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.

Psalm 1

From the Message by Eugene Peterson

1.How well God must like you - you don't hang out at Sin Saloon, you don't slink along Dead-End Road, you don't go to Smart-Mouth College.  

2.Instead you thrill to God's Word, you chew on Scripture day and night.  

3.You're a tree replanted in Eden, bearing fresh fruit every month, Never dropping a leaf, always in blossom.  


4.You're not at all like the wicked, who are mere windblown dust -  

5.Without defense in court, unfit company for innocent people.  

6.God charts the road you take. The road they take is Skid Row.