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Psalms 42-72

Psalms, Psalm 42, verses 1-11

BOOK 2> ¹ Thirsting for God in Trouble and Exile.

¹ As the deer^a Lit longs forpants for the water brooks, So my soul^b Lit longs forpants for You, O God.	1 Psa 119:131
² My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; When shall I come and^c Some mss read see the face of Godappear before God?	2 Psa 63:1 Psa 84:2 Psa 143:6 Jos 3:10 Psa 84:2 Jer 10:10 Dan 6:26 Mat 26:63 Rom 9:26 Th1 1:9 Exo 23:17 Psa 43:4 Psa 84:7
³ My tears have been my food day and night, While they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”	3 Psa 80:5 Psa 102:9 Psa 79:10 Psa 115:2 Joe 2:17 Mic 7:10
⁴ These things I remember and I pour out my soul within me. For I used to go along with the throng and^d Or move slowly with themlead them in procession to the house of God, With the voice of joy and thanksgiving, a multitude keeping festival.	4 Sa1 1:15 Job 30:16 Psa 62:8 Ljr 2:19 Psa 55:14 Psa 122:1 Isa 30:29 Psa 100:4
⁵ Why are you^e Or sunk downin despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? ^f Or Wait forHope in God, for I shall^g Or stillagain praise^hHim For theⁱ Or saving acts ofhelp of His presence.	5 Psa 42:11 Psa 43:5 Psa 38:6 Mat 26:38 Psa 77:3 Psa 71:14 Ljr 3:24 Psa 44:3
⁶ O my God, my soul is^j Or sunk downin despair within me; Therefore I remember You from the land of the Jordan And the^k Lit Hermonspeaks of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.	6 Psa 61:2 Sa2 17:22 Deu 3:8
⁷ Deep calls to deep at the sound of Your waterfalls; All Your breakers and Your waves have rolled over me.	7 Psa 69:1 Psa 69:2 Psa 88:7 Jon 2:3
⁸ The LORD will command His lovingkindness in the daytime; And His song will be with me in the night, A prayer to the God of my life.	8 Psa 57:3 Psa 133:3 Job 35:10 Psa 16:7 Psa 63:6 Psa 77:6 Psa 149:5 Ecc 5:18 Ecc 8:15
⁹ I will say to God my rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why do I go mourning^l Or while the enemy oppressesbecause of the oppression of the enemy?”	9 Psa 18:2 Psa 38:6 Psa 17:9
¹⁰ As a shattering of my bones, my adversaries revile me, While they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”	10 Psa 42:3 Joe 2:17
¹¹ Why are you^m Or sunk downin despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? ⁿ Or Wait forHope in God, for I shall yet praise Him, The^o Or saving acts ofhelp of my countenance and my God.	11 Psa 42:5 Psa 43:5

Psalms, Psalm 43, verses 1-5

BOOK 2> ¹ Prayer for Deliverance.

¹ Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; ^a Or May YouO deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man!	1 Psa 26:1 Psa 35:24 Sa1 24:15 Psa 35:1 Psa 5:6 Psa 38:12
² For You are the God of my strength; why have You rejected me? Why do I go mourning^b Or while the enemy oppressesbecause of the oppression of the enemy?	2 Psa 18:1 Psa 28:7 Psa 31:4 Psa 44:9 Psa 88:14 Psa 42:9
³ O send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy hill And to Your dwelling places.	3 Psa 36:9 Psa 2:6 Psa 3:4 Psa 42:4 Psa 46:4 Psa 84:1
⁴ Then I will go to the altar of God, To God^c Lit the gladness of my joymy exceeding joy; And upon the lyre I shall praise You, O God, my God.	4 Psa 26:6 Psa 21:6 Psa 33:2 Psa 49:4 Psa 57:8 Psa 71:22
⁵ Why are you^d Or sunk downin despair, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? ^e Or Wait forHope in God, for I shall^f Or stillagain praise Him, The^g Or saving acts ofhelp of my countenance and my God.	5 Psa 42:5 Psa 42:11

Psalms, Psalm 44, verses 1-26

BOOK 2> ¹ Former Deliverances and Present Troubles.

¹ O God, we have heard with our ears, Our fathers have told us The work that You did in their days, In the days of old.	1 Exo 12:26 Exo 12:27 Deu 6:20 Jdg 6:13 Psa 78:3 Psa 78:12 Deu 32:7 Psa 77:5 Isa 51:9 Isa 63:9
² You with Your own hand drove out the nations; Then You planted them; You afflicted the peoples, Then You spread them abroad.	2 Jos 3:10 Neh 9:24 Psa 78:55 Psa 80:8 Exo 15:17 Sa2 7:10 Jer 24:6 Amo 9:15 Psa 135:10-12 Psa 80:9-11 Zec 2:6
³ For by their own sword they did not possess the land, And their own arm did not save them, But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence, For You favored them.	3 Deu 8:17 Deu 8:18 Jos 24:12 Psa 77:15 Psa 4:6 Psa 89:15 Deu 4:37 Deu 7:7 Deu 7:8 Deu 10:15 Psa 106:4
⁴ You are my King, O God; Command^a Lit salvationvictories for Jacob.	4 Psa 74:12 Psa 42:8
⁵ Through You we will push back our adversaries; Through Your name we will trample down those who rise up against us.	5 Deu 33:17 Psa 60:12 Dan 8:4 Psa 108:13 Zec 10:5
⁶ For I will not trust in my bow, Nor will my sword save me.	6 Sa1 17:47 Psa 33:16 Hos 1:7
⁷ But You have saved us from our adversaries, And You have put to shame those who hate us.	7 Psa 136:24 Psa 53:5
⁸ In God we have boasted all day long, And we will give thanks to Your name forever.^bSelah.	8 Psa 34:2 Psa 30:12
⁹ Yet You have rejected us and brought us to dishonor, And do not go out with our armies.	9 Psa 43:2 Psa 60:1 Psa 60:10 Psa 74:1 Psa 89:38 Psa 108:11 Psa 69:19 Psa 60:10 Psa 108:11
¹⁰ You cause us to turn back from the adversary; And those who hate us have taken spoil for themselves.	10 Lev 26:17 Jos 7:8 Jos 7:12 Psa 89:43 Psa 89:41
¹¹ You give us as sheep^c Lit for foodto be eaten And have scattered us among the nations.	11 Psa 44:22 Rom 8:36 Lev 26:33 Deu 4:27 Deu 28:64 Psa 106:27 Eze 20:23
¹² You sell Your people^d Lit for no wealthcheaply, And have not^e Or set a high price on themprofited by their sale.	12 Deu 32:30 Jdg 2:14 Jdg 3:8 Isa 52:3 Isa 52:4 Jer 15:13
¹³ You make us a reproach to our neighbors, A scoffing and a derision to those around us.	13 Deu 28:37 Psa 79:4 Psa 89:41 Psa 80:6 Eze 23:32
¹⁴ You make us a byword among the nations, A^f Lit shaking of the headlaughingstock among the peoples.	14 Job 17:6 Psa 69:11 Jer 24:9 Ki2 19:21 Psa 109:25
¹⁵ All day long my dishonor is before me And^gmy humiliation has overwhelmed me,	15 Ch2 32:21 Psa 69:7
¹⁶ Because of the voice of him who reproaches and reviles, Because of the presence of the enemy and the avenger.	16 Psa 74:10 Psa 8:2
¹⁷ All this has come upon us, but we have not forgotten You, And we have not dealt falsely with Your covenant.	17 Psa 78:7 Psa 119:61 Psa 119:83 Psa 119:109 Psa 119:141 Psa 119:153 Psa 119:176 Psa 78:57
¹⁸ Our heart has not turned back, And our steps have not deviated from Your way,	18 Psa 78:57 Job 23:11 Psa 119:51 Psa 119:157
¹⁹ Yet You have crushed us in a place of jackals And covered us with the shadow of death.	19 Psa 51:8 Psa 94:5 Job 30:29 Isa 13:22 Jer 9:11 Job 3:5 Psa 23:4
²⁰ If we had forgotten the name of our God Or extended our^h Lit palmshands to a strange god,	20 Psa 78:11 Deu 6:14 Psa 81:9
²¹ Would not God find this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart.	21 Psa 139:1 Psa 139:2 Jer 17:10
²² But for Your sake we are killed all day long; We are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.	22 Rom 8:36 Isa 53:7 Jer 12:3
²³ Arouse Yourself, why do You sleep, O Lord? Awake, do not reject us forever.	23 Psa 7:6 Psa 78:65 Psa 77:7
²⁴ Why do You hide Your face And forget our affliction and our oppression?	24 Job 13:24 Psa 88:14 Psa 42:9 Lam 5:20
²⁵ For our soul has sunk down into the dust; Our body cleaves to the earth.	25 Psa 119:25
²⁶ Rise up, be our help, And redeem us for the sake of Your lovingkindness.	26 Psa 35:2 Psa 6:4 Psa 25:22

Psalms, Psalm 45, verses 1-17

BOOK 2> ¹ A Song Celebrating the King’s Marriage.

¹ My heart^a Lit is astiroverflows with a good theme; I^b Lit am sayingaddress my^c Lit worksverses to the^dKing; My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.	1 Ezr 7:6
² You are fairer than the sons of men; Grace is poured^e Or throughupon Your lips; Therefore God has blessed You forever.	2 Luk 4:22 Psa 21:6
³ Gird Your sword on Your thigh, O^f Or warriorMighty One, In Your splendor and Your majesty!	3 Heb 4:12 Rev 1:16 Isa 9:6
⁴ And in Your majesty ride on victoriously, For the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness; Let Your right hand teach You^g Or fearfulawesome things.	4 Zep 2:3 Psa 21:8
⁵ Your arrows are sharp; The peoples fall under You; Your arrows are in the heart of the King’s enemies.	5 Psa 18:14 Psa 120:4 Isa 5:28 Isa 7:13 Psa 92:9 Sa2 18:14
⁶ Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.	6 Psa 93:2 Heb 1:8 Heb 1:9 Psa 98:9
⁷ You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of joy above Your fellows.	7 Psa 11:7 Psa 33:5 Psa 2:2
⁸ All Your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made You glad.	8 Sol 4:14 Joh 19:39 Psa 150:4
⁹ Kings’ daughters are among Your noble ladies; At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.	9 Sol 6:8 Ki1 2:19 Ki1 9:28 Isa 13:12
¹⁰ Listen, O daughter, give attention and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house;	10 Deu 21:13 Rut 1:16 Rut 1:17
¹¹ Then the King will desire your beauty. Because He is your Lord, bow down to Him.	11 Gen 18:12 Pe1 3:6 Eph 5:33
¹² The daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; The rich among the people will seek your favor.	12 Psa 87:4 Psa 22:29 Psa 68:29 Psa 72:10 Psa 72:11 Isa 49:23
¹³ The King’s daughter is all glorious within; Her clothing is interwoven with gold.	13 Exo 39:2 Exo 39:3
¹⁴ She will be led to the King in embroidered work; The virgins, her companions who follow her, Will be brought to You.	14 Sol 1:4 Jdg 5:30 Eze 16:10 Psa 45:9
¹⁵ They will be led forth with gladness and rejoicing; They will enter into the King’s palace.
¹⁶ In place of your fathers will be your sons; You shall make them princes in all the earth.
¹⁷ I will cause Your name to be remembered in all generations; Therefore the peoples will give You thanks forever and ever.	17 Mal 1:11 Psa 138:4

Psalms, Psalm 46, verses 1-11

BOOK 2> ¹ God the Refuge of His People.

