Psalm 28
O God, I call to you;
my Rock, do not be deaf to my cry;
lest, if you do not hear me,
I become like those who go down to the Pit.
Hear the voice of my prayer when I cry out to you,
when I lift up my hands to your holy of holies.
Do not snatch me away with the wicked or with the evildoers,
who speak peaceably with their neighbors,
while strife is in their hearts.
Repay them according to their deeds,
and according to the wickedness of their actions.
According to the work of their hands repay them,
and give them their just deserts.
They have no understanding of your doings,
nor of the works of your hands;
therefore you will break them down
and not build them up.
Blest are you, O God,
for you have heard the voice of my prayer.
You are my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in you, and I have been helped;
Therefore my heart dances for joy,
and in my song will I praise you.
You are the strength of your people,
a safe refuge for your anointed.
Save your people and bless your inheritance;
shepherd them and carry them for ever.
-- from the St. Helena Psalter
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I cry out to you, Lord.
You are my rock; don't refuse to hear me.
If you won't talk to me,
I'll just be like those going down to the pit.
Listen to my request for mercy when I cry out to you,
when I lift up my hands to your holy inner sanctuary.
Don't drag me off with the wicked and those who do evil;
the tyope who talk nice to their friends
while evil thoughts are in their hearts!
Pay them back for what they've done!
Pay them back for their evil deeds!
Pay them back for their handiwork!
Give them back exactly what they deserve!
Because they have no regard for what the Lord has done,
no regard for his handiwork,
God will tear the down and never rebuild!
Bless the Lord
because he has listened to my request for mercy!
The Lord is my strength and my shield.
My heart trusts in him.
I was helped, my heart rejoiced,
and I thank him with my song.
The Lord is his people's strength;
he is a fortress of protection for his anointed one.
Save your people, God!
Bless your possession!
Shepherd them and carry them for all time!
-- from the Common English Bible
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Monday, July 23, 2018
Friday, July 20, 2018
Psalms of Protection: Psalm 27
Psalm 27
God is my light and my salvation;
whom then shall I fear?
God is the strength of my life;
of whom then shall I be afraid?
When evildoers came upon me to eat up my flesh,
it was they, my foes and my adversaries, who stumbled and fell.
Though an army should encamp against me,
yet my heart shall not be afraid;
And though war should rise up against me,
yet will I put my trust in God.
One thing have I asked of you, O God; one thing I seek:
that I may dwell in your house all the days of my life,
To behold your fair beauty, O God,
and to seek you in your temple.
For in the day of trouble you shall keep me safe in your shelter;
you shall hide me in the secrecy of your dwelling
and set me high upon a rock.
Even now you lift up my head
above my enemies round about me.
Therefore I will offer in your dwelling an oblation with sounds of great gladness;
I will sing and make music to you.
Hearken to my voice, O Most High, when I call;
have mercy on me and answer me.
You speak in my heart and say, “Seek my face.”
Your face, O God, will I seek.
Hide not your face from me,
nor turn away your servant in displeasure.
You have been my helper; cast me not away;
do not forsake me, O God of my salvation.
Though my father and my mother forsake me,
you will sustain me.
Show me your way, O God,
lead me on a level path, because of my enemies.
Deliver me not into the hand of my adversaries,
for false witnesses have risen up against me,
and also those who speak malice.
What if I had not believed that I should see the goodness of my God
in the land of the living!
O tarry and await God’s pleasure;
be strong, and let your heart take comfort;
wait patiently for God.
--from the St. Helena Psalter
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The Lord is my light and my salvation.
Should I fear anyone?
The Lord is a fortress protecting my life.
Should I be frightened of anything?
When evildoers come at me trying to eat me up--
it's they, my foes and my enemies,
who stumble and fall!
If an army camps against me,
my heart won't be afraid.
If war comes up against me,
I will continue to trust in this:
I have asked one thing from the Lord--
it's all I seek:
to live in the Lord's house all the days of my life,
seeing the Lord's beauty
and constantly adorning his temple.
Because he will shelter me in his own dwelling
during troubling times;
he will hide me in a secret place in his own tent;
he will set me up high, safe on a rock.
Now my head is higher than the enemies surrounding me,
and I will offer sacrifices in God's tent--
sacrifices with shouts of joy!
I will sing and praise the Lord.
Lord, listen to my voice when I cry out--
have mercy on me and answer me!
Come, my heart says, seek God's face.
Lord, I do seek your face!
Please don't hide it from me!
Don't push your servant aside angrily--
you have been my help!
