<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> grants success to the onep> <p class="poetry">whose behavior he finds commendable.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Our God is in heaven!p> <p class="poetry">He does whatever he pleases!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Guide me<n id="1" /> in the path of your commands,p> <p class="poetry">for I delight to walk in it.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">He brought me out into a wide open place;p> <p class="poetry">he delivered me because he was pleased with me.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">I want to do what pleases you,<n id="1" /> my God.p> <p class="poetry">Your law dominates my thoughts.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Look,<n id="1" /> you desire<n id="2" /> integrity in the inner man;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">you want me to possess wisdom.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Whom do I have in heaven but you?p> <p class="poetry">I desire no one but you on earth.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">He loved to curse<n id="1" /> others, so those curses have come upon him.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">He had no desire to bless anyone, so he has experienced no blessings.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">He is not enamored with the strength of a horse,p> <p class="poetry">nor is he impressed by the warrior&#8217;s strong legs.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">They say,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Commit yourself<n id="2" /> to the <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">Let the <sc>Lordsc><n id="3" /> rescue him!p> <p class="poetry">Let the <sc>Lordsc><n id="4" /> deliver him, for he delights in him.&#8221;<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">Receiving sacrifices and offerings are not your primary concern.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">You make that quite clear to me!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">You do not ask for burnt sacrifices and sin offerings.p>

<p class="poetry">By this<n id="1" /> I know that you are pleased with me,p> <p class="poetry">for my enemy does<n id="2" /> not triumph<n id="3" /> over me.p>

<p class="poetry">Certainly<n id="1" /> you do not want a sacrifice, or else I would offer it;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">you do not desire a burnt sacrifice.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Then you will accept<n id="1" /> the proper sacrifices, burnt sacrifices and whole offerings;p> <p class="poetry">then bulls will be sacrificed<n id="2" /> on your altar.<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Praise the <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">How blessed is the one<n id="2" /> who obeys<n id="3" /> the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">who takes great delight in keeping his commands.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">He does whatever he pleasesp> <p class="poetry">in heaven and on earth,p> <p class="poetry">in the seas and all the ocean depths.p>

<p class="poetry">Sound your battle cry<n id="1" /> against the wild beast of the reeds,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and the nations that assemble like a herd of calves led by bulls!<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">They humble themselves<n id="4" /> and offer gold and silver as tribute.<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">God<n id="6" /> scatters<n id="7" /> the nations that like to do battle.p>