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[44] Thou hast removed the scepter from his hand,
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and cast his throne to the ground.
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[45] Thou hast cut short the days of his youth;
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thou hast covered him with shame. [Selah]
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[46] How long, O LORD? Wilt thou hide thyself for ever?
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How long will thy wrath burn like fire?
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[47] Remember, O Lord, what the measure of life is,
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for what vanity thou hast created all the sons of men!
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[48] What man can live and never see death?
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Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? [Selah]
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[49] Lord, where is thy steadfast love of old,
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which by thy faithfulness thou didst swear to David?
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[50] Remember, O Lord, how thy servant is scorned;
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how I bear in my bosom the insults of the peoples,
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[51] with which thy enemies taunt, O LORD,
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with which they mock the footsteps of thy anointed.
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[52] Blessed be the LORD for ever!
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Amen and Amen.
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==Psalm 90==
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[0] A Prayer of Moses, the man of God.
 +
 
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[1] LORD, thou hast been our dwelling place
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in all generations.
 +
 
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[2] Before the mountains were brought forth,
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or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world,
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from everlasting to everlasting thou art God.
 +
 
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[3] Thou turnest man back to the dust,
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and sayest, "Turn back, O children of men!"
 +
 
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[4] For a thousand years in thy sight
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are but as yesterday when it is past,
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or as a watch in the night.
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[5] Thou dost sweep men away; they are like a dream,
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like grass which is renewed in the morning:
 +
 
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[6] in the morning it flourishes and is renewed;
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in the evening it fades and withers.
 +
 
 +
[7] For we are consumed by thy anger;
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by thy wrath we are overwhelmed.
 +
 
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[8] Thou hast set our iniquities before thee,
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our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.
 +
 
 +
[9] For all our days pass away under thy wrath,
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our years come to an end like a sigh.
 +
 
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[10] The years of our life are threescore and ten,
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or even by reason of strength fourscore;
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yet their span is but toil and trouble;
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they are soon gone, and we fly away.
 +
 
 +
[11] Who considers the power of thy anger,
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and thy wrath according to the fear of thee?
 +
 
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[12] So teach us to number our days
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that we may get a heart of wisdom.
 +
 
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[13] Return, O LORD! How long?
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Have pity on thy servants!
 +
 
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[14] Satisfy us in the morning with thy steadfast love,
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that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
 +
 
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[15] Make us glad as many days as thou hast afflicted us,
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and as many years as we have seen evil.
 +
 
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[16] Let thy work be manifest to thy servants,
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and thy glorious power to their children.
 +
 
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[17] Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us,
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and establish thou the work of our hands upon us,
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yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
 +
 
 +
==Psalm 91==
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[1] He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High,
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who abides in the shadow of the Almighty,
 +
 
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[2] will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress;
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my God, in whom I trust."
 +
 
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[3] For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler
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and from the deadly pestilence;
 +
 
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[4] he will cover you with his pinions,
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and under his wings you will find refuge;
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his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
 +
 
 +
[5] You will not fear the terror of the night,
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nor the arrow that flies by day,
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[6] nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
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nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.
 +
 
 +
[7] A thousand may fall at your side,
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ten thousand at your right hand;
 +
but it will not come near you.
 +
 
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[8] You will only look with your eyes
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and see the recompense of the wicked.
 +
 
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[9] Because you have made the LORD your refuge,
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the Most High your habitation,
 +
 
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[10] no evil shall befall you,
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no scourge come near your tent.
 +
 
 +
[11] For he will give his angels charge of you
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to guard you in all your ways.
 +
 
 +
[12] On their hands they will bear you up,
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lest you dash your foot against a stone.
 +
 
 +
[13] You will tread on the lion and the adder,
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the young lion and the serpent you will trample under foot.
 +
 
 +
[14] Because he cleaves to me in love, I will deliver him;
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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,
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I will rescue him and honor him.
 +
 
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[16] With long life I will satisfy him,
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and show him my salvation.
 +
 
 +
==Psalm 92==
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[0] A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath.
 +
 
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[1] It is good to give thanks to the LORD,
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to sing praises to thy name, O Most High;
 +
 
