Psalm 29

Praise to God in His Holiness and Majesty

A Psalm of David.

1 Give 1 aunto the Lord, O you mighty ones,

Give unto the Lord glory and strength.

2 2Give unto the Lord the glory 3due to His name;

Worship the Lord in bthe 4beauty of holiness.

3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters;

cThe God of glory thunders;

The Lord is over many waters.

4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;

The voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

5 The voice of the Lord breaks dthe cedars,

Yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon.

6 eHe makes them also skip like a calf,

Lebanon and fSirion like a young wild ox.

7 The voice of the Lord 5divides the flames of fire.

8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;

The Lord shakes the Wilderness of gKadesh.

9 The voice of the Lord makes the hdeer give birth,

And strips the forests bare;

And in His temple everyone says, “Glory!”

10 The iLord sat enthroned at the Flood,

And jthe Lord sits as King forever.

11 kThe Lord will give strength to His people;

The Lord will bless His people with peace.

Psalm 30

The Blessedness of Answered Prayer

A Psalm. A Song aAt the Dedication of the House of David.

1 I will extol You, O Lord, for You have blifted me up,

And have not let my foes crejoice over me.

2 O Lord my God, I cried out to You,

And You dhealed me.

3 O Lord, eYou brought my soul up from the grave;

You have kept me alive, 1that I should not go down to the pit.

4 fSing praise to the Lord, you saints of His,

And give thanks at the remembrance of 2His holy name.

5 For gHis anger is but for a moment,

hHis favor is for life;

Weeping may endure for a night,

But 3joy comes in the morning.

6 Now in my prosperity I said,

“I shall never be 4moved.”

7 Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong;

iYou hid Your face, and I was troubled.

8 I cried out to You, O Lord;

And to the Lord I made supplication:

9 “What profit is there in my blood,

When I go down to the pit?

jWill the dust praise You?

Will it declare Your truth?

10 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me;

Lord, be my helper!”

11 kYou have turned for me my mourning into dancing;

You have put off 5my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,

12 To the end that my 6glory may sing praise to You and not be silent.

O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

Psalm 31

The Lord A Fortress in Adversity

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

1 In aYou, O Lord, I 1put my trust; Let me never be ashamed;

Deliver me in Your righteousness.

2 bBow down Your ear to me,

Deliver me speedily;

Be my rock of 2refuge,

A 3fortress of defense to save me.

3 cFor You are my rock and my fortress;

Therefore, dfor Your name’s sake,

Lead me and guide me.

4 Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me,

For You are my strength.

5 eInto Your hand I commit my spirit;

You have redeemed me, O Lord God of ftruth.

6 I have hated those gwho regard useless idols;

But I trust in the Lord.

7 I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy,

For You have considered my trouble;

You have hknown my soul in 4adversities,

8 And have not ishut 5me up into the hand of the enemy;

jYou have set my feet in a wide place.

9 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble;

kMy eye wastes away with grief,

Yes, my soul and my 6body!

10 For my life is spent with grief,

And my years with sighing;

My strength fails because of my iniquity,

And my bones waste away.

11 lI am a 7reproach among all my enemies,

But mespecially among my neighbors,

And am repulsive to my acquaintances;

nThose who see me outside flee from me.

12 oI am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind;

I am like a 8broken vessel.

13 pFor I hear the slander of many;

qFear is on every side;

While they rtake counsel together against me,

They scheme to take away my life.

14 But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord;

I say, “You are my God.”

15 My times are in Your shand;

Deliver me from the hand of my enemies,

And from those who persecute me.

16 tMake Your face shine upon Your servant;

Save me for Your mercies’ sake.

17 uDo not let me be ashamed, O Lord, for I have called upon You;

Let the wicked be ashamed;

vLet them be silent in the grave.

18 wLet the lying lips be put to silence,

Which xspeak insolent things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

19 yOh, how great is Your goodness,

Which You have laid up for those who fear You,

Which You have prepared for those who trust in You

In the presence of the sons of men!

20 zYou shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence

From the plots of man;

aYou shall keep them secretly in a 9pavilion

From the strife of tongues.

21 Blessed be the Lord,

For bHe has shown me His marvelous kindness in a 1strong city!

22 For I said in my haste,

“I am cut off from before Your eyes”;

Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications

When I cried out to You.

23 Oh, love the Lord, all you His saints!

For the Lord preserves the faithful,

And fully repays the proud person.

24 cBe of good courage,

And He shall strengthen your heart,

All you who hope in the Lord.