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^(C1)I cried to the LORD in my trouble, And He answered me.

Rescue my soul, LORD, from ^(C1)lying lips, From a ^(C2)deceitful tongue.

What will He give to you, and what more will He do to you, You ^(C1)deceitful tongue?

^(C1)Sharp arrows of the warrior, With the burning ^(C2)coals of the broom tree!

Woe to me, for I reside in ^(C1)Meshech, For I have settled among the ^(C2)tents of ^(C3)Kedar!

Too long has my soul had its dwelling With those who ^(C1)hate peace.

I ^(C1)am for peace, but when I speak, They are ^(C2)for war.

I will ^(C1)raise my eyes to ^(C2)the mountains; From where will my help come?

My ^(C1)help comes from the LORD, Who ^(C2)made heaven and earth.

He will not ^(C1)allow your foot to slip; He who ^(C2)watches over you will not slumber.

Behold, He who watches over Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep.

The LORD is your ^(F1)(C1)protector; The LORD is your ^(C2)shade on your right hand.

The ^(C1)sun will not ^(F1)beat down on you by day, Nor the moon by night.

The LORD will ^(F1)(C1)protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul.

The LORD will ^(F1)(C1)guard your going out and your coming in ^(C2)From this time and forever.

I was glad when they said to me, "Let's ^(C1)go to the house of the LORD."

Our feet are standing Within your ^(C1)gates, Jerusalem,

Jerusalem, that has been ^(C1)built As a city that is ^(C2)firmly joined together;

To which the tribes ^(C1)go up, the tribes of ^(F1)the LORD— ^(F2)An ordinance for Israel— To give thanks to the name of the LORD.

For ^(C1)thrones were set there for judgment, The thrones of the house of David.

Pray for the ^(C1)peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who ^(C2)love you.

-"May peace be within your ^(C1)walls, And prosperity within your ^(C2)palaces."

For the sake of my ^(C1)brothers and my friends, I will now say, "^(C2)May peace be within you."

For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will ^(C1)seek your good.

To You I have ^(C1)raised my eyes, You who ^(C2)are enthroned in the heavens!

Behold, as the eyes of ^(C1)servants look to the hand of their master, As the eyes of a female servant to the hand of her mistress, So our ^(C2)eyes look to the LORD our God, Until He is gracious to us.

^(C1)Be gracious to us, LORD, be gracious to us, For we have had much more than enough of ^(C2)contempt.

Our soul has had much more than enough Of the ^(C1)scoffing of ^(C2)those who are at ease, And of the ^(C3)contempt of the proud.

"^(C1)Had it not been the LORD who was on our side," ^(C2)Let Israel say,

"Had it not been the LORD who was on our side When people rose up against us,

Then they would have ^(C1)swallowed us alive, When their ^(C2)anger was kindled against us;

Then the ^(C1)waters would have flooded over us, The stream would have ^(F1)swept over our souls;

Then the ^(C1)raging waters would have ^(F1)swept over our souls."

Blessed be the LORD, Who has not given us ^(F1)to be ^(C1)torn by their teeth.

Our souls have ^(C1)escaped ^(C2)like a bird from the trapper's ^(C3)snare; The snare is broken and we have escaped.

Our ^(C1)help is in the name of the LORD, Who ^(C2)made heaven and earth.

Those who trust in the LORD Are like Mount Zion, which ^(C1)cannot be moved but ^(C2)remains forever.

As the mountains surround Jerusalem, So ^(C1)the LORD surrounds His people ^(C2)From this time and forever.

For the ^(C1)scepter of wickedness will not rest upon the ^(F1)land of the righteous, So that the righteous ^(C2)will not extend their hands to do wrong.

^(C1)Do good, LORD, to those who are good And to those who are ^(C2)upright in their hearts.

But as for those who ^(C1)turn aside to their ^(C2)crooked ways, The LORD will lead them away with those who ^(C3)practice injustice. ^(C4)Peace be upon Israel.

When the LORD ^(C1)brought back ^(F1)the captives of Zion, We were ^(C2)like those who dream.

Then our ^(C1)mouth was filled with laughter And our ^(C2)tongue with joyful shouting; Then they said among the nations, "The LORD has ^(C3)done great things for them."

The LORD has done great things for us; We are ^(C1)joyful.

Restore our fortunes, LORD, As the ^(F1)(C1)streams in the ^(F2)South.

Those who sow in ^(C1)tears shall harvest with ^(C2)joyful shouting.

One who goes here and there weeping, carrying his bag of seed, Shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.

Unless the LORD ^(C1)builds a house, They who build it labor in vain; Unless the LORD ^(C2)guards a city, The watchman stays awake in vain.

It is futile for you to rise up early, To ^(F1)stay up late, To ^(C1)eat the bread of painful labor; This is how He gives to His ^(C2)beloved ^(C3)sleep.

Behold, ^(C1)children are a ^(F1)gift of the LORD, The ^(C2)fruit of the womb is a reward.

Like arrows in the hand of a ^(C1)warrior, So are the children of one's youth.

^(C1)Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them; ^(C2)They will not be ashamed When they ^(C3)speak with their enemies ^(C4)in the gate.

