<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">Listen to me,<n id="2" /> O God, as I offer my lament!p> <p class="poetry">Protect<n id="3" /> my life from the enemy&#8217;s terrifying attacks.<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; a psalm of David, a song.p> <p class="poetry">Praise awaits you,<n id="2" /> O God, in Zion.p> <p class="poetry">Vows made to you are fulfilled.p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm, a song.p> <p class="poetry">May God show us his favor<n id="2" /> and bless us!<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">May he smile on us!<n id="4" /> (Selah)p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; by David, a psalm, a song.p> <p class="poetry">God springs into action!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">His enemies scatter;p> <p class="poetry">his adversaries<n id="3" /> run from him.<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; according to the tune of &#8220;Lilies;&#8221;<n id="2" /> by David.p> <p class="poetry">Deliver me, O God,p> <p class="poetry">for the water has reached my neck.<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of Asaph, a song.p> <p class="poetry">God has revealed himself in Judah;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">in Israel his reputation<n id="3" /> is great.p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; according to the <i>gittithi> style;<n id="2" /> by Asaph.p> <p class="poetry">Shout for joy to God, our source of strength!p> <p class="poetry">Shout out to the God of Jacob!p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; according to the <i>gittithi> style;<n id="2" /> written by the Korahites, a psalm.p> <p class="poetry">How lovely is the place where you live,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lord who rules over allsc>!<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; written by the Korahites, a psalm.p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, you showed favor to your land;p> <p class="poetry">you restored the well-being of Jacob.<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, rescue me from wicked men!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Protect me from violent men,<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The sovereign <sc>Lordsc> is my source of strength.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">He gives me the agility of a deer;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain.<n id="3" />p> <p class="bodytext">(This prayer is for the song leader. It is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.)<n id="4" />p>

David said,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Of these, 24,000 are to direct the work of the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple; 6,000 are to be officials and judges;

He designated<n id="1" /> 70,000 as common laborers,<n id="2" /> 80,000 as stonecutters<n id="3" /> in the hills, and 3,600 as supervisors to make sure the people completed the work.<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">When I call out, answer me,p> <p class="poetry">O God who vindicates me!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Though I am hemmed in, you will lead me into a wide, open place.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">Have mercy on me<n id="4" /> and respond to<n id="5" /> my prayer!p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments, according to the <i>sheminithi> style;<n id="2" /> a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry"><sc>Lordsc>, do not rebuke me in your anger!p> <p class="poetry">Do not discipline me in your raging fury!<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director, according to the <i>gittithi> style;<n id="2" /> a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, our Lord,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">how magnificent<n id="4" /> is your reputation<n id="5" /> throughout the earth!p> <p class="poetry">You reveal your majesty in the heavens above!<n id="6" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; according to the <i>sheminithi> style;<n id="2" /> a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">Deliver, <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">For the godly<n id="3" /> have disappeared;<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">people of integrity<n id="5" /> have vanished.<n id="6" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">How long, <sc>Lordsc>, will you continue to ignore me?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">How long will you pay no attention to me?<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; by David.p> <p class="poetry">Fools say to themselves,<n id="2" /> &#8220;There is no God.&#8221;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">They sin and commit evil deeds;<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">none of them does what is right.<n id="5" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; according to the tune &#8220;Morning Doe;&#8221;<n id="2" /> a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">I groan in prayer, but help seems far away.<n id="4" />p>