\id PSA \ide UTF-8 \h Psalms \toc1 The Psalms \toc2 Psalms \mt2 The \mt1 Psalms \c 1 \ms1 Book One \s1 Psalm 1 – The Way of Happiness \q1 \v 1 Happy \w are|strong="H7563"\w* \w those|strong="H1980"\w* \q2 \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w do|strong="H1870"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w follow|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H1870"\w* \w counsel|strong="H6098"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H1870"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*, \q1 \w not|strong="H3808"\w* halting \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w ways|strong="H1870"\w* frequented \w by|strong="H1870"\w* \w sinners|strong="H2400"\w*, \q2 \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w taking|strong="H1980"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w seat|strong="H4186"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* gathering \w of|strong="H3427"\w* scoffers. \q1 \v 2 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* joy, \q2 \w they|strong="H3588"\w* study \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w day|strong="H3119"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*. \q1 \v 3 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H4325"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \q2 \w planted|strong="H8362"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* runlets \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*, \q1 \w yielding|strong="H6213"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w due|strong="H5921"\w* \w season|strong="H6256"\w*, \q2 \w leaves|strong="H5929"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w fading|strong="H5034"\w*. \q2 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*, \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w prosper|strong="H6743"\w*. \b \q1 \v 4 \w Not|strong="H3808"\w* \w so|strong="H3651"\w* fare \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*, \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w so|strong="H3651"\w*; \q2 \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w chaff|strong="H4671"\w* \w are|strong="H7563"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w*, blown \w by|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w*. \q1 \v 5 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w will|strong="H6662"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w stand|strong="H6965"\w* firm \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*, \q2 \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w sinners|strong="H2400"\w* appear, \w when|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* \w are|strong="H7563"\w* gathered. \q1 \v 6 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* dear \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* end \w in|strong="H3068"\w* ruin. \c 2 \s1 Psalm 2 – The Lord’s Chosen King \q1 \v 1 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w this|strong="H4100"\w* turmoil \w of|strong="H1471"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*, \q2 \w this|strong="H4100"\w* futile plotting \w of|strong="H1471"\w* \w peoples|strong="H3816"\w*, \q1 \v 2 \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* earth conspiring, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w rulers|strong="H7336"\w* consulting \w together|strong="H3162"\w*, \q2 \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w anointed|strong="H4899"\w*, \q1 \v 3 \w to|strong="H4480"\w* snap \w their|strong="H7993"\w* \w bonds|strong="H4147"\w* \q2 \w and|strong="H4480"\w* \w fling|strong="H7993"\w* \w their|strong="H7993"\w* \w cords|strong="H5688"\w* \w away|strong="H7993"\w*? \b \q1 \v 4 \w He|strong="H3427"\w* whose throne \w is|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w laughs|strong="H7832"\w*, \q2 \w the|strong="H3427"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w mocks|strong="H3932"\w* \w them|strong="H3427"\w*. \q1 \v 5 \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w he|strong="H1696"\w* \w speaks|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* them \w in|strong="H1696"\w* \w his|strong="H1696"\w* \w wrath|strong="H2740"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H1696"\w* \w in|strong="H1696"\w* \w his|strong="H1696"\w* hot \w anger|strong="H2740"\w* confounds them. \q1 \v 6 “\w This|strong="H6944"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w is|strong="H4428"\w* \w installed|strong="H5258"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, \q2 \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*.” \b \q1 \v 7 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w tell|strong="H5608"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w decree|strong="H2706"\w*. \q1 \w He|strong="H3117"\w* said \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H3205"\w*: “\w You|strong="H3117"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, \q2 \w this|strong="H3068"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w became|strong="H3205"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w father|strong="H3205"\w*. \q1 \v 8 Only \w ask|strong="H7592"\w*, \w and|strong="H1471"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* heir \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H1471"\w* lord \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* world \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w its|strong="H5414"\w* utmost bounds. \q1 \v 9 \w You|strong="H7489"\w* will \w break|strong="H7489"\w* \w them|strong="H1270"\w* \w with|strong="H3627"\w* \w sceptre|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w*, \q2 \w shatter|strong="H5310"\w* \w them|strong="H1270"\w* like \w pottery|strong="H3627"\w*.” \b \q1 \v 10 \w So|strong="H6258"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w you|strong="H3256"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*, \w be|strong="H4428"\w* \w wise|strong="H7919"\w*: \q2 \w be|strong="H4428"\w* \w warned|strong="H3256"\w*, \w you|strong="H3256"\w* \w rulers|strong="H8199"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* earth. \q1 \v 11 \w Serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* awe, \q2 kiss \w his|strong="H3068"\w* feet \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w trembling|strong="H7461"\w*, \q1 \v 12 \w lest|strong="H6435"\w*, angry, \w he|strong="H3588"\w* hurl \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H1870"\w* ruin; \q2 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w soon|strong="H4592"\w* \w will|strong="H1870"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* fury blaze. \q2 Happy \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w take|strong="H2620"\w* \w refuge|strong="H2620"\w* \w in|strong="H1870"\w* \w him|strong="H3605"\w*. \c 3 \s1 Psalm 3 – A Morning Prayer for Protection \d A psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom. \q1 \v 1 How many, \nd Lord\nd*, \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w my|strong="H1732"\w* foes! \q2 \w Those|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* rise \w up|strong="H1121"\w* \w against|strong="H6440"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* many. \q1 \v 2 \w Many|strong="H7227"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* say \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, \q2 “\w There|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H6965"\w* \w help|strong="H6965"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*.” \qs Selah\qs* \b \q1 \v 3 \w But|strong="H7227"\w* \w you|strong="H5315"\w*, \nd Lord\nd*, \w are|strong="H7227"\w* shield about \w me|strong="H5315"\w*, \q2 \w my|strong="H5315"\w* glory, \w who|strong="H5315"\w* lifts up \w my|strong="H5315"\w* head. \q1 \v 4 \w When|strong="H3068"\w* loudly \w I|strong="H3068"\w* call \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* holy hill \w he|strong="H3068"\w* gives answer. \qs Selah\qs* \b \q1 \v 5 \w I|strong="H3068"\w* laid \w down|strong="H7121"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* slept: \q2 \w now|strong="H7121"\w* \w I|strong="H3068"\w* wake, \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* sustains \w me|strong="H7121"\w*. \q1 \v 6 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* fear \w not|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* myriads \w of|strong="H3068"\w* people \q2 \w who|strong="H3068"\w* beset \w me|strong="H3588"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w every|strong="H3068"\w* side. \b \q1 \v 7 Arise, \nd Lord\nd*: save \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w*, \q2 \w who|strong="H5971"\w* strikes \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* foes \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* cheek, \q2 \w and|strong="H5971"\w* shatters \w the|strong="H5921"\w* teeth \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* wicked. \q1 \v 8 \w Victory|strong="H3467"\w* belongs \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*: \q2 let \w your|strong="H3068"\w* blessing descend \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H7563"\w*. \qs Selah\qs* \c 4 \s1 Psalm 4 – An Evening Prayer \d For the leader, with stringed instruments. A psalm of David. \q1 \v 1 Answer \w my|strong="H1732"\w* cry, \q2 God, \w my|strong="H1732"\w* defender. \q1 Often from straits you \w have|strong="H1732"\w* \w brought|strong="H1732"\w* me \q2 \w to|strong="H1732"\w* spacious places. \q1 So now show me \w your|strong="H1732"\w* favor \q2 \w and|strong="H1732"\w* hear \w my|strong="H1732"\w* prayer. \b \q1 \v 2 \w How|strong="H8085"\w* \w long|strong="H8085"\w*, \w you|strong="H6030"\w* proud \w people|strong="H6862"\w*, \q2 \w will|strong="H8085"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* honor \w be|strong="H2603"\w* stained \q1 \w by|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* slanders \w you|strong="H6030"\w* love, \q2 \w and|strong="H6030"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* lies \w that|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H6030"\w* follow? \qs Selah\qs* \q1 \v 3 See! \w The|strong="H5704"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w has|strong="H4100"\w* shown \w me|strong="H1245"\w* \q2 \w his|strong="H1245"\w* wonderful kindness: \q1 \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \nd Lord\nd* hears, \q2 \w when|strong="H5704"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* call \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w him|strong="H1245"\w*. \b \q1 \v 4 Sin \w not|strong="H3045"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* anger: \q2 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* speak \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w heart|strong="H8085"\w* \q2 \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* bed, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w still|strong="H3588"\w*. \qs Selah\qs* \q1 \v 5 Offer true sacrifice, \q2 trust \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd Lord\nd*. \b \q1 \v 6 Many \w are|strong="H3068"\w* longing \q2 \w for|strong="H3068"\w* fortune \w to|strong="H3068"\w* smile. \q1 \w Lift|strong="H3068"\w* upon us \q2 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* light \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* face. \q1 \v 7 \w You|strong="H6440"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w put|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* heart, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* deeper \w joy|strong="H5921"\w* \q1 \w than|strong="H2896"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w theirs|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* corn \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* wine \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w abundance|strong="H7227"\w*. \b \q1 \v 8 \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H5414"\w* peace \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3820"\w* \q2 \w lie|strong="H5414"\w* \w down|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H8057"\w* sleep; \q1 \w for|strong="H6256"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*, \nd Lord\nd*, keep \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \q2 safe. \c 5 \s1 Psalm 5 – A Prayer for Guidance \d For the leader: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by the flute. \q1 \v 1 Hear \w my|strong="H1732"\w* words, \nd Lord\nd*: \q2 give heed \w to|strong="H1732"\w* \w my|strong="H1732"\w* whisper. \q1 \v 2 Attend \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* loud cry \w for|strong="H3068"\w* help, \q2 \w my|strong="H3068"\w* king \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*. \q1 \v 3 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w pray|strong="H6419"\w* \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \nd Lord\nd*, \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* morning, \q2 \w hear|strong="H6963"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*. \q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w make|strong="H6419"\w* ready \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* morning, \q2 \w and|strong="H4428"\w* look \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* sign. \b \q1 \v 4 \w For|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H6963"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* no \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* takes pleasure \w in|strong="H3068"\w* wickedness: \q2 no \w one|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* evil can \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* guest. \q1 \v 5 \w No|strong="H3808"\w* braggarts \w can|strong="H7451"\w* \w stand|strong="H1481"\w* \w in|strong="H1481"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* presence, \q2 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* hate all workers \w of|strong="H7451"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*. \q1 \v 6 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w destroy|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* speakers \w of|strong="H5869"\w* lies, \q2 \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H5869"\w* blood \w and|strong="H5869"\w* deceit \w you|strong="H3605"\w* abhor. \q1 \v 7 \w But|strong="H1696"\w* \w I|strong="H3068"\w*, \w through|strong="H1696"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* kindness abundant, \q2 \w may|strong="H3068"\w* enter \w your|strong="H3068"\w* house, \q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* towards \w the|strong="H3068"\w* shrine \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* temple \q2 \w may|strong="H3068"\w* reverently bow. \b \q1 \v 8 Lead \w me|strong="H1004"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H2617"\+w*\nd*, \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w your|strong="H1004"\w* \w righteousness|strong="H2617"\w* \q2 \w because|strong="H7230"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H7230"\w* enemies. \q2 Make \w your|strong="H1004"\w* way level before \w me|strong="H1004"\w*. \q1 \v 9 \w For|strong="H6440"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6440"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* stranger \w to|strong="H3068"\w* truth, \q2 \w their|strong="H3068"\w* heart \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* pit \w of|strong="H3068"\w* destruction. \q1 \w Their|strong="H3068"\w* throat \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* wide \w open|strong="H6440"\w* grave, \q2 \w their|strong="H3068"\w* tongue \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w smooth|strong="H3474"\w* tongue \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* hypocrite. \b \q1 \v 10 Condemn \w them|strong="H3588"\w*, God; \q2 let \w their|strong="H3588"\w* schemes bring \w them|strong="H3588"\w* \w down|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H6310"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* ground. \q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* numberless crimes thrust \w them|strong="H3588"\w* \w down|strong="H3588"\w* \q2 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* playing \w the|strong="H3588"\w* rebel \w against|strong="H3956"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \q1 \v 11 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* let \w all|strong="H7230"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* take refuge \w in|strong="H5307"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \q2 ring \w out|strong="H5080"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* gladness forever. \q1 Protect \w those|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* love \w your|strong="H3588"\w* name, \q2 \w so|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w may|strong="H5307"\w* exult \w in|strong="H5307"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \q1 \v 12 \w For|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w give|strong="H8055"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* blessing, \nd Lord\nd*, \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* godly, \q2 \w and|strong="H5769"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* shield \w of|strong="H8034"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* favor protects \w them|strong="H5921"\w*. \c 6 \s1 Psalm 6 – A Cry for Help in Time of Trouble \d For the leader; with instrumental music on the sheminith. A psalm of David. \q1 \v 1 Rebuke \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w not|strong="H1732"\w*, \nd Lord\nd*, \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* anger, \q2 punish \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w not|strong="H1732"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* wrath. \q1 \v 2 \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w be|strong="H3068"\w* gracious \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H3256"\w* \q2 \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* weakness. \q1 Heal \w me|strong="H3256"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w for|strong="H3068"\w* racked \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* body; \q1 \v 3 \w all|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H2603"\w* utterly racked. \q2 \w Why|strong="H3588"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* wait \w so|strong="H3588"\w* long, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*? \b \q1 \v 4 Turn, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w rescue|strong="H5315"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w*; \q2 \w save|strong="H5315"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w*, \w because|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* love. \q1 \v 5 \w For|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w death|strong="H5315"\w* none can \w call|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w mind|strong="H5315"\w*; \q2 \w in|strong="H3068"\w* Sheol \w who|strong="H3068"\w* can praise \w you|strong="H7725"\w*? \b \q1 \v 6 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am \w so|strong="H3588"\w* weary \w of|strong="H4194"\w* sighing. \q2 All \w the|strong="H3588"\w* night \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w make|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* bed swim, \q2 \w and|strong="H3034"\w* wet \w my|strong="H3588"\w* couch \w with|strong="H7585"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* tears. \q1 \v 7 \w My|strong="H3605"\w* eyes swollen \w with|strong="H3605"\w* grief; \q2 \w from|strong="H3605"\w* weeping caused \w by|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* foes. \b \q1 \v 8 Begone, workers \w of|strong="H5869"\w* wrong, \q2 \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w has|strong="H5869"\w* heard \w my|strong="H3605"\w* loud weeping, \q1 \v 9 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* entreaty, \q2 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* accepts \w my|strong="H8085"\w* prayer. \q1 \v 10 \w My|strong="H8085"\w* foes \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* stricken \w with|strong="H3068"\w* terror, \q2 \w brought|strong="H3947"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* shame \w and|strong="H3068"\w* dismay \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* moment. \c 7 \s1 Psalm 7 – A Prayer to the God of Justice \d A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the \nd Lord\nd* about Cush, the Benjamite. \q1 \v 1 \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w I|strong="H5921"\w* take refuge \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*. \q1 Deliver \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, save \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H1697"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* pursue \w me|strong="H5921"\w*; \q2 \v 2 \w or|strong="H3068"\w* \w like|strong="H3068"\w* lions \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* tear \w me|strong="H7291"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* pieces, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* rend \w me|strong="H7291"\w*, \w past|strong="H7291"\w* \w hope|strong="H2620"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w rescue|strong="H5337"\w*. \b \q1 \v 3 \nd Lord\nd*, \w my|strong="H5337"\w* God, \w if|strong="H6435"\w* \w my|strong="H5337"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w* \w has|strong="H5315"\w* \w been|strong="H2963"\w* \w such|strong="H5315"\w* \q2 \w if|strong="H6435"\w* \w my|strong="H5337"\w* hands \w have|strong="H5337"\w* \w been|strong="H2963"\w* stained \w with|strong="H5315"\w* guilt, \q2 \v 4 \w if|strong="H3426"\w* friends \w I|strong="H3068"\w* paid back \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w evil|strong="H5766"\w*, \q2 \w if|strong="H3426"\w* \w I|strong="H3068"\w* plundered \w my|strong="H3068"\w* foes \w without|strong="H6213"\w* \w cause|strong="H6213"\w*, \q1 \v 5 may \w the|strong="H7999"\w* \w enemy|strong="H6887"\w* chase \w and|strong="H7451"\w* find \w me|strong="H1580"\w*, \q2 trample \w my|strong="H7999"\w* life \w to|strong="H7451"\w* \w the|strong="H7999"\w* ground, \q2 \w my|strong="H7999"\w* honor leave \w in|strong="H7451"\w* \w the|strong="H7999"\w* dirt! \qs Selah\qs* \b \q1 \v 6 Arise, \nd Lord\nd*, \w in|strong="H7931"\w* anger, \q2 against \w my|strong="H7291"\w* foes rise \w in|strong="H7931"\w* fury. \q1 Awake \w for|strong="H5315"\w* \w my|strong="H7291"\w* help: \q2 \w let|strong="H5315"\w* justice \w be|strong="H5315"\w* done. \q1 \v 7 Gather \w the|strong="H5375"\w* nations \w about|strong="H5375"\w* \w you|strong="H6680"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* sit \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w lofty|strong="H5375"\w* throne, \q2 \v 8 \w as|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* judge \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w peoples|strong="H3816"\w*. \q1 Judge \w me|strong="H7725"\w*, \nd Lord\nd*, \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* innocence \q2 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w according|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* integrity. \b \q1 \v 9 \w Put|strong="H3068"\w* \w an|strong="H3068"\w* end \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* wrong \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* wicked, \q2 protect \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w righteous|strong="H6664"\w*. \q1 Searcher \w of|strong="H3068"\w* hearts \w and|strong="H3068"\w* minds, \q2 \w righteous|strong="H6664"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*. \q1 \v 10 God \w is|strong="H7563"\w* \w my|strong="H3559"\w* shield: \q2 he saves \w the|strong="H3559"\w* upright \w in|strong="H6662"\w* \w heart|strong="H3826"\w*. \b \q1 \v 11 God \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w just|strong="H3477"\w* judge, \q2 constant \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w righteous|strong="H3477"\w* anger. \q1 \v 12 \w He|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H6662"\w* sharpen \w his|strong="H3605"\w* sword \w without|strong="H3117"\w* fail, \q2 \w his|strong="H3605"\w* bow \w is|strong="H3117"\w* bent \w and|strong="H3117"\w* ready, \q1 \v 13 \w his|strong="H7725"\w* deadly \w weapons|strong="H2719"\w* \w are|strong="H7198"\w* \w ready|strong="H3559"\w*, \q2 \w his|strong="H7725"\w* \w arrows|strong="H7198"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w makes|strong="H3559"\w* \w of|strong="H2719"\w* flame. \b \q1 \v 14 \w The|strong="H3559"\w* enemy who conceives evil; \q2 pregnant \w with|strong="H3627"\w* mischief, \q2 giving birth \w to|strong="H3559"\w* lies, \q1 \v 15 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* pit \w they|strong="H2254"\w* \w have|strong="H3205"\w* made \w and|strong="H5999"\w* dug; \q2 \w but|strong="H2009"\w* into \w the|strong="H3205"\w* hole \w that|strong="H2009"\w* \w they|strong="H2254"\w* made \w they|strong="H2254"\w* \w will|strong="H5999"\w* fall. \q1 \v 16 \w On|strong="H5307"\w* \w their|strong="H5307"\w* own heads \w their|strong="H5307"\w* mischief comes back; \q2 \w on|strong="H5307"\w* \w their|strong="H5307"\w* own skulls \w their|strong="H5307"\w* violence comes \w down|strong="H5307"\w*. \q1 \v 17 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H7725"\w* \w give|strong="H7725"\w* thanks \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* justice, \q2 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* sing \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* name \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd Lord\nd* Most \w High|strong="H7218"\w*. \c 8 \s1 Psalm 8 – God’s Glory in Nature \d For the leader: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by a stringed instrument. \q1 \v 1 \nd Lord\nd* \w our|strong="H5921"\w* God! \q2 How glorious \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* earth \w is|strong="H1732"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* name! \q1 \w Your|strong="H5921"\w* praise reaches \w as|strong="H5921"\w* high \w as|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* heavens, \q2 \v 2 \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* mouths \w of|strong="H3068"\w* children \w and|strong="H3068"\w* infants. \b \q1 \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* built \w a|strong="H3068"\w* fortress \q2 \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* enemies, \q1 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* silence \w the|strong="H3605"\w* foe \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* rebel. \b \q1 \v 3 \w When|strong="H6310"\w* I look at \w your|strong="H5797"\w* heavens, \q2 \w the|strong="H3245"\w* \w work|strong="H3245"\w* \w of|strong="H6310"\w* \w your|strong="H5797"\w* fingers, \q1 \w the|strong="H3245"\w* moon \w and|strong="H6310"\w* \w the|strong="H3245"\w* stars, \q2 \w which|strong="H3245"\w* \w you|strong="H5768"\w* \w have|strong="H5768"\w* \w set|strong="H3245"\w* there, \q1 \v 4 \w what|strong="H4639"\w* \w are|strong="H8064"\w* mortals, \q2 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w think|strong="H7200"\w* \w of|strong="H4639"\w* \w them|strong="H7200"\w*, \q1 humans, \q2 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w visit|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H7200"\w*? \b \q1 \v 5 \w Yet|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w made|strong="H6485"\w* \w them|strong="H6485"\w* little \w less|strong="H3588"\w* \w than|strong="H3588"\w* divine, \q2 crowned \w them|strong="H6485"\w* \w with|strong="H1121"\w* glory \w and|strong="H1121"\w* majesty, \q1 \v 6 \w made|strong="H2637"\w* them lord \w of|strong="H3519"\w* \w the|strong="H3519"\w* works \w of|strong="H3519"\w* your hands, \q2 put \w all|strong="H2637"\w* things under their feet – \q1 \v 7 sheep \w and|strong="H3027"\w* oxen, \q2 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w*; \q1 \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* wild beasts \w also|strong="H3027"\w*: \q2 \v 8 birds \w of|strong="H7704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* air, \q2 \w and|strong="H7704"\w* fish \w of|strong="H7704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* sea, \q2 \w and|strong="H7704"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* crosses \w the|strong="H3605"\w* paths \w of|strong="H7704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ocean. \b \q1 \v 9 \nd Lord\nd* \w our|strong="H5674"\w* \w God|strong="H8064"\w*! \q2 How glorious \w in|strong="H3220"\w* \w all|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H5674"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w* is \w your|strong="H5674"\w* name! \c 9 \s1 Psalm 9 – A Song of Praise the Lord’s Justice \d For the leader; ’almuth labben. A psalm of David. \q1 \v 1 \w With|strong="H1732"\w* all \w my|strong="H1732"\w* heart I will praise \w the|strong="H1732"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \q2 all \w your|strong="H1732"\w* wonders I will rehearse. \q1 \v 2 \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* rejoice \w and|strong="H3068"\w* exult \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*, \q2 singing \w praise|strong="H3034"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* name, \w Most|strong="H3068"\w* \w High|strong="H6381"\w*; \q1 \v 3 because backward \w my|strong="H8055"\w* foes \w were|strong="H8034"\w* turned, \q2 \w they|strong="H8034"\w* stumbled \w and|strong="H8055"\w* perished before \w you|strong="H8055"\w*. \b \q1 \v 4 \w My|strong="H7725"\w* right \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w my|strong="H7725"\w* claim \w you|strong="H6440"\w* have upheld, \q2 \w you|strong="H6440"\w* did sit \w on|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* throne \w as|strong="H6440"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* fair judge, \q1 \v 5 rebuking \w the|strong="H3588"\w* nations, destroying \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w wicked|strong="H6213"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H4941"\w* blotting \w their|strong="H3588"\w* name \w out|strong="H6213"\w* \w forever|strong="H3427"\w* \w and|strong="H4941"\w* ever. \q1 \v 6 \w The|strong="H8034"\w* foe \w is|strong="H8034"\w* vanished, ruined \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*, \q2 \w their|strong="H4229"\w* cities \w destroyed|strong="H4229"\w*, \w their|strong="H4229"\w* \w memory|strong="H8034"\w* perished. \b \q1 \v 7 See! \w The|strong="H5892"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w is|strong="H5892"\w* seated \w forever|strong="H5331"\w* \q2 \w on|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H5892"\w* throne \w he|strong="H5892"\w* established \w for|strong="H5892"\w* judgment, \q1 \v 8 \w ruling|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w world|strong="H5769"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* judging \w the|strong="H3068"\w* nations \w with|strong="H3068"\w* equity. \b \q1 \v 9 \w So|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H8199"\w* \nd Lord\nd* proves \w a|strong="H3068"\w* haven to \w the|strong="H8199"\w* oppressed, \q2 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* haven \w in|strong="H8398"\w* times \w of|strong="H8199"\w* trouble. \q1 \v 10 Well \w may|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* trust \w you|strong="H1961"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* know \w your|strong="H3068"\w* name, \q2 \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w those|strong="H1961"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* seek \w you|strong="H1961"\w*, \w you|strong="H1961"\w* never abandon. \b \q1 \v 11 Sing \w praise|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w whose|strong="H8034"\w* \w home|strong="H8034"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* Zion, \q2 \w declare|strong="H3045"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* deeds \w among|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* nations. \q1 \v 12 \w As|strong="H3068"\w* avenger \w of|strong="H3068"\w* blood, \w he|strong="H3068"\w* keeps \w them|strong="H5046"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* mind, \q2 \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w does|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H5971"\w* forget \w the|strong="H3068"\w* cry \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* wretched. \b \q1 \v 13 Show \w me|strong="H7911"\w* favor, \nd Lord\nd*, \q2 see \w how|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H2142"\w* foes afflict \w me|strong="H7911"\w*, \q2 lift \w me|strong="H7911"\w* up \w from|strong="H1818"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* gates \w of|strong="H1818"\w* \w death|strong="H1818"\w*; \q1 \v 14 \w so|strong="H7200"\w* \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w may|strong="H3068"\w*, \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* help exulting, \q2 \w tell|strong="H7200"\w* forth \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w praise|strong="H7311"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Zion. \b \q1 \v 15 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* nations \w are|strong="H8179"\w* sunk \w in|strong="H8416"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* pit \w which|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H3605"\w* \w made|strong="H3605"\w*, \q2 \w in|strong="H8416"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* net \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H3605"\w* hid, \w their|strong="H3605"\w* own foot \w is|strong="H3605"\w* entangled. \q1 \v 16 \w The|strong="H6213"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w is|strong="H6213"\w* revealed \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w judgment|strong="H1471"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w wrought|strong="H6213"\w*, \q2 \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w wicked|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H1471"\w* snared \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w their|strong="H6213"\w* own handiwork. \qs Selah\qs* \b \q1 \v 17 Let \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* depart \w to|strong="H3068"\w* Sheol, \q2 \w all|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* nations \w that|strong="H3045"\w* live forgetful \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*. \q1 \v 18 \w For|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* needy \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w not|strong="H7725"\w* \w be|strong="H1471"\w* \w always|strong="H3605"\w* forgotten, \q2 nor \w the|strong="H3605"\w* hope \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* helpless \w be|strong="H1471"\w* lost \w forever|strong="H3605"\w*. \b \q1 \v 19 Arise, \nd Lord\nd*; don’t \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w them|strong="H3588"\w* triumph: \q2 \w before|strong="H3808"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* face \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* nations \w be|strong="H3808"\w* judged. \q1 \v 20 Strike \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w fear|strong="H6440"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*: \q2 \w show|strong="H5810"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* how frail \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H1471"\w*. \qs Selah\qs* \c 10 \s1 Psalm 10 – A Prayer for Help \q1 \v 1 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H4100"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w so|strong="H5975"\w* \w far|strong="H7350"\w* \w away|strong="H7350"\w*, \q2 hiding yourself \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w times|strong="H6256"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w trouble|strong="H6869"\w*? \q1 \v 2 \w The|strong="H8610"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*, \w in|strong="H6041"\w* \w their|strong="H7563"\w* \w pride|strong="H1346"\w*, \w are|strong="H7563"\w* pursuing \w the|strong="H8610"\w* helpless: \q2 let \w them|strong="H8610"\w* \w be|strong="H7563"\w* \w caught|strong="H8610"\w* \w in|strong="H6041"\w* \w the|strong="H8610"\w* \w schemes|strong="H4209"\w* \w they|strong="H2098"\w* \w have|strong="H7563"\w* \w plotted|strong="H2803"\w*. \b \q1 \v 3 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w boasts|strong="H1984"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* wanton greed; \q2 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* robber despises \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w curses|strong="H1288"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, \q1 \v 4 \w in|strong="H3605"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w pride|strong="H1363"\w*, thinks: \q2 God doesn’t \w care|strong="H1875"\w*, \q2 God doesn’t call \w to|strong="H7563"\w* account. \b \q1 \v 5 Never \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w season|strong="H6256"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H6256"\w* \w do|strong="H1870"\w* \w not|strong="H1870"\w* \w prosper|strong="H2342"\w*; \q2 \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w judgments|strong="H4941"\w* \w are|strong="H1870"\w* \w far|strong="H3605"\w* \w above|strong="H4791"\w* \w out|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w sight|strong="H5048"\w*: \q2 \w they|strong="H6256"\w* scoff \w at|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* foes. \b \q1 \v 6 Each says \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w their|strong="H3808"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*, \q2 “\w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3820"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w shaken|strong="H4131"\w*; \q1 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3820"\w* live \w for|strong="H7451"\w* \w all|strong="H1755"\w* \w time|strong="H1755"\w* \q2 \w untouched|strong="H1077"\w* \w by|strong="H7451"\w* \w misfortune|strong="H7451"\w*.” \q1 \v 7 \w Their|strong="H4390"\w* \w mouths|strong="H6310"\w* \w are|strong="H6310"\w* \w full|strong="H4390"\w* \w of|strong="H4390"\w* \w deceit|strong="H4820"\w* \w and|strong="H6310"\w* \w oppression|strong="H8496"\w*: \q2 \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w their|strong="H4390"\w* \w tongues|strong="H3956"\w* lurks \w mischief|strong="H5999"\w* \w and|strong="H6310"\w* wrong. \b \q1 \v 8 Lying \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w secret|strong="H4565"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* some village \w ambush|strong="H3993"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w stealthily|strong="H6845"\w* \w watching|strong="H5869"\w*, \w they|strong="H2691"\w* \w murder|strong="H2026"\w* \w the|strong="H2026"\w* \w innocent|strong="H5355"\w*. \q1 \v 9 Like \w a|strong="H3068"\w* lion \w that|strong="H6041"\w* lurks \w in|strong="H6041"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w secret|strong="H4565"\w* \w lair|strong="H5520"\w* \q2 \w they|strong="H6041"\w* lurk intending \w to|strong="H4900"\w* \w catch|strong="H2414"\w* \w the|strong="H2414"\w* defenceless; \q2 \w to|strong="H4900"\w* seize them, \w to|strong="H4900"\w* \w drag|strong="H4900"\w* them \w away|strong="H4900"\w* \w in|strong="H6041"\w* their \w net|strong="H7568"\w*. \b \q1 \v 10 \w Their|strong="H5307"\w* victims \w are|strong="H7817"\w* \w crushed|strong="H1794"\w*, \q2 sink \w down|strong="H5307"\w* \w to|strong="H5307"\w* \w the|strong="H5307"\w* ground. \q1 Under \w their|strong="H5307"\w* claws \q2 \w the|strong="H5307"\w* hapless \w fall|strong="H5307"\w*. \q1 \v 11 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* wicked say \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \w hearts|strong="H3820"\w* \q2 \w that|strong="H7200"\w* God \w has|strong="H3820"\w* \w forgotten|strong="H7911"\w*, \q1 \w has|strong="H3820"\w* \w hidden|strong="H5641"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*, \q2 \w will|strong="H3820"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w nothing|strong="H1077"\w*. \b \q1 \v 12 \w Arise|strong="H6965"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w lift|strong="H5375"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, \q2 \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H5375"\w* \w forget|strong="H7911"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* cry \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w wretched|strong="H6041"\w*. \q1 \v 13 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w treat|strong="H5006"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* contempt, \q2 \w and|strong="H3820"\w* say \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w hearts|strong="H3820"\w*, “\w God|strong="H3808"\w* doesn’t \w care|strong="H1875"\w*”? \b \q1 \v 14 \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w trouble|strong="H5999"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w sorrow|strong="H3708"\w*; \q2 \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w mark|strong="H7200"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w all|strong="H7200"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w take|strong="H1961"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*. \q1 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* hapless \w can|strong="H7200"\w* \w count|strong="H5414"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*, \q2 \w helper|strong="H5826"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w orphans|strong="H3490"\w*. \b \q1 \v 15 \w Break|strong="H7665"\w* \w the|strong="H1875"\w* \w arm|strong="H2220"\w* \w of|strong="H1875"\w* \w the|strong="H1875"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w and|strong="H7665"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*: \q2 \w search|strong="H1875"\w* \w out|strong="H4672"\w* \w their|strong="H7665"\w* sin, till \w no|strong="H4672"\w* \w more|strong="H4672"\w* \w be|strong="H7563"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w*. \q1 \v 16 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w ever|strong="H5769"\w*: \q2 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* vanish \w from|strong="H1471"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* land. \b \q1 \v 17 \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w you|strong="H8085"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w desire|strong="H8378"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w humble|strong="H6035"\w*, \q2 inclining \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w ear|strong="H8085"\w*, strengthening \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w hearts|strong="H3820"\w*, \q1 \v 18 rights \w you|strong="H4480"\w* \w have|strong="H3254"\w* won \w for|strong="H8199"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* crushed \w and|strong="H3254"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w orphan|strong="H3490"\w*, \q2 \w so|strong="H4480"\w* \w no|strong="H4480"\w* \w one|strong="H4480"\w* \w on|strong="H4480"\w* earth \w may|strong="H3254"\w* strike \w terror|strong="H6206"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w*. \c 11 \s1 Psalm 11 – Trust in the Lord \d For the leader. Of David. \q1 \v 1 \w In|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w take|strong="H2620"\w* \w refuge|strong="H2620"\w*. \q2 How can \w you|strong="H5315"\w* tell \w me|strong="H5315"\w* \q1 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w flee|strong="H5110"\w* \w like|strong="H2022"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bird|strong="H6833"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*? \b \q1 \v 2 “\w See|strong="H2009"\w*! \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w are|strong="H7563"\w* bending \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w bow|strong="H7198"\w*, \q2 \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w arrow|strong="H2671"\w* \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w set|strong="H3559"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w string|strong="H3499"\w*, \q2 \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w shoot|strong="H3384"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* shadows \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w upright|strong="H3477"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*. \q1 \v 3 \w In|strong="H6662"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* tearing \w down|strong="H2040"\w* \w of|strong="H6466"\w* \w foundations|strong="H8356"\w* \q2 \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w good|strong="H4100"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w good|strong="H4100"\w* person \w do|strong="H6466"\w*?” \b \q1 \v 4 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w temple|strong="H1964"\w*, \q2 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*, enthroned. \q1 \w His|strong="H3068"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w watch|strong="H2372"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* world, \q2 \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w see|strong="H2372"\w* everyone. \q1 \v 5 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* examines \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* lover \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w violence|strong="H2555"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w hates|strong="H8130"\w*. \q1 \v 6 \w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* rains coals \w of|strong="H7307"\w* fire \w and|strong="H7307"\w* \w brimstone|strong="H1614"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H7307"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* drink \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w be|strong="H7563"\w* scorching \w wind|strong="H7307"\w*. \q1 \v 7 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w just|strong="H6662"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w justice|strong="H6666"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* loves; \q2 \w so|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w upright|strong="H3477"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w see|strong="H2372"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*. \c 12 \s1 Psalm 12 – A Prayer for the Faithful in a False World \d For the leader; on the sheminith. A psalm of David. \q1 \v 1 Help, \nd Lord\nd*, \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* good are \w all|strong="H5921"\w* gone, \q2 faithful people \w have|strong="H5921"\w* vanished. \q1 \v 2 \w One|strong="H1121"\w* lies \w to|strong="H3068"\w* another, speaking empty lies, \q2 \w with|strong="H3068"\w* flattering lips \w and|strong="H1121"\w* false hearts \w they|strong="H3588"\w* speak. \b \q1 \v 3 \w May|strong="H3820"\w* \w the|strong="H1696"\w* \nd Lord\nd* cut \w off|strong="H7453"\w* all \w the|strong="H1696"\w* \w flattering|strong="H2513"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3820"\w* \w the|strong="H1696"\w* tongue \w that|strong="H3820"\w* \w utters|strong="H1696"\w* arrogance, \q1 \v 4 \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w declare|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w Our|strong="H3068"\w* \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* strength, \q2 \w our|strong="H3068"\w* allies \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w*: \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w over|strong="H3068"\w* us?” \b \q1 \v 5 “\w The|strong="H1396"\w* poor \w are|strong="H4310"\w* despoiled, \w and|strong="H8193"\w* \w the|strong="H1396"\w* needy \w are|strong="H4310"\w* sighing; \q2 so now I \w will|strong="H4310"\w* act,” \w the|strong="H1396"\w* \nd Lord\nd* declares \q2 “\w And|strong="H8193"\w* place them \w in|strong="H8193"\w* \w the|strong="H1396"\w* safety they long \w for|strong="H8193"\w*.” \b \q1 \v 6 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* words \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* words \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* pure, \q2 silver smelted, seven times refined. \q1 \v 7 You \w will|strong="H3068"\w* keep us, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* guard us \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H3068"\w* generation forever, \q1 \v 8 \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w world|strong="H5769"\w* \w where|strong="H2098"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* wicked prowl, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* worthless people exalted. \c 13 \s1 Psalm 13 – A Prayer for Help in Trouble \d For the leader. A psalm of David. \q1 \v 1 How long, \nd Lord\nd*, will you forget me forever? \q2 How long will you hide \w your|strong="H1732"\w* face from me? \q1 \v 2 \w How|strong="H5704"\w* \w long|strong="H5704"\w* must \w I|strong="H5704"\w* nurse grief \w inside|strong="H4480"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* heart \w a|strong="H3068"\w* daily sorrow? \q2 \w How|strong="H5704"\w* \w long|strong="H5704"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* foes \w to|strong="H5704"\w* exult \w over|strong="H4480"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*? \b \q1 \v 3 \w Look|strong="H7896"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w*, answer \w me|strong="H5315"\w*, \nd Lord\nd* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* God. \q1 Fill \w my|strong="H5921"\w* eyes \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* light, \q2 lest \w I|strong="H5704"\w* sleep \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w death|strong="H5315"\w*, \q2 \v 4 \w lest|strong="H6435"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* enemies claim \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* triumphed, \q2 \w lest|strong="H6435"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* foes rejoice \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* downfall. \b \q1 \v 5 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* trust \w in|strong="H1523"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* kindness: \q2 \w my|strong="H3588"\w* heart \w will|strong="H6862"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H1523"\w* \w in|strong="H1523"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* help. \q2 \v 6 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w sing|strong="H7891"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w good|strong="H2617"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. \c 14 \s1 Psalm 14 – The Folly of Denying God \d For the leader. Of David. \q1 \v 1 \w Fools|strong="H5036"\w* say \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w their|strong="H6213"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*, \q2 “There \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w no|strong="H6213"\w* God.” \q1 Vile, hateful \w their|strong="H6213"\w* \w life|strong="H3820"\w* \w is|strong="H3820"\w*; \q2 \w not|strong="H6213"\w* \w one|strong="H2896"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*. \b \q1 \v 2 \w From|strong="H5921"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w looks|strong="H7200"\w* \w out|strong="H8259"\w* \q2 \w on|strong="H5921"\w* humans, \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \q1 \w if|strong="H7200"\w* \w any|strong="H3426"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w wise|strong="H7919"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w care|strong="H1875"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*. \b \q1 \v 3 \w But|strong="H1571"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H1571"\w* \w turned|strong="H5493"\w* bad, \q2 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* taint \w is|strong="H1571"\w* \w on|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w*; \q1 \w not|strong="H6213"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*, \q2 \w no|strong="H6213"\w*, \w not|strong="H6213"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w*. \b \q1 \v 4 \w Have|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w learned|strong="H3045"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* lesson, \q2 \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w workers|strong="H6466"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* evil? \q1 \w Who|strong="H3605"\w* ate \w up|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \q2 eating, devouring, \q2 \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w calling|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \b \q1 \v 5 Sore \w afraid|strong="H6342"\w* \w will|strong="H6662"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w be|strong="H6662"\w*; \q2 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* God \w is|strong="H6662"\w* \w among|strong="H1755"\w* \q2 \w those|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H6662"\w* \w are|strong="H6662"\w* \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w*, \q1 \v 6 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w may|strong="H3068"\w* mock \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w plans|strong="H6098"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w poor|strong="H6041"\w*, \q2 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w refuge|strong="H4268"\w*. \b \q1 \v 7 If only \w help|strong="H3444"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* \q2 \w would|strong="H4310"\w* \w come|strong="H7725"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*! \q1 \w When|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w brings|strong="H5414"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \q2 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w change|strong="H7725"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w fortune|strong="H7622"\w*, \q1 \w how|strong="H4310"\w* \w glad|strong="H8055"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w how|strong="H4310"\w* \w joyful|strong="H8055"\w*! \c 15 \s1 Psalm 15 – Standing Firm \d A psalm of David. \q1 \v 1 \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w guest|strong="H1481"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* tent? \q2 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w may|strong="H3068"\w* \w live|strong="H7931"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*? \b \q1 \v 2 \w The|strong="H1696"\w* \w person|strong="H1980"\w* whose \w walk|strong="H1980"\w* \w is|strong="H6664"\w* \w blameless|strong="H8549"\w*, \q2 whose conduct \w is|strong="H6664"\w* \w right|strong="H6664"\w*, \q1 whose words \w are|strong="H3824"\w* true \w and|strong="H1980"\w* sincere; \q2 \v 3 \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w whose|strong="H7453"\w* \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w* there sits \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w slander|strong="H7270"\w*, \q1 \w who|strong="H7138"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w harm|strong="H7451"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w friend|strong="H7453"\w*, \q2 \v 4 \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* cruelly insult \w a|strong="H3068"\w* neighbor, \q1 \w who|strong="H3068"\w* regards \w with|strong="H3068"\w* contempt those \w rejected|strong="H3988"\w* \w by|strong="H7650"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*; \q2 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w honors|strong="H3513"\w* those \w who|strong="H3068"\w* obey \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q1 \w who|strong="H3068"\w* keeps \w an|strong="H7650"\w* \w oath|strong="H7650"\w*, whatever \w the|strong="H3068"\w* cost, \q2 \v 5 whose \w money|strong="H3701"\w* \w is|strong="H3701"\w* lent \w without|strong="H3808"\w* \w interest|strong="H5392"\w*, \q1 \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w takes|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bribe|strong="H7810"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* hurt \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w innocent|strong="H5355"\w*. \b \q1 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* person \w who|strong="H6213"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w these|strong="H6213"\w* \w things|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w always|strong="H5769"\w* stand firm. \c 16 \s1 Psalm 16 – The Joy of Fellowship with God \d A michtam of David. \q1 \v 1 \w Keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w me|strong="H8104"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w in|strong="H1732"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w take|strong="H2620"\w* \w refuge|strong="H2620"\w*. \q2 \v 2 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* said \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, “\w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q1 \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w happiness|strong="H2896"\w* rests \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* alone. \q1 \v 3 \w Those|strong="H1992"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w in|strong="H2656"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land, \q2 \w they|strong="H1992"\w*, \w they|strong="H1992"\w* alone, \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* noble \w ones|strong="H6918"\w*; \q2 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w delight|strong="H2656"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H2656"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*.” \b \q1 \v 4 \w Those|strong="H5921"\w* who choose \w other|strong="H8193"\w* gods \q2 find endless \w sorrow|strong="H6094"\w*. \q1 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* \w offerings|strong="H5262"\w* \w of|strong="H8034"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H8034"\w* \w have|strong="H8193"\w* \w no|strong="H1077"\w* \w part|strong="H5921"\w* \q2 \w nor|strong="H1077"\w* \w take|strong="H5375"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w*. \q1 \v 5 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w share|strong="H2506"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w portion|strong="H2506"\w*, \q2 \w my|strong="H3068"\w* fate \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* strong hands. \b \q1 \v 6 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* boundary \w lines|strong="H2256"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* life \q2 mark \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w delightful|strong="H5273"\w* \w country|strong="H2256"\w*, \q2 \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w heritage|strong="H5159"\w* \w pleases|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* well. \q1 \v 7 \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w praise|strong="H1288"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w counsel|strong="H3289"\w*, \q2 \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w so|strong="H3256"\w* stirs \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w heart|strong="H3629"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*. \q1 \v 8 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* keep \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w always|strong="H8548"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* mind: \q2 \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H5048"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3225"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H3225"\w* \w never|strong="H1077"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w moved|strong="H4131"\w*. \b \q1 \v 9 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w my|strong="H3651"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w glad|strong="H8055"\w*, there \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w joy|strong="H8055"\w* inside \w me|strong="H8055"\w*; \q2 \w and|strong="H3820"\w* \w in|strong="H7931"\w* safety \w of|strong="H3820"\w* \w body|strong="H1320"\w* \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w live|strong="H7931"\w*. \q1 \v 10 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w