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For the Lord is a great God, the great King ruling over all the other "gods."

He is our God, and we are the people he cares for, his sheep that walk by his side. Listen to his voice today:

I was angry with them for 40 years. I said, ‘They are not faithful to me. They refuse to do what I say.'

Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be happy! Let the sea and everything in it shout for joy!

Let the fields and everything in them be happy! Let the trees in the forest sing for joy

Blow the pipes and horns, and shout for joy to the Lord our King!

Praise the Lord our God, and bow down before his footstool, for he is holy.

Lord our God, you answered their prayers. You showed them that you are a forgiving God and that you punish people for the evil they do.

I will look throughout the land for those who can be trusted. Only such people can live with me. Only those who live pure lives can be my servants.

A prayer for a time of suffering, when anyone feels weak and wants to tell their complaints to the Lord . Lord , hear my prayer. Listen to my cry for help.

Don't turn away from me when I have troubles. Listen to me, and answer me quickly when I cry for help.

You will rise up and comfort Zion. The time has come for you to be kind to Zion.

Write these things for future generations, so that they will praise the Lord .

His love for his followers is as high above us as heaven is above the earth.

The water flowed down from the mountains into the valleys, to the places you made for it.

You set the limits for the seas, and the water will never again rise to cover the earth.

The streams provide water for all the wild animals. Even the wild donkeys come there to drink.

You make the grass grow to feed the animals. You provide plants for the crops we grow— the plants that give us food from the earth.

The high mountains are a home for wild goats. The large rocks are hiding places for rock badgers.

Lions roar as they attack, as if they are asking God for the food he gives them.