The book of Psalms 101-150 read by David Suchet

Psalm 101 I will sing to you of your love and justice Lord I will sing praises I will be careful to lead a blameless life when you come to me I will conduct the affairs of my house with a blameless heart I will not look with approval on anything vile I hate what the unbelievers do I will have no part In this, the perverse in heart will depart from me. I will have nothing to do with evil. He who slanders his neighbor in secret. I will silence him who has haughty eyes and a proud heart. I will not tolerate.

My eyes will be fixed on the faithful on earth so that they may dwell with me. he who leads a blameless life will minister to me no one who practices deceit will live in my house no one who speaks lies will come before me every morning I will silence all the wicked of the earth I will cut off every evildoer from the City of the Lord Psalm 102 listen my prayer Lord let my cry for help reach you do not hide turn your face from me when I am in distress, turn your ear towards me when I call to you, answer me quickly for my days have vanished like smoke, my bones burn like burning embers , my heart is withered and dry like grass, I forget to eat my food in my distress.

I moan out loud and am reduced to skin and bones I am like a desert owl like an owl among the ruins I stay awake I have become like a bird alone on a roof all day My enemies mock me Those who rant against me They use my name as a curse because I eat ashes as my food and I mix my drink with tears because of your great anger because you have taken me and thrown me away my days are like the shadow of the evening, I wither like grass but you, Lord , you sit on the throne forever your renown will endure through all generations you will rise and have compassion on Zion because it is time to show her favor the appointed time has arrived because her stones are loved by your servants her very dust moves them to compassion the will of the nation will fear the name of the Lord all the kings of the earth will revere your glory because the Lord will rebuild Zion and appear in his glory will answer the prayer of the destitute will not despise their supplication let this be written for a future generation that a people not yet created can praise the Lord the Lord looked from his sanctuary on high from heaven he looked at the earth to hear the groans of the prisoners free those condemned to death so that the name of the Lord may be declared in Zion and his praise in Jerusalem when the peoples and the kingdoms gathered to worship the Lord in the course of my life he broke my strength he shortened my days then I said do not take my God from me in the midst of my days your years pass through all generations in the beginning you set the foundations of the earth and the heavens of the work of your hands will perish that you remain they will all wear out like a garment like a garment you will change them and they will be thrown away but you remain the same and your years will never end the children of your servants will live in your presence his descendants will establish themselves before you Psalm 103 praise the Lord my soul all my being praise his Holy Name praise the Lord my soul and do not forget all his benefits who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases who redeem your life from the abyss and crown you with love and compassion who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the Eagles the Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed who made his ways known to Moses his works towards the people of Israel the Lord is compassionate and merciful slow to anger full of love he will not always accuse or harbor his wrath forever he does not treat us as our sins deserve nor repay us according to our iniquities because as high as the heavens are above the earth So great is his love for those who fear him, as far as the east is from the west, until now he has removed our transgressions from us, as a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.

Because he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust, the life of mortals is like grass, they bloomed like a flower in the field, the wind blows on it and it leaves and its place remembers it. no more but from eternity to eternity the love of the Lord is with those who fear him and his justice with his children's children with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts the Lord has established his throne in heaven and his kingdom rules Oh all praise the Lord you his angels you the mighty who carry out his orders who obey his Word praise the Lord all his heavenly hosts you his servants who do his will praise the Lord all his works in all parts of his dominion praise to the Lord my soul Psalm 104 praise the Lord my soul Lord power God you are very great you are dressed in splendor and Majesty the Lord wraps himself in light as with a mantle he sp

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s the heavens like a tent and supports the beams of his upper chambers on his waters He makes the clouds his own chariot and rides on the wings of the wind he makes winds his messengers flames of fire his servants said the earth on its foundations can never be moved you covered it with the depths of water as with a garment the waters remained on the mountains but in yoru buek the waters fled at the sound of your Thunder they took flight they ran over the mountains they went down to the valleys to the place you assigned them you set a limit that they can never cross again they will cover the earth he makes springs gush water in the ravines runs between the The mountains give water to all the beasts of the field.

The wild donkeys quench their thirst. The birds of the sky nest in the waters. They sing among the branches. He waters the mountains from his upper chambers. The earth is satisfied with the fruit of his labor. He makes grass grow for him. livestock and plants for people to cultivate, taking food from the earth, wine that gladdens the human heart, oil to make the face shine, and b

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that sustains the heart. The trees of the Lord are well, he watered the cedars of Lebanon that he planted there, and the birds make their nests. The stork has its home in the juniper trees The high mountains belong to the mountain goats The cliffs are a refuge for the hyrax that the moon made to mark the seasons and the sun knows when to come down you bring darkness it becomes night and all the beasts of the forest surround the roar of the lion for its prey and they seek their food in God the sun rises and they sneak away they return and lie down in their dens then the people go out to their work to their work until the evening how many are your works Lord with wisdom you made them the whole earth is full of your creatures there is the vast and spacious sea full of creatures without number living beings large and small there the ship goes to and there and Leviathan that you formed to frolic there all the creatures wait for you to give them their food at the right time when they you give it they gather it when you open your hand they are satisfied with good things when you hide your face they are terrified when you take their breath away they die and return to dust when you send your spirit they are created and you renew the face of the earth may the glory of the Lord endure forever As long as the Lord rejoices in his works, he who looks at the earth and trembles, he who touches the mountains and they smoke, I will sing to the Lord all my life, I will sing praises to my God as long as I live, may my meditation be pleasing to him as I rejoice in the Lord, but may sinners disappear from the earth and the wicked no longer exist praise the Lord my soul praise the Lord Psalm 105 praise the Lord proclaim his name make known among the nations what he has done sing to him sing praises tell of all his wonders glory in his holy name rejoice the hearts of those who seek the Lord look to the Lord and his strength seek his face always remember the wonders that he has done his miracles and the judgments that he pronounced you his servants the descendants of Abraham his chosen the sons of Jacob him He is the Lord our God His judgments are in all the earth He remembers His covenant forever The promise He made for a thousand generations The Covenant He made with Abraham The oath He swore to Isaac He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree for Israel as a eternal covenant for you, I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion that you will inherit when they were few in number, few in truth and strangers in it they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another, allowing no one to oppress. for them he rebuked them Kings do not touch my anointed do not harm my prophets he caused famine to fall in the land and destroyed all their food supplies and sent a man before them Joseph sold as a slave they hurt his feet with shackles his neck he was put in shackles until what he had predicted came to pass until the word of the Lord was proven to be true the king sent and set him free the ruler of the people set him free made him master of his house ruling over everything he owned instruct his princes As he desired and taught wisdom to his elders, then Israel entered Egypt.

