Psalms 123:1-150:6 A song of the degrees. Unto thee do I lift up my eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

Leeser⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ A song of the degrees. Unto thee do I lift up my eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. ² Behold, as the eyes of servants are directed unto the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress: thus are our eyes directed unto the Lord our God, until he be gracious unto us. ³ Be gracious unto us, O Lord! be gracious unto us; for we are overburdened with contempt. ⁴ Our soul is overburdened with the scorn of those who are at ease, with the contempt of the proud oppressors. ¹²⁴ ¹ A song of the degrees by David. If it had not been the Lord who was for us, so should Israel say; ² If it had not been the Lord who was for us, when men rose up against us: ³ Then would they have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us; ⁴ Then would the waters have overwhelmed us, the stream would have passed over our soul; ⁵ Then would have passed over our soul the presumptuous waters. ⁶ Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us up as a prey to their teeth. ⁷ Our soul is escaped like 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, the maker of heaven and earth. ¹²⁵ ¹ A song of the degrees. Those who trust in the Lord are like mount Zion, which will not he moved, which endureth for ever. ² Jerusalem hath mountains round about her: and so is the Lord 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: in order that the righteous may not stretch forth their hands unto wrong-doing. ⁴ Do good, O Lord, unto the good, and to those that are upright in their hearts. ⁵ But as for those who turn aside unto their crooked ways, them will the Lord drive away with the workers of wickedness; but peace shall be upon Israel. ¹²⁶ ¹ A song of the degrees. When the Lord bringeth back again the captivity of Zion, then shall we be like dreamers. ² Then shall our mouth be filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then shall they say among the nations, Great things hath the Lord done for these. ³ Great things would the Lord have done for us, whereat we should be joyful. ⁴ Bring back again, O Lord, our captivity, like rivulets in arid land. ⁵ Those that sow in tears shall reap with joyful song. ⁶ He goeth forth indeed and weepeth, that beareth the seed for sowing; but he will surely come with joyful song when he beareth home his sheaves. ¹²⁷ ¹ A song of the degrees for Solomon. Unless the Lord do build the house, in vain labor they that build on it: unless the Lord guard the city, in vain is the watchman wakeful. ² It is in vain for you to be early in rising, to be late in sitting up, eating the bread of painful toils; for so doth he give unto his beloved during sleep. ³ Lo, children are an inheritance from the Lord: a reward is the fruit of the body. ⁴ Like arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth. ⁵ Happy is the man that hath his quiver filled with them: they shall not be put to shame, when they do speak with the enemies in the gate. ¹²⁸ ¹ A song of the degrees. Happy is every one that feareth the Lord, that walketh in his ways. ² When thou eatest the labor of thy hands: then wilt thou be happy, and it shall be well with thee. ³ Thy wife is then as a fruitful vine in the recesses of thy house: thy children, like olive-plants round about thy table. ⁴ Behold, truly thus shall be blessed the man that feareth the Lord. ⁵ May the Lord bless thee out of Zion: and see thou the happiness of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. ⁶ And see thou thy children’s children: may there be peace upon Israel. ¹²⁹ ¹ A song of the degrees. Many a time have they assailed me from my youth, so should Israel say; ² Many a time have they assailed me from my youth: yet have they not prevailed against me. ³ Upon my back have ploughmen ploughed; they have drawn long their furrows: ⁴ Yet the Lord is righteous; he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. ⁵ May all be put to shame and turned backward that hate Zion; ⁶ May they become like the grass of the roofs, which withereth before it is pulled up; ⁷ Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor his arm he that bindeth sheaves. ⁸ Nor do they who pass by say, The blessing of the Lord be with you: we bless you in the name of the Lord. ¹³⁰ ¹ A song of the degrees. Out of the depths have I called thee, O Lord. ² Lord, listen to my voice: let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. ³ If thou, Lord, shouldst treasure up iniquities, O Lord, who would be able to stand? ⁴ But with thee there is forgiveness, in order that thou mayest be feared. ⁵ I hope for the Lord, my soul doth hope, and for his word do I wait. ⁶ My soul waiteth for the Lord, more than they that watch for the morning expect the morning. ⁷ Let Israel wait for the Lord; for with the Lord there is kindness, and with him is redemption in abundance; ⁸ And he wilt surely redeem Israel from all his iniquities. ¹³¹ ¹ A song of the degrees by David. O Lord, my heart was not haughty, nor were my eyes lofty: neither have I walked after matters too great, or those too wonderful for me. ² Surely I have pacified and stilled my soul, like the suckling on its mother’s breast: like a suckling is in me my soul. ³ Let Israel wait for the Lord from this time forth and for ever more. ¹³² ¹ A song of the degrees. Remember, O Lord, unto David all his afflictions; ² How he swore unto the Lord; how he vowed unto the mighty One of Jacob: ³ Surely, I will not enter into the tent of my house, nor ascend the couch of my repose; ⁴ I will not grant any sleep to my eyes, nor to my eyelids any slumber: ⁵ Until I shall have found out a place for the Lord, a dwelling-place for the mighty One of Jacob. ⁶ “Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we met with it in the fields of the forest: ⁷ let us then go into his dwelling: let us prostrate ourselves before his footstool.” ⁸ Arise, O Lord, unto thy resting-place: thou, and the ark of thy strength. ⁹ Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy pious servants shout for joy. ¹⁰ For the sake of David thy servant turn not away the face of thy anointed. ¹¹ The Lord hath sworn unto David in truth; he will not turn from it: “From the fruit of thy body will I set some one on the throne to succeed thee. ¹² If thy children will observe my covenant and this my testimony which I teach them: then also shall their children sit for evermore upon the throne to succeed thee.” ¹³ For the Lord hath made choice of Zion: he hath desired it as a habitation for himself. ¹⁴ This is my resting-place for evermore: here will I dwell; for I have desired it. ¹⁵ Her provision will I bless abundantly: her needy ones will I satisfy with bread. ¹⁶ And her priests will I clothe with salvation: and her pious ones shall shout aloud for joy. ¹⁷ There will I cause to grow a horn unto David: I arrange a lamp for my anointed. ¹⁸ His enemies will I clothe with shame; but upon himself shall his crown shine brilliantly. ¹³³ ¹ A song of the degrees by David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is when brethren dwell closely together in union! ² It is like the precious oil upon the head, running down upon the beard, yea, Aaron’s beard, which runneth down upon the upper border of his garments; ³ Like the dew of Chermon, running down upon the mountains of Zion; for there hath the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. ¹³⁴ ¹ A song of the degrees. Arise! bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord that stand in the house of the Lord in the nights. ² Lift up your hands toward the sanctuary, and bless the Lord. ³ May the Lord bless thee out of Zion, he that is the maker of heaven and earth. ¹³⁵ ¹ Hallelujah. 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 Hallelujah; for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is lovely. ⁴ For Jacob hath the Lord chosen unto himself, Israel, as his peculiar treasure. ⁵ For I well know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. ⁶ Whatsoever the Lord willeth, hath he done in the heavens, and on the earth, in the seas, and in all the deeps. ⁷ He causeth clouds to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with the rain; he bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries. ⁸ He it is who smote the first-born of Egypt, both of man and of cattle; ⁹ Who sent signs and wonderful tokens into the midst of thee, O Egypt, against Pharaoh, and against all his servants; ¹⁰ Who smote many nations, and slew mighty kings; ¹¹ Sichon the king of the Emorites, and ‘Og the king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan; ¹² And gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance unto Israel his people. ¹³ O Lord, thy name endureth for ever: O Lord, thy memorial is throughout all generations. ¹⁴ For the Lord will espouse the cause of his people, and concerning his servants will he bethink himself. ¹⁵ The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of the hands of men. ¹⁶ Mouths they have, but they speak not; eyes they have, but they see not; ¹⁷ Ears they have, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouth. ¹⁸ Like them are those that make them, 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 the Lord. ²¹ Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, even he that resideth at Jerusalem. Hallelujah. ¹³⁶ ¹ O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for to eternity endureth his kindness. ² O give thanks unto the God of gods; for to eternity endureth his kindness. ³ O give thanks to the Lord of lords; for to eternity endureth his kindness. ⁴ To him who doth great wonders alone; for to