Study Desk

For the choir director: according to "The Lily of Testimony."^[a] A Davidic Miktam for teaching. When he fought with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck Edom in the Valley of Salt, killing 12,000.^(a)

God, You have rejected us; You have broken out^[b] against us; You have been angry. Restore us!^[c](b)

You have shaken the land and split it open. Heal its fissures, for it shudders.^(c)

You have made Your people suffer hardship; You have given us wine to drink that made us stagger.^(d)

You have given a signal flag to those who fear You, so that they can flee before the archers.^[d](e) Selah

Save with Your right hand, and answer me, so that those You love may be rescued.^(f)

God has spoken in His sanctuary:^[e] "I will triumph! I will divide up Shechem.^(g) I will apportion the Valley of Succoth.^(h)

Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine, and Ephraim is My helmet;⁽ⁱ⁾ Judah is My scepter.^(j)

Moab is My washbasin.^(k) I throw My sandal on Edom;^(l) I shout in triumph over Philistia."^(m)

Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?⁽ⁿ⁾

God, haven't You rejected us? God, You do not march out with our armies.^(o)

Give us aid against the foe, for human help is worthless.^(p)

With God we will perform valiantly;^(q) He will trample our foes.^(r)

For the choir director: on stringed instruments. Davidic.

God, hear my cry; pay attention to my prayer.^(a)

I call to You from the ends of the earth when my heart is without strength.^(b) Lead me to a rock that is high above me,^(c)

for You have been a refuge for me, a strong tower^(d) in the face of the enemy.

I will live in Your tent forever and take refuge under the shelter of Your wings.^(e) Selah

God, You have heard my vows;^(f) You have given a heritage to those who fear Your name.^(g)

Add days to the king's life; may his years span many generations.^(h)

May he sit enthroned before God forever;⁽ⁱ⁾ appoint faithful love and truth to guard him.^(j)

Then I will continually sing of Your name,^(k) fulfilling my vows day by day.^(l)

For the choir director: according to Jeduthun.^(a) A Davidic psalm.

I am at rest in God alone; my salvation comes from Him.^(b)

He alone is my rock and my salvation,^(c) my stronghold; I will never be shaken.^(d)

How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you attack^[a] as if he were a leaning wall or a tottering stone fence?^(e)

They only plan to bring him down from his high position. They take pleasure in lying; they bless with their mouths, but they curse inwardly.^(f) Selah

Rest in God alone, my soul, for my hope comes from Him.^(g)

He alone is my rock and my salvation,^(h) my stronghold; I will not be shaken.⁽ⁱ⁾

My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock. My refuge is in God.^(j)

Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge.^(k) Selah

Men are only a vapor; exalted men, an illusion. Weighed in the scales, they go up; together they are less than a vapor.^(l)

Place no trust in oppression, or false hope in robbery. If wealth increases, pay no attention to it.^[b](m)

God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: strength belongs to God,⁽ⁿ⁾

and faithful love belongs to You, Lord . For You repay each according to his works.^(o)