THE BOOK OF THE PSALMS
BOOKIV
God’s Eternity and Human Frailty
A Prayer of Moses, the man of God.
90[89]LORD, you have been our dwelling place e
in all generations.
2Before the mountains were brought forth,
or ever you had formed the earth and the world,
from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
3You turn man back to the dust,
and say, “Turn back, O children of men!”
4For a thousand years in your sight
are but as yesterday when it is past,
or as a watch in the night.
5You sweep men away; they are like a dream,
like grass which is renewed in the morning:
6in the morning it flourishes and is renewed;
in the evening it fades and withers.
7For we are consumed by your anger;
by your wrath we are overwhelmed.
8You have set our iniquities before you,
our secret sins in the light of your countenance.
9For all our days pass away under your wrath,
our years come to an endf like a sigh.
10The years of our life are threescore and ten,
or even by reason of strength fourscore;
yet their spang is but toil and trouble;
they are soon gone, and we fly away.
11Who considers the power of your anger,
and your wrath according to the fear of you?
12So teach us to number our days
that we may get a heart of wisdom.
13Return, O LORD! How long?
Have pity on your servants!
14Satisfy us in the morning with your mercy,
that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
15Make us glad as many days as you have afflicted us,
and as many years as we have seen evil.
16Let your work be manifest to your servants,
and your glorious power to their children.
17Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us,
and establish the work of our hands upon us,
yes, establish the work of our hands.
Assurance of God’s Protection
91[90]He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High,
who abides in the shadow of the Almighty,
2will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress;
my God, in whom I trust.”
3For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler
and from the deadly pestilence;
4he will cover you with his pinions,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
5You will not fear the terror of the night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
6nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.
7A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand;
but it will not come near you.
8You will only look with your eyes
and see the recompense of the wicked.
9Because you have made the LORD your refuge,h
the Most High your habitation,
10no evil shall befall you,
no scourge come near your tent.
11For he will give his angels charge of you
to guard you in all your ways.
12On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you dash your foot against a stone.
13You will tread on the lion and the adder,
the young lion and the serpent you will trample under foot.
14Because he clings to me in love, I will deliver him;
I will protect him, because he knows my name.
15When he calls to me, I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will rescue him and honor him.
16With long life I will satisfy him,
and show him my salvation.
Thanksgiving for Vindication
A Psalm.
A Song for the Sabbath.
92[91]It is good to give thanks to the LORD,
to sing praises to your name, O Most High;
2to declare your merciful love in the morning,
and your faithfulness by night,
3to the music of the lute and the harp,
to the melody of the lyre.
4For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your work;
at the works of your hands I sing for joy.
5How great are your works, O LORD!
Your thoughts are very deep!
6The dull man cannot know,
the stupid cannot understand this:
7that, though the wicked sprout like grass
and all evildoers flourish,
they are doomed to destruction for ever,
8 but you, O LORD, are on high for ever.
9For, behold, your enemies, O LORD,
for, behold, your enemies shall perish;
all evildoers shall be scattered.
10But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox;
you have poured over mei fresh oil.
11My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies,
my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.
12The righteous flourish like the palm tree,
and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13They are planted in the house of the LORD,
they flourish in the courts of our God.
14They still bring forth fruit in old age,
they are ever full of sap and green,
15to show that the LORD is upright;
he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
The Majesty of God’s Rule
93[92]*The LORD reigns; he is robed in majesty;
the LORD is robed, he is girded with strength.
Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved;
2 your throne is established from of old;
you are from everlasting.
3The floods have lifted up, O LORD,
the floods have lifted up their voice,
the floods lift up their roaring.
4Mightier than the thunders of many waters,
mightier than the wavesj of the sea,
the LORD on high is mighty!
5Your decrees are very sure;
holiness befits your house,
O LORD, for evermore.
God the Avenger of the Righteous
94[93]O LORD, you God of vengeance,
you God of vengeance, shine forth!
2Rise up, O judge of the earth;
render to the proud their deserts!
3O LORD, how long shall the wicked,
how long shall the wicked exult?
4They pour out their arrogant words,
they boast, all the evildoers.
5They crush your people, O LORD,
and afflict your heritage.
6They slay the widow and the sojourner,
and murder the fatherless;
7and they say, “The LORD does not see;
the God of Jacob does not perceive.”
8Understand, O dullest of the people!
Fools, when will you be wise?
9He who planted the ear, does he not hear?
He who formed the eye, does he not see?
10He who chastens the nations, does he not chastise?