^(C1)Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD, Who ^(C2)walks in His ways.

When you ^(C1)eat the ^(C2)fruit of the labor of your hands, You will be happy and ^(C3)it will go well for you.

Your wife will be like a ^(C1)fruitful vine ^(F1)Within your house, Your children like ^(C2)olive plants Around your table.

Behold, for so shall a man Who fears the LORD be blessed.

^(C1)The LORD bless you ^(C2)from Zion, And may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.

Indeed, may you see your ^(C1)children's children. ^(C2)Peace be upon Israel!

"^(F1)Many times they have ^(C1)attacked me from my ^(C2)youth up," ^(C3)Let Israel say,

"^(F1)Many times they have attacked me from my youth up; Yet they have ^(C1)not prevailed against me.

-"The plowers plowed upon my back; They lengthened their furrows."

The LORD ^(C1)is righteous; He has cut up the ^(C2)ropes of the wicked.

May all who ^(C1)hate Zion Be ^(C2)put to shame and turned backward;

May they be like ^(C1)grass upon the housetops, Which withers before it ^(F1)grows up;

With which the harvester does not fill his ^(F1)hand, Or the binder of sheaves his ^(F2)(C1)arms;

Nor do those who pass by say, "The ^(C1)blessing of the LORD be upon you; We bless you in the name of the LORD."

Out of the ^(C1)depths I have cried to You, LORD.

Lord, ^(C1)hear my voice! Let ^(C2)Your ears be attentive To the ^(C3)sound of my pleadings.

If You, ^(F1)LORD, were to keep account of guilty deeds, Lord, who could ^(C1)stand?

But there is ^(C1)forgiveness with You, So that You may be ^(F1)(C2)revered.

I wait for the LORD, my ^(C1)soul waits, And I ^(F1)wait ^(C2)for His word.

My soul waits in hope for the Lord More than the watchmen ^(C1)for the morning; Yes, more than the watchmen for the morning.

Israel, ^(C1)wait for the LORD; For with the LORD there is ^(C2)mercy, And with Him is ^(C3)abundant redemption.

And He will ^(C1)redeem Israel From all his guilty deeds.

LORD, my heart is not ^(C1)proud, nor my eyes ^(C2)arrogant; Nor do I ^(F1)involve myself in ^(C3)great matters, Or in things ^(C4)too ^(F2)difficult for me.

I have certainly ^(C1)soothed and quieted my soul; Like a weaned ^(C2)child resting ^(F1)against his mother, My soul ^(F1)within me is like a weaned child.

Israel, ^(C1)wait for the LORD ^(C2)From this time on and forever.

Remember, LORD, in David's behalf, All ^(C1)his affliction;

How he swore to the LORD And vowed to ^(C1)the Mighty One of Jacob,

"I certainly will not ^(F1)enter ^(C1)my house, Nor ^(F2)lie on my bed;

I will not ^(C1)give sleep to my eyes Or slumber to my eyelids,

Until I find a ^(C1)place for the LORD, ^(F1)A dwelling place for ^(C2)the Mighty One of Jacob."

Behold, we heard about it in ^(C1)Ephrathah, We found it in the ^(C2)field of ^(F1)Jaar.

Let's go into His ^(F1)(C1)dwelling place; Let's ^(C2)worship at His ^(C3)footstool.

^(C1)Arise, LORD, to Your ^(C2)resting place, You and the ark of Your ^(C3)strength.

May Your priests be ^(C1)clothed with righteousness, And may Your ^(C2)godly ones sing for joy.

For the sake of Your servant David, Do not turn away the face of Your ^(C1)anointed.

The LORD has ^(C1)sworn to David A truth from which He will not turn back: "I will set upon your throne one ^(C2)from the fruit of your body.

-"If your sons will keep My covenant And My testimony which I will teach them, Their sons also will ^(C1)sit upon your throne forever."

For the LORD has ^(C1)chosen Zion; He has ^(C2)desired it as His dwelling place.

"This is My ^(C1)resting place forever; Here I will ^(C2)dwell, for I have desired it.

-"I will abundantly ^(C1)bless her food; I will ^(C2)satisfy her needy with bread.

-"I will also clothe her ^(C1)priests with salvation, And her ^(C1)godly ones will sing aloud for joy.

-"I will make the ^(C1)horn of David spring forth there; I have prepared a ^(C2)lamp for My anointed.

-"I will ^(C1)clothe his enemies with shame, But upon himself his ^(C2)crown will gleam."

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For ^(C1)brothers to live together in unity!

It is like the precious ^(C1)oil on the head, Running down upon the beard, As on Aaron's beard, The oil which ran down upon the ^(C2)edge of his robes.

It is like the ^(C1)dew of ^(C2)Hermon Coming down upon the ^(C3)mountains of Zion; For the LORD ^(C4)commanded the blessing there—^(C5)life forever.

Behold, ^(C1)bless the LORD, all you ^(C2)servants of the LORD, Who ^(F1)(C3)serve ^(C4)by night in the house of the LORD!

^(C1)Lift up your hands to the ^(C2)sanctuary And bless the LORD.

May the LORD ^(C1)bless you from Zion, He who ^(C2)made heaven and earth.