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Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.

Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.

Your name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.

But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.

Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.

A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.

You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face.

Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.

But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.

Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon God.

I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.

But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend.

Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,

Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,

May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.

Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun.

Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun.

They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.

They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.

How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?

…who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,

…who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,

For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.

When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like the snow falling on Zalmon.

Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?

May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.

May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.

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 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.

They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.

Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.

…like men wielding axes in a thicket of trees

You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.

He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.

He brought streams from the stone and made water flow down like rivers.

He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the sea.

He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the sea.

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

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

They turned back and were faithless like their fathers, twisted like a faulty bow.

They turned back and were faithless like their fathers, twisted like a faulty bow.

Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.

He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth He has established forever.

He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth He has established forever.

They have poured out their blood like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury the dead.

How long, O LORD? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire?

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth

But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”

But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”

…who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.

Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.

Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.

O Lord, there is none like You among the gods, nor any works like Yours.

O Lord, there is none like You among the gods, nor any works like Yours.

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.

All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side.

For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?

O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.

You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

…his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,

…like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah

How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?

You sweep them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning—

…that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.

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

The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.

For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers.

For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers.

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

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.

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

They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.

They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.

…who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field;

As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field;

He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,

You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.

We have sinned like our fathers; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.

They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.

But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.

The cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.

The cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.

The cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.

May it be like a robe wrapped about him, like a belt tied forever around him.

May it be like a robe wrapped about him, like a belt tied forever around him.

I am fading away like a lengthening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.

I am fading away like a lengthening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.

May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.