on horses,
but we call on the name of the LORD our God.
9They collapse and lie fallen,
but we rally and gather strength.
10c-O LORD, grant victory!
May the King answer us when we call.-c
21 For the leader. A psalm of David.
2O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength;
how greatly he exults in Your victory!
3You have granted him the desire of his heart,
have not denied the request of his lips. Selah.
4You have proffered him blessings of good things,
have set upon his head a crown of fine gold.
5He asked You for life; You granted it;
a long life, everlasting.
6Great is his glory through Your victory;
You have endowed him with splendor and majesty.
7You have made him blessed forever,
gladdened him with the joy of Your presence.
8For the king trusts in the LORD;
Through the faithfulness of the Most High
he will not be shaken.
9Your hand is equal to all Your enemies;
Your right hand overpowers Your foes.
10You set them ablaze like a furnace
a-when You show Your presence.-a
The LORD in anger destroys them;
fire consumes them.
11You wipe their offspring from the earth,
their issue from among men.
12For they schemed against You;
they laid plans,
but could not succeed.
13b-For You make them turn back-b
by Your bows aimed at their face.
14Be exalted, O LORD, through Your strength;
we will sing and chant the praises of Your mighty deeds.
22For the leader; on a-ayyeleth ha-shahar.-a A psalm of David.
2My God, my God,
why have You abandoned me;
why so far from delivering me
and from my anguished roaring?
3My God,
I cry by day—You answer not;
by night, and have no respite.
4b-But You are the Holy One,
enthroned,
the Praise of Israel.-b
5In You our fathers trusted;
they trusted, and You rescued them.
6To You they cried out
and they escaped;
in You they trusted
and were not disappointed.
7But I am a worm, less than human;
scorned by men, despised by people.
8All who see me mock me;
c-they curl their lips,-c
they shake their heads.
9“Let him commit himself to the LORD;
let Him rescue him,
let Him save him,
for He is pleased with him.”
10You a-drew me-a from the womb,
made me secure at my mother’s breast.
11I became Your charge at birth;
from my mother’s womb You have been my God.
12Do not be far from me,
for trouble is near,
and there is none to help.
13Many bulls surround me,
mighty ones of Bashan encircle me.
14They open their mouths at me
like tearing, roaring lions.
15d-My life ebbs away:-d
all my bones are disjointed;
my heart is like wax,
melting within me;
16my vigor dries up like a shard;
my tongue cleaves to my palate;
You commit me to the dust of death.
17Dogs surround me;
a pack of evil ones closes in on me,
e-like lions [they maul] my hands and feet.-e
18I take the count of all my bones
while they look on and gloat.
19They divide my clothes among themselves,
casting lots for my garments.
20But You, O LORD, be not far off;
my strength, hasten to my aid.
21Save my life from the sword,
my precious lifef from the clutches of a dog.
22Deliver me from a lion’s mouth;
from the horns of wild oxen rescueg me.
23Then will I proclaim Your fame to my brethren,
praise You in the congregation.
24 You who fear the LORD, praise Him!
All you offspring of Jacob, honor Him!
Be in dread of Him, all you offspring of Israel!
25For He did not scorn, He did not spurn
the pleah of the lowly;
He did not hide His face from him;
when he cried out to Him, He listened.
26i-Because of You I offer praise-i in the great congregation;
I pay my vows in the presence of His worshipers.
27Let the lowly eat and be satisfied;
let all who seek the LORD praise Him.
Always be of good cheer!
28Let all the ends of the earth pay heed and turn to the LORD,
and the peoples of all nations prostrate themselves before
You;
29for kingship is the LORD’s
and He rules the nations.
30j-All those in full vigor shall eat and prostrate themselves;
all those at death’s door, whose spirits flag,
shall bend the knee before Him.-j
31Offspring shall serve Him;
the LORD’s fame shall be proclaimed to the generation
32to come;
they shall tell of His beneficence
to people yet to be born,
for He has acted.
23 A psalm of David.
The LORD is my shepherd;
I lack nothing.
2He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me to a-water in places of repose;-a
3He renews my life;
He guides me in right paths
as befits His name.
4Though I walk through b-a valley of deepest darkness,-b
I fear no harm, for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff—they comfort me.
5You spread a table for me in full view of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
my drink is abundant.
6Only goodness and steadfast love shall pursue me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
for many long years.
24Of David. A psalm.
The earth is the LORD’s and all that it holds,
the world and its inhabitants.
2For He founded it upon the ocean,
set it on the nether-streams.
3Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD?
Who may stand in His holy place?—
4He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who has not taken a false oath by Mya life
or sworn deceitfully.
5He shall carry away a blessing from the LORD,
a just reward from God, his deliverer.
