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…because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.

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

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

Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.

Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.

Yet God is my King from ancient times, working salvation on the earth.

I will reflect on all You have done and ponder Your mighty deeds.

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

…because they did not believe God or rely on His salvation.

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

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

On hearing it, God was furious and rejected Israel completely.

Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, on the kingdoms that refuse to call on Your name,

Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, on the kingdoms that refuse to call on Your name,

Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, on the kingdoms that refuse to call on Your name,

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

Then we will not turn away from You; revive us, and we will call on Your name.

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

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

Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.

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

For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.

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

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

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

You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.

Return, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on Your servants.

You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.

Above the roar of many waters—the mighty breakers of the sea—the LORD on high is majestic.

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

Fire goes before Him and consumes His foes on every side.

Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.

Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.

Moses and Aaron were among His priests; Samuel was among those who called on His name. They called to the LORD and He answered.

Through my loud groaning my skin hangs on my bones.

I lie awake; I am like a lone bird on a housetop.

You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor—the appointed time has come.

For Your servants delight in her stones and take pity on her dust.

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.

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.

As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.

As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.

…laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.

He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.

He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.

He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:

He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.

Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.

Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity.

He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.

Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.

He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.

Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth.

His heart is assured; he does not fear, until he looks in triumph on his foes.

Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high?

Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.

Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!”

I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.

I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.

The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

The LORD is on my side; He is my helper. Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me.

The LORD is on my side; He is my helper. Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me.

They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

I will meditate on Your precepts and regard Your ways.

I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.

Though rulers sit and slander me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes.

Make clear to me the way of Your precepts; then I will meditate on Your wonders.

I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate on Your statutes.

May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I will meditate on Your precepts.

How many days must Your servant wait? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?

All the wicked on earth You discard like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies.

My eyes anticipate the watches of night, that I may meditate on Your word.

I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word.

The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand.

As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.

Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.

A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side—let Israel now declare—

…if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,

May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow,

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.”

A song of ascents. O LORD, remember on behalf of David all the hardships he endured,

The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.

If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.”

It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.

It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.

It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore.

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

For the LORD will vindicate His people and will have compassion on His servants.

There on the willows we hung our harps,

Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”

On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.

Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.

Even before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD.

If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea,

They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah

May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.

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.