Bible in 90 Days

¹⁵ Led in with joy and gladness,^(A)
    they enter the palace of the king.

¹⁶ Your sons will take the place of your fathers;
    you will make them princes^(B) throughout the land.

¹⁷ I will perpetuate your memory through all generations;^(C)
    therefore the nations will praise you^(D) for ever and ever.^(E)

⁴ There is a river^(R) whose streams^(S) make glad the city of God,^(T)
    the holy place where the Most High^(U) dwells.^(V)
5 God is within her,^(W) she will not fall;^(X)
    God will help^(Y) her at break of day.
⁶ Nations^(Z) are in uproar,^(AA) kingdoms^(AB) fall;
    he lifts his voice,^(AC) the earth melts.^(AD)

⁷ The Lord Almighty^(AE) is with us;^(AF)
    the God of Jacob^(AG) is our fortress.^(AH)

⁸ Come and see what the Lord has done,^(AI)
    the desolations^(AJ) he has brought on the earth.
⁹ He makes wars^(AK) cease
    to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow^(AL) and shatters the spear;
    he burns the shields^[d] with fire.^(AM)
10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;^(AN)
    I will be exalted^(AO) among the nations,
    I will be exalted in the earth.”

¹¹ The Lord Almighty is with us;
    the God of Jacob^(AP) is our fortress.^(AQ)

² For the Lord Most High^(AT) is awesome,^(AU)
    the great King^(AV) over all the earth.
³ He subdued^(AW) nations under us,
    peoples under our feet.
⁴ He chose our inheritance^(AX) for us,
    the pride of Jacob,^(AY) whom he loved.^[f]

⁵ God has ascended^(AZ) amid shouts of joy,^(BA)
    the Lord amid the sounding of trumpets.^(BB)
6 Sing praises^(BC) to God, sing praises;
    sing praises to our King, sing praises.
⁷ For God is the King of all the earth;^(BD)
    sing to him a psalm^(BE) of praise.

⁸ God reigns^(BF) over the nations;
    God is seated on his holy throne.^(BG)
9 The nobles of the nations assemble
    as the people of the God of Abraham,
for the kings^[g] of the earth belong to God;^(BH)
    he is greatly exalted.^(BI)

² Beautiful^(BN) in its loftiness,
    the joy of the whole earth,
like the heights of Zaphon^[i](BO) is Mount Zion,^(BP)
    the city of the Great King.^(BQ)
3 God is in her citadels;^(BR)
    he has shown himself to be her fortress.^(BS)

⁴ When the kings joined forces,
    when they advanced together,^(BT)
5 they saw her and were astounded;
    they fled in terror.^(BU)
6 Trembling seized^(BV) them there,
    pain like that of a woman in labor.^(BW)
7 You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish^(BX)
    shattered by an east wind.^(BY)

⁸ As we have heard,
    so we have seen
in the city of the Lord Almighty,
    in the city of our God:
God makes her secure
    forever.^[j](BZ)

⁹ Within your temple, O God,
    we meditate^(CA) on your unfailing love.^(CB)
10 Like your name,^(CC) O God,
    your praise reaches to the ends of the earth;^(CD)
    your right hand is filled with righteousness.
¹¹ Mount Zion rejoices,
    the villages of Judah are glad
    because of your judgments.^(CE)

¹² Walk about Zion, go around her,
    count her towers,^(CF)
13 consider well her ramparts,^(CG)
    view her citadels,^(CH)
that you may tell of them
    to the next generation.^(CI)

¹⁴ For this God is our God for ever and ever;
    he will be our guide^(CJ) even to the end.

