Psalm 61:3-8   New International Version   3 For you have been my refuge,     a strong tower against the foe. 4 I long to dwell in your tent forever     and take refuge in the shelter of your wings. 5 For you, God, have heard my vows;     you have given me the...

Psalm 61:1-2   New International Version   1 Hear my cry, O God;     listen to my prayer. 2 From the ends of the earth I call to you,     I call as my heart grows faint;     lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Geographic location does not limit God. Even when...

Psalm 58:11   New International Version   11 Then people will say,     “Surely the righteous still are rewarded;     surely there is a God who judges the earth.” When leaders are unjust, unfair, and wrest power from the people, the nation's morality deteriorates. When...

Psalm 58:6-10   New International Version   6 Break the teeth in their mouths, O God;     Lord, tear out the fangs of those lions! 7 Let them vanish like water that flows away;     when they draw the bow, let their arrows fall short. 8 May they be like a slug that...

Psalm 58:1-5   New International Version   1 Do you rulers indeed speak justly?     Do you judge people with equity? 2 No, in your heart you devise injustice,     and your hands mete out violence on the earth. 3 Even from birth the wicked go astray;     from the womb...

Psalm 55:9-11   New International Version     9 Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words,     for I see violence and strife in the city. 10 Day and night they prowl about on its walls;     malice and abuse are within it. 11 Destructive forces are at work in the...

Psalm 55:18-22   New International Version   18 He rescues me unharmed     from the battle waged against me,     even though many oppose me. 19 God, who is enthroned from of old,     who does not change— he will hear them and humble them,     because they have no fear...