¹ God is our refuge and strength, ^a Or Abundantly available for helpA very present help in^b Or tight placestrouble.	1 Psa 14:6 Psa 62:7 Psa 62:8 Deu 4:7 Psa 145:18 Psa 9:9
² Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains slip into the heart of the^c Lit seassea;	2 Psa 23:4 Psa 27:1 Psa 82:5 Psa 18:7
³ Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride.^dSelah.	3 Psa 93:3 Psa 93:4 Jer 5:22
⁴ There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, The holy dwelling places of the Most High.	4 Psa 36:8 Psa 65:9 Isa 8:6 Rev 22:1 Psa 48:1 Psa 87:3 Psa 101:8 Isa 60:14 Rev 3:12 Psa 43:3
⁵ God is in the midst of her, she will not be moved; God will help her^e Lit at the turning of the morningwhen morning dawns.	5 Deu 23:14 Isa 12:6 Eze 43:7 Eze 43:9 Hos 11:9 Joe 2:27 Zec 2:5 Psa 37:40 Isa 41:14 Luk 1:54
⁶ The^f Or Gentilesnations made an uproar, the kingdoms tottered; He^g Lit gave forthraised His voice, the earth melted.	6 Psa 2:1 Psa 2:2 Psa 18:13 Psa 68:33 Jer 25:30 Joe 2:11 Amo 1:2 Amo 9:5 Mic 1:4 Nah 1:5
⁷ The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah.	7 Num 14:9 Ch2 13:12 Psa 9:9 Psa 48:3
⁸ Come, behold the works of the LORD, ^h Or Which He has wrought as desolationsWho has wrought desolations in the earth.	8 Psa 66:5 Isa 61:4 Jer 51:43
⁹ He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariots with fire.	9 Isa 2:4 Mic 4:3 Sa1 2:4 Psa 76:3 Isa 9:5 Eze 39:9
¹⁰ “ⁱ Or Let go, relaxCease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the^j Or Gentilesnations, I will be exalted in the earth.”	10 Psa 100:3 Isa 2:11 Isa 2:17
¹¹ The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah.

Psalms, Psalm 47, verses 1-9

BOOK 2> ¹ God the King of the Earth.

¹ O clap your hands, all peoples; Shout to God with the voice of^a Or a ringing cryjoy.	1 Psa 98:8 Psa 106:47
² For the LORD Most High is to be feared, A great King over all the earth.	2 Deu 7:21 Neh 1:5 Psa 66:3 Psa 66:5 Psa 68:35 Mal 1:14
³ He subdues peoples under us And nations under our feet.	3 Psa 18:47
⁴ He chooses our inheritance for us, The glory of Jacob whom He loves.^bSelah.	4 Pe1 1:4 Amo 6:8 Amo 8:7 Nah 2:2
⁵ God has ascended^c Or amidwith a shout, The LORD,^d Or amidwith the sound of a trumpet.	5 Psa 68:18 Psa 98:6
⁶ Sing praises to God, sing praises; Sing praises to our King, sing praises.	6 Psa 68:4 Psa 89:18
⁷ For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises with a^e Heb Maskilskillful psalm.	7 Zec 14:9 Co1 14:15
⁸ God reigns over the nations, God^f Or has taken His seatsits on His holy throne.	8 Ch1 16:31 Psa 22:28 Psa 97:2
⁹ The^g Or noblesprinces of the people have assembled themselves as the people of the God of Abraham, For the shields of the earth belong to God; He^h Lit has greatly exalted Himselfis highly exalted.	9 Psa 72:11 Psa 102:22 Isa 49:7 Isa 49:23 Rom 4:11 Rom 4:12 Psa 89:18 Psa 97:9

Psalms, Psalm 48, verses 1-14

BOOK 2> ¹ The Beauty and Glory of Zion.

¹ Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, His holy mountain.	1 Ch1 16:25 Psa 96:4 Psa 145:3 Psa 46:4 Psa 2:6 Psa 87:1 Isa 2:3 Mic 4:1 Zec 8:3
² Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion in the far north, The city of the great King.	2 Psa 50:2 Ljr 2:15 Mat 5:35
³ God, in her palaces, Has made Himself known as a stronghold.	3 Psa 46:7
⁴ For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, They passed by together.	4 Sa2 10:6-19
⁵ They saw it, then they were amazed; They were terrified, they^a Lit were hurried awayfled in alarm.	5 Exo 15:15
⁶ ^b Lit TremblingPanic seized them there, Anguish, as of a woman in childbirth.	6 Isa 13:8
⁷ With the east wind You break the ships of Tarshish.	7 Jer 18:17 Ki1 22:48 Ki1 10:22 Eze 27:25
⁸ As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God; God will establish her forever.^cSelah.	8 Psa 87:5
⁹ We have thought on Your lovingkindness, O God, In the midst of Your temple.	9 Psa 26:3 Psa 40:10
¹⁰ As is Your name, O God, So is Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.	10 Deu 28:58 Jos 7:9 Mal 1:11 Psa 65:1 Psa 65:2 Psa 100:1 Isa 41:10
¹¹ Let Mount Zion be glad, Let the daughters of Judah rejoice Because of Your judgments.	11 Psa 97:8 Psa 97:8
¹² Walk about Zion and go around her; Count her towers;	12 Neh 3:1 Neh 3:11 Neh 3:25-27
¹³ Consider her ramparts; Go through her palaces, That you may tell it to the next generation.	13 Psa 122:7 Psa 78:5-7
¹⁴ For^d Lit thissuch is God, Our God forever and ever; He will guide us^euntil death.	14 Psa 23:4 Isa 58:11

Psalms, Psalm 49, verses 1-20

BOOK 2> ¹ The Folly of Trusting in Riches.

¹ Hear this, all peoples; Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,	1 Psa 78:1 Isa 1:2 Mic 1:2 Psa 33:8
² Both low and high, Rich and poor together.	2 Psa 62:9
³ My mouth will speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart will be understanding.	3 Psa 37:30 Psa 119:130
⁴ I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will^a Lit open upexpress my riddle on the harp.	4 Psa 78:2 Ki2 3:15 Num 12:8
⁵ Why should I fear in days of adversity, When the iniquity of my^b Lit supplantersfoes surrounds me,	5 Psa 23:4 Psa 27:1
⁶ Even those who trust in their wealth And boast in the abundance of their riches?	6 Job 31:24 Psa 52:7 Pro 11:28 Mar 10:24
⁷ No man can by any means redeem his brother Or give to God a ransom for him—	7 Mat 25:8 Mat 25:9 Job 36:18 Job 36:19
⁸ For the redemption of^c Lit theirhis soul is costly, And he should cease trying forever—	8 Mat 16:26
⁹ That he should live on eternally, That he should not^d Or see corruption or the pitundergo decay.	9 Psa 22:29 Psa 16:10 Psa 89:48
¹⁰ For he sees that even wise men die; The stupid and the senseless alike perish And leave their wealth to others.	10 Ecc 2:16 Psa 92:6 Psa 94:8 Psa 39:6 Ecc 2:18 Ecc 2:21 Luk 12:20
¹¹ Their^einner thought is that their houses are forever And their dwelling places to all generations; They have called their lands after their own names.	11 Psa 64:6 Psa 10:6 Gen 4:17 Deu 3:14
¹² But man in his^f Lit honorpomp will not endure; He is like the^g Or animalsbeasts that^h Lit are destroyedperish.	12 Psa 49:20
¹³ This is the way of those who are foolish, And of those after them who approve their words.ⁱSelah.	13 Jer 17:11 Psa 49:18
¹⁴ As sheep they are appointed for^j I.e. the nether worldSheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall rule over them in the morning, And their form shall be for^k I.e. the nether worldSheol to consume ^l Lit Away from his habitationSo that they have no habitation.	14 Psa 9:17 Dan 7:18 Mal 4:3 Co1 6:2 Rev 2:26 Job 24:19
¹⁵ But God will redeem my soul from the^m Lit handpower ofⁿ I.e. the nether worldSheol, For He will receive me. Selah.	15 Psa 16:10 Psa 56:13 Hos 13:14 Gen 5:24 Psa 16:11 Psa 73:24
¹⁶ Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich, When the^o Or wealthglory of his house is increased;	16 Psa 37:7
¹⁷ For when he dies he will carry nothing away; His^p Or wealthglory will not descend after him.	17 Psa 17:14 Ti1 6:7
¹⁸ Though while he lives he congratulates^q Lit his soulhimself— And though men praise you when you do well for yourself—	18 Deu 29:19 Psa 10:3 Psa 10:6 Luk 12:19
¹⁹ ^r Lit You; or ItHe shall go to the generation of his fathers; They will never see the light.	19 Gen 15:15 Job 33:30 Psa 56:13
²⁰ Man in his^s Lit honorpomp, yet without understanding, Is like the^t Or animalsbeasts that^u Lit are destroyedperish.	20 Psa 49:12 Ecc 3:19

Psalms, Psalm 50, verses 1-23

BOOK 2> ¹ God the Judge of the Righteous and the Wicked.