6Such is the circleb of those who turn to Him,
Jacob, who seek Your presence.
Selah.
7O gates, lift up your heads!
Up high, you everlasting doors,
so the King of glory may come in!
8Who is the King of glory?—
the LORD, mighty and valiant,
the LORD, valiant in battle.
9O gates, lift up your heads!
Lift them up, you everlasting doors,
so the King of glory may come in!
10Who is the King of glory?—
the LORD of hosts,
He is the King of glory!
Selah.
25Of David.
O LORD, I set my hope on You;
2my God, in You I trust;
may I not be disappointed,
may my enemies not exult over me.
3O let none who look to You be disappointed;
let the faithless be disappointed, empty-handed.
4Let me know Your paths, O LORD;
teach me Your ways;
5guide me in Your true way and teach me,
for You are God, my deliverer;
it is You I look to at all times.
6O LORD, be mindful of Your compassion
and Your faithfulness;
they are old as time.
7Be not mindful of my youthful sins and transgressions;
in keeping with Your faithfulness consider what is in my favor,
as befits Your goodness, O LORD.
8Good and upright is the LORD;
therefore He shows sinners the way.
9He guides the lowly in the right path,
and teaches the lowly His way.
10All the Lord’s paths are steadfast love
for those who keep the decrees of His covenant.
11As befits Your name, O LORD,
pardon my iniquity though it be great.
12Whoever fears the LORD,
he shall be shown what path to choose.
13He shall live a happy life,
and his children shall inherit the land.
14The counsela of the LORD is for those who fear Him;
to them He makes known His covenant.
15My eyes are ever toward the LORD,
for He will loose my feet from the net.
16Turn to me, have mercy on me,
for I am alone and afflicted.
17b-My deep distress-b increases;
deliver me from my straits.
18Look at my affliction and suffering,
and forgive all my sins.
19See how numerous my enemies are,
and how unjustly they hate me!
20Protect me and save me;
let me not be disappointed,
for I have sought refuge in You.
21May integrity and uprightness watch over me,
for I look to You.
22O God, redeem Israel
from all its distress.
26 Of David.
Vindicate me, O LORD,
for I have walked without blame;
I have trusted in the LORD;
I have not faltered.
2Probe me, O LORD, and try me,
test my a-heart and mind;-a
3 b-for my eyes are on Your steadfast love;
I have set my course by it.-b
4I do not consort with scoundrels,
or mix with hypocrites;
5I detest the company of evil men,
and do not consort with the wicked;
6I wash my hands in innocence,
and walk around Your altar, O LORD,
7raising my voice in thanksgiving,
and telling all Your wonders.
😯 LORD, I love Your temple abode,
the dwelling-place of Your glory.
9Do not sweep me away with sinners,
or [snuff out] my life with murderers,
10who have schemes at their fingertips,
and hands full of bribes.
11But I walk without blame;
redeem me, have mercy on me!
12My feet are on level ground.
In assemblies I will bless the LORD.
27 Of David.
The LORD is my light and my help;
whom should I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life,
whom should I dread?
2When evil men assail me
a-to devour my flesh-a—
it is they, my foes and my enemies,
who stumble and fall.
3Should an army besiege me,
my heart would have no fear;
should war beset me,
still would I be confident.
4One thing I ask of the LORD,
only that do I seek:
to live in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD,
b-to frequent-b His temple.
5He will shelter me in His pavilion
on an evil day,
grant me the protection of His tent,
raise me high upon a rock.
6Now is my head high
over my enemies roundabout;
I sacrifice in His tent with shouts of joy,
singing and chanting a hymn to the LORD.
7Hear, O LORD, when I cry aloud;
have mercy on me, answer me.
8 b-In Your behalf-b my heart says:
“Seek My face!”
O LORD, I seek Your face.
9Do not hide Your face from me;
do not thrust aside Your servant in anger;
You have ever been my help.
Do not forsake me, do not abandon me,
O God, my deliverer.
10Though my father and mother abandon me,
the LORD will take me in.
11Show me Your way, O LORD,
and lead me on a level path
because of my watchful foes.
12Do not subject me to the will of my foes,
for false witnesses and unjust accusers
have appeared against me.
13Had I not the assurance
that I would enjoy the goodness of the LORD
in the land of the living &ldots;
14Look to the LORD;
be strong and of good courage!
O look to the LORD!
28Of David.
O LORD, I call to You;
my rock, do not disregard me,
for if You hold aloof from me,
I shall be like those gone down into the Pit.
2Listen to my plea for mercy
when I cry out to You,
when I lift my hands
toward Your inner sanctuary.
3Do not a-count me-a with the wicked and evildoers
who profess goodwill toward their fellows
while malice is in their