Study Desk

I have been young and now I am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous (those in right standing with God) abandoned Or his descendants pleading for bread.

Yet he passed away, and lo, he was no more; I sought him, but he could not be found.

Yet the LORD will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, And in the night His song will be with me, A prayer to the God of my life.

Why are you in despair, O my soul? Why have you become restless and disquieted within me? Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.

All this has come upon us, yet we have not forgotten You, Nor have we been false to Your covenant [which You made with our fathers].

Yet You have [distressingly] crushed us in the place of jackals And covered us with [the deep darkness of] the shadow of death.

A man [who is held] in honor, Yet who lacks [spiritual] understanding and a teachable heart, is like the beasts that perish.

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, But his heart was hostile; His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords.

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

You made men (charioteers) ride over our heads [in defeat]; We went through fire and through water, Yet You brought us out into a [broad] place of abundance [to be refreshed].

But as for me, I will wait and hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more.

Yet God is my King of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.

The sons of Ephraim were armed as archers and carrying bows, Yet they turned back in the day of battle.

Yet they still continued to sin against Him By rebelling against the Most High in the desert.

Yet He commanded the clouds from above And opened the doors of heaven;

Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God And did not keep His testimonies (laws).

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.

Yet they say, "The LORD does not see, Nor does the God of Jacob (Israel) notice it."

You answered them, O LORD our God; You were a forgiving God to them, And yet an avenger of their evil practices.

Let this be recorded for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created will praise the LORD.