¹ The Mighty One, God, the LORD, has spoken, And summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.	1 Jos 22:22 Psa 113:3
² Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone forth.	2 Psa 48:2 Ljr 2:15 Deu 33:2 Psa 80:1 Psa 94:1
³ May our God come and not keep silence; Fire devours before Him, And it is very tempestuous around Him.	3 Psa 96:13 Lev 10:2 Num 16:35 Psa 97:3 Dan 7:10 Psa 18:12 Psa 18:13
⁴ He summons the heavens above, And the earth, to judge His people:	4 Deu 4:26 Deu 31:28 Deu 32:1 Isa 1:2
⁵ “Gather My godly ones to Me, Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”	5 Psa 30:4 Psa 37:28 Psa 52:9 Exo 24:7 Ch2 6:11 Psa 25:10 Psa 50:8
⁶ And the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is judge.^aSelah.	6 Psa 89:5 Psa 97:6 Psa 75:7 Psa 96:13
⁷ “Hear, O My people, and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify^b Or toagainst you; I am God, your God.	7 Psa 49:1 Psa 81:8 Exo 20:2 Psa 48:14
⁸ “I do not reprove you for your sacrifices, And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.	8 Psa 40:6 Psa 51:16 Isa 1:11 Hos 6:6
⁹ “I shall take no young bull out of your house Nor male goats out of your folds.	9 Psa 69:31
¹⁰ “For every beast of the forest is Mine, The cattle on a thousand hills.	10 Psa 104:24
¹¹ “I know every bird of the mountains, And everything that moves in the field is^c Or in My mind; lit with MeMine.	11 Mat 6:26
¹² “If I were hungry I would not tell you, For the world is Mine, and^d Lit its fullnessall it contains.	12 Exo 19:5 Deu 10:14 Psa 24:1 Co1 10:26
¹³ “Shall I eat the flesh of^e Lit strong onesbulls Or drink the blood of male goats?	13 Psa 50:9
¹⁴ “Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving And pay your vows to the Most High;	14 Psa 27:6 Psa 69:30 Psa 107:22 Psa 116:17 Hos 14:2 Rom 12:1 Heb 13:15 Num 30:2 Deu 23:21 Psa 22:25 Psa 56:12 Psa 61:8 Psa 65:1 Psa 76:11
¹⁵ Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me.”	15 Psa 91:15 Psa 107:6 Psa 107:13 Zec 13:9 Psa 81:7 Psa 22:23
¹⁶ But to the wicked God says, “What right have you to tell of My statutes And to take My covenant in your mouth?	16 Isa 29:13
¹⁷ “For you hate discipline, And you cast My words behind you.	17 Pro 5:12 Pro 12:1 Rom 2:21 Rom 2:22 Ki1 14:9 Neh 9:26
¹⁸ “When you see a thief, you^fare pleased with him, And^g Lit your part is withyou associate with adulterers.	18 Rom 1:32 Ti1 5:22
¹⁹ “You^h Lit sendlet your mouth loose in evil And your tongue frames deceit.	19 Psa 10:7 Psa 36:3 Psa 52:2
²⁰ “You sit and speak against your brother; You slander your own mother’s son.	20 Job 19:18 Mat 10:21
²¹ “These things you have done and I kept silence; You thought that I was just like you; I will reprove you and state the case in order before your eyes.	21 Ecc 8:11 Isa 42:14 Isa 57:11 Psa 90:8
²² “Now consider this, you who forget God, Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver.	22 Job 8:13 Psa 9:17 Psa 7:2
²³ “He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me; And to him whoⁱ Lit setsorders his way aright I shall show the salvation of God.”	23 Psa 50:14 Psa 85:13 Psa 91:16

Psalms, Psalm 51, verses 1-19

BOOK 2> ¹ A Contrite Sinner’s Prayer for Pardon.

¹ Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.	1 Psa 4:1 Psa 109:26 Psa 69:16 Psa 106:45 Psa 51:9 Isa 43:25 Isa 44:22 Act 3:19 Col 2:14
² Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity And cleanse me from my sin.	2 Psa 51:7 Isa 1:16 Isa 4:4 Jer 4:14 Act 22:16 Rev 1:5 Jer 33:8 Eze 36:33 Heb 9:14 Jo1 1:7 Jo1 1:9
³ For^a Or I myself knowI know my transgressions, And my sin is ever before me.	3 Isa 59:12
⁴ Against You, You only, I have sinned And done what is evil in Your sight, So that You^b Or may be in the rightare justified^c Many mss read in Your wordswhen You speak And^d Lit pureblameless when You judge.	4 Gen 20:6 Gen 39:9 Sa2 12:13 Psa 41:4 Luk 15:21 Rom 3:4
⁵ Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.	5 Job 14:4 Job 15:14 Psa 58:3 Eph 2:3
⁶ Behold, You desire truth in the^e Or inward partsinnermost being, And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom.	6 Job 38:36 Psa 15:2 Pro 2:6 Ecc 2:26 Jam 1:5
⁷ ^fPurify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; ^g Or May You washWash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.	7 Exo 12:22 Lev 14:4 Num 19:18 Heb 9:19 Isa 1:18
⁸ ^h Or May You makeMake me to hear joy and gladness, Let the bones which You have broken rejoice.	8 Isa 35:10 Joe 1:16 Psa 35:10
⁹ Hide Your face from my sins And blot out all my iniquities.	9 Jer 16:17
¹⁰ Createⁱ Lit forin me a clean heart, O God, And renew^j Or an uprighta steadfast spirit within me.	10 Eze 18:31 Eph 2:10 Psa 24:4 Mat 5:8 Act 15:9 Psa 78:37
¹¹ Do not cast me away from Your presence And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.	11 Ki2 13:23 Ki2 24:20 Jer 7:15 Isa 63:10 Isa 63:11
¹² Restore to me the joy of Your salvation And sustain me with a willing spirit.	12 Psa 13:5 Psa 110:3
¹³ Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners will^k Or turn backbe converted to You.	13 Act 9:21 Act 9:22 Psa 22:27
¹⁴ Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation; Then my tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.	14 Sa2 12:9 Psa 26:9 Psa 25:5 Psa 35:28 Psa 71:15
¹⁵ O Lord,^l Or may You openopen my lips, That my mouth may declare Your praise.	15 Exo 4:15 Psa 9:14
¹⁶ For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering.	16 Sa1 15:22 Psa 40:6
¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.	17 Psa 34:18
¹⁸ By Your favor do good to Zion; ^m Or May You buildBuild the walls of Jerusalem.	18 Psa 69:35 Isa 51:3 Psa 102:16 Psa 147:2
¹⁹ Then You will delight inⁿ Or sacrifices of righteousnessrighteous sacrifices, In burnt offering and whole burnt offering; Then^o Lit they will offer young bullsyoung bulls will be offered on Your altar.	19 Psa 4:5 Psa 66:13 Psa 66:15

Psalms, Psalm 52, verses 1-9

BOOK 2> ¹ Futility of Boastful Wickedness.

¹ Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God endures all day long.	1 Psa 94:4 Psa 52:8
² Your tongue devises destruction, Like a sharp razor, O worker of deceit.	2 Psa 5:9 Psa 57:4 Psa 59:7 Psa 101:7
³ You love evil more than good, Falsehood more than speaking what is right.^aSelah.	3 Psa 36:4 Psa 58:3 Jer 9:5
⁴ You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue.	4 Psa 120:3
⁵ ^b Or AlsoBut God will break you down forever; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent, And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah.	5 Isa 22:18 Isa 22:19 Pro 2:22 Psa 27:13
⁶ The righteous will see and fear, And will laugh at him, saying,	6 Psa 37:34 Psa 40:3 Job 22:19
⁷ “Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge, But trusted in the abundance of his riches And was strong in^c Or his destructionhis evil desire.”	7 Psa 49:6 Psa 10:6
⁸ But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever.	8 Psa 92:12 Psa 128:3 Jer 11:16 Psa 13:5
⁹ I will give You thanks forever, because You have done it, And I will wait on Your name, for it is good, in the presence of Your godly ones.	9 Psa 30:12 Psa 54:6

Psalms, Psalm 53, verses 1-6

BOOK 2> ¹ Folly and Wickedness of Men.

¹ The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God,” They are corrupt, and have committed abominable injustice; There is no one who does good.	1 Psa 10:4 Psa 14:1-7 Psa 53:1-6 Rom 3:10
² God has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men To see if there is anyone who^a Or acts wiselyunderstands, Who seeks after God.	2 Rom 3:11 Ch2 15:2
³ Every one of them has turned aside; together they have become corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one.	3 Rom 3:12
⁴ Have the workers of wickedness no knowledge, Who eat up My people as though they ate bread And have not called upon God?	4 Jer 4:22
⁵ There they were in great^b Or dreadfear where no^c Or dreadfear had been; For God scattered the bones of^d Or possibly thosehim who encamped against you; You put them to shame, because God had rejected them.	5 Lev 26:17 Lev 26:36 Pro 28:1 Psa 141:7 Jer 8:1 Jer 8:2 Eze 6:5 Psa 44:7 Ki2 17:20 Jer 6:30 Ljr 5:22
⁶ Oh, that the salvation of Israel^e Lit would bewould come out of Zion! When God^f Or restores the fortunes of His peoplerestores His captive people, ^gLet Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.	6 Psa 14:7

Psalms, Psalm 54, verses 1-7

BOOK 2> ¹ Prayer for Defense against Enemies.

¹ Save me, O God, by Your name, And^a Lit judgevindicate me by Your power.
² Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to the words of my mouth.	2 Psa 17:6 Psa 55:1 Psa 5:1
³ For strangers have risen against me And violent men have sought my^b Or soullife; They have not set God before them.^cSelah.	3 Psa 86:14 Psa 18:48 Psa 86:14 Psa 140:1 Psa 140:4 Psa 140:11 Sa1 20:1 Sa1 25:29 Psa 40:14 Psa 63:9 Psa 70:2 Psa 36:1
⁴ Behold, God is my helper; The Lord is^d Lit as those who sustainthe sustainer of my soul.	4 Psa 30:10 Psa 37:40 Psa 118:7 Psa 37:17 Psa 37:24 Psa 41:12 Psa 51:12 Psa 145:14 Isa 41:10
⁵ ^e Lit The evil will returnHe will recompense the evil to^f Or those who lie in wait for memy foes; ^g Or Put to silenceDestroy them in Your^h Or truthfaithfulness.	5 Psa 94:23 Psa 143:12 Psa 89:49 Psa 96:13 Isa 42:3
⁶ ⁱ Or With a freewill offeringWillingly I will sacrifice to You; I will give thanks to Your name, O LORD, for it is good.	6 Num 15:3 Psa 116:17 Psa 50:14
⁷ For^j Or it; i.e. His nameHe has delivered me from all^k Or distresstrouble, And my eye has looked with satisfaction upon my enemies.	7 Psa 34:6 Psa 59:10 Psa 92:11 Psa 112:8 Psa 118:7

Psalms, Psalm 55, verses 1-23

BOOK 2> ¹ Prayer for the Destruction of the Treacherous.

