Category Archives: Psalm

A David Psalm 1-2 God, listen to me shout, bend an ear to my prayer. When I’m far from anywhere, down to my last gasp, I call out, “Guide me up High Rock Mountain!” 3-5 You’ve always given me breathing room, a place to get away from it all, A lifetime pass to your safe-house, […]

A David Psalm 1-2 God, the one and only— I’ll wait as long as he says. Everything I need comes from him, so why not? He’s solid rock under my feet, breathing room for my soul, An impregnable castle: I’m set for life. 3-4 How long will you gang up on me? How long will […]

A David Psalm, When He Was Out in the Judean Wilderness 1 God—you’re my God! I can’t get enough of you! I’ve worked up such hunger and thirst for God, traveling across dry and weary deserts. 2-4 So here I am in the place of worship, eyes open, drinking in your strength and glory. In […]

A David Psalm 1 Listen and help, O God. I’m reduced to a whine And a whimper, obsessed with feelings of doomsday. 2-6 Don’t let them find me— the conspirators out to get me, Using their tongues as weapons, flinging poison words, poison-tipped arrow-words. They shoot from ambush, shoot without warning, not caring who they […]

A David Psalm 1-2 Silence is praise to you, Zion-dwelling God, And also obedience. You hear the prayer in it all. 2-8 We all arrive at your doorstep sooner or later, loaded with guilt, Our sins too much for us— but you get rid of them once and for all. Blessed are the chosen! Blessed […]

1-4 All together now—applause for God! Sing songs to the tune of his glory, set glory to the rhythms of his praise. Say of God, “We’ve never seen anything like him!” When your enemies see you in action, they slink off like scolded dogs. The whole earth falls to its knees— it worships you, sings […]

1-7 God, mark us with grace and blessing! Smile! The whole country will see how you work, all the godless nations see how you save. God! Let people thank and enjoy you. Let all people thank and enjoy you. Let all far-flung people become happy and shout their happiness because You judge them fair and […]

A David Psalm 1-4 Up with God! Down with his enemies! Adversaries, run for the hills! Gone like a puff of smoke, like a blob of wax in the fire— one look at God and the wicked vanish. When the righteous see God in action they’ll laugh, they’ll sing, they’ll laugh and sing for joy. […]

A David Psalm 1 God, God, save me! I’m in over my head, 2 Quicksand under me, swamp water over me; I’m going down for the third time. 3 I’m hoarse from calling for help, Bleary-eyed from searching the sky for God. 4 I’ve got more enemies than hairs on my head; Sneaks and liars […]

A David Prayer 1-3 God! Please hurry to my rescue! God, come quickly to my side! Those who are out to get me— let them fall all over themselves. Those who relish my downfall— send them down a blind alley. Give them a taste of their own medicine, those gossips off clucking their tongues. 4 […]