Psalms 41:1-119:176 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

ASV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

Blessed is he that considereth the poor:
Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil. ² Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive,
And he shall be blessed upon the earth;
And deliver not thou him unto the will of his enemies. ³ Jehovah will support him upon the couch of languishing:
Thou makest all his bed in his sickness. ⁴ I said, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me:
Heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee. ⁵ Mine enemies speak evil against me, [saying],
When will he die, and his name perish? ⁶ And if he come to see [me], he speaketh falsehood;
His heart gathereth iniquity to itself:
When he goeth abroad, he telleth it. ⁷ All that hate me whisper together against me;
Against me do they devise my hurt. ⁸ An evil disease, [say they], cleaveth fast unto him;
And now that he lieth he shall rise up no more. ⁹ Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted,
Who did eat of my bread,
Hath lifted up his heel against me. ¹⁰ But thou, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me, and raise me up,
That I may requite them. ¹¹ By this I know that thou delightest in me,
Because mine enemy doth not triumph over me. ¹² And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity,
And settest me before thy face for ever.
¹³ Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel,
From everlasting and to everlasting.
Amen, and Amen.
⁴² ¹ For the Chief Musician. Maschil of the sons of Korah.

As the hart panteth after the water brooks,
So panteth my soul after thee, O God. ² My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God:
When shall I come and appear before God? ³ My tears have been my food day and night,
While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? ⁴ These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me,
How I went with the throng, and led them to the house of God,
With the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping holyday. ⁵ Why art thou cast down, O my soul?
And [why] art thou disquieted within me?
Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him
[For] the help of his countenance.
⁶ O my God, my soul is cast down within me:
Therefore do I remember thee from the land of the Jordan,
And the Hermons, from the hill Mizar. ⁷ Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterfalls:
All thy waves and thy billows are gone over me. ⁸ [Yet] Jehovah will command his lovingkindness in the day-time;
And in the night his song shall be with me,
[Even] a prayer unto the God of my life. ⁹ I will say unto God my rock,
Why hast thou forgotten me?
Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? ¹⁰ As with a sword in my bones, mine adversaries reproach me,
While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? ¹¹ Why art thou cast down, O my soul?
And why art thou disquieted within me?
Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him,
[Who is] the help of my countenance, and my God.
⁴³ ¹ Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation:
Oh deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. ² For thou art the God of my strength; why hast thou cast me off?
Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? ³ Oh send out thy light and thy truth; let them lead me:
Let them bring me unto thy holy hill,
And to thy tabernacles. ⁴ Then will I go unto the altar of God,
Unto God my exceeding joy;
And upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God. ⁵ Why art thou cast down, O my soul?
And why art thou disquieted within me?
Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him,
[Who is] the help of my countenance, and my God.
⁴⁴ ¹ For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of the sons of Korah. Maschil.

We have heard with our ears, O God,
Our fathers have told us,
What work thou didst in their days,
In the days of old. ² Thou didst drive out the nations with thy hand;
But them thou didst plant:
Thou didst afflict the peoples;
But them thou didst spread abroad. ³ For they gat not the land in possession by their own sword,
Neither did their own arm save them;
But thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance,
Because thou wast favorable unto them. ⁴ Thou art my King, O God:
Command deliverance for Jacob. ⁵ Through thee will we push down our adversaries:
Through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us. ⁶ For I will not trust in my bow,
Neither shall my sword save me. ⁷ But thou hast saved us from our adversaries,
And hast put them to shame that hate us. ⁸ In God have we made our boast all the day long,
And we will give thanks unto thy name for ever. [Selah
⁹ But now thou hast cast [us] off, and brought us to dishonor,
And goest not forth with our hosts. ¹⁰ Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary;
And they that hate us take spoil for themselves. ¹¹ Thou hast made us like sheep [appointed] for food,
And hast scattered us among the nations. ¹² Thou sellest thy people for nought,
And hast not increased [thy wealth] by their price. ¹³ Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbors,
A scoffing and a derision to them that are round about us. ¹⁴ Thou makest us a byword among the nations,
A shaking of the head among the peoples. ¹⁵ All the day long is my dishonor before me,
And the shame of my face hath covered me, ¹⁶ For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth,
By reason of the enemy and the avenger. ¹⁷ All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee,
Neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant. ¹⁸ Our heart is not turned back,
Neither have our steps declined from thy way, ¹⁹ That thou hast sore broken us in the place of jackals,
And covered us with the shadow of death. ²⁰ If we have forgotten the name of our God,
Or spread forth our hands to a strange god; ²¹ Will not God search this out?
For he knoweth the secrets of the heart. ²² Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long;
We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. ²³ Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord?
Arise, cast [us] not off for ever. ²⁴ Wherefore hidest thou thy face,
And forgettest our affliction and our oppression? ²⁵ For our soul is bowed down to the dust:
Our body cleaveth unto the earth. ²⁶ Rise up for our help,
And redeem us for thy lovingkindness' sake.
⁴⁵ ¹ For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim. [A Psalm] of the sons of Korah. Maschil. A Song of loves.

My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter;
I speak the things which I have made touching the king:
My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. ² Thou art fairer than the children of men;
Grace is poured into thy lips:
Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. ³ Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one,
Thy glory and thy majesty. ⁴ And in thy majesty ride on prosperously,
Because of truth and meekness [and] righteousness:
And thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. ⁵ Thine arrows are sharp;
The peoples fall under thee;
[They are] in the heart of the king's enemies. ⁶ Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever:
A sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom. ⁷ Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness:
Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee
With the oil of gladness above thy fellows. ⁸ All thy garments [smell of] myrrh, and aloes, [and] cassia;
Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad. ⁹ Kings' daughters are among thy honorable women:
At thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir. ¹⁰ Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear;
Forget also thine own people, and thy father's house: ¹¹ So will the king desire thy beauty;
For he is thy lord; and reverence thou him. ¹² And the daughter of Tyre [shall be there] with a gift;
The rich among the people shall entreat thy favor. ¹³ The king's daughter within [the palace] is all glorious:
Her clothing is inwrought with gold. ¹⁴ She shall be led unto the king in broidered work:
The virgins her companions that follow her
Shall be brought unto thee. ¹⁵ With gladness and rejoicing shall they be led:
They shall enter into the king's palace. ¹⁶ Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children,
Whom thou shalt make princes in all the earth. ¹⁷ I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations:
Therefore shall the peoples give thee thanks for ever and ever.
⁴⁶ ¹ For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of the sons of Korah; set to Alamoth. A Song.

God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble. ² Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change,
And though the mountains be shaken into the heart of the seas ³ Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled,
Though the mountains tremble with the swelling thereof. [Selah
⁴ There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God,
The holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High. ⁵ God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved:
God will help her, and that right early. ⁶ The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved:
He uttered his voice, the earth melted. ⁷ Jehovah of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refuge. [Selah
⁸ Come, behold the works of Jehovah,
What desolations he hath made in the earth. ⁹ He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth;
He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder;
He burneth the chariots in the fire. ¹⁰ Be still, and know that I am God:
I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. ¹¹ Jehovah of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refuge. [Selah
⁴⁷ ¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

Oh clap your hands, all ye peoples;
Shout unto God with the voice of triumph. ² For Jehovah Most High is terrible;
He is a great King over all the earth. ³ He subdueth peoples under us,
And nations under our feet. ⁴ He chooseth our inheritance for us,
The glory of Jacob whom he loved. [Selah ⁵ God is gone up with a shout,
Jehovah with the sound of a trumpet. ⁶ Sing praises to God, sing praises:
Sing praises unto our King, sing praises. ⁷ For God is the King of all the earth:
Sing ye praises with understanding. ⁸ God reigneth over the nations:
God sitteth upon his holy throne. ⁹ The princes of the peoples are gathered together
[To be] the people of the God of Abraham;
For the shields of the earth belong unto God:
He is greatly exalted.
⁴⁸ ¹ A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.

Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised,
In the city of our God, in his holy mountain. ² Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth,
Is mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north,
The city of the great King. ³ God hath made himself known in her palaces for a refuge. ⁴ For, lo, the kings assembled themselves,
They passed by together. ⁵ They saw it, then were they amazed;
They were dismayed, they hasted away. ⁶ Trembling took hold of them there,
Pain, as of a woman in travail. ⁷ With the east wind
Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish. ⁸ As we have heard, so have we seen
In the city of Jehovah of hosts, in the city of our God:
God will establish it for ever. [Selah
⁹ We have thought on thy lovingkindness, O God,
In the midst of thy temple. ¹⁰ As is thy name, O God,
So is thy praise unto the ends of the earth:
Thy right hand is full of righteousness. ¹¹ Let mount Zion be glad,
Let the daughters of Judah rejoice,
Because of thy judgments. ¹² Walk about Zion, and go round about her;
Number the towers thereof; ¹³ Mark ye well her bulwarks;
Consider her palaces:
That ye may tell it to the generation following. ¹⁴ For this God is our God for ever and ever:
He will be our guide [even] unto death.
⁴⁹ ¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

Hear this, all ye peoples;
Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world, ² Both low and high,
Rich and poor together. ³ My mouth shall speak wisdom;
And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. ⁴ I will incline mine ear to a parable:
I will open my dark saying upon the harp. ⁵ Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil,
When iniquity at my heels compasseth me about? ⁶ They that trust in their wealth,
And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; ⁷ None [of them] can by any means redeem his brother,
Nor give to God a ransom for him; ⁸ (For the redemption of their life is costly,
And it faileth for ever), ⁹ That he should still live alway,
That he should not see corruption. ¹⁰ For he shall see it.
Wise men die;
The fool and the brutish alike perish,
And leave their wealth to others. ¹¹ Their inward thought is, [that] their houses [shall continue] for ever,
[And] their dwelling-places to all generations;
They call their lands after their own names. ¹² But man [being] in honor abideth not:
He is like the beasts that perish.
¹³ This their way is their folly:
Yet after them men approve their sayings. [Selah ¹⁴ They are appointed as a flock for Sheol;
Death shall be their shepherd;
And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning;
And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume,
That there be no habitation for it. ¹⁵ But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol;
For he will receive me. [Selah ¹⁶ Be not thou afraid when one is made rich,
When the glory of his house is increased: ¹⁷ For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away;
His glory shall not descend after him. ¹⁸ Though while he lived he blessed his soul
(And men praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself), ¹⁹ He shall go to the generation of his fathers;
They shall never see the light. ²⁰ Man that is in honor, and understandeth not,
Is like the beasts that perish.
⁵⁰ ¹ A Psalm of Asaph.

The Mighty One, God, Jehovah, hath spoken,
And called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. ² Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God hath shined forth. ³ Our God cometh, and doth not keep silence:
A fire devoureth before him,
And it is very tempestuous round about him. ⁴ He calleth to the heavens above,
And to the earth, that he may judge his people: ⁵ Gather my saints together unto me,
Those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. ⁶ And the heavens shall declare his righteousness;
For God is judge himself. [Selah ⁷ Hear, O my people, and I will speak;
O Israel, and I will testify unto thee:
I am God, [even] thy God. ⁸ I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices;
And thy burnt-offerings are continually before me. ⁹ I will take no bullock out of thy house,
Nor he-goats out of thy folds. ¹⁰ For every beast of the forest is mine,
And the cattle upon a thousand hills. ¹¹ I know all the birds of the mountains;
And the wild beasts of the field are mine. ¹² If I were hungry, I would not tell thee;
For the world is mine, and the fulness thereof. ¹³ Will I eat the flesh of bulls,
Or drink the blood of goats? ¹⁴ Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving;
And pay thy vows unto the Most High; ¹⁵ And call upon me in the day of trouble:
I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
¹⁶ But unto the wicked God saith,
What hast thou to do to declare my statutes,
And that thou hast taken my covenant in thy mouth, ¹⁷ Seeing thou hatest instruction,
And castest my words behind thee? ¹⁸ When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst with him,
And hast been partaker with adulterers. ¹⁹ Thou givest thy mouth to evil,
And thy tongue frameth deceit. ²⁰ Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother;
Thou slanderest thine own mother's son. ²¹ These things hast thou done, and I kept silence;
Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such a one as thyself:
[But] I will reprove thee, and set [them] in order before thine eyes. ²² Now consider this, ye that forget God,
Lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver: ²³ Whoso offereth the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifieth me;
And to him that ordereth his way [aright]
Will I show the salvation of God.
⁵¹ ¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness:
According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. ² Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin. ³ For I know my transgressions;
And my sin is ever before me. ⁴ Against thee, thee only, have I sinned,
And done that which is evil in thy sight;
That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest,
And be clear when thou judgest. ⁵ Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity;
And in sin did my mother conceive me. ⁶ Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts;
And in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom. ⁷ Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean:
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. ⁸ Make me to hear joy and gladness,
That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. ⁹ Hide thy face from my sins,
And blot out all mine iniquities. ¹⁰ Create in me a clean heart, O God;
And renew a right spirit within me. ¹¹ Cast me not away from thy presence;
And take not thy holy Spirit from me. ¹² Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation;
And uphold me with a willing spirit. ¹³ Then will I teach transgressors thy ways;
And sinners shall be converted unto thee. ¹⁴ Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation;
[And] my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. ¹⁵ O Lord, open thou my lips;
And my mouth shall show forth thy praise. ¹⁶ For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it:
Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering. ¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit:
A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
¹⁸ Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion:
Build thou the walls of Jerusalem. ¹⁹ Then wilt thou delight in the sacrifices of righteousness,
In burnt-offering and whole burnt-offering:
Then will they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
⁵² ¹ For the Chief Musician. Maschil of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.

Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man?
The lovingkindness of God [endureth] continually. ² Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness,
Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. ³ Thou lovest evil more than good,
And lying rather than to speak righteousness. [Selah ⁴ Thou lovest all devouring words,
O thou deceitful tongue. ⁵ God will likewise destroy thee for ever;
He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent,
And root thee out of the land of the living. [Selah ⁶ The righteous also shall see [it], and fear,
And shall laugh at him, [saying], ⁷ Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength,
But trusted in the abundance of his riches,
And strengthened himself in his wickedness. ⁸ But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God:
I trust in the lovingkindness of God for ever and ever. ⁹ I will give thee thanks for ever, because thou hast done it;
And I will hope in thy name, for it is good, in the presence of thy saints.
⁵³ ¹ For the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath. Maschil of David.