God who saves me,
don't neglect me!
Don't leave me all alone!
Even if my father and mother left me all alone,'
the Lord would take me in.
Lord, teach me your way;
because of my opponents, lead me on a good path.
Don't give me over to the desires of my enemies,
because false witnesses and violent accusers
have taken their stand against me.
But I have sure faith
that I will experience the Lord's goodness
in the land of the living!
Hope in the Lord!
Be strong! Let your heart take courage!
Hope in the Lord!
-- from the Common English Bible
God is my light and my salvation;
whom then shall I fear?
God is the strength of my life;
of whom then shall I be afraid?
When evildoers came upon me to eat up my flesh,
it was they, my foes and my adversaries, who stumbled and fell.
Though an army should encamp against me,
yet my heart shall not be afraid;
And though war should rise up against me,
yet will I put my trust in God.
One thing have I asked of you, O God; one thing I seek:
that I may dwell in your house all the days of my life,
To behold your fair beauty, O God,
and to seek you in your temple.
For in the day of trouble you shall keep me safe in your shelter;
you shall hide me in the secrecy of your dwelling
and set me high upon a rock.
Even now you lift up my head
above my enemies round about me.
Therefore I will offer in your dwelling an oblation with sounds of great gladness;
I will sing and make music to you.
Hearken to my voice, O Most High, when I call;
have mercy on me and answer me.
You speak in my heart and say, “Seek my face.”
Your face, O God, will I seek.
Hide not your face from me,
nor turn away your servant in displeasure.
You have been my helper; cast me not away;
do not forsake me, O God of my salvation.
Though my father and my mother forsake me,
you will sustain me.
Show me your way, O God,
lead me on a level path, because of my enemies.
Deliver me not into the hand of my adversaries,
for false witnesses have risen up against me,
and also those who speak malice.
What if I had not believed that I should see the goodness of my God
in the land of the living!
O tarry and await God’s pleasure;
be strong, and let your heart take comfort;
wait patiently for God.
--from the St. Helena Psalter
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The Lord is my light and my salvation.
Should I fear anyone?
The Lord is a fortress protecting my life.
Should I be frightened of anything?
When evildoers come at me trying to eat me up--
it's they, my foes and my enemies,
who stumble and fall!
If an army camps against me,
my heart won't be afraid.
If war comes up against me,
I will continue to trust in this:
I have asked one thing from the Lord--
it's all I seek:
to live in the Lord's house all the days of my life,
seeing the Lord's beauty
and constantly adorning his temple.
Because he will shelter me in his own dwelling
during troubling times;
he will hide me in a secret place in his own tent;
he will set me up high, safe on a rock.
Now my head is higher than the enemies surrounding me,
and I will offer sacrifices in God's tent--
sacrifices with shouts of joy!
I will sing and praise the Lord.
Lord, listen to my voice when I cry out--
have mercy on me and answer me!
Come, my heart says, seek God's face.
Lord, I do seek your face!
Please don't hide it from me!
Don't push your servant aside angrily--
you have been my help!
God who saves me,
don't neglect me!
Don't leave me all alone!
Even if my father and mother left me all alone,'
the Lord would take me in.
Lord, teach me your way;
because of my opponents, lead me on a good path.
Don't give me over to the desires of my enemies,
because false witnesses and violent accusers
have taken their stand against me.
But I have sure faith
that I will experience the Lord's goodness
in the land of the living!
Hope in the Lord!
Be strong! Let your heart take courage!
Hope in the Lord!
-- from the Common English Bible
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Psalms of Trust: Psalm 24
Psalm 24
The earth is God’s and all that is in it,
the world and all who dwell therein.
For it is God who founded it upon the seas
and made it firm upon the rivers of the deep.
“Who can ascend the hill of the Most High,
and who can stand in God’s holy place?”
“Those who have clean hands and a pure heart,
who have not pledged themselves to falsehood,
nor sworn by what is a fraud.
They shall receive a blessing from the Holy One
and a just reward from the God of their salvation.”
Such is the generation of those who seek God,
of those who seek your face, O God of Jacob.
Lift up your heads, O gates;
lift them high, O everlasting doors,
and the One who reigns in glory shall come in.
“Who is this who reigns in glory?”
“The Holy One, strong and mighty,
the Holy One, mighty in battle.”
Lift up your heads, O gates;
lift them high, O everlasting doors,
and the One who reigns in glory shall come in.
--from the St Helena Psalter
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The earth is the Lord's and everything in it,
the world and its inhabitants, too.
