Peaceful Psalm Readings with Gentle Rain Sounds for Deep Sleep & Relaxation

The Book of Psalms book one Psalm 1 blessed is the one who does not walk in step with a wicked or stand in the way that Sinners take or sit in the company of mockers but whose Delight is in the law of the Lord and who meditates on his law day and night that person is like a tree planted by streams of water which yields its fruit in season and whose Leaf does not wither whatever they do prospers not so the wicked they are like chuff that the wind blows away therefore the wicked will not

stand in the Judgment nor sinners in the Assembly of the righteous for the Lord Watches Over The Way of the righteous but the Way of the Wicked leads to destruction Psalm 2 why do the Nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain the kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed saying let us break their chains and throw off their shackles the one enthroned in heaven laughs the Lord scoffs at them he rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wroth saying I have

installed my king on Zion my Holy Mountain I will proclaim the Lord's decree he said to me you are my son today I have become your father ask me and I will make the Nations your inheritance the ends of the Earth your possession you will break them with a rod of iron you will Dash them to pieces like Pottery therefore you Kings be wise be warned you rulers of the earth serve the Lord with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling kiss his son or he will be angry and your way will lead to your

destruction for his wroth can flare up in a moment blessed are all who take refuge in him Psalm 3 Lord how many are my foes how many rise up against me many are saying of me God will not deliver him but you Lord are a shield around me my my glory the one who lifts my head high I call out to the Lord and he answers me from his holy mountain I lie down and sleep I wake again because the Lord sustains me I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side

arise Lord deliver me my God strike all my enemies on the jaw break the teeth of the wicked from the Lord comes Deliverance may your blessing be on your people Psalm 4 answer me when I call to you my righteous God give me relief from my distress have mercy on me and hear my prayer how long will you people turn my glory into shame how long will you love delusions and seek false gods know that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant for himself the Lord hears when I call to him tremble and do

not sin when you are on your beds search your hearts and be silent offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the Lord many Lord are asking who will bring us prosperity let the light of your face shine on us fill my heart with joy when their grain and new wine abound in peace I will lie down and sleep for you alone Lord Make Me dwell in safety Psalm 5 listen to my words Lord consider my lament Hear My Cry for Help my king and my God for to you I pray in the morning

Lord you hear my voice in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly for you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness with you evil people are not welcome The Arrogant cannot stand in your presence you hate all who do wrong you destroy those who tell lies the bloodthirsty and deceitful you Lord detest but I by your great love can come into your house in reverence I bow down toward your Holy Temple Lead Me Lord in your righteousness because of my enemies make your way straight before me not a word

from their mouth can be trusted their heart is filled with malice their throat is an open grave with their tongues they tell lies declare them guilty oh God let their intrigues be their downfall banish them for their many sins for they have rebelled against you but let all who take refuge in you be glad let them ever sing for joy spread your protection over them that those who love your name May rejoice in you surely Lord you bless the righteous you surround them with your favor as with a shield Psalm 6 Lord do not rebuke

me in your anger or discipline me in your wroth 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 with weeping and Drench my couch with tears my eyes grow weak with sorrow they fail because of all my foes

away from me all you who do evil for the Lord has heard my weeping the Lord has heard my cry for Mercy the Lord accepts my prayer all my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame Psalm 7 Lord my God I take refuge in you save and Deliver Me from all who pursue me or they will tear me apart like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me Lord my God if I have done this and there is guilt on

my hands if I have repaid my ally with evil or without cause have robbed my foe then let my enemy pursue and overtake me let him trample my life to the ground and make me sleep in the dust arise Lord in your anger Rise Up Against The Rage of my enemy is awake my God decree Justice let the assembled peoples gather around you while you sit enthroned over them on high let the lord judge the peoples vindicate me Lord according to my righteousness according to my Integrity oh most high bring to an end the violence

of the wicked and make the righteous secure you the righteous God who probes minds and hearts my shield is God most high who saves the upright in heart God is a righteous judge a God who displays his wroth every day if he does not relent he will sharpen his sword he will bend and string his bow he has prepared his deadly weapons he makes ready his flaming arrows whoever is pregnant with evil conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment whoever digs a hole and Scoops it out falls into the pit they have made the trouble

they cause recoils on them their violence comes down on their own heads I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness I will sing the Praises of the name of the Lord most high Psalm 8 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 heaven 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 that you care for them you have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with Glory and Honor you made them rulers over the works of your hands you put everything under their feet all flocks and herds and the animals of the Wild the birds in the sky and the fish in the sea all that swim the paths of the Seas Lord our Lord How Majestic is your name in all the Earth Psalm 9 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 oh most high my enemies turn back they stumble and perish before you for you have upheld my right and my cause sitting enthroned as the righteous judge you have rebuked the Nations and destroyed the wicked you have blotted out their name forever and ever endless ruin has overtaken my enemies you have uprooted their cities even the memory of them has perished the Lord reigns forever he has established

his throne for judgment he rules the world in righteousness and judges the people with Equity the Lord is a refuge for the oppressed a stronghold in times of trouble those who know your name trust in you for you Lord have never forsaken those who seek you sing the Praises of the Lord enthroned in Zion Proclaim among the Nations what he has done for He Who avenges blood remembers he does not ignore the cries of The Afflicted Lord see how my enemies persecute me have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death that I

may declare your Praises in the gates of daughter Zion and there rejoice in your salvation the Nations have fallen into the pit they have dug their feet are caught in the net they have hidden the Lord is known by his acts of Justice the wicked are ens snared by the work of their hands the wicked go down to the realm of the Dead all the nations that forget God but God will never forget the needy the hope of The Afflicted will never perish arise Lord do not let Mortals Triumph let the Nations be judged in

