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Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house

Psalm 128 A song of ascents. 1 Blessed are all who fear the Lord,    who walk in obedience to him.2 You will eat the fruit of your labor;    blessings and prosperity will be yours.3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine    within your house;your children will be like olive shoots    around your table. NIV Study notes: 128:3 A faithful and fruitful wife. vine. Symbol…

Daughter, let the King be enthralled by your beauty

For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil.[b] A wedding song. 1 My heart is stirred by a noble theme    as I recite my verses for the king;    my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer. 2 You are the most excellent of men    and your lips have been anointed with grace,    since…

Psalm 118

New International Version (NIV) 1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;     his love endures forever. 2 Let Israel say:     “His love endures forever.” 3 Let the house of Aaron say:     “His love endures forever.” 4 Let those who fear the Lord say:     “His love endures forever.” 5 When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord;     he brought me into a spacious place. 6 The Lord is…

Psalm 117

New International Version (NIV) 1 Praise the Lord, all you nations;     extol him, all you peoples. 2 For great is his love toward us,     and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord.[a] Footnotes: Psalm 117:2 Hebrew Hallelu Yah

Psalm 116

New International Version (NIV) 1 I love the Lord, for he heard my voice;     he heard my cry for mercy. 2 Because he turned his ear to me,     I will call on him as long as I live. 3 The cords of death entangled me,     the anguish of the grave came over me;     I was overcome by distress and sorrow. 4 Then I called…

Psalm 115

New International Version (NIV) 1 Not to us, Lord, not to us     but to your name be the glory,     because of your love and faithfulness. 2 Why do the nations say,     “Where is their God?” 3 Our God is in heaven;     he does whatever pleases him. 4 But their idols are silver and gold,     made by human hands. 5 They…

Psalm 114

New International Version (NIV) 1 When Israel came out of Egypt,     Jacob from a people of foreign tongue, 2 Judah became God’s sanctuary,     Israel his dominion. 3 The sea looked and fled,     the Jordan turned back; 4 the mountains leaped like rams,     the hills like lambs. 5 Why was it, sea, that you fled?     Why, Jordan, did you turn back?…

Psalm 113

New International Version (NIV) 1 Praise the Lord.[a] Praise the Lord, you his servants;     praise the name of the Lord. 2 Let the name of the Lord be praised,     both now and forevermore. 3 From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets,     the name of the Lord is to be praised. 4 The Lord is…

Psalm 112

New International Version (NIV) [a] 1 Praise the Lord.[b] Blessed are those who fear the Lord,     who find great delight in his commands. 2 Their children will be mighty in the land;     the generation of the upright will be blessed. 3 Wealth and riches are in their houses,     and their righteousness enduresforever. 4 Even in darkness light dawns for…

Psalm 111

New International Version (NIV) [a] 1 Praise the Lord.[b] I will extol the Lord with all my heart     in the council of the upright and in the assembly. 2 Great are the works of the Lord;     they are pondered by all who delight in them. 3 Glorious and majestic are his deeds,     and his righteousness endures forever. 4 He has caused his wonders to be remembered;     the Lord is…

Psalm 110

New International Version (NIV) Of David. A psalm. 1 The Lord says to my lord:[a] “Sit at my right hand     until I make your enemies     a footstool for your feet.” 2 The Lord will extend your mighty scepter from Zion, saying,     “Rule in the midst of your enemies!” 3 Your troops will be willing     on your day of…

Psalm 109

New International Version (NIV) For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. 1 My God, whom I praise,     do not remain silent, 2 for people who are wicked and deceitful     have opened their mouths against me;     they have spoken against me with lying tongues. 3 With words of hatred they surround me;     they attack me without cause.…

Psalm 108

New International Version (NIV) [a] A song. A psalm of David. 1 My heart, O God, is steadfast;     I will sing and make music with all my soul. 2 Awake, harp and lyre!     I will awaken the dawn. 3 I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;     I will sing of you among the peoples. 4 For great is…

Psalm 107

New International Version (NIV) BOOK V Psalms 107–150 1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;     his love endures forever. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story—     those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, 3 those he gathered from the lands,     from east and west, from north and south.[a] 4 Some wandered…

Psalm 106

New International Version (NIV) 1 Praise the Lord.[a] Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;     his love endures forever. 2 Who can proclaim the mighty acts of the Lord     or fully declare his praise? 3 Blessed are those who act justly,     who always do what is right. 4 Remember me, Lord, when you show favor to your people,…

Psalm 105

New International Version (NIV) 1 Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;     make known among the nations what he has done. 2 Sing to him, sing praise to him;     tell of all his wonderful acts. 3 Glory in his holy name;     let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. 4 Look to the Lord and his strength;…

Psalm 104

New International Version (NIV) 1 Praise the Lord, my soul. Lord my God, you are very great;     you are clothed with splendor and majesty. 2 The Lord wraps himself in light as with a garment;     he stretches out the heavens like a tent 3     and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the…

Psalm 103

New International Version (NIV) Of David. 1 Praise the Lord, my soul;     all my inmost being, praise his holy name. 2 Praise the Lord, my soul,     and forget not all his benefits— 3 who forgives all your sins     and heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit     and crowns you with love and compassion, 5 who satisfies your desires with good things     so that…

Psalm 102

New International Version (NIV) [a] A prayer of an afflicted person who has grown weak and pours out a lament before the Lord. 1 Hear my prayer, Lord;     let my cry for help come to you. 2 Do not hide your face from me     when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me;     when I call,…

Psalm 101

New International Version (NIV) Of David. A psalm. 1 I will sing of your love and justice;     to you, Lord, I will sing praise. 2 I will be careful to lead a blameless life—     when will you come to me? I will conduct the affairs of my house     with a blameless heart. 3 I will not look with…

Psalm 100

New International Version (NIV) A psalm. For giving grateful praise. 1 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. 2     Worship the Lord with gladness;     come before him with joyful songs. 3 Know that the Lord is God.     It is he who made us, and we are his[a];     we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.…

Psalm 99

New International Version (NIV) 1 The Lord reigns,     let the nations tremble; he sits enthroned between the cherubim,     let the earth shake. 2 Great is the Lord in Zion;     he is exalted over all the nations. 3 Let them praise your great and awesome name—     he is holy. 4 The King is mighty, he loves justice—     you have established…

Psalm 98

New International Version (NIV) A psalm. 1 Sing to the Lord a new song,     for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm     have worked salvation for him. 2 The Lord has made his salvation known     and revealed his righteousness to the nations. 3 He has remembered his love     and his faithfulness to Israel;…

Psalm 97

New International Version (NIV) 1 The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad;     let the distant shores rejoice. 2 Clouds and thick darkness surround him;     righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne. 3 Fire goes before him     and consumes his foes on every side. 4 His lightning lights up the world;     the earth sees and trembles. 5 The…

Psalm 96

New International Version (NIV) 1 Sing to the Lord a new song;     sing to the Lord, all the earth. 2 Sing to the Lord, praise his name;     proclaim his salvation day after day. 3 Declare his glory among the nations,     his marvelous deeds among all peoples. 4 For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;     he is…

Psalm 95

New International Version (NIV) 1 Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord;     let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving     and extol him with music and song. 3 For the Lord is the great God,     the great King above all gods. 4 In his hand are the depths of the earth,     and the mountain peaks belong to…