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Davidic.

The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom should I fear?^(a) The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom should I be afraid?^(b)

When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh,^(c) my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.^(d)

Though an army deploys against me, my heart is not afraid; though a war breaks out against me, still I am confident.^(e)

I have asked one thing from the Lord ; it is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,^(f) gazing on the beauty of the Lord ^(g) and seeking Him in His temple.^(h)

For He will conceal me in His shelter in the day of adversity; He will hide me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high on a rock.⁽ⁱ⁾

Then my head will be high above my enemies around me;^(j) I will offer sacrifices in His tent with shouts of joy.^(k) I will sing and make music to the Lord .^(l)

Lord , hear my voice when I call; be gracious to me and answer me.^(m)

My heart says this about You, "You^[a] are to seek My face." Lord , I will seek Your face.⁽ⁿ⁾

Do not hide Your face from me;^(o) do not turn Your servant away in anger.^(p) You have been my helper;^(q) do not leave me or abandon me, God of my salvation.

Even if my father and mother abandon me, the Lord cares for me.^(r)

Because of my adversaries, show me Your way, Lord , and lead me on a level path.^(s)

Do not give me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing violence.^(t)

I am certain that I will see the Lord 's goodness in the land of the living.^(u)

Wait for the Lord ; be strong^[b] and courageous.^(v) Wait for the Lord .^(w)

Davidic.

Lord , I call to You; my rock, do not be deaf to me.^(a) If You remain silent to me, I will be like those going down to the Pit.^(b)

Listen to the sound of my pleading when I cry to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.^(c)

Do not drag me away with the wicked, with the evildoers, who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.^(d)

Repay them according to what they have done— according to the evil of their deeds. Repay them according to the work of their hands; give them back what they deserve.^(e)

Because they do not consider what the Lord has done or the work of His hands, He will tear them down and not rebuild them.^(f)

May the Lord be praised, for He has heard the sound of my pleading.^(g)

The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped.^(h) Therefore my heart rejoices, and I praise Him with my song.⁽ⁱ⁾

The Lord is the strength of His people;^[a] He is a stronghold of salvation for His anointed.^(j)

Save Your people, bless Your possession, shepherd them, and carry them forever.^(k)

A Davidic psalm.

Ascribe to Yahweh, you heavenly beings,^[a] ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due His name; worship Yahweh in the splendor of His holiness.^[b](a)

The voice of the Lord is above the waters. The God of glory thunders— the Lord , above vast waters,^(b)

the voice of the Lord in power, the voice of the Lord in splendor.^(c)

The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon.^(d)

He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,^(e) and Sirion,^[c] like a young wild ox.^(f)

The voice of the Lord flashes flames of fire.^(g)

The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.^(h)

The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth^[d](i) and strips the woodlands bare.^(j) In His temple all cry, "Glory!"

The Lord sat enthroned at the flood; the Lord sits enthroned, King forever.^(k)

The Lord gives His people strength;^(l) the Lord blesses His people with peace.^(m)