Holman Christian Standard Bible (164 page)
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46
The
Lord
lives — may my rock be praised!
The God of my salvation is exalted.
47
God — He gives me vengeance
and subdues peoples under me.
48
He frees me from my enemies.
You exalt me above my adversaries;
You rescue me from violent men.
49
Therefore I will praise You, Yahweh, among the nations;
I will sing about Your name.
50
He gives great victories to His king;
He shows loyalty to His anointed,
to David and his descendants forever.
The
Lord
lives — may my rock be praised!
The God of my salvation is exalted.
47
God — He gives me vengeance
and subdues peoples under me.
48
He frees me from my enemies.
You exalt me above my adversaries;
You rescue me from violent men.
49
Therefore I will praise You, Yahweh, among the nations;
I will sing about Your name.
50
He gives great victories to His king;
He shows loyalty to His anointed,
to David and his descendants forever.
Psalms
The Witness of Creation and Scripture
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
19
The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky proclaims the work of His hands.
2
Day after day they pour out speech;
night after night they communicate knowledge.
3
There is no speech; there are no words;
their voice is not heard.
4
Their message has gone out to all the earth,
and their words to the ends of the world.
The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky proclaims the work of His hands.
2
Day after day they pour out speech;
night after night they communicate knowledge.
3
There is no speech; there are no words;
their voice is not heard.
4
Their message has gone out to all the earth,
and their words to the ends of the world.
In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun.
5
It is like a groom coming from the bridal chamber;
it rejoices like an athlete running a course.
6
It rises from one end of the heavens
and circles to their other end;
nothing is hidden from its heat.
5
It is like a groom coming from the bridal chamber;
it rejoices like an athlete running a course.
6
It rises from one end of the heavens
and circles to their other end;
nothing is hidden from its heat.
7
The instruction of the
Lord
is perfect,
renewing one's life;
the
•testimony
of the
Lord
is trustworthy,
making the inexperienced wise.
8
The precepts of the
Lord
are right,
making the heart glad;
the command of the
Lord
is radiant,
making the eyes light up.
9
The
•fear
of the
Lord
is pure,
enduring forever;
the ordinances of the
Lord
are reliable
and altogether righteous.
10
They are more desirable than gold —
than an abundance of pure gold;
and sweeter than honey,
which comes from the honeycomb.
11
In addition, Your servant is warned by them;
there is great reward in keeping them.
The instruction of the
Lord
is perfect,
renewing one's life;
the
•testimony
of the
Lord
is trustworthy,
making the inexperienced wise.
8
The precepts of the
Lord
are right,
making the heart glad;
the command of the
Lord
is radiant,
making the eyes light up.
9
The
•fear
of the
Lord
is pure,
enduring forever;
the ordinances of the
Lord
are reliable
and altogether righteous.
10
They are more desirable than gold —
than an abundance of pure gold;
and sweeter than honey,
which comes from the honeycomb.
11
In addition, Your servant is warned by them;
there is great reward in keeping them.
12
Who perceives his unintentional sins?
Cleanse me from my hidden faults.
13
Moreover, keep Your servant from willful sins;
do not let them rule over me.
Then I will be innocent
and cleansed from blatant rebellion.
14
May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to You,
Lord
, my rock and my Redeemer.
Who perceives his unintentional sins?
Cleanse me from my hidden faults.
13
Moreover, keep Your servant from willful sins;
do not let them rule over me.
Then I will be innocent
and cleansed from blatant rebellion.
14
May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to You,
Lord
, my rock and my Redeemer.
Psalms
Deliverance in Battle
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
20
May
•Yahweh
answer you in a day of trouble;
may the name of Jacob's God protect you.
2
May He send you help from the sanctuary
and sustain you from
•Zion
.
3
May He remember all your offerings
and accept your
•burnt
offering.
May
•Yahweh
answer you in a day of trouble;
may the name of Jacob's God protect you.
2
May He send you help from the sanctuary
and sustain you from
•Zion
.
3
May He remember all your offerings
and accept your
•burnt
offering.
4
May He give you what your heart desires
and fulfill your whole purpose.
5
Let us shout for joy at your victory
and lift the banner in the name of our God.
May Yahweh fulfill all your requests.
May He give you what your heart desires
and fulfill your whole purpose.
5
Let us shout for joy at your victory
and lift the banner in the name of our God.
May Yahweh fulfill all your requests.
6
Now I know that the
Lord
gives victory to His anointed;
He will answer him from His holy heaven
with mighty victories from His right hand.
7
Some take pride in chariots, and others in horses,
but we take pride in the name of Yahweh our God.
8
They collapse and fall,
but we rise and stand firm.
9
Lord
, give victory to the king!
May He answer us on the day that we call.
Now I know that the
Lord
gives victory to His anointed;
He will answer him from His holy heaven
with mighty victories from His right hand.
7
Some take pride in chariots, and others in horses,
but we take pride in the name of Yahweh our God.
