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15 They will be led forth with gladness and rejoicing;
They will enter into the King’s palace.
16 In place of your fathers will be your sons;
You shall set them up as princes in all the earth.
17 I will cause (A)Your name to be remembered from generation to every generation;
Therefore the peoples (B)will give You thanks forever and ever.
God Is Our Refuge and Strength
For the choir director. Of the sons of Korah. [a]According to Alamoth. A Song.
46 God is our (C)refuge and strength,
[b]A very (D)present help (E)in [c]trouble.
2 Therefore we will (F)not fear, though (G)the earth should change
And though (H)the mountains shake into the heart of the [d]sea;
3 Though its (I)waters roar and foam,
Though the mountains quake at its lofty pride. [e]Selah.
4 There is a (J)river whose streams make glad the (K)city of God,
The holy (L)dwelling places of the Most High.
5 God is (M)in the midst of her, she will not be shaken;
God will (N)help her [f]when morning dawns.
6 The [g]nations (O)roar, the kingdoms shake;
He (P)gives His voice, the earth (Q)melts.
7 Yahweh of hosts (R)is with us;
The God of Jacob is (S)our stronghold. Selah.
8 Come, (T)behold the works of Yahweh,
[h]Who has appointed (U)desolations in the earth.
9 He (V)makes wars to cease to the end of the earth;
He (W)breaks the bow and cuts up the spear;
He (X)burns the chariots with fire.
10 “[i]Cease striving and (Y)know that I am God;
I will be (Z)exalted among the [j]nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
11 Yahweh of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah.
God Is King of All the Earth
For the choir director. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.
47 O (AA)clap your hands, all peoples;
(AB)Make a loud shout to God with the sound of a shout of [k]joy.
2 For Yahweh Most High is [l](AC)fearsome,
A (AD)great King over all the earth.
3 He (AE)subdues peoples under us
And nations under our feet.
4 He chooses our (AF)inheritance for us,
The (AG)pride of Jacob whom He loves. [m]Selah.
5 God has (AH)ascended [n]with a loud shout,
Yahweh, [o]with the (AI)sound of a trumpet.
6 (AJ)Sing praises to God, sing praises;
Sing praises to (AK)our King, sing praises.
7 For God is the (AL)King of all the earth;
Sing praises (AM)with a [p]skillful psalm.
8 God (AN)reigns over the nations,
God [q]sits on (AO)His holy throne.
9 The (AP)nobles of the peoples have assembled themselves with the (AQ)people of the God of Abraham,
For the (AR)shields of the earth belong to God;
He [r]is (AS)highly exalted.
The City of Our God
A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
48 (AT)Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised,
In the (AU)city of our God, His (AV)holy mountain.
2 (AW)Beautiful in elevation, (AX)the joy of the whole earth,
Is Mount Zion in the far north,
The (AY)city of the great King.
3 God, in her palaces,
Has made Himself known as a (AZ)stronghold.
4 For, behold, the (BA)kings assembled themselves,
They passed by together.
5 They saw it, then they were astonished;
They were (BB)dismayed, they [s]fled in alarm.
6 [t]Panic seized them there,
Anguish, as of (BC)a woman in childbirth.
7 With the (BD)east wind
You (BE)break the (BF)ships of Tarshish.
8 As we have heard, so have we seen
In the city of Yahweh of hosts, in the city of our God;
God will (BG)establish her forever. [u]Selah.
9 We have thought on (BH)Your lovingkindness, O God,
In the midst of Your temple.
10 As is Your (BI)name, O God,
So is Your (BJ)praise to the ends of the earth;
Your (BK)right hand is full of righteousness.
11 Let Mount (BL)Zion be glad,
Let the (BM)daughters of Judah rejoice
Because of Your judgments.
12 Walk about Zion and go around her;
Count her (BN)towers;
13 Consider her (BO)ramparts;
Go through her palaces,
That you may (BP)recount it to the next generation.
14 For this is God,
Our God forever and ever;
He will (BQ)guide us [v]over death.
Why Should I Fear in Days of Evil?
For the choir director. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.
49 (BR)Hear this, all peoples;
Give ear, all (BS)inhabitants of the world,
2 Both [w](BT)low and [x]high,
Rich and poor together.
3 My mouth will (BU)speak wisdom,
And the meditation of my heart will be (BV)discernment.
4 I will incline my ear to (BW)a proverb;
(BX)I will [y]express my (BY)riddle on the harp.
5 Why should I (BZ)fear in days of evil,
When the iniquity of my [z]supplanters surrounds me,
6 Even those who (CA)trust in their wealth
And boast in the abundance of their riches?
7 Truly, no man can (CB)redeem his brother;
He cannot give to God a (CC)ransom for him—
8 For (CD)the redemption price for their soul is costly,
And it ceases forever—
9 That he should (CE)live on eternally,
That he should not (CF)see [aa]corruption.
10 For he sees that even (CG)wise men die;
The [ab](CH)fool and the senseless alike perish
And (CI)leave their wealth to others.
