LXX Concordance for κύριε

But he said, “Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it? ”

and said, “My lord, if I have found favor with you, please do not go on past your servant.

Then he said, “Let my lord not be angry, and I will speak further. Suppose thirty are found there? ”

He answered, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”

Then he said, “Let my lord not be angry, and I will speak one more time. Suppose ten are found there? ”

He answered, “I will not destroy it on account of ten.”

But Lot said to them, “No, my lords[fn] ​— ​please.

Now Abimelech had not approached her, so he said, “Lord, would you destroy a nation even though it is innocent?

“Listen to us, my lord. You are a prince of God[fn] among us. Bury your dead in our finest burial place.[fn] None of us will withhold from you his burial place for burying your dead.”

“No, my lord. Listen to me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the sight[fn] of my people. Bury your dead.”

“My lord, listen to me. Land worth four hundred shekels of silver ​— ​what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”

“LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “make this happen for me today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

She replied, “Drink, my lord.” She quickly lowered her jug to her hand and gave him a drink.

“Today when I came to the spring, I prayed: LORD, God of my master Abraham, if only you will make my journey successful!

She said to her father, “Don't be angry, my lord, that I cannot stand up in your presence; I am having my period.” So Laban searched, but could not find the household idols.

Then Jacob said, “God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, the LORD who said to me, ‘Go back to your land and to your family, and I will cause you to prosper,'

So Esau said, “What do you mean by this whole procession[fn] I met? ”

“To find favor with you, my lord,” he answered.

Esau said, “Let me leave some of my people with you.”

But he replied, “Why do that? Please indulge me,[fn] my lord.”

“No, my lord. Your servants have come to buy food,” they said.

They said, “My lord, we really did come down here the first time only to buy food.

But Judah approached him and said, “My lord, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are like Pharaoh.

But Moses replied to the LORD, “Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent ​— ​either in the past or recently or since you have been speaking to your servant ​— ​because my mouth and my tongue are sluggish.”[fn]

Moses said, “Please, Lord, send someone else.”[fn]

So Moses went back to the LORD and asked, “Lord, why have you caused trouble for this people? And why did you ever send me?

LORD, your right hand is glorious in power.

LORD, your right hand shattered the enemy.

LORD, who is like you among the gods?

Who is like you, glorious in holiness,

revered with praises, performing wonders?

terror and dread will fall on them.

They will be as still[fn] as a stone

because of your powerful arm

until your people pass by, LORD,

until the people whom you purchased[fn] pass by.

But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God: “LORD, why does your anger burn against your people you brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a strong hand?

“Don't be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.

So Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Oh, these people have committed a grave sin; they have made a god of gold for themselves.

Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say:

Arise, LORD!

Let your enemies be scattered,

and those who hate you flee from your presence.

Joshua son of Nun, assistant to Moses since his youth,[fn] responded, “Moses, my lord, stop them! ”

and said to Moses, “My lord, please don't hold against us this sin we have so foolishly committed.

“They will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that you, LORD, are among these people, how you, LORD, are seen face to face, how your cloud stands over them, and how you go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night.

“So now, may my Lord's power be magnified just as you have spoken:

“Lord GOD, you have begun to show your greatness and your strong hand to your servant, for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can perform deeds and mighty acts like yours?

“I prayed to the LORD:

Lord GOD, do not annihilate your people, your inheritance, whom you redeemed through your greatness and brought out of Egypt with a strong hand.

“LORD, wipe away the guilt of your people Israel whom you redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.' Then the responsibility for bloodshed will be wiped away from them.

“I have now brought the first of the land's produce that you, LORD, have given me.

You will then place the container before the LORD your God and bow down to him.

He said this about Judah:

LORD, hear Judah's cry and bring him to his people.

He fights for his cause[fn] with his own hands,

but may you be a help against his foes.

LORD, bless his possessions,[fn]

and accept the work of his hands.

Break the back[fn] of his adversaries and enemies,

so that they cannot rise again.

“Oh, Lord GOD,” Joshua said, “why did you ever bring these people across the Jordan to hand us over to the Amorites for our destruction? If only we had been content to remain on the other side of the Jordan!

LORD, when you came from Seir,

when you marched from the fields of Edom,

the earth trembled,

the skies poured rain,

and the clouds poured water.

Then the survivors came down to the nobles;

the LORD's people came down to me[fn] against the warriors.

LORD, may all your enemies perish as Sisera did.[fn]

But may those who love him

be like the rising of the sun in its strength.

And the land had peace for forty years.

Gideon said to him, “Please, my lord, if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened? And where are all his wonders that our ancestors told us about? They said, ‘Hasn't the LORD brought us out of Egypt? ' But now the LORD has abandoned us and handed us over to Midian.”

He said to him, “Please, Lord, how can I deliver Israel? Look, my family is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father's family.”

When Gideon realized that he was the angel of the LORD, he said, “Oh no, Lord GOD! I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face! ”

But the Israelites said, “We have sinned. Deal with us as you see fit; only rescue us today! ”

Manoah prayed to the LORD and said, “Please, Lord, let the man of God you sent come again to us and teach us what we should do for the boy who will be born.”

He called out to the LORD, “Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, God, just once more. With one act of vengeance, let me pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”

and cried out, “Why, LORD God of Israel, has it occurred[fn] that one tribe is missing in Israel today? ”

“My lord,” she said, “I have found favor with you, for you have comforted and encouraged your servant, although I am not like one of your female servants.”

“Hannah, why are you crying? ” her husband, Elkanah, would ask. “Why won't you eat? Why are you troubled? Am I not better to you than ten sons? ”

Making a vow, she pleaded, “LORD of Armies, if you will take notice of your servant's affliction, remember and not forget me, and give your servant a son, I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.”[fn]

“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman with a broken heart. I haven't had any wine or beer; I've been pouring out my heart before the LORD.

“Please, my lord,” she said, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD.

He told Samuel, “Go and lie down. If he calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.' ” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

they panicked. “A god has entered their camp! ” they said. “Woe to us! Nothing like this has happened before.

So Saul said to the LORD, “God of Israel, why have you not answered your servant today? If the unrighteousness is in me or in my son Jonathan, LORD God of Israel, give Urim; but if the fault is in your people Israel, give Thummim.”[fn] Jonathan and Saul were selected, and the troops were cleared of the charge.

Then Saul said, “Listen, son of Ahitub! ”

“I'm at your service, my lord,” he said.

Then David said, “LORD God of Israel, your servant has reliable information that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the town because of me.

After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called to Saul, “My lord the king! ” When Saul looked behind him, David knelt low with his face to the ground and paid homage.

“Now my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live ​— ​it is the LORD who kept you from participating in bloodshed and avenging yourself by your own hand—may your enemies and those who intend to harm my lord be like Nabal.

Saul recognized David's voice and asked, “Is that your voice, my son David? ”

“It is my voice, my lord and king,” David said.

Then King David went in, sat in the LORD's presence, and said,

Who am I, Lord GOD, and what is my house that you have brought me this far?

This is why you are great, Lord GOD. There is no one like you, and there is no God besides you, as all we have heard confirms.

You established your people Israel to be your own people forever, and you, LORD, have become their God.

since you, LORD of Armies, God of Israel, have revealed this to your servant when you said, “I will build a house for you.” Therefore, your servant has found the courage to pray this prayer to you.

Then someone reported to David, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.”

“LORD,” David pleaded, “please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness! ”

He said:

The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer,

LORD, you are my lamp;

the LORD illuminates my darkness.

Therefore I will give thanks to you among the nations, LORD;

I will sing praises about your name.

David said, “LORD, I would never do such a thing! Is this not the blood of men who risked their lives? ” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three warriors.

David's conscience troubled him after he had taken a census of the troops. He said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I've done. Now, LORD, because I've been very foolish, please take away your servant's guilt.”

“LORD my God, you have now made your servant king in my father David's place. Yet I am just a youth with no experience in leadership.[fn]

One woman said, “Please, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I had a baby while she was in the house.

The woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she felt great compassion[fn] for her son. “My lord, give her the living baby,” she said, “but please don't have him killed! ”

But the other one said, “He will not be mine or yours. Cut him in two! ”

He said:

LORD God of Israel,

there is no God like you

in heaven above or on earth below,

who keeps the gracious covenant

with your servants who walk before you

with all their heart.

Therefore, LORD God of Israel,

keep what you promised

to your servant, my father David:

You will never fail to have a man

to sit before me on the throne of Israel,

if only your sons take care to walk before me

as you have walked before me.

Listen[fn] to your servant's prayer and his petition,

LORD my God,

so that you may hear the cry and the prayer

that your servant prays before you today,

For you, Lord GOD, have set them apart as your inheritance

from all peoples of the earth,

as you spoke through your servant Moses

when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt.

