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PSALM 43 - Prayer to God in Time of Trouble

PSALM 43 (NRSV) – Prayer to God in Time of Trouble

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1  Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly people; from those who are deceitful and unjust deliver me! 2  For you are the God in whom I take refuge; why have you cast me off? Why must I walk about mournfully because of...

PSALM 42 - Longing for God and His Help in Distress

PSALM 42 (NRSV) – Longing for God and His Help in Distress

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1  As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. 2  My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and behold the face of God? 3  My tears have been my food day and night, while...

PSALM 41 - Assurance of God’s Help and a Plea for Healing

PSALM 41 (NRSV) – Assurance of God’s Help and a Plea for Healing

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1  Happy are those who consider the poor; the Lord delivers them in the day of trouble. 2  The Lord protects them and keeps them alive; they are called happy in the land. You do not give them up to the will of their enemies....

PSALM 40 - Thanksgiving for Deliverance and Prayer for Help

PSALM 40 (NRSV) – Thanksgiving for Deliverance and Prayer for Help

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1  I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. 2  He drew me up from the desolate pit, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. 3  He put a new song...

PSALM 39 - Prayer for Wisdom and Forgiveness

PSALM 39 (NRSV) – Prayer for Wisdom and Forgiveness

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1  I said, “I will guard my ways that I may not sin with my tongue; I will keep a muzzle on my mouth as long as the wicked are in my presence.” 2  I was silent and still; I held my peace to no avail;...

PSALM 38 - A Penitent Sufferer’s Plea for Healing

PSALM 38 (NRSV) – A Penitent Sufferer’s Plea for Healing

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1  O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger, or discipline me in your wrath. 2  For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has come down on me. 3  There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there...

PSALM 37 - Exhortation to Patience and Trust

PSALM 37 (NRSV) – Exhortation to Patience and Trust

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1  Do not fret because of the wicked; do not be envious of wrongdoers, 2  for they will soon fade like the grass, and wither like the green herb. 3  Trust in the Lord, and do good; so you will live in the land, and...

PSALM 36 - Human Wickedness and Divine Goodness

PSALM 36 (NRSV) – Human Wickedness and Divine Goodness

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1  Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in their hearts; there is no fear of God before their eyes. 2  For they flatter themselves in their own eyes that their iniquity cannot be found out and hated. 3  The words of their mouths are...

PSALM 35 - Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies

PSALM 35 (NRSV) – Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1  Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me! 2  Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise up to help me! 3  Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers; say to my soul, “I am...

PSALM 34 - Praise for Deliverance from Trouble

PSALM 34 (NRSV) – Praise for Deliverance from Trouble

Would you rather watch this Psalm? Click the play button below! 1  I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2  My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad. 3  O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt...