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“I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain.”
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I will proclaim the Lord’s decree: He said to me, “You are my son; today I have become your father.
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Kiss his son, or he will be angry and your way will lead to your destruction, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
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Psalm 3
A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.
Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!
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I call out to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain.
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But I, by your great love, can come into your house; in reverence I bow down toward your holy temple.
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Psalm 9
For the director of music. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A psalm of David.
I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
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But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted; you consider their grief and take it in hand. The victims commit themselves to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.
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defending the fatherless and the oppressed, so that mere earthly mortals will never again strike terror.
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The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them.
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Psalm 15
A psalm of David.
Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain?
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I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
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Psalm 18
For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord. He sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:
I love you, Lord, my strength.
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Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the one Israel praises.
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Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place?
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Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me.
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Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.
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The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.
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Psalm 30
A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple. Of David.
I will exalt you, Lord, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me.
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Sing the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people; praise his holy name.
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Into your hands I commit my spirit; deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.
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Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord does not count against them and in whose spirit is no deceit.
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You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.
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Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.
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In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
