Bible in 90 Days

² “I know that you can do all things;^(A)
    no purpose of yours can be thwarted.^(B)
3 You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’^(C)
    Surely I spoke of things I did not understand,
    things too wonderful for me to know.^(D)

⁴ “You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak;
    I will question you,
    and you shall answer me.’^(E)
5 My ears had heard of you^(F)
    but now my eyes have seen you.^(G)
6 Therefore I despise myself^(H)
    and repent^(I) in dust and ashes.”^(J)

⁴ Not so the wicked!
    They are like chaff^(AQ)
    that the wind blows away.
⁵ Therefore the wicked will not stand^(AR) in the judgment,^(AS)
    nor sinners in the assembly^(AT) of the righteous.

⁶ For the Lord watches over^(AU) the way of the righteous,
    but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.^(AV)

⁴ The One enthroned^(BB) in heaven laughs;^(BC)
    the Lord scoffs at them.
⁵ He rebukes them in his anger^(BD)
    and terrifies them in his wrath,^(BE) saying,
⁶ “I have installed my king^(BF)
    on Zion,^(BG) my holy mountain.^(BH)”

He said to me, “You are my son;^(BI)
    today I have become your father.^(BJ)
8 Ask me,
    and I will make the nations^(BK) your inheritance,^(BL)
    the ends of the earth^(BM) your possession.
⁹ You will break them with a rod of iron^[c];^(BN)
    you will dash them to pieces^(BO) like pottery.^(BP)”

¹⁰ Therefore, you kings, be wise;^(BQ)
    be warned, you rulers^(BR) of the earth.
¹¹ Serve the Lord with fear^(BS)
    and celebrate his rule^(BT) with trembling.^(BU)
12 Kiss his son,^(BV) or he will be angry
    and your way will lead to your destruction,
for his wrath^(BW) can flare up in a moment.
    Blessed^(BX) are all who take refuge^(BY) in him.

³ But you, Lord, are a shield^(CB) around me,
    my glory, the One who lifts my head high.^(CC)
4 I call out to the Lord,^(CD)
    and he answers me from his holy mountain.^(CE)

⁵ I lie down and sleep;^(CF)
    I wake again,^(CG) because the Lord sustains me.
⁶ I will not fear^(CH) though tens of thousands
    assail me on every side.^(CI)

⁷ Arise,^(CJ) Lord!
    Deliver me,^(CK) my God!
Strike^(CL) all my enemies on the jaw;
    break the teeth^(CM) of the wicked.

⁸ From the Lord comes deliverance.^(CN)
    May your blessing^(CO) be on your people.

² How long will you people turn my glory^(CT) into shame?^(CU)
    How long will you love delusions and seek false gods^[g]?^[h](CV)
3 Know that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant^(CW) for himself;
    the Lord hears^(CX) when I call to him.

⁴ Tremble and^[i] do not sin;^(CY)
    when you are on your beds,^(CZ)
    search your hearts and be silent.
⁵ Offer the sacrifices of the righteous
    and trust in the Lord.^(DA)

⁶ Many, Lord, are asking, “Who will bring us prosperity?”
    Let the light of your face shine on us.^(DB)
7 Fill my heart^(DC) with joy^(DD)
    when their grain and new wine^(DE) abound.

⁸ In peace^(DF) I will lie down and sleep,^(DG)
    for you alone, Lord,
    make me dwell in safety.^(DH)

³ In the morning,^(DM) Lord, you hear my voice;
    in the morning I lay my requests before you
    and wait expectantly.^(DN)
4 For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness;
    with you, evil people^(DO) are not welcome.
⁵ The arrogant^(DP) cannot stand^(DQ)
    in your presence.
You hate^(DR) all who do wrong;
⁶     you destroy those who tell lies.^(DS)
The bloodthirsty and deceitful
    you, Lord, detest.
⁷ But I, by your great love,
    can come into your house;
in reverence^(DT) I bow down^(DU)
    toward your holy temple.^(DV)

