so<n id="1" /> it may become a reality<n id="2" /> and you may gain lasting fame,<n id="3" /> as people say,<n id="4" /> &#8216;The <sc>Lordsc> who commands armies is the God of Israel.&#8217;<n id="5" /> David&#8217;s dynasty<n id="6" /> will be established before you,

But David could not go before it to seek God&#8217;s will, for he was afraid of the sword of the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s messenger.

Now, <sc>Lordsc> God, may your promise<n id="1" /> to my father David be realized,<n id="2" /> for you have made me king over a great nation as numerous as the dust of the earth.

and prayed:<n id="1" /> &#8220;O <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven or on earth! You maintain covenantal loyalty<n id="2" /> to your servants who obey you with sincerity.<n id="3" />

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;But if you people<n id="1" /> ever turn away from me, fail to obey the regulations and rules I instructed you to keep,<n id="2" /> and decide to serve and worship other gods,<n id="3" />

All the kingdoms of the surrounding lands were afraid of God<n id="1" /> when they heard how the <sc>Lordsc> had fought against Israel&#8217;s enemies.

He followed<n id="1" /> God during the lifetime of<n id="2" /> Zechariah, who taught him how to honor God. As long as he followed<n id="3" /> the <sc>Lordsc>, God caused him to succeed.<n id="4" />p>

He built royal cities<n id="1" /> and owned a large number of sheep and cattle, for God gave him a huge amount of possessions.p>

He made all who were in Jerusalem and Benjamin agree to it.<n id="1" /> The residents of Jerusalem acted in accordance with the covenant of God, the God of their ancestors.

<t /><n id="2" /><p class="bodytext">There was a man<n id="3" /> in the land of Uz<n id="4" /> whose<n id="5" /> name was Job.<n id="6" /> And that man was pure<n id="7" /> and upright,<n id="8" /> one who feared God and turned away from evil.<n id="9" />

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; by David.p> <p class="poetry">Fools say to themselves,<n id="2" /> &#8220;There is no God.&#8221;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">They sin and commit evil deeds;<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">none of them does what is right.<n id="5" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; written by the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s servant, David; an oracle.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">An evil man is rebellious to the core.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">He does not fear God,<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; a well-written song<n id="2" /> by the Korahites.p> <p class="poetry">As a deer<n id="3" /> longs<n id="4" /> for streams of water,p> <p class="poetry">so I long<n id="5" /> for you, O God!p>

<p class="poetry">I will remember and weep!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">For I was once walking along with the great throng to the temple of God,p> <p class="poetry">shouting and giving thanks along with the crowd as we celebrated the holy festival.<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; by the Korahites, a well-written song.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">O God, we have clearly heard;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">our ancestors<n id="4" /> have told usp> <p class="poetry">what you did<n id="5" /> in their days,p> <p class="poetry">in ancient times.<n id="6" />p>

<p class="poetry">You love<n id="1" /> justice and hate evil.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">For this reason God, your God<n id="3" /> has anointed you<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">with the oil of joy,<n id="5" /> elevating you above your companions.<n id="6" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; by the Korahites; according to the <i>alamothi> style;<n id="2" /> a song.p> <p class="poetry">God is our strong refuge;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">he is truly our helper in times of trouble.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">We heard about God&#8217;s mighty deeds, now we have seen them,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">in the city of the <sc>Lordsc>, the invincible Warrior,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">in the city of our God.p> <p class="poetry">God makes it permanently secure.<n id="3" /> (Selah)p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; according to the <i>machalathi> style;<n id="2" /> a well-written song<n id="3" /> by David.p> <p class="poetry">Fools say to themselves,<n id="4" /> &#8220;There is no God.&#8221;<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">They sin and commit evil deeds;<n id="6" />p> <p class="poetry">none of them does what is right.<n id="7" />p>

<p class="poetry">I wish the deliverance<n id="1" /> of Israel would come from Zion!p> <p class="poetry">When God restores the well-being of his people,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">may Jacob rejoice,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">may Israel be happy!<n id="4" />p>