Psalms 23 (3/9)

Better is a little that the righteous person has than the abundance… Psalm 37:16-17

Better is a little that the righteous person has
than the abundance of many wicked.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
but the Lord upholds the righteous.
Psalm 37:16-17 sin money righteousness
The wicked borrow, and do not pay back,
but the righteous are generous and keep giving.
Psalm 37:21 debt money righteousness

Our steps are made firm by the Lord,
when he delights in our way.
Psalm 37:23 serving obedience trust
For the Lord loves justice;
he will not forsake his faithful ones.
The righteous shall be kept safe forever,
but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
Psalm 37:28 eternal life reliability righteousness
O Lord, all my longing is known to you;
my sighing is not hidden from you.
Psalm 38:9 temptation worrying sadness
Hear my prayer, O Lord,
and give ear to my cry;
do not hold your peace at my tears.
For I am your passing guest,
an alien, like all my forebears.
Psalm 39:12 prayer sadness humility
I delight to do your will, O my God;
your law is within my heart.
Psalm 40:8 obedience law heart
Do not, O Lord, withhold
your mercy from me;
let your steadfast love and your faithfulness
keep me safe forever.
Psalm 40:11 love reliability protection
As a deer longs for flowing streams,
so my soul longs for you, O God.
Psalm 42:1 God desires
My soul thirsts for God,
for the living God.
When shall I come and behold
the face of God?
Psalm 42:2 soul nearness seeking
Deep calls to deep
at the thunder of your cataracts;
all your waves and your billows
have gone over me.
Psalm 42:7 sadness weakness
By day the Lord commands his steadfast love,
and at night his song is with me,
a prayer to the God of my life.
Psalm 42:8 love worship prayer
Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
my help and my God.
Psalm 42:11 worship hope soul
For not by their own sword did they win the land,
nor did their own arm give them victory;
but your right hand, and your arm,
and the light of your countenance,
for you delighted in them.
Psalm 44:3 love strength dependence
God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.
Psalm 46:1 reliability safety protection
Be still, and know that I am God!
I am exalted among the nations,
I am exalted in the earth.
Psalm 46:10 God peace
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy
blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin.
Psalm 51:1-2 sin mercy purification
Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and put a new and right spirit within me.
Psalm 51:10 purification Spirit heart
The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
Psalm 51:17 sacrifice repentance
But surely, God is my helper;
the Lord is the upholder of my life.
Psalm 54:4 life dependence equipment
Cast your burden on the Lord,
and he will sustain you;
he will never permit
the righteous to be moved.
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; I am not afraid;
what can flesh 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 your steadfast love is as high as the heavens;
your faithfulness extends to the clouds.
Psalm 57:10 love reliability

But I will sing of your might;
I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.
For you have been a fortress for me
and a refuge in the day of my distress.