¹ Give ear to my prayer, O God; And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.	1 Psa 54:2 Psa 61:1 Psa 86:6 Psa 27:9
² Give heed to me and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and^a Or I must moanam surely distracted,	2 Psa 66:19 Psa 86:6 Psa 86:7 Sa1 1:16 Job 9:27 Psa 64:1 Psa 77:3 Psa 142:2 Isa 38:14 Isa 59:11 Eze 7:16
³ Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the pressure of the wicked; For they bring down^b Or wickednesstrouble upon me And in anger they bear a grudge against me.	3 Psa 17:9 Sa2 16:7 Sa2 16:8 Psa 71:11 Psa 143:3
⁴ My heart is in anguish within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.	4 Psa 38:8 Psa 18:4 Psa 18:5 Psa 116:3
⁵ Fear and trembling come upon me, And^c Lit shudderinghorror has overwhelmed me.	5 Psa 119:120 Job 21:6 Isa 21:4 Eze 7:18
⁶ I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and^d Lit settle downbe at rest.	6 Job 3:13
⁷ “Behold, I would wander far away, I would lodge in the wilderness.^eSelah.	7 Sa1 23:14
⁸ “I would hasten to my place of refuge From the stormy wind and tempest.”	8 Isa 4:6 Isa 25:4 Isa 29:6
⁹ ^f Lit Swallow upConfuse, O Lord, divide their tongues, For I have seen violence and strife in the city.	9 Gen 11:9 Psa 11:5 Jer 6:7
¹⁰ Day and night they go around her upon her walls, And iniquity and mischief are in her midst.
¹¹ Destruction is in her midst; Oppression and deceit do not depart from her^g Or plazastreets.	11 Psa 5:9 Psa 10:7 Psa 17:9
¹² For it is not an enemy who reproaches me, Then I could bear it; Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me, Then I could hide myself from him.	12 Psa 41:9 Psa 35:26
¹³ But it is you, a man^h Lit according to my valuationmy equal, My companion and myⁱ Or acquaintancefamiliar friend;	13 Sa2 15:12 Job 19:14 Psa 41:9
¹⁴ We who had sweet^j Lit counsel; or intimacyfellowship together Walked in the house of God in the throng.	14 Psa 42:4
¹⁵ Let^kdeath come deceitfully upon them; Let them go down alive to^l I.e. the nether worldSheol, For evil is in their dwelling, in their midst.	15 Psa 64:7 Pro 6:15 Isa 47:11 Th1 5:3 Num 16:30 Num 16:33
¹⁶ As for me, I shall call upon God, And the LORD will save me.	16 Psa 57:2 Psa 57:3
¹⁷ Evening and morning and at noon, I will complain and murmur, And He will hear my voice.	17 Psa 141:2 Dan 6:10 Act 3:1 Act 10:3 Act 10:30 Psa 5:3 Psa 88:13 Psa 92:2 Act 10:9
¹⁸ He will redeem my soul in peace^m Or so that none may approach mefrom the battle which is against me, For they are many who strive with me.	18 Psa 103:4 Psa 56:2
¹⁹ God will hear andⁿ Or afflictanswer them— Even the one who^o Or abides fromsits enthroned from of old— Selah. With whom there^p Lit are no changesis no change, And who do not fear God.	19 Psa 78:59 Deu 33:27 Psa 90:2 Psa 93:2 Psa 36:1
²⁰ He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; He has^q Lit profanedviolated his covenant.	20 Psa 7:4 Psa 120:7 Num 30:2 Psa 89:34
²¹ His^r Lit mouthspeech was smoother than butter, But his heart was war; His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords.	21 Psa 12:2 Psa 28:3 Pro 5:3 Pro 5:4 Psa 12:2 Psa 28:3 Pro 5:3 Pro 5:4 Psa 57:4 Psa 59:7
²² Cast^s Or what He has given youyour burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to^t Or totterbe shaken.	22 Psa 37:5 Pe1 5:7 Psa 37:24 Psa 15:5 Psa 112:6
²³ But You, O God, will bring them down to the^u Or lowest pitpit of destruction; Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.	23 Psa 73:18 Isa 38:17 Eze 28:8 Psa 5:6 Job 15:32 Pro 10:27 Psa 25:2 Psa 56:3

Psalms, Psalm 56, verses 1-13

BOOK 2> ¹ Supplication for Deliverance and Grateful Trust in God.

¹ Be gracious to me, O God, for man has^a Or snapped attrampled upon me; ^b Or A fighting manFighting all day long he oppresses me.	1 Psa 57:3 Psa 17:9
² My foes have^c Or snapped attrampled upon me all day long, For^d Or many are fightingthey are many who fight proudly against me.	2 Psa 35:25 Psa 57:3 Psa 124:3 Psa 35:1
³ ^e Lit In the dayWhen I am afraid, ^f Or I am one who putsI will put my trust in You.	3 Psa 55:4 Psa 55:5 Psa 11:1
⁴ In God, whose word I praise, In God I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid. What can mere^g Lit fleshman do to me?	4 Psa 56:10 Psa 56:11 Psa 118:6 Heb 13:6
⁵ All day long they^h Or trouble my affairsdistort my words; All theirⁱ Or purposesthoughts are against me for evil.	5 Pe2 3:16 Psa 41:7
⁶ They^j Or stir up strifeattack, they lurk, They watch my^k Lit heelssteps, As they have waited to take my^l Lit soullife.	6 Psa 59:3 Psa 140:2 Isa 54:15 Psa 17:11 Psa 71:10
⁷ Because of wickedness,^m Or will they have escape?cast them forth, In anger put down the peoples, O God!	7 Psa 36:12 Pro 19:5 Eze 17:15 Rom 2:3 Psa 55:23
⁸ You have taken account of my wanderings; Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your book?	8 Psa 139:3 Ki2 20:5 Psa 39:12 Mal 3:16
⁹ Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call; This I know,ⁿ Or becausethat God is for me.	9 Psa 9:3 Psa 102:2 Psa 41:11 Psa 118:6 Rom 8:31
¹⁰ In God, whose word I praise, In the LORD, whose word I praise,
¹¹ In God I have put my^o Or trust without feartrust, I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?
¹² Your vows are binding upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You.	12 Psa 50:14
¹³ For You have delivered my soul from death, ^p Or have You not deliveredIndeed my feet from stumbling, So that I may walk before God In the light of the^q Or lifeliving.	13 Psa 33:19 Psa 49:15 Psa 86:13 Psa 116:8 Psa 116:9 Job 33:30

Psalms, Psalm 57, verses 1-11

BOOK 2> ¹ Prayer for Rescue from Persecutors.

¹ Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, For my soul takes refuge in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge Until destruction passes by.	1 Psa 2:12 Psa 34:22 Rut 2:12 Psa 17:8 Psa 36:7 Psa 63:7 Psa 91:4 Isa 26:20
² I will cry to God Most High, To God who accomplishes all things for me.	2 Psa 138:8
³ He will send from heaven and save me; He reproaches him who^a Or snaps attramples upon me.^bSelah. God will send forth His lovingkindness and His^c Or faithfulnesstruth.	3 Psa 18:16 Psa 144:5 Psa 144:7 Psa 56:2 Psa 25:10 Psa 40:11
⁴ My soul is among lions; I must lie among those who breathe forth fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows And their tongue a sharp sword.	4 Psa 35:17 Psa 58:6 Pro 30:14 Psa 55:21 Psa 59:7 Psa 64:3 Pro 12:18
⁵ Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let Your glory be above all the earth.	5 Psa 57:11 Psa 108:5
⁶ They have^d Or spreadprepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down; They dug a pit before me; They themselves have fallen into the midst of it. Selah.	6 Psa 10:9 Psa 31:4 Psa 35:7 Psa 140:5 Psa 145:14 Psa 7:15 Pro 26:27 Pro 28:10 Ecc 10:8
⁷ My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises!	7 Psa 57:7-11 Psa 108:1-5 Psa 112:7
⁸ Awake, my glory! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.	8 Psa 16:9 Psa 30:12 Psa 150:3
⁹ I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to You among the^e Lit peoplesnations.	9 Psa 108:3
¹⁰ For Your lovingkindness is great to the heavens And Your^f Or faithfulnesstruth to the clouds.	10 Psa 36:5 Psa 103:11 Psa 108:4
¹¹ Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let Your glory be above all the earth.	11 Psa 57:5 Psa 108:5

Psalms, Psalm 58, verses 1-11

BOOK 2> ¹ Prayer for the Punishment of the Wicked.

¹ Do you indeed^aspeak righteousness, O^b Or mighty ones or judgesgods? Do you judge^c Or uprightly the sons of menuprightly, O sons of men?	1 Psa 82:2
² No, in heart you work unrighteousness; On earth you weigh out the violence of your hands.	2 Mal 3:15 Psa 94:20 Isa 10:1
³ The wicked are estranged from the womb; These who speak lies go astray from^d Lit the wombbirth.	3 Psa 51:5 Isa 48:8 Psa 53:3
⁴ They have venom like the venom of a serpent; Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear,	4 Deu 32:33 Psa 140:3
⁵ So that it does not hear the voice of^e Or whispererscharmers, Or a skillful caster of spells.	5 Jer 8:17 Ecc 10:11
⁶ O God, shatter their teeth in their mouth; Break out the fangs of the young lions, O LORD.	6 Job 4:10 Psa 3:7
⁷ Let them flow away like water that runs off; When he^f Lit bendsaims his arrows, let them be as^g Lit though they were cut offheadless shafts.	7 Jos 2:11 Jos 7:5 Psa 112:10 Isa 13:7 Eze 21:7 Psa 64:3
⁸ Let them be as a snail which^h I.e. secretes slimemelts away as it goes along, Like the miscarriages of a woman which never see the sun.	8 Job 3:16 Ecc 6:3
⁹ Before your pots can feel the fire of thorns He will sweep them away with a whirlwind, theⁱ Lit livinggreen and the burning alike.	9 Psa 118:12 Ecc 7:6 Job 27:21 Psa 83:15 Pro 10:25
¹⁰ The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; He will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.	10 Job 22:19 Psa 32:11 Psa 64:10 Psa 107:42 Deu 32:43 Psa 91:8 Jer 11:20 Jer 20:12 Psa 68:23
¹¹ And men will say, “Surely there is a^j Lit fruitreward for the righteous; Surely there is a God who judges^k Or inon earth!”	11 Psa 18:20 Psa 19:11 Isa 3:10 Luk 6:23 Luk 6:35 Psa 9:8 Psa 67:4 Psa 75:7 Psa 94:2

Psalms, Psalm 59, verses 1-17

BOOK 2> ¹ Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies.