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[2] to declare thy steadfast love in the morning,
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and thy faithfulness by night,
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[3] to the music of the lute and the harp,
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to the melody of the lyre.
 +
 
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[4] For thou, O LORD, hast made me glad by thy work;
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at the works of thy hands I sing for joy.
 +
 
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[5] How great are thy works, O LORD!
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Thy thoughts are very deep!
 +
 
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[6] The dull man cannot know,
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the stupid cannot understand this:
 +
 
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[7] that, though the wicked sprout like grass
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and all evildoers flourish,
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they are doomed to destruction for ever,
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[8] but thou, O LORD, art on high for ever.
 +
 
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[9] For, lo, thy enemies, O LORD,
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for, lo, thy enemies shall perish;
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all evildoers shall be scattered.
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[10] But thou hast exalted my horn like that of the wild ox;
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thou hast poured over me fresh oil.
 +
 
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[11] My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies,
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my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.
 +
 
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[12] The righteous flourish like the palm tree,
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and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
 +
 
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[13] They are planted in the house of the LORD,
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they flourish in the courts of our God.
 +
 
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[14] They still bring forth fruit in old age,
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they are ever full of sap and green,
 +
 
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[15] to show that the LORD is upright;
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he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
 +
 
 +
==Psalm 93==
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[1] The LORD reigns; he is robed in majesty;
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the LORD is robed, he is girded with strength.
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Yea, the world is established; it shall never be moved;
 +
 
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[2] thy throne is established from of old;
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thou art from everlasting.
 +
 
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[3] The floods have lifted up, O LORD,
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the floods have lifted up their voice,
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the floods lift up their roaring.
 +
 
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[4] Mightier than the thunders of many waters,
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mightier than the waves of the sea,
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the LORD on high is mighty!
 +
 
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[5] Thy decrees are very sure;
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holiness befits thy house,
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O LORD, for evermore.
 +
 
 +
==Psalm 94==
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[1] O LORD, thou God of vengeance,
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thou God of vengeance, shine forth!
 +
 
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[2] Rise up, O judge of the earth;
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render to the proud their deserts!
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[3] O LORD, how long shall the wicked,
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how long shall the wicked exult?
 +
 
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[4] They pour out their arrogant words,
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they boast, all the evildoers.
 +
 
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[5] They crush thy people, O LORD,
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and afflict thy heritage.
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[6] They slay the widow and the sojourner,
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and murder the fatherless;
 +
 
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[7] and they say, "The LORD does not see;
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the God of Jacob does not perceive."
 +
 
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[8] Understand, O dullest of the people!
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Fools, when will you be wise?
 +
 
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[9] He who planted the ear, does he not hear?
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He who formed the eye, does he not see?
 +
 
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[10] He who chastens the nations, does he not chastise?
 +
He who teaches men knowledge,
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[11] the LORD, knows the thoughts of man,
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that they are but a breath.
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[12] Blessed is the man whom thou dost chasten, O LORD,
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and whom thou dost teach out of thy law
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[13] to give him respite from days of trouble,
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until a pit is dug for the wicked.
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[14] For the LORD will not forsake his people;
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he will not abandon his heritage;
 +
 
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[15] for justice will return to the righteous,
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and all the upright in heart will follow it.
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[16] Who rises up for me against the wicked?
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Who stands up for me against evildoers?
 +
 
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[17] If the LORD had not been my help,
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my soul would soon have dwelt in the land of silence.
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[18] When I thought, "My foot slips,"
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thy steadfast love, O LORD, held me up.
 +
 
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[19] When the cares of my heart are many,
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thy consolations cheer my soul.
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[20] Can wicked rulers be allied with thee,
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who frame mischief by statute?
 +
 
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[21] They band together against the life of the righteous,
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and condemn the innocent to death.
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[22] But the LORD has become my stronghold,
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and my God the rock of my refuge.
 +
 
 +
[23] He will bring back on them their iniquity
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and wipe them out for their wickedness;
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the LORD our God will wipe them out.
 +
 
 +
==Psalm 95==
 +
[1] O come, let us sing to the LORD;
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let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
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[2] Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
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let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
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[3] For the LORD is a great God,
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and a great King above all gods.
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[4] In his hand are the depths of the earth;
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the heights of the mountains are his also.
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[5] The sea is his, for he made it;
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for his hands formed the dry land.
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[6] O come, let us worship and bow down,
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let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!
 +
 
