Psalm 19- 1
- 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 117- 1
- 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 34- 1
- Psalm 34 Of David. When he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he left. [1]
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- I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.
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- My soul will boast in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and rejoice.
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- Glorify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together.
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- I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.
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- Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.
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- This poor man called, and the LORD heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles.
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- The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.
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- Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
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- Fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him lack nothing.
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- The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
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- Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
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- Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days,
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- keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.
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- Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
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- The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry;
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- the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
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- The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.
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- The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
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- A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all;
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- he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken.
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- Evil will slay the wicked; the foes of the righteous will be condemned.
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- The LORD redeems his servants; no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him.
Psalm 10- 1
- Psalm 10 [1]
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- Why, O LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
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- In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.
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- He boasts of the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
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- In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
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- His ways are always prosperous; he is haughty and your laws are far from him; he sneers at all his enemies.
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- He says to himself, "Nothing will shake me; I'll always be happy and never have trouble."
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- His mouth is full of curses and lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.
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- He lies in wait near the villages; from ambush he murders the innocent, watching in secret for his victims.
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- He lies in wait like a lion in cover; he lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.
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- His victims are crushed, they collapse; they fall under his strength.
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- He says to himself, "God has forgotten; he covers his face and never sees."
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- Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.
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- Why does the wicked man revile God? Why does he say to himself, "He won't call me to account"?
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- But you, O God, do see trouble and grief; you consider it to take it in hand. The victim commits himself to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.
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- Break the arm of the wicked and evil man; call him to account for his wickedness that would not be found out.
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- The LORD is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land.
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- You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
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- defending the fatherless and the oppressed, in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more.
Psalm 52- 1
- Psalm 52 For the director of music. A maskil [1] of David. When Doeg the Edomite had gone to Saul and told him: "David has gone to the house of Ahimelech."
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- Why do you boast of evil, you mighty man? Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
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- Your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor, you who practice deceit.
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- You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth. Selah
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- You love every harmful word, O you deceitful tongue!
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- Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
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- The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at him, saying,
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- "Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!"
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- But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God's unfailing love for ever and ever.
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- I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will hope, for your name is good. I will praise you in the presence of your saints.
Psalm 107- 1
- Psalm 107
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- Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
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- Let the redeemed of the LORD say this-- those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
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- those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south. [1]
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- Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle.
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- They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away.
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- Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
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- He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle.
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- Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men,
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- for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
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- Some sat in darkness and the deepest gloom, prisoners suffering in iron chains,
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- for they had rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.
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- So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
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- Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
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- He brought them out of darkness and the deepest gloom and broke away their chains.
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- Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men,
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- for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.
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- Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.
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- They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death.
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- Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
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- He sent forth his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.
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- Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men.
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- Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.
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- Others went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters.
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- They saw the works of the LORD, his wonderful deeds in the deep.
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- For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves.
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- They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away.
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- They reeled and staggered like drunken men; they were at their wits' end.
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- Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
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- He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.
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- They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven.
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- Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men.
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- Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders.
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- He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground,
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- and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
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- He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs;
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- there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle.
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- They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest;
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- he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.
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- Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow;
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- he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste.
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- But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks.
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- The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths.
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- Whoever is wise, let him heed these things and consider the great love of the LORD.
Psalm 5- 1
- Psalm 5 For the director of music. For flutes. A psalm of David.
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- Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my sighing.
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- Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.
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- In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.
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- You are not a God who takes pleasure in evil; with you the wicked cannot dwell.
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- The arrogant cannot stand in your presence; you hate all who do wrong.
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- You destroy those who tell lies; bloodthirsty and deceitful men the LORD abhors.
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- But I, by your great mercy, will come into your house; in reverence will I bow down toward your holy temple.
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- Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies-- make straight your way before me.
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- Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with destruction. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongue they speak deceit.
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- Declare them guilty, O God! Let their intrigues be their downfall. Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against you.
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- But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.
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- For surely, O LORD, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.
Psalm 123- 1
- 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 55- 1
- Psalm 55 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil [1] of David.
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- Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea;
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- hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught
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- at the voice of the enemy, at the stares of the wicked; for they bring down suffering upon me and revile me in their anger.
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- My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death assail me.
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- Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me.
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- I said, "Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest--
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- I would flee far away and stay in the desert; Selah
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- I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm."
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- Confuse the wicked, O Lord, confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.
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- Day and night they prowl about on its walls; malice and abuse are within it.
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- Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets.
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- If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were raising himself against me, I could hide from him.
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- But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend,
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- with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship as we walked with the throng at the house of God.
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- Let death take my enemies by surprise; let them go down alive to the grave, [2] for evil finds lodging among them.
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- But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
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- Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.
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- He ransoms me unharmed from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.
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- God, who is enthroned forever, will hear them and afflict them-- Selah men who never change their ways and have no fear of God.
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- My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.
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- His speech is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords.
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- Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.
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- But you, O God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of corruption; bloodthirsty and deceitful men will not live out half their days. But as for me, I trust in you.
Psalm 100- 1
- 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 113- 1
- Psalm 113
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- Praise the LORD. [1] Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.
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- Let the name of the LORD be praised, both now and forevermore.
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- From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised.
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- The LORD is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the heavens.
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- Who is like the LORD our God, the One who sits enthroned on high,
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- who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth?
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- He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
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- he seats them with princes, with the princes of their people.
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- He settles the barren woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD.
Psalm 1- 1
- 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 15- 1
- Psalm 15 A psalm of David.
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- LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill?
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- He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart
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- and has no slander on his tongue, who does his neighbor no wrong and casts no slur on his fellowman,
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- who despises a vile man but honors those who fear the LORD, who keeps his oath even when it hurts,
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- who lends his money without usury and does not accept a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
Psalm 112- 1
- Psalm 112 [1]
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- Praise the LORD. [2] Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in his commands.
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- His children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
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- Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
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- Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man. [3]
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- Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely, who conducts his affairs with justice.
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- Surely he will never be shaken; a righteous man will be remembered forever.
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- He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
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- His heart is secure, he will have no fear; in the end he will look in triumph on his foes.
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- He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor, his righteousness endures forever; his horn [4] will be lifted high in honor.
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- The wicked man will see and be vexed, he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.
Psalm 101- 1
- Psalm 101 Of David. A psalm.
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- I will sing of your love and justice; to you, O LORD, I will sing praise.
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- I will be careful to lead a blameless life-- when will you come to me? I will walk in my house with blameless heart.
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- I will set before my eyes no vile thing. The deeds of faithless men I hate; they will not cling to me.
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- Men of perverse heart shall be far from me; I will have nothing to do with evil.
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- Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him will I put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, him will I not endure.
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- My eyes will be on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; he whose walk is blameless will minister to me.
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- No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks falsely will stand in my presence.
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- Every morning I will put to silence all the wicked in the land; I will cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.
Psalm 136- 1
- Psalm 136
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- Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His love endures forever.
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- Give thanks to the God of gods. His love endures forever.
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- Give thanks to the Lord of lords: His love endures forever.
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- to him who alone does great wonders, His love endures forever.
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- who by his understanding made the heavens, His love endures forever.
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- who spread out the earth upon the waters, His love endures forever.
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- who made the great lights-- His love endures forever.
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- the sun to govern the day, His love endures forever.
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- the moon and stars to govern the night; His love endures forever.
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- to him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt His love endures forever.
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- and brought Israel out from among them His love endures forever.
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- with a mighty hand and outstretched arm; His love endures forever.
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- to him who divided the Red Sea [1] asunder His love endures forever.
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- and brought Israel through the midst of it, His love endures forever.
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- but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea; His love endures forever.
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- to him who led his people through the desert, His love endures forever.
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- who struck down great kings, His love endures forever.
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- and killed mighty kings-- His love endures forever.
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- Sihon king of the Amorites His love endures forever.
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- and Og king of Bashan-- His love endures forever.
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- and gave their land as an inheritance, His love endures forever.
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- an inheritance to his servant Israel; His love endures forever.
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- to the One who remembered us in our low estate His love endures forever.
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- and freed us from our enemies, His love endures forever.
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- and who gives food to every creature. His love endures forever.
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- Give thanks to the God of heaven. His love endures forever.
Psalm 8
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- Psalm 8 For the director of music. According to gittith. [1] A psalm of David.
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- O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
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- From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise [2] because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.
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- When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
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- what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?
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- You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings [3] and crowned him with glory and honor.
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- You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet:
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- all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field,
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- the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.
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- O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
Psalm 3- 1
- 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
Psalm 4- 1
- 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 17
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- Psalm 17 A prayer of David.
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- Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer-- it does not rise from deceitful lips.
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- May my vindication come from you; may your eyes see what is right.
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- Though you probe my heart and examine me at night, though you test me, you will find nothing; I have resolved that my mouth will not sin.
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- As for the deeds of men-- by the word of your lips I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.
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- My steps have held to your paths; my feet have not slipped.
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- I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer.
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- Show the wonder of your great love, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their foes.
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- Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings
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- from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.
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- They close up their callous hearts, and their mouths speak with arrogance.
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- They have tracked me down, they now surround me, with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.
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- They are like a lion hungry for prey, like a great lion crouching in cover.
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- Rise up, O LORD, confront them, bring them down; rescue me from the wicked by your sword.
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- O LORD, by your hand save me from such men, from men of this world whose reward is in this life. You still the hunger of those you cherish; their sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.
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- And I--in righteousness I will see your face; when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.
Psalm 121
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- 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 20
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- Psalm 20 For the director of music. A psalm of David.
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- May the LORD answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
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- May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion.
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- May he remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings. Selah
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- May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
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- We will shout for joy when you are victorious and will lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your requests.
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- Now I know that the LORD saves his anointed; he answers him from his holy heaven with the saving power of his right hand.
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- Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
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- They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.
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- O LORD, save the king! Answer [1] us when we call!
Psalm 150
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- Psalm 150
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- Praise the LORD. [1] Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens.
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- Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness.
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- Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre,
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- praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and flute,
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- praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals.
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- Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD.
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 137
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- Psalm 137
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- By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.
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- There on the poplars we hung our harps,
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- for there our captors asked us for songs, our tormentors demanded songs of joy; they said, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!"
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- How can we sing the songs of the LORD while in a foreign land?
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- If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget [its skill].
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- May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not consider Jerusalem my highest joy.
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- Remember, O LORD, what the Edomites did on the day Jerusalem fell. "Tear it down," they cried, "tear it down to its foundations!"
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- O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, happy is he who repays you for what you have done to us--
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- he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.
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 127
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- Psalm 127 A song of ascents. Of Solomon.
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- Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain.
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- In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat-- for he grants sleep to [1] those he loves.
- 3
- Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from him.
- 4
- Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born in one's youth.
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- Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their enemies in the gate.
Psalm 124
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- Psalm 124 A song of ascents. Of David.
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- If the LORD had not been on our side-- let Israel say--
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- if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,
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- when their anger flared against us, they would have swallowed us alive;
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- the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,
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- the raging waters would have swept us away.
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- Praise be to the LORD, who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
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- We have escaped like a bird out of the fowler's snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.
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- Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Psalm 9- 1
- Psalm 9 For the director of music. To [the tune of] "The Death of the Son." A psalm of David. [1]
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- I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonders.
- 2
- I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
- 3
- My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before you.
- 4
- For you have upheld my right and my cause; you have sat on your throne, judging righteously.
- 5
- You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name for ever and ever.
- 6
- Endless ruin has overtaken the enemy, you have uprooted their cities; even the memory of them has perished.
- 7
- The LORD reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment.
- 8
- He will judge the world in righteousness; he will govern the peoples with justice.
- 9
- The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
- 10
- Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.
- 11
- Sing praises to the LORD, enthroned in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done.
