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I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek out your servant, for I do not forget your commandments.

I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.

To it the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord , as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord .

For there the thrones for judgment were set up, the thrones of the house of David.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you.

For the sake of my relatives and friends I will say, "Peace be within you."

For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good.

Have mercy upon us, O Lord , have mercy upon us, for we have had more than enough of contempt.

For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous might not stretch out their hands to do wrong.

Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then it was said among the nations, "The Lord has done great things for them."

The Lord has done great things for us, and we rejoiced.

Those who go out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, carrying their sheaves.

It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives sleep to his beloved.

I wait for the Lord , my soul waits, and in his word I hope;

my soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning.

O Israel, hope in the Lord ! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is great power to redeem.

A Song of Ascents. Of David. O Lord , my heart is not lifted up, my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me.

until I find a place for the Lord , a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob."

Let your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let your faithful shout for joy.

For your servant David's sake do not turn away the face of your anointed one.