I shall give thanks to You, for You have answered me,
And You have become my salvation.

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

Take away reproach and contempt from me,
For I observe Your testimonies.

I shall run the way of Your commandments,
For You will enlarge my heart.

Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,
For I delight in it.

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

Turn away my reproach which I dread,
For Your ordinances are good.

Behold, I long for Your precepts;
Revive me through Your righteousness.

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

And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I wait for Your ordinances.

And I will walk at liberty,
For I seek Your precepts.

I am a companion of all those who fear You,
And of those who keep Your precepts.

Teach me good discernment and knowledge,
For I believe in Your commandments.

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

May those who fear You see me and be glad,
Because I wait for Your word.

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

May the arrogant be ashamed, for they subvert me with a lie;
But I shall meditate on Your precepts.

May those who fear You turn to me,
Even those who know Your testimonies.

Kaph.
My soul languishes for Your salvation;
I wait for Your word.

My eyes fail with longing for Your word,
While I say, “When will You comfort me?”

The arrogant have dug pits for me,
Men who are not in accord with Your law.

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

They stand this day according to Your ordinances,
For all things are Your servants.

I will never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have revived me.

I am Yours, save me;
For I have sought Your precepts.

The wicked wait for me to destroy me;
I shall diligently consider Your testimonies.

Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies,
For they are ever mine.

I have more insight than all my teachers,
For Your testimonies are my meditation.

I have not turned aside from Your ordinances,
For You Yourself have taught me.

The wicked have laid a snare for me,
Yet I have not gone astray from Your precepts.

I have inherited Your testimonies forever,
For they are the joy of my heart.

You are my hiding place and my shield;
I wait for Your word.

Uphold me that I may be safe,
That I may have regard for Your statutes continually.

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

My flesh trembles for fear of You,
And I am afraid of Your judgments.

Be surety for Your servant for good;
Do not let the arrogant oppress me.

My eyes fail with longing for Your salvation
And for Your righteous word.

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

I opened my mouth wide and panted,
For I longed for Your commandments.

I rise before dawn and cry for help;
I wait for Your words.

Those who follow after wickedness draw near;
They are far from Your law.

Resh.
Look upon my affliction and rescue me,
For I do not forget Your law.

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

I hope for Your salvation, O Lord,
And do Your commandments.

I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
For all my ways are before You.

Let my lips utter praise,
For You teach me Your statutes.

Let my tongue sing of Your word,
For all Your commandments are righteousness.

Let Your hand be ready to help me,
For I have chosen Your precepts.

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

I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Your servant,
For I do not forget Your commandments.

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

I am for peace, but when I speak,
They are for war.

To which the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord—
An ordinance for Israel—
To give thanks to the name of the Lord.

For there thrones were set for judgment,
The thrones of the house of David.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.

For the sake of my brothers and my friends,
I will now say, “May peace be within you.”

For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek your good.

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

For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the land of the righteous,
So that the righteous will not put forth their hands to do wrong.

But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways,
The Lord will lead them away with the doers of iniquity.
Peace be upon Israel.

Then our mouth was filled with laughter
And our tongue with joyful shouting;
Then they said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”

The Lord has done great things for us;
We are glad.

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.

It is vain for you to rise up early,
To retire late,
To eat the bread of painful labors;
For He gives to His beloved even in his sleep.

Behold, for thus shall the man be blessed
Who fears the Lord.

I wait for the Lord, my soul does wait,
And in His word do I hope.

My soul waits for the Lord
More than the watchmen for the morning;
Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning.

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

A Song of Ascents, of David.
O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty;
Nor do I involve myself in great matters,
Or in things too difficult for me.

Until I find a place for the Lord,
A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness,
And let Your godly ones sing for joy.

For the sake of David Your servant,
Do not turn away the face of Your anointed.

For the Lord has chosen Zion;
He has desired it for His habitation.

“This is My resting place forever;
Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.

“Her priests also I will clothe with salvation,
And her godly ones will sing aloud for joy.

“There I will cause the horn of David to spring forth;
I have prepared a lamp for Mine anointed.

A Song of Ascents, of David.
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brothers to dwell together in unity!

It is like the dew of Hermon
Coming down upon the mountains of Zion;
For there the Lord commanded the blessing—life forever. Cross references: Psalm 133:1 : Gen 13:8; Heb 13:1 Psalm 133:2 : Ex 29:7; 30:25, 30; Lev 8:12 Psalm 133:2 : Ex 28:33; 39:24 Psalm 133:3 : Prov 19:12; Hos 14:5; Mic 5:7 Psalm 133:3 : Deut 3:9; 4:48 Psalm 133:3 : Ps 48:2; 74:2; 78:68 Psalm 133:3 : Lev 25:21; Deut 28:8; Ps 42:8 Psalm 133:3 : Ps 21:4 end of crossrefs

Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;
Sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.

For the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself,
Israel for His own possession.

For I know that the Lord is great
And that our Lord is above all gods.

He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth;
Who makes lightnings for the rain,
Who brings forth the wind from His treasuries.

He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt,
Upon Pharaoh and all his servants.

For the Lord will judge His people
And will have compassion on His servants.

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

Give thanks to the God of gods,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Give thanks to the Lord of lords,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

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:

The sun to rule by day,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,

The moon and stars to rule by night,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

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

And brought Israel out from their midst,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,

With a strong hand and an outstretched arm,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

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

And made Israel pass through the midst of it,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting;

But He overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

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