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A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath. It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to thy name, O Most High;

For thou, O LORD, hast made me glad by thy work; at the works of thy hands I sing for joy.

that, though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction for ever,

but thou, O LORD, art on high for ever.

For, lo, thy enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thy enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered.

Thy decrees are very sure; holiness befits thy house, O LORD, for evermore.

to give him respite from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.

For the LORD will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage;

for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

Who rises up for me against the wicked? Who stands up for me against evildoers?

He will bring back on them their iniquity and wipe them out for their wickedness; the LORD our God will wipe them out.

For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

The sea is his, for he made it; for his hands formed the dry land.

For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. O that today you would hearken to his voice!

For forty years I loathed that generation and said, "They are a people who err in heart, and they do not regard my ways."

For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.

For all the gods of the peoples are idols; but the LORD made the heavens.

let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy

before the LORD, for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with his truth.

For thou, O LORD, art most high over all the earth; thou art exalted far above all gods.