11 The LORD swore an oath to David,      a sure oath he will not revoke:      “One of your own descendants      I will place on your throne.   12…

1 Remember, O LORD, in David’s favor,      all the hardships he endured,   2 how he swore to the LORD      and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,   3…

1 O  LORD, my heart is not  lifted up;     my eyes are not  raised too high;     I do not  occupy myself with things     too great and  too…

1 Out of  the depths I cry to you, O  LORD! 2 O Lord, hear my voice!     Let your ears be attentive     to  the voice of my pleas…

1 “Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth”—       let Israel now say—   2 “Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth,       yet they have not prevailed against…

1 Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD,       who walks in his ways!   2 You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands;       you shall be blessed,…

1 Unless  the  LORD  builds  the  house,      those  who  build  it  labor  in  vain.      Unless  the  LORD watches  over  the  city,      the  watchman  stays  awake  in  vain. …

1 When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion,       we were like those who dream. 2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter,       and our tongues with shouts of joy;     then they…

1 Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion,       which cannot be moved, but abides forever. 2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,       so the LORD surrounds his people       from this time forth and…

1 If it had not been the Lord who was on our side—      let Israel now say—  2 if it had not been the Lord who was on our side     …