Psalm 2:1-12

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The Reign of Yahweh’s Anointed

Why do ^athe ¹nations rage

And the peoples ^bmeditate on a vain thing?

The ^akings of the earth take their stand

And the rulers take counsel together

^bAgainst Yahweh and against His ¹^cAnointed, saying,

“Let us ^atear their fetters apart

And cast away their cords from us!”

He who ¹sits in the heavens ^alaughs,

The Lord ^bmocks them.

Then He speaks to them in His ^aanger

And ^bterrifies them in His fury, saying,

“But as for Me, I have ¹installed ^aMy King

Upon Zion, ^bMy holy mountain.”

“I will surely tell of the ¹decree of Yahweh:

He said to Me, ‘You are ^aMy Son,

Today I have begotten You.

Ask of Me, and ^aI will surely give ^bthe ¹nations as Your inheritance,

And the ^cends of the earth as Your possession.

You shall ¹^abreak them with a ²rod of iron,

You shall ^bshatter them like a potter’s vessel.’”

So now, O kings, ^ashow insight;

Take warning, O ¹judges of the earth.

Serve Yahweh with ^afear

And rejoice with ^btrembling.

¹Kiss ^athe Son, lest He become angry, and you perish in the way,

For ^bHis ²wrath may ³soon be kindled.

How blessed are all who ^ctake refuge in Him!

Psalm 45:1-17

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Your Throne, O God, Is Forever

For the choir director. According to ¹Shoshannim. Of the sons of Korah. A ²Maskil. A Song of Love.

My heart ³overflows with a good theme;

I ⁴address my ⁵verses to the ⁶King;

My tongue is the pen of ^aa skillful scribe.

You are fairer than the sons of men;

^aGrace is poured ¹upon Your lips;

Therefore God has ^bblessed You forever.

Gird ^aYour sword on Your thigh, O ¹^bMighty One,

In Your splendor and Your majesty!

And in Your majesty ride on victoriously,

For the cause of truth and ^ameekness and righteousness;

Let Your ^bright hand teach You ¹awesome things.

Your ^aarrows are sharp;

The ^bpeoples fall under You;

Your arrows are ^cin the heart of the King’s enemies.

^aYour throne, O God, is forever and ever;

A scepter of ^buprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

You have ^aloved righteousness and hated wickedness;

Therefore God, Your God, has ^banointed You

With the oil of joy above Your companions.

All Your garments are fragrant with ^amyrrh and aloes and cassia;

Out of ivory palaces ^bstringed instruments have made You glad.

Kings’ daughters are among ^aYour noble ladies;

At Your ^bright hand stands the queen in ^cgold from Ophir.

Listen, O daughter, give attention and incline your ear:

^aForget your people and your father’s house;

Then the King will desire your beauty.

Because He is your ^aLord, ^bbow down to Him.

The daughter of ^aTyre will come with a present;

The ^brich among the people will seek your favor.

The King’s daughter is all glorious within her chamber;

Her clothing is ^ainterwoven with gold.

She will be ^aled to the King ^bin embroidered work;

The ^cvirgins, her companions who follow her,

Will be brought to You.

They will be led forth with gladness and rejoicing;

They will enter into the King’s palace.

In place of your fathers will be your sons;

You shall set them up as princes in all the earth.

I will cause ^aYour name to be remembered from generation to every generation;

Therefore the peoples ^bwill give You thanks forever and ever.

Psalm 72:1-20

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Give the King Your Judgments

Of Solomon.

O God, give the king ^aYour judgments,

And ^bYour righteousness to the king’s son.

¹May ²he ^arender judgment to Your people with righteousness

And ^bYour ³afflicted with justice.

Let the mountains lift up ¹^apeace to the people,

And the hills, in righteousness.

¹May he ^agive justice to the ²afflicted of the people,

Save the children of the needy,

And crush the oppressor.

¹Let them fear You ^awhile the sun endures,

And ²as long as the moon, from generation to all generations.

¹May he come down ^alike rain upon the mown grass,

Like ^bshowers that water the earth.

¹May the ^arighteous flourish in his days,

And ^babundance of peace until the moon is no more.

May he also have dominion ^afrom sea to sea

And from the River to the ends of the earth.

¹Let ^athe desert creatures ^bkneel before him,

And his enemies ^click the dust.

¹Let the kings of ^aTarshish and of the ^bcoastlands bring a present;

The kings of ^cSheba and ^dSeba ^eoffer tribute.

¹And let all ^akings bow down to him,

All ^bnations serve him.

For he will ^adeliver the needy when he cries for help,

The ¹afflicted also, and him who has no helper.

He will have ^acompassion on the poor and needy,

And the ¹lives of the needy he will save.

He will ^aredeem their ¹life from oppression and violence,

And their blood will be ^bprecious in his sight;

So may he live! And may they give to him the ^agold of Sheba;

And let each pray for him continually;

Let each bless him all day long.

May there be abundance of grain in the earth on top of the mountains;

May its fruit wave like the cedars of ^aLebanon;

And may those from the city blossom like ^bvegetation of the earth.

May his ^aname endure forever;

May his name ¹increase ²^bas long as the sun shines;

Let all nations ³^cbe blessed in him;

^dLet all nations call him blessed.

^aBlessed be Yahweh God, the God of Israel,

Who alone ^bworks wondrous deeds.

And blessed be His ^aglorious name forever;

And may the whole ^bearth be filled with His glory.

^cAmen, and Amen.

¹The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are completed.

Psalm 110:1-7

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You Are a Priest Forever

Of David. A Psalm.

^aYahweh says to my Lord:

“^bSit at My right hand

Until I put ^cYour enemies as a footstool for Your feet.”

Yahweh will stretch forth Your strong ^ascepter from Zion, saying,

“^bHave dominion in the midst of Your enemies.”

Your ^apeople ¹will offer themselves freely in the day of Your ²power;

^bIn the splendor of holiness, from the womb of the dawn,

The ^cdew of Your youthfulness will be Yours.

^aYahweh has sworn and will ^bnot ¹change His mind,

“You are a ^cpriest forever

According to the order of Melchizedek.”

The Lord is ^aat Your right hand;

He ¹will ^bcrush kings in the ^cday of His anger.

He will ^arender justice among the nations,

He ¹will fill them with ^bcorpses,

He ²will ^ccrush the ³head that is over the wide earth.

He will ^adrink from the brook by the wayside;

Therefore He will ^blift up His head.