'God' in the Bible

But his delight is in the law of the Lord,And on His law [His precepts and teachings] he [habitually] meditates day and night.

The wicked [those who live in disobedience to God’s law] are not so,But they are like the chaff [worthless and without substance] which the wind blows away.

Therefore the wicked will not stand [unpunished] in the judgment,Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

Many are saying of me,“There is no help [no salvation] for him in God.” Selah.

Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God!For You have struck all my enemies on the cheek;You have shattered the teeth of the wicked.

Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!You have freed me when I was hemmed in and relieved me when I was in distress;Be gracious to me and hear [and respond to] my prayer.

Heed the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God,For to You I pray.

For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness;No evil [person] dwells with You.

Hold them guilty, O God;Let them fall by their own designs and councils!Cast them out because of the abundance of their transgressions,For they are mutinous and have rebelled against You.

O Lord my God, in You I take refuge;Save me and rescue me from all those who pursue me,

O Lord my God, if I have done this,If there is injustice in my hands,

Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous [those in right standing with You];For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.

My shield and my defense depend on God,Who saves the upright in heart.

God is a righteous judge,And a God who is indignant every day.

If a man does not repent, God will sharpen His sword;He has strung and bent His [mighty] bow and made it ready.

Yet You have made him a little lower than God,And You have crowned him with glory and honor.

The wicked will turn to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),Even all the nations who forget God.

The wicked, in the haughtiness of his face, will not seek nor inquire for Him;All his thoughts are, “There is no God [so there is no accountability or punishment].”

He says to himself, “God has [quite] forgotten;He has hidden His face; He will never see my deed.”

Arise, O Lord! O God, lift up Your hand [in judgment];Do not forget the suffering.

Why has the wicked spurned and shown disrespect to God?He has said to himself, “You will not require me to account.”

Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;Give light (life) to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,

The [spiritually ignorant] fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”They are corrupt, they have committed repulsive and unspeakable deeds;There is no one who does good.

The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the children of menTo see if there are any who understand (act wisely),Who [truly] seek after God, [longing for His wisdom and guidance].

There they tremble with great fear,For God is with the [consistently] righteous generation.

Keep and protect me, O God, for in You I have placed my trust and found refuge.

The sorrows [pain and suffering] of those who have chosen another god will be multiplied [because of their idolatry];I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood,Nor will I take their names upon my lips.

I have called upon You, for You, O God, will answer me;Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.

The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and the One who rescues me;My God, my rock and strength in whom I trust and take refuge;My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower—my stronghold.

In my distress [when I seemed surrounded] I called upon the LordAnd cried to my God for help;He heard my voice from His temple,And my cry for help came before Him, into His very ears.

For I have kept the ways of the Lord,And have not wickedly departed from my God.

For You cause my lamp to be lighted and to shine;The Lord my God illumines my darkness.

For by You I can crush a troop,And by my God I can leap over a wall.

As for God, His way is blameless.The word of the Lord is tested [it is perfect, it is faultless];He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

For who is God, but the Lord?Or who is a rock, except our God,

The God who encircles me with strengthAnd makes my way blameless?

The Lord lives, blessed be my rock;And may the God of my salvation be exalted,

The God who avenges me,And subdues peoples (nations) under me.

The heavens are telling of the glory of God;And the expanse [of heaven] is declaring the work of His hands.

Yet their voice [in quiet evidence] has gone out through all the earth,Their words to the end of the world.In them and in the heavens He has made a tent for the sun,

May the Lord answer you (David) in the day of trouble!May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high [and defend you in battle]!

We will sing joyously over your victory,And in the name of our God we will set up our banners.May the Lord fulfill all your petitions.

Some trust in chariots and some in horses,But we will remember and trust in the name of the Lord our God.

My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?

O my God, I call out by day, but You do not answer;And by night, but I find no rest nor quiet.

I was cast upon You from birth;From my mother’s womb You have been my God.

He shall receive a blessing from the Lord,And righteousness from the God of his salvation.

This is the generation (description) of those who diligently seek Him and require Him as their greatest need,Who seek Your face, even [as did] Jacob. Selah.

O my God, in You I [have unwavering] trust [and I rely on You with steadfast confidence],Do not let me be ashamed or my hope in You be disappointed;Do not let my enemies triumph over me.

Guide me in Your truth and teach me,For You are the God of my salvation;For You [and only You] I wait [expectantly] all the day long.

O God, redeem Israel,Out of all his troubles.

Do not hide Your face from me,Do not turn Your servant away in anger;You have been my help;Do not abandon me nor leave me,O God of my salvation!

The voice of the Lord is upon the waters;The God of glory thunders;The Lord is over many waters.

O Lord my God,I cried to You for help, and You have healed me.

That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent.O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

Into Your hand I commit my spirit;You have redeemed me, O Lord, the God of truth and faithfulness.

But as for me, I trust [confidently] in You and Your greatness, O Lord;I said, “You are my God.”

Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones;Praise is becoming and appropriate for those who are upright [in heart—those with moral integrity and godly character].

Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the nation whose God is the Lord,The people whom He has chosen as His own inheritance.

O taste and see that the Lord [our God] is good;How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who takes refuge in Him.

Wake Yourself up, and arise to my rightAnd to my cause, my God and my Lord.

Judge me, O Lord my God, according to Your righteousness and justice;And do not let them rejoice over me.

Transgression speaks [like an oracle] to the wicked (godless) [deep] within his heart;There is no fear (dread) of God before his eyes.

Your righteousness is like the mountains of God,Your judgments are like the great deep.O Lord, You preserve man and beast.

How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!The children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

Do not worry because of evildoers,Nor be envious toward wrongdoers;

He will make your righteousness [your pursuit of right standing with God] like the light,And your judgment like [the shining of] the noonday [sun].

The wicked plots against the righteousAnd gnashes at him with his teeth.

For those blessed by God will [at last] inherit the land,But those cursed by Him will be cut off.

The law of his God is in his heart;Not one of his steps will slip.

For in You, O Lord, I hope;You will answer, O Lord my God.

Do not abandon me, O Lord;O my God, do not be far from me.

He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;Many will see and fear [with great reverence]And will trust confidently in the Lord.

Many, O Lord my God, are the wonderful works which You have done,And Your thoughts toward us;There is none to compare with You.If I would declare and speak of your wonders,They would be too many to count.

“I delight to do Your will, O my God;Your law is within my heart.”

I have proclaimed good news of righteousness [and the joy that comes from obedience to You] in the great assembly;Behold, I will not restrain my lips [from proclaiming Your righteousness],As You know, O Lord.

Even though I am afflicted and needy,Still the Lord takes thought and is mindful of me.You are my help and my rescuer.O my God, do not delay.

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,From everlasting to everlasting [from this age to the next, and forever].Amen and Amen (so be it).

As the deer pants [longingly] for the water brooks,So my soul pants [longingly] for You, O God.

My soul (my life, my inner self) thirsts for God, for the living God.When will I come and see the face of God?

My tears have been my food day and night,While they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”

These things I [vividly] remember as I pour out my soul;How I used to go along before the great crowd of people and lead them in procession to the house of God [like a choirmaster before his singers, timing the steps to the music and the chant of the song],With the voice of joy and thanksgiving, a great crowd keeping a festival.

Why are you in despair, O my soul?And why have you become restless and disturbed within me?Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall again praise HimFor the help of His presence.

O my God, my soul is in despair within me [the burden more than I can bear];Therefore I will [fervently] remember You from the land of the JordanAnd the peaks of [Mount] Hermon, from Mount Mizar.

Yet the Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime,And in the night His song will be with me,A prayer to the God of my life.

I will say to God my rock, “Why have You forgotten me?Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”

As a crushing of my bones [with a sword], my adversaries taunt me,While they say continually to me, “Where is your God?”

Why are you in despair, O my soul?Why have you become restless and disquieted within me?Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall yet praise Him,The help of my countenance and my God.

Judge and vindicate me, O God; plead my case against an ungodly nation.O rescue me from the deceitful and unjust man!

For You are the God of my strength [my stronghold—in whom I take refuge]; why have You rejected me?Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

Then I will go to the altar of God,To God, my exceeding joy;With the lyre I will praise You, O God, my God!

Why are you in despair, O my soul?And why are you restless and disturbed within me?Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall again praise Him,The help of my [sad] countenance and my God.

We have heard with our ears, O God,Our fathers have told usThe work You did in their days,In the days of old.

You are my King, O God;Command victories and deliverance for Jacob (Israel).

In God we have boasted all the day long,And we will praise and give thanks to Your name forever. Selah.

If we had forgotten the name of our GodOr stretched out our hands to a strange god,

Would not God discover this?For He knows the secrets of the heart.

You are fairer than the sons of men;Graciousness is poured upon Your lips;Therefore God has blessed You forever.

And in Your majesty ride on triumphantlyFor the cause of truth and humility and righteousness;Let Your right hand guide You to awesome things.

Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.