5:2 Pay attention to my cry for help,
my king and my God,
for I am praying to you!
7:3 O Lord my God, if I have done what they say,
or am guilty of unjust actions,
9:17 The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol;
this is the destiny of all the nations that ignore God,
10:13 Why does the wicked man reject God?
He says to himself, “You will not hold me accountable.”
14:3 Everyone rejects God;
they are all morally corrupt.
None of them does what is right,
not even one!
16:3 As for God’s chosen people who are in the land,
and the leading officials I admired so much –
17:6 I call to you for you will answer me, O God.
Listen to me!
Hear what I say!
18:46 The Lord is alive!
My protector is praiseworthy!
The God who delivers me is exalted as king!
For the music director; a psalm of David.
19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God;
the sky displays his handiwork.
42:3 I cannot eat, I weep day and night;
all day long they say to me, “Where is your God?”
43:1 Vindicate me, O God!
Fight for me against an ungodly nation!
Deliver me from deceitful and evil men!
44:8 In God I boast all day long,
and we will continually give thanks to your name. (Selah)
46:7 The Lord who commands armies is on our side!
The God of Jacob is our protector! (Selah)
46:11 The Lord who commands armies is on our side!
The God of Jacob is our protector! (Selah)
49:15 But God will rescue my life from the power of Sheol;
certainly he will pull me to safety. (Selah)
A psalm by Asaph.
50:1 El, God, the Lord speaks,
and summons the earth to come from the east and west.
50:3 Our God approaches and is not silent;
consuming fire goes ahead of him
and all around him a storm rages.
50:16 God says this to the evildoer:
“How can you declare my commands,
and talk about my covenant?
53:3 Everyone rejects God;
they are all morally corrupt.
None of them does what is right,
not even one!
55:14 We would share personal thoughts with each other;
in God’s temple we would walk together among the crowd.
56:7 Because they are bent on violence, do not let them escape!
In your anger bring down the nations, O God!
61:5 For you, O God, hear my vows;
you grant me the reward that belongs to your loyal followers.
62:8 Trust in him at all times, you people!
Pour out your hearts before him!
God is our shelter! (Selah)
64:9 and all people will fear.
They will proclaim what God has done,
and reflect on his deeds.
66:3 Say to God:
“How awesome are your deeds!
Because of your great power your enemies cower in fear before you.
66:16 Come! Listen, all you who are loyal to God!
I will declare what he has done for me.
67:7 May God bless us!
Then all the ends of the earth will give him the honor he deserves.
68:5 He is a father to the fatherless
and an advocate for widows.
God rules from his holy palace.
68:9 O God, you cause abundant showers to fall on your chosen people.
When they are tired, you sustain them,
68:17 God has countless chariots;
they number in the thousands.
The Lord comes from Sinai in holy splendor.
68:19 The Lord deserves praise!
Day after day he carries our burden,
the God who delivers us. (Selah)
68:21 Indeed God strikes the heads of his enemies,
the hairy foreheads of those who persist in rebellion.
68:34 Acknowledge God’s power,
his sovereignty over Israel,
and the power he reveals in the skies!
69:3 I am exhausted from shouting for help;
my throat is sore;
my eyes grow tired of looking for my God.
69:30 I will sing praises to God’s name!
I will magnify him as I give him thanks!
71:4 My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked,
from the hand of the cruel oppressor!
71:11 They say, “God has abandoned him.
Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!”
71:17 O God, you have taught me since I was young,
and I am still declaring your amazing deeds.
Book 3
(Psalms 73-89)
A psalm by Asaph.
73:1 Certainly God is good to Israel,
and to those whose motives are pure!
73:11 They say, “How does God know what we do?
Is the sovereign one aware of what goes on?”
73:17 Then I entered the precincts of God’s temple,
and understood the destiny of the wicked.
73:26 My flesh and my heart may grow weak,
but God always protects my heart and gives me stability.
75:9 As for me, I will continually tell what you have done;
I will sing praises to the God of Jacob!
75:10 God says,
“I will bring down all the power of the wicked;
the godly will be victorious.”
76:6 At the sound of your battle cry, O God of Jacob,
both rider and horse “fell asleep.”
77:3 I said, “I will remember God while I groan;
I will think about him while my strength leaves me.” (Selah)
78:22 because they did not have faith in God,
and did not trust his ability to deliver them.
80:4 O Lord God, invincible warrior!
How long will you remain angry at your people while they pray to you?
80:14 O God, invincible warrior, come back!
Look down from heaven and take notice!
Take care of this vine,
81:4 For observing the festival is a requirement for Israel;
it is an ordinance given by the God of Jacob.
A psalm of Asaph.
82:1 God stands in the assembly of El;
in the midst of the gods he renders judgment.
86:12 O Lord, my God, I will give you thanks with my whole heart!
I will honor your name continually!
86:14 O God, arrogant men attack me;
a gang of ruthless men, who do not respect you, seek my life.
86:15 But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and merciful God.
You are patient and demonstrate great loyal love and faithfulness.
89:7 a God who is honored in the great angelic assembly,
and more awesome than all who surround him?
89:26 He will call out to me,
‘You are my father, my God, and the protector who delivers me.’
Book 4
(Psalms 90-106)
A prayer of Moses, the man of God.
90:1 O Lord, you have been our protector through all generations!
90:2 Even before the mountains came into existence,
or you brought the world into being,
you were the eternal God.
90:17 May our sovereign God extend his favor to us!
Make our endeavors successful!
Yes, make them successful!
91:2 I say this about the Lord, my shelter and my stronghold,
my God in whom I trust –
94:7 Then they say, “The Lord does not see this;
the God of Jacob does not take notice of it.”
104:1 Praise the Lord, O my soul!
O Lord my God, you are magnificent.
You are robed in splendor and majesty.
107:11 because they had rebelled against God’s commands,
and rejected the instructions of the sovereign king.
For the music director, a psalm of David.
109:1 O God whom I praise, do not ignore me!
118:27 The Lord is God and he has delivered us.
Tie the offering with ropes
to the horns of the altar!
119:115 Turn away from me, you evil men,
so that I can observe the commands of my God.
122:9 For the sake of the temple of the Lord our God
I will pray for you to prosper.
135:2 who serve in the Lord’s temple,
in the courts of the temple of our God.
139:17 How difficult it is for me to fathom your thoughts about me, O God!
How vast is their sum total!
140:6 I say to the Lord, “You are my God.”
O Lord, pay attention to my plea for mercy!
144:15 How blessed are the people who experience these things!
How blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!
A psalm of praise, by David.
145:1 I will extol you, my God, O king!
I will praise your name continually!
147:1 Praise the Lord,
for it is good to sing praises to our God!
Yes, praise is pleasant and appropriate!
147:7 Offer to the Lord a song of thanks!
Sing praises to our God to the accompaniment of a harp!
150:1 Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary!
Praise him in the sky, which testifies to his strength!