Above the sound of the surging water, and the mighty waves of the sea, the Lord sits enthroned in majesty.

There is little Benjamin, their ruler, and the princes of Judah in their robes, along with the princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.

He decreed it as a regulation in Joseph, when he attacked the land of Egypt. I heard a voice I did not recognize.

before the Lord, for he comes! For he comes to judge the earth! He judges the world fairly, and the nations in accordance with his justice.

Even when I must walk in the midst of danger, you revive me. You oppose my angry enemies, and your right hand delivers me.

Each morning I will destroy all the wicked people in the land, and remove all evildoers from the city of the Lord.

Against you – you above all – I have sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. So you are just when you confront me; you are right when you condemn me.

Do not reject me! Do not push your servant away in anger! You are my deliverer! Do not forsake or abandon me, O God who vindicates me!

For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors I will say, “May there be peace in you!”

The Lord reigns! He is robed in majesty, the Lord is robed, he wears strength around his waist. Indeed, the world is established, it cannot be moved.

Give sincere homage! Otherwise he will be angry, and you will die because of your behavior, when his anger quickly ignites. How blessed are all who take shelter in him!

When I look up at the heavens, which your fingers made, and see the moon and the stars, which you set in place,

You loyal followers of the Lord, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! All you descendants of Israel, stand in awe of him!

He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.

Our cattle will be weighted down with produce. No one will break through our walls, no one will be taken captive, and there will be no terrified cries in our city squares.

The roof of my mouth is as dry as a piece of pottery; my tongue sticks to my gums. You set me in the dust of death.

I mourned for them as I would for a friend or my brother. I bowed down in sorrow as if I were mourning for my mother.

A well-written song by David, when he was in the cave; a prayer. To the Lord I cry out; to the Lord I plead for mercy.

I constantly trust in the Lord; because he is at my right hand, I will not be upended.

O Lord, in your good favor you made me secure. Then you rejected me and I was terrified.