4:3 Realize that the Lord shows the godly special favor;
the Lord responds when I cry out to him.
5:2 Pay attention to my cry for help,
my king and my God,
for I am praying to you!
6:2 Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am frail!
Heal me, Lord, for my bones are shaking!
7:3 O Lord my God, if I have done what they say,
or am guilty of unjust actions,
13:2 How long must I worry,
and suffer in broad daylight?
How long will my enemy gloat over me?
16:3 As for God’s chosen people who are in the land,
and the leading officials I admired so much –
16:6 It is as if I have been given fertile fields
or received a beautiful tract of land.
19:12 Who can know all his errors?
Please do not punish me for sins I am unaware of.
22:11 Do not remain far away from me,
for trouble is near and I have no one to help me.
25:15 I continually look to the Lord for help,
for he will free my feet from the enemy’s net.
25:20 Protect me and deliver me!
Please do not let me be humiliated,
for I have taken shelter in you!
30:7 O Lord, in your good favor you made me secure.
Then you rejected me and I was terrified.
31:2 Listen to me!
Quickly deliver me!
Be my protector and refuge,
a stronghold where I can be safe!
31:21 The Lord deserves praise
for he demonstrated his amazing faithfulness to me when I was besieged by enemies.
34:4 I sought the Lord’s help and he answered me;
he delivered me from all my fears.
35:3 Use your spear and lance against those who chase me!
Assure me with these words: “I am your deliverer!”
35:7 I did not harm them, but they hid a net to catch me
and dug a pit to trap me.
36:12 I can see the evildoers! They have fallen!
They have been knocked down and are unable to get up!
37:35 I have seen ruthless evil men
growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil.
37:36 But then one passes by, and suddenly they have disappeared!
I looked for them, but they could not be found.
38:3 My whole body is sick because of your judgment;
I am deprived of health because of my sin.
41:9 Even my close friend whom I trusted,
he who shared meals with me, has turned against me.
41:10 As for you, O Lord, have mercy on me and raise me up,
so I can pay them back!”
41:11 By this I know that you are pleased with me,
for my enemy does not triumph over me.
44:8 In God I boast all day long,
and we will continually give thanks to your name. (Selah)
49:5 Why should I be afraid in times of trouble,
when the sinful deeds of deceptive men threaten to overwhelm me?
50:8 I am not condemning you because of your sacrifices,
or because of your burnt sacrifices that you continually offer me.
50:11 I keep track of every bird in the hills,
and the insects of the field are mine.
50:15 Pray to me when you are in trouble!
I will deliver you, and you will honor me!”
50:23 Whoever presents a thank-offering honors me.
To whoever obeys my commands, I will reveal my power to deliver.”
51:16 Certainly you do not want a sacrifice, or else I would offer it;
you do not desire a burnt sacrifice.
55:8 I will hurry off to a place that is safe
from the strong wind and the gale.”
66:16 Come! Listen, all you who are loyal to God!
I will declare what he has done for me.
69:3 I am exhausted from shouting for help;
my throat is sore;
my eyes grow tired of looking for my God.
73:17 Then I entered the precincts of God’s temple,
and understood the destiny of the wicked.
75:4 I say to the proud, “Do not be proud,”
and to the wicked, “Do not be so confident of victory!
75:10 God says,
“I will bring down all the power of the wicked;
the godly will be victorious.”
A well-written song by Asaph.
78:1 Pay attention, my people, to my instruction!
Listen to the words I speak!
81:6 It said: “I removed the burden from his shoulder;
his hands were released from holding the basket.
81:16 “I would feed Israel the best wheat,
and would satisfy your appetite with honey from the rocky cliffs.”
88:13 As for me, I cry out to you, O Lord;
in the morning my prayer confronts you.
89:27 I will appoint him to be my firstborn son,
the most exalted of the earth’s kings.
89:29 I will give him an eternal dynasty,
and make his throne as enduring as the skies above.
89:32 I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a club,
their sin by inflicting them with bruises.
94:17 If the Lord had not helped me,
I would have laid down in the silence of death.
For the music director, a psalm of David.
109:1 O God whom I praise, do not ignore me!
116:3 The ropes of death tightened around me,
the snares of Sheol confronted me.
I was confronted with trouble and sorrow.
118:7 The Lord is on my side as my helper.
I look in triumph on those who hate me.
118:11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me.
Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.
119:14 I rejoice in the lifestyle prescribed by your rules
as if they were riches of all kinds.
ה (He)
119:33 Teach me, O Lord, the lifestyle prescribed by your statutes,
so that I might observe it continually.
119:34 Give me understanding so that I might observe your law,
and keep it with all my heart.
119:51 Arrogant people do nothing but scoff at me.
Yet I do not turn aside from your law.
י (Yod)
119:73 Your hands made me and formed me.
Give me understanding so that I might learn your commands.
119:74 Your loyal followers will be glad when they see me,
for I find hope in your word.
119:75 I know, Lord, that your regulations are just.
You disciplined me because of your faithful devotion to me.
119:115 Turn away from me, you evil men,
so that I can observe the commands of my God.
119:123 My eyes grow tired as I wait for your deliverance,
for your reliable promise to be fulfilled.
A song of ascents.
120:1 In my distress I cried out
to the Lord and he answered me.
120:2 I said, “O Lord, rescue me
from those who lie with their lips
and those who deceive with their tongue.
122:8 For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors
I will say, “May there be peace in you!”
122:9 For the sake of the temple of the Lord our God
I will pray for you to prosper.
130:6 I yearn for the Lord,
more than watchmen do for the morning,
yes, more than watchmen do for the morning.
132:5 until I find a place for the Lord,
a fine dwelling place for the powerful ruler of Jacob.”
139:6 Your knowledge is beyond my comprehension;
it is so far beyond me, I am unable to fathom it.
140:6 I say to the Lord, “You are my God.”
O Lord, pay attention to my plea for mercy!
143:6 I spread my hands out to you in prayer;
my soul thirsts for you in a parched land.