Bible in 90 Days

⁴ Lord, show me your ways.
    Teach me how to follow you.
⁵ Guide me in your truth. Teach me.
    You are God my Savior.
    I put my hope in you all day long.
⁶ Lord, remember your great mercy and love.
    You have shown them to your people for a long time.
⁷ Don’t remember the sins I committed when I was young.
    Don’t remember how often I refused to obey you.
Remember me because you love me.
    Lord, you are good.

⁸ The Lord is honest and good.
    He teaches sinners to walk in his ways.
⁹ He shows those who aren’t proud how to do what is right.
    He teaches them his ways.
¹⁰ All the Lord’s ways are loving and faithful
    toward those who obey what his covenant commands.
¹¹ Lord, be true to your name.
    Forgive my sin, even though it is great.
¹² Who are the people who have respect for the Lord?
    God will teach them the ways they should choose.
¹³ Things will always go well for them.
    Their children will be given the land.
¹⁴ The Lord shares his plans with those who have respect for him.
    He makes his covenant known to them.
¹⁵ My eyes always look to the Lord.
    He alone can set my feet free from the trap.

¹⁶ Turn to me and help me.
    I am lonely and hurting.
¹⁷ Take away the troubles of my heart.
    Set me free from my great pain.
¹⁸ Look at how I’m hurting! See how much I suffer!
    Take away all my sins.
¹⁹ Look at how many enemies I have!
    See how terrible their hatred is for me!
²⁰ Guard my life. Save me.
    Don’t let me be put to shame.
    I go to you for safety.
²¹ May my honest and good life keep me safe.
    Lord, I have put my hope in you.

²² God, set Israel free
    from all their troubles!

⁹ Don’t destroy me together with sinners.
    Don’t take away my life along with murderers.
¹⁰ Their hands are always planning to do evil.
    Their right hands are full of money that has bought their help.
¹¹ But I live without blame.
    Save me from harm and treat me with kindness.

¹² My feet stand on level ground.
    In the whole community I will praise the Lord.

⁴ I’m asking the Lord for only one thing.
    Here is what I want.
I want to live in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life.
I want to look at the beauty of the Lord.
    I want to worship him in his temple.
⁵ When I’m in trouble,
    he will keep me safe in his house.
He will hide me in the safety of his holy tent.
    He will put me on a rock that is very high.
⁶ Then I will win the battle
    over my enemies who are all around me.
At his holy tent I will offer my sacrifice with shouts of joy.
    I will sing and make music to the Lord.

⁷ Lord, hear my voice when I call out to you.
    Treat me with kindness and answer me.
⁸ My heart says, “Seek him!”
    Lord, I will seek you.
⁹ Don’t turn your face away from me.
    Don’t turn me away because you are angry.
    You have helped me.
God my Savior, don’t say no to me.
    Don’t desert me.
¹⁰ My father and mother may desert me,
    but the Lord will accept me.
¹¹ Lord, teach me your ways.
    Lead me along a straight path.
    There are many people who treat me badly.
¹² My enemies want to harm me. So don’t turn me over to them.
    Witnesses who tell lies are rising up against me.
    They say all sorts of evil things about me.

¹³ Here is something I am still sure of.
    I will see the Lord’s goodness
    while I’m still alive.
¹⁴ Wait for the Lord.
    Be strong and don’t lose hope.
    Wait for the Lord.

³ Don’t drag me away with sinners.
    Don’t drag me away with those who do evil.
They speak in a friendly way to their neighbors.
    But their hearts are full of hate.
⁴ Pay them back for their evil actions.
    Pay them back for what their hands have done.
    Give them exactly what they should get.
⁵ They don’t care about the Lord’s mighty acts.
    They don’t care about what his hands have done.
So he will tear them down.
    He will never build them up again.

⁶ Give praise to the Lord.
    He has heard my cry for his favor.
⁷ The Lord gives me strength. He is like a shield that keeps me safe.
    My heart trusts in him, and he helps me.
My heart jumps for joy.
    With my song I praise him.

⁸ The Lord gives strength to his people.
    He guards and saves his anointed king.
⁹ Save your people. Bless those who belong to you.
    Be their shepherd. Take care of them forever.

