"Kindness and faithfulness will meet; / righteousness and peace will embrace. / Faithfulness will spring forth from the earth, / and righteousness will look down from heaven."

"For your sake we are put to death all day long; / we are treated like sheep destined to be slaughtered. / Awake, O Lord. Why do you sleep? / Rise up, and do not abandon us forever."

"Just as the sparrow searches for a home / and the swallow builds a nest for herself / where she may place her young, / so do I seek your altars, / O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. / Blessed are those who dwell in your house; / they offer continuous praise to you. Selah"

"As a deer longs for running streams, / so my soul longs for you, O God."

"Why are you so disheartened, O my soul? / Why do you sigh within me? / Place your hope in God, / for I will once again praise him, / my Savior and my God."

"The depths of the sea resound / in the roar of your waterfalls; / all your waves and your breakers / sweep over me. / During the day the Lord grants his kindness, / and at night his praise is with me, / a prayer to the living God."

"Come and behold the works of the Lord, / the astonishing deeds he has wrought on the earth. / He puts an end to wars all over the earth; / he breaks the bow and snaps the spear, / and he burns the shields with flames."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"I will sing forever of the Lord’s kindness; / with my lips I will proclaim your faithfulness / throughout the generations. / You said, “My kindness lasts forever; / my faithfulness is as firmly established as the heavens."

"(Solomon) was truly wiser than all, more than Ethan the Ezrahite."

"By my holiness I have sworn once and for all: / never will I break faith with David. / His dynasty will last forever, / and his throne will endure before me like the sun. / It will endure forever like the moon, / a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah"

"I have found David, my servant, / and with my holy oil I have anointed him. / “My hand will sustain him; / my arm will make him strong. / No enemy will overcome him; / no one who is wicked will oppress him. / “I will crush his foes before him / 7and strike down those who hate him. / My faithfulness and my kindness will be with him; / through my name his horn will be exalted."

"O Lord, God of hosts, who is like you? /Almighty Lord, your faithfulness is never absent. / You control the raging sea, calming its surging waves. / You crushed Rahab with a deadly blow; / you scattered your foes with your mighty arm. / Yours are the heavens and yours is the earth; / you founded the world and all that is in it. / You created the north and the south; / Tabor and Hermon joyously praise your name."