| Psalm 26 | |||
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Give judgement for me, O
Lord, for I have walked with integrity; • I have trusted in the Lord and have not faltered. |
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2
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Test me, O Lord, and try
me; • examine my heart and my mind. |
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3
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For your love is before my
eyes; • I have walked in your truth. |
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4
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I have not joined the company of
the false, • nor consorted with the deceitful. |
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5
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I hate the gathering of
evildoers • and I will not sit down with the wicked. |
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6
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I will wash my hands in
innocence, O Lord, • that I may go about your altar, |
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7
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To make heard the voice of
thanksgiving • and tell of all your wonderful deeds. |
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8
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Lord, I love the house of your
habitation • and the place where your glory abides. |
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9
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Sweep me not away with
sinners, • nor my life with the bloodthirsty, |
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10
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Whose hands are full of wicked
schemes • and their right hand full of bribes. |
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11
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As for me, I will walk with
integrity; • redeem me, Lord, and be merciful to me. |
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12
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My foot stands firm; • in the great congregation I will bless the Lord. |
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| Psalm 27 | |||
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The Lord is my light and my
salvation; whom then shall I fear? • The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid? |
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2
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When the wicked, even my enemies
and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, • they stumbled and fell. |
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3
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Though a host encamp against
me, my heart shall not be afraid, • and though there rise up war against me, yet will I put my trust in him. |
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4
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One thing have I asked of the
Lord and that alone I seek: • that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, |
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5
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To behold the fair beauty of the
Lord • and to seek his will in his temple. |
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6
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For in the day of trouble he shall hide me in his shelter; • in the secret place of his dwelling shall he hide me and set me high upon a rock. |
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7
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And now shall he lift up my
head • above my enemies round about me; |
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8
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Therefore will I offer in his
dwelling an oblation with great gladness; • I will sing and make music to the Lord. |
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9
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Hear my voice, O Lord, when I
call; • have mercy upon me and answer me. |
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10
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My heart tells of your word,
'Seek my face.' • Your face, Lord, will I seek. |
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11
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Hide not your face from
me, • nor cast your servant away in displeasure. |
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12
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You have been my
helper; • leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. |
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13
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Though my father and my mother
forsake me, • the Lord will take me up. |
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14
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Teach me your way, O
Lord; • lead me on a level path, because of those who lie in wait for me. |
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15
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Deliver me not into the will of
my adversaries, • for false witnesses have risen up against me, and those who breathe out violence. |
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16
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I believe that I shall see the
goodness of the Lord • in the land of the living. |
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17
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Wait for the Lord; be strong and he shall comfort your heart; • wait patiently for the Lord. |
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| Psalm 28 | |||
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To you I call, O Lord my
rock; be not deaf to my cry, • lest, if you do not hear me, I become like those who go down to the Pit. |
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2
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Hear the voice of my prayer when
I cry out to you, • when I lift up my hands to your holy of holies. |
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3
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Do not snatch me away with the
wicked, with the evildoers, • who speak peaceably with their neighbours, while malice is in their hearts. |
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4
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Repay them according to their
deeds • and according to the wickedness of their devices. |
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5
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Reward them according to the
work of their hands • and pay them their just deserts. |
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6
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They take no heed of the Lord's doings, | ||
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hands; • therefore shall he break them down |
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7
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Blessed be the Lord, • for he has heard the voice of my prayer. |
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8
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The Lord is my strength and my
shield; • my heart has trusted in him and I am helped; |
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9
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Therefore my heart dances for
joy • and in my song will I praise him. |
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10
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The Lord is the strength of his
people, • a safe refuge for his anointed. |
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11
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Save your people and bless your
inheritance; • shepherd them and carry them for ever. |
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| Psalm 29 | |||
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Ascribe to the Lord, you powers
of heaven, • ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. |
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2
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Ascribe to the Lord the honour
due to his name; • worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. |
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3
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The voice of the Lord is upon
the waters; the God of glory thunders; • the Lord is upon the mighty waters. |
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4
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The voice of the Lord is mighty
in operation; • the voice of the Lord is a glorious voice. |
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5
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The voice of the Lord breaks the
cedar trees; • the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon; |
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6
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He makes Lebanon skip like a
calf • and Sirion like a young wild ox. |
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7
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The voice of the Lord splits the
flash of lightning; the voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; • the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. |
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8
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The voice of the Lord makes the
oak trees writhe and strips the forests bare; • in his temple all cry, 'Glory!' |
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9
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The Lord sits enthroned above
the water flood; • the Lord sits enthroned as king for evermore. |
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10
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The Lord shall give strength to
his people; • the Lord shall give his people the blessing of peace. |
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| Psalm 30 | |||
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I will exalt you, O Lord, | ||
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up • and have not let my foes triumph over me. |
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O Lord my God, I cried out to
you • and you have healed me. |
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3
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You brought me up, O Lord, from
the dead; • you restored me to life from among those that go down to the Pit. |
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4
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Sing to the Lord, you servants
of his; • give thanks to his holy name. |
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5
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For his wrath endures but the twinkling of an eye, | ||
| his favour for a
lifetime. • Heaviness may endure for a night, |
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6
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In my prosperity I said, | ||
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moved. • You, Lord, of your goodness, |
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7
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Then you hid your face from
me • and I was utterly dismayed. |
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8
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To you, O Lord, I
cried; • to the Lord I made my supplication: |
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9
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'What profit is there in my blood, | ||
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Pit? • Will the dust praise you or declare your faithfulness? |
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10
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'Hear, O Lord, and have mercy
upon me; • O Lord, be my helper.' |
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11
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You have turned my mourning into
dancing; • you have put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness; |
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12
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Therefore my heart sings to you
without ceasing; • O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever. |
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