me,
Your carek has made me great.
37You have let me stride on freely;
my feet have not slipped.
38I pursued my enemies and overtook them;
I did not turn back till I destroyed them.
39I struck them down,
and they could rise no more;
they lay fallen at my feet.
40You have girded me with strength for battle,
brought my adversaries low before me,
41made my enemies turn tail before me;
I wiped out my foes.
42They cried out, but there was none to deliver;
[cried] to the LORD, but He did not answer them.
43I ground them fine as windswept dust;
I trod them flat as dirt of the streets.
44You have rescued me from the strife of people;
You have set me at the head of nations;
peoples I knew not must serve me.
45At the mere report of me they are submissive;
foreign peoples cower before me;
46foreign peoples lose courage,
l-and come trembling out of their strongholds.-l
47The LORD lives! Blessed is my rock!
Exalted be God, my deliverer,
48the God who has vindicated me
and made peoples subject to me,
49who rescued me from my enemies,
who raised me clear of my adversaries,
saved me from lawless men.
50For this I sing Your praise among the nations, LORD,
and hymn Your name:
51m-He accords great victories-m to His king,
keeps faith with His anointed,
with David and his offspring forever.
19For the leader. A psalm of David.
2The heavens declare the glory of God,
the sky proclaims His handiwork.
3Day to day makes utterance,
night to night speaks out.
4There is no utterance,
there are no words,
a-whose sound goes unheard.-a
5Their voiceb carries throughout the earth,
their words to the end of the world.
He placed in themc a tent for the sun,
6who is like a groom coming forth from the chamber,
like a hero, eager to run his course.
7His rising-place is at one end of heaven,
and his circuit reaches the other;
nothing escapes his heat.
8The teaching of the LORD is perfect,
renewing life;
the decrees of the LORD are enduring,
making the simple wise;
9The precepts of the LORD are just,
rejoicing the heart;
the instruction of the LORD is lucid,
making the eyes light up.
10The fear of the LORD is pure,
abiding forever;
the judgments of the LORD are true,
righteous altogether,
11more desirable than gold,
than much fine gold;
sweeter than honey,
than drippings of the comb.
12Your servant pays them heed;
in obeying them there is much reward.
13Who can be aware of errors?
Clear me of unperceived guilt,
14and from d-willful sins-d keep Your servant;
let them not dominate me;
then shall I be blameless
and clear of grave offense.
15May the words of my mouth
and the prayer of my hearte
be acceptable to You,
O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.
20For the leader. A psalm of David.
2May the LORD answer you in time of trouble,
the name of Jacob’s God keep you safe.
3May He send you help from the sanctuary,
and sustain you from Zion.
4May He receive the tokensa of all your meal offerings,
and approveb your burnt offerings.
Selah.
5May He grant you your desire,
and fulfill your every plan.
6May we shout for joy in your victory,
arrayed by standards in the name of our God.
May the LORD fulfill your every wish.
7Now I know that the LORD will give victory to His anointed,
will answer him from His heavenly sanctuary
with the mighty victories of His right arm.
8They [call] on chariots, they [call] 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