The book of Psalms 1-50 read by David Suchet

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1 Psalm 1 blessed is he who does not walk with the wicked nor stand in the way of sinners nor sit in the company of scorners, but delights in the law of the Lord and meditates on it. its law day and night that person is like a tree planted next to streams of water that bears its fruit in its season and whose leaf does not wither everything it does prospers, but the wicked are like chaff that is carried away by the wind therefore the For the Lord keeps the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction Psalm 2 Why do the nations conspire and the people plot in vain?

Do the kings of the earth rise? arise and the rulers unite against the Lord and against his anointed saying let us break their chains and remove their shackles he who is enthroned in heaven laughs the Lord mocks them he rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his anger saying "I have "I installed my King in Zion my holy mountain I will proclaim the decree of the Lord he said to me you are my son today I have become your father ask me and I will make the nations your inheritance the ends of the earth your possession you will break them with a rod of iron You will shatter like a clay pot, therefore, you kings, be wise, be warned, you rulers of the earth, serve the Lord with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling, kiss your son or he will be angry and your way will lead to his destruction because his wrath can break out in a moment blessed are all those who take refuge in him Psalm three Lord how many are my enemies how many rise up against me many say about me God will not deliver him but you will ordain a shield around me my glory the who lifts my head in high cry to the Lord and he answers me from his holy mountain I lie down and sleep I wake up again because the Lord sustains me I will not fear even if tens of thousands attack me from all sides an uprising Lord deliver me my God hits me on the jaw to all my enemies break the teeth of the wicked from the Lord comes deliverance may your blessing be upon your people Psalm 4 answer me when I call upon you my righteous God give me relief from my distress have mercy on me and hear my prayer until when will they convert my glory in shame until when will they love deceptions and seek false gods know that the Lord has separated for himself his faithful servant the Lord hears when I called him tremble and do not sin when you are in your beds search your hearts and keep silent offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the Lord many Lord are asking who will bring us prosperity let the light of your face shine on us fill my heart with joy when your grain and your new wine abound in peace I will lie down and sleep only for you Lord make me dwell in security Psalm 5 hear my words Lord consider my lament hear my cry for help my king and my god because I pray to you in the morning Lord you hear my voice in the morning I put my requests before you and I wait expectantly because you are not a God who takes pleasure in evil with you evil people are not welcome the arrogant cannot be in your presence you hate all those who do evil to you destroy those who tell lies, the bloodthirsty and deceitful that your lord detests but I because of your great love I can Enter your house in reverence I bow to your holy temple guide me Lord in your justice because of my enemies straighten your path before me not a word of his mouth can be trusted his heart is full of malice his throat is a grave open with their tongues they tell lies declare them guilty oh God let their intrigues be their downfall banish them for their many sins because they have rebelled against you but let all those who take refuge in you rejoice always sing for joy extend your protection over them so that those who love your name may surely rejoice in you, Lord, you bless the righteous, you surround them with your favor as with a shield Psalm 6 Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your anger, have mercy on me Lord, for I am faint, heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony my soul is in deep anguish until when Lord until when do you return Lord and deliver me save me because of your inexhaustible love among the dead no one proclaims your name who praises you from the grave I am exhausted from moaning all night I flood my bed I cry and soak my bed with tears, my eyes weaken with pain, they fail all over me, keep my enemies away from me, all you who do evil, because the Lord has heard my cry, the Lord has heard my cry for mercy, the Lord accepts my prayer, all my prayers. enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish they will turn back and suddenly some seven will be put to shame Lord my god I take refuge in you save and deliver me from all those who persecute me or they will tear me like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me Lord my God If I have done this and there is guilt in my hands If I have repaid my ally with malice or without cause I have robbed my enemy then let my enemy chase me and overtake me let him trample my life to the ground and make me sleep in the dust a uprising Lord in your anger arise against the fury of my enemies awaken my god decree justice let the gathered peoples gather around you while you sit enthroned over them on high let the Lord judge the peoples vindicate me Lord according to my justice according to my integrity or Most High put an end to the violence of the wicked and make the righteous assure you the just God who searches minds and hearts my shield is the Most High God who saves the upright in heart God is a just judge a God who shows his anger every day if he does not repent, he will sharpen his sword, he will draw and strain his bow, he has prepared his deadly weapons, he prepares his fiery arrows, whoever is pregnant with evil, conceives trouble and breeds disappointment, whoever digs a hole and takes it out, it falls into the hole they have made. problems call setbacks upon them their violence falls on their own heads I will thank the Lord for his justice I will sing praises to the name of the Lord Most High about eight Lord our Lord how majestic is your name in all the earth you have set your glory in the heavens through praise of children and infants you have established a fortress against your enemies to silence the enemy and the Avenger when I consider your heavens the work of your fingers the moon and the stars that you have established what humanity is, that you remember them, the human beings, that you take care of them, you have made them a little lower than the angels and you crowned them with glory and honor, you made them rulers over the works of your hands, you subdued everything. his feet all the flocks and herds and the animals of nature the birds of the air and the fish of the sea all those who swim the paths of the Seas Lord our Lord how majestic is your name in all the earth about nine I will give you thanks you Lord with all my heart I will tell of all your wonders I will rejoice and rejoice in you I will sing the praises of your name O Most High my enemies retreat they stumble and perish before you because you have upheld my right and my cause, sitting on the throne as a just judge, you have rebuked the nation and destroyed the wicked, you have blotted out their name forever and ever.

Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies, you have uprooted their cities, even the memory of him has perished, the Lord reigns forever. He established his throne for judgment He rules the world with justice and judges people with equity The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed a fortress in times of trouble those who know your name trust you because your lord has never abandoned those who love you seek sing the praises of the Lord enthroned in Zion proclaim among the nations what he has done for him who avenged his blood remember that he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted Lord see how my enemies pursue me have mercy and lift me from the gates of death so that I may announce your praises in the gates of the daughter of Zion and there rejoice in your salvation the nations have fallen into the pit they have dug their feet and caught in the net that they have hidden the Lord is known for his acts of justice the wicked are caught by the work of their hands the wicked descend to the kingdom of the Dead all the nations that forget God but God will never forget the needy the hope of the afflicted will never perish arise Lord do not let mortals triumph let the nations be judged in your presence strike them with terror Lord, let the nations know that they are only mortal Psalm 10 why Lord you stay far away why you hide in times of trouble in his arrogance the evil man persecutes the weak who get caught up in intrigues he he invents he boasts about the desires of his heart he blesses the greedy and vilifies the Lord in his pride the wicked does not seek him in all his thoughts there is no place for God his ways are always prosperous your laws are rejected by him he mocks everyone his enemies, he tells himself that nothing will ever shake me, he swears that no one will ever harm me, his mouth is full of lies and threats, trouble and evil are under his tongue, he lurks near the villages from an ambush that The innocent murders, his eyes secretly seek his victims like a lion under cover, he lies in wait to catch the defenseless, he catches the defenseless and drags them in his net, his victims are crushed, they collapse, they fall under his force, he says to himself.

God will never notice He covers his face and never sees you rise Lord raise your hand Oh God do not forget the helpless why the wicked reviles God why he says to himself he will not hold me accountable but God sees the problem of you the afflicted you consider their pain and take it into your hands the victims entrust themselves to you you are the helper of the orphans break the arm of the wicked call the evildoer to account for his wickedness who otherwise would not be found outside the Lord is king forever of the centuries the nations will perish from their land you Lord hear the desire of the afflicted you encourage them and hear their cry defending the orphans and the oppressed so that mere earthly mortals will never again instill terror Psalm 11 in the Lord I take refuge.

How then can you tell me, flee like a bird to your Mountain because look, the wicked draw their bows and place their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart when the foundations are being destroyed? What can the righteous do? The Lord is in his holy temple. The Lord is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth. His eyes examine them. The Lord examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates the wicked with a passion. Burning coals and burning sulfur will reign, a scorching wind will be your lot because the Lord is just, he loves justice. lips but harbor deceit in the heart may the Lord silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue those who say by our tongues we will prevail our own lips will defend us who is lord over us because the poor are stripped and the needy grown now I will rise says the Lord I will protect them from those who slander them and the words of the Lord are impeccable like silver purified in a crucible like gold refined seven times you Lord will keep those in need safe and protect us forever from the evil ones who strut freely when what their vile is honored by the human race Psalm 13 How long, Lord, will you forget me forever?

How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I fight with my thoughts and day after day have pain in my heart until my enemy will triumph over me look at me and answer Lord my God give light to my eyes or I will sleep in death and my enemy will say that I have defeated him and my enemies will rejoice when I fall but I trust in your unfailing love my heart rejoices in your salvation I will sing praises to the Lord because he has been good to me some 14 the fool says in his heart there is no God they are corrupt his works are vile there is no one to do the well the Lord looks from heaven at all humanity to see if there is anyone who understands anyone who seeks God everyone has turned away everyone has become corrupted there is no one who does good not even one of them all these evildoers know nothing they devour me people as if they ate b

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they never call on the Lord but there they feel overwhelmed by fear because God is present in the company of the righteous you, the evildoers, frustrate the plans of the poor but the Lord is your refuge I hope that salvation for Israel comes out of Zion, when the Lord restores his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel rejoice. 15 Lord, may he dwell in your sacred tent, may he dwell on your holy mountain, may he live blameless, may he do justice, may he speak the truth from his heart. of a heart whose tongue does not slander, who does no harm to others or insults others, who despises the vile, but honors those who fear the Lord, who keeps an oath even when it hurts and does not change his mind, who lends money to the poor without interest who does not accept a bribe against the innocent who does these things will never be shaken some 16 keep me safe my god foreknew I take refuge I say to the Lord you are my lord without you I have nothing good I say of the holy people that is on earth they are the noble ones in whom all my delight is those who run after other gods will suffer more and more I will not pour libations of blood to such gods nor will I take their names on my lips Lord only you are my portion and my cup you assuremy lot the limits have fallen for me in pleasant places surely I have a delicious inheritance I will praise the Lord who advises me even at night my heart instructs me I always keep my eyes on the Lord with him at my right hand I will not be moved by that my heart rejoices and my tongue rejoices, my body will also rest safely because you will not abandon me to the kingdom of the dead nor will you let your faithful one see corruption you make me know the way of life you will fill me with joy in your presence with eternal delights at your right hand Psalm 17 hear me Lord my supplication is only listen to my cry listen to my prayer it does not come from deceitful lips let my vindication come from you let your eyes see what is there probe my heart there you examine me at night and test me you will find that I have planned no evil my mouth has not transgressed although people tried to bribe me I have turned away from the paths of the violent through what your lips have ordered my steps have held fast to your paths my feet have not stumbled I call upon you my God because you will answer me return to me your ear and listen to my prayer show me the wonders of your great love you who save with your right hand those who take refuge in you from their phones keep me like the apple of your eye hide me in the shadow of your wings from the evil ones who want to destroy me my mortal enemies around me close their callous hearts and their mouths speak arrogantly they have tracked me down now they surround me with alert eyes to throw me to the ground they are like a lion hungry for prey like a ferocious lion crouching under cover rise up Lord face them take them down with your sword save me from the wicked from your hand save me from those people Lord of those of this world whose reward is in this life may what you have saved for the wicked fill their bellies may their children gorge themselves with it and may there be leftovers for their little ones as for me I will be vindicated and we will see your face when I wake up I will be content to see your likeness some 18 I love you Lord my strength the Lord is my rock my strength and my deliverer my god is my rock in whom I take refuge my shield and the horn of my salvation my strength I called upon the Lord who is worthy of praise and I have been saved from my enemies the ropes of death entangled me the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me the ropes of the grave wound around me the snares of death confronted me in my anguish I calmed myself to the Lord I cried to my God for help from his temple he heard my voice my cry reached his ears before him the earth trembled and trembled and the foundations of the mountains trembled trembled because he was angry smoke came out of his nostrils devouring fire came out of his mouth burning coals burned he divided the heavens and descended dark clouds were under his feet he rode on cherubs and flew he rose on the wings of the wind he caused darkness to cover his canopy around him the dark rain clouds of heaven by the brightness of his presence The clouds advanced with hail and lightning.

