{\b For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm, a Song.}\par\par\tab God be merciful unto us, and bless us,\par\tab {\i And} cause his face to shine upon us; {\i Selah
For they gat not the land in possession by their own sword,\par\tab Neither did their own arm save them;\par\tab But thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance,\par\tab Because thou wast favorable unto them.
Surely every man walketh in a vain show;\par\tab Surely they are disquieted in vain:\par\tab He heapeth up {\i riches}, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul?\par\tab And {\i why} art thou disquieted within me?\par\tab Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him\par\tab {\i For} the help of his countenance.\par
They shall call the peoples unto the mountain; There shall they offer sacrifices of righteousness: For they shall suck the abundance of the seas, And the hidden treasures of the sand.
and he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them as gold and silver; and they shall offer unto Jehovah offerings in righteousness.