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¹To the Chief Musician; set to [the tune of] Aijeleth Hashshahar (The Doe of the Dawn). A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?

²O my God, I call out by day, but You do not answer; And by night, but I find no rest nor quiet.

³But You are holy, O You who are enthroned in [the holy place where] the praises of Israel [are offered].

⁴In You our fathers trusted [leaned on, relied on, and were confident]; They trusted and You rescued them.

⁵They cried out to You and were delivered; They trusted in You and were not disappointed or ashamed.

⁶But I am [treated as] a worm [insignificant and powerless] and not a man; I am the scorn of men and despised by the people.

⁷All who see me laugh at me and mock me; They [insultingly] open their lips, they shake their head, saying,

⁸"He trusted and committed himself to the LORD, let Him save him. Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him."

⁹Yet You are He who pulled me out of the womb; You made me trust when on my mother's breasts.

¹⁰I was cast upon You from birth; From my mother's womb You have been my God.

¹¹Do not be far from me, for trouble is near; And there is no one to help.

¹²Many [enemies like] bulls have surrounded me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.

¹³They open wide their mouths against me, Like a ravening and a roaring lion.

¹⁴I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; It is melted [by anguish] within me.

¹⁵My strength is dried up like a fragment of clay pottery; And my [dry] tongue clings to my jaws; And You have laid me in the dust of death.

¹⁶For [a pack of] dogs have surrounded me; A gang of evildoers has encircled me, They pierced my hands and my feet.

¹⁷I can count all my bones; They look, they stare at me.

¹⁸They divide my clothing among them And cast lots for my garment.

¹⁹But You, O LORD, do not be far from me; O You my help, come quickly to my assistance.

²⁰Rescue my life from the sword, My only life from the paw of the dog (the executioner).

²¹Save me from the lion's mouth; From the horns of the wild oxen You answer me.

²²I will tell of Your name to my countrymen; In the midst of the congregation I will praise You.

²³You who fear the LORD [with awe-inspired reverence], praise Him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor Him. Fear Him [with submissive wonder], all you descendants of Israel.

²⁴For He has not despised nor detested the suffering of the afflicted; Nor has He hidden His face from him; But when he cried to Him for help, He listened.

²⁵My praise will be of You in the great assembly. I will pay my vows [made in the time of trouble] before those who [reverently] fear Him.

²⁶The afflicted will eat and be satisfied; Those who [diligently] seek Him and require Him [as their greatest need] will praise the LORD. May your hearts live forever!

²⁷All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, And all the families of the nations will bow down and worship before You,

²⁸For the kingship and the kingdom are the Lord's And He rules over the nations.

²⁹All the prosperous of the earth will eat and worship; All those who go down to the dust (the dead) will bow before Him, Even he who cannot keep his soul alive.

³⁰Posterity will serve Him; They will tell of the Lord to the next generation.

³¹They will come and declare His righteousness To a people yet to be born—that He has done it [and that it is finished].

¹A Psalm of David. The LORD is my Shepherd [to feed, to guide and to shield me], I shall not want.

²He lets me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still and quiet waters.

³He refreshes and restores my soul (life); He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake.

⁴Even though I walk through the [sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort and console me.

⁵You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You have anointed and refreshed my head with oil; My cup overflows.

⁶Surely goodness and mercy and unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life, And I shall dwell forever [throughout all my days] in the house and in the presence of the LORD.

¹A Psalm of David. The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness of it, The world, and those who dwell in it.

²For He has founded it upon the seas And established it upon the streams and the rivers.

³Who may ascend onto the mountain of the LORD? And who may stand in His holy place?

⁴He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to what is false, Nor has sworn [oaths] deceitfully.

⁵He shall receive a blessing from the LORD, And righteousness from the God of his salvation.

⁶This is the generation (description) of those who diligently seek Him and require Him as their greatest need, Who seek Your face, even [as did] Jacob. Selah.

⁷Lift up your heads, O gates, And be lifted up, ancient doors, That the King of glory may come in.

⁸Who is the King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, The LORD mighty in battle.

⁹Lift up your heads, O gates, And lift them up, ancient doors, That the King of glory may come in.

¹⁰Who is [He then] this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, He is the King of glory [who rules over all creation with His heavenly armies]. Selah.

