David

Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.

Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good.

Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might!

Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea.

Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.

Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?

Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.

You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!

Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.

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.

God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.

Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck.

Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Hurry, O LORD, to help me!

Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse.

He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;

Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant:

I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.

Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness— I will not lie to David—