vindicates the oppressed, and gives food to the hungry. The Lord releases the imprisoned.

The Lord protects those residing outside their native land; he lifts up the fatherless and the widow, but he opposes the wicked.

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

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the sky! Praise him in the heavens!

Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty extends over the earth and sky.

Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song! Praise him in the assembly of the godly!

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.

For the Lord disciplines those he loves, just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.

The Lord abhors every arrogant person; rest assured that they will not go unpunished.

The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.

Do not let your heart envy sinners, but rather be zealous in fearing the Lord all the time.

Fear the Lord, my child, as well as the king, and do not associate with rebels,

If the Lord who commands armies had not left us a few survivors, we would have quickly become like Sodom, we would have become like Gomorrah.

But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” Know for certain that the Lord has spoken.

Therefore, the sovereign Lord who commands armies, the powerful ruler of Israel, says this: “Ah, I will seek vengeance against my adversaries, I will take revenge against my enemies.

Go up into the rocky cliffs, hide in the ground. Get away from the dreadful judgment of the Lord, from his royal splendor!

Proud men will be brought low, arrogant men will be humiliated; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.

Indeed, the Lord who commands armies has planned a day of judgment, for all the high and mighty, for all who are proud – they will be humiliated;

Proud men will be humiliated, arrogant men will be brought low; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.