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Psalms, Psalm 73

BOOK 3> ¹ The End of the Wicked Contrasted with That of the Righteous.

¹ Surely God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart! ² But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps^a Lit were caused to sliphad almost slipped. ³ For I was envious of the^b Or boastersarrogant As I saw the prosperity of the wicked. ⁴ For there are no pains in their death, And their^c Or bellybody is fat. ⁵ They are not^d Lit in the trouble of menin trouble as other^e Or mortalsmen, Nor are they plagued^f Lit withlike mankind. ⁶ Therefore pride is their necklace; The garment of violence covers them. ⁷ Their eye^g Lit goes forthbulges from fatness; The imaginations of their heart^h Lit overflowrun riot. ⁸ They mock andⁱwickedly speak of oppression; They speak from on high. ⁹ They have set their mouth^j Or inagainst the heavens, And their tongue^k Lit walksparades through the earth.	1 Psa 86:5 Psa 24:4 Psa 51:10 Mat 5:8 2 Psa 94:18 3 Psa 37:1 Pro 23:17 Job 21:7 Psa 37:7 Jer 12:1 5 Job 21:9 Psa 73:12 Psa 73:14 6 Gen 41:42 Pro 1:9 Psa 109:18 7 Job 15:27 Psa 17:10 Jer 5:28 8 Psa 1:1 Psa 17:10 Pe2 2:18 Jud 1:16 9 Rev 13:6
¹⁰ Therefore^l Or Hishis people return to this place, And waters of abundance are^m Lit drained outdrunk by them. ¹¹ They say, “How does God know? And is there knowledgeⁿ Lit inwith the Most High?” ¹² Behold, these are the wicked; And always at ease, they have increased in wealth. ¹³ Surely in vain I have^o Or cleansed my heartkept my heart pure And washed my hands in innocence; ¹⁴ For I have been stricken all day long And^p Lit my chasteningchastened every morning.	10 Psa 23:5 11 Job 22:13 12 Psa 49:6 Psa 52:7 Jer 49:31 Eze 23:42 13 Job 21:15 Job 34:9 Job 35:3 Psa 26:6 14 Psa 38:6 Job 33:19 Psa 118:18
¹⁵ If I had said, “I will speak thus,” Behold, I would have betrayed the generation of Your children. ¹⁶ When I pondered to understand this, It was^q Lit labor, troubletroublesome in my sight ¹⁷ Until I came into the^r Lit sanctuariessanctuary of God; Then I perceived their end. ¹⁸ Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to^s Lit ruinsdestruction. ¹⁹ How they are^t Lit become a desolationdestroyed in a moment! They are utterly swept away by sudden terrors! ²⁰ Like a dream when one awakes, O Lord, when aroused, You will despise their^u Or imageform.	15 Psa 14:5 16 Ecc 8:17 17 Psa 27:4 Psa 77:13 Psa 37:38 18 Psa 35:6 Psa 35:8 Psa 36:12 19 Num 16:21 Isa 47:11 Job 18:11 20 Job 20:8 Psa 78:65 Sa1 2:30
²¹ When my heart was embittered And I was pierced^v Lit in my kidneyswithin, ²² Then I was senseless and ignorant; I was like^w Or an animala beast^x Lit with Youbefore You. ²³ Nevertheless I am continually with You; You have taken hold of my right hand. ²⁴ With Your counsel You will guide me, And afterward receive me^y Or with honorto glory.	21 Jdg 10:16 Act 2:37 22 Psa 49:10 Psa 92:6 Job 18:3 Psa 49:20 Ecc 3:18 23 Psa 16:8 24 Psa 32:8 Psa 48:14 Isa 58:11 Gen 5:24 Psa 49:15
²⁵ Whom have I in heaven but You? And^z Or withbesides You, I desire nothing on earth. ²⁶ My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the^aa Lit rockstrength of my heart and my portion forever. ²⁷ For, behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have^ab Or silenceddestroyed all those who^ac Lit go to a whoring fromare unfaithful to You. ²⁸ But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord^ad Heb YHWH, usually rendered LordGOD my refuge, That I may tell of all Your works.	25 Psa 16:2 Php 3:8 26 Psa 38:10 Psa 40:12 Psa 84:2 Psa 119:81 Psa 16:5 27 Psa 119:155 Psa 37:20 Exo 34:15 Num 15:39 Psa 106:39 Hos 4:12 Hos 9:1 28 Psa 65:4 Heb 10:22 Jam 4:8 Psa 14:6 Psa 71:7 Psa 40:5 Psa 107:22 Psa 118:17

Psalms, Psalm 74

BOOK 3> ¹ An Appeal against the Devastation of the Land by the Enemy.

¹ O God, why have You rejected us forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your^a Or pasturingpasture? ² Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, Which You have redeemed to be the tribe of Your inheritance; And this Mount Zion, where You have dwelt. ³ ^b Lit Lift upTurn Your footsteps toward the perpetual ruins; The enemy has damaged everything within the sanctuary. ⁴ Your adversaries have roared in the midst of Your meeting place; They have set up their own^c Lit signsstandards for signs. ⁵ It seems as if one had lifted up His^d Lit axesaxe in a^e Lit thicketforest of trees. ⁶ And now^f Lit altogetherall its carved work They smash with hatchet and^g Or axeshammers. ⁷ They have^h Lit set on fireburned Your sanctuaryⁱ Or To the ground they...to the ground; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name. ⁸ They said in their heart, “Let us^j Lit altogethercompletely^k Or oppresssubdue them.” They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land. ⁹ We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet, Nor is there any among us who knows how long. ¹⁰ How long, O God, will the adversary revile, And the enemy spurn Your name forever? ¹¹ Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? From within Your bosom, destroy them!	1 Psa 44:9 Psa 77:7 Deu 29:20 Psa 18:8 Psa 89:46 Psa 79:13 Psa 95:7 Psa 100:3 2 Exo 15:16 Deu 32:6 Exo 15:13 Psa 77:15 Psa 106:10 Isa 63:9 Deu 32:9 Isa 63:17 Jer 10:16 Jer 51:19 Psa 9:11 Psa 68:16 3 Isa 61:4 Psa 79:1 4 Ljr 2:7 Num 2:2 Psa 74:9 5 Jer 46:22 6 Ki1 6:18 Ki1 6:29 Ki1 6:32 Ki1 6:35 7 Ki2 25:9 Psa 89:39 Ljr 2:2 8 Psa 83:4 9 Psa 78:43 Sa1 3:1 Ljr 2:9 Eze 7:26 Amo 8:11 Psa 6:3 Psa 79:5 Psa 80:4 10 Psa 44:16 Psa 79:12 Psa 89:51 Lev 24:16 11 Ljr 2:3 Psa 59:13
¹² Yet God is my king from of old, Who works deeds of deliverance in the midst of the earth. ¹³ ^l Or You YourselfYou divided the sea by Your strength; ^m Or You YourselfYou broke the heads of the sea monstersⁿ Lit onin the waters. ¹⁴ ^o Or You YourselfYou crushed the heads of^p Or sea monsterLeviathan; ^q Or You YourselfYou gave him as food for the^r Lit peoplecreatures of the wilderness. ¹⁵ ^s Or You YourselfYou broke open springs and torrents; ^t Or You YourselfYou dried up ever-flowing streams. ¹⁶ Yours is the day, Yours also is the night; ^u Or You YourselfYou have prepared the^v Or luminarylight and the sun. ¹⁷ ^w Or You YourselfYou have established all the boundaries of the earth; ^x Or You YourselfYou have^y Or formedmade summer and winter.	12 Psa 44:4 13 Exo 14:21 Psa 78:13 Isa 51:9 Psa 148:7 Jer 51:34 14 Job 41:1 Psa 104:26 Isa 27:1 Psa 72:9 15 Exo 17:5 Exo 17:6 Num 20:11 Psa 78:15 Psa 105:41 Psa 114:8 Isa 48:21 Exo 14:21 Exo 14:22 Jos 2:10 Jos 3:13 Psa 114:3 16 Gen 1:14-18 Psa 104:19 Psa 136:7 Psa 136:8 17 Deu 32:8 Act 17:26 Gen 8:22 Psa 147:16-18
¹⁸ Remember this,^z Or that the enemy has reviled the LordO LORD, that the enemy has reviled, And a foolish people has spurned Your name. ¹⁹ Do not deliver the soul of Your turtledove to the wild beast; Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever. ²⁰ Consider the covenant; For the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence. ²¹ Let not the oppressed return dishonored; Let the afflicted and needy praise Your name.	18 Psa 74:10 Deu 32:6 Psa 14:1 Psa 39:8 Psa 53:1 19 Sol 2:14 Psa 9:18 20 Gen 17:7 Psa 106:45 Psa 88:6 Psa 143:3 21 Psa 103:6 Psa 35:10 Isa 41:17
²² Arise, O God, and plead Your own cause; Remember^aa Lit Your reproach from the foolish manhow the foolish man reproaches You all day long. ²³ Do not forget the voice of Your adversaries, The uproar of those who rise against You which ascends continually.	22 Psa 43:1 Isa 3:13 Isa 43:26 Eze 20:35 Psa 14:1 Psa 53:1 Psa 74:18 23 Psa 74:10 Psa 65:7

