Psalm 70 For the music director; by David; written to get God’s attention. 70:1 O God, please be willing to rescue me! O LORD, hurry and help me! 70:2 May those who are trying to take my life be embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed! 70:3 May those who say, “Aha! Aha!” be driven back
Psalm 71 71:1 In you, O LORD, I have taken shelter! Never let me be humiliated! 71:2 Vindicate me by rescuing me! Listen to me! Deliver me! 71:3 Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe! For you are my high ridge and my stronghold. 71:4 My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the hand of
Psalm 72 For Solomon. 72:1 O God, grant the king the ability to make just decisions! Grant the king’s son the ability to make fair decisions! 72:2 Then he will judge your people fairly, and your oppressed ones equitably. 72:3 The mountains will bring news of peace to the people, and the hills will announce justice. 72:4 He will defend the oppressed among
Book 3 (Psalms 73-89) Psalm 73 A psalm by Asaph. 73:1 Certainly God is good to Israel, and to those whose motives are pure! 73:2 But as for me, my feet almost slipped; my feet almost slid out from under me. 73:3 For I envied those who are proud, as I observed the prosperity of the wicked. 73:4 For they suffer no pain; their bodies
Psalm 74 A well-written song by Asaph. 74:1 Why, O God, have you permanently rejected us? Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture? 74:2 Remember your people whom you acquired in ancient times, whom you rescued so they could be your very own nation, as well as Mount Zion, where you dwell! 74:3 Hurry and look at the
Psalm 75 For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a psalm of Asaph; a song. 75:1 We give thanks to you, O God! We give thanks! You reveal your presence; people tell about your amazing deeds. 75:2 God says, “At the appointed times, I judge fairly. 75:3 When the earth and all its inhabitants dissolve in fear, I make its pillars secure.”
Psalm 76 For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of Asaph, a song. 76:1 God has revealed himself in Judah; in Israel his reputation is great. 76:2 He lives in Salem; he dwells in Zion. 76:3 There he shattered the arrows, the shield, the sword, and the rest of the weapons of war. (Selah) 76:4 You shine brightly
Psalm 77 For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of Asaph. 77:1 I will cry out to God and call for help! I will cry out to God and he will pay attention to me. 77:2 In my time of trouble I sought the Lord. I kept my hand raised in prayer throughout the night. I refused to be comforted. 77:3 I
Psalm 78 A well-written song by Asaph. 78:1 Pay attention, my people, to my instruction! Listen to the words I speak! 78:2 I will sing a song that imparts wisdom; I will make insightful observations about the past. 78:3 What we have heard and learned – that which our ancestors have told us – 78:4 we will not hide from their descendants. We will
Psalm 79 A psalm of Asaph. 79:1 O God, foreigners have invaded your chosen land; they have polluted your holy temple and turned Jerusalem into a heap of ruins. 79:2 They have given the corpses of your servants to the birds of the sky; the flesh of your loyal followers to the beasts of the earth. 79:3 They have made their blood flow like