The Lord avenges me. O Lord, your loyal love endures. Do not abandon those whom you have made!

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

My mouth will praise the Lord. Let all who live praise his holy name forever!

the one who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who remains forever faithful,

The Lord rules forever, your God, O Zion, throughout the generations to come! Praise the Lord!

All of your people will be godly; they will possess the land permanently. I will plant them like a shoot; they will be the product of my labor, through whom I reveal my splendor.

You will not always be angry with me, will you? You will not be mad at me forever, will you?’ That is what you say, but you continually do all the evil that you can.”

I will bring terrors on you, and you will be no more! Though you are sought after, you will never be found again, declares the sovereign Lord.”

Then, when my sanctuary is among them forever, the nations will know that I, the Lord, sanctify Israel.’”

Now they must put away their spiritual prostitution and the pillars of their kings far from me, and then I will live among them forever.

But the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavenly expanse. And those bringing many to righteousness will be like the stars forever and ever.

I will commit myself to you forever; I will commit myself to you in righteousness and justice, in steadfast love and tender compassion.

You wrongly evict widows among my people from their cherished homes. You defraud their children of their prized inheritance.

Now be willing to bless your servant’s dynasty so that it may stand permanently before you, for you, O sovereign Lord, have spoken. By your blessing may your servant’s dynasty be blessed on into the future!”

Joining them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the Lord. (For his loyal love endures!)

O Lord God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, maintain the motives of your people and keep them devoted to you.

Don’t you realize that the Lord God of Israel has given David and his dynasty lasting dominion over Israel by a formal agreement?

Our God, you drove out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and gave it as a permanent possession to the descendants of your friend Abraham.

He met with the people and appointed musicians to play before the Lord and praise his majestic splendor. As they marched ahead of the warriors they said: “Give thanks to the Lord, for his loyal love endures.”

I replied to the king, “O king, live forever! Why would I not appear dejected when the city with the graves of my ancestors lies desolate and its gates destroyed by fire?”