Psalm 2

New American Standard Bible

The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed.

2 Why are ^(A)the ^[a]nations restless
And the peoples ^(B)plotting in vain?
²The ^(C)kings of the earth take their stand
And the rulers conspire together
^(D)Against the Lord and against His ^[b]^(E)Anointed, saying,
³“Let’s ^(F)tear their shackles apart
And throw their ropes away from us!”

⁴He who ^[c]sits in the heavens ^(G)laughs,
The Lord ^(H)scoffs at them.
⁵Then He will speak to them in His ^(I)anger
And ^(J)terrify them in His fury, saying,
⁶“But as for Me, I have installed ^(K)My King
Upon Zion, ^(L)My holy mountain.”

⁷“I will announce the ^[d]decree of the Lord:
He said to Me, ‘You are ^(M)My Son,
Today I have fathered You.
⁸Ask it of Me, and ^(N)I will certainly give ^(O)the ^[e]nations as Your inheritance,
And the ^(P)ends of the earth as Your possession.
⁹You shall ^[f]^(Q)break them with a ^[g]rod of iron,
You shall ^(R)shatter them like ^[h]earthenware.’”

¹⁰Now then, you kings, ^(S)use insight;
Let yourselves be instructed, you ^[i]judges of the earth.
¹¹Serve the Lord with ^[j]^(T)reverence
And rejoice with ^(U)trembling.
¹²^[k]Kiss ^(V)the Son, that He not be angry and you perish on the way,
For ^(W)His wrath may be kindled quickly.
How blessed are all who ^(X)take refuge in Him!

Footnotes

Psalm 2:1 Or Gentiles
Psalm 2:2 Or Messiah
Psalm 2:4 Or is enthroned
Psalm 2:7 Or decree: The Lord said to Me
Psalm 2:8 Or Gentiles
Psalm 2:9 Another reading is rule
Psalm 2:9 Or scepter; or staff
Psalm 2:9 Lit potter’s ware
Psalm 2:10 Or leaders
Psalm 2:11 Or fear
Psalm 2:12 I.e., probably kiss the feet of the Son

Psalm 16

New American Standard Bible

The Lord, the Psalmist’s Portion in Life and Salvation in Death.

A ^[a]Mikhtam of David.

16 ^(A)Protect me, God, for ^(B)I take refuge in You.
²^[b]I said to the Lord, “You are ^[c]my Lord;
I ^(C)have nothing good besides You.”
³As for the ^[d]^(D)saints who are on the earth,
^[e]They are the majestic ones; ^(E)all my delight is in them.
⁴^[f]The ^(F)pains of those who have acquired another god will be multiplied;
I will not pour out their drink offerings of ^(G)blood,
Nor will I ^(H)take their names upon my lips.

⁵The Lord is the ^(I)portion of my inheritance and my ^(J)cup;
You support my ^(K)lot.
⁶The measuring ^(L)lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
Indeed, my inheritance is ^(M)beautiful to me.

⁷I will bless the Lord who has ^(N)advised me;
Indeed, my ^[g]^(O)mind instructs me in the night.
⁸^(P)I have ^(Q)set the Lord continually before me;
Because He is ^(R)at my right hand, ^(S)I will not be shaken.
⁹Therefore ^(T)my heart is glad and ^(U)my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will ^(V)dwell securely.
¹⁰For You ^(W)will not abandon my soul to ^[h]Sheol;
You will not ^[i]^(X)allow Your ^[j]Holy One to ^[k]undergo decay.
¹¹You will make known to me ^(Y)the way of life;
In ^(Z)Your presence is fullness of joy;
In Your right hand there are ^(AA)pleasures forever.

Footnotes

Psalm 16 Title Possibly Epigrammatic Poem or Atonement Psalm
Psalm 16:2 Or O my soul, you said
Psalm 16:2 Or the Lord
Psalm 16:3 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
Psalm 16:3 Lit They, even the
Psalm 16:4 Lit Their pains, they who acquired
Psalm 16:7 Lit kidneys, figurative for inner man
Psalm 16:10 I.e., the netherworld
Psalm 16:10 Lit give
Psalm 16:10 Or godly one
Psalm 16:10 Or see corruption; or the pit

Psalm 22

New American Standard Bible

A Cry of Anguish and a Song of Praise.

For the music director; upon ^[a]Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David.

22 ^(A)My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?
^(B)Far from my ^[b]help are the words of my ^[c]^(C)groaning.
²My God, I ^(D)cry out by day, but You do not answer;
And by night, but ^[d]I have no rest.
³Yet ^(E)You are holy,
You who ^[e]are enthroned upon ^(F)the praises of Israel.
⁴In You our fathers ^(G)trusted;
They trusted and You ^(H)rescued them.
⁵To You they cried out and they fled to safety;
^(I)In You they trusted and were not ^[f]disappointed.

⁶But I am a ^(J)worm and not a person,
A ^(K)disgrace of mankind and ^(L)despised by the people.
⁷All who see me ^(M)deride me;
They ^[g]sneer, they ^(N)shake their heads, saying,
⁸“^[h]Turn ^[i]him over to the Lord; ^(O)let Him save him;
Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him.”

⁹Yet You are He who ^(P)brought me forth from the womb;
You made me trust when upon my mother’s breasts.
¹⁰I was cast upon You ^(Q)from ^[j]birth;
You have been my God from my mother’s womb.

¹¹^(R)Do not be far from me, for ^[k]trouble is near;
For there is ^(S)no one to help.
¹²Many ^(T)bulls have surrounded me;
Strong bulls of ^(U)Bashan have encircled me.
¹³They ^(V)open their mouths wide at me,
As a ravening and roaring ^(W)lion.
¹⁴I am ^(X)poured out like water,
And all my ^(Y)bones are out of joint;
My ^(Z)heart is like wax;
It is melted within ^[l]me.
¹⁵My ^(AA)strength is dried up like a piece of pottery,
And ^(AB)my tongue clings to my jaws;
And You ^(AC)lay me ^[m]in the dust of death.
¹⁶For ^(AD)dogs have surrounded me;
^[n]A band of evildoers has encompassed me;
^[o]They ^(AE)pierced my hands and my feet.
¹⁷I can count all my bones.
^(AF)They look, they stare at me;
¹⁸They ^(AG)divide my garments among them,
And they cast lots for my clothing.

¹⁹But You, Lord, ^(AH)do not be far away;
You who are my help, ^(AI)hurry to my assistance.
²⁰Save my ^[p]soul from ^(AJ)the sword,
My ^(AK)only life from the ^[q]power of the dog.
²¹Save me from the ^(AL)lion’s mouth;
From the horns of the ^(AM)wild oxen You ^(AN)answer me.

²²I will ^(AO)proclaim Your name to my brothers;
In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.
²³^(AP)You who fear the Lord, praise Him;
All you ^[r]descendants of Jacob, ^(AQ)glorify Him,
And ^(AR)stand in awe of Him, all you ^[s]descendants of Israel.
²⁴For He has ^(AS)not despised nor scorned the suffering of the afflicted;
Nor has He ^(AT)hidden His face from him;
But ^(AU)when he cried to Him for help, He heard.

²⁵From You comes ^(AV)my praise in the great assembly;
I shall ^(AW)pay my vows before those who fear Him.
²⁶The ^[t]afflicted will eat and ^(AX)be satisfied;
Those who seek Him will ^(AY)praise the Lord.
May your ^(AZ)heart live forever!
²⁷All the ^(BA)ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord,
And all the ^(BB)families of the nations will worship before ^[u]You.
²⁸For the ^(BC)kingdom is the Lord’s
And He ^(BD)rules over the nations.
²⁹All the ^[v]^(BE)prosperous of the earth will eat and worship,
All those who ^(BF)go down to the dust will kneel before Him,
Even he who ^[w]^(BG)cannot keep his soul alive.
³⁰A ^[x]^(BH)posterity will serve Him;
It will be told of the Lord to ^(BI)the coming generation.
³¹They will come and ^(BJ)will declare His righteousness
To a people ^(BK)who will be born, that He has performed it.

Footnotes

Psalm 22 Title Lit the doe of the morning
Psalm 22:1 Or deliverance
Psalm 22:1 Lit screaming
Psalm 22:2 Lit there is no silence for me
Psalm 22:3 Or inhabit the praises
Psalm 22:5 Or ashamed
Psalm 22:7 Lit open with the lip
Psalm 22:8 Lit Roll...away to
Psalm 22:8 Or it
Psalm 22:10 Lit a womb
Psalm 22:11 Or distress
Psalm 22:14 Lit my inward parts
Psalm 22:15 Lit to
Psalm 22:16 Or An assembly
Psalm 22:16 Another reading is Like a lion, my...
Psalm 22:20 Or life
Psalm 22:20 Lit paw
Psalm 22:23 Lit seed
Psalm 22:23 Lit seed
Psalm 22:26 Or poor
Psalm 22:27 Some ancient versions Him
Psalm 22:29 Lit fat ones
Psalm 22:29 Or did not
Psalm 22:30 Lit seed

Psalm 100

New American Standard Bible

All People Exhorted to Praise God.

A Psalm for ^[a]Thanksgiving.

100 ^(A)Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth.
²^(B)Serve the Lord with jubilation;
^(C)Come before Him with rejoicing.
³Know that ^(D)the Lord ^[b]Himself is God;
It is He who has ^(E)made us, and ^[c]not we ourselves;
We are ^(F)His people and the sheep of His pasture.

⁴Enter His gates ^(G)with ^[d]thanksgiving,
And His courtyards with praise.
Give thanks to Him, ^(H)bless His name.
⁵For ^(I)the Lord is good;
^(J)His mercy is everlasting
And His ^(K)faithfulness is to all generations.