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Psalm 14
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- Psalm 14 For the director of music. Of David.
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- The fool [1] says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.
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- The LORD looks down from heaven on the sons of men to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.
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- All have turned aside, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
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- Will evildoers never learn-- those who devour my people as men eat bread and who do not call on the LORD?
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- There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is present in the company of the righteous.
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- You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the LORD is their refuge.
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- Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
- [1] The Hebrew words rendered fool in Psalms denote one who is morally deficient.
Psalm 123
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- Psalm 123 A song of ascents.
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- I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne is in heaven.
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- As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God, till he shows us his mercy.
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- Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.
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- We have endured much ridicule from the proud, much contempt from the arrogant.
Psalm 4
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- Psalm 4 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David.
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- Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; be merciful to me and hear my prayer.
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- How long, O men, will you turn my glory into shame [1] ? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods [2] ? Selah
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- Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself; the LORD will hear when I call to him.
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- In your anger do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent. Selah
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- Offer right sacrifices and trust in the LORD.
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- Many are asking, "Who can show us any good?" Let the light of your face shine upon us, O LORD.
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- You have filled my heart with greater joy than when their grain and new wine abound.
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- I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
Psalm 111
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- Psalm 111
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- Praise the LORD. I will extol the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.
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- Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.
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- Glorious and majestic are his deeds, and his righteousness endures forever.
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- He has caused his wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.
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- He provides food for those who fear him; he remembers his covenant forever.
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- He has shown his people the power of his works, giving them the lands of other nations.
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- The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy.
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- They are steadfast for ever and ever, done in faithfulness and uprightness.
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- He provided redemption for his people; he ordained his covenant forever-- holy and awesome is his name.
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- The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.
Psalm 2
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- Psalm 2
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- Why do the nations conspire [1] and the peoples plot in vain?
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- The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the LORD and against his Anointed One. [2]
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- "Let us break their chains," they say, "and throw off their fetters."
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- The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.
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- Then he rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,
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- "I have installed my King [3] on Zion, my holy hill."
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- I will proclaim the decree of the LORD: He said to me, "You are my Son [4] ; today I have become your Father. [5]
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- Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.
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- You will rule them with an iron scepter [6] ; you will dash them to pieces like pottery."
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- Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth.
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- Serve the LORD with fear and rejoice with trembling.
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- Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and you be destroyed in your way, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him
Psalm 145
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- Psalm 145 A psalm of praise. Of David.
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- I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever.
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- Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever.
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- Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.
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- One generation will commend your works to another; they will tell of your mighty acts.
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- They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty, and I will meditate on your wonderful works. [2]
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- They will tell of the power of your awesome works, and I will proclaim your great deeds.
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- They will celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness.
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- The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
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- The LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.
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- All you have made will praise you, O LORD; your saints will extol you.
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- They will tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might,
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- so that all men may know of your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
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- Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made. [3]
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- The LORD upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
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- The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time.
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- You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.
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- The LORD is righteous in all his ways and loving toward all he has made.
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- The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
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- He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.
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- The LORD watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.
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- My mouth will speak in praise of the LORD. Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever.
Psalm 1
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- Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.
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- But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
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- He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
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- Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
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- Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
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- For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
Psalm 100
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- Psalm 100 A psalm. For giving thanks.
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- Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
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- Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
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- Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his [1] ; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
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- Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
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- For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Psalm 134
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- Psalm 134 A song of ascents.
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- Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who minister by night in the house of the LORD.
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- Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the LORD.
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- May the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.
Psalm 117
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- Psalm 117
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- Praise the LORD, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples.
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- For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD.
Psalm 114
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- Psalm 114
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- When Israel came out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
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- Judah became God's sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
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- The sea looked and fled, the Jordan turned back;
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- the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.
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- Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,
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- you mountains, that you skipped like rams, you hills, like lambs?
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- Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
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- who turned the rock into a pool, the hard rock into springs of water.
Psalm 120
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- Psalm 120 A song of ascents.
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- I call on the LORD in my distress, and he answers me.
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- Save me, O LORD, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues.
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- What will he do to you, and what more besides, O deceitful tongue?
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- He will punish you with a warrior's sharp arrows, with burning coals of the broom tree.
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- Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!
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- Too long have I lived among those who hate peace.
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- I am a man of peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
Psalm 19
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- Psalm 19 For the director of music. A psalm of David.
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- The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
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- Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge.
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- There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. [1]
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- Their voice [2] goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun,
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- which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavilion, like a champion rejoicing to run his course.
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- It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is hidden from its heat.
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- The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
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- The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
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- The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of the LORD are sure and altogether righteous.
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- They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
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- By them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.
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- Who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults.
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- Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then will I be blameless, innocent of great transgression.
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- May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Psalm 3
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- Psalm 3 A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.
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- O LORD, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!
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- Many are saying of me, "God will not deliver him." Selah [1]
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- But you are a shield around me, O LORD; you bestow glory on me and lift [2] up my head.
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- To the LORD I cry aloud, and he answers me from his holy hill. Selah
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- I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.
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- I will not fear the tens of thousands drawn up against me on every side.
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- Arise, O LORD! Deliver me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
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- From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people. Selah
- [2] A word of uncertain meaning, occurring frequently in the Psalms; possibly a musical term
Psalm 134
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- Psalm 134 A song of ascents.
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- Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who minister by night in the house of the LORD.
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- Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the LORD.
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- May the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.
Psalm 130
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- Psalm 130 A song of ascents.
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- Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD;
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- O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.
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- If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand?
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- But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared.
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- I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.
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- My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.
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- O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.
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- He himself will redeem Israel from all their sins.
Psalm 114
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- Psalm 114
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- When Israel came out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
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- Judah became God's sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
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- The sea looked and fled, the Jordan turned back;
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- the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.
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- Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,
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- you mountains, that you skipped like rams, you hills, like lambs?
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- Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
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- who turned the rock into a pool, the hard rock into springs of water.
Psalm 130
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- Psalm 130 A song of ascents.
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- Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD;
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- O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.
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- If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand?
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- But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared.
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- I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.
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- My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.
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- O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.
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- He himself will redeem Israel from all their sins.
Psalm 117
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- Psalm 117
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- Praise the LORD, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples.
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- For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD.
Psalm 58
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- Psalm 58 For the director of music. [To the tune of] "Do Not Destroy." Of David. A miktam.
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- Do you rulers indeed speak justly? Do you judge uprightly among men?
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- No, in your heart you devise injustice, and your hands mete out violence on the earth.
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- Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward and speak lies.
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- Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,
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- that will not heed the tune of the charmer, however skillful the enchanter may be.
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- Break the teeth in their mouths, O God; tear out, O LORD, the fangs of the lions!
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- Let them vanish like water that flows away; when they draw the bow, let their arrows be blunted.
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- Like a slug melting away as it moves along, like a stillborn child, may they not see the sun.
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- Before your pots can feel [the heat of] the thorns-- whether they be green or dry--the wicked will be swept away. [2]
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- The righteous will be glad when they are avenged, when they bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.
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- Then men will say, "Surely the righteous still are rewarded; surely there is a God who judges the earth."