Psalms 23 (3/9)

Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many… Psalm 37:16-17

Better the little that the righteous have
than the wealth of many wicked;
for the power of the wicked will be broken,
but the Lord upholds the righteous.
Psalm 37:16-17 sin money righteousness
The wicked borrow and do not repay,
but the righteous give generously.
Psalm 37:21 debt money righteousness

The Lord makes firm the steps
of the one who delights in him.
Psalm 37:23 serving obedience trust
For the Lord loves the just
and will not forsake his faithful ones.
Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed;
the offspring of the wicked will perish.
Psalm 37:28 eternal life reliability righteousness
All my longings lie open before you, Lord;
my sighing is not hidden from you.
Psalm 38:9 temptation worrying sadness
Hear my prayer, Lord,
listen to my cry for help;
do not be deaf to my weeping.
I dwell with you as a foreigner,
a stranger, as all my ancestors were.
Psalm 39:12 prayer sadness humility
I desire to do your will, my God;
your law is within my heart.
Psalm 40:8 obedience law heart
Do not withhold your mercy from me, Lord;
may your love and faithfulness always protect me.
Psalm 40:11 love reliability protection
As the deer pants for streams of water,
so my soul pants for you, my God.
Psalm 42:1 God desires
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When can I go and meet with God?
Psalm 42:2 soul nearness seeking
Deep calls to deep
in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
have swept over me.
Psalm 42:7 sadness weakness
By day the Lord directs his love,
at night his song is with me—
a prayer to the God of my life.
Psalm 42:8 love worship prayer
Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.
Psalm 42:11 worship hope soul
It was not by their sword that they won the land,
nor did their arm bring them victory;
it was your right hand, your arm,
and the light of your face, for you loved them.
Psalm 44:3 love strength dependence
God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
Psalm 46:1 reliability safety protection
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”
Psalm 46:10 God peace
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
blot out my transgressions.
Wash away all my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin.
Psalm 51:1-2 sin mercy purification
Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Psalm 51:10 purification Spirit heart
My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart
you, God, will not despise.
Psalm 51:17 sacrifice repentance
Surely God is my help;
the Lord is the one who sustains me.
Psalm 54:4 life dependence equipment
Cast your cares on the Lord
and he will sustain you;
he will never let
the righteous be shaken.
Psalm 55:22 reliability righteousness safety
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
Psalm 56:3 trust God fear
In God, whose word I praise—
in God I trust and am not afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?
Psalm 56:4 trust fear Word of God
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
let your glory be over all the earth.
Psalm 57:5 heaven world worship
For great is your love, reaching to the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
Psalm 57:10 love reliability