God reigns over the nations, God sits on His holy throne.
The princes of the people have assembled themselves as the people of the God of Abraham, For the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted.
A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, His holy mountain.
Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion in the far north, The city of the great King.
For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, They passed by together.
With the east wind You break the ships of Tarshish.
As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God; God will establish her forever. Selah.
We have thought on Your lovingkindness, O God, In the midst of Your temple.
As is Your name, O God, So is Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.
Let Mount Zion be glad, Let the daughters of Judah rejoice Because of Your judgments.
Consider her ramparts; Go through her palaces, That you may tell it to the next generation.
For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all peoples; Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
My mouth will speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart will be understanding.
I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle on the harp.
Why should I fear in days of adversity, When the iniquity of my foes surrounds me,
Even those who trust in their wealth And boast in the abundance of their riches?
For the redemption of his soul is costly, And he should cease trying forever--
For he sees that even wise men die; The stupid and the senseless alike perish And leave their wealth to others.
But man in his pomp will not endure; He is like the beasts that perish.
This is the way of those who are foolish, And of those after them who approve their words. Selah.
As sheep they are appointed for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall rule over them in the morning, And their form shall be for Sheol to consume So that they have no habitation.
But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah.
Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich, When the glory of his house is increased;
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They will never see the light.
Man in his pomp, yet without understanding, Is like the beasts that perish.
A Psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God, the LORD, has spoken, And summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone forth.
He summons the heavens above, And the earth, to judge His people:
And the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is judge. Selah.
“For every beast of the forest is Mine, The cattle on a thousand hills.
“I know every bird of the mountains, And everything that moves in the field is Mine.
“If I were hungry I would not tell you, For the world is Mine, and all it contains.
“Shall I eat the flesh of bulls Or drink the blood of male goats?
“Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving And pay your vows to the Most High;
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me.”
But to the wicked God says, “What right have you to tell of My statutes And to take My covenant in your mouth?
“These things you have done and I kept silence; You thought that I was just like you; I will reprove you and state the case in order before your eyes.
“He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me; And to him who orders his way aright I shall show the salvation of God.”
For the choir director. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.
Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom.
Make me to hear joy and gladness, Let the bones which You have broken rejoice.
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation And sustain me with a willing spirit.
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation; Then my tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
By Your favor do good to Zion; Build the walls of Jerusalem.
For the choir director. A Maskil of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God endures all day long.
But God will break you down forever; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent, And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah.
The righteous will see and fear, And will laugh at him, saying,
“Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge, But trusted in the abundance of his riches And was strong in his evil desire.”
But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever.
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