For they provoked Him with their high places
And aroused His jealousy with their graven images.

He also chose David His servant
And took him from the sheepfolds;

From the care of the ewes with suckling lambs He brought him
To shepherd Jacob His people,
And Israel His inheritance.

“Those who hate the Lord would pretend obedience to Him,
And their time of punishment would be forever.

Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him,
That glory may dwell in our land.

Righteousness will go before Him
And will make His footsteps into a way.

A God greatly feared in the council of the holy ones,
And awesome above all those who are around Him?

“I have found David My servant;
With My holy oil I have anointed him,

With whom My hand will be established;
My arm also will strengthen him.

“The enemy will not deceive him,
Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

“But I shall crush his adversaries before him,
And strike those who hate him.

“My faithfulness and My lovingkindness will be with him,
And in My name his horn will be exalted.

“I also shall make him My firstborn,
The highest of the kings of the earth.

“My lovingkindness I will keep for him forever,
And My covenant shall be confirmed to him.

“But I will not break off My lovingkindness from him,
Nor deal falsely in My faithfulness.

All who pass along the way plunder him;
He has become a reproach to his neighbors.

You also turn back the edge of his sword
And have not made him stand in battle.

You have shortened the days of his youth;
You have covered him with shame. Selah.

“Because he has loved Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him securely on high, because he has known My name.

“He will call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will rescue him and honor him.

“With a long life I will satisfy him
And let him see My salvation.”

To declare that the Lord is upright;
He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

That You may grant him relief from the days of adversity,
Until a pit is dug for the wicked.

Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving,
Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.

Splendor and majesty are before Him,
Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.

Worship the Lord in holy attire;
Tremble before Him, all the earth.

Clouds and thick darkness surround Him;
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

Fire goes before Him
And burns up His adversaries round about.

Let all those be ashamed who serve graven images,
Who boast themselves of idols;
Worship Him, all you gods.

A Psalm.
O sing to the Lord a new song,
For He has done wonderful things,
His right hand and His holy arm have gained the victory for Him.

Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before Him with joyful singing.

Enter His gates with thanksgiving
And His courts with praise.
Give thanks to Him, bless His name.

Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will destroy;
No one who has a haughty look and an arrogant heart will I endure.

For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him.

Just as a father has compassion on his children,
So the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.

But the lovingkindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him,
And His righteousness to children’s children,

Bless the Lord, all you His hosts,
You who serve Him, doing His will.

Let my meditation be pleasing to Him;
As for me, I shall be glad in the Lord.

Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;
Speak of all His wonders.

Until the time that his word came to pass,
The word of the Lord tested him.

The king sent and released him,
The ruler of peoples, and set him free.

He made him lord of his house
And ruler over all his possessions,

Therefore He said that He would destroy them,
Had not Moses His chosen one stood in the breach before Him,
To turn away His wrath from destroying them.

Thus they provoked Him to anger with their deeds,
And the plague broke out among them.

And it was reckoned to him for righteousness,
To all generations forever.

They also provoked Him to wrath at the waters of Meribah,
So that it went hard with Moses on their account;

Let them extol Him also in the congregation of the people,
And praise Him at the seat of the elders.

Who is wise? Let him give heed to these things,
And consider the lovingkindnesses of the Lord.

Appoint a wicked man over him,
And let an accuser stand at his right hand.

When he is judged, let him come forth guilty,
And let his prayer become sin.

Let there be none to extend lovingkindness to him,
Nor any to be gracious to his fatherless children.

He also loved cursing, so it came to him;
And he did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him.

Let it be to him as a garment with which he covers himself,
And for a belt with which he constantly girds himself.

With my mouth I will give thanks abundantly to the Lord;
And in the midst of many I will praise Him.

For He stands at the right hand of the needy,
To save him from those who judge his soul.

He has given food to those who fear Him;
He will remember His covenant forever.

Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live.

Praise the Lord, all nations;
Laud Him, all peoples!

How blessed are those who observe His testimonies,
Who seek Him with all their heart.

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

He who goes to and fro weeping, carrying his bag of seed,
Shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.

O Israel, hope in the Lord;
For with the Lord there is lovingkindness,
And with Him is abundant redemption.

Praise the Lord!
Praise the name of the Lord;
Praise Him, O servants of the Lord,

To Him who alone does great wonders,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting;

To Him who made the heavens with skill,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting;

To Him who spread out the earth above the waters,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting;

To Him who made the great lights,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting:

To Him who smote the Egyptians in their firstborn,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,

To Him who divided the Red Sea asunder,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,

To Him who led His people through the wilderness,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting;

To Him who smote great kings,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,

I pour out my complaint before Him;
I declare my trouble before Him.

O Lord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him?
Or the son of man, that You think of him?

The Lord is near to all who call upon Him,
To all who call upon Him in truth.

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.

The Lord favors those who fear Him,
Those who wait for His lovingkindness.

Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
Praise Him in the heights!

Praise Him, all His angels;
Praise Him, all His hosts!

Praise Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all stars of light!

Praise Him, highest heavens,
And the waters that are above the heavens!

And He has lifted up a horn for His people,
Praise for all His godly ones;
Even for the sons of Israel, a people near to Him.
Praise the Lord!

Let them praise His name with dancing;
Let them sing praises to Him with timbrel and lyre.

Praise the Lord!
Praise God in His sanctuary;
Praise Him in His mighty expanse.

Praise Him for His mighty deeds;
Praise Him according to His excellent greatness.

Praise Him with trumpet sound;
Praise Him with harp and lyre.

Praise Him with timbrel and dancing;
Praise Him with stringed instruments and pipe.

Praise Him with loud cymbals;
Praise Him with resounding cymbals.

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

There are six things which the Lord hates,
Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him:

And behold, a woman comes to meet him,
Dressed as a harlot and cunning of heart.

So she seizes him and kisses him
And with a brazen face she says to him:

He has taken a bag of money with him,
At the full moon he will come home.”

With her many persuasions she entices him;
With her flattering lips she seduces him.

Until an arrow pierces through his liver;
As a bird hastens to the snare,
So he does not know that it will cost him his life.

“They are all straightforward to him who understands,
And right to those who find knowledge.

Then I was beside Him, as a master workman;
And I was daily His delight,
Rejoicing always before Him,

“Whoever is naive, let him turn in here!”
To him who lacks understanding she says,

“Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,”
And to him who lacks understanding she says,

On the lips of the discerning, wisdom is found,
But a rod is for the back of him who lacks understanding.