He who teaches men knowledge,
11the LORD, knows the thoughts of man,
that they are but a breath.
12Blessed is the man whom you chasten, O LORD,
and whom you teach out of your law
13to give him respite from days of trouble,
until a pit is dug for the wicked.
14For the LORD will not forsake his people;
he will not abandon his heritage;
15for justice will return to the righteous,
and all the upright in heart will follow it.
16Who rises up for me against the wicked?
Who stands up for me against evildoers?
17If the LORD had not been my help,
my soul would soon have dwelt in the land of silence.
18When I thought, “My foot slips,”
your mercy, O LORD, held me up.
19When the cares of my heart are many,
your consolations cheer my soul.
20Can wicked rulers be allied with you,
who frame mischief by statute?
21They band together against the life of the righteous,
and condemn the innocent to death.
22But the LORD has become my stronghold,
and my God the rock of my refuge.
23He will bring back on them their iniquity
and wipe them out for their wickedness;
the LORD our God will wipe them out.
A Call to Worship and Obedience
95[94]O come, let us sing to the LORD;
let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
2Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
3For the LORD is a great God,
and a great King above all gods.
4In his hand are the depths of the earth;
the heights of the mountains are his also.
5The sea is his, for he made it;
for his hands formed the dry land.
6O come, let us worship and bow down,
let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!
7For he is our God,
and we are the people of his pasture,
and the sheep of his hand.
O that today you would listen to his voice!
8 Harden not your hearts, as at Mer'ibah,
as on the day at Massah in the wilderness,
9when your fathers tested me,
and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.
10For forty years I was wearied of that generation
and said, “They are a people who err in heart,
and they do not regard my ways.”
11Therefore I swore in my anger
that they should not enter my rest.
Praise to God Who Comes in Judgment
96[95]O sing to the LORD a new song;
sing to the LORD, all the earth!
2Sing to the LORD, bless his name;
tell of his salvation from day to day.
3Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous works among all the peoples!
4For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised;
he is to be feared above all gods.
5For all the gods of the peoples are idols;
but the LORD made the heavens.
6Honor and majesty are before him;
strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
7Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples,
ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!
8Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
bring an offering, and come into his courts!
9Worship the LORD in holy attire;
tremble before him, all the earth!
10Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns!
Yes, the world is established, it shall never be moved;
he will judge the peoples with equity.”
11Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
12 let the field exult, and everything in it!
Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy
13 before the LORD, for he comes,
for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
and the peoples with his truth.
The Glory of God’s Reign
97[96]The LORD reigns; let the earth rejoice;
let the many islands be glad!
2Clouds and thick darkness are round about him;
righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
3Fire goes before him,
and burns up his adversaries round about.
4His lightnings lighten the world;
the earth sees and trembles.
5The mountains melt like wax before the LORD,
before the Lord of all the earth.
6The heavens proclaim his righteousness;
and all the peoples behold his glory.
7All worshipers of images are put to shame,
who make their boast in worthless idols;
let all his angels bow down before him.
8Zion hears and is glad,
and the daughters of Judah rejoice,
because of your judgments, O God.
9For you, O LORD, are most high over all the earth;
you are exalted far above all gods.
10The LORD loves those who hate evil;k
he preserves the lives of his saints;
he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
11Light dawnsl for the righteous,
and joy for the upright in heart.
12Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous,
and give thanks to his holy name!
Praise the Judge of the World
A Psalm.
98[97]O sing to the LORD a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
His right hand and his holy arm
have gotten him victory.
2The LORD has made known his victory,
he has revealed his vindication in the sight of the nations.
3He has remembered his mercy and faithfulness
to the house of Israel.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the victory of our God.
4Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth;
break forth into joyous song and sing praises!
5Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre,
with the lyre and the sound of melody!
6With trumpets and the sound of the horn
make a joyful noise before the King, the LORD!
7Let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
the world and those who dwell in it!
8Let the floods clap their hands;
let the hills sing for joy together
9before the LORD, for he comes
to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
and the peoples with equity.
Praise to God for His Holiness
99[98]The LORD reigns; let the peoples tremble!
He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!
2The LORD is great in Zion;
he is exalted over all the peoples.
3Let them praise your great and awesome name!
Holy is he!
4Mighty King,m lover of justice,
you have established equity;
you have executed justice
and righteousness in Jacob.
5Extol the LORD our God;
worship at his footstool!
Holy is he!
6Moses and Aaron were among his priests,
Samuel also was among those who called on his name.
They cried to the LORD, and he answered them.