your presence strike them with Terror Lord let the Nations know they are only mortal Psalm 10 why Lord do you stand far 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 he boasts about the Cravings of his heart He blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord in his pride the wicked man does not seek Him in all his thoughts there is no room for God his ways are always prosperous your laws are rejected by him he snear

at all his enemies he says to himself nothing will ever shake me he swears no one will ever do me harm his mouth is full of lies and threats trouble and evil are under his tongue he lies in weight near the villages from Ambush he murders the innocent his eyes watch in secret for his victims like a lion in cover he lies in wait he lies in wait to catch the helpless he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net his victims are crushed they collapse they fall under his strength he says to

himself God will never notice he covers his face and never sees arise Lord lift up your hand oh 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 helper of the fatherless break the arm of the Wicked Man call the evildoer to account for his his wickedness that would not otherwise be found out the Lord

is king forever and ever the Nations will perish from his land you Lord hear the desire of The Afflicted you encourage them and you listen to their cry defending the fatherless and the oppressed so that mere Earthly Mortals will never again strike Terror Psalm 11 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 strings to shoot from the Shadows at the upright in heart when the foundations are being destroyed what can the

righteous do the Lord is in his holy Temple the Lord is on his Heavenly Throne he observes everyone on Earth his eyes examine them the Lord examines the righteous but the wicked those who love violence he hates with a passion on the wicked he will reign fiery coals and burning sulfur a scorching wind will be their lot for the Lord is righteous he loves Justice the upright will see his face Psalm 12 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 may the Lord silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue those who say by our tongues we will prevail our own lips will defend us who is Lord over us because the poor are plundered and the needy grown I will now arise says the Lord I will protect them from those who malign them and the words of the Lord are flawless like silver purified in a crucible like gold refined seven times you Lord will keep the needy safe and will protect us forever from the wicked

who freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race Psalm 13 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 how long will my enemy triumph over me 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 your salvation I will sing the Lord's praise for he has been good to me Psalm 14 the fool says in his heart there is no God they are corrupt their deeds are vile there is no one who does good the Lord looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand any who seek God all have turned away all have become corrupt there is no one who does good not even one to all these evildoers know nothing they devour my people as though eating bread they

never call on the Lord but there they are overwhelmed with Dread for God is present in the company of the righteous you evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor but the Lord is their Refuge oh that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion when the Lord restores his people let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad Psalm 15 Lord who may dwell in your sacred tent who may live on your Holy Mountain the one whose way of life is blameless who does what is righteous who speaks the truth from their heart whose tongue utters no

slander who does no wrong to a neighbor and casts no slur on others who despises a vile person but honors those who fear the lord who keeps an oath even when it hurts and does not change their mind who lends money to the poor without interest who does not accept a bribe against the innocent whoever does these things will never be shaken Psalm 16 keep me safe my God for in you I take refuge I say to the Lord you are my Lord apart from you I have no good thing I say of the Holy

people who are in the land they are the noble ones in whom is all my delight those who run after other gods will suffer more and more I will not pour out Libations of blood to such gods or take up their names on my lips Lord you alone are my portion and my cup you make my lot secure the boundary lines have fallen for me in Pleasant places surely I have a delightful inheritance I will praise the Lord who counsels me even at Night My Heart instructs me I keep my eyes always on the Lord

with him at my right hand I will not be shaken therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices my body also will rest secure because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead nor will you let your faithful one see decay you make known to me the path of life you will fill me with joy in your presence with eternal Pleasures at your right hand Psalm 17 hear me Lord my plea is just listen to My Cry hear my prayer it does not rise from deceitful lips let my Vindication come from

you may your eyes see what is right though you probe my heart though you examine me at night and test me you will find that I have planned no evil my mouth has not transgressed though people tried to bribe me I have kept myself from the ways of the violent through what your lips have commanded my steps have held to your paths my feet have not stumbled I call on you my God for you will answer me turn your ear to me and hear my prayer show me the wonders of your great love you who

save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their foes keep me as the apple of your eye hide me in the shadow of your wings from the wicked who are out to destroy me from my mortal enemies who surround me there close up their callous hearts and their mouths speak with arrogance they have tracked me down they now surround me with eyes alert to throw me to the ground they're like a lion hungry for prey like a fierce lion crouching in cover rise up Lord confront them bring them down with your

sword rescue me from the wicked by your hand save me from such people Lord Lord from those of this world whose reward is in this life may what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies May their children Gorge themselves on it and may there be leftovers for their little ones as for me I will be Vindicated and will see your face when I awake I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness Psalm 8 18 I Love You Lord my strength the Lord is my rock my Fortress and my deliverer my God Is

My Rock in whom I take refuge my shield and the Horn of my salvation my stronghold I called to the Lord who is worthy of praise and I have been saved from my enemies the cords of death entangled me the Torrance of Destruction overwhelmed me the cords of the Grave coiled around me the snares of death confronted me in my distress I called to the Lord I cried to my God for help from his Temple he heard my voice My Cry came before him into his ears the Earth trembled and qud and the foundations of

the mountains shook they trembled because he was angry smoke Rose from his nostrils consuming fire came from his mouth burning coals blazed out of it he parted the heavens and came down dark clouds were under his feet he mounted the cherubim and flew he soared on the wings of the Wind he made darkness is covering his canopy around him the Dark rainclouds of the sky out of the brightness of his presence clouds Advanced with hailstones and bolts of lightning the Lord thundered From Heaven the voice of the most high resounded he shot his arrows and

