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And he brought them to his holy land, to the mountain which his right hand had won.

Yet they tested and rebelled against the Most High God, and did not observe his testimonies,

He forsook his dwelling at Shiloh, the tent where he dwelt among men,

and delivered his power to captivity, his glory to the hand of the foe.

He gave his people over to the sword, and vented his wrath on his heritage.

And he put his adversaries to rout; he put them to everlasting shame.

He built his sanctuary like the high heavens, like the earth, which he has founded for ever.

He chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds;

from tending the ewes that had young he brought him to be the shepherd of Jacob his people, of Israel his inheritance.

For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his habitation.

A Psalm of Asaph. God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:

Let me hear what God the LORD will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints, to those who turn to him in their hearts.

Surely his salvation is at hand for those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.

Righteousness will go before him, and make his footsteps a way.

I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.

My faithfulness and my steadfast love shall be with him, and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

I will set his hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers.

I will establish his line for ever and his throne as the days of the heavens.

If his children forsake my law and do not walk according to my ordinances,

His line shall endure for ever, his throne as long as the sun before me.