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This book of poetry is filled with prayers and songs that express the full range of human emotion. The psalms represent personal journals of the writers’ relationships with God. The thoughts and feelings they express help their readers draw near to the Lord as well. Some of these psalms were used in public worship services.
Psalm 1
1 Blessed is the onea
who does not walkb in step with the wickedc
or stand in the wayd that sinners takee
or sitf in the company of mockers,g
2 but whose delighth is in the law of the Lord,i
and who meditatesj on his law day and night.
3 That person is like a treek planted by streamsl of water,m
which yields its fruitn in season
and whose leafo does not wither—
whatever they do prospers.p
They are like chaffq
that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not standr in the judgment,s
nor sinners in the assemblyt of the righteous.
6 For the Lord watches overu the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.v
1 Why do the nations conspirea
and the peoples plotw in vain?
2 The kingsx of the earth rise up
and the rulers band together
against the Lord and against his anointed,y saying,
3 “Let us break their chainsz
and throw off their shackles.”a
4 The One enthronedb in heaven laughs;c
the Lord scoffs at them.
5 He rebukes them in his angerd
and terrifies them in his wrath,e saying,
6 “I have installed my kingf
7 I will proclaim the Lord’s decree:
He said to me, “You are my son;i
today I have become your father.j
and I will make the nationsk your inheritance,l
the ends of the earthm your possession.
9 You will break them with a rod of ironb;n
you will dash them to pieceso like pottery.p”
10 Therefore, you kings, be wise;q
be warned, you rulersr of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fears
and celebrate his rulet with trembling.u
12 Kiss his son,v or he will be angry
and your way will lead to your destruction,
for his wrathw can flare up in a moment.
Psalm 3a
A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.z
How many rise up against me!
3 But you, Lord, are a shieldb around me,
my glory, the One who lifts my head high.c
4 I call out to the Lord,d
and he answers me from his holy mountain.e
5 I lie down and sleep;f
I wake again,g because the Lord sustains me.
6 I will not fearh though tens of thousands
assail me on every side.i
7 Arise,j Lord!
Deliver me,k my God!
Strikel all my enemies on the jaw;
break the teethm of the wicked.
8 From the Lord comes deliverance.n
May your blessingo be on your people.
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