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His ^(C1)foundation is in the holy mountains.

The LORD ^(C1)loves the gates of Zion More than all the other dwelling places of Jacob.

^(C1)Glorious things are spoken of you, ^(C2)City of God. Selah

"I shall mention ^(F1)(C1)Rahab and Babylon ^(F2)among those who know Me; Behold, Philistia and ^(C2)Tyre with ^(F3)(C3)Cush: 'This one was born there.'"

But of Zion it will be said, "This one and that one were born in her"; And the Most High Himself will ^(C1)establish her.

The LORD will count when He ^(C1)registers the peoples, "This one was born there." Selah

Then those who ^(C1)sing as well as those who ^(F1)(C2)play the flutes will say, "All my ^(C3)springs of joy are in you."

LORD, the ^(C1)God of my salvation, I have ^(C2)cried out by day and in the night before You.

Let my prayer ^(C1)come before You; ^(C2)Incline Your ear to my cry!

For my ^(C1)soul has ^(F1)had enough troubles, And ^(C2)my life has approached ^(F2)Sheol.

I am counted among those who ^(C1)go down to the pit; I have become like a man ^(C2)without strength,

^(F1)Abandoned ^(C1)among the dead, Like the slain who lie in the grave, Whom You no longer remember, And they are ^(C2)cut off from Your hand.

You have put me in ^(C1)the lowest pit, In ^(C2)dark places, in the ^(C3)depths.

Your wrath ^(C1)has rested upon me, And You have afflicted me with ^(C2)all Your waves. Selah

You have removed ^(C1)my acquaintances far from me; You have made me an ^(F1)(C2)object of loathing to them; I am ^(C3)shut up and cannot go out.

My ^(C1)eye grows dim from misery; I have ^(C2)called upon You every day, LORD; I have ^(C3)spread out my ^(F1)hands to You.

Will You perform wonders for the dead? Or will ^(C1)the departed spirits rise and praise You? Selah

Will Your graciousness be declared in the grave, Your faithfulness in ^(F1)Abaddon?

Will Your wonders be made known in the ^(C1)darkness? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

But I, LORD, have cried out ^(C1)to You for help, And ^(C2)in the morning my prayer comes before You.

LORD, why ^(C1)do You reject my soul? Why do You ^(C2)hide Your face from me?

I was miserable and ^(C1)about to die from my youth on; I suffer ^(C2)Your terrors; I grow weary.

Your ^(C1)burning anger has passed over me; Your terrors have ^(F1)(C2)destroyed me.

They have ^(C1)surrounded me ^(C2)like water all day long; They have ^(C3)encircled me altogether.

You have removed ^(C1)lover and friend far from me; My acquaintances are in a hiding place.

I will ^(C1)sing of the graciousness of the LORD forever; To all generations I will ^(C2)make Your ^(C3)faithfulness known with my mouth.

For I have said, "^(C1)Graciousness will be built up forever; In the heavens You will establish Your ^(C2)faithfulness."

"I have made a covenant with ^(C1)My chosen; I have ^(C2)sworn to My servant David,

I will establish your ^(F1)(C1)descendants forever And build up your ^(C2)throne to all generations." Selah

The ^(C1)heavens will praise Your wonders, LORD; Your faithfulness also ^(C2)in the assembly of the ^(C3)holy ones.

For ^(C1)who in the skies is comparable to the LORD? Who among the ^(F1)(C2)sons of the mighty is like the LORD,

A God ^(C1)greatly feared in the council of the ^(C2)holy ones, And ^(C3)awesome above all those who are around Him?

LORD God of armies, ^(C1)who is like You, mighty ^(F1)LORD? Your faithfulness also surrounds You.

You rule the surging of the sea; When its waves rise, You ^(C1)calm them.

You Yourself crushed ^(F1)(C1)Rahab like one who is slain; You ^(C2)scattered Your enemies with ^(F2)Your mighty arm.

The ^(C1)heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; The ^(C2)world and ^(F1)all it contains, You have established them.

The ^(C1)north and the south, You have created them; ^(C2)Tabor and ^(C3)Hermon ^(C4)shout for joy at Your name.

You have ^(F1)a strong arm; Your hand is mighty, Your ^(C1)right hand is exalted.

^(C1)Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; ^(C2)Mercy and ^(F1)truth go before You.

Blessed are the people who know the ^(F1)(C1)joyful sound! LORD, they walk in the ^(C2)light of Your face.

In ^(C1)Your name they rejoice all the day, And by Your righteousness they are exalted.

For You are the glory of ^(C1)their strength, And by Your favor ^(F1)our ^(C2)horn is exalted.

For our ^(C1)shield belongs to the LORD, ^(F1)And our king to the ^(C2)Holy One of Israel.

^(F1)Once You spoke in vision to Your godly ^(F2)ones, And said, "I have ^(F3)given help to one who is ^(C1)mighty; I have exalted one ^(C2)chosen from the people.

-"I have ^(C1)found My servant David; With My holy ^(C2)oil I have anointed him,

With whom ^(C1)My hand will be established; My arm also will ^(C2)strengthen him.

-"The enemy will not ^(F1)deceive him, Nor will the ^(F2)(C1)son of wickedness afflict him.

-"But I will ^(C1)crush his adversaries before him, And strike those who hate him.

-"My ^(C1)faithfulness and My favor will be with him, And in My name his ^(C2)horn will be exalted.

-"I will also place his hand ^(C1)on the sea, And his right hand on the rivers.

-"He will call to Me, 'You are ^(C1)my Father, My God, and the ^(C2)rock of my salvation.'

-"I will also make him My ^(C1)firstborn, The ^(C2)highest of the kings of the earth.

-"I will maintain My ^(C1)favor for him forever, And My ^(C2)covenant shall be confirmed to him.

-"So I will establish his ^(F1)(C1)descendants forever, And his ^(C2)throne ^(C3)as the days of heaven.

"If his sons ^(C1)abandon My Law And do not walk in My judgments,

If they ^(F1)violate My statutes And do not keep My commandments,

Then I will punish their wrongdoing with the ^(C1)rod, And their guilt with ^(F1)afflictions.

-"But I will not ^(F1)withhold ^(C1)My favor from him, Nor deal falsely in My faithfulness.

-"I will not ^(F1)violate My ^(C1)covenant, Nor will I ^(C2)alter ^(F2)the utterance of My lips.

-"^(F1)Once I have ^(C1)sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David.

-"His ^(F1)(C1)descendants shall endure forever, And his ^(C2)throne ^(C3)as the sun before Me.

-"It shall be established forever ^(C1)like the moon, And a ^(C2)witness in the sky is faithful." Selah