Scattered the enemy with great bolts of lightning he routed them The Valleys of the sea were exposed and the the foundations of the earth laid bare at your rebuke Lord at the blast of breath from your nostrils he reached down from on high and took hold of me he drew me out of deep Waters he rescued me from my powerful enemy from my foes who were too strong for me they confronted me in the day of my disaster but the Lord was my support he brought me out into a spacious place he rescued me because

he delighted in me the Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me for I have kept the ways of the Lord I am not guilty of turning from my God all his laws are before me I have not turned away from his decrees I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight to the faithful you show yourself faithful to the blameless you show

yourself blameless to the pure you show yourself pure to the devious you show yourself shrewd you save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are hay you Lord keep my lamp burning my God turns my darkness into light with your help I can advance against a troop with my God I can scale a wall as for God his way is perfect the Lord's word word is Flawless he Shields all who take refuge in him for who is God besides the Lord and who is The Rock except our God it is God who arms me

with strength and keeps my way secure he makes my feet like the feet of a deer he causes me to stand on the heights he trains my hands for battle my arms can bend a bow of bronze you make your saving help my shield and your right hand sustains me your help has made me great you provide a broad path for my feet so that my ankles do not give way I pursued my enemies and overtook them I did not turn back till they were destroyed I crushed them so that they could not rise they

fell beneath my feet you armed me with strength for battle you humbled my adversaries before me you made my enemies turn their backs in flight and I destroyed my foes they cried for help but there was no one to save them to the Lord but he did not answer I beat them as fine as wind blown dust I trampled them like mud in the streets you have delivered me from the attacks of the people you you have made me the head of Nations people I did not know now serve me foreigners cower before me as

soon as they hear of me they obey me they all lose heart they come trembling from their strongholds the Lord lives praise be to my rock exalted be God my savior he is the god who avenges me who subdues Nations under me who saves me from my enemies you exalted me above my foes from a violent man you rescued me therefore I will praise you Lord among the Nations I will sing the Praises of your name he gives his King great victories he shows unfailing love to his anointed to David and to his descendants forever

psalm 19 the heavens declare the glory of God the skies proclaim the work of his hands day after day they pour forth speech night after night they reveal knowledge they have no speech they use no words no sound is heard from them yet their voice goes out into all the Earth their words to the ends of the world in the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun it is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber Like A Champion rejoicing to run his course it rises at one end of the heavens and makes

its circuit to the other nothing is deprived of its warmth the law of the Lord is perfect refreshing the soul the statutes of the Lord are trustworthy making wise the simple the precepts of the Lord are right giving Joy to the heart the commands of the Lord are radiant giving light to the eyes the fear of the Lord is pure enduring forever the decrees of the Lord are firm and all of them are righteous they are more precious than gold than much pure gold they are sweeter than honey than honey from the honeycomb by them

your servant is warned in keeping them there is great reward but who can discern their own errors forgive my hidden faults keep your servant also from willful sins may they not rule over me then I will be blameless innocent of great transgression May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight Lord my rock and my redeemer Psalm 20 may the Lord answer you when you are in distress May the name of the god of Jacob protect you may he send you help from the sanctuary and Grant you

support from Zion may he remember all all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings may he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed may we shout for Joy over your Victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God may the Lord grant all your requests now this I know the Lord gives Victory to his anointed he answers him from his heaven heav L Sanctuary with the Victorious power of His right hand some trust in chariots and some in horses but we trust in the name of the

Lord Our God they are brought to their knees and fall but we rise up and stand firm Lord give Victory to the king answer us when we call Psalm 21 the king rejoices in your strength Lord how great is his joy in the victories you give you have granted him his heart's desire and have not withheld the request of his lips you came to greet him with Rich blessings and placed a crown of pure gold on his head he asked you for life and you gave it to him Length of days forever and ever through

the victories you gave His glory is great you have bestowed on him Splendor and Majesty surely you have granted him unending blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence for the king trusts in the Lord through the unfailing love of the most high he will not be shaken your hand will lay hold on all your enemies your right hand will Seize Your foe when you appear for battle you will burn them up as in a blazing furnace the Lord will swallow them up in his wroth and his fire will consume them you

will destroy their descendants from the earth their posterity from mankind though they plot evil against you and devise wicked schemes they cannot succeed you will make them turn their backs when you you aim at them with drawn bow be exalted in your strength Lord we will sing and praise your might Psalm 22 my God my God why have you forsaken me why are you so far from saving me so far from My Cries of Anguish oh my God I cry out by day but you do not answer by night but I find No Rest yet

you are enthroned as the Holy One you are the one Israel Praises in you our ancestors put their trust they trusted and you delivered them to you they cried out and were saved in you they trusted and were not put to shame but I am a worm and not a man scorned by everyone despised by the people all who see me mock me they hurl insults shaking their heads he trusts in the Lord they say let the Lord rescue him let him deliver him since he Delights in him yet you brought brought me out of

the womb you made me trust in you even at my mother's breast from birth I was cast on you from my mother's womb you have been my God do not be far from me for trouble is near and there is no one to help many bulls surround me strong Bulls of bash encircle me roaring lions that tear their prey open their mouths wide against me I am poured out like water and all my bones are out of joint my heart has turned to wax it has melted within me my mouth is dried up like a

pot Shard and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth you lay me in the dust of death dogs surround me a pack of villains encircles me they pierce my hands and my feet all my bones are on display people stare and gloat over me they divide my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment but you Lord do not be far from me you are my strength come quickly to help me Deliver Me from The Sword my precious life from the power of the dogs rescue me from the mouth of the Lions

save me from the horns of the wild oxen I will declare your name to my people in the assembly I will praise you you who fear the Lord praise him all you descendants of Jacob honor him rever him all you descendants of Israel for he has not despised or scorned the suffering of The Afflicted one he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his Cry for Help From You comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly before those who fear you I will fulfill my vows the poor will eat

