From ff35aa5e59ce158a3063bdcc9635745bf072f627 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rick Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2021 18:17:59 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Psalm format update thru Psalm 59 --- 19-PSA.usfm | 218 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------- 1 file changed, 112 insertions(+), 106 deletions(-) diff --git a/19-PSA.usfm b/19-PSA.usfm index 7c37f456..116c03d2 100644 --- a/19-PSA.usfm +++ b/19-PSA.usfm @@ -3541,31 +3541,31 @@ \d For the chief musician; on stringed instruments. A maschil of David; when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, "Does David not hide himself with us?" \q \v 1 Save me, God, by your name, -\q and judge me in your might. +\q2 and judge me in your might. \q \v 2 Hear my prayer, God; -\q give ear to the words of my mouth. +\q2 give ear to the words of my mouth. \q \v 3 For strangers have risen up against me, -\q and ruthless men have sought after my life; -\q they have not set God before them. +\q2 and ruthless men have sought after my life; +\q2 they have not set God before them. \qs Selah\qs* \s5 \q \v 4 See, God is my helper; -\q the Lord is the one who upholds me. +\q2 the Lord is the one who upholds me. \q \v 5 He will repay my enemies with evil; -\q in your faithfulness, destroy them! +\q2 in your faithfulness, destroy them! \s5 \q \v 6 I will sacrifice to you with a freewill offering; -\q I will give thanks to your name, Yahweh, for it is good. +\q2 I will give thanks to your name, Yahweh, for it is good. \q \v 7 For he has rescued me from every trouble; -\q my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies. +\q2 my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies. \s5 \c 55 @@ -3573,164 +3573,166 @@ \d For the chief musician; on stringed instruments. A maschil of David. \q \v 1 Give ear to my prayer, God; -\q and do not hide yourself from my plea. +\q2 and do not hide yourself from my plea. \q \v 2 Pay attention to me and answer me; -\q I am restless in my troubles +\q2 I am restless in my troubles \q \v 3 because of the voice of my enemies, -\q because of the oppression of the wicked; +\q2 because of the oppression of the wicked; \q for they bring trouble on me, -\q they are hostile to me with wickedness and anger. +\q2 they are hostile to me with wickedness and anger. \s5 \q \v 4 My heart trembles within me, -\q and the terrors of death have fallen on me. +\q2 and the terrors of death have fallen on me. \q \v 5 Fear and trembling have come on me, -\q and horror has overwhelmed me. +\q2 and horror has overwhelmed me. \s5 \q \v 6 I said, "Oh, if only I had wings like a dove! -\q Then would I fly away and be at rest. +\q2 Then would I fly away and be at rest. \q \v 7 See, then I would wander far away; -\q I would stay in the wilderness. +\q2 I would stay in the wilderness. \qs Selah\qs* \s5 \q \v 8 I would hurry to a shelter -\q from the stormy wind and tempest." +\q2 from the stormy wind and tempest." \q \v 9 Destroy, Lord, and divide their tongue; -\q for I see violence and strife in the city. +\q2 for I see violence and strife in the city. \s5 \q \v 10 Day and night they go about on its walls; -\q wickedness and trouble are in the middle of it. +\q2 wickedness and trouble are in the middle of it. \q \v 11 Wickedness is in the middle of it; -\q oppression and deceit do not leave its streets. +\q2 oppression and deceit do not leave its streets. \s5 \q \v 12 For it was not an enemy who rebuked me, -\q then I could have borne it; +\q2 then I could have borne it; \q neither was it he who hated me who raised himself up against me, -\q then I would have hidden myself from him. +\q2 then I would have hidden myself from him. \q \v 13 But it was you, a man equal to myself, -\q my companion and my close friend. +\q2 my companion and my close friend. \q \v 14 We had sweet fellowship together; -\q we walked in the house of God with the throng. +\q2 we walked in the house of God with the throng. \s5 \q \v 15 Let death come deceitfully on them; -\q let them go down alive to Sheol, -\q for wickedness is where they live, right among them. +\q2 let them go down alive to Sheol, +\q2 for wickedness is where they live, right among them. \s5 \q \v 16 As for me, I will call on God, -\q and Yahweh will save me. +\q2 and Yahweh will save me. \q \v 17 In the evening, morning, and at noonday I complain and moan; -\q he will hear my voice. +\q2 he will hear my voice. \q \v 18 He will safely rescue my life from the battle that was against me, -\q for those who fought against me were many. +\q2 for those who fought against me were many. \s5 \q \v 19 God, the one who rules from eternity, -\q will hear them and humiliate them. +\q2 will hear them and humiliate them. \qs Selah\qs* \q They never change, -\q and they do not fear God. +\q2 and they do not fear God. \s5 \q \v 20 My friend has raised his hands against those who were at peace with him; -\q he has not respected the covenant that he had. +\q2 he has not respected the covenant that he had. \q \v 21 His mouth was smooth as butter, -\q but his heart was hostile; +\q2 but his heart was hostile; \q his words were softer than oil, -\q yet they were actually drawn swords. +\q2 yet