Psalms 126:1-150:6

CAB(i) 1 A Song of Degrees. When the Lord turned the captivity of Zion, we became as those that are comforted. 2 Then was our mouth filled with joy, and our tongue with exaltation; then would they say among the Gentiles, The Lord has done great things among them. 3 The Lord has done great things for us, we became joyful. 4 Turn, O Lord, our captivity, as the streams in the south. 5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. 6 They went on and wept as they cast their seeds; but they shall surely come with exaltation, bringing their sheaves with them. 127 1 A Song of Degrees. Except the Lord build the house, they that build labor in vain: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman watches in vain. 2 It is vain for you to rise early; you rise up after resting, you that eat the bread of grief; while He gives sleep to His beloved. 3 Behold, the inheritance of the Lord, children, the reward of the fruit of the womb. 4 As arrows in the hand of a mighty man; so are the children of those who were outcasts. 5 Blessed is the man who shall satisfy his desire with them; they shall not be ashamed when they shall speak to their enemies in the gates. 128 1 A Song of Degrees. Blessed are all they that fear the Lord; who walk in His ways. 2 You shall eat the labors of your hands. Blessed are you, and it shall be well with you. 3 Your wife shall be as a fruitful vine on the sides of your house; your children as young olive-plants round about your table. 4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that fears the Lord. 5 May the Lord bless you out of Zion; and may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life 6 And may you see your children's children. Peace be upon Israel. 129 1 A Song of Degrees. Many a time have they warred against me from my youth, let Israel now say: 2 Many a time have they warred against me from my youth: and yet they prevailed not against me. 3 The sinners wrought upon my back: they prolonged their iniquity. 4 The righteous Lord has cut in pieces the necks of sinners. 5 Let all that hate Zion be put to shame and turned back. 6 Let them be as the grass of the housetops, which withers before it is plucked up. 7 Wherewith the reaper fills not his hand, nor he that makes up the sheaves, his bosom. 8 Neither do they that go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you; we have blessed you in the name of the Lord. 130 1 A Song of Degrees. Out of the depths have I cried to You, O Lord. 2 O Lord, hearken to my voice; let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. 3 If You, O Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? 4 For with You is forgiveness; 5 for Your name's sake have I waited for You, O Lord, my soul has waited for Your word. 6 My soul has hoped in the Lord; from the morning watch till night. 7 Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord is mercy, and with Him is abundant redemption. 8 And He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. 131 1 A Song of Degrees. O Lord, my heart is not exalted, neither have my eyes been haughtily raised: neither have I exercised myself in great matters, nor in things too wonderful for me. 2 I shall have sinned if I have not been humble, but have exalted my soul; according to the relation of a weaned child to his mother, so will You recompense my soul. 3 Let Israel hope in the Lord, from this time forth and forever. 132 1 A Song of Degrees. Lord, remember David, and all his meekness: 2 how he swore to the Lord, and vowed to the God of Jacob, saying, 3 I will not go into the tabernacle of my house; I will not go up to the couch of my bed; 4 I will not give sleep to my eyes, nor slumber to my eyelids, nor rest to my temples, 5 until I find a place for the Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob. 6 Behold, we heard of it in Ephratha; we found it in the fields of the wood. 7 Let us enter into His tabernacles: let us worship at His footstool. 8 Arise, O Lord, into Your rest; You, and the ark of Your holiness. 9 Your priests shall clothe themselves with righteousness; and Your saints shall rejoice. 10 For the sake of Your servant David turn not away the face of Your Anointed. 11 The Lord has sworn in truth to David, and He will not annul it, saying, Of the fruit of your body will I set a king upon your throne. 12 If your children will keep My covenant, and these My testimonies which I shall teach them, their children also shall sit upon your throne forever. 13 For the Lord has elected Zion, He has chosen her for a habitation for Himself, saying, 14 This is My rest forever: here will I dwell; for I have chosen it. 15 I will surely bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. 16 I will clothe her priests with salvation; and her saints shall greatly rejoice. 17 There will I cause to spring up a horn to David: I have prepared a lamp for My Anointed. 18 His enemies will I clothe with shame; but upon Himself shall My holiness flourish. 133 1 A Song of Degrees. See now! What is so good, or what so pleasant, as for brethren to dwell together? 2 It is as ointment on the head, that ran down to the beard, even the beard of Aaron; that ran down to the fringe of his clothing. 3 As the dew of Hermon that comes down on the mountains of Zion; for there, the Lord has commanded the blessing, even life forevermore. 134 1 A Song of Degrees. Behold now, bless the Lord, all the servants of the Lord, who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God. 2 Lift up your hands by night in the sanctuaries, and bless the Lord. 3 May the Lord, who made heaven and earth, bless you out of Zion. 135 1 Alleluia. Praise the name of the Lord; praise the Lord, you His servants, 2 who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God. 3 Praise the Lord; for the Lord is good: sing praises to His name; for it is good. 4 For the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself, and Israel for His peculiar treasure. 5 For I know that the Lord is great, and our Lord is above all gods; 6 all that the Lord willed, He did in heaven, and on the earth, in the sea, and in all the deep. 7 Who brings up clouds from the extremity of the earth; He has made lightnings for the rain; He brings the winds out of His treasures. 8 Who struck the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast. 9 He sent signs and wonders into the midst of you, O Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his servants. 10 Who struck many nations, and slew mighty kings; 11 Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan, 12 and gave their land for an inheritance, an inheritance to Israel His people. 13 O Lord, Your name endures forever, and Your memorial to all generations. 14 For the Lord shall judge His people, and comfort Himself concerning His servants. 15 The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the works of men's hands. 16 They have a mouth, but they cannot speak; they have eyes, but they cannot see; 17 they have ears, but they cannot hear; for there is no breath in their mouth. 18 Let those who make them be made like them; and all those who trust in them. 19 O house of Israel, bless the Lord: O house of Aaron, bless the Lord: 20 O house of Levi, bless the Lord: you that fear the Lord, bless the Lord. 21 Blessed in Zion is the Lord, who dwells in Jerusalem. 136 1 Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord: for He is good: for His mercy endures forever. 2 Give thanks to the God of gods; for His mercy endures forever. 3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords: for His mercy endures forever. 4 To Him who alone has wrought great wonders; for His mercy endures forever. 5 To Him who made the heavens by understanding; for His mercy endures forever. 6 To Him who established the earth on the waters; for His mercy endures forever. 7 To Him who alone made great lights; for His mercy endures forever. 8 The sun to rule by day; for His mercy endures forever. 9 The moon and the stars to rule the night; for His mercy endures forever. 10 To Him who struck Egypt with their firstborn; for His mercy endures forever. 11 And brought Israel out of the midst of them; for His mercy endures forever; 12 with a strong hand, and an outstretched arm; for His mercy endures forever. 13 To Him who divided the Red Sea into parts; for His mercy endures forever; 14 and brought Israel through the midst of it; for His mercy endures forever; 15 and overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea; for His mercy endures forever. 16 To Him who led His people through the wilderness; for His mercy endures forever. 17 To Him who struck down great kings; for His mercy endures forever; 18 and slew mighty kings; for His mercy endures forever: 19 Sihon king of the Amorites; for His mercy endures forever; 20 and Og king of Bashan; for His mercy endures forever; 21 and gave their land for an inheritance; for His mercy endures forever; 22 even an inheritance to Israel His servant; for His mercy endures forever. 23 For the Lord remembered us in our low estate; for His mercy endures forever; 24 and redeemed us from our enemies; for His mercy endures forever. 25 Who gives food to all flesh; for His mercy endures forever. 26 Give thanks to the God of heaven; for His mercy endures forever. 137 1 For David, A Psalm of Jeremiah. By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat; and wept when we remembered Zion. 2 We hung our harps on the willows in the midst of it. 3 For there they that had taken us captive asked of us the words of a song; and they that had carried us away asked a hymn, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. 4 How should we sing the Lord's song in a strange land? 5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill. 6 May my tongue cleave to my throat, if I do not remember you; if I do not prefer Jerusalem as the chief of my joy. 7 Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Raze it, raze it, even to its foundations. 8 Wretched daughter of Babylon! Blessed shall he be who shall reward you as you have rewarded us. 9 Blessed shall he be who shall seize and dash your infants against the rock. 138 1 A Psalm for David, of Aggaeus and Zacharias. I will give You thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; and I will sing psalms to You before the angels; for You have heard all the words of my mouth. 2 I will worship toward Your holy temple, and give thanks to Your name, on account of Your mercy and Your truth; for You have magnified Your holy name above all things. 3 In whatsoever day I shall call upon You, hear me speedily; You shall abundantly provide me with Your power in my soul. 4 Let all the kings of the earth, O Lord, give thanks unto You; for they have heard all the words of Your mouth. 5 And let them sing in the ways of the Lord; for great is the glory of the Lord. 6 For the Lord is on high, and yet regards the lowly; and He knows high things from afar off. 7 Though I should walk in the midst of affliction, You will revive me; You have stretched forth Your hands against the wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand has saved me. 8 O Lord, You shall recompense them on my behalf: Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever: do not overlook the works of Your hands. 