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turn your ear hear my prayer i cry to you you have been my refuge i grow weary with a fainting heart i long to be in your house my shelter lead me come lead me to the rock that stands above me come lead me come lead me to the rock that stands above me you you have heard every vow i have spoken you promise me the heritage of the faithful you place a king on a throne forever lead me come lead me to the rock that stands above me come lead me come lead me to the rock that stands above me turn your ear hear my prayer

my soul waits waits in the silence for you lord for you alone from him comes my only salvation my rock and my stronghold see the men of low estate those of high the same they’re a delusion in the balances they’re lighter than a breath so put no trust in extortion's gain your hopes to steal are all in vain if riches come do not set your heart upon them do not set your heart upon them once god once he has spoken twice still have i heard this the power belongs to you god your love lord is steadfast my soul waits waits in the silence for you lord for you alone

god you are my god you’re the only one i seek god you are my god i’m in the desert and i’m thirsty god you are my god i know you’re in your sanctuary god you are my god i’ve seen your power and you glory god you’re better than life my lips will give praise to you my soul satisfied with the richest foods therefore my lips will sing praise god i think of you on my bed throughout the night god i think of you because you help and i am safe god i think of you as i sing under your wings god i think of you and feel your hand as you uphold me god you’re better than life my lips will give praise to you my soul satisfied with the richest foods therefore my lips will sing praise

hear my voice god hear my voice in my complaint save my life god from the dread of enemies hide me from the secrets of the evil ones who set their tongues like swords upon me hear my voice god hear my voice in my complaint save my life god from the dread of enemies they shoot hidden the innocent and blameless like arrows drawn they aim their bitter speech their traps are laid and still they say who sees them for the inward mind and heart of man are deep for the inward mind and heart of man are deep still all men will fear and all will stand and declare the perfect works that he has done surely all will realize the things he does surely all the righteous will rejoice surely they will find their shelter there in him surely all the upright will sing praises praises

what mighty praise o god belongs to you what mighty praise o god what mighty praise we will fulfill the vows we’ve made to you we will fulfill o god we will fulfill oh to you who hear our prayers oh to you who all men come what mighty praise o god belongs to you what mighty praise o god what mighty praise though our sins prevail you forgive them all how blessed is the one whom you choose to bring near to you those who dwell within your holy courts we will be satisfied with the goodness that awaits in your house you answer prayers in faith with awesome deed you answer prayers o god you answer prayers you who are the trust of earth and sea you are the trust o god you are the trust you formed the mountains by your power and armed yourself with strength on strength you who still the roaring of the sea you answer prayers o god you answer prayers though our sins prevail you forgive them all how blessed is the one whom you choose to bring near to you those who dwell within your holy courts we will be satisfied with the goodness that awaits in your house even the ends of the earth they stand in awe from where the sun rises to where it sets you bring shouts of joy your visit makes the world to overflow the river of our god is brimming up and bountiful you settle its ridges you soften with showers you bless its growth with fruit and abundance paths drip with fatness as pastures blossom you crown the year with a harvest oh so bountiful they all sing for joy

who is awesome in his deeds to the sons of men he has turned the very sea there into dry land there they passed through the river on foot you have tried us o god refined us as silver made men ride over our heads passed us through the fire yet you brought us out and into yet you brought us out into fulfillment yet you brought us out into abundance come come and hear all you who fear him i will tell of all he’s done truly he has listened blessed be god blessed be blessed be god blessed be who has never removed his love from me blessed be god blessed be god blessed be

may god be gracious gracious to us and make his face to shine upon us o lord may your ways be praised on the earth so that all may come to know let the people praise let the people praise you let the people praise let the people praise you let the nations come and revere him until the ends of the earth fear him let the people praise you

just as smoke is driven high just as wax melts before the fire so the wicked shall perish sing o righteous with gladness lift up a song for him who rides through the desert father to the fatherless judge for widows in loneliness is the lord in his holy house leads the prisoners victorious out earth quaked and rains came when sinai shook in your presence at god’s word let the women bring good news of enemy armies flee come now with us divide up see the spoil of golden doves see the king almighty forever on his mountain day after day he bears us up our god is the god of salvation rescue from death belongs to him see him now in his procession him who rides in the ancient highest heavens behold behold behold he thunders with his voice his power among the clouds behold behold behold the fount of israel the one who brought us out

save me god for the waters are up to my neck sinking mud and i can’t rise above the flood i am weary and my eyes grow dim save me god in the waiting i’m outnumbered more than hairs on my head by the hate by the power by the lies my enemies said what’d i ever steal still i must restore save me god from the hidden things that i know you know all this because zeal for your house has consumed me zeal for your house has consumed me don’t let those who hope in you be disgraced because of what i do lord of hosts answer them in their plea save me god lord would you answer me all this because zeal for your house has consumed me zeal for your house has consumed me all i’ve endured shame on my face in my mourning shame on my face in my mourning still as for me lord i pray for a time of your favor i pray would you rescue me as for me i am poor and in pain save me god by your salvation still i’ll praise him with a song that will please please save me god save me god

come lord quickly come and deliver me come lord quickly i need your help there is one who finds all his delight in my pain let the one who seeks to ruin my life be put to shame let all who seek you stand and say forevermore god is great come lord quickly come and deliver me come lord quickly i need your help

be to me the rock of my refuge to which i may always come lord from my youth upon you i’ve leaned from my mother’s womb you’re the one who took me so let my praise be continually of you do not cast me off in my aging do not forsake me when my strength is spent lord from my youth upon you i’ve leaned from my mother’s womb you’re the one you’re the one who took me so let my praise be continually of you so even in old age and hairs gray o god do not forsake me so i may proclaim your might again to another generation to all those coming