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[7] For he is our God,
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and we are the people of his pasture,
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and the sheep of his hand.
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O that today you would hearken to his voice!
 +
 
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[8] Harden not your hearts, as at Mer'ibah,
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as on the day at Massah in the wilderness,
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[9] when your fathers tested me,
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and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.
 +
 
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[10] For forty years I loathed that generation
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and said, "They are a people who err in heart,
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and they do not regard my ways."
 +
 
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[11] Therefore I swore in my anger
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that they should not enter my rest.
 +
 
 +
==Psalm 96==
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[1] O sing to the LORD a new song;
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sing to the LORD, all the earth!
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[2] Sing to the LORD, bless his name;
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tell of his salvation from day to day.
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[3] Declare his glory among the nations,
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his marvelous works among all the peoples!
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[4] For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised;
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he is to be feared above all gods.
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[5] For all the gods of the peoples are idols;
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but the LORD made the heavens.
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[6] Honor and majesty are before him;
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strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
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[7] Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples,
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ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!
 +
 
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[8] Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
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bring an offering, and come into his courts!
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[9] Worship the LORD in holy array;
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tremble before him, all the earth!
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[10] Say among the nations, "The LORD reigns!
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Yea, the world is established, it shall never be moved;
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he will judge the peoples with equity."
 +
 
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[11] Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
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let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
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[12] let the field exult, and everything in it!
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Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy
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[13] before the LORD, for he comes,
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for he comes to judge the earth.
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He will judge the world with righteousness,
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and the peoples with his truth.
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 +
==Psalm 97==
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[1] The LORD reigns; let the earth rejoice;
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let the many coastlands be glad!
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[2] Clouds and thick darkness are round about him;
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righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
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[3] Fire goes before him,
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and burns up his adversaries round about.
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[4] His lightnings lighten the world;
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the earth sees and trembles.
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[5] The mountains melt like wax before the LORD,
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before the Lord of all the earth.
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[6] The heavens proclaim his righteousness;
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and all the peoples behold his glory.
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[7] All worshipers of images are put to shame,
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who make their boast in worthless idols;
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all gods bow down before him.
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[8] Zion hears and is glad,
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and the daughters of Judah rejoice,
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because of thy judgments, O God.
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[9] For thou, O LORD, art most high over all the earth;
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thou art exalted far above all gods.
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[10] The LORD loves those who hate evil;
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he preserves the lives of his saints;
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he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
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[11] Light dawns for the righteous,
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and joy for the upright in heart.
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[12] Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous,
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and give thanks to his holy name!
 +
 
 +
==Psalm 98==
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[0] A Psalm.
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[1] O sing to the LORD a new song,
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for he has done marvelous things!
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His right hand and his holy arm
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have gotten him victory.
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[2] The LORD has made known his victory,
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he has revealed his vindication in the sight of the nations.
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[3] He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness
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to the house of Israel.
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All the ends of the earth have seen
 +
the victory of our God.
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[4] Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth;
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break forth into joyous song and sing praises!
 +
 
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[5] Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre,
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with the lyre and the sound of melody!
 +
 
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[6] With trumpets and the sound of the horn
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make a joyful noise before the King, the LORD!
 +
 
 +
[7] Let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
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the world and those who dwell in it!
 +
 
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[8] Let the floods clap their hands;
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let the hills sing for joy together
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[9] before the LORD, for he comes
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to judge the earth.
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He will judge the world with righteousness,
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and the peoples with equity.
 +
 
 +
==Psalm 99==
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[1] The LORD reigns; let the peoples tremble!
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He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!
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[2] The LORD is great in Zion;
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he is exalted over all the peoples.
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[3] Let them praise thy great and terrible name!
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Holy is he!
 +
 
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[4] Mighty King, lover of justice,
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thou hast established equity;
 +
thou hast executed justice
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and righteousness in Jacob.
 +
 
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[5] Extol the LORD our God;
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worship at his footstool!
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Holy is he!
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[6] Moses and Aaron were among his priests,
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Samuel also was among those who called on his name.
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They cried to the LORD, and he answered them.
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[7] He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud;
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they kept his testimonies,
 +
and the statutes that he gave them.
 +
 
