Study Desk

Inside your Temple, O God, we think of your constant love.

People of God, walk around Zion and count the towers;

"This God is our God forever and ever; he will lead us for all time to come."

We can never redeem ourselves; we cannot pay God the price for our lives,

But God will rescue me; he will save me from the power of death.

The Almighty God, the Lord , speaks; he calls to the whole earth from east to west.

God shines from Zion, the city perfect in its beauty.

Our God is coming, but not in silence; a raging fire is in front of him, a furious storm around him.

The heavens proclaim that God is righteous, that he himself is judge.

"Listen, my people, and I will speak; I will testify against you, Israel. I am God, your God.

Let the giving of thanks be your sacrifice to God, and give the Almighty all that you promised.

But God says to the wicked, "Why should you recite my commandments? Why should you talk about my covenant?

Be merciful to me, O God, because of your constant love. Because of your great mercy wipe away my sins!

Create a pure heart in me, O God, and put a new and loyal spirit in me.

Spare my life, O God, and save me, and I will gladly proclaim your righteousness.

My sacrifice is a humble spirit, O God; you will not reject a humble and repentant heart.

O God, be kind to Zion and help her; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

So God will ruin you forever; he will take hold of you and snatch you from your home; he will remove you from the world of the living.

"Look, here is someone who did not depend on God for safety, but trusted instead in great wealth and looked for security in being wicked."

But I am like an olive tree growing in the house of God; I trust in his constant love forever and ever.