<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm, a song.p> <p class="poetry">May God show us his favor<n id="2" /> and bless us!<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">May he smile on us!<n id="4" /> (Selah)p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; by David, a psalm, a song.p> <p class="poetry">God springs into action!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">His enemies scatter;p> <p class="poetry">his adversaries<n id="3" /> run from him.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">As smoke is driven away by the wind, so you drive them away.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">As wax melts before fire,p> <p class="poetry">so the wicked are destroyed before God.p>

<p class="poetry">God settles those who have been deserted in their own homes;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">he frees prisoners and grants them prosperity.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">But sinful rebels live in the desert.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">O God, you cause abundant showers to fall<n id="1" /> on your chosen people.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">When they<n id="3" /> are tired, you sustain them,<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The mountain of Bashan<n id="1" /> is a towering mountain;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">the mountain of Bashan is a mountain with many peaks.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">God has countless chariots;p> <p class="poetry">they number in the thousands.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">The Lord comes from Sinai in holy splendor.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Indeed God strikes the heads of his enemies,p> <p class="poetry">the hairy foreheads of those who persist in rebellion.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">God has decreed that you will be powerful.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">O God, you who have acted on our behalf, demonstrate your power,p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; according to the tune of &#8220;Lilies;&#8221;<n id="2" /> by David.p> <p class="poetry">Deliver me, O God,p> <p class="poetry">for the water has reached my neck.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">O God, you are aware of my foolish sins;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">my guilt is not hidden from you.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">For God will deliver Zionp> <p class="poetry">and rebuild the cities of Judah,p> <p class="poetry">and his people<n id="1" /> will again live in them and possess Zion.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you!p> <p class="poetry">May those who love to experience<n id="1" /> your deliverance say continually,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;May God<n id="3" /> be praised!&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">But as for me, God&#8217;s presence is all I need.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I have made the sovereign <sc>Lordsc> my shelter,p> <p class="poetry">as<n id="2" /> I declare all the things you have done.p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A well-written song<n id="2" /> by Asaph.p> <p class="poetry">Why, O God, have you permanently rejected us?<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">Why does your anger burn<n id="4" /> against the sheep of your pasture?p>

<p class="poetry">How long, O God, will the adversary hurl insults?p> <p class="poetry">Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever?p>

<p class="poetry">Rise up, O God! Defend your honor!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Remember how fools insult you all day long!<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of Asaph, a song.p> <p class="poetry">God has revealed himself in Judah;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">in Israel his reputation<n id="3" /> is great.p>

<p class="poetry">when God arose to execute judgment,p> <p class="poetry">and to deliver all the oppressed of the earth. (Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">The waters<n id="1" /> saw you, O God,p> <p class="poetry">the waters saw you and trembled.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Yes, the depths of the sea<n id="3" /> shook with fear.<n id="4" />p>