Psalms, Psalm 75

BOOK 3> ¹ God Abases the Proud, but Exalts the Righteous.

¹ We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks, For Your name is near; Men declare Your wondrous works. ² “When I select an appointed time, It is I who judge with equity. ³ “The earth and all who dwell in it^a Or tottermelt; It is I who have firmly set its pillars.^bSelah. ⁴ “I said to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’ And to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up the horn; ⁵ Do not lift up your horn on high, Do not speak with insolent^c Lit neckpride.’”	1 Psa 79:13 Psa 145:18 Psa 26:7 Psa 44:1 Psa 71:17 2 Psa 102:13 Psa 9:8 Psa 67:4 Isa 11:4 3 Psa 46:6 Isa 24:19 Sa1 2:8 4 Zec 1:21 5 Sa1 2:3 Psa 94:4
⁶ For not from the east, nor from the west, Nor from the^d Or mountainous desertdesert comes exaltation; ⁷ But God is the Judge; He puts down one and exalts another. ⁸ For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, and the wine foams; It is^e Lit full of mixturewell mixed, and He pours out of this; Surely all the wicked of the earth must drain and drink down its dregs.	6 Psa 3:3 7 Psa 50:6 Sa1 2:7 Psa 147:6 Dan 2:21 8 Job 21:20 Psa 11:6 Psa 60:3 Jer 25:15 Pro 23:30 Oba 1:16
⁹ But as for me, I will declare it forever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. ¹⁰ And all the horns of the wicked^f Heb IHe will cut off, But the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.	9 Psa 22:22 Psa 40:10 10 Psa 101:8 Jer 48:25 Sa1 2:1 Psa 89:17 Psa 92:10 Psa 148:14

Psalms, Psalm 76

BOOK 3> ¹ The Victorious Power of the God of Jacob.

¹ God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel. ² His^a Lit sheltertabernacle is in Salem; His dwelling place also is in Zion. ³ There He broke the^b Lit fiery shafts of the bowflaming arrows, The shield and the sword and the^c Lit battleweapons of war.^dSelah.	1 Psa 48:3 Psa 99:3 2 Psa 27:5 Ljr 2:6 Gen 14:18 Psa 9:11 Psa 132:13 Psa 135:21 3 Psa 46:9
⁴ You are resplendent, ^e Or Majestic from the mountainsMore majestic than the mountains of prey. ⁵ The stouthearted were plundered, ^f Lit They slumbered their sleepThey sank into sleep; And none of the^gwarriors could use his hands. ⁶ At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, Both^h Lit chariotrider and horse were cast into a dead sleep. ⁷ You, even You, are to be feared; And who may stand in Your presence when onceⁱ Lit Your anger isYou are angry?	5 Isa 10:12 Isa 46:12 6 Psa 80:16 Exo 15:1 Exo 15:21 Psa 78:53 7 Ch1 16:25 Psa 89:7 Psa 96:4 Ezr 9:15 Psa 130:3 Nah 1:6 Mal 3:2 Rev 6:17
⁸ You caused judgment to be heard from heaven; The earth feared and was still ⁹ When God arose to judgment, To save all the humble of the earth. Selah. ¹⁰ For the^j Lit wrathswrath of man shall praise You; With a remnant of wrath You will gird Yourself.	8 Ch1 16:30 Ch2 20:29 Ch2 20:30 Psa 33:8 9 Psa 9:7 Psa 9:8 Psa 74:22 Psa 82:8 10 Exo 9:16 Rom 9:17
¹¹ Make vows to the LORD your God and fulfill them; Let all who are around Him bring gifts to Him who is to be feared. ¹² He will cut off the spirit of princes; He is^k Lit awesome tofeared by the kings of the earth.	11 Ecc 5:4-6 Psa 50:14 Ch2 32:23 Psa 68:29 12 Psa 47:2

Psalms, Psalm 77

BOOK 3> ¹ Comfort in Trouble from Recalling God’s Mighty Deeds.

¹ My voice rises to God, and I will cry aloud; My voice rises to God, and He will hear me. ² In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; In the night my hand was stretched out^a Lit and did not grow numbwithout weariness; My soul refused to be comforted. ³ When I remember God, then I am disturbed; When I sigh, then my spirit grows faint.^bSelah. ⁴ You have held my eyelids open; I am so troubled that I cannot speak. ⁵ I have considered the days of old, The years of long ago. ⁶ I will remember my song in the night; I will meditate with my heart, And my spirit^c Lit searchedponders:	1 Psa 3:4 Psa 142:1 2 Psa 50:15 Psa 86:7 Psa 63:6 Isa 26:9 Job 11:13 Psa 88:9 Gen 37:35 3 Psa 42:5 Psa 42:11 Psa 43:5 Psa 55:2 Psa 142:2 Psa 61:2 Psa 143:4 4 Psa 39:9 5 Deu 32:7 Psa 44:1 Psa 143:5 Isa 51:9 6 Psa 42:8 Psa 4:4
⁷ Will the Lord reject forever? And will He never be favorable again? ⁸ Has His lovingkindness ceased forever? Has His^d Lit wordpromise come to an end^e Lit from generation to generationforever? ⁹ Has God forgotten to be gracious, Or has He in anger^f Lit shut upwithdrawn His compassion? Selah. ¹⁰ Then I said, “It is my^ggrief, That the right hand of the Most High has changed.”	7 Psa 44:9 Psa 85:1 Psa 85:5 8 Psa 89:49 Pe2 3:9 9 Isa 49:15 Psa 25:6 Psa 40:11 Psa 51:1 10 Psa 31:22 Psa 73:14 Psa 44:2 Psa 44:3
¹¹ I shall remember the deeds of^h Heb Yahthe LORD; Surely I will remember Your wonders of old. ¹² I will meditate on all Your work And muse on Your deeds. ¹³ Your way, O God, is holy; What god is great like our God? ¹⁴ You are the God who works wonders; You have made known Your strength among the peoples. ¹⁵ You have by Yourⁱ Lit armpower redeemed Your people, The sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.	11 Psa 105:5 Psa 143:5 Psa 105:5 Psa 143:5 12 Psa 145:5 13 Psa 63:2 Psa 73:17 Exo 15:11 Psa 71:19 Psa 86:8 14 Psa 72:18 Psa 106:8 15 Exo 6:6 Deu 9:29 Psa 74:2 Psa 78:42 Psa 80:1
¹⁶ The waters saw You, O God; The waters saw You, they were in anguish; The deeps also trembled. ¹⁷ The clouds poured out water; The skies gave forth a sound; Your arrows^j Lit wentflashed here and there. ¹⁸ The sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings lit up the world; The earth trembled and shook. ¹⁹ Your way was in the sea And Your paths in the mighty waters, And Your footprints may not be known. ²⁰ You led Your people like a flock By the hand of Moses and Aaron.	16 Exo 14:21 Psa 114:3 Hab 3:8 Hab 3:10 17 Jdg 5:4 Psa 68:33 Psa 18:14 18 Psa 18:13 Psa 104:7 Psa 97:4 Jdg 5:4 Psa 18:7 19 Isa 51:10 Hab 3:15 20 Exo 13:21 Exo 14:19 Psa 78:52 Psa 80:1 Isa 63:11-13 Exo 6:26 Psa 105:26

Psalms, Psalm 78

BOOK 3> ¹ God’s Guidance of His People in Spite of Their Unfaithfulness.

