Bible Study

  Psalm 13 [ a ] For the director of music. A psalm of David. 1  How long,  Lord ? Will you forget me forever?      How long will you hide your face from me? 2  How long must I wrestle with my thoughts      and day after day have sorrow in my heart?      How long will my enemy triumph over me? 3  Look on me and answer,  Lord  my God.      Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death, 4  and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,”      and my foes will rejoice when I fall. 5  But I trust in your unfailing love;      my heart rejoices in your salvation. 6  I will sing the  Lord ’s praise,      for he has been good to me.

  Psalm 12 [ a ] For the director of music. According to  sheminith. [ b ]  A psalm of David. 1  Help,  Lord , for no one is faithful anymore;      those who are loyal have vanished from the human race. 2  Everyone lies to their neighbor;      they flatter with their lips      but harbor deception in their hearts. 3  May the  Lord  silence all flattering lips      and every boastful tongue— 4  those who say,      “By our tongues we will prevail;      our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?” 5  “Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan,      I will now arise,” says the  Lord .      “I will protect them from those who malign them.” 6  And the words of the  Lord  are flawless,      like silver purified in a crucible,      like gold [ c ]  refined seven times. 7  You,  Lord , will keep the needy safe      and will protect us forever from the wicked, 8  who freely strut about      when what is vile is honored by the human race.

Psalm 11 For the director of music. Of David. 1  In the  Lord  I take refuge.      How then can you say to me:      “Flee like a bird to your mountain. 2  For look, the wicked bend their bows;      they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows      at the upright in heart. 3  When the foundations are being destroyed,      what can the righteous do?” 4  The  Lord  is in his holy temple;      the  Lord  is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth;      his eyes examine them. 5  The  Lord  examines the righteous,      but the wicked, those who love violence,      he hates with a passion. 6  On the wicked he will rain      fiery coals and burning sulfur;      a scorching wind will be their lot. 7  For the  Lord  is righteous,      he loves justice;      the upright will see his face.

  Psalm 10 [ a ] 1  Why,  Lord , do you stand far off?      Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? 2  In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,      who are caught in the schemes he devises. 3  He boasts about the cravings of his heart;      he blesses the greedy and reviles the  Lord . 4  In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;      in all his thoughts there is no room for God. 5  His ways are always prosperous;      your laws are rejected by [ b ]  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.” 7  His mouth is full of lies and threats;      trouble and evil are under his tongue. 8  He lies in wait near the villages;      from ambush he murders the innocent. 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;      he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net. 10  His victims are crushed

  Psalm 9 [ a ] [ b ] For the director of music. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A psalm of David. 1  I will give thanks to you,  Lord , with all my heart;      I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. 2  I will be glad and rejoice in you;      I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High. 3  My enemies turn back;      they stumble and perish before you. 4  For you have upheld my right and my cause,      sitting enthroned as the righteous judge. 5  You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked;      you have blotted out their name for ever and ever. 6  Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,      you have uprooted their cities;      even the memory of them has perished. 7  The  Lord  reigns forever;      he has established his throne for judgment. 8  He rules the world in righteousness      and judges the peoples with equity. 9  The  Lord  is a refuge for the oppressed,      a stronghold in times of trouble. 10  Those who know your name trust in you,      for you,  L

  Psalm 8 [ a ] For the director of music. According to  gittith. [ b ]  A psalm of David. 1  Lord , our Lord,      how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory      in the heavens. 2  Through the praise of children and infants      you have established a stronghold against your enemies,      to silence the foe and the avenger. 3  When I consider your heavens,      the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars,      which you have set in place, 4  what is mankind that you are mindful of them,      human beings that you care for them? [ c ] 5  You have made them [ d ]  a little lower than the angels [ e ]      and crowned them [ f ]  with glory and honor. 6  You made them rulers over the works of your hands;      you put everything under their [ g ]  feet: 7  all flocks and herds,      and the animals of the wild, 8  the birds in the sky,      and the fish in the sea,      all that swim the paths of the seas. 9  Lord , our Lord,      how majestic is your name i

  Psalm 7 [ a ] A  shiggaion [ b ]  of David, which he sang to the  Lord  concerning Cush, a Benjamite. 1  Lord  my God, I take refuge in you;      save and deliver me from all who pursue me, 2  or they will tear me apart like a lion      and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me. 3  Lord  my God, if I have done this      and there is guilt on my hands— 4  if I have repaid my ally with evil      or without cause have robbed my foe— 5  then let my enemy pursue and overtake me;      let him trample my life to the ground      and make me sleep in the dust. [ c ] 6  Arise,  Lord , in your anger;      rise up against the rage of my enemies.      Awake, my God; decree justice. 7  Let the assembled peoples gather around you,      while you sit enthroned over them on high. 8       Let the  Lord  judge the peoples. Vindicate me,  Lord , according to my righteousness,      according to my integrity, O Most High. 9  Bring to an end the violence of the wicked      and make the righteous secure

  Psalm 6 [ a ] For the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to  sheminith. [ b ]  A psalm of David. 1  Lord , do not rebuke me in your anger      or discipline me in your wrath. 2  Have mercy on me,  Lord , for I am faint;      heal me,  Lord , for my bones are in agony. 3  My soul is in deep anguish.      How long,  Lord , how long? 4  Turn,  Lord , and deliver me;      save me because of your unfailing love. 5  Among the dead no one proclaims your name.      Who praises you from the grave? 6  I am worn out from my groaning. All night long I flood my bed with weeping      and drench my couch with tears. 7  My eyes grow weak with sorrow;      they fail because of all my foes. 8  Away from me, all you who do evil,      for the  Lord  has heard my weeping. 9  The  Lord  has heard my cry for mercy;      the  Lord  accepts my prayer. 10  All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish;      they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.