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I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.

For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.

These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the festive procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.

The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.

You have given us up as sheep to be devoured; You have scattered us among the nations.

Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

The nobles of the nations have assembled as the people of the God of Abraham; for the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted.

As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD of Hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish her forever. Selah

His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.

So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.

So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.

My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.

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

As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.

As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.

The chariots of God are tens of thousands—thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.

May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.

May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.

May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.

May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.

May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.

May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.

But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped.

Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth.

But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.

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

Your foes have roared within Your meeting place; they have unfurled their banners as signs,

Your way, O God, is holy. What god is so great as our God?

He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the seas.

He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the seas.

Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.

They have given the corpses of Your servants as food to the birds of the air, the flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the earth.

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

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

Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,

Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,

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

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

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

The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD—Your faithfulness as well—in the assembly of the holy ones.

I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.

I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.

Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.

Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.

Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.

Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.

…do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness,

For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.

For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.

As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.

As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.

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

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

“I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”

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

…to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.

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

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

In the camp they envied Moses, as well as Aaron, the holy one of the LORD.

In the camp they envied Moses, as well as Aaron, the holy one of the LORD.

It was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.

They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them,

When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer be regarded as sin.

May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.

He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!

Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.

Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.

Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.

Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.

I rejoice in the way of Your testimonies as much as in all riches.

I rejoice in the way of Your testimonies as much as in all riches.

Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.

Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.

Jerusalem is built up as a city united together,

…where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.

As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.

As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.

Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.

As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people, both now and forevermore.

For the LORD has chosen Jacob as His own, Israel as His treasured possession.

For the LORD has chosen Jacob as His own, Israel as His treasured possession.

He gave their land as an inheritance, as a heritage to His people Israel.

He gave their land as an inheritance, as a heritage to His people Israel.

Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.

…and He gave their land as an inheritance, His loving devotion endures forever.

May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!

O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us.

…even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.

I hate them with perfect hatred; I count them as my enemies.

As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

…for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.

…in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.

…in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.

Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.

…at twilight, as the day was fading into the dark of the night.