Psalms 117:1-150:6

Rotherham(i) 1 Praise Yahweh, all ye nations, Laud him, all ye tribes of men; 2 For his lovingkindness, hath prevailed over us, and, the faithfulness of Yahweh, is to times age–abiding. Praise ye Yah!
118 1 Give ye thanks to Yahweh––For he is good, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 2 I pray you! let Israel, say, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 3 I pray you! let the house of Aaron, say, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 4 I pray you! let them who revere Yahweh, say, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 5 Out of a strait, called I on Yah, He answered me with enlargement. 6 Yahweh, is on my side, I will not fear, What can man, do unto me? 7 Yahweh, is on my side, with them who help me, I, therefore shall gaze upon them who hate me. 8 It is, better to seek refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man: 9 It is, better to seek refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in nobles. 10 All nations, have compassed me about, In the Name of Yahweh, surely I will make them be circumcised; 11 They have compassed me about––yea compassed me about, In the Name of Yahweh, surely I will make them be circumcised; 12 They have compassed me about like wax bees, they have blazed up like the fire of thorns, In the Name of Yahweh, surely I will make them be circumcised. 13 Thou didst, thrust sore, at me that I might fall, But, Yahweh, hath helped me. 14 My might and melody, is Yah, and he hath become mine by salvation. 15 The voice of shouting and salvation, is in the tents of the righteous, The right hand of Yahweh, is doing valiantly: 16 The right hand of Yahweh, is exalted, The right hand of Yahweh, is doing valiantly. 17 I shall not die, but live, That I may recount the doings of Yah. 18 Yah, chastened me sore, But, unto death, did not deliver me.
19 Open to me the gates of righteousness, I will enter therein, I will give thanks unto Yah. 20 This, is the gate for Yahweh, Such as are righteous, shall enter therein. 21 I will thank thee, because thou hast answered me, And hast become mine, by salvation. 22 A stone the builders refused, hath become the head of the corner: 23 From Yahweh, hath this come to pass, The same, is marvelous in our eyes. 24 This is the day, which Yahweh hath made, We will exult, and be glad therein. 25 Ah now, Yahweh, do save, we beseech thee, Ah now, Yahweh, do send success, we beseech thee! 26 Blessed be he that entereth, In the Name of Yahweh, we have blessed you, out of the house of Yahweh. 27 Yahweh is GOD, and hath shed on us light,––Bind ye the festal sacrifice with cords, Up to the horns of the altar. 28 My GOD, thou art, and I will thank thee,––My Elohim, I will exalt thee. 29 Give ye thanks to Yahweh––For he is good, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness.
119 1 [ALEPH.] How happy the men of blameless life, who walk in the law of Yahweh. 2 How happy they who observe his testimonies, with a whole heart, they seek him. 3 Yea, they have not wrought perversity, In his ways, have they walked.
4 Thou, hast commanded thy precepts, that they should be diligently kept. 5 Oh would that my ways might be settled! that I might keep thy statutes. 6 Then, shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
7 I will thank thee with uprightness of heart, when I have learned thy righteous regulations. 8 Thy statutes, will I keep, Do not thou forsake me utterly.
9 [BETH.] Wherewithal can a young man keep pure his way? By taking heed, according to thy word.
10 With all my heart, have I sought thee, Suffer me not to be led astray from thy commandments.
11 In my heart, have I treasured what thou hast said, to the end I may not sin against thee.
12 Blessed art thou, O Yahweh––Teach me thy statutes.
13 With my lips, have I recounted All the regulations of thy mouth. 14 In the way of thy testimonies, have I rejoiced, Like as over all riches. 15 In thy precepts, will I meditate, that I may discern thy paths. 16 In thy statutes, will I find my dear delight, I will not forget thy word.
17 [GIMEL.] Bestow thy bounties upon thy servant––let me live, That I may observe thy word.
18 Unveil thou mine eyes, that I may discern Wondrous things out of thy law.
19 A sojourner, am, I, in the earth, Do not hide from me, thy commandments.
20 My soul is crushed with longing for thy just decisions at all times.
21 Thou hast rebuked the proud as accursed, who stray from thy commandments.
22 Roll from off me, reproach and contempt, For, thy testimonies, have I observed.
23 Even rulers have taken their seat, against me, have talked, Thy servant, will still meditate in thy statutes.
24 Yea, thy testimonies, are my dear delight, My counselors.
25 [DALETH.] My soul, cleaveth to the dust, Give me life, according to thy word.
26 My ways, I recounted, and thou didst answer me, Teach me thy statutes. 27 The way of thy precepts, cause thou me to understand, and I will indeed meditate in thy wonders.
28 My soul weepeth itself away, for grief, Confirm thou me, according to thy word. 29 The way of falsehood, take thou from me, and, with thy law, O favour me.
30 The way of faithfulness, have I chosen, Thy regulations, have I deemed right. 31 I have kept close to thy testimonies, O Yahweh! do not put me to shame. 32 The way of thy commandments, will I run, for thou wilt enlarge my heart.
33 [HE.] Point out to me, O Yahweh, the way of thy statutes, that I may observe it unto the end. 34 Give me understanding, that I may observe thy law, that I may keep it with a whole heart.
35 Guide me in the path of thy commandments, for, therein, do I find pleasure. 36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not unto unjust gain.
37 Turn away mine eyes, from beholding vanity, In thy way, give me life.
38 Establish, unto thy servant, thy word, which pertaineth to the reverence of thee.
39 Cause to pass away my reproach, that I have feared, for, thy regulations, are good.
40 Lo! I have longed for thy precepts, In thy righteousness, give me life.
41 [WAW.] And let thy lovingkindness reach me, O Yahweh, thy salvation, according to thy word. 42 So shall I have something to answer him that reproacheth me, That I have trusted in thy word.