Then he cried out to the LORD and said, “LORD my God, have you also brought tragedy on the widow I am staying with by killing her son? ”

At the time for offering the evening sacrifice, the prophet Elijah approached the altar and said, “LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, today let it be known that you are God in Israel and I am your servant, and that at your word I have done all these things.

but he went on a day's journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. He said, “I have had enough! LORD, take my life, for I'm no better than my ancestors.”

Then the king of Israel answered, “Just as you say, my lord the king: I am yours, along with all that I have.”

As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water, and he cried out, “Oh, my master, it was borrowed! ”

When the servant of the man of God got up early and went out, he discovered an army with horses and chariots surrounding the city. So he asked Elisha, “Oh, my master, what are we to do? ”

Then Elisha prayed, “LORD, please open his eyes and let him see.” So the LORD opened the servant's eyes, and he saw that the mountain was covered with horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

When they entered Samaria, Elisha said, “LORD, open these men's eyes and let them see.” So the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw that they were in the middle of Samaria.

As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, “My lord the king, help! ”

While he was telling the king how Elisha restored the dead son to life, the woman whose son he had restored to life came to appeal to the king for her house and field. So Gehazi said, “My lord the king, this is the woman and this is the son Elisha restored to life.”

Then Hezekiah prayed before the LORD:

LORD God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you are God ​— ​you alone ​— ​of all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.

Now, LORD our God, please save us from his power so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, LORD, are God ​— ​you alone.

“Please, LORD, remember how I have walked before you faithfully and wholeheartedly and have done what pleases you.”[fn] And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Then King David went in, sat in the LORD's presence, and said,

Who am I, LORD God, and what is my house that you have brought me this far?

LORD, there is no one like you, and there is no God besides you, as all we have heard confirms.

You made your people Israel your own people forever, and you, LORD, have become their God.

David said to God, “Wasn't I the one who gave the order to count the people? I am the one who has sinned and acted very wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? LORD my God, please let your hand be against me and against my father's family, but don't let the plague be against your people.”

Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly. David said,

May you be blessed, LORD God of our father Israel, from eternity to eternity.

LORD our God, all this wealth that we've provided for building you a house for your holy name comes from your hand; everything belongs to you.

“LORD God, let your promise to my father David now come true. For you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.

He said:

LORD God of Israel,

there is no God like you

in heaven or on earth,

who keeps his gracious covenant

with your servants who walk before you

with all their heart.

Therefore, LORD God of Israel,

keep what you promised

to your servant, my father David:

“You will never fail to have a man

to sit before me on the throne of Israel,

if only your sons take care to walk in my Law

as you have walked before me.”

Listen[fn] to your servant's prayer and his petition,

LORD my God,

so that you may hear the cry and the prayer

that your servant prays before you,

Now, my God,

please let your eyes be open

and your ears attentive

to the prayer of this place.

Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God, “LORD, there is no one besides you to help the mighty and those without strength. Help us, LORD our God, for we depend on you, and in your name we have come against this large army. LORD, you are our God. Do not let a mere mortal hinder you.”

He said:

LORD, God of our ancestors, are you not the God who is in heaven, and do you not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in your hand, and no one can stand against you.

Our God, will you not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast number that comes to fight against us. We do not know what to do, but we look to you.[fn]

And I said:

My God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face toward you, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads and our guilt is as high as the heavens.

LORD God of Israel, you are righteous, for we survive as a remnant today. Here we are before you with our guilt, though no one can stand in your presence because of this.

I said,

LORD, the God of the heavens, the great and awe-inspiring God who keeps his gracious covenant with those who love him and keep his commands,

Please, Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant and to that of your servants who delight to revere your name. Give your servant success today, and grant him compassion in the presence of this man.[fn]

At the time, I was the king's cupbearer.

As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the courtyard, she gained favor with him. The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter.

You said, “Listen now, and I will speak.

When I question you, you will inform me.”

LORD, how my foes increase!

There are many who attack me.

But you, LORD, are a shield around me,

my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

Rise up, LORD!

Save me, my God!

You strike all my enemies on the cheek;

you break the teeth of the wicked.

Many are asking, “Who can show us anything good? ”

Let the light of your face shine on us, LORD.

I will both lie down and sleep in peace,

for you alone, LORD, make me live in safety.

Listen to my words, LORD;

consider my sighing.

LORD, lead me in your righteousness

because of my adversaries;

make your way straight before me.

Punish them, God;

let them fall by their own schemes.

