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¹For the choir director: according to Jeduthun. A psalm of David. [1] I am at rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him.

²He alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I will never be shaken.

³How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you attack as if he were a leaning wall or a tottering fence?

⁴They only plan to bring him down from his high position. They take pleasure in lying; they bless with their mouths, but they curse inwardly. Selah

⁵Rest in God alone, my soul, for my hope comes from him.

⁶He alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I will not be shaken.

⁷My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock. My refuge is in God.

⁸Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts before him. God is our refuge. Selah

⁹Common people are only a vapor; important people, an illusion. Together on a scale, they weigh less than a vapor.

¹⁰Place no trust in oppression, or false hope in robbery. If wealth increases, don’t set your heart on it.

¹¹God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: strength belongs to God,

¹²and faithful love belongs to you, LORD. For you repay each according to his works.

¹A psalm of David. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah. [1] God, you are my God; I eagerly seek you. I thirst for you; my body faints for you in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.

²So I gaze on you in the sanctuary to see your strength and your glory.

³My lips will glorify you because your faithful love is better than life.

⁴So I will bless you as long as I live; at your name, I will lift up my hands.

⁵You satisfy me as with rich food; my mouth will praise you with joyful lips.

⁶When I think of you as I lie on my bed, I meditate on you during the night watches

⁷because you are my helper; I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.

⁸I follow close to you; your right hand holds on to me.

⁹But those who intend to destroy my life will go into the depths of the earth.

¹⁰They will be given over to the power of the sword; they will become a meal for jackals.

¹¹But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by him will boast, for the mouths of liars will be shut.

¹For the choir director. A psalm of David. [1] God, hear my voice when I am in anguish. Protect my life from the terror of the enemy.

²Hide me from the scheming of wicked people, from the mob of evildoers,

³who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim bitter words like arrows,

⁴shooting from concealed places at the blameless. They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid.

⁵They adopt an evil plan; they talk about hiding traps and say, “Who will see them?”

⁶They devise crimes and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” The inner man and the heart are mysterious.

⁷But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly, they will be wounded.

⁸They will be made to stumble; their own tongues work against them. All who see them will shake their heads.

⁹Then everyone will fear and will tell about God’s work, for they will understand what he has done.

¹⁰The righteous one rejoices in the LORD and takes refuge in him; all those who are upright in heart will offer praise.

¹For the choir director. A psalm of David. A song. [1] Praise is rightfully yours, God, in Zion; vows to you will be fulfilled.

²All humanity will come to you, the one who hears prayer.

³Iniquities overwhelm me; only you can atone for our rebellions.

⁴How happy is the one you choose and bring near to live in your courts! We will be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple.

⁵You answer us in righteousness, with awe-inspiring works, God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the distant seas.

⁶You establish the mountains by your power; you are robed with strength.

⁷You silence the roar of the seas, the roar of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.

⁸Those who live far away are awed by your signs; you make east and west shout for joy.

⁹You visit the earth and water it abundantly, enriching it greatly. God’s stream is filled with water, for you prepare the earth in this way, providing people with grain.

¹⁰You soften it with showers and bless its growth, soaking its furrows and leveling its ridges.

¹¹You crown the year with your goodness; your carts overflow with plenty.

¹²The wilderness pastures overflow, and the hills are robed with joy.

¹³The pastures are clothed with flocks and the valleys covered with grain. They shout in triumph; indeed, they sing.

¹For the choir director. A song. A psalm. [1] Let the whole earth shout joyfully to God!

²Sing about the glory of his name; make his praise glorious.

³Say to God, “How awe-inspiring are your works! Your enemies will cringe before you because of your great strength.

⁴The whole earth will worship you and sing praise to you. They will sing praise to your name.” Selah

⁵Come and see the wonders of God; his acts for humanity are awe-inspiring.

⁶He turned the sea into dry land, and they crossed the river on foot. There we rejoiced in him.

⁷He rules forever by his might; he keeps his eye on the nations. The rebellious should not exalt themselves. Selah

⁸Bless our God, you peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard.

⁹He keeps us alive and does not allow our feet to slip.

¹⁰For you, God, tested us; you refined us as silver is refined.

¹¹You lured us into a trap; you placed burdens on our backs.