139 1 For the end, A Psalm of David. O Lord, You have proved me, and known me. 2 You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thoughts long before. 3 You have traced my path and my bed, and have foreseen all my ways. 4 For there is no unrighteous word on my tongue: behold, O Lord, You have known all things, 5 the last and the first: You have fashioned me, and laid Your hand upon me. 6 The knowledge of You is too wonderful for me; it is very difficult, I cannot attain to it. 7 Where shall I go from Your Spirit? And to where shall I flee from Your presence? 8 If I should go up to heaven, You are there: if I should go down to hell, You are present. 9 If I should spread my wings to fly straight forward, and sojourn at the extremity of the sea, it would be vain, 10 for even there Your hand would guide me, and Your right hand would hold me. 11 When I said, Surely the darkness will cover me; even the night was light in my luxury. 12 For darkness will not be darkness with You; but night will be light as day. As its darkness, so shall its light be to You. 13 For You, O Lord, have possessed my reins; You have helped me from my mother's womb. 14 I will give You thanks; for You are fearfully wondrous; wondrous are Your works; and my soul knows it well. 15 My bones, which You made in secret, were not hidden from You, nor my substance, in the lowest parts of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my unwrought substance, and all men shall be written in Your book; they shall be formed by day, though there should for a time be no one among them. 17 But Your friends, O God, have been greatly honored by me; their rule has been greatly strengthened. 18 I will number them, and they shall be multiplied beyond the sand; I awake, and am still with You. 19 Oh that You would slay the wicked, O God. Depart from me, you men of blood! 20 For you will say concerning their thoughts, that they shall take your cities in vain. 21 Have I not hated them, O Lord, that hate You? And have I not wasted away because of Your enemies? 22 I have hated them with perfect hatred; they were counted as my enemies. 23 Prove me, O God, and know my heart; examine me, and know my paths; 24 and see if there is any way of iniquity in me, and lead me in an everlasting way. 140 1 For the end, A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O Lord, from the evil man; deliver me from the unjust man. 2 Who have devised injustice in their hearts; all the day they prepared war. 3 They have sharpened their tongue as the tongue of a serpent; the poison of asps is under their lips. Pause. 4 Keep me, O Lord, from the hand of the sinner; rescue me from unjust men; who have purposed to overthrow my goings. 5 The proud have hid a snare for me, and have stretched out ropes for snares for my feet; they set a stumbling block for me near the path. Pause. 6 I said to the Lord, You are my God; hearken, O Lord, to the voice of my supplication. 7 O Lord God, the strength of my salvation; You have covered my head in the day of battle. 8 Deliver me not, O Lord, to the sinner, according to my desire; they have devised mischief against me; forsake me not, lest they should be exalted. Pause. 9 As for the head of them that surround me, the mischief of their lips shall cover them. 10 Coals of fire shall fall upon them on the earth; and You shall cast them down in afflictions; they shall not bear up under them. 11 A talkative man shall not prosper on the earth: evils shall hunt the unrighteous man to destruction. 12 I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the poor, and the right of the needy ones. 13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name: the upright shall dwell in Your presence. 141 1 A Psalm of David. O Lord, I have cried to You; hear me: attend to the voice of my supplication, when I cry to You. 2 Let my prayer be set forth before You as incense; the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice. 3 Set a watch, O Lord, on my mouth, and a strong door about by lips. 4 Incline not my heart to evil things, to employ pretexts for sins, with men who work iniquity: and let me not unite with their choice ones. 5 The righteous shall chasten me with mercy, and reprove me: but let not the oil of the sinner anoint my head: for yet shall my prayer also be in their pleasures. 6 Their mighty ones have been swallowed up near the rock: they shall hear my words, for they are sweet. 7 As a lump of earth is crushed upon the ground, our bones have been scattered by the mouth of the grave. 8 For my eyes are upon You, O Lord God: I have hoped in You; take not my life away. 9 Keep me from the snare which they have set for me, and from the stumbling blocks of them that work iniquity. 10 Sinners shall fall by their own net: I am alone until I shall escape. 142 1 A Psalm of instruction for David, when he was in the cave — A Prayer. I cried to the Lord with my voice; with my voice I made supplication to the Lord. 2 I will pour out my supplication before Him. I will declare before Him my affliction. 3 When my spirit was fainting within me, then You knew my paths; in the very way in which I was walking, they hid a snare for me. 4 I looked on my right hand, and behold, for there was none that noticed me; refuge failed me; and there was none that cared for my soul. 5 I cried unto You, O Lord, and said, You are my hope, my portion in the land of the living. 