Drive them out because of their many crimes,

for they rebel against you.

For you, LORD, bless the righteous one;

you surround him with favor like a shield.

LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger;

do not discipline me in your wrath.

LORD my God, I seek refuge in you;

save me from all my pursuers and rescue me,

LORD my God, if I have done this,

if there is injustice on my hands,

Rise up, LORD, in your anger;

lift yourself up against the fury of my adversaries;

awake for me;[fn]

you have ordained a judgment.

The LORD judges the peoples;

vindicate me, LORD,

according to my righteousness and my integrity.

LORD, our Lord,

how magnificent is your name throughout the earth!

You have covered the heavens with your majesty.[fn]

LORD, our Lord,

how magnificent is your name throughout the earth!

I will thank the LORD with all my heart;

I will declare all your wondrous works.

Those who know your name trust in you

because you have not abandoned

those who seek you, LORD.

Be gracious to me, LORD;

consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me.

Lift me up from the gates of death,

Rise up, LORD! Do not let mere humans prevail;

let the nations be judged in your presence.

LORD,[fn][fn] why do you stand so far away?

Why do you hide in times of trouble?

Rise up, LORD God! Lift up your hand.

Do not forget the oppressed.

Help, LORD, for no faithful one remains;

the loyal have disappeared from the human race.[fn]

You, LORD, will guard us;[fn]

you will protect us[fn] from this generation forever.

How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever?

How long will you hide your face from me?

Consider me and answer, LORD my God.

Restore brightness to my eyes;

otherwise, I will sleep in death.

LORD, who can dwell in your tent?

Who can live on your holy mountain?

Protect me, God, for I take refuge in you.

LORD, hear a just cause;

pay attention to my cry;

listen to my prayer —

from lips free of deceit.

Rise up, LORD!

Confront him; bring him down.

With your sword, save me from the wicked.

I love you, LORD, my strength.

The depths of the sea became visible,

the foundations of the world were exposed,

at your rebuke, LORD,

at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.

LORD, you light my lamp;

my God illuminates my darkness.

Therefore I will give thanks to you among the nations, LORD;

I will sing praises about your name.

May the words of my mouth

and the meditation of my heart

be acceptable to you,

LORD, my rock and my Redeemer.

LORD, give victory to the king!

May he[fn] answer us on the day that we call.

LORD, the king finds joy in your strength.

How greatly he rejoices in your victory!

Be exalted, LORD, in your strength;

we will sing and praise your might.

But you, LORD, don't be far away.

My strength, come quickly to help me.

LORD, I appeal to you.[fn]

Make your ways known to me, LORD;

teach me your paths.

Remember, LORD, your compassion

and your faithful love,

for they have existed from antiquity.[fn]

LORD, for the sake of your name,

forgive my iniquity, for it is immense.

May integrity and what is right

watch over me,

for I wait for you.

Vindicate me, LORD,

because I have lived with integrity

and have trusted in the LORD without wavering.

I wash my hands in innocence

and go around your altar, LORD,

LORD, I love the house where you dwell,

the place where your glory resides.

My foot stands on level ground;

I will bless the LORD in the assemblies.

LORD, hear my voice when I call;

be gracious to me and answer me.

Because of my adversaries,

show me your way, LORD,

and lead me on a level path.

LORD, I call to you;

my rock, do not be deaf to me.

If you remain silent to me,

I will be like those going down to the Pit.

I will exalt you, LORD,

because you have lifted me up

and have not allowed my enemies

to triumph over me.

LORD, when you showed your favor,

you made me stand like a strong mountain;

when you hid your face, I was terrified.

so that I can sing to you and not be silent.

LORD my God, I will praise you forever.

LORD, I seek refuge in you;

let me never be disgraced.

Save me by your righteousness.

Into your hand I entrust my spirit;

you have redeemed me,[fn] LORD, God of truth.

Be gracious to me, LORD,

because I am in distress;

my eyes are worn out from frustration —

my whole being[fn] as well.

But I trust in you, LORD;

I say, “You are my God.”

LORD, do not let me be disgraced when I call on you.

Let the wicked be disgraced;

let them be quiet[fn][fn] in Sheol.

How great is your goodness,

which you have stored up for those who fear you.

In the presence of everyone[fn] you have acted

for those who take refuge in you.

May your faithful love rest on us, LORD,

for we put our hope in you.

Oppose my opponents, LORD;

fight those who fight me.

All my bones will say,

“LORD, who is like you,

rescuing the poor from one too strong for him,

the poor or the needy from one who robs him? ”

Lord, how long will you look on?

Rescue me from their ravages;

rescue my precious life from the young lions.

You saw it, LORD; do not be silent.

Lord, do not be far from me.

LORD, your faithful love reaches to heaven,

your faithfulness to the clouds.

LORD, do not punish me in your anger

or discipline me in your wrath.

Lord, my every desire is in front of you;

my sighing is not hidden from you.

For I put my hope in you, LORD;

you will answer me, my Lord, my God.

LORD, do not abandon me;

my God, do not be far from me.

“LORD, make me aware of my end

and the number of my days

so that I will know how short-lived I am.

“Hear my prayer, LORD,

and listen to my cry for help;

do not be silent at my tears.

For I am here with you as an alien,

a temporary resident like all my ancestors.

LORD my God, you have done many things —

your wondrous works and your plans for us;

none can compare with you.

If I were to report and speak of them,

they are more than can be told.

I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly;

see, I do not keep my mouth closed[fn] —

as you know, LORD.

LORD, you do not[fn] withhold your compassion from me.

Your constant love and truth will always guard me.

LORD, be pleased to rescue me;

hurry to help me, LORD.

Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you;

let those who love your salvation continually say,

“The LORD is great! ”

I said, “LORD, be gracious to me;

heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

But you, LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up;

then I will repay them.

Wake up, Lord! Why are you sleeping?

Get up! Don't reject us forever!

Rise up! Help us!

Redeem us because of your faithful love.

Mount Zion is glad.

Judah's villages[fn] rejoice

because of your judgments.

Lord, open my lips,

and my mouth will declare your praise.

In your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper;

build the walls of Jerusalem.

I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you.

I will praise your name, LORD,

because it is good.

Lord, confuse[fn] and confound their speech,[fn]

for I see violence and strife in the city;

God, you will bring them down

to the Pit of destruction;

men of bloodshed and treachery

will not live out half their days.

But I will trust in you.

Be gracious to me, God, for a man is trampling me;

he fights and oppresses me all day long.

I will praise you, Lord, among the peoples;

I will sing praises to you among the nations.

Because look, LORD, they set an ambush for me.

Powerful men attack me,

but not because of any sin or rebellion of mine.

LORD God of Armies, you are the God of Israel.

Rise up to punish all the nations;

do not show favor to any wicked traitors.Selah

But you laugh at them, LORD;

you ridicule all the nations.

Do not kill them; otherwise, my people will forget.

By your power, make them homeless wanderers

and bring them down,

Lord, our shield.

and faithful love belongs to you, Lord.

For you repay each according to his works.

Do not let those who put their hope in you

be disgraced because of me,

Lord GOD of Armies;

do not let those who seek you

be humiliated because of me,

God of Israel.

But as for me, LORD,

my prayer to you is for a time of favor.

In your abundant, faithful love, God,

answer me with your sure salvation.

Answer me, LORD,

for your faithful love is good.

In keeping with your abundant compassion,

turn to me.

I am oppressed and needy;

hurry to me, God.

You are my help and my deliverer;

LORD, do not delay.

For you are my hope, Lord GOD,

my confidence from my youth.

I come because of the mighty acts of the Lord GOD;

I will proclaim your righteousness, yours alone.

Like one waking from a dream,

Lord, when arising, you will despise their image.

How long, LORD? Will you be angry forever?

Will your jealousy keep burning like fire?

God of our salvation, help us,

for the glory of your name.

Rescue us and atone for our sins,

for your name's sake.

Pay back sevenfold to our neighbors

the reproach they have hurled at you, Lord.

LORD God of Armies,

how long will you be angry

with your people's prayers?

Restore us, God of Armies;

make your face shine on us, so that we may be saved.

Restore us, LORD, God of Armies;

make your face shine on us, so that we may be saved.

Cover their faces with shame

so that they will seek your name, LORD.

How lovely is your dwelling place,

LORD of Armies.

Even a sparrow finds a home,

and a swallow, a nest for herself

where she places her young —

near your altars, LORD of Armies,

my King and my God.

Happy are the people whose strength is in you,

whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.

LORD God of Armies, hear my prayer;

listen, God of Jacob.Selah

Happy is the person who trusts in you,

LORD of Armies!

LORD, you showed favor to your land;

you restored the fortunes of Jacob.[fn]

Show us your faithful love, LORD,

and give us your salvation.

