Psalm 23-28 (Holman Christian Standard Bible)
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
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Psalm 23
The Good Shepherd
A Davidic psalm.
1 The LORD is my shepherd; (A)
there is nothing I lack. (B)
2 He lets me lie down in green pastures; (C)
He leads me beside quiet waters. (D)
3 He renews my life;
He leads me along the right paths [a]
for His name's sake. (E)
4 Even when I go through the darkest valley, [b]
I fear [no] danger,
for You are with me; (F)
Your rod and Your staff [c] —they comfort me. (G)
5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil; (H)
my cup overflows. (I)
6 Only goodness and faithful love will pursue me
all the days of my life, (J)
and I will dwell in [d] the house of the LORD
as long as I live. (K) [e]
Psalm 24
The King of Glory
A Davidic psalm.
1 The earth and everything in it,
the world and its inhabitants,
belong to the LORD; (L)
2 for He laid its foundation on the seas
and established it on the rivers. (M)
3 Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD?
Who may stand in His holy place? (N)
4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, (O)
who has not set his mind [f] on what is false, (P)
and who has not sworn deceitfully.
5 He will receive blessing from the LORD, (Q)
and righteousness from the God of his salvation. (R)
6 Such is the generation of those who seek Him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob. (S) [g]
Selah
7 Lift up your heads, you gates!
Rise up, ancient doors!
Then the King of glory will come in. (T)
8 Who is this King of glory?
The LORD, strong and mighty,
the LORD, mighty in battle. (U)
9 Lift up your heads, you gates!
Rise up, ancient doors!
Then the King of glory will come in.
10 Who is He, this King of glory?
The LORD of Hosts,
He is the King of glory. (V)
Selah
Psalm 25
Dependence on the LORD
Davidic.
1 LORD, [h] I turn my hope to You. (W) [i]
2 My God, I trust in You.
Do not let me be disgraced; (X)
do not let my enemies gloat over me. (Y)
3 Not one person who waits for You
will be disgraced; (Z)
those who act treacherously without cause
will be disgraced. (AA)
4 Make Your ways known to me, LORD;
teach me Your paths. (AB)
5 Guide me in Your truth and teach me, (AC)
for You are the God of my salvation; (AD)
I wait for You all day long. (AE)
6 Remember, LORD, Your compassion
and Your faithful love,
for they [have existed] from antiquity. (AF) [j]
7 Do not remember the sins of my youth (AG)
or my acts of rebellion; (AH)
in keeping with Your faithful love, remember me
because of Your goodness, LORD. (AI)
8 The LORD is good and upright; (AJ)
therefore He shows sinners the way. (AK)
9 He leads the humble in what is right (AL)
and teaches them His way. (AM)
10 All the LORD's ways [show] faithful love and truth
to those who keep His covenant and decrees. (AN)
11 Because of Your name, LORD,
forgive my sin, for it is great. (AO)
12 Who is the person who fears the LORD? (AP)
He will show him the way he should choose. (AQ)
13 He will live a good life,
and his descendants will inherit the land. (AR) [k]
14 The secret counsel of the LORD
is for those who fear Him,
and He reveals His covenant to them. (AS)
15 My eyes are always on the LORD,
for He will pull my feet out of the net. (AT)
16 Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am alone and afflicted. (AU)
17 The distresses of my heart increase; (AV) [l]
bring me out of my sufferings. (AW)
18 Consider my affliction and trouble, (AX)
and take away all my sins. (AY)
19 Consider my enemies; they are numerous, (AZ)
and they hate me violently. (BA)
20 Guard me and deliver me; (BB)
do not let me be put to shame,
for I take refuge in You. (BC)
21 May integrity and uprightness keep me,
for I wait for You. (BD)
22 God, Redeem Israel, from all its distresses. (BE)
Psalm 26
Prayer for Vindication
Davidic.
1 Vindicate me, LORD,
because I have lived with integrity
and have trusted in the LORD without wavering. (BF)
2 Test me, LORD, and try me;
examine my heart and mind. (BG)
3 For Your faithful love is before my eyes,
and I live by Your truth. (BH)
4 I do not sit with the worthless
or associate with hypocrites.
5 I hate a crowd of evildoers,
and I do not sit with the wicked. (BI)
6 I wash my hands [m] in innocence (BJ)
and go around Your altar, LORD, (BK)
7 raising my voice in thanksgiving (BL)
and telling about Your wonderful works. (BM)
8 LORD, I love the house where You dwell,
the place where Your glory resides. (BN)
9 Do not destroy me along with sinners,
or my life along with men of bloodshed (BO)
10 in whose hands are evil schemes,
and whose right hands are filled with bribes. (BP)
11 But I live with integrity;
redeem me and be gracious to me. (BQ)
12 My foot stands on level ground; (BR)
I will praise the LORD in the assemblies. (BS)
Psalm 27
My Stronghold
Davidic.
1 The LORD is my light and my salvation—
whom should I fear? (BT)
The LORD is the stronghold of my life—
of whom should I be afraid? (BU)
2 When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh, (BV)
my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell. (BW)
3 Though an army deploy against me,
my heart is not afraid;
though war break out against me,
still I am confident. (BX)
4 I have asked one thing from the LORD;
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life, (BY)
gazing on the beauty of the LORD (BZ)
and seeking [Him] in His temple. (CA)
5 For He will conceal me in His shelter
in the day of adversity;
He will hide me under the cover of His tent;
He will set me high on a rock. (CB)
6 Then my head will be high
above my enemies around me; (CC)
I will offer sacrifices in His tent with shouts of joy. (CD)
I will sing and make music to the LORD. (CE)
7 LORD, hear my voice when I call;
be gracious to me and answer me. (CF)
8 In Your behalf my heart says, "Seek My face."
LORD, I will seek Your face. (CG)
9 Do not hide Your face from me; (CH)
do not turn Your servant away in anger. (CI)
You have been my help; (CJ)
do not leave me or abandon me,
God of my salvation.
10 Even if my father and mother abandon me,
the LORD cares for me. (CK)
11 Because of my adversaries,
show me Your way, LORD,
and lead me on a level path. (CL)
12 Do not give me over to the will of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
breathing violence. (CM)
13 I am certain that I will see the LORD's goodness
in the land of the living. (CN)
14 Wait for the LORD;
be courageous and let your heart be strong. (CO)
Wait for the LORD. (CP)
Psalm 28
My Strength
Davidic.
1 LORD, I call to You;
my rock, do not be deaf to me. (CQ)
If You remain silent to me,
I will be like those going down to the Pit. (CR)
2 Listen to the sound of my pleading
when I cry to You for help,
when I lift up my hands
toward Your holy sanctuary. (CS)
3 Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with the evildoers,
who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors,
while malice is in their hearts. (CT)
4 Repay them according to what they have done—
according to the evil of their deeds.
Repay them according to the work of their hands;
give them back what they deserve. (CU)
5 Because they do not consider
what the LORD has done
or the work of His hands,
He will tear them down and not rebuild them. (CV)
6 May the LORD be praised,
for He has heard the sound of my pleading. (CW)
7 The LORD is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. (CX)
Therefore my heart rejoices,
and I praise Him with my song. (CY)
8 The LORD is the strength of His people; [n]
He is a stronghold of salvation for His anointed. (CZ)
9 Save Your people, bless Your possession,
shepherd them, and carry them forever. (DA)
Footnotes:
Psalm 23:3 Or me in paths of righteousness
Psalm 23:4 Or the valley of the shadow of death
Psalm 23:4 A shepherd's rod and crook
Psalm 23:6 LXX, Sym, Syr, Tg, Vg, Jer; MT reads will return to
Psalm 23:6 Lit LORD for length of days; traditionally LORD forever
Psalm 24:4 Or not lifted up his soul
Psalm 24:6 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr; other Hb mss read seek Your face, Jacob
Psalm 25:1 The lines of this poem form an acrostic.
Psalm 25:1 Or To You, LORD, I lift up my soul