¹A Psalm of David. To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul.

²O my God, in You I [have unwavering] trust [and I rely on You with steadfast confidence], Do not let me be ashamed or my hope in You be disappointed; Do not let my enemies triumph over me.

³Indeed, none of those who [expectantly] wait for You will be ashamed; Those who turn away from what is right and deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed (humiliated, embarrassed).

⁴Let me know Your ways, O LORD; Teach me Your paths.

⁵Guide me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; For You [and only You] I wait [expectantly] all the day long.

⁶Remember, O LORD, Your [tender] compassion and Your lovingkindnesses, For they have been from of old.

⁷Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; According to Your lovingkindness remember me, For Your goodness' sake, O LORD.

⁸Good and upright is the LORD; Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.

⁹He leads the humble in justice, And He teaches the humble His way.

¹⁰All the paths of the LORD are lovingkindness and goodness and truth and faithfulness To those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.

¹¹For Your name's sake, O LORD, Pardon my wickedness and my guilt, for they are great.

¹²Who is the man who fears the LORD [with awe-inspired reverence and worships Him with submissive wonder]? He will teach him [through His word] in the way he should choose.

¹³His soul will dwell in prosperity and goodness, And his descendants will inherit the land.

¹⁴The secret [of the wise counsel] of the LORD is for those who fear Him, And He will let them know His covenant and reveal to them [through His word] its [deep, inner] meaning.

¹⁵My eyes are continually toward the LORD, For He will bring my feet out of the net.

¹⁶Turn to me [LORD] and be gracious to me, For I am alone and afflicted.

¹⁷The troubles of my heart are multiplied; Bring me out of my distresses.

¹⁸Look upon my affliction and my trouble, And forgive all my sins.

¹⁹Look upon my enemies, for they are many; They hate me with cruel and violent hatred.

²⁰Guard my soul and rescue me; Do not let me be ashamed or disappointed, For I have taken refuge in You.

²¹Let integrity and uprightness protect me, For I wait [expectantly] for You.

²²O God, redeem Israel, Out of all his troubles.

¹A Psalm of David. Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity; I have [relied on and] trusted [confidently] in the LORD without wavering and I shall not slip.

²Examine me, O LORD, and try me; Test my heart and my mind.

³For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes, And I have walked [faithfully] in Your truth.

⁴I do not sit with deceitful or unethical or worthless men, Nor seek companionship with pretenders (self-righteous hypocrites).

⁵I hate the company of evildoers, And will not sit with the wicked.

⁶I will wash my hands in innocence, And I will go about Your altar, O LORD,

⁷That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving And declare all Your wonders.

⁸O LORD, I love the habitation of Your house And the place where Your glory dwells.

⁹Do not sweep my soul away with sinners, Nor [sweep away] my life with men of bloodshed,

¹⁰In whose hands is a wicked scheme, And whose right hand is full of bribes.

¹¹But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity; Redeem me and be merciful and gracious to me.

¹²My foot stands on a level place; In the congregations I will bless the LORD.

¹A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation— Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the refuge and fortress of my life— Whom shall I dread?

²When the wicked came against me to eat up my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.

³Though an army encamp against me, My heart will not fear; Though war arise against me, Even in this I am confident.

⁴One thing I have asked of the LORD, and that I will seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD [in His presence] all the days of my life, To gaze upon the beauty [the delightful loveliness and majestic grandeur] of the LORD And to meditate in His temple.

⁵For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; In the secret place of His tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a rock.

⁶And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me, In His tent I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.

⁷Hear, O LORD, when I cry aloud; Be gracious and compassionate to me and answer me.

⁸When You said, "Seek My face [in prayer, require My presence as your greatest need]," my heart said to You, "Your face, O LORD, I will seek [on the authority of Your word]."

⁹Do not hide Your face from me, Do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; Do not abandon me nor leave me, O God of my salvation!

¹⁰Although my father and my mother have abandoned me, Yet the LORD will take me up [adopt me as His child].

¹¹Teach me Your way, O LORD, And lead me on a level path Because of my enemies [who lie in wait].

¹²Do not give me up to the will of my adversaries, For false witnesses have come against me; They breathe out violence.

¹³I would have despaired had I not believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living.

¹⁴Wait for and confidently expect the LORD; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for and confidently expect the LORD.