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\id PSA
\ide UTF-8
\h Psalms
\mt2 The
\mt Psalms
\rem ORIGINAL BASE TEXT
\rem McFadyen Isaiah in Modern Speach
\rem TAGS
\rem us cth (spelling)
\rem masc neut (gender)
\rem STATUS
\rem IN RELEASE
\rem Checked as marked
\rem Versification (nrsv jps) not marked
\c 1
\ms Book One
\s Psalm 1 – The Way of Happiness
\rem Revision 2
\q
\v 1 Happy [neut:are those|masc:the man who goes on his way,]
\q2 [neut:who do not follow the counsel of the wicked|masc:unheeding the counsels that wicked men offer],
\q not halting in ways frequented by sinners,
\q2 nor taking [neut:a|masc:his] seat in a gathering of scoffers.
\q
\v 2 But the law of the \nd Lord\nd* is [neut:their|masc:his] joy,
\q2 [neut:they study|masc:he studies] it day and night.
\q
\v 3 [neut:They are like trees|masc:For he is like a tree]
\q2 planted by runlets of water,
\q yielding fruit in due season,
\q2 leaves never fading.
\q2 In all that [neut:they do|masc:he does], [neut:they prosper|masc:he prospers].
\b
\q
\v 4 Not so fare the wicked, not so;
\q2 like chaff are they, blown by the wind.
\q
\v 5 So the wicked will not stand firm in the judgment,
\q2 nor sinners appear, when the righteous are gathered.
\q
\v 6 For the way of the righteous is dear to the \nd Lord\nd*,
\q2 but the way of the wicked will end in ruin.
\c 2
\s Psalm 2 – The Lord's Chosen King
\rem Revision 2
\q
\v 1 Why this turmoil of nations,
\q2 this futile plotting of peoples,
\q
\v 2 with kings of the earth conspiring,
\q2 and rulers consulting together,
\q2 against the \nd Lord\nd* and against his anointed,
\q
\v 3 to snap their bonds
\q2 and fling their cords away?
\b
\q
\v 4 He whose throne is in heaven laughs,
\q2 the \nd Lord\nd* mocks them.
\q
\v 5 Then he speaks to them in his wrath,
\q2 and in his hot anger confounds them.
\q
\v 6 “This my king is installed by me,
\q2 on Zion my holy mountain.”
\b
\q
\v 7 I will tell of the \nd Lord\nd*'s decree.
\q He said to me: “You are my son,
\q2 this day I became your father.
\q
\v 8 Only ask, and I make you the heir of the nations,
\q2 and lord of the world to its utmost bounds.
\q
\v 9 You will break them with sceptre of iron,
\q2 shatter them like pottery.”
\b
\q
\v 10 So now, you kings, be wise:
\q2 be warned, you rulers of earth.
\q
\v 11 Serve the \nd Lord\nd* in awe,
\q2 kiss his feet with trembling,
\q
\v 12 lest, angry, he hurl you to ruin;
\q2 for soon will his fury blaze.
\q2 Happy all who take refuge in him.
\c 3
\s Psalm 3 – A Morning Prayer for Protection
\rem Revision 2
\d A psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom.
\q
\v 1 How many, \nd Lord\nd*, are my foes!
\q2 Those who rise up against me are many.
\q
\v 2 Many are those who say of me,
\q2 “There is no help for him in his God.” \qs Selah\qs*
\b
\q
\v 3 But you, \nd Lord\nd*, are shield about me,
\q2 my glory, who lifts up my head.
\q
\v 4 When loudly I call to the \nd Lord\nd*,
\q2 from his holy hill he gives answer. \qs Selah\qs*
\b
\q
\v 5 I laid down and slept:
\q2 now I wake, for the \nd Lord\nd* sustains me.
\q
\v 6 I fear not the myriads of people
\q2 who beset me on every side.
\b
\q
\v 7 Arise, \nd Lord\nd*: save me, my God,
\q2 who strikes all my foes on the cheek,
\q2 and shatters the teeth of the wicked.