⁸ Lead me, Lord, in your righteousness^(DW)
    because of my enemies—
    make your way straight^(DX) before me.
⁹ Not a word from their mouth can be trusted;
    their heart is filled with malice.
Their throat is an open grave;^(DY)
    with their tongues they tell lies.^(DZ)
10 Declare them guilty, O God!
    Let their intrigues be their downfall.
Banish them for their many sins,^(EA)
    for they have rebelled^(EB) against you.
¹¹ But let all who take refuge in you be glad;
    let them ever sing for joy.^(EC)
Spread your protection over them,
    that those who love your name^(ED) may rejoice in you.^(EE)

¹² Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous;^(EF)
    you surround them^(EG) with your favor as with a shield.^(EH)

⁴ Turn,^(EP) Lord, and deliver me;
    save me because of your unfailing love.^(EQ)
5 Among the dead no one proclaims your name.
    Who praises you from the grave?^(ER)

⁶ I am worn out^(ES) from my groaning.^(ET)

All night long I flood my bed with weeping^(EU)
    and drench my couch with tears.^(EV)
7 My eyes grow weak^(EW) with sorrow;
    they fail because of all my foes.

⁸ Away from me,^(EX) all you who do evil,^(EY)
    for the Lord has heard my weeping.
⁹ The Lord has heard my cry for mercy;^(EZ)
    the Lord accepts my prayer.
¹⁰ All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish;^(FA)
    they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.^(FB)

³ Lord my God, if I have done this
    and there is guilt on my hands^(FI)—
⁴ if I have repaid my ally with evil
    or without cause^(FJ) have robbed my foe—
⁵ then let my enemy pursue and overtake^(FK) me;
    let him trample my life to the ground^(FL)
    and make me sleep in the dust.^[o](FM)

⁶ Arise,^(FN) Lord, in your anger;
    rise up against the rage of my enemies.^(FO)
    Awake,^(FP) my God; decree justice.
⁷ Let the assembled peoples gather around you,
    while you sit enthroned over them on high.^(FQ)
8     Let the Lord judge^(FR) the peoples.
Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness,^(FS)
    according to my integrity,^(FT) O Most High.^(FU)
9 Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
    and make the righteous secure—^(FV)
you, the righteous God^(FW)
    who probes minds and hearts.^(FX)

¹⁰ My shield^[p](FY) is God Most High,
    who saves the upright in heart.^(FZ)
11 God is a righteous judge,^(GA)
    a God who displays his wrath^(GB) every day.
¹² If he does not relent,^(GC)
    he^[q] will sharpen his sword;^(GD)
    he will bend and string his bow.^(GE)
13 He has prepared his deadly weapons;
    he makes ready his flaming arrows.^(GF)

¹⁴ Whoever is pregnant with evil
    conceives trouble and gives birth^(GG) to disillusionment.
¹⁵ Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out
    falls into the pit^(GH) they have made.^(GI)
16 The trouble they cause recoils on them;
    their violence comes down on their own heads.

¹⁷ I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness;^(GJ)
    I will sing the praises^(GK) of the name of the Lord Most High.^(GL)

You have set your glory^(GN)
    in the heavens.^(GO)
2 Through the praise of children and infants
    you have established a stronghold^(GP) against your enemies,
    to silence the foe^(GQ) and the avenger.
³ When I consider your heavens,^(GR)
    the work of your fingers,^(GS)
the moon and the stars,^(GT)
    which you have set in place,
⁴ what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
    human beings that you care for them?^[t](GU)

⁵ You have made them^[u] a little lower than the angels^[v](GV)
    and crowned them^[w] with glory and honor.^(GW)
6 You made them rulers^(GX) over the works of your hands;^(GY)
    you put everything under their^[x] feet:^(GZ)
7 all flocks and herds,^(HA)
    and the animals of the wild,^(HB)
8 the birds in the sky,
    and the fish in the sea,^(HC)
    all that swim the paths of the seas.

⁹ Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name in all the earth!^(HD)

³ My enemies turn back;
    they stumble and perish before you.
⁴ For you have upheld my right^(HJ) and my cause,^(HK)
    sitting enthroned^(HL) as the righteous judge.^(HM)
5 You have rebuked the nations^(HN) and destroyed the wicked;
    you have blotted out their name^(HO) for ever and ever.
⁶ Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,
    you have uprooted their cities;^(HP)
    even the memory of them^(HQ) has perished.

