I will conduct the affairs^(C) of my house
    with a blameless heart.
³ I will not look with approval
    on anything that is vile.^(D)

I hate what faithless people do;^(E)
    I will have no part in it.
⁴ The perverse of heart^(F) shall be far from me;
    I will have nothing to do with what is evil.

⁵ Whoever slanders their neighbor^(G) in secret,
    I will put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyes^(H) and a proud heart,
    I will not tolerate.

⁶ My eyes will be on the faithful in the land,
    that they may dwell with me;
the one whose walk is blameless^(I)
    will minister to me.

⁷ No one who practices deceit
    will dwell in my house;
no one who speaks falsely
    will stand in my presence.

⁸ Every morning^(J) I will put to silence
    all the wicked^(K) in the land;
I will cut off every evildoer^(L)
    from the city of the Lord.^(M)

⁵ Remember the wonders^(I) he has done,
    his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,^(J)
6 you his servants, the descendants of Abraham,^(K)
    his chosen^(L) ones, the children of Jacob.
⁷ He is the Lord our God;
    his judgments are in all the earth.

⁸ He remembers his covenant^(M) forever,
    the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
⁹ the covenant he made with Abraham,^(N)
    the oath he swore to Isaac.
¹⁰ He confirmed it^(O) to Jacob as a decree,
    to Israel as an everlasting covenant:^(P)
11 “To you I will give the land of Canaan^(Q)
    as the portion you will inherit.”^(R)

¹² When they were but few in number,^(S)
    few indeed, and strangers in it,^(T)
13 they wandered from nation to nation,^(U)
    from one kingdom to another.
¹⁴ He allowed no one to oppress^(V) them;
    for their sake he rebuked kings:^(W)
15 “Do not touch^(X) my anointed ones;
    do my prophets^(Y) no harm.”

¹⁶ He called down famine^(Z) on the land
    and destroyed all their supplies of food;
¹⁷ and he sent a man before them—
    Joseph, sold as a slave.^(AA)
18 They bruised his feet with shackles,^(AB)
    his neck was put in irons,
¹⁹ till what he foretold^(AC) came to pass,
    till the word^(AD) of the Lord proved him true.
²⁰ The king sent and released him,
    the ruler of peoples set him free.^(AE)
21 He made him master of his household,
    ruler over all he possessed,
²² to instruct his princes^(AF) as he pleased
    and teach his elders wisdom.^(AG)

²³ Then Israel entered Egypt;^(AH)
    Jacob resided^(AI) as a foreigner in the land of Ham.^(AJ)
24 The Lord made his people very fruitful;
    he made them too numerous^(AK) for their foes,
²⁵ whose hearts he turned^(AL) to hate his people,
    to conspire^(AM) against his servants.
²⁶ He sent Moses^(AN) his servant,
    and Aaron,^(AO) whom he had chosen.^(AP)
27 They performed^(AQ) his signs^(AR) among them,
    his wonders^(AS) in the land of Ham.
²⁸ He sent darkness^(AT) and made the land dark—
    for had they not rebelled against^(AU) his words?
²⁹ He turned their waters into blood,^(AV)
    causing their fish to die.^(AW)
30 Their land teemed with frogs,^(AX)
    which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.
³¹ He spoke,^(AY) and there came swarms of flies,^(AZ)
    and gnats^(BA) throughout their country.
³² He turned their rain into hail,^(BB)
    with lightning throughout their land;
³³ he struck down their vines^(BC) and fig trees^(BD)
    and shattered the trees of their country.
³⁴ He spoke,^(BE) and the locusts came,^(BF)
    grasshoppers^(BG) without number;^(BH)
35 they ate up every green thing in their land,
    ate up the produce of their soil.
³⁶ Then he struck down all the firstborn^(BI) in their land,
    the firstfruits of all their manhood.
³⁷ He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold,^(BJ)
    and from among their tribes no one faltered.
³⁸ Egypt was glad when they left,
    because dread of Israel^(BK) had fallen on them.

³⁹ He spread out a cloud^(BL) as a covering,
    and a fire to give light at night.^(BM)
40 They asked,^(BN) and he brought them quail;^(BO)
    he fed them well with the bread of heaven.^(BP)
41 He opened the rock,^(BQ) and water gushed out;
    it flowed like a river in the desert.

⁴² For he remembered his holy promise^(BR)
    given to his servant Abraham.
⁴³ He brought out his people with rejoicing,^(BS)
    his chosen ones with shouts of joy;
⁴⁴ he gave them the lands of the nations,^(BT)
    and they fell heir to what others had toiled^(BU) for—
⁴⁵ that they might keep his precepts
    and observe his laws.^(BV)

Praise the Lord.^[a](BW)

² He swore an oath to the Lord,
    he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:^(C)
3 “I will not enter my house^(D)
    or go to my bed,
⁴ I will allow no sleep to my eyes
    or slumber to my eyelids,
⁵ till I find a place^(E) for the Lord,
    a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶ We heard it in Ephrathah,^(F)
    we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:^[a](G)
7 “Let us go to his dwelling place,^(H)
    let us worship at his footstool,^(I) saying,
⁸ ‘Arise, Lord,^(J) and come to your resting place,
    you and the ark of your might.
⁹ May your priests be clothed with your righteousness;^(K)
    may your faithful people^(L) sing for joy.’”

¹⁰ For the sake of your servant David,
    do not reject your anointed one.

¹¹ The Lord swore an oath to David,^(M)
    a sure oath he will not revoke:
“One of your own descendants^(N)
    I will place on your throne.
¹² If your sons keep my covenant^(O)
    and the statutes I teach them,
then their sons will sit
    on your throne^(P) for ever and ever.”

¹³ For the Lord has chosen Zion,^(Q)
    he has desired it for his dwelling,^(R) saying,
¹⁴ “This is my resting place for ever and ever;^(S)
    here I will sit enthroned,^(T) for I have desired it.
¹⁵ I will bless her with abundant provisions;
    her poor I will satisfy with food.^(U)
16 I will clothe her priests^(V) with salvation,
    and her faithful people will ever sing for joy.^(W)

¹⁷ “Here I will make a horn^[b] grow^(X) for David
    and set up a lamp^(Y) for my anointed one.^(Z)
18 I will clothe his enemies with shame,^(AA)
    but his head will be adorned with a radiant crown.”^(AB)