When He killed some of them,
the rest began to seek Him;
they repented and searched for God.

But they deceived Him with their mouths,
they lied to Him with their tongues,

their hearts were insincere toward Him,
and they were unfaithful to His covenant.

How often they rebelled against Him
in the wilderness
and grieved Him in the desert.

They enraged Him with their high places
and provoked His jealousy with their carved images.

He chose David His servant
and took him from the sheepfolds;

He brought him from tending ewes
to be shepherd over His people Jacob—
over Israel, His inheritance.

Those who hate the Lord
would pretend submission to Him;
their doom would last forever.

His salvation is very near those who fear Him,
so that glory may dwell in our land.

Righteousness will go before Him
to prepare the way for His steps.

God is greatly feared in the council of the holy ones,
more awe-inspiring than all who surround Him.

I have found David My servant;
I have anointed him with My sacred oil.

My hand will always be with him,
and My arm will strengthen him.

The enemy will not afflict him;
no wicked man will oppress him.

I will crush his foes before him
and strike those who hate him.

My faithfulness and love will be with him,
and through My name
his horn will be exalted.

I will also make him My firstborn,
greatest of the kings of the earth.

I will always preserve My faithful love for him,
and My covenant with him will endure.

But I will not withdraw
My faithful love from him
or betray My faithfulness.

But You have spurned and rejected him;
You have become enraged with Your anointed.

All who pass by plunder him;
he has become an object of ridicule
to his neighbors.

You have also turned back his sharp sword
and have not let him stand in battle.

You have shortened the days of his youth;
You have covered him with shame.Selah

Because he is lovingly devoted to Me,
I will deliver him;
I will protect him because he knows My name.

When he calls out to Me, I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble.
I will rescue him and give him honor.

I will satisfy him with a long life
and show him My salvation.

to declare: “The Lord is just;
He is my rock,
and there is no unrighteousness in Him.”

to give him relief from troubled times
until a pit is dug for the wicked.

Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving;
let us shout triumphantly to Him in song.

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

Worship the Lord in the splendor of His holiness;
tremble before Him, all the earth.

Clouds and thick darkness surround Him;
righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

Fire goes before Him
and burns up His foes on every side.

All who serve carved images,
those who boast in idols, will be put to shame.
All the gods must worship Him.

A psalm.Sing a new song to the Lord,
for He has performed wonders;
His right hand and holy arm
have won Him victory.

Serve the Lord with gladness;
come before Him with joyful songs.

Enter His gates with thanksgiving
and His courts with praise.
Give thanks to Him and praise His name.

For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is His faithful love
toward those who fear Him.

As a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.

But from eternity to eternity
the Lord’s faithful love is toward those who fear Him,
and His righteousness toward the grandchildren

May my meditation be pleasing to Him;
I will rejoice in the Lord.

Sing to Him, sing praise to Him;
tell about all His wonderful works!

Until the time his prediction came true,
the word of the Lord tested him.

The king sent for him and released him;
the ruler of peoples set him free.

He made him master of his household,
ruler over all his possessions—

Who can declare the Lord’s mighty acts
or proclaim all the praise due Him?

So He said He would have destroyed them—
if Moses His chosen one
had not stood before Him in the breach
to turn His wrath away from destroying them.

It was credited to him as righteousness
throughout all generations to come.

Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people
and praise Him in the council of the elders.

Set a wicked person over him;
let an accuser stand at his right hand.

When he is judged, let him be found guilty,
and let his prayer be counted as sin.

Let no one show him kindness,
and let no one be gracious to his fatherless children.

Let their sins always remain before the Lord,
and let Him erase all memory of them from the earth.

He loved cursing—let it fall on him;
he took no delight in blessing—let it be far from him.

I will fervently thank the Lord with my mouth;
I will praise Him in the presence of many.

For He stands at the right hand of the needy
to save him from those who would condemn him.

He has provided food for those who fear Him;
He remembers His covenant forever.

Because He has turned His ear to me,
I will call out to Him as long as I live.

Praise the Lord, all nations!
Glorify Him, all peoples!

Happy are those who keep His decrees
and seek Him with all their heart.

Israel, put your hope in the Lord.
For there is faithful love with the Lord,
and with Him is redemption in abundance.

Let the righteous one strike me—
it is an act of faithful love;
let him rebuke me—
it is oil for my head;
let me not refuse it.
Even now my prayer is against
the evil acts of the wicked.

I pour out my complaint before Him;
I reveal my trouble to Him.

He is my faithful love and my fortress,
my stronghold and my deliverer.
He is my shield, and I take refuge in Him;
He subdues my people under me.

Lord, what is man, that You care for him,
the son of man, that You think of him?

The Lord is near all who call out to Him,
all who call out to Him with integrity.

He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him;
He hears their cry for help and saves them.

The Lord guards all those who love Him,
but He destroys all the wicked.

When his breath leaves him,
he returns to the ground;
on that day his plans die.

The Lord values those who fear Him,
those who put their hope in His faithful love.

Hallelujah!
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
praise Him in the heights.

Praise Him, all His angels;
praise Him, all His hosts.

Praise Him, sun and moon;
praise Him, all you shining stars.

Praise Him, highest heavens,
and you waters above the heavens.

He has raised up a horn for His people,
resulting in praise to all His godly ones,
to the Israelites, the people close to Him.
Hallelujah!

Let them praise His name with dancing
and make music to Him with tambourine and lyre.

Hallelujah!
Praise God in His sanctuary.
Praise Him in His mighty heavens.

Praise Him for His powerful acts;
praise Him for His abundant greatness.

Praise Him with trumpet blast;
praise Him with harp and lyre.

Praise Him with tambourine and dance;
praise Him with flute and strings.

Praise Him with resounding cymbals;
praise Him with clashing cymbals.