Listen, LORD, and answer me,

for I am poor and needy.

Be gracious to me, Lord,

for I call to you all day long.

Lord, there is no one like you among the gods,

and there are no works like yours.

Teach me your way, LORD,

and I will live by your truth.

Give me an undivided mind to fear your name.

But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God,

slow to anger and abounding in faithful love and truth.

Show me a sign of your goodness;

my enemies will see and be put to shame

because you, LORD, have helped and comforted me.

LORD, God of my salvation,

I cry out before you day and night.

My eyes are worn out from crying.

LORD, I cry out to you all day long;

I spread out my hands to you.

But I call to you for help, LORD;

in the morning my prayer meets you.

I will sing about the LORD's faithful love forever;

I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations

with my mouth.

LORD, the heavens praise your wonders —

your faithfulness also —

in the assembly of the holy ones.

LORD God of Armies,

who is strong like you, LORD?

Your faithfulness surrounds you.

Happy are the people who know the joyful shout;

LORD, they walk in the light from your face.

How long, LORD? Will you hide forever?

Will your anger keep burning like fire?

Lord, where are the former acts of your faithful love

that you swore to David in your faithfulness?

Lord, you have been our refuge[fn]

in every generation.

LORD ​— ​how long?

Turn and have compassion on your servants.

Because you have made the LORD ​— ​my refuge,

the Most High ​— ​your dwelling place,

For you have made me rejoice, LORD,

by what you have done;

I will shout for joy

because of the works of your hands.

But you, LORD, are exalted forever.

The floods have lifted up, LORD,

the floods have lifted up their voice;

the floods lift up their pounding waves.

LORD, your testimonies are completely reliable;

holiness adorns your house

for all the days to come.

LORD, how long will the wicked —

how long will the wicked celebrate?

LORD, they crush your people;

they oppress your heritage.

LORD, how happy is anyone you discipline

and teach from your law

If I say, “My foot is slipping,”

your faithful love will support me, LORD.

Zion hears and is glad,

Judah's villages[fn] rejoice

because of your judgments, LORD.

LORD our God, you answered them.

You were a forgiving God to them,

but an avenger of their sinful actions.

I will sing of faithful love and justice;

I will sing praise to you, LORD.

LORD, hear my prayer;

let my cry for help come before you.

But you, LORD, are enthroned forever;

your fame endures to all generations.

“Long ago you established the earth,

and the heavens are the work of your hands.

My soul, bless the LORD!

LORD my God, you are very great;

you are clothed with majesty and splendor.

How countless are your works, LORD!

In wisdom you have made them all;

the earth is full of your creatures.[fn]

Remember me, LORD,

when you show favor to your people.

Come to me with your salvation

Save us, LORD our God,

and gather us from the nations,

so that we may give thanks to your holy name

and rejoice in your praise.

I will praise you, LORD, among the peoples;

I will sing praises to you among the nations.

But you, LORD, my Lord,

deal kindly with me for your name's sake;

because your faithful love is good, rescue me.

Help me, LORD my God;

save me according to your faithful love

Hallelujah![fn]

I will praise the LORD with all my heart

in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.

Not to us, LORD, not to us,

but to your name give glory

because of your faithful love, because of your truth.

It is not the dead who praise the LORD,

nor any of those descending into the silence of death.

Then I called on the name of the LORD:

“LORD, save me! ”

LORD, I am indeed your servant;

I am your servant, the son of your female servant.

You have loosened my bonds.

LORD, save us!

LORD, please grant us success!

I will praise you with an upright heart

when I learn your righteous judgments.

LORD, may you be blessed;

teach me your statutes.

I cling to your decrees;

LORD, do not put me to shame.

Teach me, LORD, the meaning[fn] of your statutes,

and I will always keep them.[fn]

Let your faithful love come to me, LORD,

your salvation, as you promised.

LORD, I remember your judgments from long ago

and find comfort.

LORD, I remember your name in the night,

and I obey your instruction.

The LORD is my portion;[fn]

I have promised to keep your words.

LORD, the earth is filled with your faithful love;

teach me your statutes.

You are good, and you do what is good;

teach me your statutes.

I know, LORD, that your judgments are just

and that you have afflicted me fairly.

The arrogant have dug pits for me;

they violate your instruction.

LORD, your word is forever;

it is firmly fixed in heaven.

I will never forget your precepts,

for you have given me life through them.

How I love your instruction!

It is my meditation all day long.