43 And do not snatch away from my mouth the word of truth in any wise, because, for thy regulation, have I waited. 44 That I may keep thy law continually, to times age–abiding and beyond.
45 That I may walk to and fro in a large place, because, thy precepts, have I sought. 46 That I may speak of thy testimonies before kings, and not be ashamed. 47 That I may find dear delight in thy commandments, which I have loved. 48 That I may lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and may meditate in thy statutes.
49 [ZAYIN.] Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
50 This, is my comfort in mine affliction, that, thy word, hath given me life.
51 Insolent men, have derided me exceedingly, From thy law, have I not swerved.
52 I have remembered thy regulations, [which have come down] from age–past times, O Yahweh, and have consoled myself.
53 A raging heat, hath seized me, by reason of the lawless, who forsake thy law.
54 Songs, have thy statutes become to me, in my house of sojourn.
55 I have remembered, in the night, thy Name, O Yahweh, and have kept thy law. 56 This, have I had, because, thy precepts, have I observed.
57 [HETH.] My portion, is Yahweh, I have promised that I would keep thy words.
58 I have sought the smile of thy face with all my heart, Show me favour, according to thy word.
59 I have thought upon my ways, and have turned my feet unto thy testimonies. 60 I have hastened, and not delayed, to keep thy commandments.
61 The meshes of the lawless, have surrounded me, Thy law, have I not forgotten.
62 At midnight, I arise to give thanks unto thee, For thy righteous regulations.
63 Companion, am I, to all who revere thee, and to them who keep thy precepts.
64 Of thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh, the earth, is full, Thy statutes, teach thou me.
65 [TETH.] Well, hast thou dealt with thy servant, O Yahweh, according to thy word. 66 Good judgment and knowledge, teach thou me, For, in thy commandments, have I trusted.
67 Before I was afflicted, I myself was going astray, but, now, thy word, have I kept.
68 Good, thou art, and doing good, Teach me thy statutes.
69 Insolent men have plastered falsehood over me, I, with a whole heart, will observe thy precepts. 70 Gross, like fat, is their heart, I, in thy law, have found dear delight.
71 It is, well for me, that I was afflicted, That I might learn thy statutes.
72 Better to me, is the law of thy mouth, than thousands of gold and silver.
73 [YODH.] Thine own hands, have made me, and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
74 They who revere thee, shall see me and rejoice, that, for thy word, I waited.
75 I know, O Yahweh, that righteous are thy regulations, and, in faithfulness, didst thou afflict me.
76 Let thy lovingkindness, I beseech thee, serve to comfort me, according to thy word to thy servant. 77 Let thy compassions reach me, that I may live, for, thy law, is my dear delight.
78 Let insolent men, be ashamed, because, by means of falsehood, they have dealt with me perversely, I, will meditate in thy precepts. 79 Let them who revere thee, turn unto me, even they who know thy testimonies.
80 Let my heart be thorough in thy statutes, that I may not be ashamed.
81 [KAPH.] My soul, hath languished for thy salvation, For thy word, have I hoped. 82 Mine eyes have failed for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
83 Though I have been like a wineskin in the smoke, thy statutes, have I not forgotten.
84 How few are the days of thy servant! When wilt thou execute sentence on my persecutors?
85 Insolent men digged for me pits, men who are not according to thy law. 86 All thy commandments, are faithful, With falsehood, have they persecuted me, O help me! 87 A little more, and they had consumed me in the earth, but, I, forsake not thy precepts.
88 According to thy lovingkindness, give thou me life, so will I keep the testimonies of thy mouth.
89 [LAMED.] Age–abidingly, O Yahweh, hath thy word been set up in the heavens. 90 To generation after generation, is thy faithfulness, Thou hast established the earth, and it standeth. 91 By thy regulations, do they stand today, for, all, are thy servants.
92 Had not thy law been my dear delight, then, had I perished in mine affliction.
93 Unto times age–abiding, will I not forget thy precepts, For, by them, hast thou given me life.
94 Thine, am I,––oh save me! For, thy precepts, have I sought.
95 For me, have the lawless waited, to destroy me, Thy testimonies, will I diligently consider.
96 To all perfection, have I seen an end, Broad is thy commandment, exceedingly.
97 [MEM.] Oh how I love thy law! All the day, is it my meditation.
98 Beyond mine enemies, will thy commandment make me wise, for, age–abidingly, shall it be mine. 99 Beyond all my teachers, have I shown discretion, for, thy testimonies, are my meditation. 100 Beyond the elders, will I show understanding, for, thy precepts, have I observed.
101 From every way of wickedness, have I withheld my feet, that I might keep thy word.
102 From thy regulations, have I not turned aside, for, thou, hast directed me.
103 How smooth to my palate is thy speech, More than honey, to my mouth. 104 Out of thy precepts, will I get understanding, For this cause, do I hate every false way.
105 [NUN.] A lamp to my feet, is thy word, and a light to my path.
106 I sware, and have fulfilled, To keep thy righteous regulations.
107 I have been afflicted exceedingly,––O Yahweh, give me life according to thy word.
108 The freewill offerings of my mouth, accept, I pray thee, O Yahweh, And, thy regulations, teach thou me.
109 My life, is in my hand continually, Yet, thy law, have I not forgotten. 110 The lawless have set a snare for me, Yet, from thy precepts, have I not strayed.
111 As an inheritance have I taken thy testimonies unto times age–abiding, for, the joy of my heart, they are. 112 I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes, Age–abidingly, to the end.
113 [SAMECH.] Half–hearted ones, do I hate, but, thy law, do I love.
