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א אַשְׁרֵי הָאִישׁ-- אֲשֶׁר לֹא הָלַךְ, בַּעֲצַת רְשָׁעִים;
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The psalms are called by the Hebrews TEHILLIM, that is, Hymns of Praise. The author, of a great part of them at least, was king David: but many are of opinion that some of them were made by Asaph, and others whose names are prefixed in the titles. (For more information, see the article [https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12533a.htm PSALMS] in the Catholic Encyclopedia.)[https://www.newadvent.org/bible/psa000.htm]
==Psalm 1==
==Psalm 1==
on [[Zion]], my holy hill."
on [[Zion]], my holy hill."
[7] I will tell of the decree of the LORD:
[7]<u> I will tell of the decree of the LORD:
He said to me, "You are my son,
He said to me, "You are my son,
today I have begotten you.
today I have begotten you.</u>
[8] Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
[8] Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
[[commune]] with your own [[hearts]] on your beds, and be [[silent]]. [Selah]
[[commune]] with your own [[hearts]] on your beds, and be [[silent]]. [Selah]
[5] Offer right [[sacrifice]]s,
[5] <u>Offer right [[sacrifice]]s,
and put your [[trust]] in the LORD.
and put your [[trust]] in the LORD.</u>
[6] There are many who say, "O that we might see some good!
[6] There are many who say, "O that we might see some good!
Thou whose glory above the heavens is chanted
Thou whose glory above the heavens is chanted
[2] by the mouth of babes and infants,
[2] <u>by the mouth of babes and infants,
thou hast founded a bulwark because of thy foes,
thou hast founded a bulwark because of thy foes,
to still the enemy and the avenger.
to still the enemy and the avenger.</u>
[3] When I look at thy heavens, the work of thy fingers,
[3] When I look at thy heavens, the work of thy fingers,
he judges the peoples with equity.
he judges the peoples with equity.
[9] The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed,
[9] <u>The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed,
a stronghold in times of trouble.
a stronghold in times of trouble.</u>
[10] And those who know thy name put their trust in thee,
[10] And those who know thy name put their trust in thee,
let them be caught in the schemes which they have devised.
let them be caught in the schemes which they have devised.
[3] For the wicked boasts of the desires of his heart,
[3] <u>For the wicked boasts of the desires of his heart,
and the man greedy for gain curses and renounces the LORD.
and the man greedy for gain curses and renounces the LORD.</u>
[4] In the pride of his countenance the wicked does not seek him;
[4] In the pride of his countenance the wicked does not seek him;
for the faithful have vanished from among the sons of men.
for the faithful have vanished from among the sons of men.
[2] Every one utters lies to his neighbor;
[2] <u>Every one utters lies to his neighbor;
with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.</u>
[3] May the LORD cut off all flattering lips,
[3] May the LORD cut off all flattering lips,
I have no good apart from thee."
I have no good apart from thee."
[3] As for the saints in the land, they are the noble,
[3] <u>As for the saints in the land, they are the noble,
in whom is all my delight.
in whom is all my delight.</u>
[4] Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows;
[4] Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows;
thou holdest my lot.
thou holdest my lot.
[6] The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
[6] <u>The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
yea, I have a goodly heritage.
yea, I have a goodly heritage.</u>
[7] I bless the LORD who gives me counsel;
[7] I bless the LORD who gives me counsel;
[0] To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
[0] To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
[1] The heavens are telling the glory of God;
[1] <u>The heavens are telling the glory of God;
and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.
and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.</u>
[2] Day to day pours forth speech,
[2] Day to day pours forth speech,
and like a strong man runs its course with joy.
and like a strong man runs its course with joy.
[6] Its rising is from the end of the heavens,
[6] <u>Its rising is from the end of the heavens,
and its circuit to the end of them;
and its circuit to the end of them;
and there is nothing hid from its heat.
and there is nothing hid from its heat.</u>
[7] The law of the LORD is perfect,
[7] The law of the LORD is perfect,
[9] the fear of the LORD is clean,
[9] the fear of the LORD is clean,
enduring for ever;
enduring for ever;
the ordinances of the LORD are true,
<u>the ordinances of the LORD are true,
and righteous altogether.
and righteous altogether.</u>
[10] More to be desired are they than gold,
[10] More to be desired are they than gold,
in keeping them there is great reward.
in keeping them there is great reward.
[12] But who can discern his errors?
[12] <u>But who can discern his errors?
Clear thou me from hidden faults.
Clear thou me from hidden faults.
[14] Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
[14] Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable in thy sight,
be acceptable in thy sight,
O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.
O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.</u>
==Psalm 20==
==Psalm 20==
May the LORD fulfil all your petitions!
May the LORD fulfil all your petitions!
[6] Now I know that the LORD will help his anointed;
[6] <u>Now I know that the LORD will help his anointed;</u>
he will answer him from his holy heaven
he will answer him from his holy heaven
with mighty victories by his right hand.
with mighty victories by his right hand.
and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.
and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.
[8] Your hand will find out all your enemies;
[8] <u>Your hand will find out all your enemies;</u>
your right hand will find out those who hate you.
your right hand will find out those who hate you.
[0] To the choirmaster: according to The Hind of the Dawn. A Psalm of David.
[0] To the choirmaster: according to The Hind of the Dawn. A Psalm of David.
[1] My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
[1] <u>My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?</u>
Why art thou so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning?
Why art thou so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning?
for his name's sake.
for his name's sake.
[4] Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
[4] <u>Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil;
I fear no evil;
for thou art with me;
for thou art with me;
thy rod and thy staff,
thy rod and thy staff,
they comfort me.
they comfort me.</u>
[5] Thou preparest a table before me
[5] Thou preparest a table before me
[0] A Psalm of David.
[0] A Psalm of David.
[1] The earth is the LORD's and the fulness thereof,
[1] <u>The earth is the LORD's and the fulness thereof,
the world and those who dwell therein;
the world and those who dwell therein;</u>
[2] for he has founded it upon the seas,
[2] for he has founded it upon the seas,
and established it upon the rivers.
and established it upon the rivers.
[3] Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD?
[3] <u>Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD?
And who shall stand in his holy place?
And who shall stand in his holy place?</u>
[4] He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
[4] He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
toward thy most holy sanctuary.
toward thy most holy sanctuary.
[3] Take me not off with the wicked,
[3] <u>Take me not off with the wicked,
with those who are workers of evil,
with those who are workers of evil,
who speak peace with their neighbors,
who speak peace with their neighbors,
while mischief is in their hearts.
while mischief is in their hearts.</u>
[4] Requite them according to their work,
[4] Requite them according to their work,
the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.
the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.
[6] By the word of the LORD the heavens were made,
[6] <u>By the word of the LORD the heavens were made,
and all their host by the breath of his mouth.
and all their host by the breath of his mouth.</u>
[7] He gathered the waters of the sea as in a bottle;
[7] He gathered the waters of the sea as in a bottle;
he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
[11] The counsel of the LORD stands for ever,
[11] <u>The counsel of the LORD stands for ever,
the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
the thoughts of his heart to all generations.</u>
[12] Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD,
[12] Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD,
the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!
the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!
[13] The LORD looks down from heaven,
[13] <u>The LORD looks down from heaven,
he sees all the sons of men;
he sees all the sons of men;</u>
[14] from where he sits enthroned he looks forth
[14] from where he sits enthroned he looks forth
around those who fear him, and delivers them.
around those who fear him, and delivers them.
[8] O taste and see that the LORD is good!
[8] <u>O taste and see that the LORD is good!
Happy is the man who takes refuge in him!
Happy is the man who takes refuge in him!</u>
[9] O fear the LORD, you his saints,
[9] <u>O fear the LORD, you his saints,
for those who fear him have no want!
for those who fear him have no want!</u>
[10] The young lions suffer want and hunger;
[10] The young lions suffer want and hunger;
seek peace, and pursue it.
seek peace, and pursue it.
[15] The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous,
[15] <u>The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous,
and his ears toward their cry.
and his ears toward their cry.</u>
[16] The face of the LORD is against evildoers,
[16] The face of the LORD is against evildoers,
he spurns not evil.
he spurns not evil.
[5] Thy steadfast love, O LORD, extends to the heavens,
[5] <u>Thy steadfast love, O LORD, extends to the heavens,
thy faithfulness to the clouds.
thy faithfulness to the clouds.</u>
[6] Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God,
[6] Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God,
so you will dwell in the land, and enjoy security.
so you will dwell in the land, and enjoy security.
[4] Take delight in the LORD,
[4] <u>Take delight in the LORD,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
[5] Commit your way to the LORD;
[5] Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him, and he will act.
trust in him, and he will act.</u>
[6] He will bring forth your vindication as the light,
[6] He will bring forth your vindication as the light,
and their bows shall be broken.
and their bows shall be broken.
[16] Better is a little that the righteous has
[16] <u>Better is a little that the righteous has
than the abundance of many wicked.
than the abundance of many wicked.</u>
[17] For the arms of the wicked shall be broken;
[17] For the arms of the wicked shall be broken;
thou dost not give him up to the will of his enemies.
thou dost not give him up to the will of his enemies.
[3] The LORD sustains him on his sickbed;
[3] <u>The LORD sustains him on his sickbed;
in his illness thou healest all his infirmities.
in his illness thou healest all his infirmities.</u>
[4] As for me, I said, "O LORD, be gracious to me;
[4] As for me, I said, "O LORD, be gracious to me;
Your royal scepter is a scepter of equity;
Your royal scepter is a scepter of equity;
[7] you love righteousness and hate wickedness.
[7] <u>you love righteousness and hate wickedness.
Therefore God, your God, has anointed you
Therefore God, your God, has anointed you
with the oil of gladness above your fellows;
with the oil of gladness above your fellows;</u>
[8] your robes are all fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia.
[8] your robes are all fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia.
though the mountains tremble with its tumult. [Selah]
though the mountains tremble with its tumult. [Selah]
[4] There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
[4] <u>There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy habitation of the Most High.
the holy habitation of the Most High.</u>
[5] God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved;
[5] God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved;
he burns the chariots with fire!
he burns the chariots with fire!
[10] "Be still, and know that I am God.
[10] <u>"Be still, and know that I am God.</u>
I am exalted among the nations,
I am exalted among the nations,
I am exalted in the earth!"
I am exalted in the earth!"
Shout to God with loud songs of joy!
Shout to God with loud songs of joy!
[2] For the LORD, the Most High, is terrible,
[2] <u>For the LORD, the Most High, is terrible,
a great king over all the earth.
a great king over all the earth.</u>
[3] He subdued peoples under us,
[3] He subdued peoples under us,
and blot out all my iniquities.
and blot out all my iniquities.
[10] Create in me a clean heart, O God,
[10] <u>Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and put a new and right spirit within me.
and put a new and right spirit within me.</u>
[11] Cast me not away from thy presence,
[11] Cast me not away from thy presence,
yet they were drawn swords.
yet they were drawn swords.
[22] Cast your burden on the LORD,
[22] <u>Cast your burden on the LORD,
and he will sustain you;
and he will sustain you;
he will never permit
he will never permit
the righteous to be moved.
the righteous to be moved.</u>
[23] But thou, O God, wilt cast them down
[23] But thou, O God, wilt cast them down
they are together lighter than a breath.
they are together lighter than a breath.
[10] Put no confidence in extortion,
[10]<u> Put no confidence in extortion,
set no vain hopes on robbery;
set no vain hopes on robbery;
if riches increase, set not your heart on them.
if riches increase, set not your heart on them.</u>
[11] Once God has spoken;
[11] Once God has spoken;
even among the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
even among the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
[19] Blessed be the Lord,
[19] <u>Blessed be the Lord,
who daily bears us up;
who daily bears us up;
God is our salvation. [Selah]
God is our salvation. [Selah]
[20] Our God is a God of salvation;
[20] Our God is a God of salvation;
and to GOD, the Lord, belongs escape from death.
and to GOD, the Lord, belongs escape from death.</u>
[21] But God will shatter the heads of his enemies,
[21] But God will shatter the heads of his enemies,
with waiting for my God.
with waiting for my God.
[4] More in number than the hairs of my head
[4] <u>More in number than the hairs of my head
are those who hate me without cause;
are those who hate me without cause;
mighty are those who would destroy me,
mighty are those who would destroy me,
those who attack me with lies.
those who attack me with lies.
What I did not steal
What I did not steal
must I now restore?
must I now restore?</u>
[5] O God, thou knowest my folly;
[5] O God, thou knowest my folly;
may they have no acquittal from thee.
may they have no acquittal from thee.
[28] Let them be blotted out of the book of the living;
[28] <u>Let them be blotted out of the book of the living;
let them not be enrolled among the righteous.
let them not be enrolled among the righteous.</u>
[29] But I am afflicted and in pain;
[29] But I am afflicted and in pain;
let thy salvation, O God, set me on high!
let thy salvation, O God, set me on high!
[30] I will praise the name of God with a song;
[30] <u>I will praise the name of God with a song;
I will magnify him with thanksgiving.
I will magnify him with thanksgiving.
[31] This will please the LORD more than an ox
[31] This will please the LORD more than an ox
or a bull with horns and hoofs.
or a bull with horns and hoofs.</u>
[32] Let the oppressed see it and be glad;
[32] Let the oppressed see it and be glad;
[36] the children of his servants shall inherit it,
[36] the children of his servants shall inherit it,
and those who love his name shall dwell in it.
and those who love his name shall dwell in it.
==Psalm 70==
==Psalm 70==
[0] A Psalm of Asaph.