- 12
- For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
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- O LORD, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death,
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- that I may declare your praises in the gates of the Daughter of Zion and there rejoice in your salvation.
- 15
- The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
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- The LORD is known by his justice; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion. [2] Selah
- 17
- The wicked return to the grave, [3] all the nations that forget God.
- 18
- But the needy will not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the afflicted ever perish.
- 19
- Arise, O LORD, let not man triumph; let the nations be judged in your presence.
- 20
- Strike them with terror, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah
Psalm 26- 1
- Psalm 26 Of David.
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- Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have led a blameless life; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
- 2
- Test me, O LORD, and try me, examine my heart and my mind;
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- for your love is ever before me, and I walk continually in your truth.
- 4
- I do not sit with deceitful men, nor do I consort with hypocrites;
- 5
- I abhor the assembly of evildoers and refuse to sit with the wicked.
- 6
- I wash my hands in innocence, and go about your altar, O LORD,
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- proclaiming aloud your praise and telling of all your wonderful deeds.
- 8
- I love the house where you live, O LORD, the place where your glory dwells.
- 9
- Do not take away my soul along with sinners, my life with bloodthirsty men,
- 10
- in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes.
- 11
- But I lead a blameless life; redeem me and be merciful to me.
- 12
- My feet stand on level ground; in the great assembly I will praise the LORD.
Psalm 22- 1
- Psalm 22 For the director of music. To [the tune of] "The Doe of the Morning." A psalm of David.
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- My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning?
- 2
- O my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, and am not silent.
- 3
- Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the praise of Israel. [1]
- 4
- In you our fathers put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them.
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- They cried to you and were saved; in you they trusted and were not disappointed.
- 6
- But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
- 7
- All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads:
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- "He trusts in the LORD; let the LORD rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him."
- 9
- Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you even at my mother's breast.
- 10
- From birth I was cast upon you; from my mother's womb you have been my God.
- 11
- Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
- 12
- Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
- 13
- Roaring lions tearing their prey open their mouths wide against me.
- 14
- I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart has turned to wax; it has melted away within me.
- 15
- My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me [2] in the dust of death.
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- Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil men has encircled me, they have pierced [3] my hands and my feet.
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- I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me.
- 18
- They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
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- But you, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
- 20
- Deliver my life from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dogs.
- 21
- Rescue me from the mouth of the lions; save [4] me from the horns of the wild oxen.
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- I will declare your name to my brothers; in the congregation I will praise you.
- 23
- You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!
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- For he has not despised or disdained the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help.
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- From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly; before those who fear you [5] will I fulfill my vows.
- 26
- The poor will eat and be satisfied; they who seek the LORD will praise him-- may your hearts live forever!
- 27
- All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him,
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- for dominion belongs to the LORD and he rules over the nations.
- 29
- All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before him-- those who cannot keep themselves alive.
- 30
- Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord.
- 31
- They will proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn-- for he has done it.
Psalm 98- 1
- Psalm 98 A psalm.
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- Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.
- 2
- The LORD has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations.
- 3
- He has remembered his love and his faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
- 4
- Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music;
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- make music to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing,
- 6
- with trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn-- shout for joy before the LORD, the King.
- 7
- Let the sea resound, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.
- 8
- Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy;
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- let them sing before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.
Psalm 113- 1
- Psalm 113
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- Praise the LORD. [1] Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.
- 2
- Let the name of the LORD be praised, both now and forevermore.
- 3
- From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised.
- 4
- The LORD is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the heavens.
- 5
- Who is like the LORD our God, the One who sits enthroned on high,
- 6
- who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth?
- 7
- He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
- 8
- he seats them with princes, with the princes of their people.
- 9
- He settles the barren woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD.
Psalm 101- 1
- Psalm 101 Of David. A psalm.
- 1
- I will sing of your love and justice; to you, O LORD, I will sing praise.
- 2
- I will be careful to lead a blameless life-- when will you come to me? I will walk in my house with blameless heart.
