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You, O LORD, will keep us; You will forever guard us from this generation.

You, O LORD, will keep us; You will forever guard us from this generation.

They have tracked us down, and now surround us; their eyes are set to cast us to the ground,

They have tracked us down, and now surround us; their eyes are set to cast us to the ground,

They have tracked us down, and now surround us; their eyes are set to cast us to the ground,

O LORD, save the king. Answer us on the day we call.

May Your loving devotion rest on us, O LORD, as we put our hope in You.

Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt His name together.

Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us—none can compare to You—if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.

For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.

For You save us from our enemies; You put those who hate us to shame.

For You save us from our enemies; You put those who hate us to shame.

But You have rejected and humbled us; You no longer go forth with our armies.

You have made us retreat from the foe, and those who hate us have plundered us.

You have made us retreat from the foe, and those who hate us have plundered us.

You have made us retreat from the foe, and those who hate us have plundered us.

You have given us up as sheep to be devoured; You have scattered us among the nations.

You have given us up as sheep to be devoured; You have scattered us among the nations.

You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us.

You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us.

You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.

All this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten You or betrayed Your covenant.

But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness.

But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness.

Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever.

Rise up; be our help! Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion.

The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

He subdues nations beneath us, and peoples under our feet.

He chooses our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. When the Ziphites went to Saul and said, “Is David not hiding among us?” Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might!

See what they spew from their mouths—sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A Miktam of David for instruction. When he fought Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A Miktam of David for instruction. When he fought Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A Miktam of David for instruction. When he fought Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!

You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink.

Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.

Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?

Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.

With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.

For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.

For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.

You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.

You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song. May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song. May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song. May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah

The earth has yielded its harvest; God, our God, blesses us.

God blesses us, that all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.

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

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

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

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

“Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again?

…that we have heard and known and our fathers have relayed to us.

We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those around us.

Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.

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.

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

…before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Rally Your mighty power and come to save us.

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

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

You make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us.

You make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?

Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?

Show us Your loving devotion, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation.

Show us Your loving devotion, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation.

So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.

Satisfy us in the morning with Your loving devotion, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.

Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.

May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands—yes, establish the work of our hands!

May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands—yes, establish the work of our hands!

Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation!

Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation!

Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him in song.

Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him in song.

O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.

O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.

Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.

He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever.

He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities.

He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities.

As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.

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.

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.

Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.

Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?

Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.