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Psalm 143 Good News Translation (GNT) “A Prayer for Help”🕊

Alicia J. Alexander, MSL

Psalm 143 Good News Translation (GNT)🕊 A Prayer for Help🕊 143:1 Lord, hear my prayer! In your righteousness listen to my plea;     answer me in your faithfulness! 2 Don’t put me, your servant, on trial;     no one is innocent in your sight. 3 My enemies have hunted me down     and completely defeated me. They have put me in a dark prison,     and I am like those who died long ago. 4 So I am ready to give up;     I am in deep despair. 5 I remember the days gone by;     I think about all that you have done,     I bring to mind all your deeds. 6 I lift up my hands to … Continue reading Psalm 143 Good News Translation (GNT) “A Prayer for Help”🕊

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Psalm 124 Contemporary English Version (CEV) “Thanking the Lord for Victory”🕊

Alicia J. Alexander, MSL

Psalm 124 Contemporary English Version (CEV)🕊 (A song by David for worship.) Thanking the Lord for Victory🕊 124 The Lord was on our side! Let everyone in Israel say: 2     “The Lord was on our side! Otherwise, the enemy attack 3 would have killed us all,     because it was furious. 4 We would have been swept away     in a violent flood 5     of high and roaring waves.” 6 Let’s praise the Lord! He protected us from enemies     who were like wild animals, 7     and we escaped like birds     from a hunter’s torn net. 8 The Lord made heaven and earth,     and he is the one     who sends us help.🕊 Continue reading Psalm 124 Contemporary English Version (CEV) “Thanking the Lord for Victory”🕊

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Psalm 146 Christian Standard Bible (CSB) “The God of Compassion”🕊

Alicia J. Alexander, MSL

Psalm 146 Christian Standard Bible (CSB)🕊  “The God of Compassion”🕊 1 Hallelujah! My soul, praise the Lord. 2 I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing to my God as long as I live. 3 Do not trust in nobles, in a son of man, who cannot save. 4 When his breath leaves him, he returns to the ground; on that day his plans die. 5 Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, 6 the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea and everything in them. He remains faithful forever, 7 executing justice for the exploited and giving food to the hungry. The Lord frees prisoners. … Continue reading Psalm 146 Christian Standard Bible (CSB) “The God of Compassion”🕊

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Psalm 141 Good News Translation (GNT) “An Evening Prayer”🕊

Alicia J. Alexander, MSL

Psalm 141 Good News Translation (GNT)🕊 An Evening Prayer🕊 141 I call to you, Lord; help me now!     Listen to me when I call to you. 2 Receive my prayer as incense,     my uplifted hands as an evening sacrifice. 3 Lord, place a guard at my mouth,     a sentry at the door of my lips. 4 Keep me from wanting to do wrong     and from joining evil people in their wickedness. May I never take part in their feasts. 5 Good people may punish me and rebuke me in kindness,     but I will never accept honor from evil people,     because I am always praying against their evil deeds. 6 When their rulers are thrown … Continue reading Psalm 141 Good News Translation (GNT) “An Evening Prayer”🕊

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Psalm 102 Contemporary English Version (CEV) “A Prayer in Time of Trouble”🕊

Alicia J. Alexander, MSL

Psalm 102 Contemporary English Version (CEV)🕊 (A prayer for someone who hurts and needs to ask the Lord for help.) A Prayer in Time of Trouble🕊 102:1 I pray to you, Lord!     Please listen. 2     Don’t hide from me     in my time of trouble. Pay attention to my prayer     and quickly give an answer. 3 My days disappear like smoke,     and my bones are burning     as though in a furnace. 4 I am wasting away like grass,     and my appetite is gone. 5 My groaning never stops,     and my bones can be seen     through my skin. 6 I am like a lonely owl     in the desert 7     or a restless sparrow     alone on a roof. 8 My … Continue reading Psalm 102 Contemporary English Version (CEV) “A Prayer in Time of Trouble”🕊

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Psalm 88 Good News Translation (GNT) “A Cry for Help”🕊

Alicia J. Alexander, MSL

Psalm 88 Good News Translation (GNT)🕊 A Cry for Help🕊 88:1 Lord God, my savior, I cry out all day,     and at night I come before you. 2 Hear my prayer;     listen to my cry for help! 3 So many troubles have fallen on me     that I am close to death. 4 I am like all others who are about to die;     all my strength is gone. 5 I am abandoned among the dead;     I am like the slain lying in their graves, those you have forgotten completely,     who are beyond your help. 6 You have thrown me into the depths of the tomb,     into the darkest and deepest pit. 7 Your anger lies … Continue reading Psalm 88 Good News Translation (GNT) “A Cry for Help”🕊