11 Their [ac](CJ)inner thought is that their houses (CK)are forever
And their dwelling places [ad]from generation to generation;
They have (CL)called their lands after their own names.
12 But (CM)man in his honor will not endure;
He is like the animals that [ae]perish.
13 This is the (CN)way of those who are foolish,
And of those after them who (CO)are pleased [af]with their words. [ag]Selah.
14 As sheep they are appointed (CP)for Sheol;
Death will shepherd them;
And the (CQ)upright shall have dominion over them in the morning,
And their form shall be for Sheol (CR)to consume,
Far away from his habitation.
15 But God will (CS)redeem my soul from the [ah]power of Sheol,
For (CT)He will receive me. Selah.
16 Do not be afraid (CU)when a man becomes rich,
When the [ai]glory of his house increases;
17 For when he dies he will not (CV)take any of it;
His [aj]glory will not descend after him.
18 For while he lives he (CW)blesses his soul—
And men will praise you when you do well for yourself—
19 But his soul shall (CX)go to the generation of his fathers;
They will eternally not see (CY)light.
20 (CZ)Man in his honor, but who does not understand,
Is (DA)like the animals that [ak]perish.
God Himself Is Judge
A Psalm of [al]Asaph.
50 (DB)The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, has spoken,
And called the earth (DC)from the rising of the sun to its setting.
2 Out of Zion, (DD)the perfection of beauty,
God (DE)has shone forth.
3 May our God (DF)come and not be silent;
(DG)Fire devours before Him,
And (DH)a storm whirls around Him.
4 He (DI)calls the heavens above,
And the earth, to render justice to His people:
5 “Gather My (DJ)holy ones to Me,
Those who have cut a (DK)covenant with Me by (DL)sacrifice.”
6 And the (DM)heavens declare His righteousness,
For (DN)God Himself is judge. [am]Selah.
7 “(DO)Hear, O My people, and I will speak;
O Israel, I will testify [an]against you;
I am God, (DP)your God.
8 I do (DQ)not reprove you for your sacrifices,
And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.
9 I shall take no (DR)young bull out of your house
Nor male goats out of your folds.
10 For (DS)every beast of the forest is Mine,
The cattle on a thousand hills.
11 I know every (DT)bird of the mountains,
And everything that moves in the field is [ao]Mine.
12 If I were hungry I would not tell you,
For the (DU)world is Mine, as well as its fullness.
13 Shall I eat the flesh of [ap](DV)bulls
Or drink the blood of male goats?
14 Offer to God (DW)a sacrifice of thanksgiving
And (DX)pay your vows to the Most High;
15 (DY)Call upon Me in the day of distress;
I shall (DZ)rescue you, and you will (EA)glorify Me.”
16 But to the wicked God says,
“What right have you to recount My statutes
And to take (EB)My covenant in your mouth?
17 For you (EC)hate discipline,
And you (ED)cast My words behind you.
18 When you see a thief, you [aq](EE)are pleased with him,
And [ar]you (EF)associate with adulterers.
19 You [as](EG)let your mouth loose in evil
And you harness your (EH)tongue for deceit.
20 You sit and (EI)speak against your brother;
You slander your own mother’s son.
21 These things you have done and (EJ)I kept silent;
You thought that I was just like you;
I will (EK)reprove you and state the case in order before your eyes.
22 “Now consider this, you who (EL)forget God,
Lest I (EM)tear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver.
23 He who (EN)offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies Me;
And he who [at](EO)orders his way,
I shall (EP)show the salvation of God.”
Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God
For the choir director. A Psalm of David. When [au]Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
51 (EQ)Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness;
According to the abundance of (ER)Your compassion (ES)blot out my transgressions.
2 (ET)Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity
And (EU)cleanse me from my sin.
3 For [av]I (EV)know my transgressions,
And my sin is ever before me.
4 (EW)Against You, You only, I have sinned
And done what is (EX)evil in Your sight,
So that (EY)You [aw]are justified [ax]when You speak
And pure when You judge.
5 Behold, I was (EZ)brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
6 Behold, You delight in (FA)truth in the [ay]innermost being,
And in the hidden part You will (FB)make me know wisdom.
7 [az]Purify me (FC)with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
[ba]Wash me, and I shall be (FD)whiter than snow.
8 [bb]Make me to hear (FE)joy and gladness,
Let the (FF)bones which You have crushed rejoice.
9 (FG)Hide Your face from my sins
And blot out all my iniquities.
10 (FH)Create [bc]in me a (FI)clean heart, O God,
And renew [bd]a (FJ)steadfast spirit within me.
11 (FK)Do not cast me away from Your presence
And do not take Your (FL)Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the (FM)joy of Your salvation
And sustain me with a (FN)willing spirit.
13 Then I will (FO)teach transgressors Your ways,
And sinners will [be]be (FP)converted to You.
14 Deliver me from (FQ)bloodguiltiness, O God, (FR)the God of my salvation;
Then my (FS)tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.
15 O Lord, [bf](FT)open my lips,
That my mouth may (FU)declare Your praise.