The Lord thundered from heaven. The voice of the Most High resounded. He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy with great lightning. You defeated them, the valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth were laid bare before your rebuke. Lord, at the breath of your breath, he came down from above and grabbed me, he pulled me out of the deep waters, he rescued me. from my powerful enemy from my enemies who were too strong for me they confronted me on the day of my disaster but the Lord was my support he brought me out to a spacious place he rescued me because he delighted in me the Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness according to the cleanliness of my hands he has rewarded me because I have kept the ways of the Lord I am not guilty of turning away from my God all his laws are before me I have not turned away from his decrees I have been blameless before him and I have kept myself from sin the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness according to the cleanliness of my hands before him to the faithful you show yourself faithful to the blameless you show yourself blameless to the pure you show yourself pure but before the crooked you show yourself cunning you save the humble but you humiliate those whose eyes are haughty you Lord you keep my lamp burning my god turns my darkness into light with your help I can enter Vance against a troop with my god I can climb the wall as for God his way is perfect the word of the Lord is impeccable he protects all who take refuge in him because who is God besides the Lord and who is the rock except our God is God who arms me with strength and keeps my path safe he makes my feet like those of a deer he makes me stand in on high he trains my hands for battle my arms can bend a bow of bronze you make your salvation help my shield and your right hand sustains me your help has made me great you Make a wide path for my feet so that my ankles do not give way I pursued I overtook my enemies and overtook them I did not retreat until they were destroyed I crushed them so that they could not rise They fell under my feet You armed me with strength for battle you humbled my adversaries before me you made my enemies flee and I destroyed my enemies they They cried for help but there was no one to save them to the Lord but he did not answer I beat them as fine as dust blown by the wind I trampled them like mud in the streets you have freed me from the attacks of the people you have made me leader of the Nations people that I did not know now serve me the foreigners cower before me as soon as they hear about me they obey me everyone is discouraged they come trembling from their strongholds the Lord lives praise be my rock exalted be God my savior he is the God who avenges me the one who subdues the nations under me he who saves me from my enemies you exalted me above my enemies from a violent man you rescued me therefore I will praise you Lord among the nations I will sing the praises of your name he gives his king great victories he shows unfailing love to his anointed David and his descendants forever Psalm 19 the heavens Claire the glory of God the heavens proclaim the work of his hands day after day they pour out speech night after night they reveal knowledge they have no speech they use no words no sound is heard from them but His voice goes out throughout the earth His words to the ends of the world In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the Sun He is like a bridegroom who leaves his chamber Like a champion who is happy to continue his career He rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit towards the other nothing is deprived of its warmth the law of the Lord is perfect refreshing the soul the statutes of the Lord are reliable making wise the simple the precepts of the Lord are right giving joy to the heart the commandments of the Lord are radiant giving light to the eyes the fear of the Lord is pure lasting forever the decrees of the Lord of thumb and all of them are righteous they are more precious than gold than much pure gold they are sweeter than honey than the honey of the honeycomb for them your servant is warned by keeping them there is great reward but who can discern his own errors forgive my hidden faults also keep your servant from voluntary sins that do not dominate me then I will be blameless innocent of great transgression that these words of my mouth and this meditation of my May the heart be pleasing in your eyes Lord, my rock and my Redeemer Psalm 20 May the Lord answer you when you are in distress May the name of the God of Jacob protect you May he send you help from the sanctuary And grant you support from Zion May he remember everyone your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings may he grant you your heart's desire and make all your plans come true may we shout for joy at your victory and raise our standards in the name of our God may the Lord grant all your requests now that I know the Lord gives victory to his anointed responds from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand some trust in chariots and others in horses but we trust in the name of the Lord our God they kneel and fall we rise stand up and stand firm Lord give victory to the king answer us when we invoke Psalm 21 the King rejoices in your strength Lord how great is his joy and the victories you give you have granted him the desire of his heart and you have not denied the requests of his lips you came to greet him with rich blessings and you placed a crown of pure gold on his head he asked for life and you gave it duration of days forever and ever through victories you gave him his glory is great you have granted him splendor and majesty surely you have granted him final blessings and you have clothed him with the joy of your presence because the King trusts in the Lord for the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be moved your hand will seize all your enemies your your right hand will grasp your enemies when you appear for battle, you will burn them as in a fiery furnace, the Lord will swallow them up in his wrath and his fire will consume them, you will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from mankind, although they plot evil against you and devise evil plans that cannot succeed. .

You will make them change banks when you aim them with the bow drawn. Be exalted in your strength Lord, we will sing and praise your power some 22 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? why are you so far from saving me so far from my cries of anguish oh my God I cry out by day but you do not answer by night but I do not find rest you are still enthroned as the saint you were the one that Israel praises in you our ancestors put their trust they trusted and you handed them over to you they cried out and were saved in you they trusted and were not ashamed but I am a worm and not a man despised by all despised by the people everyone who sees me mocks me they hurl insults shaking their heads he trusts in the Lord they say that the Lord rescue him let him deliver him since he delights in him but you took me out of the womb you made me trust in you even from my mother's breasts since I was born I was thrown on you from my mother's womb, You have been my god, do not distance yourself from me, because misfortune is near and there is no one to help me.

