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20:title  To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1  May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble!

May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!

2  May he send you help from the sanctuary

and give you support from Zion!

3  May he remember all your offerings

and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah

4  May he grant you your heart’s desire

and fulfill all your plans!

5  May we shout for joy over your salvation,

and in the name of our God set up our banners!

May the Lord fulfill all your petitions!

6  Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed;

he will answer him from his holy heaven

with the saving might of his right hand.

7  Some trust in chariots and some in horses,

but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

8  They collapse and fall,

but we rise and stand upright.

9  O Lord, save the king!

May he answer us when we call.

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Ps 20:title–9.

19:title  To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1  The heavens declare the glory of God,

and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.

2  Day to day pours out speech,

and night to night reveals knowledge.

3  There is no speech, nor are there words,

whose voice is not heard.

4  Their voice goes out through all the earth,

and their words to the end of the world.

In them he has set a tent for the sun,

5  which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber,

and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.

6  Its rising is from the end of the heavens,

and its circuit to the end of them,

and there is nothing hidden from its heat.

7  The law of the Lord is perfect,

reviving the soul;

the testimony of the Lord is sure,

making wise the simple;

8  the precepts of the Lord are right,

rejoicing the heart;

the commandment of the Lord is pure,

enlightening the eyes;

9  the fear of the Lord is clean,

enduring forever;

the rules of the Lord are true,

and righteous altogether.

10  More to be desired are they than gold,

even much fine gold;

sweeter also than honey

and drippings of the honeycomb.

11  Moreover, by them is your servant warned;

in keeping them there is great reward.

12  Who can discern his errors?

Declare me innocent from hidden faults.

13  Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins;

let them not have dominion over me!

Then I shall be blameless,

and innocent of great transgression.

14  Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart

be acceptable in your sight,

O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Ps 19

ESV Translation 

17:title  A Prayer of David.

1  Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry!

Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!

2  From your presence let my vindication come!

Let your eyes behold the right!

3  You have tried my heart, you have visited me by night,

you have tested me, and you will find nothing;

I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.

4  With regard to the works of man, by the word of your lips

I have avoided the ways of the violent.

5  My steps have held fast to your paths;

my feet have not slipped.

6  I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God;

incline your ear to me; hear my words.

7  Wondrously show your steadfast love,

O Savior of those who seek refuge

from their adversaries at your right hand.

8  Keep me as the apple of your eye;

hide me in the shadow of your wings,

9  from the wicked who do me violence,

my deadly enemies who surround me.

10  They close their hearts to pity;

with their mouths they speak arrogantly.

11  They have now surrounded our steps;

they set their eyes to cast us to the ground.

12  He is like a lion eager to tear,

as a young lion lurking in ambush.

13  Arise, O Lord! Confront him, subdue him!

Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,

14  from men by your hand, O Lord,

from men of the world whose portion is in this life.

You fill their womb with treasure;

they are satisfied with children,

and they leave their abundance to their infants.

15  As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness;

when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness.

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Ps 17