Study Desk

in God I trust; I am not afraid. What can a mere mortal do to me?

My vows to you I must perform, O God; I will render thank offerings to you.

For you have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from falling, so that I may walk before God in the light of life.

To the leader: Do Not Destroy. Of David. A Miktam, when he fled from Saul, in the cave. Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, until the destroying storms pass by.

I cry to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.

He will send from heaven and save me, he will put to shame those who trample on me. Selah God will send forth his steadfast love and his faithfulness.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth.

My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing and make melody.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth.

O God, break the teeth in their mouths; tear out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord !

People will say, "Surely there is a reward for the righteous; surely there is a God who judges on earth."

To the leader: Do Not Destroy. Of David. A Miktam, when Saul ordered his house to be watched in order to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise up against me.

You, Lord God of hosts, are God of Israel. Awake to punish all the nations; spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. Selah

O my strength, I will watch for you; for you, O God, are my fortress.

My God in his steadfast love will meet me; my God will let me look in triumph on my enemies.

consume them in wrath; consume them until they are no more. Then it will be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Selah

O my strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, are my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love.

To the leader: according to the Lily of the Covenant. A Miktam of David; for instruction; when he struggled with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return killed twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses; you have been angry; now restore us!

God has promised in his sanctuary: "With exultation I will divide up Shechem, and portion out the Vale of Succoth.

Have you not rejected us, O God? You do not go out, O God, with our armies.