2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
       and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,

 3 though its waters roar and foam
       and the mountains quake with their surging.
       Selah

 4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
       the holy place where the Most High dwells.

 5 God is within her, she will not fall;
       God will help her at break of day.

 6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
       he lifts his voice, the earth melts.

 7 The LORD Almighty is with us;
       the God of Jacob is our fortress.
       Selah

 8 Come and see the works of the LORD,
       the desolations he has brought on the earth.

 9 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth;
       he breaks the bow and shatters the spear,
       he burns the shields with fire.

 10 "Be still, and know that I am God;
       I will be exalted among the nations,
       I will be exalted in the earth."

 11 The LORD Almighty is with us;
       the God of Jacob is our fortress.
       Selah

Psalm 71  (NIV)

 1 In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge;
       let me never be put to shame.

 2 Rescue me and deliver me in your righteousness;
       turn your ear to me and save me.

 3 Be my rock of refuge,
       to which I can always go;
       give the command to save me,
       for you are my rock and my fortress.

 4 Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,
       from the grasp of evil and cruel men.

 5 For you have been my hope, O Sovereign LORD,
       my confidence since my youth.

 6 From birth I have relied on you;
       you brought me forth from my mother's womb.
       I will ever praise you.

 7 I have become like a portent to many,
       but you are my strong refuge.

 8 My mouth is filled with your praise,
       declaring your splendor all day long.

 9 Do not cast me away when I am old;
       do not forsake me when my strength is gone.

 10 For my enemies speak against me;
       those who wait to kill me conspire together.

 11 They say, "God has forsaken him;
       pursue him and seize him,
       for no one will rescue him."

 12 Be not far from me, O God;
       come quickly, O my God, to help me.

 13 May my accusers perish in shame;
       may those who want to harm me
       be covered with scorn and disgrace.

 14 But as for me, I will always have hope;
       I will praise you more and more.

 15 My mouth will tell of your righteousness,
       of your salvation all day long,
       though I know not its measure.

 16 I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, O Sovereign LORD;
       I will proclaim your righteousness, yours alone.

 17 Since my youth, O God, you have taught me,
       and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.

 18 Even when I am old and gray,
       do not forsake me, O God,
       till I declare your power to the next generation,
       your might to all who are to come.

 19 Your righteousness reaches to the skies, O God,
       you who have done great things.
       Who, O God, is like you?

 20 Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter,
       you will restore my life again;
       from the depths of the earth
       you will again bring me up.

 21 You will increase my honor
       and comfort me once again.

 22 I will praise you with the harp
       for your faithfulness, O my God;
       I will sing praise to you with the lyre,
       O Holy One of Israel.

 23 My lips will shout for joy
       when I sing praise to you—
       I, whom you have redeemed.

 24 My tongue will tell of your righteous acts
       all day long,
       for those who wanted to harm me
       have been put to shame and confusion.

Psalm 11  (NIV)

 2 For look, the wicked bend their bows;
       they set their arrows against the strings
       to shoot from the shadows
       at the upright in heart.

 3 When the foundations are being destroyed,
       what can the righteous do?"

 4 The LORD is in his holy temple;
       the LORD is on his heavenly throne.
       He observes the sons of men;
       his eyes examine them.

 5 The LORD examines the righteous,
       but the wicked and those who love violence
       his soul hates.

 6 On the wicked he will rain
       fiery coals and burning sulfur;
       a scorching wind will be their lot.

 7 For the LORD is righteous,
       he loves justice;
       upright men will see his face.

Psalm 42  (NIV)

 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
       When can I go and meet with God?

 3 My tears have been my food
       day and night,
       while men say to me all day long,
       "Where is your God?"

 4 These things I remember
       as I pour out my soul:
       how I used to go with the multitude,
       leading the procession to the house of God,
       with shouts of joy and thanksgiving
       among the festive throng.

 5 Why are you downcast, O my soul?
       Why so disturbed within me?
       Put your hope in God,
       for I will yet praise him,
       my Savior and 6 my God.
       My soul is downcast within me;
       therefore I will remember you
       from the land of the Jordan,
       the heights of Hermon—from Mount Mizar.

 7 Deep calls to deep
       in the roar of your waterfalls;
       all your waves and breakers
       have swept over me.

 8 By day the LORD directs his love,
       at night his song is with me—
       a prayer to the God of my life.

 9 I say to God my Rock,
       "Why have you forgotten me?
       Why must I go about mourning,
       oppressed by the enemy?"

 10 My bones suffer mortal agony
       as my foes taunt me,
       saying to me all day long,
       "Where is your God?"

 11 Why are you downcast, O my soul?
       Why so disturbed within me?
       Put your hope in God,
       for I will yet praise him,
       my Savior and my God.