<p class="poetry">By the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s decree<n id="1" /> the heavens were made;p> <p class="poetry">by a mere word from his mouth all the stars in the sky were created.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> watches<n id="1" /> from heaven;p> <p class="poetry">he sees all people.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, your loyal love reaches to the sky;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">your faithfulness to the clouds.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">He summons the heavens above,p> <p class="poetry">as well as the earth, so that he might judge his people.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">The heavens declare his fairness,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">for God is judge.<n id="2" /> (Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">Let the heavens and the earth praise him,p> <p class="poetry">along with the seas and everything that swims in them!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">From heaven you announced what their punishment would be.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">The earth<n id="2" /> was afraid and silentp>

<p class="poetry">He rained down manna for them to eat;p> <p class="poetry">he gave them the grain of heaven.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Faithfulness grows from the ground,p> <p class="poetry">and deliverance looks down from the sky.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">I will give him an eternal dynasty,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and make his throne as enduring as the skies above.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">For all the gods of the nations are worthless,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but the <sc>Lordsc> made the sky.p>

<p class="poetry">Let the sky rejoice, and the earth be happy!p> <p class="poetry">Let the sea and everything in it shout!p>

<p class="poetry">The sky declares his justice,p> <p class="poetry">and all the nations see his splendor.p>

<p class="poetry">In earlier times you established the earth;p> <p class="poetry">the skies are your handiwork.p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> has established his throne in heaven;p> <p class="poetry">his kingdom extends over everything.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">The birds of the sky live beside them;p> <p class="poetry">they chirp among the bushes.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">They<n id="1" /> reached up to the sky,p> <p class="poetry">then dropped into the depths.p> <p class="poetry">The sailors&#8217; strength<n id="2" /> left them<n id="3" /> because the danger was so great.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> is exalted over all the nations;p> <p class="poetry">his splendor reaches beyond the sky.<n id="1" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A song of ascents.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">I look up<n id="3" /> toward you,p> <p class="poetry">the one enthroned<n id="4" /> in heaven.p>