<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> God, the God of Israel, deserves praise!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">He alone accomplishes amazing things!<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A psalm by Asaph.p> <p class="poetry">Certainly God is good to Israel,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and to those whose motives are pure!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">He took him away from following the mother sheep,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and made him the shepherd of Jacob, his people,p> <p class="poetry">and of Israel, his chosen nation.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">For observing the festival is a requirement for Israel;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">it is an ordinance given by the God of Jacob.p>

<p class="poetry">If only my people would obey me!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">If only Israel would keep my commands!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">For our shield<n id="1" /> belongs to the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">our king to the Holy One of Israel.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Israel moved to<n id="1" /> Egypt;p> <p class="poetry">Jacob lived for a time<n id="2" /> in the land of Ham.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">When Israel left Egypt,p> <p class="poetry">when the family of Jacob left a foreign nation behind,<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Look! Israel&#8217;s protector<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">does not sleep or slumber!p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A song of ascents.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Since my youth they have often attacked me,&#8221;p> <p class="poetry">let Israel say.p>

<p class="poetry">O Israel, hope in the <sc>Lordsc>p> <p class="poetry">now and forevermore!p>

<p class="poetry">Indeed,<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc> has chosen Jacob for himself,p> <p class="poetry">Israel to be his special possession.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Let Israel rejoice in their Creator!p> <p class="poetry">Let the people<n id="1" /> of Zion delight in their king!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel deserves praise<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">in the future and forevermore!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">We agree! We agree!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">He says:<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Listen my people! I am speaking!p> <p class="poetry">Listen Israel! I am accusing you!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">I am God, your God!p>

<p class="poetry">Acknowledge God&#8217;s power,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">his sovereignty over Israel,p> <p class="poetry">and the power he reveals in the skies!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">I will express my thanks to you with a stringed instrument,p> <p class="poetry">praising<n id="1" /> your faithfulness, O my God!p> <p class="poetry">I will sing praises to you accompanied by a harp,p> <p class="poetry">O Holy One of Israel!<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of Asaph, a song.p> <p class="poetry">God has revealed himself in Judah;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">in Israel his reputation<n id="3" /> is great.p>

<p class="poetry">He established a rule<n id="1" /> in Jacob;p> <p class="poetry">he set up a law in Israel.p> <p class="poetry">He commanded our ancestorsp> <p class="poetry">to make his deeds known to their descendants,<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">When<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc> heard this, he was furious.p> <p class="poetry">A fire broke out against Jacob,p> <p class="poetry">and his anger flared up<n id="2" /> against Israel,p>