I am severely afflicted;

LORD, give me life according to your word.

You are righteous, LORD,

and your judgments are just.

I call with all my heart; answer me, LORD.

I will obey your statutes.

In keeping with your faithful love, hear my voice.

LORD, give me life in keeping with your justice.

You are near, LORD,

and all your commands are true.

Your compassions are many, LORD;

give me life according to your judgments.

Consider how I love your precepts;

LORD, give me life according to your faithful love.

LORD, I hope for your salvation

and carry out your commands.

I obey your precepts and decrees,

for all my ways are before you.

I long for your salvation, LORD,

and your instruction is my delight.

“LORD, rescue me from lying lips

and a deceitful tongue.”

Show us favor, LORD, show us favor,

for we've had more than enough contempt.

Do what is good, LORD, to the good,

to those whose hearts are upright.

Restore our fortunes,[fn] LORD,

like watercourses in the Negev.

Out of the depths I call to you, LORD!

I wait for the LORD; I wait

and put my hope in his word.

LORD, my heart is not proud;

my eyes are not haughty.

I do not get involved with things

too great or too wondrous for me.

LORD, remember David

and all the hardships he endured,

Rise up, LORD, come to your resting place,

you and your powerful ark.

LORD, your name endures forever,

your reputation, LORD,

through all generations.

Remember, LORD, what the Edomites said

that day[fn] at Jerusalem:

“Destroy it! Destroy it

down to its foundations! ”

I will give you thanks with all my heart;

I will sing your praise before the heavenly beings.[fn]

All the kings on earth will give you thanks, LORD,

when they hear what you have promised.[fn]

The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me.

LORD, your faithful love endures forever;

do not abandon the work of your hands.

LORD, you have searched me and known me.

You have encircled me;

you have placed your hand on me.

For it was you who created my inward parts;[fn]

you knit me together in my mother's womb.

LORD, don't I hate those who hate you,

and detest those who rebel against you?

Rescue me, LORD, from evil men.

Keep me safe from violent men

Protect me, LORD,

from the power of the wicked.

Keep me safe from violent men

who plan to make me stumble.[fn]

I say to the LORD, “You are my God.”

Listen, LORD, to my cry for help.

LORD, I call on you; hurry to help me.

Listen to my voice when I call on you.

LORD, set up a guard for my mouth;

keep watch at the door of my lips.

But my eyes look to you, LORD, my Lord.

I seek refuge in you; do not let me die.[fn]

I cry to you, LORD;

I say, “You are my shelter,

my portion in the land of the living.”

Free me from prison

so that I can praise your name.

The righteous will gather around me

because you deal generously with me.

LORD, hear my prayer.

In your faithfulness listen to my plea,

and in your righteousness answer me.

Answer me quickly, LORD;

my spirit fails.

Don't hide your face from me,

or I will be like those

going down to the Pit.

For your name's sake, LORD,

let me live.

In your righteousness deliver me from trouble,

LORD, what is a human that you care for him,

a son of man[fn] that you think of him?

LORD, part your heavens and come down.

Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.

All you have made will thank you, LORD;

the[fn] faithful will bless you.

Then I said, “Until when, Lord? ” And he replied:

Until cities lie in ruins without inhabitants,

houses are without people,

the land is ruined and desolate,

On that day you will say:

“I will give thanks to you, LORD,

although you were angry with me.

Your anger has turned away,

and you have comforted me.

Therefore, in the east honor the LORD!

In the coasts and islands of the west

honor the name of the LORD,

the God of Israel.

LORD, you are my God;

I will exalt you. I will praise your name,

for you have accomplished wonders,

plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.

Trust in the LORD forever,

because in the LORD, the LORD himself, is an everlasting rock!

LORD, your hand is lifted up to take action,

but they do not see it.

Let them see your zeal for your people

and be put to shame.

Let fire consume your adversaries.

You have added to the nation, LORD.

You have added to the nation; you are honored.

You have expanded all the borders of the land.

LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for you.

Be our strength every morning

and our salvation in time of trouble.

LORD of Armies, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you are God ​— ​you alone ​— ​of all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.

Now, LORD our God, save us from his power so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, LORD, are God[fn] ​— ​you alone.

He said, “Please, LORD, remember how I have walked before you faithfully and wholeheartedly, and have done what pleases you.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Lord, by such things people live,

and in every one of them my spirit finds life;

you have restored me to health

and let me live.

The LORD is ready to save me;

we will play stringed instruments

all the days of our lives

at the house of the LORD.

