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I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah

Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.

Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.

I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song. May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song. May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Selah

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Selah

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.

But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.

Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds—His name is the LORD—and rejoice before Him.

A father of the fatherless and a defender of widows is God in His holy habitation.

…the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

“Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder.

Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her feathers with shimmering gold.”

They have seen Your procession, O God—the march of my God and King into the sanctuary.

There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah in their company, the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.

O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!

You know my folly, O God, and my guilt is not hidden from You.

For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.

I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,

…because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

I wept and fasted, but it brought me reproach.

I made sackcloth my clothing, and I was sport to them.

Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.

Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; deliver me from my foes and out of the deep waters.

Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; deliver me from my foes and out of the deep waters.

Draw near to my soul and redeem me; ransom me because of my foes.

You know my reproach, my shame and disgrace. All my adversaries are before You.

Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.

They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.

May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap.

May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.

Pour out Your wrath upon them, and let Your burning anger overtake them.

For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded.

May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous.

But I am in pain and distress; let Your salvation protect me, O God.

I will praise God’s name in song and exalt Him with thanksgiving.

And this will please the LORD more than an ox, more than a bull with horns and hooves.

And this will please the LORD more than an ox, more than a bull with horns and hooves.

The humble will see and rejoice. You who seek God, let your hearts be revived!

For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people.

Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them.

Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them.

For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.

For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.

The descendants of His servants will inherit it, and those who love His name will settle in it.

May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.

May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.

May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “Let God be magnified!”

But I am poor and needy; hurry to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.

But I am poor and needy; hurry to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.

In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me.

In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me.

Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.

Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless.

My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long.

For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,

…saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”

May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.

May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.

But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.

But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.

My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.

O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.

Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.

Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.

You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.

My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.

Of Solomon. Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.

May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.

May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness.

May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.

May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound until the moon is no more.

May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.

May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.

For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.

He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.

He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.

He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.

And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.

And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.

They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.

They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.

So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.

For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.

Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.

When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,

I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.

You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.

Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance—Mount Zion, where You dwell.

…and smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks.

…and smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks.

There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.