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For the director of music. A song. A psalm.

Shout for joy to God, all the earth!^(a)

Sing the glory of his name;^(b) make his praise glorious.^(c)

Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds!^(d) So great is your power that your enemies cringe^(e) before you.

All the earth bows down^(f) to you; they sing praise^(g) to you, they sing the praises of your name."^[a]

Come and see what God has done, his awesome deeds^(h) for mankind!

He turned the sea into dry land,⁽ⁱ⁾ they passed through^(j) the waters on foot— come, let us rejoice^(k) in him.

He rules forever^(l) by his power, his eyes watch^(m) the nations— let not the rebellious⁽ⁿ⁾ rise up against him.

Praise^(o) our God, all peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard;

he has preserved our lives^(p) and kept our feet from slipping.^(q)

For you, God, tested^(r) us; you refined us like silver.^(s)

You brought us into prison^(t) and laid burdens^(u) on our backs.

You let people ride over our heads;^(v) we went through fire and water, but you brought us to a place of abundance.^(w)

I will come to your temple with burnt offerings^(x) and fulfill my vows^(y) to you—

vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble.

I will sacrifice fat animals to you and an offering of rams; I will offer bulls and goats.^(z)

Come and hear,^(aa) all you who fear God; let me tell^(ab) you what he has done for me.

I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue.

If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened;^(ac)

but God has surely listened and has heard^(ad) my prayer.

Praise be to God, who has not rejected^(ae) my prayer or withheld his love from me!

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us—^[b](a)

so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation^(b) among all nations.^(c)

May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you.^(d)

May the nations be glad and sing for joy,^(e) for you rule the peoples with equity^(f) and guide the nations of the earth.^(g)

May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you.

The land yields its harvest;^(h) God, our God, blesses us.⁽ⁱ⁾

May God bless us still, so that all the ends of the earth^(j) will fear him.^(k)

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song.

May God arise,^(a) may his enemies be scattered;^(b) may his foes flee^(c) before him.

May you blow them away like smoke—^(d) as wax melts^(e) before the fire, may the wicked perish^(f) before God.

But may the righteous be glad and rejoice^(g) before God; may they be happy and joyful.

Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,^(h) extol him who rides on the clouds^[b](i); rejoice before him—his name is the Lord .^(j)

A father to the fatherless,^(k) a defender of widows,^(l) is God in his holy dwelling.^(m)

God sets the lonely⁽ⁿ⁾ in families,^[c](o) he leads out the prisoners^(p) with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.^(q)

When you, God, went out^(r) before your people, when you marched through the wilderness,^[d](s)

the earth shook,^(t) the heavens poured down rain,^(u) before God, the One of Sinai,^(v) before God, the God of Israel.^(w)

You gave abundant showers,^(x) O God; you refreshed your weary inheritance.

Your people settled in it, and from your bounty,^(y) God, you provided^(z) for the poor.

The Lord announces the word, and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng:^(aa)

"Kings and armies flee^(ab) in haste; the women at home divide the plunder.^(ac)

Even while you sleep among the sheep pens,^[e](ad) the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver, its feathers with shining gold."

When the Almighty^[f] scattered^(ae) the kings in the land, it was like snow fallen on Mount Zalmon.^(af)

Mount Bashan,^(ag) majestic mountain,^(ah) Mount Bashan, rugged mountain,

why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain, at the mountain where God chooses^(ai) to reign, where the Lord himself will dwell forever?^(aj)

The chariots^(ak) of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands;^(al) the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.^[g]

When you ascended^(am) on high,^(an) you took many captives;^(ao) you received gifts from people,^(ap) even from^[h] the rebellious^(aq)— that you,^[i] Lord God, might dwell there.

Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,^(ar) who daily bears our burdens.^(as)

Our God is a God who saves;^(at) from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.^(au)

Surely God will crush the heads^(av) of his enemies, the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.

The Lord says, "I will bring them from Bashan; I will bring them from the depths of the sea,^(aw)

that your feet may wade in the blood of your foes,^(ax) while the tongues of your dogs^(ay) have their share."

Your procession, God, has come into view, the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.^(az)

In front are the singers,^(ba) after them the musicians;^(bb) with them are the young women playing the timbrels.^(bc)

Praise God in the great congregation;^(bd) praise the Lord in the assembly of Israel.^(be)

There is the little tribe^(bf) of Benjamin,^(bg) leading them, there the great throng of Judah's princes, and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.^(bh)

Summon your power,^(bi) God^[j]; show us your strength,^(bj) our God, as you have done^(bk) before.

Because of your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring you gifts.^(bl)

Rebuke the beast^(bm) among the reeds,^(bn) the herd of bulls^(bo) among the calves of the nations. Humbled, may the beast bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations^(bp) who delight in war.^(bq)

Envoys will come from Egypt;^(br) Cush^[k](bs) will submit herself to God.

Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth,^(bt) sing praise^(bu) to the Lord,

to him who rides^(bv) across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens, who thunders^(bw) with mighty voice.^(bx)

Proclaim the power^(by) of God, whose majesty^(bz) is over Israel, whose power is in the heavens.

You, God, are awesome^(ca) in your sanctuary;^(cb) the God of Israel gives power and strength^(cc) to his people.^(cd) Praise be to God!^(ce)

For the director of music. To the tune of "Lilies." Of David.

Save me, O God, for the waters^(a) have come up to my neck.^(b)

I sink in the miry depths,^(c) where there is no foothold. I have come into the deep waters; the floods engulf me.

I am worn out calling for help;^(d) my throat is parched. My eyes fail,^(e) looking for my God.

Those who hate me^(f) without reason^(g) outnumber the hairs of my head; many are my enemies without cause,^(h) those who seek to destroy me.⁽ⁱ⁾ I am forced to restore what I did not steal.

You, God, know my folly;^(j) my guilt is not hidden from you.^(k)

Lord, the Lord Almighty, may those who hope in you not be disgraced because of me; God of Israel, may those who seek you not be put to shame because of me.

For I endure scorn^(l) for your sake,^(m) and shame covers my face.⁽ⁿ⁾

I am a foreigner to my own family, a stranger to my own mother's children;^(o)

for zeal for your house consumes me,^(p) and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.^(q)

When I weep and fast,^(r) I must endure scorn;

when I put on sackcloth,^(s) people make sport of me.

Those who sit at the gate^(t) mock me, and I am the song of the drunkards.^(u)

But I pray to you, Lord , in the time of your favor;^(v) in your great love,^(w) O God, answer me with your sure salvation.

Rescue me from the mire, do not let me sink; deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep waters.^(x)

Do not let the floodwaters^(y) engulf me or the depths swallow me up^(z) or the pit close its mouth over me.^(aa)

Answer me, Lord , out of the goodness of your love;^(ab) in your great mercy turn to me.

Do not hide your face^(ac) from your servant; answer me quickly,^(ad) for I am in trouble.^(ae)

Come near and rescue me; deliver^(af) me because of my foes.

You know how I am scorned,^(ag) disgraced and shamed; all my enemies are before you.

Scorn has broken my heart and has left me helpless; I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters,^(ah) but I found none.^(ai)

They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar^(aj) for my thirst.^(ak)

May the table set before them become a snare; may it become retribution and^[b] a trap.^(al)

May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.^(am)

Pour out your wrath^(an) on them; let your fierce anger overtake them.

May their place be deserted;^(ao) let there be no one to dwell in their tents.^(ap)

For they persecute those you wound and talk about the pain of those you hurt.^(aq)

Charge them with crime upon crime;^(ar) do not let them share in your salvation.^(as)

May they be blotted out of the book of life^(at) and not be listed with the righteous.^(au)

But as for me, afflicted and in pain— may your salvation, God, protect me.^(av)

I will praise God's name in song^(aw) and glorify him^(ax) with thanksgiving.

This will please the Lord more than an ox, more than a bull with its horns and hooves.^(ay)

The poor will see and be glad^(az)— you who seek God, may your hearts live!^(ba)

The Lord hears the needy^(bb) and does not despise his captive people.

Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and all that move in them,^(bc)

for God will save Zion^(bd) and rebuild the cities of Judah.^(be) Then people will settle there and possess it;

the children of his servants will inherit it,^(bf) and those who love his name will dwell there.^(bg)