Study Desk

In my distress I called upon the LORD, And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry for help before Him came into His ears.

Smoke went up out of His nostrils, And fire from His mouth was devouring; Coals burned from it.

He also bowed the heavens down low, and came down With thick darkness under His feet.

He made darkness His hiding place, His canopy around Him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds.

From the brightness before Him passed His thick clouds, Hailstones and coals of fire.

The LORD also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered His voice, Hailstones and coals of fire.

He sent out His arrows, and scattered them, And lightning flashes in abundance, and routed them.

For all His judgments were before me, And I did not put away His statutes from me.

Therefore the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes.

As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the LORD is refined; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

He gives great salvation to His king, And shows faithfulness to His anointed, To David and his descendants forever.

The heavens tell of the glory of God; And their expanse declares the work of His hands.

Which is like a groom coming out of his chamber; It rejoices like a strong person to run his course.

Who can discern his errors? Acquit me of hidden faults.

Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven With the saving strength of His right hand.

You have given him his heart's desire, And You have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah

For You meet him with the blessings of good things; You set a crown of pure gold on his head.

His glory is great through Your salvation, Splendor and majesty You place upon him.

You will make them as a fiery oven in the time of your anger; The LORD will swallow them up in His wrath, And fire will devour them.

For He has not despised nor scorned the suffering of the afflicted; Nor has He hidden His face from him; But when he cried to Him for help, He heard.