Psalm 25:6 Or everlasting
Psalm 25:13 Or earth
Psalm 25:17 Or Relieve the distresses of my heart
Psalm 26:6 A ritual or ceremonial washing to express innocence
Psalm 28:8 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr; other Hb mss read strength for them
Cross references:
Psalm 23:1 : Ps 78:52; Jr 31:10; Ezk 34:11-13; Jn 10:11;
Psalm 23:1 : Ps 34:9-10; Php 4:19;
Psalm 23:2 : Ps 65:11-13; Ezk 34:14;
Psalm 23:2 : Ps 36:8;
Psalm 23:3 : Ps 5:8; Pr 4:11;
Psalm 23:4 : Is 43:2;
Psalm 23:4 : Mic 7:14;
Psalm 23:5 : Ps 92:10;
Psalm 23:5 : Ps 16:5;
Psalm 23:6 : Ps 25:7; 109:21;
Psalm 23:6 : Ps 27:4-6;
Psalm 24:1 : Dt 10:14; Ps 89:11; 1Co 10:26;
Psalm 24:2 : Ps 104:5; Pr 8:29;
Psalm 24:3 : Ps 15:1;
Psalm 24:4 : Jb 22:30; Ps 73:1; Mt 5:8;
Psalm 24:4 : Ps 31:6; 119:37;
Psalm 24:5 : Ps 115:13;
Psalm 24:5 : Ps 65:5;
Psalm 24:6 : Ps 27:8;
Psalm 24:7 : Ps 118:19-20; Is 26:2;
Psalm 24:8 : Ex 15:3; Ps 76:3-6;
Psalm 24:10 : Is 24:23;
Psalm 25:1 : Ps 38:15; 86:4;
Psalm 25:2 : Ps 31:1; 71:1;
Psalm 25:2 : Ps 13:4; 41:11;
Psalm 25:3 : Is 49:23;
Psalm 25:3 : Pr 2:22; Is 21:2;
Psalm 25:4 : Ex 33:13; Ps 27:11; 86:11;
Psalm 25:5 : Jn 16:13;
Psalm 25:5 : Ex 15:2;
Psalm 25:5 : Ps 40:1;
Psalm 25:6 : Ps 98:3; 103:17;
Psalm 25:7 : Jb 13:26;
Psalm 25:7 : Ps 51:1;
Psalm 25:7 : Neh 13:22;
Psalm 25:8 : Ps 100:5; Nah 1:7;
Psalm 25:8 : Ps 32:8;
Psalm 25:9 : Ps 23:3;
Psalm 25:9 : Ex 18:20; Ps 86:11;
Psalm 25:10 : Ps 40:11; 103:17-18;
Psalm 25:11 : Jb 7:21; Ps 103:3; Jr 31:34;
Psalm 25:12 : Ps 31:19;
Psalm 25:12 : Ps 37:23;
Psalm 25:13 : Ps 37:11; 69:36;
Psalm 25:14 : Jn 7:17; 1Co 2:9;
Psalm 25:15 : Ps 31:4; 124:7;
Psalm 25:16 : Ps 70:5; 73:14;
Psalm 25:17 : Lm 1:20;
Psalm 25:17 : Jr 10:19;
Psalm 25:18 : Ps 31:7;
Psalm 25:18 : Rm 11:27; 1Jn 3:5;
Psalm 25:19 : Ps 3:1;
Psalm 25:19 : Ps 9:13;
Psalm 25:20 : Ps 17:8; 31:15;
Psalm 25:20 : Ps 86:2;
Psalm 25:21 : Ps 41:12;
Psalm 25:22 : Ps 34:22; 130:8;
Psalm 26:1 : 2Kg 20:3; Ps 7:8;
Psalm 26:2 : Ps 7:9; 17:3; 139:23;
Psalm 26:3 : Ps 40:10; 86:11;
Psalm 26:5 : Ps 1:1; Pr 4:14-15;
Psalm 26:6 : Ps 73:13;
Psalm 26:6 : Ps 43:4;
Psalm 26:7 : Jnh 2:9;
Psalm 26:7 : Ps 9:1;
Psalm 26:8 : Ps 27:4;
Psalm 26:9 : Ps 28:3;
Psalm 26:10 : Ex 23:8; Dt 16:19; Ps 15:5;
Psalm 26:11 : Jb 31:6; Ps 7:8;
Psalm 26:12 : Ps 27:11;
Psalm 26:12 : Ps 35:18; 40:9-10;
Psalm 27:1 : Is 60:20; Mic 7:8;
Psalm 27:1 : Ps 28:8; 118:6;
Psalm 27:2 : Ps 14:4;
Psalm 27:2 : Ps 9:3;
Psalm 27:3 : Ps 3:6;
Psalm 27:4 : Ps 23:6; 26:8;
Psalm 27:4 : Ps 93:5;
Psalm 27:4 : Mal 3:1;
Psalm 27:5 : Ps 31:20; 91:1; Is 25:4;
Psalm 27:6 : Ps 3:3;
Psalm 27:6 : Ps 54:6; 116:17;
Psalm 27:6 : Eph 5:19;
Psalm 27:7 : Ps 4:3; 30:10;
Psalm 27:8 : Ps 24:6; 105:4;
Psalm 27:9 : Ps 69:17; 102:2; 143:7;
Psalm 27:9 : Ps 6:1;
Psalm 27:9 : Ps 40:17;
Psalm 27:10 : Ps 37:28; 94:14;
Psalm 27:11 : Ps 25:4; 26:12;
Psalm 27:12 : Ps 35:11; 41:2; Mt 26:59-60;
Psalm 27:13 : Ex 33:19; Ps 116:9; 142:5;
Psalm 27:14 : Jos 1:6;
Psalm 27:14 : Ps 37:34; 130:5;
Psalm 28:1 : Ps 83:1;
Psalm 28:1 : Ps 88:4; 143:7;
Psalm 28:2 : Ps 28:2; 134:2; 141:2; 1Tm 2:8;
Psalm 28:3 : Ps 26:9-10;
Psalm 28:4 : Jr 50:29; Rv 18:6; 22:12;
Psalm 28:5 : Jb 34:26-28; Is 5:12;
Psalm 28:6 : Ps 31:22;
Psalm 28:7 : Gn 15:1; Dt 33:29; Ps 3:3; 5:12; 18:2; 119:114;
Psalm 28:7 : Ps 59:17; 69:30;
Psalm 28:8 : Ps 20:6; 27:1;
Psalm 28:9 : Ps 33:12; Is 40:11;
