Study Desk

O my God, take me out of the hand of the sinner, out of the hand of the evil and cruel man.

For you are my hope, O Lord God; I have had faith in you from the time when I was young.

Saying, God has given him up; go after him and take him, for he has no helper.

O God, be not far from me; O my God, come quickly to my help.

I will give news of the great acts of the Lord God; my words will be of your righteousness, and of yours only.

O God, you have been my teacher from the time when I was young; and I have been talking of your works of wonder even till now.

Now when I am old and grey-headed, O God, give me not up; till I have made clear your strength to this generation, and your power to all those to come.

Your righteousness, O God, is very high; you have done great things; O God, who is like you?

I will give praise to you with instruments of music, O my God, for you are true; I will make songs to you with music, O Holy One of Israel.

Give the king your authority, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son.

Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, the only doer of wonders.

Truly, God is good to Israel, even to such as are clean in heart.

My flesh and my heart are wasting away: but God is the Rock of my heart and my eternal heritage.

But it is good for me to come near to God: I have put my faith in the Lord God, so that I may make clear all his works.

Of God, why have you put us away from you for ever? why is the fire of your wrath smoking against the sheep who are your care?

O God, how long will those who are against us say cruel things? will the hater go on looking down on your name for ever?

For from the past God is my King, working salvation in the earth.

Up! O God, be the judge of your cause; keep in mind the bitter things which the man of evil behaviour says against you every day.

To you, O God, we give praise, to you we give praise: and those who give honour to your name make clear your works of power.

But God is the judge, putting down one, and lifting up another.