\q
\v 8 Victory belongs to the \nd Lord\nd*:
\q2 let your blessing descend on your people. \qs Selah\qs*
\c 4
\s Psalm 4 – An Evening Prayer
\rem Revision 2
\d For the leader, with stringed instruments. A psalm of David.
\q
\v 1 Answer my cry,
\q2 God, my defender.
\q Often from straits you have brought me
\q2 to spacious places.
\q So now show me your [us:favor|cth:favour]
\q2 and hear my prayer.
\b
\q
\v 2 How long, you proud [neut:people|masc:men],
\q2 will my [us:honor|cth:honour] be stained
\q by the slanders you love,
\q2 and the lies that you follow? \qs Selah\qs*
\q
\v 3 See! The \nd Lord\nd* has shown me
\q2 his wonderful kindness:
\q the \nd Lord\nd* hears,
\q2 when I call to him.
\b
\q
\v 4 Sin not in your anger:
\q2 but speak in your heart
\q2 on your bed, and be still. \qs Selah\qs*
\q
\v 5 Offer true sacrifice,
\q2 trust in the \nd Lord\nd*.
\b
\q
\v 6 Many are longing
\q2 for fortune to smile.
\q Lift upon us
\q2 the light of your face.
\q
\v 7 You have put in my heart, \nd Lord\nd*,
\q2 a deeper joy
\q than was theirs who had corn
\q2 and wine in abundance.
\b
\q
\v 8 So in peace I will
\q2 lie down and sleep;
\q for you, \nd Lord\nd*, keep me
\q2 safe.
\c 5
\s Psalm 5 – A Prayer for Guidance
\rem Revision 2
\d For the leader: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by the flute.
\q
\v 1 Hear my words, \nd Lord\nd*:
\q2 give heed to my whisper.
\q
\v 2 Attend to my loud cry for help,
\q2 my king and my God.
\q
\v 3 When I pray to you, \nd Lord\nd*, in the morning,
\q2 hear my voice.
\q I make ready for you in the morning,
\q2 and look for a sign.
\b
\q
\v 4 For you are no God who takes pleasure in wickedness:
\q2 no one of evil can be your guest.
\q
\v 5 No braggarts can stand in your presence,
\q2 you hate all workers of wrong.
\q
\v 6 You destroy all speakers of lies,
\q2 [neut:people|masc:men] of blood and deceit you abhor.
\q
\v 7 But I, through your kindness abundant,
\q2 may enter your house,
\q and towards the shrine of your temple
\q2 may reverently bow.
\b
\q
\v 8 Lead me, \nd Lord\nd*, in your righteousness
\q2 because of my enemies.
\q2 Make your way level before me.
\q
\v 9 For their mouth is a stranger to truth,
\q2 their heart is a pit of destruction.
\q Their throat is a wide open grave,
\q2 their tongue the smooth tongue of the hypocrite.
\b
\q
\v 10 Condemn them, God;
\q2 let their schemes bring them down to the ground.
\q For their numberless crimes thrust them down
\q2 for playing the rebel against you.
\q
\v 11 But let all who take refuge in you
\q2 ring out their gladness forever.
\q Protect those who love your name,
\q2 so they may exult in you.
\q
\v 12 For you give your blessing, \nd Lord\nd*, to the godly,
\q2 and the shield of your [us:favor|cth:favour] protects them.
\c 6
\s Psalm 6 – A Cry for Help in Time of Trouble
\rem Revision 2
\d For the leader; with instrumental music on the sheminith. A psalm of David.
\q
\v 1 Rebuke me not, \nd Lord\nd*, in your anger,
\q2 punish me not in your wrath.
\q
\v 2 \nd Lord\nd*, be gracious to me
\q2 in my weakness.
\q Heal me \nd Lord\nd*,
\q2 for racked is my body;
\q
\v 3 all of me utterly racked.
\q2 Why do you wait so long, \nd Lord\nd*?
\b
\q
\v 4 Turn, \nd Lord\nd*, rescue me;
\q2 save me, because of your love.
\q
\v 5 For in death none can call you to mind;
\q2 in Sheol who can praise you?
\b
\q
\v 6 I am so weary of sighing.
