^z“The Lord came from Sinai

and dawned from Seir upon us;¹

he shone forth from Mount Paran;

he came ^afrom the ten thousands of holy ones,

with flaming fire² at his right hand.

3  Yes, ^bhe loved his people,³

^call his holy ones were in his⁴ hand;

^dso they followed⁵ in your steps,

receiving direction from you,

4  when ^eMoses commanded us a law,

as a possession for the assembly of Jacob.

5  Thus the Lord^{6 f}became king in ^gJeshurun,

when the heads of the people were gathered,

all the tribes of Israel together.

6  ^h“Let Reuben live, and not die,

but let his men be few.”

“Hear, O Lord, the voice of Judah,

and bring him in to his people.

With your hands contend⁷ for him,

and be a help against his adversaries.”

“Give to Levi^{8 j}your Thummim,

and your Urim to your godly one,

^kwhom you tested at Massah,

with whom you quarreled at the waters of Meribah;

9  who said of his father and mother,

‘I regard them not’;

^lhe disowned his brothers

and ignored his children.

For ^mthey observed your word

and kept your covenant.

10  ⁿThey shall teach Jacob your rules

and Israel your law;

^othey shall put incense before you

and ^pwhole burnt offerings on your altar.

11  Bless, O Lord, his substance,

and ^qaccept the work of his hands;

crush the loins of his adversaries,

of those who hate him, that they rise not again.”

“The beloved of the Lord dwells in safety.

The High God⁹ surrounds him all day long,

and dwells between his shoulders.”

^t“Blessed by the Lord be his land,

with the choicest gifts of heaven ^uabove,¹⁰

and of the deep that crouches beneath,

14  with the choicest fruits of the sun

and the rich yield of the months,

15  with the finest produce of the ancient mountains

and the abundance of ^vthe everlasting hills,

16  with the best gifts of the earth and ^wits fullness

and the favor of ^xhim who dwells in the bush.

May these rest on the head of Joseph,

on the pate of him who is prince among his brothers.

17  ^yA firstborn bull¹¹—he has majesty,

and his horns are the horns of a ^zwild ox;

with them ^ahe shall gore the peoples,

all of them, to the ends of the earth;

^bthey are the ten thousands of Ephraim,

and they are the thousands of Manasseh.”

^c“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,

and Issachar, in your tents.

19  They shall call peoples ^dto their mountain;

there they offer ^eright sacrifices;

for they draw from the abundance of the seas

and the hidden treasures of the sand.”

“Blessed be he who enlarges Gad!

Gad crouches ^glike a lion;

he tears off arm and scalp.

21  ^hHe chose the best of the land for himself,

for there a commander’s portion was reserved;

and ⁱhe came with the heads of the people,

with Israel he executed the justice of the Lord,

and his judgments for Israel.”

^k“Dan is a lion’s cub

^lthat leaps from Bashan.”

“O Naphtali, sated with favor,

and full of the blessing of the Lord,

ⁿpossess the lake¹² and the south.”

“Most blessed of sons be Asher;

let him be the favorite of his brothers,

and let him ^pdip his foot in oil.

25  Your bars shall be iron and bronze,

and as your days, so shall your strength be.

26  ^q“There is none like God, O ^rJeshurun,

^swho rides through the heavens to your help,

through the skies in his majesty.

27  The eternal God is your ^tdwelling place,¹³

and underneath are the everlasting arms.¹⁴

And he thrust out the enemy before you

and said, ‘Destroy.’

28  So Israel lived in safety,

^uJacob lived ^valone,¹⁵

in a land of grain and wine,

whose heavens drop down dew.

29  Happy are you, O Israel! ^wWho is like you,

a people ^xsaved by the Lord,

^ythe shield of your help,

and the sword of your triumph!

Your enemies shall come fawning to you,

and you shall tread upon their backs.”

145  With my ^swhole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord!

I will ^tkeep your statutes.

146  I call to you; save me,

that I may observe your testimonies.

147  I rise before ^udawn and cry for help;

I ^vhope in your words.

148  My eyes are awake before ^wthe watches of the night,

that I may meditate on your promise.

149  Hear my voice according to your steadfast love;

O Lord, ^xaccording to your justice ^ygive me life.

150  They draw near who persecute me with evil purpose;

they are far from your law.

151  But ^zyou are near, O Lord,

and all your commandments are ^atrue.

152  Long have I known from your testimonies

that you have ^bfounded them forever.

153  Look on my ^caffliction and deliver me,

for ^dI do not forget your law.

154  ^ePlead my cause and redeem me;

^fgive me life according to your promise!

155  ^gSalvation is far from the wicked,

^hfor they do not seek your statutes.

156  ⁱGreat is your mercy, O Lord;

^fgive me life according to your rules.

157  ^jMany are my persecutors and my adversaries,

but I do not ^kswerve from your testimonies.

