Bible in 90 Days

² I trust in you;^(B)
    do not let me be put to shame,
    nor let my enemies triumph over me.
³ No one who hopes in you
    will ever be put to shame,^(C)
but shame will come on those
    who are treacherous^(D) without cause.

⁴ Show me your ways, Lord,
    teach me your paths.^(E)
5 Guide me in your truth^(F) and teach me,
    for you are God my Savior,^(G)
    and my hope is in you^(H) all day long.
⁶ Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love,^(I)
    for they are from of old.
⁷ Do not remember the sins of my youth^(J)
    and my rebellious ways;^(K)
according to your love^(L) remember me,
    for you, Lord, are good.^(M)

⁸ Good and upright^(N) is the Lord;
    therefore he instructs^(O) sinners in his ways.
⁹ He guides^(P) the humble in what is right
    and teaches them^(Q) his way.
¹⁰ All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful^(R)
    toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.^(S)
11 For the sake of your name,^(T) Lord,
    forgive^(U) my iniquity,^(V) though it is great.

¹² Who, then, are those who fear the Lord?^(W)
    He will instruct them in the ways^(X) they should choose.^[b]
13 They will spend their days in prosperity,^(Y)
    and their descendants will inherit the land.^(Z)
14 The Lord confides^(AA) in those who fear him;
    he makes his covenant known^(AB) to them.
¹⁵ My eyes are ever on the Lord,^(AC)
    for only he will release my feet from the snare.^(AD)

¹⁶ Turn to me^(AE) and be gracious to me,^(AF)
    for I am lonely^(AG) and afflicted.
¹⁷ Relieve the troubles^(AH) of my heart
    and free me from my anguish.^(AI)
18 Look on my affliction^(AJ) and my distress^(AK)
    and take away all my sins.^(AL)
19 See how numerous are my enemies^(AM)
    and how fiercely they hate me!^(AN)

²⁰ Guard my life^(AO) and rescue me;^(AP)
    do not let me be put to shame,^(AQ)
    for I take refuge^(AR) in you.
²¹ May integrity^(AS) and uprightness^(AT) protect me,
    because my hope, Lord,^[c] is in you.^(AU)

²² Deliver Israel,^(AV) O God,
    from all their troubles!

⁴ I do not sit^(BF) with the deceitful,
    nor do I associate with hypocrites.^(BG)
5 I abhor^(BH) the assembly of evildoers
    and refuse to sit with the wicked.
⁶ I wash my hands in innocence,^(BI)
    and go about your altar, Lord,
⁷ proclaiming aloud your praise^(BJ)
    and telling of all your wonderful deeds.^(BK)

⁸ Lord, I love^(BL) the house where you live,
    the place where your glory dwells.^(BM)
9 Do not take away my soul along with sinners,
    my life with those who are bloodthirsty,^(BN)
10 in whose hands are wicked schemes,^(BO)
    whose right hands are full of bribes.^(BP)
11 I lead a blameless life;
    deliver me^(BQ) and be merciful to me.

¹² My feet stand on level ground;^(BR)
    in the great congregation^(BS) I will praise the Lord.

² When the wicked advance against me
    to devour^[d] me,
it is my enemies and my foes
    who will stumble and fall.^(BX)
3 Though an army besiege me,
    my heart will not fear;^(BY)
though war break out against me,
    even then I will be confident.^(BZ)

⁴ One thing^(CA) I ask from the Lord,
    this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,^(CB)
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
    and to seek him in his temple.
⁵ For in the day of trouble^(CC)
    he will keep me safe^(CD) in his dwelling;
he will hide me^(CE) in the shelter of his sacred tent
    and set me high upon a rock.^(CF)

⁶ Then my head will be exalted^(CG)
    above the enemies who surround me;^(CH)
at his sacred tent I will sacrifice^(CI) with shouts of joy;^(CJ)
    I will sing^(CK) and make music^(CL) to the Lord.

⁷ Hear my voice^(CM) when I call, Lord;
    be merciful to me and answer me.^(CN)
8 My heart says of you, “Seek his face!^(CO)”
    Your face, Lord, I will seek.
⁹ Do not hide your face^(CP) from me,
    do not turn your servant away in anger;^(CQ)
    you have been my helper.^(CR)
Do not reject me or forsake^(CS) me,
    God my Savior.^(CT)
10 Though my father and mother forsake me,
    the Lord will receive me.
¹¹ Teach me your way,^(CU) Lord;
    lead me in a straight path^(CV)
    because of my oppressors.^(CW)
12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
    for false witnesses^(CX) rise up against me,
    spouting malicious accusations.

