The Lord has done great things for us;
We are glad.

Restore our captivity, O Lord,
As the streams in the South.

Behold, children are a gift of the Lord,
The fruit of the womb is a reward.

Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
So are the children of one’s youth.

When you shall eat of the fruit of your hands,
You will be happy and it will be well with you.

Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine
Within your house,
Your children like olive plants
Around your table.

The Lord bless you from Zion,
And may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.

Indeed, may you see your children’s children.
Peace be upon Israel!

With which the reaper does not fill his hand,
Or the binder of sheaves his bosom;

Lord, hear my voice!
Let Your ears be attentive
To the voice of my supplications.

A Song of Ascents, of David.
O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty;
Nor do I involve myself in great matters,
Or in things too difficult for me.

I will not give sleep to my eyes
Or slumber to my eyelids,

Arise, O Lord, to Your resting place,
You and the ark of Your strength.

Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness,
And let Your godly ones sing for joy.

For the sake of David Your servant,
Do not turn away the face of Your anointed.

The Lord has sworn to David
A truth from which He will not turn back:
“Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne.

“If your sons will keep My covenant
And My testimony which I will teach them,
Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forever.”

Lift up your hands to the sanctuary
And bless the Lord.

You who stand in the house of the Lord,
In the courts of the house of our God!

For I know that the Lord is great
And that our Lord is above all gods.

He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt,
Upon Pharaoh and all his servants.

Your name, O Lord, is everlasting,
Your remembrance, O Lord, throughout all generations.

The idols of the nations are but silver and gold,
The work of man’s hands.

Who remembered us in our low estate,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,

And has rescued us from our adversaries,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting;

Upon the willows in the midst of it
We hung our harps.

For there our captors demanded of us songs,
And our tormentors mirth, saying,
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”

How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your little ones
Against the rock.

I will bow down toward Your holy temple
And give thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth;
For You have magnified Your word according to all Your name.

All the kings of the earth will give thanks to You, O Lord,
When they have heard the words of Your mouth.

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me;
You will stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies,
And Your right hand will save me.

The Lord will accomplish what concerns me;
Your lovingkindness, O Lord, is everlasting;
Do not forsake the works of Your hands.

You scrutinize my path and my lying down,
And are intimately acquainted with all my ways.

You have enclosed me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.

Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?

If I ascend to heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there.

Even there Your hand will lead me,
And Your right hand will lay hold of me.

Even the darkness is not dark to You,
And the night is as bright as the day.
Darkness and light are alike to You.

I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well.

Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;
And in Your book were all written
The days that were ordained for me,
When as yet there was not one of them.

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!

For they speak against You wickedly,
And Your enemies take Your name in vain.

I said to the Lord, “You are my God;
Give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my supplications.

Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name;
The upright will dwell in Your presence.

A Psalm of David.
O Lord, I call upon You; hasten to me!
Give ear to my voice when I call to You!

Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock,
And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.

As when one plows and breaks open the earth,
Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

For my eyes are toward You, O God, the Lord;
In You I take refuge; do not leave me defenseless.

When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,
You knew my path.
In the way where I walk
They have hidden a trap for me.

I cried out to You, O Lord;
I said, “You are my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.

“Give heed to my cry,
For I am brought very low;
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are too strong for me.

“Bring my soul out of prison,
So that I may give thanks to Your name;
The righteous will surround me,
For You will deal bountifully with me.”

A Psalm of David.
Hear my prayer, O Lord,
Give ear to my supplications!
Answer me in Your faithfulness, in Your righteousness!

And do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
For in Your sight no man living is righteous.

I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all Your doings;
I muse on the work of Your hands.

Answer me quickly, O Lord, my spirit fails;
Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will become like those who go down to the pit.

Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning;
For I trust in You;
Teach me the way in which I should walk;
For to You I lift up my soul.

Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

For the sake of Your name, O Lord, revive me.
In Your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.

And in Your lovingkindness, cut off my enemies
And destroy all those who afflict my soul,
For I am Your servant.

A Psalm of David.
Blessed be the Lord, my rock,
Who trains my hands for war,
And my fingers for battle;

O Lord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him?
Or the son of man, that You think of him?

Man is like a mere breath;
His days are like a passing shadow.

Bow Your heavens, O Lord, and come down;
Touch the mountains, that they may smoke.

Flash forth lightning and scatter them;
Send out Your arrows and confuse them.

Stretch forth Your hand from on high;
Rescue me and deliver me out of great waters,
Out of the hand of aliens

Let our sons in their youth be as grown-up plants,
And our daughters as corner pillars fashioned as for a palace;

Let our garners be full, furnishing every kind of produce,
And our flocks bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields;

Let our cattle bear
Without mishap and without loss,
Let there be no outcry in our streets!

How blessed are the people who are so situated;
How blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!

A Psalm of Praise, of David.
I will extol You, my God, O King,
And I will bless Your name forever and ever.

Every day I will bless You,
And I will praise Your name forever and ever.

One generation shall praise Your works to another,
And shall declare Your mighty acts.

On the glorious splendor of Your majesty
And on Your wonderful works, I will meditate.

Men shall speak of the power of Your awesome acts,
And I will tell of Your greatness.

They shall eagerly utter the memory of Your abundant goodness
And will shout joyfully of Your righteousness.

The Lord is good to all,
And His mercies are over all His works.

All Your works shall give thanks to You, O Lord,
And Your godly ones shall bless You.

They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom
And talk of Your power;

To make known to the sons of men Your mighty acts
And the glory of the majesty of Your kingdom.

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.

The Lord sustains all who fall
And raises up all who are bowed down.

You open Your hand
And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
The Lord raises up those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the righteous;

The Lord will reign forever,
Your God, O Zion, to all generations.
Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord!
For it is good to sing praises to our God;
For it is pleasant and praise is becoming.

Great is our Lord and abundant in strength;
His understanding is infinite.

Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
Sing praises to our God on the lyre,

Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!

For He has strengthened the bars of your gates;
He has blessed your sons within you.

He makes peace in your borders;
He satisfies you with the finest of the wheat.

Praise Him, highest heavens,
And the waters that are above the heavens!

Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For He commanded and they were created.