The Lord did indeed accomplish great things for us. We were happy.

O Lord, restore our well-being, just as the streams in the arid south are replenished.

The Lord is just; he cut the ropes of the wicked.”

A song of ascents. From the deep water I cry out to you, O Lord.

I rely on the Lord, I rely on him with my whole being; I wait for his assuring word.

Ascend, O Lord, to your resting place, you and the ark of your strength!

Lift your hands toward the sanctuary and praise the Lord!

May the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion!

who serve in the Lord’s temple, in the courts of the temple of our God.

For the music director, a psalm of David. O Lord, you examine me and know.

O Lord, do I not hate those who hate you, and despise those who oppose you?

Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord! I run to you for protection.

All he has made will give thanks to the Lord. Your loyal followers will praise you.

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!

I will praise the Lord as long as I live! I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist!

The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem, and gathers the exiles of Israel.

Love the Lord, all you faithful followers of his! The Lord protects those who have integrity, but he pays back in full the one who acts arrogantly.

For the Lord God is our sovereign protector. The Lord bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.

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.

The prayer of an oppressed man, as he grows faint and pours out his lament before the Lord. O Lord, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help!