Psalms 134:1-150:6 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.

ERV⁽ⁱ⁾ 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.