8
They collapse and fall,
but we rise and stand firm.
9
Lord
, give victory to the king!
May He answer us on the day that we call.
Psalms
The King's Victory
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
21
Lord
, the king finds joy in Your strength.
How greatly he rejoices in Your victory!
2
You have given him his heart's desire
and have not denied the request of his lips.
Lord
, the king finds joy in Your strength.
How greatly he rejoices in Your victory!
2
You have given him his heart's desire
and have not denied the request of his lips.
3
For You meet him with rich blessings;
You place a crown of pure gold on his head.
4
He asked You for life, and You gave it to him —
length of days forever and ever.
5
His glory is great through Your victory;
You confer majesty and splendor on him.
6
You give him blessings forever;
You cheer him with joy in Your presence.
7
For the king relies on the
Lord
;
through the faithful love of the
•Most
High
he is not shaken.
For You meet him with rich blessings;
You place a crown of pure gold on his head.
4
He asked You for life, and You gave it to him —
length of days forever and ever.
5
His glory is great through Your victory;
You confer majesty and splendor on him.
6
You give him blessings forever;
You cheer him with joy in Your presence.
7
For the king relies on the
Lord
;
through the faithful love of the
•Most
High
he is not shaken.
8
Your hand will capture all your enemies;
your right hand will seize those who hate you.
9
You will make them burn
like a fiery furnace when you appear;
the
Lord
will engulf them in His wrath,
and fire will devour them.
10
You will wipe their descendants from the earth
and their offspring from the
•human
race.
11
Though they intend to harm you
and devise a wicked plan, they will not prevail.
12
Instead, you will put them to flight
when you aim your bow at their faces.
Your hand will capture all your enemies;
your right hand will seize those who hate you.
9
You will make them burn
like a fiery furnace when you appear;
the
Lord
will engulf them in His wrath,
and fire will devour them.
10
You will wipe their descendants from the earth
and their offspring from the
•human
race.
11
Though they intend to harm you
and devise a wicked plan, they will not prevail.
12
Instead, you will put them to flight
when you aim your bow at their faces.
13
Be exalted,
Lord
, in Your strength;
we will sing and praise Your might.
Be exalted,
Lord
, in Your strength;
we will sing and praise Your might.
Psalms
From Suffering to Praise
For the choir director: according to “The Deer of the Dawn.” A Davidic psalm.
22
My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?
Why are You so far from my deliverance
and from my words of groaning?
2
My God, I cry by day, but You do not answer,
by night, yet I have no rest.
3
But You are holy,
enthroned on the praises of Israel.
4
Our fathers trusted in You;
they trusted, and You rescued them.
5
They cried to You and were set free;
they trusted in You and were not disgraced.
My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?
Why are You so far from my deliverance
and from my words of groaning?
2
My God, I cry by day, but You do not answer,
by night, yet I have no rest.
3
But You are holy,
enthroned on the praises of Israel.
4
Our fathers trusted in You;
they trusted, and You rescued them.
5
They cried to You and were set free;
they trusted in You and were not disgraced.
6
But I am a worm and not a man,
scorned by men and despised by people.
7
Everyone who sees me mocks me;
they sneer and shake their heads:
8
“He relies on the
Lord
;
let Him rescue him;
let the
Lord
deliver him,
since He takes pleasure in him.”
But I am a worm and not a man,
scorned by men and despised by people.
7
Everyone who sees me mocks me;
they sneer and shake their heads:
8
“He relies on the
Lord
;
let Him rescue him;
let the
Lord
deliver him,
since He takes pleasure in him.”
9
You took me from the womb,
making me secure while at my mother's breast.
10
I was given over to You at birth;
You have been my God from my mother's womb.
You took me from the womb,
making me secure while at my mother's breast.
10
I was given over to You at birth;
You have been my God from my mother's womb.
11
Do not be far from me, because distress is near
and there is no one to help.
Do not be far from me, because distress is near
and there is no one to help.
12
Many bulls surround me;
strong ones of Bashan encircle me.
13
They open their mouths against me —
lions, mauling and roaring.
14
I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are disjointed;
my heart is like wax,
melting within me.
15
My strength is dried up like baked clay;
my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.
You put me into the dust of death.
16
For dogs have surrounded me;
a gang of evildoers has closed in on me;
they pierced my hands and my feet.
17
I can count all my bones;
people look and stare at me.
18
They divided my garments among themselves,
and they cast lots for my clothing.
Many bulls surround me;
strong ones of Bashan encircle me.
13
They open their mouths against me —
lions, mauling and roaring.
14
I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are disjointed;
my heart is like wax,
melting within me.
15
My strength is dried up like baked clay;
my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.
You put me into the dust of death.
16
For dogs have surrounded me;
a gang of evildoers has closed in on me;
they pierced my hands and my feet.
17
I can count all my bones;
people look and stare at me.
18
They divided my garments among themselves,
and they cast lots for my clothing.
19
But You,
Lord
, don't be far away.
My strength, come quickly to help me.
20
Deliver my life from the sword,
my only life from the power of these dogs.
21
Save me from the mouth of the lion!
You have rescued me
from the horns of the wild oxen.
But You,
Lord
, don't be far away.
My strength, come quickly to help me.
20
Deliver my life from the sword,
my only life from the power of these dogs.
21
Save me from the mouth of the lion!
You have rescued me
from the horns of the wild oxen.
22
I will proclaim Your name to my brothers;
I will praise You in the congregation.
23
You who
•fear
•Yahweh
, praise Him!
All you descendants of Jacob, honor Him!
All you descendants of Israel, revere Him!
24
For He has not despised or detested
the torment of the afflicted.
He did not hide His face from him
but listened when he cried to Him for help.
I will proclaim Your name to my brothers;
I will praise You in the congregation.
23
You who
•fear
•Yahweh
, praise Him!
All you descendants of Jacob, honor Him!
All you descendants of Israel, revere Him!
24
For He has not despised or detested
the torment of the afflicted.
He did not hide His face from him
but listened when he cried to Him for help.
25
I will give praise in the great congregation
because of You;
I will fulfill my vows
before those who fear You.
26
The humble will eat and be satisfied;
those who seek the
Lord
will praise Him.
May your hearts live forever!
I will give praise in the great congregation
because of You;
I will fulfill my vows
before those who fear You.
26
The humble will eat and be satisfied;
those who seek the
Lord
will praise Him.
May your hearts live forever!
27
All the ends of the earth will remember
and turn to the
Lord
.
All the families of the nations
will bow down before You,
28
for kingship belongs to the
Lord
;
He rules over the nations.
29
All who prosper on earth will eat and bow down;
all those who go down to the dust
will kneel before Him —
even the one who cannot preserve his life.
30
Their descendants will serve Him;
the next generation will be told about the Lord.
31
They will come and tell a people yet to be born
about His righteousness —
what He has done.
All the ends of the earth will remember
and turn to the
Lord
.
All the families of the nations
will bow down before You,
28
for kingship belongs to the
Lord
;
He rules over the nations.
29
All who prosper on earth will eat and bow down;
all those who go down to the dust
will kneel before Him —
even the one who cannot preserve his life.
30
Their descendants will serve Him;
the next generation will be told about the Lord.
31
They will come and tell a people yet to be born
about His righteousness —
what He has done.
Psalms
The Good Shepherd
A Davidic psalm.
23
The
Lord
is my shepherd;
there is nothing I lack.
2
He lets me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside quiet waters.
3
He renews my life;
He leads me along the right paths
for His name's sake.
4
Even when I go through the darkest valley,
I fear no danger,
for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff — they comfort me.
The
Lord
is my shepherd;
there is nothing I lack.
2
He lets me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside quiet waters.
3
He renews my life;
He leads me along the right paths
for His name's sake.
4
Even when I go through the darkest valley,
I fear no danger,
for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff — they comfort me.
5
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
6
Only goodness and faithful love will pursue me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the
Lord
as long as I live.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
6
Only goodness and faithful love will pursue me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the
Lord
as long as I live.
Psalms
The King of Glory
A Davidic psalm.
24
The earth and everything in it,
the world and its inhabitants,
belong to the
Lord
;
2
for He laid its foundation on the seas
and established it on the rivers.
The earth and everything in it,
the world and its inhabitants,
belong to the
Lord
;
2
for He laid its foundation on the seas
and established it on the rivers.
3
Who may ascend the mountain of the
Lord
?
Who may stand in His holy place?
4
The one who has
•clean
hands and a pure heart,
who has not set his mind on what is false,
and who has not sworn deceitfully.
5
He will receive blessing from the
Lord
,
and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6
Such is the generation of those who seek Him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.
Who may ascend the mountain of the
Lord
?
Who may stand in His holy place?
4
The one who has
•clean
hands and a pure heart,
who has not set his mind on what is false,
and who has not sworn deceitfully.
5
He will receive blessing from the
Lord
,
and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6
Such is the generation of those who seek Him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.
7
Lift up your heads, you gates!
Rise up, ancient doors!
Then the King of glory will come in.
8
Who is this King of glory?
The
Lord
, strong and mighty,
the
Lord
, mighty in battle.
9
Lift up your heads, you gates!
Rise up, ancient doors!
Then the King of glory will come in.
10
Who is He, this King of glory?
The
Lord
of
•Hosts
,
He is the King of glory.
Lift up your heads, you gates!
Rise up, ancient doors!
Then the King of glory will come in.
8
Who is this King of glory?
The
Lord
, strong and mighty,
the
Lord
, mighty in battle.
9
Lift up your heads, you gates!
Rise up, ancient doors!
Then the King of glory will come in.
10
Who is He, this King of glory?
The
Lord
of
•Hosts
,
He is the King of glory.
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