⁵ Why should I fear^(CT) when evil days come,
    when wicked deceivers surround me—
⁶ those who trust in their wealth^(CU)
    and boast^(CV) of their great riches?^(CW)
7 No one can redeem the life of another
    or give to God a ransom for them—
⁸ the ransom^(CX) for a life is costly,
    no payment is ever enough—^(CY)
9 so that they should live on^(CZ) forever
    and not see decay.^(DA)
10 For all can see that the wise die,^(DB)
    that the foolish and the senseless^(DC) also perish,
    leaving their wealth^(DD) to others.^(DE)
11 Their tombs^(DF) will remain their houses^[l] forever,
    their dwellings for endless generations,^(DG)
    though they had^[m] named^(DH) lands after themselves.

¹² People, despite their wealth, do not endure;^(DI)
    they are like the beasts that perish.^(DJ)

¹³ This is the fate of those who trust in themselves,^(DK)
    and of their followers, who approve their sayings.^[n]
14 They are like sheep and are destined^(DL) to die;^(DM)
    death will be their shepherd
    (but the upright will prevail^(DN) over them in the morning).
Their forms will decay in the grave,
    far from their princely mansions.
¹⁵ But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead;^(DO)
    he will surely take me to himself.^(DP)
16 Do not be overawed when others grow rich,
    when the splendor of their houses increases;
¹⁷ for they will take nothing^(DQ) with them when they die,
    their splendor will not descend with them.^(DR)
18 Though while they live they count themselves blessed—^(DS)
    and people praise you when you prosper—
¹⁹ they will join those who have gone before them,^(DT)
    who will never again see the light^(DU) of life.

²⁰ People who have wealth but lack understanding^(DV)
    are like the beasts that perish.^(DW)

⁷ “Listen, my people, and I will speak;
    I will testify^(EN) against you, Israel:
    I am God, your God.^(EO)
8 I bring no charges^(EP) against you concerning your sacrifices
    or concerning your burnt offerings,^(EQ) which are ever before me.
⁹ I have no need of a bull^(ER) from your stall
    or of goats^(ES) from your pens,^(ET)
10 for every animal of the forest^(EU) is mine,
    and the cattle on a thousand hills.^(EV)
11 I know every bird^(EW) in the mountains,
    and the insects in the fields^(EX) are mine.
¹² If I were hungry I would not tell you,
    for the world^(EY) is mine, and all that is in it.^(EZ)
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls
    or drink the blood of goats?

¹⁴ “Sacrifice thank offerings^(FA) to God,
    fulfill your vows^(FB) to the Most High,^(FC)
15 and call^(FD) on me in the day of trouble;^(FE)
    I will deliver^(FF) you, and you will honor^(FG) me.”

“What right have you to recite my laws
    or take my covenant^(FH) on your lips?^(FI)
17 You hate^(FJ) my instruction
    and cast my words behind^(FK) you.
¹⁸ When you see a thief, you join^(FL) with him;
    you throw in your lot with adulterers.^(FM)
19 You use your mouth for evil
    and harness your tongue to deceit.^(FN)
20 You sit and testify against your brother^(FO)
    and slander your own mother’s son.
²¹ When you did these things and I kept silent,^(FP)
    you thought I was exactly^[q] like you.
But I now arraign^(FQ) you
    and set my accusations^(FR) before you.

²² “Consider this, you who forget God,^(FS)
    or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:^(FT)
23 Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me,
    and to the blameless^[r] I will show my salvation.^(FU)”

³ For I know my transgressions,
    and my sin is always before me.^(GD)
4 Against you, you only, have I sinned^(GE)
    and done what is evil in your sight;^(GF)
so you are right in your verdict
    and justified when you judge.^(GG)
5 Surely I was sinful^(GH) at birth,^(GI)
    sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
⁶ Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;
    you taught me wisdom^(GJ) in that secret place.^(GK)

⁷ Cleanse^(GL) me with hyssop,^(GM) and I will be clean;
    wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.^(GN)
8 Let me hear joy and gladness;^(GO)
    let the bones^(GP) you have crushed rejoice.
⁹ Hide your face from my sins^(GQ)
    and blot out^(GR) all my iniquity.

¹⁰ Create in me a pure heart,^(GS) O God,
    and renew a steadfast spirit within me.^(GT)
11 Do not cast me^(GU) from your presence^(GV)
    or take your Holy Spirit^(GW) from me.
¹² Restore to me the joy of your salvation^(GX)
    and grant me a willing spirit,^(GY) to sustain me.^(GZ)

¹³ Then I will teach transgressors your ways,^(HA)
    so that sinners^(HB) will turn back to you.^(HC)
14 Deliver me^(HD) from the guilt of bloodshed,^(HE) O God,
    you who are God my Savior,^(HF)
    and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.^(HG)
15 Open my lips, Lord,^(HH)
    and my mouth will declare your praise.
¹⁶ You do not delight in sacrifice,^(HI) or I would bring it;
    you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
¹⁷ My sacrifice,^(HJ) O God, is^[t] a broken spirit;
    a broken and contrite heart^(HK)
    you, God, will not despise.

¹⁸ May it please you to prosper Zion,^(HL)
    to build up the walls of Jerusalem.^(HM)
19 Then you will delight in the sacrifices of the righteous,^(HN)
    in burnt offerings^(HO) offered whole;
    then bulls^(HP) will be offered on your altar.

⁵ Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
    He will snatch you up and pluck^(HZ) you from your tent;
    he will uproot^(IA) you from the land of the living.^(IB)
6 The righteous will see and fear;
    they will laugh^(IC) at you, saying,
⁷ “Here now is the man
    who did not make God his stronghold^(ID)
but trusted in his great wealth^(IE)
    and grew strong by destroying others!”

⁸ But I am like an olive tree^(IF)
    flourishing in the house of God;
I trust^(IG) in God’s unfailing love
    for ever and ever.
⁹ For what you have done I will always praise you^(IH)
    in the presence of your faithful people.^(II)
And I will hope in your name,^(IJ)
    for your name is good.^(IK)

² God looks down from heaven^(IO)
    on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,^(IP)
    any who seek God.^(IQ)
3 Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt;
    there is no one who does good,
    not even one.^(IR)

⁴ Do all these evildoers know nothing?

They devour my people as though eating bread;
    they never call on God.
⁵ But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
    where there was nothing to dread.^(IS)
God scattered the bones^(IT) of those who attacked you;^(IU)
    you put them to shame,^(IV) for God despised them.^(IW)

⁶ Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
    When God restores his people,
    let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

³ Arrogant foes are attacking me;^(JC)
    ruthless people^(JD) are trying to kill me^(JE)—
    people without regard for God.^[ac](JF)

⁴ Surely God is my help;^(JG)
    the Lord is the one who sustains me.^(JH)

⁵ Let evil recoil^(JI) on those who slander me;
    in your faithfulness^(JJ) destroy them.

⁶ I will sacrifice a freewill offering^(JK) to you;
    I will praise^(JL) your name, Lord, for it is good.^(JM)
7 You have delivered me^(JN) from all my troubles,
    and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.^(JO)

⁴ My heart is in anguish^(JV) within me;
    the terrors^(JW) of death have fallen on me.
⁵ Fear and trembling^(JX) have beset me;
    horror^(JY) has overwhelmed me.
⁶ I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove!
    I would fly away and be at rest.
⁷ I would flee far away
    and stay in the desert;^[af](JZ)
8 I would hurry to my place of shelter,^(KA)
    far from the tempest and storm.^(KB)”

⁹ Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words,^(KC)
    for I see violence and strife^(KD) in the city.^(KE)
10 Day and night they prowl^(KF) about on its walls;
    malice and abuse are within it.
¹¹ Destructive forces^(KG) are at work in the city;
    threats and lies^(KH) never leave its streets.

¹² If an enemy were insulting me,
    I could endure it;
if a foe were rising against me,
    I could hide.
¹³ But it is you, a man like myself,
    my companion, my close friend,^(KI)
14 with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship^(KJ)
    at the house of God,^(KK)
as we walked about
    among the worshipers.

