Study Desk

The north and the south, You have created them; Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon shout for joy at Your name.

For You are the glory of their strength [their proud adornment], And by Your favor our horn is exalted.

For our shield belongs to the LORD, And our king to the Holy One of Israel.

Once You spoke in a vision to Your godly ones, And said, "I have given help to one who is mighty [giving him the power to be a champion for Israel]; I have exalted one chosen from the people.

"My lovingkindness I will keep for him forevermore, And My covenant will be confirmed to him.

"Once [for all] I have sworn by My holiness, [My vow which cannot be violated]; I will not lie to David.

Remember how fleeting my lifetime is; For what vanity, [for what emptiness, for what futility, for what wisp of smoke] You have created all the sons of men!

For a thousand years in Your sight Are like yesterday when it is past, Or as a watch in the night.

For we have been consumed by Your anger And by Your wrath we have been terrified.

For all our days pass away in Your wrath; We have finished our years like a whispered sigh.

The days of our life are seventy years— Or even, if because of strength, eighty years; Yet their pride [in additional years] is only labor and sorrow, For it is soon gone and we fly away.

And let the [gracious] favor of the Lord our God be on us; Confirm for us the work of our hands— Yes, confirm the work of our hands.

For He will save you from the trap of the fowler, And from the deadly pestilence.

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].

For You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your works; At the works of Your hands I joyfully sing.

For behold, Your enemies, O LORD, For behold, Your enemies will perish; All who do evil will be scattered.

But my horn [my emblem of strength and power] You have exalted like that of a wild ox; I am anointed with fresh oil [for Your service].

That You may grant him [power to calm himself and find] peace in the days of adversity, Until the pit is dug for the wicked and ungodly.

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

For judgment will again be righteous, And all the upright in heart will follow it.