Psalms 106:1-150:6

ERV(i) 1 Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD, or shew forth all his praise? 3 Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times. 4 Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people; O visit me with thy salvation: 5 That I may see the prosperity of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance. 6 We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly. 7 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; 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 the LORD. 17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram. 18 And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked. 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, which 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 the LORD. 26 Therefore he lifted up his hand 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 counted 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 the LORD commanded them; 35 But mingled themselves with the nations, and learned their works: 36 And they 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 went a whoring in their doings. 40 Therefore was the wrath of the LORD 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 mercies. 46 He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives. 47 Save us, O LORD 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 the LORD, the God or Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting. And let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD. 107 1 O GIVE thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary; 3 And gathered them 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 the LORD 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 the LORD for his goodness, 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 labour; they fell down, and there was none to help. 13 Then they cried unto the LORD hi 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 bands in sunder. 15 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, 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 meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death. 19 Then they cry unto the LORD 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 the LORD for his goodness, 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 the LORD, 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 heaven, 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 the LORD 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 be quiet: so he bringeth them unto the haven where they would be. 31 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, 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 minished 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 shall give heed to these things, and they shall consider the mercies of the LORD. 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 LORD, among the peoples: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. 4 For thy mercy 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 mine 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 fenced 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 shall 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 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 labour. 12 Let there be none to extend mercy 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 the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out. 15 Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth. 16 Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, 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. Let it be unto him as the raiment 19 wherewith he covereth himself, and for the girdle wherewith he is girded continually. 20 This is the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul. 21 But deal thou with me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy 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 LORD my God; O save me according to thy mercy: 27 That they may know that this is thy hand; [that] thou, LORD, hast done it. 28 Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, they shall be ashamed, but thy servant shall rejoice. 29 Let mine adversaries be clothed with dishonour, and let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a mantle. 30 I will give great thanks unto the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude. 31 For he shall stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from them that judge his soul. 110 1 A Psalm of David. The LORD saith unto my lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. 2 The LORD shall 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 the beauties of holiness, from the womb of the morning, thou hast the dew of thy youth. 4 The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. 5 The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath. 6 He shall judge among the nations, he shall fill [the places] with dead bodies; he shall strike through the head in many countries. 7 He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head. 111 1 Praise ye the LORD. I will give thanks unto the LORD with my whole heart, in the council of the upright, and in the congregation. 2 The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. 3 His work is honour and majesty: and his righteousness endureth for ever. 4 He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion. 5 He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant. 6 He hath shewed his people the power of his works, in giving them the heritage of the nations. 7 The works of his hands are truth and judgment; 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 the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all they that do thereafter: his praise endureth for ever. 112 1 Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, 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 full of compassion, 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 the LORD. 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 honour. 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 the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD. 2 Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. 3 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD’S name is to be praised. 4 The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens. 5 Who is like unto the LORD 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 the LORD. 114 1 When Israel went forth out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language; 2 Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion. 3 The sea saw it, and fled; Jordan was driven back. 4 The mountains skipped like rams, the little hills like young sheep. 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 young sheep? 7 Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob; 8 Which turned the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a fountain of waters. 115 1 Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, 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 the LORD: he is their help and their shield. 10 O house of Aaron, trust ye in the LORD: he is their help and their shield. 11 Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield. 12 The LORD 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 the LORD, both small and great. 14 The LORD increase you more and more, you and your children. 15 Blessed are ye of the LORD, which made heaven and earth. 16 The heavens are the heavens of the LORD; but the earth hath he given to the children of men. 17 The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence; 18 But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise ye the LORD. 116 1 I LOVE the LORD, because he hath heard 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 the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. 5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. 6 The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me. 7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD 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 the LORD 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 a lie. 12 What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me? 13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD. 14 I will pay my vows unto the LORD, yea, in the presence of all his people. 15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. 16 O LORD, truly I am thy servant: I am thy servant, the son of thine handmaid; thou hast loosed my bonds. 17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD. 18 I will pay my vows unto the LORD, yea, in the presence of all his people. 