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A Davidic psalm.

Lord , hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness listen to my plea, and in Your righteousness answer me.^(a)

Do not bring Your servant into judgment,^(b) for no one alive is righteous in Your sight.^(c)

For the enemy has pursued me, crushing me to the ground, making me live in darkness like those long dead.^(d)

My spirit is weak within me; my heart is overcome with dismay.^(e)

I remember the days of old; I meditate on all You have done; I reflect on the work of Your hands.^(f)

I spread out my hands to You; I am like parched land before You.^(g) Selah

Answer me quickly, Lord ; my spirit fails.^(h) Don't hide Your face from me, or I will be like those going down to the Pit.⁽ⁱ⁾

Let me experience Your faithful love in the morning, for I trust in You.^(j) Reveal to me the way I should go because I long for You.^(k)

Rescue me from my enemies, Lord ; I come to You for protection.^[a](l)

Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God.^(m) May Your gracious Spirit lead me on level ground.⁽ⁿ⁾

Because of Your name, Yahweh, let me live. In Your righteousness deliver me from trouble,^(o)

and in Your faithful love destroy my enemies. Wipe out all those who attack me, for I am Your servant.^(p)

Davidic.

May the Lord , my rock, be praised,^(a) who trains my hands for battle and my fingers for warfare.^(b)

He is my faithful love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield,^(c) and I take refuge in Him;^(d) He subdues my people^[a] under me.^(e)

Lord , what is man, that You care for him, the son of man, that You think of him?^(f)

Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.^(g)

Lord , part Your heavens and come down.^(h) Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.⁽ⁱ⁾

Flash Your lightning and scatter the foe;^[b] shoot Your arrows and rout them.^(j)

Reach down^[c] from heaven;^(k) rescue me from deep water, and set me free from the grasp of foreigners^(l)

whose mouths speak lies, whose right hands are deceptive.^(m)

God, I will sing a new song to You; I will play on a ten-stringed harp for You⁽ⁿ⁾—

the One who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword.^(o)

Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners^(p) whose mouths speak lies, whose right hands are deceptive.^(q)

Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters, like corner pillars that are carved in the palace style.^(r)

Our storehouses will be full, supplying all kinds of produce;^(s) our flocks will increase by thousands and tens of thousands in our open fields.^(t)

Our cattle will be well fed.^[d] There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity,^[e] and no cry of lament in our public squares.^(u)

Happy are the people with such blessings. Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.^(v)

A Davidic hymn.

I^[a] exalt You, my God the King, and praise Your name forever and ever.^(a)

I will praise You every day; I will honor Your name forever and ever.^(b)

Yahweh is great and is highly praised;^(c) His greatness is unsearchable.^(d)

One generation will declare Your works to the next and will proclaim Your mighty acts.^(e)

I^[b] will speak of Your splendor and glorious majesty and^[c] Your wonderful works.^(f)

They will proclaim the power of Your awe-inspiring acts, and I will declare Your greatness.^[d](g)

They will give a testimony of Your great goodness and will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.^(h)

The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and great in faithful love.⁽ⁱ⁾

The Lord is good to everyone;^(j) His compassion rests on all He has made.^(k)

All You have made will thank You, Lord ; the^[e] godly will praise You.^(l)

They will speak of the glory of Your kingdom and will declare Your might,^(m)

informing all people of Your mighty acts and of the glorious splendor of Your^[f] kingdom.⁽ⁿ⁾

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom; Your rule is for all generations.^(o) The Lord is faithful in all His words and gracious in all His actions.^[g](p)

The Lord helps all who fall; He raises up all who are oppressed.^[h](q)

All eyes look to You, and You give them their food at the proper time.^(r)

You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.^(s)

The Lord is righteous in all His ways and gracious in all His acts.^(t)

The Lord is near all who call out to Him, all who call out to Him with integrity.^(u)

He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry for help and saves them.^(v)

The Lord guards all those who love Him, but He destroys all the wicked.^(w)

My mouth will declare Yahweh's praise; let every living thing praise His holy name forever and ever.^(x)