and be satisfied those who seek the Lord will praise Him may your hearts live forever all the ends of the Earth will remember and turn to the Lord and all the families of the Nations will bow down before him for Dominion Belongs to the Lord and He rules over the Nations all the rich of the earth will feast and worship all who go down to the dust will kneel before him those who cannot keep themselves alive posterity will serve him future Generations will be told about the Lord they will Proclaim his righteousness declaring to a

people yet unborn he has done it Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd I lack nothing he makes me liee down in Green Pastures he leads me beside Quiet Waters he refreshes my soul he guides me along the right paths for his name's sake even though I walk through the darkest Valley I will fear no evil for you are with me your rod and your star they comfort me you prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies you anoint my head with oil my cup overflows surely your goodness and love will follow

me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever Psalm 24 the Earth is the Lord's and everything in it the world and all who live in it for he founded it on the Seas and established it on the waters who may Ascend the mountain of the Lord who may stand in his holy place the one who has Clean Hands and a pure heart who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god They will receive blessing from the Lord and Vindication from God their

savior such is the generation of those who seek Him who seek your face God of Jacob lift up your heads you Gates be lifted up you ancient doors that the king of glory may come in who is this king of glory the lord strong and mighty the Lord mighty in battle lift up your heads you Gates lift them up you ancient doors that the king of glory may come in who is he this king of glory the lord Almighty he is the king of glory Psalm 25 in you Lord my God I put my trust

I trust in you do not let me be put to shame nor let my enemies triumph over me no one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause show me your ways Lord teach me your paths Guide Me In Your Truth and teach me for you are God My Savior and my hope is in you all day long remember Lord your great mercy and love for they are from of old do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways according

to your love remember me for you Lord are good good and upright is the Lord therefore he instructs sinners in his ways he guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way all the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful towards those who keep the demands of his Covenant for the sake of Your Name Lord forgive my iniquity though it is great who then are those who fear the lord he will instruct them in the ways they should choose they will spend their days in prosperity and their descendants will inherit the

land the Lord confides in those who fear Him He makes his Covenant known to them my eyes are ever on the Lord for only he will release my feet From The Snare turn to me and be gracious to me for I am lonely and afflicted relieve the Troubles of my heart and free me from my anguish look on my Affliction and my distress and take away all my sins see how numerous are my enemies and how fiercely they hate me guard my life and rescue me do not let me be put to shame for I

take refuge in you may integrity and UPR rightness protect me because my hope Lord is in you deliver Israel oh God from all their troubles Psalm 26 vindicate me Lord for I have led a blameless life I have trusted in the Lord and have not faltered test me Lord and try me examine my heart and and my mind for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love and have lived in Reliance on your faithfulness I do not sit with the deceitful nor do I associate with Hypocrites I abhor the Assembly of evildoers and refuse

to sit with the wicked I wash my hands in innocence and go about your altar Lord proclaiming aloud your praise and telling of all your wonderful Deeds Lord I love the house where you live the place where your glory dwells do not take away my soul along with Sinners my life with those who are bloodthirsty in whose hands are wicked schemes whose right hands are full of bribes I lead a blameless life deliver me and be merciful to me my feet stand on level ground in the great congregation I will praise the Lord Psalm 27

the Lord is my light and my salvation Whom Shall I Fear the Lord is the stronghold of my life of whom shall I be afraid when the wicked Advance against me to devour me it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall though an army beseech me my heart will not fear though War break out against me even then I will be confident one thing I ask from the Lord this only do I seek that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life to Gaze on

the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his Temple for in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of Joy I will sing and make music to the Lord hear my voice voice when I call Lord be merciful to me and answer me my heart says of you seek his face your

face Lord I will seek do not hide your face from me do not turn your servant away in Anger you have been my helper do not reject me or forsake me God Is My Savior though my father and mother forsake me the Lord will receive me teach me your way Lord lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors do not turn me over to the desire of my foes for false witnesses rise up against me spouting malicious accusations I remain confident of this I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land

of the living wait for the Lord be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord Psalm 28 to you Lord I call you are my rock do not turn a deaf ear to me for if you remain silent I will be like those who go down to the pit Hear My Cry for Mercy as I call to you for help as I lift up my hands towards your most holy Place do not drag me away with the Wicked with those who do evil who speak cordially with their neighbors but Harbor malice in their hearts

repay them for their deeds and for their evil work repay them for what their hands have done and bring back on them what they deserve because they have no regard for the Deeds of the Lord and what his hand hands have done he will tear them down and never build them up again praise be to the Lord for he has heard My Cry of Mercy the Lord is my strength and my shield my heart trusts in him and he helps me my heart leaps for joy and with my song I praise him the Lord is

the strength of his people The Fortress of salvation for his anointed one save your people and bless your inheritance be their Shepherd and carry them forever Psalm 29 ascribe to the Lord you Heavenly beings ascribe to the Lord glory and strength ascribed to the Lord the glory due his name Worship the Lord in the Splendor of his holiness the voice of the Lord is over the waters the god of Glory Thunders the Lord Thunders over the mighty Waters the voice of the Lord is powerful the voice of the Lord is majestic the voice of the

