He drove out nations before them; he apportioned them for a possession and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
but turned away and acted treacherously like their fathers; they twisted like a deceitful bow.
Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a strong man shouting because of wine.
A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the nations have come into your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple; they have laid Jerusalem in ruins.
We have become a taunt to our neighbors, mocked and derided by those around us.
To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Testimony. Of Asaph, a Psalm. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock. You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth.
You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it.
Raise a song; sound the tambourine, the sweet lyre with the harp.
For it is a statute for Israel, a rule of the God of Jacob.
He made it a decree in Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt. I hear a language I had not known:
There shall be no strange god among you; you shall not bow down to a foreign god.
A Psalm of Asaph. God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:
A Song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, do not keep silence; do not hold your peace or be still, O God!
They say, “Come, let us wipe them out as a nation; let the name of Israel be remembered no more!”
For they conspire with one accord; against you they make a covenant—
To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts!
Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God.
As they go through the Valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools.
For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. Lord, you were favorable to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob.
Righteousness will go before him and make his footsteps a way.
A Prayer of David. Incline your ear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
O God, insolent men have risen up against me; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, and they do not set you before them.
But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
Show me a sign of your favor, that those who hate me may see and be put to shame because you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.
A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. A Song. On the holy mount stands the city he founded;
A Song. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O Lord, God of my salvation, I cry out day and night before you.
I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am a man who has no strength,
You have caused my companions to shun me; you have made me a horror to them. I am shut in so that I cannot escape;
They surround me like a flood all day long; they close in on me together.
A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
You have said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have sworn to David my servant:
a God greatly to be feared in the council of the holy ones, and awesome above all who are around him?
You crushed Rahab like a carcass; you scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.
You have a mighty arm; strong is your hand, high your right hand.
Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one, and said: “I have granted help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
Like the moon it shall be established forever, a faithful witness in the skies.” Selah
A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations.
For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night.
You sweep them away as with a flood; they are like a dream, like grass that is renewed in the morning:
For all our days pass away under your wrath; we bring our years to an end like a sigh.
So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.
He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.
A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath. It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High;
The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
the Lord—knows the thoughts of man, that they are but a breath.
to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
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