Psalm 18 Verses 39 to 50

From the New Living Translation

You have armed me with strength for the battle; you have subdued my enemies under my feet.  You placed my foot on their necks.  I have destroyed all who hated me.  They called for help, but no one came to their rescue.  They cried to the LORD, but he refused to answer.

I ground them as fine as dust in the wind.  I swept them into the gutter like dirt.   You gave me victory over my accusers.  You appointed me ruler over nations; people I don't even know now serve me.  As soon as they hear of me, they submit; foreign nations cringe before me.  They lose all their courage and come trembling from their strongholds.

The LORD lives!  Praise to my Rock!  May the God of my salvation be exalted!

He is the God who pays back those who harm me; he subdues the nations under me and rescues me from my enemies.  You hold me safe beyond the reach of my enemies; you save me from violent opponents.  For this, O LORD, I will praise you among the nations; I will sing praises to your name.

You give great victories to your king; you show unfailing love to your anointed, to David and all his descendants forever.

Psalm 18 verses 25 to 38

From the New Living Translation

To the faithful you show yourself faithful; to those with integrity you show integrity.  To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the wicked you show yourself hostile.  You rescue the humble, but you humiliate the proud.  You light a lamp for me.  The LORD, my God, lights up my darkness.  In your strength I can crush an army; with my God I can scale any wall.

God's way is perfect.  All the LORD's promises prove true.   He is a shield for all who look to him for protection.  For who is God except the LORD?  Who but our God is a solid rock?  God arms me with strength, and he makes my way perfect.  

He makes me as surefooted as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights.  He trains my hands for battle; he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow.  You have given me your shield of victory.  Your right hand supports me; y0ur help has made me great.  You have made a wide path for my feet to keep them from slipping.  


I chased my enemies and caught them; I did not stop until they were conquered.  I struck them down so they could not get up; they fell beneath my feet.

 

Psalm 18 Verses 13 to 24

Form the New Living Translation

The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded amid the hail and burning coals. He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies; his lightning flashed, and they were greatly confused.

Then at your command, O LORD, at the blast of your breath, the bottom of the sea could be seen, and the foundations of the earth were laid bare. He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters.

He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and were too strong for me. The attacked me at a moment when I was in distress, but the LORD supported me.

He led me to a place of safety; he rescued me because he delights in me. The LORD rewarded me for doing right; he restored me because of my innocence. For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not turned from my God to follow evil.

I have followed all his regulations; I have never abandoned his decrees. I am blameless before God; I have kept myself from sin. The LORD rewarded me for doing right.  He has seen my innocence.

For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not turned from my God to follow evil.  I have followed all his regulations; I have never abandoned his decrees.  I am blameless before God; I have kept myself from sin. The LORD rewarded me for doing right.  He has seen my innocence.

Psalm 18 Verses 1 to 12

From the Knowing Jesus Study Bible New International Version


I love you, O LORD, my strength.

The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer;
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge.
He is my shield and the horn of my salvation,
my stronghold.
I call to the LORD who is worthy of praise,
and I am saved from my enemies.

The cords of death entangled me;
the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
The cords of the grave coiled around me;
the snares of death confronted me.
In my distress I called to the LORD;
I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry came before him, into his ears.

The earth trembled and quaked,
and the foundations of the mountain shook;
they trembled because he was angry.
Smoke rose from his nostrils;
consuming fire came from his mouth,
burning coals blazed out of it.
He parted the heavens and came down;
dark clouds were under his feet.
He mounted the cherubim and flew;
he soared on the wings of the wind.
He made darkness his covering
his canopy around him---
the dark rain clouds of the sky.
Out of the brightness of his presence clouds
advanced, with hailstones and bolts of lightning.

 

Psalm 17

The Knowing Jesus Study Bible New International Version

Hear, O LORD my righteous plea;
listen to my cry.
Give ear to my prayer---
it does not rise from deceitful lips.
May my vindication come from you;
may your eyes see what is right.

Though you probe my heart and 
examine me at night,
though you test me, you will
find nothing.
I have resolved that my mouth
will not sin.
As for the deeds of men---
by the word of your lips
I have kept myself from the
ways of the violent.
May steps have held to your paths;
my feet have not slipped.

