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Happy those who do not
follow the counsel of the wicked, Nor go the way of sinners, nor sit in company
with scoffers.
2
Rather, the law of the LORD is their joy;
God's law they study day and night.
3
They are like a tree planted near streams of
water, that yields its fruit in season; Its leaves never wither; whatever they
do prospers.
4
But not the wicked! They are like chaff driven
by the wind.
5
Therefore the wicked will not survive judgment,
nor will sinners in the assembly of the just.
6
The LORD watches over the way of the just, but
the way of the wicked leads to ruin.
1
Why do the nations protest and the peoples
grumble in vain?
2
Kings on earth rise up and princes plot
together against the LORD and his anointed:
3
"Let us break their shackles and cast off
their chains!"
4
The one enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord
derides them,
5
Then speaks to them in anger, terrifies them in
wrath:
6
"I myself have installed my king on Zion,
my holy mountain."
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I will proclaim the decree of the LORD, who
said to me, "You are my son; today I am your father.
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Only ask it of me, and I will make your
inheritance the nations, your possession the ends of the earth.
9
With an iron rod you shall shepherd them, like
a clay pot you will shatter them."
10
And now, kings, give heed; take warning, rulers
on earth.
11
Serve the LORD with fear; with trembling bow
down in homage, Lest God be angry and you perish from the way in a sudden blaze
of anger. Happy are all who take refuge in God!
1 A psalm of David, when he
fled from his son Absalom.
2
How many are my foes, LORD! How many rise
against me!
3
How many say of me, "God will not save
that one." Selah
4
But you, LORD, are a shield around me; my
glory, you keep my head high.
5
Whenever I cried out to the LORD, I was
answered from the holy mountain. Selah
6
Whenever I lay down and slept, the LORD
preserved me to rise again.
7
I do not fear, then, thousands of people
arrayed against me on every side.
8
Arise, LORD! Save me, my God! You will shatter
the jaws of all my foes; you will break the teeth of the wicked.
9
Safety comes from the LORD! Your blessing for
your people! Selah
1
For the leader; with stringed instruments. A psalm of David.
2
Answer when I call, my saving God. In my
troubles, you cleared a way; show me favor; hear my prayer.
3
How long will you people mock my honor, love
what is worthless, chase after lies? Selah
4
Know that the LORD works wonders for the
faithful; the LORD hears when I call out.
5
Tremble and do not sin; upon your beds ponder
in silence.
6
Offer fitting sacrifice and trust in the LORD.
7
Many say, "May we see better times! LORD,
show us the light of your face!" Selah
8
But you have given my heart more joy than they
have when grain and wine abound.
9
In peace I shall both lie down and sleep, for
you alone, LORD, make me secure.
1
For the leader; with wind instruments. A psalm of David.
2
Hear my words, O LORD; listen to my sighing.
3
Hear my cry for help, my king, my God! To you I
pray, O LORD;
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at dawn you will hear my cry; at dawn I will
plead before you and wait.
5
You are not a god who delights in evil; no
wicked person finds refuge with you;
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the arrogant cannot stand before you. You hate
all who do evil;
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you destroy all who speak falsely. Murderers
and deceivers the LORD abhors.
8
But I can enter your house because of your
great love. I can worship in your holy temple because of my reverence for you,
LORD.
9
Guide me in your justice because of my foes;
make straight your way before me.
10
For there is no sincerity in their mouths;
their hearts are corrupt. Their throats are open graves; on their tongues are
subtle lies.
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Declare them guilty, God; make them fall by
their own devices. Drive them out for their many sins; they have rebelled
against you.
12
Then all who take refuge in you will be glad
and forever shout for joy. Protect them that you may be the joy of those who
love your name.
13
For you, LORD, bless the just; you surround
them with favor like a shield.
1
For the leader; with stringed instruments, "upon the eighth." A psalm of David.
2
Do not reprove me in your anger, LORD, nor
punish me in your wrath.
3
Have pity on me, LORD, for I am weak; heal me,
LORD, for my bones are trembling.
4
In utter terror is my soul - and you, LORD, how long...?
5
Turn, LORD, save my life; in your mercy rescue
me.
6
For who among the dead remembers you? Who
praises you in Sheol?
7
I am wearied with sighing; all night long tears
drench my bed; my couch is soaked with weeping.
8
My eyes are dimmed with sorrow, worn out
because of all my foes.
9
Away from me, all who do evil! The LORD has
heard my weeping.
10
The LORD has heard my prayer; the LORD takes up
my plea.
11
My foes will be terrified and disgraced; all
will fall back in sudden shame.
1
A plaintive song of David, which he sang to
the LORD concerning Cush, the Benjaminite.
2
LORD my God, in you I take refuge; rescue me;
save me from all who pursue me,
3
Lest they maul me like lions, tear me to pieces
with none to save.
4
LORD my God, if I am at fault in this, if
there is guilt on my hands,
5
If I have repaid my friend with evil - I spared even those who hated me without
cause -
6
Then let my enemy pursue and overtake me,
trample my life to the ground, and leave me dishonored in the dust.Selah
7
Rise up, LORD, in your anger; rise against the
fury of my foes. Wake to judge as you have decreed.
8
Have the assembly of the peoples gather about
you; sit on your throne high above them,
9
O LORD, judge of the nations. Grant me justice,
LORD, for I am blameless, free of any guilt.
10
Bring the malice of the wicked to an end; uphold
the innocent, O God of justice, who tries hearts and minds.
11
A shield before me is God who saves the honest
heart.
12
God is a just judge, who rebukes in anger every
day.
13
If sinners do not repent, God sharpens his
sword, strings and readies the bow,
14
Prepares his deadly shafts, makes arrows
blazing thunderbolts.
15
Sinners conceive iniquity; pregnant with
mischief, they give birth to failure.
16
They open a hole and dig it deep, but fall into
the pit they have dug.
17
Their mischief comes back upon themselves;
their violence falls on their own heads.
18
I praise the justice of the LORD; I celebrate
the name of the LORD Most High.
1 For the leader;
"upon the gittith." A psalm of David.
2
O LORD, our Lord, how awesome is your name through
all the earth! You have set your majesty above the heavens!
3
Out of the mouths of babes and infants you
have drawn a defense against your foes, to silence enemy and avenger.
4
When I see your heavens, the work of your
fingers, the moon and stars that you set in place -
5
What are men that you are mindful of them,
mere mortals that you care for them?
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Yet you have made them little less than a god,
crowned them with glory and honor.
7
You have given them rule over the works of your
hands, put all things at their feet:
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All sheep and oxen, even the beasts of the
field,
9
The birds of the air, the fish of the sea, and
whatever swims the paths of the seas.
10
O LORD, our Lord, how awesome is your name
through all the earth!
1 For the leader; according
to Muth Labben. A psalm of David.
2
I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart; I
will declare all your wondrous deeds.
3
I will delight and rejoice in you; I will sing
hymns to your name, Most High.
4
For my enemies turn back; they stumble and
perish before you.
5
You upheld my right and my cause, seated on
your throne, judging justly.
6
You rebuked the nations, you destroyed the
wicked; their name you blotted out for all time
7
The enemies have been ruined forever; you
destroyed their cities; their memory has perished.
8
The LORD rules forever, has set up a throne for
judgment.
9
It is God who governs the world with justice,
who judges the peoples with fairness.
10
The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed,
stronghold in times of trouble.
11
Those who honor your name trust in you; you
never forsake those who seek you, LORD.
12
Sing hymns to the LORD enthroned on Zion;
proclaim God's deeds among the nations!
13
For the avenger of bloodshed remembers, does
not forget the cry of the afflicted.
14
Have mercy on me, LORD; see how my foes afflict
me! You alone can raise me from the gates of death.
15
Then I will declare all your praises, sing
joyously of your salvation in the gates of daughter Zion.
16
The nations fall into the pit they dig; in the
snare they hide, their own foot is caught.
17
The LORD is revealed in this divine rule: by
the deeds they do the wicked are trapped. Higgaion. Selah
18
To Sheol the wicked will depart, all the
nations that forget God.
19
The needy will never be forgotten, nor will the
hope of the afflicted ever fade.
20
Arise, LORD, let no mortal prevail; let the
nations be judged in your presence.
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Strike them with terror, LORD; show the nations
they are mere mortals. Selah
1
Why, LORD, do you stand at a distance and pay
no heed to these troubled times?
2
Arrogant scoundrels pursue the poor; they trap
them by their cunning schemes.
3
The wicked even boast of their greed; these
robbers curse and scorn the LORD.
4
In their insolence the wicked boast: "God
doesn't care, doesn't even exist."
5
Yet their affairs always succeed; they ignore
your judgment on high; they sneer at all who oppose them.
6
They say in their hearts, "We will never
fall; never will we see misfortune."
7
Their mouths are full of oaths, violence, and
lies; discord and evil are under their tongues.
8
They wait in ambush near towns; their eyes
watch for the helpless. to murder the innocent in secret.
9
They lurk in ambush like lions in a thicket,
hide there to trap the poor, snare them and close the net.
10
The helpless are crushed, laid low; they fall
into the power of the wicked,
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Who say in their hearts, "God pays no attention,
shows no concern, never bothers to look."
12
Rise up, LORD God! Raise your arm! Do not
forget the poor!
13
Why should the wicked scorn God, say in their
hearts, "God doesn't care"?
14
But you do see; you do observe this misery and
sorrow; you take the matter in hand. To you the helpless can entrust their
cause; you are the defender of orphans.
15
Break the arms of the wicked and depraved; make
them account for their crimes; let none of them survive.
16
The LORD is king forever; the nations have
vanished from God's land.
17
You listen, LORD, to the needs of the poor; you
encourage them and hear their prayers.
18
You win justice for the orphaned and oppressed;
no one on earth will cause terror again.
For the leader. Of David.
1
In the LORD I take refuge; how can you say to me, "Flee like a bird to the
mountains!
2
See how the wicked string their bows, fit their
arrows to the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright.
3
When foundations are being destroyed, what can
the upright do?"
4
The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD'S
throne is in heaven. God's eyes keep careful watch; they test all peoples.
5
The LORD tests the good and the bad, hates
those who love violence,
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And rains upon the wicked fiery coals and
brimstone, a scorching wind their allotted cup.
7
The LORD is just and loves just deeds; the
upright shall see his face.
1 For the leader; "upon the eighth." A
psalm of David.
2
Help, LORD, for no one loyal remains; the
faithful have vanished from the sons of Adam.
3
Those who tell lies to one another speak with
deceiving lips and a double heart.
4
May the LORD cut off all deceiving lips, and
every boastful tongue,
5
Those who say, "By our tongues we prevail;
when our lips speak, who can lord it over us?"
6
"Because they rob the weak, and the needy
groan, I will now arise," says the LORD; "I will grant safety to
whoever longs for it."
7
The promises of the LORD are sure, silver
refined in a crucible, silver purified seven times.
8
LORD, protect us always; preserve us from this
generation.
9
On every side the wicked strut; the shameless
are extolled by all.
1 For the leader. A psalm of David.
2
How long, LORD? Will you utterly forget me? How
long will you hide your face from me?
3
How long must I carry sorrow in my soul, grief
in my heart day after day? How long will my enemy triumph over me?
4
Look upon me, answer me, LORD, my God! Give
light to my eyes lest I sleep in death,
5
Lest my enemy say, "I have
prevailed," lest my foes rejoice at my downfall.
6
I trust in your faithfulness. Grant my heart
joy in your help, That I may sing of the LORD, "How good our God has been
to me!"
For the leader. Of David.
1
Fools say in their hearts, "There is no God." Their deeds are
loathsome and corrupt; not one does what is right.
2
The LORD looks down from heaven upon sons of Adam,
To see if even one is wise, if even one seeks God.
3
All have gone astray; all alike are perverse.
Not one does what is right, not even one.
4
Will these evildoers never learn? They devour
my people as they devour bread; they do not call upon the LORD.
5
They have good reason, then, to fear; God is
with the company of the just.
6
They would crush the hopes of the poor, but the
poor have the LORD as their refuge.
7
Oh, that from Zion might come the deliverance
of Israel, That Jacob may rejoice, and Israel be glad when the LORD restores
his people!
A psalm of David.
1
LORD,
who may abide in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy mountain?
2
IWhoever walks without blame, doing what is
right, speaking truth from the heart;
3
Who does not slander a neighbor, does no harm
to another, never defames a friend;
4
Who disdains the wicked, but honors those who
fear the LORD; Who keeps an oath despite the cost,
5
lends no money at interest, accepts no bribe
against the innocent. Whoever acts like this shall never be shaken.
A miktam of David.
1
Keep
me safe, O God; in you I take refuge
2
I say to the Lord, you are my Lord, you are my
only good.
3
Worthless are all the false gods of the land.
Accursed are all who delight in them.
4
They multiply their sorrows who court other
gods. Blood libations to them I will not pour out, nor will I take their names
upon my lips.
5
LORD, my allotted portion and my cup, you have
made my destiny secure.
6
Pleasant places were measured out for me; fair
to me indeed is my inheritance.
7
I bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night
my heart exhorts me.
8
I keep the LORD always before me; with the Lord
at my right, I shall never be shaken.
9
Therefore my heart is glad, my soul rejoices;
my body also dwells secure,
10
For you will not abandon me to Sheol, nor let
your faithful servant see the pit.
11
You will show me the path to life, abounding
joy in your presence, the delights at your right hand forever.
A prayer of David.
1
Hear,
LORD, my plea for justice; pay heed to my cry; Listen to my prayer spoken
without guile.
2
From you let my vindication come; your eyes see
what is right.
3
You have tested my heart, searched it in the
night. You have tried me by fire, but find no malice in me. My mouth has not
transgressed
4
as humans often do. As your lips have
instructed me, I have kept the way of the law.
5
My steps have kept to your paths; my feet have
not faltered.
6
I call upon you; answer me, O God. Turn your
ear to me; hear my prayer.
7
Show your wonderful love, you who deliver with
your right arm those who seek refuge from their foes.
8
Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in
the shadow of your wings
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from the violence of the wicked.
10
My ravenous enemies press upon me; they close
their hearts, they fill their mouths with proud roaring.
11
Their steps even now encircle me; they watch
closely, keeping low to the ground,
12
Like lions eager for prey, like young lions
lurking in ambush.
13
Rise, O LORD, confront and cast them down;
rescue me so from the wicked.
14
Slay them with your sword; with your hand,
LORD, slay them; snatch them from the world in their prime. Their bellies are
being filled with your friends; their children are satisfied too, for they
share what is left with their young.
15
I am just - let me see your face; when I
awake, let me be filled with your presence.
1
For the leader. Of David, the servant of the LORD, who sang to the LORD the words of
this song after the LORD had rescued him from the clutches of all his enemies and
from the hand of Saul. He said:
2
I love you, LORD, my strength,
3
LORD, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer, My
God, my rock of refuge, my shield, my saving horn, my stronghold!
4
Praised be the LORD, I exclaim! I have been
delivered from my enemies.
5
The breakers of death surged round about me;
the menacing floods terrified me.
6
The cords of Sheol tightened; the snares of
death lay in wait for me.
7
In my distress I called out: LORD! I cried out
to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry to him reached his ears.
8
The earth rocked and shook; the foundations of
the mountains trembled; they shook as his wrath flared up.
9
Smoke rose in his nostrils, a devouring fire
poured from his mouth; it kindled coals into flame.
10
He parted the heavens and came down, a dark
cloud under his feet.
11
Mounted on a cherub he flew, borne along on
the wings of the wind.
12
He made darkness the cover about him; his
canopy, heavy thunderheads.
13
Before him scudded his clouds, hail and
lightning too.
14
The LORD thundered from heaven; the Most High
made his voice resound.
15
He let fly his arrows and scattered them; shot
his lightning bolts and dispersed them.
16
Then the bed of the sea appeared; the world's
foundations lay bare, At the roar of the LORD, at the storming breath of his
nostrils.
17
He reached down from on high and seized me;
drew me out of the deep waters.
18
He rescued me from my mighty enemy, from foes
too powerful for me.
19
They attacked me on a day of distress, but the
LORD came to my support.
20
He set me free in the open; he rescued me because
he loves me.
21
The LORD acknowledged my righteousness,
rewarded my clean hands.
22
For I kept the ways of the LORD; I was not
disloyal to my God.
23
His laws were all before me, his decrees I did
not cast aside.
24
I was honest toward him; I was on guard against
sin.
25
So the LORD rewarded my righteousness, the
cleanness of my hands in his sight.
26
Toward the faithful you are faithful; to the
honest you are honest;
27
Toward the sincere, sincere; but to the
perverse you are devious.
28
Humble people you save; haughty eyes you bring
low.
29
You, LORD, give light to my lamp; my God
brightens the darkness about me.
30
With you I can rush an armed band, with my God
to help I can leap a wall.
31
God's way is unerring; the LORD'S promise is
tried and true; he is a shield for all who trust in him.
32
Truly, who is God except the LORD? Who but our
God is the rock?
33
This God who girded me with might, kept my way
unerring,
34
Who made my feet swift as a deer's, set me safe
on the heights,
35
Who trained my hands for war, my arms to bend
even a bow of bronze.
36
You have given me your protecting shield; your
right hand has upheld me; you stooped to make me great.
37
You gave me room to stride; my feet never
stumbled.
38
I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did
not turn back till I destroyed them.
39
I struck them down; they could not rise; they
fell dead at my feet.
40
You girded me with strength for war, subdued
adversaries at my feet.
41
My foes you put to flight before me; those who
hated me I destroyed.
42
They cried for help, but no one saved them;
cried to the LORD but got no answer.
43
I ground them fine as dust in the wind; like
mud in the streets I trampled them down.
44
You rescued me from the strife of peoples; you
made me head over nations. A people I had not known became my slaves;
45
as soon as they heard of me they obeyed.
Foreigners cringed before me;
46
their courage failed; they came trembling from
their fortresses.
47
The LORD lives! Blessed be my rock! Exalted be
God, my savior!
48
O God who granted me vindication, made peoples
subject to me,
49
and preserved me from my enemies, Truly you
have exalted me above my adversaries, from the violent you have rescued me.
50
Thus I will proclaim you, LORD, among the
nations; I will sing the praises of your name.
51
You have given great victories to your king,
and shown kindness to your anointed, to David and his posterity forever.
1
For the leader. A psalm of David.
2
The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky
proclaims its builder's craft.
3
One day to the next conveys that message; one
night to the next imparts that knowledge.
4
There is no word or sound; no voice is heard;
5
Yet their report goes forth through all the
earth, their message, to the ends of the world. God has pitched there a tent
for the sun;
6
it comes forth like a bridegroom from his
chamber, and like an athlete joyfully runs its course.
7
From one end of the heavens it comes forth; its
course runs through to the other; nothing escapes its heat.
8
The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the
soul. The decree of the LORD is trustworthy, giving wisdom to the simple.
9
The precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing
the heart. The command of the LORD is clear, enlightening the eye.
10
The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever.
The statutes of the LORD are true, all of them just;
11
More desirable than gold, than a hoard of
purest gold, Sweeter also than honey or drippings from the comb.
12
By them your servant is instructed; obeying
them brings much reward.
13
Who can detect heedless failings? Cleanse me
from my unknown faults.
14
But from willful sins keep your servant; let
them never control me. Then shall I be blameless, innocent of grave sin.
15
Let the words of my mouth meet with your favor,
keep the thoughts of my heart before you, LORD, my rock and my redeemer.
1
For the leader. A psalm of David.
2
The LORD answer you in time of distress; the
name of the God of Jacob defend you!
3
May God send you help from the temple, from
Zion be your support.
4
May God remember your every offering,
graciously accept your holocaust, Selah
5
Grant what is in your heart, fulfill your every
plan.
6
May we shout for joy at your victory, raise
the banners in the name of our God. The LORD grant your every prayer!
7
Now I know victory is given to the anointed of
the LORD. God will answer him from the holy heavens with a strong arm that
brings victory.
8
Some rely on chariots, others on horses, but we
on the name of the LORD our God.
9
They collapse and fall, but we stand strong and
firm.
10
LORD, grant victory to the king; answer when we
call upon you.
1
For the leader. A psalm of David.
2
LORD, the king finds joy in your power; in your
victory how greatly he rejoices!
3
You have granted him his heart's desire; you
did not refuse the prayer of his lips. Selah
4
For you welcomed him with goodly blessings; you
placed on his head a crown of pure gold.
5
He asked life of you; you gave it to him,
length of days forever.
6
Great is his glory in your victory; majesty and
splendor you confer upon him.
7
You make him the pattern of blessings forever,
you gladden him with the joy of your presence.
8
For the king trusts in the LORD, stands firm
through the love of the Most High.
9
Your hand will reach all your enemies; your
right hand will reach your foes!
10
At the time of your coming you will drive them
into a furnace. Then the LORD'S anger will consume them, devour them with fire.
11
Even their descendants you will wipe out from
the earth, their offspring from the sons of Adam.
12
Though they intend evil against you, devising
plots, they will not succeed,
13
For you will put them to flight; you will aim
at them with your bow.
14
Arise, LORD, in your power! We will sing and
chant the praise of your might.
1
For the leader; according to "The deer of the dawn." A psalm of David.
2
My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why
so far from my call for help, from my cries of anguish?
3
My God, I call by day, but you do not answer;
by night, but I have no relief.
4
Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are
the glory of Israel.
5
In you our ancestors trusted; they trusted and
you rescued them.
6
To you they cried out and they escaped; in you
they trusted and were not disappointed.
7
But I am a worm, hardly human, scorned by
everyone, despised by the people.
8
All who see me mock me; they curl their lips
and jeer; they shake their heads at me:
9
"You relied on the LORD - let him deliver
you; if he loves you, let him rescue you."
10
Yet you drew me forth from the womb, made me
safe at my mother's breast.
11
Upon you I was thrust from the womb; since
birth you are my God.
12
Do not stay far from me, for trouble is near,
and there is no one to help.
13
Many bulls surround me; fierce bulls of Bashan
encircle me.
14
They open their mouths against me, lions that
rend and roar.
15
Like water my life drains away; all my bones
grow soft. My heart has become like wax, it melts away within me.
16
As dry as a potsherd is my throat; my tongue
sticks to my palate; you lay me in the dust of death.
17
Many dogs surround me; a pack of evildoers
closes in on me. So wasted are my hands and feet
18
that I can count all my bones. They stare at me
and gloat;
19
they divide my garments among them; for my
clothing they cast lots.
20
But you, LORD, do not stay far off; my
strength, come quickly to help me.
21
Deliver me from the sword, my forlorn life from
the teeth of the dog.
22
Save me from the lion's mouth, my poor life
from the horns of wild bulls.
23
Then I will proclaim your name to the
assembly; in the community I will praise you:
24
"You who fear the LORD, give praise! All
descendants of Jacob, give honor; show reverence, all descendants of Israel!
25
For God has not spurned or disdained the
misery of this poor wretch, Did not turn away from me, but heard me when I
cried out.
26
I will offer praise in the great assembly; my
vows I will fulfill before those who fear him.
27
The poor will eat their fill; those who seek
the LORD will offer praise. May your hearts enjoy life forever!"
28
All the ends of the earth will worship and turn
to the LORD; All the families of nations will bow low before you.
29
For kingship belongs to the LORD, the ruler
over the nations.
30
All who sleep in the earth will bow low before
God; All who have gone down into the dust will kneel in homage.
31
And I will live for the LORD; my descendants
will serve you.
32
The generation to come will be told of the
Lord, that they may proclaim to a people yet unborn the deliverance you have
brought.
A psalm of David.
1
The
LORD is my shepherd; there is nothing I lack.
2
In green pastures you let me graze; to safe
waters you lead me;
3
you restore my strength. You guide me along
the right path for the sake of your name.
4
Even when I walk through a dark valley, I fear
no harm for you are at my side; your rod and staff give me courage.
5
You set a table before me as my enemies watch;
You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
6
Only goodness and love will pursue me all the
days of my life; I will dwell in the house of the LORD for years to come.
A psalm of David.
1
The earth is the LORD'S and
all it holds, the world and those who live there.
2
For God founded it on the seas, established it
over the rivers.
3
Who may go up the mountain of the LORD? Who can
stand in his holy place?
4
"The clean of hand and pure of heart, who
are not devoted to idols, who have not sworn falsely.
5
They will receive blessings from the LORD, and
justice from their saving God.
6
Such are the people that love the LORD, that
seek the face of the God of Jacob." Selah
7
Lift up your heads, O gates; rise up, you
ancient portals, that the king of glory may enter.
8
Who is this king of glory? The LORD, a mighty
warrior, the LORD, mighty in battle.
9
Lift up your heads, O gates; rise up, you
ancient portals, that the king of glory may enter.
10
Who is this king of glory? The LORD of hosts is
the king of glory. Selah
Of David.
1
I wait for you,
O LORD; I lift up my soul
2
to my God. In you I trust; do not let me be
disgraced; do not let my enemies gloat over me.
3
No one is disgraced who waits for you, but only
those who lightly break faith.
4
Make known to me your ways, LORD; teach me your
paths.
5
Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you
are God my savior. For you I wait all the long day, because of your goodness,
LORD.
6
Remember your compassion and love, O LORD; for
they are ages old.
7
Remember no more the sins of my youth; remember
me only in light of your love.
8
Good and upright is the LORD, who shows sinners
the way,
9
Guides the humble rightly, and teaches the
humble the way.
10
All the paths of the LORD are faithful love
toward those who honor the covenant demands.
11
For the sake of your name, LORD, pardon my
guilt, though it is great.
12
Who are those who fear the LORD? God shows them
the way to choose.
13
They live well and prosper, and their
descendants inherit the land.
14
The counsel of the LORD belongs to the
faithful; the covenant instructs them.
15
My eyes are ever upon the LORD, who frees my
feet from the snare.
16
Look upon me, have pity on me, for I am alone
and afflicted.
17
Relieve the troubles of my heart; bring me out
of my distress.
18
Put an end to my affliction and suffering; take
away all my sins.
19
See how many are my enemies, see how fiercely
they hate me.
20
Preserve my life and rescue me; do not let me
be disgraced, for I trust in you.
21
Let honesty and virtue preserve me; I wait for
you, O LORD.
22
Redeem Israel, God, from all its distress!
Of David.
1
Grant me justice, LORD! I have walked without blame. In the LORD I have
trusted; I have not faltered.
2
Test me, LORD, and try me; search my heart and
mind.
3
Your love is before my eyes; I walk guided by
your faithfulness.
4
I do not sit with deceivers, nor with
hypocrites do I mingle.
5
I hate the company of evildoers; with the
wicked I do not sit.
6
I will wash my hands in innocence and walk
round your altar, LORD,
7
Lifting my voice in thanks, recounting all your
wondrous deeds.
8
LORD, I love the house where you dwell, the
tenting-place of your glory.
9
Do not take me away with sinners, nor my life
with the violent.
10
Their hands carry out their schemes; their
right hands are full of bribes.
11
But I walk without blame; redeem me, be
gracious to me!
Of David.
1
The LORD is my
light and my salvation; whom do I fear? The LORD is my life's refuge; of whom
am I afraid?
2
When evildoers come at me to devour my flesh,
These my enemies and foes themselves stumble and fall.
3
Though an army encamp against me, my heart does
not fear; Though war be waged against me, even then do I trust.
4
One thing I ask of the LORD; this I seek: To
dwell in the LORD'S house all the days of my life, To gaze on the LORD'S
beauty, to visit his temple.
5
For God will hide me in his shelter in time of
trouble, Will conceal me in the cover of his tent; and set me high upon a rock.
6
Even now my head is held high above my enemies
on every side! I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will
sing and chant praise to the LORD.
7
I Hear my voice, LORD, when I call; have mercy
on me and answer me.
8
"Come," says my heart, "seek
God's face"; your face, LORD, do I seek!
9
Do not hide your face from me; do not repel
your servant in anger. You are my help; do not cast me off; do not forsake me,
God my savior!
10
Even if my father and mother forsake me, the LORD
will take me in.
11
LORD, show me your way; lead me on a level path
because of my enemies.
12
Do not abandon me to the will of my foes;
malicious and lying witnesses have risen against me.
13
But I believe I shall enjoy the LORD'S
goodness in the land of the living.
14
Wait for the LORD, take courage; be
stouthearted, wait for the LORD!
Of David.
1
To you, LORD, I call; my Rock, do not
be deaf to me. If you fail to answer me, I will join those who go down to the
pit.
2
Hear the sound of my pleading when I cry to
you, lifting my hands toward your holy place.
3
Do not drag me off with the wicked, with those
who do wrong, Who speak peace to their neighbors though evil is in their
hearts.
4
Repay them for their deeds, for the evil that
they do. For the work of their hands repay them; give them what they deserve.
5
They pay no heed to the LORD'S works, to the
deeds of God's hands. God will tear them down, never to be rebuilt.
6
Blessed be the LORD, who has heard the sound
of my pleading.
7
The LORD is my strength and my shield, in whom
my heart trusted and found help. So my heart rejoices; with my song I praise my
God.
8
LORD, you are the strength of your people, the
saving refuge of your anointed king.
9
Save your people, bless your inheritance; feed
and sustain them forever!
A psalm of David.
1
Give to
the LORD, you heavenly beings, give to the LORD glory and might;
2
Give to the LORD the glory due God's name. Bow
down before the LORD'S holy splendor!
3
The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the
God of glory thunders, the LORD, over the mighty waters.
4
The voice of the LORD is power; the voice of
the LORD is splendor.
5
The voice of the LORD cracks the cedars; the
LORD splinters the cedars of Lebanon,
6
Makes Lebanon leap like a calf, and Sirion
like a young bull.
7
The voice of the LORD strikes with fiery flame;
8
the voice of the LORD rocks the desert; the
LORD rocks the desert of Kadesh.
9
The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and
strips the forests bare. All in his palace say, "Glory!"
10
The LORD sits enthroned above the flood! The
LORD reigns as king forever!
11
May the LORD give might to his people; may the
LORD bless his people with peace!
1
A psalm. A song for the dedication of the temple. Of David.
2
I praise you, LORD, for you raised me up and
did not let my enemies rejoice over me.
3
O LORD, my God, I cried out to you and you
healed me.
4
LORD, you brought me up from Sheol; you kept
me from going down to the pit.
5
Sing praise to the LORD, you faithful; give
thanks to God's holy name.
6
For divine anger lasts but a moment; divine
favor lasts a lifetime. At dusk weeping comes for the night; but at dawn there
is rejoicing.
7
Complacent, I once said, "I shall never
be shaken."
8
LORD, when you showed me favor I stood like the
mighty mountains. But when you hid your face I was struck with terror.
9
To you, LORD, I cried out; with the Lord I
pleaded for mercy:
10
"What gain is there from my lifeblood,
from my going down to the grave? Does dust give you thanks or declare your
faithfulness?
11
Hear, O LORD, have mercy on me; LORD, be my
helper."
12
You changed my mourning into dancing; you took
off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness.
13
With my whole being I sing endless praise to
you. O LORD, my God, forever will I give you thanks.
1
For the leader. A psalm of David.
2
In you, LORD, I take refuge; let me never be
put to shame. In your justice deliver me;
3
incline your ear to me; make haste to rescue
me! Be my rock of refuge, a stronghold to save me.
4
You are my rock and my fortress; for your
name's sake lead and guide me.
5
Free me from the net they have set for me, for
you are my refuge.
6
Into your hands I commend my spirit; you will
redeem me, LORD, faithful God.
7
You hate those who serve worthless idols, but I
trust in the LORD.
8
I will rejoice and be glad in your love, once
you have seen my misery, observed my distress.
9
You will not abandon me into enemy hands, but
will set my feet in a free and open space.
10
Be gracious to me, LORD, for I am in distress;
with grief my eyes are wasted, my soul and body spent.
11
My life is worn out by sorrow, my years by
sighing. My strength fails in affliction; my bones are consumed.
12
To all my foes I am a thing of scorn, to my
neighbors, a dreaded sight, a horror to my friends. When they see me in the
street, they quickly shy away.
13
I am forgotten, out of mind like the dead; I
am like a shattered dish.
14
I hear the whispers of the crowd; terrors are
all around me. They conspire against me; they plot to take my life.
15
But I trust in you, LORD; I say, "You are
my God."
16
My times are in your hands; rescue me from my
enemies, from the hands of my pursuers.
17
Let your face shine on your servant; save me in
your kindness.
18
Do not let me be put to shame, for I have
called to you, LORD. Put the wicked to shame; reduce them to silence in Sheol.
19
Strike dumb their lying lips, proud lips that
attack the just in contempt and scorn.
20
How great is your goodness, Lord, stored up for
those who fear you. You display it for those who trust you, in the sight of all
the people.
21
You hide them in the shelter of your presence,
safe from scheming enemies. You keep them in your abode, safe from plotting
tongues.
22
Blessed be the LORD, who has shown me wondrous
love, and been for me a city most secure.
23
Once I said in my anguish, "I am shut out
from your sight." Yet you heard my plea, when I cried out to you.
24
Love the LORD, all you faithful. The LORD
protects the loyal, but repays the arrogant in full.
25
Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in
the LORD.
Of David. A maskil.
1
Happy
the sinner whose fault is removed, whose sin is forgiven.
2
Happy those to whom the LORD imputes no guilt,
in whose spirit is no deceit.
3
As long as I kept silent, my bones wasted
away; I groaned all the day.
4
For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;
my strength withered as in dry summer heat. Selah
5
Then I declared my sin to you; my guilt I did
not hide. I said, "I confess my faults to the LORD," and you took
away the guilt of my sin. Selah
6
Thus should all your faithful pray in time of
distress. Though flood waters threaten, they will never reach them.
7
You are my shelter; from distress you keep me;
with safety you ring me round. Selah
8
I will instruct you and show you the way you
should walk, give you counsel and watch over you.
9
Do not be senseless like horses or mules; with
bit and bridle their temper is curbed, else they will not come to you.
10
Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but love
surrounds those who trust in the LORD.
11
Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you just;
exult, all you upright of heart.
1
Rejoice, you just, in the LORD; praise from
the upright is fitting.
2
Give thanks to the LORD on the harp; on the ten-stringed
lyre offer praise.
3
Sing to God a new song; skillfully play with
joyful chant.
4
For the LORD'S word is true; all his works are
trustworthy.
5
The LORD loves justice and right and fills the
earth with goodness.
6
By the LORD'S word the heavens were made; by
the breath of his mouth all their host.
7
The waters of the sea were gathered as in a
bowl; in cellars the deep was confined.
8
Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all who
dwell in the world show reverence.
9
For he spoke, and it came to be, commanded, and
it stood in place.
10
The LORD foils the plan of nations, frustrates
the designs of peoples.
11
But the plan of the LORD stands forever, wise
designs through all generations.
12
Happy the nation whose God is the LORD, the
people chosen as his very own.
13
From heaven the LORD looks down and observes
all the sons of Adam,
14
Surveying from the royal throne all who dwell
on earth.
15
The one who fashioned the hearts of them all
knows all their works.
16
A king is not saved by a mighty army, nor a
warrior delivered by great strength.
17
Useless is the horse for safety; its great
strength, no sure escape.
18
But the LORD'S eyes are upon the reverent, upon
those who hope for his gracious help,
19
Delivering them from death, keeping them alive
in times of famine.
20
Our soul waits for the LORD, who is our help
and shield.
21
For in God our hearts rejoice; in your holy
name we trust.
22
May your kindness, LORD, be upon us; we have
put our hope in you.
1
Of David, when he feigned madness before Abimelech,
who forced him to depart.
2
I will bless the LORD at all times; praise
shall be always in my mouth.
3
My soul will glory in the LORD that the poor
may hear and be glad.
4
Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name
together.
5
I sought the LORD, who answered me, delivered
me from all my fears.
6
Look to God that you may be radiant with joy
and your faces may not blush for shame.
7
In my misfortune I called, the LORD heard and
saved me from all distress.
8
The angel of the LORD, who encamps with them,
delivers all who fear God.
9
Learn to savor how good the LORD is; happy are
those who take refuge in him.
10
Fear the LORD, you holy ones; nothing is
lacking to those who fear him.
11
The powerful grow poor and hungry, but those
who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
12
Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you
the fear of the LORD.
13
Who among you loves life, takes delight in
prosperous days?
14
Keep your tongue from evil, your lips from
speaking lies.
15
Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and
pursue it.
16
The LORD has eyes for the just and ears for
their cry.
17
The LORD'S face is against evildoers to wipe
out their memory from the earth.
18
When the just cry out, the LORD hears and rescues
them from all distress.
19
The LORD is close to the brokenhearted, saves
those whose spirit is crushed.
20
Many are the troubles of the just, but the LORD
delivers from them all.
21
God watches over all their bones; not a one
shall be broken.
22
Evil will slay the wicked; those who hate the
just are condemned.
23
The LORD redeems loyal servants; no one is
condemned whose refuge is God.
Of David.
1
Oppose, LORD,
those who oppose me; war upon those who make war upon me.
2
Take up the shield and buckler; rise up in my
defense.
3
Brandish lance and battle-ax against my
pursuers. Say to my heart, "I am your salvation."
4
Let those who seek my life be put to shame and
disgrace. Let those who plot evil against me be turned back and confounded.
5
Make them like chaff before the wind, with the
angel of the LORD driving them on.
6
Make their way slippery and dark, with the
angel of the LORD pursuing them.
7
Without cause they set their snare for me;
without cause they dug a pit for me.
8
Let ruin overtake them unawares; let the snare
they have set catch them; let them fall into the pit they have dug.
9
Then I will rejoice in the LORD, exult in God's
salvation.
10
My very bones shall say, "O LORD, who is
like you, Who rescue the afflicted from the powerful, the afflicted and needy
from the despoiler?"
11
Malicious witnesses come forward, accuse me of
things I do not know.
12
They repay me evil for good and I am all alone.
13
Yet I, when they were ill, put on sackcloth,
afflicted myself with fasting, sobbed my prayers upon my bosom.
14
I went about in grief as for my brother, bent
in mourning as for my mother.
15
Yet when I stumbled they gathered with glee,
gathered against me like strangers. They slandered me without ceasing;
16
without respect they mocked me, gnashed their
teeth against me.
17
Lord, how long will you look on? Save me from
roaring beasts, my precious life from lions!
18
Then I will thank you in the great assembly; I
will praise you before the mighty throng.
19
Do not let lying foes smirk at me, my
undeserved enemies wink knowingly.
20
They speak no words of peace, but against the
quiet in the land they fashion deceitful speech.
21
They open wide their mouths against me. They
say, "Aha! Good! Our eyes relish the sight!"
22
You see this, LORD; do not be silent; Lord, do
not withdraw from me.
23
Awake, be vigilant in my defense, in my cause,
my God and my Lord.
24
Defend me because you are just, LORD; my God,
do not let them gloat over me.
25
Do not let them say in their hearts, "Aha!
Just what we wanted!" Do not let them say, "We have devoured that
one!"
26
Put to shame and confound all who relish my
misfortune. Clothe with shame and disgrace those who lord it over me.
27
But let those who favor my just cause shout for
joy and be glad. May they ever say, "Exalted be the LORD who delights in
the peace of his loyal servant."
28
Then my tongue shall recount your justice,
declare your praise, all the day long.
1
For the leader. Of David, the servant of the LORD.
2
Sin directs the heart of the wicked; their eyes
are closed to the fear of God.
3
For they live with the delusion: their guilt
will not be known and hated.
4
Empty and false are the words of their mouth; they
have ceased to be wise and do good.
5
In their beds they hatch plots; they set out on
a wicked way; they do not reject evil.
6
LORD, your love reaches to heaven; your
fidelity, to the clouds.
7
Your justice is like the highest mountains;
your judgments, like the mighty deep; all living creatures you sustain, LORD.
8
How precious is your love, O God! We take
refuge in the shadow of your wings.
9
We feast on the rich food of your house; from
your delightful stream you give us drink.
10
For with you is the fountain of life, and in
your light we see light.
11
Continue your kindness toward your friends,
your just defense of the honest heart.
12
Do not let the foot of the proud overtake me,
nor the hand of the wicked disturb me.
13
There make the evildoers fall; thrust them
down, never to rise.
Of David.
1
Do not be
provoked by evildoers; do not envy those who do wrong.
2
Like grass they wither quickly; like green
plants they wilt away.
3
Trust in the LORD and do good that you may
dwell in the land and live secure.
4
Find your delight in the LORD who will give you
your heart's desire.
5
Commit your way to the LORD; trust that God
will act
6
And make your integrity shine like the dawn,
your vindication like noonday.
7
Be still before the LORD; wait for God. Do not
be provoked by the prosperous, nor by malicious schemers.
8
Give up your anger, abandon your wrath; do not
be provoked; it brings only harm.
9
Those who do evil will be cut off, but those
who wait for the LORD will possess the land.
10
Wait a little, and the wicked will be no more;
look for them and they will not be there.
11
But the poor will possess the land, will
delight in great prosperity.
12
The wicked plot against the just and grind
their teeth at them;
13
But the LORD laughs at them, knowing their day
is coming.
14
The wicked draw their swords; they string their
bows To fell the poor and oppressed, to slaughter those whose way is honest.
15
Their swords will pierce their own hearts;
their bows will be broken.
16
Better the poverty of the just than the great
wealth of the wicked.
17
The arms of the wicked will be broken; the LORD
will sustain the just.
18
The LORD watches over the days of the
blameless; their heritage lasts forever.
19
They will not be disgraced when times are hard;
in days of famine they will have plenty.
20
The wicked perish, the enemies of the LORD;
Like the beauty of meadows they vanish; like smoke they disappear.
21
The wicked borrow but do not repay; the just
are generous in giving.
22
For those blessed by the Lord will possess the
land, but those accursed will be cut off.
23
Those whose steps are guided by the LORD; whose
way God approves,
24
May stumble, but they will never fall, for the
LORD holds their hand.
25
Neither in my youth, nor now in old age have I
ever seen the just abandoned or their children begging bread.
26
The just always lend generously, and their
children become a blessing.
27
Turn from evil and do good, that you may
inhabit the land forever.
28
For the LORD loves justice and does not abandon
the faithful. When the unjust are destroyed, and the children of the wicked cut
off,
29
The just will possess the land and live in it
forever.
30
The mouths of the just utter wisdom; their
tongues speak what is right.
31
God's teaching is in their hearts; their steps
do not falter.
32
The wicked spy on the just and seek to kill
them.
33
But the LORD does not leave the just in their
power, nor let them be condemned when tried.
34
Wait eagerly for the LORD, and keep to the way;
God will raise you to possess the land; you will gloat when the wicked are cut
off.
35
I have seen ruthless scoundrels, strong as
flourishing cedars.
36
When I passed by again, they were gone; though
I searched, they could not be found.
37
Observe the honest, mark the upright; those at
peace with God have a future.
38
But all sinners will be destroyed; the future
of the wicked will be cut off.
39
The salvation of the just is from the LORD,
their refuge in time of distress.
40
The LORD helps and rescues them, rescues and
saves them from the wicked, because in God they take refuge.
1 A psalm of David. For remembrance.
2
LORD, punish me no more in your anger; in your
wrath do not chastise me!
3
Your arrows have sunk deep in me; your hand has
come down upon me.
4
My flesh is afflicted because of your anger; my
frame aches because of my sin.
5
My iniquities overwhelm me, a burden beyond my
strength.
6
Foul and festering are my sores because of my
folly.
7
I am stooped and deeply bowed; all day I go
about mourning.
8
My loins burn with fever; my flesh is
afflicted.
9
I am numb and utterly crushed; I wail with
anguish of heart.
10
My Lord, my deepest yearning is before you; my
groaning is not hidden from you.
11
My heart shudders, my strength forsakes me; the
very light of my eyes has failed.
12
Friends and companions shun my pain; my
neighbors stand far off.
13
Those who seek my life lay snares for me; they
seek my misfortune, they speak of ruin; they plot treachery all the day.
14
But I am like the deaf, hearing nothing, like
the dumb, saying nothing,
15
Like someone who does not hear, who has no
answer ready.
16
LORD, I wait for you; O Lord, my God, answer
me.
17
For I fear they will gloat, exult over me if I
stumble.
18
I am very near to falling; my pain is with me
always.
19
I acknowledge my guilt and grieve over my sin.
20
But many are my foes without cause, a multitude
of enemies without reason,
21
Repaying me evil for good, harassing me for
pursuing good.
22
Forsake me not, O LORD; my God, be not far from
me!
23
Come quickly to help me, my Lord and my
salvation!
1
For the leader, for Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
2
I said, "I will watch my ways, lest I sin
with my tongue; I will set a curb on my mouth."
3
Dumb and silent before the wicked, I refrained
from any speech. But my sorrow increased;
4
my heart smoldered within me. In my thoughts a
fire blazed up, and I broke into speech:
5
LORD, let me know my end, the number of my
days, that I may learn how frail I am.
6
You have given my days a very short span; my
life is as nothing before you. All mortals are but a breath. Selah
7
Mere phantoms, we go our way; mere vapor, our
restless pursuits; we heap up stores without knowing for whom.
8
And now, Lord, what future do I have? You are
my only hope.
9
From all my sins deliver me; let me not be the
taunt of fools.
10
I was silent and did not open my mouth because
you were the one who did this.
11
Take your plague away from me; I am ravaged by
the touch of your hand.
12
You rebuke our guilt and chasten us; you dissolve
all we prize like a cobweb. All mortals are but a breath. Selah
13
Listen to my prayer, LORD, hear my cry; do not
be deaf to my weeping! I sojourn with you like a passing stranger, a guest,
like all my ancestors.
14
Turn your gaze from me, that I may find peace
before I depart to be no more.
1
For the leader. A psalm of David.
