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1-4But now, God’s Message,the God who made you in the first place, Jacob,the One who got you started, Israel:"Don’t be afraid, I’ve redeemed you.I’ve called your name. You’re mine.When you’re in over your head, I’ll be there with you.When you’re in rough waters, you will not go down.When you’re between a rock and a hard place,it won’t be a dead end—Because I am God, your personal God,The Holy of Israel, your Savior.I paid a huge price for you:all of Egypt, with rich Cush and Seba thrown in!That’s how much you mean to me!That’s how much I love you!I’d sell off the whole world to get you back,trade the creation just for you.

8-13Get the blind and deaf out here and ready—the blind (though there’s nothing wrong with their eyes)and the deaf (though there’s nothing wrong with their ears).Then get the other nations out here and ready.Let’s see what they have to say about this,how they account for what’s happened.Let them present their expert witnessesand make their case;let them try to convince us what they say is true."But you are my witnesses." God’s Decree."You’re my handpicked servantSo that you’ll come to know and trust me,understand both that I am and who I am.Previous to me there was no such thing as a god,nor will there be after me.I, yes I, am God.I’m the only Savior there is.I spoke, I saved, I told you what existedlong before these upstart gods appeared on the scene.And you know it, you’re my witnesses,you’re the evidence." God’s Decree."Yes, I am God.I’ve always been Godand I always will be God.No one can take anything from me.I make; who can unmake it?"

14,15God, your Redeemer,The Holy of Israel, says:"Just for you, I will march on Babylon.I’ll turn the tables on the Babylonians.Instead of whooping it up,they’ll be wailing.I am God, your Holy One,Creator of Israel, your King."

21-25Oh, God, my Lord, step in;work a miracle for me—you can do it!Get me out of here—your love is so great!—I’m at the end of my rope, my life in ruins.I’m fading away to nothing, passing away,my youth gone, old before my time.I’m weak from hunger and can hardly stand up,my body a rack of skin and bones.I’m a joke in poor taste to those who see me;they take one look and shake their heads.

26-29Help me, oh help me, God, my God,save me through your wonderful love;Then they’ll know that your hand is in this,that you, God, have been at work.Let them curse all they want;you do the blessing.Let them be jeered by the crowd when they stand up,followed by cheers for me, your servant.Dress my accusers in clothes dirty with shame,discarded and humiliating old ragbag clothes.

30,31My mouth’s full of great praise for God,I’m singing his hallelujahs surrounded by crowds,For he’s always at hand to take the side of the needy,to rescue a life from the unjust judge.

1-5God, you are my God.I celebrate you. I praise you.You’ve done your share of miracle-wonders,well-thought-out plans, solid and sure.Here you’ve reduced the city to rubble,the strong city to a pile of stones.The enemy Big City is a non-city,never to be a city again.Superpowers will see it and honor you,brutal oppressors bow in worshipful reverence.They’ll see that you take care of the poor,that you take care of poor people in trouble,Provide a warm, dry place in bad weather,provide a cool place when it’s hot.Brutal oppressors are like a winter blizzardand vicious foreigners like high noon in the desert.But you, shelter from the storm and shade from the sun,shut the mouths of the big-mouthed bullies.

6-8But here on this mountain, God-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the world,A feast of the finest foods, a feast with vintage wines,a feast of seven courses, a feast lavish with gourmet desserts.And here on this mountain, God will banishthe pall of doom hanging over all peoples,The shadow of doom darkening all nations.Yes, he’ll banish death forever.And God will wipe the tears from every face.He’ll remove every sign of disgraceFrom his people, wherever they are.Yes! God says so!

1,2My God! Rescue me from my enemies,defend me from these mutineers.Rescue me from their dirty tricks,save me from their hit men.

16,17And me? I’m singing your prowess,shouting at dawn your largesse,For you’ve been a safe place for me,a good place to hide.Strong God, I’m watching you do it,I can always count on you—God, my dependable love.

1-7Oh, that you would rip open the heavens and descend,make the mountains shudder at your presence—As when a forest catches fire,as when fire makes a pot to boil—To shock your enemies into facing you,make the nations shake in their boots!You did terrible things we never expected,descended and made the mountains shudder at your presence.Since before time beganno one has ever imagined,No ear heard, no eye seen, a God like youwho works for those who wait for him.You meet those who happily do what is right,who keep a good memory of the way you work.But how angry you’ve been with us!We’ve sinned and kept at it so long!Is there any hope for us? Can we be saved?We’re all sin-infected, sin-contaminated.Our best efforts are grease-stained rags.We dry up like autumn leaves—sin-dried, we’re blown off by the wind.No one prays to youor makes the effort to reach out to youBecause you’ve turned away from us,left us to stew in our sins.

