Rotherham(i)
1 [To the chief Musician. Of the servant of Yahweh, of David,––who spake unto Yahweh the words of this song,––in the day when Yahweh had rescued him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul; and he said:––]
I will love thee, O Yahweh my strength! 2 Yahweh, was my mountain crag and my stronghold, and my deliverer: My GOD, was my rock, I sought refuge in him, My shield, and my horn of salvation, my high tower. 3 As one worthy to be praised, called I on Yahweh,––And, from my foes, was I saved. 4 The meshes of death encompassed me, The torrents of perdition, made me afraid; 5 The meshes of hades, had surrounded me, The snares of death, had confronted me, 6 In my distress, called I on Yahweh, And, unto my God, made outcry for help, He heard, out of his temple, my voice, And my outcry for help came before him––entered into his ears! 7 Then did the earth shake and quake, Even, the foundations of the mountains, were deeply moved, Yea they did shake, because he was angry. 8 There went up smoke in his nostrils, and, a fire out of his mouth, devoured, Live coals, were kindled from it: 9 Then he stretched out the heaven, and came down,––and, thick gloom, was under his feet; 10 Then he rode on a cherub, and flew, and darted on the wings of the wind; 11 Made darkness his hiding–place, Round about him––his pavilion, Darkness of waters, clouds of vapours. 12 Out of the brightness before him, his clouds rolled along, hail, and live coals of fire. 13 Then did Yahweh thunder in the heavens, and the Highest uttered his voice,––hail, and live coals of fire. 14 And he sent forth his arrows and scattered them, yea, lightnings, he shot out, and confused them. 15 Then appeared the channels of waters, were uncovered the foundations of the world,––At thy rebuke O Yahweh, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils. 16 He sent from on high, he took me,––he drew me out of many waters. 17 He rescued me from my foe, in his might, and from them who hated me, because they were too strong for me: 18 They confronted me, in the day of my necessity, Then became Yahweh my stay: 19 And brought me out, into a large place, he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
20 Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, he repaid me; 21 For I had kept the ways of Yahweh, and not broken away from my God; 22 For, all his regulations, were before me, and, his statutes, did I not put from me: 23 So became I blameless with him, and kept myself from mine iniquity. 24 Yahweh therefore repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the pureness of my hands, before his eyes. 25 With the loving, thou didst show thyself loving,––With the blameless man, thou didst show thyself blameless; 26 With the pure, thou didst show thyself pure, But, with the perverse, thou didst show thyself ready to contend. 27 For, as for thee, an oppressed people, thou didst save, but, looks that were lofty, layedst thou low; 28 For, thou, didst light up my lamp, Yahweh my God, enlightened my darkness;
29 For, by thee, I ran through a troop, and, by my God, I leapt over a wall. 30 As for GOD, blameless is his way, The speech of Yahweh hath been proved, A shield, he is to all who seek refuge in him. 31 For who is a GOD, save Yahweh? And who is a Rock, save our God? 32 The GOD who girded me with strength, and set forth, as blameless, my way: 33 Planting my feet like hinds’ [feet], yea, on my high places, he caused me to stand: 34 Teaching my hands to war,––so that a bow of bronze was bent by mine arms. 35 Thus didst thou grant me, as a shield, thy salvation,––and, thy right hand, sustained me, and, thy condescension, made me great. 36 Thou didst widen my stepping–places under me, so that, mine ankles, faltered not. 37 I pursued my foes, and overtook them, and returned not, till they were consumed: 38 I crushed them, and they were unable to rise, They fell under my feet. 39 Thus didst thou gird me with strength, for the battle, Thou subduedst mine assailants under me. 40 As for my foes, thou didst give me their neck, and, as for them who hated me, I destroyed them. 41 They cried out, but there was none to save, unto Yahweh, but he answered them not. 42 Then did I beat them in pieces, like dust on the face of the wind. Like the mire in the lanes, did I scatter them. 43 Thus didst thou rescue me from the contentions of a people,––didst appoint me to be the head of nations, A people I had not known, served me: 44 At the hearing of the ear, they submitted to me, the sons of the foreigner, came cringing unto me: 45 The sons of the foreigner, lost heart, and came quaking out of their fortresses. 46 Yahweh liveth and, blessed, be my Rock, yea, exalted, be the God of my salvation: 47 The GOD, who hath avenged me,––and subjugated peoples under me: 48 Who hath delivered me from my foes,––Yea, from mine assailants, hast thou set me on high, From the man of violence, hast thou rescued me. 49 For this cause, will I praise thee among the nations, O Yahweh, and, to thy Name, will I sweep the strings:–– 50 Who hath made great the victories of his King,––and shown lovingkindness to his Anointed One, To David and to his Seed, Unto times age–abiding.
19 1 [To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David.]
The heavens, are telling the glory of GOD, And, the work of his hands, the expanse is declaring; 2 Day, unto day, doth pour forth speech, and, night, unto night, doth breathe out knowledge. 3 There is no speech, and there are no words,––Unheard is their voice! 4 [Yet] through all the earth, hath gone forth their voice,––and, to the end of the world, their sayings,––For the sun, hath he set up a tent therein; 5 And, he, is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, he rejoiceth as a hero to run a race: 6 From one end of the heavens, is his going forth, and, his circuit, to the other end thereof––and, nothing, is hid from his glowing heat.
7 The, law of Yahweh, is complete, Bringing back the soul, The, testimony of Yahweh, is confirmed, Making wise the simple; 8 The precepts of Yahweh, are right, Rejoicing the heart, The, commandment of Yahweh, is pure, Enlightening the eyes; 9 The, reverence of Yahweh, is clean, Enduring evermore,––The, decisions of Yahweh, are faithful, They are righteous, altogether: 10 More desirable, than gold, yea than much fine gold, Sweeter, also than honey, or than droppings from the comb. 11 Even thine own servant, taketh warning by them, In the keeping of them, great is the reward. 12 Mistakes, who perceiveth? From things that are hidden, acquit me: 13 Even from the presumptuous, keep back thy servant, May they not have dominion over me, Then, shall I be blameless, and shall be acquitted from great transgression: 14 The words of my mouth, and the soft utterance of my heart, shall come with acceptance, before thee, O Yahweh, my Rock and my Redeemer!
20 1 [To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David.]
Yahweh answer thee, in the day of distress, The Name of the God of Jacob give thee safety; 2 Send thy help out of the sanctuary, and, out of Zion, sustain thee; 3 Remember every present of thine, and, thine ascending–sacrifice, esteem. [Selah.] 4 Give thee according to thy heart, and, all thy purposes, fulfill. 5 We will shout aloud in thy salvation, and, in the Name of our God, shall we become great, Yahweh fulfill all thy petitions.
6 Now, do I know that Yahweh, hath saved, his Anointed One,––He answereth him out of his holy heavens, by the mighty saving deeds of his own right hand. 7 These, by chariots, and, those, by horses, but, we, by the Name of Yahweh our God, will prevail. 8 They, have bowed down and fallen, but, we, have arisen, and stand upright. 9 Yahweh, hath saved the king. Answer us, then, on the day when we call.
21 1 [To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David.]
O Yahweh, in thy strength, will the king rejoice, and, in thy salvation, how greatly will he exult! 2 The longing of his heart, hast thou given him, and, the request of his lips, hast thou not withheld. [Selah.] 3 For thou wilt come to meet him, with the blessings of goodness, Thou wilt set on his head, a crown of pure gold. 4 Life, he asked of thee, Thou hast given it him, length of days, to times age–abiding and beyond. 5 Great is his glory, in thy salvation, Honour and majesty, wilt thou lay upon him; 6 For thou wilt appoint him blessings evermore, wilt cheer him with joy by thy countenance;
7 For, the king, is trusting in Yahweh, and, in the lovingkindness of the Highest, shall he not be shaken. 8 Thy hand, will find out, all thy foes, Thine own right hand, will find out them who hate thee. 9 Thou wilt make them like a furnace of fire, at the time of thy presence,––Yahweh, in his anger, will swallow them up, and there shall consume them a fire: 10 Their fruit––out of the earth, wilt thou destroy, and their seed, from among the sons of men; 11 For they have held out, against thee, a wicked thing, They have devised a scheme they cannot accomplish. 12 For thou wilt cause them to turn their back, Upon thy bow–strings, wilt thou make ready against their face. 13 Be exalted, O Yahweh, in thy strength! With song and with string will we sound forth thy power.
22 1 [To the Chief Musician. On "the Hind of the Dawn." A Melody of David.]
My GOD, my GOD, why hast thou forsaken me? Far from saving me, The words of my loud lamentation? 2 My God! I keep crying––By day, and thou dost not answer, and, By night, and there is no rest for me. 3 But, thou, art holy, Who inhabitest the praises of Israel. 4 In thee, trusted our fathers, They trusted, and thou didst deliver them; 5 Unto thee, made they outcry, and escaped, In thee, they trusted, and had not turned pale. 6 But, I, am a worm and no one, a reproach of men, and despised of a people; 7 All that see me, laugh at me,––They open wide the mouth, They shake the head:–– 8 He should trust in Yahweh––let him deliver him,––Let him rescue him, seeing he delighteth in him. 9 For, thou, art he that severed me from the womb, he that caused me to trust, upon the breasts of my mother; 10 Upon thee, was I cast from the time I was born, From the womb of my mother, my GOD, hast thou been.
11 Be not far from me, for, distress, is near, For there is none to help. 12 Many bulls have surrounded me, Strong oxen of Bashan, have enclosed me; 13 They have opened wide against me their mouth, A lion rending and roaring. 14 Like water, am I poured out, and, put out of joint, are all my bones,––My heart, hath become, like wax, it is melted in the midst of my body; 15 Dried as a potsherd, is my strength, And, my tongue, is made to cleave to my gums, And, in the dust of death, wilt thou lay me. 16 For dogs have surrounded me,––An assembly of evil doers, have encircled me, They have pierced my hands and my feet, 17 I may tell all my bones, They, look for––they behold me! 18 They part my garments among them, and, for my vestment, they cast lots. 19 But, thou, O Yahweh, be not far off, O my help! to aid me, make haste; 20 Rescue, from the sword, my life, from the power of the dog, my solitary self: 21 Save me from the mouth of the lion,––Yea, from the horns of wild beasts, hast thou delivered me.
