The godly will rejoice in the Lord and take shelter in him. All the morally upright will boast.

All the earth worships you and sings praises to you! They sing praises to your name!” (Selah)

Come! Listen, all you who are loyal to God! I will declare what he has done for me.

But the godly are happy; they rejoice before God and are overcome with joy.

O God, when you lead your people into battle, when you march through the desert, (Selah)

O God, you cause abundant showers to fall on your chosen people. When they are tired, you sustain them,

for you live among them. You sustain the oppressed with your good blessings, O God.

Acknowledge God’s power, his sovereignty over Israel, and the power he reveals in the skies!

I am oppressed and suffering! O God, deliver and protect me!

That will please the Lord more than an ox or a bull with horns and hooves.

The oppressed look on – let them rejoice! You who seek God, may you be encouraged!

For you give me confidence, O Lord; O Lord, I have trusted in you since I was young.

He will descend like rain on the mown grass, like showers that drench the earth.

From harm and violence he will defend them; he will value their lives.

But as for me, my feet almost slipped; my feet almost slid out from under me.

Take a good look! This is what the wicked are like, those who always have it so easy and get richer and richer.

Hurry and look at the permanent ruins, and all the damage the enemy has done to the temple!

You broke open the spring and the stream; you dried up perpetually flowing rivers.

Remember how the enemy hurls insults, O Lord, and how a foolish nation blasphemes your name!

Do not be so certain you have won! Do not speak with your head held so high!