Many strong bulls surround me. Bulls of Bashan surround me, roaring lions tearing apart their prey and opening their mouths. wide against me I am poured out like water and all my bones are out of joint my heart has become wax it has melted inside me my mouth has dried up like a potsherd and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth on which you lay the dust of the death dogs surround me a pack of villains surround me they pierce my hands and feet all my bones are on display people look at me and gloat they divide my clothes among themselves and cast lots for my clothes but you, Lord, do not be far from me you are my strength come quickly to help me deliver me from the sword my precious life from the power of the dogs save me from the mouth of the lions save me from the horns of the wild dachshund I will declare your name to my people in the assembly I will praise you You who fear the Lord, praise him, all you descendants of Jacob, honor him, hold him in veneration, all descendants of Israel, because he has not despised or despised the suffering of the afflicted, he has not hidden his face from it. but he has heard his cry for help from you comes the subject of my praise and the great assembly before those who fear you I will fulfill my vows the poor will eat and will be satisfied those who seek the Lord will praise him may their hearts live forever 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 because the dominion belongs to the Lord and he rules over the nations.

All the rich of the earth will delight and worship all who come. to the dust those who cannot stay alive will kneel before him posterity will serve future generations they will be told about the Lord they will proclaim his justice declaring to his people yet to be born he has done it Psalm 23 the Lord is my shepherd I lack nothing He makes me lie down in green pastures He leads me next to calm waters He refreshes my soul He guides me along straight paths for the love of His name Even if I walk through the darkest valley I will fear no evil because you are with me Your rod and your staff They comfort me You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies you anoint my head with oil my cup surely overflows Your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever Psalm 24 The earth is the Lord's and everything in it There is the world in it and all who live in it because he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters that can rise to the mountain of the Lord, let he who has clean hands and a pure heart be in his holy place, whoever does not trust in an idol nor swear by a false God, they will receive blessing from the Lord and vindication from God their Savior such is the generation of those who seek him those who seek his face God of Jacob, lift up your heads, doors, lift up, ancient doors, that he may enter. the king of glory, who is this King of glory?

The Lord, strong and powerful, Lord, mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, doors, lift them up, ancient doors. that among the king of glory who is this King of glory the Lord Almighty he is the king of glory Psalm 25 in you lord my God I put my trust in you I trust do not let them put me to shame do not let my enemies triumph over me no one who hopes in You will never be ashamed but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause show me your ways Lord teach me your paths guide me in your truth and teach me because you are God my Savior and my hope is in you all day remember Lord your great mercy and love because they are of old do not remember the sins of my youth of my rebellious ways according to your love remember me for you Lord you are good good and upright is the Lord thereforeinstruct sinners in their ways guide the humble in what is right and teach them his way all the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful toward those who keep the demands of his covenant for the sake of your name Lord forgive me although iniquity is great who then they are those who fear the Lord he will instruct them in the paths they should choose they will spend their days in prosperity and their descendants will inherit the land the Lord trusts those who fear him he makes his covenant For them, my eyes are always fixed on the Lord , because only he will free my feet from the trap.

Turn to me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and afflicted. Relieve the problems of my heart and free me from my anguish. See my affliction and my anguish and take away all my sins see how numerous my enemies are and how intensely they hate me save my life and save me do not let me be ashamed because I take refuge in you may integrity and righteousness protect me because my hope Lord is in you deliver Israel O God from all their troubles Psalm 26 vindicate me Lord because I have led a blameless life I have trusted in the Lord and I have not wavered test me Lord and test me examine my heart and my mind because I have always been aware of your inexhaustible love and I have lived trusting in your fidelity.

I do not sit with the deceitful nor associate with hypocrites. I hate the assembly of evildoers and I refuse to sit with the wicked. I wash my hands in innocence and follow your path. altar Lord loudly proclaiming your praise and telling all your wonders Lord I love the house where you live the place where your glory dwells do not take my soul along with the sinners my life with the bloodthirsty in whose hands are the evil machinations whose right hands They are full of bribes I lead a blameless life deliver me and have mercy on me My feet are on solid ground in the great congregation I will praise the Lord some 27 The Lord is my light and my salvation Who will I fear?

The Lord is the strength of my life whom I will fear when the evil ones advance against me to devour me it is my enemies and my adversaries who will stumble and fall although an army besieges me my heart will not fear the outbreak of war against me even then I will be Sure of one thing I ask the Lord, I only seek this so that I can dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life to contemplate the beauty of the Lord and seek him in his temple for the day. out of trouble he will keep me safe in his abode he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high on a rock then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me in his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy I will sing and make music to the Lord hear my voice when I call Lord have mercy on me and answer me my heart says of you seek his face your face Lord I will seek do not hide your face from me do not turn your servant away in anger you have been my help do not reject me or abandon me God is my savior, even if my father and mother abandon me, the Lord will receive me, teach me your way, Lord, guide me on a straight path because of my oppressors, do not lead me astray because of the desire of my enemies, so that false witnesses may arise against me, launching malicious accusations, I continue. trusting in this I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living wait on the Lord be strong and be encouraged and wait on the Lord about 28 to you Lord I call you you are my rock do not turn a deaf ear to me because if you remain silent I will be like those who descend into the pit hear my cry for mercy as I ask you for help as I lift up raise my hands towards your most holy place, do not drag me with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak cordially with their neighbors, but harbor malice in their heart, repay them for their works and their bad works, repay them for what their hands have. done and will give them back what they deserve because they do not take into account the works of the Lord and what their hands have done will tear them down and will never rebuild them again.

Praise the Lord that he has heard my cry for mercy. The Lord is my strength and my shield my heart trusts in him and he helps me my heart leaps for joy and with my son I praise him the Lord is the strength of his people the strength of salvation for his Anointed save your people and bless your inheritance be their shepherd and carry them forever Psalm 29 attribute to the Lord you heavenly beings, attribute to the Lord glory and strength attribute to the Lord the glory due to his name worship the Lord in the splendor of His Holiness the voice of the Lord has ended the waters the god of glory thunders the Lord thunders over the mighty waters the voice of the Lord is powerful the voice of the Lord is majestic the voice of the Lord breaks the cedars the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon he makes Lebanon leap like a calf repentant like a young man wild ox the voice of the Lord strikes with lightning the voice of the Lord shakes the desert the Lord shakes the desert of the Kurds the voice of the Lord twists the oaks and strips the forests and in his temple all cry glory the Lord sits enthroned over the flood The Lord is enthroned as King forever The Lord gives strength to his people The Lord blesses his people with peace about 30 I will exalt you Lord because you raised me from the depths and do not let my enemies gloat over me Lord, my God, I asked you Help and heal me, Lord, you brought me out of the kingdom of the dead, you saved me from going down into the pit, sing the praises of the Lord, praise your faithful people.