22 I will declare thy Name unto my brethren,––In the midst of the convocation, will I praise thee. 23 Ye that revere Yahweh, praise him, All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him, And, stand in awe of him, all ye seed of Israel. 24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the humbling of the patient one, neither hath he hid his face from him, but, when he cried for help unto him, he heard. 25 Of thee, is my praise in the great convocation, My vows, will I pay, before them who revere him. 26 The patient wronged–ones shall eat and be satisfied, They shall praise Yahweh, who are seekers of him, Let your heart live for aye. 27 All the ends of the earth, will remember and turn to Yahweh, Yea all the families of the nations, will bow themselves down before thee, 28 For, to Yahweh, belongeth the kingdom, And One to Rule over the nations. 29 All the great ones of the earth, shall eat and bow down, Before him shall kneel, all that go down to the dust, Even he who had not kept alive, his own soul! 30 My seed, shall serve him, It shall be recounted, of the Lord, to a generation that shall come: 31 That his righteousness may be declared to a people to be born, That he wrought with effect!
23 1 [A Melody of David.]
Yahweh, is my shepherd––I shall not want: 2 In pastures of tender grass, he maketh me lie down, Unto restful waters, he leadeth me; 3 My life, he restoreth, He guideth me in right paths, for the sake of his Name. 4 Yea, though I walk through a valley death–shadowed, I will fear no harm, for, thou, art with me, Thy rod and thy staff, they, comfort me. 5 Thou spreadest before me a table, in face of mine adversaries, Thou hast anointed, with oil, my head, My cup, hath run over. 6 Surely, goodness and lovingkindness, will pursue me, all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of Yahweh, evermore.
24 1 [David’s. A Melody.]
To Yahweh, belongeth, The earth and the fulness thereof, The world, and they who dwell therein; 2 For, he, upon the seas, hath founded it, and upon the currents, doth make it firm.
3 Who shall ascend the mountain of Yahweh? And who shall stand in his holy place? 4 The clean of hands, and pure of heart,––who hath not uplifted, to falsehood, his soul, nor sworn deceitfully, 5 Shall bear away a blessing from Yahweh, and righteousness, from his delivering God. 6 This, is the generation of them who inquire of him, who seek thy face, O God of Jacob. [Selah.]
7 Lift up, O ye gates, your heads, and lift yourselves up, ye age–abiding doors, That the king of glory may come in. 8 Who is the king of glory? Yahweh, strong and mighty, Yahweh, mighty in war. 9 Lift up, O ye gates, your heads, yea lift [them] up, ye age–abiding doors, That the king of glory may come in. 10 Who then is the king of glory? Yahweh of hosts, He, is the king of glory. [Selah.]
25 1 [David’s. [An Alphabetical Psalm.]]
Unto thee, O Yahweh, my soul, would I lift: 2 O my God, in thee, have I put my trust, Let me not be put to shame, Let not my foe exult over me: 3 Yea let, none who wait for thee, be put to shame, Let them be put to shame who act covertly without cause! 4 Thy ways, O Yahweh, let me know, Thy paths, teach thou me: 5 Guide me into thy truth and teach me, for, thou, art my delivering God, For thee, have I waited all the day: 6 Remember thy compassions, O Yahweh, and thy lovingkindnesses, For, from age–past times, have they been. 7 The sins of my youth, and my transgressions, do not thou call to mind,––According to thine own lovingkindness, remember thou me, for the sake of thine own goodness, O Yahweh.
8 Good and upright, is Yahweh, For this cause, will he direct sinners into the way. 9 May he guide patient wronged–ones to be righted, and teach such oppressed–ones his way. 10 All the paths of Yahweh, are lovingkindness and faithfulness, to such as keep his covenant, and his testimonies. 11 For the sake of thy Name, O Yahweh, Therefore wilt thou pardon mine iniquity, for great it is. 12 Who then is the man that revereth Yahweh? Let him direct him into the way he should choose. 13 His soul, with prosperity, shall tarry, and, his seed, shall possess the land. 14 Intimacy with Yahweh, have they who revere him, His covenant also, he letteth them know.
15 Mine eyes, are continually unto Yahweh,––for, he, bringeth, out of the net, my feet. 16 Turn thou unto me, and show me favour, for, alone and oppressed, I am. 17 The distresses of my heart, hath he relieved,––and, out of my straits, brought me forth. 18 Behold my humiliation and my pain, and take away all my sins. 19 Behold my foes, for they abound,––and, with the hatred of violence, do they hate me. 20 Oh keep my soul, and rescue me, Let me not be put to shame, for I have sought refuge in thee. 21 Let, blamelessness and uprightness, watch over me, because I have waited for thee. 22 Redeem Israel, O God,––out of all his distresses.
26 1 [David’s.]
Do me justice, O Yahweh, For, I, in my blamelessness, have walked, and, in Yahweh, have I trusted, I will not waver. 2 Try me, O Yahweh, and prove me, Test my reins and my heart:–– 3 For, thy lovingkindness, hath been before mine eyes, and I have walked to and fro in thy faithfulness; 4 I have not sat with men of deceit, nor, with dissemblers, would I enter; 5 I have hated the convocation of evil–doers, and, with lawless men, would I not sit;
6 I will bathe, in pureness, my hands,––so will I go in procession around thine altar, O Yahweh; 7 To sound aloud a song, and to recount all thy wonderful doings. 8 O Yahweh, I have loved the asylum of thy house, even the place of the habitation of thy glory! 9 Do not remove, with sinners, my soul, nor, with men of bloodshed, my life; 10 In whose hands is a plot, and, their right hand, is filled with a bribe. 11 But, I, in my blamelessness, will walk, Redeem me and show me favour. 12 My foot standeth in a level place, In the convocations, will I bless Yahweh.
