'Lord' in the Bible

The Lord is gracious and righteous;our God is compassionate.

The Lord guards the inexperienced;I was helpless, and He saved me.

Return to your rest, my soul,for the Lord has been good to you.

For You, Lord, rescued me from death,my eyes from tears,my feet from stumbling.

I will walk before the Lordin the land of the living.

How can I repay the Lordfor all the good He has done for me?

I will take the cup of salvationand call on the name of Yahweh.

I will fulfill my vows to the Lordin the presence of all His people.

Lord, I am indeed Your servant;I am Your servant, the son of Your female servant.You have loosened my bonds.

I will offer You a sacrifice of thanksgivingand call on the name of Yahweh.

I will fulfill my vows to the Lordin the presence of all His people,

Praise the Lord, all nations!Glorify Him, all peoples!

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;His faithful love endures forever.

Let those who fear the Lord say,“His faithful love endures forever.”

I called to the Lord in distress;the Lord answered meand put me in a spacious place.

The Lord is for me; I will not be afraid.What can man do to me?

The Lord is my helper,Therefore, I will look in triumph on those who hate me.

It is better to take refuge in the Lordthan to trust in man.

It is better to take refuge in the Lordthan to trust in nobles.

All the nations surrounded me;in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.

They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.

They surrounded me like bees;they were extinguished like a fire among thorns;in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.

You pushed me hard to make me fall,but the Lord helped me.

The Lord is my strength and my song;He has become my salvation.

I will not die, but I will liveand proclaim what the Lord has done.

The Lord disciplined me severelybut did not give me over to death.

Open the gates of righteousness for me;I will enter through themand give thanks to the Lord.

This is the gate of the Lord;the righteous will enter through it.

This came from the Lord;it is wonderful in our eyes.

This is the day the Lord has made;let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Lord, save us!Lord, please grant us success!

He who comes in the nameof the Lord is blessed.From the house of the Lord we bless you.

The Lord is God and has given us light.Bind the festival sacrifice with cordsto the horns of the altar.

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;His faithful love endures forever.

א AlefHow happy are those whose way is blameless,who live according to the Lord’s instruction!

Lord, may You be praised;teach me Your statutes.

I cling to Your decrees;Lord, do not put me to shame.

ה HeTeach me, Lord, the meaning of Your statutes,and I will always keep them.

ו VavLet Your faithful love come to me, Lord,Your salvation, as You promised.

Lord, I remember Your judgments from long agoand find comfort.

Yahweh, I remember Your name in the night,and I obey Your instruction.

ח KhetThe Lord is my portion;I have promised to keep Your words.

Lord, the earth is filled with Your faithful love;teach me Your statutes.

ט TetLord, You have treated Your servant well,just as You promised.

I know, Lord, that Your judgments are justand that You have afflicted me fairly.

ל LamedLord, Your word is forever;it is firmly fixed in heaven.

I am severely afflicted;Lord, give me life through Your word.

Lord, please accept my willing offerings of praise,and teach me Your judgments.

It is time for the Lord to act,for they have violated Your instruction.

צ TsadeYou are righteous, Lord,and Your judgments are just.

ק QofI call with all my heart; answer me, Lord.I will obey Your statutes.

In keeping with Your faithful love, hear my voice.Lord, give me life in keeping with Your justice.

You are near, Lord,and all Your commands are true.

Your compassions are many, Lord;give me life according to Your judgments.

Consider how I love Your precepts;Lord, give me life according to Your faithful love.

Lord, I hope for Your salvationand carry out Your commands.

ת TavLet my cry reach You, Lord;give me understanding according to Your word.

I long for Your salvation, Lord,and Your instruction is my delight.

A song of ascents.In my distress I called to the Lord,and He answered me.

“Lord, deliver me from lying lipsand a deceitful tongue.”

My help comes from the Lord,the Maker of heaven and earth.

The Lord protects you;the Lord is a shelter right by your side.

The Lord will protect you from all harm;He will protect your life.

The Lord will protect your coming and goingboth now and forever.

A Davidic song of ascents.I rejoiced with those who said to me,“Let us go to the house of the Lord.”

where the tribes, Yahweh’s tribes, go upto give thanks to the name of Yahweh.(This is an ordinance for Israel.)

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

Like a servant’s eyes on his master’s hand,like a servant girl’s eyes on her mistress’s hand,so our eyes are on the Lord our Goduntil He shows us favor.

Show us favor, Lord, show us favor,for we’ve had more than enough contempt.

A Davidic song of ascents.If the Lord had not been on our side—let Israel say—

If the Lord had not been on our sidewhen men attacked us,

Praise the Lord,who has not let us be ripped apart by their teeth.

Our help is in the name of Yahweh,the Maker of heaven and earth.

A song of ascents.Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion.It cannot be shaken; it remains forever.

Jerusalem—the mountains surround her.And the Lord surrounds His people,both now and forever.

Do what is good, Lord, to the good,to those whose hearts are upright.

But as for those who turn aside to crooked ways,the Lord will banish them with the evildoers.Peace be with Israel.

A song of ascents.When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,we were like those who dream.

Our mouths were filled with laughter then,and our tongues with shouts of joy.Then they said among the nations,“The Lord has done great things for them.”

The Lord had done great things for us;we were joyful.

Restore our fortunes, Lord,like watercourses in the Negev.

A Solomonic song of ascents.Unless the Lord builds a house,its builders labor over it in vain;unless the Lord watches over a city,the watchman stays alert in vain.

Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord,children, a reward.

A song of ascents.How happy is everyone who fears the Lord,who walks in His ways!

In this very waythe man who fears the Lordwill be blessed.

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

The Lord is righteous;He has cut the ropes of the wicked.

Then none who pass by will say,“May the Lord’s blessing be on you.”We bless you in the name of Yahweh.

A song of ascents.Out of the depths I call to You, Yahweh!

Lord, listen to my voice;let Your ears be attentiveto my cry for help.

Yahweh, if You considered sins,Lord, who could stand?

I wait for Yahweh; I waitand put my hope in His word.

I wait for the Lordmore than watchmen for the morning—more than watchmen for the morning.

Israel, put your hope in the Lord.For there is faithful love with the Lord,and with Him is redemption in abundance.

A Davidic song of ascents.Lord, my heart is not proud;my eyes are not haughty.I do not get involved with thingstoo great or too difficult for me.

Israel, put your hope in the Lord,both now and forever.

A song of ascents.Lord, remember Davidand all the hardships he endured,

and how he swore an oath to the Lord,making a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:

until I find a place for the Lord,a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Rise up, Lord, come to Your resting place,You and Your powerful ark.