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Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good; his love is eternal.
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Who can tell all the great things he has done? Who can praise him enough?
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Happy are those who obey his commands, who always do what is right.
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Remember me, LORD, when you help your people; include me when you save them.
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Let me see the prosperity of your people and share in the happiness of your nation, in the glad pride of those who belong to you.
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We have sinned as our ancestors did; we have been wicked and evil.
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Our ancestors in Egypt did not understand God's wonderful acts; they forgot the many times he showed them his love, and they rebelled against the Almighty at the Red Sea.
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But he saved them, as he had promised, in order to show his great power.
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He gave a command to the Red Sea, and it dried up; he led his people across on dry land.
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He saved them from those who hated them; he rescued them from their enemies.
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But the water drowned their enemies; not one of them was left.
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Then his people believed his promises and sang praises to him.
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But they quickly forgot what he had done and acted without waiting for his advice.
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They were filled with craving in the desert and put God to the test;
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so he gave them what they asked for, but also sent a terrible disease among them.
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There in the desert they were jealous of Moses and of Aaron, the LORD's holy servant.
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Then the earth opened up and swallowed Dathan and buried Abiram and his family;
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fire came down on their followers and burned up those wicked people.
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They made a gold bull-calf at Sinai and worshiped that idol;
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they exchanged the glory of God for the image of an animal that eats grass.
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They forgot the God who had saved them by his mighty acts in Egypt.
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What wonderful things he did there! What amazing things at the Red Sea!
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When God said that he would destroy his people, his chosen servant, Moses, stood up against God and kept his anger from destroying them.
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Then they rejected the pleasant land, because they did not believe God's promise.
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They stayed in their tents and grumbled and would not listen to the LORD.
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So he have them a solomn warning that he would make them die in the desert
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and scatter their descendants among the heathen, letting them die in foreign countries.
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Then at Peor, God's people joined in the worship of Baal and ate sacrifices offered to dead gods.
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They stirred up the LORD's anger by their actions, and a terrible disease broke out among them.
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But Phinehas stood up and punished the guilty, and the plague was stopped.
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This has been remembered in his favor ever since and will be for all time to come.
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At the springs of Meribah the people made the LORD angry, and Moses was in trouble on their account.
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They made him so bitter that he spoke without stopping to think.
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They did not kill the heathen, as the LORD had commanded them to do,
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but they intermarried with them and adopted their pagan ways.
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God's people worshiped idols, and this caused their destruction.
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They offered their own sons and daughters as sacrifices to the idols of Canaan.
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They killed those innocent children, and the land was defiled by those murders.
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They made themselves impure by their actions and were unfaithful to God.
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So the LORD was angry with his people; he was disgusted with them.
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He abandoned them to the power of the heathen, and their enemies ruled over them.
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They were oppressed by their enemies and were in complete subjection to them.
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Many times the LORD rescued his people, but they chose to rebel against him and sank deeper into sin.
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Yet the LORD heard them when they cried out, and he took notice of their distress.
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For their sake he remembered his covenant, and because of his great love he relented.
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He made all their oppressors feel sorry for them.
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Save us, O LORD our God, and bring us back from among the nations, so that we may be thankful and praise your holy name.
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Praise the LORD, the God of Israel; praise him now and forever! Let everyone say, "Amen!" Praise the LORD!
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"Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good; his love is eternal!"
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Repeat these words in praise to the LORD, all you whom he has saved. He has rescued you from your enemies
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and has brought you back from foreign countries, from east and west, from north and south.
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Some wandered in the trackless desert and could not find their way to a city to live in.
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They were hungry and thirsty and had given up all hope.
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Then in their trouble they called to the LORD, and he saved them from their distress.
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He led them by a straight road to a city where they could live.
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They must thank the LORD for his constant love, for the wonderful things he did for them.
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He satisfies those who are thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
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Some were living in gloom and darkness, prisoners suffering in chains,
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because they had rebelled against the commands of Almighty God and had rejected his instructions.
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They were worn out from hard work; they would fall down, and no one would help.
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Then in their trouble they called to the LORD, and he saved them from their distress.
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He brought them out of their gloom and darkness and broke their chains in pieces.
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They must thank the LORD for his constant love, for the wonderful things he did for them.
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He breaks down doors of bronze and smashes iron bars.
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Some were fools, suffering because of their sins and because of their evil;
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they couldn't stand the sight of food and were close to death.
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Then in their trouble they called to the LORD, and he saved them from their distress.
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He healed them with his command and saved them from the grave.
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They must thank the LORD for his constant love, for the wonderful things he did for them.
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They must thank him with sacrifices, and with songs of joy must tell all that he has done.
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Some sailed over the ocean in ships, earning their living on the seas.
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They saw what the LORD can do, his wonderful acts on the seas.
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He commanded, and a mighty wind began to blow and stirred up the waves.
