Psalms 43-45; Psalms 49; Psalms 84-85; Psalms 87 - Prayer Tents

43Declare me innocent, O God! Defend me against these ungodly people. Rescue me from these unjust liars.H8199H430H7378H7379H3808H2623H1471H6403H4820H5766H376 2For you are God, my only safe haven. Why have you tossed me aside? Why must I wander around in grief, oppressed by my enemies?H430H4581H2186H1980H6937H3906H341 3Send out your light and your truth; let them guide me. Let them lead me to your holy mountain, to the place where you live.H7971H216H571H5148H935H6944H2022H4908 4There I will go to the altar of God, to God—the source of all my joy. I will praise you with my harp, O God, my God!H935H4196H430H410H8057H1524H3658H3034H430H430 5Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again—my Savior and my God!H7817H5315H1993H3176H430H3034H3444H6440H430

44[For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah.] O God, we have heard it with our own ears—our ancestors have told us of all you did in their day, in days long ago.H5329H1121H7141H4905H8085H241H430H1H5608H6467H6466H3117H3117H6924 2You drove out the pagan nations by your power and gave all the land to our ancestors. You crushed their enemies and set our ancestors free.H3423H1471H3027H5193H7489H3816H7971 3They did not conquer the land with their swords; it was not their own strong arm that gave them victory. It was your right hand and strong arm and the blinding light from your face that helped them, for you loved them.H3423H776H3423H2719H2220H3467H3225H2220H216H6440H7521 4You are my King and my God. You command victories for Israel.H4428H430H6680H3444H3290 5Only by your power can we push back our enemies; only in your name can we trample our foes.H5055H6862H8034H947H6965 6I do not trust in my bow; I do not count on my sword to save me.H982H7198H2719H3467 7You are the one who gives us victory over our enemies; you disgrace those who hate us.H3467H6862H954H8130 8O God, we give glory to you all day long and constantly praise your name. InterludeH430H1984H3117H3034H8034H5769H5542 9But now you have tossed us aside in dishonor. You no longer lead our armies to battle.H637H2186H3637H3318H6635 10You make us retreat from our enemies and allow those who hate us to plunder our land.H7725H268H6862H8130H8154 11You have butchered us like sheep and scattered us among the nations.H5414H6629H3978H2219H1471 12You sold your precious people for a pittance, making nothing on the sale.H4376H5971H1952H7235H4242 13You let our neighbors mock us. We are an object of scorn and derision to those around us.H7760H2781H7934H3933H7047H5439 14You have made us the butt of their jokes; they shake their heads at us in scorn.H7760H4912H1471H4493H7218H3816 15We can't escape the constant humiliation; shame is written across our faces.H3639H3117H1322H6440H3680 16All we hear are the taunts of our mockers. All we see are our vengeful enemies.H6963H2778H1442H6440H341H5358 17All this has happened though we have not forgotten you. We have not violated your covenant.H935H7911H8266H1285 18Our hearts have not deserted you. We have not strayed from your path.H3820H5472H268H838H5186H734 19Yet you have crushed us in the jackal's desert home. You have covered us with darkness and death.H1794H4725H8577H3680H6757 20If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread our hands in prayer to foreign gods,H7911H8034H430H6566H3709H2114H410 21God would surely have known it, for he knows the secrets of every heart.H430H2713H3045H8587H3820 22But for your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.H2026H3117H2803H6629H2878 23Wake up, O Lord! Why do you sleep? Get up! Do not reject us forever.H5782H3462H136H6974H2186H5331 24Why do you look the other way? Why do you ignore our suffering and oppression?H5641H6440H7911H6040H3906 25We collapse in the dust, lying face down in the dirt.H5315H7743H6083H990H1692H776 26Rise up! Help us! Ransom us because of your unfailing love.H6965H5833H6299H2617

