The humble will see it and rejoice.
You who seek God, take heart!

For the Lord listens to the needy
and does not despise
His own who are prisoners.

The descendants of His servants will inherit it,
and those who love His name will live in it.

Let those who seek my life
be disgraced and confounded;
let those who wish me harm
be driven back and humiliated.

Let those who say, “Aha, aha!”
retreat because of their shame.

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
let those who love Your salvation
continually say, “God is great!”

For my enemies talk about me,
and those who spy on me plot together,

May my adversaries be disgraced and destroyed;
may those who seek my harm
be covered with disgrace and humiliation.

Even when I am old and gray,
God, do not abandon me.
Then I will proclaim Your power
to another generation,
Your strength to all who are to come.

Your righteousness reaches heaven, God,
You who have done great things;
God, who is like You?

Therefore, my tongue will proclaim
Your righteousness all day long,
for those who seek my harm
will be disgraced and confounded.

For he will rescue the poor who cry out
and the afflicted who have no helper.

May the Lord God, the God of Israel,
who alone does wonders, be praised.

Who do I have in heaven but You?
And I desire nothing on earth but You.

Those far from You will certainly perish;
You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.

When the earth and all its inhabitants shake,
I am the One who steadies its pillars.Selah

And You—You are to be feared.
When You are angry,
who can stand before You?

Make and keep your vows
to the Lord your God;
let all who are around Him bring tribute
to the awe-inspiring One.

You are the God who works wonders;
You revealed Your strength among the peoples.

For the choir director: according to “The Lilies.” A testimony of Asaph. A psalm.Listen, Shepherd of Israel,
who leads Joseph like a flock;
You who sit enthroned on the cherubim,
rise up

Why have You broken down its walls
so that all who pass by pick its fruit?

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

Those who hate the Lord
would pretend submission to Him;
their doom would last forever.

See how Your enemies make an uproar;
those who hate You have acted arrogantly.

who said, “Let us seize God’s pastures for ourselves.”

How happy are those who reside in Your house,
who praise You continually.Selah

For the Lord God is a sun and shield.
The Lord gives grace and glory;
He does not withhold the good
from those who live with integrity.

Happy is the person who trusts in You,
Lord of Hosts!

His salvation is very near those who fear Him,
so that glory may dwell in our land.

Protect my life, for I am faithful.
You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.

For You, Lord, are kind and ready to forgive,
rich in faithful love to all who call on You.

“I will mention those who know Me:
Rahab, Babylon, Philistia, Tyre, and Cush—
each one was born there.”

abandoned among the dead.
I am like the slain lying in the grave,
whom You no longer remember,
and who are cut off from Your care.

For who in the skies can compare with the Lord?
Who among the heavenly beings is like the Lord?

God is greatly feared in the council of the holy ones,
more awe-inspiring than all who surround Him.

Lord God of Hosts,
who is strong like You, Lord?
Your faithfulness surrounds You.

You crushed Rahab like one who is slain;
You scattered Your enemies with Your powerful arm.

Happy are the people who know the joyful shout;
Yahweh, they walk in the light of Your presence.

I will crush his foes before him
and strike those who hate him.

All who pass by plunder him;
he has become an object of ridicule
to his neighbors.

What man can live and never see death?
Who can save himself from the power of Sheol?Selah

Who understands the power of Your anger?
Your wrath matches the fear that is due You.

The one who lives under the protection of the Most High
dwells in the shadow of the Almighty.

I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”

Can the One who shaped the ear not hear,
the One who formed the eye not see?

The One who instructs nations,
the One who teaches man knowledge—
does He not discipline?

Who stands up for me against the wicked?
Who takes a stand for me against evildoers?

All who serve carved images,
those who boast in idols, will be put to shame.
All the gods must worship Him.

You who love the Lord, hate evil!
He protects the lives of His godly ones;
He rescues them from the power of the wicked.

Let the sea and all that fills it,
the world and those who live in it, resound.

Lord our God, You answered them.
You were a forgiving God to them,
an avenger of their sinful actions.

I will destroy anyone
who secretly slanders his neighbor;
I cannot tolerate anyone
with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart.

My eyes favor the faithful of the land
so that they may sit down with me.
The one who follows the way of integrity
may serve me.

No one who acts deceitfully
will live in my palace;
no one who tells lies
will remain in my presence.

For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is His faithful love
toward those who fear Him.

As a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.

But from eternity to eternity
the Lord’s faithful love is toward those who fear Him,
and His righteousness toward the grandchildren

of those who keep His covenant,
who remember to observe His precepts.

Praise the Lord,
all His angels of great strength,
who do His word,
obedient to His command.

Praise the Lord, all His armies,
His servants who do His will.

Honor His holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.

He had sent a man ahead of them—
Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

He sent Moses His servant,
and Aaron, whom He had chosen.

Who can declare the Lord’s mighty acts
or proclaim all the praise due Him?

How happy are those who uphold justice,
who practice righteousness at all times.

They forgot God their Savior,
who did great things in Egypt,

They shed innocent blood—
the blood of their sons and daughters
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;
so the land became polluted with blood.

He handed them over to the nations;
those who hated them ruled them.

Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?

Let this be the Lord’s payment to my accusers,
to those who speak evil against me.

For He stands at the right hand of the needy
to save him from those who would condemn him.

The Lord’s works are great,
studied by all who delight in them.

He has provided food for those who fear Him;
He remembers His covenant forever.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all who follow His instructions have good insight.
His praise endures forever.

Hallelujah!
Happy is the man who fears the Lord,
taking great delight in His commands.

Good will come to a man who lends generously
and conducts his business fairly.

Who is like Yahweh our God—
the One enthroned on high,

who stoops down to look
on the heavens and the earth?

When Israel came out of Egypt—
the house of Jacob from a people
who spoke a foreign language—

who turned the rock into a pool of water,
the flint into a spring of water.

Those who make them are just like them,
as are all who trust in them.

You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord!
He is their help and shield.

He will bless those who fear the Lord—
small and great alike.

It is not the dead who praise the Lord,
nor any of those descending into the silence of death.

Let those who fear the Lord say,
“His faithful love endures forever.”

The Lord is my helper,
Therefore, I will look in triumph on those who hate me.

He who comes in the name
of the Lord is blessed.
From the house of the Lord we bless you.

א AlefHow happy are those whose way is blameless,
who live according to the Lord’s instruction!

Happy are those who keep His decrees
and seek Him with all their heart.

You rebuke the proud,
the ones under a curse,
who wander from Your commands.

Then I can answer the one who taunts me,
for I trust in Your word.

Rage seizes me because of the wicked
who reject Your instruction.

I am a friend to all who fear You,
to those who keep Your precepts.

Those who fear You will see me and rejoice,
for I put my hope in Your word.

Let those who fear You,
those who know Your decrees, turn to me.

You reject all who stray from Your statutes,
for their deceit is a lie.

Turn to me and be gracious to me,
as is Your practice toward those who love Your name.

Those who pursue evil plans come near;
they are far from Your instruction.

I rejoice over Your promise
like one who finds vast treasure.

Abundant peace belongs to those
who love Your instruction;
nothing makes them stumble.