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There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah in their company, the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.

Rebuke the beast in the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations, until it submits, bringing bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.

Rebuke the beast in the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations, until it submits, bringing bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.

Ascribe the power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose strength is in the skies.

O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!

May those who hope in You not be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of Hosts; may those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel.

But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation.

Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.

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.

May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents.

Add iniquity to their iniquity; let them not share in Your righteousness.

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.

Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them.

The descendants of His servants will inherit it, and those who love His name will settle in it.

May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “Let God be magnified!”

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

In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me.

Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.

For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,

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

May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound until the moon is no more.

He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.

May there be an abundance of grain in the land; may it sway atop the hills. May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon, the people of its cities like the grass of the field.

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.

A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.

So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.

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.

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

You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.

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

Turn Your steps to the everlasting ruins, to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed.

…like men wielding axes in a thicket of trees

They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.

They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.

Do not let the oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and needy praise Your name.

For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs.

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A song. God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A song. God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.

His tent is in Salem, His dwelling place in Zion.

His tent is in Salem, His dwelling place in Zion.

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 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:

Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.

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

For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children,

For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children,

…that they should put their confidence in God, not forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments.

He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.

He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.

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

But they continued to sin against Him, rebelling in the desert against the Most High.

They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness?

Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.

He felled them in the midst of their camp, all around their dwellings.

Yet before they had filled their desire, with the food still in their mouths,

In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; despite His wonderful works, they did not believe.

So He ended their days in futility, and their years in sudden terror.

So He ended their days in futility, and their years in sudden terror.

How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!

How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!

…when He performed His signs in Egypt and His wonders in the fields of Zoan.

…when He performed His signs in Egypt and His wonders in the fields of Zoan.

He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham.

He led out His people like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness.

He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.

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

A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:

They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.

How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah

Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.

They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.

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.

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.

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.

O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!

Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?

Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.

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

For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.

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.

But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.

“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.’”

And it will be said of Zion: “This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High Himself will establish her.”

The LORD will record in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.” Selah

The LORD will record in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.” Selah

Singers and pipers will proclaim, “All my springs of joy are in You.”

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 laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths.

You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths.

Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon?

Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon?

Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?

Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?