Do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah,
As in the day of Massah in the wilderness,

“When your fathers tested Me,
They tried Me, though they had seen My work.

“For forty years I loathed that generation,
And said they are a people who err in their heart,
And they do not know My ways.

For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
But the Lord made the heavens.

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

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

Zion heard this and was glad,
And the daughters of Judah have rejoiced
Because of Your judgments, O Lord.

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

He has remembered His lovingkindness and His faithfulness to the house of Israel;
All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Let them praise Your great and awesome name;
Holy is He.

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

Moses 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.

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

Exalt the Lord our God
And worship at His holy hill,
For holy is the Lord our God.

Know that the Lord Himself is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

Do 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.

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

My days are like a lengthened shadow,
And I wither away like grass.

But You, O Lord, abide forever,
And Your name to all generations.

Surely Your servants find pleasure in her stones
And feel pity for her dust.

So the nations will fear the name of the Lord
And all the kings of the earth Your glory.

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

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

I say, “O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days,
Your years are throughout all generations.

“Of old You founded the earth,
And the heavens are the work of Your hands.

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

“But You are the same,
And Your years will not come to an end.

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

Who pardons all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases;

Who redeems your life from the pit,
Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion;

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

The Lord performs righteous deeds
And judgments for all who are oppressed.

He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him.

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

For He Himself knows our frame;
He is mindful that we are but dust.

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

Bless the Lord, O my soul!
O Lord my God, You are very great;
You are clothed with splendor and majesty,

You covered it with the deep as with a garment;
The waters were standing above the mountains.

At Your rebuke they fled,
At the sound of Your thunder they hurried away.

Where the birds build their nests,
And the stork, whose home is the fir trees.

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

O Lord, how many are Your works!
In wisdom You have made them all;
The earth is full of Your possessions.

There is the sea, great and broad,
In which are swarms without number,
Animals both small and great.

You give to them, they gather it up;
You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good.

You hide Your face, they are dismayed;
You take away their spirit, they expire
And return to their dust.

You send forth Your Spirit, they are created;
And You renew the face of the ground.

He is the Lord our God;
His judgments are in all the earth.

Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
As the portion of your inheritance,”

When they were only a few men in number,
Very few, and strangers in it.

Who can speak of the mighty deeds of the Lord,
Or can show forth all His praise?

How blessed are those who keep justice,
Who practice righteousness at all times!

Remember me, O Lord, in Your favor toward Your people;
Visit me with Your salvation,

That I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones,
That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation,
That I may glory with Your inheritance.

We have sinned like our fathers,
We have committed iniquity, we have behaved wickedly.

Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Your wonders;
They did not remember Your abundant kindnesses,
But rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea.

Because they were rebellious against His Spirit,
He spoke rashly with his lips.

Their enemies also oppressed them,
And they were subdued under their power.

Many times He would deliver them;
They, however, were rebellious in their counsel,
And so sank down in their iniquity.

Save us, O Lord our God,
And gather us from among the nations,
To give thanks to Your holy name
And glory in Your praise.

They were hungry and thirsty;
Their soul fainted within them.

There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death,
Prisoners in misery and chains,

Fools, because of their rebellious way,
And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.

They reeled and staggered like a drunken man,
And were at their wits’ end.

He caused the storm to be still,
So that the waves of the sea were hushed.

Then they were glad because they were quiet,
So He guided them to their desired haven.

When they are diminished and bowed down
Through oppression, misery and sorrow,

The upright see it and are glad;
But all unrighteousness shuts its mouth.

For Your lovingkindness is great above the heavens,
And Your truth reaches to the skies.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens,
And Your glory above all the earth.

That Your beloved may be delivered,
Save with Your right hand, and answer me!

Have not You Yourself, O God, rejected us?
And will You not go forth with our armies, O God?

Through God we will do valiantly,
And it is He who shall tread down our adversaries.

But You, O God, the Lord, deal kindly with me for Your name’s sake;
Because Your lovingkindness is good, deliver me;

My knees are weak from fasting,
And my flesh has grown lean, without fatness.

Help me, O Lord my God;
Save me according to Your lovingkindness.

And let them know that this is Your hand;
You, Lord, have done it.

Let them curse, but You bless;
When they arise, they shall be ashamed,
But Your servant shall be glad.

A Psalm of David.
The Lord says to my Lord:
“Sit at My right hand
Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”

The Lord will stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion, saying,
“Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”

Your people will volunteer freely in the day of Your power;
In holy array, from the womb of the dawn,
Your youth are to You as the dew.

The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind,
“You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek.”

The Lord is at Your right hand;
He will shatter kings in the day of His wrath.

Great are the works of the Lord;
They are studied by all who delight in them.

The works of His hands are truth and justice;
All His precepts are sure.

They are upheld forever and ever;
They are performed in truth and uprightness.

Wealth and riches are in his house,
And his righteousness endures forever.

Who is like the Lord our God,
Who is enthroned on high,

Who humbles Himself to behold
The things that are in heaven and in the earth?

Not to us, O Lord, not to us,
But to Your name give glory
Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth.

Why should the nations say,
“Where, now, is their God?”

But our God is in the heavens;
He does whatever He pleases.

Their idols are silver and gold,
The work of man’s hands.

May the Lord give you increase,
You and your children.

The heavens are the heavens of the Lord,
But the earth He has given to the sons of men.

Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live.

Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;
Yes, our God is compassionate.

Return to your rest, O my soul,
For the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

I said in my alarm,
“All men are liars.”

O Lord, surely I am Your servant,
I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid,
You have loosed my bonds.