Study Desk

Turn again, O God of hosts! Look down from heaven, and see; have regard for this vine,

the stock that your right hand planted, and for the son whom you made strong for yourself.

But let your hand be on the man of your right hand, the son of man whom you have made strong for yourself!

To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob!

For it is a statute for Israel, a rule of the God of Jacob.

Arise, O God, judge the earth; for you shall inherit all the nations!

For behold, your enemies make an uproar; those who hate you have raised their heads.

For they conspire with one accord; against you they make a covenant—

who were destroyed at En-dor, who became dung for the ground.

who said, "Let us take possession for ourselves of the pastures of God."

My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord ; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.

Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God.

For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.

Let me hear what God the Lord will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints; but let them not turn back to folly.

A Prayer of David. Incline your ear, O Lord , and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

Preserve my life, for I am godly; save your servant, who trusts in you—you are my God.

Be gracious to me, O Lord, for to you do I cry all the day.

Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.