Bible in 90 Days
Job Replies to the Lord
42 Then Job replied to the Lord:
2 I[a] know that You can do anything
and no plan of Yours can be thwarted.(A)
3 You asked, “Who is this who conceals My counsel with ignorance?”(B)
Surely I spoke about things I did not understand,
things too wonderful for me to[b] know.(C)
4 You said, “Listen now, and I will speak.
When I question(D) you, you will inform Me.”
5 I had heard rumors about You,
but now my eyes(E) have seen You.
6 Therefore I take back my words
and repent in dust and ashes.[c]
7 After the Lord had finished speaking[d] to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite: “I am angry with you and your two friends, for you have not spoken the truth about Me, as My servant Job has. 8 Now take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you.(F) I will surely accept his prayer and not deal with you as your folly deserves. For you have not spoken the truth about Me, as My servant Job has.” 9 Then Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the Lord had told them, and the Lord accepted Job’s prayer.
God Restores Job
10 After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his prosperity and doubled his previous possessions.(G) 11 All his brothers, sisters, and former acquaintances(H) came to his house and dined with him in his house. They sympathized with him and comforted him concerning all the adversity the Lord had brought on him. Each one gave him a qesitah[e](I) and a gold earring.(J)
12 So the Lord blessed the last part of Job’s life more than the first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. 13 He also had seven sons and three daughters. 14 He named his first daughter Jemimah, his second Keziah, and his third Keren-happuch.(K) 15 No women as beautiful as Job’s daughters could be found in all the land, and their father granted them an inheritance with their brothers.
16 Job lived 140 years after this and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation. 17 Then Job died, old and full of days.(L)
BOOK I
(Psalms 1–41)
Psalm 1
The Two Ways
1 How happy is the man
who does not follow[f] the advice of the wicked
or take[g] the path of sinners
or join a group[h] of mockers!(M)
2 Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction,
and he meditates on it day and night.(N)
3 He is like a tree planted beside streams of water[i]
that bears its fruit in season[j](O)
and whose leaf does not wither.(P)
Whatever he does prospers.(Q)
4 The wicked are not like this;
instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away.(R)
5 Therefore the wicked will not survive[k] the judgment,(S)
and sinners will not be in the community of the righteous.
Psalm 2
Coronation of the Son
1 Why(V) do the nations rebel[l](W)
and the peoples plot in vain?(X)
2 The kings of the earth take their stand,(Y)
and the rulers conspire together
against the Lord and His Anointed One:[m](Z)
3 “Let us tear off their chains
and free ourselves from their restraints.”[n](AA)
4 The One enthroned[o] in heaven laughs;
the Lord ridicules them.(AB)
5 Then He speaks to them in His anger
and terrifies them in His wrath:(AC)
6 “I have consecrated My King[p]
on Zion, My holy mountain.”(AD)
7 I will declare the Lord’s decree:
He said to Me, “You are My Son;[q]
today I have become Your[r] Father.(AE)
8 Ask of Me,
and I will make the nations Your[s] inheritance
and the ends of the earth Your[t] possession.(AF)
9 You will break[u] them with a rod of iron;
You[v] will shatter them like pottery.”[w](AG)
10 So now, kings, be wise;
receive instruction, you judges of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with reverential awe
and rejoice with trembling.(AH)
12 Pay homage to[x] the Son or He[y] will be angry
and you will perish in your rebellion,[z](AI)
for His[aa] anger may ignite at any moment.(AJ)
All those who take refuge in Him[ab] are happy.(AK)
Psalm 3
Confidence in Troubled Times
A psalm of David when he fled from his son Absalom.(AL)
1 Lord, how my foes increase!
There are many who attack me.(AM)
2 Many say about me,
“There is no help for him in God.”(AN)
3 But You, Lord, are a shield around me,(AO)
my glory,(AP) and the One who lifts up my head.(AQ)
4 I cry aloud to the Lord,
and He answers me from His holy mountain.(AR)
5 I lie down and sleep;
I wake again because the Lord sustains me.(AS)
6 I am not afraid of the thousands of people
who have taken their stand against me on every side.(AT)
7 Rise up, Lord!(AU)
Save me, my God!
