Know that the Lord has set apart
the faithful for Himself;
the Lord will hear when I call to Him.

He brought them out of darkness and gloom
and broke their chains apart.

Praise the Lord,
who has not let us be ripped apart by their teeth.

or they will tear me like a lion,
ripping me apart with no one to rescue me.

“Understand this, you who forget God,
or I will tear you apart,
and there will be no one to rescue you.

He set it up as an ordinance for Joseph
when He went throughout the land of Egypt.

I heard an unfamiliar language:

Happy are the people whose strength is in You,
whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.

Bring joy to Your servant’s life,
because I turn to You, Lord.

You have set our unjust ways before You,
our secret sins in the light of Your presence.

I will not set anything worthless before my eyes.
I hate the practice of transgression;
it will not cling to me.

to hear a prisoner’s groaning,
to set free those condemned to die,

You set a boundary they cannot cross;
they will never cover the earth again.

He made the moon to mark the festivals;
the sun knows when to set.