19 In the courts of the LORD’S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD. 117 1 O PRAISE the LORD, all ye nations; laud him, all ye peoples. 2 For his mercy is great toward us; and the truth of the LORD [endureth] for ever. Praise ye the LORD. 118 1 O GIVE thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 2 Let Israel now say, that his mercy [endureth] for ever. 3 Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy [endureth] for ever. 4 Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy [endureth] for ever. 5 Out of my distress I called upon the LORD: the LORD answered me [and set me] in a large place. 6 The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me? 7 The LORD 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 trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. 9 It is better to trust in the LORD, than to put confidence in princes. 10 All nations compassed me about: in the name of the LORD I will cut them off. 11 They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: in the name of the LORD I will cut them off. 12 They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: in the name of the LORD I will cut them off. 13 Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me. 14 The LORD 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 the LORD doeth valiantly. 16 The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly. 17 I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD. 18 The LORD 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 the LORD. 20 This is the gate of the LORD; 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 the LORD’S doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. 24 This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. 25 Save now, we beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, we beseech thee, send now prosperity. 26 Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD. 27 The LORD 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 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 119 1 Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD. 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 ashamed, 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: O forsake me not utterly. 9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed [thereto] according to thy word. 10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. 11 Thy word have I laid up in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. 12 Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes. 13 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth. 14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches. 15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. 16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. 17 Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live; so 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 thy judgments at all times. 21 Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which 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 in thy statutes. 24 Thy testimonies also are my delight [and] my counsellors. 25 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 of 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: thy judgments have I set [before me]. 31 I cleave unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame. 32 I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart. 33 Teach me, O LORD, 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 thy word unto thy servant, which [belongeth] unto the fear of thee. 39 Turn away my reproach whereof I am afraid; for thy judgments are good. 40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness. 41 Let thy mercies also come unto me, O LORD, 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 thy judgments. 44 So shall I observe thy law continually for ever and ever. 45 And I will walk at liberty; for I have sought thy precepts. 46 I will also speak of thy testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed. 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 in thy statutes. 49 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 thy judgments of old, O LORD, 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 LORD, in the night, and have observed thy law. 56 This I have had, because I kept thy precepts. 57 The LORD is my portion: I have said that I would observe thy words. 58 I entreated thy favour 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 judgments. 63 I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that observe thy precepts. 64 The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. 65 Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, 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 might learn thy statutes. 72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. 73 Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. 74 They that fear thee shall see me and be glad; because I have hoped in thy word. 75 I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness thou 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 ashamed; for they have overthrown me wrongfully: [but] I will meditate in 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 ashamed. 81 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 bottle 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 after 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 For ever, O LORD, 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 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 thy judgments; 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 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 judgments. 107 I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word. 108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments. 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 went I not astray from thy precepts. 111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever; for they are the rejoicing of my heart. 112 I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes, for ever, even unto the end. 113 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 I have done judgment and justice: 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 mercy, and teach me thy statutes. 125 I am thy servant, give me understanding; that I may know thy testimonies. 126 It is time for the LORD 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 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 Order 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 Mine eyes run down with rivers of water, because they observe not thy law. 137 Righteous art thou, O LORD, 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 not I 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 I have called with my whole heart; answer me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes. 146 I have called unto thee; save me, and I shall observe thy testimonies. 147 I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy words. 148 Mine eyes prevented the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word. 149 Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy judgments. 150 They draw nigh that follow after wickedness; they are far from thy law. 151 Thou art nigh, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth. 152 Of old have I known from thy testimonies, that thou hast founded them for ever. 153 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 LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments. 157 Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; [yet] have I not swerved from they testimonies. 158 I beheld the treacherous dealers, and was grieved; because they observed not thy word. 159 Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness. 160 The sum of thy word is truth; and every one of thy righteous judgments [endureth] for ever. 161 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 judgments. 165 Great peace have they which love thy law; and they have none occasion of stumbling. 166 I have hoped for thy salvation, O LORD, 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 Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word. 170 Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word. 171 Let my lips utter praise; for thou teachest me thy statutes. 172 Let my tongue sing of thy word; for all thy commandments are righteousness. 173 Let thine hand be ready to help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. 174 I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight. 175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me. 176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments. 