And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.

Moreover, He rejected the tent of Joseph,
And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim [in which the tabernacle stood].

But He chose the tribe of Judah [as Israel’s leader],
Mount Zion, which He loved [to replace Shiloh as His capital].

And buildeth His sanctuary as a high place, Like the earth, He founded it to the age.

He took David to be his servant, taking him from the place of the flocks;

From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

O God, [the] nations have entered your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple; they have reduced Jerusalem to ruins.

The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.

Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.

We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

Pour out Your wrath on the [Gentile] nations that do not know You,
And on the kingdoms that do not call on Your name.

Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers; let thy tender mercies speedily come to meet us: for we are brought very low.

Why do the nations say, 'Where is their God?' Let be known among the nations before our eyes, The vengeance of the blood of Thy servants that is shed.

Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;

And turn Thou back to our neighbours, Sevenfold unto their bosom, their reproach, Wherewith they reproached Thee, O Lord.

So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.

{To the chief Musician upon ShoshannimEduth, A Psalm of Asaph.} Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.

Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy might, And come to save us.

Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

O Lord God, invincible warrior! How long will you remain angry at your people while they pray to you?

Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.

Thou makest us a strife to our neighbours, And our enemies mock at it.

Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

You uprooted a vine from Egypt, and drove out nations to transplant it.

Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.

Israel sent out its branches to the [Mediterranean] Sea,
And its branches to the [Euphrates] River.

Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?

Please return, O God [of] hosts. Observe from heaven and see, and pay attention to this vine,

Even to the tree which was planted by your right hand, and to the branch which you made strong for yourself.

To be burned with fire, it is cut down, - At the rebuke of thy countenance, they will perish.

May you give support to the one you have chosen, to the one whom you raised up for yourself!

And we do not go back from Thee, Thou dost revive us, and in Thy name we call.

Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

{To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of Asaph.} Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.

For a statute to Israel it is, An ordinance of the God of Jacob.

He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out over the land of Egypt, I heard a language that I didn't know.

You gave a cry in your trouble, and I made you free; I gave you an answer in the secret place of the thunder; I put you to the test at the waters of Meribah. (Selah.)

Hear, O My people, and I testify to thee, O Israel, if thou dost hearken to me:

There is not in thee a strange god, And thou bowest not thyself to a strange god.

But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.

“So I gave them up to the stubbornness of their heart,
To walk in [the path of] their own counsel.

O that My people were hearkening to Me, Israel in My ways would walk.

As a little thing their enemies I cause to bow, And against their adversaries I turn back My hand,

Those hating Jehovah feign obedience to Him, But their time is -- to the age.

He causeth him to eat of the fat of wheat, And with honey from a rock I satisfy thee!

Chanting to Asaph. God stood in the assembly of God; he will judge in the midst of gods.

Till when do ye judge perversely? And the face of the wicked lift up? Selah.

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

They know not, neither do they understand; They walk to and fro in darkness: All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

Arise, O God, judge the earth!
For to You belong all the nations.

A Song, -- A Psalm of Asaph. O God, let there be no silence to Thee, Be not silent, nor be quiet, O God.

For, lo, Thine enemies do roar, And those hating Thee have lifted up the head,

They carefully plot against your people, and make plans to harm the ones you cherish.

For they have consulted together with one consent; Against thee do they make a covenant:

Asshur also is joined with them: they are an arm to the sons of Lot. Selah.

Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:

They were destroyed at the fountain of the dwelling: they were dung to the earth.

Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.

As fire will burn the forest, and as the flame will cause the mountains to burn.

Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:

Then they will know that you alone whose name is LORD are the Most High over all the earth. To the Director: On the Gittith. A Psalm by the descendants of Korah.

{To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.} How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!

My soul (my life, my inner self) longs for and greatly desires the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.

Even the sparrow found a house for herself and the swallow a nest to lay her young at your altar, LORD of the Heavenly Armies, my king and God.

O the happiness of those inhabiting Thy house, Yet do they praise Thee. Selah.

Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; In whose heart are the highways to Zion .

Those passing through a valley of weeping, A fountain do make it, Blessings also cover the director.

They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.

O Lord God of armies, let my prayer come to you: give ear, O God of Jacob. (Selah.)

O God, let your eyes be on him who is our safe cover, and let your heart be turned to your king.

For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

For a sun and a shield is Jehovah God, Grace and honour doth Jehovah give. He withholdeth not good To those walking in uprightness.

O Lord of hosts,
How blessed and greatly favored is the man who trusts in You [believing in You, relying on You, and committing himself to You with confident hope and expectation].

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.} LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.

Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

Dost Thou not turn back? Thou revivest us, And Thy people do rejoice in Thee.

Show us, O Jehovah, thy kindness, And Thy salvation Thou dost give to us.

I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.

Only, near to those fearing Him is His salvation, That honour may dwell in our land.

Yahweh himself too, will give us the blessing, And, our land, shall yield her increase.

Righteousness shall go before him, And shall make his footsteps a way to walk in .

Let your ears be open to my voice, O Lord, and give me an answer; for I am poor and in need.

Keep my soul, for I am pious, Save Thy servant -- who is trusting to Thee, O Thou, my God.

Be merciful unto me, O Lord; For unto thee do I cry all the day long.

Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.

In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.

None can compare to you among the gods, O Lord! Your exploits are incomparable!

All nations that Thou hast made Come and bow themselves before Thee, O Lord, And give honour to Thy name.

For you are great, and do wondrous things. You are God alone.

Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.

I confess Thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I honour Thy name to the age.

For great is your gracious love to me; you've delivered me from the depths of Sheol.

O God, arrogant men have risen up against me, even a gang of ruthless men seek my life, but they do not set you before them.

But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.