¹⁵ Let death take my enemies by surprise;^(KL)
    let them go down alive to the realm of the dead,^(KM)
    for evil finds lodging among them.

¹⁶ As for me, I call to God,
    and the Lord saves me.
¹⁷ Evening,^(KN) morning^(KO) and noon^(KP)
    I cry out in distress,
    and he hears my voice.
¹⁸ He rescues me unharmed
    from the battle waged against me,
    even though many oppose me.
¹⁹ God, who is enthroned from of old,^(KQ)
    who does not change—
he will hear^(KR) them and humble them,
    because they have no fear of God.^(KS)

²⁰ My companion attacks his friends;^(KT)
    he violates his covenant.^(KU)
21 His talk is smooth as butter,^(KV)
    yet war is in his heart;
his words are more soothing than oil,^(KW)
    yet they are drawn swords.^(KX)

²² Cast your cares on the Lord
    and he will sustain you;^(KY)
he will never let
    the righteous be shaken.^(KZ)
23 But you, God, will bring down the wicked
    into the pit^(LA) of decay;
the bloodthirsty and deceitful^(LB)
    will not live out half their days.^(LC)

But as for me, I trust in you.^(LD)

³ When I am afraid,^(LJ) I put my trust in you.^(LK)
4     In God, whose word I praise—^(LL)
in God I trust and am not afraid.^(LM)
    What can mere mortals do to me?^(LN)

⁵ All day long they twist my words;^(LO)
    all their schemes are for my ruin.
⁶ They conspire,^(LP) they lurk,
    they watch my steps,^(LQ)
    hoping to take my life.^(LR)
7 Because of their wickedness do not^[ai] let them escape;^(LS)
    in your anger, God, bring the nations down.^(LT)

⁸ Record my misery;
    list my tears on your scroll^[aj](LU)—
    are they not in your record?^(LV)
9 Then my enemies will turn back^(LW)
    when I call for help.^(LX)
    By this I will know that God is for me.^(LY)

¹⁰ In God, whose word I praise,
    in the Lord, whose word I praise—
¹¹ in God I trust and am not afraid.
    What can man do to me?

¹² I am under vows^(LZ) to you, my God;
    I will present my thank offerings to you.
¹³ For you have delivered me from death^(MA)
    and my feet from stumbling,
that I may walk before God
    in the light of life.^(MB)

² I cry out to God Most High,
    to God, who vindicates me.^(MH)
3 He sends from heaven and saves me,^(MI)
    rebuking those who hotly pursue me—^[am](MJ)
    God sends forth his love and his faithfulness.^(MK)

⁴ I am in the midst of lions;^(ML)
    I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts—
men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
    whose tongues are sharp swords.^(MM)

⁵ Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
    let your glory be over all the earth.^(MN)

⁶ They spread a net for my feet^(MO)—
    I was bowed down^(MP) in distress.
They dug a pit^(MQ) in my path—
    but they have fallen into it themselves.^(MR)

⁷ My heart, O God, is steadfast,
    my heart is steadfast;^(MS)
    I will sing and make music.
⁸ Awake, my soul!
    Awake, harp and lyre!^(MT)
    I will awaken the dawn.

⁹ I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
    I will sing of you among the peoples.
¹⁰ For great is your love, reaching to the heavens;
    your faithfulness reaches to the skies.^(MU)

¹¹ Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;^(MV)
    let your glory be over all the earth.^(MW)

³ Even from birth the wicked go astray;
    from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.
⁴ Their venom is like the venom of a snake,^(NA)
    like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,
⁵ that will not heed^(NB) the tune of the charmer,^(NC)
    however skillful the enchanter may be.

⁶ Break the teeth in their mouths, O God;^(ND)
    Lord, tear out the fangs of those lions!^(NE)
7 Let them vanish like water that flows away;^(NF)
    when they draw the bow, let their arrows fall short.^(NG)
8 May they be like a slug that melts away as it moves along,^(NH)
    like a stillborn child^(NI) that never sees the sun.

⁹ Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns^(NJ)—
    whether they be green or dry—the wicked will be swept away.^[ap](NK)
10 The righteous will be glad^(NL) when they are avenged,^(NM)
    when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked.^(NN)
11 Then people will say,
    “Surely the righteous still are rewarded;^(NO)
    surely there is a God who judges the earth.”^(NP)

³ See how they lie in wait for me!
    Fierce men conspire^(NV) against me
    for no offense or sin of mine, Lord.
⁴ I have done no wrong,^(NW) yet they are ready to attack me.^(NX)
    Arise to help me; look on my plight!^(NY)
5 You, Lord God Almighty,
    you who are the God of Israel,^(NZ)
rouse yourself^(OA) to punish all the nations;^(OB)
    show no mercy to wicked traitors.^[as](OC)

⁶ They return at evening,
    snarling like dogs,^(OD)
    and prowl about the city.
⁷ See what they spew from their mouths^(OE)—
    the words from their lips are sharp as swords,^(OF)
    and they think, “Who can hear us?”^(OG)
8 But you laugh at them, Lord;^(OH)
    you scoff at all those nations.^(OI)

⁹ You are my strength,^(OJ) I watch for you;
    you, God, are my fortress,^(OK)
10     my God on whom I can rely.

God will go before me
    and will let me gloat over those who slander me.
¹¹ But do not kill them, Lord our shield,^[at](OL)
    or my people will forget.^(OM)
In your might uproot them
    and bring them down.^(ON)
12 For the sins of their mouths,^(OO)
    for the words of their lips,^(OP)
    let them be caught in their pride.^(OQ)
For the curses and lies they utter,
¹³     consume them in your wrath,
    consume them till they are no more.^(OR)
Then it will be known to the ends of the earth
    that God rules over Jacob.^(OS)

¹⁴ They return at evening,
    snarling like dogs,
    and prowl about the city.
¹⁵ They wander about for food^(OT)
    and howl if not satisfied.
¹⁶ But I will sing^(OU) of your strength,^(OV)
    in the morning^(OW) I will sing of your love;^(OX)
for you are my fortress,^(OY)
    my refuge in times of trouble.^(OZ)

¹⁷ You are my strength, I sing praise to you;
    you, God, are my fortress,
    my God on whom I can rely.^(PA)

⁵ Save us and help us with your right hand,^(PL)
    that those you love^(PM) may be delivered.
⁶ God has spoken from his sanctuary:
    “In triumph I will parcel out Shechem^(PN)
    and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth.^(PO)
7 Gilead^(PP) is mine, and Manasseh is mine;
    Ephraim^(PQ) is my helmet,
    Judah^(PR) is my scepter.^(PS)
8 Moab is my washbasin,
    on Edom I toss my sandal;
    over Philistia I shout in triumph.^(PT)”

⁹ Who will bring me to the fortified city?
    Who will lead me to Edom?
¹⁰ Is it not you, God, you who have now rejected us
    and no longer go out with our armies?^(PU)
11 Give us aid against the enemy,
    for human help is worthless.^(PV)
12 With God we will gain the victory,
    and he will trample down our enemies.^(PW)

² From the ends of the earth I call to you,
    I call as my heart grows faint;^(PZ)
    lead me to the rock^(QA) that is higher than I.
³ For you have been my refuge,^(QB)
    a strong tower against the foe.^(QC)

⁴ I long to dwell^(QD) in your tent forever
    and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.^[ba](QE)
5 For you, God, have heard my vows;^(QF)
    you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.^(QG)

⁶ Increase the days of the king’s life,^(QH)
    his years for many generations.^(QI)
7 May he be enthroned in God’s presence forever;^(QJ)
    appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him.^(QK)

⁸ Then I will ever sing in praise of your name^(QL)
    and fulfill my vows day after day.^(QM)

³ How long will you assault me?
    Would all of you throw me down—
    this leaning wall,^(QT) this tottering fence?
⁴ Surely they intend to topple me
    from my lofty place;
    they take delight in lies.
With their mouths they bless,
    but in their hearts they curse.^[bc](QU)

⁵ Yes, my soul, find rest in God;^(QV)
    my hope comes from him.
⁶ Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
    he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
⁷ My salvation and my honor depend on God^[bd];
    he is my mighty rock, my refuge.^(QW)
8 Trust in him at all times, you people;^(QX)
    pour out your hearts to him,^(QY)
    for God is our refuge.