The fool hath said in his heart,
There is no God.
Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity;
There is none that doeth good. ² God looked down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there were any that did understand,
That did seek after God. ³ Every one of them is gone back; they are together become filthy;
There is none that doeth good, no, not one. ⁴ Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge,
Who eat up my people [as] they eat bread,
And call not upon God? ⁵ There were they in great fear, where no fear was;
For God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee:
Thou hast put them to shame, because God hath rejected them. ⁶ Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion!
When God bringeth back the captivity of his people,
Then shall Jacob rejoice, [and] Israel shall be glad.
⁵⁴ ¹ For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David; when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us?

Save me, O God, by thy name,
And judge me in thy might. ² Hear my prayer, O God;
Give ear to the words of my mouth. ³ For strangers are risen up against me,
And violent men have sought after my soul:
They have not set God before them. [Selah ⁴ Behold, God is my helper:
The Lord is of them that uphold my soul. ⁵ He will requite the evil unto mine enemies:
Destroy thou them in thy truth. ⁶ With a freewill-offering will I sacrifice unto thee:
I will give thanks unto thy name, O Jehovah, for it is good. ⁷ For he hath delivered me out of all trouble;
And mine eye hath seen [my desire] upon mine enemies.
⁵⁵ ¹ For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David.

Give ear to my prayer, O God;
And hide not thyself from my supplication. ² Attend unto me, and answer me:
I am restless in my complaint, and moan, ³ Because of the voice of the enemy,
Because of the oppression of the wicked;
For they cast iniquity upon me,
And in anger they persecute me. ⁴ My heart is sore pained within me:
And the terrors of death are fallen upon me. ⁵ Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me,
And horror hath overwhelmed me. ⁶ And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove!
Then would I fly away, and be at rest. ⁷ Lo, then would I wander far off,
I would lodge in the wilderness. [Selah
⁸ I would haste me to a shelter
From the stormy wind and tempest. ⁹ Destroy, O Lord, [and] divide their tongue;
For I have seen violence and strife in the city. ¹⁰ Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof:
Iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it. ¹¹ Wickedness is in the midst thereof:
Oppression and guile depart not from its streets. ¹² For it was not an enemy that reproached me;
Then I could have borne it:
Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me;
Then I would have hid myself from him: ¹³ But it was thou, a man mine equal,
My companion, and my familiar friend. ¹⁴ We took sweet counsel together;
We walked in the house of God with the throng. ¹⁵ Let death come suddenly upon them,
Let them go down alive into Sheol;
For wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them. ¹⁶ As for me, I will call upon God;
And Jehovah will save me. ¹⁷ Evening, and morning, and at noonday, will I complain, and moan;
And he will hear my voice. ¹⁸ He hath redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me;
For they were many [that strove] with me. ¹⁹ God will hear, and answer them,
Even he that abideth of old, [Selah
[The men] who have no changes,
And who fear not God. ²⁰ He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him:
He hath profaned his covenant. ²¹ His mouth was smooth as butter,
But his heart was war:
His words were softer than oil,
Yet were they drawn swords. ²² Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee:
He will never suffer the righteous to be moved. ²³ But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction:
Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days;
But I will trust in thee.
⁵⁶ ¹ For the Chief Musician; set to Jonath elem rehokim. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath.

Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up:
All the day long he fighting oppresseth me. ² Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long;
For they are many that fight proudly against me. ³ What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee. ⁴ In God (I will praise his word),
In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid;
What can flesh do unto me? ⁵ All the day long they wrest my words:
All their thoughts are against me for evil. ⁶ They gather themselves together, they hide themselves,
They mark my steps,
Even as they have waited for my soul. ⁷ Shall they escape by iniquity?
In anger cast down the peoples, O God. ⁸ Thou numberest my wanderings:
Put thou my tears into thy bottle;
Are they not in thy book? ⁹ Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call:
This I know, that God is for me. ¹⁰ In God (I will praise [his] word),
In Jehovah (I will praise [his] word), ¹¹ In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid;
What can man do unto me? ¹² Thy vows are upon me, O God:
I will render thank-offerings unto thee. ¹³ For thou hast delivered my soul from death:
[Hast thou] not [delivered] my feet from falling,
That I may walk before God
In the light of the living?
⁵⁷ ¹ For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave.

Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me;
For my soul taketh refuge in thee:
Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge,
Until [these] calamities be overpast. ² I will cry unto God Most High,
Unto God that performeth [all things] for me. ³ He will send from heaven, and save me,
[When] he that would swallow me up reproacheth; [Selah
God will send forth his lovingkindness and his truth. ⁴ My soul is among lions;
I lie among them that are set on fire,
Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows,
And their tongue a sharp sword. ⁵ Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens;
[Let] thy glory [be] above all the earth. ⁶ They have prepared a net for my steps;
My soul is bowed down:
They have digged a pit before me;
They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. [Selah ⁷ My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed:
I will sing, yea, I will sing praises. ⁸ Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp:
I myself will awake right early. ⁹ I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the peoples:
I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. ¹⁰ For thy lovingkindness is great unto the heavens,
And thy truth unto the skies. ¹¹ Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens;
[Let] thy glory [be] above all the earth.
⁵⁸ ¹ For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam.

Do ye indeed in silence speak righteousness?
Do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? ² Nay, in heart ye work wickedness;
Ye weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth. ³ The wicked are estranged from the womb:
They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies. ⁴ Their poison is like the poison of a serpent:
[They are] like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear, ⁵ Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers,
Charming never so wisely. ⁶ Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth:
Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Jehovah. ⁷ Let them melt away as water that runneth apace:
When he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off. ⁸ [Let them be] as a snail which melteth and passeth away,
[Like] the untimely birth of a woman, that hath not seen the sun. ⁹ Before your pots can feel the thorns,
He will take them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike. ¹⁰ The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance:
He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked; ¹¹ So that men shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous:
Verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.
⁵⁹ ¹ For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.

Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God:
Set me on high from them that rise up against me. ² Deliver me from the workers of iniquity,
And save me from the bloodthirsty men. ³ For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul;
The mighty gather themselves together against me:
Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah. ⁴ They run and prepare themselves without [my] fault:
Awake thou to help me, and behold. ⁵ Even thou, O Jehovah God of hosts, the God of Israel,
Arise to visit all the nations:
Be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. [Selah ⁶ They return at evening, they howl like a dog,
And go round about the city. ⁷ Behold, they belch out with their mouth;
Swords are in their lips:
For who, [say they], doth hear? ⁸ But thou, O Jehovah, wilt laugh at them;
Thou wilt have all the nations in derision. ⁹ [Because of] his strength I will give heed unto thee;
For God is my high tower. ¹⁰ My God with his lovingkindness will meet me:
God will let me see [my desire] upon mine enemies. ¹¹ Slay them not, lest my people forget:
Scatter them by thy power, and bring them down,
O Lord our shield. ¹² [For] the sin of their mouth, [and] the words of their lips,
Let them even be taken in their pride,
And for cursing and lying which they speak. ¹³ Consume them in wrath, consume them, so that they shall be no more:
And let them know that God ruleth in Jacob,
Unto the ends of the earth. [Selah ¹⁴ And at evening let them return, let them howl like a dog,
And go round about the city. ¹⁵ They shall wander up and down for food,
And tarry all night if they be not satisfied. ¹⁶ But I will sing of thy strength;
Yea, I will sing aloud of thy lovingkindness in the morning:
For thou hast been my high tower,
And a refuge in the day of my distress. ¹⁷ Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing praises:
For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
⁶⁰ ¹ For the Chief Musician; set to Shushan Eduth. Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the Valley of Salt twelve thousand.

O God thou hast cast us off, thou hast broken us down;
Thou hast been angry; oh restore us again. ² Thou hast made the land to tremble; thou hast rent it:
Heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh. ³ Thou hast showed thy people hard things:
Thou hast made us to drink the wine of staggering. ⁴ Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee,
That it may be displayed because of the truth. [Selah
⁵ That thy beloved may be delivered,
Save with thy right hand, and answer us. ⁶ God hath spoken in his holiness:
I will exult;
I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. ⁷ Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim also is the defence of my head;
Judah is my sceptre. ⁸ Moab is my washpot;
Upon Edom will I cast my shoe:
Philistia, shout thou because of me. ⁹ Who will bring me into the strong city?
Who hath led me unto Edom? ¹⁰ Hast not thou, O God, cast us off?
And thou goest not forth, O God, with our hosts. ¹¹ Give us help against the adversary;
For vain is the help of man. ¹² Through God we shall do valiantly;
For he it is that will tread down our adversaries.
⁶¹ ¹ For the Chief Musician; on a stringed instrument. [A Psalm] of David.

Hear my cry, O God;
Attend unto my prayer. ² From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed:
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. ³ For thou hast been a refuge for me,
A strong tower from the enemy. ⁴ I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever:
I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. [Selah ⁵ For thou, O God, hast heard my vows:
Thou hast given [me] the heritage of those that fear thy name. ⁶ Thou wilt prolong the king's life;
His years shall be as many generations. ⁷ He shall abide before God for ever:
Oh prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him. ⁸ So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever,
That I may daily perform my vows.
⁶² ¹ For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

My soul waiteth in silence for God only:
From him [cometh] my salvation. ² He only is my rock and my salvation:
[He is] my high tower;
I shall not be greatly moved. ³ How long will ye set upon a man,
That ye may slay [him], all of you,
Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence? ⁴ They only consult to thrust him down from his dignity;
They delight in lies;
They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. [Selah ⁵ My soul, wait thou in silence for God only;
For my expectation is from him. ⁶ He only is my rock and my salvation:
[He is] my high tower;
I shall not be moved. ⁷ With God is my salvation and my glory:
The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. ⁸ Trust in him at all times, ye people;
Pour out your heart before him:
God is a refuge for us. [Selah ⁹ Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie:
In the balances they will go up;
They are together lighter than vanity. ¹⁰ Trust not in oppression,
And become not vain in robbery:
If riches increase, set not your heart [thereon]. ¹¹ God hath spoken once,
Twice have I heard this,
That power belongeth unto God. ¹² Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth lovingkindness;
For thou renderest to every man according to his work.
⁶³ ¹ A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee:
My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee,
In a dry and weary land, where no water is. ² So have I looked upon thee in the sanctuary,
To see thy power and thy glory. ³ Because thy lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips shall praise thee. ⁴ So will I bless thee while I live:
I will lift up my hands in thy name. ⁵ My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness;
And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips; ⁶ When I remember thee upon my bed,
[And] meditate on thee in the night-watches. ⁷ For thou hast been my help,
And in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. ⁸ My soul followeth hard after thee:
Thy right hand upholdeth me. ⁹ But those that seek my soul, to destroy it,
Shall go into the lower parts of the earth. ¹⁰ They shall be given over to the power of the sword:
They shall be a portion for foxes. ¹¹ But the king shall rejoice in God:
Every one that sweareth by him shall glory;
For the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
⁶⁴ ¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint:
Preserve my life from fear of the enemy. ² Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers,
From the tumult of the workers of iniquity; ³ Who have whet their tongue like a sword,
And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words, ⁴ That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect:
Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. ⁵ They encourage themselves in an evil purpose;
They commune of laying snares privily;
They say, Who will see them? ⁶ They search out iniquities;
We have accomplished, [say they], a diligent search:
And the inward thought and the heart of every one is deep. ⁷ But God will shoot at them;
With an arrow suddenly shall they be wounded. ⁸ So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them:
All that see them shall wag the head. ⁹ And all men shall fear;
And they shall declare the work of God,
And shall wisely consider of his doing. ¹⁰ The righteous shall be glad in Jehovah, and shall take refuge in him;
And all the upright in heart shall glory.
⁶⁵ ¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm. A Song of David.

Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion;
And unto thee shall the vow be performed. ² O thou that hearest prayer,
Unto thee shall all flesh come. ³ Iniquities prevail against me:
As for our transgressions, thou wilt forgive them. ⁴ Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach [unto thee],
That he may dwell in thy courts:
We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house,
Thy holy temple. ⁵ By terrible things thou wilt answer us in righteousness,
O God of our salvation,
Thou that art the confidence of all the ends of the earth,
And of them that are afar off upon the sea: ⁶ Who by his strength setteth fast the mountains,
Being girded about with might; ⁷ Who stilleth the roaring of the seas,
The roaring of their waves,
And the tumult of the peoples. ⁸ They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens:
Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. ⁹ Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it,
Thou greatly enrichest it;
The river of God is full of water:
Thou providest them grain, when thou hast so prepared the earth. ¹⁰ Thou waterest its furrows abundantly;
Thou settlest the ridges thereof:
Thou makest it soft with showers;
Thou blessest the springing thereof. ¹¹ Thou crownest the year with thy goodness;
And thy paths drop fatness. ¹² They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness;
And the hills are girded with joy. ¹³ The pastures are clothed with flocks;
The valleys also are covered over with grain;
They shout for joy, they also sing.
⁶⁶ ¹ For the Chief Musician. A Song, a Psalm.

Make a joyful noise unto God, all the earth: ² Sing forth the glory of his name:
Make his praise glorious. ³ Say unto God, How terrible are thy works!
Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. ⁴ All the earth shall worship thee,
And shall sing unto thee;
They shall sing to thy name. [Selah ⁵ Come, and see the works of God;
[He is] terrible in his doing toward the children of men. ⁶ He turned the sea into dry land;
They went through the river on foot:
There did we rejoice in him. ⁷ He ruleth by his might for ever;
His eyes observe the nations:
Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. [Selah ⁸ Oh bless our God, ye peoples,
And make the voice of his praise to be heard; ⁹ Who holdeth our soul in life,
And suffereth not our feet to be moved. ¹⁰ For thou, O God, hast proved us:
Thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. ¹¹ Thou broughtest us into the net;
Thou layedst a sore burden upon our loins. ¹² Thou didst cause men to ride over our heads;
We went through fire and through water;
But thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. ¹³ I will come into thy house with burnt-offerings;
I will pay thee my vows, ¹⁴ Which my lips uttered,
And my mouth spake, when I was in distress. ¹⁵ I will offer unto thee burnt-offerings of fatlings,
With the incense of rams;
I will offer bullocks with goats. [Selah ¹⁶ Come, and hear, all ye that fear God,
And I will declare what he hath done for my soul. ¹⁷ I cried unto him with my mouth,
And he was extolled with my tongue. ¹⁸ If I regard iniquity in my heart,
The Lord will not hear: ¹⁹ But verily God hath heard;
He hath attended to the voice of my prayer. ²⁰ Blessed be God,
Who hath not turned away my prayer,
Nor his lovingkindness from me.
⁶⁷ ¹ For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm, a Song.

