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,
10:2 The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed;
the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.
10:17 Lord, you have heard the request of the oppressed;
you make them feel secure because you listen to their prayer.
13:4 Then my enemy will say, “I have defeated him!”
Then my foes will rejoice because I am upended.
16:6 It is as if I have been given fertile fields
or received a beautiful tract of land.
21:4 He asked you to sustain his life,
and you have granted him long life and an enduring dynasty.
22:11 Do not remain far away from me,
for trouble is near and I have no one to help me.
22:21 Rescue me from the mouth of the lion,
and from the horns of the wild oxen!
You have answered me!
25:20 Protect me and deliver me!
Please do not let me be humiliated,
for I have taken shelter in you!
By David.
26:1 Vindicate me, O Lord,
for I have integrity,
and I trust in the Lord without wavering.
37:19 They will not be ashamed when hard times come;
when famine comes they will have enough to eat.
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.
41:10 As for you, O Lord, have mercy on me and raise me up,
so I can pay them back!”
44:17 All this has happened to us, even though we have not rejected you
or violated your covenant with us.
49:18 He pronounces this blessing on himself while he is alive:
“May men praise you, for you have done well!”
60:4 You have given your loyal followers a rallying flag,
so that they might seek safety from the bow. (Selah)
60:10 Have you not rejected us, O God?
O God, you do not go into battle with our armies.
68:28 God has decreed that you will be powerful.
O God, you who have acted on our behalf, demonstrate your power,
71:5 For you give me confidence, O Lord;
O Lord, I have trusted in you since I was young.
71:6 I have leaned on you since birth;
you pulled me from my mother’s womb.
I praise you continually.
71:17 O God, you have taught me since I was young,
and I am still declaring your amazing deeds.
72:12 For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help,
and the oppressed who have no defender.
73:10 Therefore they have more than enough food to eat,
and even suck up the water of the sea.
75:5 Do not be so certain you have won!
Do not speak with your head held so high!
75:9 As for me, I will continually tell what you have done;
I will sing praises to the God of Jacob!
78:22 because they did not have faith in God,
and did not trust his ability to deliver them.
79:3 They have made their blood flow like water
all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury them.
79:4 We have become an object of disdain to our neighbors;
those who live on our borders taunt and insult us.
80:17 May you give support to the one you have chosen,
to the one whom you raised up for yourself!
89:41 All who pass by have robbed him;
he has become an object of disdain to his neighbors.
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!
90:13 Turn back toward us, O Lord!
How long must this suffering last?
Have pity on your servants!
92:14 They bear fruit even when they are old;
they are filled with vitality and have many leaves.
94:17 If the Lord had not helped me,
I would have laid down in the silence of death.
101:3 I will not even consider doing what is dishonest.
I hate doing evil;
I will have no part of it.
108:11 Have you not rejected us, O God?
O God, you do not go into battle with our armies.
119:42 Then I will have a reply for the one who insults me,
for I trust in your word.
119:72 The law you have revealed is more important to me
than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
119:176 I have wandered off like a lost sheep.
Come looking for your servant,
for I do not forget your commands.
123:3 Show us favor, O Lord, show us favor!
For we have had our fill of humiliation, and then some.
123:4 We have had our fill
of the taunts of the self-assured,
of the contempt of the proud.
132:14 He said, “This will be my resting place forever;
I will live here, for I have chosen it.
132:17 There I will make David strong;
I have determined that my chosen king’s dynasty will continue.
138:8 The Lord avenges me.
O Lord, your loyal love endures.
Do not abandon those whom you have made!
143:5 I recall the old days;
I meditate on all you have done;
I reflect on your accomplishments.