eternity endureth his kindness. ⁵ To him that made the heavens with understanding; for to eternity endureth his kindness. ⁶ To him that stretched out the earth above the waters; for to eternity endureth his kindness. ⁷ To him that made great lights; for to eternity endureth his kindness; ⁸ The sun for the rule by day; for to eternity endureth his kindness; ⁹ The moon and stars for the rule by night; for to eternity endureth his kindness. ¹⁰ To him that smote Egypt in their first-born; for to eternity endureth his kindness; ¹¹ And brought out Israel from the midst of them; for to eternity endureth his kindness; ¹² With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm; for to eternity endureth his kindness. ¹³ To him who divided the Red Sea into parts; for to eternity endureth his kindness; ¹⁴ And caused Israel to pass through the midst of it; for to eternity endureth his kindness; ¹⁵ But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea; for to eternity endureth his kindness. ¹⁶ To him who led his people through the wilderness; for to eternity endureth his kindness. ¹⁷ To him who smote great kings; for to eternity endureth his kindness; ¹⁸ And slew mighty kings; for to eternity endureth his kindness. ¹⁹ Even Sichon the king of the Emorites; for to eternity endureth his kindness; ²⁰ And ‘Og the king of Bashan; for to eternity endureth his kindness; ²¹ And gave their land as an inheritance; for to eternity endureth his kindness; ²² As an inheritance unto Israel his servant; for to eternity endureth his kindness; ²³ Who hath in our low estate remembered us; for to eternity endureth his kindness; ²⁴ And hath freed us from our assailants; for to eternity endureth his kindness; ²⁵ Who giveth food unto all flesh; for to eternity endureth his kindness. ²⁶ O give thanks unto the God of the heavens; for to eternity endureth his kindness. ¹³⁷ ¹ By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat, and we also wept when we remembered Zion. ² Upon the willows in her midst had we hung up our harps. ³ For there our captors demanded of us the words of song; and those that mocked us, joy, saying, Sing for us one of the songs of Zion. ⁴ How should we sing the song of the Lord on the soil of the stranger? ⁵ If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget—. ⁶ May my tongue cleave to my palate if I do not remember thee: if I recall not Jerusalem at the head of my joy. ⁷ Remember, O Lord, unto the children of Edom the day of Jerusalem; who said, Raze it, raze it, even to her very foundation. ⁸ O daughter of Babylon, who art wasted: happy he, that repayeth thee thy recompense for what thou hast done to us. ⁹ Happy he, that seizeth and dasheth thy babes against the rock. ¹³⁸ ¹ By David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: before thee, O God, will I sing praise unto thee. ² I will bow myself down before thy holy temple, and I will thank thy name for thy kindness and for thy truth; for thou hast magnified above all thy name thy promise. ³ On the day when I called didst thou answer me, and raise me up with strength in my soul. ⁴ All the kings of the earth will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, when they hear the promises of thy mouth. ⁵ And they will sing on the ways of the Lord; for great is the glory of the Lord. ⁶ For exalted is the Lord, yet doth he regard the lowly; but the proud he punisheth from afar. ⁷ If I should walk in the midst of distress, thou wilt revive me: against the wrath of my enemies wilt thou stretch forth thy hand, and thy right hand will save me. ⁸ The Lord will accomplish all in my behalf; O Lord, thy kindness endureth for ever: the works of thy own hands do not abandon. ¹³⁹ ¹ To the chief musician, by David, a psalm. O Lord! thou hast searched me through, and thou knowest me. ² Thou indeed knowest my sitting down and my rising up, thou understandest my thinking while yet afar off. ³ My walking and my lying down hast thou limited, and with all my ways art thou acquainted. ⁴ For, while there is not a word on my tongue, lo, thou, O Lord, knowest it entirely. ⁵ Behind and before hast thou hedged me in, and thou placest upon me thy hand. ⁶ Too wonderful is such knowledge for me: it is too exalted, I cannot attain unto it. ⁷ Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee away from thy presence? ⁸ If I should ascend into heaven, thou art there; and if I should make my bed in the nether world, behold, thou art there. ⁹ If I should lift up the wings of the morning-dawn, if I should dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea: ¹⁰ Even there would thy hand lead me, and thy right hand would seize hold of me. ¹¹ If I said, Surely darkness shall enshroud me, and into night be turned the light about me: ¹² Yet even darkness can obscure nothing from thee; but the night will shine like the day; both the darkness and the light are