27 1 [David’s.]
Yahweh, is my light and my salvation, Of whom shall I be afraid? Yahweh, is the refuge of my life, Of whom shall I be in dread? 2 When there drew near against me evil–doers to devour my flesh, mine adversaries, and mine enemies––mine!––they, stumbled and fell! 3 Though there pitch against me––a camp, my heart shall not fear,––Though there come up against me––a battle, still, am I confident. 4 One thing, have I asked of Yahweh, That, will I seek to secure,––That I may dwell in the house of Yahweh, all the days of my life, To view the delightfulness of Yahweh, And to contemplate in his temple. 5 For he will hide me in his pavilion, in the day of calamity,––He will conceal me, in the secrecy of his tent, Within a rock, will he set me on high. 6 Now, therefore, shall my head be raised high above my foes round about me, and I will sacrifice in his tent the sacrifices of triumphant joy, I will sing and touch the strings, to Yahweh.
7 Hear, O Yahweh, With my voice, do I cry, Oh then show me favour and answer me. 8 To thee, said my heart––[When thou saidst] Seek ye my face––Thy face, O Yahweh, will I seek! 9 Do not hide thy face from me, Do not repulse, in thine anger, thine own servant,––My help, thou hast been, Do not send me away nor forsake me, O my saving God! 10 When, my own father and mother, had forsaken me, Then, Yahweh, took me up! 11 Point out to me, O Yahweh, thy way,––And guide me in a level path, because of mine adversaries. 12 Do not give me up unto the desire of mine adversaries, for there have risen up against me witnesses that are false, and he that fanneth up violence. 13 I believe that I shall see––The goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living, 14 Wait thou for Yahweh,––Be strong, and let thy heart be bold, Wait, then, for Yahweh!
28 1 [David’s.]
Unto thee, O Yahweh, do I cry, O my Rock! do not turn in silence from me,––lest, if thou turn from me in silence, I be like them who go down into the pit. 2 Hear the voice of my supplication, when I cry to thee for help, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy shrine. 3 Do not drag me away––with the lawless, or with the workers of iniquity,––who speak peaceably with their neighbours, but, wrong, is in their heart. 4 Give them, according to their deed, and, according to the wrong of their practices,––According to the work of their own hands, give thou unto them, Bring back their own dealing to themselves. 5 Because they heed not The Deeds of Yahweh, or the Work of his hands, he will pull them down, and not build them.
6 Blessed be Yahweh, Because he hath heard the voice of my supplication. 7 Yahweh, is my strength and my shield, In him, hath trusted my heart, and I have found help,––Therefore hath my heart danced for joy, and, with my song, do I praise him. 8 Yahweh, is strength to his people,––And, the all–saving refuge of his Anointed One, is he! 9 Oh save thy people, and bless thine inheritance, Tend them also, and carry them, Unto times age–abiding.
29 1 [A Melody of David.]
Give to Yahweh, ye sons of the mighty,––Give to Yahweh, [both] glory and strength: 2 Give to Yahweh, the glory of his Name, Bow down to Yahweh, in the adornment of holiness. 3 The voice of Yahweh, is upon the waters,––The GOD of glory, hath thundered, Yahweh, is upon mighty waters; 4 The voice of Yahweh, is with power, The voice of Yahweh, is with majesty; 5 The voice of Yahweh, is breaking cedars, Now hath Yahweh, broken down, the cedars of Lebanon! 6 And hath made them leap like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion, like the bull–calf of wild–oxen; 7 The voice of Yahweh, is cleaving out flames of fire; 8 The voice of Yahweh, bringeth birth–pains upon the wilderness; Yahweh bringeth birth–pains upon the wilderness of Kadesh! 9 The voice of Yahweh, causeth the gazelles to bring forth, and hath stript forests; and, in his own temple, every one there, is saying, Glory! 10 Yahweh, at the Flood, was seated, And Yahweh hath taken his seat, as king, unto times age–abiding. 11 Yahweh, will give, strength to his people,––Yahweh, will bless his people with prosperity.
30 1 [A Melody. A Song for the Dedication of the House. David’s.]
I will extol thee, O Yahweh, for thou hast drawn me up,––and not suffered my foes to rejoice over me. 2 O Yahweh, my God, I cried for help unto thee, and thou hast healed me. 3 O Yahweh! thou hast lifted, out of hades, my soul, Thou hast brought me back to life, from among those who were going down to the pit. 4 Sweep the strings to Yahweh, ye his men of lovingkindness, and give ye praise at the mention of his holiness. 5 For there is, a Moment, in his anger, a Life–time, in his good–pleasure, In the evening, cometh Weeping to lodge, But, by the morning, ‘tis a Shout of Triumph!
6 But, I, said, in my tranquility, I shall not be shaken to times age–abiding! 7 O Yahweh, in thy good–pleasure, hadst thou caused my mountain to stand, strong,––Thou didst hide thy face––I was dismayed! 8 Unto thee, O Yahweh, do I cry,––and, unto My Lord, do I make supplication: 9 What profit in my blood? in my going down into the pit? Can dust praise thee? Can it declare thy faithfulness? 10 Hear, O Yahweh, and show me favour, O Yahweh! become thou a helper unto me. 11 Thou hast turned my lamentation, into a dance for me,––Thou hast torn off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness: 12 To the end that mine honour should make melody unto thee, and not be silent. O Yahweh, my God! Unto times age–abiding, will I praise thee.
