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For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.

Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.

For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:

There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god.

A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:

A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.

A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.

…saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”

As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze,

As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze,

For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!

Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God.

Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God.

As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.

For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.

For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.

A prayer of David. Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life; they have no regard for You.

But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.

Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.

A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A song. He has founded His city on the holy mountains.

A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A song. He has founded His city on the holy mountains.

A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.

A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.

A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.

I am counted among those descending to the Pit. I am like a man without strength.

A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.

You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant:

You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.

You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.

…like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah

All who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors.

A prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations.

For in Your sight a thousand years are but a day that passes, or a watch of the night.

For in Your sight a thousand years are but a day that passes, or a watch of the night.

For in Your sight a thousand years are but a day that passes, or a watch of the night.

For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh.

So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.

He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.

Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you.

They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,

A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,

A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,

A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,

But You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; with fine oil I have been anointed.

The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.

…to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.

Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree?

Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him in song.

For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.

For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.

For forty years I was angry with that generation, and I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known My ways.”

Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.

A Psalm. Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.

A Psalm. Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.

Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth—let your cry ring out, and sing praises!

O LORD our God, You answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, yet an avenger of their misdeeds.

A Psalm of thanksgiving. Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth.

A Psalm of thanksgiving. Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth.

A Psalm of David. I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice; to You, O LORD, I will sing praises.

A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know nothing of evil.

Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.

A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You.

I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.

I lie awake; I am like a lone bird on a housetop.

I lie awake; I am like a lone bird on a housetop.

Let this be written for the generation to come, so that a people not yet created may praise the LORD.

…to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,

They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.

As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.

As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field;

He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,

He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,

You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.

The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.

He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—

He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:

He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave.

He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave.

He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.

He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.

He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.

He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.

He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.

He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.

So He granted their request, but sent a wasting disease upon them.

At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped a molten image.

At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped a molten image.

They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grass-eating ox.

So they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them.

They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.