16 For You (FV)do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it;
You are not pleased with burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a (FW)broken spirit;
A broken and a [bg]contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
18 (FX)By Your favor do good to Zion;
[bh](FY)Build the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then You will delight in [bi](FZ)righteous sacrifices,
In (GA)burnt offering and whole burnt offering;
Then [bj]young bulls will be offered on Your altar.
I Trust in the Lovingkindness of God
For the choir director. A [bk]Maskil of David. [bl]When Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”
52 Why do you (GB)boast in evil, O mighty man?
The (GC)lovingkindness of God endures all day long.
2 Your tongue devises (GD)destruction,
Like a (GE)sharp razor, (GF)O worker of deceit.
3 You (GG)love evil more than good,
(GH)Falsehood more than speaking what is right. [bm]Selah.
4 You love all words that devour,
O (GI)deceitful tongue.
5 [bn]But God will break you down forever;
He will snatch you up and (GJ)tear you away from your tent,
And (GK)uproot you from the (GL)land of the living, Selah.
6 So that the righteous will (GM)see and fear,
And will (GN)laugh at him, saying,
7 “Behold, the man who would not set God as his strength,
But (GO)trusted in the abundance of his riches
And (GP)was strong in his destruction.”
8 But as for me, I am like a (GQ)green olive tree in the house of God;
I (GR)trust in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever.
9 I will (GS)give You thanks forever, because You have done it,
And I will hope on Your name, (GT)for it is good, in the presence of Your holy ones.
There Is No One Who Does Good
For the choir director. According to [bo]Mahalath. A [bp]Maskil of David.
53 (GU)The wicked fool says in his heart, “There is no God,”
They act corruptly, and commit abominable injustice;
(GV)There is no one who does good.
2 God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men
To see if there is (GW)anyone who has insight,
Anyone who (GX)seeks after God.
3 (GY)Every one of them has turned back; together they have become [bq]worthless;
There is no one who does good, not even one.
4 Do the workers of iniquity (GZ)not know,
Who eat up my people as they eat bread
And do not call upon God?
5 There they were in great dread (HA)where no dread had been;
For God (HB)scattered the bones of [br]him who encamped against you;
You (HC)put them to shame, because (HD)God had rejected them.
6 Oh, that (HE)the salvation of Israel [bs]would come out of Zion!
When God [bt]restores His captive people,
[bu]May Jacob rejoice, may Israel be glad.
God Is My Helper
For the choir director. With stringed instruments. A [bv]Maskil of David. [bw]When the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Is not David hiding himself among us?”
54 O God, save me by (HF)Your name,
And render justice to me by (HG)Your might.
2 (HH)O God, hear my prayer;
(HI)Give ear to the words of my mouth.
3 For strangers have (HJ)risen against me
And (HK)ruthless men have (HL)sought my [bx]life;
They have (HM)not set God before them. [by]Selah.
4 Behold, (HN)God is my helper;
The Lord is among those who (HO)sustain my soul.
5 He will (HP)return the evil to my foes;
(HQ)Destroy them (HR)in Your truth.
6 (HS)With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to You;
I will give (HT)thanks to Your name, O Yahweh, for it is good.
7 For [bz]He has (HU)delivered me from all [ca]distress,
And my eye has (HV)looked in triumph upon my enemies.
He Will Never Allow the Righteous to Be Shaken
For the choir director. With stringed instruments. A [cb]Maskil of David.
55 (HW)Give ear to my prayer, O God;
And (HX)do not hide Yourself from my supplication.
2 Give (HY)heed to me and answer me;
I am restless in my (HZ)complaint and [cc](IA)am surely distracted,
3 Because of the voice of the enemy,
Because of the (IB)pressure of the wicked;
For they (IC)shake wickedness down upon me
And in anger they (ID)bear a grudge against me.
4 My (IE)heart is in anguish within me,
And the terrors of (IF)death have fallen upon me.
5 Fear and (IG)trembling come upon me,
And [cd](IH)horror has covered me.
6 I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and [ce](II)be at rest.
7 Behold, I would wander far away,
I would (IJ)lodge in the wilderness. [cf]Selah.
8 I would hasten to my place of refuge
From the (IK)stormy wind and tempest.”
9 [cg]Confuse, O Lord, (IL)divide their tongues,
For I have seen (IM)violence and strife in the city.
10 Day and night they go around her upon her walls,
And wickedness and mischief are in her midst.
11 (IN)Destruction is in her midst;
(IO)Oppression and deceit do not depart from her [ch]streets.
12 For it is (IP)not an enemy who reproaches me,
Then I could bear it;
Nor is it one who hates me who (IQ)has magnified himself against me,
Then I could hide myself from him.
13 But it is you, a man [ci]my equal,
My (IR)close companion and my [cj](IS)familiar friend;
14 We who had sweet counsel together
(IT)Walked in the house of God in the throng.
15 Let [ck]death come (IU)deceitfully upon them;
Let them (IV)go down alive to Sheol,
For evil is in their dwelling, in their midst.
16 As for me, I shall (IW)call upon God,
And Yahweh will save me.
17 (IX)Evening and (IY)morning and at (IZ)noon, I will bring my complaint and moan,
And He will hear my voice.
18 He will (JA)redeem my soul in peace [cl]from the battle which is against me,
For they are (JB)many who strive with me.
19 God will (JC)hear and [cm]answer them—
Even the one (JD)who [cn]sits enthroned from of old— Selah.
Because they [co]do not change,
And (JE)do not fear God.
20 [cp]My companion has put forth his hands against (JF)those who were at peace with him;
He has [cq](JG)violated his covenant.
21 His [cr]speech was (JH)smoother than butter,
But his heart was war;
His words were (JI)softer than oil,
Yet they were drawn (JJ)swords.
22 (JK)Cast [cs]your burden upon Yahweh and He will sustain you;
(JL)He will never allow the righteous to [ct](JM)be shaken.
23 But You, O God, will bring them down to the [cu](JN)pit of corruption;
(JO)Men of bloodshed and deceit will (JP)not live out half their days.
But I will (JQ)trust in You.
In God I Trust, I Shall Not Be Afraid
For the choir director. According to [cv]Jonath Elem Rehokim. A [cw]Mikhtam of David. [cx]When the Philistines seized him in Gath.
56 Be gracious to me, O God, for man has [cy](JR)trampled upon me;
All day long, an attacker (JS)oppresses me.
2 My foes have [cz](JT)trampled upon me all day long,
For many (JU)attack me proudly.
3 [da]When I am (JV)afraid,
[db]I will (JW)trust in You.
4 (JX)In God, whose word I praise,
In God I trust;
I shall not be afraid.
(JY)What can mere [dc]man do to me?
5 All day long they [dd](JZ)distort my words;
All their [de](KA)thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They [df](KB)attack, they lurk,
They (KC)watch my heels,
As they have (KD)hoped to take my [dg]life.
7 On account of their wickedness, (KE)will they have an escape?
In anger, (KF)bring down the peoples, O God!
8 You (KG)have taken account of my wanderings;
Put my (KH)tears in Your bottle.
Are they not in (KI)Your book?
9 Then my enemies will (KJ)turn back (KK)in the day when I call;
This I know, [dh]that (KL)God is for me.
10 In God, whose word I praise,
In Yahweh, whose word I praise,
11 In God I [di]trust, I shall not be afraid.
What can man do to me?
12 Your (KM)vows are binding upon me, O God;
I will [dj]fulfill thank offerings to You.
13 [dk]For You have (KN)delivered my soul from death,
Indeed (KO)my feet from stumbling,
So that I may (KP)walk before God
In the (KQ)light of the [dl]living.
Let Your Glory Be Above All the Earth
For the choir director. [dm]Al-tashheth. Of David. A [dn]Mikhtam. [do]When he fled from Saul in the cave.
57 Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me,
For my soul (KR)takes refuge in You;
And in the (KS)shadow of Your wings I will take refuge
Until destruction (KT)passes by.
2 I will call to God Most High,
To God who (KU)accomplishes all things for me.
3 He will (KV)send from heaven and save me;
He reproaches him who [dp](KW)tramples upon me. [dq]Selah.
God will send His (KX)lovingkindness and His [dr]truth.
4 My soul is among (KY)lions;
I am lying down among those who breathe forth fire,
Sons of men whose (KZ)teeth are spears and arrows
And their (LA)tongue a sharp sword.
5 (LB)Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
Let Your glory be above all the earth.
6 They have [ds]set a (LC)net for my steps;
My soul is (LD)bowed down;
They (LE)dug a pit before me;
They themselves have (LF)fallen into the midst of it. Selah.
7 (LG)My (LH)heart is set, O God, my heart is set;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises!
8 Awake, (LI)my glory!
Awake, (LJ)harp and lyre!
I will awaken the dawn.
9 (LK)I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to You among the [dt]nations.
10 For Your (LL)lovingkindness is great to the heavens
And Your [du]truth to the skies.
11 (LM)Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
Let Your glory be above all the earth.
There Is a God Who Judges on Earth
For the choir director. [dv]Al-tashheth. Of David. A [dw]Mikhtam.
58 Do you indeed [dx]speak righteousness, O [dy]gods?
Do you (LN)judge [dz]with equity, O sons of men?
2 No, in heart you (LO)work unrighteousness;
On earth you [ea](LP)prepare a path for the violence of your hands.
3 The wicked are estranged (LQ)from the womb;
These who speak falsehood (LR)wander in error from [eb]birth.
4 They have venom like the (LS)venom of a serpent;
Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear,
5 So that it (LT)does not hear the voice of [ec](LU)charmers,
Or a skillful caster of spells.
6 O God, (LV)shatter their teeth in their mouth;
Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Yahweh.
7 Let them (LW)flow away like water that runs off;
When he [ed](LX)aims his arrows, let them be as [ee]headless shafts.
8 Let them be as a snail which [ef]melts away as it goes along,
Like the (LY)miscarriages of a woman which never behold the sun.