⁹ Surely the lowborn^(QZ) are but a breath,^(RA)
    the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance,^(RB) they are nothing;
    together they are only a breath.
¹⁰ Do not trust in extortion^(RC)
    or put vain hope in stolen goods;^(RD)
though your riches increase,
    do not set your heart on them.^(RE)

¹¹ One thing God has spoken,
    two things I have heard:
“Power belongs to you, God,^(RF)
12     and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”;^(RG)
and, “You reward everyone
    according to what they have done.”^(RH)

² I have seen you in the sanctuary^(RK)
    and beheld your power and your glory.^(RL)
3 Because your love is better than life,^(RM)
    my lips will glorify you.
⁴ I will praise you as long as I live,^(RN)
    and in your name I will lift up my hands.^(RO)
5 I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;^(RP)
    with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

⁶ On my bed I remember you;
    I think of you through the watches of the night.^(RQ)
7 Because you are my help,^(RR)
    I sing in the shadow of your wings.^(RS)
8 I cling to you;^(RT)
    your right hand upholds me.^(RU)

⁹ Those who want to kill me will be destroyed;^(RV)
    they will go down to the depths of the earth.^(RW)
10 They will be given over to the sword^(RX)
    and become food for jackals.^(RY)

¹¹ But the king will rejoice in God;
    all who swear by God will glory in him,^(RZ)
    while the mouths of liars will be silenced.^(SA)

² Hide me from the conspiracy^(SD) of the wicked,^(SE)
    from the plots of evildoers.
³ They sharpen their tongues like swords^(SF)
    and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.^(SG)
4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent;^(SH)
    they shoot suddenly, without fear.^(SI)

⁵ They encourage each other in evil plans,
    they talk about hiding their snares;^(SJ)
    they say, “Who will see it^[bg]?”^(SK)
6 They plot injustice and say,
    “We have devised a perfect plan!”
    Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.

⁷ But God will shoot them with his arrows;
    they will suddenly be struck down.
⁸ He will turn their own tongues against them^(SL)
    and bring them to ruin;
    all who see them will shake their heads^(SM) in scorn.^(SN)
9 All people will fear;^(SO)
    they will proclaim the works of God
    and ponder what he has done.^(SP)

¹⁰ The righteous will rejoice in the Lord^(SQ)
    and take refuge in him;^(SR)
    all the upright in heart will glory in him!^(SS)

⁵ You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds,^(TB)
    God our Savior,^(TC)
the hope of all the ends of the earth^(TD)
    and of the farthest seas,^(TE)
6 who formed the mountains^(TF) by your power,
    having armed yourself with strength,^(TG)
7 who stilled the roaring of the seas,^(TH)
    the roaring of their waves,
    and the turmoil of the nations.^(TI)
8 The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders;
    where morning dawns, where evening fades,
    you call forth songs of joy.^(TJ)

⁹ You care for the land and water it;^(TK)
    you enrich it abundantly.^(TL)
The streams of God are filled with water
    to provide the people with grain,^(TM)
    for so you have ordained it.^[bk]
10 You drench its furrows and level its ridges;
    you soften it with showers^(TN) and bless its crops.
¹¹ You crown the year with your bounty,^(TO)
    and your carts overflow with abundance.^(TP)
12 The grasslands of the wilderness overflow;^(TQ)
    the hills are clothed with gladness.^(TR)
13 The meadows are covered with flocks^(TS)
    and the valleys are mantled with grain;^(TT)
    they shout for joy and sing.^(TU)

⁵ Come and see what God has done,
    his awesome deeds^(UC) for mankind!
⁶ He turned the sea into dry land,^(UD)
    they passed through^(UE) the waters on foot—
    come, let us rejoice^(UF) in him.
⁷ He rules forever^(UG) by his power,
    his eyes watch^(UH) the nations—
    let not the rebellious^(UI) rise up against him.