⁷ The Lord reigns forever;^(HR)
    he has established his throne^(HS) for judgment.
⁸ He rules the world in righteousness^(HT)
    and judges the peoples with equity.^(HU)
9 The Lord is a refuge^(HV) for the oppressed,^(HW)
    a stronghold in times of trouble.^(HX)
10 Those who know your name^(HY) trust in you,
    for you, Lord, have never forsaken^(HZ) those who seek you.^(IA)

¹¹ Sing the praises^(IB) of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;^(IC)
    proclaim among the nations^(ID) what he has done.^(IE)
12 For he who avenges blood^(IF) remembers;
    he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.^(IG)

¹³ Lord, see how my enemies^(IH) persecute me!
    Have mercy^(II) and lift me up from the gates of death,^(IJ)
14 that I may declare your praises^(IK)
    in the gates of Daughter Zion,^(IL)
    and there rejoice in your salvation.^(IM)

¹⁵ The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;^(IN)
    their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.^(IO)
16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.^[aa](IP)
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,^(IQ)
    all the nations that forget God.^(IR)
18 But God will never forget the needy;
    the hope^(IS) of the afflicted^(IT) will never perish.

¹⁹ Arise,^(IU) Lord, do not let mortals triumph;^(IV)
    let the nations be judged^(IW) in your presence.
²⁰ Strike them with terror,^(IX) Lord;
    let the nations know they are only mortal.^(IY)

² In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,^(JB)
    who are caught in the schemes he devises.
³ He boasts^(JC) about the cravings of his heart;
    he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.^(JD)
4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;
    in all his thoughts there is no room for God.^(JE)
5 His ways are always prosperous;
    your laws are rejected by^[ac] him;
    he sneers at all his enemies.
⁶ He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.”
    He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”^(JF)

⁷ His mouth is full^(JG) of lies and threats;^(JH)
    trouble and evil are under his tongue.^(JI)
8 He lies in wait^(JJ) near the villages;
    from ambush he murders the innocent.^(JK)
His eyes watch in secret for his victims;
⁹     like a lion in cover he lies in wait.
He lies in wait to catch the helpless;^(JL)
    he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.^(JM)
10 His victims are crushed,^(JN) they collapse;
    they fall under his strength.
¹¹ He says to himself, “God will never notice;^(JO)
    he covers his face and never sees.”^(JP)

¹² Arise,^(JQ) Lord! Lift up your hand,^(JR) O God.
    Do not forget the helpless.^(JS)
13 Why does the wicked man revile God?^(JT)
    Why does he say to himself,
    “He won’t call me to account”?^(JU)
14 But you, God, see the trouble^(JV) of the afflicted;
    you consider their grief and take it in hand.
The victims commit themselves to you;^(JW)
    you are the helper^(JX) of the fatherless.
¹⁵ Break the arm of the wicked man;^(JY)
    call the evildoer to account for his wickedness
    that would not otherwise be found out.

¹⁶ The Lord is King for ever and ever;^(JZ)
    the nations^(KA) will perish from his land.
¹⁷ You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted;^(KB)
    you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,^(KC)
18 defending the fatherless^(KD) and the oppressed,^(KE)
    so that mere earthly mortals
    will never again strike terror.

⁴ The Lord is in his holy temple;^(KN)
    the Lord is on his heavenly throne.^(KO)
He observes everyone on earth;^(KP)
    his eyes examine^(KQ) them.
⁵ The Lord examines the righteous,^(KR)
    but the wicked, those who love violence,
    he hates with a passion.^(KS)
6 On the wicked he will rain
    fiery coals and burning sulfur;^(KT)
    a scorching wind^(KU) will be their lot.

⁷ For the Lord is righteous,^(KV)
    he loves justice;^(KW)
    the upright^(KX) will see his face.^(KY)

³ May the Lord silence all flattering lips^(LC)
    and every boastful tongue—^(LD)
4 those who say,
    “By our tongues we will prevail;^(LE)
    our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”

⁵ “Because the poor are plundered^(LF) and the needy groan,^(LG)
    I will now arise,^(LH)” says the Lord.
    “I will protect them^(LI) from those who malign them.”
⁶ And the words of the Lord are flawless,^(LJ)
    like silver purified^(LK) in a crucible,^(LL)
    like gold^[af] refined seven times.

