“But My people did not listen to Me;
Israel did not obey Me.

If only My people would listen to Me
and Israel would follow My ways,

I would quickly subdue their enemies
and turn My hand against their foes.”

Make them like tumbleweed, my God,
like straw before the wind.

May they know that You alone—
whose name is Yahweh—
are the Most High over all the earth.

I long and yearn
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and flesh cry out for the living God.

Even a sparrow finds a home,
and a swallow, a nest for herself
where she places her young—
near Your altars, Lord of Hosts,
my King and my God.

Lord God of Hosts, hear my prayer;
listen, God of Jacob.Selah

Better a day in Your courts
than a thousand anywhere else.
I would rather be at the door of the house of my God
than to live in the tents of wicked people.

Will You not revive us again
so that Your people may rejoice in You?

His salvation is very near those who fear Him,
so that glory may dwell in our land.

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

Protect my life, for I am faithful.
You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.

Be gracious to me, Lord,
for I call to You all day long.

Bring joy to Your servant’s life,
because I turn to You, Lord.

Lord, hear my prayer;
listen to my plea for mercy.

I call on You in the day of my distress,
for You will answer me.

Teach me Your way, Yahweh,
and I will live by Your truth.
Give me an undivided mind to fear Your name.

I will praise You with all my heart, Lord my God,
and will honor Your name forever.

For Your faithful love for me is great,
and You deliver my life from the depths of Sheol.

God, arrogant people have attacked me;
a gang of ruthless men seeks my life.
They have no regard for You.

Turn to me and be gracious to me.
Give Your strength to Your servant;
save the son of Your female servant.

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

“I will mention those who know Me:
Rahab, Babylon, Philistia, Tyre, and Cush—
each one was born there.”

Singers and dancers alike will say,
“My whole source of joy is in you.”

A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choir director: according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.Lord, God of my salvation,
I cry out before You day and night.

May my prayer reach Your presence;
listen to my cry.

For I have had enough troubles,
and my life is near Sheol.

You have put me in the lowest part of the Pit,
in the darkest places, in the depths.

Your wrath weighs heavily on me;
You have overwhelmed me with all Your waves.Selah

You have distanced my friends from me;
You have made me repulsive to them.
I am shut in and cannot go out.

My eyes are worn out from crying.
Lord, I cry out to You all day long;
I spread out my hands to You.

But I call to You for help, Lord;
in the morning my prayer meets You.

Lord, why do You reject me?
Why do You hide Your face from me?

From my youth,
I have been afflicted and near death.
I suffer Your horrors; I am desperate.

Your wrath sweeps over me;
Your terrors destroy me.

They surround me like water all day long;
they close in on me from every side.

You have distanced loved one and neighbor from me;
darkness is my only friend.

A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.I will sing about the Lord’s faithful love forever;
I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations
with my mouth.

The Lord said,
“I have made a covenant with My chosen one;
I have sworn an oath to David My servant:

I have found David My servant;
I have anointed him with My sacred oil.

My hand will always be with him,
and My arm will strengthen him.

My faithfulness and love will be with him,
and through My name
his horn will be exalted.

He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, the rock of my salvation.’

I will also make him My firstborn,
greatest of the kings of the earth.

I will always preserve My faithful love for him,
and My covenant with him will endure.

If his sons forsake My instruction
and do not live by My ordinances,

if they dishonor My statutes
and do not keep My commands,

But I will not withdraw
My faithful love from him
or betray My faithfulness.

I will not violate My covenant
or change what My lips have said.

Once and for all
I have sworn an oath by My holiness;
I will not lie to David.

His offspring will continue forever,
his throne like the sun before Me,

Remember how short my life is.
Have You created everyone for nothing?

Remember, Lord, the ridicule against Your servants—
in my heart I carry abuse from all the peoples—

May the Lord be praised forever.
Amen and amen.

Teach us to number our days carefully
so that we may develop wisdom in our hearts.

Satisfy us in the morning with Your faithful love
so that we may shout with joy and be glad all our days.

I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”

Because you have made the Lord—my refuge,
the Most High—your dwelling place,

Because he is lovingly devoted to Me,
I will deliver him;
I will protect him because he knows My name.

When he calls out to Me, I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble.
I will rescue him and give him honor.

I will satisfy him with a long life
and show him My salvation.

For You have made me rejoice, Lord,
by what You have done;
I will shout for joy
because of the works of Your hands.

You have lifted up my horn
like that of a wild ox;
I have been anointed with oil.

My eyes look down on my enemies;
my ears hear evildoers when they attack me.

to declare: “The Lord is just;
He is my rock,
and there is no unrighteousness in Him.”

Who stands up for me against the wicked?
Who takes a stand for me against evildoers?

If the Lord had not been my helper,
I would soon rest in the silence of death.

If I say, “My foot is slipping,”
Your faithful love will support me, Lord.

When I am filled with cares,
Your comfort brings me joy.

But the Lord is my refuge;
my God is the rock of my protection.

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

For 40 years I was disgusted with that generation;
I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray;
they do not know My ways.”

So I swore in My anger,
“They will not enter My rest.”

I will pay attention to the way of integrity.
When will You come to me?
I will live with a heart of integrity in my house.

I will not set anything worthless before my eyes.
I hate the practice of transgression;
it will not cling to me.

A devious heart will be far from me;
I will not be involved with evil.

My eyes favor the faithful of the land
so that they may sit down with me.
The one who follows the way of integrity
may serve me.

No one who acts deceitfully
will live in my palace;
no one who tells lies
will remain in my presence.

A prayer of an afflicted person who is weak and pours out his lament before the Lord.Lord, hear my prayer;
let my cry for help come before You.

Do not hide Your face from me in my day of trouble.
Listen closely to me;
answer me quickly when I call.

For my days vanish like smoke,
and my bones burn like a furnace.

My heart is afflicted, withered like grass;
I even forget to eat my food.

Because of the sound of my groaning,
my flesh sticks to my bones.

My enemies taunt me all day long;
they ridicule and curse me.

I eat ashes like bread
and mingle my drinks with tears

because of Your indignation and wrath;
for You have picked me up and thrown me aside.

My days are like a lengthening shadow,
and I wither away like grass.

He has broken my strength in midcourse;
He has shortened my days.

I say: “My God, do not take me
in the middle of my life!
Your years continue through all generations.

Davidic.My soul, praise Yahweh,
and all that is within me, praise His holy name.

My soul, praise the Lord,
and do not forget all His benefits.

Praise the Lord, all His works
in all the places where He rules.
My soul, praise Yahweh!

My soul, praise Yahweh!
Lord my God, You are very great;
You are clothed with majesty and splendor.

May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
may the Lord rejoice in His works.

I will sing to the Lord all my life;
I will sing praise to my God while I live.

May my meditation be pleasing to Him;
I will rejoice in the Lord.

May sinners vanish from the earth
and wicked people be no more.
My soul, praise Yahweh!
Hallelujah!

“Do not touch My anointed ones,
or harm My prophets.”

Remember me, Lord,
when You show favor to Your people.
Come to me with Your salvation