7He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud;
they kept his testimonies,
and the statutes that he gave them.
8O LORD our God, you answered them;
you were a forgiving God to them,
but an avenger of their wrongdoings.
9Extol the LORD our God,
and worship at his holy mountain;
for the LORD our God is holy!
All Lands Summoned to Praise God
A Psalm for the thank offering.
100[99]Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the lands!n
2 Serve the LORD with gladness!
Come into his presence with singing!
3Know that the LORD is God!
It is he that made us, and we are his;o
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him, bless his name!
5For the LORD is good;
his mercy endures for ever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.
A Sovereign’s Pledge of Integrity and Justice
A Psalm of David.
101[100]I will sing of mercy and of justice;
to you, O LORD, I will sing.
2I will give heed to the way that is blameless.
Oh, when will you come to me?
I will walk with integrity of heart
within my house;
3I will not set before my eyes
anything that is base.
I hate the work of those who fall away;
it shall not cling to me.
4Perverseness of heart shall be far from me;
I will know nothing of evil.
5Him who slanders his neighbor secretly
I will destroy.
The man of haughty looks and arrogant heart
I will not endure.
6I will look with favor on the faithful in the land,
that they may dwell with me;
he who walks in the way that is blameless
shall minister to me.
7No man who practices deceit
shall dwell in my house;
no man who utters lies
shall continue in my presence.
8Morning by morning I will destroy
all the wicked in the land,
cutting off all the evildoers
from the city of the LORD.
Prayer to the Eternal King for Help
A prayer of one afflicted, when he is faint and pours out his complaint before the LORD.
102[101]Hear my prayer, O LORD;
let my cry come to you!
2Do not hide your face from me
in the day of my distress!
Incline your ear to me;
answer me speedily in the day when I call!
3For my days pass away like smoke,
and my bones burn like a furnace.
4My heart is struck down like grass, and withered;
I forget to eat my bread.
5Because of my loud groaning
my bones cling to my flesh.
6I am like a vulturep of the wilderness,
like an owl of the waste places;
7I lie awake,
I am like a lonely bird on the housetop.
8All the day my enemies taunt me,
those who deride me use my name for a curse.
9For I eat ashes like bread,
and mingle tears with my drink,
10because of your indignation and anger;
for you have taken me up and thrown me away.
11My days are like an evening shadow;
I wither away like grass.
12But you, O LORD, are enthroned for ever;
your name endures to all generations.
13You will arise and have pity on Zion;
it is the time to favor her;
the appointed time has come.
14For your servants hold her stones dear,
and have pity on her dust.
15The nations will fear the name of the LORD,
and all the kings of the earth your glory.
16For the LORD will build up Zion,
he will appear in his glory;
17he will regard the prayer of the destitute,
and will not despise their supplication.
18Let this be recorded for a generation to come,
so that a people yet unborn may praise the LORD:
19that he looked down from his holy height,
from heaven the LORD looked at the earth,
20to hear the groans of the prisoners,
to set free those who were doomed to die;
21that men may declare in Zion the name of the LORD,
and in Jerusalem his praise,
22when peoples gather together,
and kingdoms, to worship the LORD.
23He has broken my strength in mid-course;
he has shortened my days.
24“O my God,” I say, “do not take me from here
in the midst of my days,
you whose years endure
throughout all generations!”
25Of old you laid the foundation of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
26They will perish, but you endure;
they will all wear out like a garment.
You change them like clothing, and they pass away;
27 but you are the same, and your years have no end.
28The children of your servants shall dwell secure;
their posterity shall be established before you.
Thanksgiving for God’s Goodness
A Psalm of David.
103[102]Bless the LORD, O my soul;
and all that is within me, bless his holy name!
2Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits,
3who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
4who redeems your life from the Pit,
who crowns you with mercy and compassion,
5who satisfies you with good as long as you liveq
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6The LORD works vindication
and justice for all who are oppressed.
7He made known his ways to Moses,
his acts to the people of Israel.
8The LORD is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in mercy.
9He will not always chide,
nor will he keep his anger for ever.
10He does not deal with us according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
11For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so great is his mercy toward those who fear him;
12as far as the east is from the west,
so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
13As a father pities his children,
so the LORD pities those who fear him.
14For he knows our frame;
he remembers that we are dust.
15As for man, his days are like grass;
he flourishes like a flower of the field;
16for the wind passes over it, and it is gone,
and its place knows it no more.
17But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting
upon those who fear him,
and his righteousness to children’s children,
18to those who keep his covenant
and remember to do his commandments.
