Psalms 104:1-150:6

ACV^{(i) 1} Bless LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou are very great. Thou are clothed with honor and majesty, ² who covers thyself with light as with a garment, who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, ³ who lays the beams of his chambers in the waters, who makes the clouds his chariot, who walks upon the wings of the wind, ⁴ who makes his agents spirits, his ministers a flame of fire, ⁵ who laid the foundations of the earth that it should not be moved forever. ⁶ Thou covered it with the deep as with a vesture. The waters stood above the mountains. ⁷ At thy rebuke they fled. At the voice of thy thunder they hastened away. ⁸ The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place which thou had founded for them. ⁹ Thou have set a bound that they may not pass over, that they turn not again to cover the earth. ¹⁰ He sends forth springs into the valleys. They run among the mountains. ¹¹ They give drink to every beast of the field. The wild donkeys quench their thirst. ¹² By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation. They sing among the branches. ¹³ He waters the mountains from his chambers. The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works. ¹⁴ He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and herbage for the service of man, that he may bring forth food out of the earth, ¹⁵ and wine that makes glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man's heart. ¹⁶ The trees of LORD are full, the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted, ¹⁷ where the birds make their nests. As for the stork, the fir trees are her house. ¹⁸ The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for the conies. ¹⁹ He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows his going down. ²⁰ Thou make darkness, and it is night, during which all the beasts of the forest creep forth. ²¹ The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God. ²² The sun arises; they get away, and lie down in their dens. ²³ Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until the evening. ²⁴ O LORD, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom have thou made them all. The earth is full of thy riches. ²⁵ Yonder is the sea, great and wide, in which are innumerable creeping things, both small and great beasts. ²⁶ There go the ships. There is leviathan, whom thou have formed to play in it. ²⁷ These all wait for thee, that thou may give them their food in due season. ²⁸ Thou give to them, they gather. Thou open thy hand, they are satisfied with good. ²⁹ Thou hide thy face, they are troubled. Thou take away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. ³⁰ Thou send forth thy Spirit, they are created, and thou renew the face of the ground. ³¹ Let the glory of LORD endure forever. Let LORD rejoice in his works, ³² who looks on the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, and they smoke. ³³ I will sing to LORD as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God while I have any being. ³⁴ Let thy meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in LORD. ³⁵ Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless LORD, O my soul. Praise ye LORD. ^{105 1} O give thanks to LORD, call upon his name. Make known among the peoples his doings. ² Sing to him, sing praises to him. Talk ye of all his marvelous works. ³ Glory ye in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek LORD rejoice. ⁴ Seek ye LORD and his strength. Seek his face evermore. ⁵ Remember his marvelous works that he has done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth, ⁶ O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye sons of Jacob, his chosen. ⁷ He is LORD our God. His judgments are in all the earth. ⁸ He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations, ⁹ which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac, ¹⁰ and confirmed the same to Jacob for a statute, to Israel for an everlasting covenant, ¹¹ saying, To thee I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance, ¹² when they were but a few men in number, yea, very few, and sojourners in it. ¹³ And they went about from nation to nation, From one kingdom to another people. ¹⁴ He allowed no man to do them wrong. Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes, ¹⁵ saying, Touch not my anointed men, and do my prophets no harm. ¹⁶ And he called for a famine upon the land. He broke the whole staff of bread. ¹⁷ He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a servant. ¹⁸ They hurt his feet with fetters. He was placed in iron. ¹⁹ Until the time that his word came to pass, the word of LORD tried him. ²⁰ The king sent and released him, even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free. ²¹ He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance, ²² to bind his rulers at his pleasure, and teach his elders wisdom. ²³ Israel also came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. ²⁴ And he increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries. ²⁵ He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants. ²⁶ He sent Moses his servant, and Aaron whom he had chosen. ²⁷ They set among them his signs and wonders in the land of Ham. ²⁸ He sent darkness, and made it dark. And they rebelled against his words. ²⁹ He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish. ³⁰ Their land swarmed with frogs in the chambers of their kings. ³¹ He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and lice in all their borders. ³² He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land. ³³ He also smote their vines and their fig trees, and broke the trees of their borders. ³⁴ He spoke, and the locust came, and the grasshopper, and that without number, ³⁵ and ate up every herb in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground. ³⁶ He also smote all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength. ³⁷ And he brought them forth with silver and gold, and there was not a feeble soul among his tribes. ³⁸ Egypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them had fallen upon them. ³⁹ He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light in the night. ⁴⁰ They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. ⁴¹ He opened the rock, and waters gushed out. They ran in the dry places like a river. ⁴² For he remembered his holy word, and Abraham his servant. ⁴³ And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with singing. ⁴⁴ And he gave them the lands of the nations, and they took the labor of the peoples in possession, ⁴⁵ that they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise ye LORD. ^{106 1} Praise ye LORD. O give thanks to LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness is forever. ² Who can utter the mighty acts of LORD, or show forth all his praise? ³ Blessed are those who keep justice, and he who does righteousness at all times. ⁴ Remember me, O LORD, with the favor that thou bear to thy people. O visit me with thy salvation, ⁵ that I may see the prosperity of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance. ⁶ We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. we have done wickedly. ⁷ Our fathers did not understand thy wonders in Egypt. They did not remember the multitude of thy loving kindnesses, but were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea. ⁸ Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known. ⁹ He also rebuked the Red Sea, and it was dried up. So he led them through the depths as through a wilderness. ¹⁰ And he saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. ¹¹ And the waters covered their adversaries; there was not one of them left. ¹² Then they believed his words. They sang his praise. ¹³ They soon forgot his works. They did not wait for his counsel, ¹⁴ but lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and challenged God in the desert. ¹⁵ And he gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul. ¹⁶ They also envied Moses in the camp, and Aaron the sanctified of LORD. ¹⁷ The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram. ¹⁸ And a fire was kindled in their company. The flame burned up the wicked men. ¹⁹ They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped a molten image. ²⁰ Thus they changed their glory for the likeness of an ox that eats grass. ²¹ They forgot God their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt, ²² wondrous works in the land of Ham, and fearful things by the Red Sea. ²³ Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy. ²⁴ Yea, they despised the pleasant land. They did not believe his word, ²⁵ but murmured in their tents, and did not hearken to the voice of LORD. ²⁶ Therefore