¹ Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; ^aSet me securely on high away from those who rise up against me.	1 Psa 143:9 Psa 20:1 Psa 69:29
² Deliver me from those who do iniquity And save me from men of bloodshed.	2 Psa 28:3 Psa 36:12 Psa 53:4 Psa 92:7 Psa 94:16 Psa 26:9 Psa 139:19 Pro 29:10
³ For behold, they have^b Or lain in waitset an ambush for my^c Lit soullife; ^d Or StrongFierce men^e Or stir up strifelaunch an attack against me, Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O LORD,	3 Psa 56:6 Psa 56:6 Sa1 24:11 Psa 7:3 Psa 7:4 Psa 69:4
⁴ ^f Lit Without guiltFor no guilt of mine, they run and set themselves against me. Arouse Yourself to^g Lit meethelp me, and see!	4 Psa 35:19 Psa 7:6 Psa 35:23
⁵ You, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, Awake to^h Lit visitpunish all the nations; Do not be gracious to any who are treacherous in iniquity.ⁱSelah.	5 Psa 69:6 Psa 80:4 Psa 84:8 Psa 9:5 Isa 26:14 Isa 2:9 Jer 18:23
⁶ They return at evening, they howl like a dog, And go around the city.	6 Psa 59:14 Psa 22:16
⁷ Behold, they belch forth with their mouth; Swords are in their lips, For, they say, “Who hears?”	7 Psa 94:4 Pro 15:2 Pro 15:28 Psa 57:4 Pro 12:18 Job 22:13 Psa 10:11 Psa 73:11 Psa 94:7
⁸ But You, O LORD, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations.	8 Psa 37:13 Pro 1:26 Psa 2:4
⁹ Because of^jhis strength I will watch for You, For God is my stronghold.	9 Psa 18:17 Psa 9:9 Psa 62:2
¹⁰ ^kMy God in His lovingkindness will meet me; God will let me look triumphantly upon^l Lit those who lie in wait for memy foes.	10 Psa 21:3 Psa 54:7
¹¹ Do not slay them, or my people will forget; ^m Or Make them wanderScatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.	11 Deu 4:9 Deu 6:12 Psa 106:27 Psa 144:6 Isa 33:3 Psa 84:9
¹² ⁿOn account of the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, Let them even be caught in their pride, And on account of curses and^o Lit lyinglies which they utter.	12 Pro 12:13 Zep 3:11 Psa 10:7
¹³ ^p Lit Bring to an endDestroy them in wrath,^q Lit Bring to an enddestroy them that they may be no more; That men may know that God^r Or is Rulerrules in Jacob To the ends of the earth. Selah.	13 Psa 104:35 Psa 83:18
¹⁴ They return at evening, they howl like a dog, And go around the city.	14 Psa 59:6
¹⁵ They wander about^s Or to devourfor food And^t Another reading is tarry all nightgrowl if they are not satisfied.	15 Job 15:23
¹⁶ But as for me, I shall sing of Your strength; Yes, I shall joyfully sing of Your lovingkindness in the morning, For You have been my stronghold And a refuge in the day of my distress.	16 Psa 21:13 Psa 101:1 Psa 5:3 Psa 88:13 Psa 59:9 Sa2 22:3 Psa 46:1
¹⁷ O my strength, I will sing praises to You; For God is my stronghold, the^u Lit God of my lovingkindnessGod who shows me lovingkindness.	17 Psa 59:9 Psa 59:10

Psalms, Psalm 60, verses 1-12

BOOK 2> ¹ Lament over Defeat in Battle, and Prayer for Help.

¹ O God, You have rejected us. You have^a Or broken out upon usbroken us; You have been angry; O, restore us.	1 Psa 44:9 Sa2 5:20 Psa 79:5 Psa 80:3
² You have made the^b Or earthland quake, You have split it open; Heal its breaches, for it totters.	2 Psa 18:7 Ch2 7:14 Isa 30:26
³ You have^c Lit caused Your people to seemade Your people experience hardship; You have given us^d Lit wine of staggeringwine to drink that makes us stagger.	3 Psa 66:12 Psa 71:20 Psa 75:8 Isa 51:17 Isa 51:22 Jer 25:15
⁴ You have given a banner to those who fear You, That it may be displayed because of the truth.^eSelah.	4 Psa 20:5 Isa 5:26 Isa 11:12 Isa 13:2
⁵ That Your beloved may be delivered, Save with Your right hand, and answer^f Some authorities read meus!	5 Psa 60:5-12 Psa 108:6-13 Deu 33:12 Psa 127:2 Isa 5:1 Jer 11:15 Psa 17:7
⁶ God has spoken in His^g Or sanctuaryholiness: “I will exult, I will portion out Shechem and measure out the valley of Succoth.	6 Psa 89:35 Gen 12:6 Gen 33:18 Jos 17:7 Gen 33:17 Jos 13:27
⁷ “Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the^h Lit protectionhelmet of My head; Judah is Myⁱ Or lawgiverscepter.	7 Jos 13:31 Deu 33:17 Gen 49:10
⁸ “Moab is My washbowl; Over Edom I shall throw My shoe; Shout loud, O Philistia, because of Me!”	8 Sa2 8:2 Sa2 8:14 Sa2 8:1
⁹ Who will bring me into the besieged city? Who^j Or has ledwill lead me to Edom?
¹⁰ Have not You Yourself, O God, rejected us? And will You not go forth with our armies, O God?	10 Psa 60:1 Psa 108:11 Jos 7:12 Psa 44:9
¹¹ O give us help against the adversary, For deliverance^k Lit ofby man is in vain.	11 Psa 146:3
¹² ^l Or In or WithThrough God we shall do valiantly, And it is He who will tread down our adversaries.	12 Num 24:18 Psa 118:16 Psa 44:5 Isa 63:3

Psalms, Psalm 61, verses 1-8

BOOK 2> ¹ Confidence in God’s Protection.

¹ Hear my cry, O God; Give heed to my prayer.	1 Psa 64:1 Psa 86:6
² From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.	2 Psa 42:6 Psa 77:3 Psa 18:2 Psa 94:22
³ For You have been a refuge for me, A tower of strength^a Lit fromagainst the enemy.	3 Psa 62:7 Psa 59:9 Pro 18:10
⁴ Let me^b Or sojourndwell in Your tent forever; Let me take refuge in the shelter of Your wings.^cSelah.	4 Psa 23:6 Psa 27:4 Psa 17:8 Psa 91:4
⁵ For You have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance of those who fear Your name.	5 Job 22:27 Psa 56:12 Deu 28:58 Neh 1:11 Psa 86:11 Psa 102:15 Isa 59:19 Mal 2:5 Mal 4:2
⁶ You will^d Lit add days toprolong the king’s^e Lit dayslife; His years will be as many generations.	6 Psa 21:4
⁷ He will^f Or sit enthronedabide before God forever; Appoint lovingkindness and truth that they may preserve him.	7 Psa 41:12 Psa 40:11
⁸ So I will sing praise to Your name forever, That I may pay my vows day by day.	8 Jdg 5:3 Psa 30:4 Psa 33:2 Psa 71:22 Psa 65:1 Isa 19:21

Psalms, Psalm 62, verses 1-12

BOOK 2> ¹ God Alone a Refuge from Treachery and Oppression.

¹ My soul waits in silence for God only; From Him is my salvation.	1 Psa 33:20 Psa 37:39
² He only is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.	2 Psa 89:26 Psa 59:17 Psa 62:6
³ How long will you assail a man, That you may murder him, all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?	3 Isa 30:13
⁴ They have counseled only to thrust him down from his high position; They delight in falsehood; They bless with^a Lit histheir mouth, But inwardly they curse.^bSelah.	4 Psa 4:2 Psa 28:3 Psa 55:21
⁵ My soul, wait in silence for God only, For my hope is from Him.	5 Psa 62:1
⁶ He only is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.	6 Psa 62:2
⁷ On God my salvation and my glory rest; The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.	7 Psa 85:9 Jer 3:23 Psa 46:1
⁸ Trust in Him at all times, O people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah.	8 Psa 37:3 Psa 37:5 Psa 52:8 Isa 26:4 Sa1 1:15 Psa 42:4 Lam 2:19
⁹ Men of low degree are only vanity and men of rank are a lie; In the balances they go up; They are together lighter than breath.	9 Psa 49:2 Job 7:16 Psa 39:5 Isa 40:17 Psa 116:11 Isa 40:15
¹⁰ Do not trust in oppression And do not^c Lit become vain in robberyvainly hope in robbery; If riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.	10 Isa 30:12 Isa 61:8 Eze 22:29 Nah 3:1 Job 31:25 Psa 49:6 Psa 52:7 Mar 10:24 Luk 12:15 Ti1 6:10
¹¹ ^d Or One thingOnce God has spoken; ^e Or These two things I have heardTwice I have heard this: That power belongs to God;	11 Job 33:14 Job 40:5 Psa 59:17 Rev 19:1
¹² And lovingkindness is Yours, O Lord, For You recompense a man according to his work.	12 Psa 86:5 Psa 103:8 Psa 130:7 Job 34:11 Psa 28:4 Jer 17:10 Mat 16:27 Rom 2:6 Co1 3:8 Rev 2:23

Psalms, Psalm 63, verses 1-11

BOOK 2> ¹ The Thirsting Soul Satisfied in God.

¹ O God, You are my God; I shall seek You^a Lit earlyearnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh^b Lit faintsyearns for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no water.	1 Psa 118:28 Psa 42:2 Psa 84:2 Mat 5:6 Psa 143:6
² Thus I have seen You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory.	2 Psa 27:4
³ Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips will praise You.	3 Psa 69:16
⁴ So I will bless You as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.	4 Psa 104:33 Psa 146:2 Psa 28:2 Psa 143:6
⁵ My soul is satisfied as with^c Lit fatmarrow and fatness, And my mouth offers praises with joyful lips.	5 Psa 36:8 Psa 71:23
⁶ When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches,	6 Psa 4:4 Psa 16:7 Psa 42:8 Psa 119:55
⁷ For You have been my help, And in the shadow of Your wings I sing for joy.	7 Psa 27:9 Psa 17:8
⁸ My soul clings^d Lit afterto You; Your right hand upholds me.	8 Num 32:12 Deu 1:36 Hos 6:3 Psa 18:35 Psa 41:12
⁹ But those who seek my^e Lit soullife to destroy it, Will go into the^f Lit lowest placesdepths of the earth.	9 Psa 40:14 Psa 55:15
¹⁰ ^g Lit They will pour him outThey will be^h Lit poured out bydelivered over to the power of the sword; They will be aⁱ Lit portionprey for foxes.	10 Jer 18:21 Eze 35:5 Ljr 5:18
¹¹ But the king will rejoice in God; Everyone who swears by Him will glory, For the mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.	11 Psa 21:1 Deu 6:13 Isa 45:23 Isa 65:16 Job 5:16 Psa 107:42 Rom 3:19

Psalms, Psalm 64, verses 1-10

BOOK 2> ¹ Prayer for Deliverance from Secret Enemies.