³ The voice of the Lord is heard over the waters.
    The God of glory thunders.
    The Lord thunders over the mighty waters.
⁴ The voice of the Lord is powerful.
    The voice of the Lord is majestic.
⁵ The voice of the Lord breaks the cedar trees.
    The Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon into pieces.
⁶ He makes the mountains of Lebanon leap like a calf.
    He makes Mount Hermon jump like a young wild ox.
⁷ The voice of the Lord strikes
    with flashes of lightning.
⁸ The voice of the Lord shakes the desert.
    The Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.
⁹ The voice of the Lord twists the oak trees.
    It strips the forests bare.
    And in his temple everyone cries out, “Glory!”

¹⁰ The Lord on his throne rules over the flood.
    The Lord rules from his throne as King forever.
¹¹ The Lord gives strength to his people.
    The Lord blesses his people with peace.

⁴ Sing the praises of the Lord, you who are faithful to him.
    Praise him, because his name is holy.
⁵ His anger lasts for only a moment.
    But his favor lasts for a person’s whole life.
Weeping can stay for the night.
    But joy comes in the morning.

⁶ When I felt safe, I said,
    “I will always be secure.”
⁷ Lord, when you gave me your help,
    you made Mount Zion stand firm.
But when you took away your help,
    I was terrified.

⁸ Lord, I called out to you.
    I cried to you for mercy.
⁹ I said, “What good will come if I become silent in death?
    What good will come if I go down into the grave?
Can the dust of my dead body praise you?
    Can it tell how faithful you are?
¹⁰ Lord, hear me. Have mercy on me.
    Lord, help me.”

¹¹ You turned my loud crying into dancing.
    You removed my clothes of sadness and dressed me with joy.
¹² So my heart will sing your praises. I can’t keep silent.
    Lord, my God, I will praise you forever.

⁶ I hate those who worship worthless statues of gods.
    But I trust in the Lord.
⁷ I will be glad and full of joy because you love me.
    You saw that I was hurting.
    You took note of my great pain.
⁸ You have not handed me over to the enemy.
    You have put me in a wide and safe place.

⁹ Lord, have mercy on me. I’m in deep trouble.
    I’m so sad I can hardly see.
    My whole body grows weak with sadness.
¹⁰ Pain has taken over my life.
    My years are spent in groaning.
I have no strength because I’m hurting so much.
    My body is getting weaker and weaker.
¹¹ My neighbors make fun of me
    because I have so many enemies.
My closest friends are afraid of me.
    People who see me on the street run away from me.
¹² No one remembers me. I might as well be dead.
    I have become like broken pottery.
¹³ I hear many people whispering,
    “There is terror all around him!”
Many have joined together against me.
    They plan to kill me.

¹⁴ But I trust in you, Lord.
    I say, “You are my God.”
¹⁵ My whole life is in your hands.
    Save me from the hands of my enemies.
    Save me from those who are chasing me.
¹⁶ May you look on me with favor.
    Save me because your love is faithful.
¹⁷ Lord, I have cried out to you.
    Don’t let me be put to shame.
But let sinners be put to shame.
    Let them lie silent in the place of the dead.
¹⁸ Their lips tell lies. Let them be silenced.
    They speak with pride against those who do right.
    They make fun of them.

¹⁹ You have stored up so many good things.
    You have stored them up for those who have respect for you.
You give those things while everyone watches.
    You give them to people who run to you for safety.
²⁰ They are safe because you are with them.
    You hide them from the evil plans of their enemies.
In your house you keep them safe
    from those who bring charges against them.

²¹ Give praise to the Lord.
    He showed me his wonderful love
    when my enemies attacked the city I was in.
²² I was afraid and said,
    “I’ve been cut off from you!”
But you heard my cry for your favor.
    You heard me when I called out to you for help.

²³ Love the Lord, all you who are faithful to him!
    The Lord keeps safe those who are faithful to him.
    But he completely pays back those who are proud.
²⁴ Be strong, all you who put your hope in the Lord.
    Never give up.

³ When I kept silent about my sin,
    my body became weak
    because I groaned all day long.
⁴ Day and night
    you punished me.
I became weaker and weaker
    as I do in the heat of summer.
⁵ Then I admitted my sin to you.
    I didn’t cover up the wrong I had done.
I said, “I will admit my lawless acts to the Lord.”
    And you forgave the guilt of my sin.

⁶ Let everyone who is faithful pray to you
    while they can still look to you.
When troubles come like a flood,
    they certainly won’t reach those who are faithful.
⁷ You are my hiding place.
    You will keep me safe from trouble.
You will surround me with songs sung by those who praise you
    because you save your people.

