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Psalms 65

1 God, you will be praised in Jerusalem. We will keep our promises to you.

2 You hear our prayers. All people will come to you.

3 Our guilt overwhelms us, but you forgive our sins.

4 Happy are the people you choose and invite to stay in your court. We are filled with good things in your house, your holy Temple.

5 You answer us in amazing ways, God our Savior. People everywhere on the earth and beyond the sea trust you.

6 You made the mountains by your strength; you are dressed in power.

7 You stopped the roaring seas, the roaring waves, and the uproar of the nations.

8 Even those people at the ends of the earth fear your miracles. You are praised from where the sun rises to where it sets.

9 You take care of the land and water it; you make it very fertile. The rivers of God are full of water. Grain grows because you make it grow.

10 You send rain to the plowed fields; you fill the rows with water. You soften the ground with rain, and then you bless it with crops.

11 You give the year a good harvest, and you load the wagons with many crops.

12 The desert is covered with grass and the hills with happiness.

13 The pastures are full of flocks, and the valleys are covered with grain. Everything shouts and sings for joy.

Psalms 66

1 Everything on earth, shout with joy to God!

2 Sing about his glory! Make his praise glorious!

3 Say to God, "Your works are amazing! Because your power is great, your enemies fall before you.

4 All the earth worships you and sings praises to you. They sing praises to your name."Selah

5 Come and see what God has done, the amazing things he has done for people.

6 He turned the sea into dry land. The people crossed the river on foot. So let us rejoice because of what he did.

7 He rules forever with his power. He keeps his eye on the nations, so people should not turn against him.Selah

8 You people, praise our God; loudly sing his praise.

9 He protects our lives and does not let us be defeated.

10 God, you have tested us; you have purified us like silver.

11 You let us be trapped and put a heavy load on us.

12 You let our enemies walk on our heads. We went through fire and flood, but you brought us to a place with good things.

13 I will come to your Temple with burnt offerings. I will give you what I promised,

14 things I promised when I was in trouble.

15 I will bring you offerings of fat animals, and I will offer sheep, bulls, and goats.Selah

16 All of you who fear God, come and listen, and I will tell you what he has done for me.

17 I cried out to him with my mouth and praised him with my tongue.

18 If I had known of any sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened to me.

19 But God has listened; he has heard my prayer.

20 Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer or hold back his love from me.

Psalms 67

1 God, have mercy on us and bless us and show us your kindnessSelah

2 so the world will learn your ways, and all nations will learn that you can save.

3 God, the people should praise you; all people should praise you.

4 The nations should be glad and sing because you judge people fairly. You guide all the nations on earth.Selah

5 God, the people should praise you; all people should praise you.

6 The land has given its crops. God, our God, blesses us.

7 God blesses us so people all over the earth will fear him.

Psalms 69

1 God, save me, because the water has risen to my neck.

2 I'm sinking down into the mud, and there is nothing to stand on. I am in deep water, and the flood covers me.

3 I am tired from calling for help; my throat is sore. My eyes are tired from waiting for God to help me.

4 There are more people who hate me for no reason than hairs on my head; powerful enemies want to destroy me for no reason. They make me pay back what I did not steal.

5 God, you know what I have done wrong; I cannot hide my guilt from you.

6 Lord God All-Powerful, do not let those who hope in you be ashamed because of me. God of Israel, do not let your worshipers be disgraced because of me.

7 For you, I carry this shame, and my face is covered with disgrace.

8 I am like a stranger to my closest relatives and a foreigner to my mother's children.

9 My strong love for your Temple completely controls me. When people insult you, it hurts me.

10 When I cry and go without food, they make fun of me.

11 When I wear clothes of sadness, they joke about me.

12 They make fun of me in public places, and the drunkards make up songs about me.

13 But I pray to you, Lord, for favor. God, because of your great love, answer me. You are truly able to save.

14 Pull me from the mud, and do not let me sink. Save me from those who hate me and from the deep water.

15 Do not let the flood drown me or the deep water swallow me or the grave close its mouth over me.

16 Lord, answer me because your love is so good. Because of your great kindness, turn to me.

17 Do not hide from me, your servant. I am in trouble. Hurry to help me!

18 Come near and save me; rescue me from my enemies.

19 You see my shame and disgrace. You know all my enemies and what they have said.

20 Insults have broken my heart and left me weak. I looked for sympathy, but there was none; I found no one to comfort me.

21 They put poison in my food and gave me vinegar to drink.

22 Let their own feasts cause their ruin; let their feasts trap them and pay them back.

23 Let their eyes be closed so they cannot see and their backs be forever weak from troubles.

24 Pour your anger out on them; let your anger catch up with them.

25 May their place be empty; leave no one to live in their tents.

26 They chase after those you have hurt, and they talk about the pain of those you have wounded.

27 Charge them with crime after crime, and do not let them have anything good.

28 Wipe their names from the book of life, and do not list them with those who do what is right.

29 I am sad and hurting. God, save me and protect me.

30 I will praise God in a song and will honor him by giving thanks.

31 That will please the Lord more than offering him cattle, more than sacrificing a bull with horns and hoofs.

32 Poor people will see this and be glad. Be encouraged, you who worship God.

33 The Lord listens to those in need and does not look down on captives.

34 Heaven and earth should praise him, the seas and everything in them.

35 God will save Jerusalem and rebuild the cities of Judah. Then people will live there and own the land.

36 The descendants of his servants will inherit that land, and those who love him will live there.

Psalms 70

1 God, come quickly and save me. Lord, hurry to help me.

2 Let those who are trying to kill me be ashamed and disgraced. Let those who want to hurt me run away in disgrace.

3 Let those who make fun of me stop because of their shame.

4 But let all those who worship you rejoice and be glad. Let those who love your salvation always say, "Praise the greatness of God."

5 I am poor and helpless; God, hurry to me. You help me and save me. Lord, do not wait.