How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever?How long will you hide your face from me?How long will I store up anxious concerns within me,agony in my mind every day?How long will my enemy dominate me? Consider me and answer, Lord my God.Restore brightness to my eyes;otherwise, I will sleep in death.My enemy will say,…

Help, Lord, for no faithful one remains; the loyal have disappeared from the human race. They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts. May the Lord cut off all flattering lips and the tongue that speaks boastfully. They say, “Through our tongues we have power; our lips are our own—who…

I have taken refuge in the Lord.How can you say to me,“Escape to the mountains like a bird!For look, the wicked string bows;they put their arrows on bowstringsto 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—his throne is…

Lord, why do you stand so far away?Why do you hide in times of trouble? In arrogance the wicked relentlessly pursue their victims;let them be caught in the schemes they have devised. For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings;the one who is greedy curses and despises the Lord.In all his scheming,the wicked person…

I will thank the Lord with all my heart;I will declare all your wondrous works.I will rejoice and boast about you;I will sing about your name, Most High. When my enemies retreat,they stumble and perish before you.For you have upheld my just cause;you are seated on your throne as a righteous judge.You have rebuked the…

Lord, our Lord,how magnificent is your name throughout the earth! You have covered the heavens with your majesty.From the mouths of infants and nursing babies,you have established a strongholdon account of your adversariesin order to silence the enemy and the avenger. When I observe your heavens,the work of your fingers,the moon and the stars,which you…

Listen to my words, Lord;consider my sighing.Pay attention to the sound of my cry,my King and my God,for I pray to you. In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice;in the morning I plead my case to you and watch expectantly. For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;evil cannot dwell with you.The…

Answer me when I call,God, who vindicates me.You freed me from affliction;be gracious to me and hear my prayer. How long, exalted ones, will my honour be insulted?How long will you love what is worthlessand pursue a lie?Know that the Lord has set apartthe faithful for himself;the Lord will hear when I call to him.Be…

Lord, how my foes increase!There are many who attack me.Many say about me,“There is no help for him in God.” But you, Lord, are a shield around me,my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.I cry aloud to the Lord,and he answers me from his holy mountain. I lie down and sleep;I wake…

Why do the nations rageand the peoples plot in vain?The kings of the earth take their stand,and the rulers conspire togetheragainst the Lord and his Anointed One:“Let’s tear off their chainsand throw their ropes off of us.” The one enthroned in heaven laughs;the Lord ridicules them.Then he speaks to them in his angerand terrifies them…