EveryPsalm Library

psalm 61 turn your ear hear my prayer i cry to you you have been my refuge i grow weary with a fainting heart i long to be in your house my shelter lead me come lead me to the rock that stands above me come lead me come lead me to the rock that stands above me you you have heard every vow i have spoken you promise me the heritage of the faithful you place a king on a throne forever lead me come lead me to the rock that stands above me come lead me come lead me to the rock that stands above me turn your ear hear my prayer

psalm 62 my soul waits waits in the silence for you lord for you alone from him comes my only salvation my rock and my stronghold see the men of low estate those of high the same they’re a delusion in the balances they’re lighter than a breath so put no trust in extortion's gain your hopes to steal are all in vain if riches come do not set your heart upon them do not set your heart upon them once god once he has spoken twice still have i heard this the power belongs to you god your love lord is steadfast my soul waits waits in the silence for you lord for you alone

psalm 63 god you are my god you’re the only one i seek god you are my god i’m in the desert and i’m thirsty god you are my god i know you’re in your sanctuary god you are my god i’ve seen your power and you glory god you’re better than life my lips will give praise to you my soul satisfied with the richest foods therefore my lips will sing praise god i think of you on my bed throughout the night god i think of you because you help and i am safe god i think of you as i sing under your wings god i think of you and feel your hand as you uphold me god you’re better than life my lips will give praise to you my soul satisfied with the richest foods therefore my lips will sing praise

psalm 64 hear my voice god hear my voice in my complaint save my life god from the dread of enemies hide me from the secrets of the evil ones who set their tongues like swords upon me hear my voice god hear my voice in my complaint save my life god from the dread of enemies they shoot hidden the innocent and blameless like arrows drawn they aim their bitter speech their traps are laid and still they say who sees them for the inward mind and heart of man are deep for the inward mind and heart of man are deep still all men will fear and all will stand and declare the perfect works that he has done surely all will realize the things he does surely all the righteous will rejoice surely they will find their shelter there in him surely all the upright will sing praises praises

psalm 65 what mighty praise o god belongs to you what mighty praise o god what mighty praise we will fulfill the vows we’ve made to you we will fulfill o god we will fulfill oh to you who hear our prayers oh to you who all men come what mighty praise o god belongs to you what mighty praise o god what mighty praise though our sins prevail you forgive them all how blessed is the one whom you choose to bring near to you those who dwell within your holy courts we will be satisfied with the goodness that awaits in your house you answer prayers in faith with awesome deed you answer prayers o god you answer prayers you who are the trust of earth and sea you are the trust o god you are the trust you formed the mountains by your power and armed yourself with strength on strength you who still the roaring of the sea you answer prayers o god you answer prayers though our sins prevail you forgive them all how blessed is the one whom you choose to bring near to you those who dwell within your holy courts we will be satisfied with the goodness that awaits in your house even the ends of the earth they stand in awe from where the sun rises to where it sets you bring shouts of joy your visit makes the world to overflow the river of our god is brimming up and bountiful you settle its ridges you soften with showers you bless its growth with fruit and abundance paths drip with fatness as pastures blossom you crown the year with a harvest oh so bountiful they all sing for joy

psalm 66 who is awesome in his deeds to the sons of men he has turned the very sea there into dry land there they passed through the river on foot you have tried us o god refined us as silver made men ride over our heads passed us through the fire yet you brought us out and into yet you brought us out into fulfillment yet you brought us out into abundance come come and hear all you who fear him i will tell of all he’s done truly he has listened blessed be god blessed be blessed be god blessed be who has never removed his love from me blessed be god blessed be god blessed be

psalm 67 may god be gracious gracious to us and make his face to shine upon us o lord may your ways be praised on the earth so that all may come to know let the people praise let the people praise you let the people praise let the people praise you let the nations come and revere him until the ends of the earth fear him let the people praise you

psalm 68 just as smoke is driven high just as wax melts before the fire so the wicked shall perish sing o righteous with gladness lift up a song for him who rides through the desert father to the fatherless judge for widows in loneliness is the lord in his holy house leads the prisoners victorious out earth quaked and rains came when sinai shook in your presence at god’s word let the women bring good news of enemy armies flee come now with us divide up see the spoil of golden doves see the king almighty forever on his mountain day after day he bears us up our god is the god of salvation rescue from death belongs to him see him now in his procession him who rides in the ancient highest heavens behold behold behold he thunders with his voice his power among the clouds behold behold behold the fount of israel the one who brought us out

psalm 69 save me god for the waters are up to my neck sinking mud and i can’t rise above the flood i am weary and my eyes grow dim save me god in the waiting i’m outnumbered more than hairs on my head by the hate by the power by the lies my enemies said what’d i ever steal still i must restore save me god from the hidden things that i know you know all this because zeal for your house has consumed me zeal for your house has consumed me don’t let those who hope in you be disgraced because of what i do lord of hosts answer them in their plea save me god lord would you answer me all this because zeal for your house has consumed me zeal for your house has consumed me all i’ve endured shame on my face in my mourning shame on my face in my mourning still as for me lord i pray for a time of your favor i pray would you rescue me as for me i am poor and in pain save me god by your salvation still i’ll praise him with a song that will please please save me god save me god

psalm 70 come lord quickly come and deliver me come lord quickly i need your help there is one who finds all his delight in my pain let the one who seeks to ruin my life be put to shame let all who seek you stand and say forevermore god is great come lord quickly come and deliver me come lord quickly i need your help