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Psalm 60 Good News Translation (GNT)

Alicia J. Alexander, MSL

Psalm 60 Good News Translation (GNT) Psalm 60 Good News Translation (GNT) A Prayer for Deliverance 60:1 You have rejected us, God, and defeated us;     you have been angry with us—but now turn back to us. 2 You have made the land tremble, and you have cut it open;     now heal its wounds, because it is falling apart. 3 You have made your people suffer greatly;     we stagger around as though we were drunk. 4 You have warned those who have reverence for you,     so that they might escape destruction. 5 Save us by your might; answer our prayer,     so that the people you love may be rescued. 6 From his sanctuary God has … Continue reading Psalm 60 Good News Translation (GNT)

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Psalm 101 Contemporary English Version (CEV)🕊

Alicia J. Alexander, MSL

Psalm 101 Contemporary English Version (CEV)🕊 https://youtu.be/UT7MGUxPphM Psalm 101 Contemporary English Version (CEV)🕊 (A psalm by David.) A King and His Promises🕊 101:1 I will sing to you, Lord! I will celebrate your kindness and your justice.2 Please help me learn to do the right thing, and I will be honest and fair in my own kingdom. 3 I refuse to be corruptor to take part in anything crooked,4 and I won’t be dishonest or deceitful. 5 Anyone who spreads gossip will be silenced, and no one who is conceited will be my friend. 6 I will find trustworthy people to serve as my advisors, and … Continue reading Psalm 101 Contemporary English Version (CEV)🕊

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Psalm 70 English Standard Version (ESV)🕊

Alicia J. Alexander, MSL

Psalm 70 English Standard Version (ESV)🕊 https://youtu.be/tRtYA–EwuU Psalm 70 English Standard Version (ESV)🕊 O Lord, Do Not Delay🕊 To the choirmaster. Of David, for the memorial offering. 70:1 Make haste, O God, to deliver me! O Lord, make haste to help me!2 Let them be put to shame and confusion who seek my life!Let them be turned back and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt!3 Let them turn back because of their shame who say, “Aha, Aha!” 4 May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you!May those who love your salvation say evermore, “God is great!”5 But I am poor and needy; … Continue reading Psalm 70 English Standard Version (ESV)🕊

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Psalm 121 English Standard Version (ESV)🕊

Alicia J. Alexander, MSL

Psalm 121 English Standard Version (ESV)🕊 https://youtu.be/lUqCDsbzvRY Psalm 121 English Standard Version (ESV)🕊 My Help Comes from the Lord🕊 A Song of Ascents. 121:1 I lift up my eyes to the hills.From where does my help come?2 My help comes from the Lord,who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot be moved;he who keeps you will not slumber.4 Behold, he who keeps Israelwill neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The Lord is your keeper;the Lord is your shade on your right hand.6 The sun shall not strike you by day,nor the moon by night. 7 The Lord will keep you from all evil;he will … Continue reading Psalm 121 English Standard Version (ESV)🕊

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Psalm 63 New King James Version (NKJV)🕊

Alicia J. Alexander, MSL

Psalm 63 New King James Version (NKJV)🕊 https://youtu.be/UdS6fFDf170 Psalm 63 New King James Version (NKJV)🕊 Joy in the Fellowship of God🕊 A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah. 63:1 O God, You are my God;Early will I seek You;My soul thirsts for You;My flesh longs for YouIn a dry and thirsty landWhere there is no water.2 So I have looked for You in the sanctuary,To see Your power and Your glory. 3 Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,My lips shall praise You.4 Thus I will bless You while I live;I will lift up my hands in Your name.5 My soul shall … Continue reading Psalm 63 New King James Version (NKJV)🕊

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Psalm 10 Good News Translation (GNT)🕊

Alicia J. Alexander, MSL

Psalm 10 Good News Translation (GNT)🕊 https://youtu.be/ihJMAgAC6h8 Psalm 10 Good News Translation (GNT)🕊 A Prayer for Justice🕊 10:1 Why are you so far away, O Lord? Why do you hide yourself when we are in trouble?2 The wicked are proud and persecute the poor; catch them in the traps they have made. 3 The wicked are proud of their evil desires; the greedy curse and reject the Lord.4 The wicked do not care about the Lord; in their pride they think that God doesn’t matter. 5 The wicked succeed in everything. They cannot understand God’s judgments; they sneer at their enemies.6 They say to themselves, “We … Continue reading Psalm 10 Good News Translation (GNT)🕊