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− | '''The Book of Psalms'''
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− | Ps.1
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| [1] Blessed is the man | | [1] Blessed is the man |
| who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, | | who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, |
− | nor stands in the way of sinners, | + | nor stands in the way of [[sin]]ners, |
| nor sits in the seat of scoffers; | | nor sits in the seat of scoffers; |
− | [2] but his delight is in the law of the LORD, | + | |
− | and on his law he meditates day and night. | + | [2] but his delight is in the [[law]] of the LORD, |
| + | and on his law he [[meditation|meditates]] day and night. |
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| [3] He is like a tree | | [3] He is like a tree |
| planted by streams of water, | | planted by streams of water, |
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| and its leaf does not wither. | | and its leaf does not wither. |
| In all that he does, he prospers. | | In all that he does, he prospers. |
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| [4] The wicked are not so, | | [4] The wicked are not so, |
| but are like chaff which the wind drives away. | | but are like chaff which the wind drives away. |
− | [5] Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, | + | |
| + | [5] Therefore the wicked will not stand in the [[judgment]], |
| nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous; | | nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous; |
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| [6] for the LORD knows the way of the righteous, | | [6] for the LORD knows the way of the righteous, |
| but the way of the wicked will perish. | | but the way of the wicked will perish. |
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− | Ps.2
| + | ==Psalm 2== |
− | [1] Why do the nations conspire, | + | [1] Why do the [[nation]]s conspire, |
| and the peoples plot in vain? | | and the peoples plot in vain? |
− | [2] The kings of the earth set themselves, | + | |
| + | [2] The kings of the [[earth]] set themselves, |
| and the rulers take counsel together, | | and the rulers take counsel together, |
| against the LORD and his anointed, saying, | | against the LORD and his anointed, saying, |
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| [3] "Let us burst their bonds asunder, | | [3] "Let us burst their bonds asunder, |
| and cast their cords from us." | | and cast their cords from us." |
− | [4] He who sits in the heavens laughs; | + | |
| + | [4] He who sits in the [[heavens]] laughs; |
| the LORD has them in derision. | | the LORD has them in derision. |
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| [5] Then he will speak to them in his wrath, | | [5] Then he will speak to them in his wrath, |
| and terrify them in his fury, saying, | | and terrify them in his fury, saying, |
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| [6] "I have set my king | | [6] "I have set my king |
− | on Zion, my holy hill." | + | on [[Zion]], my holy hill." |
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| [7] I will tell of the decree of the LORD: | | [7] I will tell of the decree of the LORD: |
| He said to me, "You are my son, | | He said to me, "You are my son, |
| today I have begotten you. | | today I have begotten you. |
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| [8] Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, | | [8] Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, |
− | and the ends of the earth your possession. | + | and the ends of the [[earth]] your possession. |
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| [9] You shall break them with a rod of iron, | | [9] You shall break them with a rod of iron, |
| and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel." | | and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel." |
− | [10] Now therefore, O kings, be wise; | + | |
| + | [10] Now therefore, O kings, be [[wise]]; |
| be warned, O rulers of the earth. | | be warned, O rulers of the earth. |
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| [11] Serve the LORD with fear, | | [11] Serve the LORD with fear, |
| with trembling | | with trembling |
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| [12] kiss his feet, | | [12] kiss his feet, |
| lest he be angry, and you perish in the way; | | lest he be angry, and you perish in the way; |
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| Blessed are all who take refuge in him. | | Blessed are all who take refuge in him. |
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− | Ps.3
| + | ==Psalm 3== |
− | [0] A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. | + | [0] A Psalm of [[King David|David]], when he fled from [[Absalom]] his son. |
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| [1] O LORD, how many are my foes! | | [1] O LORD, how many are my foes! |
| Many are rising against me; | | Many are rising against me; |
