its fruit,
14wild boars gnaw at it,
and creatures of the field feed on it?
15O God of hosts, turn again,
look down from heaven and see;
take note of that vine,
16the stock planted by Your right hand,
the stema you have taken as Your own.
17For it is burned by fire and cut down,
perishing before Your angry blast.
18Grant Your helpb to the man at Your right hand,
the one You have taken as Your own.
19We will not turn away from You;
preserve our life that we may invoke Your name.
20O LORD, God of hosts, restore us;
show Your favor that we may be delivered.
81 For the leader; on the gittith. Of Asaph.
2Sing joyously to God, our strength;
raise a shout for the God of Jacob.
3Take up the song,
sound the timbrel,
the melodious lyre and harp.
4Blow the horn on the new moon,
on the full moon for our feast day.
5For it is a law for Israel,
a ruling of the God of Jacob;
6He imposed it as a decree upon Joseph
when a-he went forth from-a the land of Egypt;
I heard a language that I knew not.
7I relieved his shoulder of the burden,
his hands were freed from the basket.
8In distress you called and I rescued you;
I answered you from the b-secret place of thunder-b
I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
9Hear, My people, and I will admonish you;
Israel, if you would but listen to Me!
10You shall have no foreign god,
you shall not bow to an alien god.
11I the LORD am your God
who brought you out of the land of Egypt;
open your mouth wide and I will fill it.
12But My people would not listen to Me,
Israel would not obey Me.
13So I let them go after their willful heart
that they might follow their own devices.
14If only My people would listen to Me,
if Israel would follow My paths,
15then would I subdue their enemies at once,
strike their foes again and again.
16Those who hate the LORD shall cower before Him;
their doom shall be eternal.
17He fed themc the finest wheat;
I sated you with honey from the rock.
82 A psalm of Asaph.
God stands in the divine assembly;
among the divine beings He pronounces judgment.
2How long will you judge perversely,
showing favor to the wicked? Selah.
3Judge the wretched and the orphan,
vindicate the lowly and the poor,
4rescue the wretched and the needy;
save them from the hand of the wicked.
5They neither know nor understand,
they go about in darkness;
all the foundations of the earth totter.
6I had taken you for divine beings,
sons of the Most High, all of you;
7but you shall die as men do,
fall like any prince.
8Arise, O God, judge the earth,
for all the nations are Your possession.
83 A song, a psalm of Asaph.
2O God, do not be silent;
do not hold aloof;
do not be quiet, O God!
3For Your enemies rage,
Your foes a-assert themselves.-a
4They plot craftily against Your people,
take counsel against Your treasured ones.
5They say, “Let us wipe them out as a nation;
Israel’s name will be mentioned no more.”
6Unanimous in their counsel
they have made an alliance against You—
7the clans of Edom and the Ishmaelites,
Moab and the Hagrites,
8Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek,
Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
9Assyria too joins forces with them;
they give support to the sons of Lot. Selah.
10Deal with them as You did with Midian,
with Sisera, with Jabin,
at the brook Kishon—
11who were destroyed at En-dor,
who became dung for the field.
12Treat their great men like Oreb and Zeeb,
all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
13who said, “Let us take the meadows of God
as our possession.”
14O my God, make them like thistledown,
like stubble driven by the wind.
15As a fire burns a forest,
as flames scorch the hills,
16pursue them with Your tempest,
terrify them with Your storm.
17Coverb their faces with shame
so that they seek Your name, O LORD.
18May they be frustrated and terrified,
disgraced and doomed forever.
19May they know
that Your name, Yours alone, is the LORD,
supreme over all the earth.
84 For the leader; on the gittith. Of the Korahites. A psalm.
2How lovely is Your dwelling-place,
O LORD of hosts.
3I long, I yearn for the courts of the LORD;
my body and soul shout for joy to the living God.
4Even the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself
in which to set her young,
near Your altar, O LORD of hosts,
my king and my God.
5Happy are those who dwell in Your house;
they forever praise You. Selah.
6Happy is the man who finds refuge in You,
whose mind is on the [pilgrim] highways.
7They pass through the Valley of Baca,
a-regarding it as a place of springs,
as if the early rain had covered it with blessing.-a
8They go from b-rampart to rampart,-b
appearing before God in Zion.
9O LORD, God of hosts,
hear my prayer;
give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.
10O God, behold our shield,
look upon the face of Your anointed.
11Better one day in Your courts than a thousand [anywhere
else];
I would rather stand at the threshold of God’s house
than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
12For the LORD God is sunc and shield;
the LORD bestows grace and glory;
He does not withhold His bounty from those who live
without blame.
13O LORD of hosts,
happy is the man who trusts in You.