Because God is the one who establshed it on the seas;
God set it firmly on the waters.
Who can ascend the Lord's mountain?
Who can stand in his holy sanctuary?
Only the one with clean hands and a pure heart;
the one who hasn't made false promises.
the one who hasn't sworn dishonestly.
That kind of person receives blessings from the Lord
and righteousness from the God who saves.
And that's how things are
with the generation that seeks him--
that seeks the face of Jacob's God.
Mighty gates: lift up your heads!
Ancient doors: rise up high!
So the glorious king can enter!
Who is this glorious king?
The Lord-- strong and powerful!
The Lord-- mighty in battle!
Mighty gates: lift up your heads!
Ancient doors: rise up high!
So the glorious king can enter!
Who is this glorious king?
The Lord of heavenly forces--
he is the glorious king!
-- from the Common English Bible
The earth is God’s and all that is in it,
the world and all who dwell therein.
For it is God who founded it upon the seas
and made it firm upon the rivers of the deep.
“Who can ascend the hill of the Most High,
and who can stand in God’s holy place?”
“Those who have clean hands and a pure heart,
who have not pledged themselves to falsehood,
nor sworn by what is a fraud.
They shall receive a blessing from the Holy One
and a just reward from the God of their salvation.”
Such is the generation of those who seek God,
of those who seek your face, O God of Jacob.
Lift up your heads, O gates;
lift them high, O everlasting doors,
and the One who reigns in glory shall come in.
“Who is this who reigns in glory?”
“The Holy One, strong and mighty,
the Holy One, mighty in battle.”
Lift up your heads, O gates;
lift them high, O everlasting doors,
and the One who reigns in glory shall come in.
--from the St Helena Psalter
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The earth is the Lord's and everything in it,
the world and its inhabitants, too.
Because God is the one who establshed it on the seas;
God set it firmly on the waters.
Who can ascend the Lord's mountain?
Who can stand in his holy sanctuary?
Only the one with clean hands and a pure heart;
the one who hasn't made false promises.
the one who hasn't sworn dishonestly.
That kind of person receives blessings from the Lord
and righteousness from the God who saves.
And that's how things are
with the generation that seeks him--
that seeks the face of Jacob's God.
Mighty gates: lift up your heads!
Ancient doors: rise up high!
So the glorious king can enter!
Who is this glorious king?
The Lord-- strong and powerful!
The Lord-- mighty in battle!
Mighty gates: lift up your heads!
Ancient doors: rise up high!
So the glorious king can enter!
Who is this glorious king?
The Lord of heavenly forces--
he is the glorious king!
-- from the Common English Bible
Sunday, July 15, 2018
Psalms of Trust: Psalm 23
Psalm 23
The Holy One is my shepherd;
I shall not be in want.
You make me lie down in green pastures
and lead me beside still waters.
You revive my soul
and guide me along right pathways
for the sake of your Name.
Though I walk through the valley
of the shadow of death,
I shall fear no evil;
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
You spread a table before me
in the presence of those who trouble me;
you have anointed my head with oil,
and my cup is running over.
Surely your goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of God for ever.
--from the St. Helena Psalter
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The Lord is my shepherd;
I lack nothing.
He lets me rest in grassy meadows;
he leads me to restful waters;
he keeps me alive.
He guides me in proper paths
for the sake of his good name.
Even when I walk through the darkest valley,
I fear no danger because you are with me.
Your rod and your staff--
they protect me.
You set a table before me
right in front of my enemies,
You bathe my head in oil;
my cup is so full it spills over!
Yes, goodness and faithful love
will pursue me all the days of my life,
and I will live in the Lord's house
as long as I live.
-- from the Common English Bible
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Yahweh is my shepherd,
I lack nothing.
In grassy meadows he lets me lie.
By tranquil streams he leads me
to restore my spirit.
He guides me in paths of saving justice
as befits his name.
Even were I to walk in a ravine as dark as death
I should fear no danger, for you are at my side.
Your staff and your crook are there to soothe me.
You prepare a table for me before the eyes of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup brims over.
Kindness and faithful love pursue me
every day of my life.
I make my home in the house of Yahweh
for all time to come.
-- from the Revised New Jerusalem Bible
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The Lord is my shepherd
I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures;
he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul:
he leadeth me along right pathways for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I shall fear no evil: for thou art with me;
thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of mine enemies:
thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the House of the Lord forever.
-- from the Authorized King James Version
The Holy One is my shepherd;
I shall not be in want.
You make me lie down in green pastures
and lead me beside still waters.
