Study Desk

We reflect on your loyal love, O God, within your temple.

The praise you receive as far away as the ends of the earth is worthy of your reputation, O God. You execute justice!

For God, our God, is our defender forever! He guides us!

Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother; he cannot pay God an adequate ransom price

But God will rescue my life from the power of Sheol; certainly he will pull me to safety. (Selah)

A psalm by Asaph. El, God, the Lord speaks, and summons the earth to come from the east and west.

From Zion, the most beautiful of all places, God comes in splendor.

Our God approaches and is not silent; consuming fire goes ahead of him and all around him a storm rages.

The heavens declare his fairness, for God is judge. (Selah)

He says: "Listen my people! I am speaking! Listen Israel! I am accusing you! I am God, your God!

Present to God a thank-offering! Repay your vows to the sovereign One!

God says this to the evildoer: "How can you declare my commands, and talk about my covenant?

Carefully consider this, you who reject God! Otherwise I will rip you to shreds and no one will be able to rescue you.

For the music director; a psalm of David, written when Nathan the prophet confronted him after David's affair with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love! Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts!

Create for me a pure heart, O God! Renew a resolute spirit within me!

Rescue me from the guilt of murder, O God, the God who delivers me! Then my tongue will shout for joy because of your deliverance.

The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit— O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject.

Yet God will make you a permanent heap of ruins. He will scoop you up and remove you from your home; he will uproot you from the land of the living. (Selah)

"Look, here is the man who would not make God his protector! He trusted in his great wealth and was confident about his plans to destroy others."

But I am like a flourishing olive tree in the house of God; I continually trust in God's loyal love.