he swore to them, that he would overthrow them in the wilderness, ²⁷ and that he would overthrow their seed among the nations, and scatter them in the lands. ²⁸ They also joined themselves to Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead. ²⁹ Thus they provoked him to anger with their doings, and the plague broke in upon them. ³⁰ Then Phinehas stood up, and executed judgment, and so the plague was stayed. ³¹ And that was reckoned to him for righteousness to all generations for evermore. ³² They also angered him at the waters of Meribah, so that it went ill with Moses because of them, ³³ because they were rebellious against his spirit, and he spoke ill-advisedly with his lips. ³⁴ They did not destroy the peoples, as LORD commanded them, ³⁵ but mingled themselves with the nations, and learned their works, ³⁶ and served their idols, which became a snare to them. ³⁷ Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons, ³⁸ and shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. And the land was polluted with blood. ³⁹ Thus they were defiled with their works, and played the harlot in their doings. ⁴⁰ Therefore the wrath of LORD was kindled against his people, and he abhorred his inheritance. ⁴¹ And he gave them into the hand of the nations. And those who hated them ruled over them. ⁴² Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand. ⁴³ Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their counsel, and were brought low in their iniquity. ⁴⁴ Nevertheless he regarded their distress when he heard their cry. ⁴⁵ And he remembered his covenant for them, and relented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses. ⁴⁶ He also made them to be pitied by all those who carried them captive. ⁴⁷ Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the nations, to give thanks to thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise. ⁴⁸ Blessed be LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting. And let all the people say, Truly. Praise ye LORD. ^{107 1} O give thanks to LORD, For he is good, for his loving kindness is forever. ² Let the redeemed of LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary, ³ and gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. ⁴ They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city of habitation. ⁵ Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. ⁶ Then they cried to LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses. ⁷ He also led them by a straight way, that they might go to a city of habitation. ⁸ O that men would praise LORD for his loving kindness, and for his wonderful works to the sons of men! ⁹ For he satisfies the longing soul, and he fills the hungry soul with good, ¹⁰ even those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron, ¹¹ because they rebelled against the words of God, and scorned the counsel of the Most High. ¹² Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was none to help. ¹³ Then they cried to LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. ¹⁴ He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds apart. ¹⁵ O that men would praise LORD for his loving kindness, and for his wonderful works to the sons of men! ¹⁶ For he has broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron apart. ¹⁷ Fools are afflicted because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities. ¹⁸ Their soul abhors all manner of food, and they draw near to the gates of death. ¹⁹ Then they cry to LORD in their trouble, and he saves them out of their distresses. ²⁰ He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their destructions. ²¹ O that men would praise LORD for his loving kindness, and for his wonderful works to the sons of men! ²² And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with singing. ²³ Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters, ²⁴ these men see the works of LORD, and his wonders in the deep. ²⁵ For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up the waves of it. ²⁶ They mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble. ²⁷ They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end. ²⁸ Then they cry to LORD in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distresses. ²⁹ He makes the storm a calm, so that the waves of it are still. ³⁰ Then they are glad because they are quiet, so he brings them to their desired haven. ³¹ O that men would praise LORD for his loving kindness, and for his wonderful works to the sons of men! ³² Let them also exalt him in the assembly of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders. ³³ He turns rivers into a wilderness, and water springs into a thirsty ground, ³⁴ a fruitful land into a salt desert, for the wickedness of those who dwell therein. ³⁵ He turns a wilderness into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs. ³⁶ And there he makes the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city of habitation, ³⁷ and sow fields, and plant vineyards, and get fruits of increase. ³⁸ He also blesses them, so that they are multiplied greatly, and he does not allow their cattle to decrease. ³⁹ Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow. ⁴⁰ He pours contempt upon rulers, and causes them to wander in the waste, where there is no way. ⁴¹ Yet he sets a needy man on high from affliction, and makes him families like a flock. ⁴² The upright shall see it, and be glad. And all iniquity shall stop her mouth. ⁴³ He who is wise will give heed to these things, and they will consider the loving kindnesses of LORD. ^{108 1} My heart is fixed, O God, I will sing, yea, I will sing praises, even with my glory. ² Awake, psaltery and harp. I myself will awake right early. ³ I will give thanks to thee, O LORD, among the peoples, and I will sing praises to thee among the nations. ⁴ For thy loving kindness is great above the heavens, and thy truth is to the skies. ⁵ Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and thy glory above all the earth. ⁶ That thy beloved may be delivered, save with thy right hand, and answer us. ⁷ God has spoken in his holiness. I will exult. I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. ⁸ Gilead is mine. Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is the defense of my head. Judah is my scepter. ⁹ Moab is my wash pot. Upon Edom I will cast my shoe. Over Philistia I will shout. ¹⁰ Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who has led me to Edom? ¹¹ Have thou not cast us off, O God? And thou go not forth, O God, with our armies. ¹² Give us help against the adversary, for vain is the help of man. ¹³ Through God we shall do valiantly, for he it is who will tread down our adversaries. ^{109 1} Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise, ² for they have opened against me the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue. ³ They have also encompassed me about with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause. ⁴ For my love they are my adversaries, but I make prayer. ⁵ And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love. ⁶ Set thou a wicked man over him, and let an adversary stand at his right hand. ⁷ When he is judged, let him come forth guilty, and let his prayer be turned into sin. ⁸ Let his days be few, and let another take his office. ⁹ Let his sons be fatherless, and his wife a widow. ¹⁰ Let his sons be vagabonds, and beg, and let them seek out of their desolate places. ¹¹ Let a creditor exact all that he has, and let strangers make spoil of his labor. ¹² Let there be none to extend kindness to him, nor let there be any to have pity on his fatherless sons. ¹³ Let his posterity be cut off. In the generation following let their name be blotted out. ¹⁴ Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with LORD, and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out. ¹⁵ Let them be before LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth, ¹⁶ because he did not remember to show kindness, but persecuted the poor and needy man, and the broken in heart, to kill. ¹⁷ Yea, he loved cursing, and it came to him. And he did not delight in blessing, and it was far from him. ¹⁸ He also clothed himself with cursing as with his garment, and it came into his inward parts like water, and like oil into his bones. ¹⁹ Let it be to him as the raiment with which he covers himself, and for the belt with which he is girded continually. ²⁰ This is the reward of my adversaries from LORD, and of those who speak evil against my soul. ²¹ But deal thou with me, O LORD the Lord, for thy name's sake. Because thy loving kindness is good, deliver thou me, ²² for I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. ²³ I am gone like the shadow when it declines. I am tossed up and down as the locust. ²⁴ My knees are weak through fasting, and my flesh fails of fatness. ²⁵ I also have become a reproach to them. When they see me, they shake their head. ²⁶ Help me, O LORD my God. O save me according to thy loving kindness, ²⁷ that they may know that this is thy hand, that thou, LORD, have done it. ²⁸ Let them curse, but bless thou. When they arise, they shall be put to shame, but thy servant shall rejoice. ²⁹ Let my adversaries be clothed with dishonor, and let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe. ³⁰ I will give great thanks to LORD with my mouth. Yea, I will praise him among the multitude. ³¹ For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul. ^{110 1} LORD says to my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand until I make thine enemies thy footstool. ² LORD will send forth the rod of thy strength out of Zion. Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. ³ Thy people offer themselves willingly in the day of thy power, in holy array. Out of the womb of the morning thou have the dew of thy youth. ⁴ LORD has sworn, and will not repent. Thou are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. ⁵ The Lord at thy right hand will strike through kings in the day of his wrath. ⁶ He will judge among the nations. He will fill with dead bodies. He will strike through the head in many countries. ⁷ He will drink of the brook in the way, therefore he will lift up the head. ^{111 1} Praise ye LORD. I will give thanks to LORD with my whole heart, in the council of the upright, and in the congregation. ² The works of LORD are great, sought out by all those who have pleasure in it. ³ His work is honor and majesty, and his righteousness endures forever. ⁴ He has made his wonderful works to be remembered. LORD is gracious and merciful. ⁵ He has given food to those who fear him. He will ever be mindful of his covenant. ⁶ He has shown his people the power of his works, in giving them the heritage of the nations. ⁷ The works of his hands are truth and justice. All his precepts are sure. ⁸ They are established forever and ever. They are done in truth and uprightness. ⁹ He has sent redemption to his people. He has commanded his covenant forever. Holy and reverend is his name. ¹⁰ The fear of LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and all who act accordingly have a good understanding. His praise endures forever. ^{112 1} Praise ye LORD. Blessed is the man who fears LORD, who delights greatly in his commandments. ² His seed shall be mighty upon earth. The generation of the upright shall be blessed. ³ Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever. ⁴ To the upright there arises light in the darkness. He is gracious, and merciful, and righteous. ⁵ It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He shall maintain his cause in judgment, ⁶ for he shall never be moved. A righteous man shall be had in everlasting remembrance. ⁷ He shall not be afraid of evil tidings. His heart is fixed, trusting in LORD. ⁸ His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, even until he looks over his adversaries. ⁹ He has scattered, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn shall be exalted with honor. ¹⁰ A wicked man shall see it, and be grieved. He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away. The desire of wicked men shall perish. ^{113 1} Praise ye LORD. Praise, O ye servants of LORD. Praise the name of LORD. ² Blessed be the name of LORD from this time forth and for evermore. ³ From the rising of the sun to the going down of the same LORD's name is to be praised. ⁴ LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens. ⁵ Who is like LORD our God who has his seat on high, ⁶ and yet looks upon the low things in heaven and in the earth. ⁷ He raises up a poor man out of the dust, and lifts up a needy man from the dunghill, ⁸ that he may set him with rulers, even with the rulers of his people. ⁹ He makes the barren woman to keep house, a joyful mother of sons. Praise ye LORD. ^{114 1} When Israel went forth out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, ² Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion. ³ The sea saw it, and fled. The Jordan was driven back. ⁴ The mountains skipped like rams, the little hills like lambs. ⁵ What ails thee, O thou sea, that thou flee? Thou Jordan, that thou turn back? ⁶ Ye mountains, that ye skip like rams, ye little hills, like lambs? ⁷ Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, ⁸ who turned the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a fountain of waters. ^{115 1} Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to thy name give glory. For thy loving kindness, and for thy truth's sake. ² Why should the nations say, Where is now their God? ³ But our God is in the heavens. He has done whatever he pleased. ⁴ Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. ⁵ They have mouths, but they speak not. They have eyes, but they see not. ⁶ They have ears, but they hear not. They have noses, but they smell not. ⁷ They have hands, but they handle not. They have feet, but they walk not, nor do they speak through their throat. ⁸ Those who make them shall be like them. Yea, everyone who trusts in them. ⁹ O Israel, trust thou in LORD. He is their help and their shield. ¹⁰ O house of Aaron, trust ye in LORD. He is their help and their shield. ¹¹ Ye who fear LORD, trust in LORD. He is their help and their shield. ¹² LORD has been mindful of us. He will bless, he will bless the house of Israel. He will bless the house of Aaron. ¹³ He will bless those who fear LORD, both small and great. ¹⁴ LORD increase you more and more, you and your sons. ¹⁵ Blessed are ye of LORD who made heaven and earth. ¹⁶ The heavens are the heavens of LORD, but the earth he has given to the sons of men. ¹⁷ The dead do not praise LORD, nor any who go down into silence, ¹⁸ but we will bless LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise ye LORD. ^{116 1} I love LORD because he hears my voice and my supplications. ² Because he has inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call as long as I live. ³ The cords of death encompassed me, and the pains of Sheol got hold upon me. I found trouble and sorrow. ⁴ Then I called upon the name of LORD. O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. ⁵ Gracious is LORD, and righteous. Yea, our God is merciful. ⁶ LORD preserves the simple. I was brought low, and he saved me. ⁷ Return to thy rest, O my soul, for LORD has dealt bountifully with thee. ⁸ For thou have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from falling. ⁹ I will walk before LORD in the land of the living. ¹⁰ I believed, therefore I have spoken, but I was greatly afflicted. ¹¹ I said in my haste, All men are liars. ¹² What shall I render to LORD for all his benefits toward me? ¹³ I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of LORD. ¹⁴ I will pay my vows to LORD, yea, in the presence of all his people. ¹⁵ Precious in the sight of LORD is the death of his sanctified. ¹⁶ O LORD, truly I am thy servant. I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid. Thou have loosed my bonds. ¹⁷ I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of LORD. ¹⁸ I will pay my vows to LORD, yea, in the presence of all his people, ¹⁹ in the courts of LORD's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye LORD. ^{117 1} O praise LORD, all ye Gentiles, laud him, all ye peoples. ² For his loving kindness is great toward us, and the truth of LORD is forever. Praise ye LORD. ^{118 1} O give thanks to LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness is forever. ² Let Israel now say that his loving kindness is forever. ³ Let the house of Aaron now say that his loving kindness is forever. ⁴ Let those now who fear LORD say that his loving kindness is forever. ⁵ Out of my distress I called upon LORD. LORD answered me upon a large place. ⁶ LORD is on my side, I will not fear. What can man do to me? ⁷ LORD is on my side among those who help me. Therefore I shall look upon those who hate me. ⁸ It is better to take refuge in LORD than to put confidence in man. ⁹ It is better to take refuge in LORD than to put confidence in rulers. ¹⁰ All nations encompassed me around. In the name of LORD I will cut them off. ¹¹ They encompassed me around, yea, they encompassed me around. In the name of LORD I will cut them off. ¹² They encompassed me around like bees. They are quenched as the fire of thorns. In the name of LORD I will cut them off. ¹³ Thou thrusted greatly at me that I might fall, but LORD helped me. ¹⁴ LORD is my strength and song, and he has become my salvation. ¹⁵ The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous. The right hand of LORD does valiantly. ¹⁶ The right hand of LORD is exalted. The right hand of LORD does valiantly. ¹⁷ I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of LORD. ¹⁸ LORD has chastened me greatly, but he has not given me over to death. ¹⁹ Open to me the gates of righteousness. I will enter into them. I will give thanks to LORD. ²⁰ This is the gate of LORD. The righteous shall enter into it. ²¹ I will give thanks to thee, for thou have answered me, and have become my salvation. ²² The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner. ²³ This is LORD's doing. It is marvelous in our eyes. ²⁴ This is the day which LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. ²⁵ Save now, we beseech thee, O LORD. O LORD, we beseech thee, send now prosperity. ²⁶ Blessed be he who comes in the name of LORD. We have blessed you out of the house of LORD. ²⁷ LORD is God, and he has given us light. Bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar. ²⁸ Thou are my God, and I will give thanks to thee. Thou are my God, I will exalt thee. ²⁹ O give thanks to LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness is forever. ^{119 1} Blessed are those who are perfect in the way, who walk in the law of LORD. ² Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, that seek him with the whole heart. ³ Yea, they do no unrighteousness. They walk in his ways. ⁴ Thou have commanded thy precepts, that we should observe them diligently. ⁵ O that my ways were established to observe thy statutes! ⁶ Then I shall not be put to shame when I have respect for all thy commandments. ⁷ I will give thanks to thee with uprightness of heart when I learn thy righteous judgments. ⁸ I will observe thy statutes. O forsake me not utterly. ⁹ With what shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to thy word. ¹⁰ With my whole heart I have sought thee. O let me not wander from thy commandments. ¹¹ I have laid thy word up in my heart that I might not sin against thee. ¹² Blessed are thou, O LORD. Teach me thy statutes. ¹³ With my lips I have declared all the ordinances of thy mouth. ¹⁴ I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies as much as in all riches. ¹⁵ I will meditate on thy precepts, and have respect for thy ways. ¹⁶ I will delight myself in thy statutes. I will not forget thy word. ¹⁷ Deal bountifully with thy servant that I may live, so I will observe thy word. ¹⁸ Open thou my eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. ¹⁹ I am a sojourner in the earth. Hide not thy commandments from me. ²⁰ My soul breaks for the longing that it has to thine ordinances at all times. ²¹ Thou have rebuked the proud, who are cursed, who wander from thy commandments. ²² Take away from me reproach and contempt, for I have kept thy testimonies. ²³ Rulers also sat and talked against me, but thy servant meditated on thy statutes. ²⁴ Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counselors. ²⁵ My soul clings to the dust. Enliven thou me according to thy word. ²⁶ I declared my ways, and thou answered me. Teach me thy statutes. ²⁷ Make me to understand the way of thy precepts, so I shall meditate on thy wondrous works. ²⁸ My soul melts for heaviness. Strengthen thou me according to thy word. ²⁹ Remove from me the way of falsehood, and grant me thy law graciously. ³⁰ I have chosen the way of faithfulness. I have set thine ordinances. ³¹ I cling to thy testimonies. O LORD, put me not to shame. ³² I will run the way of thy commandments when thou shall enlarge my heart. ³³ Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes, and I shall keep it to the end. ³⁴ Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law, yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. ³⁵ Make me to go in the path of thy commandments, for therein do I delight. ³⁶ Incline my heart to thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. ³⁷ Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity, and enliven me in thy ways. ³⁸ Confirm to thy servant thy word, which is for the fear of thee. ³⁹ Turn away my reproach of which I am afraid, for thine ordinances are good. ⁴⁰ Behold, I have longed after thy precepts. Enliven me in thy righteousness. ⁴¹ Let thy loving kindnesses also come to me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word. ⁴² So I shall have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in thy word. ⁴³ And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for I have hoped in thine ordinances. ⁴⁴ So shall I observe thy law continually forever and ever. ⁴⁵ And I shall walk at liberty, for I have sought thy precepts. ⁴⁶ I also will speak of thy testimonies before kings, and shall not be put to shame. ⁴⁷ And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved. ⁴⁸ I will also lift up my hands to thy commandments, which I have loved, and I will meditate on thy statutes. ⁴⁹ Remember the word to thy servant, because thou have made me to hope. ⁵⁰ This is my comfort in my affliction, for thy word has revived me. ⁵¹ The proud have had me greatly in derision, yet I have not swerved from thy law. ⁵² I have remembered thine ordinances of old, O LORD, and have comforted myself. ⁵³ Hot indignation has taken hold upon me because of the wicked who forsake thy law. ⁵⁴ Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. ⁵⁵ I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have observed thy law. ⁵⁶ This I have had because I have kept thy precepts. ⁵⁷ LORD is my portion; I have said that I would observe thy words. ⁵⁸ I entreated thy favor with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to thy word. ⁵⁹ I thought on my ways, and turned my feet to thy testimonies. ⁶⁰ I made haste, and delayed not, to observe thy commandments. ⁶¹ The cords of the wicked have wrapped me around, but I have not forgotten thy law. ⁶² At midnight I will rise to give thanks to thee because of thy righteous ordinances. ⁶³ I am a companion of all those who fear thee, and of those who observe thy precepts. ⁶⁴ The earth, O LORD, is full of thy loving kindness. Teach me thy statutes. ⁶⁵ Thou have dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according to thy word. ⁶⁶ Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I have believed in thy commandments. ⁶⁷ Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I observe thy word. ⁶⁸ Thou are good, and do good. Teach me thy statutes. ⁶⁹ The proud have forged a lie against me. With my whole heart I will keep thy precepts. ⁷⁰ Their heart is as fat as grease, but I delight in thy law. ⁷¹ It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn thy statutes. ⁷² The law of thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver. ⁷³ Thy hands have made me and fashioned me. Give me understanding that I may learn thy commandments. ⁷⁴ Those who fear thee shall see me and be glad, because I have hoped in thy word. ⁷⁵ I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness thou have afflicted me. ⁷⁶ Let, I pray thee, thy loving kindness be for my comfort according to thy word to thy servant. ⁷⁷ Let thy tender mercies come to me that I may live, for thy law is my delight. ⁷⁸ Let the proud be put to shame, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on thy precepts. ⁷⁹ Let those who fear thee turn to me, and they shall know thy testimonies. ⁸⁰ Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes that I be not put to shame. ⁸¹ My soul faints for thy salvation. I hope in thy word. ⁸² My eyes fail for thy word, while I say, When will thou comfort me? ⁸³ For I have become like a wine-skin in the smoke. Yet I do not forget thy statutes. ⁸⁴ How many are the days of thy servant? When will thou execute judgment on those who persecute me? ⁸⁵ The proud have dug pits for me, who are not according to thy law. ⁸⁶ All thy commandments are faithful. They persecute me wrongfully. Help thou me. ⁸⁷ They had almost consumed me upon earth, but I did not forsake thy precepts. ⁸⁸ Revive me according to thy loving kindness, so I shall observe the testimony of thy mouth. ⁸⁹ Forever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. ⁹⁰ Thy faithfulness is to all generations. Thou have established the earth, and it abides. ⁹¹ They abide this day according to thine ordinances, for all things are thy servants. ⁹² Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in my affliction. ⁹³ I will never forget thy precepts, for with them thou have enlivened me. ⁹⁴ I am thine. Save me, for I have sought thy precepts. ⁹⁵ The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me. I will consider thy testimonies. ⁹⁶ I have seen an end of all perfection. Thy commandment is exceedingly