God be merciful unto us, and bless us,
[And] cause his face to shine upon us; [Selah ² That thy way may be known upon earth,
Thy salvation among all nations. ³ Let the peoples praise thee, O God;
Let all the peoples praise thee. ⁴ Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy;
For thou wilt judge the peoples with equity,
And govern the nations upon earth. [Selah ⁵ Let the peoples praise thee, O God;
Let all the peoples praise thee. ⁶ The earth hath yielded its increase:
God, even our own God, will bless us. ⁷ God will bless us;
And all the ends of the earth shall fear him.
⁶⁸ ¹ For the Chief Musician; A Psalm of David, a Song.

Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered;
Let them also that hate him flee before him. ² As smoke is driven away, so drive them away:
As wax melteth before the fire,
So let the wicked perish at the presence of God. ³ But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God:
Yea, let them rejoice with gladness. ⁴ Sing unto God, sing praises to his name:
Cast up a highway for him that rideth through the deserts;
His name is Jehovah; and exult ye before him. ⁵ A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows,
Is God in his holy habitation. ⁶ God setteth the solitary in families:
He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity;
But the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
⁷ O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people,
When thou didst march through the wilderness; [Selah ⁸ The earth trembled,
The heavens also dropped [rain] at the presence of God:
Yon Sinai [trembled] at the presence of God, the God of Israel. ⁹ Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain,
Thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary. ¹⁰ Thy congregation dwelt therein:
Thou, O God, didst prepare of thy goodness for the poor. ¹¹ The Lord giveth the word:
The women that publish the tidings are a great host. ¹² Kings of armies flee, they flee;
And she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil. ¹³ When ye lie among the sheepfolds,
[It is as] the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And her pinions with yellow gold. ¹⁴ When the Almighty scattered kings therein,
[It was as when] it snoweth in Zalmon. ¹⁵ A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;
A high mountain is the mountain of Bashan. ¹⁶ Why look ye askance, ye high mountains,
At the mountain which God hath desired for his abode?
Yea, Jehovah will dwell [in it] for ever. ¹⁷ The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands:
The Lord is among them, [as in] Sinai, in the sanctuary. ¹⁸ Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led away captives;
Thou hast received gifts among men,
Yea, [among] the rebellious also, that Jehovah God might dwell [with them].
¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord, who daily beareth our burden,
Even the God who is our salvation. [Selah ²⁰ God is unto us a God of deliverances;
And unto Jehovah the Lord belongeth escape from death. ²¹ But God will smite through the head of his enemies,
The hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his guiltiness. ²² The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan,
I will bring [them] again from the depths of the sea; ²³ That thou mayest crush [them], [dipping] thy foot in blood,
That the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from [thine] enemies. ²⁴ They have seen thy goings, O God,
Even the goings of my God, my King, into the sanctuary. ²⁵ The singers went before, the minstrels followed after,
In the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels. ²⁶ Bless ye God in the congregations,
Even the Lord, [ye that are] of the fountain of Israel. ²⁷ There is little Benjamin their ruler,
The princes of Judah [and] their council,
The princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.
²⁸ Thy God hath commanded thy strength:
Strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us. ²⁹ Because of thy temple at Jerusalem Kings shall bring presents unto thee. ³⁰ Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds,
The multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples,
Trampling under foot the pieces of silver:
He hath scattered the peoples that delight in war. ³¹ Princes shall come out of Egypt;
Ethiopia shall haste to stretch out her hands unto God. ³² Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth;
Oh sing praises unto the Lord; [Selah ³³ To him that rideth upon the heaven of heavens, which are of old;
Lo, he uttereth his voice, a mighty voice. ³⁴ Ascribe ye strength unto God:
His excellency is over Israel,
And his strength is in the skies. ³⁵ O God, [thou art] terrible out of thy holy places:
The God of Israel, he giveth strength and power unto [his] people.
Blessed be God.
⁶⁹ ¹ For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim. [A Psalm] of David.

Save me, O God;
For the waters are come in unto my soul. ² I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing:
I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. ³ I am weary with my crying; my throat is dried:
Mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. ⁴ They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head:
They that would cut me off, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty:
That which I took not away I have to restore. ⁵ O God, thou knowest my foolishness;
And my sins are not hid from thee. ⁶ Let not them that wait for thee be put to shame through me, O Lord Jehovah of hosts:
Let not those that seek thee be brought to dishonor through me, O God of Israel. ⁷ Because for thy sake I have borne reproach;
Shame hath covered my face. ⁸ I am become a stranger unto my brethren,
And an alien unto my mother's children. ⁹ For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up;
And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me. ¹⁰ When I wept, [and chastened] my soul with fasting,
That was to my reproach. ¹¹ When I made sackcloth my clothing,
I became a byword unto them. ¹² They that sit in the gate talk of me;
And [I am] the song of the drunkards. ¹³ But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Jehovah, in an acceptable time:
O God, in the abundance of thy lovingkindness,
Answer me in the truth of thy salvation. ¹⁴ Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink:
Let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters. ¹⁵ Let not the waterflood overwhelm me,
Neither let the deep swallow me up;
And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me. ¹⁶ Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy lovingkindness is good:
According to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn thou unto me. ¹⁷ And hide not thy face from thy servant;
For I am in distress; answer me speedily. ¹⁸ Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it:
Ransom me because of mine enemies. ¹⁹ Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonor:
Mine adversaries are all before thee. ²⁰ Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness:
And I looked for some to take pity, but there was none;
And for comforters, but I found none. ²¹ They gave me also gall for my food;
And in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. ²² Let their table before them become a snare;
And when they are in peace, [let it become] a trap. ²³ Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see;
And make their loins continually to shake. ²⁴ Pour out thine indignation upon them,
And let the fierceness of thine anger overtake them. ²⁵ Let their habitation be desolate;
Let none dwell in their tents. ²⁶ For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten;
And they tell of the sorrow of those whom thou hast wounded. ²⁷ Add iniquity unto their iniquity;
And let them not come into thy righteousness. ²⁸ Let them be blotted out of the book of life,
And not be written with the righteous. ²⁹ But I am poor and sorrowful:
Let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high. ³⁰ I will praise the name of God with a song,
And will magnify him with thanksgiving. ³¹ And it will please Jehovah better than an ox,
[Or] a bullock that hath horns and hoofs. ³² The meek have seen it, and are glad:
Ye that seek after God, let your heart live. ³³ For Jehovah heareth the needy,
And despiseth not his prisoners. ³⁴ Let heaven and earth praise him,
The seas, and everything that moveth therein. ³⁵ For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah;
And they shall abide there, and have it in possession. ³⁶ The seed also of his servants shall inherit it;
And they that love his name shall dwell therein.
⁷⁰ ¹ For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David; to bring to remembrance.

[Make haste], O God, to deliver me;
Make haste to help me, O Jehovah. ² Let them be put to shame and confounded
That seek after my soul:
Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor
That delight in my hurt. ³ Let them be turned back by reason of their shame
That say,
Aha, aha. ⁴ Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee;
And let such as love thy salvation say continually,
Let God be magnified. ⁵ But I am poor and needy;
Make haste unto me, O God:
Thou art my help and my deliverer;
O Jehovah, make no tarrying.
⁷¹ ¹ In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge:
Let me never be put to shame. ² Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me:
Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me. ³ Be thou to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort:
Thou hast given commandment to save me;
For thou art my rock and my fortress. ⁴ Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked,
Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. ⁵ For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah:
[Thou art] my trust from my youth. ⁶ By thee have I been holden up from the womb;
Thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels:
My praise shall be continually of thee. ⁷ I am as a wonder unto many;
But thou art my strong refuge. ⁸ My mouth shall be filled with thy praise,
And with thy honor all the day. ⁹ Cast me not off in the time of old age;
Forsake me not when my strength faileth. ¹⁰ For mine enemies speak concerning me;
And they that watch for my soul take counsel together, ¹¹ Saying, God hath forsaken him:
Pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver. ¹² O God, be not far from me;
O my God, make haste to help me. ¹³ Let them be put to shame [and] consumed that are adversaries to my soul;
Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt. ¹⁴ But I will hope continually,
And will praise thee yet more and more. ¹⁵ My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness,
[And] of thy salvation all the day;
For I know not the numbers [thereof]. ¹⁶ I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Jehovah:
I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only. ¹⁷ O God, thou hast taught me from my youth;
And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. ¹⁸ Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not,
Until I have declared thy strength unto [the next] generation,
Thy might to every one that is to come. ¹⁹ Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high;
Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto thee? ²⁰ Thou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles,
Wilt quicken us again,
And wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth. ²¹ Increase thou my greatness,
And turn again and comfort me. ²² I will also praise thee with the psaltery,
[Even] thy truth, O my God:
Unto thee will I sing praises with the harp,
O thou Holy One of Israel. ²³ My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises unto thee;
And my soul, which thou hast redeemed. ²⁴ My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long;
For they are put to shame, for they are confounded, that seek my hurt.
⁷² ¹ [A Psalm] of Solomon.

Give the king thy judgments, O God,
And thy righteousness unto the king's son. ² He will judge thy people with righteousness,
And thy poor with justice. ³ The mountains shall bring peace to the people,
And the hills, in righteousness. ⁴ He will judge the poor of the people,
He will save the children of the needy,
And will break in pieces the oppressor. ⁵ They shall fear thee while the sun endureth,
And so long as the moon, throughout all generations. ⁶ He will come down like rain upon the mown grass,
As showers that water the earth. ⁷ In his days shall the righteous flourish,
And abundance of peace, till the moon be no more. ⁸ He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,
And from the River unto the ends of the earth. ⁹ They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him;
And his enemies shall lick the dust. ¹⁰ The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute:
The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. ¹¹ Yea, all kings shall fall down before him;
All nations shall serve him. ¹² For he will deliver the needy when he crieth,
And the poor, that hath no helper. ¹³ He will have pity on the poor and needy,
And the souls of the needy he will save. ¹⁴ He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence;
And precious will their blood be in his sight: ¹⁵ And they shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba:
And men shall pray for him continually;
They shall bless him all the day long. ¹⁶ There shall be abundance of grain in the earth upon the top of the mountains;
The fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon:
And they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth. ¹⁷ His name shall endure for ever;
His name shall be continued as long as the sun:
And men shall be blessed in him;
All nations shall call him happy.
¹⁸ Blessed be Jehovah God, the God of Israel,
Who only doeth wondrous things: ¹⁹ And blessed be his glorious name for ever;
And let the whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen, and Amen.
²⁰ The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
⁷³ ¹ A Psalm of Asaph.

Surely God is good to Israel,
[Even] to such as are pure in heart. ² But as for me, my feet were almost gone;
My steps had well nigh slipped. ³ For I was envious at the arrogant,
When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. ⁴ For there are no pangs in their death;
But their strength is firm. ⁵ They are not in trouble as [other] men;
Neither are they plagued like [other] men. ⁶ Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck;
Violence covereth them as a garment. ⁷ Their eyes stand out with fatness:
They have more than heart could wish. ⁸ They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression:
They speak loftily. ⁹ They have set their mouth in the heavens,
And their tongue walketh through the earth. ¹⁰ Therefore his people return hither:
And waters of a full [cup] are drained by them. ¹¹ And they say, How doth God know?
And is there knowledge in the Most High? ¹² Behold, these are the wicked;
And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches. ¹³ Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart,
And washed my hands in innocency; ¹⁴ For all the day long have I been plagued,
And chastened every morning. ¹⁵ If I had said, I will speak thus;
Behold, I had dealt treacherously with the generation of thy children. ¹⁶ When I thought how I might know this,
It was too painful for me; ¹⁷ Until I went into the sanctuary of God,
And considered their latter end. ¹⁸ Surely thou settest them in slippery places:
Thou castest them down to destruction. ¹⁹ How are they become a desolation in a moment!
They are utterly consumed with terrors. ²⁰ As a dream when one awaketh,
So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image. ²¹ For my soul was grieved,
And I was pricked in my heart: ²² So brutish was I, and ignorant;
I was [as] a beast before thee. ²³ Nevertheless I am continually with thee:
Thou hast holden my right hand. ²⁴ Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel,
And afterward receive me to glory. ²⁵ Whom have I in heaven [but thee]?
And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. ²⁶ My flesh and my heart faileth;
[But] God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever. ²⁷ For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish:
Thou hast destroyed all them that play the harlot, [departing] from thee. ²⁸ But it is good for me to draw near unto God:
I have made the Lord Jehovah my refuge,
That I may tell of all thy works.
⁷⁴ ¹ Maschil of Asaph.

O God, why hast thou cast [us] off for ever?
Why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? ² Remember thy congregation, which thou hast gotten of old,
Which thou hast redeemed to be the tribe of thine inheritance;
[And] mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. ³ Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual ruins,
All the evil that the enemy hath done in the sanctuary. ⁴ Thine adversaries have roared in the midst of thine assembly;
They have set up their ensigns for signs. ⁵ They seemed as men that lifted up
Axes upon a thicket of trees. ⁶ And now all the carved work thereof
They break down with hatchet and hammers. ⁷ They have set thy sanctuary on fire;
They have profaned the dwelling-place of thy name [by casting it] to the ground. ⁸ They said in their heart, Let us make havoc of them altogether:
They have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land. ⁹ We see not our signs:
There is no more any prophet;
Neither is there among us any that knoweth how long. ¹⁰ How long, O God, shall the adversary reproach?
Shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever? ¹¹ Why drawest thou back thy hand, even thy right hand?
[Pluck it] out of thy bosom [and] consume [them].
¹² Yet God is my King of old,
Working salvation in the midst of the earth. ¹³ Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength:
Thou brakest the heads of the sea-monsters in the waters. ¹⁴ Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces;
Thou gavest him to be food to the people inhabiting the wilderness. ¹⁵ Thou didst cleave fountain and flood:
Thou driedst up mighty rivers. ¹⁶ The day is thine, the night also is thine:
Thou hast prepared the light and the sun. ¹⁷ Thou hast set all the borders of the earth:
Thou hast made summer and winter. ¹⁸ Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Jehovah,
And that a foolish people hath blasphemed thy name. ¹⁹ Oh deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast:
Forget not the life of thy poor for ever. ²⁰ Have respect unto the covenant;
For the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of violence. ²¹ Oh let not the oppressed return ashamed:
Let the poor and needy praise thy name. ²² Arise, O God, plead thine own cause:
Remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee all the day. ²³ Forget not the voice of thine adversaries:
The tumult of those that rise up against thee ascendeth continually.
⁷⁵ ¹ For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song.

We give thanks unto thee, O God;
We give thanks, for thy name is near:
Men tell of thy wondrous works. ² When I shall find the set time,
I will judge uprightly. ³ The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved:
I have set up the pillars of it. [Selah ⁴ I said unto the arrogant, Deal not arrogantly;
And to the wicked, Lift not up the horn: ⁵ Lift not up your horn on high;
Speak not with a stiff neck. ⁶ For neither from the east, nor from the west,
Nor yet from the south, [cometh] lifting up. ⁷ But God is the judge:
He putteth down one, and lifteth up another. ⁸ For in the hand of Jehovah there is a cup, and the wine foameth;
It is full of mixture, and he poureth out of the same:
Surely the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall drain them, and drink them. ⁹ But I will declare for ever,
I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. ¹⁰ All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off;
But the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.
⁷⁶ ¹ For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments.
A Psalm of Asaph, a Song.

In Judah is God known:
His name is great in Israel. ² In Salem also is his tabernacle,
And his dwelling-place in Zion. ³ There he brake the arrows of the bow;
The shield, and the sword, and the battle. [Selah ⁴ Glorious art thou [and] excellent,
From the mountains of prey. ⁵ The stouthearted are made a spoil,
They have slept their sleep;
And none of the men of might have found their hands. ⁶ At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob,
Both chariot and horse are cast into a deep sleep. ⁷ Thou, even thou, art to be feared;
And who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry? ⁸ Thou didst cause sentence to be heard from heaven;
The earth feared, and was still, ⁹ When God arose to judgment,
To save all the meek of the earth. [Selah
¹⁰ Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee:
The residue of wrath shalt thou gird upon thee. ¹¹ Vow, and pay unto Jehovah your God:
Let all that are round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared. ¹² He will cut off the spirit of princes:
He is terrible to the kings of the earth.
⁷⁷ ¹ For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph.

I will cry unto God with my voice,
Even unto God with my voice; and he will give ear unto me. ² In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord:
My hand was stretched out in the night, and slacked not;
My soul refused to be comforted. ³ I remember God, and am disquieted:
I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed. [Selah ⁴ Thou holdest mine eyes watching:
I am so troubled that I cannot speak. ⁵ I have considered the days of old,
The years of ancient times. ⁶ I call to remembrance my song in the night:
I commune with mine own heart;
And my spirit maketh diligent search. ⁷ Will the Lord cast off for ever?
And will he be favorable no more? ⁸ Is his lovingkindness clean gone for ever?
Doth his promise fail for evermore? ⁹ Hath God forgotten to be gracious?
Hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? [Selah ¹⁰ And I said, This is my infirmity;
[But I will remember] the years of the right hand of the Most High. ¹¹ I will make mention of the deeds of Jehovah;
For I will remember thy wonders of old. ¹² I will meditate also upon all thy work,
And muse on thy doings. ¹³ Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary:
Who is a great god like unto God? ¹⁴ Thou art the God that doest wonders:
Thou hast made known thy strength among the peoples. ¹⁵ Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people,
The sons of Jacob and Joseph. [Selah
¹⁶ The waters saw thee, O God;
The waters saw thee, they were afraid:
The depths also trembled. ¹⁷ The clouds poured out water;
The skies sent out a sound:
Thine arrows also went abroad. ¹⁸ The voice of thy thunder was in the whirlwind;
The lightnings lightened the world:
The earth trembled and shook. ¹⁹ Thy way was in the sea,
And thy paths in the great waters,
And thy footsteps were not known. ²⁰ Thou leddest thy people like a flock,
By the hand of Moses and Aaron.
⁷⁸ ¹ Maschil of Asaph.

Give ear, O my people, to my law:
Incline your ears to the words of my mouth. ² I will open my mouth in a parable;
I will utter dark sayings of old, ³ Which we have heard and known,
And our fathers have told us. ⁴ We will not hide them from their children,
Telling to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah,
And his strength, and his wondrous works that he hath done. ⁵ For he established a testimony in Jacob,
And appointed a law in Israel,
Which he commanded our fathers,
That they should make them known to their children; ⁶ That the generation to come might know [them], even the children that should be born;
Who should arise and tell [them] to their children, ⁷ That they might set their hope in God,
And not forget the works of God,
But keep his commandments, ⁸ And might not be as their fathers,
A stubborn and rebellious generation,
A generation that set not their heart aright,
And whose spirit was not stedfast with God. ⁹ The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows,
Turned back in the day of battle. ¹⁰ They kept not the covenant of God,
And refused to walk in his law; ¹¹ And they forgat his doings,
And his wondrous works that he had showed them. ¹² Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers,
In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. ¹³ He clave the sea, and caused them to pass through;
And he made the waters to stand as a heap. ¹⁴ In the day-time also he led them with a cloud,
And all the night with a light of fire. ¹⁵ He clave rocks in the wilderness,
And gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths. ¹⁶ He brought streams also out of the rock,
And caused waters to run down like rivers. ¹⁷ Yet went they on still to sin against him,
To rebel against the Most High in the desert. ¹⁸ And they tempted God in their heart
By asking food according to their desire. ¹⁹ Yea, they spake against God;
They said, Can God prepare a table in the wilderness? ²⁰ Behold, he smote the rock, so that waters gushed out,
And streams overflowed;
Can he give bread also?
Will he provide flesh for his people? ²¹ Therefore Jehovah heard, and was wroth;
And a fire was kindled against Jacob,
And anger also went up against Israel; ²² Because they believed not in God,
And trusted not in his salvation. ²³ Yet he commanded the skies above,
And opened the doors of heaven; ²⁴ And he rained down manna upon them to eat,
And gave them food from heaven. ²⁵ Man did eat the bread of the mighty:
He sent them food to the full. ²⁶ He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens;
And by his power he guided the south wind. ²⁷ He rained flesh also upon them as the dust,
And winged birds as the sand of the seas: ²⁸ And he let it fall in the midst of their camp,
Round about their habitations. ²⁹ So they did eat, and were well filled;
And he gave them their own desire. ³⁰ They were not estranged from that which they desired,
Their food was yet in their mouths, ³¹ When the anger of God went up against them,
And slew of the fattest of them,
And smote down the young men of Israel. ³² For all this they sinned still,
And believed not in his wondrous works. ³³ Therefore their days did he consume in vanity,
And their years in terror. ³⁴ When he slew them, then they inquired after him;
And they returned and sought God earnestly. ³⁵ And they remembered that God was their rock,
And the Most High God their redeemer. ³⁶ But they flattered him with their mouth,
And lied unto him with their tongue. ³⁷ For their heart was not right with him,
Neither were they faithful in his covenant. ³⁸ But he, being merciful, forgave [their] iniquity, and destroyed [them] not:
Yea, many a time turned he his anger away,
And did not stir up all his wrath. ³⁹ And he remembered that they were but flesh,
A wind that passeth away, and cometh not again. ⁴⁰ How oft did they rebel against him in the wilderness,
And grieve him in the desert! ⁴¹ And they turned again and tempted God,
And provoked the Holy One of Israel. ⁴² They remembered not his hand,
Nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary; ⁴³ How he set his signs in Egypt,
And his wonders in the field of Zoan, ⁴⁴ And turned their rivers into blood,
And their streams, so that they could not drink. ⁴⁵ He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them;
And frogs, which destroyed them. ⁴⁶ He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar,
And their labor unto the locust. ⁴⁷ He destroyed their vines with hail,
And their sycomore-trees with frost. ⁴⁸ He gave over their cattle also to the hail,
And their flocks to hot thunderbolts. ⁴⁹ He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger,
Wrath, and indignation, and trouble,
A band of angels of evil. ⁵⁰ He made a path for his anger;
He spared not their soul from death,
But gave their life over to the pestilence, ⁵¹ And smote all the first-born in Egypt,
The chief of their strength in the tents of Ham. ⁵² But he led forth his own people like sheep,
And guided them in the wilderness like a flock. ⁵³ And he led them safely, so that they feared not;
But the sea overwhelmed their enemies. ⁵⁴ And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary,
To this mountain, which his right hand had gotten. ⁵⁵ He drove out the nations also before them,
And allotted them for an inheritance by line,
And made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents. ⁵⁶ Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God,
And kept not his testimonies; ⁵⁷ But turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers:
They were turned aside like a deceitful bow. ⁵⁸ For they provoked him to anger with their high places,
And moved him to jealousy with their graven images. ⁵⁹ When God heard [this], he was wroth,
And greatly abhorred Israel; ⁶⁰ So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh,
The tent which he placed among men; ⁶¹ And delivered his strength into captivity,
And his glory into the adversary's hand. ⁶² He gave his people over also unto the sword,
And was wroth with his inheritance. ⁶³ Fire devoured their young men;
And their virgins had no marriage-song. ⁶⁴ Their priests fell by the sword;
And their widows made no lamentation. ⁶⁵ Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep,
Like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine. ⁶⁶ And he smote his adversaries backward:
He put them to a perpetual reproach. ⁶⁷ Moreover he refused the tent of Joseph,
And chose not the tribe of Ephraim, ⁶⁸ But chose the tribe of Judah,
The mount Zion which he loved. ⁶⁹ And he built his sanctuary like the heights,
Like the earth which he hath established for ever. ⁷⁰ He chose David also his servant,
And took him from the sheepfolds: ⁷¹ From following the ewes that have their young he brought him,
To be the shepherd of Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. ⁷² So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart,
And guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
⁷⁹ ¹ A Psalm of Asaph.

O God, the nations are come into thine inheritance;
Thy holy temple have they defiled;
They have laid Jerusalem in heaps. ² The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be food unto the birds of the heavens,
The flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth. ³ Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem;
And there was none to bury them. ⁴ We are become a reproach to our neighbors,
A scoffing and derision to them that are round about us. ⁵ How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever?
Shall thy jealousy burn like fire? ⁶ Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that know thee not,
And upon the kingdoms that call not upon thy name. ⁷ For they have devoured Jacob,
And laid waste his habitation. ⁸ Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers:
Let thy tender mercies speedily meet us;
For we are brought very low. ⁹ Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name;
And deliver us, and forgive our sins, for thy name's sake. ¹⁰ Wherefore should the nations say, Where is their God?
Let the avenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed Be known among the nations in our sight. ¹¹ Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee:
According to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to death; ¹² And render unto our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord. ¹³ So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture Will give thee thanks for ever:
We will show forth thy praise to all generations.
⁸⁰ ¹ For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph.

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,
Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock;
Thou that sittest [above] the cherubim, shine forth. ² Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy might,
And come to save us. ³ Turn us again, O God;
And cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved. ⁴ O Jehovah God of hosts,
How long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people? ⁵ Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears,
And given them tears to drink in large measure. ⁶ Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbors;
And our enemies laugh among themselves. ⁷ Turn us again, O God of hosts;
And cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved. ⁸ Thou broughtest a vine out of Egypt:
Thou didst drive out the nations, and plantedst it. ⁹ Thou preparedst [room] before it,
And it took deep root, and filled the land. ¹⁰ The mountains were covered with the shadow of it,
And the boughs thereof were [like] cedars of God. ¹¹ It sent out its branches unto the sea,
And its shoots unto the River. ¹² Why hast thou broken down its walls,
So that all they that pass by the way do pluck it? ¹³ The boar out of the wood doth ravage it,
And the wild beasts of the field feed on it. ¹⁴ Turn again, we beseech thee, O God of hosts:
Look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine, ¹⁵ And the stock which thy right hand planted,
And the branch that thou madest strong for thyself. ¹⁶ It is burned with fire, it is cut down:
They perish at the rebuke of thy countenance. ¹⁷ Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand,
Upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself. ¹⁸ So shall we not go back from thee:
Quicken thou us, and we will call upon thy name. ¹⁹ Turn us again, O Jehovah God of hosts;
Cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.
⁸¹ ¹ For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. [A Psalm] of Asaph.

Sing aloud unto God our strength:
Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. ² Raise a song, and bring hither the timbrel,
The pleasant harp with the psaltery. ³ Blow the trumpet at the new moon,
At the full moon, on our feast-day. ⁴ For it is a statute for Israel,
An ordinance of the God of Jacob. ⁵ He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony,
When he went out over the land of Egypt,
[Where] I heard a language that I knew not. ⁶ I removed his shoulder from the burden:
His hands were freed from the basket. ⁷ Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee;
I answered thee in the secret place of thunder;
I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. [Selah ⁸ Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee:
O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto me! ⁹ There shall no strange god be in thee;
Neither shalt thou worship any foreign god. ¹⁰ I am Jehovah thy God,
Who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt:
Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. ¹¹ But my people hearkened not to my voice;
And Israel would none of me. ¹² So I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart,
That they might walk in their own counsels. ¹³ Oh that my people would hearken unto me,
That Israel would walk in my ways! ¹⁴ I would soon subdue their enemies,
And turn my hand against their adversaries. ¹⁵ The haters of Jehovah should submit themselves unto him:
But their time should endure for ever. ¹⁶ He would feed them also with the finest of the wheat;
And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.
⁸² ¹ A Psalm of Asaph.

God standeth in the congregation of God;
He judgeth among the gods. ² How long will ye judge unjustly,
And respect the persons of the wicked? [Selah ³ Judge the poor and fatherless:
Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. ⁴ Rescue the poor and needy:
Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked. ⁵ They know not, neither do they understand;
They walk to and fro in darkness:
All the foundations of the earth are shaken. ⁶ I said, Ye are gods,
And all of you sons of the Most High. ⁷ Nevertheless ye shall die like men,
And fall like one of the princes. ⁸ Arise, O God, judge the earth;
For thou shalt inherit all the nations.
⁸³ ¹ A Song, a Psalm of Asaph.

O God, keep not thou silence:
Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. ² For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult;
And they that hate thee have lifted up the head. ³ They take crafty counsel against thy people,
And consult together against thy hidden ones. ⁴ They have said,
Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation;
That the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. ⁵ For they have consulted together with one consent;
Against thee do they make a covenant: ⁶ The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites;
Moab, and the Hagarenes; ⁷ Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek;
Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre: ⁸ Assyria also is joined with them;
They have helped the children of Lot. [Selah ⁹ Do thou unto them as unto Midian,
As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon; ¹⁰ Who perished at Endor,
Who became as dung for the earth. ¹¹ Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb;
Yea, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna; ¹² Who said, Let us take to ourselves in possession
The habitations of God. ¹³ O my God, make them like the whirling dust;
As stubble before the wind. ¹⁴ As the fire that burneth the forest,
And as the flame that setteth the mountains on fire, ¹⁵ So pursue them with thy tempest,
And terrify them with thy storm. ¹⁶ Fill their faces with confusion,
That they may seek thy name, O Jehovah. ¹⁷ Let them be put to shame and dismayed for ever;
Yea, let them be confounded and perish; ¹⁸ That they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah,
Art the Most High over all the earth.
⁸⁴ ¹ For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

How amiable are thy tabernacles,
O Jehovah of hosts! ² My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah;
My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God. ³ Yea, the sparrow hath found her a house,
And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young,
Even thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts,
My King, and my God. ⁴ Blessed are they that dwell in thy house:
They will be still praising thee. [Selah
⁵ Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee;
In whose heart are the highways [to Zion]. ⁶ Passing through the valley of Weeping they make it a place of springs;
Yea, the early rain covereth it with blessings. ⁷ They go from strength to strength;
Every one of them appeareth before God in Zion. ⁸ O Jehovah God of hosts, hear my prayer;
Give ear, O God of Jacob. [Selah ⁹ Behold, O God our shield,
And look upon the face of thine anointed. ¹⁰ For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand.
I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God,
Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. ¹¹ For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield:
Jehovah will give grace and glory;
No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. ¹² O Jehovah of hosts,
Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
⁸⁵ ¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

Jehovah, thou hast been favorable unto thy land;
Thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob. ² Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people;
Thou hast covered all their sin. [Selah
³ Thou hast taken away all thy wrath;
Thou hast turned [thyself] from the fierceness of thine anger. ⁴ Turn us, O God of our salvation,
And cause thine indignation toward us to cease. ⁵ Wilt thou be angry with us for ever?
Wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations? ⁶ Wilt thou not quicken us again,
That thy people may rejoice in thee? ⁷ Show us thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah,
And grant us thy salvation. ⁸ I will hear what God Jehovah will speak;
For he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints:
But let them not turn again to folly. ⁹ Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him,
That glory may dwell in our land. ¹⁰ Mercy and truth are met together;
Righteousness and peace have kissed each other. ¹¹ Truth springeth out of the earth;
And righteousness hath looked down from heaven. ¹² Yea, Jehovah will give that which is good;
And our land shall yield its increase. ¹³ Righteousness shall go before him,
And shall make his footsteps a way [to walk in].
⁸⁶ ¹ A Prayer of David.

Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me;
For I am poor and needy. ² Preserve my soul; for I am godly:
O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. ³ Be merciful unto me, O Lord;
For unto thee do I cry all the day long. ⁴ Rejoice the soul of thy servant;
For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. ⁵ For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive,
And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee. ⁶ Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer;
And hearken unto the voice of my supplications. ⁷ In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee;
For thou wilt answer me. ⁸ There is none like unto thee among the gods, O Lord;
Neither [are there any works] like unto thy works. ⁹ All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord;
And they shall glorify thy name. ¹⁰ For thou art great, and doest wondrous things:
Thou art God alone. ¹¹ Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; I will walk in thy truth:
Unite my heart to fear thy name. ¹² I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart;
And I will glorify thy name for evermore. ¹³ For great is thy lovingkindness toward me;
And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol. ¹⁴ O God, the proud are risen up against me,
And a company of violent men have sought after my soul,
And have not set thee before them. ¹⁵ But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth. ¹⁶ Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me;
Give thy strength unto thy servant,
And save the son of thy handmaid. ¹⁷ Show me a token for good,
That they who hate me may see it, and be put to shame,
Because thou, Jehovah, hast helped me, and comforted me.
⁸⁷ ¹ A Psalm of the sons of Korah; a Song.

His foundation is in the holy mountains. ² Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion
More than all the dwellings of Jacob. ³ Glorious things are spoken of thee,
O city of God. [Selah ⁴ I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon as among them that know me:
Behold, Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia:
This one was born there. ⁵ Yea, of Zion it shall be said,
This one and that one was born in her;
And the Most High himself will establish her. ⁶ Jehovah will count, when he writeth up the peoples,
This one was born there. [Selah ⁷ They that sing as well as they that dance [shall say],
All my fountains are in thee.
⁸⁸ ¹ A Song, a Psalm of the sons of Korah; for the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.

O Jehovah, the God of my salvation,
I have cried day and night before thee. ² Let my prayer enter into thy presence;
Incline thine ear unto my cry. ³ For my soul is full of troubles,
And my life draweth nigh unto Sheol. ⁴ I am reckoned with them that go down into the pit;
I am as a man that hath no help, ⁵ Cast off among the dead,
Like the slain that lie in the grave,
Whom thou rememberest no more,
And they are cut off from thy hand. ⁶ Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit,
In dark places, in the deeps. ⁷ Thy wrath lieth hard upon me,
And thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. [Selah ⁸ Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me;
Thou hast made me an abomination unto them:
I am shut up, and I cannot come forth. ⁹ Mine eye wasteth away by reason of affliction:
I have called daily upon thee, O Jehovah;
I have spread forth my hands unto thee. ¹⁰ Wilt thou show wonders to the dead?
Shall they that are deceased arise and praise thee? [Selah ¹¹ Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave?
Or thy faithfulness in Destruction? ¹² Shall thy wonders be known in the dark?
And thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? ¹³ But unto thee, O Jehovah, have I cried;
And in the morning shall my prayer come before thee. ¹⁴ Jehovah, why castest thou off my soul?
Why hidest thou thy face from me? ¹⁵ I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up:
While I suffer thy terrors I am distracted. ¹⁶ Thy fierce wrath is gone over me;
Thy terrors have cut me off. ¹⁷ They came round about me like water all the day long;
They compassed me about together. ¹⁸ Lover and friend hast thou put far from me,
And mine acquaintance into darkness.
⁸⁹ ¹ Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.

I will sing of the lovingkindness of Jehovah for ever:
With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. ² For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever;
Thy faithfulness wilt thou establish in the very heavens.
³ I have made a covenant with my chosen,
I have sworn unto David my servant: ⁴ Thy seed will I establish for ever,
And build up thy throne to all generations. [Selah ⁵ And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Jehovah;
Thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones. ⁶ For who in the skies can be compared unto Jehovah?
Who among the sons of the mighty is like unto Jehovah, ⁷ A God very terrible in the council of the holy ones,
And to be feared above all them that are round about him? ⁸ O Jehovah God of hosts,
Who is a mighty one, like unto thee, O Jehovah?
And thy faithfulness is round about thee. ⁹ Thou rulest the pride of the sea:
When the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them. ¹⁰ Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain;
Thou hast scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength. ¹¹ The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine:
The world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them. ¹² The north and the south, thou hast created them:
Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name. ¹³ Thou hast a mighty arm;
Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. ¹⁴ Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne:
Lovingkindness and truth go before thy face. ¹⁵ Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound:
They walk, O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance. ¹⁶ In thy name do they rejoice all the day;
And in thy righteousness are they exalted. ¹⁷ For thou art the glory of their strength;
And in thy favor our horn shall be exalted. ¹⁸ For our shield belongeth unto Jehovah;
And our king to the Holy One of Israel.
¹⁹ Then thou spakest in vision to thy saints,
And saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty;
I have exalted one chosen out of the people. ²⁰ I have found David my servant;
With my holy oil have I anointed him: ²¹ With whom my hand shall be established;
Mine arm also shall strengthen him. ²² The enemy shall not exact from him,
Nor the son of wickedness afflict him. ²³ And I will beat down his adversaries before him,
And smite them that hate him. ²⁴ But my faithfulness and my lovingkindness shall be with him;
And in my name shall his horn be exalted. ²⁵ I will set his hand also on the sea,
And his right hand on the rivers. ²⁶ He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father,
My God, and the rock of my salvation. ²⁷ I also will make him [my] first-born,
The highest of the kings of the earth. ²⁸ My lovingkindness will I keep for him for evermore;
And my covenant shall stand fast with him. ²⁹ His seed also will I make to endure for ever,
And his throne as the days of heaven. ³⁰ If his children forsake my law,
And walk not in mine ordinances; ³¹ If they break my statutes,
And keep not my commandments; ³² Then will I visit their transgression with the rod,
And their iniquity with stripes. ³³ But my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him,
Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail. ³⁴ My covenant will I not break,
Nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. ³⁵ Once have I sworn by my holiness:
I will not lie unto David: ³⁶ His seed shall endure for ever,
And his throne as the sun before me. ³⁷ It shall be established for ever as the moon,
And [as] the faithful witness in the sky. [Selah
³⁸ But thou hast cast off and rejected,
Thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. ³⁹ Thou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant:
Thou hast profaned his crown [by casting it] to the ground. ⁴⁰ Thou hast broken down all his hedges;
Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin. ⁴¹ All that pass by the way rob him:
He is become a reproach to his neighbors. ⁴² Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries;
Thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice. ⁴³ Yea, thou turnest back the edge of his sword,
And hast not made him to stand in the battle. ⁴⁴ Thou hast made his brightness to cease,
And cast his throne down to the ground. ⁴⁵ The days of his youth hast thou shortened:
Thou hast covered him with shame. [Selah ⁴⁶ How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou hide thyself for ever?
[How long] shall thy wrath burn like fire? ⁴⁷ Oh remember how short my time is:
For what vanity hast thou created all the children of men! ⁴⁸ What man is he that shall live and not see death,
That shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? [Selah ⁴⁹ Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses,
Which thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness? ⁵⁰ Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants;
How I do bear in my bosom [the reproach of] all the mighty peoples, ⁵¹ Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O Jehovah,
Wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
⁵² Blessed be Jehovah for evermore.
Amen, and Amen.
⁹⁰ ¹ A Prayer of Moses the man of God.

Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place
In all generations. ² Before the mountains were brought forth,
Or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. ³ Thou turnest man to destruction,
And sayest, Return, ye children of men. ⁴ For a thousand years in thy sight
Are but as yesterday when it is past,
And as a watch in the night. ⁵ Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep:
In the morning they are like grass which groweth up. ⁶ In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up;
In the evening it is cut down, and withereth. ⁷ For we are consumed in thine anger,
And in thy wrath are we troubled. ⁸ Thou hast set our iniquities before thee,
Our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. ⁹ For all our days are passed away in thy wrath:
We bring our years to an end as a sigh. ¹⁰ The days of our years are threescore years and ten,
Or even by reason of strength fourscore years;
Yet is their pride but labor and sorrow;
For it is soon gone, and we fly away. ¹¹ Who knoweth the power of thine anger,
And thy wrath according to the fear that is due unto thee? ¹² So teach us to number our days,
That we may get us a heart of wisdom. ¹³ Return, O Jehovah; how long?
And let it repent thee concerning thy servants. ¹⁴ Oh satisfy us in the morning with thy lovingkindness,
That we may rejoice and be glad all our days. ¹⁵ Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us,
And the years wherein we have seen evil. ¹⁶ Let thy work appear unto thy servants,
And thy glory upon their children. ¹⁷ And let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us;
And establish thou the work of our hands upon us;
Yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
⁹¹ ¹ He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. ² I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in whom I trust. ³ For he will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler,
And from the deadly pestilence. ⁴ He will cover thee with his pinions,
And under his wings shalt thou take refuge:
His truth is a shield and a buckler. ⁵ Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night,
Nor for the arrow that flieth by day; ⁶ For the pestilence that walketh in darkness,
Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. ⁷ A thousand shall fall at thy side,
And ten thousand at thy right hand;
[But] it shall not come nigh thee. ⁸ Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold,
And see the reward of the wicked. ⁹ For thou, O Jehovah, art my refuge!
Thou hast made the Most High thy habitation; ¹⁰ There shall no evil befall thee,
Neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent. ¹¹ For he will give his angels charge over thee,
To keep thee in all thy ways. ¹² They shall bear thee up in their hands,
Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. ¹³ Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder:
The young lion and the serpent shalt thou trample under foot. ¹⁴ Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him:
I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. ¹⁵ He shall call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble:
I will deliver him, and honor him. ¹⁶ With long life will I satisfy him,
And show him my salvation.
⁹² ¹ A Psalm, a Song for the sabbath day.