¹ Listen, O my people, to my^a Or law, teachinginstruction; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth. ² I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old, ³ Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us. ⁴ We will not conceal them from their children, But tell to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, And His strength and His wondrous works that He has done.	1 Isa 51:4 Isa 55:3 2 Psa 49:4 Mat 13:35 Pro 1:6 3 Psa 44:1 4 Exo 12:26 Deu 6:7 Deu 11:19 Job 15:18 Psa 145:4 Isa 38:19 Joe 1:3 Exo 13:8 Exo 13:14 Psa 22:30 Job 37:16 Psa 26:7 Psa 71:17
⁵ For He established a testimony in Jacob And appointed a law in Israel, Which He commanded our fathers That they should^b Lit make them knownteach them to their children, ⁶ That the generation to come might know, even the children yet to be born, That they may arise and tell them to their children, ⁷ That they should put their confidence in God And not forget the works of God, But keep His commandments, ⁸ And not be like their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that did not^c Or put rightprepare its heart And whose spirit was not faithful to God.	5 Psa 19:7 Psa 81:5 Isa 8:20 Psa 147:19 Deu 6:4-9 Deu 4:9 6 Psa 102:18 Psa 22:31 Deu 11:19 7 Deu 4:9 Deu 6:12 Deu 8:14 Deu 4:2 Deu 5:1 Deu 5:29 Deu 27:1 Jos 22:5 8 Ki2 17:14 Ch2 30:7 Eze 20:18 Exo 32:9 Deu 9:7 Deu 9:24 Deu 31:27 Jdg 2:19 Isa 30:9 Job 11:13 Psa 78:37 Psa 51:10
⁹ The sons of Ephraim^d Or beingwere archers equipped with bows, Yet they turned back in the day of battle. ¹⁰ They did not keep the covenant of God And refused to walk in His law; ¹¹ They forgot His deeds And His^e Or wonderful worksmiracles that He had shown them. ¹² He wrought wonders before their fathers In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. ¹³ He divided the sea and caused them to pass through, And He made the waters stand up like a heap. ¹⁴ Then He led them with the cloud by day And all the night with a light of fire. ¹⁵ He split the rocks in the wilderness And gave them abundant drink like the ocean depths. ¹⁶ He brought forth streams also from the rock And caused waters to run down like rivers.	9 Ch1 12:2 Jdg 20:39 Psa 78:57 10 Jdg 2:20 Ki1 11:11 Ki2 17:15 Ki2 18:12 Psa 119:1 Jer 32:23 Jer 44:10 Jer 44:23 11 Psa 106:13 12 Exo 7-12 Psa 106:22 Num 13:22 Psa 78:43 Isa 19:11 Isa 30:4 Eze 30:14 13 Exo 14:21 Psa 74:13 Psa 136:13 Exo 15:8 Psa 33:7 14 Exo 13:21 Psa 105:39 Exo 14:24 15 Exo 17:6 Num 20:11 Psa 105:41 Psa 114:8 Isa 48:21 Co1 10:4 16 Num 20:8 Num 20:10 Num 20:11
¹⁷ Yet they still continued to sin against Him, To rebel against the Most High in the desert. ¹⁸ And in their heart they put God to the test By asking food according to their desire. ¹⁹ Then they spoke against God; They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness? ²⁰ “Behold, He struck the rock so that waters gushed out, And streams were overflowing; Can He give bread also? Will He provide^f Lit fleshmeat for His people?”	17 Deu 9:22 Isa 63:10 Heb 3:16 18 Exo 17:6 Deu 6:16 Psa 78:41 Psa 78:56 Psa 95:9 Psa 106:14 Co1 10:9 Num 11:4 19 Exo 16:3 Num 11:4 Num 20:3 Num 21:5 Psa 23:5 20 Num 20:11 Psa 78:15 Psa 78:16 Num 11:18
²¹ Therefore the LORD heard and^g Or became infuriatedwas full of wrath; And a fire was kindled against Jacob And anger also mounted against Israel, ²² Because they did not believe in God And did not trust in His salvation. ²³ Yet He commanded the clouds above And opened the doors of heaven; ²⁴ He rained down manna upon them to eat And gave them^h Lit grainfood from heaven. ²⁵ Man did eat the bread ofⁱ Lit mighty onesangels; He sent them^j Or provisionfood^k Lit to satiationin abundance. ²⁶ He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens And by His^l Or strengthpower He directed the south wind. ²⁷ When He rained^m Lit fleshmeat upon them like the dust, Even winged fowl like the sand of the seas, ²⁸ Then He let them fall in the midst ofⁿ Lit Histheir camp, Round about their dwellings. ²⁹ So they ate and were well filled, And their desire He gave to them. ³⁰ ^o Lit They were not estranged fromBefore they had satisfied their desire, While their food was in their mouths, ³¹ The anger of God rose against them And killed^p Lit among their fat onessome of their stoutest ones, And^q Lit caused to bow downsubdued the choice men of Israel. ³² In spite of all this they still sinned And did not believe in His wonderful works. ³³ So He brought their days to an end in^r Lit vanity, a mere breathfutility And their years in sudden terror.	21 Num 11:1 22 Deu 1:32 Deu 9:23 Heb 3:18 23 Gen 7:11 Mal 3:10 24 Exo 16:4 Psa 105:40 Joh 6:31 25 Exo 16:3 26 Num 11:31 27 Exo 16:13 Psa 105:40 29 Num 11:19 Num 11:20 30 Num 11:33 31 Num 11:33 Num 11:34 Job 20:23 Isa 10:16 32 Num 14 Num 14:11 Psa 78:11 33 Num 14:29 Num 14:35
³⁴ When He killed them, then they sought Him, And returned and searched diligently for God; ³⁵ And they remembered that God was their rock, And the Most High God their Redeemer. ³⁶ But they deceived Him with their mouth And lied to Him with their tongue. ³⁷ For their heart was not steadfast toward Him, Nor were they faithful in His covenant. ³⁸ But He, being compassionate,^s Lit covered over, atoned forforgave their iniquity and did not destroy them; And often He^t Lit turned awayrestrained His anger And did not arouse all His wrath. ³⁹ Thus He remembered that they were but flesh, A^u Or breathwind that passes and does not return.	34 Num 21:7 Hos 5:15 Psa 63:1 35 Deu 32:4 Exo 15:13 Deu 9:26 Psa 74:2 Isa 41:14 36 Exo 24:7 Exo 24:8 Eze 33:31 Exo 32:7 Exo 32:8 Isa 57:11 37 Psa 51:10 Psa 78:8 Act 8:21 38 Exo 34:6 Num 14:18-20 Isa 48:9 39 Job 10:9 Psa 103:14 Gen 6:3 Job 7:7 Job 7:16 Psa 103:14 Jam 4:14
⁴⁰ How often they rebelled against Him in the wilderness And grieved Him in the desert! ⁴¹ Again and again they^v Or put God to the testtempted God, And pained the Holy One of Israel. ⁴² They did not remember His^w Lit handpower, The day when He redeemed them from the adversary, ⁴³ When He performed His signs in Egypt And His marvels in the field of Zoan, ⁴⁴ And turned their rivers to blood, And their streams, they could not drink. ⁴⁵ He sent among them swarms of flies which devoured them, And frogs which destroyed them. ⁴⁶ He gave also their crops to the grasshopper And the product of their labor to the locust. ⁴⁷ He^x Lit was killingdestroyed their vines with hailstones And their sycamore trees with frost. ⁴⁸ He gave over their cattle also to the hailstones And their herds to bolts of lightning. ⁴⁹ He sent upon them His burning anger, Fury and indignation and trouble, ^y Lit A deputation of angels of evilA band of destroying angels. ⁵⁰ He leveled a path for His anger; He did not spare their soul from death, But gave over their life to the plague, ⁵¹ And smote all the firstborn in Egypt, The first issue of their virility in the tents of Ham. ⁵² But He led forth His own people like sheep And guided them in the wilderness like a flock; ⁵³ He led them safely, so that they did not fear; But the sea engulfed their enemies.	40 Psa 95:8 Psa 95:9 Psa 106:43 Psa 107:11 Heb 3:16 Psa 95:10 Isa 63:10 Eph 4:30 Psa 106:14 41 Num 14:22 Ki2 19:22 Psa 89:18 42 Jdg 8:34 Psa 44:3 Psa 106:10 43 Psa 105:27 Exo 4:21 Exo 7:3 44 Exo 7:20 Psa 105:29 45 Exo 8:24 Psa 105:31 Exo 8:6 Psa 105:30 46 Ki1 8:37 Psa 105:34 Exo 10:14 47 Exo 9:23-25 Psa 105:32 48 Exo 9:19 49 Exo 15:7 50 Exo 12:29 Exo 12:30 51 Exo 12:29 Psa 105:36 Psa 135:8 Psa 136:10 Gen 49:3 Psa 105:23 Psa 105:27 Psa 106:22 52 Exo 15:22 Psa 77:20 53 Exo 14:19 Exo 14:20 Exo 14:27 Exo 14:28 Psa 106:11
⁵⁴ So He brought them to His holy^z Lit border, territoryland, To this^aa Or mountainhill country which His right hand had gained. ⁵⁵ He also drove out the nations before them And apportioned them for an inheritance by measurement, And made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents. ⁵⁶ Yet they^ab Or put to the testtempted and rebelled against the Most High God And did not keep His testimonies, ⁵⁷ But turned back and acted treacherously like their fathers; They turned aside like a treacherous bow. ⁵⁸ For they provoked Him with their high places And aroused His jealousy with their graven images. ⁵⁹ When God heard, He^ac Or became infuriatedwas filled with wrath And greatly abhorred Israel; ⁶⁰ So that He abandoned the dwelling place at Shiloh, The tent^adwhich He had pitched among men, ⁶¹ And gave up His strength to captivity And His glory into the hand of the adversary. ⁶² He also delivered His people to the sword, And^ae Or became infuriatedwas filled with wrath at His inheritance. ⁶³ Fire devoured^af Or theirHis young men, And^ag Or theirHis virgins had no wedding songs. ⁶⁴ ^ah Or theirHis priests fell by the sword, And^ai Or theirHis widows could not weep.	54 Exo 15:17 Psa 68:16 Isa 11:9 Psa 44:3 55 Jos 11:16-23 Psa 44:2 Jos 13:7 Jos 23:4 Psa 105:11 Psa 135:12 56 Psa 78:18 Jdg 2:11-13 Psa 78:40 57 Eze 20:27 Eze 20:28 Hos 7:16 58 Deu 4:25 Jdg 2:12 Ki1 14:9 Isa 65:3 Lev 26:30 Ki1 3:2 Ki2 16:4 Jer 17:3 Deu 32:16 Deu 32:21 Ki1 14:22 Exo 20:4 Lev 26:1 Deu 4:25 59 Deu 1:34 Deu 9:19 Psa 106:40 Lev 26:30 Deu 32:19 Amo 6:8 60 Sa1 4:11 Psa 78:67 Jer 7:12 Jer 7:14 Jer 26:6 Jos 18:1 61 Psa 63:2 Psa 132:8 Sa1 4:17 62 Jdg 20:21 Sa1 4:10 63 Num 11:1 Num 21:28 Isa 26:11 Jer 48:45 Jer 7:34 Jer 16:9 Ljr 2:21 64 Sa1 4:17 Sa1 22:18 Job 27:15 Eze 24:23
⁶⁵ Then the Lord awoke as if from sleep, Like a warrior^aj Or sobered up fromovercome by wine. ⁶⁶ He^ak Lit smotedrove His adversaries backward; He put on them an everlasting reproach. ⁶⁷ He also rejected the tent of Joseph, And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim, ⁶⁸ But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which He loved. ⁶⁹ And He built His sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which He has founded forever. ⁷⁰ He also chose David His servant And took him from the sheepfolds; ⁷¹ From^al Lit followingthe care of the^am Lit ewes which gave suck, He...ewes with suckling lambs He brought him To shepherd Jacob His people, And Israel His inheritance. ⁷² So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart, And guided them with his skillful hands.	65 Psa 44:23 Psa 73:20 Isa 42:13 66 Sa1 5:6 67 Psa 78:60 68 Psa 87:2 Psa 132:13 69 Ki1 6:1-38 70 Sa1 16:11 Sa1 16:12 71 Sa2 7:8 Isa 40:11 Gen 33:13 Sa2 5:2 Ch1 11:2 Psa 28:9 Sa1 10:1 72 Ki1 9:4