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| [2] many are saying of me, | | [2] many are saying of me, |
| there is no help for him in God. [Selah] | | there is no help for him in God. [Selah] |
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| [3] But thou, O LORD, art a shield about me, | | [3] But thou, O LORD, art a shield about me, |
− | my glory, and the lifter of my head. | + | my [[glory]], and the lifter of my head. |
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| [4] I cry aloud to the LORD, | | [4] I cry aloud to the LORD, |
| and he answers me from his holy hill. [Selah] | | and he answers me from his holy hill. [Selah] |
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| [5] I lie down and sleep; | | [5] I lie down and sleep; |
| I wake again, for the LORD sustains me. | | I wake again, for the LORD sustains me. |
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| [6] I am not afraid of ten thousands of people | | [6] I am not afraid of ten thousands of people |
| who have set themselves against me round about. | | who have set themselves against me round about. |
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| [7] Arise, O LORD! | | [7] Arise, O LORD! |
| Deliver me, O my God! | | Deliver me, O my God! |
| For thou dost smite all my enemies on the cheek, | | For thou dost smite all my enemies on the cheek, |
| thou dost break the teeth of the wicked. | | thou dost break the teeth of the wicked. |
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| [8] Deliverance belongs to the LORD; | | [8] Deliverance belongs to the LORD; |
| thy blessing be upon thy people! [Selah] | | thy blessing be upon thy people! [Selah] |
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− | Ps.4
| + | ==Psalm 4== |
| [0] To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. | | [0] To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. |
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| [1] Answer me when I call, O God of my right! | | [1] Answer me when I call, O God of my right! |
| Thou hast given me room when I was in distress. | | Thou hast given me room when I was in distress. |
− | Be gracious to me, and hear my prayer. | + | Be [[gracious]] to me, and hear my [[prayer]]. |
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| [2] O men, how long shall my honor suffer shame? | | [2] O men, how long shall my honor suffer shame? |
− | How long will you love vain words, and seek after lies? [Selah] | + | How long will you love vain [[words]], and seek after lies? [Selah] |
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| [3] But know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself; | | [3] But know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself; |
| the LORD hears when I call to him. | | the LORD hears when I call to him. |
− | [4] Be angry, but sin not; | + | |
− | commune with your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. [Selah] | + | [4] Be angry, but [[sin]] not; |
− | [5] Offer right sacrifices, | + | [[commune]] with your own [[hearts]] on your beds, and be [[silent]]. [Selah] |
− | and put your trust in the LORD. | + | |
| + | [5] Offer right [[sacrifice]]s, |
| + | and put your [[trust]] in the LORD. |
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| [6] There are many who say, "O that we might see some good! | | [6] There are many who say, "O that we might see some good! |
− | Lift up the light of thy countenance upon us, O LORD!" | + | Lift up the [[light]] of thy countenance upon us, O LORD!" |
− | [7] Thou hast put more joy in my heart | + | |
| + | [7] Thou hast put more [[joy]] in my [[heart]] |
| than they have when their grain and wine abound. | | than they have when their grain and wine abound. |
− | [8] In peace I will both lie down and sleep; | + | |
| + | [8] In [[peace]] I will both lie down and sleep; |
| for thou alone, O LORD, makest me dwell in safety. | | for thou alone, O LORD, makest me dwell in safety. |
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− | Ps.5
| + | ==Psalm 5== |
| [0] To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David. | | [0] To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David. |
− | [1] Give ear to my words, O LORD; | + | |
| + | [1] Give ear to my [[words]], O LORD; |
| give heed to my groaning. | | give heed to my groaning. |
− | [2] Hearken to the sound of my cry, | + | |
− | my King and my God, | + | [2] Hearken to the [[sound]] of my cry, |
| + | my King and my [[God]], |
| for to thee do I pray. | | for to thee do I pray. |
− | [3] O LORD, in the morning thou dost hear my voice; | + | |
− | in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for thee, and watch. | + | [3] O LORD, in the morning thou dost hear my [[voice]]; |
| + | in the morning I prepare a [[sacrifice]] for thee, and watch. |
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| [4] For thou art not a God who delights in wickedness; | | [4] For thou art not a God who delights in wickedness; |
| evil may not sojourn with thee. | | evil may not sojourn with thee. |