⁸ Praise^(UJ) our God, all peoples,
    let the sound of his praise be heard;
⁹ he has preserved our lives^(UK)
    and kept our feet from slipping.^(UL)
10 For you, God, tested^(UM) us;
    you refined us like silver.^(UN)
11 You brought us into prison^(UO)
    and laid burdens^(UP) on our backs.
¹² You let people ride over our heads;^(UQ)
    we went through fire and water,
    but you brought us to a place of abundance.^(UR)

¹³ I will come to your temple with burnt offerings^(US)
    and fulfill my vows^(UT) to you—
¹⁴ vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke
    when I was in trouble.
¹⁵ I will sacrifice fat animals to you
    and an offering of rams;
    I will offer bulls and goats.^(UU)

¹⁶ Come and hear,^(UV) all you who fear God;
    let me tell^(UW) you what he has done for me.
¹⁷ I cried out to him with my mouth;
    his praise was on my tongue.
¹⁸ If I had cherished sin in my heart,
    the Lord would not have listened;^(UX)
19 but God has surely listened
    and has heard^(UY) my prayer.
²⁰ Praise be to God,
    who has not rejected^(UZ) my prayer
    or withheld his love from me!

³ May the peoples praise you, God;
    may all the peoples praise you.^(VD)
4 May the nations be glad and sing for joy,^(VE)
    for you rule the peoples with equity^(VF)
    and guide the nations of the earth.^(VG)
5 May the peoples praise you, God;
    may all the peoples praise you.

⁶ The land yields its harvest;^(VH)
    God, our God, blesses us.^(VI)
7 May God bless us still,
    so that all the ends of the earth^(VJ) will fear him.^(VK)

⁴ Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,^(VS)
    extol him who rides on the clouds^[bp](VT);
    rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.^(VU)
5 A father to the fatherless,^(VV) a defender of widows,^(VW)
    is God in his holy dwelling.^(VX)
6 God sets the lonely^(VY) in families,^[bq](VZ)
    he leads out the prisoners^(WA) with singing;
    but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.^(WB)

⁷ When you, God, went out^(WC) before your people,
    when you marched through the wilderness,^[br](WD)
8 the earth shook,^(WE) the heavens poured down rain,^(WF)
    before God, the One of Sinai,^(WG)
    before God, the God of Israel.^(WH)
9 You gave abundant showers,^(WI) O God;
    you refreshed your weary inheritance.
¹⁰ Your people settled in it,
    and from your bounty,^(WJ) God, you provided^(WK) for the poor.

¹¹ The Lord announces the word,
    and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng:^(WL)
12 “Kings and armies flee^(WM) in haste;
    the women at home divide the plunder.^(WN)
13 Even while you sleep among the sheep pens,^[bs](WO)
    the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver,
    its feathers with shining gold.”
¹⁴ When the Almighty^[bt] scattered^(WP) the kings in the land,
    it was like snow fallen on Mount Zalmon.^(WQ)

¹⁵ Mount Bashan,^(WR) majestic mountain,^(WS)
    Mount Bashan, rugged mountain,
¹⁶ why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain,
    at the mountain where God chooses^(WT) to reign,
    where the Lord himself will dwell forever?^(WU)
17 The chariots^(WV) of God are tens of thousands
    and thousands of thousands;^(WW)
    the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.^[bu]
18 When you ascended^(WX) on high,^(WY)
    you took many captives;^(WZ)
    you received gifts from people,^(XA)
even from^[bv] the rebellious^(XB)—
    that you,^[bw] Lord God, might dwell there.