9 Before your (LZ)pots can feel the fire of thorns
He will (MA)sweep them away with a whirlwind, the living and the burning alike.
10 The (MB)righteous will be glad when he (MC)beholds the vengeance;
He will (MD)wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 And men will say, “Surely there is a [eg](ME)reward for the righteous;
Surely there is a God who (MF)judges [eh]on earth!”
Deliver Me from My Enemies
For the choir director. [ei]Al-tashheth. Of David. A [ej]Mikhtam. [ek]When Saul sent men and they watched the house in order to put him to death.
59 (MG)Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
[el](MH)Set me securely on high away from those who rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from (MI)workers of iniquity
And save me from (MJ)men of bloodshed.
3 For behold, they (MK)have lain in wait for my soul;
[em]Fierce men [en](ML)launch an attack against me,
(MM)Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Yahweh,
4 [eo](MN)For no guilt of mine, they run and set themselves against me.
(MO)Arouse Yourself to meet me, and see!
5 You, (MP)O Yahweh God of hosts, the God of Israel,
Awake to [ep](MQ)punish all the nations;
(MR)Do not be gracious to any who are treacherous in [eq]iniquity. [er]Selah.
6 They (MS)return at evening, they howl like a (MT)dog,
And go around the city.
7 Behold, they (MU)pour forth speech with their mouth;
(MV)Swords are in their lips,
For, they say, “(MW)Who hears?”
8 But You, O Yahweh, (MX)laugh at them;
You (MY)mock all the nations.
9 Because of [es]his (MZ)strength I will watch for You,
For God is my (NA)stronghold.
10 [et]My God (NB)in His lovingkindness will approach me;
God will let me (NC)look triumphantly upon [eu]my foes.
11 Do not slay them, (ND)or my people will forget;
(NE)Make them wander about by Your power, and bring them down,
O Lord, (NF)our shield.
12 [ev]On account of the (NG)sin of their mouth and the word of their lips,
Let them even be (NH)caught in their pride,
And on account of (NI)curses and [ew]lies which they utter.
13 [ex](NJ)Destroy them in wrath, [ey]destroy them that they may be no more;
That men may (NK)know that God [ez]rules in Jacob
To the ends of the earth. Selah.
14 They (NL)return at evening, they howl like a dog,
And go around the city.
15 They (NM)wander about [fa]for food
And [fb]growl if they are not satisfied.
16 But as for me, I shall (NN)sing of Your strength;
And I shall (NO)joyfully sing of Your lovingkindness in the (NP)morning,
For You have been my (NQ)stronghold
And a (NR)refuge in the day of my distress.
17 (NS)O my strength, I will sing praises to You;
For God is my (NT)stronghold, the [fc]God who shows me lovingkindness.
Through God We Shall Do Valiantly
For the choir director. According to [fd]Shushan Eduth. A [fe]Mikhtam of David. For teaching. [ff]When he struggled with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.
60 O God, (NU)You have rejected us. You have [fg](NV)broken us;
You have been (NW)angry; Oh, (NX)restore us.
2 You have made the [fh](NY)land quake, You have split it open;
(NZ)Heal its breaches, for it shakes.
3 You have (OA)caused Your people to see hardship;
You have given us [fi]wine to (OB)drink that causes reeling.
4 You have given a (OC)banner to those who fear You,
[fj]In order to flee to it from the bow. [fk]Selah.
5 (OD)That Your (OE)beloved may be rescued,
(OF)Save with Your right hand, and answer [fl]us!
6 God has spoken in His [fm](OG)holiness:
“I will exult, I will portion out (OH)Shechem and measure out the valley of (OI)Succoth.
7 (OJ)Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine;
(OK)Ephraim also is the [fn]helmet of My head;
Judah is My [fo](OL)scepter.
8 (OM)Moab is My washbowl;
Over (ON)Edom I shall throw My shoe;
Make a loud shout, O (OO)Philistia, because of Me!”
9 Who will bring me into the fortified city?
Who [fp]will lead me to Edom?
10 Have You Yourself, O God, not (OP)rejected us?
And (OQ)will You, O God, not go forth with our armies?
11 Oh give us help against the adversary,
For (OR)salvation [fq]by man is worthless.
12 [fr]Through God we shall (OS)do valiantly,
And it is He who will (OT)tread down our adversaries.
Lead Me to the Rock
For the choir director. On a stringed instrument. Of David.
61 (OU)Hear my cry of lamentation, O God;
(OV)Give heed to my prayer.
2 From the (OW)end of the earth I call to You when my heart is (OX)faint;
Lead me to (OY)the rock that is higher than I.
3 For You have been a (OZ)refuge for me,
A (PA)tower of strength before the enemy.
4 Let me (PB)sojourn in Your tent forever;
Let me (PC)take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. [fs]Selah.
5 For You, O God, have heard my (PD)vows;
You have given me the inheritance of those who (PE)fear Your name.
6 You will (PF)add days to the king’s [ft]life;
His years will be from generation to generation.
7 He will sit enthroned (PG)before God forever;
Appoint (PH)lovingkindness and truth that they may guard him.