up|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w Sheol|strong="H7585"\w* \q2 \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w any|strong="H5315"\w* \w who|strong="H5315"\w* \w love|strong="H2623"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w pit|strong="H7845"\w*. \q1 \v 11 \w You|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H3225"\w* \w show|strong="H3045"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* path \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w leads|strong="H2416"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w*, \q2 \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w fulness|strong="H7648"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w joy|strong="H8057"\w* \w which|strong="H2416"\w* \w is|strong="H6440"\w* \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w presence|strong="H6440"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w pleasures|strong="H5273"\w* dispensed \w by|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w hand|strong="H3225"\w* \w evermore|strong="H5331"\w*. \c 17 \s1 Psalm 17 – A Prayer for Deliverance \d A prayer of David. \q1 \v 1 \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* innocence; \q2 \w attend|strong="H7181"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* piercing \w cry|strong="H7440"\w*. \q1 \w Give|strong="H7181"\w* \w heed|strong="H7181"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w* \q2 \w out|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* unfeigned. \q1 \v 2 Let \w my|strong="H3318"\w* vindication \w come|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*, \q2 \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w see|strong="H2372"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* truth. \b \q1 \v 3 \w When|strong="H5674"\w* \w you|strong="H6485"\w* \w test|strong="H6884"\w* \w my|strong="H5674"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w when|strong="H5674"\w* \w you|strong="H6485"\w* \w visit|strong="H6485"\w* \w at|strong="H4672"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3915"\w* assay \w me|strong="H5674"\w* \w like|strong="H3820"\w* silver – \w you|strong="H6485"\w* can \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w no|strong="H4672"\w* \w evil|strong="H2161"\w*. \q1 \w I|strong="H4672"\w* \w am|strong="H6485"\w* \w determined|strong="H3820"\w* \w that|strong="H6485"\w* \w my|strong="H5674"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* should \w not|strong="H1077"\w* lie. \q2 \v 4 \w I|strong="H1697"\w* gave earnest \w heed|strong="H8104"\w* \w to|strong="H8104"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w your|strong="H8104"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w*. \q1 \v 5 \w My|strong="H8551"\w* \w steps|strong="H6471"\w* have \w held|strong="H8551"\w* \w fast|strong="H8551"\w* \w to|strong="H1077"\w* \w the|strong="H8551"\w* \w paths|strong="H4570"\w* \w of|strong="H8551"\w* your precepts \q2 \w and|strong="H6471"\w* \w in|strong="H6471"\w* your \w tracks|strong="H4570"\w* have \w my|strong="H8551"\w* \w feet|strong="H6471"\w* \w never|strong="H1077"\w* stumbled. \b \q1 \v 6 \w So|strong="H7121"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \w with|strong="H8085"\w* assurance \w of|strong="H8085"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w*; \q2 \w bend|strong="H5186"\w* \w down|strong="H5186"\w* \w your|strong="H5186"\w* \w ear|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*, \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w what|strong="H8085"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* say. \q1 \v 7 \w Show|strong="H6395"\w* \w your|strong="H6965"\w* marvelous \w love|strong="H2617"\w*, \w you|strong="H3467"\w* \w who|strong="H3467"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w from|strong="H6965"\w* \w enemies|strong="H6965"\w* \q2 \w those|strong="H3467"\w* \w who|strong="H3467"\w* \w take|strong="H2620"\w* \w refuge|strong="H2620"\w* \w at|strong="H6965"\w* \w your|strong="H6965"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w hand|strong="H3225"\w*. \b \q1 \v 8 \w Keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w me|strong="H8104"\w* \w as|strong="H1323"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w apple|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w eye|strong="H5869"\w*, \q2 \w hide|strong="H5641"\w* \w me|strong="H8104"\w* \w in|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w shelter|strong="H6738"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w your|strong="H8104"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w*. \q1 \v 9 \w From|strong="H6440"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w people|strong="H5315"\w* \w who|strong="H5315"\w* do \w me|strong="H6440"\w* violence, \q2 \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w deadly|strong="H5315"\w* foes \w who|strong="H5315"\w* crowd \w around|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*. \b \q1 \v 10 \w They|strong="H6310"\w* \w have|strong="H1696"\w* \w closed|strong="H5462"\w* \w their|strong="H5462"\w* hearts \w to|strong="H1696"\w* pity, \q2 \w the|strong="H1696"\w* \w words|strong="H6310"\w* \w of|strong="H6310"\w* \w their|strong="H5462"\w* \w mouths|strong="H6310"\w* \w are|strong="H6310"\w* haughty. \q1 \v 11 \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w they|strong="H6258"\w* dog \w us|strong="H5869"\w* \w at|strong="H5869"\w* every step, \q2 keenly \w watching|strong="H5869"\w*, \w to|strong="H5869"\w* hurl \w us|strong="H5869"\w* \w to|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H5437"\w* ground, \q1 \v 12 \w like|strong="H1825"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w lion|strong="H3715"\w*, longing \w to|strong="H3427"\w* \w tear|strong="H2963"\w*, \q2 \w like|strong="H1825"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H3715"\w* \w lion|strong="H3715"\w*, \w lurking|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w secret|strong="H4565"\w*. \b \q1 \v 13 \w Arise|strong="H6965"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w fell|strong="H3766"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*. \q2 \w By|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w set|strong="H6965"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* free \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*, \q1 \v 14 \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w those|strong="H1121"\w* – \q2 \w whose|strong="H1121"\w* \w portion|strong="H2506"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w but|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w this|strong="H3068"\w* \w world|strong="H2465"\w*. \q1 \w But|strong="H3068"\w* let \w your|strong="H3068"\w* treasured \w ones|strong="H5768"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* food \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w plenty|strong="H7646"\w* \q1 \w may|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w full|strong="H4390"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w satisfied|strong="H7646"\w*. \b \q2 \v 15 \w In|strong="H6440"\w* \w my|strong="H6440"\w* innocence \w I|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H6664"\w* \w see|strong="H2372"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*, \q1 \w awake|strong="H6974"\w* \w I|strong="H6440"\w* am \w filled|strong="H7646"\w* \w with|strong="H7646"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* vision \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*. \c 18 \s1 Psalm 18 – A King’s Song of Gratitude \d For the leader. Of David, the servant of the \nd Lord\nd*, who recited the words of this song to the \nd Lord\nd* after the \nd Lord\nd* had saved him from the power of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: \q1 \v 1 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* love \w you|strong="H3605"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w strength|strong="H3027"\w*. \q1 \v 2 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* rock, \w my|strong="H3068"\w* fortress, deliverer, \q2 \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w my|strong="H3068"\w* rock, where \w I|strong="H3068"\w* take refuge, \q2 \w my|strong="H3068"\w* shield, \w my|strong="H3068"\w* defender, \w my|strong="H3068"\w* tower. \q1 \v 3 Worthy \w of|strong="H3068"\w* praise \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* whom \w I|strong="H3068"\w* call \w on|strong="H3068"\w*, \q2 \w he|strong="H3068"\w* rescues \w me|strong="H3468"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* foes. \b \q1 \v 4 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* waves \w of|strong="H3068"\w* death broke \w about|strong="H4480"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*, \q2 fearful floods \w of|strong="H3068"\w* chaos. \q1 \v 5 Sheol threw \w cords|strong="H2256"\w* around me, \q2 snares \w of|strong="H5158"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w* came \w to|strong="H2256"\w* meet me. \q1 \v 6 \w In|strong="H7585"\w* distress \w I|strong="H7585"\w* cried \w to|strong="H5437"\w* \w the|strong="H5437"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \q2 \w and|strong="H5437"\w* shouted \w for|strong="H4170"\w* help \w to|strong="H5437"\w* \w my|strong="H5437"\w* God; \q1 \w in|strong="H7585"\w* \w his|strong="H5437"\w* temple \w he|strong="H4194"\w* heard \w my|strong="H5437"\w* voice, \q2 into \w his|strong="H5437"\w* ears came \w my|strong="H5437"\w* cry. \b \q1 \v 7 \w Then|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* earth shook \w and|strong="H3068"\w* quaked, \q2 mountains trembled \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* foundations, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* quaked \w because|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* wrath. \q1 \v 8 Smoke went \w up|strong="H4146"\w* \w from|strong="H2022"\w* \w his|strong="H3588"\w* nostrils, \q2 devouring fire \w from|strong="H2022"\w* \w his|strong="H3588"\w* mouth, \q2 coals \w were|strong="H2022"\w* \w kindled|strong="H2734"\w* \w by|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*. \b \q1 \v 9 \w Then|strong="H5927"\w* \w he|strong="H4480"\w* bent \w the|strong="H4480"\w* sky \w and|strong="H5927"\w* \w came|strong="H5927"\w* down, \q2 thick darkness \w was|strong="H6310"\w* \w under|strong="H4480"\w* \w his|strong="H4480"\w* feet. \q1 \v 10 \w He|strong="H7272"\w* rode \w on|strong="H8478"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* cherub \w and|strong="H8064"\w* flew, \q2 darting \w on|strong="H8478"\w* wings \w of|strong="H8478"\w* wind, \q1 \v 11 \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* screen \w of|strong="H7307"\w* darkness \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, \q2 \w in|strong="H5921"\w* thick dark clouds \w of|strong="H7307"\w* water. \b \q1 \v 12 \w At|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H5439"\w* radiance before \w him|strong="H7896"\w* there \w passed|strong="H4325"\w* \q2 hailstones \w and|strong="H4325"\w* coals \w of|strong="H4325"\w* fire. \q1 \v 13 \w The|strong="H5674"\w* \nd Lord\nd* thundered \w from|strong="H5674"\w* heaven, \q2 \w the|strong="H5674"\w* Most High uttered \w his|strong="H5674"\w* voice. \q1 \v 14 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* shot \w his|strong="H5414"\w* arrows \w and|strong="H3068"\w* scattered \w them|strong="H5414"\w*, \q2 flashed lightnings, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* routed \w them|strong="H5414"\w*. \q1 \v 15 \w The|strong="H7971"\w* channels \w of|strong="H2671"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* sea were revealed, \q2 \w the|strong="H7971"\w* world \w was|strong="H1300"\w* \w laid|strong="H7971"\w* bare \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w its|strong="H7971"\w* base, \q1 \w at|strong="H7971"\w* \w your|strong="H7971"\w* rebuke, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \q2 \w at|strong="H7971"\w* \w 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To|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* spacious \w place|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w brought|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H1961"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w*, \w for|strong="H3068"\w* love \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H1961"\w*, \w he|strong="H3117"\w* saved \w me|strong="H1961"\w*. \b \q1 \v 20 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H2502"\+w*\nd* repays \w my|strong="H3318"\w* innocence, \q2 \w he|strong="H3588"\w* rewards \w my|strong="H3318"\w* cleanness \w of|strong="H3318"\w* hands. \q1 \v 21 \w For|strong="H3027"\w* \w I|strong="H3068"\w* kept \w the|strong="H3068"\w* ways \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 nor \w have|strong="H3068"\w* wickedly strayed \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*. \q1 \v 22 \w His|strong="H8104"\w* commandments \w were|strong="H1870"\w* \w all|strong="H3068"\w* \w before|strong="H3808"\w* \w me|strong="H8104"\w*, \q2 \w his|strong="H8104"\w* statutes \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w put|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w away|strong="H1870"\w*. \q1 \v 23 \w And|strong="H4941"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H3605"\w* blameless \w before|strong="H4480"\w* \w him|strong="H3605"\w*, \q2 guarding myself \w from|strong="H4480"\w* sin. \q1 \v 24 \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \nd Lord\nd* repaid \w my|strong="H8104"\w* innocence, \q2 \w my|strong="H8104"\w* cleanness \w of|strong="H5771"\w* hands \w in|strong="H8549"\w* \w his|strong="H8104"\w* sight. \b \q1 \v 25 \w With|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w loyal|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w loyal|strong="H3068"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* blameless blameless. \q1 \v 26 \w With|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H5973"\w* pure \w you|strong="H5973"\w* \w show|strong="H2616"\w* \w yourself|strong="H8552"\w* pure, \q2 \w but|strong="H5973"\w* shrewd \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H5973"\w* devious. \q1 \v 27 \w For|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H5973"\w* lowly people \w you|strong="H5973"\w* save, \q2 \w but|strong="H6617"\w* haughty eyes \w you|strong="H5973"\w* abase. \q1 \v 28 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w my|strong="H7311"\w* lamp, \nd Lord\nd*, \q2 \w my|strong="H7311"\w* God \w who|strong="H5971"\w* enlightens \w my|strong="H7311"\w* darkness. \q1 \v 29 \w With|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* can storm \w a|strong="H3068"\w* rampart, \q2 \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* can leap \w a|strong="H3068"\w* wall. \q1 \v 30 \w As|strong="H3588"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* God, \w his|strong="H3588"\w* way \w is|strong="H3588"\w* perfect; \q2 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* word \w of|strong="H1416"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w is|strong="H3588"\w* pure. \q2 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3588"\w* shield \w to|strong="H7323"\w* all \w who|strong="H3588"\w* take refuge \w in|strong="H3588"\w* \w him|strong="H3588"\w*. \b \q1 \v 31 \w For|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w but|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*? \q2 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* rock \w but|strong="H1870"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*? \q1 \v 32 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* arms \w me|strong="H1107"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w strength|strong="H6697"\w*, \q2 \w who|strong="H4310"\w* cleared \w and|strong="H3068"\w* smoothed \w my|strong="H3068"\w* way. \q1 \v 33 \w He|strong="H5414"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* feet \w like|strong="H1870"\w* hinds’ feet, \q2 \w and|strong="H1870"\w* \w set|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w up|strong="H5414"\w* \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* heights. \q1 \v 34 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* taught \w my|strong="H5921"\w* hands how \w to|strong="H5921"\w* fight, \q2 \w and|strong="H5975"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* arms how \w to|strong="H5921"\w* bend \w a|strong="H3068"\w* bronze bow. \b \q1 \v 35 \w The|strong="H3027"\w* shield \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H3027"\w* \w help|strong="H4421"\w* \w you|strong="H3925"\w* gave \w me|strong="H3925"\w*, \q2 \w your|strong="H3027"\w* right \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* supports \w me|strong="H3925"\w*, \q2 \w you|strong="H3925"\w* stoop \w down|strong="H5181"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w make|strong="H3027"\w* \w me|strong="H3925"\w* great. \q1 \v 36 \w In|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* strength \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w took|strong="H5414"\w* giant strides, \q2 \w and|strong="H4043"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* feet never slipped. \q1 \v 37 \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* chased \w the|strong="H8478"\w* foe till \w I|strong="H3808"\w* caught \w them|strong="H8478"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H8478"\w* turned \w not|strong="H3808"\w*, till \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w made|strong="H7337"\w* \w an|strong="H8478"\w* end \w of|strong="H8478"\w* \w them|strong="H8478"\w*. \q1 \v 38 \w I|strong="H5704"\w* smashed \w them|strong="H7725"\w*, \w they|strong="H3808"\w* could \w not|strong="H3808"\w* rise, \q2 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* fell beneath \w my|strong="H7725"\w* feet. \b \q1 \v 39 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* arm \w me|strong="H3808"\w* \w with|strong="H6965"\w* strength \w for|strong="H8478"\w* war, \q2 \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* bow \w my|strong="H6965"\w* \w assailants|strong="H6965"\w* \w beneath|strong="H8478"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w*. \q1 \v 40 \w You|strong="H6965"\w* made \w my|strong="H6965"\w* foes turn \w their|strong="H8478"\w* back \w to|strong="H6965"\w* \w me|strong="H3766"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* those \w who|strong="H4421"\w* did hate \w me|strong="H3766"\w* \w I|strong="H6965"\w* finished. \q1 \v 41 \w They|strong="H5414"\w* \w cried|strong="H5414"\w* \w for|strong="H5414"\w* help, but \w none|strong="H5414"\w* saved \w them|strong="H5414"\w*; \q2 \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, but \w he|strong="H5414"\w* answered \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w not|strong="H5414"\w*. \q1 \v 42 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* beat \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* dust \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* market-place, \q2 stamped \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* mud \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* streets. \b \q1 \v 43 \w From|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* strife \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* peoples \w you|strong="H6440"\w* saved \w me|strong="H6440"\w*, \q2 \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w made|strong="H6083"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w head|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w nations|strong="H6440"\w*, \q2 peoples \w I|strong="H5921"\w* knew \w not|strong="H6440"\w* did \w serve|strong="H6440"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*. \q1 \v 44 \w On|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* instant \w they|strong="H3808"\w* hear, \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w obey|strong="H3045"\w* \w me|strong="H7760"\w*, \q2 \w foreigners|strong="H1471"\w* \w come|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H5971"\w* \w me|strong="H7760"\w* cringing. \q1 \v 45 \w Foreigners|strong="H1121"\w* lose courage, \q2 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* come out \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H8085"\w* strongholds trembling. \b \q1 \v 46 \w The|strong="H1121"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w is|strong="H1121"\w* alive! Blest \w be|strong="H1121"\w* my rock! \q2 Exalted \w be|strong="H1121"\w* God, my protector! \q1 \v 47 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w gave|strong="H7311"\w* \w me|strong="H1288"\w* revenge, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w brought|strong="H7311"\w* \w down|strong="H1288"\w* nations beneath \w me|strong="H1288"\w*, \q1 \v 48 \w who|strong="H5971"\w* saved \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w from|strong="H8478"\w* angry foes, \q2 \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w set|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* above \w my|strong="H5414"\w* assailants, \q2 safe \w from|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* violent. \b \q1 \v 49 \w For|strong="H6965"\w* \w this|strong="H6965"\w* \w I|strong="H4480"\w* \w will|strong="H2555"\w* \w praise|strong="H7311"\w* \w you|strong="H4480"\w* \w among|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* nations, \q2 \w making|strong="H7311"\w* music, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \w to|strong="H6965"\w* \w your|strong="H4480"\w* name: \q1 \v 50 \w for|strong="H5921"\w* great triumphs \w he|strong="H3651"\w* grants \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H5921"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* faithful love \w he|strong="H3651"\w* shows \w his|strong="H3068"\w* anointed, \q2 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* David \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* seed evermore. \c 19 \s1 Psalm 19 – The Glory of God in the Heavens \d For the leader. A psalm of David. \q1 \v 1 \w The|strong="H1732"\w* heavens declare God’s glory, \q2 \w the|strong="H1732"\w* sky tells \w what|strong="H1732"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* hands \w have|strong="H1732"\w* done. \q1 \v 2 Day \w tells|strong="H5046"\w* \w it|strong="H8064"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* day, \q2 night reveals \w it|strong="H8064"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* night, \q1 \v 3 \w without|strong="H3117"\w* speaking, \w without|strong="H3117"\w* words; \q2 \w without|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* sound \w of|strong="H3117"\w* voices. \q1 \v 4 \w But|strong="H8085"\w* \w through|strong="H6963"\w* \w all|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* world \w their|strong="H8085"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* carries \q2 \w their|strong="H8085"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* ends \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* earth. \b \q1 \w He|strong="H1697"\w* \w has|strong="H1697"\w* pitched \w a|strong="H3068"\w* tent \w for|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* sun \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* sky, \q2 \v 5 \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w comes|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w like|strong="H3318"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* bridegroom \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* bridal chamber, \q1 \w it|strong="H7760"\w* joyfully runs \w its|strong="H3605"\w* course \w like|strong="H3318"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* hero. \q2 \v 6 \w From|strong="H3318"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w* \w end|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H1368"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* heavens \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w rises|strong="H3318"\w*, \q1 \w and|strong="H3318"\w* around \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w runs|strong="H7323"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* other, \q2 \w and|strong="H3318"\w* nothing hides \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w its|strong="H3318"\w* heat. \s1 In Praise of the Law \q1 \v 7 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* law \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w is|strong="H4161"\w* perfect, \q2 renewing life. \q1 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* decrees \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w are|strong="H8064"\w* trusty, \q2 making \w the|strong="H5921"\w* simple wise. \b \q1 \v 8 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* behests \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w right|strong="H3068"\w*, \q2 rejoicing \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w heart|strong="H5315"\w*. \q1 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* command \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* pure, \q2 giving light \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* eyes. \b \q1 \v 9 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* fear \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w clean|strong="H1249"\w*, \q2 \w it|strong="H3068"\w* endures forever. \q1 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s judgments \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w true|strong="H3068"\w* \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w right|strong="H3477"\w* altogether. \b \q1 \v 10 More precious \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w than|strong="H3068"\w* gold – \q2 \w than|strong="H3068"\w* fine gold \w in|strong="H3068"\w* plenty, \q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* sweeter \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w than|strong="H3068"\w* honey, \q2 \w that|strong="H3068"\w* drops \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* comb. \b \q1 \v 11 \w By|strong="H2091"\w* them \w is|strong="H2091"\w* \w your|strong="H2530"\w* servant warned; \q2 \w who|strong="H7227"\w* keeps them \w has|strong="H2091"\w* rich reward. \q1 \v 12 \w Who|strong="H5650"\w* \w can|strong="H5650"\w* know \w their|strong="H1571"\w* flaws? \q2 Absolve \w me|strong="H8104"\w* \w from|strong="H5650"\w* \w those|strong="H6118"\w* \w I|strong="H5650"\w* know \w not|strong="H1571"\w*. \b \q1 \v 13 Keep \w your|strong="H5641"\w* servant \w from|strong="H5352"\w* wilful sins – \q2 \w from|strong="H5352"\w* falling under \w their|strong="H5641"\w* sway: \q1 then \w blameless|strong="H5352"\w* \w and|strong="H5352"\w* \w clear|strong="H5352"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* I be \q2 \w from|strong="H5352"\w* great offense. \b \q1 \v 14 \w May|strong="H1571"\w* \w the|strong="H1571"\w* words \w of|strong="H5650"\w* \w my|strong="H5650"\w* mouth \w and|strong="H5650"\w* \w the|strong="H1571"\w* thoughts \w of|strong="H5650"\w* \w my|strong="H5650"\w* heart \q2 \w be|strong="H1571"\w* pleasing \w to|strong="H5650"\w* \w you|strong="H1571"\w*, \nd Lord\nd*, \q2 \w my|strong="H5650"\w* rock \w and|strong="H5650"\w* redeemer. \c 20 \s1 Psalm 20 – A Prayer for Victory \d For the leader. A psalm of David. \q1 \v 1 \w The|strong="H1732"\w* \nd Lord\nd* answer you \w in|strong="H1732"\w* \w the|strong="H1732"\w* day \w of|strong="H4210"\w* distress, \q2 \w the|strong="H1732"\w* name \w of|strong="H4210"\w* \w the|strong="H1732"\w* Jacob’s God protect you, \q1 \v 2 sending \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w help|strong="H6030"\w* \w from|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* temple, \q2 out \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Zion supporting \w you|strong="H3117"\w*. \b \q1 \v 3 \w All|strong="H7971"\w* \w your|strong="H7971"\w* meal-offerings may \w he|strong="H7971"\w* remember, \q2 \w your|strong="H7971"\w* burnt-offerings look \w on|strong="H7971"\w* \w with|strong="H6726"\w* favor. \qs Selah\qs* \q1 \v 4 \w May|strong="H2142"\w* \w he|strong="H3605"\w* grant \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* heart’s desire, \q2 \w and|strong="H5930"\w* \w bring|strong="H2142"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* plans \w to|strong="H4503"\w* pass. \q1 \v 5 \w We|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* shout \w then|strong="H5414"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* joy \w at|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* victory, \q2 \w and|strong="H3824"\w* rejoice \w in|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* name \w of|strong="H4390"\w* \w our|strong="H3605"\w* \w God|strong="H5414"\w*. \q2 \w May|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w grant|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* request. \b \q1 \v 6 Now \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* sure \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \q2 \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w help|strong="H3444"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* anointed. \q1 \w From|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* temple \w in|strong="H3068"\w* heaven \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* answer \q2 \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* mighty triumphant \w right|strong="H3068"\w* hand. \q1 \v 7 Some \w in|strong="H3068"\w* chariots \w are|strong="H8064"\w* \w strong|strong="H1369"\w*, some \w in|strong="H3068"\w* horses; \q2 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w strength|strong="H1369"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*. \q1 \v 8 \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* totter \w and|strong="H3068"\w* fall, \q2 while \w we|strong="H3068"\w* rise \w and|strong="H3068"\w* stand firm. \b \q1 \v 9 \w Give|strong="H5307"\w* victory, \nd Lord\nd*, \w to|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H6965"\w* king, \q2 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* answer us \w when|strong="H5307"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w call|strong="H5749"\w*. \c 21 \s1 Psalm 21 – A Prayer after a Victory \d For the leader. A psalm of David. \q1 \v 1 \w The|strong="H1732"\w* king rejoices, \nd Lord\nd*, \w in|strong="H1732"\w* \w your|strong="H1732"\w* might, \q2 how \w he|strong="H1732"\w* exults because \w of|strong="H4210"\w* \w your|strong="H1732"\w* help! \q1 \v 2 \w You|strong="H4100"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* granted \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H8055"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* heart’s desire, \q2 \w you|strong="H4100"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* not withheld \w his|strong="H3068"\w* lips’ request. \qs Selah\qs* \b \q1 \v 3 \w You|strong="H5414"\w* came \w to|strong="H5414"\w* meet \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w with|strong="H3820"\w* rich blessings, \q2 \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w set|strong="H5414"\w* \w on|strong="H5414"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* head \w a|strong="H3068"\w* golden crown. \q1 \v 4 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* asked \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* life, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* gave \w it|strong="H3588"\w* – \q2 many long days, forever \w and|strong="H7218"\w* ever. \b \q1 \v 5 Great \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* glory \w because|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w help|strong="H4480"\w*, \q2 honor \w and|strong="H3117"\w* majesty \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w lay|strong="H5414"\w* \w upon|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*. \q1 \v 6 \w For|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w make|strong="H7737"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* most blessed forever, \q2 \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w make|strong="H7737"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* glad \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w joy|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w presence|strong="H5921"\w*. \b \q1 \v 7 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H6440"\w* puts always \w his|strong="H6440"\w* trust \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd Lord\nd*; \q2 \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Most|strong="H1293"\w* High, \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* love, \w will|strong="H1293"\w* preserve \w him|strong="H6440"\w* unshaken. \q1 \v 8 \w Your|strong="H3068"\w* hand \w will|strong="H3068"\w* reach \w all|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* foes, \q2 \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w right|strong="H3068"\w* hand, \w all|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* hate \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \q1 \v 9 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w make|strong="H3027"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w* \w like|strong="H4672"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* furnace \w of|strong="H3027"\w* fire, \q2 \w when|strong="H4672"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* appear, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3225"\+w*\nd*. \q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3225"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* swallow \w them|strong="H3027"\w* \w up|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H4672"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* wrath. \q2 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* fire \w will|strong="H3027"\w* devour \w them|strong="H3027"\w*. \q1 \v 10 \w You|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* sweep \w their|strong="H3068"\w* offspring \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* earth, \q2 \w their|strong="H3068"\w* children \w from|strong="H6440"\w* humanity. \q1 \v 11 \w When|strong="H1121"\w* they scheme against \w you|strong="H2233"\w* \q2 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* hatch evil plots – they \w will|strong="H1121"\w* fail. \q1 \v 12 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* aim \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w bow|strong="H5186"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w faces|strong="H5921"\w*, \q2 \w make|strong="H2803"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w turn|strong="H5186"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* flight. \b \q1 \v 13 \w Be|strong="H6440"\w* exalted, \nd Lord\nd*, \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* strength, \q1 \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* might \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w shall|strong="H6440"\w* sing \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w make|strong="H7896"\w* music. \c 22 \s1 Psalm 22 – The Sufferer’s Triumph \d For the leader; set to ‘Deer of the Dawn’. A psalm of David. \q1 \v 1 \w My|strong="H1732"\w* God, \w my|strong="H1732"\w* God, \w why|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* left \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, \q2 \w my|strong="H1732"\w* rescue \w so|strong="H5921"\w* \w far|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* words \w of|strong="H4210"\w* \w my|strong="H1732"\w* roaring? \q1 \v 2 \w I|strong="H1697"\w* cry \w in|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H1697"\w* day, \w you|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* not \w answer|strong="H1697"\w*, \q1 \w I|strong="H1697"\w* cry \w in|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H1697"\w* night \w but|strong="H5800"\w* find no rest. \b \q1 \v 3 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* Holy \w One|strong="H3808"\w*, \q2 throned \w on|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* praises \w of|strong="H7121"\w* Israel. \q1 \v 4 \w In|strong="H3427"\w* \w you|strong="H3427"\w* \w our|strong="H3478"\w* ancestors trusted, \q2 \w they|strong="H3478"\w* trusted \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H3427"\w* delivered \w them|strong="H3427"\w*. \q1 \v 5 They cried to you, and found safety, \q2 in you did they trust and were not put to shame. \b \q1 \v 6 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* am \w a|strong="H3068"\w* worm, \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* person; \q2 insulted \w by|strong="H3808"\w* others, despised \w by|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3808"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w*. \q1 \v 7 All \w who|strong="H5971"\w* see \w me|strong="H3808"\w* mock \w me|strong="H3808"\w*, \q2 \w with|strong="H5971"\w* mouths wide open \w and|strong="H5971"\w* wagging heads: \q1 \v 8 “\w He|strong="H3605"\w* relies \w on|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd Lord\nd*; let \w him|strong="H7200"\w* save \w him|strong="H7200"\w*. \q2 Let \w him|strong="H7200"\w* rescue \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w he|strong="H3605"\w* holds dear!” \b \q1 \v 9 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* drew \w me|strong="H5337"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* womb, \q2 laid \w me|strong="H5337"\w* safely \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* mother’s breasts. \q1 \v 10 \w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w care|strong="H5921"\w* was \w I|strong="H3588"\w* cast \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* very \w birth|strong="H1518"\w*, \q2 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H7699"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* God \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* mother’s womb. \q1 \v 11 Be not \w far|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, \w for|strong="H5921"\w* trouble is nigh, \q1 \w and|strong="H5921"\w* there is none \w to|strong="H5921"\w* help. \b \q1 \v 12 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am circled \w by|strong="H4480"\w* many bulls, \q2 beset \w by|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* mighty \w of|strong="H4480"\w* Bashan, \q1 \v 13 \w who|strong="H7227"\w* face \w me|strong="H5437"\w* \w with|strong="H6499"\w* gaping jaws, \q2 \w like|strong="H5437"\w* ravening roaring lions. \q1 \v 14 Poured \w out|strong="H5921"\w* am \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w like|strong="H5921"\w* water, \q2 \w and|strong="H6310"\w* \w all|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* bones \w are|strong="H6310"\w* loosened. \q1 \w My|strong="H5921"\w* heart \w is|strong="H6310"\w* become \w like|strong="H5921"\w* wax, \q2 melted \w within|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. \b \q1 \v 15 \w My|strong="H3605"\w* palate \w is|strong="H3820"\w* dry \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* sherd, \q2 \w my|strong="H3605"\w* tongue sticks \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* jaws; \q2 \w in|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* dust \w of|strong="H4325"\w* death \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w lay|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H1961"\w*. \q1 \v 16 \w For|strong="H6083"\w* dogs \w are|strong="H2789"\w* round about \w me|strong="H8239"\w*, \q2 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* band \w of|strong="H4194"\w* knaves encircles \w me|strong="H8239"\w*, \q2 gnawing \w my|strong="H3581"\w* hands \w and|strong="H6083"\w* \w my|strong="H3581"\w* feet. \q1 \v 17 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* can count \w my|strong="H3588"\w* bones, \w every|strong="H3588"\w* \w one|strong="H3588"\w*. \q2 \w As|strong="H3588"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* feast \w their|strong="H3588"\w* eyes \w on|strong="H3027"\w* \w me|strong="H5437"\w*. \q1 \v 18 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* divide \w my|strong="H3605"\w* garments \w among|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w over|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* raiment cast lots. \b \q1 \v 19 \w But|strong="H1992"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \w be|strong="H3830"\w* \w not|strong="H5307"\w* \w far|strong="H5921"\w*, \q2 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* strength, hasten \w to|strong="H5921"\w* help \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. \q1 \v 20 Deliver \w my|strong="H3068"\w* life \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* sword \q2 \w my|strong="H3068"\w* life \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* power \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* dogs. \q1 \v 21 \w Save|strong="H5337"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w* \w from|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w jaws|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* lion, \q2 \w from|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* horns \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* wild oxen help \w me|strong="H5315"\w*. \b \q1 \v 22 I \w will|strong="H6310"\w* \w tell|strong="H6030"\w* \w of|strong="H6310"\w* \w your|strong="H3467"\w* fame \w to|strong="H6310"\w* \w my|strong="H3467"\w* kindred, \q2 \w and|strong="H6030"\w* \w in|strong="H6310"\w* \w the|strong="H6030"\w* assembly \w will|strong="H6310"\w* praise \w you|strong="H3467"\w*. \q1 \v 23 \w Praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w the|strong="H8432"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \w you|strong="H8432"\w* who fear \w him|strong="H8432"\w*. \q2 All \w Jacob|strong="H5608"\w*’s seed, \w give|strong="H1984"\w* \w him|strong="H8432"\w* \w glory|strong="H1984"\w*. \q2 All Israel’s seed, stand \w in|strong="H8432"\w* awe \w of|strong="H8034"\w* \w him|strong="H8432"\w*. \b \q1 \v 24 \w For|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3373"\w* despised \w nor|strong="H4480"\w* abhorred \q2 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* sorrow \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* sorrowful. \q1 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* hid \w not|strong="H3373"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* face \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w*, \q2 \w but|strong="H3513"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* listened \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* cry \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w help|strong="H4480"\w*. \b \q1 \v 25 \w Of|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H6440"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w praise|strong="H3588"\w* \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w great|strong="H6440"\w* congregation; \q2 \w my|strong="H8085"\w* vows \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w pay|strong="H8085"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w those|strong="H4480"\w* \w who|strong="H6041"\w* \w fear|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*. \q1 \v 26 \w The|strong="H3373"\w* afflicted \w will|strong="H7227"\w* eat \w to|strong="H7227"\w* \w their|strong="H5048"\w* heart’s desire, \q2 \w and|strong="H8416"\w* those \w who|strong="H7227"\w* seek after \w the|strong="H3373"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w will|strong="H7227"\w* \w praise|strong="H8416"\w* \w him|strong="H5048"\w*. \q2 Lift \w up|strong="H5048"\w* \w your|strong="H7999"\w* hearts forever. \q1 \v 27 \w All|strong="H1875"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* call \w it|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w mind|strong="H3824"\w*, \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* ends \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* earth, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w turn|strong="H3824"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*; \q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H1875"\w* tribes \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* nations \w will|strong="H3068"\w* bow down \w before|strong="H2421"\w* \w you|strong="H3824"\w*. \q1 \v 28 \w For|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H6440"\w* belongs \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*: \q2 \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*. \q1 \v 29 \w To|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* bow \w down|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* sleep \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* earth, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* before \w him|strong="H3588"\w* bend \w all|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H3068"\w* \w down|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* dust, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w those|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* could \w not|strong="H3588"\w* preserve \w their|strong="H3068"\w* lives. \q1 \v 30 \w My|strong="H3605"\w* descendants \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w tell|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \q2 \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* next generation; \q1 \v 31 \w they|strong="H5608"\w* \w will|strong="H2233"\w* \w declare|strong="H5608"\w* \w his|strong="H5647"\w* righteousness \q2 \w to|strong="H1755"\w* people yet \w to|strong="H1755"\w* \w be|strong="H2233"\w* born: \q2 \w He|strong="H2233"\w* \w has|strong="H2233"\w* \w done|strong="H5647"\w* it. \c 23 \s1 Psalm 23 – The Good Shepherd \d A psalm of David. \q1 \v 1 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w shepherd|strong="H7462"\w*: \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w need|strong="H2637"\w*. \q2 \v 2 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* lays \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w down|strong="H7257"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w green|strong="H1877"\w* \w pastures|strong="H4999"\w*. \q1 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* gently \w leads|strong="H5095"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w rest|strong="H4496"\w*, \q2 \v 3 \w he|strong="H5315"\w* \w refreshes|strong="H7725"\w* \w my|strong="H7725"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w*. \q1 \w He|strong="H5315"\w* \w guides|strong="H5148"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w* along \w paths|strong="H4570"\w* \w that|strong="H5315"\w* \w are|strong="H5315"\w* straight, \q2 true \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*. \b \q1 \v 4 \w And|strong="H3212"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w way|strong="H3212"\w* lies \w through|strong="H3212"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w valley|strong="H1516"\w* \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w gloom|strong="H6757"\w*, \q2 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w fear|strong="H3372"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w with|strong="H3212"\w* \w me|strong="H5978"\w*. \q1 \w Your|strong="H3588"\w* \w rod|strong="H7626"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w staff|strong="H4938"\w* \w comfort|strong="H5162"\w* \w me|strong="H5978"\w*. \b \q1 \v 5 \w You|strong="H6440"\w* spread \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w table|strong="H7979"\w* \w for|strong="H6440"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \q2 \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w my|strong="H6440"\w* foes; \q1 \w with|strong="H6440"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* anoint \w my|strong="H6440"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w my|strong="H6440"\w* \w cup|strong="H3563"\w* runs \w over|strong="H6440"\w*. \q1 \v 6 Surely \w goodness|strong="H2896"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w love|strong="H2617"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w pursue|strong="H7291"\w* \w me|strong="H7291"\w* – \q2 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w*. \q1 \w In|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \q2 \w through|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w length|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*. \c 24 \s1 Psalm 24 – The True Worshipper \d Of David. A psalm. \q1 \v 1 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* earth \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H4393"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H4393"\w* holds, \q2 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w world|strong="H8398"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w those|strong="H3427"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w it|strong="H4393"\w*. \q1 \v 2 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w founded|strong="H3245"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w seas|strong="H3220"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3220"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w floods|strong="H5104"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* sustains \w it|strong="H1931"\w*. \b \q1 \v 3 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w may|strong="H3068"\w* \w ascend|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*? \q2 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w may|strong="H3068"\w* \w stand|strong="H6965"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*? \q1 \v 4 \w The|strong="H5375"\w* \w clean|strong="H1249"\w* \w of|strong="H3709"\w* \w hands|strong="H3709"\w*, \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w pure|strong="H1249"\w* \w of|strong="H3709"\w* \w heart|strong="H3824"\w*, \q2 \w who|strong="H5315"\w* \w sets|strong="H5375"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* \w upon|strong="H5375"\w* sinful \w things|strong="H3808"\w*, \q2 \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w swears|strong="H7650"\w* \w with|strong="H5315"\w* intent \w to|strong="H3824"\w* deceive: \q1 \v 5 \w they|strong="H3068"\w* win \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w blessing|strong="H1293"\w*: \q2 \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* champion \w and|strong="H3068"\w* savior. \q1 \v 6 \w Such|strong="H2088"\w* must \w be|strong="H6440"\w* \w those|strong="H2088"\w* \w who|strong="H2088"\w* \w resort|strong="H1875"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w seek|strong="H1245"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* God \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*. \qs \+w Selah|strong="H5542"\+w*\qs* \s1 The Lords’s Triumphal Entry into the Sanctuary \q1 \v 7 \w Lift|strong="H5375"\w* \w high|strong="H5375"\w* \w your|strong="H5375"\w* \w heads|strong="H7218"\w*, \w you|strong="H5375"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* – \q2 Higher, \w you|strong="H5375"\w* \w ancient|strong="H5769"\w* \w doors|strong="H6607"\w*; \q2 welcome \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w glorious|strong="H3519"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. \q1 \v 8 “\w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w glorious|strong="H3519"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*?” \q2 “\w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w strong|strong="H1368"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* heroic, \q2 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* heroic \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*.” \b \q1 \v 9 \w Lift|strong="H5375"\w* \w high|strong="H5375"\w* \w your|strong="H5375"\w* \w heads|strong="H7218"\w*, \w you|strong="H5375"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* – \q2 Higher, \w you|strong="H5375"\w* \w ancient|strong="H5769"\w* \w doors|strong="H6607"\w*; \q2 welcome \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w glorious|strong="H3519"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. \q1 \v 10 “\w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w glorious|strong="H3519"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*?” \q2 “\w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w*, \q2 \w 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my|strong="H3318"\w* \w distresses|strong="H4691"\w*. \q1 \v 18 \w Look|strong="H7200"\w* \w on|strong="H7200"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w misery|strong="H5999"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w trouble|strong="H5999"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w pardon|strong="H5375"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w sins|strong="H2403"\w*, \q1 \v 19 \w look|strong="H7200"\w* \w on|strong="H7200"\w* \w my|strong="H7200"\w* \w foes|strong="H8130"\w* oh, \w so|strong="H3588"\w* \w many|strong="H7231"\w*! \q2 \w And|strong="H7200"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* \w cruel|strong="H2555"\w* \w hatred|strong="H8135"\w* towards \w me|strong="H7200"\w*. \q1 \v 20 \w Deliver|strong="H5337"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w*, \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w*, \w and|strong="H8104"\w* shame \w not|strong="H3588"\w* \q2 \w one|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H5315"\w* \w takes|strong="H2620"\w* \w refuge|strong="H2620"\w* \w in|strong="H5315"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \q1 \v 21 May \w integrity|strong="H8537"\w* \w and|strong="H8537"\w* innocence \w preserve|strong="H5341"\w* \w me|strong="H3588"\w*, \q2 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w wait|strong="H6960"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd*. \b \q1 \v 22 \w Redeem|strong="H6299"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \q2 \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* \w distresses|strong="H6869"\w*. \c 26 \s1 Psalm 26 – Prayer of a Devout Worshipper \d A psalm of David. \q1 \v 1 \w Defend|strong="H8199"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w walk|strong="H1980"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H3808"\w* \w blameless|strong="H8537"\w*; \q2 \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* 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Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w I|strong="H3068"\w* love \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \q2 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w where|strong="H4725"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w glory|strong="H3519"\w* lives. \b \q1 \v 9 Do \w not|strong="H5315"\w* gather \w me|strong="H5315"\w* up \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w sinners|strong="H2400"\w*; \q2 slay \w me|strong="H5315"\w* \w not|strong="H5315"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w people|strong="H5315"\w* \w of|strong="H1818"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*, \q1 \v 10 whose \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w stained|strong="H4390"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* villainy, \q2 \w and|strong="H3027"\w* whose \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w bribes|strong="H7810"\w*. \q1 \v 11 But \w my|strong="H6299"\w* \w walk|strong="H3212"\w* is \w blameless|strong="H8537"\w*! \q2 \w 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\w lifts|strong="H7311"\w* \w me|strong="H7311"\w* \w up|strong="H7311"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w rock|strong="H6697"\w*. \b \q1 \v 6 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w lifted|strong="H7311"\w* \q1 \w above|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* encircling foes, \q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* march \w round|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* altar \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="H2077"\w*, \q2 \w shouting|strong="H8643"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w joy|strong="H8643"\w*, \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* tent, \q2 \w making|strong="H7311"\w* music \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w song|strong="H7891"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \s1 The Serenity of Faith \q1 \v 7 \w Hear|strong="H8085"\w*, \w 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my|strong="H1961"\w* \w help|strong="H5833"\w*. \q1 \w Abandon|strong="H5800"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w not|strong="H1961"\w*, \w nor|strong="H4480"\w* \w forsake|strong="H5800"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*, \q2 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w help|strong="H5833"\w*: \q1 \v 10 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* father \w and|strong="H3068"\w* mother \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w left|strong="H5800"\w* \w me|strong="H5800"\w*; \q2 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* take \w me|strong="H5800"\w* up. \b \q1 \v 11 \w Teach|strong="H3384"\w* \w me|strong="H5148"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*: \q2 \w lead|strong="H5148"\w* \w me|strong="H5148"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w an|strong="H3384"\w* \w even|strong="H3068"\w* \w path|strong="H1870"\w*, \q2 \w because|strong="H4616"\w* \w 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see|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w goodness|strong="H2898"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*. \q1 \v 14 Let \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w courageous|strong="H2388"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w strong|strong="H2388"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w wait|strong="H6960"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \c 28 \s1 Psalm 28 – An Answered Prayer for Help \d Of David. \q1 \v 1 \w Unto|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H4480"\w* \w cry|strong="H7121"\w*; \q2 \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w rock|strong="H6697"\w*, \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H6435"\w* \w deaf|strong="H2790"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*: \q1 \w lest|strong="H6435"\w*, \w through|strong="H4480"\w* holding \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w peace|strong="H2790"\w*, \w I|strong="H4480"\w* \w become|strong="H4911"\w* \q2 \w like|strong="H4911"\w* \w those|strong="H4480"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* pit. \q1 \v 2 \w Hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w loud|strong="H8085"\w* entreaty, \q2 \w as|strong="H8085"\w* \w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w cry|strong="H7768"\w* \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w help|strong="H7768"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w you|strong="H3027"\w*, \q1 lifting \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \q2 towards \w your|strong="H5375"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* chancel. \b \q1 \v 3 \w Take|strong="H5973"\w* \w me|strong="H1696"\w* \w not|strong="H1696"\w* \w off|strong="H5973"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H1696"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*, \q2 \w nor|strong="H7451"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H1696"\w* \w 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my|strong="H8085"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* plead \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w mercy|strong="H3068"\w*. \q1 \v 7 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w strength|strong="H5797"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w shield|strong="H4043"\w*; \q2 \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* trusts \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H5826"\w*. \q1 \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w helped|strong="H5826"\w*: so \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* exultant, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w song|strong="H7892"\w* \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w praise|strong="H3034"\w* \w him|strong="H5826"\w*. \b \q1 \v 8 