¹³ I remain confident of this:
    I will see the goodness of the Lord^(CY)
    in the land of the living.^(CZ)
14 Wait^(DA) for the Lord;
    be strong^(DB) and take heart
    and wait for the Lord.

³ Do not drag me away with the wicked,
    with those who do evil,
who speak cordially with their neighbors
    but harbor malice in their hearts.^(DI)
4 Repay them for their deeds
    and for their evil work;
repay them for what their hands have done^(DJ)
    and bring back on them what they deserve.^(DK)

⁵ Because they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord
    and what his hands have done,^(DL)
he will tear them down
    and never build them up again.

⁶ Praise be to the Lord,^(DM)
    for he has heard my cry for mercy.^(DN)
7 The Lord is my strength^(DO) and my shield;
    my heart trusts^(DP) in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,^(DQ)
    and with my song I praise him.^(DR)

⁸ The Lord is the strength^(DS) of his people,
    a fortress of salvation^(DT) for his anointed one.^(DU)
9 Save your people^(DV) and bless your inheritance;^(DW)
    be their shepherd^(DX) and carry them^(DY) forever.

³ The voice^(ED) of the Lord is over the waters;
    the God of glory^(EE) thunders,^(EF)
    the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.^(EG)
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;^(EH)
    the voice of the Lord is majestic.
⁵ The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
    the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.^(EI)
6 He makes Lebanon leap^(EJ) like a calf,
    Sirion^[f](EK) like a young wild ox.^(EL)
7 The voice of the Lord strikes
    with flashes of lightning.^(EM)
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the desert;
    the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.^(EN)
9 The voice of the Lord twists the oaks^[g](EO)
    and strips the forests bare.
And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”^(EP)

¹⁰ The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;^(EQ)
    the Lord is enthroned as King forever.^(ER)
11 The Lord gives strength to his people;^(ES)
    the Lord blesses his people with peace.^(ET)

⁴ Sing^(FB) the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;^(FC)
    praise his holy name.^(FD)
5 For his anger^(FE) lasts only a moment,^(FF)
    but his favor lasts a lifetime;^(FG)
weeping^(FH) may stay for the night,
    but rejoicing comes in the morning.^(FI)

⁶ When I felt secure, I said,
    “I will never be shaken.”^(FJ)
7 Lord, when you favored me,
    you made my royal mountain^[j] stand firm;
but when you hid your face,^(FK)
    I was dismayed.

⁸ To you, Lord, I called;
    to the Lord I cried for mercy:
⁹ “What is gained if I am silenced,
    if I go down to the pit?^(FL)
Will the dust praise you?
    Will it proclaim your faithfulness?^(FM)
10 Hear,^(FN) Lord, and be merciful to me;^(FO)
    Lord, be my help.^(FP)”

¹¹ You turned my wailing^(FQ) into dancing;^(FR)
    you removed my sackcloth^(FS) and clothed me with joy,^(FT)
12 that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.
    Lord my God, I will praise^(FU) you forever.^(FV)

⁶ I hate those who cling to worthless idols;^(GI)
    as for me, I trust in the Lord.^(GJ)
7 I will be glad and rejoice in your love,
    for you saw my affliction^(GK)
    and knew the anguish^(GL) of my soul.
⁸ You have not given me into the hands^(GM) of the enemy
    but have set my feet in a spacious place.^(GN)

⁹ Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress;^(GO)
    my eyes grow weak with sorrow,^(GP)
    my soul and body^(GQ) with grief.
¹⁰ My life is consumed by anguish^(GR)
    and my years by groaning;^(GS)
my strength fails^(GT) because of my affliction,^[l](GU)
    and my bones grow weak.^(GV)
11 Because of all my enemies,^(GW)
    I am the utter contempt^(GX) of my neighbors^(GY)
and an object of dread to my closest friends—
    those who see me on the street flee from me.
¹² I am forgotten as though I were dead;^(GZ)
    I have become like broken pottery.
¹³ For I hear many whispering,^(HA)
    “Terror on every side!”^(HB)
They conspire against me^(HC)
    and plot to take my life.^(HD)

¹⁴ But I trust^(HE) in you, Lord;
    I say, “You are my God.”
¹⁵ My times^(HF) are in your hands;
    deliver me from the hands of my enemies,
    from those who pursue me.
¹⁶ Let your face shine^(HG) on your servant;
    save me in your unfailing love.^(HH)
17 Let me not be put to shame,^(HI) Lord,
    for I have cried out to you;
but let the wicked be put to shame
    and be silent^(HJ) in the realm of the dead.
¹⁸ Let their lying lips^(HK) be silenced,
    for with pride and contempt
    they speak arrogantly^(HL) against the righteous.

