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When God heard this, He was furious, And greatly abhorred Israel,
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From following the ewes that had young He brought him, To shepherd Jacob His people, And Israel His inheritance.
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A Dirge and a Prayer for Israel, Destroyed by Enemies
A Psalm of Asaph.
O God, the nations have come into Your inheritance; Your holy temple they have defiled; They have laid Jerusalem in heaps.
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Prayer for Israel’s Restoration
To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Lilies.” A Testimony of Asaph. A Psalm.
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock; You who dwell between the cherubim, shine forth!
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An Appeal for Israel’s Repentance
To the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm of Asaph.
Sing aloud to God our strength; Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob.
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For this is a statute for Israel, A law of the God of Jacob.
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“Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you! O Israel, if you will listen to Me!
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“But My people would not heed My voice, And Israel would have none of Me.
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“Oh, that My people would listen to Me, That Israel would walk in My ways!
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Prayer to Frustrate Conspiracy Against Israel
A Song. A Psalm of Asaph.
Do not keep silent, O God! Do not hold Your peace, And do not be still, O God!
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They have said, “Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”
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For our shield belongs to the Lord, And our king to the Holy One of Israel.
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He has remembered His mercy and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
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He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel.
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And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant,
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Israel also came into Egypt, And Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.
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Joy in Forgiveness of Israel’s Sins
Praise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
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Blessed be the Lord God of Israel From everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, “Amen!” Praise the Lord!
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The Power of God in His Deliverance of Israel
When Israel went out of Egypt, The house of Jacob from a people of strange language,
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Judah became His sanctuary, And Israel His dominion.
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O Israel, trust in the Lord; He is their help and their shield.
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The Lord has been mindful of us; He will bless us; He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron.
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Let Israel now say, “His mercy endures forever.”
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Behold, He who keeps Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep.
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Where the tribes go up, The tribes of the Lord, To the Testimony of Israel, To give thanks to the name of the Lord.
