<t /><p class="poetry">Praise the <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">Praise the <sc>Lordsc> from the sky!p> <p class="poetry">Praise him in the heavens!p>

<p class="poetry">Let them praise the name of the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">for his name alone is exalted;p> <p class="poetry">his majesty extends over the earth and sky.p>

<p class="poetry">Rise up,<n id="1" /> <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">Deliver me, my God!p> <p class="poetry">Yes,<n id="2" /> you will strike<n id="3" /> all my enemies on the jaw;p> <p class="poetry">you will break the teeth<n id="4" /> of the wicked.<n id="5" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">How long, <sc>Lordsc>, will you continue to ignore me?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">How long will you pay no attention to me?<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">their troubles multiply,p> <p class="poetry">they desire other gods.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I will not pour out drink offerings of blood to their gods,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">nor will I make vows in the name of their gods.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Love the <sc>Lordsc>, all you faithful followers<n id="1" /> of his!p> <p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> protects those who have integrity,p> <p class="poetry">but he pays back in full the one who acts arrogantly.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">For the <sc>Lordsc> promotes<n id="1" /> justice,p> <p class="poetry">and never abandons<n id="2" /> his faithful followers.p> <p class="poetry">They are permanently secure,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">but the children<n id="4" /> of evil men are wiped out.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">God looks down from heaven<n id="1" /> at the human race,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">to see if there is anyone who is wise<n id="3" /> and seeks God.<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; according to the <i>al-tashchethi> style;<n id="2" /> a prayer<n id="3" /> of David, written when Saul sent men to surround his house and murder him.<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">Deliver me from my enemies, my God!p> <p class="poetry">Protect me<n id="5" /> from those who attack me!<n id="6" />p>

<p class="poetry">Then they will not be like their ancestors,p> <p class="poetry">who were a stubborn and rebellious generation,p> <p class="poetry">a generation that was not committedp> <p class="poetry">and faithful to God.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Even the birds find a home there,p> <p class="poetry">and the swallow<n id="1" /> builds a nest,p> <p class="poetry">where she can protect her young<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">near your altars, O <sc>Lord who rules over allsc>,p> <p class="poetry">my king and my God.p>

<p class="poetry">May sinners disappear<n id="1" /> from the earth,p> <p class="poetry">and the wicked vanish!p> <p class="poetry">Praise the <sc>Lordsc>, O my soul!p> <p class="poetry">Praise the <sc>Lordsc>!p>

<p class="poetry">Our ancestors in Egypt failed to appreciate your miraculous deeds,p> <p class="poetry">they failed to remember your many acts of loyal love,p> <p class="poetry">and they rebelled at the sea, by the Red Sea.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">It is like the dew of Hermon,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">which flows down upon the hills of Zion.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Indeed<n id="3" /> that is where the <sc>Lordsc> has decreedp> <p class="poetry">a blessing will be available &#8211; eternal life.<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A song of ascents.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Attention!<n id="3" /> Praise the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">all you servants of the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">who serve<n id="4" /> in the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple during the night.p>

<p class="poetry">May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth,p> <p class="poetry">if I do not remember you,p> <p class="poetry">and do not give Jerusalem priorityp> <p class="poetry">over whatever gives me the most joy.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Remember, O <sc>Lordsc>, what the Edomites didp> <p class="poetry">on the day Jerusalem fell.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">They said, &#8220;Tear it down, tear it down,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">right to its very foundation!&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">I will bow down toward your holy temple,p> <p class="poetry">and give thanks to your name,p> <p class="poetry">because of your loyal love and faithfulness,p> <p class="poetry">for you have exalted your promise above the entire sky.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Do not let me have evil desires,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">or participate in sinful activitiesp> <p class="poetry">with men who behave wickedly.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">I will not eat their delicacies.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Free me<n id="1" /> from prison,p> <p class="poetry">that I may give thanks to your name.p> <p class="poetry">Because of me the godly will assemble,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">for you will vindicate me.<n id="3" />p>