I will love thee, O Yahweh my strength! 2 Yahweh, was my mountain crag and my stronghold, and my deliverer: My GOD, was my rock, I sought refuge in him, My shield, and my horn of salvation, my high tower. 3 As one worthy to be praised, called I on Yahweh,––And, from my foes, was I saved. 4 The meshes of death encompassed me, The torrents of perdition, made me afraid; 5 The meshes of hades, had surrounded me, The snares of death, had confronted me, 6 In my distress, called I on Yahweh, And, unto my God, made outcry for help, He heard, out of his temple, my voice, And my outcry for help came before him––entered into his ears! 7 Then did the earth shake and quake, Even, the foundations of the mountains, were deeply moved, Yea they did shake, because he was angry. 8 There went up smoke in his nostrils, and, a fire out of his mouth, devoured, Live coals, were kindled from it: 9 Then he stretched out the heaven, and came down,––and, thick gloom, was under his feet; 10 Then he rode on a cherub, and flew, and darted on the wings of the wind; 11 Made darkness his hiding–place, Round about him––his pavilion, Darkness of waters, clouds of vapours. 12 Out of the brightness before him, his clouds rolled along, hail, and live coals of fire. 13 Then did Yahweh thunder in the heavens, and the Highest uttered his voice,––hail, and live coals of fire. 14 And he sent forth his arrows and scattered them, yea, lightnings, he shot out, and confused them. 15 Then appeared the channels of waters, were uncovered the foundations of the world,––At thy rebuke O Yahweh, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils. 16 He sent from on high, he took me,––he drew me out of many waters. 17 He rescued me from my foe, in his might, and from them who hated me, because they were too strong for me: 18 They confronted me, in the day of my necessity, Then became Yahweh my stay: 19 And brought me out, into a large place, he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
20 Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, he repaid me; 21 For I had kept the ways of Yahweh, and not broken away from my God; 22 For, all his regulations, were before me, and, his statutes, did I not put from me: 23 So became I blameless with him, and kept myself from mine iniquity. 24 Yahweh therefore repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the pureness of my hands, before his eyes. 25 With the loving, thou didst show thyself loving,––With the blameless man, thou didst show thyself blameless; 26 With the pure, thou didst show thyself pure, But, with the perverse, thou didst show thyself ready to contend. 27 For, as for thee, an oppressed people, thou didst save, but, looks that were lofty, layedst thou low; 28 For, thou, didst light up my lamp, Yahweh my God, enlightened my darkness;
29 For, by thee, I ran through a troop, and, by my God, I leapt over a wall. 30 As for GOD, blameless is his way, The speech of Yahweh hath been proved, A shield, he is to all who seek refuge in him. 31 For who is a GOD, save Yahweh? And who is a Rock, save our God? 32 The GOD who girded me with strength, and set forth, as blameless, my way: 33 Planting my feet like hinds’ [feet], yea, on my high places, he caused me to stand: 34 Teaching my hands to war,––so that a bow of bronze was bent by mine arms. 35 Thus didst thou grant me, as a shield, thy salvation,––and, thy right hand, sustained me, and, thy condescension, made me great. 36 Thou didst widen my stepping–places under me, so that, mine ankles, faltered not. 37 I pursued my foes, and overtook them, and returned not, till they were consumed: 38 I crushed them, and they were unable to rise, They fell under my feet. 39 Thus didst thou gird me with strength, for the battle, Thou subduedst mine assailants under me. 40 As for my foes, thou didst give me their neck, and, as for them who hated me, I destroyed them. 41 They cried out, but there was none to save, unto Yahweh, but he answered them not. 42 Then did I beat them in pieces, like dust on the face of the wind. Like the mire in the lanes, did I scatter them. 43 Thus didst thou rescue me from the contentions of a people,––didst appoint me to be the head of nations, A people I had not known, served me: 44 At the hearing of the ear, they submitted to me, the sons of the foreigner, came cringing unto me: 45 The sons of the foreigner, lost heart, and came quaking out of their fortresses. 46 Yahweh liveth and, blessed, be my Rock, yea, exalted, be the God of my salvation: 47 The GOD, who hath avenged me,––and subjugated peoples under me: 48 Who hath delivered me from my foes,––Yea, from mine assailants, hast thou set me on high, From the man of violence, hast thou rescued me. 49 For this cause, will I praise thee among the nations, O Yahweh, and, to thy Name, will I sweep the strings:–– 50 Who hath made great the victories of his King,––and shown lovingkindness to his Anointed One, To David and to his Seed, Unto times age–abiding.
19 1 [To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David.]
The heavens, are telling the glory of GOD, And, the work of his hands, the expanse is declaring; 2 Day, unto day, doth pour forth speech, and, night, unto night, doth breathe out knowledge. 3 There is no speech, and there are no words,––Unheard is their voice! 4 [Yet] through all the earth, hath gone forth their voice,––and, to the end of the world, their sayings,––For the sun, hath he set up a tent therein; 5 And, he, is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, he rejoiceth as a hero to run a race: 6 From one end of the heavens, is his going forth, and, his circuit, to the other end thereof––and, nothing, is hid from his glowing heat.
