Psalms 16-17The Hope of the Faithful, and the Messiah’s VictoryA Michtam of David.16 Preserve[a] me, O God, for in You I put my trust.2 O my soul, you have said to the Lord,“You are my Lord,My goodness is nothing apart from You.”3 As for the saints who are on the earth,“They are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.”4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten after another god;Their dr...  Read More

Psalm 13-15Trust in the Salvation of the LordTo the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.13 How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever?How long will You hide Your face from me?2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul,Having sorrow in my heart daily?How long will my enemy be exalted over me?3 Consider and hear me, O Lord my God;Enlighten my eyes,Lest I sleep the sleep of death;4 Lest my enemy say,“...  Read More

Psalm 10-12A Song of Confidence in God’s Triumph over Evil10 Why do You stand afar off, O Lord?Why do You hide in times of trouble?2 The wicked in his pride [a]persecutes the poor;Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.3 For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire;[b]He blesses the greedy and renounces the Lord.4 The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God;[c]God is in n...  Read More

Psalm 7-9Prayer and Praise for Deliverance from EnemiesA Meditation[a] of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite.7 O Lord my God, in You I put my trust;Save me from all those who persecute me;And deliver me,2 Lest they tear me like a lion,Rending me in pieces, while there is none to deliver.3 O Lord my God, if I have done this:If there is iniquity in my hands,4 ...  Read More

Psalm 4-6The Safety of the FaithfulTo the [a]Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.4 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness!You have relieved me in my distress;[b]Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.2 How long, O you sons of men,Will you turn my glory to shame?How long will you love worthlessnessAnd seek falsehood? Selah3 But know that the Lord has [c]set apart for H...  Read More

Psalm 1-3The Way of the Righteous and the End of the Ungodly1 Blessed is the manWho walks not in the counsel of the [a]ungodly,Nor stands in the path of sinners,Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord,And in His law he [b]meditates day and night.3 He shall be like a treePlanted by the [c]rivers of water,That brings forth its fruit in its season,Whose leaf a...  Read More