¹⁹ How abundant are the good things^(HM)
    that you have stored up for those who fear you,
that you bestow in the sight of all,^(HN)
    on those who take refuge^(HO) in you.
²⁰ In the shelter^(HP) of your presence you hide^(HQ) them
    from all human intrigues;^(HR)
you keep them safe in your dwelling
    from accusing tongues.

²¹ Praise be to the Lord,^(HS)
    for he showed me the wonders of his love^(HT)
    when I was in a city under siege.^(HU)
22 In my alarm^(HV) I said,
    “I am cut off^(HW) from your sight!”
Yet you heard my cry^(HX) for mercy
    when I called to you for help.

²³ Love the Lord, all his faithful people!^(HY)
    The Lord preserves those who are true to him,^(HZ)
    but the proud he pays back^(IA) in full.
²⁴ Be strong and take heart,^(IB)
    all you who hope in the Lord.

³ When I kept silent,^(IF)
    my bones wasted away^(IG)
    through my groaning^(IH) all day long.
⁴ For day and night
    your hand was heavy^(II) on me;
my strength was sapped^(IJ)
    as in the heat of summer.^[n]

⁵ Then I acknowledged my sin to you
    and did not cover up my iniquity.^(IK)
I said, “I will confess^(IL)
    my transgressions^(IM) to the Lord.”
And you forgave
    the guilt of my sin.^(IN)

⁶ Therefore let all the faithful pray to you
    while you may be found;^(IO)
surely the rising^(IP) of the mighty waters^(IQ)
    will not reach them.^(IR)
7 You are my hiding place;^(IS)
    you will protect me from trouble^(IT)
    and surround me with songs of deliverance.^(IU)

⁸ I will instruct^(IV) you and teach you^(IW) in the way you should go;
    I will counsel you with my loving eye on^(IX) you.
⁹ Do not be like the horse or the mule,
    which have no understanding
but must be controlled by bit and bridle^(IY)
    or they will not come to you.
¹⁰ Many are the woes of the wicked,^(IZ)
    but the Lord’s unfailing love
    surrounds the one who trusts^(JA) in him.

¹¹ Rejoice in the Lord^(JB) and be glad, you righteous;
    sing, all you who are upright in heart!

⁴ For the word of the Lord is right^(JJ) and true;^(JK)
    he is faithful^(JL) in all he does.
⁵ The Lord loves righteousness and justice;^(JM)
    the earth is full of his unfailing love.^(JN)

⁶ By the word^(JO) of the Lord the heavens were made,^(JP)
    their starry host^(JQ) by the breath of his mouth.
⁷ He gathers the waters^(JR) of the sea into jars^[o];^(JS)
    he puts the deep into storehouses.
⁸ Let all the earth fear the Lord;^(JT)
    let all the people of the world^(JU) revere him.^(JV)
9 For he spoke, and it came to be;
    he commanded,^(JW) and it stood firm.

¹⁰ The Lord foils^(JX) the plans^(JY) of the nations;^(JZ)
    he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
¹¹ But the plans of the Lord stand firm^(KA) forever,
    the purposes^(KB) of his heart through all generations.

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,^(KC)
    the people he chose^(KD) for his inheritance.^(KE)
13 From heaven the Lord looks down^(KF)
    and sees all mankind;^(KG)
14 from his dwelling place^(KH) he watches
    all who live on earth—
¹⁵ he who forms^(KI) the hearts of all,
    who considers everything they do.^(KJ)

¹⁶ No king is saved by the size of his army;^(KK)
    no warrior escapes by his great strength.
¹⁷ A horse^(KL) is a vain hope for deliverance;
    despite all its great strength it cannot save.
¹⁸ But the eyes^(KM) of the Lord are on those who fear him,
    on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,^(KN)
19 to deliver them from death^(KO)
    and keep them alive in famine.^(KP)

²⁰ We wait^(KQ) in hope for the Lord;
    he is our help and our shield.
²¹ In him our hearts rejoice,^(KR)
    for we trust in his holy name.^(KS)
22 May your unfailing love^(KT) be with us, Lord,
    even as we put our hope in you.

