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my God, I cry to you early in the morning;

      my soul has thirsted for you,

      how often has my flesh longed for you,

      in a barren and trackless desert.

      2. Thus have I appeared before you in the sanctuary,

      to contemplate your power

      and your glory.

      3. Because your mercy is better than life,

      my lips shall render you praise.

      4. Thus I will bless you

      throughout my life,

      and in your name I will lift

      up my hands.

      5. Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness,

      that my joyful lips may

      praise your name.

      6. Inasmuch as I remembered you upon my bed,

      in the early hours I have meditated upon you.

      7. For you have been my helper,

      and in the shelter of your wings

      I will rejoice.

      8. My soul has clung closely to you;

      your right hand has supported me.

      9. But as for those who sought my life in vain,

      they shall descend into the depths

      of the earth.

      10. They shall be delivered up to the edge of the sword,

      they shall become morsels

      for the jackals.

      11. But the king shall rejoice in God,

      everyone who swears by him

      shall be praised,

      for the mouth of those who speak lies has been stopped up.

      Psalm 64

      1. Praise is befitting for you, O God,

      in Zion;

      and to you shall a vow be paid.

      2. Hearken to my prayer,

      to you all flesh shall come.

      3. The words of transgressors have overpowered us,

      but you can pardon our sins.

      4. Blessed is the one whom you have chosen and adopted,

      he will dwell in your courts.

      We shall be satisfied with the good things of your house;

      your temple is holy, wondrous in righteousness.

      5. Listen to us, O God, our savior,

      the hope of all the ends of the earth,

      and of those who travel

      in the distant seas.

      6. You establish the mountains

      by your might,

      girt round about by your power.

      7. You stir up the depths of the sea,

      causing the crashing sound of its waves.

      8. The nations shall be in tumult;

      those who inhabit the far reaches terrified at your signs.

      You will cause the exiting of morning and evening to bring joy.

      9. You have visited the earth

      and watered it;

      you have abundantly enriched it.

      The river of God is bursting with water,

      You have provided its supply for such is your provision.

      10. Saturate her furrows,

      and augment her productivity.

      By these showers on it,

      it will be gladdened,

      the crops will spring up.

      11. Bless the crown of the year

      with your goodness,

      and let the fields be filled with fertility.

      12. Let the mountains of the wilderness become fertile;

      and the hills be girt round about

      with joy.

      13. The rams of the flock have put on thick coats,

      and the valleys abound in rich grain;

      they shall cry aloud and sing hymns

      of praise.

      Psalm 66

      1. May God be merciful to us

      and bless us,

      and cause his face to shine upon us.

      2. May all know your way

      upon the earth,

      among the nations your saving help.

      3. Let the peoples, O God,

      give you thanks,

      let all the peoples render you thanks.

      4. Let the nations rejoice and exult,

      for you shall judge peoples in equity,

      and will guide the nations

      upon the earth.

      5. Let the peoples, O God,

      give you thanks,

      let all the peoples render you thanks.

      6. The earth has yielded her fruit,

      may God, our God, bless us!

      7. May God truly bless us,

      and may all the ends of the earth

      revere God.

      Psalm 68

      1. Save me, O God,

      for the waters have inundated me.

      2. I am stuck in deep mire,

      and there is no underlying support.

      I am come into the depths of the sea,

      and a tempest has overwhelmed me.

      3. I am weary with crying;

      my throat is hoarse;

      and my eyes failed

      while I waited on my God.

      4. Those who hate me without cause

      are more numerous than the hairs on my head.

      My enemies who unjustly persecute me have become strong;

      I have made restitution for what I did not steal.

      5. O God, you are aware of my foolishness,

      and my mistakes are not hidden

      from you.

      6. Let not those who wait on you,

      O Lord of Hosts,

      be put to shame on account of me.

      Let not those who seek you,

      experience confusion on my account,

      O

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