Psalms 10
Why Do You Hide Yourself?
1 Why, O Lord, do you stand afar away?Why bdo you hide yourself in ctimes of trouble?
2 In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor;
let them dbe caught in the schemes that they have devised.
3For the wicked eboasts of the desires of his soul,
and the one greedy for gain fcurses ▼
▼Or and he blesses the one greedy for gain
and hrenounces the Lord.4In the pride of his face ▼
▼Or of his anger
the wicked does not jseek him; ▼▼Or the wicked says, “He will not call to account”
all his thoughts are, l“There is no God.”
5His ways prosper at all times;
your judgments are on high, mout of his sight;
as for all his foes, he npuffs at them.
6He osays in his heart, “I shall not be moved;
throughout all generations I pshall not meet adversity.”
7 qHis mouth is filled with cursing and rdeceit and soppression;
tunder his tongue are umischief and viniquity.
8He sits in ambush in the villages;
in whiding places he murders the innocent.
His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless;
9he lurks in ambush like xa lion in his ythicket;
he zlurks that he may seize the poor;
he seizes the poor when he draws him into his aanet.
10The helpless are crushed, sink down,
and fall by his might.
11He says in his heart, “God has forgotten,
he has abhidden his face, he acwill never see it.”
12 adArise, O Lord; O God, aelift up your hand;
afforget not the afflicted.
13Why does the wicked agrenounce God
and say in his heart, “You will not ahcall to account”?
14But you do see, for you ainote mischief and vexation,
that you may take it into your hands;
to you the helpless ajcommits himself;
you have been akthe helper of the fatherless.
15 alBreak the arm of the wicked and evildoer;
amcall his wickedness to account till you find none.
16 anThe Lord is king forever and ever;
the aonations perish from his land.
17O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted;
you will apstrengthen their heart; you will incline your ear
18to aqdo justice to the fatherless and arthe oppressed,
so that asman who is of the earth may strike terror no more.
Psalms 51
Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when atNathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
1 auHave mercy on me, ▼▼Or Be gracious to me
O God,according to your steadfast love;
according to your awabundant mercy
axblot out my transgressions.
2 ayWash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and azcleanse me from my sin!
3 baFor I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
4 bbAgainst you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil bcin your sight,
bdso that you may be justified in your words
and blameless in your judgment.
5Behold, beI was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6Behold, you delight in truth in bfthe inward being,
and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.
7 Purge me bgwith hyssop, and I shall be clean;
bhwash me, and I shall be biwhiter than snow.
8Let me hear joy and gladness;
bjlet the bones bkthat you have broken rejoice.
9 blHide your face from my sins,
and bmblot out all my iniquities.
10 bnCreate in me a boclean heart, O God,
and bprenew a right ▼
▼Or steadfast
spirit within me.11 brCast me not away from your presence,
and take not bsyour Holy Spirit from me.
12Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and uphold me with a willing spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners will btreturn to you.
14Deliver me from bubloodguiltiness, O God,
O bvGod of my salvation,
and bwmy tongue will sing aloud of your bxrighteousness.
15O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare your praise.
16 byFor you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it;
you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.
17The sacrifices of God are bza broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
18 caDo good to Zion in your good pleasure;
cbbuild up the walls of Jerusalem;
19then will you delight in ccright sacrifices,
in burnt offerings and cdwhole burnt offerings;
then bulls will be offered on your altar.
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