As fire burns a forest, and as a flame sets afire mountains,

My soul longs and even fails for the courtyards of Yahweh. My heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.

Even a bird finds a home, and a swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, near your altars, O Yahweh [of] hosts, my king and my God.

Look at our shield, O God, and have regard for the face of your anointed one.

Surely his salvation [is] near for those who fear him, that glory may abide in our land.

For you, O Lord, [are] good and forgiving, and abundant in loyal love for all who call to you.

For you [are] great and doing wondrous things; you alone [are] God.

Teach me, O Yahweh, your way, [that] I may walk in your truth. Unite my heart to fear your name.

But with respect to Zion it shall be said, "{Each one} was born in her," for the Most High himself will establish her.

For my soul is full with troubles, and my life approaches Sheol.

set free among the dead, like [the] slain lying in [the] grave, whom you no longer remember, even those cut off from your hand.

You have removed my acquaintances far from me. You have made me detestable to them. [I am] confined and cannot go out.

Do you work wonders for the dead? Or do [the] departed spirits rise up [to] praise you? Selah

But as for me, I cry for help to you, O Yahweh, and in the morning my prayer comes before you.

You have removed loved one and friend far from me, my acquaintances [far from my] darkness.

For I say, "Forever [your] loyal love is built up. [The] heavens you have established [with] your faithfulness in them."

For who in the sky is equal to Yahweh? [Who is] like Yahweh among the sons of God,

For you [are] the glory of their strength, and by your favor our horn rises up,

Forever I will keep my loyal love for him, and my covenant [will be] reliable for him.

How long, O Yahweh? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath burn like fire [forever]?

Remember what my lifespan [is]. [Remember] for what vanity you have created all [the] children of humankind.

For a thousand years in your eyes [are] like yesterday when it passes, or [like] a watch in the night.

For we are brought to an end by your anger, and we hasten [off] by your wrath.

For all of our days dwindle away in your rage; we complete our years like a sigh.

As for the days of our years, within them [are] seventy years or if by strength eighty years, and their pride [is] trouble and disaster, for it passes quickly and we fly [away].

Who knows the strength of your anger, and your rage consistent with [the] fear due you?

Satisfy us in the morning with your loyal love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, [for as many] years [as] we have seen calamity.

And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish for us the work of our hands, yes, the work of our hands, establish it.

For he will deliver you from [the] snare of [the] fowler, from [the] plague of destruction.

You need not fear [the] terror of [the] night, [or the] arrow [that] flies by day,

For you, O Yahweh, [are] my refuge. You have made the Most High your dwelling place.

For he will command his angels concerning you, to watch over you in all your ways.

For you, O Yahweh, have made me glad by your work; by the deeds of your hands I sing for joy.

For behold, your enemies, O Yahweh, for behold, your enemies will perish. All [the] workers of evil will be scattered.

Your testimonies are fully reliable. Holiness is fitting for your house, O Yahweh, {forever}.

to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.

For Yahweh will not abandon his people, nor forsake his inheritance.

For judgment will return to righteousness, and all the upright in heart [will follow] after it.

Who rose up for me against [the] wicked? Who stood up for me against [the] workers of iniquity?

Come, let us sing for joy to Yahweh; let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.

For Yahweh [is] [the] great God, and [the] great king over all gods,

For he [is] our God, and we [are] the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. {Today} if you will hear his voice:

For forty years I loathed [that] generation, and said, '[They are] a people [whose] heart wanders. And my ways they do not know.'

For Yahweh [is] great and very worthy of praise; he [is to be] feared above all gods.

For all the gods of the peoples [are] idols, but Yahweh made [the] heavens.

Let [the] field with all that [is] in it exult. Then all [the] trees of [the] forests will sing for joy

before Yahweh, for he is coming; for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge [the] world with righteousness, and [the] peoples with his faithfulness.

Fire goes before him, and devours his enemies round about.

For you, O Yahweh, [are] most high over all the earth. You are highly exalted above all gods.

Light [is] sown for the righteous, and joy for [the] upright in heart.

Sing to Yahweh a new song, for he has done wonders. His right hand and his holy arm have secured his victory.

Shout joyfully to Yahweh, all the earth. Be cheerful and sing for joy and sing praises.

before Yahweh, for [he is] coming to judge the earth. He will judge [the] world with righteousness and [the] peoples with equity.

Exalt Yahweh our God, and worship at his holy mountain, for Yahweh our God [is] holy.

For Yahweh [is] good; his loyal love is forever, and his faithfulness [is] {from generation to generation}.

O Yahweh, hear my prayer, and let my cry for help come to you.

for my days vanish in smoke, and my bones are charred like a hearth.

because of your indignation and anger, for you have picked me up and thrown me away.

You rise up and take pity on Zion, because [it is] time to favor it, for [the] appointed time has come.

Then [the] nations will fear the name of Yahweh, and all the kings of the earth your glory.

For Yahweh will rebuild Zion; he will appear in his glory.

Let this be written for [the] next generation, so that a people [yet] to be created may praise Yah,

Yahweh does deeds of justice and judgments for all [who] are oppressed,

For as [the] heavens are high above the earth, [so] his loyal love prevails over those who fear him.

As far as east [is] from west, [so] he has removed far from us [the guilt of] our transgressions.

As a father pities [his] children, [so] Yahweh pities those who fear him.

For he knows our frame. He remembers that we [are] dust.

As for man, his days [are] like the grass. As the flower of the field, so he blossoms.

But the loyal love of Yahweh [is] from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to [their] children's children,

the one who sets beams in the waters [for] his upper chambers, who makes clouds his chariot, who rides on [the] wings of [the] wind,

who makes his messengers [the] winds, his attendants a flame of fire.

They ascended [the] mountains [and] drained though the valleys to [the] place that you established for them.

They give drink for every beast of [the] field. [The] wild donkeys {quench} their thirst.

[who] causes grass to grow for the cattle and herbs for the service of humankind, to bring forth food from the earth,

where birds make [their] nest. [The] stork [has] its home in [the] fir trees.

The high mountains [are] for the wild goats; [the] cliffs [are] a refuge for the rock badgers.

He made [the] moon for appointed times; [the] sun knows its [time for] setting.

The young lions [are] roaring for the prey and seeking their food from God.

They all wait for you to give [them] their food {at the proper time}.

He remembers his covenant forever, [the] word [that] he commanded for a thousand generations,

Then he called for a famine upon the land; he broke every {supply} of bread.

He gave hail for their rains [and the] fire of lightning in their land.

Egypt was glad when they departed, because the fear of them had fallen upon them.

He spread out a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light at night.

For he remembered his holy {promise}; [he remembered] Abraham his servant.

Praise Yah. Give thanks to Yahweh, for [he is] good, for his loyal love [is] forever.

Yet he saved them for the sake of his name, to make known his might.

They quickly forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel.

Also fire burned in their assembly; [the] flame devoured [the] wicked.

And [so] they exchanged their glory for an image of an ox that eats grass.

They also angered [God] at the waters of Meribah, and it went badly for Moses on account of them,

Give thanks to Yahweh, for [he is] good, for his loyal love [is] forever.

Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his loyal love, and his wonderful deeds for [the] children of humankind,

for he satisfies [the] longing soul, and [the] hungry soul he fills with good.

Then they called to Yahweh for help in their trouble; he saved them from their distresses.

Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his loyal love and his wonderful deeds for [the] children of humankind,

for he shatters [the] doors of bronze, and cuts through [the] bars of iron.

Then they called to Yahweh for help in their trouble. He saved them from their distresses.

Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his loyal love, and his wonderful deeds for [the] children of humankind,