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I am in favor of peace; but when I speak, they want war.

Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem.

A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.

Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.

Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart.

Restore our captives, O LORD, like streams in the Negev.

Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.

A song of ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.

A song of ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.

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

Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth.

Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth.

A song of ascents. Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways!

In this way indeed shall blessing come to the man who fears the LORD.

May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.

May none who pass by say to them, “The blessing of the LORD be on you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.”

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

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

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

O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, both now and forevermore.

We heard that the ark was in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.

We heard that the ark was in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.

I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy.

A song of ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!

A song of ascents. Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!

…who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God.

…who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God.

The LORD does all that pleases Him in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and in all their depths.

The LORD does all that pleases Him in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and in all their depths.

The LORD does all that pleases Him in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and in all their depths.

…they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths.

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

Blessed be the LORD from Zion—He who dwells in Jerusalem. Hallelujah!

He divided the Red Sea in two His loving devotion endures forever.

He remembered us in our low estate His loving devotion endures forever.

How can we sing a song of the LORD in a foreign land?

If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.

You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me.

If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.

For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb.

My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.

My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.

Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.

…who speak of You deceitfully; Your enemies take Your name in vain.

See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting.

See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting.

…who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.

O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.

May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.

May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.

Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.

Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.

But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.

A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.

I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”

A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.

A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.

For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.

Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.

Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.

For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.

And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.

He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.

Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters like corner pillars carved to adorn a palace.

Our storehouses will be full, supplying all manner of produce; our flocks will bring forth thousands, tens of thousands in our fields.

Our oxen will bear great loads. There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity, and no cry of lament in our streets.

Our oxen will bear great loads. There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity, and no cry of lament in our streets.

The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions.

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions.

The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.

The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.

The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.

The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.

Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.

Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.

Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

…the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.

Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.

He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.

Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the highest places.

Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise in the assembly of the godly.

Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.

Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.

For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.

Let the saints exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds.

May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a double-edged sword in their hands,

May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a double-edged sword in their hands,

Hallelujah! Praise God in His sanctuary. Praise Him in His mighty heavens.

Hallelujah! Praise God in His sanctuary. Praise Him in His mighty heavens.

…and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity.

…and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity.

If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,

Throw in your lot with us; let us all share one purse”—

But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.

Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square;