8-12Still, God, you are our Father.We’re the clay and you’re our potter:All of us are what you made us.Don’t be too angry with us, O God.Don’t keep a permanent account of wrongdoing.Keep in mind, please, we are your people—all of us.Your holy cities are all ghost towns:Zion’s a ghost town,Jerusalem’s a field of weeds.Our holy and beautiful Temple,which our ancestors filled with your praises,Was burned down by fire,all our lovely parks and gardens in ruins.In the face of all this,are you going to sit there unmoved, God?Aren’t you going to say something?Haven’t you made us miserable long enough?

16,17Less is more and more is less.One righteous will outclass fifty wicked,For the wicked are moral weaklingsbut the righteous are God-strong.

34Wait passionately for God,don’t leave the path.He’ll give you your place in the sunwhile you watch the wicked lose it.

39,40The spacious, free life is from God,it’s also protected and safe.God-strengthened, we’re delivered from evil—when we run to him, he saves us.

6-13I hate all this silly religion,but you, God, I trust.I’m leaping and singing in the circle of your love;you saw my pain,you disarmed my tormentors,You didn’t leave me in their clutchesbut gave me room to breathe.Be kind to me, God—I’m in deep, deep trouble again.I’ve cried my eyes out;I feel hollow inside.My life leaks away, groan by groan;my years fade out in sighs.My troubles have worn me out,turned my bones to powder.To my enemies I’m a monster;I’m ridiculed by the neighbors.My friends are horrified;they cross the street to avoid me.They want to blot me from memory,forget me like a corpse in a grave,discard me like a broken dish in the trash.The street-talk gossip has me"criminally insane"!Behind locked doors they plothow to ruin me for good.

14-18Desperate, I throw myself on you:you are my God!Hour by hour I place my days in your hand,safe from the hands out to get me.Warm me, your servant, with a smile;save me because you love me.Don’t embarrass me by not showing up;I’ve given you plenty of notice.Embarrass the wicked, stand them up,leave them stupidly shaking their headsas they drift down to hell.Gag those loudmouthed liarswho heckle me, your follower,with jeers and catcalls.

24Be brave. Be strong. Don’t give up.Expect God to get here soon.

1-3Harass these hecklers, God,punch these bullies in the nose.Grab a weapon, anything at hand;stand up for me!Get ready to throw the spear, aim the javelin,at the people who are out to get me.Reassure me; let me hear you say,"I’ll save you."

9,10But let me run loose and free,celebrating God’s great work,Every bone in my body laughing, singing, "God,there’s no one like you.You put the down-and-out on their feetand protect the unprotected from bullies!"

17,18God, how long are you goingto stand there doing nothing?Save me from their brutalities;everything I’ve got is being thrown to the lions.I will give you full creditwhen everyone gathers for worship;When the people turn out in forceI will say my Hallelujahs.

3,4The day my enemies turned tail and ran,they stumbled on you and fell on their faces.You took over and set everything right;when I needed you, you were there, taking charge.

9,10God’s a safe-house for the battered,a sanctuary during bad times.The moment you arrive, you relax;you’re never sorry you knocked.

13,14Be kind to me, God;I’ve been kicked around long enough.Once you’ve pulled me backfrom the gates of death,I’ll write the book on Hallelujahs;on the corner of Main and FirstI’ll hold a street meeting;I’ll be the song leader; we’ll fill the airwith salvation songs.

4,5Remember me, God, when you enjoy your people;include me when you save them;I want to see your chosen succeed,celebrate with your celebrating nation,join the Hallelujahs of your pride and joy!

6-12We’ve sinned a lot, both we and our parents;We’ve fallen short, hurt a lot of people.After our parents left Egypt,they took your wonders for granted,forgot your great and wonderful love.They were barely beyond the Red Seawhen they defied the High God—the very place he saved them!—the place he revealed his amazing power!He rebuked the Red Sea so that it dried up on the spot—he paraded them right through!—no one so much as got wet feet!He saved them from a life of oppression,pried them loose from the grip of the enemy.Then the waters flowed back on their oppressors;there wasn’t a single survivor.Then they believed his words were trueand broke out in songs of praise.

47,48Save us, God, our God!Gather us back out of exileSo we can give thanks to your holy nameand join in the glory when you are praised!Blessed be God, Israel’s God!Bless now, bless always!Oh! Let everyone say Amen!Hallelujah!

1,2God, for your sake, help me!Use your influence to clear me.Listen, God—I’m desperate.Don’t be too busy to hear me.

4,5Oh, look! God’s right here helping!God’s on my side,Evil is looping back on my enemies.Don’t let up! Finish them off!

6,7I’m ready now to worship, so ready.I thank you, God—you’re so good.You got me out of every scrape,and I saw my enemies get it.

1,2Help, God—I’ve hit rock bottom!Master, hear my cry for help!Listen hard! Open your ears!Listen to my cries for mercy.

