Psalm 19-20

New American Standard Bible

The Works and the Word of God.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

19 The ^(A)heavens tell of the glory of God;
And their ^(B)expanse declares the work of His hands.
²Day to ^(C)day pours forth speech,
And ^(D)night to night reveals knowledge.
³There is no speech, nor are there words;
Their voice is not heard.
⁴Their ^[a]^(E)line has gone out into all the earth,
And their words to the end of the world.
In them He has ^(F)placed a tent for the sun,
⁵Which is like a groom coming out of his chamber;
It rejoices like a strong person to run his course.
⁶Its ^(G)rising is from ^[b]one end of the heavens,
And its circuit to the ^[c]other end of them;
And there is nothing hidden from its heat.

⁷^(H)The Law of the Lord is ^[d]^(I)perfect, ^(J)restoring the soul;
The testimony of the Lord is ^(K)sure, making ^(L)wise the simple.
⁸The precepts of the Lord are ^(M)right, ^(N)rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is ^(O)pure, ^(P)enlightening the eyes.
⁹The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the Lord are ^(Q)true; they are ^(R)righteous altogether.
¹⁰They are more desirable than ^(S)gold, yes, than much pure gold;
^(T)Sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
¹¹Moreover, ^(U)Your servant is warned by them;
In keeping them there is great ^(V)reward.
¹²Who can ^(W)discern his errors? ^(X)Acquit me of ^(Y)hidden faults.
¹³Also keep Your servant back ^(Z)from presumptuous sins;
Let them not ^(AA)rule over me;
Then I will be ^(AB)innocent,
And I will be blameless of ^(AC)great wrongdoing.
¹⁴May the words of my mouth and ^(AD)the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,
Lord, ^(AE)my rock and my ^(AF)Redeemer.

Prayer for Victory over Enemies.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

20 May the Lord answer you ^(AG)on a day of trouble!
May the ^(AH)name of the ^(AI)God of Jacob ^[e]protect you!
²May He send you help ^(AJ)from the sanctuary,
And ^(AK)support you from Zion!
³May He ^(AL)remember all your meal offerings
And ^[f]^(AM)accept your burnt offering! Selah

⁴May He grant you your ^(AN)heart’s desire
And ^(AO)fulfill your whole plan!
⁵^[g]We will ^(AP)sing for joy over your ^[h]victory,
And in the name of our God we will ^(AQ)set up our banners.
May the Lord ^(AR)fulfill all your desires.

⁶Now ^(AS)I know that the Lord saves His anointed;
He will ^(AT)answer him from His holy heaven
With the ^[i]^(AU)saving strength of His right hand.
⁷Some praise their chariots and some their ^(AV)horses,
But ^(AW)we will praise the name of the Lord, our God.
⁸They have ^(AX)bowed down and fallen,
But we have ^(AY)risen and stood upright.
⁹^[j]^(AZ)Save, Lord;
May the ^(BA)King answer us on the day we call.