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Psalms 37

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¹ Who will stand up for me against the evildoers? Who will take a stand for me against those who do wickedness?

² If the LORD had not been my help, I would soon have dwelt in [the land of] silence.

³ If I say, "My foot has slipped," Your compassion and lovingkindness, O LORD, will hold me up.

⁴ When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your comforts delight me.

⁵ Can a throne of destruction be allied with You, One which frames and devises mischief by decree [under the sacred name of law]?

⁶ They band themselves together against the life of the righteous And condemn the innocent to death.

⁷ But the LORD has become my high tower and defense, And my God the rock of my refuge.

⁸ He has turned back their own wickedness upon them And will destroy them by means of their own evil; The LORD our God will wipe them out.

⁹ O come, let us sing joyfully to the LORD; Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.

¹⁰ Let us come before His presence with a song of thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with songs.

¹¹ For the LORD is a great God And a great King above all gods,

¹² In whose hand are the depths of the earth; The peaks of the mountains are His also.

¹³ The sea is His, for He made it [by His command]; And His hands formed the dry land.

¹⁴ O come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker [in reverent praise and prayer].

¹⁵ For He is our God And we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Today, if you will hear His voice,

¹⁶ Do not harden your hearts and become spiritually dull as at Meribah [the place of strife], And as at Massah [the place of testing] in the wilderness,

¹⁷ "When your fathers tested Me, They tried Me, even though they had seen My work [of miracles].

¹⁸ "For forty years I was grieved and disgusted with that generation, And I said, 'They are a people who err in their heart, And they do not acknowledge or regard My ways.'

¹⁹ "Therefore I swore [an oath] in My wrath, 'They absolutely shall not enter My rest [the land of promise].'"

²⁰ O sing to the LORD a new song; Sing to the LORD, all the earth!

²¹ Sing to the LORD, bless His name; Proclaim good news of His salvation from day to day.

²² Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous works and wonderful deeds among all the peoples.

²³ For great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.

²⁴ For all the gods of the peoples are [worthless, lifeless] idols, But the LORD made the heavens.

²⁵ Splendor and majesty are before Him; Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.

²⁶ [1] Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, Ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

²⁷ Ascribe to the LORD the glory of His name; Bring an offering and come into His courts.

²⁸ Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; Tremble [in submissive wonder] before Him, all the earth.

²⁹ Say among the nations, "The LORD reigns; Indeed, the world is firmly and securely established, it shall not be moved; He will judge and rule the people with fairness."

³⁰ Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; Let the sea roar, and all the things it contains;

³¹ Let the field be exultant, and all that is in it. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy

³² Before the LORD, for He is coming, For He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness And the peoples in His faithfulness.

³³ The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; Let the many islands and coastlands be glad.

³⁴ Clouds and thick darkness surround Him [as at Sinai]; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

³⁵ Fire goes before Him And burns up His adversaries on all sides.

³⁶ His lightnings have illuminated the world; The earth has seen and trembled.

³⁷ The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

³⁸ The heavens declare His righteousness, And all the peoples see His glory and brilliance.

³⁹ Let all those be [deeply] ashamed who serve carved images, Who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!

⁴⁰ Zion heard this and was glad, And the daughters (cities) of Judah rejoiced [in relief] Because of Your judgments, O LORD.

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1	Who will stand up for me against the evildoers? Who will take a stand for me against those who do wickedness?
2	If the LORD had not been my help, I would soon have dwelt in [the land of] silence.
3	If I say, "My foot has slipped," Your compassion and lovingkindness, O LORD, will hold me up.
4	When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your comforts delight me.
5	Can a throne of destruction be allied with You, One which frames and devises mischief by decree [under the sacred name of law]?
6	They band themselves together against the life of the righteous And condemn the innocent to death.
7	But the LORD has become my high tower and defense, And my God the rock of my refuge.
8	He has turned back their own wickedness upon them And will destroy them by means of their own evil; The LORD our God will wipe them out.
9	O come, let us sing joyfully to the LORD; Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.
10	Let us come before His presence with a song of thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with songs.
11	For the LORD is a great God And a great King above all gods,
12	In whose hand are the depths of the earth; The peaks of the mountains are His also.
13	The sea is His, for He made it [by His command]; And His hands formed the dry land.
14	O come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker [in reverent praise and prayer].
15	For He is our God And we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Today, if you will hear His voice,
16	Do not harden your hearts and become spiritually dull as at Meribah [the place of strife], And as at Massah [the place of testing] in the wilderness,
17	"When your fathers tested Me, They tried Me, even though they had seen My work [of miracles].
18	"For forty years I was grieved and disgusted with that generation, And I said, 'They are a people who err in their heart, And they do not acknowledge or regard My ways.'
19	"Therefore I swore [an oath] in My wrath, 'They absolutely shall not enter My rest [the land of promise].'"
20	O sing to the LORD a new song; Sing to the LORD, all the earth!
21	Sing to the LORD, bless His name; Proclaim good news of His salvation from day to day.
22	Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous works and wonderful deeds among all the peoples.
23	For great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
24	For all the gods of the peoples are [worthless, lifeless] idols, But the LORD made the heavens.
25	Splendor and majesty are before Him; Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.
26	[1] Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, Ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
27	Ascribe to the LORD the glory of His name; Bring an offering and come into His courts.
28	Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; Tremble [in submissive wonder] before Him, all the earth.
29	Say among the nations, "The LORD reigns; Indeed, the world is firmly and securely established, it shall not be moved; He will judge and rule the people with fairness."
30	Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; Let the sea roar, and all the things it contains;
31	Let the field be exultant, and all that is in it. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy
32	Before the LORD, for He is coming, For He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness And the peoples in His faithfulness.
33	The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; Let the many islands and coastlands be glad.
34	Clouds and thick darkness surround Him [as at Sinai]; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
35	Fire goes before Him And burns up His adversaries on all sides.
36	His lightnings have illuminated the world; The earth has seen and trembled.
37	The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
38	The heavens declare His righteousness, And all the peoples see His glory and brilliance.
39	Let all those be [deeply] ashamed who serve carved images, Who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!
40	Zion heard this and was glad, And the daughters (cities) of Judah rejoiced [in relief] Because of Your judgments, O LORD.

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