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They scavenge for food, and growl if they are not satisfied.

They scavenge for food, and growl if they are not satisfied.

You have raised a banner for those who fear You, that they may flee the bow. Selah

They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah

They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah

They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah

They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah

Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.

Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.

They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.

They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.

They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.

They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.

They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.

They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.

But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.

They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.

Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.

The pastures are clothed with flocks, and the valleys are decked with grain. They shout in triumph; indeed, they sing.

The pastures are clothed with flocks, and the valleys are decked with grain. They shout in triumph; indeed, they sing.

All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah

All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah

He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.

But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.

The chariots of God are tens of thousands—thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.

They have seen Your procession, O God—the march of my God and King into the sanctuary.

They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.

May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.

For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded.

May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous.

For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.

May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.

Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him; may they bless him all day long.

May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.

They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.

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

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

They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.

They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.

They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.

Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth.

How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!

Your foes have roared within Your meeting place; they have unfurled their banners as signs,

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

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

They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.

They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.

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

…that they should put their confidence in God, not forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments.

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.

They failed to keep God’s covenant and refused to live by His law.

They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them.

But they continued to sin against Him, rebelling in the desert against the Most High.

They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.

They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.

They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness?

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

So they ate and were well filled, for He gave them what they craved.

So they ate and were well filled, for He gave them what they craved.

Yet before they had filled their desire, with the food still in their mouths,

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

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

When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.

When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.

And they remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.

But they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues.

Their hearts were disloyal to Him, and they were unfaithful to His covenant.

He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return.

How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!

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

They did not remember His power—the day He redeemed them from the adversary,

He turned their rivers to blood, and from their streams they could not drink.

He led them safely, so they did not fear, but the sea engulfed their enemies.

But they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees.

But they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees.

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

They enraged Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their idols.

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

…for they have devoured Jacob and devastated his homeland.

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

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

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

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

With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,

For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You—

For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You—

Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.

May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.

May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.

May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.

How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah

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.

They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.

All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.

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

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

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