<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>

<p class="poetry">when the anger of God flared up against them.p> <p class="poetry">He killed some of the strongest of them;p> <p class="poetry">he brought the young men of Israel to their knees.p>

<p class="poetry">He drove the nations out from before them;p> <p class="poetry">he assigned them their tribal allotments<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and allowed the tribes of Israel to settle down.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">I said,<n id="1" /> &#8216;Listen, my people!p> <p class="poetry">I will warn<n id="2" /> you!p> <p class="poetry">O Israel, if only you would obey me!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">They say, &#8220;Come on, let&#8217;s annihilate them so they are no longer a nation!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Then the name of Israel will be remembered no more.&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">He remains loyal and faithful to the family of Israel.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">All the ends of the earth see our God deliver us.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> takes notice of us,<n id="1" /> he will bless<n id="2" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">he will bless the family<n id="3" /> of Israel,p> <p class="poetry">he will bless the family of Aaron.p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A song of ascents,<n id="2" /> by David.p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;If the <sc>Lordsc> had not been on our side&#8221; &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">let Israel say this! &#8211;p>

<p class="poetry">As for those who are bent on traveling a sinful path,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">may the <sc>Lordsc> remove them,<n id="2" /> along with those who behave wickedly!<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">May Israel experience peace!<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">O Israel, hope in the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">for the <sc>Lordsc> exhibits loyal love,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and is more than willing to deliver.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">O family<n id="1" /> of Israel, praise the <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">O family of Aaron, praise the <sc>Lordsc>!p>

<p class="poetry">He has made his people victorious,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and given all his loyal followers reason to praise &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">the Israelites, the people who are close to him.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Praise the <sc>Lordsc>!p>