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¹O come, let us sing joyfully to the LORD; Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.

²Let us come before His presence with a song of thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with songs.

³For the LORD is a great God And a great King above all gods,

⁴In whose hand are the depths of the earth; The peaks of the mountains are His also.

⁵The sea is His, for He made it [by His command]; And His hands formed the dry land.

⁶O come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker [in reverent praise and prayer].

⁷For He is our God And we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Today, if you will hear His voice,

⁸Do not harden your hearts and become spiritually dull as at Meribah [the place of strife], And as at Massah [the place of testing] in the wilderness,

⁹"When your fathers tested Me, They tried Me, even though they had seen My work [of miracles].

¹⁰"For forty years I was grieved and disgusted with that generation, And I said, 'They are a people who err in their heart, And they do not acknowledge or regard My ways.'

¹¹"Therefore I swore [an oath] in My wrath, 'They absolutely shall not enter My rest [the land of promise].'"

¹O sing to the LORD a new song; Sing to the LORD, all the earth!

²Sing to the LORD, bless His name; Proclaim good news of His salvation from day to day.

³Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous works and wonderful deeds among all the peoples.

⁴For great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.

⁵For all the gods of the peoples are [worthless, lifeless] idols, But the LORD made the heavens.

⁶Splendor and majesty are before Him; Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.

⁷Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, Ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

⁸Ascribe to the LORD the glory of His name; Bring an offering and come into His courts.

⁹Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; Tremble [in submissive wonder] before Him, all the earth.

¹⁰Say among the nations, "The LORD reigns; Indeed, the world is firmly and securely established, it shall not be moved; He will judge and rule the people with fairness."

¹¹Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; Let the sea roar, and all the things it contains;

¹²Let the field be exultant, and all that is in it. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy

¹³Before the LORD, for He is coming, For He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness And the peoples in His faithfulness.

¹The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; Let the many islands and coastlands be glad.

²Clouds and thick darkness surround Him [as at Sinai]; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

³Fire goes before Him And burns up His adversaries on all sides.

⁴His lightnings have illuminated the world; The earth has seen and trembled.

⁵The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

⁶The heavens declare His righteousness, And all the peoples see His glory and brilliance.

⁷Let all those be [deeply] ashamed who serve carved images, Who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!

⁸Zion heard this and was glad, And the daughters (cities) of Judah rejoiced [in relief] Because of Your judgments, O LORD.

⁹For You are the LORD Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.

¹⁰You who love the LORD, hate evil; He protects the souls of His godly ones (believers), He rescues them from the hand of the wicked.

¹¹Light is sown [like seed] for the righteous and illuminates their path, And [irrepressible] joy [is spread] for the upright in heart [who delight in His favor and protection].

¹²Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones [those whose moral and spiritual integrity places them in right standing with God], And praise and give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.

¹A Psalm. O sing to the LORD a new song, For He has done marvelous and wonderful things; His right hand and His holy arm have gained the victory for Him.

²The LORD has made known His salvation; He has [openly] revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations.

³He has [graciously] remembered His lovingkindness and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have witnessed the salvation of our God.

⁴Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth; Shout [in jubilation] and sing for joy and sing praises.

⁵Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, With the lyre and the sound of melody.

⁶With trumpets and the sound of the horn Shout with joy before the King, the LORD.

⁷Let the sea thunder and roar, and all the things it contains, The world and those who dwell in it.

⁸Let the rivers clap their hands; Let the mountains sing together for joy and delight

⁹Before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth; He will judge the world with righteousness And the peoples with fairness.

¹The LORD reigns, let the peoples tremble [with submissive wonder]! He sits enthroned above the cherubim, let the earth shake!

²The LORD is great in Zion, And He is exalted and magnified above all the peoples.

³Let them [reverently] praise Your great and awesome name; Holy is He.

⁴The strength of the King loves justice and righteous judgment; You have established fairness; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob (Israel).

⁵Exalt the LORD our God And worship at His footstool; Holy is He.

⁶Moses and Aaron were among His priests, And Samuel was among those who called on His name; They called upon the LORD and He answered them.

⁷He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud; They kept His testimonies And the statutes that He gave them.

⁸You answered them, O LORD our God; You were a forgiving God to them, And yet an avenger of their evil practices.

⁹Exalt the LORD our God And worship at His holy hill [Zion, the temple mount], For the LORD our God is holy.

¹A Psalm of Thanksgiving. Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth.

²Serve the LORD with gladness and delight; Come before His presence with joyful singing.

³Know and fully recognize with gratitude that the LORD Himself is God; It is He who has made us, not we ourselves [and we are His]. We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

⁴Enter His gates with a song of thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, bless and praise His name.

⁵For the LORD is good; His mercy and lovingkindness are everlasting, His faithfulness [endures] to all generations.

¹A Psalm of David. I will sing of [steadfast] lovingkindness and justice; To You, O LORD, I will sing praises.

²I will behave wisely and follow the way of integrity. When will You come to me? I will walk in my house in integrity and with a blameless heart.

³I will set no worthless or wicked thing before my eyes. I hate the practice of those who fall away [from the right path]; It will not grasp hold of me.

⁴A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not tolerate evil.

⁵Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will silence; The one who has a haughty look and a proud (arrogant) heart I will not tolerate.

⁶My eyes will be on the faithful (honorable) of the land, that they may dwell with me; He who walks blamelessly is the one who will minister to and serve me.

⁷He who practices deceit will not dwell in my house; He who tells lies and half-truths will not continue [to remain] in my presence.

⁸Morning after morning I will destroy all the wicked in the land, That I may cut off from the city of the LORD all those who do evil.

¹A Prayer of the afflicted; when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint to God. Hear my prayer, O LORD, And let my cry for help come to You!

²Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my distress! Incline Your ear to me; In the day when I call, answer me quickly.

³For my days have vanished in smoke, And my bones have been scorched like a hearth.

⁴My heart has been struck like grass and withered, Indeed, [absorbed by my heartache] I forget to eat my food.

⁵Because of the sound of my groaning [in suffering and trouble] My bones cling to my flesh.

⁶I am like a [mournful] vulture of the wilderness; I am like a [desolate] owl of the wasteland.

⁷I am sleepless and lie awake [mourning], I have become like a lonely bird on a housetop.

⁸My enemies taunt me all day long; Those who ridicule me use my name as a curse.

⁹For I have eaten ashes like bread, And have mingled my drink with tears

¹⁰Because of Your indignation and Your wrath, For You have lifted me up and thrown me away.

¹¹My days are like an evening shadow that lengthens and vanishes [with the sun]; And as for me, I wither away like grass.

¹²But You, O LORD, are enthroned forever [ruling eternally as sovereign]; And [the fame and glory of] Your name [endures] to all generations.

¹³You will arise and have compassion on Zion, For it is time to be gracious and show favor to her; Yes, the appointed time [the moment designated] has come.

¹⁴For Your servants find [melancholy] pleasure in the stones [of her ruins] And feel pity for her dust.

¹⁵So the nations will fear the name of the LORD, And all the kings of the earth [will recognize] Your glory.

¹⁶For the LORD has built up Zion; He has appeared in His glory and brilliance;

¹⁷He has regarded the prayer of the destitute, And has not despised their prayer.

¹⁸Let this be recorded for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created will praise the LORD.

¹⁹For He looked down from His holy height [of His sanctuary], From heaven the LORD gazed on the earth,

²⁰To hear the sighing of the prisoner, To set free those who were doomed to death,

²¹So that people may declare the name of the LORD in Zion And His praise in Jerusalem,

²²When the peoples are gathered together, And the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.

²³He has exhausted my strength [humbling me with sorrow] in the way; He has shortened my days.

²⁴I said, "O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days; Your years are [eternal] throughout all generations.

²⁵"At the beginning You founded the earth; The heavens are the work of Your hands.

²⁶"Even they will perish, but You endure; Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them and they shall be changed.

²⁷"But You remain the same, And Your years will never end.

²⁸"The children of Your servants will continue, And their descendants will be established before You."

¹A Psalm of David. Bless and affectionately praise the LORD, O my soul, And all that is [deep] within me, bless His holy name.

²Bless and affectionately praise the LORD, O my soul, And do not forget any of His benefits;

³Who forgives all your sins, Who heals all your diseases;

⁴Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you [lavishly] with lovingkindness and tender mercy;

⁵Who satisfies your years with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the [soaring] eagle.

⁶The LORD executes righteousness And justice for all the oppressed.

⁷He made known His ways [of righteousness and justice] to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel.

⁸The LORD is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in compassion and lovingkindness.

⁹He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever.

¹⁰He has not dealt with us according to our sins [as we deserve], Nor rewarded us [with punishment] according to our wickedness.

¹¹For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear and worship Him [with awe-filled respect and deepest reverence].

¹²As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

¹³Just as a father loves his children, So the LORD loves those who fear and worship Him [with awe-filled respect and deepest reverence].

¹⁴For He knows our [mortal] frame; He remembers that we are [merely] dust.

¹⁵As for man, his days are like grass; Like a flower of the field, so he flourishes.

¹⁶For the wind passes over it and it is no more, And its place knows it no longer.

¹⁷But the lovingkindness of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who [reverently] fear Him, And His righteousness to children's children,

¹⁸To those who honor and keep His covenant, And remember to do His commandments [imprinting His word on their hearts].

¹⁹The LORD has established His throne in the heavens, And His sovereignty rules over all [the universe].

²⁰Bless the LORD, you His angels, You mighty ones who do His commandments, Obeying the voice of His word!

²¹Bless the LORD, all you His hosts, You who serve Him and do His will.

²²Bless the LORD, all you works of His, in all places of His dominion; Bless and affectionately praise the LORD, O my soul!