Reading The Bible

[Boaz]

Psalm 48

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A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah.
1
Great is the Lord, and most worthy of praise,
in the city of our God, his holy mountain.
2
Beautiful in its loftiness,
the joy of the whole earth,
like the heights of Zaphon is Mount Zion,
the city of the Great King.
3
God is in her citadels;
he has shown himself to be her fortress.
4
When the kings joined forces,
when they advanced together,
5
they saw her and were astounded;
they fled in terror.
6
Trembling seized them there,
pain like that of a woman in labor.
7
You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish
shattered by an east wind.
8
As we have heard,
so we have seen
in the city of the Lord Almighty,
in the city of our God:
God makes her secure
forever.
9
Within your temple, O God,
we meditate on your unfailing love.
10
Like your name, O God,
your praise reaches to the ends of the earth;
your right hand is filled with righteousness.
11
Mount Zion rejoices,
the villages of Judah are glad
because of your judgments.
12
Walk about Zion, go around her,
count her towers,
13
consider well her ramparts,
view her citadels,
that you may tell of them
to the next generation.
14
For this God is our God for ever and ever;
he will be our guide even to the end.

[Boaz]

Psalm 49

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https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/purevoice/niv/Ps.49

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
1
Hear this, all you peoples;
listen, all who live in this world,
2
both low and high,
rich and poor alike:
3
My mouth will speak words of wisdom;
the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.
4
I will turn my ear to a proverb;
with the harp I will expound my riddle:
5
Why should I fear when evil days come,
when wicked deceivers surround me—
6
those who trust in their wealth
and boast of their great riches?
7
No one can redeem the life of another
or give to God a ransom for them—
8
the ransom for a life is costly,
no payment is ever enough—
9
so that they should live on forever
and not see decay.
10
For all can see that the wise die,
that the foolish and the senseless also perish,
leaving their wealth to others.
11
Their tombs will remain their houses forever,
their dwellings for endless generations,
though they had named lands after themselves.
12
People, despite their wealth, do not endure;
they are like the beasts that perish.
13
This is the fate of those who trust in themselves,
and of their followers, who approve their sayings.
14
They are like sheep and are destined to die;
death will be their shepherd
(but the upright will prevail over them in the morning).
Their forms will decay in the grave,
far from their princely mansions.
15
But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead;
he will surely take me to himself.
16
Do not be overawed when others grow rich,
when the splendor of their houses increases;
17
for they will take nothing with them when they die,
their splendor will not descend with them.
18
Though while they live they count themselves blessed—
and people praise you when you prosper—
19
they will join those who have gone before them,
who will never again see the light of life.
20
People who have wealth but lack understanding
are like the beasts that perish.

[Boaz]

Psalm 50

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A psalm of Asaph.
1
The Mighty One, God, the Lord,
speaks and summons the earth
from the rising of the sun to where it sets.
2
From Zion, perfect in beauty,
God shines forth.
3
Our God comes
and will not be silent;
a fire devours before him,
and around him a tempest rages.
4
He summons the heavens above,
and the earth, that he may judge his people:
5
“Gather to me this consecrated people,
who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”
6
And the heavens proclaim his righteousness,
for he is a God of justice.
7
“Listen, my people, and I will speak;
I will testify against you, Israel:
I am God, your God.
8
I bring no charges against you concerning your sacrifices
or concerning your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.
9
I have no need of a bull from your stall
or of goats from your pens,
10
for every animal of the forest is mine,
and the cattle on a thousand hills.
11
I know every bird in the mountains,
and the insects in the fields are mine.
12
If I were hungry I would not tell you,
for the world is mine, and all that is in it.
13
Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?
14
“Sacrifice thank offerings to God,
fulfill your vows to the Most High,
15
and call on me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
16 But to the wicked person, God says:
“What right have you to recite my laws
or take my covenant on your lips?
17
You hate my instruction
and cast my words behind you.
18
When you see a thief, you join with him;
you throw in your lot with adulterers.
19
You use your mouth for evil
and harness your tongue to deceit.
20
You sit and testify against your brother
and slander your own mother’s son.
21
When you did these things and I kept silent,
you thought I was exactly like you.
But I now arraign you
and set my accusations before you.
22
“Consider this, you who forget God,
or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
23
Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me,
and to the blameless I will show my salvation.”

