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But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.

But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.

My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.

For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.

Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.

They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn—all that He has done.

A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.

He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.

Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust.

For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.

Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me on a level path, because of my oppressors.

The LORD is the strength of His people, a stronghold of salvation for His anointed.

A Psalm of David. Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.

He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.

A Psalm. A song for the dedication of the temple. Of David. I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me.

A Psalm. A song for the dedication of the temple. Of David. I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me.

For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.

Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street.

I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel.

I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel.

Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.

Of David. A Maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.

Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy.

Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy.

A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.

A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.

For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.

Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD. An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.

Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.

The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.

They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.

I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,

I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,

A Psalm of David, for remembrance. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.

For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.

My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.

But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth.

But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth.

I am like a man who cannot hear, whose mouth offers no reply.

For the choirmaster. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”

For the choirmaster. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”

You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah

Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.

You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah

You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah

You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.

He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.

He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.

He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.

“A vile disease has been poured into him; he will never get up from where he lies!”

For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.

The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.

For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.

You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us.

You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us.

You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.

You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.

If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.

For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.

There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.

For God is King of all the earth; sing to Him a psalm of praise.

A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.

A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.

God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress.

Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.

With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,

I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:

But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.

Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.

A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.

A Psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets.

Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.

“Gather to Me My saints, who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”

I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens,

…for every beast of the forest is Mine—the cattle on a thousand hills.

Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.

When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers.

He who sacrifices a thank offering honors Me, and to him who rightly orders his way, I will show the salvation of God.”

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.