Psalm 55
For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by stringed instruments.
1 Listen to my prayer, O God. Do not ignore my cry for help!2 Please listen and answer me, for I am overwhelmed by my troubles.3 My enemies shout at me, making loud and wicked threats.They bring trouble on me and angrily hunt
Psalm 52
For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time Doeg the Edomite said to Saul, “David has gone to see Ahimelech.”
1 Why do you boast about your crimes, great warrior? Don’t you realize God’s justice continues forever?2 All day long you plot destruction. Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor; you’re an expert
Psalm 50
A psalm of Asaph.
1 The Lord, the Mighty One, is God, and he has spoken;he has summoned all humanity from where the sun rises to where it sets.2 From Mount Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines in glorious radiance.3 Our God approaches, and he is not silent.Fire devours everything in his way, and a great storm rages
Psalm 47
For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah.
1 Come, everyone! Clap your hands! Shout to God with joyful praise!2 For the Lord Most High is awesome. He is the great King of all the earth.3 He subdues the nations before us, putting our enemies beneath our feet.4 He chose the Promised Land as our inheritance, the
Psalm 44
For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah.
1 O God, we have heard it with our own ears— our ancestors have told usof all you did in their day, in days long ago:2 You drove out the pagan nations by your power and gave all the land to our ancestors.You crushed their
Psalm 41
For the choir director: A psalm of David.
1 Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor! The Lord rescues them when they are in trouble.2 The Lord protects them and keeps them alive.He gives them prosperity in the land and rescues them from their enemies.3 The Lord nurses them when they are sick and restores them to health.
4 “O Lord,” I
Psalm 38
A psalm of David, asking God to remember him.
1 O Lord, don’t rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage!2 Your arrows have struck deep, and your blows are crushing me.3 Because of your anger, my whole body is sick; my health is broken because of my sins.4 My guilt overwhelms me— it is a
Psalm 36
For the choir director: A psalm of David, the servant of the Lord.
1 Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts.[a] They have no fear of God at all.2 In their blind conceit, they cannot see how wicked they really are.3 Everything they say is crooked and deceitful. They refuse to act wisely or do
Psalm 33
1 Let the godly sing for joy to the Lord; it is fitting for the pure to praise him.2 Praise the Lord with melodies on the lyre; make music for him on the ten-stringed harp.3 Sing a new song of praise to him; play skillfully on the harp, and sing with joy.4 For the word of the Lord holds true, and we
Psalm 31
For the choir director: A psalm of David.
1 O Lord, I have come to you for protection; don’t let me be disgraced. Save me, for you do what is right.2 Turn your ear to listen to me; rescue me quickly.Be my rock of protection, a fortress where I will be safe.3 You are my rock and my