2
I waited, waited for the LORD; who bent down
and heard my cry,
3
Drew me out of the pit of destruction, out of
the mud of the swamp, Set my feet upon rock, steadied my steps,
4
And put a new song in my mouth, a hymn to our
God. Many shall look on in awe and they shall trust in the LORD.
5
Happy those whose trust is the LORD, who turn
not to idolatry or to those who stray after falsehood.
6
How numerous, O LORD, my God, you have made
your wondrous deeds! And in your plans for us there is none to equal you.
Should I wish to declare or tell them, too many are they to recount.
7
sacrifice and offering you do not want; but
ears open to obedience you gave me. Holocausts and sin-offerings you do not
require;
8
so I said, "Here I am; your commands for
me are written in the scroll.
9
To do your will is my delight; my God, your law
is in my heart!"
10
I announced your deed to a great assembly; I
did not restrain my lips; you, LORD, are my witness.
11
Your deed I did not hide within my heart; your
loyal deliverance I have proclaimed. I made no secret of your enduring kindness
to a great assembly.
12
LORD, do not withhold your compassion from me;
may your enduring kindness ever preserve me.
13
For all about me are evils beyond count; my
sins so overcome me I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head; my
courage fails me.
14
LORD, graciously rescue me! Come quickly to
help me, LORD!
15
Put to shame and confound all who seek to take
my life. Turn back in disgrace those who desire my ruin.
16
Let those who say "Aha!" know dismay
and shame.
17
But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in
you. May those who long for your help always say, "The LORD be
glorified."
18
Though I am afflicted and poor, the Lord keeps
me in mind. You are my help and deliverer; my God, do not delay!
1
For the leader. A psalm of David.
2
Happy those concerned for the lowly and poor;
when misfortune strikes, the LORD delivers them.
3
The LORD keeps and preserves them, makes them
happy in the land, and does not betray them to their enemies.
4
The LORD sustains them on their sickbed, allays
the malady when they are ill.
5
Once I prayed, "LORD, have mercy on me;
heal me, I have sinned against you.
6
My enemies say the worst of me: 'When will that
one die and be forgotten?'
7
When people come to visit me, they speak
without sincerity. Their hearts store up malice; they leave and spread their
vicious lies.
8
My foes all whisper against me; they imagine
the worst about me:
9
I have a deadly disease, they say; I will never
rise from my sickbed.
10
Even the friend who had my trust, who shared
my table, has scorned me.
11
But you, LORD, have mercy and raise me up that
I may repay them as they deserve."
12
By this I know you are pleased with me, that my
enemy no longer jeers at me.
13
For my integrity you have supported me and let
me stand in your presence forever.
14
Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from
all eternity and forever. Amen. Amen.
1
For the leader. A maskil of the Korahites.
2
As the deer longs for streams of water, so my
soul longs for you, O God.
3
My being thirsts for God, the living God. When
can I go and see the face of God?
4
My tears have been my food day and night, as
they ask daily,"Where is your God?"
5
Those times I recall as I pour out my soul,
When I went in procession with the crowd, I went with them to the house of God,
Amid loud cries of thanksgiving, with the multitude keeping festival.
6
Why are you downcast, my soul; why do you groan
within me? Wait for God, whom I shall praise again, my savior and my God.
7
My soul is downcast within me; therefore I
will remember you From the land of the Jordan and Hermon, from the land of
Mount Mizar.
8
Here deep calls to deep in the roar of your
torrents. All your waves and breakers sweep over me.
9
At dawn may the LORD bestow faithful love that
I may sing praise through the night, praise to the God of my life.
10
I say to God, "My rock, why do you forget me?
Why must I go about mourning with the enemy oppressing me?"
11
It shatters my bones, when my adversaries
reproach me. They say to me daily: "Where is your God?"
12
Why are you downcast, my soul, why do you groan
within me? Wait for God, whom I shall praise again, my savior and my God.
1
Grant me justice, God; defend me from a
faithless people; from the deceitful and unjust rescue me.
2
You, God, are my strength. Why then do you
spurn me? Why must I go about mourning, with the enemy oppressing me?
3
Send your light and fidelity, that they may be
my guide And bring me to your holy mountain, to the place of your dwelling,
4
That I may come to the altar of God, to God, my
joy, my delight. Then I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God.
5
Why are you downcast, my soul? Why do you groan
within me? Wait for God, whom I shall praise again, my savior and my God.
1
For the leader. A maskil of the Korahites.
2
O God, we have heard with our own ears; our
ancestors have told us The deeds you did in their days, with your own hand in
days of old:
3
You rooted out nations to plant them, crushed
peoples to make room for them.
4
Not with their own swords did they conquer the
land, nor did their own arms bring victory; It was your right hand, your own
arm, the light of your face for you favored them.
5
You are my king and my God, who bestows
victories on Jacob.
6
Through you we batter our foes; through your
name, trample our adversaries.
7
Not in my bow do I trust, nor does my sword
bring me victory.
8
You have brought us victory over our enemies,
shamed those who hate us.
9
In God we have boasted all the day long; your name
we will praise forever. Selah
10
But now you have rejected and disgraced us; you
do not march out with our armies.
11
You make us retreat before the foe; those who
hate us plunder us at will.
12
You hand us over like sheep to be slaughtered,
scatter us among the nations.
13
You sell your people for nothing; you make no
profit from their sale.
14
You make us the reproach of our neighbors, the
mockery and scorn of those around us.
15
You make us a byword among the nations; the
peoples shake their heads at us.
16
All day long my disgrace is before me; shame
has covered my face
17
At the sound of those who taunt and revile, at
the sight of the spiteful enemy.
18
All this has come upon us, though we have not
forgotten you, nor been disloyal to your covenant.
19
Our hearts have not turned back, nor have our
steps strayed from your path.
20
Yet you have left us crushed, desolate in a
place of jackals; you have covered us with darkness.
21
If we had forgotten the name of our God,
stretched out our hands to another god,
22
Would not God have discovered this, God who
knows the secrets of the heart?
23
For you we are slain all the day long,
considered only as sheep to be slaughtered.
24
Awake! Why do you sleep, O Lord? Rise up! Do
not reject us forever!
25
Why do you hide your face; why forget our pain
and misery?
26
We are bowed down to the ground; our bodies are
pressed to the earth.
27
Rise up, help us! Redeem us as your love
demands.
1
For the leader; according to
"Lilies." A maskil of the Korahites. A love song.
2
My heart is stirred by a noble theme, as I sing
my ode to the king. My tongue is the pen of a nimble scribe.
3
You are the most handsome of men; fair speech
has graced your lips, for God has blessed you forever.
4
Gird your sword upon your hip, mighty warrior!
In splendor and majesty ride on triumphant!
5
In the cause of truth and justice may your
right hand show you wondrous deeds.
6
Your arrows are sharp; peoples will cower at
your feet; the king's enemies will lose heart.
7
Your throne, O god, stands forever; your royal
scepter is a scepter for justice.
8
You love justice and hate wrongdoing; therefore
God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellow
kings.
9
With myrrh, aloes, and cassia your robes are
fragrant. From ivory-paneled palaces stringed instruments bring you joy.
10
Daughters of kings are your lovely wives; a princess
arrayed in Ophir's gold comes to stand at your right hand.
11
Listen, my daughter, and understand; pay me
careful heed. Forget your people and your father's house,
12
that the king might desire your beauty. He is
your lord;
13
honor him, daughter of Tyre. Then the richest
of the people will seek your favor with gifts.
14
All glorious is the king's daughter as she
enters, her raiment threaded with gold;
15
In embroidered apparel she is led to the king.
The maids of her train are presented to the king.
16
They are led in with glad and joyous acclaim;
they enter the palace of the king.
17
The throne of your fathers your sons will have;
you shall make them princes through all the land.
18
I will make your name renowned through all
generations; thus nations shall praise you forever.
1
For the leader. A song of
the Korahites. According to alamoth.
2
God is our refuge and our strength, an
ever-present help in distress.
3
Thus we do not fear, though earth be shaken and
mountains quake to the depths of the sea,
4
Though its waters rage and foam and mountains
totter at its surging. The LORD of hosts is with us; our
stronghold is the God of Jacob. Selah
5
Streams of the river gladden the city of God,
the holy dwelling of the Most High.
6
God is in its midst; it shall not be shaken;
God will help it at break of day.
7
Though nations rage and kingdoms totter, God's
voice thunders and the earth trembles.
8
The LORD of hosts is with us; our stronghold is
the God of Jacob. Selah
9
Come and see the works of the LORD, who has
done fearsome deeds on earth;
10
Who stops wars to the ends of the earth, breaks
the bow, splinters the spear, and burns the shields with fire;
11
Who says: "Be still and confess that I am
God! I am exalted among the nations, exalted on the earth."
12
The LORD of hosts is with us; our stronghold is
the God of Jacob. Selah
1
For the leader. A psalm of the Korahites.
2
All you peoples, clap your hands; shout to God
with joyful cries.
3
For the LORD, the Most High, inspires awe, the
great king overall the earth,
4
Who made people subject to us, brought nations
under our feet,
5
Who chose a land for our heritage, the glory of
Jacob, the beloved. Selah
6
God mounts the throne amid shouts of joy; the
LORD, amid trumpet blasts.
7
Sing praise to God, sing praise; sing praise to
our king, sing praise.
8
God is king over all the earth; sing hymns of
praise.
9
God rules over the nations; God sits upon his
holy throne.
10
The princes of the peoples assemble with the
people of the God of Abraham. For the rulers of the earth belong to God, who is
enthroned on high.
1
A psalm of the Korahites. A song.
2
Great is the LORD and highly praised in the
city of our God: The holy mountain,
3
fairest of heights, the joy of all the earth,
Mount Zion, the heights of Zaphon, the city of the great king.
4
God is its citadel, renowned as a stronghold.
5
See! The kings assembled, together they
invaded.
6
When they looked they were astounded;
terrified, they were put to flight!
7
Trembling seized them there, anguish, like a
woman's labor,
8
As when the east wind wrecks the ships of Tarshish!
9
What we had heard we now see in the city of
the LORD of hosts, In the city of our God, founded to last forever. Selah
10
O God, within your temple we ponder your
steadfast love.
11
Like your name, O God, your praise reaches the
ends of the earth. Your right hand is fully victorious.
12
Mount Zion is glad! The cities of Judah rejoice
because of your saving deeds!
13
Go about Zion, walk all around it, note the
number of its towers.
14
Consider the ramparts, examine its citadels,
that you may tell future generations:
15
"Yes, so mighty is God, our God who leads
us always!"
1
For the leader. A psalm of the Korahites.
2
Hear this, all you peoples! Give ear, all who
inhabit the world,
3
You of lowly birth or high estate, rich and
poor alike.
4
My mouth shall speak wisdom, my heart shall
offer insight.
5
I will turn my attention to a problem, expound
my question to the music of a lyre.
6
Why should I fear in evil days, when my wicked
pursuers ring me round,
7
Those who trust in their wealth and boast of
their abundant riches?
8
One cannot redeem oneself, pay to God a
ransom.
9
Too high the price to redeem a life; one would
never have enough
10
To stay alive forever and never see the pit.
11
Anyone can see that the wisest die, the fool
and the senseless pass away too, and must leave their wealth to others.
12
Tombs are their homes forever, their dwellings
through all generations, though they gave their names to their lands.
13
For all their riches mortals do not abide; they
perish like the beasts.
14
This is the destiny of those who trust in
folly, the end of those so pleased with their wealth. Selah
15
Like sheep they are herded into Sheol, where
death will be their shepherd. Straight to the grave they descend, where their
form will waste away, Sheol will be their palace.
16
But God will redeem my life, will take me from
the power of Sheol. Selah
17
Do not fear when others become rich, when the
wealth of their houses grows great.
18
When they die they will take nothing with them,
their wealth will not follow them down.
19
When living, they congratulate themselves and
say: "All praise you, you do so well."
20
But they will join the company of their
forebears, never again to see the light.
21
For all their riches, if mortals do not have
wisdom, they perish like the beasts.
A psalm of Asaph.
1
The
LORD, the God of gods, has spoken and summoned the earth from the rising of the
sun to its setting.
2
From Zion God shines forth, perfect in beauty.
3
Our God comes and will not be silent! Devouring
fire precedes, storming fiercely round about.
4
God summons the heavens above and the earth to
the judgment of his people:
5
"Gather my faithful ones before me, those
who made a covenant with me by sacrifice."
6
The heavens proclaim divine justice, for God
alone is the judge. Selah
7
"Listen, my people, I will speak; Israel,
I will testify against you; God, your God, am I.
8
Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you, nor
for your holocausts, set before me daily.
9
I need no bullock from your house, no goats
from your fold.
10
For every animal of the forest is mine, beasts
by the thousands on my mountains.
11
I know every bird of the heavens; the creatures
of the field belong to me.
12
Were I hungry, I would not tell you, for mine
is the world and all that fills it.
13
Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood
of goats?
14
Offer praise as your sacrifice to God; fulfill
your vows to the Most High.
15
Then call on me in time of distress; I will
rescue you, and you shall honor me."
16
But to the wicked God says: "Why do you
recite my commandments and profess my covenant with your lips?
17
You hate discipline; you cast my words behind
you!
18
When you see thieves, you befriend them; with
adulterers you throw in your lot.
19
You give your mouth free rein for evil; you
harness your tongue to deceit.
20
You sit maligning your own kin, slandering the
child of your own mother.
21
When you do these things should I be silent? Or
do you think that I am like you? I accuse you, I lay the charge before you.
22
"Understand this, you who forget God, lest
I attack you with no one to rescue.
23
Those who offer praise as a sacrifice honor me;
to the obedient I will show the salvation of God."
1
For the leader. A psalm of David.
2
when Nathan the prophet came to him after his
affair with Bathsheba.
3
Have mercy on me, God, in your goodness; in
your abundant compassion blot out my offense.
4
Wash away all my guilt; from my sin cleanse me.
5
For I know my offense; my sin is always before
me.
6
Against you alone have I sinned; I have done
such evil in your sight That you are just in your sentence, blameless when you
condemn.
7
True, I was born guilty, a sinner, even as my
mother conceived me.
8
Still, you insist on sincerity of heart; in my
inmost being teach me wisdom.
9
Cleanse me with hyssop, that I may be pure;
wash me, make me whiter than snow.
10
Let me hear sounds of joy and gladness; let the
bones you have crushed rejoice.
11
Turn away your face from my sins; blot out all
my guilt.
12
A clean heart create for me, God; renew in me a
steadfast spirit.
13
Do not drive me from your presence, nor take
from me your holy spirit.
14
Restore my joy in your salvation; sustain in me
a willing spirit.
15
I will teach the wicked your ways, that sinners
may return to you.
16
Rescue me from death, God, my saving God, that
my tongue may praise your healing power.
17
Lord, open my lips; my mouth will proclaim your
praise.
18
For you do not desire sacrifice; a burnt
offering you would not accept.
19
My sacrifice, God, is a broken spirit; God, do
not spurn a broken, humbled heart.
20
Make Zion prosper in your good pleasure;
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
21
Then you will be pleased with proper sacrifice,
burnt offerings and holocausts; then bullocks will be offered on your altar.
1
For the leader. A maskil of David,
2
when Doeg the Edomite went and told Saul,
"David went to the house of Ahimelech."
3
Why do you glory in evil, you scandalous liar?
All day long
4
you plot destruction; your tongue is like a
sharpened razor, you skillful deceiver.
5
You love evil rather than good, lies rather
than honest speech. Selah
6
You love any word that destroys, you deceitful
tongue.
7
Now God will strike you down, leave you crushed
forever, Pluck you from your tent, uproot you from the land of the living.
Selah
8
The righteous will look on with awe; they will
jeer and say:
9
"That one did not take God as a refuge,
but trusted in great wealth, relied on devious plots."
10
But I, like an olive tree in the house of God,
trust in God's faithful love forever.
11
I will praise you always for what you have
done. I will proclaim before the faithful that your name is good.
1
For the leader; according to Mahalath. A maskil of David.
2
Fools say in their hearts, "There is no
God." Their deeds are loathsome and corrupt; not one does what is right.
3
God looks down from heaven upon the sons of Adam,
To see if even one is wise, if even one seeks God.
4
All have gone astray; all alike are perverse.
Not one does what is right, not even one.
5
Will these evildoers never learn? They devour my
people as they devour bread; they do not call upon God.
6
They have good reason to fear, though now they
do not fear. For God will certainly scatter the bones of the godless. They will
surely be put to shame, for God has rejected them.
7
Oh, that from Zion might come the deliverance
of Israel, That Jacob may rejoice and Israel be glad when God restores the
people!
1
For the leader. On stringed instruments. A maskil of David,
2
when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, "David is hiding among us."
3
O God, by your name save me. By your strength
defend my cause.
4
O God, hear my prayer. Listen to the words of
my mouth.
5
The arrogant have risen against me; the
ruthless seek my life; they do not keep God before them. Selah
6
God is present as my helper; the Lord sustains
my life.
7
Turn back the evil upon my foes; in your
faithfulness, destroy them.
8
Then I will offer you generous sacrifice and
praise your gracious name, LORD,
9
Because it has rescued me from every trouble,
and my eyes look down on my foes.
1
For the leader. On stringed instruments. A maskil of David.
2
Listen, God, to my prayer; do not hide from my
pleading;
3
hear me and give answer. I rock with grief; I
groan
4
at the uproar of the enemy, the clamor of the
wicked. They heap trouble upon me, savagely accuse me.
5
My heart pounds within me; death's terrors fall
upon me.
6
Fear and trembling overwhelm me; shuddering
sweeps over me.
7
I say, "If only I had wings like a dove
that I might fly away and find rest.
8
Far away I would flee; I would stay in the
desert. Selah
9
I would soon find a shelter from the raging
wind and storm."
10
Lord, check and confuse their scheming. I see
violence and strife in the city
11
making rounds on its walls day and night.
Within are mischief and evil;
12
treachery is there as well; oppression and
fraud never leave its streets.
13
If an enemy had reviled me, that I could bear;
If my foe had viewed me with contempt, from that I could hide.
14
But it was you, my other self, my comrade and
friend,
15
You, whose company I enjoyed, at whose side I
walked in procession in the house of God.
16
Let death take them by surprise; let them go
down alive to Sheol, for evil is in their homes and hearts.
17
But I will call upon God, and the LORD will
save me.
18
At dusk, dawn, and noon I will grieve and
complain, and my prayer will be heard.
19
God will give me freedom and peace from those
who war against me, though there are many who oppose me.
20
God, who sits enthroned forever, will hear me
and humble them. For they will not mend their ways; they have no fear of God.
21
They strike out at friends and go back on their
promises.
22
Softer than butter is their speech, but war is
in their hearts. Smoother than oil are their words, but they are unsheathed
swords.
23
Cast your care upon the LORD, who will give you
support. God will never allow the righteous to stumble.
24
But you, God, will bring them down to the pit
of destruction. These bloodthirsty liars will not live half their days, but I
put my trust in you.
1
For the director. According to Yonath elem rehoqim. A miktam of David, when the
Philistines seized him at Gath.
2
Have mercy on me, God, for I am treated
harshly; attackers press me all the day.
3
My foes treat me harshly all the day; yes, many
are my attackers. O Most High,
4
when I am afraid, in you I place my trust.
5
God, I praise your promise; in you I trust, I
do not fear. What can mere flesh do to me?
6
All the day they foil my plans; their every
thought is of evil against me.
7
They hide together in ambush; they watch my
every step; they lie in wait for my life.
8
They are evil; watch them, God! Cast the
nations down in your anger!
9
My wanderings you have noted; are my tears not
stored in your vial, recorded in your book?
10
My foes turn back when I call on you. This I
know: God is on my side.
11
God, I praise your promise;
12
in you I trust, I do not fear. What can mere
mortals do to me?
13
I have made vows to you, God; with offerings I
will fulfill them,
14
Once you have snatched me from death, kept my
feet from stumbling, That I may walk before God in the light of the living.
1
For the director. Do not destroy. A miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into a
cave.
2
Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me. In you
I seek shelter. In the shadow of your wings I seek shelter
till harm pass by.
3
I call to God Most High, to God who provides
for me.
4
May God send help from heaven to save me, shame
those who trample upon me. May God send fidelity and love. Selah
5
I must lie down in the midst of lions hungry
for human prey. Their teeth are spears and arrows; their tongue, a sharpened
sword.
6
Show yourself over the heavens, God; may your
glory appear above all the earth.
7
They have set a trap for my feet; my soul is
bowed down; They have dug a pit before me. May they fall into it themselves!
Selah
8
My heart is steadfast, God, my heart is
steadfast. I will sing and chant praise.
9
Awake, my soul; awake, lyre and harp! I will
wake the dawn.
10
I will praise you among the peoples, Lord; I
will chant your praise among the nations.
11
For your love towers to the heavens; your
faithfulness, to the skies.
12
Show yourself over the heavens, God; may your glory
appear above all the earth.
1
For the leader. Do not destroy. A miktam of David.
2
Do you indeed pronounce justice, O gods; do you
judge mortals fairly?
3
No, you freely engage in crime; your hands
dispense violence to the earth.
4
The wicked have been corrupt since birth; liars
from the womb, they have gone astray.
5
Their poison is like the poison of a snake,
like that of a serpent stopping its ears,
6
So as not to hear the voice of the charmer who
casts such cunning spells.
7
O God, smash the teeth in their mouths; break
the jaw-teeth of these lions, LORD!
8
Make them vanish like water flowing away;
trodden down, let them wither like grass.
9
Let them dissolve like a snail that oozes
away, like an untimely birth that never sees the sun.
10
Suddenly, like brambles or thistles, have the
whirlwind snatch them away.
11
Then the just shall rejoice to see the
vengeance and bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.
12
Then it will be said: "Truly there is a
reward for the just; there is a God who is judge on earth!"
1
For the director. Do not destroy. A miktam of David, when Saul sent
people to watch his house and kill him.
2
Rescue me from my enemies, my God; lift me out
of reach of my foes.
3
Deliver me from evildoers; from the
bloodthirsty save me.
4
They have set an ambush for my life; the powerful
conspire against me. For no offense or misdeed of mine, LORD,
5
for no fault they hurry to take up arms. Come
near and see my plight!
6
You, LORD of hosts, are the God of Israel!
Awake! Punish all the nations. Have no mercy on these worthless traitors. Selah
7
Each evening they return, growling like dogs,
prowling the city.
8
Their mouths pour out insult; sharp words are
on their lips. They say: "Who is there to hear?"
9
You, LORD, laugh at them; you deride all the
nations.
10
My strength, for you I watch; you, God, are my
fortress,
11
my loving God.
12
May God go before me, and show me my fallen foes.
Slay them, God, lest they deceive my people. Shake them by your power; Lord,
our shield, bring them down.
13
For the sinful words of their mouths and lips
let them be caught in their pride. For the lies they have told under oath
14
destroy them in anger, destroy till they are no
more. Then people will know God rules over Jacob, yes, even to the ends of the
earth. Selah
15
Each evening they return, growling like dogs,
prowling the city.
