The heavens declare your glory, O God. Your creation proclaims your magnificent worth, the sun by day and the stars by night. So, there is no excuse for man but to see the wonder of your works. Your law is perfect; and your testimony is sure. Your precepts are right; and your commandments are pure. … Read more
I love you, LORD, my rock, my deliverer, my fortress and stronghold. I called upon you in my distress, and you heard my cry from your temple. You sent from on high and drew me out of many troubled waters. You rescued me, because you delighted in me. You are the God whose way is … Read more
Hear a just cause, O LORD. Attend to my cry. Give ear to my prayer. Wondrously show your steadfast love as I seek refuge in you. I am beloved and kept, hidden in the shadow of your wings. My enemies seek violence. They close their hearts to pity. They speak arrogantly to cast me to … Read more
Preserve me, O God, because you are my refuge. I have no good apart from your lordship. You multiply the sorrows of those who run after other gods. You do not accept their drink offerings of blood; and their names are not known to you. You are my chosen portion. You hold my lot. I … Read more
Father God, you are near. You hold my heart. Guide my steps to honor you. Show me how walk blamelessly and do what is right. Keep me from slander and reproach against a friend. Teach me to speak only truth and to use my assets to glorify your name. May I never be moved away … Read more
Almighty and Everlasting God, the fool says in his heart that you are not. He is corrupt and perpetrates evil deeds. You look down on the children of man to see if there are any who understand, any who seek you. Have they no knowledge of you, these who eat up your people like bread … Read more
Lord, have you forgotten us? Do you turn your face away from us in our iniquity? Forgive us, for we sin against you. Your face remains consistently upon us; we are the ones who have moved away from you. We trample truth in the streets. We forget our legacy as beings created in your image. … Read more
O LORD, where are the godly? Have the faithful among men vanished? Everyone utters lies and speaks from a double heart. Father God, cut off those with flattering lips, who boast of their power, who have no moral guidance. The poor get plundered. The needy groan. Arise, LORD, place the trodden in your safety where … Read more
Father God, I run to you. Your throne is in heaven. You are in control. The wicked throw their projectiles, flinging their evil; they shoot in the dark at the upright in heart. You test the righteous, but you hate the wicked and the ones who love violence. Fire and sulfur and a scorching wind … Read more
Almighty God, do you hide yourself in times of trouble? Do you stand far away and watch the wicked pursue the poor? He seizes the poor when he draws them into his net. The mouth of the wicked is filled with deceit, mischief and iniquity. He sits in ambush in the villages and murders the … Read more