1  ⁱWhy do the nations rage¹

and the peoples plot in vain?

2  The kings of the earth set themselves,

and the rulers take counsel together,

against the Lord and against his ^jAnointed, saying,

3  “Let us burst their bonds apart

and cast away their cords from us.”

4  He who sits in the heavens ^klaughs;

the Lord holds them in derision.

5  Then he will speak to them in his wrath,

and terrify them in his fury, saying,

6  “As for me, I have set my King

on Zion, my holy hill.”

7  I will tell of the decree:

^lThe Lord said to me, ^m“You are my ⁿSon;

today I have begotten you.

8  Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,

and the ^oends of the earth your possession.

9  ^pYou shall break² them with a ^qrod of iron

and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”

10  Now therefore, O kings, be wise;

be warned, O rulers of the earth.

11  Serve the Lord with fear,

and rejoice with trembling.

12  ^rKiss the Son,

lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,

for his wrath is quickly kindled.

^sBlessed are all who take refuge in him.

1  ^dMy God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

^eWhy are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?

2  O my God, I cry by day, ^fbut you do not answer,

and by night, but I find no rest.

3  Yet you are holy,

enthroned on the praises¹ of Israel.

4  In you our fathers trusted;

they trusted, and you delivered them.

5  To you they cried and were rescued;

^gin you they trusted and were not put to shame.

6  But I am a worm and not a man,

scorned by mankind and ^hdespised by the people.

7  All who see me ⁱmock me;

they make mouths at me; they ^jwag their heads;

8  ^k“He trusts in the Lord; let him deliver him;

let him rescue him, for he delights in him!”

9  Yet ^lyou are he who took me from the womb;

you made me trust you at my mother’s breasts.

10  On you was I cast from my birth,

and from my mother’s womb you have been my God.

11  ^mBe not far from me,

for trouble is near,

and there is ⁿnone to help.

12  Many bulls encompass me;

strong bulls of Bashan surround me;

13  they open wide their mouths at me,

like a ravening and roaring ^olion.

14  I am poured out like water,

and all my bones are out of joint;

my heart is like wax;

it is melted within my breast;

15  my strength is dried up like a potsherd,

and my tongue sticks to my jaws;

you lay me in the dust of death.

16  For ^pdogs encompass me;

a company of evildoers encircles me;

they have ^qpierced my hands and feet²—

17  I can count all my bones—

they stare and gloat over me;

18  ^rthey divide my garments among them,

and for my clothing they cast lots.

19  But you, O Lord, do not be far off!

O you my help, ^scome quickly to my aid!

20  Deliver my soul from the sword,

my precious life from the power of the dog!

21  Save me from the mouth of the ^tlion!

You have rescued³ me from the horns of the wild oxen!

22  ^uI will tell of your name to my brothers;

in the midst of the congregation I will praise you:

23  You who fear the Lord, praise him!

All you offspring of Jacob, ^vglorify him,

and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!

24  For he has not despised or abhorred

the affliction of the afflicted,

and he has not hidden his face from him,

but has heard, when he cried to him.

25  From you comes my praise in the great congregation;

my vows I will ^wperform before those who fear him.

26  The afflicted⁴ shall eat and be satisfied;

those who seek him shall praise the Lord!

May your hearts live forever!

27  All the ^xends of the earth shall remember

and turn to the Lord,

and all the families of the nations

shall worship before you.

28  For kingship belongs to the Lord,

and he rules over the nations.

29  All the prosperous of the earth eat and worship;

before him shall bow all who go down ^yto the dust,

even the one who could not keep himself alive.

30  Posterity shall serve him;

it shall be ^ztold of the Lord to the coming generation;

31  they shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people ^ayet unborn,

that he has done it.

1  ^sThe Lord says to my Lord:

^t“Sit at my right hand,

until I make your enemies your footstool.”

2  The Lord sends forth from Zion

your mighty scepter.

^uRule in the midst of your enemies!

3  Your people will offer themselves ^vfreely

on the day of your power,¹

in holy garments;²

from the womb of the morning,

the dew of your youth will be yours.³

4  ^wThe Lord has sworn

and ^xwill not change his mind,

^y“You are a ^zpriest forever

after the order of ^aMelchizedek.”

5  The Lord is ^bat your right hand;

he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.

6  He will execute ^cjudgment among the nations,

filling them with corpses;

he will ^dshatter chiefs⁴

over the wide earth.

7  He will drink from the brook by the way;

therefore he will lift up his head.

1  Oh ^tgive thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

for his steadfast love endures forever!

2  ^uLet Israel say,

“His steadfast love endures forever.”

3  Let the house of Aaron say,

“His steadfast love endures forever.”

4  Let those who fear the Lord say,

“His steadfast love endures forever.”

5  ^vOut of my distress I called on the Lord;

the Lord answered me and set me free.

6  ^wThe Lord is ^xon my side; ^yI will not fear.

What can man do to me?

7  The Lord is on my side as my helper;

I shall ^zlook in triumph on those who hate me.

8  It is better to take refuge in the Lord

than to trust in man.

9  It is better to take refuge in the Lord

^athan to trust in princes.

10  All nations surrounded me;

in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

11  They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;

in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

12  They surrounded me ^blike bees;

they went out like a fire among thorns;

in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

13  I was pushed hard,¹ so that I was falling,

but the Lord helped me.

14  ^cThe Lord is my strength and my song;

he has become my salvation.

15  Glad songs of salvation

are in the tents of the righteous:

“The right hand of the Lord does valiantly,

16  the right hand of the Lord exalts,

the right hand of the Lord does valiantly!”

17  ^dI shall not die, but I shall live,

and ^erecount the deeds of the Lord.

18  The Lord has ^fdisciplined me severely,

but he has not given me over to death.

19  Open to me the gates of righteousness,

that I may enter through them

and ^ggive thanks to the Lord.

20  This is the gate of the Lord;

the righteous shall enter through it.

21  ^hI thank you that you have answered me

and have become my salvation.

22  ⁱThe stone that the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone.²

23  This is the Lord’s doing;

it is marvelous in our eyes.

24  This is the day that the Lord has made;

let us rejoice and be glad in it.

25  ^jSave us, we pray, O Lord!

O Lord, we pray, give us success!

26  ^kBlessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!

We bless you from the house of the Lord.

27  The Lord is God,

and he has ^lmade his light to shine upon us.

Bind the festal sacrifice with cords,

up to the horns of the altar!

28  You are my God, and ^mI will give thanks to you;

ⁿyou are my God; I will extol you.

29  Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

for his steadfast love endures forever!