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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.

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

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

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

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and attend to my plea for mercy.

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and attend to my plea for mercy.

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

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.

The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life; they have no regard for You.

Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.

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

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.

May my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry.

May my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry.

For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.

For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.

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.

You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.

You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.

You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.

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.

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 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.

My hand will sustain him; surely My arm will strengthen him.

My hand will sustain him; surely My arm will strengthen him.

My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.

My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.

He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’

He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’

He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’

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

If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,

If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,

…if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments,

…if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments,

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

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.

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—

Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!

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.”

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

Because you have made the LORD your dwelling—my refuge, the Most High—

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

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

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

My eyes see the downfall of my enemies; my ears hear the wailing of my wicked foes.

My eyes see the downfall of my enemies; my ears hear the wailing of my wicked foes.

My eyes see the downfall of my enemies; my ears hear the wailing of my wicked foes.

My eyes see the downfall of my enemies; my ears hear the wailing of my wicked foes.

…to proclaim, “The LORD is upright; He is my Rock, and in Him there is no unrighteousness.”

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.

When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.

But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.

But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.

But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.

…where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work.

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.”

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

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.

My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.

No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.

No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.

A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You.

A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You.

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

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.

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

Through my loud groaning my skin hangs on my bones.

Through my loud groaning my skin hangs on my bones.

Through my loud groaning my skin hangs on my bones.

All day long my enemies taunt me; they ridicule me and curse me.

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.

He has broken my strength on the way; He has cut short my days.

He has broken my strength on the way; He has cut short my days.

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

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

Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—

Bless the LORD, all His works in all places of His dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!

Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.

Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.