Chapter 72

1 Give the king Your ^R2157 judgments, O God, And Your ^R2158 righteousness to the king's son.

2 May ^F723 he ^F724 judge ^R2159 Your people with righteousness And Your ^{R2160 F725} afflicted with justice. 3 Let ^F726 the mountains bring peace ^{R2161 F727} to the people, And the hills, in righteousness. 4 May ^F728 he vindicate ^R2162 the afflicted ^F729 of the people, Save the children of the needy And crush the oppressor. 5 Let ^F730 them fear You while ^R2163 the sun endures, And as ^F731 long as the moon, throughout all generations. 6 May ^F732 he come down like ^R2164 rain upon the mown grass, Like showers ^R2165 that water the earth. 7 In his days may ^F733 the righteous ^R2166 flourish, And abundance ^R2167 of peace till the moon is no more. 8 May he also rule from ^R2168 sea to sea And from the River to the ends of the earth. 9 Let ^F734 the ^R2169 nomads of the desert bow ^R2170 before him, And his enemies lick ^R2171 the dust. 10 Let ^F735 the kings of Tarshish ^R2172 and of the islands ^{R2173 F736} bring presents; The kings of Sheba ^R2174 and Seba ^R2175 offer ^R2176 gifts. ^F737 11 And ^F738 let all kings ^R2177 bow down before him, All nations ^R2178 serve him. 12 For he will deliver ^R2179 the needy when he cries for help, The afflicted ^F739 also, and him who has no helper. 13 He will have compassion ^R2180 on the poor and needy, And the lives ^F740 of the needy he will save. 14 He will rescue ^{R2181 F741} their life ^F742 from oppression and violence, And their blood will be precious ^R2182 in his sight; 15 So may he live, and may the gold ^R2183 of Sheba be given to him; And let them ^F743 pray for him continually; Let them ^F743 bless him all day long. 16 May there be abundance of grain in the earth on top of the mountains; Its fruit will wave like the cedars of Lebanon; ^R2184 And may those from the city flourish like vegetation ^R2185 of the earth. 17 May his name ^R2186 endure forever; May his name increase ^F744 as ^{R2187 F745} long as the sun shines; And let men bless ^R2188 themselves by him; Let ^R2189 all nations call him blessed.

18 Blessed ^R2190 be the LORD God, the God of Israel, Who alone works ^R2191 wonders. 19 And blessed be His glorious ^R2192 name forever; And may the whole earth ^R2193 be filled with His glory. Amen, ^R2194 and Amen. 20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

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1 Surely God is good ^R2195 to Israel, To those who are pure ^R2196 in heart! 2 But as for me, my ^R2197 feet came close to stumbling, My steps had ^F746 almost slipped. 3 For I was envious ^R2198 of the arrogant ^F747 As I saw the prosperity ^R2199 of the wicked. 4 For there are no pains in their death, And their body ^F748 is fat. 5 They are not ^R2200 in ^F749 trouble as other men, ^F750 Nor are they plagued ^R2201 like ^F751 mankind. 6 Therefore pride is their ^R2202 necklace; The garment ^R2203 of violence covers them. 7 Their eye bulges ^F752 from fatness; ^R2204 The imaginations of their heart run ^F753 riot. 8 They mock ^R2205 and wickedly ^F754 speak of oppression; They speak ^R2206 from on high. 9 They have set ^R2207 their mouth against ^F755 the heavens, And their tongue parades ^F756 through the earth. 10 Therefore his ^F757 people return to this place, And waters of abundance ^R2208 are drunk ^F758 by them. 11 They say, "How ^R2209 does God know? And is there knowledge with ^F759 the Most High?" 12 Behold, these ^R2210 are the wicked; And always at ^R2211 ease, they have increased in wealth. 13 Surely in ^R2212 vain I have kept ^F760 my heart pure And washed ^R2213 my hands in innocence; 14 For I have been stricken all ^R2214 day long And chastened ^{R2215 F761} every morning.

15 If I had said, "I will speak thus," Behold, I would have betrayed the generation ^R2216 of Your children. 16 When I pondered ^R2217 to understand this, It was troublesome ^F762 in my sight 17 Until I came into the sanctuary ^{R2218 F763} of God; Then I perceived their end. ^R2219 18 Surely You set them in slippery ^R2220 places; You cast them down to destruction. ^{R2221 F764} 19 How they are destroyed ^{R2222 F765} in a moment! They are utterly swept away by sudden ^R2223 terrors! 20 Like a dream ^R2224 when one awakes, O Lord, when aroused, ^R2225 You will despise ^R2226 their form. ^F766

21 When my heart ^R2227 was embittered And I was pierced ^R2228 within, ^F767 22 Then I was senseless ^R2229 and ignorant; I was like a ^F768 beast ^R2230 before ^F769 You. 23 Nevertheless I ^R2231 am continually with You; You have taken hold of my right hand. 24 With Your counsel You will guide ^R2232 me, And afterward receive ^R2233 me to ^F770 glory. 25 Whom ^R2234 have I in heaven but You? And besides ^F771 You, I desire nothing on earth. 26 My flesh ^R2235 and my heart may fail, But God is the strength ^F772 of my heart and my portion ^R2236 forever. 27 For, behold, those ^R2237 who are far from You will perish; ^R2238 You have destroyed ^F773 all those who are ^{R2239 F774} unfaithful to You. 28 But as for me, the ^R2240 nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, ^R2241 That I may tell ^R2242 of all Your works.

Chapter 74

1 O God, why have You rejected ^R2243 us forever? Why does Your anger smoke ^R2244 against the sheep ^R2245 of Your pasture? ^F776 2 Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased ^R2246 of old, Which You have redeemed ^R2247 to be the tribe ^R2248 of Your inheritance; And this Mount Zion, ^R2249 where You have dwelt. 3 Turn ^F777 Your footsteps toward the perpetual ^R2250 ruins; The enemy has ^R2251 damaged everything within the sanctuary. 4 Your adversaries have roared ^R2252 in the midst of Your meeting place; They have set up their own ^R2253 standards ^F778 for ^R2254 signs. 5 It seems as if one had lifted up His axe ^{R2255 F779} in a forest ^F780 of trees. 6 And now all ^F781 its carved ^R2256 work They smash with hatchet and hammers. ^F782 7 They have burned ^{R2257 F783} Your sanctuary to ^F784 the ground; They have defiled ^R2258 the dwelling place of Your name. 8 They said ^R2259 in their heart, "Let us completely ^F785 subdue ^F786 them." They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land. 9 We do not see our signs; ^R2260 There is no ^R2261 longer any prophet, Nor is there any among us who knows how ^R2262 long. 10 How long, O God, will the adversary revile, ^R2263 And the enemy spurn ^R2264 Your name forever? 11 Why do ^R2265 You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? From within Your bosom, destroy ^R2266 them!

12 Yet God is my ^R2267 king from of old, Who works deeds of deliverance in the midst of the earth. 13 You ^F787 divided ^R2268 the sea by Your strength; You ^F787 broke ^R2269 the heads of the sea ^R2270 monsters in ^F788 the waters. 14 You ^F789 crushed the heads of Leviathan; ^{R2271 F790} You ^F789 gave him as food for the creatures ^F791 of ^R2272 the wilderness. 15 You ^F792 broke ^R2273 open springs and torrents; You ^F792 dried ^R2274 up ever-flowing streams. 16 Yours is the day, Yours also is the night; You ^F793 have prepared ^R2275 the light ^F794 and the sun. 17 You ^F795 have established ^R2276 all the boundaries of the earth; You ^F795 have made ^F796 summer ^R2277 and winter.

18 Remember this, O ^F797 LORD, that the enemy has reviled, ^R2278 And a foolish ^R2279 people has spurned Your name. 19 Do not deliver the soul of Your turtledove ^R2280 to the wild beast; Do ^R2281 not forget the life of Your afflicted forever. 20 Consider the covenant; ^R2282 For the dark ^R2283 places of the land are full of the habitations of violence. 21 Let not the oppressed ^R2284 return dishonored; Let the afflicted ^R2285 and needy praise Your name. 22 Arise, O God, and plead ^R2286 Your own cause; Remember how ^F798 the foolish ^R2287 man reproaches You all day long. 23 Do not forget the voice of Your adversaries, ^R2288 The uproar ^R2289 of those who rise against You which ascends continually.

Chapter 75

1 We give ^R2290 thanks to You, O God, we give thanks, For Your name is near; ^R2291 Men declare Your ^R2292 wondrous works. 2 "When I select an appointed ^R2293 time, It is I who judge ^R2294 with equity. 3 "The earth ^R2295 and all who dwell in it melt; ^F799 It is I who have firmly set its pillars. ^R2296 Selah. ^F800 4 "I said to the boastful, `Do not boast,' And to the wicked, `Do ^R2297 not lift up the horn; 5 Do not lift up your horn on high, Do ^R2298 not speak with insolent pride.' ^F801 "

6 For not from the east, nor from the west, Nor from the desert ^{R2299 F802} comes exaltation; 7 But God ^R2300 is the Judge; He puts ^R2301 down one and exalts another. 8 For a cup ^R2302 is in the hand of the LORD, and the wine foams; It is well ^{R2303 F803} mixed, and He pours out of this; Surely all the wicked of the earth must drain and drink ^R2304 down its dregs. 9 But as for me, I will declare ^R2305 it forever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. 10 And all the horns ^R2306 of the wicked He ^F804 will cut off, But the ^R2307 horns of the righteous will be lifted up.

Chapter 76

1 God is known ^R2308 in Judah; His name is great ^R2309 in Israel. 2 His tabernacle ^{R2310 F805} is in Salem; ^R2311 His dwelling ^R2312 place also is in Zion. 3 There He broke ^R2313 the flaming ^F806 arrows, The shield and the sword and the weapons ^F807 of war. Selah. ^F808 4 You are resplendent, More ^F809 majestic than the mountains of prey. 5 The stouthearted ^R2314 were plundered, They ^F810 sank into sleep; And none of the warriors ^F811 could use his hands. 6 At Your rebuke, ^R2315 O God of Jacob, Both rider ^{R2316 F812} and horse were cast into a dead sleep.

7 You, even You, are to ^R2317 be feared; And who ^R2318 may stand in Your presence when once You ^F813 are angry? 8 You caused judgment to be heard from heaven; The earth feared ^R2319 and was still 9 When God arose ^R2320 to judgment, To save all the humble of the earth. Selah. 10 For the wrath ^{R2321 F814} of man shall praise You; With a remnant of wrath You will gird Yourself. 11 Make ^R2322 vows to the LORD your God and fulfill ^R2323 them; Let all who are around Him bring ^R2324 gifts to Him who is to be feared. 12 He will cut off the spirit of princes; He is feared ^{R2325 F815} by the kings of the earth.

Chapter 77

1 My voice rises to God, and I will cry ^R2326 aloud; My voice rises to God, and He will hear me. 2 In the day ^R2327 of my trouble I sought the Lord; In ^R2328 the night my hand ^R2329 was stretched out without ^F816 weariness; My soul refused ^R2330 to be comforted. 3 When I remember God, then I am disturbed; ^R2331 When I sigh, ^R2332 then my ^R2333 spirit grows faint. Selah. ^F817 4 You have held my eyelids open; I am so troubled that I cannot ^R2334 speak. 5 I have considered the days ^R2335 of old, The years of long ago. 6 I will remember my song ^R2336 in the night; I will ^R2337 meditate with my heart, And my spirit ponders: ^F818 7 Will the Lord reject ^R2338 forever? And will He never ^R2339 be favorable again? 8 Has His lovingkindness ^R2340 ceased forever? Has His promise ^{R2341 F819} come to an end forever? ^F820 9 Has God forgotten ^R2342 to be gracious, Or has He in anger withdrawn ^F821 His compassion? ^R2343 Selah. 10 Then I said, "It ^R2344 is my grief, ^F822 That the right ^R2345 hand of the Most High has changed."

11 I shall remember the deeds ^R2346 of the ^F823 LORD; Surely I will remember ^R2346 Your wonders of old. 12 I will meditate ^R2347 on all Your work And muse on Your deeds. 13 Your way, O God, is holy; ^R2348 What ^R2349 god is great like our God? 14 You are the God ^R2350 who works wonders; You have made ^R2351 known Your strength among the peoples. 15 You have by Your power ^F824 redeemed ^R2352 Your people, The sons of Jacob and Joseph. ^R2353 Selah. 16 The waters ^R2354 saw You, O God; The waters saw You, they were in anguish; The deeps also trembled. 17 The clouds ^R2355 poured out water; The skies gave ^R2356 forth a sound; Your arrows ^R2357 flashed ^F825 here and there. 18 The sound ^R2358 of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings ^R2359 lit up the world; The earth ^R2360 trembled and shook. 19 Your way ^R2361 was in the sea And Your paths in the mighty waters, And Your footprints may not be known. 20 You led ^R2362 Your people like a flock By the hand of Moses ^R2363 and Aaron.