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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 113
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- 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
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- Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.
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- But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
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- He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
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- Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
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- Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
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- For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
Psalm 101
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- 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 113
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- 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 68
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- Psalm 68 For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song.
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- May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him.
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- As smoke is blown away by the wind, may you blow them away; as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God.
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- But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful.
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- Sing to God, sing praise to his name, extol him who rides on the clouds [1] -- his name is the LORD-- and rejoice before him.
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- A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.
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- God sets the lonely in families, [2] he leads forth the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
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- When you went out before your people, O God, when you marched through the wasteland, Selah
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- the earth shook, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
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- You gave abundant showers, O God; you refreshed your weary inheritance.
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- Your people settled in it, and from your bounty, O God, you provided for the poor.
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- The Lord announced the word, and great was the company of those who proclaimed it:
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- "Kings and armies flee in haste; in the camps men divide the plunder.
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- Even while you sleep among the campfires, [3] the wings of [my] dove are sheathed with silver, its feathers with shining gold."
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- When the Almighty [4] scattered the kings in the land, it was like snow fallen on Zalmon.
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- The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains; rugged are the mountains of Bashan.
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- Why gaze in envy, O rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign, where the LORD himself will dwell forever?
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- The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands; the Lord [has come] from Sinai into his sanctuary.
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- When you ascended on high, you led captives in your train; you received gifts from men, even from [5] the rebellious-- that you, [6] O LORD God, might dwell there.
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- Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Selah
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- Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death.
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- Surely God will crush the heads of his enemies, the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.
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- The Lord says, "I will bring them from Bashan; I will bring them from the depths of the sea,
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- that you may plunge your feet in the blood of your foes, while the tongues of your dogs have their share."
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- Your procession has come into view, O God, the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.
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- In front are the singers, after them the musicians; with them are the maidens playing tambourines.
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- Praise God in the great congregation; praise the LORD in the assembly of Israel.
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- There is the little tribe of Benjamin, leading them, there the great throng of Judah's princes, and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.
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- Summon your power, O God [7] ; show us your strength, O God, as you have done before.
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- Because of your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring you gifts.
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- Rebuke the beast among the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations. Humbled, may it bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
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- Envoys will come from Egypt; Cush [8] will submit herself to God.
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- Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth, sing praise to the Lord, Selah
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- to him who rides the ancient skies above, who thunders with mighty voice.
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- Proclaim the power of God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose power is in the skies.
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- You are awesome, O God, in your sanctuary; the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. Praise be to God!
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 8
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- Psalm 8 For the director of music. According to gittith. 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 14
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- Psalm 14 For the director of music. Of David.
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- The fool [1] says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.
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- The LORD looks down from heaven on the sons of men to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.
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- All have turned aside, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
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- Will evildoers never learn-- those who devour my people as men eat bread and who do not call on the LORD?
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- There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is present in the company of the righteous.
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- You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the LORD is their refuge.
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- Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
- [1] The Hebrew words rendered fool in Psalms denote one who is morally deficient.
Psalm 123
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- Psalm 123 A song of ascents.
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- I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne is in heaven.
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- As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God, till he shows us his mercy.
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- Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.
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- We have endured much ridicule from the proud, much contempt from the arrogant.
Psalm 4
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- Psalm 4 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David.
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- Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; be merciful to me and hear my prayer.
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- How long, O men, will you turn my glory into shame [1] ? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods [2] ? Selah
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- Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself; the LORD will hear when I call to him.
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- In your anger do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent. Selah
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- Offer right sacrifices and trust in the LORD.
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- Many are asking, "Who can show us any good?" Let the light of your face shine upon us, O LORD.
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- You have filled my heart with greater joy than when their grain and new wine abound.
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- I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
Psalm 111
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- Psalm 111
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- Praise the LORD. I will extol the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.
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- Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.
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- Glorious and majestic are his deeds, and his righteousness endures forever.
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- He has caused his wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.
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- He provides food for those who fear him; he remembers his covenant forever.
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- He has shown his people the power of his works, giving them the lands of other nations.
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- The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy.
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- They are steadfast for ever and ever, done in faithfulness and uprightness.
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- He provided redemption for his people; he ordained his covenant forever-- holy and awesome is his name.
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- The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.
Psalm 2
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- Psalm 2
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- Why do the nations conspire [1] and the peoples plot in vain?
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- The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the LORD and against his Anointed One. [2]
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- "Let us break their chains," they say, "and throw off their fetters."
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- The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.
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- Then he rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,
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- "I have installed my King [3] on Zion, my holy hill."
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- I will proclaim the decree of the LORD: He said to me, "You are my Son [4] ; today I have become your Father. [5]
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- Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.
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- You will rule them with an iron scepter [6] ; you will dash them to pieces like pottery."
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- Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth.
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- Serve the LORD with fear and rejoice with trembling.
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- Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and you be destroyed in your way, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him
Psalm 145
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- Psalm 145 A psalm of praise. Of David.
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- I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever.
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- Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever.
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- Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.
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- One generation will commend your works to another; they will tell of your mighty acts.
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- They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty, and I will meditate on your wonderful works. [2]
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- They will tell of the power of your awesome works, and I will proclaim your great deeds.
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- They will celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness.
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- The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
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- The LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.
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- All you have made will praise you, O LORD; your saints will extol you.
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- They will tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might,
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- so that all men may know of your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
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- Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made. [3]
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- The LORD upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
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- The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time.
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- You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.
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- The LORD is righteous in all his ways and loving toward all he has made.
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- The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
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- He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.
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- The LORD watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.
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- My mouth will speak in praise of the LORD. Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever.
Psalm 1
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- Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.
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- But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
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- He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
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- Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
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- Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
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- For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
Psalm 100
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- Psalm 100 A psalm. For giving thanks.
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- Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
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- Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
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- Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his [1] ; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
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- Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
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- For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Psalm 134
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- Psalm 134 A song of ascents.
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- Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who minister by night in the house of the LORD.
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- Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the LORD.
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- May the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.
Psalm 117
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- Psalm 117
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- Praise the LORD, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples.
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- For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD.
Psalm 114
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- Psalm 114
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- When Israel came out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
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- Judah became God's sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
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- The sea looked and fled, the Jordan turned back;
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- the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.
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- Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,
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- you mountains, that you skipped like rams, you hills, like lambs?
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- Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
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- who turned the rock into a pool, the hard rock into springs of water.
Psalm 120
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- Psalm 120 A song of ascents.
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- I call on the LORD in my distress, and he answers me.
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- Save me, O LORD, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues.
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- What will he do to you, and what more besides, O deceitful tongue?
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- He will punish you with a warrior's sharp arrows, with burning coals of the broom tree.
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- Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!
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- Too long have I lived among those who hate peace.
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- I am a man of peace; but when I speak, they are for war.