EveryPsalm Library

psalm 71 be to me the rock of my refuge to which i may always come lord from my youth upon you i’ve leaned from my mother’s womb you’re the one who took me so let my praise be continually of you do not cast me off in my aging do not forsake me when my strength is spent lord from my youth upon you i’ve leaned from my mother’s womb you’re the one you’re the one who took me so let my praise be continually of you so even in old age and hairs gray o god do not forsake me so i may proclaim your might again to another generation to all those coming

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