Who has believed what we have heard?[fn]

And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?

Yet you are our Father,

even though Abraham does not know us

and Israel doesn't recognize us.

You, LORD, are our Father;

your name is Our Redeemer

from Ancient Times.

Yet LORD, you are our Father;

we are the clay, and you are our potter;

we all are the work of your hands.

LORD, after all this, will you restrain yourself?

Will you keep silent and afflict us severely?

But I protested, “Oh no, Lord GOD! Look, I don't know how to speak since I am only a youth.”

I thought, “How I long to make you my sons

and give you a desirable land,

the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations.”

I thought, “You will call me ‘My Father'

and never turn away from me.”

I said, “Oh no, Lord GOD, you have certainly deceived this people and Jerusalem, by announcing, ‘You will have peace,' while a sword is at[fn] our throats.”

LORD, don't your eyes look for faithfulness?

You have struck them, but they felt no pain.

You finished them off,

but they refused to accept discipline.

They made their faces harder than rock,

and they refused to return.

I know, LORD,

that a person's way of life is not his own;

no one who walks determines his own steps.

in order to establish the oath I swore to your ancestors, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is today.' ”

I answered, “Amen, LORD.”

The LORD informed me, so I knew.

Then you helped me to see their deeds,

But, LORD of Armies, who judges righteously,

who tests heart[fn] and mind,

let me see your vengeance on them,

for I have presented my case to you.

You will be righteous, LORD,

even if I bring a case against you.

Yet, I wish to contend with you:

Why does the way of the wicked prosper?

Why do all the treacherous live at ease?

As for you, LORD, you know me; you see me.

You test whether my heart is with you.

Drag the wicked away like sheep to slaughter

and set them apart for the day of killing.

Though our iniquities testify against us,

LORD, act for your name's sake.

Indeed, our rebellions are many;

we have sinned against you.

And I replied, “Oh no, Lord GOD! The prophets are telling them, ‘You won't see sword or suffer famine. I will certainly give you lasting peace in this place.' ”

We acknowledge our wickedness, LORD,

the iniquity of our ancestors;

indeed, we have sinned against you.

You know, LORD;

remember me and take note of me.

Avenge me against my persecutors.

In your patience,[fn] don't take me away.

Know that I suffer disgrace for your honor.

LORD, my strength and my stronghold,

my refuge in a time of distress,

the nations will come to you

from the ends of the earth, and they will say,

“Our ancestors inherited only lies,

worthless idols of no benefit at all.”

LORD, the hope of Israel,

all who abandon you

will be put to shame.

All who turn away from me

will be written in the dirt,

for they have abandoned

the LORD, the fountain of living water.

Pay attention to me, LORD.

Hear what my opponents are saying!

But you, LORD, know

all their deadly plots against me.

Do not wipe out their iniquity;

do not blot out their sin before you.

Let them be forced to stumble before you;

deal with them in the time of your anger.

You deceived me, LORD, and I was deceived.

You seized me and prevailed.

I am a laughingstock all the time;

everyone ridicules me.

LORD of Armies, testing the righteous

and seeing the heart[fn] and mind,

let me see your vengeance on them,

for I have presented my case to you.

Therefore, this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah:

They will not mourn for him, saying,

“Woe, my brother! ” or “Woe, my sister! ”

They will not mourn for him, saying,

“Woe, lord! Woe, his majesty! ”

“Oh, Lord GOD! You yourself made the heavens and earth by your great power and with your outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for you!

“So now please listen, my lord the king. May my petition come before you. Don't send me back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, or I will die there.”

“Say, ‘LORD, you have threatened to cut off this place so that no one will live in it ​— ​people or animals. Indeed, it will remain desolate forever.'

Her uncleanness stains her skirts.

She never considered her end.

Her downfall was astonishing;

there was no one to comfort her.

LORD, look on my affliction,

for the enemy boasts.

All her people groan

while they search for bread.

They have traded their precious belongings for food

in order to stay alive.

LORD, look and see

how I have become despised.

LORD, see how I am in distress.

I am churning within;

my heart is broken,[fn]

for I have been very rebellious.

Outside, the sword takes the children;

inside, there is death.

LORD, look and consider

to whom you have done this.

Should women eat their own children,

the infants they have nurtured?[fn]

Should priests and prophets

be killed in the Lord's sanctuary?

I called on your name, LORD,

from the depths of the pit.

You championed my cause, Lord;

you redeemed my life.