A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning the words of Cush, a Benjaminite.Yahweh my God, I seek refuge in You;
save me from all my pursuers and rescue me

See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil,
conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.

Those who know Your name trust in You
because You have not abandoned
those who seek You, Yahweh.

He says to himself, “God has forgotten;
He hides His face and will never see.”

But You Yourself have seen trouble and grief,
observing it in order to take the matter into Your hands.
The helpless entrusts himself to You;
You are a helper of the fatherless.

For the Lord is righteous; He loves righteous deeds.
The upright will see His face.

The Lord looks down from heaven on the human race
to see if there is one who is wise,
one who seeks God.

For You will not abandon me to Sheol;
You will not allow Your Faithful One to see decay.

Let my vindication come from You,
for You see what is right.

Display the wonders of Your faithful love,
Savior of all who seek refuge
from those who rebel against Your right hand.

But I will see Your face in righteousness;
when I awake, I will be satisfied with Your presence.

The Lord is my rock,
my fortress, and my deliverer,
my God, my mountain where I seek refuge,
my shield and the horn of my salvation,
my stronghold.

Everyone who sees me mocks me;
they sneer and shake their heads:

The humble will eat and be satisfied;
those who seek the Lord will praise Him.
May your hearts live forever!

Such is the generation of those who seek Him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.Selah

My heart says this about You,
“You are to seek My face.”
Lord, I will seek Your face.

I am certain that I will see the Lord’s goodness
in the land of the living.

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Lord, I seek refuge in You;
let me never be disgraced.
Save me by Your righteousness.

I will rejoice and be glad in Your faithful love
because You have seen my affliction.
You have known the troubles of my life

I am ridiculed by all my adversaries
and even by my neighbors.
I am dreaded by my acquaintances;
those who see me in the street run from me.

Taste and see that the Lord is good.
How happy is the man who takes refuge in Him!

Young lions lack food and go hungry,
but those who seek the Lord
will not lack any good thing.

Turn away from evil and do what is good;
seek peace and pursue it.

Let those who seek to kill me
be disgraced and humiliated;
let those who plan to harm me
be turned back and ashamed.

for with You is life’s fountain.
In Your light we will see light.

The Lord laughs at him
because He sees that his day is coming.

I have been young and now I am old,
yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned
or his children begging for bread.

I have seen a wicked, violent man
well-rooted like a flourishing native tree.

Those who seek my life set traps,
and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me;
they plot treachery all day long.

He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear
and put their trust in the Lord.

Then I said, “See, I have come;
it is written about me in the volume of the scroll.

I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly;
see, I do not keep my mouth closed—
as You know, Lord.

For troubles without number have surrounded me;
my sins have overtaken me; I am unable to see.
They are more than the hairs of my head,
and my courage leaves me.

Let those who seek to take my life
be disgraced and confounded.
Let those who wish me harm
be driven back and humiliated.

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
let those who love Your salvation continually say,
“The Lord is great!”

The daughter of Tyre, the wealthy people,
will seek your favor with gifts.

Come, see the works of the Lord,
who brings devastation on the earth.

Just as we heard, so we have seen
in the city of Yahweh of Hosts,
in the city of our God;
God will establish it forever.Selah

so that he may live forever
and not see the Pit.

For one can see that wise men die;
foolish and stupid men also pass away.
Then they leave their wealth to others.

he will go to the generation of his fathers;
they will never see the light.

When you see a thief,
you make friends with him,
and you associate with adulterers.

God looks down from heaven on the human race
to see if there is one who is wise,
one who seeks God.

For strangers rise up against me,
and violent men seek my life.
They have no regard for God.Selah

Lord, confuse and confound their speech,
for I see violence and strife in the city;

For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.” A Davidic Miktam. When he fled before Saul into the cave.Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me,
for I take refuge in You.
I will seek refuge in the shadow of Your wings
until danger passes.

