a decree that he prescribed for Joseph when he went throughout the land of Egypt, speaking a language I did not recognize.

Arise, God, to judge the earth, for all nations belong to you. A song. A Psalm of Asaph

Like a fire burning a forest, and a flame setting mountains ablaze.

I desire and long for the Temple courts of the LORD. My heart and body sing for joy to the living God.

Even the sparrow found a house for herself and the swallow a nest to lay her young at your altar, LORD of the Heavenly Armies, my king and God.

How happy are those who live in your Temple, for they can praise you continuously. Interlude

They will pass through the Baca Valley where he will prepare a spring for them; even the early rain will cover it with blessings.

for a day in your Temple courts is better than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather stand at the entrance of God's house than live in the tent of wickedness.

For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD grants grace and favor; the LORD will not withhold any good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

Let me listen to what God, the LORD, says; for the LORD will promise peace to his people, to his holy ones; may they not return to foolishness.

Surely, he will soon deliver those who fear him, for his glory will live in our land.

Righteousness will go before him to prepare a path for his steps. A Davidic prayer

LORD, listen and answer me, for I am afflicted and needy.

Protect me, for I am faithful; My God, deliver your servant who trusts in you.

Have mercy on me Lord, for I call on you all day long.

In my troubled times I will call on you, for you will answer me.

For you are great, and you are doing awesome things; you alone are God.

For great is your gracious love to me; you've delivered me from the depths of Sheol.

God, arrogant men rise up against me, while a company of ruthless individuals want to kill me. They do not have regard for you.

Show me a sign of your goodness, so that those who hate me will see it and be ashamed. For you, LORD, will help and comfort me. A psalm by the descendants of Korah. A song.

For my life is filled with troubles as I approach Sheol.

Can you perform wonders for the dead? Can departed spirits stand up to praise you? Interlude

As for me, I cry out to you LORD, and in the morning my prayer greets you.

For who in the skies compares to the LORD? Who is like the LORD among the divine beings?

For you are their strength's grandeur; by your favor you exalted our power.

with whom my power will be firmly established; for my arm will strengthen him.

I have sworn by my holiness once for all: I will not lie to David.

How long, LORD, will you hide yourself? Forever? Will your anger continuously burn like fire?

We live for 70 years, or 80 years if we're healthy, yet even in the prime years there are troubles and sorrow. They pass by quickly and we fly away.

Who can know the intensity of your anger? Because our fear of you matches your wrath,

Satisfy us in the morning with your gracious love so we may sing for joy and rejoice every day.

You need not fear terror that stalks in the night, the arrow that flies in the day,

for he will command his angels to protect you in all your ways.

I will satisfy him with long life; I will show him my deliverance. A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath Day

Because you made me glad with your awesome deeds, LORD, I will sing for joy at the works of your hands.

Look at your enemies, LORD! Look at your enemies, for they are destroyed; everyone who practices iniquity will be scattered.

My eyes gloated over those who lie in wait for me; when those of evil intent attack me, my ears will hear.

keeping him calm when times are troubled until a pit has been dug for the wicked.

For the LORD will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage.

Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against those who practice iniquity?

He will repay them for their sin; he will annihilate them because of their evil. The LORD our God will annihilate them.

Come! Let us sing joyfully to the LORD! Let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation.

For the LORD is an awesome God; a great king above all divine beings.

For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture and the flock in his care. If only you would listen to his voice today,

For forty years I loathed that generation, so I said, "They are a people whose hearts continuously err, and they have not understood my ways."

For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised; he is awesome above all gods.

For all the gods of the nations are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.

The field and all that is in it will rejoice; then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy

Fire goes out from his presence to consume his enemies on every side.

For you, LORD, are the Most High above all the earth; you are exalted high above all divine beings.

Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done awesome deeds! His right hand and powerful arm have brought him victory.

let the rivers clap their hands in unison; and let the mountains sing for joy

Exalt the LORD our God and worship at his holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy! A psalm of thanksgiving

for the LORD is good and his gracious love stands forever. His faithfulness remains from generation to generation. A Davidic Psalm

LORD, hear my prayer! May my cry for help come to you.

For my days are vanishing like smoke; my bones are charred as in a fireplace.

You will arise to extend compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor the appointed time has come.

Nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth, your splendor.

Write this for the next generation, that a people yet to be created will praise the LORD.

For when he looked down from his holy heights the LORD looked over the earth from heaven

to listen to the groans of prisoners, to set free those condemned to death,

The LORD continuously does what is right, executing justice for all who are being oppressed.

He does not maintain a dispute continuously or remain angry for all time.

As high as heaven rises above earth, so his gracious love strengthens those who fear him.

As distant as the east is from the west, that is how far he has removed our sins from us.

As a father has compassion for his children, so the LORD has compassion for those who fear him.

For he knows how we were formed, aware that we were made from dust.

Yet the LORD's gracious love remains throughout eternity for those who fear him and his righteous acts extend to their children's children,

Mountains rise up and valleys sink to the place you have ordained for them.

They give water for animals of the field to drink; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

He causes grass to sprout for the cattle and plants for people to cultivate, to produce food from the land,

The high mountains are for wild goats; the cliffs are a refuge for the rock badger.

Young lions roar for prey, seeking their food from God.

He remembers his eternal covenant every promise he made for a thousand generations,

He sent a king who released him, a ruler of people who set him free.

The Egyptians rejoiced when they left, because fear of Israel descended on them.

He spread out a cloud for a cover, and fire for light at night.

Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, since he is good, for his gracious love exists forever.

He delivered for the sake of his name, to make his power known.

But they quickly forgot his deeds and did not wait for his counsel.

Then a fire burned among their company, a flame that set the wicked ablaze.

He would have destroyed them but for Moses, his chosen one, who stood in the breach before him to avert his destructive wrath.

For they adopted the worship of Baal Peor and ate sacrifices offered to the dead.

For they rebelled against him, so that he spoke thoughtlessly with his lips.

They worshipped their idols, and this became a trap for them.

Yet when he saw their distress and heard their cries for help,

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His gracious love exists forever.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for his gracious love and his awesome deeds for mankind.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for his gracious love, and for his awesome deeds to mankind.

For he shattered bronze gates and cut through iron bars.

Because of their rebellious ways, fools suffered for their iniquities.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for his gracious love, and for his awesome deeds for mankind.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for his gracious love and for his awesome deeds on behalf of mankind.

For your gracious love extends to the sky, and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

Who will lead me to the fortified city? Who will lead me as far as Edom?

I will find strength in God, for he will trample on our foes. To the Director. A Davidic psalm.

for the mouths of wicked and deceitful people are opened against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.

They surround me with hate-filled words, attacking me for no reason.

May his children roam around begging, seeking food while driven far from their ruined homes.

For he didn't think to extend gracious love; he harassed to death the poor, the needy, and the broken hearted.