broad. ⁹⁷ O how I love thy law! It is my meditation all the day. ⁹⁸ Thy commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me. ⁹⁹ I have more understanding than all my teachers, for thy testimonies are my meditation. ¹⁰⁰ I understand more than the aged because I have kept thy precepts. ¹⁰¹ I have restrained my feet from every evil way, that I might observe thy word. ¹⁰² I have not turned aside from thine ordinances, for thou have taught me. ¹⁰³ How sweet are thy words to my taste, than honey to my mouth! ¹⁰⁴ Through thy precepts I get understanding. Therefore I hate every false way. ¹⁰⁵ Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and light to my path. ¹⁰⁶ I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will observe thy righteous ordinances. ¹⁰⁷ I am afflicted very much. Revive me, O LORD, according to thy word. ¹⁰⁸ Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thine ordinances. ¹⁰⁹ My soul is continually in my hand, yet I do not forget thy law. ¹¹⁰ The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I have not gone astray from thy precepts. ¹¹¹ I have taken thy testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the rejoicing of my heart. ¹¹² I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes forever, even to the end. ¹¹³ I hate those who are of a double mind, but I love thy law. ¹¹⁴ Thou are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in thy word. ¹¹⁵ Depart from me, ye evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God. ¹¹⁶ Uphold me according to thy word, that I may live, and let me not be ashamed of my hope. ¹¹⁷ Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe, and shall have respect for thy statutes continually. ¹¹⁸ Thou have set at nothing all those who err from thy statutes, for their deceit is falsehood. ¹¹⁹ Thou put away all the wicked of the earth like dross. Therefore I love thy testimonies. ¹²⁰ My flesh trembles for fear of thee, and I am afraid of thy judgments. ¹²¹ I have done justice and righteousness. Leave me not to my oppressors. ¹²² Be surety for thy servant for good. Let not the proud oppress me. ¹²³ My eyes fail for thy salvation, and for thy righteous word. ¹²⁴ Deal with thy servant according to thy loving kindness, and teach me thy statutes. ¹²⁵ I am thy servant. Give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. ¹²⁶ It is time for LORD to work. They have made void thy law. ¹²⁷ Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold. ¹²⁸ Therefore I esteem all precepts concerning all things to be right. I hate every false way. ¹²⁹ Thy testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them. ¹³⁰ The opening of thy words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple. ¹³¹ I opened wide my mouth, and panted, for I longed for thy commandments. ¹³² Turn thee to me, and have mercy upon me, as thou used to do to those who love thy name. ¹³³ Establish my footsteps in thy word, and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. ¹³⁴ Redeem me from the oppression of man, so I will observe thy precepts. ¹³⁵ Make thy face to shine upon thy servant, and teach me thy statutes. ¹³⁶ Streams of water run down my eyes, because they do not observe thy law. ¹³⁷ Thou are righteous, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments. ¹³⁸ Thou have commanded thy testimonies in righteousness and exceeding faithfulness. ¹³⁹ My zeal has consumed me, because my adversaries have forgotten thy words. ¹⁴⁰ Thy word is very pure, therefore thy servant loves it. ¹⁴¹ I am small and despised. I do not forget thy precepts. ¹⁴² Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is truth. ¹⁴³ Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me. Thy commandments are my delight. ¹⁴⁴ Thy testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, and I shall live. ¹⁴⁵ I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, O LORD. I will keep thy statutes. ¹⁴⁶ I have called to thee. Save me, and I shall observe thy testimonies. ¹⁴⁷ I anticipated the dawning of the morning, and cried. I hoped in thy words. ¹⁴⁸ My eyes anticipated the night-watches that I might meditate on thy word. ¹⁴⁹ Hear my voice according to thy loving kindness. Enliven me, O LORD, according to thine ordinances. ¹⁵⁰ They draw near who follow after wickedness. They are far from thy law. ¹⁵¹ Thou are near, O LORD, and all thy commandments are truth. ¹⁵² Of old I have known from thy testimonies that thou have founded them forever. ¹⁵³ Consider my affliction, and deliver me, for I do not forget thy law. ¹⁵⁴ Plead thou my cause, and redeem me. Enliven me according to thy word. ¹⁵⁵ Salvation is far from the wicked, for they seek not thy statutes. ¹⁵⁶ Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD. Enliven me according to thine ordinances. ¹⁵⁷ Many are my persecutors and my adversaries. I have not swerved from thy testimonies. ¹⁵⁸ I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved because they do not observe thy word. ¹⁵⁹ Consider how I love thy precepts. Enliven me, O LORD, according to thy loving kindness. ¹⁶⁰ The sum of thy word is truth, and every one of thy righteous ordinances is forever. ¹⁶¹ Rulers have persecuted me without a cause, but my heart stands in awe of thy words. ¹⁶² I rejoice at thy word, as he who finds great spoil. ¹⁶³ I hate and abhor falsehood. I love thy law. ¹⁶⁴ Seven times a day I praise thee because of thy righteous ordinances. ¹⁶⁵ Great peace have those who love thy law, and they have no occasion of stumbling. ¹⁶⁶ I have hoped for thy salvation, O LORD, and have done thy commandments. ¹⁶⁷ My soul has observed thy testimonies, and I love them exceedingly. ¹⁶⁸ I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies, for all my ways are before thee. ¹⁶⁹ Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD. Give me understanding according to thy word. ¹⁷⁰ Let my supplication come before thee. Deliver me according to thy word. ¹⁷¹ Let my lips utter praise, for thou teach me thy statutes. ¹⁷² Let my tongue sing of thy word, for all thy commandments are righteousness. ¹⁷³ Let thy hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen thy precepts. ¹⁷⁴ I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD, and thy law is my delight. ¹⁷⁵ Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee. And let thine ordinances help me. ¹⁷⁶ I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek thy servant, for I do not forget thy commandments. ^{120 1} In my distress I cried to LORD, and he answered me. ² Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. ³ What shall be given to thee, and what shall be done more to thee, thou deceitful tongue? ⁴ Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. ⁵ Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar! ⁶ My soul has long had her dwelling with him who hates peace. ⁷ I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war. ^{121 1} I will lift up my eyes to the mountains. From where shall my help come? ² My help is from LORD, who made heaven and earth. ³ He will not allow thy foot to be moved. He who keeps thee will not slumber. ⁴ Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. ⁵ LORD is thy keeper. LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. ⁶ The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. ⁷ LORD will keep thee from all evil. He will keep thy soul. ⁸ LORD will keep thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth and for evermore. ^{122 1} I was glad when they said to me, Let us go to the house of LORD. ² Our feet are standing inside thy gates, O Jerusalem. ³ Jerusalem, that is built as a city that is compact together, ⁴ where the tribes go up, even the tribes of LORD, for an ordinance for Israel, to give thanks to the name of LORD. ⁵ For there thrones are set for judgment, the thrones of the house of David. ⁶ Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. They shall prosper who love thee. ⁷ Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. ⁸ For my brothers and companions' sakes I will now say, Peace be within thee. ⁹ For the sake of the house of LORD our God I will seek thy good. ^{123 1} To thee do I lift up my eyes, O thou who sit in the heavens. ² Behold, as the eyes of servants to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are to LORD our God, until he has mercy upon us. ³ Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us, for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. ⁴ Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud. ^{124 1} If it had not been LORD who was on our side, let Israel now say, ² if it had not been LORD who was on our side when men rose up against us, ³ then they would have swallowed us up alive when their wrath was kindled