Lord breaks the Cedars the Lord breaks in pieces The Cedars of Lebanon he makes Lebanon leap like a calf s like a young wild ox The Voice the voice of the Lord strikes with flashes of lightning the voice of the Lord shakes the desert the Lord shakes the desert of kuresh the voice of the Lord twists The Oaks and strips the forests be and in his Temple all cry glory the lord sits enthroned over the flood the Lord is enthroned as king forever the Lord G strength to his people the Lord blesses his people with

peace Psalm 30 I will exalt You Lord For You Lifted Me Out Of The Depths and did not let my enemies gloat Over Me Lord my God I called to you for help and you healed me you Lord brought brought me up from the realm of the Dead you spared me from going down to the pit sing the Praises of the Lord you his faithful people praise His holy name for his anger lasts only a moment but his favor lasts a lifetime weeping may stay for the night but rejoicing comes in the morning when I

felt secure I said I I Will Never Be Shaken Lord when you favored me you made my Royal Mountain stand firm but when you hid your face I was dismayed to you Lord I called to the Lord I cried for Mercy what is gained if I am silenced if I go down to the pit Will the dust praise you will it Proclaim your faithfulness here Lord and be merciful to me Lord be my help you turned my wailing into dancing you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy that my heart may sing your praises

and not be silent Lord my God I will praise you forever Psalm 31 in you Lord I have taken Refuge let me never be put to shame deliver me in your righteousness turn your ear to me come quickly to my rescue be my rock of Refuge a strong Fortress to save me since you are my rock and my Fortress for the sake of your name lead and guide me keep me free from the trap that is set for me for you are my refuge into your hands I commit my spirit Deliver Me Lord my faithful

God I hate those who cling to worthless Idols as for me I trust in the Lord I will be glad and rejoice in your love for you saw my Affliction and knew the anguish of my soul you have not given me into the hands of the enemy but have set my feet eat in a spacious place be merciful to me Lord for I am in distress my eyes grow weak with sorrow my soul and body with grief my life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning my strength fails because of my Affliction and

my bones grow weak because of all my enemies I am the but a contempt of my neighbors and an object of dread to my closest friends those who see me on the street flee from me I am forgotten as though I were dead I have become like broken pottery for I hear many Whispering Terror on every side they conspire against me and plot to take my life but I trust in you Lord I say you are my God my times are in your hands deliver me from the hands of my enemies from those who pursue

me let your face shine on your servant Save Me In Your unfailing Love let me not be put to shame Lord for I have cried out to you but let the wicked be put to shame and be silent in the realm of the Dead let their lying lips be silenced for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous how abundant are the good things that you have stored up for those who fear you that you bestow in the sight of all on those who take refuge in you in the shelter of your presence

you hide them from all human intrigues you keep them safe in your dwelling from accusing tongues praise be to the Lord for he showed me the wonders of his love when I was in a city under siege in my alarm I said I am cut off from your sight yet you heard my cry for Mercy when I called to you for help love the Lord all his faithful people the Lord preserves those who are true to him but the proud he pays back in full be strong and take Heart All You Who hope in the

Lord Psalm 32 blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven whose sins are covered blessed is the one whose sin the Lord does not count against them and whose spirit is no deceit when I kept silent my bone wasted away through my groaning all day long for day and night your hand was heavy on me my strength was sapped as In The Heat Of Summer then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity I said I will confess my transgressions to the Lord and you forgave the guilt of my sin

therefore let all the f faithful pray to you while you may be found surely the rising of the mighty Waters will not reach them you are my Hiding Place you will protect me from trouble and Surround Me with songs of Deliverance I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go I will counsel you with my loving eye on you do not be like the horse or the mule which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and Bridal or they will not come to you many are the woes of the

wicked but the Lord's unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in him rejoice in the Lord and be glad you righteous sing all you who are upright in heart Psalm 33 sing joyfully to the Lord you righteous it is fitting for the upright to praise him praise the Lord with the harp make music to him on the ten string liar sing to him a new song play skillfully and Shout for Joy for the word of the Lord is right and true he is faithful in all he does the lord loves righteousness and Justice the Earth

is full of his unfailing love by the word of the Lord the heavens were made their Starry host by the breath of his mouth he gathers the Waters of the sea into jars he puts the deep into storehouses let all the Earth fear the lord let all the people of the world Revere him for he spoke and it came to be he commanded and it stood firm the Lord foils the plans of the Nations he thwarts the purposes of the people but the plans of the Lord stand firm forever the purposes of his heart through

all generations blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord the people he chose for his inheritance from Heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind from his Dwelling Place he watches all who live on earth he who forms the hearts of all who considers everything thing they do no king is saved by the size of his army no Warrior escapes by his great strength a horse is a vain hope for deliverance despite all its great strength it cannot save but the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear Him on those whose

hope is in his unfailing love to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine we wait in Hope for the Lord he is our help and our shield in him our hearts Rejoice for We Trust In His holy name may your unfailing love be with us Lord even as we put our hope in you Psalm 34 I will extol the Lord at all times his praise will always be on my lips I will glory in the Lord Lord Let The Afflicted hear and rejoice glorify the Lord with me let us exalt his name

together I sought the Lord and he answered me he delivered me from all my fears those who look to him are radiant their faces are never covered with shame this poor man called and the Lord heard him he saved him out of all his troubles the angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him and he delivers them taste and see that the Lord is good blessed is the one who takes refuge in him fear the lord you his holy people for those who fear Him lack nothing the Lions May grow weak and hungry

but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing come my children listen to me I will teach you the fear of the Lord whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies turn from Evil and do good seek peace and pursue it the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry but the fath of the Lord is against those who do evil to blot out their name from the earth the righteous cry out

and the Lord hears them he delivers them from all their troubles the Lord is close to the Brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit the righteous person may have many troubles for the Lord delivers him from the all he protects all his bones not one of them will be broken evil will slay the Wicked the foes of the righteous will be condemned the Lord will rescue his servants no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned Psalm 35 contend Lord with those who contend with me fight against those who fight against me

take up Shield and armor arise and come to my Aid brandish Spear and Javelin against those who pursue me say to me I am your salvation May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame May those who plot my ruin be turned back in dismay may they be like chaff before the wind with the angel of the Lord driving them away May their path be dark and slippery with the angel of the Lord pursuing them since they hid their net for me without cause and without cause dug a pit for me May

