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For I have walked in my integrity,

Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. Prove me, O LORD, and try me; test my heart and mind. For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in faithfulness to you. I do not sit with the worthless, nor do I consort with hypocrites; I hate the company of evildoers, and will not sit with the wicked. I wash my hands in innocence, and go around your altar, O LORD, singing aloud a song of thanksgiving, and telling all your wondrous deeds. Psalm 26; 1-7 Do not sweep me away with sinners O LORD, I love the house in which you dwell, and the place where your glory abides. Do not sweep me away with sinners, nor my life with the bloodthirsty, those in whose hands are evil devices, and whose right hands are full of bribes. Psalm 26; 8-10 My foot stands on level ground But as for me, I walk in my integrity; redeem me, and be gracious to me. My foot stands on level ground; in the great congregation I will bless the LORD. Psalm

Tell of his salvation from day to day

O sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth. Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples. For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; he is to be revered above all gods. For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the LORD made the heavens. Honor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. Psalm 96:1-6 Ascribe to the LORD glory and strength Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts. Worship the LORD in holy splendor; tremble before him, all the earth. Psalm 96-7-9 The LORD is king Say among the nations, “The LORD is king! The world is firmly established; it shall never be moved. He will judge the peoples with equity.” Psalm 96:10- Let the field exult Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth re

Why do the nations conspire?

Why do the nations conspire, and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and his anointed, saying, "Let us burst their bonds asunder, and cast their cords from us." He who sits in the heavens laughs; the LORD has them in derision. Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying, "I have set my king on Zion, my holy hill." Psalm 2; 1-6 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage I will tell of the decree of the LORD: He said to me, "You are my son; today I have begotten you. Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession. Psalm 2; 7-8 Now therefore, O kings, be wise You shall break them with a rod of iron, and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel." Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. Psalm 2;9-10 Serve the LORD with fear Serve the LORD with fear, with

My glory and the one who lifts up my head

Lord, how they have increased who trouble me. Many are they who rise up against me Many are they who say of me, there is no help for him in God. But you Oh Lord are a shield for me, My glory and the one who lifts up my head I cried to the Lord with my voice And he heard me from His holy hill I lay down and slept I awoke for he Lord sustained me I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around. Arise O Lord save me, O my God, for you have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone, you have broken the teeth of the ungodly. Psalm 3:1-7 Have mercy on me and hear my prayer Hear me when I call Oh God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer. Psalm 4:1 The Lord has set apart for Himself him who is godly How long O you sons of men will you turn my glory to shame? How long will you love worthlessness and seek falsehood? But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself him who is godly; the Lord will h

May the mountains yield prosperity for the people

Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to a king's son. May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice. May the mountains yield prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness. May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the needy, and crush the oppressor. May he live while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations. May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth. In his days may righteousness flourish and peace abound, until the moon is no more. Psalm 72: 1-7 May his foes bow down before him, May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. May his foes bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust. May the kings of Tarshish and of the isles render him tribute, may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts. May all kings fall down before him, all nations give him service. Psalm 72: 8-11 He redeems the