Study Desk

Were I to count them, they would outnumber the sand. When I awake, I am still with You.

I hate them with the utmost hatred; They have become my enemies.

Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice deeds of wickedness With people who do wrong; And may I not taste their delicacies.

May the righteous strike me with mercy and discipline me; It is oil for the head; My head shall not refuse it, For my prayer is still against their evil deeds.

I cry out with my voice to the LORD; With my voice I implore the LORD for compassion.

And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For no person living is righteous in Your sight.

Reach out with Your hand from on high; Rescue me and save me from great waters, From the hand of foreigners

Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; Sing praises to our God on the lyre;

It is He who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass sprout on the mountains.

He makes peace in your borders; He satisfies you with the finest of the wheat.

He has not dealt this way with any other nation; And as for His judgments, they have not known them. Praise the LORD!

They shall praise His name with dancing; They shall sing praises to Him with tambourine and lyre.

For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He will glorify the lowly with salvation.

To bind their kings with chains, And their dignitaries with shackles of iron,

Praise Him with trumpet sound; Praise Him with harp and lyre.

Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; Praise Him with stringed instruments and flute.

Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with resounding cymbals.

If they say, "Come with us, Let's lie in wait for blood, Let's ambush the innocent without cause;

We will find all kinds of precious wealth, We will fill our houses with plunder;

Throw in your lot with us; We will all have one money bag,"