MOSAIC - Psalm 30 (31)

In you, O Lord, I have taken shelter,
may I never be disappointed,

In te Domine speravi,
non confundar in  aeternum.

I have hoped in you, O Lord,
let me not be confused forever.

I shall not be confused forever.

En ti, oh Jehová, he esperado;
no sea yo confundido para siempre.

May I not be confused forever.

O Eternel, je cherche mon refuge en toi;
Que mon espoir ne soit jamais décu!

O Eternal One, I seek my refuge in you,
may my hope never be disappointed.

I seek refuge in You, O Lord;
may I never be disappointed.

Ad te, Domine, confugio,
ne confundar in aeternum.

In you, O Lord, I take refuge,
let me not be mistaken forever,

never let me down.

Woman

Woman,
all unknowing
you bless us
with your beauty.
What the world
could have been,
you are.

Perfect,
you rise above
war and greed,
pain and sickness,
and show us
divinity.

PSALM 29 (30)

I will exalt you, O Lord,
for you have saved me,
and you have not preferred
my enemies to me.
O Lord, my God, I have
cried out to you,
and you have healed me.
O Lord, you have led my soul
out of the inferno,
you have vivified me
so that I might not descend
into the pit.
Sing to the Lord,
all his saints,
and proclaim the memory
of his holiness,
for his anger lasts
but a moment,
and his benevolence
is lifelong.
Weeping dwells
in the evening,
and in the morning
there is joy.
But I said in my abundance,
"I shall not be moved forever."
O Lord, by your will
you made my strength
like a mountain,
but you hid your face
and I was troubled.
I will cry out to the Lord,
and I will beg the Lord.
What is the use of my blood
if I should fall into corruption?
Will the dust confess you
or announce your truth?
Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me,
O Lord, be my help.
You have changed my tears into joy,
you have torn away
my cloak of mourning
and girded me with gladness,
that my glory might praise you
and not be silent.
O Lord, my God,
I shall praise you
forever.

PSALM 28 (29)

Bring to the Lord young rams,
bring to the Lord glory and rule,
bring to the Lord glory to his name,
adore the Lord in his holy place of majesty.
The voice of the Lord is upon the waters,
the God of glory has sounded forth,
the Lord is upon many waters,
the voice of the Lord in strength,
the voice of the Lord in majesty,
the voice of the Lord crushing the cedars,
and the Lord will crush the cedars of Lebanon,
and he will scatter them like the calf of Lebanon,
and Sarion like the young of a rhinoceros.
The voice of the Lord dividing flames of fire,
the voice of the Lord
causing the desert of Kadesh
to give birth,
the voice of the Lord
delivering the deer
and revealing the woodlands,
and in his temple
all shall speak
of glory.
The Lord inhabits the flood
and shall sit as king
forever.
The Lord will give strength
to his people,
the Lord will bless his people
with peace.

PSALM 27 (28)

To you, O Lord, I will cry out,
O my strength, do not be deaf to me,
for if you are silent to me,
I shall be like those
who go down into a pit.
Hear, O Lord, my plea
when I cry out to you,
when I raise my hands
to your holy sanctuary.
Do not carry me away
with the impious
and with evil-doers
who speak peace
with their friends
while there is malice
in their hearts.
Give to them
according to their works,
and according to the evil
of their creations,
according to the works
of their hands,
give to them,
return their just due
to them.
Because they take no notice
of the works of the Lord
and the creation of his hands,
you will destroy them
and will not rebuild them.
Blessed is the Lord
who has heard the voice
of my plea.
The Lord is my strength
and my shield,
in him my heart has trusted
and I have received help.
My heart has rejoiced
in him,
and in my song
I shall confess him.
The Lord is the strength
of his people
and the saving refuge
of his anointed one.
Save your people
and bless your heritage,
and be their shepherd
and lift them up
forever.

PSALM 26 (27)

The Lord is my light
and my salvation,
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the strength
of my life,
whom shall I dread?
When evil ones approach me
to eat my flesh,
my attackers and enemies
will themselves be
thrown down and fall.
If they should stand against me
on the battlefield,
my heart will not fear,
if war should rise against me,
in this I shall trust.
I have asked one thing
of the Lord,
and it is this that I need:
that I shall live
in the house
of the Lord
all the days
of my life.,
that I may see the beauty
of the Lord,
and attend his temple.,
for he shall hide me in his shade
on the terrible day,
he shall hide me in the secret place
of his tabernacle,
he shall raise me up upon a rock,
now also shall he raise my head
above those of my enemies
who are circled about me,
and in his tabernacle
I shall offer up sacrifices
with shouts of joy.
I shall sing and make music
to the Lord.
May the Lord hear
my voice of invocation,
may he have mercy on me
and answer me.
My heart said to you,
my face has sought your face,
O Lord, and I shall seek it.
Do not hide your face
from me,
nor bend down in your anger
to your servant,
you who have been my help,
do not abandon me,
and do not send me away,
O God, my savior.
For my father and mother
have abandoned me,
but the Lord
has gathered me in.
Show me your way, O Lord,
and lead me on straight paths
because of my adversaries.
Do not give me over to
the will of those who trouble me,
for they have given false testimony
against me, and lied openly.
But I believe that I shall see
the good things of the Lord
in the land of the living.
Wait for the Lord,
be strong and let your heart
take courage,
wait for the Lord.

PSALM 25 (26)

Vindicate me, O God,
for I have walked in
my innocence,
and trusting in the Lord
I shall not weaken.
Test me O Lord
and tempt me,
pass my kidneys and my heart
through the fire,
for your mercy is before
my eyes, and I
have walked in your truth.
I have not sat with
men of vanity,
and with the arrogant
I shall not enter in.
I have hated the gatherings
of the wicked,
and with evil-doers
I shall not sit.
I shall wash my hands
in innocence
and I shall walk around
your altar, O Lord,
that with clear voice
I may announce your praise
and tell all
your wonders.
O Lord, I have loved
your house,
and the dwelling place
of your glory.
Do not carry away my soul
with sinners,
nor my life
with men of blood,
in whose hands are crimes,
whose right hands
are full of bribes.
But I shall walk
in my innocence,
save me and have
mercy on me.
My foot has stood
in uprightness,
in the congregations
I shall bless
the Lord.