You strike all my enemies on the cheek;(AV)
You break the teeth of the wicked.(AW)
8 Salvation belongs to the Lord;(AX)
may Your blessing be on Your people.(AY)
Psalm 4
A Night Prayer
For the choir director: with stringed instruments.(AZ) A Davidic psalm.
1 Answer me when I call,
God, who vindicates me.[ac](BA)
You freed me from affliction;(BB)
be gracious to me and hear my prayer.
2 How long, exalted men, will my honor be insulted?(BC)
How long will you love what is worthless(BD)
and pursue a lie?
3 Know that the Lord has set apart
the faithful for Himself;
the Lord will hear when I call to Him.
4 Be angry[ad] and do not sin;(BE)
on your bed, reflect in your heart and be still.(BF)
5 Offer sacrifices in righteousness[ae](BG)
and trust in the Lord.(BH)
6 Many are saying, “Who can show us anything good?”
Look on us with favor, Lord.(BI)
7 You have put more joy in my heart
than they have when their grain and new wine abound.(BJ)
8 I will both lie down and sleep in peace,(BK)
for You alone, Lord, make me live in safety.(BL)
Psalm 5
The Refuge of the Righteous
For the choir director: with the flutes. A Davidic psalm.
1 Listen to my words, Lord;
consider my sighing.(BM)
2 Pay attention to the sound of my cry,(BN)
my King and my God,(BO)
for I pray to You.
3 At daybreak,(BP) Lord, You hear my voice;
at daybreak I plead my case to You(BQ) and watch expectantly.
4 For You are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil cannot dwell with You.(BR)
5 The boastful cannot stand in Your presence;(BS)
You hate all evildoers.(BT)
6 You destroy those who tell lies;(BU)
the Lord abhors a man of bloodshed and treachery.(BV)
7 But I enter Your house
by the abundance of Your faithful love;(BW)
I bow down toward Your holy temple
in reverential awe of You.(BX)
8 Lord, lead me in Your righteousness(BY)
because of my adversaries;[af]
make Your way straight before me.(BZ)
9 For there is nothing reliable in what they say;[ag](CA)
destruction is within them;
their throat is an open grave;
they flatter with their tongues.(CB)
10 Punish them, God;
let them fall by their own schemes.(CC)
Drive them out(CD) because of their many crimes,
for they rebel against You.(CE)
11 But let all who take refuge in You rejoice;(CF)
let them shout for joy forever.
May You shelter them,(CG)
and may those who love Your name boast about You.(CH)
12 For You, Lord, bless the righteous one;
You surround him with favor like a shield.(CI)
Psalm 6
A Prayer for Mercy
For the choir director: with stringed instruments, according to Sheminith.(CJ) A Davidic psalm.
1 Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger;
do not discipline me in Your wrath.(CK)
2 Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am weak;[ah](CL)
heal me,(CM) Lord, for my bones are shaking;(CN)
3 my whole being is shaken with terror.(CO)
And You, Lord—how long?(CP)
4 Turn, Lord! Rescue me;
save me because of Your faithful love.(CQ)
5 For there is no remembrance of You in death;
who can thank You in Sheol?(CR)
6 I am weary from my groaning;(CS)
with my tears I dampen my pillow[ai]
and drench my bed every night.(CT)
7 My eyes are swollen from grief;(CU)
they[aj] grow old because of all my enemies.
8 Depart from me, all evildoers,
for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.(CV)
9 The Lord has heard my plea for help;(CW)
the Lord accepts my prayer.(CX)
10 All my enemies will be ashamed and shake with terror;
they will turn back(CY) and suddenly be disgraced.(CZ)
Psalm 7
Prayer for Justice
A Shiggaion[ak] of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning the words of Cush,[al] a Benjaminite.