¹⁹ Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,^(XC)
    who daily bears our burdens.^(XD)
20 Our God is a God who saves;^(XE)
    from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.^(XF)
21 Surely God will crush the heads^(XG) of his enemies,
    the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.
²² The Lord says, “I will bring them from Bashan;
    I will bring them from the depths of the sea,^(XH)
23 that your feet may wade in the blood of your foes,^(XI)
    while the tongues of your dogs^(XJ) have their share.”

²⁴ Your procession, God, has come into view,
    the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.^(XK)
25 In front are the singers,^(XL) after them the musicians;^(XM)
    with them are the young women playing the timbrels.^(XN)
26 Praise God in the great congregation;^(XO)
    praise the Lord in the assembly of Israel.^(XP)
27 There is the little tribe^(XQ) of Benjamin,^(XR) leading them,
    there the great throng of Judah’s princes,
    and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.^(XS)

²⁸ Summon your power,^(XT) God^[bx];
    show us your strength,^(XU) our God, as you have done^(XV) before.
²⁹ Because of your temple at Jerusalem
    kings will bring you gifts.^(XW)
30 Rebuke the beast^(XX) among the reeds,^(XY)
    the herd of bulls^(XZ) among the calves of the nations.
Humbled, may the beast bring bars of silver.
    Scatter the nations^(YA) who delight in war.^(YB)
31 Envoys will come from Egypt;^(YC)
    Cush^[by](YD) will submit herself to God.

³² Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth,^(YE)
    sing praise^(YF) to the Lord,
³³ to him who rides^(YG) across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens,
    who thunders^(YH) with mighty voice.^(YI)
34 Proclaim the power^(YJ) of God,
    whose majesty^(YK) is over Israel,
    whose power is in the heavens.
³⁵ You, God, are awesome^(YL) in your sanctuary;^(YM)
    the God of Israel gives power and strength^(YN) to his people.^(YO)

Praise be to God!^(YP)

⁵ You, God, know my folly;^(YZ)
    my guilt is not hidden from you.^(ZA)

⁶ Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    may those who hope in you
    not be disgraced because of me;
God of Israel,
    may those who seek you
    not be put to shame because of me.
⁷ For I endure scorn^(ZB) for your sake,^(ZC)
    and shame covers my face.^(ZD)
8 I am a foreigner to my own family,
    a stranger to my own mother’s children;^(ZE)
9 for zeal for your house consumes me,^(ZF)
    and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.^(ZG)
10 When I weep and fast,^(ZH)
    I must endure scorn;
¹¹ when I put on sackcloth,^(ZI)
    people make sport of me.
¹² Those who sit at the gate^(ZJ) mock me,
    and I am the song of the drunkards.^(ZK)

¹³ But I pray to you, Lord,
    in the time of your favor;^(ZL)
in your great love,^(ZM) O God,
    answer me with your sure salvation.
¹⁴ Rescue me from the mire,
    do not let me sink;
deliver me from those who hate me,
    from the deep waters.^(ZN)
15 Do not let the floodwaters^(ZO) engulf me
    or the depths swallow me up^(ZP)
    or the pit close its mouth over me.^(ZQ)

¹⁶ Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love;^(ZR)
    in your great mercy turn to me.
¹⁷ Do not hide your face^(ZS) from your servant;
    answer me quickly,^(ZT) for I am in trouble.^(ZU)
18 Come near and rescue me;
    deliver^(ZV) me because of my foes.

¹⁹ You know how I am scorned,^(ZW) disgraced and shamed;
    all my enemies are before you.
²⁰ Scorn has broken my heart
    and has left me helpless;
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
    for comforters,^(ZX) but I found none.^(ZY)
21 They put gall in my food
    and gave me vinegar^(ZZ) for my thirst.^(AAA)