Jacob resided as a stranger in the land of Ham. The Lord made his people very fruitful. He made them too numerous for his enemies, whose hearts he turned to hate his people and plot against his servants. He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen, to perform his signs among them, his wonders in the land of Ham, he sent darkness and darkened the land, for if they had not rebelled against his words, he turned its waters in blood, causing his fish to return. his land died he united with frogs that went up to the bedrooms of his rulers he spoke and swarms of flies and mosquitoes came throughout his country he turned his rain into hail with lightning throughout his land he felled his vines and fig trees and destroyed the trees of His country spoke and the locusts came, grasshoppers without number, they ate everything green in his land, even the produce of his soil, then he struck down all the firstborn of his land, the first fruits of all his humanity, he brought out Israel loaded with silver and gold and among their tribes no one wavered.

Egypt rejoiced when they left because the fear of Israel had fallen on them, he spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light the night they asked for and he brought them quails. He fed them well with the bread from heaven, he opened the rock and water gushed out and ran like a river in the desert because he remembered his holy promise given to his servant Abraham, he brought out his people with joy and his chosen ones with shouts of joy. He gave them the lands of the nations and they were heirs of that for which others had striven to be able to keep his precepts and observe his laws praise the Lord some 106 praise the Lord give thanks to the Lord because he is good his love lasts forever who can proclaim the miracles of the Lord or fully declare his praise blessed are those who act justly those who always do what is right remember me Lord when you show favor to your people come to my aid when you save them so that they may enjoy the prosperity of your chosen that I may share the joy of your nation and join your heritage to praise we have sinned just as our ancestors did we have done wrong and acted wickedly when our ancestors were in Egypt they did not think of your miracles they did not remember your many goodnesses and they rebelled by the sea the Red Sea but he saved them for the sake of his name to make known his great power he rebuked the Red Sea and it dried up he guided them through the depths as through a desert he saved them from the hand of the enemy from the hand of the enemy redeemed them the waters covered their adversary none of them survived so they believed in his promises and sang his praises but they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his plan to unfold in the desert they gave way Because of their desire in the desert they tested God and he gave them what they asked for, but he sent a debilitating disease among them.

In the camp they were envious of Moses and Aaron, who was consecrated to the Lord. the earth opened and swallowed death in it buried the company of a biram fire burned among his followers a flame consumed the wicked in Horeb they made a chariot and worshiped a molten metal idol they changed their glorious God for an image of a bull that eats grass, they forgot the God who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt, miracles in the land of Ham and amazing deeds by the Red Sea, so he said that he would destroy them if Moses, his chosen one, had not put in the chamber before him to keep.

His wrath destroyed them then they despised the pleasant land they did not believe in his promise they complained in their tents and did not obey the Lord then he swore to them with his raised hand that he would make them fall in the desert he would make their descendants fall among them. the nations and scattered them over the lands they joined the ball of worst and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods they aroused the wrath of the Lord with their evil deeds and a plague broke out among them but Phineas arose and intervened and the plague was controlled.

This was credited to him as justice for infinite generations to come because the waters of Meribah angered the Lord and trouble came to Moses because of them because they rebelled against the Spirit of God and reckless words came out of Moses' lips they did not destroy the peoples as the Lord had commanded them but they mixed with the nations and adopted their customs they worshiped their idols that became a trap for them they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to false gods they shed innocent blood the blood of their sons and daughters to those who sacrificed to the idols of Canaan and the land was desecrated with their bloodthey polluted with what they did with their works they prostituted themselves that is why the Lord was angry with his people and hated their inheritance he gave them into the hands of the nations and their enemies ruled them their enemies oppressed them and subjected them to their power many times he delivered them But they were determined to rebel and were consumed in their sin.

However, he took note of their anguish when he heard their cry for them. He remembered their pact and out of their great love. He repented. He made all those who held them captive have mercy on them. Save us. Lord our God and gather us from the nations so that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise to the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting may all the people say Amen praise the Lord

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5 Psalm 107 give thanks to the Lord, because his love is good, it endures forever. May the redeemed of the Lord tell their story.

Those who he redeemed from the hand of the enemy. Those who he gathered from the lands of the east and the west, the north and the south. Some wandered through desert lands and did not They found their way to a city where they could settle, they were hungry and thirsty and their lives were ruined, so they cried out to the Lord in their problems and he delivered them. From his anguish he led them on a straight path to a city where they could settle, give thanks to the Lord for his inexhaustible love and his wonders for humanity, because he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

Some sat in the dark. in complete darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains because they rebelled against the commandments of God and despised the plans of the Almighty, so he subjected them to bitter labor, they stumbled and there was no one to help them, so they cried out to the Lord in their problem and he saved them. brought them out of their anguish, brought them out of the darkness of total darkness and broke their chains, let them give thanks to the Lord for his inexhaustible love and his wonders for humanity, because he breaks down doors of bronze and cuts bars of iron, some became fools in their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities they hated all food and approached the gates of death then they cried out to the Lord in their troubles and he saved them from their distress he sent his word and healed them he rescued them from the grave give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful works for humanity that they sacrifice offerings of thanks and speak of his works with songs of joy some went out to sea and ships were merchants in the mighty waters who saw the works of the Lord his wonders in the depths because he spoke and caused a storm that raised the waves they rose to the heavens and descended to the depths in their danger their courage melted they staggered and staggered like drunks they were at the end of their wits so they cried out to their Lord in their trouble and He brought them out of their anguish, he calmed the storm until it became a whisper, the waves of the sea calmed down, they rejoiced when it calmed down, and he guided them to their longed-for refuge.

