A Plea for Protection For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. 1 Lord, I seek refuge in You; let me never be disgraced. Save me by Your righteousness. 2 Listen…

The Joy of Forgiveness Davidic. A Maskil. 1 How joyful is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered! 2 How joyful is the man theLorddoes not charge…

Praise to the Creator 1 Rejoice in theLord, you righteous ones; praise from the upright is beautiful. 2 Praise theLordwith the lyre; make music to Him with a ten-stringed harp….

The Lord Delivers the Righteous Concerning David, when he pretended to be insane in the presence of Abimelech, who drove him out, and he departed. 1 Iwill praise theLordat all…

Prayer for Victory Davidic. 1 Oppose my opponents,Lord; fight those who fight me. 2 Take Your shields — large and small — and come to my aid. 3 Draw the…

Human Wickedness and God’s Love For the choir director. A psalm of David, the Lord’s servant. 1 An oracle within my heart concerning the transgression of the wicked person: There…

Instruction in Wisdom Davidic. 1 Donot be agitated by evildoers; do not envy those who do wrong. 2 For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender green plants….

Prayer of a Suffering Sinner A Davidic psalm for remembrance. 1 Lord, do not punish me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath. 2 For Your arrows have…

The Fleeting Nature of Life For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Davidic psalm. 1 I said, “I will guard my ways so that I may not sin with my…

Thanksgiving and a Cry for Help For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. 1 I waited patiently for theLord, and He turned to me and heard my cry for help….