\q2 All the night I make my bed swim,
\q2 and wet my couch with my tears.
\q
\v 7 My eyes swollen with grief;
\q2 from weeping caused by my foes.
\b
\q
\v 8 Begone, workers of wrong,
\q2 for the \nd Lord\nd* has heard my loud weeping,
\q
\v 9 the \nd Lord\nd* has heard my entreaty,
\q2 the \nd Lord\nd* accepts my prayer.
\q
\v 10 My foes will be stricken with terror,
\q2 brought to shame and dismay in a moment.
\c 7
\s Psalm 7 – A Prayer to the God of Justice
\rem Revision 2
\d A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the \nd Lord\nd* about Cush, the Benjamite.
\q
\v 1 \nd Lord\nd* my God, I take refuge in you.
\q Deliver me, save me from all who pursue me;
\q2
\v 2 or like lions they will tear me to pieces,
\q2 and rend me, past hope of rescue.
\b
\q
\v 3 \nd Lord\nd*, my God, if my life has been such
\q2 if my hands have been stained with guilt,
\q2
\v 4 if friends I paid back with evil,
\q2 if I plundered my foes without cause,
\q
\v 5 may the enemy chase [neut:and|masc:till he] find me,
\q2 [neut:|masc:may he] trample my life to the ground,
\q2 my [us:honor|cth:honour] leave in the dirt! \qs Selah\qs*
\b
\q
\v 6 Arise, \nd Lord\nd*, in anger,
\q2 against my foes rise in fury.
\q Awake for my help:
\q2 let justice be done.
\q
\v 7 Gather the nations about you,
\q2 and sit on your lofty throne,
\q2
\v 8 as the \nd Lord\nd*, the judge of the peoples.
\q Judge me, \nd Lord\nd*, in my innocence
\q2 and according to my integrity.
\b
\q
\v 9 Put an end to the wrong of the wicked,
\q2 protect the righteous.
\q Searcher of hearts and minds,
\q2 righteous God.
\q
\v 10 God is my shield:
\q2 he saves the upright in heart.
\b
\q
\v 11 God is a just judge,
\q2 constant in righteous anger.
\q
\v 12 He will sharpen his sword without fail,
\q2 his bow is bent and ready,
\q
\v 13 his deadly weapons are ready,
\q2 his arrows he makes of flame.
\b
\q
\v 14 The enemy who conceives evil;
\q2 pregnant with mischief,
\q2 giving birth to lies,
\q
\v 15 a pit [neut:they have|masc:he has] made and dug;
\q2 but into the hole that [neut:they|masc:he] made [neut:they|masc:he] will fall.
\q
\v 16 On [neut:their|masc:his] own [neut:heads|masc:head] [neut:their|masc:his] mischief comes back;
\q2 on [neut:their|masc:his] own [neut:skulls|masc:skull] [neut:their|masc:his] violence comes down.
\q
\v 17 I will give thanks to the \nd Lord\nd* for his justice,
\q2 and sing to the name of the \nd Lord\nd* Most High.
\c 8
\s Psalm 8 – God's Glory in Nature
\rem Revision 2
\d For the leader: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by a stringed instrument.
\q
\v 1 \nd Lord\nd* our God!
\q2 How glorious in all the earth is your name!
\q Your praise reaches as high as the heavens,
\q2
\v 2 from the mouths of children and infants.
\b
\q You have built a fortress
\q2 against your enemies,
\q to silence the foe and the rebel.
\b
\q
\v 3 When I look at your heavens,
\q2 the work of your fingers,
\q the moon and the stars,
\q2 which you have set there,
\q
\v 4 what are mortals,
\q2 that you think of them,
\q humans,
\q2 that you visit them?
\b
\q
\v 5 Yet you made them little less than divine,
\q2 crowned them with glory and majesty,
\q
\v 6 made them lord of the works of your hands,
\q2 put all things under their feet –
\q
\v 7 sheep and oxen,
\q2 all of them;
\q and the wild beasts also:
\q2
\v 8 birds of the air,
\q2 and fish of the sea,
\q2 and all that crosses the paths of the ocean.
\b
\q
\v 9 \nd Lord\nd* our God!
