Study Desk

But to the wicked God says: "What right have you to recite My statutes Or to take My covenant on your lips?

"Now consider this, you who forget God, Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be no one to rescue [you].

"He who offers a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving honors Me; And to him who orders his way rightly [who follows the way that I show him], I shall show the salvation of God."

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a right and steadfast spirit within me.

Rescue me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation; Then my tongue will sing joyfully of Your righteousness and Your justice.

My [only] sacrifice [acceptable] to God is a broken spirit; A broken and contrite heart [broken with sorrow for sin, thoroughly penitent], such, O God, You will not despise.

Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God endures all day long.

But God will break you down forever; He will take you away and tear you away from your tent, And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah.

"Look, [this is] the man who would not make God his strength [his stronghold and fortress], But trusted in the abundance of his riches, Taking refuge in his wealth."

But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust [confidently] in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever.

The [empty-headed] fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt and evil, and have committed repulsive injustice; There is no one who does good.

God has looked down from heaven upon the children of men To see if there is anyone who understands, Who seeks after God [who requires Him, who longs for Him as essential to life].

Have workers of wickedness no knowledge or no understanding? They eat up My people as though they ate bread And have not called upon God.

There they were, in great terror and dread, where there had been no terror or dread; For God scattered the bones of him who besieged you; You have put them to shame, because God has rejected them.

Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God restores [the fortunes of] His people, Let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

Save me, O God, by Your name; And vindicate me by Your [wondrous] power.

Hear my prayer, O God; Listen to the words of my mouth.

For strangers have risen against me And violent men have sought my life; They have not set God before them. Selah.

Behold, God is my helper and ally; The Lord is the sustainer of my soul [my upholder].