Study Desk

I run to you, Lord , for protection. Don't disappoint me.

Be my mighty rock, the place where I can always run for protection. Save me by your command! You are my mighty rock and my fortress.

I will praise you, Lord God, for your mighty deeds and your power to save.

Long live the king! Give him gold from Sheba. Always pray for the king and praise him each day.

Yet all goes well for them, and they live in peace.

It was hard for me to understand all this!

It is good for me to be near you. I choose you as my protector, and I will tell about your wonderful deeds.

(A special psalm by Asaph.) Our God, why have you completely rejected us? Why are you so angry with the ones you care for?

You opened the ground for streams and springs and dried up mighty rivers.

(A psalm and a song by Asaph for the music leader. To the tune "Don't Destroy.") Our God, we thank you for being so near to us! Everyone celebrates your wonderful deeds.

You hold in your hand a cup filled with wine, strong and foaming. You will pour out some for every sinful person on this earth, and they will have to drink until it is gone.

(A song and a psalm for the music leader. Use stringed instruments.) You, our God, are famous in Judah and honored in Israel.

(A psalm by Asaph for Jeduthun, the music leader.) I pray to you, Lord God, and I beg you to listen.

In days filled with trouble, I search for you. And at night I tirelessly lift my hands in prayer, refusing comfort.

he did for their ancestors near Zoan in Egypt.

They kept testing him and caused terrible pain for the Holy One of Israel.

and from caring for lambs. Then God made him the leader of Israel, his own nation.

They have fed the bodies of your servants to flesh-eating birds; your loyal people are food for savage animals.

Don't make us pay for the sins of our ancestors. Have pity and come quickly! We are completely helpless.

Why should nations ask us, "Where is your God?" Let us and the other nations see you take revenge for your servants who died a violent death.