⸻ [Serj Tankian-style hums] I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart I will recount all Your wondrous deeds I will be glad and exult in You I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High [lyre bright opening arpeggio] [nevel (lute) warm sustained chords] [frame drum (toph) steady, confident pulse] [tempo: moderate] [mood: gratitude, confidence] ⸻ My enemies turn back They stumble and perish before You For You have maintained my just cause You have sat on the throne Judging with righteousness [lyre confident chord progression] [frame drum strong pulse] [cymbals bright accents] [mood: victory, authority] ⸻ You rebuked the nations You destroyed the wicked You blotted out their name forever The enemy came to an end in endless ruins Cities uprooted, memory erased [nevel low, weighty chords] [lyre minor emphasis] [frame drum heavier strikes] [mood: judgment, finality] ⸻ But the Lord sits enthroned forever He has established His throne for justice He judges the world with righteousness He governs the peoples with equity [lyre sustained reverent notes] [nevel ascending arpeggio] [frame drum steady, grounded pulse] [mood: solemn majesty] ⸻ The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed A refuge in times of trouble Those who know Your name trust in You For You have not forsaken those who seek You [lyre gentle melodic line] [nevel warm harmony] [frame drum soft pulse] [mood: comfort, trust] ⸻ Sing praises to the Lord who dwells in Zion Declare His deeds among the peoples For He remembers the cry of the afflicted He does not forget the humble [lyre rising phrases] [cymbals brushed softly] [frame drum measured lift] [mood: proclamation] ⸻ Be gracious to me, O Lord See my affliction from those who hate me Lift me up from the gates of death That I may tell of all Your praises [nevel intimate arpeggios] [lyre restrained, trembling line] [frame drum minimal heartbeat] [mood: petition, vulnerability] ⸻ The nations have sunk in the pit they made Their foot is caught in the net they hid The Lord has made Himself known He has executed judgment [lyre sharp, declarative strikes] [frame drum decisive accents] [cymbals clash once] [mood: justice revealed] ⸻ The wicked return to the grave All the nations that forget God For the needy shall not always be forgotten The hope of the poor shall not perish forever [nevel slow, grounding chords] [lyre steady reassurance] [frame drum restrained strength] [mood: moral certainty] ⸻ Arise, O Lord! Let not man prevail Let the nations be judged before You Put them in fear, O Lord Let them know they are but men [shofar piercing call] [lyre forceful sustained chords] [frame drum strong, commanding pulse] [cymbals bright accents] [mood: divine authority] ⸻ [lyre fades gradually] [nevel final harmonic] [frame drum slows to stillness] [shofar distant echo] [tempo: slowing] [mood: resolved justice, reverent calm]
