For the Lord will not abandon His people,
Nor will He forsake His inheritance.

For judgment will again be righteous,
And all the upright in heart will follow it.

Who will stand up for me against evildoers?
Who will take his stand for me against those who do wickedness?

O come, let us sing for joy to the Lord,
Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.

For the Lord is a great God
And a great King above all gods,

The sea is His, for it was He who made it,
And His hands formed the dry land.

For He is our God,
And we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand.
Today, if you would hear His voice,

“For forty years I loathed that generation,
And said they are a people who err in their heart,
And they do not know My ways.

For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised;
He is to be feared above all gods.

For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
But the Lord made the heavens.

Let the field exult, and all that is in it.
Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy

Before the Lord, for He is coming,
For He is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
And the peoples in His faithfulness.

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

For You are the Lord Most High over all the earth;
You are exalted far above all gods.

Light is sown like seed for the righteous
And gladness for the upright in heart.

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.

Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth;
Break forth and sing for joy and sing praises.

Let the rivers clap their hands,
Let the mountains sing together for joy

Before the Lord, for He is coming to judge the earth;
He will judge the world with righteousness
And the peoples with equity.

Exalt the Lord our God
And worship at His holy hill,
For holy is the Lord our God.

For the Lord is good;
His lovingkindness is everlasting
And His faithfulness to all generations.

A Prayer of the Afflicted when he is faint and pours out his complaint before the Lord.
Hear my prayer, O Lord!
And let my cry for help come to You.

For my days have been consumed in smoke,
And my bones have been scorched like a hearth.

For I have eaten ashes like bread
And mingled my drink with weeping

Because of Your indignation and Your wrath,
For You have lifted me up and cast me away.

You will arise and have compassion on Zion;
For it is time to be gracious to her,
For the appointed time has come.

Surely Your servants find pleasure in her stones
And feel pity for her dust.

So the nations will fear the name of the Lord
And all the kings of the earth Your glory.

For the Lord has built up Zion;
He has appeared in His glory.

This will be written for the generation to come,
That a people yet to be created may praise the Lord.

For He looked down from His holy height;
From heaven the Lord gazed upon the earth,

To hear the groaning of the prisoner,
To set free those who were doomed to death,

The Lord performs righteous deeds
And judgments for all who are oppressed.

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

As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

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

For He Himself knows our frame;
He is mindful that we are but dust.

As for man, his days are like grass;
As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.

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

He makes the winds His messengers,
Flaming fire His ministers.

The mountains rose; the valleys sank down
To the place which You established for them.

He causes the grass to grow for the cattle,
And vegetation for the labor of man,
So that he may bring forth food from the earth,

Where the birds build their nests,
And the stork, whose home is the fir trees.

The high mountains are for the wild goats;
The cliffs are a refuge for the shephanim.

He made the moon for the seasons;
The sun knows the place of its setting.

They all wait for You
To give them their food in due season.

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

Then He confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,
To Israel as an everlasting covenant,

He permitted no man to oppress them,
And He reproved kings for their sakes:

And He called for a famine upon the land;
He broke the whole staff of bread.

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

He gave them hail for rain,
And flaming fire in their land.

Egypt was glad when they departed,
For the dread of them had fallen upon them.

He spread a cloud for a covering,
And fire to illumine by night.

For He remembered His holy word
With Abraham His servant;

Praise the Lord!
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Nevertheless He saved them for the sake of His name,
That He might make His power known.

They quickly forgot His works;
They did not wait for His counsel,

And a fire blazed up in their company;
The flame consumed the wicked.

Thus they exchanged their glory
For the image of an ox that eats grass.

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

And He remembered His covenant for their sake,
And relented according to the greatness of His lovingkindness.

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
And for His wonders to the sons of men!

For He has satisfied the thirsty soul,
And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
And for His wonders to the sons of men!

For He has shattered gates of bronze
And cut bars of iron asunder.

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
And for His wonders to the sons of men!

For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind,
Which lifted up the waves of the sea.

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
And for His wonders to the sons of men!

For Your lovingkindness is great above the heavens,
And Your truth reaches to the skies.

Oh give us help against the adversary,
For deliverance by man is in vain.

For they have opened the wicked and deceitful mouth against me;
They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

In return for my love they act as my accusers;
But I am in prayer.

Thus they have repaid me evil for good
And hatred for my love.

Let his children wander about and beg;
And let them seek sustenance far from their ruined homes.

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.

But You, O God, the Lord, deal kindly with me for Your name’s sake;
Because Your lovingkindness is good, deliver me;

For I am afflicted and needy,
And my heart is wounded within me.

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

A Psalm of David.
The Lord says to my Lord:
“Sit at My right hand
Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”

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

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all those who do His commandments;
His praise endures forever.

Light arises in the darkness for the upright;
He is gracious and compassionate and righteous.

For he will never be shaken;
The righteous will be remembered forever.

He will not fear evil tidings;
His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.

His heart is upheld, he will not fear,
Until he looks with satisfaction on his adversaries.

You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.

He will bless those who fear the Lord,
The small together with the great.

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

Return to your rest, O my soul,
For the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

For You have rescued my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
My feet from stumbling.

What shall I render to the Lord
For all His benefits toward me?

For His lovingkindness is great toward us,
And the truth of the Lord is everlasting.
Praise the Lord!

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Oh let those who fear the Lord say,
“His lovingkindness is everlasting.”

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.

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.