How happy are those who live in your Temple, for they can praise you continuously. Interlude

For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD grants grace and favor; the LORD will not withhold any good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

LORD of Heavenly Armies, how happy are those who trust in you. To the Director: A Psalm by the descendants of Korah.

Surely, he will soon deliver those who fear him, for his glory will live in our land.

Protect me, for I am faithful; My God, deliver your servant who trusts in you.

Indeed you, Lord, are kind and forgiving, overflowing with gracious love to everyone who calls on you.

Show me a sign of your goodness, so that those who hate me will see it and be ashamed. For you, LORD, will help and comfort me. A psalm by the descendants of Korah. A song.

I will mention Rahab and Babylon among those who acknowledge me including Philistia, Tyre, and Ethiopia "This one was born there," they say.

"I will establish your dynasty forever, and I will lift up one who will build your throne from generation to generation." Interlude

For who in the skies compares to the LORD? Who is like the LORD among the divine beings?

LORD God of the Heavenly Armies, who is as mighty as you, LORD? Your faithfulness surrounds you.

How happy are the people who can worship joyfully! LORD, they walk in the light of your presence.

with whom my power will be firmly established; for my arm will strengthen him.

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

All who pass by on their way plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors.

What valiant man can live and not see death? Who can deliver himself from the power of Sheol. Interlude

Who can know the intensity of your anger? Because our fear of you matches your wrath,

The one who lives in the shelter of the Most High, who rests in the shadow of the Almighty,

will say to the LORD, "You are my refuge, my fortress, and my God in whom I trust!"

Though the wicked sprout like grass; and all who practice iniquity flourish, it is they who will be eternally destroyed.

Look at your enemies, LORD! Look at your enemies, for they are destroyed; everyone who practices iniquity will be scattered.

My eyes gloated over those who lie in wait for me; when those of evil intent attack me, my ears will hear.

They will proclaim: "The LORD is upright; my rock, in whom there is no injustice."

When they speak, they spew arrogance. Everyone who practices iniquity brags about it.

The one who formed the ear can hear, can he not? The one who made the eyes can see, can he not?

The one who disciplines nations can rebuke them, can he not? The one who teaches mankind can discern, can he not?

How blessed is the man whom you instruct, LORD, whom you teach from your Law,

Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against those who practice iniquity?

Will destructive national leaders, who plan wicked things through misuse of the Law, be allied with you?

Come! Let us worship and bow down; let us kneel in the presence of the LORD, who made us.

All who serve carved images and those who praise idols will be humiliated. Worship him, all you "gods"!

Hate evil, you who love the LORD! He guards the lives of those who love him, delivering them from domination by the wicked.

in the LORD's presence, who comes to judge the earth; He'll judge the world righteously; and its people fairly.

A mighty king who loves justice, you have established fairness. You have exercised justice and righteousness over Jacob.

Moses and Aaron were among his priests; Samuel also was among those who invoked his name. When they called on the LORD, he answered them.

LORD our God, you answered them; you were their God who forgave them, but also avenged their evil deeds.

I will destroy the one who secretly slanders a friend. I will not allow the proud and haughty to prevail.

My eyes are looking at the faithful of the land, so they may live with me; The one who lives a life of integrity will serve me.

Every morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land, eliminating everyone who practices iniquity from the LORD's city. A prayer by the afflicted man who is overwhelmed and talks about his troubles with the LORD.

My enemies revile me all day long; those who ridicule me use my name to curse.

The LORD continuously does what is right, executing justice for all who are being oppressed.

As high as heaven rises above earth, so his gracious love strengthens those who fear him.

As a father has compassion for his children, so the LORD has compassion for those who fear him.

Yet the LORD's gracious love remains throughout eternity for those who fear him and his righteous acts extend to their children's children,

to those who keep his covenant and to those who remember to observe his precepts.

Bless the LORD, you angels who belong to him, you mighty warriors who carry out his commands, who are obedient to the sound of his words.

Bless the LORD, all his heavenly armies, his ministers who do his will.

Exult in his holy name; let all those who seek the LORD rejoice!

He sent a man before them Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.

He sent a king who released him, a ruler of people who set him free.

He sent his servant Moses, along with Aaron, whom he had chosen.

Who can fully describe the mighty acts of the LORD or proclaim all his praises?

How happy are those who enforce justice, who live righteously all the time.

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

He would have destroyed them but for Moses, his chosen one, who stood in the breach before him to avert his destructive wrath.

They shed innocent blood the blood of their sons and daughters whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, thereby polluting the land with blood.

He turned them over to domination by nations where those who hated them ruled over them.

Let those who have been redeemed by the LORD declare it those whom he redeemed from the power of the enemy,

those whom he gathered from other lands from the east, west, north, and south.

He has satisfied the one who thirsts, filling the hungry with what is good.

Those who go down to the sea in ships, who work in the great waters,

Who will lead me to the fortified city? Who will lead me as far as Edom?

God, whom I praise, do not be silent,

May this be the way the LORD repays my accuser, those who speak evil against me.

Great are the acts of the LORD; they are within reach of all who desire them.

He prepares food for those who fear him; he is ever mindful of his covenant.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; sound understanding belongs to those who practice it. Praise of God endures forever.

Hallelujah! How happy is the person who fears the LORD, who truly delights in his commandments.

His descendants will be powerful in the land, a generation of the upright who will be blessed.

A light shines in the darkness for the upright, for the one who is gracious, compassionate, and just.

It is good for the person who lends generously, conducting his affairs with fairness.

He will never be shaken; the one who is just will always be remembered.

Who is like the LORD our God, enthroned on high,

who turned the rock into a pool of water, the flinty rock into flowing springs.

Those who craft them will become like them, as will all those who trust in them.

You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their helper and shield.

He will bless those who fear the LORD, both the important and the insignificant together.

May you be blessed by the LORD, who made the heavens and the earth.

Neither can the dead praise the LORD, nor those who go down into the silence of death.

Let those who fear the LORD now say, "His gracious love is eternal."

With the LORD beside me as my helper, I will triumph over those who hate me.

Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD! Let us bless you from the LORD's house.

How blessed are those whose life is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD!

How blessed are those who observe his decrees, who seek him with all of their heart,

who practice no evil while they walk in his ways.

You rebuke the accursed ones, who wander from your commands.

Confirm your promise to your servant, which is for those who fear you.

Then I can answer the one who insults me, for I place my trust in your word.

I burn with indignation because of the wicked who forsake your instruction.

I am united with all who fear you, and with everyone who keeps your precepts.

May those who fear you see me and be glad, for I have hoped in your word.

May those who fear you turn to me, along with those who know your decrees.

How many days must your servant endure this? When will you judge those who persecute me?

Leave me, you who practice evil, that I may observe the commands of my God.

You reject all who wander from your statutes, since their deceitfulness is vain.

Turn in my direction and show mercy to me, as you have decreed regarding those who love your name.

Those who pursue wickedness draw near; they remain far from your instruction.

I find joy at what you have said like one who has discovered a great treasure.

Great peace belongs to those who love your instruction, and nothing makes them stumble.

I have resided too long with those who hate peace.