Psalms 21-30

Psalm 21

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

The king rejoices in your strength, Yahweh!: How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!
You have given him his heart’s desire,: and have not withheld the request of his lips.
Selah.
For you meet him with the blessings of goodness.: You set a crown of fine gold on his head.
He asked life of you, you gave it to him,: even length of days forever and ever.
His glory is great in your salvation.: You lay honor and majesty on him.
For you make him most blessed forever.: You make him glad with joy in your presence.
For the king trusts in Yahweh.: Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.
Your hand will find out all of your enemies.: Your right hand will find out those who hate you.
You will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of your anger.: Yahweh will swallow them up in his wrath.; The fire shall devour them.
You will destroy their descendants from the earth,: their posterity from among the children of men.
For they intended evil against you.: They plotted evil against you which cannot succeed.
For you will make them turn their back,: when you aim drawn bows at their face.
Be exalted, Yahweh, in your strength,: so we will sing and praise your power.

Psalm 22

For the Chief Musician; set to “The Doe of the Morning.” A Psalm by David.

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?: Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?
My God, I cry in the daytime, but you don’t answer;: in the night season, and am not silent.
But you are holy,: you who inhabit the praises of Israel.
Our fathers trusted in you.: They trusted, and you delivered them.
They cried to you, and were delivered.: They trusted in you, and were not disappointed.
But I am a worm, and no man;: a reproach of men, and despised by the people.
All those who see me mock me.: They insult me with their lips. They shake their heads, saying,; “He trusts in Yahweh;; let him deliver him.; Let him rescue him, since he delights in him.”
But you brought me out of the womb.: You made me trust at my mother’s breasts.
I was thrown on you from my mother’s womb.: You are my God since my mother bore me.
Don’t be far from me, for trouble is near.: For there is none to help.
Many bulls have surrounded me.: Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.
They open their mouths wide against me,: lions tearing prey and roaring.
I am poured out like water.: All my bones are out of joint.
My heart is like wax;: it is melted within me.
My strength is dried up like a potsherd.: My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.
You have brought me into the dust of death.
For dogs have surrounded me.: A company of evildoers have enclosed me.; They have pierced my hands and feet.
I can count all of my bones.
They look and stare at me.
They divide my garments among them.: They cast lots for my clothing.

But don’t be far off, Yahweh.: You are my help: hurry to help me.
Deliver my soul from the sword,: my precious life from the power of the dog.
Save me from the lion’s mouth!: Yes, from the horns of the wild oxen, you have answered me.
I will declare your name to my brothers.: In the midst of the assembly, I will praise you.
You who fear Yahweh, praise him!: All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him!; Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel!
For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted,: Neither has he hidden his face from him;; but when he cried to him, he heard.

Of you comes my praise in the great assembly.: I will pay my vows before those who fear him.
The humble shall eat and be satisfied.: They shall praise Yahweh who seek after him.; Let your hearts live forever.
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Yahweh.: All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you.
For the kingdom is Yahweh’s.: He is the ruler over the nations.
All the rich ones of the earth shall eat and worship.: All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him,; even he who can’t keep his soul alive.
Posterity shall serve him.: Future generations shall be told about the Lord.
They shall come and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born,: for he has done it.

Psalm 23

A Psalm by David.

Yahweh is my shepherd:: I shall lack nothing.
He makes me lie down in green pastures.: He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.: He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,: I will fear no evil, for you are with me.; Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil.: My cup runs over.
Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life,: and I will dwell in Yahweh’s house forever.

Psalm 24

A Psalm by David.

The earth is Yahweh’s, with its fullness;: the world, and those who dwell therein.
For he has founded it on the seas,: and established it on the floods.

Who may ascend to Yahweh’s hill?: Who may stand in his holy place?
He who has clean hands and a pure heart;: who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood,; and has not sworn deceitfully.
He shall receive a blessing from Yahweh,: righteousness from the God of his salvation.
This is the generation of those who seek Him,: who seek your face—even Jacob.
Selah.

Lift up your heads, you gates!: Be lifted up, you everlasting doors,; and the King of glory will come in.
Who is the King of glory?: Yahweh strong and mighty,; Yahweh mighty in battle.
Lift up your heads, you gates;: yes, lift them up, you everlasting doors,; and the King of glory will come in.
Who is this King of glory?: Yahweh of Armies is the King of glory!
Selah.

Psalm 25

By David.

To you, Yahweh, do I lift up my soul.
My God, I have trusted in you.: Don’t let me be shamed.; Don’t let my enemies triumph over me.
Yes, no one who waits for you shall be shamed.: They shall be shamed who deal treacherously without cause.

Show me your ways, Yahweh.: Teach me your paths.
Guide me in your truth, and teach me,: For you are the God of my salvation,; I wait for you all day long.
Yahweh, remember your tender mercies and your loving kindness,: for they are from old times.
Don’t remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions.: Remember me according to your loving kindness,; for your goodness’ sake, Yahweh.
Good and upright is Yahweh,: therefore he will instruct sinners in the way.
He will guide the humble in justice.: He will teach the humble his way.
All the paths of Yahweh are loving kindness and truth: to such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
For your name’s sake, Yahweh,: pardon my iniquity, for it is great.
What man is he who fears Yahweh?: He shall instruct him in the way that he shall choose.
His soul shall dwell at ease.: His seed shall inherit the land.
The friendship of Yahweh is with those who fear him.: He will show them his covenant.