120 1 A Song of Ascents. In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he answered me. 2 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, [and] from a deceitful tongue. 3 What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, thou deceitful tongue? 4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. 5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar! 6 My soul hath long had her dwelling with him that hateth peace. 7 I am [for] peace: but when I speak, they are for war. 121 1 A Song of Ascents. I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: from whence shall my help come? 2 My help [cometh] from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. 3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. 6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. 7 The LORD shall keep thee from all evil; he shall keep thy soul. 8 The LORD shall keep thy going out and thy coming in, from this time forth and for evermore. 122 1 A Song of Ascents; of David. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go unto the house of the LORD. 2 Our feet are standing within thy gates, O Jerusalem; 3 Jerusalem, that art builded as a city that is compact together: 4 Whither the tribes go up, even the tribes of the LORD [for] a testimony unto Israel, to give thanks into the name of the LORD. 5 For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David. 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. 7 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. 8 For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. 9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good. 123 1 A Song of Ascents. Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens. 2 Behold, as the eyes of servants [look] unto the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes [look] unto the LORD our God, until he have mercy upon us. 3 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. 4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud. 124 1 A Song of Ascents; of David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, let Israel now say; 2 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us: 3 Then they had swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us: 4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: 5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. 6 Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. 7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. 8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. 125 1 A Song of Ascents. They that trust in the LORD are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abideth for ever. 2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people, from this time forth and for evermore. 3 For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; that the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity. 4 Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts. 5 But as for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel. 126 1 A Song of Ascents. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like unto them that dream. 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the nations, The LORD hath done great things for them. 3 The LORD hath done great things for us; [whereof] we are glad. 4 Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the South. 5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. 6 Though he goeth on his way weeping, bearing forth the seed; he shall come again with joy, bringing his sheaves [with him]. 127 1 A Song of Ascents; of Solomon. Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. 2 It is vain for you that ye rise up early, and so late take rest, and eat the bread of toil: [for] so he giveth unto his beloved sleep. 3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: [and] the fruit of the womb is [his] reward. 4 As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth. 5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, when they speak with their enemies in the gate. 128 1 A Song of Ascents. Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD, that walketh in his ways. 2 For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. 3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine, in the innermost parts of thine house: thy children like olive plants, round about thy table. 4 Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD. 5 The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. 6 Yea, thou shalt see thy children’s children. Peace be upon Israel. 129 1 A Song of Ascents. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up, let Israel now say; 2 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up: yet they have not prevailed against me. 3 The plowers plowed upon my back; they made long their furrows. 4 The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. 5 Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all they that hate Zion. 6 Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up: 7 Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand, nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom. 8 Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you; we bless you in the name of the LORD. 130 1 A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. 2 Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. 3 If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? 4 But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. 5 I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. 6 My soul [looketh] for the Lord, more than watchmen [look] for the morning; [yea, more than] watchmen for the morning. 7 O Israel, hope in the LORD; for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. 8 And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. 131 1 A Song of Ascents; of David. LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too wonderful for me. 2 Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, my soul is with me like a weaned child. 3 O Israel, hope in the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. 132 1 A Song of Ascents. LORD, remember for David all his affliction; 2 How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob: 3 Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; 4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids; 5 Until I find out a place for the LORD, a tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob. 6 Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah: we found it in the field of the wood. 7 We will go into his tabernacles; we will worship at his footstool. 8 Arise, O LORD, into thy resting place; thou, and the ark of thy strength. 9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy. 10 For thy servant David’s sake turn not away the face of thine anointed. 11 The LORD hath sworn unto David in truth; he will not turn from it: of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. 12 If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore. 13 For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. 14 This is my resting place for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it. 15 I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. 16 Her priests also will I clothe with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. 17 There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. 18 His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish. 133 1 A Song of Ascents; of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! 2 It is like the precious oil upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard; that came down upon the skirt of his garments; 3 Like the dew of Hermon, that cometh down upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. 134 1 A Song of Ascents. Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD. 2 Lift up your hands to the sanctuary, and bless ye the LORD. 3 The LORD bless thee out of Zion; even he that made heaven and earth. 135 1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise [him], O ye servants of the LORD: 2 Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God. 3 Praise ye the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant. 4 For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, [and] Israel for his peculiar treasure. 5 For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. 6 Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that hath he done, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps. 7 He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries. 8 Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast. 9 He sent signs and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants. 10 Who smote 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 heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people. 