8 So I will (PI)sing praise to Your name forever,
As I (PJ)pay my vows day by day.
God Is a Refuge for Us
For the choir director. According to [fu]Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
62 (PK)Surely my soul waits in silence for God;
From Him (PL)is my salvation.
2 Surely He is my (PM)rock and my salvation,
My (PN)stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.
3 How long will you assail a man,
That you may murder him, all of you,
Like a (PO)leaning wall, like a fence thrust down?
4 Surely they have counseled to thrust him down from his high position;
They (PP)find pleasure in falsehood;
They (PQ)bless with [fv]their mouth,
But inwardly they curse. [fw]Selah.
5 Surely (PR)wait in silence for God, O my soul,
For my hope is from Him.
6 Surely He is (PS)my rock and my salvation,
My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.
7 On God my (PT)salvation and my glory rest;
The rock of my strength, my (PU)refuge is in God.
8 (PV)Trust in Him at all times, O people;
(PW)Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah.
9 Surely [fx]men of (PX)low degree are merely (PY)vanity and [fy]men of rank are a (PZ)lie;
In the (QA)balances they go up;
They are together lighter than a breath of vanity.
10 (QB)Do not trust in oppression
And do not put vain hope in (QC)robbery;
If riches increase, (QD)do not set your heart upon them.
11 [fz]Once God has (QE)spoken;
[ga]Twice I have heard this:
That (QF)strength belongs to God;
12 And that (QG)to You, O Lord, belongs lovingkindness,
For You (QH)repay a man according to his work.
My Soul Thirsts for You
A Psalm of David. [gb]When he was in the wilderness of Judah.
63 O God, (QI)You are my God; I shall seek You [gc]earnestly;
My soul (QJ)thirsts for You, my flesh [gd]yearns for You,
In a (QK)dry and weary land without water.
2 Thus I have (QL)beheld You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and Your glory.
3 Because Your (QM)lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips will laud You.
4 Thus I will bless You (QN)as long as I live;
I will (QO)lift up my hands in Your name.
5 My soul is (QP)satisfied as with fatness and richness,
And my mouth offers (QQ)praises with lips of joyful songs.
6 When I remember You (QR)on my bed,
I meditate on You in the (QS)night watches,
7 For (QT)You have been my help,
And in the (QU)shadow of Your wings I sing for joy.
8 My soul (QV)clings [ge]to You;
Your (QW)right hand upholds me.
9 But those who (QX)seek my [gf]life to destroy it,
Will go into the [gg](QY)depths of the earth.
10 [gh]They will be (QZ)delivered over to the power of the sword;
They will be a (RA)portion for foxes.
11 But the (RB)king will be glad in God;
Everyone who (RC)swears by Him will boast,
For the (RD)mouths of those who speak lies will be closed.
The Righteous Will Be Glad in Yahweh
For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
64 Hear my voice, O God, in (RE)my [gi]complaint;
(RF)Guard my life from dread of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the (RG)secret counsel of evildoers,
From the tumult of the (RH)workers of iniquity,
3 Who (RI)have sharpened their tongue like a sword.
They (RJ)aimed bitter speech as their arrow,
4 To (RK)shoot [gj]from places of hiding at the blameless;
Suddenly they shoot at him, and (RL)do not fear.
5 They [gk]hold fast to themselves an evil purpose;
They [gl]talk of (RM)laying snares secretly;
They say, “(RN)Who can see them?”
6 They searched out unrighteousness, saying,
“We have completed a diligent search”;
For the [gm](RO)inward thought of a man and his heart are [gn]deep.
7 But (RP)God [go]will shoot them with an arrow;
Suddenly they will be wounded.
8 So [gp]they will (RQ)cause their own tongue (RR)to turn against them;
All who see them will (RS)shake their head.
9 Then all men [gq]will (RT)fear,
And they [gr]will (RU)declare the work of God,
And [gs]will consider [gt]what He has done.
10 The righteous man will be (RV)glad in Yahweh and will (RW)take refuge in Him;
And all the upright in heart will boast.
Blessed Is the One Whom You Choose
For the choir director. A Psalm of David. A Song.
65 To You, there will be silence and praise in Zion, O God,
And to You the (RX)vow will be paid.
2 O You who hear prayer,
To You (RY)all flesh comes.
3 (RZ)Words of iniquity prevail against me;
As for our transgressions, You (SA)atone for them.
4 How (SB)blessed is the one whom You (SC)choose and bring near to You
That he would dwell in Your courts.
We will be (SD)satisfied with the goodness of Your house,
Your holy temple.
5 By [gu](SE)fearsome deeds You answer us in righteousness, O (SF)God of our salvation,
You who are the trust of all the (SG)ends of the earth and of the farthest [gv](SH)sea;
6 Who (SI)establishes the mountains by His strength,
Being (SJ)girded with might;
7 Who (SK)stills the rumbling of the seas,
The rumbling of their waves,
And the (SL)tumult of the peoples.
8 They who inhabit the (SM)ends of the earth are in fear on account of Your signs;
You make [gw]the dawn and the sunset shout for joy.
9 You visit the earth and (SN)cause it to overflow;
You greatly (SO)enrich it;
The [gx](SP)stream of God is full of water;
You establish their (SQ)grain, for thus You establish [gy]the earth.
10 You water its furrows abundantly,
You smooth its ridges,
You soften it (SR)with showers,
You bless its growth.
11 You crown the year [gz]with Your (SS)goodness,
And Your [ha]paths (ST)drip with richness.
12 (SU)The pastures of the wilderness drip,
And the (SV)hills gird themselves with rejoicing.
13 The meadows are (SW)clothed with flocks
And the valleys are (SX)covered with grain;
They (SY)make a loud shout, indeed, they sing.
Come and See the Works of God
For the choir director. A Song. A Psalm.
66 (SZ)Make a loud shout to God, all the earth;
2 Sing praise for the (TA)glory of His name;
Establish His (TB)praise as glorious.
3 Say to God, “How [hb](TC)fearsome are Your works!
Because of the abundance of Your strength Your enemies will [hc](TD)cower before You.
4 (TE)All the earth will worship You,
And will (TF)sing praises to You;
They will sing praises to Your name.” [hd]Selah.
5 (TG)Come and see the works of God,
Who is (TH)fearsome in His deeds toward the sons of men.
6 He (TI)turned the sea into dry land;
They passed through (TJ)the river on foot;
There let us (TK)be glad in Him!
7 He (TL)rules by His might forever;
His (TM)eyes keep watch on the nations;
Let not the rebellious (TN)exalt themselves. Selah.
8 Bless our God, O peoples,
And [he](TO)make the sound of His praise heard,
9 Who [hf](TP)establishes us among the living
And (TQ)does not allow our feet to stumble.
10 For You have (TR)tested us, O God;
You have (TS)refined us as silver is refined.
11 You (TT)brought us into the net;
You established an oppressive burden upon our loins.
12 You made men (TU)ride over our heads;
We went through (TV)fire and through water,
Yet You (TW)brought us out into a place of abundance.
13 I shall (TX)come into Your house with burnt offerings;
I shall (TY)pay You my vows,
14 Which my lips uttered
And my mouth spoke when I was (TZ)in distress.
15 I shall (UA)offer to You burnt offerings of fat beasts,
With the smoke of (UB)rams;
I shall make an offering of [hg]bulls with male goats. Selah.
16 (UC)Come and hear, all who [hh]fear God,
And I will (UD)recount what He has done for my soul.
17 I called out to Him with my mouth,
And [hi]He was (UE)exalted with my tongue.
18 If I [hj](UF)see wickedness in my heart,
The (UG)Lord [hk]will not [hl]hear;
19 But certainly (UH)God has heard;
He has given heed to the voice of my prayer.
20 (UI)Blessed be God,
Who (UJ)has not turned away my prayer
Nor His lovingkindness from me.
Cause Your Face to Shine upon Us
For the choir director. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.
67 God be gracious to us and (UK)bless us,
And (UL)cause His face to shine [hm]upon us— [hn]Selah.
2 That (UM)Your way may be known on the earth,
(UN)Your salvation among all nations.
3 Let the (UO)peoples praise You, O God;
Let all the peoples praise You.
4 Let the (UP)nations be glad and sing for joy;
For You will (UQ)judge the peoples with uprightness
And (UR)lead the nations on the earth. Selah.
5 Let the (US)peoples praise You, O God;
Let all the peoples praise You.
6 The (UT)earth has yielded its produce;
God, our God, (UU)blesses us.
7 God blesses us,
[ho]That (UV)all the ends of the earth may fear Him.
Let God’s Enemies Be Scattered
For the choir director. A Psalm of David. A Song.
68 [hp]Let (UW)God arise, [hq]let His enemies be scattered,
And [hr]let those who hate Him flee before Him.
2 As (UX)smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
As (UY)wax melts before the fire,
So let the (UZ)wicked perish before God.
3 But let the (VA)righteous be glad; let them exult before God;
And let them rejoice with gladness.
4 Sing to God, (VB)sing praises to His name;
[hs](VC)Lift up a song for Him who (VD)rides through the deserts,
Whose (VE)name is [ht]Yah, and exult before Him.
5 A (VF)father of the fatherless and a (VG)judge [hu]for the widows,
Is God in His (VH)holy habitation.
6 God (VI)causes the lonely to inhabit a home;
He (VJ)leads out the prisoners into prosperity,
Only (VK)the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
7 O God, when You (VL)went forth before Your people,
When You (VM)marched through the wasteland, [hv]Selah.
8 The (VN)earth quaked;
The (VO)heavens also dripped rain at the presence of God;
[hw](VP)Sinai itself quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9 You (VQ)caused abundant rain to sprinkle down, O God;
You established Your inheritance when it was [hx]parched.
10 Your creatures inhabited it;
You (VR)established it in Your goodness for the poor, O God.
11 The Lord gives the word;
The (VS)women who proclaim the good news are a great host:
12 “(VT)Kings of armies retreat, they retreat,
And she who remains at home will (VU)divide the spoil!”