Psalms, Psalm 79

BOOK 3> ¹ A Lament over the Destruction of Jerusalem, and Prayer for Help.

O God, the nations have^ainvaded Your inheritance;
They have defiled Your holy temple;
They have laid Jerusalem in ruins.

They have given the dead bodies of Your servants for food to the birds of the heavens,
The flesh of Your godly ones to the beasts of the earth.

They have poured out their blood like water round about Jerusalem;
And there was no one to bury them.

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We have become a reproach to our neighbors,
A scoffing and derision to those around us.

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How long, O LORD? Will You be angry forever?
Will Your jealousy burn like fire?

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Pour out Your wrath upon the nations which do not know You,
And upon the kingdoms which do not call upon Your name.

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For they have devoured Jacob
And laid waste his^bhabitation.

Ljr 1:10 Psa 74:2 Psa 74:3 Psa 74:7 Ki2 25:9 Ki2 25:10 Ch2 36:17-19 Jer 26:18 Jer 52:12-14 Mic 3:12

Deu 28:26 Jer 7:33 Jer 16:4 Jer 19:7 Jer 34:20

Jer 14:16 Jer 16:4

Psa 44:13 Psa 80:6 Dan 9:16

Psa 13:1 Psa 74:1 Psa 74:9 Psa 74:10 Psa 85:5 Psa 89:46 Deu 29:20 Eze 36:5 Eze 38:19 Psa 89:46 Zep 3:8

Psa 69:24 Jer 10:25 Eze 21:31 Zep 3:8 Th1 4:5 Th2 1:8 Psa 14:4 Psa 53:4

Psa 53:4 Ch2 36:19 Jer 39:8

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Do not remember^cthe iniquities of our forefathers against us;
Let Your compassion come quickly to meet us,
For we are brought very low.

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Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name;
And deliver us and^dforgive our sins for Your name’s sake.

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Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”
Let there be known among the nations in our sight,
Vengeance for the blood of Your servants which has been shed.

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Let the groaning of the prisoner come before You;
According to the greatness of Your^epower preserve^fthose who are doomed to die.

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And return to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom
^gThe reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord.

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So we Your people and the sheep of Your^hpasture
Will give thanks to You forever;
To all generations we will tell of Your praise.