13 Thy name, O LORD, [endureth] for ever; thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations. 14 For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself concerning his servants. 15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. 16 They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not; 17 They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths. 18 They that make them shall be like unto them; yea, every one that trusteth in them. 19 O house of Israel, bless ye the LORD: O house of Aaron, bless ye the LORD: 20 O house of Levi, bless ye the LORD: ye that fear the LORD, bless ye the LORD. 21 Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, who dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD. 136 1 O GIVE thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 2 O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 3 O give thanks unto the Lord of lords: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 4 To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 5 To him that by understanding made the heavens: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 6 To him that spread forth the earth above the waters: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 7 To him that made great lights: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: 8 The sun to rule by day: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: 9 The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 10 To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: 11 And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: 12 With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 13 To him which divided the Red Sea in sunder: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: 14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: 15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 16 To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 17 To him which smote great kings: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: 18 And slew famous kings: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: 19 Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: 20 And Og king of Bashan: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: 21 And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: 22 Even an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 23 Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: 24 And hath delivered us from our adversaries: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 25 He giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 26 O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 137 1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. 2 Upon the willows in the midst thereof we hanged up our harps. 3 For there they that led us captive required of us songs, and they that wasted us [required of us] mirth, [saying], Sing us one of the songs of Zion. 4 How shall we sing the LORD’S song in a strange land? 5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget [her cunning]. 6 Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if I remember thee not; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. 7 Remember, O LORD, against the children of Edom the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof. 8 O daughter of Babylon, that art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. 9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the rock. 138 1 [A Psalm] of David. I will give thee thanks with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praises unto thee. 2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and give thanks unto thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. 3 In the day that I called thou answeredst me, thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul. 4 All the kings of the earth shall give thee thanks, O LORD, for they have heard the words of thy mouth. 5 Yea, they shall sing of the ways of the LORD; for great is the glory of the LORD. 6 For though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the haughty he knoweth from afar. 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me; thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. 8 The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, [endureth] for ever; forsake not the works of thine own hands. 139 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. LORD, thou hast searched me, and known [me]. 2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. 3 Thou searchest out my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. 4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether. 5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. 6 [Such] knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. 7 Whither shall I from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. 11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, and the light about me shall be night; 12 Even the darkness hideth not from thee, but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike [to thee]. 13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. 14 I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: wonderful are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. 15 My frame was not hidden from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 16 Thine eyes did see mine unperfect substance, and in thy book were all [my members] written, which day by day were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. 17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! 18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee. 19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men. 20 For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take [thy name] in vain. 21 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? 22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies. 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me and know my thoughts: 24 And see if there be any way of wickedness in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. 140 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man; preserve me from the violent man: 2 Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually do they gather themselves together for war. 3 They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah 4 Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man: Who have purposed to thrust aside my steps. 5 The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the way side; they have set gins for me. Selah 6 I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: give ear unto the voice of my supplications, O LORD. 7 O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. 8 Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; further not his evil device; [lest] they exalt themselves. Selah 9 As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. 10 Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again. 11 An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. 12 I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the needy. 13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence. 141 1 A Psalm of David. LORD, I have called upon thee; make haste unto me: give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee. 2 Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee; the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. 3 Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my tips. 4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to be occupied in deeds of wickedness with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties. 5 Let the righteous smite me, [it shall be] a kindness; and let him reprove me, [it shall be as] oil upon the head; let not my head refuse it: for even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue. 6 Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock; and they shall hear my words; for they are sweet. 7 As when one ploweth and cleaveth the earth, our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth. 8 For mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee do I put my trust; leave not my soul destitute. 9 Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, and from the gins of the workers of iniquity. 10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape. 142 1 Maschil of David, when he was in the cave; a Prayer. I cry with my voice unto the LORD; with my voice unto the LORD do I make supplication. 2 I pour out my complaint before him; I shew before him my trouble. 3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walk have they hidden a snare for me. 4 Look on [my] right hand, and see; for there is no man that knoweth me: refuge hath failed me; no man careth for my soul. 5 I cried unto thee, O LORD; I said, Thou art my refuge, my portion in the land of the living. 