Psalms related in spirit to the Book of Lamentations. They say that the misfortunes of the people are the result of their spiritual fall.

Psalm 59. The fate of the earth is in God's hands. 73. The Psalm was written shortly after the fall of Jerusalem in 587. The Psalm was written about 587 A.D. 79. The psalm was probably written in Samaria, when it was besieged by the Assyrians around 723. Variant Psalm 59.

9. Captivity and Deliverance (Psalm 50[126], 76, 84, 97[127], 101, 117, 125[128], 128[129], 136[130], 146)

1 To the head of the choir of Idithumov. Psalm of Asaph. 2 My voice is to God, and I will cry out; my voice is to God, and He will hear me. 3 In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; my hand is stretched out in the night, and does not go down; My soul refuses consolation. 4 I remember God, and tremble; I think, and my spirit faints. 5 Thou wilt not let me close my eyes; I'm shocked and I can't speak. 6 I meditate on the days of old, on the years of ages past; 7 I remember my songs in the night, I converse with my heart, and my spirit is tried: 8 Has the Lord rejected me for ever, and will it be no more well pleased? 9 Has his mercy ceased for ever, and his word is cut off for generations and generations? 10 Has God forgotten to have mercy? Did He shut up His mercies in anger? 11 And I said, 'This is my grief, the change of the right hand of the Most High.' 12 I will remember the works of the Lord; I will remember Thy ancient wonders; 13 I will take heed to all thy works, to meditate on thy great works. 14 God! holy is thy way. Who is God so great as our God? 15 Thou art the God that works miracles; Thou hast manifested Thy power among the nations; 16 Thou hast delivered thy people with an arm, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. 17 The waters have seen thee, O God, and the waters have seen thee, and have feared, and the depths have trembled. 18 The clouds poured out waters, the clouds gave out thunder, and Thy arrows flew. 19 The voice of Thy thunder is in the circle of heaven; lightning illuminated the universe; the earth shook and shook. 20 Thy way is in the sea, and thy path is in great waters, and thy traces are unknown. 21 Thou hast led thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

1 To the head of the choir. Sons of Korah. Psalm. 2 Lord! Thou hast had compassion on Thy land, Thou hast restored the captivity of Jacob; 3 I have forgiven the iniquity of your people, I have covered all their sins, 4 I have taken away all your wrath, I have turned away the fierceness of your wrath. 5 Restore us, O God of our salvation, and cease thy indignation against us. 6 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever, that thou wilt extend thy wrath from generation to generation? 7 Wilt thou not revive us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee? 8 Show us, O Lord, thy mercy, and grant us thy salvation. 9 I will hear what the Lord God says. He will say peace to His people and to His elect, but let them not fall into folly again. 10 Thus, his salvation is near to those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land. 11 Mercy and truth shall meet, righteousness and peace shall kiss each other; 12 Truth will spring up from the earth, and righteousness will come down from heaven; 13 And the Lord shall give good, and our land shall yield its fruit; 14 righteousness shall go before him, and shall set his feet in the way.

1 The prayer of the afflicted, when he is discouraged, and pours out his sorrow before the Lord. 2 Lord! hear my prayer, and let my cry come to Thee. 3 Hide not thy face from me; in the day of my trouble incline Thy ear unto me; in the day when I call upon Thee, hear me quickly; 4 For my days are gone like smoke, and my bones are burned like a brand; 5 My heart is broken, and is parched like grass, so that I forget to eat my bread; 6 At the voice of my groaning, my bones clung to my flesh. 7 I am like a pelican in the wilderness; I have become like an owl in ruins; 8 I do not sleep and sit like a lonely bird on the roof. 9 My enemies reproach me all the day, and they that are angry with me curse me. 10 I eat ashes as bread, and I dissolve my drink with tears, 11 because of thy wrath and thy indignation, for thou hast lifted me up, and hast cast me down. 12 My days are like a departing shadow, and I am withered like grass. 13 But thou, O Lord, abide for ever, and thy remembrance endureth to generations and generations. 14 Thou shalt arise, thou shalt have compassion on Zion, for the time is ripe for her to have mercy on her, for the time has come; 15 For thy servants have loved his stones, and they have pity on his dust. 16 And the nations shall fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth shall fear thy glory. 17 For the LORD shall build up Zion, and shall appear in his glory; 18 He will look upon the prayer of the helpless, and will not despise their supplication. 19 These things shall be written for the generation to come, and the generation to come shall praise the Lord, 20 for he has come down from his holy height, the Lord has looked down from heaven upon the earth, 21 to hear the groans of the prisoners, to loose the sons of death, 22 that they may proclaim in Zion the name of the Lord, and his praise in Jerusalem, 23 when the nations and kingdoms shall be gathered together to serve the Lord. 24 He hath worn out my strength in the way, hath shortened my days. E-25 I said, "My God! Do not rapture me in the half of my days. Thy years in the birth of childbirth. 26 In the beginning Thou didst founded the earth, and the heavens were the work of Thy hands; 27 they shall perish, but Thou shalt remain; and they shall all be worn out like a garment, and as a garment Thou shalt change them, and they shall be changed; 28 but thou art the same, and thy years shall not end. 29 The sons of thy servants shall live, and their seed shall be established before thee.

1 Praise the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endures for ever. 2 Let the house of Israel say this day, For his mercy endures for ever. 3 Let the house of Aaron say this day, For his mercy endures for ever. 4 Let them that fear the Lord now say, For his mercy endures for ever. 5 Out of the distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me, and the Lord brought me out into a wide place. 6 The Lord is for me, I will not be afraid: what shall man do to me? 7 The Lord is my helper: I will look upon my enemies. 8 It is better to trust in the Lord than to trust in man. 9 It is better to trust in the Lord than to trust in princes. 10 All the nations have surrounded me, but in the name of the Lord I have brought them down; 11 They have encircled me, they have surrounded me, but in the name of the Lord I have put them down; 12 They have surrounded me like bees, and have been quenched like fire in thorns: in the name of the Lord I have cast them down. 13 They pushed me hard to fall, but the Lord sustained me. 14 The Lord is my strength and my song; He became my salvation. 15 A voice of joy and salvation in the dwellings of the righteous: The right hand of the Lord doth worketh power. 16 The right hand of the Lord is exalted, the right hand of the Lord creates power! 17 I will not die, but I will live, and declare the works of the Lord. 18 The Lord chastised me severely, but he did not put me to death. 19 Open unto me the gates of righteousness; I will enter into them, I will glorify the Lord. 20 This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous will enter into them. 21 I praise thee, that thou hast heard me, and hast become my salvation. 22 The stone which the builders rejected was made the head of the corner: 23 this is from the Lord, and it is marvellous in our eyes. 24 This is the day that the Lord has made: let us rejoice and be glad in it! 25 O Lord, save me! O Lord, make haste! 26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We bless you from the house of the Lord. 27 God is the Lord, and has shone upon us; bind the sacrifice with ropes, lead it to the horns of the altar. 28 Thou art my God: I will praise thee; Thou art my God: I will exalt Thee. 29 Praise the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endures for ever.

1 Praise the Lord, for it is good to sing to our God, for it is sweet, a praise that is fitting. 2 The Lord builds Jerusalem, gathers the exiles of Israel. 3 He healeth the brokenhearted, and healeth their afflictions; 4 calculates the number of stars; He calls them all by their names. 5 Great is our Lord, and great is His might, and His understanding is immeasurable. 6 The Lord exalteth the humble, but the wicked he humbles to the earth. 7 Sing the praises to the Lord in turn; sing to our God on the harp. 8 He covers the heavens with clouds, prepares rain for the earth, brings forth grass on the mountains; 9 He gives his food to the cattle, and to the young of the raven that cry unto him. 10 He does not look at the strength of the horse, nor does He delight in the swiftness of men's feet, 11 the Lord is pleased with those who fear Him, with those who trust in His mercy.

10. Pilgrims' Songs (Psalm 83, 119-122, 123[131], 124, 129, 130, 132, 133)

These psalms were sung during the pilgrims' journeys to Jerusalem.