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| [5] The boastful may not stand before thy eyes; | | [5] The boastful may not stand before thy eyes; |
| thou hatest all evildoers. | | thou hatest all evildoers. |
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| [6] Thou destroyest those who speak lies; | | [6] Thou destroyest those who speak lies; |
| the LORD abhors bloodthirsty and deceitful men. | | the LORD abhors bloodthirsty and deceitful men. |
− | [7] But I through the abundance of thy steadfast love | + | |
− | will enter thy house, | + | [7] But I through the abundance of thy steadfast [[love]] |
− | I will worship toward thy holy temple | + | will enter thy [[house]], |
| + | I will [[worship]] toward thy [[holy]] temple |
| in the fear of thee. | | in the fear of thee. |
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| [8] Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness | | [8] Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness |
| because of my enemies; | | because of my enemies; |
| make thy way straight before me. | | make thy way straight before me. |
− | [9] For there is no truth in their mouth; | + | |
− | their heart is destruction, | + | [9] For there is no [[truth]] in their mouth; |
| + | their [[heart]] is destruction, |
| their throat is an open sepulchre, | | their throat is an open sepulchre, |
| they flatter with their tongue. | | they flatter with their tongue. |
− | [10] Make them bear their guilt, O God; | + | |
| + | [10] Make them bear their [[guilt]], O God; |
| let them fall by their own counsels; | | let them fall by their own counsels; |
| because of their many transgressions cast them out, | | because of their many transgressions cast them out, |
| for they have rebelled against thee. | | for they have rebelled against thee. |
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| [11] But let all who take refuge in thee rejoice, | | [11] But let all who take refuge in thee rejoice, |
− | let them ever sing for joy; | + | let them ever [[sing]] for [[joy]]; |
| and do thou defend them, | | and do thou defend them, |
| that those who love thy name may exult in thee. | | that those who love thy name may exult in thee. |
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| [12] For thou dost bless the righteous, O LORD; | | [12] For thou dost bless the righteous, O LORD; |
| thou dost cover him with favor as with a shield. | | thou dost cover him with favor as with a shield. |
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− | Ps.6
| + | ==Psalm 6== |
| [0] To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. | | [0] To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. |
| [1] O LORD, rebuke me not in thy anger, | | [1] O LORD, rebuke me not in thy anger, |
| nor chasten me in thy wrath. | | nor chasten me in thy wrath. |
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| [2] Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am languishing; | | [2] Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am languishing; |
| O LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled. | | O LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled. |
− | [3] My soul also is sorely troubled. | + | |
| + | [3] My [[soul]] also is sorely troubled. |
| But thou, O LORD -- how long? | | But thou, O LORD -- how long? |
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| [4] Turn, O LORD, save my life; | | [4] Turn, O LORD, save my life; |
− | deliver me for the sake of thy steadfast love. | + | deliver me for the sake of thy steadfast [[love]]. |
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| [5] For in death there is no remembrance of thee; | | [5] For in death there is no remembrance of thee; |
− | in Sheol who can give thee praise? | + | in [[Sheol]] who can give thee praise? |
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| [6] I am weary with my moaning; | | [6] I am weary with my moaning; |
| every night I flood my bed with tears; | | every night I flood my bed with tears; |
| I drench my couch with my weeping. | | I drench my couch with my weeping. |
− | [7] My eye wastes away because of grief, | + | |
| + | [7] My eye wastes away because of [[grief]], |
| it grows weak because of all my foes. | | it grows weak because of all my foes. |
− | [8] Depart from me, all you workers of evil; | + | |
| + | [8] Depart from me, all you workers of [[evil]]; |
| for the LORD has heard the sound of my weeping. | | for the LORD has heard the sound of my weeping. |
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| [9] The LORD has heard my supplication; | | [9] The LORD has heard my supplication; |
− | the LORD accepts my prayer. | + | the LORD accepts my [[prayer]]. |
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| [10] All my enemies shall be ashamed and sorely troubled; | | [10] All my enemies shall be ashamed and sorely troubled; |
− | they shall turn back, and be put to shame in a moment. | + | they shall turn back, and be put to shame in a [[moment]]bbb. |
