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Because he is lovingly devoted to Me, I will deliver him; I will protect him because he knows My name.^(p)

When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will rescue him and give him honor.^(q)

I will satisfy him with a long life^(r) and show him My salvation.^(s)

A psalm. A song for the Sabbath day.

It is good to praise Yahweh, to sing praise to Your name, Most High,^(a)

to declare Your faithful love in the morning and Your faithfulness at night,^(b)

with a ten-stringed harp and the music of a lyre.^(c)

For You have made me rejoice, Lord , by what You have done; I will shout for joy because of the works of Your hands.^(d)

How magnificent are Your works, Lord , how profound Your thoughts!^(e)

A stupid person does not know, a fool does not understand this:^(f)

though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be eternally destroyed.^(g)

But You, Lord , are exalted forever.^(h)

For indeed, Lord , Your enemies— indeed, Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.⁽ⁱ⁾

You have lifted up my horn^(j) like that of a wild ox; I have been anointed^[a] with oil.^(k)

My eyes look down on my enemies; my ears hear evildoers when they attack me.^(l)

The righteous thrive like a palm tree and grow like a cedar tree in Lebanon.^(m)

Planted in the house of the Lord , they thrive in the courts of our God.⁽ⁿ⁾

They will still bear fruit in old age, healthy and green,^(o)

to declare: "The Lord is just; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him."^(p)

The Lord reigns! He is robed in majesty; The Lord is robed, enveloped in strength. The world is firmly established; it cannot be shaken.^(a)

Your throne has been established from the beginning;^[a] You are from eternity.^(b)

The floods have lifted up, Lord , the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their pounding waves.^(c)

Greater than the roar of many waters— the mighty breakers of the sea— the Lord on high is majestic.^(d)

Lord , Your testimonies are completely reliable;^(e) holiness is the beauty of^[b] Your house for all the days to come.^(f)

Lord , God of vengeance— God of vengeance, appear.^(a)

Rise up, Judge of the earth; repay the proud what they deserve.^(b)

Lord , how long will the wicked— how long will the wicked gloat?^(c)

They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers boast.^(d)

Lord , they crush Your people; they afflict Your heritage.^(e)

They kill the widow and the foreigner and murder the fatherless.^(f)

They say, "The Lord doesn't see it. The God of Jacob doesn't pay attention."^(g)

Pay attention, you stupid people! Fools, when will you be wise?^(h)

Can the One who shaped the ear not hear, the One who formed the eye not see?⁽ⁱ⁾

The One who instructs nations, the One who teaches man knowledge— does He not discipline?^(j)

The Lord knows man's thoughts; they are meaningless.^(k)

Lord , happy is the man You discipline and teach from Your law^(l)

to give him relief from troubled times until a pit is dug for the wicked.^(m)

The Lord will not forsake His people or abandon His heritage,⁽ⁿ⁾

for justice will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow^[a] it.^(o)

Who stands up for me against the wicked? Who takes a stand for me against evildoers?^(p)