It is a good thing to give thanks unto Jehovah,
And to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High; ² To show forth thy lovingkindness in the morning,
And thy faithfulness every night, ³ With an instrument of ten strings, and with the psaltery;
With a solemn sound upon the harp. ⁴ For thou, Jehovah, hast made me glad through thy work:
I will triumph in the works of thy hands. ⁵ How great are thy works, O Jehovah!
Thy thoughts are very deep. ⁶ A brutish man knoweth not;
Neither doth a fool understand this: ⁷ When the wicked spring as the grass,
And when all the workers of iniquity do flourish;
It is that they shall be destroyed for ever. ⁸ But thou, O Jehovah, art on high for evermore. ⁹ For, lo, thine enemies, O Jehovah,
For, lo, thine enemies shall perish;
All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. ¹⁰ But my horn hast thou exalted like [the horn of] the wild-ox:
I am anointed with fresh oil. ¹¹ Mine eye also hath seen [my desire] on mine enemies,
Mine ears have heard [my desire] of the evil-doers that rise up against me. ¹² The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree:
He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. ¹³ They are planted in the house of Jehovah;
They shall flourish in the courts of our God. ¹⁴ They shall still bring forth fruit in old age;
They shall be full of sap and green: ¹⁵ To show that Jehovah is upright;
He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
⁹³ ¹ Jehovah reigneth;
He is clothed with majesty;
Jehovah is clothed with strength; he hath girded himself therewith:
The world also is established, that it cannot be moved. ² Thy throne is established of old:
Thou art from everlasting. ³ The floods have lifted up, O Jehovah,
The floods have lifted up their voice;
The floods lift up their waves. ⁴ Above the voices of many waters,
The mighty breakers of the sea,
Jehovah on high is mighty. ⁵ Thy testimonies are very sure:
Holiness becometh thy house, O Jehovah, for evermore.
⁹⁴ ¹ O Jehovah, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth,
Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth. ² Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth:
Render to the proud [their] desert. ³ Jehovah, how long shall the wicked,
How long shall the wicked triumph? ⁴ They prate, they speak arrogantly:
All the workers of iniquity boast themselves. ⁵ They break in pieces thy people, O Jehovah,
And afflict thy heritage. ⁶ They slay the widow and the sojourner,
And murder the fatherless. ⁷ And they say, Jehovah will not see,
Neither will the God of Jacob consider. ⁸ Consider, ye brutish among the people;
And ye fools, when will ye be wise? ⁹ He that planted the ear, shall he not hear?
He that formed the eye, shall he not see? ¹⁰ He that chastiseth the nations, shall not he correct,
[Even] he that teacheth man knowledge? ¹¹ Jehovah knoweth the thoughts of man,
That they are vanity. ¹² Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jehovah,
And teachest out of thy law; ¹³ That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity,
Until the pit be digged for the wicked. ¹⁴ For Jehovah will not cast off his people,
Neither will he forsake his inheritance. ¹⁵ For judgment shall return unto righteousness;
And all the upright in heart shall follow it. ¹⁶ Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers?
Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? ¹⁷ Unless Jehovah had been my help,
My soul had soon dwelt in silence. ¹⁸ When I said, My foot slippeth;
Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, held me up. ¹⁹ In the multitude of my thoughts within me
Thy comforts delight my soul. ²⁰ Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee,
Which frameth mischief by statute? ²¹ They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous,
And condemn the innocent blood. ²² But Jehovah hath been my high tower,
And my God the rock of my refuge. ²³ And he hath brought upon them their own iniquity,
And will cut them off in their own wickedness;
Jehovah our God will cut them off.
⁹⁵ ¹ Oh come, let us sing unto Jehovah;
Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. ² Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving;
Let us make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. ³ For Jehovah is a great God,
And a great King above all gods. ⁴ In his hand are the deep places of the earth;
The heights of the mountains are his also. ⁵ The sea is his, and he made it;
And his hands formed the dry land. ⁶ Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
Let us kneel before Jehovah our Maker: ⁷ For he is our God,
And we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
To-day, oh that ye would hear his voice! ⁸ Harden not your heart, as at Meribah,
As in the day of Massah in the wilderness; ⁹ When your fathers tempted me,
Proved me, and saw my work. ¹⁰ Forty years long was I grieved with [that] generation,
And said, It is a people that do err in their heart,
And they have not known my ways: ¹¹ Wherefore I sware in my wrath,
That they should not enter into my rest.
⁹⁶ ¹ Oh sing unto Jehovah a new song:
Sing unto Jehovah, all the earth. ² Sing unto Jehovah, bless his name;
Show forth his salvation from day to day. ³ Declare his glory among the nations,
His marvellous works among all the peoples. ⁴ For great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised:
He is to be feared above all gods. ⁵ For all the gods of the peoples are idols;
But Jehovah made the heavens. ⁶ Honor and majesty are before him:
Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. ⁷ Ascribe unto Jehovah, ye kindreds of the peoples,
Ascribe unto Jehovah glory and strength. ⁸ Ascribe unto Jehovah the glory due unto his name:
Bring an offering, and come into his courts. ⁹ Oh worship Jehovah in holy array:
Tremble before him, all the earth. ¹⁰ Say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth:
The world also is established that it cannot be moved:
He will judge the peoples with equity ¹¹ Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; ¹² Let the field exult, and all that is therein;
Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy ¹³ Before Jehovah; for he cometh,
For he cometh to judge the earth:
He will judge the world with righteousness,
And the peoples with his truth.
⁹⁷ ¹ Jehovah reigneth; let the earth rejoice;
Let the multitude of isles be glad. ² Clouds and darkness are round about him:
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne. ³ A fire goeth before him,
And burneth up his adversaries round about. ⁴ His lightnings lightened the world:
The earth saw, and trembled. ⁵ The mountains melted like wax at the presence of Jehovah,
At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. ⁶ The heavens declare his righteousness,
And all the peoples have seen his glory. ⁷ Let all them be put to shame that serve graven images,
That boast themselves of idols:
Worship him, all ye gods. ⁸ Zion heard and was glad,
And the daughters of Judah rejoiced,
Because of thy judgments, O Jehovah. ⁹ For thou,
Jehovah, art most high above all the earth:
Thou art exalted far above all gods. ¹⁰ O ye that love Jehovah, hate evil:
He preserveth the souls of his saints;
He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked. ¹¹ Light is sown for the righteous,
And gladness for the upright in heart. ¹² Be glad in Jehovah, ye righteous;
And give thanks to his holy memorial [name].
⁹⁸ ¹ A Psalm.

Oh sing unto Jehovah a new song;
For he hath done marvellous things:
His right hand, and his holy arm, hath wrought salvation for him. ² Jehovah hath made known his salvation:
His righteousness hath he openly showed in the sight of the nations. ³ He hath remembered his lovingkindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel:
All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. ⁴ Make a joyful noise unto Jehovah, all the earth:
Break forth and sing for joy, yea, sing praises. ⁵ Sing praises unto Jehovah with the harp;
With the harp and the voice of melody. ⁶ With trumpets and sound of cornet
Make a joyful noise before the King, Jehovah. ⁷ Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof;
The world, and they that dwell therein; ⁸ Let the floods clap their hands;
Let the hills sing for joy together ⁹ Before Jehovah; for he cometh to judge the earth:
He will judge the world with righteousness,
And the peoples with equity.
⁹⁹ ¹ Jehovah reigneth; let the peoples tremble:
He sitteth [above] the cherubim; let the earth be moved. ² Jehovah is great in Zion;
And he is high above all the peoples. ³ Let them praise thy great and terrible name:
Holy is he. ⁴ The king's strength also loveth justice;
Thou dost establish equity;
Thou executest justice and righteousness in Jacob. ⁵ Exalt ye Jehovah our God,
And worship at his footstool:
Holy is he.
⁶ Moses and Aaron among his priests,
And Samuel among them that call upon his name;
They called upon Jehovah, and he answered them. ⁷ He spake unto them in the pillar of cloud:
They kept his testimonies,
And the statute that he gave them. ⁸ Thou answeredst them, O Jehovah our God:
Thou wast a God that forgavest them,
Though thou tookest vengeance of their doings. ⁹ Exalt ye Jehovah our God,
And worship at his holy hill;
For Jehovah our God is holy.
¹⁰⁰ ¹ A Psalm of thanksgiving.

Make a joyful noise unto Jehovah, all ye lands. ² Serve Jehovah with gladness:
Come before his presence with singing. ³ Know ye that Jehovah, he is God:
It is he that hath made us, and we are his;
We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. ⁴ Enter into his gates with thanksgiving,
And into his courts with praise:
Give thanks unto him, and bless his name. ⁵ For Jehovah is good; his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever,
And his faithfulness unto all generations.
¹⁰¹ ¹ A Psalm of David.

I will sing of lovingkindness and justice:
Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I sing praises. ² I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way:
Oh when wilt thou come unto me?
I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. ³ I will set no base thing before mine eyes:
I hate the work of them that turn aside;
It shall not cleave unto me. ⁴ A perverse heart shall depart from me:
I will know no evil thing. ⁵ Whoso privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I destroy:
Him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer. ⁶ Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me:
He that walketh in a perfect way, he shall minister unto me. ⁷ He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house:
He that speaketh falsehood shall not be established before mine eyes. ⁸ Morning by morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land;
To cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of Jehovah. ¹⁰² ¹ A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before Jehovah.

Hear my prayer, O Jehovah,
And let my cry come unto thee. ² Hide not thy face from me in the day of my distress:
Incline thine ear unto me;
In the day when I call answer me speedily. ³ For my days consume away like smoke,
And my bones are burned as a firebrand. ⁴ My heart is smitten like grass, and withered;
For I forget to eat my bread. ⁵ By reason of the voice of my groaning
My bones cleave to my flesh. ⁶ I am like a pelican of the wilderness;
I am become as an owl of the waste places. ⁷ I watch, and am become like a sparrow
That is alone upon the house-top. ⁸ Mine enemies reproach me all the day;
They that are mad against me do curse by me. ⁹ For I have eaten ashes like bread,
And mingled my drink with weeping, ¹⁰ Because of thine indignation and thy wrath:
For thou hast taken me up, and cast me away. ¹¹ My days are like a shadow that declineth;
And I am withered like grass. ¹² But thou, O Jehovah, wilt abide for ever;
And thy memorial [name] unto all generations. ¹³ Thou wilt arise, and have mercy upon Zion;
For it is time to have pity upon her,
Yea, the set time is come. ¹⁴ For thy servants take pleasure in her stones,
And have pity upon her dust. ¹⁵ So the nations shall fear the name of Jehovah,
And all the kings of the earth thy glory. ¹⁶ For Jehovah hath built up Zion;
He hath appeared in his glory. ¹⁷ He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute,
And hath not despised their prayer. ¹⁸ This shall be written for the generation to come;
And a people which shall be created shall praise Jehovah. ¹⁹ For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary;
From heaven did Jehovah behold the earth; ²⁰ To hear the sighing of the prisoner;
To loose those that are appointed to death; ²¹ That men may declare the name of Jehovah in Zion,
And his praise in Jerusalem; ²² When the peoples are gathered together,
And the kingdoms, to serve Jehovah. ²³ He weakened my strength in the way;
He shortened my days. ²⁴ I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days:
Thy years are throughout all generations. ²⁵ Of old didst thou lay the foundation of the earth;
And the heavens are the work of thy hands. ²⁶ They shall perish, but thou shalt endure;
Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment;
As a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: ²⁷ But thou art the same,
And thy years shall have no end. ²⁸ The children of thy servants shall continue,
And their seed shall be established before thee. ¹⁰³ ¹ [A Psalm] of David.