- 3
- I will set before my eyes no vile thing. The deeds of faithless men I hate; they will not cling to me.
- 4
- Men of perverse heart shall be far from me; I will have nothing to do with evil.
- 5
- Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him will I put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, him will I not endure.
- 6
- My eyes will be on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; he whose walk is blameless will minister to me.
- 7
- No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks falsely will stand in my presence.
- 8
- Every morning I will put to silence all the wicked in the land; I will cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.
Psalm 116- 1
- Psalm 116
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- I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.
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- Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.
- 3
- The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave [1] came upon me; I was overcome by trouble and sorrow.
- 4
- Then I called on the name of the LORD: "O LORD, save me!"
- 5
- The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
- 6
- The LORD protects the simplehearted; when I was in great need, he saved me.
- 7
- Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
- 8
- For you, O LORD, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling,
- 9
- that I may walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
- 10
- I believed; therefore [2] I said, "I am greatly afflicted."
- 11
- And in my dismay I said, "All men are liars."
- 12
- How can I repay the LORD for all his goodness to me?
- 13
- I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.
- 14
- I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people.
- 15
- Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
- 16
- O LORD, truly I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant [3] ; you have freed me from my chains.
- 17
- I will sacrifice a thank offering to you and call on the name of the LORD.
- 18
- I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people,
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- in the courts of the house of the LORD-- in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD. [4]
Psalm 15- 1
- Psalm 15 A psalm of David.
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- LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill?
- 2
- He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart
- 3
- and has no slander on his tongue, who does his neighbor no wrong and casts no slur on his fellowman,
- 4
- who despises a vile man but honors those who fear the LORD, who keeps his oath even when it hurts,
- 5
- who lends his money without usury and does not accept a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
Psalm 110- 1
- Psalm 110 Of David. A psalm.
- 1
- The LORD says to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."
- 2
- The LORD will extend your mighty scepter from Zion; you will rule in the midst of your enemies.
- 3
- Your troops will be willing on your day of battle. Arrayed in holy majesty, from the womb of the dawn you will receive the dew of your youth. [1]
- 4
- The LORD has sworn and will not change his mind: "You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek."
- 5
- The Lord is at your right hand; he will crush kings on the day of his wrath.
- 6
- He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead and crushing the rulers of the whole earth.
- 7
- He will drink from a brook beside the way [2] ; therefore he will lift up his head.
Psalm 110
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- Psalm 110 Of David. A psalm.
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- The LORD says to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."
- 2
- The LORD will extend your mighty scepter from Zion; you will rule in the midst of your enemies.
- 3
- Your troops will be willing on your day of battle. Arrayed in holy majesty, from the womb of the dawn you will receive the dew of your youth. [1]
- 4
- The LORD has sworn and will not change his mind: "You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek."
- 5
- The Lord is at your right hand; he will crush kings on the day of his wrath.
- 6
- He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead and crushing the rulers of the whole earth.
- 7
- He will drink from a brook beside the way [2] ; therefore he will lift up his head.
Psalm 106- 1
- Psalm 106
- 1
- Praise the LORD. [1] Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
- 2
- Who can proclaim the mighty acts of the LORD or fully declare his praise?
- 3
- Blessed are they who maintain justice, who constantly do what is right.
- 4
- Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people, come to my aid when you save them,
- 5
- that I may enjoy the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may share in the joy of your nation and join your inheritance in giving praise.
- 6
- We have sinned, even as our fathers did; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.
- 7
- When our fathers were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles; they did not remember your many kindnesses, and they rebelled by the sea, the Red Sea. [2]
- 8
- Yet he saved them for his name's sake, to make his mighty power known.
- 9
- He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; he led them through the depths as through a desert.
- 10
- He saved them from the hand of the foe; from the hand of the enemy he redeemed them.
- 11
- The waters covered their adversaries; not one of them survived.
- 12
- Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.
- 13
- But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his counsel.
- 14
- In the desert they gave in to their craving; in the wasteland they put God to the test.