May they give thanks to the Lord for his inexhaustible love and his wonderful works for the world. humanity to exalt him in the Assembly of the people and praise him in the Council of elders. He turned the rivers into a desert and springs into a thirsty land. and the fruitful land became a desert of salt because of the wickedness of those who lived there, he turned the desert into pools of water and the dry land into springs, there he brought the hungry to live and they found in it a city to settle in and they sowed . fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest, he blessed them and their numbers increased greatly and did not let their flocks decrease, then their numbers decreased and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and pain, who pours contempt on the nobles. made them wander without a path. deserts but he raised the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks the upright see and rejoice but all the wicked close their mouths may he who is wise pay attention to these things and meditate on the works of love of the Lord some 108 my heart oh God is firm I will sing and make music with all my soul half awake and a liar I will awaken the dawn I will praise you Lord among the nations I will sing of you among the people because great is your love higher than the heavens your faithfulness reaches to the heavens Exalted, O God above the heavens, be your glory upon all the earth, save us and help us with your right hand, so that those who love may be delivered.

God has spoken from his sanctuary in triumph. I will divide Shechem and measure. The valley of Sakkat Gilead is mine. Manasseh is mine. Ephraim is mine. my helmet Judah is my scepter Moab is my basin in Edom I throw my sandal on Philistia Triumphant shout Who will take me to the fortified city? Who will take me to Edom? It is not you God who has rejected us and you no longer go out with our armies give us help against the enemy because human help is useless before God we will obtain victory and he will trample on our enemies Psalm 109 My God whom I praise do not remain silent because people evil and deceitful they have opened their mouths against me they have spoken against me with lying tongues with words of hatred they surround me they attack me without cause in exchange for my friendship they accuse me but I am a man of prayer they return me evil for good and hatred for my friendship they designate to someone evil to oppose my enemy that an accuser be at his right hand when he is judged that he be found guilty and that his prayers condemn him that his days be few that another take his that his children be left fatherless and his wife a widow May your children be wandering beggars May they be driven out of their ruined homes May a creditor seize all your hands May strangers plunder the fruits of your labor May no one extend kindness to you or have mercy on your orphan children May your descendants be cut off their names blotted out from the next generation may their father's iniquity be remembered before the Lord may their mother's sin never be blotted out may their sins always remain before the Lord who can blot out their name from the earth because they never thought of doing a kindness but he harassed the poor, the needy, and the brokenhearted to death.

He loved to utter a curse, let it come back on him. He found no pleasure in the blessing. far from him he wore a curse as his garment entered his body like water into his bones like oil let it be like a cloak wrapped around him like a belt tied around him forever let this be the payment to my accusers to those who speak evil on my part but your sovereign lord help me for the sake of your name after the goodness of your love deliver me for I am poor and needy and my heart is wounded within me I fade away like an afternoon shadow I am shaken like a locust my knees give way from fasting my body is thin and emaciated I am an object of contempt for my accusers when they see me they shake their heads help me Lord my God save me according to your inexhaustible love let them know that it is your hand that you Lord have done it while they curse that you bless those who me attack be put to shame but let your servant rejoice that my accusers be clothed in dishonor and taken away in shame as in a cloak with my mouth greatly I will exalt the Lord in the great multitude of worshipers I will praise him because he is at the right hand of the needy to save their lives from those who would condemn them Psalm 110 the Lord says to my lord sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool the Lord will extend your mighty scepter from Zion saying he will rule in the midst of your enemies your troops will be ready on your day of battle arrayed in holy splendor your young men will come to you like the dew of the morning womb the Lord has sworn and will do so do not change your mind you are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek the Lord is at your right hand he will crush to the kings in the day of his wrath he will judge the nation by heaping up the dead and crushing the rulers of the whole earth he will drink from a stream in the way and thus lift up his head high Psalm 111 praise the Lord I will exalt the Lord with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the greater assembly the works of the Lord are praised by all who delight in them glorious and majestic are his works and his righteousness endures forever he has caused his wonders to be remembered the Lord is merciful and compassionate he provides food to those who fear him he remembers his covenant forever he has shown his people the power of his works by giving them the lands of other nations the works of his hands are faithful and just all his precepts are trustworthy They are established forever and ever promulgated in faithfulness and righteousness he provided redemption for his people he ordained his covenant forever holy and fearsome is his name the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom all who follow his precepts have good understanding to him belongs eternal praise Psalm 112 praise the Lord blessed are those who fear the Lord those who delight in his commandments his children will be powerful in the earth the generation of the righteous will be blessed riches and riches will be in their homes and his righteousness endures forever even in the darkness light The dawn for the righteous for those who are merciful, compassionate and just good will come to those who are generous and lend freely those who conduct their affairs with justice surely the righteous will never be shaken they will be remembered forever they will not have afraid of bad news their hearts are firm trusting in the Lord their hearts are secure they will not be afraid in the end they will look triumphant over their enemies they have generously spread their gifts to the poor their justice endures forever their horn will be raised high in honor of the wicked they will see it and will be angry they will grind their teeth and the longings of the wicked will be consumed they will fade away Psalm 113 praise the Lord praise the Lord you his servants praise the name of the Lord be praised the name of the Lord now and forever from sunrise to the place where it is said that the name of the Lord should be praised is exalted above all nations his glory above the heavens who is like the Lord our God he who sits enthroned on high he who bows down to look at the heavens and the earth he lifts up from the dust to the poor and raises from the ashes the needy heap he sets them up as princes with the princes of his people he sets up the childless woman in her home as a happy mother of children praise the Lord some 114 when Israel left Egypt Jacob a people of a foreign language Judah became the sanctuary of God Israel his Dominion the sea looked and fled the Jordan turned back the mountains went away like rams the hills like lambs why was it seeing that you fled why the Jordan turned back through what mountains you leaped like rams you hills like lambs the earth trembles before the presence of the Lord before the presence of the God of Jacob who turned the rock into a pond the Hard Rock into springs of water psalm 115 not to us Lord not to us but to your name be the glory for your love and faithfulness why do the nations say where is their God our God is in heaven he does as he pleases but his idols are silver and gold made by human hands they have a mouth but cannot speak eyes but they cannot see They have ears but they cannot hear, noses but they cannot smell, they have hands but they cannot feel their feet, but they cannot walk or make a sound with their throat.