against us, ⁴ then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul, ⁵ then the proud waters would have gone over our soul. ⁶ Blessed be LORD, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth. ⁷ Our soul has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers. The snare is broken, and we have escaped. ⁸ Our help is in the name of LORD, who made heaven and earth. ^{125 1} Those who trust in LORD are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever. ² As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so LORD is round about his people from this time forth and for evermore. ³ For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous, that the righteous not put forth their hands to iniquity. ⁴ Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts. ⁵ But as for such as turn aside to their crooked ways, LORD will lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel. ^{126 1} When LORD brought back those who returned to Zion, we were like those who dream. ² Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, LORD has done great things for them. ³ LORD has done great things for us. We are glad. ⁴ Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the South. ⁵ Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy. ⁶ He who goes forth and weeps, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with joy, bringing his sheaves. ^{127 1} Unless LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless LORD guards the city, the watchman wake but in vain. ² It is vain for you to rise up early, to take rest late, to eat the bread of toil, for so he gives sleep to his beloved. ³ Lo, sons are a heritage of LORD, and the fruit of the womb is a reward. ⁴ As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the sons of youth. ⁵ Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They shall not be put to shame when they speak with their enemies in the gate. ^{128 1} Blessed are all who fear LORD, who walk in his ways. ² For thou shall eat the labor of thy hands. Happy thou shall be, and it shall be well with thee. ³ Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine in the innermost parts of thy house, thy sons like olive plants round about thy table. ⁴ Behold, thus shall the man be blessed who fears LORD. ⁵ LORD bless thee out of Zion, and see thou the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. ⁶ Yea, see thou thy son's sons. Peace be upon Israel. ^{129 1} Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say, ² Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me. ³ The plowers plowed upon my back. They made long their furrows. ⁴ LORD is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked. ⁵ Let them be put to shame and turned backward, all those who hate Zion. ⁶ Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withers before it grows up, ⁷ with which the reaper fills not his hand, nor he who binds sheaves, his bosom. ⁸ Neither do those who go by say, The blessing of LORD be upon you. We bless you in the name of LORD. ^{130 1} Out of the depths I have cried to thee, O LORD. ² Lord, hear my voice. Let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. ³ If thou, LORD, should note iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? ⁴ But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou may be feared. ⁵ I wait for LORD. My soul waits, and in his word do I hope, ⁶ my soul for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, watchmen for the morning. ⁷ O Israel, hope in LORD, for with LORD there is loving kindness, and with him is plentiful redemption. ⁸ And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities. ^{131 1} LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty. Neither do I exercise myself in grand matters, or in things too wonderful for me. ² Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul like a weaned child with his mother. Like a weaned child is my soul within me. ³ O Israel, hope in LORD from this time forth and for evermore. ^{132 1} LORD, remember for David all his affliction, ² how he swore to LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob: ³ Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed, ⁴ I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids, ⁵ until I find out a place for LORD, a tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob. ⁶ Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of the wood. ⁷ We will go into his tabernacles. We will worship at his footstool. ⁸ Arise, O LORD, into thy resting-place, thou, and the ark of thy strength. ⁹ Let thy priest be clothed with righteousness, and let thy sanctified shout for joy. ¹⁰ For thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of thine anointed. ¹¹ LORD has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: From the fruit of thy body I will set upon thy throne. ¹² If thy sons will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their sons also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore. ¹³ For LORD has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation. ¹⁴ This is my resting place forever. Here I will dwell, for I have desired it. ¹⁵ I will abundantly bless her provision. I will satisfy her poor with bread. ¹⁶ I will also clothe her priests with salvation, and her sanctified shall shout aloud for joy. ¹⁷ There I will make the horn of David to bud. I have ordained a lamp for my anointed. ¹⁸ I will clothe his enemies with shame, but upon himself his crown shall flourish. ^{133 1} Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity! ² It is like the precious oil upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard, that came down upon the skirt of his garments, ³ like the dew of Hermon, that comes down upon the mountains of Zion. For there LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. ^{134 1} Behold, bless ye LORD, all ye servants of LORD, who stand by night in the house of LORD. ² Lift up your hands to the sanctuary, and bless ye LORD. ³ LORD bless thee out of Zion, even he who made heaven and earth. ^{135 1} Praise ye LORD. Praise ye the name of LORD. Praise, O ye servants of LORD, ² ye who stand in the house of LORD, in the courts of the house of our God. ³ Praise ye LORD, for LORD is good. Sing praises to his name, for it is pleasant. ⁴ For LORD has chosen Jacob to himself, Israel for his own possession. ⁵ For I know that LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. ⁶ Whatever LORD pleased, that he has done, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps, ⁷ who causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth, who makes lightnings for the rain, who brings forth the wind out of his treasuries, ⁸ who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast, ⁹ who sent signs and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants, ¹⁰ who smote many nations, and killed mighty kings- ¹¹ Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan- ¹² and gave their land for a heritage, a heritage to Israel his people. ¹³ Thy name, O LORD, is forever, thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations. ¹⁴ For LORD will judge his people, and will relent concerning his servants. ¹⁵ The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. ¹⁶ They have mouths, but they speak not. They have eyes, but they see not. ¹⁷ They have ears, but they hear not, nor is there any breath in their mouths. ¹⁸ Those who make them shall be like them, yea, everyone who trusts in them. ¹⁹ O house of Israel, bless ye LORD. O house of Aaron, bless ye LORD. ²⁰ O house of Levi, bless ye LORD. Ye who fear LORD, bless ye LORD. ²¹ Blessed be LORD out of Zion, who dwells at Jerusalem. Praise ye LORD. ^{136 1} O give thanks to LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness is forever. ² O give thanks to the God of gods, for his loving kindness is forever. ³ O give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his loving kindness is forever, ⁴ to him who alone does great wonders, for his loving kindness is forever, ⁵ to him who by understanding made the heavens, for his loving kindness is forever, ⁶ to him who spread forth the earth above the waters, for his loving kindness is forever, ⁷ to him who made great lights, for his loving kindness is forever, ⁸ the sun to rule by day, for his loving kindness is forever, ⁹ the moon and stars to rule by night, for his loving kindness is forever, ¹⁰ to him who smote Egypt in their firstborn, for his loving kindness is forever, ¹¹ and brought out Israel from among them, for his loving kindness is forever, ¹² with a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, for his loving kindness is forever, ¹³ to him who divided the Red Sea apart, for his loving