Psalms 32; Psalms 51; Psalms 86; Psalms 122 - Prayer Tents

32[A psalm of David.] Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight!H1732H4905H835H6588H5375H2401H3680 2Yes, what joy for those whose record the LORD has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty!H835H120H3068H2803H5771H7307H7423 3When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long.H2790H6106H1086H7581H3117 4Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat. InterludeH3119H3915H3027H3513H3955H2015H2725H7019H5542 5Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, "I will confess my rebellion to the LORD." And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. InterludeH3045H2403H5771H3680H559H3034H6588H3068H5375H5771H2403H5542 6Therefore, let all the godly pray to you while there is still time, that they may not drown in the floodwaters of judgment.H2623H6419H6256H4672H7858H7227H4325H5060 7For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory. InterludeH5643H5341H6862H5437H7438H6405H5542 8The LORD says, "I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.H7919H3384H1870H2098H3212H3289H5869 9Do not be like a senseless horse or mule that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control."H5483H6505H995H5716H1102H4964H7448H1077H7126 10Many sorrows come to the wicked, but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the LORD.H7227H4341H7563H982H3068H2617H5437 11So rejoice in the LORD and be glad, all you who obey him! Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!H8055H3068H1523H6662H7442H3477H3820

51[For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time Nathan the prophet came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.] Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.H5329H4210H1732H5416H5030H935H935H1339H2603H430H2617H7230H7356H4229H6588 2Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin.H3526H7235H5771H2891H2403 3For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night.H3045H6588H2403H8548 4Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just.H2398H6213H7451H5869H6663H1696H2135H8199 5For I was born a sinner—yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.H2342H5771H2399H517H3179 6But you desire honesty from the womb, teaching me wisdom even there.H2654H571H2910H5640H3045H2451 7Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.H2398H231H2891H3526H3835H7950 8Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me—now let me rejoice.H8085H8342H8057H6106H1794H1523 9Don’t keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt.H5641H6440H2399H4229H5771 10Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.H1254H2889H3820H430H2318H3559H7307H7130 11Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.H7993H6440H3947H6944H7307 12Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.H7725H8342H3468H5564H5081H7307 13Then I will teach your ways to rebels, and they will return to you.H3925H6586H1870H2400H7725 14Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves; then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness.H5337H1818H430H430H8668H3956H7442H6666 15Unseal my lips, O Lord, that my mouth may praise you.H136H6605H8193H6310H5046H8416 16You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering.H2654H2077H5414H7521H5930 17The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.H2077H430H7665H7307H7665H1794H3820H430H959 18Look with favor on Zion and help her; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.H3190H7522H6726H1129H2346H3389 19Then you will be pleased with sacrifices offered in the right spirit—with burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings. Then bulls will again be sacrificed on your altar.H2654H2077H6664H5930H3632H5930H5927H6499H4196

86[A prayer of David.] Bend down, O Lord, and hear my prayer; answer me, for I need your help.H8605H1732H5186H241H3068H6030H6041H34 2Protect me, for I am devoted to you. Save me, for I serve you and trust you. You are my God.H8104H5315H2623H430H3467H5650H982 3Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I am calling on you constantly.H2603H136H7121H3117 4Give me happiness, O Lord, for I give myself to you.H8055H5315H5650H136H5375H5315 5O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.H136H2896H5546H7227H2617H7121 6Listen closely to my prayer, O Lord; hear my urgent cry.H238H3068H8605H7181H6963H8469 7I will call to you whenever I’m in trouble, and you will answer me.H3117H6869H7121H6030 8No pagan god is like you, O Lord. None can do what you do!H430H136H4639 9All the nations you made will come and bow before you, Lord; they will praise your holy name.H1471H6213H935H7812H6440H136H3513H8034 10For you are great and perform wonderful deeds. You alone are God.H1419H6213H6381H430 11Teach me your ways, O Lord, that I may live according to your truth! Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor you.H3384H1870H3068H1980H571H3161H3824H3372H8034 12With all my heart I will praise you, O Lord my God. I will give glory to your name forever,H3034H136H430H3824H3513H8034H5769 13for your love for me is very great. You have rescued me from the depths of death.H1419H2617H5337H5315H8482H7585 14O God, insolent people rise up against me; a violent gang is trying to kill me. You mean nothing to them.H430H2086H6965H5712H6184H1245H5315H7760 15But you, O Lord, are a God of compassion and mercy, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.H136H410H7349H2587H750H639H7227H2617H571 16Look down and have mercy on me. Give your strength to your servant; save me, the son of your servant.H6437H2603H5414H5797H5650H3467H1121H519 17Send me a sign of your favor. Then those who hate me will be put to shame, for you, O Lord, help and comfort me.H6213H226H2896H8130H7200H954H3068H5826H5162

122[A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of David.] I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”H7892H4609H1732H8055H559H3212H1004H3068 2And now here we are, standing inside your gates, O Jerusalem.H7272H5975H8179H3389 3Jerusalem is a well-built city; its seamless walls cannot be breached.H3389H1129H5892H2266H3162 4All the tribes of Israel—the Lord’s people—make their pilgrimage here. They come to give thanks to the name of the Lord, as the law requires of Israel.H8033H7626H5927H7626H3050H5715H3478H3034H8034H3068 5Here stand the thrones where judgment is given, the thrones of the dynasty of David.H3427H3678H4941H3678H1004H1732 6Pray for peace in Jerusalem. May all who love this city prosper.H7592H7965H3389H7951H157 7O Jerusalem, may there be peace within your walls and prosperity in your palaces.H7965H2426H7962H759 8For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, “May you have peace.”H251H7453H1696H7965 9For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek what is best for you, O Jerusalem.H1004H3068H430H1245H2896