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I will praise You, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing Your praises among the peoples.

I will praise You, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing Your praises among the peoples.

I will keep watch for You, O my strength, because You, O God, are my fortress.

But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.

To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion.

God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.

God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.

Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

Then I will ever sing praise to Your name and fulfill my vows day by day.

He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.

He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.

God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,

A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.

So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.

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.

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

When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.

When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.

For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.

I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—

I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—

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

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.

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

If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

The Lord said, “I will retrieve them from Bashan, I will bring them up from the depths of the sea,

The Lord said, “I will retrieve them from Bashan, I will bring them up from the depths of the sea,

I have sunk into the miry depths, where there is no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me.

I have sunk into the miry depths, where there is no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me.

I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.

Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.

Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.

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,

I wept and fasted, but it brought me reproach.

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

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.

Hide not Your face from Your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me quickly!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.

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

I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.

I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.

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.

I will come in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will proclaim Your righteousness—Yours alone.

I will come in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will proclaim Your righteousness—Yours alone.

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.

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.

So I will praise You with the harp for Your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praise to You with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.

So I will praise You with the harp for Your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praise to You with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.

When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.

For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.

Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.

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

If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.

If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.

If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.

When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sight

…until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.

…until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.

When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,

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

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

Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.

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

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

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.

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.

“When I choose a time, I will judge fairly.

“When I choose a time, I will judge fairly.

When the earth and all its dwellers quake, it is I who bear up its pillars. Selah

I say to the proud, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn.

But I will proclaim Him forever; I will sing praise to the God of Jacob.

But I will proclaim Him forever; I will sing praise to the God of Jacob.

“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”

For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me.

For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me.

In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.

I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah

I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah

I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah

You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak.

I considered the days of old, the years long in the past.

At night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered:

At night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered: