The joy of the Lord is my strength ESV

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The Lord Is My Strength and My Shield

Of David.

28 To you, O Lord, I call;
    (A)my rock, be not deaf to me,
lest, if you (B)be silent to me,
    I become like those who (C)go down to the pit.
2 (D)Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy,
    when I cry to you for help,
when I (E)lift up my hands
    (F)toward your most holy sanctuary.[a]

3 Do not (G)drag me off with the wicked,
    with the workers of evil,
(H)who speak peace with their neighbors
    while evil is in their hearts.
4 (I)Give to them according to their work
    and according to the evil of their deeds;
give to them according to the work of their hands;
    (J)render them their due reward.
5 Because they (K)do not regard the works of the Lord
    or the work of his hands,
he will tear them down and build them up no more.

6 Blessed be the Lord!
    For he has (L)heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.
7 The Lord is my strength and (M)my shield;
    in him my heart (N)trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
    and with my (O)song I give thanks to him.

8 The Lord is the strength of his people;[b]
    he is (P)the saving refuge of his anointed.
9 Oh, save your people and bless (Q)your heritage!
    (R)Be their shepherd and (S)carry them forever.

Ascribe to the Lord Glory

A Psalm of David.

29 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,[c]
    (T)ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
    worship the Lord in (U)the splendor of holiness.[d]

3 The voice of the Lord is over (V)the waters;
    the God of glory (W)thunders,
    the Lord, over many waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is (X)powerful;
    the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
    the Lord breaks (Y)the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon to (Z)skip like a calf,
    and (AA)Sirion like a young (AB)wild ox.

7 The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
    the Lord shakes the wilderness of (AC)Kadesh.

9 The voice of the Lord makes (AD)the deer give birth[e]
    and strips the forests bare,
    and in his temple all cry, “Glory!”

10 The Lord sits enthroned over (AE)the flood;
    the Lord sits enthroned (AF)as king forever.
11 May the Lord give (AG)strength to his people!
    May the Lord bless[f] his people with (AH)peace!

Joy Comes with the Morning

A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of (AI)the temple.

30 I will (AJ)extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up
    and have not let my foes (AK)rejoice over me.
2 O Lord my God, I (AL)cried to you for help,
    and you have (AM)healed me.
3 O Lord, you have brought up my soul from (AN)Sheol;
    you restored me to life from among those who (AO)go down to the pit.[g]

4 Sing praises to the Lord, O you (AP)his saints,
    and (AQ)give thanks to his holy name.[h]
5 (AR)For his anger is but for a moment,
    and (AS)his favor is for a lifetime.[i]
(AT)Weeping may tarry for the night,
    but (AU)joy comes with the morning.

6 As for me, I said in my (AV)prosperity,
    “I shall never be (AW)moved.”
7 By your favor, O Lord,
    you made my (AX)mountain stand strong;
you (AY)hid your face;
    I was (AZ)dismayed.

8 To you, O Lord, I cry,
    and (BA)to the Lord I plead for mercy:
9 “What profit is there in my death,[j]
    if I go down to the pit?[k]
Will (BB)the dust praise you?
    Will it tell of your faithfulness?
10 (BC)Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me!
    O Lord, be my helper!”

11 You have turned for me my mourning into (BD)dancing;
    you have loosed my sackcloth
    and clothed me with gladness,
12 that my (BE)glory may sing your praise and not be silent.
    O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

Footnotes

1. Psalm 28:2 Hebrew your innermost sanctuary
2. Psalm 28:8 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts is their strength
3. Psalm 29:1 Hebrew sons of God, or sons of might
4. Psalm 29:2 Or in holy attire
5. Psalm 29:9 Revocalization yields makes the oaks to shake
6. Psalm 29:11 Or The Lord will give… The Lord will bless
7. Psalm 30:3 Or to life, that I should not go down to the pit
8. Psalm 30:4 Hebrew to the memorial of his holiness (see Exodus 3:15)
9. Psalm 30:5 Or and in his favor is life
10. Psalm 30:9 Hebrew in my blood
11. Psalm 30:9 Or to corruption

