He looks at the earth, and it trembles;
He touches the mountains, and they smoke.

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

When they were only a few men in number,
Very few, and strangers in it.

To imprison his princes at will,
That he might teach his elders wisdom.

He sent darkness and made it dark;
And they did not rebel against His words.

And ate up all vegetation in their land,
And ate up the fruit of their ground.

Then He brought them out with silver and gold,
And among His tribes there was not one who stumbled.

He opened the rock and water flowed out;
It ran in the dry places like a river.

How blessed are those who keep justice,
Who practice righteousness at all times!

Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Your wonders;
They did not remember Your abundant kindnesses,
But rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea.

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

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

They joined themselves also to Baal-peor,
And ate sacrifices offered to the dead.

Thus they provoked Him to anger with their deeds,
And the plague broke out among them.

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

They also provoked Him to wrath at the waters of Meribah,
So that it went hard with Moses on their account;

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
He delivered them out of their distresses.

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

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
He saved them out of their distresses.

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death
And broke their bands apart.

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
He saved them out of their distresses.

They reeled and staggered like a drunken man,
And were at their wits’ end.

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brought them out of their distresses.

Let them extol Him also in the congregation of the people,
And praise Him at the seat of the elders.

A fruitful land into a salt waste,
Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

The upright see it and are glad;
But all unrighteousness shuts its mouth.

God has spoken in His holiness:
“I will exult, I will portion out Shechem
And measure out the valley of Succoth.

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

Appoint a wicked man over him,
And let an accuser stand at his right hand.

Let his children be fatherless
And his wife a widow.

Let his posterity be cut off;
In a following generation let their name be blotted out.

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,
And do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out.

He also loved cursing, so it came to him;
And he did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him.

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.

I am passing like a shadow when it lengthens;
I am shaken off like the locust.

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

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.”

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

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

The wicked will see it and be vexed,
He will gnash his teeth and melt away;
The desire of the wicked will perish.

What ails you, O sea, that you flee?
O Jordan, that you turn back?

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

I shall pay my vows to the Lord,
Oh may it be in the presence of all His people.

I shall pay my vows to the Lord,
Oh may it be in the presence of all His people,

The Lord is for me; I will not fear;
What can man do to 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.

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.

Beth.
How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping it according to Your word.

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

He.
Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes,
And I shall observe it to the end.

Give me understanding, that I may observe Your law
And keep it with all my heart.

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

Turn away my eyes from looking at vanity,
And revive me in Your ways.

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.

The arrogant utterly deride me,
Yet I do not turn aside from Your law.

At midnight I shall rise to give thanks to You
Because of Your righteous ordinances.

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.

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

Your faithfulness continues throughout all generations;
You established the earth, and it stands.

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

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

I have sworn and I will confirm it,
That I will keep Your righteous ordinances.

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

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

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

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

The unfolding of Your words gives light;
It gives understanding to the simple.

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

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

I am small and despised,
Yet I do not forget Your precepts.

Trouble and anguish have come upon me,
Yet Your commandments are my delight.

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

Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
Yet I do not turn aside from Your testimonies.

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

Let my soul live that it may praise You,
And let Your ordinances help me.

What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you,
You deceitful tongue?

The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in
From this time forth and forever.

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

A Song of Ascents, of David.
“Had it not been the Lord who was on our side,”
Let Israel now say,

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

Our soul has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the trapper;
The snare is broken and we have escaped.

A Song of Ascents, of Solomon.
Unless the Lord builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the Lord guards the city,
The watchman keeps awake in vain.

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.

When you shall eat of the fruit of your hands,
You will be happy and it will be well with you.

“Many times they have persecuted me from my youth up;
Yet they have not prevailed against me.

Let them be like grass upon the housetops,
Which withers before it grows up;

A Song of Ascents.
Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord.

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

Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah,
We found it in the field of Jaar.

Let us go into His dwelling place;
Let us worship at His footstool.

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.

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