Those who make them will be like them, and so will all those who trust in them, all of you Israelites. trust in the Lord he is your help and shield house of Aaron trust in the Lord he is your help and shield you who fear him trust in the Lord he is your help and shield the Lord remembers us and will bless us he will bless his people Israel will bless the house of Aaron, it will bless those who fear the Lord, small and greater, may the Lord make you and your children flourish, may you be blessed by the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth, the highest heavens belong to the Lord but the land that he has given to the human race it is not the dead those who praise the Lord those who descend to the place of silence it is we who praise the Lord now and always praise the Lord Psalm 116 I love the Lord because he heard my voice He heard my cry for mercy because he turned his ear to me I will call on him as long as I live the courts of death entangled me the anguish of the grave came upon me I was overcome by anguish and pain then I called on the name of the Lord Lord save me the Lord is merciful and righteous our God is full of compassion the Lord protects the unwary when I was struck down he saved me return to your rest my soul because the Lord has been good to you because you Lord have freed me from death my eyes from tears my feet from stumble that I can walk before the Lord in the land of the living.

I trusted the Lord when I said that I am greatly afflicted in my alarm. I said they're all liars. What will I repay the Lord for all his kindness to me? the cup of salvation and I will invoke the name of the Lord I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people precious in the eyes of the Lord it is the death of his faithful servants truly I am your servant Lord I serve you just as my mother you freed me from my chains I will offer you a thank offering and I will call on the name of the Lord.

I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people in the courts of the house of the Lord in your midst Jerusalem praise the Lord Psalm 117 praise the Lord all nations praise him all people for great is his love for us and the faithfulness of the Lord enduresAlways praise the Lord Psalm 118 Give thanks to the Lord for he is good His love endures forever Let Israel say that his love endures forever Let the house of Aaron say that his love endures forever Let those who fear the Lord say that their love is forever when in trouble I cried to the Lord he took me to a spacious place the The Lord is with me I will not be afraid of what mere mortals do to me the Lord is with me he is my helper I look triumphant at my enemies it is better to take refuge in the Lord that trusting in humans it is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in Princes all nations surrounded me but in the name of the Lord I cut them off they surrounded me on all sides but in the name of the Lord I cut them off they surrounded me like bees but they were consumed quickly like burning thorns in the name of the Lord I cut them off I was pushed back and about to fall but the Lord helped me the Lord is my strength and my defense he has become my salvation shouts of joy and victory echo in the tents of the righteous the right hand of the Lord has done wonders the right hand of the Lord is lifted up the right hand of the Lord has done wonders I will not die but I will live and I will proclaim what the Lord has done the Lord has punished me severely but has not handed me over to death open for me the doors of the righteous I will enter and thank the Lord this is the door of the Lord through which the righteous will enter you can enter I will thank you because you answered me you have become my salvation the stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone the Lord has made this and it is wonderful in our eyes the Lord has done it on this very day let us rejoice today and be glad Lord save us Lord grant us success blessed he who comes in the name of the Lord from the house of the Lord we bless you the Lord is God and He has done shine your light on us with branches in hand join the party to the horns of the altar you are my god and I will praise you you are my god and I will exalt you give thanks to the Lord because he is good and his love endures forever Psalm 119 blessed are those whose ways are blameless Those who walk according to the law of the Lord, blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their hearts.

They do nothing wrong but follow his ways. You have established precepts that must be fully obeyed. I wish my ways were firm in obeying your decrees. Then I will not be ashamed to consider all your commandments. I will praise you with a right heart as I learn your righteous laws. I will obey your decrees. Don't abandon me completely. How can a young man stay on the path of purity in living? according to your word I seek you with all my heart do not let me deviate from your commandments I have hidden your word in my heart so as not to sin against you praise you Lord teach me your decrees with my lips I count all the laws that come out of your mouth I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways I delight in your decrees I will not neglect your word be good to your servant as long as I live to be able to obey your word open my eyes so that I may see wonderful things in your law I am a stranger in the land do not hide your commandments from me my soul is consumed in the longing for your laws at all times you rebuke the proud who are cursed those who deviate from your commandments remove from me their contempt and contempt because I keep your statutes Although the rulers sit together and slander me, your servant will meditate on you to crumple your statutes, they are my delight, they are my counselors, I am cast down in the dust, preserve my life according to your word, I have accounted for my ways and you have answered me, teach me your degrees, they have made me understand. the path of your precepts so that I can meditate on your wonders my soul is tired of pain strengthen me according to your word keep me from deception paths have mercy on me and teach me your law I have chosen the path of faithfulness I have set my heart on your laws I cling to your statutes Lord, do not allow me to be ashamed I run along the path of your commandments for you you have expanded my understanding teach me Lord the path of your degrees so that I may follow it to the end give me understanding so that I keep your law and obey it with all my heart heart direct me in the path of your commandments because there I find delight turn my heart towards your statutes and not towards selfish gains turn my eyes away from useless things preserve my life according to your word fulfill your promise to your servant so that you may be feared remove the dishonor that I fear because your laws are good as I long for your precepts in your justice preserve my life may your unfailing love come to me Lord your salvation according to your promise then I will be able to respond to anyone who mocks me because I trust in your word never take it out of my mouth your word of truth because I have I put my hope in your laws I will always obey your law forever and ever I will walk in freedom because I have sought your precepts I will speak of your statutes before and I will not be ashamed because I delight in your commandments because I love them I seek your commandments that I love so that I can meditate on your decrees remember your word to your servant because you have given me hope my comfort in my suffering is this your promise preserve my life the arrogant mock me without mercy but I do not depart from your law I remember Lord your laws agents and I find comfort in them indignation takes hold of me for the wicked who have abandoned your law your decrees are the theme of my song wherever I lodge at night Lord I remember your name that I can keep your law this has been my practice I obey your precepts you are my portion Lord I have promised to obey your words I have sought your face with all my heart have mercy on me according to your promise I have considered my ways and I have directed my steps to your statutes I will hasten and will not delay to obey your commands Even if the wicked bind me with ropes I will not forget your law at midnight I rise to thank you for your just laws I am a friend to all who fear you to all who follow your precepts the earth is filled with your love Lord teach me your decrees make the good to your servant according to your word Lord, teach me knowledge with good judgment because I trust in your commandments before I was afflicted I went astray but now I obey your word you are good and what you do is good teach me your decrees although the proud have smeared me with lies I keep your precepts with all my heart their hearts are insensitive and callous that I delight in your law it was good for me to be afflicted so that I may learn your decrees the law of your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold your hands me They made and formed me, give me understanding to learn your commandments, may those who fear you rejoice when they see me, for in your word I have placed my hope.

