Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
When the Lord restores His captive people,
Then Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad.

But You are holy,
O You who are enthroned in [the holy place where] the praises of Israel [are offered].

You who fear the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence], praise Him!
All you descendants of Jacob, honor Him.
Fear Him [with submissive wonder], all you descendants of Israel.

O God, redeem Israel,
Out of all his troubles.

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
From everlasting to everlasting [from this age to the next, and forever].
Amen and Amen (so be it).

You drove out the [pagan] nations with Your own hand;
Then you planted and established them (Israel);
[It was by Your power that] You uprooted the [pagan] peoples,
Then You spread them abroad.

You are my King, O God;
Command victories and deliverance for Jacob (Israel).

“Hear, O My people, and I will speak;
O Israel, I will testify against you:
I am God, your God.

Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
When God restores [the fortunes of] His people,
Let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

You, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel,
Arise to punish all the nations;
Spare no one and do not be merciful to any who treacherously plot evil. Selah.

Destroy them in wrath, destroy them so that they may be no more;
Let them know that God rules over Jacob (Israel)
To the ends of the earth. Selah.

The earth trembled;
The heavens also poured down rain at the presence of God;
Sinai itself trembled at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

When you lie down [to rest] among the sheepfolds,
You [Israel] are like the wings of a dove [of victory] overlaid with silver,
Its feathers glistening with gold [trophies taken from the enemy].

Bless God in the congregations, [give thanks, gratefully praise Him],
The Lord, you who are from [Jacob] the fountain of Israel.

Ascribe strength to God;
His majesty is over Israel
And His strength is in the skies.

O God, You are awesome and profoundly majestic from Your sanctuary;
The God of Israel gives strength and power to His people.
Blessed be God!

Do not let those who wait [confidently] for You be ashamed through me, O Lord God of hosts;
Do not let those who seek You [as necessary for life itself] be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,

I will also praise You with the harp,
Your truth and faithfulness, O my God;
To You I will sing praises with the lyre,
O Holy One of Israel.

Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,
Who alone does wonderful things.

Truly God is good to Israel,
To those who are pure in heart.

God is known in Judah;
His name is great in Israel.

And I said, “This is my grief,
That the right hand of the Most High has changed [and His lovingkindness is withheld].”

For He established a testimony (a specific precept) in Jacob
And appointed a law in Israel,
Which He commanded our fathers
That they should teach to their children [the great facts of God’s transactions with Israel],

Therefore, when the Lord heard, He was full of wrath;
A fire was kindled against Jacob,
And His anger mounted up against Israel,

The wrath of God rose against them
And killed some of the strongest of them,
And subdued the choice young men of Israel.

Again and again they tempted God,
And distressed the Holy One of Israel.

He also drove out the nations before the sons of Israel
And allotted their land as an inheritance, measured out and partitioned;
And He had the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents [the tents of those who had been dispossessed].

When God heard this, He was filled with [righteous] wrath;
And utterly rejected Israel, [greatly hating her ways],

He also handed His people over to the sword,
And was infuriated with His inheritance (Israel).

But He chose the tribe of Judah [as Israel’s leader],
Mount Zion, which He loved [to replace Shiloh as His capital].

From tending the ewes with nursing young He brought him
To shepherd Jacob His people,
And Israel His inheritance.

Hear us O Shepherd of Israel,
You who lead Joseph like a flock;
You who sit enthroned above the cherubim [of the ark of the covenant], shine forth!

You uprooted a vine (Israel) from Egypt;
You drove out the [Canaanite] nations and planted the vine [in Canaan].

Israel sent out its branches to the [Mediterranean] Sea,
And its branches to the [Euphrates] River.

For this is a statute for Israel,
An ordinance of the God of Jacob.

“Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you—
O Israel, if you would listen to Me!

“But My people would not listen to My voice,
And Israel did not [consent to] obey Me.

“Oh, that My people would listen to Me,
That Israel would walk in My ways!

Those who hate the Lord would pretend obedience to Him and cringe before Him,
And their time of punishment would be forever.

“But I would feed Israel with the finest of the wheat;
And with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

They have said, “Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation;
Let the name of Israel be remembered no more.”

The Lord loves the gates of Zion
More than all the dwellings of Jacob (Israel).

For our shield belongs to the Lord,
And our king to the Holy One of Israel.

Once You spoke in a vision to Your godly ones,
And said, “I have given help to one who is mighty [giving him the power to be a champion for Israel];
I have exalted one chosen from the people.

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

The strength of the King loves justice and righteous judgment;
You have established fairness;
You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob (Israel).

He made known His ways [of righteousness and justice] to Moses,
His acts to the children of Israel.

Which He confirmed to Jacob as a statute,
To Israel as an everlasting covenant,

Israel also came into Egypt;
Thus Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

He brought the sons of Israel out [of Egypt] with silver and gold,
And among their tribes there was not one who stumbled.

Then Israel believed in [the validity of] His words;
They sang His praise.

He also made them objects of compassion
Among those who had carried them away captive.

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
From everlasting even to everlasting.
And let all the people say, “Amen.”
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

When Israel came out of Egypt,
The house of Jacob from a people of strange language,

Judah became His sanctuary,
And Israel His dominion.

O Israel, trust and take refuge in the Lord! [Be confident in Him, cling to Him, rely on His word!]
He is their help and their shield.

The Lord has been mindful of us; He will bless,
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.

Oh let Israel say,
“His lovingkindness endures forever.”

Behold, He who keeps Israel
Will neither slumber [briefly] nor sleep [soundly].

To which the [twelve] tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord,
[As was decreed as] an ordinance for Israel,
To give thanks to the name of the Lord.

“If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,”
Let Israel now say,

But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways [in unresponsiveness to God],
The Lord will lead them away with those who do evil.
Peace be upon Israel.

Indeed, may you see your [family perpetuated in your] children’s children.
Peace be upon Israel!

“Many times they have persecuted me (Israel) from my youth,”
Let Israel now say,

O Israel, hope in the Lord;
For with the Lord there is lovingkindness,
And with Him is abundant redemption.

And He will redeem Israel
From all his sins.

O Israel, hope in the Lord
From this time forth and forever.

For the Lord has chosen [the descendants of] Jacob for Himself,
Israel for His own special treasure and possession.

And He gave their land as a heritage,
A heritage to Israel His people.

O house of Israel, bless and praise the Lord [with gratitude];
O house of Aaron, bless the Lord;

And brought Israel out from among them,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

And made Israel pass through the midst of it,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

Even a heritage to Israel His servant,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

The Lord is building up Jerusalem;
He is gathering [together] the exiles of Israel.

He declares His word to Jacob,
His statutes and His ordinances to Israel.

He has lifted up a horn for His people [giving them strength, prosperity, dignity, and preeminence],
Praise for all His godly ones;
For the people of Israel, a people near to Him.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;
Let Zion’s children rejoice in their King.