Psalms 17; Psalms 35; Psalms 54; Psalms 63 - Prayer Tents

17[A prayer of David.] O LORD, hear my plea for justice. Listen to my cry for help. Pay attention to my prayer, for it comes from honest lips.H8605H1732H8085H6664H3068H7181H7440H238H8605H3808H4820H8193 2Declare me innocent, for you see those who do right.H4941H3318H6440H5869H2372H4339 3You have tested my thoughts and examined my heart in the night. You have scrutinized me and found nothing wrong. I am determined not to sin in what I say.H974H3820H6485H3915H6884H4672H2161H6310H5674 4I have followed your commands, which keep me from following cruel and evil people.H6468H120H1697H8193H8104H734H6530 5My steps have stayed on your path; I have not wavered from following you.H8551H838H4570H6471H4131 6I am praying to you because I know you will answer, O God. Bend down and listen as I pray.H7121H6030H410H5186H241H8085H565 7Show me your unfailing love in wonderful ways. By your mighty power you rescue those who seek refuge from their enemies.H6395H2617H3467H3225H2620H6965 8Guard me as you would guard your own eyes. Hide me in the shadow of your wings.H8104H380H1323H5869H5641H6738H3671 9Protect me from wicked people who attack me, from murderous enemies who surround me.H6440H7563H2098H7703H5315H341H5362 10They are without pity. Listen to their boasting!H5462H2459H6310H1696H1348 11They track me down and surround me, watching for the chance to throw me to the ground.H5437H838H7896H5869H5186H776 12They are like hungry lions, eager to tear me apart—like young lions hiding in ambush.H1825H738H3700H2963H3715H3427H4565 13Arise, O LORD! Stand against them, and bring them to their knees! Rescue me from the wicked with your sword!H6965H3068H6923H6440H3766H6403H5315H7563H2719 14By the power of your hand, O LORD, destroy those who look to this world for their reward. But satisfy the hunger of your treasured ones. May their children have plenty, leaving an inheritance for their descendants.H4962H3027H3068H4962H2465H2506H2416H990H4390H6840H7646H1121H3240H3499H5768 15Because I am righteous, I will see you. When I awake, I will see you face to face and be satisfied.H2372H6440H6664H7646H6974H8544