Psa 106:6 Isa 64:9 Psa 21:3 Deu 28:43 Psa 116:6 Psa 142:6 Isa 26:5

Ch2 14:11 Psa 31:3 Psa 25:11 Psa 65:3 Jer 14:7

Psa 42:10 Psa 115:2 Psa 94:1 Psa 94:2

Psa 102:20 Psa 102:20

Gen 4:15 Lev 26:21 Lev 26:28 Psa 12:6 Psa 119:164 Pro 6:31 Pro 24:16 Isa 30:26 Psa 35:13 Isa 65:6 Isa 65:7 Jer 32:18 Luk 6:38 Psa 74:10 Psa 74:18 Psa 74:22

Psa 74:1 Psa 95:7 Psa 100:3 Psa 44:8 Psa 89:1 Isa 43:21

Psalms, Psalm 80

BOOK 3> ¹ God Implored to Rescue His People from Their Calamities.

¹ Oh, give ear, Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock; You who are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth! ² Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up Your power And come to save us! ³ O God, restore us And cause Your face to shine upon us,^a Or that we mayand we will be saved.	1 Psa 23:1 Psa 77:15 Psa 78:67 Amo 5:15 Exo 25:22 Sa1 4:4 Sa2 6:2 Psa 99:1 2 Num 2:18-24 Psa 35:23 3 Psa 60:1 Psa 80:7 Psa 80:19 Psa 85:4 Psa 126:1 Ljr 5:21 Num 6:25 Psa 4:6 Psa 31:16
⁴ O LORD God of hosts, How long will You^b Lit smoke againstbe angry with the prayer of Your people? ⁵ You have fed them with the bread of tears, And You have made them to drink tears in^c Lit a third part of alarge measure. ⁶ You make us^d Lit a strife toan object of contention to our neighbors, And our enemies laugh among themselves. ⁷ O God of hosts, restore us And cause Your face to shine upon us,^e Or that we mayand we will be saved.	4 Psa 59:5 Psa 84:8 Psa 79:5 Psa 85:5 5 Psa 42:3 Psa 102:9 Isa 30:20 6 Psa 44:13 Psa 79:4
⁸ You removed a vine from Egypt; You drove out the^f Or Gentilesnations and planted it. ⁹ You cleared the ground before it, And it took deep root and filled the land. ¹⁰ The mountains were covered with its shadow, And^gthe cedars of God with its boughs. ¹¹ It was sending out its branches to the sea And its shoots to the River. ¹² Why have You broken down its^h Or walls, fenceshedges, So that all who pass that way pick its fruit? ¹³ A boar from the forest eats it away And whatever moves in the field feeds on it.	8 Psa 80:15 Isa 5:1 Isa 5:2 Isa 5:7 Jer 2:21 Jer 12:10 Eze 17:6 Eze 19:10 Jos 13:6 Ch2 20:7 Psa 44:2 Act 7:45 Jer 11:17 Jer 32:41 Eze 17:23 Amo 9:15 9 Exo 23:28 Jos 24:12 Isa 5:2 Hos 14:5 10 Gen 49:22 11 Psa 72:8 12 Psa 89:40 Isa 5:5 13 Jer 5:6
¹⁴ O God of hosts, turn again now, we beseech You; Look down from heaven and see, and take care of this vine, ¹⁵ Even theⁱ Or rootshoot which Your right hand has planted, And on the^j Or figuratively: branchson whom You have^k Or securedstrengthened for Yourself. ¹⁶ It is burned with fire, it is cut down; They perish at the rebuke of Your countenance. ¹⁷ Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand, Upon the son of man whom You made strong for Yourself. ¹⁸ Then we shall not turn back from You; Revive us, and we will call upon Your name. ¹⁹ O LORD God of hosts, restore us; Cause Your face to shine upon us,^l Or that we mayand we will be saved.	14 Psa 90:13 Psa 102:19 Isa 63:15 15 Psa 80:8 16 Ch2 36:19 Psa 74:8 Jer 52:13 Psa 39:11 Psa 76:6 17 Psa 89:21 Psa 80:15 18 Isa 50:5 Psa 71:20 19 Psa 80:3

Psalms, Psalm 81

BOOK 3> ¹ God’s Goodness and Israel’s Waywardness.

¹ Sing for joy to God our strength; Shout joyfully to the God of Jacob. ² Raise a song, strike the timbrel, The sweet sounding lyre with the harp. ³ Blow the trumpet at the new moon, At the full moon, on our feast day. ⁴ For it is a statute for Israel, An ordinance of the God of Jacob. ⁵ He established it for a testimony in Joseph When he^a Lit went out overwent throughout the land of Egypt. I heard a language that I did not know:	1 Psa 51:14 Psa 59:16 Psa 95:1 Psa 46:1 Psa 66:1 Psa 95:2 Psa 98:4 Psa 84:8 2 Exo 15:20 Psa 149:3 Psa 92:3 Psa 98:5 Psa 147:7 Psa 108:2 Psa 144:9 3 Num 10:10 Lev 23:24 5 Exo 11:4 Deu 28:49 Psa 114:1 Jer 5:15
⁶ “I^b Lit removed his shoulder fromrelieved his shoulder of the burden, His hands were freed from the^c Or brick loadbasket. ⁷ “You called in trouble and I rescued you; I answered you in the hiding place of thunder; I proved you at the waters of Meribah.^dSelah. ⁸ “Hear, O My people, and I will^e Or bear witness againstadmonish you; O Israel, if you would listen to Me! ⁹ “Let there be no strange god among you; Nor shall you worship any foreign god. ¹⁰ “I, the LORD, am your God, Who brought you up from the land of Egypt; Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.	6 Isa 9:4 Isa 10:27 7 Exo 2:23 Exo 14:10 Psa 50:15 Exo 19:19 Exo 20:18 Exo 17:6 Exo 17:7 Num 20:13 Psa 95:8 8 Psa 50:7 Psa 95:7 9 Exo 20:3 Deu 5:7 Deu 32:12 Psa 44:20 Isa 43:12 10 Exo 20:2 Deu 5:6 Job 29:23 Psa 37:4 Psa 78:25 Psa 107:9
¹¹ “But My people did not listen to My voice, And Israel did not^f Lit yield toobey Me. ¹² “So I gave^g Lit himthem over to the stubbornness of their heart, To walk in their own devices. ¹³ “Oh that My people would listen to Me, That Israel would walk in My ways! ¹⁴ “I would quickly subdue their enemies And turn My hand against their adversaries. ¹⁵ “Those who hate the LORD would pretend obedience to Him, And their time of punishment would be forever. ¹⁶ “^h Lit He would feed himBut I would feed you with theⁱ Lit fatfinest of the wheat, And with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”	11 Deu 32:15 Psa 106:25 12 Job 8:4 Act 7:42 Rom 1:24 Rom 1:26 13 Deu 5:29 Psa 81:8 Isa 48:18 Psa 128:1 Isa 42:24 Jer 7:23 14 Psa 18:47 Psa 47:3 Amo 1:8 15 Rom 1:30 Psa 18:44 Psa 66:3 16 Deu 32:14 Psa 147:14 Deu 32:13

Psalms, Psalm 82

BOOK 3> ¹ Unjust Judgments Rebuked.

¹ God takes His stand in^a Lit the congregation of GodHis own congregation; He judges in the midst of the^b Lit godsrulers. ² How long will you judge unjustly And show partiality to the wicked?^cSelah. ³ Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. ⁴ Rescue the weak and needy; Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.	1 Isa 3:13 Ch2 19:6 Psa 58:11 Exo 21:6 Exo 22:8 Exo 22:28 2 Psa 58:1 Deu 1:17 Pro 18:5 3 Deu 24:17 Psa 10:18 Isa 11:4 Jer 22:16 4 Job 29:12
⁵ They do not know nor do they understand; They walk about in darkness; All the foundations of the earth are shaken. ⁶ ^d Lit I, on my partI said, “You are gods, And all of you are sons of the Most High. ⁷ “Nevertheless you will die like men And fall like any one of the princes.” ⁸ Arise, O God, judge the earth! For it is You who possesses all the nations.	5 Psa 14:4 Jer 4:22 Mic 3:1 Pro 2:13 Isa 59:9 Jer 23:12 Psa 11:3 6 Psa 82:1 Joh 10:34 Psa 89:26 7 Job 21:32 Psa 49:12 Eze 31:14 Psa 83:11 8 Psa 12:5 Psa 58:11 Psa 96:13 Psa 2:8 Rev 11:15

Psalms, Psalm 83

BOOK 3> ¹ God Implored to Confound His Enemies.

