Study Desk

Let integrity and uprightness protect me, For I wait [expectantly] for You.

Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity; I have [relied on and] trusted [confidently] in the LORD without wavering and I shall not slip.

For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes, And I have walked [faithfully] in Your truth.

But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity; Redeem me and be merciful and gracious to me.

For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; In the secret place of His tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a rock.

Do not give me up to the will of my adversaries, For false witnesses have come against me; They breathe out violence.

Wait for and confidently expect the LORD; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for and confidently expect the LORD.

To you I call, O LORD, My rock, do not be deaf to me, For if You are silent to me, I will become like those who go down to the pit (grave).

Hear the voice of my supplication (specific requests, humble entreaties) as I cry to You for help, As I lift up my hands and heart toward Your innermost sanctuary (Holy of Holies).

Because they have no regard for the works of the LORD Nor the deeds of His hands, He will tear them down and not rebuild them.

I will extol and praise You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up, And have not let my enemies rejoice over me.

O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You have healed me.

For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may endure for a night, But a shout of joy comes in the morning.

As for me, in my prosperity I said, "I shall never be moved."

You have turned my mourning into dancing for me; You have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

Yes, You are my rock and my fortress; For Your name's sake You will lead me and guide me.

You will draw me out of the net that they have secretly laid for me, For You are my strength and my stronghold.

Be gracious and compassionate to me, O LORD, for I am in trouble; My eye is clouded and weakened by grief, my soul and my body also.

For my life is spent with sorrow And my years with sighing; My strength has failed because of my iniquity, And even my body has wasted away.

For I have heard the slander and whispering of many, Terror is on every side; While they schemed together against me, They plotted to take away my life.