Book Two 42-72

Question 1

Psalm 42

Answer 1

As the deer pants for water, so my soul longs for you, O God. Your waves break over me. Why are you downcast, O my soul? Hope in God.

Question 2

Psalm 43

Answer 2

Vindicate me, O God. Why have you rejected me? Send forth your light and your truth. Why are you downcast, O my soul? Hope in God.

Question 3

Psalm 44

Answer 3

O God, our fathers have told us how you drove out the nations. But now you have sold your people. Awake, O Lord! Rise up and help us.

Question 4

Psalm 45

Answer 4

My heart overflows with verses for the king. Your God has anointed you with gladness. All glorious is the princess in her chamber.

Question 5

Psalm 46

Answer 5

God is our refuge. We will not fear, though the earth give way. The nations rage, kingdoms fall. “Be still and know that I am God.”

Question 6

Psalm 47

Answer 6

Clap your hands, you nations. How awesome is the LORD Most High! Sing praises to our God, sing praises. He is king of all the earth.

Question 7

Psalm 48

Answer 7

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised! The joy of the whole earth is Mount Zion. O God, we ponder your love in your temple.

Question 8

Psalm 49

Answer 8

Hear this, all peoples! Man in his pomp will not endure. He is like the beasts that perish. But God will ransom my soul from Sheol.

Question 9

Psalm 50

Answer 9

The Mighty One, God the LORD speaks: “I will not accept bulls and goats. For you hate discipline. Offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving.”

Question 9

Psalm 51

Answer 9

Have mercy on me, O God! Cleanse me from my sin. Do not cast me away from your presence. A broken heart, O God, you will not despise.

Question 10

Psalm 52

Answer 10

Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? Surely God will bring you down to ruin. But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God.

Question 11

Psalm 53

Answer 11

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” There is no one who does good. Will evildoers never learn? God has rejected them.

Question 12

Psalm 54

Answer 12

Save me, O God! For strangers have risen against me. God is my helper. He will repay my enemies. I will praise your name, O LORD!

Question 13

Psalm 55

Answer 13

Give ear to my prayer, O God. My heart is in anguish. It is my equal, my friend who rises against me! Cast your burden on the LORD.

Question 14

Psalm 56

Answer 14

Be gracious to me, O God, for my enemies trample on me. Are my tears not in your book? In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust.

Question 15

Psalm 60

Answer 15

O God, you have rejected us, broken us. Now restore us! God has promised: “Judah is my sceptre.” O grant us help against the enemy!

Question 16

Psalm 58

Answer 16

Do you rulers judge justly? No, in heart ye work wickedness. O God, break their teeth! The righteous will rejoice when they see vengeance.

Question 17

Psalm 57

Answer 17

Be merciful to me, O God. I am in the midst of lions. My heart is steadfast, for great is your love. Be exalted above the heavens!

Question 18

Psalm 59

Answer 18

Deliver me from my enemies, O God. Each evening they return, howling like dogs. Destroy them in wrath! You, O God, are my fortress.

Question 19

Psalm 64

Answer 19

Hear me, O God! Hide me from the plots of the wicked, who ambush the blameless. God will bring them to ruin. Let the upright be glad!

Question 19

Psalm 61

Answer 19

Hear my cry, O God! Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Prolong the life of the king. So I will ever sing praise to your name.

Question 20

Psalm 62

Answer 20

My soul waits for God alone. He alone is my rock and my salvation. Trust in him at all times, O people. Power and love belong to God.

Question 21

Psalm 63

Answer 21

O God, you are my God. My soul thirsts for you. Your love is better than life. My lips will sing your praise. Liars will be silenced.

Question 22

Psalm 65

Answer 22

Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion. By awesome deeds you answer us. You silence the roaring seas. You crown the year with abundance.

Question 23

Psalm 66

Answer 23

Shout for joy to God! Come and see what he has done. He has not let our feet slip. I will make an offering. God has heard my prayer.

Question 24

Psalm 67

Answer 24

May God be gracious to us, and make his face to shine upon us. Let the peoples praise you, O God! The earth has yielded its increase.

Question 25

Psalm 70

Answer 25

Make haste to help me, O God! May those who seek my life be put to shame. May all who seek you rejoice. O LORD, do not delay.

Question 26

Psalm 68

Answer 26

Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered! Kings and armies flee. Our God is a God who saves. Sing to him, O kingdoms of the earth!

Question 27

Psalm 69

Answer 27

Save me, O God! I endure scorn for your sake. Rescue me from the mire. My foes are all known to you. Let your salvation protect me!

Question 28

Psalm 71

Answer 28

In you, O LORD, I take refuge. Do not forsake me when my strength fails. I will tell of your righteousness. I will praise you, O God.

Question 29

Psalm 72

Answer 29

Give the king your justice, O God. May he defend the cause of the poor. May all kings fall down before him. Blessed be the LORD!