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Let there be peace on the mountains and goodness on the hills for the people.

Long live the king! Let him receive gold from Sheba. Let people always pray for him and bless him all day long.

They are looking for profits and do not control their selfish desires.

I tried to understand all this, but it was too hard for me to see

A maskil of Asaph. God, why have you rejected us for so long? Why are you angry with us, the sheep of your pasture?

God, you have been our king for a long time. You bring salvation to the earth.

For the director of music. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A psalm of Asaph. A song. God, we thank you; we thank you because you are near. We tell about the miracles you do.

You say, "I set the time for trial, and I will judge fairly.

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song. People in Judah know God; his fame is great in Israel.

People praise you for your anger against evil. Those who live through your anger are stopped from doing more evil.

For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of Asaph. I cry out to God; I call to God, and he will hear me.

I look for the Lord on the day of trouble. All night long I reach out my hands, but I cannot be comforted.

Is his love gone forever? Has he stopped speaking for all time?

Then I say, "This is what makes me sad: For years the power of God Most High was with us."

The men of Ephraim had bows for weapons, but they ran away on the day of battle.

They decided to test God by asking for the food they wanted.

Anytime he killed them, they would look to him for help; they would come back to God and follow him.

He gave their crops to grasshoppers and what they worked for to locusts.

Don't punish us for our past sins. Show your mercy to us soon, because we are helpless!

Repay those around us seven times over for their insults to you, Lord.