¹ O God, do not remain quiet; Do not be silent and, O God, do not be still. ² For behold, Your enemies make an uproar, And those who hate You have^a Lit lifted up the headexalted themselves. ³ They make shrewd plans against Your people, And^b Or consultconspire together against Your^c Or hidden onestreasured ones. ⁴ They have said, “Come, and let us wipe them out^d Lit fromas a nation, That the name of Israel be remembered no more.” ⁵ For they have^e Or consultedconspired together with one mind; Against You they make a covenant: ⁶ The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites; ⁷ Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre; ⁸ Assyria also has joined with them; They have become^f Lit an arma help to the children of Lot.^gSelah.	1 Psa 28:1 Psa 35:22 Psa 109:1 2 Psa 2:1 Isa 17:12 Psa 81:15 Jdg 8:28 Zec 1:21 3 Psa 64:2 Isa 29:15 Psa 27:5 Psa 31:20 4 Est 3:6 Psa 74:8 Jer 48:2 Psa 41:5 Jer 11:19 5 Psa 2:2 Dan 6:7 6 Ch2 20:10 Psa 137:7 Gen 25:12-16 Ch2 20:10 Ch1 5:10 7 Jos 13:5 Eze 27:9 Ch2 20:10 Sa1 15:2 Sa1 4:1 Sa1 29:1 Eze 27:3 Amo 1:9 8 Ki2 15:19 Deu 2:9
⁹ Deal with them as with Midian, As with Sisera and Jabin at the torrent of Kishon, ¹⁰ Who were destroyed at En-dor, Who became as dung for the ground. ¹¹ Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb And all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna, ¹² Who said, “Let us possess for ourselves The pastures of God.”	9 Jdg 7:1-24 Jdg 4:7 Jdg 4:15 Jdg 4:21-24 10 Zep 1:17 11 Jdg 7:25 Jdg 8:12 Jdg 8:21 12 Ch2 20:11 Psa 132:13
¹³ O my God, make them like the^h Or tumbleweedwhirling dust, Like chaff before the wind. ¹⁴ Like fire that burns the forest And like a flame that sets the mountains on fire, ¹⁵ So pursue them with Your tempest And terrify them with Your storm. ¹⁶ Fill their faces with dishonor, That they may seek Your name, O LORD. ¹⁷ Let them be ashamed and dismayed forever, And let them be humiliated and perish, ¹⁸ That they may know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, Are the Most High over all the earth.	13 Isa 17:13 Job 21:18 Psa 35:5 Isa 40:24 Jer 13:24 14 Isa 9:18 Exo 19:18 Deu 32:22 15 Job 9:17 Psa 58:9 16 Job 10:15 Psa 109:29 Psa 132:18 17 Psa 35:4 Psa 70:2 18 Psa 59:13 Psa 86:10 Isa 45:21 Psa 9:2 Psa 18:13 Psa 97:9

Psalms, Psalm 84

BOOK 3> ¹ Longing for the Temple Worship.

¹ How lovely are Your dwelling places, O LORD of hosts! ² My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. ³ The bird also has found a house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, Even Your altars, O LORD of hosts, My King and my God. ⁴ How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You.^aSelah.	1 Psa 43:3 Psa 132:5 2 Psa 42:1 Psa 42:2 Psa 63:1 Psa 42:2 3 Psa 43:4 Psa 5:2 4 Psa 65:4 Psa 42:5 Psa 42:11
⁵ How blessed is the man whose strength is in You, In^b Lit theirwhose heart are the highways to Zion! ⁶ Passing through the valley of^c Probably, Weeping; or Balsam treesBaca they make it a^d Or place of springsspring; The early rain also covers it with blessings. ⁷ They go from strength to strength, ^eEvery one of them appears before God in Zion.	5 Psa 81:1 Psa 86:11 Psa 122:1 Jer 31:6 6 Psa 107:35 Joe 2:23 7 Pro 4:18 Isa 40:31 Joh 1:16 Co2 3:18 Exo 34:23 Deu 16:16 Psa 42:2
⁸ O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah. ⁹ Behold our shield, O God, And look upon the face of Your anointed. ¹⁰ For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand outside. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness. ¹¹ For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD gives grace and glory; No good thing does He withhold^f Lit with regard tofrom those who walk^g Lit with integrityuprightly. ¹² O LORD of hosts, How blessed is the man who trusts in You!	8 Psa 59:5 Psa 80:4 Psa 84:1 Psa 81:1 9 Gen 15:1 Psa 3:3 Psa 28:7 Psa 59:11 Psa 115:9-11 Sa1 16:6 Sa2 19:21 Psa 2:2 Psa 132:17 10 Psa 27:4 11 Isa 60:19 Isa 60:20 Mal 4:2 Rev 21:23 Gen 15:1 Psa 85:9 Psa 34:9 Psa 34:10 12 Psa 2:12 Psa 40:4

Psalms, Psalm 85

BOOK 3> ¹ Prayer for God’s Mercy upon the Nation.

¹ O LORD, You showed favor to Your land; You^a Or restore the fortunesrestored the captivity of Jacob. ² You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin.^bSelah. ³ You withdrew all Your fury; You turned away from Your burning anger.	1 Psa 77:7 Psa 106:4 Ezr 1:11 Psa 14:7 Psa 126:1 Jer 30:18 Eze 39:25 Hos 6:11 Joe 3:1 2 Num 14:19 Ki1 8:34 Psa 78:38 Psa 103:3 Jer 31:34 Psa 32:1 3 Psa 78:38 Psa 106:23 Exo 32:12 Deu 13:17 Psa 106:23 Jon 3:9
⁴ Restore us, O God of our salvation, And cause Your indignation toward us to cease. ⁵ Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger to^c Lit generation and generationall generations? ⁶ Will You not Yourself^d Or bring to liferevive us again, That Your people may rejoice in You? ⁷ Show us Your lovingkindness, O LORD, And grant us Your salvation.	4 Psa 80:3 Psa 80:7 Dan 9:16 5 Psa 74:1 Psa 79:5 Psa 80:4 6 Psa 71:20 Psa 80:18 Psa 33:1 Psa 90:14 Psa 149:2 7 Psa 106:4
⁸ ^e Or Let me hearI will hear what God the LORD will say; For He will speak peace to His people,^f Lit even toto His godly ones; But let them not turn back to^g Or stupidityfolly. ⁹ Surely His salvation is near to those who^h Or reverencefear Him, That glory may dwell in our land. ¹⁰ Lovingkindness andⁱ Or faithfulnesstruth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed each other. ¹¹ ^j Or FaithfulnessTruth springs from the earth, And righteousness looks down from heaven. ¹² Indeed, the LORD will give what is good, And our land will yield its produce. ¹³ Righteousness will go before Him And will make His footsteps into a way.	8 Psa 29:11 Hag 2:9 Zec 9:10 Psa 78:57 Pe2 2:21 9 Psa 34:18 Isa 46:13 Psa 84:11 Hag 2:7 Zec 2:5 Joh 1:14 10 Psa 25:10 Psa 89:14 Pro 3:3 Psa 72:3 Isa 32:17 11 Isa 45:8 12 Psa 84:11 Jam 1:17 Lev 26:4 Psa 67:6 Eze 34:27 Zec 8:12 13 Psa 89:14

Psalms, Psalm 86

BOOK 3> ¹ A Psalm of Supplication and Trust.

¹ Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me; For I am afflicted and needy. ² Preserve my^a Or lifesoul, for I am a godly man; O You my God, save Your servant who trusts in You. ³ Be gracious to me, O Lord, For to You I cry all day long. ⁴ Make glad the soul of Your servant, For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. ⁵ For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You. ⁶ Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; And give heed to the voice of my supplications! ⁷ In the day of my trouble I shall call upon You, For You will answer me. ⁸ There is no one like You among the gods, O Lord, Nor are there any works like Yours. ⁹ All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord, And they shall glorify Your name. ¹⁰ For You are great and do^b Or miracleswondrous deeds; You alone are God.	1 Psa 17:6 Psa 31:2 Psa 71:2 Psa 40:17 Psa 70:5 2 Psa 25:20 Psa 4:3 Psa 50:5 Psa 25:2 Psa 31:14 Psa 56:4 3 Psa 4:1 Psa 57:1 Psa 25:5 Psa 88:9 4 Psa 25:1 Psa 143:8 5 Psa 25:8 Psa 130:4 Exo 34:6 Neh 9:17 Psa 103:8 Psa 145:8 Joe 2:13 Jon 4:2 6 Psa 55:1 7 Psa 50:15 Psa 77:2 Psa 17:6 8 Exo 15:11 Sa2 7:22 Ki1 8:23 Psa 89:6 Jer 10:6 Deu 3:24 9 Psa 22:27 Psa 66:4 Isa 66:23 Rev 15:4 10 Psa 77:13 Exo 15:11 Psa 72:18 Psa 77:14 Psa 136:4 Deu 6:4 Deu 32:39 Psa 83:18 Isa 37:16 Isa 44:6 Isa 44:8 Mar 12:29 Co1 8:4
¹¹ Teach me Your way, O LORD; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name. ¹² I will give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And will glorify Your name forever. ¹³ For Your lovingkindness toward me is great, And You have delivered my soul from the^c Lit lowest Sheoldepths of^d I.e. the nether worldSheol.	11 Psa 25:5 Jer 32:39 12 Psa 111:1 13 Psa 30:3
¹⁴ O God, arrogant men have risen up against me, And^e Or an assemblya band of violent men have sought my^f Lit soullife, And they have not set You before them. ¹⁵ But You, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and^g Or faithfulnesstruth. ¹⁶ Turn to me, and be gracious to me; Oh grant Your strength to Your servant, And save the son of Your handmaid. ¹⁷ Show me a sign for good, That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed, Because You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.	14 Psa 54:3 15 Psa 86:5 16 Psa 25:16 Psa 68:35 Psa 116:16 17 Jdg 6:17 Psa 119:122 Psa 112:10 Psa 118:13

Psalms, Psalm 87

BOOK 3> ¹ The Privileges of Citizenship in Zion.

His foundation is in the holy mountains.
The LORD loves the gates of Zion
More than all the other dwelling places of Jacob.

Glorious things are spoken of you,
O city of God.^aSelah.

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“I shall mention^bRahab and Babylon^camong those who know Me;
Behold, Philistia and Tyre with^dEthiopia:
‘This one was born there.’”

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But of Zion it shall be said, “This one and that one were born in her”;
And the Most High Himself will establish her.

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The LORD will count when He registers the peoples,
“This one was born there.” Selah.

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Then those who sing as well as those who^eplay the flutes shall say,
“All my springs of joy are in you.”

Psa 78:67 Psa 78:68

Isa 60:1 Psa 46:4 Psa 48:8

Job 9:13 Psa 89:10 Isa 19:23-25 Psa 45:12 Psa 68:31

Psa 48:8

Psa 69:28 Isa 4:3 Eze 13:9

Psa 68:25 Psa 149:3 Sa2 6:14 Psa 30:11 Psa 36:9

Psalms, Psalm 88

BOOK 3> ¹ A Petition to Be Saved from Death.

¹ O LORD, the God of my salvation, I have cried out by day and in the night before You. ² Let my prayer come before You; Incline Your ear to my cry! ³ For my soul has^a Or been satisfied withhad enough troubles, And my life has drawn near to^b I.e. the nether worldSheol. ⁴ I am reckoned among those who go down to the pit; I have become like a man without strength, ⁵ ^c Lit A freed one among the deadForsaken among the dead, Like the slain who lie in the grave, Whom You remember no more, And they are cut off from Your hand. ⁶ You have put me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the depths. ⁷ Your wrath has rested upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your waves.^dSelah. ⁸ You have removed my acquaintances far from me; You have made me an^e Lit abomination to themobject of loathing to them; I am shut up and cannot go out. ⁹ My eye has wasted away because of affliction; I have called upon You every day, O LORD; I have spread out my^f Lit palmshands to You.	1 Psa 24:5 Psa 27:9 Psa 22:2 Psa 86:3 Luk 18:7 2 Psa 18:6 Psa 31:2 Psa 86:1 3 Psa 107:26 Psa 107:18 Psa 116:3 4 Psa 28:1 Psa 143:7 Job 29:12 Psa 22:11 5 Psa 31:12 Psa 31:22 Isa 53:8 6 Psa 86:13 Ljr 3:55 Psa 143:3 Psa 69:15 7 Psa 32:4 Psa 39:10 Psa 42:7 8 Job 19:13 Job 19:19 Psa 31:11 Psa 142:4 Job 30:10 Psa 142:7 Jer 32:2 Jer 36:5 9 Psa 6:7 Psa 31:9 Psa 22:2 Psa 86:3 Job 11:13 Psa 143:6
¹⁰ Will You perform wonders for the dead? Will the^g Or ghosts, shadesdeparted spirits rise and praise You? Selah. ¹¹ Will Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave, Your faithfulness in^h I.e. place of destructionAbaddon? ¹² Will Your wonders be made known in the darkness? And Yourⁱrighteousness in the land of forgetfulness?	10 Psa 6:5 Psa 30:9 12 Job 10:21 Psa 88:6
¹³ But I, O LORD, have cried out to You for help, And in the morning my prayer comes before You. ¹⁴ O LORD, why do You reject my soul? Why do You hide Your face from me? ¹⁵ I was afflicted and about to die from my youth on; I suffer Your terrors; I am^j Or embarrassedovercome. ¹⁶ Your burning anger has passed over me; Your terrors have^k Or silenceddestroyed me. ¹⁷ They have surrounded me like water all day long; They have encompassed me altogether. ¹⁸ You have removed lover and friend far from me; My acquaintances are in darkness.	13 Psa 30:2 Psa 5:3 Psa 119:147 14 Psa 43:2 Psa 44:9 Job 13:24 Psa 13:1 Psa 44:24 15 Pro 24:11 Job 6:4 Job 31:23 16 Ch2 28:11 Isa 13:13 Ljr 1:12 Ljr 3:54 Eze 37:11 17 Psa 118:10-12 Psa 124:4 Psa 17:11 Psa 22:12 Psa 22:16 18 Job 19:13 Psa 88:8 Psa 31:11 Psa 38:11

Psalms, Psalm 89

BOOK 3> ¹ The Lord’s Covenant with David, and Israel’s Afflictions.