85 For the leader. Of the Korahites. A psalm.
2O LORD, You a-will favor-a Your land,
restoreb Jacob’s fortune;
3You c-will forgive-c Your people’s iniquity,
pardond all their sins; Selah.
4You e-will withdraw-e all Your anger,
turnf away from Your rage.
5Turn again, O God, our helper,
revoke Your displeasure with us.
6Will You be angry with us forever,
prolong Your wrath for all generations?
7Surely You will revive us again,
so that Your people may rejoice in You.
8Show us, O LORD, Your faithfulness;
grant us Your deliverance.
9Let me hear what God, the LORD, will speak;
He will promise well-being to His people, His faithful ones;
may they not turn to folly.
10His help is very near those who fear Him,
to make His glory dwell in our land.
11Faithfulness and truth meet;
justice and well-being kiss.
12Truth springs up from the earth;
justice looks down from heaven.
13The LORD also bestows His bounty;
our land yields its produce.
14Justice goes before Him
as He sets out on His way.
86 A prayer of David.
Incline Your ear, O LORD,
answer me,
for I am poor and needy.
2Preserve my life, for I am steadfast;
O You, my God,
deliver Your servant who trusts in You.
3Have mercy on me, O LORD,
for I call to You all day long;
4bring joy to Your servant’s life,
for on You, LORD, I set my hope.
5For You, LORD, are good and forgiving,
abounding in steadfast love to all who call on You.
6Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer;
heed my plea for mercy.
7In my time of trouble I call You,
for You will answer me.
8There is none like You among the gods, O LORD,
and there are no deeds like Yours.
9All the nations You have made
will come to bow down before You, O LORD,
and they will pay honor to Your name.
10For You are great and perform wonders;
You alone are God.
11Teach me Your way, O LORD;
I will walk in Your truth;
let my heart be undivided in reverence for Your name.
12I will praise You, O LORD, my God, with all my heart
and pay honor to Your name forever.
13For Your steadfast love toward me is great;
You have saved me from the depths of Sheol.
14O God, arrogant men have risen against me;
a band of ruthless men seek my life;
they are not mindful of You.
15But You, O LORD, are a God
compassionate and merciful,
slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
16Turn to me and have mercy on me;
grant Your strength to Your servant
and deliver the son of Your maidservant.
17Show me a sign of Your favor,
that my enemies may see and be frustrated
because You, O LORD, have given me aid and comfort.
87 a1-2Of the Korahites. A psalm. A song.
b-The LORD loves the gates of Zion,
His foundation on the holy mountains,-b
more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
3Glorious things are spoken of you,
O city of God. Selah.
4I mention Rahabc and Babylon among those who acknowledge
Me;
Philistia, and Tyre, and Cush—each was born there.
5Indeed, it shall be said of Zion,
“Every man was born there.”
d-He, the Most High, will preserve it.-d
6The LORD will inscribe in the register of peoples
that each was born there. Selah.
7Singers and dancers alike [will say]:
“All my rootse are in You.”
88 A song. A psalm of the Korahites. For the leader; a-on mahalath
leannoth.-a A maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.
2O LORD, God of my deliverance,
b-when I cry out in the night-b before You,
3let my prayer reach You;
incline Your ear to my cry.
4For I am sated with misfortune;
I am at the brink of Sheol.
5I am numbered with those who go down to the Pit;
I am a helpless man
6abandonedc among the dead,
like bodies lying in the grave
of whom You are mindful no more,
and who are cut off from Your care.
7You have put me at the bottom of the Pit,
in the darkest places, in the depths.
8Your fury lies heavy upon me;
You afflict me with all Your breakers. Selah.
9You make my companions shun me;
You make me abhorrent to them;
I am shut in and do not go out.
10My eyes pine away from affliction;
I call to You, O LORD, each day;
I stretch out my hands to You.
11Do You work wonders for the dead?
Do the shades rise to praise You? Selah.
12Is Your faithful care recounted in the grave,
Your constancy in the place of perdition?
13Are Your wonders made known in the netherworld,d
Your beneficent deeds in the land of oblivion?
14As for me, I cry out to You, O LORD;
each morning my prayer greets You.
15Why, O LORD, do You reject me,
do You hide Your face from me?
16From my youth I have been afflicted
and near death;
I suffer Your terrors e-wherever I turn.-e
17Your fury overwhelms me;
Your terrors destroy me.
18They swirl about me like water all day long;
they encircle me on every side.
19You have put friend and neighbor far from me
and my companions out of my sight.f
89 A maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
2I will sing of the LORD’s steadfast love forever;
to all generations I will proclaim Your faithfulness with my
mouth.
3I declare, “Your steadfast love is confirmed forever;
there in the heavens You establish Your