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Psalms 21-40
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Psalm 21 ↟↟
- or the conductor, a song about David.
- O Lord, may the king rejoice with Your strength, and how greatly does he exult with Your salvation.
- You gave him his heart's desire, and the speech of his lips You have never withheld.
- For You have preceded him with the blessings of the good man, You have placed a gold crown on his head.
- He asked You for life, You gave it to him, length of days forever and ever.
- His glory is great in Your salvation, majesty and beauty You place upon him.
- For You make him blessings forever, You shall make him happy with joy before You.
- For the king trusts in the Lord and in the loving- kindness of the Most High, that he should not falter.
- Your hand shall suffice for all Your enemies, Your right hand shall suffice for those who hate You.
- You shall place them as a fiery furnace at the time of Your anger, may the Lord destroy them with His wrath and may fire consume them.
- You shall destroy their fruit from the earth and their seed from the sons of man.
- For they have directed evil against You, they have devised a plot that they cannot [execute].
- For You shall place them as a portion, with Your bowstrings You shall set [Your arrows] toward their faces.
- Exalt Yourself, O Lord, with Your strength, let us sing and chant of Your might.
Psalm 22 ↟↟
- or the conductor, on the ayeleth hashachar, a song of David.
- My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? [You are] far from my salvation [and] from the words of my moaning.
- My God, I call out by day and You do not reply, and at night I do not keep silent.
- But You are holy, You await the praises of Israel.
- Our ancestors trusted in You, they trusted and You rescued them.
- They cried out to You and they escaped, they trusted in You and they were not shamed.
- But I am a worm and not a man, a reproach of man, despised by peoples.
- All who see me will mock me, they will open their lips, they will shake their head.
- One should cast his trust upon the Lord, and He will rescue him, He will save him because He delights in him.
- For You drew me from the womb, You made me secure on my mother's breasts.
- Upon You, I was cast from birth, from my mother's womb You are my God.
- Do not distance Yourself from me, for distress is near, for there is none to help.
- Great bulls have surrounded me, the mighty ones of Bashan encompassed me.
- They opened their mouth against me [like] a tearing, roaring lion.
- I was spilled like water, and all my bones were separated, my heart was like wax, melting within my innards.
- My strength became dried out like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaves to my palate, and You set me down in the dust of death.
- For dogs have surrounded me, a band of evildoers has encompassed me, like a lion, my hands and feet.
- I tell about all my bones. They look and gloat over me.
- They share my garments among themselves and cast lots for my raiment.
- But You, O Lord, do not distance Yourself, my strength, hasten to my assistance.
- Save my soul from the sword, my only one from the grip of the dog.
- Save me from the lion's mouth, as from the horns of the wild oxen You answered me.
- I will tell Your name to my brothers, in the midst of the congregation I will praise You.
- You who fear the Lord, praise Him, all the seed of Jacob, honor Him, and fear Him, all the seed of Israel.
- For He has neither despised nor abhorred the cry of the poor, neither has He hidden His countenance from him, and when he cried out to Him, He hearkened.
- Because of You is my praise in the great congregation, I pay my vows in the presence of those who fear Him.
- The humble shall eat and be sated, they shall praise the Lord, those who seek Him, your hearts shall live forever.
- All the ends of the earth shall remember and return to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall prostrate themselves before You.
- For the kingship is the Lord's, and He rules over the nations.
- They shall eat all the best of the earth and prostrate themselves, before Him shall all those who descend to the dust kneel, and He will not quicken his soul.
- The seed that worships Him, it shall be told to the generation concerning the Lord.
- They shall come and tell His righteousness to the newborn people, that which He has done.
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Psalm 23 ↟↟
- song of David. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
- He causes me to lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside still waters.
- He restores my soul, He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name's sake.
- Even when I walk in the valley of darkness, I will fear no evil for You are with me, Your rod and Your staff - they comfort me.
- You set a table before me in the presence of my adversaries, You anointed my head with oil, my cup overflows.
- May only goodness and kindness pursue me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for length of days.
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Psalm 24 ↟↟
- f David, a song. The land and the fullness thereof are the Lord's, the world and those who dwell therein.
- For He founded it upon seas and established it upon rivers.
- Who will ascend upon the Lord's mount and who will stand in His Holy place?
- He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not taken My name in vain and has not sworn deceitfully.
- He shall receive a blessing from the Lord and charity from the God of his salvation.
- This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your presence-Jacob, forever.
- [You] gates, lift your heads and be uplifted, [you] everlasting portals, so that the King of Glory may enter.
- Who is this King of Glory? The Lord, Who is strong and mighty, the Lord Who is a mighty warrior.
- [You] gates, lift your heads and lift up, [you] everlasting portals, so that the King of Glory may enter.
- Who is this King of Glory? The Lord of Hosts-He is the King of Glory forever.
Psalm 25 ↟↟
- f David. To You, O Lord, I will lift up my soul.
- My God, I trusted in You, let me not be ashamed. Nor shall my enemies rejoice over me.
- Neither shall any of those who hope for You be ashamed, let those who betray [to the extent of] destitution be ashamed.
- O Lord, let me know Your ways, teach me Your paths.
- Direct me with Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation, I hope for You all day long.
- Remember Your mercies, O Lord, and Your kindnesses, for they have been since time immemorial.
- The sins of my youth and my transgressions, do not remember, what is worthy of Your kindness, You remember for me, for the sake of Your goodness, O Lord.
- The Lord is good and upright, therefore, He leads sinners on the road.
- He leads the humble with just rules and He teaches the humble His way.
- All the Lord's ways are kindness and truth for those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.
- For Your name's sake, O Lord, You shall forgive my iniquity, for it is great.
- Who is this man who fears the Lord? He will guide him on the road that he chooses.
- His soul shall abide in prosperity, and his seed shall inherit the earth.
- The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him, and His covenant is to let them know [it].
- My eyes are always to God for He will take my feet out of the net.
- Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am alone and poor.
- The troubles of my heart have increased, deliver me from my straits.
- See my affliction and my toil, and forgive all my sins.
- See my enemies for they have increased, and they hate me with unjust hatred.
- Guard my soul and save me, let me not be shamed for I have taken refuge in You.
- Sincerity and uprightness shall guard me, for I have hoped for You.
- O God, redeem Israel from all its troubles.
Psalm 26 ↟↟
- f David. Judge me, O Lord, for I have walked with sincerity, and I trusted in the Lord, I shall not falter.
- Test me, O Lord, and try me, refine my reins and my heart.
- For Your kindness is before my eyes, and I walked in Your truth.
- I did not sit with dishonest men, neither did I go with hypocrites.
- I hated the congregation of the evildoers, and I did not sit with the wicked.
- I washed my hands with cleanliness, and I encompassed Your altar, O Lord.
- To proclaim thanksgiving with a loud voice and to recite all Your wonders.
- O Lord, I love the dwelling of Your house and the place of the residence of Your glory.
- Gather not my soul with sinners nor my life with men of blood,
- in whose hands are plots and whose right hand is full of bribery.
- But I walk with sincerity, redeem me and be gracious to me.
- My foot stood on a straight path, I will bless the Lord in assemblies.
Psalm 27 ↟↟
- f David. The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life, from whom shall I be frightened?
- When evildoers draw near to me to devour my flesh, my adversaries and my enemies against me-they stumbled and fell.
- If a camp encamps against me, my heart shall not fear, if a war should rise up against me, in this I trust.
- One [thing] I ask of the Lord, that I seek-that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to see the pleasantness of the Lord and to visit His Temple every morning.
- That He will hide me in His tabernacle on the day of calamity, He will conceal me in the secrecy of His tent, He will lift me up on a rock.
- And now, my head will be raised over my enemies around me, and I will sacrifice in His tent sacrifices with joyous song, I will sing and chant praise to the Lord.
- Hearken, O Lord, to my voice [which] I call out, and be gracious to me and answer me.
- On Your behalf, my heart says, "Seek My presence." Your presence, O Lord, I will seek.
- Do not hide Your presence from me, do not turn Your servant away with anger. You were my help, do not forsake me and do not abandon me, O God of my salvation.
- For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord gathers me in.
- Instruct me, O Lord, in Your way, and lead me in the straight path because of those who lie in wait for me.
- Do not deliver me to the desires of my adversaries, for false witnesses and speakers of evil have risen against me.
- Had I not believed in seeing the good of the Lord in the land of the living.
- Hope for the Lord, be strong and He will give your heart courage, and hope for the Lord.
Psalm 28 ↟↟
- f David. To You, O Lord, I call. My Rock, do not be deaf to me, lest You be silent to me, and I will be likened to those who descend into the Pit.
- Hearken to the voice of my supplications when I cry out to You, when I lift my hands towards Your Holy Sanctuary.
- Do not cause me to be drawn with the wicked or with those who work iniquity, who speak peace with their friends but evil is in their heart.
- Give them according to their deeds and according to the evil of their endeavors, according to the work of their hands give to them, return their recompense to them.
- For they do not understand the works of the Lord or the deeds of His hands. He shall break them down and not build them up.
- Blessed is the Lord, for He has heard the voice of my supplication.
- The Lord is my strength and my shield, my heart trusted in Him and I was helped, my heart rejoiced and I will thank Him with my song.
- The Lord is strength to them and He is the stronghold of the salvations of His anointed.
- Save Your people and bless Your inheritance, and tend them and elevate them forever.
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Psalm 29 ↟↟
- song of David. Prepare for the Lord, [you] sons of the mighty, prepare for the Lord glory and might.
- Prepare for the Lord the glory due His name, prostrate yourselves to the Lord in the place beautified with sanctity.
- The voice of the Lord is upon the waters, the God of glory thunders, the Lord is over the vast waters.
- The voice of the Lord is in strength, the voice of the Lord is in beauty.
- The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars, yea, the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.
- He causes them to dance like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox.
- The voice of the Lord cleaves with flames of fire.
- The voice of the Lord causes the desert to quake, the Lord causes the desert of Kadesh to quake.
- The voice of the Lord will frighten the hinds and strip the forests, and in His Temple everyone speaks of His glory.
- The Lord sat [enthroned] at the flood, the Lord sat as King forever.
- The Lord shall grant strength to His people, the Lord shall bless His people with peace.
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Psalm 30 ↟↟
- psalm, a song of dedication of the House, of David.
- I will exalt You, O Lord, for You have raised me up, and You have not allowed my enemies to rejoice over me.
- O Lord, I have cried out to You, and You have healed me.
- O Lord, You have brought my soul from the grave, You have revived me from my descent into the Pit.
- Sing to the Lord, His pious ones, and give thanks to His holy name.
- For His wrath lasts but a moment, life results from His favor, in the evening, weeping may tarry, but in the morning there is joyful singing.
- And I said in my tranquility, "I will never falter."
- O Lord, with Your will, You set up my mountain to be might, You hid Your countenance and I became frightened.
- To You, O Lord, I would call, and to the Lord I would supplicate.
- "What gain is there in my blood, in my descent to the grave? Will dust thank You, will it recite Your truth?
- Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me, O Lord, be my helper."
- You have turned my lament into dancing for me, You loosened my sackcloth and girded me with joy.
- So that my soul will sing praises to You and not be silent. O Lord, my God, I will thank You forever.
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Psalm 31 ↟↟
- o the conductor, a song of David.
- I took refuge in You, O Lord, let me not be shamed forever, rescue me with Your righteousness.
- Incline Your ear to me, quickly rescue me, be a rock of strength to me, a stronghold to save me.
- For You are my Rock and my Stronghold, and for Your name's sake, You shall lead me and guide me.
- You shall free me from this net which they have hidden for me, for You are my stronghold.
- In Your hand I entrust my spirit, You have redeemed me, O Lord, God of truth.
- I hated those who await worthless vanities, but I hoped for the Lord.
- I will exult and rejoice in Your kindness, for You have seen my affliction, You have known the troubles of my soul.
- And you did not deliver me into the hands of an enemy, You have placed my feet in a broad place.
- Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress, my eye is dimmed from anger, my soul and my belly.
- For my life is spent in grief and my years in sighing, my strength has failed because of my iniquity, and my bones have decayed.