His Holy Name for his wrath lasts but a moment his favor lasts a lifetime weeping may stay for the night but rejoicing comes in the morning when I felt safe I said I will never be shaken Lord when you favored me you made my royal mountain stand firm firm but when you hid your face I was dismayed before You Lord I called to the Lord I cried out for mercy what do I gain if they keep me silent if I go down into the pit the dust will praise you here it will proclaim your faithfulness Lord and will be merciful to me Lord be my help you turned my cry into dance You took off my hair shirt and clothed me with joy so that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent Lord my god I will praise you forever Psalm 31 in you Lord I have taken refuge never allow me to be ashamed deliver me in your justice return to me your ear come quickly to my rescue be my rock of refuge a strong fortress to save me since you are my rock and my strength for the love of your name guide and guide keep me free from the trap that has been set for me because you are my refuge in your hands I entrust my spirit deliver me Lord my faithful God I hate those who cling to useless idols as for my sake I trust in the Lord I will rejoice and rejoice in your love because you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul you have not delivered me into the hands of the enemy but you have set my feet in a spacious place have mercy on me Lord because I am in anguish my eyes grow weak with pain my soul and my body with sorrow my life is consumed in anguish and my years in groans my strength fails due to my affliction and my bones crumble weakened by all my enemies I am the most absolute contempt of my neighbors and an object of fear to my closest friends those who see me in the street flee from me I am forgotten as if I were dead I have become like broken pottery because I hear many whispers of terror Everywhere they conspire against me and plan to take my life but I trust in you Lord I say you are my god my times are in your hands deliver me from the hands of my enemies from those who persecute me let your face shine on your servant save me in your love inexhaustible do not allow him to be ashamed Lord for I have cried out to you but may the wicked be ashamed and remain silent in the kingdom of the Dead, may their lying lips be silenced because with pride and contempt they speak with arrogance against the righteous, how abundant are the goods you have stored! above for those who fear you that you grant in the sight of all those who take refuge in you under the protection of your presence you hide them from all human intrigues you keep them in your dwelling safe from accusing tongues praise the Lord for him he showed me the wonders of his love when I was in a besieged city in my alarm I said I am cut off from your sight but you heard my cry for mercy when I called you for help love the Lord all his faithful people the Lord preserves those who are faithful to him but he repays the proud in abundance, be strong and be of good courage, all who hope in the Lord Psalm 32 blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven whose sins are covered blessed is he whose sin the Lord does not count against them and whose spirit is not deceitful when I was silent my bones were consumed by my groaning all day long by day and by night your hand was heavy on me my strength was weakened as in the heat of summer then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity I said I will confess my sins transgressions to the Lord and you forgave the guilt of my sin so let all the faithful pray to you while you can be found surely the rise of the powerful waters will not reach them you are my hiding place you will protect me from problems and you will surround me with songs of liberation I will instruct and teach you the path you should follow I will advise you with my loving gaze on you do not be like the horse or the mule that has no understanding but must be controlled with bridle and bit or many other woes of the wicked will not come to you but the unfailing love of the Lord surrounds him who trusts in him rejoice in the Lord and be glad, righteous sing all the upright in heart Psalm 33 sing with joy to the Lord you righteous it is proper for the upright to praise him praise the Lord with the heart make music to him with the lyre of 10 strings sing him a new song play skillfully and shout for joy because the word of the Lord is right and true he is faithful in everything he does the Lord loves justice and justice the earth is filled with his unfailing love for the word of the Lord, the heavens became his starry hosts by the breath of his mouth, he gathers the waters of the sea into jars, he puts the deep into reservoirs so that all the earth fears the Lord, that all the peoples of the world revere him because he spoke and it was fulfilled, he ordered and stood firm, the Lord messes up the plans. of the nation thinks about the purposes of the people but the plans of the Lord remain firm forever the purposes of his heart through all generations blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord the people whom he chose for his inheritance from heaven the Lord looks down and sees all humanity from his abode observes all who live on earth he who forms the hearts of all he who considers everything they do no king is saved by the size of his army no warrior escapes by his great strength a horse is a vain hope of deliverance despite all his great strength he cannot save but the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him on those whose hope is in his unfailing love to deliver them from death and keep them alive in hunger we wait with hope in the Lord he is our help and our shield in him our hearts rejoice because we trust in his holy name that your unfailing love be with us Lord just as we put our hope in you Psalm 34 I will exalt the Lord at all times His praise will always be on my lips I will glory in the Lord May the afflicted hear and rejoice Glorify the Lord with me Let us exalt His name together I sought the Lord and he answered me He freed me from all my fears Those who look at him are radiant Their faces are never Covered in shame, this poor man called and the Lord heard him, saved him from all his troubles, the angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him and delivers them, test and see that the Lord is good, blessed is he who takes refuge in him, fears the Lord. holy people because those who fear Him lack nothing.

