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Prayer for Protection from the Wicked.

For the choir director; for flute accompaniment. A Psalm of David.

  1 aGive° ear° to my words°, O LORD°,
  Consider° my Ibgroaning°.
  2 Heed° athe sound° of my cry° for help°, bmy King° and my God°,
  For to You I pray°.
  3 In the morning°, O LORD°, IYou will hear° my voice°;
  In the amorning° I will order° [my] II[prayer] to You and [eagerly] bwatch°.

[1] Heb Nehiloth IOr meditation aPs 54:2 bPs 104:34
[2] aPs 140:6 bPs 84:3
[3] IOr May You hear IIOr sacrifice aPs 88:13 bPs 130:5

  4 ¶ For You are not a God° awho takes° pleasure° in wickedness°;
  bNo° evil° Idwells° with You.
  5 The aboastful° shall not bstand° before° Your eyes°;
  You chate° all° who do° iniquity°.
  6 You adestroy° those who speak° falsehood°;
  The LORD° abhors° bthe man° of bloodshed° and deceit°.
  7 But as for me, aby Your abundant° lovingkindness° I will enter° Your house°,
  IAt Your holy° temple° I will bbow° in creverence° for You.

[4] ILit sojourns aPs 11:5; 34:16 bPs 92:15
[5] aPs 73:3; 75:4 bPs 1:5 cPs 11:5; 45:7
[6] aPs 52:4, 5 bPs 55:23
[7] IOr Toward aPs 69:13 bPs 138:2 cPs 115:11, 13

  8 ¶ O LORD°, alead° me bin Your righteousness° cbecause° of Imy foes°;
  Make° Your way° IIstraight° before° me.
  9 There° is anothing° Ireliable° in IIwhat° they say°;
  Their binward° part° is destruction° [itself].
  Their cthroat° is an open° grave°;
  They IIIflatter° with their tongue°.
  10 Hold° them guilty°, O God°;
  aBy their own devices° let them fall°!
  In the multitude° of their transgressions° bthrust° them out,
  For they are crebellious° against You.

[8] IOr those who lie in wait for me IIOr smooth aPs 31:3 bPs 31:1 cPs 27:11
[9] IOr true IILit his mouth IIIOr make their tongue smooth aPs 52:3 bPs 7:14 cRo 3:13
[10] aPs 9:16 bPs 36:12 cPs 107:10, 11

  11 ¶ But let all° who atake° refuge° in You bbe glad°,
  Let them ever° sing° for joy°;
  And Imay You cshelter° them,
  That those who dlove° Your name° may exult° in You.
  12 For it is You who ablesses° the righteous° man°, O LORD°,
  You bsurround° him with favor° as with a shield°.

[11] IOr You shelter aPs 2:12 bPs 33:1; 64:10 cPs 12:7 dPs 69:36
[12] aPs 29:11 bPs 32:7, 10


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David prayeth, and profeseth his study in prayer.

1 ¶ [[To the chief Musicianºª upon² Nehiloth,º A Psalmº of David.]]º Give earºª to my words,º O LORD,º considerºª my meditation.º 2 Hearkenºª unto the voiceº of my cry,º my King,º and my God:º for² unto² thee will I pray.ºª 3 My voiceº shalt thou hearºª in the morning,º O LORD;º in the morningº will I directºª [my prayer] unto thee, and will look up.ºª

[1] 1S 1:13, 16; Ps 17:1; 19:14; 54:2; 55:1; 64:1; 80:1; 86:1; Ro 8:26; 1P 3:12; 1Jn 5:14.
[2] Ps 3:4; 10:16; 24:7; 44:4; 47:6; 65:2; 74:12; 99:1; 145:1; Is 33:22.
[3] Ps 22:2; 55:17; 69:16; 88:13; 119:147; 130:6; Is 26:9; Mk 1:35.

God favoureth not the wicked.

4 For² thou² [art] not² a Godº that hath pleasureº in wickedness:º neither² shall evilº dwellºª with thee. 5 The foolishºª shall not² standºª in² thy sight:º thou hatestºª all² workersºª of iniquity.º 6 Thou shalt destroyºª them that speakºª leasing:º the LORDº will abhorºª the bloodyº and deceitfulº man.º

[4] 1Ch 29:17; Ps 50:21; 94:20; 101:7; 140:13; Hab 1:13; Mal 2:17; Jn 14:23; He 12:14; 2P 3:13; Rv 21:23, 27.
[5] Lv 20:23; Ps 1:5; 10:3; 14:1; 92:6; 94:8; 130:3; Pv 1:7, 22; 6:16; 8:5; Ec 5:4; Ho 9:15; Hab 1:13; Zc 11:8; Mt 7:23; 25:41.
[6] Gn 34:14, 25; 2S 16:8; 20:1; Ps 4:2; 26:8; 43:1; 55:23; Is 26:21; Ro 1:29; Rv 21:8; 22:15.

David, professing his faith, prayeth unto God to guide him,

7 But as for me,² I will comeºª [into] thy houseº in the multitudeº of thy mercy:º [and] in thy fearº will I worshipºª toward² thy holyº temple.º 8 Leadºª me, O LORD,º in thy righteousnessº because of² mine enemies;ºª make thy wayº straightºª before my face.º 9 For² [there is] no² faithfulnessºª in their mouth;º their inward¹ part² [is] very wickedness;º their throatº [is] an openºª sepulchre;º they flatterºª with their tongue.º

[7] Jsh 24:15; 1K 8:29, 35, 38; Ps 28:2; 51:1; 52:8; 55:16; 69:13, 16; 130:4; 132:7; 138:2; Is 55:7; 64:11; Dn 6:10; Ho 3:5; Lk 6:11; Ac 9:31; Ro 5:20; He 4:16; 12:28; 1P 1:17.
[8] 2S 12:14; Ps 25:4; 27:11; 54:5; 59:10; 86:11; 119:10, 64; 143:8; Pv 3:5; 4:25; Mt 3:3; He 12:13.
[9] Jb 32:21; Ps 12:2; 36:1; 51:6; 52:2; 58:2, 3; 62:4, 9; 64:6; 111:1; Pv 29:5; Jr 4:14; 9:3; 17:9; Mi 6:12; Mk 7:21; Lk 11:39, 44; Ro 1:29; 3:13; 1Th 2:5.

to destroy his enemies,

10 Destroyºª thou them, O God;º let them fallºª by their own counsels;º² cast them outºª in the multitudeº of their transgressions;º for² they have rebelledºª against thee.

[10] Dt 2:30; 1S 25:29, 39; 2S 15:31; 17:14, 23; 2Ch 25:16; Es 7:10; Jb 5:12; Ps 7:9; 9:15; 10:15; 17:13; 21:8; 28:3; 31:18; 35:1, 26; 55:15; 59:12; 64:6; 66:7; 68:1; 69:22; 71:13; 79:12; 83:9; 109:6; 137:7; 140:9; 144:6; Is 1:2, 20; 63:10; Lm 1:5; Dn 9:5, 9; Ho 9:7; Ro 3:19; 1Co 3:19.

and to preserve the godly.

11 But let all² those that put their trustºª in thee rejoice:ºª let them everº shout for joy,ºª because thou defendestºª them:² let them also that loveºª thy nameº be joyfulºª in thee. 12 For² thou,² LORD,º wilt blessºª the righteous;º with favourº wilt thou compassºª him as [with] a shield.º

[11] Jg 5:31; Jb 38:7; Ps 35:27; 40:16; 47:1; 58:10; 65:13; 68:3; 69:36; 70:1; Is 65:13; Zc 9:9; Ro 8:28; 1Co 2:9; Jm 1:12; 2:5; Rv 18:20; 19:1.
[12] Ps 1:1; 3:3, 8; 29:11; 32:10; 84:11; 112:1; 115:13.


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