⁷ You, Lord, will keep the needy safe^(LM)
    and will protect us forever from the wicked,^(LN)
8 who freely strut^(LO) about
    when what is vile is honored by the human race.

³ Look on me^(LU) and answer,^(LV) Lord my God.
    Give light to my eyes,^(LW) or I will sleep in death,^(LX)
4 and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,^(LY)”
    and my foes will rejoice when I fall.^(LZ)

⁵ But I trust in your unfailing love;^(MA)
    my heart rejoices in your salvation.^(MB)
6 I will sing^(MC) the Lord’s praise,
    for he has been good to me.

² The Lord looks down from heaven^(MF)
    on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,^(MG)
    any who seek God.^(MH)
3 All have turned away,^(MI) all have become corrupt;^(MJ)
    there is no one who does good,^(MK)
    not even one.^(ML)

⁴ Do all these evildoers know nothing?^(MM)

They devour my people^(MN) as though eating bread;
    they never call on the Lord.^(MO)
5 But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
    for God is present in the company of the righteous.
⁶ You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor,
    but the Lord is their refuge.^(MP)

⁷ Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!^(MQ)
    When the Lord restores^(MR) his people,
    let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

² The one whose walk is blameless,^(MV)
    who does what is righteous,
    who speaks the truth^(MW) from their heart;
³ whose tongue utters no slander,^(MX)
    who does no wrong to a neighbor,
    and casts no slur on others;
⁴ who despises a vile person
    but honors^(MY) those who fear the Lord;
who keeps an oath^(MZ) even when it hurts,
    and does not change their mind;
⁵ who lends money to the poor without interest;^(NA)
    who does not accept a bribe^(NB) against the innocent.

Whoever does these things
    will never be shaken.^(NC)

² I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;^(NF)
    apart from you I have no good thing.”^(NG)
3 I say of the holy people^(NH) who are in the land,^(NI)
    “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
⁴ Those who run after other gods^(NJ) will suffer^(NK) more and more.
    I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
    or take up their names^(NL) on my lips.

⁵ Lord, you alone are my portion^(NM) and my cup;^(NN)
    you make my lot^(NO) secure.
⁶ The boundary lines^(NP) have fallen for me in pleasant places;
    surely I have a delightful inheritance.^(NQ)
7 I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;^(NR)
    even at night^(NS) my heart instructs me.
⁸ I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
    With him at my right hand,^(NT) I will not be shaken.^(NU)

⁹ Therefore my heart is glad^(NV) and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest secure,^(NW)
10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,^(NX)
    nor will you let your faithful^[aj] one^(NY) see decay.^(NZ)
11 You make known to me the path of life;^(OA)
    you will fill me with joy in your presence,^(OB)
    with eternal pleasures^(OC) at your right hand.^(OD)

³ Though you probe my heart,^(OK)
    though you examine me at night and test me,^(OL)
you will find that I have planned no evil;^(OM)
    my mouth has not transgressed.^(ON)
4 Though people tried to bribe me,
    I have kept myself from the ways of the violent
    through what your lips have commanded.
⁵ My steps have held to your paths;^(OO)
    my feet have not stumbled.^(OP)

⁶ I call on you, my God, for you will answer me;^(OQ)
    turn your ear to me^(OR) and hear my prayer.^(OS)
7 Show me the wonders of your great love,^(OT)
    you who save by your right hand^(OU)
    those who take refuge^(OV) in you from their foes.
⁸ Keep me^(OW) as the apple of your eye;^(OX)
    hide me^(OY) in the shadow of your wings^(OZ)
9 from the wicked who are out to destroy me,
    from my mortal enemies who surround me.^(PA)

¹⁰ They close up their callous hearts,^(PB)
    and their mouths speak with arrogance.^(PC)
11 They have tracked me down, they now surround me,^(PD)
    with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.
¹² They are like a lion^(PE) hungry for prey,^(PF)
    like a fierce lion crouching in cover.

¹³ Rise up,^(PG) Lord, confront them, bring them down;^(PH)
    with your sword rescue me from the wicked.
¹⁴ By your hand save me from such people, Lord,
    from those of this world^(PI) whose reward is in this life.^(PJ)
May what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies;
    may their children gorge themselves on it,
    and may there be leftovers^(PK) for their little ones.