Cross references

1. Psalm 28:1 : See Ps. 18:2
2. Psalm 28:1 : Ps. 35:22; 39:12; 83:1; 109:1
3. Psalm 28:1 : Ps. 88:4; 143:7
4. Psalm 28:2 : Ps. 140:6
5. Psalm 28:2 : Ps. 134:2; 141:2; Lam. 2:19; 1 Tim. 2:8; [Ps. 119:48]
6. Psalm 28:2 : Ps. 5:7; 138:2; [1 Kgs. 8:29]
7. Psalm 28:3 : [Ps. 26:9; Ezek. 32:20]
8. Psalm 28:3 : Jer. 9:8; [Ps. 5:9; 12:2; 55:21; 62:4]
9. Psalm 28:4 : Jer. 50:15, 29; Rev. 18:6; [2 Tim. 4:14]
10. Psalm 28:4 : [Ps. 137:8]
11. Psalm 28:5 : Isa. 5:12; [Job 34:27]
12. Psalm 28:6 : ver. 2
13. Psalm 28:7 : See Ps. 3:3
14. Psalm 28:7 : See Ps. 11:1
15. Psalm 28:7 : Ps. 69:30
16. Psalm 28:8 : Ps. 140:7; [Ps. 20:6]
17. Psalm 28:9 : Deut. 9:29; 32:9
18. Psalm 28:9 : Ps. 78:71, 72
19. Psalm 28:9 : Isa. 40:11; 46:3; 63:9
20. Psalm 29:1 : Ps. 96:7, 8; 1 Chr. 16:28, 29; [Ps. 68:34]
21. Psalm 29:2 : Ps. 110:3; 1 Chr. 16:29; [Ex. 28:2]
22. Psalm 29:3 : [Ps. 18:11]
23. Psalm 29:3 : Job 37:4, 5
24. Psalm 29:4 : Ps. 68:33
25. Psalm 29:5 : Ps. 104:16; Judg. 9:15
26. Psalm 29:6 : Ps. 114:4, 6
27. Psalm 29:6 : Deut. 3:9
28. Psalm 29:6 : Num. 23:22
29. Psalm 29:8 : Num. 13:26
30. Psalm 29:9 : [Job 39:1-3]
31. Psalm 29:10 : [Gen. 6:17]
32. Psalm 29:10 : Ps. 10:16
33. Psalm 29:11 : Ps. 68:35; [Isa. 40:29]
34. Psalm 29:11 : Phil. 4:7
35. Psalm 30:1 : 2 Sam. 5:11; 1 Chr. 22:1
36. Psalm 30:1 : Ps. 107:32
37. Psalm 30:1 : Ps. 25:2; 35:19, 24; [Ps. 13:4]
38. Psalm 30:2 : Ps. 88:13
39. Psalm 30:2 : See Ps. 6:2
40. Psalm 30:3 : See Ps. 16:10
41. Psalm 30:3 : Ps. 28:1
42. Psalm 30:4 : Ps. 50:5
43. Psalm 30:4 : Ps. 97:12; [1 Chr. 16:4]
44. Psalm 30:5 : [Ps. 103:9; Job 33:26; Isa. 26:20; 54:7, 8]
45. Psalm 30:5 : Ps. 63:3
46. Psalm 30:5 : [2 Cor. 4:17, 18]
47. Psalm 30:5 : Ps. 126:5 (Heb.)
48. Psalm 30:6 : [Job 29:18; Prov. 1:32]
49. Psalm 30:6 : Ps. 10:6
50. Psalm 30:7 : [2 Sam. 5:9]
51. Psalm 30:7 : Ps. 104:29; [Deut. 31:17]
52. Psalm 30:7 : [2 Sam. 24:10]
53. Psalm 30:8 : Ps. 142:1
54. Psalm 30:9 : See Ps. 6:5
55. Psalm 30:10 : Ps. 27:7
56. Psalm 30:11 : Ex. 15:20; 2 Sam. 6:14; Jer. 31:4, 13; [Ps. 149:3; 150:4; Lam. 5:15]
57. Psalm 30:12 : See Ps. 16:9

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