Study Desk

May those who wait to ambush me be repaid for their evil! As a demonstration of your faithfulness, destroy them!

With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you! I will give thanks to your name, O Lord , for it is good!

For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song by David. Listen, O God, to my prayer! Do not ignore my appeal for mercy!

because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.

Confuse them, O Lord! Frustrate their plans! For I see violence and conflict in the city.

May death destroy them! May they go down alive into Sheol! For evil is in their dwelling place and in their midst.

As for me, I will call out to God, and the Lord will deliver me.

But you, O God, will bring them down to the deep Pit. Violent and deceitful people will not live even half a normal lifespan. But as for me, I trust in you.

For the music director; according to the yonath-elem-rechovim style; a prayer of David, written when the Philistines captured him in Gath. Have mercy on me, O God, for men are attacking me! All day long hostile enemies are tormenting me.

My enemies will turn back when I cry out to you for help; I know that God is on my side.

For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David, written when he fled from Saul into the cave. Have mercy on me, O God! Have mercy on me! For in you I have taken shelter. In the shadow of your wings I take shelter until trouble passes.

I cry out for help to the sovereign God, to the God who vindicates me.

They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it! (Selah)

For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, and your faithfulness reaches the clouds.

For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David. Do you rulers really pronounce just decisions? Do you judge people fairly?

For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David, written when Saul sent men to surround his house and murder him. Deliver me from my enemies, my God! Protect me from those who attack me!

For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O Lord .

Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say, "Who hears?"

You are my source of strength! I will wait for you! For God is my refuge.

They wander around looking for something to eat; they refuse to sleep until they are full.