Bless Jehovah, O my soul;
And all that is within me, [bless] his holy name. ² Bless Jehovah, O my soul,
And forget not all his benefits: ³ Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;
Who healeth all thy diseases; ⁴ Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;
Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; ⁵ Who satisfieth thy desire with good things,
[So that] thy youth is renewed like the eagle. ⁶ Jehovah executeth righteous acts,
And judgments for all that are oppressed. ⁷ He made known his ways unto Moses,
His doings unto the children of Israel. ⁸ Jehovah is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness. ⁹ He will not always chide;
Neither will he keep [his anger] for ever. ¹⁰ He hath not dealt with us after our sins,
Nor rewarded us after our iniquities. ¹¹ For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So great is his lovingkindness toward them that fear him. ¹² As far as the east is from the west,
So far hath he removed our transgressions from us. ¹³ Like as a father pitieth his children,
So Jehovah pitieth them that fear him. ¹⁴ For he knoweth our frame;
He remembereth that we are dust. ¹⁵ As for man, his days are as grass;
As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. ¹⁶ For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone;
And the place thereof shall know it no more. ¹⁷ But the lovingkindness of Jehovah is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him,
And his righteousness unto children's children; ¹⁸ To such as keep his covenant,
And to those that remember his precepts to do them. ¹⁹ Jehovah hath established his throne in the heavens;
And his kingdom ruleth over all. ²⁰ Bless Jehovah, ye his angels,
That are mighty in strength, that fulfil his word,
Hearkening unto the voice of his word. ²¹ Bless Jehovah, all ye his hosts,
Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. ²² Bless Jehovah, all ye his works,
In all places of his dominion:
Bless Jehovah, O my soul. ¹⁰⁴ ¹ Bless Jehovah, O my soul.
O Jehovah my God, thou art very great;
Thou art clothed with honor and majesty: ² Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment;
Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain; ³ Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters;
Who maketh the clouds his chariot;
Who walketh upon the wings of the wind; ⁴ Who maketh winds his messengers;
Flames of fire his ministers; ⁵ Who laid the foundations of the earth,
That it should not be moved for ever. ⁶ Thou coveredst 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 hasted away ⁸ (The mountains rose, the valleys sank down)
Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them. ⁹ Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over;
That they turn not again to cover the earth. ¹⁰ He sendeth forth springs into the valleys;
They run among the mountains; ¹¹ They give drink to every beast of the field;
The wild asses quench their thirst. ¹² By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation;
They sing among the branches. ¹³ He watereth the mountains from his chambers:
The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works. ¹⁴ He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle,
And herb for the service of man;
That he may bring forth food out of the earth, ¹⁵ And wine that maketh glad the heart of man,
[And] oil to make his face to shine,
And bread that strengtheneth man's heart. ¹⁶ The trees of Jehovah are filled [with moisture],
The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath 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 knoweth his going down. ²⁰ Thou makest darkness, and it is night,
Wherein 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 ariseth, they get them away,
And lay them down in their dens. ²³ Man goeth forth unto his work And to his labor until the evening. ²⁴ O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works!
In wisdom hast thou made them all:
The earth is full of thy riches. ²⁵ Yonder is the sea, great and wide,
Wherein are things creeping innumerable,
Both small and great beasts. ²⁶ There go the ships;
There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to play therein. ²⁷ These wait all for thee,
That thou mayest give them their food in due season. ²⁸ Thou givest unto them, they gather;
Thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good. ²⁹ Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled;
Thou takest away their breath, they die,
And return to their dust. ³⁰ Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created;
And thou renewest the face of the ground. ³¹ Let the glory of Jehovah endure for ever;
Let Jehovah rejoice in his works: ³² Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth;
He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke. ³³ I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live:
I will sing praise to my God while I have any being. ³⁴ Let thy meditation be sweet unto him:
I will rejoice in Jehovah. ³⁵ Let sinners be consumed out of the earth.
And let the wicked be no more.
Bless Jehovah, O my soul.
Praise ye Jehovah. ¹⁰⁵ ¹ Oh give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name;
Make known among the peoples his doings. ² Sing unto him, sing praises unto him;
Talk ye of all his marvellous works. ³ Glory ye in his holy name:
Let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah. ⁴ Seek ye Jehovah and his strength;
Seek his face evermore. ⁵ Remember his marvellous works that he hath done,
His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth, ⁶ O ye seed of Abraham his servant,
Ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones. ⁷ He is Jehovah our God:
His judgments are in all the earth. ⁸ He hath remembered his covenant for ever,
The word which he commanded to a thousand generations, ⁹ [The covenant] which he made with Abraham,
And his oath unto Isaac, ¹⁰ And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute,
To Israel for an everlasting covenant, ¹¹ Saying, Unto thee will I 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 suffered no man to do them wrong;
Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes, ¹⁵ [Saying], Touch not mine anointed ones,
And do my prophets no harm. ¹⁶ And he called for a famine upon the land;
He brake the whole staff of bread. ¹⁷ He sent a man before them;
Joseph was sold for a servant: ¹⁸ His feet they hurt with fetters:
He was laid in [chains of] iron, ¹⁹ Until the time that his word came to pass,
The word of Jehovah tried him. ²⁰ The king sent and loosed 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 princes 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 subtly 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 not against his words. ²⁹ He turned their waters into blood,
And slew their fish. ³⁰ Their land swarmed with frogs
In the chambers of their kings. ³¹ He spake, 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 smote their vines also and their fig-trees,
And brake the trees of their borders. ³⁴ He spake, and the locust came,
And the grasshopper, and that without number, ³⁵ And did eat up every herb in their land,
And did eat up the fruit of their ground. ³⁶ He smote also all the first-born in their land,
The chief of all their strength. ³⁷ And he brought them forth with silver and gold;
And there was not one feeble person 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 Jehovah. ¹⁰⁶ ¹ Praise ye Jehovah.
Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;
For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever. ² Who can utter the mighty acts of Jehovah,
Or show forth all his praise? ³ Blessed are they that keep justice,
And he that doeth righteousness at all times. ⁴ Remember me, O Jehovah, with the favor that thou bearest unto thy people;
Oh 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 understood not thy wonders in Egypt;
They remembered not the multitude of thy lovingkindnesses,
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 rebuked the Red Sea also, 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 that 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 believed they his words;
They sang his praise. ¹³ They soon forgat his works;
They waited not for his counsel, ¹⁴ But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness,
And tempted God in the desert. ¹⁵ And he gave them their request,
But sent leanness into their soul. ¹⁶ They envied Moses also in the camp,
[And] Aaron the saint of Jehovah. 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. ¹⁹ They made a calf in Horeb,
And worshipped a molten image. ²⁰ Thus they changed their glory
For the likeness of an ox that eateth grass. ²¹ They forgat God their Saviour,
Who had done great things in Egypt, ²² Wondrous works in the land of Ham,
[And] terrible 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 [them]. ²⁴ Yea, they despised the pleasant land,
They believed not his word, ²⁵ But murmured in their tents,
And hearkened not unto the voice of Jehovah. ²⁶ Therefore he sware unto 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 joined themselves also unto Baal-peor,
And ate the sacrifices of the dead. ²⁹ Thus they provoked him to anger with their doings;
And the plague brake in upon them. ³⁰ Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment;
And so the plague was stayed. ³¹ And that was reckoned unto him for righteousness,
Unto all generations for evermore. ³² They angered him also at the waters of Meribah,
So that it went ill with Moses for their sakes; ³³ Because they were rebellious against his spirit,
And he spake unadvisedly with his lips. ³⁴ They did not destroy the peoples,
As Jehovah commanded them, ³⁵ But mingled themselves with the nations,
And learned their works, ³⁶ And served their idols,
Which became a snare unto them. ³⁷ Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons, ³⁸ And shed innocent blood,
Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters,
Whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan;
And the land was polluted with blood. ³⁹ Thus were they defiled with their works,
And played the harlot in their doings. ⁴⁰ Therefore was the wrath of Jehovah kindled against his people,
And he abhorred his inheritance. ⁴¹ And he gave them into the hand of the nations;
And they that hated them ruled over them. ⁴² Their enemies also oppressed them,
And they were brought into subjection under their hand. ⁴³ Many times did he deliver 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 for them his covenant,
And repented according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses. ⁴⁶ He made them also to be pitied
Of all those that carried them captive. ⁴⁷ Save us, O Jehovah our God,
And gather us from among the nations,
To give thanks unto thy holy name,
And to triumph in thy praise. ⁴⁸ Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel,
From everlasting even to everlasting.
And let all the people say, Amen.
Praise ye Jehovah. ¹⁰⁷ ¹ O give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;
For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever. ² Let the redeemed of Jehovah say [so],
Whom he hath 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 unto Jehovah in their trouble,
And he delivered them out of their distresses, ⁷ He led them also by a straight way,
That they might go to a city of habitation. ⁸ Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness,
And for his wonderful works to the children of men! ⁹ For he satisfieth the longing soul,
And the hungry soul he filleth with good. ¹⁰ Such as 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 contemned 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 unto Jehovah in their trouble,
And he saved them out of their distresses. ¹⁴ He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
And brake their bonds in sunder. ¹⁵ Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness,
And for his wonderful works to the children of men! ¹⁶ For he hath broken the gates of brass,
And cut the bars of iron in sunder. ¹⁷ Fools because of their transgression,
And because of their iniquities, are afflicted. ¹⁸ Their soul abhorreth all manner of food;
And they draw near unto the gates of death. ¹⁹ Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble,
And he saveth them out of their distresses. ²⁰ He sendeth his word, and healeth them,
And delivereth [them] from their destructions. ²¹ Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness,
And for his wonderful works to the children of men! ²² And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And declare his works with singing. ²³ They that go down to the sea in ships,
That do business in great waters; ²⁴ These see the works of Jehovah,
And his wonders in the deep. ²⁵ For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind,
Which lifteth up the waves thereof. ²⁶ They mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the depths:
Their soul melteth 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 unto Jehovah in their trouble,
And he bringeth them out of their distresses. ²⁹ He maketh the storm a calm,
So that the waves thereof are still. ³⁰ Then are they glad because they are quiet;
So he bringeth them unto their desired haven. ³¹ Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness,
And for his wonderful works to the children of men! ³² Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people,
And praise him in the seat of the elders. ³³ He turneth rivers into a wilderness,
And watersprings into a thirsty ground; ³⁴ A fruitful land into a salt desert,
For the wickedness of them that dwell therein. ³⁵ He turneth a wilderness into a pool of water,
And a dry land into watersprings. ³⁶ And there he maketh the hungry to dwell,
That they may prepare a city of habitation, ³⁷ And sow fields, and plant vineyards,
And get them fruits of increase. ³⁸ He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly;
And he suffereth not their cattle to decrease. ³⁹ Again, they are diminished and bowed down
Through oppression, trouble, and sorrow. ⁴⁰ He poureth contempt upon princes,
And causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way. ⁴¹ Yet setteth he the needy on high from affliction,
And maketh [him] families like a flock. ⁴² The upright shall see it, and be glad;
And all iniquity shall stop her mouth. ⁴³ Whoso is wise will give heed to these things;
And they will consider the lovingkindnesses of Jehovah. ¹⁰⁸ ¹ A Song, a Psalm of David.

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 unto thee, O Jehovah, among the peoples;
And I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. ⁴ For thy lovingkindness is great above the heavens;
And thy truth [reacheth] unto 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 hath 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 defence of my head;
Judah is my sceptre. ⁹ Moab is my washpot;
Upon Edom will I cast my shoe;
Over Philistia will I shout. ¹⁰ Who will bring me into the fortified city?
Who hath led me unto Edom? ¹¹ Hast not thou cast us off, O God?
And thou goest not forth, O God, with our hosts. 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 that will tread down our adversaries. ¹⁰⁹ ¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise; ² For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me:
They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue. ³ They have compassed me about also with words of hatred,
And fought against me without a cause. ⁴ For my love they are my adversaries:
But I [give myself unto] 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 children be fatherless,
And his wife a widow. ¹⁰ Let his children be vagabonds, and beg;
And let them seek [their bread] out of their desolate places. ¹¹ Let the extortioner catch all that he hath;
And let strangers make spoil of his labor. ¹² Let there be none to extend kindness unto him;
Neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children. 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 Jehovah;
And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out. ¹⁵ Let them be before Jehovah continually,
That he may cut off the memory of them from the earth; ¹⁶ Because he remembered not to show kindness,
But persecuted the poor and needy man,
And the broken in heart, to slay [them]. ¹⁷ Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him;
And he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him. ¹⁸ He clothed himself also 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 unto him as the raiment wherewith he covereth himself,
And for the girdle wherewith he is girded continually. ²⁰ This is the reward of mine adversaries from Jehovah,
And of them that speak evil against my soul. ²¹ But deal thou with me, O Jehovah the Lord, for thy name's sake:
Because thy lovingkindness 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 declineth:
I am tossed up and down as the locust. ²⁴ My knees are weak through fasting;
And my flesh faileth of fatness. ²⁵ I am become also a reproach unto them:
When they see me, they shake their head. ²⁶ Help me, O Jehovah my God;
Oh save me according to thy lovingkindness: ²⁷ That they may know that this is thy hand;
[That] thou, Jehovah, hast 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 mine adversaries be clothed with dishonor,
And let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe. ³⁰ I will give great thanks unto Jehovah 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 them that judge his soul. ¹¹⁰ ¹ A Psalm of David.

Jehovah saith unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand,
Until I make thine enemies thy footstool. ² Jehovah 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 hast the dew of thy youth. ⁴ Jehovah hath sworn, and will not repent:
Thou art a priest for ever
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 [the places] with dead bodies;
He will strike through the head in many countries. ⁷ He will drink of the brook in the way:
Therefore will he lift up the head. ¹¹¹ ¹ Praise ye Jehovah.
I will give thanks unto Jehovah with my whole heart,
In the council of the upright, and in the congregation. ² The works of Jehovah are great,
Sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. ³ His work is honor and majesty;
And his righteousness endureth for ever. ⁴ He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered:
Jehovah is gracious and merciful. ⁵ He hath given food unto them that fear him:
He will ever be mindful of his covenant. ⁶ He hath showed 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 for ever and ever;
They are done in truth and uprightness. ⁹ He hath sent redemption unto his people;
He hath commanded his covenant for ever:
Holy and reverend is his name. ¹⁰ The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]:
His praise endureth for ever. ¹¹² ¹ Praise ye Jehovah.
Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah,
That delighteth 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 endureth for ever. ⁴ Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness:
[He is] gracious, and merciful, and righteous. ⁵ Well is it with the man that dealeth graciously and lendeth;
He shall maintain his cause in judgment. ⁶ For he shall never be moved;
The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance. ⁷ He shall not be afraid of evil tidings:
His heart is fixed, trusting in Jehovah. ⁸ His heart is established, he shall not be afraid,
Until he see [his desire] upon his adversaries. ⁹ He hath dispersed, he hath given to the needy;
His righteousness endureth for ever:
His horn shall be exalted with honor. ¹⁰ The wicked shall see it, and be grieved;
He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away:
The desire of the wicked shall perish. ¹¹³ ¹ Praise ye Jehovah.
Praise, O ye servants of Jehovah,
Praise the name of Jehovah. ² Blessed be the name of Jehovah
From this time forth and for evermore. ³ From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same
Jehovah's name is to be praised. ⁴ Jehovah is high above all nations,
And his glory above the heavens. ⁵ Who is like unto Jehovah our God,
That hath his seat on high, ⁶ That humbleth himself to behold
[The things that are] in heaven and in the earth? ⁷ He raiseth up the poor out of the dust,
And lifteth up the needy from the dunghill; ⁸ That he may set him with princes,
Even with the princes of his people. ⁹ He maketh the barren woman to keep house,
[And to be] a joyful mother of children.
Praise ye Jehovah. 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 aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest?
Thou Jordan, that thou turnest 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 unto us, O Jehovah, not unto us,
But unto thy name give glory,
For thy lovingkindness, and for thy truth's sake. ² Wherefore should the nations say,
Where is now their God? ³ But our God is in the heavens:
He hath done whatsoever he pleased. ⁴ Their idols are silver and gold,
The work of men's hands. ⁵ They have mouths, but they speak not;
Eyes have they, but they see not; ⁶ They have ears, but they hear not;
Noses have they, but they smell not; ⁷ They have hands, but they handle not;
Feet have they, but they walk not;
Neither speak they through their throat. ⁸ They that make them shall be like unto them;
Yea, every one that trusteth in them. ⁹ O Israel, trust thou in Jehovah:
He is their help and their shield. ¹⁰ O house of Aaron, trust ye in Jehovah:
He is their help and their shield. ¹¹ Ye that fear Jehovah, trust in Jehovah:
He is their help and their shield. ¹² Jehovah hath been mindful of us; he will bless [us]:
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron. ¹³ He will bless them that fear Jehovah,
Both small and great. ¹⁴ Jehovah increase you more and more,
You and your children. ¹⁵ Blessed are ye of Jehovah,
Who made heaven and earth. ¹⁶ The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah;
But the earth hath he given to the children of men. ¹⁷ The dead praise not Jehovah,
Neither any that go down into silence; ¹⁸ But we will bless Jehovah
From this time forth and for evermore.
Praise ye Jehovah. ¹¹⁶ ¹ I love Jehovah, because he heareth
My voice and my supplications. ² Because he hath inclined his ear unto me,
Therefore will I call [upon him] as long as I live. ³ The cords of death compassed me,
And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me:
I found trouble and sorrow. ⁴ Then called I upon the name of Jehovah:
O Jehovah, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. ⁵ Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous;
Yea, our God is merciful. ⁶ Jehovah preserveth the simple:
I was brought low, and he saved me. ⁷ Return unto thy rest, O my soul;
For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee. ⁸ For thou hast delivered my soul from death,
Mine eyes from tears,
[And] my feet from falling. ⁹ I will walk before Jehovah
In the land of the living. ¹⁰ I believe, for I will speak:
I was greatly afflicted: ¹¹ I said in my haste,
All men are liars. ¹² What shall I render unto Jehovah
For all his benefits toward me? ¹³ I will take the cup of salvation,
And call upon the name of Jehovah. ¹⁴ I will pay my vows unto Jehovah,
Yea, in the presence of all his people. ¹⁵ Precious in the sight of Jehovah
Is the death of his saints. ¹⁶ O Jehovah, truly I am thy servant:
I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid;
Thou hast loosed my bonds. ¹⁷ I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And will call upon the name of Jehovah. ¹⁸ I will pay my vows unto Jehovah,
Yea, in the presence of all his people, ¹⁹ In the courts of Jehovah's house,
In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.
Praise ye Jehovah. ¹¹⁷ ¹ O praise Jehovah, all ye nations;
Laud him, all ye peoples. ² For his lovingkindness is great toward us;
And the truth of Jehovah [endureth] for ever.
Praise ye Jehovah. ¹¹⁸ ¹ Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;
For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever. ² Let Israel now say,
That his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever. ³ Let the house of Aaron now say,
That his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever. ⁴ Let them now that fear Jehovah say,
That his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever. ⁵ Out of my distress I called upon Jehovah:
Jehovah answered me [and set me] in a large place. ⁶ Jehovah is on my side; I will not fear:
What can man do unto me? ⁷ Jehovah is on my side among them that help me:
Therefore shall I see [my desire] upon them that hate me. ⁸ It is better to take refuge in Jehovah
Than to put confidence in man. ⁹ It is better to take refuge in Jehovah
Than to put confidence in princes. ¹⁰ All nations compassed me about:
In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off. ¹¹ They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about:
In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off. ¹² They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns:
In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off. ¹³ Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall;
But Jehovah helped me. ¹⁴ Jehovah is my strength and song;
And he is become my salvation. ¹⁵ The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous:
The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly. ¹⁶ The right hand of Jehovah is exalted:
The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly. ¹⁷ I shall not die, but live,
And declare the works of Jehovah. ¹⁸ Jehovah hath chastened me sore;
But he hath not given me over unto death. ¹⁹ Open to me the gates of righteousness:
I will enter into them, I will give thanks unto Jehovah. ²⁰ This is the gate of Jehovah;
The righteous shall enter into it. ²¹ I will give thanks unto thee; for thou hast answered me,
And art become my salvation. ²² The stone which the builders rejected
Is become the head of the corner. ²³ This is Jehovah's doing;
It is marvellous in our eyes. ²⁴ This is the day which Jehovah hath made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it. ²⁵ Save now, we beseech thee, O Jehovah:
O Jehovah, we beseech thee, send now prosperity. ²⁶ Blessed be he that cometh in the name of Jehovah:
We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah. ²⁷ Jehovah is God, and he hath given us light:
Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar. ²⁸ Thou art my God, and I will give thanks unto thee:
Thou art my God, I will exalt thee. ²⁹ Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;
For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever. ¹¹⁹ ¹ ALEPH.