- 15
- So he gave them what they asked for, but sent a wasting disease upon them.
- 16
- In the camp they grew envious of Moses and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the LORD.
- 17
- The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it buried the company of Abiram.
- 18
- Fire blazed among their followers; a flame consumed the wicked.
- 19
- At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped an idol cast from metal.
- 20
- They exchanged their Glory for an image of a bull, which eats grass.
- 21
- They forgot the God who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt,
- 22
- miracles in the land of Ham and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
- 23
- So he said he would destroy them-- had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him to keep his wrath from destroying them.
- 24
- Then they despised the pleasant land; they did not believe his promise.
- 25
- They grumbled in their tents and did not obey the LORD.
- 26
- So he swore to them with uplifted hand that he would make them fall in the desert,
- 27
- make their descendants fall among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.
- 28
- They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;
- 29
- they provoked the LORD to anger by their wicked deeds, and a plague broke out among them.
- 30
- But Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was checked.
- 31
- This was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.
- 32
- By the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them;
- 33
- for they rebelled against the Spirit of God, and rash words came from Moses' lips. [3]
- 34
- They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them,
- 35
- but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs.
- 36
- They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.
- 37
- They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.
- 38
- They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was desecrated by their blood.
- 39
- They defiled themselves by what they did; by their deeds they prostituted themselves.
- 40
- Therefore the LORD was angry with his people and abhorred his inheritance.
- 41
- He handed them over to the nations, and their foes ruled over them.
- 42
- Their enemies oppressed them and subjected them to their power.
- 43
- Many times he delivered them, but they were bent on rebellion and they wasted away in their sin.
- 44
- But he took note of their distress when he heard their cry;
- 45
- for their sake he remembered his covenant and out of his great love he relented.
- 46
- He caused them to be pitied by all who held them captive.
- 47
- Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.
- 48
- Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise the LORD.
Psalm 101- 1
- Psalm 101 Of David. A psalm.
- 1
- I will sing of your love and justice; to you, O LORD, I will sing praise.
- 2
- I will be careful to lead a blameless life-- when will you come to me? I will walk in my house with blameless heart.
- 3
- I will set before my eyes no vile thing. The deeds of faithless men I hate; they will not cling to me.
- 4
- Men of perverse heart shall be far from me; I will have nothing to do with evil.
- 5
- Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him will I put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, him will I not endure.
- 6
- My eyes will be on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; he whose walk is blameless will minister to me.
- 7
- No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks falsely will stand in my presence.
- 8
- Every morning I will put to silence all the wicked in the land; I will cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.
Psalm 25- 1
- Psalm 25 Of David. [1]
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- To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;
- 2
- in you I trust, O my God. Do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me.
- 3
- No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame, but they will be put to shame who are treacherous without excuse.
- 4
- Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths;
- 5
- guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
- 6
- Remember, O LORD, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old.
- 7
- Remember not the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you are good, O LORD.
- 8
- Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
- 9
- He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.
- 10
- All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful for those who keep the demands of his covenant.
- 11
- For the sake of your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, though it is great.
- 12
- Who, then, is the man that fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the way chosen for him.
- 13
- He will spend his days in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.
- 14
- The LORD confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them.
- 15
- My eyes are ever on the LORD, for only he will release my feet from the snare.
- 16
- Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
- 17
- The troubles of my heart have multiplied; free me from my anguish.
- 18
- Look upon my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins.
- 19
- See how my enemies have increased and how fiercely they hate me!
- 20
- Guard my life and rescue me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.
- 21
- May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope is in you.
- 22
- Redeem Israel, O God, from all their troubles!
Psalm 101- 1
- Psalm 101 Of David. A psalm.
- 1
- I will sing of your love and justice; to you, O LORD, I will sing praise.
- 2
- I will be careful to lead a blameless life-- when will you come to me? I will walk in my house with blameless heart.
- 3
- I will set before my eyes no vile thing. The deeds of faithless men I hate; they will not cling to me.
- 4
- Men of perverse heart shall be far from me; I will have nothing to do with evil.