1 Yahweh my God, I seek refuge in You;(DA)
save me from all my pursuers and rescue me(DB)
2 or they[am] will tear me like a lion,
ripping me apart with no one to rescue me.[an](DC)
3 Yahweh my God, if I have done this,
if there is injustice on my hands,(DD)
4 if I have done harm to one at peace with me(DE)
or have plundered[ao] my adversary without cause,(DF)
5 may an enemy pursue and overtake me;
may he trample me to the ground(DG)
and leave my honor in the dust.(DH)
6 Rise up, Lord, in Your anger;
lift Yourself up against the fury of my adversaries;(DI)
awake for me;[ap](DJ)
You have ordained[aq] a judgment.(DK)
7 Let the assembly of peoples gather around You;(DL)
take Your seat[ar] on high over it.(DM)
8 The Lord judges the peoples;(DN)
vindicate me, Lord,
according to my righteousness and my integrity.[as](DO)
9 Let the evil of the wicked come to an end,(DP)
but establish the righteous.(DQ)
The One who examines the thoughts and emotions[at]
is a righteous God.(DR)
10 My shield is with[au] God,(DS)
who saves the upright in heart.(DT)
11 God is a righteous judge
and a God who shows His wrath every day.(DU)
12 If anyone does not repent,
God[av] will sharpen His sword;(DV)
He has strung[aw] His bow and made it ready.(DW)
13 He has prepared His deadly weapons;
He tips His arrows with fire.(DX)
14 See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil,
conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.(DY)
15 He dug a pit and hollowed it out
but fell into the hole he had made.(DZ)
16 His trouble comes back on his own head,
and his violence falls on the top of his head.(EA)
17 I will thank the Lord for His righteousness;
I will sing about the name of Yahweh the Most High.(EB)
Psalm 8
God’s Glory, Man’s Dignity
For the choir director: on the Gittith.(EC) A Davidic psalm.
1 Yahweh, our Lord,
how magnificent is Your name throughout the earth!(ED)
You have covered the heavens with Your majesty.[ax](EE)
2 Because of Your adversaries,
You have established a stronghold[ay]
from the mouths of children and nursing infants(EF)
to silence the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I observe Your heavens,
the work of Your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which You set in place,(EG)
4 what is man that You remember him,
the son of man that You look after him?(EH)
5 You made him little less than God[az][ba]
and crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You made him lord over the works of Your hands;
You put everything under his feet:[bb](EI)
7 all the sheep and oxen,
as well as the animals in the wild,
8 the birds of the sky,
and the fish of the sea
that pass through the currents of the seas.(EJ)
9 Yahweh, our Lord,
how magnificent is Your name throughout the earth!
Psalm 9
Celebration of God’s Justice
For the choir director: according to Muth-labben.[bc] A Davidic psalm.
1 I will thank Yahweh with all my heart;
I will declare all Your wonderful works.(EK)
2 I will rejoice and boast about You;(EL)
I will sing about Your name, Most High.(EM)
3 When my enemies retreat,
they stumble and perish before You.(EN)
4 For You have upheld my just cause;[bd](EO)
You are seated on Your throne as a righteous judge.(EP)
5 You have rebuked the nations:(EQ)
You have destroyed the wicked;(ER)
You have erased their name forever and ever.(ES)
6 The enemy has come to eternal ruin;
You have uprooted the cities,
and the very memory of them has perished.(ET)
7 But the Lord sits enthroned forever;(EU)
He has established His throne for judgment.(EV)
8 He judges the world with righteousness;
He executes judgment on the nations with fairness.(EW)
9 The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,
a refuge in times of trouble.(EX)
10 Those who know Your name trust in You
because You have not abandoned
those who seek You, Yahweh.(EY)
11 Sing to the Lord, who dwells in Zion;(EZ)
proclaim His deeds among the nations.(FA)
12 For the One who seeks an accounting
for bloodshed remembers them;(FB)
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.(FC)
13 Be gracious to me, Lord;
consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me.(FD)
Lift me up from the gates of death,(FE)
14 so that I may declare all Your praises.
I will rejoice in Your salvation(FF)
within the gates of Daughter Zion.
15 The nations have fallen into the pit they made;
their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.(FG)
16 The Lord has revealed Himself;
He has executed justice,(FH)
striking down[be] the wicked[bf]
by the work of their hands.(FI)
17 The wicked will return to Sheol(FJ)—
all the nations that forget God.(FK)
18 For the oppressed will not always be forgotten;
the hope of the afflicted[bg] will not perish forever.(FL)
19 Rise up, Lord! Do not let man prevail;
let the nations be judged in Your presence.(FM)
20 Put terror in them, Lord;(FN)
let the nations know they are only men.(FO)
Psalm 10
1 Lord,[bh][bi] why do You stand so far away?(FP)
Why do You hide in times of trouble?(FQ)
2 In arrogance the wicked relentlessly pursue the afflicted;
let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.(FR)
3 For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings;(FS)
the one who is greedy curses[bj] and despises the Lord.(FT)
4 In all his scheming,
the wicked arrogantly thinks:[bk]
“There is no accountability,
since God does not exist.”(FU)
5 His ways are always secure;[bl]
Your lofty judgments are beyond his sight;
he scoffs at all his adversaries.(FV)
6 He says to himself, “I will never be moved—
from generation to generation without calamity.”(FW)
7 Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth;
trouble and malice are under his tongue.(FX)
8 He waits in ambush near the villages;(FY)
he kills the innocent in secret places.