⁸ I will guide you and teach you the way you should go.
    I will give you good advice and watch over you with love.
⁹ Don’t be like a horse or a mule.
    They can’t understand anything.
They have to be controlled by bits and bridles.
    If they aren’t, they won’t come to you.
¹⁰ Sinful people have all kinds of trouble.
    But the Lord’s faithful love
    is all around those who trust in him.

¹¹ Be glad because of what the Lord has done for you.
    Be joyful, you who do what is right!
    Sing, all you whose hearts are honest!

33 You who are godly, sing with joy to the Lord.
    It is right for honest people to praise him.
² With the harp, praise the Lord.
    With the lyre that has ten strings, make music to him.
³ Sing a new song to him.
    Play with skill, and shout with joy.

⁴ What the Lord says is right and true.
    He is faithful in everything he does.
⁵ The Lord loves what is right and fair.
    The earth is full of his faithful love.

⁶ The heavens were made when the Lord commanded it to happen.
    All the stars were created by the breath of his mouth.
⁷ He gathers together the waters of the sea.
    He puts the oceans in their places.
⁸ Let the whole earth have respect for the Lord.
    Let all the people in the world honor him.
⁹ He spoke, and the world came into being.
    He commanded, and it stood firm.
¹⁰ The Lord blocks the sinful plans of the nations.
    He keeps them from doing what they want to do.
¹¹ But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever.
    What he wants to do will last for all time.

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.
    Blessed are the people he chose to be his own.
¹³ From heaven the Lord looks down
    and sees everyone.
¹⁴ From his throne he watches
    all those who live on the earth.
¹⁵ He creates the hearts of all people.
    He is aware of everything they do.
¹⁶ A king isn’t saved just because his army is big.
    A soldier doesn’t escape just because he is very strong.
¹⁷ People can’t trust a horse to save them either.
    Though it is very strong, it can’t save them.
¹⁸ But the Lord looks with favor on those who respect him.
    He watches over those who put their hope in his faithful love.
¹⁹ He watches over them to save them from death.
    He wants to keep them alive when there is no food in the land.

²⁰ We wait in hope for the Lord.
    He helps us. He is like a shield that keeps us safe.
²¹ Our hearts are full of joy because of him.
    We trust in him, because he is holy.
²² Lord, may your faithful love be with us.
    We put our hope in you.

⁴ I looked to the Lord, and he answered me.
    He saved me from everything I was afraid of.
⁵ Those who look to him have joyful faces.
    They are never covered with shame.
⁶ This poor man called out, and the Lord heard him.
    He saved him out of all his troubles.
⁷ The angel of the Lord stands guard
    around those who have respect for him.
    And he saves them.

⁸ Taste and see that the Lord is good.
    Blessed is the person who goes to him for safety.
⁹ You holy people of God, have respect for the Lord.
    Those who respect him have everything they need.
¹⁰ The lions may grow weak and hungry.
    But those who look to the Lord have every good thing they need.

¹¹ My children, come. Listen to me.
    I will teach you to have respect for the Lord.
¹² Do you love life
    and want to see many good days?
¹³ Then keep your tongues from speaking evil.
    Keep your lips from telling lies.
¹⁴ Turn away from evil, and do good.
    Look for peace, and go after it.

¹⁵ The Lord looks with favor on those who are godly.
    His ears are open to their cry.
¹⁶ But the Lord doesn’t look with favor on those who do evil.
    He removes all memory of them from the earth.

¹⁷ Godly people cry out, and the Lord hears them.
    He saves them from all their troubles.
¹⁸ The Lord is close to those whose hearts have been broken.
    He saves those whose spirits have been crushed.

¹⁹ The person who does what is right may have many troubles.
    But the Lord saves him from all of them.
²⁰ The Lord watches over all his bones.
    Not one of them will be broken.

²¹ Sinners will be killed by their own evil.
    The enemies of godly people will be judged.
²² The Lord will save those who serve him.
    No one who goes to him for safety will be found guilty.

⁴ Let those who are trying to kill me
    be brought down in dishonor.
Let those who plan to destroy me
    be turned back in terror.
⁵ Let them be like straw blowing in the wind,
    while the angel of the Lord drives them away.
⁶ Let their path be dark and slippery,
    while the angel of the Lord chases them.
⁷ They set a trap for me without any reason.
    Without any reason they dug a pit to catch me.
⁸ So let them be destroyed without warning.
    Let the trap they set for me catch them.
    Let them fall into the pit and be destroyed.
⁹ Then I will be full of joy because of what the Lord has done.
    I will be glad because he has saved me.
¹⁰ My whole being will cry out,
    “Who is like you, Lord?
You save poor people from those who are too strong for them.
    You save poor and needy people from those who rob them.”

¹¹ Mean people come forward to speak against me.
    They ask me things I don’t know anything about.
¹² They pay me back with evil, even though I was good to them.
    They leave me like someone who has lost a family member.
¹³ But when they were sick, I put on the clothing of sadness.
    I made myself humble by going without food.
My prayers for them weren’t always answered.
¹⁴     So I went around crying
    as if I were mourning over my friend or relative.
I bowed my head in sadness
    as if I were weeping over my mother.
¹⁵ But when I tripped and fell, they were all very happy.
    Attackers gathered against me when I didn’t even know it.
    They kept on telling lies about me.
¹⁶ Like ungodly people, they were mean and made fun of me.
    They ground their teeth at me in hate.
¹⁷ Lord, how much longer will you just look on?
    Save me from their deadly attacks.
Save the only life I have.
    Save me from these lions.
¹⁸ I will give you thanks in the whole community.
    Among all your people I will praise you.

¹⁹ Don’t let those who are my enemies without any reason
    laugh at me and make fun of me.
Don’t let those who hate me without any reason
    wink at me with an evil purpose.
²⁰ They don’t speak words of peace.
    They make up false charges
    against those who live quietly in the land.
²¹ They make fun of me.
    They say, “With our own eyes we have seen what you did.”

²² Lord, you have seen this. Don’t be silent.
    Lord, don’t be far away from me.
²³ Wake up! Rise up to help me!
    My God and Lord, stand up for me.
²⁴ Lord my God, when you hand down your sentence, let it be in my favor.
    You always do what is right.
    Don’t let my enemies have the joy of seeing me fall.
²⁵ Don’t let them think, “That’s exactly what we wanted!”
    Don’t let them say, “We have swallowed him up.”

²⁶ Let all those who laugh at me because I’m in trouble
    be ashamed and bewildered.
Let all who think they are better than I am
    put on shame and dishonor as if they were clothes.
²⁷ Let those who are happy when my name is cleared
    shout with joy and gladness.
Let them always say, “May the Lord be honored.
    He is pleased when everything goes well with the one who serves him.”
²⁸ You always do what is right. My tongue will speak about it
    and praise you all day long.

⁵ Lord, your love is as high as the heavens.
    Your faithful love reaches up to the skies.
⁶ Your holiness is as great as the height of the highest mountains.
    You are as honest as the oceans are deep.
Lord, you keep people and animals safe.
⁷     How priceless your faithful love is!
    People find safety in the shadow of your wings.
⁸ They eat well because there is more than enough in your house.
    You let them drink from your river that flows with good things.
⁹ You have the fountain of life.
    We are filled with light because you give us light.

¹⁰ Keep on loving those who know you.
    Keep on doing right to those whose hearts are honest.
¹¹ Don’t let the feet of those who are proud step on me.
    Don’t let the hands of those who are evil drive me away.
¹² See how those who do evil have fallen!
    They are thrown down and can’t get up.

³ Trust in the Lord and do good.
    Then you will live in the land and enjoy its food.
⁴ Find your delight in the Lord.
    Then he will give you everything your heart really wants.

⁵ Commit your life to the Lord.
    Here is what he will do if you trust in him.
⁶ He will make the reward for your godly life shine like the dawn.
    He will make the proof of your honest life shine like the sun at noon.

⁷ Be still and wait patiently for the Lord to act.
    Don’t be upset when other people succeed.
    Don’t be upset when they carry out their evil plans.

⁸ Turn away from anger and don’t give in to wrath.
    Don’t be upset, because that only leads to evil.
⁹ Sinful people will be destroyed.
    But those who put their hope in the Lord will receive the land.

¹⁰ In a little while, there won’t be any more sinners.
    Even if you look for them, you won’t be able to find them.
¹¹ But those who are free of pride will be given the land.
    They will enjoy peace and success.

¹² Sinful people make plans to harm those who do what is right.
    They grind their teeth at them.
¹³ But the Lord laughs at those who do evil.
    He knows the day is coming when he will judge them.