- 5
- Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him will I put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, him will I not endure.
- 6
- My eyes will be on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; he whose walk is blameless will minister to me.
- 7
- No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks falsely will stand in my presence.
- 8
- Every morning I will put to silence all the wicked in the land; I will cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.
Psalm 104- 1
- Psalm 104
- 1
- Praise the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.
- 2
- He wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent
- 3
- and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind.
- 4
- He makes winds his messengers, [1] flames of fire his servants.
- 5
- He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved.
- 6
- You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
- 7
- But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder they took to flight;
- 8
- they flowed over the mountains, they went down into the valleys, to the place you assigned for them.
- 9
- You set a boundary they cannot cross; never again will they cover the earth.
- 10
- He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains.
- 11
- They give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
- 12
- The birds of the air nest by the waters; they sing among the branches.
- 13
- He waters the mountains from his upper chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of his work.
- 14
- He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate-- bringing forth food from the earth:
- 15
- wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil to make his face shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
- 16
- The trees of the LORD are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
- 17
- There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the pine trees.
- 18
- The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the coneys. [2]
- 19
- The moon marks off the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down.
- 20
- You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl.
- 21
- The lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
- 22
- The sun rises, and they steal away; they return and lie down in their dens.
- 23
- Then man goes out to his work, to his labor until evening.
- 24
- How many are your works, O LORD! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
- 25
- There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number-- living things both large and small.
- 26
- There the ships go to and fro, and the leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.
- 27
- These all look to you to give them their food at the proper time.
- 28
- When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
- 29
- When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.
- 30
- When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth.
- 31
- May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works--
- 32
- he who looks at the earth, and it trembles, who touches the mountains, and they smoke.
- 33
- I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
- 34
- May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD.
- 35
- But may sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Praise the LORD, O my soul. Praise the LORD. [3]
Psalm 63- 1
- Psalm 63 A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.
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- O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
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- I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.
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- Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.
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- I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.
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- My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
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- On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night.
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- Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.
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- My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.
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- They who seek my life will be destroyed; they will go down to the depths of the earth.
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- They will be given over to the sword and become food for jackals.
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- But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by God's name will praise him, while the mouths of liars will be silenced.
Psalm 24- 1
- Psalm 24 Of David. A psalm.
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- The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;
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- for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.
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- Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place?
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- He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear by what is false. [1]
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- He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from God his Savior.
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- Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek your face, O God of Jacob. [2] Selah
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- Lift up your heads, O you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
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- Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
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- Lift up your heads, O you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
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- Who is he, this King of glory? The LORD Almighty-- he is the King of glory. Selah
Psalm 56- 1
- Psalm 56 For the director of music. To [the tune of] "A Dove on Distant Oaks." Of David. A miktam. [1] When the Philistines had seized him in Gath.
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- Be merciful to me, O God, for men hotly pursue me; all day long they press their attack.
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- My slanderers pursue me all day long; many are attacking me in their pride.
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- When I am afraid, I will trust in you.
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- In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?
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- All day long they twist my words; they are always plotting to harm me.
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- They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, eager to take my life.
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- On no account let them escape; in your anger, O God, bring down the nations.
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- Record my lament; list my tears on your scroll [2] -- are they not in your record?
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- Then my enemies will turn back when I call for help. By this I will know that God is for me.
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- In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise--
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- in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
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- I am under vows to you, O God; I will present my thank offerings to you.
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- For you have delivered me [3] from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
Psalm 107- 1
- Psalm 107
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- Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
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- Let the redeemed of the LORD say this-- those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
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- those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south. [1]
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- Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle.
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- They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away.
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- Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
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- He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle.
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- Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men,
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- for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
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- Some sat in darkness and the deepest gloom, prisoners suffering in iron chains,
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- for they had rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.
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- So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
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- Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
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- He brought them out of darkness and the deepest gloom and broke away their chains.
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- Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men,
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- for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.
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- Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.
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- They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death.
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- Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
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- He sent forth his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.
