22 “How great(A) you are,(B) Sovereign Lord! There is no one like(C) you, and there is no God(D) but you, as we have heard with our own ears.(E) 23 And who is like your people Israel(F)—the one nation on earth that God went out to redeem as a people for himself, and to make a name(G) for himself, and to perform great and awesome wonders(H) by driving out nations and their gods from before your people, whom you redeemed(I) from Egypt?[a] 24 You have established your people Israel as your very own(J) forever, and you, Lord, have become their God.(K)

25 “And now, Lord God, keep forever the promise(L) you have made concerning your servant and his house. Do as you promised, 26 so that your name(M) will be great forever. Then people will say, ‘The Lord Almighty is God over Israel!’ And the house of your servant David will be established(N) in your sight.

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  1. 2 Samuel 7:23 See Septuagint and 1 Chron. 17:21; Hebrew wonders for your land and before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt, from the nations and their gods.

26 “To the faithful you show yourself faithful,
    to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
27 to the pure(A) you show yourself pure,
    but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.(B)
28 You save the humble,(C)
    but your eyes are on the haughty(D) to bring them low.(E)
29 You, Lord, are my lamp;(F)
    the Lord turns my darkness into light.
30 With your help I can advance against a troop[a];
    with my God I can scale a wall.

31 “As for God, his way is perfect:(G)
    The Lord’s word is flawless;(H)
    he shields(I) all who take refuge in him.
32 For who is God besides the Lord?
    And who is the Rock(J) except our God?(K)

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  1. 2 Samuel 22:30 Or can run through a barricade

15 And Hezekiah prayed to the Lord: “Lord, the God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim,(A) you alone(B) are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. 16 Give ear,(C) Lord, and hear;(D) open your eyes,(E) Lord, and see; listen to the words Sennacherib has sent to ridicule the living God.

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David’s Prayer

10 David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying,

“Praise be to you, Lord,
    the God of our father Israel,
    from everlasting to everlasting.
11 Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power(A)
    and the glory and the majesty and the splendor,
    for everything in heaven and earth is yours.(B)
Yours, Lord, is the kingdom;
    you are exalted as head over all.(C)
12 Wealth and honor(D) come from you;
    you are the ruler(E) of all things.
In your hands are strength and power
    to exalt and give strength to all.
13 Now, our God, we give you thanks,
    and praise your glorious name.

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And the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah and Pethahiah—said: “Stand up and praise the Lord your God,(A) who is from everlasting to everlasting.[a]

“Blessed be your glorious name,(B) and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise. You alone are the Lord.(C) You made the heavens,(D) even the highest heavens, and all their starry host,(E) the earth(F) and all that is on it, the seas(G) and all that is in them.(H) You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven(I) worship you.

“You are the Lord God, who chose Abram(J) and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans(K) and named him Abraham.(L)

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  1. Nehemiah 9:5 Or God for ever and ever

17 They refused to listen and failed to remember(A) the miracles(B) you performed among them. They became stiff-necked(C) and in their rebellion appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery.(D) But you are a forgiving God,(E) gracious and compassionate,(F) slow to anger(G) and abounding in love.(H) Therefore you did not desert them,(I)

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31 But in your great mercy you did not put an end(A) to them or abandon them, for you are a gracious and merciful(B) God.

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I will proclaim the Lord’s decree:

He said to me, “You are my son;(A)
    today I have become your father.(B)
Ask me,
    and I will make the nations(C) your inheritance,(D)
    the ends of the earth(E) your possession.
You will break them with a rod of iron[a];(F)
    you will dash them to pieces(G) like pottery.(H)

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  1. Psalm 2:9 Or will rule them with an iron scepter (see Septuagint and Syriac)

When I consider your heavens,(A)
    the work of your fingers,(B)
the moon and the stars,(C)
    which you have set in place,
what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
    human beings that you care for them?[a](D)

You have made them[b] a little lower than the angels[c](E)
    and crowned them[d] with glory and honor.(F)
You made them rulers(G) over the works of your hands;(H)
    you put everything under their[e] feet:(I)
all flocks and herds,(J)
    and the animals of the wild,(K)
the birds in the sky,
    and the fish in the sea,(L)
    all that swim the paths of the seas.

Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name in all the earth!(M)

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  1. Psalm 8:4 Or what is a human being that you are mindful of him, / a son of man that you care for him?
  2. Psalm 8:5 Or him
  3. Psalm 8:5 Or than God
  4. Psalm 8:5 Or him
  5. Psalm 8:6 Or made him ruler . . . ; / . . . his

My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,(A)
    by night,(B) but I find no rest.[a]

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  1. Psalm 22:2 Or night, and am not silent

16 But may all who seek you(A)
    rejoice and be glad(B) in you;
may those who long for your saving help always say,
    “The Lord is great!”(C)

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Psalm 63[a]

A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.