45[For the choir director: A love song to be sung to the tune "Lilies." A psalm of the descendants of Korah.] Beautiful words stir my heart. I will recite a lovely poem about the king, for my tongue is like the pen of a skillful poet.H5329H7799H1121H7141H4905H7892H3039H3820H7370H2896H1697H559H4639H4428H3956H5842H4106H5608 2You are the most handsome of all. Gracious words stream from your lips. God himself has blessed you forever.H3302H1121H120H2580H3332H8193H430H1288H5769 3Put on your sword, O mighty warrior! You are so glorious, so majestic!H2296H2719H3409H1368H1935H1926 4In your majesty, ride out to victory, defending truth, humility, and justice. Go forth to perform awe-inspiring deeds!H1926H7392H6743H1697H571H6037H6664H3225H3384H3372 5Your arrows are sharp, piercing your enemies' hearts. The nations fall beneath your feet.H2671H8150H3820H4428H341H5971H5307 6Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. You rule with a scepter of justice.H3678H430H5769H5703H7626H4438H4334H7626 7You love justice and hate evil. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you, pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.H157H6664H8130H7562H430H430H4886H8081H8342H2270 8Myrrh, aloes, and cassia perfume your robes. In ivory palaces the music of strings entertains you.H899H4753H174H7102H8127H1964H4482H8055 9Kings' daughters are among your noble women. At your right side stands the queen, wearing jewelry of finest gold from Ophir!H4428H1323H3368H3225H5324H7694H3800H211 10Listen to me, O royal daughter; take to heart what I say. Forget your people and your family far away.H8085H1323H7200H5186H241H7911H5971H1H1004 11For your royal husband delights in your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord.H4428H183H3308H113H7812 12The princess of Tyre will shower you with gifts. The wealthy will beg your favor.H1323H6865H4503H6223H5971H2470H6440 13The bride, a princess, looks glorious in her golden gown.H4428H1323H3520H6441H3830H4865H2091 14In her beautiful robes, she is led to the king, accompanied by her bridesmaids.H2986H4428H7553H1330H7464H310H935 15What a joyful and enthusiastic procession as they enter the king's palace!H8057H1524H2986H935H4428H1964 16Your sons will become kings like their father. You will make them rulers over many lands.H1H1121H7896H8269H776 17I will bring honor to your name in every generation. Therefore, the nations will praise you forever and ever.H8034H2142H1755H1755H5971H3034H5769H5703

49[For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah.] Listen to this, all you people! Pay attention, everyone in the world!H5329H4210H1121H7141H8085H5971H238H3427H2465 2High and low, rich and poor—listen!H1121H120H1121H376H6223H34H3162 3For my words are wise, and my thoughts are filled with insight.H6310H1696H2454H1900H3820H8394 4I listen carefully to many proverbs and solve riddles with inspiration from a harp.H5186H241H4912H6605H2420H3658 5Why should I fear when trouble comes, when enemies surround me?H3372H3117H7451H5771H6120H5437 6They trust in their wealth and boast of great riches.H982H2428H1984H7230H6239 7Yet they cannot redeem themselves from death by paying a ransom to God.H376H6299H6299H251H5414H430H3724 8Redemption does not come so easily, for no one can ever pay enoughH6306H5315H3365H2308H5769 9to live forever and never see the grave.H2421H5331H7200H7845 10Those who are wise must finally die, just like the foolish and senseless, leaving all their wealth behind.H7200H2450H4191H3162H3684H1198H6H5800H2428H312 11The grave is their eternal home, where they will stay forever. They may name their estates after themselves,H7130H1004H5769H4908H1755H1755H7121H127H8034 12but their fame will not last. They will die, just like animals.H120H3366H3885H4911H929H1820 13This is the fate of fools, though they are remembered as being wise. InterludeH1870H3689H310H7521H6310H5542 14Like sheep, they are led to the grave, where death will be their shepherd. In the morning the godly will rule over them. Their bodies will rot in the grave, far from their grand estates.H6629H8371H7585H4194H7462H3477H7287H1242H6697H6736H1086H7585H2073 15But as for me, God will redeem my life. He will snatch me from the power of the grave. InterludeH430H6299H5315H3027H7585H3947H5542 16So don't be dismayed when the wicked grow rich and their homes become ever more splendid.H3372H376H6238H3519H1004H7235 17For when they die, they take nothing with them. Their wealth will not follow them into the grave.H4194H3947H3519H3381H310 18In this life they consider themselves fortunate and are applauded for their success.H2416H1288H5315H3034H3190 19But they will die like all before them and never again see the light of day.H935H1755H1H3808H5331H7200H216 20People who boast of their wealth don't understand; they will die, just like animals.H120H3366H995H4911H929H1820

84[For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah, to be accompanied by a stringed instrument.] How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of Heaven’s Armies.H5329H1665H4210H1121H7141H3039H4908H3068H66352I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the Lord. With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God.H5315H3700H3615H2691H3068H3820H1320H7442H2416H4103Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow builds her nest and raises her young at a place near your altar, O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, my King and my God!H6833H4672H1004H1866H7064H7896H667H4196H3068H6635H4428H4304What joy for those who can live in your house, always singing your praises. InterludeH835H3427H1004H1984H55425What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.H835H120H5797H3824H45466When they walk through the Valley of Weeping, it will become a place of refreshing springs. The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings.H5674H6010H1056H1057H7896H4599H4175H5844H12937They will continue to grow stronger, and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem.H3212H2428H2428H6726H7200H4308O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, hear my prayer. Listen, O God of Jacob. InterludeH3068H430H6635H8085H8605H238H430H3290H55429O God, look with favor upon the king, our shield! Show favor to the one you have anointed.H7200H430H4043H5027H6440H489910A single day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else! I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.H3117H2691H2896H505H977H5605H1004H430H1752H168H756211For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right.H3068H430H8121H4043H3068H5414H2580H3519H2896H4513H1980H854912O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, what joy for those who trust in you.H3068H6635H835H120H982