Psalm 140 For the music director; a psalm of David. 140:1 O LORD, rescue me from wicked men! Protect me from violent men, 140:2 who plan ways to harm me. All day long they stir up conflict. 140:3 Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper’s venom is behind their lips. (Selah) 140:4 O LORD, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect
Psalm 141 A psalm of David. 141:1 O LORD, I cry out to you. Come quickly to me! Pay attention to me when I cry out to you! 141:2 May you accept my prayer like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering! 141:3 O LORD, place a guard on my mouth! Protect the opening of my lips! 141:4 Do not let me
Psalm 142 A well-written song by David, when he was in the cave; a prayer. 142:1 To the LORD I cry out; to the LORD I plead for mercy. 142:2 I pour out my lament before him; I tell him about my troubles. 142:3 Even when my strength leaves me, you watch my footsteps. In the path where I walk they have hidden a
Psalm 143 A psalm of David. 143:1 O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for help! Because of your faithfulness and justice, answer me! 143:2 Do not sit in judgment on your servant, for no one alive is innocent before you. 143:3 Certainly my enemies chase me. They smash me into the ground. They force me to live in dark regions, like
Psalm 144 By David. 144:1 The LORD, my protector, deserves praise – the one who trains my hands for battle, and my fingers for war, 144:2 who loves me and is my stronghold, my refuge and my deliverer, my shield and the one in whom I take shelter, who makes nations submit to me. 144:3 O LORD, of what importance is the human race,
Psalm 145 A psalm of praise, by David. 145:1 I will extol you, my God, O king! I will praise your name continually! 145:2 Every day I will praise you! I will praise your name continually! 145:3 The LORD is great and certainly worthy of praise! No one can fathom his greatness! 145:4 One generation will praise your deeds to another, and tell about
Psalm 146 146:1 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! 146:2 I will praise the LORD as long as I live! I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist! 146:3 Do not trust in princes, or in human beings, who cannot deliver! 146:4 Their life’s breath departs, they return to the ground; on that day their plans
Psalm 147 147:1 Praise the LORD, for it is good to sing praises to our God! Yes, praise is pleasant and appropriate! 147:2 The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem, and gathers the exiles of Israel. 147:3 He heals the brokenhearted, and bandages their wounds. 147:4 He counts the number of the stars; he names all of them. 147:5 Our Lord is great and has awesome power; there is
Psalm 148 148:1 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the sky! Praise him in the heavens! 148:2 Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all his heavenly assembly! 148:3 Praise him, O sun and moon! Praise him, all you shiny stars! 148:4 Praise him, O highest heaven, and you waters above the sky! 148:5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for he gave
Psalm 149 149:1 Praise the LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song! Praise him in the assembly of the godly! 149:2 Let Israel rejoice in their Creator! Let the people of Zion delight in their king! 149:3 Let them praise his name with dancing! Let them sing praises to him to the accompaniment of the tambourine and harp! 149:4 For the LORD