."
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- Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth.
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- Serve the LORD with fear and rejoice with trembling.
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- Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and you be destroyed in your way, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
Psalm 117
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- Psalm 117
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- Praise the LORD, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples.
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- For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD.
Psalm 4
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- Psalm 4 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David.
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- Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; be merciful to me and hear my prayer.
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- How long, O men, will you turn my glory into shame [1] ? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods [2] ? Selah
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- Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself; the LORD will hear when I call to him.
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- In your anger do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent. Selah
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- Offer right sacrifices and trust in the LORD.
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- Many are asking, "Who can show us any good?" Let the light of your face shine upon us, O LORD.
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- You have filled my heart with greater joy than when their grain and new wine abound.
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- I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
Psalm 22
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- Psalm 22 For the director of music. To [the tune of] "The Doe of the Morning." A psalm of David.
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- My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning?
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- O my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, and am not silent.
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- Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the praise of Israel. [1]
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- In you our fathers put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them.
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- They cried to you and were saved; in you they trusted and were not disappointed.
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- But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
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- All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads:
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- "He trusts in the LORD; let the LORD rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him."
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- Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you even at my mother's breast.
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- From birth I was cast upon you; from my mother's womb you have been my God.
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- Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
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- Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
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- Roaring lions tearing their prey open their mouths wide against me.
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- I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart has turned to wax; it has melted away within me.
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- My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me [2] in the dust of death.
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- Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil men has encircled me, they have pierced [3] my hands and my feet.
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- I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me.
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- They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
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- But you, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
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- Deliver my life from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dogs.
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- Rescue me from the mouth of the lions; save [4] me from the horns of the wild oxen.
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- I will declare your name to my brothers; in the congregation I will praise you.
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- You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!
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- For he has not despised or disdained the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help.
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- From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly; before those who fear you [5] will I fulfill my vows.
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- The poor will eat and be satisfied; they who seek the LORD will praise him-- may your hearts live forever!
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- All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him,
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- for dominion belongs to the LORD and he rules over the nations.
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- All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before him-- those who cannot keep themselves alive.
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- Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord.
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- They will proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn-- for he has done it.
Psalm 117
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- Psalm 117
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- Praise the LORD, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples.
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- For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD.
Psalm 7
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- Psalm 7 A shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning Cush, a Benjamite.
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- O LORD my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me,
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- or they will tear me like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
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- O LORD my God, if I have done this and there is guilt on my hands--
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- if I have done evil to him who is at peace with me or without cause have robbed my foe--
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- then let my enemy pursue and overtake me; let him trample my life to the ground and make me sleep in the dust. Selah
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- Arise, O LORD, in your anger; rise up against the rage of my enemies. Awake, my God; decree justice.
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- Let the assembled peoples gather around you. Rule over them from on high;
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- let the LORD judge the peoples. Judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, according to my integrity, O Most High.
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- O righteous God, who searches minds and hearts, bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure.
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- My shield [2] is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart.
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- God is a righteous judge, a God who expresses his wrath every day.
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- If he does not relent, he [3] will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow.
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- He has prepared his deadly weapons; he makes ready his flaming arrows.
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- He who is pregnant with evil and conceives trouble gives birth to disillusionment.
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- He who digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit he has made.
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- The trouble he causes recoils on himself; his violence comes down on his own head.
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- I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.