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[8] O LORD our God, thou didst answer them;
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thou wast a forgiving God to them,
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but an avenger of their wrongdoings.
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[9] Extol the LORD our God,
 +
and worship at his holy mountain;
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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!
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Come into his presence with singing!
 +
 
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[3] Know that the LORD is God!
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It is he that made us, and we are his;
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we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
 +
 
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[4] Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
 +
and his courts with praise!
 +
Give thanks to him, bless his name!
 +
 
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[5] For the LORD is good;
 +
his steadfast love endures for ever,
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and his faithfulness to all generations.
 +
 
 +
==Psalm 101==
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[0] A Psalm of David.
 +
 
 +
[1] I will sing of loyalty and of justice;
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to thee, O LORD, I will sing.
 +
 
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[2] I will give heed to the way that is blameless.
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Oh when wilt thou come to me?
 +
I will walk with integrity of heart
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within my house;
 +
 
 +
[3] I will not set before my eyes
 +
anything that is base.
 +
I hate the work of those who fall away;
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it shall not cleave to me.
 +
 
 +
[4] Perverseness of heart shall be far from me;
 +
I will know nothing of evil.
 +
 
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[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
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shall minister to me.
 +
 
 +
[7] No man who practices deceit
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shall dwell in my house;
 +
no man who utters lies
 +
shall continue in my presence.
 +
 
 +
[8] Morning by morning I will destroy
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all the wicked in the land,
 +
cutting off all the evildoers
 +
from the city of the LORD.
 +
 
 +
==Psalm 102==
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[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!
 +
 
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[2] Do not hide thy face from me
 +
in the day of my distress!
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Incline thy ear to me;
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answer me speedily in the day when I call!
 +
 
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[3] For my days pass away like smoke,
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and my bones burn like a furnace.
 +
 
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[4] My heart is smitten like grass, and withered;
 +
I forget to eat my bread.
 +
 
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[5] Because of my loud groaning
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my bones cleave to my flesh.
 +
 
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[6] I am like a vulture of the wilderness,
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like an owl of the waste places;
 +
 
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[7] I lie awake,
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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.
 +
 
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[9] For I eat ashes like bread,
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and mingle tears with my drink,
 +
 
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[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;
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it is the time to favor her;
 +
the appointed time has come.
 +
 
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[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] he will regard the prayer of the destitute,
 +
and will not despise their supplication.
 +
 
 +
[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,
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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] For he knows our frame;
 +
he remembers that we are dust.
 +
 
 +
[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] who coverest thyself with light as with a garment,
 +
who hast stretched out the heavens like a tent,
 +
 
 +
[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] When thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created;
 +
and thou renewest the face of the ground.
 +
 
 +
[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] The LORD says to my lord:
 +
"Sit at my right hand,
 +
till I make your enemies your footstool."
 +
 
 +
[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] It is better to take refuge in the LORD
 +
than to put confidence in princes.
 +
 
 +
[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] The stone which the builders rejected
 +
has become the head of the corner.
 +
 
 +
[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] Blessed be he who enters in the name of the LORD!
 +
We bless you from the house of the LORD.
 +
 
 +
[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] It is good for me that I was afflicted,
 +
that I might learn thy statutes.
 +
 
 +
[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] 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.
 +
 
 +
[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] My tongue will sing of thy word,
 +
for all thy commandments are right.
 +
 
 +
[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] Behold, he who keeps Israel
 +
will neither slumber nor sleep.
 +
 
 +
[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] The LORD will keep
 +
your going out and your coming in
 +
from this time forth and for evermore.
 +
 
 +
==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] Whither shall I go from thy Spirit?
 +
Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
 +
 
 +
[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] Set a guard over my mouth, O LORD,
 +
keep watch over the door of my lips!
 +
 
 +
[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] Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised,
 +
and his greatness is unsearchable.
 +
 
 +
[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] The LORD is just in all his ways,
 +
and kind in all his doings.
 +
 
 +
[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] He heals the brokenhearted,
 +
and binds up their wounds.
 +
 
 +
[4] He determines the number of the stars,
 +
he gives to all of them their names.
 +
 
 +
[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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