His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;(FZ)
9 he lurks in secret like a lion in a thicket.
He lurks in order to seize the afflicted;
he seizes the afflicted and drags him in his net.
10 So he is oppressed and beaten down;
the helpless fall because of his strength.(GA)
11 He says to himself, “God has forgotten;
He hides His face and will never see.”(GB)
12 Rise up, Lord God! Lift up Your hand.(GC)
Do not forget the afflicted.(GD)
13 Why has the wicked person despised God?
He says to himself, “You will not demand an account.”(GE)
14 But You Yourself have seen trouble and grief,
observing it in order to take the matter into Your hands.(GF)
The helpless entrusts himself to You;
You are a helper of the fatherless.(GG)
15 Break the arm of the wicked and evil person;(GH)
call his wickedness into account
until nothing remains of it.[bm](GI)
16 The Lord is King forever and ever;(GJ)
the nations will perish from His land.(GK)
17 Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;[bn]
You will strengthen their hearts.
You will listen carefully,(GL)
18 doing justice for the fatherless and the oppressed
so that men of the earth may terrify them no more.(GM)
Psalm 11
Refuge in the Lord
For the choir director. Davidic.
1 I have taken refuge in the Lord.(GN)
How can you say to me,
“Escape to the mountain like a bird
2 For look, the wicked string the bow;
they put the[bp] arrow on the bowstring
to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.(GP)
3 When the foundations are destroyed,
what can the righteous do?”(GQ)
4 The Lord is in His holy temple;(GR)
the Lord’s throne is in heaven.(GS)
His eyes watch; He examines[bq] everyone.
5 The Lord examines the righteous and the wicked.
He hates the lover of violence.(GT)
6 He will rain burning coals[br] and sulfur on the wicked;
a scorching wind will be their portion.[bs](GU)
7 For the Lord is righteous; He loves righteous deeds.
The upright will see His face.(GV)
Psalm 12
Oppression by the Wicked
For the choir director: according to Sheminith.(GW) A Davidic psalm.
1 Help, Lord, for no faithful one remains;
the loyal have disappeared from the human race.(GX)
2 They lie to one another;
they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.(GY)
3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips
and the tongue that speaks boastfully.(GZ)
4 They say, “Through our tongues we have power;[bt]
our lips are our own—who can be our master?”(HA)
5 “Because of the oppression of the afflicted
and the groaning of the poor,
I will now rise up,” says the Lord.
“I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place.”(HB)
6 The words of the Lord are pure words,
like silver refined in an earthen furnace,
purified seven times.(HC)
7 You, Lord, will guard us;[bu]
You will protect us[bv] from this generation forever.(HD)
8 The wicked wander[bw] everywhere,
and what is worthless is exalted by the human race.(HE)
Psalm 13
A Plea for Deliverance
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
1 Lord, how long will You forget me?
Forever?
How long will You hide Your face from me?(HF)
2 How long will I store up anxious concerns[bx] within me,
agony in my mind every day?
How long will my enemy dominate me?(HG)
3 Consider me and answer, Lord my God.
Restore brightness to my eyes;(HH)
otherwise, I will sleep in death.
4 My enemy will say, “I have triumphed over him,”
and my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.(HI)
5 But I have trusted in Your faithful love;(HJ)
my heart will rejoice in Your deliverance.(HK)
6 I will sing to the Lord
because He has treated me generously.(HL)
Psalm 14
A Portrait of Sinners
For the choir director. Davidic.
1 The fool says in his heart, “God does not exist.”(HM)
They are corrupt; they do vile deeds.
There is no one who does good.
2 The Lord looks down from heaven on the human race(HN)
to see if there is one who is wise,
one who seeks God.
3 All have turned away;
all alike have become corrupt.
