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They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.

How much less, then, when you say that you do not see Him, that your case is before Him and you must wait for Him,

Strength resides in his neck, and dismay leaps before him.

When Leviathan rises up, the mighty are terrified; they withdraw before his thrashing.

In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.

Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.

When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.

I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.

And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.

You have made my enemies retreat before me; I destroyed those who hated me.

When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.

My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.

All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.

All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him—even those unable to preserve their lives.

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

For Your loving devotion is before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth.

How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!

Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, so that the king drove him away. I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.

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.

Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.

O Lord, my every desire is before You; my groaning is not hidden from You.

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

Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may again be cheered before I depart and am no more.”

All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face,

In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you.

I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me.

For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.

For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.

They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah

Before your pots can feel the burning thorns—whether green or dry—He will sweep them away.

Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah

Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.

As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.

But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.

Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds—His name is the LORD—and rejoice before Him.

O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah

…the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

…the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

You know my reproach, my shame and disgrace. All my adversaries are before You.

May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.

I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.

You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?

He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.

Yet before they had filled their desire, with the food still in their mouths,

He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.

Why should the nations ask, “Where is their God?” Before our eyes, make known among the nations Your vengeance for the bloodshed of Your servants.

…before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Rally Your mighty power and come to save us.

Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.

They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.

Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.

All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.

A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.

May my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry.

But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You.

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.

I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.

…his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,

Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.

You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.

O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.

Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty fill His sanctuary.

Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness; tremble before Him, all the earth.

…before the LORD, for He is coming—He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.

Fire goes before Him and consumes His foes on every side.

The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.

With trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn shout for joy before the LORD, the King.

…before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.

I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.

A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You.

A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You.

The children of Your servants will dwell securely, and their descendants will be established before You.”

He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave.

So He said He would destroy them—had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.

May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, and the sin of his mother never be blotted out.

May their sins always remain before the LORD, that He may cut off their memory from the earth.

I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.

I have chosen the way of truth; I have set Your ordinances before me.

I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed.

Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word.

I rise before dawn and cry for help; in Your word I have put my hope.

I obey Your precepts and Your testimonies, for all my ways are before You.

May my cry come before You, O LORD; give me understanding according to Your word.

May my plea come before You; rescue me according to Your promise.

May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow,

Of David. I give You thanks with all my heart; before the gods I sing Your praises.

Even before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD.

You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me.

Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.

May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering.

I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him.

Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.

For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.

The LORD created me as His first course, before His works of old.

From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began.

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth,

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth,

…before He made the land or fields, or any of the dust of the earth.

The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD—how much more the hearts of men!