6 Attend to my supplication, for I am brought very low; deliver me from them that persecute me; for they are stronger than I. 7 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks to Your name, O Lord; the righteous shall wait for me, until You recompense me. 143 1 A Psalm of David, when his son pursued him. O Lord, attend to my prayer; hearken to my supplication in Your truth; hear me in Your righteousness. 2 And enter not into judgment with Your servant, for in Your sight shall no man living be justified. 3 For the enemy has persecuted my soul; he has brought my life down to the ground; he has made me to dwell in a dark place, as those that have been long dead. 4 Therefore my spirit was grieved in me; my heart was troubled within me. 5 I remembered the days of old; and I meditated on all Your doings: yea, I meditated on the works of Your hands. 6 I spread forth my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You, as a dry land. Pause. 7 Hear me speedily, O Lord; my spirit has failed; do not hide Your face from me, lest I be like them that go down to the pit. 8 Cause me to hear Your mercy in the morning; for I have hoped in You; make known to me, O Lord, the way in which I should walk; for I have lifted up my soul to You. 9 Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord; for I have fled to You for refuge. 10 Teach me to do Your will; for You are my God; Your good Spirit shall guide me in the straight way. 11 You shall revive me, O Lord, for Your name's sake; in Your righteousness You shall bring my soul out of affliction. 12 And in Your mercy You will destroy my enemies, and will destroy all those that afflict my soul; for I am Your servant. 144 1 A Psalm of David concerning Goliath. Blessed be the Lord my God, who instructs my hands for battle, and my fingers for war. 2 My mercy, and my refuge; my helper, and my deliverer; my protector, in whom I have trusted; who subdues my people under me. 3 Lord, what is man, that You are made known to him? Or the son of man, that You take account of him? 4 Man is likened unto vanity: his days pass as a shadow. 5 O Lord, bow Your heavens, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. 6 Send lightning, and You shall scatter them: send forth Your arrows, and You shall discomfit them. 7 Send forth Your hand from on high; rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hand of strange children; 8 whose mouth has spoken vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of iniquity. 9 O God, I will sing a new song to You: I will play to You on a psaltery of ten strings. 10 Even to Him who gives salvation to kings: who redeems His servant David from the hurtful sword. 11 Deliver me, and rescue me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth has spoken vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of iniquity; 12 whose children are as plants, strengthened in their youth: their daughters are beautiful, sumptuously adorned after the likeness of a temple. 13 Their garners are full, and bursting with one kind of store after another; their sheep are prolific, multiplying in their streets. 14 Their oxen are fat: there is no falling down of a hedge, nor going out, nor cry in their folds. 15 Men bless the people to whom this lot belongs, but blessed are the people whose God is the Lord. 145 1 David's Psalm of praise. I will exalt You, my God, my king; and I will bless Your name forever and ever. 2 Every day will I bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever. 3 The Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; and there is no end to His greatness. 4 Generation after generation shall praise Your works, and tell of Your power. 5 And they shall speak of the glorious majesty of Your holiness, and recount Your wonders. 6 And they shall speak of the power of Your awesome acts; and recount of Your greatness. 7 They shall utter the memory of the abundance of Your goodness, and shall exalt in Your righteousness. 8 The Lord is compassionate, and merciful; long suffering, and abundant in mercy. 9 The Lord is good to those that wait on Him; and His compassions are over all His works. 10 Let all Your works, O Lord, give thanks to You; and let Your saints bless You. 11 They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom, and talk of Your dominion; 12 to make known to the sons of men Your power, and the glorious majesty of Your kingdom. 13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures throughout all generations. The Lord is faithful in His words, and holy in all His works. 14 The Lord supports all that are falling, and sets up all that are broken down. 15 The eyes of all wait upon You; and You give them their food in due season. 16 You open Your hands, and fill every living thing with pleasure. 17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways, and holy in all His works. 18 The Lord is near to all that call upon Him, to all that call upon Him in truth. 19 He will perform the desire of them that fear Him: and He will hear their supplication, and save them. 20 The Lord preserves all that love Him: but all sinners He will utterly destroy. 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless His holy name forever and ever. 146 1 Alleluia, A Psalm of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise the Lord, O my soul!. 2 While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist. 3 Trust not in princes, nor in the children of men, in whom there is no safety. 4 His breath shall go forth, and he shall return to his earth; in that day all his thoughts shall perish. 5 Blessed is he whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God: 6 who made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things in them; who keeps truth forever; 7 who executes judgment for the wronged: who gives food to the hungry. The Lord looses the fettered ones. 8 The Lord gives wisdom to the blind; the Lord sets up the broken down; the Lord loves the righteous:; the Lord preserves the strangers; 9 He will relieve the orphan and widow: but will utterly remove the way of sinners. 10 The Lord shall reign forever, even your God, O Zion, to all generations. 147 1 Alleluia, A Psalm of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise the Lord! For singing psalms is a good thing; let praise be sweetly sung to our God. 2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem; and He will gather together the dispersed of Israel. 3 He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds. 4 He numbers the multitudes of stars; and calls them all by name. 5 Great is our Lord, and great is His strength; and His understanding is infinite. 6 The Lord lifts up the meek; but brings sinners down to the ground. 7 Begin the song with thanksgiving to the Lord; sing praises on the harp to our God; 8 who covers the heaven with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who causes grass to spring up on the mountains, and green herb for the service of men; 9 and gives cattle their food, and to the young ravens that call upon Him. 10 He will not take pleasure in the strength of a horse; neither is He well-pleased with the legs of a man. 11 The Lord takes pleasure in them that fear Him, and in all that hope in His mercy. 12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion. 13 For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your children within you. 14 He makes your borders peaceful, and fills you with the flour of wheat. 15 He sends His oracle to the earth; His word will run swiftly. 16 He gives snow like wool; He scatters the mist like ashes. 17 Casting forth His ice like morsels; who shall stand before His cold? 18 He shall send out His word, and melt them; He shall blow with His wind, and the waters shall flow. 19 He sends His word to Jacob, His ordinances and judgments to Israel. 20 He has not done so to any other nation; and He has not shown them His judgments. 148 1 Alleluia, A Psalm of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the highest. 2 Praise Him, all His angels: praise Him, all His hosts. 3 Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all you stars and light. 4 Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, and the water that is above the heavens. 5 Let them praise the name of the Lord; for He spoke, and they were made; He commanded, and they were created. 6 He has established them forever, even forever and ever; He has made an ordinance, and it shall not pass away. 7 Praise the Lord from the earth, you serpents, and all the depths. 8 Fire, hail, snow, ice, and stormy wind; the things that perform His word. 9 Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars; 10 wild beasts, and all cattle; reptiles, and winged birds; 11 kings of the earth, and all peoples; princes, and all judges of the earth; 12 young men and virgins, old men with youths; 13 let them praise the name of the Lord, for His name alone is exalted; His praise is above the earth and heaven, 14 and He shall exalt the horn of His people, there is a hymn for all His saints, even of the children of Israel, a people who draw near to Him. 149 1 Alleluia. Sing to the Lord a new song; His praise is in the assembly of the saints. 2 Let Israel rejoice in Him that made him; and let the children of Zion exalt in their King. 3 Let them praise His name in the dance; let them sings praises to Him with timbrel and psaltery. 4 For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; and will exalt the meek with salvation. 5 The saints shall rejoice in glory; and shall exalt on their beds. 6 The high praises of God shall be in their mouth, and two-edged swords in their hands; 7 to execute vengeance on the nations, and punishments among the peoples; 8 to bind their kings with fetters, and their nobles with manacles of iron; 9 to execute on them the judgment written: this honor have all His saints. 150 1 Alleluia. Praise God in His holy places; praise Him in the firmament of His power. 2 Praise Him on account of His mighty acts; praise Him according to His abundant greatness. 3 Praise Him with the sound of a trumpet; praise Him with psaltery and harp. 4 Praise Him with timbrel and dance; praise Him with stringed instruments and the organ. 5 Praise Him with melodious cymbals; praise Him with loud cymbals. 6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.

(151:0) This Psalm is a genuine one of David, though supernumerary, composed when he fought in single combat with Goliath.
(151:1) I was small among my brothers, and youngest in my father's house: I tended my father's sheep.
(151:2) My hands formed a musical instrument, and my fingers tuned a psaltery.
(151:3) And who shall tell my Lord? The Lord Himself, He Himself hears.
(151:4) He sent forth His angel, and took me from my father's sheep, and He anointed me with the oil of His anointing.
(151:5) My brothers were handsome and tall; but the Lord did not take pleasure in them.
(151:6) I went forth to meet the Philistine; and he cursed me by his idols.
(151:7) But I drew his own sword, and beheaded him, and removed the reproach from the children of Israel.