- From all my tormentors I have become a reproach-and very much so to my neighbors-and fright to my acquaintances, those who see me outside avoid me.
- I was forgotten like a dead person, out of mind, I was like a lost utensil.
- For I heard the gossip of many, terror from all sides when they take counsel together against me, they plotted to take my soul.
- But I trusted in You, O Lord, I said, "You are my God."
- My times are in Your hands, rescue me from the hands of my enemies and from my pursuers.
- Cause Your countenance to shine upon Your servant, save me with Your kindness.
- O Lord, let me not be shamed because I called out to You, let the wicked be shamed, let them be silenced to the grave.
- Let lying lips become mute, those that speak against a righteous man falsely, with haughtiness and disdain.
- How great is Your goodness that You have laid away for those who fear You, that You have worked for those who take refuge in You, in the presence of the sons of men.
- You shall hide them in the secrecy of Your countenance, from bands of men, protect them in a shelter from the strife of tongues.
- Blessed is the Lord for He has been wondrously kind to me in a besieged city.
- But I said in my haste, "I have been cut off from before Your eyes," but You heard the voice of my supplications when I cried out to You.
- Love the Lord, all His pious ones. The Lord guards those who believe [in Him] and He pays with a bowstring him who works with haughtiness.
- Strengthen yourselves, and He will give your heart courage, all who hope to the Lord.
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Psalm 32 ↟↟
- f David, a maskil. Praiseworthy is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is concealed.
- Praiseworthy is the man to whom the Lord ascribes no iniquity and in whose spirit there is no guile.
- When I was silent, my bones decayed with my moaning all day long.
- For [both] day and night Your hand is heavy upon me, my freshness was transformed as in the droughts of summer, forever.
- I would inform You of my sin, and I did not conceal my iniquity, I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord," and You forgave the iniquity of my sin forever.
- For this let every pious man pray to You at the time that You are found, only about a flood of vast waters [that] should not reach him.
- You are a shelter for me, from an adversary You guard me, with songs of deliverance You encompass me forever,
- "I will enlighten you and instruct you which way [to go], I will wink My eye to you."
- Be not like a horse, like a mule that does not discern, whose mouth must be held with bit and bridle, so that when he is being groomed, he does not come near you.
- Many are the pains of the wicked, but as for him who trusts in the Lord- kindness will encompass him.
- Rejoice with the Lord and exult, You righteous, and cause all those of upright hearts to sing praises.
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Psalm 33 ↟↟
- ing praises to the Lord, O you righteous, for the upright, praise is fitting.
- Give thanks to the Lord with a harp, with a lyre of ten melodies make music to Him.
- Sing to Him a new song, play well with joyful shouting.
- For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his deeds are with faith.
- He loves charity and justice, the earth is full of the Lord's kindness.
- By the word of the Lord, the heavens were made, and with the breath of His mouth, all their host.
- He gathers in the water of the sea as a mound, He puts the deeps into treasuries.
- Let all the earth fear the Lord, let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
- For He said and it came about, He commanded and it endured.
- The Lord frustrated the counsel of nations, He put the plans of peoples to nought.
- The counsel of the Lord shall endure forever, the plans of His heart to all generations.
- Praiseworthy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people that He chose as His inheritance.
- The Lord looked from heaven, He saw all the sons of men.
- From His dwelling place He oversees all the inhabitants of the earth.
- He Who forms their hearts together, Who understands all their deeds.
- The king is not saved with a vast army, a mighty man will not be rescued with great strength.
- A horse is a false hope for victory, and with his power, he will not escape.
- Behold the eye of the Lord is to those who fear Him, to those who hope for His kindness,
- to rescue their soul from death and to sustain them in famine.
- Our soul waits for the Lord, He is our help and our shield.
- For our heart will rejoice in Him, because we hoped in His holy name.
- May Your kindness, O Lord, be upon us, as we hoped for You.
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Psalm 34 ↟↟
- f David, when he disguised his sanity before Abimelech, whereupon he drove him out and he departed.
- I will bless the Lord at all times, His praise is always in my mouth.
- My soul boasts of the Lord, may the humble hear and rejoice.