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The ships were lifted high in the air and plunged down into the depths. In such danger the sailors lost their courage;
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they stumbled and staggered like drunks--- all their skill was useless.
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Then in their trouble they called to the LORD, and he saved them from their distress.
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He calmed the raging storm, and the waves became quiet.
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They were glad because of the calm, and he brought them safe to the port they wanted.
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They must thank the LORD for his constant love, for the wonderful things he did for them.
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They must proclaim his greatness in the assembly of the people and praise him before the council of the leaders.
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The LORD made rivers dry up completely and stopped springs from flowing.
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He made rich soil become a salty wasteland because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
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He changed deserts into pools of water and dry land into flowing springs.
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He let hungry people settle there, and they built a city to live in.
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They sowed the fields and planted grapevines and reaped an abundant harvest.
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He blessed his people, and they had many children; he kept their herds of cattle from decreasing.
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When God's people were defeated and humiliated by cruel oppression and suffering,
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he showed contempt for their oppressors and made them wander in trackless deserts.
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But he rescued the needy from their misery and made their families increase like flocks.
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The righteous see this and are glad, but all the wicked are put to silence.
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May those who are wise think about these things; may they consider the LORD's constant love.
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I have complete confidence, O God! I will sing and praise you! Wake up, my soul!
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Wake up, my harp and lyre! I will wake up the sun.
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I will thank you, O LORD, among the nations. I will praise you among the peoples.
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Your constant love reaches above the heavens; your faithfulness touches the skies.
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Show your greatness in the sky, O God, and your glory over all the earth.
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Save us by your might; answer my prayer, so that the people you love may be rescued.
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From his sanctuary God has said, "In triumph I will divide Shechem and distribute Sukkoth Valley to my people.
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Gilead is mine, and Manasseh too; Ephraim is my helmet and Judah my royal scepter.
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But I will use Moab as my washbowl, and I will throw my sandals on Edom, as a sign that I own it. I will shout in triumph over the Philistines."
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Who, O God, will take me into the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
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Have you really rejected us? Aren't you going to march out with our armies?
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Help us against the enemy; human help is worthless.
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With God on our side we will win; he will defeat our enemies.
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I praise you, God; don't remain silent!
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Wicked people and liars have attacked me. They tell lies about me,
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and they say evil things about me, attacking me for no reason.
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They oppose me, even though I love them and have prayed for them.
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They pay me back evil for good and hatred for love.
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Choose some corrupt judge to try my enemy, and let one of his own enemies accuse him.
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May he be tried and found guilty; may even his prayer be considered a crime!
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May his life soon be ended; may someone else take his job!
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May his children become orphans, and his wife a widow!
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May his children be homeless beggars; may they be driven from the ruins they live in!
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May his creditors take away all his property, and may strangers get everything he worked for.
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May no one ever be kind to him or care for the orphans he leaves behind.
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May all his descendants die, and may his name be forgotten in the next generation.
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May the LORD remember the evil of his ancestors and never forgive his mother's sins.
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May the LORD always remember their sins, but may they themselves be completely forgotten!
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That man never thought of being kind; he persecuted and killed the poor, the needy, and the helpless.
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He loved to curse---may he be cursed! He hated to give blessings---may no one bless him!
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He cursed as naturally as he dressed himself; may his own curses soak into his body like water and into his bones like oil!
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May they cover him like clothes and always be around him like a belt!
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LORD, punish my enemies in that way--- those who say such evil things against me!
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But my Sovereign LORD, help me as you have promised, and rescue me because of the goodness of your love.
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I am poor and needy; I am hurt to the depths of my heart.
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Like an evening shadow I am about to vanish; I am blown away like an insect.
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My knees are weak from lack of food; I am nothing but skin and bones.
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When people see me, they laugh at me; they shake their heads in scorn.
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Help me, O LORD my God; because of your constant love, save me!
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Make my enemies know that you are the one who saves me.
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They may curse me, but you will bless me. May my persecutors be defeated, and may I, your servant, be glad.
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May my enemies be covered with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.
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I will give loud thanks to the LORD; I will praise him in the assembly of the people,
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because he defends the poor and saves them from those who condemn them to death.
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The LORD said to my lord, "Sit here at my right side until I put your enemies under your feet."
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From Zion the LORD will extend your royal power. "Rule over your enemies," he says.
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On the day you fight your enemies, your people will volunteer. Like the dew of early morning your young men will come to you on the sacred hills.
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The LORD made a solemn promise and will not take it back: "You will be a priest forever in the priestly order of Melchizedek."
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The Lord is at your right side; when he becomes angry, he will defeat kings.
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He will pass judgment on the nations and fill the battlefield with corpses; he will defeat kings all over the earth.
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The king will drink from the stream by the road, and strengthened, he will stand victorious.