114 My hiding–place and my buckler, thou art, For thy word, have I waited.
115 Depart from me, ye evil–doers,––that I may observe the commandments of my God.
116 Uphold me according to thy word, that I may live, and do not shame me out of my hope! 117 Sustain me, that I may be saved, and may find dear delight in thy statutes continually.
118 Thou hast made light of all who stray from thy statutes, for their fraud is, falsehood. 119 Dross, have I accounted all the lawless of the earth, therefore do I love thy testimonies. 120 My flesh, bristled up from dread of thee, and, of thy regulations, stand I in fear.
121 [AYIN.] I have done justice and righteousness,––Do not leave me to mine oppressors. 122 Be thou surety for thy servant for good, Let not insolent men oppress me.
123 Mine eyes, have become dim for thy salvation, And for thy righteous word.
124 Deal with thy servant according to thy lovingkindness, And, thy statutes, teach thou me. 125 Thy servant, I am––give me understanding, So shall I get to know thy testimonies.
126 It is time that Yahweh should work, They have frustrated thy law!
127 For this cause, do I love thy commandments, More than gold, yea than fine gold! 128 For this cause, all thy precepts concerning all things, I deem right, Every way of falsehood, I hate.
129 [PE.] Wonderful are thy testimonies, For this cause, hath my soul observed them.
130 The opening of thy words, sheddeth light, Giving understanding to the simple.
131 My mouth, have I opened wide, and panted, Because, for thy commandments, have I longed.
132 Turn thyself unto me, and show me favour,––As is befitting, to the lovers of thy Name.
133 My steps, direct thou by thy word, And let no iniquity, have dominion over me.
134 Set me free from the oppression of man, So will I keep thy precepts.
135 Thy face, light thou up on thy servant, And teach me thy statutes.
136 Streams of water, have run down mine eyes, Because men have not kept thy law.
137 [ZADHE.] Righteous art thou, O Yahweh,––And, equitable, are thy regulations. 138 Thou hast righteously commanded thy testimonies, Yea in great faithfulness.
139 My zeal, hath put an end to me, For mine adversaries have forgotten thy words.
140 Refined is thy word, to the uttermost, And, thy servant loveth it.
141 Small, am I, and despised, Thy precepts, have I not forgotten.
142 Thy righteousness, is righteous to times age–abiding, And, thy law, is truth.
143 Straitness and distress, have befallen me, Thy commandments, are my dear delights. 144 Righteous are thy testimonies, unto times age–abiding, Give me understanding, that I may live.
145 [KOPH.] I have cried out with all my heart, answer me, O Yahweh; Thy statutes, will I observe. 146 I have cried out unto thee, oh save me, That I may keep thy testimonies.
147 I forestalled the twilight, and cried for help, For thy word, I waited. 148 Mine eyes forestalled the night–watches, To meditate in thy word.
149 My voice, O hear, according to thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh! according to thy wont, give me life.
150 They have drawn near, who pursue villainy, From thy law, have they gone far away. 151 Near art thou, O Yahweh, and, all thy commandments, are truth.
152 Long, have I known, from thy testimonies, That, to times age–abiding, thou didst establish them.
153 [RESH.] Behold mine affliction, and rescue me, For, thy law, have I not forgotten. 154 Plead my cause, and redeem me, By thy word, give me life.
155 Far from the lawless, is salvation, For, thy statutes, have they not sought.
156 Thy compassions, are great, O Yahweh, According to thy regulations, give me life.
157 Many, are my persecutors and mine adversaries, From thy testimonies, have I not swerved.
158 I have seen traitors, and felt loathing, Because, thy word, they kept not.
159 See thou that, thy precepts, I have loved, O Yahweh, according to thy lovingkindness, give me life.
160 The sum of thy word, is truth, and, age–abiding, is every one of thy righteous regulations.
161 [SHIN.] Rulers, have persecuted me, without cause, But, of thy word, hath my heart stood in awe.
162 Joyful am I over thy word, Like the finder of spoil in abundance.
163 Falsehood, I hate and abhor, Thy law, do I love.
164 Seven times in the day, have I praised thee, For thy righteous regulations.
165 Blessing in abundance, have the lovers of thy law, and nothing to make them stumble.
166 I have looked for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy commandments, have I done.
167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies, yea I have loved them greatly. 168 I have kept thy precepts, and thy testimonies, For, all my ways, are before thee.
169 [TAU] Let my shouting come near before thee, O Yahweh, According to thy word, give me understanding. 170 Let my supplication come in before thee, According to thy word, deliver me.
171 My lips, shall pour out, praise, When thou shalt teach me thy statutes.
172 My tongue, shall respond, with thy word, For, all thy commandments, are righteous.
173 Be thy hand ready to help me, For, thy statutes, have I chosen. 174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy law, is my dear delight.
175 Let my soul live, that it may praise thee, So shall thy regulation help me.
176 I have strayed like a wandering sheep, O seek thy servant, For, thy commandments, have I not forgotten.
120 1 [A Song of Ascents.]
Unto Yahweh, in the distress that befell me, I cried––and he answered me. 2 O Yahweh! rescue thou my soul––from the false lip, from the deceitful tongue. 3 What shall be given to thee, and what shall be added to thee, thou deceitful tongue? 4 The arrows of the hero sharpened, with burning coals of broom.
5 Woe is me, That I sojourn in Meshek,––That I abide near the tents of Kedar! 6 Long, hath my soul had her dwelling with him that hateth peace: 7 I, am for peace, and verily I speak, They, are for war!
121 1 [A Song of Ascents.]
I will lift up mine eyes, unto the mountains, From whence cometh my help! 2 My help, is from Yahweh, who made heavens and earth. 3 May he not suffer thy foot, to slip, May thy keeper, not slumber! 4 Lo! neither will slumber nor sleep, The keeper of Israel. 5 Yahweh, is thy keeper, Yahweh, is thy shade, on thy right hand: 6 By day, the sun, shall not smite, nor, the moon, by night. 7 Yahweh, will keep thee from all harm, He will keep thy life. 8 Yahweh, will keep thy going out and thy coming in, from henceforth, even unto times age–abiding.
122 1 [A Song of Ascents. David’s.]
I was glad, when they were saying unto me, Unto the house of Yahweh, let us go! 2 Standing are our feet, within thy gates, O Jerusalem! 3 Jerusalem! that hath been builded, A true city, all joined together as one: 4 Whither have come up the tribes, The tribes of Yah, A testimony to Israel, To give thanks unto the Name of Yahweh: 5 For there are set––Thrones for justice, Thrones for the house David.
6 Ask ye for the peace of Jerusalem, They shall prosper, who love thee! 7 Peace be within thy walls, prosperity within thy palaces: 8 For the sake of my brethren and friends, Oh, might I speak [saying], Peace be within thee! 9 For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, will I seek blessing for thee.
123 1 [A Song of Ascents.]
Unto thee, have I lifted up mine eyes, O thou who art enthroned in the heavens. 2 Lo! as the eyes of men–servants are unto the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maid–servant, unto the hand of her mistress, so, are our eyes, unto Yahweh our God, until that he show us favour. 3 Show us favour, O Yahweh, show us favour, for, exceedingly, are we sated with contempt: 4 Exceeding sated therewith, is our soul,––The scorn of the careless, The contempt of the proud.
124 1 [A Song of Ascents. David’s.]
If it had not been, Yahweh, who was on our side, oh might Israel say: 2 If it had not been, Yahweh, who was on our side, when men rose up against us, 3 Then, alive, had they swallowed us up, in the glow of their anger against us; 4 Then, the waters, had whelmed us, the torrent, gone over our soul; 5 Then, had gone over our soul the waters so proud!
6 Blessed, be Yahweh, who gave us not as prey to their teeth. 7 Our soul, as a bird, hath escaped from the snare of the fowlers, The snare, is broken, and, we, are escaped: 8 Our help, is in the Name of Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.
125 1 [A Song of Ascents.]
They who trust in Yahweh, [are] like Mount Zion, which shall not be shaken, Age–abidingly, shall it remain. 2 Jerusalem! mountains, are round about her; and Yahweh, is round about his people, from henceforth even unto times age–abiding. 3 For the sceptre of lawlessness shall not remain over the allotment of the righteous,––lest the righteous put forth––unto perversity––their hands.
4 Do good, O Yahweh, unto such as are good, even unto such as are upright in their hearts. 5 As for them who turn aside unto their crooked ways, Yahweh, will lead them forth, with the workers of iniquity, Prosperity on Israel!
126 1 [A Song of Ascents.]
When Yahweh brought back the captives of Zion, we were like them who dream: 2 Then, was our mouth, filled with laughter, and our tongue with a shout of triumph,––Then, said they among the nations, Yahweh, hath done great things, with these! 3 Yahweh, hath done great things with us, we are full of joy!
4 Bring thou back, O Yahweh, our captives, like channels in the South. 5 They who are sowing with tears, with shouting, shall reap: 6 He that, doth indeed go forth, and weep, bearing seed enough to trail along, doth, surely come in, with shouting, bringing his sheaves.
127 1 [A Song of Ascents. Solomon’s.]
If, Yahweh, build not the house, in vain, have the builders of it toiled thereon, If, Yahweh, watch not the city, in vain, hath the watchman kept awake: 2 Vain for you,––to be early in rising, to be late in lying down, to be eating the bread of wearisome toil, So, would he give his beloved one sleep. 3 Lo! an inheritance from Yahweh, are children, A reward, the fruit of the womb: 4 As arrows in the hand of a warrior, so, are the children of young men. 5 How happy the man who hath filled his quiver with them! They will not be ashamed, but will speak with enemies in the gate.
128 1 [A Song of Ascents.]
How happy is every one that revereth Yahweh, who walketh in his ways! 2 The labour of thine own hands, surely thou shalt eat. How happy thou, and well for thine! 3 Thy wife, like a fruitful vine, within the recesses of thy house,––Thy children, like plantings of olive–trees, round about thy table. 4 Lo! thus, shall be blessed the man who revereth Yahweh. 5 Yahweh will bless thee, out of Zion,––and behold thou the welfare of Jerusalem, all the days of thy life! 6 And behold thou thy children’s children,––Prosperity on Israel!
129 1 [A Song of Ascents.]
Many a time, have they harassed me from my youth, well may Israel say: 2 Many a time, have they harassed me from youth, yet have they not prevailed against me. 3 Upon my back, have ploughmen ploughed, They have lengthened their furrow! 4 Yahweh, is righteous, He hath cut asunder the cords of the lawless.
5 Let all who hate Zion, be ashamed and shrink back: 6 Let them become like the grass of housetops, which, before it is pulled up, hath withered; 7 Wherewith no reaper, hath filled his hand, nor binder, his bosom: 8 Neither have the passers–by ever said, The blessing of Yahweh, be unto you,––We have blessed you in the Name of Yahweh.
130 1 [A Song of Ascents.]
Out of the depths, have I cried unto thee, O Yahweh. 2 O My Lord! hearken thou unto my voice,––Let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. 3 If, iniquities, thou shouldest mark, O Yah, O My Lord, who could stand? 4 But, with thee, is forgiveness, that thou mayest be revered.
