Kiss the son before he becomes angry, and you die where you stand. Indeed, his wrath can flare up quickly. How blessed are those who take refuge in him. A Davidic Psalm, when he fled from his son Absalom.

Boastful ones will not stand before you; you hate all those who practice wickedness.

LORD, lead me in your righteousness because of my enemies. Make your path straight before me.

When my enemies turn back, they will stumble and perish before you.

I have set the LORD before me continuously; because he stands at my right hand, I will stand firm.

The brightness before him scattered the thick clouds, with hail stones and flashes of fire.

because all his judgments were always before me, and I did not cast off his statutes.

I was upright before him, and I kept myself from iniquity.

You go before him with wonderful blessings, and put a crown of fine gold on his head.

My praise in the great congregation is because of you; I will pay my vows before those who fear you.

You prepare a table before me, even in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

LORD, may your gracious love be upon us, even as we hope in you. By David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away. So David left.

Make them like the chaff before the wind, as the messenger of the LORD pushes them aside.

An oracle that came to me about the transgressions of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

Lord, all my longings are before you, and my groaning is not hidden from you.

Stop looking at me with chastisement, so I can smile again, before I depart and am no more. To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.

and the king will greatly desire your beauty. Because he is your lord, you should bow in respect before him.

Our God has appeared and he has not been silent; a devouring fire blazed before him, and a mighty storm swirled around him.

"Assemble before me, my saints, who have entered into my covenant by sacrifice."

I do not rebuke you because of your sacrifices; indeed, your burnt offerings are continuously before me.

These things you did, and I kept silent, because you assumed that I was like you. But now I am going to rebuke you, and I will set forth my case before your very own eyes."

For I acknowledge my transgression; my sin remains continuously before me.

God, I have taken vows before you; therefore I will offer thanksgiving sacrifices to you.

For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, so that I may walk before God in the light of the living! To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "Do Not Destroy," when he fled from Saul into a cave.

Before your clay pots are placed on a fire of burning thorns whether green or ablaze wrath will sweep them away like a storm.

For you have been a refuge for me, a tower of strength before the enemy.

May he be enthroned before God forever; Appoint your gracious love and truth to guard him.

My soul, be quiet before God, for from him comes my hope.

People, in every situation put your trust in God; pour out your heart before him; for God is a refuge for us. Interlude

Say to God: "How awesome are your works! Because of your great strength your enemies cringe before you."

But the righteous rejoice and exult before God; they are overwhelmed with joy.

May the nomads bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust.

However, before they had fulfilled their desire, while their food was still in their mouths,

He drove out nations before them and allotted their tribal inheritance, settling the tribes of Israel in their tents.

Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Let vengeance for the blood of your servants be meted out before our eyes and among the nations.

Reveal your power before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, then come to our rescue.

Those who hate the LORD will cringe before him; their punishment will be permanent.

God, set them up like dried thistles, like straw before the wind.

They will walk from strength to strength; each will appear before God in Zion.

Righteousness will go before him to prepare a path for his steps. A Davidic prayer

LORD, God of my salvation, by day and by night I cry out before you.

Let my prayer come before you; listen to my cry.

Righteousness and justice make up the foundation of your throne; gracious love and truth meet before you.

I will crush his enemies before him and strike those who hate him.

His dynasty will last forever and his throne will be like the sun before me.

Before the mountains were formed or the earth and the world were brought forth, you are God from eternity to eternity.

You have set our iniquities before you, what we have concealed in the light of your presence.

Splendor and majesty are before him; might and beauty are in his sanctuary.

Worship the LORD in holy splendor; tremble before him, all the earth.

The LORD has made his deliverance known; he has disclosed his justice before the nations.

Serve the LORD with joy. Come before him with a joyful shout!

He sent a man before them Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.

He would have destroyed them but for Moses, his chosen one, who stood in the breach before him to avert his destructive wrath.

I have chosen the faithful way; I have firmly placed your ordinances before me.

Then I will speak of your decrees before kings and not be ashamed.

Before I was humbled, I wandered away, but now I observe your words.

I get up before dawn and cry for help; I place my hope in your word.

I keep your precepts and your decrees because all of my ways are before you. Tav

May my cry arise before you, LORD; give me understanding according to your word.

Let my request come before you; deliver me, as you have promised.

May they become like a tuft of grass on a roof top, that withers before it takes root

He sent signs and wonders among you, Egypt, before Pharaoh and all his servants.

LORD, I thank you with all of my heart; because you heard the words that I spoke, I will sing your praise before the heavenly beings.

Even before I have formed a word with my tongue, you, LORD, know it completely!

Let my prayer be like incense offered before you, and my uplifted hands like the evening sacrifice.