You revive my soul
and guide me along right pathways
for the sake of your Name.
Though I walk through the valley
of the shadow of death,
I shall fear no evil;
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
You spread a table before me
in the presence of those who trouble me;
you have anointed my head with oil,
and my cup is running over.
Surely your goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of God for ever.
--from the St. Helena Psalter
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The Lord is my shepherd;
I lack nothing.
He lets me rest in grassy meadows;
he leads me to restful waters;
he keeps me alive.
He guides me in proper paths
for the sake of his good name.
Even when I walk through the darkest valley,
I fear no danger because you are with me.
Your rod and your staff--
they protect me.
You set a table before me
right in front of my enemies,
You bathe my head in oil;
my cup is so full it spills over!
Yes, goodness and faithful love
will pursue me all the days of my life,
and I will live in the Lord's house
as long as I live.
-- from the Common English Bible
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Yahweh is my shepherd,
I lack nothing.
In grassy meadows he lets me lie.
By tranquil streams he leads me
to restore my spirit.
He guides me in paths of saving justice
as befits his name.
Even were I to walk in a ravine as dark as death
I should fear no danger, for you are at my side.
Your staff and your crook are there to soothe me.
You prepare a table for me before the eyes of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup brims over.
Kindness and faithful love pursue me
every day of my life.
I make my home in the house of Yahweh
for all time to come.
-- from the Revised New Jerusalem Bible
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The Lord is my shepherd
I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures;
he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul:
he leadeth me along right pathways for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I shall fear no evil: for thou art with me;
thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of mine enemies:
thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the House of the Lord forever.
-- from the Authorized King James Version
Saturday, July 14, 2018
Psalms of Trust: Psalm 20
Psalm 20
May the Most High answer you in the day of trouble,
the Name of the God of Jacob defend you;
Send you help from the holy place
and strengthen you out of Zion;
Remember all your offerings
and accept your burnt sacrifice;
Grant you your heart’s desire
and prosper all your plans.
We will shout for joy at your victory
and triumph in the Name of our God;
may the Most High grant all your requests.
Now I know that God gives victory to the anointed one;
out of the holy heaven God will answer,
with a strong and victorious right hand.
Some put their trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we will call upon the Name of our God.
They collapse and fall down,
but we will arise and stand upright.
O God, give victory to our sovereign,
and answer us when we call.
--From the St. Helena Psalter
I pray that the Lord answers you whenever you are in trouble
Let the name of Jacob's God protect you.
Let God send help to you from the sanctuary
and support you from Zion.
Let God recall your many grain offerings;
let him savor entirely your burnt offerings.
Let God grant what is in your heart
and fulfill entirely all your plans.
Then we will rejoice that you have been helped.
We will fly our flags in the name of our God.
Let the Lord fulfill all your requests!
Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed one;
God answers his anointed one from his heavenly sanctuary,
answering with mighty acts of salvation
achieved by his strong hand.
Some people trust in chariots, others in horses;
but we will praise the Lord's name.
They will collapse and fall,
but we will stand up straight and strong.
Lord, save the king!
Let him answer us when we cry out!
--From the Common English Bible
May the Most High answer you in the day of trouble,
the Name of the God of Jacob defend you;
Send you help from the holy place
and strengthen you out of Zion;
Remember all your offerings
and accept your burnt sacrifice;
Grant you your heart’s desire
and prosper all your plans.
We will shout for joy at your victory
and triumph in the Name of our God;
may the Most High grant all your requests.
Now I know that God gives victory to the anointed one;
out of the holy heaven God will answer,
with a strong and victorious right hand.
Some put their trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we will call upon the Name of our God.
They collapse and fall down,
but we will arise and stand upright.
O God, give victory to our sovereign,
and answer us when we call.
--From the St. Helena Psalter
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I pray that the Lord answers you whenever you are in trouble
Let the name of Jacob's God protect you.
Let God send help to you from the sanctuary
and support you from Zion.
Let God recall your many grain offerings;
let him savor entirely your burnt offerings.
Let God grant what is in your heart
and fulfill entirely all your plans.
Then we will rejoice that you have been helped.
We will fly our flags in the name of our God.
Let the Lord fulfill all your requests!
Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed one;
God answers his anointed one from his heavenly sanctuary,
answering with mighty acts of salvation
achieved by his strong hand.
Some people trust in chariots, others in horses;
but we will praise the Lord's name.
They will collapse and fall,
but we will stand up straight and strong.
Lord, save the king!
Let him answer us when we cry out!
--From the Common English Bible
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