\q2 How glorious in all the earth is your name!
\c 9
\s Psalm 9 – A Song of Praise the Lord's Justice
\rem Revision 2
\d For the leader; 'almuth labben. A psalm of David.
\q
\v 1 With all my heart I will praise the \nd Lord\nd*,
\q2 all your wonders I will rehearse.
\q
\v 2 I will rejoice and exult in you,
\q2 singing praise to your name, Most High;
\q
\v 3 because backward my foes were turned,
\q2 they stumbled and perished before you.
\b
\q
\v 4 My right and my claim you have upheld,
\q2 you did sit on the throne as a fair judge,
\q
\v 5 rebuking the nations, destroying the wicked,
\q2 and blotting their name out forever and ever.
\q
\v 6 The foe is vanished, ruined forever,
\q2 their cities destroyed, their memory perished.
\b
\q
\v 7 See! The \nd Lord\nd* is seated forever
\q2 on the throne he established for judgment,
\q
\v 8 ruling the world with justice,
\q2 and judging the nations with equity.
\b
\q
\v 9 So the \nd Lord\nd* proves a haven to the oppressed,
\q2 a haven in times of trouble.
\q
\v 10 Well may they trust you who know your name,
\q2 for those who seek you, you never abandon.
\b
\q
\v 11 Sing praise to the \nd Lord\nd*, whose home is in Zion,
\q2 declare his deeds among the nations.
\q
\v 12 As avenger of blood, he keeps them in mind,
\q2 he does not forget the cry of the wretched.
\b
\q
\v 13 Show me [us:favor|cth:favour], \nd Lord\nd*,
\q2 see how my foes afflict me,
\q2 lift me up from the gates of death;
\q
\v 14 so I may, in your help exulting,
\q2 tell forth your praise at the gates of Zion.
\b
\q
\v 15 The nations are sunk in the pit which they made,
\q2 in the net that they hid, their own foot is entangled.
\q
\v 16 The \nd Lord\nd* is revealed in the judgment he wrought,
\q2 the wicked are snared in their own handiwork. \qs Selah\qs*
\b
\q
\v 17 Let the wicked depart to Sheol,
\q2 all the nations that live forgetful of God.
\q
\v 18 For the needy will not be always forgotten,
\q2 nor the hope of the helpless be lost forever.
\b
\q
\v 19 Arise, \nd Lord\nd*; don't let them triumph:
\q2 before your face let the nations be judged.
\q
\v 20 Strike them with fear, \nd Lord\nd*:
\q2 show the nations how frail they are. \qs Selah\qs*
\c 10
\s Psalm 10 – A Prayer for Help
\rem Revision 2
\q
\v 1 Why do you stand, \nd Lord\nd*, so far away,
\q2 hiding yourself in times of trouble?
\q
\v 2 The wicked, in their pride, are pursuing the helpless:
\q2 let them be caught in the schemes they have plotted.
\b
\q
\v 3 For the wicked boasts of [neut:their|masc:his] wanton greed;
\q2 the robber despises the \nd Lord\nd*, and curses him,
\q
\v 4 in[neut:|masc: his] wicked pride, thinks:
\q2 God doesn't care,
\q2 God doesn't call to account.
\b
\q
\v 5 Never a season that [neut:they do|masc:he does] not prosper;
\q2 your judgments are far above out of [neut:their|masc:his] sight:
\q2 [neut:they scoff at their foes|masc:as for his foes, he scoffs at them all].
\b
\q
\v 6 [neut:Each|masc:He] says in [neut:their|masc:his] heart,
\q2 “I will never be shaken;
\q I will live for all time
\q2 untouched by misfortune.”
\q
\v 7 [neut:Their mouths are|masc:His mouth is] full of deceit and oppression:
\q2 under [neut:their tongues lurks|masc:his tongue lurk] mischief and wrong.
\b
\q
\v 8 Lying in secret in some village ambush,
\q2 and stealthily watching, [neut:they murder|masc:he murders] the innocent.