There is no one who does good,
not even one.[by](HO)
4 Will evildoers never understand?
They consume My people as they consume bread;(HP)
they do not call on the Lord.(HQ)
5 Then[bz] they will be filled with terror,
for God is with those who are[ca] righteous.(HR)
6 You sinners frustrate the plans of the afflicted,(HS)
but the Lord is his refuge.(HT)
7 Oh, that Israel’s deliverance would come from Zion!
When the Lord restores the fortunes of His people,[cb]
Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad.[cc](HU)
Psalm 15
A Description of the Godly
A Davidic psalm.
2 The one who lives honestly, practices righteousness,
and acknowledges the truth in his heart(HX)—
3 who does not slander with his tongue,(HY)
who does not harm his friend
or discredit his neighbor,(HZ)
4 who despises the one rejected by the Lord[cd]
but honors those who fear the Lord,(IA)
who keeps his word whatever the cost,(IB)
5 who does not lend his money at interest(IC)
or take a bribe against the innocent(ID)—
the one who does these things will never be moved.(IE)
Psalm 16
Confidence in the Lord
A Davidic Miktam.(IF)
1 Protect me, God, for I take refuge in You.(IG)
2 I[ce] said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord;
I have nothing good besides You.”[cf](IH)
3 As for the holy people who are in the land,(II)
they are the noble ones.
All my delight is in them.
4 The sorrows of those who take another god
for themselves will multiply;
I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
and I will not speak their names with my lips.(IJ)
5 Lord, You are my portion[cg]
and my cup of blessing;
You hold my future.(IK)
6 The boundary lines have fallen for me
in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.(IL)
7 I will praise the Lord who counsels me(IM)—
even at night my conscience instructs me.(IN)
8 I keep the Lord in mind[ch] always.
Because He is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.(IO)
9 Therefore my heart is glad
and my spirit rejoices;
my body also rests securely.(IP)
10 For You will not abandon me to Sheol;(IQ)
You will not allow Your Faithful One to see decay.(IR)
11 You reveal the path of life to me;
in Your presence is abundant joy;(IS)
in Your right hand are eternal pleasures.(IT)
Psalm 17
A Prayer for Protection
A Davidic prayer.
1 Lord, hear a just cause;(IU)
pay attention to my cry;
listen to my prayer—
from lips free of deceit.(IV)
2 Let my vindication come from You,
for You see what is right.(IW)
3 You have tested my heart;(IX)
You have examined me at night.
You have tried me and found nothing evil;(IY)
I have determined that my mouth will not sin.[ci]
4 Concerning what people do:
by the word of Your lips[cj]
I have avoided the ways of the violent.(IZ)
5 My steps are on Your paths;
my feet have not slipped.(JA)
6 I call on You, God,
because You will answer me;(JB)
listen closely to me; hear what I say.
7 Display the wonders of Your faithful love,(JC)
Savior of all who seek refuge(JD)
from those who rebel against Your right hand.[ck]
8 Protect me as the pupil of Your eye;(JE)
hide me in the shadow of Your wings(JF)
9 from[cl] the wicked who treat me violently,[cm]
my deadly enemies who surround me.(JG)
10 They have become hardened;[cn](JH)
their mouths speak arrogantly.(JI)
11 They advance against me;[co] now they surround me.(JJ)
They are determined[cp]
to throw me to the ground.(JK)
12 They are[cq] like a lion eager to tear,
like a young lion lurking in ambush.(JL)
13 Rise up, Lord!
Confront him; bring him down.(JM)
With Your sword, save me from the wicked.(JN)
14 With Your hand, Lord, save me from men,
from men of the world
whose portion is in this life:
You fill their bellies with what You have in store;
their sons are satisfied,
and they leave their surplus to their children.(JO)
15 But I will see Your face in righteousness;(JP)
when I awake, I will be satisfied with Your presence.[cr](JQ)
Psalm 18
Praise for Deliverance
For the choir director. Of the servant of the Lord, David, who spoke the words of this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.(JR) He said:
1 I love You, Lord, my strength.
2 The Lord is my rock,
my fortress, and my deliverer,(JS)
my God, my mountain where I seek refuge,
my shield(JT) and the horn of my salvation,(JU)
my stronghold.