5 I have waited for Yahweh, My soul hath waited for his word; 6 I have hoped, O my soul, for My Lord, more than they who watch for the morning, who watch for the morning. 7 Wait, O Israel, for Yahweh,––for, with Yahweh, is lovingkindness, and there aboundeth with him––redemption. 8 He, therefore, will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
131 1 [A Song of Ascents. David’s.]
O Yahweh, my heart, is not haughty, nor are mine eyes, lofty, neither have I moved among great matters, or among affairs too wonderful for me. 2 Surely I have soothed and silenced my soul,––like a weaned child, concerning his mother, like a weaned child, concerning myself––mine own soul. 3 Wait, O Israel, for Yahweh, from this time forth, even to times age–abiding.
132 1 [A Song of Ascents.]
Remember, O Yahweh, unto David, all his humiliations! 2 What he Sware to Yahweh,––Vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob: 3 Surely I will not enter the home of my own house, nor ascend my curtained couch; 4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, nor, to mine eye–lashes, slumber: 5 Until I find a place for Yahweh, habitations for the Mighty One of Jacob. 6 Lo! we heard of it at Ephrathah, we found it in the fields of the wood. 7 We would enter his habitations, we would bow down at his footstool. 8 Arise! O Yahweh, unto thy place of rest, Thou, and the ark of thy strength. 9 Thy priests, let them be clothed with righteousness, Thy men of lovingkindness, let them shout for joy! 10 For the sake of David thy servant, do not turn away the face of thine Anointed One.
11 Yahweh hath sworn unto David, in faithfulness, will he not turn from it,––Of the fruit of thy body, will I seat on thy throne. 12 If thy sons keep my covenant, and my testimony which I will teach them, even their sons, unto futurity, shall sit on thy throne. 13 For Yahweh hath chosen Zion,––He hath desired it as a dwelling for himself: 14 This, is my place of rest unto futurity, Here, will I dwell, for I have desired it; 15 Her provision, will I abundantly bless, Her needy ones, will I satisfy with bread; 16 And, her priests, will I clothe with salvation, and, her men of lovingkindness, shall, shout aloud, for joy; 17 There, will I cause to bud a horn to David, I have prepared a lamp for mine Anointed One; 18 His enemies, will I clothe with shame, but, upon himself, shall his crown be resplendent.
133 1 [A Song of Ascents. David’s.]
Lo! how good and how delightful, for brethren, to dwell together even as one. 2 Like the precious oil upon the head, descending upon the beard; the beard of Aaron,––which descended unto the opening of his robe: 3 Like the dew of Hermon, which descended upon the mountains of Zion,––for, there, did Yahweh command the blessing, Life, unto times age–abiding.
134 1 [A Song of Ascents.]
Lo! bless Yahweh, all ye servants of Yahweh, who stand in the house of Yahweh, by night: 2 Lift up your hand in holiness, and bless Yahweh. 3 May Yahweh, bless thee, out of Zion, even he that made heaven and earth.
135 1 Praise ye Yah, Praise ye the Name of Yahweh, Praise, O ye servants of Yahweh; 2 Who stand In the house of Yahweh, In the courts of the house of our God. 3 Praise ye Yah, For good is Yahweh, Sing praises to his Name, For it is full of delight; 4 For, Jacob, hath Yah chosen for himself, Israel, for his own treasure.
5 For, I, know that great is Yahweh, yea, our Lord, is beyond all gods. 6 Whatsoever Yahweh hath pleased, he hath done,––in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas, and all resounding deeps: 7 Causing vapours to ascend from the end of the earth,––Lightnings for the rain, hath he made, bringing forth wind out of his treasuries. 8 Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man, and of beast; 9 Sent signs and wonders into thy midst, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants. 10 Who smote great 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 as an inheritance, an inheritance to Israel his people. 13 O Yahweh! thy Name, is age–abiding,––O Yahweh! thy memorial, is to generation after generation. 14 For Yahweh will vindicate his people,––and, on his servants, have compassion.
15 The idols of the nations, are silver and gold, the work of the hands of men: 16 A mouth, have they, but they speak not, Eyes, have they, but they see not; 17 Ears, have they, but they hear not, Nose,––there is no breath in their mouth. 18 Like unto them, shall be they who make them, every one who trusteth in them. 19 O house of Israel! bless Yahweh, O house of Aaron! bless Yahweh; 20 O house of Levi! bless Yahweh, Ye that revere Yahweh! bless Yahweh. 21 Blessed be Yahweh out of Zion, Who inhabiteth Jerusalem, Praise ye Yah!
136 1 Give ye thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 2 Give ye thanks to the God of gods, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 3 Give ye thanks to the Lord of lords, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 4 To him that doeth great wonders, by himself alone, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 5 To him that made the heavens with understanding, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 6 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 7 To him that made great lights, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 8 The sun to rule the day, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 9 The moon and stars to rule the night, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness.
10 To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 11 And brought forth Israel out of their midst, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 12 With a firm hand, and a stretched–out arm, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 13 To him that divided the Red Sea into division, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 14 And caused Israel to pass through the midst thereof, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 15 And shook off Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 16 To him that led his people through the desert, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 17 To him that smote great kings, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 18 And slew majestic kings, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 19 Even Sihon, king of the Amorites, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 20 Also Og, king of Bashan, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 21 And gave their land for an inheritance, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 22 An inheritance to Israel his servant, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness.
23 Who in our low estate, remembered us, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 24 And freed us with force from our adversaries, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 25 Who giveth food to all flesh, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. 26 Give ye thanks unto the GOD of the heavens, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness.
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, hanged we our lyres: 3 For, there, our captors asked of us words of song, and our plunderers––gladness,––Sing us of the songs of Zion! 4 How shall we sing the song of Yahweh, on a foreign soil? 5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, Let my right–hand forget: 6 Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember thee! if I do not lift up Jerusalem above the head of mine own gladness.