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− | Ps.7
| + | ==Psalm 7== |
| [0] A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning Cush a Benjaminite. | | [0] A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning Cush a Benjaminite. |
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| [1] O LORD my God, in thee do I take refuge; | | [1] O LORD my God, in thee do I take refuge; |
| save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me, | | save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me, |
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| [2] lest like a lion they rend me, | | [2] lest like a lion they rend me, |
| dragging me away, with none to rescue. | | dragging me away, with none to rescue. |
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| [3] O LORD my God, if I have done this, | | [3] O LORD my God, if I have done this, |
| if there is wrong in my hands, | | if there is wrong in my hands, |
− | [4] if I have requited my friend with evil | + | |
| + | [4] if I have requited my friend with [[evil]] |
| or plundered my enemy without cause, | | or plundered my enemy without cause, |
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| [5] let the enemy pursue me and overtake me, | | [5] let the enemy pursue me and overtake me, |
| and let him trample my life to the ground, | | and let him trample my life to the ground, |
− | and lay my soul in the dust. [Selah] | + | and lay my [[soul]] in the dust. [Selah] |
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| [6] Arise, O LORD, in thy anger, | | [6] Arise, O LORD, in thy anger, |
| lift thyself up against the fury of my enemies; | | lift thyself up against the fury of my enemies; |
− | awake, O my God; thou hast appointed a judgment. | + | awake, O my [[God]]; thou hast appointed a [[judgment]]. |
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| [7] Let the assembly of the peoples be gathered about thee; | | [7] Let the assembly of the peoples be gathered about thee; |
| and over it take thy seat on high. | | and over it take thy seat on high. |
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| [8] The LORD judges the peoples; | | [8] The LORD judges the peoples; |
| judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness | | judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness |
| and according to the integrity that is in me. | | and according to the integrity that is in me. |
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| [9] O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, | | [9] O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, |
| but establish thou the righteous, | | but establish thou the righteous, |
− | thou who triest the minds and hearts, | + | thou who triest the [[minds]] and [[hearts]], |
| thou righteous God. | | thou righteous God. |
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| [10] My shield is with God, | | [10] My shield is with God, |
| who saves the upright in heart. | | who saves the upright in heart. |
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| [11] God is a righteous judge, | | [11] God is a righteous judge, |
| and a God who has indignation every day. | | and a God who has indignation every day. |
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| [12] If a man does not repent, God will whet his sword; | | [12] If a man does not repent, God will whet his sword; |
| he has bent and strung his bow; | | he has bent and strung his bow; |
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| [13] he has prepared his deadly weapons, | | [13] he has prepared his deadly weapons, |
| making his arrows fiery shafts. | | making his arrows fiery shafts. |
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| [14] Behold, the wicked man conceives evil, | | [14] Behold, the wicked man conceives evil, |
| and is pregnant with mischief, | | and is pregnant with mischief, |
| and brings forth lies. | | and brings forth lies. |
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| [15] He makes a pit, digging it out, | | [15] He makes a pit, digging it out, |
| and falls into the hole which he has made. | | and falls into the hole which he has made. |
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| [16] His mischief returns upon his own head, | | [16] His mischief returns upon his own head, |
− | and on his own pate his violence descends. | + | and on his own pate his [[violence]] descends. |
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| [17] I will give to the LORD the thanks due to his righteousness, | | [17] I will give to the LORD the thanks due to his righteousness, |
| and I will sing praise to the name of the LORD, the Most High. | | and I will sing praise to the name of the LORD, the Most High. |
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− | Ps.8
| + | ==Psalm 8== |
| [0] To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. A Psalm of David. | | [0] To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. A Psalm of David. |
| [1] O LORD, our Lord, | | [1] O LORD, our Lord, |