Bible Verses About Psalms

His words are wrong and deceitful; he has stopped being wise and doing good.

He devises trouble as he lies in bed; so set is he on his own bad way that he doesn't hate evil.

ADONAI, in the heavens is your grace; your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

Your righteousness is like the mountains of God, your judgments are like the great deep. You save man and beast, ADONAI.

How precious, God, is your grace! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings,

they feast on the rich bounty of your house, and you have them drink from the stream of your delights.

For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.

Continue your grace to those who know you and your righteousness to the upright in heart.

Don't let the foot of the proud tread on me or the hands of the wicked drive me away.

There they lie fallen, those evildoers, flung down and unable to rise.

For the leader. Set in the style of Y'dutun. A psalm of David: I said, "I will watch how I behave, so that I won't sin with my tongue; I will put a muzzle on my mouth whenever the wicked confront me."

I was silent, said nothing, not even good; but my pain kept being stirred up.

My heart grew hot within me; whenever I thought of it, the fire burned. Then, [at last,] I let my tongue speak:

"Make me grasp, ADONAI, what my end must be, what it means that my days are numbered; let me know what a transient creature I am.

You have made my days like handbreadths; for you, the length of my life is like nothing." Yes, everyone, no matter how firmly he stands, is merely a puff of wind. (Selah)

Humans go about like shadows; their turmoil is all for nothing. They accumulate wealth, not knowing who will enjoy its benefits.

Now, Adonai, what am I waiting for? You are my only hope.

Rescue me from all my transgressions; don't make me the butt of fools.

I am silent, I keep my mouth shut, because it is you who have done it.

Stop raining blows on me; the pounding of your fist is wearing me down.

With rebukes you discipline people for their guilt; like a moth, you destroy what makes them attractive; yes, everyone is merely a puff of wind. (Selah)

Hear my prayer, ADONAI, listen to my cry, don't be deaf to my weeping; for with you, I am just a traveler passing through, like all my ancestors.

Turn your gaze from me, so I can smile again before I depart and cease to exist.

For the leader. A psalm of David: How blessed are those who care for the poor! When calamity comes, ADONAI will save them.

ADONAI will preserve them, keep them alive, and make them happy in the land. You will not hand them over to the whims of their enemies.