Psalm 27
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- Psalm 27 Of David.
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- The LORD is my light and my salvation-- whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life-- of whom shall I be afraid?
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- When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh, [1] when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall.
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- Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then will I be confident.
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- One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
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- For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me high upon a rock.
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- Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his tabernacle will I sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.
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- Hear my voice when I call, O LORD; be merciful to me and answer me.
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- My heart says of you, "Seek his [2] face!" Your face, LORD, I will seek.
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- Do not hide your face from me, do not turn your servant away in anger; you have been my helper. Do not reject me or forsake me, O God my Savior.
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- Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me.
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- Teach me your way, O LORD; lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors.
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- Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
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- I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
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- Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.
Psalm 112- 1
- Psalm 112
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- Praise the LORD. Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in his commands.
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- His children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
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- Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
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- Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man. [3]
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- Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely, who conducts his affairs with justice.
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- Surely he will never be shaken; a righteous man will be remembered forever.
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- He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
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- His heart is secure, he will have no fear; in the end he will look in triumph on his foes.
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- He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor, his righteousness endures forever; his horn [4] will be lifted high in honor.
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- The wicked man will see and be vexed, he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.
Psalm 21
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- Psalm 21 For the director of music. A psalm of David.
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- O LORD, the king rejoices in your strength. How great is his joy in the victories you give!
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- You have granted him the desire of his heart and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
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- You welcomed him with rich blessings and placed a crown of pure gold on his head.
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- He asked you for life, and you gave it to him-- length of days, for ever and ever.
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- Through the victories you gave, his glory is great; you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.
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- Surely you have granted him eternal blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence.
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- For the king trusts in the LORD; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken.
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- Your hand will lay hold on all your enemies; your right hand will seize your foes.
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- At the time of your appearing you will make them like a fiery furnace. In his wrath the LORD will swallow them up, and his fire will consume them.
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- You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from mankind.
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- Though they plot evil against you and devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed;
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- for you will make them turn their backs when you aim at them with drawn bow.
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- Be exalted, O LORD, in your strength; we will sing and praise your might.
Psalm 114
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- Psalm 114
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- When Israel came out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
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- Judah became God's sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
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- The sea looked and fled, the Jordan turned back;
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- the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.
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- Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,
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- you mountains, that you skipped like rams, you hills, like lambs?
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- Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
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- who turned the rock into a pool, the hard rock into springs of water.
Psalm 19
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- Psalm 19 For the director of music. A psalm of David.
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- The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
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- Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge.
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- There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. [1]
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- Their voice [2] goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun,
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- which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavilion, like a champion rejoicing to run his course.
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- It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is hidden from its heat.
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- The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
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- The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
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- The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of the LORD are sure and altogether righteous.
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- They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
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- By them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.
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- Who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults.
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- Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then will I be blameless, innocent of great transgression.
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- May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Psalm 8
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- Psalm 8 For the director of music. According to gittith. [1] A psalm of David.
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- O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
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- From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise [2] because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.
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- When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
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- what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?
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- You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings [3] and crowned him with glory and honor.
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- You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet:
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- all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field,
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- the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.
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- O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
Psalm 54
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- Psalm 54 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil [1] of David. When the Ziphites had gone to Saul and said, "Is not David hiding among us?"
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- Save me, O God, by your name; vindicate me by your might.
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- Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.
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- Strangers are attacking me; ruthless men seek my life-- men without regard for God. Selah
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- Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me.
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- Let evil recoil on those who slander me; in your faithfulness destroy them.
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- I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you; I will praise your name, O LORD, for it is good.
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- For he has delivered me from all my troubles, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.