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1 God be gracious to us and bless ^R1945 us, And cause ^R1946 His face to shine upon ^F641 us-- Selah. ^F642 2 That Your ^R1947 way may be known on the earth, Your ^R1948 salvation among all nations. 3 Let the peoples ^R1949 praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You. 4 Let the nations ^R1950 be glad and sing for joy; For You will judge ^R1951 the peoples with uprightness And guide ^R1952 the nations on the earth. Selah. 5 Let the peoples ^R1953 praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You. 6 The earth ^R1954 has yielded its produce; God, our God, blesses ^R1955 us. 7 God blesses us, That ^F643 all ^R1956 the ends of the earth may fear Him.

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1 Let ^F644 God ^R1957 arise, let ^F645 His enemies be scattered, And let ^F646 those who hate Him flee before Him. 2 As smoke ^R1958 is driven away, so drive them away; As wax ^R1959 melts before the fire, So let the wicked ^R1960 perish before God. 3 But let the righteous ^R1961 be glad; let them exult before God; Yes, let them rejoice with gladness. 4 Sing to God, sing ^R1962 praises to His name; Lift ^{R1963 F647} up a song for Him who rides ^R1964 through the deserts, Whose name ^R1965 is the ^F648 LORD, and exult before Him. 5 A father ^R1966 of the fatherless and a judge ^R1967 for ^F649 the widows, Is God in His holy ^R1968 habitation. 6 God makes ^{R1969 F650} a home for the lonely; He leads ^R1970 out the prisoners into prosperity, Only the ^R1971 rebellious dwell in a parched land.

7 O God, when You went ^R1972 forth before Your people, When You marched ^R1973 through the wilderness, Selah. ^F651 8 The earth ^R1974 quaked; The heavens ^R1975 also dropped rain at the presence of God; Sinai ^{R1976 F652} itself quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel. 9 You shed ^R1977 abroad a plentiful rain, O God; You confirmed Your inheritance when it was parched. ^F653 10 Your creatures settled in it; You provided ^R1978 in Your goodness for the poor, O God. 11 The Lord gives the command; ^F654 The women ^R1979 who proclaim the good tidings are a great host: 12 "Kings ^R1980 of armies flee, they flee, And she who remains at home will divide ^R1981 the spoil!" 13 When ^F655 you lie down among ^R1982 the sheepfolds, ^F656 You are like the wings of a dove covered with silver, And its pinions with glistening gold. 14 When the Almighty scattered ^R1983 the kings there, ^F657 It was snowing in Zalmon. ^R1984

15 A mountain ^{R1985 F658} of God is the mountain of Bashan; A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan. 16 Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks, At the mountain which God has desired ^R1986 for His abode? Surely the ^R1987 LORD will dwell there forever. 17 The chariots ^R1988 of God are myriads, ^F659 thousands ^R1989 upon thousands; The ^F660 Lord is among them as at Sinai, in holiness. 18 You have ascended ^R1990 on high, You have led ^R1991 captive Your captives; You have received gifts among men, Even among the rebellious also, that the ^F661 LORD God may dwell there. 19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears ^R1992 our burden, The ^R1993 God who is our salvation. Selah. 20 God is to us a God ^R1994 of deliverances; And to ^R1995 GOD the Lord belong escapes from ^F663 death. 21 Surely God will shatter ^R1996 the head of His enemies, The hairy crown of him who goes on in his guilty deeds.

22 The Lord said, ^F664 "I ^R1997 will bring them back from Bashan. I will bring them back from the depths of the sea; 23 That your ^{R1998 F665} foot may shatter them in blood, The tongue of your dogs ^R1999 may have its portion from your enemies." 24 They have seen Your ^R2000 procession, ^F666 O God, The procession ^F666 of my God, my King, into ^{R2001 F667} the sanctuary. 25 The singers ^R2002 went on, the musicians after them, In ^F668 the midst of the maidens ^R2003 beating tambourines. 26 Bless ^R2004 God in the congregations, Even the LORD, you who are of the fountain ^R2005 of Israel. 27 There is Benjamin, ^R2006 the youngest, ^F669 ruling ^F670 them, The princes of Judah in their throng, The princes of Zebulun, ^R2007 the princes of Naphtali. 28 Your ^F671 God has commanded ^R2008 your strength; Show Yourself strong, O God, who ^R2009 have acted on ^F672 our behalf. 29 Because ^F673 of Your temple at Jerusalem Kings ^R2010 will bring gifts to You. 30 Rebuke the beasts ^R2011 in ^F674 the reeds, The herd of bulls ^R2012 with the calves of the peoples, Trampling under foot the pieces of silver; He has scattered ^R2013 the peoples who delight in war. 31 Envoys will come out of Egypt; ^R2014 Ethiopia ^{R2015 F675} will quickly stretch out her hands to God.