Blessed are they that are perfect in the way,
Who walk in the law of Jehovah. ² Blessed are they that keep his testimonies,
That seek him with the whole heart. ³ Yea, they do no unrighteousness;
They walk in his ways. ⁴ Thou hast commanded [us] thy precepts,
That we should observe them diligently. ⁵ Oh that my ways were established
To observe thy statutes! ⁶ Then shall I not be put to shame,
When I have respect unto all thy commandments. ⁷ I will give thanks unto thee with uprightness of heart,
When I learn thy righteous judgments. ⁸ I will observe thy statutes:
Oh forsake me not utterly.
⁹ BETH.

Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way?
By taking heed [thereto] according to thy word. ¹⁰ With my whole heart have I sought thee:
Oh let me not wander from thy commandments. ¹¹ Thy word have I laid up in my heart,
That I might not sin against thee. ¹² Blessed art thou, O Jehovah:
Teach me thy statutes. ¹³ With my lips have I 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 unto thy ways. ¹⁶ I will delight myself in thy statutes:
I will not forget thy word.
¹⁷ GIMEL.

Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live;
So will I observe thy word. ¹⁸ Open thou mine 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 breaketh for the longing
That it hath unto thine ordinances at all times. ²¹ Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed,
That do wander from thy commandments. ²² Take away from me reproach and contempt;
For I have kept thy testimonies. ²³ Princes also sat and talked against me;
[But] thy servant did meditate on thy statutes. ²⁴ Thy testimonies also are my delight
[And] my counsellors.
²⁵ DALETH.

My soul cleaveth unto the dust:
Quicken thou me according to thy word. ²⁶ I declared my ways, and thou answeredst me:
Teach me thy statutes. ²⁷ Make me to understand the way of thy precepts:
So shall I meditate on thy wondrous works. ²⁸ My soul melteth for heaviness:
Strengthen thou me according unto thy word. ²⁹ Remove from me the way of falsehood;
And grant me thy law graciously. ³⁰ I have chosen the way of faithfulness:
Thine ordinances have I set [before me]. ³¹ I cleave unto thy testimonies:
O Jehovah, put me not to shame. ³² I will run the way of thy commandments,
When thou shalt enlarge my heart.
³³ HE.

Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes;
And I shall keep it unto 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 unto thy testimonies,
And not to covetousness. ³⁷ Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity,
And quicken me in thy ways. ³⁸ Confirm unto thy servant thy word,
Which [is in order] unto the fear of thee. ³⁹ Turn away my reproach whereof I am afraid;
For thine ordinances are good. ⁴⁰ Behold, I have longed after thy precepts:
Quicken me in thy righteousness.
⁴¹ VAV.

Let thy lovingkindnesses also come unto me, O Jehovah,
Even thy salvation, according to thy word. ⁴² So shall I have an answer for him that reproacheth 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
For ever and ever. ⁴⁵ And I shall walk at liberty;
For I have sought thy precepts. ⁴⁶ I will also 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 lift up my hands also unto thy commandments, which I have loved;
And I will meditate on thy statutes.
⁴⁹ ZAYIN.

Remember the word unto thy servant,
Because thou hast made me to hope. ⁵⁰ This is my comfort in my affliction;
For thy word hath quickened me. ⁵¹ The proud have had me greatly in derision:
[Yet] have I not swerved from thy law. ⁵² I have remembered thine ordinances of old, O Jehovah,
And have comforted myself. ⁵³ Hot indignation hath taken hold upon me,
Because of the wicked that forsake thy law. ⁵⁴ Thy statutes have been my songs
In the house of my pilgrimage. ⁵⁵ I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night,
And have observed thy law. ⁵⁶ This I have had,
Because I have kept thy precepts.
⁵⁷ HHETH.

Jehovah is my portion:
I have said that I would observe thy words. ⁵⁸ I entreated thy favor with my whole heart:
Be merciful unto me according to thy word. ⁵⁹ I thought on my ways,
And turned my feet unto thy testimonies. ⁶⁰ I made haste, and delayed not,
To observe thy commandments. ⁶¹ The cords of the wicked have wrapped me round;
[But] I have not forgotten thy law. ⁶² At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee
Because of thy righteous ordinances. ⁶³ I am a companion of all them that fear thee,
And of them that observe thy precepts. ⁶⁴ The earth, O Jehovah, is full of thy lovingkindness:
Teach me thy statutes.
⁶⁵ TETH.

Thou hast dealt well with thy servant,
O Jehovah, according unto 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 art good, and doest good;
Teach me thy statutes. ⁶⁹ The proud have forged a lie against me:
With my whole heart will I 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 unto me
Than thousands of gold and silver.
⁷³ YODH.

Thy hands have made me and fashioned me:
Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. ⁷⁴ They that fear thee shall see me and be glad,
Because I have hoped in thy word. ⁷⁵ I know, O Jehovah, that thy judgments are righteous,
And that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me. ⁷⁶ Let, I pray thee, thy lovingkindness be for my comfort,
According to thy word unto thy servant. ⁷⁷ Let thy tender mercies come unto 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: [But] I will meditate on thy precepts. ⁷⁹ Let those that fear thee turn unto me;
And they shall know thy testimonies. ⁸⁰ Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes,
That I be not put to shame.
⁸¹ KAPH.

My soul fainteth for thy salvation;
[But] I hope in thy word. ⁸² Mine eyes fail for thy word,
While I say, When wilt thou comfort me? ⁸³ For I am become like a wine-skin in the smoke;
Yet do I not forget thy statutes. ⁸⁴ How many are the days of thy servant?
When wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me? ⁸⁵ The proud have digged 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 forsook not thy precepts. ⁸⁸ Quicken me after thy lovingkindness;
So shall I observe the testimony of thy mouth.
⁸⁹ LAMEDH.

For ever, O Jehovah,
Thy word is settled in heaven. ⁹⁰ Thy faithfulness is unto all generations:
Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. 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 mine affliction. ⁹³ I will never forget thy precepts;
For with them thou hast quickened me. ⁹⁴ I am thine, save me;
For I have sought thy precepts. ⁹⁵ The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me;
[But] I will consider thy testimonies. ⁹⁶ I have seen an end of all perfection;
[But] thy commandment is exceeding broad.
⁹⁷ MEM.

Oh how love I thy law!
It is my meditation all the day. ⁹⁸ Thy commandments make me wiser than mine 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 refrained my feet from every evil way,
That I might observe thy word. ¹⁰² I have not turned aside from thine ordinances;
For thou hast taught me. ¹⁰³ How sweet are thy words unto my taste!
[Yea, sweeter] than honey to my mouth! ¹⁰⁴ Through thy precepts I get understanding:
Therefore I hate every false way.
¹⁰⁵ NUN.

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,
And light unto my path. ¹⁰⁶ I have sworn, and have confirmed it,
That I will observe thy righteous ordinances. ¹⁰⁷ I am afflicted very much:
Quicken me, O Jehovah, according unto thy word. ¹⁰⁸ Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, O Jehovah,
And teach me thine ordinances. ¹⁰⁹ My soul is continually in my hand;
Yet do I not forget thy law. ¹¹⁰ The wicked have laid a snare for me;
Yet have I not gone astray from thy precepts. ¹¹¹ Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever;
For they are the rejoicing of my heart. ¹¹² I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes
For ever, even unto the end.
¹¹³ SAMEKH.

I hate them that are of a double mind;
But thy law do I love. ¹¹⁴ Thou art my hiding-place and my shield:
I hope in thy word. ¹¹⁵ Depart from me, ye evil-doers,
That I may keep the commandments of my God. ¹¹⁶ Uphold me according unto 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 unto thy statutes continually. ¹¹⁸ Thou hast set at nought all them that err from thy statutes;
For their deceit is falsehood. ¹¹⁹ Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross:
Therefore I love thy testimonies. ¹²⁰ My flesh trembleth for fear of thee;
And I am afraid of thy judgments.
¹²¹ AYIN.

I have done justice and righteousness:
Leave me not to mine oppressors. ¹²² Be surety for thy servant for good:
Let not the proud oppress me. ¹²³ Mine eyes fail for thy salvation,
And for thy righteous word. ¹²⁴ Deal with thy servant according unto thy lovingkindness,
And teach me thy statutes. ¹²⁵ I am thy servant; give me understanding,
That I may know thy testimonies. ¹²⁶ It is time for Jehovah to work;
[For] they have made void thy law. ¹²⁷ Therefore I love thy commandments
Above gold, yea, above fine gold. ¹²⁸ Therefore I esteem all [thy] precepts concerning all [things] to be right; [And] I hate every false way.
¹²⁹ PE.

Thy testimonies are wonderful;
Therefore doth my soul keep them. ¹³⁰ The opening of thy words giveth light;
It giveth understanding unto the simple. ¹³¹ I opened wide my mouth, and panted;
For I longed for thy commandments. ¹³² Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me,
As thou usest to do unto those that 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 will I observe thy precepts. ¹³⁵ Make thy face to shine upon thy servant;
And teach me thy statutes. ¹³⁶ Streams of water run down mine eyes,
Because they observe not thy law.
¹³⁷ TSADHE.

Righteous art thou, O Jehovah,
And upright are thy judgments. ¹³⁸ Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness
And very faithfulness. ¹³⁹ My zeal hath consumed me,
Because mine adversaries have forgotten thy words. ¹⁴⁰ Thy word is very pure;
Therefore thy servant loveth it. ¹⁴¹ I am small and despised;
[Yet] do I 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;
[Yet] thy commandments are my delight. ¹⁴⁴ Thy testimonies are righteous for ever:
Give me understanding, and I shall live.
¹⁴⁵ QOPH.

I have called with my whole heart; answer me, O Jehovah:
I will keep thy statutes. ¹⁴⁶ I have called unto 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 Mine eyes anticipated the night-watches,
That I might meditate on thy word. ¹⁴⁹ Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness:
Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thine ordinances. ¹⁵⁰ They draw nigh that follow after wickedness;
They are far from thy law. ¹⁵¹ Thou art nigh, O Jehovah;
And all thy commandments are truth. ¹⁵² Of old have I known from thy testimonies,
That thou hast founded them for ever.
¹⁵³ RESH.

Consider mine affliction, and deliver me;
For I do not forget thy law. ¹⁵⁴ Plead thou my cause, and redeem me:
Quicken 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 Jehovah:
Quicken me according to thine ordinances. ¹⁵⁷ Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries;
[Yet] have I not swerved from thy testimonies. ¹⁵⁸ I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved,
Because they observe not thy word. ¹⁵⁹ Consider how I love thy precepts:
Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy lovingkindness. ¹⁶⁰ The sum of thy word is truth;
And every one of thy righteous ordinances [endureth] for ever.
¹⁶¹ SHIN.

Princes have persecuted me without a cause;
But my heart standeth in awe of thy words. ¹⁶² I rejoice at thy word,
As one that findeth great spoil. ¹⁶³ I hate and abhor falsehood;
[But] thy law do I love. ¹⁶⁴ Seven times a day do I praise thee,
Because of thy righteous ordinances. ¹⁶⁵ Great peace have they that love thy law;
And they have no occasion of stumbling. ¹⁶⁶ I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah,
And have done thy commandments. ¹⁶⁷ My soul hath 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 TAV.

Let my cry come near before thee, O Jehovah:
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 teachest 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 Jehovah;
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.