Like a slug that moves along in slime,
like a woman’s miscarried child,
they will not see the sun.

The righteous one will rejoice
when he sees the retribution;
he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

A Davidic psalm. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah.God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You.
I thirst for You;
my body faints for You
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.

So I gaze on You in the sanctuary
to see Your strength and Your glory.

But those who seek to destroy my life
will go into the depths of the earth.

They encourage each other in an evil plan;
they talk about hiding traps and say,
“Who will see them?”

They will be made to stumble;
their own tongues work against them.
All who see them will shake their heads.

Come and see the wonders of God;
His acts for humanity are awe-inspiring.

People have seen Your procession, God,
the procession of my God,
my King, in the sanctuary.

Do not let those who put their hope in You
be disgraced because of me,
Lord God of Hosts;
do not let those who seek You
be humiliated because of me,
God of Israel.

Let their eyes grow too dim to see,
and let their loins continually shake.

The humble will see it and rejoice.
You who seek God, take heart!

Let those who seek my life
be disgraced and confounded;
let those who wish me harm
be driven back and humiliated.

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
let those who love Your salvation
continually say, “God is great!”

Lord, I seek refuge in You;
let me never be disgraced.

May my adversaries be disgraced and destroyed;
may those who seek my harm
be covered with disgrace and humiliation.

Therefore, my tongue will proclaim
Your righteousness all day long,
for those who seek my harm
will be disgraced and confounded.

There are no signs for us to see.
There is no longer a prophet.
And none of us knows how long this will last.

When He killed some of them,
the rest began to seek Him;
they repented and searched for God.

Return, God of Hosts.
Look down from heaven and see;
take care of this vine,

See how Your enemies make an uproar;
those who hate You have acted arrogantly.

Cover their faces with shame
so that they will seek Your name Yahweh.

Show me a sign of Your goodness;
my enemies will see and be put to shame
because You, Lord, have helped and comforted me.

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

Make us rejoice for as many days as You have humbled us,
for as many years as we have seen adversity.

Let Your work be seen by Your servants,
and Your splendor by their children.

You will only see it with your eyes
and witness the punishment of the wicked.

They say, “The Lord doesn’t see it.
The God of Jacob doesn’t pay attention.”

Can the One who shaped the ear not hear,
the One who formed the eye not see?

where your fathers tested Me;
they tried Me, though they had seen what I did.

His lightning lights up the world;
the earth sees and trembles.

The heavens proclaim His righteousness;
all the peoples see His glory.

He has remembered His love
and faithfulness to the house of Israel;
all the ends of the earth
have seen our God’s victory.

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

Honor His holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.

Search for the Lord and for His strength;
seek His face always.

The upright see it and rejoice,
and all injustice shuts its mouth.

I have become an object of ridicule to my accusers;
when they see me, they shake their heads in scorn.

The wicked man will see it and be angry;
he will gnash his teeth in despair.
The desire of the wicked man will come to nothing.

They have mouths but cannot speak,
eyes, but cannot see.

Happy are those who keep His decrees
and seek Him with all their heart.

Open my eyes so that I may contemplate
wonderful things from Your instruction.

I will walk freely in an open place
because I seek Your precepts.

Those who fear You will see me and rejoice,
for I put my hope in Your word.

I have seen a limit to all perfection,
but Your command is without limit.

Salvation is far from the wicked
because they do not seek Your statutes.

I have seen the disloyal and feel disgust
because they do not keep Your word.

I wander like a lost sheep;
seek Your servant,
for I do not forget Your commands.

Because of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek your good.

Though one goes along weeping,
carrying the bag of seed,
he will surely come back with shouts of joy,
carrying his sheaves.

May the Lord bless you from Zion,
so that you will see the prosperity of Jerusalem
all the days of your life

and will see your children’s children!

Peace be with Israel.

They have mouths but cannot speak,
eyes, but cannot see.

See if there is any offensive way in me;
lead me in the everlasting way.