Psa 16, Psa 22, Psa 110, Isa 9:6-7, Mal 4:2-6 | ESV | STEP | A Miktam of David . Preserve me, O God , for in you I take refuge .

1 Preserve me, O God, for in you I ^ctake refuge.
2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
^dI have no good apart from you.”
3 As for ^ethe saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
in whom is all my delight. ^{▼▼Or To the saints in the land, the excellent in whom is all my delight, I say:}
4 The sorrows of those who run after ^{▼▼Or who acquire} another god shall multiply;
their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
or ^htake their names on my lips.
5 The Lord is ⁱmy chosen portion and my ^jcup;
you hold my ^klot.
6 ^lThe lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
7 I bless the Lord who ^mgives me counsel;
in ⁿthe night also my ^oheart instructs me. ^{▼▼Hebrew my kidneys instruct me}
8 ^qI have ^rset the Lord always before me;
because he is at my ^sright hand, I shall not be ^tshaken.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my ^uwhole being ^{▼▼Hebrew my glory} rejoices;
my flesh also dwells secure.
10 For you will not abandon my soul to ^wSheol,
^xor let your ^yholy one see ^zcorruption. ^{▼▼Or see the pit}
11 You make known to me ^abthe path of life;
in your presence there is ^acfullness of joy;
at your right hand are ^adpleasures forevermore.

Psalms 22

Why Have You Forsaken Me?

To the choirmaster: according to The Doe of the Dawn. A Psalm of David.

1 ^aeMy God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so ^affar from saving me, from the words of my ^aggroaning?
2 O my God, I cry by ^ahday, but you do not answer,
and by night, but I find no rest.
3 Yet you are ^aiholy,
^ajenthroned on ^akthe praises ^{▼▼Or dwelling in the praises} of Israel.
4 In you our fathers trusted;
they trusted, and you delivered them.
5 To you they ^amcried and were rescued;
in you they ^antrusted and were not put to shame.
6 But I am ^aoa worm and not a man,
^apscorned by mankind and ^aqdespised by the people.
7 All who see me ^armock me;
they make mouths at me; they ^aswag their heads;
8 ^at“He trusts in the Lord; let him ^audeliver him;
let him rescue him, for he ^avdelights in him!”
9 Yet you are he who ^awtook me from the womb;
you made me trust you at my mother’s breasts.
10 On you was I cast from my birth,
and from ^axmy mother’s womb you have been my God.
11 Be not ^ayfar from me,
for trouble is near,
and there is ^aznone to help.
12 Many bulls encompass me;
^bastrong bulls of ^bbBashan surround me;
13 they ^bcopen wide their mouths at me,
like a ravening and roaring lion.
14 I am ^bdpoured out like water,
and all my bones are ^beout of joint;
my ^bfheart is like ^bgwax;
it is melted within my breast;
15 my strength is ^bhdried up like a potsherd,
and my ^bitongue sticks to my jaws;
you lay me in the dust of death.
16 For ^bjdogs encompass me;
a company of evildoers ^bkencircles me;
they have ^blpierced my hands and feet ^{▼▼Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts like a lion [they are at] my hands and feet}—
17 I can count all my bones—
they ^bnstare and gloat over me;
18 ^bothey divide my garments among them,
and for my clothing they cast lots.
19 But you, O Lord, ^bpdo not be far off!
O you my help, ^bqcome quickly to my aid!
20 Deliver my soul from the sword,
my precious life from the power of ^brthe dog!
21 Save me from ^bsthe mouth of the lion!
You have rescued ^{▼▼Hebrew answered} me from the horns of ^buthe wild oxen!
22 ^bvI will tell of your name to my ^bwbrothers;
in the midst of the congregation I will praise you:
23 You who ^bxfear the Lord, praise him!
All you offspring of Jacob, ^byglorify him,
and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!
24 For he has not despised or abhorred
the affliction of ^bzthe afflicted,
and he has not ^cahidden his face from him,
but has heard, when he ^cbcried to him.
25 From you comes my praise in the great ^cccongregation;
my ^cdvows I will ^ceperform before those who fear him.
26 ^cfThe afflicted ^{▼▼Or The meek} shall ^cheat and be satisfied;
those who seek him shall praise the Lord!
May your hearts ^cilive forever!
27 All ^cjthe ends of the earth shall remember
and turn to the Lord,
and all ^ckthe families of the nations
shall worship before you.
28 For ^clkingship belongs to the Lord,
and he rules over the nations.
29 All ^cmthe prosperous of the earth eat and worship;
before him shall ^cnbow all who go down to the dust,
even the one who could not ^cokeep himself alive.
30 Posterity shall serve him;
it shall be told of the Lord to the coming ^cpgeneration;
31 they shall ^cqcome and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet ^crunborn,
that he has done it.

Psalms 110

Sit at My Right Hand

A Psalm of David.

1 ^csThe Lord says to my Lord:
^ct“Sit at my right hand,
^cuuntil I make your enemies your ^cvfootstool.”
2 The Lord sends forth ^cwfrom Zion
^cxyour mighty scepter.
^cyRule in the midst of your enemies!
3 ^czYour people will ^daoffer themselves freely
on the day of your ^dbpower, ^{▼▼Or on the day you lead your forces}
in ^ddholy garments; ^{▼▼Masoretic Text; some Hebrew manuscripts and Jerome on the holy mountains}
from the womb of the morning,
the dew of your youth will be yours. ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain}
4 ^dgThe Lord has ^dhsworn
and will ^dinot change his mind,
^dj“You are ^dka priest ^dlforever
after the order of ^dmMelchizedek.”
5 The Lord is at your ^dnright hand;
he will ^doshatter kings on ^dpthe day of his wrath.
6 He will ^dqexecute judgment among the nations,
^drfilling them with corpses;
he will ^dsshatter chiefs ^{▼▼Or the head}
over the wide earth.
7 He will ^dudrink from the brook by the way;
therefore he will lift up his head.

Isaiah 9:6-7

6 ^dvFor to us a child is born,
to us ^dwa son is given;
^dxand the government shall be ^dyupon ^{▼▼Or is upon} his shoulder,
and his name shall be called ^{▼▼Or is called}
Wonderful ^ebCounselor, ^ecMighty God,
^edEverlasting ^eeFather, Prince of ^efPeace.
7 Of the increase of his government and of peace
^egthere will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish it and to uphold it
^ehwith justice and with righteousness
from this time forth and forevermore.
^eiThe zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

Malachi 4:2-6

2 But for you ^ejwho fear my name, ^ekthe sun ^elof righteousness shall rise ^emwith healing in its wings. You shall go out ^enleaping like calves from the stall. 3 And you shall tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet, ^eoon the day when I act, says the Lord of hosts.

4 ^ep“Remember ^eqthe law of my servant Moses, the statutes and rules ^{▼▼Or and just decrees} that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel.

5 ^es“Behold, I will send you ^etElijah the prophet ^eubefore the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. 6 And he will ^evturn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and ^ewstrike the land with a decree of utter destruction.” ^{▼▼The Hebrew term rendered decree of utter destruction refers to things devoted (or set apart) to the Lord (or by the Lord) for destruction}

Psalms 16

You Will Not Abandon My Soul

A aMiktam ▼▼Probably a musical or liturgical term of David.