1. THE GRASS WITHERS

All people are like grass
And all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field
The grass withers and the flowers fall
Because the breath of the Lord blows on them

Surely the people are grass
But the word of our God endures forever
The grass withers and the flowers fall
But the word of God endures forever

Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
Have you not understood
Since the earth was founded?

Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
Have you not understood


2. ABOVE THE CIRCLE OF THE EARTH

He sits enthroned
Above the circle of the earth
He stretches out the heavens
And spreads them out like a tent
He brings princes to naught
And reduces the rulers to nothing
No sooner are they planted
No sooner are they sown
No sooner do they take root in the ground
Than he blows on them
And they wither
And a whirlwind sweeps them away

Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God
Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Creator of the ends of the earth

He will not grow tired or weary
And his understanding no one can fathom
He gives strength to the weary
And increases the power of the weak
Even youths grow tired and weary
And young men stumble and fall
But those who hope in the Lord
Will renew their strength

Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God
Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Creator of the ends of the earth

Those who hope in the Lord
Will renew their strength
They will soar on wings like eagles
They will walk and not be faint

Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God
Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Creator of the ends of the earth


3. THE WORK OF YOUR FINGERS

Lord, our Lord
How majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory
In the heavens
Through the praise of children and infants
You have established a stronghold
To silence the foe
And the avenger

When I consider your heavens
The work of your fingers
The moon and the stars
Which you have set in place

What is mankind
That you are mindful of them

Lord, our Lord
How majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory
In the heavens
Through the praise of children and infants
You have established a stronghold
To silence the foe
And the avenger

What is mankind that
You are mindful of them
A son of man that
You care for him?

You have made him
A little lower than God
And crowned him
With glory and honour

You made him ruler over the works
Of your hands
You put everything
Under his feet

What is mankind
That you are mindful of them
A son of man
That you care for him?


4. A STRONGHOLD

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5. REST IN THE SHADOW

Whoever dwells in the shelter
Of the Most High
Will rest in the shadow
Of the Almighty
"He’s my refuge and fortress
My God, in whom I trust"
Surely he’ll save you
From the fowler’s snare

He will cover you with his feathers
And under his wings you’ll find refuge

His faithfulness
Will be your shield and rampart

You will not fear the terror of night
Nor the arrow by day
Nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness
Nor the plague that destroys at midday

A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand
But it will not come near you, you’ll only observe the punishment of the wicked

He will command his angels
To guard you in all your ways
They will lift you up
In their hands


6. IN THE COURTS OF GOD

It is good to praise the Lord
And make music to your name, O Most High
How great are your works
How profound your thoughts!

Senseless people do not know
Fools do not understand
That though the wicked spring up like grass
They’ll be destroyed forever

You, Lord
Are forever exalted
Surely your enemies
Will perish

The righteous will flourish like a palm tree
Planted in the house of the Lord
They will flourish in the courts of God
They will stay fresh and green

Proclaiming
"The Lord is upright
He is my Rock
And there is no wickedness in him"


7. EVERYTHING THAT HAS BREATH

Hallelu Yah
Praise the Lord
Hallelu Yah
Praise the Lord

Let everything
That has breath
Praise the Lord

Praise God in his sanctuary
Praise him in his mighty heavens
Praise him for his acts of power
Praise him for his surpassing greatness

Praise him with the guitar
Praise him with the drums
Praise him with the clash of cymbals
Praise him with resounding cymbals

Praise him with the guitar
Praise him with the drums
Let everything that has breath
Praise the Lord

Praise him with the guitar
Praise him with the drums
Let everything that has breath
Praise the Lord


8. OUR DWELLING PLACE

Lord, you have been our dwelling place
Throughout all generations

Before the mountains were born
Or you brought forth the whole world
From everlasting to everlasting
You are God

You turn people back to dust
“Return to dust, you mortals”
A thousand years in your sight
Are like a day that has just gone by

Yet you sweep people away
In the sleep of death
They are like the new grass of the morning
By evening it is dry and withered

We are consumed by your anger
And terrified by your indignation
You have set our iniquities before you
Our secret sins in the light of your presence

All our days pass away
Under your wrath
The best of them are but trouble and sorrow
For they quickly pass, and we fly away

If only we knew the power of your anger!
Your wrath is great
Teach us to number our days
That we may gain a heart of wisdom