Psalm 2:1-12

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The Reign of Yahweh’s Anointed

Why do ^athe ¹nations rage

And the peoples ^bmeditate on a vain thing?

The ^akings of the earth take their stand

And the rulers take counsel together

^bAgainst Yahweh and against His ¹^cAnointed, saying,

“Let us ^atear their fetters apart

And cast away their cords from us!”

He who ¹sits in the heavens ^alaughs,

The Lord ^bmocks them.

Then He speaks to them in His ^aanger

And ^bterrifies them in His fury, saying,

“But as for Me, I have ¹installed ^aMy King

Upon Zion, ^bMy holy mountain.”

“I will surely tell of the ¹decree of Yahweh:

He said to Me, ‘You are ^aMy Son,

Today I have begotten You.

Ask of Me, and ^aI will surely give ^bthe ¹nations as Your inheritance,

And the ^cends of the earth as Your possession.

You shall ¹^abreak them with a ²rod of iron,

You shall ^bshatter them like a potter’s vessel.’”

So now, O kings, ^ashow insight;

Take warning, O ¹judges of the earth.

Serve Yahweh with ^afear

And rejoice with ^btrembling.

¹Kiss ^athe Son, lest He become angry, and you perish in the way,

For ^bHis ²wrath may ³soon be kindled.

How blessed are all who ^ctake refuge in Him!

Psalm 16:1-11

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You Will Not Forsake My Soul

A ¹Mikhtam of David.

^aKeep me, O God, for ^bI take refuge in You.

O my soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are ¹my Lord;

I ^ahave no good without You.”

As for the ¹^asaints who are in the earth,

They are the majestic ones ^bin whom is all my delight.

The ¹^apains of those who have ²bartered for another god will be multiplied;

I shall not pour out their drink offerings of ^bblood,

Nor will I ^ctake their names upon my lips.

Yahweh is the ^aportion of my inheritance and my ^bcup;

You support my ^clot.

The ^alines have fallen to me in pleasant places;

Indeed, my inheritance is ^bbeautiful to me.

I will bless Yahweh who has ^acounseled me;

Indeed, my ¹^bmind instructs me in the night.

^aI have ^bset Yahweh continually before me;

Because He is ^cat my right hand, ^dI will not be shaken.

Therefore ^amy heart is glad and ^bmy glory rejoices;

My flesh also will ^cdwell securely.

For You ^awill not forsake my soul to Sheol;

You will not ^bgive Your ¹Holy One over to see ²corruption.

You will make known to me ^athe path of life;

In ^bYour presence is fullness of joy;

In Your right hand there are ^cpleasures forever.

Psalm 22:1-31

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Why Have You Forsaken Me?

For the choir director. According to ¹Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David.

^aMy God, my God, why have You forsaken me?

²^bFar from my salvation are the words of my ³^cgroaning.

O my God, I ^acall by day, but You do not answer;

And by night, but ¹I have no rest.

Yet ^aYou are holy,

¹Enthroned upon ^bthe praises of Israel.

In You our fathers ^atrusted;

They trusted and You ^brescued them.

To You they cried out and were granted escape;

^aIn You they trusted and were not ¹disappointed.

But I am a ^aworm and not a man,

A ^breproach of men and ^cdespised by the people.

All who see me ^amock me;

They ¹smack their lip, they ^bwag their head, saying,

“¹Commit yourself to Yahweh; ^alet Him rescue him;

Let Him deliver him, because He delights in him.”

Yet You are He who ^abrought me out of the womb;

You made me trust when upon my mother’s breasts.

Upon You I was cast ^afrom ¹birth;

You have been my God from my mother’s womb.

^aBe not far from me, for ¹distress is near;

For there is ^bnone to help.

Many ^abulls have surrounded me;

Strong bulls of ^bBashan have encircled me.

They ^aopen wide their mouth at me,

As a ^blion that tears and roars.

I am ^apoured out like water,

And all my ^bbones are out of joint;

My ^cheart is like wax;

It is melted within ¹me.

My ^astrength is dried up like a potsherd,

And ^bmy tongue cleaves to my jaws;

And You ^clay me ¹in the dust of death.

For ^adogs have surrounded me;

¹A band of evildoers has encompassed me;

²They ^bpierced my hands and my feet.

I count all my bones.

^aThey look, they stare at me;

They ^adivide my garments among them,

And for my clothing they cast lots.

But You, O Yahweh, ^abe not far off;

O my Strength, ^bhasten to my help.

Deliver my ¹soul from ^athe sword,

My ^bonly life from the ²power of the dog.

Save me from the mouth of the ^alion;

From the horns of the ^bwild oxen You ^chave answered me.

I will surely ^arecount Your name to my brothers;

In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.

^aYou who fear Yahweh, praise Him;

All you seed of Jacob, ^bglorify Him,

And ^cstand in awe of Him, all you seed of Israel.

For He has ^anot despised and He has not abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;

And He has not ^bhidden His face from him;

But ^cwhen he cried to Him for help, He heard.

Of You is ^amy praise in the great assembly;

I shall ^bpay my vows before those who fear Him.

The ¹afflicted will eat and ^abe satisfied;

Those who seek Him will ^bpraise Yahweh.

May your ^cheart live forever!

All the ^aends of the earth will remember and turn to Yahweh,

And all the ^bfamilies of the nations will worship before ¹You.

For the ^akingdom is Yahweh’s

And He ^brules over the nations.

All the ¹^aprosperous of the earth will eat and worship,

All those who ^bgo down to the dust will bow before Him,

Even he who ²^ccannot keep his soul alive.

^aTheir seed will serve Him;

It will be recounted about the Lord to ^bthe coming generation.

They will come and ^awill declare His righteousness

To a people ^bwho will be born, that He has done it.