19The LORD has established his throne in the heavens,
and his kingdom rules over all.
20Bless the LORD, O you his angels,
you mighty ones who do his word,
hearkening to the voice of his word!
21Bless the LORD, all his hosts,
his ministers that do his will!
22Bless the LORD, all his works,
in all places of his dominion.
Bless the LORD, O my soul!
God the Creator and Provider
104[103]*Bless the LORD, O my soul!
O LORD my God, you are very great!
You are clothed with honor and majesty,
2 who cover yourself with light as with a garment,
who have stretched out the heavens like a tent,
3 who have laid the beams of your chambers on the waters,
who make the clouds your chariot,
who ride on the wings of the wind,
4who make the winds your messengers,
fire and flame your ministers.
5You set the earth on its foundations,
so that it should never be shaken.
6You covered it with the deep as with a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.
7At your rebuke they fled;
at the sound of your thunder they took to flight.
8The mountains rose, the valleys sank down
to the place which you appointed for them.
9You set a bound which they should not pass,
so that they might not again cover the earth.
10You make springs gush forth in the valleys;
they flow between the hills,
11they give drink to every beast of the field;
the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12By them the birds of the air have their habitation;
they sing among the branches.
13From your lofty abode you water the mountains;
the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.
14You cause the grass to grow for the cattle,
and plants for man to cultivate,r
that he may bring forth food from the earth,
15 and wine to gladden the heart of man,
oil to make his face shine,
and bread to strengthen man’s heart.
16The trees of the LORD are watered abundantly,
the cedars of Lebanon which he planted.
17In them the birds build their nests;
the stork has her home in the fir trees.
18The high mountains are for the wild goats;
the rocks are a refuge for the badgers.
19You have made the moon to mark the seasons;
the sun knows its time for setting.
20You make darkness, and it is night,
when all the beasts of the forest creep forth.
21The young lions roar for their prey,
seeking their food from God.
22When the sun rises, they get them away
and lie down in their dens.
23Man goes forth to his work
and to his labor until the evening.
24O LORD, how manifold are your works!
In wisdom you have made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.
25Yonder is the sea, great and wide,
which teems with things innumerable,
living things both small and great.
26There go the ships,
and Leviathan which you formed to sport in it.
27These all look to you,
to give them their food in due season.
28When you give to them, they gather it up;
when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.
29When you hide your face, they are dismayed;
when you take away their spirit, they die
and return to their dust.
30When you send forth your Spirit,s they are created;
and you renew the face of the earth.
31May the glory of the LORD endure for ever,
may the LORD rejoice in his works,
32who looks on the earth and it trembles,
who touches the mountains and they smoke!
33I will sing to the LORD as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
34May my meditation be pleasing to him,
for I rejoice in the LORD.
35Let sinners be consumed from the earth,
and let the wicked be no more!
Bless the LORD, O my soul!
Praise the LORD!
God’s Faithfulness to Israel
105[104]O give thanks to the LORD, call on his name,
make known his deeds among the peoples!
2Sing to him, sing praises to him,
tell of all his wonderful works!
3Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!
4Seek the LORD and his strength,
seek his presence continually!
5Remember the wonderful works that he has done,
his miracles, and the judgments he uttered,
6O offspring of Abraham his servant,
sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!
7He is the LORD our God;
his judgments are in all the earth.
8He is mindful of his covenant for ever,
of the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,
9the covenant which he made with Abraham,
his sworn promise to Isaac,
10which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant,
11saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
as your portion for an inheritance.”
12When they were few in number,
of little account, and sojourners in it,
13wandering from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another people,
14he allowed no one to oppress them;
he rebuked kings on their account,
15saying, “Touch not my anointed ones,
do my prophets no harm!”
16When he summoned a famine on the land,
and broke every staff of bread,
17he had sent a man ahead of them,
Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
18His feet were hurt with shackles,
his neck was put in a collar of iron;
19until what he had said came to pass
the word of the LORD tested him.
20The king sent and released him,
the ruler of the peoples set him free;
21he made him lord of his house,
and ruler of all his possessions,
22to instructt his princes at his pleasure,
and to teach his elders wisdom.
23Then Israel came to Egypt;
Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24And the LORD made his people very fruitful,
and made them stronger than their foes.
25He turned their hearts to hate his people,
to deal craftily with his servants.
26He sent Moses his servant,
and Aaron whom he had chosen.
27They wrought his signs among them,
and miracles in the land of Ham.
28He sent darkness, and made the land dark;
they rebelledu against his words.
