A sacred song or poem that expresses worship, praise, or prayer to God.
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O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
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Psalms (57)
O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!
Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.
Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning.
O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.
I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders.
Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.
How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?
O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain?
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!
My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.
Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me.
In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.
O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”
I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.
Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.
Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,
The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets.
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
Praise awaits You, O God, in Zion; to You our vows will be fulfilled.
Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!
May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah
God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.
Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your wondrous works.
God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.
I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me.
The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.
Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:
O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.
How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.
He has founded His city on the holy mountains.
O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.
It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,
Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.
Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth.
I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice; to You, O LORD, I will sing praises.
My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing and make music with all my being.
O God of my praise, be not silent.
The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,
I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You.
O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.