⁴ I sought the Lord,^(LA) and he answered me;
    he delivered^(LB) me from all my fears.
⁵ Those who look to him are radiant;^(LC)
    their faces are never covered with shame.^(LD)
6 This poor man called, and the Lord heard him;
    he saved him out of all his troubles.^(LE)
7 The angel of the Lord^(LF) encamps around those who fear him,
    and he delivers^(LG) them.

⁸ Taste and see that the Lord is good;^(LH)
    blessed is the one who takes refuge^(LI) in him.
⁹ Fear the Lord,^(LJ) you his holy people,
    for those who fear him lack nothing.^(LK)
10 The lions may grow weak and hungry,
    but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.^(LL)
11 Come, my children, listen^(LM) to me;
    I will teach you^(LN) the fear of the Lord.^(LO)
12 Whoever of you loves life^(LP)
    and desires to see many good days,
¹³ keep your tongue^(LQ) from evil
    and your lips from telling lies.^(LR)
14 Turn from evil and do good;^(LS)
    seek peace^(LT) and pursue it.

¹⁵ The eyes of the Lord^(LU) are on the righteous,^(LV)
    and his ears are attentive^(LW) to their cry;
¹⁶ but the face of the Lord is against^(LX) those who do evil,^(LY)
    to blot out their name^(LZ) from the earth.

¹⁷ The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears^(MA) them;
    he delivers them from all their troubles.
¹⁸ The Lord is close^(MB) to the brokenhearted^(MC)
    and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

¹⁹ The righteous person may have many troubles,^(MD)
    but the Lord delivers him from them all;^(ME)
20 he protects all his bones,
    not one of them will be broken.^(MF)

²¹ Evil will slay the wicked;^(MG)
    the foes of the righteous will be condemned.
²² The Lord will rescue^(MH) his servants;
    no one who takes refuge^(MI) in him will be condemned.

⁴ May those who seek my life^(MR)
    be disgraced^(MS) and put to shame;^(MT)
may those who plot my ruin
    be turned back^(MU) in dismay.
⁵ May they be like chaff^(MV) before the wind,
    with the angel of the Lord^(MW) driving them away;
⁶ may their path be dark and slippery,
    with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.

⁷ Since they hid their net^(MX) for me without cause^(MY)
    and without cause dug a pit^(MZ) for me,
⁸ may ruin overtake them by surprise—^(NA)
    may the net they hid entangle them,
    may they fall into the pit,^(NB) to their ruin.
⁹ Then my soul will rejoice^(NC) in the Lord
    and delight in his salvation.^(ND)
10 My whole being will exclaim,
    “Who is like you,^(NE) Lord?
You rescue the poor from those too strong^(NF) for them,
    the poor and needy^(NG) from those who rob them.”

¹¹ Ruthless witnesses^(NH) come forward;
    they question me on things I know nothing about.
¹² They repay me evil for good^(NI)
    and leave me like one bereaved.
¹³ Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth^(NJ)
    and humbled myself with fasting.^(NK)
When my prayers returned to me unanswered,
¹⁴     I went about mourning^(NL)
    as though for my friend or brother.
I bowed my head in grief
    as though weeping for my mother.
¹⁵ But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;^(NM)
    assailants gathered against me without my knowledge.
    They slandered^(NN) me without ceasing.
¹⁶ Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked;^[s](NO)
    they gnashed their teeth^(NP) at me.

¹⁷ How long,^(NQ) Lord, will you look on?
    Rescue me from their ravages,
    my precious life^(NR) from these lions.^(NS)
18 I will give you thanks in the great assembly;^(NT)
    among the throngs^(NU) I will praise you.^(NV)
19 Do not let those gloat over me
    who are my enemies^(NW) without cause;
do not let those who hate me without reason^(NX)
    maliciously wink the eye.^(NY)
20 They do not speak peaceably,
    but devise false accusations^(NZ)
    against those who live quietly in the land.
²¹ They sneer^(OA) at me and say, “Aha! Aha!^(OB)
    With our own eyes we have seen it.”