I call to you, O God, for you will answer me;
give ear to me and hear my prayer.
Show the wonder of your great love,
you who save by your right hand those who 
take refuge from their foes.
Keep me as the apple of your eye;
hide me in the shadow of your wings from the
wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies.

They close up their callous hearts
and their mouths speak with arrogance.
They have tracked me down, they now 
surround me, with eyes alert, to throw me
to the ground.
They are like a lion hungry for prey like a 
great lion crouching in cover.


Rise up, O LORD, confront them,
bring them down;
rescue me from the wicked by your sword.
O LORD, by your hand save me from such men,
from men of this world whose reward is this life.


You still the hunger of those you cherish;
their sons have plenty,
and they store up wealth for their children.
And I---in righteousness I will see your face;
when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing
your likeness.
 

Psalm 16

The New Living Translation

Keep me safe, O God, 
for I have come to you for refuge.

I said to the LORD, "You are my Master!
Every good thing I have comes from you."
The godly people in the land are my true heroes!
I take pleasure in them!
Troubles multiply for those who chase after
other gods.
I will not take part in their sacrifices of blood
or even speak the names of their gods.

LORD, you alone are my inheritance, my cup
of blessing.
You guard all that is mine.
The land you have given me is a pleasant land.
What a wonderful inheritance!

I will bless the LORD who guides me;
even at night my heart instructs me.
I know the LORD is always with me.
I will not be shaken, for he is right
beside me.

No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice.
My body rests in safety.
For you will not leave my soul among the dead
or allow your holy one to rot in the grave.
You will show me the way of life,
granting me the joy of your presence
and the pleasures of living with you forever.

Psalm 15

From the Knowing Jesus Study Bible New International Version

LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary?
Who may live on your holy hill?

He whose walk is blameless
and who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth from his heart
and has no slander on his tongue,
who does his neighbor no wrong
and casts no slur on his fellowman,
who despises a vile man
but honors those who fear the LORD,
who keeps his oath even when it hurts,
who lends his money without usuary
and does not accept a bribe 
against the innocent.

He who does these things
will never be shaken. 

Psalm 14

The Knowing Jesus Study Bible New International Version

The fool says in his heart,
"There is no God."
They are corrupt, their deeds vile;
there is no one who does good.

The LORD looks down from heaven
on the sons of men
to see if there is any who understand,
any who seek God.
All have turned aside,
they have together become corrupt;
there is no one who does good,
not even one.

Will evildoers never learn---
those who devour my people
as men eat bread and who do
not call on the LORD?
There they are, overwhelmed with dread,
for God is present in the company
of the righteous.
You evildoers frustrate the plans of 
the poor,
but the LORD is their refuge.

Oh, that salvation for Israel would
come out of Zion!
When the LORD restores the fortunes
of his people,
let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

Psalm 13

The Knowing Jesus Study Bible New International Version

How long, O LORD?  Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and
every day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?

Look on me and answer, O LORD my God.
Give light to my eyes or I will sleep in death;
my enemy will say, "I have overcome him,"
and my foes will rejoice when I fail.

But I trust in your unfailing love;
my heart rejoices in your salvation.
I will sing to the LORD, for he has been
good to me.

Psalm 12

The New Living Translation  1 For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by an eight-stringed instrument.  Help, O LORD, for the godly are fast disappearing! The faithful have vanished from the earth!  2 Neighbors lie to each other, speaking with flattering lips and insincere hearts.  3 May the LORD bring their flattery to an end and silence their proud tongues.  4 They say, "We will lie to our hearts' content. Our lips are our own -- who can stop us?"  5 The LORD replies, "I have seen violence done to the helpless, and I have heard the groans of the poor. Now I will rise up to rescue them, as they have longed for me to do."  6 The LORD's promises are pure, like silver refined in a furnace, purified seven times over.  7 Therefore, LORD, we know you will protect the oppressed, preserving them forever from this lying generation,  8 even though the wicked strut about, and evil is praised throughout the land.

Psalm 11

The Message

I've already run for dear life 
straight to the arms of Yahweh.
So why would I run away now
when you say,

"Run to the mountains; the evil
bows are bent, the wicked arrows
Aimed to shoot under cover of darkness
at every heart open to God.
The bottom's dropped out of the country;
good people don't have a chance"?