3 I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,(JV)
and I was saved from my enemies.(JW)
4 The ropes of death were wrapped around me;
the torrents of destruction terrified me.(JX)
5 The ropes of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.(JY)
6 I called to the Lord in my distress,
and I cried to my God for help.
From His temple He heard my voice,(JZ)
and my cry to Him reached His ears.(KA)
7 Then the earth shook and quaked;
the foundations of the mountains trembled;(KB)
they shook because He burned with anger.
8 Smoke rose from His nostrils,
and consuming fire came from His mouth;
coals were set ablaze by it.[cs](KC)
9 He parted the heavens and came down,(KD)
a dark cloud beneath His feet.
10 He rode on a cherub and flew,
soaring on the wings of the wind.(KE)
11 He made darkness His hiding place,
dark storm clouds His canopy around Him.(KF)
12 From the radiance of His presence,(KG)
His clouds swept onward with hail and blazing coals.
13 The Lord thundered from[ct] heaven;
the Most High projected His voice.[cu](KH)
14 He shot His arrows and scattered them;
He hurled[cv] lightning bolts and routed them.(KI)
15 The depths of the sea became visible,
the foundations of the world were exposed,
at Your rebuke, Lord,
at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.(KJ)
16 He reached down from heaven
and took hold of me;
He pulled me out of deep waters.(KK)
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy
and from those who hated me,
for they were too strong for me.(KL)
18 They confronted me in the day of my distress,
but the Lord was my support.(KM)
19 He brought me out to a spacious place;(KN)
He rescued me because He delighted in me.(KO)
20 The Lord rewarded me
according to my righteousness;(KP)
He repaid me
according to the cleanness of my hands.(KQ)
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord
and have not turned from my God to wickedness.(KR)
22 Indeed, I have kept all His ordinances in mind[cw]
and have not disregarded His statutes.(KS)
23 I was blameless toward Him(KT)
and kept myself from sinning.
24 So the Lord repaid me
according to my righteousness,(KU)
according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.(KV)
25 With the faithful
You prove Yourself faithful;
with the blameless man
You prove Yourself blameless;
26 with the pure
You prove Yourself pure,
but with the crooked
You prove Yourself shrewd.(KW)
27 For You rescue an afflicted people,(KX)
but You humble those with haughty eyes.(KY)
28 Lord, You light my lamp;
my God illuminates my darkness.(KZ)
29 With You I can attack a barrier,[cx]
and with my God I can leap over a wall.(LA)
30 God—His way is perfect;(LB)
the word of the Lord is pure.(LC)
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.(LD)
31 For who is God besides Yahweh?(LE)
And who is a rock? Only our God.(LF)
32 God—He clothes me with strength(LG)
and makes my way perfect.
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer(LH)
and sets me securely on the heights.[cy](LI)
34 He trains my hands for war;(LJ)
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.(LK)
35 You have given me the shield of Your salvation;
Your right hand upholds me,(LL)
and Your humility exalts me.
36 You widen a place beneath me for my steps,(LM)
and my ankles do not give way.(LN)
37 I pursue my enemies and overtake them;
I do not turn back until they are wiped out.(LO)
38 I crush them, and they cannot get up;
they fall beneath my feet.(LP)
39 You have clothed me with strength for battle;(LQ)
You subdue my adversaries beneath me.(LR)
40 You have made my enemies retreat before me;[cz](LS)
I annihilate those who hate me.(LT)
41 They cry for help, but there is no one to save them(LU)—
they cry to the Lord, but He does not answer them.(LV)
42 I pulverize them like dust before the wind;(LW)
I trample them[da] like mud in the streets.(LX)
43 You have freed me from the feuds among the people;
You have appointed me the head of nations;(LY)
a people I had not known serve me.(LZ)
44 Foreigners submit to me grudgingly;
as soon as they hear,[db] they obey me.(MA)
45 Foreigners lose heart
and come trembling from their fortifications.(MB)
46 The Lord lives—may my rock be praised!
The God of my salvation is exalted.(MC)
47 God—He gives me vengeance(MD)
and subdues peoples under me.(ME)
48 He frees me from my enemies.
You exalt me above my adversaries;
You rescue me from violent men.(MF)
49 Therefore I will praise You, Yahweh, among the nations;
I will sing about Your name.(MG)
50 He gives great victories to His king;(MH)
He shows loyalty to His anointed,
to David and his descendants forever.(MI)
Psalm 19
The Witness of Creation and Scripture
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
1 The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky[dc] proclaims the work of His hands.(MJ)
2 Day after day they pour out speech;
night after night they communicate knowledge.[dd]
3 There is no speech; there are no words;
their voice is not heard.
