Psalms 97:1-150:6 By David, when his land was at peace. The Lord is king; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad.

Thomson⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ By David, when his land was at peace. The Lord is king; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad. ² A cloud and darkness are around him: justice and judgment are the basis of his throne. ³ Before him a fire shall march, and burn up his enemies all around. ⁴ His lightnings shot a glare through the World: the earth saw and trembled. ⁵ The mountains melted like wax, at the presence of the Lord; at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. ⁶ The heavens declared his saving goodness: and all the peoples saw his glory. ⁷ Let all the Worshippers of graven images, who boast of their idols, be confounded. worship him all ye his angels. ⁸ Sion heard, and was glad, and the daughters of Judea rejoiced, because of thy judgments, Lord. ⁹ For thou art the Lord Most High, over all the earth; thou art far exalted above all the gods. ¹⁰ Hate iniquity, ye who love the Lord: the Lord preserveth the lives of his saints. Out of the hand of sinners he will save them. ¹¹ A light is sprung up for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart. ¹² Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous, and give thanks at the mention of his holiness. ⁹⁸ ¹ A Psalm by David. Sing to the Lord, a new song, that the Lord hath done wonderful things. His own right hand and his holy arm hath saved him. ² The Lord hath made known his salvation: he hath displayed his forgiving mercy before the nations. ³ He remembered his mercy for Jacob; and his truth to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. ⁴ Raise a shout of triumph to God, all ye of the earth! Sing and exult and sing in harmonious strains. ⁵ Sing to the Lord with a kithara; with a kithara and a tuneful psalm. ⁶ With spiral trumpets and the sounding cornet, raise a shout of triumph for the Lord, before the king. ⁷ Let the sea roar and the fulness thereof; the World and they who dwell therein. ⁸ Let the rivers unite in applauses; let the mountains exult with joy; ⁹ that he is come to judge the earth. He will judge the World with righteousness, and the several tribes with equity. ⁹⁹ ¹ A Psalm by David. The Lord hath commenced his reign: let peoples rage. He is enthroned on the cherubim; let the earth be shaken. ² The Lord is great in Sion and high over all the tribes. ³ Let them praise thy great name, for it is awful and holy. ⁴ As the honour of a king loveth judgment; thou hast provided rules of rectitude; and executed judgment and justice in Israel. ⁵ Extol the Lord our God; and bow at his footstool; for he is holy. ⁶ Moses and Aaron among his priests; and Samuel among them, who invoke his name; called on the Lord, and he hearkened to them. ⁷ To them he spoke in a pillar of cloud. They kept his testimonies and the statutes which he gave them. ⁸ O Lord, our God, thou didst hearken to them; To them thou wast a God propitious; though executing vengeance on all the people's devices. ⁹ Extol the Lord our God and worship on his holy hill: for the Lord our God is holy. ¹⁰⁰ ¹ A Psalm of praise. Shout triumphantly for the Lord, all ye of the land. ² Serve the Lord with gladness. Come before him with the shout of joy. ³ Know that the Lord is very God: he made us and not we ourselves: we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. ⁴ O enter his gates with thanksgiving; his courts with songs of praise: give thanks to him and praise his name: ⁵ for the Lord is good; his mercy endureth forever; and his truth to all generations. ¹⁰¹ ¹ A Psalm by David. I Will sing of mercy and judgment: to thee, Lord, I will tune my lyre. ² I will conduct myself wisely in a perfect way; when wilt thou come to me? I have walked in the integrity of my heart in the midst of my household. ³ I have not set any wicked thing before mine eyes: them who commit transgressions I detested. ⁴ A perverse heart hath not cleaved to me. When the wicked withdrew from me; I no more acknowledged him. ⁵ Him, who privily slandered his neighbour, I expelled. With one of a haughty eye and unsatiable heart I would not eat. ⁶ Mine eyes have been on the faithful of the land; that they might dwell with me. He who walked in a perfect way, hath been employed in my service. ⁷ He who practised haughtiness found no abode in my family. He who spoke unjustly was not right in mine eyes. ⁸ I took the earliest occasion to destroy all the sinners of the land; to root out of the city of the Lord all the workers of iniquity. ¹⁰² ¹ A Prayer for the afflicted when he is oppressed with grief, and would pour out his supplication before the Lord. Hearken, Lord! to my prayer; and let my cry come to thee. ² Turn not away thy face from me: on the day of my distress incline thine ear to me: on the day I call on thee, answer me speedily. ³ For my days have vanished like smoke: and my bones are parched like dry wood. ⁴ I am cut down like grass: my heart is withered: because I have forgotten to eat my bread. ⁵ By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones have cleaved to my flesh. ⁶ I am become like a pelican of the desert: I am like a night hawk on a ruined building. ⁷ I have passed sleepless nights; and been like a solitary bird on a house top. ⁸ All the day mine enemies reproached me: and they who praise me swore against me. ⁹ Because I have eaten ashes as bread and have mingled my drink with tears, ¹⁰ on account of thine indignation and wrath: [for having lifted me up thou hast dashed me down]. ¹¹ My days have flitted away like a shadow; and I am withered like mown grass. ¹² But thou, Lord, endurest forever; and the memorial of thee to all generations. ¹³ Thou wilt arise and have mercy on Sion: for the time to favour her; the set time is come. ¹⁴ Because thy servants had an affection for the stones thereof; therefore they will commiserate her rubbish. ¹⁵ And the nations shall fear thy name, Lord; and all the kings of the earth, thy glory. ¹⁶ For the Lord will rebuild Sion and appear in his glory. ¹⁷ He hath regarded the prayer of the lowly, and hath not despised their supplication. ¹⁸ Let her be enrolled for the generation to come: and the people to be born will praise the Lord: ¹⁹ because he hath looked out from the height of his sanctuary. Out of heaven the Lord looked down on the earth; ²⁰ to hear the groaning of the prisoners; to set free the sons of them who were slain; ²¹ to proclaim the name of the Lord in Sion; and his praise in Jerusalem. ²² When tribes were assembled together; and kings, to serve the Lord; ²³ he addressed him in the way of his strength; Shew me the fewness of my days; ²⁴ call me not away in the midst of them; thy years are throughout all generations. ²⁵ Thou Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundations of the earth; and the heavens are the work of thy hands. ²⁶ They shall perish; but thou wilt endure: they shall all wax old like a garment; and like a mantle thou wilt fold them up and they shall be changed: ²⁷ but as for thee, thou art the same; and thy years shall have no end. ²⁸ Let the children of thy servants pitch their tents and their seed be established forever. ¹⁰³ ¹ By David. Bless the Lord, my soul; and all within me, his holy name. ² Bless the Lord, my soul; and forget not all the praises of him; ³ who pardoneth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; ⁴ who redeemeth thy life from destruction: who crowneth thee with mercy and kindness; ⁵ who satisfieth thy desire with good things that thy youth may be renewed like an eagle's. ⁶ It is the Lord, who exerciseth mercy and judgment for all who were oppressed. ⁷ He made known his ways to Moses; his pleasure to the children of Israel. ⁸ He is the Lord gracious and merciful; slow to anger and abundant in kindness; ⁹ he will not be angry to utter ruin, nor continue his wrath forever. ¹⁰ He hath not dealt with us according to our sins; nor retributed to us according to our iniquities. ¹¹ For high as the heaven is from the earth; the Lord hath enlarged his mercy for them who fear him. ¹² Far as the east is distant from the west, he hath removed from us our transgressions. ¹³ As a father pitieth his children; the Lord hath pitied them who fear him, ¹⁴ because he knew our formation. O remember that we are dust. ¹⁵ As for man, his days are like grass; like a flower of the field, so he may bloom. ¹⁶ Because a blast of wind passed over it, it is gone. It shall no more know its place. ¹⁷ But the mercy of the Lord is from age to age over them who fear him: and his saving goodness over children's children, ¹⁸ for them who keep his covenant, and remember his commands to do them. ¹⁹ The Lord hath established his throne in heaven, and his dominion is exercised over all. ²⁰ Bless the Lord, all ye his angels; ye mighty powers, who execute his word, on hearing the voice of his commands. ²¹ Bless the Lord, all ye his armies: ye ministers of his, who perform his will. ²² Bless the Lord all ye his works, in every place of his dominion. O my soul, bless thou the Lord. ¹⁰⁴ ¹ By David. Bless the Lord O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great. Thou hast robed thyself with honour and majesty; ² clothing thyself with light as with a mantle; stretching out the heaven as a tent. ³ Thou art he who covereth his chambers with waters who maketh clouds his chariot; who walketh on the wings of winds; ⁴ Who maketh winds his messengers, and flaming fire his ministers; ⁵ Who founded the earth on its firm basis, that it may not be moved forever. ⁶ Is the abyss like a garment to be its covering; are waters to stand above the mountains? ⁷ At thy rebuke they shall flee; at the peal of thy thunder they will tremble. ⁸ They ascend mountains, they go down vallies; to the place which thou hast founded for them. ⁹ Thou has set a bound which they shall not pass; nor shall they return to cover the earth. ¹⁰ Thou art he who sendeth forth springs in vallies. Waters shall flow down between the mountains; ¹¹ and give drink to all the beasts of the field. Wild asses will expect them to quench their thirst. ¹² By them the birds of the air will abide: from among the rocks they will utter a sound. ¹³ Thou art he who watereth mountains from his chambers. With the fruit of thy works the earth will be satisfied. ¹⁴ Thou art he who causeth grass to grow for cattle; even verdant grass for the service of man. That he may bring food out of the earth: ¹⁵ wine cheereth the heart of man: that he might exhilarate his countenance with oil; the heart of man is strengthened with bread. ¹⁶ The trees of the plain shall be fully satisfied; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted. ¹⁷ There the birds will build their nests. The family of the stork account them their own. ¹⁸ The lofty mountains are for the hinds; a rock is the refuge of the choirogryllus. ¹⁹ He hath appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his time for going down. ²⁰ Thou hast stationed darkness and there was night: in it all the beasts of the forest will come forth; ²¹ Lions roaring for prey, seeking their food from God. ²² When the sun is risen, they will assemble and lay themselves down in their dens; ²³ Man will go forth to his labour and continue at it till evening. ²⁴ How manifold are thy works, Lord, with wisdom thou hast done them all. The earth is filled with thy creatures; ²⁵ So is the great and spacious sea: in this are moving things innumerable; living creatures small and great. ²⁶ There ships sail: there is that dragon, which thou hast formed to sport therein. ²⁷ All wait on thee to give them food in due season. ²⁸ When thou givest them, they gather; by opening thy hand all are bountifully supplied. ²⁹ But when thou deniest, they are troubled. Withdraw their breath, they die and return to their dust: ³⁰ send forth thy breath and they are created: thou indeed canst renew the face of the earth. ³¹ Let the glory of the Lord endure forever; let the Lord rejoice over his works. ³² When he looketh at the earth, he causeth it to tremble; when he toucheth the mountains, they smoke. ³³ I will sing to the Lord as long as I live, I will praise my God while I have a being. ³⁴ Let my meditation be acceptable to him, and I will rejoice in the Lord. ³⁵ Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and the wicked so as to be no more; my soul, bless thou the Lord. ¹⁰⁵ ¹ An Alleluia, or alternate Song of Precise to the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord and invoke his name: proclaim his works among the nations. ² Sing to him and sing with instrumental musick; relate all his wonderous works. ³ Sing praises to his holy name. Let the heart of them, who seek the Lord, be glad. ⁴ Seek the Lord and be confirmed in strength; seek his face continually. ⁵ Remember his wonders which he hath done; his miracles and the judgments of his mouth. ⁶ ye seed of Abraham, his servants; ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones; ⁷ he is the Lord, our God, in all this land are his judgments. ⁸ He remembered forever his covenant; a word which he gave in charge for a thousand generations: ⁹ the covenant which he made with Abraham, and that oath of his to Isaak, ¹⁰ which he confirmed to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant; ¹¹ saying, To thee I will give the land of Chanaan to be the lot of your inheritance. ¹² When they were few in number; of little account and sojourners therein; ¹³ when they passed through from nation to nation; from one kingdom to another people; ¹⁴ he suffered no man to injure them; he reproved kings for their sake, ¹⁵ "touch not mine anointed ones, and to my prophets do no harm." ¹⁶ When he called for a famine on the land; broke all the stay of bread, ¹⁷ he had sent before them a man, Joseph was sold for a servant. ¹⁸ They had humbled his feet with fetters, his life was spent in irons; ¹⁹ until his word came to pass; till the oracle of the Lord tried him. ²⁰ The king had sent and loosed him; the chief of peoples had set him at liberty; ²¹ had appointed him lord of his house, and ruler of all his possessions; ²² that he like himself might instruct princes, and teach his senators wisdom: ²³ then Israel went down to Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Cham. ²⁴ When he had encreased his people to a great degree, and made them stronger than their enemies; ²⁵ and had turned their hearts to hate his people, to deal deceitfully with his servants; ²⁶ he sent forth Moses his servant; Aaron whom he had chosen: ²⁷ to them he committed the words of his signs; of his wonders in the land of Cham. ²⁸ He sent forth darkness and it was dark. When they made his words bitter, ²⁹ he turned their waters into blood, and made a slaughter of their fishes; ³⁰ their land swarmed with frogs, in the inmost chambers of their kings. ³¹ He spake and the dog fly came, and stinging gnats in all their borders; ³² he made his showers, hail, flaming fire in all their land; ³³ he smote their vines and their fig trees, and broke every tree of their border. ³⁴ He spake, and the grasshopper came, and the brouchus locust in swarms innumerable, ³⁵ and devoured every herb in their country, and ate up the fruit of their land. ³⁶ Then he smote every first born of their land; the first fruits of all their labour; ³⁷ and brought out his people with silver and gold, and there was not a feeble person among their tribes. ³⁸ Egypt rejoiced at their going out, for the dread of these had fallen on them. ³⁹ He spread out a cloud to shelter them, and a fire to illuminate the night for them. ⁴⁰ They asked, and flocks of quails came; and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven. ⁴¹ He split a rock and waters gushed out, and rivers ran in dry places. ⁴² Because he remembered his holy promise; that which he made to Abraham his servant; ⁴³ therefore he brought out his people with joy; even his chosen ones with gladness; ⁴⁴ and gave them the countries of nations, and they inherited the labours of peoples; ⁴⁵ that they might keep his rules of rectitude, and that they might diligently seek his law. ¹⁰⁶ ¹ An Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for to everlasting his mercy endureth. ² Who can express the mighty acts of the Lord? Who can publish all his praises? ³ Happy they, who keep judgment, and who do justice at all times. ⁴ Remember us, Lord, affectionately as thy people, visit us with thy salvation; ⁵ that we may see it in the felicity of thy chosen; that we may be gladdened with the joy of thy nation; that we may sing praises with thy heritage. ⁶ We with our fathers have sinned; we have committed iniquity; we have done wickedly. ⁷ Our fathers minded not thy wonders in Egypt, they did not remember the multitude of thy mercies. Though in coming up they were refractory at the Red sea, ⁸ yet he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make known his mighty power. ⁹ He rebuked the Red sea and it was dried up; and he led them through the deep as through a wilderness; ¹⁰ and saved them from the hand of those who hated them, and delivered them out of an enemy's hand. ¹¹ The water covered those who afflicted them, not an individual of them was left. ¹² Though they believed his words, though they sang his praise; ¹³ they soon forgot his works, they waited not for his counsel. ¹⁴ They indulged a longing desire in the desert, and tried God in a place without water. ¹⁵ Though he granted them their request, and sent satiety to their soul; ¹⁶ yet they provoked Moses in the camp and Aaron the consecrated of the Lord. ¹⁷ The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abeiron; ¹⁸ and a fire was kindled in their assembly, and a flame burned up the wicked. ¹⁹ Even at Choreb they made a calf, and worshipped the graven image; ²⁰ and exchanged their glory for the image of an ox which eateth grass. ²¹ They forgot God their saviour, who had done great things in Egypt; ²² wonderful things in the land of Cham, and terrible things at the Red sea: ²³ whereupon he spake of destroying them, had not his chosen Moses stood before him in the breach, to turn him from his fierce indignation, that he might not utterly destroy. ²⁴ When they despised the pleasant land and did not confide in his word: ²⁵ but murmured in their tents; and hearkened not to the voice of the Lord: ²⁶ he lifted up his hand against them; to overthrow them in the desert; ²⁷ and cast back their seed among the nations; and disperse them in the countries. ²⁸ When they consecrated themselves to Belphegor; and ate the sacrifices offered to dead men; ²⁹ and provoked him with their devices; and the plague was raging among them: ³⁰ Phineas stood up and made atonement; and the plague was stayed: ³¹ and it was counted to him for righteousness to all generations forever. ³² When they provoked him at the water of strife it went ill with Moses on their account. ³³ For they provoked his spirit and he spake unadvisedly with his lips. ³⁴ They did not root out the nations which the Lord had mentioned to him: ³⁵ but mingled with those nations; and learned their works. ³⁶ And served their graven images which became to them a stumbling block. ³⁷ They actually sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons: ³⁸ and shed innocent blood; the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the graven idols of Chanaan. And the land was polluted with blood and ³⁹ defiled by their works: and they went a whoring with their devices. ⁴⁰ Therefore the Lord was incensed against his people, and abhorred his inheritance. ⁴¹ And he delivered them into the hands of enemies; and they who hated them ruled over them. ⁴² When their enemies afflicted them; and they were humbled under their hands: ⁴³ many a time did he deliver them. But they provoked him with their counsel. When they were humbled for their iniquities; ⁴⁴ the Lord beheld when they were afflicted. When he heard their supplication, ⁴⁵ he remembered his covenant and according to the multitude of his mercies; ⁴⁶ he relented and excited compassion for them among all those who had captivated them. ⁴⁷ Save us, Lord, our God; and gather us from among the nations; that we may give thanks to thy holy name; that we may triumph in thy praise. ⁴⁸ Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen, Amen. ¹⁰⁷ ¹ An Alleluia, Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good: for to everlasting his mercy endureth. ² Let this be said by them whom the Lord hath redeemed; whom he hath redeemed from an enemy's hand; ³ whom he hath gathered out of the countries; from the east and west and north and sea. ⁴ They had wandered in the desert in a land without water; they found no way to a city of habitation. ⁵ They were hungry and thirsty. Their soul within them fainted: ⁶ then they cried to the Lord in their affliction; and he delivered them from their distresses: ⁷ and conducted them to a straight road; that they might go to a city of habitation. ⁸ O let them praise the Lord for his mercies; and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men: ⁹ because he hath satisfied the longing soul; and filled the hungry with good things. ¹⁰ As for them who sat in darkness and the shadow of death; bound with affliction and irons; ¹¹ because they rebelled against the oracles of God; and contemned the counsel of the Most High: ¹² when their heart was brought low by troubles; when they were weak and there was no helper: ¹³ then they cried to the Lord in their affliction; and he saved them from their distresses; ¹⁴ and brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death; and burst their chains asunder. ¹⁵ let them praise the Lord for his mercies, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men; ¹⁶ for he hath dashed to shivers the gates of brass, and broken asunder the bars of iron. ¹⁷ He helped them out of the way of their transgression: for on account of their iniquities they were brought low. ¹⁸ Their soul abhorred all manner of food, and they drew near to the gates of death. ¹⁹ Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them from their distresses. ²⁰ He sent forth his word and healed them; and delivered them from their destructions. ²¹ O let them praise the Lord for his mercies, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men; ²² and let them offer him a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and publish his works with joy. ²³ As for them who go to sea in ships, and traffick on the mighty waters; ²⁴ they see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. ²⁵ He spake, and up rose a tempestuous wind: and its waves are lifted high; ²⁶ they mount up to the heavens: then down they descend into the depths; with perils, their souls are melted; ²⁷ they reel and stagger like one drunk, and all their skill is swallowed up. ²⁸ Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he brought them out of their distresses. ²⁹ He rebuked the tempest, and it stopt in a still calm; and its waves were lulled to silence. ³⁰ And they were glad, because they were at rest. And he conducted them to their desired port. ³¹ let them praise the Lord for his mercies, and for his Wonderful dealings with the sons of men. ³² Let them extol him in the congregation of the people: and praise him in the assembly of Elders. ³³ He hath turned rivers into a wilderness: and outlets of water into a thirsty land; ³⁴ a fruitful country into barrenness: for the wickedness of them who dwell therein. ³⁵ He hath turned a desert into pools of water, and a thirsty soil into water springs: ³⁶ and caused the hungry to dwell there. And they have erected abiding cities: ³⁷ and have sown fields and planted vineyards, which have yielded them the fruits of increase. ³⁸ And he hath blessed them and they have multiplied greatly, and their cattle have not decreased. ³⁹ Again they have been diminished, and brought low by oppressions, afflictions, and sorrow. ⁴⁰ Contempt hath been poured on their princes: and he hath caused them to wander in a trackless desert. ⁴¹ Then out of affliction he hath helped the needy, and hath made families like a flock. ⁴² Let the righteous see and rejoice, and let all iniquity stop its mouth. ⁴³ Whosoever is wise and will observe these things, he will understand the mercies of the Lord. ¹⁰⁸ ¹ An Ode of a Psalm, by David. My heart is prepared, God, my heart is prepared; I will sing and play on what is my glory. ² Awake psaltery and kithara, I myself will awake early. ³ I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, among peoples; among nations I will resound thy praise; ⁴ for thy mercy is great above the heavens, and thy truth reacheth to the clouds. ⁵ Be thou, God, exalted above the heavens; and over all the earth thy glory. ⁶ That thy beloved may be delivered, save with thy right hand and answer me. ⁷ God hath spoken in his sanctuary, I shall be exalted, and divide Sikima, and measure out the valley of tents. ⁸ Galaad is mine and mine is Manasses; and Ephraim is the support of my head: Juda is my king. ⁹ Moab, the cauldron of my hope. Over Idumea I shall extend my march: to me the Philistines are subjected. ¹⁰ Who will conduct me to the strong city; who will guide me to Idumea? ¹¹ Wilt not thou, O God, who didst cast us off; Wilt not thou, God, go out with our armies? ¹² Grant us help because of affliction; safety from man is indeed vain. ¹³ Through God we can exert power: he can make our enemies contemptible. ¹⁰⁹ ¹ For the conclusion. A Psalm by David. GOD, pass not by my praise in silence: ² for against me the mouth of a sinner; and the mouth of the deceitful is opened. They have spoken against me with a deceitful tongue. ³ With words of hatred they encompassed me about; and fought against me without provocation. ⁴ They traduced me for my love; but I prayed, ⁵ when they were rendering me evil for good, and hatred for my love. ⁶ "Set a sinner over him; and let an accuser stand at his right hand. ⁷ When he is judged let him be condemned; and let his supplication be deemed an offence. ⁸ Let his days be few; and let another take his office. ⁹ Let his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. ¹⁰ Let his sons be vagabonds and beg: let them be cast out from their dwellings. ¹¹ Let an extortioner seize all that he hath; and strangers make spoil of his labours. ¹² Let there be none to help him; nor any to compassionate his orphan children. ¹³ Let his children be for destruction; In one generation let his name be blotted out. ¹⁴ Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out. ¹⁵ Let them be continually before the Lord. And let the memorial of them be cut off from the earth: ¹⁶ because he did not remember to shew mercy; but persecuted a man needy and afflicted: to put to death one who was broken hearted. ¹⁷ As he loved cursing, let it come on him: as he delighted not in blessing let it be far from him. ¹⁸ As he clothed himself with cursing as with a mantle; and it came like water in his bowels; and like oil into his bones: ¹⁹ let it be to him as the mantle which covereth him: and as the girdle with which he is continually girded." ²⁰ From the Lord is this work of them who traduce me: and of them who speak evil against my soul. ²¹ Do thou, Lord, Lord, deal with me for thy name's sake: for thy mercy is good. Deliver me, ²² for I am afflicted and needy; and my heart is troubled within me. ²³ Like a declining shadow I have glided away; I have been shaken off like locusts. ²⁴ My knees are weakened by fasting; and my flesh is changed for want of oil. ²⁵ As for me, I became their scoff; they beheld me; they shaked their heads. ²⁶ Help me, Lord, my God: and save me according to thy mercy. ²⁷ Let them know that this is thy hand; and that thou; Lord hast done this. ²⁸ Let them curse, thou indeed wilt bless. Let them who rise up against me be put to shame: but let thy servant be made glad. ²⁹ Let them who traduce me, be clothed with shame: let them be covered with their shame as with a mantle. ³⁰ With my mouth I will greatly thank the Lord; and praise him in the midst of many: ³¹ because he stood at the right of the needy: to save from them who seek my life. ¹¹⁰ ¹ A Psalm. By David. The Lord said to my Lord; sit at my right hand; till I make thine enemies thy footstool. ² Out of Sion the Lord will send thee a rod of power: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. ³ With thee shall be the government; in the day of thy power; in the splendours of thy holies from the womb: before the morning star I begot thee. ⁴ The Lord hath sworn and will not change; thou art a priest forever, after the order of Melchisedek. ⁵ The Lord at thy right hand hath crushed kings in the day of his wrath. ⁶ He will judge among the nations: he will multiply slaughters: he will crush the heads of many on the earth. ⁷ He will drink of the brook in the way: therefore he will lift up the head. ¹¹¹ ¹ An Alleluia. I Will praise thee, Lord, with my whole heart; in the counsel of the upright and the congregation. ² The works of the Lord are great; exquisitely contrived for all his purposes. ³ Thanksgiving and majesty, his work and his righteousness shall endure forever. ⁴ He hath made a memorial of his wonders: merciful and gracious is the Lord. ⁵ He hath given food to them that fear him: he will remember his covenant forever. ⁶ He hath shewn his people the power of his works; by giving them possession of nations. ⁷ The works of his hands are truth and judgment: all his commandments are faithful. ⁸ They are firmly established forever: they are done with truth and uprightness. ⁹ He hath sent redemption for his people; he hath enjoined his covenant forever: holy and awful is his name. ¹⁰ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and all who practise it have good understanding. Let the praise of him endure forever. ¹¹² ¹ An Alleluia. Happy the man who feareth the Lord! in his commandments he will greatly delight. ² His seed shall be mighty in the land: the generation of the upright shall be blessed. ³ Glory and riches are in his house; and his righteousness shall endure forever. ⁴ To the upright light sprang up in darkness. He is merciful, compassionate and just; ⁵ a beneficent man who commiserateth and lendeth. He will manage his affairs with judgment; ⁶ because he is never to be shaken; the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance: ⁷ at bad news he will not be terrified: his heart is prepared to trust in the Lord. ⁸ His heart is established, he could not be terrified; even when he beheld his enemies. ⁹ He hath dispersed, he hath given to the needy; his righteousness shall endure forever. His horn shall be gloriously exalted: ¹⁰ the wicked shall see and be enraged. Let him gnash his teeth and pine away; the desire of the wicked shall perish. ¹¹³ ¹ An Alleluia. Praise the Lord, ye his servants! Praise the name of the Lord. ² Let the name of the Lord be blessed; henceforth and forever. ³ From the rising of the sun to its going down; let the name of the Lord be praised. ⁴ The Lord is high over all the nations: his glory is above the heavens. ⁵ Who is like the Lord our God who dwelleth on high, ⁶ and superintended the things below him in heaven and on the earth? ⁷ Who raiseth the distressed from the ground, and lifteth the needy from a dunghill: ⁸ to seat him with princes; with the chiefs of his people. ⁹ Who settleth the barren woman in a family making her a joyful mother of children. ¹¹⁴ ¹ An Alleluia. At the departure of Israel from Egypt: of the house of Jacob from a barbarous people; ² Judea became his sanctuary; Israel his dominion. ³ The sea saw and fled: Jordan was turned back. ⁴ The mountains skipped like rams: the hills, like lambs of the flock. ⁵ What ailed thee, sea, that thou fleddest? And thee, Jordan, that thou turnedst back? ⁶ You, mountains, that you skipped like rams? And you, hills, like lambs of the flock? ⁷ The earth was moved at the presence of the Lord; at the presence of the God of Jacob: ⁸ who turned the rocks into pools of water: and into fountains of water, the flinty rock. ¹¹⁵ ¹ Not unto us, Lord; not unto us. But to thy name only give the glory: for thy mercy and for thy truth. ² Perhaps the nations may say, Where is their God? ³ Our God is in heaven and on earth: all that he willed, he hath done. ⁴ The idols of the nations are silver and gold; the workmanship of men's hands. ⁵ They have a mouth but cannot speak: though they have eyes, they cannot see. ⁶ Ears they have, but they cannot hear: having nostrils they cannot smell. ⁷ They have hands but they cannot feel: They have feet, but they cannot walk: nor can they utter a sound with their throat. ⁸ Let them who make them be like them; and all who have trusted in them. ⁹ The house of Israel have trusted in the Lord: he is their helper and protector. ¹⁰ The house of Aaron have trusted in the Lord; he is their helper and protector. ¹¹ They who fear the Lord have trusted in him: he is their helper and protector. ¹² The Lord hath remembered us and blessed us: he hath blessed the house of Israel: he hath blessed the house of Aaron: ¹³ he hath blessed them, who fear the Lord, both small and great. ¹⁴ May the Lord add to you more and more; to you and to your children ¹⁵ May you be blessed by the Lord: who made the heaven and the earth. ¹⁶ To the Lord belongeth the heaven of heavens: and he hath given the earth to the sons of men. ¹⁷ The dead cannot praise thee, O Lord; nor any who go down to the mansion of the dead: ¹⁸ but we who are alive will bless the Lord; from this time forth and forever. ¹¹⁶ ¹ An Alleluia. I Am full of love, because the Lord will hear the voice of my supplication. ² Because to me he inclined his ear: therefore in my days I will invoke him. ³ The pangs of death encompassed me; the perils of Hades found me: I met with distress and sorrow: ⁴ thereupon I invoked the name of the Lord; Lord deliver my soul. ⁵ The Lord is gracious and righteous; merciful indeed is our God. ⁶ The Lord preserveth the sincere: I was brought low but he saved me. ⁷ Return, my soul, to thy rest: for the Lord hath dealt kindly with thee. ⁸ Because he hath delivered my soul from death; mine eyes from tears and my feet from falling: ⁹ I will worship before the Lord in the land of the living. Alleluia! ¹⁰ I believed therefore I spake; for I was brought very low: ¹¹ and in my perturbation I said, Every man is a liar. ¹² What shall I render to the Lord; for all that he hath done for me? ¹³ I will take the cup of thanksgiving; and invoke the name of the Lord. ¹⁴ I will pay my vows to the Lord; in the presence of all his people. ¹⁵ At a high rate; in the sight of the Lord; is estimated the death of his saints. ¹⁶ Lord I am thy servant; I am thy servant and the son of thy handmaid. Thou hast burst my bonds asunder: ¹⁷ to thee I will offer a sacrifice of praise and call on the name of the Lord. ¹⁸ I will pay my vows to the Lord; in the presence of all his people; in the courts of the house of the Lord; ¹⁹ in the midst of thee, Jerusalem. ¹¹⁷ ¹ An Alleluia. O Praise the Lord, all ye nations! Praise him all ye peoples! ² For his kindness is exerted for us, And the truth of the Lord will endure forever. ¹¹⁸ ¹ An Alleluia. O GIVE thanks to the Lord, for he is good: for to everlasting his mercy endureth. ² let the house of Israel say, For he is good. For to everlasting his mercy endureth. ³ O! let the house of Aaron say, For he is good. For to everlasting his mercy endureth. ⁴ Let all who fear the Lord say, For he is good. For to everlasting his mercy endureth. ⁵ Because of affliction I called on the Lord, and he heard me for enlargement. ⁶ Having the Lord for my helper, I will not fear what man can do to me. ⁷ Having the Lord for my helper, I shall look down on mine enemies. ⁸ It is better to confide in the Lord than to confide in man; ⁹ it is better to trust the Lord than put confidence in princes. ¹⁰ All the nations compassed me about: but by the name of the Lord I was avenged of them. ¹¹ Compassing me about they beset me, but by the name of the Lord I was avenged of them. ¹² They encompassed me as bees do a honey comb: and blazed furiously like fire among thorns; but by the name of the Lord I was avenged of them. ¹³ Being hard pressed, I was on the point of falling: but the Lord himself supported me. ¹⁴ The Lord is my strength and my song of praise; he indeed was my salvation; ¹⁵ A sound of joy and deliverance in the tents of the righteous! The right hand of the Lord hath exerted power! ¹⁶ The right hand of the Lord hath exalted me; the right hand of the Lord hath exerted power. ¹⁷ I shall not die: but live and proclaim the works of the Lord. ¹⁸ With correction, the Lord corrected me: but did not deliver me up to death. ¹⁹ Open for me the gates of righteousness, and I will go in at them and give thanks to the Lord. ²⁰ This is the gate of the Lord, at it the righteous are to enter. ²¹ I will praise thee because thou didst hear me, and hast been unto me salvation. ²² The stone which the builders rejected, was the very one for the head of the corner. ²³ This [salvation] was from the Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes. ²⁴ This is the day which the Lord made: on it let us rejoice and be glad. ²⁵ Lord save, I beseech thee: Lord, I beseech thee, prosper. ²⁶ Blessed be he who is coming in the name of the Lord; we have blessed you of the house of the Lord. ²⁷ God is Lord, and he hath shined upon us. Solemnize a festival with thick boughs, even to the horns of the altar. ²⁸ Thou art my God and I will praise thee; thou art my God and I will exalt thee: I will praise thee, because thou hast heard me; and hast been unto me salvation. ²⁹ O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for to everlasting his mercy endureth. ¹¹⁹ ¹ An Alleluia. ALEPH. Happy the undefiled in the way! who walk in the law of the Lord. ² Happy they who search his testimonies, and seek him with their whole ³ heart: for they are not workers of iniquity; they have walked in his ways. ⁴ Thou hast enjoined the strict observance of thy precepts. ⁵ O that my ways may be directed, that I may keep thy rules of rectitude. ⁶ Then I cannot be put to shame, when I have respect to all thy commandments. ⁷ I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I have learned thy righteous judgments. ⁸ I will keep thy judgments, forsake me not utterly. ⁹ BETH. By what can a youth make his way prosperous? By keeping thy words. ¹⁰ I have sought thee with my whole heart; let me not be driven from thy commandments. ¹¹ I have hid thine oracles in my heart, that I may not sin against thee. ¹² Lord, thou art blessed, teach me thy rules of rectitude. ¹³ With my lips I have declared all the judgments of thy mouth. ¹⁴ I have been delighted with the way of thy testimonies, as for all manner of riches. ¹⁵ I will talk continually of thy commandments, and be attentive to thy ways. ¹⁶ I will meditate on thy judgments and not forget thy words. ¹⁷ GIMEL. Make retribution to thy servant; that I may live and keep thy words. ¹⁸ Open mine eyes, that I may discern the wonderous things of thy law. ¹⁹ I am a sojourner in this land, hide not thy commandments from me. ²⁰ My soul is engaged in a continual longing for thy judgments. ²¹ Thou hast rebuked the haughty; cursed are they who turn aside from thy commands. ²² Remove from me reproach and contempt, since I have earnestly sought thy testimonies. ²³ For chiefs sat and spoke against me, but thy servant meditated on thy statutes; ²⁴ for thy testimonies are my study, thy statutes, my counsellors. ²⁵ DALETH. My soul cleaveth to the ground; keep me alive according to thy word. ²⁶ I have declared thy ways and thou hast heard me; teach me thy rules of rectitude. ²⁷ Instruct me in the way of thy statutes, and I will meditate on thy wonders; ²⁸ my soul drooped with heaviness; strengthen me with thy words. ²⁹ Remove from me the way of injustice, and graciously favour me with thy law. ³⁰ I have chosen the way of truth, and have not forgotten thy judgments; ³¹ I have cleaved, O Lord, to thy testimonies; let me not be put to shame. ³² I ran in the way of thy commandments, when thou didst enlarge my heart. ³³ HE. Teach me, Lord, the way of thy statutes, and in every occurrence I will seek it. ³⁴ Give me understanding that I may search thy law, and keep it with my whole heart. ³⁵ Lead me in the path of thy commandments; for I have delighted therein. ³⁶ Incline my heart to thy testimonies and not to covetousness. ³⁷ Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; keep me alive in thy way. ³⁸ Confirm thine oracle to thy servant that thou mayst be feared. ³⁹ Take away my reproach which I dreaded, because thy judgments are good. ⁴⁰ Behold I have longed for thy precepts; quicken me by thy saving goodness. ⁴¹ VAU. Lord, let thy mercy come upon me; thy salvation according to thy word; ⁴² and to them who reproach me I will make answer, that I have trusted in thy words. ⁴³ And take not the word of truth entirely from my mouth, for I have trusted in thy judgments; ⁴⁴ and I will keep thy law continually forever and ever. ⁴⁵ I indeed have walked in a roomy place, because I diligently sought thy precepts; ⁴⁶ and I have spoken of thy testimonies before kings, and was not ashamed: ⁴⁷ and have meditated on thy commandments, in which I took great delight; ⁴⁸ and have held up my hands for thy precepts which I loved, and meditated on thy rules of rectitude. ⁴⁹ ZAIN. Remember thy words to thy servant, for which thou hast caused me to hope; ⁵⁰ this hath comforted me in mine affliction, for thine oracle kept me alive. ⁵¹ The haughty transgressed to a great degree, but from thy law I turned not aside. ⁵² Lord, I remembered thy judgments of old and was comforted. ⁵³ Horror seized me on the account of sinners; of them who utterly forsake thy law. ⁵⁴ Thy statutes were the subject of my songs, in the place of my pilgrimage. ⁵⁵ I remembered thy name, Lord, in the night, and have kept thy law. ⁵⁶ This was my condition, because I diligently sought thy statutes. ⁵⁷ CHETH. Thou, Lord, art my portion; I have determined to keep thy law. ⁵⁸ With my whole heart I have entreated thy favour, be gracious to me according to thy word. ⁵⁹ I revolved thy ways in my mind, and turned my feet to thy testimonies. ⁶⁰ I prepared myself and was not troubled, to keep thy commandments. ⁶¹ The cords of sinners entangled me; but I did not forget thy law. ⁶² At midnight I arose to give thee thanks; because of thy righteous judgments. ⁶³ I am a companion of all them who fear thee; and of them who keep thy commandments. ⁶⁴ Lord the earth is full of thy mercy, teach me thy statutes. ⁶⁵ TETH. Lord, thou hast dealt kindly with thy servant; according to thy word. ⁶⁶ Teach me kindness and discipline and knowledge; because I have believed thy commandments. ⁶⁷ Before I was afflicted, I transgressed; for this cause I have kept thy word. ⁶⁸ Thou, Lord, art good; in thy goodness teach me thy statutes. ⁶⁹ The iniquity of the proud was multiplied against me: but I with my whole heart will search thy precepts. ⁷⁰ Their heart was curdled like milk: but I meditated on thy law. ⁷¹ It is good for me that thou hast humbled me: that I might learn thy rules of rectitude. ⁷² The law of thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver. ⁷³ JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: instruct me that I may learn thy commandments. ⁷⁴ They who fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have trusted in thy words. ⁷⁵ I know, Lord, that thy judgments are just: and that thou with truth hast humbled me! ⁷⁶ let thy mercy be my comfort, according to thy word to thy servant. ⁷⁷ Let thy tender mercies come to me that I may live; for thy law is my delight. ⁷⁸ Let the proud be ashamed, because they have unjustly injured me. But let me meditate on thy precepts. ⁷⁹ Let them who fear thee turn to me; and them who know thy testimonies. ⁸⁰ Let my heart be sound in thy statutes, that I may not be shamed. ⁸¹ CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation; I trusted in thy words. ⁸² Mine eyes failed for thy promise, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? ⁸³ Though I became like a leathern bag in frost; I did not forget thy statutes. ⁸⁴ How many are the days of thy servant? When wilt thou avenge me of my persecutors? ⁸⁵ Transgressors told me idle tales: but thy law O Lord, taught me otherwise. ⁸⁶ All thy commandments are truth. They persecuted me without cause, do thou assist me. ⁸⁷ They have almost finished me on the earth; but I did not forsake thy precepts. ⁸⁸ According to thy mercy quicken me: that I may keep the testimonies of thy mouth. ⁸⁹ LAMED. Lord, thy word will endure in heaven forever; ⁹⁰ thy truth to all generations. Thou hast established the earth and it shall continue. ⁹¹ By thy arrangement day shall continue: for all things are in subjection to thee. ⁹² Had not thy law been my study, I should have perished in my affliction. ⁹³ Let me never forget thy rules of rectitude: for by them thou hast kept me alive. ⁹⁴ I am thine, save me: for I have diligently sought thy statutes. ⁹⁵ Sinners lay in wait for me to destroy me: I understood thy testimonies. ⁹⁶ Of all perfection I saw a limit; thy command is very broad. ⁹⁷ MEM. O! how I have loved thy law, Lord! It is my meditation all the day. ⁹⁸ Thou hast given me a knowledge of thy law above mine enemies; because it is mine forever. ⁹⁹ I had more understanding than all my teachers: because thy testimonies are my study. ¹⁰⁰ I understood more than elders: because I diligently sought thy commandments. ¹⁰¹ From every evil way I restrained my feet; that I might keep thy words. ¹⁰² I have not turned aside from thy judgments: because thou didst instruct me. ¹⁰³ How sweet are thine oracles to my taste! They are sweeter than honey to my mouth. ¹⁰⁴ From thy precepts I got understanding: Therefore I hated every wicked way. ¹⁰⁵ NUN. Thy law is a lamp to my feet; and a light to my paths. ¹⁰⁶ I have sworn and determined to keep thy righteous judgments. ¹⁰⁷ I have been exceedingly afflicted: quicken me, Lord, according to thy word. ¹⁰⁸ Accept, O Lord, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth: and teach me thy judgments. ¹⁰⁹ My life is continually in thy hands; and I have not forgotten thy law. ¹¹⁰ The wicked laid a snare for me: but I erred not from thy precepts. ¹¹¹ I have taken thy testimonies for an everlasting inheritance: for they are the joy of my heart. ¹¹² I inclined my heart to perform thy statutes; for the sake of an everlasting reward. ¹¹³ SAMECH. I have hated transgressors and loved thy law. ¹¹⁴ Thou art my helper and my protector: I have hoped for thy words. ¹¹⁵ Away from me ye evil doers, for I will diligently seek the commandments of my God. ¹¹⁶ Uphold me according to thy word and keep me alive; and let me not be shamed for mine expectation. ¹¹⁷ Help me and I shall be saved; and I will meditate continually on thy statutes. ¹¹⁸ Thou hast set at naught all who apostatize from thy statutes; because their inward thought is wicked. ¹¹⁹ All the sinners of the land I accounted transgressors; therefore I loved thy testimonies. ¹²⁰ Penetrate my flesh with the dread of thee; for I am terrified at thy judgments. ¹²¹ AIN. I have done what is right and just; deliver me not up to mine oppressors. ¹²² Be surety for thy servant for good; let not the proud oppress me. ¹²³ Mine eyes have failed looking for thy salvation, and for the promise of thy saving goodness. ¹²⁴ Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes. ¹²⁵ I am thy servant, give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. ¹²⁶ It is time to act for the Lord; they have made void thy law. ¹²⁷ For this cause I loved thy commandments more than gold or the topaz. ¹²⁸ For this cause I directed my course to all thy commandments: I hated every evil way. ¹²⁹ PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; therefore my soul sought them diligently. ¹³⁰ The manifestation of thy words will enlighten, and make the simple wise. ¹³¹ I opened my mouth and panted, because I longed for thy commandments. ¹³² Look down upon me, and be gracious to me, as thou art to them who love thy name. ¹³³ Order my steps according to thy word, and let no iniquity have dominion over me. ¹³⁴ Deliver me from the oppression of men, and I will keep thy precepts. ¹³⁵ Let thy countenance shine on thy servant; and teach me thy statutes. ¹³⁶ Mine eyes poured down streams of water, because I did not keep thy law. ¹³⁷ TSADDI. Thou, Lord, art righteous; and thy judgments are right. ¹³⁸ Thou hast strictly enjoined as thy testimonies, righteousness and truth. ¹³⁹ My zeal for thee hath consumed me; because mine enemies forgot thy words. ¹⁴⁰ Thy word is very pure; and thy servant hath loved it. ¹⁴¹ Young and despised as I am, I have not forgot thy precepts. ¹⁴² Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is truth. ¹⁴³ When affliction and distress found me, thy commandments were my study; ¹⁴⁴ thy testimonies are everlasting righteousness; give me understanding and I shall live. ¹⁴⁵ KOPH. I have cried with my whole heart, O Lord, hear me; I ¹⁴⁶ will diligently seek thy statutes. I have cried to thee, save ¹⁴⁷ me; and I will keep thy testimonies. I awoke before the dawn of the morning, and cried; on thy words I placed my hope. ¹⁴⁸ Mine eyes were awake before the morning dawn, that I might ¹⁴⁹ meditate on thine oracles. Hear my voice, Lord, according to thy mercy; according to thy judgment keep me alive. ¹⁵⁰ They, who persecute me unjustly, drew near; but they were ¹⁵¹ far removed from thy law. Thou, Lord, art near, and all ¹⁵² thy ways are truth. I knew of old from thy testimonies, that thou hast founded them forever. ¹⁵³ RESH Behold my affliction, and deliver me; for I have not forgotten thy law. ¹⁵⁴ Plead my cause and deliver me; on account of thy word keep me alive. ¹⁵⁵ Salvation is far from sinners, because they did not seek thy statutes. ¹⁵⁶ Thy tender mercies, Lord, are many; quicken me according to thy judgment. ¹⁵⁷ Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet from thy testimonies I have not declined. ¹⁵⁸ I beheld transgressors and was grieved; because they did not keep thy words. ¹⁵⁹ Consider, O Lord, that I have loved thy commandments: in thy mercy keep me alive. ¹⁶⁰ The beginning of thy words was truth, and all thy righteous judgments endure forever. ¹⁶¹ SCHIN. Chiefs persecuted me undeservedly: but my heart stood in awe of thy words. ¹⁶² Let me exult with joy for thine oracles; as one who findeth great spoils. ¹⁶³ I have hated and abominated iniquity: but thy law I have loved. ¹⁶⁴ Seven times a day have I praised thee, for thy righteous judgments. ¹⁶⁵ Great peace have they who love thy law: and for them there is no stumbling block. ¹⁶⁶ I have waited, Lord, for thy salvation; and have loved thy commandments. ¹⁶⁷ My soul hath kept thy testimonies and hath loved them exceedingly. ¹⁶⁸ I have kept thy commandments and thy testimonies: for all my ways, Lord, are before thee. ¹⁶⁹ TAU. Lord, let my prayer come before thee: give me understanding according to thy word. ¹⁷⁰ Let my supplication come before thee, Lord. According to thy word deliver me. ¹⁷¹ Let my lips solemnly utter a hymn; when thou hast taught me thy statutes. ¹⁷² Let my tongue resound thine oracles; for all thy commandments are righteous. ¹⁷³ Let thy hand be near to save me: because I have chosen thy statutes. ¹⁷⁴ Lord, I have longed earnestly for thy salvation: and thy law is my study. ¹⁷⁵ Let my soul live and praise thee; and thy judgments be my support. ¹⁷⁶ Like a lost sheep I have gone astray: O seek thy servant; since I have not forgotten thy commandments. ¹²⁰ ¹ A Song of the steps. In my distress I cried to the Lord; and he hearkened to me. ² Lord, deliver my soul from false lips, and from a deceitful tongue. ³ What should be given thee? Or what return made thee for a deceitful tongue? ⁴ Arrows of the mighty sharpened with devouring coals. ⁵ Ah Woe is me that my sojourn is so long protracted; That I have dwelt with the tents of Kedar; ⁶ That my soul hath so long dwelt with them, who hate peace. ⁷ I was for peace; but when I spoke they attacked me without provocation. ¹²¹ ¹ A Song of the steps. I Have lifted up mine eyes to the mountains, from which my help is to come. ² My help is from the Lord, who made the heaven and the earth. ³ let him not suffer my feet to stumble: nor let him, who keepeth me, slumber. ⁴ Lo! he who keepeth Israel, will neither slumber nor sleep. ⁵ The Lord will keep thee! The Lord at thy right hand will be thy shelter: ⁶ the sun by day shall not scorch thee; nor shall the moon hurt thee by night. ⁷ May the Lord preserve thee from all evil! the Lord will keep thy soul. ⁸ The Lord will guard thy coming in and going out henceforth and forever. ¹²² ¹ A Song of the steps. I was rejoiced when they said to me; "Let us go to the house of the Lord." ² Our feet have been standing in thy courts, Jerusalem. ³ Jerusalem is built like a city; with regard to which, the participation of it is for this very purpose: ⁴ for thither the tribes have come up; the tribes of the Lord, a testimony to Israel; that they may give thanks to the name of the Lord: ⁵ because there the thrones for judgment are set: thrones for the house of David. ⁶ Pray, I beseech you, for the peace of Jerusalem; and for prosperity to them who love thee. ⁷ let there be peace in thine army and prosperity in thy palaces! ⁸ For the sake of my brethren and neighbours, I have expressed a wish of peace for thee; ⁹ For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I have earnestly sought thy good. ¹²³ ¹ A Song of the steps. To thee who dwellest in heaven, I have raised mine eyes. ² Behold! as the eyes of servants are on the hands of their masters; as the eyes of a maid are on the hands of her mistress, so are our eyes on the Lord our God, till he be gracious to us. ³ Have mercy on us, Lord; have mercy on us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. ⁴ Our soul is filled exceedingly; we are the scoff of the prosperous and the contempt of the haughty. ¹²⁴ ¹ A Song of the steps. Had not the Lord been on our side [let Israel now say] ² had not the Lord been on our side, when men rose up against us; ³ they might have swallowed us up alive; when their wrath was kindled against us, ⁴ the water might have overwhelmed us. Our soul hath passed through a torrent. ⁵ Hath our soul then passed through impetuous water? ⁶ Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth! ⁷ Our soul hath escaped as a bird from the fowler's snare. The snare was broken and we have escaped. ⁸ Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made the heaven and the earth. ¹²⁵ ¹ A Song of the steps. They who trust in the Lord shall be like mount Sion; he who inhabiteth Jerusalem shall never be shaken. ² Around her are mountains; and the Lord is around his people, from this time forth and forever; ³ for the Lord will not suffer the rod of the wicked to be over the inheritance of the righteous; that the righteous may not stretch forth their hands to iniquities. ⁴ Do good, O Lord, to the good, and to them who are upright in heart. ⁵ But them who turn aside into crooked ways, the Lord will drive away with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel! ¹²⁶ ¹ A Song of the steps. When the Lord brought back the captivity of Sion; we were like them who are comforted. ² Then was our mouth filled with joy, and our tongue with exultation; then did they say among the nations, "The Lord hath done great things for them." ³ The Lord hath done great things for us; we are transported with rapturous joy. ⁴ Bring back, Lord, our captivity, like torrents in the south. ⁵ Let them who sow with tears reap with rapture. ⁶ They went step by step and wept sowing their seed; but let them come tripping with joy, carrying their sheaves. ¹²⁷ ¹ A Song of the steps. Unless the Lord build the house, the builders have laboured in vain. Unless the Lord guard the city, in vain hath the watchman watched; ² in vain is your early rising. Ye who eat the bread of care, rise when you have rested; when he hath given his beloved sleep. ³ Behold sons are an heritage of the Lord; a reward of the fruit of the womb. ⁴ Like shafts in the hands of a mighty man, so are the sons of them who were shaken off. ⁵ Happy he who shall satisfy his desire with these. They shall not be put to shame, when they speak to their enemies in the gates. ¹²⁸ ¹ A Song of the steps. Happy are all they who fear the Lord, who walk continually in his ways. ² Thou shalt eat the labours of thy hands; thou art happy and it shall be well with thee. ³ Thy wife shall be in the sides of thy house, like a fruitful vine; thy children round thy table, like olive plants. ⁴ Behold thus shall the man be blessed, who habitually feareth the Lord. ⁵ May the Lord bless thee for the sake of Sion; and mayst thou see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life! ⁶ And mayst thou see children's children! Peace be upon Israel. ¹²⁹ ¹ A Song of the steps. Many a time have they warred against me from my youth, let Israel now say; ² Many a time they warred against me from my youth; they did not however prevail over me. ³ Upon my back the wicked hammered, they prolonged their iniquity: ⁴ the righteous Lord hath broken the necks of the wicked. ⁵ Let all who hate Sion be confounded and turned back. ⁶ Let them be like a blade on the house tops, which withereth before it is pulled up, ⁷ with which the reaper hath not filled his hand, nor he who gathereth the sheaves, his bosom; ⁸ so that they who passed by did not say, "The blessing of the Lord is upon you." We have blessed you in the name of the Lord. ¹³⁰ ¹ A Song of the steps. Out of depths to thee, Lord, I cried; ² Lord, hearken to my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the sound of my prayer. ³ Shouldst thou, Lord, mark iniquities; Lord, who can subsist? ⁴ Because there is forgiveness with thee, for thy name's sake, ⁵ I have waited for thee, Lord: my soul hath waited for thy word; ⁶ my soul hath hoped for the Lord, from the morning watch till night. ⁷ Let Israel hope in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him plenteous redemption. ⁸ And he himself will redeem Israel from all their iniquities. ¹³¹ ¹ A Song of the steps. O LORD, my heart is not exalted, nor are mine eyes lofty; Nor have I exercised myself in great things: nor in things too wonderful for me. ² Had I not been humble, but exalted myself as a weaned child doth against its mother; how thou wouldst have retributed to my soul! ³ Let Israel hope in the Lord henceforth and forever. ¹³² ¹ A Song of the steps. LORD, remember David, and all his meek humility; ² how he sware to the Lord, and made his vow to the God of Jacob: ³ "I will not enter the lodging of my house, nor go up to my bed of rest; ⁴ nor give sleep to mine eyes or slumber to mine eyelids; ⁵ nor rest to my temples; until I find a place for the Lord; a habitation for the God of Jacob." ⁶ Behold we had heard of this [ark] at Ephrata; we found it in the fields of the forest. ⁷ Let us go to his habitations; let us worship at the place where his feet stood. ⁸ Arise, Lord, and go up to thy rest, thou and the ark of thy holiness. ⁹ Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness, and thy saints shout for joy. ¹⁰ For the sake of thy servant David, turn not away the face of thine anointed. ¹¹ The Lord hath sworn a truth to David, and will not annul it; of the fruit of thy body I will set on thy throne; ¹² if thy children keep my covenant, and these my testimonies, which I will teach them, their children also shall sit on thy throne forever. ¹³ For the Lord hath chosen Sion, and made choice of it for his habitation. ¹⁴ This shall be my rest forever. Here I will dwell, for I have chosen it. ¹⁵ With blessings I will bless her provision; and satisfy her poor with bread. ¹⁶ Her priests I will clothe with salvation; and her saints shall shout for joy. ¹⁷ I will cause a horn for David to spring up there; I have prepared a lamp for mine anointed. ¹⁸ His enemies I will clothe with shame; but on him my crown shall flourish. ¹³³ ¹ A Song of the steps. Behold! what I pray you, so beautiful, or is there anything so pleasant, as brethren dwelling in unity? ² This is like precious ointment on the head, which floweth down to the beard; on the beard of Aaron, down to the hem of his robe. ³ It is like the dew of Hermon, which descendeth on the mountains of Sion; for there the Lord commanded the blessing, Life for evermore. ¹³⁴ ¹ A Song of the steps. Attend! bless the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, who stand in the house of the Lord; in the courts of the house of our God. ² At night, lift up your hands to the holies and bless the Lord. ³ May the Lord out of Sion bless thee: he who made the heaven and the earth. ¹³⁵ ¹ An Alleluia. Praise the name of the Lord; praise the Lord, ye his servants, ² who wait in the house of the Lord; in the courts of the house of our God. ³ Praise the Lord; for the Lord is good; with instruments of musick praise his name; for it is good. ⁴ For the Lord hath made choice of Jacob for himself; of Israel for his peculiar treasure. ⁵ For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all the Gods. ⁶ All that the Lord pleased he hath done in heaven and on earth: in the seas and in all the deeps. ⁷ When he brought clouds from the end of the earth; he made lightnings for the purpose of rain. He it is who bringeth winds out of his treasuries: ⁸ who smote the first born of Egypt: the first born both of man and beast. ⁹ Amidst thee, Egypt, he sent his signs and wonders, on Pharao and on all his servants. ¹⁰ It was he who smote many nations; and slew kings of mighty power; ¹¹ Seon king of the Amorites, and Og, the king of Basan, and all the kingdoms of Chanaan; ¹² and gave their land for an inheritance; for an inheritance for his people Israel. ¹³ Lord, thy name is forever, and the memorial of thee to all generations; ¹⁴ for the Lord will judge his people, and take comfort in his servants. ¹⁵ The idols of the nations are gold and silver; the workmanship of men's hands. ¹⁶ They have a mouth, but cannot speak: eyes they have, but they cannot see; ¹⁷ they have ears, but they cannot hear; nor is there any breath in their mouth. ¹⁸ May they who make them be like them; and all they who have trusted in them. ¹⁹ O house of Israel, bless ye the Lord: bless the Lord ye of the house of Aaron. ²⁰ O house of Levi, bless ye the Lord; bless him, ye who fear the Lord. ²¹ Blessed be the Lord in Sion; he who inhabiteth Jerusalem. ¹³⁶ ¹ An Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord for he is good; for his mercy endureth forever. ² O give thanks to the God of Gods, for his mercy endureth forever. ³ Give thanks to the Lord of Lords; for his mercy endureth forever. ⁴ To him who alone hath done great wonders; for his mercy endureth forever; ⁵ to him who made the heavens with wisdom: for his mercy endureth forever; ⁶ to him who established the earth on the waters: for his mercy endureth forever; ⁷ to him who alone made the great lights: for his mercy endureth forever; ⁸ the sun to rule the day: for his mercy endureth forever; ⁹ the moon and the stars to rule the night; for his mercy endureth forever; ¹⁰ to him who smote Egypt with their first born; for his mercy endureth forever; ¹¹ and brought out Israel from among them; for his mercy endureth forever: ¹² with a strong hand and an outstretched arm; for his mercy endureth forever; ¹³ to him who divided the Red sea into parts; for his mercy endureth forever. ¹⁴ And led Israel through the midst thereof: for his mercy endureth forever: ¹⁵ but shook off Pharao and his hosts into the Red sea; for his mercy endureth forever: ¹⁶ to him, who led his people through the desert; for his mercy endureth forever; ¹⁷ to him who smote great kings; for his mercy endureth forever: ¹⁸ and slew kings of mighty power: for his mercy endureth forever; ¹⁹ Seon king of the Amorites; for his mercy endureth forever; ²⁰ And Og the king of Basan; for his mercy endureth forever: ²¹ and gave their land for an inheritance; for his mercy endureth forever: ²² an inheritance for Israel his servant; for his mercy endureth forever: ²³ because in our affliction the Lord remembered us; for his mercy endureth forever; ²⁴ and redeemed us from our enemies; for his mercy endureth forever. ²⁵ He it is who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth forever. ²⁶ give thanks to the God of heaven: for to everlasting his mercy endureth. ¹³⁷ ¹ For David, a Psalm of Jeremias. By the rivers of Babylon there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Sion. ² Upon the willows in the midst of it we hung up our harps; ³ for there they who had captivated us, asked of us the words of a song: and they who had led us away, asked for a hymn, saying, Sing for us some of the odes of Sion. ⁴ How can we sing the song of the Lord in a strange country? ⁵ Jerusalem, if I forget thee, let my right hand be forgotten. ⁶ Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember thee; if I set not Jerusalem foremost, as the chief object of my joy. ⁷ Remember, Lord, the children of Edom; who in the day of Jerusalem said, Rase! Rase! down to its foundations! ⁸ O daughter of Babylon the miserable! Happy he who shall render thee thy recompense; for what thou hast done to us! ⁹ Happy be who shall seize and dash thy infants against stones! ¹³⁸ ¹ A Psalm by David, used by Aggaius and Zacharias. I Will adore thee, Lord, with my whole heart. And with instrumental musick sing to thee before angels: because thou hast heard all the words of my mouth. ² I will worship before thy holy temple; and adore thy name for thy mercy and thy truth; because thou hast magnified above all thy holy name. ³ On the day when I invoke thee, answer me speedily: thou canst strengthen me in my soul with thy strength; ⁴ let all the kings of this land adore thee, Lord, because they have heard all the words of thy mouth. ⁵ And let them sing in the ways of the Lord: because the glory of the Lord is great. ⁶ For the Lord is high and looketh down on the things which are low: and from afar he knoweth the things which are high. ⁷ Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou canst keep me alive. Against the rage of enemies thou hast stretched forth thy hand: and thy right hand hath saved me. ⁸ Thou, Lord wilt retribute for me. Lord, thy mercy endureth forever; overlook not the works of thy hands. ¹³⁹ ¹ For the conclusion. A Psalm by David. LORD, thou hast proved me and known me. ² Thou knowest my sitting down and my rising up. Thou from afar understandest my thoughts. ³ Thou has tracked my path and my line: and hast seen distinctly all my ways; ⁴ that there is not an evil word on my tongue. Behold thou, Lord, knowest all things; ⁵ the last and the things of earliest date. Thou hast formed me and laid thy hand on me. ⁶ This knowledge of thine is too wonderful for me. It is great beyond my comprehension. ⁷ Whither can I go from thy spirit? And from thy presence whither can I flee? ⁸ If I ascend up to heaven, thou art there. If I go down to the mansion of the dead, there thou art. ⁹ If I wing my flight towards the morning; or dwell at the extremes of this sea; ¹⁰ even there thy hand will guide me; and thy right hand will restrain me. ¹¹ When I said, Darkness will surely trample me down: then to my great joy, night was luminous. ¹² For darkness cannot darken from thee; even night can be made light as day: the darkness of that, as the light of this. ¹³ Because thou, Lord, hast possessed my reins; hast supported me from my mother's womb; ¹⁴ I will adore thee, for thou art awfully wonderful. Thy works are wonderful; as my soul well knoweth. ¹⁵ From thee was not concealed this bone of mine; which thou in secret didst fashion. ¹⁶ When my substance was in the lowest parts of the earth; thine eyes beheld the unwrought part of me. When on thy book all shall be enrolled; they will day by day be fashioned. ¹⁷ When none among these were yet in being; for me these friends of thine, God, were highly prized: their principalities were made very strong. ¹⁸ Were I to number them, they would surpass the sand. I have been raised up and am still with thee. ¹⁹ Since thou, God, slayest sinners: begone from me ye bloody men. ²⁰ For in answer to their reasoning thou wilt say, In vain shall they take these cities of thine. ²¹ Have I not, Lord, hated them who hate thee; and been melted for them who are thine enemies! ²² With perfect hatred I have hated them; I have accounted them mine enemies. ²³ Try me, O God, and know my heart: examine me and know my ways; ²⁴ and see if there be in me any trace of iniquity; and lead me in an everlasting way. ¹⁴⁰ ¹ For the conclusion. A Psalm. By David. Deliver me, Lord, from a wicked commoner: from an unjust man of rank, preserve me; ² who hath contrived mischief in their heart. All the day long they prepared battles: ³ they sharpened their tongue like that of a serpent: the poison of asps was under their lips. ⁴ Keep me, Lord, from the hand of a sinner: deliver me from unjust men; who have formed contrivances to supplant my steps. ⁵ The haughty hid a snare for me; they spread out nets for my feet; close by the way they laid for me a stumbling block. ⁶ I said to the Lord, Thou art my God. Hear Lord, the voice of my supplication. ⁷ O Lord, Lord, the strength of my salvation! Thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. ⁸ Deliver me not up to the wicked from my desire. Against me they have formed devices: Forsake me not, lest they be exalted. ⁹ Let the amount of their compassings; the labour of their lips cover them. ¹⁰ On them shall fall coals of fire in the land; and thou wilt overthrow them with miseries; that they may not rise up again. ¹¹ A tattling chief cannot prosper in the land: evils will hunt to destruction a man of violence. ¹² I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted and the right of the needy: ¹³ moreover, that the righteous will adore thy name; that the upright shall dwell in thy presence. ¹⁴¹ ¹ A Psalm by David. TO thee, Lord, I have cried, hearken to me; attend to the sound of my supplication. When I cry to thee; ² let my prayer come before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice. ³ Set a watch, Lord, on my mouth; and guard the door of my lips. ⁴ Let not my heart turn aside to wicked deeds; to form excuses for sins with men who work iniquity: nor let me associate with their chosen bands. ⁵ Let a righteous man correct me with mercy; and he will work conviction in me: but let not the oil of a sinner [for this shall still be my prayer] anoint my head at their pleasure. ⁶ Their strong men were swallowed up near a rock: let them hear my words for they were sweet. ⁷ As if a lump of earth was broken on the ground; our bones were scattered at the grave's mouth. ⁸ Since mine eyes are to thee, O Lord, Lord; in thee I have placed my confidence; deliver not my soul to destruction. ⁹ Keep me from the snare they have laid for me: and from the stumbling blocks of the workers of iniquity. ¹⁰ The wicked shall fall by their own net, I am in private till I can escape. ¹⁴² ¹ On understanding. By David when he was in the cave. A Prayer. With my voice I cried to the Lord; to the Lord I made supplication with my voice. ² Before him I pour out my prayer: before him I will declare my affliction. ³ When my spirit fainted thou knewest my paths. In the way I was going they hid a snare for me. ⁴ I looked to the right; and observed that none was there, who knew me. Flight was cut off from me; and is he not earnestly seeking my life? ⁵ To thee, O Lord, I cried and said, Thou art my hope; my portion in the land of the living. ⁶ Attend to my supplication; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I. ⁷ Bring my soul out of prison, that I may adore thy name, Lord. Let the righteous wait for me, till thou shalt reward me. ¹⁴³ ¹ A Psalm by David, when his son was pursuing him. O LORD, hearken to my prayer! Listen to my supplication in thy truth; answer me in thy saving goodness; ² and enter not into judgment with thy servant; for in thy sight no man living can be justified. ³ Because the enemy hath earnestly sought my life; hath humbled my life to the ground; hath caused me to sit in dark places, like them who have been long dead; ⁴ therefore my spirit was overwhelmed with grief; my heart within me was troubled and ⁵ I remembered the days of old. I meditated on all thy works; I mused on the works of thy hands. ⁶ I spread forth my hands to thee; for thee my soul thirsted like land without water. ⁷ Hear me speedily, Lord; my spirit hath failed. Turn not away thy face from me; nor let me be like them who go down to the pit. ⁸ Cause me to hear thy kindness in the morning; for in thee I have placed my confidence. O Lord, let me know which way I shall go; for to thee I have lifted up my soul. ⁹ Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies; for to thee I have fled for refuge. ¹⁰ Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God. Let thy good spirit lead me in the right way. ¹¹ For the sake of thy name, thou, Lord, wilt keep me alive; in thy saving goodness thou wilt bring my soul out of trouble, ¹² and in thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul; for I am thy servant. ¹⁴⁴ ¹ By David. On Goliath. Blessed be the Lord my God, who teacheth my hands to war and my fingers to fight. ² He is my mercy and my refuge; my support and my deliverer, my protector in whom I trusted, who subdueth the people under me. ³ Lord, what is man that thou shouldst acknowledge him, or a son of man that thou shouldst regard him! ⁴ Man is like vanity, his days glide away like a shadow. ⁵ O Lord, bow thy heaven and come down: touch the mountains and let them smoke. ⁶ Flash lightnings and thou wilt scatter them; dart thy bolts and thou wilt discomfit them; ⁷ stretch forth thy hand from on high; rescue me and deliver me from many waters; out of the hand of the children of strangers, ⁸ whose mouth hath uttered falsehood, and whose right hand is a right hand of deceit ⁹ O God, to thee I will sing a new song; to thee I will play on a ten stringed psaltery, ¹⁰ to him who giveth salvation to kings, who hath redeemed his servant David from the hurtful sword. ¹¹ Rescue me and deliver me out of the hand of the children of strangers, whose mouth hath uttered falsehood, and whose right hand is a right hand of deceit; ¹² whose sons are like trees well planted when young; their daughters beauteous, adorned like shrines; ¹³ their store houses full and overflowing; their flocks prolific, abounding in their outwalks; ¹⁴ their herds fat. There is no destruction of enclosures; no breaking out; no screaming in their folds. ¹⁵ The people who had such things were hailed happy; but happy is the people, whose God is the Lord. ¹⁴⁵ ¹ A Psalm of praise. By David, I will extol thee, my God, my king: and bless thy name for ever and ever. ² Day by day I will bless thee, and praise thy name for ever and ever. ³ The Lord is great and greatly to be praised; and of his greatness there is no end. ⁴ Let generation after generation praise thy works, and proclaim thy mighty power: ⁵ Let them speak of the transcendant glory of thy majesty, and relate thy wonderous works. ⁶ Let them express the might of thine awful dealings, and rehearse thy greatness. ⁷ Let them make mention of thine abundant goodness, and exult with joy in thy saving mercy. ⁸ The Lord is gracious and merciful: long suffering and abundant in kindness. ⁹ The Lord is kind to them who wait, and his mercies are over all his works. ¹⁰ Let all thy works, O Lord, praise thee, and let thy saints bless thee; ¹¹ let them speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy government: ¹² to make known thy government to the sons of men, and the transcendant glory of thy kingdom. ¹³ Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion, throughout all generations. ¹⁴ The Lord is faithful in his words, and bountiful in all his works. ¹⁵ The Lord upholdeth all that are falling, and raiseth up all who are broken down. ¹⁶ The eyes of all wait upon thee: and thou givest them their food in due season; thou openest thy hands, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. ¹⁷ The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and bountiful in all his works. ¹⁸ The Lord is near to all who invoke him; to all that call upon him with truth. ¹⁹ He will fulfil the desire of them who fear him: he will hear their prayer and save them. ²⁰ The Lord keepeth all them who love him; but all the wicked he will utterly destroy. ²¹ Let my mouth speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name, for ever and for evermore. ¹⁴⁶ ¹ An Alleluia, of Aggaius and Zacharias. Praise the Lord, my soul: while I live I will praise the Lord. ² I will sing praises to God, while I have a being. ³ Trust not in chiefs, nor in sons of men, in whom there is no safety. ⁴ His breath goeth out and he shall return to his earth; on that day all his projects shall perish. ⁵ Happy he whose helper is the God of Jacob: his hope is in the Lord his God, ⁶ who made the heaven and the earth, the sea and all the things in them; ⁷ who keepeth truth forever, executing judgment for the aggrieved, giving food to the hungry. ⁸ The Lord looseth them who were bound. The Lord causeth the blind to see clearly. The Lord raiseth up them who were broken down. The Lord loveth the righteous. ⁹ The Lord preserveth the strangers. He will support the orphan and the widow, and destroy the way of the wicked. ¹⁰ The Lord will reign forever; thy God, Sion, throughout all generations. ¹⁴⁷ ¹ An Alleluia, of Aggaius and Zacharias. Praise the Lord, for good is a song of praise; to our God let praise be sweetly sung. ² The Lord is rebuilding Jerusalem; and he will gather the dispersions of Israel. ³ He healeth the broken hearted, and bindeth up their wounds; ⁴ he numbereth the multitudes of stars, and calleth them all by their names. ⁵ Great is our Lord and great his power; and infinite in his understanding. ⁶ The Lord raiseth up the meek; and humbleth sinners to the ground. ⁷ Sing alternately to the Lord with thanksgiving. In concert with the kithara, sing praises to our God; ⁸ to him who covereth the heaven with clouds; to him who provideth rain for the earth; to him who causeth grass to grow on mountains, and bladed corn for the use of man; ⁹ and who giveth suitable food to cattle, and to the young ravens which call on him. ¹⁰ In the courage of the horse he will not delight, nor is he pleased with the agility of the warrior. ¹¹ The Lord delighteth in them who fear him, and in all them who trust in his mercy. ¹² An Alleluia, of Aggaius and Zacharias. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem: Sion, praise thy God; ¹³ for he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. ¹⁴ He maketh thy borders peace, and feedeth thee with the finest wheat; ¹⁵ He is sending his oracle to this land: his word shall run with speed. ¹⁶ When he giveth snow like wool; when he scattereth the hoar frost like ashes; ¹⁷ when he sendeth down like morsels his chrystal hail; who can stand before his cold? ¹⁸ Let him but send forth his word and he will melt them; let him but blow his breath and the waters will flow. ¹⁹ He is sending his word to Jacob; his statutes and his judgments to Israel. ²⁰ He hath not dealt thus with any nation, nor hath he laid open to them his judgments. ¹⁴⁸ ¹ An Alleluia of Aggaius and Zacharias. Praise the Lord, ye of the heavens: praise him, ye in the highest. ² Praise him all ye his angels: praise him all ye his hosts. ³ Sun and moon! Praise him: praise him all ye stars and light. ⁴ Praise him ye heavens of heavens: and thou water under the heavens! ⁵ let them praise the name of the Lord; for he spake and they were produced: he commanded and they were created. ⁶ He established them forever and ever: he made a decree and it shall not pass away. ⁷ Praise the Lord ye of the earth! dragons and all deeps! ⁸ Fire, hail, snow, ice, tempestuous wind, which execute his commands! ⁹ Mountains, and all hills! fruit trees and all cedars! ¹⁰ wild beasts and all cattle! creeping things and winged fowls! ¹¹ Kings of the earth, and all peoples! chiefs and all judges of the earth! ¹² youths and virgins! elders with them of younger years! ¹³ let them praise the name of the Lord; for his name alone is exalted. To him belongeth thanksgiving, on earth and in heaven. ¹⁴ When he shall exalt the horn of his people, let there be a song of praise among all his saints; among the children of Israel; a people who draw near to him. ¹⁴⁹ ¹ An Alleluia. Sing to the Lord a new song. Praise is his due in the congregation of saints. ² Let Israel rejoice in his maker; and the children of Sion exult in their king. ³ Let them praise his name in choirs; on the tympanum and psaltery sing praises to him: ⁴ for the Lord taketh pleasure in his people; and with salvation he will exalt the meek. ⁵ Let the saints triumph in glory; and exult with joy on their beds. ⁶ Let the high praises of God be in their mouth; and in their hands two edged swords; ⁷ to execute vengeance on the nations; rebukes among peoples. ⁸ To bind their kings with fetters; and their nobles with chains of iron: ⁹ to execute on them the judgments written. Such is the honour which all his saints have. ¹⁵⁰ ¹ An Alleluia. Praise God in his holies; praise him in the firmament of his power. ² Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his abundant majesty: ³ praise him with the sounding trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and kithara: ⁴ praise him with the tympanum and chorus: praise him with stringed instruments and organs; ⁵ praise him with soft sounding cymbals: praise him with the cymbals of triumph: ⁶ let every breath praise the Lord. Psalm 151 N.B. There is in the Septuagint another Psalm, with this title: This Psalm on David was written by himself in prose, when he fought in single combat with Goliath. I was little among my brethren, and the youngest of my father's family. I fed my father's flocks. My hands had made an organ; and my fingers had tuned a psaltery. But who will tell my Lord. My Lord himself heareth. He sent his messenger and took me from my father's flocks and anointed me with anointing oil. My brothers were comely and great; but the Lord did not delight in them. I went out to meet the Philistine, and he cursed me by his idols. But I drew his own sword and cut off his head, and took away reproach from the children of Israel.