They press out the olive oil between the rows of olive trees; ¹  they tread the winepresses while they are thirsty. ² 

My roots reach the water, and the dew lies on my branches all night long.

May he send you help from his temple; ¹  from Zion may he give you support!

He takes me to lush pastures, he leads me to refreshing water.

Create for me a pure heart, O God! ¹  Renew a resolute spirit within me! ² 

Let me again experience the joy of your deliverance! Sustain me by giving me the desire to obey! ¹ 

“I would feed Israel the best wheat, ¹  and would satisfy your appetite ²  with honey from the rocky cliffs.” ³ 

Will you not revive us once more? Then your people will rejoice in you!

¹ The Lord supports all who fall, and lifts up all who are bent over. ² 

“I have ¹  fresh meat at home; ²  today I have fulfilled my vows!

I have spread my bed with elegant coverings, ¹  with richly colored fabric ²  from Egypt.

Insight ¹  is like ²  a life-giving fountain ³  to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools. ⁴ 

A king’s wrath is like ¹  the roar of a lion, ²  but his favor is like dew on the grass. ³ 

He gives strength to those who are tired; to the ones who lack power, he gives renewed energy.

Bring us back to yourself, O Lord, so that we may return ¹  to you; renew our life ²  as in days before, ³ 

At an appointed time he will again invade the south, but this latter visit will not turn out the way the former one did.

The threshing floors are full of grain; the vats overflow with fresh wine and olive oil.

The sovereign Lord showed me this: I saw ¹  a basket of summer fruit. ² 

Now when the Pharisees ¹  heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, ²  they assembled together. ³ 

For all of you who ¹  were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.