But Yahweh hasn't moved to the mountains;
his holy address has not changed.
He's in charge, as always, his eyes
taking everything in, his eyelids
Unblinking, examining Adam's unruly brood
inside and out, not missing a thing.
He tests the good and bad alike;
if anyone cheats God's outraged.
Fail the test and you're out,
out in a hail of firestones,
Drinking from a canteen
filled with hot desert wind.

Yahweh's business is putting things right;
he loves getting the lines straight,
Setting us straight.  Once we're standing tall,
we can look him straight in the eye.

Psalm 10

From The Message   1 I'm thanking you, God, from a full heart, I'm writing the book on your wonders.  2 I'm whistling, laughing, and jumping for joy; I'm singing your song, High God.  3 The day my enemies turned tail and ran, they stumbled on you and fell on their faces.  4 You took over and set everything right; when I needed you, you were there, taking charge.  5 You blow the whistle on godless nations; you throw dirty players out of the game, wipe their names right off the roster.  6 Enemies disappear from the sidelines, their reputation trashed, their names erased from the halls of fame.  7 God holds the high center, he sees and sets the world's mess right.  8 He decides what is right for us earthlings, gives people their just deserts.  9 God's a safe-house for the battered, a sanctuary during bad times.  10 The moment you arrive, you relax; you're never sorry you knocked.  11 Sing your songs to Zion-dwelling God, tell his stories to everyone you meet:  12 How he tracks down killers yet keeps his eye on us, registers every whimper and moan.  13 Be kind to me, God; I've been kicked around long enough. Once you've pulled me back from the gates of death,  14 I'll write the book on Hallelujahs; on the corner of Main and First I'll hold a street meeting; I'll be the song leader; we'll fill the air with salvation songs.  15 They're trapped, those godless countries, in the very snares they set, Their feet all tangled in the net they spread.  16 They have no excuse; the way God works is well-known. The cunning machinery made by the wicked has maimed their own hands.  17 The wicked bought a one-way ticket to hell.  18 No longer will the poor be nameless - no more humiliation for the humble.  19 Up, God! Aren't you fed up with their empty strutting? Expose these grand pretensions!  20 Shake them up, God! Show them how silly they look.

Psalm 9

from the NLT


I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart;
I will tell of all the marvelous things you 
have done.
I will be filled with joy because of you.
I will sing praises to your name,
O Most High.


My enemies retreated;
they staggered and died when you appeared.
For you have judged in my favor;
from your throne you have judged with
fairness.
You have rebuked the nations and destroyed
the wicked;
you have erased their names forever.
The enemy is finished, in endless ruins;
the cities you uprooted are now forgotten.




But the LORD reigns forever,
executing judgment from his throne.
He will judge the world with justice
and rule the nations with fairness.
The LORD is a shelter for the oppressed,
a refuge in times of trouble.
Those who know your name trust in you,
for you, O LORD, do not abandon those who
search for You.


Sing praises to the LORD who reigns in
Jerusalem.
Tell the world about his unforgettable
deeds.
For he who avenges murder cares for the
helpless.
He does not ignore the cries of those
who suffer.




LORD, have mercy on me.
See how my enemies torment me.

Snatch me back from the jaws of death.
Save me so I can praise you publicly at
Jerusalem's gates,
so I can rejoice that you have rescued me.






The nations have fallen into the pit they dug
for others.
Their own feet have been caught in the trap
they set.
The LORD is known for his justice.
The wicked are trapped by their own deeds.





The wicked will go down to the grave.
This is the fate of all the nations who ignore

God.
But the needy will not be ignored forever;
the hopes of the poor will not always be
crushed.



Arise, O LORD!
Do not let mere mortals defy you!
Judge the nations!
Make them tremble in fear, O LORD.
Let the nations know they are merely
humans.

Psalm 8 The Message

1 God, brilliant Lord, yours is a household name.  2 Nursing infants gurgle choruses about you; toddlers shout the songs That drown out enemy talk, and silence atheist babble.  3 I look up at your macro-skies, dark and enormous, your handmade sky-jewelry, Moon and stars mounted in their settings.  4 Then I look at my micro-self and wonder, Why do you bother with us? Why take a second look our way?  5 Yet we've so narrowly missed being gods, bright with Eden's dawn light.  6 You put us in charge of your handcrafted world, repeated to us your Genesis-charge,  7 Made us lords of sheep and cattle, even animals out in the wild,  8 Birds flying and fish swimming, whales singing in the ocean deeps.  9 God, brilliant Lord, your name echoes around the world.

