Book of Common Prayer

² From the ends of the earth I call to you,
    I call as my heart grows faint;^(C)
    lead me to the rock^(D) that is higher than I.
³ For you have been my refuge,^(E)
    a strong tower against the foe.^(F)

⁴ I long to dwell^(G) in your tent forever
    and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.^[b](H)
5 For you, God, have heard my vows;^(I)
    you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.^(J)

⁶ Increase the days of the king’s life,^(K)
    his years for many generations.^(L)
7 May he be enthroned in God’s presence forever;^(M)
    appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him.^(N)

⁸ Then I will ever sing in praise of your name^(O)
    and fulfill my vows day after day.^(P)

³ How long will you assault me?
    Would all of you throw me down—
    this leaning wall,^(W) this tottering fence?
⁴ Surely they intend to topple me
    from my lofty place;
    they take delight in lies.
With their mouths they bless,
    but in their hearts they curse.^[d](X)

⁵ Yes, my soul, find rest in God;^(Y)
    my hope comes from him.
⁶ Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
    he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
⁷ My salvation and my honor depend on God^[e];
    he is my mighty rock, my refuge.^(Z)
8 Trust in him at all times, you people;^(AA)
    pour out your hearts to him,^(AB)
    for God is our refuge.

⁹ Surely the lowborn^(AC) are but a breath,^(AD)
    the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance,^(AE) they are nothing;
    together they are only a breath.
¹⁰ Do not trust in extortion^(AF)
    or put vain hope in stolen goods;^(AG)
though your riches increase,
    do not set your heart on them.^(AH)

¹¹ One thing God has spoken,
    two things I have heard:
“Power belongs to you, God,^(AI)
12     and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”;^(AJ)
and, “You reward everyone
    according to what they have done.”^(AK)

⁴ Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,^(H)
    extol him who rides on the clouds^[b](I);
    rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.^(J)
5 A father to the fatherless,^(K) a defender of widows,^(L)
    is God in his holy dwelling.^(M)
6 God sets the lonely^(N) in families,^[c](O)
    he leads out the prisoners^(P) with singing;
    but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.^(Q)

⁷ When you, God, went out^(R) before your people,
    when you marched through the wilderness,^[d](S)
8 the earth shook,^(T) the heavens poured down rain,^(U)
    before God, the One of Sinai,^(V)
    before God, the God of Israel.^(W)
9 You gave abundant showers,^(X) O God;
    you refreshed your weary inheritance.
¹⁰ Your people settled in it,
    and from your bounty,^(Y) God, you provided^(Z) for the poor.

¹¹ The Lord announces the word,
    and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng:^(AA)
12 “Kings and armies flee^(AB) in haste;
    the women at home divide the plunder.^(AC)
13 Even while you sleep among the sheep pens,^[e](AD)
    the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver,
    its feathers with shining gold.”
¹⁴ When the Almighty^[f] scattered^(AE) the kings in the land,
    it was like snow fallen on Mount Zalmon.^(AF)

¹⁵ Mount Bashan,^(AG) majestic mountain,^(AH)
    Mount Bashan, rugged mountain,
¹⁶ why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain,
    at the mountain where God chooses^(AI) to reign,
    where the Lord himself will dwell forever?^(AJ)
17 The chariots^(AK) of God are tens of thousands
    and thousands of thousands;^(AL)
    the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.^[g]
18 When you ascended^(AM) on high,^(AN)
    you took many captives;^(AO)
    you received gifts from people,^(AP)
even from^[h] the rebellious^(AQ)—
    that you,^[i] Lord God, might dwell there.

¹⁹ Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,^(AR)
    who daily bears our burdens.^(AS)
20 Our God is a God who saves;^(AT)
    from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.^(AU)
21 Surely God will crush the heads^(AV) of his enemies,
    the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.
²² The Lord says, “I will bring them from Bashan;
    I will bring them from the depths of the sea,^(AW)
23 that your feet may wade in the blood of your foes,^(AX)
    while the tongues of your dogs^(AY) have their share.”

²⁴ Your procession, God, has come into view,
    the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.^(AZ)
25 In front are the singers,^(BA) after them the musicians;^(BB)
    with them are the young women playing the timbrels.^(BC)
26 Praise God in the great congregation;^(BD)
    praise the Lord in the assembly of Israel.^(BE)
27 There is the little tribe^(BF) of Benjamin,^(BG) leading them,
    there the great throng of Judah’s princes,
    and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.^(BH)

²⁸ Summon your power,^(BI) God^[j];
    show us your strength,^(BJ) our God, as you have done^(BK) before.
²⁹ Because of your temple at Jerusalem
    kings will bring you gifts.^(BL)
30 Rebuke the beast^(BM) among the reeds,^(BN)
    the herd of bulls^(BO) among the calves of the nations.
Humbled, may the beast bring bars of silver.
    Scatter the nations^(BP) who delight in war.^(BQ)
31 Envoys will come from Egypt;^(BR)
    Cush^[k](BS) will submit herself to God.

³² Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth,^(BT)
    sing praise^(BU) to the Lord,
³³ to him who rides^(BV) across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens,
    who thunders^(BW) with mighty voice.^(BX)
34 Proclaim the power^(BY) of God,
    whose majesty^(BZ) is over Israel,
    whose power is in the heavens.
³⁵ You, God, are awesome^(CA) in your sanctuary;^(CB)
    the God of Israel gives power and strength^(CC) to his people.^(CD)

Praise be to God!^(CE)

52 Awake, awake,^(A) Zion,
    clothe yourself with strength!^(B)
Put on your garments of splendor,^(C)
    Jerusalem, the holy city.^(D)
The uncircumcised^(E) and defiled^(F)
    will not enter you again.^(G)
2 Shake off your dust;^(H)
    rise up,^(I) sit enthroned, Jerusalem.
Free yourself from the chains on your neck,^(J)
    Daughter Zion,^(K) now a captive.

“You were sold for nothing,^(L)
    and without money^(M) you will be redeemed.^(N)”

“At first my people went down to Egypt^(O) to live;
    lately, Assyria^(P) has oppressed them.

“For my people have been taken away for nothing,
    and those who rule them mock,^[a]”
declares the Lord.
“And all day long
    my name is constantly blasphemed.^(Q)
6 Therefore my people will know^(R) my name;^(S)
    therefore in that day^(T) they will know
that it is I who foretold^(U) it.
    Yes, it is I.”

⁷ How beautiful on the mountains^(V)
    are the feet of those who bring good news,^(W)
who proclaim peace,^(X)
    who bring good tidings,
    who proclaim salvation,
who say to Zion,
    “Your God reigns!”^(Y)
8 Listen! Your watchmen^(Z) lift up their voices;^(AA)
    together they shout for joy.^(AB)
When the Lord returns^(AC) to Zion,^(AD)
    they will see it with their own eyes.
⁹ Burst into songs of joy^(AE) together,
    you ruins^(AF) of Jerusalem,
for the Lord has comforted^(AG) his people,
    he has redeemed Jerusalem.^(AH)
10 The Lord will lay bare his holy arm^(AI)
    in the sight of all the nations,^(AJ)
and all the ends of the earth^(AK) will see
    the salvation^(AL) of our God.

¹¹ Depart,^(AM) depart, go out from there!
    Touch no unclean thing!^(AN)
Come out from it and be pure,^(AO)
    you who carry the articles^(AP) of the Lord’s house.
¹² But you will not leave in haste^(AQ)
    or go in flight;
for the Lord will go before you,^(AR)
    the God of Israel will be your rear guard.^(AS)