7 The, law of Yahweh, is complete, Bringing back the soul, The, testimony of Yahweh, is confirmed, Making wise the simple; 8 The precepts of Yahweh, are right, Rejoicing the heart, The, commandment of Yahweh, is pure, Enlightening the eyes; 9 The, reverence of Yahweh, is clean, Enduring evermore,––The, decisions of Yahweh, are faithful, They are righteous, altogether: 10 More desirable, than gold, yea than much fine gold, Sweeter, also than honey, or than droppings from the comb. 11 Even thine own servant, taketh warning by them, In the keeping of them, great is the reward. 12 Mistakes, who perceiveth? From things that are hidden, acquit me: 13 Even from the presumptuous, keep back thy servant, May they not have dominion over me, Then, shall I be blameless, and shall be acquitted from great transgression: 14 The words of my mouth, and the soft utterance of my heart, shall come with acceptance, before thee, O Yahweh, my Rock and my Redeemer!
20 1 [To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David.]
Yahweh answer thee, in the day of distress, The Name of the God of Jacob give thee safety; 2 Send thy help out of the sanctuary, and, out of Zion, sustain thee; 3 Remember every present of thine, and, thine ascending–sacrifice, esteem. [Selah.] 4 Give thee according to thy heart, and, all thy purposes, fulfill. 5 We will shout aloud in thy salvation, and, in the Name of our God, shall we become great, Yahweh fulfill all thy petitions.
6 Now, do I know that Yahweh, hath saved, his Anointed One,––He answereth him out of his holy heavens, by the mighty saving deeds of his own right hand. 7 These, by chariots, and, those, by horses, but, we, by the Name of Yahweh our God, will prevail. 8 They, have bowed down and fallen, but, we, have arisen, and stand upright. 9 Yahweh, hath saved the king. Answer us, then, on the day when we call.
21 1 [To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David.]
O Yahweh, in thy strength, will the king rejoice, and, in thy salvation, how greatly will he exult! 2 The longing of his heart, hast thou given him, and, the request of his lips, hast thou not withheld. [Selah.] 3 For thou wilt come to meet him, with the blessings of goodness, Thou wilt set on his head, a crown of pure gold. 4 Life, he asked of thee, Thou hast given it him, length of days, to times age–abiding and beyond. 5 Great is his glory, in thy salvation, Honour and majesty, wilt thou lay upon him; 6 For thou wilt appoint him blessings evermore, wilt cheer him with joy by thy countenance;
7 For, the king, is trusting in Yahweh, and, in the lovingkindness of the Highest, shall he not be shaken. 8 Thy hand, will find out, all thy foes, Thine own right hand, will find out them who hate thee. 9 Thou wilt make them like a furnace of fire, at the time of thy presence,––Yahweh, in his anger, will swallow them up, and there shall consume them a fire: 10 Their fruit––out of the earth, wilt thou destroy, and their seed, from among the sons of men; 11 For they have held out, against thee, a wicked thing, They have devised a scheme they cannot accomplish. 12 For thou wilt cause them to turn their back, Upon thy bow–strings, wilt thou make ready against their face. 13 Be exalted, O Yahweh, in thy strength! With song and with string will we sound forth thy power.
22 1 [To the Chief Musician. On "the Hind of the Dawn." A Melody of David.]
My GOD, my GOD, why hast thou forsaken me? Far from saving me, The words of my loud lamentation? 2 My God! I keep crying––By day, and thou dost not answer, and, By night, and there is no rest for me. 3 But, thou, art holy, Who inhabitest the praises of Israel. 4 In thee, trusted our fathers, They trusted, and thou didst deliver them; 5 Unto thee, made they outcry, and escaped, In thee, they trusted, and had not turned pale. 6 But, I, am a worm and no one, a reproach of men, and despised of a people; 7 All that see me, laugh at me,––They open wide the mouth, They shake the head:–– 8 He should trust in Yahweh––let him deliver him,––Let him rescue him, seeing he delighteth in him. 9 For, thou, art he that severed me from the womb, he that caused me to trust, upon the breasts of my mother; 10 Upon thee, was I cast from the time I was born, From the womb of my mother, my GOD, hast thou been.
11 Be not far from me, for, distress, is near, For there is none to help. 12 Many bulls have surrounded me, Strong oxen of Bashan, have enclosed me; 13 They have opened wide against me their mouth, A lion rending and roaring. 14 Like water, am I poured out, and, put out of joint, are all my bones,––My heart, hath become, like wax, it is melted in the midst of my body; 15 Dried as a potsherd, is my strength, And, my tongue, is made to cleave to my gums, And, in the dust of death, wilt thou lay me. 16 For dogs have surrounded me,––An assembly of evil doers, have encircled me, They have pierced my hands and my feet, 17 I may tell all my bones, They, look for––they behold me! 18 They part my garments among them, and, for my vestment, they cast lots. 19 But, thou, O Yahweh, be not far off, O my help! to aid me, make haste; 20 Rescue, from the sword, my life, from the power of the dog, my solitary self: 21 Save me from the mouth of the lion,––Yea, from the horns of wild beasts, hast thou delivered me.
