For the director of music. According to gittith.2 Of Asaph.
1Sing for joy to God our strength;
shout aloud to the God of Jacob!a
2Begin the music, strike the timbrel,b
play the melodious harpc and lyre.d
3Sound the ram’s horne at the New Moon,f
and when the moon is full, on the day of our festival;
4this is a decree for Israel,
an ordinance of the God of Jacob.g
5When God went out against Egypt,h
he established it as a statute for Joseph.
I heard an unknown voice say:i
6“I removed the burdenj from their shoulders;k
their hands were set free from the basket.
7In your distress you calledl and I rescued you,
I answeredm you out of a thundercloud;
I tested you at the waters of Meribah.3n
8Hear me, my people,o and I will warn you—
if you would only listen to me, Israel!
9You shall have no foreign godp among you;
you shall not worship any god other than me.
10I am the LORD your God,
who brought you up out of Egypt.q
Openr wide your mouth and I will fills it.
11“But my people would not listen to me;
Israel would not submit to me.t
12So I gave them overu to their stubborn hearts
to follow their own devices.
13“If my people would only listen to me,v
if Israel would only follow my ways,
14how quickly I would subduew their enemies
and turn my hand againstx their foes!
15Those who hate the LORD would cringey before him,
and their punishment would last forever.
16But you would be fed with the finest of wheat;z
with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
A psalm of Asaph.
1God presides in the great assembly;
he renders judgmenta among the “gods”:b
2“How long will you1 defend the unjust
and show partialityc to the wicked?2d
3Defend the weak and the fatherless;e
uphold the cause of the poorf and the oppressed.
4Rescue the weak and the needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
5“The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing.g
They walk about in darkness;h
all the foundationsi of the earth are shaken.
you are all sons of the Most High.’
7But you will diek like mere mortals;
you will fall like every other ruler.”
8Rise up,l O God, judgem the earth,
for all the nations are your inheritance.n
A song. A psalm of Asaph.
1O God, do not remain silent;a
do not turn a deaf ear,
do not stand aloof, O God.
2See how your enemies growl,b
how your foes rear their heads.c
3With cunning they conspired against your people;
they plot against those you cherish.e
4“Come,” they say, “let us destroyf them as a nation,g
so that Israel’s name is rememberedh no more.”
5With one mind they plot together;i
they form an alliance against you—
6the tents of Edomj and the Ishmaelites,
Philistia,p with the people of Tyre.q
8Even Assyriar has joined them
to reinforce Lot’s descendants.2s
9Do to them as you did to Midian,t
as you did to Siserau and Jabinv at the river Kishon,w
and became like dungy on the ground.
11Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb,z
all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,a
12who said, “Let us take possessionb
of the pasturelands of God.”
13Make them like tumbleweed, my God,
like chaffc before the wind.
14As fire consumes the forest
or a flame sets the mountains ablaze,d
15so pursue them with your tempeste
and terrify them with your storm.f
16Cover their faces with shame,g LORD,
so that they will seek your name.
17May they ever be ashamed and dismayed;h
may they perish in disgrace.i
For the director of music. According to gittith.2 Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
1How lovely is your dwelling place,a
LORD Almighty!
2My soul yearns,b even faints,
for the courts of the LORD;
my heart and my flesh cry out
for the living God.c
3Even the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may have her young—
a place near your altar,d
LORD Almighty,e my Kingf and my God.g
4Blessed are those who dwell in your house;
they are ever praising you.3
5Blessed are those whose strengthh is in you,
whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.i
6As they pass through the Valley of Baka,
they make it a place of springs;j
the autumnk rains also cover it with pools.4
7They go from strength to strength,l
till each appearsm before God in Zion.n
8Hear my prayer,o LORD God Almighty;
listen to me, God of Jacob.
look with favor on your anointed one.q
10Better is one day in your courts
than a thousand elsewhere;
I would rather be a doorkeeperr in the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
11For the LORD God is a suns and shield;t
the LORD bestows favor and honor;
no good thing does he withholdu
from those whose walk is blameless.
12LORD Almighty,
blessedv is the one who trusts in you.
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
1You, LORD, showed favor to your land;
you restored the fortunesa of Jacob.
2You forgaveb the iniquityc of your people
and covered all their sins.2
3You set aside all your wrathd
and turned from your fierce anger.e
4Restoref us again, God our Savior,g
and put away your displeasure toward us.
5Will you be angry with us forever?h
Will you prolong your anger through all generations?
6Will you not revivei us again,
that your people may rejoicej in you?
7Show us your unfailing love,k LORD,
and grant us your salvation.l
8I will listen to what God the LORD says;
he promises peacem to his people, his faithful servants—
but let them not turn to folly.n
9Surely his salvationo is near those who fear him,
that his gloryp may dwell in our land.
10Love and faithfulnessq meet together;
righteousnessr and peace kiss each other.
11Faithfulness springs forth from the earth,
and righteousnesss looks down from heaven.
12The LORD will indeed give what is good,t
and our land will yieldu its harvest.
13Righteousness goes before him
and prepares the way for his steps.
A prayer of David.
1Hear me, LORD, and answera me,
for I am poor and needy.
2Guard my life, for I am faithful to you;
save your servant who trusts in you.b
You are my God; 3have mercyc on me, Lord,
for I calld to you all day long.
4Bring joy to your servant, Lord,
for I put my truste in you.
5You, Lord, are forgiving and good,
abounding in lovef to all who call to you.
6Hear my prayer, LORD;
listen to my cryg for mercy.
7When I am in distress,h I calli to you,
because you answerj me.
8Among the godsk there is none like you,l Lord;
no deeds can compare with yours.
9All the nations you have made
will comem and worshipn before you, Lord;
they will bring gloryo to your name.
10For you are greatp and do marvelous deeds;q
you aloner are God.
that I may rely on your faithfulness;t
give me an undividedu heart,
that I may fearv your name.
12I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart;w
I will glorify your name forever.
