Book of Common Prayer

75 ⁽⁰⁾ For the leader. Set to “Do Not Destroy!” A psalm of Asaf. A song:

^2 (1) We give thanks to you, God, we give thanks;
your name is near, people tell of your wonders.

^3 (2) “At the time of my own choice,
I will dispense justice fairly.
^4 (3) When the earth quakes, with all living on it,
it is I who hold its support-pillars firm.” (Selah)

^5 (4) To the boastful I say, “Do not boast!”
and to the wicked, “Don’t flaunt your strength!
^6 (5) Don’t flaunt your strength so proudly;
don’t speak arrogantly, with your nose in the air!
^7 (6) For you will not be raised to power
by those in the east, the west or the desert;
^8 (7) since God is the judge; and it is he
who puts down one and lifts up another.
^9 (8) In Adonai’s hand there is a cup of wine,
foaming, richly spiced;
when he pours it out, all the wicked of the earth
will drain it, drinking it to the dregs.”
^10 (9) But I will always speak out,
singing praises to the God of Ya‘akov.
^11 (10) I will break down the strength of the wicked,
but the strength of the righteous will be raised up.

76 ⁽⁰⁾ For the leader. With string music. A psalm of Asaf. A song:

^2 (1) In Y’hudah God is known;
his name is great in Isra’el.
^3 (2) His tent is in Shalem,
his place is in Tziyon.
^4 (3) There he broke the flashing arrows,
the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. (Selah)

^5 (4) You are glorious, majestic,
more so than mountains of prey.
^6 (5) The bravest have been stripped of their spoil
and now are sleeping their final sleep;
not one of these courageous men
finds strength to raise his hands.
^7 (6) At your rebuke, God of Ya‘akov,
riders and horses lie stunned.

^8 (7) You are fearsome! When once you are angry,
who can stand in your presence?
^9 (8) You pronounce sentence from heaven;
the earth grows silent with fear
^10 (9) when God arises to judge,
to save all the humble of the earth. (Selah)

^11 (10) Human wrath serves only to praise you;
what remains of this wrath you wear as an ornament.
^12 (11) Make vows to Adonai your God, and keep them;
all who are around him must bring presents to the one who should be feared.
^13 (12) He curbs the spirit of princes;
he is fearsome to the kings of the earth.

23 ⁽⁰⁾ A psalm of David:

⁽¹⁾ Adonai is my shepherd; I lack nothing.
² He has me lie down in grassy pastures,
he leads me by quiet water,
³ he restores my inner person.
He guides me in right paths
for the sake of his own name.
⁴ Even if I pass through death-dark ravines,
I will fear no disaster; for you are with me;
your rod and staff reassure me.

⁵ You prepare a table for me,
even as my enemies watch;
you anoint my head with oil
from an overflowing cup.

⁶ Goodness and grace will pursue me
every day of my life;
and I will live in the house of Adonai
for years and years to come.

27 ⁽⁰⁾ By David:

⁽¹⁾ Adonai is my light and salvation;
whom do I need to fear?
Adonai is the stronghold of my life;
of whom should I be afraid?
² When evildoers assailed me
to devour my flesh,
my adversaries and foes,
they stumbled and fell.
³ If an army encamps against me,
my heart will not fear;
if war breaks out against me,
even then I will keep trusting.

⁴ Just one thing have I asked of Adonai;
only this will I seek:
to live in the house of Adonai
all the days of my life,
to see the beauty of Adonai
and visit in his temple.
⁵ For he will conceal me in his shelter
on the day of trouble,
he will hide me in the folds of his tent,
he will set me high on a rock.
⁶ Then my head will be lifted up
above my surrounding foes,
and I will offer in his tent
sacrifices with shouts of joy;
I will sing, sing praises to Adonai.

⁷ Listen, Adonai, to my voice when I cry;
show favor to me; and answer me.
⁸ “My heart said of you, ‘Seek my face.’”
Your face, Adonai, I will seek.
⁹ Do not hide your face from me,
don’t turn your servant away in anger.
You are my help; don’t abandon me;
don’t leave me, God my savior.
¹⁰ Even though my father and mother have left me,
Adonai will care for me.
¹¹ Teach me your way, Adonai;
lead me on a level path
because of my enemies —
¹² don’t give me up to the whims of my foes;
for false witnesses have risen against me,
also those who are breathing violence.

¹³ If I hadn’t believed that I would see
Adonai’s goodness in the land of the living, . . .
¹⁴ Put your hope in Adonai, be strong,
and let your heart take courage!
Yes, put your hope in Adonai!

³ “But you, you witches’ children, come here,
you spawn of adulterers and whores!
⁴ Whom are you making fun of?
At whom are you laughing and sticking out your tongue?
Aren’t you rebellious children,
just a brood of liars?
⁵ You go into heat among the oak trees,
under every spreading tree.
You kill the children in the valleys
under the cracks in the rocks.
⁶ Your place is among the smooth stones in the vadi;
these, these are what you deserve;
you pour out drink offerings to them,
you offer grain offerings to them.
Should I calmly ignore these things?
⁷ You set up your bed on a high, lofty mountain;
you also went up there to offer sacrifices.
⁸ Behind door and doorpost
you set up your [lewd] memorial;
then, far from me, you uncovered your bed,
climbed up on it and opened it wide,
made an agreement with some of them,
whose bed you loved when you saw their hand beckoning.
⁹ You went to the king with scented oil;
you added to your perfumes;
you sent your envoys far away,
even down to Sh’ol.
¹⁰ Though worn out by so much travel,
you did not say, ‘All hope is gone’;
rather, finding your strength renewed,
you did not grow weak.
¹¹ Of whom have you been so afraid,
so fearful that you lied?
But me you don’t remember,
you don’t give me a thought!
I have held my peace so long
that you no longer fear me.
¹² I will expose your [so-called] ‘righteousness’;
and what you have done won’t help you.
¹³ When you cry, will those [idols] you gathered rescue you?
The wind will carry them all away,
a puff of air will take them off.
But whoever takes refuge in me will possess
the land and inherit my holy mountain.”