22 I will declare thy Name unto my brethren,––In the midst of the convocation, will I praise thee. 23 Ye that revere Yahweh, praise him, All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him, And, stand in awe of him, all ye seed of Israel. 24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the humbling of the patient one, neither hath he hid his face from him, but, when he cried for help unto him, he heard. 25 Of thee, is my praise in the great convocation, My vows, will I pay, before them who revere him. 26 The patient wronged–ones shall eat and be satisfied, They shall praise Yahweh, who are seekers of him, Let your heart live for aye. 27 All the ends of the earth, will remember and turn to Yahweh, Yea all the families of the nations, will bow themselves down before thee, 28 For, to Yahweh, belongeth the kingdom, And One to Rule over the nations. 29 All the great ones of the earth, shall eat and bow down, Before him shall kneel, all that go down to the dust, Even he who had not kept alive, his own soul! 30 My seed, shall serve him, It shall be recounted, of the Lord, to a generation that shall come: 31 That his righteousness may be declared to a people to be born, That he wrought with effect!
23 1 [A Melody of David.]
Yahweh, is my shepherd––I shall not want: 2 In pastures of tender grass, he maketh me lie down, Unto restful waters, he leadeth me; 3 My life, he restoreth, He guideth me in right paths, for the sake of his Name. 4 Yea, though I walk through a valley death–shadowed, I will fear no harm, for, thou, art with me, Thy rod and thy staff, they, comfort me. 5 Thou spreadest before me a table, in face of mine adversaries, Thou hast anointed, with oil, my head, My cup, hath run over. 6 Surely, goodness and lovingkindness, will pursue me, all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of Yahweh, evermore.
24 1 [David’s. A Melody.]
To Yahweh, belongeth, The earth and the fulness thereof, The world, and they who dwell therein; 2 For, he, upon the seas, hath founded it, and upon the currents, doth make it firm.
3 Who shall ascend the mountain of Yahweh? And who shall stand in his holy place? 4 The clean of hands, and pure of heart,––who hath not uplifted, to falsehood, his soul, nor sworn deceitfully, 5 Shall bear away a blessing from Yahweh, and righteousness, from his delivering God. 6 This, is the generation of them who inquire of him, who seek thy face, O God of Jacob. [Selah.]
7 Lift up, O ye gates, your heads, and lift yourselves up, ye age–abiding doors, That the king of glory may come in. 8 Who is the king of glory? Yahweh, strong and mighty, Yahweh, mighty in war. 9 Lift up, O ye gates, your heads, yea lift [them] up, ye age–abiding doors, That the king of glory may come in. 10 Who then is the king of glory? Yahweh of hosts, He, is the king of glory. [Selah.]
25 1 [David’s. [An Alphabetical Psalm.]]
Unto thee, O Yahweh, my soul, would I lift: 2 O my God, in thee, have I put my trust, Let me not be put to shame, Let not my foe exult over me: 3 Yea let, none who wait for thee, be put to shame, Let them be put to shame who act covertly without cause! 4 Thy ways, O Yahweh, let me know, Thy paths, teach thou me: 5 Guide me into thy truth and teach me, for, thou, art my delivering God, For thee, have I waited all the day: 6 Remember thy compassions, O Yahweh, and thy lovingkindnesses, For, from age–past times, have they been. 7 The sins of my youth, and my transgressions, do not thou call to mind,––According to thine own lovingkindness, remember thou me, for the sake of thine own goodness, O Yahweh.
8 Good and upright, is Yahweh, For this cause, will he direct sinners into the way. 9 May he guide patient wronged–ones to be righted, and teach such oppressed–ones his way. 10 All the paths of Yahweh, are lovingkindness and faithfulness, to such as keep his covenant, and his testimonies. 11 For the sake of thy Name, O Yahweh, Therefore wilt thou pardon mine iniquity, for great it is. 12 Who then is the man that revereth Yahweh? Let him direct him into the way he should choose. 13 His soul, with prosperity, shall tarry, and, his seed, shall possess the land. 14 Intimacy with Yahweh, have they who revere him, His covenant also, he letteth them know.
15 Mine eyes, are continually unto Yahweh,––for, he, bringeth, out of the net, my feet. 16 Turn thou unto me, and show me favour, for, alone and oppressed, I am. 17 The distresses of my heart, hath he relieved,––and, out of my straits, brought me forth. 18 Behold my humiliation and my pain, and take away all my sins. 19 Behold my foes, for they abound,––and, with the hatred of violence, do they hate me. 20 Oh keep my soul, and rescue me, Let me not be put to shame, for I have sought refuge in thee. 21 Let, blamelessness and uprightness, watch over me, because I have waited for thee. 22 Redeem Israel, O God,––out of all his distresses.
26 1 [David’s.]
Do me justice, O Yahweh, For, I, in my blamelessness, have walked, and, in Yahweh, have I trusted, I will not waver. 2 Try me, O Yahweh, and prove me, Test my reins and my heart:–– 3 For, thy lovingkindness, hath been before mine eyes, and I have walked to and fro in thy faithfulness; 4 I have not sat with men of deceit, nor, with dissemblers, would I enter; 5 I have hated the convocation of evil–doers, and, with lawless men, would I not sit;
6 I will bathe, in pureness, my hands,––so will I go in procession around thine altar, O Yahweh; 7 To sound aloud a song, and to recount all thy wonderful doings. 8 O Yahweh, I have loved the asylum of thy house, even the place of the habitation of thy glory! 9 Do not remove, with sinners, my soul, nor, with men of bloodshed, my life; 10 In whose hands is a plot, and, their right hand, is filled with a bribe. 11 But, I, in my blamelessness, will walk, Redeem me and show me favour. 12 My foot standeth in a level place, In the convocations, will I bless Yahweh.
27 1 [David’s.]
