When I was in trouble, I called to the LORD, and he answered me.

I look to the mountains; where will my help come from?

I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the LORD's house."

LORD, I look up to you, up to heaven, where you rule.

What if the LORD had not been on our side? Answer, O Israel!

Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which can never be shaken, never be moved.

When the LORD brought us back to Jerusalem, it was like a dream!

If the LORD does not build the house, the work of the builders is useless; if the LORD does not protect the city, it does no good for the sentries to stand guard.

Happy are those who obey the LORD, who live by his commands.

Israel, tell us how your enemies have persecuted you ever since you were young.

From the depths of my despair I call to you, LORD.

LORD, I have given up my pride and turned away from my arrogance. I am not concerned with great matters or with subjects too difficult for me.

LORD, do not forget David and all the hardships he endured.

How wonderful it is, how pleasant, for God's people to live together in harmony!

Come, praise the LORD, all his servants, all who serve in his Temple at night.

The LORD is my light and my salvation; I will fear no one. The LORD protects me from all danger; I will never be afraid.

The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.

The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.

But God is my helper. The Lord is my defender.

The day I call to you, my enemies will be turned back. I know this: God is on my side---

The LORD is with me, I will not be afraid; what can anyone do to me?

It is the LORD who helps me, and I will see my enemies defeated.

Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: "I will sing to the LORD, because he has won a glorious victory; he has thrown the horses and their riders into the sea.

Gather together in fear, you nations! Listen, you distant parts of the earth. Get ready to fight, but be afraid! Yes, get ready, but be afraid!

Make your plans! But they will never succeed. Talk all you want to! But it is all useless, because God is with us.

In view of all this, what can we say? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, "I will never leave you; I will never abandon you."

Let us be bold, then, and say, "The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?"

Israel, tell us how your enemies have persecuted you ever since you were young.