I Will Bless the Lord
Of David.
1qVindicate me, O Lord,
for I have rwalked in my integrity,
and I have strusted in the Lord without wavering.
2tProve me, O Lord, and try me;
3For your vsteadfast love is before my eyes,
and I wwalk in your vfaithfulness.
4I do not xsit with men of yfalsehood,
nor do I consort with hypocrites.
5I zhate the assembly of evildoers,
and I will not sit with the wicked.
6I awash my hands in innocence
and go around your altar, O Lord,
7proclaiming thanksgiving aloud,
and telling all your bwondrous deeds.
8O Lord, I clove the habitation of your house
and the place where your glory dwells.
9dDo not sweep my soul away with sinners,
nor my life with bloodthirsty men,
10in whose hands are evil devices,
and whose right hands are full of ebribes.
11But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;
redeem me, and be gracious to me.
12My foot stands on flevel ground;
in gthe great assembly I will bless the Lord.
Footnotes
- 1 26:2 Hebrew test my kidneys and my heart
The Prophesied Kingdom — Part One
Ezra 1:1 – Malachi 4:6 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 36:31 • ID: 2390The Prophesied Kingdom — Part Two
Ezra 1:1 – Malachi 4:6 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 43:38 • ID: 2391The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation
Of David.
1The Lord is my hlight and my isalvation;
jwhom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold1 of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?
2When evildoers assail me
to keat up my flesh,
my adversaries and foes,
it is they who stumble and fall.
3lThough an army encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear;
though war arise against me,
yet2 I will be confident.
4mOne thing have I asked of the Lord,
that will I seek after:
that I may ndwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon othe beauty of the Lord
and to inquire3 in his temple.
5For he will phide me in his shelter
in the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
he will qlift me high upon a rock.
6And now my rhead shall be lifted up
above my enemies all around me,
and I will offer in his tent
sacrifices with shouts of sjoy;
tI will sing and make melody to the Lord.
7uHear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;
be gracious to me and answer me!
8You have said, v“Seek4 my face.”
My heart says to you,
“Your face, Lord, do I seek.”5
9wHide not your face from me.
Turn not your servant away in anger,
O you who have been my help.
Cast me not off; forsake me not,
xO God of my salvation!
10For ymy father and my mother have forsaken me,
but the Lord will ztake me in.
11aTeach me your way, O Lord,
and lead me on ba level path
because of my enemies.
12cGive me not up to the will of my adversaries;
for dfalse witnesses have risen against me,
and they ebreathe out violence.
13I believe that I shall look6 upon fthe goodness of the Lord
in gthe land of the living!
14hWait for the Lord;
ibe strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Lord!
The Prophesied Kingdom — Part One
Ezra 1:1 – Malachi 4:6 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 36:31 • ID: 2390The Prophesied Kingdom — Part Two
Ezra 1:1 – Malachi 4:6 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 43:38 • ID: 2391Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated in whole or in part into any other language.