16
They roam about as scavengers; if they are not
filled, they howl.
17
But I shall sing of your strength, extol your
love at dawn, For you are my fortress, my refuge in time of trouble.
18
My strength, your praise I will sing; you, God,
are my fortress, my loving God.
1
For the leader; according to "The Lily
of...." A miktam of David (for teaching),
2
when he fought against Aram-Naharaim and
Aram-Zobah; and Joab, coming back, killed twelve thousand Edomites in the
Valley of Salt.
3
O God, you rejected us, broke our defenses; you
were angry but now revive us.
4
You rocked the earth, split it open; repair the
cracks for it totters.
5
You made your people go through hardship, made
us stagger from the wine you gave us.
6
Raise up a flag for those who revere you, a
refuge for them out of bow shot. Selah
7
Help with your right hand and answer us that
your loved ones may escape.
8
In the sanctuary God promised: "I will
exult, will apportion Shechem; the valley of Succoth I will measure out.
9
Gilead is mine, mine is Manasseh; Ephraim is
the helmet for my head, Judah, my own scepter.
10
Moab is my washbowl; upon Edom I cast my
sandal. I will triumph over Philistia."
11
Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who
will lead me into Edom?
12
Was it not you who rejected us, God? Do you no
longer march with our armies?
13
Give us aid against the foe; worthless is human
help.
14
We will triumph with the help of God, who will
trample down our foes.
1
For the leader; with stringed instruments. Of David.
2
Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer!
3
From the brink of Sheol I call; my heart grows
faint. Raise me up, set me on a rock,
4
for you are my refuge, a tower of strength
against the foe.
5
Then I will ever dwell in your tent, take
refuge in the shelter of your wings. Selah
6
O God, when you accept my vows and hear the
plea of those who revere your name in prayer:
7
"Add to the days of the king's life; may
his years be many generations;
8
May he reign before God forever; may your love
and fidelity preserve him" -
9
Then I will sing your name forever, fulfill my
vows day after day.
1
For the leader; al Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
2
My soul rests in God alone, from whom comes my
salvation.
3
God alone is my rock and salvation, my secure
height; I shall never fall.
4
How long will you set upon people, all of you
beating them down, As though they were a sagging fence or a battered wall?
5
Even from my place on high they plot to
dislodge me. They delight in lies; they bless with their mouths, but inwardly
they curse. Selah
6
My soul, be at rest in God alone, from whom
comes my hope.
7
God alone is my rock and my salvation, my
secure height; I shall not fall.
8
My safety and glory are with God, my strong
rock and refuge.
9
Trust God at all times, my people! Pour out
your hearts to God our refuge! Selah
10
Mortals are a mere breath, the powerful but an
illusion; On a balance they rise; together they are lighter than air.
11
Do not trust in extortion; in plunder put no
empty hope. Though wealth increase, do not set your heart upon it.
12
One thing God has said; two things I have
heard: Power belongs to God;
13
so too, Lord, does kindness,
And you render to each of us according to our deeds.
1
A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
2
O God, you are my God - for you I long! For you my body yearns; for
you my soul thirsts, Like a land parched, lifeless, and without water.
3
So I look to you in the sanctuary to see your
power and glory.
4
For your love is better than life; my lips
offer you worship!
5
I will bless you as long as I live; I will lift
up my hands, calling on your name.
6
My soul shall savor the rich banquet of praise,
with joyous lips my mouth shall honor you!
7
When I think of you upon my bed, through the
night watches I will recall
8
That you indeed are my help, and in the shadow
of your wings I shout for joy.
9
My soul clings fast to you; your right hand
upholds me.
10
But those who seek my life will come to ruin;
they shall go down to the depths of the earth!
11
They shall be handed over to the sword and
become the prey of jackals!
12
But the king shall rejoice in God; all who
swear by the Lord shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut!
1
For the leader. A psalm of David
2
O God, hear my anguished voice; from the foes I
dread protect my life.
3
Hide me from the malicious crowd, the mob of
evildoers.
4
They sharpen their tongues like swords, ready
their bows for arrows of poison words.
5
They shoot at the innocent from ambush, shoot
without risk, catch them unawares.
6
They resolve on their wicked plan; they conspire
to set snares; they say: "Who will see us?"
7
They devise wicked schemes, conceal the schemes
they devise; the designs of their hearts are hidden.
8
But God will shoot arrows at them and strike
them unawares.
9
They will be brought down by their own tongues;
all who see them will shake their heads.
10
Then all will fear and proclaim God's deed,
pondering what has been done.
11
The just will rejoice and take refuge in the
LORD; all the upright will glory in their God.
1
For the leader. A psalm of David. A song.
2
To you we owe our hymn of praise, O God on
Zion; To you our vows must be fulfilled,
3
you who hear our prayers. To you all flesh
must come
4
with its burden of wicked deeds. We are
overcome by our sins; only you can pardon them.
5
Happy the chosen ones you bring to dwell in
your courts. May we be filled with the good things of your house, the blessings
of your holy temple!
6
You answer us with awesome deeds of justice, O
God our savior, The hope of all the ends of the earth and of far distant
islands.
7
You are robed in power, you set up the
mountains by your might.
8
You still the roaring of the seas, the roaring
of their waves, the tumult of the peoples.
9
Distant peoples stand in awe of your marvels;
east and west you make resound with joy.
10
You visit the earth and
water it, make it abundantly fertile. God's stream is filled with water; with
it you supply the world with grain. Thus do you prepare the earth:
11
you drench plowed furrows, and level their
ridges. With showers you keep the ground soft, blessing its young sprouts.
12
You adorn the year with your bounty; your
paths drip with fruitful rain.
13
The untilled meadows also drip; the hills are
robed with joy.
14
The pastures are clothed with flocks, the
valleys blanketed with grain; they cheer and sing for joy.
For the leader. A song; a psalm.
1
Shout joyfully to God, all you on earth;
2
sing
of his glorious name; give him glorious praise.
3
Say to God: "How awesome your deeds!
Before your great strength your enemies cringe.
4
All on earth fall in worship before you; they
sing of you, sing of your name!" Selah
5
Come and see the works of God, awesome in the
deeds done for us.
6
He changed the sea to dry land; through the
river they passed on foot. Therefore let us rejoice in him,
7
who rules by might forever, Whose eyes are fixed
upon the nations. Let no rebel rise to challenge! Selah
8
Bless our God, you peoples; loudly sound his
praise,
9
Who has kept us alive and not allowed our feet
to slip.
10
You tested us, O God, tried us as silver tried
by fire.
11
You led us into a snare; you bound us at the
waist as captives.
12
You let captors set foot on our neck; we went
through fire and water; then you led us out to freedom.
13
I will bring holocausts to your house; to you
I will fulfill my vows,
14
The vows my lips pronounced and my mouth spoke
in distress.
15
Holocausts of fatlings I will offer you and
burnt offerings of rams; I will sacrifice oxen and goats. Selah
16
Come and hear, all you who fear God, while I
recount what has been done for me.
17
I called to the Lord with my mouth; praise was
upon my tongue.
18
Had I cherished evil in my heart, the Lord
would not have heard.
19
But God did hear and listened to my voice in
prayer.
20
Blessed be God, who did not refuse me the
kindness I sought in prayer.
1
For the leader; with stringed instruments. A psalm; a song.
2
May God be gracious to us and bless us; may
God's face shine upon us. Selah
3
So shall your rule be known upon the earth,
your saving power among all the nations.
4
May the peoples praise you, God; may all the
peoples praise you!
5
May the nations be glad and shout for joy; for
you govern the peoples justly, you guide the nations upon the earth. Selah
6
May the peoples praise you, God; may all the
peoples praise you!
7
The earth has yielded its harvest; God, our
God, blesses us.
8
May God bless us still; that the ends of the
earth may revere our God.
1
For the leader. A psalm of David; a song.
2
God will arise for battle; the enemy will be
scattered; those who hate God will flee.
3
The wind will disperse them like smoke; as wax
is melted by fire, so the wicked will perish before God.
4
Then the just will be glad; they will rejoice
before God; they will celebrate with great joy.
5
Sing to God, praise the divine name; exalt the
rider of the clouds. Rejoice before this God whose name is the LORD.
6
Father of the fatherless, defender of widows
- this is the God whose abode is holy,
7
Who gives a home to the forsaken, who leads
prisoners out to prosperity, while rebels live in the desert.
8
God, when you went forth before your people,
when you marched through the desert, Selah
9
The earth quaked, the heavens shook, before
God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
10
You claimed a land as your own, O God;
11
your people settled there. There you poured
abundant rains, God, graciously given to the poor in their need.
12
The Lord announced the news of victory:
13
"The kings and their armies are in
desperate flight.
12
All you people so numerous,
14
will you stay by the sheepfolds?
13
b) Every household will share the booty,
14
b) perhaps a dove sheathed with silver,
14
c) its wings covered with yellow gold."
15
When the Almighty routed the kings there, the
spoils were scattered like snow on Zalmon.
16
You high mountains of Bashan, you rugged
mountains of Bashan,
17
You rugged mountains, why look with envy at
the mountain where God has chosen to dwell, where the LORD resides forever?
18
God's chariots were myriad, thousands upon
thousands; from Sinai the Lord entered the holy place.
19
You went up to its lofty height; you took
captives, received slaves as tribute. No rebels can live in the presence of
God.
20
Blessed be the Lord day by day, God, our
salvation, who carries us. Selah
21
Our God is a God who saves; escape from death
is in the LORD God's hands.
22
God will crush the skulls of the enemy, the
hairy heads of those who walk in sin.
23
The Lord has said: "Even from Bashan I
will fetch them, fetch them even from the depths of the sea.
24
You will wash your feet in your enemy's blood;
the tongues of your dogs will lap it up."
25
Your procession comes into view, O God, your
procession into the holy place, my God and king.
26
The singers go first, the harpists follow; in
their midst girls sound the timbrels.
27
In your choirs, bless God; bless the LORD, you
from Israel's assemblies.
28
In the lead is Benjamin, few in number; there
the princes of Judah, a large throng, the princes of Zebulun, the princes of
Naphtali, too.
29
Summon again, O God, your power, the divine
power you once showed for us.
30
Show it from your temple on behalf of
Jerusalem, that kings may bring you tribute.
31
Roar at the wild beast
of the reeds, the herd of mighty bulls, the lords of nations; scatter the
nations that delight in war.
32
Exact rich tribute from lower Egypt, from upper
Egypt, gold and silver; make Ethiopia extend its hands to God.
33
You kingdoms of the earth, sing to God; chant
the praises of the Lord, Selah
34
Who rides the heights of the ancient heavens,
whose voice is thunder, mighty thunder.
35
Confess the power of God, whose majesty
protects Israel, whose power is in the sky.
36
Awesome is God in his holy place, the God of
Israel, who gives power and strength to his people. Blessed be God!
1
For the leader; according to "Lilies." Of David.
2
Save me, God, for the waters have reached my
neck.
3
I have sunk into the mire of the deep, where
there is no foothold. I have gone down to the watery depths; the flood
overwhelms me.
4
I am weary with crying out; my throat is
parched. My eyes have failed, looking for my God.
5
More numerous than the hairs of my head are
those who hate me without cause. Too many for my strength are my treacherous
enemies. Must I now restore what I did not steal?
6
God, you know my folly; my faults are not
hidden from you.
7
Let those who wait for you, LORD of hosts, not
be shamed through me. Let those who seek you, God of Israel, not be disgraced
through me
8
For your sake I bear insult, shame covers my
face.
9
I have become an outcast to my kin, a stranger
to my mother's children.
10
Because zeal for your house consumes me, I am
scorned by those who scorn you.
11
I have wept and fasted, but this led only to
scorn.
12
I clothed myself in sackcloth; I became a
byword for them.
13
They who sit at the gate gossip about me;
drunkards make me the butt of their songs.
14
But I pray to you, LORD, for the time of your
favor. God, in your great kindness answer me with your constant help.
15
Rescue me from the mire; do not let me sink.
Rescue me from my enemies and from the watery depths.
16
Do not let the floodwaters overwhelm me, nor
the deep swallow me, nor the mouth of the pit close over me.
17
Answer me, LORD, in your generous love; in your
great mercy turn to me.
18
Do not hide your face from your servant; in my
distress hasten to answer me.
19
Come and ransom my life; because of my enemies
redeem me.
20
You know my reproach, my shame, my disgrace;
before you stand all my foes.
21
Insult has broken my heart, and I am weak; I
looked for compassion, but there was none, for comforters, but found none.
22
Instead they put gall in my food; for my thirst
they gave me vinegar.
23
Make their own table a snare for them, a trap
for their friends.
24
Make their eyes so dim they cannot see; keep
their backs ever feeble.
25
Pour out your wrath upon them; let the fury of
your anger overtake them.
26
Make their camp desolate, with none to dwell in
their tents.
27
For they pursued the one you struck, added to
the pain of the one you wounded.
28
Add that to their crimes; let them not attain
to your reward.
29
Strike them from the book of the living; do not
count them among the just!
30
But I am afflicted and in pain; let your saving
help protect me, God,
31
That I may praise God's name in song and
glorify it with thanksgiving.
32
My song will please the LORD more than oxen,
more than bullocks with horns and hooves:
33
"See, you lowly ones, and be glad; you who
seek God, take heart!
34
For the LORD hears the poor, does not spurn
those in bondage.
35
Let the heavens and the earth sing praise, the
seas and whatever moves in them!"
36
God will rescue Zion, rebuild the cities of
Judah. God's servants shall dwell in the land and possess it;
37
7) it shall be the heritage of
their descendants; those who love God's name shall dwell there.
1
For the leader; of David. For remembrance.
2
Graciously rescue me, God! Come quickly to help
me, LORD!
3
Confound and put to shame those who seek my
life. Turn back in disgrace those who desire my ruin.
4
Let those who say "Aha!" turn back in
their shame.
5
But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in
you. May those who long for your help always say, "God be glorified!"
6
Here I am, afflicted and poor. God, come
quickly! You are my help and deliverer. LORD, do not delay!
1
In you, LORD, I take refuge; let me never be
put to shame.
2
In your justice rescue and deliver me; listen
to me and save me!
3
Be my rock and refuge, my secure stronghold;
for you are my rock and fortress.
4
My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked,
from the clutches of the violent.
5
You are my hope, Lord; my trust, GOD, from my
youth.
6
On you I depend since birth; from my mother's
womb you are my strength; my hope in you never wavers.
7
I have become a portent to many, but you are
my strong refuge!
8
My mouth shall be filled with your praise,
shall sing your glory every day.
9
Do not cast me aside in my old age; as my
strength fails, do not forsake me.
10
For my enemies speak against me; they watch and
plot against me.
11
They say, "God has abandoned that one
Pursue, seize the wretch! No one will come to the rescue!"
12
God, do not stand far from me; my God, hasten
to help me.
13
Bring to a shameful end those who attack me;
Cover with contempt and scorn those who seek my ruin.
14
I will always hope in you and add to all your
praise.
15
My mouth shall proclaim your just deeds, day
after day your acts of deliverance, though I cannot number them all.
16
I will speak of the mighty works of the Lord; O
GOD, I will tell of your singular justice.
17
God, you have taught me from my youth; to this
day I proclaim your wondrous deeds.
18
Now that I am old and gray, do not forsake me,
God, That I may proclaim your might to all generations yet to come, Your power
19
and justice, God, to the highest heaven. You
have done great things; O God, who is your equal?
20
You have sent me many bitter afflictions, but
once more revive me. From the watery depths of the earth once more raise me up.
21
Restore my honor; turn and comfort me,
22
That I may praise you with the lyre for your
faithfulness, my God, And sing to you with the harp, O Holy One of Israel!
23
My lips will shout for joy as I sing your
praise; my soul, too, which you have redeemed.
24
Yes, my tongue shall recount your justice day
by day. For those who sought my ruin will have been shamed and disgraced.
Of Solomon.
1
O God, give your judgment to the king; your justice to the son of kings;
2
That he may govern your people with justice, your oppressed with right judgment,
3
That the mountains may yield their bounty for
the people, and the hills great abundance,
4
That he may defend the oppressed among the
people, save the poor and crush the oppressor.
5
May he live as long as the sun endures, like
the moon, through all generations.
6
May he be like rain coming down upon the
fields, like showers watering the earth,
7
That abundance may flourish in his days, great
bounty, till the moon be no more.
8
May he rule from sea to sea, from the river to
the ends of the earth.
9
May his foes kneel before him, his enemies lick
the dust.
10
May the kings of Tarshish and the islands
bring tribute, the kings of Arabia and Seba offer gifts.
11
May all kings bow before him, all nations serve
him.
12
For he rescues the poor when they cry out, the
oppressed who have no one to help.
13
He shows pity to the needy and the poor and
saves the lives of the poor.
14
From extortion and violence he frees them, for
precious is their blood in his sight.
15
Long may he live, receiving gold from Arabia,
prayed for without cease, blessed day by day.
16
May wheat abound in the land, flourish even on
the mountain heights. May his fruit increase like Lebanon's, his wheat like the
grasses of the land.
17
May his name be blessed forever; as long as
the sun, may his name endure. May the tribes of the earth give blessings with
his name; may all the nations regard him as favored.
18
Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who
alone does wonderful deeds.
19
Blessed be his glorious name forever; may all
the earth be filled with the LORD'S glory. Amen and amen.
20
The end of the psalms of David, son of Jesse.
A psalm of Asaph.
1
How good God is to the
upright, the Lord, to those who are clean of heart!
2
I But, as for me, I lost my balance; my feet
all but slipped,
3
Because I was envious of the arrogant when I
saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4
For they suffer no pain; their bodies are
healthy and sleek.
5
They are free of the burdens of life; they are
not afflicted like others.
6
Thus pride adorns them as a necklace; violence
clothes them as a robe.
7
Out of their stupidity comes sin; evil thoughts
flood their hearts.
8
They scoff and spout their malice; from on high
they utter threats.
9
They set their mouths against the heavens,
their tongues roam the earth.
10
So my people turn to them and drink deeply of
their words.
11
They say, "Does God really know?"
"Does the Most High have any knowledge?"
12
Such, then, are the wicked, always carefree,
increasing their wealth.
13
Is it in vain that I have kept my heart clean,
washed my hands in innocence?
14
For I am afflicted day after day, chastised
every morning.
15
Had I thought, "I will speak as they
do," I would have betrayed your people.
16
Though I tried to understand all this, it was
too difficult for me,
17
Till I entered the sanctuary of God and came
to understand their end.
18
You set them, indeed, on a slippery road; you hurl
them down to ruin.
19
How suddenly they are devastated; undone by
disasters forever!
20
They are like a dream after waking, Lord,
dismissed like shadows when you arise.
21
Since my heart was embittered and my soul
deeply wounded,
22
I was stupid and could not understand; I was
like a brute beast in your presence.
23
Yet I am always with you; you take hold of my
right hand.
24
With your counsel you guide me, and at the end
receive me with honor.
25
Whom else have I in the heavens? None beside
you delights me on earth.
26
Though my flesh and my heart fail, God is the
rock of my heart, my portion forever.
27
But those who are far from you perish; you
destroy those unfaithful to you.
28
As for me, to be near God is my good, to make
the Lord GOD my refuge. I shall declare all your works in the gates of daughter
Zion.
A maskil of Asaph.
1
O Why, God, have you cast us off forever? Why does your anger burn against the sheep
of your pasture?
2
Remember your flock that you gathered of old,
the tribe you redeemed as your very own. Remember Mount Zion where you dwell.
3
Turn your steps toward the utter ruins, toward
the sanctuary devastated by the enemy.
4
Your foes roared triumphantly in your shrine;
they set up their own tokens of victory.
5
They hacked away like foresters gathering
boughs, swinging their axes in a thicket of trees.
6
They smashed all your engraved work, pounded it
with hammer and pick.
7
They set your sanctuary on fire; the abode of
your name they razed and profaned.
8
They said in their hearts, "Destroy them
all! Burn all the shrines of God in the land!"
9
Now we see no signs, we have no prophets, no
one who knows how long.
10
How long, O God, shall the enemy jeer? Shall
the foe revile your name forever?
11
Why draw back your right hand, why keep it idle
beneath your cloak?
12
Yet you, God, are my king from of old, winning
victories throughout the earth.
13
You stirred up the sea in your might; you
smashed the heads of the dragons on the waters.
14
You crushed the heads of Leviathan, tossed him
for food to the sharks.
15
You opened up springs and torrents, brought dry
land out of the primeval waters.
16
Yours the day and yours the night; you set the
moon and sun in place.
17
You fixed all the limits of the earth; summer
and winter you made.
18
Remember how the enemy has jeered, O LORD, how
a foolish people has reviled your name.
19
Do not surrender to beasts those who praise
you; do not forget forever the life of your afflicted.
20
Look to your covenant, for the land is filled
with gloom; the pastures, with violence.
21
Let not the oppressed turn back in shame; may
the poor and needy praise your name.
22
Arise, God, defend your cause; remember the
constant jeers of the fools.
23
Do not ignore the clamor of your foes, the
unceasing uproar of your enemies.
1
For the leader. Do not destroy! A psalm of Asaph; a song.
2
We thank you, God, we give thanks; we call
upon your name, declare your wonderful deeds. You said:
3
"I will choose the time; I will judge
fairly.
4
The earth and all its inhabitants will quake,
but I have firmly set its pillars." Selah
5
So I say to the boastful: "Do not
boast!" to the wicked: "Do not raise your horns!
6
Do not raise your horns against heaven! Do not
speak arrogantly against the Rock!"
7
For judgment comes not from east or from west,
not from the desert or from the mountains,
8
But from God who decides, who brings some low
and raises others high.
9
Yes, a cup is in the LORD'S hand, foaming
wine, fully spiced. When God pours it out, they will drain it even to the
dregs; all the wicked of the earth must drink.
10
But I will rejoice forever; I will sing praise
to the God of Jacob,
11
Who has said: "I will break off all the
horns of the wicked, but the horns of the just shall be lifted up."
1
For the leader; a psalm with stringed
instruments. A song of Asaph.
2
Renowned in Judah is God, whose name is great
in Israel.
3
On Salem is God's tent, a shelter on Zion.
4
There the flashing arrows were shattered,
shield, sword, and weapons of war. Selah
5
Terrible and awesome are you, stronger than
the ancient mountains.
6
Despoiled are the bold warriors; they sleep
their final sleep; the hands of all the mighty have failed.
7
At your roar, O God of Jacob, chariots and
steeds lay still.
8
So terrible and awesome are you; who can stand
before you and your great anger?
9
From the heavens you pronounced sentence; the
earth was terrified and reduced to silence,
10
When you arose, O God, for judgment to deliver
the afflicted of the land. Selah
11
Even wrathful Edom praises you; the remnant of
Hamath keeps your feast.
12
Make and keep vows to the LORD your God. May
all present bring gifts to this awesome God,
13
Who checks the pride of princes, inspires awe
among the kings of earth.
