Study Desk

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us—^[b](a)

so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation^(b) among all nations.^(c)

May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you.^(d)

May the nations be glad and sing for joy,^(e) for you rule the peoples with equity^(f) and guide the nations of the earth.^(g)

May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you.

The land yields its harvest;^(h) God, our God, blesses us.⁽ⁱ⁾

May God bless us still, so that all the ends of the earth^(j) will fear him.^(k)

In you, Lord , I have taken refuge;^(b) let me never be put to shame.^(c)

In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me; turn your ear^(d) to me and save me.

Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go; give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.^(e)

Deliver^(f) me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,^(g) from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.^(h)

For you have been my hope,⁽ⁱ⁾ Sovereign Lord , my confidence^(j) since my youth.

From birth^(k) I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother's womb.^(l) I will ever praise^(m) you.

I have become a sign⁽ⁿ⁾ to many; you are my strong refuge.^(o)

My mouth^(p) is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor^(q) all day long.

Do not cast^(r) me away when I am old;^(s) do not forsake^(t) me when my strength is gone.

For my enemies^(u) speak against me; those who wait to kill^(v) me conspire^(w) together.

They say, "God has forsaken^(x) him; pursue him and seize him, for no one will rescue^(y) him."

Do not be far^(z) from me, my God; come quickly, God, to help^(aa) me.

May my accusers^(ab) perish in shame;^(ac) may those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace.^(ad)

As for me, I will always have hope;^(ae) I will praise you more and more.

My mouth will tell^(af) of your righteous deeds,^(ag) of your saving acts all day long— though I know not how to relate them all.

I will come and proclaim your mighty acts,^(ah) Sovereign Lord ; I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.

Since my youth, God, you have taught^(ai) me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.^(aj)

Even when I am old and gray,^(ak) do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power^(al) to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.^(am)

Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens,^(an) you who have done great things.^(ao) Who is like you, God?^(ap)

Though you have made me see troubles,^(aq) many and bitter, you will restore^(ar) my life again; from the depths of the earth^(as) you will again bring me up.

You will increase my honor^(at) and comfort^(au) me once more.

I will praise you with the harp^(av) for your faithfulness, my God; I will sing praise to you with the lyre,^(aw) Holy One of Israel.^(ax)

My lips will shout for joy^(ay) when I sing praise to you— I whom you have delivered.^(az)

My tongue will tell of your righteous acts all day long,^(ba) for those who wanted to harm me^(bb) have been put to shame and confusion.^(bc)