Psalms 6:1-9

O Lord, Deliver My Life

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to ^aThe Sheminith. ▼

▼Probably a musical or liturgical term

A Psalm of David.

1 O Lord, ^crebuke me not in your anger,
nor ^ddiscipline me in your wrath.
2Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing;
^eheal me, O Lord, ^ffor my bones are troubled.
3My ^gsoul also is greatly troubled.
But you, O Lord— ^hhow long?
4 Turn, O Lord, deliver my life;
save me for the sake of your steadfast love.
5For in ⁱdeath there is no remembrance of you;
in Sheol who will give you praise?
6 I am ^jweary with my ^kmoaning;
every night I flood my bed with tears;
I drench my couch with my weeping.
7My ^leye wastes away because of grief;
it grows weak because of all my foes.
8 ^mDepart from me, all you ⁿworkers of evil,
for the Lord ^ohas heard the sound of my weeping.
9The Lord has heard my ^pplea;
the Lord accepts my prayer.

Psalms 13:1-5

How Long, O Lord?

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 ^qHow long, O Lord? Will you ^rforget me forever?
How long will you ^shide your face from me?
2How long must I take ^tcounsel in my soul
and have sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?
3 ^uConsider and answer me, O Lord my God;
^vlight up my eyes, lest ^wI sleep the sleep of death,
4 ^xlest my enemy say, “I have prevailed over him,”
lest my foes rejoice because I am ^yshaken.
5 But I have ^ztrusted in your steadfast love;
my heart shall ^aarejoice in your salvation.

Psalms 30:7-11

7By your favor, O Lord,
you made my ^abmountain stand strong;
you ^achid your face;
I was ^addismayed.
8 To you, O Lord, I cry,
and ^aeto the Lord I plead for mercy:
9“What profit is there in my death, ▼

▼Hebrew  in my blood

if I go down to the pit? ▼

▼Or  to corruption

Will ^ahthe dust praise you?
Will it tell of your faithfulness?
10 ^aiHear, O Lord, and be merciful to me!
O Lord, be my helper!”
11 You have turned for me my mourning into ^ajdancing;
you have loosed my sackcloth
and clothed me with gladness,

Psalms 32:3-7

3 For when I kept silent, my ^akbones wasted away
through my ^algroaning all day long.
4For day and night your ^amhand was heavy upon me;
my strength was dried up ▼

▼Hebrew  my vitality was changed

as by the heat of summer.  Selah
5 I ^aoacknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not cover my iniquity;
I said, “I ^apwill confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.  Selah
6 Therefore let everyone who is ^aqgodly
offer prayer to you at a time when you ^armay be found;
surely in the rush of ^asgreat waters,
they shall not reach him.
7You are a ^athiding place for me;
you preserve me from ^autrouble;
you surround me with ^avshouts of deliverance.  Selah

Psalms 40:1-3

My Help and My Deliverer

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 I ^awwaited patiently for the Lord;
he inclined to me and ^axheard my cry.
2He drew me up from ^aythe pit of destruction,
out of ^azthe miry bog,
and ^baset my feet upon a rock,
^bbmaking my steps secure.
3He put ^bca new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God.
Many will ^bdsee and fear,
and put their trust in the Lord.

Psalms 69:29-30

29 But I am afflicted and in pain;
let your salvation, O God, ^beset me on high!
30 I will ^bfpraise the name of God with a song;
I will ^bgmagnify him with ^bhthanksgiving.

Psalms 116:3-7

3 ^biThe snares of death encompassed me;
the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
I suffered distress and anguish.
4Then ^bjI called on the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!”
5 ^bkGracious is the Lord, and ^blrighteous;
our God is ^bmmerciful.
6The Lord preserves ^bnthe simple;
when ^boI was brought low, he saved me.
7Return, O my soul, to your ^bprest;
for the Lord has ^bqdealt bountifully with you.