Book of Common Prayer

³ Do not trust in nobles,
in man, who cannot save.^(C)
4 When his breath^[a] leaves him,
he returns to the ground;
on that day his plans die.^(D)

⁵ Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord his God,^(E)
6 the Maker of heaven and earth,
the sea and everything in them.^(F)
He remains faithful forever,^(G)
7 executing justice for the exploited
and giving food to the hungry.^(H)
The Lord frees prisoners.^(I)
8 The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.^(J)
The Lord raises up those who are oppressed.^[b](K)
The Lord loves the righteous.^(L)
9 The Lord protects foreigners
and helps the fatherless and the widow,^(M)
but He frustrates the ways of the wicked.^(N)

¹⁰ The Lord reigns forever;
Zion, your God reigns for all generations.^(O)
Hallelujah!

² The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem;^(Q)
He gathers Israel’s exiled people.^(R)
3 He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.^(S)
4 He counts the number of the stars;
He gives names to all of them.^(T)
5 Our Lord is great, vast in power;
His understanding is infinite.^[c](U)
6 The Lord helps the afflicted
but brings the wicked to the ground.^(V)

⁷ Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
play the lyre to our God,^(W)
8 who covers the sky with clouds,
prepares rain for the earth,
and causes grass to grow on the hills.^(X)
9 He provides the animals with their food,
and the young ravens, what they cry for.^(Y)

¹⁰ He is not impressed by the strength of a horse;
He does not value the power^[d] of a man.^(Z)
11 The Lord values those who fear Him,
those who put their hope in His faithful love.^(AA)

¹² Exalt the Lord, Jerusalem;
praise your God, Zion!^(AB)
13 For He strengthens the bars of your gates
and blesses your children within you.^(AC)
14 He endows your territory with prosperity;^[e](AD)
He satisfies you with the finest wheat.^(AE)

¹⁵ He sends His command throughout the earth;
His word runs swiftly.^(AF)
16 He spreads snow like wool;
He scatters frost like ashes;^(AG)
17 He throws His hailstones like crumbs.
Who can withstand His cold?^(AH)
18 He sends His word and melts them;
He unleashes His winds,^[f] and the waters flow.^(AI)

¹⁹ He declares His word to Jacob,
His statutes and judgments to Israel.^(AJ)
20 He has not done this for any nation;
they do not know^[g] His judgments.^(AK)
Hallelujah!

² The Lord’s works are great,
studied by all who delight in them.^(B)
3 All that He does is splendid and majestic;^(C)
His righteousness endures forever.^(D)
4 He has caused His wonderful works to be remembered.^(E)
The Lord is gracious and compassionate.^(F)
5 He has provided food for those who fear Him;^(G)
He remembers His covenant forever.^(H)
6 He has shown His people the power of His works
by giving them the inheritance of the nations.^(I)
7 The works of His hands are truth and justice;
all His instructions are trustworthy.^(J)
8 They are established forever and ever,
enacted in truth and in what is right.^(K)
9 He has sent redemption to His people.^(L)
He has ordained His covenant forever.
His name is holy and awe-inspiring.^(M)

¹⁰ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;^(N)
all who follow His instructions^[b] have good insight.^(O)
His praise endures forever.^(P)

² His descendants will be powerful in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.^(R)
3 Wealth and riches are in his house,^(S)
and his righteousness endures forever.^(T)
4 Light shines in the darkness for the upright.^(U)
He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.^(V)
5 Good will come to a man who lends generously
and conducts his business fairly.^(W)
6 He will never be shaken.^(X)
The righteous man will be remembered forever.^(Y)
7 He will not fear bad news;
his heart is confident, trusting in the Lord.^(Z)
8 His heart is assured; he will not fear.^(AA)
In the end he will look in triumph on his foes.^(AB)
9 He distributes freely to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.^(AC)
His horn will be exalted in honor.^(AD)

¹⁰ The wicked man will see it and be angry;
he will gnash his teeth in despair.^(AE)
The desire of the wicked man will come to nothing.^(AF)

⁴ Yahweh is exalted above all the nations,^(AJ)
His glory above the heavens.^(AK)
5 Who is like Yahweh our God—
the One enthroned on high,^(AL)
6 who stoops down to look
on the heavens and the earth?^(AM)
7 He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the garbage pile^(AN)
8 in order to seat them with nobles—
with the nobles of His people.^(AO)
9 He gives the childless woman a household,
making her the joyful mother of children.^(AP)
Hallelujah!

Rise, plead your case before the mountains,
and let the hills hear your voice.
² Listen to the Lord’s lawsuit,^(A)
you mountains and enduring foundations of the earth,^(B)
because the Lord has a case against His people,^(C)
and He will argue it against Israel.
³ My people,^(D) what have I done to you,^(E)
or how have I wearied you?^(F)
Testify against Me!
⁴ Indeed, I brought you up^(G) from the land of Egypt
and redeemed you^(H) from that place of slavery.^(I)
I sent Moses,^(J) Aaron, and Miriam^(K) ahead of you.
⁵ My people,
remember what Balak king of Moab^(L) proposed,
what Balaam son of Beor answered him,^(M)
and what happened from the Acacia Grove^[a](N) to Gilgal^(O)
so that you may acknowledge
the Lord’s righteous acts.^(P)

⁶ What should I bring before the Lord^(Q)
when I come to bow before God on high?
Should I come before Him with burnt offerings,^(R)
with year-old calves?
⁷ Would the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams^(S)
or with ten thousand streams of oil?
Should I give my firstborn for my transgression,^(T)
the child of my body for my own sin?

⁸ Mankind, He has told you what is good^(U)
and what it is the Lord requires of you:^(V)
to act justly,^(W)
to love faithfulness,^(X)
and to walk humbly with your God.^(Y)