¹⁴ Sinners pull out their swords.
    They bend their bows.
They want to kill poor and needy people.
    They plan to murder those who lead honest lives.
¹⁵ But they will be killed by their own swords.
    Their own bows will be broken.

¹⁶ Those who do what is right may have very little.
    But it’s better than the wealth of many sinners.
¹⁷ The power of those who are evil will be broken.
    But the Lord takes good care of those who do what is right.

¹⁸ Those who are without blame spend their days in the Lord’s care.
    What he has given them will last forever.
¹⁹ When trouble comes to them, they will have what they need.
    When there is little food in the land, they will still have plenty.

²⁰ But sinful people will die.
    The Lord’s enemies may be like flowers in the field.
    But they will be swallowed up.
    They will disappear like smoke.

²¹ Sinful people borrow and don’t pay back.
    But those who are godly give freely to others.
²² The Lord will give the land to those he blesses.
    But he will destroy those he curses.

²³ The Lord makes secure the footsteps
    of the person who delights in him,
²⁴ Even if that person trips, he won’t fall.
    The Lord’s hand takes good care of him.

²⁵ I once was young, and now I’m old.
    But I’ve never seen godly people deserted.
    I’ve never seen their children begging for bread.
²⁶ The godly are always giving and lending freely.
    Their children will be a blessing.

²⁷ Turn away from evil and do good.
    Then you will live in the land forever.
²⁸ The Lord loves those who are honest.
    He will not desert those who are faithful to him.

Those who do wrong will be completely destroyed.
    The children of sinners will die.
²⁹ Those who do what is right will be given the land.
    They will live in it forever.

³⁰ The mouths of those who do what is right speak words of wisdom.
    They say what is honest.
³¹ God’s law is in their hearts.
    Their feet do not slip.

³² Those who are evil hide and wait for godly people.
    They want to kill them.
³³ But the Lord will not leave the godly in their power.
    He will not let them be found guilty when they are brought into court.

³⁴ Put your hope in the Lord.
    Live as he wants you to.
He will honor you by giving you the land.
    When sinners are destroyed, you will see it.

³⁵ I saw a mean and sinful person.
    He was doing well, like a green tree in its own land.
³⁶ But he soon passed away and was gone.
    Even though I looked for him, I couldn’t find him.

³⁷ Consider honest people who are without blame.
    People who seek peace will have a tomorrow.
³⁸ But all sinners will be destroyed.
    Those who are evil won’t have a tomorrow.

³⁹ The Lord saves those who do what is right.
    He is their place of safety when trouble comes.
⁴⁰ The Lord helps them and saves them.
    He saves them from sinful people
    because they go to him for safety.

⁵ My wounds are ugly. They stink.
    I’ve been foolish. I have sinned.
⁶ I am bent over. I’ve been brought very low.
    All day long I go around weeping.
⁷ My back is filled with burning pain.
    My whole body is sick.
⁸ I am weak and feel as if I’ve been broken in pieces.
    I groan because of the great pain in my heart.

⁹ Lord, everything I really want is clearly known to you.
    You always hear me when I sigh.
¹⁰ My heart pounds, and my strength is gone.
    My eyes can hardly see.
¹¹ My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds.
    My neighbors stay far away from me.
¹² Those who are trying to kill me set their traps.
    Those who want to harm me talk about destroying me.
    All day long they make their plans and tell their lies.

¹³ Like a deaf person, I can’t hear.
    Like someone who can’t speak, I can’t say a word.
¹⁴ I’m like someone who doesn’t hear.
    I’m like someone whose mouth can’t make any reply.
¹⁵ Lord, I wait for you to help me.
    Lord my God, I know you will answer.
¹⁶ I said, “Don’t let my enemies have the joy of seeing me fall.
    Don’t let them brag when my feet slip.”

¹⁷ I am about to fall.
    My pain never leaves me.
¹⁸ I admit that I have done wrong.
    I am troubled by my sin.
¹⁹ Though I have done nothing to cause it, many people have become my enemies.
    They hate me without any reason.
²⁰ They pay me back with evil, even though I was good to them.
    They bring charges against me, though I try only to do what is good.

²¹ Lord, don’t desert me.
    My God, don’t be far away from me.
²² Lord my Savior,
    come quickly to help me.

