For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, the Lord delivers him.

God has ascended his throne amid loud shouts; the Lord has ascended his throne amid the blaring of ram’s horns.

so I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, rejoice along with your nation, and boast along with the people who belong to you.

A psalm of David. Acknowledge the Lord, you heavenly beings, acknowledge the Lord’s majesty and power!

You will free me from the net they hid for me, for you are my place of refuge.

Give thanks to the Lord with the harp! Sing to him to the accompaniment of a ten-stringed instrument!

You made us an object of disdain to our neighbors; those who live on our borders taunt and insult us.

Say to God: “How awesome are your deeds! Because of your great power your enemies cower in fear before you.

Answer me, O Lord, for your loyal love is good! Because of your great compassion, turn toward me!

He will take pity on the poor and needy; the lives of the needy he will save.

He led them with a cloud by day, and with the light of a fire all night long.

Is your loyal love proclaimed in the grave, or your faithfulness in the place of the dead?

He spoke to them from a pillar of cloud; they obeyed his regulations and the ordinance he gave them.

Praise the Lord, you angels of his, you powerful warriors who carry out his decrees and obey his orders!

A psalm of praise, by David. I will extol you, my God, O king! I will praise your name continually!

Look, I was guilty of sin from birth, a sinner the moment my mother conceived me.

I praise you constantly and speak of your splendor all day long.

Yet he took notice of their distress, when he heard their cry for help.

Let the loyal followers of the Lord say, “Yes, his loyal love endures!”

My help comes from the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth!