Blessed is the man
that walketh not in the counsel
of the ungodly,
nor standeth in the way
of sinners,
nor sitteth in the seat
of the scornful.
But his delight
is in the law
of the LORD;
and in his law
doth
he meditate
day and night.
And
he shall be like
a tree
planted
by the rivers
of water,
that bringeth forth his fruit
in his season;
his leaf
also shall not wither;
and whatsoever
he doeth
shall prosper.
The ungodly are not so:
but are like
the chaff
which the wind
driveth away.
Therefore
the ungodly shall not stand
in the judgment,
nor sinners
in the congregation
of the righteous.
For the LORD
knoweth
the way
of the righteous:
but the way
of the ungodly shall perish.
Why do
the heathen rage,
and the people
imagine a vain thing?
The kings
of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel
together,
against the LORD,
and against his anointed,
saying,
Let us
break their bands asunder,
and cast away
their cords
from us.
He that
sitteth in the heavens
shall laugh:
the LORD
shall have them
in derision.
Then shall
he speak
unto them
in his wrath,
and vex them
in his sore displeasure.
Yet have
I set
my king
upon my holy hill
of Zion.
I will declare
the decree:
the LORD
hath said unto me,
Thou art my Son;
this day
have
I begotten thee.
Ask of me,
and
I shall give thee
the heathen
for thine inheritance,
and the uttermost parts
of the earth
for thy possession.
Thou shalt break them
with a rod
of iron;
thou shalt dash them
in pieces like
a potter's vessel.
Be wise
now therefore,
O ye kings:
be instructed,
ye judges
of the earth.
Serve the LORD
with fear,
and rejoice
with trembling.
Kiss the Son,
lest
he be angry,
and ye
perish
from the way,
when his wrath
is kindled
but a little.
Blessed
are all
they that put
their trust
in him.
Lord,
how are
they increased
that trouble me!
many are
they that rise up
against me.
Many there be which
say of my soul,
There
is
no help for him
in God.
Selah.
But thou,
O LORD,
art a shield
for me;
my glory,
and the lifter
up of mine head.
I cried
unto the LORD
with my voice,
and
he heard me
out of his holy hill.
Selah.
I laid me
down and slept;
I awaked;
for the LORD
sustained me.
I will not be afraid
of ten thousands of people,
that have set themselves
against me round about.
Arise,
O LORD;
save me,
O my God:
for thou
hast smitten all
mine enemies
upon the cheek bone;
thou hast broken
the teeth
of the ungodly.
Salvation
belongeth
unto the LORD:
thy blessing
is upon thy people.
Selah.
Hear me
when I call,
O God
of my righteousness:
thou hast enlarged me
when
I was in distress;
have mercy
upon me,
and hear
my prayer.
O ye sons
of men,
how long
will
ye turn
my glory
into shame?
how long
will
ye love vanity,
and seek
after leasing?
Selah.
But know
that the LORD
hath set apart him
that is godly
for himself:
the LORD
will hear
when
I call unto him.
Stand in awe,
and sin not:
commune
with your own heart
upon your bed,
and be still.
Selah.
Offer the sacrifices
of righteousness,
and put
your trust
in the LORD.
There be
many that say,
Who will shew us any good?
LORD,
lift
thou
up the light
of thy countenance
upon us.
Thou hast put gladness
in my heart,
more than in the time
that their corn
and their wine increased.
I will both lay
me down
in peace,
and sleep:
for thou,
LORD,
only makest me
dwell
in safety.
Give ear
to my words,
O LORD,
consider my meditation.
Hearken
unto the voice
of my cry,
my King,
and my God:
for unto thee
will I pray.
My voice
shalt thou
hear
in the morning,
O LORD;
in the morning
will
I direct my prayer
unto thee,
and
will look up.
For thou art
not a God that
hath pleasure
in wickedness:
neither shall
evil dwell
with thee.
The foolish
shall not stand
in thy sight:
thou hatest all workers
of iniquity.
Thou shalt destroy them
that speak leasing:
the LORD
will abhor
the bloody
and deceitful man.
But as for me,
I will come
into thy
house
in the multitude
of thy mercy:
and in thy
fear
will
I worship toward
thy holy temple.
Lead me,
O LORD,
in thy righteousness
because of mine enemies;
make thy way straight
before my face.
For there is no faithfulness
in their mouth;
their inward part
is very wickedness;
their throat
is an open sepulchre;
they flatter
with their tongue.
Destroy
thou them,
O God;
let them
fall
by their own counsels;
cast them out
in the multitude
of their transgressions;
for they have rebelled
against thee.
But let all
those that put
their trust
in thee rejoice:
let them ever
shout for joy,
because
thou defendest them:
let them also
that love thy
name
be joyful
in thee.
For thou,
LORD,
wilt bless
the righteous;
with favour
wilt
thou compass
him as
with a shield.
O LORD,
rebuke me not
in thine anger,
neither chasten me
in thy hot displeasure.
Have mercy
upon me, O LORD;
for I
am weak:
O LORD,
heal me;
for my bones
are vexed.
My soul
is also sore vexed:
but thou,
O LORD,
how long?
Return,
O LORD,
deliver my soul:
oh save me
for thy mercies' sake.
For in death
there is no remembrance
of thee:
in the grave
who shall give
thee thanks?
I am
weary
with my groaning;
all the night
make
I my bed
to swim;
I water
my couch
with my tears.
Mine
eye
is consumed
because of grief;
it waxeth old
because
of all mine enemies.
Depart from me,
all
ye workers
of iniquity;
for the LORD
hath heard the voice
of my weeping.
The LORD
hath heard
my supplication;
the LORD
will receive
my prayer.
Let all
mine enemies
be
ashamed
and sore vexed:
let them
return and be ashamed
suddenly.
O LORD my God,
in thee
do
I put
my trust:
save me
from all
them that
persecute me,
and deliver me:
Lest
he tear
my soul like
a lion,
rending it
in pieces,
while there is none
to deliver.
O LORD my God,
If I
have done this;
if there be iniquity
in my hands;
If I
have rewarded evil
unto him that
was at peace
with me;
(yea,
I have delivered him
that without cause
is mine enemy:)
Let the enemy
persecute
my soul,
and take it;
yea,
let him
tread
down my life
upon the earth,
and lay mine
honour
in the dust.
Selah.
Arise,
O LORD,
in thine anger,
lift up thyself
because
of the rage
of mine enemies:
and awake for me
to the judgment
that thou
hast commanded.
So shall
the congregation
of the people
compass thee about:
for their sakes
therefore return
thou on high.
The LORD
shall judge
the people:
judge me,
O LORD,
according to
my righteousness,
and
according to
mine integrity
that is in me.
Oh let
the wickedness
of the wicked
come to an end;
but establish
the just:
for the righteous God
trieth the hearts
and reins.
My defence
is of God,
which saveth
the upright
in heart.
God judgeth the righteous,
and God
is angry
with the wicked every day.
If he
turn not,
he will whet
his sword;
he hath bent
his bow,
and made it ready.
He hath also prepared
for him the instruments
of death;
he ordaineth
his arrows
against the persecutors.
Behold,
he travaileth
with iniquity,
and hath conceived
mischief,
and brought forth
falsehood.
He made a pit,
and digged it,
and is fallen
into the ditch
which he made.
His mischief
shall return
upon his own head,
and his violent dealing
shall come down
upon his own pate.
I will praise
the LORD
according to
his righteousness:
and will sing
praise
to the name
of the LORD most high.
O LORD,
our Lord,
how excellent
is
thy name
in all the earth!
who hast set
thy glory above
the heavens.
Out of the mouth
of babes
and sucklings
hast
thou ordained strength
because of thine enemies,
that thou
mightest still
the enemy
and the avenger.
When
I consider
thy heavens,
the work
of thy fingers,
the moon
and the stars,
which thou
hast ordained;
What is man,
that thou art mindful
of him?
and the son
of man,
that thou
visitest him?
For thou
hast made him
a little lower
than the angels,
and hast crowned him
with glory and honour.
Thou madest him
to have dominion
over the works
of thy hands;
thou hast put all things
under his feet:
All sheep
and oxen,
yea,
and the beasts
of the field;
The fowl
of the air,
and the fish
of the sea,
and
whatsoever passeth
through the paths
of the seas.
O LORD our Lord,
how excellent
is
thy name
in all the earth!
I will praise thee,
O LORD,
with my whole heart;
I will shew
forth all
thy marvellous works.
I will be glad
and rejoice
in thee:
I will sing praise
to thy name,
O thou most High.
When mine enemies
are turned back,
they shall fall
and perish
at thy presence.
For thou
hast maintained
my right
and my cause;
thou satest in the throne judging right.
Thou hast rebuked
the heathen,
thou hast destroyed
the wicked,
thou hast put out
their name
for ever and ever.
O thou enemy,
destructions
are come
to a perpetual end:
and
thou hast destroyed
cities;
their memorial
is perished with them.
But the LORD
shall endure
for ever:
he hath prepared
his throne
for judgment.
And
he shall judge
the world
in righteousness,
he shall minister judgment
to the people
in uprightness.
The LORD
also will be
a refuge
for the oppressed,
a refuge
in times
of trouble.
And they that
know thy
name
will put
their trust
in thee:
for thou,
LORD,
hast not forsaken them
that seek thee.
Sing
praises
to the LORD,
which dwelleth in Zion:
declare
among the people his doings.
When
he maketh inquisition
for blood,
he remembereth them:
he forgetteth not the cry
of the humble.
Have mercy
upon me, O LORD;
consider my trouble which
I suffer
of them that hate me,
thou
that liftest me up
from the gates
of death:
That I
may shew
forth all
thy praise
in the gates
of the daughter
of Zion:
I will rejoice
in thy salvation.
The heathen
are sunk down
in the pit
that they made:
in the net
which they
hid
is
their own foot taken.
The LORD
is known
by the judgment
which he executeth:
the wicked
is snared
in the work
of his own hands.
Higgaion.
Selah.
The wicked
shall be turned into hell,
and all
the nations that
forget God.
For the needy
shall not alway be forgotten:
the expectation
of the poor
shall not perish
for ever.
Arise,
O LORD;
let not man prevail:
let the heathen
be judged
in thy sight.
Put them in fear,
O LORD:
that the nations
may know themselves to be
but men.
Selah.
Why standest
thou afar off, O LORD?
why hidest
thou thyself
in times
of trouble?
The wicked
in his pride
doth persecute
the poor:
let them
be taken
in the devices
that
they have imagined.
For the wicked
boasteth of his heart's desire,
and blesseth the covetous,
whom
the LORD abhorreth.
The wicked,
through the pride
of his countenance,
will not seek
after God:
God is not
in all his thoughts.
His ways
are always grievous;
thy judgments
are far above
out of his sight:
as for all his enemies,
he puffeth at them.
He hath said
in his heart,
I shall not be moved:
for I
shall never be
in adversity.
His mouth
is full of cursing
and deceit
and fraud:
under his tongue
is mischief
and vanity.
He sitteth in the lurking places
of the villages:
in the secret
places
doth
he murder
the innocent:
his eyes
are privily set
against the poor.
He lieth
in wait secretly
as a lion
in his den:
he lieth
in wait
to catch the poor:
he doth catch
the poor,
when
he draweth him
into his net.
He croucheth,
and humbleth himself,
that the poor
may fall
by his strong ones.
He hath said
in his heart,
God hath forgotten:
he hideth his face;
he will never see it.
Arise,
O LORD;
O God,
lift up thine hand:
forget not
the humble.
Wherefore doth
the wicked contemn God?
he hath said
in his heart,
Thou wilt not require it.
Thou hast seen it;
for thou
beholdest mischief
and spite,
to requite
it with thy hand:
the poor
committeth himself
unto thee;
thou art
the helper
of the fatherless.
Break
thou the arm
of the wicked
and the evil man:
seek out
his wickedness till
thou find none.
The LORD
is King
for ever
and ever:
the heathen
are perished
out of his land.
LORD,
thou hast heard
the desire
of the humble:
thou wilt prepare
their heart,
thou wilt cause
thine ear
to hear:
To judge
the fatherless
and the oppressed,
that the man
of the earth
may no more
oppress.
In the LORD
put
I my trust:
how say
ye to my soul,
Flee
as a bird
to your mountain?
For, lo,
the wicked bend their bow,
they make ready
their arrow
upon the string,
that they
may privily shoot
at the upright
in heart.
If the foundations
be destroyed,
what can
the righteous do?
The LORD
is in his holy temple,
the LORD's throne
is in heaven:
his eyes behold,
his eyelids try,
the children
of men.
The LORD
trieth the righteous:
but the wicked
and him
that loveth violence
his soul hateth.
Upon the wicked
he shall rain snares,
fire
and brimstone,
and an horrible tempest:
this shall be
the portion
of their cup.
For the righteous LORD
loveth righteousness;
his countenance
doth behold
the upright.
Help,
LORD;
for the godly man ceaseth;
for the faithful
fail from
among the children
of men.
They speak
vanity every one
with his neighbour:
with flattering lips
and with a double heart
do they speak.
The LORD
shall cut off
all flattering lips,
and the tongue
that speaketh proud things:
Who have said,
With our tongue
will
we prevail;
our lips
are our own:
who is
lord over us?
For the oppression
of the poor,
for the sighing
of the needy,
now will
I arise,
saith the LORD;
I will set him
in safety
from him that
puffeth at him.
The words
of the LORD
are pure words:
as silver
tried in a furnace
of earth,
purified seven times.
Thou shalt keep them,
O LORD,
thou shalt preserve them
from this generation
for ever.
The wicked walk
on every side,
when the vilest men
are exalted.
How long
wilt
thou forget me,
O LORD?
for ever?
how long
wilt
thou hide
thy
face from me?
How long
shall
I take
counsel
in my soul,
having sorrow
in my heart daily?
how long
shall mine enemy
be exalted
over me?
Consider and hear me,
O LORD my God:
lighten mine eyes,
lest
I sleep
the sleep
of death;
Lest mine enemy say,
I have prevailed against him;
and
those that trouble me
rejoice
when I am moved.
But
I have trusted
in thy mercy;
my heart
shall rejoice
in thy salvation.
I will sing
unto the LORD,
because
he hath dealt bountifully with me.
The fool
hath said
in his heart,
There is no God.
They are corrupt,
they have done
abominable works,
there is none
that doeth good.
The LORD
looked down
from heaven
upon the children
of men,
to see
if there were
any that
did understand,
and seek God.
They are all gone aside,
they are all
together become filthy:
there is none
that doeth good,
no,
not one.
Have all the workers
of iniquity no knowledge?
who eat
up my people
as they
eat bread,
and call not
upon the LORD.
There were
they
in great fear:
for God
is in the generation
of the righteous.
Ye have shamed
the counsel
of the poor,
because
the LORD is his refuge.
Oh that
the salvation
of Israel
were come out of Zion!
when the LORD
bringeth
back the captivity
of his people,
Jacob shall rejoice,
and Israel
shall be glad.
Lord,
who shall abide in
thy tabernacle?
who shall dwell
in thy holy hill?
He that
walketh uprightly,
and worketh righteousness,
and speaketh
the truth
in his heart.
He that
backbiteth not
with his tongue,
nor doeth evil
to his neighbour,
nor taketh up a reproach
against his neighbour.
In whose eyes
a vile person
is contemned;
but
he honoureth them
that fear the LORD.
He that
sweareth to his own hurt,
and changeth not.
He that
putteth not
out his money
to usury,
nor taketh
reward against the innocent.
He that
doeth
these things
shall never be moved.
Preserve me,
O God:
for in thee
do
I put
my trust.
O my soul,
thou hast said
unto the LORD,
Thou art my Lord:
my goodness
extendeth not
to thee;
But to the saints
that are in the earth,
and
to the excellent,
in whom is all my delight.
Their sorrows
shall be multiplied
that hasten
after another god:
their drink
offerings
of blood
will
I not offer,
nor take up
their names
into my lips.
The LORD
is the portion
of mine inheritance
and of my cup:
thou maintainest my lot.
The lines
are fallen
unto me
in pleasant places;
yea,
I have
a goodly heritage.
I will bless
the LORD,
who hath given me counsel:
my reins
also instruct me
in the night seasons.
I have set
the LORD
always before me:
because
he is at my right hand,
I shall not be moved.
Therefore my heart
is glad,
and my glory rejoiceth:
my flesh
also shall rest
in hope.
For thou
wilt not leave
my soul in hell;
neither wilt
thou suffer
thine Holy One
to see corruption.
Thou wilt shew me
the path of life:
in thy presence
is fulness
of joy;
at thy
right hand
there are pleasures
for evermore.
Hear the right,
O LORD,
attend
unto my cry,
give ear
unto my prayer,
that goeth not
out of feigned lips.
Let my sentence
come forth
from thy presence;
let thine
eyes
behold the things
that are equal.
Thou hast proved
mine heart;
thou hast visited me
in the night;
thou hast tried me,
and shalt find
nothing;
I am purposed
that my mouth
shall not transgress.
Concerning the works
of men,
by the word
of thy lips
I have kept me
from the paths
of the destroyer.
Hold up
my goings
in thy paths,
that my footsteps
slip not.
I have called
upon thee,
for thou
wilt hear me,
O God:
incline thine ear
unto me,
and hear
my speech.
Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness,
O thou
that
savest by thy
right hand
them which put
their trust
in thee
from those
that rise up
against them.
Keep me
as the apple
of the eye,
hide me
under the shadow
of thy wings,
From the wicked
that oppress me,
from my deadly enemies,
who compass me about.
They are inclosed
in their own fat:
with their mouth
they speak proudly.
They have now compassed us
in our steps:
they have set
their eyes
bowing down
to the earth;
Like as a lion
that is greedy
of his prey,
and as it
were
a young lion
lurking
in secret places.
Arise,
O LORD,
disappoint him,
cast him down:
deliver my soul
from the wicked,
which is thy sword:
From men
which are thy hand,
O LORD,
from men
of the world,
which have
their portion
in this life,
and whose belly thou
fillest with thy
hid treasure:
they are full of children,
and leave
the rest
of their substance
to their babes.
As for me,
I will behold
thy face
in righteousness:
I shall be satisfied,
when I awake,
with thy likeness.
I will love thee,
O LORD,
my strength.
The LORD
is my rock,
and my fortress,
and my deliverer;
my God,
my strength,
in whom
I will trust;
my buckler,
and the horn
of my salvation,
and my high tower.
I will call
upon the LORD,
who is worthy
to be praised:
so shall
I be saved
from mine enemies.
The sorrows
of death
compassed me,
and the floods
of ungodly men
made me afraid.
The sorrows
of hell
compassed me about:
the snares
of death
prevented me.
In my distress
I called
upon the LORD,
and cried
unto my God:
he heard my voice
out of his temple,
and my cry
came
before him,
even into his ears.
Then the earth
shook
and trembled;
the foundations
also of the hills moved
and were shaken,
because
he was wroth.
There went
up a smoke
out of his nostrils,
and fire
out of his mouth devoured:
coals were kindled by it.
He bowed
the heavens also,
and came down:
and darkness
was under his feet.
And
he rode upon a cherub,
and did fly:
yea,
he did fly upon the wings
of the wind.
He made darkness
his secret place;
his pavilion round
about him were dark waters
and thick clouds
of the skies.
At the brightness
that
was
before him
his thick clouds passed,
hail
stones
and coals
of fire.
The LORD
also thundered
in the heavens,
and the Highest
gave his voice;
hail
stones
and coals
of fire.
Yea,
he sent
out his arrows,
and scattered them;
and he
shot
out lightnings,
and discomfited them.
Then the channels
of waters
were seen,
and the foundations
of the world
were discovered
at thy rebuke,
O LORD,
at the blast
of the breath
of thy nostrils.
He sent
from above,
he took me,
he drew me
out of many waters.
He delivered me
from my strong enemy,
and
from them which
hated me:
for they
were too strong
for me.
They prevented me
in the day
of my calamity:
but the LORD
was my stay.
He brought me forth
also into a large place;
he delivered me,
because
he delighted in me.
The LORD
rewarded me according to
my righteousness;
according to
the cleanness
of my hands
hath
he recompensed me.
For I
have kept the ways
of the LORD,
and have not wickedly departed
from my God.
For all
his judgments
were
before me,
and
I did not put away
his statutes
from me.
I was also upright
before him,
and
I kept myself
from mine iniquity.
Therefore hath
the LORD
recompensed me according to
my righteousness,
according to the cleanness
of my hands in his eyesight.
With the merciful
thou wilt shew thyself merciful;
with an upright man
thou wilt shew thyself upright;
With the pure
thou wilt shew thyself pure;
and
with the froward
thou wilt shew thyself froward.
For thou
wilt save
the afflicted people;
but wilt bring down
high looks.
For thou
wilt light
my candle:
the LORD my God
will enlighten
my darkness.
For by thee
I have run
through a troop;
and by my God
have
I leaped
over a wall.
As for God,
his way
is perfect:
the word
of the LORD
is tried:
he is a buckler
to all
those that trust
in him.
For who
is God
save the LORD?
or who
is a rock
save our God?
It is
God that
girdeth me
with strength,
and maketh
my way perfect.
He maketh
my feet like hinds' feet,
and setteth me
upon my high places.
He teacheth
my hands to war,
so that a bow
of steel
is broken by mine arms.
Thou hast also given me
the shield
of thy salvation:
and thy
right hand
hath holden me up,
and thy gentleness
hath made me great.
Thou hast enlarged
my steps
under me,
that my feet
did not slip.
I have pursued
mine enemies,
and overtaken them:
neither did
I turn again
till they
were consumed.
I have wounded them that
they were not able
to rise:
they are fallen
under my feet.
For thou
hast girded me with strength
unto the battle:
thou hast subdued
under me those
that rose up
against me.
Thou hast also given me
the necks
of mine enemies;
that I
might destroy them
that hate me.
They cried,
but there was none
to save them:
even unto the LORD,
but
he answered them not.
Then did
I beat them small
as the dust
before the wind:
I did cast
them out
as the dirt
in the streets.
Thou hast delivered me
from the strivings
of the people;
and
thou hast made me
the head
of the heathen:
a people whom
I have not known
shall serve me.
As soon as they
hear of me,
they shall obey me:
the strangers
shall submit themselves unto me.
The strangers
shall fade away,
and be
afraid out of their close places.
The LORD liveth;
and blessed
be my rock;
and let
the God
of my salvation
be exalted.
It is
God that
avengeth me,
and subdueth
the people
under me.
He delivereth me
from mine enemies:
yea,
thou liftest me
up above
those that rise up
against me:
thou hast delivered me
from the violent man.
Therefore will
I give
thanks unto thee,
O LORD,
among the heathen,
and sing
praises unto thy
name.
Great deliverance
giveth
he to his king;
and sheweth mercy
to his anointed,
to David,
and
to his seed
for evermore.
The heavens
declare the glory
of God;
and the firmament
sheweth his handywork.
Day unto day
uttereth speech,
and night
unto night
sheweth knowledge.
There is
no speech
nor language,
where their voice
is not heard.
Their line
is gone out
through all the earth,
and their words
to the end
of the world.
In them hath
he set
a tabernacle
for the sun,
Which is as a bridegroom
coming out of his chamber,
and rejoiceth as a strong man
to run a race.
His going
forth is from the end
of the heaven,
and his circuit
unto the ends of it:
and there is
nothing hid from the heat
thereof.
The law
of the LORD
is perfect,
converting
the soul:
the testimony
of the LORD is sure,
making wise
the simple.
The statutes
of the LORD
are right,
rejoicing
the heart:
the commandment
of the LORD
is pure,
enlightening
the eyes.
The fear
of the LORD
is clean,
enduring
for ever:
the judgments
of the LORD
are true
and righteous altogether.
More
to be desired are
they than gold,
yea,
than much fine gold:
sweeter
also than honey
and the honeycomb.
Moreover by them is
thy servant warned:
and in keeping
of them there is great reward.
Who can understand
his errors?
cleanse
thou me
from secret faults.
Keep
back
thy servant
also from presumptuous sins;
let them
not have dominion
over me:
then shall
I be upright,
and
I shall be innocent
from the great transgression.
Let the words
of my mouth,
and the meditation
of my heart,
be acceptable
in thy sight,
O LORD,
my strength,
and my redeemer.
The LORD
hear thee
in the day
of trouble;
the name
of the God
of Jacob
defend thee;
Send thee help
from the sanctuary,
and strengthen thee
out of Zion;
Remember all
thy offerings,
and accept
thy burnt sacrifice;
Selah.
Grant thee
according to
thine own heart,
and fulfil
all thy counsel.
We will rejoice
in thy salvation,
and in the name
of our God
we will set up
our banners:
the LORD fulfil all
thy petitions.
Now know
I that
the LORD
saveth his anointed;
he will hear him
from his holy heaven
with the saving strength
of his right hand.
Some trust
in chariots,
and some
in horses:
but
we will remember
the name
of the LORD our God.
They are brought down
and fallen:
but we
are risen,
and stand upright.
Save,
LORD:
let the king
hear us
when we call.
The king
shall joy
in thy strength,
O LORD;
and in thy salvation
how greatly shall
he rejoice!
Thou hast given him
his heart's desire,
and hast not
withholden the request
of his lips.
Selah.
For thou
preventest him with the blessings
of goodness:
thou settest
a crown
of pure gold
on his head.
He asked life
of thee,
and
thou gavest it him,
even length
of days
for ever and ever.
His glory
is great
in thy salvation:
honour
and majesty
hast
thou
laid upon him.
For thou
hast made him most blessed
for ever:
thou hast made him
exceeding glad
with thy countenance.
For the king
trusteth in the LORD,
and
through the mercy
of the most High
he shall not be moved.
Thine hand
shall find out all
thine enemies:
thy right hand
shall find out
those that hate thee.
Thou shalt make them
as a fiery oven
in the time
of thine anger:
the LORD
shall swallow
them up
in his wrath,
and the fire
shall devour them.
Their fruit
shalt thou
destroy
from the earth,
and their seed from
among the children
of men.
For they
intended evil
against thee:
they imagined
a mischievous device,
which they
are not able
to perform.
Therefore shalt
thou make them
turn their back,
when
thou shalt make ready
thine arrows
upon thy
strings
against the face
of them.
Be thou exalted,
LORD,
in thine own strength:
so will
we sing
and praise thy power.
My God,
my God,
why hast
thou forsaken me?
why art
thou
so far from helping me,
and from the words
of my roaring?
O my God,
I cry
in the day time,
but
thou hearest not;
and in the night season,
and am not silent.
But
thou art holy,
O thou
that inhabitest
the praises
of Israel.
Our fathers
trusted in thee:
they trusted,
and
thou didst deliver them.
They cried
unto thee,
and were delivered:
they trusted
in thee,
and were not confounded.
But
I am a worm,
and no man;
a reproach
of men,
and despised
of the people.
All
they that
see me
laugh me
to scorn:
they shoot
out the lip,
they shake
the head,
saying,
He trusted
on the LORD
that
he would deliver him:
let him
deliver him,
seeing
he delighted in him.
But
thou art
he that
took me
out of the womb:
thou didst make me
hope
when
I was upon my mother's breasts.
I was cast
upon thee
from the womb:
thou art
my God
from my mother's belly.
Be not far
from me;
for trouble
is near;
for there is none
to help.
Many bulls
have compassed me:
strong bulls
of Bashan
have beset me round.
They gaped
upon me
with their mouths,
as a ravening
and a roaring lion.
I am poured
out like water,
and all my bones
are out of joint:
my heart
is like wax;
it is melted
in the midst
of my bowels.
My strength
is dried
up like a potsherd;
and my tongue
cleaveth to my jaws;
and
thou hast brought me
into the dust
of death.
For dogs
have compassed me:
the assembly of the wicked
have inclosed me:
they pierced
my hands
and my feet.
I may tell all
my bones:
they look
and
stare upon me.
They part
my garments
among them,
and cast lots
upon my vesture.
But be not
thou far
from me, O LORD:
O my strength,
haste thee
to help me.
Deliver my soul
from the sword;
my darling
from the power
of the dog.
Save me
from the lion's mouth:
for thou
hast heard me
from the horns
of the unicorns.
I will declare
thy name
unto my brethren:
in the midst
of the congregation
will
I praise thee.
