How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? . . . Look on me and answer, LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death, and my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," and my foes will rejoice when I fall.But I trust in your unfailing love; My heart rejoices in...  Read More

Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts. . . . And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times. (Psalm 12) Solomon, the wisest of men,  said in Ecclesiastes that there is nothing new un...  Read More

I trust in the LORD for protection.So why do you say to me, "Fly like a bird to the mountains for safety!The wicked are stringing their bows . . .  They shoot from the shadows at those whose hearts are right.The foundations of law and order have collapsed. What can the righteous do?"But the LORD is in His Holy Temple; the LORD still rules from Heaven.. . . The LORD examines both the righteous and ...  Read More

Why, LORD, do you stand afar off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises . . . Arise, 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 th...  Read More

I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before you. For you have upheld my right and my cause . . . The LORD reigns forever . . . He rules the world in righteousness and judges the peoples with equity. The LORD is a r...  Read More

O LORD, our Lord, your majestic name fills all the earth!Your glory is higher than the heavens.You have taught children and infants to tell of your strength, silencing your enemies and all who oppose you.When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers -- the moon and stars you set in place -- what are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care fo...  Read More