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^(C1)The LORD reigns, ^(F1)the peoples tremble! He ^(C2)sits enthroned above the cherubim, ^(F2)the earth quakes!

The LORD ^(F1)is ^(C1)great in Zion, And He is ^(C2)exalted above all the peoples.

May they praise Your ^(C1)great and awesome name; ^(C2)Holy is ^(F1)He.

The ^(F1)strength of the King ^(C1)loves ^(F2)justice; You have established ^(F3)(C2)order; You have ^(C3)executed ^(F2)justice and righteousness in Jacob.

^(F1)(C1)Exalt the LORD our God And ^(C2)worship at His footstool; ^(C3)Holy is He.

^(C1)Moses and Aaron were among His ^(C2)priests, And ^(C1)Samuel was among those who ^(C3)called on His name; They ^(C4)called upon the LORD and He answered them.

He ^(C1)spoke to them in the pillar of cloud; They ^(C2)kept His testimonies And the statute that He gave them.

LORD our God, You ^(C1)answered them; You were a ^(C2)forgiving God to them, And yet an ^(C3)avenger of their evil deeds.

Exalt the LORD our God And worship at His holy hill, For the LORD our God is holy.

^(C1)Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth.

^(C1)Serve the LORD with jubilation; ^(C2)Come before Him with rejoicing.

Know that ^(C1)the LORD ^(F1)Himself is God; It is He who has ^(C2)made us, and ^(F2)not we ourselves; We are ^(C3)His people and the sheep of His pasture.

Enter His gates ^(C1)with ^(F1)thanksgiving, And His courtyards with praise. Give thanks to Him, ^(C2)bless His name.

For ^(C1)the LORD is good; ^(C2)His mercy is everlasting And His ^(C3)faithfulness is to all generations.

I will ^(C1)sing of mercy and ^(F1)justice; To You, LORD, I will sing praises.

I will ^(C1)carefully attend to the ^(F1)blameless way. When will You come to me? I will walk within my house in the ^(F2)(C2)integrity of my heart.

I will set no ^(C1)worthless thing before my eyes; I hate the ^(F1)work of those who ^(C2)fall away; It shall not cling to me.

A ^(C1)perverse heart shall leave me; I will know no evil.

Whoever secretly ^(C1)slanders his neighbor, him I will ^(F1)destroy; I will not endure one who has a ^(C2)haughty look and an arrogant heart.

My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; One who walks in a ^(F1)(C1)blameless way is one who will serve me.

One who ^(C1)practices deceit shall not dwell within my house; One who speaks lies ^(C2)shall not ^(F1)maintain his position before me.

^(C1)Every morning I will ^(F1)(C2)destroy all the wicked of the land, So as to ^(C3)eliminate from the ^(C4)city of the LORD all those who do injustice.

^(C1)Hear my prayer, LORD! And let my cry for help ^(C2)come to You.

^(C1)Do not hide Your face from me on the day of my distress; ^(C2)Incline Your ear to me; On the day when I call ^(C1)answer me quickly.

For my days ^(C1)have ended in smoke, And my ^(C2)bones have been scorched like a hearth.

My heart ^(C1)has been struck like ^(F1)grass and has ^(C2)withered, Indeed, I ^(C3)forget to eat my bread.

Because of the ^(F1)loudness of my groaning My ^(C1)bones ^(F2)cling to my flesh.

I resemble a ^(C1)pelican of the wilderness; I have become like an owl of the ruins.

I ^(C1)lie awake, I have become like a solitary bird on a housetop.

My enemies ^(C1)have taunted me all day long; Those who ^(F1)(C2)deride me ^(F2)have used my name as a ^(C3)curse.

For I have eaten ashes like bread, And ^(C1)mixed my drink with weeping

^(C1)Because of Your indignation and Your wrath; For You have ^(C2)lifted me up and thrown me away.

My days are like a ^(F1)(C1)lengthened shadow, And ^(F2)I ^(C2)wither away like ^(F3)grass.

But You, LORD, ^(F1)(C1)remain forever, And Your ^(F2)(C2)name remains to all generations.

You will ^(C1)arise and have ^(C2)compassion on Zion; For ^(C3)it is time to be gracious to her, For the ^(C4)appointed time has come.

Surely Your servants ^(F1)take pleasure in her stones, And feel pity for her dust.

^(F1)So the ^(F2)(C1)nations will fear the name of the LORD, And ^(C2)all the kings of the earth, Your glory.

For the LORD has ^(C1)built up Zion; He has ^(C2)appeared in His glory.

He has ^(C1)turned His attention to the prayer of the ^(F1)destitute And has not despised their prayer.

^(F1)This will be ^(C1)written for the ^(C2)generation to come, ^(F2)That ^(C3)a people yet to be created ^(F3)may praise ^(F4)the LORD:

For He ^(C1)looked down from His holy height; ^(C2)From heaven the LORD looked ^(F1)upon the earth,

To hear the ^(C1)groaning of the prisoner, To ^(C2)set free ^(F1)those who were doomed to death,

So that people may ^(C1)tell of the name of the LORD in Zion, And His praise in Jerusalem,

When ^(C1)the peoples are gathered together, And the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.

He has broken my strength in the way; He has ^(C1)shortened my days.

I say, "My God, ^(C1)do not take me away in the middle of my days, Your ^(C2)years are ^(F1)throughout all generations.

-"In time of old You ^(C1)founded the earth, And the ^(C2)heavens are the work of Your hands.

-"^(F1)Even they will ^(C1)perish, but You endure; All of them will wear out like a garment; Like clothing You will change them and they will pass away.

-"But You are ^(F1)(C1)the same, And Your years will not come to an end.

-"The ^(C1)children of Your servants will continue, And their ^(F1)(C2)descendants will be established before You."