A fruitful land into a salt waste, Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
And there He makes the hungry to dwell, So that they may establish an inhabited city,
But He sets the needy securely on high away from affliction, And makes his families like a flock.
The upright see it and are glad; But all unrighteousness shuts its mouth.
Who is wise? Let him give heed to these things, And consider the lovingkindnesses of the LORD.
Awake, harp and lyre; I will awaken the dawn!
I will give thanks to You, O LORD, among the peoples, And I will sing praises to You among the nations.
For Your lovingkindness is great above the heavens, And Your truth reaches to the skies.
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, And Your glory above all the earth.
God has spoken in His holiness: “I will exult, I will portion out Shechem And measure out the valley of Succoth.
“Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the helmet of My head; Judah is My scepter.
Who will bring me into the besieged city? Who will lead me to Edom?
Oh give us help against the adversary, For deliverance by man is in vain.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, Do not be silent!
For they have opened the wicked and deceitful mouth against me; They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
Let the creditor seize all that he has, And let strangers plunder the product of his labor.
Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, And do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out.
Let them be before the LORD continually, That He may cut off their memory from the earth;
Because he did not remember to show lovingkindness, But persecuted the afflicted and needy man, And the despondent in heart, to put them to death.
Let this be the reward of my accusers from the LORD, And of those who speak evil against my soul.
But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for Your name’s sake; Because Your lovingkindness is good, deliver me;
I am passing like a shadow when it lengthens; I am shaken off like the locust.
With my mouth I will give thanks abundantly to the LORD; And in the midst of many I will praise Him.
For He stands at the right hand of the needy, To save him from those who judge his soul.
A Psalm of David. The LORD says to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
The LORD will stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion, saying, “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”
Your people will volunteer freely in the day of Your power; In holy array, from the womb of the dawn, Your youth are to You as the dew.
The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind, “You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.”
The Lord is at Your right hand; He will shatter kings in the day of His wrath.
He will judge among the nations, He will fill them with corpses, He will shatter the chief men over a broad country.
He will drink from the brook by the wayside; Therefore He will lift up His head.
Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart, In the company of the upright and in the assembly.
Great are the works of the LORD; They are studied by all who delight in them.
He has made His wonders to be remembered; The LORD is gracious and compassionate.
He has made known to His people the power of His works, In giving them the heritage of the nations.
The works of His hands are truth and justice; All His precepts are sure.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever.
Praise the LORD! How blessed is the man who fears the LORD, Who greatly delights in His commandments.
His descendants will be mighty on earth; The generation of the upright will be blessed.
Light arises in the darkness for the upright; He is gracious and compassionate and righteous.
It is well with the man who is gracious and lends; He will maintain his cause in judgment.
For he will never be shaken; The righteous will be remembered forever.
He will not fear evil tidings; His heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
He has given freely to the poor, His righteousness endures forever; His horn will be exalted in honor.
The wicked will see it and be vexed, He will gnash his teeth and melt away; The desire of the wicked will perish.
Praise the LORD! Praise, O servants of the LORD, Praise the name of the LORD.
Blessed be the name of the LORD From this time forth and forever.
From the rising of the sun to its setting The name of the LORD is to be praised.
The LORD is high above all nations; His glory is above the heavens.
Who is like the LORD our God, Who is enthroned on high,
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