Where is your gracious love of old, Lord, that in your faithfulness you promised to David?

One thousand years in your sight are but a single day that passes by, just like a night watch.

You need not fear terror that stalks in the night, the arrow that flies in the day,

plague that strikes in the darkness, or calamity that destroys at noon.

More than the sound of surging waters the majestic waves of the sea the LORD on high is majestic.

The LORD knows the thoughts of human beings that they are futile.

When I say that my foot is shaking, your gracious love, LORD, will sustain me.

The sea that he made belongs to him, along with the dry land that his hands formed.

do not be stubborn like your ancestors were at Meribah, as on that day at Massah, in the wilderness,

For forty years I loathed that generation, so I said, "They are a people whose hearts continuously err, and they have not understood my ways."

Declare among the nations, "The LORD reigns!" Indeed, he established the world so that it will not falter. He will judge people fairly.

The heavens will be glad and the earth will rejoice; even the sea and everything that fills it will roar.

The field and all that is in it will rejoice; then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy

The heavens declare his righteousness so that all the nations see his glory.

In a pillar of cloud he spoke to them; they obeyed his decrees and the Law that he gave them.

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

Write this for the next generation, that a people yet to be created will praise the LORD.

Bless the LORD, my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

As distant as the east is from the west, that is how far he has removed our sins from us.

For he knows how we were formed, aware that we were made from dust.

He established the earth on its foundations, so that it never falters.

He causes springs to gush forth into rivers that flow between the mountains.

like wine that makes the heart of people happy, oil that makes the face glow, and food that sustains people.

The loftiest trees are satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted,

Remember his awesome deeds that he has done, his wonders and the judgments he declared.

He said: "I will give Canaan to you as the allotted portion that is your inheritance."

He caused his people to multiply greatly; and be more numerous than their enemies.

He turned their water into blood, so that the fish died.

The water overwhelmed their enemies, so that not one of them survived.

Then a fire burned among their company, a flame that set the wicked ablaze.

So he swore an oath concerning them that he would cause them to die in the wilderness,

They had provoked anger by their deeds, so that a plague broke out against them.

But Phinehas intervened and prayed so that the plague was restrained.

For they rebelled against him, so that he spoke thoughtlessly with his lips.

The LORD's anger burned against his people, so that he despised his own inheritance.

Their enemies oppressed them, so that they were humiliated by their power.

He spoke and stirred up a windstorm that made its waves surge.

So they rejoiced that the waves became quiet, and he led them to their desired haven.

They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a productive harvest.

Let whoever is wise observe these things, that they may comprehend the gracious love of the LORD. A song. A Davidic psalm.

In order that those you love may be rescued, deliver with your power and answer me!

May those curses wrap around him like a garment, or like a belt that one always wears.

Then they will realize that your hand is in this that you, LORD, have accomplished it.

What happened to you, sea, that you fled? Jordan, that you ran backwards?

Mountains, that you skipped like rams? And you hills, that you skipped like lambs?

It is better to take shelter in the LORD than to trust in people.

It is better to take shelter in the LORD than to trust in princes.

Indeed, you oppressed me so much that I nearly fell, but the LORD helped me.

The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

This is the day that the LORD has made; let's rejoice and be glad in it.

You have commanded concerning your precepts, that they be guarded with diligence.

Oh, that my ways were steadfast, so I may keep your statutes.

I have spoken with my lips about all your decrees that you have announced.

Open my eyes so that I will observe amazing things from your instruction.

Turn away the shame that I dread, because your ordinances are good.

This is what comforts me in my troubles: that what you say revives me.

It was for my good that I was humbled; so that I would learn your statutes.

Instruction that comes from you is better for me than thousands of gold and silver coins. Yod

Your hands made and formed me; give me understanding, that I may learn your commands.

I know, LORD, that your decrees are just, and that you have rightfully humbled me.

May your mercies come to me that I may live, for your instruction is my delight.

May my heart be blameless with respect to your statutes so that I may not become ashamed. Kaf

Revive me according to your gracious love; and I will keep the decrees that you have proclaimed. Lamed

I have observed that all things have their limit, but your commandment is very broad. Mem

Your commands make me wiser than my adversaries, since they are always with me.

I am more insightful than my teachers, because your decrees are my meditations.

I have more common sense than the elders, for I observe your precepts.

I keep away from every evil choice so that I may keep your word.

How pleasing is what you have to say to me tasting better than honey.

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

Support me, that I may be saved, and I will carry out your statutes consistently.

I truly love your commands more than gold, including fine gold.

Your decrees are wonderful that's why I observe them.

I discovered long ago about your decrees that you have confirmed them forever. Resh

"LORD, deliver me from lips that lie and tongues that deceive."

How terrible for me, that I am an alien in Meshech, that I reside among the tents of Kedar!

Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy, for we have had more than enough of contempt.

For evil's scepter will not rest on the land that has been allotted to the righteous, and so the righteous will not direct themselves to do wrong.

The great things that the LORD has done for us gladden us.

May the LORD bless you from Zion, and may you observe the prosperity of Jerusalem every day that you live!

May they become like a tuft of grass on a roof top, that withers before it takes root

But with you there is forgiveness, so that you may be feared.

My soul looks to the Lord more than watchmen look for the morning more, indeed, than watchmen for the morning.

If your sons keep my covenant and my statutes that I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever."

Indeed, I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord surpasses all gods.

for it was there that our captors asked us for songs and our torturers demanded joy from us, "Sing us one of the songs about Zion!"

May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don't remember you, if I don't consider Jerusalem to be more important than my highest joy.

LORD, I thank you with all of my heart; because you heard the words that I spoke, I will sing your praise before the heavenly beings.

Were I to count them, they would number more than the sand. When I awake, I will be with you.

God, if only you would execute the wicked, so that the men guilty of bloodshed would get away from me,

May those who surround me discover that the trouble they talk about falls on their own head!

I know that the LORD will act on behalf of the tormented, providing justice for the needy.

LORD, what are human beings, that you should care about them, or mortal man, that you should think about him?

When they stop breathing, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans evaporate!

Let them praise the name of the LORD, for he himself gave the command that they be created.

fire, hail, snow, fog, and wind storm that carry out his command,

He has raised up a source of strength for his people, an object of praise for all of his holy ones, that is, for the people of Israel who are near him. Hallelujah!

for acquiring the discipline that produces wise behavior, righteousness, justice, and upright living;

because her profit is better than the profit of silver, and her yield than fine gold.

She is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.