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One of Asaph’s songs of praise.

83 God, don’t keep quiet!
    Don’t close your ears!
    Please say something, God.
Your enemies are getting ready to do something.
    Those who hate you will soon attack.
They are making secret plans against your people.
    Your enemies are discussing plans against the people you love.
They say, “Come, let us destroy them completely.
    Then no one will ever again remember the name Israel.”
God, they have all joined together.
    They have united against you.
6-7 Their army includes the Edomites, Ishmaelites, Moabites, and Hagar’s descendants,
    the people of Byblos, Ammon, and Amalek,
    the Philistines, and the people of Tyre.
Even the Assyrians have joined them.
    They have made Lot’s descendants very powerful. Selah

God, defeat them just as you defeated Midian.
    Do what you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.
10 You destroyed the enemy at Endor,
    and their bodies rotted on the ground.
11 Punish their leaders as you did Oreb and Zeeb.
    Do what you did to Zebah and Zalmunna.
12 They said, “Let’s make this land our own—
    these fields of grass that belong to God!”
13 Make them like weeds blown by the wind.
    Scatter them the way wind scatters straw.
14 Be like a fire that destroys a forest
    or like a flame that sets the hills on fire.
15 Chase them away with your blasts of wind;
    frighten them with your storms.
16 Lord, cover them with shame
    until they come to you for help.
17 May they be forever ashamed and afraid.
    Disgrace and defeat them.
18 Then they will know that your name is Yahweh
    that you alone are the Lord.
They will know that you are God Most High,
    ruler over all the earth!

To the director: On the gittith. A song of praise from the Korah family.

84 Lord All-Powerful, the place where you live is so beautiful!
Lord, I cannot wait to enter your Temple.
    I am so excited!
Every part of me cries out to be with the Living God.
Lord All-Powerful, my King, my God,
    even the birds have found a home in your Temple.
They make their nests near your altar,
    and there they have their babies.
Great blessings belong to those who live at your Temple!
    They continue to praise you. Selah

Great blessings belong to those who depend on you for strength!
    Their heart’s desire is to make the trip to your Temple.
They travel through Baca Valley,
    which God has made into a place of springs.
    Autumn rains form pools of water there.
The people travel from town to town[a]
    on their way to Zion, where they will meet with God.

Lord God All-Powerful, listen to my prayer.
    God of Jacob, listen to me. Selah

God, watch over the king, our protector.[b]
    Be kind to him, the one you have chosen.
10 One day in your Temple is better
    than a thousand days anywhere else.
Serving as a guard at the gate of my God’s house is better
    than living in the homes of the wicked.
11 The Lord God is our protector and glorious king.[c]
    He blesses us with kindness and honor.
The Lord freely gives every good thing
    to those who do what is right.
12 Lord All-Powerful,
    great blessings belong to those who trust in you!

To the director: A song of praise from the Korah family.

85 Lord, you have been so kind to your land.
    You have brought success again to the people of Jacob.
You have forgiven the bad things your people did.
    You have taken away the guilt of their sins! Selah

You stopped being angry with them.
    Your terrible anger has gone away.
Our God and Savior, accept us again.
    Don’t be angry with us anymore.
Will you be angry with us forever?
    Will your anger reach to our children and to their children?
Please, give us new life!
    Make your people happy to be yours.
Lord, save us
    and show us your love.

I heard what the Lord God said.
    He said there would be peace for his people and his loyal followers.
    So they must not go back to their foolish way of living.
He will soon save his faithful followers.
    His glory will again live in our land.[d]
10 God’s love will come together with his faithful people.
    Goodness and peace will greet them with a kiss.
11 People on earth will be loyal to God,
    and God in heaven will be good to them.[e]
12 The Lord will give us many good things.
    The ground will grow many good crops.
13 Goodness will go before the Lord
    and prepare the way for him.

A prayer of David.

86 I am a poor, helpless man.
    Lord, please listen to me and answer my prayer!
I am your follower, so please protect me.
    I am your servant, and you are my God.
    I trust in you, so save me.
My Lord, be kind to me.
    I have been praying to you all day.
My Lord, I put my life in your hands.
    I am your servant, so make me happy.
My Lord, you are good and merciful.
    You love all those who call to you for help.
Lord, hear my prayer.
    Listen to my cry for mercy.
I am praying to you in my time of trouble.
    I know you will answer me.
My Lord, there is no God like you.
    No one can do what you have done.
My Lord, you made everyone.
    I wish they all would come worship you and honor your name.
10 You are great and do amazing things.
    You and you alone are God.
11 Lord, teach me your ways,
    and I will live and obey your truths.
Help me make worshiping your name
    the most important thing in my life.
12 My Lord God, I praise you with all my heart.
    I will honor your name forever!
13 You have such great love for me.
    You save me from the place of death.
14 Proud people are attacking me, God.
    A gang of cruel men is trying to kill me.
    They don’t respect you.
15 My Lord, you are a kind and merciful God.
    You are patient, loyal, and full of love.
16 Show that you hear me and be kind to me.
    I am your servant, so give me strength.
    I am your slave, as my mother was, so save me!
17 Lord, show me a sign that you care for me.
    My enemies will see it and be disappointed,
    because you helped and comforted me.

A song of praise from the Korah family.

87 The Lord built his city on the holy hills.
    He loves the gates of Zion more than any other place in Israel.
Wonderful things are said about you, City of God. Selah

God says, “Some of my people live in Egypt[f] and Babylon.
    Some of them were born in Philistia, Tyre, and even Ethiopia.”
But about Zion he says,
    “I know each and every person born there.”
    It is the city built by God Most High.
The Lord keeps a list of all his people,
    and he knows where each of them was born. Selah

At the festivals, people will dance and sing,
    “All good things come from Zion.”

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 84:7 town to town Or “wall to wall.”
  2. Psalm 84:9 the king, our protector Literally, “our shield.” This line could also mean “God, our Shield, look!”
  3. Psalm 84:11 protector and glorious king Literally, “sun and shield.”
  4. Psalm 85:9 His … land Or “We will soon live with honor in our land.”
  5. Psalm 85:11 Literally, “Loyalty will sprout from the ground, and goodness will look down from the sky.”
  6. Psalm 87:4 Egypt Literally, “Rahab.” This name means the “Dragon.” It became a popular name for Egypt.

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