²² Lord, you have seen^(OC) this; do not be silent.
    Do not be far^(OD) from me, Lord.
²³ Awake,^(OE) and rise^(OF) to my defense!
    Contend^(OG) for me, my God and Lord.
²⁴ Vindicate me in your righteousness, Lord my God;
    do not let them gloat^(OH) over me.
²⁵ Do not let them think, “Aha,^(OI) just what we wanted!”
    or say, “We have swallowed him up.”^(OJ)

²⁶ May all who gloat^(OK) over my distress^(OL)
    be put to shame^(OM) and confusion;
may all who exalt themselves over me^(ON)
    be clothed with shame and disgrace.
²⁷ May those who delight in my vindication^(OO)
    shout for joy^(OP) and gladness;
may they always say, “The Lord be exalted,
    who delights^(OQ) in the well-being of his servant.”^(OR)

²⁸ My tongue will proclaim your righteousness,^(OS)
    your praises all day long.^(OT)

² In their own eyes they flatter themselves
    too much to detect or hate their sin.^(OX)
3 The words of their mouths^(OY) are wicked and deceitful;^(OZ)
    they fail to act wisely^(PA) or do good.^(PB)
4 Even on their beds they plot evil;^(PC)
    they commit themselves to a sinful course^(PD)
    and do not reject what is wrong.^(PE)

⁵ Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens,
    your faithfulness^(PF) to the skies.^(PG)
6 Your righteousness^(PH) is like the highest mountains,^(PI)
    your justice like the great deep.^(PJ)
    You, Lord, preserve both people and animals.^(PK)
7 How priceless is your unfailing love, O God!^(PL)
    People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.^(PM)
8 They feast on the abundance of your house;^(PN)
    you give them drink from your river^(PO) of delights.^(PP)
9 For with you is the fountain of life;^(PQ)
    in your light^(PR) we see light.

¹⁰ Continue your love^(PS) to those who know you,^(PT)
    your righteousness to the upright in heart.^(PU)
11 May the foot of the proud not come against me,
    nor the hand of the wicked^(PV) drive me away.
¹² See how the evildoers lie fallen—
    thrown down, not able to rise!^(PW)

³ Trust in the Lord and do good;
    dwell in the land^(QB) and enjoy safe pasture.^(QC)
4 Take delight^(QD) in the Lord,
    and he will give you the desires of your heart.^(QE)

⁵ Commit your way to the Lord;
    trust in him^(QF) and he will do this:
⁶ He will make your righteous reward^(QG) shine like the dawn,^(QH)
    your vindication like the noonday sun.

⁷ Be still^(QI) before the Lord
    and wait patiently^(QJ) for him;
do not fret^(QK) when people succeed in their ways,^(QL)
    when they carry out their wicked schemes.^(QM)

⁸ Refrain from anger^(QN) and turn from wrath;
    do not fret^(QO)—it leads only to evil.
⁹ For those who are evil will be destroyed,^(QP)
    but those who hope^(QQ) in the Lord will inherit the land.^(QR)

¹⁰ A little while, and the wicked will be no more;^(QS)
    though you look for them, they will not be found.
¹¹ But the meek will inherit the land^(QT)
    and enjoy peace and prosperity.^(QU)

¹² The wicked plot^(QV) against the righteous
    and gnash their teeth^(QW) at them;
¹³ but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
    for he knows their day is coming.^(QX)

¹⁴ The wicked draw the sword^(QY)
    and bend the bow^(QZ)
to bring down the poor and needy,^(RA)
    to slay those whose ways are upright.
¹⁵ But their swords will pierce their own hearts,^(RB)
    and their bows will be broken.^(RC)

¹⁶ Better the little that the righteous have
    than the wealth^(RD) of many wicked;
¹⁷ for the power of the wicked will be broken,^(RE)
    but the Lord upholds^(RF) the righteous.

¹⁸ The blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care,^(RG)
    and their inheritance will endure forever.^(RH)
19 In times of disaster they will not wither;
    in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.

²⁰ But the wicked will perish:^(RI)
    Though the Lord’s enemies are like the flowers of the field,
    they will be consumed, they will go up in smoke.^(RJ)

²¹ The wicked borrow and do not repay,
    but the righteous give generously;^(RK)
22 those the Lord blesses will inherit the land,
    but those he curses^(RL) will be destroyed.^(RM)

²³ The Lord makes firm the steps^(RN)
    of the one who delights^(RO) in him;
²⁴ though he may stumble, he will not fall,^(RP)
    for the Lord upholds^(RQ) him with his hand.

²⁵ I was young and now I am old,
    yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken^(RR)
    or their children begging^(RS) bread.
²⁶ They are always generous and lend freely;^(RT)
    their children will be a blessing.^[w](RU)

²⁷ Turn from evil and do good;^(RV)
    then you will dwell in the land forever.^(RW)
28 For the Lord loves the just
    and will not forsake his faithful ones.^(RX)

Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed^[x];
    the offspring of the wicked will perish.^(RY)
29 The righteous will inherit the land^(RZ)
    and dwell in it forever.^(SA)

³⁰ The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom,^(SB)
    and their tongues speak what is just.
³¹ The law of their God is in their hearts;^(SC)
    their feet do not slip.^(SD)

³² The wicked lie in wait^(SE) for the righteous,^(SF)
    intent on putting them to death;
³³ but the Lord will not leave them in the power of the wicked
    or let them be condemned^(SG) when brought to trial.^(SH)

³⁴ Hope in the Lord^(SI)
    and keep his way.^(SJ)
He will exalt you to inherit the land;
    when the wicked are destroyed,^(SK) you will see^(SL) it.

³⁵ I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
    flourishing^(SM) like a luxuriant native tree,
³⁶ but he soon passed away and was no more;
    though I looked for him, he could not be found.^(SN)

³⁷ Consider the blameless,^(SO) observe the upright;^(SP)
    a future awaits those who seek peace.^[y](SQ)
38 But all sinners^(SR) will be destroyed;^(SS)
    there will be no future^[z] for the wicked.^(ST)

³⁹ The salvation^(SU) of the righteous comes from the Lord;
    he is their stronghold in time of trouble.^(SV)
40 The Lord helps^(SW) them and delivers^(SX) them;
    he delivers them from the wicked and saves^(SY) them,
    because they take refuge^(SZ) in him.

⁵ My wounds^(TG) fester and are loathsome^(TH)
    because of my sinful folly.^(TI)
6 I am bowed down^(TJ) and brought very low;
    all day long I go about mourning.^(TK)
7 My back is filled with searing pain;^(TL)
    there is no health^(TM) in my body.
⁸ I am feeble and utterly crushed;^(TN)
    I groan^(TO) in anguish of heart.^(TP)

⁹ All my longings^(TQ) lie open before you, Lord;
    my sighing^(TR) is not hidden from you.
¹⁰ My heart pounds,^(TS) my strength fails^(TT) me;
    even the light has gone from my eyes.^(TU)
11 My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds;^(TV)
    my neighbors stay far away.
¹² Those who want to kill me set their traps,^(TW)
    those who would harm me talk of my ruin;^(TX)
    all day long they scheme and lie.^(TY)

¹³ I am like the deaf, who cannot hear,^(TZ)
    like the mute, who cannot speak;
¹⁴ I have become like one who does not hear,
    whose mouth can offer no reply.
¹⁵ Lord, I wait^(UA) for you;
    you will answer,^(UB) Lord my God.
¹⁶ For I said, “Do not let them gloat^(UC)
    or exalt themselves over me when my feet slip.”^(UD)

¹⁷ For I am about to fall,^(UE)
    and my pain^(UF) is ever with me.
¹⁸ I confess my iniquity;^(UG)
    I am troubled by my sin.
¹⁹ Many have become my enemies^(UH) without cause^[ab];
    those who hate me^(UI) without reason^(UJ) are numerous.
²⁰ Those who repay my good with evil^(UK)
    lodge accusations^(UL) against me,
    though I seek only to do what is good.

²¹ Lord, do not forsake me;^(UM)
    do not be far^(UN) from me, my God.
²² Come quickly^(UO) to help me,^(UP)
    my Lord and my Savior.^(UQ)

⁴ “Show me, Lord, my life’s end
    and the number of my days;^(UZ)
    let me know how fleeting^(VA) my life is.^(VB)
5 You have made my days^(VC) a mere handbreadth;
    the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Everyone is but a breath,^(VD)
    even those who seem secure.^[ad]

⁶ “Surely everyone goes around^(VE) like a mere phantom;^(VF)
    in vain they rush about,^(VG) heaping up wealth^(VH)
    without knowing whose it will finally be.^(VI)

⁷ “But now, Lord, what do I look for?
    My hope is in you.^(VJ)
8 Save me^(VK) from all my transgressions;^(VL)
    do not make me the scorn^(VM) of fools.
⁹ I was silent;^(VN) I would not open my mouth,^(VO)
    for you are the one who has done this.^(VP)
10 Remove your scourge from me;
    I am overcome by the blow^(VQ) of your hand.^(VR)
11 When you rebuke^(VS) and discipline^(VT) anyone for their sin,
    you consume^(VU) their wealth like a moth^(VV)—
    surely everyone is but a breath.^(VW)

¹² “Hear my prayer, Lord,
    listen to my cry for help;^(VX)
    do not be deaf^(VY) to my weeping.^(VZ)
I dwell with you as a foreigner,^(WA)
    a stranger,^(WB) as all my ancestors were.^(WC)
13 Look away from me, that I may enjoy life again
    before I depart and am no more.”^(WD)

⁴ Blessed is the one^(WP)
    who trusts in the Lord,^(WQ)
who does not look to the proud,^(WR)
    to those who turn aside to false gods.^[af](WS)
5 Many, Lord my God,
    are the wonders^(WT) you have done,
    the things you planned for us.
None can compare^(WU) with you;
    were I to speak and tell of your deeds,
    they would be too many^(WV) to declare.

⁶ Sacrifice and offering you did not desire—^(WW)
    but my ears you have opened^[ag]—^(WX)
    burnt offerings^(WY) and sin offerings^[ah] you did not require.
⁷ Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—
    it is written about me in the scroll.^[ai](WZ)
8 I desire to do your will,^(XA) my God;^(XB)
    your law is within my heart.”^(XC)

⁹ I proclaim your saving acts^(XD) in the great assembly;^(XE)
    I do not seal my lips, Lord,
    as you know.^(XF)
10 I do not hide your righteousness in my heart;
    I speak of your faithfulness^(XG) and your saving help.
I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness
    from the great assembly.^(XH)

¹¹ Do not withhold your mercy^(XI) from me, Lord;
    may your love^(XJ) and faithfulness^(XK) always protect^(XL) me.
¹² For troubles^(XM) without number surround me;
    my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.^(XN)
They are more than the hairs of my head,^(XO)
    and my heart fails^(XP) within me.
¹³ Be pleased to save me, Lord;
    come quickly, Lord, to help me.^(XQ)

¹⁴ May all who want to take my life^(XR)
    be put to shame and confusion;^(XS)
may all who desire my ruin^(XT)
    be turned back in disgrace.
¹⁵ May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”^(XU)
    be appalled at their own shame.
¹⁶ But may all who seek you^(XV)
    rejoice and be glad^(XW) in you;
may those who long for your saving help always say,
    “The Lord is great!”^(XX)

¹⁷ But as for me, I am poor and needy;^(XY)
    may the Lord think^(XZ) of me.
You are my help^(YA) and my deliverer;^(YB)
    you are my God, do not delay.^(YC)

⁴ I said, “Have mercy^(YM) on me, Lord;
    heal^(YN) me, for I have sinned^(YO) against you.”
⁵ My enemies say of me in malice,
    “When will he die and his name perish?^(YP)”
⁶ When one of them comes to see me,
    he speaks falsely,^(YQ) while his heart gathers slander;^(YR)
    then he goes out and spreads^(YS) it around.

⁷ All my enemies whisper together^(YT) against me;
    they imagine the worst for me, saying,
⁸ “A vile disease has afflicted him;
    he will never get up^(YU) from the place where he lies.”
⁹ Even my close friend,^(YV)
    someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
    has turned^[ak] against me.^(YW)

¹⁰ But may you have mercy^(YX) on me, Lord;
    raise me up,^(YY) that I may repay^(YZ) them.
¹¹ I know that you are pleased with me,^(ZA)
    for my enemy does not triumph over me.^(ZB)
12 Because of my integrity^(ZC) you uphold me^(ZD)
    and set me in your presence forever.^(ZE)

¹³ Praise^(ZF) be to the Lord, the God of Israel,^(ZG)
    from everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and Amen.^(ZH)

⁵ Why, my soul, are you downcast?^(ZV)
    Why so disturbed^(ZW) within me?
Put your hope in God,^(ZX)
    for I will yet praise^(ZY) him,
    my Savior^(ZZ) and my God.^(AAA)

⁶ My soul is downcast within me;
    therefore I will remember^(AAB) you
from the land of the Jordan,^(AAC)
    the heights of Hermon^(AAD)—from Mount Mizar.
⁷ Deep calls to deep^(AAE)
    in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
    have swept over me.^(AAF)

⁸ By day the Lord directs his love,^(AAG)
    at night^(AAH) his song^(AAI) is with me—
    a prayer to the God of my life.^(AAJ)

⁹ I say to God my Rock,^(AAK)
    “Why have you forgotten^(AAL) me?
Why must I go about mourning,^(AAM)
    oppressed^(AAN) by the enemy?”^(AAO)
10 My bones suffer mortal agony^(AAP)
    as my foes taunt^(AAQ) me,
saying to me all day long,
    “Where is your God?”^(AAR)

¹¹ Why, my soul, are you downcast?
    Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
    for I will yet praise him,
    my Savior and my God.^(AAS)

⁵ Why, my soul, are you downcast?
    Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
    for I will yet praise him,
    my Savior and my God.^(ABJ)

