1Shout joyfully to God, all the earth;
2Sing the glory of His name;
Make His praise glorious.
Make His praise glorious.
3Say to God, “How awesome are Your works!
Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will give feigned obedience to You.
Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will give feigned obedience to You.
4“All the earth will worship You,
And will sing praises to You;
They will sing praises to Your name.”
And will sing praises to You;
They will sing praises to Your name.”
Selah.
5Come and see the works of God,
Who is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of men.
Who is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of men.
6He turned the sea into dry land;
They passed through the river on foot;
There let us rejoice in Him!
They passed through the river on foot;
There let us rejoice in Him!
7He rules by His might forever;
His eyes keep watch on the nations;
Let not the rebellious exalt themselves.
His eyes keep watch on the nations;
Let not the rebellious exalt themselves.
Selah.
8Bless our God, O peoples,
And sound His praise abroad,
And sound His praise abroad,
9Who keeps us in life
And does not allow our feet to slip.
And does not allow our feet to slip.
10For You have tried us, O God;
You have refined us as silver is refined.
You have refined us as silver is refined.
11You brought us into the net;
You laid an oppressive burden upon our loins.
You laid an oppressive burden upon our loins.
12You made men ride over our heads;
We went through fire and through water,
Yet You brought us out into a place of abundance.
We went through fire and through water,
Yet You brought us out into a place of abundance.
13I shall come into Your house with burnt offerings;
I shall pay You my vows,
I shall pay You my vows,
14Which my lips uttered
And my mouth spoke when I was in distress.
And my mouth spoke when I was in distress.
15I shall offer to You burnt offerings of fat beasts,
With the smoke of rams;
I shall make an offering of bulls with male goats.
With the smoke of rams;
I shall make an offering of bulls with male goats.
Selah.
16Come and hear, all who fear God,
And I will tell of what He has done for my soul.
And I will tell of what He has done for my soul.
17I cried to Him with my mouth,
And He was extolled with my tongue.
And He was extolled with my tongue.
18If I regard wickedness in my heart,
The Lord will not hear;
The Lord will not hear;
19But certainly God has heard;
He has given heed to the voice of my prayer.
He has given heed to the voice of my prayer.
Psalm 73
1Surely God is good to Israel,
To those who are pure in heart!
To those who are pure in heart!
2But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling,
My steps had almost slipped.
My steps had almost slipped.
3For I was envious of the arrogant
As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4For there are no pains in their death,
And their body is fat.
And their body is fat.
5They are not in trouble as other men,
Nor are they plagued like mankind.
Nor are they plagued like mankind.
6Therefore pride is their necklace;
The garment of violence covers them.
The garment of violence covers them.
7Their eye bulges from fatness;
The imaginations of their heart run riot.
The imaginations of their heart run riot.
8They mock and wickedly speak of oppression;
They speak from on high.
They speak from on high.
9They have set their mouth against the heavens,
And their tongue parades through the earth.
And their tongue parades through the earth.
10Therefore his people return to this place,
And waters of abundance are drunk by them.
And waters of abundance are drunk by them.
11They say, “How does God know?
And is there knowledge with the Most High?”
And is there knowledge with the Most High?”
12Behold, these are the wicked;
And always at ease, they have increased in wealth.
And always at ease, they have increased in wealth.
13Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure
And washed my hands in innocence;
And washed my hands in innocence;
14For I have been stricken all day long
And chastened every morning.
And chastened every morning.
15If I had said, “I will speak thus,”
Behold, I would have betrayed the generation of Your children.
Behold, I would have betrayed the generation of Your children.
16When I pondered to understand this,
It was troublesome in my sight
It was troublesome in my sight
17Until I came into the sanctuary of God;
Then I perceived their end.
Then I perceived their end.
18Surely You set them in slippery places;
You cast them down to destruction.
You cast them down to destruction.
19How they are destroyed in a moment!
They are utterly swept away by sudden terrors!
They are utterly swept away by sudden terrors!
20Like a dream when one awakes,
O Lord, when aroused, You will despise their form.
O Lord, when aroused, You will despise their form.
21When my heart was embittered
And I was pierced within,
And I was pierced within,
22Then I was senseless and ignorant;
I was like a beast before You.
I was like a beast before You.
23Nevertheless I am continually with You;
You have taken hold of my right hand.
You have taken hold of my right hand.
24With Your counsel You will guide me,
And afterward receive me to glory.
And afterward receive me to glory.
25Whom have I in heaven but You?
And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.
And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.
26My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
27For, behold, those who are far from You will perish;
You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You.
You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You.
28But as for me, the nearness of God is my good;
I have made the Lord GOD my refuge,
That I may tell of all Your works.
I have made the Lord GOD my refuge,
That I may tell of all Your works.
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