Praise for God's Bounty in Nature

651 There will be silence before You, and praise in Zion , O God , And to You the vow will be performed . 2 O You who hear prayer , To You all men come . 3 Iniquities prevail against me; As for our transgressions , You forgive them. 4 How blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near to You To dwell in Your courts . We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house , Your holy temple . 5 By awesome deeds You answer us in righteousness , O God of our salvation , You who are the trust of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest sea ;

6 Who establishes the mountains by His strength , Being girded with might ; 7 Who stills the roaring of the seas , The roaring of their waves , And the tumult of the peoples . 8 They who dwell in the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs ; You make the dawn and the sunset shout for joy . 9 You visit the earth and cause it to overflow ; You greatly enrich it; The stream of God is full of water ; You prepare their grain , for thus You prepare the earth. 10 You water its furrows abundantly , You settle its ridges , You soften it with showers , You bless its growth . 11 You have crowned the year with Your bounty , And Your paths drip with fatness . 12 The pastures of the wilderness drip , And the hills gird themselves with rejoicing . 13 The meadows are clothed with flocks And the valleys are covered with grain ; They shout for joy , yes , they sing .

Praise for God's Mighty Deeds

661 Shout joyfully to God , all the earth ; 2 Sing the glory of His name ; Make His praise glorious . 3 Say to God , "How awesome are Your works ! Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will give feigned obedience to You. 4 " All the earth will worship You, And will sing praises to You; They will sing praises to Your name ." Selah . 5 Come and see the works of God , Who is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of men . 6 He turned the sea into dry land ; They passed through the river on foot ; There let us rejoice in Him! 7 He rules by His might forever ; His eyes keep watch on the nations ; Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah .

8 Bless our God , O peoples , And sound e His praise abroad, 9 Who keeps us in life And does not allow our feet to slip . 10 For You have tried us, O God ; You have refined us as silver is refined . 11 You brought us into the net ; You laid an oppressive burden upon our loins . 12 You made men ride over our heads ; We went through fire and through water , Yet You brought us out into a place of abundance .

13 I shall come into Your house with burnt offerings ; I shall pay You my vows , 14 Which my lips uttered And my mouth spoke when I was in distress . 15 I shall offer to You burnt offerings of fat beasts , With the smoke of rams ; I shall make an offering of bulls with male goats . Selah . 16 Come and hear , all who fear God , And I will tell of what He has done for my soul . 17 I cried to Him with my mouth , And He was extolled with my tongue . 18 If I regard wickedness in my heart , The Lord will not hear ; 19 But certainly God has heard ; He has given heed to the voice of my prayer . 20 Blessed be God , Who has not turned away my prayer Nor His lovingkindness from me.

The Nations Exhorted to Praise God

671 God be gracious to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us- Selah . 2 That Your way may be known on the earth , Your salvation among all nations . 3 Let the peoples praise You, O God ; Let all the peoples praise You. 4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy ; For You will judge the peoples with uprightness And guide the nations on the earth . Selah . 5 Let the peoples praise You, O God ; Let all the peoples praise You. 6 The earth has yielded its produce ; God , our God , blesses us. 7 God blesses us, That all the ends of the earth may fear Him.

A Cry of Distress

691 Save me, O God , For the waters have threatened e my life . 2 I have sunk in deep mire , and there is no foothold ; I have come into deep waters , and a flood overflows me. 3 I am weary with my crying ; my throat is parched ; My eyes fail while I wait for my God . 4 Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head ; Those who would destroy me are powerful , being wrongfully my enemies ; What I did not steal , I then have to restore . 5 O God , it is You who knows my folly , And my wrongs are not hidden from You. 6 May those who wait for You not be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of hosts ; May those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel , 7 Because for Your sake I have borne reproach ; Dishonor has covered my face . 8 I have become estranged from my brothers And an alien to my mother's sons . 9 For zeal for Your house has consumed me, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me. 10 When I wept in my soul with fasting , It became my reproach . 11 When I made sackcloth my clothing , I became a byword to them. 12 Those who sit in the gate talk about me, And I am the song of the drunkards e .

13 But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord , at an acceptable time ; O God , in the greatness of Your lovingkindness , Answer me with Your saving truth . 14 Deliver me from the mire and do not let me sink ; May I be delivered from my foes and from the deep waters . 15 May the flood of water not overflow me Nor the deep swallow me up, Nor the pit shut its mouth on me. 16 Answer me, O Lord , for Your lovingkindness is good ; According to the greatness of Your compassion , turn to me, 17 And do not hide Your face from Your servant , For I am in distress ; answer me quickly . 18 Oh draw near to my soul and redeem it; Ransom me because of my enemies ! 19 You know my reproach and my shame and my dishonor ; All my adversaries are before You. 20 Reproach has broken my heart and I am so sick . And I looked for sympathy , but there was none , And for comforters , but I found none . 21 They also gave me gall for my food And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink .

22 May their table before them become a snare ; And when they are in peace , may it become a trap . 23 May their eyes grow dim so that they cannot see , And make their loins shake continually . 24 Pour out Your indignation on them, And may Your burning anger overtake them. 25 May their camp be desolate ; May none dwell in their tents . 26 For they have persecuted him whom You Yourself have smitten , And they tell of the pain of those whom You have wounded . 27 Add iniquity to their iniquity , And may they not come into Your righteousness . 28 May they be blotted out of the book of life And may they not be recorded with the righteous . 29 But I am afflicted and in pain ; May Your salvation , O God , set me securely on high .

30 I will praise the name of God with song And magnify Him with thanksgiving . 31 And it will please the Lord better than an ox Or a young bull with horns and hoofs . 32 The humble have seen it and are glad ; You who seek God , let your heart revive . 33 For the Lord hears the needy And does not despise His who are prisoners . 34 Let heaven and earth praise Him, The seas and everything that moves in them. 35 For God will save Zion and build the cities of Judah , That they may dwell there and possess it. 36 The descendants of His servants will inherit it, And those who love His name will dwell in it.

A Prayer for Deliverance

701 O God , hasten to deliver me; O Lord , hasten to my help ! 2 Let those be ashamed and humiliated Who seek my life ; Let those be turned back and dishonored Who delight in my hurt . 3 Let those be turned back because e of their shame Who say , "Aha , aha !" 4 Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; And let those who love Your salvation say continually , "Let God be magnified ." 5 But I am afflicted and needy ; Hasten to me, O God ! You are my help and my deliverer ; O Lord , do not delay .