\q
\v 9 Like a lion [neut:that|masc:he] lurks in [neut:a|masc:his] secret lair
\q2 [neut:they lurk|masc:lurks] intending to catch the defenceless;
\q2 to seize them, to drag them away in [neut:their|masc:his] net.
\b
\q
\v 10 [neut:Their|masc:His] victims are crushed,
\q2 sink down to the ground.
\q Under [neut:their|masc:his] claws
\q2 the hapless fall.
\q
\v 11 [neut:The wicked say in their hearts|masc:He says in his heart]
\q2 that God has forgotten,
\q has hidden his face,
\q2 will see nothing.
\b
\q
\v 12 Arise, \nd Lord\nd*, lift up your hand,
\q2 do not forget the cry of the wretched.
\q
\v 13 Why do the wicked treat God with contempt,
\q2 and say in their hearts, “God doesn't care”?
\b
\q
\v 14 You have seen the trouble and sorrow;
\q2 you mark it all, and will take it in hand.
\q The hapless can count on you,
\q2 helper of orphans.
\b
\q
\v 15 Break the arm of the wicked and evil:
\q2 search out [neut:their|masc:his] sin, till no more be found.
\q
\v 16 The \nd Lord\nd* is king forever and ever:
\q2 the nations will vanish from his land.
\b
\q
\v 17 \nd Lord\nd*, you have heard the desire of the humble,
\q2 inclining your ear, strengthening their hearts,
\q
\v 18 rights you have won for the crushed and the orphan,
\q2 so no one on earth may strike terror again.
\c 11
\s Psalm 11 – Trust in the Lord
\rem Revision 2
\d For the leader. Of David.
\q
\v 1 In the \nd Lord\nd* I take refuge.
\q2 How can you tell me
\q to flee like a bird to the mountains?
\b
\q
\v 2 “See! The wicked are bending the bow,
\q2 their arrow is set on the string,
\q2 to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
\q
\v 3 In this tearing down of foundations
\q2 what good can [neut:a good person|masc:the just man] do?”
\b
\q
\v 4 The \nd Lord\nd* in his holy temple,
\q2 the \nd Lord\nd* in heaven, enthroned.
\q His eyes watch the world,
\q2 they see everyone.
\q
\v 5 The \nd Lord\nd* examines the righteous and wicked,
\q2 and the lover of violence he hates.
\q
\v 6 On the wicked he rains coals of fire and brimstone,
\q2 and their drink will be scorching wind.
\q
\v 7 For the \nd Lord\nd* is just, and justice he loves;
\q2 so the upright will see his face.
\c 12
\s Psalm 12 – A Prayer for the Faithful in a False World
\rem Revision 2
\d For the leader; on the sheminith. A psalm of David.
\q
\v 1 Help, \nd Lord\nd*, for the good are all gone,
\q2 faithful people have vanished.
\q
\v 2 One lies to another, speaking empty lies,
\q2 with flattering lips and false hearts they speak.
\b
\q
\v 3 May the \nd Lord\nd* cut off all the flattering lips,
\q2 and the tongue that utters arrogance,
\q
\v 4 they declare, “Our tongue is our strength,
\q2 our allies our lips: who is lord over us?”
\b
\q
\v 5 “The poor are despoiled, and the needy are sighing;
\q2 so now I will act,” the \nd Lord\nd* declares
\q2 “And place them in the safety they long for.”
\b
\q
\v 6 The words of the \nd Lord\nd* are words that are pure,
\q2 silver smelted, seven times refined.
\q
\v 7 You will keep us, \nd Lord\nd*,
\q2 and guard us from this generation forever,
\q
\v 8 in a world where the wicked prowl,
\q2 and worthless people exalted.
\c 13
\s Psalm 13 – A Prayer for Help in Trouble
\rem Revision 2
\d For the leader. A psalm of David.
\q
\v 1 How long, \nd Lord\nd*, will you forget me forever?
\q2 How long will you hide your face from me?
\q
\v 2 How long must I nurse grief inside me,
\q2 and in my heart a daily sorrow?
\q2 How long are my foes to exult over me?
\b
\q
\v 3 Look at me, answer me, \nd Lord\nd* my God.
