² Let the redeemed^(C) of the Lord tell their story—
    those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
³ those he gathered^(D) from the lands,
    from east and west, from north and south.^[a]

⁴ Some wandered in desert^(E) wastelands,
    finding no way to a city^(F) where they could settle.
⁵ They were hungry^(G) and thirsty,^(H)
    and their lives ebbed away.
⁶ Then they cried out^(I) to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
⁷ He led them by a straight way^(J)
    to a city^(K) where they could settle.
⁸ Let them give thanks^(L) to the Lord for his unfailing love^(M)
    and his wonderful deeds^(N) for mankind,
⁹ for he satisfies^(O) the thirsty
    and fills the hungry with good things.^(P)

¹⁰ Some sat in darkness,^(Q) in utter darkness,
    prisoners suffering^(R) in iron chains,^(S)
11 because they rebelled^(T) against God’s commands
    and despised^(U) the plans^(V) of the Most High.
¹² So he subjected them to bitter labor;
    they stumbled, and there was no one to help.^(W)
13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he saved them^(X) from their distress.
¹⁴ He brought them out of darkness,^(Y) the utter darkness,^(Z)
    and broke away their chains.^(AA)
15 Let them give thanks^(AB) to the Lord for his unfailing love^(AC)
    and his wonderful deeds^(AD) for mankind,
¹⁶ for he breaks down gates of bronze
    and cuts through bars of iron.

¹⁷ Some became fools^(AE) through their rebellious ways^(AF)
    and suffered affliction^(AG) because of their iniquities.
¹⁸ They loathed all food^(AH)
    and drew near the gates of death.^(AI)
19 Then they cried^(AJ) to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he saved them^(AK) from their distress.
²⁰ He sent out his word^(AL) and healed them;^(AM)
    he rescued^(AN) them from the grave.^(AO)
21 Let them give thanks^(AP) to the Lord for his unfailing love^(AQ)
    and his wonderful deeds^(AR) for mankind.
²² Let them sacrifice thank offerings^(AS)
    and tell of his works^(AT) with songs of joy.^(AU)

²³ Some went out on the sea^(AV) in ships;^(AW)
    they were merchants on the mighty waters.
²⁴ They saw the works of the Lord,^(AX)
    his wonderful deeds in the deep.
²⁵ For he spoke^(AY) and stirred up a tempest^(AZ)
    that lifted high the waves.^(BA)
26 They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths;
    in their peril^(BB) their courage melted^(BC) away.
²⁷ They reeled^(BD) and staggered like drunkards;
    they were at their wits’ end.
²⁸ Then they cried^(BE) out to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he brought them out of their distress.^(BF)
29 He stilled the storm^(BG) to a whisper;
    the waves^(BH) of the sea^[b] were hushed.^(BI)
30 They were glad when it grew calm,
    and he guided them^(BJ) to their desired haven.
³¹ Let them give thanks^(BK) to the Lord for his unfailing love^(BL)
    and his wonderful deeds^(BM) for mankind.
³² Let them exalt^(BN) him in the assembly^(BO) of the people
    and praise him in the council of the elders.

³³ He turned rivers into a desert,^(BP)
    flowing springs^(BQ) into thirsty ground,
³⁴ and fruitful land into a salt waste,^(BR)
    because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
³⁵ He turned the desert into pools of water^(BS)
    and the parched ground into flowing springs;^(BT)
36 there he brought the hungry to live,
    and they founded a city where they could settle.
³⁷ They sowed fields and planted vineyards^(BU)
    that yielded a fruitful harvest;
³⁸ he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased,^(BV)
    and he did not let their herds diminish.^(BW)

³⁹ Then their numbers decreased,^(BX) and they were humbled^(BY)
    by oppression, calamity and sorrow;
⁴⁰ he who pours contempt on nobles^(BZ)
    made them wander in a trackless waste.^(CA)
41 But he lifted the needy^(CB) out of their affliction
    and increased their families like flocks.^(CC)
42 The upright see and rejoice,^(CD)
    but all the wicked shut their mouths.^(CE)

⁴³ Let the one who is wise^(CF) heed these things
    and ponder the loving deeds^(CG) of the Lord.