⁴ I said, “Lord, show me when my life will end.
    Show me how many days I have left.
    Tell me how short my life will be.
⁵ You have given me only a few days to live.
    My whole life doesn’t seem like anything to you.
    No one lasts any longer than a breath.
    This is true even for those who feel secure.
⁶ People are only shadows as they go here and there.
    They rush around, but it doesn’t mean anything.
    They pile up wealth, but they don’t know who will finally get it.

⁷ “Lord, what can I look forward to now?
    You are the only hope I have.
⁸ Save me from all the wrong things I’ve done.
    Don’t let foolish people make fun of me.
⁹ I keep silent. I don’t open my mouth.
    You are the one who has caused all this to happen.
¹⁰ Please stop beating me.
    I’m about to die from the blows of your hand.
¹¹ You correct and punish people for their sin.
    Then, just as a moth eats cloth, you destroy their wealth.
    No one lasts any longer than a breath.

¹² “Lord, hear my prayer.
    Listen to my cry for help.
    Pay attention to my weeping.
I’m like an outsider in your home.
    I’m just a stranger, like all my family who lived before me.
¹³ Leave me alone.
    Let me enjoy life again before I die.”

⁴ Blessed is the person
    who trusts in the Lord.
They don’t trust in proud people.
    Those proud people worship statues of gods.
⁵ Lord my God,
    no one can compare with you.
You have done many wonderful things.
    You have planned to do these things for us.
There are too many of them
    for me to talk about.

⁶ You didn’t want sacrifices and offerings.
    You didn’t require burnt offerings and sin offerings.
    You opened my ears so that I could hear you and obey you.
⁷ Then I said, “Here I am.
    It is written about me in the book.
⁸ My God, I have come to do what you want.
    Your law is in my heart.”

⁹ I have told the whole community of those who worship you.
    I have told them what you have done to save me.
Lord, you know
    that I haven’t kept quiet.
¹⁰ I haven’t kept to myself that what you did for me was right.
    I have spoken about how faithful you were when you saved me.
I haven’t hidden your love and your faithfulness
    from the whole community.

¹¹ Lord, don’t hold back your mercy from me.
    May your love and faithfulness always keep me safe.
¹² There are more troubles all around me than I can count.
    My sins have caught up with me, and I can’t see any longer.
My sins are more than the hairs of my head.
    I have lost all hope.

¹³ Lord, please save me.
    Lord, come quickly to help me.
¹⁴ Let all those who are trying to kill me be put to shame.
    Let them lose their way.
Let all those who want to destroy me
    be turned back in shame.
¹⁵ Some people make fun of me.
    Let them be shocked when their plans fail.
¹⁶ But let all those who seek you
    be joyful and glad because of what you have done.
Let those who count on you to save them always say,
    “The Lord is great!”

¹⁷ But I am poor and needy.
    May the Lord be concerned about me.
You are the God who helps me and saves me.
    You are my God, so don’t wait any longer.

⁴ I said, “Lord, have mercy on me.
    Heal me, because I have sinned against you.”
⁵ My enemies are saying bad things about me.
    They say, “When will he die and his name be forgotten?”
⁶ When one of them comes to see me,
    he says things that aren’t true.
At the same time, he thinks up lies to tell against me.
    Then he goes out and spreads those lies around.

⁷ All my enemies whisper to each other about me.
    They want something terrible to happen to me.
⁸ They say, “He is sick and will die very soon.
    He will never get up from his bed again.”
⁹ Even my close friend, someone I trusted, has failed me.
    I even shared my bread with him.

¹⁰ But Lord, may you have mercy on me.
    Make me well, so I can pay them back.
¹¹ Then I will know that you are pleased with me,
    because my enemies haven’t won the battle over me.
¹² You will take good care of me because I’ve been honest.
    You will let me be with you forever.

¹³ Give praise to the Lord, the God of Israel,
    for ever and ever.
Amen and Amen.

⁵ My spirit, why are you so sad?
    Why are you so upset deep down inside me?
Put your hope in God.
    Once again I will have reason to praise him.
    He is my Savior and my God.

⁶ My spirit is very sad deep down inside me.
    So I will remember you here where the Jordan River begins.
I will remember you here on the Hermon mountains
    and on Mount Mizar.
⁷ You have sent wave upon wave of trouble over me.
    It roars down on me like a waterfall.
All your waves and breakers have rolled over me.

⁸ During the day the Lord sends his love to me.
    During the night I sing about him.
    I say a prayer to the God who gives me life.

