<p class="poetry">God deserves praise,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">for<n id="2" /> he did not reject my prayerp> <p class="poetry">or abandon his love for me!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Let the nations thank you, O God!p> <p class="poetry">Let all the nations thank you!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Let the nations thank you, O God!p> <p class="poetry">Let all the nations thank you!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">The earth yields its crops.p> <p class="poetry">May God, our God, bless us!p>

<p class="poetry">May God bless us!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Then all the ends of the earth will give him the honor he deserves.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">But the godly<n id="1" /> are happy;p> <p class="poetry">they rejoice before Godp> <p class="poetry">and are overcome with joy.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">He is a father to the fatherlessp> <p class="poetry">and an advocate for widows.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">God rules from his holy palace.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">O God, when you lead your people into battle,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">when you march through the desert,<n id="2" /> (Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">for you live among them.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">You sustain the oppressed with your good blessings, O God.p>

<p class="poetry">They<n id="1" /> see your processions, O God &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">the processions of my God, my king, who marches along in holy splendor.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">In your large assemblies praise God,p> <p class="poetry">the <sc>Lordsc>, in the assemblies of Israel!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">I am oppressed and suffering!p> <p class="poetry">O God, deliver and protect me!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">I will sing praises to God&#8217;s name!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I will magnify him as I give him thanks!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The oppressed look on &#8211; let them rejoice!p> <p class="poetry">You who seek God,<n id="1" /> may you be encouraged!<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; by David; written to get God&#8217;s attention.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">O God, please be willing to rescue me!<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, hurry and help me!<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">They say,<n id="1" /> &#8220;God has abandoned him.p> <p class="poetry">Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">O God, do not remain far away from me!p> <p class="poetry">My God, hurry and help me!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">O God, you have taught me since I was young,p> <p class="poetry">and I am still declaring<n id="1" /> your amazing deeds.p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For<n id="2" /> Solomon.p> <p class="poetry">O God, grant the king the ability to make just decisions!<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">Grant the king&#8217;s son<n id="4" /> the ability to make fair decisions!<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> God, the God of Israel, deserves praise!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">He alone accomplishes amazing things!<n id="2" />p>