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Psalm 49:1-11

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.

Psalm 72:1-7

1 Endow the king with your justice, O God,

    the royal son with your righteousness.

2 May he judge your people in righteousness,

    your afflicted ones with justice.

3 May the mountains bring prosperity to the people,

    the hills the fruit of righteousness.

4 May he defend the afflicted among the people

    and save the children of the needy;

    may he crush the oppressor.

5 May he endure[a] as long as the sun,

    as long as the moon, through all generations.

6 May he be like rain falling on a mown field,

    like showers watering the earth.

7 In his days may the righteous flourish

    and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.

Psalm 75:1-5

1 We praise you, God,

    we praise you, for your Name is near;

    people tell of your wonderful deeds.

2 You say, “I choose the appointed time;

    it is I who judge with equity.

3 When the earth and all its people quake,

    it is I who hold its pillars firm.

4 To the arrogant I say, ‘Boast no more,’

    and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horns.

5 Do not lift your horns against heaven;

    do not speak so defiantly.’”

Psalm 73:21-28

21 When my heart was grieved

    and my spirit embittered,

22 I was senseless and ignorant;

    I was a brute beast before you.

23 Yet I am always with you;

    you hold me by my right hand.

24 You guide me with your counsel,

    and afterward you will take me into glory.

25 Whom have I in heaven but you?

    And earth has nothing I desire besides you.

26 My flesh and my heart may fail,

    but God is the strength of my heart

    and my portion forever.

27 Those who are far from you will perish;

    you destroy all who are unfaithful to you.

28 But as for me, it is good to be near God.

    I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge;

    I will tell of all your deeds.

Psalm 18:1-5

1 I love you,Lord, my strength.

2 The Lord is my rock,my fortress and my deliverer;

my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,

my shield and the horn of my salvation,my stronghold.

3 I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,

and I have been saved from my enemies.

4 The cords of death entangled me;

the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

5 The cords of the grave coiled around me;

the snares of death confronted me.

Psalm 25:1-7

1 In you, Lord my God,

    I put my trust.

2 I trust in you;

    do not let me be put to shame,

    nor let my enemies triumph over me.

3 No one who hopes in you

    will ever be put to shame,

but shame will come on those

    who are treacherous without cause.

4 Show me your ways, Lord,

    teach me your paths.

5 Guide me in your truth and teach me,

    for you are God my Savior,

    and my hope is in you all day long.

6 Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love,

    for they are from of old.

7 Do not remember the sins of my youth

    and my rebellious ways;

according to your love remember me,

    for you, Lord, are good.

Psalm 17:1-5

1 Hear me, Lord, my plea is just;

    listen to my cry.

Hear my prayer—

    it does not rise from deceitful lips.

2 Let my vindication come from you;

    may your eyes see what is right.

3 Though you probe my heart,

    though you examine me at night and test me,

you will find that I have planned no evil;

    my mouth has not transgressed.

4 Though people tried to bribe me,

    I have kept myself from the ways of the violent

    through what your lips have commanded.

5 My steps have held to your paths;

    my feet have not stumbled.

Psalm 93:1-5

1 The Lord reigns, he is robed in majesty;

    the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength;

    indeed, the world is established, firm and secure.

2 Your throne was established long ago;

    you are from all eternity.

3 The seas have lifted up, Lord,

    the seas have lifted up their voice;

    the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.

4 Mightier than the thunder of the great waters,

    mightier than the breakers of the sea—

    the Lord on high is mighty.

5 Your statutes, Lord, stand firm;

    holiness adorns your house

    for endless days.

PSALM 44:1-3

1 We have heard it with our ears, O God;

    our ancestors have told us

what you did in their days,

    in days long ago.

2 With your hand you drove out the nations

    and planted our ancestors;

you crushed the peoples

    and made our ancestors flourish.

3 It was not by their sword that they won the land,

    nor did their arm bring them victory;

it was your right hand, your arm,

    and the light of your face, for you loved them.

PSALM 11:1-7

1 In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain. 

2 For look, the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart. 

3 When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?” 

4 The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them. 

5 The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion. 

6 On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot. 

7 For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face.