[Boaz]

Psalm 51

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https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/purevoice/niv/Ps.51

For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.
1
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
blot out my transgressions.
2
Wash away all my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin.
3
For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is always before me.
4
Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight;
so you are right in your verdict
and justified when you judge.
5
Surely I was sinful at birth,
sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
6
Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;
you taught me wisdom in that secret place.
7
Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8
Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
9
Hide your face from my sins
and blot out all my iniquity.
10
Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11
Do not cast me from your presence
or take your Holy Spirit from me.
12
Restore to me the joy of your salvation
and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
13
Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
so that sinners will turn back to you.
14
Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God,
you who are God my Savior,
and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.
15
Open my lips, Lord,
and my mouth will declare your praise.
16
You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;
you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
17
My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart
you, God, will not despise.
18
May it please you to prosper Zion,
to build up the walls of Jerusalem.
19
Then you will delight in the sacrifices of the righteous,
in burnt offerings offered whole;
then bulls will be offered on your altar.

[rl69]

https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/purevoice/niv/Ps.52
eg the Edomite had gone to Saul and told him: “David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.”

1 Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero?
Why do you boast all day long,
you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
2 You who practice deceit,
your tongue plots destruction;
it is like a sharpened razor.
3 You love evil rather than good,
falsehood rather than speaking the truth.[c]
4 You love every harmful word,
you deceitful tongue!
5 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
He will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent;
he will uproot you from the land of the living.
6 The righteous will see and fear;
they will laugh at you, saying,
7 “Here now is the man
who did not make God his stronghold
but trusted in his great wealth
and grew strong by destroying others!”
8 But I am like an olive tree
flourishing in the house of God;
I trust in God’s unfailing love
for ever and ever.
9 For what you have done I will always praise you
in the presence of your faithful people.
And I will hope in your name,
for your name is good.

[Boaz]

Psalm 53

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For the director of music. According to mahalath. A maskil of David.
1
The fool says in his heart,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt, and their ways are vile;
there is no one who does good.
2
God looks down from heaven
on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,
any who seek God.
3
Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt;
there is no one who does good,
not even one.
4
Do all these evildoers know nothing?
They devour my people as though eating bread;
they never call on God.
5
But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
where there was nothing to dread.
God scattered the bones of those who attacked you;
you put them to shame, for God despised them.
6
Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When God restores his people,
let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

[Boaz]

Psalm 54

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For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David. When the Ziphites had gone to Saul and said, “Is not David hiding among us?”
1
Save me, O God, by your name;
vindicate me by your might.
2
Hear my prayer, O God;
listen to the words of my mouth.
3
Arrogant foes are attacking me;
ruthless people are trying to kill me—
people without regard for God.
4
Surely God is my help;
the Lord is the one who sustains me.
5
Let evil recoil on those who slander me;
in your faithfulness destroy them.
6
I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you;
I will praise your name, Lord, for it is good.
7
You have delivered me from all my troubles,
and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.

[Boaz]

Psalm 55

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https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/purevoice/niv/Ps.55

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David.
1
Listen to my prayer, O God,
do not ignore my plea;
2
hear me and answer me.
My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught
3
because of what my enemy is saying,
because of the threats of the wicked;
for they bring down suffering on me
and assail me in their anger.
4
My heart is in anguish within me;
the terrors of death have fallen on me.
5
Fear and trembling have beset me;
horror has overwhelmed me.
6
I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest.
7
I would flee far away
and stay in the desert;
8
I would hurry to my place of shelter,
far from the tempest and storm.”
9
Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words,
for I see violence and strife in the city.
10
Day and night they prowl about on its walls;
malice and abuse are within it.
11
Destructive forces are at work in the city;
threats and lies never leave its streets.
12
If an enemy were insulting me,
I could endure it;
if a foe were rising against me,
I could hide.
13
But it is you, a man like myself,
my companion, my close friend,
14
with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship
at the house of God,
as we walked about
among the worshipers.
15
Let death take my enemies by surprise;
let them go down alive to the realm of the dead,
for evil finds lodging among them.
16
As for me, I call to God,
and the Lord saves me.
17
Evening, morning and noon
I cry out in distress,
and he hears my voice.
18
He rescues me unharmed
from the battle waged against me,
even though many oppose me.
19
God, who is enthroned from of old,
who does not change—
he will hear them and humble them,
because they have no fear of God.
20
My companion attacks his friends;
he violates his covenant.
21
His talk is smooth as butter,
yet war is in his heart;
his words are more soothing than oil,
yet they are drawn swords.
22
Cast your cares on the Lord
and he will sustain you;
he will never let
the righteous be shaken.
23
But you, God, will bring down the wicked
into the pit of decay;
the bloodthirsty and deceitful
will not live out half their days.
But as for me, I trust in you.

