Heaven’s forbidden, but I’m going soon
Kiss me one last time, before I take my flesh away
Psalm 65
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Psalm 65 For the director of music. A psalm of David. A song.
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Praise awaits [1] you, O God, in Zion; to you our vows will be fulfilled.
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O you who hear prayer, to you all men will come.
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When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave [2] our transgressions.
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Blessed are those you choose and bring near to live in your courts! We are filled with the good things of your house, of your holy temple.
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You answer us with awesome deeds of righteousness, O God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas,
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who formed the mountains by your power, having armed yourself with strength,
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who stilled the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.
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Those living far away fear your wonders; where morning dawns and evening fades you call forth songs of joy.
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You care for the land and water it; you enrich it abundantly. The streams of God are filled with water to provide the people with grain, for so you have ordained it. [3]
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You drench its furrows and level its ridges; you soften it with showers and bless its crops.
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You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.
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The grasslands of the desert overflow; the hills are clothed with gladness.
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The meadows are covered with flocks and the valleys are mantled with grain; they shout for joy and sing.
[1] Or befits; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
[3] Or made atonement for
[9] Or for that is how you prepare the land
Psalm 45
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Psalm 45 For the director of music. To [the tune of] "Lilies." Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil. [1] A wedding song.
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My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
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You are the most excellent of men and your lips have been anointed with grace, since God has blessed you forever.
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Gird your sword upon your side, O mighty one; clothe yourself with splendor and majesty.
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In your majesty ride forth victoriously in behalf of truth, humility and righteousness; let your right hand display awesome deeds.
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Let your sharp arrows pierce the hearts of the king's enemies; let the nations fall beneath your feet.
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Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
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You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.
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All your robes are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces adorned with ivory the music of the strings makes you glad.
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Daughters of kings are among your honored women; at your right hand is the royal bride in gold of Ophir.
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Listen, O daughter, consider and give ear: Forget your people and your father's house.
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The king is enthralled by your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord.
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The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift, [2] men of wealth will seek your favor.
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All glorious is the princess within [her chamber]; her gown is interwoven with gold.
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In embroidered garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions follow her and are brought to you.
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They are led in with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king.
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Your sons will take the place of your fathers; you will make them princes throughout the land.
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I will perpetuate your memory through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you for ever and ever.
[Title: Probably a literary or musical term
[12] Or A Tyrian robe is among the gifts
Psalm 83
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Psalm 83 A song. A psalm of Asaph.
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O God, do not keep silent; be not quiet, O God, be not still.
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See how your enemies are astir, how your foes rear their heads.
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With cunning they conspire against your people; they plot against those you cherish.
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"Come," they say, "let us destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel be remembered no more."
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With one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against you–
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the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,
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Gebal, [1] Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, with the people of Tyre.
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Even Assyria has joined them to lend strength to the descendants of Lot. Selah
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Do to them as you did to Midian, as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon,
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who perished at Endor and became like refuse on the ground.
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Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
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who said, "Let us take possession of the pasturelands of God."
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Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.
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As fire consumes the forest or a flame sets the mountains ablaze,
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so pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your storm.
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Cover their faces with shame so that men will seek your name, O LORD.
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May they ever be ashamed and dismayed; may they perish in disgrace.
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Let them know that you, whose name is the LORD– that you alone are the Most High over all the earth.
[7] That is, Byblos
Psalm 89
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Psalm 89 A maskil [1] of Ethan the Ezrahite.
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I will sing of the LORD's great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations.
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I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you established your faithfulness in heaven itself.
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You said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant,
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`I will establish your line forever and make your throne firm through all generations.'" Selah
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The heavens praise your wonders, O LORD, your faithfulness too, in the assembly of the holy ones.
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For who in the skies above can compare with the LORD? Who is like the LORD among the heavenly beings?
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In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared; he is more awesome than all who surround him.
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O LORD God Almighty, who is like you? You are mighty, O LORD, and your faithfulness surrounds you.
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You rule over the surging sea; when its waves mount up, you still them.
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You crushed Rahab like one of the slain; with your strong arm you scattered your enemies.
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The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth; you founded the world and all that is in it.
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You created the north and the south; Tabor and Hermon sing for joy at your name.
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Your arm is endued with power; your hand is strong, your right hand exalted.
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Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you.
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Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, O LORD.
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They rejoice in your name all day long; they exult in your righteousness.
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For you are their glory and strength, and by your favor you exalt our horn. [2]
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Indeed, our shield [3] belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel.
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Once you spoke in a vision, to your faithful people you said: "I have bestowed strength on a warrior; I have exalted a young man from among the people.
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I have found David my servant; with my sacred oil I have anointed him.
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My hand will sustain him; surely my arm will strengthen him.
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No enemy will subject him to tribute; no wicked man will oppress him.
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I will crush his foes before him and strike down his adversaries.
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My faithful love will be with him, and through my name his horn [4] will be exalted.
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I will set his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers.
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He will call out to me, `You are my Father, my God, the Rock my Savior.'
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I will also appoint him my firstborn, the most exalted of the kings of the earth.
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I will maintain my love to him forever, and my covenant with him will never fail.
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I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.
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"If his sons forsake my law and do not follow my statutes,
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if they violate my decrees and fail to keep my commands,
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I will punish their sin with the rod, their iniquity with flogging;
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but I will not take my love from him, nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
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I will not violate my covenant or alter what my lips have uttered.
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Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness– and I will not lie to David–
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that his line will continue forever and his throne endure before me like the sun;
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it will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky." Selah
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But you have rejected, you have spurned, you have been very angry with your anointed one.
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You have renounced the covenant with your servant and have defiled his crown in the dust.
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You have broken through all his walls and reduced his strongholds to ruins.
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All who pass by have plundered him; he has become the scorn of his neighbors.
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You have exalted the right hand of his foes; you have made all his enemies rejoice.
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You have turned back the edge of his sword and have not supported him in battle.
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You have put an end to his splendor and cast his throne to the ground.
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You have cut short the days of his youth; you have covered him with a mantle of shame. Selah
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How long, O LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire?
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Remember how fleeting is my life. For what futility you have created all men!
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What man can live and not see death, or save himself from the power of the grave [5] ? Selah
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O Lord, where is your former great love, which in your faithfulness you swore to David?
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Remember, Lord, how your servant has [6] been mocked, how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,
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the taunts with which your enemies have mocked, O LORD, with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one.
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Praise be to the LORD forever! Amen and Amen.
[Title: Probably a literary or musical term
[17] Horn here symbolizes strong one.
[18] Or sovereign
[24] Horn here symbolizes strength.
[48] Hebrew Sheol
[50] Or your servants have