29He turned their waters into blood,
and caused their fish to die.
30Their land swarmed with frogs,
even in the chambers of their kings.
31He spoke, and there came swarms of flies,
and gnats throughout their country.
32He gave them hail for rain,
and lightning that flashed through their land.
33He struck their vines and fig trees,
and shattered the trees of their country.
34He spoke, and the locusts came,
and young locusts without number;
35which devoured all the vegetation in their land,
and ate up the fruit of their ground.
36He struck all the first-born in their land,
the first issue of all their strength.
37Then he led forth Israel with silver and gold,
and there was none among his tribes who stumbled.
38Egypt was glad when they departed,
for dread of them had fallen upon it.
39He spread a cloud for a covering,
and fire to give light by night.
40They asked, and he brought quails,
and gave them bread from heaven in abundance.
41He opened the rock, and water gushed forth;
it flowed through the desert like a river.
42For he remembered his holy promise,
and Abraham his servant.
43So he led forth his people with joy,
his chosen ones with singing.
44And he gave them the lands of the nations;
and they took possession of the fruit of the peoples’ toil,
45to the end that they should keep his statutes,
and observe his laws.
Praise the LORD!
A Confession of Israel’s Sins
106[105]Praise the LORD!
O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
for his mercy endures for ever!
2Who can utter the mighty doings of the LORD,
or show forth all his praise?
3Blessed are they who observe justice,
who do righteousness at all times!
4Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people;
help me when you deliver them;
5that I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones,
that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation,
that I may glory with your heritage.
6Both we and our fathers have sinned;
we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.
7Our fathers, when they were in Egypt,
did not consider your wonderful works;
they did not remember the abundance of your mercy,
but rebelled against the Most Highv at the Red Sea.
8Yet he saved them for his name’s sake,
that he might make known his mighty power.
9He rebuked the Red Sea, and it became dry;
and he led them through the deep as through a desert.
10So he saved them from the hand of the foe,
and delivered them from the power of the enemy.
11And the waters covered their adversaries;
not one of them was left.
12Then they believed his words;
they sang his praise.
13But they soon forgot his works;
they did not wait for his counsel.
14But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness,
and put God to the test in the desert;
15he gave them what they asked,
but sent a wasting disease among them.
16When men in the camp were jealous of Moses
and Aaron, the holy one of the LORD,
17the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,
and covered the company of Abi'ram.
18Fire also broke out in their company;
the flame burned up the wicked.
19They made a calf in Horeb
and worshiped a molten image.
20They exchanged the glory of God
for the image of an ox that eats grass.
21They forgot God, their Savior,
who had done great things in Egypt,
22wondrous works in the land of Ham,
and awesome things by the Red Sea.
23Therefore he said he would destroy them—
had not Moses, his chosen one,
stood in the breach before him,
to turn away his wrath from destroying them.
24Then they despised the pleasant land,
having no faith in his promise.
25They murmured in their tents,
and did not obey the voice of the LORD.
26Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them
that he would make them fall in the wilderness,
27and would dispersew their descendants among the nations,
scattering them over the lands.
28Then they attached themselves to the Ba'al of Peor,
and ate sacrifices offered to the dead;
29they provoked the LORD to anger with their doings,
and a plague broke out among them.
30Then Phin'ehas stood up and interposed,
and the plague was stayed.
31And that has been reckoned to him as righteousness
from generation to generation for ever.
32They angered him at the waters of Mer'ibah,
and it went ill with Moses on their account;
33for they made his spirit bitter,
and he spoke words that were rash.
34They did not destroy the peoples,
as the LORD commanded them,
35but they mingled with the nations
and learned to do as they did.
36They served their idols,
which became a snare to them.
37They sacrificed their sons
and their daughters to the demons;
38they poured out innocent blood,
the blood of their sons and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;
and the land was polluted with blood.
39Thus they became unclean by their acts,
and played the harlot in their doings.
40Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against his people,
and he abhorred his heritage;
41he gave them into the hand of the nations,
so that those who hated them ruled over them.
42Their enemies oppressed them,
and they were brought into subjection under their power.
43Many times he delivered them,
but they were rebellious in their purposes,
and were brought low through their iniquity.
44Nevertheless he regarded their distress,
when he heard their cry.
45He remembered for their sake his covenant,
and relented according to the abundance of his mercy.
46He caused them to be pitied
by all those who held them captive.
47Save us, O LORD our God,
and gather us from among the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name
and glory in your praise.
48Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting!
And let all the people say, “Amen!”
Praise the LORD!