35[A psalm of David.] O LORD, oppose those who oppose me. Fight those who fight against me.H1732H7378H3068H3401H3898H3898 2Put on your armor, and take up your shield. Prepare for battle, and come to my aid.H2388H4043H6793H6965H5833 3Lift up your spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Let me hear you say, "I will give you victory!"H7324H2595H5462H7125H7291H559H5315H3444 4Bring shame and disgrace on those trying to kill me; turn them back and humiliate those who want to harm me.H954H3637H1245H5315H5472H268H2659H2803H7451 5Blow them away like chaff in the wind—a wind sent by the angel of the LORD.H4671H6440H7307H4397H3068H1760 6Make their path dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.H1870H2822H2519H4397H3068H7291 7I did them no wrong, but they laid a trap for me. I did them no wrong, but they dug a pit to catch me.H2600H2934H7568H7845H2600H2658H5315 8So let sudden ruin come upon them! Let them be caught in the trap they set for me! Let them be destroyed in the pit they dug for me.H7722H935H3045H3808H7568H2934H3920H7722H5307 9Then I will rejoice in the LORD. I will be glad because he rescues me.H5315H1523H3068H7797H3444 10With every bone in my body I will praise him. "LORD, who can compare with you? Who else rescues the helpless from the strong? Who else protects the helpless and poor from those who rob them?"H6106H559H3068H5337H6041H2389H6041H34H1497 11Malicious witnesses testify against me. They accuse me of crimes I know nothing about.H2555H5707H6965H7592H3045 12They repay me evil for good. I am sick with despair.H7999H7451H2896H7908H5315 13Yet when they were ill, I grieved for them. I denied myself by fasting for them, but my prayers returned unanswered.H2470H3830H8242H6031H5315H6685H8605H7725H2436 14I was sad, as though they were my friends or family, as if I were grieving for my own mother.H1980H7453H251H7817H6937H57H517 15But they are glad now that I am in trouble; they gleefully join together against me. I am attacked by people I don't even know; they slander me constantly.H6761H8055H622H5222H622H3045H7167H1826 16They mock me and call me names; they snarl at me.H2611H3934H4580H2786H8127 17How long, O Lord, will you look on and do nothing? Rescue me from their fierce attacks. Protect my life from these lions!H136H7200H7725H5315H7722H3173H3715 18Then I will thank you in front of the great assembly. I will praise you before all the people.H3034H7227H6951H1984H6099H5971 19Don't let my treacherous enemies rejoice over my defeat. Don't let those who hate me without cause gloat over my sorrow.H341H8267H8055H7169H5869H8130H2600 20They don't talk of peace; they plot against innocent people who mind their own business.H1696H7965H2803H4820H1697H7282H776 21They shout, "Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we saw him do it!"H6310H7337H559H1889H1889H5869H7200 22O LORD, you know all about this. Do not stay silent. Do not abandon me now, O Lord.H7200H3068H2790H136H7368 23Wake up! Rise to my defense! Take up my case, my God and my Lord.H5782H6974H4941H7379H430H136 24Declare me not guilty, O LORD my God, for you give justice. Don't let my enemies laugh about me in my troubles.H8199H3068H430H6664H8055 25Don't let them say, "Look, we got what we wanted! Now we will eat him alive!"H559H3820H1889H5315H559H1104 26May those who rejoice at my troubles be humiliated and disgraced. May those who triumph over me be covered with shame and dishonor.H954H2659H3162H8056H7451H3847H1322H3639H1431 27But give great joy to those who came to my defense. Let them continually say, "Great is the LORD, who delights in blessing his servant with peace!"H7442H8055H2655H6664H559H8548H3068H1431H2655H7965H5650 28Then I will proclaim your justice, and I will praise you all day long.H3956H1897H6664H8416H3117

54[For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “We know where David is hiding.” To be accompanied by stringed instruments.] Come with great power, O God, and rescue me! Defend me with your might.H5329H5058H4905H1732H2130H935H559H7586H1732H5641H3467H430H8034H1777H1369 2Listen to my prayer, O God. Pay attention to my plea.H8085H8605H430H238H561H6310 3For strangers are attacking me; violent people are trying to kill me. They care nothing for God. InterludeH2114H6965H6184H1245H5315H7760H430H5542 4But God is my helper. The Lord keeps me alive!H430H5826H136H5564H5315 5May the evil plans of my enemies be turned against them. Do as you promised and put an end to them.H7725H7725H7451H8324H6789H571 6I will sacrifice a voluntary offering to you; I will praise your name, O Lord, for it is good.H5071H2076H3034H8034H3068H2896 7For you have rescued me from my troubles and helped me to triumph over my enemies.H5337H6869H5869H7200H341

63[A psalm of David, regarding a time when David was in the wilderness of Judah.] O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water.H4210H1732H4057H3063H430H410H7836H5315H6770H1320H3642H6723H5889H776H1097H4325 2I have seen you in your sanctuary and gazed upon your power and glory.H7200H5797H3519H2372H6944 3Your unfailing love is better than life itself; how I praise you!H2617H2896H2416H8193H7623 4I will praise you as long as I live, lifting up my hands to you in prayer.H1288H2416H5375H3709H8034 5You satisfy me more than the richest feast. I will praise you with songs of joy.H5315H7646H2459H1880H6310H1984H7445H8193 6I lie awake thinking of you, meditating on you through the night.H2142H3326H1897H821 7Because you are my helper, I sing for joy in the shadow of your wings.H5833H6738H3671H7442 8I cling to you; your strong right hand holds me securely.H5315H1692H310H3225H8551 9But those plotting to destroy me will come to ruin. They will go down into the depths of the earth.H1245H5315H7722H935H8482H776 10They will die by the sword and become the food of jackals.H5064H3027H2719H4521H7776 11But the king will rejoice in God. All who trust in him will praise him, while liars will be silenced.H4428H8055H430H7650H1984H6310H1696H8267H5534