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Light dawns in the darkness for the upright—for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

Light dawns in the darkness for the upright—for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy.

I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy.

Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.

For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.

How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me?

For great is His loving devotion toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Hallelujah!

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation.

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

My soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times.

Remove my scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies.

I run in the path of Your commandments, for You will enlarge my heart.

Direct me in the path of Your commandments, for there I find delight.

Establish Your word to Your servant, to produce reverence for You.

Turn away the disgrace I dread, for Your judgments are good.

How I long for Your precepts! Revive me in Your righteousness.

Then I can answer him who taunts, for I trust in Your word.

Never take Your word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments.

And I will walk in freedom, for I have sought Your precepts.

This is my practice, for I obey Your precepts.

At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.

Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in Your commandments.

It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.

May those who fear You see me and rejoice, for I have hoped in Your word.

May Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight.

May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I will meditate on Your precepts.

My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.

My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.

My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; I ask, “When will You comfort me?”

The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law.

Your ordinances stand to this day, for all things are servants to You.

I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have revived me.

I am Yours; save me, for I have sought Your precepts.

Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.

I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation.

I discern more than the elders, for I obey Your precepts.

I have not departed from Your ordinances, for You Yourself have taught me.

The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from Your precepts.

Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.

You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain.

My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.

My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.

It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.

It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.

I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commandments.

I rise before dawn and cry for help; in Your word I have put my hope.

Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.

Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments.

I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments.

I obey Your precepts and Your testimonies, for all my ways are before You.

My lips pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes.

My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.

May Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.

I long for Your salvation, O LORD, and Your law is my delight.

I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.

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

For there the thrones of judgment stand, the thrones of the house of David.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper.

For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.”

For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.

Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.

For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice.

Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”

The LORD has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.

In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat—for He gives sleep to His beloved.

In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat—for He gives sleep to His beloved.

For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.

O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.

I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.

My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning—more than watchmen wait for the morning.

My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning—more than watchmen wait for the morning.

My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning—more than watchmen wait for the morning.

O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is loving devotion, and with Him is redemption in abundance.

A song of ascents. Of David. My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.

…until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

…until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.

For the sake of Your servant David, do not reject Your anointed one.

For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:

For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:

“This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.

There I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.

There I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.

It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore.

Hallelujah, for the LORD is good; sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.

Hallelujah, for the LORD is good; sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.

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

For I know that the LORD is great; our Lord is above all gods.

For the LORD will vindicate His people and will have compassion on His servants.

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His loving devotion endures forever.

…for there our captors requested a song; our tormentors demanded songs of joy: “Sing us a song of Zion.”

I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.

They will sing of the ways of the LORD, for the glory of the LORD is great.

The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever—do not abandon the works of Your hands.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.

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