\q Fill my eyes with your light,
\q2 lest I sleep in death,
\q2
\v 4 lest my enemies claim to have triumphed,
\q2 lest my foes rejoice at my downfall.
\b
\q
\v 5 But I trust in your kindness:
\q2 my heart will rejoice in your help.
\q2
\v 6 I will sing to the \nd Lord\nd* who was good to me.
\c 14
\s Psalm 14 – The Folly of Denying God
\rem Revision 2
\d For the leader. Of David.
\q
\v 1 Fools say in their heart,
\q2 “There is no God.”
\q Vile, hateful their life is;
\q2 not one does good.
\b
\q
\v 2 From heaven the \nd Lord\nd* looks out
\q2 on humans, to see
\q if any are wise,
\q2 and care for God.
\b
\q
\v 3 But all have turned bad,
\q2 the taint is on all;
\q not one does good,
\q2 no, not one.
\b
\q
\v 4 Have they learned their lesson,
\q2 those workers of evil?
\q Who ate up my people,
\q2 eating, devouring,
\q2 never calling to the \nd Lord\nd*.
\b
\q
\v 5 Sore afraid will they be;
\q2 for God is among
\q2 those who are righteous,
\q
\v 6 you may mock the plans of the poor,
\q2 but the \nd Lord\nd* is their refuge.
\b
\q
\v 7 If only help from Zion
\q2 would come for Israel!
\q When the \nd Lord\nd* brings his people
\q2 a change of fortune,
\q how glad will be Jacob,
\q2 and Israel how joyful!
\c 15
\s Psalm 15 – Standing Firm
\rem Revision 2
\d A psalm of David.
\q
\v 1 \nd Lord\nd*, who can be guest in your tent?
\q2 Who may live on your holy mountain?
\b
\q
\v 2 [neut:The person|masc:He] whose walk is blameless,
\q2 whose conduct is right,
\q whose words are true and sincere;
\q2
\v 3 on whose tongue there sits no slander,
\q who will not harm [neut:a|masc:his] friend,
\q2
\v 4 nor cruelly insult [neut:a|masc:his] [us:neighbor|cth:neighbour],
\q [neut:who|masc:he] regards with contempt those rejected by God;
\q2 but [us:honors|cth:honours] those who obey the \nd Lord\nd*,
\q [neut:who|masc:he] keeps [neut:an|masc:his] oath, whatever the cost,
\q2
\v 5 [neut:whose money is lent|masc:his money he lends] without interest,
\q [neut:and|masc:he] never takes a bribe to hurt the innocent.
\b
\q [neut:The person|masc:He] who does these things will always stand firm.
\c 16
\s Psalm 16 – The Joy of Fellowship with God
\rem Revision 2
\d A michtam of David.
\q
\v 1 Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
\q2
\v 2 I said to the \nd Lord\nd*, “You are my \nd Lord\nd*,
\q my happiness rests in you alone.
\q
\v 3 Those who are holy in the land,
\q2 they, they alone, are the noble ones;
\q2 all my delight is in them.”
\b
\q
\v 4 Those who choose other gods
\q2 find endless sorrow.
\q In their offerings of blood I will have no part
\q2 nor take their name on my lips.
\q
\v 5 The \nd Lord\nd* is my share and my portion,
\q2 my fate is in your strong hands.
\b
\q
\v 6 The boundary lines of my life
\q2 mark out delightful country,
\q2 my heritage pleases me well.
\q
\v 7 I praise the \nd Lord\nd* for his counsel,
\q2 which so stirs my heart in the night.
\q
\v 8 I keep the \nd Lord\nd* always in mind:
\q2 with him at my hand, I can never be moved.
\b
\q
\v 9 So my heart is glad, there is joy inside me;
\q2 and in safety of body I live.
\q
\v 10 For you will not give me up to Sheol
\q2 nor let any who love you see the pit.
\q
\v 11 You will show me the path that leads to life,
\q2 to that fulness of joy which is in your presence,
\q2 and the pleasures dispensed by your hand evermore.
\c 17
\s Psalm 17 – A Prayer for Deliverance
\rem Revision 2
\d A prayer of David.
