<p class="poetry">Rely<n id="1" /> on the <sc>Lordsc>! Obey his commands!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Then he will permit you<n id="3" /> to possess the land;p> <p class="poetry">you will see the demise of evil men.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> helps them and rescues them;p> <p class="poetry">he rescues them from evil men and delivers them,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">for they seek his protection.p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A psalm of David, written to get God&#8217;s attention.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, do not continue to rebuke me in your anger!p> <p class="poetry">Do not continue to punish me in your raging fury!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;O <sc>Lordsc>, help me understand my mortalityp> <p class="poetry">and the brevity of life!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Let me realize how quickly my life will pass!<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; By David, a psalm.p> <p class="poetry">I relied completely<n id="2" /> on the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">and he turned toward mep> <p class="poetry">and heard my cry for help.p>

<p class="poetry">He gave me reason to sing a new song,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">praising our God.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">May many see what God has done,p> <p class="poetry">so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the <sc>Lordsc>!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">I have told the great assembly<n id="1" /> about your justice.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Look! I spare no words!<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, you know this is true.p>

<p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, you do not withhold<n id="1" /> your compassion from me.p> <p class="poetry">May your loyal love and faithfulness continually protect me!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you!p> <p class="poetry">May those who love to experience<n id="1" /> your deliverance say continually,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;May the <sc>Lordsc> be praised!&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">How blessed<n id="2" /> is the one who treats the poor properly!<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">When trouble comes,<n id="4" /> the <sc>Lordsc> delivers him.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">May the <sc>Lordsc> protect him and save his life!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">May he be blessed<n id="2" /> in the land!p> <p class="poetry">Do not turn him over<n id="3" /> to his enemies!<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> supports<n id="1" /> him on his sickbed;p> <p class="poetry">you completely heal him from his illness.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">As for me, I said:<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;O <sc>Lordsc>, have mercy on me!p> <p class="poetry">Heal me, for I have sinned against you!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">By day the <sc>Lordsc> decrees his loyal love,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and by night he gives me a song,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">a prayer<n id="3" /> to the living God.p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> who commands armies is on our side!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">The God of Jacob<n id="2" /> is our protector!<n id="3" /> (Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">Come! Witness the exploits<n id="1" /> of the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">who brings devastation to the earth!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> who commands armies is on our side!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">The God of Jacob<n id="2" /> is our protector!<n id="3" /> (Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">For the sovereign <sc>Lordsc><n id="1" /> is awe-inspiring;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">he is the great king who rules the whole earth!<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A song, a psalm by the Korahites.p> <p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> is great and certainly worthy of praisep> <p class="poetry">in the city of our God,<n id="2" /> his holy hill.p>