Deceitful people will not live in my palace. Liars will not be welcome in my presence.

A song, a psalm of David. I am determined, O God! I will sing and praise you with my whole heart.

A slanderer will not endure on the earth; calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down.

He covers the sky with clouds, provides the earth with rain, and causes grass to grow on the hillsides.

For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.

We heard about God’s mighty deeds, now we have seen them, in the city of the Lord, the invincible Warrior, in the city of our God. God makes it permanently secure. (Selah)

Then they will not be like their ancestors, who were a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that was not committed and faithful to God.

Yes, he struck a rock and water flowed out, streams gushed forth. But can he also give us food? Will he provide meat for his people?”

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.