13For great is your love toward me;
you have delivered mex from the depths,
from the realm of the dead.y
14Arrogant foes are attacking me, O God;
ruthless people are trying to kill me—
they have no regard for you.z
15But you, Lord, are a compassionate and graciousa God,
slow to anger,b aboundingc in love and faithfulness.d
16Turn to mee and have mercyf on me;
show your strengthg in behalf of your servant;
save me, because I serve you
just as my mother did.h
17Give me a signi of your goodness,
that my enemies may see it and be put to shame,
for you, LORD, have helped me and comforted me.
Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. A song.
1He has founded his city on the holy mountain.a
2The LORD loves the gates of Zionb
more than all the other dwellings of Jacob.
3Glorious things are said of you,
4“I will record Rahab2d and Babylon
among those who acknowledge me—
Philistiae too, and Tyref, along with Cush3—
and will say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’ ”4g
5Indeed, of Zion it will be said,
“This one and that one were born in her,
and the Most High himself will establish her.”
6The LORD will write in the registerh of the peoples:
“This one was born in Zion.”
7As they make musici they will sing,
“All my fountainsj are in you.”
A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. For the director of music. According to mahalath leannoth.2 A maskil3 of Heman the Ezrahite.
1LORD, you are the God who saves me;a
day and night I cry outb to you.
2May my prayer come before you;
turn your ear to my cry.
3I am overwhelmed with troublesc
and my life draws near to death.d
4I am counted among those who go down to the pit;e
I am like one without strength.f
5I am set apart with the dead,
like the slain who lie in the grave,
whom you remember no more,
who are cut offg from your care.
6You have put me in the lowest pit,
in the darkest depths.h
7Your wrathi lies heavily on me;
you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.4j
8You have taken from me my closest friendsk
and have made me repulsive to them.
I am confinedl and cannot escape;m
9my eyesn are dim with grief.
I callo to you, LORD, every day;
I spread out my handsp to you.
10Do you show your wonders to the dead?
Do their spirits rise up and praise you?q
11Is your love declared in the grave,
your faithfulnessr in Destruction5?
12Are your wonders known in the place of darkness,
or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?
13But I cry to you for help,s LORD;
in the morningt my prayer comes before you.u
14Why, LORD, do you rejectv me
and hide your facew from me?
15From my youthx I have sufferedy and been close to death;
I have borne your terrorsz and am in despair.a
16Your wrathb has swept over me;
your terrorsc have destroyed me.
17All day long they surround me like a flood;d
they have completely engulfed me.
18You have taken from me friende and neighbor—
darkness is my closest friend.
A maskil2 of Ethan the Ezrahite.
1I will singa of the LORD’s great love forever;
with my mouth I will make your faithfulness knownb
through all generations.
2I will declare that your love stands firm forever,
that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.c
3You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have sworn to David my servant,
4‘I will establish your line forever
and make your throne firm through all generations.’ ”3d
5The heavense praise your wonders, LORD,
your faithfulness too, in the assemblyf of the holy ones.
6For who in the skies above can compare with the LORD?
Who is like the LORD among the heavenly beings?g
7In the councilh of the holy onesi God is greatly feared;
he is more awesome than all who surround him.j
8Who is like you,k LORD God Almighty?l
You, LORD, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you.
9You rule over the surging sea;
when its waves mount up, you still them.m
10You crushed Rahabn like one of the slain;
with your strong arm you scatteredo your enemies.
11The heavens are yours,p and yours also the earth;q
you founded the world and all that is in it.r
12You created the north and the south;
Tabors and Hermont sing for joyu at your name.
13Your arm is endowed with power;
your hand is strong, your right hand exalted.v
14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;w
love and faithfulness go before you.x
15Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you,
who walky in the lightz of your presence, LORD.
16They rejoice in your namea all day long;
they celebrate your righteousness.
17For you are their glory and strength,b
and by your favor you exalt our horn.4c
18Indeed, our shield5d belongs to the LORD,
our kinge to the Holy One of Israel.
19Once you spoke in a vision,
to your faithful people you said:
“I have bestowed strength on a warrior;
I have raised up a young man from among the people.
20I have found Davidf my servant;g
with my sacred oilh I have anointedi him.
21My hand will sustain him;
surely my arm will strengthen him.j
22The enemy will not get the better of him;k
the wicked will not oppressl him.
23I will crush his foes before himm
and strike down his adversaries.n
24My faithful love will be with him,o
and through my name his horn6 will be exalted.
25I will set his hand over the sea,
his right hand over the rivers.p
26He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,q
my God, the Rockr my Savior.’s
27And I will appoint him to be my firstborn,t
the most exaltedu of the kingsv of the earth.
28I will maintain my love to him forever,
and my covenant with him will never fail.w
29I will establish his line forever,
his throne as long as the heavens endure.x
30“If his sons forsake my law
and do not follow my statutes,
31if they violate my decrees
and fail to keep my commands,
32I will punish their sin with the rod,
their iniquity with flogging;y
33but I will not take my love from him,z
nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
34I will not violate my covenant
or alter what my lips have uttered.a
35Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness—
and I will not lie to David—
36that his line will continue forever
and his throne endure before me like the sun;b
37it will be established forever like the moon,
the faithful witness in the sky.”c
38But you have rejected,d you have spurned,
you have been very angry with your anointed one.
39You have renounced the covenant with your servant
and have defiled his crown in the dust.e
40You have broken through all his wallsf
and reduced his strongholdsg to ruins.
41All who pass by have plunderedh him;
he has become the scorn of his neighbors.i
42You have exalted the right hand of his foes;
you have made all his enemies rejoice.j
43Indeed, you have turned back the edge of his sword
and have not supported him in battle.k
44You have put an end to his splendor
and cast his throne to the ground.
45You have cut shortl the days of his youth;
you have covered him with a mantle of shame.m
46How long, LORD? Will you hide yourself forever?
How long will your wrath burn like fire?n
47Remember how fleeting is my life.o
For what futility you have created all humanity!
48Who can live and not see death,
or who can escape the power of the grave?p
49Lord, where is your former great love,
which in your faithfulness you swore to David?
50Remember, Lord, how your servant has7 been mocked,q
how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,
51the taunts with which your enemies, LORD, have mocked,
with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one.r
52Praise be to the LORD forever!
Amen and Amen.s
BOOK IV
Psalms 90—106
A prayer of Moses the man of God.
1Lord, you have been our dwelling placea
throughout all generations.
2Before the mountains were bornb
or you brought forth the whole world,
from everlasting to everlastingc you are God.d
3You turn people back to dust,
saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”e
4A thousand years in your sight
are like a day that has just gone by,
or like a watch in the night.f
5Yet you sweep people awayg in the sleep of death—
they are like the new grass of the morning:
6In the morning it springs up new,
but by evening it is dry and withered.h
7We are consumed by your anger
and terrified by your indignation.
8You have set our iniquities before you,
our secret sinsi in the light of your presence.j
9All our days pass away under your wrath;
we finish our years with a moan.k
10Our days may come to seventy years,l
or eighty,m if our strength endures;
yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow,n
for they quickly pass, and we fly away.o
11If only we knew the power of your anger!
Your wrathp is as great as the fear that is your due.q
12Teach us to number our days,r
that we may gain a heart of wisdom.s
13Relent, LORD! How longt will it be?
Have compassion on your servants.u
14Satisfyv us in the morning with your unfailing love,w
that we may sing for joyx and be glad all our days.y
15Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,
for as many years as we have seen trouble.
16May your deeds be shown to your servants,
your splendor to their children.z
17May the favor1 of the Lord our God rest on us;
establish the work of our hands for us—
yes, establish the work of our hands.a
1Whoever dwells in the sheltera of the Most High
will rest in the shadowb of the Almighty.1
2I will say of the LORD, “He is my refugec and my fortress,d
my God, in whom I trust.”
3Surely he will save you
from the fowler’s snaree
and from the deadly pestilence.f Photo
4He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;g
his faithfulness will be your shieldh and rampart.
5You will not feari the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
6nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
8You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.j
9If you say, “The LORD is my refuge,”
and you make the Most High your dwelling,
10no harmk will overtake you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
11For he will command his angelsl concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;m
12they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.n
13You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.o
14“Because he2 loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15He will call on me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.p
16With long lifeq I will satisfy him
and show him my salvation.r”
A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day.
1It is good to praise the LORD
and make musica to your name,b O Most High,c
2proclaiming your love in the morningd
and your faithfulness at night,
3to the music of the ten-stringed lyree
and the melody of the harp.f
4For you make me glad by your deeds, LORD;
I sing for joyg at what your hands have done.h
5How great are your works,i LORD,
how profound your thoughts!j
6Senseless peoplek do not know,
fools do not understand,
7that though the wicked spring up like grass
and all evildoers flourish,
they will be destroyed forever.l
8But you, LORD, are forever exalted.
9For surely your enemiesm, LORD,
surely your enemies will perish;
all evildoers will be scattered.n
10You have exalted my horn2o like that of a wild ox;p
fine oilsq have been poured on me.
11My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries;
my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.r
12The righteous will flourishs like a palm tree,
they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;t
13planted in the house of the LORD,
they will flourish in the courts of our God.u
14They will still bear fruitv in old age,
they will stay fresh and green,
15proclaiming, “The LORD is upright;
he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.w”
1The LORD reigns,a he is robed in majesty;b
the LORD is robed in majesty and armed with strength;c
indeed, the world is established,d firm and secure.e
2Your throne was establishedf long ago;
you are from all eternity.g
3The seash have lifted up, LORD,
the seas have lifted up their voice;i
the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.j
4Mightier than the thunderk of the great waters,
mightier than the breakersl of the sea—
the LORD on high is mighty.m
5Your statutes, LORD, stand firm;
for endless days.
1The LORD is a God who avenges.a
O God who avenges, shine forth.b
2Rise up,c Judged of the earth;
pay backe to the proud what they deserve.
3How long, LORD, will the wicked,
how long will the wicked be jubilant?f
4They pour out arrogantg words;
all the evildoers are full of boasting.h
5They crush your people,i LORD;
they oppress your inheritance.j
6They slay the widowk and the foreigner;
they murder the fatherless.l
7They say, “The LORD does not see;m
the God of Jacobn takes no notice.”
8Take notice, you senseless oneso among the people;
you fools, when will you become wise?
9Does he who fashioned the ear not hear?
Does he who formed the eye not see?p
10Does he who disciplinesq nations not punish?
Does he who teachesr mankind lack knowledge?
11The LORD knows all human plans;s
he knows that they are futile.t
12Blessed is the one you discipline,u LORD,
the one you teachv from your law;
13you grant them relief from days of trouble,w
till a pitx is dug for the wicked.
14For the LORD will not reject his people;y
he will never forsake his inheritance.
15Judgment will again be founded on righteousness,z
and all the upright in hearta will follow it.
16Who will rise upb for me against the wicked?
Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?c
17Unless the LORD had given me help,d
I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.e
18When I said, “My foot is slipping,f”
your unfailing love, LORD, supported me.
19When anxietyg was great within me,
your consolationh brought me joy.
20Can a corrupt thronei be allied with you—
a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?j
21The wicked band togetherk against the righteous
and condemn the innocentl to death.m
22But the LORD has become my fortress,
and my God the rockn in whom I take refuge.o
23He will repayp them for their sins
and destroyq them for their wickedness;
the LORD our God will destroy them.
1Come,a let us sing for joyb to the LORD;
let us shout aloudc to the Rockd of our salvation.
2Let us come before hime with thanksgivingf
and extol him with musicg and song.
3For the LORD is the great God,h
the great Kingi above all gods.j
4In his hand are the depths of the earth,k
and the mountain peaks belong to him.
5The sea is his, for he made it,
and his hands formed the dry land.l
6Come, let us bow downm in worship,n
let us kneelo before the LORD our Maker;p
7for he is our God
and we are the people of his pasture,q
the flock under his care.
Today, if only you would hear his voice,
8“Do not harden your heartsr as you did at Meribah,1s
as you did that day at Massah2 in the wilderness,t
9where your ancestors testedu me;
they tried me, though they had seen what I did.
10For forty yearsv I was angry with that generation;
I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts go astray,w
and they have not known my ways.’x
11So I declared on oathy in my anger,
‘They shall never enter my rest.’ ”z
96:1-13pp — 1Ch 16:23–33
1Sing to the LORDa a new song;b
sing to the LORD, all the earth.
2Sing to the LORD, praise his name;c
proclaim his salvationd day after day.
3Declare his glorye among the nations,
his marvelous deedsf among all peoples.
4For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise;g
he is to be fearedh above all gods.i
5For all the gods of the nations are idols,j
but the LORD made the heavens.k
6Splendor and majestyl are before him;
strength and glorym are in his sanctuary.
7Ascribe to the LORD,n all you families of nations,o
ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
8Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
bring an offeringp and come into his courts.q
9Worship the LORDr in the splendor of his1 holiness;s
tremblet before him, all the earth.u
10Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns.v”
The world is firmly established,w it cannot be moved;x
he will judgey the peoples with equity.z
11Let the heavens rejoice,a let the earth be glad;b
let the sea resound, and all that is in it.
12Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them;
let all the trees of the forestc sing for joy.d
13Let all creation rejoice before the LORD, for he comes,
he comes to judgee the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousnessf
and the peoples in his faithfulness.g
1The LORD reigns,a let the earth be glad;b
let the distant shoresc rejoice.
2Cloudsd and thick darknesse surround him;
righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.f
and consumesi his foes on every side.
4His lightningj lights up the world;
the earthk sees and trembles.l
5The mountains meltm like waxn before the LORD,
before the Lord of all the earth.o
6The heavens proclaim his righteousness,p
and all peoples see his glory.q
7All who worship imagesr are put to shame,s
those who boast in idolst—
8Zion hears and rejoices
and the villages of Judah are gladw
because of your judgments,x LORD.
9For you, LORD, are the Most Highy over all the earth;z
you are exalteda far above all gods.
10Let those who love the LORD hate evil,b
for he guardsc the lives of his faithful onesd
and deliverse them from the hand of the wicked.f
11Light shines1g on the righteoush
and joy on the upright in heart.i
12Rejoice in the LORD,j you who are righteous,
and praise his holy name.k
A psalm.
1Sing to the LORDa a new song,b
for he has done marvelous things;c
his right handd and his holy arme
have worked salvationf for him.
2The LORD has made his salvation knowng
and revealed his righteousnessh to the nations.i
and his faithfulness to Israel;
all the ends of the earthk have seen
the salvation of our God.l
4Shout for joym to the LORD, all the earth,
burst into jubilant song with music;
5make music to the LORD with the harp,n
with the harp and the sound of singing,o
6with trumpetsp and the blast of the ram’s hornq—
shout for joyr before the LORD, the King.s
7Let the seat resound, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it.u
8Let the rivers clap their hands,v
let the mountainsw sing together for joy;
9let them sing before the LORD,
for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
and the peoples with equity.x
let the nations tremble;b
he sits enthronedc between the cherubim,d
let the earth shake.
he is exaltedg over all the nations.
3Let them praiseh your great and awesome namei—
he is holy.j
4The Kingk is mighty, he loves justicel—
you have established equity;m
in Jacob you have done
what is just and right.n
and worship at his footstool;
he is holy.
6Mosesp and Aaronq were among his priests,
Samuelr was among those who called on his name;
they called on the LORD
and he answereds them.
7He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;t
they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.
8LORD our God,
you answered them;
you were to Israel a forgiving God,u
though you punishedv their misdeeds.1
9Exalt the LORD our God
and worship at his holy mountain,
for the LORD our God is holy.
A psalm. For giving grateful praise.
1Shout for joya to the LORD, all the earth.
2Worship the LORDb with gladness;
come before himc with joyful songs.
It is he who made us,e and we are his1;
we are his people,f the sheep of his pasture.g
4Enter his gates with thanksgivingh
and his courtsi with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.j
5For the LORD is goodk and his love endures forever;l
his faithfulnessm continues through all generations.
Of David. A psalm.
1I will sing of your lovea and justice;
to you, LORD, I will sing praise.
2I will be careful to lead a blameless lifeb—
when will you come to me?
I will conduct the affairsc of my house
with a blameless heart.
3I will not look with approval
on anything that is vile.d
I hate what faithless people do;e
I will have no part in it.
4The perverse of heartf shall be far from me;
I will have nothing to do with what is evil.
5Whoever slanders their neighborg in secret,
I will put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyesh and a proud heart,
I will not tolerate.
6My eyes will be on the faithful in the land,
that they may dwell with me;
the one whose walk is blamelessi
will minister to me.
7No one who practices deceit
will dwell in my house;
no one who speaks falsely
will stand in my presence.
8Every morningj I will put to silence
all the wickedk in the land;
I will cut off every evildoerl
from the city of the LORD.m
A prayer of an afflicted person who has grown weak and pours out a lament before the LORD.
let my cry for helpb come to you.
2Do not hide your facec from me
when I am in distress.
Turn your eard to me;
when I call, answer me quickly.
3For my days vanish like smoke;e
my bonesf burn like glowing embers.
4My heart is blighted and withered like grass;g
I forget to eat my food.h
5In my distress I groan aloudi
and am reduced to skin and bones.
like an owl among the ruins.
like a bird alonel on a roof.
8All day long my enemiesm taunt me;n
those who rail against me use my name as a curse.o
9For I eat ashesp as my food
and mingle my drink with tearsq
10because of your great wrath,r
for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.
11My days are like the evening shadow;s
I withert away like grass.
12But you, LORD, sit enthroned forever;u
your renown enduresv through all generations.w
13You will arisex and have compassiony on Zion,
for it is timez to show favora to her;
the appointed timeb has come.
14For her stones are dear to your servants;
her very dust moves them to pity.
15The nations will fearc the name of the LORD,
all the kingsd of the earth will revere your glory.
16For the LORD will rebuild Zione
and appear in his glory.f
17He will respond to the prayerg of the destitute;
he will not despise their plea.
18Let this be writtenh for a future generation,
that a people not yet createdi may praise the LORD:
19“The LORD looked downj from his sanctuary on high,
from heaven he viewed the earth,
20to hear the groans of the prisonersk
and release those condemned to death.”
21So the name of the LORD will be declaredl in Zion
and his praisem in Jerusalem
22when the peoples and the kingdoms
assemble to worshipn the LORD.
23In the course of my life2 he broke my strength;
he cut short my days.o
24So I said:
“Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days;
your years go onp through all generations.
25In the beginningq you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavensr are the work of your hands.s
26They will perish,t but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
Like clothing you will change them
and they will be discarded.
27But you remain the same,u
and your years will never end.v
28The children of your servantsw will live in your presence;
their descendantsx will be established before you.”
Of David.
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.c
2Praise the LORD,d my soul,
and forget note all his benefits—
and healsg all your diseases,
4who redeems your lifeh from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,i
5who satisfiesj your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewedk like the eagle’s.l
6The LORD works righteousnessm
and justice for all the oppressed.n
7He made knowno his waysp to Moses,
his deedsq to the people of Israel:
8The LORD is compassionate and gracious,r
slow to anger, abounding in love.
9He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;s
10he does not treat us as our sins deservet
or repay us according to our iniquities.
11For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his loveu for those who fear him;v
12as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressionsw from us.
13As a father has compassionx on his children,
so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;
14for he knows how we are formed,y
he remembers that we are dust.z
15The life of mortals is like grass,a
they flourish like a flowerb of the field;
16the wind blowsc over it and it is gone,
and its placed remembers it no more.
17But from everlasting to everlasting
the LORD’s love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children’s childrene—
18with those who keep his covenantf
and rememberg to obey his precepts.h
19The LORD has established his thronei in heaven,
and his kingdom rulesj over all.
20Praise the LORD,k you his angels,l
you mighty onesm who do his bidding,n
who obey his word.
21Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts,o
you his servantsp who do his will.
22Praise the LORD, all his worksq
everywhere in his dominion.
Praise the LORD, my soul.r
LORD my God, you are very great;
you are clothed with splendor and majesty.b
2The LORD wrapsc himself in lightd as with a garment;
he stretchese out the heavensf like a tentg
3and lays the beamsh of his upper chambers on their waters.i
He makes the cloudsj his chariotk
and rides on the wings of the wind.l
4He makes winds his messengers,1m
flames of firen his servants.
5He set the eartho on its foundations;p
it can never be moved.
6You covered itq with the watery depthsr as with a garment;
the waters stoods above the mountains.
7But at your rebuket the waters fled,
at the sound of your thunderu they took to flight;
8they flowed over the mountains,
they went down into the valleys,
to the place you assignedv for them.
9You set a boundaryw they cannot cross;
never again will they cover the earth.
10He makes springsx pour water into the ravines;
it flows between the mountains.
11They give watery to all the beasts of the field;
the wild donkeysz quench their thirst.
12The birds of the skya nest by the waters;
they sing among the branches.b
13He waters the mountainsc from his upper chambers;d
the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.e
14He makes grass growf for the cattle,
and plants for people to cultivate—
bringing forth foodg from the earth:
15wineh that gladdens human hearts,
oili to make their faces shine,
and bread that sustainsj their hearts.
16The trees of the LORDk are well watered,
the cedars of Lebanonl that he planted.
17There the birdsm make their nests;
the stork has its home in the junipers.
18The high mountains belong to the wild goats;n
the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.o
19He made the moon to mark the seasons,p
and the sunq knows when to go down.
20You bring darkness,r it becomes night,s
and all the beasts of the forestt prowl.
21The lions roar for their preyu
and seek their food from God.v
22The sun rises, and they steal away;
they return and lie down in their dens.w
23Then people go out to their work,x
to their labor until evening.y
24How many are your works,z LORD!
In wisdom you madea them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.b
25There is the sea,c vast and spacious,
teeming with creatures beyond number—
living things both large and small.d
26There the shipse go to and fro,
and Leviathan,f which you formed to frolicg there.h
27All creatures look to you
to give them their foodi at the proper time.
28When you give it to them,
they gather it up;
when you open your hand,
they are satisfiedj with good things.
they are terrified;
when you take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust.l
30When you send your Spirit,m
they are created,
and you renew the face of the ground.
31May the glory of the LORDn endure forever;
may the LORD rejoice in his workso—
32he who looks at the earth, and it trembles,p
who touches the mountains,q and they smoke.r
33I will sings to the LORD all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
34May my meditation be pleasing to him,
as I rejoicet in the LORD.
35But may sinners vanishu from the earth
and the wicked be no more.v
Praise the LORD, my soul.
105:1-15pp — 1Ch 16:8–22
1Give praise to the LORD,a proclaim his name;b
make known among the nations what he has done.
2Sing to him,c sing praise to him;d
tell of all his wonderful acts.e
let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
4Look to the LORD and his strength;
seek his faceg always.
5Remember the wondersh he has done,
his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,i
6you his servants, the descendants of Abraham,j
his chosenk ones, the children of Jacob.
7He is the LORD our God;
his judgments are in all the earth.
8He remembers his covenantl forever,
the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
9the covenant he made with Abraham,m
the oath he swore to Isaac.
10He confirmed itn to Jacob as a decree,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant:o
11“To you I will give the land of Canaanp
as the portion you will inherit.”q
12When they were but few in number,r
few indeed, and strangers in it,s
13they wandered from nation to nation,t
from one kingdom to another.
14He allowed no one to oppressu them;
for their sake he rebuked kings:v
15“Do not touchw my anointed ones;
do my prophetsx no harm.”
16He called down faminey on the land
and destroyed all their supplies of food;
17and he sent a man before them—
Joseph, sold as a slave.z
18They bruised his feet with shackles,a
his neck was put in irons,
19till what he foretoldb came to pass,
till the wordc of the LORD proved him true.
20The king sent and released him,
the ruler of peoples set him free.d
21He made him master of his household,
ruler over all he possessed,
22to instruct his princese as he pleased
and teach his elders wisdom.f
Jacob residedh as a foreigner in the land of Ham.i
24The LORD made his people very fruitful;
he made them too numerousj for their foes,
25whose hearts he turnedk to hate his people,
to conspirel against his servants.
26He sent Mosesm his servant,
and Aaron,n whom he had chosen.o
27They performedp his signsq among them,
his wondersr in the land of Ham.
28He sent darknesss and made the land dark—
for had they not rebelled againstt his words?
29He turned their waters into blood,u
causing their fish to die.v
30Their land teemed with frogs,w
which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.
31He spoke,x and there came swarms of flies,y
and gnatsz throughout their country.
