Study Desk

For You light my lamp; The Lord my God illumines my darkness.

For by You I can run upon a troop; And by my God I can leap over a wall.

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

For who is God, but the Lord ? And who is a rock, except our God,

He trains my hands for battle, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

For You have girded me with strength for battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

They cried for help, but there was none to save, Even to the Lord , but He did not answer them.

The God who executes vengeance for me, And subdues peoples under me.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David. The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.

Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their utterances to the end of the world. In them He has placed a tent for the sun,

For the choir director. A Psalm of David. May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high!

We will sing for joy over your victory, And in the name of our God we will set up our banners. May the Lord fulfill all your petitions.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David. O Lord , in Your strength the king will be glad, And in Your salvation how greatly he will rejoice!

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

For You make him most blessed forever; You make him joyful with gladness in Your presence.

For the king trusts in the Lord , And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he will not be shaken.

For You will make them turn their back; You will aim with Your bowstrings at their faces.

For the choir director; upon Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Far from my deliverance are the words of my groaning.

Be not far from me, for trouble is near; For there is none to help.

For dogs have surrounded me; A band of evildoers has encompassed me; They pierced my hands and my feet.