give the king your judgments o god give your righteousness to his son may he judge the people with justice now and give deliverance to the poor and the children may he rule from sea to sea to sea from the river there to where the earth ends then the tribes will come and bend their knee let every king and nation now bow before him may he be like rain that falls upon the grass may his name endure forever may all nations bring him praise in him be blessed let peace abound til the moon is no more long may he live in golden days may prayer be made always for him may cities now with fruit and grain blossom out in abundance may he be like rain that falls upon the grass may his name endure forever may all nations bring him praise in him be blessed let peace abound til the moon is no more may he be like rain that falls upon the grass may his name endure forever may all nations bring him praise in him be blessed let peace abound til the moon is no more let his name endure til the sun is no more blessed be the lord the god of israel who alone works mighty wonders blessed be his glorious name forevermore and let the earth be filled with glory

i had forgotten my foot had slipped when i saw the wicked the arrogant they had no struggles their bodies were strong they laid claim to heaven i had forgot surely god is good in the heavens you are everything and on earth i have nothing if i don’t have you why does it happen they drink abundance their tongues take possession while i feel punished i tried to know this but it felt distant then i entered your presence and it all made sense in the heavens you are everything and on earth i have nothing if i don’t have you surely god is good

lord why do you cast us off why does your anger burn lord the very mount you dwelt lies everlasting in ruin remember remember the ones you purchased long ago remember remember zion your stronghold like axes on the trees see your house there burning burning no longer prophets voice no more signs for seeing remember remember the ones you purchased long ago remember remember zion your stronghold why do you hold your hand there in the fold it stays come destroy our enemies how long o god will we wait remember remember the ones you purchased long ago remember remember zion your stronghold remember remember you crushed the creatures of the deep remember remember yours is the day night summer spring remember remember oppressors stand in mocking remember remember don’t give your dove to wild beasts arise o god defend your cause arise o god again again again

we give thanks god we give thanks for your name is near we give thanks god we give thanks for your name is near as men tell of all your wonderful works as men tell of all your wonderful wonderful works at the set time that i appoint i will come and judge with equity when the earth totters and the people shake it is i who keep it's pillars steady it is i who keep it's pillars steady not from the east or from the west not from the wilderness comes lifting up but it is god who is the only judge putting down one and lifting up another for in his hand there is a cup full of wine and spices foaming up it is well mixed and when he pours this surely the wicked will drink but as for me i will declare it i will sing praise praise to the god of jacob

in judah god is known his name is great his tent in salem his dwelling place there he broke the shield the sword the weapons of war the shield the sword the arrows glorious are you lord there coming down from the mountains the brave laid out none could lift a hand at your rebuke both the chariot and horse laid still but you you you are to be feared you you you are to be feared who can stand before you once your anger’s roused from the heavens utter judgment coming down you you you are to be feared you you you are to be feared the earth it trembled and stood still in its place when god arose and chose the humble he would save you you you are to be feared you you you are to be feared even the wrath of man will come lift up its praise the very remnant of will be the belt you’ve made you you you are to be feared you you you are to be feared come make your vows to god and keep your promises let all around him bring their tribute and their gifts you you you are to be feared you you you are to be feared

i cry out to god oh yes i shout out how i wish he’d listen to me when i am deep in need i search for him all the night long i wake up at night with hands up high but my soul is lonely i think of my god and deeply long i wish that he would help me you kept my eyes shut my mouth was stuck and i was left to thinking of the years gone by my song at night and i began to wonder will the lord reject forever will he never love again has he forgotten to be gracious has his promise come to the end what god is so great what god has displayed his mighty arm to the children of the chosen promise

o people listen incline your ear to the mysteries to the teaching here things that we have heard things that we have known parables our fathers told oh no we won’t hide them we’ll let the children hear he divided the sea and let them pass through it made the waters stand there as a heap in the day he lead by cloud but with fire in the night he split the rock for water so they could drink he opened up the skies the very doors of heaven poured the bread of angels there to eat by his very might on the wind he fulfilled every hungering in spite of all of this they sinned they sinned in spite of all of this they rebelled again in spite of all of this they sinned they sinned he had made the river blood sent the swarms to devour he gave the crops to beasts the harvest of their labor the hail destroyed the vine the flocks by lighted sky amidst the thundercloud he let loose his anger by a company of angels and when the path was made from death he wouldn’t save struck down the firstborn first fruits of egypt’s strength then he lead his people out in spite of all of this they sinned they sinned in spite of all of this they rebelled again in spite of all of this they sinned they sinned so full of wrath God rose against his own laid low the young men and the strong they fell he delivered up his glory into fire all consuming the women had no marriage song the priests fell by the sword the widows they made no lament but then the lord full of compassion his anger was restrained yet full of compassion he remembered them again yet full of compassion with a pure heart and skillful hand yet full of compassion he remembered them again

o god the nations have come and taken your chosen land your possession jerusalem lies heaped in ruins your holy temple in defilement they have left the bodies of your servants as food for the birds of the heavens blood has flowed like water all around blood has flowed like water all around how long o lord will you be angry how long will your jealousy burn pour out your wrath upon the nations who stubbornly refuse to call your name let compassion come and meet with us help us o god help us help us o god help us save us o god save us help us o god help us for the glory of your name for the honor of your name forgive our sins hear the groaning of the prisoner demonstrate to your power and save the doomed payback sevenfold those that taunt and scorn and we your people will give thanks to you

o god restore shine your face once more on us hear us shepherd of israel you who shepherd your people well who sits among the light o god restore shine your face once more on us come again almighty one the vine you’ve chosen needs the son who sits at your right hand the one whom you’ve raised up o god restore shine your face once more on us

sing aloud to god our strength shout for joy to the god of jacob raise a song sound the tambourine with the lyre harp blow the horn on the day of feasts to the moon for it is a statute this is israel’s decree from the land of egypt i hear a language that i had not known i delivered your shoulder from the burden you were carrying i answered your distress from the secret place of thundering listen listen o my people to my warning listen listen o my people to this warning there will be no strange foreign gods among you for i am the lord god i would feed you with the finest of wheat with honey from the rock so satisfying

god has taken his place presiding over heaven’s court in the midst of the gods he holds judgment how long will you give unjust decisions how long will you favor the wicked give your justice to the weak and fatherless come rescue the poor and the helpless deliver them deliver them deliver them arise o god and judge the earth for the nations are yours for the nations are yours

o god do not keep silent do not hold your peace o god do not be quiet don’t you hear your enemies against your treasured ones they devise and craft their schemes let us wipe out israel destroy their memory they conspire with one accord against you covenant edom and the ishmaelites moab and their tents amalek and ammon tyre’s inhabitants assyria has joined them the strength of lot’s descendants do to them as you did sisera midian as their corpses fertilized the ground let their mighty princes die as zeeb and oreb did who said let’s take god’s pastures for our own o my god make them like the dust as fire consumes the forest as flames set blaze to mountains chase them with your storm fill their faces up with shame that they may seek o lord your name let them perish in disgrace that they may know o lord your name

how lovely is the place where you are my soul faints at the thought of it even the sparrow has gone and found a home so too the swallow has a nest for her young blessed are the ones with strength found in you those who’ve set their hearts on journeying even in valleys you give them blessings with strength increasing they are preparing to appear before to appear before god better is one day in your courts than a thousand some other place i’d rather be found at the door serving the house of the lord

o lord you showed your favor for you restored jacob’s fortunes you forgave your people's sins you kept your wrath withdrawn from them surely his salvation is near to those who fear him surely his salvation is near now come restore us again abandon your displeasure will you prolong your wrath for generations will you be angry forever surely his salvation is near to those who fear him surely his salvation is near steadfast love meets faithfulness righteousness and peace have kissed faithfulness springs from the ground righteousness from the sky looks down yes the lord will give all his blessings and the land will lift up its bounty

hear me god as i call again i am needy you are forgiving guard my life as i look to you i am devoted you are abundant in lovingkindness among the gods there is none like you no deeds can compare with yours all the nations you’ve made will glory your name as they worship before the lord teach me your ways i will walk in truth i want my heart to be holy yours to fear and praise and glory your name who can save from the grave but the lord show me a sign of your goodness for others to see me that they would see clearly you are good and your anger is slow of your love and it's boundaries know there’s no limit to your compassion you are faithful again and again

god has set his foundation on the holy mountain the lord loves the gates of zion more than every place of the dwelling of jacob the lord loves the gates of zion the lord loves the gates of zion all will remember those born within her the lord loves the gates of zion come sing come dance come bring instruments all my fountains are found in all my fountains are in you

o god of my salvation i cry out day and night may my prayer come now before you would you listen to my cry for my soul is full of troubles and death it draws near with no strength i’m like the slain in the grave whom you no longer remember darkness is my only friend in the darkest places and the deeps your wrath lies heavy upon me you have overwhelmed me with your waves i am trapped and i cannot escape my eyes grow dim in sorrow every day i call to you lord i open up my hands do you work wonders for the dead do departed rise to praise you does your love come from the grave are your wonders known in abbadon or good where those forget darkness is my only friend oh why do you hide your face from me close to my demise since i was a kid your wrath your assaults all surrounding i suffer your horrors i’m desperate darkness is my only friend

i will sing of your steadfast love forever forever young and old they will all hear of forever forever unfailing love and faithfulness forever forever enduring as the heavens forever forever you have said of your chosen one forever forever to your servant david sworn forever forever i will make your sons as kings forever forever they will have the throne for eternity forever forever the north the south you created them forever forever and you hold it all in your strong right hand forever forever righteousness and justice forever forever are the foundation where your throne sits forever and to the godly ones you spoke of old forever forever it is david i have exalted forever forever with my holy oil i anointed him forever forever so that my hand can be established forever forever o lord how long will this go on forever forever o lord how long will your anger burn forever forever where’s your steadfast love of old forever forever the love you swore to david’s own forever forever

lord you have been our home throughout all generations before the mountains were born before you brought forth the world there was you you say return to dust son of man you watch a thousand years like a day you sweep men away like a night that’s past what can we do we are consumed all of our sin is laid bare before you who knows the power of your anger your anger for your wrath is as great as the fear that is due your name teach us to view our numbered days right satisfied with your morning light let your love and your favor rest upon us

those who live in the shelter of the most high of the most high will find rest in the shadow of the almighty for he will deliver you from every trap and disease for he will cover you with his pinions for you will find refuge underneath his wings his faithfulness your armor and protection those who live in the shelter of the most high of the most high will find rest in the shadow of the almighty don’t be afraid of the terrors of the night of the arrows of the day disease or disaster though a thousand fall ten thousand at your right all these evils will not come near you he will command all his angels to guard you in all of your ways upon their hands they will bear you you’ll trample the lion the serpent the snake

it is good to give thanks it is good to give thanks to the lord it is good to sing praise it is good to give thanks to the lord to declare your lovingkindness in the morning and remember you are faithful in the evening it is good to give thanks it is good to give thanks to the lord it is good to sing praise it is good to give thanks to the lord you have made me glad by the works of your hands though the senseless man won’t understand it is good to give thanks to the lord it is good to sing praise it is good to give thanks to the lord the righteous will flourish like the palm tree planted in the house of the almighty it is good to give thanks it is good to give thanks to the lord

the lord reigns in majesty firmly established his word endures eternity the world planted steadily the voice of the waters pounding the lord on high is mighty the lord on high is mighty mightier than the thundering of waters mightier than the breakers of the sea the lord on high is mighty the lord on high is mighty holiness adorns your house holiness adorns your house for endless days

o lord god of vengeance god of vengeance won’t you shine o judge of the earth repay the proud what they deserve and rise how long shall the wicked shall the wicked boast with words they crush your people hurting those that you claim as your very own killing widows foreigners they murder fatherless they say the lord he cannot see that god pays no attention but can the one who shaped the ear not hear can the one who formed the eye not see he who disciplines the nations can’t he teach for justice will return to the righteous righteous and all the upright in heart will follow it but can the one who shaped the ear not hear can the one who formed the eye not see he who disciplines the nations can’t he teach for the lord he knows for the lord he knows if the lord had not been my help my soul would have been silenced when i thought my foot is slipping when the cares of my heart were many your cheered my soul the lord my stronghold

oh come let us sing to the lord let us make joyful noise to the rock of our salvation let us come unto him with thanksgiving and songs of praise in his hand are the depths of the earth the heights of the mountains the sea is his formed by his hands and the dry land he made it oh come let us sing to the lord let us make joyful noise to the rock of our salvation let us come unto him with thanksgiving and songs of praise this day if you hear his voice do not harden your hearts as the day in the wilderness as your fathers did oh come let us worship and bow let us kneel down before our maker for he is god and we are the people the sheep of his pasture

sing to the lord all the earth sing a new song bless his name his salvation from day to day declare his glory for the lord he is worthy sing to the lord all the earth sing a new song bless his name and tell of his salvation from day to day to day declare his glory great is the lord he is worthy for the gods of the people are worthless but the lord he made the heavens ascribe to the lord glory and strength all that’s due his name bring an offering and come into his courts worship the lord in splendor come and tremble before him all the earth say among the nations the lord he reigns he established the world and it will never be shaken let the heavens and the earth be glad for the lord he comes let the sea roar let the trees sing for the lord he comes he will judge the world in righteousness for the lord he comes and the nations with his faithfulness for the lord he comes

clouds and thick darkness surround him righteousness and justice are his foundation fire it goes out before him consuming all his foes on every side his lightning lights up the world the earth sees and trembles the mountains melt like wax before him the lord of all the earth proclaimed in heaven the people will see his glory all who worship idols will be put to shame worship him all you gods zion hears and is glad of your judgment for you for you are lord most high over the earth over all other gods you who love the lord hate evil he protects the lives of his godly people delivers them from hands of wicked joy will shine on those with hearts upright be glad in the lord you righteous and give thanks to his holy name for you for you are lord most high over the earth over all other gods

come let us sing of all his marvelous deeds his right hand has won the war his holy arm has shown his power the lord has made known his salvation and revealed his righteousness to the nations he has remembered his love and faithfulness to the house of israel and the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our victorious god shout for joy to the lord join the magnificent song play a note and let your voice sing as we praise the lord our king let the sea resound and all within it the world and all who live let the rivers clap their hands and the mountains sing together for joy before the lord for he will come to judge the earth in fairness and all will see he rules with justice and judges all equally

the lord reigns let the peoples tremble he sits enthroned upon the cherubim let the earth quake the lord is great in zion over all the peoples let them praise your name holy is he the king in his might loves justice exalt the lord and worship at his feet moses aaron and samuel among them called to the lord you a forgiving and avenging god to them in the pillar of the cloud holy is he

shout for joy to the lord all the earth worship the lord with gladness come before him with joyful songs know that the lord is god enter his gates with thankfulness come to his courts with praise give thanks to him and bless his name know that the lord is god for the lord is good and his love endures forever his faithfulness continues through every generation he made us he made us we are his he made us he made us we are his the sheep of his pasture his people he made us

i will sing of your love and justice i will sing to you and you alone i will be careful to lead a blameless life i will be careful when will you come for me i will walk in my house with a blameless heart i will set before my eyes no vile thing the deeds of the faithless man i despise they will not have a part of me i will sing of your love and justice i will sing to you and you alone i will be careful to lead a blameless life i will be careful when will you come for me

hear my prayer god and let my cry of help come to you do not hide listen closely to me in the day of my distress my days consumed in smoke my bones they like a furnace indeed i forget to eat i can’t sleep my bones cling to my flesh and mingled with my drink is my weeping for i have eaten ashes like my bread my days are like a shadow i wither like the grass but you abide forever arise in compassion be gracious now to zion the appointed time has come your servants surely pity her find pleasure in her stones indeed i forget to eat i can’t sleep my bones cling to my flesh and mingled with my drink is my weeping for i have eaten ashes like my bread oh let it be written for those to come a people yet created may praise the lord he looked down from his heights he gazed to earth from heaven to hear the prisoner’s cry set free those doomed to die so that they might praise him long ago you made the earth the heavens are your work even they will perish Lord but you will endure you’ll change them like a garment as robes they’ll pass away but you are the same but you are the same

bless the lord oh my soul let all that’s within me bless the lord don’t forget his benefits who forgives all your sin who heals your diseases who pulls you up from the pit who crowns with lovingkindness and compassion who satisfies oh satisfies you slow to anger and abounding in love he hasn’t dealt with our offense as our sins would deserve for as high as the heavens are above the earth so great his love for those who fear him bless the lord oh my soul let all that’s within me bless the lord just as a father has compassion on his children so the lord has compassion on those who fear him as far as east is from the west he’s removed our sin for his love is everlasting everlasting bless the lord oh my soul let all that’s within me bless the lord as for man his days are grass like a flower that’s gone when the wind has passed but the lovingkindness of lord goes on everlasting for those who fear him and his righteousness to children’s children for those who keep his covenant obey his commandments the lord has established his throne in heaven bless the lord his angels and his hosts with them bless the lord oh my soul bless the lord oh my soul let all that’s within me bless the lord

bless the lord oh my soul o lord my god you are clothed with splendor and majesty covering yourself with light he stretched out the heavens like a tent lays the beams of his chambers on the waters and then makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind he set the earth on its foundations the waters they stood above the mountains but at your rebuke at the sound of your thunder the mountains they rose and the valleys sank under to the very place that you appointed for them so they may never cover the earth again o lord how many are your works so wise you made them all and the earth is full of your creatures see the sea teeming with life animals both great and small and they all yes they all everyone looks to you you send the forth the springs for each beast to drink as the birds of the heavens lift up their voices the earth it is satisfied with the fruit of your works you cause the plants to grow for man that he may bring food and wine for gladness oil to make his face shine and bread for his heart trees of the lord mountains and moon seasons and darkness all come from you lord how many are your works so wise you made them all and the earth is full of your creatures see the sea teeming with life animals both great and small and they all yes they all everyone looks to you to give them food in due season when you open up your hand when you give it to them when you send your spirit they are created and you renew the face of the ground everyone looks to you