- Declare the greatness of the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.
- I sought the Lord and He answered me, and He delivered me from all my terrors.
- They looked to Him and they became radiant, and their faces will not be ashamed.
- This poor man called and the Lord heard, and He saved him from all his troubles.
- An angel of the Lord is stationed around those who fear Him, and He saved them.
- Comprehend and see that the Lord is good, praiseworthy is the man who takes shelter in Him.
- Fear the Lord, His holy ones, for there is no want to those who fear Him.
- Young lions suffer want and are hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good.
- Come, children, hearken to me, I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
- Who is the man who desires life, who loves days to see goodness?
- Guard your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceitfully.
- Shun evil and do good, seek peace and pursue it.
- The eyes of the Lord are to the righteous, and His ears are to their cry.
- The face of the Lord is against evildoers, to cut off their remembrance from the earth.
- They cry out and the Lord hearkens, and He saves them from all their troubles.
- The Lord is near to the broken-hearted, and He saves those of crushed spirit.
- Many evils befall the righteous, but the Lord saves him from them all.
- He guards all his bones, not one of them was broken.
- Evil will kill the wicked, and those who hate the righteous shall be accounted guilty.
- The Lord redeems the soul of His servants, and all who take refuge in Him shall not be accounted guilty.
Psalm 35 ↟↟
- f David. O Lord, strive with those who strive against me, battle my foes.
- Grasp a shield and encircling armor, and rise to my assistance.
- And arm Yourself with a spear and bar the way before my pursuers, say to my soul, "I am your salvation."
- May those who seek my life be shamed and embarrassed, may those who plan my harm draw backward and be abashed.
- Let them be as chaff before the wind, with an angel of the Lord thrusting them.
- May their way be dark and slippery, with an angel of the Lord pursuing them.
- For without cause they have hidden for me a pit, yea a net, without cause they have dug it for my soul.
- May darkness that he does not know come upon him, and his net that he hid shall ensnare him, in the darkness may he fall into it.
- And my soul shall exult in the Lord, it shall rejoice in His salvation.
- All my bones shall say, O Lord, who is like You, Who saves a poor man from one stronger than he and a poor man and a needy one from one who robs him.
- False witnesses rise up, they ask me of things that I know not.
- They recompense me with evil instead of good, death to my soul.
- But, as for me, when they were ill, my attire was sackcloth, I afflicted myself with fasting, and may my prayer return upon my bosom.
- I walked about as though it were a friend or as though it were my own brother, I was bowed with gloom as the mourning of a mother.
- And, when I limped, they rejoiced and gathered, lame people gathered about me, [why,] I do not know. Were they to tear, they would not draw blood.
- Because of the flattery of scorn for food, they gnash their teeth at me.
- O Lord, how long will You look on? Return my soul from their darkness, my only one from young lions.
- I will thank You in a large assembly, in a mighty people I will praise You.
- Let them not rejoice over me, those who are my enemies for an unjust cause, neither shall those who hate me for nought wink their eyes.
- For they do not speak peace, and against the crushed people of the earth they think words of deceit.
- And they opened their mouth wide against me and they said, "Aha. Aha. Our eyes have seen [what we desired]."
- You saw, O Lord, do not be silent, O Lord, do not distance Yourself from me.
- Arouse Yourself and awaken to my judgment, my God and my Lord, to my cause.
- Judge me according to Your righteousness, O Lord, my God, and let them not rejoice over me.
- Let them not say in their hearts, "Our soul rejoices." Let them not say, "We have swallowed him up."
- Let them be ashamed and abashed together, those who rejoice at my misfortune, let them be clothed in shame and disgrace, those who raise themselves haughtily over me.
- Let those who desire my vindication sing praises and rejoice, and let them constantly say, "May the Lord, Who desires the peace of His servant, be magnified."
- And my tongue shall utter Your righteousness, Your praise all day long.
Psalm 36 ↟↟
- or the conductor. Of the servant of the Lord, of David.
- The word of the transgression to the wicked man, in the midst of my heart, is that there is no fear of God before his eyes.
- For it smoothed the way before him in his eyes, to find his iniquity to hate [him].