ruin overtake them by surprise May the net they hid entangle them may they fall into the pit to their ruin then my soul will rejoice in the Lord and Delight in his salvation my whole being will exclaim who is like you Lord you rescue the poor from those too strong for them the poor and the needy from those who rob them ruthless Witnesses come forward they question me on things I know nothing about they repay me evil for good and leave me like one bereaved yet when they were ill I put on sackcloth and humbled

myself with fasting when my prayers returned to me unanswered I went about mourning as though for a friend or brother I bowed my head in grief as though weeping for my mother and when I stumbled they gathered in Glee a salance gathered against me without my knowledge they slandered me without ceasing like the Godly they maliciously mocked they nashed their teeth at me how long Lord will you look on rescue me from their ravages my precious life from these Lions I will give you thanks in the great assembly among the throngs I will praise you

do not let those gloat over me who are my enemies without cause do not let those who hate me without reason maliciously wink the eye they do not speak peaceably but devise false accusations against those who live quietly in the land they sneer at me and say aha aha with our own eyes we have seen it Lord you have seen this do not be silent do not be far from me Lord awake and rise to my defense intend for me my God and Lord vindicate me in your righteousness Lord my God do not let them

gloat over me do not let them think aha just what we wanted or say we have swallowed him up may all who gloat over my distress be put to shame and confusion may all who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and disgrace May those who Delight in my Vindication shout for joy and gladness may they always say the Lord be exalted who Delights in the well-being of his servant my tongue will Proclaim your righteousness your Praises all day long Psalm 36 I have a message from God in my heart concerning the sinfulness of

the wicked there is no fear of God Before Their Eyes in their own eyes they flatter themselves too much to detect or hate their sin the words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful they fail to act wisely or do good even on their beds they plot evil they commit themselves to a sinful cause and do not reject what is wrong Your Love Lord reaches is to the heavens your faithfulness to the skies your righteousness is like the highest mountains your Justice like the great deep you Lord preserve both people and animals how Priceless is

your unfailing love oh God people take refuge in The Shadow of Your Wings they Feast on the abundance of your house you give them them drink from your River of delights for with you is the Fountain of Life in your light we see light continue your love to those who know you your righteousness to the upright in heart May the foot of the proud not come against me nor the hand of the wicked drive me away see how the evildoers LIE Fallen thrown down not able to rise Psalm 37 do not fret because of those

who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong for like the grass they will soon wither like green plants they will soon die away trust in the Lord and do good dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture take Delight in the Lord Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart commit your way to the Lord trust in him and he will do this he will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn your Vindication like the Noonday Sun be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him do not

fret when people succeed in their ways when they carry out their wicked schemes refrain from anger and turn from wroth do not fret it leads only to evil for those who are evil will be destroyed but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land a little while and the wicked will be no more though you look for them they will not be found but the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity the wicked plot against the righteous and Nash their teeth at them but the Lord laughs at the wicked for

he knows their day is coming the wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy to slay those whose ways are upright but their swords will pierce their own hearts and their bows will be br toen better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many Wicked for the power of the wicked will be broken but the Lord upholds the righteous the blameless spend their days under the Lord's care and their inheritance will endure forever in times of disaster they will not Wither in days of famine they

will enjoy plenty but the Wicked Will will perish though the Lord's enemies are like the flowers of the field they will be consumed they will go up in smoke the wicked borrow and do not repay but the righteous give generously those the Lord blesses will inherit the land but those he curses will be destroyed the Lord makes firm the steps of the one who Delights in him though he may stumble he will not fall for the Lord upholds him with his hand I was young and now I am old yet I have never seen the

righteous forsaken or their children begging bread they are always generous and lend freely their children will be a blessing turn from Evil and do good then you will dwell in the land forever for the lord loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones wrongdoers will be completely destroyed The Offspring of the Wicked Will perish the righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever the mouths of the righteous utter wisdom and their tongues speak what is just the law of their God is in their hearts their feet do not slip the wicked

lie in wait for the righteous intent on putting them to death but the Lord will not leave them in the power of the wicked or let them be condemned when brought to trial Hope in the Lord and keep his way he will exalt you to inherit the land when the wicked are destroyed you will see it I have seen a wicked and ruthless man flourishing like a luxuriant native tree but he soon passed away and was no more though I looked for him he could not be found consider the blameless observe the upright a future

awaits those who seek peace but all Sinners will be destroyed there will be no future for the wicked the salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord he is their stronghold in time of trouble the Lord helps them and delivers them he delivers them from the wicked and saves them because they take refuge in him Psalm 38 Lord do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath your arrows have pierced me and your hand has come down on me because of your wroth there is no Health in my body there is

no soundness in my bones because of my sin my guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to Bear My Wounds fester and are loathsome because of my sinful Folly I am bowed down and brought very low all day long I go about mourning my back is filled with searing pain there is no Health in my body I'm feeble and utterly crushed I groan in anguish of heart all my longings lie open before you Lord my sighing is not hidden from you my heart pans my strength fails me even the light has gone from

my eyes my friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds my neighbors stay far away those who want to kill me set their traps those who would harm me talk of my ruin all day long they scheme and lie I am like the deaf who cannot hear like the mute who cannot speak I have become like one who does not hear whose mouth can offer no reply Lord I wait for you you will answer Lord my God for I said do not let them gloat or exalt themselves over me when my feet slip for