1
For the leader; al Jeduthun. A psalm of Asaph.
2
I cry aloud to God, cry to God to hear me.
3
On the day of my distress I seek the Lord; by
night my hands are raised unceasingly; I refuse to be consoled.
4
When I think of God, I groan; as I ponder, my
spirit grows faint. Selah
5
My eyes cannot close in sleep; I am troubled
and cannot speak.
6
I consider the days of old; the years long past
7
I remember. In the night I meditate in my
heart; I ponder and my spirit broods:
8
"Will the Lord reject us forever, never
again show favor?
9
Has God's love ceased forever? Has the promise
failed for all ages?
10
Has God forgotten mercy, in anger withheld
compassion?" Selah
11
I conclude: "My sorrow is this, the right
hand of the Most High has left us."
12
I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes,
your wonders of old I will remember.
13
I will recite all your works; your exploits I
will tell.
14
Your way, O God, is holy; what god is as great
as our God?
15
You alone are the God who did wonders; among
the peoples you revealed your might.
16
With your arm you redeemed your people, the
descendants of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
17
The waters saw you, God; the waters saw you and
lashed about, trembled even to their depths.
18
The clouds poured down their rains; the
thunderheads rumbled; your arrows flashed back and forth.
19
The thunder of your chariot wheels resounded;
your lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.
20
Through the sea was your path; your way,
through the mighty waters, though your footsteps were unseen.
21
You led your people like a flock under the care
of Moses and Aaron.
A maskil of Asaph.
1
Attend,
my people, to my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth.
2
I will open my mouth in story, drawing lessons
from of old.
3
We have heard them, we know them; our ancestors
have recited them to us.
4
We do not keep them from our children; we
recite them to the next generation, The praiseworthy and mighty deeds of the
LORD, the wonders that he performed.
5
God set up a decree in Jacob, established a law
in Israel: What he commanded our ancestors, they were to teach their children;
6
That the next generation might come to know,
children yet to be born. In turn they were to recite them to their children,
7
that they too might put their trust in God, And
not forget the works of God, keeping his commandments.
8
They were not to be like their ancestors, a
rebellious and defiant generation, A generation whose heart was not constant,
whose spirit was not faithful to God,
9
Like the ranks of Ephraimite archers, who
retreated on the day of battle.
10
They did not keep God's covenant; they refused
to walk by his law.
11
They forgot his works, the wondrous deeds he
had shown them.
12
In the sight of their ancestors God did
wonders, in the land of Egypt, the plain of Zoan.
13
He split the sea and led them across, piling up
the waters rigid as walls.
14
God led them with a cloud by day, all night
with the light of fire.
15
He split rock in the desert, gave water to
drink, abounding as the deep.
16
He made streams flow from crags, drew out
rivers of water.
17
But they went on sinning against him, rebelling
against the Most High in the desert.
18
They tested God in their hearts, demanding the
food they craved.
19
They spoke against God, and said, "Can God
spread a table in the desert?
20
True, when he struck the rock, water gushed
forth, the wadis flooded. But can he also provide bread, give meat to his
people?"
21
The LORD heard and grew angry; fire blazed up
against Jacob; anger flared up against Israel.
22
For they did not believe in God, did not trust
in his saving power.
23
So he commanded the skies above; the doors of
heaven he opened.
24
God rained manna upon them for food; bread from
heaven he gave them.
25
All ate a meal fit for heroes; food he sent in
abundance.
26
He stirred up the east wind in the heavens; by
his power God brought on the south wind.
27
He rained meat upon them like dust, winged fowl
like the sands of the sea,
28
Brought them down in the midst of the camp,
round about their tents.
29
They ate and were well filled; he gave them
what they had craved.
30
But while they still wanted more, and the food
was still in their mouths,
31
God's anger attacked them, killed their best
warriors, laid low the youth of Israel.
32
In spite of all this they went on sinning, they
did not believe in his wonders.
33
God ended their days abruptly, their years in
sudden death.
34
When he slew them, they began to seek him; they
again inquired of their God.
35
They remembered that God was their rock, God
Most High, their redeemer.
36
But they deceived him with their mouths, lied
to him with their tongues.
37
Their hearts were not constant toward him; they
were not faithful to his covenant.
38
But God is merciful and forgave their sin; he
did not utterly destroy them. Time and again he turned back his anger,
unwilling to unleash all his rage.
39
He was mindful that they were flesh, a breath
that passes and does not return.
40
How often they rebelled against God in the
desert, grieved him in the wasteland.
41
Again and again they tested God, provoked the
Holy One of Israel.
42
They did not remember his power, the day he redeemed
them from the foe,
43
When he displayed his wonders in Egypt, his
marvels in the plain of Zoan.
44
God changed their rivers to blood; their
streams they could not drink.
45
He sent insects that devoured them, frogs that
destroyed them.
46
He gave their harvest to the caterpillar, the
fruits of their labor to the locust.
47
He killed their vines with hail, their
sycamores with frost.
48
He exposed their flocks to deadly hail, their
cattle to lightning.
49
He unleashed against them his fiery breath,
roar, fury, and distress, storming messengers of death.
50
He cleared a path for his anger; he did not
spare them from death; he delivered their beasts to the plague.
51
He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, love's
first child in the tents of Ham.
52
God led forth his people like sheep; he guided
them through the desert like a flock.
53
He led them on secure and unafraid, but the sea
enveloped their enemies.
54
He brought them to his holy land, the mountain
his right hand had won.
55
God drove out the nations before them,
apportioned them a heritage by lot, settled the tribes of Israel in their
tents.
56
But they tested, rebelled against God Most
High, his decrees they did not observe.
57
They turned back, deceitful like their
ancestors; they proved false like a bow with no tension.
58
They enraged him with their high places; with
their idols they goaded him.
59
God heard and grew angry; he rejected Israel
completely.
60
He forsook the shrine at Shiloh, the tent
where he dwelt with humans.
61
He gave up his might into captivity, his
glorious ark into the hands of the foe.
62
God abandoned his people to the sword; he was
enraged against his heritage.
63
Fire consumed their young men; their young
women heard no wedding songs.
64
Their priests fell by the sword; their widows
made no lamentation.
65
Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a
warrior from the effects of wine.
66
He put his enemies to flight; everlasting shame
he dealt them.
67
He rejected the tent of Joseph, chose not the
tribe of Ephraim.
68
God chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which
he favored.
69
He built his shrine like the heavens, like the
earth which he founded forever.
70
He chose David his servant, took him from the
sheepfold.
71
From tending sheep God brought him, to shepherd
Jacob, his people, Israel, his heritage.
72
He shepherded them with a pure heart; with
skilled hands he guided them.
A psalm of Asaph.
1
O God, the nations have invaded your heritage; they have defiled your holy temple,
have laid Jerusalem in ruins.
2
They have left the corpses of your servants as
food for the birds of the heavens, the flesh of your faithful for the beasts of
the earth.
3
They have spilled their blood like water all
around Jerusalem, and no one is left to bury them.
4
We have become the reproach of our neighbors,
the scorn and derision of those around us.
5
How long, LORD? Will you be angry forever? Will
your rage keep burning like fire?
6
Pour out your wrath on nations that reject you,
on kingdoms that do not call on your name,
7
For they have devoured Jacob, laid waste his
home.
8
Do not hold past iniquities against us; may
your compassion come quickly, for we have been brought very low.
9
Help us, God our savior, for the glory of your
name. Deliver us, pardon our sins for your name's sake.
10
Why should the nations say, "Where is
their God?" Before our eyes make clear to the nations that you avenge the
blood of your servants.
11
Let the groans of prisoners come before you; by
your great power free those doomed to death.
12
Lord, inflict on our neighbors seven fold the
disgrace they inflicted on you.
13
Then we, your people, the sheep of your
pasture, will give thanks to you forever; through all ages we will declare your
praise.
1
For the leader; according to "Lilies." Eduth. A psalm of Asaph.
2
Shepherd of Israel, listen, guide of the flock
of Joseph! From your throne upon the cherubim reveal yourself
3
to Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Stir up
your power, come to save us.
4
O LORD of hosts, restore us; Let your face shine
upon us, that we may be saved.
5
LORD of hosts, how long will you burn with
anger while your people pray?
6
You have fed them the bread of tears, made them
drink tears in abundance.
7
You have left us to be fought over by our
neighbors; our enemies deride us.
8
O LORD of hosts, restore us; let your face
shine upon us, that we may be saved.
9
You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove
away the nations and planted it.
10
You cleared the ground; it took root and filled
the land.
11
The mountains were covered by its shadow, the
cedars of God by its branches.
12
It sent out boughs as far as the sea, shoots
as far as the river.
13
Why have you broken down the walls, so that all
who pass by pluck its fruit?
14
The boar from the forest strips the vine; the
beast of the field feeds upon it.
15
Turn again, LORD of hosts; look down from
heaven and see; Attend to this vine,
16
the shoot your right hand has planted.
17
Those who would burn or cut it down - may they perish at your rebuke.
18
May your help be with the man at your right
hand, with the one whom you once made strong.
19
Then we will not withdraw from you; revive us,
and we will call on your name.
20
LORD of hosts, restore us; let your face shine
upon us, that we may be saved.
1
For the leader; "upon the gittith." Of Asaph.
2
Sing joyfully to God our strength; shout in
triumph to the God of Jacob!
3
Take up a melody, sound the timbrel, the
sweet-sounding harp and lyre.
4
Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full
moon, on our solemn feast.
5
For this is a law in Israel, an edict of the
God of Jacob,
6
Who made it a decree for Joseph when he came
out of the land of Egypt. II I hear a new oracle:
7
"I relieved their shoulders of the
burden; their hands put down the basket.
8
In distress you called and I rescued you;
unseen, I spoke to you in thunder; At the waters of Meribah I tested you and
said: Selah
9
'Listen, my people, I give you warning! If only
you will obey me, Israel!
10
There must be no foreign god among you; you
must not worship an alien god.
11
I, the LORD, am your God, who brought you up
from the land of Egypt. Open wide your mouth that I may fill it.'
12
But my people did not listen to my words;
Israel did not obey me.
13
So I gave them over to hardness of heart; they
followed their own designs.
14
But even now if my people would listen, if
Israel would walk in my paths,
15
In a moment I would subdue their foes, against
their enemies unleash my hand.
16
Those who hate the LORD would tremble, their
doom sealed forever.
17
But Israel I would feed with the finest wheat,
satisfy them with honey from the rock."
A psalm of Asaph.
1
God
rises in the divine council, gives judgment in the midst of the gods.
2
"How long will you judge unjustly and
favor the cause of the wicked? Selah
3
Defend the lowly and fatherless; render justice
to the afflicted and needy.
4
Rescue the lowly and poor; deliver them from
the hand of the wicked."
5
The gods neither know nor understand,
wandering about in darkness, and all the world's foundations shake.
6
I declare: "Gods though you be, offspring
of the Most High all of you,
7
Yet like any mortal you shall die; like any
prince you shall fall."
8
Arise, O God, judge the earth, for yours are
all the nations.
1
A song; a psalm of Asaph.
2
God, do not be silent; God, be not still and
unmoved!
3
See how your enemies rage; your foes proudly
raise their heads.
4
They conspire against your people, plot against
those you protect.
5
They say, "Come, let us wipe out their
nation; let Israel's name be mentioned no more!"
6
They scheme with one mind, in league against
you:
7
The tents of Ishmael and Edom, the people of
Moab and Hagar,
8
Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia and the
inhabitants of Tyre.
9
Assyria, too, in league with them gives aid to the
descendants of Lot. Selah
10
Deal with them as with Midian; as with Sisera
and Jabin at the torrent Kishon,
11
Those destroyed at Endor, who became dung for
the ground.
12
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their
princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
13
Who made a plan together, "Let us seize
the pastures of God."
14
My God, turn them into withered grass, into
chaff flying before the wind.
15
As a fire raging through a forest, a flame
setting mountains ablaze,
16
Pursue them with your tempest; terrify them
with your storm.
17
Cover their faces with shame, till they pay you
homage, LORD.
18
Let them be dismayed and shamed forever; let
them perish in disgrace.
19
Show them you alone are the LORD, the Most High
over all the earth.
1
For the leader; "upon the gittith." A psalm of the Korahites.
2
How lovely your dwelling, O LORD of hosts!
3
My soul yearns and pines for the courts of the
LORD. My heart and flesh cry out for the living God.
4
As the sparrow finds a home and the swallow a
nest to settle her young, My home is by your altars, LORD of hosts, my king and
my God!
5
Happy are those who dwell in your house! They
never cease to praise you. Selah
6
Happy are those who find refuge in you, whose
hearts are set on pilgrim roads.
7
As they pass through the Baca valley, they
find spring water to drink. Also from pools the Lord provides water for those
who lose their way.
8
They pass through outer and inner wall and see
the God of gods on Zion.
9
LORD of hosts, hear my prayer; listen, God of
Jacob. Selah
10
O God, look kindly on our shield; look upon
the face of your anointed.
11
Better one day in your courts than a thousand
elsewhere. Better the threshold of the house of my God than a home in the tents
of the wicked.
12
For a sun and shield is the LORD God, bestowing
all grace and glory. The LORD withholds no good thing from those who walk
without reproach.
13
O LORD of hosts, happy are those who trust in
you!
1
For the leader. A psalm of the Korahites.
2
You once favored, LORD, your land, restored the
good fortune of Jacob.
3
You forgave the guilt of your people, pardoned
all their sins. Selah
4
You withdrew all your wrath, turned back your
burning anger.
5
Restore us once more, God our savior; abandon
your wrath against us.
6
Will you be angry with us forever, drag out
your anger for all generations?
7
Please give us life again, that your people may
rejoice in you.
8
Show us, LORD, your love; grant us your
salvation.
9
I will listen for the word of God; surely the
LORD will proclaim peace To his people, to the faithful, to those who trust in
him.
10
Near indeed is salvation for the loyal;
prosperity will fill our land.
11
Love and truth will meet; justice and peace
will kiss.
12
Truth will spring from the earth; justice will
look down from heaven.
13
The LORD will surely grant abundance; our land
will yield its increase.
14
Prosperity will march before the Lord, and good
fortune will follow behind.
A prayer of David.
1
Hear
me, LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and oppressed.
2
Preserve my life, for I am loyal; save your
servant who trusts in you.
3
You are my God; pity me, Lord; to you I call
all the day.
4
Gladden the soul of your servant; to you, Lord,
I lift up my soul.
5
Lord, you are kind and forgiving, most loving
to all who call on you.
6
LORD, hear my prayer; listen to my cry for
help.
7
In this time of trouble I call, for you will
answer me.
8
None among the gods can equal you, O Lord; nor
can their deeds compare to yours.
9
All the nations you have made shall come to bow
before you, Lord, and give honor to your name.
10
For you are great and do wondrous deeds; and
you alone are God.
11
Teach me, LORD, your way that I may walk in
your truth, single-hearted and revering your name.
12
I will praise you with all my heart, glorify
your name forever, Lord my God.
13
Your love for me is great; you have rescued me
from the depths of Sheol.
14
O God, the arrogant have risen against me; a
ruthless band has sought my life; to you they pay no heed.
15
But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God,
slow to anger, most loving and true.
16
Turn to me, have pity on me; give your strength
to your servant; save this child of your handmaid.
17
Give me a sign of your favor: make my enemies
see, to their confusion, that you, LORD, help and comfort me.
A psalm of the Korahites. A song.
1
The LORD
loves the city founded on holy mountains,
2
Loves the gates of Zion more than any dwelling
in Jacob.
3
Glorious things are said of you, O city of God!
Selah
4
From Babylon and Egypt I count those who
acknowledge the LORD. Philistia, Ethiopia, Tyre, of them it can be said:
"This one was born there."
5
But of Zion it must be said: "They all
were born here." The Most High confirms this;
6
the Lord notes in the register of the peoples:
"This one was born here." Selah
7
So all sing in their festive dance:
"Within you is my true home."
1
A song; a psalm of the Korahites. For the leader; according to Mahalath. For
singing; a maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.
2
LORD, my God, I call out by day; at night I cry
aloud in your presence.
3
Let my prayer come before you; incline your ear
to my cry.
4
For my soul is filled with troubles; my life
draws near to Sheol.
5
I am reckoned with those who go down to the
pit; I am weak, without strength.
6
My couch is among the dead, with the slain who
lie in the grave. You remember them no more; they are cut off from your care.
7
You plunged me into the bottom of the pit, into
the darkness of the abyss.
8
Your wrath lies heavy upon me; all your waves
crash over me. Selah
9
Because of you my friends shun me; you make me
loathsome to them; Caged in, I cannot escape;
10
my eyes grow dim from trouble. All day I call
on you, LORD; I stretch out my hands to you.
11
Do you work wonders for the dead? Do the
shades arise and praise you? Selah
12
Is your love proclaimed in the grave, your
fidelity in the tomb?
13
Are your marvels declared in the darkness, your
righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?
14
But I cry out to you, LORD; in the morning my
prayer comes before you.
15
Why do you reject me, LORD? Why hide your face
from me?
16
I am mortally afflicted since youth; lifeless,
I suffer your terrible blows.
17
Your wrath has swept over me; your terrors have
reduced me to silence.
18
All the day they surge round like a flood; from
every side they close in on me.
19
Because of you companions shun me; my only
friend is darkness.
1
A maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
2
The promises of the LORD I will sing forever,
proclaim your loyalty through all ages.
3
For you said, "My love is established
forever; my loyalty will stand as long as the heavens.
4
I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I
have sworn to David my servant:
5
I will make your dynasty stand forever and
establish your throne through all ages." Selah
6
The heavens praise your marvels, LORD, your
loyalty in the assembly of the holy ones.
7
Who in the skies ranks with the LORD? Who is
like the LORD among the gods?
8
A God dreaded in the council of the holy ones,
greater and more awesome than all who sit there!
9
LORD, God of hosts, who is like you? Mighty
LORD, your loyalty is always present.
10
You rule the raging sea; you still its swelling
waves.
11
You crushed Rahab with a mortal blow; your
strong arm scattered your foes.
12
Yours are the heavens, yours the earth; you
founded the world and everything in it.
13
Zaphon and Amanus you created; Tabor and
Hermon rejoice in your name.
14
Mighty your arm, strong your hand, your right
hand is ever exalted.
15
Justice and judgment are the foundation of your
throne; love and loyalty march before you.
16
Happy the people who know you, LORD, who walk
in the radiance of your face.
17
In your name they sing joyfully all the day; at
your victory they raise the festal shout.
18
You are their majestic strength; by your favor
our horn is exalted.
19
Truly the LORD is our shield, the Holy One of
Israel, our king!
20
Once you spoke in vision; to your faithful ones
you said: "I have set a leader over the warriors; I have raised up a hero
from the army.
21
I have chosen David, my servant; with my holy
oil I have anointed him.
22
My hand will be with him; my arm will make him
strong.
23
No enemy shall outwit him, nor shall the wicked
defeat him.
24
I will crush his foes before him, strike down
those who hate him.
25
My loyalty and love will be with him; through
my name his horn will be exalted.
26
I will set his hand upon the sea, his right
hand upon the rivers.
27
He shall cry to me,'You are my father, my God,
the Rock that brings me victory!'
28
I myself make him firstborn, Most High over
the kings of the earth.
29
Forever I will maintain my love for him; my
covenant with him stands firm.
30
I will establish his dynasty forever, his
throne as the days of the heavens.
31
If his descendants forsake my law, do not
follow my decrees,
32
If they fail to observe my statutes, do not
keep my commandments,
33
I will punish their crime with a rod and their
guilt with lashes.
34
But I will not take my love from him, nor will
I betray my bond of loyalty.
35
I will not violate my covenant; the promise of
my lips I will not alter.
36
By my holiness I swore once for all: I will never
be false to David.
37
His dynasty will continue forever, his throne,
like the sun before me.
38
Like the moon it will stand eternal, forever
firm like the sky!" Selah
39
But now you have rejected and spurned, been
enraged at your anointed.
40
You renounced the covenant with your servant,
defiled his crown in the dust.
41
You broke down all his defenses, left his
strongholds in ruins.
42
All who pass through seize plunder; his
neighbors deride him.
43
You have exalted the right hand of his foes,
have gladdened all his enemies.
44
You turned back his sharp sword, did not
support him in battle.
45
You brought to an end his splendor, hurled his
throne to the ground.
46
You cut short the days of his youth, covered
him with shame. Selah
47
How long, LORD? Will you stay hidden forever?
Must your wrath smolder like fire?
48
Remember how brief is my life, how frail the
race you created!
49
What mortal can live and not see death? Who can
escape the power of Sheol? Selah
50
Where are your promises of old, Lord, the
loyalty sworn to David?
51
Remember, Lord, the insults to your servants,
how I bear all the slanders of the nations.
52
Your enemies, LORD, insult your anointed; they
insult my every endeavor.
53
Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and amen!
A prayer of Moses, the man of God.
1
Lord, you have been our refuge through all generations.
2
Before the mountains were born, the earth and
the world brought forth, from eternity to eternity you are God.
4
A thousand years in your eyes are merely a
yesterday,
3
But humans you return to dust, saying,
"Return, you sons of Adam!"
4
Before a watch passes in the night,
5
you have brought them to their end; They
disappear like sleep at dawn; they are like grass that dies.
6
It sprouts green in the morning; by evening it
is dry and withered.
7
Truly we are consumed by your anger, filled
with terror by your wrath.
8
You have kept our faults before you, our hidden
sins exposed to your sight.
9
Our life ebbs away under your wrath; our years
end like a sigh.
10
Seventy is the sum of our years, or eighty, if
we are strong; Most of them are sorrow and toil; they pass quickly, we are all
but gone.
11
Who comprehends your terrible anger? Your wrath
matches the fear it inspires.
12
Teach us to count our days aright, that we may
gain wisdom of heart.
13
Relent, O LORD! How long? Have pity on your servants!
14
Fill us at daybreak with your love, that all
our days we may sing for joy.
15
Make us glad as many days as you humbled us,
for as many years as we have seen trouble.
16
Show your deeds to your servants, your glory to
their children.
17
May the favor of the Lord our God be ours.
Prosper the work of our hands! Prosper the work of our hands!
1
You who dwell in the
shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,
2
Say to the LORD, "My refuge and fortress,
my God in whom I trust."
3
God will rescue you from the fowler's snare,
from the destroying plague,
4
Will shelter you with pinions, spread wings
that you may take refuge; God's faithfulness is a protecting shield.
5
You shall not fear the terror of the night nor
the arrow that flies by day,
6
Nor the pestilence that roams in darkness, nor
the plague that ravages at noon.
7
Though a thousand fall at your side, ten
thousand at your right hand, near you it shall not come.
8
You need simply watch; the punishment of the
wicked you will see.
9
You have the LORD for your refuge; you have
made the Most High your stronghold.
10
No evil shall befall you, no affliction come
near your tent.
