Asaph

"Hear this, all peoples; / Give ear, all inhabitants of the world, / Both low and high, / Rich and poor together. / My mouth shall speak wisdom, / And the meditation of my heart shall give understanding."

"Truly God is good to Israel, / To such as are pure in heart."

"Behold, these are the ungodly, / Who are always at ease; / They increase in riches. / Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain, / And washed my hands in innocence. / For all day long I have been plagued, / And chastened every morning."

"My flesh and my heart fail; / But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."

"Yet he issued a command to the skies above / and opened the doors of the heavens. / He rained down manna for them to eat, / giving them the grain of heaven. / Mere mortals ate the bread of angels; / he sent them an abundance of provisions."

"Then the Lord awakened as from sleep, / like a warrior flushed from the effects of wine. / He struck his enemies and routed them, / inflicting perpetual shame on them. / He rejected the tent of Joseph / and did not choose the tribe of Ephraim. / Rather, he chose the tribe of Judah, / Mount Zion, which he loved."

"He chose David to be his servant / and took him from the sheepfolds. / From tending sheep he brought him / to be the shepherd of his people Jacob, / of Israel, his heritage. / He shepherded them with an unblemished heart / and guided them with a knowing hand."