In my distress I called to Yahweh,
And He answered me.
O Yahweh, deliver my soul from a lying lip,
From a deceitful tongue.
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Too long has my soul had its dwelling
With those who hate peace.
I am for peace, but when I speak,
They are for war.

How blessed are those whose way is blameless,
Who walk in the law of Yahweh.
How blessed are those who observe His testimonies,
They seek Him with all their heart.
They also do not work unrighteousness;
They walk in His ways.
You have commanded us,
To keep Your precepts diligently.
Oh may my ways be established
To keep Your statutes!
Then I shall not be ashamed
When I look upon all Your commandments.
I shall give thanks to You with uprightness of heart,
When I learn Your righteous judgments.
I shall keep Your statutes;
Do not forsake me utterly!

How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping it according to Your word.
With all my heart I have sought You;
Do not let me stray from Your commandments.
Your word I have treasured in my heart,
That I may not sin against You.
Blessed are You, O Yahweh;
Teach me Your statutes.

The earth, O Yahweh, is full of Your lovingkindness;
Teach me Your statutes.

I have inherited Your testimonies forever,
For they are the joy of my heart.
I have inclined my heart to do Your statutes
Forever, to the end.

You are my hiding place and my shield;
I wait for Your word… My flesh quakes for dread of You, And I am afraid of Your judgments.

The sum of Your word is truth,
And every one of Your righteous judgments is everlasting.

Give me understanding according to Your word.
Let my supplication come before You;
Deliver me according to Your word.
Let my lips pour forth praise,
For You teach me Your statutes.
Let my tongue answer with Your word,
For all Your commandments are righteous.

Give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness endures forever.
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From my distress I called upon Yah;
Yah answered me and set me in a large place.
Yahweh is for me; I will not fear;
What can man do to me?
Yahweh is for me among those who help me;
Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me.
It is better to take refuge in Yahweh
Than to trust in man.
It is better to take refuge in Yahweh
Than to trust in nobles.
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Yah is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation.
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The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief corner stone.
This is from Yahweh;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
This is the day which Yahweh has made;
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
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You are my God, and I give thanks to You;
You are my God, I exalt You.
Give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness endures forever.

Praise Yahweh, all nations;
Laud Him, all peoples!
For His lovingkindness prevails over us,
And the truth of Yahweh is everlasting.
Praise Yah!

What shall I give to Yahweh in return
For all His bountiful dealings with me?
I shall lift up the cup of salvation
And call upon the name of Yahweh.
I shall pay my vows to Yahweh,
Oh may it be in the presence of all His people.
Precious in the sight of Yahweh
Is the death of His holy ones.
O Yahweh, surely I am Your slave,
I am Your slave, the son of Your maidservant,
You have loosed my bonds.
To You I shall offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And call upon the name of Yahweh.
I shall pay my vows to Yahweh,
Oh may it be in the presence of all His people,
In the courts of the house of Yahweh,
In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.
Praise Yah!

Not to us, O Yahweh, not to us,
But to Your name give glory
Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth.
Why should the nations say,
“Where, now, is their God?”
But our God is in the heavens;
He does whatever He pleases.
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He will bless those who fear Yahweh,
The small together with the great.
May Yahweh give you increase,
You and your children.
May you be blessed of Yahweh,
Who made heaven and earth.

Tremble, O earth, before the Lord,
Before the God of Jacob,
Who turned the rock into a pool of water,
The flint into a spring of water.

Praise Yah!
Praise, O slaves of Yahweh,
Praise the name of Yahweh.
May the name of Yahweh be blessed
From now until forever.
From the rising of the sun to its setting
The name of Yahweh is to be praised.
Yahweh is high above all nations;
His glory is above the heavens.
Who is like Yahweh our God,
The One who sits on high,
The One who brings Himself low to see
The things in heaven and on the earth?
Who raises the poor from the dust
And lifts high the needy from the ash heap,
To make them sit with nobles,
With the nobles of His people.
He makes the barren woman of the house sit
As a glad mother of children.
Praise Yah!

Praise Yah!
How blessed is the man who fears Yahweh,

Who greatly delights in His commandments.

The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom;