Who will bring me into the besieged city?
Who will lead me to Edom?

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

For You have heard my vows, O God;
You have given me the inheritance of those who fear Your name.

But those who seek my life to destroy it,
Will go into the depths of the earth.

But the king will rejoice in God;
Everyone who swears by Him will glory,
For the mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.

Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers,
From the tumult of those who do iniquity,

Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword.
They aimed bitter speech as their arrow,

They hold fast to themselves an evil purpose;
They talk of laying snares secretly;
They say, “Who can see them?”

So they will make him stumble;
Their own tongue is against them;
All who see them will shake the head.

O You who hear prayer,
To You all men come.

How blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near to You
To dwell in Your courts.
We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house,
Your holy temple.

By awesome deeds You answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation,
You who are the trust of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest sea;

Who establishes the mountains by His strength,
Being girded with might;

Who stills the roaring of the seas,
The roaring of their waves,
And the tumult of the peoples.

They who dwell in the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs;
You make the dawn and the sunset shout for joy.

Come and see the works of God,
Who is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of men.

Who keeps us in life
And does not allow our feet to slip.

Come and hear, all who fear God,
And I will tell of what He has done for my soul.

Blessed be God,
Who has not turned away my prayer
Nor His lovingkindness from me.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David. A Song.
Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered,
And let those who hate Him flee before Him.

Sing to God, sing praises to His name;
Lift up a song for Him who rides through the deserts,
Whose name is the Lord, and exult before Him.

The Lord gives the command;
The women who proclaim the good tidings are a great host:

“Kings of armies flee, they flee,
And she who remains at home will divide the spoil!”

Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden,
The God who is our salvation. Selah.

Surely God will shatter the head of His enemies,
The hairy crown of him who goes on in his guilty deeds.

Bless God in the congregations,
Even the Lord, you who are of the fountain of Israel.

Your God has commanded your strength;
Show Yourself strong, O God, who have acted on our behalf.

Rebuke the beasts in the reeds,
The herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples,
Trampling under foot the pieces of silver;
He has scattered the peoples who delight in war.

To Him who rides upon the highest heavens, which are from ancient times;
Behold, He speaks forth with His voice, a mighty voice.

Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would destroy me are powerful, being wrongfully my enemies;
What I did not steal, I then have to restore.

O God, it is You who knows my folly,
And my wrongs are not hidden from You.

May those who wait for You not be ashamed through me, O Lord God of hosts;
May those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,

For zeal for Your house has consumed me,
And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.

Those who sit in the gate talk about me,
And I am the song of the drunkards.

For they have persecuted him whom You Yourself have smitten,
And they tell of the pain of those whom You have wounded.

The humble have seen it and are glad;
You who seek God, let your heart revive.

For the Lord hears the needy
And does not despise His who are prisoners.

The descendants of His servants will inherit it,
And those who love His name will dwell in it.

Let those be ashamed and humiliated
Who seek my life;
Let those be turned back and dishonored
Who delight in my hurt.

Let those be turned back because of their shame
Who say, “Aha, aha!”

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
And let those who love Your salvation say continually,
“Let God be magnified.”

By You I have been sustained from my birth;
You are He who took me from my mother’s womb;
My praise is continually of You.

For my enemies have spoken against me;
And those who watch for my life have consulted together,

Let those who are adversaries of my soul be ashamed and consumed;
Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor, who seek to injure me.

And even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me,
Until I declare Your strength to this generation,
Your power to all who are to come.

For Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the heavens,
You who have done great things;
O God, who is like You?

You who have shown me many troubles and distresses
Will revive me again,
And will bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

My tongue also will utter Your righteousness all day long;
For they are ashamed, for they are humiliated who seek my hurt.

For he will deliver the needy when he cries for help,
The afflicted also, and him who has no helper.

Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,
Who alone works wonders.

A Psalm of Asaph.
Surely God is good to Israel,
To those who are pure in heart!

Whom have I in heaven but You?
And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.

For, behold, those who are far from You will perish;
You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You.

We do not see our signs;
There is no longer any prophet,
Nor is there any among us who knows how long.

Yet God is my king from of old,
Who works deeds of deliverance in the midst of the earth.

Do not forget the voice of Your adversaries,
The uproar of those who rise against You which ascends continually.

“When I select an appointed time,
It is I who judge with equity.

“The earth and all who dwell in it melt;
It is I who have firmly set its pillars. Selah.

You, even You, are to be feared;
And who may stand in Your presence when once You are angry?

Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them;
Let all who are around Him bring gifts to Him who is to be feared.

You are the God who works wonders;
You have made known Your strength among the peoples.

Let the groaning of the prisoner come before You;
According to the greatness of Your power preserve those who are doomed to die.

For the choir director; set to El Shoshannim; Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph.
Oh, give ear, Shepherd of Israel,
You who lead Joseph like a flock;
You who are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth!

Why have You broken down its hedges,
So that all who pass that way pick its fruit?

Even the shoot which Your right hand has planted,
And on the son whom You have strengthened for Yourself.

Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand,
Upon the son of man whom You made strong for Yourself.

“I, the Lord, am your God,
Who brought you up from the land of Egypt;
Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.

“Those who hate the Lord would pretend obedience to Him,
And their time of punishment would be forever.

Arise, O God, judge the earth!
For it is You who possesses all the nations.

For behold, Your enemies make an uproar,
And those who hate You have exalted themselves.

Who were destroyed at En-dor,
Who became as dung for the ground.

Who said, “Let us possess for ourselves
The pastures of God.”

How blessed are those who dwell in Your house!
They are ever praising You. Selah.

For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord gives grace and glory;
No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

O Lord of hosts,
How blessed is the man who trusts in You!

Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him,
That glory may dwell in our land.

Preserve my soul, for I am a godly man;
O You my God, save Your servant who trusts in You.

For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive,
And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You.

All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord,
And they shall glorify Your name.

Show me a sign for good,
That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed,
Because You, O Lord, have helped me and comforted me.

“I shall mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me;
Behold, Philistia and Tyre with Ethiopia:
‘This one was born there.’”

Then those who sing as well as those who play the flutes shall say,
“All my springs of joy are in you.”

I am reckoned among those who go down to the pit;
I have become like a man without strength,

Forsaken among the dead,
Like the slain who lie in the grave,
Whom You remember no more,
And they are cut off from Your hand.

For who in the skies is comparable to the Lord?
Who among the sons of the mighty is like the Lord,

A God greatly feared in the council of the holy ones,
And awesome above all those who are around Him?

O Lord God of hosts, who is like You, O mighty Lord?
Your faithfulness also surrounds You.

You Yourself crushed Rahab like one who is slain;
You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

How blessed are the people who know the joyful sound!
O Lord, they walk in the light of Your countenance.

Once You spoke in vision to Your godly ones,
And said, “I have given help to one who is mighty;
I have exalted one chosen from the people.

With whom My hand will be established;
My arm also will strengthen him.

“But I shall crush his adversaries before him,
And strike those who hate him.

All who pass along the way plunder him;
He has become a reproach to his neighbors.

Who understands the power of Your anger
And Your fury, according to the fear that is due You?

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress,
My God, in whom I trust!”

For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper
And from the deadly pestilence.

That when the wicked sprouted up like grass
And all who did iniquity flourished,
It was only that they might be destroyed forevermore.

For, behold, Your enemies, O Lord,
For, behold, Your enemies will perish;
All who do iniquity will be scattered.

And my eye has looked exultantly upon my foes,
My ears hear of the evildoers who rise up against me.