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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 make them princes in all the earth.
17 I will cause (A)Your name to be remembered in all generations;
Therefore the peoples (B)will give You thanks forever and ever.
God the Refuge of His People.
For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah, [a]set 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 slip into the heart of the [d]sea;
3 Though its (I)waters roar and foam,
Though the mountains quake at its swelling 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 moved;
God will (N)help her [f]when morning dawns.
6 The [g]nations (O)made an uproar, the kingdoms tottered;
He [h](P)raised His voice, the earth (Q)melted.
7 The Lord of hosts (R)is with us;
The God of Jacob is (S)our stronghold. Selah.
8 Come, (T)behold the works of the Lord,
[i]Who has wrought (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 the spear in two;
He (X)burns the chariots with fire.
10 “[j]Cease striving and (Y)know that I am God;
I will be (Z)exalted among the [k]nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
11 The Lord of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah.
God the King of the Earth.
For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
47 O (AA)clap your hands, all peoples;
(AB)Shout to God with the voice of [l]joy.
2 For the Lord Most High is to be (AC)feared,
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)glory of Jacob whom He loves. [m]Selah.
5 God has (AH)ascended [n]with a shout,
The Lord, [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 [r](AP)princes of the people have assembled themselves as the (AQ)people of the God of Abraham,
For the (AR)shields of the earth belong to God;
He [s]is (AS)highly exalted.
The Beauty and Glory of Zion.
A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.
48 (AT)Great is the Lord, 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, lo, the (BA)kings assembled themselves,
They passed by together.
5 They saw it, then they were amazed;
They were (BB)terrified, they [t]fled in alarm.
6 [u]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 the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God;
God will (BG)establish her forever. [v]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)tell it to the next generation.
14 For [w]such is God,
Our God forever and ever;
He will (BQ)guide us [x]until death.
The Folly of Trusting in Riches.
For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
49 (BR)Hear this, all peoples;
Give ear, all (BS)inhabitants of the world,
2 Both (BT)low and high,
Rich and poor together.
3 My mouth will (BU)speak wisdom,
And the meditation of my heart will be (BV)understanding.
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 adversity,
When the iniquity of my [z]foes surrounds me,
6 Even those who (CA)trust in their wealth
And boast in the abundance of their riches?
7 No man can by any means (CB)redeem his brother
Or give to God a (CC)ransom for him—
8 For (CD)the redemption of [aa]his soul is costly,
And he should cease trying forever—
9 That he should (CE)live on eternally,
That he should not [ab](CF)undergo decay.
10 For he sees that even (CG)wise men die;
The (CH)stupid 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 to all generations;
They have (CL)called their lands after their own names.
12 But (CM)man in his [ad]pomp will not endure;
He is like the [ae]beasts that [af]perish.
13 This is the (CN)way of those who are foolish,
And of those after them who (CO)approve their words. [ag]Selah.
14 As sheep they are appointed (CP)for [ah]Sheol;
Death shall be their shepherd;
And the (CQ)upright shall rule over them in the morning,
And their form shall be for [ai]Sheol (CR)to consume
[aj]So that they have no habitation.
15 But God will (CS)redeem my soul from the [ak]power of [al]Sheol,
For (CT)He will receive me. Selah.
16 Do not be afraid (CU)when a man becomes rich,
When the [am]glory of his house is increased;
17 For when he dies he will (CV)carry nothing away;
His [an]glory will not descend after him.
18 Though while he lives he (CW)congratulates [ao]himself—
And though men praise you when you do well for yourself—
19 [ap]He shall (CX)go to the generation of his fathers;
They will never see (CY)the light.
20 (CZ)Man in his [aq]pomp, yet without understanding,
Is (DA)like the [ar]beasts that [as]perish.
God the Judge of the Righteous and the Wicked.
A Psalm of [at]Asaph.
50 (DB)The Mighty One, God, the Lord, has spoken,
And summoned 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 keep silence;
(DG)Fire devours before Him,
And it is very (DH)tempestuous around Him.
4 He (DI)summons the heavens above,
And the earth, to judge His people:
5 “Gather My (DJ)godly ones to Me,
Those who have made a (DK)covenant with Me by (DL)sacrifice.”
6 And the (DM)heavens declare His righteousness,
For (DN)God Himself is judge. [au]Selah.
7 “(DO)Hear, O My people, and I will speak;
O Israel, I will testify [av]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 [aw]Mine.
12 “If I were hungry I would not tell you,
For the (DU)world is Mine, and [ax]all it contains.
13 “Shall I eat the flesh of [ay](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 trouble;
I shall (DZ)rescue you, and you will (EA)honor Me.”
16 But to the wicked God says,
“What right have you to tell of 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 [az](EE)are pleased with him,
And [ba]you (EF)associate with adulterers.
19 “You [bb](EG)let your mouth loose in evil
And your (EH)tongue frames 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 silence;
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,
Or I will (EM)tear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver.
23 “He who (EN)offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me;
And to him who [bc](EO)orders his way aright
I shall (EP)show the salvation of God.”
A Contrite Sinner’s Prayer for Pardon.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David, when [bd]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 greatness 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 [be]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 [bf]are justified [bg]when You speak
And [bh]blameless when You judge.
5 Behold, I was (EZ)brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
6 Behold, You desire (FA)truth in the [bi]innermost being,
And in the hidden part You will (FB)make me know wisdom.
7 [bj]Purify me (FC)with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
[bk]Wash me, and I shall be (FD)whiter than snow.
8 [bl]Make me to hear (FE)joy and gladness,
Let the (FF)bones which You have broken rejoice.
9 (FG)Hide Your face from my sins
And blot out all my iniquities.
10 (FH)Create [bm]in me a (FI)clean heart, O God,
And renew [bn]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 [bo]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, [bp](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 contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
18 (FX)By Your favor do good to Zion;
[bq](FY)Build the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then You will delight in [br](FZ)righteous sacrifices,
In (GA)burnt offering and whole burnt offering;
Then [bs]young bulls will be offered on Your altar.
Futility of Boastful Wickedness.
For the choir director. A [bt]Maskil of David, [bu]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. [bv]Selah.
4 You love all words that devour,
O (GI)deceitful tongue.
5 [bw]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 The righteous will (GM)see and fear,
And will (GN)laugh at him, saying,
7 “Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge,
But (GO)trusted in the abundance of his riches
And (GP)was strong in [bx]his evil desire.”
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 wait on Your name, (GT)for it is good, in the presence of Your godly ones.
Folly and Wickedness of Men.
For the choir director; according to [by]Mahalath. A [bz]Maskil of David.
53 (GU)The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God,”
They are corrupt, and have committed abominable injustice;
(GV)There is no one who does good.
2 God has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men
To see if there is (GW)anyone who [ca]understands,
Who (GX)seeks after God.
3 (GY)Every one of them has turned aside; together they have become corrupt;
There is no one who does good, not even one.
4 Have the workers of wickedness (GZ)no knowledge,
Who eat up My people as though they ate bread
And have not called upon God?
5 There they were in great [cb]fear (HA)where no [cc]fear had been;
For God (HB)scattered the bones of [cd]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 [ce]would come out of Zion!
When God [cf]restores His captive people,
[cg]Let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.
Prayer for Defense against Enemies.
For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A [ch]Maskil of David, [ci]when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Is not David hiding himself among us?”
54 Save me, O God, by (HF)Your name,
And [cj]vindicate me by (HG)Your power.
2 (HH)Hear my prayer, O God;
(HI)Give ear to the words of my mouth.
3 For strangers have (HJ)risen against me
And (HK)violent men have (HL)sought my [ck]life;
They have (HM)not set God before them. [cl]Selah.
4 Behold, (HN)God is my helper;
The Lord is [cm]the (HO)sustainer of my soul.
5 [cn]He will (HP)recompense the evil to [co]my foes;
[cp](HQ)Destroy them (HR)in Your [cq]faithfulness.
6 [cr](HS)Willingly I will sacrifice to You;
I will give (HT)thanks to Your name, O Lord, for it is good.
7 For [cs]He has (HU)delivered me from all [ct]trouble,
And my eye has (HV)looked with satisfaction upon my enemies.
Prayer for the Destruction of the Treacherous.
For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A [cu]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 [cv](IA)am surely distracted,
3 Because of the voice of the enemy,
Because of the (IB)pressure of the wicked;
For they (IC)bring down [cw]trouble 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 [cx](IH)horror has overwhelmed me.
6 I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and [cy](II)be at rest.
7 “Behold, I would wander far away,
I would (IJ)lodge in the wilderness. [cz]Selah.
8 “I would hasten to my place of refuge
From the (IK)stormy wind and tempest.”
9 [da]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 iniquity and mischief are in her midst.
11 (IN)Destruction is in her midst;
(IO)Oppression and deceit do not depart from her [db]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 exalted himself against me,
Then I could hide myself from him.
13 But it is you, a man [dc]my equal,
My (IR)companion and my [dd](IS)familiar friend;
14 We who had sweet [de]fellowship together
(IT)Walked in the house of God in the throng.
15 Let [df]death come (IU)deceitfully upon them;
Let them (IV)go down alive to [dg]Sheol,
For evil is in their dwelling, in their midst.
16 As for me, I shall (IW)call upon God,
And the Lord will save me.
17 (IX)Evening and (IY)morning and at (IZ)noon, I will complain and murmur,
And He will hear my voice.
18 He will (JA)redeem my soul in peace [dh]from the battle which is against me,
For they are (JB)many who strive with me.
19 God will (JC)hear and [di]answer them—
Even the one (JD)who [dj]sits enthroned from of old— Selah.
With whom there [dk]is no change,
And who (JE)do not fear God.
20 He has put forth his hands against (JF)those who were at peace with him;
He has [dl](JG)violated his covenant.
21 His [dm]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 [dn]your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you;
(JL)He will never allow the righteous to [do](JM)be shaken.
23 But You, O God, will bring them down to the [dp](JN)pit of destruction;
(JO)Men of bloodshed and deceit will (JP)not live out half their days.
But I will (JQ)trust in You.
Supplication for Deliverance and Grateful Trust in God.
For the choir director; according to [dq]Jonath elem rehokim. A [dr]Mikhtam of David, [ds]when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
56 Be gracious to me, O God, for man has [dt](JR)trampled upon me;
[du]Fighting all day long he (JS)oppresses me.
2 My foes have [dv](JT)trampled upon me all day long,
For [dw]they are many who (JU)fight proudly against me.
3 [dx]When I am (JV)afraid,
[dy]I will (JW)put my trust in You.
4 (JX)In God, whose word I praise,
In God I have put my trust;
I shall not be afraid.
(JY)What can mere [dz]man do to me?
5 All day long they [ea](JZ)distort my words;
All their [eb](KA)thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They [ec](KB)attack, they lurk,
They (KC)watch my [ed]steps,
As they have (KD)waited to take my [ee]life.
7 Because of wickedness, [ef](KE)cast them forth,
In anger (KF)put 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, [eg]that (KL)God is for me.
10 In God, whose word I praise,
In the Lord, whose word I praise,
11 In God I have put my [eh]trust, I shall not be afraid.
What can man do to me?
12 Your (KM)vows are binding upon me, O God;
I will render thank offerings to You.
13 For You have (KN)delivered my soul from death,
[ei]Indeed (KO)my feet from stumbling,
So that I may (KP)walk before God
In the (KQ)light of the [ej]living.
Prayer for Rescue from Persecutors.
For the choir director; set to [ek]Al-tashheth. A [el]Mikhtam of David, [em]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 cry 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 [en](KW)tramples upon me. [eo]Selah.
God will send forth His (KX)lovingkindness and His [ep]truth.
4 My soul is among (KY)lions;
I must lie among those who breathe forth fire,
Even the 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 [eq]prepared 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 steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast;
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 [er]nations.
10 For Your (LL)lovingkindness is great to the heavens
And Your [es]truth to the clouds.
11 (LM)Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
Let Your glory be above all the earth.
Prayer for the Punishment of the Wicked.
For the choir director; set to [et]Al-tashheth. A [eu]Mikhtam of David.
58 Do you indeed [ev]speak righteousness, O [ew]gods?
Do you (LN)judge [ex]uprightly, O sons of men?
2 No, in heart you (LO)work unrighteousness;
On earth you (LP)weigh out the violence of your hands.
3 The wicked are estranged (LQ)from the womb;
These who speak lies (LR)go astray from [ey]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 [ez](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 Lord.
7 Let them (LW)flow away like water that runs off;
When he [fa](LX)aims his arrows, let them be as [fb]headless shafts.
8 Let them be as a snail which [fc]melts away as it goes along,
Like the (LY)miscarriages of a woman which never see the sun.
9 Before your (LZ)pots can feel the fire of thorns
He will (MA)sweep them away with a whirlwind, the [fd]green and the burning alike.
10 The (MB)righteous will rejoice when he (MC)sees the vengeance;
He will (MD)wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 And men will say, “Surely there is a [fe](ME)reward for the righteous;
Surely there is a God who (MF)judges [ff]on earth!”
Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies.
For the choir director; set to [fg]Al-tashheth. A [fh]Mikhtam of David, [fi]when Saul sent men and they watched the house in order to kill him.
59 (MG)Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
[fj](MH)Set me securely on high away from those who rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from (MI)those who do iniquity
And save me from (MJ)men of bloodshed.
3 For behold, they (MK)have [fk]set an ambush for my [fl]life;
[fm]Fierce men [fn](ML)launch an attack against me,
(MM)Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord,
4 [fo](MN)For no guilt of mine, they run and set themselves against me.
(MO)Arouse Yourself to [fp]help me, and see!
5 You, (MP)O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel,
Awake to [fq](MQ)punish all the nations;
(MR)Do not be gracious to any who are treacherous in iniquity. [fr]Selah.
6 They (MS)return at evening, they howl like a (MT)dog,
And go around the city.
7 Behold, they (MU)belch forth with their mouth;
(MV)Swords are in their lips,
For, they say, “(MW)Who hears?”
8 But You, O Lord, (MX)laugh at them;
You (MY)scoff at all the nations.
9 Because of [fs]his (MZ)strength I will watch for You,
For God is my (NA)stronghold.
10 [ft]My God (NB)in His lovingkindness will meet me;
God will let me (NC)look triumphantly upon [fu]my foes.
11 Do not slay them, (ND)or my people will forget;
[fv](NE)Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down,
O Lord, (NF)our shield.
12 [fw]On account of the (NG)sin of their mouth and the words of their lips,
Let them even be (NH)caught in their pride,
And on account of (NI)curses and [fx]lies which they utter.
13 [fy](NJ)Destroy them in wrath, [fz]destroy them that they may be no more;
That men may (NK)know that God [ga]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 [gb]for food
And [gc]growl if they are not satisfied.
16 But as for me, I shall (NN)sing of Your strength;
Yes, 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 [gd]God who shows me lovingkindness.
Lament over Defeat in Battle, and Prayer for Help.
For the choir director; according to [ge]Shushan Eduth. A [gf]Mikhtam of David, to teach; [gg]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 [gh](NV)broken us;
You have been (NW)angry; O, (NX)restore us.
2 You have made the [gi](NY)land quake, You have split it open;
(NZ)Heal its breaches, for it totters.
3 You have [gj](OA)made Your people experience hardship;
You have given us [gk]wine to (OB)drink that makes us stagger.
4 You have given a (OC)banner to those who fear You,
That it may be displayed because of the truth. [gl]Selah.
5 (OD)That Your (OE)beloved may be delivered,
(OF)Save with Your right hand, and answer [gm]us!
6 God has spoken in His [gn](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 [go]helmet of My head;
Judah is My [gp](OL)scepter.
8 “(OM)Moab is My washbowl;
Over (ON)Edom I shall throw My shoe;
Shout loud, O (OO)Philistia, because of Me!”
9 Who will bring me into the besieged city?
Who [gq]will lead me to Edom?
10 Have not You Yourself, O God, (OP)rejected us?
And (OQ)will You not go forth with our armies, O God?
11 O give us help against the adversary,
For (OR)deliverance [gr]by man is in vain.
12 [gs]Through God we shall (OS)do valiantly,
And it is He who will (OT)tread down our adversaries.
Confidence in God’s Protection.
For the choir director; on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David.
61 (OU)Hear my cry, 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 [gt]against the enemy.
4 Let me [gu](PB)dwell in Your tent forever;
Let me (PC)take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. [gv]Selah.
5 For You have heard my (PD)vows, O God;
You have given me the inheritance of those who (PE)fear Your name.
6 You will [gw](PF)prolong the king’s [gx]life;
His years will be as many generations.
7 He will [gy]abide (PG)before God forever;
Appoint (PH)lovingkindness and truth that they may preserve him.
8 So I will (PI)sing praise to Your name forever,
That I may (PJ)pay my vows day by day.
God Alone a Refuge from Treachery and Oppression.
For the choir director; [gz]according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
62 (PK)My soul waits in silence for God only;
From Him (PL)is my salvation.
2 He only 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 tottering fence?
4 They have counseled only to thrust him down from his high position;
They (PP)delight in falsehood;
They (PQ)bless with [ha]their mouth,
But inwardly they curse. [hb]Selah.
5 My soul, (PR)wait in silence for God only,
For my hope is from Him.
6 He only 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 Men of (PX)low degree are only (PY)vanity and men of rank are a (PZ)lie;
In the (QA)balances they go up;
They are together lighter than breath.
10 (QB)Do not trust in oppression
And do not [hc]vainly hope in (QC)robbery;
If riches increase, (QD)do not set your heart upon them.
11 [hd]Once God has (QE)spoken;
[he]Twice I have heard this:
That (QF)power belongs to God;
12 And lovingkindness (QG)is Yours, O Lord,
For You (QH)recompense a man according to his work.
The Thirsting Soul Satisfied in God.
A Psalm of David, [hf]when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
63 O God, (QI)You are my God; I shall seek You [hg]earnestly;
My soul (QJ)thirsts for You, my flesh [hh]yearns for You,
In a (QK)dry and weary land where there is no water.
2 Thus I have (QL)seen You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and Your glory.
3 Because Your (QM)lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips will praise You.
4 So 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 [hi]marrow and fatness,
And my mouth offers (QQ)praises with joyful lips.
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 [hj]to You;
Your (QW)right hand upholds me.
9 But those who (QX)seek my [hk]life to destroy it,
Will go into the [hl](QY)depths of the earth.
10 [hm]They will be [hn](QZ)delivered over to the power of the sword;
They will be a [ho](RA)prey for foxes.
11 But the (RB)king will rejoice in God;
Everyone who (RC)swears by Him will glory,
For the (RD)mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.
Prayer for Deliverance from Secret Enemies.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
64 Hear my voice, O God, in (RE)my [hp]complaint;
(RF)Preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the (RG)secret counsel of evildoers,
From the tumult of (RH)those who do iniquity,
3 Who (RI)have sharpened their tongue like a sword.
They (RJ)aimed bitter speech as their arrow,
4 To (RK)shoot [hq]from concealment at the blameless;
Suddenly they shoot at him, and (RL)do not fear.
5 They [hr]hold fast to themselves an evil purpose;
They [hs]talk of (RM)laying snares secretly;
They say, “(RN)Who can see them?”
6 They [ht]devise injustices, saying,
“We are [hu]ready with a well-conceived plot”;
For the [hv](RO)inward thought and the heart of a man are [hw]deep.
