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the Lord pours contempt on their princes,
causing them to wander in trackless
wastelands.
But he rescues the poor from trouble
and increases their families like flocks
of sheep.
The godly will see these things and be glad,
while the wicked are struck silent.
Those who are wise will take all this
to heart;
they will see in our history the faithful
love of the Lord.
— promises —
from God
For he satisfies the thirsty
and fills the hungry with
good things.
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A song. A psalm of David.
My heart is confident in you, O God;
no wonder I can sing your praises
with all my heart!
Wake up, lyre and harp!
I will wake the dawn with my song.
I will thank you, Lord, among all the
people.
I will sing your praises among the
nations.
For your unfailing love is higher than
the heavens.
Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
Be exalted, O God, above the highest
heavens.
May your glory shine over all the earth.
Now rescue your beloved people.
Answer and save us by your power.
God has promised this by his holiness*:
“I will divide up Shechem with joy.
I will measure out the valley of Succoth.
Gilead is mine,
and Manasseh, too.
Ephraim, my helmet, will produce my
warriors,
and Judah, my scepter, will produce
my kings.
But Moab, my washbasin, will become
my servant,
and I will wipe my feet on Edom
and shout in triumph over Philistia.”
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Who will bring me into the fortified city?
Who will bring me victory over Edom?
Have you rejected us, O God?
Will you no longer march with our armies?
Oh, please help us against our enemies,
for all human help is useless.
With God’s help we will do mighty things,
for he will trample down our foes.
For the choir director: A psalm
of David.
O God, whom I praise,
don’t stand silent and aloof
while the wicked slander me
and tell lies about me.
They surround me with hateful words
and fight against me for no reason.
I love them, but they try to destroy me
with accusations
even as I am praying for them!
They repay evil for good,
and hatred for my love.
They say,* “Get an evil person to turn
against him.
Send an accuser to bring him to trial.
When his case comes up for judgment,
let him be pronounced guilty.
Count his prayers as sins.
Let his years be few;
let someone else take his position.
May his children become fatherless,
and his wife a widow.
May his children wander as beggars
and be driven from* their ruined homes.
May creditors seize his entire estate,
and strangers take all he has earned.
Let no one be kind to him;
let no one pity his fatherless children.
May all his offspring die.
May his family name be blotted out in
the next generation.
May the Lord never forget the sins of his
fathers;
may his mother’s sins never be erased
from the record.
May the Lord always remember these sins,
and may his name disappear from human
memory.
For he refused all kindness to others;
he persecuted the poor and needy,
and he hounded the brokenhearted
to death.
He loved to curse others;
now you curse him.
He never blessed others;
now don’t you bless him.
Cursing is as natural to him as his clothing,
or the water he drinks,
or the rich food he eats.
Now may his curses return and cling to him
like clothing;
may they be tied around him like a belt.”
108:7 Or in his sanctuary. 109:6 Hebrew lacks They say.
109:10 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads and seek.