The voice of the Lord is over the waters; The God of glory thunders; The Lord is over many waters.

O Lord my God, I cried out to You, And You healed me.

To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.

But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord; I say, “You are my God.”

For this cause everyone who is godly shall pray to You In a time when You may be found; Surely in a flood of great waters They shall not come near him.

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people He has chosen as His own inheritance.

The Happiness of Those Who Trust in God

A Psalm of David when he pretended madness before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Stir up Yourself, and awake to my vindication, To my cause, my God and my Lord.

Vindicate me, O Lord my God, according to Your righteousness; And let them not rejoice over me.

Man’s Wickedness and God’s Perfections

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord.

An oracle within my heart concerning the transgression of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings.

The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide.

For in You, O Lord, I hope; You will hear, O Lord my God.

Do not forsake me, O Lord; O my God, be not far from me!

He has put a new song in my mouth— Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, And will trust in the Lord.

Many, O Lord my God, are Your wonderful works Which You have done; And Your thoughts toward us Cannot be recounted to You in order; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.

I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart.”

But I am poor and needy; Yet the Lord thinks upon me. You are my help and my deliverer; Do not delay, O my God.

The Blessing and Suffering of the Godly

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

Blessed is he who considers the poor; The Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel From everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen.

BOOK TWO

Psalms 42–72

Yearning for God in the Midst of Distresses

To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation of the sons of Korah.

As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God.

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?

My tears have been my food day and night, While they continually say to me, “Where is your God?”

When I remember these things, I pour out my soul within me. For I used to go with the multitude; I went with them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and praise, With a multitude that kept a pilgrim feast.