Psalms 65-67; Psalms 69-70 - Prayer Tents

65[For the choir director: A song. A psalm of David.] What mighty praise, O God, belongs to you in Zion. We will fulfill our vows to you,H5329H4210H7892H1732H8416H1747H430H6726H5088H7999 2for you answer our prayers. All of us must come to you.H8085H8605H1320H935 3Though we are overwhelmed by our sins, you forgive them all.H1697H5771H1396H6588H3722 4What joy for those you choose to bring near, those who live in your holy courts. What festivities await us inside your holy Temple.H835H977H7126H7931H2691H7646H2898H1004H6918H1964 5You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds, O God our savior. You are the hope of everyone on earth, even those who sail on distant seas.H3372H6664H6030H430H3468H4009H7099H776H7350H3220 6You formed the mountains by your power and armed yourself with mighty strength.H3581H3559H2022H247H1369 7You quieted the raging oceans with their pounding waves and silenced the shouting of the nations.H7623H7588H3220H7588H1530H1995H3816 8Those who live at the ends of the earth stand in awe of your wonders. From where the sun rises to where it sets, you inspire shouts of joy.H3427H7099H3372H226H4161H1242H6153H7442 9You take care of the earth and water it, making it rich and fertile. The river of God has plenty of water; it provides a bountiful harvest of grain, for you have ordered it so.H6485H776H7783H7227H6238H6388H430H4390H4325H3559H1715H3559 10You drench the plowed ground with rain, melting the clods and leveling the ridges. You soften the earth with showers and bless its abundant crops.H7301H8525H7301H5181H1417H1418H4127H7241H1288H6780 11You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.H5849H8141H2896H4570H7491H1880 12The grasslands of the wilderness become a lush pasture, and the hillsides blossom with joy.H7491H4999H4057H1389H1524H2296 13The meadows are clothed with flocks of sheep, and the valleys are carpeted with grain. They all shout and sing for joy!H3733H3847H6629H6010H5848H1250H7321H7891

66[For the choir director: A song. A psalm.] Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth!H5329H7892H4210H7321H430H776 2Sing about the glory of his name! Tell the world how glorious he is.H2167H3519H8034H7760H8416H3519 3Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! Your enemies cringe before your mighty power.H559H430H3372H4639H7230H5797H341H3584 4Everything on earth will worship you; they will sing your praises, shouting your name in glorious songs.” InterludeH776H7812H2167H2167H8034H5542 5Come and see what our God has done, what awesome miracles he performs for people!H3212H7200H4659H430H3372H5949H1121H120 6He made a dry path through the Red Sea, and his people went across on foot. There we rejoiced in him.H2015H3220H3004H5674H5104H7272H8055 7For by his great power he rules forever. He watches every movement of the nations; let no rebel rise in defiance. InterludeH4910H1369H5769H5869H6822H1471H5637H7311H7311H5542 8Let the whole world bless our God and loudly sing his praises.H1288H430H5971H6963H8416H8085 9Our lives are in his hands, and he keeps our feet from stumbling.H7760H5315H2416H5414H7272H4132 10You have tested us, O God; you have purified us like silver.H430H974H6884H3701H6884 11You captured us in your net and laid the burden of slavery on our backs.H935H4686H7760H4157H4975 12Then you put a leader over us. We went through fire and flood, but you brought us to a place of great abundance.H582H7392H7218H935H784H4325H3318H7310 13Now I come to your Temple with burnt offerings to fulfill the vows I made to you—H935H1004H5930H7999H5088 14yes, the sacred vows that I made when I was in deep trouble.H8193H6475H6310H1696H6862 15That is why I am sacrificing burnt offerings to you—the best of my rams as a pleasing aroma, and a sacrifice of bulls and male goats. InterludeH5927H5930H4220H7004H352H6213H1241H6260H5542 16Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what he did for me.H3212H8085H3373H430H5608H6213H5315 17For I cried out to him for help, praising him as I spoke.H7121H6310H7311H7318H8478H3956 18If I had not confessed the sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.H7200H205H3820H136H8085 19But God did listen! He paid attention to my prayer.H403H430H8085H7181H6963H8605 20Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer or withdraw his unfailing love from me.H1288H430H5493H8605H2617

67[For the choir director: A song. A psalm, to be accompanied by stringed instruments.] May God be merciful and bless us. May his face smile with favor on us. InterludeH5329H5058H4210H7892H430H2603H1288H6440H215H5542 2May your ways be known throughout the earth, your saving power among people everywhere.H1870H3045H776H3444H1471 3May the nations praise you, O God. Yes, may all the nations praise you.H5971H3034H430H5971H3034 4Let the whole world sing for joy, because you govern the nations with justice and guide the people of the whole world. InterludeH3816H8055H7442H8199H5971H4334H5148H3816H776H5542 5May the nations praise you, O God. Yes, may all the nations praise you.H5971H3034H430H5971H3034 6Then the earth will yield its harvests, and God, our God, will richly bless us.H776H5414H2981H430H430H1288 7Yes, God will bless us, and people all over the world will fear him.H430H1288H657H776H3372

