It is good to give thanks to Yahweh
And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;
To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning
And Your faithfulness by night,
With the ten-stringed lute and with the harp,
With resounding music upon the lyre.
For You, O Yahweh, have made me glad by what You have done,
I will sing for joy at the works of Your hands.
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The righteous man will flourish like the palm tree,
He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
Planted in the house of Yahweh,
They will flourish in the courts of our God.
They will still yield fruit in old age;
They shall be rich and fresh,
To declare that Yahweh is upright;
He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

He who abides in the shelter of the Most High
Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say to Yahweh, “My refuge and my fortress,
My God, in whom I trust!”
For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper
And from the destructive pestilence.
He will cover you with His pinions,
And under His wings you will take refuge;
His truth is a large shield and bulwark.
You will not be afraid of terror by night,
Or arrow that flies by day;
Of pestilence that moves in darkness,
Or of destruction that devastates at noon.
A thousand may fall at your side
And ten thousand at your right hand,
But it shall not approach you.
You will only look on with your eyes
And see the recompense of the wicked.
For you have made Yahweh—my refuge,
The Most High—your dwelling place.
No evil will befall you,
And no plague will come near your tent.
For He will command His angels concerning you,
To guard you in all your ways.
On their hands they will bear you up,
Lest you strike your foot against a stone.
You will tread upon the fierce lion and cobra,
The young lion and the serpent you will trample down.
“Because he has loved Me, therefore I will protect him;
I will set him securely on high, because he has known My name.
He will call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in his distress;
I will rescue him and honor him.
With a long life I will satisfy him
And I will show him My salvation.”

Lord, You have been our dwelling place from generation to generation.
Before the mountains were born
Or You brought forth the earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.
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Let Your work appear to Your slaves
And Your majesty to their sons.
Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us;
And establish for us the work of our hands;
Establish the work of our hands.

The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours;
The world and its fullness, You have founded them.
The north and the south, You have created them;
Tabor and Hermon sing with joy at Your name.
You have a mighty arm;
Your hand is strong, Your right hand is exalted.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
Lovingkindness and truth go before You.
How blessed are the people who know the loud shout of joy!
O Yahweh, they walk in the light of Your face.
In Your name they rejoice all the day,
And by Your righteousness they are exalted.
For You are the beauty of their strength,
And by Your favor our horn is exalted.
For our shield belongs to Yahweh,
And our king to the Holy One of Israel.
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Blessed be Yahweh forever!
Amen and Amen.

But as for me, O Yahweh, I have cried out to You for help,
And in the morning my prayer comes before You.

One of my favorite Psalms

Incline Your ear, O Yahweh, and answer me;
For I am afflicted and needy.
Keep my soul, for I am a holy one;
O You my God, save Your slave who trusts in You.
Be gracious to me, O Lord,
For to You I call all day long.
Make glad the soul of Your slave,
For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
For You, Lord, are good, and by nature forgiving,
And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You.
Give ear, O Yahweh, to my prayer;
And give heed to the voice of my supplications!
In the day of my distress I shall call upon You,
For You will answer me.
There is no one like You among the gods, O Lord,
Nor are there any works like Yours.All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord,
And they shall glorify Your name.
For You are great and do wondrous deeds;
You alone are God.

Teach me Your way, O Yahweh;
I will walk in Your truth;
Unite my heart to fear Your name.
I will give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with all my heart,
And will glorify Your name forever.
For Your lovingkindness toward me is great,
And You have delivered my soul from Sheol below.

O God, arrogant men have risen up against me,
And a band of ruthless men have sought my life,
And they have not set You before them.
But You, O Lord, are a God compassionate and gracious,
Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.
Turn to me, and be gracious to me;
Oh grant Your strength to Your slave,
And save the son of Your maidservant.
Show me a sign for good,
That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed,
Because You, O Yahweh, have helped me and comforted me.

Let me hear what the God, Yahweh, will speak;
For He will speak peace to His people, to His holy ones;
But let them not turn back to folly.
Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him,
That glory may dwell in our land.
Lovingkindness and truth have met together;
Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
Truth springs up from the earth,
And righteousness looks down from heaven.
Indeed, Yahweh will give what is good,
And our land will yield its produce.
Righteousness will go before Him
And will establish the way of His steps.

O Yahweh God of hosts, hear my prayer;
Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah.
See our shield, O God,
And look upon the face of Your anointed.
For better is a day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere.
I would choose to stand at the threshold of the house of my God
Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
For Yahweh God is a sun and shield;
Yahweh gives grace and glory;
No good thing does He withhold from those who walk blamelessly.
O Yahweh of hosts,
How blessed is the man who trusts in You!

That they may know that You alone—Your name is Yahweh—
Are the Most High over all the earth.

How long will you judge unrighteously
And show partiality to the wicked? Selah.
Give justice to the poor and the orphan;
Justify the afflicted and destitute.
Protect the poor and needy;
Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.