{A Psalm of Asaph.} O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.

They have given the dead bodies of Your servants as food to the birds of the heavens,
The flesh of Your godly ones to the beasts of the earth.

We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

How long, O Lord? Will You be angry forever?
Will Your jealousy [which cannot endure a divided allegiance] burn like fire?

Pour out Your wrath on the [Gentile] nations that do not know You,
And on the kingdoms that do not call on Your name.

O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.

Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.

Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;

And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.

So we Your people, the sheep of Your pasture,
Will give You thanks forever;
We will declare and publish Your praise from generation to generation.

{To the chief Musician upon ShoshannimEduth, A Psalm of Asaph.} Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.

Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy strength, and come to our deliverance.

O God, cause us to turn back, And cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved.

O Lord God of hosts,
How long will You be angry with the prayers of Your people?

Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.

God of Hosts, turn us back, And cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved.

The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.

Why are its walls broken down by your hands, so that all who go by may take its fruit?

Come back, O God of armies: from heaven let your eyes be turned to this vine, and give your mind to it,

Even the stock which Your right hand has planted,
And [look down on] the son that You have reared and strengthened for Yourself.

It is burned with fire, it is cut down;
They perish at the rebuke of Your [angry] appearance.

Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand,
Upon the son of man whom You have made strong for Yourself.

Then we shall not turn back from You;
Revive us and we will call on Your name.

O Jehovah, God of Hosts, turn us back, Cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved!

{To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of Asaph.} Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.

This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.

I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.

You gave a cry in your trouble, and I made you free; I gave you an answer in the secret place of the thunder; I put you to the test at the waters of Meribah. (Selah.)

Give ear, O my people, and I will give you my word, O Israel, if you will only do as I say!

There is to be no strange god among you; you are not to give worship to any other god.

“I am the Lord your God,
Who brought you up from the land of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.

But my people did not give ear to my voice; Israel would have nothing to do with me.

O that My people were hearkening to Me, Israel in My ways would walk.

I would quickly overcome their haters: my hand would be turned against those who make war on them.

"I would feed Israel the best wheat, and would satisfy your appetite with honey from the rocky cliffs."

God stands in the divine assembly;
He judges among the gods (divine beings).

How long will you judge unjustly
And show partiality to the wicked? Selah.

They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

{A Song or Psalm of Asaph.} Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

For behold, Your enemies are in tumult,
And those who hate You have raised their heads [in hatred of You].

They concoct crafty schemes against Your people,
And conspire together against Your hidden and precious ones.

They say, "Come on, let's annihilate them so they are no longer a nation! Then the name of Israel will be remembered no more."

For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:

Asshur also is joined with them: they are an arm to the sons of Lot. Selah.

Who were destroyed at Endor; they became as dung for the ground.

who said, "Let us take [as] our possession the pastures of God."

O my God, make them like whirling dust,
Like chaff before the wind [worthless and without substance].

Like the fire that burns down the forest, or the flames that consume the mountainsides,

So pursue them with Your tempest
And terrify them with [the violence of] Your storm.

Fill their faces with shame and disgrace,
That they may [persistently] seek Your name, O Lord.

They are ashamed and troubled for ever, Yea, they are confounded and lost.

That they may know that You alone, whose name is the Lord,
Are the Most High over all the earth.

{To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.} How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!

The passion of my soul's desire is for the house of the Lord; my heart and my flesh are crying out for the living God.

Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.

Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.

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

They are sustained as they travel along; each one appears before God in Zion.

O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.

Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.

For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand [anywhere else];
I would rather stand [as a doorkeeper] at the threshold of the house of my God
Than to live [at ease] in the tents of wickedness.

The Lord God is our sun and our strength: the Lord will give grace and glory: he will not keep back any good thing from those whose ways are upright.

O Lord of hosts,
How blessed and greatly favored is the man who trusts in You [believing in You, relying on You, and committing himself to You with confident hope and expectation].

O Lord, You have [at last] shown favor to Your land [of Canaan];
You have restored [from Babylon] the captives of Jacob (Israel).

You have forgiven the wickedness of Your people;
You have covered all their sin. Selah.

You have withdrawn all Your wrath,
You have turned away from Your burning anger.

Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.

Will You be angry with us forever?
Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?

Will You not revive us and bring us to life again,
That Your people may rejoice in You?

Show us Your lovingkindness, O Lord,
And grant us Your salvation.

I will hear [with expectant hope] what God the Lord will say,
For He will speak peace to His people, to His godly ones—
But let them not turn again to folly.

Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.

{A Prayer of David.} Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.

Protect my life (soul), for I am godly and faithful;
O You my God, save Your servant, who trusts in You [believing in You and relying on You, confidently committing everything to You].

Make Your servant rejoice,
For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul [all that I am—in prayer].

For You, O Lord, are good, and ready to forgive [our sins, sending them away, completely letting them go forever and ever];
And abundant in lovingkindness and overflowing in mercy to all those who call upon You.

Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.

Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.

All nations whom You have made shall come and kneel down in worship before You, O Lord,
And they shall glorify Your name.

For You are great and do wondrous works!
You alone are God.

Teach me Your way, O Lord,
I will walk and live in Your truth;
Direct my heart to fear Your name [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder].

I will give thanks and praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart;
And will glorify Your name forevermore.

For great is Your lovingkindness and graciousness toward me;
And You have rescued my life from the depths of Sheol [from death].

O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.

But You, O Lord, are a God [who protects and is] merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness and truth.

Turn to me, and be gracious to me;
Grant Your strength [Your might and the power to resist temptation] to Your servant,
And save the son of Your handmaid.

Do with me a sign for good, And those hating me see and are ashamed, For Thou, O Jehovah, hast helped me, Yea, Thou hast comforted me!

{A Psalm or Song for the sons of Korah.} His foundation is in the holy mountains.

Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.

I mention Rahab and Babylon to my followers. Here are Philistia and Tyre, along with Ethiopia. It is said of them, "This one was born there."

But of Zion it will be said, “This one and that one were born in her,”
And the Most High Himself will establish her.

As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee.

{A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.} O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:

Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;