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

…that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.

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

In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,

…to proclaim, “The LORD is upright; He is my Rock, and in Him there is no unrighteousness.”

The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved.

They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.

Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,

Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.

He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.

In His hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to Him.

The sea is His, for He made it, and His hands formed the dry land.

O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.

For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice,

…where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work.

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.”

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.”

For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.

Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty fill His sanctuary.

Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty fill His sanctuary.

Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering and enter His courts.

Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it.

Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it.

Let the fields exult, and all that is in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy

…before the LORD, for He is coming—He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.

Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.

Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.

Fire goes before Him and consumes His foes on every side.

His lightning illuminates the world; the earth sees and trembles.

Zion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD.

Zion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD.

Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones, and praise His holy name.

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.

The LORD has proclaimed His salvation and revealed His righteousness to the nations.

He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

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

With trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn shout for joy before the LORD, the King.

Let the sea resound, and all that fills it, the world, and all who dwell in it.

Let the sea resound, and all that fills it, the world, and all who dwell in it.

…before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.

Let them praise Your great and awesome name—He is holy!

The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.

Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at His footstool; He is holy!

Moses and Aaron were among His priests; Samuel was among those who called on His name. They called to the LORD and He answered.

Moses and Aaron were among His priests; Samuel was among those who called on His name. They called to the LORD and He answered.

He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud; they kept His decrees and the statutes He gave them.

Exalt the LORD our God and worship at His holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy.

Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.

Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.

Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and bless His name.

Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and bless His name.

For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.

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

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.

For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers.

My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread.

All day long my enemies taunt me; they ridicule me and curse me.

For I have eaten ashes like bread and mixed my drink with tears

…because of Your indignation and wrath, for You have picked me up and cast me aside.

…because of Your indignation and wrath, for You have picked me up and cast me aside.

My days are like lengthening shadows, and I wither away like grass.

You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor—the appointed time has come.

For Your servants delight in her stones and take pity on her dust.

So the nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth will fear Your glory.

…that they may proclaim the name of the LORD in Zion and praise Him in Jerusalem,

…when peoples and kingdoms assemble to serve the LORD.

In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

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.

But You remain the same, and Your years will never end.

The children of Your servants will dwell securely, and their descendants will be established before You.”

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—

He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,

…who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,

…who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,

The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.

The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.

…when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.

But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children—

…to those who keep His covenant and remember to obey His precepts.

The LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all.

Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.

…the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them—

He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:

…wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.

You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.

The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.

The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.

Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.

Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.

Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.

There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.

When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.

When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.

He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.

He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.

May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!