Know, Lord, that your laws are just and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me. May your unfailing love be my consolation according to your promise to your servant to come to me your compassion so that I can live by your law it is my delight that the arrogant are put to shame for harming me without cause but I will meditate on your precepts that those who fear you turn to me those who understand your statutes that follow your decrees with all my heart so that I am not put to the test shame my soul faints with longing for your salvation but I have placed my hope in your word my eyes fail seeking your promise I say when you will comfort me although I am like a skin in the smoke I do not forget your decrees until when your servant must wait when you will punish my persecutors the arrogant dig wells to track me contrary to your law all your commandments are trustworthy help me because I am being persecuted without cause they almost erased me from the earth but I have not abandoned your precepts in your unfailing love preserves my life so that I can obey the statutes of your mouth your word Lord is eternal it stands firm in heaven your faithfulness continues through all generations you established the earth and it endures your laws endure to this day because all the things serve you if your law had not been my delight I would have perished in my affliction I will never forget your precepts because through them you have preserved my life save me because I am yours I have sought your precepts the wicked hope to destroy me but I will reflect your statutes to perfection I see a limit but your commandments are unlimited oh how I love your law I meditate on it all day long your commandments are always with me and make me wiser than my enemies I have more insight than all my teachers because I meditate on your statutes I have more understanding than the elders because I obey your precepts I have kept my feet from every evil path to obey your word I have not departed from your laws because you yourself have taught me how sweet your words are to my taste sweeter than honey to my mouth I obtain understanding of your precepts therefore I hate every wrong path your word is a lamp for my feet a light on my path I have taken an oath and confirmed it that I will follow your just laws.

I have suffered a lot preserve my life Lord according to your word accept Lord the voluntary praise of my mouth and teach me your laws although I constantly take my life in my hands I will not forget your law the wicked have laid a trap for me but I have not deviated from your precepts your statutes of my inheritance forever are the joy of my heart my heart is determined to keep your decrees to the end I hate the double-minded but I love your law you are my refuge from my shield I have put my hope in your word keep you away of me, workers of evil, that I keep the commandments of my god, sustain me, my God, according to your promise and I will live, do not let my hopes be ruined, sustain me and I will be delivered, I will always have consideration. because your decrees you reject all those who deviate from your decrees because their deceptions come to nothing all the wicked of the earth you discard as dross therefore I love your statutes my flesh trembles with fear of you I am amazed by your laws I have done what It is fair and just do not leave me in the hands of my oppressors ensure the well-being of your servants do not let the arrogant oppress me my eyes fail seeking your salvation seeking your just promise deal with your servant according to your love and teach me your decrees I am your servant give me discernment so that I can understand your statutes it is time for you to act Lord your law is being broken because I love your commandments more than gold more than pure gold and because I consider all your precepts to be correct I hate every wrong path your statutes are wonderful that is why they I obey the development of your words give light give understanding to the symbol I open my mouth and gasp longing for your commandments return to me and have mercy on me as you always do with those who love your name direct my steps according to your word do not let sin me dominate redeem me from human oppression so that I may obey your precepts make your face shine on your servant and teach me your decrees rivers of tears flow from my eyes because your law is not obeyed you are just Lord and your laws are correct the statutes that you have established or righteous are fully trustworthy my zeal wears me down because my enemies ignore your words your promises have been thoroughly tested and your servant loves them although I am humble and despised I do not forget your precepts your justice is eternal and your law is true problems and anguish have come over me but your commandments delight me your statutes are always just give me understanding so that I may live I call upon you with all my heart answer me Lord and I will obey your decrees I call upon you save me and I will keep your statutes I rise before dawn and ask for help I have put my hope in your word my eyes remain open during the night watches so that I can meditate on your promises listen to my voice according to your love preserve my life Lord according to your laws those who plot evil plans are near but they are far from your law but you are close Lord and all your commandments are true a long time ago I learned of your statutes that you established them to last forever look at my suffering and deliver me because I have not forgotten your law defend my cause and redeem me preserve my life according to your promise salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek your decrees your compassion Lord is great preserve my life according to your laws many of the enemies who persecute me but have not departed from your statutes I look with hatred at the unbelievers because they do not obey your word look how I love your precepts preserve my life Lord according to your love to all your words are true all your just laws are eternal rulers they persecute me without a cause but my heart trembles before your word I rejoice in your promise as one who finds great loot I hate and detest lies but I love your law seven times a day I praise you for your just laws much peace may those who love your law and nothing can make them stumble I await your salvation Lord and I follow your commandments I obey your statutes because I love them very much I obey your precepts and your statutes for all my paths are known to you may my cry come before you lord give me understanding according to your word may my supplication come before I am delivered according to your promise may my lips overflow with praise because you teach me your decrees may my tongue sing your word to all your commandments of righteous may your hand be ready to help me because I have chosen your precepts I long for your salvation Lord and your law delights me let me live to praise you and may your laws sustain me I have gone astray like a lost sheep look for your servant because I have not forgotten of your commandments about 120 I call on the Lord in my anguish and he answers me save me Lord from lying lips and deceitful tongues what will he do to you and what else besides your deceitful tongue will he do to you Punish yourself with warrior's sharp arrows with burning coals of broomWoe to me who dwells in Messiah who lives among the tents of Cedar!

