<p class="poetry">They surrounded me like bees.p> <p class="poetry">But they disappeared as quickly<n id="1" /> as a fire among thorns.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Indeed, in the name of the <sc>Lordsc> I pushed them away.p>

<p class="poetry">The tribes go up<n id="1" /> there,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">the tribes of the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">where it is required that Israelp> <p class="poetry">give thanks to the name of the <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Those who pass by will not say,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;May you experience the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s blessing!p> <p class="poetry">We pronounce a blessing on you in the name of the <sc>Lordsc>.&#8221;p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Praise the <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">Praise the name of the <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">Offer praise, you servants of the <sc>Lordsc>,p>

<p class="poetry">Praise the <sc>Lordsc>, for the <sc>Lordsc> is good!p> <p class="poetry">Sing praises to his name, for it is pleasant!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Certainly the godly will give thanks to your name;p> <p class="poetry">the morally upright will live in your presence.p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A psalm of praise, by David.p> <p class="poetry">I will extol you, my God, O king!p> <p class="poetry">I will praise your name continually!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">My mouth will praise the <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Let all who live<n id="2" /> praise his holy name forever!p>

<p class="poetry">lest I become satisfied and act deceptively<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and say, &#8220;Who is the <sc>Lordsc>?&#8221;p> <p class="poetry">Or lest I become poor and stealp> <p class="poetry">and demean<n id="2" /> the name of my God.p>

<p class="poetry">The fragrance<n id="1" /> of your colognes<n id="2" /> is delightful;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">your name<n id="4" /> is like the finest<n id="5" /> perfume.<n id="6" />p> <p class="poetry">No wonder the young women<n id="7" /> adore<n id="8" /> you!p>

<p class="poetry">So in the east<n id="1" /> extol the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">along the seacoasts extol<n id="2" /> the fame<n id="3" /> of the <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel.p>

<p class="poetry">Yes, as your judgments unfold,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, we wait for you.p> <p class="poetry">We desire your fame and reputation to grow.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, our God,p> <p class="poetry">masters other than you have ruled us,p> <p class="poetry">but we praise your name alone.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">I am the <sc>Lordsc>! That is my name!p> <p class="poetry">I will not share my glory with anyone else,p> <p class="poetry">or the praise due me with idols.p>

<p class="poetry">For the sake of my servant Jacob,p> <p class="poetry">Israel, my chosen one,p> <p class="poetry">I call you by namep> <p class="poetry">and give you a title of respect, even though you do not recognize<n id="1" /> me.p>

<p class="poetry">Indeed, they live in the holy city;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">they trust in<n id="2" /> the God of Israel,p> <p class="poetry">whose name is the <sc>Lordsc> who commands armies.p>

<p class="poetry">For the sake of my reputation<n id="1" /> I hold back my anger;p> <p class="poetry">for the sake of my prestige<n id="2" /> I restrain myself from destroying you.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Your descendants would have been as numerous as sand,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and your children<n id="2" /> like its granules.p> <p class="poetry">Their name would not have been cut offp> <p class="poetry">and eliminated from my presence.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">I am the <sc>Lordsc> your God,p> <p class="poetry">who churns up the sea so that its waves surge.p> <p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> who commands armies is his name!p>

<p class="poetry">For this reason my people will know my name,p> <p class="poetry">for this reason they will know<n id="1" /> at that time<n id="2" /> that I am the one who says,p> <p class="poetry">&#8216;Here I am.&#8217;&#8221;p>