⁴ You are my King^(ABW) and my God,^(ABX)
    who decrees^[as] victories^(ABY) for Jacob.
⁵ Through you we push back^(ABZ) our enemies;
    through your name we trample^(ACA) our foes.
⁶ I put no trust in my bow,^(ACB)
    my sword does not bring me victory;
⁷ but you give us victory^(ACC) over our enemies,
    you put our adversaries to shame.^(ACD)
8 In God we make our boast^(ACE) all day long,^(ACF)
    and we will praise your name forever.^[at](ACG)

⁹ But now you have rejected^(ACH) and humbled us;^(ACI)
    you no longer go out with our armies.^(ACJ)
10 You made us retreat^(ACK) before the enemy,
    and our adversaries have plundered^(ACL) us.
¹¹ You gave us up to be devoured like sheep^(ACM)
    and have scattered us among the nations.^(ACN)
12 You sold your people for a pittance,^(ACO)
    gaining nothing from their sale.

¹³ You have made us a reproach^(ACP) to our neighbors,^(ACQ)
    the scorn^(ACR) and derision^(ACS) of those around us.
¹⁴ You have made us a byword^(ACT) among the nations;
    the peoples shake their heads^(ACU) at us.
¹⁵ I live in disgrace^(ACV) all day long,
    and my face is covered with shame^(ACW)
16 at the taunts^(ACX) of those who reproach and revile^(ACY) me,
    because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge.^(ACZ)

¹⁷ All this came upon us,
    though we had not forgotten^(ADA) you;
    we had not been false to your covenant.
¹⁸ Our hearts had not turned^(ADB) back;
    our feet had not strayed from your path.
¹⁹ But you crushed^(ADC) us and made us a haunt for jackals;^(ADD)
    you covered us over with deep darkness.^(ADE)

²⁰ If we had forgotten^(ADF) the name of our God
    or spread out our hands to a foreign god,^(ADG)
21 would not God have discovered it,
    since he knows the secrets of the heart?^(ADH)
22 Yet for your sake we face death all day long;
    we are considered as sheep^(ADI) to be slaughtered.^(ADJ)

²³ Awake,^(ADK) Lord! Why do you sleep?^(ADL)
    Rouse yourself!^(ADM) Do not reject us forever.^(ADN)
24 Why do you hide your face^(ADO)
    and forget^(ADP) our misery and oppression?^(ADQ)

²⁵ We are brought down to the dust;^(ADR)
    our bodies cling to the ground.
²⁶ Rise up^(ADS) and help us;
    rescue^(ADT) us because of your unfailing love.^(ADU)

² You are the most excellent of men
    and your lips have been anointed with grace,^(ADW)
    since God has blessed you forever.^(ADX)

³ Gird your sword^(ADY) on your side, you mighty one;^(ADZ)
    clothe yourself with splendor and majesty.^(AEA)
4 In your majesty ride forth victoriously^(AEB)
    in the cause of truth, humility and justice;^(AEC)
    let your right hand^(AED) achieve awesome deeds.^(AEE)
5 Let your sharp arrows^(AEF) pierce the hearts^(AEG) of the king’s enemies;^(AEH)
    let the nations fall beneath your feet.
⁶ Your throne, O God,^[aw] will last for ever and ever;^(AEI)
    a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
⁷ You love righteousness^(AEJ) and hate wickedness;^(AEK)
    therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
    by anointing^(AEL) you with the oil of joy.^(AEM)
8 All your robes are fragrant^(AEN) with myrrh^(AEO) and aloes^(AEP) and cassia;^(AEQ)
    from palaces adorned with ivory^(AER)
    the music of the strings^(AES) makes you glad.
⁹ Daughters of kings^(AET) are among your honored women;
    at your right hand^(AEU) is the royal bride^(AEV) in gold of Ophir.^(AEW)

¹⁰ Listen, daughter,^(AEX) and pay careful attention:^(AEY)
    Forget your people^(AEZ) and your father’s house.
¹¹ Let the king be enthralled by your beauty;^(AFA)
    honor^(AFB) him, for he is your lord.^(AFC)
12 The city of Tyre^(AFD) will come with a gift,^[ax](AFE)
    people of wealth will seek your favor.
¹³ All glorious^(AFF) is the princess within her chamber;
    her gown is interwoven with gold.^(AFG)
14 In embroidered garments^(AFH) she is led to the king;^(AFI)
    her virgin companions^(AFJ) follow her—
    those brought to be with her.