My eyes are ever on Yahweh,: for he will pluck my feet out of the net.
Turn to me, and have mercy on me,: for I am desolate and afflicted.
The troubles of my heart are enlarged.: Oh bring me out of my distresses.
Consider my affliction and my travail.: Forgive all my sins.
Consider my enemies, for they are many.: They hate me with cruel hatred.
Oh keep my soul, and deliver me.: Let me not be disappointed, for I take refuge in you.
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,: for I wait for you.
Redeem Israel, God,: out all of his troubles.

Psalm 26

By David.

Judge me, Yahweh, for I have walked in my integrity.: I have trusted also in Yahweh without wavering.
Examine me, Yahweh, and prove me.: Try my heart and my mind.
For your loving kindness is before my eyes.: I have walked in your truth.
I have not sat with deceitful men,: neither will I go in with hypocrites.
I hate the assembly of evildoers,: and will not sit with the wicked.
I will wash my hands in innocence,: so I will go about your altar, Yahweh;; that I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard,; and tell of all your wondrous works.
Yahweh, I love the habitation of your house,: the place where your glory dwells.
Don’t gather my soul with sinners,: nor my life with bloodthirsty men;; in whose hands is wickedness,; their right hand is full of bribes.

But as for me, I will walk in my integrity.: Redeem me, and be merciful to me.
My foot stands in an even place.: In the congregations I will bless Yahweh.

Psalm 27

By David.

Yahweh is my light and my salvation.: Whom shall I fear?
Yahweh is the strength of my life.: Of whom shall I be afraid?
When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh,: even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
Though an army should encamp against me,: my heart shall not fear.
Though war should rise against me,: even then I will be confident.
One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after,: that I may dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life,; to see Yahweh’s beauty,; and to inquire in his temple.
For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion.: In the covert of his tabernacle he will hide me.; He will lift me up on a rock.
Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me.
I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent.: I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to Yahweh.

Hear, Yahweh, when I cry with my voice.: Have mercy also on me, and answer me.
When you said, “Seek my face,”: my heart said to you, “I will seek your face, Yahweh.”
Don’t hide your face from me.: Don’t put your servant away in anger.
You have been my help.: Don’t abandon me,; neither forsake me, God of my salvation.
When my father and my mother forsake me,: then Yahweh will take me up.
Teach me your way, Yahweh.: Lead me in a straight path, because of my enemies.
Don’t deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries,: for false witnesses have risen up against me,; such as breathe out cruelty.
I am still confident of this:: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living.
Wait for Yahweh.: Be strong, and let your heart take courage.
Yes, wait for Yahweh.

Psalm 28

By David.

To you, Yahweh, I call.: My rock, don’t be deaf to me;; lest, if you are silent to me,; I would become like those who go down into the pit.
Hear the voice of my petitions, when I cry to you,: when I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.
Don’t draw me away with the wicked,: with the workers of iniquity who speak peace with their neighbors,; but mischief is in their hearts.
Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings.: Give them according to the operation of their hands.; Bring back on them what they deserve.
Because they don’t respect the works of Yahweh,: nor the operation of his hands,; he will break them down and not build them up.

Blessed be Yahweh,: because he has heard the voice of my petitions.
Yahweh is my strength and my shield.: My heart has trusted in him, and I am helped.
Therefore my heart greatly rejoices.: With my song I will thank him.
Yahweh is their strength.: He is a stronghold of salvation to his anointed.
Save your people,: and bless your inheritance.
Be their shepherd also,: and bear them up forever.

Psalm 29

A Psalm by David.

Ascribe to Yahweh, you sons of the mighty,: ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.
Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name.: Worship Yahweh in holy array.

Yahweh’s voice is on the waters.: The God of glory thunders, even Yahweh on many waters.
Yahweh’s voice is powerful.: Yahweh’s voice is full of majesty.
The voice of Yahweh breaks the cedars.: Yes, Yahweh breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
He makes them also to skip like a calf;: Lebanon and Sirion like a young, wild ox.
Yahweh’s voice strikes with flashes of lightning.: Yahweh’s voice shakes the wilderness.; Yahweh shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
Yahweh’s voice makes the deer calve,: and strips the forests bare.; In his temple everything says, “Glory!”

Yahweh sat enthroned at the Flood.: Yes, Yahweh sits as King forever.
Yahweh will give strength to his people.: Yahweh will bless his people with peace.

Psalm 30

A Psalm. A Song for the Dedication of the Temple. By David.

I will extol you, Yahweh, for you have raised me up,: and have not made my foes to rejoice over me.
Yahweh my God, I cried to you,
and you have healed me.
Yahweh, you have brought up my soul from Sheol.: You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
Sing praise to Yahweh, you saints of his.: Give thanks to his holy name.
For his anger is but for a moment.: His favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may stay for the night,: but joy comes in the morning.
As for me, I said in my prosperity,: “I shall never be moved.”
You, Yahweh, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong;: but when you hid your face, I was troubled.
I cried to you, Yahweh.: To Yahweh I made supplication:
“What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit?: Shall the dust praise you?; Shall it declare your truth?
Hear, Yahweh, and have mercy on me.: Yahweh, be my helper.”
You have turned my mourning into dancing for me.: You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,; To the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent.
Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

Last updated: December 31, 1969

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