You, God, are my God,
    earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,(A)
    my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
    where there is no water.(B)

I have seen you in the sanctuary(C)
    and beheld your power and your glory.(D)
Because your love is better than life,(E)
    my lips will glorify you.
I will praise you as long as I live,(F)
    and in your name I will lift up my hands.(G)

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  1. Psalm 63:1 In Hebrew texts 63:1-11 is numbered 63:2-12.

32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth,(A)
    sing praise(B) to the Lord,
33 to him who rides(C) across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens,
    who thunders(D) with mighty voice.(E)
34 Proclaim the power(F) of God,
    whose majesty(G) is over Israel,
    whose power is in the heavens.
35 You, God, are awesome(H) in your sanctuary;(I)
    the God of Israel gives power and strength(J) to his people.(K)

Praise be to God!(L)

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You are radiant with light,(A)
    more majestic than mountains rich with game.
The valiant(B) lie plundered,
    they sleep their last sleep;(C)
not one of the warriors
    can lift his hands.
At your rebuke,(D) God of Jacob,
    both horse and chariot(E) lie still.

It is you alone who are to be feared.(F)
    Who can stand(G) before you when you are angry?(H)
From heaven you pronounced judgment,
    and the land feared(I) and was quiet—
when you, God, rose up to judge,(J)
    to save all the afflicted(K) of the land.
10 Surely your wrath against mankind brings you praise,(L)
    and the survivors of your wrath are restrained.[a]

11 Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them;(M)
    let all the neighboring lands
    bring gifts(N) to the One to be feared.
12 He breaks the spirit of rulers;
    he is feared by the kings of the earth.

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  1. Psalm 76:10 Or Surely the wrath of mankind brings you praise, / and with the remainder of wrath you arm yourself

13 Your ways, God, are holy.
    What god is as great as our God?(A)
14 You are the God who performs miracles;(B)
    you display your power among the peoples.

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12 I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart;(A)
    I will glorify your name forever.
13 For great is your love toward me;
    you have delivered me(B) from the depths,
    from the realm of the dead.(C)

14 Arrogant foes are attacking me, O God;
    ruthless people are trying to kill me—
    they have no regard for you.(D)
15 But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious(E) God,
    slow to anger,(F) abounding(G) in love and faithfulness.(H)

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16 They rejoice in your name(A) all day long;
    they celebrate your righteousness.
17 For you are their glory and strength,(B)
    and by your favor you exalt our horn.[a](C)
18 Indeed, our shield[b](D) belongs to the Lord,
    our king(E) to the Holy One of Israel.

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  1. Psalm 89:17 Horn here symbolizes strong one.
  2. Psalm 89:18 Or sovereign

26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,(A)
    my God, the Rock(B) my Savior.’(C)
27 And I will appoint him to be my firstborn,(D)
    the most exalted(E) of the kings(F) of the earth.
28 I will maintain my love to him forever,
    and my covenant with him will never fail.(G)
29 I will establish his line forever,
    his throne as long as the heavens endure.(H)

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BOOK IV

Psalms 90–106

Psalm 90

A prayer of Moses the man of God.

Lord, you have been our dwelling place(A)
    throughout all generations.
Before the mountains were born(B)
    or you brought forth the whole world,
    from everlasting to everlasting(C) you are God.(D)

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Psalm 93

The Lord reigns,(A) he is robed in majesty;(B)
    the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength;(C)
    indeed, the world is established,(D) firm and secure.(E)
Your throne was established(F) long ago;
    you are from all eternity.(G)

The seas(H) have lifted up, Lord,
    the seas have lifted up their voice;(I)
    the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.(J)
Mightier than the thunder(K) of the great waters,
    mightier than the breakers(L) of the sea—
    the Lord on high is mighty.(M)

Your statutes, Lord, stand firm;
    holiness(N) adorns your house(O)
    for endless days.

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For you, Lord, are the Most High(A) over all the earth;(B)
    you are exalted(C) far above all gods.

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24 So I said:
“Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days;
    your years go on(A) through all generations.

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Psalm 104

Praise the Lord, my soul.(A)

Lord my God, you are very great;
    you are clothed with splendor and majesty.(B)

The Lord wraps(C) himself in light(D) as with a garment;
    he stretches(E) out the heavens(F) like a tent(G)
    and lays the beams(H) of his upper chambers on their waters.(I)
He makes the clouds(J) his chariot(K)
    and rides on the wings of the wind.(L)
He makes winds his messengers,[a](M)
    flames of fire(N) his servants.

He set the earth(O) on its foundations;(P)
    it can never be moved.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 104:4 Or angels

28 You are my God, and I will praise you;
    you are my God,(A) and I will exalt(B) you.

29 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
    his love endures forever.

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ח Heth

57 You are my portion,(A) Lord;
    I have promised to obey your words.(B)

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