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w strength|strong="H5797"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H1931"\w*, \q2 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w fortress|strong="H4581"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* saves \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w anointed|strong="H4899"\w*. \q1 \v 9 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w your|strong="H5375"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w your|strong="H5375"\w* \w inheritance|strong="H5159"\w*. \q1 \w Be|strong="H5769"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* \w shepherd|strong="H7462"\w* \q2 \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w carry|strong="H5375"\w* \w them|strong="H5375"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*. \c 29 \s1 Psalm 29 – The Lord’s Glory in the Storm \d A psalm of David. \q1 \v 1 \w Ascribe|strong="H3051"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w you|strong="H3051"\w* heavenly beings, \q2 \w ascribe|strong="H3051"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd 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waters|strong="H4325"\w*. \q1 \v 4 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w sounds|strong="H6963"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w strength|strong="H3581"\w*, \q2 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w sounds|strong="H6963"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w majesty|strong="H1926"\w*. \b \q1 \v 5 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w breaks|strong="H7665"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* cedars, \q2 \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w breaks|strong="H7665"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* cedars \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*, \q1 \v 6 making \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* \w dance|strong="H7540"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w calf|strong="H5695"\w*, \q2 \w Sirion|strong="H8303"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H1121"\w* \w wild|strong="H7214"\w* \w ox|strong="H7214"\w*. \b \q1 \v 7 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w hews|strong="H2672"\w* \w out|strong="H2672"\w* \w flames|strong="H3852"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* fire. \q1 \v 8 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* rends \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*, \q2 \w he|strong="H3068"\w* rends \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Kadesh|strong="H6946"\w*. \b \q1 \v 9 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* whirls \w the|strong="H3605"\w* oaks, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w strips|strong="H2834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w forests|strong="H3293"\w* \w bare|strong="H2834"\w*; \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1964"\w* \w say|strong="H6963"\w* “\w Glory|strong="H3519"\w*.” \b \q1 \v 10 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w at|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w flood|strong="H3999"\w*, \q2 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w sits|strong="H3427"\w* throned \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*. \q1 \v 11 \w The|strong="H5414"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w gives|strong="H5414"\w* \w strength|strong="H5797"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \q2 \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w blesses|strong="H1288"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*. \c 30 \s1 Psalm 30 – A Song of Thanksgiving for Deliverance \d A psalm of David. A song for the dedication of the Temple. \q1 \v 1 \w I|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* extol \w you|strong="H1004"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \q2 because \w you|strong="H1004"\w* \w have|strong="H1004"\w* \w lifted|strong="H1732"\w* \w me|strong="H1004"\w* up, \q1 \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w not|strong="H1732"\w* suffered \w my|strong="H1732"\w* foes \w to|strong="H1004"\w* rejoice \w over|strong="H1732"\w* \w me|strong="H1004"\w*. \b \q1 \v 2 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* cried \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* help, \q2 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* healed \w me|strong="H7311"\w*. \q1 \v 3 You \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w brought|strong="H3068"\w* me up, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w from|strong="H3068"\w* Sheol, \q2 \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* way \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* pit back \w to|strong="H3068"\w* life you \w have|strong="H3068"\w* called me. \b \q1 \v 4 Sing praise \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, faithful \w people|strong="H5315"\w*; \q2 \w give|strong="H2421"\w* thanks \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* holy name. \q1 \v 5 \w For|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* anger lasts only \w a|strong="H3068"\w* moment, \q2 \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w favor|strong="H3068"\w* endures \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* lifetime. \q1 Weeping \w may|strong="H3068"\w* lodge \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* night, \q2 \w but|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* morning brings shouts \w of|strong="H3068"\w* joy. \b \q1 \v 6 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3885"\w* went well, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* imagined \q2 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* never \w should|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w be|strong="H2416"\w* shaken. \q1 \v 7 \w For|strong="H4131"\w* \w by|strong="H1077"\w* \w your|strong="H5769"\w* favor, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \q2 \w you|strong="H5769"\w* had set \w me|strong="H5769"\w* on mountains strong: \q1 \w but|strong="H4131"\w* \w you|strong="H5769"\w* hide \w your|strong="H5769"\w* face, \q2 \w and|strong="H5769"\w* \w I|strong="H7959"\w* was confounded. \b \q1 \v 8 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w I|strong="H3068"\w* cried, \q2 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w I|strong="H3068"\w* begged \w for|strong="H6440"\w* \w mercy|strong="H3068"\w*, \q1 \v 9 “What profit \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w there|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* blood, \q2 \w if|strong="H2603"\w* \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H3068"\w* \w down|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* pit? \q1 Can \w you|strong="H7121"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* praised \w by|strong="H3068"\w* dust? \q2 Can \w it|strong="H7121"\w* tell \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* faithfulness? \q1 \v 10 \w Hear|strong="H5046"\w*, \nd Lord\nd*, \w and|strong="H1818"\w* \w show|strong="H5046"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w* \w your|strong="H5046"\w* favor, \q2 \nd Lord\nd* \w be|strong="H1818"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* helper \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w*.” \b \q1 \v 11 \w You|strong="H8085"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w turned|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* mourning \w to|strong="H3068"\w* dancing; \q2 \w my|strong="H8085"\w* sackcloth \w you|strong="H8085"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* unloosed, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* clothed \w me|strong="H2603"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* joy: \q1 \v 12 that unceasingly I should sing \w your|strong="H6605"\w* praise, \q2 \w and|strong="H8057"\w* \w give|strong="H2015"\w* thanks \w to|strong="H2015"\w* \w you|strong="H6605"\w*, \nd Lord\nd* \w my|strong="H6605"\w* God, forever. \c 31 \s1 Psalm 31 – A Prayer for Deliverance from Troubles \d For the leader. A psalm of David. \q1 \v 1 \w In|strong="H1732"\w* you, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, I take refuge; \q2 let me never \w be|strong="H1732"\w* put \w to|strong="H1732"\w* shame. \q1 Rescue me \w in|strong="H1732"\w* \w your|strong="H1732"\w* faithfulness; \q2 \v 2 incline \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H5769"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* ear. \q1 \w Deliver|strong="H6403"\w* \w me|strong="H5769"\w* speedily. \q2 \w Be|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H5769"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* rock \w of|strong="H3068"\w* defence, \q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* fortified house, \w to|strong="H3068"\w* save \w me|strong="H5769"\w*. \q2 \v 3 \w For|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H5337"\w* \w rock|strong="H6697"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H5337"\w* \w fortress|strong="H4581"\w* \w are|strong="H1004"\w* \w you|strong="H3467"\w*; \q1 lead \w me|strong="H5337"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* guide \w me|strong="H5337"\w* \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H5186"\w* name \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* honored. \q2 \v 4 Draw \w me|strong="H5148"\w* out \w of|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w net|strong="H4686"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* hid \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H5148"\w*, \q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* yourself \w are|strong="H8034"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* refuge. \q2 \v 5 \w Into|strong="H3318"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* hand \w I|strong="H3588"\w* commend \w my|strong="H3318"\w* spirit: \q2 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* ransom \w me|strong="H3318"\w*, \nd Lord\nd*, faithful God. \q1 \v 6 \w I|strong="H3027"\w* hate those devoted \w to|strong="H3068"\w* worthless idols; \q2 \w I|strong="H3027"\w* trust \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \q1 \v 7 \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* rejoice \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* glad \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* love, \q2 \w because|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H8104"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w looked|strong="H3068"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* misery, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* cared \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H8130"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* distress. \q1 \v 8 \w You|strong="H3045"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w not|strong="H3045"\w* \w given|strong="H8055"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w* \w into|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* enemy’s hand, \q2 \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* set \w my|strong="H7200"\w* feet \w in|strong="H5315"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* spacious place. \b \q1 \v 9 \w Be|strong="H3808"\w* gracious \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w me|strong="H3027"\w*, \nd Lord\nd*, \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* am distressed; \q2 \w my|strong="H3027"\w* eye \w is|strong="H3027"\w* wasted away \w with|strong="H3027"\w* sorrow. \q1 \v 10 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w consumed|strong="H6244"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w grief|strong="H3708"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* years \w with|strong="H3068"\w* sighing. \q1 \w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w strength|strong="H5315"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* broken \w with|strong="H3068"\w* misery, \q2 \w my|strong="H3068"\w* bones waste \w away|strong="H6244"\w*. \q1 \v 11 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* scorn \w of|strong="H8141"\w* \w all|strong="H3615"\w* \w my|strong="H3615"\w* foes, \q2 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* butt \w of|strong="H8141"\w* \w my|strong="H3615"\w* neighbors am \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \q2 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* terror \w to|strong="H8141"\w* \w my|strong="H3615"\w* acquaintance. \q1 \w At|strong="H3782"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* sight \w of|strong="H8141"\w* \w me|strong="H3588"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* street \q2 people turn quickly \w away|strong="H3615"\w*. \q1 \v 12 \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* clean forgotten \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* dead, \q2 \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* ruined vessel. \q1 \v 13 \w I|strong="H3820"\w* hear \w the|strong="H1961"\w* whispers \w of|strong="H3627"\w* many – \q2 terror \w on|strong="H1961"\w* every side – \q1 scheming together against \w me|strong="H7911"\w*, \q2 plotting \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w take|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w life|strong="H4191"\w*. \b \q1 \v 14 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* trust \w is|strong="H5315"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \nd Lord\nd*. \q2 “\w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H7227"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* God,” \w I|strong="H3588"\w* say; \q1 \v 15 \w my|strong="H3068"\w* times \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* hand, save \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \q2 \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* hand \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* foes \w who|strong="H3068"\w* pursue \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. \q1 \v 16 \w Make|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H3027"\w* face \w to|strong="H6256"\w* shine \w on|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H3027"\w* servant, \q2 \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w me|strong="H5337"\w* \w in|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H3027"\w* love. \q1 \v 17 Put \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w not|strong="H3467"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H2617"\+w*\nd*, \w to|strong="H5921"\w* shame, \q2 \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H5650"\w* called \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*. \q1 Let \w the|strong="H6440"\w* wicked \w be|strong="H5650"\w* put \w to|strong="H5921"\w* shame \q2 silent \w in|strong="H5921"\w* Sheol. \q1 \v 18 Strike \w the|strong="H3588"\w* false lips dumb, \q2 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* speak proudly \w against|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* righteous \q2 \w with|strong="H3068"\w* haughtiness \w and|strong="H3068"\w* contempt. \b \q1 \v 19 How great \w is|strong="H6662"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* goodness \q2 \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H8193"\w* treasured \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H6662"\w* fear \w you|strong="H5921"\w*, \q1 \w and|strong="H1696"\w* wrought \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H6662"\w* take refuge \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*, \q2 \w in|strong="H5921"\w* plain sight \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H5921"\w*! \q1 \v 20 \w In|strong="H7227"\w* \w your|strong="H4100"\w* sheltering wings \w you|strong="H4100"\w* \w hide|strong="H6845"\w* \w them|strong="H5048"\w* \q2 \w from|strong="H1121"\w* plottings \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w*, \q1 \w you|strong="H4100"\w* \w keep|strong="H6845"\w* \w them|strong="H5048"\w* safe \w in|strong="H7227"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* bower \q2 \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3373"\w* chiding \w of|strong="H1121"\w* tongues. \b \q1 \v 21 Blest \w be|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \q2 \w for|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* wonderful love \w he|strong="H6440"\w* \w has|strong="H7379"\w* shown \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \q2 \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w time|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* distress. \q1 \v 22 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* said \w in|strong="H3068"\w* panic, \q2 “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* driven \w clean|strong="H2617"\w* out \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* sight.” \q1 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w heard|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* plea, \q2 \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w cried|strong="H5892"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* help. \b \q1 \v 23 Love \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, all \w you|strong="H5869"\w* faithful; \q2 \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd Lord\nd* protects \w the|strong="H8085"\w* loyal, \q1 \w but|strong="H8085"\w* repays \w the|strong="H8085"\w* haughty \w in|strong="H8085"\w* full. \q1 \v 24 Let \w your|strong="H3068"\w* hearts \w be|strong="H3068"\w* courageous \w and|strong="H3068"\w* strong, \q2 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* wait \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \c 32 \s1 Psalm 32 – A Prayer of Confession and Joy \d Of David. A maskil. \q1 \v 1 Happy \w those|strong="H5375"\w* whose \w transgression|strong="H6588"\w* \w is|strong="H6588"\w* \w pardoned|strong="H5375"\w*, \q2 whose \w sin|strong="H2401"\w* \w is|strong="H6588"\w* \w covered|strong="H3680"\w*. \q1 \v 2 Happy \w are|strong="H3068"\w* those, free \w from|strong="H3068"\w* falseness \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*, \q2 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* whom \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* reckons \w no|strong="H3808"\w* debt \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w guilt|strong="H5771"\w*. \b \q1 \v 3 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* held \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w peace|strong="H2790"\w*, \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* wore \w away|strong="H1086"\w* \q2 \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* endless \w groaning|strong="H7581"\w*; \q1 \v 4 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w day|strong="H3119"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w* \w did|strong="H3915"\w* \w 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ungodly|strong="H3808"\w*; \q2 \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* hate \w the|strong="H3605"\w* righteous \w are|strong="H6106"\w* doomed. \q1 \v 22 \w The|strong="H4191"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H6662"\+w*\nd* ransoms \w the|strong="H4191"\w* \w life|strong="H4191"\w* \w of|strong="H4191"\w* \w his|strong="H8130"\w* servants, \q2 \w and|strong="H4191"\w* none \w will|strong="H6662"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* doomed \w who|strong="H6662"\w* takes refuge \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w him|strong="H4191"\w*. \c 35 \s1 Psalm 35 – A Prayer for Deliverance from Malicious Foes \d Of David. \q1 \v 1 \w Contend|strong="H7378"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w with|strong="H3068"\w* those \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w contend|strong="H7378"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* me, \q2 \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w battle|strong="H3898"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* those \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w battle|strong="H3898"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* me. \q1 \v 2 \w Grasp|strong="H2388"\w* \w shield|strong="H4043"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w buckler|strong="H4043"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w rise|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w as|strong="H6965"\w* \w my|strong="H6965"\w* \w help|strong="H5833"\w*. \q1 \v 3 \w Draw|strong="H7324"\w* \w spear|strong="H2595"\w* \w and|strong="H5315"\w* \w battle-axe|strong="H5462"\w*, \q2 confront \w those|strong="H7291"\w* \w who|strong="H5315"\w* \w pursue|strong="H7291"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w*. \q2 \w Assure|strong="H5315"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w* \w that|strong="H5315"\w* \w you|strong="H7291"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w help|strong="H3444"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w*. \q1 \v 4 \w Dishonor|strong="H3637"\w* \w and|strong="H5315"\w* \w shame|strong="H3637"\w* \w be|strong="H5315"\w* \w on|strong="H7451"\w* \w those|strong="H5315"\w* \q2 \w who|strong="H5315"\w* \w are|strong="H5315"\w* \w seeking|strong="H1245"\w* \w my|strong="H1245"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w*! \q1 Defeat \w 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their|strong="H3588"\w* \w net|strong="H7568"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H5315"\w* \w dug|strong="H2658"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w pit|strong="H7845"\w* \w to|strong="H5315"\w* destroy \w me|strong="H5315"\w*. \b \q1 \v 8 \w Upon|strong="H5307"\w* \w them|strong="H5307"\w* \w may|strong="H3808"\w* ruin \w come|strong="H5307"\w* \w unawares|strong="H3808"\w*; \q1 \w may|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3045"\w* \w net|strong="H7568"\w* which \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w hid|strong="H2934"\w* \w catch|strong="H3920"\w* \w themselves|strong="H3045"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3045"\w* \w into|strong="H5307"\w* \w the|strong="H3045"\w* pit \w may|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w*. \q1 \v 9 \w Then|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w exult|strong="H7797"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w joyful|strong="H1523"\w* \w because|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w help|strong="H3444"\w*; \q1 \v 10 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w being|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* say, \q2 “\w Who|strong="H4310"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*, \q1 \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* helpless \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w too|strong="H4480"\w* \w strong|strong="H2389"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H4480"\w*, \q2 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w poor|strong="H6041"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* helpless \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* despoil \w them|strong="H4480"\w*?” \b \q1 \v 11 \w Violent|strong="H2555"\w* \w witnesses|strong="H5707"\w* \w rise|strong="H6965"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w ask|strong="H7592"\w* \w of|strong="H7592"\w* \w me|strong="H7592"\w* \w things|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w*. \q1 \v 12 \w Evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w for|strong="H8478"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w they|strong="H5315"\w* \w requite|strong="H7999"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w*, \q2 leaving \w me|strong="H5315"\w* inwardly comfortless. \b \q1 \v 13 \w But|strong="H5921"\w* \w when|strong="H7725"\w* \em they\em* \w were|strong="H5315"\w* \w sick|strong="H2470"\w*, \em I\em* \w put|strong="H7725"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* chastened \w myself|strong="H5315"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w fasting|strong="H6685"\w*. \q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* prayed \w with|strong="H5921"\w* head bowed low, \q2 \v 14 \w as|strong="H1980"\w* if \w for|strong="H7453"\w* \w my|strong="H1980"\w* \w friend|strong="H7453"\w* \w or|strong="H7453"\w* \w my|strong="H1980"\w* \w brother|strong="H7453"\w*. \q1 \w I|strong="H1980"\w* \w went|strong="H1980"\w* \w about|strong="H1980"\w* \w bowed|strong="H7817"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w mourning|strong="H6937"\w*, \q2 \w as|strong="H1980"\w* \w one|strong="H7453"\w* \w who|strong="H1980"\w* laments \w his|strong="H1980"\w* mother. \b \q1 \v 15 \w When|strong="H5921"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* stumbled, \w they|strong="H5921"\w* gleefully gathered, \q2 strangers gathered \w around|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3045"\w* \w tore|strong="H7167"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w without|strong="H3808"\w* \w ceasing|strong="H1826"\w*, \q1 \v 16 impiously mocking \w and|strong="H8127"\w* mocking, \q2 bearing \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w teeth|strong="H8127"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. \b \q1 \v 17 \w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w long|strong="H4100"\w*, \nd Lord\nd*, \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w look|strong="H7200"\w* \w on|strong="H7200"\w*? \q2 \w Rescue|strong="H7725"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H7725"\w* roaring, \q2 \w my|strong="H7200"\w* precious \w life|strong="H5315"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w lions|strong="H3715"\w*. \q1 \v 18 \w I|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* then \w give|strong="H3034"\w* \w you|strong="H3034"\w* \w thanks|strong="H3034"\w* \w in|strong="H7227"\w* \w the|strong="H1984"\w* \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w you|strong="H3034"\w* \w before|strong="H5971"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. \q1 \v 19 Suffer \w not|strong="H5869"\w* \w those|strong="H8130"\w* \w to|strong="H5869"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* \w over|strong="H5869"\w* \w me|strong="H8130"\w* \q2 \w who|strong="H8130"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w falsely|strong="H8267"\w* \w my|strong="H8055"\w* \w foes|strong="H8130"\w*, \q1 suffer \w not|strong="H5869"\w* \w those|strong="H8130"\w* \w who|strong="H8130"\w* \w without|strong="H2600"\w* \w cause|strong="H2600"\w* abhor \w me|strong="H8130"\w* \q2 \w to|strong="H5869"\w* \w wink|strong="H7169"\w* \w with|strong="H8055"\w* \w the|strong="H5869"\w* \w eye|strong="H5869"\w*. \b \q1 \v 20 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H1697"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \q2 \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H1697"\w* \w quiet|strong="H7282"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* land; \q1 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w treacherous|strong="H4820"\w* charges \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w plot|strong="H1697"\w*. \q2 \v 21 \w With|strong="H5921"\w* \w wide|strong="H7337"\w* \w open|strong="H7337"\w* \w mouths|strong="H6310"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* shout, \q1 “Hurrah! Hurrah! \q2 \w With|strong="H5921"\w* \w our|strong="H7200"\w* \w own|strong="H5869"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.” \b \q1 \v 22 \w But|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H7200"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w*, \w too|strong="H4480"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w keep|strong="H2790"\w* \w not|strong="H7200"\w* \w silence|strong="H2790"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H7200"\w* \w far|strong="H7368"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w*. \q1 \v 23 Bestir you, \w awake|strong="H5782"\w*, \w for|strong="H4941"\w* \w my|strong="H5782"\w* \w right|strong="H4941"\w* \q2 \w my|strong="H5782"\w* God, \w my|strong="H5782"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \w for|strong="H4941"\w* \w my|strong="H5782"\w* \w cause|strong="H7379"\w*. \b \q1 \v 24 \w You|strong="H6664"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w just|strong="H6664"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*: win \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H8199"\w* \w justice|strong="H6664"\w*, \q2 \w let|strong="H8055"\w* \w them|strong="H8055"\w* not \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* \w over|strong="H8199"\w* \w me|strong="H8199"\w*, \q1 \v 25 inwardly saying, “Hurrah! \q2 \w The|strong="H1104"\w* \w desire|strong="H5315"\w* \w of|strong="H3820"\w* our \w hearts|strong="H3820"\w* \w at|strong="H5315"\w* last! \q2 Now \w we|strong="H3068"\w* have \w swallowed|strong="H1104"\w* \w him|strong="H5315"\w* \w up|strong="H1104"\w*.” \q1 \v 26 \w Shame|strong="H1322"\w* \w and|strong="H8056"\w* \w confusion|strong="H1322"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w* \q2 \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H2659"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H8056"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w hurt|strong="H7451"\w*! \q1 \w Clothed|strong="H3847"\w* \w with|strong="H3847"\w* \w shame|strong="H1322"\w* \w and|strong="H8056"\w* \w dishonor|strong="H3639"\w* \q2 \w be|strong="H3162"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H2659"\w* are haughty \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*! \b \q1 \v 27 \w Let|strong="H8055"\w* such \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w delight|strong="H2655"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w cause|strong="H6664"\w* \q1 ring \w out|strong="H7442"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* gladness, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* say \w evermore|strong="H8548"\w*, \q1 “\w Great|strong="H1431"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w whose|strong="H5650"\w* \w delight|strong="H2655"\w* \q2 \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w well-being|strong="H7965"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*.” \q1 \v 28 \w Then|strong="H3956"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w tell|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w justice|strong="H6664"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w long|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w praise|strong="H8416"\w*. \c 36 \s1 Psalm 36 – The Triumphant Power of God’s Love \d For the leader. 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Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w helps|strong="H5826"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w rescue|strong="H3467"\w* \w them|strong="H3588"\w*, \q2 \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w rescues|strong="H5826"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w saves|strong="H3467"\w* \w them|strong="H3588"\w*, \q2 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w take|strong="H2620"\w* \w refuge|strong="H2620"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H5826"\w*. \c 38 \s1 Psalm 38 – A Confession and Prayer for Deliverance \d A Psalm of David. 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\q2 \w my|strong="H8478"\w* \w God|strong="H7999"\w*, \w be|strong="H7451"\w* \w not|strong="H7451"\w* far \w from|strong="H8478"\w* \w me|strong="H7291"\w*. \q1 \v 22 Hasten \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w help|strong="H5800"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w*, \q2 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* savior. \c 39 \s1 Psalm 39 – The Pathos of Life \d For the leader; for Jeduthun. A psalm of David. \q1 \v 1 I vowed \w to|strong="H1732"\w* watch \w my|strong="H1732"\w* words, \q2 \w and|strong="H1732"\w* sin \w not|strong="H1732"\w* \w with|strong="H1732"\w* \w my|strong="H1732"\w* tongue, \q1 but \w to|strong="H1732"\w* put \w on|strong="H5329"\w* \w my|strong="H1732"\w* mouth \w a|strong="H3068"\w* muzzle, \q2 while \w the|strong="H1732"\w* wicked \w were|strong="H1732"\w* \w in|strong="H1732"\w* \w my|strong="H1732"\w* presence. \q1 \v 2 \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w was|strong="H6310"\w* \w silent|strong="H6310"\w* \w and|strong="H1870"\w* dumb, \q2 speechless: \q2 \w but|strong="H7563"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* pain \w was|strong="H6310"\w* stirred \w up|strong="H5704"\w*. \q1 \v 3 My heart \w grew|strong="H5916"\w* hot within me; \q2 as I mused, \w the|strong="H2896"\w* fire \w was|strong="H3511"\w* kindled, \q2 till \w at|strong="H2896"\w* last \w the|strong="H2896"\w* \w words|strong="H2896"\w* came \w to|strong="H2896"\w* my tongue. \b \q1 \v 4 “Teach \w me|strong="H1696"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \w my|strong="H1696"\w* end, \q2 \w and|strong="H3820"\w* \w the|strong="H1696"\w* sum \w of|strong="H3820"\w* \w my|strong="H1696"\w* days \w what|strong="H1696"\w* \w it|strong="H1696"\w* \w is|strong="H3820"\w*. \q2 Let \w me|strong="H1696"\w* know how transient \w I|strong="H3820"\w* am. \q1 \v 5 \w See|strong="H3045"\w*! \w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H3045"\w* \w but|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* span, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w nothing|strong="H4100"\w* \w before|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w*. \q1 \w It|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w but|strong="H3117"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* breath \w that|strong="H3045"\w* everyone stands: \qs Selah\qs* \q2 \v 6 \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w but|strong="H2009"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w mere|strong="H1892"\w* semblance \w we|strong="H3068"\w* walk \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* fro, \q1 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w our|strong="H3605"\w* noise \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3605"\w*. \q2 \w We|strong="H3117"\w* \w heap|strong="H5414"\w* \w up|strong="H5414"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w know|strong="H5048"\w* \w not|strong="H5414"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* gather.” \b \q1 \v 7 \w And|strong="H1980"\w* \w now|strong="H1980"\w*, \w what|strong="H4310"\w* wait \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w for|strong="H3045"\w*, \nd Lord\nd*? \q2 \w My|strong="H3045"\w* hope \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w*. \q1 \v 8 From all \w my|strong="H6258"\w* transgressions deliver \w me|strong="H4100"\w*; \q2 make \w me|strong="H4100"\w* not \w the|strong="H6258"\w* scorn \w of|strong="H8431"\w* \w the|strong="H6258"\w* fool. \q1 \v 9 \w I|strong="H7760"\w* am dumb, never opening \w my|strong="H3605"\w* mouth, \q2 \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w this|strong="H7760"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* own doing. \q1 \v 10 \w Remove|strong="H6605"\w* \w your|strong="H6213"\w* stroke \w from|strong="H3808"\w* \w off|strong="H6605"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w*: \q2 \w by|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* might \w of|strong="H6310"\w* \w your|strong="H6213"\w* hand \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am spent. \q1 \v 11 \w When|strong="H3615"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* rebuke someone \w to|strong="H5921"\w* punish \w their|strong="H5921"\w* sins, \q2 \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w consume|strong="H3615"\w*, \w like|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* moth, \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* treasures. \q2 Everyone \w is|strong="H3027"\w* only \w a|strong="H3068"\w* breath. \qs Selah\qs* \b \q1 \v 12 Hear \w my|strong="H3605"\w* prayer, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd*; \q2 attend \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* cry \w for|strong="H5921"\w* help. \q2 Hold not \w your|strong="H3605"\w* peace \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* tears. \q1 \w For|strong="H5921"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* am \w but|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* guest \w of|strong="H5921"\w* yours, \q2 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* stranger visiting, \w like|strong="H6211"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* ancestors. \q1 \v 13 \w Look|strong="H3068"\w* \w away|strong="H5973"\w* \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w me|strong="H5973"\w*, let \w me|strong="H5973"\w* smile again, \q2 \w before|strong="H5973"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* die \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w gone|strong="H3068"\w*. \c 40 \s1 Psalm 40 – Thanksgiving and Petition \d For the leader. A psalm of David. \q1 \v 1 \w For|strong="H1732"\w* \w the|strong="H1732"\w* \nd Lord\nd* I waited \w and|strong="H1732"\w* waited, \q2 till, inclining \w to|strong="H1732"\w* me, \q2 \w he|strong="H1732"\w* heard \w my|strong="H1732"\w* cry. \q1 \v 2 \w From|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* horrible pit \w he|strong="H3068"\w* drew \w me|strong="H8085"\w*, \q2 up \w out|strong="H5186"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* miry clay; \q1 \w he|strong="H3068"\w* set \w my|strong="H8085"\w* feet \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* rock, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* steps \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H3068"\w* firm. \q1 \v 3 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w put|strong="H5927"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* new song \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* mouth, \q2 \w of|strong="H5921"\w* praise \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w our|strong="H5921"\w* God. \q1 Many see \w it|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H6965"\w*, filled \w with|strong="H5921"\w* awe, \q2 \w put|strong="H5927"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* trust \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd Lord\nd*. \b \q1 \v 4 Happy \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w person|strong="H7227"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \q2 \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* trust, \q1 \w not|strong="H5414"\w* \w looking|strong="H7200"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* false gods \q2 \w or|strong="H7200"\w* turning \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w idols|strong="H6310"\w*. \q1 \v 5 \w With|strong="H3068"\w* \w us|strong="H7760"\w* \w you|strong="H7760"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w wrought|strong="H7760"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* rich measure, \q2 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \q1 \w your|strong="H3068"\w* marvels \w and|strong="H3068"\w* purposes \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w us|strong="H7760"\w* – \q2 \w none|strong="H3808"\w* \w may|strong="H3068"\w* compare \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H7760"\w* – \q1 \w were|strong="H1397"\w* \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* declare \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* tell \w them|strong="H7760"\w*, \q2 past counting \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w*. \b \q1 \v 6 \w In|strong="H3068"\w* \w offerings|strong="H3068"\w* bloody \w or|strong="H5608"\w* bloodless \q2 \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H6213"\w* delight, \q1 \w but|strong="H1696"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* open ears \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w*. \q1 Burnt-offering \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w offering|strong="H3068"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* sin \q2 \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* ask. \q1 \v 7 \w Then|strong="H3808"\w* said \w I|strong="H3808"\w*, “Here \w I|strong="H3808"\w* am, \q2 as \w the|strong="H3808"\w* roll \w of|strong="H2077"\w* \w the|strong="H3808"\w* book has enjoined. \q1 \v 8 \w My|strong="H5921"\w* delight, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* do \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H5612"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H5612"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* law \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w within|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* heart.” \q1 \v 9 Well, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \w you|strong="H6213"\w* know \q2 \w that|strong="H6213"\w*, \w with|strong="H6213"\w* lips unrestrained, \q1 \w your|strong="H6213"\w* righteousness \w I|strong="H6213"\w* \w told|strong="H6213"\w* \q2 \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w great|strong="H6213"\w* congregation, \q1 \v 10 \w not|strong="H3808"\w* hiding \w it|strong="H3045"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w heart|strong="H8193"\w*. \q2 \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* told \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* steadfast help, \q1 \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* hid \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \q2 \w your|strong="H3068"\w* love \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* faithfulness. \q1 \v 11 \w So|strong="H3808"\w* do \w not|strong="H3808"\w* restrain, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H2617"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w pity|strong="H2617"\w* \w from|strong="H3820"\w* \w us|strong="H6666"\w*. \q1 \w Your|strong="H3808"\w* \w love|strong="H2617"\w* \w and|strong="H2617"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w faithfulness|strong="H2617"\w* – \w ever|strong="H3808"\w* \q2 \w may|strong="H3820"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w our|strong="H8432"\w* shield. \b \q1 \v 12 \w For|strong="H3068"\w* evils \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* numbered \q2 \w have|strong="H3068"\w* compassed \w me|strong="H4480"\w* round. \q1 \w My|strong="H3068"\w* transgressions \w have|strong="H3068"\w* followed \w me|strong="H4480"\w* \w up|strong="H3607"\w* – \q2 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w can|strong="H3808"\w* bear \w it|strong="H5341"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w more|strong="H4480"\w*. \q1 \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w more|strong="H4480"\w* \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* hairs \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* head, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* heart \w has|strong="H3068"\w* forsaken \w me|strong="H4480"\w*. \q1 \v 13 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \w be|strong="H3808"\w* pleased \w to|strong="H5704"\w* deliver \w me|strong="H7200"\w*, \q2 haste \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w my|strong="H7200"\w* \w help|strong="H5800"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd*. \q1 \v 14 \w May|strong="H3068"\w* those \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* seeking \w my|strong="H3068"\w* life \q2 \w be|strong="H3068"\w* ashamed \w and|strong="H3068"\w* confounded together; \q1 \w may|strong="H3068"\w* those \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w delight|strong="H7521"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* hurt \q2 \w be|strong="H3068"\w* defeated \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w brought|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* dishonor. \q1 \v 15 \w May|strong="H5315"\w* \w those|strong="H5315"\w* \w who|strong="H5315"\w* hurrah over \w me|strong="H5315"\w* \q2 \w be|strong="H5315"\w* dumbfounded because \w of|strong="H5315"\w* \w their|strong="H1245"\w* \w shame|strong="H3637"\w*. \q1 \v 16 \w But|strong="H5921"\w* may \w all|strong="H5921"\w* who seek \w after|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \q2 rejoice \w and|strong="H8074"\w* be glad \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*. \q1 May \w all|strong="H5921"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* eager \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* aid, \q2 say, “Great \w is|strong="H8074"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd Lord\nd*” evermore. \q1 \v 17 \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w weak|strong="H3605"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* needy, \q2 \w yet|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* cares \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H1245"\w*. \q1 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w help|strong="H8668"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* deliverer; \q2 don’t delay, \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*. \c 41 \s1 Psalm 41 – A Prayer for Healing and Vindication \d For the leader; for Jeduthun. A psalm of David. \q1 \v 1 Happy are those who consider \w the|strong="H1732"\w* weak; \q2 \w in|strong="H1732"\w* \w the|strong="H1732"\w* day \w of|strong="H4210"\w* misfortune \w the|strong="H1732"\w* \nd Lord\nd* will deliver them. \q1 \v 2 \w He|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* keep \w them|strong="H3117"\w* safe, happy, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w long|strong="H3117"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* land, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H7451"\w* \w give|strong="H7919"\w* \w them|strong="H3117"\w* up \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* rage \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* foes. \q1 \v 3 \w The|strong="H5414"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* sustain \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* bed \w of|strong="H3068"\w* languishing; \q2 tending \w their|strong="H3068"\w* sickness, \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w long|strong="H5315"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w lie|strong="H5414"\w*. \b \q1 \v 4 \w For|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H3068"\w* cause \w I|strong="H5921"\w* say, “\nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, show \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w favor|strong="H3068"\w*; \q2 \w heal|strong="H2015"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* sinned \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*.” \q1 \v 5 \w My|strong="H3068"\w* enemies speak \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w* nothing \w but|strong="H3588"\w* evil, \q2 “\w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* die, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* name pass away?” \q1 \v 6 \w When|strong="H4970"\w* \w one|strong="H8034"\w* comes \w to|strong="H4191"\w* see \w me|strong="H4191"\w*, \w their|strong="H4191"\w* words ring hollow; \q2 \w their|strong="H4191"\w* heart keeps gathering \w mischief|strong="H7451"\w* \w the|strong="H4191"\w* while; \q2 \w and|strong="H4191"\w* \w when|strong="H4970"\w* \w they|strong="H7451"\w* go \w out|strong="H7451"\w*, \w they|strong="H7451"\w* give \w it|strong="H8034"\w* speech. \q1 \v 7 \w In|strong="H1696"\w* secret \w they|strong="H3820"\w* whisper \w together|strong="H6908"\w* \w against|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w*, \q2 \w all|strong="H6908"\w* \w those|strong="H3318"\w* \w who|strong="H7723"\w* hate \w me|strong="H7200"\w* plot evil \w against|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w*. \q1 \v 8 “\w Some|strong="H3605"\w* fatal disease \w has|strong="H3605"\w* fastened \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*; \q2 \w and|strong="H7451"\w* \w now|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w he|strong="H3605"\w* lies, \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H7451"\w* rise \w up|strong="H5921"\w* \w no|strong="H3605"\w* \w more|strong="H5921"\w*.” \q1 \v 9 \w My|strong="H6965"\w* most trusted friend, \w on|strong="H7901"\w* whom \w I|strong="H1697"\w* relied, \q2 \w who|strong="H3808"\w* ate \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w my|strong="H6965"\w* bread, \w has|strong="H1697"\w* turned \w against|strong="H6965"\w* \w me|strong="H3254"\w*. \b \q1 \v 10 \w But|strong="H1571"\w* do \w you|strong="H5921"\w*, \nd Lord\nd*, graciously raise \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w up|strong="H1431"\w*, \q2 \w that|strong="H3899"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w may|strong="H1571"\w* pay \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w due|strong="H5921"\w* reward. \q1 \v 11 \w By|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3068"\w* know \w you|strong="H6965"\w* delight \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H2603"\w*: \q2 \w if|strong="H2603"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* foes \w may|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H6965"\w* shout \w over|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H2603"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* triumph. \q1 \v 12 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* innocence \w you|strong="H3588"\w* uphold \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3045"\w* set \w me|strong="H5921"\w* forever \w before|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* face. \b \b \b \q3 \v 13 \em Blessed be the \+nd Lord\+nd*, the God of Israel,\em* \q3 \em from everlasting to everlasting,\em* \q3 \em Amen and Amen.\em* \c 42 \ms1 Book Two \s1 Psalm 42 – Yearning for God \d For the leader. A maskil of the Korahites. \q1 \v 1 \w Like|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* hart which longs \q2 \w for|strong="H1121"\w* brooks \w of|strong="H1121"\w* water, \q1 \w I|strong="H1121"\w* long \q2 \w for|strong="H1121"\w* you, God. \b \q1 \v 2 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w thirst|strong="H5315"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* God, \q2 \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w living|strong="H5315"\w* God. \q1 \w When|strong="H5921"\w* \w shall|strong="H5315"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* enter \w in|strong="H5921"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H4325"\w* see \w the|strong="H5921"\w* face \w of|strong="H4325"\w* God? \q1 \v 3 \w My|strong="H7200"\w* tears \w have|strong="H7200"\w* been \w my|strong="H7200"\w* food \q2 \w by|strong="H6440"\w* day \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w by|strong="H6440"\w* night; \q1 \w for|strong="H6440"\w* \w they|strong="H5315"\w* say \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w all|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* day \w long|strong="H4970"\w*, \q2 “Where \w is|strong="H5315"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* God?” \b \q1 \v 4 \w My|strong="H3605"\w* heart floods \w with|strong="H3117"\w* sorrow, \q2 \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* call \w to|strong="H1961"\w* mind: \q1 how \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w used|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w pass|strong="H1961"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* throng, \q2 \w at|strong="H3117"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* head, \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* house \w of|strong="H3117"\w* God, \q1 \w with|strong="H3117"\w* glad shouts \w and|strong="H3117"\w* giving \w of|strong="H3117"\w* thanks, \q2 \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* throng \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w kept|strong="H1961"\w* festival. \b \q1 \v 5 \w Why|strong="H5921"\w* am \w I|strong="H3588"\w* downcast? \q2 \w Why|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H5674"\w* moaning \w within|strong="H1004"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w*? \q1 Hope \w in|strong="H5921"\w* God; \q2 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w yet|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w praise|strong="H8426"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, \q2 \w my|strong="H5921"\w* help, \w my|strong="H5921"\w* God. \b \q1 \v 6 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am sunk \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* misery; \q2 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w therefore|strong="H5921"\w* call \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w mind|strong="H5315"\w* \q1 \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* Jordan \w and|strong="H6440"\w* Hermon, \q2 \w the|strong="H6440"\w* mountain Mizar. \q1 \v 7 Flood \w is|strong="H5315"\w* calling \w to|strong="H5921"\w* flood \q2 \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* noise \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* cataracts; \q1 \w all|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* waves \w and|strong="H2022"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* breakers \q2 \w have|strong="H5921"\w* passed \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w*. \b \q1 \v 8 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* day \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w cry|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \q2 \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w summon|strong="H7121"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* kindness; \q1 \w and|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* song \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* sing \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* night \q2 \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* prayer \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w living|strong="H3605"\w* God. \q1 \v 9 \w I|strong="H6680"\w* say \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* rock, \q2 “Why \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H6680"\w* forgotten \w me|strong="H5973"\w*? \q1 Why must \w I|strong="H6680"\w* walk \w so|strong="H6680"\w* sadly, \q2 \w so|strong="H6680"\w* hard pressed \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* foe?” \q1 \v 10 \w It|strong="H4100"\w* pierces \w me|strong="H7911"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H7911"\w* heart \q2 \w to|strong="H3212"\w* hear \w the|strong="H7911"\w* enemy’s taunts, \q1 as \w all|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H7911"\w* day \w long|strong="H4100"\w* \w they|strong="H4100"\w* say \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w me|strong="H7911"\w*, \q2 “\w Where|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w your|strong="H7911"\w* God?” \b \q1 \v 11 Why am \w I|strong="H3117"\w* downcast? \q2 Why \w this|strong="H3117"\w* moaning within \w me|strong="H2778"\w*? \q1 Hope \w in|strong="H3117"\w* God; \q2 \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w yet|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* praise \w him|strong="H3605"\w*, \q2 \w my|strong="H3605"\w* help, \w my|strong="H3605"\w* God. \c 43 \s1 Psalm 43 – Plea for Help \q1 \v 1 Right \w me|strong="H3808"\w*, \w defend|strong="H8199"\w* \w my|strong="H7378"\w* \w cause|strong="H7379"\w* \q2 \w against|strong="H7378"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* pitiless \w people|strong="H1471"\w*. \q1 \w From|strong="H1471"\w* \w the|strong="H8199"\w* crafty \w and|strong="H1471"\w* crooked, \q2 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w*, \w deliver|strong="H6403"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w*. \q1 \v 2 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* God \w my|strong="H3588"\w* protector: \q2 \w why|strong="H4100"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w cast|strong="H2186"\w* \w me|strong="H3588"\w* \w off|strong="H2186"\w*? \q1 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* must \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w walk|strong="H1980"\w* \w so|strong="H1980"\w* sadly, \q2 \w so|strong="H1980"\w* hard \w pressed|strong="H1980"\w* \w by|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* foe? \q1 \v 3 \w Send|strong="H7971"\w* \w forth|strong="H7971"\w* \w your|strong="H7971"\w* light \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w your|strong="H7971"\w* truth, \q2 \w let|strong="H7971"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w be|strong="H2022"\w* \w my|strong="H7971"\w* \w guides|strong="H5148"\w*: \q1 \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w your|strong="H7971"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w let|strong="H7971"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* bring \w me|strong="H7971"\w*, \q2 \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w place|strong="H6944"\w* \w where|strong="H4908"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* live. \q1 \v 4 Then \w will|strong="H4196"\w* I go \w to|strong="H4196"\w* God’s \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*, \q2 \w to|strong="H4196"\w* God \w my|strong="H3034"\w* \w rejoicing|strong="H8057"\w*; \q1 \w and|strong="H4196"\w* \w with|strong="H4196"\w* \w joy|strong="H8057"\w* \w on|strong="H4196"\w* \w the|strong="H3034"\w* \w lyre|strong="H3658"\w* I \w will|strong="H4196"\w* \w praise|strong="H3034"\w* \w you|strong="H3034"\w*, \q2 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \w my|strong="H3034"\w* God. \b \q1 \v 5 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* am \w I|strong="H3588"\w* downcast? \q2 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* moaning \w within|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*? \q1 \w Hope|strong="H3176"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* God; \q2 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w yet|strong="H5750"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w praise|strong="H3034"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*, \q2 \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w help|strong="H3444"\w*, \w my|strong="H5921"\w* God. \c 44 \s1 Psalm 44 – A Lament in Defeat \d For the leader. Of the Korahites. A maskil. \q1 \v 1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* heard \w with|strong="H1121"\w* our ears, \q2 all our ancestors \w have|strong="H1121"\w* told us \q1 \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* work \w that|strong="H1121"\w* you wrought \w in|strong="H1121"\w* their day, \q2 \w your|strong="H1121"\w* wonders \w in|strong="H1121"\w* days \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w*, \q1 \v 2 uprooting \w and|strong="H3117"\w* crushing \w the|strong="H8085"\w* nations, \q2 \w then|strong="H8085"\w* planting \w and|strong="H3117"\w* settling \w them|strong="H8085"\w*. \q1 \w For|strong="H3117"\w* \w it|strong="H3117"\w* wasn’t \w their|strong="H8085"\w* own sword \w that|strong="H3117"\w* won \w them|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* land, \q2 \v 3 \w it|strong="H3423"\w* \w was|strong="H3027"\w* \w not|strong="H1471"\w* \w their|strong="H3423"\w* \w own|strong="H3027"\w* \w arm|strong="H3027"\w* \w that|strong="H1471"\w* \w brought|strong="H7489"\w* \w them|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* victory. \q1 Yours \w was|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w arm|strong="H3027"\w*, \q2 yours \w was|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* face \w that|strong="H1471"\w* shone \w on|strong="H3027"\w* \w them|strong="H7971"\w* \w with|strong="H3027"\w* favor. \q1 \v 4 \w It|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w king|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w*, \q2 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* ordained \w the|strong="H6440"\w* victories \w of|strong="H6440"\w* Jacob. \b \q1 \v 5 Through \w you|strong="H6680"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* can thrust back \w our|strong="H6680"\w* foes, \q2 \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w by|strong="H4428"\w* \w your|strong="H6680"\w* name tread \w down|strong="H6680"\w* \w our|strong="H6680"\w* assailants: \q1 \v 6 \w for|strong="H8034"\w* \w not|strong="H6965"\w* \w in|strong="H8034"\w* \w my|strong="H6965"\w* bow do \w I|strong="H6862"\w* trust, \q2 \w nor|strong="H8034"\w* can \w my|strong="H6965"\w* sword win \w me|strong="H6862"\w* \w the|strong="H6965"\w* victory. \q1 \v 7 \w Our|strong="H3588"\w* \w victory|strong="H3467"\w* comes \w from|strong="H2719"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H2719"\w* confusion \w to|strong="H3808"\w* \w those|strong="H3467"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* hate \w us|strong="H3588"\w*. \q1 \v 8 \w In|strong="H3588"\w* God \w we|strong="H3068"\w* boast \w all|strong="H3467"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* day long, \q2 \w and|strong="H6862"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* name \w will|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w praise|strong="H3588"\w* forever. \qs Selah\qs* \b \q1 \v 9 \w Yet|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3117"\w* spurned \w and|strong="H3117"\w* disgraced \w us|strong="H3117"\w*, \q2 \w in|strong="H3117"\w* not \w going|strong="H1984"\w* \w forth|strong="H1984"\w* \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w our|strong="H3605"\w* armies, \q1 \v 10 \w and|strong="H3318"\w* \w in|strong="H6635"\w* making \w us|strong="H2186"\w* \w flee|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* foe, \q2 \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w those|strong="H3318"\w* \w who|strong="H6635"\w* hated \w us|strong="H2186"\w* plundered \w us|strong="H2186"\w*. \q1 \v 11 \w You|strong="H7725"\w* \w have|strong="H6862"\w* \w let|strong="H7725"\w* \w us|strong="H7725"\w* \w be|strong="H7725"\w* eaten \w like|strong="H7725"\w* \w sheep|strong="H4480"\w*, \q2 \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w have|strong="H6862"\w* scattered \w us|strong="H7725"\w* \w over|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* world, \q1 \v 12 sold \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w for|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* pittance, \q2 \w and|strong="H6629"\w* getting \w no|strong="H5414"\w* gain \w from|strong="H1471"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* price. \q1 \v 13 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w made|strong="H7235"\w* \w us|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H3808"\w* butt \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w our|strong="H5971"\w* neighbors, \q2 \w the|strong="H3808"\w* derision \w and|strong="H5971"\w* scorn \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w all|strong="H4376"\w* \w round|strong="H5971"\w* \w us|strong="H5971"\w*. \q1 \v 14 \w O|strong="H3068"\w*’er \w the|strong="H7760"\w* world \w you|strong="H7760"\w* have \w made|strong="H7760"\w* \w us|strong="H7760"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* byword, \q2 \w the|strong="H7760"\w* nations \w at|strong="H2781"\w* \w us|strong="H7760"\w* shake \w their|strong="H7760"\w* heads. \q1 \v 15 \w My|strong="H7760"\w* disgrace \w is|strong="H7218"\w* forever before \w me|strong="H7760"\w*, \q2 \w my|strong="H7760"\w* face \w is|strong="H7218"\w* covered \w with|strong="H7218"\w* shame, \q1 \v 16 \w at|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* words \w of|strong="H3117"\w* blasphemer \w and|strong="H3117"\w* scoffer, \q2 \w at|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sight|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* foe \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* vengeful. \b \q1 \v 17 \w All|strong="H6440"\w* \w this|strong="H6440"\w* has come \w upon|strong="H6440"\w* \w us|strong="H6440"\w*, \q2 yet \w we|strong="H3068"\w* have \w not|strong="H6440"\w* forgotten \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \q2 nor falsely dealt \w with|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* covenant. \q1 \v 18 \w Our|strong="H3605"\w* heart \w has|strong="H3605"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* turned back, \q2 \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w our|strong="H3605"\w* steps declined \w from|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w way|strong="H2063"\w*, \q1 \v 19 \w that|strong="H4480"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w thus|strong="H3808"\w* should \w have|strong="H3808"\w* crushed \w us|strong="H4480"\w* \w down|strong="H5186"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3820"\w* covered \w us|strong="H4480"\w* \w over|strong="H4480"\w* \w with|strong="H3820"\w* gloom, \q2 \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* place \w where|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* jackals roam. \q1 \v 20 \w Had|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* forgotten \w the|strong="H5921"\w* name \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w our|strong="H5921"\w* God, \q2 \w or|strong="H3588"\w* stretched \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w our|strong="H5921"\w* hands \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* god \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H4725"\w* strange, \q1 \v 21 \w would|strong="H8034"\w* God not \w have|strong="H2114"\w* searched this \w out|strong="H6566"\w*? \q2 \w For|strong="H8034"\w* \w he|strong="H8034"\w* knows \w the|strong="H7911"\w* heart \w and|strong="H3709"\w* its secrets. \q1 \v 22 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w your|strong="H3045"\w* cause \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H3045"\w* killed \w all|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* day, \q2 \w and|strong="H3045"\w* counted \w as|strong="H3588"\w* sheep \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* slaughter. \b \q1 \v 23 Rouse \w yourself|strong="H5921"\w*, \w why|strong="H5921"\w* \w do|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* sleep Lord? \q2 Awake, cast \w us|strong="H5921"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* \w off|strong="H5921"\w* \w forever|strong="H3605"\w*. \q1 \v 24 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H4100"\w* hide \w your|strong="H4100"\w* face, \q2 forgetting our stress \w and|strong="H3462"\w* our misery? \q1 \v 25 \w For|strong="H6440"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H6040"\w* sunk \w down|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* dust, \q2 \w our|strong="H6440"\w* bodies cling \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w ground|strong="H6440"\w*. \q1 \v 26 Arise, come \w to|strong="H5315"\w* \w our|strong="H3588"\w* help: \q2 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* love’s sake, ransom \w us|strong="H3588"\w*. \c 45 \s1 Psalm 45 – Song for the Marriage of a King \d For the leader; on shoshannim. Of the Korahites. A maskil. A love song. \q1 \v 1 \w My|strong="H5921"\w* heart \w is|strong="H1121"\w* astir \w with|strong="H5921"\w* beautiful words: \q2 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w sing|strong="H7892"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w song|strong="H7892"\w*, \w concerning|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H5921"\w*, \q1 \w with|strong="H5921"\w* tongue \w like|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* pen \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* ready writer. \b \q2 \v 2 \w Your|strong="H1697"\w* beauty \w is|strong="H3820"\w* more \w than|strong="H2896"\w* mortal, \q2 grace \w is|strong="H3820"\w* shed \w over|strong="H4428"\w* \w your|strong="H1697"\w* lips: \q1 therefore God \w has|strong="H4428"\w* blessed \w you|strong="H2896"\w* forever. \q2 \v 3 Warrior, strap \w your|strong="H5921"\w* sword \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* thigh. \q1 \w What|strong="H5921"\w* glory \w and|strong="H1121"\w* splendor! \b \q2 \v 4 Good fortune attend \w you|strong="H5921"\w*, \w as|strong="H5921"\w* forth \w you|strong="H5921"\w* ride \q1 \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* cause \w of|strong="H1368"\w* good faith, \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w as|strong="H5921"\w* \w champion|strong="H1368"\w* \w of|strong="H1368"\w* justice. \q2 \w May|strong="H2719"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* arm instruct \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* deeds \w of|strong="H1368"\w* dread. \q1 \v 5 Sharp \w are|strong="H1697"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* arrows; nations fall \w under|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*: \q2 pierced \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* heart \w are|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* foes \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H5921"\w*. \b \q1 \v 6 \w Your|strong="H5307"\w* throne \w shall|strong="H5971"\w* endure \w for|strong="H8478"\w* ever \w and|strong="H4428"\w* ever \q2 \w your|strong="H5307"\w* \w royal|strong="H4428"\w* sceptre \w a|strong="H3068"\w* sceptre \w of|strong="H4428"\w* equity. \q1 \v 7 \w Right|strong="H4334"\w* \w you|strong="H5769"\w* love \w and|strong="H5769"\w* wrong \w you|strong="H5769"\w* hate: \q2 therefore \w the|strong="H7626"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w your|strong="H5769"\w* God anoints \w you|strong="H5769"\w* \q2 \w With|strong="H7626"\w* oil \w of|strong="H7626"\w* gladness above \w your|strong="H5769"\w* fellows. \b \q1 \v 8 \w With|strong="H5921"\w* myrrh, aloes, \w and|strong="H8081"\w* cassia \w your|strong="H5921"\w* robes \w are|strong="H2270"\w* \w all|strong="H5921"\w* fragrant, \q2 \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H2270"\w* gladdened \w by|strong="H5921"\w* music \w of|strong="H5921"\w* ivory harps. \q1 \v 9 King’s daughters stand ready \w with|strong="H8055"\w* jewels \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*, \q2 \w at|strong="H1964"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* right hand \w the|strong="H3605"\w* queen \w in|strong="H8055"\w* gold \w of|strong="H4480"\w* Ophir. \b \q1 \v 10 Listen, \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* see; \w and|strong="H4428"\w* incline \w your|strong="H4428"\w* ear: \q2 forget \w your|strong="H4428"\w* folk \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w your|strong="H4428"\w* father’s house. \q1 \v 11 \w And|strong="H1004"\w* \w when|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* king desires \w your|strong="H5186"\w* beauty, \q2 \w bow|strong="H5186"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w him|strong="H7200"\w*, \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w he|strong="H1004"\w* \w is|strong="H1004"\w* \w your|strong="H5186"\w* lord. \q1 \v 12 \w So|strong="H3588"\w* \w shall|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* Tyrians come \w with|strong="H4428"\w* gifts, \q2 \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* richest \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w people|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* do \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w homage|strong="H7812"\w*. \b \q1 \v 13 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H6440"\w*’s \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w is|strong="H6440"\w* glorious altogether, \q2 \w with|strong="H6440"\w* dress \w of|strong="H1323"\w* pearls inwrought \w with|strong="H6440"\w* gold. \q1 \v 14 \w In|strong="H4428"\w* many-coloured \w robes|strong="H3830"\w* she \w is|strong="H3605"\w* led \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \q2 \w with|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* virgin companions she \w brought|strong="H4428"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* train. \q2 \v 15 \w The|strong="H4428"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*’s palace \w they|strong="H4428"\w* enter \w with|strong="H4428"\w* joy \w and|strong="H4428"\w* rejoicing. \b \q1 \v 16 \w May|strong="H4428"\w* sons \w of|strong="H4428"\w* yours take \w the|strong="H4428"\w* place \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w your|strong="H4428"\w* fathers, \q2 whom \w you|strong="H8057"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* make princes \w in|strong="H4428"\w* all \w the|strong="H4428"\w* land. \q1 \v 17 \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* name \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H1121"\w* celebrate world \w without|strong="H1961"\w* end, \q2 \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* nations \w shall|strong="H1121"\w* praise \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w for|strong="H8478"\w* ever \w and|strong="H1121"\w* ever. \c 46 \s1 Psalm 46 – Our God is a Mighty Fortress \d For the leader. Of the Korahites, on alamoth. A song. \q1 \v 1 God \w is|strong="H1121"\w* \w our|strong="H5921"\w* refuge \w and|strong="H1121"\w* strength, \q2 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* very present help \w in|strong="H5921"\w* trouble. \q1 \v 2 \w So|strong="H3966"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H4672"\w* \w no|strong="H4672"\w* fear, though earth should change, \q2 \w and|strong="H5797"\w* \w the|strong="H4672"\w* hills totter \w into|strong="H5797"\w* \w the|strong="H4672"\w* heart \w of|strong="H4268"\w* \w the|strong="H4672"\w* ocean. \q1 \v 3 \w Let|strong="H3808"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* waters roar \w and|strong="H2022"\w* foam, \q2 \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w shake|strong="H4131"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* swelling thereof. \q1 \w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w our|strong="H5921"\w* \w side|strong="H3220"\w* \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* hosts, \q2 \w our|strong="H5921"\w* sure defence \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* Jacob. \qs Selah\qs* \b \q1 \v 4 \w A|strong="H3068"\w* river \w there|strong="H2022"\w* \w is|strong="H4325"\w*, whose streams \w make|strong="H1993"\w* glad \q2 God’s city, \w the|strong="H7493"\w* home \w the|strong="H7493"\w* Most High has hallowed. \q1 \v 5 God \w is|strong="H5892"\w* within her: \w she|strong="H5892"\w* cannot \w be|strong="H5892"\w* shaken. \q2 God helps her \w at|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H8055"\w* turn \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H8055"\w* morning. \q1 \v 6 Nations roared, kingdoms \w tottered|strong="H4131"\w*: \q2 \w he|strong="H1242"\w* uttered \w his|strong="H7130"\w* voice, earth melted \w away|strong="H6437"\w*. \q1 \v 7 \w On|strong="H5414"\w* \w our|strong="H5414"\w* side \w is|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* hosts, \q2 \w our|strong="H5414"\w* sure defence \w is|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w God|strong="H5414"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* Jacob. \b \q1 \v 8 \w Come|strong="H6635"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* see what \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* done, \q2 working appallingly \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* earth. \q1 \v 9 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* stills wars \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* ends \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* earth – \q2 breaking \w the|strong="H3068"\w* bow, snapping \w the|strong="H3068"\w* spear, \q2 burning \w the|strong="H3068"\w* chariots \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* fire. \q1 \v 10 “Refrain; \w and|strong="H7198"\w* know surely \w that|strong="H5704"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* am God, \q2 high \w over|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* nations, high \w over|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* world.” \q1 \v 11 \w On|strong="H3045"\w* \w our|strong="H3588"\w* side \w is|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w of|strong="H3045"\w* Hosts, \q2 \w our|strong="H3588"\w* \w sure|strong="H3045"\w* defence \w is|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* God \w of|strong="H3045"\w* Jacob. \qs Selah\qs* \c 47 \s1 Psalm 47 – The Lord’s Universal Sovereignty \d For the leader. Of the Korahites. A psalm. \q1 \v 1 Clap \w your|strong="H1121"\w* hands, all you peoples: \q2 shout \w to|strong="H1121"\w* God \w in|strong="H1121"\w* ringing cries. \q1 \v 2 \w For|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* most high \w and|strong="H5971"\w* dread, \q2 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* great king \w over|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth. \b \q1 \v 3 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* subdues \w the|strong="H3605"\w* peoples \w under|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*, \q2 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* nations \w under|strong="H5921"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* feet; \q1 \v 4 \w he|strong="H7272"\w* chooses \w our|strong="H5971"\w* heritage \w for|strong="H8478"\w* \w us|strong="H5971"\w*, \q2 \w the|strong="H8478"\w* glory \w of|strong="H5971"\w* Jacob \w whom|strong="H5971"\w* \w he|strong="H7272"\w* loves. \qs Selah\qs* \b \q1 \v 5 God \w is|strong="H5159"\w* gone up \w with|strong="H5159"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* shout, \q2 \w the|strong="H3290"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w with|strong="H5159"\w* \w the|strong="H3290"\w* sound \w of|strong="H1347"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* trumpet. \q1 \v 6 Sing praise \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, sing \w praises|strong="H3068"\w*: \q2 sing praise \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* king, sing \w praises|strong="H3068"\w*. \b \q1 \v 7 \w For|strong="H4428"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* all earth \w is|strong="H4428"\w* \w he|strong="H4428"\w*: \q2 \w praise|strong="H2167"\w* God \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* skilful \w song|strong="H2167"\w*. \q1 \v 8 God \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H4428"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* nations, \q2 God sits \w on|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* holy throne. \b \q1 \v 9 Princes \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* gather \q2 \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* Abraham’s God: \q1 \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* shields \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* earth \w are|strong="H1471"\w* God’s; \q2 greatly exalted \w is|strong="H3678"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w*. \c 48 \s1 Psalm 48 – The Marvelous Deliverance of Zion \d A song. A psalm of the Korahites. \q1 \v 1 Great \w is|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w worthy|strong="H1121"\w* all praise \q2 \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* city \w of|strong="H1121"\w* our God. \q1 \w His|strong="H7141"\w* holy mountain, \v 2 \w that|strong="H3068"\w* rises \w so|strong="H3966"\w* fair, \q2 \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* joy \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H1419"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* world. \q1 \w Like|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* gods \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* Zion, \q2 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* king. \b \q1 \v 3 Once God \w made|strong="H3605"\w* himself known \q2 \w as|strong="H3303"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* defence \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* palaces. \q1 \v 4 \w For|strong="H3045"\w* \w see|strong="H3045"\w*! \w A|strong="H3068"\w* concert \w of|strong="H3045"\w* kings \q2 passed \w over|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H3045"\w* frontier together. \q1 \v 5 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w one|strong="H3588"\w* glance, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H4428"\w* astounded; \q2 \w they|strong="H3588"\w* hastened \w away|strong="H5674"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* dismay. \q1 \v 6 Trembling took hold \w of|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w there|strong="H1992"\w*, \q2 \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* pains \w of|strong="H7200"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* woman \w in|strong="H7200"\w* labor. \q1 \v 7 \w They|strong="H8033"\w* \w were|strong="H3205"\w* shattered, \w as|strong="H8033"\w* east wind shatters \q2 \w the|strong="H3205"\w* giant ships \w in|strong="H8033"\w* pieces. \q1 \v 8 What \w we|strong="H3068"\w* heard, \w we|strong="H3068"\w* now have seen \q2 \w in|strong="H7665"\w* \w the|strong="H7665"\w* city \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w the|strong="H7665"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w of|strong="H7307"\w* hosts, \q1 \w the|strong="H7665"\w* city \w of|strong="H7307"\w* our God. \q2 God \w will|strong="H7307"\w* uphold \w her|strong="H7665"\w* forever. \qs Selah\qs* \b \q1 \v 9 \w We|strong="H5704"\w* \w think|strong="H7200"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* love, \q2 \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* midst \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* temple. \q1 \v 10 \w Your|strong="H7130"\w* fame, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \w like|strong="H1819"\w* \w your|strong="H7130"\w* name, \w shall|strong="H2617"\w* extend \q2 \w to|strong="H2617"\w* \w the|strong="H7130"\w* ends \w of|strong="H7130"\w* \w the|strong="H7130"\w* earth. \q1 Victory fills \w your|strong="H7130"\w* hand. \q2 \v 11 \w Let|strong="H3651"\w* \w mount|strong="H4390"\w* Zion \w be|strong="H8034"\w* glad; \q1 \w let|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* daughters \w of|strong="H8034"\w* Judah rejoice \q2 \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H8034"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* judgments. \q1 \v 12 Walk \w about|strong="H2022"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*, go \w round|strong="H3063"\w* \w her|strong="H1323"\w*; \q2 count \w her|strong="H1323"\w* towers. \q1 \v 13 \w Set|strong="H5437"\w* \w your|strong="H5608"\w* mind on \w her|strong="H5608"\w* ramparts, \q2 consider \w her|strong="H5608"\w* palaces; \q1 that \w you|strong="H6726"\w* \w tell|strong="H5608"\w* \w to|strong="H5437"\w* \w the|strong="H5437"\w* next generation \q2 \v 14 \w That|strong="H4616"\w* such \w is|strong="H3820"\w* God, \q1 \w our|strong="H7896"\w* God \w he|strong="H3820"\w* \w it|strong="H7896"\w* \w is|strong="H3820"\w* who \w shall|strong="H3820"\w* guide \w us|strong="H4616"\w* \q2 \w for|strong="H4616"\w* ever \w and|strong="H3820"\w* ever. \c 49 \s1 Psalm 49 – The Problem of the Prosperity of the Wicked \d For the leader. Of the Korahites. A psalm. \q1 \v 1 Hear \w this|strong="H1121"\w*, you peoples all; \q2 attend, all you \w who|strong="H1121"\w* live \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* world \q1 \v 2 \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* low degree \w and|strong="H5971"\w* high, \q2 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* rich \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* poor \w together|strong="H8085"\w*. \q1 \v 3 \w My|strong="H1571"\w* mouth \w shall|strong="H1121"\w* utter wisdom, \q2 \w the|strong="H1571"\w* thoughts \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* seeing heart. \q1 \v 4 \w I|strong="H3820"\w* incline \w my|strong="H1696"\w* ear \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* proverb, \q2 \w on|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H1696"\w* lyre \w I|strong="H3820"\w* \w will|strong="H3820"\w* open \w my|strong="H1696"\w* riddle. \b \q1 \v 5 Why should I be afraid \w in|strong="H5186"\w* \w the|strong="H5186"\w* days \w of|strong="H4912"\w* misfortune, \q2 when circled by wicked \w and|strong="H3658"\w* cunning foes, \q1 \v 6 \w who|strong="H4100"\w* put \w their|strong="H3117"\w* trust \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w their|strong="H3117"\w* wealth, \q2 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* boast \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w their|strong="H3117"\w* boundless riches? \b \q1 \v 7 \w For|strong="H5921"\w* assuredly no one can ransom \w themselves|strong="H5921"\w*, \q2 or \w give|strong="H1984"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* God \w the|strong="H5921"\w* price \w of|strong="H7230"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* life, \q1 \v 8 \w for|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w ransom|strong="H3724"\w* \w of|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* life \w is|strong="H3808"\w* costly, \q2 \w no|strong="H3808"\w* payment \w is|strong="H3808"\w* \w ever|strong="H3808"\w* enough, \q1 \v 9 \w to|strong="H5315"\w* keep them \w alive|strong="H5315"\w* \w for|strong="H5315"\w* \w ever|strong="H5769"\w* \w and|strong="H5769"\w* \w ever|strong="H5769"\w*, \q2 so \w as|strong="H5315"\w* \w never|strong="H5769"\w* \w to|strong="H5315"\w* see \w the|strong="H5769"\w* pit \w at|strong="H5315"\w* \w all|strong="H5769"\w*. \b \q1 \v 10 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w it|strong="H7200"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w*. \w Even|strong="H5750"\w* wise \w people|strong="H3808"\w* die, \q2 \w the|strong="H7200"\w* fool \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* brutish perish alike, \q2 \w and|strong="H7200"\w* abandon \w their|strong="H7200"\w* \w wealth|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H7200"\w* others. \q1 \v 11 \w The|strong="H7200"\w* grave \w is|strong="H3684"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* everlasting home, \q2 \w the|strong="H7200"\w* place \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w shall|strong="H2450"\w* live \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* ever \w and|strong="H7200"\w* ever, \q2 \w though|strong="H3588"\w* \w after|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* own names \w they|strong="H3588"\w* called whole lands. \q1 \v 12 \w Despite|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* wealth, \q2 \w they|strong="H5921"\w* perish \w like|strong="H1004"\w* dumb animals. \b \q1 \v 13 \w This|strong="H3885"\w* is \w the|strong="H3885"\w* fate of \w the|strong="H3885"\w* confident fool, \q2 \w and|strong="H3366"\w* \w the|strong="H3885"\w* end of those who \w are|strong="H1077"\w* pleased with their portion. \qs Selah\qs* \q1 \v 14 \w Like|strong="H1870"\w* sheep \w they|strong="H6310"\w* descend \w to|strong="H1870"\w* Sheol \q2 \w with|strong="H6310"\w* Death \w for|strong="H2088"\w* \w their|strong="H1870"\w* shepherd; \q1 \w down|strong="H1870"\w* \w they|strong="H6310"\w* \w go|strong="H6310"\w* straight \w to|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H1870"\w* grave, \q2 \w and|strong="H1870"\w* \w their|strong="H1870"\w* form wastes \w away|strong="H1870"\w* \w in|strong="H1870"\w* \w their|strong="H1870"\w* home below. \b \q1 \v 15 But God \w will|strong="H3477"\w* assuredly ransom \w my|strong="H7462"\w* life \q2 \w from|strong="H7585"\w* \w the|strong="H7462"\w* hand \w of|strong="H4194"\w* \w Sheol|strong="H7585"\w*; \q2 \w for|strong="H6629"\w* \w he|strong="H1242"\w* \w will|strong="H3477"\w* receive me. \qs Selah\qs* \q1 \v 16 \w So|strong="H3947"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* afraid \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w someone|strong="H5315"\w* grows rich, \q2 \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* wealth \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w their|strong="H3947"\w* house increases. \q1 \v 17 \w Not|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* shred \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* all \w can|strong="H1004"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w take|strong="H7235"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* die, \q2 \w wealth|strong="H3519"\w* cannot follow \w them|strong="H3588"\w* \w down|strong="H3588"\w*. \q1 \v 18 \w Though|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* count themselves happy, \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3808"\w* alive, \q2 \w and|strong="H3381"\w* win \w praise|strong="H3588"\w* \w from|strong="H3381"\w* \w many|strong="H3808"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* faring \w so|strong="H3947"\w* well, \q1 \v 19 \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w must|strong="H5315"\w* join \w their|strong="H3588"\w* ancestors, \q2 \w who|strong="H5315"\w* see \w the|strong="H3588"\w* light nevermore. \q1 \v 20 \w The|strong="H7200"\w* wealthy \w are|strong="H3808"\w* \w without|strong="H3808"\w* understanding, \q2 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* perish \w like|strong="H3808"\w* dumb animals. \c 50 \s1 Psalm 50 – True Worship \d A psalm of Asaph. \q1 \v 1 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w*: \w He|strong="H5704"\w* \w summons|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w earth|strong="H8121"\w* \q2 \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w sunrise|strong="H4217"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w sunset|strong="H8121"\w*. \q1 \v 2 \w From|strong="H3313"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*, \w perfection|strong="H4359"\w* \w of|strong="H4359"\w* \w beauty|strong="H3308"\w*, \q2 God’s glory \w shines|strong="H3313"\w* \w forth|strong="H3313"\w*. \q1 \v 3 \w Our|strong="H6440"\w* God \w comes|strong="H6440"\w*, \w he|strong="H6440"\w* cannot \w keep|strong="H2790"\w* \w silence|strong="H2790"\w*, \q1 devouring fire \w is|strong="H6440"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H6440"\w* furious tempest \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*. \q1 \v 4 \w He|strong="H7121"\w* \w summons|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w* \w above|strong="H5920"\w* \q2 \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w* \w to|strong="H7121"\w* \w judge|strong="H1777"\w* \w his|strong="H7121"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. \q1 \v 5 Gather \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w saints|strong="H2623"\w* \q2 \w by|strong="H5921"\w* covenant-sacrifice bound \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*; \q1 \v 6 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w* \w may|strong="H8199"\w* \w declare|strong="H5046"\w* \w his|strong="H5046"\w* \w justice|strong="H6664"\w*, \q2 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H8064"\w* \w of|strong="H8199"\w* \w justice|strong="H6664"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w*. \qs \+w Selah|strong="H5542"\+w*\qs* \b \q1 \v 7 “\w Hear|strong="H8085"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w protest|strong="H5749"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H1696"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: \q2 \w I|strong="H8085"\w* am \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \w your|strong="H8085"\w* God. \q1 \v 8 \w Not|strong="H3808"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w reprove|strong="H3198"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \q2 \w your|strong="H5921"\w* burnt-offerings \w are|strong="H3808"\w* \w ever|strong="H8548"\w* \w before|strong="H5048"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \q1 \v 9 \w Not|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bullock|strong="H6499"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w from|strong="H3947"\w* \w your|strong="H3947"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \q2 \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w male|strong="H6260"\w* \w goats|strong="H6260"\w* \w out|strong="H3947"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w your|strong="H3947"\w* \w folds|strong="H4356"\w*; \q1 \v 10 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w beasts|strong="H2416"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w forest|strong="H3293"\w* \w are|strong="H3293"\w* mine, \q2 \w and|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* kine \w on|strong="H3605"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* thousand \w hills|strong="H2042"\w*. \q1 \v 11 \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w birds|strong="H5775"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* air, \q2 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w moves|strong="H2123"\w* \w on|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w fields|strong="H7704"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w mine|strong="H3045"\w*. \q1 \v 12 \w Were|strong="H8398"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w hungry|strong="H7456"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* would \w not|strong="H3808"\w* tell \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \q2 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w world|strong="H8398"\w* \w and|strong="H8398"\w* \w its|strong="H3588"\w* \w fulness|strong="H4393"\w* \w are|strong="H3808"\w* mine. \q1 \v 13 Am \w I|strong="H1320"\w* such as \w to|strong="H1320"\w* eat bulls’ \w flesh|strong="H1320"\w*, \q2 \w or|strong="H1320"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w the|strong="H8354"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w of|strong="H1818"\w* \w goats|strong="H6260"\w*? \q1 \v 14 \w Offer|strong="H2076"\w* \w to|strong="H2076"\w* \w God|strong="H7999"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* thank-offering, \q2 \w pay|strong="H7999"\w* \w the|strong="H2076"\w* \w Most|strong="H5945"\w* \w High|strong="H5945"\w* \w your|strong="H7999"\w* \w vows|strong="H5088"\w*. \q1 \v 15 \w Summon|strong="H7121"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w distress|strong="H6869"\w*, \q2 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w rescue|strong="H2502"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w*, \w so|strong="H7121"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w honor|strong="H3513"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*.” \b \q1 \v 16 \w But|strong="H7563"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* God \w says|strong="H6310"\w*: \q2 “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* right \w have|strong="H7563"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w talk|strong="H5608"\w* \w of|strong="H6310"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w statutes|strong="H2706"\w*, \q2 \w or|strong="H5608"\w* \w take|strong="H5375"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \q1 \v 17 while \w you|strong="H8130"\w* yourself \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w correction|strong="H4148"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H1697"\w* \w cast|strong="H7993"\w* \w my|strong="H7993"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* behind \w you|strong="H8130"\w*? \q1 \v 18 \w When|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w thief|strong="H1590"\w*, \w you|strong="H5973"\w* run \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w them|strong="H7200"\w*; \q2 \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w adulterers|strong="H5003"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w* \w keep|strong="H7200"\w* company. \q1 \v 19 \w You|strong="H7971"\w* \w let|strong="H7971"\w* \w your|strong="H7971"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w loose|strong="H7971"\w* \w for|strong="H7971"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*, \q2 \w your|strong="H7971"\w* \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w* contrives \w deceit|strong="H4820"\w*. \q1 \v 20 \w You|strong="H5414"\w* shamefully \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* kin, \q2 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w slander|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* own mother’s \w son|strong="H1121"\w*. \q1 \v 21 \w And|strong="H5869"\w* because \w I|strong="H1961"\w* \w kept|strong="H6213"\w* \w silence|strong="H2790"\w* \w at|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H6213"\w*, \q2 \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w take|strong="H6213"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w one|strong="H6213"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w yourself|strong="H6213"\w*. \q2 \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* convict \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w show|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* plainly. \b \q1 \v 22 “\w Now|strong="H4994"\w* \w you|strong="H6435"\w* \w who|strong="H7911"\w* \w forget|strong="H7911"\w* God, mark \w this|strong="H2063"\w*, \q2 \w lest|strong="H6435"\w* I rend \w you|strong="H6435"\w*, past hope of \w deliverance|strong="H5337"\w*. \q1 \v 23 Those who \w bring|strong="H7760"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* thank-offering \w honor|strong="H3513"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w*; \q2 \w but|strong="H7200"\w* \w to|strong="H1870"\w* those: who follows \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w*, \q2 \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H2076"\w* \w show|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w salvation|strong="H3468"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* God.” \c 51 \s1 Psalm 51 – God be Merciful to Me, the Sinner \d For the leader. A psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet come to him after he had been with Bathsheba. \q1 \v 1 \w In|strong="H1732"\w* \w your|strong="H1732"\w* kindness, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \w be|strong="H1732"\w* gracious \w to|strong="H1732"\w* me, \q2 \w in|strong="H1732"\w* \w your|strong="H1732"\w* own great pity blot out \w my|strong="H1732"\w* transgressions. \q1 \v 2 Wash me clean \w of|strong="H5030"\w* my guilt, \q2 make me pure \w of|strong="H5030"\w* my sin. \b \q1 \v 3 \w For|strong="H2617"\w* well \w I|strong="H6588"\w* know \w my|strong="H7230"\w* \w transgressions|strong="H6588"\w*, \q2 \w my|strong="H7230"\w* \w sin|strong="H6588"\w* \w is|strong="H2617"\w* ever before \w me|strong="H2603"\w*. \q1 \v 4 Against \w you|strong="H7235"\w*, \w only|strong="H7235"\w* \w you|strong="H7235"\w*, \w have|strong="H5771"\w* \w I|strong="H5771"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2403"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H2403"\w* done \w that|strong="H2403"\w* \w which|strong="H2403"\w* \w is|strong="H5771"\w* \w wrong|strong="H5771"\w* \w in|strong="H7235"\w* \w your|strong="H7235"\w* sight: \q1 \w you|strong="H7235"\w* therefore \w are|strong="H2403"\w* just \w when|strong="H7235"\w* \w you|strong="H7235"\w* speak, \q2 \w and|strong="H2403"\w* clear \w when|strong="H7235"\w* \w you|strong="H7235"\w* utter judgment. \q1 \v 5 \w See|strong="H3045"\w*! \w In|strong="H3045"\w* guilt was \w I|strong="H3588"\w* brought \w to|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* birth, \q2 \w and|strong="H3045"\w* \w in|strong="H3045"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* did \w my|strong="H3045"\w* mother conceive \w me|strong="H5048"\w*. \q1 \v 6 \w It|strong="H6213"\w*’s \w the|strong="H6213"\w* innermost truth \w you|strong="H6213"\w* desire, \q2 \w give|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w* \w therefore|strong="H6213"\w* true wisdom \w of|strong="H5869"\w* heart. \b \q1 \v 7 Purge me clean \w with|strong="H5771"\w* hyssop, \q2 wash me whiter than snow. \q1 \v 8 Fill \w me|strong="H2451"\w* \w with|strong="H3045"\w* joy \w and|strong="H2451"\w* gladness, \q2 let \w the|strong="H3045"\w* bones \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* broken rejoice. \q1 \v 9 Hide \w your|strong="H3526"\w* face \w from|strong="H2398"\w* my \w sins|strong="H2398"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H2398"\w* blot out my guilt altogether. \b \q1 \v 10 Create \w me|strong="H8085"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* clean \w heart|strong="H8085"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \q2 put \w a|strong="H3068"\w* new steadfast spirit within \w me|strong="H8085"\w*. \q1 \v 11 Cast \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w not|strong="H6440"\w* \w forth|strong="H6440"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w presence|strong="H6440"\w*, \q2 withdraw \w not|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* holy spirit. \q1 \v 12 Give \w me|strong="H3820"\w* back \w the|strong="H3559"\w* joy \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w your|strong="H3559"\w* help, \q2 \w with|strong="H3820"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* willing \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w sustain|strong="H3559"\w* \w me|strong="H3820"\w*. \b \q1 \v 13 \w I|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H7307"\w* teach \w your|strong="H3947"\w* ways \w to|strong="H6440"\w* transgressors, \q2 \w and|strong="H6440"\w* sinners \w shall|strong="H7307"\w* turn \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*. \q1 \v 14 Save \w me|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* blood, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \q2 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w my|strong="H7725"\w* tongue \w shall|strong="H7307"\w* ring \w out|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* faithfulness. \q1 \v 15 Open \w my|strong="H7725"\w* lips, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \q2 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w my|strong="H7725"\w* mouth \w shall|strong="H1870"\w* declare \w your|strong="H7725"\w* praise. \b \q1 \v 16 \w For|strong="H7442"\w* \w in|strong="H8668"\w* sacrifice \w you|strong="H5337"\w* \w have|strong="H5337"\w* no pleasure, \q2 \w in|strong="H8668"\w* gifts \w of|strong="H1818"\w* burnt-offering no delight. \q1 \v 17 \w The|strong="H5046"\w* sacrifice pleasing \w to|strong="H6310"\w* God \q2 \w is|strong="H6310"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* spirit \w that|strong="H6310"\w* \w is|strong="H6310"\w* broken; \q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w heart|strong="H8193"\w* \w that|strong="H6310"\w* \w is|strong="H6310"\w* crushed, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \q2 \w you|strong="H5046"\w* \w will|strong="H6310"\w* \w not|strong="H6605"\w* despise. \b \q1 \v 18 Do good \w in|strong="H2654"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w pleasure|strong="H7521"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* Zion, \q2 build \w the|strong="H3588"\w* walls \w of|strong="H2077"\w* Jerusalem. \q1 \v 19 \w Then|strong="H7307"\w* \w will|strong="H3820"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* welcome \w the|strong="H7665"\w* due forms \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="H2077"\w*, \q2 \w then|strong="H7307"\w* \w on|strong="H3820"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* altars \w shall|strong="H3820"\w* bullocks \w be|strong="H3808"\w* offered. \c 52 \s1 Psalm 52 – The Doom of Arrogance \d For the leader. A maskil of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul that David had gone to Abimelech’s house. \q1 \v 1 Why glory \w in|strong="H1732"\w* mischief, you hero? \q2 God’s kindness \w is|strong="H1732"\w* all \w the|strong="H1732"\w* day. \q1 \v 2 Engulfing ruin \w you|strong="H5046"\w* plot, \q2 \w your|strong="H5046"\w* tongue \w like|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* razor sharpened, \q2 \w you|strong="H5046"\w* practiser \w of|strong="H1004"\w* deceit. \q1 \v 3 \w Evil|strong="H7451"\w*, \w not|strong="H7451"\w* \w good|strong="H2617"\w*, \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w love|strong="H2617"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* falsehood, \w not|strong="H7451"\w* words \w of|strong="H3117"\w* truth. \qs Selah\qs* \q1 \v 4 But \w you|strong="H6213"\w* love \w all|strong="H6213"\w* words \w that|strong="H3956"\w* devour, \q2 \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w* \w that|strong="H3956"\w* \w is|strong="H3956"\w* \w given|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w deceit|strong="H7423"\w*. \b \q1 \v 5 \w But|strong="H1696"\w* God, \w on|strong="H1696"\w* \w his|strong="H1696"\w* part, \w shall|strong="H7451"\w* destroy \w you|strong="H1696"\w* forever, \q2 grasp \w you|strong="H1696"\w* \w and|strong="H2896"\w* pluck \w you|strong="H1696"\w* \w out|strong="H7451"\w* \w of|strong="H1696"\w* \w your|strong="H1696"\w* tent, \q2 \w and|strong="H2896"\w* root \w you|strong="H1696"\w* \w out|strong="H7451"\w* \w of|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H1696"\w* land \w of|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H1696"\w* living. \qs \+w Selah|strong="H5542"\+w*\qs* \q1 \v 6 Smitten \w with|strong="H1697"\w* awe \w at|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* sight, \q2 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* righteous \w shall|strong="H3956"\w* laugh \w at|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*. \q1 \v 7 “Look” (\w they|strong="H1571"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* say) “\w at|strong="H1571"\w* \w the|strong="H1571"\w* hero \q2 \w who|strong="H2416"\w* \w did|strong="H1571"\w* \w not|strong="H1571"\w* make God \w his|strong="H5422"\w* stronghold, \q1 \w but|strong="H1571"\w* trusted \w in|strong="H1571"\w* \w his|strong="H5422"\w* great wealth \q2 \w and|strong="H1571"\w* \w in|strong="H1571"\w* \w the|strong="H1571"\w* \w strength|strong="H5331"\w* \w of|strong="H2416"\w* \w his|strong="H5422"\w* riches.” \b \q1 \v 8 \w But|strong="H7200"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* am \w like|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* fresh olive-tree \q2 \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* house \w of|strong="H5921"\w* God. \q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* trust \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* kindness \w of|strong="H5921"\w* God \q2 \w for|strong="H5921"\w* ever \w and|strong="H7200"\w* evermore. \q1 \v 9 \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w render|strong="H7760"\w* \w you|strong="H7760"\w* thanks \w for|strong="H3808"\w* \w ever|strong="H3808"\w* \q2 \w for|strong="H3808"\w* what \w you|strong="H7760"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w done|strong="H7760"\w*. \q1 \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* tell \w how|strong="H2009"\w* good \w you|strong="H7760"\w* \w are|strong="H1397"\w* \q2 \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* presence \w of|strong="H7230"\w* those \w who|strong="H1397"\w* love \w you|strong="H7760"\w*. \c 53 \s1 Psalm 53 – The Folly of Denying God \d For the leader. On mahalath. A maskil of David. \q1 \v 1 Fools say \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* heart, \q2 “There \w is|strong="H1732"\w* no God.” \q1 Vile, hateful \w their|strong="H5921"\w* life \w is|strong="H1732"\w*; \q2 \w not|strong="H1732"\w* one does good. \b \q1 \v 2 \w From|strong="H3820"\w* heaven God looks \w out|strong="H6213"\w* \q2 \w on|strong="H6213"\w* humans, \w to|strong="H6213"\w* see \q1 if \w any|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H6213"\w* wise, \q2 \w and|strong="H6213"\w* care \w for|strong="H6213"\w* God. \b \q1 \v 3 \w But|strong="H7200"\w* \w all|strong="H7200"\w* \w have|strong="H3426"\w* turned bad, \q2 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* taint \w is|strong="H3426"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H7200"\w*; \q1 \w not|strong="H7200"\w* \w one|strong="H1121"\w* \w does|strong="H3426"\w* good, \q2 \w no|strong="H7200"\w*, \w not|strong="H7200"\w* \w one|strong="H1121"\w*. \b \q1 \v 4 \w Have|strong="H1571"\w* \w they|strong="H6213"\w* learned \w their|strong="H3605"\w* lesson, \q2 \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w workers|strong="H6213"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w evil|strong="H6213"\w*? \q1 \w Who|strong="H3605"\w* ate \w up|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1571"\w*, \q2 eating, devouring, \q2 never calling \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd Lord\nd*. \b \q1 \v 5 Sore afraid \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w*, \q2 \w where|strong="H3808"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* fear \w was|strong="H3808"\w*; \q1 \w when|strong="H3045"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* scatters \w the|strong="H3045"\w* bones \q2 \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H3045"\w* godless \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. \q1 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* put \w to|strong="H7121"\w* shame, \q2 \w when|strong="H3045"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* rejects \w them|strong="H7121"\w*. \b \q1 \v 6 \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w only|strong="H3588"\w* \w help|strong="H1961"\w* \w from|strong="H1961"\w* Zion \q2 would \w come|strong="H1961"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* Israel! \q1 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* brings \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \q2 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* change \w of|strong="H6106"\w* fortune, \q1 \w how|strong="H3588"\w* glad \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H8033"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H8033"\w* Israel \w how|strong="H3588"\w* joyful! \c 54 \s1 Psalm 54 – A Prayer for Deliverance from Oppression \d For the leader. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, ‘David is in hiding among us’. \q1 \v 1 Save me, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \w by|strong="H1732"\w* \w your|strong="H1732"\w* name, \q2 \w by|strong="H1732"\w* \w your|strong="H1732"\w* power secure \w for|strong="H1732"\w* me justice. \q1 \v 2 Listen, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w*, \w to|strong="H1732"\w* \w my|strong="H1732"\w* prayer, \q2 attend \w to|strong="H1732"\w* \w the|strong="H5973"\w* words \w of|strong="H3808"\w* \w my|strong="H1732"\w* mouth. \q1 \v 3 \w For|strong="H8034"\w* proud \w men|strong="H8034"\w* \w have|strong="H8034"\w* risen against \w me|strong="H3467"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H8034"\w* terrible \w men|strong="H8034"\w* seek \w my|strong="H3467"\w* life, \q2 \w men|strong="H8034"\w* \w who|strong="H3467"\w* do \w not|strong="H3467"\w* set God before \w them|strong="H3467"\w*. \qs Selah\qs* \b \q1 \v 4 \w But|strong="H8085"\w* see! God \w is|strong="H6310"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* helper, \q2 \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w is|strong="H6310"\w* sustaining \w my|strong="H8085"\w* life. \q1 \v 5 \w Let|strong="H7760"\w* \w their|strong="H7760"\w* evil fall back \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* foes: \q2 cut \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w off|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* faithfulness, \nd Lord\nd*. \b \q1 \v 6 \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* bring \w you|strong="H5315"\w* glad sacrifice, \q2 praising \w your|strong="H2009"\w* gracious name; \q1 \v 7 \w for|strong="H7451"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w all|strong="H7725"\w* \w distress|strong="H7451"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w have|strong="H7451"\w* saved \w me|strong="H7725"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* feasted \w my|strong="H7725"\w* eyes \w on|strong="H7451"\w* \w my|strong="H7725"\w* foes. \c 55 \s1 Psalm 55 – Betrayed by a Friend \d For the leader. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David. \q1 \v 1 Listen, God, \w to|strong="H1732"\w* \w my|strong="H1732"\w* prayer. \q2 Don’t hide yourself from \w my|strong="H1732"\w* pleading. \q1 \v 2 Hear me, \w and|strong="H8605"\w* answer; \q2 \w for|strong="H8605"\w* bitter \w is|strong="H8467"\w* \w my|strong="H5956"\w* lament. \q1 \v 3 I am wild \w with|strong="H6030"\w* \w the|strong="H6030"\w* \w noise|strong="H1949"\w* \w of|strong="H6030"\w* \w the|strong="H6030"\w* foe, \q2 \w with|strong="H6030"\w* \w the|strong="H6030"\w* clamor \w of|strong="H6030"\w* \w the|strong="H6030"\w* ungodly; \q1 \w for|strong="H6030"\w* they hurl disaster upon \w me|strong="H6030"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H6030"\w* attack \w me|strong="H6030"\w* \w with|strong="H6030"\w* fury. \q1 \v 4 \w My|strong="H5921"\w* heart shudders \w within|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*, \q2 terrors \w of|strong="H6963"\w* deaths press \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*, \q1 \v 5 \w fear|strong="H2342"\w* \w and|strong="H3820"\w* trembling attack \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3820"\w* horror wraps \w me|strong="H5921"\w* round. \q1 \v 6 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* for \w the|strong="H3680"\w* wings \w of|strong="H3374"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* dove: \q2 I would fly away \w and|strong="H3374"\w* rest. \q1 \v 7 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w would|strong="H4310"\w* wander far \w away|strong="H5774"\w*, \q2 \w find|strong="H5414"\w* refuge \w in|strong="H7931"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* wilderness. \qs Selah\qs* \q1 \v 8 \w I|strong="H2009"\w* would find myself \w a|strong="H3068"\w* shelter \q2 \w from|strong="H7368"\w* raging wind \w and|strong="H4057"\w* tempest. \b \q1 \v 9 Confuse \w them|strong="H7307"\w*, \nd Lord\nd*, upset their plans; \q2 for I see violence \w and|strong="H7307"\w* strife \w in|strong="H7307"\w* \w the|strong="H7307"\w* city. \q1 \v 10 \w By|strong="H5892"\w* day \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w by|strong="H5892"\w* night \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w make|strong="H7200"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* rounds \q2 \w on|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* walls, \q1 \w while|strong="H3588"\w* within \w is|strong="H5892"\w* crime \w and|strong="H5892"\w* trouble, \q2 \v 11 \w within|strong="H7130"\w* \w is|strong="H7130"\w* ruin. \q1 \w Her|strong="H5921"\w* market-place \w is|strong="H7130"\w* never free \q2 \w of|strong="H2346"\w* deceit \w and|strong="H3119"\w* tyranny. \s1 The Treacherous Friend \q1 \v 12 \w The|strong="H7130"\w* taunts were \w not|strong="H3808"\w* those \w of|strong="H7130"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* foe \q2 \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* could \w have|strong="H3808"\w* borne; \q1 \w the|strong="H7130"\w* disdain \w was|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H7130"\w* an enemy \q2 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* could \w have|strong="H3808"\w* shunned \w them|strong="H7130"\w*: \q1 \v 13 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w my|strong="H5921"\w* equal, \q2 \w my|strong="H5921"\w* dear \w and|strong="H1431"\w* familiar friend. \q1 \v 14 We used \w to|strong="H3045"\w* be so close, \q2 together \w we|strong="H3068"\w* walked \w in|strong="H3045"\w* God’s house \w with|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H3045"\w* crowd. \q1 \v 15 \w May|strong="H1004"\w* death suddenly \w take|strong="H1980"\w* \w them|strong="H3162"\w*, \q2 \w may|strong="H1004"\w* \w they|strong="H3162"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w down|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* Sheol alive, \q2 \w for|strong="H1004"\w* evil lives \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w their|strong="H1980"\w* \w homes|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w their|strong="H1980"\w* hearts. \b \q1 \v 16 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3588"\w* call \w on|strong="H5921"\w* God, \q2 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w will|strong="H3588"\w* save \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. \q1 \v 17 Evening \w and|strong="H3068"\w* morning \w and|strong="H3068"\w* noon \q2 \w I|strong="H3068"\w* lament \w and|strong="H3068"\w* moan. \q1 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* hear \w my|strong="H3068"\w* voice; \q2 \v 18 though \w I|strong="H7878"\w* am attacked \w by|strong="H1242"\w* many \q1 \w he|strong="H1242"\w* \w will|strong="H8085"\w* rescue \w me|strong="H6963"\w*, \q2 unharmed \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* war. \q1 \v 19 God, \w who|strong="H5315"\w* sits \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* ancient throne \q2 \w will|strong="H1961"\w* hear \w and|strong="H7965"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* humble \w them|strong="H1961"\w*, \q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* never change, \q2 \w they|strong="H3588"\w* never fear God. \qs Selah\qs* \b \q1 \v 20 \w My|strong="H8085"\w* friend turned \w against|strong="H3427"\w* \w me|strong="H3372"\w*, \q2 betrayed \w his|strong="H8085"\w* word. \q1 \v 21 \w His|strong="H7971"\w* mouth \w was|strong="H3027"\w* smoother than butter, \q2 but war filled \w his|strong="H7971"\w* heart. \q1 \w His|strong="H7971"\w* words \w were|strong="H3027"\w* softer than oil, \q2 but sharper than swords. \q1 \v 22 Cast \w your|strong="H1697"\w* burden \w on|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H1697"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \q2 \w and|strong="H8081"\w* \w he|strong="H6310"\w* \w will|strong="H3820"\w* sustain \w you|strong="H6310"\w*. \q1 \w He|strong="H6310"\w* \w will|strong="H3820"\w* never let \w the|strong="H1697"\w* righteous \q2 \w be|strong="H1697"\w* shaken. \q1 \v 23 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*, \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w hurl|strong="H7993"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w down|strong="H7993"\w* \q2 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* deepest pit. \q1 Bloody \w and|strong="H3068"\w* treacherous \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \q2 \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* live \w out|strong="H7993"\w* half \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w days|strong="H5769"\w*; \q2 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* trust \w you|strong="H5414"\w*. \c 56 \s1 Psalm 56 – A Prayer of Trust in God \d For the leader. On jonath elem rehokim. Of David. A michtam, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. \q1 \v 1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \w be|strong="H1732"\w* gracious \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, \q2 \w for|strong="H5921"\w* people trample \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, \q2 \w all|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* day righting \w and|strong="H1732"\w* pressing \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. \q1 \v 2 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* enemies \w trample|strong="H7602"\w* \w me|strong="H2603"\w*; \q2 many \w there|strong="H3117"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* \q2 \w who|strong="H3605"\w* contend \w with|strong="H3898"\w* \w me|strong="H2603"\w* bitterly. \q1 \v 3 \w In|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* terror \q2 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* trust \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \q1 \v 4 \w In|strong="H3117"\w* God \w I|strong="H3117"\w* maintain \w my|strong="H3372"\w* cause, \q2 \w in|strong="H3117"\w* God \w I|strong="H3117"\w* fearlessly trust. \q2 \w What|strong="H3372"\w* can flesh do \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w me|strong="H3372"\w*? \b \q1 \v 5 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* torture \w me|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* day, \q2 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* ceaselessly \w plan|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w hurt|strong="H1697"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w*, \q1 \v 6 banded \w together|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* secret, \q2 watching \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* step, \q2 \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* hope \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* death. \q1 \v 7 \w Pay|strong="H8104"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* out \w for|strong="H6960"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* sin, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \q2 hurl down \w the|strong="H8104"\w* strong \w in|strong="H5315"\w* \w your|strong="H8104"\w* anger. \q1 \v 8 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w yourself|strong="H5921"\w* count \w my|strong="H5921"\w* wanderings. \q2 \w Put|strong="H3381"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* bottle \w my|strong="H5921"\w* tears \q2 \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w not|strong="H5971"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* book? \q1 \v 9 \w Then|strong="H7760"\w* \w shall|strong="H3808"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* foes \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w turned|strong="H7760"\w* back \q2 \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* day \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H7760"\w* call. \q1 \w Of|strong="H5612"\w* \w this|strong="H7760"\w* \w I|strong="H7760"\w* am sure, \q2 because \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H5612"\w* \w for|strong="H3808"\w* \w me|strong="H7760"\w*. \q1 \v 10 \w In|strong="H3117"\w* God \w I|strong="H3588"\w* maintain \w my|strong="H3045"\w* \w cause|strong="H7725"\w*, \q2 \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* maintain \w my|strong="H3045"\w* \w cause|strong="H7725"\w*. \q1 \v 11 \w In|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H1697"\w* fearlessly trust, \q2 \w what|strong="H1697"\w* can people \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H1697"\w*? \b \q1 \v 12 \w Your|strong="H6213"\w* vows \w are|strong="H4100"\w* \w upon|strong="H6213"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w*, \q2 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* render thank-offerings \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w*; \q1 \v 13 \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H5921"\w* saved \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* death, \q2 \w my|strong="H5921"\w* feet \w from|strong="H5921"\w* stumbling, \q1 \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w end|strong="H7999"\w* \w that|strong="H5921"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* walk \w before|strong="H5921"\w* \w God|strong="H7999"\w* \q2 \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* light \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* living. \c 57 \s1 Psalm 57 – A Prayer for Protection from Persecution \d For the leader. Al tashheth. A michtam of David, when he fled from Saul into a cave. \q1 \v 1 \w Be|strong="H1732"\w* gracious, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \w be|strong="H1732"\w* gracious \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*, \q2 \w for|strong="H6440"\w* \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w I|strong="H6440"\w* take shelter. \q1 \w In|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* sheltering wings \w I|strong="H6440"\w* take refuge, \q2 \w till|strong="H6440"\w* ruin \w be|strong="H1732"\w* \w over|strong="H6440"\w* \w past|strong="H6440"\w*. \q1 \v 2 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* cry \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* Most High God, \q2 \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* God \w who|strong="H5315"\w* accomplishes \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w*. \q1 \v 3 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H7121"\w* send \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H7121"\w* succour \w from|strong="H5921"\w* heaven, \q2 \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H7121"\w* thrust away \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H7121"\w* would trample \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. \qs Selah\qs* \q1 \v 4 \w In|strong="H8064"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* midst \w of|strong="H8064"\w* lions \w I|strong="H7971"\w* lie, \q2 \w who|strong="H3467"\w* \w devour|strong="H7602"\w* human prey. \q1 \w Their|strong="H7971"\w* teeth \w are|strong="H8064"\w* spears \w and|strong="H7971"\w* arrows, \q2 \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w their|strong="H7971"\w* tongue \w is|strong="H2617"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* sharpened sword. \q1 \v 5 \w Be|strong="H1121"\w* exalted, God, \w o|strong="H3068"\w*’er \w the|strong="H8432"\w* heavens, \q2 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H7901"\w* glory \w o|strong="H3068"\w*’er \w all|strong="H7901"\w* \w the|strong="H8432"\w* earth. \b \q1 \v 6 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w set|strong="H7311"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* net \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* feet, \q2 \w but|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H8064"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* own foot caught. \q1 \w Before|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* dug \w a|strong="H3068"\w* pit, \q2 \w but|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w fell|strong="H5921"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w themselves|strong="H5921"\w*. \qs Selah\qs* \b \q1 \v 7 \w My|strong="H8432"\w* \w heart|strong="H5315"\w* \w is|strong="H5315"\w* \w steadfast|strong="H3559"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \q2 \w my|strong="H8432"\w* \w heart|strong="H5315"\w* \w is|strong="H5315"\w* \w steadfast|strong="H3559"\w*. \q1 \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w would|strong="H5315"\w* sing, \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w would|strong="H5315"\w* \w make|strong="H3559"\w* music; \q2 \v 8 awake, \w my|strong="H3559"\w* soul. \q1 Awake, harp \w and|strong="H3820"\w* lyre; \q2 \w I|strong="H3559"\w* would wake \w the|strong="H3559"\w* dawn. \q1 \v 9 \w I|strong="H5782"\w* would praise you among \w the|strong="H5782"\w* peoples, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3658"\w* make music among \w the|strong="H5782"\w* nations \w to|strong="H3519"\w* you; \q1 \v 10 \w for|strong="H5971"\w* great \w to|strong="H5971"\w* heaven \w is|strong="H5971"\w* \w your|strong="H3034"\w* love, \q2 \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w your|strong="H3034"\w* faithfulness \w to|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H3034"\w* clouds. \q1 \v 11 \w Be|strong="H8064"\w* exalted, \w God|strong="H8064"\w*, \w o|strong="H3068"\w*’er \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* glory \w o|strong="H3068"\w*’er \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w*. \c 58 \s1 Psalm 58 – A Prayer for Vengeance on Unjust Judges \d For the leader. Al tashheth. Of David. A michtam. \q1 \v 1 Do you speak \w what|strong="H1732"\w* \w is|strong="H1732"\w* right, you gods? \q2 \w With|strong="H1732"\w* equity judge you \w your|strong="H1732"\w* people? \q1 \v 2 \w In|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H8199"\w* land \w you|strong="H1696"\w* practise iniquity – all \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H1696"\w*; \q2 violence do \w you|strong="H1696"\w* \w dispense|strong="H8199"\w* \w with|strong="H1696"\w* \w your|strong="H8199"\w* hands. \q1 \v 3 \w The|strong="H3027"\w* \w wicked|strong="H5766"\w* go astray \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* womb \q2 liars \w take|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w wrong|strong="H2555"\w* path \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w their|strong="H3820"\w* birth. \q1 \v 4 Venom \w have|strong="H7563"\w* \w they|strong="H1696"\w* \w like|strong="H8582"\w* \w the|strong="H1696"\w* venom \w of|strong="H1696"\w* snakes, \q2 \w they|strong="H1696"\w* \w are|strong="H7563"\w* \w like|strong="H8582"\w* \w the|strong="H1696"\w* deaf adder \w that|strong="H7563"\w* stops her ears, \q1 \v 5 \w and|strong="H2534"\w* refuses \w to|strong="H2534"\w* listen \w to|strong="H2534"\w* \w the|strong="H3644"\w* voice \w of|strong="H2534"\w* \w the|strong="H3644"\w* charmer, \q2 or binder \w of|strong="H2534"\w* spells, no matter how cunning. \b \q1 \v 6 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w*, break \w to|strong="H8085"\w* pieces \w the|strong="H8085"\w* teeth \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w their|strong="H8085"\w* mouth, \q2 tear \w out|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* great teeth \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* young lions, \nd Lord\nd*. \q1 \v 7 \w May|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* melt away \w like|strong="H3068"\w* running water! \q2 \w Like|strong="H3068"\w* tender grass, cut \w down|strong="H5422"\w* \w may|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w*! \q1 \v 8 \w Like|strong="H3644"\w* \w the|strong="H1980"\w* snail \w that|strong="H4325"\w* dissolves \w on|strong="H1980"\w* its crawling path, \q2 \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w the|strong="H1980"\w* birth untimely \w which|strong="H4325"\w* sees \w not|strong="H3988"\w* \w the|strong="H1980"\w* sunlight. \q1 \v 9 Faster than \w a|strong="H3068"\w* thorn-fire heats \w your|strong="H2372"\w* pots, \q2 \w he|strong="H1980"\w* \w will|strong="H8121"\w* \w come|strong="H1980"\w* \w with|strong="H1980"\w* \w his|strong="H1980"\w* tempest \w and|strong="H1980"\w* sweep \w them|strong="H8121"\w* \w away|strong="H1980"\w*. \q1 \v 10 \w The|strong="H2962"\w* sight \w of|strong="H2416"\w* \w such|strong="H3644"\w* vengeance \w will|strong="H5518"\w* gladden \w the|strong="H2962"\w* righteous; \q2 their feet \w they|strong="H2962"\w* \w will|strong="H5518"\w* wash \w in|strong="H5518"\w* \w the|strong="H2962"\w* blood \w of|strong="H2416"\w* \w the|strong="H2962"\w* wicked. \q1 \v 11 \w People|strong="H1818"\w* \w will|strong="H6662"\w* say, “\w Yes|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w just|strong="H6662"\w* \w are|strong="H7563"\w* rewarded: \q2 \w yes|strong="H3588"\w*, \w on|strong="H2372"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* earth \w is|strong="H7563"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* God \w who|strong="H6662"\w* \w is|strong="H7563"\w* Judge.” \c 59 \s1 Psalm 59 – A Prayer for Safety \d For the leader. Al tashheth. Of David. A michtam, when Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him. \q1 \v 1 \w Save|strong="H8104"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H7971"\w*, \w from|strong="H7971"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* enemies; \q2 \w secure|strong="H8104"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w* \w from|strong="H7971"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* assailants. \q1 \v 2 \w Save|strong="H5337"\w* \w me|strong="H5337"\w* \w from|strong="H6965"\w* those who do wrong, \q2 \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w me|strong="H5337"\w* \w from|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H6965"\w* bloodthirsty. \q1 \v 3 For see! They lay ambush for \w me|strong="H5337"\w*, \q2 strong men \w are|strong="H1818"\w* banded against \w me|strong="H5337"\w* \q1 \w not|strong="H3467"\w* for sin \w or|strong="H1818"\w* transgression \w of|strong="H1818"\w* mine, \q2 for \w no|strong="H6466"\w* \w guilt|strong="H1818"\w* \w of|strong="H1818"\w* mine, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \q1 \v 4 \w they|strong="H3588"\w* run \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H3588"\w* ready. Awake! \q2 Come forth \w to|strong="H3068"\w* meet \w me|strong="H5315"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w see|strong="H2009"\w*! \q1 \v 5 \w You|strong="H7200"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w of|strong="H5771"\w* hosts, \q2 God \w of|strong="H5771"\w* Israel, \w awake|strong="H5782"\w*! \q1 \w And|strong="H7200"\w* punish \w the|strong="H7200"\w* proud, \w every|strong="H7200"\w* \w one|strong="H1097"\w*; \q2 spare \w none|strong="H1097"\w* \w of|strong="H5771"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* traitors vile. \qs Selah\qs* \b \q3 \v 6 \w At|strong="H3478"\w* evening \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w come|strong="H6635"\w*, \q3 \w and|strong="H3478"\w*, howling \w like|strong="H3478"\w* dogs, \q3 \w make|strong="H2603"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w round|strong="H1471"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* city. \q1 \v 7 Look \w at|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H7725"\w* venomous mouths, \q2 tongues \w like|strong="H1993"\w* swords, \q1 \w they|strong="H3611"\w* think no \w one|strong="H5892"\w* \q2 hears \w them|strong="H7725"\w*. \q1 \v 8 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \nd Lord\nd*, laugh at \w them|strong="H3588"\w*, \q2 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* mock \w all|strong="H2009"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* insolent. \q1 \v 9 \w My|strong="H3605"\w* strength, \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* sing \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*, \q2 \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* sure retreat. \q1 \v 10 \w My|strong="H8104"\w* God \w with|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H8104"\w* love \w will|strong="H5797"\w* meet \w me|strong="H8104"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H5797"\w* feast \w my|strong="H8104"\w* eyes \w on|strong="H8104"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* foes. \b \q1 \v 11 Slay \w them|strong="H7200"\w* \w not|strong="H7200"\w*, lest \w my|strong="H7200"\w* \w people|strong="H7200"\w* forget, \q2 let \w your|strong="H7200"\w* hosts \w keep|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H7200"\w* roaming \w and|strong="H7200"\w* wandering. \q1 \v 12 \w In|strong="H5971"\w* \w their|strong="H2026"\w* sinful speech snare \w them|strong="H3381"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd*; \q2 \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w may|strong="H5971"\w* \w they|strong="H5971"\w* \w be|strong="H5971"\w* trapped \w in|strong="H5971"\w* \w their|strong="H2026"\w* pride, \q1 \w for|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H7911"\w* curses \w and|strong="H5971"\w* lies \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w they|strong="H5971"\w* utter. \q2 \v 13 \w In|strong="H1697"\w* \w your|strong="H1697"\w* wrath make \w a|strong="H3068"\w* clean \w end|strong="H6310"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w them|strong="H1697"\w*, \q1 \w that|strong="H1697"\w* people, \w to|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H1697"\w* ends \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H1697"\w* earth, \q2 \w may|strong="H8193"\w* know \w that|strong="H1697"\w* God rules \w in|strong="H1697"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H5608"\w*. \qs Selah\qs* \b \q3 \v 14 \w At|strong="H3045"\w* evening \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w come|strong="H3615"\w*, \q3 \w and|strong="H3045"\w*, howling \w like|strong="H2534"\w* dogs, \q3 \w make|strong="H3045"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* round \w in|strong="H4910"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* city. \q1 \v 15 \w They|strong="H3611"\w* roam \w about|strong="H5437"\w* \w for|strong="H5892"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* feast, \q2 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* snarl, if \w they|strong="H3611"\w* \w get|strong="H7725"\w* \w not|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H7725"\w* fill. \q1 \v 16 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* sing \w of|strong="H7646"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* might; \q2 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* ring \w out|strong="H3808"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* love \w in|strong="H3885"\w* \w the|strong="H3885"\w* morning. \q1 \w For|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3808"\w* \w me|strong="H5128"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H7646"\w* \w been|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* sure refuge, \q2 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* retreat \w in|strong="H3885"\w* \w the|strong="H3885"\w* day \w of|strong="H7646"\w* \w my|strong="H3808"\w* trouble. \q1 \v 17 \w My|strong="H1961"\w* \w strength|strong="H5797"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w sing|strong="H7891"\w* \w praise|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \q2 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* God \w is|strong="H2617"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* sure retreat, \q2 \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w faithful|strong="H2617"\w* God. \c 60 \s1 Psalm 60 – A Prayer after Defeat in Battle \d For the leader. On shushan eduth. A michtam of David (for teaching), when he fought with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and defeated twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. \q1 \v 1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H5921"\w* spurned \w and|strong="H1732"\w* broken \w us|strong="H5921"\w*, \q2 routing \w us|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* wrath – restore \w us|strong="H5921"\w*! \q1 \v 2 \w You|strong="H7725"\w* \w have|strong="H8147"\w* shaken \w the|strong="H5221"\w* land \w and|strong="H7725"\w* cleft \w it|strong="H7725"\w*; \q2 heal \w its|strong="H7725"\w* tottering breaches. \q1 \v 3 \w You|strong="H7725"\w* have \w made|strong="H6555"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* people drink hardship, \q2 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* given \w us|strong="H7725"\w* wine \w of|strong="H7725"\w* reeling. \b \q1 \v 4 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* given \w those|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* fear \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* banner, \q2 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* rallying-place from \w the|strong="H3588"\w* bow, \qs Selah\qs* \q1 \v 5 \w for|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* rescue \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w your|strong="H7200"\w* beloved. \q2 Save \w by|strong="H5971"\w* \w your|strong="H7200"\w* right hand \w and|strong="H5971"\w* answer \w us|strong="H7200"\w*. \b \q1 \v 6 \w God|strong="H5414"\w* did solemnly swear: \q2 “\w As|strong="H6440"\w* victor \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w divide|strong="H5414"\w* Shechem, \q2 \w and|strong="H6440"\w* mete \w out|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* valley \w of|strong="H6440"\w* Succoth. \q1 \v 7 Mine \w is|strong="H3225"\w* Gilead, mine \w is|strong="H3225"\w* Manasseh, \q2 Ephraim \w is|strong="H3225"\w* \w the|strong="H3467"\w* defence \w of|strong="H3225"\w* \w my|strong="H3467"\w* head, \q2 Judah \w my|strong="H3467"\w* sceptre \w of|strong="H3225"\w* rule, \q1 \v 8 Moab \w the|strong="H1696"\w* pot \w that|strong="H6944"\w* I wash \w in|strong="H1696"\w*, \q2 Edom – I cast \w my|strong="H1696"\w* shoe over \w it|strong="H1696"\w*, \q2 I shout \w o|strong="H3068"\w*’er Philistia \w in|strong="H1696"\w* \w triumph|strong="H5937"\w*.” \b \q1 \v 9 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3063"\w* \w be|strong="H3063"\w* brought \w to|strong="H3063"\w* \w the|strong="H4519"\w* fortified city! \q2 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3063"\w* \w be|strong="H3063"\w* led \w into|strong="H3063"\w* Edom! \q1 \v 10 \w Have|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* not spurned \w us|strong="H5921"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God? \q2 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* do not march \w forth|strong="H7993"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w our|strong="H5921"\w* armies. \q1 \v 11 Grant us help \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* foe, \q2 \w for|strong="H5704"\w* human help \w is|strong="H4310"\w* worthless. \q1 \v 12 \w With|strong="H3318"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w shall|strong="H3808"\w* \w yet|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H3318"\w* bravely: \q2 \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w himself|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H6635"\w* tread down \w our|strong="H3318"\w* foes. \c 61 \s1 Psalm 61 – Our God is a Strong Tower \d For the leader. On stringed instruments. Of David. \q1 \v 1 Hear \w my|strong="H1732"\w* cry, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \q2 \w be|strong="H1732"\w* attentive \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H1732"\w* prayer. \q1 \v 2 \w From|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* ends \w of|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* earth \w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w call|strong="H8085"\w* \q2 \w unto|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H8085"\w*, \w when|strong="H8085"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w heart|strong="H8085"\w* \w is|strong="H8085"\w* faint: \q1 lead \w me|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* rock \q2 \w that|strong="H8085"\w* \w is|strong="H8085"\w* high above \w me|strong="H8085"\w*. \q1 \v 3 \w For|strong="H7121"\w* \w you|strong="H4480"\w* \w are|strong="H3820"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* refuge \w to|strong="H3820"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*, \q2 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w strong|strong="H6697"\w* tower \w in|strong="H7121"\w* face \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* foe. \b \q1 \v 4 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* guest \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* tent forever, \q2 hiding beneath \w your|strong="H6440"\w* sheltering wings! \qs Selah\qs* \q1 \v 5 \w For|strong="H5643"\w* \w you|strong="H5769"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \w do|strong="H3671"\w* hear my vows, \q2 \w and|strong="H5769"\w* grant \w the|strong="H5769"\w* desires \w of|strong="H3671"\w* those who \w fear|strong="H1481"\w* \w you|strong="H5769"\w*. \q1 \v 6 \w Add|strong="H5414"\w* many days \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* life \w of|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* king; \q2 \w may|strong="H5414"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* years endure \w throughout|strong="H8085"\w* \w all|strong="H5414"\w* generations. \q1 \v 7 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w presence|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* God \w be|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* throned \w forever|strong="H1755"\w*; \q2 \w may|strong="H4428"\w* kindness \w and|strong="H4428"\w* faithfulness watch \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. \q1 \v 8 \w And|strong="H5769"\w* \w I|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H2617"\w* sing \w praise|strong="H5769"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* name \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*, \q2 paying \w my|strong="H6440"\w* vows day after day. \c 62 \s1 Psalm 62 – Quietness and Confidence \d For the leader. On jeduthun. A psalm of David. \q1 \v 1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* wait alone \w in|strong="H5921"\w* silence \w for|strong="H5921"\w* God; \q2 \w From|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* comes \w my|strong="H1732"\w* help. \q1 \v 2 Yes, \w he|strong="H4480"\w* \w is|strong="H5315"\w* \w my|strong="H4480"\w* rock, \w my|strong="H4480"\w* \w help|strong="H3444"\w*, \w my|strong="H4480"\w* retreat, \q2 \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w shall|strong="H5315"\w* \w not|strong="H5315"\w* \w be|strong="H5315"\w* shaken \w too|strong="H4480"\w* sorely. \q1 \v 3 \w How|strong="H3444"\w* \w long|strong="H7227"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*, all \w of|strong="H6697"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*, batter \w a|strong="H3068"\w* man, \q2 as \w one|strong="H3808"\w* might \w a|strong="H3068"\w* leaning wall? \q1 \v 4 \w From|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* height \q2 \w they|strong="H5921"\w* are planning \w to|strong="H5704"\w* topple \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. \q1 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* take pleasure \w in|strong="H5921"\w* falsehood; \w they|strong="H5921"\w* bless \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* mouth, \q2 \w but|strong="H5921"\w* inwardly \w they|strong="H5921"\w* curse. \qs Selah\qs* \b \q1 \v 5 \w I|strong="H7613"\w* wait alone \w in|strong="H7130"\w* silence \w for|strong="H7130"\w* God; \q2 \w for|strong="H7130"\w* from \w him|strong="H1288"\w* comes \w my|strong="H7130"\w* hope. \q1 \v 6 \w Yes|strong="H3588"\w*, \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H5315"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* rock, \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w help|strong="H4480"\w*, \w my|strong="H3588"\w* retreat, \q2 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w shall|strong="H5315"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* \w be|strong="H5315"\w* shaken \w too|strong="H4480"\w* sorely. \q1 \v 7 \w On|strong="H3808"\w* \w God|strong="H6697"\w* rests \w my|strong="H3808"\w* honor \w and|strong="H6697"\w* safety, \q2 \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w God|strong="H6697"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w my|strong="H3808"\w* \w strong|strong="H6697"\w* \w rock|strong="H6697"\w*, \w my|strong="H3808"\w* \w refuge|strong="H4869"\w*. \q1 \v 8 \w Trust|strong="H4268"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, \w all|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* people assembled, \q2 pour \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* heart \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w presence|strong="H5921"\w*; \q2 \w God|strong="H6697"\w* \w is|strong="H3519"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w refuge|strong="H4268"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*. \qs Selah\qs* \b \q1 \v 9 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* lowly \w are|strong="H5971"\w* nought \w but|strong="H5971"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* breath, \q2 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* lofty \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w but|strong="H5971"\w* \w an|strong="H6440"\w* illusion: \q1 \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* balances \w up|strong="H8210"\w* \w they|strong="H6256"\w* \w go|strong="H5971"\w*, \q2 \w they|strong="H6256"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* lighter \w than|strong="H3605"\w* breath \w altogether|strong="H3605"\w*. \q1 \v 10 Trust \w not|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H1121"\w* gain \w of|strong="H1121"\w* extortion, \q2 \w set|strong="H5927"\w* \w no|strong="H5927"\w* \w vain|strong="H1892"\w* hopes \w in|strong="H1121"\w* robbery. \q1 \w As|strong="H5927"\w* \w for|strong="H1121"\w* wealth, \w if|strong="H1121"\w* \w it|strong="H5927"\w* bears fruit, \q2 \w set|strong="H5927"\w* \w not|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H5927"\w* heart \w upon|strong="H5927"\w* \w it|strong="H5927"\w*. \b \q1 \v 11 \w One|strong="H3588"\w* \w thing|strong="H3588"\w* God \w has|strong="H3820"\w* uttered, \q2 two things there \w are|strong="H3820"\w* \w which|strong="H2428"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w heard|strong="H3588"\w* \q1 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w power|strong="H2428"\w* belongs \w to|strong="H3820"\w* God, \q2 \v 12 \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, too, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, belongs kindness; \q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* requite \w each|strong="H8147"\w* \w person|strong="H1696"\w* \q2 according \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w what|strong="H8085"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* done. \c 63 \s1 Psalm 63 – Athirst for God \d A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. \q1 \v 1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \w my|strong="H1732"\w* God, \w you|strong="H1961"\w*, \w you|strong="H1961"\w* \w do|strong="H4057"\w* \w I|strong="H1961"\w* seek: \q2 \w my|strong="H1732"\w* heart thirsts \w for|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H1961"\w*, \q1 \w my|strong="H1732"\w* body faints \w for|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H1961"\w* \q2 \w in|strong="H1732"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* parched \w and|strong="H3063"\w* waterless land. \b \q1 \v 2 \w As|strong="H5315"\w* \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w in|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H1097"\w* temple \w have|strong="H4325"\w* seen \w you|strong="H5315"\w*, \q2 beholding \w your|strong="H7836"\w* power \w and|strong="H4325"\w* \w your|strong="H7836"\w* glory, \q1 \v 3 \w for|strong="H3651"\w* better than life \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w your|strong="H7200"\w* kindness: \q2 \w my|strong="H7200"\w* lips \w shall|strong="H5797"\w* utter \w your|strong="H7200"\w* praise. \b \q1 \v 4 \w So|strong="H3588"\w*, \w while|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w live|strong="H2416"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H2617"\w* bless \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H2617"\w* lift up \w my|strong="H3588"\w* hands \w in|strong="H2896"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* name. \q1 \v 5 \w As|strong="H3651"\w* \w with|strong="H3651"\w* marrow \w and|strong="H3709"\w* fat am \w I|strong="H3651"\w* feasted; \q2 \w with|strong="H3651"\w* joyful lips \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H8034"\w* \w praise|strong="H1288"\w* \w you|strong="H1288"\w*. \b \q1 \v 6 \w I|strong="H5315"\w* call \w you|strong="H3644"\w* \w to|strong="H6310"\w* \w mind|strong="H5315"\w* \w on|strong="H6310"\w* \w my|strong="H5315"\w* bed, \q2 \w and|strong="H6310"\w* muse \w on|strong="H6310"\w* \w you|strong="H3644"\w* \w in|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H1984"\w* night watches; \q1 \v 7 \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H5921"\w* \w been|strong="H2142"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* help, \q2 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* joyfully sing \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* shadow \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* wings. \q1 \v 8 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* cling close \w after|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \q2 \w your|strong="H3588"\w* right hand holds \w me|strong="H1961"\w* \w up|strong="H1961"\w*. \b \q1 \v 9 \w But|strong="H3225"\w* \w those|strong="H5315"\w* \w who|strong="H5315"\w* seek \w after|strong="H5315"\w* \w my|strong="H8551"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w* \q2 \w shall|strong="H5315"\w* go down \w to|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H8551"\w* depths \w of|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H8551"\w* earth, \q1 \v 10 given \w o|strong="H3068"\w*’er \w to|strong="H1245"\w* \w the|strong="H1245"\w* power \w of|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H1245"\w* sword, \q2 or \w as|strong="H5315"\w* prey \w for|strong="H1245"\w* jackals \w to|strong="H1245"\w* devour. \b \q1 \v 11 \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H5921"\w* \w shall|strong="H2719"\w* rejoice \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w God|strong="H3027"\w*: \q2 \w all|strong="H5921"\w* who \w own|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w allegiance|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* glory. \q2 \w For|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* mouth \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* false \w shall|strong="H2719"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* stopped. \c 64 \s1 Psalm 64 – A Prayer for Deliverance from Malicious Foes \d For the leader. A psalm of David. \q1 \v 1 Hear, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H1732"\w* God, \w the|strong="H1732"\w* voice \w of|strong="H4210"\w* \w my|strong="H1732"\w* lament: \q2 guard \w my|strong="H1732"\w* life from \w the|strong="H1732"\w* dread \w of|strong="H4210"\w* \w the|strong="H1732"\w* foe. \q1 \v 2 Hide \w me|strong="H6963"\w* \w from|strong="H8085"\w* villains \w who|strong="H2416"\w* secretly plot, \q2 \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* blustering throng \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* workers \w of|strong="H6963"\w* evil, \q1 \v 3 \w who|strong="H7489"\w* \w have|strong="H7489"\w* sharpened \w their|strong="H5641"\w* tongue like \w a|strong="H3068"\w* sword, \q2 \w and|strong="H6466"\w* aimed bitter words like arrows, \q1 \v 4 \w which|strong="H1697"\w* \w from|strong="H1697"\w* ambush \w they|strong="H1697"\w* launch at \w the|strong="H1697"\w* blameless, \q2 shooting swiftly \w and|strong="H2719"\w* unafraid. \b \q1 \v 5 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* strengthen \w their|strong="H3808"\w* wicked purpose, \q2 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* tell \w of|strong="H3372"\w* \w the|strong="H3372"\w* snares \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* hidden, \q2 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* say \w to|strong="H3372"\w* themselves, “\w Who|strong="H3808"\w* \w can|strong="H3808"\w* see?” \q1 \v 6 \w They|strong="H1697"\w* \w think|strong="H7200"\w* \w out|strong="H2388"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* \w crimes|strong="H7451"\w* full cunningly \q2 \w hidden|strong="H2934"\w* \w deep|strong="H2388"\w* \w in|strong="H1697"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* crafty hearts. \b \q1 \v 7 \w But|strong="H3820"\w* \w God|strong="H2664"\w* \w with|strong="H3820"\w* \w his|strong="H7130"\w* arrow \w will|strong="H3820"\w* shoot \w them|strong="H7130"\w*, \q2 swiftly \w shall|strong="H3820"\w* \w they|strong="H7130"\w* \w be|strong="H3820"\w* smitten. \q1 \v 8 \w For|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H1961"\w* tongue \w he|strong="H3384"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w bring|strong="H1961"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* ruin, \q2 all \w will|strong="H1961"\w* shudder \w with|strong="H1961"\w* horror \w at|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* sight \w of|strong="H2671"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w*. \b \q1 \v 9 \w Then|strong="H7200"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w person|strong="H7200"\w*, touched \w to|strong="H5921"\w* awe, \q2 \w as|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* ponder \w what|strong="H7200"\w* God \w has|strong="H3605"\w* wrought, \q2 \w will|strong="H3956"\w* \w tell|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* tale \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* deeds. \q1 \v 10 \w In|strong="H7919"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w shall|strong="H7919"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* righteous rejoice, \q2 \w in|strong="H7919"\w* \w him|strong="H5046"\w* \w shall|strong="H7919"\w* \w they|strong="H3605"\w* take refuge; \q2 \w and|strong="H3372"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* true-hearted \w shall|strong="H7919"\w* glory. \c 65 \s1 Psalm 65 – Hymn for a Thanksgiving Festival \d For the leader. A psalm of David. A song. \q1 \v 1 It \w is|strong="H1732"\w* seemly \w to|strong="H1732"\w* praise you, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \w in|strong="H1732"\w* Zion, \q2 \w and|strong="H1732"\w* \w to|strong="H1732"\w* you \w shall|strong="H1732"\w* \w the|strong="H1732"\w* vow \w be|strong="H1732"\w* performed \w in|strong="H1732"\w* Jerusalem. \q1 \v 2 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H6726"\w* who hear prayer, \q2 \w unto|strong="H7999"\w* \w you|strong="H6726"\w* \w shall|strong="H5088"\w* all flesh come. \q1 \v 3 \w Our|strong="H3605"\w* sins \w are|strong="H1320"\w* too mighty \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w us|strong="H8085"\w*, \q2 \w our|strong="H3605"\w* transgressions \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w only|strong="H5704"\w* \w can|strong="H1320"\w* cover \w them|strong="H8085"\w*. \q1 \v 4 Happy \w the|strong="H4480"\w* person who \w you|strong="H4480"\w* choose \q2 \w to|strong="H1697"\w* live \w beside|strong="H4480"\w* \w you|strong="H4480"\w* \w in|strong="H1697"\w* \w your|strong="H4480"\w* courts. \q1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w may|strong="H4480"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1697"\w* filled \w with|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* joys \q2 \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w your|strong="H4480"\w* house, \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w your|strong="H4480"\w* holy temple. \b \q1 \v 5 \w In|strong="H1004"\w* dread deeds \w you|strong="H7126"\w* loyally answer \w us|strong="H7646"\w*, \q2 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God \w of|strong="H1004"\w* our salvation, \q1 whom \w all|strong="H7931"\w* ends \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H7126"\w* earth put \w their|strong="H7126"\w* trust \w in|strong="H1004"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H1004"\w* islands far away. \q1 \v 6 \w By|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* strength \w you|strong="H3605"\w* establish \w the|strong="H3605"\w* hills, \q2 \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H7350"\w* armed \w with|strong="H3605"\w* might; \q1 \v 7 \w you|strong="H2022"\w* still \w the|strong="H3559"\w* roaring \w of|strong="H2022"\w* seas, \q2 \w and|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H3559"\w* turmoil \w of|strong="H2022"\w* nations, \q1 \v 8 so \w that|strong="H1995"\w* those who live \w at|strong="H3220"\w* earth’s bounds \q2 \w are|strong="H1530"\w* awed \w at|strong="H3220"\w* \w your|strong="H7623"\w* signs: \q1 \w the|strong="H7623"\w* lands \w of|strong="H1995"\w* \w the|strong="H7623"\w* sunrise \w and|strong="H3220"\w* sunset \q2 you make \w to|strong="H3220"\w* ring \w with|strong="H3220"\w* joy. \b \q1 \v 9 \w You|strong="H3372"\w* visit \w and|strong="H1242"\w* water \w the|strong="H3372"\w* earth; \q2 \w you|strong="H3372"\w* greatly enrich her \q1 \w with|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3372"\w* river \w of|strong="H3427"\w* God, which \w is|strong="H4161"\w* full \w of|strong="H3427"\w* water. \q2 \w You|strong="H3372"\w* prepare \w the|strong="H3372"\w* corn \w thereof|strong="H3427"\w*, \q1 \v 10 \w watering|strong="H4325"\w* \w her|strong="H4390"\w* furrows, \q2 settling \w her|strong="H4390"\w* ridges; \q1 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w make|strong="H3559"\w* \w her|strong="H4390"\w* soft \w with|strong="H4390"\w* showers, \q2 \w and|strong="H4325"\w* bless \w what|strong="H3559"\w* grows thereon. \q1 \v 11 \w You|strong="H1288"\w* crown \w the|strong="H1288"\w* year \w with|strong="H7301"\w* \w your|strong="H1288"\w* goodness, \q2 \w your|strong="H1288"\w* chariot tracks drip \w with|strong="H7301"\w* fatness. \q1 \v 12 \w The|strong="H8141"\w* desert pastures \w are|strong="H8141"\w* lush, \q2 \w the|strong="H8141"\w* hills greened \w with|strong="H2896"\w* joy. \q1 \v 13 \w The|strong="H7491"\w* meadows \w are|strong="H1524"\w* \w clothed|strong="H2296"\w* \w with|strong="H2296"\w* flocks, \q2 \w the|strong="H7491"\w* valleys \w are|strong="H1524"\w* covered \w with|strong="H2296"\w* corn; \q2 they shout \w to|strong="H4057"\w* each other \w and|strong="H4057"\w* sing. \c 66 \s1 Psalm 66 – Thanksgiving for National Deliverance \d For the leader. A song. A psalm. \q1 \v 1 \w Shout|strong="H7321"\w* \w to|strong="H3605"\w* God, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth, \q2 \v 2 \w sing|strong="H2167"\w* \w praise|strong="H8416"\w* \w to|strong="H8034"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* \w glorious|strong="H3519"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, \q2 \w sing|strong="H2167"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* \w glorious|strong="H3519"\w* \w praise|strong="H8416"\w*. \q1 \v 3 Say \w to|strong="H3372"\w* God, “\w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w dread|strong="H3372"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* \w your|strong="H3372"\w* \w works|strong="H4639"\w*, \q2 \w so|strong="H7230"\w* \w great|strong="H7230"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w your|strong="H3372"\w* \w might|strong="H5797"\w* \w that|strong="H4100"\w* \w your|strong="H3372"\w* enemies \w cringe|strong="H3584"\w* \w to|strong="H3372"\w* \w you|strong="H4100"\w*. \q1 \v 4 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth does \w homage|strong="H7812"\w* \w to|strong="H8034"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*, \q2 singing \w praises|strong="H2167"\w* \w to|strong="H8034"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*, \q2 singing \w praise|strong="H2167"\w* \w to|strong="H8034"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*.” \qs \+w Selah|strong="H5542"\+w*\qs* \b \q1 \v 5 \w Come|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w what|strong="H3372"\w* God \w has|strong="H1121"\w* \w done|strong="H5949"\w*, \q2 awe-inspiring \w is|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w works|strong="H4659"\w* \w among|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w*. \q1 \v 6 \w He|strong="H8033"\w* \w turns|strong="H2015"\w* \w the|strong="H5674"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w into|strong="H2015"\w* \w dry|strong="H3004"\w* \w land|strong="H3004"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H8033"\w* people \w cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H5674"\w* \w river|strong="H5104"\w* \w on|strong="H5674"\w* \w foot|strong="H7272"\w*. \q1 \w Let|strong="H8055"\w* \w us|strong="H5674"\w* therefore \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* \w in|strong="H8055"\w* \w him|strong="H8055"\w*, \q2 \v 7 \w the|strong="H7311"\w* \w mighty|strong="H1369"\w* \w Ruler|strong="H4910"\w* \w eternal|strong="H5769"\w*, \q1 \w whose|strong="H1471"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w keep|strong="H6822"\w* \w watch|strong="H6822"\w* \w on|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H7311"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*, \q2 \w that|strong="H1471"\w* no rebel \w lift|strong="H7311"\w* \w up|strong="H7311"\w* \w his|strong="H7311"\w* head. \qs \+w Selah|strong="H5542"\+w*\qs* \b \q1 \v 8 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w our|strong="H1288"\w* God, \w you|strong="H1288"\w* \w peoples|strong="H5971"\w*; \q2 \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w aloud|strong="H6963"\w* \w his|strong="H8085"\w* \w praise|strong="H8416"\w*, \q1 \v 9 \w who|strong="H5315"\w* \w keeps|strong="H7760"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H5315"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H5315"\w* \w keeps|strong="H7760"\w* \w our|strong="H5414"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w* \w from|strong="H5315"\w* slipping. \q1 \v 10 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, God, \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w tested|strong="H6884"\w* \w us|strong="H3588"\w*, \q2 \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w tried|strong="H6884"\w* \w us|strong="H3588"\w*, \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w is|strong="H3701"\w* \w tried|strong="H6884"\w*. \q1 \v 11 \w You|strong="H7760"\w* did \w bring|strong="H7760"\w* \w us|strong="H7760"\w* \w into|strong="H7760"\w* prison, \q2 \w and|strong="H4975"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* chains \w upon|strong="H7760"\w* \w us|strong="H7760"\w*, \q1 \v 12 \w you|strong="H4325"\w* did let people \w ride|strong="H7392"\w* \w over|strong="H7218"\w* \w our|strong="H3318"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w*. \q2 We \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w through|strong="H3318"\w* fire \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w through|strong="H3318"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*, \q2 \w but|strong="H4325"\w* \w you|strong="H4325"\w* \w led|strong="H3318"\w* us \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* spacious \w place|strong="H7218"\w*. \b \q1 \v 13 \w I|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* enter \w your|strong="H7999"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* burnt-offerings, \q2 \w I|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w pay|strong="H7999"\w* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w you|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H7999"\w* \w vows|strong="H5088"\w*, \q1 \v 14 which \w my|strong="H1696"\w* \w open|strong="H6475"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* \w have|strong="H6862"\w* \w uttered|strong="H6475"\w*, \q2 arid \w my|strong="H1696"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w has|strong="H1696"\w* \w declared|strong="H1696"\w* \w in|strong="H1696"\w* \w my|strong="H1696"\w* straits. \q1 \v 15 \w I|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H6213"\w* \w offer|strong="H5927"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* \w of|strong="H6213"\w* \w fatlings|strong="H4220"\w*, \q2 \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* odour \w of|strong="H6213"\w* burning \w rams|strong="H6260"\w*, \q2 \w I|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H6213"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="H5930"\w* \w bullocks|strong="H1241"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w goats|strong="H6260"\w*. \qs \+w Selah|strong="H5542"\+w*\qs* \b \q1 \v 16 \w Come|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* story \q2 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w fear|strong="H3373"\w* God – \q2 \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w has|strong="H5315"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w*. \q1 \v 17 \w For|strong="H7121"\w* \w my|strong="H8478"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* had \w no|strong="H6310"\w* sooner invoked \w him|strong="H7121"\w* \q2 than \w his|strong="H7121"\w* praise \w was|strong="H6310"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w my|strong="H8478"\w* \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w*. \q1 \v 18 \w Had|strong="H3820"\w* \w I|strong="H7200"\w* cherished sin \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*, \q2 \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd Lord\nd* would \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H7200"\w* \w listened|strong="H8085"\w*. \q1 \v 19 \w But|strong="H8085"\w* assuredly God has \w listened|strong="H8085"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H6963"\w* \w attended|strong="H7181"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w loud|strong="H8085"\w* \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w*. \b \q1 \v 20 \w Blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w*, \w who|strong="H3808"\w* \w turned|strong="H5493"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w aside|strong="H5493"\w* \q2 \w my|strong="H5493"\w* \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w*, \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w withdrew|strong="H5493"\w* \w his|strong="H5493"\w* \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w me|strong="H1288"\w*. \c 67 \s1 Psalm 67 – A Harvest Thanksgiving \d For the leader. On stringed instruments. A psalm. A song. \q1 \v 1 Bless us, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \w with|strong="H5329"\w* your favor, \q2 let \w the|strong="H5329"\w* light \w of|strong="H4210"\w* your face fall \w upon|strong="H5329"\w* us; \qs Selah\qs* \q1 \v 2 \w that|strong="H1288"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* world \w may|strong="H1288"\w* know \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w way|strong="H6440"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w all|strong="H1288"\w* \w nations|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* power \w to|strong="H6440"\w* save. \b \q1 \v 3 Let \w the|strong="H3605"\w* peoples praise \w you|strong="H3605"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God; \q2 let \w the|strong="H3605"\w* peoples \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w them|strong="H3045"\w* praise \w you|strong="H3605"\w*. \q1 \v 4 Let \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w* ring \w out|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* joy; \q2 \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* govern \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w peoples|strong="H5971"\w* \w with|strong="H5971"\w* equity, \q2 \w and|strong="H5971"\w* guide \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w* \w on|strong="H3605"\w* earth. \qs Selah\qs* \q1 \v 5 \w Let|strong="H8055"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w peoples|strong="H5971"\w* \w praise|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \q2 \w let|strong="H8055"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w peoples|strong="H5971"\w*, all \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w them|strong="H5148"\w*, \w praise|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \b \q1 \v 6 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* earth \w has|strong="H3605"\w* yielded \w her|strong="H3605"\w* increase \q2 \w by|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* blessing \w of|strong="H5971"\w* God, \w our|strong="H3605"\w* God. \q1 \v 7 \w May|strong="H5414"\w* \w this|strong="H5414"\w* \w blessing|strong="H1288"\w* \w of|strong="H1288"\w* ours win people \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \q2 \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w all|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* ends \w of|strong="H1288"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* earth. \c 68 \s1 Psalm 68 – Victory \d For the leader. Of David. A psalm. A song. \q1 \v 1 God arises, \w his|strong="H1732"\w* enemies scatter: \q2 they who hate \w him|strong="H1732"\w* flee before \w him|strong="H1732"\w*. \q1 \v 2 \w As|strong="H6440"\w* smoke \w before|strong="H6440"\w* wind \w is|strong="H6440"\w* \w driven|strong="H5127"\w*, \q2 \w as|strong="H6440"\w* wax melts \w before|strong="H6440"\w* fire, \q2 \w so|strong="H6965"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* God vanish \w the|strong="H6440"\w* wicked. \q1 \v 3 \w But|strong="H7563"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* righteous rejoice \w in|strong="H6440"\w* God’s \w presence|strong="H6440"\w*, \q2 \w they|strong="H6440"\w* exult \w with|strong="H6440"\w* exceeding joy. \b \q1 \v 4 Sing \w to|strong="H6440"\w* God, \w make|strong="H8055"\w* music \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* name, \q2 \w his|strong="H6440"\w* name \w is|strong="H6662"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H6662"\+w*\nd*, praise \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \w who|strong="H6662"\w* rides \w on|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* clouds, \q3 \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w exult|strong="H5970"\w* \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w presence|strong="H6440"\w*. \q1 \v 5 Father \w of|strong="H6440"\w* orphans, defender \w of|strong="H6440"\w* widows, \q2 \w is|strong="H8034"\w* \w God|strong="H3050"\w* \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* holy abode. \q1 \v 6 God brings home \w the|strong="H6944"\w* lonely, \q2 he leads forth \w the|strong="H6944"\w* prisoner \w to|strong="H6944"\w* comfort, \q2 so \w that|strong="H6944"\w* none but \w the|strong="H6944"\w* rebel lives cheerless. \b \q1 \v 7 God, \w when|strong="H3318"\w* \w you|strong="H3427"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* front \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w your|strong="H3318"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \q2 \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w your|strong="H3318"\w* \w march|strong="H3318"\w* \w through|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* desert, \qs Selah\qs* \q1 \v 8 earth shook, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* heavens poured rain \q2 \w at|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w presence|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* God, Sinai’s God \q1 \w at|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w presence|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* God, \w Israel|strong="H5971"\w*’s God. \q1 \v 9 Rain \w in|strong="H3478"\w* abundance, \w God|strong="H8064"\w*, \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w did|strong="H3478"\w* sprinkle, \q2 restoring \w the|strong="H6440"\w* languishing \w land|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* heritage. \q1 \v 10 \w A|strong="H3068"\w* dwelling therein \w your|strong="H3559"\w* \w people|strong="H5159"\w* found: \q2 \w in|strong="H5159"\w* \w your|strong="H3559"\w* goodness, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \w you|strong="H5159"\w* did care \w for|strong="H3559"\w* \w the|strong="H3559"\w* poor. \b \q1 \v 11 \w The|strong="H3559"\w* \nd Lord\nd* spoke \w the|strong="H3559"\w* \w glad|strong="H2896"\w* tidings \w of|strong="H3427"\w* victory, \q2 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H2896"\w* \w army|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* women proclaim \w it|strong="H3559"\w*: \q1 \v 12 “Kings \w of|strong="H6635"\w* \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w they|strong="H5414"\w* flee, \w they|strong="H5414"\w* flee, \q2 \w and|strong="H6635"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* housewife divides \w the|strong="H5414"\w* spoil: \q1 \v 13 dove’s wings covered \w with|strong="H1004"\w* silver \q2 \w and|strong="H4428"\w* pinions \w with|strong="H1004"\w* shimmer \w of|strong="H4428"\w* gold, \q2 \v 14 set \w with|strong="H7901"\w* stones, \w like|strong="H3701"\w* snow \w upon|strong="H3701"\w* Zalmon.” \b \q1 \v 15 \w A|strong="H3068"\w* mountain \w of|strong="H4428"\w* God \w is|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H6566"\w* mountain \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Bashan, \q2 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* mountain \w of|strong="H4428"\w* peaks \w is|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H6566"\w* mountain \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Bashan. \q1 \v 16 \w You|strong="H2022"\w* high-peaked \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*, why look \w you|strong="H2022"\w* askance \q2 \w at|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H2022"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w which|strong="H2022"\w* God has desired \w for|strong="H2022"\w* his home \q2 whereon \w the|strong="H2022"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w will|strong="H2022"\w* live forever? \q1 \v 17 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* chariots \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* twice ten thousand: \q2 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w came|strong="H3068"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* Sinai, \w his|strong="H3068"\w* holy \w place|strong="H7931"\w*. \q1 \v 18 You did mount \w the|strong="H6944"\w* height \w with|strong="H7393"\w* trains \w of|strong="H7393"\w* your captives, \q2 \w and|strong="H7393"\w* \w gifts|strong="H6944"\w* \w that|strong="H6944"\w* you \w had|strong="H6944"\w* received \w from|strong="H7393"\w* \w the|strong="H6944"\w* people. \q2 \w The|strong="H6944"\w* rebels \w shall|strong="H7393"\w* live \w with|strong="H7393"\w* \w the|strong="H6944"\w* \nd Lord\nd* God. \b \q1 \v 19 Blest be \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3050"\+w*\nd* who sustains \w us|strong="H5927"\w* daily, \q2 \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w God|strong="H3050"\w* who \w is|strong="H4791"\w* also \w our|strong="H3947"\w* savior. \qs Selah\qs* \q2 \v 20 \w Our|strong="H1288"\w* God \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* God who \w is|strong="H3117"\w* savior. \q1 \w The|strong="H3117"\w* ways \w of|strong="H3117"\w* escape \w from|strong="H3117"\w* death \q2 \w are|strong="H3117"\w* known \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \nd Lord\nd* God. \q1 \v 21 Yes, \w God|strong="H3069"\w* \w will|strong="H3069"\w* shatter \w the|strong="H3069"\w* head \w of|strong="H4194"\w* his foes \q2 \w the|strong="H3069"\w* rough scalp \w of|strong="H4194"\w* those who strut \w on|strong="H3069"\w* \w in|strong="H4194"\w* their sins. \q1 \v 22 \w The|strong="H1980"\w* \nd Lord\nd* said: “\w I|strong="H1980"\w* will \w bring|strong="H1980"\w* \w you|strong="H1980"\w* home \w from|strong="H1980"\w* Bashan, \q2 home \w from|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H1980"\w* depths \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H1980"\w* sea, \q1 \v 23 \w that|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* feet \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w may|strong="H7725"\w* bathe \w in|strong="H7725"\w* blood, \q2 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* dogs lick \w their|strong="H7725"\w* share \w of|strong="H3220"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* foe.” \b \q1 \v 24 \w In|strong="H7272"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* temple appear God’s triumphal processions, \q2 processions \w in|strong="H7272"\w* praise \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w my|strong="H4480"\w* \w king|strong="H4616"\w* \w and|strong="H1818"\w* \w my|strong="H4480"\w* God, \q1 \v 25 \w with|strong="H4428"\w* singers \w in|strong="H4428"\w* front, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* minstrels behind, \q2 \w and|strong="H4428"\w* maidens \w with|strong="H4428"\w* timbrels between \w them|strong="H7200"\w*, singing, \q1 \v 26 “\w You|strong="H8432"\w* \w of|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H8432"\w* well-spring \w of|strong="H8432"\w* Israel, \q2 bless \w the|strong="H8432"\w* \nd Lord\nd* God \w in|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H8432"\w* dance.” \q1 \v 27 \w There|strong="H3068"\w*, \w in|strong="H3478"\w* front, \w is|strong="H3068"\w* Benjamin \w the|strong="H3068"\w* little, \q2 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* princes \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Judah beside \w them|strong="H1288"\w*, \q2 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* princes \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Zebulon, princes \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Naphtali. \b \q1 \v 28 God, show \w your|strong="H8033"\w* strength, \q2 \w your|strong="H8033"\w* godlike might, \q1 \w as|strong="H3063"\w* you \w did|strong="H3063"\w* \w in|strong="H8033"\w* \w the|strong="H8033"\w* past, \q2 \v 29 \w from|strong="H6680"\w* \w your|strong="H6680"\w* temple \w that|strong="H2098"\w* crowns Jerusalem. \q1 Kings \w shall|strong="H5797"\w* bring tribute \w to|strong="H6680"\w* \w