Psalms Sung Morning and EveningSample

Psalm 63

1 You, God, are my God,

earnestly I seek you;

I thirst for you,

my whole being longs for you,

in a dry and parched land

where there is no water.

2 I have seen you in the sanctuary

and beheld your power and your glory.

3 Because your love is better than life,

my lips will glorify you.

4 I will praise you as long as I live,

and in your name I will lift up my hands.

5 I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;

with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

6 On my bed I remember you;

I think of you through the watches of the night.

7 Because you are my help,

I sing in the shadow of your wings.

8 I cling to you;

your right hand upholds me.

9 Those who want to kill me will be destroyed;

they will go down to the depths of the earth.

10 They will be given over to the sword

and become food for jackals.

11 But the king will rejoice in God;

all who swear by God will glory in him,

while the mouths of liars will be silenced.

Psalm 17

1 Hear, O Lord, my righteous plea;

listen to my cry.

Give ear to my prayer—

it comes from lips free of deceit.

2 May my vindication come from Your presence;

may Your eyes see what is right.

3 You have tried my heart;

You have visited me in the night.

You have tested me and found no evil;

I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.

4 As for the deeds of men—

by the word of Your lips

I have avoided the ways of the violent.

5 My steps have held to Your paths;

my feet have not slipped.

6 I call on You, O God,

for You will answer me.

Incline Your ear to me;

hear my words.

7 Show the wonders of Your loving devotion,

You who save by Your right hand

those who seek refuge from their foes.

8 Keep me as the apple of Your eye;

hide me in the shadow of Your wings

9 from the wicked who assail me,

from my mortal enemies who surround me.

10 They have closed their callous hearts;

their mouths speak with arrogance.

11 They have tracked us down, and now surround us;

their eyes are set to cast us to the ground,

12 like a lion greedy for prey,

like a young lion lurking in ambush.

13 Arise, O Lord, confront them!

Bring them to their knees;

deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,

14 from such men, O Lord, by Your hand—

from men of the world

whose portion is in this life.

May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons,

so they leave their abundance to their children.

15 As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness;

when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.