I am about to fall and my pain is ever with me I confess my iniquity I am troubled by my sin many have become my enemies without cause those who hate me without reason are numerous those who repay my good with evil Lodge accusations against me though I seek only to do what is good Lord do not forsake me do not be far from me my God come quickly to help me my Lord and my savior Psalm 39 I said I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin I will put a muzzle

on my mouth while in the presence of the wicked so I remained utterly Silent not even saying anything good but my anguish increased my heart grew hot within me while I meditated the fire burned then I spoke with my tongue show me Lord my life's end and the number of my days let me know how fleeting my life is you have made my days a mere hand breath the span of my Years is as nothing before you everyone is but a breath even those who seem secure surely everyone goes around like a mere Phantom in

vain they Rush about heaping up wealth without knowing whose it will finally be but now Lord what do I look for my hope is in you save me from all my my transgressions do not make me the scorn of fools I was silent I would not open my mouth for you are the one who has done this remove your Scourge from me I am overcome by the blow of your hand when you rebuke and discipline anyone for their sin you consume their wealth like a moth surely everyone is but a breath hear my prayer Lord

listen to My Cry for Help do not be deaf to my weeping I dwell with you as a foreigner a stranger as all my ancestors were look away from me that I may enjoy life again before I depart and am no more Psalm 40 I waited patiently for the Lord he turned to me and heard My Cry he Lifted Me Out of the slimy pit out of the mud and mire he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand he put a new song in my mouth a hymn of

praise to our God many will see and fear the lord and put their trust in him blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord who does not look to the proud to those who turn aside to false gods many Lord my God god of the Wonders you have done the things you planned for us none can compare with you were I to speak and tell of your Deeds they would be too many to declare sacrifice and offering you did not desire but my ears you have opened burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not

require then I said here I am I have come it is written about me in the scroll I desire to do your will my God your law is within my heart I Proclaim your saving acts in the great assembly I do not seal my lips Lord as you know I do not hide your righteousness in my heart I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness from the great assembly do not withhold your mercy from me Lord may your love and faithfulness always protect me for troubles

without number surround me my sins have overtaken me and I cannot see they are more than the hairs of my head and my heart fails within me be pleased to save me Lord come quickly Lord to help me may all who want to take my life be put to shame and confusion may all who desire My ruin be turned back in disgrace May those who say to me ahaa be appalled of their own shame but may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you may those who long for your saving help always say

the Lord is great but as for me I am poor and needy may the Lord think of me you are my help and my deliverer you are my God do not delay Psalm 41 blessed are those who have regard for the weak the Lord delivers them in times of trouble the Lord protects and preserves them they are counted among the blessed in the land he does not give them over to the desire of their foes the Lord sustains them on their sick bed and restores them from their bed of illness I said have mercy on

me Lord Heal Me for I have sinned against you my enemies say of me in Malice when will he die and his name perish when one of them comes to see me he speaks falsely while his heart heart gathers slander then he goes out and spreads it around all my enemies whisper together against me they imagine the worst for me saying a vile disease has Afflicted him he will never get up from the place where he lies even my close friend someone I trusted one who shared my bread has turned against me but may you

have mercy on me Lord raise me up that I may repay them I know that you are pleased with me for my enemy does not triumph over me because of my Integrity you uphold me and set me in your presence forever praise be to the Lord the god of Israel from Everlasting to Everlasting amen and amen book two Psalm 4 2 As the deer pants for streams of water so my soul pants for you my God my soul thirsts for God for the Living God where can I go and meet with God my tears have

been my food day and night while people say to me all day long where is your god these things I remember as I pour out my soul how I used to go to the house of God under the protection of the mighty one with shouts of joy and praise among the festive Throne why my soul are you downcast why so Disturbed within me put your hope in God for I will yet Praise Him My Savior and my God my soul is downcast within me therefore I will remember you from the land of the Jordan the

heights of Herman from Mount mizar deep calls to deep in the Roar of your waterfalls all your waves and Breakers have swept Over Me by day the Lord directs his love at night his song is with me a prayer to the god of my life I say to God my rock why have you forgotten me why must I go about mourning oppressed by the enemy my bones suffer mortal Agony as my foes taunt me saying to me all day long where is your god why my soul are you downcast why so Disturbed within me put

your hope in God for I will yet Praise Him My Savior and my God Psalm 43 vindicate me my God and plead my cause against an Unfaithful Nation rescue me from those who are deceitful and wicked you are God my stronghold why have you rejected me why must I go about mourning oppressed by the enemy send me your love might and your faithful care let them lead me let them bring me to your Holy Mountain to the place where you dwell then I will go to the altar of God to God my joy and my

delight I will praise you with a liar oh God my God why my soul are you downcast why so Disturbed within me put your hope in God for I will yet Praise Him My Savior and my God Psalm 44 we have heard it with our ears oh God our ancestors have told us what you did in their days in days long ago with your hand you drove out the Nations and planted our ancestors you crushed the peoples and made our ancestors flourish it was not by their sword that they won the land nor did their

arm bring them victory Victory it was your right hand your arm and the light of your face for you loved them you are my king and my God who decrees victories for Jacob through you we push back our enemies through your name we trample our foes I put no trust in my bow my sword does not bring me victory but you give us victory over our enemies you put our adversaries to shame in God we make our boast all day long and we will praise your name forever but now you have rejected and humbled us

you no longer go out with our armies you made us Retreat before the enemy and our adversaries have plundered us you gave us up to be devoured like sheep and have scattered us among the Nations you sold your people for a pittance gaining nothing from their sale you have made us a reproach to our neighbors the scorn and derision of those around us you have made us a byword among the Nations the peoples shake their heads at us I live in disgrace all day long and my face is covered with shame at the taunts of

those who reproach and revile me become of the enemy who is bent on Revenge all this Came Upon Us though we had not forgotten you we had not been false to your Covenant our hearts had not turned back our feet had not strayed from your path but you crushed us and made us a haunt for jackals you covered us over with deep Darkness if we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign God would not God have discovered it since he knows the secrets of the heart yet for

your sake we Face death all day long we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered awake Lord why do you sleep Rouse yourself do not reject us forever why do you hide your face and forget our Miser Y and oppression we are brought down to the dust our bodies cling to the ground rise up and help us rescue us because of your unfailing love Psalm 45 my heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer you are the most excellent of

