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Text and commentary -- A confession of sin and prayer for forgiveness (51:1-21) -- The divine judgment of a mean and powerful person (52:1-11) -- Judgment on fools who try to ignore God (53:1-7) -- Prayer and assurance in the name of God (54:1-9) -- The complaint of a citizen of a vile city betrayed by a friend(55:1-24) -- Excursus: Enemies in the Psalms -- Trust in God and fear no person (56:1-14) -- A prayer for God to rise up in glory (57:1-12) -- Judgment speech and prayer (58:1-12) -- Enemies who are like hungry prowling dogs (59:1-18) -- Human help is futile; God's help would be sufficient (60:1-14) -- A prayer from the end of the earth (61:1-9) -- Calm faith under attack: a psalm of trust (62:1-13) -- That which is better than life itself (63:1-12) -- Poisoned arrows and wounds without warning (64:1-11) -- Prayer for rain and the bounty of the year (65:1-14) -- Praise for the one who keeps those who fear him among the living (66:1-20) -- A prayer for blessing and summons to praise (67:1-8) -- Blessed be God (68:1-36) -- Hide not your face from your servant (39:1-37) -- A prayer for God to hurry to the aid of a needy servant (70:1-20) -- From theodicy to credo (73:1-28) -- God's scorned name and drawn-back hand (73:1-23) -- "There is a cup in Yahweh's hand" (75:1-11) -- The might God of judgment (76:1-13) -- Will God spurn his people forever? (77:1-21) -- The riddle of God and Israel from Zoan to Zion (78:1-72) -- A communal complaint and prayer for deliverance (79:1-13) -- A prayer for the restoration of the ravaged vineyard of the shepherd of Israel (80:1-20) -- "Open wide your mouth and I will fill it" (81:1-17) -- "Arise, O God, judge the earth" (82:1-8) -- A prayer for the punishment of enemies (83:1-19) -- A psalm of pilgrimage for those who trust God (84:1-13) -- Revive us again (85:1-14) -- "Bend your ear, O Yahweh ... teach me your way ... the godless have risen against me" (86:1-17) -- Zion: The birthplace of all nations (87:1-7) -- A bitter prayer of distress (88:1-19) -- Will God keep his promises? (89:1-53) -- A prayer: "Teach us to number our days" (90:1-17) -- When God is your refuge (91:1-16) -- A psalm for the sabbath (92:1-16) -- An acclamation of the king who reigns (93:1-5) -- Reassurance for the righteous (94:1-23) -- Meribah and Massah in the context of jubilant worship (95:1-11) -- Yahweh reigns as king (96:1-99:9) -- Serve the Lord with gladness (100:1-5).