Pay attention to the sound of my cry,
my King and my God,
for I pray to You.

They say, “Through our tongues we have power;
our lips are our own—who can be our master?”

“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.”

The words of the Lord are pure words,
like silver refined in an earthen furnace,
purified seven times.

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.

with the pure
You prove Yourself pure,
but with the crooked
You prove Yourself shrewd.

With You I can attack a barrier,
and with my God I can leap over a wall.

God—His way is perfect;
the word of the Lord is pure.
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

Day after day they pour out speech;
night after night they communicate knowledge.

The fear of the Lord is pure,
enduring forever;
the ordinances of the Lord are reliable
and altogether righteous.

They are more desirable than gold—
than an abundance of pure gold;
and sweeter than honey,
which comes from the honeycomb.

For You meet him with rich blessings;
You place a crown of pure gold on his head.

Deliver my life from the sword,
my only life from the power of these dogs.

The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who has not set his mind on what is false,
and who has not sworn deceitfully.

the voice of the Lord in power,
the voice of the Lord in splendor.

The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth
and strips the woodlands bare.

In His temple all cry, “Glory!”

The course of my life is in Your power;
deliver me from the power of my enemies
and from my persecutors.

Therefore let everyone who is faithful pray to You
at a time that You may be found.
When great floodwaters come,
they will not reach him.

The horse is a false hope for safety;
it provides no escape by its great power.

This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
and saved him from all his troubles.

My very bones will say,
“Lord, who is like You,
rescuing the poor from one too strong for him,
the poor or the needy from one who robs him?”

For my sins have flooded over my head;
they are a burden too heavy for me to bear.

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Happy is one who cares for the poor;
the Lord will save him in a day of adversity.

I remember this as I pour out my heart:
how I walked with many,
leading the festive procession to the house of God,
with joyful and thankful shouts.

both low and high,
rich and poor together.

But God will redeem my life
from the power of Sheol,
for He will take me.Selah

Now it is not an enemy who insults me—
otherwise I could bear it;
it is not a foe who rises up against me—
otherwise I could hide from him.

But it is you, a man who is my peer,
my companion and good friend!

Do not kill them; otherwise, my people will forget.
By Your power, make them homeless wanderers
and bring them down,
Lord, our shield.

Trust in Him at all times, you people;
pour out your hearts before Him.
God is our refuge.Selah

They will be given over to the power of the sword;
they will become the jackals’ prey.

You establish the mountains by Your power,
robed with strength.

Your people settled in it;
God, You provided for the poor by Your goodness.

Ascribe power to God.
His majesty is over Israel,
His power among the clouds.

God, You are awe-inspiring in Your sanctuaries.
The God of Israel gives power and strength to His people.
May God be praised!

Pour out Your rage on them,
and let Your burning anger overtake them.

But as for me—poor and in pain—
let Your salvation protect me, God.

Even when I am old and gray,
God, do not abandon me.
Then I will proclaim Your power
to another generation,
Your strength to all who are to come.

May he vindicate the afflicted among the people,
help the poor,
and crush the oppressor.

For he will rescue the poor who cry out
and the afflicted who have no helper.

He will have pity on the poor and helpless
and save the lives of the poor.

BOOK III
(Psalms 73–89)A psalm of Asaph. God is indeed good to Israel,
to the pure in heart.

Do not give the life of Your dove to beasts;
do not forget the lives of Your poor people forever.

Do not let the oppressed turn away in shame;
let the poor and needy praise Your name.

You are resplendent and majestic
coming down from the mountains of prey.

With power You redeemed Your people,
the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.Selah

They did not remember His power shown
on the day He redeemed them from the foe,

He shepherded them with a pure heart
and guided them with his skillful hands.

Pour out Your wrath on the nations
that don’t acknowledge You,
on the kingdoms that don’t call on Your name,

Let the groans of the prisoners reach You;
according to Your great power,
preserve those condemned to die.

before Ephraim,
Benjamin, and Manasseh.
Rally Your power and come to save us.

The boar from the forest tears it
and creatures of the field feed on it.

Rescue the poor and needy;
save them from the power of the wicked.”

A Davidic prayer.Listen, Lord, and answer me,
for I am poor and needy.

I will extend his power to the sea
and his right hand to the rivers.

What man can live and never see death?
Who can save himself from the power of Sheol?Selah

Who understands the power of Your anger?
Your wrath matches the fear that is due You.

They will still bear fruit in old age,
healthy and green,

They pour out arrogant words;
all the evildoers boast.

The young lions roar for their prey
and seek their food from God.

He looks at the earth, and it trembles;
He touches the mountains,
and they pour out smoke.

Yet He saved them because of His name,
to make His power known.

They aligned themselves with Baal of Peor
and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.

Their enemies oppressed them,
and they were subdued under their power.

In return for my love they accuse me,
but I continue to pray.

For he did not think to show kindness,
but pursued the afflicted, poor, and brokenhearted
in order to put them to death.

For I am afflicted and needy;
my heart is wounded within me.

He has shown His people the power of His works
by giving them the inheritance of the nations.

He distributes freely to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.
His horn will be exalted in honor.

He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the garbage pile

There are shouts of joy and victory
in the tents of the righteous:
“The Lord’s right hand performs valiantly!

The Lord’s right hand is raised.
The Lord’s right hand performs valiantly!”

ב BetHow can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping Your word.

My eyes pour out streams of tears
because people do not follow Your instruction.

Your word is completely pure,
and Your servant loves it.

My lips pour out praise,
for You teach me Your statutes.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May those who love you prosper;

I know that the Lord upholds
the just cause of the poor,
justice for the needy.

I pour out my complaint before Him;
I reveal my trouble to Him.

They will proclaim the power of Your awe-inspiring acts,
and I will declare Your greatness.

Our Lord is great, vast in power;
His understanding is infinite.

He is not impressed by the strength of a horse;
He does not value the power of a man.