5,6I pray to God—my life a prayer—and wait for what he’ll say and do.My life’s on the line before God, my Lord,waiting and watching till morning,waiting and watching till morning.

7,8O Israel, wait and watch for God—with God’s arrival comes love,with God’s arrival comes generous redemption.No doubt about it—he’ll redeem Israel,buy back Israel from captivity to sin.

7God’s angel sets up a circleof protection around us while we pray.

14Turn your back on sin; do something good.Embrace peace—don’t let it get away!

17Is anyone crying for help? God is listening,ready to rescue you.

2God made history with salvation,He showed the world what he could do.

3He remembered to love us, a bonusTo his dear family, Israel—indefatigable love.The whole earth comes to attention.Look—God’s work of salvation!

4Shout your praises to God, everybody!Let loose and sing! Strike up the band!

6-8That’s when God spoke in holy splendor,"Bursting with joy,I make a present of Shechem,I hand out Succoth Valley as a gift.Gilead’s in my pocket,to say nothing of Manasseh.Ephraim’s my hard hat,Judah my hammer;Moab’s a scrub bucket,I mop the floor with Moab,Spit on Edom,rain fireworks all over Philistia."

9,10Who will take me to the thick of the fight?Who’ll show me the road to Edom?You aren’t giving up on us, are you, God?refusing to go out with our troops?

11,12Give us help for the hard task;human help is worthless.In God we’ll do our very best;he’ll flatten the opposition for good.

1-10Hallelujah!Blessed man, blessed woman, who fear God,Who cherish and relish his commandments,Their children robust on the earth,And the homes of the upright—how blessed!Their houses brim with wealthAnd a generosity that never runs dry.Sunrise breaks through the darkness for good people—God’s grace and mercy and justice!The good person is generous and lends lavishly;No shuffling or stumbling around for this one,But a sterling and solid and lasting reputation.Unfazed by rumor and gossip,Heart ready, trusting in God,Spirit firm, unperturbed,Ever blessed, relaxed among enemies,They lavish gifts on the poor—A generosity that goes on, and on, and on.An honored life! A beautiful life!Someone wicked takes one look and rages,Blusters away but ends up speechless.There’s nothing to the dreams of the wicked. Nothing.

1-13You who sit down in the High God’s presence,spend the night in Shaddai’s shadow,Say this: "God, you’re my refuge.I trust in you and I’m safe!"That’s right—he rescues you from hidden traps,shields you from deadly hazards.His huge outstretched arms protect you—under them you’re perfectly safe;his arms fend off all harm.Fear nothing—not wild wolves in the night,not flying arrows in the day,Not disease that prowls through the darkness,not disaster that erupts at high noon.Even though others succumb all around,drop like flies right and left,no harm will even graze you.You’ll stand untouched, watch it all from a distance,watch the wicked turn into corpses.Yes, because God’s your refuge,the High God your very own home,Evil can’t get close to you,harm can’t get through the door.He ordered his angelsto guard you wherever you go.If you stumble, they’ll catch you;their job is to keep you from falling.You’ll walk unharmed among lions and snakes,and kick young lions and serpents from the path.

14-16"If you’ll hold on to me for dear life," says God,"I’ll get you out of any trouble.I’ll give you the best of careif you’ll only get to know and trust me.Call me and I’ll answer, be at your side in bad times;I’ll rescue you, then throw you a party.I’ll give you a long life,give you a long drink of salvation!"

1,2I’m ready, God, so ready,ready from head to toe.Ready to sing,ready to raise a God-song:"Wake, soul! Wake, lute!Wake up, you sleepyhead sun!"

10,11Who will take me to the thick of the fight?Who’ll show me the road to Edom?You aren’t giving up on us, are you, God?refusing to go out with our troops?

12,13Give us help for the hard task;human help is worthless.In God we’ll do our very best;he’ll flatten the opposition for good.

9If my enemies run away,turn tail when I yell at them,Then I’ll knowthat God is on my side.

10,11I’m proud to praise God,proud to praise God.Fearless now, I trust in God;what can mere mortals do to me?

12,13God, you did everything you promised,and I’m thanking you with all my heart.You pulled me from the brink of death,my feet from the cliff-edge of doom.Now I stroll at leisure with Godin the sunlit fields of life.

6-8I prayed, "God, you’re my God!Listen, God! Mercy!God, my Lord, Strong Savior,protect me when the fighting breaks out!Don’t let the wicked have their way, God,don’t give them an inch!"

9-11These troublemakers all around me—let them drown in their own verbal poison.Let God pile hellfire on them,let him bury them alive in crevasses!These loudmouths—don’t let them be taken seriously;These savages—let the Devil hunt them down!

12,13I know that you, God, are on the side of victims,that you care for the rights of the poor.And I know that the righteous personally thank you,that good people are secure in your presence.