Lord, I am in great trouble, so I call out to you.
Troubles have come again and again, sounding like waterfalls. Your waves are crashing all around me.
While Jesus lived on earth, he prayed to God and asked God for help. He prayed with loud cries and tears to the One who could save him from death, and his prayer was heard because he trusted God.
You have given me many troubles and bad times, but you will give me life again. When I am almost dead, you will keep me alive.
He lifted me out of the pit of destruction, out of the sticky mud. He stood me on a rock and made my feet steady.
The Lord reached down from above and took me; he pulled me from the deep water.
They have treated me badly all my life. (Let Israel repeat this.)
Happy are those who respect the Lord and obey him.
If the Lord doesn’t build the house, the builders are working for nothing. If the Lord doesn’t guard the city, the guards are watching for nothing.
When the Lord brought the prisoners back to Jerusalem, it seemed as if we were dreaming.
Those who trust the Lord are like Mount Zion, which sits unmoved forever.
What if the Lord had not been on our side? (Let Israel repeat this.)
Lord, I look upward to you, you who live in heaven.
I was happy when they said to me, “Let’s go to the Temple of the Lord.”
I look up to the hills, but where does my help come from?