alike to thee. ¹³ For thou possessest my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. ¹⁴ I will thank thee therefore, that I am so fearfully and wonderfully made: wonderful are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. ¹⁵ My being was not concealed from thee, when I was made in secret, when I was so to say embroidered in the lowest parts of the earth. ¹⁶ My undeveloped substance did thy eyes see; and in thy book were all of them written down—the days which have been formed, while yet not one of them was here. ¹⁷ And how precious are unto me thy thoughts, O God! how mightily great is their sum! ¹⁸ Should I count them, they would be more numerous than the sand: I awake, and I am still with thee. ¹⁹ If thou wouldst but slay the wicked, O God! and ye men of blood, depart from me. ²⁰ Who speak of thee for a wicked end, thy enemies, that bear thy name for a vain purpose. ²¹ Behold, those that hate thee I ever hate, O Lord; and for those that rise up against thee do I feel loathing. ²² With the utmost hatred do I hate them: enemies are they become unto me. ²³ Search me through, O God, and know my heart; probe me, and know my thoughts: ²⁴ And see if there be a way of perverseness in me, and lead me on the way of eternity. ¹⁴⁰ ¹ To the chief musician, a psalm of David. ^(140:2) Deliver me, O Lord, from an evil man; from a man of violence do thou keep me; ² ^(140:3) Who think over evil resolves in their heart, who every day are gathered together for war. ³ ^(140:4) They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent: the poison of the adder is under their lips. Selah. ⁴ ^(140:5) Preserve me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked, from the man of violence do thou keep me, who think of overthrowing my steps. ⁵ ^(140:6) The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the side of my track; traps have they set for me. Selah. ⁶ ^(140:7) I have said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my supplications. ⁷ ^(140:8) O thou Eternal Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head on the day of battle. ⁸ ^(140:9) Grant not, O Lord, the longings of the wicked; suffer not his wicked device to succeed: lest they exalt themselves. Selah. ⁹ ^(140:10) As for the heads of those that encompass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. ¹⁰ ^(140:11) Let burning coals be cast upon them: let them be thrown into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again. ¹¹ ^(140:12) Let not the man of an evil tongue be established on the earth: may evil hunt down the violent man to his downfall. ¹² ^(140:13) I know that the Lord will procure right for the afflicted, and justice for the needy. ¹³ ^(140:14) Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell before thy presence. ¹⁴¹ ¹ A psalm of David. O Lord, I call thee, hasten unto me: give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee. ² May my prayer be valued as incense before thee, the lifting up of my hands, as the evening offering. ³ Set, O Lord, a watch unto my mouth: keep a guard at the door of my lips. ⁴ Permit not my heart to incline after any evil thing, to practise deeds in wickedness with men that are doers of wrong: and let me not eat of their dainties. ⁵ If the righteous strike me, it is a kindness; and if he reprove me, it is as oil poured on the head, my head shall not refuse it; for yet my prayer also is offered in their sufferings. ⁶ Are their judges fallen down through means of a rock: then will they listen to my words; for they are pleasant. ⁷ As when one cutteth in and splitteth open the earth: so are our bones scattered for the mouth of the grave. ⁸ For unto thee, O Eternal Lord, are my eyes directed; in thee do I trust: pour not out my life. ⁹ Guard me from the power of the snare which they have laid for me, and the traps of the wrong-doers. ¹⁰ Let the wicked fall into their own nets, altogether—while I pass safely by. ¹⁴² ¹ A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. ^(142:2) With my voice I cry unto the Lord: with my voice I make supplication unto the Lord. ² ^(142:3) I pour out before him my grief: my distress I recite before him. ³ ^(142:4) When my spirit was overwhelmed within me—and thou knowest well my path—on the way whereon I desired to walk they had secretly laid a snare for me. ⁴ ^(142:5) Look to the right, and behold, yea, there is no man that recognizeth me: every refuge is lost to me; there is no one that careth for my soul. ⁵ ^(142:6) I cried unto thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my refuge, my portion in the land of life. ⁶ ^(142:7) Listen unto my entreaty; for I am very miserable: deliver me from my pursuers; for they are too mighty for me. ⁷ ^(142:8) Bring forth out of prison my soul, that I may thank thy name: with me shall the righteous crown themselves, when thou wilt deal bountifully with me. ¹⁴³ ¹ A psalm of David. O Lord, hear my prayer, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, in thy righteousness. ² And enter not into judgment with thy servant; for no living man can be regarded righteous before thee. ³ For the enemy hath pursued my soul; he hath crushed to the ground my life; he hath made me dwell in darkness, as those that are dead eternally. ⁴ And my spirit within me is overwhelmed: in my bosom is my heart astounded. ⁵ I remember the days of olden times: I meditate on all thy doings: on the work of thy hands do I reflect. ⁶ I spread forth my hands unto thee: my soul longeth for thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. ⁷ Hasten, answer me, O Lord, my spirit falleth: hide not thy face from me, that I may not become like those that go down into the pit. ⁸ Cause me to hear in the morning thy kindness; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way whereon I should walk; for unto thee do I lift up my soul. ⁹ Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies: by thee do I seek shelter. ¹⁰ Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; guide me on a level land. ¹¹ For thy sake, O Lord, revive me: in thy righteousness bring forth out of distress my soul. ¹² And in thy kindness destroy my enemies, and annihilate all the adversaries of my soul; far I am thy servant. ¹⁴⁴ ¹ By David. Blessed be the Lord my Rock, who exerciseth my hands for the battle, my fingers for the war: ² My kindness, and my strong-hold; 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 cognizance of him: the son of a mortal, that thou regardest him! ⁴ Man is like the breath: his days are like a passing shadow. ⁵ O Lord, bend thy heavens, and come down: touch the mountains, that they may smoke. ⁶ Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: send out thy arrows, and confound them. ⁷ Stretch out thy hands from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of the children of the stranger. ⁸ Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and whose right hand is the right hand of falsehood. ⁹ O God, a new song will I sing unto thee: upon the ten-stringed psaltery will I sing praises unto thee. ¹⁰ Thou art he that giveth victory unto kings: who riddeth David his servant from the evil-bringing sword. ¹¹ Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of the children of the stranger, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and whose right hand is the right hand of falsehood. ¹² So that our sons may be like plants, grown up in their youth: our daughters, like corner-pillars, sculptured in the model of a palace. ¹³ May our garners be full, furnishing all manner of store: our sheep bringing forth thousands and ten thousands in our open pastures. ¹⁴ May our oxen be strong to labor: may there be no breach, nor migration, nor loud complaint in our streets. ¹⁵ Happy the people, that fare thus: happy the people, whose God is the Lord. ¹⁴⁵ ¹ A hymn of praise by 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 greatly praised, and his greatness is unsearchable. ⁴ One generation shall praise thy works to the other, and thy mighty acts shall they declare. ⁵ On the majestic glory of thy excellence, and on thy wondrous deeds will I meditate. ⁶ And of the might of thy terrible acts shall men converse: and thy greatness will I relate. ⁷ The memorial of thy abundant goodness shall they loudly proclaim, and they shall sing joyfully of thy righteousness. ⁸ Gracious and merciful is the Lord, long-suffering, and great in kindness. ⁹ The Lord is good to all, and his mercies are over all his works. ¹⁰ All thy works shall thank thee, O Lord; and thy pious servants shall bless thee. ¹¹ Of the glory of thy kingdom shall they converse, and of thy might shall they speak: ¹² To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom. ¹³ Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all eternities, and thy dominion subsisteth throughout all generations. ¹⁴ The Lord upholdeth all who are falling, and raiseth up all those who are bowed down. ¹⁵ The eyes of all wait hopefully upon thee, and thou givest them their food in its due season. ¹⁶ Thou openest thy hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. ¹⁷ Righteous is the Lord in all his ways, and beneficent in all his works. ¹⁸ The Lord is nigh unto all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. ¹⁹ The desire of those who fear him will he fulfill, and their cry will he hear, and save them. ²⁰ The Lord preserveth all those who love him; but all the wicked will he destroy. ²¹ The praise of the Lord shall my mouth speak: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever. ¹⁴⁶ ¹ Hallelujah. Praise, O my soul, the Lord. ² I will praise the Lord throughout my life: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being. ³ Put not your trust in princes, in the son of man, in whom there is no