Psalm 26-30

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁴ I do not sit with the worthless
or associate with hypocrites.
⁵ I hate a crowd of evildoers,
and I do not sit with the wicked.^(D)
6 I wash my hands^[a] in innocence^(E)
and go around Your altar, Lord,^(F)
7 raising my voice in thanksgiving^(G)
and telling about Your wonderful works.^(H)

⁸ Lord, I love the house where You dwell,
the place where Your glory resides.^(I)
9 Do not destroy me along with sinners,
or my life along with men of bloodshed^(J)
10 in whose hands are evil schemes
and whose right hands are filled with bribes.^(K)

¹¹ But I live with integrity;
redeem me and be gracious to me.^(L)
12 My foot stands on level ground;^(M)
I will praise the Lord in the assemblies.^(N)

⁴ I have asked one thing from the Lord;
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,^(T)
gazing on the beauty of the Lord^(U)
and seeking Him in His temple.^(V)
5 For He will conceal me in His shelter
in the day of adversity;
He will hide me under the cover of His tent;
He will set me high on a rock.^(W)
6 Then my head will be high
above my enemies around me;^(X)
I will offer sacrifices in His tent with shouts of joy.^(Y)
I will sing and make music to the Lord.^(Z)

⁷ Lord, hear my voice when I call;
be gracious to me and answer me.^(AA)
8 My heart says this about You,
“You^[b] are to seek My face.”
Lord, I will seek Your face.^(AB)
9 Do not hide Your face from me;^(AC)
do not turn Your servant away in anger.^(AD)
You have been my helper;^(AE)
do not leave me or abandon me,
God of my salvation.
¹⁰ Even if my father and mother abandon me,
the Lord cares for me.^(AF)

¹¹ Because of my adversaries,
show me Your way, Lord,
and lead me on a level path.^(AG)
12 Do not give me over to the will of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
breathing violence.^(AH)

¹³ I am certain that I will see the Lord’s goodness
in the land of the living.^(AI)
14 Wait for the Lord;
be strong^[c] and courageous.^(AJ)
Wait for the Lord.^(AK)

³ Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with the evildoers,
who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors
while malice is in their hearts.^(AO)
4 Repay them according to what they have done—
according to the evil of their deeds.
Repay them according to the work of their hands;
give them back what they deserve.^(AP)
5 Because they do not consider
what the Lord has done
or the work of His hands,
He will tear them down and not rebuild them.^(AQ)

⁶ May the Lord be praised,
for He has heard the sound of my pleading.^(AR)
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped.^(AS)
Therefore my heart rejoices,
and I praise Him with my song.^(AT)

⁸ The Lord is the strength of His people;^[d]
He is a stronghold of salvation for His anointed.^(AU)
9 Save Your people, bless Your possession,
shepherd them, and carry them forever.^(AV)

³ The voice of the Lord is above the waters.
The God of glory thunders—
the Lord, above vast waters,^(AX)
4 the voice of the Lord in power,
the voice of the Lord in splendor.^(AY)
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon.^(AZ)
6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,^(BA)
and Sirion,^[g] like a young wild ox.^(BB)
7 The voice of the Lord flashes flames of fire.^(BC)
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.^(BD)
9 The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth^[h](BE)
and strips the woodlands bare.^(BF)

In His temple all cry, “Glory!”

¹⁰ The Lord sat enthroned at the flood;
the Lord sits enthroned, King forever.^(BG)
11 The Lord gives His people strength;^(BH)
the Lord blesses His people with peace.^(BI)

⁴ Sing to Yahweh, you His faithful ones,
and praise His holy name.^(BO)
5 For His anger lasts only a moment,
but His favor, a lifetime.
Weeping may spend the night,
but there is joy in the morning.^(BP)

⁶ When I was secure, I said,
“I will never be shaken.”^(BQ)
7 Lord, when You showed Your favor,
You made me stand like a strong mountain;^(BR)
when You hid Your face, I was terrified.^(BS)
8 Lord, I called to You;
I sought favor from my Lord:^(BT)
9 “What gain is there in my death,
if I go down to the Pit?
Will the dust praise You?
Will it proclaim Your truth?^(BU)
10 Lord, listen and be gracious to me;
Lord, be my helper.”^(BV)

¹¹ You turned my lament into dancing;
You removed my sackcloth
and clothed me with gladness,^(BW)
12 so that I can sing to You and not be silent.
Lord my God, I will praise You forever.^(BX)