- The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit, he refrained from learning to improve.
- He thinks iniquity on his couch, he stands on a way that is not good, he does not reject evil.
- O Lord, Your kindness is in the heavens, Your faith is until the sky.
- Your charity is like the mighty mountains, Your judgments are [like] the vast deep. You save both man and beast, O Lord.
- How precious is Your kindness, O God, and the sons of man will take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.
- They will be sated from the fat of Your house, and with the stream of Your delights You give them to drink.
- For with You is the source of life, in Your light we will see light.
- Extend Your kindness to those who know You, and Your charity to the upright of heart.
- Let the foot of haughtiness not come with me, neither shall the hand of the wicked cause me to wander.
- There the workers of iniquity have fallen, they have been thrust away and were unable to rise.
Psalm 37 ↟↟
- f David. Do not compete with the evildoers, do not envy those who commit injustice.
- For they will be speedily cut off like grass and wither like green vegetation.
- Trust in the Lord and do good, dwell in the land and be nourished by faith.
- So shall you delight in the Lord, and He will give you what your heart desires.
- Commit your way to the Lord, and trust in Him and He will act.
- And He will reveal your righteousness like the light, and your judgments like noon.
- Wait for the Lord and hope for Him, do not compete with one whose way prospers, with a man who executes malicious plans.
- Desist from anger and forsake wrath, do not compete only to do evil.
- For evildoers shall be cut off, and those who hope for the Lord - they will inherit the land.
- A short while longer and the wicked man is not here, and you shall look at his place and he is not there.
- But the humble shall inherit the land, and they shall delight in much peace.
- The wicked man plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him.
- The Lord will scoff at him because He saw that his day will come.
- The wicked initiated war and bent their bow to cast down the poor and the needy, to slay those who walk on a straight path.
- Their sword shall enter their heart, and their bows shall be broken.
- The few of the righteous are better than the multitude of many wicked men.
- For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the Lord supports the righteous.
- The Lord knows the days of the innocent, and their inheritance will be forever.
- They will not be ashamed in time of calamity, and in days of famine they shall still be satisfied.
- For the wicked will perish, and the enemies of the Lord are like disappearing light on the plains, they are consumed in smoke, yea they are consumed.
- A wicked man borrows and does not pay, but the Righteous one is gracious and gives.
- For those blessed by Him will inherit the land, and those cursed by Him will be cut off.
- From the Lord a mighty man's steps are established, for He delights in his way.
- If he falls, he will not be cast down, for the Lord supports his hand.
- I was young, I also aged, and I have not seen a righteous man forsaken and his seed seeking bread.
- All day long he is gracious and lends, and his seed is due for a blessing.
- Shun evil and do good, and dwell forever.
- For the Lord loves justice, and He shall not forsake His pious ones, they will be guarded forever, but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
- The righteous shall inherit the land and dwell forever in it.
- The righteous man's mouth utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks judgment.
- The law of his God is in his heart, his feet do not falter.
- The wicked man watches for the righteous man and seeks to put him to death.
- The Lord shall not leave him in his hands, and He shall not condemn him [the righteous] when he [the wicked] is judged.
- Hope to the Lord and keep His way, He will exalt you to inherit the land, and you will witness the destruction of the wicked.
- I saw a wicked man, powerful, well-rooted as a native who is fresh.
- And he passed away and behold. he is not here, and I sought him and he was not found.
- Observe the innocent and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
- But transgressors were destroyed together, the future of the wicked was cut off.
- But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord, their stronghold in time of distress.
- The Lord helped them and rescued them, He rescued them from the wicked and saved them because they took refuge in Him.
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Psalm 38 ↟↟
- song of David, to make remembrance.
- O Lord, do not reprove me with Your anger, nor chastise me with Your wrath.
- For Your arrows have been shot into me, and Your hand has come down upon me.
- There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your fury, there is no peace in my bones because of my sin.
- For my iniquities passed over my head, as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
- My boils are putrid, they fester because of my folly.
- I am very much stunned and bowed, all day I go around in gloom.
- For my loins are full of self-effacement, there is no soundness in my flesh.