⁹ I say to God my Rock,
    “Why have you forgotten me?
Why must I go around in sorrow?
    Why am I treated so badly by my enemies?”
¹⁰ My body suffers deadly pain
    as my enemies make fun of me.
All day long they say to me,
    “Where is your God?”

¹¹ My spirit, why are you so sad?
    Why are you so upset deep down inside me?
Put your hope in God.
    Once again I will have reason to praise him.
    He is my Savior and my God.

43 My God, when you hand down your decision, let it be in my favor.
    Stand up for me against an unfaithful nation.
    Save me from those lying and sinful people.
² You are God, my place of safety.
    Why have you turned your back on me?
Why must I go around in sorrow?
    Why am I beaten down by my enemies?
³ Send me your light and your faithful care.
    Let them lead me.
Let them bring me back to your holy mountain,
    to the place where you live.
⁴ Then I will go to the altar of God.
    I will go to God. He is my joy and my delight.
God, you are my God.
    I will praise you by playing the lyre.

⁵ My spirit, why are you so sad?
    Why are you so upset deep down inside me?
Put your hope in God.
    Once again I will have reason to praise him.
    He is my Savior and my God.

⁴ You are my King and my God.
    You give victories to the people of Jacob.
⁵ With your help we push back our enemies.
    By your power we walk all over them.
⁶ I put no trust in my bow.
    My sword doesn’t bring me victory.
⁷ But you give us victory over our enemies.
    You put them to shame.
⁸ All day long we talk about how great God is.
    We will praise your name forever.

⁹ But now you have turned your back on us and made us humble.
    You don’t march out with our armies anymore.
¹⁰ You made us turn and run from our enemies.
    They have taken what belongs to us.
¹¹ You handed us over to be eaten up like sheep.
    You have scattered us among the nations.
¹² You sold your people for very little.
    You didn’t gain anything when you sold them.

¹³ You have made us something that our neighbors laugh at.
    Those who live around us make fun of us and tease us.
¹⁴ The nations make jokes about us.
    They shake their heads at us.
¹⁵ All day long I have to live with my shame.
    My face is covered with it.
¹⁶ That’s because they laugh at me and attack me with their words.
    They want to get even with me.

¹⁷ All of this happened to us,
    even though we had not forgotten you.
    We had not broken the covenant you made with us.
¹⁸ Our hearts had not turned away from you.
    Our feet had not wandered from your path.
¹⁹ But you crushed us and left us to the wild dogs.
    You covered us over with deep darkness.

²⁰ We didn’t forget our God.
    We didn’t spread out our hands in prayer to a false god.
²¹ If we had, God would have discovered it.
    He knows the secrets of our hearts.
²² But because of you, we face death all day long.
    We are considered as sheep to be killed.

²³ Lord, wake up! Why are you sleeping?
    Get up! Don’t say no to us forever.
²⁴ Why do you turn your face away from us?
    Why do you forget our pain and troubles?

²⁵ We are brought down to the dust.
    Our bodies lie flat on the ground.
²⁶ Rise up and help us.
    Save us because of your faithful love.

² You are the most excellent of men.
    Your lips have been given the ability to speak gracious words.
    God has blessed you forever.
³ Mighty one, put your sword at your side.
    Put on glory and majesty as if they were your clothes.
⁴ In your majesty ride out with power
    to fight for what is true, humble and fair.
    Let your right hand do wonderful things.
⁵ Shoot your sharp arrows into the hearts of your enemies.
    Let the nations come under your control.
⁶ Your throne is the very throne of God.
    Your kingdom will last for ever and ever.
    You will rule by treating everyone fairly.
⁷ You love what is right and hate what is evil.
    So your God has placed you above your companions.
    He has filled you with joy by pouring the sacred oil on your head.
⁸ Myrrh and aloes and cassia make all your robes smell good.
    In palaces decorated with ivory
    the music played on stringed instruments makes you glad.
⁹ Daughters of kings are among the women you honor.
    At your right hand is the royal bride dressed in gold from Ophir.

¹⁰ Royal bride, listen and pay careful attention.
    Forget about your people and the home you came from.
¹¹ Let the king be charmed by your beauty.
    Honor him. He is now your master.
¹² The people of Tyre will come with gifts.
    Wealthy people will try to gain your favor.

¹³ In her room, the princess looks glorious.
    Her gown has gold threads running through it.
¹⁴ Dressed in beautiful clothes, she is led to the king.
    Her virgin companions follow her.
    They have been brought to be with her.