Study Desk

They repay me with evil for the good I did. They lie about me because I try to do good.

I am quiet; I do not open my mouth, because you are the one who has done this.

Lord, because I am poor and helpless, please remember me. You are my helper and savior. My God, do not wait.

I said, " Lord , have mercy on me. Heal me, because I have sinned against you."

Because my enemies do not defeat me, I know you are pleased with me.

Because I am innocent, you support me and will let me be with you forever.

It wasn't their swords that took the land. It wasn't their power that gave them victory. But it was your great power and strength. You were with them because you loved them.

God would have known, because he knows what is in our hearts.

Get up and help us. Because of your love, save us.

The king loves your beauty. Because he is your master, you should obey him.

The leaders of the nations meet with the people of the God of Abraham, because the leaders of the earth belong to God. He is supreme.

Mount Zion is happy and all the towns of Judah rejoice, because your decisions are fair.

because the price of a life is high. No payment is ever enough.

Don't be afraid of rich people because their houses are more beautiful.

because every animal of the forest is already mine. The cattle on a thousand hills are mine.

If I were hungry, I would not tell you, because the earth and everything in it are mine.

For the director of music. A psalm of David when the prophet Nathan came to David after David's sin with Bathsheba. God, be merciful to me because you are loving. Because you are always ready to be merciful, wipe out all my wrongs.

God, I will thank you forever for what you have done. With those who worship you, I will trust you because you are good.

The wicked are filled with terror where there had been nothing to fear. God will scatter the bones of your enemies. You will defeat them, because God has rejected them.

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David when the Ziphites went to Saul and said, "We think David is hiding among our people." God, save me because of who you are. By your strength show that I am innocent.