<p class="poetry">Yes, <sc>Lordsc>! I am indeed your servant;p> <p class="poetry">I am your lowest slave.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">You saved me from death.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">For his loyal love towers<n id="1" /> over us,p> <p class="poetry">and the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s faithfulness endures.p> <p class="poetry">Praise the <sc>Lordsc>!p>

<p class="poetry">They surrounded me like bees.p> <p class="poetry">But they disappeared as quickly<n id="1" /> as a fire among thorns.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Indeed, in the name of the <sc>Lordsc> I pushed them away.p>

<p class="poetry">They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s right hand conquers,<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> is God and he has delivered us.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Tie the offering<n id="2" /> with ropesp> <p class="poetry">to the horns of the altar!<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A song of ascents,<n id="2" /> by David.p> <p class="poetry">I was glad because<n id="3" /> they said to me,p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;We will go to the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple.&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">The tribes go up<n id="1" /> there,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">the tribes of the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">where it is required that Israelp> <p class="poetry">give thanks to the name of the <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="3" />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>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A song of ascents.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Those who trust in the <sc>Lordsc> are like Mount Zion;p> <p class="poetry">it cannot be upended and will endure forever.p>

<p class="poetry">As the mountains surround Jerusalem,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">so the <sc>Lordsc> surrounds his people,p> <p class="poetry">now and forevermore.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>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A song of ascents.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">When the <sc>Lordsc> restored the well-being of Zion,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">we thought we were dreaming.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">May the <sc>Lordsc> bless you<n id="1" /> from Zion,p> <p class="poetry">that you might see<n id="2" /> Jerusalem<n id="3" /> prosperp> <p class="poetry">all the days of your life,p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> made a reliable promise to David;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">he will not go back on his word.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">He said,<n id="3" /> &#8220;I will place one of your descendants<n id="4" /> on your throne.p>

<p class="poetry">Praise the <sc>Lordsc>, for the <sc>Lordsc> is good!p> <p class="poetry">Sing praises to his name, for it is pleasant!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Yes,<n id="1" /> I know the <sc>Lordsc> is great,p> <p class="poetry">and our Lord is superior to all gods.p>

<p class="poetry">He does whatever he pleasesp> <p class="poetry">in heaven and on earth,p> <p class="poetry">in the seas and all the ocean depths.p>

<p class="poetry">Let all the kings of the earth give thanks<n id="1" /> to you, O <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">when they hear the words you speak.<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, rescue me from wicked men!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Protect me from violent men,<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, shelter me from the power<n id="1" /> of the wicked!p> <p class="poetry">Protect me from violent men,p> <p class="poetry">who plan to knock me over.<n id="2" />p>