Of

He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.

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.

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.

Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.

Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse.

Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse.

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

For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

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

Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.

From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

A Maskil of Asaph. Why have You rejected us forever, O God? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture?

A Maskil of Asaph. Why have You rejected us forever, O God? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture?

Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance—Mount Zion, where You dwell.

…like men wielding axes in a thicket of trees

They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.

There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.

You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea;

You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea;

You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert.

You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert.

You set all the boundaries of the earth; You made the summer and winter.

Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever.

Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever.

Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.

Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.

Do not disregard the clamor of Your adversaries, the uproar of Your enemies that ascends continually.

Do not disregard the clamor of Your adversaries, the uproar of Your enemies that ascends continually.

For the choirmaster: To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm of Asaph. A song. We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your wondrous works.

For the choirmaster: To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm of Asaph. A song. We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your wondrous works.

For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert,

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 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 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.

But I will proclaim Him forever; I will sing praise to the God of Jacob.

“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”

“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”

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

There He shattered the flaming arrows, the shield and sword and weapons of war. Selah

The valiant lie plundered; they sleep their last sleep. No men of might could lift a hand.

At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both horse and rider lie stunned.

…when God rose up to judge, to save all the lowly of the earth. Selah

Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.

Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.

He breaks the spirits of princes; He is feared by the kings of the earth.

He breaks the spirits of princes; He is feared by the kings of the earth.

For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me.

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.

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.

With power You redeemed Your people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah

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

A Maskil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my instruction; listen to the words of my mouth.

A Maskil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my instruction; listen to the words of my mouth.

We will not hide them from their children but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might and the wonders He has performed.

The archers of Ephraim turned back on the day of battle.

The archers of Ephraim turned back on the day of battle.

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 led them with a cloud by day and with a light of fire all night.

Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens.

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

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

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

God’s anger flared against them, and He put to death their strongest and subdued the young men of Israel.

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

Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

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

He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them.

He gave their crops to the grasshopper, the fruit of their labor to the locust.

He abandoned their cattle to the hail and their livestock to bolts of lightning.

He unleashed His fury against them, wrath, indignation, and calamity—a band of destroying angels.

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

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

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

He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent He had pitched among men.

He delivered His strength to captivity, and His splendor to the hand of the adversary.

He rejected the tent of Joseph and refused the tribe of Ephraim.

He rejected the tent of Joseph and refused the tribe of Ephraim.

But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.

…from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance.

…from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance.

So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands.

A Psalm of Asaph. The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.

They have given the corpses of Your servants as food to the birds of the air, the flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the earth.

They have given the corpses of Your servants as food to the birds of the air, the flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the earth.

They have given the corpses of Your servants as food to the birds of the air, the flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the earth.

They have given the corpses of Your servants as food to the birds of the air, the flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the earth.

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name.

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name.

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name.

Why should the nations ask, “Where is their God?” Before our eyes, make known among the nations Your vengeance for the bloodshed of Your servants.

May the groans of the captives reach You; by the strength of Your arm preserve those condemned to death.

May the groans of the captives reach You; by the strength of Your arm preserve those condemned to death.

Pay back into the laps of our neighbors sevenfold the reproach they hurled at You, O Lord.