Yahweh, is my light and my salvation, Of whom shall I be afraid? Yahweh, is the refuge of my life, Of whom shall I be in dread? 2 When there drew near against me evil–doers to devour my flesh, mine adversaries, and mine enemies––mine!––they, stumbled and fell! 3 Though there pitch against me––a camp, my heart shall not fear,––Though there come up against me––a battle, still, am I confident. 4 One thing, have I asked of Yahweh, That, will I seek to secure,––That I may dwell in the house of Yahweh, all the days of my life, To view the delightfulness of Yahweh, And to contemplate in his temple. 5 For he will hide me in his pavilion, in the day of calamity,––He will conceal me, in the secrecy of his tent, Within a rock, will he set me on high. 6 Now, therefore, shall my head be raised high above my foes round about me, and I will sacrifice in his tent the sacrifices of triumphant joy, I will sing and touch the strings, to Yahweh.
7 Hear, O Yahweh, With my voice, do I cry, Oh then show me favour and answer me. 8 To thee, said my heart––[When thou saidst] Seek ye my face––Thy face, O Yahweh, will I seek! 9 Do not hide thy face from me, Do not repulse, in thine anger, thine own servant,––My help, thou hast been, Do not send me away nor forsake me, O my saving God! 10 When, my own father and mother, had forsaken me, Then, Yahweh, took me up! 11 Point out to me, O Yahweh, thy way,––And guide me in a level path, because of mine adversaries. 12 Do not give me up unto the desire of mine adversaries, for there have risen up against me witnesses that are false, and he that fanneth up violence. 13 I believe that I shall see––The goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living, 14 Wait thou for Yahweh,––Be strong, and let thy heart be bold, Wait, then, for Yahweh!
28 1 [David’s.]
Unto thee, O Yahweh, do I cry, O my Rock! do not turn in silence from me,––lest, if thou turn from me in silence, I be like them who go down into the pit. 2 Hear the voice of my supplication, when I cry to thee for help, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy shrine. 3 Do not drag me away––with the lawless, or with the workers of iniquity,––who speak peaceably with their neighbours, but, wrong, is in their heart. 4 Give them, according to their deed, and, according to the wrong of their practices,––According to the work of their own hands, give thou unto them, Bring back their own dealing to themselves. 5 Because they heed not The Deeds of Yahweh, or the Work of his hands, he will pull them down, and not build them.
6 Blessed be Yahweh, Because he hath heard the voice of my supplication. 7 Yahweh, is my strength and my shield, In him, hath trusted my heart, and I have found help,––Therefore hath my heart danced for joy, and, with my song, do I praise him. 8 Yahweh, is strength to his people,––And, the all–saving refuge of his Anointed One, is he! 9 Oh save thy people, and bless thine inheritance, Tend them also, and carry them, Unto times age–abiding.
29 1 [A Melody of David.]
Give to Yahweh, ye sons of the mighty,––Give to Yahweh, [both] glory and strength: 2 Give to Yahweh, the glory of his Name, Bow down to Yahweh, in the adornment of holiness. 3 The voice of Yahweh, is upon the waters,––The GOD of glory, hath thundered, Yahweh, is upon mighty waters; 4 The voice of Yahweh, is with power, The voice of Yahweh, is with majesty; 5 The voice of Yahweh, is breaking cedars, Now hath Yahweh, broken down, the cedars of Lebanon! 6 And hath made them leap like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion, like the bull–calf of wild–oxen; 7 The voice of Yahweh, is cleaving out flames of fire; 8 The voice of Yahweh, bringeth birth–pains upon the wilderness; Yahweh bringeth birth–pains upon the wilderness of Kadesh! 9 The voice of Yahweh, causeth the gazelles to bring forth, and hath stript forests; and, in his own temple, every one there, is saying, Glory! 10 Yahweh, at the Flood, was seated, And Yahweh hath taken his seat, as king, unto times age–abiding. 11 Yahweh, will give, strength to his people,––Yahweh, will bless his people with prosperity.
30 1 [A Melody. A Song for the Dedication of the House. David’s.]
I will extol thee, O Yahweh, for thou hast drawn me up,––and not suffered my foes to rejoice over me. 2 O Yahweh, my God, I cried for help unto thee, and thou hast healed me. 3 O Yahweh! thou hast lifted, out of hades, my soul, Thou hast brought me back to life, from among those who were going down to the pit. 4 Sweep the strings to Yahweh, ye his men of lovingkindness, and give ye praise at the mention of his holiness. 5 For there is, a Moment, in his anger, a Life–time, in his good–pleasure, In the evening, cometh Weeping to lodge, But, by the morning, ‘tis a Shout of Triumph!
6 But, I, said, in my tranquility, I shall not be shaken to times age–abiding! 7 O Yahweh, in thy good–pleasure, hadst thou caused my mountain to stand, strong,––Thou didst hide thy face––I was dismayed! 8 Unto thee, O Yahweh, do I cry,––and, unto My Lord, do I make supplication: 9 What profit in my blood? in my going down into the pit? Can dust praise thee? Can it declare thy faithfulness? 10 Hear, O Yahweh, and show me favour, O Yahweh! become thou a helper unto me. 11 Thou hast turned my lamentation, into a dance for me,––Thou hast torn off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness: 12 To the end that mine honour should make melody unto thee, and not be silent. O Yahweh, my God! Unto times age–abiding, will I praise thee.