Study Desk

The Lord reigns! Let the peoples tremble. He is enthroned above the cherubim.^(a) Let the earth quake.^(b)

Yahweh is great in Zion; He is exalted above all the peoples.^(c)

Let them praise Your great and awe-inspiring name.^(d) He is holy.^(e)

The mighty King loves justice. You have established fairness; You have administered justice and righteousness in Jacob.^(f)

Exalt the Lord our God; bow in worship at His footstool.^(g) He is holy.^(h)

Moses and Aaron were among His priests;⁽ⁱ⁾ Samuel also was among those calling on His name. They called to Yahweh and He answered them.^(j)

He spoke to them in a pillar of cloud;^(k) they kept His decrees and the statutes He gave them.

Lord our God, You answered them. You were a forgiving God to them,^(l) an avenger of their sinful actions.^(m)

Exalt the Lord our God; bow in worship at His holy mountain, for the Lord our God is holy.⁽ⁿ⁾

A psalm of thanksgiving.

Shout triumphantly to the Lord , all the earth.^(a)

Serve the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs.^(b)

Acknowledge that Yahweh is God. He made us, and we are His^[a](c) — His people, the sheep of His pasture.^(d)

Enter His gates with thanksgiving^(e) and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him and praise His name.^(f)

For Yahweh is good, and His love is eternal; His faithfulness endures through all generations.

A Davidic psalm.

I will sing of faithful love and justice; I will sing praise to You, Lord .^(a)

I will pay attention to the way of integrity. When will You come to me? I will live with a heart of integrity in my house.^(b)

I will not set anything worthless before my eyes. I hate the practice of transgression; it will not cling to me.^(c)

A devious heart will be far from me; I will not be involved with^[a] evil.^(d)

I will destroy anyone who secretly slanders his neighbor;^(e) I cannot tolerate anyone with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart.^(f)

My eyes favor the faithful of the land so that they may sit down with me. The one who follows the way of integrity may serve me.^(g)

No one who acts deceitfully will live in my palace; no one who tells lies will remain in my presence.^[b](h)

Every morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land, eliminating all evildoers from the Lord 's city.⁽ⁱ⁾