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¹A song of ascents. [1] Now bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who stand in the LORD’s house at night!

²Lift up your hands in the holy place and bless the LORD!

³May the LORD, Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.

¹Hallelujah! Praise the name of the LORD. Give praise, you servants of the LORD

²who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God.

³Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing praise to his name, for it is delightful.

⁴For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his treasured possession.

⁵For I know that the LORD is great; our Lord is greater than all gods.

⁶The LORD does whatever he pleases in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all the depths.

⁷He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain and brings the wind from his storehouses.

⁸He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both people and animals.

⁹He sent signs and wonders against you, Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his officials.

¹⁰He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings:

¹¹Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan.

¹²He gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance to his people Israel.

¹³LORD, your name endures forever, your reputation, LORD, through all generations.

¹⁴For the LORD will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants.

¹⁵The idols of the nations are of silver and gold, made by human hands.

¹⁶They have mouths but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see.

¹⁷They have ears but cannot hear; indeed, there is no breath in their mouths.

¹⁸Those who make them are just like them, as are all who trust in them.

¹⁹House of Israel, bless the LORD! House of Aaron, bless the LORD!

²⁰House of Levi, bless the LORD! You who revere the LORD, bless the LORD!

²¹Blessed be the LORD from Zion; he dwells in Jerusalem. Hallelujah!

¹Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His faithful love endures forever.

²Give thanks to the God of gods. His faithful love endures forever.

³Give thanks to the Lord of lords. His faithful love endures forever.

⁴He alone does great wonders. His faithful love endures forever.

⁵He made the heavens skillfully. His faithful love endures forever.

⁶He spread the land on the waters. His faithful love endures forever.

⁷He made the great lights: His faithful love endures forever.

⁸the sun to rule by day, His faithful love endures forever.

⁹the moon and stars to rule by night. His faithful love endures forever.

¹⁰He struck the firstborn of the Egyptians His faithful love endures forever.

¹¹and brought Israel out from among them His faithful love endures forever.

¹²with a strong hand and outstretched arm. His faithful love endures forever.

¹³He divided the Red Sea His faithful love endures forever.

¹⁴and led Israel through, His faithful love endures forever.

¹⁵but hurled Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His faithful love endures forever.

¹⁶He led his people in the wilderness. His faithful love endures forever.

¹⁷He struck down great kings His faithful love endures forever.

¹⁸and slaughtered famous kings — His faithful love endures forever.

¹⁹Sihon king of the Amorites His faithful love endures forever.

²⁰and Og king of Bashan — His faithful love endures forever.

²¹and gave their land as an inheritance, His faithful love endures forever.

²²an inheritance to Israel his servant. His faithful love endures forever.

²³He remembered us in our humiliation His faithful love endures forever.

²⁴and rescued us from our foes. His faithful love endures forever.

²⁵He gives food to every creature. His faithful love endures forever.

²⁶Give thanks to the God of heaven! His faithful love endures forever.

¹By the rivers of Babylon — there we sat down and wept when we remembered Zion.

²There we hung up our lyres on the poplar trees,

³for our captors there asked us for songs, and our tormentors, for rejoicing: “Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”

⁴How can we sing the LORD’s song on foreign soil?

⁵If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill.

⁶May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!

⁷Remember, LORD, what the Edomites said that day at Jerusalem: “Destroy it! Destroy it down to its foundations!”

⁸Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction, happy is the one who pays you back what you have done to us.

⁹Happy is he who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rocks.

¹Of David. [1] I will give you thanks with all my heart; I will sing your praise before the heavenly beings.

²I will bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your constant love and truth. You have exalted your name and your promise above everything else.

³On the day I called, you answered me; you increased strength within me.

⁴All the kings on earth will give you thanks, LORD, when they hear what you have promised.

⁵They will sing of the LORD’s ways, for the LORD’s glory is great.

⁶Though the LORD is exalted, he takes note of the humble; but he knows the haughty from a distance.

⁷If I walk into the thick of danger, you will preserve my life from the anger of my enemies. You will extend your hand; your right hand will save me.

⁸The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me. LORD, your faithful love endures forever; do not abandon the work of your hands.

¹For the choir director. A psalm of David. [1] LORD, you have searched me and known me.

²You know when I sit down and when I stand up; you understand my thoughts from far away.

³You observe my travels and my rest; you are aware of all my ways.

⁴Before a word is on my tongue, you know all about it, LORD.

⁵You have encircled me; you have placed your hand on me.

⁶This wondrous knowledge is beyond me. It is lofty; I am unable to reach it.

⁷Where can I go to escape your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?

⁸If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, you are there.

⁹If I live at the eastern horizon or settle at the western limits,

¹⁰even there your hand will lead me; your right hand will hold on to me.

¹¹If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light around me will be night”  —

¹²even the darkness is not dark to you. The night shines like the day; darkness and light are alike to you.

¹³For it was you who created my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.

¹⁴I will praise you because I have been remarkably and wondrously made. Your works are wondrous, and I know this very well.

¹⁵My bones were not hidden from you when I was made in secret, when I was formed in the depths of the earth.

¹⁶Your eyes saw me when I was formless; all my days were written in your book and planned before a single one of them began.

¹⁷God, how precious your thoughts are to me; how vast their sum is!

¹⁸If I counted them, they would outnumber the grains of sand; when I wake up, I am still with you.

¹⁹God, if only you would kill the wicked — you bloodthirsty men, stay away from me  —

²⁰who invoke you deceitfully. Your enemies swear by you falsely.

²¹LORD, don’t I hate those who hate you, and detest those who rebel against you?

²²I hate them with extreme hatred; I consider them my enemies.

²³Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.

²⁴See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the everlasting way.

¹For the choir director. A psalm of David. [1] Rescue me, LORD, from evil men. Keep me safe from violent men

²who plan evil in their hearts. They stir up wars all day long.

³They make their tongues as sharp as a snake’s bite; viper’s venom is under their lips. Selah

⁴Protect me, LORD, from the power of the wicked. Keep me safe from violent men who plan to make me stumble.

⁵The proud hide a trap with ropes for me; they spread a net along the path and set snares for me. Selah

⁶I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Listen, LORD, to my cry for help.

⁷LORD, my Lord, my strong Savior, you shield my head on the day of battle.

⁸LORD, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not let them achieve their goals. Otherwise, they will become proud. Selah

⁹When those who surround me rise up, may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.

¹⁰Let hot coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into the abyss, never again to rise.

¹¹Do not let a slanderer stay in the land. Let evil relentlessly hunt down a violent man.

¹²I know that the LORD upholds the just cause of the poor, justice for the needy.

¹³Surely the righteous will praise your name; the upright will live in your presence.