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Exalt Yahweh our God, and worship at his holy mountain, for Yahweh our God is holy.

For Yahweh is good; his loyal love is forever, and his faithfulness is from generation to generation.

A prayer of one afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before Yahweh. O Yahweh, hear my prayer, and let my cry for help come to you.

for my days vanish in smoke, and my bones are charred like a hearth.

because of your indignation and anger, for you have picked me up and thrown me away.

You rise up and take pity on Zion, because it is time to favor it, for the appointed time has come.

For Yahweh will rebuild Zion; he will appear in his glory.

Let this be written for the next generation, so that a people yet to be created may praise Yah,

Yahweh does deeds of justice and judgments for all who are oppressed,

For as the heavens are high above the earth, so his loyal love prevails over those who fear him.

For he knows our frame. He remembers that we are dust.

As for man, his days are like the grass. As the flower of the field, so he blossoms.

the one who sets beams in the waters for his upper chambers, who makes clouds his chariot, who rides on the wings of the wind,

They ascended the mountains and drained though the valleys to the place that you established for them.

They give drink for every beast of the field. The wild donkeys quench their thirst.

who causes grass to grow for the cattle and herbs for the service of humankind, to bring forth food from the earth,

The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs are a refuge for the rock badgers.

He made the moon for appointed times; the sun knows its time for setting.

The young lions are roaring for the prey and seeking their food from God.

They all wait for you to give them their food at the proper time.