Lexicon :: Strong's H430 - 'ĕlōhîm

Many are saying of me,

“There is no help [no salvation] for him in God.” [fn]Selah.

Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God!

For You have struck all my enemies on the cheek;

You have shattered the teeth of the wicked.

To the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!

You have freed me when I was hemmed in and relieved me when I was in distress;

Be gracious to me and hear [and respond to] my prayer.

Heed the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God,

For to You I pray.

Hold them guilty, O God;

Let them fall by their own designs and councils!

Cast them out because of the abundance of their transgressions,

For they are mutinous and have rebelled against You.

An [fn]Ode of David, [perhaps in a wild, irregular, enthusiastic strain,] which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite.

O LORD my God, in You I take refuge;

Save me and rescue me from all those who pursue me,

O LORD my God, if I have done this,

If there is injustice in my hands,

Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous [those in right standing with You];

For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.

Yet You have made him a little lower than [fn]God,

And You have crowned him with glory and honor.

The wicked will turn to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),

Even all the nations who forget God.

The wicked, in the haughtiness of his face, will not seek nor inquire for Him;

All his thoughts are, “There is no God [so there is no accountability or punishment].”

Why has the wicked spurned and shown disrespect to God?

He has said to himself, “You will not require me to account.”

Consider and answer me, O LORD my God;

Give light (life) to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

The [spiritually ignorant] fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”

They are corrupt, they have committed repulsive and unspeakable deeds;

There is no one who does good.

There they tremble with great fear,

For God is with the [consistently] righteous generation.

In my distress [when I seemed surrounded] I called upon the LORD

And cried to my God for help;

He heard my voice from His temple,

And my cry for help came before Him, into His very ears.

For I have kept the ways of the LORD,

And have not wickedly departed from my God.

For You cause my lamp to be lighted and to shine;

The LORD my God illumines my darkness.

For who is God, but the LORD?

Or who is a rock, except our God,

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

[fn]May the LORD answer you (David) in the day of trouble!

May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high [and defend you in battle]!

We will sing joyously over your victory,

And in the name of our God we will set up our banners.

May the LORD fulfill all your petitions.

Some trust in chariots and some in horses,

But we will remember and trust in the name of the LORD our God.

O my God, I call out by day, but You do not answer;

And by night, but I find no rest nor quiet.

He shall receive a blessing from the LORD,

And righteousness from the God of his salvation.

O my God, in You I [have unwavering] trust [and I rely on You with steadfast confidence],

Do not let me be ashamed or my hope in You be disappointed;

Do not let my enemies triumph over me.

Guide me in Your truth and teach me,

For You are the God of my salvation;

For You [and only You] I wait [expectantly] all the day long.

O God, redeem Israel,

Out of all his troubles.

Do not hide Your face from me,

Do not turn Your servant away in anger;

You have been my help;

Do not abandon me nor [fn]leave me,

O God of my salvation!

O LORD my God,

I cried to You for help, and You have healed me.

That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent.

O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

But as for me, I trust [confidently] in You and Your greatness, O LORD;

I said, “You are my God.”

Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the nation whose God is the LORD,

The people whom He has chosen as His own inheritance.

Wake Yourself up, and arise to my right

And to my cause, my God and my Lord.

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD.

Transgression speaks [like an oracle] to the wicked (godless) [deep] within his heart;

There is no fear (dread) of God before his eyes.

How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!

The children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

The law of his God is in his heart;

Not one of his steps will slip.

For in You, O LORD, I hope;

You will answer, O Lord my God.

Do not abandon me, O LORD;

O my God, do not be far from me.

He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;

Many will see and fear [with great reverence]

And will trust confidently in the LORD.

Many, O LORD my God, are the wonderful works which You have done,

And Your thoughts toward us;

There is none to compare with You.

If I would declare and speak of your wonders,

They would be too many to count.

“I delight to do Your will, O my God;

Your law is within my heart.”

Even though I am afflicted and needy,

Still the Lord takes thought and is mindful of me.

You are my help and my rescuer.

O my God, do not delay.

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel,

From everlasting to everlasting [from this age to the next, and forever].

Amen and Amen (so be it).

To the Chief Musician. A skillful song, or a didactic or reflective poem, of the sons of Korah.

As the deer pants [longingly] for the water brooks,

So my [fn]soul pants [longingly] for You, O God.