Psalm 50- 1
- Psalm 50 A psalm of Asaph.
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- The Mighty One, God, the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to the place where it sets.
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- From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
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- Our God comes and will not be silent; a fire devours before him, and around him a tempest rages.
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- He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that he may judge his people:
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- "Gather to me my consecrated ones, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice."
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- And the heavens proclaim his righteousness, for God himself is judge. Selah
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- "Hear, O my people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you: I am God, your God.
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- I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices or your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.
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- I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens,
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- for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.
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- I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are mine.
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- If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.
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- Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
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- Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High,
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- and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me."
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- But to the wicked, God says: "What right have you to recite my laws or take my covenant on your lips?
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- You hate my instruction and cast my words behind you.
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- When you see a thief, you join with him; you throw in your lot with adulterers.
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- You use your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit.
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- You speak continually against your brother and slander your own mother's son.
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- These things you have done and I kept silent; you thought I was altogether [1] like you. But I will rebuke you and accuse you to your face.
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- "Consider this, you who forget God, or I will tear you to pieces, with none to rescue:
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- He who sacrifices thank offerings honors me, and he prepares the way so that I may show him [2] the salvation of God."
Psalm 65- 1
- Psalm 65 For the director of music. A psalm of David. A song.
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- Praise awaits [1] you, O God, in Zion; to you our vows will be fulfilled.
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- O you who hear prayer, to you all men will come.
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- When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave [2] our transgressions.
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- Blessed are those you choose and bring near to live in your courts! We are filled with the good things of your house, of your holy temple.
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- You answer us with awesome deeds of righteousness, O God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas,
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- who formed the mountains by your power, having armed yourself with strength,
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- who stilled the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.
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- Those living far away fear your wonders; where morning dawns and evening fades you call forth songs of joy.
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- You care for the land and water it; you enrich it abundantly. The streams of God are filled with water to provide the people with grain, for so you have ordained it. [3]
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- You drench its furrows and level its ridges; you soften it with showers and bless its crops.
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- You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.
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- The grasslands of the desert overflow; the hills are clothed with gladness.
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- The meadows are covered with flocks and the valleys are mantled with grain; they shout for joy and sing.
Psalm 121- 1
- Psalm 121 A song of ascents.
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- I lift up my eyes to the hills-- where does my help come from?
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- My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
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- He will not let your foot slip-- he who watches over you will not slumber;
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- indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
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- The LORD watches over you-- the LORD is your shade at your right hand;
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- the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.
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- The LORD will keep you from all harm-- he will watch over your life;
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- the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
Psalm 16- 1
- Psalm 16 A miktam[1] of David.
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- Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge.
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- I said to the LORD, "You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing."
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- As for the saints who are in the land, they are the glorious ones in whom is all my delight.[2]
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- The sorrows of those will increase who run after other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood or take up their names on my lips.
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- LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure.
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- The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.
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- I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.
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- I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
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- Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,
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- because you will not abandon me to the grave,[3] nor will you let your Holy One[4] see decay.
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- You have made[5] known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
Psalm 16- 1
- Psalm 16 A miktam[1] of David.
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- Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge.
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- I said to the LORD, "You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing."
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- As for the saints who are in the land, they are the glorious ones in whom is all my delight.[2]
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- The sorrows of those will increase who run after other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood or take up their names on my lips.
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- LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure.
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- The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.
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- I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.
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- I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
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- Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,
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- because you will not abandon me to the grave,[3] nor will you let your Holy One[4] see decay.
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- You have made[5] known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
Psalm 67- 1
- Psalm 67 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.
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- May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, Selah
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- that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations.
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- May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you.
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- May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples justly and guide the nations of the earth. Selah
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- May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you.
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- Then the land will yield its harvest, and God, our God, will bless us.
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- God will bless us, and all the ends of the earth will fear him.
Psalm 14- 1
- 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!