Despite all this, they continued to sin, and did not trust him to do amazing things.

But they deceived him with their words, and lied to him.

They were not really committed to him, and they were unfaithful to his covenant.

How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and insulted him in the desert!

They made him angry with their pagan shrines, and made him jealous with their idols.

He chose David, his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds.

He took him away from following the mother sheep, and made him the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and of Israel, his chosen nation.

(May those who hate the Lord cower in fear before him! May they be permanently humiliated!)

Deliverance goes before him, and prepares a pathway for him.

a God who is honored in the great angelic assembly, and more awesome than all who surround him?

I have discovered David, my servant. With my holy oil I have anointed him as king.

My hand will support him, and my arm will strengthen him.

No enemy will be able to exact tribute from him; a violent oppressor will not be able to humiliate him.

I will crush his enemies before him; I will strike down those who hate him.

I will appoint him to be my firstborn son, the most exalted of the earth's kings.

I will always extend my loyal love to him, and my covenant with him is secure.

I will give him an eternal dynasty, and make his throne as enduring as the skies above.

But I will not remove my loyal love from him, nor be unfaithful to my promise.

But you have spurned and rejected him; you are angry with your chosen king.

All who pass by have robbed him; he has become an object of disdain to his neighbors.

You turn back his sword from the adversary, and have not sustained him in battle.

You have cut short his youth, and have covered him with shame. (Selah)

The Lord says, "Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him; I will protect him because he is loyal to me.

When he calls out to me, I will answer him. I will be with him when he is in trouble; I will rescue him and bring him honor.

I will satisfy him with long life, and will let him see my salvation.

in order to protect him from times of trouble, until the wicked are destroyed.

Certainly the Lord does not forsake his people; he does not abandon the nation that belongs to him.

Let's enter his presence with thanksgiving! Let's shout out to him in celebration!

The depths of the earth are in his hand, and the mountain peaks belong to him.

For he is our God; we are the people of his pasture, the sheep he owns. Today, if only you would obey him!

Majestic splendor emanates from him; his sanctuary is firmly established and beautiful.

Worship the Lord in holy attire! Tremble before him, all the earth!

Dark clouds surround him; equity and justice are the foundation of his throne.

Fire goes before him; on every side it burns up his enemies.

All who worship idols are ashamed, those who boast about worthless idols. All the gods bow down before him.

Moses and Aaron were among his priests; Samuel was one of those who prayed to him. They prayed to the Lord and he answered them.

Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us and we belong to him; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give him thanks! Praise his name!

so they may proclaim the name of the Lord in Zion, and praise him in Jerusalem,

May my thoughts be pleasing to him! I will rejoice in the Lord.

Sing to him! Make music to him! Tell about all his miraculous deeds!

until the time when his prediction came true. The Lord's word proved him right.

The king authorized his release; the ruler of nations set him free.

He put him in charge of his palace, and made him manager of all his property,

giving him authority to imprison his officials and to teach his advisers.

They believed his promises; they sang praises to him.

He threatened to destroy them, but Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him and turned back his destructive anger.

This brought him a reward, an eternal gift.

They made him angry by the waters of Meribah, and Moses suffered because of them,

So the Lord was angry with his people and despised the people who belong to him.

Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people! Let them praise him in the place where the leaders preside!

Whoever is wise, let him take note of these things! Let them consider the Lord's acts of loyal love!

Appoint an evil man to testify against him! May an accuser stand at his right side!

May no one show him kindness! May no one have compassion on his fatherless children!

He loved to curse others, so those curses have come upon him. He had no desire to bless anyone, so he has experienced no blessings.

May a curse attach itself to him, like a garment one puts on, or a belt one wears continually!

I will thank the Lord profusely, in the middle of a crowd I will praise him,

because he stands at the right hand of the needy, to deliver him from those who threaten his life.

that he might seat him with princes, with the princes of his people.

and listened to me. As long as I live, I will call to him when I need help.

Praise the Lord, all you nations! Applaud him, all you foreigners!

How blessed are those who observe his rules, and seek him with all their heart,

I rely on the Lord, I rely on him with my whole being; I wait for his assuring word.

A slanderer will not endure on the earth; calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down.

I pour out my lament before him; I tell him about my troubles.

The Lord is near all who cry out to him, all who cry out to him sincerely.

The Lord protects those who love him, but he destroys all the wicked.

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the sky! Praise him in the heavens!

Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all his heavenly assembly!

Praise him, O sun and moon! Praise him, all you shiny stars!

Praise him, O highest heaven, and you waters above the sky!

He has made his people victorious, and given all his loyal followers reason to praise -- the Israelites, the people who are close to him. Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song! Praise him in the assembly of the godly!

Let them praise his name with dancing! Let them sing praises to him to the accompaniment of the tambourine and harp!

Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in the sky, which testifies to his strength!

Praise him for his mighty acts! Praise him for his surpassing greatness!

Praise him with the blast of the horn! Praise him with the lyre and the harp!

Praise him with the tambourine and with dancing! Praise him with stringed instruments and the flute!

Praise him with loud cymbals! Praise him with clanging cymbals!

Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.

There are six things that the Lord hates, even seven things that are an abomination to him:

Suddenly a woman came out to meet him! She was dressed like a prostitute and with secret intent.

So she grabbed him and kissed him, and with a bold expression she said to him,

He has taken a bag of money with him; he will not return until the end of the month."

She persuaded him with persuasive words; with her smooth talk she compelled him.

till an arrow pierces his liver -- like a bird hurrying into a trap, and he does not know that it will cost him his life.

then I was beside him as a master craftsman, and I was his delight day by day, rejoicing before him at all times,

"Whoever is naive, let him turn in here," she says to those who lack understanding.

"Whoever is simple, let him turn in here," she says to those who lack understanding.

What the wicked fears will come on him; what the righteous desire will be granted.

Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but the one who searches for evil -- it will come to him.

A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.

Anxiety in a person's heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy.

The one who spares his rod hates his child, but the one who loves his child is diligent in disciplining him.

The one who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.

The one who oppresses the poor insults his Creator, but whoever shows favor to the needy honors him.

The Lord abhors the sacrifices of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

The scorner does not love one who corrects him; he will not go to the wise.

The path of life is upward for the wise person, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.