11
For God commands the angels to guard you in
all your ways.
12
With their hands they shall support you, lest
you strike your foot against a stone.
13
You shall tread upon the asp and the viper,
trample the lion and the dragon.
14
Whoever clings to me I will deliver; whoever
knows my name I will set on high.
15
All who call upon me I will answer; I will be
with them in distress; I will deliver them and give them honor.
16
With length of days I will satisfy them and
show them my saving power.
1
A psalm. A sabbath song.
2
It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praise
to your name, Most High,
3
To proclaim your love in the morning, your
faithfulness in the night,
4
With the ten-stringed harp, with melody upon
the lyre.
5
For you make me jubilant, LORD, by your deeds;
at the works of your hands I shout for joy.
6
How great are your works, LORD! How profound
your purpose!
7
A senseless person cannot know this; a fool
cannot comprehend.
8
Though the wicked flourish like grass and all
sinners thrive, They are destined for eternal destruction;
9
for you, LORD, are forever on high.
10
Indeed your enemies, LORD, indeed your enemies
shall perish; all sinners shall be scattered.
11
You have given me the strength of a wild bull;
you have poured rich oil upon me.
12
My eyes look with glee on my wicked enemies; my
ears delight in the fall of my foes.
13
The just shall flourish like the palm tree,
shall grow like a cedar of Lebanon.
14
Planted in the house of the LORD, they shall
flourish in the courts of our God.
15
They shall bear fruit even in old age, always
vigorous and sturdy,
16
As they proclaim: "The LORD is just; our
rock, in whom there is no wrong."
1
The LORD is king, robed
with majesty; the LORD is robed, girded with might. The world will surely stand
in place, never to be moved.
2
Your throne stands firm from of old; you are
from everlasting, LORD.
3
The flood has raised up, LORD; the flood has
raised up its roar; the flood has raised its pounding waves.
4
More powerful than the roar of many waters,
more powerful than the breakers of the sea, powerful in the heavens is the
LORD.
5
Your decrees are firmly established; holiness
belongs to your house, LORD, for all the length of days.
1
LORD, avenging God, avenging God, shine forth!
2
Rise up, judge of the earth; give the proud
what they deserve.
3
How long, LORD, shall the wicked, how long
shall the wicked glory?
4
How long will they mouth haughty speeches, go
on boasting, all these evildoers?
5
They crush your people, LORD, torment your very
own.
6
They kill the widow and alien; the fatherless
they murder.
7
They say, "The LORD does not see; the God
of Jacob takes no notice."
8
Understand, you stupid people! You fools, when
will you be wise?
9
Does the one who shaped the ear not hear? The
one who formed the eye not see?
10
Does the one who guides nations not rebuke? The
one who teaches men not have knowledge?
11
The LORD does know human plans; they are only
puffs of air.
12
Happy those whom you guide, LORD, whom you
teach by your instruction.
13
You give them rest from evil days, while a pit
is being dug for the wicked.
14
You, LORD, will not forsake your people, nor
abandon your very own.
15
Judgment shall again be just, and all the
upright of heart will follow it.
16
Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who
will stand up for me against evildoers?
17
If the LORD were not my help, I would long have
been silent in the grave.
18
When I say, "My foot is slipping,"
your love, LORD, holds me up.
19
When cares increase within me, your comfort
gives me joy.
20
Can unjust judges be your allies, those who
create burdens in the name of law,
21
Those who conspire against the just and condemn
the innocent to death?
22
No, the LORD is my secure height, my God, the
rock where I find refuge,
23
Who will turn back their evil upon them and
destroy them for their wickedness. Surely the LORD our God will destroy them!
1
Come, let us sing joyfully to the LORD; cry
out to the rock of our salvation.
2
Let us greet him with a song of praise,
joyfully sing out our psalms.
3
For the LORD is the great God, the great king
over all gods,
4
Whose hand holds the depths of the earth; who
owns the tops of the mountains.
5
The sea and dry land belong to God, who made
them, formed them by hand.
6
Enter, let us bow down in worship; let us kneel
before the LORD who made us.
7
For this is our God, whose people we are, God's
well-tended flock. Oh, that today you would hear his voice:
8
Do not harden your hearts as at Meribah, as on
the day of Massah in the desert.
9
There your ancestors tested me; they tried me
though they had seen my works.
10
Forty years I loathed that generation; I said:
"This people's heart goes astray; they do not know my ways."
11
Therefore I swore in my anger: "They
shall never enter my rest."
1
Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD,
all the earth.
2
Sing to the LORD, bless his name; announce his
salvation day after day.
3
Tell God's glory among the nations; among all
peoples, God's marvelous deeds.
4
For great is the LORD and highly to be
praised, to be feared above all gods.
5
For the gods of the nations all do nothing, but
the LORD made the heavens.
6
Splendor and power go before him; power and
grandeur are in his holy place.
7
Give to the LORD, you families of nations, give
to the LORD glory and might;
8
give to the LORD the glory due his name! Bring
gifts and enter his courts;
9
bow down to the LORD, splendid in holiness.
Tremble before God, all the earth;
10
say among the nations: The LORD is king. The
world will surely stand fast, never to be moved. God rules the peoples with
fairness.
11
Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice;
let the sea and what fills it resound;
12
let the plains be joyful and all that is in
them. Then let all the trees of the forest rejoice
13
before the LORD who comes, who comes to govern
the earth, To govern the world with justice and the peoples with faithfulness.
1
The LORD is king; let the earth rejoice; let
the many islands be glad.
2
Cloud and darkness surround the Lord; justice
and right are the foundation of his throne.
3
Fire goes before him; everywhere it consumes
the foes.
4
Lightning illumines the world; the earth sees
and trembles.
5
The mountains melt like wax before the LORD,
before the Lord of all the earth.
6
The heavens proclaim God's justice; all peoples
see his glory.
7
All who serve idols are put to shame, who
glory in worthless things; all gods bow down before you.
8
Zion hears and is glad, and the cities of Judah
rejoice because of your judgments, O LORD.
9
You, LORD, are the Most High over all the
earth, exalted far above all gods.
10
The LORD loves those who hate evil, protects
the lives of the faithful, rescues them from the hand of the wicked.
11
Light dawns for the just; gladness, for the
honest of heart.
12
Rejoice in the LORD, you just, and praise his
holy name.
A psalm.
1
Sing a new song
to the LORD, who has done marvelous deeds, Whose right hand and holy arm have
won the victory.
2
The LORD has made his victory known; has
revealed his triumph for the nations to see,
3
Has remembered faithful love toward the house
of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God.
4
Shout with joy to the LORD, all the earth;
break into song; sing praise.
5
Sing praise to the LORD with the harp, with the
harp and melodious song.
6
With trumpets and the sound of the horn shout
with joy to the King, the LORD.
7
Let the sea and what fills it resound, the
world and those who dwell there.
8
Let the rivers clap their hands, the mountains
shout with them for joy,
9
Before the LORD who comes, who comes to govern
the earth, To govern the world with justice and the peoples with fairness.
1
The LORD is king, the
peoples tremble; God is enthroned on the cherubim, the earth quakes.
2
The LORD is great on Zion, exalted above all
the peoples.
3
Let them praise your great and awesome name:
Holy is God!
4
O mighty king, lover of justice, you alone have
established fairness; you have created just rule in Jacob.
5
Exalt the LORD, our God; bow down before his footstool;
holy is God!
6
Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel
among those who called on God's name; they called on the LORD, who answered
them.
7
From the pillar of cloud God spoke to them; they
kept the decrees, the law they received.
8
O LORD, our God, you answered them; you were a
forgiving God, though you punished their offenses.
9
Exalt the LORD, our God; bow down before his
holy mountain; holy is the LORD, our God.
A psalm of thanksgiving.
1
Shout joyfully to the
LORD, all you lands;
2
worship the LORD with cries of gladness; come
before him with joyful song.
3
Know that the LORD is God, our maker to whom
we belong, whosepeople we are, God's well-tended flock.
4
Enter the temple gates with praise, its courts
with thanksgiving. Give thanks to God, bless his name;
5
good indeed is the LORD, Whose love endures
forever, whose faithfulness lasts through every age.
A psalm of David.
1
I sing
of love and justice; to you, LORD, I sing praise.
2
I follow the way of integrity; when will you
come to me? I act with integrity of heart within my royal court.
3
I do not allow into my presence anyone who
speaks perversely. Whoever acts shamefully I hate; no such person can be my
friend.
4
I shun the devious of heart; the wicked I do
not tolerate.
5
Whoever slanders another in secret I reduce to
silence. Haughty eyes and arrogant hearts I cannot endure.
6
I look to the faithful of the land; they alone
can be my companions. Those who follow the way of integrity, they alone can
enter my service.
7
No one who practices deceit can hold a post in
my court. No one who speaks falsely can be among my advisors.
8
Each morning I clear the wicked from the land,
and rid the LORD'S city of all evildoers.
1
The prayer of one afflicted and wasting away
whose anguish is poured out before the LORD.
2
LORD, hear my prayer; let my cry come to you.
3
Do not hide your face from me now that I am in
distress. Turn your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly.
4
For my days vanish like smoke; my bones burn
away as in a furnace.
5
I am withered, dried up like grass, too wasted
to eat my food.
6
From my loud groaning I become just skin and
bones.
7
I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the
ruins.
8
I lie awake and moan, like a lone sparrow on
the roof.
9
All day long my enemies taunt me; in their
rage, they make my name a curse.
10
I eat ashes like bread, mingle my drink with
tears.
11
Because of your furious wrath, you lifted me up
just to cast me down.
12
My days are like a lengthening shadow; I wither
like the grass.
13
But you, LORD, are enthroned forever; your
renown is for all generations.
14
You will again show mercy to Zion; now is the
time for pity; the appointed time has come.
15
Its stones are dear to your servants; its dust
moves them to pity.
16
The nations shall revere your name, LORD, all
the kings of the earth, your glory,
17
Once the LORD has rebuilt Zion and appeared in
glory,
18
Heeding the plea of the lowly, not scorning
their prayer.
19
Let this be written for the next generation,
for a people not yet born, that they may praise the LORD:
20
"The LORD looked down from the holy
heights, viewed the earth from heaven,
21
To attend to the groaning of the prisoners, to
release those doomed to die."
22
Then the LORD'S name will be declared on Zion,
the praise of God in Jerusalem,
23
When all peoples and kingdoms gather to worship
the LORD.
24
God has shattered my strength in mid-course,
has cut short my days.
25
I plead, O my God, do not take me in the midst
of my days. Your years last through all generations.
26
Of old you laid the earth's foundations; the
heavens are the work of your hands.
27
They perish, but you remain; they all wear out
like a garment; Like clothing you change them and they are changed,
28
but you are the same, your years have no end.
29
May the children of your servants live on; may
their descendants live in your presence.
Of David.
1
Bless the LORD,
my soul; all my being, bless his holy name!
2
Bless the LORD, my soul; do not forget all the
gifts of God,
3
Who pardons all your sins, heals all your ills,
4
Delivers your life from the pit, surrounds you
with love and compassion,
5
Fills your days with good things; your youth
is renewed like the eagle's.
6
The LORD does righteous deeds, brings justice
to all the oppressed.
7
His ways were revealed to Moses, mighty deeds
to the people of Israel.
8
Merciful and gracious is the LORD, slow to
anger, abounding in kindness.
9
God does not always rebuke, nurses no lasting
anger,
10
Has not dealt with us as our sins merit, nor
requited us as our deeds deserve.
11
As the heavens tower over the earth, so God's
love towers over the faithful.
12
As far as the east is from the west, so far
have our sins been removed from us.
13
As a father has compassion on his children, so
the LORD has compassion on the faithful.
14
For he knows how we are formed, remembers that
we are dust.
15
Our days are like the grass; like flowers of
the field we blossom.
16
The wind sweeps over us and we are gone; our
place knows us no more.
17
But the LORD'S kindness is forever, toward the
faithful from age to age. He favors the children's children
18
of those who keep his covenant, who take care
to fulfill its precepts.
19
The LORD'S throne is established in heaven;
God's royal power rules over all.
20
Bless the LORD, all you angels, mighty in
strength and attentive, obedient to every command.
21
Bless the LORD, all you hosts, ministers who do
God's will.
22
Bless the LORD, all creatures, everywhere in
God's domain. Bless the LORD, my soul!
1
Bless the LORD, my soul! LORD, my God, you are
great indeed! You are clothed with majesty and glory,
2
robed in light as with a cloak. You spread out
the heavens like a tent;
3
you raised your palace upon the waters. You
make the clouds your chariot; you travel on the wings of the wind.
4
You make the winds your messengers; flaming
fire, your ministers.
5
You fixed the earth on its foundation, never
to be moved.
6
The ocean covered it like a garment; above the
mountains stood the waters.
7
At your roar they took flight; at the sound of
your thunder they fled.
8
They rushed up the mountains, down the valleys
to the place you had fixed for them.
9
You set a limit they cannot pass; never again
will they cover the earth.
10
You made springs flow into channels that wind
among the mountains.
11
They give drink to every beast of the field;
here wild asses quench their thirst.
12
Beside them the birds of heaven nest; among the
branches they sing.
13
You water the mountains from your palace; by
your labor the earth abounds.
14
You raise grass for the cattle and plants for
our beasts of burden. You bring bread from the earth,
15
and wine to gladden our hearts, Oil to make our
faces gleam, food to build our strength.
16
The trees of the LORD drink their fill, the
cedars of Lebanon, which you planted.
17
There the birds build their nests; junipers are
the home of the stork.
18
The high mountains are for wild goats; the
rocky cliffs, a refuge for badgers.
19
You made the moon to mark the seasons, the sun
that knows the hour of its setting.
20
You bring darkness and night falls, then all
the beasts of the forest roam abroad.
21
Young lions roar for prey; they seek their food
from God.
22
When the sun rises, they steal away and rest in
their dens.
23
People go forth to their work, to their labor
till evening falls.
24
How varied are your works, LORD! In wisdom you
have wrought them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
25
Look at the sea, great and wide! It teems with
countless beings, living things both large and small.
26
Here ships ply their course; here Leviathan,
your creature, plays.
27
All of these look to you to give them food in
due time.
28
When you give to them, they gather; when you
open your hand, they are well filled.
29
When you hide your face, they are lost. When
you take away their breath, they perish and return to the dust from which they
came.
30
When you send forth your breath, they are
created, and you renew the face of the earth.
31
May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may
the LORD be glad in these works!
32
If God glares at the earth, it trembles; if God
touches the mountains, they smoke!
33
I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will
sing praise to my God while I live.
34
May my theme be pleasing to God; I will rejoice
in the LORD.
35
May sinners vanish from the earth, and the
wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, my soul! Hallelujah!
1
Give thanks to the LORD, invoke his name; make
known among the peoples his deeds!
2
Sing praise, play music; proclaim all his
wondrous deeds!
3
Glory in his holy name; rejoice, O hearts that
seek the LORD!
4
Rely on the mighty LORD; constantly seek his
face.
5
Recall the wondrous deeds he has done, his
signs and his words of judgment,
6
You descendants of Abraham his servant,
offspring of Jacob the chosen one!
7
The LORD is our God who rules the whole earth.
8
He remembers forever his covenant, the pact
imposed for a thousand generations,
9
Which was made with Abraham, confirmed by oath
to Isaac,
10
And ratified as binding for Jacob, an
everlasting covenant for Israel:
11
"To you I give the land of Canaan, your
own allotted heritage."
12
When they were few in number, a handful, and
strangers there,
13
Wandering from nation to nation, from one
kingdom to another,
14
He let no one oppress them; for their sake he
rebuked kings:
15
" Do not touch my
anointed, to my prophets do no harm."
16
Then he called down a famine on the land,
destroyed the grain that sustained them.
17
He had sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, sold
as a slave.
18
They shackled his feet with chains; collared
his neck in iron,
19
Till his prediction came to pass, and the word
of the LORD proved him true.
20
The king sent and released him; the ruler of
peoples set him free.
21
He made him lord over his palace, ruler over
all his possessions,
22
To instruct his princes by his word, to teach
his elders wisdom.
23
Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob lived in the
land of Ham.
24
God greatly increased his people, made them too
many for their foes.
25
He turned their hearts to hate his people, to
treat his servants unfairly.
26
He sent his servant Moses, Aaron whom he had
chosen.
27
They worked his signs in Egypt and wonders in
the land of Ham.
28
He sent darkness and it grew dark, but they
rebelled against his word.
29
He turned their waters into blood and killed
all their fish.
30
Their land swarmed with frogs, even the
chambers of their kings.
31
He spoke and there came swarms of flies, gnats
through all their country.
32
For rain he gave them hail, flashes of
lightning throughout their land.
33
He struck down their vines and fig trees,
shattered the trees of their country.
34
He spoke and the locusts came, grass hoppers
without number.
35
They devoured every plant in the land; they
ravaged the crops of their fields.
36
He struck down every firstborn in the land, the
first fruits of all their vigor.
37
He brought his people out, laden with silver
and gold; no stragglers among the tribes.
38
Egypt rejoiced when they left, for panic had
seized them.
39
He spread a cloud as a cover, and made a fire
to light up the night.
40
They asked and he brought them quail; with
bread from heaven he filled them.
41
He split the rock and water gushed forth; it
flowed through the desert like a river.
42
For he remembered his sacred word to Abraham
his servant.
43
He brought his people out with joy, his chosen
ones with shouts of triumph.
44
He gave them the lands of the nations, the
wealth of the peoples to own,
45
That they might keep his laws and observe his
teachings. Hallelujah!
1
Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, who is
good, whose love endures forever.
2
Who can tell the mighty deeds of the LORD,
proclaim in full God's praise?
3
Happy those who do what is right, whose deeds
are always just.
4
Remember me, LORD, as you favor your people;
come to me with your saving help,
5
That I may see the prosperity of your chosen,
rejoice in the joy of your people, and glory with your heritage.
6
We have sinned like our ancestors; we have done
wrong and are guilty.
7
Our ancestors in Egypt did not attend to your
wonders. They did not remember your great love; they defied the Most High at
the Red Sea.
8
Yet he saved them for his name's sake to make
his power known.
9
He roared at the Red Sea and it dried up. He
led them through the deep as through a desert.
10
He rescued them from hostile hands, freed them
from the power of the enemy.
11
The waters covered their oppressors; not one of
them survived.
12
Then they believed his words and sang songs of
praise.
13
But they soon forgot all he had done; they had
no patience for his plan.
14
In the desert they gave way to their cravings,
tempted God in the wasteland.
15
So he gave them what they asked and sent among
them a wasting disease.
16
In the camp they challenged Moses and Aaron,
the holy one of the LORD.
17
The earth opened and swallowed Dathan, it
closed on the followers of Abiram.
18
Against that company the fire blazed; flames
consumed the wicked.
19
At Horeb they fashioned a calf, worshiped a
metal statue.
20
They exchanged their glorious God for the image
of a grass-eating bull.
21
They forgot the God who saved them, who did
great deeds in Egypt,
22
Amazing deeds in the land of Ham, fearsome
deeds at the Red Sea.
23
He would have decreed their destruction, had not
Moses, the chosen leader, Withstood him in the breach to turn back his
destroying anger.
24
Next they despised the beautiful land; they did
not believe the promise.
25
In their tents they complained; they did not obey
the LORD.
26
So with raised hand he swore to destroy them in
the desert,
27
To scatter their descendants among the nations,
disperse them in foreign lands.
28
They joined in the rites of Baal of Peor, ate
food sacrificed to dead gods.
29
They provoked him by their actions, and a
plague broke out among them.
30
Then Phinehas rose to intervene, and the plague
was brought to a halt.
31
This was counted for him as a righteous deed
for all generations to come.
32
At the waters of Meribah they angered God, and
Moses suffered because of them.
33
They so embittered his spirit that rash words
crossed his lips.
34
They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD
had commanded them,
35
But mingled with the nations and imitated their
ways.
36
They worshiped their idols and were ensnared by
them.
37
They sacrificed to the gods their own sons and
daughters,
38
Shedding innocent blood, the blood of their own
sons and daughters, Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, desecrating
the land with bloodshed.
39
They defiled themselves by their actions,
became adulterers by their conduct.
40
So the LORD grew angry with his people,
abhorred his own heritage.
41
He handed them over to the nations, and their
adversaries ruled them.
42
Their enemies oppressed them, kept them under
subjection.
43
Many times did he rescue them, but they kept
rebelling and scheming and were brought low by their own guilt.
44
Still God had regard for their affliction when
he heard their wailing.
45
For their sake he remembered his covenant and
relented in his abundant love,
46
Winning for them compassion from all who held
them captive.
47
Save us, LORD, our God; gather us from among
the nations That we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in praising
you.
48
Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from
everlasting to everlasting! Let all the people say, Amen! Hallelujah!
1
"Give thanks to the LORD who is good,
whose love endures forever!"
2
Let that be the prayer of the LORD'S redeemed, those
redeemed from the hand of the foe,
3
Those gathered from foreign lands, from east
and west, from north and south.
4
Some had lost their way in a barren desert;
found no path toward a city to live in.
5
They were hungry and thirsty; their life was
ebbing away.
6
In their distress they cried to the LORD, who
rescued them in their peril,
7
Guided them by a direct path so they reached a
city to live in.
8
Let them thank the LORD for such kindness, such
wondrous deeds for mere mortals.
9
For he satisfied the thirsty, filled the hungry
with good things.
10
Some lived in darkness and gloom, in prison,
bound with chains,
11
Because they rebelled against God's word,
scorned the counsel of the Most High,
12
Who humbled their hearts through hardship; they
stumbled with no one to help.
13
In their distress they cried to the LORD, who
saved them in their peril,
14
Led them forth from darkness and gloom and
broke their chains asunder.
15
Let them thank the LORD for such kindness, such
wondrous deeds for mere mortals.
16
For he broke down the gates of bronze and
snapped the bars of iron.
17
Some fell sick from their wicked ways,
afflicted because of their sins.
18
They loathed all manner of food; they were at
the gates of death.
19
In their distress they cried to the LORD, who
saved them in their peril,
20
Sent forth the word to heal them, snatched them
from the grave.
21
Let them thank the LORD for such kindness, such
wondrous deeds for mere mortals.
22
Let them offer a sacrifice in thanks, declare
his works with shouts of joy.
23
Some went off to sea in ships, plied their
trade on the deep waters.
24
They saw the works of the LORD, the wonders of
God in the deep.
25
He spoke and roused a storm wind; it tossed the
waves on high.
26
They rose up to the heavens, sank to the
depths; their hearts trembled at the danger.
27
They reeled, staggered like drunkards; their
skill was of no avail.
28
In their distress they cried to the LORD, who
brought them out of their peril,
29
Hushed the storm to a murmur; the waves of the
sea were stilled.
30
They rejoiced that the sea grew calm, that God
brought them to the harbor they longed for.
31
Let them thank the LORD for such kindness, such
wondrous deeds for mere mortals.
32
Let them praise him in the assembly of the
people, give thanks in the council of the elders.