¹⁵ As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face;
    when I awake,^(PL) I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.^(PM)

² The Lord is my rock,^(PP) my fortress^(PQ) and my deliverer;^(PR)
    my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,^(PS)
    my shield^[al](PT) and the horn^[am] of my salvation,^(PU) my stronghold.

³ I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,^(PV)
    and I have been saved from my enemies.^(PW)
4 The cords of death^(PX) entangled me;
    the torrents^(PY) of destruction overwhelmed me.
⁵ The cords of the grave coiled around me;
    the snares of death^(PZ) confronted me.

⁶ In my distress^(QA) I called to the Lord;^(QB)
    I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;^(QC)
    my cry came^(QD) before him, into his ears.
⁷ The earth trembled^(QE) and quaked,^(QF)
    and the foundations of the mountains shook;^(QG)
    they trembled because he was angry.^(QH)
8 Smoke rose from his nostrils;^(QI)
    consuming fire^(QJ) came from his mouth,
    burning coals^(QK) blazed out of it.
⁹ He parted the heavens and came down;^(QL)
    dark clouds^(QM) were under his feet.
¹⁰ He mounted the cherubim^(QN) and flew;
    he soared^(QO) on the wings of the wind.^(QP)
11 He made darkness his covering,^(QQ) his canopy^(QR) around him—
    the dark rain clouds of the sky.
¹² Out of the brightness of his presence^(QS) clouds advanced,
    with hailstones^(QT) and bolts of lightning.^(QU)
13 The Lord thundered^(QV) from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.^[an]
14 He shot his arrows^(QW) and scattered the enemy,
    with great bolts of lightning^(QX) he routed them.^(QY)
15 The valleys of the sea were exposed
    and the foundations^(QZ) of the earth laid bare
at your rebuke,^(RA) Lord,
    at the blast of breath from your nostrils.^(RB)

¹⁶ He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
    he drew me out of deep waters.^(RC)
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,^(RD)
    from my foes, who were too strong for me.^(RE)
18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,^(RF)
    but the Lord was my support.^(RG)
19 He brought me out into a spacious place;^(RH)
    he rescued me because he delighted in me.^(RI)

²⁰ The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;^(RJ)
    according to the cleanness of my hands^(RK) he has rewarded me.^(RL)
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord;^(RM)
    I am not guilty of turning^(RN) from my God.
²² All his laws are before me;^(RO)
    I have not turned away from his decrees.
²³ I have been blameless^(RP) before him
    and have kept myself from sin.
²⁴ The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,^(RQ)
    according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

²⁵ To the faithful^(RR) you show yourself faithful,^(RS)
    to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
²⁶ to the pure^(RT) you show yourself pure,
    but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.^(RU)
27 You save the humble^(RV)
    but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.^(RW)
28 You, Lord, keep my lamp^(RX) burning;
    my God turns my darkness into light.^(RY)
29 With your help^(RZ) I can advance against a troop^[ao];
    with my God I can scale a wall.

³⁰ As for God, his way is perfect:^(SA)
    The Lord’s word is flawless;^(SB)
    he shields^(SC) all who take refuge^(SD) in him.
³¹ For who is God besides the Lord?^(SE)
    And who is the Rock^(SF) except our God?
³² It is God who arms me with strength^(SG)
    and keeps my way secure.^(SH)
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;^(SI)
    he causes me to stand on the heights.^(SJ)
34 He trains my hands for battle;^(SK)
    my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
³⁵ You make your saving help my shield,
    and your right hand sustains^(SL) me;
    your help has made me great.
³⁶ You provide a broad path^(SM) for my feet,
    so that my ankles do not give way.^(SN)

³⁷ I pursued my enemies^(SO) and overtook them;
    I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
³⁸ I crushed them^(SP) so that they could not rise;^(SQ)
    they fell beneath my feet.^(SR)
39 You armed me with strength^(SS) for battle;
    you humbled my adversaries^(ST) before me.
⁴⁰ You made my enemies turn their backs^(SU) in flight,
    and I destroyed^(SV) my foes.
⁴¹ They cried for help, but there was no one to save them^(SW)—
    to the Lord, but he did not answer.^(SX)
42 I beat them as fine as windblown dust;^(SY)
    I trampled them^[ap] like mud in the streets.
⁴³ You have delivered me from the attacks of the people;
    you have made me the head of nations.^(SZ)
People I did not know^(TA) now serve me,
⁴⁴     foreigners^(TB) cower before me;
    as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
⁴⁵ They all lose heart;^(TC)
    they come trembling^(TD) from their strongholds.^(TE)