158  I look at ^lthe faithless with ^mdisgust,

because they do not keep your commands.

159  Consider how I ⁿlove your precepts!

^fGive me life according to your steadfast love.

160  ^oThe sum of your word is ^ptruth,

and every one of your ^qrighteous rules endures forever.

161  ^rPrinces persecute me ^swithout cause,

but my heart ^tstands in awe of your words.

162  I ^trejoice at your word

like one who ^ufinds great spoil.

163  I hate and abhor falsehood,

but I love ^vyour law.

164  Seven times a day I praise you

for your ^qrighteous rules.

165  Great ^wpeace have those who love your law;

^xnothing can make them stumble.

166  I ^yhope for your salvation, O Lord,

and I do your commandments.

167  My soul keeps your testimonies;

I ^vlove them exceedingly.

168  I keep your precepts and testimonies,

^zfor all my ways are before you.

169  Let my ^acry come before you, O Lord;

^bgive me understanding ^caccording to your word!

170  Let my plea come before you;

^ddeliver me according to your word.

171  My lips will ^epour forth praise,

for you ^fteach me your statutes.

172  My tongue will sing of your word,

for ^gall your commandments are right.

173  Let your hand be ready to help me,

for I have ^hchosen your precepts.

174  I ⁱlong for your salvation, O Lord,

and your law is my ^jdelight.

175  Let my soul live and praise you,

and let your rules help me.

176  I have ^kgone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant,

for I do not ^lforget your commandments.

1  ^bArise, shine, for your light has come,

and ^cthe glory of the Lord has risen upon you.

2  For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,

and thick darkness the peoples;

but the Lord will arise upon you,

and his glory will be seen upon you.

3  ^dAnd nations shall come to your light,

and kings to the brightness of your rising.

4  ^eLift up your eyes all around, and see;

they all gather together, they come to you;

^fyour sons shall come from afar,

and your daughters shall be carried on the hip.

5  Then you shall see and ^gbe radiant;

your heart shall thrill and exult,¹

because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you,

^hthe wealth of the nations shall come to you.

6  A multitude of camels shall cover you,

the young camels of ⁱMidian and ^jEphah;

all those from ^kSheba shall come.

^lThey shall bring gold and frankincense,

and shall bring good news, the praises of the Lord.

7  All the flocks of ^mKedar shall be gathered to you;

the rams of ⁿNebaioth shall minister to you;

^othey shall come up with acceptance on my altar,

^pand I will beautify my beautiful house.

8  Who are these that fly like a cloud,

and ^qlike doves to their windows?

9  For ^rthe coastlands shall hope for me,

^sthe ships of Tarshish first,

^tto bring your children from afar,

their silver and gold with them,

for the name of the Lord your God,

and for the Holy One of Israel,

because ^uhe has made you beautiful.

10  ^vForeigners shall build up your walls,

and ^vtheir kings shall minister to you;

for in my wrath I struck you,

but in my favor I have had mercy on you.

11  ^wYour gates shall be open continually;

day and night they shall not be shut,

^wthat people may bring to you the wealth of the nations,

with their kings led in procession.

12  ^xFor the nation and kingdom

that will not serve you shall perish;

those nations shall be utterly laid waste.

13  ^yThe glory of Lebanon shall come to you,

the cypress, the plane, and ^zthe pine,

to beautify the place of my sanctuary,

and I will make the place of my feet glorious.

14  ^aThe sons of those who afflicted you

shall come bending low to you,

^band all who despised you

shall bow down at your feet;

^cthey shall call you the City of the Lord,

the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

15  ^dWhereas you have been forsaken and hated,

with no one passing through,

^eI will make you majestic forever,

a joy from age to age.

16  ^fYou shall suck the milk of nations;

you shall nurse at the breast of kings;

and you shall know that ^gI, the Lord, am your Savior

and your Redeemer, ^hthe Mighty One of Jacob.

17  Instead of bronze I will bring gold,

and instead of iron I will bring silver;

instead of wood, bronze,

instead of stones, iron.

I will make your overseers peace

ⁱand your taskmasters righteousness.

18  ^jViolence shall no more be heard in your land,

devastation or destruction within your borders;

^kyou shall call your walls Salvation,

and your gates Praise.

19  ^lThe sun shall be no more

your light by day,

nor for brightness shall the moon

give you light;²

but the Lord will be your everlasting light,

and your God will be your glory.³

20  Your sun shall no more go down,

nor your moon withdraw itself;

for the Lord will be your everlasting light,

and ^myour days of mourning shall be ended.

21  ⁿYour people shall all be righteous;

^othey shall possess the land forever,

^pthe branch of my planting, the work of my hands,

that I might be glorified.⁴

22  ^qThe least one shall become a clan,

and the smallest one a mighty nation;

^rI am the Lord;

in its time I will hasten it.