Ye that fear
the LORD,
praise him;
all
ye the seed
of Jacob,
glorify him;
and fear him,
all
ye the seed
of Israel.
For he
hath not despised nor
abhorred
the affliction
of the afflicted;
neither hath
he hid
his face
from him;
but
when
he cried unto him,
he heard.
My praise
shall be of thee
in the great congregation:
I will pay
my vows
before them that fear him.
The meek
shall eat
and be satisfied:
they shall praise
the LORD that
seek him:
your heart
shall live
for ever.
All the ends
of the world
shall remember
and turn
unto the LORD:
and all
the kindreds
of the nations
shall worship
before thee.
For the kingdom
is the LORD's:
and
he is the governor
among the nations.
All
they that
be fat
upon earth
shall eat
and worship:
all they
that go down
to the dust
shall bow
before him:
and none
can keep
alive his own soul.
A seed
shall serve him;
it shall be accounted
to the Lord
for a generation.
They shall come,
and shall declare
his righteousness
unto a people
that shall be born,
that he
hath done this.
The LORD
is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
He maketh me
to lie down
in green pastures:
he leadeth me beside
the still waters.
He restoreth my soul:
he leadeth me in the paths
of righteousness
for his name's sake.
Yea,
though I
walk
through the valley
of the shadow
of death,
I will fear no evil:
for thou art
with me;
thy rod
and thy staff
they comfort me.
Thou preparest
a table
before me
in the presence
of mine enemies:
thou anointest
my head with oil;
my cup
runneth over.
Surely goodness
and mercy
shall follow me all
the days
of my life:
and
I will dwell in the house
of the LORD
for ever.
The earth
is the LORD's,
and the fulness
thereof;
the world,
and
they that
dwell therein.
For he
hath founded it
upon the seas,
and established
it upon the floods.
Who shall ascend
into the hill
of the LORD?
or who
shall stand
in his holy place?
He that
hath clean hands,
and a pure heart;
who hath not lifted
up his soul
unto vanity,
nor sworn deceitfully.
He shall receive the blessing
from the LORD,
and righteousness
from the God
of his salvation.
This is
the generation
of them that
seek him,
that seek
thy face,
O Jacob.
Selah.
Lift
up your heads,
O ye gates;
and be
ye lift up,
ye everlasting doors;
and the King
of glory
shall come in.
Who is this King
of glory?
The LORD strong
and mighty,
the LORD mighty
in battle.
Lift
up your heads,
O ye gates;
even lift them up,
ye everlasting doors;
and the King
of glory
shall come in.
Who is this King
of glory?
The LORD
of hosts,
he is the King
of glory.
Selah.
Unto thee,
O LORD,
do I
lift
up my soul.
O my God,
I trust in thee:
let me
not be ashamed,
let not
mine enemies
triumph over me.
Yea,
let none that wait
on thee
be ashamed:
let them
be ashamed which
transgress
without cause.
Shew me thy ways,
O LORD;
teach me
thy paths.
Lead me
in thy truth,
and teach me:
for thou
art the God
of my salvation;
on thee
do
I wait all
the day.
Remember,
O LORD,
thy tender mercies
and thy lovingkindnesses;
for they
have been ever
of old.
Remember not the sins
of my youth,
nor my transgressions:
according to
thy mercy
remember
thou me
for thy goodness' sake,
O LORD.
Good and upright
is the LORD:
therefore will
he teach sinners
in the way.
The meek
will
he guide
in judgment:
and the meek
will
he teach
his way.
All
the paths
of the LORD
are mercy
and truth
unto such as keep
his covenant
and his testimonies.
For thy name's sake,
O LORD,
pardon mine iniquity;
for it is great.
What man
is he
that feareth the LORD?
him shall
he teach
in the way
that
he shall choose.
His soul
shall dwell
at ease;
and his seed
shall inherit
the earth.
The secret
of the LORD
is with them that fear him;
and
he will shew them
his covenant.
Mine
eyes
are ever toward
the LORD;
for he shall pluck
my feet
out of the net.
Turn thee
unto me,
and have mercy
upon me;
for I
am desolate
and afflicted.
The troubles
of my heart
are enlarged:
O bring
thou me
out of my distresses.
Look
upon mine affliction
and my pain;
and forgive all
my sins.
Consider mine enemies;
for they
are many;
and
they hate me
with cruel hatred.
O keep my soul,
and deliver me:
let me
not be ashamed;
for I put
my trust
in thee.
Let integrity
and uprightness
preserve me;
for I wait
on thee.
Redeem Israel, O God,
out of all his troubles.
Judge me,
O LORD;
for I
have walked
in mine integrity:
I have trusted also
in the LORD;
therefore I
shall not slide.
Examine me,
O LORD,
and prove me;
try my reins
and my heart.
For thy lovingkindness
is before mine eyes:
and
I have walked
in thy truth.
I have not
sat
with vain persons,
neither will
I go in
with dissemblers.
I have hated
the congregation
of evil doers;
and will not sit
with the wicked.
I will wash
mine
hands in innocency:
so will
I compass
thine altar,
O LORD:
That I
may publish with the voice
of thanksgiving,
and tell
of all
thy wondrous works.
LORD,
I have loved
the habitation
of thy house,
and the place
where thine honour dwelleth.
Gather not my soul
with sinners,
nor my life
with bloody men:
In whose hands
is mischief,
and their right hand
is full of bribes.
But as for me,
I will walk
in mine integrity:
redeem me,
and be merciful
unto me.
My foot
standeth in an even place:
in the congregations
will
I bless
the LORD.
The LORD
is my light
and my salvation;
whom shall
I fear?
the LORD
is the strength
of my life;
of whom shall
I be afraid?
When the wicked,
even mine enemies
and my foes,
came upon me
to eat
up my flesh,
they stumbled
and fell.
Though an host
should encamp against me,
my heart
shall not fear:
though war
should rise against me,
in this
will
I be confident.
One thing
have
I desired
of the LORD,
that will
I seek after;
that I
may dwell
in the house
of the LORD all
the days
of my life,
to behold the beauty
of the LORD,
and to enquire
in his temple.
For in the time
of trouble
he shall hide me
in his pavilion:
in the secret
of his tabernacle
shall
he hide me;
he shall set me up
upon a rock.
And now shall
mine
head
be lifted
up above mine enemies round
about me:
therefore will
I offer
in his tabernacle sacrifices
of joy;
I will sing,
yea,
I will sing
praises
unto the LORD.
Hear,
O LORD,
when I
cry
with my voice:
have mercy
also upon me,
and answer me.
When thou saidst,
Seek ye
my face;
my heart
said unto thee,
Thy face,
LORD,
will I seek.
Hide not
thy face far
from me;
put not
thy servant
away in anger:
thou hast been
my help;
leave me not,
neither forsake me,
O God
of my salvation.
When my father
and my mother
forsake me,
then the LORD
will take me up.
Teach me thy way,
O LORD,
and lead me
in a plain path,
because of mine enemies.
Deliver me not over
unto the will
of mine enemies:
for false witnesses
are risen up against me,
and such as breathe
out cruelty.
I had fainted,
unless I
had believed
to see the goodness
of the LORD
in the land
of the living.
Wait on the LORD:
be of good courage,
and
he shall strengthen
thine heart:
wait,
I say,
on the LORD.
Unto thee
will
I cry,
O LORD my rock;
be not silent to me:
lest,
if thou
be silent to me,
I become like
them that go down
into the pit.
Hear the voice
of my supplications,
when I
cry
unto thee,
when I
lift
up my hands
toward thy holy oracle.
Draw me not
away with the wicked,
and
with the workers
of iniquity,
which speak peace
to their neighbours,
but mischief
is in their hearts.
Give them according to
their deeds,
and
according to
the wickedness
of their endeavours:
give them
after the work
of their hands;
render
to them their desert.
Because
they regard not
the works
of the LORD,
nor the operation
of his hands,
he shall destroy them,
and
not build them up.
Blessed
be the LORD,
because
he hath heard
the voice
of my supplications.
The LORD
is my strength
and my shield;
my heart
trusted in him,
and I
am helped:
therefore my heart
greatly rejoiceth;
and with my song
will I praise him.
The LORD
is their strength,
and he
is
the saving strength
of his anointed.
Save thy people,
and bless
thine inheritance:
feed them also,
and lift them up
for ever.
Give
unto the LORD,
O ye mighty,
give
unto the LORD glory
and strength.
Give
unto the LORD the glory due
unto his name;
worship the LORD
in the beauty
of holiness.
The voice
of the LORD
is upon the waters:
the God
of glory thundereth:
the LORD
is upon many waters.
The voice
of the LORD
is powerful;
the voice
of the LORD
is full of majesty.
The voice
of the LORD
breaketh the cedars;
yea,
the LORD
breaketh
the cedars
of Lebanon.
He maketh them also
to skip like
a calf;
Lebanon
and Sirion like
a young unicorn.
The voice
of the LORD
divideth the flames
of fire.
The voice
of the LORD
shaketh the wilderness;
the LORD
shaketh
the wilderness
of Kadesh.
The voice
of the LORD
maketh the hinds
to calve,
and discovereth the forests:
and in his temple
doth
every one
speak
of his glory.
The LORD
sitteth upon the flood;
yea,
the LORD
sitteth King
for ever.
The LORD
will give strength
unto his people;
the LORD
will bless
his people
with peace.
I will extol thee,
O LORD;
for thou
hast lifted me up,
and hast not made
my foes
to rejoice over me.
O LORD my God,
I cried
unto thee,
and
thou hast healed me.
O LORD,
thou hast brought
up my soul
from the grave:
thou hast kept me alive,
that I
should not go down
to the pit.
Sing
unto the LORD,
O ye saints
of his,
and give
thanks
at the remembrance
of his holiness.
For his anger
endureth
but a moment;
in his favour
is life:
weeping may endure
for a night,
but joy
cometh in the morning.
And
in my prosperity
I said,
I shall never be moved.
LORD,
by thy
favour
thou hast made
my mountain
to stand strong:
thou didst hide
thy face,
and
I was troubled.
I cried to thee,
O LORD;
and
unto the LORD I made supplication.
What profit
is there
in my blood,
when I
go down
to the pit?
Shall the dust praise thee?
shall
it declare
thy truth?
Hear,
O LORD,
and have mercy
upon me:
LORD,
be thou
my helper.
Thou hast turned
for me my mourning
into dancing:
thou hast put off
my sackcloth,
and girded me
with gladness;
To the end
that my glory
may sing
praise to thee,
and not be silent.
O LORD my God,
I will give
thanks unto thee
for ever.
In thee,
O LORD,
do I put
my trust;
let me
never be ashamed:
deliver me
in thy righteousness.
Bow
down thine ear to me;
deliver me speedily:
be thou
my strong rock,
for an house
of defence
to save me.
For thou
art my rock
and my fortress;
therefore for thy
name's sake
lead me,
and guide me.
Pull me
out of the net
that they
have laid privily for me:
for thou art
my strength.
Into thine hand
I commit
my spirit:
thou hast redeemed me,
O LORD God
of truth.
I have hated them
that regard
lying vanities:
but I
trust
in the LORD.
I will be glad
and rejoice
in thy mercy:
for thou
hast considered
my trouble;
thou hast known
my soul
in adversities;
And hast not shut me up
into the hand
of the enemy:
thou hast set
my feet
in a large room.
Have mercy
upon me, O LORD,
for I
am in trouble:
mine
eye
is consumed
with grief,
yea,
my soul
and my belly.
For my life
is spent
with grief,
and my years
with sighing:
my strength
faileth
because of mine iniquity,
and my bones
are consumed.
I was a reproach
among all mine enemies,
but especially among my neighbours,
and a fear
to mine acquaintance:
they that
did see me
without fled from me.
I am forgotten as a
dead man out of mind:
I am like
a broken vessel.
For I
have heard the slander
of many:
fear was on every side:
while they
took
counsel together against me,
they devised
to take away my life.
But I
trusted
in thee,
O LORD:
I said,
Thou art my God.
My times
are in thy hand:
deliver me
from the hand
of mine enemies,
and from them that
persecute me.
Make
thy face to shine
upon thy servant:
save me
for thy mercies' sake.
Let me
not be ashamed,
O LORD;
for I
have called
upon thee:
let the wicked
be ashamed,
and let them
be silent
in the grave.
Let the lying lips
be put
to silence;
which speak grievous things proudly
and
contemptuously against the righteous.
Oh how great
is thy goodness,
which thou
hast laid up
for them that fear thee;
which thou
hast wrought
for them that trust
in thee
before the sons
of men!
Thou shalt hide them
in the secret
of thy presence
from the pride
of man:
thou shalt keep them
secretly in a pavilion
from the strife
of tongues.
Blessed
be the LORD:
for he
hath shewed me
his marvellous kindness
in a strong city.
For I said
in my haste,
I am cut off from
before thine eyes:
nevertheless
thou heardest
the voice
of my supplications
when I
cried
unto thee.
O love the LORD,
all
ye his saints:
for the LORD
preserveth the faithful,
and plentifully rewardeth
the proud doer.
Be of good courage,
and
he shall strengthen
your heart,
all
ye that hope
in the LORD.
Blessed
is
he whose transgression
is forgiven,
whose sin
is covered.
Blessed is the man
unto whom
the LORD
imputeth not
iniquity,
and
in whose spirit
there is no guile.
When
I kept silence,
my bones
waxed old
through my roaring all
the day long.
For day and night
thy hand
was heavy
upon me:
my moisture
is turned into
the drought
of summer.
Selah.
I acknowledge
my sin
unto thee,
and mine iniquity
have I not hid.
I said,
I will confess
my transgressions
unto the LORD;
and
thou forgavest
the iniquity
of my sin.
Selah.
For this
shall
every one
that is
godly
pray
unto thee
in a time
when
thou mayest be found:
surely in the floods
of great waters
they shall not come nigh
unto him.
Thou
art my hiding place;
thou shalt preserve me
from trouble;
thou shalt compass
me about
with songs
of deliverance.
Selah.
I will instruct thee
and teach thee
in the way which
thou shalt go:
I will guide
thee with mine eye.
Be ye
not as the horse,
or as the mule,
which have
no understanding:
whose mouth
must be held in
with bit
and bridle,
lest
they come near
unto thee.
Many sorrows
shall be
to the wicked:
but
he that
trusteth in the LORD,
mercy
shall compass him about.
Be glad
in the LORD,
and rejoice,
ye righteous:
and shout
for joy,
all ye that
are upright
in heart.
Rejoice
in the LORD,
O ye righteous:
for praise
is comely
for the upright.
Praise the LORD
with harp:
sing unto him
with the psaltery
and an instrument
of ten strings.
Sing unto him a new song;
play skilfully
with a loud noise.
For the word
of the LORD
is right;
and all
his works
are done
in truth.
He loveth righteousness
and judgment:
the earth
is full of
the goodness
of the LORD.
By the word
of the LORD
were
the heavens made;
and all
the host
of them
by the breath
of his mouth.
He gathereth
the waters
of the sea
together
as an heap:
he layeth up the depth
in storehouses.
Let all
the earth
fear the LORD:
let all the inhabitants
of the world stand
in awe of him.
For he spake,
and it
was done;
he commanded,
and it
stood fast.
The LORD
bringeth the counsel
of the heathen
to nought:
he maketh the devices
of the people
of none effect.
The counsel
of the LORD
standeth for ever,
the thoughts
of his heart
to all generations.
Blessed
is the nation
whose God
is the LORD;
and the people whom
he hath chosen
for his own inheritance.
The LORD looketh
from heaven;
he beholdeth all the sons
of men.
From the place
of his habitation
he looketh
upon all
the inhabitants
of the earth.
He fashioneth their hearts alike;
he considereth all
their works.
There is
no king
saved
by the multitude
of an host:
a mighty man
is not delivered
by much strength.
An horse
is a vain thing
for safety:
neither shall
he deliver any
by his great strength.
Behold,
the eye
of the LORD
is upon them that fear him,
upon them
that hope
in his mercy;
To deliver their soul
from death,
and
to keep them alive
in famine.
Our soul
waiteth for the LORD:
he is our help
and our shield.
For our heart
shall rejoice in him,
because
we have trusted
in his holy name.
Let thy mercy,
O LORD,
be upon us,
according as we
hope in thee.
I will bless
the LORD
at all times:
his praise
shall continually be
in my mouth.
My soul
shall make
her boast
in the LORD:
the humble
shall hear thereof,
and be glad.
O magnify
the LORD
with me,
and let us
exalt his name
together.
I sought
the LORD,
and he
heard me,
and delivered me
from all my fears.
They looked unto him,
and were lightened:
and their faces
were not ashamed.
This poor man cried,
and the LORD
heard him,
and saved him
out of all his troubles.
The angel
of the LORD
encampeth round
about them that fear him,
and delivereth them.
O taste and see
that the LORD
is good:
blessed is the man
that trusteth in him.
O fear the LORD,
ye his saints:
for there is
no want
to them that fear him.
The young lions
do lack,
and suffer hunger:
but they that
seek the LORD
shall not want
any good thing.
Come,
ye children,
hearken unto me:
I will teach
you the fear
of the LORD.
What man
is he
that desireth life,
and loveth many days,
that he
may see good?
Keep thy tongue
from evil,
and thy lips
from speaking guile.
Depart from evil,
and do good;
seek peace,
and pursue it.
The eyes
of the LORD
are upon the righteous,
and his ears
are open
unto their cry.
The face
of the LORD
is against them that
do evil,
to cut off
the remembrance
of them
from the earth.
The righteous cry,
and the LORD heareth,
and delivereth them
out of all their troubles.
The LORD
is nigh
unto them that
are of a broken heart;
and saveth
such as be
of a contrite spirit.
Many are the afflictions
of the righteous:
but the LORD
delivereth him
out of them all.
He keepeth all
his bones:
not one
of them is broken.
Evil shall slay
the wicked:
and
they
that hate the righteous
shall be desolate.
The LORD
redeemeth
the soul
of his servants:
and none of them
that trust
in him shall be desolate.
Plead my cause,
O LORD,
with them that strive
with me:
fight
against them that fight
against me.
Take
hold
of shield
and buckler,
and stand up
for mine help.
Draw out also
the spear,
and stop
the way
against them that
persecute me:
say unto my soul,
I am thy salvation.
Let them
be confounded
and put
to shame
that seek
after my soul:
let them
be turned
back
and brought
to confusion
that devise
my hurt.
Let them
be as chaff
before the wind:
and let
the angel
of the LORD
chase them.
Let their way
be
dark
and slippery:
and let
the angel
of the LORD
persecute them.
For without
cause
have
they hid for me their net
in a pit,
which without cause
they have digged
for my soul.
Let destruction
come upon him
at unawares;
and let
his net that
he hath
hid catch himself:
into that very destruction
let him fall.
And my soul
shall be joyful
in the LORD:
it shall rejoice
in his salvation.
All my bones
shall say,
LORD,
who is like
unto thee,
which deliverest
the poor
from him that is too strong
for him, yea,
the poor
and the needy
from him that
spoileth him?
False witnesses
did rise up;
they laid
to my charge
things that
I knew not.
They rewarded me evil
for good
to the spoiling
of my soul.
But as for me,
when
they were sick,
my clothing
was sackcloth:
I humbled
my soul
with fasting;
and my prayer
returned
into mine own bosom.
I behaved
myself as
though he
had been
my friend
or brother:
I bowed
down heavily,
as one
that mourneth for his mother.
But in mine adversity
they rejoiced,
and
gathered themselves together:
yea,
the abjects
gathered themselves
together against me,
and
I knew it not;
they did tear me,
and ceased not:
With hypocritical mockers
in feasts,
they gnashed
upon me
with their teeth.
Lord,
how long
wilt
thou look on?
rescue my soul
from their destructions,
my darling
from the lions.
I will give thee thanks
in the great congregation:
I will praise thee
among much people.
Let not them
that are
mine enemies
wrongfully rejoice over me:
neither let them
wink
with the eye that hate me
without a cause.
For they
speak not peace:
but they
devise deceitful matters
against them that
are quiet
in the land.
Yea,
they opened
their mouth wide
against me,
and said,
Aha,
aha,
our eye hath seen it.
This
thou hast seen,
O LORD:
keep not silence:
O Lord,
be not far
from me.
Stir up thyself,
and awake
to my judgment,
even unto my cause,
my God and my Lord.
Judge me,
O LORD my God,
according to
thy righteousness;
and let them
not rejoice over me.
Let them
not say
in their hearts,
Ah,
so would
we have it:
let them
not say,
We have swallowed him up.
Let them
be ashamed
and brought
to confusion
together that
rejoice at mine hurt:
let them
be clothed
with shame
and dishonour
that magnify themselves against me.
Let them
shout for joy,
and be glad,
that favour
my righteous cause:
yea,
let them
say continually,
Let the LORD
be magnified,
which hath pleasure
in the prosperity
of his servant.
And my tongue
shall speak
of thy righteousness
and of thy
praise all the day long.
The transgression
of the wicked
saith within my heart,
that there is
no fear
of God
before his eyes.
For he
flattereth himself
in his own eyes,
until his iniquity
be found to be hateful.
The words
of his mouth
are iniquity
and deceit:
he hath left off
to be wise,
and to do good.
He deviseth mischief
upon his bed;
he setteth himself
in a way
that is not good;
he abhorreth not evil.
Thy mercy,
O LORD,
is in the heavens;
and thy faithfulness
reacheth unto the clouds.
Thy righteousness
is like
the great mountains;
thy judgments
are a great deep:
O LORD,
thou preservest man
and beast.
How excellent
is thy lovingkindness,
O God!
therefore the children
of men put
their trust
under the shadow
of thy wings.
They
shall be abundantly satisfied
with the fatness
of thy house;
and
thou shalt make them
drink
of the river
of thy pleasures.
For with thee
is the fountain
of life:
in thy
light
shall
we see light.
O continue
thy lovingkindness
unto them that
know thee;
and thy righteousness
to the upright
in heart.
Let not the foot
of pride
come against me,
and let not
the hand
of the wicked
remove me.
There are the workers
of iniquity fallen:
they are cast down,
and shall not be able
to rise.
Fret not thyself
because
of evildoers,
neither be
thou envious
against the workers
of iniquity.
For they
shall soon be cut down like
the grass,
and wither
as the green herb.
Trust in the LORD,
and do good;
so shalt thou
dwell
in the land,
and verily
thou shalt be fed.
Delight thyself
also in the LORD:
and he
shall give
thee the desires
of thine heart.
Commit thy way
unto the LORD;
trust also
in him;
and
he shall bring it
to pass.
And
he shall bring forth
thy righteousness
as the light,
and thy judgment
as the noonday.
Rest in the LORD,
and
wait patiently for him:
fret not thyself
because
of him
who prospereth
in his way,
because
of the man
who bringeth wicked devices
to pass.
Cease from anger,
and forsake wrath:
fret not thyself
in any wise to do evil.
For evildoers
shall be cut off:
but
those that wait
upon the LORD,
they shall inherit
the earth.
For yet
a little while,
and the wicked
shall not be:
yea,
thou shalt diligently consider
his place,
and it
shall not be.
But the meek
shall inherit
the earth;
and shall delight themselves
in the abundance
of peace.
The wicked
plotteth against the just,
and gnasheth upon him
with his teeth.
The LORD
shall laugh at him:
for he
seeth
that his day
is coming.
The wicked
have drawn
out the sword,
and have bent
their bow,
to cast
down the poor
and needy,
and to slay
such as be
of upright conversation.
Their sword
shall enter
into their own heart,
and their bows
shall be broken.
A little
that a righteous man
hath
is
better
than the riches
of many wicked.
For the arms
of the wicked
shall be broken:
but the LORD
upholdeth the righteous.
The LORD
knoweth
the days
of the upright:
and their inheritance
shall be
for ever.
They shall not be ashamed
in the evil time:
and in the days
of famine
they shall be satisfied.
But the wicked
shall perish,
and the enemies
of the LORD
shall be as the fat
of lambs:
they shall consume;
into smoke
shall
they consume away.
The wicked borroweth,
and payeth
not again:
but the righteous
sheweth mercy,
and giveth.
For such as be blessed
of him shall inherit the earth;
and
they that
be cursed
of him
shall be cut off.
The steps
of a good man
are ordered
by the LORD:
and
he delighteth in his way.
Though he fall,
he shall not be
utterly cast down:
for the LORD
upholdeth him
with his hand.
I have been young,
and now am old;
yet have
I not seen
the righteous forsaken,
nor his seed begging bread.
He is ever merciful,
and lendeth;
and his seed
is blessed.
Depart from evil,
and do good;
and dwell
for evermore.
For the LORD
loveth judgment,
and forsaketh not
his saints;
they are preserved
for ever:
but
the seed
of the wicked
shall be cut off.
The righteous
shall inherit
the land,
and dwell therein
for ever.
The mouth
of the righteous
speaketh wisdom,
and his tongue
talketh of judgment.
The law
of his God
is in his heart;
none of his steps
shall slide.
The wicked
watcheth the righteous,
and seeketh
to slay him.
The LORD
will not leave him
in his hand,
nor condemn him
when he is judged.
Wait on the LORD,
and keep his way,
and
he shall exalt thee
to inherit
the land:
when the wicked
are cut off,
thou shalt see it.
I have seen
the wicked
in great power,
and spreading himself like
a green bay tree.
Yet
he passed away,
and,
lo,
he was not:
yea,
I sought him,
but
he could not be found.
Mark the perfect man,
and behold
the upright:
for the end
of that man
is peace.
But the transgressors
shall be destroyed together:
the end
of the wicked
shall be cut off.
But
the salvation
of the righteous
is of the LORD:
he is their strength
in the time
of trouble.
And the LORD
shall help them,
and deliver them:
he shall deliver them
from the wicked,
and save them,
because
they
trust in him.
O lord,
rebuke me not
in thy wrath:
neither chasten me
in thy hot displeasure.
For thine arrows
stick fast in me,
and thy hand
presseth me sore.
There is no soundness
in my flesh
because of thine anger;
neither is there
any rest
in my bones
because
of my sin.
For mine iniquities
are
gone over mine head:
as an heavy burden
they are too heavy
for me.
My wounds
stink
and are
corrupt
because
of my foolishness.
I am troubled;
I am bowed
down greatly;
I go
mourning all the day long.
For my loins
are filled
with a loathsome disease:
and there is no soundness
in my flesh.
I am
feeble
and sore broken:
I have roared
by reason
of the disquietness
of my heart.
Lord,
all my desire
is before thee;
and my groaning
is not hid from thee.
My heart panteth,
my strength faileth me:
as for the light
of mine eyes,
it also is gone from me.
My lovers
and my friends
stand aloof
from my sore;
and my kinsmen
stand afar off.
They also
that seek
after my life
lay snares for me:
and
they that seek my hurt
speak
mischievous things,
and imagine deceits all
the day long.
But I,
as a deaf man,
heard not;
and
I was as a
dumb man
that openeth not
his mouth.
Thus
I was as a man
that heareth not,
and in whose mouth
are no reproofs.
For in thee,
O LORD,
do I hope:
thou wilt hear,
O Lord my God.
For I said,
Hear me,
lest otherwise
they
should rejoice over me:
when my foot slippeth,
they magnify themselves against me.
For I
am ready to halt,
and my sorrow
is continually
before me.
For I
will declare
mine iniquity;
I will be sorry
for my sin.
But mine enemies
are lively,
and
they are strong:
and
they
that hate me
wrongfully are multiplied.
They also
that
render evil
for good
are mine adversaries;
because
I follow
the thing
that good is.
Forsake me not,
O LORD:
O my God,
be not far
from me.
Make haste
to help me,
O Lord my salvation.
I said,
I will take
heed to my ways,
that I
sin not
with my tongue:
I will keep my mouth
with a bridle,
while the wicked
is
before me.
I was dumb
with silence,
I held my peace,
even from good;
and my sorrow
was stirred.
My heart
was hot
within me,
while I
was musing
the fire burned:
then spake
I with my tongue,
LORD,
make me to know
mine end,
and the measure
of my days,
what it is:
that I
may know how frail
I am.
Behold,
thou hast made
my days
as an handbreadth;
and mine
age
is as nothing
before thee:
verily
every man
at his best state
is altogether
vanity.
Selah.
Surely
every man
walketh in a vain shew:
surely
they are disquieted
in vain:
he heapeth up riches,
and knoweth not
who shall gather them.
And now,
Lord,
what wait
I for?
my hope is in thee.
Deliver me
from all my transgressions:
make me not the reproach
of the foolish.
I was dumb,
I opened not
my mouth;
because
thou didst it.
Remove
thy
stroke away from me:
I am consumed
by the blow
of thine hand.
When
thou with rebukes
dost correct man
for iniquity,
thou makest
his beauty
to consume away like
a moth:
surely every man
is vanity.
Selah.
Hear my prayer,
O LORD,
and give ear
unto my cry;
hold
not thy peace
at my tears:
for I
am a stranger
with thee,
and a sojourner,
as all my fathers were.
O spare me,
that I
may recover
strength,
before I
go hence,
and be
no more.
I waited patiently
for the LORD;
and
he inclined unto me,
and heard
my cry.
He brought me up
also out of an horrible pit,
out of the miry clay,
and set
my feet
upon a rock,
and established
my goings.
And
he hath put
a new song
in my mouth,
even praise
unto our God:
many shall see it,
and fear,
and shall trust
in the LORD.
Blessed is that man
that maketh
the LORD his trust,
and respecteth not
the proud,
nor such as turn aside
to lies.
Many,
O LORD my God,
are thy wonderful works which
thou hast done,
and thy
thoughts
which are to us-ward:
they cannot be reckoned up
in order
unto thee:
if I
would declare
and
speak of them,
they are
more than can be numbered.
Sacrifice
and offering
thou didst not desire;
mine ears
hast
thou opened:
burnt
offering
and sin
offering
hast
thou not required.
Then said I,
Lo,
I come:
in the volume
of the book
it is written of me,
I delight to do
thy will,
O my God:
yea,
thy law
is within my heart.
I have preached righteousness
in the great congregation:
lo,
I have not refrained my lips,
O LORD,
thou knowest.
I have not
hid thy righteousness
within my heart;
I have declared
thy faithfulness
and thy salvation:
I have not concealed
thy lovingkindness
and thy truth
from the great congregation.
Withhold not
thou
thy tender mercies
from me, O LORD:
let thy lovingkindness
and thy truth
continually preserve me.
For innumerable evils
have compassed me about:
mine iniquities
have taken
hold upon me,
so that
I am not able
to look up;
they
are more than
the hairs
of mine head:
therefore my heart
faileth me.
Be pleased,
O LORD,
to deliver me:
O LORD,
make haste
to help me.
Let them
be ashamed
and confounded
together that
seek
after my soul
to destroy it;
let them
be driven backward
and put
to shame that wish
me evil.
Let them
be desolate
for a reward
of their shame
that say unto me,
Aha,
aha.
Let all those
that seek thee
rejoice and be glad
in thee:
let
such as
love thy salvation
say continually,
The LORD
be magnified.
But I
am
poor
and needy;
yet the Lord
thinketh upon me:
thou art
my help
and my deliverer;
make no tarrying,
O my God.
Blessed
is
he that
considereth the poor:
the LORD
will deliver him
in time
of trouble.
The LORD
will preserve him,
and keep him alive;
and
he shall be blessed
upon the earth:
and
thou wilt not deliver him
unto the will
of his enemies.
The LORD
will strengthen him
upon the bed
of languishing:
thou wilt make
all his bed
in his sickness.
I said,
LORD,
be merciful
unto me:
heal my soul;
for I have sinned
against thee.
Mine enemies
speak evil
of me, When
shall
he die,
and his name perish?
And
if he come
to see me,
he speaketh vanity:
his heart
gathereth iniquity
to itself;
when
he goeth abroad,
he telleth it.
All that hate me
whisper together against me:
against me do
they devise
my hurt.
An evil disease,
say they,
cleaveth
fast unto him:
and
now that
he lieth
he shall rise
up no more.
Yea,
mine own familiar friend,
in whom
I trusted,
which did eat
of my bread,
hath lifted
up his heel
against me.
But thou,
O LORD,
be merciful
unto me,
and raise me up,
that I
may requite them.
By this
I know that
thou favourest me,
because mine enemy
doth not triumph over me.
And as for me,
thou upholdest me
in mine integrity,
and settest me
before thy face for ever.
Blessed
be the LORD God
of Israel
from everlasting,
and to everlasting.
Amen,
and Amen.
As the hart
panteth after the water brooks,
so panteth
my soul
after thee,
O God.
My soul
thirsteth
for God,
for the living God:
when shall
I come
and appear
before God?
My tears
have been my meat
day and night,
while they
continually say unto me,
Where is thy God?
When
I remember
these things,
I pour
out my soul in me:
for I
had gone
with the multitude,
I went with them
to the house
of God,
with the voice
of joy
and praise,
with a multitude
that kept
holyday.
Why art
thou cast down,
O my soul?
and
why art
thou disquieted
in me?
hope thou in God:
for I
shall yet praise him
for the help
of his countenance.
O my God,
my soul
is cast down within me:
therefore will
I remember thee
from the land
of Jordan,
and
of the Hermonites,
from the hill Mizar.
Deep calleth
unto deep
at the noise
of thy waterspouts:
all thy
waves
and thy
billows
are gone over me.
Yet the LORD
will command
his lovingkindness
in the day time,
and in the night
his song
shall be with me,
and my prayer
unto the God
of my life.
I will say
unto God
my rock,
Why hast
thou forgotten me?
why go I
mourning
because
of the oppression
of the enemy?
As with a sword
in my bones,
mine enemies
reproach me;
while they
say daily unto me,
Where is thy God?
Why art
thou cast down,
O my soul?
and
why art
thou disquieted
within me?
hope thou in God:
for I
shall yet praise him,
who is the health
of my countenance,
and my God.
Judge me,
O God,
and plead
my cause
against an ungodly nation:
O deliver me
from the deceitful
and unjust man.
For thou
art the God
of my strength:
why dost
thou
cast me off?
why go I
mourning
because
of the oppression
of the enemy?
O send out thy
light
and thy truth:
let them
lead me;
let them
bring me
unto thy holy hill,
and to thy tabernacles.
Then will
I go
unto the altar
of God,
unto God
my exceeding joy:
yea,
upon the harp
will
I praise thee,
O God my God.
Why art
thou cast down,
O my soul?
and
why art
thou disquieted
within me?
hope in God:
for I
shall yet praise him,
who is the health
of my countenance,
and my God.
We have heard
with our ears,
O God,
our fathers
have told us,
what work thou
didst in their days,
in the times
of old.
How thou
didst drive
out the heathen
with thy hand,
and plantedst them;
how thou
didst afflict
the people,
and
cast them out.
For they
got not the land
in possession
by their own sword,
neither did
their own arm
save them:
but thy
right hand,
and thine arm,
and the light
of thy countenance,
because
thou hadst
a favour
unto them.
Thou art
my King, O God:
command deliverances
for Jacob.
Through thee
will
we push
down our enemies:
through thy
name
will
we tread them
under that rise up
against us.
For I
will not trust
in my bow,
neither shall
my sword
save me.
But
thou hast saved us
from our enemies,
and hast put them
to shame that hated us.
In God
we boast all
the day long,
and praise thy
name for ever.
Selah.
But
thou
hast cast off,
and put us
to shame;
and goest not forth
with our armies.
Thou makest us
to turn
back from the enemy:
and
they
which hate us
spoil
for themselves.
Thou hast given us like sheep
appointed
for meat;
and hast scattered us
among the heathen.
Thou sellest
thy people
for nought,
and dost not increase
thy wealth
by their price.
Thou makest us
a reproach
to our neighbours,
a scorn
and a derision
to them
that are round
about us.
Thou makest us
a byword
among the heathen,
a shaking
of the head
among the people.
My confusion
is continually
before me,
and the shame
of my face
hath covered me,
For the voice
of him that
reproacheth and blasphemeth;
by reason
of the enemy
and avenger.
All this
is come upon us;
yet have
we not forgotten thee,
neither have
we dealt falsely
in thy covenant.
Our heart
is not turned back,
neither have
our steps
declined
from thy way;
Though thou
hast sore
broken us
in the place
of dragons,
and covered us
with the shadow
of death.
If we
have forgotten the name
of our God,
or stretched out
our hands
to a strange god;
Shall not
God search
this out?
for he knoweth
the secrets
of the heart.
Yea,
for thy sake
are
we killed all
the day long;
we are counted
as sheep
for the slaughter.
Awake,
why sleepest thou,
O Lord?
arise,
cast us not off
for ever.
Wherefore hidest
thou
thy face,
and forgettest
our affliction
and our oppression?
For our soul
is bowed down
to the dust:
our belly
cleaveth unto the earth.
Arise
for our help,
and redeem us
for thy mercies' sake.
My heart
is inditing
a good matter:
I speak
of the things which
I have made
touching
the king:
my tongue
is the pen
of a ready writer.
Thou art fairer
than the children
of men:
grace
is poured
into thy lips:
therefore God
hath blessed thee
for ever.
Gird thy sword
upon thy thigh,
O most mighty,
with thy
glory
and thy majesty.
And in thy majesty
ride prosperously
because
of truth
and meekness
and righteousness;
and thy
right hand
shall teach
thee terrible things.
Thine arrows
are sharp
in the heart
of the king's enemies;
whereby
the people fall
under thee.
Thy throne,
O God,
is for ever
and ever:
the sceptre
of thy kingdom
is a right sceptre.
Thou lovest righteousness,
and hatest wickedness:
therefore God,
thy God,
hath anointed thee
with the oil
of gladness
above thy fellows.
All thy garments
smell of myrrh,
and aloes,
and cassia,
out of the ivory palaces,
whereby
they have made thee glad.
Kings' daughters
were among thy
honourable women:
upon thy
right hand
did stand
the queen
in gold
of Ophir.
Hearken,
O daughter,
and consider,
and incline
thine ear;
forget also
thine own people,
and thy father's house;
So shall
the king
greatly desire
thy beauty:
for he
is thy Lord;
and worship
thou him.
And
the daughter
of Tyre
shall be there
with a gift;
even
the rich
among the people
shall intreat
thy favour.
The king's daughter
is all glorious
within:
her clothing
is of wrought gold.
She shall be brought
unto the king
in raiment
of needlework:
the virgins
her companions that
follow her
shall be brought
unto thee.
With gladness
and rejoicing
shall
they be brought:
they shall enter
into the king's palace.
Instead of thy
fathers
shall be
thy children,
whom
thou mayest make princes
in all the earth.
I will make
thy name
to be remembered
in all generations:
therefore shall
the people
praise thee
for ever and ever.
God is our refuge
and strength,
a very present help
in trouble.
Therefore will not
we fear,
though the earth
be removed,
and
though the mountains
be carried
into the midst
of the sea;
Though the waters
thereof roar
and be troubled,
though the mountains
shake
with the swelling
thereof.
Selah.
There is a river,
the streams
whereof shall make glad
the city of God,
the holy place
of the tabernacles
of the most High.
God is in the midst
of her;
she shall not be moved:
God shall help her,
and that right early.
The heathen raged,
the kingdoms
were moved:
he uttered
his voice,
the earth melted.
The LORD
of hosts
is with us;
the God
of Jacob is our refuge.
Selah.
Come,
behold the works
of the LORD,
what desolations
he hath made
in the earth.
He maketh
wars
to cease
unto the end
of the earth;
he breaketh the bow,
and cutteth
the spear
in sunder;
he burneth
the chariot
in the fire.
Be still,
and know
that I
am God:
I will be exalted
among the heathen,
I will be exalted
in the earth.
The LORD
of hosts
is with us;
the God
of Jacob is our refuge.
Selah.
O clap your hands,
all ye people;
shout unto God
with the voice
of triumph.
For the LORD most high
is terrible;
he is a great King
over all the earth.
He shall subdue
the people
under us,
and the nations
under our feet.
He shall choose
our inheritance
for us,
the excellency
of Jacob
whom he loved.
Selah.
God is gone up
with a shout,
the LORD
with the sound
of a trumpet.
Sing praises
to God,
sing praises:
sing praises
unto our King,
sing praises.
For God
is the King
of all the earth:
sing
ye praises
with understanding.
God reigneth
over the heathen:
God sitteth upon the throne
of his holiness.
The princes
of the people
are gathered together,
even the people
of the God
of Abraham:
for the shields
of the earth
belong unto God:
he is greatly exalted.
Great is the LORD,
and greatly
to be praised
in the city
of our God,
in the mountain
of his holiness.
Beautiful
for situation,
the joy
of the whole earth,
is mount Zion,
on the sides
of the north,
the city
of the great King.
God is known in her palaces
for a refuge.
For, lo,
the kings
were assembled,
they passed by together.
They saw it,
and so
they marvelled;
they were troubled,
and hasted away.
Fear
took
hold
upon them there,
and pain,
as of a woman
in travail.
Thou breakest
the ships
of Tarshish
with an east wind.
As we
have heard,
so have
we seen
in the city
of the LORD
of hosts,
in the city
of our God:
God will establish
it for ever.
Selah.
We have thought
of thy lovingkindness,
O God,
in the midst
of thy temple.
According to
thy name,
O God,
so is
thy praise
unto the ends
of the earth:
thy right hand
is full of righteousness.
Let mount Zion rejoice,
let
the daughters
of Judah
be glad,
because of thy judgments.
Walk about Zion,
and go round
about her:
tell
the towers thereof.
Mark
ye well
her bulwarks,
consider her palaces;
that ye
may tell
it
to the generation following.
For this God
is our God
for ever
and ever:
he will be our guide
even unto death.
Hear this,
all ye people;
give ear,
all
ye inhabitants
of the world:
Both low
and high,
rich
and poor,
together.
My mouth
shall speak
of wisdom;
and
the meditation
of my heart
shall be
of understanding.
I will incline mine ear
to a parable:
I will open
my dark saying
upon the harp.
Wherefore should
I fear
in the days
of evil,
when
the iniquity
of my heels
shall compass me about?
They that trust
in their wealth,
and boast themselves
in the multitude
of their riches;
None of them
can by any means
redeem his brother,
nor give
to God a ransom
for him:
(For
the redemption
of their soul
is precious,
and it
ceaseth for ever:)
That he
should still live
for ever,
and not see
corruption.
For he
seeth
that wise men die,
likewise
the fool
and the brutish person perish,
and leave
their wealth
to others.
Their inward thought is,
that their houses
shall continue
for ever,
and their dwelling places
to all generations;
they call
their lands
after their own names.
Nevertheless man
being
in honour abideth not:
he is like
the beasts that perish.
This their way
is their folly:
yet their posterity
approve
their sayings.
Selah.
Like sheep
they are laid
in the grave;
death
shall feed on them;
and the upright
shall have dominion
over them
in the morning;
and their beauty
shall consume
in the grave
from their dwelling.
But God
will redeem
my soul
from the power
of the grave:
for he
shall receive me.
Selah.
Be not
thou afraid
when one
is made rich,
when
the glory
of his house
is increased;
For when he dieth
he shall carry nothing away:
his glory
shall not descend
after him.
Though while
he lived
he blessed
his soul:
and men
will praise thee,
when thou
doest well
to thyself.
He shall go to the generation
of his fathers;
they shall never see light.
Man that is
in honour,
and understandeth not,
is like
the beasts that perish.
The mighty God,
even the LORD,
hath spoken,
and called
the earth
from the rising
of the sun
unto the going down
thereof.
Out of Zion,
the perfection
of beauty,
God hath
shined.
Our God
shall come,
and shall not keep
silence:
a fire
shall devour
before him,
and it
shall be
very tempestuous round
about him.
He shall call to the heavens
from above,
and to the earth,
that he
may judge
his people.
Gather my saints
together unto me;
those that
have made
a covenant
with me by sacrifice.
And the heavens
shall declare
his righteousness:
for God
is judge himself.
Selah.
Hear,
O my people,
and I
will speak;
O Israel,
and
I will testify
against thee:
I am God,
even thy God.
I will not reprove
thee for thy
sacrifices
or thy
burnt offerings,
to have been continually
before me.
I will take
no bullock
out of thy house,
nor
he goats
out of thy folds.
For every beast
of the forest
is mine,
and the cattle
upon a thousand hills.
I know all
the fowls
of the mountains:
and
the wild beasts
of the field
are mine.
If I
were hungry,
I would not tell thee:
for the world
is mine,
and the fulness
thereof.
Will
I eat
the flesh
of bulls,
or drink
the blood
of goats?
Offer
unto God thanksgiving;
and pay
thy vows
unto the most High:
And call upon me
in the day
of trouble:
I will deliver thee,
and
thou shalt glorify me.
But unto the wicked God saith,
What
hast
thou
to do
to declare my statutes,
or that thou
shouldest take my covenant
in thy mouth?
Seeing
thou hatest instruction,
and casteth
my words
behind thee.
When
thou sawest a thief,
then
thou
consentedst with him,
and hast been partaker
with adulterers.
Thou givest
thy mouth
to evil,
and thy tongue
frameth deceit.
Thou sittest
and speakest
against thy brother;
thou slanderest thine
own mother's son.
These things
hast
thou done,
and
I kept silence;
thou thoughtest that
I was altogether
such an one
as thyself:
but
I will reprove thee,
and set them
in order
before thine eyes.
Now consider this,
ye that
forget God,
lest
I tear you
in pieces,
and there be none
to deliver.
Whoso
offereth
praise
glorifieth me:
and to him
that
ordereth
his conversation
aright will
I shew
the salvation
of God.
Have mercy
upon me, O God,
according to
thy lovingkindness:
according
unto the multitude
of thy
tender mercies
blot
out my transgressions.
Wash me
throughly from mine iniquity,
and cleanse me
from my sin.
For I
acknowledge
my transgressions:
and my sin
is ever
before me.
Against thee,
thee only,
have
I sinned,
and done
this evil
in thy sight:
that thou
mightest be justified
when
thou speakest,
and be
clear
when thou judgest.
Behold,
I was
shapen
in iniquity;
and in sin
did my mother
conceive me.
Behold,
thou desirest truth
in the inward parts:
and in the hidden
part thou
shalt make me
to know wisdom.
Purge me
with hyssop,
and
I shall be clean:
wash me,
and
I shall be whiter
than snow.
Make me to hear
joy
and gladness;
that the bones which
thou hast broken
may rejoice.
Hide
thy face
from my sins,
and blot
out all mine iniquities.
Create in me a clean heart,
O God;
and renew
a right spirit
within me.
Cast me not
away from thy presence;
and take not
thy holy spirit
from me.
Restore
unto me the joy
of thy salvation;
and uphold me
with thy free spirit.
Then will
I teach transgressors
thy ways;
and sinners
shall be converted
unto thee.
Deliver me
from bloodguiltiness,
O God,
thou God
of my salvation:
and my tongue
shall sing aloud
of thy righteousness.
O Lord,
open thou
my lips;
and my mouth
shall shew
forth thy praise.
For thou
desirest not sacrifice;
else
would
I give it:
thou delightest not
in burnt offering.
The sacrifices
of God
are a broken spirit:
a broken
and a contrite heart,
O God,
thou wilt not despise.
Do good
in thy good pleasure
unto Zion:
build
thou the walls
of Jerusalem.
Then shalt thou
be pleased
with the sacrifices
of righteousness,
with burnt
offering
and whole burnt offering:
then shall
they offer bullocks
upon thine altar.
Why boastest
thou thyself
in mischief,
O mighty man?
the goodness
of God
endureth continually.
The tongue
deviseth mischiefs;
like a sharp razor,
working deceitfully.
Thou lovest
evil more than good;
and lying rather than
to speak righteousness.
Selah.
Thou lovest all devouring words,
O thou deceitful tongue.
God shall
likewise destroy thee
for ever,
he shall take thee away,
and pluck thee
out of thy dwelling place,
and root thee
out of the land
of the living.
Selah.
The righteous
also shall see,
and fear,
and
shall laugh at him:
Lo,
this is
the man
that made not God
his strength;
but trusted
in the abundance
of his riches,
and strengthened himself
in his wickedness.
But I
am like
a green olive tree
in the house
of God:
I trust
in the mercy
of God
for ever and ever.
I will praise thee
for ever,
because
thou hast done it:
and I
will wait
on thy name;
for it
is good
before thy saints.
The fool
hath said
in his heart,
There is no God.
Corrupt are they,
and have done
abominable iniquity:
there is none
that doeth good.
God looked down
from heaven
upon the children
of men,
to see
if there were
any that
did understand,
that did seek God.
Every one
of them is gone back:
they are altogether become filthy;
there is none
that doeth good,
no,
not one.
Have the workers
of iniquity no knowledge?
who eat
up my people
as they
eat bread:
they have not called
upon God.
There were
they
in great fear,
where no fear was:
for God
hath scattered the bones
of him that
encampeth against thee:
thou hast put them
to shame,
because God
hath despised them.
Oh that
the salvation
of Israel
were come out of Zion!
When God
bringeth
back the captivity
of his people,
Jacob shall rejoice,
and Israel
shall be glad.
Save me,
O God,
by thy name,
and judge me
by thy strength.
Hear my prayer,
O God;
give ear
to the words
of my mouth.
For strangers
are risen up against me,
and oppressors
seek
after my soul:
they have not set God
before them.
Selah.
Behold,
God is mine helper:
the Lord
is with them that
uphold my soul.
He shall reward evil
unto mine enemies:
cut them off
in thy truth.
I will freely sacrifice
unto thee:
I will praise
thy name,
O LORD;
for it is good.
For he
hath delivered me
out of all trouble:
and mine
eye
hath seen his desire
upon mine enemies.
Give ear
to my prayer,
O God;
and hide not thyself
from my supplication.
Attend unto me,
and hear me:
I mourn
in my complaint,
and make
a noise;
Because
of the voice
of the enemy,
because
of the oppression
of the wicked:
for they cast iniquity
upon me,
and in wrath
they hate me.
My heart
is sore
pained within me:
and the terrors
of death
are fallen upon me.
Fearfulness
and trembling
are come upon me,
and horror
hath overwhelmed me.
And I said,
Oh that I
had wings like
a dove!
for then
would
I fly away,
and be
at rest.
Lo,
then would
I wander far off,
and remain
in the wilderness.
Selah.
I would hasten
my escape
from the windy storm
and tempest.
Destroy,
O Lord,
and divide
their tongues:
for I
have seen violence
and strife
in the city.
Day and night
they go about it
upon the walls
thereof:
mischief also
and sorrow
are in the midst of it.
Wickedness is in the midst
thereof:
deceit
and guile
depart not
from her streets.
For it
was not
an enemy
that reproached me;
then
I could have borne it:
neither was
it he
that
hated me
that did magnify himself
against me;
then
I would have
hid myself from him:
But it
was thou,
a man
mine equal,
my guide,
and mine acquaintance.
We took sweet counsel
together,
and walked
unto the house
of God
in company.
Let death
seize upon them,
and let them
go down quick
into hell:
for wickedness
is in their dwellings,
and
among them.
As for me,
I will call
upon God;
and the LORD
shall save me.
Evening,
and morning,
and at noon,
will
I pray,
and cry aloud:
and
he shall hear
my voice.
He hath delivered
my soul
in peace
from the battle
that was against me:
for there were many
with me.
God shall hear,
and afflict them,
even
he that abideth
of old.
Selah.
Because
they
have
no changes,
therefore they
fear not God.
He hath put forth
his hands
against such as be
at peace
with him:
he hath broken
his covenant.
The words
of his mouth
were smoother
than butter,
but war
was in his heart:
his words
were softer
than oil,
yet were
they drawn
swords.
Cast
thy burden
upon the LORD,
and
he shall sustain thee:
he shall never suffer
the righteous
to be moved.
But thou,
O God,
shalt bring
them down
into the pit
of destruction:
bloody
and deceitful men
shall not live
out half their days;
but
I will trust
in thee.
Be merciful
unto me, O God:
for man
would swallow me up;
he fighting
daily oppresseth me.
Mine enemies
would daily swallow me up:
for they
be many that fight
against me,
O thou most High.
What time
I am afraid,
I will trust
in thee.
In God I
will praise
his word,
in God I
have put my trust;
I will not fear
what flesh
can do unto me.
Every day
they wrest
my words:
all their thoughts
are against me
for evil.
They gather themselves together,
they hide themselves,
they mark
my steps,
when they
wait
for my soul.
Shall
they escape
by iniquity?
in thine
anger
cast
down the people,
O God.
Thou tellest my wanderings:
put
thou my tears
into thy bottle:
are
they not in thy book?
When I
cry
unto thee,
then shall
mine enemies turn back:
this
I know;
for God
is for me.
In God
will
I praise
his word:
in the LORD
will
I praise
his word.
In God
have
I put
my trust:
I will not be afraid
what man
can do unto me.
Thy vows
are upon me,
O God:
I will render
praises unto thee.
For thou
hast delivered
my soul
from death:
wilt not
thou deliver
my feet
from falling,
that I
may walk before God
in the light
of the living?
Be merciful
unto me, O God,
be merciful
unto me:
for my soul
trusteth in thee:
yea,
in the shadow
of thy wings
will
I make my refuge,
until these calamities
be overpast.
I will cry
unto God most high;
unto God
that performeth all things
for me.
He shall send
from heaven,
and save me
from the reproach
of him that
would swallow me up.
Selah.
God shall send
forth his mercy
and his truth.
My soul
is among lions:
and I
lie even
among them that
are set on fire,
even the sons
of men,
whose teeth
are spears
and arrows,
and their tongue
a sharp sword.
Be thou exalted,
O God,
above the heavens;
let thy
glory
be above all
the earth.
They have prepared
a net
for my steps;
my soul
is bowed down:
they have digged
a pit
before me,
into the midst
whereof
they are fallen
themselves.
Selah.
My heart
is fixed,
O God,
my heart
is fixed:
I will sing
and give praise.
Awake up,
my glory;
awake,
psaltery
and harp:
I myself
will awake early.
I will praise thee,
O Lord,
among the people:
I will sing
unto thee
among the nations.
For thy mercy
is great
unto the heavens,
and thy truth
unto the clouds.
Be thou exalted,
O God,
above the heavens:
let thy
glory
be above all
the earth.
Do ye
indeed speak
righteousness,
O congregation?
do ye
judge uprightly,
O ye sons
of men?
Yea,
in heart
ye work wickedness;
ye weigh the violence
of your hands in the earth.
The wicked
are estranged
from the womb:
they go astray
as soon as they
be born,
speaking lies.
Their poison
is like
the poison
of a serpent:
they are like
the deaf adder
that stoppeth her ear;
Which will not hearken to the voice
of charmers,
charming never
so wisely.
Break their teeth,
O God,
in their mouth:
break
out the great teeth
of the young lions,
O LORD.
Let them
melt
away as waters which run continually:
when he
bendeth
his bow
to shoot his arrows,
let them
be as cut
in pieces.
As a snail
which melteth,
let every one
of them pass away:
like the untimely birth
of a woman,
that they
may not see
the sun.
Before your pots
can feel
the thorns,
he shall take them away
as with a whirlwind,
both living,
and
in his wrath.
The righteous
shall rejoice
when
he seeth the vengeance:
he shall wash his feet
in the blood
of the wicked.
So that a man
shall say,
Verily
there is
a reward
for the righteous:
verily
he is a God
that judgeth in the earth.
Deliver me
from mine enemies,
O my God:
defend me
from them that rise up
against me.
Deliver me
from the workers
of iniquity,
and save me
from bloody men.
For, lo,
they lie
in wait
for my soul:
the mighty
are gathered against me;
not for my transgression,
nor for my sin,
O LORD.
They run
and prepare themselves
without my fault:
awake to help me,
and behold.
Thou therefore,
O LORD God
of hosts,
the God
of Israel,
awake to visit all
the heathen:
be not merciful
to any wicked transgressors.
Selah.
They return
at evening:
they
make a noise like
a dog,
and go round
about the city.
Behold,
they belch out
with their mouth:
swords
are in their lips:
for who,
say they,
doth hear?
But thou,
O LORD,
shalt laugh at them;
thou shalt have all
the heathen
in derision.
Because
of his strength
will
I wait upon thee:
for God is my defence.
The God
of my mercy
shall prevent me:
God shall let me
see my desire
upon mine enemies.
Slay them not,
lest my people forget:
scatter them
by thy power;
and
bring them down,
O Lord our shield.
For the sin
of their mouth
and the words
of their lips let them
even be taken
in their pride:
and
for cursing
and lying
which they speak.
Consume them
in wrath,
consume them,
that they
may not be:
and let them
know that God
ruleth in Jacob
unto the ends
of the earth.
Selah.
And at evening
let them return;
and let them
make a noise like
a dog,
and go round
about the city.
Let them
wander up and down
for meat,
and grudge
if they
be not satisfied.
But I
will sing
of thy power;
yea,
I will sing aloud
of thy mercy
in the morning:
for thou
hast been my defence
and refuge
in the day
of my trouble.
Unto thee,
O my strength,
will
I sing:
for God
is my defence,
and the God
of my mercy.
O God,
thou
hast cast us off,
thou hast scattered us,
thou hast been displeased;
O turn thyself
to us again.
Thou hast made
the earth
to tremble;
thou hast broken it:
heal
the breaches
thereof;
for it shaketh.
Thou hast shewed
thy people hard things:
thou hast made us
to drink the wine
of astonishment.
Thou hast given
a banner
to them that fear thee,
that it
may be displayed
because
of the truth.
Selah.
That thy beloved
may be delivered;
save with thy
right hand,
and hear me.
God hath spoken
in his holiness;
I will rejoice,
I will divide
Shechem,
and mete out
the valley
of Succoth.
Gilead is mine,
and Manasseh
is mine;
Ephraim
also is
the strength
of mine head;
Judah is my lawgiver;
Moab is my washpot;
over Edom
will
I cast
out my shoe:
Philistia,
triumph thou
because of me.
Who will bring me
into the strong city?
who will lead me
into Edom?
Wilt not thou,
O God,
which hadst
cast us off?
and thou,
O God,
which didst not go out
with our armies?
Give us
help from trouble:
for vain
is the help
of man.
Through God
we shall do valiantly:
for he it
is that
shall tread
down our enemies.
Hear my cry,
O God;
attend
unto my prayer.
From the end
of the earth
will
I cry unto thee,
when my heart
is overwhelmed:
lead me
to the rock
that is higher
than I.
For thou
hast been a shelter
for me,
and a strong tower
from the enemy.
I will abide in thy tabernacle
for ever:
I will trust
in the covert
of thy wings.
Selah.
For thou,
O God,
hast heard
my vows:
thou hast given me
the heritage
of those
that fear thy name.
Thou wilt prolong
the king's life:
and his years
as many generations.
He shall abide
before God
for ever:
O prepare mercy
and truth,
which may preserve him.
So will
I sing
praise unto thy
name for ever,
that I
may daily perform
my vows.
Truly my soul
waiteth upon God:
from him cometh my salvation.
He only is
my rock
and my salvation;
he is my defence;
I shall not be greatly moved.
How long
will
ye imagine mischief
against a man?
ye shall be slain
all of you:
as a
bowing
wall
shall
ye be,
and as a tottering fence.
They only consult
to cast him down
from his excellency:
they delight
in lies:
they bless
with their mouth,
but
they curse inwardly.
Selah.
My soul,
wait
thou
only upon God;
for my expectation
is from him.
He only is
my rock
and my salvation:
he is my defence;
I shall not be moved.
In God
is my salvation
and my glory:
the rock
of my strength,
and my refuge,
is in God.
Trust in him
at all times;
ye people,
pour
out your heart
before him:
God is a refuge
for us.
Selah.
Surely men
of low degree
are vanity,
and men
of high degree
are a lie:
to be laid
in the balance,
they are altogether lighter
than vanity.
Trust not
in oppression,
and become not vain
in robbery:
if riches increase,
set not your heart
upon them.
God hath spoken once;
twice have
I heard this;
that power
belongeth
unto God.
Also unto thee,
O Lord,
belongeth mercy:
for thou
renderest to every man
according to his work.
O God,
thou art
my God;
early
will
I seek thee:
my soul
thirsteth
for thee,
my flesh
longeth for thee
in a dry
and thirsty land,
where no water is;
To see
thy power
and thy glory,
so as I
have seen thee
in the sanctuary.
Because
thy lovingkindness
is better
than life,
my lips
shall praise thee.
Thus
will
I bless thee
while I live:
I will lift
up my hands in
thy name.
My soul
shall be satisfied as
with marrow
and fatness;
and my mouth
shall praise thee
with joyful lips:
When
I remember thee
upon my bed,
and meditate
on thee
in the night watches.
Because
thou hast been
my help,
therefore in the shadow
of thy wings
will I rejoice.
My soul
followeth hard
after thee:
thy right hand
upholdeth me.
But those
that seek my soul,
to destroy it,
shall go into the lower parts
of the earth.
They shall fall
by the sword:
they shall be a portion
for foxes.
But the king
shall rejoice
in God;
every one that
sweareth by him
shall glory:
but the mouth
of them that
speak
lies
shall be stopped.
Hear my voice,
O God,
in my prayer:
preserve my life
from fear
of the enemy.
Hide me
from the secret counsel
of the wicked;
from the insurrection
of the workers
of iniquity:
Who whet
their tongue like a sword,
and bend
their bows
to shoot their arrows,
even bitter words:
That they
may shoot
in secret
at the perfect:
suddenly do
they
shoot at him,
and fear not.
They encourage themselves
in an evil matter:
they commune
of laying
snares privily;
they say,
Who shall see them?
They search
out iniquities;
they accomplish
a diligent search:
both the inward thought
of every one
of them,
and the heart,
is deep.
But God
shall shoot
at them
with an arrow;
suddenly shall
they be wounded.
So they
shall make
their own tongue
to fall
upon themselves:
all that
see them
shall flee away.
And all men
shall fear,
and shall declare
the work of God;
for they
shall wisely consider
of his doing.
The righteous
shall be glad
in the LORD,
and
shall trust in him;
and all
the upright
in heart
shall glory.
Praise
waiteth for thee,
O God,
in Sion:
and unto thee
shall
the vow
be performed.
O thou
that hearest prayer,
unto thee
shall all flesh come.
Iniquities
prevail against me:
as for our transgressions,
thou shalt purge them away.
Blessed is the man whom
thou choosest,
and causest
to approach
unto thee,
that he
may dwell
in thy courts:
we shall be satisfied
with the goodness
of thy house,
even of thy holy temple.
By terrible things
in righteousness
wilt
thou answer us,
O God
of our salvation;
who art
the confidence
of all the ends
of the earth,
and of them that
are afar off
upon the sea:
Which by his strength
setteth
fast
the mountains;
being girded
with power:
Which stilleth
the noise
of the seas,
the noise
of their waves,
and the tumult
of the people.
They also
that dwell
in the uttermost parts
are afraid
at thy tokens:
thou makest
the outgoings
of the morning
and evening
to rejoice.
Thou visitest the earth,
and waterest it:
thou greatly enrichest it
with the river
of God,
which is full of water:
thou preparest them corn,
when
thou hast so
provided for it.
Thou waterest
the ridges
thereof abundantly:
thou
settlest
the furrows
thereof:
thou makest it soft
with showers:
thou blessest
the springing
thereof.
Thou crownest
the year
with thy goodness;
and thy paths
drop fatness.
They drop
upon the pastures
of the wilderness:
and the little hills
rejoice
on every side.
The pastures
are clothed
with flocks;
the valleys
also are covered over
with corn;
they shout
for joy,
they also sing.
Make a joyful noise
unto God,
all ye lands:
Sing forth the honour
of his name:
make his praise glorious.
Say unto God,
How terrible art
thou in thy works!
through the greatness
of thy
power
shall
thine enemies
submit themselves
unto thee.
All the earth
shall worship thee,
and shall sing
unto thee;
they
shall sing to thy name.
Selah.
Come and see
the works
of God:
he is terrible
in his doing toward
the children
of men.
He turned
the sea
into dry land:
they went through the flood
on foot:
there did
we rejoice in him.
He ruleth by his power
for ever;
his eyes
behold the nations:
let not
the rebellious
exalt themselves.
Selah.
O bless our God,
ye people,
and make
the voice
of his praise
to be heard:
Which holdeth
our soul in life,
and suffereth not
our feet
to be moved.
For thou,
O God,
hast proved us:
thou hast tried us,
as silver
is tried.
Thou broughtest us
into the net;
thou laidst affliction
upon our loins.
Thou hast caused men
to ride
over our heads;
we went through fire
and through water:
but
thou broughtest us out
into a wealthy place.
I will go
into thy
house
with burnt offerings:
I will pay
thee my vows,
Which my lips
have uttered,
and my mouth
hath spoken,
when
I was in trouble.
I will offer
unto thee
burnt
sacrifices
of fatlings,
with the incense
of rams;
I will offer bullocks
with goats.
Selah.
Come and hear,
all
ye that fear God,
and
I will declare
what
he hath done
for my soul.
I cried unto him
with my mouth,
and
he was extolled
with my tongue.
If I
regard iniquity
in my heart,
the Lord
will not hear me:
But verily God
hath heard me;
he hath attended
to the voice
of my prayer.
Blessed
be God,
which hath not turned away
my prayer,
nor his mercy
from me.
God be merciful
unto us,
and bless us;
and cause
his face
to shine upon us;
Selah.
That thy way
may be known
upon earth,
thy saving health
among all nations.
Let the people praise thee,
O God;
let all
the people praise thee.
O let
the nations
be glad
and sing for joy:
for thou
shalt judge
the people
righteously,
and govern
the nations
upon earth.
Selah.
Let the people praise thee,
O God;
let all
the people praise thee.
Then shall
the earth
yield her increase;
and God,
even our own God,
shall bless us.
God shall bless us;
and all
the ends
of the earth
shall fear him.
Let God arise,
let his enemies
be scattered:
let them also
that hate him
flee
before him.
As smoke
is driven away,
so drive them away:
as wax
melteth before the fire,
so let
the wicked
perish
at the presence
of God.
But let
the righteous
be glad;
let them
rejoice
before God:
yea,
let them
exceedingly rejoice.
Sing unto God,
sing praises
to his name:
extol him that
rideth upon the heavens
by his name JAH,
and rejoice
before him.
A father
of the fatherless,
and a judge
of the widows,
is God
in his holy habitation.
God setteth
the solitary
in families:
he bringeth out those which
are bound
with chains:
but the rebellious
dwell
in a dry land.
O God,
when thou
wentest forth
before thy people,
when thou
didst march
through the wilderness;
Selah:
The earth shook,
the heavens
also dropped
at the presence
of God:
even Sinai itself
was moved
at the presence
of God,
the God
of Israel.
Thou,
O God,
didst send
a plentiful rain,
whereby
thou didst confirm
thine inheritance,
when it
was weary.
Thy congregation
hath dwelt
therein:
thou,
O God,
hast prepared
of thy goodness
for the poor.
The Lord
gave the word:
great was the company
of those
that published it.
Kings
of armies
did flee apace:
and she
that tarried
at home divided
the spoil.
Though ye
have lien
among the pots,
yet shall
ye be
as the wings
of a dove
covered
with silver,
and her feathers
with yellow gold.
When the Almighty
scattered kings in it,
it was white
as snow
in Salmon.
The hill
of God
is as the hill
of Bashan;
an high hill
as the hill
of Bashan.
Why leap ye,
ye high hills?
this is the hill which God
desireth to dwell in;
yea,
the LORD
will dwell in it
for ever.
The chariots
of God
are twenty thousand,
even thousands of angels:
the Lord
is among them,
as in Sinai,
in the holy place.
Thou hast ascended
on high,
thou hast led captivity captive:
thou hast received gifts
for men;
yea,
for the rebellious also,
that the LORD God
might dwell among them.
Blessed
be the Lord,
who daily loadeth us
with benefits,
even the God
of our salvation.
Selah.
He that is
our God
is the God
of salvation;
and
unto GOD
the Lord
belong
the issues
from death.
But God
shall wound
the head
of his enemies,
and the hairy scalp
of such an one
as goeth on
still in his trespasses.
The Lord said,
I will bring again
from Bashan,
I will bring my people
again from the depths
of the sea:
That thy
foot
may be dipped
in the blood
of thine enemies,
and the tongue
of thy dogs
in the same.
They have seen
thy goings,
O God;
even the goings
of my God,
my King,
in the sanctuary.
The singers
went before,
the players
on instruments
followed after;
among them were the damsels
playing
with timbrels.
Bless
ye God
in the congregations,
even the Lord,
from the fountain
of Israel.
There is little Benjamin
with their ruler,
the princes
of Judah
and their council,
the princes
of Zebulun,
and the princes
of Naphtali.
Thy God
hath commanded
thy strength:
strengthen,
O God,
that which
thou
hast wrought for us.
Because
of thy
temple
at Jerusalem
shall
kings
bring
presents unto thee.
Rebuke the company
of spearmen,
the multitude
of the bulls,
with the calves
of the people,
till every one
submit himself
with pieces
of silver:
scatter
thou the people
that delight
in war.
Princes
shall come out of Egypt;
Ethiopia
shall soon stretch out
her hands
unto God.
Sing unto God,
ye kingdoms
of the earth;
O sing
praises
unto the Lord;
Selah:
To him
that rideth upon the heavens
of heavens,
which were of old;
lo,
he doth send
out his voice,
and
that a mighty voice.
Ascribe
ye strength
unto God:
his excellency
is over Israel,
and his strength
is in the clouds.
O God,
thou art terrible
out of thy holy places:
the God
of Israel
is
he that
giveth strength
and power
unto his people.
Blessed be God.
Save me,
O God;
for the waters
are come in
unto my soul.
I sink
in deep mire,
where there is
no standing:
I am come
into deep waters,
where the floods
overflow me.
I am
weary
of my crying:
my throat
is dried:
mine
eyes
fail
while I
wait
for my God.
They that hate
me without a cause
are more than
the hairs
of mine head:
they that
would destroy me,
being mine enemies wrongfully,
are mighty:
then
I restored that
which I
took
not away.
O God,
thou knowest
my foolishness;
and my sins
are not hid from thee.
Let not them
that wait
on thee,
O Lord GOD
of hosts,
be ashamed
for my sake:
let not those
that seek thee
be confounded
for my sake,
O God
of Israel.
Because for thy sake
I have borne reproach;
shame hath covered
my face.
I am become
a stranger
unto my brethren,
and an alien
unto my mother's children.
For the zeal
of thine
house
hath eaten me up;
and the reproaches
of them that
reproached
thee are fallen upon me.
When I wept,
and chastened my soul
with fasting,
that was to my reproach.
I made sackcloth
also my garment;
and I
became
a proverb
to them.
They that
sit
in the gate
speak against me;
and
I was the song
of the drunkards.
But
as for me,
my prayer
is unto thee,
O LORD,
in an acceptable time:
O God,
in the multitude
of thy mercy
hear me,
in the truth
of thy salvation.
Deliver me
out of the mire,
and let me
not sink:
let me
be delivered
from them that hate me,
and
out of the deep waters.
Let not
the waterflood overflow me,
neither let
the deep
swallow me up,
and let not
the pit
shut
her mouth
upon me.
Hear me,
O LORD;
for thy lovingkindness
is good:
turn
unto me according to the multitude
of thy
tender mercies.
And hide not thy
face
from thy servant;
for I
am in trouble:
hear me speedily.
Draw nigh
unto my soul,
and redeem it:
deliver me
because of mine enemies.
Thou hast known
my reproach,
and my shame,
and my dishonour:
mine adversaries
are all
before thee.
Reproach
hath broken
my heart;
and
I am full of heaviness:
and
I looked for
some to take pity,
but there was none;
and
for comforters,
but
I found none.
They gave me
also gall
for my meat;
and in my thirst
they gave me vinegar
to drink.
Let their table
become
a snare
before them:
and
that which
should have been
for their welfare,
let it become a trap.
Let their eyes
be darkened,
that they
see not;
and make
their loins
continually
to shake.
Pour
out thine indignation
upon them,
and let
thy wrathful anger take hold
of them.
Let their habitation
be desolate;
and let none
dwell
in their tents.
For they
persecute him whom thou
hast smitten;
and they
talk
to the grief
of those whom
thou hast wounded.
Add iniquity
unto their iniquity:
and let them
not come
into thy righteousness.
Let them
be blotted
out of the book
of the living,
and not be written
with the righteous.
But I
am
poor
and sorrowful:
let thy salvation,
O God,
set me up
on high.
I will praise the name
of God
with a song,
and will magnify him
with thanksgiving.
This also shall please
the LORD better
than an ox
or bullock that
hath horns
and hoofs.
The humble
shall see this,
and be glad:
and your heart
shall live
that seek God.
For the LORD heareth the poor,
and despiseth not
his prisoners.
Let the heaven
and earth
praise him,
the seas,
and every thing
that moveth
therein.
For God
will save Zion,
and will build
the cities
of Judah:
that they
may dwell there,
and have it
in possession.
The seed
also of his servants
shall inherit it:
and
they
that love his name
shall dwell
therein.
MAKE HASTE,
O GOD, TO DELIVER ME;
MAKE HASTE TO HELP ME,
O LORD.
Let them
be ashamed
and confounded
that seek
after my soul:
let them
be turned backward,
and put
to confusion,
that desire my hurt.
Let them
be turned
back for a reward
of their shame
that say,
Aha,
aha.
Let all those
that seek thee
rejoice and be glad
in thee:
and let
such as
love thy salvation
say continually,
Let God
be magnified.
But I
am
poor
and needy:
make haste
unto me, O God:
thou art
my help
and my deliverer;
O LORD,
make no tarrying.
In thee,
O LORD,
do I put
my trust:
let me
never be put
to confusion.
Deliver me
in thy righteousness,
and cause me
to escape:
incline thine ear
unto me,
and save me.
Be thou
my strong habitation,
whereunto
I may continually resort:
thou hast given
commandment
to save me;
for thou
art my rock
and my fortress.
Deliver me,
O my God,
out of the hand
of the wicked,
out of the hand
of the unrighteous
and cruel man.
For thou art
my hope,
O Lord GOD:
thou art
my trust
from my youth.
By thee
have
I been holden up
from the womb:
thou art
he that
took me
out of my mother's bowels:
my praise
shall be continually
of thee.
I am as a wonder
unto many;
but
thou art
my strong refuge.
Let my mouth
be filled
with thy
praise
and
with thy
honour all
the day.
Cast me not
off in the time
of old age;
forsake me not
when my strength faileth.
For mine enemies
speak against me;
and
they that lay wait
for my soul
take
counsel together,
Saying,
God hath forsaken him:
persecute and take him;
for there is none
to deliver him.
O God,
be not far
from me:
O my God,
make haste
for my help.
Let them
be confounded
and consumed
that are adversaries
to my soul;
let them
be covered
with reproach
and dishonour
that seek my hurt.
But
I will hope continually,
and will yet praise
thee more
and more.
My mouth
shall shew
forth thy righteousness
and thy salvation all
the day;
for I
know not the numbers
thereof.
I will go in the strength
of the Lord GOD:
I will make
mention of thy righteousness,
even of thine only.
O God,
thou hast taught me
from my youth:
and hitherto have
I declared
thy wondrous works.
Now also
when I
am old
and greyheaded,
O God,
forsake me not;
until I
have shewed thy strength
unto this generation,
and thy
power
to every one
that is to come.
Thy righteousness also,
O God,
is very high,
who hast done
great things:
O God,
who is like
unto thee!
Thou,
which hast shewed me
great
and sore troubles,
shalt quicken me again,
and shalt bring me
up again from the depths
of the earth.
Thou shalt increase
my greatness,
and comfort me
on every side.
I will also praise thee
with the psaltery,
even thy truth,
O my God:
unto thee
will
I sing
with the harp,
O thou Holy One
of Israel.
My lips
shall greatly rejoice
when
I sing unto thee;
and my soul,
which thou
hast redeemed.
My tongue
also shall talk
of thy righteousness all
the day long:
for they
are confounded,
for they
are brought
unto shame,
that seek my hurt.
Give the king
thy judgments,
O God,
and thy righteousness
unto the king's son.
He shall judge thy people
with righteousness,
and thy poor
with judgment.
The mountains
shall bring peace
to the people,
and the little hills,
by righteousness.
He shall judge the poor
of the people,
he shall save the children
of the needy,
and shall break
in pieces the oppressor.
They shall fear
thee as long
as the sun
and moon endure,
throughout all generations.
He shall come
down like rain
upon the mown grass:
as showers that water
the earth.
In his days
shall the righteous flourish;
and abundance
of peace so long
as the moon endureth.
He shall have dominion
also from sea to sea,
and from the river
unto the ends
of the earth.
They that
dwell
in the wilderness
shall bow
before him;
and his enemies
shall lick
the dust.
The kings
of Tarshish
and of the isles
shall bring presents:
the kings
of Sheba
and Seba
shall offer gifts.
Yea,
all kings
shall fall down
before him:
all nations
shall serve him.
For he
shall deliver the needy
when he crieth;
the poor also,
and him that
hath no helper.
He shall spare
the poor
and needy,
and shall save
the souls
of the needy.
He shall redeem
their soul
from deceit
and violence:
and precious
shall their blood
be in his sight.
And
he shall live,
and to him
shall be given
of the gold
of Sheba:
prayer
also shall be made
for him continually;
and daily shall
he be praised.
There shall be an handful
of corn
in the earth
upon the top
of the mountains;
the fruit
thereof shall shake like Lebanon:
and
they of the city
shall flourish like grass
of the earth.
His name
shall endure
for ever:
his name
shall be continued
as long
as the sun:
and men
shall be blessed in him:
all
nations shall call him blessed.
Blessed
be the LORD God,
the God
of Israel,
who only doeth
wondrous things.
And blessed
be his glorious name
for ever:
and let
the whole earth
be filled
with his glory;
Amen,
and Amen.
The prayers
of David
the son
of Jesse
are ended.
Truly God
is good
to Israel,
even to
such as are
of a clean heart.
But
as for me,
my feet
were almost gone;
my steps
had well
nigh slipped.
For I
was envious
at the foolish,
when
I saw
the prosperity
of the wicked.
For there are
no bands
in their death:
but their strength
is firm.
They are not
in trouble
as other men;
neither are
they plagued like other men.
Therefore pride
compasseth
them about
as a chain;
violence
covereth them
as a garment.
Their eyes
stand out
with fatness:
they
have more than
heart could wish.
They are corrupt,
and speak wickedly concerning
oppression:
they speak loftily.
They set their mouth
against the heavens,
and their tongue
walketh through the earth.
Therefore
his people return hither:
and waters
of a full cup
are wrung out
to them.
And they say,
How doth
God know?
and is there knowledge
in the most High?
Behold,
these are the ungodly,
who prosper
in the world;
they increase
in riches.
Verily
I have cleansed
my heart
in vain,
and washed my
hands in innocency.
For all the day long
have
I been plagued,
and chastened every morning.
If I say,
I will speak thus;
behold,
I should offend
against the generation
of thy children.
When I
thought
to know this,
it was too painful
for me;
Until I
went into the sanctuary
of God;
then understood
I their end.
Surely thou
didst set them
in slippery places:
thou castedst
them down
into destruction.
How are
they brought
into desolation,
as in a moment!
they are utterly consumed
with terrors.
As a dream
when one awaketh;
so,
O Lord,
when
thou awakest,
thou shalt despise
their image.
Thus my heart
was grieved,
and
I was pricked
in my reins.
So foolish
was I,
and ignorant:
I was as a beast
before thee.
Nevertheless
I am continually
with thee:
thou hast holden me
by my right hand.
Thou shalt guide me
with thy counsel,
and afterward receive me
to glory.
Whom have
I in heaven
but thee?
and there is none
upon earth
that
I desire beside thee.
My flesh
and my heart faileth:
but God
is the strength
of my heart,
and my portion
for ever.
For, lo,
they that
are far
from thee
shall perish:
thou hast destroyed all them
that go
a whoring
from thee.
But it
is good for me
to draw near
to God:
I have put
my trust
in the Lord GOD,
that I
may declare all
thy works.
O God,
why hast
thou cast us off
for ever?
why doth
thine anger
smoke
against the sheep
of thy pasture?
Remember thy congregation,
which thou
hast purchased
of old;
the rod
of thine inheritance,
which thou
hast redeemed;
this mount Zion,
wherein thou
hast dwelt.
Lift up thy feet
unto the perpetual desolations;
even all
that the enemy
hath done wickedly
in the sanctuary.
Thine enemies
roar
in the midst
of thy congregations;
they set up their ensigns
for signs.
A man
was
famous according as he
had lifted
up axes
upon the thick trees.
But now
they
break down the carved
work
thereof at
once with axes
and hammers.
They have cast
fire into thy sanctuary,
they have defiled
by casting
down the dwelling
place of thy
name to the ground.
They said
in their hearts,
Let us
destroy them together:
they
have burned
up all the synagogues
of God
in the land.
We see not
our signs:
there is
no more any prophet:
neither is there
among us any
that knoweth how long.
O God,
how long
shall the adversary reproach?
shall
the enemy
blaspheme thy
name for ever?
Why withdrawest
thou thy hand,
even
thy right hand?
pluck it
out of thy bosom.
For God
is my King
of old,
working salvation
in the midst
of the earth.
Thou didst divide
the sea
by thy strength:
thou brakest
the heads
of the dragons
in the waters.
Thou brakest
the heads
of leviathan
in pieces,
and gavest him
to be meat
to the people
inhabiting
the wilderness.
Thou didst cleave
the fountain
and the flood:
thou driedst
up mighty rivers.
The day
is thine,
the night
also is thine:
thou hast prepared
the light
and the sun.
Thou hast set all
the borders
of the earth:
thou hast made
summer and winter.
Remember this,
that the enemy
hath reproached,
O LORD,
and
that the foolish people
have blasphemed
thy name.
O deliver not
the soul
of thy turtledove
unto the multitude
of the wicked:
forget not
the congregation
of thy poor
for ever.
Have respect
unto the covenant:
for the dark places
of the earth
are full of
the habitations
of cruelty.
O let not
the oppressed
return ashamed:
let the poor
and needy praise
thy name.
Arise,
O God,
plead thine own cause:
remember how
the foolish man
reproacheth thee daily.
Forget not the voice
of thine enemies:
the tumult
of those
that rise up
against thee
increaseth continually.
Unto thee,
O God,
do we
give thanks,
unto thee
do
we give thanks:
for that
thy name
is near thy
wondrous works declare.
When
I shall receive
the congregation
I will judge uprightly.
The earth
and all
the inhabitants
thereof are dissolved:
I bear
up the pillars of it.
Selah.
I said
unto the fools,
Deal
not foolishly:
and
to the wicked,
Lift
not up the horn:
Lift not
up your horn
on high:
speak not
with a stiff neck.
For promotion
cometh neither
from the east,
nor
from the west,
nor
from the south.
But God
is the judge:
he putteth down one,
and setteth up another.
For in the hand
of the LORD
there is a cup,
and the wine
is red;
it is full of mixture;
and
he poureth out of the same:
but the dregs
thereof,
all the wicked
of the earth
shall wring them out,
and drink them.
But
I will declare
for ever;
I will sing
praises
to the God
of Jacob.
All the horns
of the wicked
also will
I cut off;
but the horns
of the righteous
shall be exalted.
In Judah
is
God known:
his name
is great
in Israel.
In Salem
also is
his tabernacle,
and his dwelling
place
in Zion.
There brake
he the arrows
of the bow,
the shield,
and the sword,
and the battle.
Selah.
Thou art
more glorious
and excellent
than the mountains
of prey.
The stouthearted
are spoiled,
they have slept their sleep:
and none of the men
of might have found their hands.
At thy rebuke,
O God of Jacob,
both the chariot
and horse
are cast
into a dead sleep.
Thou,
even thou,
art to be feared:
and
who may stand
in thy sight
when once
thou art angry?
Thou didst cause
judgment
to be heard
from heaven;
the earth feared,
and was still,
When God
arose
to judgment,
to save all the meek
of the earth.
Selah.
Surely the wrath
of man
shall praise thee:
the remainder
of wrath
shalt thou restrain.
Vow,
and pay
unto the LORD your God:
let all
that be round
about him bring
presents unto him that
ought to be feared.
He shall cut off the spirit
of princes:
he is terrible
to the kings
of the earth.
I cried
unto God
with my voice,
even unto God
with my voice;
and he
gave ear
unto me.
In the day
of my trouble
I sought
the Lord:
my sore
ran in the night,
and ceased not:
my soul
refused
to be comforted.
I remembered God,
and was troubled:
I complained,
and my spirit
was overwhelmed.
Selah.
Thou holdest
mine eyes waking:
I am so
troubled that
I cannot speak.
I have considered
the days
of old,
the years
of ancient times.
I call
to remembrance
my song
in the night:
I commune
with mine own heart:
and my spirit
made diligent search.
Will
the Lord
cast off
for ever?
and will
he be
favourable no more?
Is his mercy clean
gone for ever?
doth
his promise
fail
for evermore?
Hath
God forgotten
to be gracious?
hath
he in anger shut
up his tender mercies?
Selah.
And I said,
This is my infirmity:
but
I will remember
the years
of the right hand
of the most High.
I will remember the works
of the LORD:
surely
I will remember thy
wonders of old.
I will meditate also
of all
thy work,
and talk
of thy doings.
Thy way,
O God,
is in the sanctuary:
who is so great
a God
as our God?
Thou art
the God
that doest wonders:
thou hast declared
thy strength
among the people.
Thou hast with thine
arm
redeemed thy people,
the sons
of Jacob and Joseph.
Selah.
The waters
saw thee,
O God,
the waters
saw thee;
they were afraid:
the depths
also were troubled.
The clouds
poured out water:
the skies
sent out a sound:
thine arrows
also went abroad.
The voice of thy
thunder
was in the heaven:
the lightnings
lightened
the world:
the earth
trembled and shook.
Thy way
is in the sea,
and thy path
in the great waters,
and thy footsteps
are not known.
Thou leddest
thy people like
a flock
by the hand
of Moses and Aaron.
Give ear,
O my people,
to my law:
incline your ears
to the words
of my mouth.
I will open
my mouth
in a parable:
I will utter dark sayings
of old:
Which we
have heard
and known,
and our fathers
have told us.
We will not hide them
from their children,
shewing
to the generation
to come
the praises
of the LORD,
and his strength,
and his wonderful
works that
he hath done.
For he established
a testimony
in Jacob,
and appointed
a law in Israel,
which he
commanded
our fathers,
that they
should make them
known to their children:
That the generation
to come
might know them,
even the children
which should be born;
who should arise
and declare them
to their children:
That they
might set
their hope
in God,
and not forget
the works
of God,
but keep
his commandments:
And might not be
as their fathers,
a stubborn
and rebellious generation;
a generation that set
not their heart aright,
and whose spirit
was not stedfast
with God.
The children
of Ephraim,
being armed,
and carrying bows,
turned
back
in the day
of battle.
They kept not the covenant
of God,
and refused
to walk
in his law;
And forgat his works,
and his wonders
that he
had shewed them.
Marvellous things
did
he in the sight
of their fathers,
in the land
of Egypt,
in the field
of Zoan.
He divided
the sea,
and caused them
to pass through;
and
he made
the waters
to stand
as an heap.
In the daytime
also he
led them
with a cloud,
and all
the night
with a light
of fire.
He clave
the rocks
in the wilderness,
and gave them
drink as
out of the great depths.
He brought
streams
also out of the rock,
and caused
waters to run
down like rivers.
And
they sinned yet more
against him
by provoking
the most High
in the wilderness.
And
they tempted God
in their heart
by asking meat
for their lust.
Yea,
they spake against God;
they said,
Can God
furnish a table
in the wilderness?
Behold,
he smote the rock,
that the waters
gushed out,
and the streams overflowed;
can
he give bread also?
can
he provide flesh
for his people?
Therefore the LORD
heard this,
and was wroth:
so a fire
was kindled
against Jacob,
and anger
also came up
against Israel;
Because
they believed not
in God,
and trusted not
in his salvation:
Though he
had commanded
the clouds
from above,
and opened
the doors
of heaven,
And had rained
down manna
upon them to eat,
and had given them
of the corn
of heaven.
Man did eat
angels' food:
he sent them meat
to the full.
He caused
an east wind
to blow
in the heaven:
and by his power
he brought in
the south wind.
He rained
flesh also upon them as dust,
and feathered fowls like
as the sand
of the sea:
And
he let it fall
in the midst
of their camp,
round
about their habitations.
So they
did eat,
and were well filled:
for he
gave them
their own desire;
They were not estranged
from their lust.
But
while their meat
was yet
in their mouths,
The wrath
of God
came upon them,
and slew
the fattest
of them,
and smote down the chosen men
of Israel.
For all
this
they sinned still,
and believed not
for his wondrous works.
Therefore their days
did
he consume
in vanity,
and their years
in trouble.
When
he slew them,
then
they sought him:
and
they returned
and enquired early
after God.
And they
remembered
that God
was their rock,
and the high God
their redeemer.
Nevertheless
they did flatter him
with their mouth,
and they
lied
unto him
with their tongues.
For their heart
was not
right with him,
neither were
they
stedfast in his covenant.
But he,
being full of compassion,
forgave their iniquity,
and destroyed them not:
yea,
many a time
turned
he his anger away,
and did not stir
up all his wrath.
For he
remembered that
they were
but flesh;
a wind that passeth away,
and cometh
not again.
How oft
did
they provoke him
in the wilderness,
and grieve him
in the desert!
Yea,
they turned
back
and tempted God,
and limited
the Holy One
of Israel.
They remembered not
his hand,
nor the day
when
he delivered them
from the enemy.
How he
had wrought
his signs
in Egypt,
and his wonders
in the field
of Zoan.
And had turned
their rivers
into blood;
and their floods,
that they
could not drink.
He sent divers sorts
of flies among them,
which devoured them;
and frogs,
which destroyed them.
He gave also their increase
unto the caterpiller,
and their labour
unto the locust.
He destroyed their vines
with hail,
and their sycomore trees
with frost.
He gave up their cattle
also to the hail,
and their flocks
to hot thunderbolts.
He cast
upon them the fierceness
of his anger,
wrath,
and indignation,
and trouble,
by sending evil angels
among them.
He made a way
to his anger;
he spared not their soul
from death,
but gave
their life over
to the pestilence;
And smote all
the firstborn
in Egypt;
the chief
of their strength
in the tabernacles
of Ham:
But made
his own people to go
forth like sheep,
and guided them
in the wilderness like
a flock.
And
he led them
on safely,
so that
they feared not:
but the sea
overwhelmed
their enemies.
And
he brought them
to the border
of his sanctuary,
even to
this mountain,
which his right hand
had purchased.
He cast
out the heathen
also before them,
and divided them
an inheritance
by line,
and made
the tribes
of Israel
to dwell
in their tents.
Yet
they tempted
and provoked
the most high God,
and kept not
his testimonies:
But turned back,
and dealt unfaithfully like
their fathers:
they
were turned
aside like
a deceitful bow.
For they
provoked him
to anger
with their high places,
and moved him
to jealousy
with their graven images.
When God
heard this,
he was wroth,
and greatly abhorred
Israel:
So that
he forsook
the tabernacle
of Shiloh,
the tent
which he
placed
among men;
And delivered
his strength
into captivity,
and his glory
into the enemy's hand.
He gave
his people over
also unto the sword;
and was wroth
with his inheritance.
The fire
consumed their young men;
and their maidens
were not given
to marriage.
Their priests
fell by the sword;
and their widows
made no lamentation.
Then the LORD awaked
as one
out of sleep,
and like
a mighty man
that shouteth
by reason
of wine.
And he
smote
his enemies
in the hinder parts:
he put them
to a perpetual reproach.
Moreover he
refused
the tabernacle
of Joseph,
and chose not
the tribe
of Ephraim:
But chose
the tribe
of Judah,
the mount Zion
which he loved.
And he
built
his sanctuary like high palaces,
like the earth
which he
hath established
for ever.
He chose David
also his servant,
and took him
from the sheepfolds:
From following
the ewes great
with young
he brought him
to feed Jacob
his people,
and Israel
his inheritance.
So he
fed them according to
the integrity
of his heart;
and guided them
by the skilfulness
of his hands.
O god,
the heathen
are come
into thine inheritance;
thy holy temple
have
they defiled;
they have laid Jerusalem
on heaps.
The dead bodies
of thy servants
have
they given
to be meat
unto the fowls
of the heaven,
the flesh
of thy saints
unto the beasts
of the earth.
Their blood
have
they shed like
water round
about Jerusalem;
and there was none
to bury them.
We are become a reproach
to our neighbours,
a scorn
and derision
to them
that are round
about us.
How long,
LORD?
wilt
thou be angry
for ever?
shall
thy jealousy burn like fire?
Pour
out thy wrath
upon the heathen
that have not known thee,
and
upon the kingdoms
that have not called
upon thy name.
For they
have devoured Jacob,
and laid
waste
his dwelling place.
O remember not
against us former iniquities:
let thy
tender mercies
speedily prevent us:
for we
are brought very low.
Help us,
O God
of our salvation,
for the glory
of thy name:
and deliver us,
and purge away
our sins,
for thy name's sake.
Wherefore should
the heathen say,
Where is their God?
let him
be known
among the heathen
in our sight
by the revenging
of the blood
of thy servants which
is shed.
Let the sighing
of the prisoner come
before thee;
according to the greatness
of thy
power
preserve
thou
those that
are appointed
to die;
And render
unto our neighbours sevenfold
into their bosom their reproach,
wherewith
they have reproached thee,
O Lord.
So we
thy people
and sheep
of thy
pasture
will give
thee thanks
for ever:
we will shew
forth thy
praise
to all generations.
Give ear,
O Shepherd
of Israel,
thou
that
leadest
Joseph like
a flock;
thou
that dwellest between the cherubims,
shine forth.
Before Ephraim
and Benjamin
and Manasseh
stir
up thy strength,
and come
and save us.
Turn us again,
O God,
and cause thy
face to shine;
and
we shall be saved.
O LORD God
of hosts,
how long
wilt
thou be angry
against the prayer
of thy people?
Thou feedest them
with the bread
of tears;
and givest them
tears
to drink
in great measure.
Thou makest us
a strife
unto our neighbours:
and our enemies
laugh
among themselves.
Turn us again,
O God of hosts,
and cause thy
face to shine;
and
we shall be saved.
Thou hast brought
a vine
out of Egypt:
thou hast cast
out the heathen,
and planted it.
Thou preparedst room
before it,
and didst cause it
to take deep root,
and it
filled the land.
The hills
were covered
with the shadow of it,
and the boughs
thereof were like
the goodly cedars.
She sent
out her boughs
unto the sea,
and her branches
unto the river.
Why hast thou
then broken down
her hedges,
so that all
they
which pass
by the way do pluck her?
The boar
out of the wood
doth waste it,
and
the wild beast
of the field
doth devour it.
Return,
we beseech thee,
O God of hosts:
look down
from heaven,
and behold,
and visit
this vine;
And the vineyard which
thy right hand
hath planted,
and the branch
that thou
madest strong
for thyself.
It is burned
with fire,
it is cut down:
they perish
at the rebuke
of thy countenance.
Let thy hand
be upon the man
of thy
right hand,
upon the son
of man whom
thou madest strong
for thyself.
So will not
we go back
from thee:
quicken us,
and we
will call upon thy name.
Turn us again,
O LORD God
of hosts,
cause
thy face
to shine;
and
we shall be saved.
Sing aloud
unto God our strength:
make a joyful noise
unto the God
of Jacob.
Take a psalm,
and bring hither
the timbrel,
the pleasant harp
with the psaltery.
Blow up
the trumpet
in the new moon,
in the time appointed,
on our solemn feast day.
For this
was a statute
for Israel,
and a law
of the God
of Jacob.
This
he ordained
in Joseph
for a testimony,
when
he went out
through the land
of Egypt:
where I
heard a language that
I understood not.
I removed his shoulder
from the burden:
his hands
were delivered
from the pots.
Thou calledst in trouble,
and
I delivered thee;
I answered thee
in the secret place
of thunder:
I proved thee
at the waters
of Meribah.
Selah.
Hear,
O my people,
and
I will testify
unto thee:
O Israel,
if thou
wilt hearken unto me;
There shall
no strange god
be in thee;
neither shalt
thou worship any strange god.
I am the LORD
thy God,
which brought thee
out of the land
of Egypt:
open thy
mouth wide,
and
I will fill it.
But my people
would not hearken
to my voice;
and Israel
would
none of me.
So I
gave
them up
unto their own hearts' lust:
and they
walked
in their own counsels.
Oh that
my people
had hearkened unto me,
and Israel
had walked
in my ways!
I should soon have subdued
their enemies,
and turned
my hand
against their adversaries.
The haters
of the LORD
should have submitted themselves
unto him:
but their time
should have endured
for ever.
He should have fed them also
with the finest
of the wheat:
and
with honey
out of the rock
should
I have satisfied thee.
God standeth in the congregation
of the mighty;
he judgeth among the gods.
How long
will
ye judge unjustly,
and accept
the persons
of the wicked?
Selah.
Defend the poor
and fatherless:
do justice
to the afflicted
and needy.
Deliver the poor
and needy:
rid them
out of the hand
of the wicked.
They know not,
neither will
they understand;
they walk on
in darkness:
all
the foundations
of the earth
are out of course.
I have said,
Ye are gods;
and all of you
are children
of the most High.
But
ye shall die like men,
and fall like one
of the princes.
Arise,
O God,
judge the earth:
for thou
shalt inherit
all nations.
Keep not
thou silence,
O God:
hold
not thy peace,
and be not still,
O God.
For, lo,
thine enemies
make a tumult:
and
they
that hate thee
have lifted
up the head.
They have taken crafty counsel
against thy people,
and consulted
against thy hidden ones.
They have said,
Come,
and let us
cut them off
from being a nation;
that the name
of Israel
may be no more
in remembrance.
For they
have consulted together
with one consent:
they are confederate
against thee:
The tabernacles
of Edom,
and the Ishmaelites;
of Moab,
and the Hagarenes;
Gebal,
and Ammon,
and Amalek;
the Philistines
with the inhabitants
of Tyre;
Assur
also is joined with them:
they have holpen
the children
of Lot.
Selah.
Do unto them as
unto the Midianites;
as to Sisera,
as to Jabin,
at the brook
of Kison:
Which perished
at Endor:
they became
as dung
for the earth.
Make their nobles like Oreb,
and like Zeeb:
yea,
all their princes
as Zebah,
and
as Zalmunna:
Who said,
Let us
take
to ourselves the houses
of God
in possession.
O my God,
make them like
a wheel;
as the stubble
before the wind.
As the fire
burneth a wood,
and as the flame
setteth
the mountains
on fire;
So persecute them
with thy tempest,
and make them afraid
with thy storm.
Fill their faces
with shame;
that they
may seek
thy name,
O LORD.
Let them
be confounded
and troubled
for ever;
yea,
let them
be put to shame,
and perish:
That men
may know
that thou,
whose name alone
is JEHOVAH,
art the most high
over all the earth.
How amiable
are thy tabernacles,
O LORD
of hosts!
My soul longeth,
yea,
even fainteth
for the courts
of the LORD:
my heart
and my flesh
crieth out
for the living God.
Yea,
the sparrow
hath found
an house,
and the swallow
a nest
for herself,
where she
may lay
her young,
even thine altars,
O LORD of hosts,
my King,
and my God.
Blessed
are
they that
dwell
in thy house:
they will be still praising thee.
Selah.
Blessed
is the man
whose strength
is in thee;
in whose heart
are the ways
of them.
Who passing
through the valley
of Baca
make it
a well;
the rain
also filleth
the pools.
They go
from strength to strength,
every one of them
in Zion
appeareth before God.
O LORD God
of hosts,
hear my prayer:
give ear,
O God of Jacob.
Selah.
Behold,
O God our shield,
and look
upon the face
of thine anointed.
For a day
in thy
courts
is better
than a thousand.
I had
rather be
a doorkeeper
in the house
of my God,
than
to dwell
in the tents
of wickedness.
For the LORD God
is a sun
and shield:
the LORD
will give
grace and glory:
no good thing
will
he withhold
from them that walk uprightly.
O LORD of hosts,
blessed is the man
that trusteth in thee.
Lord,
thou hast been favourable
unto thy land:
thou hast brought
back the captivity
of Jacob.
Thou hast forgiven
the iniquity
of thy people,
thou hast covered all
their sin.
Selah.
Thou hast taken away all
thy wrath:
thou hast turned
thyself
from the fierceness
of thine anger.
Turn us,
O God
of our salvation,
and cause thine
anger toward us
to cease.
Wilt
thou be angry
with us
for ever?
wilt
thou draw
out thine
anger
to all generations?
Wilt
thou not revive us again:
that thy people
may rejoice
in thee?
Shew us
thy mercy,
O LORD,
and grant us
thy salvation.
I will hear
what
God the LORD
will speak:
for he
will speak peace
unto his people,
and
to his saints:
but let them not
turn again
to folly.
Surely
his salvation
is nigh them
that fear him;
that glory
may dwell
in our land.
Mercy
and truth
are met together;
righteousness
and peace
have kissed
each other.
Truth
shall spring
out of the earth;
and righteousness
shall look down
from heaven.
Yea,
the LORD
shall give
that which
is good;
and our land
shall yield
her increase.
Righteousness
shall go
before him;
and shall set us
in the way
of his steps.
Bow down thine ear,
O LORD,
hear me:
for I
am poor
and needy.
Preserve my soul;
for I
am holy:
O thou
my God,
save thy servant
that trusteth in thee.
Be merciful
unto me, O Lord:
for I cry
unto thee daily.
Rejoice the soul
of thy servant:
for unto thee,
O Lord,
do I
lift
up my soul.
For thou,
Lord,
art good,
and ready
to forgive;
and plenteous
in mercy
unto all
them that call
upon thee.
Give ear,
O LORD,
unto my prayer;
and attend
to the voice
of my supplications.
In the day
of my trouble
I will call
upon thee:
for thou
wilt answer me.
Among the gods
there is none like
unto thee,
O Lord;
neither are there
any works like
unto thy works.
All nations whom
thou hast made
shall come
and worship
before thee,
O Lord;
and shall glorify
thy name.
For thou art great,
and doest wondrous things:
thou art God alone.
Teach me thy way,
O LORD;
I will walk
in thy truth:
unite my heart
to fear thy name.
I will praise thee,
O Lord my God,
with all my heart:
and I
will glorify
thy name
for evermore.
For great
is thy mercy
toward me:
and
thou hast delivered
my soul
from the lowest hell.
O God,
the proud
are risen against me,
and the assemblies
of violent men
have sought
after my soul;
and have not set thee
before them.
But thou,
O Lord,
art a God
full of compassion,
and gracious,
long suffering,
and plenteous
in mercy and truth.
O turn unto me,
and have mercy
upon me;
give thy strength
unto thy servant,
and save
the son
of thine handmaid.
Shew me a token
for good;
that they
which hate me
may see it,
and be ashamed:
because thou,
LORD,
hast holpen me,
and comforted me.
His foundation
is in the holy mountains.
The LORD
loveth the gates
of Zion
more than all
the dwellings
of Jacob.
Glorious things
are spoken
of thee,
O city of God.
Selah.
I will make
mention
of Rahab
and Babylon
to them
that know me:
behold Philistia,
and Tyre,
with Ethiopia;
this man
was born there.
And of Zion
it shall be said,
This and
that man
was born in her:
and the highest himself
shall establish her.
The LORD
shall count,
when
he writeth up the people,
that this man
was born there.
Selah.
As well
the singers
as the players
on instruments
shall be there:
all my springs
are in thee.
O lord God
of my salvation,
I have cried day and night
before thee:
Let my prayer
come
before thee:
incline
thine ear
unto my cry;
For my soul
is full of troubles:
and my life
draweth nigh
unto the grave.
I am counted
with them that go down
into the pit:
I am as a man
that hath
no strength:
Free among the dead,
like the slain
that lie
in the grave,
whom
thou rememberest no more:
and
they are cut off
from thy hand.
Thou hast laid me
in the lowest pit,
in darkness,
in the deeps.
Thy wrath
lieth hard
upon me,
and
thou hast afflicted me
with all thy waves.
Selah.
Thou hast put away
mine acquaintance far
from me;
thou hast made me
an abomination
unto them:
I am shut up,
and
I cannot come forth.
Mine
eye
mourneth
by reason
of affliction:
LORD,
I have called daily
upon thee,
I have stretched out
my hands
unto thee.
Wilt thou
shew wonders
to the dead?
shall
the dead
arise and praise thee?
Selah.
Shall
thy lovingkindness
be declared
in the grave?
or thy faithfulness
in destruction?
Shall
thy wonders be known
in the dark?
and thy righteousness
in the land
of forgetfulness?
But unto thee
have
I cried,
O LORD;
and
in the morning
shall
my prayer prevent thee.
LORD,
why castest
thou
off my soul?
why hidest
thou
thy
face from me?
I am afflicted
and ready
to die from my youth up:
while I
suffer thy terrors
I am distracted.
Thy fierce wrath
goeth over me;
thy terrors
have cut me off.
They came round
about me daily like water;
they compassed
me about
together.
Lover
and friend
hast
thou put far
from me,
and mine acquaintance
into darkness.
I will sing of the mercies
of the LORD
for ever:
with my mouth
will
I make
known thy faithfulness
to all generations.
For I
have said,
Mercy shall be built up
for ever:
thy faithfulness
shalt thou
establish
in the very heavens.
I have made
a covenant
with my chosen,
I have sworn
unto David my servant,
Thy seed
will
I establish
for ever,
and build up
thy throne
to all generations.
Selah.
And the heavens
shall praise
thy wonders,
O LORD:
thy faithfulness
also in the congregation
of the saints.
For who in the heaven
can be compared
unto the LORD?
who among the sons
of the mighty
can be likened
unto the LORD?
God is greatly
to be feared
in the assembly of the saints,
and
to be had
in reverence
of all
them that
are about him.
O LORD God
of hosts,
who is
a strong LORD like
unto thee?
or to thy faithfulness round
about thee?
Thou rulest
the raging
of the sea:
when the waves
thereof arise,
thou stillest them.
Thou hast broken Rahab
in pieces,
as one
that is slain;
thou hast scattered
thine enemies
with thy strong arm.
The heavens
are thine,
the earth
also is thine:
as for the world
and the fulness
thereof,
thou hast founded them.
The north
and the south
thou hast created them:
Tabor and
Hermon
shall rejoice
in thy name.
Thou hast a mighty arm:
strong is thy hand,
and high
is
thy right hand.
Justice
and judgment
are the habitation
of thy throne:
mercy and
truth
shall go
before thy face.
Blessed
is
the people that
know
the joyful sound:
they shall walk,
O LORD,
in the light
of thy countenance.
In thy
name
shall
they rejoice all
the day:
and in thy righteousness
shall
they be exalted.
For thou
art the glory
of their strength:
and in thy
favour our horn
shall be exalted.
For the LORD
is our defence;
and
the Holy One
of Israel is our king.
Then
thou spakest in vision
to thy holy one,
and saidst,
I have laid
help upon one
that is mighty;
I have exalted one
chosen
out of the people.
I have found David
my servant;
with my holy oil
have
I anointed him:
With whom my hand
shall be established:
mine
arm
also shall strengthen him.
The enemy
shall not exact upon him;
nor the son
of wickedness
afflict him.
And
I will beat down his foes
before his face,
and plague them
that hate him.
But my faithfulness
and my mercy
shall be with him:
and in my name
shall
his horn be exalted.
I will set his hand
also in the sea,
and his right
hand in
the rivers.
He shall cry unto me,
Thou art my father,
my God,
and the rock
of my salvation.
Also I
will make him
my firstborn,
higher
than the kings
of the earth.
My mercy
will
I keep for him
for evermore,
and my covenant
shall stand
fast with him.
His seed
also will
I make
to endure
for ever,
and his throne
as the days
of heaven.
If his children
forsake my law,
and walk not
in my judgments;
If they
break my statutes,
and keep not
my commandments;
Then will
I visit
their transgression
with the rod,
and their iniquity
with stripes.
Nevertheless
my lovingkindness
will
I not utterly take from him,
nor suffer
my faithfulness
to fail.
My covenant
will
I not break,
nor alter
the thing
that is gone
out of my lips.
Once have
I sworn
by my holiness
that I
will not lie
unto David.
His seed
shall endure
for ever,
and his throne
as the sun
before me.
It shall be established for
ever as the moon,
and
as a faithful witness
in heaven.
Selah.
But
thou hast cast
off and abhorred,
thou hast been wroth
with thine anointed.
Thou hast made void
the covenant
of thy servant:
thou hast profaned
his crown
by casting
it to the ground.
Thou hast broken down all
his hedges;
thou hast brought
his strong holds
to ruin.
All
that pass
by the way
spoil him:
he is a reproach
to his neighbours.
Thou hast set up
the right hand
of his adversaries;
thou hast made all
his enemies
to rejoice.
Thou hast also turned
the edge
of his sword,
and hast not made him
to stand
in the battle.
Thou hast made
his glory
to cease,
and cast
his throne down
to the ground.
The days
of his youth
hast
thou shortened:
thou hast covered him
with shame.
Selah.
How long,
LORD?
wilt thou
hide thyself
for ever?
shall
thy wrath burn like fire?
Remember how
short my time is:
wherefore hast
thou made all men
in vain?
What man
is
he that liveth,
and shall not see
death?
shall
he deliver
his soul
from the hand
of the grave?
Selah.
Lord,
where are thy former lovingkindnesses,
which thou
swarest unto David
in thy truth?
Remember,
Lord,
the reproach
of thy servants;
how I
do bear
in my bosom the reproach
of all the mighty people;
Wherewith
thine enemies
have reproached,
O LORD;
wherewith
they have reproached
the footsteps
of thine anointed.
Blessed
be the LORD
for evermore.
Amen,
and Amen.
Lord,
thou hast been
our dwelling
place
in all generations.
Before the mountains
were brought forth,
or ever
thou hadst
formed the earth
and the world,
even from
everlasting to everlasting,
thou art God.
Thou turnest man
to destruction;
and sayest,
Return,
ye children
of men.
For a thousand years
in thy sight
are
but as yesterday
when it is past,
and
as a watch
in the night.
Thou carriest them away
as with a flood;
they are as a sleep:
in the morning
they are like grass
which groweth up.
In the morning it flourisheth,
and groweth up;
in the evening
it is cut down,
and withereth.
For we
are consumed
by thine anger,
and by thy wrath
are we troubled.
Thou hast set
our iniquities
before thee,
our secret
sins
in the light
of thy countenance.
For all
our days
are passed away
in thy wrath:
we spend
our years
as a tale
that is told.
The days
of our years
are threescore years
and ten;
and
if by reason
of strength
they be
fourscore years,
yet is their strength labour
and sorrow;
for it
is soon cut off,
and
we fly away.
Who knoweth
the power
of thine anger?
even according to
thy fear,
so is thy wrath.
So teach us
to number our days,
that we
may apply
our hearts
unto wisdom.
Return,
O LORD,
how long?
and let it
repent thee concerning thy servants.
O satisfy us early
with thy mercy;
that we
may rejoice
and be glad all
our days.
Make us glad
according to the days
wherein thou
hast afflicted us,
and the years
wherein we
have seen evil.
Let thy
work
appear unto thy servants,
and thy
glory
unto their children.
And let
the beauty
of the LORD
our God
be upon us:
and establish
thou the work
of our hands
upon us;
yea,
the work
of our hands
establish thou it.
He that
dwelleth in the secret place
of the most High
shall abide
under the shadow
of the Almighty.
I will say
of the LORD,
He is my refuge
and my fortress:
my God;
in him will
I trust.
Surely
he shall deliver thee
from the snare
of the fowler,
and
from the noisome pestilence.
He shall cover thee
with his feathers,
and
under his wings
shalt
thou trust:
his truth
shall be
thy shield
and buckler.
Thou shalt not be afraid
for the terror
by night;
nor for the arrow
that flieth by day;
Nor
for the pestilence
that walketh in darkness;
nor
for the destruction
that wasteth at noonday.
A thousand
shall fall
at thy side,
and ten thousand
at thy
right hand;
but it
shall not come nigh thee.
Only with thine
eyes
shalt thou
behold and see
the reward
of the wicked.
Because
thou hast made
the LORD,
which is my refuge,
even the most High,
thy habitation;
There shall
no evil
befall thee,
neither shall
any plague
come nigh
thy dwelling.
For he shall give
his angels charge
over thee,
to keep thee
in all thy ways.
They shall bear thee up
in their hands,
lest
thou dash thy
foot
against a stone.
Thou shalt tread
upon the lion
and adder:
the young lion
and the dragon
shalt thou
trample
under feet.
Because
he hath set
his love
upon me,
therefore will
I deliver him:
I will set him
on high,
because
he hath known
my name.
He shall call upon me,
and
I will answer him:
I will be
with him in trouble;
I will deliver him,
and honour him.
With long life
will
I satisfy him,
and shew him
my salvation.
IT IS A GOOD THING TO GIVE
THANKS UNTO THE LORD,
AND TO SING PRAISES
UNTO THY NAME,
O MOST HIGH:
To shew
forth thy lovingkindness
in the morning,
and thy faithfulness every night,
Upon an instrument
of ten strings,
and
upon the psaltery;
upon the harp
with a solemn sound.
For thou,
LORD,
hast made me glad
through thy work:
I will triumph
in the works
of thy hands.
O LORD,
how great
are
thy works!
and thy
thoughts are very deep.
A brutish man
knoweth not;
neither doth
a fool
understand this.
When the wicked spring
as the grass,
and
when all
the workers
of iniquity
do flourish;
it is
that they
shall be destroyed
for ever:
But thou,
LORD,
art most high
for evermore.
For, lo,
thine enemies,
O LORD,
for, lo,
thine enemies
shall perish;
all the workers
of iniquity
shall be scattered.
But my horn
shalt
thou exalt like
the horn
of an unicorn:
I shall be anointed
with fresh oil.
Mine
eye
also shall see
my desire
on mine enemies,
and mine ears
shall hear
my desire
of the wicked that rise up
against me.
The righteous
shall flourish like
the palm tree:
he shall grow like
a cedar
in Lebanon.
Those that
be planted
in the house
of the LORD
shall flourish
in the courts
of our God.
They shall still bring forth fruit
in old age;
they shall be fat
and flourishing;
To shew
that the LORD
is upright:
he is my rock,
and there is
no unrighteousness
in him.
The LORD reigneth,
he is clothed
with majesty;
the LORD
is clothed
with strength,
wherewith
he hath girded himself:
the world
also is stablished,
that it
cannot be moved.
Thy throne
is established
of old:
thou art
from everlasting.
The floods
have lifted up,
O LORD,
the floods
have lifted
up their voice;
the floods
lift
up their waves.
The LORD on high
is mightier
than the noise
of many waters,
yea,
than the mighty waves
of the sea.
Thy testimonies
are very sure:
holiness
becometh
thine house,
O LORD,
for ever.
O Lord God,
to whom
vengeance belongeth;
O God,
to whom
vengeance belongeth,
shew thyself.
Lift up thyself,
thou judge
of the earth:
render a reward
to the proud.
LORD,
how long
shall the wicked,
how long
shall the wicked triumph?
How long
shall
they utter
and speak
hard things?
and all
the workers
of iniquity
boast themselves?
They break
in pieces thy people,
O LORD,
and afflict
thine heritage.
They slay
the widow
and the stranger,
and murder
the fatherless.
Yet they say,
The LORD
shall not see,
neither shall
the God of Jacob
regard it.
Understand,
ye brutish
among the people:
and ye fools,
when will
ye be wise?
He that
planted the ear,
shall
he not hear?
he that
formed the eye,
shall he not see?
He that
chastiseth the heathen,
shall not
he correct?
he that
teacheth man knowledge,
shall not he know?
The LORD
knoweth
the thoughts
of man,
that they
are vanity.
Blessed is the man whom
thou chastenest,
O LORD,
and teachest him
out of thy law;
That thou
mayest give him
rest
from the days
of adversity,
until the pit
be digged
for the wicked.
For the LORD
will not cast
off his people,
neither will
he forsake
his inheritance.
But judgment
shall return
unto righteousness:
and all
the upright
in heart
shall follow it.
Who will rise up
for me
against the evildoers?
or who
will stand up
for me
against the workers
of iniquity?
Unless the LORD
had been my help,
my soul
had
almost dwelt
in silence.
When I said,
My foot slippeth;
thy mercy,
O LORD,
held me up.
In the multitude
of my thoughts
within me thy
comforts
delight my soul.
Shall the throne
of iniquity
have fellowship
with thee,
which frameth mischief
by a law?
They gather themselves
together against the soul
of the righteous,
and condemn
the innocent blood.
But the LORD
is my defence;
and my God
is the rock
of my refuge.
And
he shall bring
upon them their own iniquity,
and shall cut
them off
in their own wickedness;
yea,
the LORD our God
shall cut them off.
O come,
let us
sing
unto the LORD:
let us
make a joyful noise
to the rock
of our salvation.
Let us
come before his presence
with thanksgiving,
and make
a joyful noise
unto him
with psalms.
For the LORD
is a great God,
and a great King above all
gods.
In his hand
are the deep places
of the earth:
the strength
of the hills
is his also.
The sea
is his,
and he
made it:
and his hands
formed the dry land.
O come,
let us
worship
and bow down:
let us
kneel
before the LORD our maker.
For he
is our God;
and
we are the people
of his pasture,
and the sheep
of his hand.
To day
if ye
will hear
his voice,
Harden not
your heart,
as in the provocation,
and
as in the day
of temptation
in the wilderness:
When your fathers
tempted me,
proved me,
and saw
my work.
Forty years long
was I
grieved
with this generation,
and said,
It is
a people that
do err
in their heart,
and
they have not known
my ways:
Unto whom
I sware in my wrath
that they
should not enter
into my rest.
O sing
unto the LORD
a new song:
sing
unto the LORD,
all the earth.
Sing
unto the LORD,
bless his name;
shew
forth his salvation
from day to day.
Declare his glory
among the heathen,
his wonders
among all people.
For the LORD
is great,
and greatly
to be praised:
he is
to be feared above all gods.
For all the gods
of the nations
are idols:
but the LORD
made the heavens.
Honour
and majesty
are
before him:
strength
and beauty
are in his sanctuary.
Give
unto the LORD,
O ye kindreds
of the people,
give
unto the LORD glory
and strength.
Give
unto the LORD the glory due
unto his name:
bring an offering,
and come
into his courts.
O worship the LORD
in the beauty
of holiness:
fear before him,
all the earth.
Say
among the heathen
that the LORD reigneth:
the world
also shall be established
that it
shall not be moved:
he shall judge
the people
righteously.
Let the heavens rejoice,
and let
the earth
be glad;
let the sea roar,
and the fulness
thereof.
Let the field
be joyful,
and all that is
therein:
then shall all
the trees
of the wood rejoice
Before the LORD:
for he cometh,
for he
cometh to judge
the earth:
he shall judge the world
with righteousness,
and the people
with his truth.
The LORD reigneth;
let the earth rejoice;
let the multitude
of isles
be glad thereof.
Clouds
and darkness
are round
about him:
righteousness
and judgment
are the habitation
of his throne.
A fire
goeth
before him,
and burneth
up his enemies round about.
His lightnings
enlightened
the world:
the earth saw,
and trembled.
The hills
melted like
wax at the presence
of the LORD,
at the presence
of the Lord
of the whole earth.
The heavens
declare his righteousness,
and all
the people
see
his glory.
Confounded
be all
they that serve
graven images,
that boast themselves
of idols:
worship him,
all ye gods.
Zion heard,
and was glad;
and the daughters
of Judah rejoiced
because of thy judgments,
O LORD.
For thou,
LORD,
art high above all the earth:
thou art exalted far above all
gods.
Ye that love
the LORD,
hate evil:
he preserveth the souls
of his saints;
he delivereth them out of the
hand
of the wicked.
Light is sown
for the righteous,
and gladness
for the upright
in heart.
Rejoice
in the LORD,
ye righteous;
and give
thanks
at the remembrance
of his holiness.
O sing
unto the LORD
a new song;
for he
hath done
marvellous things:
his right hand,
and his holy arm,
hath gotten him
the victory.
The LORD
hath made
known his salvation:
his righteousness
hath
he openly shewed
in the sight
of the heathen.
He hath remembered
his mercy
and his truth
toward the house
of Israel:
all
the ends
of the earth
have seen the salvation
of our God.
Make a joyful noise
unto the LORD,
all the earth:
make a loud noise,
and rejoice,
and sing praise.
Sing
unto the LORD
with the harp;
with the harp,
and the voice
of a psalm.
With trumpets
and sound
of cornet
make a joyful noise
before the LORD,
the King.
Let the sea roar,
and the fulness
thereof;
the world,
and
they that
dwell therein.
Let the floods clap
their hands:
let the hills
be joyful
together
Before the LORD;
for he
cometh to judge
the earth:
with righteousness
shall
he judge
the world,
and the people
with equity.
The LORD reigneth;
let the people tremble:
he sitteth between the cherubims;
let the earth
be moved.
The LORD
is great in Zion;
and he
is
high above all the people.
Let them
praise thy
great
and terrible name;
for it is holy.
The king's strength
also loveth
judgment;
thou dost establish
equity,
thou executest judgment
and righteousness
in Jacob.
Exalt
ye the LORD
our God,
and worship
at his footstool;
for he
is holy.
Moses and Aaron
among his priests,
and Samuel
among them that call
upon his name;
they called
upon the LORD,
and
he answered them.
He spake unto them
in the cloudy pillar:
they kept
his testimonies,
and the ordinance that
he gave them.
Thou answeredst them,
O LORD our God:
thou wast
a God
that forgavest them,
though thou
tookest vengeance
of their inventions.
Exalt the LORD
our God,
and worship
at his holy hill;
for the LORD
our God is holy.
Make a joyful noise
unto the LORD,
all ye lands.
Serve the LORD
with gladness:
come
before his presence
with singing.
Know
ye that
the LORD
he is God:
it is
he that
hath made us,
and not
we ourselves;
we are his people,
and the sheep
of his pasture.
Enter
into his gates
with thanksgiving,
and
into his courts
with praise:
be thankful
unto him,
and bless
his name.
For the LORD
is good;
his mercy
is everlasting;
and his truth
endureth to all generations.
I will sing
of mercy
and judgment:
unto thee,
O LORD,
will I sing.
I will behave myself
wisely in a perfect way.
O when
wilt
thou
come unto me?
I will walk within my house
with a perfect heart.
I will set
no wicked thing
before mine eyes:
I hate
the work
of them that turn aside;
it shall not cleave to me.
A froward heart
shall depart from me:
I will not know
a wicked person.
Whoso
privily slandereth
his neighbour,
him will
I cut off:
him that
hath
an high look
and a proud heart
will not I suffer.
Mine
eyes
shall be
upon the faithful
of the land,
that they
may dwell with me:
he that
walketh in a perfect way,
he shall serve me.
He that
worketh
deceit
shall not dwell
within my house:
he that
telleth
lies
shall not tarry
in my sight.
I will early
destroy all the wicked
of the land;
that I
may cut off all wicked doers
from the city
of the LORD.
Hear my prayer,
O LORD,
and let
my cry
come unto thee.
Hide not
thy face from me
in the day
when
I am in trouble;
incline thine ear
unto me:
in the day
when I
call
answer me speedily.
For my days
are consumed like smoke,
and my bones
are burned
as an hearth.
My heart
is smitten,
and withered like grass;
so that
I
forget to eat
my bread.
By reason
of the voice
of my groaning
my bones
cleave
to my skin.
I am like
a pelican
of the wilderness:
I am like
an owl
of the desert.
I watch,
and am as a sparrow alone
upon the house top.
Mine enemies
reproach me all
the day;
and they
that are mad
against me are sworn against me.
For I
have eaten ashes like bread,
and mingled
my drink with weeping.
Because
of thine indignation
and thy wrath:
for thou
hast lifted me up,
and
cast me down.
My days
are like
a shadow
that declineth;
and
I am withered like grass.
But thou,
O LORD,
shall endure
for ever;
and thy remembrance
unto all generations.
Thou shalt arise,
and have mercy
upon Zion:
for the time
to favour her,
yea,
the set time,
is come.
For thy servants
take pleasure
in her stones,
and favour
the dust thereof.
So the heathen
shall fear
the name
of the LORD,
and all
the kings
of the earth
thy glory.
When the LORD
shall build up Zion,
he shall appear
in his glory.
He will regard the prayer
of the destitute,
and not despise
their prayer.
This shall be written
for the generation
to come:
and
the people
which shall be created
shall praise
the LORD.
For he
hath looked down
from the height
of his sanctuary;
from heaven
did
the LORD
behold the earth;
To hear the groaning
of the prisoner;
to loose
those that
are appointed
to death;
To declare the name
of the LORD
in Zion,
and his praise
in Jerusalem;
When the people
are gathered together,
and the kingdoms,
to serve the LORD.
He weakened my strength
in the way;
he shortened
my days.
I said,
O my God,
take me not
away in the midst
of my days:
thy years
are throughout all generations.
Of old
hast
thou laid
the foundation
of the earth:
and the heavens
are the work
of thy hands.
They shall perish,
but
thou shalt endure:
yea,
all of them
shall wax old like
a garment;
as a vesture
shalt
thou change them,
and
they shall be changed:
But
thou art
the same,
and thy years
shall have no end.
The children
of thy servants
shall continue,
and their seed
shall be established
before thee.
Bless the LORD,
O my soul:
and
all that is within me,
bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD,
O my soul,
and forget not all
his benefits:
Who forgiveth all
thine iniquities;
who healeth all
thy diseases;
Who redeemeth thy life
from destruction;
who crowneth thee
with lovingkindness
and tender
mercies;
Who satisfieth
thy mouth
with good things;
so that
thy youth
is renewed like
the eagle's.
The LORD
executeth righteousness
and judgment
for all
that are oppressed.
He made
known his ways
unto Moses,
his acts
unto the children
of Israel.
The LORD
is merciful
and gracious,
slow to anger,
and plenteous
in mercy.
He will not always chide:
neither will
he keep
his anger
for ever.
He hath not dealt with us
after our sins;
nor rewarded us according to
our iniquities.
For as the heaven
is high above
the earth,
so great
is
his mercy
toward them
that fear him.
As far
as the east
is from the west,
so far hath
he removed
our transgressions
from us.
Like as a father
pitieth his children,
so the LORD
pitieth them
that fear him.
For he
knoweth our frame;
he remembereth that
we are dust.
As for man,
his days
are as grass:
as a flower
of the field,
so he flourisheth.
For the wind passeth
over it,
and it
is gone;
and the place
thereof shall know
it no more.
But
the mercy
of the LORD
is from everlasting to everlasting
upon them that fear him,
and his righteousness
unto children's children;
To such as keep his covenant,
and to those
that remember
his commandments
to do them.
The LORD
hath prepared his throne
in the heavens;
and his kingdom
ruleth over all.
Bless the LORD,
ye his angels,
that excel
in strength,
that do
his commandments,
hearkening
unto the voice
of his word.
Bless
ye the LORD,
all ye
his hosts;
ye ministers
of his,
that do
his pleasure.
Bless the LORD,
all his works
in all places
of his dominion:
bless the LORD,
O my soul.
Bless the LORD,
O my soul.
O LORD my God,
thou art very great;
thou art
clothed
with honour and majesty.
Who coverest thyself
with light as
with a garment:
who stretchest out
the heavens like a curtain:
Who layeth the beams
of his chambers
in the waters:
who maketh
the clouds his chariot:
who walketh upon the wings
of the wind:
Who maketh his angels spirits;
his ministers
a flaming fire:
Who laid the foundations
of the earth,
that it
should not be removed
for ever.
Thou coveredst it
with the deep
as with a garment:
the waters
stood above
the mountains.
At thy
rebuke
they fled;
at the voice
of thy
thunder
they hasted away.
They go up
by the mountains;
they go down
by the valleys
unto the place which
thou
hast founded for them.
Thou hast set
a
bound
that they
may not pass over;
that they
turn not again
to cover the earth.
He sendeth the springs
into the valleys,
which run
among the hills.
They give
drink
to every beast
of the field:
the wild asses
quench their thirst.
By them shall
the fowls
of the heaven
have their habitation,
which sing
among the branches.
He watereth the hills
from his chambers:
the earth
is satisfied
with the fruit
of thy works.
He causeth
the grass
to grow
for the cattle,
and herb
for the service
of man:
that he
may bring forth food
out of the earth;
And wine
that maketh glad
the heart of man,
and oil
to make his face
to shine,
and bread which
strengtheneth man's heart.
The trees
of the LORD
are full of sap;
the cedars
of Lebanon,
which he
hath planted;
Where the birds
make their nests:
as for the stork,
the fir trees
are her house.
The high hills
are a refuge
for the wild goats;
and the rocks
for the conies.
He appointed the moon
for seasons:
the sun
knoweth his going down.
Thou makest darkness,
and it
is night:
wherein all
the beasts
of the forest
do creep forth.
The young lions roar
after their prey,
and seek
their meat
from God.
The sun ariseth,
they gather themselves together,
and lay them down
in their dens.
Man goeth forth
unto his work
and to his labour
until the evening.
O LORD,
how manifold
are
thy works!
in wisdom
hast
thou made them all:
the earth
is full of
thy riches.
So is this
great
and wide sea,
wherein are
things creeping innumerable,
both small
and great beasts.
There go
the ships:
there is
that leviathan,
whom thou
hast made to play
therein.
These wait
all upon thee;
that thou
mayest give them
their meat
in due season.
That thou
givest them
they gather:
thou openest thine hand,
they are filled
with good.
Thou hidest
thy face,
they are troubled:
thou takest away
their breath,
they die,
and return
to their dust.
Thou sendest forth thy spirit,
they are created:
and thou
renewest
the face
of the earth.
The glory
of the LORD
shall endure
for ever:
the LORD
shall rejoice
in his works.
He looketh
on the earth,
and it trembleth:
he toucheth the hills,
and they smoke.
I will sing
unto the LORD
as long
as I live:
I will sing
praise to my God
while I
have my being.
My meditation
of him shall be sweet:
I will be glad
in the LORD.
Let the sinners
be consumed
out of the earth,
and let
the wicked be no more.
Bless
thou the LORD,
O my soul.
Praise ye the LORD.
O give
thanks
unto the LORD;
call
upon his name:
make known
his deeds
among the people.
Sing unto him,
sing psalms
unto him:
talk
ye of all
his wondrous works.
Glory
ye in his holy name:
let the heart
of them rejoice
that seek
the LORD.
Seek the LORD,
and his strength:
seek
his face evermore.
Remember his marvellous
works that
he hath done;
his wonders,
and the judgments
of his mouth;
O ye
seed
of Abraham
his servant,
ye children
of Jacob his chosen.
He is the LORD
our God:
his judgments
are in all
the earth.
He hath remembered
his covenant
for ever,
the word
which he
commanded
to a thousand generations.
Which covenant
he made
with Abraham,
and his oath
unto Isaac;
And confirmed
the same
unto Jacob
for a law,
and to Israel
for an everlasting covenant:
Saying,
Unto thee
will
I give
the land
of Canaan,
the lot
of your inheritance:
When they
were
but a
few men
in number;
yea,
very few,
and strangers in it.
When
they went from one nation
to another,
from one kingdom
to another people;
He suffered no man
to do them wrong:
yea,
he reproved kings
for their sakes;
Saying,
Touch
not mine anointed,
and do
my prophets no harm.
Moreover he
called for
a famine
upon the land:
he brake
the whole staff
of bread.
He sent a man
before them,
even Joseph,
who was sold
for a servant:
Whose feet
they hurt
with fetters:
he was laid
in iron:
Until the time
that his word came:
the word
of the LORD
tried him.
The king
sent and loosed him;
even the ruler
of the people,
and let him
go free.
He made him
lord
of his house,
and ruler
of all his substance:
To bind his princes
at his pleasure;
and teach
his senators wisdom.
Israel
also came
into Egypt;
and Jacob
sojourned
in the land
of Ham.
And
he increased
his people greatly;
and made them stronger
than their enemies.
He turned their heart
to hate his people,
to deal subtilly
with his servants.
He sent Moses
his servant;
and Aaron whom
he had chosen.
They shewed
his signs
among them,
and wonders in the land
of Ham.
He sent darkness,
and made it dark;
and
they rebelled not
against his word.
He turned their waters
into blood,
and slew their fish.
Their land brought forth frogs
in abundance,
in the chambers
of their kings.
He spake,
and there came
divers sorts
of flies,
and lice
in all their coasts.
He gave them
hail for rain,
and flaming
fire
in their land.
He smote
their vines
also
and their fig trees;
and brake
the trees
of their coasts.
He spake,
and the locusts came,
and caterpillers,
and
that without number,
And did eat
up all the herbs
in their land,
and devoured
the fruit
of their ground.
He smote also all the firstborn
in their land,
the chief
of all their strength.
He brought them forth
also with silver
and gold:
and there was not
one feeble person
among their tribes.
Egypt was glad
when
they departed:
for the fear
of them fell upon them.
He spread
a cloud
for a covering;
and fire
to give
light in the night.
The people asked,
and
he brought quails,
and satisfied them
with the bread
of heaven.
He opened
the rock,
and the waters
gushed out;
they
ran in the dry
places like
a river.
For he
remembered
his holy promise,
and Abraham
his servant.
And
he brought forth
his people
with joy,
and his chosen
with gladness:
And gave them
the lands
of the heathen:
and
they inherited
the labour
of the people;
That they
might observe
his statutes,
and keep
his laws.
Praise ye the LORD.
Praise ye the LORD.
O give
thanks
unto the LORD;
for he
is good:
for his mercy
endureth for ever.
Who can utter
the mighty acts
of the LORD?
who can shew
forth all
his praise?
Blessed
are
they that
keep judgment,
and he
that doeth righteousness
at all times.
Remember me,
O LORD,
with the favour
that thou
bearest unto thy people:
O visit me
with thy salvation;
That I
may see
the good
of thy chosen,
that I
may rejoice
in the gladness
of thy nation,
that I
may glory
with thine inheritance.
We have sinned
with our fathers,
we have committed
iniquity,
we have done wickedly.
Our fathers
understood not thy
wonders in Egypt;
they remembered not the multitude
of thy mercies;
but provoked him
at the sea,
even at the Red sea.
Nevertheless
he saved them
for his name's sake,
that he
might make
his mighty power
to be known.
He rebuked
the Red sea also,
and it
was dried up:
so he
led them
through the depths,
as through the wilderness.
And he
saved them
from the hand
of him that
hated them,
and redeemed them
from the hand
of the enemy.
And the waters
covered their enemies:
there was not one
of them left.
Then believed
they his words;
they sang his praise.
They soon forgat
his works;
they waited not
for his counsel:
But lusted exceedingly
in the wilderness,
and tempted God
in the desert.
And
he gave them
their request;
but sent leanness
into their soul.
They envied Moses
also in the camp,
and Aaron
the saint
of the LORD.
The earth
opened
and swallowed
up Dathan
and covered
the company
of Abiram.
And a fire
was kindled
in their company;
the flame burned
up the wicked.
They made a calf
in Horeb,
and worshipped
the molten image.
Thus
they changed
their glory
into the similitude
of an ox
that eateth grass.
They forgat God
their saviour,
which had done great things
in Egypt;
Wondrous works
in the land
of Ham,
and terrible things
by the Red sea.
Therefore he
said that
he would destroy them,
had not
Moses his chosen
stood
before him
in the breach,
to turn away his wrath,
lest
he should destroy them.
Yea,
they despised
the pleasant land,
they believed not
his word:
But murmured
in their tents,
and hearkened not
unto the voice
of the LORD.
Therefore he
lifted
up his hand
against them,
to overthrow them
in the wilderness:
To overthrow their seed
also among the nations,
and
to scatter them
in the lands.
They joined themselves also
unto Baalpeor,
and ate
the sacrifices
of the dead.
Thus
they provoked him
to anger
with their inventions:
and the plague brake
in upon them.
Then stood up
Phinehas,
and executed
judgment:
and so
the plague
was stayed.
And that
was counted
unto him
for righteousness
unto all generations
for evermore.
They angered him also
at the waters
of strife,
so that
it went ill
with Moses
for their sakes:
Because
they provoked
his spirit,
so that
he spake unadvisedly
with his lips.
They did not destroy
the nations,
concerning whom
the LORD
commanded them:
But were mingled
among the heathen,
and learned
their works.
And
they served
their idols:
which were a snare
unto them.
Yea,
they sacrificed
their sons
and their daughters
unto devils,
And shed innocent blood,
even the blood
of their sons
and of their daughters,
whom
they sacrificed
unto the idols
of Canaan:
and the land
was polluted
with blood.
Thus
were
they defiled
with their own works,
and went
a whoring
with their own inventions.
Therefore was
the wrath
of the LORD
kindled
against his people,
insomuch
that he
abhorred his own inheritance.
And
he gave them
into the hand
of the heathen;
and they
that hated them
ruled over them.
Their enemies
also oppressed them,
and
they were brought
into subjection
under their hand.
Many times
did
he deliver them;
but
they provoked him
with their counsel,
and were brought low
for their iniquity.
Nevertheless
he regarded
their affliction,
when
he heard
their cry:
And he
remembered
for them his covenant,
and repented according to
the multitude
of his mercies.
He made them also
to be pitied
of all
those that
carried them
captives.
Save us,
O LORD our God,
and gather
us from
among the heathen,
to give
thanks unto thy holy name,
and to triumph
in thy praise.
Blessed
be the LORD God
of Israel
from everlasting to everlasting:
and let all
the people say,
Amen.
Praise ye the LORD.
O give
thanks
unto the LORD,
for he
is good:
for his mercy
endureth for ever.
Let the redeemed
of the LORD
say so,
whom
he hath redeemed
from the hand
of the enemy;
And gathered them
out of the lands,
from the east,
and
from the west,
from the north,
and
from the south.
They wandered
in the wilderness
in a solitary way;
they found
no city
to dwell in.
Hungry
and thirsty,
their soul
fainted in them.
Then they
cried
unto the LORD
in their trouble,
and
he delivered them
out of their
distresses.
And he
led
them forth
by the right way,
that they
might go
to a city
of habitation.
Oh that men
would praise
the LORD
for his goodness,
and
for his wonderful works
to the children
of men!
For he
satisfieth the longing soul,
and filleth
the hungry soul
with goodness.
Such as sit
in darkness
and in the shadow
of death,
being bound
in affliction
and iron;
Because
they rebelled
against the words
of God,
and contemned
the counsel
of the most High:
Therefore he
brought down
their heart
with labour;
they fell down,
and there was none
to help.
Then they
cried
unto the LORD
in their trouble,
and he
saved them
out of their
distresses.
He brought them
out of darkness
and the shadow
of death,
and brake
their bands in sunder.
Oh that men
would praise
the LORD
for his goodness,
and
for his wonderful works
to the children
of men!
For he
hath broken the gates
of brass,
and cut
the bars
of iron
in sunder.
Fools
because
of their transgression,
and
because
of their iniquities,
are afflicted.
Their soul
abhorreth all manner
of meat;
and
they draw near
unto the gates
of death.
Then they
cry
unto the LORD
in their trouble,
and
he saveth them
out of their
distresses.
He sent his word,
and healed them,
and delivered them
from their destructions.
Oh that men
would praise
the LORD
for his goodness,
and
for his wonderful works
to the children
of men!
And let them
sacrifice the sacrifices
of thanksgiving,
and declare
his works
with rejoicing.
They that go down
to the sea
in ships,
that do business
in great waters;
These see
the works
of the LORD,
and his wonders
in the deep.
For he commandeth,
and raiseth the stormy wind,
which lifteth up the waves
thereof.
They mount up to
the heaven,
they go down again
to the depths:
their soul
is melted
because of trouble.
They reel
to and fro,
and stagger like
a drunken man,
and are at their wit's end.
Then they
cry
unto the LORD
in their trouble,
and
he bringeth them
out of their
distresses.
He maketh
the storm a calm,
so that
the waves
thereof are still.
Then are
they glad
because
they be quiet;
so he
bringeth them
unto their desired haven.
Oh that men
would praise
the LORD
for his goodness,
and
for his wonderful works
to the children
of men!
Let them
exalt him also
in the congregation
of the people,
and praise him
in the assembly of the elders.
He turneth rivers
into a wilderness,
and the watersprings
into dry ground;
A fruitful land
into barrenness,
for the wickedness
of them that
dwell therein.
He turneth the wilderness
into a standing water,
and dry
ground
into watersprings.
And
there
he maketh
the hungry
to dwell,
that they
may prepare a city
for habitation;
And sow
the fields,
and plant
vineyards,
which may yield fruits
of increase.
He blesseth them also,
so that
they are multiplied greatly;
and suffereth not
their cattle
to decrease.
Again,
they are minished
and brought low
through oppression,
affliction,
and sorrow.
He poureth contempt
upon princes,
and causeth them
to wander
in the wilderness,
where there is
no way.
Yet setteth
he the poor
on high
from affliction,
and maketh him
families like
a flock.
The righteous
shall see it,
and rejoice:
and all iniquity
shall stop
her mouth.
Whoso is wise,
and will observe
these things,
even
they shall understand
the lovingkindness
of the LORD.
O god,
my heart
is fixed;
I will sing
and give praise,
even with my glory.
Awake,
psaltery
and harp:
I myself
will awake early.
I will praise thee,
O LORD,
among the people:
and
I will sing
praises
unto thee
among the nations.
For thy mercy
is great above
the heavens:
and thy truth
reacheth unto the clouds.
Be thou exalted,
O God,
above the heavens:
and thy
glory above all
the earth;
That thy beloved
may be delivered:
save with thy
right hand,
and answer me.
God hath spoken
in his holiness;
I will rejoice,
I will divide
Shechem,
and mete out
the valley
of Succoth.
Gilead is mine;
Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim
also is
the strength
of mine head;
Judah is my lawgiver;
Moab is my washpot;
over Edom
will
I cast
out my shoe;
over Philistia
will I triumph.
Who will bring me
into the strong city?
who will lead me
into Edom?
Wilt not thou,
O God,
who hast cast us off?
and wilt not thou,
O God,
go forth
with our hosts?
Give us
help from trouble:
for vain
is the help
of man.
Through God
we shall do valiantly:
for he it
is that
shall tread
down our enemies.
Hold
not thy peace,
O God
of my praise;
For the mouth
of the wicked
and
the mouth
of the deceitful
are opened against me:
they have spoken
against me
with a lying tongue.
They compassed me about
also with words
of hatred;
and fought
against me
without a cause.
For my love
they are my adversaries:
but
I give myself
unto prayer.
And
they have rewarded me evil
for good,
and hatred
for my love.
Set
thou a wicked man
over him:
and let
Satan
stand
at his right hand.
When
he shall be judged,
let him
be condemned:
and let
his prayer become sin.
Let his days
be few;
and let another take
his office.
Let his children
be fatherless,
and his wife
a widow.
Let his children
be continually
vagabonds,
and beg:
let them
seek their bread
also out of their desolate places.
Let the extortioner
catch all that
he hath;
and let
the strangers
spoil his labour.
Let there be none
to extend mercy
unto him:
neither let
there be any
to favour
his fatherless children.
Let his posterity
be cut off;
and
in the generation
following
let
their name
be blotted out.
Let the iniquity
of his fathers
be remembered
with the LORD;
and let not
the sin
of his mother
be blotted out.
Let them
be
before the LORD continually,
that he
may cut off
the memory
of them
from the earth.
Because
that
he remembered not
to shew mercy,
but persecuted
the poor
and needy man,
that he
might even slay
the broken in heart.
As he loved cursing,
so let it
come unto him:
as he
delighted not
in blessing,
so let
it be far
from him.
As he
clothed himself
with cursing like as
with his garment,
so let it
come
into his bowels like water,
and like
oil
into his bones.
Let it
be
unto him
as the garment which
covereth him,
and for a girdle
wherewith
he is girded continually.
Let this
be the reward
of mine adversaries
from the LORD,
and of them that
speak evil
against my soul.
But do
thou for me, O GOD
the Lord,
for thy name's sake:
because
thy mercy
is good,
deliver thou me.
For I
am poor
and needy,
and my heart
is wounded within me.
I am gone like
the shadow
when it declineth:
I am tossed up and down
as the locust.
My knees
are weak
through fasting;
and my flesh
faileth of fatness.
I became also a reproach
unto them:
when they
looked
upon me they
shaked
their heads.
Help me,
O LORD my God:
O save me according to
thy mercy:
That they
may know
that this
is thy hand;
that thou,
LORD,
hast done it.
Let them curse,
but bless thou:
when they arise,
let them
be ashamed;
but let
thy servant rejoice.
Let mine adversaries
be clothed
with shame,
and let them
cover themselves
with their own confusion,
as with a mantle.
I will greatly praise the LORD
with my mouth;
yea,
I will praise him
among the multitude.
For he
shall stand
at the right hand
of the poor,
to save him
from those
that condemn
his soul.
The LORD
said unto my Lord,
Sit
thou
at my right hand,
until I
make
thine enemies thy footstool.
The LORD
shall send the rod
of thy strength
out of Zion:
rule
thou
in the midst
of thine enemies.
Thy people
shall be
willing in
the day of thy power,
in the beauties
of holiness
from the womb
of the morning:
thou hast
the dew
of thy youth.
The LORD
hath sworn,
and will not repent,
Thou art a priest
for ever after the order
of Melchizedek.
The Lord at thy
right hand
shall strike
through kings
in the day
of his wrath.
He shall judge
among the heathen,
he shall fill the places
with the dead bodies;
he shall wound the heads
over many countries.
He shall drink
of the brook
in the way:
therefore shall
he lift
up the head.
Praise ye the LORD.
I will praise the LORD
with my whole heart,
in the assembly of the upright,
and
in the congregation.
The works
of the LORD
are great,
sought out of all them that
have pleasure
therein.
His work
is honourable
and glorious:
and his righteousness
endureth for ever.
He hath made
his wonderful works
to be remembered:
the LORD
is gracious
and full of compassion.
He hath given meat
unto them that fear him:
he will ever be mindful
of his covenant.
He hath shewed
his people
the power
of his works,
that he
may give them
the heritage
of the heathen.
The works
of his hands
are verity
and judgment;
all his commandments are sure.
They stand
fast
for ever
and ever,
and are done
in truth
and uprightness.
He sent redemption
unto his people:
he hath commanded
his covenant
for ever:
holy
and reverend
is his name.
The fear
of the LORD
is the beginning
of wisdom:
a good understanding
have all
they that
do his commandments:
his praise
endureth for ever.
Praise ye the LORD.
Blessed is the man
that feareth the LORD,
that delighteth greatly
in his commandments.
His seed
shall be mighty
upon earth:
the generation
of the upright
shall be blessed.
Wealth and riches
shall be
in his house:
and his righteousness
endureth for ever.
Unto the upright
there ariseth
light
in the darkness:
he is gracious,
and full of compassion,
and righteous.
A good man
sheweth favour,
and lendeth:
he will guide his affairs
with discretion.
Surely
he shall not be moved
for ever:
the righteous
shall be
in everlasting remembrance.
He shall not be afraid
of evil tidings:
his heart
is fixed,
trusting
in the LORD.
His heart
is established,
he shall not be afraid,
until he
see his desire
upon his enemies.
He hath dispersed,
he hath given
to the poor;
his righteousness
endureth for ever;
his horn
shall be exalted
with honour.
The wicked
shall see it,
and be grieved;
he shall gnash
with his teeth,
and melt away:
the desire
of the wicked
shall perish.
Praise ye the LORD.
Praise,
O ye servants
of the LORD,
praise the name
of the LORD.
Blessed
be the name
of the LORD
from this time
forth and for evermore.
From the rising
of the sun
unto the going down
of the same the LORD's
name
is to be praised.
The LORD
is high above all nations,
and his glory above
the heavens.
Who is like
unto the LORD our God,
who dwelleth on high,
Who humbleth himself
to behold
the things
that are in heaven,
and
in the earth!
He raiseth up the poor
out of the dust,
and lifteth
the needy
out of the dunghill;
That he
may set him
with princes,
even with the princes
of his people.
He maketh
the barren woman
to keep house,
and
to be
a joyful mother
of children.
Praise ye the LORD.
When Israel
went out of Egypt,
the house
of Jacob
from a people
of strange language;
Judah was his sanctuary,
and Israel
his dominion.
The sea
saw it,
and fled:
Jordan was driven back.
The mountains
skipped like rams,
and the little hills like lambs.
What ailed thee,
O thou sea,
that thou fleddest?
thou Jordan,
that thou
wast driven back?
Ye mountains,
that ye skipped like rams;
and
ye little hills,
like lambs?
Tremble,
thou earth,
at the presence
of the Lord,
at the presence
of the God
of Jacob;
Which turned
the rock
into a standing water,
the flint
into a fountain
of waters.
Not unto us, O LORD,
not unto us,
but unto thy
name
give glory,
for thy mercy,
and for thy truth's sake.
Wherefore should
the heathen say,
Where
is now
their God?
But our God
is in the heavens:
he hath done whatsoever
he hath pleased.
Their idols
are silver
and gold,
the work
of men's hands.
They have mouths,
but
they speak not:
eyes have they,
but
they see not:
They have ears,
but
they hear not:
noses have they,
but
they smell not:
They have hands,
but
they handle not:
feet have they,
but
they walk not:
neither speak
they
through their throat.
They
that make them
are
like unto them;
so is every one
that trusteth in them.
O Israel,
trust thou
in the LORD:
he is their help
and their shield.
O house of Aaron,
trust in the LORD:
he is their help
and their shield.
Ye that fear
the LORD,
trust in the LORD:
he is their help
and their shield.
The LORD
hath been mindful of us:
he will bless us;
he will bless the house
of Israel;
he will bless the house
of Aaron.
He will bless them
that fear the LORD,
both small
and great.
The LORD
shall increase
you more
and more,
you
and your children.
Ye are blessed
of the LORD
which made heaven
and earth.
The heaven,
even the heavens,
are the LORD's:
but the earth
hath
he given
to the children
of men.
The dead
praise not
the LORD,
neither any that go down
into silence.
But we
will bless
the LORD
from this time
forth and for evermore.
Praise the LORD.
I love the LORD,
because
he hath heard
my voice
and my supplications.
Because
he hath inclined
his ear
unto me,
therefore will
I call upon him
as long as I live.
The sorrows
of death
compassed me,
and the pains
of hell
gat hold upon me:
I found
trouble
and sorrow.
Then called
I upon the name
of the LORD;
O LORD,
I beseech thee,
deliver my soul.
Gracious is the LORD,
and righteous;
yea,
our God is merciful.
The LORD
preserveth the simple:
I was brought low,
and he helped me.
Return unto thy rest,
O my soul;
for the LORD
hath dealt bountifully
with thee.
For thou
hast delivered
my soul
from death,
mine eyes
from tears,
and my feet
from falling.
I will walk before the LORD
in the land
of the living.
I believed,
therefore have
I spoken:
I was greatly afflicted:
I said
in my haste,
All men
are liars.
What shall
I render
unto the LORD
for all
his benefits
toward me?
I will take the cup
of salvation,
and call
upon the name
of the LORD.
I will pay my vows
unto the LORD
now in the presence
of all his people.
Precious
in the sight
of the LORD
is the death
of his saints.
O LORD,
truly
I am thy servant;
I am thy servant,
and the son
of thine handmaid:
thou hast loosed
my bonds.
I will offer
to thee
the sacrifice
of thanksgiving,
and will call
upon the name
of the LORD.
I will pay my vows
unto the LORD
now in the presence
of all his people.
In the courts
of the LORD's house,
in the midst
of thee,
O Jerusalem.
Praise ye the LORD.
O praise
the LORD,
all ye nations:
praise him,
all ye people.
For his merciful kindness
is great
toward us:
and
the truth
of the LORD
endureth for ever.
Praise ye the LORD.
O give
thanks
unto the LORD;
for he
is good:
because
his mercy
endureth for ever.
Let Israel
now say,
that his mercy
endureth for ever.
Let the house
of Aaron
now say,
that his mercy
endureth for ever.
Let them now
that fear the LORD say,
that his mercy
endureth for ever.
I called
upon the LORD
in distress:
the LORD
answered me,
and set me
in a large place.
The LORD
is on my side;
I will not fear:
what can man
do unto me?
The LORD
taketh my part
with them that help me:
therefore shall
I see
my desire
upon them that hate me.
It is
better to trust
in the LORD
than to put confidence in man.
It is
better to trust
in the LORD
than to put confidence
in princes.
All nations
compassed me about:
but in the name
of the LORD
will
I destroy them.
They compassed me about;
yea,
they compassed me about:
but in the name
of the LORD I
will destroy them.
They compassed me
about like bees:
they are quenched as the fire
of thorns:
for in the name
of the LORD I
will destroy them.
Thou hast
thrust sore
at me that
I might fall:
but the LORD
helped me.
The LORD
is my strength
and song,
and is become
my salvation.
The voice
of rejoicing
and salvation
is in the tabernacles
of the righteous:
the right hand
of the LORD
doeth valiantly.
The right hand
of the LORD
is exalted:
the right hand
of the LORD
doeth valiantly.
I shall not die,
but live,
and declare
the works
of the LORD.
The LORD
hath chastened me sore:
but
he hath not given
me over
unto death.
Open to me
the gates
of righteousness:
I will go into them,
and
I will praise
the LORD:
This gate
of the LORD,
into which
the righteous
shall enter.
I will praise thee:
for thou
hast heard me,
and art become
my salvation.
The stone
which the builders
refused
is become
the head stone
of the corner.
This is
the LORD's doing;
it is marvellous
in our eyes.
This is
the day
which the LORD
hath made;
we will rejoice
and be glad in it.
Save now,
I beseech thee,
O LORD:
O LORD,
I beseech thee,
send now prosperity.
Blessed
be
he that
cometh in the name
of the LORD:
we have blessed you
out of the house
of the LORD.
God is the LORD,
which hath shewed us light:
bind the sacrifice
with cords,
even unto the horns
of the altar.
Thou art
my God,
and
I will praise thee:
thou art
my God,
I will exalt thee.
O give
thanks
unto the LORD;
for he
is good:
for his mercy
endureth for ever.
Blessed are the undefiled
in the way,
who walk
in the law
of the LORD.
Blessed
are
they that
keep
his testimonies,
and
that seek him
with the whole heart.
They also do
no iniquity:
they walk
in his ways.
Thou hast commanded us
to keep
thy precepts diligently.
O that
my ways
were directed
to keep thy statutes!
Then shall
I not be ashamed,
when
I have
respect
unto all
thy commandments.
I will praise thee
with uprightness
of heart,
when
I shall have learned
thy righteous judgments.
I will keep
thy statutes:
O forsake me
not utterly.
Wherewithal
shall
a young man
cleanse
his way?
by taking
heed thereto according to
thy word.
With my whole heart
have
I sought thee:
O let me
not wander
from thy commandments.
Thy word
have
I hid in mine heart,
that I
might not sin
against thee.
Blessed art thou,
O LORD:
teach me
thy statutes.
With my lips
have
I declared all
the judgments
of thy mouth.
I have rejoiced
in the way
of thy testimonies,
as much as
in all riches.
I will meditate
in thy precepts,
and have
respect unto thy ways.
I will delight myself
in thy statutes:
I will not forget
thy word.
Deal bountifully
with thy servant,
that I
may live,
and keep
thy word.
Open thou
mine eyes,
that I
may behold wondrous things
out of thy law.
I am a stranger
in the earth:
hide
not thy commandments
from me.
My soul
breaketh for the longing
that it
hath
unto thy judgments
at all times.
Thou hast rebuked
the proud
that are cursed,
which do err
from thy commandments.
Remove from me reproach
and contempt;
for I
have kept
thy testimonies.
Princes
also did sit
and
speak against me:
but thy servant
did meditate
in thy statutes.
Thy testimonies
also are
my delight
and my counsellors.leth.
My soul
cleaveth unto the dust:
quicken
thou me
according to
thy word.
I have declared
my ways,
and
thou heardest me:
teach me
thy statutes.
Make me
to understand the way
of thy precepts:
so shall
I talk
of thy wondrous works.
My soul
melteth for heaviness:
strengthen
thou me
according unto thy word.
Remove
from me the way
of lying:
and grant me
thy law graciously.
I have chosen
the way
of truth:
thy judgments
have
I laid
before me.
I have stuck
unto thy testimonies:
O LORD,
put me not
to shame.
I will run the way
of thy commandments,
when
thou shalt enlarge
my heart.
Teach me,
O LORD,
the way
of thy statutes;
and
I shall keep it
unto the end.
Give me understanding,
and
I shall keep
thy law;
yea,
I shall observe it
with my whole heart.
Make me
to go in the path
of thy commandments;
for therein do
I delight.
Incline
my heart
unto thy testimonies,
and
not to covetousness.
Turn away mine
eyes
from beholding vanity;
and quicken
thou me
in thy way.
Stablish thy
word
unto thy servant,
who is devoted
to thy fear.
Turn away my reproach
which I fear:
for thy judgments
are good.
Behold,
I have longed
after thy precepts:
quicken me
in thy righteousness.
Let thy mercies
come also unto me,
O LORD,
even thy salvation,
according to
thy word.
So shall
I have wherewith
to answer him
that reproacheth me:
for I trust
in thy word.
And take not
the word
of truth
utterly out of my mouth;
for I have hoped
in thy judgments.
So shall
I keep
thy law
continually for ever
and ever.
And
I will walk
at liberty:
for I
seek thy precepts.
I will speak
of thy testimonies
also before kings,
and will not be ashamed.
And
I will delight myself
in thy commandments,
which I
have loved.
My hands
also will
I lift up
unto thy commandments,
which I
have loved;
and
I will meditate
in thy statutes.
Remember the word
unto thy servant,
upon which thou
hast caused me
to hope.
This is my comfort
in my affliction:
for thy
word
hath quickened me.
The proud
have had me
greatly in derision:
yet have
I not declined
from thy law.
I remembered thy judgments
of old,
O LORD;
and have comforted myself.
Horror
hath taken
hold upon me
because
of the wicked
that forsake
thy law.
Thy statutes
have been my songs
in the house
of my pilgrimage.
I have remembered
thy name,
O LORD,
in the night,
and have kept
thy law.
This
I had,
because
I kept
thy precepts.
Thou art
my portion,
O LORD:
I have said
that I
would keep thy words.
I intreated
thy favour
with my whole heart:
be merciful
unto me according to
thy word.
I thought
on my ways,
and turned
my feet
unto thy testimonies.
I made haste,
and delayed not
to keep
thy commandments.
The bands
of the wicked
have robbed me:
but
I have not forgotten
thy law.
At midnight
I will rise
to give
thanks
unto thee
because of thy righteous judgments.
I am a companion
of all
them that fear thee,
and of them that
keep thy precepts.
The earth,
O LORD,
is full of
thy mercy:
teach me
thy statutes.
Thou hast dealt well
with thy servant,
O LORD,
according unto thy word.
Teach me good judgment
and knowledge:
for I
have believed
thy commandments.
Before I
was afflicted
I went astray:
but now have
I kept
thy word.
Thou art good,
and doest good;
teach me
thy statutes.
The proud
have forged a lie
against me:
but I
will keep
thy precepts
with my whole heart.
Their heart
is as fat
as grease;
but I
delight
in thy law.
It is good
for me that
I have been afflicted;
that I
might learn
thy statutes.
The law of thy
mouth
is better
unto me than
thousands of gold
and silver.
Thy hands
have made me
and fashioned me:
give me understanding,
that I
may learn
thy commandments.
They
that fear thee
will be glad
when they
see me;
because
I
have hoped in thy word.
I know,
O LORD,
that thy judgments
are right,
and
that thou
in faithfulness
hast afflicted me.
Let,
I pray thee,
thy merciful kindness
be for my comfort,
according to
thy word
unto thy servant.
Let thy
tender mercies
come unto me,
that I
may live:
for thy law is my delight.
Let the proud
be ashamed;
for they
dealt perversely
with me
without a cause:
but
I will meditate
in thy precepts.
Let
those that fear thee turn
unto me,
and those that
have known
thy testimonies.
Let my heart
be sound
in thy statutes;
that I
be not ashamed.
My soul
fainteth for thy salvation:
but I
hope in thy word.
Mine
eyes
fail for thy word,
saying,
When
wilt
thou comfort me?
For I
am become like
a bottle
in the smoke;
yet do
I not forget
thy statutes.
How many
are the days
of thy servant?
when wilt
thou execute judgment
on them that
persecute me?
The proud
have digged
pits for me,
which are not
after thy law.
All thy commandments
are faithful:
they persecute me wrongfully;
help thou me.
They had almost consumed me
upon earth;
but
I forsook not
thy precepts.
Quicken me
after thy lovingkindness;
so shall
I keep
the testimony
of thy mouth.
For ever,
O LORD,
thy word
is settled
in heaven.
Thy faithfulness
is unto all generations:
thou hast established
the earth,
and it abideth.
They continue
this day
according to
thine ordinances:
for all are thy servants.
Unless thy law
had been
my delights,
I should then
have perished
in mine affliction.
I will never forget
thy precepts:
for with them thou
hast quickened me.
I am thine,
save me:
for I
have sought
thy precepts.
The wicked
have waited
for me to destroy me:
but
I will consider
thy testimonies.
I have seen
an end
of all perfection:
but thy commandment
is exceeding broad.
O how
I love thy law!
it is
my meditation all the day.
Thou through thy commandments
hast made me wiser
than mine enemies:
for they are ever with me.
I have more understanding
than all my teachers:
for thy testimonies
are my meditation.
I understand more than
the ancients,
because
I keep
thy precepts.
I have refrained
my feet
from every evil way,
that I
might keep thy word.
I have not departed
from thy judgments:
for thou
hast taught me.
How sweet
are
thy words
unto my taste!
yea,
sweeter
than honey
to my mouth!
Through thy precepts
I get
understanding:
therefore I
hate
every false way.
Thy word
is a lamp
unto my feet,
and a light
unto my path.
I have sworn,
and
I will perform it,
that I
will keep
thy righteous judgments.
I am afflicted very much:
quicken me,
O LORD,
according unto thy word.
Accept,
I beseech thee,
the freewill offerings
of my mouth,
O LORD,
and teach me
thy judgments.
My soul
is continually
in my hand:
yet do
I not forget
thy law.
The wicked
have laid a snare
for me:
yet I
erred not
from thy precepts.
Thy testimonies
have
I taken
as an heritage
for ever:
for they are
the rejoicing
of my heart.
I have inclined
mine heart
to perform thy statutes alway,
even unto the end.
I hate
vain thoughts:
but thy law
do I love.
Thou
art my hiding
place
and my shield:
I hope in thy word.
Depart from me,
ye evildoers:
for I will keep
the commandments
of my God.
Uphold me
according
unto thy word,
that I
may live:
and let me
not be ashamed
of my hope.
Hold thou me up,
and
I shall be safe:
and
I will have
respect
unto thy statutes continually.
Thou hast trodden
down all
them that
err
from thy statutes:
for their deceit
is falsehood.
Thou puttest away all
the wicked
of the earth like dross:
therefore I
love
thy testimonies.
My flesh
trembleth
for fear of thee;
and I
am afraid
of thy judgments.
I have done judgment
and justice:
leave me not
to mine oppressors.
Be surety
for thy servant
for good:
let not
the proud
oppress me.
Mine
eyes
fail for thy salvation,
and
for the word
of thy righteousness.
Deal with
thy servant according
unto thy mercy,
and teach me
thy statutes.
I am thy servant;
give me understanding,
that I
may know
thy testimonies.
It is
time for thee,
LORD,
to work:
for they
have made
void thy law.
Therefore I
love
thy commandments above gold;
yea,
above fine gold.
Therefore I
esteem all
thy precepts
concerning all things
to be right;
and I
hate
every false way.
Thy testimonies
are wonderful:
therefore doth
my soul
keep them.
The entrance
of thy
words
giveth light;
it giveth
understanding unto the simple.
I opened
my mouth,
and panted:
for I longed for
thy commandments.
Look
thou upon me,
and be merciful
unto me,
as thou
usest
to do unto those
that love thy name.
Order my steps
in thy word:
and let not
any iniquity
have dominion
over me.
Deliver me
from the oppression
of man:
so will
I keep
thy precepts.
Make
thy face to shine
upon thy servant;
and teach me
thy statutes.
Rivers of waters run
down mine eyes,
because
they keep not
thy law.
Righteous art thou,
O LORD,
and upright
are thy judgments.
Thy testimonies
that thou
hast commanded
are righteous
and very faithful.
My zeal
hath consumed me,
because
mine enemies
have forgotten
thy words.
Thy word
is very pure:
therefore thy servant
loveth it.
I am small
and despised:
yet do not
I forget
thy precepts.
Thy righteousness
is an everlasting righteousness,
and thy law
is the truth.
Trouble
and anguish
have taken
hold on me:
yet thy commandments
are my delights.
The righteousness
of thy testimonies
is everlasting:
give me understanding,
and I shall live.
I cried
with my whole heart;
hear me,
O LORD:
I will keep
thy statutes.
I cried
unto thee;
save me,
and
I shall keep
thy testimonies.
I prevented the dawning
of the morning,
and cried:
I hoped in thy word.
Mine
eyes
prevent the night watches,
that I
might meditate
in thy word.
Hear my voice
according
unto thy lovingkindness:
O LORD,
quicken me according to
thy judgment.
They draw nigh
that follow
after mischief:
they are far
from thy law.
Thou art
near, O LORD;
and all thy commandments
are truth.
Concerning thy testimonies,
I have known
of old
that thou
hast founded them
for ever.
Consider mine affliction,
and deliver me:
for I
do not forget
thy law.
Plead my cause,
and deliver me:
quicken me according to
thy word.
Salvation is far
from the wicked:
for they
seek not
thy statutes.
Great
are
thy tender
mercies,
O LORD:
quicken me according to
thy judgments.
Many are my persecutors
and mine enemies;
yet do
I not decline
from thy testimonies.
I beheld
the transgressors,
and was grieved;
because
they
kept not thy word.
Consider how I
love thy precepts:
quicken me,
O LORD,
according to
thy lovingkindness.
Thy word
is true
from the beginning:
and every one
of thy righteous judgments
endureth for ever.
Princes
have persecuted me
without a cause:
but my heart
standeth in awe
of thy word.
I rejoice
at thy word,
as one
that findeth great
spoil.
I hate
and abhor lying:
but thy law
do I love.
Seven times a day
do
I praise thee
because of thy righteous judgments.
Great peace
have
they which love
thy law:
and nothing
shall offend them.
LORD,
I have hoped
for thy salvation,
and done
thy commandments.
My soul
hath kept
thy testimonies;
and
I love them exceedingly.
I have kept
thy precepts
and thy testimonies:
for all my ways
are before thee.
Let my cry
come near
before thee,
O LORD:
give me
understanding according to
thy word.
Let my supplication
come
before thee:
deliver me according to
thy word.
My lips
shall utter praise,
when
thou hast taught me
thy statutes.
My tongue
shall speak
of thy word:
for all
thy commandments
are righteousness.
Let thine hand
help me;
for I
have chosen
thy precepts.
I have longed for
thy salvation,
O LORD;
and thy law
is my delight.
Let my soul live,
and it
shall praise thee;
and let
thy judgments
help me.
I have gone astray like
a lost sheep;
seek thy servant;
for I
do not forget
thy commandments.
In my distress
I cried
unto the LORD,
and he heard me.
Deliver my soul,
O LORD,
from lying lips,
and
from a deceitful tongue.
What shall be given
unto thee?
or what
shall be done
unto thee,
thou false tongue?
Sharp arrows
of the mighty,
with coals
of juniper.
Woe is me,
that I
sojourn
in Mesech,
that I
dwell
in the tents
of Kedar!
My soul
hath long
dwelt with him that
hateth peace.
I am for peace:
but when I speak,
they are
for war.
I will lift
up mine
eyes
unto the hills,
from whence cometh my help.
My help
cometh from the LORD,
which made heaven
and earth.
He will not suffer
thy foot
to be moved:
he that
keepeth
thee will not slumber.
Behold,
he that
keepeth
Israel shall neither slumber
nor sleep.
The LORD
is thy keeper:
the LORD
is
thy shade
upon thy right hand.
The sun
shall not smite thee
by day,
nor the moon
by night.
The LORD
shall preserve thee
from all evil:
he shall preserve
thy soul.
The LORD
shall preserve
thy going out and thy
coming in
from this time forth,
and even for evermore.
I was glad
when
they
said unto me,
Let us
go
into the house
of the LORD.
Our feet
shall stand
within thy gates,
O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is builded
as a city
that is
compact together:
Whither
the tribes go up,
the tribes
of the LORD,
unto the testimony
of Israel,
to give
thanks
unto the name
of the LORD.
For there are set thrones
of judgment,
the thrones
of the house
of David.
Pray
for the peace
of Jerusalem:
they shall prosper that love thee.
Peace
be
within thy walls,
and prosperity
within thy palaces.
For my brethren
and companions' sakes,
I will now say,
Peace be
within thee.
Because of the house
of the LORD
our God I
will seek thy good.
Unto thee lift
I up mine eyes,
O thou
that dwellest in the heavens.
Behold,
as the eyes
of servants
look
unto the hand
of their masters,
and as the eyes
of a maiden
unto the hand
of her mistress;
so our eyes
wait
upon the LORD
our God,
until that
he have mercy
upon us.
Have mercy
upon us, O LORD,
have mercy
upon us:
for we
are exceedingly filled
with contempt.
Our soul
is exceedingly filled
with the scorning
of those
that are at ease,
and
with the contempt
of the proud.
If it
had not been
the LORD
who was on our side,
now may
Israel say;
If it
had not been
the LORD
who was on our side,
when men
rose up against us:
Then
they had swallowed us
up quick,
when their wrath
was kindled against us:
Then the waters
had overwhelmed us,
the stream
had gone over
our soul:
Then the proud waters
had gone over
our soul.
Blessed
be the LORD,
who hath not given us
as a prey
to their teeth.
Our soul
is escaped
as a bird
out of the snare
of the fowlers:
the snare
is broken,
and
we are escaped.
Our help
is in the name
of the LORD,
who made heaven
and earth.
They
that trust
in the LORD
shall be
as mount Zion,
which cannot be removed,
but abideth
for ever.
As the mountains
are round
about Jerusalem,
so the LORD
is round
about his people from
henceforth even for ever.
For the rod
of the wicked
shall not rest
upon the lot
of the righteous;
lest the righteous put forth
their hands
unto iniquity.
Do good,
O LORD,
unto those
that be good,
and to them
that are upright
in their hearts.
As for such as turn aside
unto their crooked ways,
the LORD
shall lead
them forth
with the workers
of iniquity:
but peace
shall be
upon Israel.
When the LORD
turned again
the captivity
of Zion,
we were like
them that dream.
Then was
our mouth filled
with laughter,
and our tongue
with singing:
then said
they among the heathen,
The LORD
hath done great things
for them.
The LORD
hath done great things
for us;
whereof
we are glad.
Turn
again our captivity,
O LORD,
as the streams
in the south.
They that sow
in tears
shall reap
in joy.
He that
goeth forth
and weepeth,
bearing precious seed,
shall doubtless
come again
with rejoicing,
bringing his sheaves
with him.
Except the LORD
build the house,
they labour
in vain that build it:
except the LORD
keep the city,
the watchman
waketh but in vain.
It is vain
for you
to rise up early,
to sit up late,
to eat the bread
of sorrows:
for so
he giveth his beloved sleep.
Lo,
children are an heritage
of the LORD:
and
the fruit
of the womb is his reward.
As arrows
are in the hand
of a mighty man;
so are children
of the youth.
Happy
is
the man that
hath
his quiver
full of them:
they shall not be ashamed,
but
they shall speak with the enemies
in the gate.
Blessed is every one
that feareth the LORD;
that walketh in his ways.
For thou
shalt eat the labour
of thine hands:
happy
shalt
thou be,
and it
shall be well
with thee.
Thy wife
shall be as a fruitful vine
by the sides
of thine house:
thy children like olive plants round
about thy table.
Behold,
that thus
shall
the man
be blessed that
feareth the LORD.
The LORD
shall bless thee
out of Zion:
and
thou shalt see
the good
of Jerusalem all
the days
of thy life.
Yea,
thou shalt see
thy children's children,
and peace
upon Israel.
Many a time
have
they afflicted me
from my youth,
may Israel
now say:
Many a time
have
they afflicted me
from my youth:
yet
they
have not prevailed against me.
The plowers
plowed
upon my back:
they made long their furrows.
The LORD
is righteous:
he hath cut asunder
the cords
of the wicked.
Let them
all be confounded
and turned
back that hate Zion.
Let them
be as the grass
upon the housetops,
which withereth
afore it
groweth up:
Wherewith
the mower
filleth not
his hand;
nor he
that bindeth
sheaves his bosom.
Neither do
they which go by say,
The blessing
of the LORD
be upon you:
we bless you
in the name
of the LORD.
Out of the depths
have
I cried
unto thee,
O LORD.
Lord,
hear my voice:
let thine ears
be attentive
to the voice
of my supplications.
If thou,
LORD,
shouldest mark
iniquities,
O Lord,
who shall stand?
But there is forgiveness
with thee,
that thou
mayest be feared.
I wait
for the LORD,
my soul
doth wait,
and in his word
do I hope.
My soul
waiteth for the Lord more than
they that watch
for the morning:
I say,
more than
they that watch
for the morning.
Let Israel
hope
in the LORD:
for with the LORD
there is mercy,
and with him is
plenteous redemption.
And
he shall redeem Israel
from all his iniquities.
Lord,
my heart
is not haughty,
nor mine
eyes lofty:
neither do
I exercise myself
in great matters,
or in things too high
for me.
Surely
I have behaved
and quieted myself,
as a child
that is weaned
of his mother:
my soul
is
even as
a weaned child.
Let Israel
hope
in the LORD
from henceforth
and for ever.
Lord,
remember David,
and all
his afflictions:
How he
sware unto the LORD,
and vowed
unto the mighty God
of Jacob;
Surely
I will not come
into the tabernacle
of my house,
nor go up
into my bed;
I will not give
sleep to mine eyes,
or slumber
to mine eyelids,
Until I
find out a place
for the LORD,
an habitation
for the mighty God
of Jacob.
Lo,
we heard of it
at Ephratah:
we found it
in the fields
of the wood.
We will go
into his tabernacles:
we will worship
at his footstool.
Arise,
O LORD,
into thy rest;
thou,
and the ark
of thy strength.
Let thy priests
be clothed
with righteousness;
and let
thy saints shout for joy.
For thy
servant David's sake
turn not away
the face
of thine anointed.
The LORD
hath sworn
in truth
unto David;
he will not turn
from it;
Of the fruit
of thy body
will
I set
upon thy throne.
If thy children
will keep my covenant
and my testimony
that
I shall teach them,
their children
shall also sit
upon thy throne
for evermore.
For the LORD
hath chosen Zion;
he hath desired it
for his habitation.
This is my rest
for ever:
here
will
I dwell;
for I
have desired it.
I will abundantly bless
her provision:
I will satisfy
her poor
with bread.
I will also clothe her priests
with salvation:
and her saints
shall shout aloud
for joy.
There will
I make
the horn
of David to bud:
I have ordained
a lamp
for mine anointed.
His enemies
will
I clothe
with shame:
but upon himself
shall his crown flourish.
Behold,
how good
and how pleasant it
is for brethren
to dwell together
in unity!
It is like
the precious ointment
upon the head,
that ran down
upon the beard,
even Aaron's beard:
that went down
to the skirts
of his garments;
As the dew
of Hermon,
and as the dew
that descended
upon the mountains
of Zion:
for there
the LORD
commanded
the blessing,
even life
for evermore.
Behold,
bless
ye the LORD,
all
ye servants
of the LORD,
which by night
stand in the house
of the LORD.
Lift up your hands in
the sanctuary,
and bless
the LORD.
The LORD that made heaven
and earth
bless thee
out of Zion.
Praise ye the LORD.
Praise
ye the name
of the LORD;
praise him,
O ye servants
of the LORD.
Ye that stand
in the house
of the LORD,
in the courts
of the house
of our God.
Praise the LORD;
for the LORD
is good:
sing praises
unto his name;
for it is pleasant.
For the LORD
hath chosen Jacob
unto himself,
and Israel
for his peculiar treasure.
For I
know
that the LORD
is great,
and
that our Lord
is above all gods.
Whatsoever
the LORD pleased,
that did
he in heaven,
and in earth,
in the seas,
and all deep places.
He causeth
the vapours
to ascend
from the ends
of the earth;
he maketh lightnings
for the rain;
he bringeth the wind
out of his treasuries.
Who smote the firstborn
of Egypt,
both of man
and beast.
Who sent tokens
and
wonders into the midst
of thee,
O Egypt,
upon Pharaoh,
and
upon all his servants.
Who smote great nations,
and slew mighty kings;
Sihon king
of the Amorites,
and Og king
of Bashan,
and all
the kingdoms
of Canaan:
And gave
their land
for an heritage,
an heritage
unto Israel his people.
Thy name,
O LORD,
endureth for ever;
and thy memorial,
O LORD,
throughout all generations.
For the LORD
will judge
his people,
and
he will repent himself concerning
his servants.
The idols
of the heathen
are
silver and gold,
the work
of men's hands.
They have mouths,
but
they speak not;
eyes have they,
but
they see not;
They have ears,
but
they hear not;
neither is there any breath
in their mouths.
They
that make them
are
like unto them:
so is every one
that trusteth in them.
Bless the LORD,
O house
of Israel:
bless the LORD,
O house
of Aaron:
Bless the LORD,
O house of Levi:
ye that fear
the LORD,
bless the LORD.
Blessed
be
the LORD
out of Zion,
which dwelleth at Jerusalem.
Praise ye the LORD.
O give
thanks
unto the LORD;
for he
is good:
for his mercy
endureth for ever.
O give
thanks
unto the God
of gods:
for his mercy
endureth for ever.
O give
thanks
to the Lord
of lords:
for his mercy
endureth for ever.
To him
who alone
doeth great wonders:
for his mercy
endureth for ever.
To him
that by wisdom made
the heavens:
for his mercy
endureth for ever.
To him
that stretched out
the earth above the waters:
for his mercy
endureth for ever.
To him that made great lights:
for his mercy
endureth for ever:
The sun
to rule by day:
for his mercy
endureth for ever:
The moon
and stars
to rule by night:
for his mercy
endureth for ever.
To him
that smote Egypt
in their firstborn:
for his mercy
endureth for ever:
And brought
out Israel
from among them:
for his mercy
endureth for ever:
With a strong hand,
and with a stretched out arm:
for his mercy
endureth for ever.
To him which divided
the Red sea
into parts:
for his mercy
endureth for ever:
And made Israel
to pass
through the midst of it:
for his mercy
endureth for ever:
But overthrew Pharaoh
and his host
in the Red sea:
for his mercy
endureth for ever.
To him which
led his people
through the wilderness:
for his mercy
endureth for ever.
To him which
smote great kings:
for his mercy
endureth for ever:
And slew famous kings:
for his mercy
endureth for ever:
Sihon king
of the Amorites:
for his mercy
endureth for ever:
And Og
the king
of Bashan:
for his mercy
endureth for ever:
And gave
their land
for an heritage:
for his mercy
endureth for ever:
Even an heritage
unto Israel his servant:
for his mercy
endureth for ever.
Who remembered us
in our low estate:
for his mercy
endureth for ever:
And hath redeemed us
from our enemies:
for his mercy
endureth for ever.
Who giveth food
to all flesh:
for his mercy
endureth for ever.
O give
thanks
unto the God
of heaven:
for his mercy
endureth for ever.
By the rivers
of Babylon,
there
we sat down,
yea,
we wept,
when
we remembered Zion.
We hanged
our harps
upon the willows
in the midst
thereof.
For there
they
that carried us away
captive required
of us a song;
and they
that wasted us
required of us mirth,
saying,
Sing us one
of the songs
of Zion.
How shall
we sing
the LORD's song
in a strange land?
If I
forget thee,
O Jerusalem,
let my right hand
forget her cunning.
If I
do not remember thee,
let my tongue
cleave
to the roof
of my mouth;
if I
prefer not Jerusalem above
my chief joy.
Remember,
O LORD,
the children
of Edom
in the day
of Jerusalem;
who said,
Rase it,
rase it,
even to the foundation
thereof.
O daughter
of Babylon,
who art
to be destroyed;
happy
shall
he be,
that rewardeth
thee as thou
hast served us.
Happy
shall
he be,
that taketh
and dasheth
thy little
ones against the stones.
I will praise thee
with my whole heart:
before the gods
will
I sing
praise unto thee.
I will worship
toward thy holy temple,
and praise thy
name for thy lovingkindness
and for thy truth:
for thou
hast magnified
thy word
above all thy name.
In the day
when I
cried
thou answeredst me,
and strengthenedst me
with strength
in my soul.
All
the kings
of the earth
shall praise thee,
O LORD,
when they
hear the words
of thy mouth.
Yea,
they shall sing in the ways
of the LORD:
for great
is the glory
of the LORD.
Though the LORD
be high,
yet hath
he respect
unto the lowly:
but the proud
he knoweth afar off.
Though I
walk
in the midst
of trouble,
thou wilt revive me:
thou shalt stretch
forth thine hand
against the wrath
of mine enemies,
and thy
right hand
shall save me.
The LORD
will perfect
that which
concerneth me:
thy mercy,
O LORD,
endureth for ever:
forsake not the works
of thine own hands.
O lord,
thou hast searched me,
and known me.
Thou knowest
my downsitting and mine uprising,
thou understandest
my thought afar off.
Thou compassest
my path
and my lying down,
and art
acquainted
with all my ways.
For there is not
a word
in my tongue,
but,
lo,
O LORD,
thou knowest it altogether.
Thou
hast beset me behind and before,
and laid
thine hand
upon me.
Such knowledge
is too wonderful
for me;
it is high,
I cannot attain
unto it.
Whither shall
I go
from thy spirit?
or whither shall
I flee
from thy presence?
If I
ascend up
into heaven,
thou art there:
if I
make my bed
in hell,
behold,
thou art there.
If I
take the wings
of the morning,
and dwell
in the uttermost parts
of the sea;
Even there shall
thy hand
lead me,
and thy
right hand
shall hold me.
If I say,
Surely the darkness
shall cover me;
even
the night
shall be
light about me.
Yea,
the darkness
hideth not
from thee;
but the night
shineth as the day:
the darkness
and the light
are both alike
to thee.
For thou
hast possessed
my reins:
thou hast covered me
in my mother's womb.
I will praise thee;
for I
am fearfully
and wonderfully made:
marvellous
are
thy works;
and
that my soul
knoweth right well.
My substance
was not
hid from thee,
when
I was made
in secret,
and curiously wrought
in the lowest parts
of the earth.
Thine eyes
did see
my substance,
yet being unperfect;
and in thy
book all my members
were written,
which in continuance
were fashioned,
when
as yet there was
none of them.
How precious
also are
thy
thoughts unto me,
O God!
how great
is the sum
of them!
If I
should count them,
they are more
in number
than the sand:
when I awake,
I am still
with thee.
Surely
thou wilt slay
the wicked,
O God:
depart from me
therefore,
ye bloody men.
For they
speak
against thee wickedly,
and thine enemies
take thy
name
in vain.
Do not
I hate them,
O LORD,
that hate thee?
and am not
I grieved
with those
that rise up
against thee?
I hate them
with perfect hatred:
I count them
mine enemies.
Search me,
O God,
and know
my heart:
try me,
and know
my thoughts:
And see
if there be
any wicked way in me,
and lead me
in the way everlasting.
Deliver me,
O LORD,
from the evil man:
preserve me
from the violent man;
Which imagine mischiefs
in their heart;
continually are
they gathered together
for war.
They have sharpened
their tongues like a serpent;
adders' poison
is under their lips.
Selah.
Keep me,
O LORD,
from the hands
of the wicked;
preserve me
from the violent man;
who have purposed
to overthrow
my goings.
The proud
have
hid
a snare
for me,
and cords;
they have spread
a net
by the wayside;
they have set gins
for me.
Selah.
I said
unto the LORD,
Thou art my God:
hear the voice
of my supplications,
O LORD.
O GOD the Lord,
the strength
of my salvation,
thou hast covered
my head
in the day
of battle.
Grant not,
O LORD,
the desires
of the wicked:
further not
his wicked device;
lest
they exalt themselves.
Selah.
As for the head
of those
that compass
me about, let
the mischief
of their own lips
cover them.
Let burning coals fall
upon them:
let them
be cast
into the fire;
into deep pits,
that they
rise not
up again.
Let not
an evil speaker
be established
in the earth:
evil shall hunt
the violent man
to overthrow him.
I know
that the LORD
will maintain
the cause
of the afflicted,
and the right
of the poor.
Surely
the righteous
shall give
thanks unto thy name:
the upright
shall dwell
in thy presence.
Lord,
I cry unto thee:
make haste
unto me;
give ear
unto my voice,
when I
cry
unto thee.
Let my prayer
be set forth
before thee
as incense;
and the lifting up
of my hands
as the evening sacrifice.
Set a watch,
O LORD,
before my mouth;
keep the door
of my lips.
Incline
not my heart
to any evil thing,
to practise wicked works
with men
that work iniquity:
and let me
not eat
of their dainties.
Let the righteous
smite me;
it shall be
a kindness:
and let him
reprove me;
it shall be
an excellent oil,
which shall not break
my head:
for yet my prayer
also shall be
in their calamities.
When their judges
are overthrown
in stony places,
they shall hear
my words;
for they
are sweet.
Our bones
are scattered
at the grave's mouth,
as when one
cutteth
and cleaveth
wood
upon the earth.
But mine
eyes
are unto thee,
O GOD the Lord:
in thee
is my trust;
leave
not my soul destitute.
Keep me
from the snares
which they
have laid for me,
and the gins
of the workers
of iniquity.
Let
the wicked fall
into their own nets,
whilst that
I withal escape.
I cried
unto the LORD
with my voice;
with my voice
unto the LORD
did
I make
my supplication.
I poured
out my complaint
before him;
I shewed
before him my trouble.
When my spirit
was overwhelmed within me,
then
thou knewest my path.
In the way
wherein I
walked
have
they privily laid
a snare
for me.
I looked
on my right hand,
and beheld,
but there was no man
that would know me:
refuge failed me;
no man
cared
for my soul.
I cried
unto thee,
O LORD:
I said,
Thou art my refuge
and my portion
in the land
of the living.
Attend
unto my cry;
for I
am brought very low:
deliver me
from my persecutors;
for they
are stronger
than I.
Bring my soul
out of prison,
that I
may praise
thy name:
the righteous
shall compass me about;
for thou
shalt deal bountifully
with me.
Hear my prayer,
O LORD,
give ear
to my supplications:
in thy faithfulness
answer me,
and in thy righteousness.
And enter not
into judgment
with thy servant:
for in thy sight
shall no man
living
be justified.
For the enemy
hath persecuted
my soul;
he hath smitten
my life down
to the ground;
he hath made me
to dwell
in darkness,
as those
that have been long dead.
Therefore is
my spirit
overwhelmed within me;
my heart
within me is desolate.
I remember
the days
of old;
I meditate on all
thy works;
I muse
on the work of thy hands.
I stretch
forth my hands
unto thee:
my soul
thirsteth
after thee,
as a thirsty land.
Selah.
Hear me speedily,
O LORD:
my spirit faileth:
hide
not thy
face from me,
lest
I be like
unto them that go down
into the pit.
Cause me
to hear
thy lovingkindness
in the morning;
for in thee
do
I trust:
cause me
to know the way
wherein I
should walk;
for I lift
up my soul
unto thee.
Deliver me,
O LORD,
from mine enemies:
I flee unto thee
to hide me.
Teach me to do
thy will;
for thou art
my God:
thy spirit
is good;
lead me
into the land
of uprightness.
Quicken me,
O LORD,
for thy name's sake:
for thy
righteousness' sake
bring
my soul
out of trouble.
And of thy mercy cut off
mine enemies,
and destroy all them
that afflict
my soul:
for I
am thy servant.
Blessed
be the LORD my strength
which teacheth
my hands to war,
and my fingers
to fight:
My goodness,
and my fortress;
my high tower,
and my deliverer;
my shield,
and
he in whom
I trust;
who subdueth
my people
under me.
LORD,
what is man,
that thou
takest knowledge
of him!
or the son
of man,
that thou
makest account
of him!
Man is like
to vanity:
his days
are as a shadow
that passeth away.
Bow thy heavens,
O LORD,
and come down:
touch the mountains,
and
they shall smoke.
Cast
forth lightning,
and scatter them:
shoot out thine arrows,
and destroy them.
Send thine hand
from above;
rid me,
and deliver me
out of great waters,
from the hand
of strange children;
Whose mouth
speaketh vanity,
and their right
hand is
a right hand
of falsehood.
I will sing
a new song
unto thee,
O God:
upon a psaltery
and
an instrument
of ten strings
will
I sing
praises unto thee.
It is
he that
giveth salvation
unto kings:
who delivereth
David his servant
from the hurtful sword.
Rid me,
and deliver me
from the hand
of strange children,
whose mouth
speaketh vanity,
and their right
hand is
a right hand
of falsehood:
That our sons
may be
as plants
grown up
in their youth;
that our daughters
may be
as corner stones,
polished
after the similitude
of a palace:
That our garners
may be full,
affording all manner
of store:
that our sheep
may bring forth thousands
and ten thousands
in our streets:
That our oxen
may be strong
to labour;
that there be
no breaking in,
nor going out;
that there be
no
complaining
in our streets.
Happy is that people,
that is
in such a case:
yea,
happy is that people,
whose God is the LORD.
I will extol thee,
my God,
O king;
and I
will bless
thy name
for ever and ever.
Every day
will
I bless thee;
and I
will praise
thy name
for ever and ever.
Great is the LORD,
and greatly
to be praised;
and his greatness
is unsearchable.
One generation
shall praise
thy works
to another,
and shall declare
thy mighty acts.
I will speak
of the glorious honour
of thy majesty,
and of thy wondrous works.
And men
shall speak
of the might
of thy terrible acts:
and
I will declare
thy greatness.
They shall abundantly utter
the memory
of thy great goodness,
and shall sing
of thy righteousness.
The LORD
is gracious,
and full of compassion;
slow to anger,
and
of great mercy.
The LORD
is good to all:
and his tender mercies
are over all
his works.
All thy
works
shall praise thee,
O LORD;
and thy saints
shall bless thee.
They shall speak
of the glory
of thy kingdom,
and talk
of thy power;
To make
known
to the sons
of men his mighty acts,
and the glorious majesty
of his kingdom.
Thy kingdom
is an everlasting kingdom,
and thy dominion
endureth throughout all generations.
The LORD
upholdeth all
that fall,
and raiseth
up all
those that
be bowed down.
The eyes
of all wait
upon thee;
and
thou givest them
their meat
in due season.
Thou openest thine hand,
and satisfiest
the desire
of every living thing.
The LORD
is righteous
in all his ways,
and holy
in all his works.
The LORD
is nigh
unto all
them that call
upon him,
to all that call
upon him
in truth.
He will fulfil
the desire
of them that fear him:
he also will hear
their cry,
and will save them.
The LORD
preserveth all them that love him:
but all
the wicked
will he destroy.
My mouth
shall speak
the praise
of the LORD:
and let all
flesh
bless
his holy name
for ever and ever.
Praise ye the LORD.
Praise the LORD,
O my soul.
While I
live
will
I praise
the LORD:
I will sing
praises
unto my God
while I
have any being.
Put not
your trust
in princes,
nor
in the son
of man,
in whom there is
no help.
His breath
goeth forth,
he returneth to his earth;
in that very day
his thoughts perish.
Happy is he that
hath the God
of Jacob
for his help,
whose hope
is in the LORD
his God:
Which made heaven,
and earth,
the sea,
and all
that therein is:
which keepeth truth
for ever:
Which executeth judgment
for the oppressed:
which giveth food
to the hungry.
The LORD
looseth the prisoners:
The LORD
openeth
the eyes
of the blind:
the LORD
raiseth them
that are bowed down:
the LORD
loveth the righteous:
The LORD
preserveth the strangers;
he relieveth
the fatherless
and widow:
but the way
of the wicked
he turneth upside down.
The LORD
shall reign
for ever,
even thy God, O Zion,
unto all generations.
Praise ye the LORD.
Praise
ye the LORD:
for it
is good to sing
praises
unto our God;
for it
is pleasant;
and praise
is comely.
The LORD
doth build up
Jerusalem:
he gathereth together the outcasts
of Israel.
He healeth the broken in heart,
and bindeth up their wounds.
He telleth the number
of the stars;
he calleth them
all by their names.
Great is our Lord,
and
of great power:
his understanding
is infinite.
The LORD
lifteth up the meek:
he casteth
the wicked down
to the ground.
Sing unto the LORD
with thanksgiving;
sing praise
upon the harp
unto our God:
Who covereth the heaven
with clouds,
who prepareth
rain
for the earth,
who maketh grass
to grow
upon the mountains.
He giveth to the beast
his food,
and
to the young ravens which cry.
He delighteth not
in the strength
of the horse:
he taketh not pleasure
in the legs of a man.
The LORD
taketh pleasure
in them that fear him,
in those
that hope
in his mercy.
Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem;
praise thy God, O Zion.
For he
hath strengthened the bars
of thy gates;
he hath blessed
thy children
within thee.
He maketh peace
in thy borders,
and filleth thee
with the finest
of the wheat.
He sendeth forth his commandment
upon earth:
his word
runneth
very swiftly.
He giveth
snow like wool:
he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
He casteth forth his ice like morsels:
who can stand
before his cold?
He sendeth out his word,
and melteth them:
he causeth his wind
to blow,
and the waters flow.
He sheweth his word
unto Jacob,
his statutes
and his judgments
unto Israel.
He hath not dealt so
with any nation:
and
as for his judgments,
they have not known them.
Praise ye the LORD.
Praise ye the LORD.
Praise
ye the LORD
from the heavens:
praise him
in the heights.
Praise ye him,
all his angels:
praise ye him,
all his hosts.
Praise ye him,
sun and moon:
praise him,
all ye
stars
of light.
Praise him,
ye heavens
of heavens,
and ye
waters
that be above
the heavens.
Let them
praise the name
of the LORD:
for he commanded,
and
they were created.
He hath also stablished them
for ever
and ever:
he hath made
a decree which
shall not pass.
Praise the LORD
from the earth,
ye dragons,
and all deeps:
Fire,
and hail;
snow,
and vapours;
stormy wind
fulfilling
his word:
Mountains,
and all hills;
fruitful trees,
and all cedars:
Beasts,
and all cattle;
creeping things,
and flying fowl:
Kings
of the earth,
and all people;
princes,
and all judges
of the earth:
Both young men,
and maidens;
old men,
and children:
Let them
praise the name
of the LORD:
for his name alone
is excellent;
his glory
is above
the earth and heaven.
He also exalteth the horn
of his people,
the praise
of all his saints;
even of
the children
of Israel,
a people near unto him.
Praise ye the LORD.
Praise ye the LORD.
Sing
unto the LORD
a new song,
and his praise
in the congregation
of saints.
Let Israel
rejoice in him that
made him:
let the children
of Zion
be joyful
in their King.
Let them
praise his name
in the dance:
let them
sing
praises
unto him
with the timbrel
and harp.
For the LORD
taketh pleasure
in his people:
he will beautify the meek
with salvation.
Let the saints
be joyful
in glory:
let them
sing aloud
upon their beds.
Let the high praises
of God
be in their mouth,
and a two-edged sword
in their hand;
To execute vengeance
upon the heathen,
and punishments
upon the people;
To bind their kings
with chains,
and their nobles
with fetters of iron;
To execute
upon them the judgment written:
this honour
have all
his saints.
Praise ye the LORD.
Praise ye the LORD.
Praise God
in his sanctuary:
praise him
in the firmament
of his power.
Praise him
for his mighty acts:
praise him according to
his excellent greatness.
Praise him
with the sound
of the trumpet:
praise him
with the psaltery
and harp.
Praise him
with the timbrel
and dance:
praise him
with stringed instruments
and organs.
Praise him
upon the loud cymbals:
praise him
upon the high sounding cymbals.
Let every thing that
hath
breath
praise
the LORD.
Praise ye the LORD.