Psalm 7 NLT

I come to you for protection, O LORD my God.

Save me from my persecutors---rescue me!

If you don't they will maul me like a lion,

tearing me to pieces with no one to rescue me.

O LORD my God, if I have done wrong

or am gulty of injustice,

If I have betrayed a friend

or plundered my enemy without cause,

then let my enemies capture me.

Let them trample me into the ground

and drag my honor in the dust.

Arise, O LORD, in anger!

Stand up against the fury of my enemies!

Wake up, my God, and bring justice!

Gather the nations before you.

Rule over them from on high.

The LORD judges the nations.

Declare me righteous, O Lord,

for I am innocent, O Most High!

End the evil of those who are wicked,

and defend the righteous.

For you look deep within the mind and heart,

O righteous God.

God is my shield,

saving those whose hearts are true and right.

God is an honest judge.

He is angry with the wicked every day.

If a person does not repent,

God will sharpen his sword;

he will bend and string his bow.

He will prepare his deadly weapons

and shoot his flaming arrows.

The wicked conceive evil;

they are pregnant with trouble

and give birth to lies.

They dig a deep pit to trap others,

then fall into it themselves.

The trouble they make for others backfires

on them.

The violence they plan falls on their

own heads.

I will thank the LORD because he is just;

I will sing praise to the name of the LORD

Most High.

Psalm 6 NIV

1. O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.
 
2. Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am faint; O LORD, heal me, for my bones are in agony.
 
3. My soul is in anguish. How long, O LORD, how long?
 
4. Turn, O LORD, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.
 
5. No one remembers you when he is dead. Who praises you from the grave ?
 
6. I am worn out from 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 ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.

Psalm 5 NKJV

Give ear to my words, O LORD,

Consider my meditation.

Give heed to the voice of my cry,

My King and my God,

For to You I will pray.

My voice You shall hear in the 

morning, O LORD;

In the morning I will I direct it to You,

And I will look up.

For You are not a god who takes

pleasure in wickedness,

Nor shall evil dwell with You.

The boastful shall not stand in Your

sight;

You hate all workers of iniquity.

You shall destroy those who speak

falsehood;

The LORD abhors the bloodthirsty

and deceitful man.

But as for me, I will come into Your 

house in he multitude of Your

mercy;

In fear of You I will worship toward

Your holy temple.

Lead me, O LORD, in Your 

righteousness because of my

enemies;

Make Your way straight before my

face.

For there is no faithfulness in their

mouth;

Their inward part is destruction;

Their throat is an open tomb;

They flatter with their tongue.

Pronounce them guilty, O 

God!

Cast them out in the multitude of

their transgressions,

For they have rebelled against You.

But let all those rejoice who put their

trust in You;

Let them ever shout for joy, because

You defend them;

Let those also who love Your name

Be joyful in You.

For You, O LORD, will bless 

the righteous;

With favor You will surround him as

with a shield.

Psalm 4 NKJV

1. To the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.  

2. How long, O you sons of men, Will you turn my glory to shame? How long will you love worthlessness And seek falsehood? Selah 

 

3. But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself him who is godly; The Lord will hear when I call to Him. 

 

4. Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still. Selah 

5. Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And put your trust in the Lord.  

6. There are many who say, "Who will show us any good?" Lord, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us. 

 

7.  You have put gladness in my heart, More than in the season that their grain and wine increased.  

8. I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Psalm 3 from the NIV

A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.

1 O Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!  2 Many are saying of me, "God will not deliver him." "Selah"  3 But you are a shield around me, O Lord; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head.  4 To the LORD I cry aloud, and he answers me from his holy hill. "Selah"  5 I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.  6 I will not fear the tens of thousands drawn up against me on every side.  7 Arise, O Lord! Deliver me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.  8 From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people. "Selah"

Psalm 2

• 1. Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain?

• 2. The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the LORD and against his Anointed One.

• 3. "Let us break their chains," they say, "and throw off their fetters."

• 4. The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.

• 5. Then he rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,

• 6. "I have installed my King on Zion, my holy hill."

• 7. I will proclaim the decree of the Lord: He said to me, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father.

• 8. Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.

• 9. You will rule them with an iron scepter; you will dash them to pieces like pottery."

• 10. Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth.

• 11. Serve the LORD with fear and rejoice with trembling.

• 12. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and you be destroyed in your way, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.