Study Desk

So why have I kept my heart pure? Why have I kept my hands from doing wrong?

A maskil of Asaph. God, why have you rejected us for so long? Why are you angry with us, the sheep of your pasture?

So they would all trust God and would not forget what he had done but would obey his commands.

So they ate the bread of angels. He sent them all the food they could eat.

So the people ate and became very full. God had given them what they wanted.

So he ended their days without meaning and their years in terror.

They turned against God so often in the desert and grieved him there.

He turned their rivers to blood so no one could drink the water.

He led them to safety so they had nothing to fear, but their enemies drowned in the sea.

So God brought them to his holy land, to the mountain country he took with his own power.

He brought him from tending the sheep so he could lead the flock, the people of Jacob, his own people, the people of Israel.

God our Savior, help us so people will praise you. Save us and forgive our sins so people will honor you.

God, take us back. Show us your kindness so we can be saved.

God All-Powerful, take us back. Show us your kindness so we can be saved.

So why did you pull down our walls? Now everyone who passes by steals from us.

Lord God All-Powerful, take us back. Show us your kindness so we can be saved.

So I let them go their stubborn way and follow their own advice.

Teach us how short our lives really are so that we may be wise.

They will catch you in their hands so that you will not hit your foot on a rock.

I will look for trustworthy people so I can live with them in the land. Only those who live innocent lives will be my servants.