Study Desk

They provoked Him to anger at the waters of Meribah, So that it went hard with Moses on their account;

Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,

He hushed the storm to a gentle whisper, So that the waves of the sea were still.

And there He has the hungry dwell, So that they may establish an inhabited city,

Also He blesses them so that they multiply greatly, And He does not let [the number of] their cattle decrease.

He also loved cursing, and it came [back] to him; He did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him.

Precious [and of great consequence] in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His godly ones [so He watches over them].

You [my enemy] pushed me violently so that I was falling, But the LORD helped me.

Open my eyes [to spiritual truth] so that I may behold Wonderful things from Your law.

Make me understand the way of Your precepts, So that I will meditate (focus my thoughts) on Your wonderful works.

So I will have an answer for the one who taunts me, For I trust [completely] in Your word [and its reliability].

May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, So that I will not be ashamed.

According to Your steadfast love refresh me and give me life, So that I may keep and obey the testimony of Your mouth.

Uphold me according to Your word [of promise], so that I may live; And do not let me be ashamed of my hope [in Your great goodness].

Princes persecute me without cause, But my heart stands in [reverent] awe of Your words [so I can expect You to help me].

Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, And as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, So our eyes look to the LORD our God, Until He is gracious and favorable toward us.

As the mountains surround Jerusalem, So the LORD surrounds His people From this time forth and forever.

For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land of the righteous, So that the righteous will not reach out their hands to do wrong.

When the LORD brought back the captives to Zion (Jerusalem), We were like those who dream [it seemed so unreal].

Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one's youth.