¹ I will sing of the lovingkindness of the LORD forever; To all generations I will make known Your faithfulness with my mouth. ² For I have said, “Lovingkindness will be built up forever; In the heavens You will establish Your faithfulness.” ³ “I have made a covenant with My chosen; I have sworn to David My servant, ⁴ I will establish your seed forever And build up your throne to all generations.”^aSelah.	1 Psa 59:16 Psa 101:1 Psa 40:10 Psa 36:5 Psa 88:11 Psa 89:5 Psa 89:8 Psa 89:24 Psa 89:33 Psa 89:49 Psa 92:2 Psa 119:90 Isa 25:1 Lam 3:23 2 Psa 103:17 Psa 36:5 Psa 119:90 3 Ki1 8:16 Psa 132:11 4 Sa2 7:16 Sa2 7:13 Isa 9:7 Luk 1:33
⁵ The heavens will praise Your wonders, O LORD; Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones. ⁶ For who in the skies is comparable to the LORD? Who among the^b Or sons of godssons of the mighty is like the LORD, ⁷ A God greatly feared in the council of the holy ones, And awesome above all those who are around Him? ⁸ O LORD God of hosts, who is like You, O mighty^c Heb YahLORD? Your faithfulness also surrounds You. ⁹ You rule the swelling of the sea; When its waves rise, You still them. ¹⁰ You Yourself crushed^d I.e. EgyptRahab like one who is slain; You scattered Your enemies with^e Lit the arm of Your mightYour mighty arm.	5 Psa 19:1 Psa 97:6 Psa 149:1 Job 5:1 6 Psa 86:8 Psa 113:5 Psa 29:1 Psa 82:1 7 Psa 47:2 Psa 68:35 Psa 76:7 Psa 76:11 Psa 89:5 Psa 96:4 8 Psa 35:10 Psa 71:19 9 Psa 65:7 Psa 107:29 10 Psa 87:4 Isa 30:7 Isa 51:9 Psa 18:14 Psa 68:1 Psa 144:6
¹¹ The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; The world and^f Lit its fullnessall it contains, You have founded them. ¹² The north and the south, You have created them; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name. ¹³ You have^g Lit an arm with strengtha strong arm; Your hand is mighty, Your right hand is exalted. ¹⁴ Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Lovingkindness and^h Or faithfulnesstruth go before You. ¹⁵ How blessed are the people who know theⁱ Or blast of the trumpet, shout of joyjoyful sound! O LORD, they walk in the light of Your countenance. ¹⁶ In Your name they rejoice all the day, And by Your righteousness they are exalted. ¹⁷ For You are the glory of their strength, And by Your favor^j Another reading is You exalt our hornour horn is exalted. ¹⁸ For our shield belongs to the LORD, ^kAnd our king to the Holy One of Israel.	11 Gen 1:1 Ch1 29:11 Psa 96:5 Psa 24:1 12 Job 26:7 Jos 19:22 Jdg 4:6 Jer 46:18 Deu 3:8 Jos 11:17 Jos 12:1 Psa 133:3 Sol 4:8 Psa 98:8 13 Psa 98:1 Psa 118:16 14 Psa 97:2 Psa 85:13 15 Lev 23:24 Num 10:10 Psa 98:6 Psa 4:6 Psa 44:3 Psa 67:1 Psa 80:3 Psa 90:8 16 Psa 105:3 17 Psa 28:8 Psa 75:10 Psa 92:10 Psa 148:14 18 Psa 47:9 Psa 71:22 Psa 78:41
¹⁹ ^l Or At that timeOnce You spoke in vision to Your godly^m Some mss read oneones, And said, “I haveⁿ Lit placed help upongiven help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people. ²⁰ “I have found David My servant; With My holy oil I have anointed him, ²¹ With whom My hand will be established; My arm also will strengthen him. ²² “The enemy will not^o Or exact usury from himdeceive him, Nor the^p Or wicked manson of wickedness afflict him. ²³ “But I shall crush his adversaries before him, And strike those who hate him. ²⁴ “My faithfulness and My lovingkindness will be with him, And in My name his horn will be exalted. ²⁵ “I shall also set his hand on the sea And his right hand on the rivers. ²⁶ “He will cry to Me, ‘You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.’ ²⁷ “I also shall make him My firstborn, The highest of the kings of the earth. ²⁸ “My lovingkindness I will keep for him forever, And My covenant shall be confirmed to him. ²⁹ “So I will establish his^q Lit seeddescendants forever And his throne as the days of heaven.	19 Sa2 17:10 Ki1 11:34 Psa 78:70 20 Sa1 13:14 Sa1 16:1-12 Act 13:22 Sa1 16:13 21 Psa 18:35 Psa 80:17 Psa 18:32 22 Sa2 7:10 Psa 125:3 23 Sa2 7:9 Psa 18:40 24 Psa 89:1 Psa 132:17 25 Psa 72:8 26 Sa2 7:14 Ch1 22:10 Jer 3:19 Sa2 22:47 Psa 95:1 27 Exo 4:22 Psa 2:7 Jer 31:9 Col 1:15 Col 1:18 Num 24:7 Psa 72:11 Rev 19:16 28 Psa 89:33 Psa 89:3 Psa 89:34 29 Psa 18:50 Psa 89:4 Psa 89:36 Ki1 2:4 Psa 89:4 Psa 132:12 Isa 9:7 Jer 33:17 Deu 11:21
³⁰ “If his sons forsake My law And do not walk in My judgments, ³¹ If they^r Lit profaneviolate My statutes And do not keep My commandments, ³² Then I will punish their transgression with the rod And their iniquity with stripes. ³³ “But I will not break off My lovingkindness from him, Nor deal falsely in My faithfulness. ³⁴ “My covenant I will not^s Lit profaneviolate, Nor will I alter^t Lit that which goes forththe utterance of My lips. ³⁵ “^u Or One thingOnce I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David. ³⁶ “His^v Lit seeddescendants shall endure forever And his throne as the sun before Me. ³⁷ “It shall be established forever like the moon, And the witness in the sky is faithful.”^wSelah.	30 Sa2 7:14 Psa 119:53 32 Job 9:34 Job 21:9 33 Sa2 7:15 34 Deu 7:9 Jer 33:20 Jer 33:21 Num 23:19 35 Psa 60:6 Amo 4:2 36 Psa 89:29 Luk 1:33 Psa 72:5 Psa 72:17 37 Psa 72:5 Job 16:19
³⁸ But You have cast off and rejected, You have been full of wrath^x Lit withagainst Your anointed. ³⁹ You have spurned the covenant of Your servant; You have profaned his crown^y Lit to the groundin the dust. ⁴⁰ You have broken down all his walls; You have brought his strongholds to ruin. ⁴¹ All who pass along the way plunder him; He has become a reproach to his neighbors. ⁴² You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries; You have made all his enemies rejoice. ⁴³ You also turn back the edge of his sword And have not made him stand in battle. ⁴⁴ You have made his^z Lit clearness, lustersplendor to cease And cast his throne to the ground. ⁴⁵ You have shortened the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah.	38 Psa 44:9 Deu 32:19 Ch1 28:9 Psa 20:6 Psa 89:20 Psa 89:51 39 Psa 78:59 Lam 2:7 Psa 74:7 Lam 5:16 40 Psa 80:12 Lam 2:2 Lam 2:5 41 Psa 80:12 Psa 44:13 Psa 69:9 Psa 69:19 Psa 79:4 42 Psa 13:2 Psa 80:6 43 Psa 44:10 44 Eze 28:7 45 Psa 102:23 Psa 44:15 Psa 71:13 Psa 109:29
⁴⁶ How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath burn like fire? ⁴⁷ Remember^aa Lit of what duration I amwhat my span of life is; For what vanity^ab Or have You...men?You have created all the sons of men! ⁴⁸ What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his soul from the^ac Lit handpower of^ad I.e. the nether worldSheol? Selah.	46 Psa 13:1 Psa 44:24 Psa 79:5 Psa 80:4 47 Job 7:7 Job 10:9 Job 14:1 Psa 39:5 Psa 62:9 Ecc 1:2 Ecc 2:11 48 Psa 22:29 Psa 49:9 Psa 49:15
⁴⁹ Where are Your former lovingkindnesses, O Lord, Which You swore to David in Your faithfulness? ⁵⁰ Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants; ^ae Lit My bearing in my bosomHow I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples, ⁵¹ With which Your enemies have reproached, O LORD, With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your anointed.	49 Sa2 7:15 Jer 30:9 Eze 34:23 50 Psa 69:9 Psa 74:18 Psa 74:22 51 Psa 74:10 Psa 74:18 Psa 74:22 Psa 89:38
⁵² Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and Amen.	52 Psa 41:13 Psa 72:19 Psa 106:48


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