Day 5 of the 30-day Psalter: Morning and Evening

The earth is the LORD'S and all that is in it, *

the world and all who dwell therein.

For it is he who founded it upon the seas *

and made it firm upon the rivers of the deep.

"Who can ascend the hill of the LORD? *

and who can stand in his holy place?"

"Those who have clean hands and a pure heart, *

who have not pledged themselves to falsehood,

nor sworn by what is a fraud.

They shall receive a blessing from the LORD *

and a just reward from the God of their salvation."

Such is the generation of those who seek him, *

of those who seek your face, O God of Jacob.

Lift up your heads, O gates;

lift them high, O everlasting doors; *

and the King of glory shall come in.

"Who is this King of glory?" *

"The LORD, strong and mighty,

the LORD, mighty in battle."

Lift up your heads, O gates;

lift them high, O everlasting doors; *

and the King of glory shall come in.

"Who is he, this King of glory?" *

"The LORD of hosts,

he is the King of glory."

To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;

my God, I put my trust in you; *

let me not be humiliated,

nor let my enemies triumph over me.

Let none who look to you be put to shame; *

let the treacherous be disappointed in their schemes.

Show me your ways, O LORD, *

and teach me your paths.

Lead me in your truth and teach me, *

for you are the God of my salvation;

in you have I trusted all the day long.

Remember, O LORD, your compassion and love, *

for they are from everlasting.

Remember not the sins of my youth and my transgressions; *

remember me according to your love

and for the sake of your goodness, O LORD.

Gracious and upright is the LORD; *

&nbsptherefore he teaches sinners in his way.

He guides the humble in doing right *

and teaches his way to the lowly.

All the paths of the LORD are love and faithfulness *

to those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.

For your Name's sake, O LORD, *

forgive my sin, for it is great.

Who are they who fear the LORD? *

he will teach them the way that they should choose.

They shall dwell in prosperity, *

and their offspring shall inherit the land.

The LORD is a friend to those who fear him *

and will show them his covenant.

My eyes are ever looking to the LORD, *

for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

Turn to me and have pity on me, *

for I am left alone and in misery.

The sorrows of my heart have increased; *

bring me out of my troubles.

Look upon my adversity and misery *

and forgive me all my sin.

Look upon my enemies, for they are many, *

and they bear a violent hatred against me.

Protect my life and deliver me; *

let me not be put to shame, for I have trusted in you.

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, *

for my hope has been in you.

Deliver Israel, O God, *

out of all his troubles.

Give judgment for me, O LORD,

for I have lived with integrity; *

I have trusted in the Lord and have not faltered.

Test me, O LORD, and try me; *

examine my heart and my mind.

For your love is before my eyes; *

I have walked faithfully with you.

I have not sat with the worthless, *

nor do I consort with the deceitful.

I have hated the company of evildoers; *

I will not sit down with the wicked.

I will wash my hands in innocence, O LORD, *

that I may go in procession round your altar,

Singing aloud a song of thanksgiving *

and recounting all your wonderful deeds.

LORD, I love the house in which you dwell *

and the place where your glory abides.

Do not sweep me away with sinners, *

nor my life with those who thirst for blood,

Whose hands are full of evil plots, *

and their right hand full of bribes.

As for me, I will live with integrity; *

redeem me, O LORD, and have pity on me.

My foot stands on level ground; *

in the full assembly I will bless the LORD.

The LORD is my light and my salvation;

whom then shall I fear? *

the LORD is the strength of my life;

of whom then shall I be afraid?

When evildoers came upon me to eat up my flesh, *

it was they, my foes and my adversaries, who stumbled and fell.

Though an army should encamp against me, *

yet my heart shall not be afraid;

And though war should rise up against me, *

yet will I put my trust in him.

One thing have I asked of the LORD;

one thing I seek; *

that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life;

To behold the fair beauty of the LORD *

and to seek him in his temple.

For in the day of trouble he shall keep me safe in his shelter; *

he shall hide me in the secrecy of his dwelling

and set me high upon a rock.

Even now he lifts up my head *

above my enemies round about me.

Therefore I will offer in his dwelling an oblation

with sounds of great gladness; *

I will sing and make music to the LORD.

Hearken to my voice, O LORD, when I call; *

have mercy on me and answer me.

You speak in my heart and say, "Seek my face." *

Your face, LORD, will I seek.

Hide not your face from me, *

nor turn away your servant in displeasure.

You have been my helper;

cast me not away; *

do not forsake me, O God of my salvation.

Though my father and my mother forsake me, *

the LORD will sustain me.

Show me your way, O LORD; *

lead me on a level path, because of my enemies.

Deliver me not into the hand of my adversaries, *

for false witnesses have risen up against me,

and also those who speak malice.

What if I had not believed

that I should see the goodness of the LORD *

in the land of the living!

O tarry and await the LORD'S pleasure;

be strong, and he shall comfort your heart; *

wait patiently for the LORD.

O LORD, I call to you;

my Rock, do not be deaf to my cry; *

lest, if you do not hear me,

I become like those who go down to the Pit.

Hear the voice of my prayer when I cry out to you, *

when I lift up my hands to your holy of holies.

Do not snatch me away with the wicked or with the evildoers, *

who speak peaceably with their neighbors,

while strife is in their hearts.

Repay them according to their deeds, *

and according to the wickedness of their actions.

According to the work of their hands repay them, *

and give them their just deserts.

They have no understanding of the LORD'S doings,

nor of the works of his hands; *

therefore he will break them down and not build them up.

Blessed is the LORD! *

for he has heard the voice of my prayer.

The LORD is my strength and my shield; *

my heart trusts in him, and I have been helped;

Therefore my heart dances for joy, *

and in my song will I praise him.

The LORD is the strength of his people, *

a safe refuge for his anointed.

Save your people and bless your inheritance; *

shepherd them and carry them for ever.

Ascribe to the LORD, you gods, *

ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his Name; *

worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

The voice of the LORD is upon the waters;

the God of glory thunders; *

the LORD is upon the mighty waters.

The voice of the LORD is a powerful voice; *

the voice of the LORD is a voice of splendor.

The voice of the LORD breaks the cedar trees; *

the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon;

He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, *

and Mount Hermon like a young wild ox.

The voice of the LORD splits the flames of fire;

the voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; *

the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

The voice of the LORD makes the oak trees writhe *

and strips the forests bare.

And in the temple of the LORD *

all are crying, "Glory!"

The LORD sits enthroned above the flood; *

the LORD sits enthroned as King for evermore.

The LORD shall give strength to his people; *

the LORD shall give his people the blessing of peace.