men and your lips have been Anointed with Grace since God has blessed you forever guard your sword on your side you mighty one clothe yourself with Splendor and Majesty in your majesty ride forth victoriously in the cause of Truth humility and Justice let your right hand achieve awesome Deeds let your sharp arrows pierce the hearts of the king's enemies let the Nations fall Beneath Your Feet your throne oh God will last forever and ever a scepter of Justice will be the scepter of your kingdom you love righteousness and hate wickedness therefore God your God has

set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of Joy all your robes are fragrant with myrh and alows and cashier from palaces adorned with Ivory the music of the strings makes you glad Daughters of kings are among your honored women at your right hand is the Royal bride in Gold of ofia listen daughter and pay careful attention forget your people and your father's house let the king be enthralled by your beauty honor him for he is your lord the city of Ty will come with a gift people of wealth will seek your

favor all glorious is the princess within her chamber her gown is interwoven with gold in embroidered garments she is led to the king her virgin companions follow her those brought to be with her LED with joy and gladness they enter the Palace of the king your sons will take the place of your fathers you will make them princes throughout the land I will perpetuate your memory through all generations therefore the Nations will praise you forever and ever Psalm 46 God is our refuge and strength an ever presentent help in trouble therefore we will not fear

though the Earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea though its Waters Roar and foam and the mountains Quake with their surging there is a river whose streams make glad the city of God the holy place where the most high dwells God is within her she will not fall God will help her at break of day nations are in uproar kingdoms fall he lifts his voice the Earth melts the Lord Almighty is with us the god of Jacob is our Fortress come and see what the Lord has done the desolations

he has brought on the earth he makes Wars cease to the ends of the Earth he breaks the bow and shatters the spear he burns the shields with fire he says be still and know that I am God I will be exalted among the Nations I will be exalted in the Earth the Lord God Almighty is with us the god of Jacob is our Fortress Psalm 47 clap your hands all you Nations shout to God with cries of joy for the Lord most high is awesome the great king over all the Earth he subdued Nations

under us peoples under our feet he chose our inheritance for us the pride of Jacob whom he l loved God has ascended amidst shouts of Joy the Lord amidst the sounding of trumpets sing praises to God sing praises sing praises to our king sing praises for God is the king of all the Earth sing to him a Psalm of praise God Reigns over the Nations God is Seated on his holy throne the Nobles of the Nations assemble as the people of the god of Abraham for the kings of the earth belong to God he is

greatly exalted Psalm 48 great is the Lord and most worthy of Praise In the City of our God His Holy Mountain beautiful in its loftiness the joy of the whole earth like the heights of zavon is Mount Zion the city of the great king God is in her citadels he has shown himself to be her Fortress when the Kings joined forces when they Advanced together they saw her and were astounded they fled in Terror trembling seized them there pain like that of a woman in labor you destroyed them like ships of tarish Shattered by an

East Wind as we have heard so we have seen in the city of the Lord Almighty in the city of our God God makes her secure forever within your temple oh God we meditate on your unfailing love like your name oh God your praise reaches to the ends of the Earth your right hand is filled with righteousness Mount Zion rejoices The Villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments walk about Zion go around her count her Towers consider well her rampants view her citadels that you may tell of them to the Next Generation for

this God is our God forever and ever he will be our guide even to the end Psalm 49 hear this all you peoples listen all who live in this world both low and high rich and poor alike my mouth will speak words of wisdom the meditation of my heart will give you understanding I will turn my ear to a proverb with the harp I will expound my riddle why should I fear when evil days come when Wicked deceivers surround me those who trust in their wealth and boast of their great riches no one one can

redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for them the ransom for a life is costly no payment is ever enough so that they should live on forever and not see Decay for all can see that the wise die that the foolish and the senseless also perish leaving their wealth to others their tombs will remain their houses forever their dwellings for Endless Generations though they had named lands are after themselves people despite their wealth do not endure they are like the beasts that perish this is the fate of those who trust in

themselves and of their followers who approve their sayings they are like sheep and are destined to die death will be their Shepherd but the upright will prevail over them in the morning their forms will decay in the grave far from their princely Mansions but God will Redeem Me from the realm of the dead he will surely take me to himself do not be over AED when others Grow Rich when the Splendor of their houses increases for they will take nothing with them when they die their Splendor will not descend with them though while they live

they count themselves blessed and people pray praise you when you prosper they will join those who have gone before them who will never again see the light of life people who have wealth but lack understanding are like the beasts that perish Psalm 50 the mighty one God the Lord speaks and summons the Earth from the rising of the sun to where it sets from Zion perfect in Beauty God shines forth our God comes and will not be silent a fire devours before him and around him a tempest rages he summons the heavens above and the

Earth that he may judge his people gather to me this consecrated people who made a covenant with me by sacrifice and the heavens Proclaim his righteousness for he is a god of Justice listen my people and I will speak I will testify against you Israel I am God your God I bring no charges against you concerning your sacrifices or concerning your burnt offerings which are ever before me I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens for every animal of the forest is mine and the cattle on a

thousand hills I know every bird in the mountains and the insects in the fields are mine if I were hungry I would not tell you for the world is mine and all that is in it do I eat the Flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats sacrifice thank offerings to God fulfill your vows to the most high and call on me in the day of trouble I will deliver you and you will honor me but to the wicked person God says what right have you to recite my laws or take my Covenant on

your lips you hate my instruction and cast my words behind you when you see a thief you join with him you throw in your lot with adulterers you use your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit you sit and testify against your brother and slander your own Mother's Son when you did these things and I kept silent you thought I was exactly like you but now I arraign you and set my accusations before you consider this you who forget God or I will tear you to pieces with no one want to rescue you

those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me and to the blameless I will show my salvation