6 Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I. 7 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks unto thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me. 143 1 A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, [and] in thy righteousness. 2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. 3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground: he hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead. 4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate. 5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy doings: I muse on the work of thy hands. 6 I spread forth my hands unto thee: my soul [thirsteth] after thee, as a weary land. Selah 7 Make haste to answer me, O LORD; my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me; lest I become like them that go down into the pit. 8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. 9 Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. 10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me in the land of uprightness. 11 Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name’s sake: in thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble. 12 And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul; for I am thy servant. 144 1 [A Psalm off] David. Blessed be the LORD my rock, which teacheth my hands to war, [and] my fingers to fight: 2 My lovingkindness, and my fortress, my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me. 3 LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? or the son of man, that thou makest account of him? 4 Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away. 5 Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. 6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; send out thine arrows, and discomfit them. 7 Stretch forth thine hand from above; rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hand of strangers; 8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood. 9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee. 10 It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who rescueth David his servant from the hurtful sword. 11 Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of strangers, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood. 12 When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth; and our daughters as corner stones hewn after the fashion of a palace; 13 [When] our garners are full, affording all manner of store; [and] our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields; 14 [When] our oxen are well laden; [when there is] no breaking in, and no going forth, and no outcry in our streets; 15 Happy is the people, that is in such a case: [yea], happy is the people, whose God is the LORD. 145 1 [A Psalm of] praise; of David. I will extol thee, my God, O King; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. 2 Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. 3 Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. 4 One generation shall laud thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. 5 Of the glorious majesty of thine honour, and of thy wondrous works, will I meditate. 6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts; and I will declare thy greatness. 7 They shall utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness. 8 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. 9 The LORD is good to all; and his tender mercies are over all his works. 10 All thy works shall give thanks unto thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee. 11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power; 12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glory of the majesty of his kingdom. 13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion [endureth] throughout all generations. 14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down. 15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. 16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. 17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works. 18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. 19 He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him; he also will hear their cry, and will save them. 20 The LORD preserveth all them that love him; but all the wicked will he destroy. 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD; and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever. 146 1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. 2 While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being. 3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. 4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. 5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God: 6 Which made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is; which keepeth truth for ever: 7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed; which giveth food to the hungry: the LORD looseth the prisoners; 8 The LORD openeth [the eyes of] the blind; the LORD raiseth up them that are bowed down; the LORD loveth the righteous; 9 The LORD preserveth the strangers; he upholdeth the fatherless and widow; but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down. 10 The LORD shall reign for ever, thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD. 147 1 Praise ye the LORD; for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant, [and] praise is comely. 2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem; he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. 3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. 4 He telleth the number of the stars; he giveth them all their names. 5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; his understanding is infinite. 6 The LORD upholdeth the meek: he bringeth the wicked down to the ground. 7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praises upon the harp unto our God: 8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. 9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. 10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man. 11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. 12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. 13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. 14 He maketh peace in thy borders; he filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. 15 He sendeth out his commandment upon earth; his word runneth very swiftly. 16 He giveth snow like wool; he scattereth the hoar frost like ashes. 17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold? 18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. 19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. 20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD. 148 1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights. 2 Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his host. 3 Praise ye him, sun and moon; praise him, all ye stars of light. 4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created. 6 He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass away. 7 Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: 8 Fire and hail, snow and vapour; stormy wind, fulfilling his word: 9 Mountains and all hills; fruitful trees and all cedars: 10 Beasts and all cattle; creeping things and flying fowl: 11 Kings of the earth and all peoples; princes and all judges of the earth: 12 Both young men and maidens; old men and children: 13 Let them praise the name of the LORD; for his name alone is exalted: his glory is above the earth and heaven. 14 And he hath lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD. 149 1 Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the assembly of the saints. 2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. 3 Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. 4 For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. 5 Let the saints exult in glory: let them sing for joy upon their beds. 6 [Let] the high praises of God [be] in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand; 7 To execute vengeance upon the nations, and punishments upon the peoples; 8 To bind their king’s with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; 9 To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD. 150 1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. 2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. 3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. 4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and the pipe. 5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. 6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.