4 Their message[de] has gone out to all the earth,
and their words to the ends of the world.(MK)
In the heavens[df] He has pitched a tent for the sun.(ML)
5 It is like a groom coming from the[dg] bridal chamber;
it rejoices like an athlete running a course.
6 It rises from one end of the heavens
and circles[dh] to their other end;(MM)
nothing is hidden from its heat.
7 The instruction of the Lord is perfect,
renewing one’s life;(MN)
the testimony of the Lord is trustworthy,
making the inexperienced wise.(MO)
8 The precepts of the Lord are right,
making the heart glad;(MP)
the command of the Lord is radiant,
making the eyes light up.(MQ)
9 The fear of the Lord is pure,
enduring forever;(MR)
the ordinances of the Lord are reliable
and altogether righteous.(MS)
10 They are more desirable than gold—
than an abundance of pure gold;(MT)
and sweeter than honey,
which comes from the honeycomb.(MU)
11 In addition, Your servant is warned by them;
there is great reward in keeping them.(MV)
12 Who perceives his unintentional sins?
Cleanse me from my hidden faults.(MW)
13 Moreover, keep Your servant from willful sins;(MX)
do not let them rule over me.(MY)
Then I will be innocent
and cleansed from blatant rebellion.(MZ)
14 May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to You,(NA)
Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.(NB)
Psalm 20
Deliverance in Battle
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
1 May Yahweh answer you in a day of trouble;(NC)
may the name of Jacob’s God protect you.(ND)
2 May He send you help from the sanctuary
and sustain you from Zion.(NE)
3 May He remember all your offerings
and accept your burnt offering.(NF)
4 May He give you what your heart desires(NG)
and fulfill your whole purpose.(NH)
5 Let us shout for joy at your victory(NI)
and lift the banner in the name of our God.(NJ)
May Yahweh fulfill all your requests.(NK)
6 Now I know that the Lord gives victory to His anointed;(NL)
He will answer him from His holy heaven
with mighty victories from[di] His right hand.(NM)
7 Some take pride in chariots, and others in horses,
but we take pride in the name of Yahweh our God.(NN)
8 They collapse and fall,
but we rise and stand firm.(NO)
9 Lord, give victory to the king!(NP)
May He[dj] answer us on the day that we call.
Psalm 21
The King’s Victory
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
1 Lord, the king finds joy in Your strength.
How greatly he rejoices in Your victory!(NQ)
2 You have given him his heart’s desire(NR)
and have not denied the request of his lips.(NS)
3 For You meet him with rich blessings;
You place a crown of pure gold on his head.(NT)
4 He asked You for life, and You gave it to him—
length of days forever and ever.(NU)
5 His glory is great through Your victory;
You confer majesty and splendor on him.(NV)
6 You give him blessings forever;(NW)
You cheer him with joy in Your presence.(NX)
7 For the king relies on the Lord;
through the faithful love of the Most High
he is not shaken.(NY)
8 Your hand will capture all your enemies;
your right hand will seize those who hate you.(NZ)
9 You will make them burn
like a fiery furnace when you appear;
the Lord will engulf them in His wrath,
and fire will devour them.(OA)
10 You will wipe their descendants from the earth
and their offspring from the human race.(OB)
11 Though they intend to harm[dk] you
and devise a wicked plan, they will not prevail.(OC)
12 Instead, you will put them to flight
when you aim your bow[dl] at their faces.(OD)
13 Be exalted, Lord, in Your strength;
we will sing and praise Your might.(OE)
Psalm 22
From Suffering to Praise
For the choir director: according to “The Deer of the Dawn.”[dm] A Davidic psalm.
