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Psalm 8

New American Standard Bible

The LORD’S Glory and Man’s Dignity.

For the choir director; on the Gittith. A Psalm of David.

8 O LORD, our Lord,

How majestic is Your name in all the earth,

Who have [a]displayed Your splendor above the heavens!

2 From the mouth of infants and nursing babes You have established [b]strength

Because of Your adversaries,

To make the enemy and the revengeful cease.

3 When I [c]consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,

The moon and the stars, which You have [d]ordained;

4 What is man that You [e]take thought of him,

And the son of man that You care for him?

5 Yet You have made him a little lower than [f]God,

And You crown him with glory and majesty!

6 You make him to rule over the works of Your hands;

You have put all things under his feet,

7 All sheep and oxen,

And also the [g]beasts of the field,

8 The birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea,

Whatever passes through the paths of the seas.

9 O LORD, our Lord,

How majestic is Your name in all the earth!

Footnotes

a. Psalm 8:1 Or set

b. Psalm 8:2 Or a bulwark

c. Psalm 8:3 Or see

d. Psalm 8:3 Or appointed, fixed

e. Psalm 8:4 Or remember him

f. Psalm 8:5 Or the angels; Heb Elohim

g. Psalm 8:7 Or animals

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Psalm 7

New American Standard Bible

The LORD Implored to Defend the Psalmist against the Wicked.

A [a]Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD [b]concerning Cush, a Benjamite.

7 O LORD my God, in You I have taken refuge;

Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,

2 Or he will tear [c]my soul like a lion,

[d]Dragging me away, while there is none to deliver.

3 O LORD my God, if I have done this,

If there is injustice in my hands,

4 If I have rewarded evil to [e]my friend,

Or have plundered [f]him who without cause was my adversary,

5 Let the enemy pursue [g]my soul and overtake [h]it;

And let him trample my life down to the ground

And lay my glory in the dust. [i]Selah.

6 Arise, O LORD, in Your anger;

Lift up Yourself against the rage of my adversaries,

And arouse Yourself [j]for me; You have appointed judgment.

7 Let the assembly of the peoples encompass You,

And over [k]them return on high.

8 The LORD judges the peoples;

[l]Vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me.

9 O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous;

For the righteous God tries the hearts and [m]minds.

10 My shield is [n]with God,

Who saves the upright in heart.

11 God is a righteous judge,

And a God who has indignation every day.

12 If [o]a man does not repent, He will sharpen His sword;

He has bent His bow and [p]made it ready.

13 He has also prepared [q]for Himself deadly weapons;

He makes His arrows fiery shafts.

14 Behold, he travails with wickedness,

And he conceives mischief and brings forth falsehood.

15 He has dug a pit and hollowed it out,

And has fallen into the hole which he made.

16 His mischief will return upon his own head,

And his violence will descend upon [r]his own pate.

17 I will give thanks to the LORD according to His righteousness

And will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.

Footnotes

a. Psalm 7:1 I.e. Dithyrambic rhythm; or wild passionate song

b. Psalm 7:1 Or concerning the words of

c. Psalm 7:2 Or me

d. Psalm 7:2 Or Rending it in pieces, while

e. Psalm 7:4 Lit him who was at peace with me

f. Psalm 7:4 Or my adversary without cause

g. Psalm 7:5 Or me

h. Psalm 7:5 Or me

i. Psalm 7:5 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude

j. Psalm 7:6 One ancient version reads O my God

k. Psalm 7:7 Lit it

l. Psalm 7:8 Lit Judge

m. Psalm 7:9 Lit kidneys, figurative for inner man

n. Psalm 7:10 Lit upon

o. Psalm 7:12 Lit he

p. Psalm 7:12 Lit fixed it

q. Psalm 7:13 Or His deadly weapons

r. Psalm 7:16 I.e. the crown of his own head

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Psalm 6

New American Standard Bible

Prayer for Mercy in Time of Trouble.

For the choir director; with stringed instruments, [a]upon an eight-string lyre. A Psalm of David.

6 O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger,

Nor chasten me in Your wrath.

2 Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am pining away;

Heal me, O Lord, for my bones are dismayed.

3 And my soul is greatly dismayed;

But You, O Lord—how long?



4 Return, O Lord, rescue my [b]soul;

Save me because of Your lovingkindness.