The Lions may become weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord as nothing good come, my children, listen to me, I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Whoever loves life and desires to see many good days, guards your tongue of evil and your lips of telling lies depart from evil and do good seek peace and follow it the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil to erase His name from the earth the righteous cry out and the Lord hears them He delivers them from all their anguish The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit The righteous may have many problems but the Lord delivers him from all He protects all their bones none of them will be broken evil will kill the wicked the enemies of the righteous will be condemned the Lord will rescue his servants no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned Psalm 30:5 Lord contend with those who contend with me fight against those who fight against me take shield and armor rise and come to my aid brandish spear and javelin against those who persecute me tell me I am your salvation may those who seek my life be dishonored and ashamed may those who plot my ruin draw back in dismay may they be like chaff before the wind when the angel of the Lord drives them away may their paths be dark and slippery with the angel of the Lord pursues them since without cause they hid their net for me and without cause they dug a hole for me may ruin overtake them by surprise may the net that they hid entangled him let them fall into the pit to their ruin then my soul rejoice in the Lord and delight in his salvation my whole being will exclaim who is like you Lord you rescue the poor from those too strong for them the poor and the needy of those who rub them merciless witnesses approach me they interrogate me about things that I know nothing of that they return me evil for good and leave me as if one were afflicted, but when they were sick I dressed myselfof sackcloth and I humiliated myself with fasting, when my prayers returned to me without an answer I mourned as if I were a friend or a brother, I bowed my head. in grief, as if I cried for my mother, and when I stumbled, they gathered, the Dingley raiders gathered against me without my knowledge, they slandered me incessantly like the wicked, they mocked maliciously, they gnashed their teeth at me, how long Lord, you will look to rescue me from their devastation my precious life from these Lions I will thank you in the great assembly among the multitudes I will praise you do not let them gloat over me who are my enemies without a cause do not let those who hate me without reason wink maliciously the eye they do not speak peacefully but devise false accusations against those who live peacefully on earth they mock me and say aha aha with our own eyes we have seen it Lord, have you seen this do not remain silent do not turn away from me Lord, wake up and arise in my defense fight for me my God and Lord vindicate me and your justice Lord my God do not let them gloat over me do not let them think AHA just what we wanted or we say that all those who boast about my anguish be ashamed and confounded may all those who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and dishonor may those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and gladness may they always say exalted to the Lord who delights in the well-being of his servant my tongue will proclaim your justice your praise all day Psalm 36 I have a message from God in my heart about the sinfulness of the wicked there is no fear of God before their eyes in their own eyes their eyes are too flattered to detect or hate their sin the words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful they do not act wisely nor do good nor even in their beds they plot evil they commit to a sinful course and do not reject what is wrong your love Lord reaches to the heavens your faithfulness reaches to the heavens your justice is like the highest mountains your justice like the great abyss you Lord preserve both people and animals how priceless is your inexhaustible love Oh God the people take refuge in the shadow of your wings they delight in the abundance of your house you give them to drink from your river of delights because with you is the source of life in your light we see light continue your love to those who know you your justice to the upright in heart may the foot of the proud not come against me nor the hand of the wicked drive me away look As evildoers live fallen, knocked down, they cannot rise Psalm 37 Do not be impatient for those who are evil nor be envious of those who do evil because the grass will soon wither as green plants will soon die trust in the Lord and do good dwell in the land and enjoy safe pastures delight in the Lord and He will grant you the desires of your heart commit your way to the Lord trust in him and he will do this he will make your just reward shine like the dawn your vindication like the noonday sun stay stand still before the Lord and wait patiently on him do not worry when people succeed in their ways when they carry out their evil plans abstain from anger and turn away from anger, do not worry, it only leads to evil, for those who They are evil will be destroyed, but those who wait on the Lord will inherit the earth for a time and the evil will no longer exist, even if you look for them, they will not.

They will meet, but the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity. The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them because the Lord laughs at the wicked because he knows their day is coming. The wicked draw their sword and bend their bow. to strike down the poor and needy to kill those whose paths are right but their swords will pierce their own hearts and their bows will break better the little that the righteous have than the riches of many wicked for the power of the wicked would be broken if not the Lord sustains the righteous the blameless spend their days under the care of the Lord and their inheritance will endure forever in times of disaster they will not wither in days of famine they will enjoy abundance but the wicked will perish although the enemies of the Lord are like the flowers of the field will be consumed they will disappear the wicked borrow and do not pay but the righteous give generously those whom the Lord blesses will inherit the land but those who curse will be destroyed the Lord reaffirms the steps of the one who delights in him even if he stumbles he will not form because the Lord He holds it with his hand I was young and now I am old but I have never seen the righteous helpless nor their children begging for b

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they are always generous and lend freely their children will be a blessing turn away from evil and do good then you will dwell on the earth forever because the Lord loves the righteous and will not forsake his faithful the evildoers will be completely destroyed the offspring of the wicked will perish the righteous will inherit the earth and will dwell forever the mouth of the righteous utters wisdom and their tongues speak what is righteous the law of their God is in their hearts their feet do not slip the wicked lie in wait for the righteous they try to kill them but the Lord will not leave them in the power of the wicked or that they will be condemned when they are put to the test, wait in the Lord and Follow his path, he will exalt you to inherit the earth when the wicked are destroyed, you will see.

I have seen an evil and ruthless man flourish. like a leafy native tree but it soon passed away and was no more although I searched for it it could not be found consider the innocent observe the righteous a future awaits those who seek peace but all sinners will be destroyed there will be no future for the wicked salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord he is their strength in time of trouble the Lord helps them and delivers them he delivers them from the wicked and saves them because in him they take refuge Psalm 38 Lord do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your anger your arrows I have been pierced and your hand has descended on me because of your anger there is no health in my body there is no solidity in my bones because of my sin my guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear my wounds rot and are disgusting because of my sinful madness.

I'm bowed and down all day. Mourning path. My back is full of stabbing pain. There is no health in my body. I am weak and completely crushed. I groan with anguish of heart all my desires are open before you Lord my sigh is not hidden from you my heart beats my strength fails me even the light has gone from my eyes my friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds my neighbors Those who want to kill me are far away, they set their traps, those who want to harm me talk about my ruin all day long, they scheme and lie, I am like death that cannot hear, like the mute that cannot speak, I have become one that does not hear, whose mouth cannot offer an answer Lord I wait for you you will answer Lord my God because I said do not let them float or exalt themselves over me when my feet slip because I am about to fall and my pain is always with me I confess my iniquity I am worried about my sin many Those who hate me without reason have turned my enemies without a cause into numerous those who repay my good with the evil law accusations against me although I only seek to do what is good Lord do not forsake me do not be far from me, my god, come quickly Help me, my Lord and my Savior Psalm 39 I said: I will guard my ways and keep my tongue from sin.

I will put a muzzle on my mouth in the presence of evildoers, so I will remain completely silent, no. even saying something good but my anguish increased my heart grew warm within me while I meditated the fire burned then I spoke with my tongue show me Lord the end of my life and the number of my days let me know how fleeting my life is you have made my days of barely a span the length of my years is like nothing before you everyone is just a breath even those who seem safe surely everyone walks like a simple ghost in vain they rush accumulating wealth without knowing whose it will ultimately be but now Lord what am I looking for my hope is in you save me from all my transgressions do not make me the contempt of fools I remained silent I would not open my mouth because you are the one who has done this remove your scourge from me I am defeated with the blow of your hand when you rebuke and discipline someone for their sin you consume their wealth like a moth surely everyone is just a breath listen to my prayer Lord hear my cry for help do not be deaf to my cry I dwell with you as a stranger a stranger as were all my ancestors turn away the Look at me so I can enjoy life again before I leave and be no more Psalm 40 I waited patiently for the Lord, He turned to me and heard my cry, He lifted me up from the slimy pit.

From the mud and the mire he raised my feet on the rock and gave me a firm place to stand he put a new song in my mouth the hymn of praise to our God many will see and fear the Lord and will put their trust in him blessed is he who trusts in the Lord he who does not look at the proud those who turn away to false gods many Lord my god of wonders that you have done the things that you planned for us no one can compare with you if I spoke and told of your works they would be too many to declare sacrifice and offering that you did not desire but my ears you have opened burnt offerings and sin offerings that you did not require then I said Here I am, I have come it is written about me in the scroll I desire to do your will my god your law is within my heart I proclaim I do not see your saving acts in the great assembly on my lips, Lord, as you know, I do not hide your justice in my heart, I speak of your faithfulness and of you, your saving help, I do not hide your love and your fidelity to the great assembly, do not deny me your mercy.

Lord, may your love and your faithfulness always protect me because problems without number surround me, my sins have reached me and I cannot see that they are more than the hairs on my head and my heart fails within me, be glad to save me Lord, come soon Lord to help me. may all those who want to take my life be ashamed and confused, may all those who wish my ruin return to disgrace, those who say ah-ha-ah-ha to me may be horrified by their own shame, but may all those who seek you rejoice and be rejoice in you that those who long for your saving help always say great is the Lord but as for me I am poor and needy may the Lord think of me you are my help and my deliverer you are my god do not delay Psalm 41 blessed are those who have consideration with the weak the Lord delivers them in times of trouble the Lord protects and preserves them they are counted among the blessed on earth he does not give them up to the desire of their enemies the Lord sustains them on their sick bed and restores them from their bed of illness I said, have mercy on me Lord, heal me because I have sinned against you my enemies say of me with malice when he will die and his name will perish when one of them comes to see me he speaks lies while his heart accumulates slander then he goes out and spreads them all my enemies whisper together against me they imagine the worst for me saying that a vile illness has afflicted him he will never rise from the place where he lies even my close friend someone who trusted one who shared my bread has turned against me but have mercy on me Lord raise me up to that I can repay them I know that you are pleased with me because my enemy does not triumph over me because of my integrity you sustain me and put me in your presence forever praise the Lord God of Israel from eternity to eternity amen and amen

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for about 42 as the deer pants for streams of water so my soul pants for you my God my soul thirsts for God of the Living God where I can go to meet God my tears have been my food day and night while people tell me everything all day long where is your God these things I remember as I pour out my soul how I went to the house of God under the protection of the powerful with shouts of joy and praise among the festive crowd why my soul are you dejected why so disturbed within me put your hope in God because I will still praise him my Savior and my god my soul is cast down within me so I will remember you from the land of Jordan the heights of Hermon from Mount Mazama deep call to the depths of the roar of your waterfalls all your waves and breakers me They have swept away by day the Lord directs his love by night his song is with me a prayer to the God of my life I tell God my rock why have you forgotten me why must I go in mourning oppressed by the enemy my bones suffer mortal agony while my enemies mock me telling me all day long where is your God why are you dejected in my soul why are you so disturbed within me put your hope in God because I will still praise him my Savior and my god Psalm 43 vindicate me my God and defend my cause against an unfaithful nation deliver me from the deceitful and evil you are God my stronghold why have you rejected me why must I mourn oppressed by the enemy send me your light and your faithful care let them guide me let them take me to your holy mountain to the place where you dwell then I will go to the altar of God to God my joy and my delight I will praise you with the lyre oh God my God why my soul are you dejected why so troubled within me put your hope in God because I will still praise him my savior and my god Psalm 44 we have heard it with our ears from God our ancestors have told us what you did in their days in days long ago with your hand you drove out the nations and planted our ancestors, you crushed the peoples and made them flourish our ancestors, it was not with their sword that they conquered the earth nor did their arm give them victory,Your right hand was your arm and the light of your face because you loved them you are my king and my God who decrees victories for Jacob through you we drive back our enemies through your name we trample our enemies I do not trust in my bow my sword does not bring me victory but you give us victory over our enemies you shamed our adversaries in God we boast all day and we will praise your name forever but now you have rejected and humiliated us you no longer go out with our armies you made us retreat before the enemy and our adversaries have plundered us, you handed us over to be devoured like sheep and scattered us among the nations, you sold your people for a pittance, without gaining anything from their sale, you have made us a disgrace to our neighbors, contempt and mockery of those. around us you have made us synonymous among the nations the people shake their heads before us I live in disgrace all day and my face is covered with shame before the mockery of those who revile me and insult me ​​the cause of the enemy who is bowed in revenge all this came upon us although we had not forgotten you we had not been bound to your covenant our hearts had not turned back our feet had not strayed from your path but you crushed us and made us a den of jackals you covered us with deep darkness if we had forgotten the name of our God or extended his hands to a strange God God would not have discovered it since he knows the secrets of the heart however for you we face death all day long we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered awake Lord why are you sleeping get up we are not reject you forever why do you hide your face and forget our misery and oppression we are cast down to the dust our bodies cling to the ground rise and help us rescue us by your unfailing love Psalm 45 my heart is moved by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the King my tongue is the pen of a skilled writer you are the most excellent of men and your lips have been anointed with grace since God has blessed you forever gird your sword at your side you Mighty One clothe yourself in splendor and Majesty in your majesty write victoriously in the cause of truth humility and justice let your right hand do amazing works let your sharp arrows pierce the hearts of the enemies of the King let the nation bow under your feet your throne of God will last forever and ever a scepter of Justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.

