1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, ♦︎
for my soul takes refuge in you;
2 In the shadow of your wings will I take refuge ♦︎
until the storm of destruction has passed by.
3 I will call upon the Most High God, ♦︎
the God who fulfils his purpose for me.
4 He will send from heaven and save me
and rebuke those that would trample upon me; ♦︎
God will send forth his love and his faithfulness.
5 I lie in the midst of lions, ♦︎
people whose teeth are spears and arrows,
and their tongue a sharp sword.
6 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, ♦︎
and your glory over all the earth.
7 They have laid a net for my feet;
my soul is pressed down; ♦︎
they have dug a pit before me
and will fall into it themselves.
8 My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready; ♦︎
I will sing and give you praise.
9 Awake, my soul; awake, harp and lyre, ♦︎
that I may awaken the dawn.
10 I will give you thanks, O Lord, among the peoples; ♦︎
I will sing praise to you among the nations.
11 For your loving-kindness is as high as the heavens, ♦︎
and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
12 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, ♦︎
and your glory over all the earth.
1 Sing to the Lord a new song; ♦︎
sing to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Sing to the Lord and bless his name; ♦︎
tell out his salvation from day to day.
3 Declare his glory among the nations ♦︎
and his wonders among all peoples.
4 For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; ♦︎
he is more to be feared than all gods.
5 For all the gods of the nations are but idols; ♦︎
it is the Lord who made the heavens.
6 Honour and majesty are before him; ♦︎
power and splendour are in his sanctuary.
7 Ascribe to the Lord, you families of the peoples; ♦︎
ascribe to the Lord honour and strength.
8 Ascribe to the Lord the honour due to his name; ♦︎
bring offerings and come into his courts.
9 O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; ♦︎
let the whole earth tremble before him.
10 Tell it out among the nations that the Lord is king. ♦︎
He has made the world so firm that it cannot be moved;
he will judge the peoples with equity.
11 Let the heavens rejoice and let the earth be glad; ♦︎
let the sea thunder and all that is in it;
12 Let the fields be joyful and all that is in them; ♦︎
let all the trees of the wood shout for joy before the Lord.
13 For he comes, he comes to judge the earth; ♦︎
with righteousness he will judge the world
and the peoples with his truth.