you|strong="H6680"\w*. \q2 \v 30 Rebuke \w the|strong="H5921"\w* beast \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* reed, \q1 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* herd \w of|strong="H4428"\w* bulls, \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* calves \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* peoples. \q2 Trample \w down|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* lovers \w of|strong="H4428"\w* lies. \q2 Scatter \w the|strong="H5921"\w* nations whose \w joy|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H4428"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* war. \q1 \v 31 \w May|strong="H5971"\w* \w they|strong="H5971"\w* \w come|strong="H5971"\w* \w from|strong="H2416"\w* Egypt \w with|strong="H5971"\w* gifts \w of|strong="H5971"\w* oil, \q2 Ethiopia haste \w with|strong="H5971"\w* full hands \w to|strong="H5971"\w* God. \b \q1 \v 32 Sing \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w God|strong="H3027"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H4480"\w* kingdoms \w of|strong="H3027"\w* earth, \q2 \w make|strong="H3027"\w* melody \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \nd Lord\nd*. \qs Selah\qs* \q1 \v 33 \w Praise|strong="H2167"\w* him \w who|strong="H7891"\w* rides on \w the|strong="H2167"\w* ancient heavens. \q2 See! He utters \w his|strong="H7891"\w* voice, \w his|strong="H7891"\w* mighty voice. \q1 \v 34 \w Ascribe|strong="H5414"\w* \w strength|strong="H5797"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w God|strong="H5414"\w* \w over|strong="H5414"\w* \w Israel|strong="H8064"\w*, \q2 whose \w strength|strong="H5797"\w* \w and|strong="H8064"\w* majesty live \w in|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* skies. \q1 \v 35 Awe-inspiring \w is|strong="H3478"\w* \w God|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* holy \w place|strong="H5414"\w*, \q2 \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w is|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*’s \w God|strong="H5414"\w* \q2 \w who|strong="H3478"\w* \w gives|strong="H5414"\w* \w strength|strong="H5797"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w might|strong="H5797"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* people. \q3 Blessed \w be|strong="H3478"\w* \w God|strong="H5414"\w*. \c 69 \s1 Psalm 69 – A Prayer for Deliverance and Vengeance \d For the leader. On shoshannim. Of David. \q1 \v 1 Save \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God; \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* waters \q2 are threatening \w my|strong="H1732"\w* life. \q1 \v 2 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am sunk \w in|strong="H5315"\w* depths \w of|strong="H4325"\w* mire, \q2 where ground \w there|strong="H5704"\w* \w is|strong="H5315"\w* none. \q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am come \w into|strong="H4325"\w* deep deep \w waters|strong="H4325"\w*, \q2 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w flood|strong="H4325"\w* overwhelms \w me|strong="H5315"\w*. \q1 \v 3 I am weary \w of|strong="H4325"\w* crying, my throat \w is|strong="H4325"\w* parched, \q2 my eyes \w are|strong="H4325"\w* wasted \w with|strong="H4325"\w* waiting \w for|strong="H4325"\w* God. \b \q1 \v 4 More than \w the|strong="H7121"\w* hairs \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w my|strong="H3615"\w* head \q2 \w are|strong="H5869"\w* those \w who|strong="H7121"\w* wantonly hate \w me|strong="H7121"\w*. \q1 More than \w my|strong="H3615"\w* bones \w in|strong="H7121"\w* number \q2 \w are|strong="H5869"\w* those \w who|strong="H7121"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* falsely \w my|strong="H3615"\w* foes. \q1 \w That|strong="H7121"\w* \w which|strong="H5869"\w* \w I|strong="H7121"\w* never robbed, \q2 how am \w I|strong="H7121"\w* \w then|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H7121"\w* restore? \q1 \v 5 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w*, \w you|strong="H7725"\w* know \w my|strong="H7725"\w* folly, \q2 \w my|strong="H7725"\w* guilt \w is|strong="H7218"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* hidden \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w*. \q1 \v 6 \w Through|strong="H4480"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w* \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w any|strong="H4480"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* shamed, \q2 \w who|strong="H3045"\w* wait \w for|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w*, \nd Lord\nd* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* hosts. \q1 \w Through|strong="H4480"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w* \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w those|strong="H4480"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* confounded \q2 \w who|strong="H3045"\w* \w seek|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* Israel. \q1 \v 7 \w It|strong="H1245"\w*’s \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w your|strong="H1245"\w* cause \w that|strong="H3478"\w* \w I|strong="H3478"\w* \w have|strong="H3478"\w* borne taunts, \q2 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w my|strong="H1245"\w* face \w has|strong="H3478"\w* been covered \w with|strong="H3478"\w* \w shame|strong="H3637"\w*; \q1 \v 8 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* became \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* kindred \w a|strong="H3068"\w* foreigner, \q2 \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* mother’s sons \w a|strong="H3068"\w* stranger. \b \q1 \v 9 \w It|strong="H1961"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* zeal \w for|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H1961"\w* house \w that|strong="H1121"\w* consumed \w me|strong="H1961"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* insults they hurled \w at|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H2114"\w* \w fell|strong="H1961"\w* \w upon|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H1961"\w*. \q1 \v 10 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* chastened myself \w with|strong="H1004"\w* fasting, \q2 \w they|strong="H3588"\w* took \w occasion|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w taunt|strong="H2778"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. \q1 \v 11 \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H5315"\w* put \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* garment \w of|strong="H5315"\w* sackcloth, \q2 \w they|strong="H5315"\w* \w made|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* theme \w of|strong="H5315"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* taunt-song. \q1 \v 12 \w Those|strong="H1992"\w* \w who|strong="H1992"\w* \w sit|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* gate \w make|strong="H5414"\w* sport \w of|strong="H4912"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \q2 \w in|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* music \w of|strong="H4912"\w* drunken songs. \b \q1 \v 13 But \w I|strong="H7878"\w* \w pray|strong="H7878"\w* \w to|strong="H3427"\w* \w you|strong="H3427"\w*, \nd Lord\nd*, \q2 \w for|strong="H3427"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* time \w of|strong="H3427"\w* favor. \q1 \w In|strong="H3427"\w* \w your|strong="H8354"\w* great love answer me; \q2 \w with|strong="H3427"\w* \w your|strong="H8354"\w* loyal help, save me \q1 \v 14 \w from|strong="H3068"\w* sinking \w down|strong="H6256"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* mire. \q2 \w Lift|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H6030"\w* out \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* deep deep waters, \q1 \v 15 \w that|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H5337"\w* rushing \w flood|strong="H4325"\w* \w may|strong="H4325"\w* \w not|strong="H4325"\w* drown \w me|strong="H8130"\w*, \q2 \w that|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H5337"\w* \w deep|strong="H4615"\w* \w may|strong="H4325"\w* \w not|strong="H4325"\w* swallow \w me|strong="H8130"\w* up, \q2 nor \w the|strong="H5337"\w* pit close \w her|strong="H8130"\w* mouth upon \w me|strong="H8130"\w*. \q1 \v 16 Answer \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, \nd Lord\nd*, \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* gracious kindness, \q2 turn \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* great compassion. \q1 \v 17 Hide \w not|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w face|strong="H6437"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* servant, \q2 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* trouble; \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w* \w me|strong="H6030"\w* speedily. \q1 \v 18 Draw \w near|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*, redeem \w me|strong="H6440"\w*; \q2 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w my|strong="H5641"\w* \w enemies|strong="H6887"\w*, ransom \w me|strong="H6440"\w*. \b \q1 \v 19 \w You|strong="H7126"\w* know how \w I|strong="H5315"\w* am insulted; \q2 \w in|strong="H5315"\w* \w your|strong="H7126"\w* sight \w are|strong="H5315"\w* \w all|strong="H1350"\w* \w my|strong="H6299"\w* foes. \q1 \v 20 \w Insult|strong="H2781"\w* \w has|strong="H3605"\w* broken \w my|strong="H3605"\w* heart, \q2 past cure \w are|strong="H3045"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w shame|strong="H1322"\w* \w and|strong="H3045"\w* \w confusion|strong="H1322"\w*. \q1 \w For|strong="H3605"\w* pity \w I|strong="H3045"\w* looked – \w there|strong="H3045"\w* \w was|strong="H3605"\w* \w none|strong="H3605"\w*! \q2 \w And|strong="H3045"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* comforters, \w but|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w found|strong="H3045"\w* \w none|strong="H3605"\w*. \q1 \v 21 Poison \w they|strong="H3808"\w* gave \w me|strong="H4672"\w* \w for|strong="H6960"\w* food, \q2 \w and|strong="H3820"\w* \w to|strong="H3820"\w* slake \w my|strong="H4672"\w* thirst \w they|strong="H3808"\w* gave vinegar. \b \q1 \v 22 \w May|strong="H5414"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* table, outspread, \w be|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* trap \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H7219"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* peace-offerings \w be|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* snare. \q1 \v 23 \w May|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* eyes \w be|strong="H1961"\w* darkened \w and|strong="H6440"\w* blind, \q2 make \w them|strong="H6440"\w* shake \w without|strong="H1961"\w* ceasing. \q1 \v 24 Pour \w your|strong="H7200"\w* indignation \w upon|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H7200"\w*, \q2 let \w your|strong="H7200"\w* burning wrath overtake \w them|strong="H7200"\w*. \q1 \v 25 May \w their|strong="H5921"\w* camp \w be|strong="H2195"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* desolation, \q2 \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* tents \w be|strong="H2195"\w* there none \w 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Of David. 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maskil of Asaph. \q1 \v 1 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \w have|strong="H6629"\w* \w you|strong="H4100"\w* spurned \w us|strong="H2186"\w* \w forever|strong="H5331"\w*? \q2 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* smokes \w your|strong="H4100"\w* wrath against \w the|strong="H4100"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w of|strong="H6629"\w* \w your|strong="H4100"\w* \w pasture|strong="H4830"\w*? \q1 \v 2 \w Remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w the|strong="H2142"\w* \w community|strong="H5712"\w* \w you|strong="H5159"\w* \w purchased|strong="H7069"\w* \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w old|strong="H6924"\w* \q2 \w to|strong="H5159"\w* become \w by|strong="H5159"\w* redemption \w the|strong="H2142"\w* \w tribe|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w your|strong="H2142"\w* \w heritage|strong="H5159"\w*, \q2 \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*, \w the|strong="H2142"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w you|strong="H5159"\w* \w made|strong="H7069"\w* \w your|strong="H2142"\w* home. \q1 \v 3 Rouse yourself, visit \w its|strong="H3605"\w* \w ruins|strong="H4876"\w* \w complete|strong="H3605"\w*. \q2 \w In|strong="H6471"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* temple \w the|strong="H3605"\w* foe \w has|strong="H3605"\w* \w made|strong="H7311"\w* havoc \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H6944"\w*. \b \q1 \v 4 \w Like|strong="H7130"\w* lions \w your|strong="H7760"\w* \w enemies|strong="H6887"\w* \w roared|strong="H7580"\w* \w through|strong="H7130"\w* \w your|strong="H7760"\w* house, \q2 replacing \w our|strong="H7760"\w* symbols by signs \w of|strong="H7130"\w* \w their|strong="H7760"\w* own, \q1 \v 5 hacking, \w like|strong="H6086"\w* woodsmen \w who|strong="H3045"\w* lift \q2 \w axes|strong="H7134"\w* \w on|strong="H3045"\w* \w thickets|strong="H5442"\w* \w of|strong="H6086"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w*, \q1 \v 6 smashing \w with|strong="H1986"\w* hatchets \w and|strong="H6258"\w* \w hammers|strong="H3597"\w* \q2 \w all|strong="H3162"\w* \w of|strong="H6603"\w* \w its|strong="H3162"\w* \w carved|strong="H6603"\w* \w work|strong="H6603"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w*. \q1 \v 7 \w They|strong="H2490"\w* \w have|strong="H8034"\w* \w set|strong="H7971"\w* \w your|strong="H7971"\w* \w temple|strong="H4720"\w* \w on|strong="H7971"\w* fire, \q2 \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* very ground \w they|strong="H2490"\w* \w have|strong="H8034"\w* outraged \q2 \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w place|strong="H4908"\w* \w where|strong="H4908"\w* lives \w your|strong="H7971"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*. \q1 \v 8 \w They|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3605"\w* said \w in|strong="H3162"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*, “Let us \w utterly|strong="H8313"\w* crush \w them|strong="H8313"\w*.” \q2 \w They|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3605"\w* \w burned|strong="H8313"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* houses \w of|strong="H3820"\w* God \w in|strong="H3162"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land. \b \q1 \v 9 \w No|strong="H3808"\w* symbol \w of|strong="H5030"\w* ours \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w any|strong="H5750"\w* \w more|strong="H5750"\w*: \q2 \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w there|strong="H5704"\w* \w any|strong="H5750"\w* \w more|strong="H5750"\w*, \q2 \w none|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w with|strong="H3045"\w* \w us|strong="H7200"\w* \w who|strong="H5030"\w* \w knows|strong="H3045"\w* \w how|strong="H4100"\w* \w long|strong="H5704"\w*. \q1 \v 10 \w How|strong="H4970"\w* \w long|strong="H5704"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \w is|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w foe|strong="H6862"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w insult|strong="H2778"\w*? \q2 \w Shall|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w enemy|strong="H6862"\w* \w spurn|strong="H5006"\w* \w your|strong="H5704"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w forever|strong="H5704"\w*? \q1 \v 11 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3225"\+w*\nd*, \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* hold \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, \q2 \w why|strong="H4100"\w* keep \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w in|strong="H7130"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* folds \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* robe? \b \q1 \v 12 Yet God \w is|strong="H4428"\w* \w our|strong="H7130"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w from|strong="H3444"\w* \w the|strong="H7130"\w* \w ancient|strong="H6924"\w* days, \q2 \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H7130"\w* \w midst|strong="H7130"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H7130"\w* earth \w working|strong="H6466"\w* \w deeds|strong="H7130"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w salvation|strong="H3444"\w*. \q1 \v 13 \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H4325"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* who did cleave \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w 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\w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w insult|strong="H2781"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*. \q1 \v 23 Do \w not|strong="H6965"\w* \w forget|strong="H7911"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w uproar|strong="H7588"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w your|strong="H7911"\w* \w enemies|strong="H6887"\w*, \q2 \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w din|strong="H7588"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w your|strong="H7911"\w* foes \w that|strong="H5927"\w* \w ascends|strong="H5927"\w* \w evermore|strong="H8548"\w*. \c 75 \s1 Psalm 75 – God the Judge \d For the leader; al tashheth. A psalm of Asaph, a song. \q1 \v 1 We praise you, God, \w we|strong="H3068"\w* praise you: \q2 \w we|strong="H3068"\w* would call \w on|strong="H5329"\w* your name and declare your wonders. \b \q1 \v 2 “\w At|strong="H3034"\w* \w the|strong="H3034"\w* time \w I|strong="H8034"\w* choose, \q2 \w I|strong="H8034"\w* \w will|strong="H8034"\w* judge fairly. \q1 \v 3 \w Though|strong="H3588"\w* earth melt \w and|strong="H3947"\w* \w all|strong="H3947"\w* \w her|strong="H3947"\w* inhabitants, \q2 \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* \w keep|strong="H3947"\w* steady \w her|strong="H3947"\w* pillars.” \qs Selah\qs* \q1 \v 4 \w I|strong="H3605"\w* say \w to|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* boasters, “Boast not”; \q2 \w to|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* wicked, “Lift not \w up|strong="H3427"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* horn: \q1 \v 5 \w lift|strong="H7311"\w* not \w your|strong="H7311"\w* \w horn|strong="H7161"\w* \w on|strong="H7161"\w* \w high|strong="H7311"\w*, \q2 speak not \w boldly|strong="H7311"\w* against \w the|strong="H1984"\w* Rock.” \b \q1 \v 6 \w For|strong="H7311"\w* \w not|strong="H1696"\w* from east nor west, \q2 \w not|strong="H1696"\w* from desert nor mountains; \q1 \v 7 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w himself|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* judge, \q2 humbling \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w and|strong="H4057"\w* exalting \w another|strong="H3808"\w*. \b \q1 \v 8 \w In|strong="H2088"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* hand \w of|strong="H8199"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* cup \q2 foaming wine, richly spiced. \q1 Out \w of|strong="H8199"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* pours \w a|strong="H3068"\w* draught, \q2 \w and|strong="H2088"\w* all \w the|strong="H3588"\w* wicked \w of|strong="H8199"\w* earth \q2 must drain \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w down|strong="H8213"\w* \w to|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* dregs. \b \q1 \v 9 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* rejoice \w forever|strong="H3605"\w*, \q2 singing \w praise|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Jacob. \q1 \v 10 \w I|strong="H5046"\w* \w will|strong="H3290"\w* hew \w all|strong="H5769"\w* \w the|strong="H5046"\w* horns \w of|strong="H5046"\w* \w the|strong="H5046"\w* wicked, \q2 \w but|strong="H3290"\w* \w the|strong="H5046"\w* horns \w of|strong="H5046"\w* \w the|strong="H5046"\w* just \w shall|strong="H3290"\w* \w be|strong="H5769"\w* \w lifted|strong="H3290"\w*. \c 76 \s1 Psalm 76 – A Song of Victory \d For the leader. With instrumental music. A psalm of Asaph, a song. \q1 \v 1 God has made himself known in Judah, \q2 his name is great in Israel. \q1 \v 2 \w His|strong="H3045"\w* tent \w is|strong="H8034"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* Salem, \q2 \w his|strong="H3045"\w* dwelling \w in|strong="H3478"\w* Zion. \b \q1 \v 3 \w There|strong="H1961"\w* he broke \w the|strong="H1961"\w* lightning arrows, \q2 shield, sword, \w and|strong="H6726"\w* weapons \w of|strong="H1961"\w* war. \qs Selah\qs* \q1 \v 4 Terrible \w is|strong="H8033"\w* \w your|strong="H7665"\w* splendor \q2 \w on|strong="H2719"\w* \w the|strong="H7665"\w* everlasting mountains. \b \q1 \v 5 Despoiled \w were|strong="H2042"\w* the stout \w of|strong="H2042"\w* heart; \q2 in the sleep into which they had fallen, \q1 none \w of|strong="H2042"\w* the warriors \q2 could lift \w a|strong="H3068"\w* hand. \b \q1 \v 6 \w At|strong="H3808"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* rebuke, \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* Jacob, \q2 \w sank|strong="H5123"\w* chariot \w and|strong="H3027"\w* horse \w to|strong="H3820"\w* \w sleep|strong="H8142"\w*. \q1 \v 7 Awful \w are|strong="H5483"\w* you: who can stand \q2 before you, \w when|strong="H3290"\w* once you \w are|strong="H5483"\w* angry? \b \q1 \v 8 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* judgment \w you|strong="H6440"\w* gave \w from|strong="H6440"\w* heaven \q2 \w frightened|strong="H3372"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* earth into silence, \q1 \v 9 \w when|strong="H8085"\w* \w God|strong="H8064"\w* arose \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w judgment|strong="H1779"\w* \q2 \w to|strong="H8085"\w* save \w the|strong="H8085"\w* oppressed \w of|strong="H3372"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w*. \qs Selah\qs* \b \q1 \v 10 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* fiercest \w will|strong="H6035"\w* praise \w you|strong="H3605"\w*, \q2 \w to|strong="H6965"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H6035"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* remnant \w hold|strong="H6965"\w* festival. \q1 \v 11 Vow \w and|strong="H3034"\w* pay \w to|strong="H2534"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* God, \q2 \w and|strong="H3034"\w* let all \w who|strong="H3588"\w* are round \w him|strong="H3588"\w* bring presents. \b \q1 \v 12 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* lops off \w the|strong="H3605"\w* courage \w of|strong="H3068"\w* princes, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w terror|strong="H4172"\w* fills kings \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth. \c 77 \s1 Psalm 77 – A Prayer for Preservation as in the Days of Old \d For the leader. On Jeduthun. Of Asaph, a psalm. \q1 \v 1 Loudly will \w I|strong="H5921"\w* lift \w my|strong="H5921"\w* cry \w to|strong="H5921"\w* God, \q2 loudly \w to|strong="H5921"\w* God, \w so|strong="H5921"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* hears \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. \q1 \v 2 \w In|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H6963"\w* day \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w my|strong="H6963"\w* trouble \w I|strong="H6963"\w* seek \w the|strong="H6963"\w* \nd Lord\nd*; \q2 \w in|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H6963"\w* night \w I|strong="H6963"\w* lift \w my|strong="H6963"\w* hands \w in|strong="H6963"\w* prayer, \q2 refusing \w all|strong="H6817"\w* comfort. \b \q1 \v 3 \w When|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w think|strong="H5162"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w*, \w I|strong="H3117"\w* moan; \q2 \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* muse, \w my|strong="H3027"\w* \w spirit|strong="H5315"\w* \w is|strong="H5315"\w* faint. \qs Selah\qs* \q1 \v 4 \w When|strong="H2142"\w* \w you|strong="H2142"\w* \w hold|strong="H2142"\w* \w my|strong="H2142"\w* eyes awake, \q2 \w and|strong="H7307"\w* \w I|strong="H7878"\w* am restless \w and|strong="H7307"\w* speechless, \q1 \v 5 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w think|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H1696"\w* days \w of|strong="H5869"\w* old, \q2 call \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w mind|strong="H3808"\w* distant years. \q1 \v 6 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* commune \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H2803"\w* heart \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* night, \q2 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* muse \w with|strong="H3117"\w* inquiring spirit. \q1 \v 7 “\w Will|strong="H7307"\w* \w the|strong="H2142"\w* \nd Lord\nd* cast \w us|strong="H2142"\w* \w off|strong="H5973"\w* forever, \q2 \w will|strong="H7307"\w* \w he|strong="H7307"\w* \w be|strong="H3915"\w* gracious no more? \q1 \v 8 Has \w his|strong="H3808"\w* love vanished \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*? \q2 \w Is|strong="H3808"\w* \w his|strong="H3808"\w* faithfulness utterly \w gone|strong="H3808"\w*? \q1 \v 9 \w Has|strong="H5331"\w* God forgotten \w to|strong="H1755"\w* \w be|strong="H5331"\w* gracious, \q2 or \w in|strong="H1755"\w* anger withheld his compassion?” \qs Selah\qs* \b \q1 \v 10 Then I said, “This it is that grieves \w me|strong="H7911"\w*, \q2 that \w the|strong="H7911"\w* hand of \w the|strong="H7911"\w* Most High has changed.” \q1 \v 11 \w I|strong="H8141"\w* \w will|strong="H1931"\w* think \w of|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H8141"\w* deeds \w of|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H8141"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3225"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w and|strong="H8141"\w* remember \w your|strong="H2470"\w* wonders \w of|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H8141"\w*. \q1 \v 12 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3588"\w* muse \w on|strong="H6924"\w* all \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* wrought, \q2 \w and|strong="H2142"\w* meditate \w on|strong="H6924"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w 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Of Asaph, a psalm. \q1 \v 1 Listen, Shepherd \w of|strong="H4210"\w* Israel, \q2 who leads Joseph like \w a|strong="H3068"\w* flock \w of|strong="H4210"\w* sheep; \q1 from your throne \w on|strong="H5329"\w* \w the|strong="H5329"\w* cherubs shine forth \q2 \v 2 \w before|strong="H3427"\w* Ephraim, Manasseh, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* Benjamin. \q1 Stir \w up|strong="H7462"\w* \w your|strong="H3478"\w* mighty \w power|strong="H3478"\w*, \q2 \w come|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w our|strong="H3478"\w* help. \q1 \v 3 God, restore \w us|strong="H6440"\w*: \q2 show \w us|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* light \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*, \q2 \w so|strong="H6440"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w may|strong="H3444"\w* \w be|strong="H6440"\w* saved. \b \q1 \v 4 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* hosts, \q1 how \w long|strong="H6440"\w* \w is|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w anger|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* smoke, \q2 despite \w the|strong="H6440"\w* prayer \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* people? \q1 \v 5 \w You|strong="H5704"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* fed \w them|strong="H5704"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* bread \w of|strong="H3068"\w* tears, \q2 \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H5704"\w* drink tears \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* measure. \q1 \v 6 \w The|strong="H8248"\w* scorn \w of|strong="H3899"\w* \w our|strong="H8248"\w* neighbors \w you|strong="H1832"\w* \w make|strong="H8248"\w* \w us|strong="H8248"\w*, \q2 \w the|strong="H8248"\w* laughing-stock \w of|strong="H3899"\w* \w our|strong="H8248"\w* foes. \q1 \v 7 God \w of|strong="H7760"\w* hosts, restore \w us|strong="H7760"\w*: \q2 \w show|strong="H7760"\w* \w us|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w light|strong="H7760"\w* \w of|strong="H7760"\w* \w your|strong="H7760"\w* face, \q2 \w so|strong="H7760"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* may \w be|strong="H7760"\w* saved. \b \q1 \v 8 \w A|strong="H3068"\w* vine \w out|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* Egypt \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w brought|strong="H7725"\w*; \q2 \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w did|strong="H6635"\w* drive \w out|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w nations|strong="H6440"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* plant \w her|strong="H7725"\w*; \q1 \v 9 \w in|strong="H1471"\w* \w the|strong="H1644"\w* ground \w you|strong="H4714"\w* \w did|strong="H1612"\w* clear she struck root, \q2 \w and|strong="H4714"\w* she filled all \w the|strong="H1644"\w* land. \q1 \v 10 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* shade \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w her|strong="H4390"\w* \w covered|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* mountains, \q2 \w her|strong="H4390"\w* branches \w the|strong="H6440"\w* cedars \w of|strong="H6440"\w* God. \q1 \v 11 She sent forth \w her|strong="H3680"\w* shoots \w to|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H3680"\w* sea, \q2 \w and|strong="H2022"\w* \w her|strong="H3680"\w* \w branches|strong="H6057"\w* \w as|strong="H2022"\w* far \w as|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H3680"\w* River. \q1 \v 12 Why \w have|strong="H5104"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* torn \w down|strong="H7971"\w* \w her|strong="H7971"\w* fences, \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w left|strong="H7971"\w* \w her|strong="H7971"\w* \q2 \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w be|strong="H3220"\w* plucked \w at|strong="H3220"\w* \w by|strong="H7971"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* who pass \w by|strong="H7971"\w*, \q1 \v 13 \w to|strong="H1870"\w* \w be|strong="H1870"\w* gnawed \w by|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* boar \w from|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* forest, \q2 \w and|strong="H1870"\w* devoured \w by|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* beasts \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* field? \b \q1 \v 14 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God \w of|strong="H7704"\w* hosts, return: \q2 look down \w from|strong="H7704"\w* heaven \w and|strong="H7704"\w* see \q1 \w and|strong="H7704"\w* visit this vine, \w and|strong="H7704"\w* restore her \q2 \v 15 \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w vine|strong="H1612"\w* \w which|strong="H6635"\w* \w your|strong="H7200"\w* \w right|strong="H5027"\w* hand \w has|strong="H6635"\w* planted. \q1 \v 16 \w She|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H1121"\w* burned \w with|strong="H5921"\w* fire \w and|strong="H1121"\w* cut \w down|strong="H5921"\w* \q2 \w before|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* stern face \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* perishing. \q1 \v 17 Support \w the|strong="H6440"\w* one \w you|strong="H6440"\w* have chosen, \q2 \w the|strong="H6440"\w* one \w you|strong="H6440"\w* have raised \w for|strong="H6440"\w* yourself; \q1 \v 18 \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* never draw back. \q2 Preserve \w us|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* call \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* name. \q1 \v 19 \nd Lord\nd*, \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H8034"\w* hosts, restore \w us|strong="H2421"\w*: \q2 Show \w us|strong="H2421"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* light \w of|strong="H8034"\w* \w your|strong="H4480"\w* face, \q2 \w so|strong="H4480"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w may|strong="H8034"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w saved|strong="H2421"\w*. \c 81 \s1 Psalm 81 – For the Feast of Tabernacles \d For the leader. On the gittith. Of Asaph. \q1 \v 1 Sing aloud \w to|strong="H5921"\w* God \w our|strong="H5921"\w* strength, \q2 shout \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w joy|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* God \w of|strong="H5921"\w* Jacob. \q1 \v 2 \w Raise|strong="H7321"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* song, \w sound|strong="H7321"\w* \w the|strong="H7321"\w* timbrel, \q2 sweet lyre \w and|strong="H3290"\w* harp. \q1 \v 3 \w On|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* new moon blow \w the|strong="H5414"\w* horn, \q2 \w at|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* full moon, \w the|strong="H5414"\w* day \w of|strong="H5035"\w* \w our|strong="H5414"\w* festival. \q1 \v 4 \w For|strong="H3117"\w* \w this|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* statute \w for|strong="H3117"\w* Israel, \q2 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* ruling \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* God \w of|strong="H3117"\w* Jacob, \q1 \v 5 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* witness \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w set|strong="H3478"\w* \w up|strong="H4941"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* Joseph, \q2 \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* marched \w against|strong="H3290"\w* Egypt’s land, \q2 where \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w heard|strong="H3588"\w* \w an|strong="H3588"\w* unknown voice \w say|strong="H3478"\w*: \b \q1 \v 6 “\w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w removed|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* shoulder \w the|strong="H5921"\w* burden, \q2 \w and|strong="H4714"\w* freed \w your|strong="H5921"\w* hands \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* basket. \q1 \v 7 \w At|strong="H5493"\w* \w your|strong="H5674"\w* call \w of|strong="H3709"\w* distress I \w delivered|strong="H5674"\w* \w you|strong="H5493"\w*, \q2 \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w the|strong="H5674"\w* thundercloud I answered \w you|strong="H5493"\w*. \q2 \w At|strong="H5493"\w* Meribah’s waters I tested \w you|strong="H5493"\w*. \qs Selah\qs* \b \q1 \v 8 “Listen, \w my|strong="H5921"\w* people, \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* warning, \q2 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* Israel, if \w you|strong="H5921"\w* would \w but|strong="H6030"\w* listen! \q1 \v 9 There \w must|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H8085"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* strange god \w among|strong="H5971"\w* \w you|strong="H5971"\w*, \q2 \w you|strong="H5971"\w* \w must|strong="H3478"\w* bow \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w no|strong="H3478"\w* foreign god. \q1 \v 10 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H7812"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \q2 \w who|strong="H2114"\w* \w brought|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w up|strong="H1961"\w* \w out|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H3808"\w* Egypt. \q2 Open \w your|strong="H3808"\w* mouth, \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* fill \w it|strong="H1961"\w*. \b \q1 \v 11 “\w But|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* people \w did|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H5927"\w* listen \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* voice, \q2 Israel \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* none \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H5927"\w*. \q1 \v 12 \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w their|strong="H8085"\w* \w own|strong="H5971"\w* \w hard|strong="H5971"\w* hearts \w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w left|strong="H3478"\w* \w them|strong="H8085"\w*, \q2 \w to|strong="H3478"\w* follow \w their|strong="H8085"\w* \w own|strong="H5971"\w* devices. \q1 \v 13 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3820"\w* \w my|strong="H7971"\w* \w people|strong="H3820"\w* would listen, \q2 \w that|strong="H3820"\w* Israel would \w walk|strong="H3212"\w* \w in|strong="H3212"\w* \w my|strong="H7971"\w* ways. \q1 \v 14 Soon \w would|strong="H3478"\w* \w I|strong="H8085"\w* humble \w their|strong="H8085"\w* enemies, \q2 \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w turn|strong="H5971"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* hand \w on|strong="H1980"\w* \w their|strong="H8085"\w* foes. \q1 \v 15 \w Those|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H6862"\w* hate \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w would|strong="H6862"\w* cringe \w before|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \q2 \w in|strong="H5921"\w* everlasting terror. \q1 \v 16 \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H8130"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H6256"\w* feed \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* richest wheat, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* honey \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* rock \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* heart’s desire.” \c 82 \s1 Psalm 82 – God the Upholder of Justice \d A psalm of Asaph. \q1 \v 1 God \w has|strong="H8199"\w* taken \w his|strong="H7130"\w* \w stand|strong="H5324"\w* \q2 \w in|strong="H7130"\w* \w the|strong="H8199"\w* divine \w assembly|strong="H5712"\w*: \q2 \w in|strong="H7130"\w* \w the|strong="H8199"\w* \w midst|strong="H7130"\w* \w of|strong="H4210"\w* \w the|strong="H8199"\w* gods \w he|strong="H7130"\w* holds \w judgment|strong="H8199"\w*. \q1 \v 2 “\w How|strong="H4970"\w* \w long|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* crookedly \w judge|strong="H8199"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w favor|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*? \qs \+w Selah|strong="H5542"\+w*\qs* \q1 \v 3 \w Do|strong="H7326"\w* \w right|strong="H6663"\w* \w by|strong="H8199"\w* \w the|strong="H8199"\w* \w weak|strong="H1800"\w* \w and|strong="H6041"\w* \w the|strong="H8199"\w* \w orphan|strong="H3490"\w*, \q2 \w acquit|strong="H6663"\w* \w the|strong="H8199"\w* \w innocent|strong="H6663"\w* \w poor|strong="H6041"\w*. \q1 \v 4 \w Rescue|strong="H5337"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w weak|strong="H1800"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w needy|strong="H1800"\w*, \q2 \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*. \b \q1 \v 5 “\w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w neither|strong="H3808"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H3045"\w* \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* insight, \q2 \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2825"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w walk|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w fro|strong="H1980"\w*, \q2 while \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth’s \w foundations|strong="H4144"\w* \w totter|strong="H4131"\w*. \q1 \v 6 \w It|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w I|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w appointed|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* gods, \q2 \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Most|strong="H5945"\w* \w High|strong="H5945"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*. \q1 \v 7 Yet \w like|strong="H4191"\w* mortals you \w will|strong="H8269"\w* \w surely|strong="H4191"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*, \q2 you \w will|strong="H8269"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w like|strong="H4191"\w* \w any|strong="H4191"\w* \w prince|strong="H8269"\w*.” \b \q1 \v 8 \w Arise|strong="H6965"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth, \q2 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w are|strong="H1471"\w* yours \w by|strong="H6965"\w* \w inheritance|strong="H5157"\w*. \c 83 \s1 Psalm 83 – A Prayer for the Destruction of the Enemies of Judah \d A song, a psalm of Asaph. \q1 \v 1 Do not keep silent, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God: \q2 hold not your peace, \w be|strong="H7892"\w* not still, God. \q1 \v 2 \w For|strong="H8252"\w* see! Your enemies roar, \q2 those who hate you lift up their heads, \q1 \v 3 laying crafty plans \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H5375"\w* people, \q2 \w and|strong="H7218"\w* plotting \w against|strong="H8130"\w* \w those|strong="H5375"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* treasure. \q1 \v 4 “\w Come|strong="H5971"\w*, let \w us|strong="H5921"\w* wipe \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w as|strong="H5971"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w nation|strong="H5971"\w*, \q2 \w so|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H5971"\w*’s name \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w be|strong="H5971"\w* mentioned no \w more|strong="H5921"\w*.” \b \q1 \v 5 \w For|strong="H8034"\w*, conspiring \w with|strong="H3212"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* accord, \q2 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H1471"\w* \w made|strong="H3478"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* league \w against|strong="H3212"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \q1 \v 6 Tents \w of|strong="H5921"\w* Edom, \w and|strong="H1285"\w* Ishmaelites, \q2 Moab, \w and|strong="H1285"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Hagrites. \q1 \v 7 Gebal \w and|strong="H4124"\w* Ammon \w and|strong="H4124"\w* Amalek, \q2 Philistia, with the people \w of|strong="H4124"\w* Tyre; \q1 \v 8 Syria, too, \w is|strong="H6002"\w* confederate, \q2 \w they|strong="H5983"\w* \w have|strong="H5973"\w* strengthened \w the|strong="H5973"\w* children \w of|strong="H3427"\w* Lot. \qs Selah\qs* \b \q1 \v 9 Deal \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w* dealt \w with|strong="H5973"\w* Midian, \q2 \w with|strong="H5973"\w* Sisera, \w with|strong="H5973"\w* Jabin, \w at|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* torrent \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Kishon, \q1 \v 10 \w who|strong="H1992"\w* \w at|strong="H6213"\w* Endor \w were|strong="H1992"\w* destroyed, \q2 \w and|strong="H6213"\w* became dung \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* field. \q1 \v 11 Make \w their|strong="H1961"\w* nobles \w like|strong="H1961"\w* Oreb \w and|strong="H1961"\w* Zeeb, \q2 all \w their|strong="H1961"\w* princes \w like|strong="H1961"\w* Zebah \w and|strong="H1961"\w* Zalmunna, \q1 \v 12 \w who|strong="H3605"\w* said, “Let us \w take|strong="H7896"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* ourselves \q2 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* meadows \w of|strong="H3605"\w* God.” \b \q1 \v 13 Whirl \w them|strong="H3423"\w*, \w my|strong="H3423"\w* God, like dust, \q2 like stubble before \w the|strong="H3423"\w* wind. \q1 \v 14 \w As|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* fire \w that|strong="H7307"\w* kindles \w the|strong="H6440"\w* forest, \q2 \w as|strong="H6440"\w* flame \w that|strong="H7307"\w* \w sets|strong="H7896"\w* mountains ablaze, \q1 \v 15 so \w with|strong="H1197"\w* your tempest pursue \w them|strong="H3857"\w*, \q2 terrify \w them|strong="H3857"\w* \w with|strong="H1197"\w* your hurricane. \q1 \v 16 Make \w them|strong="H7291"\w* blush \w with|strong="H3651"\w* shame; \q2 until \w they|strong="H3651"\w* seek \w your|strong="H7291"\w* name, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd*. \q1 \v 17 Everlasting \w shame|strong="H7036"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w confusion|strong="H7036"\w*, \q2 \w disgrace|strong="H7036"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* destruction \w be|strong="H3068"\w* theirs. \q1 \v 18 Teach those \w who|strong="H2659"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* alone \q2 are most high \w over|strong="H5704"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* earth. \c 84 \s1 Psalm 84 – The Song of the Pilgrims \d For the leader. On the gittith. Of the Korahites, a psalm. \q1 \v 1 How dearly loved \w is|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* place \w where|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* live, \q2 \nd Lord\nd* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* hosts! \q1 \v 2 \w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w I|strong="H4100"\w* \w long|strong="H4100"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* yearn \q2 \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* courts \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \q1 Now heart \w and|strong="H3068"\w* flesh cry \w for|strong="H3068"\w* joy \q2 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* living \w God|strong="H3068"\w*. \b \q1 \v 3 \w Even|strong="H1571"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* sparrow \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w found|strong="H1571"\w* \w her|strong="H1571"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w home|strong="H3068"\w* \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* swallow \w a|strong="H3068"\w* nest, \q1 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w lay|strong="H5315"\w* \w her|strong="H1571"\w* young, \q2 near \w your|strong="H3068"\w* altar, \q1 \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* hosts, \q2 \w my|strong="H3068"\w* king \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*. \q1 \v 4 Happy those \w who|strong="H3068"\w* live \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \q2 praising \w you|strong="H4672"\w* evermore. \qs Selah\qs* \b \q1 \v 5 Happy \w those|strong="H3427"\w* whose strength \w is|strong="H1004"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w you|strong="H3427"\w*, \q2 \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* pilgrim hearts. \q1 \v 6 \w As|strong="H3824"\w* \w they|strong="H4546"\w* pass through \w the|strong="H5797"\w* valley \w of|strong="H3824"\w* tears, \q2 \w they|strong="H4546"\w* make it \w a|strong="H3068"\w* place \w of|strong="H3824"\w* fountains, \q2 clothed \w with|strong="H3824"\w* \w the|strong="H5797"\w* blessings \w of|strong="H3824"\w* early rain. \q1 \v 7 \w From|strong="H5674"\w* rampart \w to|strong="H5674"\w* rampart \w on|strong="H5674"\w* \w they|strong="H1571"\w* march, \q2 till \w at|strong="H1571"\w* last God reveals \w himself|strong="H5844"\w* \w in|strong="H1571"\w* Zion. \b \q1 \v 8 \nd Lord\nd*, God \w of|strong="H2428"\w* \w hosts|strong="H2428"\w*, hear \w my|strong="H7200"\w* prayer, \q2 attend, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God \w of|strong="H2428"\w* Jacob. \qs Selah\qs* \q1 \v 9 Behold, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w our|strong="H3068"\w* defender, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w look|strong="H3068"\w* upon \w your|strong="H3068"\w* anointed, \q1 \v 10 \w for|strong="H6440"\w* better \w a|strong="H3068"\w* single day \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* courts \q2 \w than|strong="H6440"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* thousand \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w my|strong="H7200"\w* \w own|strong="H6440"\w* chambers: \q1 better stand \w at|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* door \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* house \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w my|strong="H7200"\w* God \q2 \w than|strong="H6440"\w* live \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* tents \w of|strong="H6440"\w* ungodliness, \q1 \v 11 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* sun \w and|strong="H3117"\w* shield, \q2 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd Lord\nd* gives grace \w and|strong="H3117"\w* glory. \q1 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* withholds no \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w thing|strong="H2896"\w* \w from|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* blameless. \q1 \v 12 \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* hosts, \q2 \w happy|strong="H2896"\w* \w those|strong="H1980"\w* whose trust \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \c 85 \s1 Psalm 85 – A Prayer for National Restoration \d For the leader. Of the Korahites, a psalm. \q1 \v 1 Once, \nd Lord\nd*, you did favor \w your|strong="H1121"\w* land, \q2 granting change \w of|strong="H1121"\w* fortune \w to|strong="H1121"\w* Jacob, \q1 \v 2 forgiving \w the|strong="H3068"\w* guilt \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* people, \q2 pardoning \w all|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* sin, \qs Selah\qs* \q1 \v 3 withdrawing \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* fury, \q2 turning \w from|strong="H5971"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* hot \w anger|strong="H5375"\w*. \b \q1 \v 4 \w Restore|strong="H7725"\w* \w us|strong="H7725"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God \w our|strong="H3605"\w* savior, \q2 \w put|strong="H7725"\w* \w away|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w displeasure|strong="H2740"\w* \w against|strong="H3605"\w* \w us|strong="H7725"\w*. \q1 \v 5 \w Will|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* cherish \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w anger|strong="H3708"\w* \w against|strong="H5973"\w* \w us|strong="H7725"\w* forever, \q2 prolonging \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w wrath|strong="H3708"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w all|strong="H7725"\w* generations? \q1 \v 6 Will \w you|strong="H5769"\w* not revive us again, \q2 \w that|strong="H5769"\w* \w your|strong="H4900"\w* people \w may|strong="H1755"\w* \w be|strong="H5769"\w* glad \w in|strong="H1755"\w* \w you|strong="H5769"\w*? \q1 \v 7 Show \w us|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* kindness, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \q2 grant \w us|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* salvation. \b \q1 \v 8 \w Let|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* hear \w what|strong="H7200"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* speak; \q2 \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* speak \w of|strong="H3068"\w* peace \q1 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H7200"\w*, \w to|strong="H3068"\w* those \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w love|strong="H2617"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w turn|strong="H5414"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* hearts \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*. \q1 \v 9 \w Soon|strong="H3588"\w* \w those|strong="H8085"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* fear \w him|strong="H7725"\w* \w shall|strong="H3068"\w* see \w how|strong="H4100"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* saves, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* glory \w shall|strong="H3068"\w* live \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* land. \b \q1 \v 10 Kindness \w and|strong="H3519"\w* loyalty meet; \q2 peace \w and|strong="H3519"\w* righteousness kiss. \q1 \v 11 \w Loyalty|strong="H2617"\w* springs \w from|strong="H7965"\w* \w the|strong="H7965"\w* earth; \q2 \w righteousness|strong="H6664"\w* looks \w from|strong="H7965"\w* \w the|strong="H7965"\w* sky. \q1 \v 12 \w The|strong="H8064"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w shall|strong="H8064"\w* give all \w that|strong="H8064"\w* \w is|strong="H6664"\w* good, \q2 our \w land|strong="H8064"\w* yielding its increase, \q1 \v 13 righteousness marching before \w him|strong="H5414"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* peace \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* path \w he|strong="H3068"\w* treads. \c 86 \s1 Psalm 86 – A Prayer for Divine Guidance and Favor \d A prayer of David. \q1 \v 1 \w Incline|strong="H5186"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* ear, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w* \w me|strong="H6030"\w*, \q2 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w afflicted|strong="H6041"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w needy|strong="H6041"\w*. \q1 \v 2 \w Guard|strong="H8104"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am \w loyal|strong="H2623"\w*: \q2 \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w your|strong="H8104"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*, \w who|strong="H5315"\w* trusts \w in|strong="H5315"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \q1 \v 3 \nd Lord\nd*, \w be|strong="H3117"\w* \w gracious|strong="H2603"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* God; \q2 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w cry|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*. \q1 \v 4 \w Gladden|strong="H8055"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w heart|strong="H5315"\w* \w of|strong="H5650"\w* \w your|strong="H5375"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*; \q2 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H5650"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \nd Lord\nd*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w set|strong="H5375"\w* \w my|strong="H5375"\w* hope. \q1 \v 5 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H2617"\+w*\nd*, \w are|strong="H7227"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w and|strong="H2617"\w* forgiving, \q2 rich \w in|strong="H7227"\w* \w love|strong="H2617"\w* towards \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w on|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \b \q1 \v 6 \w Listen|strong="H7181"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w*; \q2 \w attend|strong="H7181"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* plea \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w mercy|strong="H3068"\w*. \q1 \v 7 \w In|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w trouble|strong="H6869"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \q2 \w with|strong="H3117"\w* assurance \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*. \q1 \v 8 None \w of|strong="H4639"\w* \w the|strong="H3644"\w* gods \w is|strong="H4639"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w you|strong="H3644"\w*, \nd Lord\nd*, \q2 nor \w are|strong="H4639"\w* any \w works|strong="H4639"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* yours. \q1 \v 9 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w have|strong="H1471"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \q2 \w will|strong="H1471"\w* come \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w bow|strong="H7812"\w* \w down|strong="H7812"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*, \q2 giving \w glory|strong="H3513"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*. \q1 \v 10 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w are|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w doer|strong="H6213"\w* \w of|strong="H6213"\w* \w wonders|strong="H6381"\w*; \q2 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w alone|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H6213"\w* God. \b \q1 \v 11 \w Teach|strong="H3384"\w* \w me|strong="H3372"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w*, \q2 \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w may|strong="H3068"\w* \w walk|strong="H1980"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* truth: \q2 \w so|strong="H1980"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* \w shall|strong="H3068"\w* rejoice \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*. \q1 \v 12 \w I|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3824"\w* \w give|strong="H3034"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w thanks|strong="H3034"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \q2 \w with|strong="H3513"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w heart|strong="H3824"\w*, \w my|strong="H3605"\w* God, \q2 \w I|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3824"\w* \w honor|strong="H3513"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*. \q1 \v 13 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w is|strong="H2617"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w love|strong="H2617"\w* towards \w me|strong="H5315"\w*, \q2 \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w depths|strong="H8482"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w Sheol|strong="H7585"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w saved|strong="H5337"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w*. \b \q1 \v 14 Haughty \w men|strong="H6184"\w* \w have|strong="H2086"\w* \w risen|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w*, \q2 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w band|strong="H5712"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w violent|strong="H6184"\w* \w seeking|strong="H1245"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w*, \q2 \w who|strong="H5315"\w* \w think|strong="H7760"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*. \q1 \v 15 \w But|strong="H7227"\w* you \w are|strong="H7227"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* God \w of|strong="H7227"\w* \w pity|strong="H2617"\w* \w and|strong="H2617"\w* grace, \q2 patient \w and|strong="H2617"\w* rich \w in|strong="H7227"\w* \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w* \w and|strong="H2617"\w* \w faithfulness|strong="H2617"\w*; \q2 turn \w to|strong="H2617"\w* me \w with|strong="H7227"\w* your grace, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H2617"\+w*\nd*. \q1 \v 16 \w Grant|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w strength|strong="H5797"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w child|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* handmaid. \q1 \v 17 \w Show|strong="H7200"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* sign \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w favor|strong="H3068"\w*, \q2 \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w those|strong="H8130"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w* \w may|strong="H3068"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* confusion, \q2 \w since|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w helper|strong="H5826"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w comforter|strong="H5162"\w*. \c 87 \s1 Psalm 87 – Zion, City of God \d Of the Korahites, a psalm. A song. \q1 \v 1 On \w the|strong="H1121"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2042"\w* stands \q2 \w the|strong="H1121"\w* city \w he|strong="H1121"\w* founded. \q1 \v 2 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* loves \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* \q2 more \w than|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w dwellings|strong="H4908"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*. \q1 \v 3 \w Glorious|strong="H3513"\w* \w things|strong="H3513"\w* \w he|strong="H1696"\w* \w is|strong="H5892"\w* \w speaking|strong="H1696"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w you|strong="H3513"\w*, \q2 \w you|strong="H3513"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* God. \qs \+w Selah|strong="H5542"\+w*\qs* \b \q1 \v 4 “\w Among|strong="H5973"\w* \w those|strong="H2088"\w* \w who|strong="H2088"\w* \w are|strong="H8033"\w* \w mine|strong="H3045"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* name \w Rahab|strong="H7294"\w* \w and|strong="H8033"\w* Babylon, \q2 \w Philistia|strong="H6429"\w*, \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*, \w Ethiopia|strong="H3568"\w*, \q2 \w their|strong="H2142"\w* \w people|strong="H3045"\w* \w will|strong="H2088"\w* say \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w was|strong="H2088"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w* \w in|strong="H8033"\w* Zion. \q1 \v 5 \w As|strong="H3559"\w* \w for|strong="H3559"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1931"\w* \w be|strong="H6726"\w* said \q2 each \w and|strong="H6726"\w* all \w were|strong="H3205"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w* \w in|strong="H3559"\w* \w her|strong="H3559"\w*.” \q1 \w The|strong="H3205"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w will|strong="H1931"\w* preserve \w her|strong="H3559"\w*. \b \q1 \v 6 \w The|strong="H3205"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w count|strong="H5608"\w*, \w when|strong="H3068"\w* enrolling \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w peoples|strong="H5971"\w*, \q2 “\w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.” \qs \+w Selah|strong="H5542"\+w*\qs* \q1 \v 7 \w Singers|strong="H7891"\w* \w and|strong="H7891"\w* dancers alike \w will|strong="H3605"\w* say \q2 “\w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w springs|strong="H4599"\w* are \w in|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*.” \c 88 \s1 Psalm 88 – The Prayer of Despair \d A Song, a psalm of the Korahites. To the leader: according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. \q1 \v 1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* God, \q2 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w cry|strong="H6031"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* help \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* day-time, \q2 \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w night|strong="H1121"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w cry|strong="H6031"\w* \w is|strong="H1121"\w* \w before|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*; \q1 \v 2 let \w my|strong="H3068"\w* prayer come \w into|strong="H3915"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w presence|strong="H5048"\w*, \q2 incline \w your|strong="H3068"\w* ear \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w cry|strong="H6817"\w*. \b \q1 \v 3 \w For|strong="H6440"\w* \w I|strong="H6440"\w* am sated \w with|strong="H6440"\w* sorrow, \q2 \w my|strong="H5186"\w* life draws \w near|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* Sheol. \q1 \v 4 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am counted \w with|strong="H7646"\w* \w those|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H5315"\w* go \w down|strong="H5060"\w* \w to|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w pit|strong="H7585"\w*; \q2 \w without|strong="H3588"\w* \w strength|strong="H5315"\w* am \w I|strong="H3588"\w*. \b \q1 \v 5 \w My|strong="H1961"\w* home \w is|strong="H1961"\w* \w among|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* dead, \q2 \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* slain \w that|strong="H1397"\w* \w lie|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* grave, \q1 \w whom|strong="H1397"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w* remember \w no|strong="H2803"\w* \w more|strong="H1961"\w* \q2 cut \w off|strong="H3381"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* they \w are|strong="H1961"\w* \w from|strong="H3381"\w* \w your|strong="H1961"\w* hand. \b \q1 \v 6 \w In|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H2142"\w* deepest pit \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3027"\w* \w put|strong="H4191"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w*, \q2 \w in|strong="H4191"\w* shadows deep \w and|strong="H3027"\w* dark. \q1 \v 7 \w Your|strong="H7896"\w* wrath lies heavy upon \w me|strong="H7896"\w*, \q2 waves \w of|strong="H8482"\w* \w your|strong="H7896"\w* anger roll over \w me|strong="H7896"\w*. \qs Selah\qs* \b \q1 \v 8 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3605"\w* \w put|strong="H5564"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* friends \w far|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, \q2 \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3605"\w* \w made|strong="H3605"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* shun \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. \q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* am shut \w in|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H3605"\w* cannot escape, \q2 \v 9 \w my|strong="H3045"\w* eyes \w are|strong="H3045"\w* wasted \w with|strong="H3318"\w* sorrow. \q1 \w I|strong="H3045"\w* call \w on|strong="H3318"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w*, \nd Lord\nd*, \w every|strong="H3318"\w* day, \q2 spreading \w my|strong="H3045"\w* hands \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w*. \b \q1 \v 10 \w For|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* dead \w can|strong="H5869"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* work wonders? \q2 \w Can|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* shades rise again \w to|strong="H3068"\w* praise \w you|strong="H3605"\w*? \qs Selah\qs* \q1 \v 11 \w Can|strong="H6213"\w* \w your|strong="H6213"\w* kindness \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w told|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* grave, \q2 \w your|strong="H6213"\w* faithfulness \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* tomb? \q1 \v 12 Can \w your|strong="H5608"\w* wonders \w be|strong="H2617"\w* known \w in|strong="H6913"\w* \w the|strong="H5608"\w* darkness, \q2 \w or|strong="H5608"\w* \w your|strong="H5608"\w* help \w in|strong="H6913"\w* \w the|strong="H5608"\w* land \w of|strong="H6913"\w* forgetfulness? \b \q1 \v 13 \w I|strong="H3045"\w* cry \w for|strong="H3045"\w* help \w to|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w*, \q2 \w in|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H3045"\w* morning \w my|strong="H3045"\w* prayer comes \w before|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w*. \q1 \v 14 Why, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H1242"\w* spurn \w me|strong="H6923"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* hide \w your|strong="H3068"\w* face \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H6923"\w*? \q1 \v 15 \w From|strong="H4480"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* youth \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* wretched \w and|strong="H3068"\w* dying, \q2 \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* numbed \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* terrors \w I|strong="H5315"\w* bear. \b \q1 \v 16 \w The|strong="H5375"\w* fires \w of|strong="H5375"\w* \w your|strong="H5375"\w* wrath \w have|strong="H5375"\w* passed \w over|strong="H5375"\w* me, \q2 \w your|strong="H5375"\w* terrors destroy me, \q1 \v 17 surging \w around|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* forever, \q2 hemming \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* altogether. \q1 \v 18 \w Those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* love \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* put \w far|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*; \q2 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* dark \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w only|strong="H3162"\w* friend. \c 89 \s1 Psalm 89 – The Promise to David \d A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. \q1 \v 1 I will sing evermore \w of|strong="H4905"\w* the love \w of|strong="H4905"\w* the \nd Lord\nd*, \q2 proclaiming to all generations his faithfulness. \q1 \v 2 \w For|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w love|strong="H2617"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w did|strong="H3068"\w* \w promise|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* build up \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*, \q2 \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w faithfulness|strong="H2617"\w* firm \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* heavens \w themselves|strong="H3045"\w*. \b \q1 \v 3 “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1129"\w* \w made|strong="H3559"\w* \w with|strong="H8064"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* chosen \w a|strong="H3068"\w* covenant, \q2 \w and|strong="H8064"\w* sworn \w to|strong="H3559"\w* David \w my|strong="H3588"\w* servant, \q1 \v 4 \w to|strong="H1732"\w* establish \w his|strong="H1732"\w* seed forever, \q2 \w and|strong="H5650"\w* \w to|strong="H1732"\w* build up \w his|strong="H1732"\w* throne \w to|strong="H1732"\w* \w all|strong="H3772"\w* ages.” \qs Selah\qs* \b \q1 \v 5 \w Then|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* holy assembly \w in|strong="H1129"\w* heaven \q2 praised \w your|strong="H3559"\w* marvelous \w faithfulness|strong="H3559"\w*, \nd Lord\nd*. \q1 \v 6 \w For|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* skies \w may|strong="H3068"\w* compare \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*? \q2 \w Who|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w like|strong="H8064"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* among \w the|strong="H3068"\w* gods? \b \q1 \v 7 \w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* feared \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* holy assembly, \q2 awful \w and|strong="H1121"\w* great above \w all|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* round \w him|strong="H3588"\w*. \q1 \v 8 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd* God \w of|strong="H6918"\w* hosts, \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w mighty|strong="H7227"\w* \w as|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*? \q2 \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* strength \w and|strong="H3372"\w* faithfulness, \nd Lord\nd*, \w surround|strong="H5439"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*. \b \q1 \v 9 \w You|strong="H3644"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* raging sea: \q2 \w when|strong="H3068"\w* \w its|strong="H5439"\w* waves surge, \w it|strong="H5439"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3644"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* still \w them|strong="H5439"\w*. \q1 \v 10 \w It|strong="H7623"\w* \w was|strong="H3220"\w* you who did pierce \w and|strong="H3220"\w* crush Rahab \w in|strong="H4910"\w* pieces, \q2 \w and|strong="H3220"\w* scatter \w your|strong="H7623"\w* foes by \w your|strong="H7623"\w* mighty arm. \b \q1 \v 11 Yours \w are|strong="H2491"\w* \w the|strong="H6340"\w* heavens, yours \w also|strong="H5797"\w* \w the|strong="H6340"\w* earth, \q2 \w the|strong="H6340"\w* world \w and|strong="H5797"\w* its fulness, it’s you \w who|strong="H2491"\w* did found them. \q1 \v 12 \w The|strong="H3245"\w* north \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w the|strong="H3245"\w* south, \w it|strong="H4393"\w*’s you have created \w them|strong="H3245"\w*; \q2 Tabor \w and|strong="H8064"\w* Hermon shout praise 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I|strong="H6588"\w* not \w take|strong="H6485"\w* \w from|strong="H7626"\w* \w him|strong="H6485"\w*, \q2 nor \w will|strong="H5771"\w* \w I|strong="H6588"\w* belie \w my|strong="H6485"\w* faithfulness. \b \q1 \v 34 “\w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* profane \w my|strong="H3808"\w* covenant \q2 \w by|strong="H3808"\w* changing \w the|strong="H5973"\w* word \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w has|strong="H5973"\w* passed \w my|strong="H3808"\w* lips. \q1 \v 35 Once \w have|strong="H8193"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* solemnly sworn \q2 \w and|strong="H1285"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* would \w not|strong="H3808"\w* lie \w to|strong="H2490"\w* David, \b \q1 \v 36 “\w that|strong="H1732"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* line \w should|strong="H1732"\w* endure forever, \q2 \w and|strong="H1732"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* throne as \w the|strong="H1732"\w* sun before me, \q1 \v 37 firm \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* moon which \w 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Let|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* grace \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w our|strong="H5921"\w* \w God|strong="H3027"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*, \q2 uphold \w what|strong="H4639"\w* \w our|strong="H5921"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* striving \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w do|strong="H4639"\w*. \c 91 \s1 Psalm 91 – In the Shelter of the Most High \q1 \v 1 \w You|strong="H3427"\w* whose home \w is|strong="H6738"\w* \w the|strong="H3885"\w* \w shelter|strong="H5643"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* God \w Most|strong="H5945"\w* \w High|strong="H5945"\w*, \q2 whose \w abode|strong="H3427"\w* \w is|strong="H6738"\w* \w the|strong="H3885"\w* \w shadow|strong="H6738"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* God \w Almighty|strong="H7706"\w*, \q1 \v 2 can say \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, “\w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w refuge|strong="H4268"\w*, \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w fortress|strong="H4686"\w*, \q2 \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w in|strong="H3068"\w* whom \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w trust|strong="H4268"\w*.” \b \q1 \v 3 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w saves|strong="H5337"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w from|strong="H5337"\w* \w fowler|strong="H3353"\w*’s \w snare|strong="H6341"\w*, \q2 \w from|strong="H5337"\w* \w deadly|strong="H1942"\w* \w plague|strong="H1698"\w*, \q1 \v 4 \w he|strong="H8478"\w* shelters \w you|strong="H8478"\w* \w with|strong="H5526"\w* \w his|strong="H8478"\w* pinions, \q2 \w and|strong="H6793"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w his|strong="H8478"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w you|strong="H8478"\w* can hide. \b \q1 \w His|strong="H8478"\w* truth \w will|strong="H3671"\w* be \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w shield|strong="H6793"\w* \w and|strong="H6793"\w* \w buckler|strong="H6793"\w*. \b \q1 \v 5 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* need \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w fear|strong="H3372"\w* \w the|strong="H3372"\w* \w terror|strong="H6343"\w* \w of|strong="H3372"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*, \q2 \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3372"\w* \w arrow|strong="H2671"\w* \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w flies|strong="H5774"\w* \w by|strong="H3808"\w* \w day|strong="H3119"\w*, \q1 \v 6 nor \w the|strong="H1980"\w* \w plague|strong="H1698"\w* \w that|strong="H1698"\w* \w stalks|strong="H1980"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* darkness, \q2 nor \w the|strong="H1980"\w* \w pestilence|strong="H1698"\w* raging \w at|strong="H1980"\w* \w noon|strong="H6672"\w*. \b \q1 \v 7 \w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w thousand|strong="H7233"\w* \w may|strong="H5307"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w at|strong="H5307"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w side|strong="H6654"\w*, \q2 \w ten|strong="H7233"\w* \w thousand|strong="H7233"\w* \w at|strong="H5307"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w hand|strong="H3225"\w*: \q1 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w it|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w draw|strong="H5066"\w* \w near|strong="H5066"\w* \w to|strong="H5066"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*. \b \q1 \v 8 \w You|strong="H7200"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w only|strong="H7535"\w* \w look|strong="H7200"\w* \w on|strong="H7200"\w* \w with|strong="H5869"\w* \w your|strong="H7200"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* how \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* punished. \q1 \v 9 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w refuge|strong="H4268"\w*, \q2 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Most|strong="H5945"\w* \w High|strong="H5945"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* defence. \b \q1 \v 10 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* met \w by|strong="H7451"\w* \w misfortune|strong="H7451"\w*, \q2 \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w plague|strong="H5061"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H7126"\w* \w near|strong="H7126"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* tent, \q1 \v 11 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w orders|strong="H6680"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w angels|strong="H4397"\w* \w to|strong="H8104"\w* \w guard|strong="H8104"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \q2 \w wherever|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w go|strong="H4397"\w*. \b \q1 \v 12 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H7272"\w* \w carry|strong="H5375"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* \w hands|strong="H3709"\w*, \q2 \w so|strong="H6435"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* don’t \w hurt|strong="H5062"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w foot|strong="H7272"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* stone. \q1 \v 13 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* will \w trample|strong="H7429"\w* \w down|strong="H7429"\w* \w lions|strong="H3715"\w* \w and|strong="H7826"\w* \w snakes|strong="H8577"\w*, \q2 \w tread|strong="H1869"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w young|strong="H3715"\w* \w lions|strong="H3715"\w* \w and|strong="H7826"\w* \w cobras|strong="H6620"\w*. \b \q1 \v 14 “\w Because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H8034"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w love|strong="H2836"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H7682"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H8034"\w* \w deliver|strong="H6403"\w* \w them|strong="H3588"\w*, \q2 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H8034"\w* \w protect|strong="H7682"\w* \w those|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* trust \w my|strong="H3045"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*. \q1 \v 15 \w I|strong="H6869"\w* \w will|strong="H7121"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w* \w their|strong="H7121"\w* \w cry|strong="H7121"\w* \w and|strong="H6030"\w* be \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w them|strong="H7121"\w* \w in|strong="H7121"\w* \w trouble|strong="H6869"\w*, \q2 bringing \w them|strong="H7121"\w* \w forth|strong="H7121"\w* into safety \w and|strong="H6030"\w* \w honor|strong="H3513"\w*. \q1 \v 16 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w give|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H7200"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w many|strong="H7200"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*, \q2 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w show|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H7200"\w* \w my|strong="H7200"\w* \w salvation|strong="H3444"\w*.” \c 92 \s1 Psalm 92 – The Ways of God \d A psalm. A song; for the sabbath day. \q1 \v 1 \w It|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* good \w to|strong="H3117"\w* give thanks \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \q2 \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w sing|strong="H7892"\w* praise \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H3117"\w* name, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* Most High, \q1 \v 2 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* declare \w your|strong="H3068"\w* love \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* morning, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* faithfulness \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* night, \q1 \v 3 \w with|strong="H3915"\w* voice \w and|strong="H1242"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* ten-stringed harp, \q2 \w with|strong="H3915"\w* music \w that|strong="H1242"\w* throbs on \w the|strong="H5046"\w* lyre. \q1 \v 4 \w For|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* make \w me|strong="H5921"\w* glad \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* deeds, \nd Lord\nd*, \q2 \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* work \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* hands \w I|strong="H5921"\w* will ring \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w joy|strong="H5921"\w*. \b \q1 \v 5 \w How|strong="H3588"\w* great \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w works|strong="H4639"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*; \q2 \w how|strong="H3588"\w* deep \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* thoughts! \q1 \v 6 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* insensitive cannot know, \q2 nor \w can|strong="H4100"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* fool understand, \q1 \v 7 \w that|strong="H3045"\w*, though \w the|strong="H3045"\w* wicked flourish \w like|strong="H3808"\w* grass, \q2 \w and|strong="H3045"\w* evildoers \w all|strong="H3045"\w* blossom, \q2 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* perish forever. \b \q1 \v 8 \w But|strong="H7563"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H7563"\w* exalted \w forever|strong="H5704"\w*. \q1 \v 9 \w For|strong="H3068"\w* see! \w Your|strong="H3068"\w* enemies, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \q2 \w For|strong="H3068"\w* see! \w Your|strong="H3068"\w* enemies perish, \q2 \w all|strong="H5769"\w* evildoers \w are|strong="H3068"\w* scattered. \q1 \v 10 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w lift|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* honor, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* anoint \w me|strong="H3605"\w* afresh \w with|strong="H3068"\w* oil. \q1 \v 11 \w My|strong="H7311"\w* eyes will feast \w on|strong="H7161"\w* \w my|strong="H7311"\w* foes, \q2 \w and|strong="H8081"\w* \w my|strong="H7311"\w* ears will hear \w of|strong="H7161"\w* \w the|strong="H7311"\w* doom \w of|strong="H7161"\w* \w the|strong="H7311"\w* wicked. \b \q1 \v 12 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* righteous \w will|strong="H5869"\w* sprout \w like|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* palm, \q2 \w will|strong="H5869"\w* grow \w like|strong="H5869"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* cedar \w of|strong="H5869"\w* Lebanon. \q1 \v 13 \w In|strong="H6662"\w* \w the|strong="H7685"\w* house \w of|strong="H6662"\w* \w the|strong="H7685"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H6662"\+w*\nd* \w are|strong="H6662"\w* they planted, \q2 \w in|strong="H6662"\w* \w the|strong="H7685"\w* courts \w of|strong="H6662"\w* our God they \w will|strong="H6662"\w* \w sprout|strong="H6524"\w*. \q1 \v 14 \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* still bear fruit \w in|strong="H3068"\w* old age, \q2 \w all|strong="H3068"\w* sappy \w and|strong="H3068"\w* fresh \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \q1 \v 15 \w So|strong="H1961"\w* they proclaim \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* just, \q2 \w my|strong="H1961"\w* rock, \w in|strong="H5750"\w* whom \w is|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H1961"\w* wrong. \c 93 \s1 Psalm 93 – The Lord, King of all the World \q1 \v 1 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* taken \w his|strong="H3068"\w* seat \w on|strong="H3847"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w throne|strong="H4427"\w*, \q2 \w clothed|strong="H3847"\w* \w with|strong="H3847"\w* \w majesty|strong="H1348"\w*, \w armed|strong="H3847"\w* \w with|strong="H3847"\w* \w might|strong="H5797"\w*. \q1 \w Now|strong="H3847"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w world|strong="H8398"\w* stands \w firm|strong="H3559"\w*, \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w shaken|strong="H4131"\w* \w no|strong="H1077"\w* more, \q2 \v 2 \w firm|strong="H3559"\w* stands \w your|strong="H3559"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* \w from|strong="H3678"\w* \w all|strong="H5769"\w* \w eternity|strong="H5769"\w*. \q3 \w You|strong="H3559"\w* \w are|strong="H3678"\w* \w from|strong="H3678"\w* \w everlasting|strong="H5769"\w*. \b \q1 \v 3 \w The|strong="H5375"\w* \w floods|strong="H5104"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w lifted|strong="H5375"\w*, \q2 \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w floods|strong="H5104"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w lifted|strong="H5375"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*, \q2 \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w floods|strong="H5104"\w* \w lift|strong="H5375"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w roar|strong="H5375"\w*. \q1 \v 4 \w But|strong="H4325"\w* \w more|strong="H7227"\w* grand \w than|strong="H7227"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H7227"\w* roaring \w waters|strong="H4325"\w*, \q2 \w more|strong="H7227"\w* grand \w than|strong="H7227"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w ocean|strong="H4325"\w* \w waves|strong="H4867"\w*, \q2 grand \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w height|strong="H4791"\w* stands \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \b \q1 \v 5 What \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* ordained \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w most|strong="H6944"\w* sure; \q2 \w most|strong="H6944"\w* sure \w shall|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* stand inviolate, \q2 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w ever|strong="H3117"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w ever|strong="H3117"\w*. \c 94 \s1 Psalm 94 – A Prayer for Vengeance on the Cruel \q1 \v 1 \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w vengeance|strong="H5360"\w*, \q2 \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w vengeance|strong="H5360"\w*, \w shine|strong="H3313"\w* \w forth|strong="H3313"\w*. \q1 \v 2 \w Rise|strong="H5375"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w*, \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* earth, \q2 \w pay|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w proud|strong="H1343"\w* \w what|strong="H1576"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* deserve. \b \q1 \v 3 \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w how|strong="H4970"\w* \w long|strong="H5704"\w* \w shall|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*, \q2 \w how|strong="H4970"\w* \w long|strong="H5704"\w* \w shall|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w exult|strong="H5937"\w*, \q1 \v 4 \w with|strong="H1696"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* blustering arrogant words, \q2 \w their|strong="H3605"\w* braggart \w and|strong="H1696"\w* wicked \w speech|strong="H1696"\w*, \q1 \v 5 \w crushing|strong="H1792"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* afflicting \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w heritage|strong="H5159"\w*, \q1 \v 6 murdering widows \w and|strong="H2026"\w* \w strangers|strong="H1616"\w*, \q2 \w slaying|strong="H2026"\w* \w the|strong="H2026"\w* \w fatherless|strong="H3490"\w*? \q1 \v 7 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w think|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3050"\+w*\nd* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w*, \q2 \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H3808"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w regard|strong="H7200"\w* \w it|strong="H7200"\w*. \b \q1 \v 8 Take \w heed|strong="H7919"\w*, \w you|strong="H5971"\w* dullest \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*; \q2 \w when|strong="H4970"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w you|strong="H5971"\w* \w be|strong="H5971"\w* \w wise|strong="H7919"\w*, \w you|strong="H5971"\w* \w fools|strong="H3684"\w*? \q1 \v 9 \w Is|strong="H5869"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* deaf, \w who|strong="H3808"\w* shaped \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w ear|strong="H8085"\w*? \q2 \w Is|strong="H5869"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* blind, \w who|strong="H3808"\w* \w fashioned|strong="H3335"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w eye|strong="H5869"\w*? \q1 \v 10 \w Can|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H1471"\w* 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and|strong="H7725"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* true-hearted \w people|strong="H3820"\w* \w shall|strong="H3820"\w* follow \w them|strong="H7725"\w*. \b \q1 \v 16 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* \w rise|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w for|strong="H6965"\w* \w me|strong="H5973"\w* \w against|strong="H5973"\w* \w those|strong="H5973"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w do|strong="H6466"\w* \w evil|strong="H7489"\w*? \q2 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* \w stand|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w for|strong="H6965"\w* \w me|strong="H5973"\w* \w against|strong="H5973"\w* \w workers|strong="H6466"\w* \w of|strong="H6466"\w* \w wrong|strong="H6466"\w*? \q1 \v 17 \w Were|strong="H5315"\w* \w it|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3884"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w help|strong="H5833"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w 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life|strong="H5315"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H1818"\w* \w innocent|strong="H5355"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w condemn|strong="H7561"\w*. \q1 \v 22 \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* sure retreat, \q2 \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w rock|strong="H6697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w refuge|strong="H4268"\w*. \q1 \v 23 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w bring|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* sin \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, \q2 \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w wickedness|strong="H7451"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroy|strong="H6789"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*; \q2 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroy|strong="H6789"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*. \c 95 \s1 Psalm 95 – For a Festival. A Hymn of Praise and a Solemn Warning \q1 \v 1 \w Come|strong="H3212"\w*! \w Let|strong="H3212"\w* us ring \w out|strong="H3212"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w joy|strong="H7442"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w let|strong="H3212"\w* us merrily \w shout|strong="H7321"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w rock|strong="H6697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w salvation|strong="H3468"\w*. \q1 \v 2 \w Before|strong="H6440"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* let \w us|strong="H6440"\w* \w come|strong="H6923"\w* \w with|strong="H6440"\w* \w thanks|strong="H8426"\w*, \q2 \w with|strong="H6440"\w* \w songs|strong="H2158"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w praise|strong="H8426"\w* let \w us|strong="H6440"\w* \w shout|strong="H7321"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*. \b \q1 \v 3 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \q2 \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w above|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* gods. \q1 \v 4 \w In|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H3027"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w depths|strong="H4278"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* earth, \q2 \w the|strong="H3027"\w* heights \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H3027"\w*. \q1 \v 5 \w The|strong="H6213"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w his|strong="H3027"\w*, \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*: \q2 \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w dry|strong="H3006"\w* \w land|strong="H3006"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w formed|strong="H3335"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H3027"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*. \b \q1 \v 6 Come! 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your|strong="H7185"\w* \w hearts|strong="H3824"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w at|strong="H3117"\w* Meribah, \q2 \w or|strong="H3117"\w* \w at|strong="H3117"\w* Massah, \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*, \q1 \v 9 \w when|strong="H7200"\w* \w your|strong="H7200"\w* ancestors \w tempted|strong="H5254"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w tried|strong="H5254"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w*, \q2 \w though|strong="H1571"\w* \w they|strong="H1571"\w* had \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w my|strong="H7200"\w* \w deeds|strong="H6467"\w*. \b \q1 \v 10 “\w For|strong="H3045"\w* forty \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w was|strong="H3824"\w* filled \w with|strong="H3045"\w* loathing \q2 \w for|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w generation|strong="H1755"\w*, \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H3045"\w* said: \q1 ‘\w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w with|strong="H3045"\w* \w wandering|strong="H8582"\w* \w hearts|strong="H3824"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w ignorant|strong="H3045"\w* \w of|strong="H8141"\w* \w my|strong="H3045"\w* \w ways|strong="H1870"\w*.’ \q1 \v 11 \w So|strong="H7650"\w* \w I|strong="H7650"\w* \w solemnly|strong="H7650"\w* \w swore|strong="H7650"\w* \w to|strong="H7650"\w* \w them|strong="H7650"\w* \w in|strong="H7650"\w* \w my|strong="H7650"\w* anger, \q2 that never would they enter \w my|strong="H7650"\w* \w place|strong="H4496"\w* of \w rest|strong="H4496"\w*.” \c 96 \s1 Psalm 96 – The Lord’s Rule \q1 \v 1 \w Sing|strong="H7891"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w new|strong="H2319"\w* \w song|strong="H7892"\w*, \q2 \w sing|strong="H7891"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth. \q1 \v 2 \w Sing|strong="H7891"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, \q2 \w from|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* herald \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w victory|strong="H3444"\w*. \q1 \v 3 \w Tell|strong="H5608"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w glory|strong="H3519"\w* \w among|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*, \q2 \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w wonders|strong="H6381"\w* \w among|strong="H5971"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w peoples|strong="H5971"\w*. \b \q1 \v 4 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* worthy \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w praise|strong="H1984"\w*; \q2 held \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w awe|strong="H3372"\w*, \w above|strong="H5921"\w* \w 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the|strong="H3068"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*, “\w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*.” \q2 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w world|strong="H8398"\w* stands \w firm|strong="H3559"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w shaken|strong="H4131"\w* \w no|strong="H1077"\w* more. \q2 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w judge|strong="H1777"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w peoples|strong="H5971"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w equity|strong="H4339"\w*. \q1 \v 11 \w Let|strong="H7481"\w* \w the|strong="H8055"\w* \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w* \w be|strong="H8064"\w* \w glad|strong="H8055"\w* \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w the|strong="H8055"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w*, \q2 \w let|strong="H7481"\w* \w the|strong="H8055"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w its|strong="H3220"\w* \w fulness|strong="H4393"\w* \w thunder|strong="H7481"\w*. \b \q1 \v 12 Let \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w*, \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H6086"\w* \w it|strong="H3605"\w*, \w exult|strong="H5937"\w*; \q2 let \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w of|strong="H7704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w forest|strong="H3293"\w* ring \w out|strong="H7442"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w joy|strong="H7442"\w* \q1 \v 13 \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*: \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w comes|strong="H6440"\w*, \q2 \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w comes|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* earth. \q1 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w world|strong="H8398"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w justice|strong="H6664"\w* \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* faithfulness. \c 97 \s1 Psalm 97 – The Lord’s Judgment \q1 \v 1 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*, \w let|strong="H1523"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* earth \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w*: \q2 \w let|strong="H1523"\w* \w her|strong="H4427"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* isles \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w glad|strong="H8055"\w*. \q1 \v 2 \w Clouds|strong="H6051"\w* \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w darkness|strong="H6205"\w* \w are|strong="H4941"\w* \w round|strong="H5439"\w* \w about|strong="H5439"\w* \w him|strong="H5439"\w*, \q2 \w justice|strong="H4941"\w* \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w right|strong="H4941"\w* \w are|strong="H4941"\w* \w the|strong="H5439"\w* base \w of|strong="H3678"\w* \w his|strong="H5439"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*. \q1 \v 3 \w Fire|strong="H3857"\w* \w goes|strong="H6440"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w blazes|strong="H3857"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* steps, \q1 \v 4 \w his|strong="H7200"\w* \w lightnings|strong="H1300"\w* illumine \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w world|strong="H8398"\w*: \q2 \w the|strong="H7200"\w* earth quakes \w at|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w sight|strong="H7200"\w*. \q1 \v 5 \w Mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w melt|strong="H4549"\w* \w like|strong="H4549"\w* \w wax|strong="H1749"\w* \q2 \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth. \q1 \v 6 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w* \w proclaim|strong="H5046"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w justice|strong="H6664"\w*, \q2 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w* \w behold|strong="H7200"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w glory|strong="H3519"\w*. \b \q1 \v 7 Shamed \w are|strong="H6459"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* image-worshippers, \q2 \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w make|strong="H5647"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w boast|strong="H1984"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w idols|strong="H6459"\w*. \q2 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* gods \w bow|strong="H7812"\w* before \w him|strong="H5647"\w*. \q1 \v 8 \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w glad|strong="H8055"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* tidings, \q2 \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w towns|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* \q2 \w because|strong="H4616"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w judgments|strong="H4941"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \q1 \v 9 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w most|strong="H5945"\w* \w high|strong="H5945"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H5927"\w*, \q2 \w greatly|strong="H3966"\w* \w exalted|strong="H5927"\w* \w above|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* gods. \b \q1 \v 10 \w The|strong="H8104"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* loves \w those|strong="H8130"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*, \q2 \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w guards|strong="H8104"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w lives|strong="H5315"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* faithful: \q2 \w from|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w saves|strong="H5337"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w*. \q1 \v 11 Light arises \w for|strong="H6662"\w* \w the|strong="H2232"\w* \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H8057"\w* \w joy|strong="H8057"\w* \w for|strong="H6662"\w* \w the|strong="H2232"\w* \w upright|strong="H3477"\w* \w in|strong="H3477"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*. \q1 \v 12 \w Rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w you|strong="H3034"\w* \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w*: \q2 \w give|strong="H3034"\w* \w thanks|strong="H3034"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w name|strong="H2143"\w*. \c 98 \s1 Psalm 98 – A Song of Praise to the Lord \d A psalm. \q1 \v 1 \w Sing|strong="H7891"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w new|strong="H2319"\w* \w song|strong="H7892"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w wonders|strong="H6381"\w*; \q1 \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w hand|strong="H3225"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w arm|strong="H2220"\w* \q2 \w have|strong="H3068"\w* won \w him|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w victory|strong="H3467"\w*. \q1 \v 2 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H3045"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w victory|strong="H3444"\w* \w known|strong="H3045"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w revealed|strong="H1540"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w righteousness|strong="H6666"\w*. \q1 \v 3 \w Mindful|strong="H2142"\w* \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* Jacob, \q2 \w faithful|strong="H2617"\w* \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ends \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth \w have|strong="H3478"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \q2 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w victory|strong="H3444"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w our|strong="H3605"\w* God. \b \q1 \v 4 \w Shout|strong="H7321"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth, \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*: \q2 \w break|strong="H6476"\w* \w into|strong="H6476"\w* \w cries|strong="H7442"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* music. \q1 \v 5 Play \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w lyre|strong="H3658"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w lyre|strong="H3658"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* loud \w melody|strong="H2172"\w*. \q1 \v 6 \w With|strong="H3068"\w* \w trumpet|strong="H7782"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w horn|strong="H7782"\w*, \q2 \w shout|strong="H7321"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. \b \q1 \v 7 \w Let|strong="H7481"\w* \w the|strong="H3427"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w and|strong="H3427"\w* \w its|strong="H3220"\w* \w fulness|strong="H4393"\w* \w roar|strong="H7481"\w*, \q2 \w the|strong="H3427"\w* \w world|strong="H8398"\w* \w and|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3427"\w* dwellers \w upon|strong="H3427"\w* \w it|strong="H4393"\w*. \q1 \v 8 Let \w the|strong="H2022"\w* \w streams|strong="H5104"\w* \w clap|strong="H4222"\w* \w their|strong="H4222"\w* \w hands|strong="H3709"\w*, \q2 let \w the|strong="H2022"\w* \w hills|strong="H2022"\w* \w shout|strong="H7442"\w* \w for|strong="H7442"\w* gladness \w together|strong="H3162"\w* \q1 \v 9 \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w comes|strong="H6440"\w*, \q2 \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w comes|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* earth. \q1 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w world|strong="H8398"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w justice|strong="H6664"\w* \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w equity|strong="H4339"\w*. \c 99 \s1 Psalm 99 – The Lord’s Just and Holy Rule \q1 \v 1 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*; let \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w* \w tremble|strong="H7264"\w*: \q2 \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* throned \w upon|strong="H3427"\w* \w cherubs|strong="H3742"\w*; let earth \w quake|strong="H7264"\w*. \q1 \v 2 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*, \q2 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w high|strong="H1419"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w*. \q1 \v 3 Let \w them|strong="H3372"\w* \w praise|strong="H3034"\w* \w your|strong="H3372"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w terrible|strong="H3372"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*. \q3 \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w*. \b \q1 \v 4 \w You|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H4428"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w who|strong="H4428"\w* loves \w justice|strong="H4941"\w*, \q2 \w equity|strong="H4339"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w have|strong="H4428"\w* \w established|strong="H3559"\w*: \q2 \w justice|strong="H4941"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w right|strong="H4941"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w have|strong="H4428"\w* \w wrought|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*. \q1 \v 5 \w Exalt|strong="H7311"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \q2 \w bow|strong="H7812"\w* \w down|strong="H7812"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w footstool|strong="H1916"\w*. \q3 \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w*. \b \q1 \v 6 \w Among|strong="H8034"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w were|strong="H8034"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w and|strong="H4872"\w* Aaron, \q2 \w Samuel|strong="H8050"\w* \w among|strong="H8034"\w* \w those|strong="H1931"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*. \q2 \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w and|strong="H4872"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w gave|strong="H7121"\w* \w them|strong="H7121"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w*. \q1 \v 7 \w He|strong="H5414"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w pillar|strong="H5982"\w* \w of|strong="H5982"\w* \w cloud|strong="H6051"\w*, \q2 \w they|strong="H1696"\w* \w kept|strong="H8104"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* commands \w and|strong="H2706"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w statute|strong="H2706"\w* \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*. \q2 \v 8 \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w gave|strong="H1961"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w*. \q1 \w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* forgiveness \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*, \q2 \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w suffered|strong="H5375"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w deeds|strong="H5949"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H1961"\w* unpunished. \q1 \v 9 \w Exalt|strong="H7311"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*; \q2 \w bow|strong="H7812"\w* \w down|strong="H7812"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*. \q3 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*. \c 100 \s1 Psalm 100 – A Call to Worship \d A psalm of praise. \q1 \v 1 \w Shout|strong="H7321"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth, \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \q2 \v 2 \w Serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w gladness|strong="H8057"\w*, \q2 approach \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* ringing cries. \q1 \v 3 \w Be|strong="H3808"\w* \w sure|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w alone|strong="H6213"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*. \q2 \w It|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w us|strong="H6213"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \q2 \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w pasture|strong="H4830"\w*. \b \q1 \v 4 Enter \w his|strong="H1288"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w with|strong="H2691"\w* \w thanksgiving|strong="H8426"\w*, \q2 \w his|strong="H1288"\w* \w courts|strong="H2691"\w* \w with|strong="H2691"\w* \w praise|strong="H8416"\w*. \q1 \w Give|strong="H3034"\w* \w thanks|strong="H3034"\w* \w to|strong="H8034"\w* \w him|strong="H1288"\w*, \w bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w his|strong="H1288"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*. \q1 \v 5 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*, \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w love|strong="H2617"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w all|strong="H1755"\w* \w ages|strong="H5769"\w* \w endures|strong="H5769"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w faithfulness|strong="H2617"\w*. \c 101 \s1 Psalm 101 – A Model King \d Of David, a psalm. \q1 \v 1 If \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w* \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w sing|strong="H7891"\w*, \q2 making melody \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H2167"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \q1 \v 2 \w I|strong="H1980"\w* \w would|strong="H1980"\w* look \w 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not|strong="H3808"\w* \w cling|strong="H1692"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w me|strong="H8130"\w*. \q1 \v 4 \w Far|strong="H4480"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* perverseness \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w heart|strong="H3824"\w*, \q2 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* kinship \w with|strong="H3045"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*. \b \q1 \v 5 \w Who|strong="H3808"\w* \w slanders|strong="H3960"\w* \w their|strong="H3808"\w* \w neighbor|strong="H7453"\w* \w in|strong="H5869"\w* \w secret|strong="H5643"\w*, \q2 \w I|strong="H3201"\w* bring \w them|strong="H6789"\w* \w to|strong="H3201"\w* silence: \q1 haughty \w looks|strong="H5869"\w* \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w proud|strong="H7342"\w* \w hearts|strong="H3824"\w* \q2 \w I|strong="H3201"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* abide. \b \q1 \v 6 \w I|strong="H1980"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w favor|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H1870"\w* true \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H1870"\w* 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my|strong="H6213"\w* \w presence|strong="H5869"\w*. \b \q1 \v 8 Morn \w by|strong="H3068"\w* morn \w I|strong="H1242"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w wholly|strong="H3605"\w* wipe \w out|strong="H3605"\w* \q2 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* bad \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land, \q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w off|strong="H3772"\w* \w from|strong="H3772"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s own \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \q2 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w workers|strong="H6466"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w*. \c 102 \s1 Psalm 102 – A Prayer for Pity and for the Restoration of Zion \d The prayer: for a weary and suffering person who pours out their grief to the \nd Lord\nd*. \q1 \v 1 Hear \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*; \q2 let \w my|strong="H3068"\w* cry \w for|strong="H3588"\w* help come \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \q1 \v 2 Hide \w not|strong="H8085"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* face \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w me|strong="H8085"\w* \q2 \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* day \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* distress. \q1 Incline \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w ear|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H8085"\w*: \q2 \w when|strong="H8085"\w* \w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w call|strong="H8085"\w*, answer \w me|strong="H8085"\w* speedily. \b \q1 \v 3 \w For|strong="H7121"\w* \w my|strong="H5641"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* pass \w away|strong="H5186"\w* \w like|strong="H6440"\w* smoke: \q2 \w my|strong="H5641"\w* bones \w are|strong="H3117"\w* burned \w through|strong="H4480"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w with|strong="H6440"\w* fire. \q1 \v 4 \w My|strong="H3615"\w* heart \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w scorched|strong="H2787"\w*, withered \w like|strong="H3117"\w* grass; \q2 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* forget \w to|strong="H3117"\w* eat \w my|strong="H3615"\w* bread. \q1 \v 5 \w By|strong="H3588"\w* reason \w of|strong="H3820"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* loud groaning, \q2 \w my|strong="H3588"\w* flesh clings \w to|strong="H3820"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* bones. \b \q1 \v 6 Like \w a|strong="H3068"\w* desert-owl \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H6963"\w* wilderness, \q2 like \w an|strong="H6963"\w* owl among ruins am \w I|strong="H6963"\w*. \q1 \v 7 \w I|strong="H1819"\w* \w make|strong="H1819"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* sleepless lament \q2 \w like|strong="H1819"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* bird \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* house-top alone. \q1 \v 8 \w All|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* day wild foes revile \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, \q2 using \w my|strong="H5921"\w* name \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* curse. \b \q1 \v 9 \w For|strong="H3117"\w* ashes \w have|strong="H3117"\w* \w been|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* bread, \q2 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* tears \w have|strong="H3117"\w* \w been|strong="H3605"\w* mixed \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* cup. \q1 \v 10 \w Because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H3899"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* passionate anger, \q2 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* did raise \w me|strong="H3588"\w*, \w then|strong="H3588"\w* hurl \w me|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H3899"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* ground. \q1 \v 11 \w My|strong="H5375"\w* days come \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w an|strong="H5375"\w* end, shadows lengthen, \q2 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* wither \w like|strong="H6440"\w* grass. \b \q1 \v 12 \w But|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \w are|strong="H3117"\w* enthroned \w forever|strong="H3117"\w*, \q2 \w your|strong="H5186"\w* fame endures \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w all|strong="H3117"\w* generations. \q1 \v 13 \w You|strong="H5769"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* arise \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* pity \w on|strong="H3427"\w* Zion; \q2 \w it|strong="H3068"\w*’s \w time|strong="H5769"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* gracious; her hour \w has|strong="H3068"\w* come. \q1 \v 14 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w even|strong="H3588"\w* \w her|strong="H3588"\w* stones \w are|strong="H6726"\w* dear \w to|strong="H6256"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* servants, \q2 \w even|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* dust \w of|strong="H6256"\w* \w her|strong="H3588"\w* ruins \w they|strong="H3588"\w* look \w on|strong="H7355"\w* \w with|strong="H6726"\w* \w love|strong="H7355"\w*. \b \q1 \v 15 \w Then|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* nations \w will|strong="H5650"\w* revere \w the|strong="H3588"\w* name \w of|strong="H5650"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \q2 \w and|strong="H5650"\w* all \w the|strong="H3588"\w* kings \w of|strong="H5650"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w earth|strong="H6083"\w* \w his|strong="H3588"\w* glory, \q1 \v 16 \w when|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w shall|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* built \w up|strong="H4428"\w* Zion, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* revealed \w himself|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w glory|strong="H3519"\w*, \q1 \v 17 \w in|strong="H3068"\w* response \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* prayer \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* destitute, \q2 whose prayer \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* despise. \b \q1 \v 18 \w Let|strong="H3808"\w* \w this|strong="H6437"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* recorded \w for|strong="H8605"\w* ages \w to|strong="H6437"\w* come, \q2 \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3808"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w may|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* praised \w by|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w yet|strong="H3808"\w* unborn. \q1 \v 19 \w For|strong="H5971"\w* \w he|strong="H5971"\w* \w shall|strong="H5971"\w* look \w down|strong="H3789"\w* \w from|strong="H5971"\w* \w his|strong="H5971"\w* holy height, \q2 \w from|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H1984"\w* heavens \w the|strong="H1984"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3050"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* gaze \w on|strong="H3789"\w* \w the|strong="H1984"\w* earth, \q1 \v 20 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* hear \w the|strong="H3588"\w* groans \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* prisoner, \q2 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* free \w those|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H8064"\w* doomed \w to|strong="H3068"\w* die; \q1 \v 21 \w that|strong="H8085"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w may|strong="H1121"\w* recount \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd Lord\nd*’s fame \w in|strong="H8085"\w* Zion, \q2 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* praise \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w him|strong="H8085"\w* \w in|strong="H8085"\w* Jerusalem, \q1 \v 22 \w when|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* nations \w are|strong="H3068"\w* gathered together, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* kingdoms, \w to|strong="H3068"\w* worship \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \b \q1 \v 23 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* broken \w my|strong="H3068"\w* strength \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* way, \q2 \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* shortened \w my|strong="H3068"\w* days. \q1 \v 24 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* say, “\w My|strong="H6031"\w* God, take \w me|strong="H3117"\w* \w not|strong="H1870"\w* hence \q2 \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* midst \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H6031"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*. \b \q1 “\w Your|strong="H6031"\w* \w years|strong="H3117"\w* endure \w age|strong="H3117"\w* \w after|strong="H3117"\w* \w age|strong="H3117"\w*. \q2 \v 25 \w Of|strong="H3117"\w* \w old|strong="H8141"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H3117"\w* founded \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w earth|strong="H5927"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* heavens \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* work \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H5927"\w* hands. \q1 \v 26 \w They|strong="H6440"\w* \w shall|strong="H3027"\w* perish; but \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w do|strong="H4639"\w* stand. \q2 \w They|strong="H6440"\w* \w shall|strong="H3027"\w* \w all|strong="H6440"\w* \w wax|strong="H3027"\w* \w old|strong="H6440"\w* \w like|strong="H6440"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* garment, \q2 \w and|strong="H8064"\w* change \w as|strong="H6440"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* robe \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H8064"\w* change \w them|strong="H6440"\w*. \q1 \v 27 \w But|strong="H1992"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w same|strong="H1992"\w*, \w your|strong="H3605"\w* years \w are|strong="H1992"\w* endless. \q2 \v 28 \w The|strong="H3808"\w* children \w of|strong="H8141"\w* \w 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and|strong="H7971"\w* awe-inspiring. \q2 \v 10 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w fear|strong="H3374"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w beginning|strong="H7225"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* \q1 \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w keep|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w wise|strong="H2451"\w* \w indeed|strong="H3068"\w*. \q2 \w His|strong="H3605"\w* \w praise|strong="H8416"\w* abides \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w ever|strong="H5703"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w ever|strong="H5703"\w*. \c 112 \s1 Psalm 112 – The Blessings of Godliness \q3 \v 1 Hallelujah. 