[Boaz]

Psalm 56

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https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/purevoice/niv/Ps.56

For the director of music. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” Of David. A miktam. When the Philistines had seized him in Gath.
1
Be merciful to me, my God,
for my enemies are in hot pursuit;
all day long they press their attack.
2
My adversaries pursue me all day long;
in their pride many are attacking me.
3
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
4
In God, whose word I praise—
in God I trust and am not afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?
5
All day long they twist my words;
all their schemes are for my ruin.
6
They conspire, they lurk,
they watch my steps,
hoping to take my life.
7
Because of their wickedness do not let them escape;
in your anger, God, bring the nations down.
8
Record my misery;
list my tears on your scroll—
are they not in your record?
9
Then my enemies will turn back
when I call for help.
By this I will know that God is for me.
10
In God, whose word I praise,
in the Lord, whose word I praise—
11
in God I trust and am not afraid.
What can man do to me?
12
I am under vows to you, my God;
I will present my thank offerings to you.
13
For you have delivered me from death
and my feet from stumbling,
that I may walk before God
in the light of life.

[Boaz]

Psalm 57

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https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/purevoice/niv/Ps.57

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam. When he had fled from Saul into the cave.
1
Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me,
for in you I take refuge.
I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings
until the disaster has passed.
2
I cry out to God Most High,
to God, who vindicates me.
3
He sends from heaven and saves me,
rebuking those who hotly pursue me—
God sends forth his love and his faithfulness.
4
I am in the midst of lions;
I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts—
men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
whose tongues are sharp swords.
5
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
let your glory be over all the earth.
6
They spread a net for my feet—
I was bowed down in distress.
They dug a pit in my path—
but they have fallen into it themselves.
7
My heart, O God, is steadfast,
my heart is steadfast;
I will sing and make music.
8
Awake, my soul!
Awake, harp and lyre!
I will awaken the dawn.
9
I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
I will sing of you among the peoples.
10
For great is your love, reaching to the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
11
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
let your glory be over all the earth.

[Boaz]

Psalm 58

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https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/purevoice/niv/Ps.58

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.
1
Do you rulers indeed speak justly?
Do you judge people with equity?
2
No, in your heart you devise injustice,
and your hands mete out violence on the earth.
3
Even from birth the wicked go astray;
from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.
4
Their venom is like the venom of a snake,
like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,
5
that will not heed the tune of the charmer,
however skillful the enchanter may be.
6
Break the teeth in their mouths, O God;
Lord, tear out the fangs of those lions!
7
Let them vanish like water that flows away;
when they draw the bow, let their arrows fall short.
8
May they be like a slug that melts away as it moves along,
like a stillborn child that never sees the sun.
9
Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns—
whether they be green or dry—the wicked will be swept away.
10
The righteous will be glad when they are avenged,
when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked.
11
Then people will say,
“Surely the righteous still are rewarded;
surely there is a God who judges the earth.”