psalm 72 give the king your judgments o god give your righteousness to his son may he judge the people with justice now and give deliverance to the poor and the children may he rule from sea to sea to sea from the river there to where the earth ends then the tribes will come and bend their knee let every king and nation now bow before him may he be like rain that falls upon the grass may his name endure forever may all nations bring him praise in him be blessed let peace abound til the moon is no more long may he live in golden days may prayer be made always for him may cities now with fruit and grain blossom out in abundance may he be like rain that falls upon the grass may his name endure forever may all nations bring him praise in him be blessed let peace abound til the moon is no more may he be like rain that falls upon the grass may his name endure forever may all nations bring him praise in him be blessed let peace abound til the moon is no more let his name endure til the sun is no more blessed be the lord the god of israel who alone works mighty wonders blessed be his glorious name forevermore and let the earth be filled with glory

psalm 73 i had forgotten my foot had slipped when i saw the wicked the arrogant they had no struggles their bodies were strong they laid claim to heaven i had forgot surely god is good in the heavens you are everything and on earth i have nothing if i don’t have you why does it happen they drink abundance their tongues take possession while i feel punished i tried to know this but it felt distant then i entered your presence and it all made sense in the heavens you are everything and on earth i have nothing if i don’t have you surely god is good

psalm 74 lord why do you cast us off why does your anger burn lord the very mount you dwelt lies everlasting in ruin remember remember the ones you purchased long ago remember remember zion your stronghold like axes on the trees see your house there burning burning no longer prophets voice no more signs for seeing remember remember the ones you purchased long ago remember remember zion your stronghold why do you hold your hand there in the fold it stays come destroy our enemies how long o god will we wait remember remember the ones you purchased long ago remember remember zion your stronghold remember remember you crushed the creatures of the deep remember remember yours is the day night summer spring remember remember oppressors stand in mocking remember remember don’t give your dove to wild beasts arise o god defend your cause arise o god again again again

psalm 75 we give thanks god we give thanks for your name is near we give thanks god we give thanks for your name is near as men tell of all your wonderful works as men tell of all your wonderful wonderful works at the set time that i appoint i will come and judge with equity when the earth totters and the people shake it is i who keep it's pillars steady it is i who keep it's pillars steady not from the east or from the west not from the wilderness comes lifting up but it is god who is the only judge putting down one and lifting up another for in his hand there is a cup full of wine and spices foaming up it is well mixed and when he pours this surely the wicked will drink but as for me i will declare it i will sing praise praise to the god of jacob

psalm 76 in judah god is known his name is great his tent in salem his dwelling place there he broke the shield the sword the weapons of war the shield the sword the arrows glorious are you lord there coming down from the mountains the brave laid out none could lift a hand at your rebuke both the chariot and horse laid still but you you you are to be feared you you you are to be feared who can stand before you once your anger’s roused from the heavens utter judgment coming down you you you are to be feared you you you are to be feared the earth it trembled and stood still in its place when god arose and chose the humble he would save you you you are to be feared you you you are to be feared even the wrath of man will come lift up its praise the very remnant of will be the belt you’ve made you you you are to be feared you you you are to be feared come make your vows to god and keep your promises let all around him bring their tribute and their gifts you you you are to be feared you you you are to be feared

psalm 77 i cry out to god oh yes i shout out how i wish he’d listen to me when i am deep in need i search for him all the night long i wake up at night with hands up high but my soul is lonely i think of my god and deeply long i wish that he would help me you kept my eyes shut my mouth was stuck and i was left to thinking of the years gone by my song at night and i began to wonder will the lord reject forever will he never love again has he forgotten to be gracious has his promise come to the end what god is so great what god has displayed his mighty arm to the children of the chosen promise

psalm 78 o people listen incline your ear to the mysteries to the teaching here things that we have heard things that we have known parables our fathers told oh no we won’t hide them we’ll let the children hear he divided the sea and let them pass through it made the waters stand there as a heap in the day he lead by cloud but with fire in the night he split the rock for water so they could drink he opened up the skies the very doors of heaven poured the bread of angels there to eat by his very might on the wind he fulfilled every hungering in spite of all of this they sinned they sinned in spite of all of this they rebelled again in spite of all of this they sinned they sinned he had made the river blood sent the swarms to devour he gave the crops to beasts the harvest of their labor the hail destroyed the vine the flocks by lighted sky amidst the thundercloud he let loose his anger by a company of angels and when the path was made from death he wouldn’t save struck down the firstborn first fruits of egypt’s strength then he lead his people out in spite of all of this they sinned they sinned in spite of all of this they rebelled again in spite of all of this they sinned they sinned so full of wrath God rose against his own laid low the young men and the strong they fell he delivered up his glory into fire all consuming the women had no marriage song the priests fell by the sword the widows they made no lament but then the lord full of compassion his anger was restrained yet full of compassion he remembered them again yet full of compassion with a pure heart and skillful hand yet full of compassion he remembered them again

psalm 79 o god the nations have come and taken your chosen land your possession jerusalem lies heaped in ruins your holy temple in defilement they have left the bodies of your servants as food for the birds of the heavens blood has flowed like water all around blood has flowed like water all around how long o lord will you be angry how long will your jealousy burn pour out your wrath upon the nations who stubbornly refuse to call your name let compassion come and meet with us help us o god help us help us o god help us save us o god save us help us o god help us for the glory of your name for the honor of your name forgive our sins hear the groaning of the prisoner demonstrate to your power and save the doomed payback sevenfold those that taunt and scorn and we your people will give thanks to you

psalm 80 o god restore shine your face once more on us hear us shepherd of israel you who shepherd your people well who sits among the light o god restore shine your face once more on us come again almighty one the vine you’ve chosen needs the son who sits at your right hand the one whom you’ve raised up o god restore shine your face once more on us