Psalm 55 For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song by David. 55:1 Listen, O God, to my prayer! Do not ignore my appeal for mercy! 55:2 Pay attention to me and answer me! I am so upset and distressed, I am beside myself, 55:3 because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked
Psalm 56 For the music director; according to the yonath-elem-rechovim style; a prayer of David, written when the Philistines captured him in Gath. 56:1 Have mercy on me, O God, for men are attacking me! All day long hostile enemies are tormenting me. 56:2 Those who anticipate my defeat attack me all day long. Indeed, many are fighting against me,
Psalm 57 For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David, written when he fled from Saul into the cave. 57:1 Have mercy on me, O God! Have mercy on me! For in you I have taken shelter. In the shadow of your wings I take shelter until trouble passes. 57:2 I cry out for help to
Psalm 58 For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David. 58:1 Do you rulers really pronounce just decisions? Do you judge people fairly? 58:2 No! You plan how to do what is unjust; you deal out violence in the earth. 58:3 The wicked turn aside from birth; liars go astray as soon as they are born. 58:4 Their
Psalm 59 For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David, written when Saul sent men to surround his house and murder him. 59:1 Deliver me from my enemies, my God! Protect me from those who attack me! 59:2 Deliver me from evildoers! Rescue me from violent men! 59:3 For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men
Psalm 60 For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; a prayer of David written to instruct others. It was written when he fought against Aram Naharaim and Aram-Zobah. That was when Joab turned back and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 60:1 O God, you have rejected us. You suddenly turned on us
Psalm 61 For the music director; to be played on a stringed instrument; written by David. 61:1 O God, hear my cry for help! Pay attention to my prayer! 61:2 From the most remote place on earth I call out to you in my despair. Lead me up to an inaccessible rocky summit! 61:3 Indeed, you are my shelter, a strong tower that
Psalm 62 For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. 62:1 For God alone I patiently wait; he is the one who delivers me. 62:2 He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be upended. 62:3 How long will you threaten a man? All of you are murderers, as dangerous as a leaning wall or an
Psalm 63 A psalm of David, written when he was in the Judean wilderness. 63:1 O God, you are my God! I long for you! My soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. 63:2 Yes, in the sanctuary I have seen you, and witnessed your power and splendor. 63:3 Because
Psalm 64 For the music director; a psalm of David. 64:1 Listen to me, O God, as I offer my lament! Protect my life from the enemy’s terrifying attacks. 64:2 Hide me from the plots of evil men, from the crowd of evildoers. 64:3 They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge, 64:4 in order to shoot