kindness is forever, ¹⁴ and made Israel to pass through the midst of it, for his loving kindness is forever, ¹⁵ but overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, for his loving kindness is forever, ¹⁶ to him who led his people through the wilderness, for his loving kindness is forever, ¹⁷ to him who smote great kings, for his loving kindness is forever, ¹⁸ and killed famous kings, for his loving kindness is forever, ¹⁹ Sihon king of the Amorites, for his loving kindness is forever, ²⁰ and Og king of Bashan, for his loving kindness is forever, ²¹ and gave their land for a heritage, for his loving kindness is forever, ²² even a heritage to Israel his servant, for his loving kindness is forever, ²³ who remembered us in our low estate, for his loving kindness is forever, ²⁴ and has delivered us from our adversaries, for his loving kindness is forever, ²⁵ who gives food to all flesh, for his loving kindness is forever. ²⁶ O give thanks to the God of heaven, for his loving kindness is forever. ^{137 1} By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept when we remembered Zion. ² Upon the willows in the midst of it we hung up our harps. ³ For there those who led us captive required of us songs, and those who wasted us, mirth, saying, Sing for us one of the songs of Zion. ⁴ How shall we sing LORD's song in a foreign land? ⁵ If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget. ⁶ Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember thee, if I do not prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy. ⁷ Remember, O LORD, the day of Jerusalem against the sons of Edom, who said, Raze it, raze it, even to the foundation thereof. ⁸ O daughter of Babylon, who is to be destroyed, happy shall he be who rewards thee as thou have served us. ⁹ Happy shall he be who takes and dashes thy little ones against the rock. ^{138 1} I will give thee thanks with my whole heart. I will sing praises to thee before the gods. ² I will worship toward thy holy temple, and give thanks to thy name for thy loving kindness and for thy truth. For thou have magnified thy word above all thy name. ³ Thou answered me in the day that I called. Thou encouraged me with strength in my soul. ⁴ All the kings of the earth shall give thee thanks, O LORD, for they have heard the words of thy mouth. ⁵ Yea, they shall sing of the ways of LORD, for great is the glory of LORD. ⁶ For though LORD is high, yet he has respect to the lowly. But he knows the haughty from afar. ⁷ Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou will revive me. Thou will stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of my enemies, and thy right hand will save me. ⁸ LORD will perfect that which concerns me. Thy loving kindness, O LORD, is forever. Forsake not the works of thine own hands. ^{139 1} O LORD, thou have searched me, and known. ² Thou know my sitting down and my rising up. Thou understand my thought afar off. ³ Thou search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. ⁴ For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou know it altogether. ⁵ Thou have beset me behind and before, and laid thy hand upon me. ⁶ Such knowledge is too wonderful for me. It is high, I cannot attain to it. ⁷ Where shall I go from thy Spirit? Or where shall I flee from thy presence? ⁸ If I ascend up into heaven, thou are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou are there. ⁹ If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the outermost parts of the sea, ¹⁰ even there thy hand shall lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. ¹¹ If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, and the light around me shall be night, ¹² even the darkness hides not from thee, but the night shines as the day. The darkness and the light are both alike to thee. ¹³ For thou formed my inward parts. Thou covered me in my mother's womb. ¹⁴ I will give thanks to thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are thy works, and that my soul knows right well. ¹⁵ My frame was not hidden from thee, when I was made in secret, curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. ¹⁶ Thine eyes saw my unformed substance, and in thy book they were all written, even the days that were ordained, when as yet there was none of them. ¹⁷ How precious also are thy thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! ¹⁸ I count them; they are more in number than the sand. When I awake, I am still with thee. ¹⁹ Surely thou will kill the wicked, O God. Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men. ²⁰ For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take it in vain. ²¹ Do I not hate them, O LORD, who hate thee? And am I not grieved with those who rise up against thee? ²² I hate them with perfect hatred. They have become my enemies. ²³ Search me, O God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts, ²⁴ and see if there is any wicked way in me. And lead me in the way everlasting. ^{140 1} Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man. Preserve me from the violent man, ² and men who devise mischievous things in their heart. They gather themselves continually together for war. ³ They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent. Adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. ⁴ Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of a wicked man. Preserve me from violent men, who have purposed to thrust aside my steps. ⁵ The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords. They have spread a net by the wayside. They have set snares for me. Selah. ⁶ I said to LORD, Thou are my God. Give ear to the voice of my supplications, O LORD. ⁷ O LORD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou have covered my head in the day of battle. ⁸ Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked man. Do not further his evil device. They exalt themselves. Selah. ⁹ As for the head of those who encompass me around, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. ¹⁰ Let burning coals fall upon them. Let them be cast into the fire, into deep pits, from where they shall not rise. ¹¹ An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth. Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. ¹² I know that LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted man, and justice for the needy. ¹³ Surely the righteous shall give thanks to thy name. The upright shall dwell in thy presence. ^{141 1} LORD, I have called upon thee. Make haste to me. Give ear to my voice when I call to thee. ² Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. ³ Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips. ⁴ Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. And let me not eat of their dainties. ⁵ Let a righteous man smite me, as a kindness. And let him reprove me, as oil upon the head. Let not my head refuse it. For even in their wickedness my prayer shall continue. ⁶ Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock. And they shall hear my words, for they are sweet. ⁷ Like plowing and furrowing the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol. ⁸ For my eyes are to thee, O LORD the Lord. In thee do I take refuge. Leave not my soul destitute. ⁹ Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, and from the traps of the workers of iniquity. ¹⁰ Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass over. ^{142 1} I cry with my voice to LORD. With my voice to LORD I make supplication. ² I pour out my complaint before him. I show my trouble before him. ³ When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, thou knew my path. In the way in which I walk they have hidden a snare for me. ⁴ Look on my right hand, and see, for there is no man who knows me. Refuge has failed me. No man cares for my soul. ⁵ I cried to thee, O LORD. I said, Thou are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living. ⁶ Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low. Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I. ⁷ Bring my soul out of prison that I may give thanks to thy name. The righteous shall encompass me around, for thou will deal bountifully with me. ^{143 1} Hear my prayer, O LORD. Give ear to my supplications. In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. ² And enter not into judgment with thy servant. For in thy sight no man living is righteous. ³ For the enemy has persecuted my soul. He has smitten my life down to the ground. He has made me to dwell in dark places as those who have been long dead. ⁴ Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate. ⁵ I remember the days of old. I meditate on all thy doings. I muse on the work of thy hands. ⁶ I spread forth my hands to thee. My soul is as a weary land for thee. Selah. ⁷ Make haste to answer me, O LORD, my spirit fails. Hide not thy face from me, lest I become like those who go down into the pit. ⁸ Cause me to hear thy loving kindness in the morning, for in thee do I trust. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to thee. ⁹ Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies. I flee to thee to hide me. ¹⁰ Teach me to do thy will, for thou are my God. Thy Spirit is good, lead me in the land of uprightness. ¹¹ Revive me, O LORD, for thy name's sake. In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble. ¹² And in thy loving kindness cut off my enemies, and destroy all those who afflict my soul, for I am thy servant. ^{144 1} Blessed be LORD, my rock, who teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to fight, ² my loving kindness, and my fortress, my high tower, and my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me. ³ LORD, what is man, that thou take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that thou make account of him? ⁴ Man is like vanity. His days are as a shadow that passes away. ⁵ Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. ⁶ Cast forth lightning, and scatter them. Send out thine arrows, and discomfit them. ⁷ Stretch forth thy hand from above. Rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hand of aliens, ⁸ whose mouth speaks deceit, and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood. ⁹ I will sing a new song to thee, O God. Upon a psaltery of ten strings I will sing praises to thee. ¹⁰ Thou are he who gives salvation to kings, who rescues David his servant from the hurtful sword. ¹¹ Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of aliens, whose mouth speaks deceit, and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood. ¹² That our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, and our daughters as cornerstones hewn according to the fashion of a palace, ¹³ our garners are full, affording all manner of store, our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields, ¹⁴ our oxen are well laden, no breaking in, and no going forth, and no outcry in our streets, ¹⁵ blessed are the people who are in such a case. Blessed are the people whose God is LORD. ^{145 1} I will extol thee, my God, O King, and I will bless thy name forever and ever. ² Every day I will bless thee, and I will praise thy name forever and ever. ³ Great is LORD, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable. ⁴ One generation shall laud thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. ⁵ I will meditate on the glorious majesty of thine honor, and of thy wondrous works. ⁶ And men shall speak of the might of thy fearful acts, and I will declare thy greatness. ⁷ They shall utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness. ⁸ LORD is gracious, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving kindness. ⁹ LORD is good to all, and his tender mercies are over all his works. ¹⁰ All thy works shall give thanks to thee, O LORD, and thy sanctified shall bless thee. ¹¹ They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power, ¹² to make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glory of the majesty of his kingdom. ¹³ Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion is throughout all generations. ¹⁴ LORD upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down. ¹⁵ The eyes of all wait for thee, and thou give them their food in due season. ¹⁶ Thou open thy hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing. ¹⁷ LORD is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works. ¹⁸ LORD is near to all those who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth. ¹⁹ He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry and will save them. ²⁰ LORD preserves all those who love him, but he will destroy all the wicked. ²¹ My mouth shall speak the praise of LORD. And let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever. ^{146 1} Praise ye LORD. Praise LORD, O my soul. ² While I live I will praise LORD. I will sing praises to my God while I have any being. ³ Put not your trust in rulers, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. ⁴ His breath goes forth, he returns to his earth. In that very day his thoughts perish. ⁵ Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in LORD his God, ⁶ who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps truth forever, ⁷ who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. LORD releases the prisoners. ⁸ LORD opens the eyes of the blind. LORD raises up those who are bowed down. LORD loves the righteous. ⁹ LORD preserves the sojourners. He upholds the fatherless and widow. But the way of the wicked he turns upside down. ¹⁰ LORD will reign forever, thy God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise ye LORD. ^{147 1} Praise ye LORD, for it is good to sing praises to our God. For it is pleasant, and praise is comely. ² LORD builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel. ³ He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds. ⁴ He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by names. ⁵ Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite. ⁶ LORD upholds the meek. He brings the wicked down to the ground. ⁷ Sing to LORD with thanksgiving. Sing praises upon the harp to our God, ⁸ who covers the heavens with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow upon the mountains. ⁹ He gives to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. ¹⁰ He does not delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man. ¹¹ LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness. ¹² Praise LORD, O Jerusalem. Praise thy God, O Zion. ¹³ For he has strengthened the bars of thy gates. He has blessed thy sons within thee. ¹⁴ He makes peace in thy borders. He fills thee with the finest of the wheat. ¹⁵ He sends out his commandment upon earth. His word runs very swiftly. ¹⁶ He gives snow like wool. He scatters the hoar-frost like ashes. ¹⁷ He casts forth his ice like morsels. Who can stand before his cold? ¹⁸ He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow. ¹⁹ He shows his word to Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel. ²⁰ He has not dealt so with any nation. And as for his ordinances, they have not known them. Praise ye LORD. ^{148 1} Praise ye LORD. Praise ye LORD from the heavens. Praise him in the heights. ² Praise ye him, all his agents. Praise ye him, all his host. ³ Praise ye him, sun and moon. Praise him, all ye stars of light. ⁴ Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens. ⁵ Let them praise the name of LORD. For he commanded, and they were created. ⁶ He has also established them forever and ever. He has made a decree which shall not pass away. ⁷ Praise LORD from the earth, ye sea-monsters, and all deeps, ⁸ fire and hail, snow and vapor, stormy wind, fulfilling his word, ⁹ mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars, ¹⁰ beasts and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds, ¹¹ kings of the earth and all peoples, rulers and all judges of the earth, ¹² both young men and virgins, old men and sons. ¹³ Let them praise the name of LORD, for his name alone is exalted. His glory is above the earth and the heavens. ¹⁴ And he has lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his sanctified, even of the sons of Israel, a people near to him. Praise ye LORD. ^{149 1} Praise ye LORD. Sing to LORD a new song, and his praise in the assembly of the sanctified. ² Let Israel rejoice in him who made him. Let the sons of Zion be joyful in their King. ³ Let them praise his name in the dance. Let them sing praises to him with timbrel and harp. ⁴ For LORD takes pleasure in his people. He will beautify the meek with salvation. ⁵ Let the sanctified exult in glory. Let them sing for joy upon their beds. ⁶ The high praises of God are in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand ⁷ to execute vengeance upon the nations, and punishments upon the peoples, ⁸ to bind their kings with chains, and their ranking men with fetters of iron, ⁹ to execute upon them the judgment written. All his sanctified have this honor. Praise ye LORD. ^{150 1} Praise ye LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary. Praise him in the firmament of his power. ² Praise him for his mighty acts. Praise him according to his excellent greatness. ³ Praise him with trumpet sound. Praise him with psaltery and harp. ⁴ Praise him with timbrel and dance. Praise him with stringed instruments and pipe. ⁵ Praise him with loud cymbals. Praise him with high sounding cymbals. ⁶ Let everything that has breath praise LORD. Praise ye LORD.