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to|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* poor, \q1 \w and|strong="H5975"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* prosperity \w stands|strong="H5975"\w* \w forever|strong="H5703"\w*. \q2 \w They|strong="H5414"\w* \w are|strong="H5975"\w* \w lifted|strong="H7311"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w heights|strong="H7311"\w* \w of|strong="H7161"\w* triumph \w and|strong="H5975"\w* \w honor|strong="H3519"\w*. \q1 \v 10 \w The|strong="H7200"\w* \w sight|strong="H7200"\w* \w of|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H7200"\w* fills \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w with|strong="H3707"\w* \w anger|strong="H3707"\w*: \q2 grinding \w their|strong="H7200"\w* \w teeth|strong="H8127"\w* \w with|strong="H3707"\w* despair. \q2 \w The|strong="H7200"\w* hopes \w of|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* come \w to|strong="H7200"\w* nothing. \c 113 \s1 Psalm 113 – The Lord loves the Humble \q3 \v 1 Hallelujah. \q1 \w 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\w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w hope|strong="H7663"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w salvation|strong="H3444"\w*; \q2 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w*. \q1 \v 167 \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w observe|strong="H8104"\w* \w your|strong="H8104"\w* charges: \q2 \w I|strong="H5315"\w* love \w them|strong="H8104"\w* \w greatly|strong="H3966"\w*. \q1 \v 168 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w observe|strong="H8104"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w precepts|strong="H6490"\w* \w and|strong="H1870"\w* charges: \q2 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w ways|strong="H1870"\w* \w are|strong="H1870"\w* \w before|strong="H5048"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \b \q1 \v 169 Let \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w cry|strong="H7440"\w* \w come|strong="H7126"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w 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\w you|strong="H5315"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w let|strong="H5315"\w* \w your|strong="H1984"\w* precepts \w help|strong="H5826"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w*. \q1 \v 176 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H5650"\w* \w strayed|strong="H8582"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w wandering|strong="H8582"\w* \w sheep|strong="H7716"\w* \q2 \w seek|strong="H1245"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \q2 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* do \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w forget|strong="H7911"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w*. \c 120 \s1 Psalm 120 – Prayer for Deliverance from Slander and Treachery \d A song of ascents. \q1 \v 1 \w In|strong="H3068"\w* \w distress|strong="H6869"\w* \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w cried|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w answered|strong="H6030"\w* \w 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\w Your|strong="H5414"\w* \w foot|strong="H7272"\w* \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w not|strong="H5414"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* totter: \q2 \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w who|strong="H8104"\w* \w guards|strong="H8104"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w not|strong="H5414"\w* \w sleep|strong="H5123"\w*. \q1 \v 4 \w The|strong="H8104"\w* \w guardian|strong="H8104"\w* \w of|strong="H3808"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \q2 \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w neither|strong="H3808"\w* \w slumber|strong="H5123"\w* \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w sleep|strong="H3462"\w*. \b \q1 \v 5 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w guards|strong="H8104"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \q2 \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w shelter|strong="H6738"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*. \q1 \v 6 \w The|strong="H5221"\w* \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* \w by|strong="H3808"\w* \w day|strong="H3119"\w* \w shall|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w strike|strong="H5221"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*, \q2 \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w moon|strong="H3394"\w* \w by|strong="H3808"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*. \b \q1 \v 7 \w From|strong="H5315"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w guard|strong="H8104"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*, \q2 \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w guard|strong="H8104"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w*. \q1 \v 8 \w The|strong="H8104"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w guard|strong="H8104"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w going|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w coming|strong="H3318"\w* \q2 \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w evermore|strong="H5769"\w*. \c 122 \s1 Psalm 122 – The Joy and the Prayer of the Pilgrims \d A song of ascents. 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the|strong="H3068"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w come|strong="H5927"\w*, \q2 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q1 \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* law \w has|strong="H3068"\w* ordained \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \q2 \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w give|strong="H3034"\w* \w thanks|strong="H3034"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \q1 \v 5 \w There|strong="H8033"\w* once stood \w thrones|strong="H3678"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w* \q2 \w even|strong="H3588"\w* \w thrones|strong="H3678"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w household|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. \b \q1 \v 6 \w Pray|strong="H7592"\w* \w that|strong="H3389"\w* all \w may|strong="H7965"\w* \w be|strong="H3389"\w* \w well|strong="H7965"\w* \w with|strong="H3389"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3389"\w* \w well|strong="H7965"\w* \w with|strong="H3389"\w* those \w who|strong="H3389"\w* love \w you|strong="H7592"\w*, \q1 \v 7 \w well|strong="H7965"\w* within \w your|strong="H1961"\w* \w ramparts|strong="H2426"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H7965"\w* \w well|strong="H7965"\w* within \w your|strong="H1961"\w* palaces. \b \q1 \v 8 \w For|strong="H4616"\w* \w the|strong="H1696"\w* \w sake|strong="H4616"\w* \w of|strong="H4616"\w* \w my|strong="H1696"\w* brethren \w and|strong="H7965"\w* \w friends|strong="H7453"\w*, \q2 \w I|strong="H7965"\w* \w will|strong="H4616"\w* wish \w you|strong="H1696"\w* \w now|strong="H4994"\w* \w prosperity|strong="H7965"\w*: \q1 \v 9 \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w sake|strong="H4616"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \q2 \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w seek|strong="H1245"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*. \c 123 \s1 Psalm 123 – A Prayer for Mercy \d A song of ascents. \q1 \v 1 \w I|strong="H5869"\w* \w Lift|strong="H5375"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w my|strong="H5375"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w to|strong="H5869"\w* \w you|strong="H5375"\w*, \q2 \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* throned \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w*. \q1 \v 2 \w As|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \q2 turn \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* master, \q1 \w or|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w maid|strong="H8198"\w* \q2 \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w her|strong="H5704"\w* \w mistress|strong="H1404"\w*, \q1 \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* turn \q2 \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \q1 \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w gracious|strong="H2603"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w us|strong="H5869"\w*. \b \q1 \v 3 \w Be|strong="H3068"\w* \w gracious|strong="H2603"\w*, \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w gracious|strong="H2603"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w us|strong="H3588"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \q2 Scorn \w enough|strong="H7227"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w more|strong="H7227"\w*, \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* borne \q1 \v 4 \w More|strong="H7227"\w* \w than|strong="H7227"\w* \w enough|strong="H7227"\w* \w have|strong="H7646"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* borne \q2 \w of|strong="H5315"\w* \w derision|strong="H3933"\w* \w from|strong="H5315"\w* \w those|strong="H7600"\w* \w at|strong="H5315"\w* \w their|strong="H7646"\w* \w ease|strong="H7600"\w*, \q2 \w of|strong="H5315"\w* \w scorn|strong="H3933"\w* \w from|strong="H5315"\w* \w those|strong="H7600"\w* \w who|strong="H5315"\w* \w are|strong="H7227"\w* haughty. \c 124 \s1 Psalm 124 – A Magnificent Deliverance \d A song of ascents. Of David. \q1 \v 1 “\w Had|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w us|strong="H4994"\w*” \q2 \w let|strong="H4994"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w say|strong="H3478"\w* \q1 \v 2 “\w Had|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w not|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w* \q1 \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w enemies|strong="H6965"\w* \w rose|strong="H6965"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*, \q1 \v 3 then \w alive|strong="H2416"\w* they’d have \w swallowed|strong="H1104"\w* \w us|strong="H1104"\w* \w up|strong="H1104"\w*, \q2 when \w their|strong="H1104"\w* anger was \w kindled|strong="H2734"\w* \w against|strong="H2734"\w* \w us|strong="H1104"\w*. \q1 \v 4 \w Then|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w would|strong="H5315"\w*’ve \w swept|strong="H5674"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w* \w away|strong="H5674"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w torrent|strong="H5158"\w* \w passed|strong="H5674"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w* clean: \q1 \v 5 \w then|strong="H5674"\w* most sure \w would|strong="H5315"\w*’ve \w passed|strong="H5674"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w* clean \q2 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* wild seething \w waters|strong="H4325"\w*.” \b \q1 \v 6 Blest \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \q2 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w torn|strong="H2964"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w teeth|strong="H8127"\w*. \q1 \v 7 \w We|strong="H5315"\w* \w are|strong="H5315"\w* \w like|strong="H5315"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bird|strong="H6833"\w* just \w escaped|strong="H4422"\w* \q2 \w from|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H7665"\w* \w snare|strong="H6341"\w* \w of|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H7665"\w* fowler. \b \q1 \w The|strong="H7665"\w* \w snare|strong="H6341"\w* \w is|strong="H5315"\w* \w broken|strong="H7665"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H5315"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H5315"\w* \w escaped|strong="H4422"\w*. \q1 \v 8 \w Our|strong="H3068"\w* \w help|strong="H5828"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w the|strong="H6213"\w* Creator \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w*. \c 125 \s1 Psalm 125 – A Sure Defence \d A song of ascents. \q1 \v 1 \w Those|strong="H3427"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* trust \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \q2 \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*, \q1 \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w moved|strong="H4131"\w*, \q2 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w abides|strong="H3427"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*. \q1 \v 2 \w Round|strong="H5439"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w round|strong="H5439"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \q2 \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w evermore|strong="H5769"\w*. \b \q1 \v 3 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H6662"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* suffer \q2 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sceptre|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w wrong|strong="H5766"\w* \q1 \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w rest|strong="H5117"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w land|strong="H1486"\w* \q2 \w allotted|strong="H1486"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w*; \q1 \w else|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* \w might|strong="H4616"\w* \w put|strong="H7971"\w* \w forth|strong="H7971"\w* \q2 \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w own|strong="H3027"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w evil|strong="H7562"\w*. \b \q1 \v 4 \w Do|strong="H3068"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* true-hearted. \b \q1 \v 5 \w But|strong="H5921"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* swerve \q2 \w into|strong="H3212"\w* \w crooked|strong="H6128"\w* \w ways|strong="H6128"\w* \q1 \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w lead|strong="H3212"\w* \w away|strong="H3212"\w* \q2 \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w workers|strong="H6466"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* evil. \b \q3 \w Peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \c 126 \s1 Psalm 126 – Sowing in Tears \d A song of ascents. \q1 \v 1 \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w turned|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* fortunes \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*, \q2 \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* dreamers. \q1 \v 2 \w Then|strong="H6213"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w laughter|strong="H7814"\w*, \q2 \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* glad \w shouts|strong="H7440"\w*; \q1 \w then|strong="H6213"\w* \w among|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H6310"\w*, \q2 “\w The|strong="H6213"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w dealt|strong="H6213"\w* greatly \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w*.” \q1 \v 3 \w The|strong="H6213"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w dealt|strong="H6213"\w* greatly \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w us|strong="H6213"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w rejoicing|strong="H8056"\w*. \b \q1 \v 4 \w Turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w fortunes|strong="H7622"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* streams \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* Negreb. \q1 \v 5 They who \w sow|strong="H2232"\w* \w in|strong="H2232"\w* \w tears|strong="H1832"\w* \q2 \w shall|strong="H1832"\w* \w reap|strong="H7114"\w* \w with|strong="H7114"\w* glad \w shouts|strong="H7440"\w*. \q1 \v 6 \w Forth|strong="H5375"\w* \w they|strong="H5375"\w* fare, \w with|strong="H1980"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* burden \w of|strong="H2233"\w* \w seed|strong="H2233"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w they|strong="H5375"\w* \w weep|strong="H1058"\w* \w as|strong="H1980"\w* \w they|strong="H5375"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w*. \q1 But \w home|strong="H3212"\w*, \w home|strong="H3212"\w*, \w with|strong="H1980"\w* glad \w shouts|strong="H7440"\w* \w they|strong="H5375"\w* \w shall|strong="H2233"\w* \w come|strong="H1980"\w* \q2 \w with|strong="H1980"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* arms full \w of|strong="H2233"\w* sheaves. \c 127 \s1 Psalm 127 – The Need of Heavenly Help \d A song of ascents. Of Solomon. \q1 \v 1 \w Unless|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w builds|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \q2 those \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w it|strong="H3068"\w* \w labor|strong="H5998"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w vain|strong="H7723"\w*. \q1 \w Unless|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w guards|strong="H8104"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \q2 \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w watchman|strong="H8104"\w* wakes \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w vain|strong="H7723"\w*. \b \q1 \v 2 \w In|strong="H3427"\w* \w vain|strong="H7723"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w rise|strong="H6965"\w* \w early|strong="H7925"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* finish \w so|strong="H3651"\w* late, \q2 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w eat|strong="H3899"\w* \w sorrow|strong="H6089"\w*’s \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*; \q1 \w for|strong="H3427"\w* \w he|strong="H3651"\w* cares \w for|strong="H3427"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* loved ones \q2 \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w sleep|strong="H8142"\w*. \b \q1 \v 3 \w Children|strong="H1121"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w gift|strong="H5159"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* womb, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w reward|strong="H7939"\w*. \q1 \v 4 \w Like|strong="H3651"\w* \w arrows|strong="H2671"\w* wielded \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w warriors|strong="H1368"\w*, \q2 \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w youth|strong="H5271"\w*. \b \q1 \v 5 Happy \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w man|strong="H1397"\w* \w who|strong="H1992"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* \q2 \w his|strong="H3588"\w* quiver \w full|strong="H4390"\w* \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*. \q1 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* ashamed \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w speaks|strong="H1696"\w* \q2 \w with|strong="H4390"\w* enemies \w in|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. \c 128 \s1 Psalm 128 – The Blessings of Home \d A song of ascents. \q1 \v 1 Happy \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w fear|strong="H3373"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w walk|strong="H1980"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w ways|strong="H1870"\w*. \q1 \v 2 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3588"\w* eat \w what|strong="H2896"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w hands|strong="H3709"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* toiled \w for|strong="H3588"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H2896"\w* \w be|strong="H3588"\w* \w happy|strong="H2896"\w* \w and|strong="H2896"\w* prosperous! \b \q1 \v 3 \w Like|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w fruitful|strong="H6509"\w* \w vine|strong="H1612"\w* \w shall|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H5439"\w* wife \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \q2 \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5439"\w* \w innermost|strong="H3411"\w* \w room|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H5439"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*: \q1 \w your|strong="H5439"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*, \w like|strong="H1004"\w* \w olive|strong="H2132"\w* shoots, \q2 \w round|strong="H5439"\w* \w about|strong="H5439"\w* \w your|strong="H5439"\w* \w table|strong="H7979"\w*. \b \q1 \v 4 \w See|strong="H2009"\w*! \w This|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w blessing|strong="H1288"\w* \q2 \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w man|strong="H1397"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w fears|strong="H3373"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \q1 \v 5 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w shall|strong="H3068"\w* \w bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w from|strong="H3117"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*. \q2 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* nourish \q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w*. \q2 \v 6 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*’s \w children|strong="H1121"\w*. \b \q3 \w Peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \c 129 \s1 Psalm 129 – A Prayer for the Discomfiture of the Enemies of Zion \d A song of ascents. \q1 \v 1 “Sore \w have|strong="H3478"\w* \w they|strong="H3478"\w* \w vexed|strong="H6887"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w youth|strong="H5271"\w*” \q2 thus \w let|strong="H4994"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w say|strong="H3478"\w* \q1 \v 2 “Sore \w have|strong="H1571"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w vexed|strong="H6887"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w* \w from|strong="H1571"\w* \w youth|strong="H5271"\w*, \q2 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H1571"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w prevailed|strong="H3201"\w* \w against|strong="H1571"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w*. \b \q1 \v 3 “\w The|strong="H5921"\w* ploughers ploughed \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w back|strong="H1354"\w*, \q2 \w they|strong="H5921"\w* made \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w furrows|strong="H4618"\w* \w long|strong="H5921"\w*. \q1 \v 4 \w But|strong="H7563"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w*, \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w cut|strong="H7112"\w* \q2 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w cords|strong="H5688"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*.” \b \q1 \v 5 Let \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H6726"\w* \w haters|strong="H8130"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* \q2 \w be|strong="H6726"\w* put \w to|strong="H3605"\w* shame \w and|strong="H6726"\w* defeated. \q1 \v 6 \w May|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H1406"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w grass|strong="H2682"\w* \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* house-top, \q2 \w which|strong="H2682"\w* \w withers|strong="H3001"\w* \w before|strong="H6927"\w* \w it|strong="H1961"\w* shoots \w up|strong="H3001"\w*; \b \q1 \v 7 which \w fills|strong="H4390"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H4390"\w* arms \w of|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H4390"\w* \w reaper|strong="H7114"\w*, \q2 \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H4390"\w* lap \w of|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H4390"\w* \w binder|strong="H6014"\w* \w of|strong="H4390"\w* \w sheaves|strong="H6014"\w* \q1 \v 8 whereof \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* says \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w pass|strong="H5674"\w*, \q2 “\w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w blessing|strong="H1293"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w upon|strong="H5674"\w* \w you|strong="H1288"\w*.” \b \q3 \w In|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w you|strong="H1288"\w*. \c 130 \s1 Psalm 130 – Out of the Depths \d A song of ascents. \q1 \v 1 Out \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w depths|strong="H4615"\w* \q2 \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H7121"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \q1 \v 2 \nd Lord\nd*, \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*: \q2 \w give|strong="H8085"\w* \w heed|strong="H8085"\w* \w with|strong="H8085"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* ears \q2 \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w loud|strong="H8085"\w* plea. \b \q1 \v 3 If \w you|strong="H8104"\w* \w should|strong="H4310"\w* \w mark|strong="H8104"\w* \w sin|strong="H5771"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3050"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3050"\+w*\nd*, \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w could|strong="H4310"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w*? \q1 \v 4 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3588"\w* \w forgiveness|strong="H5547"\w*, \q2 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w may|strong="H4616"\w* \w be|strong="H3372"\w* \w feared|strong="H3372"\w*. \b \q1 \v 5 \w I|strong="H1697"\w* \w wait|strong="H3176"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w I|strong="H1697"\w* \w wait|strong="H3176"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w*, \q1 \v 6 \w I|strong="H5315"\w* look \w for|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \q2 \w more|strong="H5315"\w* than \w watchman|strong="H8104"\w* \w for|strong="H5315"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*, \q2 than \w watchman|strong="H8104"\w* \w for|strong="H5315"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*. \b \q1 \v 7 \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w hope|strong="H3176"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*: \q2 \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w there|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w love|strong="H2617"\w* \q1 \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w him|strong="H5973"\w* \w plenteous|strong="H7235"\w* \w redemption|strong="H6304"\w*. \q1 \v 8 \w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w redeems|strong="H6299"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \q2 \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w iniquities|strong="H5771"\w*. \c 131 \s1 Psalm 131 – As a Little Child \d A song of ascents. Of David. \q1 \v 1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w haughty|strong="H7311"\w*, \q2 \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w lofty|strong="H7311"\w*, \q1 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w walk|strong="H1980"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w among|strong="H4480"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w things|strong="H1419"\w*, \q2 \w things|strong="H1419"\w* \w too|strong="H4480"\w* \w wonderful|strong="H6381"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w*. \b \q1 \v 2 Yes, \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* soothed \w and|strong="H5315"\w* stilled \w myself|strong="H5315"\w*, \q2 \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* young \w child|strong="H1580"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* mother’s lap; \q2 \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* young \w child|strong="H1580"\w* am \w I|strong="H5921"\w*. \b \q1 \v 3 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w hope|strong="H3176"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \q2 \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w evermore|strong="H5769"\w*. \c 132 \s1 Psalm 132 – The Ancient Promise to David and Zion \d A song of ascents. \q1 \v 1 \w Remember|strong="H2142"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \q2 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* sufferings, \q1 \v 2 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w oath|strong="H7650"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w swore|strong="H7650"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w vow|strong="H5087"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* Strong \w One|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*, \q1 \v 3 never \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w enter|strong="H5927"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* tent, \q2 never \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w lie|strong="H5927"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w bed|strong="H3326"\w*, \q1 \v 4 never \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w sleep|strong="H8153"\w* \q2 or \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w eyelids|strong="H6079"\w* \w slumber|strong="H8572"\w*, \q1 \v 5 \w till|strong="H5704"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* Strong \w One|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* live \w in|strong="H3068"\w*. \b \q1 \v 6 \w We|strong="H8085"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w of|strong="H7704"\w* \w it|strong="H4672"\w* \w in|strong="H8085"\w* Ephrathah, \q2 \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w fields|strong="H7704"\w* \w of|strong="H7704"\w* \w Jaar|strong="H3293"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w it|strong="H4672"\w*. \q1 \v 7 We went \w to|strong="H7812"\w* \w the|strong="H7812"\w* \w place|strong="H4908"\w* \w where|strong="H4908"\w* \w he|strong="H7272"\w* dwelt, \q2 \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w bowed|strong="H7812"\w* \w ourselves|strong="H7812"\w* low \w at|strong="H4908"\w* \w his|strong="H7812"\w* \w footstool|strong="H1916"\w*. \q1 \v 8 “\w Arise|strong="H6965"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* enter \w your|strong="H3068"\w* resting-place, \q2 \w you|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w mighty|strong="H5797"\w* ark. \q1 \v 9 Let your \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w wear|strong="H3847"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* garment \w of|strong="H3548"\w* \w righteousness|strong="H6664"\w*, \q2 your faithful \w shout|strong="H7442"\w* \w aloud|strong="H7442"\w* \w for|strong="H7442"\w* \w joy|strong="H7442"\w*. \q1 \v 10 \w For|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w sake|strong="H5668"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*, \q2 \w do|strong="H4899"\w* \w not|strong="H1732"\w* \w reject|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w Anointed|strong="H4899"\w*.” \b \q1 \v 11 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w swore|strong="H7650"\w* \w an|strong="H7650"\w* \w oath|strong="H7650"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \q2 \w an|strong="H7650"\w* \w oath|strong="H7650"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w break|strong="H7725"\w*; \q1 “\w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w set|strong="H7896"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* \q2 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* prince \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* line. \q1 \v 12 \w If|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H8104"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \q2 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* statutes \w I|strong="H1571"\w* \w teach|strong="H3925"\w* \w them|strong="H3925"\w*, \q1 \w then|strong="H1571"\w* \w their|strong="H3925"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, \w too|strong="H1571"\w*, \w forever|strong="H5703"\w*, \q2 \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H3427"\w* \w your|strong="H8104"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*.” \q1 \v 13 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* choice \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*; \q2 \w she|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w home|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* heart. \b \q1 \v 14 “\w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H3427"\w* \w forever|strong="H5703"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* resting-place, \q2 \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* home \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* heart. \q1 \v 15 \w I|strong="H1288"\w* will royally \w bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w her|strong="H1288"\w* \w provision|strong="H6718"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3899"\w* give \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w to|strong="H3899"\w* \w her|strong="H1288"\w* poor \w in|strong="H3899"\w* \w abundance|strong="H7646"\w*. \q1 \v 16 \w Her|strong="H3847"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* I \w will|strong="H2623"\w* \w clothe|strong="H3847"\w* \w with|strong="H3847"\w* \w salvation|strong="H3468"\w*; \q2 \w her|strong="H3847"\w* faithful \w will|strong="H2623"\w* \w shout|strong="H7442"\w* \w for|strong="H7442"\w* \w joy|strong="H7442"\w*. \q1 \v 17 \w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w will|strong="H8033"\w* \w I|strong="H6779"\w* raise \w up|strong="H6779"\w* \w for|strong="H8033"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \q2 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w dynasty|strong="H5216"\w* \w of|strong="H7161"\w* power. \q1 \w I|strong="H6779"\w* \w have|strong="H1732"\w* \w set|strong="H6186"\w* \w my|strong="H1732"\w* \w anointed|strong="H4899"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w lamp|strong="H5216"\w* \q2 \w that|strong="H1732"\w* \w shall|strong="H1732"\w* never \w go|strong="H1732"\w* \w out|strong="H6779"\w*. \q1 \v 18 Robes \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w shame|strong="H1322"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* will \w put|strong="H3847"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* foes, \q2 \w but|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* head \w a|strong="H3068"\w* glittering \w crown|strong="H5145"\w*.” \c 133 \s1 Psalm 133 – Family together \d A song of ascents. Of David. \q1 \v 1 \w Behold|strong="H2009"\w*! \w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w and|strong="H1732"\w* \w how|strong="H4100"\w* \w pleasant|strong="H5273"\w* \q2 \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w the|strong="H1571"\w* \w dwelling|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* kindred \w together|strong="H3162"\w*! \q1 \v 2 \w Like|strong="H3381"\w* \w precious|strong="H2896"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \q2 \w that|strong="H8081"\w* \w ran|strong="H7218"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w beard|strong="H2206"\w*, \q1 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w beard|strong="H2206"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* Aaron, running \q2 \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w collar|strong="H6310"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* robe: \q1 \v 3 \w like|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w dew|strong="H2919"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w Hermon|strong="H2768"\w* \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w falls|strong="H3381"\w* \q2 \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2042"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*. \q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w ordained|strong="H6680"\w* \w blessing|strong="H1293"\w* – \q2 \w life|strong="H2416"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* endless. \c 134 \s1 Psalm 134 – An Evening Invocation \d A song of ascents. \q1 \v 1 \w Come|strong="H4609"\w*, \w praise|strong="H1288"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, \q1 \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w* \q2 \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \q1 \v 2 \w Lift|strong="H5375"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w place|strong="H6944"\w*, \q2 \w praise|strong="H1288"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \b \q1 \v 3 \w The|strong="H6213"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w*, \q2 \w bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*. \c 135 \s1 Psalm 135 – The Lord’s Power Revealed in Nature and History \q3 \v 1 Hallelujah. \q1 \w Praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \q2 \w Praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, you \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, \q1 \v 2 \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w courts|strong="H2691"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*. \q1 \v 3 \w Praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*: \q2 \w Sing|strong="H2167"\w* \w praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w pleasant|strong="H5273"\w*. \q1 \v 4 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3050"\+w*\nd* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* himself chose \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*, \q2 \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H3478"\w* own \w special|strong="H5459"\w* \w treasure|strong="H5459"\w*. \b \q1 \v 5 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w*, \q2 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* above \w all|strong="H3605"\w* gods. \q1 \v 6 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* wills \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \q2 \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w*, \q2 \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w seas|strong="H3220"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* abysses. \q1 \v 7 \w Clouds|strong="H5387"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w brings|strong="H3318"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w ends|strong="H7097"\w* \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w earth|strong="H5927"\w*, \q2 \w lightnings|strong="H1300"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w makes|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w rain|strong="H4306"\w*, \q2 \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w brings|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w his|strong="H6213"\w* storehouses. \b \q1 \v 8 \w The|strong="H5221"\w* \w firstborn|strong="H1060"\w* \w of|strong="H1060"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w struck|strong="H5221"\w*, \q2 both humans \w and|strong="H4714"\w* animals. \q1 \v 9 Signs \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w wonders|strong="H4159"\w* \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \q2 \w into|strong="H8432"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w midst|strong="H8432"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \q2 \w upon|strong="H4159"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*. \q1 \v 10 \w Many|strong="H7227"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w he|strong="H5221"\w* \w struck|strong="H5221"\w*, \q2 \w mighty|strong="H6099"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w he|strong="H5221"\w* \w slew|strong="H2026"\w* \q1 \v 11 \w Sihon|strong="H5511"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Amorites, \q2 \w Og|strong="H5747"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Bashan|strong="H1316"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w 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pity|strong="H5162"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*. \b \q1 \v 15 \w The|strong="H3027"\w* \w idols|strong="H6091"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w heathen|strong="H1471"\w* \w are|strong="H1471"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \q2 \w made|strong="H4639"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w human|strong="H3027"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*. \q1 \v 16 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w have|strong="H5869"\w* \w mouths|strong="H6310"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w*: \q2 \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w have|strong="H5869"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w*. \q1 \v 17 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w have|strong="H3426"\w* ears, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* hear: \q2 \w there|strong="H3426"\w* \w is|strong="H3426"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w breath|strong="H7307"\w* \w in|strong="H6310"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* \w mouths|strong="H6310"\w*. \q1 \v 18 \w Their|strong="H3605"\w* makers \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w*, \q2 \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* trust \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w*. \b \q1 \v 19 \w House|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w praise|strong="H1288"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*: \q2 \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* Araon, \w praise|strong="H1288"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \q1 \v 20 \w House|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3878"\w*, \w praise|strong="H1288"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*: \q2 \w you|strong="H1288"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w fear|strong="H3373"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w praise|strong="H1288"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \q1 \v 21 Blest \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* out \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*, \q2 \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w lives|strong="H7931"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \q3 Hallelujah. \c 136 \s1 Psalm 136 – The Lord’s Love Revealed in Nature and History \q1 \v 1 \w Give|strong="H3034"\w* \w thanks|strong="H3034"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w goodness|strong="H2896"\w*: \q2 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w* \w endures|strong="H5769"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*. \q1 \v 2 \w Give|strong="H3034"\w* \w thanks|strong="H3034"\w* \w to|strong="H2617"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* God \w of|strong="H2617"\w* gods: \q2 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H3588"\w* \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w* \w endures|strong="H5769"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*. \q1 \v 3 \w Give|strong="H3034"\w* \w thanks|strong="H3034"\w* \w to|strong="H2617"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="H2617"\w* \w of|strong="H2617"\w* lords: \q2 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H3588"\w* \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w* \w endures|strong="H5769"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*. \b \q1 \v 4 \w To|strong="H6213"\w* \w him|strong="H6213"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* \w alone|strong="H6213"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w wonders|strong="H6381"\w*: \q2 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H6213"\w* \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w* \w endures|strong="H5769"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*. \q1 \v 5 Whose \w wisdom|strong="H8394"\w* \w created|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w*: \q2 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H6213"\w* \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w* \w endures|strong="H5769"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*. \q1 \v 6 \w Who|strong="H3588"\w* \w spread|strong="H7554"\w* \w forth|strong="H7554"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* earth \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w*: \q2 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w* \w endures|strong="H5769"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*. \q1 \v 7 \w Who|strong="H3588"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* lights: \q2 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H6213"\w* \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w* \w endures|strong="H5769"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*. \q1 \v 8 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w rule|strong="H4475"\w* over \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*: \q2 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H3588"\w* \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w* \w endures|strong="H5769"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*. \q1 \v 9 \w Moon|strong="H3394"\w* \w 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\q2 \w And|strong="H1818"\w* \w remove|strong="H5493"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* bloodthirsty, \q1 \v 20 \w who|strong="H7723"\w* maliciously defy \w you|strong="H5375"\w* \q2 \w and|strong="H7723"\w* \w take|strong="H5375"\w* \w your|strong="H5375"\w* name \w in|strong="H5375"\w* \w vain|strong="H7723"\w*. \b \q1 \v 21 \w Do|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w those|strong="H8130"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*? \q2 \w Do|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w loathe|strong="H6962"\w* \w those|strong="H8130"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* resist \w you|strong="H3808"\w*? \q1 \v 22 \w With|strong="H1961"\w* \w perfect|strong="H8503"\w* \w hatred|strong="H8135"\w* \w I|strong="H1961"\w* \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w them|strong="H8130"\w*, \q2 \w I|strong="H1961"\w* count \w them|strong="H8130"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w enemies|strong="H8130"\w*. \b \q1 \v 23 \w Search|strong="H2713"\w* \w me|strong="H3045"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God, \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w my|strong="H3045"\w* \w heart|strong="H3824"\w*: \q2 test \w me|strong="H3045"\w*, \w and|strong="H3045"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w my|strong="H3045"\w* \w thoughts|strong="H8312"\w*, \q1 \v 24 \w and|strong="H5769"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w if|strong="H7200"\w* guile \w be|strong="H5769"\w* \w in|strong="H1870"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w*; \q2 \w and|strong="H5769"\w* \w lead|strong="H5148"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w* \w in|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w everlasting|strong="H5769"\w*. \c 140 \s1 Psalm 140 – A Prayer for Preservation \d To the leader. A Psalm of David. \q1 \v 1 Rescue me, \nd Lord\nd*, from evil people; \q2 from \w the|strong="H1732"\w* violent guard me \q1 \v 2 \w from|strong="H3068"\w* those \w who|strong="H3068"\w* plot \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* heart, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* stir up war \w continually|strong="H3068"\w*: \q1 \v 3 \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w make|strong="H2803"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* tongue \w as|strong="H3117"\w* sharp \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* serpent’s, \q2 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w under|strong="H3605"\w* \w whose|strong="H3605"\w* lips \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* poison \w of|strong="H3117"\w* adders. \qs Selah\qs* \b \q1 \v 4 Preserve \w me|strong="H3644"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \w from|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* hands \w of|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w wicked|strong="H8478"\w*, \q2 \w from|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* 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\w you|strong="H3027"\w*; \q2 attend, \nd Lord\nd*, \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w my|strong="H6566"\w* loud plea. \q1 \v 7 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w my|strong="H3068"\w* savior mighty, \q2 \w you|strong="H6963"\w* \w did|strong="H3068"\w* cover \w my|strong="H3068"\w* head \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* day \w of|strong="H3068"\w* battle. \q1 \v 8 Grant not, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd*, \w the|strong="H3069"\w* desires \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3069"\w* wicked; \q2 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* what \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H3117"\w* purposed, promote \w you|strong="H3117"\w* not.” \qs Selah\qs* \b \q1 \v 9 \w Let|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w not|strong="H5414"\w* \w lift|strong="H7311"\w* \w up|strong="H7311"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* heads \w against|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*. \q2 \w May|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* mischief \w they|strong="H3068"\w* prate \w bring|strong="H5414"\w* \w themselves|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* destruction, \q1 \v 10 \w may|strong="H8193"\w* \w he|strong="H8193"\w* rain upon them coals \w of|strong="H7218"\w* fire, \q2 \w may|strong="H8193"\w* \w he|strong="H8193"\w* strike them \w down|strong="H7218"\w* swiftly, \w to|strong="H7218"\w* rise \w no|strong="H7218"\w* more, \q1 \v 11 \w no|strong="H1077"\w* place \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* land \w may|strong="H5307"\w* \w there|strong="H6965"\w* \w be|strong="H4131"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* slanderer: \q2 \w may|strong="H5307"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* violent \w be|strong="H4131"\w* hunted \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w sorrow|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w sorrow|strong="H5921"\w*. \b \q1 \v 12 \w I|strong="H3559"\w* know \w that|strong="H3956"\w* \w the|strong="H3559"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w will|strong="H3956"\w* do \w right|strong="H3559"\w* \w by|strong="H3559"\w* \w the|strong="H3559"\w* weak, \q2 \w and|strong="H2555"\w* \w will|strong="H3956"\w* execute justice \w for|strong="H3559"\w* those who \w are|strong="H1077"\w* needy. \q1 \v 13 \w Surely|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* righteous \w shall|strong="H3068"\w* \w praise|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* name, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* upright \w shall|strong="H3068"\w* live \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* presence. \c 141 \s1 Psalm 141 – A Prayer for Protection from Persecutors \d A psalm of David. \q1 \v 1 \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H7121"\w*: \w hasten|strong="H2363"\w*, \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*, \q2 attend \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w 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The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* world, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w pity|strong="H7356"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H4639"\w*. \q1 \v 10 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w works|strong="H4639"\w* \w give|strong="H3034"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w thanks|strong="H3034"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w love|strong="H2623"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*. \b \q1 \v 11 \w They|strong="H1696"\w* \w shall|strong="H3519"\w* \w 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the|strong="H5921"\w* \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w*. \b \q1 \v 5 Let \w them|strong="H6680"\w* \w praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \q2 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w command|strong="H6680"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H8034"\w* \w made|strong="H3068"\w*. \q1 \v 6 \w And|strong="H5769"\w* \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w fixed|strong="H5975"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w for|strong="H2706"\w* \w ever|strong="H5769"\w* \w and|strong="H5769"\w* \w ever|strong="H5769"\w* \q2 \w by|strong="H5674"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w law|strong="H2706"\w* \w which|strong="H2706"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* dare \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w transgress|strong="H5674"\w*. \b \q1 \v 7 \w Praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w 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is|strong="H3068"\w* \w exalted|strong="H7682"\w*. \q1 \w Over|strong="H5921"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w glory|strong="H1984"\w*. \q2 \v 14 \w He|strong="H3605"\w* \w has|strong="H3478"\w* \w lifted|strong="H7311"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* honor. \q1 Wherefore \w this|strong="H3478"\w* chorus \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w saints|strong="H2623"\w*, \q2 \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* stand \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* fellowship. \q3 Hallelujah. \c 149 \s1 Psalm 149 – Song of Victory \q3 \v 1 Hallelujah. \q1 \w Sing|strong="H7891"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w 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Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w delights|strong="H7521"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \q2 adorning \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w humble|strong="H6035"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w victory|strong="H3444"\w*. \b \q1 \v 5 Let \w the|strong="H5921"\w* faithful \w exult|strong="H5937"\w* \w and|strong="H3519"\w* extol \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \q2 \w with|strong="H5921"\w* glad ringing \w cries|strong="H7442"\w* \w all|strong="H5921"\w* night \w long|strong="H5921"\w*. \q1 \v 6 \w High|strong="H7319"\w* praises \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w God|strong="H3027"\w* \w in|strong="H3027"\w* \w their|strong="H3027"\w* \w mouth|strong="H1627"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* two-edged \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w in|strong="H3027"\w* \w their|strong="H3027"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*: \q1 \v 7 \w on|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w heathen|strong="H1471"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w execute|strong="H6213"\w* \w vengeance|strong="H5360"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H1471"\w* chastisement sore \w on|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*, \q1 \v 8 binding \w their|strong="H3513"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w with|strong="H4428"\w* \w chains|strong="H2131"\w*, \q2 \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w their|strong="H3513"\w* \w nobles|strong="H3513"\w* \w with|strong="H4428"\w* \w fetters|strong="H3525"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w*, \q1 \v 9 \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w execute|strong="H6213"\w* \w on|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* doom \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w*. \b \q2 \w This|strong="H6213"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w glory|strong="H1984"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* faithful. \q3 Hallelujah. \c 150 \s1 Psalm 150 – Hallelujah \q1 \v 1 Hallelujah. \q1 \w Praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w God|strong="H3050"\w* \w in|strong="H6944"\w* \w his|strong="H1984"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w place|strong="H6944"\w*. \q2 \w Praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w him|strong="H1984"\w* \w in|strong="H6944"\w* \w the|strong="H1984"\w* sky, \w his|strong="H1984"\w* \w stronghold|strong="H5797"\w*. \q1 \v 2 \w Praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w him|strong="H1984"\w* \w for|strong="H1369"\w* \w his|strong="H1984"\w* \w deeds|strong="H1369"\w* \w of|strong="H7230"\w* \w power|strong="H1369"\w*. \q2 \w Praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w him|strong="H1984"\w* \w for|strong="H1369"\w* \w his|strong="H1984"\w* boundless \w greatness|strong="H1433"\w*. \b \q1 \v 3 \w Praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w him|strong="H1984"\w* \w with|strong="H1984"\w* blast \w of|strong="H7782"\w* \w horn|strong="H7782"\w*; \q2 \w praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w him|strong="H1984"\w* \w with|strong="H1984"\w* \w harp|strong="H3658"\w* \w and|strong="H3658"\w* \w lyre|strong="H3658"\w*. \q1 \v 4 \w Praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w him|strong="H1984"\w* \w with|strong="H1984"\w* \w timbrel|strong="H8596"\w* \w and|strong="H8596"\w* \w dance|strong="H4234"\w*; \q2 \w praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w him|strong="H1984"\w* \w with|strong="H1984"\w* strings \w and|strong="H8596"\w* \w pipe|strong="H5748"\w*. \q1 \v 5 \w Praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w him|strong="H1984"\w* \w with|strong="H1984"\w* \w resounding|strong="H8643"\w* \w cymbals|strong="H6767"\w*, \q2 \w praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w him|strong="H1984"\w* \w with|strong="H1984"\w* clashing \w cymbals|strong="H6767"\w*. \q1 \v 6 Let \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w has|strong="H3605"\w* \w breath|strong="H5397"\w* \w praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3050"\+w*\nd*. \q3 Hallelujah.