Study Desk

Heed the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God, For to You I pray.

In the morning, O LORD, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will prepare [a prayer and a sacrifice] for You and watch and wait [for You to speak to my heart].

For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; No evil [person] dwells with You.

But as for me, I will enter Your house through the abundance of Your steadfast love and tender mercy; At Your holy temple I will bow [obediently] in reverence for You.

For there is nothing trustworthy or reliable or truthful in what they say; Their heart is destruction [just a treacherous chasm, a yawning gulf of lies]. Their throat is an open grave; They [glibly] flatter with their [silken] tongue.

Hold them guilty, O God; Let them fall by their own designs and councils! Cast them out because of the abundance of their transgressions, For they are mutinous and have rebelled against You.

But let all who take refuge and put their trust in You rejoice, Let them ever sing for joy; Because You cover and shelter them, Let those who love Your name be joyful and exult in You.

For You, O LORD, bless the righteous man [the one who is in right standing with You]; You surround him with favor as with a shield.

Have mercy on me and be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am weak (faint, frail); Heal me, O LORD, for my bones are dismayed and anguished.

My soul [as well as my body] is greatly dismayed. But as for You, O LORD—how long [until You act on my behalf]?

For in death there is no mention of You; In Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) who will praise You and give You thanks?

Depart from me, all you who do evil, For the LORD has heard the voice of my weeping.

The LORD has heard my supplication [my plea for grace]; The LORD receives my prayer.

Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; Lift up Yourself against the rage of my enemies; Rise up for me; You have commanded judgment and vindication.

Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous [those in right standing with You]; For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.

He has also prepared [other] deadly weapons for Himself; He makes His arrows fiery shafts [aimed at the unrepentant].

What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of [earthborn] man that You care for him?

For You have maintained my right and my cause; You have sat on the throne judging righteously.

But the LORD will remain and sit enthroned forever; He has prepared and established His throne for judgment.

And He will judge the world in righteousness; He will execute judgment for the nations with fairness (equity).