13 If you men lie down (VV)among the [hy]sheepfolds,
You all would be like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And its pinions with glistening gold.
14 When the Almighty (VW)dispersed the kings [hz]there,
It was snowing in (VX)Zalmon.
15 A [ia](VY)mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;
A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.
16 Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks,
At the mountain which God has (VZ)prized for His habitation?
Surely (WA)Yahweh will dwell there forever.
17 The (WB)chariots of God are [ib]myriads, (WC)thousands upon thousands;
[ic]The Lord is among them as at Sinai, in holiness.
18 You have (WD)ascended on high, You have (WE)led captive Your captives;
You have received gifts among men,
Even among the rebellious also, that Yah—God—may dwell there.
19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily (WF)bears our burden,
(WG)The God who is our salvation. Selah.
20 God is to us a (WH)God of [id]salvation;
And (WI)to Yahweh the Lord belong escapes [ie]from death.
21 Surely God will (WJ)crush the head of His enemies,
The hairy [if]skull of him who goes on in his guilty deeds.
22 The Lord [ig]said, “(WK)I will bring them back from Bashan.
I will bring them back from the depths of the sea;
23 That [ih](WL)your foot may crush them in blood,
The tongue of your (WM)dogs may have its portion from your enemies.”
24 They have seen (WN)Your [ii]procession, O God,
The [ij]procession of my God, my King, [ik](WO)into the sanctuary.
25 The (WP)singers went on, the musicians after them,
[il]In the midst of the (WQ)maidens beating tambourines.
26 (WR)Bless God in the congregations,
Yahweh, the (WS)fountain of Israel.
27 There is (WT)Benjamin, the [im]youngest, [in]having dominion over them,
The princes of Judah in their throng,
The princes of (WU)Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.
28 [io]Your God has (WV)commanded your strength;
Show Yourself strong, O God, (WW)who has worked [ip]on our behalf.
29 [iq]Because of Your temple at Jerusalem
(WX)Kings will bring gifts to You.
30 Rebuke the (WY)beast [ir]in the reeds,
The herd of (WZ)bulls with the calves of the peoples,
Trampling under foot the pieces of silver;
He has (XA)cast out the peoples who delight in war.
31 Envoys will come out of (XB)Egypt;
[is](XC)Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God.
32 Sing to God, O (XD)kingdoms of the earth,
(XE)Sing praises to the Lord, Selah.
33 To Him who (XF)rides upon the [it](XG)highest heavens, which are from ancient times;
Behold, (XH)He gives forth His voice, a (XI)voice that is strong.
34 (XJ)Ascribe strength to God;
His majesty is over Israel
And (XK)His strength is in the [iu]skies.
35 [iv]O God, You are (XL)awesome from Your [iw]sanctuary.
The God of Israel Himself (XM)gives strength and might to the people.
(XN)Blessed be God!
Save Me, O God
For the choir director. According to [ix]Shoshannim. Of David.
69 Save me, O God,
For the (XO)waters have [iy]threatened my life.
2 I have sunk in deep (XP)clay, and there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters, and a [iz](XQ)flood overflows me.
3 I am (XR)weary with my calling out; my throat is parched;
My (XS)eyes fail while I wait for my God.
4 Those (XT)who hate me without cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would [ja]destroy me (XU)are powerful, being wrongfully my enemies;
(XV)What I did not steal, I then have to restore.
5 O God, it is You who knows (XW)my folly,
And [jb](XX)all my guilt is not hidden from You.
6 May those who hope for You not (XY)be ashamed through me, O Lord Yahweh of hosts;
May those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,
7 Because (XZ)for Your sake I have borne reproach;
(YA)Dishonor has covered my face.
8 I have become (YB)estranged [jc]from my brothers
And a foreigner to my mother’s sons.
9 For (YC)zeal for Your house has consumed me,
And (YD)the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.
10 When I wept (YE)in my soul with fasting,
It became my reproach.
11 When I made (YF)sackcloth my clothing,
I became (YG)a byword to them.
12 Those who (YH)dwell at the gate moan about me,
And I am (YI)the drunkards’ songs.
13 But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Yahweh, (YJ)at an acceptable time;
O God, in the (YK)abundance of Your lovingkindness,
Answer me with the truth of Your salvation.
14 Deliver me from the (YL)mire and do not let me sink;
May I be (YM)delivered from [jd]my foes and from the [je](YN)deep waters.
15 May the [jf](YO)flood of water not overflow me
Nor the deep swallow me up,
Nor the (YP)pit shut its mouth on me.
16 Answer me, O Yahweh, for (YQ)Your lovingkindness is good;
(YR)According to the abundance of Your compassion, (YS)turn to me,
17 And (YT)do not hide Your face from Your slave,
For I am (YU)in distress; answer me quickly.
18 Oh draw near to my soul and (YV)redeem it;
(YW)Ransom me because of my enemies!
19 You know my (YX)reproach and my shame and my dishonor;
All my adversaries are [jg]before You.
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