Psalm 13- 1
- Psalm 13 For the director of music. A psalm of David.
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- How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
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- How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?
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- Look on me and answer, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death;
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- my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," and my foes will rejoice when I fall.
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- But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.
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- I will sing to the LORD, for he has been good to me.
Psalm 47- 1
- Psalm 47 For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
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- Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.
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- How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
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- He subdued nations under us, peoples under our feet.
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- He chose our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom he loved. Selah
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- God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD amid the sounding of trumpets.
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- Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises.
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- For God is the King of all the earth; sing to him a psalm [1] of praise.
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- God reigns over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne.
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- The nobles of the nations assemble as the people of the God of Abraham, for the kings [2] of the earth belong to God; he is greatly exalted.
Psalm 30- 1
- Psalm 30 A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple. [1] Of David.
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- I will exalt you, O LORD, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me.
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- O LORD my God, I called to you for help and you healed me.
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- O LORD, you brought me up from the grave [2] ; you spared me from going down into the pit.
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- Sing to the LORD, you saints of his; praise his holy name.
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- For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.
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- When I felt secure, I said, "I will never be shaken."
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- O LORD, when you favored me, you made my mountain [3] stand firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed.
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- To you, O LORD, I called; to the Lord I cried for mercy:
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- "What gain is there in my destruction, [4] in my going down into the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it proclaim your faithfulness?
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- Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me; O LORD, be my help."
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- You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
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- that my heart may sing to you and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever.
Psalm 123- 1
- Psalm 123 A song of ascents.
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- I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne is in heaven.
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- As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God, till he shows us his mercy.
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- Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.
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- We have endured much ridicule from the proud, much contempt from the arrogant.
Psalm 16- 1
- Psalm 16 A miktam[1] of David.
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- Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge.
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- I said to the LORD, "You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing."
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- As for the saints who are in the land, they are the glorious ones in whom is all my delight.[2]
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- The sorrows of those will increase who run after other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood or take up their names on my lips.
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- LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure.
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- The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.
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- I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.
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- I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
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- Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,
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- because you will not abandon me to the grave,[3] nor will you let your Holy One[4] see decay.
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- You have made[5] known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
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Psalm 15- 1
- Psalm 15 A psalm of David.
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- LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill?
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- He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart
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- and has no slander on his tongue, who does his neighbor no wrong and casts no slur on his fellowman,
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- who despises a vile man but honors those who fear the LORD, who keeps his oath even when it hurts,
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- who lends his money without usury and does not accept a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
Psalm 4- 1
- 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.