¹ Hear my voice, O God, in my^a Or concerncomplaint; Preserve my life from dread of the enemy.	1 Psa 55:2 Psa 140:1
² Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers, From the tumult of those who do iniquity,	2 Psa 56:6 Psa 59:2
³ Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword. They aimed bitter speech as their arrow,	3 Psa 140:3 Psa 58:7
⁴ To shoot^b Lit infrom concealment at the blameless; Suddenly they shoot at him, and do not fear.	4 Psa 10:8 Psa 11:2 Psa 55:19
⁵ They^c Lit make firmhold fast to themselves an evil purpose; They^d Lit tell oftalk of laying snares secretly; They say, “Who can see them?”	5 Psa 140:5 Job 22:13 Psa 10:11
⁶ They^e Or search outdevise injustices, saying, “We are^f Lit completeready with a well-conceived plot”; For the^g Or inward partinward thought and the heart of a man are^h Or unsearchabledeep.	6 Psa 49:11
⁷ But Godⁱ Or shotwill shoot at them with an arrow; Suddenly^jthey will be wounded.	7 Psa 7:12 Psa 7:13
⁸ So^kthey^l Or madewill make him stumble; Their own tongue is against them; All who see them will shake the head.	8 Psa 9:3 Pro 12:13 Pro 18:7 Psa 22:7 Psa 44:14 Jer 18:16 Jer 48:27 Ljr 2:15
⁹ Then all men^m Or fearedwill fear, And theyⁿ Or declaredwill declare the work of God, And^o Or consideredwill consider^p Lit His workwhat He has done.	9 Psa 40:3 Jer 51:10
¹⁰ The righteous man will be glad in the LORD and will take refuge in Him; And all the upright in heart will glory.	10 Job 22:19 Psa 32:11 Psa 11:1 Psa 25:20

Psalms, Psalm 65, verses 1-13

BOOK 2> ¹ God’s Abundant Favor to Earth and Man.

¹ There will be silence^a Lit tobefore You, and praise in Zion, O God, And to You the vow will be performed.	1 Psa 116:18
² O You who hear prayer, To You all^b Lit fleshmen come.	2 Psa 86:9 Psa 145:21 Isa 66:23
³ ^c Lit Words of iniquitiesIniquities prevail against me; As for our transgressions, You^d Lit cover over, atone forforgive them.	3 Psa 38:4 Psa 40:12 Psa 79:9
⁴ How blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near to You To dwell in Your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Your holy temple.	4 Psa 33:12 Psa 84:4 Psa 4:3 Psa 36:8
⁵ By awesome deeds You answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation, You who are the trust of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest^e Or seassea;	5 Psa 45:4 Psa 66:3 Psa 85:4 Psa 22:27 Psa 48:10 Psa 107:23
⁶ Who establishes the mountains by His strength, Being girded with might;	6 Psa 95:4 Psa 93:1
⁷ Who stills the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples.	7 Psa 89:9 Psa 93:3 Psa 93:4 Psa 107:29 Mat 8:26 Psa 2:1 Psa 74:23 Isa 17:12 Isa 17:13
⁸ They who dwell in the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs; You make the^fdawn and the sunset shout for joy.	8 Psa 2:8 Psa 139:9 Isa 24:16
⁹ You visit the earth and cause it to overflow; You greatly enrich it; The^g Or channelstream of God is full of water; You prepare their grain, for thus You prepare^h Lit itthe earth.	9 Lev 26:4 Job 5:10 Psa 68:9 Psa 104:13 Psa 147:8 Jer 5:24 Psa 104:24 Psa 46:4 Psa 104:14 Psa 147:14
¹⁰ You water its furrows abundantly, Youⁱ Or smoothsettle its ridges, You soften it with showers, You bless its growth.	10 Deu 32:2 Psa 72:6 Psa 147:8
¹¹ You have crowned the year^j Lit ofwith Your^k Or goodnessbounty, And Your^l I.e. wagon trackspaths drip with fatness.	11 Psa 104:28 Job 36:28 Psa 147:14
¹² The pastures of the wilderness drip, And the hills gird themselves with rejoicing.	12 Job 38:26 Job 38:27 Joe 2:22 Psa 98:8 Isa 55:12
¹³ The meadows are clothed with flocks And the valleys are covered with grain; They shout for joy, yes, they sing.	13 Psa 144:13 Isa 30:23 Psa 72:16 Psa 98:8 Isa 44:23 Isa 55:12

Psalms, Psalm 66

BOOK 2> ¹ Praise for God’s Mighty Deeds and for His Answer to Prayer.

² Shout joyfully to God, all the earth; Sing the glory of His name; Make His praise glorious.	2 Psa 79:9 Isa 42:8 Isa 42:12
³ Say to God, “How awesome are Your works! Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will^a Lit deceivegive feigned obedience to You.	3 Psa 47:2 Psa 65:5 Psa 145:6 Psa 18:44 Psa 81:15
⁴ “All the earth will worship You, And will sing praises to You; They will sing praises to Your name.”^bSelah.	4 Psa 22:27 Psa 67:7 Psa 86:9 Psa 117:1 Zec 14:16 Psa 67:4
⁵ Come and see the works of God, Who is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of men.	5 Psa 46:8 Psa 106:22
⁶ He turned the sea into dry land; They passed through the river on foot; There let us rejoice in Him!	6 Exo 14:21 Psa 106:9 Jos 3:16 Psa 114:3 Psa 105:43
⁷ He rules by His might forever; His eyes keep watch on the nations; Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.	7 Psa 145:13 Psa 11:4 Psa 140:8
⁸ Bless our God, O peoples, And^csound His praise abroad,	8 Psa 98:4
⁹ Who^d Lit puts our soul in lifekeeps us in life And does not allow our feet to^e Or dodder, stumbleslip.	9 Psa 30:3 Psa 121:3
¹⁰ For You have tried us, O God; You have refined us as silver is refined.	10 Job 23:10 Psa 7:9 Psa 17:3 Psa 26:2 Isa 48:10 Zec 13:9 Mal 3:3 Pe1 1:7
¹¹ You brought us into the net; You laid an oppressive burden upon our loins.	11 Ljr 1:13 Eze 12:13
¹² You made men ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water, Yet You brought us out into a place of abundance.	12 Isa 51:23 Psa 78:21 Isa 43:2 Psa 18:19
¹³ I shall come into Your house with burnt offerings; I shall pay You my vows,	13 Psa 96:8 Jer 17:26 Psa 22:25 Psa 116:14 Ecc 5:4
¹⁴ Which my lips uttered And my mouth spoke when I was in distress.	14 Psa 18:6
¹⁵ I shall offer to You burnt offerings of fat beasts, With the smoke of rams; I shall make an offering of^f Or cattlebulls with male goats. Selah.	15 Psa 51:19 Num 6:14
¹⁶ Come and hear, all who^g Or reverefear God, And I will tell of what He has done for my soul.	16 Psa 34:11 Psa 71:15 Psa 71:24
¹⁷ I cried to Him with my mouth, And^h Or praise was under my tongueHe was extolled with my tongue.	17 Psa 30:1
¹⁸ If Iⁱ Or had regardedregard wickedness in my heart, The Lord^j Or wouldwill not^k Or have heardhear;	18 Job 36:21 Joh 9:31 Job 27:9 Psa 18:41 Pro 1:28 Pro 28:9 Isa 1:15 Jam 4:3
¹⁹ But certainly God has heard; He has given heed to the voice of my prayer.	19 Psa 18:6 Psa 116:1 Psa 116:2
²⁰ Blessed be God, Who has not turned away my prayer Nor His lovingkindness from me.	20 Psa 68:35 Psa 22:24

Psalms, Psalm 67, verses 1-7

BOOK 2> ¹ The Nations Exhorted to Praise God.

¹ God be gracious to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine^a Lit withupon us—^bSelah.	1 Num 6:25 Psa 4:6 Psa 31:16 Psa 80:3 Psa 80:7 Psa 80:19 Psa 119:135
² That Your way may be known on the earth, Your salvation among all nations.	2 Psa 98:2 Act 18:25 Tit 2:11 Isa 52:10
³ Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You.	3 Psa 66:4
⁴ Let the nations be glad and sing for joy; For You will judge the peoples with uprightness And guide the nations on the earth. Selah.	4 Psa 100:1 Psa 100:2 Psa 9:8 Psa 96:10 Psa 96:13 Psa 98:9 Psa 47:8
⁵ Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You.	5 Psa 67:3
⁶ The earth has yielded its produce; God, our God, blesses us.	6 Lev 26:4 Psa 85:12 Eze 34:27 Zec 8:12 Psa 29:11 Psa 115:12
⁷ God blesses us, ^c Or And let all...earth fear HimThat all the ends of the earth may fear Him.	7 Psa 22:27 Psa 33:8

Psalms, Psalm 68, verses 1-35

BOOK 2> ¹ The God of Sinai and of the Sanctuary.

