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So I said, “I am grieved that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”

So I said, “I am grieved that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”

I will remember the works of the LORD; yes, I will remember Your wonders of old.

I will remember the works of the LORD; yes, I will remember Your wonders of old.

I will reflect on all You have done and ponder Your mighty deeds.

I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,

I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,

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

“I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.

You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah

You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah

You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah

Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me!

I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.

I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.

So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.

…how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!

But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’

For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.

A prayer of David. Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.

Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.

Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

In the day of my distress I call on You, because You answer me.

Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.

Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.

I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify Your name forever.

I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify Your name forever.

“I will mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me—along with Philistia, Tyre, and Cush—when I say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’”

“I will mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me—along with Philistia, Tyre, and Cush—when I say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’”

A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.

I am counted among those descending to the Pit. I am like a man without strength.

I am counted among those descending to the Pit. I am like a man without strength.

I am forsaken among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom You remember no more, who are cut off from Your care.

You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.

My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.

My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.

But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You.

From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.

From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.

From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.

A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.

A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.

For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”

You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant:

You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant:

‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah

You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.

You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.

I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.

I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.

I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.

I will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand upon the rivers.

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

I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast.

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

I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes.

But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.

I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.

Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness—I will not lie to David—

Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness—I will not lie to David—

Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people—

I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.

“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.

When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.

When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.

When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.

With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”

For You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.

But You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; with fine oil I have been anointed.

Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.

If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.

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.”

So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”

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

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

I will ponder the way that is blameless—when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.

I will ponder the way that is blameless—when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.

I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.

I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.

A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know nothing of evil.

Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.

Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.

Every morning I will remove all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.

Every morning I will remove all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.

Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call.

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

I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.

I lie awake; I am like a lone bird on a housetop.

I lie awake; I am like a lone bird on a housetop.

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

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

I say: “O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations.

I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.