<p class="poetry">the root<n id="1" /> your right hand planted,p> <p class="poetry">the shoot you made to grow!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">May you give support to the one you have chosen,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">to the one whom you raised up for yourself!<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A song, a psalm of Asaph.p> <p class="poetry">O God, do not be silent!p> <p class="poetry">Do not ignore us!<n id="2" /> Do not be inactive, O God!p>

<p class="poetry">Your arm is powerful,p> <p class="poetry">your hand strong,p> <p class="poetry">your right hand<n id="1" /> victorious.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">He will shelter you<n id="1" /> with his wings;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">you will find safety under his wings.p> <p class="poetry">His faithfulness is like a shield or a protective wall.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Your people willingly follow you<n id="1" /> when you go into battle.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">On the holy hills<n id="3" /> at sunrise<n id="4" /> the dew of your youth<n id="5" /> belongs to you.<n id="6" />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">O daughter Babylon, soon to be devastated!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">How blessed will be the one who repays youp> <p class="poetry">for what you dished out to us!<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, I cry out to you. Come quickly to me!p> <p class="poetry">Pay attention to me when I cry out to you!p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A psalm of David, written when he was in the Judean wilderness.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">O God, you are my God! I long for you!<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">My soul thirsts<n id="4" /> for you,p> <p class="poetry">my flesh yearns for you,p> <p class="poetry">in a dry and parched<n id="5" /> land where there is no water.p>

<p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, may you hear my prayer and be favorably disposed to me!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">O God, because of your great loyal love,p> <p class="poetry">answer me with your faithful deliverance!<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; according to the <i>al-tashchethi> style;<n id="2" /> a psalm of Asaph; a song.p> <p class="poetry">We give thanks to you, O God! We give thanks!p> <p class="poetry">You reveal your presence;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">people tell about your amazing deeds.p>

<p class="poetry">If your sons keep my covenantp> <p class="poetry">and the rules I teach them,p> <p class="poetry">their sons will also sit on your throne forever.&#8221;p>