Study Desk

God shines from Jerusalem, whose beauty is perfect.

Our God comes, and he will not be silent. A fire burns in front of him, and a powerful storm surrounds him.

God is the judge, and even the skies say he is right. Selah

God says, "My people, listen to me; Israel, I will testify against you. I am God, your God.

Give an offering to show thanks to God. Give God Most High what you have promised.

But God says to the wicked, "Why do you talk about my laws? Why do you mention my agreement?

"Think about this, you who forget God. Otherwise, I will tear you apart, and no one will save you.

Those people honor me who bring me offerings to show thanks. And I, God, will save those who do that."

For the director of music. A psalm of David when the prophet Nathan came to David after David's sin with Bathsheba. God, be merciful to me because you are loving. Because you are always ready to be merciful, wipe out all my wrongs.

Create in me a pure heart, God, and make my spirit right again.

God, save me from the guilt of murder, God of my salvation, and I will sing about your goodness.

The sacrifice God wants is a broken spirit. God, you will not reject a heart that is broken and sorry for sin.

But God will ruin you forever. He will grab you and throw you out of your tent; he will tear you away from the land of the living. Selah

Those who do right will see this and fear God. They will laugh at you and say,

"Look what happened to the man who did not depend on God but depended on his money. He grew strong by his evil plans."

God, I will thank you forever for what you have done. With those who worship you, I will trust you because you are good.

For the director of music. By mahalath. A maskil of David. Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." Fools are evil and do terrible things; none of them does anything good.

God looked down from heaven on all people to see if anyone was wise, if anyone was looking to God for help.

Don't the wicked understand? They destroy my people as if they were eating bread. They do not ask God for help.

The wicked are filled with terror where there had been nothing to fear. God will scatter the bones of your enemies. You will defeat them, because God has rejected them.