Study Desk

But you are near me, Lord , and all your commands can be trusted.

I have many enemies trying to hurt me, but I have not stopped following your rules.

Powerful leaders attack me for no reason, but the only thing I fear is your command.

I hate lies; they make me sick! But I love your teachings.

I ask for peace, but they want war.

A song for going up to the Temple. I look up to the hills, but where will my help really come from?

But, Lord , when you punish those who do evil, also punish those who have stopped following your way. Let Israel always enjoy peace!

All my life enemies have attacked me, but they have never defeated me.

But the Lord does what is right; he cut the ropes and set me free from those wicked people.

But you forgive people, so they fear and respect you.

They have mouths, but cannot speak. They have eyes, but cannot see.

They have ears, but cannot hear. They have mouths, but no breath.

But we cannot sing the Lord 's songs in a foreign country!

The Lord has the highest place above all others, but he still cares for the humble. Even from there, so high above, he knows what the proud do.

If I could count them, they would be more than all the grains of sand. But when I finished, I would have just begun.

If good people correct me, I will consider it a good thing. If they criticize me, I will accept it like a warm welcome. But my prayer will always be against the wicked and the evil they do.

I am ready to give up. But you, Lord, know the path I am on, and you know that my enemies have set a trap for me.

But I remember what happened long ago. I am thinking about all you have done. I am talking about what you made with your hands!

The Lord protects everyone who loves him, but he destroys all who do evil.

The Lord protects strangers in our country. He cares for widows and orphans, but he destroys the wicked.