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…to those who keep His covenant and remember to obey His precepts.

Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.

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

…the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them—

They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:

…wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.

He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.

He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.

Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.

Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.

There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.

All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.

All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.

When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.

When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.

I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.

Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.

Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.

Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.

…the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.

He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:

He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:

…they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.

…they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.

“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”

…to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.

…whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.

…whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.

He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die.

He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die.

He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.

For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.

Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

Remember me, O LORD, in Your favor to Your people; visit me with Your salvation,

Yet He saved them for the sake of His name, to make His power known.

Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel.

So He said He would destroy them—had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.

They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the voice of the LORD.

So He raised His hand and swore to cast them down in the wilderness,

…to disperse their offspring among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.

They yoked themselves to Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.

They yoked themselves to Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.

So they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them.

It was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.

It was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.

At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.

They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.

They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

They shed innocent blood—the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood.

He made them objects of compassion to all who held them captive.

Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Hallelujah!

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell.

Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell.

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.

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

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

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

They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.

They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.

He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.

They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell.

He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell.

Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.

For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?

Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?

May there be no one to extend kindness to him, and no one to favor his fatherless children.

May there be no one to extend kindness to him, and no one to favor his fatherless children.

May there be no one to extend kindness to him, and no one to favor his fatherless children.

For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.

For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.

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

May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me.

May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me.

I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.

Help me, O LORD my God; save me according to Your loving devotion.

Though they curse, You will bless. When they rise up, they will be put to shame, but Your servant will rejoice.

For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.

A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”

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.

Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.

He has caused His wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.