33
God changed rivers into desert, springs of
water into thirsty ground,
34
Fruitful land into a salty waste, because of
the wickedness of its people.
35
He changed the desert into pools of water, arid
land into springs of water,
36
And settled the hungry there; they built a city
to live in.
37
They sowed fields and planted vineyards,
brought in an abundant harvest.
38
God blessed them, they became very many, and
their livestock did not decrease.
40
But he poured out contempt on princes, made
them wander the trackless wastes,
39
Where they were diminished and brought low
through misery and cruel oppression,
41
While the poor were released from their
affliction; their families increased like their flocks.
42
The upright saw this and rejoiced; all
wickedness shut its mouth.
43
Whoever is wise will take note of these things,
will ponder the merciful deeds of the LORD.
1
A song; a psalm of David
2
My heart is steadfast, God; my heart is
steadfast. I will sing and chant praise.
3
Awake, my soul; awake, lyre and harp! I will
wake the dawn.
4
I will praise you among the peoples, LORD; I
will chant your praise among the nations.
5
For your love towers to the heavens; your
faithfulness, to the skies.
6
Appear on high over the heavens, God; may your
glory appear above all the earth.
7
Help with your right hand and answer us that
your loved ones may escape.
8
God promised in the sanctuary: "I will
exult, I will apportion Shechem; the valley of Succoth I will measure out.
9
Gilead is mine, mine is Manasseh; Ephraim is
the helmet for my head, Judah, my own scepter.
10
Moab is my washbowl; upon Edom I cast my
sandal; I will triumph over Philistia."
11
Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who
will lead me into Edom?
12
Was it not you who rejected us, God? Do you no
longer march with our armies?
13
Give us aid against the foe; worthless is human
help.
14
We will triumph with the help of God, who will
trample down our foes.
For the leader. A psalm of David.
1
O God, whom I praise, do not be silent,
2
for
wicked and treacherous mouths attack me. They speak against me with lying
tongues;
3
with hateful words they surround me, attacking
me without cause.
4
In return for my love they slander me, even
though I prayed for them.
5
They repay me evil for good, hatred for my
love. My enemies say of me:
6
"Find a lying witness, an accuser to
stand by his right hand,
7
That he may be judged and found guilty, that
his plea may be in vain.
8
May his days be few; may another take his
office.
9
May his children be fatherless, his wife, a
widow.
10
May his children be vagrant beggars, driven
from their hovels.
11
May the usurer snare all he owns, strangers
plunder all he earns.
12
May no one treat him kindly or pity his
fatherless children.
13
May his posterity be destroyed, his name cease
in the next generation.
14
May the LORD remember his fathers' guilt; his
mother's sin not be canceled.
15
May their guilt be always before the LORD, till
their memory is banished from the earth,
16
For he did not remember to show kindness, but
hounded the wretched poor and brought death to the brokenhearted.
17
He loved cursing; may it come upon him; he
hated blessing; may none come to him.
18
May cursing clothe him like a robe; may it
enter his belly like water, seep into his bones like oil.
19
May it be near as the clothes he wears, as the
belt always around him."
20
May the LORD bring all this upon my accusers,
upon those who speak evil against me.
21
But you, LORD, my God, deal kindly with me for
your name's sake; in your great mercy rescue me.
22
For I am sorely in need; my heart is pierced
within me.
23
Like a lengthening shadow I near my end, all
but swept away like the locust.
24
My knees totter from fasting; my flesh has
wasted away.
25
I have become a mockery to them; when they see
me, they shake their heads.
26
Help me, LORD, my God; save me in your
kindness.
27
Make them know this is your hand, that you,
LORD, have acted.
28
Though they curse, may you bless; shame my
foes, that your servant may rejoice.
29
Clothe my accusers with disgrace; make them
wear shame like a mantle.
30
I will give fervent thanks to the LORD; before
all I will praise my God.
31
For God stands at the right hand of the poor to
defend them against unjust accusers.
A psalm of David.
1
The
LORD says to you, my lord: "Take your throne at my righthand, while I make
your enemies your footstool."
2
The scepter of your sovereign might the LORD
will extend from Zion. The LORD says: "Rule over your enemies!
3
Yours is princely power from the day of your
birth. In holy splendor before the daystar, like the dew I begot you."
4
The LORD has sworn and will not waver:
"Like Melchizedek you are a priest forever."
5
At your right hand is the Lord, who crushes
kings on the day of wrath,
6
Who, robed in splendor, judges nations, crushes
heads across the wide earth,
7
Who drinks from the brook by the wayside and
thus holds high the head.
1
Hallelujah. I will praise
the LORD with all my heart in the assembled congregation of the upright.
2
Great are the works of the LORD, to be
treasured for all their delights.
3
Majestic and glorious is your work, your wise
design endures forever.
4
You won renown for your wondrous deeds;
gracious and merciful is the LORD.
5
You gave food to those who fear you, mindful
of your covenant forever.
6
You showed powerful deeds to your people,
giving them the lands of the nations.
7
The works of your hands are right and true,
reliable all your decrees,
8
Established forever and ever, to be observed
with loyalty and care.
9
You sent deliverance to your people, ratified
your covenant forever; holy and awesome is your name.
10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of
wisdom; prudent are all who live by it. Your praise endures forever.
1
Hallelujah! Happy are
those who fear the LORD, who greatly delight in God's commands.
2
Their descendants shall be mighty in the land,
generation upright and blessed.
3
Wealth and riches shall be in their homes;
their prosperity shall endure forever.
4
They shine through the darkness, a light for
the upright; they are gracious, merciful, and just.
5
All goes well for those gracious in lending,
who conduct their affairs with justice.
6
They shall never be shaken; the just shall be
remembered forever.
7
They shall not fear an ill report; their hearts
are steadfast, trusting the LORD.
8
Their hearts are tranquil, without fear, till
at last they look down on their foes.
9
Lavishly they give to the poor; their
prosperity shall endure forever; their horn shall be exalted in honor.
10
The wicked shall be angry to see this; they
will gnash their teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked come to
nothing.
1
Hallelujah! Praise, you servants
of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.
2
Blessed be the name of the LORD both now and
forever.
3
From the rising of the sun to its setting let
the name of the LORD be praised.
4
High above all nations is the LORD; above the
heavens God's glory.
5
Who is like the LORD, our God enthroned on
high,
6
looking down on heaven and earth?
7
The LORD raises the needy from the dust, lifts
the poor from the ash heap,
8
Seats them with princes, the princes of the
people,
9
Gives the childless wife a home, the joyful
mother of children. Hallelujah!
1
When Israel came forth from Egypt, the house
of Jacob from an alien people,
2
Judah became God's holy place, Israel, God's
domain.
3
The sea beheld and fled; the Jordan turned
back.
4
The mountains skipped like rams; the hills,
like lambs of the flock.
5
Why was it, sea, that you fled? Jordan, that
you turned back?
6
You mountains, that you skipped like rams? You
hills, like lambs of the flock?
7
Tremble, earth, before the Lord, before the God
of Jacob,
8
Who turned rock into pools of water, stone
into flowing springs.
1
Not to us, LORD, not to us but to your name
give glory because of your faithfulness and love.
2
Why should the nations say, "Where is
their God?"
3
Our God is in heaven; whatever God wills is
done.
4
Their idols are silver and gold, the work of
human hands.
5
They have mouths but do not speak, eyes but do
not see.
6
They have ears but do not hear, noses but do
not smell.
7
They have hands but do not feel, feet but do not
walk, and no sound rises from their throats.
8
Their makers shall be like them, all who trust
in them.
9
The house of Israel trusts in the LORD, who is
their help and shield.
10
The house of Aaron trusts in the LORD, who is
their help and shield.
11
Those who fear the LORD trust in the LORD, who
is their help and shield.
12
The LORD remembers us and will bless us, will
bless the house of Israel, will bless the house of Aaron,
13
Will bless those who fear the LORD, small and
great alike.
14
May the LORD increase your number, you and your
descendants.
15
May you be blessed by the LORD, who made heaven
and earth.
16
The heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth
is given to us.
17
The dead do not praise the LORD, all those
gone down into silence.
18
It is we who bless the LORD, both now and
forever. Hallelujah!
1
I love the LORD, who listened to my voice in
supplication,
2
Who turned an ear to me on the day I called.
3
I was caught by the cords of death; the snares
of Sheol had seized me; I felt agony and dread.
4
Then I called on the name of the LORD, "O
LORD, save my life!"
5
Gracious is the LORD and just; yes, our God is
merciful.
6
The LORD protects the simple; I was helpless,
but God saved me.
7
Return, my soul, to your rest; the LORD has
been good to you.
8
For my soul has been freed from death, my eyes
from tears, my feet from stumbling.
9
I shall walk before the LORD in the land of
the living.
10
I kept faith, even when I said, "I am
greatly afflicted!"
11
I said in my alarm, "No one can be
trusted!"
12
How can I repay the LORD for all the good done
for me?
13
I will raise the cup of salvation and call on
the name of the LORD.
14
I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of
all his people.
15
Too costly in the eyes of the LORD is the
death of his faithful.
16
LORD, I am your servant, your servant, the
child of your maidservant; you have loosed my bonds.
17
I will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving and
call on the name of the LORD.
18
I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence
of all his people,
19
In the courts of the house of the LORD, in your
midst, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah!
1
Praise the LORD, all you nations! Give glory,
all you peoples!
2
The LORD'S love for us is strong; the LORD is
faithful forever. Hallelujah!
1
Give thanks to the LORD, who is good, whose
love endures forever.
2
Let the house of Israel say: God's love endures
forever.
3
Let the house of Aaron say, God's love endures forever.
4
Let those who fear the LORD say, God's love
endures forever.
5
In danger I called on the LORD; the LORD
answered me and set me free.
6
The LORD is with me; I am not afraid; what can
mortals do against me?
7
The LORD is with me as my helper; I shall look
in triumph on my foes.
8
Better to take refuge in the LORD than to put
one's trust in mortals.
9
Better to take refuge in the LORD than to put
one's trust in princes.
10
All the nations surrounded me; in the LORD'S
name I crushed them.
11
They surrounded me on every side; in the LORD'S
name I crushed them.
12
They surrounded me like bees; they blazed like
fire among thorns; in the LORD'S name I crushed them.
13
I was hard pressed and falling, but the LORD
came to my help.
14
The LORD, my strength and might, came to me as
savior.
15
The joyful shout of deliverance is heard in the
tents of the victors: "The LORD'S right hand strikes with power;
16
the LORD'S right hand is raised; the LORD'S
right hand strikes with power."
17
I shall not die but live and declare the deeds
of the LORD.
18
The LORD chastised me harshly, but did not hand
me over to death.
19
Open the gates of victory; I will enter and
thank the LORD.
20
This is the LORD'S own gate, where the victors
enter.
21
I thank you for you answered me; you have been
my savior.
22
The stone the builders rejected has become the
cornerstone.
23
By the LORD has this been done; it is wonderful
in our eyes.
24
This is the day the LORD has made; let us
rejoice in it and be glad.
25
LORD, grant salvation! LORD, grant good fortune!
26
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the
LORD. We bless you from the LORD'S house.
27
The LORD is God and has given us light. Join in
procession with leafy branches up to the horns of the altar.
28
You are my God, I give you thanks; my God, I
offer you praise.
29
Give thanks to the LORD, who is good, whose
love endures forever.
1
Happy those whose way is blameless, who walk by
the teaching of the LORD.
2
Happy those who observe God's decrees, who seek
the LORD with all their heart.
3
They do no wrong; they walk in God's ways.
4
You have given them the command to keep your precepts
with care.
5
May my ways be firm in the observance of your
laws!
6
Then I will not be ashamed to ponder all your
commands.
7
I will praise you with sincere heart as I study
your just edicts.
8
I will keep your laws; do not leave me all
alone.
9
How can the young walk without fault? Only by
keeping your words.
10
With all my heart I seek you; do not let me
stray from your commands.
11
In my heart I treasure your promise, that I may
not sin against you.
12
Blessed are you, O LORD; teach me your laws.
13
With my lips I recite all the edicts you have
spoken.
14
I find joy in the way of your decrees more than
in all riches.
15
I will ponder your precepts and consider your
paths.
16
In your laws I take delight; I will never
forget your word.
17
Be kind to your servant that I may live, that I
may keep your word.
18
Open my eyes to see clearly the wonders of your
teachings.
19
I am a sojourner in the land; do not hide your
commands from me.
20
At all times my soul is stirred with longing
for your edicts.
21
With a curse you rebuke the proud who stray
from your commands.
22
Free me from disgrace and contempt, for I
observe your decrees.
23
Though princes meet and talk against me, your
servant studies your laws.
24
Your decrees are my delight; they are my
counselors.
25
I lie prostrate in the dust; give me life in
accord with your word.
26
I disclosed my ways and you answered me; teach
me your laws.
27
Make me understand the way of your precepts; I
will ponder your wondrous deeds.
28
I weep in bitter pain; in accord with your word
to strengthen me.
29
Lead me from the way of deceit; favor me with
your teaching.
30
The way of loyalty I have chosen; I have set
your edicts before me.
31
I cling to your decrees, LORD; do not let me
come to shame.
32
I will run the way of your commands, for you
open my docile heart.
33
LORD, teach me the way of your laws; I shall
observe them with care.
34
Give me insight to observe your teaching, to
keep it with all my heart.
35
Lead me in the path of your commands, for that
is my delight.
36
Direct my heart toward your decrees and away
from unjust gain.
37
Avert my eyes from what is worthless; by your
way give me life.
38
For your servant fulfill your promise made to
those who fear you.
39
Turn away from me the taunts I dread, for your
edicts bring good.
40
See how I long for your precepts; in your
justice give me life.
41
Let your love come to me, LORD, salvation in
accord with your promise.
42
Let me answer my taunters with a word, for I
trust in your word.
43
Do not take the word of truth from my mouth,
for in your edicts is my hope.
44
I will keep your teachings always, for all time
and forever.
45
I will walk freely in an open space because I
cherish your precepts.
46
I will speak openly of your decrees without
fear even before kings.
47
I delight in your commands, which I dearly
love.
48
I lift up my hands to your commands; I study
your laws, which I love.
49
Remember your word to your servant by which you
give me hope.
50
This is my comfort in affliction, your promise
that gives me life.
51
Though the arrogant utterly scorn me, I do not
turn from your teaching.
52
When I recite your edicts of old I am
comforted, LORD.
53
Rage seizes me because of the wicked; they
forsake your teaching.
54
Your laws become my songs wherever I make my
home.
55
Even at night I remember your name in
observance of your teaching, LORD.
56
This is my good fortune, for I have observed
your precepts.
57
My portion is the LORD; I promise to keep your
words.
58
I entreat you with all my heart: have mercy on
me in accord with your promise.
59
I have examined my ways and turned my steps to
your decrees.
60
I am prompt, I do not hesitate in keeping your
commands.
61
Though the snares of the wicked surround me,
your teaching I do not forget.
62
At midnight I rise to praise you because your
edicts are just.
63
I am the friend of all who fear you, of all who
keep your precepts.
64
The earth, LORD, is filled with your love;
teach me your laws.
65
You have treated your servant well, according
to your word, O LORD.
66
Teach me wisdom and knowledge, for in your
commands I trust.
67
Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I
hold to your promise.
68
You are good and do what is good; teach me your
laws.
69
The arrogant smear me with lies, but I observe
your precepts with all my heart.
70
Their hearts are gross and fat; as for me, your
teaching is my delight.
71
It was good for me to be afflicted, in order to
learn your laws.
72
Teaching from your lips is more precious to me
than heaps of silver and gold.
73
Your hands made me and fashioned me; give me
insight to learn your commands.
74
Those who fear you rejoice to see me, because I
hope in your word.
75
I know, LORD, that your edicts are just; though
you afflict me, you are faithful.
76
May your love comfort me in accord with your
promise to your servant.
77
Show me compassion that I may live, for your
teaching is my delight.
78
Shame the proud for oppressing me unjustly,
that I may study your precepts.
79
Let those who fear you turn to me, those who
acknowledge your decrees.
80
May I be wholehearted toward your laws, that I
may not be put to shame.
81
My soul longs for your salvation; I put my hope
in your word.
82
My eyes long to see your promise. When will you
comfort me?
83
I am like a wineskin shriveled by smoke, but I
have not forgotten your laws.
84
How long can your servant survive? When will
your edict doom my foes?
85
The arrogant have dug pits for me; defying your
teaching.
86
All your commands are steadfast. Help me! I am
pursued without cause.
87
They have almost ended my life on earth, but I
do not forsake your precepts.
88
In your kindness give me life, to keep the decrees
you have spoken.
89
Your word, LORD, stands forever; it is firm as
the heavens.
90
Through all generations your truth endures;
fixed to stand firm like the earth.
91
By your edicts they stand firm to this day, for
all things are your servants.
92
Had your teaching not been my delight, I would
have perished in my affliction.
93
I will never forget your precepts; through them
you give me life.
94
I am yours; save me, for I cherish your
precepts.
95
The wicked hope to destroy me, but I pay heed
to your decrees.
96
I have seen the limits of all perfection, but
your command is without bounds.
97
How I love your teaching, Lord! I study it all
day long.
98
Your command makes me wiser than my foes, for
it is always with me.
99
I have more understanding than all my teachers,
because I ponder your decrees.
100
I have more insight than my elders, because I
observe your precepts.
101
I keep my steps from every evil path, that I
may obey your word.
102
From your edicts I do not turn, for you have
taught them to me.
103
How sweet to my tongue is your promise, sweeter
than honey to my mouth!
104
Through your precepts I gain insight; therefore
I hate all false ways.
105
Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light for my
path.
106
I make a solemn vow to keep your just edicts.
107
I am very much afflicted, LORD; give me life in
accord with your word.
108
Accept my freely offered praise; LORD, teach me
your decrees.
109
My life is always at risk, but I do not forget
your teaching.
110
The wicked have set snares for me, but from
your precepts I do not stray.
111
Your decrees are my heritage forever; they are
the joy of my heart.
112
My heart is set on fulfilling your laws; they
are my reward forever.
113
I hate every hypocrite; your teaching I love.
114
You are my refuge and shield; in your word I
hope.
115
Depart from me, you wicked, that I may observe
the commands of my God.
116
Sustain me by your promise that I may live; do
not disappoint me in my hope.
117
Strengthen me that I may be safe, ever to
contemplate your laws.
118
You reject all who stray from your laws, for
vain is their deceit.
119
Like dross you regard all the wicked on earth;
therefore I love your decrees.
120
My flesh shudders with dread of you; I hold
your edicts in awe.
121
I have fulfilled your just edict; do not
abandon me to my oppressors.
122
Guarantee your servant's welfare; do not let
the arrogant oppress me.
123
My eyes long to see your salvation and the
justice of your promise.
124
Act with kindness toward your servant; teach me
your laws.
125
I am your servant; give me discernment that I
may know your decrees.
126
It is time for the LORD to act; they have
disobeyed your teaching.
127
Truly I love your commands more than the finest
gold.
128
Thus I follow all your precepts; every wrong
way I hate.
129
Wonderful are your decrees; therefore I observe
them.
130
The revelation of your words sheds light, gives
understanding to the simple.
131
I sigh with open mouth, yearning for your
commands.
132
Turn to me and be gracious, your edict for
lovers of your name.
133
Steady my feet in accord with your promise; do
not let iniquity lead me.
134
Free me from human oppression, that I may keep
your precepts.
135
Let your face shine upon your servant; teach me
your laws.
136
My eyes shed streams of tears because your
teaching is not followed.
137
You are righteous, LORD, and just are your
edicts.
138
You have issued your decrees in justice and in
surpassing faithfulness.
139
I am consumed with rage, because my foes forget
your words.
140
Your servant loves your promise; it has been
proved by fire.
141
Though belittled and despised, I do not forget
your precepts.
142
Your justice is forever right, your teaching forever
true.
143
Though distress and anguish come upon me, your
commands are my delight.
144
Your decrees are forever just; give me
discernment that I may live.
145
I call with all my heart, O LORD; answer me
that I may observe your laws.
146
I call to you to save me that I may keep your
decrees.
147
I rise before dawn and cry out; I put my hope
in your words.
148
My eyes greet the night watches as I meditate
on your promise.
149
Hear my voice in your love, O LORD; by your
edict give me life.
150
Malicious persecutors draw near me; they are
far from your teaching.
151
You are near, O LORD; reliable are all your
commands.
152
Long have I known from your decrees that you
have established them forever.
153
Look at my affliction and rescue me, for I have
not forgotten your teaching.
154
Take up my cause and redeem me; for the sake of
your promise give me life.
155
Salvation is far from sinners because they do
not cherish your laws.
156
Your compassion is great, O LORD; in accord with
your edicts give me life.
157
Though my persecutors and foes are many I do
not turn from your decrees.
158
I view the faithless with loathing, because
they do not heed your promise.
159
See how I love your precepts, LORD; in your
kindness give me life.
160
Your every word is enduring; all your just
edicts are forever.
161
Princes persecute me without reason, but my
heart reveres only your word.
162
I rejoice at your promise, as one who has found
rich spoil.
163
Falsehood I hate and abhor; your teaching I
love.
164
Seven times a day I praise you because your
edicts are just.
165
Lovers of your teaching have much peace; for
them there is no stumbling block.
166
I look for your salvation, LORD, and I fulfill
your commands.
167
I observe your decrees; I love them very much.
168
I observe your precepts and decrees; all my
ways are before you.
169
Let my cry come before you, LORD; in keeping
with your word give me discernment.
170
Let my prayer come before you; rescue me according
to your promise.
171
May my lips pour forth your praise, because you
teach me your laws.
172
May my tongue sing of your promise, for all
your commands are just.
173
Keep your hand ready to help me, for I have
chosen your precepts.
174
I long for your salvation, LORD; your teaching
is my delight.
175
Let me live to praise you; may your edicts give
me help.
176
I have wandered like a lost sheep; seek out
your servant, for I do not forget your commands.
A song of ascents.
1
The
LORD answered me when I called in my distress:
2
LORD, deliver me from lying lips, from
treacherous tongues.
3
What will the Lord inflict on you, O
treacherous tongue, and what more besides?
4
A warrior's sharpened arrows and fiery coals
of brush wood!
5
Alas, I was an alien in Meshech, I lived near
the tents of Kedar!
6
Too long did I live among those who hated
peace.
7
When I spoke of peace, they were for war.
A song of ascents.
1
I raise my eyes toward the mountains. From where will my help come?
2
My help comes from the LORD, the maker of
heaven and earth.
3
God will not allow your foot to slip; your
guardian does not sleep.
4
Truly, the guardian of Israel never slumbers
nor sleeps.
5
The LORD is your guardian; the LORD is your
shade at your righthand.
6
By day the sun cannot harm you, nor the moon by
night.
7
The LORD will guard you from all evil, will
always guard your life.
8
The LORD will guard your coming and going both
now and forever.