7 Remember, O Yahweh, against the sons of Edom, the day of Jerusalem,––how they continued to say––Overthrow! Overthrow! unto the foundation within it. 8 O ruined daughter of Babylon,––how happy the man who shall repay thee thy dealing, wherewith thou didst deal with us! 9 How happy the man who shall snatch away and dash thy children against the crag.
138 1 [David’s.]
I will give thee thanks with all my heart, Before the messengers of God, will I praise thee in song: 2 I will bow down towards thy holy temple, and thank thy Name, for thy lovingkindness and for thy faithfulness, For thou hast magnified, above all thy Name, thy word! 3 In the day I cried unto thee, then didst thou answer me, and didst excite me, in my soul, mightily. 4 All the kings of the earth, will thank thee, O Yahweh, when they have heard the sayings of thy mouth; 5 And they will sing of the ways of Yahweh, That great is the glory of Yahweh:
6 Though lofty is Yahweh, yet, the lowly, he regardeth, but, the haughty––afar off, doth he acknowledge. 7 Though I walk in the midst of distress, thou wilt give me life,––Because of the anger of my foes, thou wilt thrust forth thy hand, and thy right hand, will save me: 8 Yahweh, will carry through my cause,––O Yahweh! thy lovingkindness, is age–abiding, The works of thine own hands, do not thou desert.
139 1 [To the Chief Musician, David’s. A Melody.]
O Yahweh! thou hast searched me, and observed: 2 Thou, hast observed my downsitting and mine uprising, Thou hast given heed to my desire, from afar: 3 My path and my couch, hast thou examined, and, all my ways, thou well knowest. 4 Surely there hath not been a word on my tongue, [but] behold! O Yahweh, thou hast observed it on every side. 5 Behind and before, hast thou shut me in, and hast laid upon me thy hand:–– 6 Knowledge, too wonderful, for me! high, I cannot attain to it!
7 Whither can I go from thy spirit? or whither, from thy face, can I flee? 8 If I ascend the heavens, there, thou art! If I spread out hades as my couch, behold thee! 9 If I mount the wings of the dawn, settle down in the region beyond the sea, 10 Even there, thy hand shall lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. 11 If I say, Surely, darkness, shall cover me! then, night, is light about me. 12 Even darkness, will not conceal from thee,––but, night, like day, will shine, So is the darkness, as the light! 13 For, thou, didst possess thyself of my reins, thou didst weave me together in the womb of my mother. 14 I thank thee, in that fearfully was my being distinguished, Wonderful are thy works, and, mine own soul, is observing [them] intently! 15 My substance was not hid from thee,––when I was made in secret, when I was skilfully figured in the lower parts of the earth. 16 Mine unfinished substance, thine eyes beheld, and, in thy book, all the parts thereof were written,––the days they should be fashioned! while yet there was not one among them.
17 To me, then, how precious have thy desires become, O GOD! How numerous, the heads of them! 18 I would recount them! Beyond the sands, they multiply, I rouse myself––and am still with thee. 19 Wilt thou not, O GOD, slay the lawless one? Therefore, ye men of bloodshed, depart from me! 20 For they speak of thee wickedly, Thy foes lift up [their hand] unto falsehood. 21 Do I not hate, them who hate thee, O Yahweh? And loathe, them who rise up against thee? 22 With completeness of hatred, I hate them, As enemies, have they become to me. 23 Search me, O GOD, and observe my heart, Try me, and observe my cares; 24 And see if there be any idol–way in me, and lead me in a way age–abiding.
140 1 [To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David.]
Rescue me, O Yahweh, from the men of mischief, From the men of violence, wilt thou preserve me: 2 Who have devised mischiefs in their [heart], Every day, do they stir up wars: 3 They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent,––The poison of the asp, is under their lips. [Selah.] 4 Keep me, O Yahweh, from the hands of the lawless one, From the man of violence, wilt thou preserve me,––who have devised, to thrust at my steps: 5 The proud have hidden a snare for me, and, cords, have they spread as a net beside the track, Snares, have they set for me. [Selah.] 6 I have said unto Yahweh, My GOD, thou art! Give ear, O Yahweh, unto the voice of my supplications. 7 O Yahweh, My Lord, my saving strength, thou hast screened my head in the day of battle.
8 Do not grant, O Yahweh, the desires of the lawless one, his device, do not promote, They would exalt themselves. [Selah.] 9 As for the head of them who surround me, Let the mischief of their lips cover them: 10 May there be dropped on them live coals,––Into the fire, may they be let fall, into watery pits [from which] they shall not rise. 11 As for the slanderer, let him not be established in the earth,––As for the man of wrongful violence, let misfortune hunt him with thrust upon thrust. 12 I know that Yahweh will execute, the right of the oppressed one, the vindication of the needy. 13 Surely, the righteous, shall give thanks to thy Name, the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
141 1 [A Melody of David.]
O Yahweh, I have cried unto thee, Make thou haste to me, Give ear unto my voice, when I cry to thee. 2 Let my prayer be set in order like incense before thee,––the lifting up of my hands, as the evening gift. 3 Set thou, O Yahweh, a watch at my mouth, Keep thou guard over the door of my lips. 4 Let not my heart incline to a matter of wrong, that I should busy myself with practices in lawlessness, with men working iniquity, and let me not eat of their dainties.