⁴⁶ The Lord lives!^(TF) Praise be to my Rock!^(TG)
    Exalted be God^(TH) my Savior!^(TI)
47 He is the God who avenges^(TJ) me,
    who subdues nations^(TK) under me,
⁴⁸     who saves^(TL) me from my enemies.^(TM)
You exalted me above my foes;
    from a violent man^(TN) you rescued me.
⁴⁹ Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;^(TO)
    I will sing^(TP) the praises of your name.^(TQ)

⁵⁰ He gives his king great victories;
    he shows unfailing love to his anointed,^(TR)
    to David^(TS) and to his descendants forever.^(TT)

⁷ The law of the Lord^(UI) is perfect,^(UJ)
    refreshing the soul.^(UK)
The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy,^(UL)
    making wise the simple.^(UM)
8 The precepts of the Lord are right,^(UN)
    giving joy^(UO) to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are radiant,
    giving light to the eyes.^(UP)
9 The fear of the Lord^(UQ) is pure,
    enduring forever.
The decrees of the Lord are firm,
    and all of them are righteous.^(UR)

¹⁰ They are more precious than gold,^(US)
    than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey,^(UT)
    than honey from the honeycomb.^(UU)
11 By them your servant is warned;
    in keeping them there is great reward.
¹² But who can discern their own errors?
    Forgive my hidden faults.^(UV)
13 Keep your servant also from willful sins;^(UW)
    may they not rule over me.^(UX)
Then I will be blameless,^(UY)
    innocent of great transgression.

¹⁴ May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart
    be pleasing^(UZ) in your sight,
    Lord, my Rock^(VA) and my Redeemer.^(VB)

May the Lord grant all your requests.^(VP)

⁶ Now this I know:
    The Lord gives victory to his anointed.^(VQ)
He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary
    with the victorious power of his right hand.^(VR)
7 Some trust in chariots^(VS) and some in horses,^(VT)
    but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.^(VU)
8 They are brought to their knees and fall,^(VV)
    but we rise up^(VW) and stand firm.^(VX)
9 Lord, give victory to the king!
    Answer us^(VY) when we call!

² You have granted him his heart’s desire^(WB)
    and have not withheld the request of his lips.^[av]
3 You came to greet him with rich blessings
    and placed a crown of pure gold^(WC) on his head.^(WD)
4 He asked you for life, and you gave it to him—
    length of days, for ever and ever.^(WE)
5 Through the victories^(WF) you gave, his glory is great;
    you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.^(WG)
6 Surely you have granted him unending blessings
    and made him glad with the joy^(WH) of your presence.^(WI)
7 For the king trusts in the Lord;^(WJ)
    through the unfailing love^(WK) of the Most High^(WL)
    he will not be shaken.^(WM)

⁸ Your hand will lay hold^(WN) on all your enemies;
    your right hand will seize your foes.
⁹ When you appear for battle,
    you will burn them up as in a blazing furnace.
The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath,
    and his fire will consume them.^(WO)
10 You will destroy their descendants from the earth,
    their posterity from mankind.^(WP)
11 Though they plot evil^(WQ) against you
    and devise wicked schemes,^(WR) they cannot succeed.
¹² You will make them turn their backs^(WS)
    when you aim at them with drawn bow.

¹³ Be exalted^(WT) in your strength, Lord;^(WU)
    we will sing and praise your might.

³ Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;^(XA)
    you are the one Israel praises.^[ay](XB)
4 In you our ancestors put their trust;
    they trusted and you delivered them.^(XC)
5 To you they cried out^(XD) and were saved;
    in you they trusted^(XE) and were not put to shame.^(XF)

⁶ But I am a worm^(XG) and not a man,
    scorned by everyone,^(XH) despised^(XI) by the people.
⁷ All who see me mock me;^(XJ)
    they hurl insults,^(XK) shaking their heads.^(XL)
8 “He trusts in the Lord,” they say,
    “let the Lord rescue him.^(XM)
Let him deliver him,^(XN)
    since he delights^(XO) in him.”