give thanks give thanks to god and call on his name so the nations may know sing to him sing praises due him tell of his wonder glory his name remember remember when israel was few and strangers in the land to be given they wandered in nations god allowed no one to oppress them but when he called down famine on the land he sent joseph as a slave before with shackles on feet and hand all foretold came to pass as god planned give thanks give thanks to god and call on his name so the nations may know sing to him sing praises due him tell of his wonder glory his name when israel was in egypt strangers strong in the land of ham the lord made them fruitful too numerous for foes and their hearts turned against but god sent his servants moses and his brother aaron they displayed miracles and signs miracles and wonders in the land remember remember remember darkness waters frogs and swarms of flies and gnats everywhere hail and lightning locust and grasshopper the lord took all of egypt’s firstborn the firstfruits of their manhood before israel left with silver and gold give thanks give thanks to god and call on his name so the nations may know sing to him sing praises due him tell of his wonder glory his name remember remember remember

praise the lord give thanks for he is good his steadfast love endures we with our fathers have sinned in wickedness forgot your wondrous works when they were in egypt nevertheless he saved them and for his name’s sake own that he might make his power known he led them through the sea at his command the waters dried then they covered every enemy not one was left alive though they sang his praise believed his words they soon forgot his works praise the lord give thanks for he is good his steadfast love endures wanton craving in the wilderness jealousy and envious the earth it opened swallowing then plague and fire and flame they made a calf in horeb they traded glorious god for a man-made metal image for a grass-eating ox they forgot god their savior then he said he would destroy them had not moses his chosen stood in breach before him to turn away his wrath they despised the pleasant land having no faith in his promise they murmured in their tents they angered him at meribah they sacrificed their sons the land it was polluted with the blood of innocents so god’s anger burned against them an abhorred inheritance nevertheless he pitied them and listened remembering his covenant he relented according to the greatness of his love

give thanks to the lord for he is good let the redeemed of the lord say so from the north and from the south from the east and from the west those he has redeemed he has gathered them some wandered in desert wastes hungry thirsty their souls faint when they cried to the lord in their trouble he delivered them some sat in dark and death the words of god they rebelled against when they cried to the lord in their trouble he delivered them let them thank the lord his love is steadfast his works are wondrous to the children of man some were fools through sinful ways suffering in their iniquities then they cried to the lord in their trouble he delivered them then they cried to the lord in their trouble he delivered them some went down to the sea where they saw god's deeds his works in the deep there he commanded raised up the wind lifted the waves mounted them to heaven their courage melted staggered drunken they cried to the lord and he delivered them he made the storm be quiet the waves of the sea were silenced and they were glad that the waters sat in stillness let them thank the lord his love is steadfast his works are wondrous to the children of man

my heart is steadfast o god i will sing awake o harp awake o lyre i will awake the morning i'll give thanks to you o lord among them all i’ll sing praise your steadfast love is great above your faithfulness ever reaching be exalted god above the heavens god let your glory be let your glory be that your beloved ones may be delivered ones o lord bring salvation and answer me who will bring me into the city who will lead in victory have you not rejected us o god have you not rejected grant us help oh please help only you for human help is useless be exalted god above the heavens god let your glory be let your glory be that your beloved ones may be delivered ones o lord bring salvation and answer me

be not silent o god of my praise for wicked mouths are against me they encircle me with words of hate in return for my love they accuse me but still i give myself to pray appoint a wicked man against him let an accuser stand at his right hand when he’s tried let him come forth guilty let his prayer be counted as sin may his wife be a widow let his children beg seeking food far from the ruins where they live let strangers take what he has earned let none extend kindness to him let not the sin of his father or mother be blotted out before the lord let them be that he may cut off every memory of them from all the earth for he refused to show any kindness put the poor and the needy to death he loved to curse let curses come to him he did not delight to bless may curses soak in his body like water like oil into his bones like a garment wrapped around him like a belt that he puts on may this be the reward of my accusers lord of those who speak evil to me but you lord deal on my behalf for your name’s sake because of your love rescue me for my heart is stricken in me i'm gone like a shadow at dusk my knees are weak from fasting skin and bones my body’s become help me o lord my god save me according to your steady unfailing love let them know that this is your very hand you alone you o lord have done it let them curse but you will bless for he stands at the right hand of the needy one to save him from those who seek his death

the lord says to my lord come sit at my right hand until i make your enemies a footstool for your feet the lord sends forth from zion your mighty scepter rule in the midst of your enemies rule in the midst of your enemies your people will offer themselves freely on the day of your power in holy garments from the womb of the morning the lord has sworn and will not change his mind you are a priest forever in the order of melchizedek you are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek god is at your right hand he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath he will bring forth his judgment to the nations heaping up the dead he will drink from the brook thus he will lift his head

great are the works of the lord studied by all who delight in them glorious and majestic are the deeds of the lord his righteousness endures he has caused his wonders to be remembered he keeps his word great are the works of the lord studied by all who delight in them he provides redemption ordained his covenant forever it will stand to fear the lord is to begin in wisdom great are the works of the lord studied by all who delight in them

praise the lord blessed is the man who fears him and delights in his commandments his children will be strong praise the lord an entire generation of the upright will be blessed wealth and riches in his home his righteousness endures forever in the darkness a light shines praise the lord good will come to him who generously lends he won’t be overcome praise the lord he is not afraid his heart is firmly placed trusting in the lord his righteousness endures forever he is generous merciful and compassionate his horn is exalted in honor lifted high in the darkness a light shines his righteousness endures forever in the darkness a light shines

o servants of the lord give praise praise the lord yes praise his name blessed be the name of the lord from this time forevermore oh from the sunrise to it's set everywhere from east to west the lord’s above the nations his glory higher than heaven who is like like the lord who is seated high there enthroned who looks down down on both the heavens and the earth he raises the poor from the dust sees the needy and he lifts them up he brings the barren woman home makes her joyous with her children who is like like the lord who is seated high there enthroned who looks down down on both the heavens and the earth

when israel went out from egypt the house of jacob from a language strange his sanctuary judah became israel his dominion the sea looked and fled the jordan turned back the mountains like rams skipped with the hills like lambs what ails you o sea that you would flee o jordan that you turn back o mountains o mountains that you skip oh hills like lambs tremble o earth tremble o earth at the presence of the lord

not to us but to your name be the glory not to us but to your name be the glory not to us but to your name be the glory god the nations say where is their god our god is in heaven doing all that pleases him but the form of their handcrafted god cannot move or make a sound those who make them will be like them and so will all those who trust in them o house of israel trust in the lord he is their help and shield o house of aaron trust in the lord he is their help and shield o you who fear him trust in the lord he is their help and shield the lord will bless and he will remember the great and the small aaron and israel may the lord increase you and your children may you be blessed by your maker it is not the dead who praise the lord for it is we who extol the lord not to us but to your name be the glory not to us but to your name be the glory not to us but to your name be the glory god

i love the lord for he heard my voice he heard my cry for mercy i will call on him as long as i live for he turned his ear to me the cords of death the anguish of the grave i was overcome i was overcome then i called on the name the lord is gracious and righteous and full of compassion he protects the simple he’s saved me when i’m low once more be at rest oh my soul for the lord has been good to you o lord you’ve delivered my soul from death my eyes from tears my feet from stumbling that i may walk before the you in the land of the living oh how can i repay the lord for all his goodness to me i will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name the lord is gracious and righteous and full of compassion he protects the simple he’s saved me when i’m low once more be at rest oh my soul for the lord has been good to you so every vow i have made i will pay o lord i’m your servant with my offerings i’ll give thanks and call upon the name

praise the lord all you nations extol him all you peoples for great is his love toward us great is his love toward us the faithfulness of the lord endures forever forever forever praise the lord all you nations extol him all you peoples for great is his love toward us great is his love toward us great is his love toward us great is his love toward us the faithfulness of the lord endures forever forever forever praise the lord hallelujah praise the lord hallelujah praise the lord hallelujah praise the lord hallelujah

give thanks to the lord for he is good his love love love love love let isreal speak along with the priests his love love love love love is steadfast from my distress i called on him his love love love love love the lord answered me and set me free his love love love love love is steadfast the nations they surrounded me but the name of the lord they went out like fire and bees but the name of the lord i was near to falling but the name of the lord helped me helped me helped me the lord is my strength and he is my song his love love love love love he has become my salvation his love love love love love hear songs of joy victorious the right hand of the lord from the tents of the righteous the right hand of the lord i shall not die but i shall live the right hand of the lord helped me helped me helped me the stone that the builders threw out has become the chief cornerstone now this is what the lord has done marvelous this is the day the lord has made so let us rejoice and be glad in it

how blessed are those whose way is blameless who walk in the law of the lord how blessed are those who keep his testimonies who seek him with their heart who do no wrong who do no wrong who do no wrong but walk in his ways your commandments we should be diligent in keeping them that my actions would reflect your decrees i won't be put to shame when i fix my eyes upon them o god do not forsake me i will praise i will praise i will praise and walk in your ways

how can a young one keep their way pure by guarding it according to your word with my whole heart i seek you that i won’t sin against you your word is hidden in my heart and stored blessed are you blessed are you lord more than riches i will fix my eyes i’ll delight i’ll delight in your word

open my eyes that i may behold the wondrous things from your law open my eyes that i may behold the wondrous things from your law for my soul is consumed with longing with longing for your rules even when princes speak out against i’ll meditate on your decrees oh my delight oh my wise advice my counselor is your testimony

my soul clings to the dust revive me according to your word i have told you and you answered me teach me oh teach me your statutes make me understand your ways my soul melts because of grief strengthen me according to your word remove the false way from me and graciously grant me your law for i have chosen your faithful way i cling to your testimony o lord do not put me to shame

teach me o lord the way of your statutes and i will keep it to the end teach me o lord the way of your statutes and i will keep it to the end lead me o lord in the path of your commandments and i will delight in it

let your steadfast love come to me o lord let your salvation come to me according to your promise don’t take from my mouth your word of truth for my hope is in it’s in your rules and i will keep your law forever and ever and i will keep your law forever and ever i will find my delight i will lift my hands to your commandments which i love

remember your word to your servant you’ve given me hope you’ve given me hope my comfort in my suffering is this your promise your decrees are my songs your decrees are my songs the arrogant they mock me without constraint but i will not turn away i will not turn away i meditate on your ancient ways and they comfort me your decrees are my songs in the night i will sing of your name o god this has become my way i will obey your law this has become my way this has become my way

at midnight i rise to praise you at midnight because of your righteous statutes i rise at midnight for the lord he is my portion i promise to keep your words with all my heart with all my heart i want your favor be gracious by your promise when i looked to my own ways i turned my feet anchoring o god do not delay

the law of your mouth is better it’s better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces

your hands have made and fashioned me give me understanding that i may learn your commandments may all who fear you find in me a cause for joy a cause for glee for i have put my hope upon your word i know o lord your rules are righteous you disciplined it’s what i needed oh let your love comfort me let your mercy come to me that i may live your law it’s my delight i know o lord that your rules are righteous you disciplined me cause it’s what i needed

my soul longs for your salvation i hope in your word i hope in your word my eyes long to see your promise will you comfort me i ask will you comfort me for i’ve become like a wineskin in smoke yet i’ve not forgotten what you spoke how long must i wait when will you judge those who persecute me with falsehood and traps falsehood and traps they’ve almost made an end of me on earth but i refuse to abandon to abandon your commandments for i’ve become like a wineskin in smoke yet i’ve not forgotten what you spoke how long must i wait how long must i wait how long must i wait

forever your eternal word forever in the heavens stands firm forever your faithfulness endures forever forever forever you’ve established the earth forever everything will serve you forever i am yours forever forever

oh how i love your law i think about it all day long your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies for it’s always ever constantly with me yes i have oh i have more understanding than my elders than my teachers for i’ve kept your testimonies from every evil way i will keep my feet i won’t turn aside from the rules that you have taught me how sweet oh how sweet are your words yes they are sweeter much sweeter than honey

your word is a lamp it’s a light to guide my feet your word is a lamp it’s a light to guide me i promised once and i promise again give me life lord i’m afflicted accept my gift of praise my life it hangs in the balance but i will not turn from your commandments your law’s my heart’s delight

i hate the double minded but i love your law you are my hiding place my shield and i hope in your word depart from me you evil ones that i may keep the commandments of my god uphold me according to your promise that i may live don’t let my hope be crushed i will meditate on your decrees rejecting those who stray they are only fooling themselves all the wicked of the earth you throw away like dross i stand in awe for fear of you my flesh it trembles

ayin my eyes my eyes my eyes long for your salvation promise promise for your promise’s fulfillment your law your law for your law it has been broken it is time for the lord to act fine gold fine gold i love your word more than fine gold false ways false ways therefore i hate every false way

the unfolding of your word gives light understanding to the simple alike i long i pant for your commandments keep steady my steps according to your promise the unfolding of your word gives light understanding to the simple alike i long i long i pant for your commandments streams of tears i cry for those who do not keep them the unfolding of your word gives light gives light gives light

righteous are you lord and right are your rules your laws are perfect and they never fail your promises are tested that is why i love them though i’m nothing i will not forget your justice is eternal and righteous trouble and anguish have found me out but i delight i delight in your word

with my whole heart i cry answer me before the dawn i rise answer me my eyes are awake before the watches of the night that i may meditate upon your promise in your faithful love o lord would you hear my cry let me be revived by your promise

look on my affliction and rescue me for i have not forgotten how you instruct me plead my cause take my side as you promised protect my life salvation is far from the wicked but great is your mercy great is your mercy great is your mercy lord many are those who trouble me yet i do not turn from your testimonies the very sum of your word is truth great is your mercy great is your mercy great is your mercy lord

princes persecute me still my heart stands in awe i rejoice in your word like one who’s found great treasure how i hate falsehood but how i love your law i praise i praise seven times a day great peace have those who love your law nothing can make them stumble for all my ways all my ways all my ways are before you

let my cry oh come before you lord according to your word let my plea come to you deliver me according to your word i will praise i will praise i will praise for you’ve taught me your ways let my tongue sing of your word for your commands are right how i long for your salvation lord your law is my delight i will praise i will praise i will praise even when i’ve gone astray come and find me let my soul live come and find me i have not forgotten your commandments come and find me seek your servant come and find me i have not forgotten

i took my troubles to the lord and he answered me and he answered me save me o lord from wicked tongues from deceitfulness from lying lips what will be done o wicked tongue what will he do to punish you as a warrior’s arrows you will be pierced through he will burn the broom tree heap it's coals on you woe to me that i dwell in meshech that i live by the tents of kedar too long have i lived with those who hate peace when i speak peace they are for war woe to me when i speak peace they are for war

i lift my eyes to the hills where is my help from where does my help come from i know my maker does not slumber he won’t let my foot slip where does my help come from sun and moon may come no harm will be done for the lord he watches over where does my help come from the lord will watch over your coming and going from this time forth from this time forth the lord will watch over your coming and going from this time forth from this time forth and forevermore where does my help come from my help comes from the lord the maker of heaven and earth my help comes from the lord

i was glad when they said to me let us go to the house of the lord our feet have been standing within your gates o jerusalem o jerusalem built as a city should be jerusalem bound together firmly jerusalem where the tribes go up to praise there the thrones of judgment set the thrones of the house of david jerusalem peace peace peace be within your walls pray for the peace peace peace of jerusalem i will say peace peace peace be within your walls pray for the peace peace peace of jerusalem

to you i will lift up my eyes o you who are enthroned in heaven behold as the eyes of the servants look to hand of their master behold as the eyes of maidservants look to the hand of their mistress so our eyes look to the lord until he has mercy so our eyes look to the lord our god until he has mercy on us to you i will lift up my eyes o you who are enthroned in heaven our soul has had more than enough of the scoffing and the scorn and contempt so our eyes look to the lord until he has mercy so our eyes look to the lord our god until he has mercy on us

if it had not been the lord who was on our side if it had not been the lord who was on our side let israel say if it had not been the lord who was on our side if it had not been the lord who was on our side if it had not been the lord who was on our side they would have swallowed us alive if it had not been the lord who was on our side when the people rose against us they would have swallowed us alive when men in burning anger we would have been swept by the water’s rise if it had not been the lord who was on our side if it had not been the lord who was on our side o lord blessed be who has not given us to their teeth we’ve escaped like a bird from a trap the snare is broken and we are free if it had not been the lord who was on our side if it had not been the lord who was on our side if it had not been the lord who was on our side if it had not been the lord who was on our side let israel say if it had not been the lord who was on our side

those who trust in the lord are like mount zion which cannot be shaken but endures forever as the mountains surround jerusalem so the lord surrounds his people forever for the hand of wickedness will not rule the land of the righteous lest the hand of righteous man turn away toward wickedness do good o lord to those who are those who are good but those who turn to crooked ways the lord will lead lead away peace be upon israel

when the lord restored the fortunes of zion we were like those who dream then our mouth was filled with laughter and our tongue with shouts of joy joy joy then they said among the nations the lord has done great things for them the lord has done great things restore our fortunes lord like streams in the desert those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy he who goes out weeping carrying the seed will come home with joyful shouting bringing in his sheaves

unless the lord unless the lord builds the house those who build it labor on in vain unless the lord watches over the town in vain the watchman stays awake it’s in vain that you rise up early it’s in vain you go late to rest eating bread of anxious toil for he gives sleep to his beloved unless the lord unless the lord unless the lord unless the lord builds the house those who build it labor on in vain unless the lord unless the lord watches over the town in vain the watchman stays awake behold children are a gift from the lord the fruit of the womb the very fruit is a reward like arrows in warriors hands are your children when you’re young how blessed is the man with a quiver full of them unless the lord unless the lord unless the lord unless the lord builds the house those who build it labor on in vain unless the lord unless the lord watches over the town in vain the watchman stays awake

blessed are those who fear the lord who walk in his ways who walk in his ways you shall eat the fruit of your hands and it shall be well with you your wife will be fruitful in your house and your children like olive shoots the lord bless you from zion may you see it's prosperity all the days all the days of your life and may you see your children’s children blessed are those who fear the lord who walk in his ways who walk in his ways

greatly greatly greatly greatly have they afflicted me from my youth let israel now say how they’ve afflicted me yet they’ve not prevailed the plowers plowed upon my back they made long their furrows the lord is righteous righteous righteous and he cut their cords yet they’ve not prevailed yet they’ve not prevailed yet they’ve not prevailed may all who hate all who hate zion be put to shame like grass upon the housetops withering before it grows up withering and the reaper cannot fill his hands yet they’ve not prevailed yet they’ve not prevailed yet they’ve not prevailed

out of the depths i cry to you o lord hear my voice let your ears hear my cry if you o lord kept a record of wrong who could stand o my god who could stand but with you there is forgiveness therefore you you are feared wait for the lord oh my soul waits and in his word only do i put my hope my soul waits for the lord more than the watchmen wait for the bright morning to come israel hope in the lord he himself will redeem

o lord my heart is not lifted up my eyes are not raised too high i do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me but i have calmed and quieted my soul like a weaned child is my soul i’ve calmed and quieted my soul o israel put your hope in the lord from this time forth and forevermore forevermore forevermore

remember o lord in david’s favor all the hardships he endured how he swore how he vowed i won’t give sleep to my eyes i will not enter my house until i find a place for the lord behold we heard of it in ephrathah we found it in the field let us go to his dwelling place let us worship at his feet arise o lord and go to your resting place let your priests be clothed with righteousness arise o lord and let your saints shout for joy for the sake of david your servant the lord swore to david a sure oath from which he won’t turn back one of your sons i’ll set on your throne if they keep my covenant the testimonies i teach them their sons too shall sit on your throne the lord has chosen zion for his dwelling place here i’ll dwell for i’ve desired it abundantly i'll bless her satisfy her poor and i will make her saints shout for joy there i’ll make a horn to sprout for david i’ve prepared a lamp for my anointed his enemies i will clothe with shame but on him his crown will shine shine shine

how good and pleasing when brothers live in unity how good and pleasant when brothers live together it’s like oil pouring down aaron’s head to his beard precious oil running down from his neck to his collar it’s like oil pouring down as if dew from hermon were falling on mount zion as if dew from hermon were falling on mount zion for there the lord bestows blessing forevermore for there the lord bestows life forevermore it’s like oil pouring down it’s like oil pouring down

praise the lord all you servants of the lord who minister by night in the house of the lord lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise him lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise may the lord the maker of heaven and earth bless you from zion

praise the lord praise the name of the lord give praise o servants of the lord who stand in the house of the lord in the courts of the house of our god oh oh praise the lord oh oh for he is good oh oh sing to his name for i know the lord he is great our lord is above whatever he pleases he does on earth and in heaven he brings forth the wind it was he who struck down egypt against pharaoh and his servants who struck down many nations and gave their land as heritage oh oh praise the lord oh oh for he is good oh oh sing to his name for i know the lord he is great the idols of the nations are silver and gold the work of human hands they have mouths but they don’t speak they have ears but they do not hear but you who fear the lord bless the lord you who fear the lord oh oh praise the lord oh oh for he is good oh oh sing to his name for i know the lord he is great

give thanks to the lord for he is good his steadfast love endures give thanks to the lord for he is good his steadfast love endures give thanks to the god of gods give thanks to the lord of lords give thanks to the lord for he is good his steadfast love endures to him who alone does great wonders his steadfast love endures to him who spread the earth above the waters his steadfast love endures to him who made the greatest lights the sun by day the moon by night to him who with great skill made the heavens his steadfast love endures to him who struck the firstborn down of egypt his steadfast love endures and brought israel out among them for his steadfast love endures with an outstretched arm and hand he divided seas and let them pass and led his people through the wilderness for his steadfast love endures to him who struck down great kings his steadfast love endures to him who killed mighty kings his steadfast love endures and gave their land as inheritance to israel his servant he remembered us and rescued us give thanks his steadfast love endures his steadfast love endures forever his steadfast love endures

by the waters of babylon there we wept when we remembered zion on the willows we hung our lyres for our tormentors required songs saying sing for us a song sing for us a song sing for us a song of zion how shall we sing the lord’s song if i forget you o jerusalem let my tongue stick my hand forget if i do not set you as my highest joy sing for us a song sing for us a song sing for us a song of zion o daughter of babylon you’ll be repaid for what you’ve done to us blessed is the one who takes your children dashes them against the rock

i give you thanks o lord with all my heart before the gods i sing your praise i bow down before your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and faith on the day i called you answered me stouthearted you gave me strength all the kings of earth will give you thanks god for they have heard what you say and they will sing of your ways for great is the glory of the lord for though the lord is high he sees the low though i walk in the midst of trouble you alone preserve my life you stretch out your right hand against the wrath of enemies your right hand delivers me for great is the glory of the lord for though the lord is high he sees the low the lord will fulfill his purpose for me your love lord forever enduring

lord you have searched me lord you have known me you know when i sit you know when i rise you discern my thoughts even from afar you see my going out and you see my lying down and lord you are acquainted with all my ways before a word is on my tongue you know it altogether you hem me in behind and before you lay your hand upon me this knowledge is to wonderful for me this knowledge is to wonderful for me oh where can i go from you spirit or where can i flee from your presence if i ascend to heaven still you are there if i make my bed in the depths or take the wings of the morning if i settle on the far side on the side of the sea even there your hand will lay hold of me even the darkness is not dark to you the night is bright as the day for darkness is as light to you the darkness is as light to you delicate you formed me you knit my inner parts you wove me in the womb i will give thanks to you for i am fearfully and wonderfully made my frame it wasn’t hidden when i was made in the secret your eyes beheld my substance and in your book all was written every moment was ordained before there passed a single day how precious are your thoughts to me how vast the sum of them if i should try and count them they would outnumber the sand and i am still with you and you are still with me whenever i awake search me o god and know my heart try me and know my anxious thoughts see the grievous ways in me and lead into ways everlasting lead me into the way that’s everlasting