they were actually drawn swords. \s5 \q -\v 22 Place your burdens on Yahweh, and he will sustain you; +\v 22 Place your burdens on Yahweh, +\q2 and he will sustain you; \q he will never allow a righteous person to totter. \q \v 23 But you, God, will bring the wicked down into the pit of destruction; -\q men of bloodshed and deceit will not live even half as long as others, -\q but I will trust in you. +\q2 men of bloodshed and deceit will not live even half as long as others, +\q2 but I will trust in you. \s5 \c 56 \m \d For the chief musician; set to Jonath elem rehokim. A psalm of David. A michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. \q -\v 1 Be merciful to me, God, for men are attacking me! -\q All the day long those who fight me oppress me. +\v 1 Be merciful to me, God, +\q2 for men are attacking me! +\q2 All the day long those who fight me oppress me. \q \v 2 My enemies trample me all day long; -\q for there are many who arrogantly fight against me. +\q2 for there are many who arrogantly fight against me. \s5 \q \v 3 When I am afraid, -\q I will put my trust in you. +\q2 I will put my trust in you. \q \v 4 In God, whose word I praise— -\q in God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid; -\q what can mere man do to me? +\q2 in God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid; +\q2 what can mere man do to me? \s5 \q \v 5 All the day long they twist my words; -\q all their thoughts are against me for evil. +\q2 all their thoughts are against me for evil. \q \v 6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, -\q and they mark my steps, -\q just as they have waited for my life. +\q2 and they mark my steps, +\q2 just as they have waited for my life. \s5 \q \v 7 Do not let them escape doing iniquity. -\q Bring down the peoples in your anger, God. +\q2 Bring down the peoples in your anger, God. \q \v 8 You number my wanderings -\q and put my tears into your bottle; -\q are they not in your book? +\q2 and put my tears into your bottle; +\q2 are they not in your book? \s5 \q \v 9 Then my enemies will turn back on the day that I call to you; -\q this I know, that God is for me. +\q2 this I know, that God is for me. \q \v 10 In God—whose word I praise, -\q in Yahweh—whose word I praise, +\q2 in Yahweh—whose word I praise, \v 11 in God I trust, -\q I will not be afraid. -\q What can anyone do to me? +\q2 I will not be afraid. +\q2 What can anyone do to me? \s5 \q \v 12 The duty to fulfill my vows to you is on me, God; -\q I will give thank offerings to you. +\q2 I will give thank offerings to you. \q \v 13 For you have rescued my life from death; -\q you have kept my feet from stumbling, +\q2 you have kept my feet from stumbling, \q so that I may walk before God -\q in the light of the living. +\q2 in the light of the living. \s5 \c 57 @@ -3738,56 +3740,57 @@ \d For the chief musician; set to Al Tashheth. A psalm of David. A michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave. \q \v 1 Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, -\q for I take refuge in you until these troubles are over. -\q I stay under your wings for protection until this destruction is over. +\q2 for I take refuge in you until these troubles are over. +\q I stay under your wings for protection +\q2 until this destruction is over. \s5 \q \v 2 I will cry to God Most High, -\q to God, who does all things for me. +\q2 to God, who does all things for me. \q \v 3 He will send help from heaven and save me, -\q he rebukes those who hotly pursue me. +\q2 he rebukes those who hotly pursue me. \qs Selah\qs* -\q God will send me his steadfast love and his faithfulness. +\q2 God will send me his steadfast love and his faithfulness. \s5 \q \v 4 My life is among lions; -\q I am among those who are ready to devour me. +\q2 I am among those who are ready to devour me. \q I am among people whose teeth are spears and arrows, -\q and whose tongues are sharp swords. +\q2 and whose tongues are sharp swords. \q \v 5 Be exalted, God, above the heavens; -\q let your glory be above all the earth. +\q2 let your glory be above all the earth. \s5 \q \v 6 They spread out a net for my feet; -\q I was bowed down. +\q2 I was bowed down. \q They dug a pit in front of me. -\q They themselves have fallen into the middle of it! +\q2 They themselves have fallen into the middle of it! \qs Selah\qs* \s5 \q \v 7 My heart is fixed, God, my heart is fixed; -\q I will sing, yes, I will sing praises. +\q2 I will sing, yes, I will sing praises. \q \v 8 Wake up, my glory! -\q Wake up, lute and harp! -\q I will wake up the dawn! +\q2 Wake up, lute and harp! +\q2 I will wake up the dawn! \s5 \q \v 9 I will give thanks to you, Lord, among the peoples; -\q I will sing praises to you among the nations. +\q2 I will sing praises to you among the nations. \q \v 10 For great is your unfailing love, reaching to the heavens; -\q and your faithfulness to the clouds. +\q2 and your faithfulness to the clouds. \q \v 11 Be exalted, God, above the heavens; -\q may your glory be exalted over all the earth. +\q2 may your glory be exalted over all the earth. \s5 \c 58 @@ -3795,43 +3798,44 @@ \d For the chief musician; set to Al Tashheth. A psalm of David. A michtam. \q \v 1 Do you rulers