Bible Verses About Psalms: Penitential Psalms

To him that excelleth on Neginoth upon the eith tune. A Psalme of Dauid. O lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chastise me in thy wrath.

Haue mercie vpon me, O Lord, for I am weake: O Lord heale me, for my bones are vexed.

My soule is also sore troubled: but Lord how long wilt thou delay?

Returne, O Lord: deliuer my soule: saue me for thy mercies sake.

For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the graue who shall prayse thee?

I fainted in my mourning: I cause my bed euery night to swimme, and water my couch with my teares.

Mine eye is dimmed for despight, and sunke in because of all mine enemies.

Away from mee all ye workers of iniquitie: for the Lord hath heard the voyce of my weeping.

The Lord hath heard my petition: the Lord will receiue my prayer.

All mine enemies shall be confounded and sore vexed: they shall be turned backe, and put to shame suddenly.

A Psalme of David to give instruction. Blessed is he whose wickednes is forgiuen, and whose sinne is couered.

Blessed is the man, vnto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquitie, and in whose spirite there is no guile.

When I helde my tongue, my bones consumed, or when I roared all the day,

(For thine hand is heauie vpon me, day and night: and my moysture is turned into ye drought of summer. Selah)

Then I acknowledged my sinne vnto thee, neither hid I mine iniquitie: for I thought, I will confesse against my selfe my wickednesse vnto the Lord, and thou forgauest the punishment of my sinne. Selah.

Therefore shall euery one, that is godly, make his prayer vnto thee in a time, when thou mayest be founde: surely in the flood of great waters they shall not come neere him.

Thou art my secret place: thou preseruest me from trouble: thou compassest me about with ioyfull deliuerance. Selah.

I will instruct thee, and teache thee in the way that thou shalt goe, and I will guide thee with mine eye.

Be ye not like an horse, or like a mule, which vnderstand not: whose mouthes thou doest binde with bit and bridle, least they come neere thee.

Many sorowes shall come to the wicked: but he, that trusteth in the Lord, mercie shall compasse him.

Be glad ye righteous, and reioyce in the Lord, and be ioyfull all ye, that are vpright in heart.

A song of degrees. Out of the deepe places haue I called vnto thee, O Lord.

Lord, heare my voyce: let thine eares attend to the voyce of my prayers.

If thou, O Lord, straightly markest iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

But mercie is with thee, that thou mayest be feared.