⁹ Yet you brought me out of the womb;^(XP)
    you made me trust^(XQ) in you, even at my mother’s breast.
¹⁰ From birth^(XR) I was cast on you;
    from my mother’s womb you have been my God.

¹¹ Do not be far from me,^(XS)
    for trouble is near^(XT)
    and there is no one to help.^(XU)

¹² Many bulls^(XV) surround me;^(XW)
    strong bulls of Bashan^(XX) encircle me.
¹³ Roaring lions^(XY) that tear their prey^(XZ)
    open their mouths wide^(YA) against me.
¹⁴ I am poured out like water,
    and all my bones are out of joint.^(YB)
My heart has turned to wax;^(YC)
    it has melted^(YD) within me.
¹⁵ My mouth^[az] is dried up like a potsherd,^(YE)
    and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;^(YF)
    you lay me in the dust^(YG) of death.

¹⁶ Dogs^(YH) surround me,
    a pack of villains encircles me;
    they pierce^[ba](YI) my hands and my feet.
¹⁷ All my bones are on display;
    people stare^(YJ) and gloat over me.^(YK)
18 They divide my clothes among them
    and cast lots^(YL) for my garment.^(YM)

¹⁹ But you, Lord, do not be far from me.^(YN)
    You are my strength;^(YO) come quickly^(YP) to help me.^(YQ)
20 Deliver me from the sword,^(YR)
    my precious life^(YS) from the power of the dogs.^(YT)
21 Rescue me from the mouth of the lions;^(YU)
    save me from the horns of the wild oxen.^(YV)

²² I will declare your name to my people;
    in the assembly^(YW) I will praise you.^(YX)
23 You who fear the Lord, praise him!^(YY)
    All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!^(YZ)
    Revere him,^(ZA) all you descendants of Israel!
²⁴ For he has not despised^(ZB) or scorned
    the suffering of the afflicted one;^(ZC)
he has not hidden his face^(ZD) from him
    but has listened to his cry for help.^(ZE)

²⁵ From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;^(ZF)
    before those who fear you^[bb] I will fulfill my vows.^(ZG)
26 The poor will eat^(ZH) and be satisfied;
    those who seek the Lord will praise him—^(ZI)
    may your hearts live forever!

²⁷ All the ends of the earth^(ZJ)
    will remember and turn to the Lord,
and all the families of the nations
    will bow down before him,^(ZK)
28 for dominion belongs to the Lord^(ZL)
    and he rules over the nations.

²⁹ All the rich^(ZM) of the earth will feast and worship;^(ZN)
    all who go down to the dust^(ZO) will kneel before him—
    those who cannot keep themselves alive.^(ZP)
30 Posterity^(ZQ) will serve him;
    future generations^(ZR) will be told about the Lord.
³¹ They will proclaim his righteousness,^(ZS)
    declaring to a people yet unborn:^(ZT)
    He has done it!^(ZU)

⁵ You prepare a table^(AAF) before me
    in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;^(AAG)
    my cup^(AAH) overflows.
⁶ Surely your goodness and love^(AAI) will follow me
    all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
    forever.

³ Who may ascend the mountain^(AAM) of the Lord?
    Who may stand in his holy place?^(AAN)
4 The one who has clean hands^(AAO) and a pure heart,^(AAP)
    who does not trust in an idol^(AAQ)
    or swear by a false god.^[bd]

⁵ They will receive blessing^(AAR) from the Lord
    and vindication^(AAS) from God their Savior.
⁶ Such is the generation of those who seek him,
    who seek your face,^(AAT) God of Jacob.^[be][bf]

⁷ Lift up your heads, you gates;^(AAU)
    be lifted up, you ancient doors,
    that the King^(AAV) of glory^(AAW) may come in.^(AAX)
8 Who is this King of glory?
    The Lord strong and mighty,^(AAY)
    the Lord mighty in battle.^(AAZ)
9 Lift up your heads, you gates;
    lift them up, you ancient doors,
    that the King of glory may come in.
¹⁰ Who is he, this King of glory?
    The Lord Almighty^(ABA)—
    he is the King of glory.