5 Let a righteous man smite me––a lovingkindness, that he should correct me, an oil for the head [which] let not my head refuse! For, yet, even my prayer, shall be in their calamities. 6 Their judges, have been hurled down by a crag, Now have men heard my sayings, for they have become sweet. 7 As when one plougheth and furroweth the earth, Scattered about, are our bones at the mouth of hades! 8 Surely, unto thee, O Yahweh, My Lord, are mine eyes, In thee, have I sought refuge, Do not pour out my life. 9 Keep me out of the clutches of the trap they have set for me, and the snares of the workers of iniquity. 10 They who are lawless, shall fall into the nooses thereof, while, I, at the same time, pass on.
142 1 [An Instructive Psalm of David. When he was in the Cave. A Prayer.]
With my voice––to Yahweh, make I outcry, With my voice––to Yahweh, make I supplication: 2 I pour out before him my complaint, My distress––before him, I tell. 3 When my spirit fainted concerning myself, then, thou, didst take note of my path,––In the course which I was about to take, they had hidden a snare for me.
4 Look to the right hand and see, that there is none that, for me, hath regard,––Escape is lost to me, There is no one to care for my life. 5 I have made outcry unto thee, O Yahweh,––I have said, Thou, art my refuge, my portion, in the land of the living. 6 Attend thou unto my loud cry, for I am brought very low,––Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are stronger than I. 7 O bring forth, out of prison, my soul, That I may give thanks unto thy Name,––About me, let the righteous gather round, for thou wilt deal bountifully with me.
143 1 [A Melody of David.]
O Yahweh, hear my prayer, Give ear to my supplications, In thy faithfulness, answer me, in thy righteousness. 2 Do not then enter into judgment with thy servant, for no one living, can appear just before thee. 3 For an enemy hath pursued my soul, hath crushed, to the earth, my life, hath made me dwell in dark places, like the ancient dead. 4 Therefore hath my spirit, fainted concerning myself, Within me, hath, my heart, been confounded. 5 I have remembered the days of aforetime, I have talked with myself of every deed of thine, Of the work of thy hands, I would speak: 6 I have spread out my hands unto thee, My soul, is as a thirsty land, for thee. [Selah.]
7 Speedily answer me, O Yahweh, My spirit faileth,––Do not hide thy face from me, or I shall be made like unto them who go down into the pit. 8 Let me hear, in the morning, thy lovingkindness, for, in thee, have, I trusted,––Let me know the way in which I should walk, for, unto thee, have I uplifted my soul. 9 Rescue me from my foes, O Yahweh, Unto thee, have I come seeking refuge. 10 Teach me to do thy good pleasure, for, thou, art my God,––Thy spirit, is good, thou wilt set me down to rest in a level land. 11 For the sake of thy Name, O Yahweh, wilt thou give unto me life, In thy righteousness, wilt thou bring forth, out of distress, my soul; 12 And, in thy lovingkindness, wilt thou exterminate my foes,––and destroy all the adversaries of my soul, because, I, am thy servant.
144 1 [David’s.]
Blessed be Yahweh, my Rock, who teacheth my hands to war, my fingers to fight: 2 My lovingkindness and my stronghold, my high tower and my deliverer––mine! My buckler, and he in whom I have sought refuge,––He that subdueth my people under me. 3 O Yahweh! what is the earthborn, And yet thou hast acknowledged him,––the son of a mortal, And yet thou hast taken account of him: 4 The earthborn, resembleth, a vapour, his days, are like a passing shadow. 5 O Yahweh! bow thy heavens and come down, Touch the mountains, that they smoke: 6 Flash forth lightning, that thou mayest scatter them, Send out thine arrows, that thou mayest confound them: 7 Put forth thy hands from on high:––Snatch me away and rescue me out of mighty waters, out of the hand of the sons of the alien, 8 Whose mouth, hath spoken deceit, and, whose right hand, is a right hand of falsehood.
9 O God! a new song, will I sing unto thee,––On a harp of ten strings, will I make music to thee: 10 Who giveth victory unto kings––Who snatcheth away David his servant, from the calamitous sword. 11 Snatch me away and rescue me out of he hand of the sons of the alien,––whose mouth hath spoken deceit, and, whose right hand, is a right hand of falsehood:–– 12 That, our sons, may be like plants well grown while yet young,––Our daughters, like corner pillars,––carved, in the construction of a palace: 13 Our garners, full, pouring out from one kind to another; Our flocks, multiplying by thousands––by myriads, in our open fields: 14 Our oxen, well–laden; no breaking in and no departing,––and no loud lament in our places of concourse:–– 15 How happy the people that is in such a case! How happy the people that hath Yahweh for its God!
145 1 [A Psalm of Praise. David’s.]
I will extol thee, my God, O King, and will bless thy Name, to times age–abiding and beyond: 2 Every day, will I bless thee, and praise thy Name, to times age–abiding and beyond. 3 Great is Yahweh––and worthy to be heartily praised, And, his greatness, is unsearchable. 4 Generation unto generation, shall celebrate thy works, and, thy mighty deeds, shall they tell: 5 The splendour of the glory of thy majesty, shall they speak, and, thy wonders, will I utter. 6 And, the might of thy terrible acts, shall men speak, and, as for thy greatness, I will recount it. 7 The memory of thy great goodness, shall men pour forth, and, thy righteousness, shall they shout aloud. 8 Gracious and compassionate, is Yahweh,––slow to anger, and of great lovingkindness. 9 Good is Yahweh to all, and, his tender compassions, are over all his works.
