Psalm 10

1-2 God, are you avoiding me? Where are you when I need you? Full of hot air, the wicked are hot on the trail of the poor. Trip them up, tangle them up in their fine-tuned plots. 3-4 The wicked are windbags, the swindlers have foul breath. The wicked snubGod, their noses stuck high in […]

Psalm 11

A David Psalm 1-3 I’ve already run for dear life straight to the arms ofGod. So why would I run away now when you say, “Run to the mountains; the evil bows are bent, the wicked arrows Aimed to shoot under cover of darkness at every heart open to God. The bottom’s dropped out of […]

Psalm 12

A David Psalm 1-2 Quick,God, I need your helping hand! The last decent person just went down, All the friends I depended on gone. Everyone talks in lie language; Lies slide off their oily lips. They doubletalk with forked tongues. 3-4 Slice their lips off their faces! Pull The braggart tongues from their mouths! I’m […]

Psalm 13

A David Psalm 1-2 Long enough,God— you’ve ignored me long enough. I’ve looked at the back of your head long enough. Long enough I’ve carried this ton of trouble, lived with a stomach full of pain. Long enough my arrogant enemies have looked down their noses at me. 3-4 Take a good look at me,God, […]

Psalm 14

A David Psalm 1 Bilious and bloated, they gas, “God is gone.” Their words are poison gas, fouling the air; they poison Rivers and skies; thistles are their cash crop. 2 Godsticks his head out of heaven. He looks around. He’s looking for someone not stupid— one man, even, God-expectant, just one God-ready woman. 3 […]

Psalm 15

A David Psalm 1 God, who gets invited to dinner at your place? How do we get on your guest list? 2 “Walk straight, act right, tell the truth. 3-4 “Don’t hurt your friend, don’t blame your neighbor; despise the despicable. 5 “Keep your word even when it costs you, make an honest living, never […]

Psalm 16

A David Song 1-2 Keep me safe, O God, I’ve run for dear life to you. I say toGod, “Be my Lord!” Without you, nothing makes sense. 3 And these God-chosen lives all around— what splendid friends they make! 4 Don’t just go shopping for a god. Gods are not for sale. I swear I’ll […]

Psalm 17

A David Prayer 1-2 Listen while I build my case,God, the most honest prayer you’ll ever hear. Show the world I’m innocent— in your heart you know I am. 3 Go ahead, examine me from inside out, surprise me in the middle of the night— You’ll find I’m just what I say I am. My […]

Psalm 18

A David Song, Which He Sang to God After Being Saved from All His Enemies and from Saul 1-2 I love you,God— you make me strong. Godis bedrock under my feet, the castle in which I live, my rescuing knight. My God—the high crag where I run for dear life, hiding behind the boulders, safe […]

Psalm 19

A David Psalm 1-2 God’s glory is on tour in the skies, God-craft on exhibit across the horizon. Madame Day holds classes every morning, Professor Night lectures each evening. 3-4 Their words aren’t heard, their voices aren’t recorded, But their silence fills the earth: unspoken truth is spoken everywhere. 4-5 God makes a huge dome […]