Psalm 6, Psalm 32, Psalm 38, Psalm 51, Psalm 102, Psalm 130, Psalm 143

Yahweh, Rescue My Soul

6

For the choir director. With stringed instruments. According to the ¹Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

O Yahweh, ^ado not reprove me in Your anger,Nor discipline me in Your wrath.²Be gracious to me, O Yahweh, for I am ^apining away;^bHeal me, O Yahweh, for ^cmy bones are dismayed.³And my ^asoul is greatly dismayed;But You, O Yahweh—^bhow long?⁴Return, O Yahweh, ^arescue my ¹soul;Save me because of Your lovingkindness.⁵For ^athere is no remembrance of You in death;In Sheol who will give You thanks?⁶I am ^aweary with my sighing;Every night I make my bed swim,I flood my couch with ^bmy tears.⁷My ^aeye has wasted away with grief;It has become old because of all my adversaries.⁸^aDepart from me, all you workers of iniquity,For Yahweh ^bhas heard the sound of my weeping.⁹Yahweh ^ahas heard my supplication,Yahweh ^breceives my prayer.¹⁰All my enemies will ^abe ashamed and greatly dismayed;They shall ¹turn back, they will ^bsuddenly be ashamed.

You Forgave the Iniquity of My Sin

32

Of David. A ¹Maskil.

^aHow blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,Whose sin is covered!²How blessed is the man whose iniquity Yahweh ^awill not take into account,And in whose spirit there is ^bno deceit!³When ^aI kept silent about my sin, ^bmy ¹bones wasted awayThrough my ²^,^cgroaning all day long.⁴For day and night ^aYour hand was heavy upon me;My ¹^,^bvitality was drained away as with the heat of summer. ² Selah.⁵I ^aacknowledged my sin to You,And my iniquity I ^bdid not cover up;I said, “^cI will confess my transgressions to Yahweh;”And You ^dforgave the ¹iniquity of my sin. Selah.⁶Therefore, let every holy one pray to You ¹^,^aat a time when You may be found;Surely ^bin a flood of great waters they will not reach him.⁷You are ^amy hiding place; You ^bguard me from trouble;You surround me with ¹^,^csongs of deliverance. Selah.⁸I will ^agive you insight and teach you in the way which you should go;I will counsel you ^bwith My eye upon you.⁹Do not be ^aas the horse or as the mule which have no understanding,Whose harness are bit and bridle to control them,Otherwise they will not come near you.¹⁰Many are the ^asorrows of the wicked,But ^bhe who trusts in Yahweh, lovingkindness shall surround him.¹¹Be ^aglad in Yahweh and rejoice, you righteous ones;And shout for joy, all you who are ^bupright in heart.

Do Not Forsake Me, O Yahweh

38

A Psalm of David. To bring to remembrance.

O Yahweh, ^areprove me not in Your wrath,And discipline me not in Your burning anger.²For Your ^aarrows have pressed deep into me,And ^bYour hand has pressed down upon me.³There is ^ano soundness in my flesh ^bbecause of Your indignation;There is no health ^cin my bones because of my sin.⁴For my ^ainiquities go over my head;As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.⁵My ¹wounds stink and rotBecause of ^amy ²folly.⁶I am bent over and ^agreatly bowed down;I ^bgo mourning all day long.⁷For my loins are filled with ^aburning,And there is ^bno soundness in my flesh.⁸I am ^afaint and ¹badly crushed;I ²^,^bgroan because of the ³agitation of my heart.⁹Lord, all ^amy desire is ¹before You;And my ^bsighing is not hidden from You.¹⁰My heart throbs, ^amy strength forsakes me;And the ^blight of my eyes, even ¹that ²has gone from me.¹¹My ¹^,^aloved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague;And my kinsmen ^bstand afar off.¹²Those who ^asearch for my life ^blay snares for me;And those who ^cseek ¹to do me evil have ²threatened destruction,And they ^dmeditate on deception all day long.¹³But I, like a deaf man, do not hear;And I am like a ^amute man who does not open his mouth.¹⁴And I am like a man who does not hear,And in whose mouth are no reproofs.¹⁵For ^aI ¹wait on You, O Yahweh;You ^bwill answer, O Lord my God.¹⁶For I said, “Save, lest they be glad over me,Who, when my foot stumbles, ^amagnify themselves against me.”¹⁷For I am ^aready to fall,And ^bmy ¹sorrow is continually before me.¹⁸For I ¹^,^aconfess my iniquity;I am full of ^banxiety because of my sin.¹⁹But my ^aenemies are vigorous and ¹strong,And those who wrongfully ^bhate me abound.²⁰And those who ^arepay evil for good,They ^baccuse me, for I pursue what is good.²¹Do not forsake me, O Yahweh;O my God, ^ado not be far from me!²²Make ^ahaste to help me,O Lord, ^bmy salvation!

Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God

51

For the choir director. A Psalm of David. When ¹Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

^aBe gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness;According to the abundance of ^bYour compassion ^cblot out my transgressions.²^aWash me thoroughly from my iniquityAnd ^bcleanse me from my sin.³For ¹I ^aknow my transgressions,And my sin is ever before me.⁴^aAgainst You, You only, I have sinnedAnd done what is ^bevil in Your sight,So that ^cYou ¹are justified ²when You speakAnd pure when You judge.⁵Behold, I was ^abrought forth in iniquity,And in sin my mother conceived me.⁶Behold, You delight in ^atruth in the ¹innermost being,And in the hidden part You will ^bmake me know wisdom.⁷¹Purify me ^awith hyssop, and I shall be clean;²Wash me, and I shall be ^bwhiter than snow.⁸¹Make me to hear ^ajoy and gladness,Let the ^bbones which You have crushed rejoice.⁹^aHide Your face from my sinsAnd blot out all my iniquities.¹⁰^aCreate ¹in me a ^bclean heart, O God,And renew ²a ^csteadfast spirit within me.¹¹^aDo not cast me away from Your presenceAnd do not take Your ^bHoly Spirit from me.¹²Restore to me the ^ajoy of Your salvationAnd sustain me with a ^bwilling spirit.¹³Then I will ^ateach transgressors Your ways,And sinners will ¹be ^bconverted to You.¹⁴Deliver me from ^abloodguiltiness, O God, ^bthe God of my salvation;Then my ^ctongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.¹⁵O Lord, ¹^,^aopen my lips,That my mouth may ^bdeclare Your praise.¹⁶For You ^ado not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it;You are not pleased with burnt offering.¹⁷The sacrifices of God are a ^abroken spirit;A broken and a ¹contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.¹⁸^aBy Your favor do good to Zion;¹^,^bBuild the walls of Jerusalem.¹⁹Then You will delight in ¹^,^arighteous sacrifices,In ^bburnt offering and whole burnt offering;Then ²young bulls will be offered on Your altar.

Do Not Hide Your Face from Me

102

A Prayer of the afflicted when he is faint and ¹pours out his complaint before Yahweh.

^aO Yahweh, hear my prayer!And let my cry for help ^bcome to You.²^aDo not hide Your face from me in the day of my distress;^bIncline Your ear to me;In the day when I call ^canswer me quickly.³For my days ^ahave ¹vanished in smoke,And my ^bbones have been scorched like a hearth.⁴My heart ^ahas been stricken like ¹grass and it has ^bdried up,Indeed, I ^cforget to eat my bread.⁵Because of the sound of my groaningMy ^abones ¹cling to my flesh.⁶I resemble a ^apelican of the wilderness;I have become like an owl of the waste places.⁷I ^alie awake,I have become like a lonely bird on a roof.⁸My enemies ^ahave reproached me all day long;Those who ¹^,^bridicule me ^cswear against me.⁹For I have eaten ashes like breadAnd ^amixed my drinks with weeping¹⁰^aBecause of Your indignation and Your wrath,For You have ^blifted me up and cast me away.¹¹My days are like an ^aoutstretched shadow,And as for me, I ^bdry up like ¹grass.¹²But You, O Yahweh, ¹^,^aabide forever,And the ^bremembrance of Your name ²from generation to generation.¹³You will ^aarise and have ^bcompassion on Zion—For ^cit is time to be gracious to it,For the ^dappointed time has come.¹⁴For Your slaves ¹find pleasure in its stonesAnd show grace to its dust—¹⁵¹So the ²^,^anations will fear the name of YahwehAnd ^ball the kings of the earth Your glory.¹⁶For Yahweh has ^abuilt up Zion;He has ^bappeared in His glory.¹⁷He has ^aturned toward the prayer of the ¹destituteAnd has not despised their prayer.¹⁸¹This will be ^awritten for the ^bgeneration to come,And ^ca people yet to be created will praise Yah.¹⁹For He ^alooked down from His holy height;^bFrom heaven Yahweh gazed ¹upon the earth,²⁰To hear the ^agroaning of the prisoner,To ^bset free ¹those who were doomed to death,²¹To ^arecount the name of Yahweh in ZionAnd His praise in Jerusalem,²²When ^athe peoples are gathered together,And the kingdoms, to serve Yahweh.²³He has afflicted my strength in the way;He has ^ashortened my days.²⁴I say, “O my God, ^ado not take me away in the ¹midst of my days,Your ^byears are from generation to all generations.²⁵“Of old You ^afounded the earth,And the ^bheavens are the work of Your hands.²⁶“¹Even they will ^aperish, but You will remain;And all of them will wear out like a garment;Like clothing You will change them and they will be changed.²⁷“But You are ¹^,^athe same,And Your years will not come to an end.²⁸“The ^achildren of Your slaves will dwell securely,And their ^bseed will be established before You.”

Yahweh Will Redeem Israel

130

A Song of Ascents.

Out of the ^adepths I called to You, O Yahweh.²O Lord, ^ahear my voice!Let ^bYour ears be attentiveTo the ^cvoice of my supplications.³If You should keep iniquities, O Yah,O Lord, who could ^astand?⁴But with You there is ^aforgiveness,That You may be ^bfeared.⁵I hope for Yahweh, my ^asoul does hope,And ^bfor His word do I wait.⁶My soul waits for the LordMore than the watchmen ^afor the morning,The watchmen for the morning.⁷O Israel, ^await for Yahweh;For with Yahweh there is ^blovingkindness,And with Him is ^cabundant redemption.⁸And it is He who will ^aredeem IsraelFrom all his iniquities.

My Soul Reaches for You

143

A Psalm of David.

O Yahweh, hear my prayer,^aGive ear to my supplications!Answer me in Your ^bfaithfulness, in Your ^crighteousness!²And ^ado not enter into judgment with Your slave,For ^bno one living is righteous in Your sight.³For the enemy has pursued my soul;He has crushed my life ^ato the ground;He ^bhas made me inhabit dark places, like those who have long been dead.⁴Therefore ^amy spirit was faint within me;My heart was ¹^,^bappalled within me.⁵I ^aremember the days of old;I ^bmeditate on all You have done;I ^cmuse on the work of Your hands.⁶I ^astretch out my hands to You;My ^bsoul reaches for You like a weary land. ¹ Selah.⁷^aAnswer me quickly, O Yahweh, my ^bspirit wastes away;^cDo not hide Your face from me,Or I will become like ^dthose who go down to the pit.⁸Cause me to hear Your ^alovingkindness ^bin the morning;For I trust ^cin You;Cause me to know the ^dway in which I should walk;For to You I ^elift up my soul.⁹^aDeliver me from my enemies, O Yahweh,I have concealed myself in You.¹⁰^aTeach me to do Your will,For You are my God;Let ^bYour good Spirit ^clead me on level ¹ground.¹¹^aFor the sake of Your name, O Yahweh, ^brevive me.^cIn Your righteousness bring my soul out of distress.¹²And in Your lovingkindness, ¹^,^acut off my enemiesAnd cause all those who assail my soul to ^bperish,For ^cI am Your slave.