You loved justice and hated the knees, therefore God, your God, has placed you above your companions, anointing you with the oil of joy, all your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia of palaces. adorned with ivory the music of the strings rejoices you daughters of Kings are among your honored women at your right hand is the royal bride in gold of a fear listen daughter and pay close attention forget your people and your father's house let the king be captivated by your beauty honor him for he is your Lord the city of Tire will come with a gift the rich people will seek your favor all glorious is the princess within her chamber her dress is woven with gold in embroidered garments she is led to the king her virgins companions follow her those brought to be with her led with joy and joy they enter the king's palace your sons will take the place of your father's you will make them princes in all the earth I will perpetuate your memory for all generations therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever Psalm 46 God is our refuge and strength forever - present help in problems therefore we will not fear although the earth gives way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea although its waters roar and foam and the mountains tremble with its waves there is a river whose currents rejoice the City of God the holy place where the Most High dwells God is within her she will not fall God will help her at dawn the nations are in an uproar the kingdoms fall he lifts up his voice the earth melts the Lord Almighty is with us, the God of Jacob is our strength, come and see what the Lord has done, the desolations he has brought upon the earth, he makes wars cease to the ends of the earth, he breaks the bow and shatters the spear, he burns the shields with fire says be still and know that I am God I will be exalted among the nations I will be exalted in the earth the Lord Almighty is with us the God of Jacob is our strength Psalm 47 all nations clap their hands, sing to God with shouts of joy because the Lord Most high is imposing, the great king over all the earth, he subdued nations under us, peoples under our feet, he chose our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom God loved, has ascended amidst shouts of joy, the Lord, amidst the sound of trumpets, sing. praise God sing praises sing praises to our king sing praises because God is the king of all the earth sing to him a psalm of praise God reigns over the nation God is seated on his holy throne the nobles of the nation gathered as the people of the God of Abraham to the kings of the earth belong to God he is highly exalted Psalm 40:8 great is the Lord and worthy of praise in the city of our God his holy mountain beautiful in its beauty the joy of the whole earth like the heights of Zevon It is Mount Zion, the city of the Great King.

God is in his Citadel. He has shown himself to be his fortress. When the Kings joined forces, when they advanced together, they saw it and were astonished. They fled in terror, trembling. Their pain, like that of a woman in labor, took hold of them. You destroyed them. like ships of Tarshish torn apart by the east wind as we have heard so we have seen in the city of the Lord Almighty in the city of our God God secures it forever within your temple O God, we meditate on your unfailing love like your name, oh God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth, your right hand is full of justice.

Mount Zion rejoices. The villages of Judah rejoice at your judgments. walk through Zion, surround it, count its towers, consider its walls well, look at its citadel. you can tell about them to the next generation because this God is our God forever and ever he will be our guide even to the end Psalm 49 here this, all of you listen to all who live in this world, both low and high, rich and poor alike. my mouth will speak words of wisdom the meditation of my heart will give you understanding I will turn my ear to a proverb with the harp I will explain to you my riddle why should I fear when evil days come when wicked deceivers surround me those who trust in their wealth and boast of their great riches no one can redeem the life of another or give God a ransom for them the ransom for a life is costly no payment is enough for them to live forever and not see the decay because everyone can see that the wise die that fools and fools also perish, leaving their wealth to others, their tombs will remain their homes forever, their dwellings for infinite generations, even though they have named the lands with their own name, people, despite their wealth, do not last, they are like beasts. who perish this is the fate of those who trust in themselves and of their followers who approve of their sayings they are like sheep and are destined to die death will be their Shepherd but the righteous will prevail over them in the morning their forms will decay in the grave far from their princely mansions but God will redeem me from the kingdom of the dead he will surely take me to himself do not be discouraged when others become rich when the splendor of their houses increases because they will take nothing with them when they die their splendor will not descend with them , although as long as they live they will consider themselves blessed and people will praise you when you prosper they will join those who preceded them who will never see the light of life again people who have wealth but lack understanding alike the beasts that perish Psalm 50 the mighty God the Lord speaks and summons the earth from the writing of the Sun to where it sets from Zion perfect in beauty God shines our God comes and will not be silent a fire devours before him and around him a storm rages he summons the heavens above and the earth to judge his people.

Gather this consecrated people who made a covenant with me through sacrifice and the heavens proclaim his justice because he is a God of justice listen my people and I will speak. I testify against you Israel I am God your God I do not bring charges against you for your sacrifices or for your burnt offerings that are always before me I have no need of a bull from your manger or goats from your pens for every animal in the forest is mine and the cattle in the Thousand Hills I know that all the birds in the mountains and the insects in the fields are mine if I were hungry I would not tell you because the world is mine and everything in it like the meat of bulls or drinking the blood of goats sacrifice thanks offerings to God fulfill your vows to the Most High and call on me on the day of trouble I will deliver you and you will honor me but to the evil God says what right do you have to recite my laws or take my covenant on your lips, hate my instructions and You cast my words behind you when you see a thief, you join in with him, you join in with adulterers, you use your mouth for evil and use your tongue to deceive, you sit and testify against your brother and slander your own son.

Mother, when you did these things and I remained silent, you thought I was exactly like you, but now I araigneo and put my accusations before you, consider this, you who forget God or I will tear you to pieces with no one to rescue you, those who sacrifice thank-offerings, honor me and the innocent I will show myself asian you