A song of ascents. Of David.
1
I rejoiced when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the
LORD."
2
And now our feet are standing within your
gates, Jerusalem.
3
Jerusalem, built as a city, walled round
about.
4
Here the tribes have come, the tribes of the
LORD, As it was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
5
Here are the thrones of justice, the thrones of
the house of David.
6
For the peace of Jerusalem pray: "May
those who love you prosper!
7
May peace be within your ramparts, prosperity
within your towers."
8
For family and friends I say, "May peace be
yours."
9
For the house of the LORD, our God, I pray,
"May blessings be yours."
A song of ascents.
1
To you
I raise my eyes, to you enthroned in heaven.
2
Yes, like the eyes of a servant on the hand of
his master, Like the eyes of a maid on the hand of her mistress, So our eyes
are on the LORD our God, till we are shown favor.
3
Show us favor, LORD, show us favor, for we have
our fill of contempt.
4
We have our fill of insult from the insolent,
of disdain from the arrogant.
A song of ascents. Of David.
1
Had not the LORD been with us, let Israel say,
2
Had not the LORD been with us, when people rose
against us,
3
They would have swallowed us alive, for their
fury blazed against us.
4
The waters would have engulfed us, the torrent
overwhelmed us;
5
seething waters would have drowned us.
6
Blessed be the LORD, who did not leave us to be
torn by their fangs.
7
We escaped with our lives like a bird from the
fowler's snare; the snare was broken and we escaped.
8
Our help is the name of the LORD, the maker of
heaven and earth.
A song of ascents.
1
Like Mount
Zion are they who trust in the LORD, unshakable, forever enduring.
2
As mountains surround Jerusalem, the LORD
surrounds his people both now and forever.
3
The scepter of the wicked will not prevail in
the land given to the just, Lest the just themselves turn their hands to evil.
4
Do good, LORD, to the good, to those who are
upright of heart.
5
But those who turn aside to crooked ways may
the LORD send down with the wicked. Peace upon Israel!
A song of ascents.
1
When
the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, then we thought we were dreaming.
2
Our mouths were filled with laughter; our
tongues sang for joy. Then it was said among the nations, "The LORD had
done great things for them."
3
The LORD has done great things for us; Oh, how
happy we were!
4
Restore again our fortunes, LORD, like the dry
stream beds of the Negeb.
5
Those who sow in tears will reap with cries of
joy.
6
Those who go forth weeping, carrying sacks of
seed, Will return with cries of joy, carrying their bundled sheaves.
A song of ascents. Of Solomon.
1
Unless the LORD
build the house, they labor in vain who build. Unless the LORD guard the city,
in vain does the guard keep watch.
2
It is vain for you to rise early and put off
your rest at night, To eat bread earned by hard toil - all this God gives to his beloved in sleep.
3
Children too are a gift from the LORD, the
fruit of the womb, a reward.
4
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the
children born in one's youth.
5
Blessed are they whose quivers are full. They
will never be shamed contending with foes at the gate.
A song of ascents.
1
Happy
are all who fear the LORD, who walk in the ways of God.
2
What your hands provide you will enjoy; you
will be happy and prosper:
3
Like a fruitful vine your wife within your
home, Like olive plants your children around your table.
4
Just so will they be blessed who fear the LORD.
5
May the LORD bless you from Zion, all the days
of your life That you may share Jerusalem's joy
6
and live to see your children's children. Peace
upon Israel!
A song of ascents.
1
Much
have they oppressed me from my youth, now let Israel say.
2
Much have they oppressed me from my youth, yet
they have not prevailed.
3
Upon my back the plowers plowed, as they traced
their long furrows.
4
But the just LORD cut me free from the ropes
of the yoke of the wicked.
5
May they be scattered in disgrace, all who hate
Zion.
6
May they be like grass on the rooftops
withered in early growth,
7
Never to fill the reaper's hands, nor the arms
of the binders of sheaves,
8
With none passing by to call out: "The
blessing of the LORD be upon you! We bless you in the name of the LORD!"
A song of ascents.
1
Out of
the depths I call to you, LORD;
2
Lord, hear my cry! May your ears be attentive
to my cry for mercy.
3
If you, LORD, mark our sins, Lord, who can
stand?
4
But with you is forgiveness and so you are
revered.
5
I wait with longing for the LORD, my soul waits
for his word.
6
My soul looks for the Lord more than sentinels
for daybreak. More than sentinels for daybreak,
7
let Israel look for the LORD, For with the LORD
is kindness, with him is full redemption,
8
And God will redeem Israel from all their sins.
A song of ascents. Of David.
1
LORD, my heart is
not proud; nor are my eyes haughty. I do not busy myself with great matters,
with things too sublime for me.
2
Rather, I have stilled my soul, hushed it like
a weaned child. Like a weaned child on its mother's lap, so is my soul within
me.
3
Israel, hope in the LORD, now and forever.
A song of ascents.
1
LORD,
remember David and all his anxious care;
2
How he swore an oath to the LORD, vowed to the
Mighty One of Jacob:
3
"I will not enter the house where I live,
nor lie on the couch where I sleep;
4
I will give my eyes no sleep, my eyelids no
rest,
5
Till I find a home for the LORD, a dwelling for
the Mighty One of Jacob."
6
"We have heard of it in Ephrathah; we
have found it in the fields of Jaar.
7
Let us enter God's dwelling; let us worship at
God's footstool."
8
"Arise, LORD, come to your resting place,
you and your majestic ark.
9
Your priests will be clothed with justice; your
faithful will shout for joy."
10
For the sake of David your servant, do not
reject your anointed.
11
The LORD swore an oath to David, a pledge never
to be broken: "Your own offspring I will set upon your throne.
12
If your sons observe my covenant, the laws I
shall teach them, Their sons, in turn, shall sit forever on your throne."
13
Yes, the LORD has chosen Zion, desired it for a
dwelling:
14
"This is my resting place forever; here I
will dwell, for I desire it.
15
I will bless Zion with meat; its poor I will
fill with bread.
16
I will clothe its priests with blessing; its
faithful shall shout for joy.
17
There I will make a horn sprout for David's
line; I will set a lamp for my anointed.
18
His foes I will clothe with shame, but on him
my crown shall gleam."
A song of ascents. Of David.
1
How good it is, how pleasant, where the people dwell as one!
2
Like precious ointment on the head, running
down upon the beard, Upon the beard of Aaron, upon the collar of his robe.
3
Like dew of Hermon coming down upon the
mountains of Zion. There the LORD has lavished blessings, life for evermore!
A song of ascents.
1
Come,
bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD Who stand in the house of the LORD
through the long hours of night.
2
Lift up your hands toward the sanctuary, and
bless the LORD.
3
May the LORD who made heaven and earth bless
you from Zion.
1
Hallelujah! Praise the
name of the LORD! Praise, you servants of the LORD,
2
Who stand in the house of the LORD, in the
courts of the house of our God!
3
Praise the LORD; the LORD is good! Sing to
God's name; it is gracious!
4
For the LORD has chosen Jacob, Israel as a
treasured possession.
5
I know that the LORD is great, our Lord is
greater than all gods.
6
Whatever the LORD wishes he does in heaven and
on earth, in the seas and in all the deeps.
7
He raises storm clouds from the end of the
earth, makes lightning and rain, brings forth wind from the storehouse.
8
He struck down Egypt's firstborn, men and
beast alike,
9
And sent signs and portents against you, Egypt,
against Pharaoh and all his servants.
10
The Lord struck down many nations, slew mighty
kings -
11
Sihon, king of the Amorites, Og, king of
Bashan, all the kings of Canaan -
12
And made their land a heritage, a heritage for
Israel his people.
13
O LORD, your name is forever, your renown, from
age to age!
14
For the LORD defends his people, shows mercy to
his servants.
15
The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
the work of human hands.
16
They have mouths but speak not; they have eyes
but see not;
17
They have ears but hear not; no breath is in
their mouths.
18
Their makers shall be like them, all who trust
in them.
19
House of Israel, bless the LORD! House of
Aaron, bless the LORD!
20
House of Levi, bless the LORD! You who fear the
LORD, bless the LORD!
21
Blessed from Zion be the LORD, who dwells in
Jerusalem! Hallelujah!
1
Praise the LORD, who is so good; God's love
endures forever;
2
Praise the God of gods; God's love endures
forever;
3
Praise the Lord of lords; God's love endures
forever;
4
Who alone has done great wonders, God's love
endures forever;
5
Who skillfully made the heavens, God's love
endures forever;
6
Who spread the earth upon the waters, God's
love endures forever;
7
Who made the great lights, God's love endures
forever;
8
The sun to rule the day, God's love endures
forever;
9
The moon and stars to rule the night, God's
love endures forever;
10
Who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, God's
love endures forever;
11
And led Israel from their midst, God's love
endures forever;
12
With mighty hand and outstretched arm, God's
love endures forever;
13
Who split in two the Red Sea, God's love
endures forever;
14
And led Israel through, God's love endures
forever;
15
But swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red
Sea, God's love endures forever;
16
Who led the people through the desert, God's
love endures forever;
17
Who struck down great kings, God's love endures
forever;
18
Slew powerful kings, God's love endures
forever;
19
Sihon, king of the Amorites, God's love endures
forever;
20
Og, king of Bashan, God's love endures forever;
21
And made their lands a heritage, God's love
endures forever;
22
A heritage for Israel, God's servant, God's
love endures forever.
23
The LORD remembered us in our misery, God's
love endures forever;
24
Freed us from our foes, God's love endures
forever;
25
And gives food to all flesh, God's love endures
forever.
26
Praise the God of heaven, God's love endures
forever.
1
By the rivers of Babylon we sat mourning and
weeping when we remembered Zion.
2
On the poplars of that land we hung up our
harps.
3
There our captors asked us for the words of a
song; Our tormentors, for a joyful song: "Sing for us a song of
Zion!"
4
But how could we sing a song of the LORD in a
foreign land?
5
If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand
wither.
6
May my tongue stick to my palate if I do not
remember you, If I do not exalt Jerusalem beyond all my delights.
7
Remember, LORD, against Edom that day at
Jerusalem. They said: "Level it, level it down to its foundations!"
8
Fair Babylon, you destroyer, happy those who
pay you back the evil you have done us!
9
Happy those who seize your children and smash
them against a rock.
Of David.
1
I thank you,
LORD, with all my heart; before the gods to you I sing.
2
I bow low toward your holy temple; I praise
your name for your fidelity and love. For you have exalted over all your name
and your promise.
3
When I cried out, you answered; you
strengthened my spirit.
4
All the kings of earth will praise you, LORD,
when they hear the words of your mouth.
5
They will sing of the ways of the LORD:
"How great is the glory of the LORD!"
6
The LORD is on high, but cares for the lowly
and knows the proud from afar.
7
Though I walk in the midst of dangers, you
guard my life when my enemies rage. You stretch out your hand; your right hand
saves me.
8
The LORD is with me to the end. LORD, your love
endures forever. Never forsake the work of your hands!
For the leader. A psalm of David.
1
LORD, you have probed me, you know me:
2
you know when I sit and stand; you understand
my thoughts from afar.
3
My travels and my rest you mark; with all my ways
you are familiar.
4
Even before a word is on my tongue, LORD, you
know it all.
5
Behind and before you encircle me and rest your
hand upon me.
6
Such knowledge is beyond me, far too lofty for
me to reach.
7
Where can I hide from your spirit? From your
presence, where can I flee?
8
If I ascend to the heavens, you are there; if I
lie down in Sheol, you are there too.
9
If I fly with the wings of dawn and alight
beyond the sea,
10
Even there your hand will guide me, your right
hand hold me fast.
11
If I say, "Surely darkness shall hide me,
and night shall be my light"
-
12
Darkness is not dark for you, and night shines
as the day. Darkness and light are but one.
13
You formed my inmost being; you knit me in my
mother's womb.
14
I praise you, so wonderfully you made me;
wonderful are your works! My very self you knew;
15
my bones were not hidden from you, When I was
being made in secret, fashioned as in the depths of the earth.
16
Your eyes foresaw my actions; in your book all
are written down; my days were shaped, before one came to be.
17
How precious to me are your designs, O God; how
vast the sum of them!
18
Were I to count, they would outnumber the
sands; to finish, I would need eternity.
19
If only you would destroy the wicked, O God,
and the bloodthirsty would depart from me!
20
Deceitfully they invoke your name; your foes
swear faithless oaths.
21
Do I not hate, LORD, those who hate you? Those
who rise against you, do I not loathe?
22
With fierce hatred I hate them, enemies I count
as my own.
23
Probe me, God, know my heart; try me, know my
concerns.
24
See if my way is crooked, then lead me in the
ancient paths.
1
For the leader. A psalm of David.
2
Deliver me, LORD, from the wicked; preserve me
from the violent,
3
From those who plan evil in their hearts, who
stir up conflicts every day,
4
Who sharpen their tongues like serpents, venom
of asps upon their lips. Selah
5
Keep me, LORD, from the clutches of the wicked;
preserve me from the violent, who plot to trip me up.
6
The arrogant have set a trap for me; villains
have spread a net, laid snares for me by the wayside. Selah
7
I say to the LORD: You are my God; listen,
LORD, to the words of my prayer.
8
My revered LORD, my strong helper, my helmet on
the day of battle.
9
LORD, do not grant the desires of the wicked;
do not let their plots succeed. Selah
10
Around me they raise their proud heads; may the
mischief they threaten overwhelm them.
11
May God rain burning coals upon them, cast them
into the grave never more to rise.
12
Slanderers will not survive on earth; evil will
quickly entrap the violent.
13
For I know the LORD will secure justice for the
needy, their rights for the poor.
14
Then the just will give thanks to your name;
the upright will dwell in your presence.
A psalm of David.
1
LORD, I call to you; come
quickly to help me; listen to my plea when I call.
2
Let my prayer be incense before you; my
uplifted hands an evening sacrifice.
3
Set a guard, LORD, before my mouth, a
gatekeeper at my lips.
4
Do not let my heart incline to evil, or yield
to any sin. I will never feast upon the fine food of evildoers.
5
Let the just strike me; that is kindness; let
them rebuke me; that is oil for my head. All this I shall not refuse, but will
pray despite these trials.
6
When their leaders are cast over the cliff, all
will learn that my prayers were heard.
7
As when a farmer plows a field into broken
clods, so their bones will be strewn at the mouth of Sheol.
8
My eyes are upon you, O GOD, my Lord; in you I
take refuge; do not strip me of life.
9
Guard me from the trap they have set for me,
from the snares of evildoers.
10
Into their own nets let all the wicked fall,
while I make good my own escape.
1
A maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer.
2
With full voice I cry to the LORD; with full
voice I beseech the LORD.
3
Before God I pour out my complaint, lay bare my
distress.
4
My spirit is faint within me, but you know my
path. Along the way I walk they have hidden a trap for me.
5
I look to my right hand, but no friend is
there. There is no escape for me; no one cares for me.
6
I cry out to you, LORD, I say, You are my
refuge, my portion in the land of the living.
7
Listen to my cry for help, for I am brought
very low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.
8
Lead me out of my prison, that I may give
thanks to your name. Then the just shall gather around me because you have been
good to me.
A psalm of David.
1
LORD, hear my prayer; in
your faithfulness listen to my pleading; answer me in your justice.
2
Do not enter into judgment with your servant;
before you no living being can be just.
3
The enemy has pursued me; they have crushed my
life to the ground. They have left me in darkness like those long dead.
4
My spirit is faint within me; my heart is
dismayed.
5
I remember the days of old; I ponder all your
deeds; the works of your hands I recall.
6
I stretch out my hands to you; I thirst for you
like a parched land. Selah
7
Hasten to answer me, LORD; for my spirit fails
me. Do not hide your face from me, lest I become like those descending to the
pit.
8
At dawn let me hear of your kindness, for in
you I trust. Show me the path I should walk, for to you I entrust my life.
9
Rescue me, LORD, from my foes, for in you I
hope.
10
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God.
May your kind spirit guide me on ground that is level.
11
For your name's sake, LORD, give me life; in
your justice lead me out of distress.
12
In your kindness put an end to my foes; destroy
all who attack me, for I am your servant. Psalm
Of David.
1
Blessed be the
LORD, my rock, who trains my hands for battle, my fingers for war;
2
My safe guard and my fortress, my stronghold,
my deliverer, My shield, in whom I trust, who subdues peoples under me.
3
LORD, what are men that you notice them;
sons of man, that you take thought of them?
4
They are but a breath; their days are like a
passing shadow.
5
LORD, incline your heavens and come; touch the
mountains and make them smoke.
6
Flash forth lightning and scatter my foes;
shoot your arrows and rout them.
7
Reach out your hand from on high; deliver me
from the many waters; rescue me from the hands of foreign foes.
8
Their mouths speak untruth; their right hands
are raised in lying oaths.
9
O God, a new song I will sing to you; on a
ten-stringed lyre I will play for you.
10
You give victory to kings; you delivered David
your servant. From the menacing sword
11
deliver me; rescue me from the hands of foreign
foes. Their mouths speak untruth; their right hands are raised in lying oaths.
12
May our sons be like plants well nurtured from
their youth, Our daughters, like carved columns, shapely as those of the
temple.
13
May our barns be full with every kind of store.
May our sheep increase by thousands, by tens of thousands in our fields; may
our oxen be well fattened.
14
May there be no breach in the walls, no exile,
no outcry in our streets.
15
Happy the people so blessed; happy the people
whose God is the LORD.
Praise. Of David.
1
I will extol you, my God and
king; I will bless your name forever.
2
Every day I will bless you; I will praise your
name forever.
3
Great is the LORD and worthy of high praise;
God's grandeur is beyond understanding.
4
One generation praises your deeds to the next
and proclaims your mighty works.
5
They speak of the splendor of your majestic
glory, tell of your wonderful deeds.
6
They speak of your fearsome power and attest to
your great deeds.
7
They publish the renown of your abounding
goodness and joyfully sing of your justice.
8
The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to
anger and abounding in love.
9
The LORD is good to all, compassionate to every
creature.
10
All your works give you thanks, O LORD and your
faithful bless you.
11
They speak of the glory of your reign and tell
of your great works,
12
Making known to all your power, the glorious
splendor of your rule.
13
Your reign is a reign for all ages, your
dominion for all generations. The LORD is trustworthy in every word, and
faithful in every work.
14
The LORD supports all who are falling and
raises up all who are bowed down.
15
The eyes of all look hopefully to you; you give
them their food in due season.
16
You open wide your hand and satisfy the desire
of every living thing.
17
You, LORD, are just in all your ways, faithful
in all your works.
18
You, LORD, are near to all who call upon you,
to all who call upon you in truth.
19
You satisfy the desire of those who fear you;
you hear their cry and save them.
20
You, LORD, watch over all who love you, but all
the wicked you destroy.
21
My mouth will speak your praises, LORD; all
flesh will bless your holy name forever.
1
Hallelujah!
2
Praise the LORD, my soul; I shall praise the
LORD all my life, sing praise to my God while I live.
3
I Put no trust in princes, in mere mortals
powerless to save.
4
When they breathe their last, they return to
the earth; that day all their planning comes to nothing.
5
Happy those whose help is Jacob's God, whose
hope is in the LORD, their God,
6
The maker of heaven and earth, the seas and all
that is in them, Who keeps faith forever,
7
secures justice for the oppressed, gives food
to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free;
8
the LORD gives sight to the blind. The LORD
raises up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous.
9
The LORD protects the stranger, sustains the
orphan and the widow, but thwarts the way of the wicked.
10
The LORD shall reign forever, your God, Zion,
through all generations! Hallelujah!
1
Hallelujah! How good to
celebrate our God in song; how sweet to give fitting praise.
2
The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem, gathers the
dispersed of Israel,
3
Heals the brokenhearted, binds up their wounds,
4
Numbers all the stars, calls each of them by
name.
5
Great is our Lord, vast in power, with wisdom
beyond measure.
6
The LORD sustains the poor, but casts the
wicked to the ground.
7
Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; with the
lyre celebrate our God,
8
Who covers the heavens with clouds, provides
rain for the earth, makes grass sprout on the mountains,
9
Who gives animals their food and ravens what
they cry for.
10
God takes no delight in the strength of
horses, no pleasure in the runner's stride.
11
Rather the LORD takes pleasure in the devout,
those who await his faithful care.
12
Glorify the LORD, Jerusalem; Zion, offer praise
to your God,
13
Who has strengthened the bars of your gates,
blessed your children within you,
14
Brought peace to your borders, and filled you
with finest wheat.
15
The LORD sends a command to earth; his word
runs swiftly!
16
Thus snow is spread like wool, frost is
scattered like ash,
17
Hail is dispersed like crumbs; before such cold
the waters freeze.
18
Again he sends his word and they melt; the wind
is unleashed and the waters flow.
19
The LORD also proclaims his word to Jacob,
decrees and laws to Israel.
20
God has not done this for other nations; of
such laws they know nothing. Hallelujah!
1
Hallelujah! Praise the
LORD from the heavens; give praise in the heights.
2
Praise him, all you angels; give praise, all
you hosts.
3
Praise him, sun and moon; give praise, all
shining stars.
4
Praise him, highest heavens, you waters above
the heavens.
5
Let them all praise the LORD'S name; for the
LORD commanded and they were created,
6
Assigned them duties forever, gave them tasks
that will never change.
7
Praise the LORD from the earth, you sea
monsters and all deep waters;
8
You lightning and hail, snow and clouds, storm
winds that fulfill his command;
9
You mountains and all hills, fruit trees and
all cedars;
10
You animals wild and tame, you creatures that
crawl and fly;
11
You kings of the earth and all peoples, princes
and all who govern on earth;
12
Young men and women too, old and young alike.
13
Let them all praise the LORD'S name, for his
name alone is exalted, majestic above earth and heaven.
14
The LORD has lifted high the horn of his
people; to the glory of all the faithful, of Israel, the people near to their
God. Hallelujah!
1
Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song, a
hymn in the assembly of the faithful.
2
Let Israel be glad in their maker, the people
of Zion rejoice in their king.
3
Let them praise his name in festive dance,
make music with tambourine and lyre.
4
For the LORD takes delight in his people,
honors the poor with victory.
5
Let the faithful rejoice in their glory, cry
out for joy at their banquet,
6
With the praise of God in their mouths, and a
two-edged sword in their hands,
7
To bring retribution on the nations, punishment
on the peoples,
8
To bind their kings with chains, shackle their
nobles with irons,
9
To execute the judgments decreed for them
- such is the glory of all God's
faithful. Hallelujah!
1
Hallelujah! Praise God in
his holy sanctuary; give praise in the mighty dome of heaven.
2
Give praise for his mighty deeds, praise him
for his great majesty.
3
Give praise with blasts upon the horn, praise
him with harp and lyre.
4
Give praise with tambourines and dance, praise
him with flutes and strings.
5
Give praise with crashing cymbals, praise him
with sounding cymbals.
6
Let everything that has breath give praise to
the LORD! Hallelujah!
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