speak righteousness? -\q Do you judge uprightly, you people? +\q2 Do you judge uprightly, you people? \q \v 2 No, you commit wickedness in your heart; -\q you distribute violence throughout the land with your hands. +\q2 you distribute violence throughout the land with your hands. \s5 \q \v 3 The wicked go astray even when they are in the womb; -\q they go astray from birth, speaking lies. +\q2 they go astray from birth, speaking lies. \q \v 4 Their poison is like a snake's poison; -\q they are like a deaf asp that stops up its ears, +\q2 they are like a deaf asp that stops up its ears, \q \v 5 that pays no attention to the voice of charmers, -\q no matter how skillful they are. +\q2 no matter how skillful they are. \s5 \q \v 6 Shatter their teeth in their mouths, God; -\q break out the great teeth of the young lions, Yahweh. +\q2 break out the great teeth of the young lions, Yahweh. \q \v 7 Let them melt away as water that runs off; -\q when they shoot their arrows, let them be as though they had no points. +\q2 when they shoot their arrows, let them be as though they had no points. \q \v 8 Let them be like a snail that melts and passes away, -\q like the untimely born child of a woman that never sees the sunlight. +\q2 like the untimely born child of a woman that never sees the sunlight. \s5 \q \v 9 Before your pots can feel the thorn's burning heat, -\q he will take them away with a whirlwind, the green thorns and the burning thorns alike. +\q2 he will take them away with a whirlwind, +\q2 the green thorns and the burning thorns alike. \q \v 10 The righteous will rejoice when he sees God's vengeance; -\q he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked, +\q2 he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked, \q \v 11 so that men will say, "Truly, there is a reward for the righteous person; -\q truly there is a God who judges the earth." +\q2 truly there is a God who judges the earth." \s5 \c 59 @@ -3839,80 +3843,82 @@ \d For the chief musician; set to Al Tashheth. A psalm of David. A michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. \q \v 1 Rescue me from my enemies, my God; -\q set me on high away from those who rise up against me. +\q2 set me on high away from those who rise up against me. \q \v 2 Keep me safe from those who behave wickedly, -\q and save me from men of bloodshed. +\q2 and save me from men of bloodshed. \s5 \q \v 3 For, see, they wait in ambush to take my life. -\q The powerful men gather themselves together against me, -\q but not because of my transgression or my sin, Yahweh. +\q2 The powerful men gather themselves together against me, +\q2 but not because of my transgression or my sin, Yahweh. \q \v 4 For no guilt of mine they prepare to run at me; -\q awake and help me and see. +\q2 awake and help me and see. \s5 \q -\v 5 You, Yahweh God of hosts, the God of Israel, +\v 5 You, Yahweh God of hosts, +\q2 the God of Israel, \q arise and punish all the nations; -\q do not be merciful to any wicked transgressors. +\q2 do not be merciful to any wicked transgressors. \qs Selah\qs* \s5 \q \v 6 They return at evening, they howl like dogs -\q and go around the city. +\q2 and go around the city. \q \v 7 See, they belch out with their mouths; -\q swords are in their lips, -\q for they say, "Who hears us?" +\q2 swords are in their lips, +\q2 for they say, "Who hears us?" \s5 \q \v 8 But you, Yahweh, laugh at them; -\q you mock at all the nations. +\q2 you mock at all the nations. \q \v 9 God, my strength, I will pay attention to you; -\q you are my high tower. +\q2 you are my high tower. \s5 \q \v 10 My God will meet me with his covenant faithfulness; -\q God will let me see my desire on my enemies. +\q2 God will let me see my desire on my enemies. \q \v 11 Do not kill them, or my people will forget. -\q Scatter them by your power and make them fall, Lord our shield. +\q2 Scatter them by your power and make them fall, Lord our shield. \s5 \q \v 12 For the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, -\q let them be captured in their pride, -\q and for the curses and lies that they express. +\q2 let them be captured in their pride, +\q2 and for the curses and lies that they express. \q -\v 13 Consume them in wrath, consume them so that they will be no more; +\v 13 Consume them in wrath, +\q2 consume them so that they will be no more; \q let them know that God rules in Jacob -\q and to the ends of the earth. +\q2 and to the ends of the earth. \qs Selah\qs* \s5 \q \v 14 At evening they return, -\q howling like dogs going around the city. +\q2 howling like dogs going around the city. \q \v 15 They wander about looking for food -\q and they growl like a dog if they are not satisfied. +\q2 and they growl like a dog if they are not satisfied. \s5 \q \v 16 But I will sing about your strength, -\q and in the morning I will praise your steadfast love! +\q2 and in the morning I will praise your steadfast love! \q For you have been my high tower -\q and a refuge in the day of my distress. +\q 2and a refuge in the day of my distress. \q \v 17 To you, my strength, I will sing praises; -\q for God is my high tower, the God of covenant faithfulness. +\q2 for God is my high tower, the God of covenant faithfulness. \s5 \c 60