- I passed out and was very crushed, I moaned from the turmoil in my heart.
- O Lord, all my desire is before You, and my sigh is not hidden from You.
- My heart is engulfed, my strength has left me, and the light of my eyes- they too are not with me.
- My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my affliction, and those close to me stood afar.
- And those who seek my life lay traps, and those who seek my harm speak treachery, and all day long they think of deceits.
- But I am as a deaf person, I do not hear, and like a mute, who does not open his mouth.
- And I was as a man who does not understand and in whose mouth are no arguments.
- Because I hoped for You, O Lord, You shall answer, O Lord, my God.
- For I said, "Lest they rejoice over me, when my foot faltered, they magnified themselves over me."
- For I am ready for disaster, and my pain is always before me.
- For I relate my iniquity, I worry about my sin.
- But my enemies are in the vigor of life, and those who hate me for false reasons have become great.
- And they repay evil for good, they hate me for my pursuit of goodness.
- Do not forsake me, O Lord, my God, do not distance Yourself from me.
- Hasten to my aid, O Lord, my salvation.
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Psalm 39 ↟↟
- or the conductor, to Jeduthun, a song of David.
- I said, "I will guard my ways from sinning with my tongue, I will guard my mouth [as with] a muzzle while the wicked man is still before me.
- I made myself dumb in silence, I was silent from good although my pain was intense.
- My heart is hot within me, in my thoughts fire burns, I spoke with my tongue,
- O Lord, let me know my end, and the measure of my days, what it is, I would know when I will cease.
- Behold You made my days as handbreadths, and my old age is as nought before You, surely all vanity is in every man, this is his condition forever.
- Man walks but in darkness, all that they stir is but vanity, he gathers yet he knows not who will bring them in.
- And now, what have I hoped, O Lord? My hope to You is,
- Save me from all my transgressions, do not make me the reproach of an ignoble man.
- I have become mute, I will not open my mouth because You have done it.
- Remove Your affliction from me, from the fear of Your hand I perish.
- With rebukes for iniquity You have chastised man, You have caused his flesh to decay as by a moth. Surely all man is vanity forever.
- Hear my prayer, O Lord, and hearken to my cry. Be not silent to my tears, for I am a stranger with You, a dweller as all my forefathers.
- Turn away from me that I may recover, before I go and am here no longer."
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Psalm 40 ↟↟
- or the conductor, of David a song.
- I have greatly hoped for the Lord, and He extended [His ear] to me and heard my cry.
- And He drew me up out of the roaring pit, from the thick mire, and He set my feet upon a rock, He established my steps.
- He put a new song into my mouth, a praise to our God, so that many may see and fear, and trust in the Lord.
- Praiseworthy is the man who made the Lord his trust, and did not turn to the haughty and those who turn to falsehood.
- You have done great things, You, O Lord my God. Your wonders and Your thoughts are for us. There is none to equal You, were I to tell and speak, they would be too many to tell.
- You desired neither sacrifice nor meal offering, You dug ears for me, a burnt offering or a sin offering You did not request.
- Then I said, "Behold I have come," with a scroll of a book written for me.
- O God, I desired to do Your will and [to have] Your law within my innards.
- I brought tidings of righteousness in a great assembly. Behold, I will not withhold my lips, O Lord, You know.
- I did not conceal Your charity within my heart, I stated Your faith and Your salvation-I did not withhold Your kindness and truth-to a great assembly.
- You, O Lord, do not withhold Your mercies from me, may Your kindness and Your truth always watch me.
- For countless evils have encompassed me, my iniquities have overtaken me and I could not see [them because] they are more numerous than the hairs of my head, and my heart has forsaken me.
- O Lord, be willing to save me, O Lord, hasten to my help.
- May those who seek my soul to destroy it be shamed and embarrassed together, may those who seek to harm me retreat and be humiliated.
- May they be bewildered afterwards because of their shame, those who say about me, "Aha. Aha."
- All who seek You shall exult and rejoice, those who love Your salvation shall constantly say, "May the Lord be magnified."
- But I am poor and needy, may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my rescuer, my God, do not delay.
Disclaimer
Some translated Hebrew words have multiple meanings.
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