⁶ Save us and help us with your right hand,^(CR)
    that those you love may be delivered.
⁷ God has spoken^(CS) from his sanctuary:^(CT)
    “In triumph I will parcel out Shechem^(CU)
    and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth.^(CV)
8 Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine;
    Ephraim is my helmet,
    Judah^(CW) is my scepter.
⁹ Moab^(CX) is my washbasin,
    on Edom^(CY) I toss my sandal;
    over Philistia^(CZ) I shout in triumph.”

¹⁰ Who will bring me to the fortified city?
    Who will lead me to Edom?
¹¹ Is it not you, God, you who have rejected us
    and no longer go out with our armies?^(DA)
12 Give us aid against the enemy,
    for human help is worthless.^(DB)
13 With God we will gain the victory,
    and he will trample down^(DC) our enemies.

⁶ Appoint someone evil to oppose my enemy;
    let an accuser^(DL) stand at his right hand.
⁷ When he is tried, let him be found guilty,^(DM)
    and may his prayers condemn^(DN) him.
⁸ May his days be few;^(DO)
    may another take his place^(DP) of leadership.
⁹ May his children be fatherless
    and his wife a widow.^(DQ)
10 May his children be wandering beggars;^(DR)
    may they be driven^[d] from their ruined homes.
¹¹ May a creditor^(DS) seize all he has;
    may strangers plunder^(DT) the fruits of his labor.^(DU)
12 May no one extend kindness to him
    or take pity^(DV) on his fatherless children.
¹³ May his descendants be cut off,^(DW)
    their names blotted out^(DX) from the next generation.
¹⁴ May the iniquity of his fathers^(DY) be remembered before the Lord;
    may the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
¹⁵ May their sins always remain before^(DZ) the Lord,
    that he may blot out their name^(EA) from the earth.

¹⁶ For he never thought of doing a kindness,
    but hounded to death the poor
    and the needy^(EB) and the brokenhearted.^(EC)
17 He loved to pronounce a curse—
    may it come back on him.^(ED)
He found no pleasure in blessing—
    may it be far from him.
¹⁸ He wore cursing^(EE) as his garment;
    it entered into his body like water,^(EF)
    into his bones like oil.
¹⁹ May it be like a cloak wrapped^(EG) about him,
    like a belt tied forever around him.
²⁰ May this be the Lord’s payment^(EH) to my accusers,
    to those who speak evil^(EI) of me.

²¹ But you, Sovereign Lord,
    help me for your name’s sake;^(EJ)
    out of the goodness of your love,^(EK) deliver me.^(EL)
22 For I am poor and needy,
    and my heart is wounded within me.
²³ I fade away like an evening shadow;^(EM)
    I am shaken off like a locust.
²⁴ My knees give^(EN) way from fasting;^(EO)
    my body is thin and gaunt.^(EP)
25 I am an object of scorn^(EQ) to my accusers;
    when they see me, they shake their heads.^(ER)

²⁶ Help me,^(ES) Lord my God;
    save me according to your unfailing love.
²⁷ Let them know^(ET) that it is your hand,
    that you, Lord, have done it.
²⁸ While they curse,^(EU) may you bless;
    may those who attack me be put to shame,
    but may your servant rejoice.^(EV)
29 May my accusers be clothed with disgrace
    and wrapped in shame^(EW) as in a cloak.

³⁰ With my mouth I will greatly extol the Lord;
    in the great throng^(EX) of worshipers I will praise him.
³¹ For he stands at the right hand^(EY) of the needy,
    to save their lives from those who would condemn them.