I have lived too long among those who hate peace. I am for peace, but when I speak, they are. for war Psalm 121 I lift up my eyes to the mountains from where my help comes my help comes from the Lord the maker of heaven and earth he will not let your foot slip he who keeps you will not truly fall asleep he who keeps Israel will not fall asleep will not slumber or sleep the Lord watches over you the Lord is your shadow at your right hand the sun will not harm you by day nor the moon at night the Lord will keep you from all evil he will watch over your life the Lord will protect you watch over your going and come now and forever Psalm 122 I rejoiced with those who said to me: let us go to the house of the Lord our feet are in your gates Jerusalem Jerusalem is built like a city very compact among itself, that is, where the tribes go up the tribes of the Lord to praise the name of the Lord according to the statute given to Israel there are the thrones for judgment the thrones of the house of David pray for the peace of Jerusalem that those who love you may be safe may there be peace within your walls and security within your Citadel For the sake of my family and friends I will say peace within you For the sake of the house of the Lord our God I will seek your prosperity Psalm 123 To you I lift up my eyes to you who sit enthroned in heaven as the eyes of slaves looked at the hand of her master as the eyes of a slave looked at the hand of her mistress so our eyes look at the Lord our God until he shows us his mercy have mercy on us lord have mercy on us because we have endured endless contempt we have endured endless mockery by the arrogant of the contempt of the proud Psalm 124 if the Lord had not been on our side let Israel say if the Lord had not been on our side when the people attacked us they would have swallowed us alive when their anger was kindled against us the The flood would have submerged us, the torrent would have swept us away, the furious waters would have swept us away.

Praise the Lord who has not let us destroy his teeth. We have escaped like a bird from the hunter's snare. The snare has been broken and we have escaped. Our help is in the name. of the Lord maker of heaven and earth Psalm 125 those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion that cannot be shaken but will remain forever as the mountains surround Jerusalem so the Lord surrounds his people now and forever the scepter of the wicked will not remain on the land assigned to the righteous for then the righteous could use their hands to do evil Lord do good to those who are good with the upright in heart but those who turn to crooked paths the Lord will banish with evildoers peace beyond Israel Psalm 126 when the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion we were like those who dreamed that our mouths were full of laughter our tongues with songs of joy then it was said among the nations the Lord has done great things for them the Lord has done great things for us and we are full of joy restore our fortunes Lord like streams in the Negev those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy those who go out crying carrying the seed to sow will return with songs of joy carrying sheaves Psalm 127 unless the Lord builds the house in vain the builders work unless the Lord guards the city the guards watch in vain in vain you get up early and stay up late working hard to get something to eat, because he grants sleep to who loves Children are an inheritance from the Lord, offspring, a reward from him like arrows in the hands of a warrior, they are children born in youth, blessed. is the man whose quiver is full of them they will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in the court Psalm 128 blessed are all those who fear the Lord those who walk in obedience to him you will eat the fruit of your labor blessings and prosperity will be yours your wife will be Like a fruitful vine within your house, your children will be like olive shoots around your table.

Yes, this will be the blessing for the man who fears the Lord. May the Lord bless you from Zion. May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life. May you live to see your children's children peace beyond Israel Psalm 129 They have oppressed me greatly from my youth, let Israel say that they have oppressed me greatly from my youth but they have not obtained victory over me. They plowed my back and lengthened their furrows, but the Lord is just, he has freed me from the ropes of the wicked. Let all those who hate Zion turn away in shame.

Let them be like grass on the roof that dries up before a Reaper can grow. No one who gathers can fill their hands with it, let those who pass by not tell them the blessing of the Lord be upon you we bless you in the name of the Lord about 130 from the depths to you I cry out Lord Lord listen to my voice let your Ears be attentive to my cry for mercy if you Lord kept a record of sins Lord who could resist but with you there is forgiveness so that with reverence we can serve you I hope in the Lord my whole being waits and in his word I put my help I hope in the Lord More than the Watchtowers I wait for the morning, more than the Watchtowers wait for the morning Israel puts your hope in the Lord because with the Lord is inexhaustible love and with him is complete Redemption he himself will redeem Israel from all its sins Psalm 131 my heart is not proud Lord my eyes are not haughty I do not worry about great matters or things too wonderful for me but I have calmed down and calmed down I am like a weaned child with its mother like a weaned child I am happy Israel put your hope in Jehovah now and for always Psalm 132 Lord remember David and all his self-denial he swore to the Lord he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob I will not enter my house or go to my bed I will not allow my eyes to sleep nor my eyelids to slumber until I find a place for the Lord a dwelling place for the Mighty of Jacob we hear him in death Rafa we find him in the fields of Jayla let us go to his dwelling let us worship at his footstool saying arise Lord and come to your resting place you and the Ark of your power that your priests put on your righteousness let your faithful people sing for joy for the love of your servant David do not reject your anointed the Lord swore an oath to

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asher the land he will not revoke one of your own descendants I will place him on your throne if your children keep my covenant and the statutes that I teach them then their children will sit on your throne forever and ever because the Lord has chosen Zion, he has desired it for his dwelling, saying that this is my resting place forever and ever. centuries here I will sit on the throne because I have desired it I will bless it with abundant provisions for its poor I will satisfy with food I will clothe its priests with salvation and its faithful people will always sing for joy here I will grow a horn for David and I will set up a lamp for my anointed I will clothe his enemies with shame but his head will be adorned with a radiant crown Psalm 133 how good and pleasant it is when the people of God live together in unity it is like precious oil poured on the head running to the beard running to Aaron's beard until The collar of his cloak is like the dew of Hermon fell on Mount Zion because there the Lord grants his blessing life forever Psalm 134 Praise the Lord or you servants of the Lord who minister by night in the house of the Lord lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord may the Lord bless you from Zion who is the maker of heaven and earth Psalm 135 praise the Lord praise the name of the Lord praise him servants of the Lord we who minister in the house of the Lord in the courts of the house of our God praise the Lord because the Lord is good let us sing praises to his name because that is pleasing because the Lord has chosen Jacob to be his own Israel to be his most precious possession I know that the Lord is greater than our Lord He is greater than all the gods, the Lord does what he pleases in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and in all their depths, he makes the clouds rise from the ends of the earth, he sends lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind. of his storehouses, he smote the firstborn of Egypt, the firstborn of men and animals he sent his signs and wonders in your midst Egypt against Pharaoh and all his servants he overthrew many nations and killed the mighty kings Sihon king of the Amorites AAG king of Bashan and all the kings of Canaan and gave their land as an inheritance and heritage to his people Israel your name Lord endures forever your renown Lord for all generations because the Lord will vindicate his people and will have compassion on his servants the idols of the nations are silver and gold made by human hands they have mouths but cannot speak eyes but cannot see they have ears but cannot hear nor have breath in their mouths those who make them will be like them and so will all those who trust in them all of you, You Israelites, praise the Lord house of Aaron, praise the house of the Lord of Levi you praise the Lord you who fear him praise the Lord praise the Lord from Zion to him who lives in Jerusalem praise the Lord Psalm 136 give thanks to the Lord because he is well, his love endures forever, give thanks to the God of gods, his love endures forever, give thanks to the Lord of lords, his love endures forever, to him who only works great wonders, his love endures forever, who with his intelligence made the heavens, his love endures. forever who spread the earth over the waters his love lasts forever who made the great lights his love lasts forever the sun to rule the day his love lasts forever the moon and the stars to rule the night his love lasts forever who smote the firstborn of Egypt his love lasts forever and brought out his rael from among them his love lasts forever with a mighty hand and outstretched arm his love lasts forever toward him who divided the Red Sea in two his love lasts forever and he brought Israel through him his love endures forever but he dragged Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea his love endures forever to the one who led his people through the desert his love endures forever to the one who defeated great kings his love endures forever and killed powerful kings his love endures forever Sihon king of the Amorites his love endures forever and OGG king of Bashan his love endures forever and gave his land as an inheritance his love endures forever an inheritance to his servant Israel his love endures forever he remembered us in our lower state his love endures forever and delivered us from our enemies his love endures forever he gives food to every creature his love endures forever we thank the God of heaven his love endures forever Psalm 137 by the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept as we remembered Zion there on the poplars we hung our harps because there our captors asked us for songs our executioners demanded songs of joy, they said, sing us one of the songs of Zion, do you?

How can we sing the songs of the Lord while we are in a strange land? If I forget you Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its ability, may my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you if I do not consider Jerusalem my greatest joy remember Lord what they did the day Jerusalem fell tear it down they cried tear it down to its foundations daughter Babylon condemned to destruction happy is he who repays you for what you have done to us, blessed is he who grabs your infants and dashes them against the rocks Psalm 138 I will praise you Lord with all my heart before the gods I will sing your praises I will bow down to your holy temple and praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness because you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame when I called you you answered me you emboldened me greatly may all the kings of the earth praise you Lord when they hear what you You have decreed that they sing the ways of the Lord because the glory of the Lord is great the Lord is exalted he looks with kindness on the humble although elevated he sees them from afar although I walk in the midst of problems you preserve my life you reach out stretch out your hand against wrath From my enemies with your right hand you saved me the Lord will justify me your love Lord endures forever do not abandon the works of your hands Psalm 139 you have examined me Lord and you know me you know when I sit and when I rise you perceive my thoughts from afar you discern my coming out and my lying down you know all my ways before a word is on my tongue you know it Lord you completely surround me and behind and before and lay your hand on me such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too high to reach where can I go from your spirit? where can I flee from your presence?

If I ascend to the heavens, there you are, if I make my bed in the depths, there you are. if I rise on the wings of the dawn if I settle on the other side of the sea even there your hand will guide me your right hand will hold me if I speak with certainty the darkness will hide me in the light it will become night around me even the darkness will not be dark for you the night will shine like the day because the darkness is like light for you because you created my most intimate being you knit me in my mother's womb I praise you because I am made in a formidable and wonderful way your works are wonderful I know that well not my body was hidden from you when I was made in the secret place when I was woven in the depths of the earth your eyes saw my formless body all the days that were ordained for me were written in your

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before one of them came to be how precious they are for me yourthoughts God how vast is the sum of them where do I count them they would outnumber the grain of sand when I wake up I am still with you if only you God would kill the wicked far from me you who are bloodthirsty they speak of you with bad intentions the misuse of your adversary your name I do not hate those who hate you Lord and I hate those who are in rebellion against you I have nothing but hatred towards them I count them my enemies sought me God and know my heart test me and know my anxious thoughts see if there is any offensive path in me and guide me in the eternal path Psalm 140 deliver me Lord from evildoers protect me from the violent who plot evil plans in their hearts and provoke war every day sharpen their tongues like snakes the poison of vipers is on their lips keep me safe Lord, from the hands of the wicked, protect me from the violent who devise ways to trip my feet.

The arrogant have hidden a trap for me. They have spread out the courts of their net and have placed traps in my path. I say to the Lord, you are my god here. Lord my cry for mercy Sovereign Lord my strong liberator protect my head on the day of battle do not grant the wicked their desires Lord do not let their plans succeed those around me raise their heads proudly let the evil of their lips engulf them May embers fall on them May they be thrown into the fire in my harvest that will never rise May there be no slanderers established in the land May disaster pursue the violent I know that the Lord ensures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy surely the just They will praise your name and the upright will live in your presence Psalm 141 I called you Lord, come quickly to me hear me when I call you may my prayer be presented to you as incense that the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice set guard over me mouth Lord guard the door of my lips do not let my heart be carried away by evil, so that I participate in evil deeds together with evildoers, do not let me eat their delights let a righteous man hit me that is a kindness let me rebuke myself that is oil on my head my head will not reject it because my prayer will continue to be against the works of evildoers their rulers will be thrown out of the ground The cliffs and the wicked will learn that my words were well spoken, they will say as one who plows and breaks the earth, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of the grave, but my eyes are fixed on you, Sovereign Lord, I take refuge in you. do not hand me over to death keep me safe from the traps set by evildoers from the traps they have set for me let the wicked fall into their own nets while I pass safely Psalm 142 I cry out loud to the Lord I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy I pour out before him my complaint before him I tell my problem when my spirit fails within me it is you who watches my path on the road where I walk the people have hidden a trap for me look and see there is no one at my right hand no one cares about me I have no refuge no one cares about my life I cry out to you lord I say you are my refuge my portion in the land of the living hear my cry for I am in I desperately need to rescue myself from those who persecute me because they are too strong for me .