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- Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men.
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- Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.
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- Others went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters.
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- They saw the works of the LORD, his wonderful deeds in the deep.
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- For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves.
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- They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away.
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- They reeled and staggered like drunken men; they were at their wits' end.
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- Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
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- He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.
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- They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven.
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- Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men.
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- Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders.
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- He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground,
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- and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
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- He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs;
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- there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle.
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- They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest;
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- he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.
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- Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow;
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- he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste.
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- But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks.
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- The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths.
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- Whoever is wise, let him heed these things and consider the great love of the LORD.
Psalm 100- 1
- 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 112- 1
- Psalm 112 [1]
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- Praise the LORD. [2] Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in his commands.
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- His children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
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- Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
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- Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man.
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- Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely, who conducts his affairs with justice.
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- Surely he will never be shaken; a righteous man will be remembered forever.
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- He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
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- His heart is secure, he will have no fear; in the end he will look in triumph on his foes.
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- He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor, his righteousness endures forever; his horn [4] will be lifted high in honor.
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- The wicked man will see and be vexed, he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.
Psalm 4- 1
- 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 3- 1
- 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
Psalm 113- 1
- Psalm 113
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- Praise the LORD. [1] Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.
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- Let the name of the LORD be praised, both now and forevermore.
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- From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised.
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- The LORD is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the heavens.
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- Who is like the LORD our God, the One who sits enthroned on high,
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- who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth?
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- He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
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- he seats them with princes, with the princes of their people.
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- He settles the barren woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD.
Psalm 29- 1
- Psalm 29 A psalm of David.
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- Ascribe to the LORD, O mighty ones, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
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- Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his [1] holiness.
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- The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD thunders over the mighty waters.
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- The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.
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- The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
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- He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, Sirion [2] like a young wild ox.
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- The voice of the LORD strikes with flashes of lightning.
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- The voice of the LORD shakes the desert; the LORD shakes the Desert of Kadesh.
- 9
- The voice of the LORD twists the oaks [3] and strips the forests bare. And in his temple all cry, "Glory!"
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- The LORD sits [4] enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.
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- The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace.
Psalm 18- 1
- Psalm 18 For the director of music. Of David the servant of the LORD. He sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:
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- I love you, O LORD, my strength.
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- The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn [1] of my salvation, my stronghold.
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- I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.
- 4
- The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
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- The cords of the grave [2] coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.
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- In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.
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- The earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains shook; they trembled because he was angry.
- 8
- Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.
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- He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet.
- 10
- He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.
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- He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him-- the dark rain clouds of the sky.
- 12
- Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced, with hailstones and bolts of lightning.
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- The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. [3]
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- He shot his arrows and scattered [the enemies], great bolts of lightning and routed them.
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- The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of breath from your nostrils.
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- He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.
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- He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.
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- They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support.
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- He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.
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- The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
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- For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not done evil by turning from my God.
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- All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees.
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- I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin.
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- The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
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- To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
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- to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.
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- You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.
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- You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.
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- With your help I can advance against a troop [4] ; with my God I can scale a wall.
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- As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.
- 31
- For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
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- It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.
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- He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights.
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- He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
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- You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me; you stoop down to make me great.
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- You broaden the path beneath me, so that my ankles do not turn.
- 37
- I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
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- I crushed them so that they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet.
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- You armed me with strength for battle; you made my adversaries bow at my feet.
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- You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.
- 41
- They cried for help, but there was no one to save them-- to the LORD, but he did not answer.
- 42
- I beat them as fine as dust borne on the wind; I poured them out like mud in the streets.
- 43
- You have delivered me from the attacks of the people; you have made me the head of nations; people I did not know are subject to me.
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- As soon as they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cringe before me.
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- They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds.
- 46
- The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior!
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- He is the God who avenges me, who subdues nations under me,
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- who saves me from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from violent men you rescued me.
- 49
- Therefore I will praise you among the nations, O LORD; I will sing praises to your name.
- 50
- He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever.