Today's praises: Blessed be the Lord! For he has uheard the voice of my pleas for mercy

Psalm 28

1 To you, O Lord, I call;

jmy rock, be not deaf to me,

lest, if you kbe silent to me,

I become like those who lgo down to the pit.

 2  mHear the voice of my pleas for mercy,

when I cry to you for help,

when I nlift up my hands

otoward your most holy sanctuary.1

 3  Do not pdrag me off with the wicked,

with the workers of evil,

qwho speak peace with their neighbors

while evil is in their hearts.

 4  rGive to them according to their work

and according to the evil of their deeds;

give to them according to the work of their hands;

srender them their due reward.

 5  Because they tdo not regard the works of the Lord

or the work of his hands,

he will tear them down and build them up no more.

 6  Blessed be the Lord!

For he has uheard the voice of my pleas for mercy.

 7  The Lord is my strength and vmy shield;

in him my heart wtrusts, and I am helped;

my heart exults,

and with my xsong I give thanks to him.

 8  The Lord is the strength of his people;2

he is ythe saving refuge of his anointed.

 9  Oh, save your people and bless zyour heritage!

aBe their shepherd and bcarry them forever.

Today's bible teaching: You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions

Psalm 45

For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil.b A wedding song.s

1 My heart is stirred by a noble theme

as I recite my verses for the king;

my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

2 You are the most excellent of men

and your lips have been anointed with grace,t

since God has blessed you forever.u

3 Gird your swordv on your side, you mighty one;w

clothe yourself with splendor and majesty.x

4 In your majesty ride forth victoriouslyy

in the cause of truth, humility and justice;z

let your right handa achieve awesome deeds.b

5 Let your sharp arrowsc pierce the heartsd of the king’s enemies;e

let the nations fall beneath your feet.

6 Your throne, O God,c will last for ever and ever;f

a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.

7 You love righteousnessg and hate wickedness;h

therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions

by anointingi you with the oil of joy.j

8 All your robes are fragrantk with myrrhl and aloesm and cassia;n

from palaces adorned with ivoryo

the music of the stringsp makes you glad.

9 Daughters of kingsq are among your honored women;

at your right handr is the royal brides in gold of Ophir.t

10 Listen, daughter,u and pay careful attention:v

Forget your peoplew and your father’s house.

11 Let the king be enthralled by your beauty;x

honory him, for he is your lord.z

12 The city of Tyrea will come with a gift,d b

people of wealth will seek your favor.

13 All gloriousc is the princess within her chamber;

her gown is interwoven with gold.d

14 In embroidered garmentse she is led to the king;f

her virgin companionsg follow her—

those brought to be with her.

15 Led in with joy and gladness,h

they enter the palace of the king.

16 Your sons will take the place of your fathers;

you will make them princesi throughout the land.

17 I will perpetuate your memory through all generations;j

therefore the nations will praise youk for ever and ever.l

Today's bible teaching: Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!

Psalm 27

The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation

27 Of David.

 1  The Lord is my hlight and my isalvation;

jwhom shall I fear?

The Lord is the stronghold1 of my life;

of whom shall I be afraid?

 2  When evildoers assail me

to keat up my flesh,

my adversaries and foes,

it is they who stumble and fall.

 3  lThough an army encamp against me,

my heart shall not fear;

though war arise against me,

yet2 I will be confident.

 4  mOne thing have I asked of the Lord,

that will I seek after:

that I may ndwell in the house of the Lord

all the days of my life,

to gaze upon othe beauty of the Lord

and to inquire3 in his temple.

 5  For he will phide me in his shelter

in the day of trouble;

he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;

he will qlift me high upon a rock.

 6  And now my rhead shall be lifted up

above my enemies all around me,

and I will offer in his tent

sacrifices with shouts of sjoy;

tI will sing and make melody to the Lord.

 7  uHear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;

be gracious to me and answer me!

 8  You have said, v“Seek4 my face.”

My heart says to you,

“Your face, Lord, do I seek.”5

 9  wHide not your face from me.

Turn not your servant away in anger,

O you who have been my help.

Cast me not off; forsake me not,

xO God of my salvation!

 10  For ymy father and my mother have forsaken me,

but the Lord will ztake me in.

 11  aTeach me your way, O Lord,

and lead me on ba level path

because of my enemies.

 12  cGive me not up to the will of my adversaries;

for dfalse witnesses have risen against me,

and they ebreathe out violence.

 13  I believe that I shall look6 upon fthe goodness of the Lord

in gthe land of the living!

 14  hWait for the Lord;

ibe strong, and let your heart take courage;

wait for the Lord!