salvation. ⁴ When his spirit goeth forth, he returneth to his native earth: on that very day perish his thoughts. ⁵ But happy is he who hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is on the Lord his God; ⁶ Who hath made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that is therein; who keepeth truth for ever; ⁷ Who executeth justice for the oppressed: who giveth bread to the hungry: the Lord looseneth the prisoners; ⁸ The Lord causeth the blind to see; the Lord raiseth up those who are bowed down; the Lord loveth the righteous: ⁹ The Lord guardeth the strangers; the fatherless and widow he helpeth up; but the way of the wicked he maketh crooked. ¹⁰ The Lord will reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Hallelujah. ¹⁴⁷ ¹ Hallelujah; for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is comely; him becometh praise. ² The Lord buildeth up Jerusalem: the outcasts of Israel will he gather together; ³ He that healeth the broken-hearted, and bindeth up their hurts; ⁴ Who counteth the number of the stars; who calleth them all by their names. ⁵ Great is our Lord, and abundant in power: his understanding is immeasurable. ⁶ The Lord helpeth up the meek: he bringeth down the wicked to the ground. ⁷ Lift up a song unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praises unto our God with the harp; ⁸ Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who causeth grass to grow upon the mountains; ⁹ Who giveth to the beast its food, to the young ravens which cry. ¹⁰ Not in the strength of the horse hath he delight: nor in the swiftness of the legs of man taketh he pleasure. ¹¹ The Lord taketh pleasure in those that fear him, that wait for his kindness. ¹² Glorify, O Jerusalem, the Lord: praise thy God, O Zion. ¹³ For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children in the midst of thee; ¹⁴ He who bestoweth peace in thy borders, who satisfieth thee with the best of wheat; ¹⁵ He who sendeth forth his decree unto the earth: how swiftly speedeth his word along! ¹⁶ He who dispenseth snow like wool; who streweth about the hoarfrost like ashes; ¹⁷ He who casteth down his ice like pieces: before his cold who can stand? ¹⁸ He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and waters run along. ¹⁹ He declareth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances unto Israel. ²⁰ He hath not done so unto any nation: and his ordinances—these they know not. Hallelujah. ¹⁴⁸ ¹ Hallelujah. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights. ² Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts. ³ Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. ⁴ Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens. ⁵ Let them praise the name of the Lord; for he commanded and they were created. ⁶ And he established them for ever and to eternity: he gave a decree which none shall transgress. ⁷ Praise the Lord from the earth, ye sea-monsters, and all deeps; ⁸ Fire, and hail, snow, and vapor; thou storm-wind that fulfillest his word; ⁹ Ye mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars; ¹⁰ Ye beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and winged birds; ¹¹ Ye kings of the earth, and all nations; ye princes, and all judges of the earth; ¹² Young men and also virgins; old men, together with boys:— ¹³ Let them praise the name of the Lord; for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above earth and heaven. ¹⁴ He also exalteth the horn of his people, a praise unto all his pious servants, even unto the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Hallelujah. ¹⁴⁹ ¹ Hallelujah. Sing unto the Lord a new song, his praise in the congregation of the pious. ² Let Israel rejoice in his Maker: let the children of Zion exult in their King. ³ Let them praise his name in the dance: with the timbrel and harp let them sing praises unto him. ⁴ For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people; he will adorn the meek with salvation. ⁵ Let the pious be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their couches. ⁶ The exalted praises of God are in their mouth, and a two-edged sword is in their hand; ⁷ To execute vengeance on the nations, and chastisements on the people: ⁸ To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron: ⁹ To execute upon them the judgment which is written: this is an honor for all his pious servants. Hallelujah. ¹⁵⁰ ¹ Hallelujah. Praise ye God in his sanctuary: praise him in the expansion of his power. ² Praise him for his acts of might: praise him according to the abundance of his greatness. ³ Praise him with the blowing of the cornet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. ⁴ Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and pipe. ⁵ Praise him upon the clear-ringing cymbals: praise him upon the high-sounding cymbals. ⁶ Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Hallelujah.