[0] A Psalm of Asaph.
[1] Truly God is good to the upright,
[1] <u>Truly God is good to the upright,
to those who are pure in heart.
to those who are pure in heart.</u>
[2] But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled,
[2] But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled,
the earth trembled and shook.
the earth trembled and shook.
[19] Thy way was through the sea,
[19] <u>Thy way was through the sea,
thy path through the great waters;
thy path through the great waters;
yet thy footprints were unseen.
yet thy footprints were unseen.</u>
[20] Thou didst lead thy people like a flock
[20] Thou didst lead thy people like a flock
by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
==Psalm 78==
==Psalm 78==
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
[6] I say, "You are gods,
[6]<u> I say, "You are gods,
sons of the Most High, all of you;
sons of the Most High, all of you;</u>
[7] nevertheless, you shall die like men,
[7] nevertheless, you shall die like men,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may lay her young,
where she may lay her young,
at thy altars, O LORD of hosts,
at thy altars, <u>O LORD of hosts,
my King and my God.
my King and my God.</u>
[4] Blessed are those who dwell in thy house,
[4] Blessed are those who dwell in thy house,
blessed is the man who trusts in thee!
blessed is the man who trusts in thee!
==Psalm 85==
[0] To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.
[0] To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.
[1] LORD, thou wast favorable to thy land;
[1] LORD, thou wast favorable to thy land;
thou didst restore the fortunes of Jacob.
thou didst restore the fortunes of Jacob.
[2] Thou didst forgive the iniquity of thy people;
[2] Thou didst forgive the iniquity of thy people;
thou didst pardon all their sin. [Selah]
thou didst pardon all their sin. [Selah]
[3] Thou didst withdraw all thy wrath;
[3] Thou didst withdraw all thy wrath;
thou didst turn from thy hot anger.
thou didst turn from thy hot anger.
[4] Restore us again, O God of our salvation,
[4] Restore us again, O God of our salvation,
and put away thy indignation toward us!
and put away thy indignation toward us!
[5] Wilt thou be angry with us for ever?
[5] Wilt thou be angry with us for ever?
Wilt thou prolong thy anger to all generations?
Wilt thou prolong thy anger to all generations?
[6] Wilt thou not revive us again,
[6] Wilt thou not revive us again,
that thy people may rejoice in thee?
that thy people may rejoice in thee?
[7] Show us thy steadfast love, O LORD,
[7] Show us thy steadfast love, O LORD,
and grant us thy salvation.
and grant us thy salvation.
[8] Let me hear what God the LORD will speak,
[8] Let me hear what God the LORD will speak,
for he will speak peace to his people,
for he will speak peace to his people,
to his saints, to those who turn to him in their hearts.
to his saints, to those who turn to him in their hearts.
[9] Surely his salvation is at hand for those who fear him,
[9] Surely his salvation is at hand for those who fear him,
that glory may dwell in our land.
that glory may dwell in our land.
[10] Steadfast love and faithfulness will meet;
[10] Steadfast love and faithfulness will meet;
righteousness and peace will kiss each other.
righteousness and peace will kiss each other.
[11] Faithfulness will spring up from the ground,
[11] Faithfulness will spring up from the ground,
and righteousness will look down from the sky.
and righteousness will look down from the sky.
[12] Yea, the LORD will give what is good,
[12] Yea, the LORD will give what is good,
and our land will yield its increase.
and our land will yield its increase.
[13] Righteousness will go before him,
[13] Righteousness will go before him,
and make his footsteps a way.
and make his footsteps a way.
==Psalm 86==
[0] A Prayer of David.
[0] A Prayer of David.
[1] Incline thy ear, O LORD, and answer me,
[1] Incline thy ear, O LORD, and answer me,
for I am poor and needy.
for I am poor and needy.
[2] Preserve my life, for I am godly;
[2] Preserve my life, for I am godly;
save thy servant who trusts in thee.
save thy servant who trusts in thee.
Thou art my God;
Thou art my God;
[3] be gracious to me, O Lord,
[3] be gracious to me, O Lord,
for to thee do I cry all the day.
for to thee do I cry all the day.
[4] Gladden the soul of thy servant,
[4] Gladden the soul of thy servant,
for to thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
for to thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
[5] For thou, O Lord, art good and forgiving,
[5] For thou, O Lord, art good and forgiving,
abounding in steadfast love to all who call on thee.
abounding in steadfast love to all who call on thee.
[6] Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer;
[6] Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer;
hearken to my cry of supplication.
hearken to my cry of supplication.
[7] In the day of my trouble I call on thee,
[7] In the day of my trouble I call on thee,
for thou dost answer me.
for thou dost answer me.
[8] There is none like thee among the gods, O Lord,
[8] There is none like thee among the gods, O Lord,
nor are there any works like thine.
nor are there any works like thine.
[9] All the nations thou hast made shall come
[9] All the nations thou hast made shall come
and bow down before thee, O Lord,
and bow down before thee, O Lord,
and shall glorify thy name.
and shall glorify thy name.
[10] For thou art great and doest wondrous things,
[10] For thou art great and doest wondrous things,
thou alone art God.
thou alone art God.
[11] Teach me thy way, O LORD,
[11] Teach me thy way, O LORD,
that I may walk in thy truth;
that I may walk in thy truth;
unite my heart to fear thy name.
unite my heart to fear thy name.
[12] I give thanks to thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart,
[12] I give thanks to thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart,
and I will glorify thy name for ever.
and I will glorify thy name for ever.
[13] For great is thy steadfast love toward me;
[13] For great is thy steadfast love toward me;
thou hast delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.
thou hast delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.
[14] O God, insolent men have risen up against me;
[14] O God, insolent men have risen up against me;
a band of ruthless men seek my life,
a band of ruthless men seek my life,
and they do not set thee before them.
and they do not set thee before them.
[15] But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
[15] <u>But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.</u>
[16] Turn to me and take pity on me;
[16] Turn to me and take pity on me;
give thy strength to thy servant,
give thy strength to thy servant,
and save the son of thy handmaid.
and save the son of thy handmaid.
[17] Show me a sign of thy favor,
[17] Show me a sign of thy favor,
that those who hate me may see and be put to shame
that those who hate me may see and be put to shame
because thou, LORD, hast helped me and comforted me.
because thou, LORD, hast helped me and comforted me.
==Psalm 87==
[0] A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. A Song.
[0] A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. A Song.
[1] On the holy mount stands the city he founded;
[1] On the holy mount stands the city he founded;
[2] the LORD loves the gates of Zion
[2] the LORD loves the gates of Zion
more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.
more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.
[3] Glorious things are spoken of you,
[3] Glorious things are spoken of you,
O city of God. [Selah]
O city of God. [Selah]
[4] Among those who know me I mention Rahab and Babylon;
[4] Among those who know me I mention Rahab and Babylon;
behold, Philistia and Tyre, with Ethiopia --
behold, Philistia and Tyre, with Ethiopia --
"This one was born there," they say.
"This one was born there," they say.
[5] And of Zion it shall be said,
[5] And of Zion it shall be said,
"This one and that one were born in her";
"This one and that one were born in her";
for the Most High himself will establish her.
for the Most High himself will establish her.
[6] The LORD records as he registers the peoples,
[6] The LORD records as he registers the peoples,
"This one was born there." [Selah]
"This one was born there." [Selah]
[7] Singers and dancers alike say,
[7] Singers and dancers alike say,
"All my springs are in you."
"All my springs are in you."
==Psalm 88==
[0] A Song. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.
[0] A Song. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.
[1] O LORD, my God, I call for help by day;
[1] O LORD, my God, I call for help by day;
I cry out in the night before thee.
I cry out in the night before thee.
[2] Let my prayer come before thee,
[2] Let my prayer come before thee,
incline thy ear to my cry!
incline thy ear to my cry!
[3] For my soul is full of troubles,
[3] For my soul is full of troubles,
and my life draws near to Sheol.
and my life draws near to Sheol.
[4] I am reckoned among those who go down to the Pit;
[4] I am reckoned among those who go down to the Pit;
I am a man who has no strength,
I am a man who has no strength,
[5] like one forsaken among the dead,
[5] like one forsaken among the dead,
like the slain that lie in the grave,
like the slain that lie in the grave,
like those whom thou dost remember no more,
like those whom thou dost remember no more,
for they are cut off from thy hand.
for they are cut off from thy hand.
[6] Thou hast put me in the depths of the Pit,
[6] Thou hast put me in the depths of the Pit,
in the regions dark and deep.
in the regions dark and deep.
[7] Thy wrath lies heavy upon me,
[7] Thy wrath lies heavy upon me,
and thou dost overwhelm me with all thy waves. [Selah]
and thou dost overwhelm me with all thy waves. [Selah]
[8] Thou hast caused my companions to shun me;
[8] Thou hast caused my companions to shun me;
thou hast made me a thing of horror to them.
thou hast made me a thing of horror to them.
I am shut in so that I cannot escape;
I am shut in so that I cannot escape;
[9] my eye grows dim through sorrow.
[9] my eye grows dim through sorrow.
Every day I call upon thee, O LORD;
Every day I call upon thee, O LORD;
I spread out my hands to thee.
I spread out my hands to thee.
[10] Dost thou work wonders for the dead?
[10] Dost thou work wonders for the dead?
Do the shades rise up to praise thee? [Selah]
Do the shades rise up to praise thee? [Selah]
[11] Is thy steadfast love declared in the grave,
[11] Is thy steadfast love declared in the grave,
or thy faithfulness in Abaddon?
or thy faithfulness in Abaddon?
[12] Are thy wonders known in the darkness,
[12] Are thy wonders known in the darkness,
or thy saving help in the land of forgetfulness?
or thy saving help in the land of forgetfulness?
[13] But I, O LORD, cry to thee;
[13] But I, O LORD, cry to thee;
in the morning my prayer comes before thee.
in the morning my prayer comes before thee.
[14] O LORD, why dost thou cast me off?
[14] O LORD, why dost thou cast me off?
Why dost thou hide thy face from me?
Why dost thou hide thy face from me?
[15] Afflicted and close to death from my youth up,
[15] Afflicted and close to death from my youth up,
I suffer thy terrors; I am helpless.
I suffer thy terrors; I am helpless.
[16] Thy wrath has swept over me;
[16] Thy wrath has swept over me;
thy dread assaults destroy me.
thy dread assaults destroy me.
[17] They surround me like a flood all day long;
[17] They surround me like a flood all day long;
they close in upon me together.
they close in upon me together.
[18] Thou hast caused lover and friend to shun me;
[18] Thou hast caused lover and friend to shun me;
my companions are in darkness.
my companions are in darkness.
==Psalm 89==
[0] A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
[0] A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
[1] I will sing of thy steadfast love, O LORD, for ever;
[1] I will sing of thy steadfast love, O LORD, for ever;
with my mouth I will proclaim thy faithfulness to all generations.
with my mouth I will proclaim thy faithfulness to all generations.
[2] For thy steadfast love was established for ever,
[2] For thy steadfast love was established for ever,
thy faithfulness is firm as the heavens.
thy faithfulness is firm as the heavens.
[3] Thou hast said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
[3] Thou hast said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have sworn to David my servant:
I have sworn to David my servant:
[4] `I will establish your descendants for ever,
[4] `I will establish your descendants for ever,
and build your throne for all generations.'" [Selah]
and build your throne for all generations.'" [Selah]
[5] Let the heavens praise thy wonders, O LORD,
[5] Let the heavens praise thy wonders, O LORD,
thy faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones!
thy faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones!
[6] For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD?
[6] For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD?
Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD,
Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD,
[7] a God feared in the council of the holy ones,
[7] a God feared in the council of the holy ones,
great and terrible above all that are round about him?
great and terrible above all that are round about him?
[8] O LORD God of hosts,
[8] O LORD God of hosts,
who is mighty as thou art, O LORD,
who is mighty as thou art, O LORD,
with thy faithfulness round about thee?
with thy faithfulness round about thee?
[9] Thou dost rule the raging of the sea;
[9] Thou dost rule the raging of the sea;
when its waves rise, thou stillest them.
when its waves rise, thou stillest them.
[10] Thou didst crush Rahab like a carcass,
[10] Thou didst crush Rahab like a carcass,
thou didst scatter thy enemies with thy mighty arm.
thou didst scatter thy enemies with thy mighty arm.
[11] The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine;
[11] The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine;
the world and all that is in it, thou hast founded them.
the world and all that is in it, thou hast founded them.
[12] The north and the south, thou hast created them;
[12] The north and the south, thou hast created them;
Tabor and Hermon joyously praise thy name.
Tabor and Hermon joyously praise thy name.
[13] Thou hast a mighty arm;
[13] Thou hast a mighty arm;
strong is thy hand, high thy right hand.
strong is thy hand, high thy right hand.
[14] Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne;
[14] Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne;
steadfast love and faithfulness go before thee.
steadfast love and faithfulness go before thee.
[15] Blessed are the people who know the festal shout,
[15] Blessed are the people who know the festal shout,
who walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance,
who walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance,
[16] who exult in thy name all the day,
[16] who exult in thy name all the day,
and extol thy righteousness.
and extol thy righteousness.
[17] For thou art the glory of their strength;
[17] For thou art the glory of their strength;
by thy favor our horn is exalted.
by thy favor our horn is exalted.
[18] For our shield belongs to the LORD,
[18] For our shield belongs to the LORD,
our king to the Holy One of Israel.
our king to the Holy One of Israel.
[19] Of old thou didst speak in a vision
[19] Of old thou didst speak in a vision
to thy faithful one, and say:
to thy faithful one, and say:
"I have set the crown upon one who is mighty,
"I have set the crown upon one who is mighty,
I have exalted one chosen from the people.
I have exalted one chosen from the people.
[20] I have found David, my servant;
[20] I have found David, my servant;
with my holy oil I have anointed him;
with my holy oil I have anointed him;
[21] so that my hand shall ever abide with him,
[21] so that my hand shall ever abide with him,
my arm also shall strengthen him.
my arm also shall strengthen him.
[22] The enemy shall not outwit him,
[22] The enemy shall not outwit him,
the wicked shall not humble him.
the wicked shall not humble him.
[23] I will crush his foes before him
[23] I will crush his foes before him
and strike down those who hate him.
and strike down those who hate him.
[24] My faithfulness and my steadfast love shall be with him,
[24] My faithfulness and my steadfast love shall be with him,
and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
[25] I will set his hand on the sea
[25] I will set his hand on the sea
and his right hand on the rivers.
and his right hand on the rivers.
[26] He shall cry to me, `Thou art my Father,
[26] He shall cry to me, `Thou art my Father,
my God, and the Rock of my salvation.'
my God, and the Rock of my salvation.'
[27] And I will make him the first-born,
[27] And I will make him the first-born,
the highest of the kings of the earth.
the highest of the kings of the earth.
[28] My steadfast love I will keep for him for ever,
and my covenant will stand firm for him.
[28] <u>My steadfast love I will keep for him for ever,
and my covenant will stand firm for him.</u>
[29] I will establish his line for ever
[29] I will establish his line for ever
and his throne as the days of the heavens.
and his throne as the days of the heavens.
[30] If his children forsake my law
[30] If his children forsake my law
and do not walk according to my ordinances,
and do not walk according to my ordinances,
[31] if they violate my statutes
[31] if they violate my statutes
and do not keep my commandments,
and do not keep my commandments,
[32] then I will punish their transgression with the rod
[32] then I will punish their transgression with the rod
and their iniquity with scourges;
and their iniquity with scourges;
[33] but I will not remove from him my steadfast love,
[33] but I will not remove from him my steadfast love,
or be false to my faithfulness.
or be false to my faithfulness.
[34] I will not violate my covenant,
[34] I will not violate my covenant,
or alter the word that went forth from my lips.
or alter the word that went forth from my lips.
[35] Once for all I have sworn by my holiness;
[35] Once for all I have sworn by my holiness;
I will not lie to David.
I will not lie to David.
[36] His line shall endure for ever,
[36] His line shall endure for ever,
his throne as long as the sun before me.
his throne as long as the sun before me.
[37] Like the moon it shall be established for ever;
[37] Like the moon it shall be established for ever;
it shall stand firm while the skies endure." [Selah]
it shall stand firm while the skies endure." [Selah]
[38] But now thou hast cast off and rejected,
[38] But now thou hast cast off and rejected,
thou art full of wrath against thy anointed.
thou art full of wrath against thy anointed.
[39] Thou hast renounced the covenant with thy servant;
[39] Thou hast renounced the covenant with thy servant;
thou hast defiled his crown in the dust.
thou hast defiled his crown in the dust.
[40] Thou hast breached all his walls;
[40] Thou hast breached all his walls;
thou hast laid his strongholds in ruins.
thou hast laid his strongholds in ruins.
[41] All that pass by despoil him;
[41] All that pass by despoil him;
he has become the scorn of his neighbors.
he has become the scorn of his neighbors.
[42] Thou hast exalted the right hand of his foes;
[42] Thou hast exalted the right hand of his foes;
thou hast made all his enemies rejoice.
thou hast made all his enemies rejoice.
[43] Yea, thou hast turned back the edge of his sword,
[43] Yea, thou hast turned back the edge of his sword,
and thou hast not made him stand in battle.
and thou hast not made him stand in battle.
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[44] Thou hast removed the scepter from his hand,
and cast his throne to the ground.
[45] Thou hast cut short the days of his youth;
thou hast covered him with shame. [Selah]
[46] How long, O LORD? Wilt thou hide thyself for ever?
How long will thy wrath burn like fire?
[47] Remember, O Lord, what the measure of life is,
for what vanity thou hast created all the sons of men!
[48] What man can live and never see death?
Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? [Selah]
[49] Lord, where is thy steadfast love of old,
which by thy faithfulness thou didst swear to David?
[50] Remember, O Lord, how thy servant is scorned;
how I bear in my bosom the insults of the peoples,
[51] with which thy enemies taunt, O LORD,
with which they mock the footsteps of thy anointed.
[52] Blessed be the LORD for ever!
Amen and Amen.
==Psalm 90==
[0] A Prayer of Moses, the man of God.
[1] LORD, thou hast been our dwelling place
in all generations.
[2] Before the mountains were brought forth,
or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world,
from everlasting to everlasting thou art God.
[3] Thou turnest man back to the dust,
and sayest, "Turn back, O children of men!"
[4] <u>For a thousand years in thy sight
are but as yesterday when it is past,
or as a watch in the night.</u>
[5] Thou dost sweep men away; they are like a dream,
like grass which is renewed in the morning:
[6] in the morning it flourishes and is renewed;
in the evening it fades and withers.
[7] For we are consumed by thy anger;
by thy wrath we are overwhelmed.
[8] Thou hast set our iniquities before thee,
our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.
[9] For all our days pass away under thy wrath,
our years come to an end like a sigh.
[10] The years of our life are threescore and ten,
or even by reason of strength fourscore;
yet their span is but toil and trouble;
they are soon gone, and we fly away.
[11] Who considers the power of thy anger,
and thy wrath according to the fear of thee?
[12] So teach us to number our days
that we may get a heart of wisdom.
[13] Return, O LORD! How long?
Have pity on thy servants!
[14] Satisfy us in the morning with thy steadfast love,
that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
[15] Make us glad as many days as thou hast afflicted us,
and as many years as we have seen evil.
[16] Let thy work be manifest to thy servants,
and thy glorious power to their children.
[17] Let the favor 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.
==Psalm 91==
[1] <u>He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High,
who abides in the shadow of the Almighty,</u>
[2] will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress;
my God, in whom I trust."
[3] For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler
and from the deadly pestilence;
[4] he will cover you with his pinions,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
[5] You will not fear the terror of the night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
[6] nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.
[7] A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand;
but it will not come near you.
[8] You will only look with your eyes
and see the recompense of the wicked.
[9] Because you have made the LORD your refuge,
the Most High your habitation,
[10] <u>no evil shall befall you,
no scourge come near your tent.
[11] For he will give his angels charge of you
to guard you in all your ways.
[12] On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you dash your foot against a stone.</u>
[13] You will tread on the lion and the adder,
the young lion and the serpent you will trample under foot.
[14] Because he cleaves to me in love, I will deliver him;
I will protect him, because he knows my name.
[15] When he calls to me, I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will rescue him and honor him.
[16] With long life I will satisfy him,
and show him my salvation.
==Psalm 92==
[0] A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath.
[1] <u>It is good to give thanks to the LORD,
to sing praises to thy name, O Most High;
[2] to declare thy steadfast love in the morning,
and thy faithfulness by night,</u>
[3] to the music of the lute and the harp,
to the melody of the lyre.
[4] For thou, O LORD, hast made me glad by thy work;
at the works of thy hands I sing for joy.
[5] How great are thy works, O LORD!
Thy thoughts are very deep!
[6] The dull man cannot know,
the stupid cannot understand this:
[7] that, though the wicked sprout like grass
and all evildoers flourish,
they are doomed to destruction for ever,
[8] but thou, O LORD, art on high for ever.
[9] For, lo, thy enemies, O LORD,
for, lo, thy enemies shall perish;
all evildoers shall be scattered.
[10] But thou hast exalted my horn like that of the wild ox;
thou hast poured over me fresh oil.
[11] My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies,
my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.
[12] The righteous flourish like the palm tree,
and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
[13] They are planted in the house of the LORD,
they flourish in the courts of our God.
[14] They still bring forth fruit in old age,
they are ever full of sap and green,
[15] to show that the LORD is upright;
he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
==Psalm 93==
[1] The LORD reigns; he is robed in majesty;
the LORD is robed, he is girded with strength.
Yea, the world is established; it shall never be moved;
[2] thy throne is established from of old;
thou art from everlasting.
[3] The floods have lifted up, O LORD,
the floods have lifted up their voice,
the floods lift up their roaring.
[4] Mightier than the thunders of many waters,
mightier than the waves of the sea,
the LORD on high is mighty!
[5] Thy decrees are very sure;
holiness befits thy house,
O LORD, for evermore.
==Psalm 94==
[1] O LORD, thou God of vengeance,
thou God of vengeance, shine forth!
[2] Rise up, O judge of the earth;
render to the proud their deserts!
[3] O LORD, how long shall the wicked,
how long shall the wicked exult?
[4] They pour out their arrogant words,
they boast, all the evildoers.
[5] They crush thy people, O LORD,
and afflict thy heritage.
[6] They slay the widow and the sojourner,
and murder the fatherless;
[7] and they say, "The LORD does not see;
the God of Jacob does not perceive."
[8] Understand, O dullest of the people!
Fools, when will you be wise?
[9] <u>He who planted the ear, does he not hear?
He who formed the eye, does he not see?</u>
[10] He who chastens the nations, does he not chastise?
He who teaches men knowledge,
[11] the LORD, knows the thoughts of man,
that they are but a breath.
[12] Blessed is the man whom thou dost chasten, O LORD,
and whom thou dost teach out of thy law
[13] to give him respite from days of trouble,
until a pit is dug for the wicked.
[14] For the LORD will not forsake his people;
he will not abandon his heritage;
[15] for justice will return to the righteous,
and all the upright in heart will follow it.
[16] Who rises up for me against the wicked?
Who stands up for me against evildoers?
[17] If the LORD had not been my help,
my soul would soon have dwelt in the land of silence.
[18] When I thought, "My foot slips,"
thy steadfast love, O LORD, held me up.
[19] When the cares of my heart are many,
thy consolations cheer my soul.
[20] Can wicked rulers be allied with thee,
who frame mischief by statute?
[21] They band together against the life of the righteous,
and condemn the innocent to death.
[22] But the LORD has become my stronghold,
and my God the rock of my refuge.
[23] He will bring back on them their iniquity
and wipe them out for their wickedness;
the LORD our God will wipe them out.
==Psalm 95==
[1] O come, let us sing to the LORD;
let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
[2] Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
[3] For the LORD is a great God,
and a great King above all gods.
[4] In his hand are the depths of the earth;
the heights of the mountains are his also.
[5] The sea is his, for he made it;
for his hands formed the dry land.
[6] O come, let us worship and bow down,
let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!
[7] For he is our God,
and we are the people of his pasture,
and the sheep of his hand.
O that today you would hearken to his voice!
[8] Harden not your hearts, as at Mer'ibah,
as on the day at Massah in the wilderness,
[9] when your fathers tested me,
and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.
[10] For forty years I loathed that generation
and said, "They are a people who err in heart,
and they do not regard my ways."
[11] Therefore I swore in my anger
that they should not enter my rest.
==Psalm 96==
[1] O sing to the LORD a new song;
sing to the LORD, all the earth!
[2] Sing to the LORD, bless his name;
tell of his salvation from day to day.
[3] Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous works among all the peoples!
[4] For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised;
he is to be feared above all gods.
[5] For all the gods of the peoples are idols;
but the LORD made the heavens.
[6] Honor and majesty are before him;
strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
[7] Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples,
ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!
[8] Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
bring an offering, and come into his courts!
[9] Worship the LORD in holy array;
tremble before him, all the earth!
[10] Say among the nations, "The LORD reigns!
Yea, the world is established, it shall never be moved;
he will judge the peoples with equity."
[11] Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
[12] let the field exult, and everything in it!
Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy
[13] before the LORD, for he comes,
for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
and the peoples with his truth.
==Psalm 97==
[1] The LORD reigns; let the earth rejoice;
let the many coastlands be glad!
[2] Clouds and thick darkness are round about him;
righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
[3] Fire goes before him,
and burns up his adversaries round about.
[4] His lightnings lighten the world;
the earth sees and trembles.
[5] The mountains melt like wax before the LORD,
before the Lord of all the earth.
[6] The heavens proclaim his righteousness;
and all the peoples behold his glory.
[7] All worshipers of images are put to shame,
who make their boast in worthless idols;
all gods bow down before him.
[8] Zion hears and is glad,
and the daughters of Judah rejoice,
because of thy judgments, O God.
[9] For thou, O LORD, art most high over all the earth;
thou art exalted far above all gods.
[10] The LORD loves those who hate evil;
he preserves the lives of his saints;
he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
[11] Light dawns for the righteous,
and joy for the upright in heart.
[12] Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous,
and give thanks to his holy name!
==Psalm 98==
[0] A Psalm.
[1] O sing to the LORD a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
His right hand and his holy arm
have gotten him victory.
[2] The LORD has made known his victory,
he has revealed his vindication in the sight of the nations.
[3] He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness
to the house of Israel.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the victory of our God.
[4] Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth;
break forth into joyous song and sing praises!
[5] Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre,
with the lyre and the sound of melody!
[6] With trumpets and the sound of the horn
make a joyful noise before the King, the LORD!
[7] Let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
the world and those who dwell in it!
[8] Let the floods clap their hands;
let the hills sing for joy together
[9] before the LORD, for he comes
to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
and the peoples with equity.
==Psalm 99==
[1] The LORD reigns; let the peoples tremble!
He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!
[2] The LORD is great in Zion;
he is exalted over all the peoples.
[3] Let them praise thy great and terrible name!
Holy is he!
[4] Mighty King, lover of justice,
thou hast established equity;
thou hast executed justice
and righteousness in Jacob.
[5] Extol the LORD our God;
worship at his footstool!
Holy is he!
[6] Moses and Aaron were among his priests,
Samuel also was among those who called on his name.
They cried to the LORD, and he answered them.
[7] He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud;
they kept his testimonies,
and the statutes that he gave them.
[8] O LORD our God, thou didst answer them;
thou wast a forgiving God to them,
but an avenger of their wrongdoings.
[9] Extol the LORD our God,
and worship at his holy mountain;
for the LORD our God is holy!
==Psalm 100==
[0] A Psalm for the thank offering.
[1] Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the lands!
[2] Serve the LORD with gladness!
Come into his presence with singing!
[3] Know that the LORD is God!
It is he that made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
[4] Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him, bless his name!
[5] <u>For the LORD is good;
his steadfast love endures for ever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.</u>
==Psalm 101==
[0] A Psalm of David.
[1] I will sing of loyalty and of justice;
to thee, O LORD, I will sing.
[2] I will give heed to the way that is blameless.
Oh when wilt thou come to me?
I will walk with integrity of heart
within my house;
[3] I will not set before my eyes
anything that is base.
I hate the work of those who fall away;
it shall not cleave to me.
[4] Perverseness of heart shall be far from me;
I will know nothing of evil.
[5] Him who slanders his neighbor secretly
I will destroy.
The man of haughty looks and arrogant heart
I will not endure.
[6] I will look with favor on the faithful in the land,
that they may dwell with me;
he who walks in the way that is blameless
shall minister to me.
[7] No man who practices deceit
shall dwell in my house;
no man who utters lies
shall continue in my presence.
[8] Morning by morning I will destroy
all the wicked in the land,
cutting off all the evildoers
from the city of the LORD.
==Psalm 102==
[0] A prayer of one afflicted, when he is faint and pours out his complaint
before the LORD.
[1] Hear my prayer, O LORD;
let my cry come to thee!
[2] Do not hide thy face from me
in the day of my distress!
Incline thy ear to me;
answer me speedily in the day when I call!
[3] For my days pass away like smoke,
and my bones burn like a furnace.
[4] My heart is smitten like grass, and withered;
I forget to eat my bread.
[5] Because of my loud groaning
my bones cleave to my flesh.
[6] I am like a vulture of the wilderness,
like an owl of the waste places;
[7] I lie awake,
I am like a lonely bird on the housetop.
[8] All the day my enemies taunt me,
those who deride me use my name for a curse.
[9] For I eat ashes like bread,
and mingle tears with my drink,
[10] because of thy indignation and anger;
for thou hast taken me up and thrown me away.
[11] My days are like an evening shadow;
I wither away like grass.
[12] But thou, O LORD, art enthroned for ever;
thy name endures to all generations.
[13] Thou wilt arise and have pity on Zion;
it is the time to favor her;
the appointed time has come.
[14] For thy servants hold her stones dear,
and have pity on her dust.
[15] The nations will fear the name of the LORD,
and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
[16] For the LORD will build up Zion,
he will appear in his glory;
[17] <u>he will regard the prayer of the destitute,
and will not despise their supplication.</u>
[18] Let this be recorded for a generation to come,
so that a people yet unborn may praise the LORD:
[19] that he looked down from his holy height,
from heaven the LORD looked at the earth,
[20] to hear the groans of the prisoners,
to set free those who were doomed to die;
[21] that men may declare in Zion the name of the LORD,
and in Jerusalem his praise,
[22] when peoples gather together,
and kingdoms, to worship the LORD.
[23] He has broken my strength in mid-course;
he has shortened my days.
[24] "O my God," I say, "take me not hence
in the midst of my days,
thou whose years endure
throughout all generations!"
[25] Of old thou didst lay the foundation of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
[26] They will perish, but thou dost endure;
they will all wear out like a garment.
Thou changest them like raiment, and they pass away;
[27] but thou art the same, and thy years have no end.
[28] The children of thy servants shall dwell secure;
their posterity shall be established before thee.
==Psalm 103==
[0] A Psalm of David.
[1] Bless the LORD, O my soul;
and all that is within me, bless his holy name!
[2] Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits,
[3] who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
[4] who redeems your life from the Pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
[5] who satisfies you with good as long as you live
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
[6] The LORD works vindication
and justice for all who are oppressed.
[7] He made known his ways to Moses,
his acts to the people of Israel.
[8] The LORD is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
[9] He will not always chide,
nor will he keep his anger for ever.
[10] He does not deal with us according to our sins,
nor requite us according to our iniquities.
[11] For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
[12] as far as the east is from the west,
so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
[13] As a father pities his children,
so the LORD pities those who fear him.
[14] <u>For he knows our frame;
he remembers that we are dust.</u>
[15] As for man, his days are like grass;
he flourishes like a flower of the field;
[16] for the wind passes over it, and it is gone,
and its place knows it no more.
[17] But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting
upon those who fear him,
and his righteousness to children's children,
[18] to those who keep his covenant
and remember to do his commandments.
[19] The LORD has established his throne in the heavens,
and his kingdom rules over all.
[20] Bless the LORD, O you his angels,
you mighty ones who do his word,
hearkening to the voice of his word!
[21] Bless the LORD, all his hosts,
his ministers that do his will!
[22] Bless the LORD, all his works,
in all places of his dominion.
Bless the LORD, O my soul!
==Psalm 104==
[1] Bless the LORD, O my soul!
O LORD my God, thou art very great!
Thou art clothed with honor and majesty,
[2] <u>who coverest thyself with light as with a garment,
who hast stretched out the heavens like a tent,</u>
[3] who hast laid the beams of thy chambers on the waters,
who makest the clouds thy chariot,
who ridest on the wings of the wind,
[4] who makest the winds thy messengers,
fire and flame thy ministers.
[5] Thou didst set the earth on its foundations,
so that it should never be shaken.
[6] Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.
[7] At thy rebuke they fled;
at the sound of thy thunder they took to flight.
[8] The mountains rose, the valleys sank down
to the place which thou didst appoint for them.
[9] Thou didst set a bound which they should not pass,
so that they might not again cover the earth.
[10] Thou makest springs gush forth in the valleys;
they flow between the hills,
[11] they give drink to every beast of the field;
the wild asses quench their thirst.
[12] By them the birds of the air have their habitation;
they sing among the branches.
[13] From thy lofty abode thou waterest the mountains;
the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy work.
[14] Thou dost cause the grass to grow for the cattle,
and plants for man to cultivate,
that he may bring forth food from the earth,
[15] and wine to gladden the heart of man,
oil to make his face shine,
and bread to strengthen man's heart.
[16] The trees of the LORD are watered abundantly,
the cedars of Lebanon which he planted.
[17] In them the birds build their nests;
the stork has her home in the fir trees.
[18] The high mountains are for the wild goats;
the rocks are a refuge for the badgers.
[19] Thou hast made the moon to mark the seasons;
the sun knows its time for setting.
[20] Thou makest darkness, and it is night,
when all the beasts of the forest creep forth.
[21] The young lions roar for their prey,
seeking their food from God.
[22] When the sun rises, they get them away
and lie down in their dens.
[23] Man goes forth to his work
and to his labor until the evening.
[24] O LORD, how manifold are thy works!
In wisdom hast thou made them all;
the earth is full of thy creatures.
[25] Yonder is the sea, great and wide,
which teems with things innumerable,
living things both small and great.
[26] There go the ships,
and Leviathan which thou didst form to sport in it.
[27] These all look to thee,
to give them their food in due season.
[28] When thou givest to them, they gather it up;
when thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good things.
[29] When thou hidest thy face, they are dismayed;
when thou takest away their breath, they die
and return to their dust.
[30] <u>When thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created;
and thou renewest the face of the ground.</u>
[31] May the glory of the LORD endure for ever,
may the LORD rejoice in his works,
[32] who looks on the earth and it trembles,
who touches the mountains and they smoke!
[33] I will sing to the LORD as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
[34] May my meditation be pleasing to him,
for I rejoice in the LORD.
[35] Let sinners be consumed from the earth,
and let the wicked be no more!
Bless the LORD, O my soul!
Praise the LORD!
==Psalm 105==
[1] O give thanks to the LORD, call on his name,
make known his deeds among the peoples!
[2] Sing to him, sing praises to him,
tell of all his wonderful works!
[3] Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!
[4] Seek the LORD and his strength,
seek his presence continually!
[5] Remember the wonderful works that he has done,
his miracles, and the judgments he uttered,
[6] O offspring of Abraham his servant,
sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!
[7] He is the LORD our God;
his judgments are in all the earth.
[8] He is mindful of his covenant for ever,
of the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,
[9] the covenant which he made with Abraham,
his sworn promise to Isaac,
[10] which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant,
[11] saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan
as your portion for an inheritance."
[12] When they were few in number,
of little account, and sojourners in it,
[13] wandering from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another people,
[14] he allowed no one to oppress them;
he rebuked kings on their account,
[15] saying, "Touch not my anointed ones,
do my prophets no harm!"
[16] When he summoned a famine on the land,
and broke every staff of bread,
[17] he had sent a man ahead of them,
Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
[18] His feet were hurt with fetters,
his neck was put in a collar of iron;
[19] until what he had said came to pass
the word of the LORD tested him.
[20] The king sent and released him,
the ruler of the peoples set him free;
[21] he made him lord of his house,
and ruler of all his possessions,
[22] to instruct his princes at his pleasure,
and to teach his elders wisdom.
[23] Then Israel came to Egypt;
Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
[24] And the LORD made his people very fruitful,
and made them stronger than their foes.
[25] He turned their hearts to hate his people,
to deal craftily with his servants.
[26] He sent Moses his servant,
and Aaron whom he had chosen.
[27] They wrought his signs among them,
and miracles in the land of Ham.
[28] He sent darkness, and made the land dark;
they rebelled against his words.
[29] He turned their waters into blood,
and caused their fish to die.
[30] Their land swarmed with frogs,
even in the chambers of their kings.
[31] He spoke, and there came swarms of flies,
and gnats throughout their country.
[32] He gave them hail for rain,
and lightning that flashed through their land.
[33] He smote their vines and fig trees,
and shattered the trees of their country.
[34] He spoke, and the locusts came,
and young locusts without number;
[35] which devoured all the vegetation in their land,
and ate up the fruit of their ground.
[36] He smote all the first-born in their land,
the first issue of all their strength.
[37] Then he led forth Israel with silver and gold,
and there was none among his tribes who stumbled.
[38] Egypt was glad when they departed,
for dread of them had fallen upon it.
[39] He spread a cloud for a covering,
and fire to give light by night.
[40] They asked, and he brought quails,
and gave them bread from heaven in abundance.
[41] He opened the rock, and water gushed forth;
it flowed through the desert like a river.
[42] For he remembered his holy promise,
and Abraham his servant.
[43] So he led forth his people with joy,
his chosen ones with singing.
[44] And he gave them the lands of the nations;
and they took possession of the fruit of the peoples' toil,
[45] to the end that they should keep his statutes,
and observe his laws.
Praise the LORD!
==Psalm 106==
[1] Praise the LORD!
O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures for ever!
[2] Who can utter the mighty doings of the LORD,
or show forth all his praise?
[3] Blessed are they who observe justice,
who do righteousness at all times!
[4] Remember me, O LORD, when thou showest favor to thy people;
help me when thou deliverest them;
[5] that I may see the prosperity of thy chosen ones,
that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation,
that I may glory with thy heritage.
[6] Both we and our fathers have sinned;
we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.
[7] Our fathers, when they were in Egypt,
did not consider thy wonderful works;
they did not remember the abundance of thy steadfast love,
but rebelled against the Most High at the Red Sea.
[8] Yet he saved them for his name's sake,
that he might make known his mighty power.
[9] He rebuked the Red Sea, and it became dry;
and he led them through the deep as through a desert.
[10] So he saved them from the hand of the foe,
and delivered them from the power of the enemy.
[11] And the waters covered their adversaries;
not one of them was left.
[12] Then they believed his words;
they sang his praise.
[13] But they soon forgot his works;
they did not wait for his counsel.
[14] But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness,
and put God to the test in the desert;
[15] he gave them what they asked,
but sent a wasting disease among them.
[16] When men in the camp were jealous of Moses
and Aaron, the holy one of the LORD,
[17] the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,
and covered the company of Abi'ram.
[18] Fire also broke out in their company;
the flame burned up the wicked.
[19] They made a calf in Horeb
and worshiped a molten image.
[20] They exchanged the glory of God
for the image of an ox that eats grass.
[21] They forgot God, their Savior,
who had done great things in Egypt,
[22] wondrous works in the land of Ham,
and terrible things by the Red Sea.
[23] Therefore he said he would destroy them --
had not Moses, his chosen one,
stood in the breach before him,
to turn away his wrath from destroying them.
[24] Then they despised the pleasant land,
having no faith in his promise.
[25] They murmured in their tents,
and did not obey the voice of the LORD.
[26] Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them
that he would make them fall in the wilderness,
[27] and would disperse their descendants among the nations,
scattering them over the lands.
[28] Then they attached themselves to the Ba'al of Pe'or,
and ate sacrifices offered to the dead;
[29] they provoked the LORD to anger with their doings,
and a plague broke out among them.
[30] Then Phin'ehas stood up and interposed,
and the plague was stayed.
[31] And that has been reckoned to him as righteousness
from generation to generation for ever.
[32] They angered him at the waters of Mer'ibah,
and it went ill with Moses on their account;
[33] for they made his spirit bitter,
and he spoke words that were rash.
[34] They did not destroy the peoples,
as the LORD commanded them,
[35] but they mingled with the nations
and learned to do as they did.
[36] They served their idols,
which became a snare to them.
[37] They sacrificed their sons
and their daughters to the demons;
[38] they poured out innocent blood,
the blood of their sons and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;
and the land was polluted with blood.
[39] Thus they became unclean by their acts,
and played the harlot in their doings.
[40] Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against his people,
and he abhorred his heritage;
[41] he gave them into the hand of the nations,
so that those who hated them ruled over them.
[42] Their enemies oppressed them,
and they were brought into subjection under their power.
[43] Many times he delivered them,
but they were rebellious in their purposes,
and were brought low through their iniquity.
[44] Nevertheless he regarded their distress,
when he heard their cry.
[45] He remembered for their sake his covenant,
and relented according to the abundance of his steadfast love.
[46] He caused them to be pitied
by all those who held them captive.
[47] Save us, O LORD our God,
and gather us from among the nations,
that we may give thanks to thy holy name
and glory in thy praise.
[48] Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting!
And let all the people say, "Amen!"
Praise the LORD!
==Psalm 107==
[1] O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures for ever!
[2] Let the redeemed of the LORD say so,
whom he has redeemed from trouble
[3] and gathered in from the lands,
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the south.
[4] Some wandered in desert wastes,
finding no way to a city to dwell in;
[5] hungry and thirsty,
their soul fainted within them.
[6] Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress;
[7] he led them by a straight way,
till they reached a city to dwell in.
[8] Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,
for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
[9] For he satisfies him who is thirsty,
and the hungry he fills with good things.
[10] Some sat in darkness and in gloom,
prisoners in affliction and in irons,
[11] for they had rebelled against the words of God,
and spurned the counsel of the Most High.
[12] Their hearts were bowed down with hard labor;
they fell down, with none to help.
[13] Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress;
[14] he brought them out of darkness and gloom,
and broke their bonds asunder.
[15] Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,
for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
[16] For he shatters the doors of bronze,
and cuts in two the bars of iron.
[17] Some were sick through their sinful ways,
and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
[18] they loathed any kind of food,
and they drew near to the gates of death.
[19] Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress;
[20] he sent forth his word, and healed them,
and delivered them from destruction.
[21] Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,
for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
[22] And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,
and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!
[23] Some went down to the sea in ships,
doing business on the great waters;
[24] they saw the deeds of the LORD,
his wondrous works in the deep.
[25] For he commanded, and raised the stormy wind,
which lifted up the waves of the sea.
[26] They mounted up to heaven, they went down to the depths;
their courage melted away in their evil plight;
[27] they reeled and staggered like drunken men,
and were at their wits' end.
[28] Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress;
[29] he made the storm be still,
and the waves of the sea were hushed.
[30] Then they were glad because they had quiet,
and he brought them to their desired haven.
[31] Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,
for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
[32] Let them extol him in the congregation of the people,
and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
[33] He turns rivers into a desert,
springs of water into thirsty ground,
[34] a fruitful land into a salty waste,
because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.
[35] He turns a desert into pools of water,
a parched land into springs of water.
[36] And there he lets the hungry dwell,
and they establish a city to live in;
[37] they sow fields, and plant vineyards,
and get a fruitful yield.
[38] By his blessing they multiply greatly;
and he does not let their cattle decrease.
[39] When they are diminished and brought low
through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,
[40] he pours contempt upon princes
and makes them wander in trackless wastes;
[41] but he raises up the needy out of affliction,
and makes their families like flocks.
[42] The upright see it and are glad;
and all wickedness stops its mouth.
[43] Whoever is wise, let him give heed to these things;
let men consider the steadfast love of the LORD.
==Psalm 108==
[0] A Song. A Psalm of David.
[1] My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast!
I will sing and make melody!
Awake, my soul!
[2] Awake, O harp and lyre!
I will awake the dawn!
[3] I will give thanks to thee, O LORD, among the peoples,
I will sing praises to thee among the nations.
[4] For thy steadfast love is great above the heavens,
thy faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
[5] Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!
Let thy glory be over all the earth!
[6] That thy beloved may be delivered,
give help by thy right hand, and answer me!
[7] God has promised in his sanctuary:
"With exultation I will divide up Shechem,
and portion out the Vale of Succoth.
[8] Gilead is mine; Manas'seh is mine;
E'phraim is my helmet;
Judah my scepter.
[9] Moab is my washbasin;
upon Edom I cast my shoe;
over Philistia I shout in triumph."
[10] Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
[11] Hast thou not rejected us, O God?
Thou dost not go forth, O God, with our armies.
[12] O grant us help against the foe,
for vain is the help of man!
[13] With God we shall do valiantly;
it is he who will tread down our foes.
==Psalm 109==
[0] To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
[1] Be not silent, O God of my praise!
[2] For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me,
speaking against me with lying tongues.
[3] They beset me with words of hate,
and attack me without cause.
[4] In return for my love they accuse me,
even as I make prayer for them.
[5] So they reward me evil for good,
and hatred for my love.
[6] Appoint a wicked man against him;
let an accuser bring him to trial.
[7] When he is tried, let him come forth guilty;
let his prayer be counted as sin!
[8] May his days be few;
may another seize his goods!
[9] May his children be fatherless,
and his wife a widow!
[10] May his children wander about and beg;
may they be driven out of the ruins they inhabit!
[11] May the creditor seize all that he has;
may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil!
[12] Let there be none to extend kindness to him,
nor any to pity his fatherless children!
[13] May his posterity be cut off;
may his name be blotted out in the second generation!
[14] May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD,
and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out!
[15] Let them be before the LORD continually;
and may his memory be cut off from the earth!
[16] For he did not remember to show kindness,
but pursued the poor and needy
and the brokenhearted to their death.
[17] He loved to curse; let curses come on him!
He did not like blessing; may it be far from him!
[18] He clothed himself with cursing as his coat,
may it soak into his body like water,
like oil into his bones!
[19] May it be like a garment which he wraps round him,
like a belt with which he daily girds himself!
[20] May this be the reward of my accusers from the LORD,
of those who speak evil against my life!
[21] But thou, O GOD my Lord,
deal on my behalf for thy name's sake;
because thy steadfast love is good, deliver me!
[22] For I am poor and needy,
and my heart is stricken within me.
[23] I am gone, like a shadow at evening;
I am shaken off like a locust.
[24] My knees are weak through fasting;
my body has become gaunt.
[25] I am an object of scorn to my accusers;
when they see me, they wag their heads.
[26] Help me, O LORD my God!
Save me according to thy steadfast love!
[27] Let them know that this is thy hand;
thou, O LORD, hast done it!
[28] Let them curse, but do thou bless!
Let my assailants be put to shame; may thy servant be glad!
[29] May my accusers be clothed with dishonor;
may they be wrapped in their own shame as in a mantle!
[30] With my mouth I will give great thanks to the LORD;
I will praise him in the midst of the throng.
[31] For he stands at the right hand of the needy,
to save him from those who condemn him to death.
==Psalm 110==
[0] A Psalm of David.
[1] <u>The LORD says to my lord:
"Sit at my right hand,
till I make your enemies your footstool."</u>
[2] The LORD sends forth from Zion
your mighty scepter.
Rule in the midst of your foes!
[3] Your people will offer themselves freely
on the day you lead your host
upon the holy mountains.
From the womb of the morning
like dew your youth will come to you.
[4] The LORD has sworn
and will not change his mind,
"You are a priest for ever
after the order of Melchiz'edek."
[5] The Lord is at your right hand;
he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.
[6] He will execute judgment among the nations,
filling them with corpses;
he will shatter chiefs
over the wide earth.
[7] He will drink from the brook by the way;
therefore he will lift up his head.
==Psalm 111==
[1] Prasie the LORD.
I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart,
in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
[2] Great are the works of the LORD,
studied by all who have pleasure in them.
[3] Full of honor and majesty is his work,
and his righteousness endures for ever.
[4] He has caused his wonderful works to be remembered;
the LORD is gracious and merciful.
[5] He provides food for those who fear him;
he is ever mindful of his covenant.
[6] He has shown his people the power of his works,
in giving them the heritage of the nations.
[7] The works of his hands are faithful and just;
all his precepts are trustworthy,
[8] they are established for ever and ever,
to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness.
[9] He sent redemption to his people;
he has commanded his covenant for ever.
Holy and terrible is his name!
[10] The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom;
a good understanding have all those who practice it.
His praise endures for ever!
==Psalm 112==
[1] Praise the LORD.
Blessed is the man who fears the LORD,
who greatly delights in his commandments!
[2] His descendants will be mighty in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.
[3] Wealth and riches are in his house;
and his righteousness endures for ever.
[4] Light rises in the darkness for the upright;
the LORD is gracious, merciful, and righteous.
[5] It is well with the man who deals generously and lends,
who conducts his affairs with justice.
[6] For the righteous will never be moved;
he will be remembered for ever.
[7] He is not afraid of evil tidings;
his heart is firm, trusting in the LORD.
[8] His heart is steady, he will not be afraid,
until he sees his desire on his adversaries.
[9] He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures for ever;
his horn is exalted in honor.
[10] The wicked man sees it and is angry;
he gnashes his teeth and melts away;
the desire of the wicked man comes to nought.
==Psalm 113==
[1] Praise the LORD!
Praise, O servants of the LORD,
praise the name of the LORD!
[2] Blessed be the name of the LORD
from this time forth and for evermore!
[3] From the rising of the sun to its setting
the name of the LORD is to be praised!
[4] The LORD is high above all nations,
and his glory above the heavens!
[5] Who is like the LORD our God,
who is seated on high,
[6] who looks far down
upon the heavens and the earth?
[7] He raises the poor from the dust,
and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
[8] to make them sit with princes,
with the princes of his people.
[9] He gives the barren woman a home,
making her the joyous mother of children.
Praise the LORD!
==Psalm 114==
[1] When Israel went forth from Egypt,
the house of Jacob from a people of strange language,
[2] Judah became his sanctuary,
Israel his dominion.
[3] The sea looked and fled,
Jordan turned back.
[4] The mountains skipped like rams,
the hills like lambs.
[5] What ails you, O sea, that you flee?
O Jordan, that you turn back?
[6] O mountains, that you skip like rams?
O hills, like lambs?
[7] Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the LORD,
at the presence of the God of Jacob,
[8] who turns the rock into a pool of water,
the flint into a spring of water.
==Psalm 115==
[1] Not to us, O LORD, not to us,
but to thy name give glory,
for the sake of thy steadfast love and thy faithfulness!
[2] Why should the nations say,
"Where is their God?"
[3] Our God is in the heavens;
he does whatever he pleases.
[4] Their idols are silver and gold,
the work of men's hands.
[5] They have mouths, but do not speak;
eyes, but do not see.
[6] They have ears, but do not hear;
noses, but do not smell.
[7] They have hands, but do not feel;
feet, but do not walk;
and they do not make a sound in their throat.
[8] Those who make them are like them;
so are all who trust in them.
[9] O Israel, trust in the LORD!
He is their help and their shield.
[10] O house of Aaron, put your trust in the LORD!
He is their help and their shield.
[11] You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD!
He is their help and their shield.
[12] The LORD has been mindful of us; he will bless us;
he will bless the house of Israel;
he will bless the house of Aaron;
[13] he will bless those who fear the LORD,
both small and great.
[14] May the LORD give you increase,
you and your children!
[15] May you be blessed by the LORD,
who made heaven and earth!
[16] The heavens are the LORD's heavens,
but the earth he has given to the sons of men.
[17] The dead do not praise the LORD,
nor do any that go down into silence.
[18] But we will bless the LORD
from this time forth and for evermore.
Praise the LORD!
==Psalm 116==
[1] I love the LORD, because he has heard
my voice and my supplications.
[2] Because he inclined his ear to me,
therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
[3] The snares of death encompassed me;
the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
I suffered distress and anguish.
[4] Then I called on the name of the LORD:
"O LORD, I beseech thee, save my life!"
[5] Gracious is the LORD, and righteous;
our God is merciful.
[6] The LORD preserves the simple;
when I was brought low, he saved me.
[7] Return, O my soul, to your rest;
for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.
[8] For thou hast delivered my soul from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling;
[9] I walk before the LORD
in the land of the living.
[10] I kept my faith, even when I said,
"I am greatly afflicted";
[11] I said in my consternation,
"Men are all a vain hope."
[12] What shall I render to the LORD
for all his bounty to me?
[13] I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the LORD,
[14] I will pay my vows to the LORD
in the presence of all his people.
[15] Precious in the sight of the LORD
is the death of his saints.
[16] O LORD, I am thy servant;
I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid.
Thou hast loosed my bonds.
[17] I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving
and call on the name of the LORD.
[18] I will pay my vows to the LORD
in the presence of all his people,
[19] in the courts of the house of the LORD,
in your midst, O Jerusalem.
Praise the LORD!
==Psalm 117==
[1] Praise the LORD, all nations!
Extol him, all peoples!
[2] For great is his steadfast love toward us;
and the faithfulness of the LORD endures for ever.
Praise the LORD!
==Psalm 118==
[1] O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his steadfast love endures for ever!
[2] Let Israel say,
"His steadfast love endures for ever."
[3] Let the house of Aaron say,
"His steadfast love endures for ever."
[4] Let those who fear the LORD say,
"His steadfast love endures for ever."
[5] Out of my distress I called on the LORD;
the LORD answered me and set me free.
[6] With the LORD on my side I do not fear.
What can man do to me?
[7] The LORD is on my side to help me;
I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.
[8] It is better to take refuge in the LORD
than to put confidence in man.
[9]<u> It is better to take refuge in the LORD
than to put confidence in princes.</u>
[10] All nations surrounded me;
in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
[11] They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;
in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
[12] They surrounded me like bees,
they blazed like a fire of thorns;
in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
[13] I was pushed hard, so that I was falling,
but the LORD helped me.
[14] The LORD is my strength and my song;
he has become my salvation.
[15] Hark, glad songs of victory
in the tents of the righteous:
"The right hand of the LORD does valiantly,
[16] the right hand of the LORD is exalted,
the right hand of the LORD does valiantly!"
[17] I shall not die, but I shall live,
and recount the deeds of the LORD.
[18] The LORD has chastened me sorely,
but he has not given me over to death.
[19] Open to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter through them
and give thanks to the LORD.
[20] This is the gate of the LORD;
the righteous shall enter through it.
[21] I thank thee that thou hast answered me
and hast become my salvation.
[22] <u>The stone which the builders rejected
has become the head of the corner.</u>
[23] This is the LORD's doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.
[24] This is the day which the LORD has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
[25] Save us, we beseech thee, O LORD!
O LORD, we beseech thee, give us success!
[26] <u>Blessed be he who enters in the name of the LORD!
We bless you from the house of the LORD.</u>
[27] The LORD is God,
and he has given us light.
Bind the festal procession with branches,
up to the horns of the altar!
[28] Thou art my God, and I will give thanks to thee;
thou art my God, I will extol thee.
[29] O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures for ever!
==Psalm 119==
[1] Blessed are those whose way is blameless,
who walk in the law of the LORD!
[2] Blessed are those who keep his testimonies,
who seek him with their whole heart,
[3] who also do no wrong,
but walk in his ways!
[4] Thou hast commanded thy precepts
to be kept diligently.
[5] O that my ways may be steadfast
in keeping thy statutes!
[6] Then I shall not be put to shame,
having my eyes fixed on all thy commandments.
[7] I will praise thee with an upright heart,
when I learn thy righteous ordinances.
[8] I will observe thy statutes;
O forsake me not utterly!
[9] How can a young man keep his way pure?
By guarding it according to thy word.
[10] With my whole heart I seek thee;
let me not wander from thy commandments!
[11] I have laid up thy word in my heart,
that I might not sin against thee.
[12] Blessed be thou, O LORD;
teach me thy statutes!
[13] With my lips I declare
all the ordinances of thy mouth.
[14] In the way of thy testimonies I delight
as much as in all riches.
[15] I will meditate on thy precepts,
and fix my eyes on thy ways.
[16] I will delight in thy statutes;
I will not forget thy word.
[17] Deal bountifully with thy servant,
that I may live and observe thy word.
[18] Open my eyes, that I may behold
wondrous things out of thy law.
[19] I am a sojourner on earth;
hide not thy commandments from me!
[20] My soul is consumed with longing
for thy ordinances at all times.
[21] Thou dost rebuke the insolent, accursed ones,
who wander from thy commandments;
[22] take away from me their scorn and contempt,
for I have kept thy testimonies.
[23] Even though princes sit plotting against me,
thy servant will meditate on thy statutes.
[24] Thy testimonies are my delight,
they are my counselors.
[25] My soul cleaves to the dust;
revive me according to thy word!
[26] When I told of my ways, thou didst answer me;
teach me thy statutes!
[27] Make me understand the way of thy precepts,
and I will meditate on thy wondrous works.
[28] My soul melts away for sorrow;
strengthen me according to thy word!
[29] Put false ways far from me;
and graciously teach me thy law!
[30] I have chosen the way of faithfulness,
I set thy ordinances before me.
[31] I cleave to thy testimonies, O LORD;
let me not be put to shame!
[32] I will run in the way of thy commandments
when thou enlargest my understanding!
[33] Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes;
and I will keep it to the end.
[34] Give me understanding, that I may keep thy law
and observe it with my whole heart.
[35] Lead me in the path of thy commandments,
for I delight in it.
[36] Incline my heart to thy testimonies,
and not to gain!
[37] Turn my eyes from looking at vanities;
and give me life in thy ways.
[38] Confirm to thy servant thy promise,
which is for those who fear thee.
[39] Turn away the reproach which I dread;
for thy ordinances are good.
[40] Behold, I long for thy precepts;
in thy righteousness give me life!
[41] Let thy steadfast love come to me, O LORD,
thy salvation according to thy promise;
[42] then shall I have an answer for those who taunt me,
for I trust in thy word.
[43] And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
for my hope is in thy ordinances.
[44] I will keep thy law continually,
for ever and ever;
[45] and I shall walk at liberty,
for I have sought thy precepts.
[46] I will also speak of thy testimonies before kings,
and shall not be put to shame;
[47] for I find my delight in thy commandments,
which I love.
[48] I revere thy commandments, which I love,
and I will meditate on thy statutes.
[49] Remember thy word to thy servant,
in which thou hast made me hope.
[50] This is my comfort in my affliction
that thy promise gives me life.
[51] Godless men utterly deride me,
but I do not turn away from thy law.
[52] When I think of thy ordinances from of old,
I take comfort, O LORD.
[53] Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked,
who forsake thy law.
[54] Thy statutes have been my songs
in the house of my pilgrimage.
[55] I remember thy name in the night, O LORD,
and keep thy law.
[56] This blessing has fallen to me,
that I have kept thy precepts.
[57] The LORD is my portion;
I promise to keep thy words.
[58] I entreat thy favor with all my heart;
be gracious to me according to thy promise.
[59] When I think of thy ways,
I turn my feet to thy testimonies;
[60] I hasten and do not delay
to keep thy commandments.
[61] Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me,
I do not forget thy law.
[62] At midnight I rise to praise thee,
because of thy righteous ordinances.
[63] I am a companion of all who fear thee,
of those who keep thy precepts.
[64] The earth, O LORD, is full of thy steadfast love;
teach me thy statutes!
[65] Thou hast dealt well with thy servant,
O LORD, according to thy word.
[66] Teach me good judgment and knowledge,
for I believe in thy commandments.
[67] Before I was afflicted I went astray;
but now I keep thy word.
[68] Thou art good and doest good;
teach me thy statutes.
[69] The godless besmear me with lies,
but with my whole heart I keep thy precepts;
[70] their heart is gross like fat,
but I delight in thy law.
[71] <u>It is good for me that I was afflicted,
that I might learn thy statutes.</u>
[72] The law of thy mouth is better to me
than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
[73] Thy hands have made and fashioned me;
give me understanding that I may learn thy commandments.
[74] Those who fear thee shall see me and rejoice,
because I have hoped in thy word.
[75] I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right,
and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
[76] Let thy steadfast love be ready to comfort me
according to thy promise to thy servant.
[77] Let thy mercy come to me, that I may live;
for thy law is my delight.
[78] Let the godless be put to shame,
because they have subverted me with guile;
as for me, I will meditate on thy precepts.
[79] Let those who fear thee turn to me,
that they may know thy testimonies.
[80] May my heart be blameless in thy statutes,
that I may not be put to shame!
[81] My soul languishes for thy salvation;
I hope in thy word.
[82] My eyes fail with watching for thy promise;
I ask, "When wilt thou comfort me?"
[83] For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke,
yet I have not forgotten thy statutes.
[84] How long must thy servant endure?
When wilt thou judge those who persecute me?
[85] Godless men have dug pitfalls for me,
men who do not conform to thy law.
[86] All thy commandments are sure;
they persecute me with falsehood; help me!
[87] They have almost made an end of me on earth;
but I have not forsaken thy precepts.
[88] In thy steadfast love spare my life,
that I may keep the testimonies of thy mouth.
[89] <u>For ever, O LORD, thy word
is firmly fixed in the heavens.
[90] Thy faithfulness endures to all generations;
thou hast established the earth, and it stands fast.</u>
[91] By thy appointment they stand this day;
for all things are thy servants.
[92] If thy law had not been my delight,
I should have perished in my affliction.
[93] I will never forget thy precepts;
for by them thou hast given me life.
[94] I am thine, save me;
for I have sought thy precepts.
[95] The wicked lie in wait to destroy me;
but I consider thy testimonies.
[96] I have seen a limit to all perfection,
but thy commandment is exceedingly broad.
[97] Oh, how I love thy law!
It is my meditation all the day.
[98] Thy commandment makes me wiser than my enemies,
for it is ever with me.
[99] I have more understanding than all my teachers,
for thy testimonies are my meditation.
[100] I understand more than the aged,
for I keep thy precepts.
[101] I hold back my feet from every evil way,
in order to keep thy word.
[102] I do not turn aside from thy ordinances,
for thou hast taught me.
[103] How sweet are thy words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!
[104] Through thy precepts I get understanding;
therefore I hate every false way.
[105] Thy word is a lamp to my feet
and a light to my path.
[106] I have sworn an oath and confirmed it,
to observe thy righteous ordinances.
[107] I am sorely afflicted;
give me life, O LORD, according to thy word!
[108] Accept my offerings of praise, O LORD,
and teach me thy ordinances.
[109] I hold my life in my hand continually,
but I do not forget thy law.
[110] The wicked have laid a snare for me,
but I do not stray from thy precepts.
[111] Thy testimonies are my heritage for ever;
yea, they are the joy of my heart.
[112] I incline my heart to perform thy statutes
for ever, to the end.
[113] I hate double-minded men,
but I love thy law.
[114] Thou art my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in thy word.
[115] Depart from me, you evildoers,
that I may keep the commandments of my God.
[116] Uphold me according to thy promise, that I may live,
and let me not be put to shame in my hope!
[117] Hold me up, that I may be safe
and have regard for thy statutes continually!
[118] Thou dost spurn all who go astray from thy statutes;
yea, their cunning is in vain.
[119] All the wicked of the earth thou dost count as dross;
therefore I love thy testimonies.
[120] My flesh trembles for fear of thee,
and I am afraid of thy judgments.
[121] I have done what is just and right;
do not leave me to my oppressors.
[122] Be surety for thy servant for good;
let not the godless oppress me.
[123] My eyes fail with watching for thy salvation,
and for the fulfilment of thy righteous promise.
[124] Deal with thy servant according to thy steadfast love,
and teach me thy statutes.
[125] I am thy servant; give me understanding,
that I may know thy testimonies!
[126] It is time for the LORD to act,
for thy law has been broken.
[127] Therefore I love thy commandments
above gold, above fine gold.
[128] Therefore I direct my steps by all thy precepts;
I hate every false way.
[129] Thy testimonies are wonderful;
therefore my soul keeps them.
[130] The unfolding of thy words gives light;
it imparts understanding to the simple.
[131] With open mouth I pant,
because I long for thy commandments.
[132] Turn to me and be gracious to me,
as is thy wont toward those who love thy name.
[133] Keep steady my steps according to thy promise,
and let no iniquity get dominion over me.
[134] Redeem me from man's oppression,
that I may keep thy precepts.
[135] Make thy face shine upon thy servant,
and teach me thy statutes.
[136] My eyes shed streams of tears,
because men do not keep thy law.
[137] Righteous art thou, O LORD,
and right are thy judgments.
[138] Thou hast appointed thy testimonies in righteousness
and in all faithfulness.
[139] My zeal consumes me,
because my foes forget thy words.
[140] Thy promise is well tried,
and thy servant loves it.
[141] I am small and despised,
yet I do not forget thy precepts.
[142] Thy righteousness is righteous for ever,
and thy law is true.
[143] Trouble and anguish have come upon me,
but thy commandments are my delight.
[144] Thy testimonies are righteous for ever;
give me understanding that I may live.
[145] With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O LORD!
I will keep thy statutes.
[146] I cry to thee; save me,
that I may observe thy testimonies.
[147] I rise before dawn and cry for help;
I hope in thy words.
[148] My eyes are awake before the watches of the night,
that I may meditate upon thy promise.
[149] Hear my voice in thy steadfast love;
O LORD, in thy justice preserve my life.
[150] They draw near who persecute me with evil purpose;
they are far from thy law.
[151] But thou art near, O LORD,
and all thy commandments are true.
[152] Long have I known from thy testimonies
that thou hast founded them for ever.
[153] Look on my affliction and deliver me,
for I do not forget thy law.
[154] Plead my cause and redeem me;
give me life according to thy promise!
[155] Salvation is far from the wicked,
for they do not seek thy statutes.
[156] Great is thy mercy, O LORD;
give me life according to thy justice.
[157] Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
but I do not swerve from thy testimonies.
[158] I look at the faithless with disgust,
because they do not keep thy commands.
[159] Consider how I love thy precepts!
Preserve my life according to thy steadfast love.
[160] The sum of thy word is truth;
and every one of thy righteous ordinances endures for ever.
[161] Princes persecute me without cause,
but my heart stands in awe of thy words.
[162] I rejoice at thy word
like one who finds great spoil.
[163] I hate and abhor falsehood,
but I love thy law.
[164] Seven times a day I praise thee
for thy righteous ordinances.
[165] Great peace have those who love thy law;
nothing can make them stumble.
[166] I hope for thy salvation, O LORD,
and I do thy commandments.
[167] My soul keeps thy testimonies;
I love them exceedingly.