Release me from my prison so that I can praise your name. Then the righteous will gather around me because of your kindness toward me. Psalm 143 Lord, hear my prayer, hear my cry for mercy in your faithfulness and justice come to my relief do not take your servant to judgment because no one lives as righteous before you the enemy pursues me crushes me to the ground makes me dwell in darkness like those who died long ago for my The spirit faints within me My heart within me is dismayed I remember the days of yore I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done I stretch out my hands to you I have Thirst for you like a parched land, answer me quickly Lord, my spirit fails, do not hide your face from me or I will be like those who descend into the pit, let the morning bring me the word of your inexhaustible love because I have put my trust in you, show me the way to follow in football you I entrust my life take me away from my enemies Lord because I hide in you teach me to do your will because you are my god may your good spirit guide me to level ground for the love of your name Lord preserve my life in your justice take me out of problems in your unfailing love silence my enemies destroy all my adversaries because I am your servant Psalm 144 praise the Lord my rock that trains my hands for war my fingers for battle he is my loving god and my strength my stronghold and my liberator my shield in whom I take refuge who subdues the people under me Lord what are human beings that you care for them simple mortals that you think of them are like a breath their days are like a fleeting shadow separate your skies Lord and come down touch the mountains so that they smoke, launch lightning and scatter the enemy, shoot your arrows and envelop them, lower your hand from above, deliver me and deliver me from the mighty waters from the hands of foreigners whose mouths are full of lies, whose right hands are deceitful.

I will sing to you a new song, my God, with the 10-stringed lyre, I will make music to you, to him who gives victory to Kings, who delivers his servant David from the deadly sword, deliver me, deliver me from the hands of foreigners whose mouths are full of lies whose right hands are deceitful then our sons in their youth will be like well-tended plants and our daughters will be like columns carved to adorn a palace our barns will be filled with all kinds of provisions our sheep will increase by thousands by tens of thousands in our fields ours oxen will drag heavy loads there will be no breaking of walls they will not go into captivity there will be no cries of anguish in our streets blessed is the people of whom this is true blessed is the people whose God is the Lord Psalm 145 I will exalt you my god king I will praise your name for forever and ever every day I will praise you and exalt your name forever and ever great is the Lord and more worthy of praise his greatness no one can fathom one generation praise your works to another they speak of your mighty acts they speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty and I will meditate on your wonderful works speak of the power of your amazing works and I will proclaim your great deeds celebrate your abundant goodness and sing with joy of your justice the Lord is gracious and compassionate slow to anger and rich in love the Lord is good He has compassion on everyone who has done all your works they praise you Lord your faithful people exalt you they speak of the glory of your kingdom and they speak of your power so that all people know of your prowess and the glorious splendor of your kingdom your kingdom is an eternal Kingdom and your dominion endures for all generations the Lord is trustworthy in all that he promises and faithful in all that he does the Lord upholds all who fall and lifts up all who bow down the eyes of all look to you and you give them their food in due season you open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living being the Lord is just in all his ways and faithful in all he does the Lord is close to all who call on him to all who call on him They invoke in truth fulfill the wishes of those who fear Him Hear their cry and save them The Lord watches over all those who love Him but for all the wicked He wants Destroy my mouth He will speak in praise of the Lord May every creature praise His Holy Name for the centuries of centuries Psalm 146 praise the Lord praise the Lord my soul I will praise the Lord all my life I will sing praises to my God as long as I live do not trust Princes in human beings who cannot save when their spirit departs they return to earth in that same day their plans fail blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob whose hope is in Jehovah their God he is the creator of heaven and earth the sea and all that is in them he remains faithful forever he upholds the cause of the oppressed and feeds the hungry the Lord frees the prisoners the Lord gives sight to the blind the Lord lifts up the bowed down the Lord loves the righteous the Lord cares for the stranger and supports the orphan and the widow but frustrates the ways of the wicked the Lord reigns forever your God or Zion for all generations praise the Lord Psalm 147 praise the Lord how good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and worthy it is to praise him, the Lord builds Jerusalem, gathers to the exiles of Israel, heal the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds, determine the number of the stars and call each one by name, great is our Lord. and mighty in power his understanding has no limit the Lord upholds the humble but casts the wicked to the ground sing to the Lord with grateful praise make music to our God on the harp cover the sky with clouds supply rain to the earth and make grass It grows on the hills He provides food for the cattle and the young ravens when they call His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse nor his delight in the legs of the warrior The Lord delights in those who fear Him who places their hope in His unfailing love exalt the Lord Jerusalem praise your God Zion he strengthens the bars of your doors and blesses your people within you gives peace to your borders and satisfies you with the best of wheat sends his order to the earth his word runs quickly spreads the snow like wool and spreads the frost like ashes he throws his hail like pebbles that can withstand his icy blast he sends his word and melts them he stirs up his breezes and the waters flow he has revealed his word to Jacob his laws and decrees to Israel he has done this for no reason another nation does not know his laws praise the Lord Psalm 148 praise the Lord praise the Lord from the heavens praise him in the highest praise him all his angels praise him all his heavenly hosts praising him sun and moon praise him all the bright stars praise him highest heavens and waters above the heavens praise the name of the Lord because by his order you were created and he established you forever and ever he issued a decree that will never Pass away, praise the Lord from the earth, great sea creatures and all the depths of the ocean, lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy winds that you do their bidding, mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars, wild animals and all livestock, small creatures and flying birds, kings of the earth and all nations new princes and all the rulers of the earth young men and women old men and children praise the name of the Lord because his name alone is exalted his splendor is above the earth and the heavens and he has raised up for his people a horn the praise of all his faithful servants of Israel the people close to let your heart praise the Lord Psalm 149 praise the Lord sing to the Lord a new song his praise in the assembly of his faithful people let Israel rejoice in their maker let the people of Zion rejoice in their king praise his name with dances and sing music to him with a tambourine and harp because the Lord delights in his people crown victory to the humble may his faithful people rejoice in this honor and sing for joy in their beds may the praise of God be in their mouths and a double-edged sword in their hands to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the people to bind their kings with shackles and their nobles with iron shackles to execute the written sentence. against them this is the glory of all his faithful people praise the Lord about 150 praise the Lord praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens praise him for his acts of power praise him for his incomparable greatness praise him with the sound of the trumpet, praise him with harp and lyre, praise him with tambourine and dance, praise him with strings and flute, praise him with the sound of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals, let everything that breathes praise the Lord, praise the Lord you.