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.

When I call, answer me, my righteous God! When I was in distress, you set me free. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer.

But understand this: the LORD has set apart the godly for himself! The LORD will hear me when I cry out to him!

Be angry, yet do not sin. Think about this when upon your beds, and be silent. Interlude

You have given me more joy in my heart than at harvest times, when grain and wine abound.

When I look at the heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you established

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

Their eyes secretly watch the helpless, lying in wait like a lion in his den. They lie in wait to catch the afflicted. They catch the afflicted when they pull him into their net.

Break the arm of the wicked and evil man; so that when you seek out his wickedness you will find it no more.

When the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?

Otherwise, my enemy will say, "I have overcome him;" Otherwise, my persecutor will rejoice when I am shaken.

May Israel's deliverance come from Zion! When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people, Jacob will rejoice, and Israel will be glad. A Davidic Psalm.

The one who despises those who are utterly wicked, but who honors the one who fears the LORD, who keeps his word even when it hurts and does not change,

When you probe my heart, and examine me at night; when you refine me, you will find nothing wrong, for I have determined that I will not transgress with my mouth.

But as for me, justified, I will behold your face; when I awake, your presence will satisfy me. To the Director: By the servant of the LORD, David, who spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

When they hear of me, they will obey me; foreigners will submit to me.

When you appear, you will set them ablaze like a fire furnace. In his wrath, the LORD will consume them, and the fire will devour them.

Indeed, you will make them retreat, when you aim your bow at their faces.

For he does not despise nor detest the afflicted person; he does not hide his face from him, but he hears him when he cries out to him."

Even when I walk through a valley of deep darkness, I will not be afraid because you are with me. Your rod and your staff they comfort me.

When those who practice evil, my enemies, and my oppressors come near me to devour my flesh, they stumble and fall.

Hear my voice, LORD, when I cry out! Be gracious to me and answer me.

Hear the sound of my supplications when I cry to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary.

Blessed be the LORD! In a marvelous way he demonstrated his gracious love to me, when I was in a city under siege.

When I said in my panic, "I have been cut off in your sight," then you surely heard the voice of my prayer in my plea to you for help.

When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away by my groaning all day long.

When the LORD looks down from heaven, he observes every human being.

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.

But when they were sick, I wore sackcloth, humbled myself with fasting, and prayed from my heart repeatedly for them.

But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together. They gathered together against me attackers whom I did not know. They tore me apart and would not stop.

but the LORD will not let him fall into his hands. He will not be condemned when he is put on trial.

But then he passed away; in fact, he simply was not there. When I looked for him, he could not be found.

For I said, "Do not let them gloat over me, as they congratulate themselves when my foot slips."

I told myself, "I will keep watch over my tongue to keep from sinning. I will muzzle my mouth when the wicked are around."

Blessed is the one who is considerate of the destitute; the LORD will deliver him when the times are evil.

As for my enemies, with malice they said, "When will he die and memory of his name perish?"

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When may I come and appear in God's presence?

Filled with joy and gladness, they are presented when they enter the king's palace.

Therefore we will not be frightened when the earth roars, when the mountains shake in the depths of the seas,

when its waters roar and rage, when the mountains tremble despite their pride. Interlude

Behold, when the kings assembled together, when they traveled together,

as when an east wind destroyed the ships of Tarshish.

Why should I be afraid when evil days come my way, when the wickedness of those who deceive me surrounds me

Don't be afraid when someone gets rich, when the glory of his household increases.

When he dies, he will not be able to take it all with him his possessions will not follow him to the grave,

When you see a thief, you befriend him, and you keep company with adulterers.

Whoever offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, and I will reveal the salvation of God to whomever continues in my way." To the Director: A Davidic Psalm. When the prophet Nathan came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

Then you will be pleased with right sacrifices, with burnt offerings, and with whole burnt offerings. Then they will offer bulls on your altar. To the Director: A Davidic instruction about Doeg, the Edomite, when he went to Saul and told him, "David went to the house of Abimelech."

The righteous will fear when they see this, but then they will laugh at him, saying,

There the Israelis were seized with terror, when there was nothing to fear. For God scattered the bones of those who laid siege against you you put them to shame, for God rejected them.