32He turned their rain into hail,a
with lightning throughout their land;
33he struck down their vinesb and fig treesc
and shattered the trees of their country.
34He spoke,d and the locusts came,e
grasshoppersf without number;g
35they ate up every green thing in their land,
ate up the produce of their soil.
36Then he struck down all the firstbornh in their land,
the firstfruits of all their manhood.
37He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold,i
and from among their tribes no one faltered.
38Egypt was glad when they left,
because dread of Israelj had fallen on them.
39He spread out a cloudk as a covering,
and a fire to give light at night.l
40They asked,m and he brought them quail;n
he fed them well with the bread of heaven.o
41He opened the rock,p and water gushed out;
it flowed like a river in the desert.
42For he remembered his holy promiseq
given to his servant Abraham.
43He brought out his people with rejoicing,r
his chosen ones with shouts of joy;
44he gave them the lands of the nations,s
and they fell heir to what others had toiledt for—
45that they might keep his precepts
and observe his laws.u
106:1, 47-48pp — 1Ch 16:34–36
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;b
his love endures forever.c
2Who can proclaim the mighty actsd of the LORD
or fully declare his praise?
3Blessed are those who act justly,e
who always do what is right.f
4Remember me,g LORD, when you show favorh to your people,
come to my aidi when you save them,
5that I may enjoy the prosperityj of your chosen ones,k
that I may share in the joyl of your nation
and join your inheritancem in giving praise.
6We have sinned,n even as our ancestorso did;
we have done wrong and acted wickedly.p
7When our ancestors were in Egypt,
they gave no thoughtq to your miracles;
they did not rememberr your many kindnesses,
and they rebelled by the sea,s the Red Sea.2
8Yet he saved themt for his name’s sake,u
to make his mighty powerv known.
9He rebukedw the Red Sea, and it dried up;x
he led them throughy the depths as through a desert.
10He saved themz from the hand of the foe;a
from the hand of the enemy he redeemed them.b
11The waters coveredc their adversaries;
not one of them survived.
12Then they believed his promises
and sang his praise.d
13But they soon forgote what he had done
and did not wait for his plan to unfold.f
14In the desertg they gave in to their craving;
in the wildernessh they put God to the test.i
15So he gave themj what they asked for,
but sent a wasting diseasek among them.
16In the camp they grew enviousl of Moses
and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the LORD.
17The earth openedm up and swallowed Dathan;n
it buried the company of Abiram.o
18Fire blazedp among their followers;
a flame consumed the wicked.
and worshiped an idol cast from metal.
20They exchanged their glorious Godr
for an image of a bull, which eats grass.
21They forgot the Gods who saved them,
who had done great thingst in Egypt,
22miracles in the land of Hamu
and awesome deedsv by the Red Sea.
23So he said he would destroyw them—
had not Moses, his chosen one,
stood in the breachx before him
to keep his wrath from destroying them.
24Then they despisedy the pleasant land;z
they did not believea his promise.
25They grumbledb in their tents
and did not obey the LORD.
26So he sworec to them with uplifted hand
that he would make them fall in the wilderness,d
27make their descendants fall among the nations
and scattere them throughout the lands.
28They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peorf
and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;
29they aroused the LORD’s angerg by their wicked deeds,h
and a plaguei broke out among them.
30But Phinehasj stood up and intervened,
and the plague was checked.k
31This was credited to himl as righteousness
for endless generationsm to come.
32By the waters of Meribahn they angered the LORD,
and trouble came to Moses because of them;
33for they rebelledo against the Spiritp of God,
and rash words came from Moses’ lips.3q
34They did not destroyr the peoples
as the LORD had commandeds them,
35but they mingledt with the nations
and adopted their customs.
36They worshiped their idols,u
which became a snarev to them.
37They sacrificed their sonsw
and their daughters to false gods.x
38They shed innocent blood,
the blood of their sonsy and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
and the land was desecrated by their blood.
39They defiled themselvesz by what they did;
by their deeds they prostituteda themselves.
40Therefore the LORD was angryb with his people
and abhorred his inheritance.c
41He gave them into the handsd of the nations,
and their foes ruled over them.
42Their enemies oppressede them
and subjected them to their power.
43Many times he delivered them,f
but they were bent on rebelliong
and they wasted away in their sin.
44Yet he took note of their distress
when he heard their cry;h
45for their sake he remembered his covenanti
and out of his great lovej he relented.k
46He caused all who held them captive
to show them mercy.l
and gather usn from the nations,
that we may give thankso to your holy namep
and glory in your praise.
48Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.
Let all the people say, “Amen!”q
Praise the LORD.
BOOK V
Psalms 107—150
1Give thanks to the LORD,a for he is good;b
his love endures forever.
2Let the redeemedc of the LORD tell their story—
those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
3those he gatheredd from the lands,
from east and west, from north and south.1
4Some wandered in deserte wastelands,
finding no way to a cityf where they could settle.
5They were hungryg and thirsty,h
and their lives ebbed away.
6Then they cried outi to the LORD in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
7He led them by a straight wayj
to a cityk where they could settle.
8Let them give thanksl to the LORD for his unfailing lovem
and his wonderful deedsn for mankind,
9for he satisfieso the thirsty
and fills the hungry with good things.p
10Some sat in darkness,q in utter darkness,
prisoners sufferingr in iron chains,s
11because they rebelledt against God’s commands
and despisedu the plansv of the Most High.
12So he subjected them to bitter labor;
they stumbled, and there was no one to help.w
13Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble,
and he saved themx from their distress.
14He brought them out of darkness,y the utter darkness,z
and broke away their chains.a
15Let them give thanksb to the LORD for his unfailing lovec
and his wonderful deedsd for mankind,
16for he breaks down gates of bronze
and cuts through bars of iron.
17Some became foolse through their rebellious waysf
and suffered afflictiong because of their iniquities.
and drew near the gates of death.i
19Then they criedj to the LORD in their trouble,
and he saved themk from their distress.
20He sent out his wordl and healed them;m
he rescuedn them from the grave.o
21Let them give thanksp to the LORD for his unfailing loveq
and his wonderful deedsr for mankind.
22Let them sacrifice thank offeringss
and tell of his workst with songs of joy.u
23Some went out on the seav in ships;w
they were merchants on the mighty waters.
24They saw the works of the LORD,x
his wonderful deeds in the deep.
25For he spokey and stirred up a tempestz
that lifted high the waves.a
26They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths;
in their perilb their courage meltedc away.
27They reeledd and staggered like drunkards;
they were at their wits’ end.
28Then they criede out to the LORD in their trouble,
and he brought them out of their distress.f
29He stilled the stormg to a whisper;
the wavesh of the sea2 were hushed.i
30They were glad when it grew calm,
and he guided themj to their desired haven.
31Let them give thanksk to the LORD for his unfailing lovel
and his wonderful deedsm for mankind.
32Let them exaltn him in the assemblyo of the people
and praise him in the council of the elders.
33He turned rivers into a desert,p
flowing springsq into thirsty ground,
34and fruitful land into a salt waste,r
because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
35He turned the desert into pools of waters
and the parched ground into flowing springs;t
36there he brought the hungry to live,
and they founded a city where they could settle.
37They sowed fields and planted vineyardsu
that yielded a fruitful harvest;
38he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased,v
and he did not let their herds diminish.w
39Then their numbers decreased,x and they were humbledy
by oppression, calamity and sorrow;
40he who pours contempt on noblesz
made them wander in a trackless waste.a
41But he lifted the needyb out of their affliction
and increased their families like flocks.c
42The upright see and rejoice,d
but all the wicked shut their mouths.e
43Let the one who is wisef heed these things
and ponder the loving deedsg of the LORD.
108:1-5pp — Ps 57:7–11
108:6-13pp — Ps 60:5–12
A song. A psalm of David.
1My heart, O God, is steadfast;a
I will singb and make music with all my soul.
I will awaken the dawn.
3I will praise you, LORD, among the nations;
I will sing of you among the peoples.
4For great is your love,d higher than the heavens;
your faithfulnesse reaches to the skies.f
5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;g
let your glory be over all the earth.h
6Save us and help us with your right hand,i
that those you love may be delivered.
7God has spokenj from his sanctuary:k
“In triumph I will parcel out Shecheml
and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth.m
8Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim is my helmet,
Judahn is my scepter.
on Edomp I toss my sandal;
over Philistiaq I shout in triumph.”
10Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
11Is it not you, God, you who have rejected us
and no longer go out with our armies?r
12Give us aid against the enemy,
for human help is worthless.s
13With God we will gain the victory,
and he will trample downt our enemies.
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
do not remain silent,b
2for people who are wicked and deceitfulc
have opened their mouths against me;
they have spoken against me with lying tongues.d
3With words of hatrede they surround me;
they attack me without cause.f
4In return for my friendship they accuse me,
but I am a man of prayer.g
5They repay me evil for good,h
and hatred for my friendship.
6Appoint someone evil to oppose my enemy;
let an accuseri stand at his right hand.
7When he is tried, let him be found guilty,j
and may his prayers condemnk him.
may another take his placem of leadership.
9May his children be fatherless
and his wife a widow.n
10May his children be wandering beggars;o
may they be driven1 from their ruined homes.
11May a creditorp seize all he has;
may strangers plunderq the fruits of his labor.r
12May no one extend kindness to him
or take pitys on his fatherless children.
13May his descendants be cut off,t
their names blotted outu from the next generation.
14May the iniquity of his fathersv be remembered before the LORD;
may the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
15May their sins always remain beforew the LORD,
that he may blot out their namex from the earth.
16For he never thought of doing a kindness,
but hounded to death the poor
and the needyy and the brokenhearted.z
17He loved to pronounce a curse—
may it come back on him.a
He found no pleasure in blessing—
may it be far from him.
18He wore cursingb as his garment;
it entered into his body like water,c
into his bones like oil.
19May it be like a cloak wrappedd about him,
like a belt tied forever around him.
20May this be the LORD’s paymente to my accusers,
to those who speak evilf of me.
21But you, Sovereign LORD,
help me for your name’s sake;g
out of the goodness of your love,h deliver me.i
22For I am poor and needy,
and my heart is wounded within me.
23I fade away like an evening shadow;j
I am shaken off like a locust.
24My knees givek way from fasting;l
my body is thin and gaunt.m
25I am an object of scornn to my accusers;
when they see me, they shake their heads.o
save me according to your unfailing love.
27Let them knowq that it is your hand,
that you, LORD, have done it.
28While they curse,r may you bless;
may those who attack me be put to shame,
but may your servant rejoice.s
29May my accusers be clothed with disgrace
and wrapped in shamet as in a cloak.
30With my mouth I will greatly extol the LORD;
in the great throngu of worshipers I will praise him.
31For he stands at the right handv of the needy,
to save their lives from those who would condemn them.
Of David. A psalm.
“Sit at my right handb
until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet.”c Photo
2The LORD will extend your mighty scepterd from Zion,e saying,
“Rulef in the midst of your enemies!”
3Your troops will be willing
on your day of battle.
Arrayed in holy splendor,g
your young men will come to you
like dew from the morning’s womb.2h
4The LORD has sworn
and will not change his mind:i
“You are a priest forever,j
in the order of Melchizedek.k”
5The Lord is at your right hand3;l
he will crush kingsm on the day of his wrath.n
6He will judge the nations,o heaping up the deadp
and crushing the rulersq of the whole earth.
7He will drink from a brook along the way,4
and so he will lift his head high.r
I will extol the LORDa with all my heartb
in the councilc of the upright and in the assembly.d
2Great are the workse of the LORD;
they are pondered by allf who delight in them.
3Glorious and majestic are his deeds,
and his righteousness enduresg forever.
4He has caused his wonders to be remembered;
the LORD is gracious and compassionate.h
5He provides foodi for those who fear him;j
he remembers his covenantk forever.
6He has shown his people the power of his works,l
giving them the lands of other nations.m
7The works of his handsn are faithful and just;
all his precepts are trustworthy.o
8They are established for everp and ever,
enacted in faithfulness and uprightness.
9He provided redemptionq for his people;
he ordained his covenant forever—
holy and awesomer is his name.
10The fear of the LORDs is the beginning of wisdom;t
all who follow his precepts have good understanding.u
To him belongs eternal praise.v
Blessed are thoseb who fear the LORD,c
who find great delightd in his commands.
