Me

Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.

Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.

Turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted.

The troubles of my heart increase; free me from my distress.

Consider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with vicious hatred.

Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.

Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.

May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.

Of David. Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.

Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.

Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.

But I will walk with integrity; redeem me and be merciful to me.

But I will walk with integrity; redeem me and be merciful to me.

When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.

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

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.

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.

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.

Then my head will be held high above my enemies around me. At His tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.

Hear, O LORD, my voice when I call; be merciful and answer me.

Hide not Your face from me, nor turn away Your servant in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my salvation.

Hide not Your face from me, nor turn away Your servant in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my salvation.

Hide not Your face from me, nor turn away Your servant in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my salvation.

Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me.

Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me.

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

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

Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.

Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.

Of David. To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit.

Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.

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.

O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.

O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit.

O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit.

O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.

Hear me, O LORD, and have mercy; O LORD, be my helper.”

You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

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.

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.

Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.

For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.

For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.

You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge.

You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge.

Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.

You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.

Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.

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.

For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.

My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.

My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.

Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.

O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol.

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

For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah

You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah

You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah

Magnify 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.

I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.

Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

Of David. Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me.

May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.

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

They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.

But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.

But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.

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

Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.

Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.

They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”

O LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me.

Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me.

Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me.

May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.

Let not the foot of the proud come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.

Let not the foot of the proud come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.

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

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

For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.

For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.

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

Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.

For I said, “Let them not gloat over me—those who taunt me when my foot slips.”

For I said, “Let them not gloat over me—those who taunt me when my foot slips.”

For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever with me.

Many are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason.

Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.

Do not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God.

Do not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God.

Come quickly to help me, O Lord my Savior.

My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:

“Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is.

“Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is.

Deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the reproach of fools.

Deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the reproach of fools.

Remove Your scourge from me; I am perishing by the force of Your hand.