As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the LORD is tried; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God,
The God who girds me with strength And makes my way blameless?
You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, And Your right hand upholds me; And Your gentleness makes me great.
They cried for help, but there was none to save, Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them.
Then I beat them fine as the dust before the wind; I emptied them out as the mire of the streets.
You have delivered me from the contentions of the people; You have placed me as head of the nations; A people whom I have not known serve me.
The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation,
The God who executes vengeance for me, And subdues peoples under me.
He delivers me from my enemies; Surely You lift me above those who rise up against me; You rescue me from the violent man.
Therefore I will give thanks to You among the nations, O LORD, And I will sing praises to Your name.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David. The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.
Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their utterances to the end of the world. In them He has placed a tent for the sun,
Its rising is from one end of the heavens, And its circuit to the other end of them; And there is nothing hidden from its heat.
The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
The precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the LORD are true; they are righteous altogether.
They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my rock and my Redeemer.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high!
May He send you help from the sanctuary And support you from Zion!
We will sing for joy over your victory, And in the name of our God we will set up our banners. May the LORD fulfill all your petitions.
Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven With the saving strength of His right hand.
Some boast in chariots and some in horses, But we will boast in the name of the LORD, our God.
Save, O LORD; May the King answer us in the day we call.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David. O LORD, in Your strength the king will be glad, And in Your salvation how greatly he will rejoice!
You have given him his heart’s desire, And You have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.
For You meet him with the blessings of good things; You set a crown of fine gold on his head.
For the king trusts in the LORD, And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he will not be shaken.
You will make them as a fiery oven in the time of your anger; The LORD will swallow them up in His wrath, And fire will devour them.
Their offspring You will destroy from the earth, And their descendants from among the sons of men.
For the choir director; upon Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Far from my deliverance are the words of my groaning.
Yet You are holy, O You who are enthroned upon the praises of Israel.
But I am a worm and not a man, A reproach of men and despised by the people.
All who see me sneer at me; They separate with the lip, they wag the head, saying,
“Commit yourself to the LORD; let Him deliver him; Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him.”
Yet You are He who brought me forth from the womb; You made me trust when upon my mother’s breasts.
My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And my tongue cleaves to my jaws; And You lay me in the dust of death.
Deliver my soul from the sword, My only life from the power of the dog.
Save me from the lion’s mouth; From the horns of the wild oxen You answer me.
I will tell of Your name to my brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.
You who fear the LORD, praise Him; All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him, And stand in awe of Him, all you descendants of Israel.
For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Nor has He hidden His face from him; But when he cried to Him for help, He heard.
From You comes my praise in the great assembly; I shall pay my vows before those who fear Him.
The afflicted will eat and be satisfied; Those who seek Him will praise the LORD. Let your heart live forever!
All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, And all the families of the nations will worship before You.
For the kingdom is the LORD’S And He rules over the nations.
All the prosperous of the earth will eat and worship, All those who go down to the dust will bow before Him, Even he who cannot keep his soul alive.
Posterity will serve Him; It will be told of the Lord to the coming generation.
A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.
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