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Then we Your people, the sheep of Your pasture, will thank You forever; from generation to generation we will declare Your praise.

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

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

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

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

O LORD God of Hosts, how long will Your anger smolder against the prayers of Your people?

O LORD God of Hosts, how long will Your anger smolder against the prayers of Your people?

You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears.

You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears.

Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.

The boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed upon it.

Return, O God of Hosts, we pray! Look down from heaven and see! Attend to this vine—

Your vine has been cut down and burned; they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance.

Let Your hand be upon the man at Your right hand, on the son of man You have raised up for Yourself.

Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.

For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.

For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.

Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.

For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:

“I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.

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

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

I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.

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

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.

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

I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’

A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.

…saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”

…the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,

…the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,

…of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.

…of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.

…of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.

Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah

…who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”

For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!

For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!

For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!

My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God.

As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.

As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.

O LORD God of Hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah

O LORD God of Hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah

Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed.

Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed.

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!

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.

You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah

Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us.

A prayer of David. Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

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

For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.

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

Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.

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.

A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A song. He has founded His city on the holy mountains.

A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A song. He has founded His city on the holy mountains.

The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD—Your faithfulness as well—in the assembly of the holy ones.

In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.

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

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.

Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.

For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted.

Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.

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 indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.

You have exalted the right hand of his foes; You have made all his enemies rejoice.

You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle.

You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah

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

What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah

Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David?

Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people—