10 All thy works, O Yahweh, will give thanks unto thee,––and, thy men of lovingkindness, will bless thee: 11 The glory of thy kingdom, will they tell,––and, thy power, will they speak. 12 To make known to the sons of men, his mighty deeds, and the splendid glory of his kingdom. 13 Thy kingdom, is a kingdom of all ages,––and, thy dominion, is over generation after generation. 14 Yahweh is ready to uphold all who are falling, and to raise all who are laid prostrate. 15 The eyes of all, for thee, do wait, and, thou, givest them their food in its season. 16 Thou, openest thy hand, and fillest every living thing with gladness. 17 Righteous is Yahweh in all his ways, and kind in all his works. 18 Near is Yahweh to all who call upon him,––to all them who call upon him in faithfulness. 19 The desire of them who revere him, will he fulfill, and, their cry, will he hear, and will save them. 20 Yahweh preserveth all who love him, but, all the lawless, will he destroy. 21 The praise of Yahweh, my mouth shall speak, That all flesh may bless his holy Name, Unto times age–abiding and beyond.
146 1 Praise ye Yah, Praise, O my soul, Yahweh. 2 I will praise Yahweh while I live! I will make melody to my God while I continue! 3 Do not ye trust in nobles, in a son of man who hath no deliverance: 4 His spirit, goeth forth, he returneth to his ground, In that very day, his thoughts perish.
5 How happy is he that hath the GOD of Jacob as his help, whose hope, is on Yahweh his God:–– 6 Who made The heavens and the earth, The sea and all that is therein, Who keepeth faithfulness to times age–abiding: 7 Who executeth justice for the oppressed, who giveth food to the famishing, Yahweh, who liberateth prisoners; 8 Yahweh, who opened [the eyes of] the blind, Yahweh, who raiseth the prostrate, Yahweh, who loveth the righteous; 9 Yahweh, who preserveth sojourners, The fatherless and widows, he relieveth,––but, the way of the lawless, he overturneth. 10 Yahweh, will reign, to times age–abiding, Thy God, O Zion, to generation after generation. Praise ye Yah!
147 1 Praise ye Yah, For it is good, to make melody to our GOD,––For it is delightful, seemly is praise! 2 Yahweh, is building Jerusalem, The outcasts of Israel, will he gather together. 3 He is healing the broken in heart,––and binding up their hurts. 4 Counting the number of the stars, To all of them––names, he giveth. 5 Great is our Lord, and of abounding strength, And, his knowledge, cannot be expressed. 6 Yahweh, relieveth the humbled! casting the lawless down to the earth. 7 Respond to Yahweh with thanksgiving, Make melody to our God with the lyre. 8 Who covereth the heavens with clouds, preparing rain for the earth, who causeth the mountains to sprout grass: 9 Giving, to the beast, its food, to the young ravens, when they cry. 10 Not in the strength of the horse, doth he delight, Not in the legs of a man, hath he pleasure: 11 Yahweh, hath pleasure, in them who revere him, in them who wait for his lovingkindness.
12 Laud thou, O Jerusalem, Yahweh, Praise thy God, O Zion: 13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates, He hath blessed thy children in thy midst: 14 Who maketh thy boundaries to be peace, With the marrow of wheat, doth he satisfy thee: 15 Who sendeth his utterance to the earth, How swiftly, runneth his word! 16 Who giveth snow like wool, Hoar–frost––like ashes, he scattereth: 17 Casting forth his ice like crumbs, Before his cold, who can stand? 18 He sendeth forth his word and melteth them, He causeth his wind to blow, the waters, stream along: 19 Declaring his word unto Jacob, His statutes and his regulations, unto Israel. 20 He hath not dealt so with any nation, and, his regulations, he maketh not known to them. Praise ye Yah!
148 1 Praise ye Yah, Praise Yahweh, out of the heavens, Praise him, in the heights; 2 Praise him, all his messengers, Praise him, all his host; 3 Praise him, sun and moon, Praise him, all ye stars of light; 4 Praise him, O ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens; 5 Let them praise the Name of Yahweh, for, he, commanded, and they were created; 6 So caused he them to stand perpetually––age–abidingly, A decree, hath he given, and it passeth not beyond.
7 Praise Yahweh, out of the earth, sea monsters, and all resounding deeps; 8 Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind, fulfilling his word; 9 Ye mountains, and all hills, fruit trees, and all cedars; 10 Thou wild–beast, and all ye cattle, crawling creature, and bird of wing; 11 Kings of earth, and all peoples, Rulers, and all judges of earth; 12 Young men, yea even virgins, elders, and children. 13 Let them praise the Name of Yahweh, for lofty is his Name alone, His splendour is over earth and heavens. 14 Therefore hath he exalted a horn for his people, a praise for all his men of lovingkindness, for the sons of Israel––a people near him, Praise ye Yah!
149 1 Praise ye Yah, Sing to Yahweh a song that is new, his praise in the convocation of the men of lovingkindness. 2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him, Let the sons of Zion exult in their king; 3 Let them praise his Name in the dance, with timbrel and lyre, Let them make music to him. 4 For Yahweh is taking pleasure in his people, He will beautify humbled ones with victory. 5 Let the men of lovingkindness exult as they glory, Let them shout aloud upon their beds:
6 The high songs of GOD be in their throat, and a two–edged sword in their hand: 7 To execute an avenging among the nations, rebukes among the peoples: 8 To bind their kings with fetters, and their honoured ones with iron bands: 9 To execute upon them the sentence written, An honour, shall it be to all his men of lovingkindness. Praise ye Yah!
150 1 Praise ye Yah, Praise ye GOD in his sanctuary, Praise him, in his strong expanse: 2 Praise him, for his mighty deeds, Praise him, according to his exceeding greatness: 3 Praise him, with the blast of a horn, Praise him, with the harp and lyre: 4 Praise him, with timbrel and dance,––Praise him, with stringed instrument and flute, 5 Praise him, with cymbals of clear tone,––Praise him, with cymbals of loud clang: 6 Let, every breathing thing, praise Yah, Praise ye Yah!