Study Desk

O God, the nations have come into your heritage; they have made your holy Temple unclean; they have made Jerusalem a mass of broken walls.

Give us help, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; take us out of danger and give us forgiveness for our sins, because of your name.

Why may the nations say, Where is their God? Let payment for the blood of your servants be made openly among the nations before our eyes.

Take us back again, O God; let us see the shining of your face, and let us be safe.

O Lord God of armies, how long will your wrath be burning against the rest of your people?

Take us back again, O God of armies; let us see the shining of your face, and let us be safe.

Come back, O God of armies: from heaven let your eyes be turned to this vine, and give your mind to it,

Take us back, O Lord God of armies; let us see the shining of your face, and let us be safe.

Make a song to God our strength: make a glad cry to the God of Jacob.

For this is a rule for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.

There is to be no strange god among you; you are not to give worship to any other god.

I am the Lord your God, who took you up from the land of Egypt: let your mouth be open wide, so that I may give you food.

God is in the meeting-place of God; he is judging among the gods.

Up! O God, come as judge of the earth; for all the nations are your heritage.

O God, do not keep quiet: let your lips be open and take no rest, O God.

Who have said, Let us take for our heritage the resting-place of God.

O my God, make them like the rolling dust; like dry stems before the wind.

The passion of my soul's desire is for the house of the Lord; my heart and my flesh are crying out for the living God.

The little birds have places for themselves, where they may put their young, even your altars, O Lord of armies, my King and my God.

They go from strength to strength; every one of them comes before God in Zion.