Me

I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have revived me.

I am Yours; save me, for I have sought Your precepts.

The wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.

Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.

Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.

I have not departed from Your ordinances, for You Yourself have taught me.

I am severely afflicted, O LORD; revive me through Your word.

Accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Your judgments.

The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from Your precepts.

Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.

Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.

Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.

Uphold me, and I will be saved, that I may always regard Your statutes.

I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.

Ensure Your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.

Deal with Your servant according to Your loving devotion, and teach me Your statutes.

I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies.

Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.

Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.

Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.

Redeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts.

Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes.

My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.

Trouble and distress have found me, but Your commandments are my delight.

Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.

I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will obey Your statutes.

I call to You; save me, that I may keep Your testimonies.

Hear my voice, O LORD, according to Your loving devotion; give me life according to Your justice.

Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.

Defend my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word.

Defend my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word.

Great are Your mercies, O LORD; revive me according to Your ordinances.

Consider how I love Your precepts, O LORD; give me life according to Your loving devotion.

Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart fears only Your word.

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.

My lips pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes.

May Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.

Let me live to praise You; may Your judgments sustain me.

Let me live to praise You; may Your judgments sustain me.

A song of ascents. In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me.

Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!

A song of ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”

A song of ascents. Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth—let Israel now declare—

…many a time they have persecuted me from my youth, but they have not prevailed against me.

…many a time they have persecuted me from my youth, but they have not prevailed against me.

The LORD is righteous; He has cut me from the cords of the wicked.

A song of ascents. Of David. My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.

Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.

On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.

If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.

If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.

The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever—do not abandon the works of Your hands.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me.

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

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

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.

…even there Your hand will guide me; Your right hand will hold me fast.

…even there Your hand will guide me; Your right hand will hold me fast.

If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”—

If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”—

For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb.

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.

How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God, how vast is their sum!

O God, that You would slay the wicked—away from me, you bloodthirsty men—

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.

See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting.

See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,

Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.

Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.

Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.

The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah

The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah

May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.

A Psalm of David. I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You.

Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.

Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.

Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.

Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.

Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.

Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.

Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.

Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.

Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.

Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.

Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.

Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.

Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.

A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.

For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.

My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.

My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.

Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.

Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.