7 But (RP)God [hx]will shoot at them with an arrow;
Suddenly [hy]they will be wounded.
8 So [hz]they [ia]will (RQ)make him stumble;
(RR)Their own tongue is against them;
All who see them will (RS)shake the head.
9 Then all men [ib]will (RT)fear,
And they [ic]will (RU)declare the work of God,
And [id]will consider [ie]what He has done.
10 The righteous man will be (RV)glad in the Lord and will (RW)take refuge in Him;
And all the upright in heart will glory.
God’s Abundant Favor to Earth and Man.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David. A Song.
65 There will be silence [if]before You, and praise in Zion, O God,
And to You the (RX)vow will be performed.
2 O You who hear prayer,
To You (RY)all [ig]men come.
3 [ih](RZ)Iniquities prevail against me;
As for our transgressions, You [ii](SA)forgive them.
4 How (SB)blessed is the one whom You (SC)choose and bring near to You
To dwell in Your courts.
We will be (SD)satisfied with the goodness of Your house,
Your holy temple.
5 By (SE)awesome 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 [ij](SH)sea;
6 Who (SI)establishes the mountains by His strength,
Being (SJ)girded with might;
7 Who (SK)stills the roaring of the seas,
The roaring of their waves,
And the (SL)tumult of the peoples.
8 They who dwell in the (SM)ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs;
You make the [ik]dawn and the sunset shout for joy.
9 You visit the earth and (SN)cause it to overflow;
You greatly (SO)enrich it;
The [il](SP)stream of God is full of water;
You prepare their (SQ)grain, for thus You prepare [im]the earth.
10 You water its furrows abundantly,
You [in]settle its ridges,
You soften it (SR)with showers,
You bless its growth.
11 You have crowned the year [io]with Your [ip](SS)bounty,
And Your [iq]paths (ST)drip with fatness.
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)shout for joy, yes, they sing.
Praise for God’s Mighty Deeds and for His Answer to Prayer.
For the choir director. A Song. A Psalm.
66 (SZ)Shout joyfully to God, all the earth;
2 Sing the (TA)glory of His name;
Make His (TB)praise glorious.
3 Say to God, “How (TC)awesome are Your works!
Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will [ir](TD)give feigned obedience to You.
4 “(TE)All the earth will worship You,
And will (TF)sing praises to You;
They will sing praises to Your name.” [is]Selah.
5 (TG)Come and see the works of God,
Who is (TH)awesome 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)rejoice 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 [it](TO)sound His praise abroad,
9 Who [iu](TP)keeps us in life
And (TQ)does not allow our feet to [iv]slip.
10 For You have (TR)tried us, O God;
You have (TS)refined us as silver is refined.
11 You (TT)brought us into the net;
You laid 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 [iw]bulls with male goats. Selah.
16 (UC)Come and hear, all who [ix]fear God,
And I will (UD)tell of what He has done for my soul.
17 I cried to Him with my mouth,
And [iy]He was (UE)extolled with my tongue.
18 If I [iz](UF)regard wickedness in my heart,
The (UG)Lord [ja]will not [jb]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.
The Nations Exhorted to Praise God.
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 [jc]upon us— [jd]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)guide 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,
[je]That (UV)all the ends of the earth may fear Him.
The God of Sinai and of the Sanctuary.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David. A Song.
68 [jf]Let (UW)God arise, [jg]let His enemies be scattered,
And [jh]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;
Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.
4 Sing to God, (VB)sing praises to His name;
[ji](VC)Lift up a song for Him who (VD)rides through the deserts,
Whose (VE)name is [jj]the Lord, and exult before Him.
5 A (VF)father of the fatherless and a (VG)judge [jk]for the widows,
Is God in His (VH)holy habitation.
6 God [jl](VI)makes a home for the lonely;
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 wilderness, [jm]Selah.
8 The (VN)earth quaked;
The (VO)heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God;
[jn](VP)Sinai itself quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9 You (VQ)shed abroad a plentiful rain, O God;
You confirmed Your inheritance when it was [jo]parched.
10 Your creatures settled in it;
You (VR)provided in Your goodness for the poor, O God.
11 The Lord gives the [jp]command;
The (VS)women who proclaim the good tidings are a great host:
12 “(VT)Kings of armies flee, they flee,
And she who remains at home will (VU)divide the spoil!”
13 [jq]When you lie down (VV)among the [jr]sheepfolds,
You are like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And its pinions with glistening gold.
14 When the Almighty (VW)scattered the kings [js]there,
It was snowing in (VX)Zalmon.
15 A [jt](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)desired for His abode?
Surely (WA)the Lord will dwell there forever.
17 The (WB)chariots of God are [ju]myriads, (WC)thousands upon thousands;
[jv]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 [jw]the Lord 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 deliverances;
And (WI)to [jx]God the Lord belong escapes [jy]from death.
21 Surely God will (WJ)shatter the head of His enemies,
The hairy crown of him who goes on in his guilty deeds.
22 The Lord [jz]said, “(WK)I will bring them back from Bashan.
I will bring them back from the depths of the sea;
23 That [ka](WL)your foot may shatter them in blood,
The tongue of your (WM)dogs may have its portion from your enemies.”
24 They have seen (WN)Your [kb]procession, O God,
The [kc]procession of my God, my King, [kd](WO)into the sanctuary.
25 The (WP)singers went on, the musicians after them,
[ke]In the midst of the (WQ)maidens beating tambourines.
26 (WR)Bless God in the congregations,
Even the Lord, you who are of the (WS)fountain of Israel.
27 There is (WT)Benjamin, the [kf]youngest, [kg]ruling them,
The princes of Judah in their throng,
The princes of (WU)Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.
28 [kh]Your God has (WV)commanded your strength;
Show Yourself strong, O God, (WW)who have acted [ki]on our behalf.
29 [kj]Because of Your temple at Jerusalem
(WX)Kings will bring gifts to You.
30 Rebuke the (WY)beasts [kk]in the reeds,
The herd of (WZ)bulls with the calves of the peoples,
Trampling under foot the pieces of silver;
He has (XA)scattered the peoples who delight in war.
31 Envoys will come out of (XB)Egypt;
[kl](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 [km](XG)highest heavens, which are from ancient times;
Behold, (XH)He [kn]speaks forth with His voice, a (XI)mighty voice.
34 (XJ)Ascribe strength to God;
His majesty is over Israel
And (XK)His strength is in the [ko]skies.
35 [kp]O God, You are (XL)awesome from Your [kq]sanctuary.
The God of Israel Himself (XM)gives strength and power to the people.
(XN)Blessed be God!
A Cry of Distress and Imprecation on Adversaries.
For the choir director; according to [kr]Shoshannim. A Psalm of David.
69 Save me, O God,
For the (XO)waters have [ks]threatened my life.
2 I have sunk in deep (XP)mire, and there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters, and a [kt](XQ)flood overflows me.
3 I am (XR)weary with my crying; my throat is parched;
My (XS)eyes fail while I wait for my God.
4 Those (XT)who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would [ku]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 (XX)my wrongs are not hidden from You.
6 May those who wait for You not (XY)be ashamed through me, O Lord [kv]God 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 [kw]from my brothers
And an alien 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)sit in the gate talk about me,
And I am the [kx](YI)song of the drunkards.
13 But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord, (YJ)at an acceptable time;
O God, in the (YK)greatness of Your lovingkindness,
Answer me with [ky]Your saving truth.
14 Deliver me from the (YL)mire and do not let me sink;
May I be (YM)delivered from [kz]my foes and from the [la](YN)deep waters.
15 May the [lb](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 Lord, for (YQ)Your lovingkindness is good;
(YR)According to the greatness of Your compassion, (YS)turn to me,
17 And (YT)do not hide Your face from Your servant,
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 [lc]before You.
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