'People' in the Bible

People in my household have said, "We cannot find anyone who has not been satisfied with his meat,' haven't they?

"Have I covered my transgression like other people, to conceal iniquity within myself?

"Listen to what I have to say, you wise men! Pay attention to me, you educated people!

traffics in those who practice evil, and walks with wicked people?

"They die suddenly, in the middle of the night; people suffer seizures and pass away; even valiant men can be taken away and not by human hands.

to keep the godless man from reigning or laying a snare for the people."

He won't stop looking at righteous people; he seats them on thrones with kings forever, and they are exalted.

Don't long for night, when people vanish in their place.

He uses them to judge some people and give food to many.

"He puts a limit to the skill of every person; to delineate all people from what they do.

Why are the nations in an uproar, and their people involved in a vain plot?

I will not fear multitudes of people, who set themselves against me on every side.

Deliverance comes from the LORD! May your blessing be on your people. Interlude To the Director: With stringed instruments. A Davidic Psalm

You people, how long will you malign my reputation? How long will you love what is vain and what is false? Interlude

He will judge the world righteously and make just decisions for the people.

Help, LORD, for godly people no longer exist; trustworthy people have disappeared from humanity.

Will those who do evil ever learn? They devour my people like they devour bread, and never call on the LORD.

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.

You rescued me from conflict with the people; you made me head of the nations. People who did not know me will serve me.

The Law of the LORD is perfect, restoring life. The testimony of the LORD is steadfast, making foolish people wise.

Preserve your servant from arrogant people; do not let them rule over me. Then I will be upright and acquitted of great wickedness.

But as for me, I am only a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by people.

All the prosperous people will eat and bow down in submission. All those who are about to go down to the grave will bow down in submission, along with the one who can no longer keep himself alive.

They will come and declare his righteousness to a people yet to be born; indeed, he has accomplished it! A Davidic Psalm.

The LORD is the strength of his people; he is a refuge of deliverance for his anointed.

Deliver your people and bless your inheritance! Shepherd them and lift them up forever! A Davidic Psalm.

The LORD will give strength to his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace. A Davidic Psalm for the dedication of the Temple.

How blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he has chosen as his own inheritance.

For they do not speak peace; they devise clever lies against the peaceful people of the land.

Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your justice is like the great depths of the sea. You deliver both people and animals, LORD.

Better is the little that the righteous have than the abundance of many wicked people.

In fact, people walk around as shadows. Surely, they busy themselves for nothing, heaping up possessions but not knowing who will get them.

My tears have been my food day and night, while people keep asking me all day long, "Where is your God?"

You sold out your people for nothing, and made no profit at that price.

You made us an object lesson among the nations; people shake their heads at us.

Your arrows are sharpened to penetrate the hearts of the king's enemies. People will fall under you.

Listen, daughter! Consider and pay attention. Forget your people and your father's house,

The daughter of Tyre will come with a wedding gift; wealthy people will entreat your favor.

From generation to generation, I will cause your name to be remembered. Therefore people will thank you forever and ever. To the Director: A song by the Sons of Korah, to the tune of "The Maidens".

The nobles among the nations have joined the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; he is greatly exalted. A song: Lyrics by the Sons of Korah.

Listen to this, all you people! Pay attention, all you who live in the world,

both average people and those of means, the rich and the poor together.

Indeed, he will see wise people die; the stupid and the senseless will meet their doom and leave their wealth to others.

although he considers himself blessed while he's alive. Though people praise you for doing well,

He summoned the heavens above and the earth below, to sit in judgment on his people.

"Listen, my people, for I am making a pronouncement: Israel, I, God, your God, am testifying against you.

Will those who do evil ever learn? They devour my people like they devour bread, and never call on God.

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.

All day long people distort what I say; all their schemes against me are for evil purposes.

Cast them away because of their wickedness. In wrath, God, cast down these people!

I am surrounded by lions. I lie down with those who burn with fire that is, with people whose teeth are like spears and arrows whose tongues are like sharp swords.

How is it that by remaining silent you can speak righteously? How can you judge people fairly?

Don't kill them! Otherwise, my people may forget. By your power make them stumble around; bring them down low, Lord, our Shield.

You made your people go through hard times; you had us drink wine that makes us stagger.

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

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.

Bless our God, people, and let the sound of his praise be heard.

Let the people thank you, God. Let all the people thank you.

Let the nations rejoice and sing for joy, because you judge people with fairness and you govern the people of the earth. Interlude

Let the people thank you, God; let all the people thank you.

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

Your people live there; you sustain the needy with your goodness, God.

You are awesome, God, from your sanctuaries. The God of Israel is the one who gives strength and power to the people. Blessed be God! To the Director: To the tune of "The Lilies". Davidic.

The prominent people mock me, composing drinking songs.

May he rule your people with right decisions and your oppressed ones with justice.

May the mountains bring prosperity to the people and the hills bring righteousness.

May he defend the afflicted of the people and deliver the children of the poor, but crush the oppressor.

They do not experience problems common to ordinary people; they aren't afflicted as others are.

Therefore God's people return there and drink it all in like water until they're satiated.

Just look at these wicked people! They're perpetually carefree as they increase their wealth.

Remember this: The enemy scorns the LORD and a foolish people despises your name.

You delivered your people the descendants of Jacob and Joseph with your power. Interlude

You have led your people like a flock by the hands of Moses and Aaron. An instruction of Asaph

Listen, my people, to my instruction. Hear the words of my mouth.

It's true that Moses struck the rock so that water flowed forth and torrents of water gushed out, but is he also able to give bread or to supply meat for his people?"

Yet he led out his people like sheep, guiding them like a flock in the desert.

He brought the people to the border of his holy mountain, which he acquired by his might.

He delivered his people over to the sword and was angry with his possession.

He brought him from birthing sheep to care for Jacob, his people, Israel, his possession.

Then we, your people, the sheep of your pasture, will praise you always, from generation to generation. We will declare your praise. For the Director of Music: According to "The Lilies". A testimony of Asaph. A psalm.

Listen, My people and I will warn you. Israel, if only you would obey me!

Yet my people didn't obey my voice; Israel didn't submit to me.

If only my people would obey me, if only Israel would walk in my ways!

They plot against your people and conspire against your cherished ones.

You took away the iniquity of your people, forgiving all their sins Interlude

Will you restore our lives again so that your people may rejoice in you?

Let me listen to what God, the LORD, says; for the LORD will promise peace to his people, to his holy ones; may they not return to foolishness.

How happy are the people who can worship joyfully! LORD, they walk in the light of your presence.

You spoke to your faithful ones through a vision: "I will set a helper over a warrior. I will raise up a chosen one from the people.

Remember, Lord, the reproach of your servant! I carry inside me all the insults of many people,

You return people to dust merely by saying, "Return, you mortals!"

LORD, they have crushed your people, afflicting your heritage.

For the LORD will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage.

For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture and the flock in his care. If only you would listen to his voice today,

For forty years I loathed that generation, so I said, "They are a people whose hearts continuously err, and they have not understood my ways."

Declare among the nations, "The LORD reigns!" Indeed, he established the world so that it will not falter. He will judge people fairly.

in the LORD's presence, because he is coming; indeed, he will come to judge the earth. He will judge the world fairly and its people reliably.

in the LORD's presence, who comes to judge the earth; He'll judge the world righteously; and its people fairly.

The LORD reigns let people tremble; he is seated above the cherubim let the earth quake.