Study Desk

For by their own sword they did not possess the land, And their own arm did not save them, But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence, For You favored them.

You are my King, God; Command victories for Jacob.

For I will not trust in my bow, Nor will my sword save me.

You cause us to turn back from the enemy; And those who hate us have taken spoils for themselves.

Would God not find this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart.

But for Your sake we are killed all day long; We are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.

For our souls have sunk down into the dust; Our bodies cling to the earth.

And in Your majesty ride on victoriously, For the cause of truth, humility, and righteousness; Let Your right hand teach You awesome things.

For the LORD Most High is to be feared, A great King over all the earth.

He chooses our inheritance for us, The pride of Jacob whom He loves. Selah

For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises with a psalm of wisdom.

The princes of the people have assembled as the people of the God of Abraham, For the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted.

For, behold, the kings arrived, They passed by together.

For such is God, Our God forever and ever; He will lead us until death.

No one can by any means redeem another Or give God a ransom for him—

For the redemption of his soul is priceless, And he should cease imagining forever—

For he sees that even wise people die; The foolish and the stupid alike perish And leave their wealth to others.

Like sheep they sink down to Sheol; Death will be their shepherd; And the upright will rule over them in the morning, And their form shall be for Sheol to consume So that they have no lofty home.

But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah

For when he dies, he will take nothing with him; His wealth will not descend after him.