Does the one who disciplines the nations not punish? He is the one who imparts knowledge to human beings!

in order to protect him from times of trouble, until the wicked are destroyed.

Certainly the Lord does not forsake his people; he does not abandon the nation that belongs to him.

Who will rise up to defend me against the wicked? Who will stand up for me against the evildoers?

When worries threaten to overwhelm me, your soothing touch makes me happy.

They conspire against the blameless, and condemn to death the innocent.

Come! Let's sing for joy to the Lord! Let's shout out praises to our protector who delivers us!

Let's enter his presence with thanksgiving! Let's shout out to him in celebration!

For the Lord is a great God, a great king who is superior to all gods.

The depths of the earth are in his hand, and the mountain peaks belong to him.

He says, "Do not be stubborn like they were at Meribah, like they were that day at Massah in the wilderness,

For forty years I was continually disgusted with that generation, and I said, 'These people desire to go astray; they do not obey my commands.'

Sing to the Lord a new song! Sing to the Lord, all the earth!

Sing to the Lord! Praise his name! Announce every day how he delivers!

Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the nations, ascribe to the Lord splendor and strength!

Ascribe to the Lord the splendor he deserves! Bring an offering and enter his courts!

before the Lord, for he comes! For he comes to judge the earth! He judges the world fairly, and the nations in accordance with his justice.

You godly ones, rejoice in the Lord! Give thanks to his holy name.

A psalm. Sing to the Lord a new song, for he performs amazing deeds! His right hand and his mighty arm accomplish deliverance.

The Lord demonstrates his power to deliver; in the sight of the nations he reveals his justice.

He remains loyal and faithful to the family of Israel. All the ends of the earth see our God deliver us.

Shout out praises to the Lord, all the earth! Break out in a joyful shout and sing!

Sing to the Lord accompanied by a harp, accompanied by a harp and the sound of music!

before the Lord! For he comes to judge the earth! He judges the world fairly, and the nations in a just manner.

Moses and Aaron were among his priests; Samuel was one of those who prayed to him. They prayed to the Lord and he answered them.

He spoke to them from a pillar of cloud; they obeyed his regulations and the ordinance he gave them.

O Lord our God, you answered them. They found you to be a forgiving God, but also one who punished their sinful deeds.

A thanksgiving psalm. Shout out praises to the Lord, all the earth!

Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us and we belong to him; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

A psalm of David. I will sing about loyalty and justice! To you, O Lord, I will sing praises!

I will walk in the way of integrity. When will you come to me? I will conduct my business with integrity in the midst of my palace.

I will have nothing to do with a perverse person; I will not permit evil.

I will favor the honest people of the land, and allow them to live with me. Those who walk in the way of integrity will attend me.

The prayer of an oppressed man, as he grows faint and pours out his lament before the Lord. O Lord, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help!

Do not ignore me in my time of trouble! Listen to me! When I call out to you, quickly answer me!

My heart is parched and withered like grass, for I am unable to eat food.

All day long my enemies taunt me; those who mock me use my name in their curses.

My days are coming to an end, and I am withered like grass.

You will rise up and have compassion on Zion. For it is time to have mercy on her, for the appointed time has come.

when he responds to the prayer of the destitute, and does not reject their request.

The account of his intervention will be recorded for future generations; people yet to be born will praise the Lord.

in order to hear the painful cries of the prisoners, and to set free those condemned to die,

when the nations gather together, and the kingdoms pay tribute to the Lord.

I say, "O my God, please do not take me away in the middle of my life! You endure through all generations.

But you remain; your years do not come to an end.

Praise the Lord, O my soul! Do not forget all his kind deeds!

The Lord revealed his faithful acts to Moses, his deeds to the Israelites.

But the Lord continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, and is faithful to their descendants,

to those who keep his covenant, who are careful to obey his commands.

as the mountains rose up, and the valleys went down -- to the place you appointed for them.

He waters the mountains from the upper rooms of his palace; the earth is full of the fruit you cause to grow.

He provides grass for the cattle, and crops for people to cultivate, so they can produce food from the ground,

as well as wine that makes people feel so good, and so they can have oil to make their faces shine, as well as food that sustains people's lives.

He made the moon to mark the months, and the sun sets according to a regular schedule.

Men then go out to do their work, and labor away until evening.

The ships travel there, and over here swims the whale you made to play in it.

All of your creatures wait for you to provide them with food on a regular basis.

You give food to them and they receive it; you open your hand and they are filled with food.

When you ignore them, they panic. When you take away their life's breath, they die and return to dust.

He looks down on the earth and it shakes; he touches the mountains and they start to smolder.

I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God as long as I exist!

May my thoughts be pleasing to him! I will rejoice in the Lord.

Give thanks to the Lord! Call on his name! Make known his accomplishments among the nations!

Sing to him! Make music to him! Tell about all his miraculous deeds!

He always remembers his covenantal decree, the promise he made to a thousand generations --

the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac!

He gave it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a lasting promise,

saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance."

they wandered from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another.

saying, "Don't touch my chosen ones! Don't harm my prophets!"

giving him authority to imprison his officials and to teach his advisers.

Israel moved to Egypt; Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham.

He caused them to hate his people, and to mistreat his servants.

He ordered flies to come; gnats invaded their whole territory.

He ordered locusts to come, innumerable grasshoppers.

He spread out a cloud for a cover, and provided a fire to light up the night.

Yes, he remembered the sacred promise he made to Abraham his servant.

He handed the territory of nations over to them, and they took possession of what other peoples had produced,

Praise the Lord! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, and his loyal love endures!

How blessed are those who promote justice, and do what is right all the time!

Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people! Pay attention to me, when you deliver,

so I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, rejoice along with your nation, and boast along with the people who belong to you.

Our ancestors in Egypt failed to appreciate your miraculous deeds, they failed to remember your many acts of loyal love, and they rebelled at the sea, by the Red Sea.

They believed his promises; they sang praises to him.

He threatened to destroy them, but Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him and turned back his destructive anger.

So he made a solemn vow that he would make them die in the desert,

make their descendants die among the nations, and scatter them among foreign lands.

They worshiped Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead.

They did not destroy the nations, as the Lord had commanded them to do.

They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.

They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons.

They shed innocent blood -- the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted by bloodshed.

So the Lord was angry with his people and despised the people who belong to him.

He handed them over to the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them.

Their enemies oppressed them; they were subject to their authority.

He caused all their conquerors to have pity on them.

Deliver us, O Lord, our God! Gather us from among the nations! Then we will give thanks to your holy name, and boast about your praiseworthy deeds.

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, and his loyal love endures!

They wandered through the wilderness on a desert road; they found no city in which to live.

They cried out to the Lord in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.