\q
\v 1 Listen, O \nd Lord\nd*, to my innocence;
\q2 attend to my piercing cry.
\q Give heed to my prayer
\q2 out of lips unfeigned.
\q
\v 2 Let my vindication come from you,
\q2 your eyes see the truth.
\b
\q
\v 3 When you test my heart when you visit at night,
\q2 and assay me like silver – you can find no evil.
\q I am determined that my mouth should not lie.
\q2
\v 4 I gave earnest heed to the words of your lips.
\q
\v 5 My steps have held fast to the paths of your precepts
\q2 and in your tracks have my feet never stumbled.
\b
\q
\v 6 So I call you, O God, with assurance of answer;
\q2 bend down your ear to me, hear what I say.
\q
\v 7 Show your [us:marvelous|cth:marvellous] love, you who save from enemies
\q2 those who take refuge at your right hand.
\b
\q
\v 8 Keep me as the apple of the eye,
\q2 hide me in the shelter of your wings.
\q
\v 9 From wicked [neut:people|masc:men] who do me violence,
\q2 from deadly foes who crowd around me.
\b
\q
\v 10 They have closed their hearts to pity,
\q2 the words of their mouths are haughty.
\q
\v 11 Now they dog us at every step,
\q2 keenly watching, to hurl us to the ground,
\q
\v 12 like a lion, longing to tear,
\q2 like a young lion, lurking in secret.
\b
\q
\v 13 Arise, \nd Lord\nd*, face [neut:them|masc:him] and fell [neut:them|masc:him].
\q2 By your sword set me free from the wicked,
\q
\v 14 by your hand, O \nd Lord\nd*, from [neut:those|masc:the men] –
\q2 whose portion of life is but of this world.
\q But let your treasured ones have food in plenty
\q may their children be full and their children satisfied.
\b
\q2
\v 15 In my innocence I will see your face,
\q awake I am filled with a vision of you.
\c 18
\s Psalm 18 – A King's Song of Gratitude
\rem Revision 2
\d For the leader. Of David, the servant of the \nd Lord\nd*, who recited the words of this song to the \nd Lord\nd* after the \nd Lord\nd* had saved him from the power of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:
\q
\v 1 I love you, O \nd Lord\nd*, my strength.
\q
\v 2 The \nd Lord\nd* is my rock, my fortress, deliverer,
\q2 my God, my rock, where I take refuge,
\q2 my shield, my defender, my tower.
\q
\v 3 Worthy of praise is the \nd Lord\nd* whom I call on,
\q2 he rescues me from all my foes.
\b
\q
\v 4 The waves of death broke about me,
\q2 fearful floods of chaos.
\q
\v 5 Sheol threw cords around me,
\q2 snares of death came to meet me.
\q
\v 6 In distress I cried to the \nd Lord\nd*,
\q2 and shouted for help to my God;
\q in his temple he heard my voice,
\q2 into his ears came my cry.
\b
\q
\v 7 Then the earth shook and quaked,
\q2 mountains trembled to their foundations,
\q2 and quaked because of his wrath.
\q
\v 8 Smoke went up from his nostrils,
\q2 devouring fire from his mouth,
\q2 coals were kindled by it.
\b
\q
\v 9 Then he bent the sky and came down,
\q2 thick darkness was under his feet.
\q
\v 10 He rode on a cherub and flew,
\q2 darting on wings of wind,
\q
\v 11 with his screen of darkness about him,
\q2 in thick dark clouds of water.
\b
\q
\v 12 At the radiance before him there passed
\q2 hailstones and coals of fire.
\q
\v 13 The \nd Lord\nd* thundered from heaven,
\q2 the Most High uttered his voice.
\q
\v 14 He shot his arrows and scattered them,
\q2 flashed lightnings, and routed them.
\q
\v 15 The channels of the sea were revealed,
\q2 the world was laid bare to its base,
\q at your rebuke, O \nd Lord\nd*,
\q2 at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.
\b
\q
\v 16 He stretched from on high, he seized me,
\q2 drew me up from the mighty waters,
\q
\v 17 and saved me from those who hated me –
\q2 fierce foes, too mighty for me.
