Study Desk

You have put an end to his splendor And have hurled his throne to the ground.

You have shortened the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah.

What man can live and not see death? Can he rescue his soul from the [powerful] hand of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead)? Selah.

He will cover you and completely protect you with His pinions, And under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and a wall.

For He will command His angels in regard to you, To protect and defend and guard you in all your ways [of obedience and service].

"Because he set his love on Me, therefore I will save him; I will set him [securely] on high, because he knows My name [he confidently trusts and relies on Me, knowing I will never abandon him, no, never].

A senseless man [in his crude and uncultivated state] knows nothing, Nor does a [self-righteous] fool understand this:

[They are living memorials] to declare that the LORD is upright and faithful [to His promises]; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

For the LORD will not abandon His people, Nor will He abandon His inheritance.

Let us come before His presence with a song of thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with songs.

In whose hand are the depths of the earth; The peaks of the mountains are His also.

The sea is His, for He made it [by His command]; And His hands formed the dry land.

For He is our God And we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Today, if you will hear His voice,

Sing to the LORD, bless His name; Proclaim good news of His salvation from day to day.

Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous works and wonderful deeds among all the peoples.

Splendor and majesty are before Him; Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.

Ascribe to the LORD the glory of His name; Bring an offering and come into His courts.

Before the LORD, for He is coming, For He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness And the peoples in His faithfulness.

Clouds and thick darkness surround Him [as at Sinai]; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

Fire goes before Him And burns up His adversaries on all sides.