Ask it of Me, and I will certainly give the nations as Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth as Your possession.

The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You support my lot.

The measuring lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; Indeed, my inheritance is beautiful to me.

His soul will dwell in prosperity, And his descendants will inherit the land.

Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever.

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people He has chosen for His own inheritance.

For evildoers will be eliminated, But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land.

But the humble will inherit the land And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

The Lord knows the days of the blameless, And their inheritance will be forever.

For those blessed by Him will inherit the land, But those cursed by Him will be eliminated.

The righteous will inherit the land And dwell in it forever.

Wait for the Lord and keep His way, And He will exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are eliminated, you will see it.

He chooses our inheritance for us, The pride of Jacob whom He loves. Selah

For You have heard my vows, God; You have given me the inheritance of those who fear Your name.

You made plentiful rain fall, God; You confirmed Your inheritance when it was parched.

The descendants of His servants will inherit it, And those who love His name will live in it.

Remember Your congregation, which You purchased of old, Which You have redeemed to be the tribe of Your inheritance; And this Mount Zion, where You have dwelt.

He also drove out the nations from them And apportioned them as an inheritance by measurement, And had the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.

He also turned His people over to the sword, And was filled with wrath at His inheritance.

From the care of the ewes with nursing lambs He brought him To shepherd Jacob His people, And Israel His inheritance.

Grieving over the Destruction of Jerusalem, and Prayer for Help.

A Psalm of Asaph.

God, the nations have invaded Your inheritance; They have defiled Your holy temple; They have laid Jerusalem in ruins.

They crush Your people, Lord, And afflict Your inheritance.

For the Lord will not abandon His people, Nor will He abandon His inheritance.

Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan As the portion of your inheritance,”

So that I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones, That I may rejoice in the joy of Your nation, That I may boast with Your inheritance.