69[For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be sung to the tune “Lilies.”] Save me, O God, for the floodwaters are up to my neck.H5329H7799H1732H3467H430H4325H935H5315 2Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire; I can’t find a foothold. I am in deep water, and the floods overwhelm me.H2883H4688H3121H4613H935H4615H4325H7641H7857 3I am exhausted from crying for help; my throat is parched. My eyes are swollen with weeping, waiting for my God to help me.H3021H7121H1627H2787H5869H3615H3176H430 4Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs on my head. Many enemies try to destroy me with lies, demanding that I give back what I didn’t steal.H8130H2600H7231H8185H7218H6789H341H8267H6105H7725H1497 5O God, you know how foolish I am; my sins cannot be hidden from you.H430H3045H200H819H3582 6Don’t let those who trust in you be ashamed because of me, O Sovereign Lord of Heaven’s Armies. Don’t let me cause them to be humiliated, O God of Israel.H6960H136H3069H6635H954H1245H3637H430H3478 7For I endure insults for your sake; humiliation is written all over my face.H5375H2781H3639H3680H6440 8Even my own brothers pretend they don’t know me; they treat me like a stranger.H2114H251H5237H517H1121 9Passion for your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.H7068H1004H398H2781H2778H5307 10When I weep and fast, they scoff at me.H1058H5315H6685H2781 11When I dress in burlap to show sorrow, they make fun of me.H5414H8242H3830H4912 12I am the favorite topic of town gossip, and all the drunks sing about me.H3427H8179H7878H5058H8354H7941 13But I keep praying to you, Lord, hoping this time you will show me favor. In your unfailing love, O God, answer my prayer with your sure salvation.H8605H3068H7522H6256H430H7230H2617H6030H571H3468 14Rescue me from the mud; don’t let me sink any deeper! Save me from those who hate me, and pull me from these deep waters.H5337H2916H2883H5337H8130H4615H4325 15Don’t let the floods overwhelm me, or the deep waters swallow me, or the pit of death devour me.H4325H7641H7857H4688H1104H875H332H6310 16Answer my prayers, O Lord, for your unfailing love is wonderful. Take care of me, for your mercy is so plentiful.H6030H3068H2617H2896H6437H7230H7356 17Don’t hide from your servant; answer me quickly, for I am in deep trouble!H5641H6440H5650H6887H6030H4118 18Come and redeem me; free me from my enemies.H7126H5315H1350H6299H341 19You know of my shame, scorn, and disgrace. You see all that my enemies are doing.H3045H2781H1322H3639H6887 20Their insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. If only one person would show some pity; if only one would turn and comfort me.H2781H7665H3820H5136H6960H5110H5162H4672 21But instead, they give me poison for food; they offer me sour wine for my thirst.H5414H7219H1267H6772H2558H8248 22Let the bountiful table set before them become a snare and their prosperity become a trap.H7979H6341H6440H7965H4170 23Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see, and make their bodies shake continually.H5869H2821H7200H4975H8548H4571 24Pour out your fury on them; consume them with your burning anger.H8210H2195H2740H639H5381 25Let their homes become desolate and their tents be deserted.H2918H8074H3427H168 26To the one you have punished, they add insult to injury; they add to the pain of those you have hurt.H7291H5221H5608H4341H2491 27Pile their sins up high, and don’t let them go free.H5414H5771H5771H935H6666 28Erase their names from the Book of Life; don’t let them be counted among the righteous.H4229H5612H2416H3789H6662 29I am suffering and in pain. Rescue me, O God, by your saving power.H6041H3510H3444H430H7682 30Then I will praise God’s name with singing, and I will honor him with thanksgiving.H1984H8034H430H7892H1431H8426 31For this will please the Lord more than sacrificing cattle, more than presenting a bull with its horns and hooves.H3190H3068H3190H7794H6499H7160H6536 32The humble will see their God at work and be glad. Let all who seek God’s help be encouraged.H6035H7200H8055H3824H2421H1875H430 33For the Lord hears the cries of the needy; he does not despise his imprisoned people.H3068H8085H34H959H615 34Praise him, O heaven and earth, the seas and all that move in them.H8064H776H1984H3220H7430 35For God will save Jerusalem and rebuild the towns of Judah. His people will live there and settle in their own land.H430H3467H6726H1129H5892H3063H3427H3423 36The descendants of those who obey him will inherit the land, and those who love him will live there in safety.H2233H5650H5157H157H8034H7931

70[For the choir director: A psalm of David, asking God to remember him.] Please, God, rescue me! Come quickly, Lord, and help me.H5329H1732H2142H430H5337H2363H5833H3068 2May those who try to kill me be humiliated and put to shame. May those who take delight in my trouble be turned back in disgrace.H954H2659H1245H5315H5472H268H3637H2655H7451 3Let them be horrified by their shame, for they said, “Aha! We’ve got him now!”H7725H6118H1322H559H1889H1889 4But may all who search for you be filled with joy and gladness in you. May those who love your salvation repeatedly shout, “God is great!”H1245H7797H8055H157H3444H559H8548H430H1431 5But as for me, I am poor and needy; please hurry to my aid, O God. You are my helper and my savior; O Lord, do not delay.H6041H34H2363H430H5828H6403H3068H309