2Their childrene will be mighty in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.
3Wealth and richesf are in their houses,
and their righteousness enduresg forever.
4Even in darkness light dawnsh for the upright,
for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.i
5Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,j
who conduct their affairs with justice.
6Surely the righteous will never be shaken;k
they will be rememberedl forever.
7They will have no fear of bad news;
their hearts are steadfast,m trusting in the LORD.n
8Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear;o
in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.p
9They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor,q
their righteousness enduresr forever;
their horn3 will be lifteds high in honor.
10The wicked will seet and be vexed,
they will gnash their teethu and waste away;v
the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.w
Praise the LORD, you his servants;b
praise the name of the LORD.
2Let the name of the LORD be praised,c
both now and forevermore.d
3From the rising of the sune to the place where it sets,
the name of the LORD is to be praised.
4The LORD is exaltedf over all the nations,
his glory above the heavens.g
5Who is like the LORD our God,h
the One who sits enthronedi on high,j
6who stoops down to lookk
on the heavens and the earth?
7He raises the poorl from the dust
and lifts the needym from the ash heap;
8he seats themn with princes,
with the princes of his people.
9He settles the childlesso woman in her home
as a happy mother of children.
Praise the LORD.
1When Israel came out of Egypt,a
Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
2Judahb became God’s sanctuary,c
Israel his dominion.
the Jordan turned back;e
4the mountains leapedf like rams,
the hills like lambs.
5Why was it, sea, that you fled?g
Why, Jordan, did you turn back?
6Why, mountains, did you leap like rams,
you hills, like lambs?
7Tremble, earth,h at the presence of the Lord,
at the presence of the God of Jacob,
8who turned the rock into a pool,
the hard rock into springs of water.i
115:4-11pp — Ps 135:15–20
1Not to us, LORD, not to us
but to your name be the glory,a
because of your love and faithfulness.b
2Why do the nations say,
“Where is their God?”c
he does whatever pleases him.e
4But their idols are silver and gold,f
made by human hands.g
5They have mouths, but cannot speak,h
eyes, but cannot see.
6They have ears, but cannot hear,
noses, but cannot smell.
7They have hands, but cannot feel,
feet, but cannot walk,
nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
8Those who make them will be like them,
and so will all who trust in them.
9All you Israelites, trusti in the LORD—
he is their help and shield.
10House of Aaron,j trust in the LORD—
he is their help and shield.
11You who fear him,k trust in the LORD—
he is their help and shield.
12The LORD remembersl us and will bless us:m
He will bless his people Israel,
he will bless the house of Aaron,
13he will bless those who fearn the LORD—
small and great alike.
14May the LORD cause you to flourish,o
both you and your children.
15May you be blessed by the LORD,
the Maker of heavenp and earth.
16The highest heavens belong to the LORD,q
but the earth he has givenr to mankind.
17It is not the deads who praise the LORD,
those who go down to the place of silence;
18it is we who extol the LORD,t
both now and forevermore.u
1I love the LORD,a for he heard my voice;
2Because he turned his eard to me,
I will call on him as long as I live.
3The cords of deathe entangled me,
the anguish of the grave came over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
4Then I called on the namef of the LORD:
“LORD, save me!g”
5The LORD is gracious and righteous;h
our God is full of compassion.i
6The LORD protects the unwary;
when I was brought low,j he saved me.k
7Return to your rest,l my soul,
for the LORD has been goodm to you.
8For you, LORD, have delivered men from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,
9that I may walk before the LORDo
in the land of the living.p
10I trustedq in the LORD when I said,
“I am greatly afflicted”;r
11in my alarm I said,
“Everyone is a liar.”s
12What shall I return to the LORD
for all his goodnesst to me?
13I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the nameu of the LORD. Photo
14I will fulfill my vowsv to the LORD
in the presence of all his people.
15Precious in the sightw of the LORD
is the death of his faithful servants.x
16Truly I am your servant, LORD;y
I serve you just as my mother did;z
you have freed me from my chains.a
17I will sacrifice a thank offeringb to you
and call on the name of the LORD.
18I will fulfill my vowsc to the LORD
in the presence of all his people,
19in the courtsd of the house of the LORD—
in your midst, Jerusalem.e
Praise the LORD.1
1Give thanks to the LORD,a for he is good;b
his love endures forever.c
“His love endures forever.”e
3Let the house of Aaron say:f
“His love endures forever.”
4Let those who fear the LORDg say:
“His love endures forever.”
5When hard pressed,h I cried to the LORD;
he brought me into a spacious place.i
6The LORD is with me;j I will not be afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?k
7The LORD is with me; he is my helper.l
I look in triumph on my enemies.m
8It is better to take refuge in the LORDn
than to trust in humans.o
9It is better to take refuge in the LORD
than to trust in princes.p
10All the nations surrounded me,
but in the name of the LORD I cut them down.q
11They surrounded mer on every side,s
but in the name of the LORD I cut them down.
12They swarmed around me like bees,t
but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;u
in the name of the LORD I cut them down.v
13I was pushed back and about to fall,
but the LORD helped me.w
14The LORD is my strengthx and my defense1;
he has become my salvation.y
resound in the tents of the righteous:
“The LORD’s right handa has done mighty things!b
16The LORD’s right hand is lifted high;
the LORD’s right hand has done mighty things!”
and will proclaimd what the LORD has done.
18The LORD has chastenede me severely,
but he has not given me over to death.f
19Open for me the gatesg of the righteous;
I will enterh and give thanks to the LORD.
20This is the gate of the LORDi
through which the righteous may enter.j
21I will give you thanks, for you answered me;k
you have become my salvation.l
22The stonem the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;n
23the LORD has done this,
and it is marvelouso in our eyes.
24The LORD has done it this very day;
let us rejoice today and be glad.p
LORD, grant us success!
26Blessed is he who comesr in the name of the LORD.
From the house of the LORD we bless you.2s
and he has made his light shineu on us.
With boughs in hand,v join in the festal procession
up3 to the horns of the altar.w Photo
28You are my God, and I will praise you;
you are my God,x and I will exalty you.
29Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his love endures forever.