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

Thus He rebuked the Red Sea and it dried up,
And He led them through the deeps, as through the wilderness.

They did not destroy the peoples,
As the Lord commanded them,

Save us, O Lord our God,
And gather us from among the nations,
To give thanks to Your holy name
And glory in Your praise.

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

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

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

A Song, a Psalm of David.
My heart is steadfast, O God;
I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my soul.

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

“Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine;
Ephraim also is the helmet of My head;
Judah is My scepter.

“Moab is My washbowl;
Over Edom I shall throw My shoe;
Over Philistia I will shout aloud.”

Have not You Yourself, O God, rejected us?
And will You not go forth with our armies, O God?

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

Through God we will do valiantly,
And it is He who shall tread down our adversaries.

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

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

But he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment,
And it entered into his body like water
And like oil into his bones.

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.

And let them know that this is Your hand;
You, Lord, have done it.

Let my accusers be clothed with dishonor,
And let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.

Your people will volunteer freely in the day of Your power;
In holy array, from the womb of the dawn,
Your youth are to You as the dew.

The Lord is at Your right hand;
He will shatter kings in the day of His wrath.

Splendid and majestic is His work,
And His righteousness endures forever.

He has made His wonders to be remembered;
The Lord is gracious and compassionate.

He has sent redemption to His people;
He has ordained His covenant forever;
Holy and awesome is His name.

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

Praise the Lord!
How blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
Who greatly delights in His commandments.

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

It is well with the man who is gracious and lends;
He will maintain his cause in judgment.

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.

From the rising of the sun to its setting
The name of the Lord is to be praised.

The Lord is high above all nations;
His glory is above the heavens.

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

He makes the barren woman abide in the house
As a joyful mother of children.
Praise the Lord!

Not to us, O Lord, not to us,
But to Your name give glory
Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth.

Why should the nations say,
“Where, now, is their God?”

But our God is in the heavens;
He does whatever He pleases.

O Israel, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.

O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.

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

The Lord has been mindful of us; He will bless us;
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.

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

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

Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;
Yes, our God is compassionate.

Precious in the sight of the Lord
Is the death of His godly ones.

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 Israel say,
“His lovingkindness is everlasting.”

Oh let the house of Aaron say,
“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.

It is better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in man.

It is better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in princes.

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.

The Lord is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation.

The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;
The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

The right hand of the Lord is exalted;
The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

This is the gate of the Lord;
The righteous will enter through it.

This is the Lord’s doing;
It is marvelous in our eyes.

This is the day which the Lord has made;
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord;
We have blessed you from the house of the Lord.

The Lord is God, and He has given us light;
Bind the festival sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.

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

Aleph.
How blessed are those whose way is blameless,
Who walk in the law of the Lord.

I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.

My soul is crushed with longing
After Your ordinances at all times.

Establish Your word to Your servant,
As that which produces reverence for You.

This is my comfort in my affliction,
That Your word has revived me.

Heth.
The Lord is my portion;
I have promised to keep Your words.

The earth is full of Your lovingkindness, O Lord;
Teach me Your statutes.

Their heart is covered with fat,
But I delight in Your law.

It is good for me that I was afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.

The law of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

May Your compassion come to me that I may live,
For Your law is my delight.

They almost destroyed me on earth,
But as for me, I did not forsake Your precepts.

Lamedh.
Forever, O Lord,
Your word is settled in heaven.

I have seen a limit to all perfection;
Your commandment is exceedingly broad.

Mem.
O how I love Your law!
It is my meditation all the day.

Nun.
Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.

My life is continually in my hand,
Yet I do not forget Your law.

You have rejected all those who wander from Your statutes,
For their deceitfulness is useless.

It is time for the Lord to act,
For they have broken Your law.

Your word is very pure,
Therefore Your servant loves it.

Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And Your law is truth.

Salvation is far from the wicked,
For they do not seek Your statutes.

The sum of Your word is truth,
And every one of Your righteous ordinances is everlasting.

I rejoice at Your word,
As one who finds great spoil.

I long for Your salvation, O Lord,
And Your law is my delight.

Woe is me, for I sojourn in Meshech,
For I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

The Lord is your keeper;
The Lord is your shade on your right hand.

A Song of Ascents, of David.
I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the Lord.”

Jerusalem, that is built
As a city that is compact together;

Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master,
As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
So our eyes look to the Lord our God,
Until He is gracious to us.

Be gracious to us, O Lord, be gracious to us,
For we are greatly filled with contempt.

Our soul is greatly filled
With the scoffing of those who are at ease,
And with the contempt of the proud. Cross references: Psalm 123:1 : Ps 121:1; 141:8 Psalm 123:1 : Ps 2:4; 11:4 Psalm 123:2 : Prov 27:18; Mal 1:6 Psalm 123:2 : Ps 25:15 Psalm 123:3 : Ps 4:1; 51:1 Psalm 123:3 : Neh 4:4; Ps 119:22 Psalm 123:4 : Neh 2:19; Ps 79:4 Psalm 123:4 : Job 12:5; Is 32:9, 11; Amos 6:1 Psalm 123:4 : Neh 4:4; Ps 119:22 end of crossrefs

“Had it not been the Lord who was on our side
When men rose up against us,