5 For there is no [c]mention of You in death;

In [d]Sheol who will give You thanks?



6 I am weary with my sighing;

Every night I make my bed swim,

I dissolve my couch with my tears.

7 My eye has wasted away with grief;

It has become old because of all my adversaries.



8 Depart from me, all you who do iniquity,

For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.

9 The Lord has heard my supplication,

The Lord receives my prayer.

10 All my enemies will be ashamed and greatly dismayed;

They shall [e]turn back, they will suddenly be ashamed.



Footnotes

Psalm 6:1 Or according to a lower octave (Heb Sheminith)

Psalm 6:4 Or life

Psalm 6:5 Or remembrance

Psalm 6:5 I.e. the nether world

Psalm 6:10 Or again be ashamed suddenly

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Psalm 5

New American Standard Bible

Prayer for Protection from the Wicked.

For the choir director; for [a]flute accompaniment. A Psalm of David.

5 Give ear to my words, O LORD,

Consider my [b]groaning.

2 Heed the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God,

For to You I pray.

3 In the morning, O LORD, [c]You will hear my voice;

In the morning I will order my [d]prayer to You and eagerly watch.

4 For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness;

No evil [e]dwells with You.

5 The boastful shall not stand before Your eyes;

You hate all who do iniquity.

6 You destroy those who speak falsehood;

The LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

7 But as for me, by Your abundant lovingkindness I will enter Your house,

[f]At Your holy temple I will bow in reverence for You.

8 O LORD, lead me in Your righteousness because of [g]my foes;

Make Your way [h]straight before me.

9 There is nothing [i]reliable in [j]what they say;

Their inward part is destruction itself.

Their throat is an open grave;

They [k]flatter with their tongue.

10 Hold them guilty, O God;

By their own devices let them fall!

In the multitude of their transgressions thrust them out,

For they are rebellious against You.

11 But let all who take refuge in You be glad,

Let them ever sing for joy;

And [l]may You shelter them,

That those who love Your name may exult in You.

12 For it is You who blesses the righteous man, O LORD,

You surround him with favor as with a shield.

Footnotes

a. Psalm 5:1 Heb Nehiloth

b. Psalm 5:1 Or meditation

c. Psalm 5:3 Or May You hear

d. Psalm 5:3 Or sacrifice

e. Psalm 5:4 Lit sojourns

f. Psalm 5:7 Or Toward

g. Psalm 5:8 Or those who lie in wait for me

h. Psalm 5:8 Or smooth

i. Psalm 5:9 Or true

j. Psalm 5:9 Lit his mouth

k. Psalm 5:9 Or make their tongue smooth

l. Psalm 5:11 Or You shelter

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AMAZING GRACE LYRICS:

Amazing grace, How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost, but now I am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved.
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come,
'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far
And grace will lead me home.

The Lord has promised good to me
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.

Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease
I shall possess within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.

When we've been there ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun,
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we've first begun.

Psalm 4

New American Standard Bible

Evening Prayer of Trust in God.

[a]For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

4 Answer me when I call, O God [b]of my righteousness!

You have [c]relieved me in my distress;

Be gracious to me and hear my prayer.

2 O sons of men, how long will my [d]honor become a reproach?

How long will you love what is worthless and aim at deception? [e]Selah.

3 But know that the Lord has [f]set apart the godly man for Himself;

The Lord hears when I call to Him.

4 [g]Tremble, [h]and do not sin;

[i]Meditate in your heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

5 Offer [j]the sacrifices of righteousness,

And trust in the Lord.

6 Many are saying, “Who will show us any good?”

Lift up the light of Your countenance upon us, O Lord!

7 You have put gladness in my heart,

More than when their grain and new wine abound.

8 In peace I will [k]both lie down and sleep,

For You alone, O Lord, make me to dwell in safety.

Footnotes

Psalm 4:1 I.e. Belonging to the choir director’s anthology

Psalm 4:1 I.e. who maintains my right

Psalm 4:1 Lit made room for

Psalm 4:2 Or glory

Psalm 4:2 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude

Psalm 4:3 Another reading is dealt wonderfully with

Psalm 4:4 I.e. with anger or fear

Psalm 4:4 Or but

Psalm 4:4 Lit Speak

Psalm 4:5 Or righteous sacrifices

Psalm 4:8 Or at the same time

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