1 Hear my prayer, Lord;    let my cry for help come to you.2 Do not hide your face from me    when I am in distress.Turn your ear to me;    when I call, answer me quickly.3 For my days vanish like smoke;    my bones burn like glowing embers.4 My heart is blighted and withered like grass;    I forget to eat my food.5 In my distress I groan aloud    and am reduced to skin and bones.6 I am like a des...  Read More

1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High    will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.[a]2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,    my God, in whom I trust.”3 Surely he will save you    from the fowler’s snare    and from the deadly pestilence.4 He will cover you with his feathers,    and under his wings you will find refuge;    his faithfulness will be your shield and ra...  Read More

1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place    throughout all generations.2 Before the mountains were born    or you brought forth the whole world,    from everlasting to everlasting you are God.3 You turn people back to dust,    saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”4 A thousand years in your sight    are like a day that has just gone by,    or like a watch in the night.5 Yet you sweep people away i...  Read More

Lord, you are the God who saves me;    day and night I cry out to you.2 May my prayer come before you;    turn your ear to my cry.3 I am overwhelmed with troubles    and my life draws near to death.4 I am counted among those who go down to the pit;    I am like one without strength.5 I am set apart with the dead,    like the slain who lie in the grave,whom you remember no more,    who are cut off ...  Read More

1 I cried out to God for help;    I cried out to God to hear me.2 When I was in distress, I sought the Lord;    at night I stretched out untiring hands,    and I would not be comforted.3 I remembered you, God, and I groaned;    I meditated, and my spirit grew faint.4 You kept my eyes from closing;    I was too troubled to speak.5 I thought about the former days,    the years of long ago;6 I rememb...  Read More

1 Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint;    protect my life from the threat of the enemy.2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked,    from the plots of evildoers.3 They sharpen their tongues like swords    and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent;    they shoot suddenly, without fear.5 They encourage each other in evil plans,    they talk about hiding t...  Read More

1 You, God, are my God,    earnestly I seek you;I thirst for you,    my whole being longs for you,in a dry and parched land    where there is no water.2 I have seen you in the sanctuary    and beheld your power and your glory.3 Because your love is better than life,    my lips will glorify you.4 I will praise you as long as I live,    and in your name I will lift up my hands.5 I will be fully sati...  Read More

1 Truly my soul finds rest in God;    my salvation comes from him.2 Truly he is my rock and my salvation;    he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.3 How long will you assault me?    Would all of you throw me down—    this leaning wall, this tottering fence?4 Surely they intend to topple me    from my lofty place;    they take delight in lies.With their mouths they bless,    but in their hearts...  Read More

1 Hear my cry, O God;    listen to my prayer.2 From the ends of the earth I call to you,    I call as my heart grows faint;    lead me to the rock that is higher than I.3 For you have been my refuge,    a strong tower against the foe.4 I long to dwell in your tent forever    and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.5 For you, God, have heard my vows;    you have given me the heritage of those ...  Read More

1 You have rejected us, God, and burst upon us;    you have been angry—now restore us!2 You have shaken the land and torn it open;    mend its fractures, for it is quaking.3 You have shown your people desperate times;    you have given us wine that makes us stagger.4 But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner    to be unfurled against the bow.5 Save us and help us with your right hand,  ...  Read More

1 Deliver me from my enemies, O God;    be my fortress against those who are attacking me.2 Deliver me from evildoers    and save me from those who are after my blood.3 See how they lie in wait for me!    Fierce men conspire against me    for no offense or sin of mine, Lord.4 I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me.    Arise to help me; look on my plight!5 You, Lord God Almighty,    ...  Read More

1 Listen to my prayer, O God,    do not ignore my plea;2     hear me and answer me.My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught3     because of what my enemy is saying,    because of the threats of the wicked;for they bring down suffering on me    and assail me in their anger.4 My heart is in anguish within me;    the terrors of death have fallen on me.5 Fear and trembling have beset me;    horror h...  Read More