But as for us, we will bless the Lord
From this time forth and forever.
Praise the Lord!

The Lord is for me; I will not fear;
What can man do to me?

The Lord is for me among those who help me;
Therefore I will look with satisfaction on those who hate me.

All nations surrounded me;
In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.

They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;
In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.

They surrounded me like bees;
They were extinguished as a fire of thorns;
In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.

I will not die, but live,
And tell of the works of the Lord.

This is the gate of the Lord;
The righteous will enter through it.

I will meditate on Your precepts
And regard Your ways.

Make me understand the way of Your precepts,
So I will meditate on Your wonders.

I shall run the way of Your commandments,
For You will enlarge my heart.

So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me,
For I trust in Your word.

So I will keep Your law continually,
Forever and ever.

And I will walk at liberty,
For I seek Your precepts.

I will also speak of Your testimonies before kings
And shall not be ashamed.

And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments,
Which I love;
And I will meditate on Your statutes.

The arrogant have forged a lie against me;
With all my heart I will observe Your precepts.

May my heart be blameless in Your statutes,
So that I will not be ashamed.

My eyes fail with longing for Your word,
While I say, “When will You comfort me?”

How many are the days of Your servant?
When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?

I will never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have revived me.

I have sworn and I will confirm it,
That I will keep Your righteous ordinances.

Qoph.
I cried with all my heart; answer me, O Lord!
I will observe Your statutes.

A Song of Ascents.
I will lift up my eyes to the mountains;
From where shall my help come?

He will not allow your foot to slip;
He who keeps you will not slumber.

Behold, He who keeps Israel
Will neither slumber nor sleep.

The sun will not smite you by day,
Nor the moon by night.

The Lord will protect you from all evil;
He will keep your soul.

The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in
From this time forth and forever.

For the sake of my brothers and my friends,
I will now say, “May peace be within you.”

For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek your good.

For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the land of the righteous,
So that the righteous will not put forth their hands to do wrong.

But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways,
The Lord will lead them away with the doers of iniquity.
Peace be upon Israel.

How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them;
They will not be ashamed
When they speak with their enemies in the gate.

When you shall eat of the fruit of your hands,
You will be happy and it will be well with you.

And He will redeem Israel
From all his iniquities.

“Surely I will not enter my house,
Nor lie on my bed;

I will not give sleep to my eyes
Or slumber to my eyelids,

The Lord has sworn to David
A truth from which He will not turn back:
“Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne.

“If your sons will keep My covenant
And My testimony which I will teach them,
Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forever.”

“This is My resting place forever;
Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.

“I will abundantly bless her provision;
I will satisfy her needy with bread.

“Her priests also I will clothe with salvation,
And her godly ones will sing aloud for joy.

“There I will cause the horn of David to spring forth;
I have prepared a lamp for Mine anointed.

“His enemies I will clothe with shame,
But upon himself his crown shall shine.”

For the Lord will judge His people
And will have compassion on His servants.

Those who make them will be like them,
Yes, everyone who trusts in them.

O daughter of Babylon, you devastated one,
How blessed will be the one who repays you
With the recompense with which you have repaid us.

How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your little ones
Against the rock.

A Psalm of David.
I will give You thanks with all my heart;
I will sing praises to You before the gods.

I will bow down toward Your holy temple
And give thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth;
For You have magnified Your word according to all Your name.

All the kings of the earth will give thanks to You, O Lord,
When they have heard the words of Your mouth.

And they will sing of the ways of the Lord,
For great is the glory of the Lord.

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me;
You will stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies,
And Your right hand will save me.

The Lord will accomplish what concerns me;
Your lovingkindness, O Lord, is everlasting;
Do not forsake the works of Your hands.

Even there Your hand will lead me,
And Your right hand will lay hold of me.

If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me,
And the light around me will be night,”

I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well.

I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted
And justice for the poor.

Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name;
The upright will dwell in Your presence.

“Bring my soul out of prison,
So that I may give thanks to Your name;
The righteous will surround me,
For You will deal bountifully with me.”

Answer me quickly, O Lord, my spirit fails;
Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will become like those who go down to the pit.

Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

I will sing a new song to You, O God;
Upon a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,

A Psalm of Praise, of David.
I will extol You, my God, O King,
And I will bless Your name forever and ever.

Every day I will bless You,
And I will praise Your name forever and ever.

On the glorious splendor of Your majesty
And on Your wonderful works, I will meditate.

Men shall speak of the power of Your awesome acts,
And I will tell of Your greatness.

They shall eagerly utter the memory of Your abundant goodness
And will shout joyfully of Your righteousness.

He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
He will also hear their cry and will save them.

The Lord keeps all who love Him,
But all the wicked He will destroy.

My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,
And all flesh will bless His holy name forever and ever.

I will praise the Lord while I live;
I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

The Lord will reign forever,
Your God, O Zion, to all generations.
Praise the Lord!

He has also established them forever and ever;
He has made a decree which will not pass away.

For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the afflicted ones with salvation.

A wise man will hear and increase in learning,
And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,

We will find all kinds of precious wealth,
We will fill our houses with spoil;

“How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded?
And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing
And fools hate knowledge?

“Turn to my reproof,
Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you;
I will make my words known to you.

I will also laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when your dread comes,

“Then they will call on me, but I will not answer;
They will seek me diligently but they will not find me,

“For the waywardness of the naive will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.

“But he who listens to me shall live securely
And will be at ease from the dread of evil.”

My son, if you will receive my words
And treasure my commandments within you,

Then you will discern the fear of the Lord
And discover the knowledge of God.

Then you will discern righteousness and justice
And equity and every good course.

For wisdom will enter your heart
And knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;

Discretion will guard you,
Understanding will watch over you,

So you will walk in the way of good men
And keep to the paths of the righteous.

For the upright will live in the land
And the blameless will remain in it;

But the wicked will be cut off from the land
And the treacherous will be uprooted from it.

For length of days and years of life
And peace they will add to you.

So you will find favor and good repute
In the sight of God and man.

In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight.

It will be healing to your body
And refreshment to your bones.

So your barns will be filled with plenty
And your vats will overflow with new wine.

So they will be life to your soul
And adornment to your neck.

Then you will walk in your way securely
And your foot will not stumble.

When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.