1 My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?(OF)
Why are You so far from my deliverance(OG)
and from my words of groaning?[dn](OH)
2 My God, I cry by day, but You do not answer,
by night, yet I have no rest.(OI)
3 But You are holy,
enthroned on the praises of Israel.(OJ)
4 Our fathers trusted in You;
they trusted, and You rescued them.(OK)
5 They cried to You and were set free;
they trusted in You and were not disgraced.(OL)
6 But I am a worm and not a man,(OM)
scorned by men and despised by people.(ON)
7 Everyone who sees me mocks me;
they sneer[do] and shake their heads:(OO)
8 “He relies on[dp] the Lord;
let Him rescue him;
let the Lord[dq] deliver him,
since He takes pleasure in him.”(OP)
9 You took me from the womb,
making me secure while at my mother’s breast.(OQ)
10 I was given over to You at birth;[dr]
You have been my God from my mother’s womb.(OR)
11 Do not be far from me, because distress is near
and there is no one to help.(OS)
12 Many bulls surround me;
strong ones of Bashan encircle me.(OT)
13 They open their mouths against me—
lions, mauling and roaring.(OU)
14 I am poured out like water,(OV)
and all my bones are disjointed;(OW)
my heart is like wax,
melting within me.(OX)
15 My strength is dried up like baked clay;(OY)
my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.(OZ)
You put me into the dust of death.(PA)
16 For dogs have surrounded me;(PB)
a gang of evildoers has closed in on me;
they pierced[ds] my hands and my feet.(PC)
17 I can count all my bones;
people[dt] look and stare at me.(PD)
18 They divided my garments among themselves,
and they cast lots for my clothing.(PE)
19 But You, Lord, don’t be far away.(PF)
My strength, come quickly to help me.(PG)
20 Deliver my life from the sword,(PH)
my only life[du] from the power of these dogs.
21 Save me from the mouth of the lion!(PI)
You have rescued[dv] me
from the horns of the wild oxen.
22 I will proclaim Your name to my brothers;
I will praise You in the congregation.(PJ)
23 You who fear Yahweh, praise Him!(PK)
All you descendants of Jacob, honor Him!
All you descendants of Israel, revere Him!(PL)
24 For He has not despised or detested
the torment of the afflicted.(PM)
He did not hide His face from him(PN)
but listened when he cried to Him for help.(PO)
25 I will give praise[dw] in the great congregation
because of You;(PP)
I will fulfill my vows
before those who fear You.[dx](PQ)
26 The humble[dy] will eat and be satisfied;(PR)
those who seek the Lord will praise Him.
May your hearts live forever!(PS)
27 All the ends of the earth will remember
and turn to the Lord.
All the families of the nations
will bow down before You,(PT)
28 for kingship belongs to the Lord;
He rules over the nations.(PU)
29 All who prosper on earth will eat and bow down;
all those who go down to the dust
will kneel before Him—
even the one who cannot preserve his life.(PV)
30 Their descendants will serve Him;
the next generation will be told about the Lord.(PW)
31 They will come and tell a people yet to be born
about His righteousness—
what He has done.(PX)
Psalm 23
The Good Shepherd
A Davidic psalm.
1 The Lord is my shepherd;(PY)
there is nothing I lack.(PZ)
2 He lets me lie down in green pastures;(QA)
He leads me beside quiet waters.(QB)
3 He renews my life;
He leads me along the right paths[dz]
for His name’s sake.(QC)
4 Even when I go through the darkest valley,[ea]
I fear no danger,
for You are with me;(QD)
Your rod and Your staff[eb]—they comfort me.(QE)
5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;(QF)
my cup overflows.(QG)
6 Only goodness and faithful love will pursue me
all the days of my life,(QH)
and I will dwell in[ec] the house of the Lord
as long as I live.[ed](QI)
Psalm 24
The King of Glory
A Davidic psalm.
1 The earth and everything in it,
the world and its inhabitants,
belong to the Lord;(QJ)
2 for He laid its foundation on the seas
and established it on the rivers.(QK)
3 Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?
Who may stand in His holy place?(QL)
4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,(QM)
who has not set his mind[ee] on what is false,(QN)
and who has not sworn deceitfully.
5 He will receive blessing from the Lord,(QO)
and righteousness from the God of his salvation.(QP)
6 Such is the generation of those who seek Him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.[ef](QQ)
7 Lift up your heads, you gates!
Rise up, ancient doors!
Then the King of glory will come in.(QR)
8 Who is this King of glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty,
the Lord, mighty in battle.(QS)
9 Lift up your heads, you gates!
Rise up, ancient doors!
Then the King of glory will come in.
10 Who is He, this King of glory?
The Lord of Hosts,
He is the King of glory.(QT)
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