[Boaz]

Psalm 59

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https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/purevoice/niv/Ps.59

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam. When Saul had sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him.
1
Deliver me from my enemies, O God;
be my fortress against those who are attacking me.
2
Deliver me from evildoers
and save me from those who are after my blood.
3
See how they lie in wait for me!
Fierce men conspire against me
for no offense or sin of mine, Lord.
4
I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me.
Arise to help me; look on my plight!
5
You, Lord God Almighty,
you who are the God of Israel,
rouse yourself to punish all the nations;
show no mercy to wicked traitors.
6
They return at evening,
snarling like dogs,
and prowl about the city.
7
See what they spew from their mouths—
the words from their lips are sharp as swords,
and they think, “Who can hear us?”
8
But you laugh at them, Lord;
you scoff at all those nations.
9
You are my strength, I watch for you;
you, God, are my fortress,
10
my God on whom I can rely.
God will go before me
and will let me gloat over those who slander me.
11
But do not kill them, Lord our shield,
or my people will forget.
In your might uproot them
and bring them down.
12
For the sins of their mouths,
for the words of their lips,
let them be caught in their pride.
For the curses and lies they utter,
13
consume them in your wrath,
consume them till they are no more.
Then it will be known to the ends of the earth
that God rules over Jacob.
14
They return at evening,
snarling like dogs,
and prowl about the city.
15
They wander about for food
and howl if not satisfied.
16
But I will sing of your strength,
in the morning I will sing of your love;
for you are my fortress,
my refuge in times of trouble.
17
You are my strength, I sing praise to you;
you, God, are my fortress,
my God on whom I can rely.

[Boaz]

Psalm 60

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https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/purevoice/niv/Ps.60

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A miktam of David. For teaching. When he fought Aram Naharaim and Aram Zobah, and when Joab returned and struck down twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
1
You have rejected us, God, and burst upon us;
you have been angry—now restore us!
2
You have shaken the land and torn it open;
mend its fractures, for it is quaking.
3
You have shown your people desperate times;
you have given us wine that makes us stagger.
4
But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner
to be unfurled against the bow.
5
Save us and help us with your right hand,
that those you love may be delivered.
6
God has spoken from his sanctuary:
“In triumph I will parcel out Shechem
and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth.
7
Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim is my helmet,
Judah is my scepter.
8
Moab is my washbasin,
on Edom I toss my sandal;
over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
9
Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
10
Is it not you, God, you who have now rejected us
and no longer go out with our armies?
11
Give us aid against the enemy,
for human help is worthless.
12
With God we will gain the victory,
and he will trample down our enemies.

[Boaz]

Psalm 61

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https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/purevoice/niv/Ps.61

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Of David.
1
Hear my cry, O God;
listen to my prayer.
2
From the ends of the earth I call to you,
I call as my heart grows faint;
lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
3
For you have been my refuge,
a strong tower against the foe.
4
I long to dwell in your tent forever
and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.
5
For you, God, have heard my vows;
you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.
6
Increase the days of the king’s life,
his years for many generations.
7
May he be enthroned in God’s presence forever;
appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him.
8
Then I will ever sing in praise of your name
and fulfill my vows day after day.

[Boaz]

Psalm 62

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For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
1
Truly my soul finds rest in God;
my salvation comes from him.
2
Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
3
How long will you assault me?
Would all of you throw me down—
this leaning wall, this tottering fence?
4
Surely they intend to topple me
from my lofty place;
they take delight in lies.
With their mouths they bless,
but in their hearts they curse.
5
Yes, my soul, find rest in God;
my hope comes from him.
6
Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
7
My salvation and my honor depend on God;
he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
8
Trust in him at all times, you people;
pour out your hearts to him,
for God is our refuge.
9
Surely the lowborn are but a breath,
the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance, they are nothing;
together they are only a breath.
10
Do not trust in extortion
or put vain hope in stolen goods;
though your riches increase,
do not set your heart on them.
11
One thing God has spoken,
two things I have heard:
“Power belongs to you, God,
12
and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”;
and, “You reward everyone
according to what they have done.”

[Boaz]

Psalm 63

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https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/purevoice/niv/Ps.63

A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.
1
You, God, are my God,
earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,
my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
where there is no water.
2
I have seen you in the sanctuary
and beheld your power and your glory.
3
Because your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify you.
4
I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.
5
I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;
with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
6
On my bed I remember you;
I think of you through the watches of the night.
7
Because you are my help,
I sing in the shadow of your wings.
8
I cling to you;
your right hand upholds me.
9
Those who want to kill me will be destroyed;
they will go down to the depths of the earth.
10
They will be given over to the sword
and become food for jackals.
11
But the king will rejoice in God;
all who swear by God will glory in him,
while the mouths of liars will be silenced.