¹ ^a Or God shallLet God arise,^b Or His enemies shalllet His enemies be scattered, And^c Or those who hate Him shalllet those who hate Him flee before Him.	1 Num 10:35 Psa 12:5 Psa 132:8
² As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; As wax melts before the fire, So let the wicked perish before God.	2 Psa 37:20 Isa 9:18 Hos 13:3 Psa 22:14 Psa 97:5 Mic 1:4 Psa 9:3 Psa 37:20 Psa 80:16
³ But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God; Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.	3 Psa 32:11 Psa 64:10 Psa 97:12
⁴ Sing to God, sing praises to His name; ^d Or Cast up a highwayLift up a song for Him who rides through the deserts, Whose name is^e Heb Yahthe LORD, and exult before Him.	4 Psa 66:2 Isa 57:14 Isa 62:10 Deu 33:26 Psa 18:10 Psa 68:33 Isa 40:3 Exo 6:3 Psa 83:18
⁵ A father of the fatherless and a judge^f Lit offor the widows, Is God in His holy habitation.	5 Psa 10:14 Psa 146:9 Deu 10:18 Deu 26:15
⁶ God^gmakes a home for the lonely; He leads out the prisoners into prosperity, Only the rebellious dwell in a parched land.	6 Psa 107:4-7 Psa 113:9 Psa 69:33 Psa 102:20 Psa 107:10 Psa 107:14 Psa 146:7 Act 12:7 Act 16:26 Psa 78:17 Psa 107:34 Psa 107:40
⁷ O God, when You went forth before Your people, When You marched through the wilderness,^hSelah.	7 Exo 13:21 Psa 78:14 Hab 3:13 Jdg 5:4 Psa 78:52
⁸ The earth quaked; The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God; ⁱ Lit This is Sinai whichSinai itself quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel.	8 Exo 19:18 Jdg 5:4 Sa2 22:8 Psa 77:18 Jer 10:10 Jdg 5:4 Psa 18:9 Isa 45:8 Exo 19:18 Jdg 5:5
⁹ You shed abroad a plentiful rain, O God; You confirmed Your inheritance when it was^j Lit wearyparched.	9 Lev 26:4 Deu 11:11 Job 5:10 Eze 34:26
¹⁰ Your creatures settled in it; You provided in Your goodness for the poor, O God.	10 Psa 65:9 Psa 74:19 Psa 78:20 Psa 107:9
¹¹ The Lord gives the^k Lit wordcommand; The women who proclaim the good tidings are a great host:	11 Exo 15:20 Sa1 18:6
¹² “Kings of armies flee, they flee, And she who remains at home will divide the spoil!”	12 Jos 10:16 Jdg 5:19 Psa 135:11 Jdg 5:30 Sa1 30:24
¹³ ^l Lit IfWhen you lie down among the^m Or cooking stones or saddle bagssheepfolds, You are like the wings of a dove covered with silver, And its pinions with glistening gold.	13 Gen 49:14 Jdg 5:16
¹⁴ When the Almighty scattered the kingsⁿ Lit in itthere, It was snowing in Zalmon.	14 Jos 10:10 Jdg 9:48
¹⁵ A^o Or mighty mountain ismountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.	15 Psa 36:6
¹⁶ Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks, At the mountain which God has desired for His abode? Surely the LORD will dwell there forever.	16 Deu 12:5 Psa 87:1 Psa 87:2 Psa 132:13 Psa 132:14
¹⁷ The chariots of God are^p Lit twice ten thousandmyriads, thousands upon thousands; ^qThe Lord is among them as at Sinai, in holiness.	17 Ki2 6:17 Hab 3:8 Deu 33:2 Dan 7:10
¹⁸ You have ascended on high, You have led captive Your captives; You have received gifts among men, Even among the rebellious also, that^r Heb Yahthe LORD God may dwell there.	18 Psa 7:7 Psa 47:5 Eph 4:8 Jdg 5:12
¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, The God who is our salvation. Selah.	19 Psa 55:22 Isa 46:4 Psa 65:5
²⁰ God is to us a God of deliverances; And to^s Heb YHWH, usually rendered LordGOD the Lord belong escapes^t I.e. in view of; lit forfrom death.	20 Psa 106:43 Deu 32:39 Psa 49:15 Psa 56:13
²¹ Surely God will shatter the head of His enemies, The hairy crown of him who goes on in his guilty deeds.	21 Psa 110:6 Hab 3:13
²² The Lord^u Or sayssaid, “I will bring them back from Bashan. I will bring them back from the depths of the sea;	22 Num 21:33 Amo 9:1-3
²³ That^vyour foot may shatter them in blood, The tongue of your dogs may have its portion from your enemies.”	23 Psa 58:10 Ki1 21:19 Jer 15:3
²⁴ They have seen Your^w Lit goingsprocession, O God, The^x Lit goingsprocession of my God, my King,^y Lit in the sanctuary; or in holinessinto the sanctuary.	24 Psa 77:13 Psa 63:2
²⁵ The singers went on, the musicians after them, ^z Or The maidens in the midstIn the midst of the maidens beating tambourines.	25 Ch1 13:8 Ch1 15:6 Psa 47:6 Exo 15:20 Jdg 11:34
²⁶ Bless God in the congregations, Even the LORD, you who are of the fountain of Israel.	26 Psa 22:22 Psa 22:23 Psa 26:12 Deu 33:28 Isa 48:1
²⁷ There is Benjamin, the^aa Or smallestyoungest,^ab Or their rulerruling them, The princes of Judah in their throng, The princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.	27 Jdg 5:14 Sa1 9:21 Jdg 5:18
²⁸ ^ac Some mss read Command, GodYour God has commanded your strength; Show Yourself strong, O God, who have acted^ad Lit for uson our behalf.	28 Psa 29:11 Psa 44:4 Isa 26:12
²⁹ ^ae Or From Your templeBecause of Your temple at Jerusalem Kings will bring gifts to You.	29 Ki1 10:10 Ki1 10:25 Ch2 32:23 Psa 45:12 Psa 72:10 Isa 18:7
³⁰ Rebuke the beasts^af Lit ofin the reeds, The herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples, Trampling under foot the pieces of silver; He has scattered the peoples who delight in war.	30 Job 40:21 Eze 29:3 Psa 22:12 Psa 18:14 Psa 89:10
³¹ Envoys will come out of Egypt; ^ag Lit CushEthiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God.	31 Isa 19:19 Isa 19:21 Isa 45:14 Zep 3:10
³² Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth, Sing praises to the Lord, Selah.	32 Psa 102:22 Psa 67:4
³³ To Him who rides upon the^ah Lit heaven of heavens of oldhighest heavens, which are from ancient times; Behold, He^ai Lit gives forthspeaks forth with His voice, a mighty voice.	33 Deu 33:26 Psa 18:10 Psa 104:3 Deu 10:14 Ki1 8:27 Psa 46:6 Psa 29:4
³⁴ Ascribe strength to God; His majesty is over Israel And His strength is in the^aj Lit cloudsskies.	34 Psa 29:1 Psa 150:1
³⁵ ^ak Or Awesome is God from your sanctuaryO God, You are awesome from Your^al Lit holy placessanctuary. The God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to the people. Blessed be God!	35 Deu 7:21 Deu 10:17 Psa 47:2 Psa 66:5 Psa 29:11 Isa 40:29 Psa 66:20 Co2 1:3

Psalms, Psalm 69, verses 1-36

BOOK 2> ¹ A Cry of Distress and Imprecation on Adversaries.

¹ Save me, O God, For the waters have^a Lit come to the soulthreatened my life.	1 Job 22:11 Psa 32:6 Psa 42:7 Psa 69:14 Psa 69:15 Jon 2:5
² I have sunk in deep mire, and there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and a^b Lit flowing streamflood overflows me.	2 Psa 40:2 Jon 2:3
³ I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched; My eyes fail while I wait for my God.	3 Psa 6:6 Deu 28:32 Psa 38:10 Psa 119:82 Psa 119:123 Isa 38:14
⁴ Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; Those who would^c Or silencedestroy me are powerful, being wrongfully my enemies; What I did not steal, I then have to restore.	4 Psa 35:19 Joh 15:25 Psa 35:19 Psa 38:19 Psa 59:3 Psa 35:11 Jer 15:10
⁵ O God, it is You who knows my folly, And my wrongs are not hidden from You.	5 Psa 38:5 Psa 44:21
⁶ May those who wait for You not be ashamed through me, O Lord^d Heb YHWH, usually rendered LordGOD of hosts; May those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,	6 Sa2 12:14
⁷ Because for Your sake I have borne reproach; Dishonor has covered my face.	7 Jer 15:15 Psa 44:15 Isa 50:6 Jer 51:51
⁸ I have become estranged^e Lit tofrom my brothers And an alien to my mother’s sons.	8 Job 19:13-15 Psa 31:11 Psa 38:11
⁹ For zeal for Your house has consumed me, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.	9 Psa 119:139 Joh 2:17 Psa 89:41 Psa 89:50 Rom 15:3
¹⁰ When I wept in my soul with fasting, It became my reproach.	10 Psa 35:13
¹¹ When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them.	11 Ki1 20:31 Psa 35:13 Ki1 9:7 Job 17:6 Psa 44:14 Jer 24:9
¹² Those who sit in the gate talk about me, And I am the^f Lit songssong of the drunkards.	12 Gen 19:1 Rut 4:1 Job 30:9
¹³ But as for me, my prayer is to You, O LORD, at an acceptable time; O God, in the greatness of Your lovingkindness, Answer me with^g Or the faithfulness of Your salvationYour saving truth.	13 Psa 32:6 Isa 49:8 Co2 6:2 Psa 51:1
¹⁴ Deliver me from the mire and do not let me sink; May I be delivered from^h Lit those who hate memy foes and from theⁱ Lit deep places of waterdeep waters.	14 Psa 69:2 Psa 144:7 Psa 69:2
¹⁵ May the^j Lit streamflood of water not overflow me Nor the deep swallow me up, Nor the pit shut its mouth on me.	15 Psa 124:4 Psa 124:5 Num 16:33 Psa 28:1 Psa 141:7
¹⁶ Answer me, O LORD, for Your lovingkindness is good; According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me,	16 Psa 63:3 Psa 109:21 Psa 51:1 Psa 106:45 Psa 25:16 Psa 86:16
¹⁷ And do not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am in distress; answer me quickly.	17 Psa 27:9 Psa 102:2 Psa 143:7 Psa 31:9 Psa 66:14
¹⁸ Oh draw near to my soul and redeem it; Ransom me because of my enemies!	18 Sa2 4:9 Psa 26:11 Psa 49:15 Psa 119:134
¹⁹ You know my reproach and my shame and my dishonor; All my adversaries are^k Or known to Youbefore You.	19 Psa 22:6 Psa 31:11
²⁰ Reproach has broken my heart and I am so sick. And I looked for sympathy, but there was none, And for comforters, but I found none.	20 Jer 23:9 Psa 142:4 Isa 63:5 Job 16:2
²¹ They also gave me^l Or poisongall^m Or infor my food And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.	21 Deu 29:18 Mat 27:34 Mat 27:48 Mar 15:23 Mar 15:36 Luk 23:36 Joh 19:28-30
²² May their table before them become a snare; Andⁿ Lit for those who are securewhen they are in peace, may it become a trap.	22 Rom 11:9 Rom 11:10 Th1 5:3
²³ May their eyes grow dim so that they cannot see, And make their loins shake continually.	23 Isa 6:10 Dan 5:6
²⁴ Pour out Your indignation on them, And may Your burning anger overtake them.	24 Psa 79:6 Jer 10:25 Eze 20:8 Hos 5:10
²⁵ May their^o Lit encampmentcamp be desolate; May none dwell in their tents.	25 Mat 23:38 Luk 13:35 Act 1:20
²⁶ For they have persecuted him whom You Yourself have smitten, And they tell of the pain of those whom You have^p Lit piercedwounded.	26 Ch2 28:9 Zec 1:15 Isa 53:4 Psa 109:22
²⁷ Add iniquity to their iniquity, And may they not come into Your righteousness.	27 Neh 4:5 Psa 109:14 Rom 1:28 Isa 26:10 Psa 103:17
²⁸ May they be blotted out of the book of life And may they not be^q Lit writtenrecorded with the righteous.	28 Exo 32:32 Exo 32:33 Rev 3:5 Php 4:3 Rev 13:8 Rev 17:8 Rev 20:15 Psa 87:6 Eze 13:9 Luk 10:20 Heb 12:23
²⁹ But I am afflicted and in pain; ^r Or Your salvation, O God, will set...May Your salvation, O God, set me securely on high.	29 Psa 70:5 Psa 20:1 Psa 59:1
³⁰ I will praise the name of God with song And magnify Him with thanksgiving.	30 Psa 28:7 Psa 34:3 Psa 50:14
³¹ And it will please the LORD better than an ox Or a young bull with horns and hoofs.	31 Psa 50:13 Psa 50:14 Psa 51:16
³² The humble^shave seen it and are glad; You who seek God, let your heart^t Or liverevive.	32 Psa 34:2 Psa 22:26
³³ For the LORD hears the needy And does not despise His who are prisoners.	33 Psa 12:5 Psa 68:6
³⁴ Let heaven and earth praise Him, The seas and everything that moves in them.	34 Psa 96:11 Psa 98:7 Psa 148:1-13 Isa 44:23 Isa 49:13 Isa 55:12
³⁵ For God will save Zion and build the cities of Judah, That they may dwell there and possess it.	35 Psa 46:5 Psa 51:18 Psa 147:2 Isa 44:26 Oba 1:17
³⁶ The^u Lit seeddescendants of His servants will inherit it, And those who love His name will dwell in it.	36 Psa 25:13 Psa 102:28 Psa 37:29

Psalms, Psalm 70, verses 1-5

BOOK 2> ¹ Prayer for Help against Persecutors.

¹ O God, hasten to deliver me; O LORD, hasten to my help!	1 Psa 40:13-17 Psa 70:1-5
² Let those be ashamed and humiliated Who seek my^a Or soullife; Let those be turned back and dishonored Who delight^b Or to injure mein my hurt.	2 Psa 35:4 Psa 35:26
³ Let those be^c Some mss read appalledturned back because of their shame Who say, “Aha, aha!”	3 Psa 40:15
⁴ Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; And let those who love Your salvation say continually, “Let God be magnified.”
⁵ But I am afflicted and needy; Hasten to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.	5 Psa 40:17 Psa 141:1

Psalms, Psalm 71, verses 1-24

BOOK 2> ¹ Prayer of an Old Man for Deliverance.

¹ In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed.	1 Psa 25:2 Psa 25:3 Psa 31:1-3 Psa 71:1-3
² In Your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; Incline Your ear to me and save me.	2 Psa 31:1 Psa 17:6
³ Be to me a rock of habitation to which I may continually come; You have given commandment to save me, For You are my^a Or cragrock and my fortress.	3 Psa 31:2 Psa 31:3 Deu 33:27 Psa 90:1 Psa 91:9 Psa 7:6 Psa 42:8 Psa 18:2
⁴ Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the^b Lit palmgrasp of the wrongdoer and ruthless man,	4 Psa 140:1 Psa 140:4
⁵ For You are my hope; O Lord^c Heb YHWH, usually rendered LordGOD, You are my confidence from my youth.	5 Psa 39:7 Jer 14:8 Jer 17:7 Jer 17:13 Jer 17:17 Jer 50:7 Psa 22:9
⁶ ^d Lit Upon You I have been supportedBy You I have been sustained from my birth; You are He who took me from my mother’s womb; My praise is continually^e Lit inof You.	6 Psa 22:10 Isa 46:3 Job 10:18 Psa 22:9 Psa 34:1
⁷ I have become a marvel to many, For You are my strong refuge.	7 Isa 8:18 Co1 4:9 Psa 61:3
⁸ My mouth is filled with Your praise And with Your glory all day long.	8 Psa 35:28 Psa 63:5 Psa 96:6 Psa 104:1
⁹ Do not cast me off in the time of old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails.	9 Psa 71:18 Psa 92:14 Isa 46:4
¹⁰ For my enemies have spoken^f Lit with reference toagainst me; And those who watch for my^g Lit soullife have consulted together,	10 Psa 56:6 Psa 31:13 Psa 83:3 Mat 27:1
¹¹ Saying, “God has forsaken him; Pursue and seize him, for there is no one to deliver.”	11 Psa 3:2 Psa 7:2
¹² O God, do not be far from me; O my God, hasten to my help!	12 Psa 10:1 Psa 22:11 Psa 35:22 Psa 38:21 Psa 38:22 Psa 40:13 Psa 70:1 Psa 70:5
¹³ Let those who are adversaries of my soul be ashamed and consumed; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor, who seek^h Lit my injuryto injure me.	13 Psa 35:4 Psa 35:26 Psa 40:14 Psa 109:29 Est 9:2 Psa 71:24
¹⁴ But as for me, I will hope continually, And willⁱ Lit add upon all Your praisepraise You yet more and more.	14 Psa 130:7 Psa 71:8
¹⁵ My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And of Your salvation all day long; For I do not know the^j Lit numberssum of them.	15 Psa 35:28 Psa 96:2 Psa 40:5
¹⁶ I will come with the mighty deeds of the Lord^k Heb YHWH, usually rendered LordGOD; I will make mention of Your righteousness, Yours alone.	16 Psa 106:2 Psa 51:14
¹⁷ O God, You have taught me from my youth, And I still declare Your wondrous deeds.	17 Deu 4:5 Deu 6:7 Psa 26:7 Psa 40:5 Psa 119:27
¹⁸ And even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your^l Lit armstrength to this generation, Your power to all who are to come.	18 Psa 71:9 Psa 22:31 Psa 78:4 Psa 78:6
¹⁹ ^m Or AndFor Your righteousness, O God, reaches to theⁿ Lit heightheavens, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You?	19 Psa 36:6 Psa 57:10 Psa 126:2 Luk 1:49 Deu 3:24 Psa 35:10
²⁰ You who have shown^o Another reading is usme many troubles and distresses Will revive^p Another reading is usme again, And will bring^q Another reading is usme up again from the depths of the earth.	20 Psa 60:3 Psa 80:18 Psa 85:6 Psa 119:25 Psa 138:7 Hos 6:1 Hos 6:2 Psa 86:13
²¹ May You increase my greatness And turn to comfort me.	21 Psa 18:35 Psa 23:4 Psa 86:17 Isa 12:1 Isa 49:13
²² I will also praise You with^r Lit an instrument of a harpa harp, Even Your^s Or faithfulnesstruth, O my God; To You I will sing praises with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.	22 Psa 33:2 Psa 81:2 Psa 92:1-3 Psa 144:9 Psa 33:2 Psa 147:7 Ki2 19:22 Psa 78:41 Psa 89:18 Isa 1:4
²³ My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to You; And my soul, which You have redeemed.	23 Psa 5:11 Psa 32:11 Psa 132:9 Psa 132:16 Psa 34:22 Psa 55:18 Psa 103:4
²⁴ My tongue also will utter Your righteousness all day long; For they are ashamed, for they are humiliated who seek^t Or to injure memy hurt.	24 Psa 35:28 Psa 71:13

Psalms, Psalm 72, verses 1-20

BOOK 2> ¹ The Reign of the Righteous King.

¹ Give the king Your judgments, O God, And Your righteousness to the king’s son.	1 Ki1 3:9 Ch1 22:13 Psa 24:5
² ^a Or He will judgeMay^bhe judge Your people with righteousness And^c Or Your humbleYour afflicted with justice.	2 Isa 9:7 Isa 11:2-5 Isa 32:1 Psa 82:3
³ ^d Or The mountains will bringLet the mountains bring^e Or prosperitypeace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness.	3 Isa 2:4 Isa 9:5 Isa 9:6 Mic 4:3 Mic 4:4 Zec 9:10
⁴ ^f Or He will vindicateMay he vindicate the^g Or humbleafflicted of the people, Save the children of the needy And crush the oppressor.	4 Isa 11:4
⁵ ^h Or They will fearLet them fear You while the sun endures, Andⁱ Lit before the moonas long as the moon, throughout all generations.	5 Psa 72:17 Psa 89:36 Psa 89:37
⁶ ^j Or He will come downMay he come down like rain upon the mown grass, Like showers that water the earth.	6 Deu 32:2 Sa2 23:4 Hos 6:3 Psa 65:10
⁷ In his days^k Or the righteous will flourishmay the righteous flourish, And abundance of peace till the moon is no more.	7 Psa 92:12 Isa 2:4
⁸ May he also rule from sea to sea And from the River to the ends of the earth.	8 Exo 23:31 Zec 9:10
⁹ ^l Or The nomads...will bowLet the nomads of the desert bow before him, And his enemies lick the dust.	9 Psa 74:14 Isa 23:13 Psa 22:29 Isa 49:23 Mic 7:17
¹⁰ ^m Or The kings...will bringLet the kings of Tarshish and of theⁿ Or coastlandsislands bring presents; The kings of Sheba and Seba offer^o Or tributegifts.	10 Ch2 9:21 Psa 48:7 Psa 97:1 Isa 42:4 Isa 42:10 Zep 2:11 Ki1 10:1 Job 6:19 Isa 60:6 Gen 10:7 Isa 43:3 Psa 45:12 Psa 68:29
¹¹ ^p Or All kings will bow downAnd let all kings bow down before him, All nations serve him.	11 Psa 138:4 Isa 49:23 Psa 86:9
¹² For he will deliver the needy when he cries for help, The^q Or humbleafflicted also, and him who has no helper.	12 Job 29:12 Psa 72:4
¹³ He will have compassion on the poor and needy, And the^r Lit soulslives of the needy he will save.	13 Pro 19:17 Pro 28:8
¹⁴ He will^s Lit redeemrescue their^t Lit soullife from oppression and violence, And their blood will be precious in his sight;	14 Psa 69:18 Sa1 26:21 Psa 116:15
¹⁵ So may he live, and may the gold of Sheba be given to him; And let^u Lit himthem pray for him continually; Let^v Lit himthem bless him all day long.	15 Isa 60:6
¹⁶ May there be abundance of grain in the earth on top of the mountains; Its fruit will wave like the cedars of Lebanon; And may those from the city flourish like vegetation of the earth.	16 Psa 104:16 Job 5:25
¹⁷ May his name endure forever; May his name^w Or sprout forthincrease^x Lit before the sunas long as the sun shines; And let men bless themselves by him; Let all nations call him blessed.	17 Exo 3:15 Psa 135:13 Psa 89:36 Gen 12:3 Gen 22:18 Luk 1:48
¹⁸ Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, Who alone works wonders.	18 Ch1 29:10 Psa 41:13 Psa 89:52 Psa 106:48 Exo 15:11 Job 5:9 Psa 77:14 Psa 86:10 Psa 136:4
¹⁹ And blessed be His glorious name forever; And may the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen, and Amen.	19 Neh 9:5 Psa 96:8 Num 14:21 Psa 41:13
²⁰ The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.


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