1 God has taken his stand in the council of heaven; ♦︎
in the midst of the gods he gives judgement:
2 How long will you judge unjustly ♦︎
and show such favour to the wicked?
3 You were to judge the weak and the orphan; ♦︎
defend the right of the humble and needy;
4 Rescue the weak and the poor; ♦︎
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
5 They have no knowledge or wisdom;
they walk on still in darkness: ♦︎
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6 Therefore I say that though you are gods ♦︎
and all of you children of the Most High,
7 Nevertheless, you shall die like mortals ♦︎
and fall like one of their princes.
8 Arise, O God and judge the earth, ♦︎
for it is you that shall take all nations for your possession.
1 Lord, you have been our refuge ♦︎
from one generation to another.
2 Before the mountains were brought forth,
or the earth and the world were formed, ♦︎
from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
3 You turn us back to dust and say: ♦︎
Turn back, O children of earth.
4 For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday, ♦︎
which passes like a watch in the night.
5 You sweep them away like a dream; ♦︎
they fade away suddenly like the grass.
6 In the morning it is green and flourishes; ♦︎
in the evening it is dried up and withered.
7 For we consume away in your displeasure; ♦︎
we are afraid at your wrathful indignation.
8 You have set our misdeeds before you ♦︎
and our secret sins in the light of your countenance.
9 When you are angry, all our days are gone; ♦︎
our years come to an end like a sigh.
10 The days of our life are three score years and ten,
or if our strength endures, even four score; ♦︎
yet the sum of them is but labour and sorrow,
for they soon pass away and we are gone.
11 Who regards the power of your wrath ♦︎
and your indignation like those who fear you?
12 So teach us to number our days ♦︎
that we may apply our hearts to wisdom.
13 Turn again, O Lord; how long will you delay? ♦︎
Have compassion on your servants.
14 Satisfy us with your loving-kindness in the morning, ♦︎
that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
15 Give us gladness for the days you have afflicted us, ♦︎
and for the years in which we have seen adversity.
16 Show your servants your works, ♦︎
and let your glory be over their children.
17 May the gracious favour of the Lord our God be upon us; ♦︎
prosper our handiwork; O prosper the work of our hands.