32 Sing to God, O kingdoms ^R2016 of the earth, Sing ^R2017 praises to the Lord, Selah. 33 To Him who rides ^R2018 upon the highest ^{R2019 F676} heavens, which are from ancient times; Behold, He ^R2020 speaks ^F677 forth with His voice, a mighty ^R2021 voice. 34 Ascribe ^R2022 strength to God; His majesty is over Israel And His ^R2023 strength is in the skies. ^F678 35 O ^F679 God, You are awesome ^R2024 from Your sanctuary. ^F680 The God of Israel Himself gives ^R2025 strength and power to the people. Blessed ^R2026 be God!

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1 Save me, O God, For the waters ^R2027 have threatened ^F681 my life. 2 I have sunk in deep mire, ^R2028 and there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and a flood ^{R2029 F682} overflows me. 3 I am weary ^R2030 with my crying; my throat is parched; My eyes ^R2031 fail while I wait for my God. 4 Those who ^R2032 hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; Those who would destroy ^F683 me are ^R2033 powerful, being wrongfully my enemies; What ^R2034 I did not steal, I then have to restore. 5 O God, it is You who knows my ^R2035 folly, And my ^R2036 wrongs are not hidden from You. 6 May those who wait for You not be ^R2037 ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of hosts; May those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel, 7 Because for ^R2038 Your sake I have borne reproach; Dishonor ^R2039 has covered my face. 8 I have become estranged ^R2040 from ^F685 my brothers And an alien to my mother's sons. 9 For zeal ^R2041 for Your house has consumed me, And the ^R2042 reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me. 10 When I wept in ^R2043 my soul with fasting, It became my reproach. 11 When I made sackcloth ^R2044 my clothing, I became a ^R2045 byword to them. 12 Those who sit ^R2046 in the gate talk about me, And I am the song ^{R2047 F686} of the drunkards.

13 But as for me, my prayer is to You, O LORD, at ^R2048 an acceptable time; O God, in the greatness ^R2049 of Your lovingkindness, Answer me with Your ^F687 saving truth. 14 Deliver me from the mire ^R2050 and do not let me sink; May I be delivered ^R2051 from my ^F688 foes and from the deep ^{R2050 F689} waters. 15 May the flood ^{R2052 F690} of water not overflow me Nor the deep swallow me up, Nor the pit ^R2053 shut its mouth on me. 16 Answer me, O LORD, for Your ^R2054 lovingkindness is good; According ^R2055 to the greatness of Your compassion, turn ^R2056 to me, 17 And do ^R2057 not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am in ^R2058 distress; answer me quickly. 18 Oh draw near to my soul and redeem ^R2059 it; Ransom ^R2060 me because of my enemies! 19 You know my reproach ^R2061 and my shame and my dishonor; All my adversaries are before ^F691 You. 20 Reproach has broken ^R2062 my heart and I am so sick. And I ^R2063 looked for sympathy, but there was none, And for comforters, ^R2064 but I found none. 21 They also gave me gall ^{R2065 F692} for ^F693 my food And for my thirst they gave ^R2066 me vinegar to drink.

22 May their ^R2067 table before them become a snare; And when ^{R2068 F694} they are in peace, may it become a trap. 23 May their eyes ^R2069 grow dim so that they cannot see, And make their loins ^R2070 shake continually. 24 Pour ^R2071 out Your indignation on them, And may Your burning anger overtake them. 25 May their camp ^{R2072 F695} be desolate; May none dwell in their tents. 26 For they have persecuted ^R2073 him whom You ^R2074 Yourself have smitten, And they tell of the pain of those whom You ^R2075 have wounded. ^F696 27 Add iniquity ^R2076 to their iniquity, And may ^R2077 they not come into Your ^R2078 righteousness. 28 May they be blotted ^R2079 out of the book ^R2080 of life And may they not be recorded ^{R2081 F697} with the righteous. 29 But I am afflicted ^R2082 and in pain; May ^F698 Your salvation, O God, set ^R2083 me securely on high.

30 I will praise ^R2084 the name of God with song And magnify ^R2085 Him with thanksgiving. ^R2086 31 And it will please ^R2087 the LORD better than an ox Or a young bull with horns and hoofs. 32 The humble ^R2088 have ^F699 seen it and are glad; You who seek God, let ^R2089 your heart revive. ^F700 33 For the ^R2090 LORD hears the needy And does ^R2091 not despise His who are prisoners. 34 Let heaven ^R2092 and earth praise Him, The seas and everything ^R2093 that moves in them. 35 For God will save ^R2094 Zion and build ^R2095 the cities of Judah, That they may dwell there and possess ^R2096 it. 36 The descendants ^{R2097 F701} of His servants will inherit it, And those who love His name will ^R2098 dwell in it.

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1 O ^R2099 God, hasten to deliver me; O LORD, hasten to my help! 2 Let ^R2100 those be ashamed and humiliated Who seek my life; ^F702 Let those be turned back and dishonored Who delight in ^F703 my hurt. 3 Let ^R2101 those be turned ^F704 back because of their shame Who say, "Aha, aha!" 4 Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; And let those who love Your salvation say continually, "Let God be magnified." 5 But I ^R2102 am afflicted and needy; Hasten ^R2103 to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.

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1 In ^R2104 You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed. 2 In ^R2105 Your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; Incline ^R2106 Your ear to me and save me. 3 Be ^R2107 to me a rock of habitation ^R2108 to which I may continually come; You have given commandment ^R2109 to save me, For You are my ^R2110 rock ^F705 and my fortress. 4 Rescue ^R2111 me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the grasp ^F706 of the wrongdoer and ruthless man, 5 For You are my hope; ^R2112 O Lord GOD, You are my confidence ^R2113 from my youth. 6 By ^F708 You I have been sustained ^R2114 from my birth; You are He who took ^R2115 me from my mother's womb; My praise ^R2116 is continually of ^F709 You. 7 I have become a marvel ^R2117 to many, For You are my ^R2118 strong refuge. 8 My mouth ^R2119 is filled with Your praise And with Your ^R2120 glory all day long. 9 Do not cast me off in the time ^R2121 of old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails. 10 For my enemies have spoken against ^F710 me; And those who watch ^R2122 for my life ^F711 have ^R2123 consulted together, 11 Saying, "God ^R2124 has forsaken him; Pursue and seize him, for there is no ^R2125 one to deliver." 12 O God, do ^R2126 not be far from me; O my God, hasten ^R2127 to my help! 13 Let those who are adversaries of my soul be ashamed ^R2128 and consumed; Let them be covered ^R2129 with reproach and dishonor, who seek ^R2130 to ^F712 injure me.

14 But as for me, I will hope ^R2131 continually, And will praise ^{R2132 F713} You yet more and more. 15 My mouth ^R2133 shall tell of Your righteousness And of Your ^R2134 salvation all day long; For I do ^R2135 not know the sum ^F714 of them. 16 I will come with ^R2136 the mighty deeds of the Lord GOD; I will make ^R2137 mention of Your righteousness, Yours alone. 17 O God, You have ^R2138 taught me from my youth, And I still declare ^R2139 Your wondrous deeds. 18 And even when I am old ^R2140 and gray, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare ^R2141 Your strength ^F716 to this generation, Your power to all who are to come. 19 For ^F717 Your righteousness, ^R2142 O God, reaches to the heavens, ^F718 You who have done ^R2143 great things; O God, who ^R2144 is like You? 20 You who have shown ^R2145 me ^F719 many troubles and distresses Will revive ^R2146 me ^F719 again, And will bring me ^F719 up again from ^R2147 the depths of the earth. 21 May You increase my greatness ^R2148 And turn to comfort ^R2149 me. 22 I will also praise You with a ^{R2150 F720} harp, Even Your truth, ^F721 O my God; To You I will sing praises with the lyre, ^R2151 O Holy ^R2152 One of Israel. 23 My lips will shout ^R2153 for joy when I sing praises to You; And my soul, ^R2154 which You have redeemed. 24 My tongue ^R2155 also will utter Your righteousness all day long; For they are ashamed, ^R2156 for they are humiliated who seek my ^F722 hurt.