\q
\v 18 In my day of distress they assailed me,
\q2 but the \nd Lord\nd* proved my support.
\q
\v 19 To a spacious place he brought me,
\q2 and, for love of me, he saved me.
\b
\q
\v 20 The \nd Lord\nd* repays my innocence,
\q2 he rewards my cleanness of hands.
\q
\v 21 For I kept the ways of the \nd Lord\nd*,
\q2 nor have wickedly strayed from my God.
\q
\v 22 His commandments were all before me,
\q2 his statutes I put not away.
\q
\v 23 And I was blameless before him,
\q2 guarding myself from sin.
\q
\v 24 So the \nd Lord\nd* repaid my innocence,
\q2 my cleanness of hands in his sight.
\b
\q
\v 25 With the loyal you are loyal,
\q2 and with the blameless blameless.
\q
\v 26 With the pure you show yourself pure,
\q2 but shrewd with the devious.
\q
\v 27 For the lowly people you save,
\q2 but haughty eyes you abase.
\q
\v 28 You are my lamp, \nd Lord\nd*,
\q2 my God who enlightens my darkness.
\q
\v 29 With you I can storm a rampart,
\q2 with my God I can leap a wall.
\q
\v 30 As for God, his way is perfect;
\q2 the word of the \nd Lord\nd* is pure.
\q2 He is shield to all who take refuge in him.
\b
\q
\v 31 For who is God but the \nd Lord\nd*?
\q2 And who is a rock but our God?
\q
\v 32 The God who arms me with strength,
\q2 who cleared and smoothed my way.
\q
\v 33 He made my feet like hinds' feet,
\q2 and set me up on the heights.
\q
\v 34 He taught my hands how to fight,
\q2 and my arms how to bend a bronze bow.
\b
\q
\v 35 The shield of your help you gave me,
\q2 your right hand supports me,
\q2 you stoop down to make me great.
\q
\v 36 In your strength I took giant strides,
\q2 and my feet never slipped.
\q
\v 37 So I chased the foe till I caught them,
\q2 and turned not, till I made an end of them.
\q
\v 38 I smashed them, they could not rise,
\q2 they fell beneath my feet.
\b
\q
\v 39 You did arm me with strength for war,
\q2 you did bow my assailants beneath me.
\q
\v 40 You made my foes turn their back to me,
\q2 and those who did hate me I finished.
\q
\v 41 They cried for help, but none saved them;
\q2 to the \nd Lord\nd*, but he answered them not.
\q
\v 42 I beat them like dust of the market-place,
\q2 stamped them like mud of the streets.
\b
\q
\v 43 From the strife of the peoples you saved me,
\q2 you made me head of the nations,
\q2 peoples I knew not did serve me.
\q
\v 44 On the instant they hear, they obey me,
\q2 foreigners come to me cringing.
\q
\v 45 Foreigners lose courage,
\q2 and come out of their strongholds trembling.
\b
\q
\v 46 The \nd Lord\nd* is alive! Blest be my rock!
\q2 Exalted be God, my protector!
\q
\v 47 The God who gave me revenge,
\q2 and brought down nations beneath me,
\q
\v 48 who saved me from angry foes,
\q2 and set me above my assailants,
\q2 safe from the violent[neut:|masc: man].
\b
\q
\v 49 For this I will praise you among the nations,
\q2 making music, O \nd Lord\nd*, to your name:
\q
\v 50 for great triumphs he grants to his king,
\q2 and faithful love he shows his anointed,
\q2 to David and his seed evermore.
\c 19
\s Psalm 19 – The Glory of God in the Heavens
\rem Revision 2
\d For the leader. A psalm of David.
\q
\v 1 The heavens declare God's glory,
\q2 the sky tells what his hands have done.
\q
\v 2 Day tells it to day,
\q2 night reveals it to night,
\q
\v 3 without speaking, without words;
\q2 without the sound of voices.
\q
\v 4 But through all the world their voice carries
\q2 their words to the ends of the earth.
\b
\q He has pitched a tent for the sun in the sky,
\q2
\v 5 it comes out like a bridegroom from his bridal chamber,