Would that Israel's deliverance come out of Zion! When God restores the fortunes of his people, Jacob will rejoice and Israel will be glad. To the Director: With stringed instruments. A Davidic instruction, when the Ziphites came and told Saul, "David is hiding among us, is he not?"

But you, God, bring them down to the Pit of corruption; bloodthirsty and deceitful people will not live out half their days. But I put my full confidence in you. To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "A Silent Dove Far Away," when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

On days when I am afraid, I put my trust in you.

My enemies will retreat when I call on you. This has been my experience, because God is with me.

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.

The righteous person will rejoice when he sees your vengeance; when he washes his feet in the blood of the wicked.

A person will say, "Certainly, the righteous are rewarded; certainly there is a God who judges the earth." To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "Do Not Destroy," when Saul sent men to watch the house in order to kill him.

But I will sing of your power and in the morning I will shout for joy about your gracious love. For you have been a fortress for me; and a refuge when I am distressed.

My Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, God of Gracious Love, are my fortress. To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "Lily of The Covenant," for teaching about his battle with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, when Joab returned and attacked 12,000 Edomites in the Salt Valley.

My soul rests quietly only when it looks to God; from him comes my deliverance.

Human beings are a mere vapor, while people in high positions are not what they appear. When they are placed on the scales, they weigh nothing; even when weighed together, they are less than nothing.

When I think of you in bed, I will meditate on you in the night watches.

that my lips uttered and that my mouth spoke when I was in trouble.

God, when you led out your people, when you marched through the desert, Interlude

God, you poured out abundant rain on your inheritance. When Israel was weary, you sustained her.

When you men lie down among the sheepfolds, you are like the wings of the dove covered with silver, with its feathers in glittering gold."

When the Almighty scattered the kings there, there was snow on Mt. Zalmon.

When I dressed in sackcloth, I became an object of gossip among them.

I depended on you since birth, when you brought me from my mother's womb; I praise you continuously.

Don't throw me away when I am old; do not abandon me when my strength fails.

Also, when I reach old age and have gray hair, God, do not forsake me, until I have declared your power to this generation and your might to the next one.

My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you, whose life you have redeemed.

For he will deliver the needy when they cry out for help, and the poor when there is no deliverer.

For I was envious of the proud when I observed the prosperity of the wicked.

When I tried to understand this, it was too difficult for me

Like a dream when one awakens, Lord, you will despise their image when you arise.

When I chose to be bitter I was emotionally pained.

You are awesome! who can stand in your presence when you're angry?

when God arose to execute justice and to deliver all the afflicted of the earth. Interlude

When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; my hands were raised at night and they did not grow weary. I refused to be comforted.

To test God was in their minds, when they demanded food to satisfy their cravings.

Therefore, when the LORD heard this, he was angry, and fire broke out against Jacob. Moreover, his anger flared against Israel,

When he struck them, they sought him; they repented, and eagerly sought God.

when he set his signs in Egypt and his wonders in the plain of Zoan.

LORD God of the Heavenly Armies, when will your smoldering anger toward your people's prayers cease?

Blow the ram's horn when there is a New Moon, when there is a full moon, on our festival day,

a decree that he prescribed for Joseph when he went throughout the land of Egypt, speaking a language I did not recognize.

You rule over the majestic sea; when its waves surge, you calm them.

when your enemies reproached you, LORD, when they reproached the footsteps of your anointed.

Please return, LORD! When will it be? Comfort your servants.

Cause us to rejoice throughout the time when you have afflicted us, the years when we have known trouble.

When he calls out to me, I will answer him. I will be with him in his distress. I will deliver him, and I will honor him.

My eyes gloated over those who lie in wait for me; when those of evil intent attack me, my ears will hear.

When they speak, they spew arrogance. Everyone who practices iniquity brags about it.

keeping him calm when times are troubled until a pit has been dug for the wicked.

When I say that my foot is shaking, your gracious love, LORD, will sustain me.

When my anxious inner thoughts become overwhelming, your comfort encourages me.

Moses and Aaron were among his priests; Samuel also was among those who invoked his name. When they called on the LORD, he answered them.

I will pay attention to living a life of integrity when will I attain it? I will live with integrity of heart in my house.

Do not hide your face from me when I am in trouble. Listen to me. When I call to out you, hurry to answer me!