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Blessed be the LORD, For He has shown His marvelous favor and lovingkindness to me [when I was assailed] in a besieged city.

O love the LORD, all you His godly ones! The LORD preserves the faithful [those with moral and spiritual integrity] And fully repays the [self-righteousness of the] arrogant.

For the word of the LORD is right; And all His work is done in faithfulness.

By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, And all their host by the breath of His mouth.

The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The thoughts and plans of His heart through all generations.

Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen as His own inheritance.

From His dwelling place He looks closely Upon all the inhabitants of the earth—

The king is not saved by the great size of his army; A warrior is not rescued by his great strength.

Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon those who fear Him [and worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and obedience], On those who hope [confidently] in His compassion and lovingkindness,

For in Him our heart rejoices, Because we trust [lean on, rely on, and are confident] in His holy name.

I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

O magnify the LORD with me, And let us lift up His name together.

I sought the LORD [on the authority of His word], and He answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.

This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him And saved him from all his troubles.

O [reverently] fear the LORD, you His saints (believers, holy ones); For to those who fear Him there is no want.

The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous [those with moral courage and spiritual integrity] And His ears are open to their cry.

He keeps all his bones; Not one of them is broken.

The LORD redeems the soul of His servants, And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.

Then my soul shall rejoice in the LORD; It shall rejoice in His salvation.

I behaved as if grieving for my friend or my brother; I bowed down in mourning, as one who sorrows for his mother.