[Boaz]

Psalm 64

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For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1
Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint;
protect my life from the threat of the enemy.
2
Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked,
from the plots of evildoers.
3
They sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.
4
They shoot from ambush at the innocent;
they shoot suddenly, without fear.
5
They encourage each other in evil plans,
they talk about hiding their snares;
they say, “Who will see it?”
6
They plot injustice and say,
“We have devised a perfect plan!”
Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.
7
But God will shoot them with his arrows;
they will suddenly be struck down.
8
He will turn their own tongues against them
and bring them to ruin;
all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.
9
All people will fear;
they will proclaim the works of God
and ponder what he has done.
10
The righteous will rejoice in the Lord
and take refuge in him;
all the upright in heart will glory in him!

[Boaz]

Psalm 65

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https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/purevoice/niv/Ps.65


For the director of music. A psalm of David. A song.
1
Praise awaits you, our God, in Zion;
to you our vows will be fulfilled.
2
You who answer prayer,
to you all people will come.
3
When we were overwhelmed by sins,
you forgave our transgressions.
4
Blessed are those you choose
and bring near to live in your courts!
We are filled with the good things of your house,
of your holy temple.
5
You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds,
God our Savior,
the hope of all the ends of the earth
and of the farthest seas,
6
who formed the mountains by your power,
having armed yourself with strength,
7
who stilled the roaring of the seas,
the roaring of their waves,
and the turmoil of the nations.
8
The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders;
where morning dawns, where evening fades,
you call forth songs of joy.
9
You care for the land and water it;
you enrich it abundantly.
The streams of God are filled with water
to provide the people with grain,
for so you have ordained it.
10
You drench its furrows and level its ridges;
you soften it with showers and bless its crops.
11
You crown the year with your bounty,
and your carts overflow with abundance.
12
The grasslands of the wilderness overflow;
the hills are clothed with gladness.
13
The meadows are covered with flocks
and the valleys are mantled with grain;
they shout for joy and sing.

[Boaz]

Psalm 66

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https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/purevoice/niv/Ps.66

For the director of music. A song. A psalm.
1
Shout for joy to God, all the earth!
2
Sing the glory of his name;
make his praise glorious.
3
Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
So great is your power
that your enemies cringe before you.
4
All the earth bows down to you;
they sing praise to you,
they sing the praises of your name.”
5
Come and see what God has done,
his awesome deeds for mankind!
6
He turned the sea into dry land,
they passed through the waters on foot—
come, let us rejoice in him.
7
He rules forever by his power,
his eyes watch the nations—
let not the rebellious rise up against him.
8
Praise our God, all peoples,
let the sound of his praise be heard;
9
he has preserved our lives
and kept our feet from slipping.
10
For you, God, tested us;
you refined us like silver.
11
You brought us into prison
and laid burdens on our backs.
12
You let people ride over our heads;
we went through fire and water,
but you brought us to a place of abundance.
13
I will come to your temple with burnt offerings
and fulfill my vows to you—
14
vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke
when I was in trouble.
15
I will sacrifice fat animals to you
and an offering of rams;
I will offer bulls and goats.
16
Come and hear, all you who fear God;
let me tell you what he has done for me.
17
I cried out to him with my mouth;
his praise was on my tongue.
18
If I had cherished sin in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened;
19
but God has surely listened
and has heard my prayer.
20
Praise be to God,
who has not rejected my prayer
or withheld his love from me!

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https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/purevoice/niv/Ps.67

Psalm 67[a]
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.

1 May God be gracious to us and bless us
and make his face shine on us—[b]
2 so that your ways may be known on earth,
your salvation among all nations.
3 May the peoples praise you, God;
may all the peoples praise you.
4 May the nations be glad and sing for joy,
for you rule the peoples with equity
and guide the nations of the earth.
5 May the peoples praise you, God;
may all the peoples praise you.
6 The land yields its harvest;
God, our God, blesses us.
7 May God bless us still,
so that all the ends of the earth will fear him.