Study Desk

If the Lord had not been my helper, I would soon rest in the silence of death.^(q)

If I say, "My foot is slipping," Your faithful love will support me, Lord .^(r)

When I am filled with cares, Your comfort brings me joy.^(s)

Can a corrupt throne— one that creates trouble by law— become Your ally?^(t)

They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.^(u)

But the Lord is my refuge; my God is the rock of my protection.^(v)

He will pay them back for their sins and destroy them for their evil. The Lord our God will destroy them.^(w)

Come, let us shout joyfully to the Lord , shout triumphantly to the rock of our salvation!^(a)

Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving; let us shout triumphantly to Him in song.^(b)

For the Lord is a great God, a great King above all gods.^(c)

The depths of the earth are in His hand, and the mountain peaks are His.^(d)

The sea is His; He made it. His hands formed the dry land.^(e)

Come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.^(f)

For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care.^[a](g) Today, if you hear His voice:^(h)

Do not harden your hearts as at Meribah, as on that day at Massah in the wilderness⁽ⁱ⁾

where your fathers tested Me; they tried Me, though they had seen what I did.^(j)

For 40 years I was disgusted with that generation; I said, "They are a people whose hearts go astray; they do not know My ways."^(k)

So I swore in My anger, "They will not enter My rest."^(l)

Sing a new song to the Lord ; sing to the Lord , all the earth.^(b)

Sing to Yahweh, praise His name; proclaim His salvation from day to day.^(c)

Declare His glory among the nations, His wonderful works among all peoples.^(d)

For the Lord is great and is highly praised; He is feared above all gods.^(e)

For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the Lord made the heavens.^(f)

Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.^(g)

Ascribe to the Lord , you families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.^(h)

Ascribe to Yahweh the glory of His name;⁽ⁱ⁾ bring an offering and enter His courts.^(j)

Worship the Lord in the splendor of His holiness;^(k) tremble before Him, all the earth.^(l)

Say among the nations: "The Lord reigns.^(m) The world is firmly established; it cannot be shaken.⁽ⁿ⁾ He judges the peoples fairly."^(o)

Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea and all that fills it resound.^(p)

Let the fields and everything in them exult. Then all the trees of the forest will shout for joy^(q)

before the Lord , for He is coming— for He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with His faithfulness.^(r)

The Lord reigns! Let the earth rejoice; let the many coasts and islands be glad.^(a)

Clouds and thick darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.^(b)

Fire goes before Him and burns up His foes on every side.^(c)

His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles.^(d)

The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord — at the presence of the Lord of all the earth.^(e)

The heavens proclaim His righteousness;^(f) all the peoples see His glory.^(g)

All who serve carved images, those who boast in idols, will be put to shame.^(h) All the gods^[a] must worship Him.⁽ⁱ⁾

Zion hears and is glad, and the towns^[b] of Judah rejoice because of Your judgments, Lord .^(j)

For You, Lord , are the Most High over all the earth; You are exalted above all the gods.^(k)

You who love the Lord , hate evil!^(l) He protects the lives of His godly ones;^(m) He rescues them from the power of the wicked.⁽ⁿ⁾

Light dawns^[c][d] for the righteous, gladness for the upright in heart.^(o)

Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous ones, and praise His holy name.^[e](p)

A psalm.

Sing a new song to the Lord ,^(a) for He has performed wonders; His right hand and holy arm have won Him victory.^(b)

The Lord has made His victory known; He has revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations.^(c)

He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen our God's victory.^(d)