<p class="poetry">I asked,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Will the Lord reject me forever?p> <p class="poetry">Will he never again show me his favor?p>

<p class="poetry">He drove his enemies back;p> <p class="poetry">he made them a permanent target for insults.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">He made his sanctuary as enduring as the heavens above;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">as secure as the earth, which he established permanently.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">(May those who hate the <sc>Lordsc><n id="1" /> cower in fear<n id="2" /> before him!p> <p class="poetry">May they be permanently humiliated!)<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Will you stay mad at us forever?p> <p class="poetry">Will you remain angry throughout future generations?<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">O Lord, my God, I will give you thanks with my whole heart!p> <p class="poetry">I will honor your name continually!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">His dynasty will last forever.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">His throne will endure before me, like the sun,<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">it will remain stable, like the moon,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">his throne will endure like the skies.&#8221;<n id="2" /> (Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">But you, O <sc>Lordsc>, rule forever,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and your reputation endures.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">He established the earth on its foundations;p> <p class="poetry">it will never be upended.p>

<p class="poetry">May the splendor of the <sc>Lordsc> endure!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">May the <sc>Lordsc> find pleasure in the living things he has made!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">He always remembers his covenantal decree,p> <p class="poetry">the promise he made<n id="1" /> to a thousand generations &#8211;p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Praise the <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">Give thanks to the <sc>Lordsc>, for he is good,p> <p class="poetry">and his loyal love endures!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">This brought him a reward,p> <p class="poetry">an eternal gift.<n id="1" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Give thanks to the <sc>Lordsc>, for he is good,p> <p class="poetry">and his loyal love endures!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">May the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s name be praisedp> <p class="poetry">now and forevermore!p>

<p class="poetry">But we will praise the <sc>Lordsc>p> <p class="poetry">now and forevermore.p> <p class="poetry">Praise the <sc>Lordsc>!p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Give thanks to the <sc>Lordsc>, for he is goodp> <p class="poetry">and his loyal love endures!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Let the family<n id="1" /> of Aaron say,p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Yes, his loyal love endures!&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">Let the loyal followers of the <sc>Lordsc><n id="1" /> say,p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Yes, his loyal love endures!&#8221;p>