“Sit at my right hand^(FA)
    until I make your enemies
    a footstool for your feet.”^(FB)

² The Lord will extend your mighty scepter^(FC) from Zion,^(FD) saying,
    “Rule^(FE) in the midst of your enemies!”
³ Your troops will be willing
    on your day of battle.
Arrayed in holy splendor,^(FF)
    your young men will come to you
    like dew from the morning’s womb.^[f](FG)

⁴ The Lord has sworn
    and will not change his mind:^(FH)
“You are a priest forever,^(FI)
    in the order of Melchizedek.^(FJ)”

⁵ The Lord is at your right hand^[g];^(FK)
    he will crush kings^(FL) on the day of his wrath.^(FM)
6 He will judge the nations,^(FN) heaping up the dead^(FO)
    and crushing the rulers^(FP) of the whole earth.
⁷ He will drink from a brook along the way,^[h]
    and so he will lift his head high.^(FQ)

I will extol the Lord^(FR) with all my heart^(FS)
    in the council^(FT) of the upright and in the assembly.^(FU)

² Great are the works^(FV) of the Lord;
    they are pondered by all^(FW) who delight in them.
³ Glorious and majestic are his deeds,
    and his righteousness endures^(FX) forever.
⁴ He has caused his wonders to be remembered;
    the Lord is gracious and compassionate.^(FY)
5 He provides food^(FZ) for those who fear him;^(GA)
    he remembers his covenant^(GB) forever.

⁶ He has shown his people the power of his works,^(GC)
    giving them the lands of other nations.^(GD)
7 The works of his hands^(GE) are faithful and just;
    all his precepts are trustworthy.^(GF)
8 They are established for ever^(GG) and ever,
    enacted in faithfulness and uprightness.
⁹ He provided redemption^(GH) for his people;
    he ordained his covenant forever—
    holy and awesome^(GI) is his name.

¹⁰ The fear of the Lord^(GJ) is the beginning of wisdom;^(GK)
    all who follow his precepts have good understanding.^(GL)
    To him belongs eternal praise.^(GM)

Blessed are those^(GO) who fear the Lord,^(GP)
    who find great delight^(GQ) in his commands.

² Their children^(GR) will be mighty in the land;
    the generation of the upright will be blessed.
³ Wealth and riches^(GS) are in their houses,
    and their righteousness endures^(GT) forever.
⁴ Even in darkness light dawns^(GU) for the upright,
    for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.^(GV)
5 Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,^(GW)
    who conduct their affairs with justice.

⁶ Surely the righteous will never be shaken;^(GX)
    they will be remembered^(GY) forever.
⁷ They will have no fear of bad news;
    their hearts are steadfast,^(GZ) trusting in the Lord.^(HA)
8 Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear;^(HB)
    in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.^(HC)
9 They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor,^(HD)
    their righteousness endures^(HE) forever;
    their horn^[m] will be lifted^(HF) high in honor.

¹⁰ The wicked will see^(HG) and be vexed,
    they will gnash their teeth^(HH) and waste away;^(HI)
    the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.^(HJ)

Praise the Lord, you his servants;^(HL)
    praise the name of the Lord.
² Let the name of the Lord be praised,^(HM)
    both now and forevermore.^(HN)
3 From the rising of the sun^(HO) to the place where it sets,
    the name of the Lord is to be praised.

⁴ The Lord is exalted^(HP) over all the nations,
    his glory above the heavens.^(HQ)
5 Who is like the Lord our God,^(HR)
    the One who sits enthroned^(HS) on high,^(HT)
6 who stoops down to look^(HU)
    on the heavens and the earth?

⁷ He raises the poor^(HV) from the dust
    and lifts the needy^(HW) from the ash heap;
⁸ he seats them^(HX) with princes,
    with the princes of his people.
⁹ He settles the childless^(HY) woman in her home
    as a happy mother of children.

Praise the Lord.

³ The sea looked and fled,^(IC)
    the Jordan turned back;^(ID)
4 the mountains leaped^(IE) like rams,
    the hills like lambs.

⁵ Why was it, sea, that you fled?^(IF)
    Why, Jordan, did you turn back?
⁶ Why, mountains, did you leap like rams,
    you hills, like lambs?

⁷ Tremble, earth,^(IG) at the presence of the Lord,
    at the presence of the God of Jacob,
⁸ who turned the rock into a pool,
    the hard rock into springs of water.^(IH)

² Why do the nations say,
    “Where is their God?”^(IL)
3 Our God is in heaven;^(IM)
    he does whatever pleases him.^(IN)
4 But their idols are silver and gold,^(IO)
    made by human hands.^(IP)
5 They have mouths, but cannot speak,^(IQ)
    eyes, but cannot see.
⁶ They have ears, but cannot hear,
    noses, but cannot smell.
⁷ They have hands, but cannot feel,
    feet, but cannot walk,
    nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
⁸ Those who make them will be like them,
    and so will all who trust in them.

