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Davidic. A Maskil.

How joyful is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered!^(a)

How joyful is the man the Lord does not charge with sin^(b) and in whose spirit is no deceit!^(c)

When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.^(d)

For day and night Your hand was heavy on me;^(e) my strength was drained^[a] as in the summer's heat.^(f) Selah

Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not conceal my iniquity. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord ," and You took away the guilt of my sin.^(g) Selah

Therefore let everyone who is faithful pray to You at a time that You may be found.^[b](h) When great floodwaters come, they will not reach him.⁽ⁱ⁾

You are my hiding place;^(j) You protect me from trouble.^(k) You surround me with joyful shouts of deliverance. Selah

I will instruct you and show you the way to go;^(l) with My eye on you, I will give counsel.^(m)

Do not be like a horse or mule, without understanding, that must be controlled with bit and bridle or else it will not come near you.⁽ⁿ⁾

Many pains come to the wicked,^(o) but the one who trusts in the Lord will have faithful love surrounding him.^(p)

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.^(q)

Rejoice in the Lord , you righteous ones; praise from the upright is beautiful.^(a)

Praise the Lord with the lyre; make music to Him with a ten-stringed harp.^(b)

Sing a new song to Him;^(c) play skillfully on the strings, with a joyful shout.^(d)

For the word of the Lord is right, and all His work is trustworthy.^(e)

He loves righteousness and justice;^(f) the earth is full of the Lord 's unfailing love.^(g)

The heavens were made by the word of the Lord ,^(h) and all the stars, by the breath of His mouth.⁽ⁱ⁾

He gathers the waters of the sea into a heap;^[a] He puts the depths into storehouses.^(j)

Let the whole earth tremble before the Lord ; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.^(k)

For He spoke, and it came into being; He commanded, and it came into existence.^(l)

The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations; He thwarts the plans of the peoples.^(m)

The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of His heart from generation to generation.⁽ⁿ⁾

Happy is the nation whose God is Yahweh— the people He has chosen to be His own possession!^(o)

The Lord looks down from heaven; He observes everyone.^(p)

He gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth from His dwelling place.^(q)

He alone shapes their hearts; He considers all their works.^(r)

A king is not saved by a large army; a warrior will not be delivered by great strength.^(s)

The horse is a false hope for safety; it provides no escape by its great power.^(t)

Now the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him— those who depend on His faithful love^(u)

to deliver them from death and to keep them alive in famine.^(v)

We wait for Yahweh;^(w) He is our help and shield.^(x)

For our hearts rejoice in Him^(y) because we trust in His holy name.^(z)

May Your faithful love rest on us, Yahweh, for we put our hope in You.^(aa)