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Book Three A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

And they say, "How can God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?"

until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I discerned their end.

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord God my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.

A Maskil of Asaph. O God, why do you cast us off forever? Why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture?

They said to themselves, "We will utterly subdue them"; they burned all the meeting places of God in the land.

How long, O God, is the foe to scoff? Is the enemy to revile your name forever?

Yet God my King is from of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.

Arise, O God, defend your cause; remember how the foolish scoff at you all the day!

To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song. We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds.

but it is God who executes judgment, putting down one and lifting up another.

But I will declare it forever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song. In Judah God is known; his name is great in Israel.

At your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both rider and horse lay stunned.

when God arose to establish judgment, to save all the humble of the earth. Selah

Make your vows to the Lord your God and perform them; let all around him bring gifts to him who is to be feared,

To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cry aloud to God, aloud to God, and he will hear me.

When I remember God, I moan; when I meditate, my spirit faints. Selah

Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he in anger shut up his compassion?" Selah