[168] I keep thy precepts and testimonies,
for all my ways are before thee.
[169] Let my cry come before thee, O LORD;
give me understanding according to thy word!
[170] Let my supplication come before thee;
deliver me according to thy word.
[171] My lips will pour forth praise
that thou dost teach me thy statutes.
[172] <u>My tongue will sing of thy word,
for all thy commandments are right.</u>
[173] Let thy hand be ready to help me,
for I have chosen thy precepts.
[174] I long for thy salvation, O LORD,
and thy law is my delight.
[175] Let me live, that I may praise thee,
and let thy ordinances help me.
[176] I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant,
for I do not forget thy commandments.
==Psalm 120==
[0] A Song of Ascents.
[1] In my distress I cry to the LORD,
that he may answer me:
[2] "Deliver me, O LORD,
from lying lips,
from a deceitful tongue."
[3] What shall be given to you?
And what more shall be done to you,
you deceitful tongue?
[4] A warrior's sharp arrows,
with glowing coals of the broom tree!
[5] Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech,
that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
[6] Too long have I had my dwelling
among those who hate peace.
[7] I am for peace;
but when I speak,
they are for war!
==Psalm 121==
[0] A Song of Ascents.
[1] I lift up my eyes to the hills.
From whence does my help come?
[2] My help comes from the LORD,
who made heaven and earth.
[3] He will not let your foot be moved,
he who keeps you will not slumber.
[4] <u>Behold, he who keeps Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.</u>
[5] The LORD is your keeper;
the LORD is your shade
on your right hand.
[6] The sun shall not smite you by day,
nor the moon by night.
[7] The LORD will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.
[8] <u>The LORD will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time forth and for evermore.</u>
==Psalm 122==
[0] A Song of Ascents. Of David.
[1] I was glad when they said to me,
"Let us go to the house of the LORD!"
[2] Our feet have been standing
within your gates, O Jerusalem!
[3] Jerusalem, built as a city
which is bound firmly together,
[4] to which the tribes go up,
the tribes of the LORD,
as was decreed for Israel,
to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
[5] There thrones for judgment were set,
the thrones of the house of David.
[6] Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
"May they prosper who love you!
[7] Peace be within your walls,
and security within your towers!"
[8] For my brethren and companions' sake
I will say, "Peace be within you!"
[9] For the sake of the house of the LORD our God,
I will seek your good.
==Psalm 123==
[0] A Song of Ascents.
[1] To thee I lift up my eyes,
O thou who art enthroned in the heavens!
[2] Behold, as the eyes of servants
look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a maid
to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the LORD our God,
till he have mercy upon us.
[3] Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us,
for we have had more than enough of contempt.
[4] Too long our soul has been sated
with the scorn of those who are at ease,
the contempt of the proud.
==Psalm 124==
[0] A Song of Ascents. Of David.
[1] If it had not been the LORD who was on our side,
let Israel now say --
[2] if it had not been the LORD who was on our side,
when men rose up against us,
[3] then they would have swallowed us up alive,
when their anger was kindled against us;
[4] then the flood would have swept us away,
the torrent would have gone over us;
[5] then over us would have gone
the raging waters.
[6] Blessed be the LORD,
who has not given us
as prey to their teeth!
[7] We have escaped as a bird
from the snare of the fowlers;
the snare is broken,
and we have escaped!
[8] Our help is in the name of the LORD,
who made heaven and earth.
==Psalm 125==
[0] A Song of Ascents.
[1] Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion,
which cannot be moved, but abides for ever.
[2] As the mountains are round about Jerusalem,
so the LORD is round about his people,
from this time forth and for evermore.
[3] For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest
upon the land allotted to the righteous,
lest the righteous put forth
their hands to do wrong.
[4] Do good, O LORD, to those who are good,
and to those who are upright in their hearts!
[5] But those who turn aside upon their crooked ways
the LORD will lead away with evildoers!
Peace be in Israel!
==Psalm 126==
[0] A Song of Ascents.
[1] When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion,
we were like those who dream.
[2] Then our mouth was filled with laughter,
and our tongue with shouts of joy;
then they said among the nations,
"The LORD has done great things for them."
[3] The LORD has done great things for us;
we are glad.
[4] Restore our fortunes, O LORD,
like the watercourses in the Negeb!
[5] May those who sow in tears
reap with shouts of joy!
[6] He that goes forth weeping,
bearing the seed for sowing,
shall come home with shouts of joy,
bringing his sheaves with him.
==Psalm 127==
[0] A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.
[1] Unless the LORD builds the house,
those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the LORD watches over the city,
the watchman stays awake in vain.
[2] It is in vain that you rise up early
and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious toil;
for he gives to his beloved sleep.
[3] Lo, sons are a heritage from the LORD,
the fruit of the womb a reward.
[4] Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
are the sons of one's youth.
[5] Happy is the man who has
his quiver full of them!
He shall not be put to shame
when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.
==Psalm 128==
[0] A Song of Ascents.
[1] Blessed is every one who fears the LORD,
who walks in his ways!
[2] You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands;
you shall be happy, and it shall be well with you.
[3] Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
within your house;
your children will be like olive shoots
around your table.
[4] Lo, thus shall the man be blessed
who fears the LORD.
[5] The LORD bless you from Zion!
May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem
all the days of your life!
[6] May you see your children's children!
Peace be upon Israel!
==Psalm 129==
[0] A Song of Ascents.
[1] "Sorely have they afflicted me from my youth,"
let Israel now say --
[2] "Sorely have they afflicted me from my youth,
yet they have not prevailed against me.
[3] The plowers plowed upon my back;
they made long their furrows."
[4] The LORD is righteous;
he has cut the cords of the wicked.
[5] May all who hate Zion
be put to shame and turned backward!
[6] Let them be like the grass on the housetops,
which withers before it grows up,
[7] with which the reaper does not fill his hand
or the binder of sheaves his bosom,
[8] while those who pass by do not say,
"The blessing of the LORD be upon you!
We bless you in the name of the LORD!"
==Psalm 130==
[0] A Song of Ascents.
[1] Out of the depths I cry to thee, O LORD!
[2] Lord, hear my voice!
Let thy ears be attentive
to the voice of my supplications!
[3] If thou, O LORD, shouldst mark iniquities,
Lord, who could stand?
[4] But there is forgiveness with thee,
that thou mayest be feared.
[5] I wait for the LORD, my soul waits,
and in his word I hope;
[6] my soul waits for the LORD
more than watchmen for the morning,
more than watchmen for the morning.
[7] O Israel, hope in the LORD!
For with the LORD there is steadfast love,
and with him is plenteous redemption.
[8] And he will redeem Israel
from all his iniquities.
==Psalm 131==
[0] A Song of Ascents. Of David.
[1] O LORD, my heart is not lifted up,
my eyes are not raised too high;
I do not occupy myself with things
too great and too marvelous for me.
[2] But I have calmed and quieted my soul,
like a child quieted at its mother's breast;
like a child that is quieted is my soul.
[3] O Israel, hope in the LORD
from this time forth and for evermore.
==Psalm 132==
[0] A Song of Ascents.
[1] Remember, O LORD, in David's favor,
all the hardships he endured;
[2] how he swore to the LORD
and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,
[3] "I will not enter my house
or get into my bed;
[4] I will not give sleep to my eyes
or slumber to my eyelids,
[5] until I find a place for the LORD,
a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob."
[6] Lo, we heard of it in Eph'rathah,
we found it in the fields of Ja'ar.
[7] "Let us go to his dwelling place;
let us worship at his footstool!"
[8] Arise, O LORD, and go to thy resting place,
thou and the ark of thy might.
[9] Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness,
and let thy saints shout for joy.
[10] For thy servant David's sake
do not turn away the face of thy anointed one.
[11] The LORD swore to David a sure oath
from which he will not turn back:
"One of the sons of your body
I will set on your throne.
[12] If your sons keep my covenant
and my testimonies which I shall teach them,
their sons also for ever
shall sit upon your throne."
[13] For the LORD has chosen Zion;
he has desired it for his habitation:
[14] "This is my resting place for ever;
here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
[15] I will abundantly bless her provisions;
I will satisfy her poor with bread.
[16] Her priests I will clothe with salvation,
and her saints will shout for joy.
[17] There I will make a horn to sprout for David;
I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.
[18] His enemies I will clothe with shame,
but upon himself his crown will shed its luster."
==Psalm 133==
[0] A Song of Ascents.
[1] Behold, how good and pleasant it is
when brothers dwell in unity!
[2] It is like the precious oil upon the head,
running down upon the beard,
upon the beard of Aaron,
running down on the collar of his robes!
[3] It is like the dew of Hermon,
which falls on the mountains of Zion!
For there the LORD has commanded the blessing,
life for evermore.
==Psalm 134==
[0] A Song of Ascents.
[1] Come, bless the LORD,
all you servants of the LORD,
who stand by night in the house of the LORD!
[2] Lift up your hands to the holy place,
and bless the LORD!
[3] May the LORD bless you from Zion,
he who made heaven and earth!
==Psalm 135==
[1] Praise the LORD.
Praise the name of the LORD,
give praise, O servants of the LORD,
[2] you that stand in the house of the LORD,
in the courts of the house of our God!
[3] Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good;
sing to his name, for he is gracious!
[4] For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself,
Israel as his own possession.
[5] For I know that the LORD is great,
and that our Lord is above all gods.
[6] Whatever the LORD pleases he does,
in heaven and on earth,
in the seas and all deeps.
[7] He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth,
who makes lightnings for the rain
and brings forth the wind from his storehouses.
[8] He it was who smote the first-born of Egypt,
both of man and of beast;
[9] who in thy midst, O Egypt,
sent signs and wonders
against Pharaoh and all his servants;
[10] who smote many nations
and slew mighty kings,
[11] Sihon, king of the Amorites,
and Og, king of Bashan,
and all the kingdoms of Canaan,
[12] and gave their land as a heritage,
a heritage to his people Israel.
[13] Thy name, O LORD, endures for ever,
thy renown, O LORD, throughout all ages.
[14] For the LORD will vindicate his people,
and have compassion on his servants.
[15] The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
the work of men's hands.
[16] They have mouths, but they speak not,
they have eyes, but they see not,
[17] they have ears, but they hear not,
nor is there any breath in their mouths.
[18] Like them be those who make them! --
yea, every one who trusts in them!
[19] O house of Israel, bless the LORD!
O house of Aaron, bless the LORD!
[20] O house of Levi, bless the LORD!
You that fear the LORD, bless the LORD!
[21] Blessed be the LORD from Zion,
he who dwells in Jerusalem!
Praise the LORD!
==Psalm 136==
[1] O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures for ever.
[2] O give thanks to the God of gods,
for his steadfast love endures for ever.
[3] O give thanks to the Lord of lords,
for his steadfast love endures for ever;
[4] to him who alone does great wonders,
for his steadfast love endures for ever;
[5] to him who by understanding made the heavens,
for his steadfast love endures for ever;
[6] to him who spread out the earth upon the waters,
for his steadfast love endures for ever;
[7] to him who made the great lights,
for his steadfast love endures for ever;
[8] the sun to rule over the day,
for his steadfast love endures for ever;
[9] the moon and stars to rule over the night,
for his steadfast love endures for ever;
[10] to him who smote the first-born of Egypt,
for his steadfast love endures for ever;
[11] and brought Israel out from among them,
for his steadfast love endures for ever;
[12] with a strong hand and an outstretched arm,
for his steadfast love endures for ever;
[13] to him who divided the Red Sea in sunder,
for his steadfast love endures for ever;
[14] and made Israel pass through the midst of it,
for his steadfast love endures for ever;
[15] but overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea,
for his steadfast love endures for ever;
[16] to him who led his people through the wilderness,
for his steadfast love endures for ever;
[17] to him who smote great kings,
for his steadfast love endures for ever;
[18] and slew famous kings,
for his steadfast love endures for ever;
[19] Sihon, king of the Amorites,
for his steadfast love endures for ever;
[20] and Og, king of Bashan,
for his steadfast love endures for ever;
[21] and gave their land as a heritage,
for his steadfast love endures for ever;
[22] a heritage to Israel his servant,
for his steadfast love endures for ever.
[23] It is he who remembered us in our low estate,
for his steadfast love endures for ever;
[24] and rescued us from our foes,
for his steadfast love endures for ever;
[25] he who gives food to all flesh,
for his steadfast love endures for ever.
[26] O give thanks to the God of heaven,
for his steadfast love endures for ever.
==Psalm 137==
[1] By the waters of Babylon,
there we sat down and wept,
when we remembered Zion.
[2] On the willows there
we hung up our lyres.
[3] For there our captors
required of us songs,
and our tormentors, mirth, saying,
"Sing us one of the songs of Zion!"
[4] How shall we sing the LORD's song
in a foreign land?
[5] If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
let my right hand wither!
[6] Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth,
if I do not remember you,
if I do not set Jerusalem
above my highest joy!
[7] Remember, O LORD, against the E'domites
the day of Jerusalem,
how they said, "Rase it, rase it!
Down to its foundations!"
[8] O daughter of Babylon, you devastator!
Happy shall he be who requites you
with what you have done to us!
[9] Happy shall he be who takes your little ones
and dashes them against the rock!
==Psalm 138==
[0] A Psalm of David.
[1] I give thee thanks, O LORD, with my whole heart;
before the gods I sing thy praise;
[2] I bow down toward thy holy temple
and give thanks to thy name for thy steadfast love and thy
faithfulness;
for thou hast exalted above everything
thy name and thy word.
[3] On the day I called, thou didst answer me,
my strength of soul thou didst increase.
[4] All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD,
for they have heard the words of thy mouth;
[5] and they shall sing of the ways of the LORD,
for great is the glory of the LORD.
[6] For though the LORD is high, he regards the lowly;
but the haughty he knows from afar.
[7] Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
thou dost preserve my life;
thou dost stretch out thy hand against the wrath of my enemies,
and thy right hand delivers me.
[8] The LORD will fulfil his purpose for me;
thy steadfast love, O LORD, endures for ever.
Do not forsake the work of thy hands.
==Psalm 139==
[0] To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
[1] O LORD, thou hast searched me and known me!
[2] Thou knowest when I sit down and when I rise up;
thou discernest my thoughts from afar.
[3] Thou searchest out my path and my lying down,
and art acquainted with all my ways.
[4] Even before a word is on my tongue,
lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
[5] Thou dost beset me behind and before,
and layest thy hand upon me.
[6] Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is high, I cannot attain it.
[7] <u>Whither shall I go from thy Spirit?
Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?</u>
[8] If I ascend to heaven, thou art there!
If I make my bed in Sheol, thou art there!
[9] If I take the wings of the morning
and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
[10] even there thy hand shall lead me,
and thy right hand shall hold me.
[11] If I say, "Let only darkness cover me,
and the light about me be night,"
[12] even the darkness is not dark to thee,
the night is bright as the day;
for darkness is as light with thee.
[13] For thou didst form my inward parts,
thou didst knit me together in my mother's womb.
[14] I praise thee, for thou art fearful and wonderful.
Wonderful are thy works!
Thou knowest me right well;
[15] my frame was not hidden from thee,
when I was being made in secret,
intricately wrought in the depths of the earth.
[16] Thy eyes beheld my unformed substance;
in thy book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them.
[17] How precious to me are thy thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!
[18] If I would count them, they are more than the sand.
When I awake, I am still with thee.
[19] O that thou wouldst slay the wicked, O God,
and that men of blood would depart from me,
[20] men who maliciously defy thee,
who lift themselves up against thee for evil!
[21] Do I not hate them that hate thee, O LORD?
And do I not loathe them that rise up against thee?
[22] I hate them with perfect hatred;
I count them my enemies.
[23] Search me, O God, and know my heart!
Try me and know my thoughts!
[24] And see if there be any wicked way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting!
==Psalm 140==
[0] To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
[1] Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men;
preserve me from violent men,
[2] who plan evil things in their heart,
and stir up wars continually.
[3] They make their tongue sharp as a serpent's,
and under their lips is the poison of vipers. [Selah]
[4] Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked;
preserve me from violent men,
who have planned to trip up my feet.
[5] Arrogant men have hidden a trap for me,
and with cords they have spread a net,
by the wayside they have set snares for me. [Selah]
[6] I say to the LORD, Thou art my God;
give ear to the voice of my supplications, O LORD!
[7] O LORD, my Lord, my strong deliverer,
thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
[8] Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked;
do not further his evil plot! [Selah]
[9] Those who surround me lift up their head,
let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
[10] Let burning coals fall upon them!
Let them be cast into pits, no more to rise!
[11] Let not the slanderer be established in the land;
let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!
[12] I know that the LORD maintains the cause of the afflicted,
and executes justice for the needy.
[13] Surely the righteous shall give thanks to thy name;
the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
==Psalm 141==
[0] A Psalm of David.
[1] I call upon thee, O LORD; make haste to me!
Give ear to my voice, when I call to thee!
[2] Let my prayer be counted as incense before thee,
and the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice!
[3] <u>Set a guard over my mouth, O LORD,
keep watch over the door of my lips!</u>
[4] Incline not my heart to any evil,
to busy myself with wicked deeds
in company with men who work iniquity;
and let me not eat of their dainties!
[5] Let a good man strike or rebuke me in kindness,
but let the oil of the wicked never anoint my head;
for my prayer is continually against their wicked deeds.
[6] When they are given over to those who shall condemn them,
then they shall learn that the word of the LORD is true.
[7] As a rock which one cleaves and shatters on the land,
so shall their bones be strewn at the mouth of Sheol.
[8] But my eyes are toward thee, O LORD God;
in thee I seek refuge; leave me not defenseless!
[9] Keep me from the trap which they have laid for me,
and from the snares of evildoers!
[10] Let the wicked together fall into their own nets,
while I escape.
==Psalm 142==
[0] A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A Prayer.
[1] I cry with my voice to the LORD,
with my voice I make supplication to the LORD,
[2] I pour out my complaint before him,
I tell my trouble before him.
[3] When my spirit is faint,
thou knowest my way!
In the path where I walk
they have hidden a trap for me.
[4] I look to the right and watch,
but there is none who takes notice of me;
no refuge remains to me,
no man cares for me.
[5] I cry to thee, O LORD;
I say, Thou art my refuge,
my portion in the land of the living.
[6] Give heed to my cry;
for I am brought very low!
Deliver me from my persecutors;
for they are too strong for me!
[7] Bring me out of prison,
that I may give thanks to thy name!
The righteous will surround me;
for thou wilt deal bountifully with me.
==Psalm 143==
[0] A Psalm of David.
[1] Hear my prayer, O LORD;
give ear to my supplications!
In thy faithfulness answer me, in thy righteousness!
[2] Enter not into judgment with thy servant;
for no man living is righteous before thee.
[3] For the enemy has pursued me;
he has crushed my life to the ground;
he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead.
[4] Therefore my spirit faints within me;
my heart within me is appalled.
[5] I remember the days of old,
I meditate on all that thou hast done;
I muse on what thy hands have wrought.
[6] I stretch out my hands to thee;
my soul thirsts for thee like a parched land. [Selah]
[7] Make haste to answer me, O LORD!
My spirit fails!
Hide not thy face from me,
lest I be like those who go down to the Pit.
[8] Let me hear in the morning of thy steadfast love,
for in thee I put my trust.
Teach me the way I should go,
for to thee I lift up my soul.
[9] Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies!
I have fled to thee for refuge!
[10] Teach me to do thy will,
for thou art my God!
Let thy good spirit lead me
on a level path!
[11] For thy name's sake, O LORD, preserve my life!
In thy righteousness bring me out of trouble!
[12] And in thy steadfast love cut off my enemies,
and destroy all my adversaries,
for I am thy servant.
==Psalm 144==
[0] A Psalm of David.
[1] Blessed be the LORD, my rock,
who trains my hands for war,
and my fingers for battle;
[2] my rock and my fortress,
my stronghold and my deliverer,
my shield and he in whom I take refuge,
who subdues the peoples under him.
[3] O LORD, what is man that thou dost regard him,
or the son of man that thou dost think of him?
[4] Man is like a breath,
his days are like a passing shadow.
[5] Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down!
Touch the mountains that they smoke!
[6] Flash forth the lightning and scatter them,
send out thy arrows and rout them!
[7] Stretch forth thy hand from on high,
rescue me and deliver me from the many waters,
from the hand of aliens,
[8] whose mouths speak lies,
and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
[9] I will sing a new song to thee, O God;
upon a ten-stringed harp I will play to thee,
[10] who givest victory to kings,
who rescuest David thy servant.
[11] Rescue me from the cruel sword,
and deliver me from the hand of aliens,
whose mouths speak lies,
and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
[12] May our sons in their youth
be like plants full grown,
our daughters like corner pillars
cut for the structure of a palace;
[13] may our garners be full,
providing all manner of store;
may our sheep bring forth thousands
and ten thousands in our fields;
[14] may our cattle be heavy with young,
suffering no mischance or failure in bearing;
may there be no cry of distress in our streets!
[15] Happy the people to whom such blessings fall!
Happy the people whose God is the LORD!
==Psalm 145==
[0] A Song of Praise. Of David.
[1] I will extol thee, my God and King,
and bless thy name for ever and ever.
[2] Every day I will bless thee,
and praise thy name for ever and ever.
[3] <u>Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised,
and his greatness is unsearchable.</u>
[4] One generation shall laud thy works to another,
and shall declare thy mighty acts.
[5] On the glorious splendor of thy majesty,
and on thy wondrous works, I will meditate.
[6] Men shall proclaim the might of thy terrible acts,
and I will declare thy greatness.
[7] They shall pour forth the fame of thy abundant goodness,
and shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
[8] The LORD is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
[9] The LORD is good to all,
and his compassion is over all that he has made.
[10] All thy works shall give thanks to thee, O LORD,
and all thy saints shall bless thee!
[11] They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom,
and tell of thy power,
[12] to make known to the sons of men thy mighty deeds,
and the glorious splendor of thy kingdom.
[13] Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and thy dominion endures throughout all generations.
The LORD is faithful in all his words,
and gracious in all his deeds.
[14] The LORD upholds all who are falling,
and raises up all who are bowed down.
[15] The eyes of all look to thee,
and thou givest them their food in due season.
[16] Thou openest thy hand,
thou satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
[17] <u>The LORD is just in all his ways,
and kind in all his doings.</u>
[18] The LORD is near to all who call upon him,
to all who call upon him in truth.
[19] He fulfils the desire of all who fear him,
he also hears their cry, and saves them.
[20] The LORD preserves all who love him;
but all the wicked he will destroy.
[21] My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD,
and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
==Psalm 146==
[1] Praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD, O my soul!
[2] I will praise the LORD as long as I live;
I will sing praises to my God while I have being.
[3] Put not your trust in princes,
in a son of man, in whom there is no help.
[4] When his breath departs he returns to his earth;
on that very day his plans perish.
[5] Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the LORD his God,
[6] who made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them;
who keeps faith for ever;
[7] who executes justice for the oppressed;
who gives food to the hungry.
The LORD sets the prisoners free;
[8] the LORD opens the eyes of the blind.
The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down;
the LORD loves the righteous.
[9] The LORD watches over the sojourners,
he upholds the widow and the fatherless;
but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
[10] The LORD will reign for ever,
thy God, O Zion, to all generations.
Praise the LORD!
==Psalm 147==
[1] Praise the LORD!
For it is good to sing praises to our God;
for he is gracious, and a song of praise is seemly.
[2] The LORD builds up Jerusalem;
he gathers the outcasts of Israel.
[3] <u>He heals the brokenhearted,
and binds up their wounds.</u>
[4] <u>He determines the number of the stars,
he gives to all of them their names.</u>
[5] Great is our LORD, and abundant in power;
his understanding is beyond measure.
[6] The LORD lifts up the downtrodden,
he casts the wicked to the ground.
[7] Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving;
make melody to our God upon the lyre!
[8] He covers the heavens with clouds,
he prepares rain for the earth,
he makes grass grow upon the hills.
[9] He gives to the beasts their food,
and to the young ravens which cry.
[10] His delight is not in the strength of the horse,
nor his pleasure in the legs of a man;
[11] but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who hope in his steadfast love.
[12] Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
[13] For he strengthens the bars of your gates;
he blesses your sons within you.
[14] He makes peace in your borders;
he fills you with the finest of the wheat.
[15] He sends forth his command to the earth;
his word runs swiftly.
[16] He gives snow like wool;
he scatters hoarfrost like ashes.
[17] He casts forth his ice like morsels;
who can stand before his cold?
[18] He sends forth his word, and melts them;
he makes his wind blow, and the waters flow.
[19] He declares his word to Jacob,
his statutes and ordinances to Israel.
[20] He has not dealt thus with any other nation;
they do not know his ordinances.
Praise the LORD!
==Psalm 148==
[1] Praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD from the heavens,
praise him in the heights!
[2] Praise him, all his angels,
praise him, all his host!
[3] Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, all you shining stars!
[4] Praise him, you highest heavens,
and you waters above the heavens!
[5] Let them praise the name of the LORD!
For he commanded and they were created.
[6] And he established them for ever and ever;
he fixed their bounds which cannot be passed.
[7] Praise the LORD from the earth,
you sea monsters and all deeps,
[8] fire and hail, snow and frost,
stormy wind fulfilling his command!
[9] Mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars!
[10] Beasts and all cattle,
creeping things and flying birds!
[11] Kings of the earth and all peoples,
princes and all rulers of the earth!
[12] Young men and maidens together,
old men and children!
[13] Let them praise the name of the LORD,
for his name alone is exalted;
his glory is above earth and heaven.
[14] He has raised up a horn for his people,
praise for all his saints,
for the people of Israel who are near to him.
Praise the LORD!
==Psalm 149==
[1] Praise the LORD!
Sing to the LORD a new song,
his praise in the assembly of the faithful!
[2] Let Israel be glad in his Maker,
let the sons of Zion rejoice in their King!
[3] Let them praise his name with dancing,
making melody to him with timbrel and lyre!
[4] For the LORD takes pleasure in his people;
he adorns the humble with victory.
[5] Let the faithful exult in glory;
let them sing for joy on their couches.
[6] Let the high praises of God be in their throats
and two-edged swords in their hands,
[7] to wreak vengeance on the nations
and chastisement on the peoples,
[8] to bind their kings with chains
and their nobles with fetters of iron,
[9] to execute on them the judgment written!
This is glory for all his faithful ones.
Praise the LORD!
==Psalm 150==
[1] Praise the LORD!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty firmament!
[2] Praise him for his mighty deeds;
praise him according to his exceeding greatness!
[3] Praise him with trumpet sound;
praise him with lute and harp!
[4] Praise him with timbrel and dance;
praise him with strings and pipe!
[5] Praise him with sounding cymbals;
praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
[6] Let everything that breathes praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD!
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