¹²You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but you brought us out to abundance.

¹³I will enter your house with burnt offerings; I will pay you my vows

¹⁴that my lips promised and my mouth spoke during my distress.

¹⁵I will offer you fattened sheep as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will sacrifice bulls with goats. Selah

¹⁶Come and listen, all who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for me.

¹⁷I cried out to him with my mouth, and praise was on my tongue.

¹⁸If I had been aware of malice in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

¹⁹However, God has listened; he has paid attention to the sound of my prayer.

²⁰Blessed be God! He has not turned away my prayer or turned his faithful love from me.

¹For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A psalm. A song. [1] May God be gracious to us and bless us; may he make his face shine upon us Selah

²so that your way may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations.

³Let the peoples praise you, God; let all the peoples praise you.

⁴Let the nations rejoice and shout for joy, for you judge the peoples with fairness and lead the nations on earth. Selah

⁵Let the peoples praise you, God, let all the peoples praise you.

⁶The earth has produced its harvest; God, our God, blesses us.

⁷God will bless us, and all the ends of the earth will fear him.

¹For the choir director. A psalm of David. A song. [1] God arises. His enemies scatter, and those who hate him flee from his presence.

²As smoke is blown away, so you blow them away. As wax melts before the fire, so the wicked are destroyed before God.

³But the righteous are glad; they rejoice before God and celebrate with joy.

⁴Sing to God! Sing praises to his name. Exalt him who rides on the clouds  —  his name is the LORD  — and celebrate before him.

⁵God in his holy dwelling is a father of the fatherless and a champion of widows.

⁶God provides homes for those who are deserted. He leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious live in a scorched land.

⁷God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the desert, Selah

⁸the earth trembled and the skies poured rain before God, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

⁹You, God, showered abundant rain; you revived your inheritance when it languished.

¹⁰Your people settled in it; God, you provided for the poor by your goodness.

¹¹The Lord gave the command; a great company of women brought the good news:

¹²“The kings of the armies flee — they flee!” She who stays at home divides the spoil.

¹³While you lie among the sheep pens, the wings of a dove are covered with silver, and its feathers with glistening gold.

¹⁴When the Almighty scattered kings in the land, it snowed on Zalmon.

¹⁵Mount Bashan is God’s towering mountain; Mount Bashan is a mountain of many peaks.

¹⁶Why gaze with envy, you mountain peaks, at the mountain God desired for his abode? The LORD will dwell there forever!

¹⁷God’s chariots are tens of thousands, thousands and thousands; the Lord is among them in the sanctuary as he was at Sinai.

¹⁸You ascended to the heights, taking away captives; you received gifts from people, even from the rebellious, so that the LORD God might dwell there.

¹⁹Blessed be the Lord! Day after day he bears our burdens; God is our salvation. Selah

²⁰Our God is a God of salvation, and escape from death belongs to the LORD my Lord.

²¹Surely God crushes the heads of his enemies, the hairy brow of one who goes on in his guilty acts.

²²The Lord said, “I will bring them back from Bashan; I will bring them back from the depths of the sea

²³so that your foot may wade in blood and your dogs’ tongues may have their share from the enemies.”

²⁴People have seen your procession, God, the procession of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

²⁵Singers lead the way, with musicians following; among them are young women playing tambourines.

²⁶Bless God in the assemblies; bless the LORD from the fountain of Israel.

²⁷There is Benjamin, the youngest, leading them, the rulers of Judah in their assembly, the rulers of Zebulun, the rulers of Naphtali.

²⁸Your God has decreed your strength. Show your strength, God, you who have acted on our behalf.

²⁹Because of your temple at Jerusalem, kings will bring tribute to you.

³⁰Rebuke the beast in the reeds, the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples. Trample underfoot those with bars of silver. Scatter the peoples who take pleasure in war.

³¹Ambassadors will come from Egypt; Cush will stretch out its hands to God.

³²Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth; sing praise to the Lord, Selah

³³to him who rides in the ancient, highest heavens. Look, he thunders with his powerful voice!

³⁴Ascribe power to God. His majesty is over Israel, his power is among the clouds.

³⁵God, you are awe-inspiring in your sanctuaries. The God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. Blessed be God!