Study Desk

They will be given over to the power of the sword; They will be a prey for foxes.

But the king will rejoice in God; Everyone who swears by Him [honoring the true God, acknowledging His authority and majesty] will glory, For the mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.

They devise acts of injustice, saying, "We are ready with a well-conceived plan." For the inward thought and the heart of a man are deep (mysterious, unsearchable).

Wickedness and guilt prevail against me; Yet as for our transgressions, You forgive them [removing them from Your sight].

So they who dwell at the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs [the evidence of Your presence]. You make the dawn and the sunset shout for joy.

The meadows are clothed with flocks And the valleys are covered with grain; They shout for joy and they sing.

For You have tested us, O God; You have refined us as silver is refined.

Come and hear, all who fear God [and worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and obedience], And I will tell what He has done for me.

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, For You will judge the people fairly And guide the nations on earth. Selah.

Sing to God, sing praises to His name; Lift up a song for Him who rides through the desert— His name is the LORD—be in good spirits before Him.

God makes a home for the lonely; He leads the prisoners into prosperity, Only the stubborn and rebellious dwell in a parched land.

Your flock found a dwelling place in it; O God, in Your goodness You provided for the poor.

Why do you look with envy, mountains with many peaks, At the mountain [of the city of Zion] which God has desired for His dwelling place? Yes, the LORD will dwell there forever.

Save me, O God, For the waters have threatened my life [they have come up to my neck].

I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched; My eyes fail while I wait [with confident expectation] for my God.

Do not let those who wait [confidently] for You be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of hosts; Do not let those who seek You [as necessary for life itself] be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,

Because for Your sake I have borne reproach; Confusion and dishonor have covered my face.

For zeal for Your house has consumed me, And the [mocking] insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

But as for me, my prayer is to You, O LORD, at an acceptable and opportune time; O God, in the greatness of Your favor and in the abundance of Your lovingkindness, Answer me with truth [that is, the faithfulness of Your salvation].

Answer me, O LORD, for Your lovingkindness is sweet and good and comforting; According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me.