⁹ All you Israelites, trust^(IR) in the Lord—
    he is their help and shield.
¹⁰ House of Aaron,^(IS) trust in the Lord—
    he is their help and shield.
¹¹ You who fear him,^(IT) trust in the Lord—
    he is their help and shield.

¹² The Lord remembers^(IU) us and will bless us:^(IV)
    He will bless his people Israel,
    he will bless the house of Aaron,
¹³ he will bless those who fear^(IW) the Lord—
    small and great alike.

¹⁴ May the Lord cause you to flourish,^(IX)
    both you and your children.
¹⁵ May you be blessed by the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven^(IY) and earth.

¹⁶ The highest heavens belong to the Lord,^(IZ)
    but the earth he has given^(JA) to mankind.
¹⁷ It is not the dead^(JB) who praise the Lord,
    those who go down to the place of silence;
¹⁸ it is we who extol the Lord,^(JC)
    both now and forevermore.^(JD)

Praise the Lord.^[o](JE)

³ The cords of death^(JJ) entangled me,
    the anguish of the grave came over me;
    I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
⁴ Then I called on the name^(JK) of the Lord:
    “Lord, save me!^(JL)”

⁵ The Lord is gracious and righteous;^(JM)
    our God is full of compassion.^(JN)
6 The Lord protects the unwary;
    when I was brought low,^(JO) he saved me.^(JP)

⁷ Return to your rest,^(JQ) my soul,
    for the Lord has been good^(JR) to you.

⁸ For you, Lord, have delivered me^(JS) from death,
    my eyes from tears,
    my feet from stumbling,
⁹ that I may walk before the Lord^(JT)
    in the land of the living.^(JU)

¹⁰ I trusted^(JV) in the Lord when I said,
    “I am greatly afflicted”;^(JW)
11 in my alarm I said,
    “Everyone is a liar.”^(JX)

¹² What shall I return to the Lord
    for all his goodness^(JY) to me?

¹³ I will lift up the cup of salvation
    and call on the name^(JZ) of the Lord.
¹⁴ I will fulfill my vows^(KA) to the Lord
    in the presence of all his people.

¹⁵ Precious in the sight^(KB) of the Lord
    is the death of his faithful servants.^(KC)
16 Truly I am your servant, Lord;^(KD)
    I serve you just as my mother did;^(KE)
    you have freed me from my chains.^(KF)

¹⁷ I will sacrifice a thank offering^(KG) to you
    and call on the name of the Lord.
¹⁸ I will fulfill my vows^(KH) to the Lord
    in the presence of all his people,
¹⁹ in the courts^(KI) of the house of the Lord—
    in your midst, Jerusalem.^(KJ)

Praise the Lord.^[p]

Praise the Lord.^[q]

² Let Israel say:^(KR)
    “His love endures forever.”^(KS)
3 Let the house of Aaron say:^(KT)
    “His love endures forever.”
⁴ Let those who fear the Lord^(KU) say:
    “His love endures forever.”

⁵ When hard pressed,^(KV) I cried to the Lord;
    he brought me into a spacious place.^(KW)
6 The Lord is with me;^(KX) I will not be afraid.
    What can mere mortals do to me?^(KY)
7 The Lord is with me; he is my helper.^(KZ)
    I look in triumph on my enemies.^(LA)

⁸ It is better to take refuge in the Lord^(LB)
    than to trust in humans.^(LC)
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    than to trust in princes.^(LD)
10 All the nations surrounded me,
    but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.^(LE)
11 They surrounded me^(LF) on every side,^(LG)
    but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
¹² They swarmed around me like bees,^(LH)
    but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;^(LI)
    in the name of the Lord I cut them down.^(LJ)
13 I was pushed back and about to fall,
    but the Lord helped me.^(LK)
14 The Lord is my strength^(LL) and my defense^[r];
    he has become my salvation.^(LM)