Beautiful words fill my mind, as I compose this song for the king. Like the pen of a good writer my tongue is ready with a poem.

You have rejected us, God, and defeated us; you have been angry with us---but now turn back to us.

Save me, O God! The water is up to my neck;

Listen to my words, O LORD, and hear my sighs.

Hear my prayer, O God; don't turn away from my plea!

The LORD is my shepherd; I have everything I need.

He lets me rest in fields of green grass and leads me to quiet pools of fresh water.

He will take care of his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs together and carry them in his arms; he will gently lead their mothers.

I will give them a king like my servant David to be their one shepherd, and he will take care of them.

I am the good shepherd. As the Father knows me and I know the Father, in the same way I know my sheep and they know me. And I am willing to die for them.

God has raised from death our Lord Jesus, who is the Great Shepherd of the sheep as the result of his blood, by which the eternal covenant is sealed. May the God of peace provide you with every good thing you need in order to do his will, and may he, through Jesus Christ, do in us what pleases him. And to Christ be the glory forever and ever! Amen.

You were like sheep that had lost their way, but now you have been brought back to follow the Shepherd and Keeper of your souls.

And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the glorious crown which will never lose its brightness.

You led your people like a shepherd, with Moses and Aaron in charge.

Then he led his people out like a shepherd and guided them through the desert.

I will say to the prisoners, 'Go free!' and to those who are in darkness, 'Come out to the light!' They will be like sheep that graze on the hills;

they will never be hungry or thirsty. Sun and desert heat will not hurt them, for they will be led by one who loves them. He will lead them to springs of water.

But then they remembered the past, the days of Moses, the servant of the LORD, and they asked, "Where now is the LORD, who saved the leaders of his people from the sea? Where is the LORD, who gave his spirit to Moses?

The gatekeeper opens the gate for him; the sheep hear his voice as he calls his own sheep by name, and he leads them out.

When he has brought them out, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.

The LORD is king, and the people tremble. He sits on his throne above the winged creatures, and the earth shakes.

The winged creatures are to face each other across the lid, and their outspread wings are to cover it.

I will meet you there, and from above the lid between the two winged creatures I will give you all my laws for the people of Israel.

So they sent messengers to Shiloh and got the Covenant Box of the LORD Almighty, who is enthroned above the winged creatures. And Eli's two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, came along with the Covenant Box.

and led them to Baalah in Judah, in order to bring from there God's Covenant Box, bearing the name of the LORD Almighty, whose throne is above the winged creatures.

and prayed, "O LORD, the God of Israel, seated on your throne above the winged creatures, you alone are God, ruling all the kingdoms of the world. You created the earth and the sky.

Among the creatures there was something that looked like a blazing torch, constantly moving. The fire would blaze up and shoot out flashes of lightning.

The dazzling light of the LORD's presence rose up from the creatures and moved to the entrance of the Temple. Then the cloud filled the Temple, and the courtyard was blazing with the light.

Bring us back, O God! Show us your mercy, and we will be saved!

Bring us back, Almighty God! Show us your mercy, and we will be saved!

Bring us back, LORD God Almighty. Show us your mercy, and we will be saved.

God shines from Zion, the city perfect in its beauty.

LORD, you are a God who punishes; reveal your anger!

The LORD came from Mount Sinai; he rose like the sun over Edom and shone on his people from Mount Paran. Ten thousand angels were with him, a flaming fire at his right hand.

Is it right for you to be so cruel? To despise what you yourself have made? And then to smile on the schemes of wicked people?

Arise, Jerusalem, and shine like the sun; The glory of the LORD is shining on you!

and there I saw coming from the east the dazzling light of the presence of the God of Israel. God's voice sounded like the roar of the sea, and the earth shone with the dazzling light.

O God, hear my prayer and pleading. Restore your Temple, which has been destroyed; restore it so that everyone will know that you are God.

The city has no need of the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God shines on it, and the Lamb is its lamp.