In the LORD I take refuge.How then can you say to me:“Flee like a bird to your mountain.For look, the wicked bend their bows;They set their arrows against the stringsTo shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.When the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”The LORD is in his holy temple;The LORD is on his heavenly throneHe observes everyone on earth…On the wicked he will rain...  Read More

In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,Who are caught in the schemes he devises...Arise, O LORD! Lift up your hand, O God.Do not forget the helpless.Why does the wicked man revile God?Why does he say to himself, “He won’t call me to account”?But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted;You consider their grief and take it in hand.The victims commit themselves to you;You are the help...  Read More

The LORD reigns forever;He has established his throne for judgment.He rules the world in righteousness And judges people with equityThe LORD is a refuge for the oppressed;A stronghold in times of trouble.Those who know your name trust in you;For you, have never forsaken those who seek you…God will never forget the needy; The hope of the afflicted will never perish.Psalm 9:7-18, NIV Listening to Da...  Read More

LORD, our LORD, how majestic is your name in all the earth!You have set your glory in the heavens.Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,What is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings t...  Read More

LORD, do not rebuke me in your angerOr discipline me in your wrath.Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint;Heal me, LORD, for my bones are in agony.My soul is in deep anguish.How long, LORD, how long?Turn, LORD, and deliver me;Save me because of your unfailing love.Among the dead no one proclaims your name.Who praises you from the grave?I am worn out from my groaning.All night long I flood my bed w...  Read More

O LORD, hear me as I pray; pay attention to my groaning.Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for I pray to no one but you…O God, you take no pleasure in wickedness; You cannot tolerate the sins of the wicked.Therefore, the proud may not stand in your presence, For you hate all who do evil.You will destroy those who tell lies.The LORD detests murderers and deceivers…Lead me in the right p...  Read More