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On his law he meditates + day and night. +001:003 He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that brings + forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. + Whatever he does shall prosper. +001:004 The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the + wind drives away. +001:005 Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, + nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. +001:006 For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way + of the wicked shall perish. +002:001 Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing? +002:002 The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take + counsel together, against Yahweh, and against his Anointed,{The + word "Anointed" is the same as the word for "Messiah" + or "Christ"} saying, +002:003 "Let's break their bonds apart, and cast their cords from us." +002:004 He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have + them in derision. +002:005 Then he will speak to them in his anger, and terrify them + in his wrath: +002:006 "Yet I have set my king on my holy hill of Zion." +002:007 I will tell of the decree. Yahweh said to me, "You are my son. + Today I have become your father. +002:008 Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance, + the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession. +002:009 You shall break them with a rod of iron. You shall dash them + in pieces like a potter's vessel." +002:010 Now therefore be wise, you kings. Be instructed, you judges + of the earth. +002:011 Serve Yahweh with fear, and rejoice with trembling. +002:012 Give sincere homage{or, Kiss the son}, lest he be angry, + and you perish in the way, for his wrath will soon be kindled. + Blessed are all those who take refuge in him. +003:001 <<A Psalm by David, when he fled from Absalom his son.>> Yahweh, + how my adversaries have increased! Many are those who rise + up against me. +003:002 Many there are who say of my soul, "There is no help for him + in God." Selah. +003:003 But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one + who lifts up my head. +003:004 I cry to Yahweh with my voice, and he answers me out of his + holy hill. Selah. +003:005 I laid myself down and slept. I awakened; for Yahweh sustains me. +003:006 I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people who have + set themselves against me on every side. +003:007 Arise, Yahweh! Save me, my God! For you have struck all + of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth + of the wicked. +003:008 Salvation belongs to Yahweh. Your blessing be on + your people. Selah. +004:001 <<For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm + by David.>> Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness. + Give me relief from my distress. Have mercy on me, + and hear my prayer. +004:002 You sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? + Will you love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah. +004:003 But know that Yahweh has set apart for himself him who is godly: + Yahweh will hear when I call to him. +004:004 Stand in awe, and don't sin. Search your own heart on your bed, + and be still. Selah. +004:005 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness. Put your trust in Yahweh. +004:006 Many say, "Who will show us any good?" Yahweh, let the light + of your face shine on us. +004:007 You have put gladness in my heart, more than when their grain + and their new wine are increased. +004:008 In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you, + Yahweh alone, make me live in safety. +005:001 <<For the Chief Musician, with the flutes. A Psalm by David.>> + Give ear to my words, Yahweh. Consider my meditation. +005:002 Listen to the voice of my cry, my King and my God; for to you + do I pray. +005:003 Yahweh, in the morning you shall hear my voice. In the morning + I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly. +005:004 For you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. + Evil can't live with you. +005:005 The arrogant shall not stand in your sight. You hate all + workers of iniquity. +005:006 You will destroy those who speak lies. Yahweh abhors + the blood-thirsty and deceitful man. +005:007 But as for me, in the abundance of your loving kindness I + will come into your house. I will bow toward your holy temple + in reverence of you. +005:008 Lead me, Yahweh, in your righteousness because of my enemies. + Make your way straight before my face. +005:009 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. + Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb. + They flatter with their tongue. +005:010 Hold them guilty, God. Let them fall by their own counsels; + Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions, + for they have rebelled against you. +005:011 But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice, + Let them always shout for joy, because you defend them. + Let them also who love your name be joyful in you. +005:012 For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will surround + him with favor as with a shield. +006:001 <<For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, + upon the eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm by David.>> Yahweh, + don't rebuke me in your anger, neither discipline me + in your wrath. +006:002 Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am faint. Yahweh, heal me, + for my bones are troubled. +006:003 My soul is also in great anguish. But you, Yahweh--how long? +006:004 Return, Yahweh. Deliver my soul, and save me for your + loving kindness' sake. +006:005 For in death there is no memory of you. In Sheol, who shall + give you thanks? +006:006 I am weary with my groaning. Every night I flood my bed. + I drench my couch with my tears. +006:007 My eye wastes away because of grief. It grows old because of + all my adversaries. +006:008 Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for Yahweh has + heard the voice of my weeping. +006:009 Yahweh has heard my supplication. Yahweh accepts my prayer. +006:010 May all my enemies be ashamed and dismayed. They shall turn back, + they shall be disgraced suddenly. +007:001 <<A meditation by David, which he sang to Yahweh, concerning the words + of Cush, the Benjamite.>> Yahweh, my God, I take refuge in you. + Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me, +007:002 lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, + while there is none to deliver. +007:003 Yahweh, my God, if I have done this, if there is iniquity + in my hands, +007:004 if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me (yes, if I + have delivered him who without cause was my adversary), +007:005 let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; yes, let him tread + my life down to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. Selah. +007:006 Arise, Yahweh, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage + of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment. +007:007 Let the congregation of the peoples surround you. + Rule over them on high. +007:008 Yahweh administers judgment to the peoples. Judge me, + Yahweh, according to my righteousness, and to my integrity + that is in me. +007:009 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, + but establish the righteous; their minds and hearts are searched + by the righteous God. +007:010 My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart. +007:011 God is a righteous judge, yes, a God who has indignation every day. +007:012 If a man doesn't relent, he will sharpen his sword; he has + bent and strung his bow. +007:013 He has also prepared for himself the instruments of death. + He makes ready his flaming arrows. +007:014 Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, + and brought forth falsehood. +007:015 He has dug a hole, and has fallen into the pit which he made. +007:016 The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. + His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head. +007:017 I will give thanks to Yahweh according to his righteousness, + and will sing praise to the name of Yahweh Most High. +008:001 <<For the Chief Musician; on an instrument of Gath. + A Psalm by David.>> Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name + in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens! +008:002 From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, + because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy + and the avenger. +008:003 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, + the moon and the stars, which you have ordained; +008:004 what is man, that you think of him? What is the son of man, + that you care for him? +008:005 For you have made him a little lower than God,{Hebrew: Elohim} + and crowned him with glory and honor. +008:006 You make him ruler over the works of your hands. + You have put all things under his feet: +008:007 All sheep and oxen, yes, and the animals of the field, +008:008 The birds of the sky, the fish of the sea, and whatever passes + through the paths of the seas. +008:009 Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! +009:001 <<For the Chief Musician. Set to "The Death of the Son." + A Psalm by David.>> I will give thanks to Yahweh with my + whole heart. I will tell of all your marvelous works. +009:002 I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, + O Most High. +009:003 When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish in your presence. +009:004 For you have maintained my just cause. You sit on the + throne judging righteously. +009:005 You have rebuked the nations. You have destroyed the wicked. + You have blotted out their name forever and ever. +009:006 The enemy is overtaken by endless ruin. The very memory + of the cities which you have overthrown has perished. +009:007 But Yahweh reigns forever. He has prepared his throne for judgment. +009:008 He will judge the world in righteousness. He will administer + judgment to the peoples in uprightness. +009:009 Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high + tower in times of trouble. +009:010 Those who know your name will put their trust in you, + for you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you. +009:011 Sing praises to Yahweh, who dwells in Zion, and declare among + the people what he has done. +009:012 For he who avenges blood remembers them. He doesn't forget + the cry of the afflicted. +009:013 Have mercy on me, Yahweh. See my affliction by those who hate me, + and lift me up from the gates of death; +009:014 that I may show forth all your praise. In the gates of + the daughter of Zion, I will rejoice in your salvation. +009:015 The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made. + In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken. +009:016 Yahweh has made himself known. He has executed judgment. The wicked + is snared by the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah. +009:017 The wicked shall be turned back to Sheol, even all the nations + that forget God. +009:018 For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope + of the poor perish forever. +009:019 Arise, Yahweh! Don't let man prevail. Let the nations be + judged in your sight. +009:020 Put them in fear, Yahweh. Let the nations know that they + are only men. Selah. +010:001 Why do you stand far off, Yahweh? Why do you hide yourself + in times of trouble? +010:002 In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught + in the schemes that they devise. +010:003 For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings. He blesses + the greedy, and condemns Yahweh. +010:004 The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his + thoughts for God. +010:005 His ways are prosperous at all times. He is haughty, and your + laws are far from his sight. As for all his adversaries, + he sneers at them. +010:006 He says in his heart, "I shall not be shaken. For generations + I shall have no trouble." +010:007 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. + Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity. +010:008 He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders + the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless. +010:009 He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait + to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless, when he draws + him in his net. +010:010 The helpless are crushed. They collapse. They fall + under his strength. +010:011 He says in his heart, "God has forgotten. He hides his face. + He will never see it." +010:012 Arise, Yahweh! God, lift up your hand! Don't forget the helpless. +010:013 Why does the wicked person condemn God, and say in his heart, + "God won't call me into account?" +010:014 But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it + into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless. +010:015 Break the arm of the wicked. As for the evil man, seek out + his wickedness until you find none. +010:016 Yahweh is King forever and ever! The nations will perish + out of his land. +010:017 Yahweh, you have heard the desire of the humble. + You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear, +010:018 to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is + of the earth may terrify no more. +011:001 <<For the Chief Musician. By David.>> In Yahweh, I take refuge. + How can you say to my soul, "Flee as a bird to your mountain!" +011:002 For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their + arrows on the strings, that they may shoot in darkness at + the upright in heart. +011:003 If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do? +011:004 Yahweh is in his holy temple. Yahweh is on his throne in heaven. + His eyes observe. His eyes examine the children of men. +011:005 Yahweh examines the righteous, but the wicked and him who loves + violence his soul hates. +011:006 On the wicked he will rain blazing coals; fire, sulfur, + and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup. +011:007 For Yahweh is righteous. He loves righteousness. + The upright shall see his face. +012:001 <<For the Chief Musician; upon an eight-stringed lyre. + A Psalm of David.>> Help, Yahweh; for the godly man ceases. + For the faithful fail from among the children of men. +012:002 Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, + and with a double heart. +012:003 May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts, +012:004 who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail. + Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?" +012:005 "Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning + of the needy, I will now arise," says Yahweh; "I will set + him in safety from those who malign him." +012:006 The words of Yahweh are flawless words, as silver refined + in a clay furnace, purified seven times. +012:007 You will keep them, Yahweh. You will preserve them from + this generation forever. +012:008 The wicked walk on every side, when what is vile is exalted + among the sons of men. +013:001 <<For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.>> + How long, Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? + How long will you hide your face from me? +013:002 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my + heart every day? How long shall my enemy triumph over me? +013:003 Behold, and answer me, Yahweh, my God. Give light to my eyes, + lest I sleep in death; +013:004 Lest my enemy say, "I have prevailed against him;" Lest my + adversaries rejoice when I fall. +013:005 But I trust in your loving kindness. My heart rejoices + in your salvation. +013:006 I will sing to Yahweh, because he has been good to me. +014:001 <<For the Chief Musician. By David.>> The fool has said + in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. + They have done abominable works. There is none who does good. +014:002 Yahweh looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see + if there were any who did understand, who did seek after God. +014:003 They have all gone aside. They have together become corrupt. + There is none who does good, no, not one. +014:004 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up + my people as they eat bread, and don't call on Yahweh? +014:005 There they were in great fear, for God is in the generation + of the righteous. +014:006 You frustrate the plan of the poor, because Yahweh is his refuge. +014:007 Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When Yahweh + restores the fortunes of his people, then Jacob shall rejoice, + and Israel shall be glad. +015:001 <<A Psalm by David.>> Yahweh, who shall dwell in your sanctuary? + Who shall live on your holy hill? +015:002 He who walks blamelessly does what is right, and speaks truth + in his heart; +015:003 He who doesn't slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, + nor casts slurs against his fellow man; +015:004 In whose eyes a vile man is despised, but who honors those + who fear Yahweh; he who keeps an oath even when it hurts, + and doesn't change; +015:005 he who doesn't lend out his money for usury, nor take a bribe + against the innocent. He who does these things shall + never be shaken. +016:001 <<A Poem by David.>> Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge. +016:002 My soul, you have said to Yahweh, "You are my Lord. + Apart from you I have no good thing." +016:003 As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent + ones in whom is all my delight. +016:004 Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. + Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take + their names on my lips. +016:005 Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure. +016:006 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, I have + a good inheritance. +016:007 I will bless Yahweh, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart + instructs me in the night seasons. +016:008 I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, + I shall not be moved. +016:009 Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. + My body shall also dwell in safety. +016:010 For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, neither will you + allow your holy one to see corruption. +016:011 You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness + of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forevermore. +017:001 <<A Prayer by David.>> Hear, Yahweh, my righteous plea; + Give ear to my prayer, that doesn't go out of deceitful lips. +017:002 Let my sentence come forth from your presence. Let your eyes + look on equity. +017:003 You have proved my heart. You have visited me in the night. + You have tried me, and found nothing. I have resolved that my + mouth shall not disobey. +017:004 As for the works of men, by the word of your lips, I have kept + myself from the ways of the violent. +017:005 My steps have held fast to your paths. My feet have not slipped. +017:006 I have called on you, for you will answer me, God. Turn your + ear to me. Hear my speech. +017:007 Show your marvelous loving kindness, you who save those who take + refuge by your right hand from their enemies. +017:008 Keep me as the apple of your eye. Hide me under the shadow + of your wings, +017:009 from the wicked who oppress me, my deadly enemies, + who surround me. +017:010 They close up their callous hearts. With their mouth + they speak proudly. +017:011 They have now surrounded us in our steps. They set their eyes + to cast us down to the earth. +017:012 He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, as it were a young + lion lurking in secret places. +017:013 Arise, Yahweh, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul + from the wicked by your sword; +017:014 from men by your hand, Yahweh, from men of the world, whose portion + is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. + Your sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children. +017:015 As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. + I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form. +018:001 <<For the Chief Musician. By David the servant of Yahweh, who spoke + to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered + him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. + He said,>> I love you, Yahweh, my strength. +018:002 Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, + in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, + my high tower. +018:003 I call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised; and I am saved + from my enemies. +018:004 The cords of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness + made me afraid. +018:005 The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death + came on me. +018:006 In my distress I called on Yahweh, and cried to my God. + He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry before him came + into his ears. +018:007 Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations also of + the mountains quaked and were shaken, because he was angry. +018:008 Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out + of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it. +018:009 He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness + was under his feet. +018:010 He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he soared on the wings + of the wind. +018:011 He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion around him, + darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies. +018:012 At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, + hailstones and coals of fire. +018:013 Yahweh also thundered in the sky. The Most High uttered his voice: + hailstones and coals of fire. +018:014 He sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yes, great lightning + bolts, and routed them. +018:015 Then the channels of waters appeared. The foundations of + the world were laid bare at your rebuke, Yahweh, at the blast + of the breath of your nostrils. +018:016 He sent from on high. He took me. He drew me out of many waters. +018:017 He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; + for they were too mighty for me. +018:018 They came on me in the day of my calamity, but Yahweh + was my support. +018:019 He brought me forth also into a large place. He delivered me, + because he delighted in me. +018:020 Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness. + According to the cleanness of my hands has he recompensed me. +018:021 For I have kept the ways of Yahweh, and have not wickedly + departed from my God. +018:022 For all his ordinances were before me. I didn't put away + his statutes from me. +018:023 I was also blameless with him. I kept myself from my iniquity. +018:024 Therefore Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness, + according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. +018:025 With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. + With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect. +018:026 With the pure, you will show yourself pure. With the crooked + you will show yourself shrewd. +018:027 For you will save the afflicted people, but the haughty eyes + you will bring down. +018:028 For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light + up my darkness. +018:029 For by you, I advance through a troop. By my God, I leap + over a wall. +018:030 As for God, his way is perfect. The word of Yahweh is tried. + He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him. +018:031 For who is God, except Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God, +018:032 the God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect? +018:033 He makes my feet like deer's feet, and sets me on my high places. +018:034 He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze. +018:035 You have also given me the shield of your salvation. + Your right hand sustains me. Your gentleness has made me great. +018:036 You have enlarged my steps under me, My feet have not slipped. +018:037 I will pursue my enemies, and overtake them. Neither will I + turn again until they are consumed. +018:038 I will strike them through, so that they will not be able to rise. + They shall fall under my feet. +018:039 For you have girded me with strength to the battle. + You have subdued under me those who rose up against me. +018:040 You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I + might cut off those who hate me. +018:041 They cried, but there was none to save; even to Yahweh, + but he didn't answer them. +018:042 Then I beat them small as the dust before the wind. + I cast them out as the mire of the streets. +018:043 You have delivered me from the strivings of the people. + You have made me the head of the nations. A people whom I + have not known shall serve me. +018:044 As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners + shall submit themselves to me. +018:045 The foreigners shall fade away, and shall come trembling out + of their close places. +018:046 Yahweh lives; and blessed be my rock. Exalted be the God + of my salvation, +018:047 even the God who executes vengeance for me, and subdues + peoples under me. +018:048 He rescues me from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those + who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man. +018:049 Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations, + and will sing praises to your name. +018:050 He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness + to his anointed, to David and to his seed, forevermore. +019:001 <<For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.>> The heavens + declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork. +019:002 Day after day they pour forth speech, and night after night + they display knowledge. +019:003 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. +019:004 Their voice has gone out through all the earth, their words + to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun, +019:005 which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, like a strong + man rejoicing to run his course. +019:006 His going forth is from the end of the heavens, his circuit + to its ends; There is nothing hidden from its heat. +019:007 Yahweh's law is perfect, restoring the soul. Yahweh's testimony + is sure, making wise the simple. +019:008 Yahweh's precepts are right, rejoicing the heart. + Yahweh's commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes. +019:009 The fear of Yahweh is clean, enduring forever. + Yahweh's ordinances are true, and righteous altogether. +019:010 More to be desired are they than gold, yes, than much fine gold; + sweeter also than honey and the extract of the honeycomb. +019:011 Moreover by them is your servant warned. In keeping them + there is great reward. +019:012 Who can discern his errors? Forgive me from hidden errors. +019:013 Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins. + Let them not have dominion over me. Then I will be upright. + I will be blameless and innocent of great transgression. +019:014 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be + acceptable in your sight, Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer. +020:001 <<For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.>> May Yahweh + answer you in the day of trouble. May the name of the God + of Jacob set you up on high, +020:002 send you help from the sanctuary, grant you support from Zion, +020:003 remember all your offerings, and accept your burnt sacrifice. Selah. +020:004 May He grant you your heart's desire, and fulfill all your counsel. +020:005 We will triumph in your salvation. In the name of our God, + we will set up our banners. May Yahweh grant all your requests. +020:006 Now I know that Yahweh saves his anointed. He will answer him + from his holy heaven, with the saving strength of his right hand. +020:007 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we trust + the name of Yahweh our God. +020:008 They are bowed down and fallen, but we rise up, and stand upright. +020:009 Save, Yahweh! Let the King answer us when we call! +021:001 <<For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.>> The king + rejoices in your strength, Yahweh! How greatly he rejoices + in your salvation! +021:002 You have given him his heart's desire, and have not withheld + the request of his lips. Selah. +021:003 For you meet him with the blessings of goodness. + You set a crown of fine gold on his head. +021:004 He asked life of you, you gave it to him, even length of days + forever and ever. +021:005 His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honor and + majesty on him. +021:006 For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad + with joy in your presence. +021:007 For the king trusts in Yahweh. Through the loving kindness + of the Most High, he shall not be moved. +021:008 Your hand will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand + will find out those who hate you. +021:009 You will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of your anger. + Yahweh will swallow them up in his wrath. The fire + shall devour them. +021:010 You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity + from among the children of men. +021:011 For they intended evil against you. They plotted evil against + you which cannot succeed. +021:012 For you will make them turn their back, when you aim drawn + bows at their face. +021:013 Be exalted, Yahweh, in your strength, so we will sing and + praise your power. +022:001 <<For the Chief Musician; set to "The Doe of the Morning." + A Psalm by David.>> My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? + Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words + of my groaning? +022:002 My God, I cry in the daytime, but you don't answer; + in the night season, and am not silent. +022:003 But you are holy, you who inhabit the praises of Israel. +022:004 Our fathers trusted in you. They trusted, and you delivered them. +022:005 They cried to you, and were delivered. They trusted in you, + and were not disappointed. +022:006 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised + by the people. +022:007 All those who see me mock me. They insult me with their lips. + They shake their heads, saying, +022:008 "He trusts in Yahweh; let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, + since he delights in him." +022:009 But you brought me out of the womb. You made me trust at + my mother's breasts. +022:010 I was thrown on you from my mother's womb. You are my God + since my mother bore me. +022:011 Don't be far from me, for trouble is near. For there is + none to help. +022:012 Many bulls have surrounded me. Strong bulls of Bashan + have encircled me. +022:013 They open their mouths wide against me, lions tearing + prey and roaring. +022:014 I am poured out like water. All my bones are out of joint. + My heart is like wax; it is melted within me. +022:015 My strength is dried up like a potsherd. My tongue sticks + to the roof of my mouth. You have brought me into the + dust of death. +022:016 For dogs have surrounded me. A company of evil-doers have + enclosed me. Like a lion, they pin my hands and feet.{or, + They have pierced my hands and feet. (DSS)} +022:017 I can count all of my bones. They look and stare at me. +022:018 They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing. +022:019 But don't be far off, Yahweh. You are my help: + hurry to help me. +022:020 Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power + of the dog. +022:021 Save me from the lion's mouth! Yes, from the horns of the wild oxen, + you have answered me. +022:022 I will declare your name to my brothers. In the midst + of the assembly, I will praise you. +022:023 You who fear Yahweh, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, + glorify him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel! +022:024 For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of + the afflicted, Neither has he hidden his face from him; + but when he cried to him, he heard. +022:025 Of you comes my praise in the great assembly. I will pay + my vows before those who fear him. +022:026 The humble shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise + Yahweh who seek after him. Let your hearts live forever. +022:027 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Yahweh. + All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you. +022:028 For the kingdom is Yahweh's. He is the ruler over the nations. +022:029 All the rich ones of the earth shall eat and worship. + All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him, + even he who can't keep his soul alive. +022:030 Posterity shall serve him. Future generations shall be told + about the Lord. +022:031 They shall come and shall declare his righteousness to a people + that shall be born, for he has done it. +023:001 <<A Psalm by David.>> Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing. +023:002 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me + beside still waters. +023:003 He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness + for his name's sake. +023:004 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, + I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, + they comfort me. +023:005 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. + You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over. +023:006 Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days + of my life, and I will dwell in Yahweh's house forever. +024:001 <<A Psalm by David.>> The earth is Yahweh's, with its fullness; + the world, and those who dwell therein. +024:002 For he has founded it on the seas, and established it + on the floods. +024:003 Who may ascend to Yahweh's hill? Who may stand in his holy place? +024:004 He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted + up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully. +024:005 He shall receive a blessing from Yahweh, righteousness from + the God of his salvation. +024:006 This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek your face-- + even Jacob. Selah. +024:007 Lift up your heads, you gates! Be lifted up, you everlasting doors, + and the King of glory will come in. +024:008 Who is the King of glory? Yahweh strong and mighty, + Yahweh mighty in battle. +024:009 Lift up your heads, you gates; yes, lift them up, + you everlasting doors, and the King of glory will come in. +024:010 Who is this King of glory? Yahweh of Armies is the King + of glory! Selah. +025:001 <<By David.>> To you, Yahweh, do I lift up my soul. +025:002 My God, I have trusted in you. Don't let me be shamed. + Don't let my enemies triumph over me. +025:003 Yes, no one who waits for you shall be shamed. They shall + be shamed who deal treacherously without cause. +025:004 Show me your ways, Yahweh. Teach me your paths. +025:005 Guide me in your truth, and teach me, For you are the God + of my salvation, I wait for you all day long. +025:006 Yahweh, remember your tender mercies and your loving kindness, + for they are from old times. +025:007 Don't remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions. + Remember me according to your loving kindness, + for your goodness' sake, Yahweh. +025:008 Good and upright is Yahweh, therefore he will instruct sinners + in the way. +025:009 He will guide the humble in justice. He will teach + the humble his way. +025:010 All the paths of Yahweh are loving kindness and truth to such + as keep his covenant and his testimonies. +025:011 For your name's sake, Yahweh, pardon my iniquity, for it is great. +025:012 What man is he who fears Yahweh? He shall instruct him + in the way that he shall choose. +025:013 His soul shall dwell at ease. His seed shall inherit the land. +025:014 The friendship of Yahweh is with those who fear him. + He will show them his covenant. +025:015 My eyes are ever on Yahweh, for he will pluck my feet out + of the net. +025:016 Turn to me, and have mercy on me, for I am desolate and afflicted. +025:017 The troubles of my heart are enlarged. Oh bring me out + of my distresses. +025:018 Consider my affliction and my travail. Forgive all my sins. +025:019 Consider my enemies, for they are many. They hate me + with cruel hatred. +025:020 Oh keep my soul, and deliver me. Let me not be disappointed, + for I take refuge in you. +025:021 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you. +025:022 Redeem Israel, God, out all of his troubles. +026:001 <<By David.>> Judge me, Yahweh, for I have walked in my integrity. + I have trusted also in Yahweh without wavering. +026:002 Examine me, Yahweh, and prove me. Try my heart and my mind. +026:003 For your loving kindness is before my eyes. I have walked + in your truth. +026:004 I have not sat with deceitful men, neither will I go + in with hypocrites. +026:005 I hate the assembly of evil-doers, and will not sit with the wicked. +026:006 I will wash my hands in innocence, so I will go about + your altar, Yahweh; +026:007 that I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, + and tell of all your wondrous works. +026:008 Yahweh, I love the habitation of your house, the place where + your glory dwells. +026:009 Don't gather my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men; +026:010 in whose hands is wickedness, their right hand is full of bribes. +026:011 But as for me, I will walk in my integrity. Redeem me, + and be merciful to me. +026:012 My foot stands in an even place. In the congregations I + will bless Yahweh. +027:001 <<By David.>> Yahweh is my light and my salvation. + Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. + Of whom shall I be afraid? +027:002 When evil-doers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries + and my foes, they stumbled and fell. +027:003 Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. + Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident. +027:004 One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after, + that I may dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life, + to see Yahweh's beauty, and to inquire in his temple. +027:005 For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion. + In the covert of his tent he will hide me. He will lift me + up on a rock. +027:006 Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me. + I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent. I will sing, + yes, I will sing praises to Yahweh. +027:007 Hear, Yahweh, when I cry with my voice. Have mercy also on me, + and answer me. +027:008 When you said, "Seek my face," my heart said to you, "I will + seek your face, Yahweh." +027:009 Don't hide your face from me. Don't put your servant away in anger. + You have been my help. Don't abandon me, neither forsake me, + God of my salvation. +027:010 When my father and my mother forsake me, then Yahweh will + take me up. +027:011 Teach me your way, Yahweh. Lead me in a straight path, + because of my enemies. +027:012 Don't deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, for false + witnesses have risen up against me, such as breathe out cruelty. +027:013 I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh + in the land of the living. +027:014 Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. + Yes, wait for Yahweh. +028:001 <<By David.>> To you, Yahweh, I call. My rock, don't be + deaf to me; lest, if you are silent to me, I would become + like those who go down into the pit. +028:002 Hear the voice of my petitions, when I cry to you, when I lift + up my hands toward your Most Holy Place. +028:003 Don't draw me away with the wicked, with the workers of + iniquity who speak peace with their neighbors, but mischief + is in their hearts. +028:004 Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of + their doings. Give them according to the operation of their hands. + Bring back on them what they deserve. +028:005 Because they don't regard the works of Yahweh, nor the operation + of his hands, he will break them down and not build them up. +028:006 Blessed be Yahweh, because he has heard the voice of my petitions. +028:007 Yahweh is my strength and my shield. My heart has trusted in him, + and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices. + With my song I will thank him. +028:008 Yahweh is their strength. He is a stronghold of salvation + to his anointed. +028:009 Save your people, and bless your inheritance. Be their + shepherd also, and bear them up forever. +029:001 <<A Psalm by David.>> Ascribe to Yahweh, you sons of the mighty, + ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength. +029:002 Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Worship Yahweh + in holy array. +029:003 Yahweh's voice is on the waters. The God of glory thunders, + even Yahweh on many waters. +029:004 Yahweh's voice is powerful. Yahweh's voice is full of majesty. +029:005 The voice of Yahweh breaks the cedars. Yes, Yahweh breaks + in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. +029:006 He makes them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion + like a young, wild ox. +029:007 Yahweh's voice strikes with flashes of lightning. +029:008 Yahweh's voice shakes the wilderness. Yahweh shakes + the wilderness of Kadesh. +029:009 Yahweh's voice makes the deer calve, and strips the forests bare. + In his temple everything says, "Glory!" +029:010 Yahweh sat enthroned at the Flood. Yes, Yahweh sits + as King forever. +029:011 Yahweh will give strength to his people. Yahweh will bless + his people with peace. +030:001 <<A Psalm. A Song for the Dedication of the Temple. + By David.>> I will extol you, Yahweh, for you have raised me up, + and have not made my foes to rejoice over me. +030:002 Yahweh my God, I cried to you, and you have healed me. +030:003 Yahweh, you have brought up my soul from Sheol. + You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. +030:004 Sing praise to Yahweh, you saints of his. Give thanks + to his holy name. +030:005 For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. + Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning. +030:006 As for me, I said in my prosperity, "I shall never be moved." +030:007 You, Yahweh, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong; + but when you hid your face, I was troubled. +030:008 I cried to you, Yahweh. To Yahweh I made supplication: +030:009 "What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? + Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth? +030:010 Hear, Yahweh, and have mercy on me. Yahweh, be my helper." +030:011 You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. + You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness, +030:012 To the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. + Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you forever! +031:001 <<For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.>> In you, + Yahweh, I take refuge. Let me never be disappointed. + Deliver me in your righteousness. +031:002 Bow down your ear to me. Deliver me speedily. Be to me + a strong rock, a house of defense to save me. +031:003 For you are my rock and my fortress, therefore for your name's + sake lead me and guide me. +031:004 Pluck me out of the net that they have laid secretly for me, + for you are my stronghold. +031:005 Into your hand I commend my spirit. You redeem me, + Yahweh, God of truth. +031:006 I hate those who regard lying vanities, but I trust in Yahweh. +031:007 I will be glad and rejoice in your loving kindness, for you have + seen my affliction. You have known my soul in adversities. +031:008 You have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. + You have set my feet in a large place. +031:009 Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am in distress. My eye, + my soul, and my body waste away with grief. +031:010 For my life is spent with sorrow, my years with sighing. + My strength fails because of my iniquity. My bones + are wasted away. +031:011 Because of all my adversaries I have become utterly + contemptible to my neighbors, A fear to my acquaintances. + Those who saw me on the street fled from me. +031:012 I am forgotten from their hearts like a dead man. + I am like broken pottery. +031:013 For I have heard the slander of many, terror on every side, + while they conspire together against me, they plot to take + away my life. +031:014 But I trust in you, Yahweh. I said, "You are my God." +031:015 My times are in your hand. Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, + and from those who persecute me. +031:016 Make your face to shine on your servant. Save me in + your loving kindness. +031:017 Let me not be disappointed, Yahweh, for I have called on you. + Let the wicked be disappointed. Let them be silent in Sheol. +031:018 Let the lying lips be mute, which speak against the righteous + insolently, with pride and contempt. +031:019 Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for + those who fear you, which you have worked for those who take + refuge in you, before the sons of men! +031:020 In the shelter of your presence you will hide them from + the plotting of man. You will keep them secretly in a dwelling + away from the strife of tongues. +031:021 Praise be to Yahweh, for he has shown me his marvelous loving + kindness in a strong city. +031:022 As for me, I said in my haste, "I am cut off from before your eyes." + Nevertheless you heard the voice of my petitions when I + cried to you. +031:023 Oh love Yahweh, all you his saints! Yahweh preserves the faithful, + and fully recompenses him who behaves arrogantly. +031:024 Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who + hope in Yahweh. +032:001 <<By David. A contemplative psalm.>> Blessed is he whose + disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered. +032:002 Blessed is the man to whom Yahweh doesn't impute iniquity, + in whose spirit there is no deceit. +032:003 When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning + all day long. +032:004 For day and night your hand was heavy on me. My strength + was sapped in the heat of summer. Selah. +032:005 I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn't hide my iniquity. + I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh, and you + forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah. +032:006 For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time + when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, + they shall not reach to him. +032:007 You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. + You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah. +032:008 I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. + I will counsel you with my eye on you. +032:009 Don't be like the horse, or like the mule, which have + no understanding, who are controlled by bit and bridle, + or else they will not come near to you. +032:010 Many sorrows come to the wicked, but loving kindness shall + surround him who trusts in Yahweh. +032:011 Be glad in Yahweh, and rejoice, you righteous! Shout for joy, + all you who are upright in heart! +033:001 Rejoice in Yahweh, you righteous! Praise is fitting + for the upright. +033:002 Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre. Sing praises to him + with the harp of ten strings. +033:003 Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy! +033:004 For the word of Yahweh is right. All his work is + done in faithfulness. +033:005 He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full + of the loving kindness of Yahweh. +033:006 By Yahweh's word, the heavens were made; all their army + by the breath of his mouth. +033:007 He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. + He lays up the deeps in storehouses. +033:008 Let all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all the inhabitants + of the world stand in awe of him. +033:009 For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm. +033:010 Yahweh brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. + He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect. +033:011 The counsel of Yahweh stands fast forever, the thoughts of his + heart to all generations. +033:012 Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people whom + he has chosen for his own inheritance. +033:013 Yahweh looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men. +033:014 From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants + of the earth, +033:015 he who fashions all of their hearts; and he considers all + of their works. +033:016 There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. + A mighty man is not delivered by great strength. +033:017 A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver + any by his great power. +033:018 Behold, Yahweh's eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope + in his loving kindness; +033:019 to deliver their soul from death, to keep them alive in famine. +033:020 Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield. +033:021 For our heart rejoices in him, because we have trusted + in his holy name. +033:022 Let your loving kindness be on us, Yahweh, since we have hoped + in you. {} +034:001 <<By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, + who drove him away, and he departed.Psalm 34 is an acrostic poem, + with each verse starting with a letter of the alphabet + (ordered from Alef to Tav).>> I will bless Yahweh at all times. + His praise will always be in my mouth. +034:002 My soul shall boast in Yahweh. The humble shall hear of it, + and be glad. +034:003 Oh magnify Yahweh with me. Let us exalt his name together. +034:004 I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, and delivered me from + all my fears. +034:005 They looked to him, and were radiant. Their faces shall + never be covered with shame. +034:006 This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, and saved him out + of all his troubles. +034:007 The angel of Yahweh encamps round about those who fear him, + and delivers them. +034:008 Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man + who takes refuge in him. +034:009 Oh fear Yahweh, you his saints, for there is no lack with + those who fear him. +034:010 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek + Yahweh shall not lack any good thing. +034:011 Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you + the fear of Yahweh. +034:012 Who is someone who desires life, and loves many days, + that he may see good? +034:013 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies. +034:014 Depart from evil, and do good. seek peace, and pursue it. +034:015 Yahweh's eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen + to their cry. +034:016 Yahweh's face is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory + of them from the earth. +034:017 The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out + of all their troubles. +034:018 Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves + those who have a crushed spirit. +034:019 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers + him out of them all. +034:020 He protects all of his bones. Not one of them is broken. +034:021 Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous + shall be condemned. +034:022 Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take + refuge in him shall be condemned. +035:001 <<By David.>> Contend, Yahweh, with those who contend with me. + Fight against those who fight against me. +035:002 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help. +035:003 Brandish the spear and block those who pursue me. + Tell my soul, "I am your salvation." +035:004 Let those who seek after my soul be disappointed and brought + to dishonor. Let those who plot my ruin be turned + back and confounded. +035:005 Let them be as chaff before the wind, Yahweh's angel + driving them on. +035:006 Let their way be dark and slippery, Yahweh's angel pursuing them. +035:007 For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me. + Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul. +035:008 Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has + hidden catch himself. Let him fall into that destruction. +035:009 My soul shall be joyful in Yahweh. It shall rejoice + in his salvation. +035:010 All my bones shall say, "Yahweh, who is like you, who delivers + the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor + and the needy from him who robs him?" +035:011 Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I + don't know about. +035:012 They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul. +035:013 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. + I afflicted my soul with fasting. My prayer returned into + my own bosom. +035:014 I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. + I bowed down mourning, as one who mourns his mother. +035:015 But in my adversity, they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together. + The attackers gathered themselves together against me, + and I didn't know it. They tore at me, and didn't cease. +035:016 Like the profane mockers in feasts, they gnashed their + teeth at me. +035:017 Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from + their destruction, my precious life from the lions. +035:018 I will give you thanks in the great assembly. I will praise + you among many people. +035:019 Don't let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; + neither let those who hate me without a cause wink their eyes. +035:020 For they don't speak peace, but they devise deceitful words + against those who are quiet in the land. +035:021 Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me. + They said, "Aha! Aha! Our eye has seen it!" +035:022 You have seen it, Yahweh. Don't keep silent. Lord, don't be + far from me. +035:023 Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me! +035:024 Vindicate me, Yahweh my God, according to your righteousness. + Don't let them gloat over me. +035:025 Don't let them say in their heart, "Aha! That's the way we want it!" + Don't let them say, "We have swallowed him up!" +035:026 Let them be disappointed and confounded together who rejoice + at my calamity. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor + who magnify themselves against me. +035:027 Let them shout for joy and be glad, who favor my righteous cause. + Yes, let them say continually, "Yahweh be magnified, who has + pleasure in the prosperity of his servant!" +035:028 My tongue shall talk about your righteousness and about your + praise all day long. +036:001 <<For the Chief Musician. By David, the servant of Yahweh.>> An + oracle is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: + "There is no fear of God before his eyes." +036:002 For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect + and hate his sin. +036:003 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. + He has ceased to be wise and to do good. +036:004 He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is + not good. He doesn't abhor evil. +036:005 Your loving kindness, Yahweh, is in the heavens. + Your faithfulness reaches to the skies. +036:006 Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. + Your judgments are like a great deep. Yahweh, you preserve + man and animal. +036:007 How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men + take refuge under the shadow of your wings. +036:008 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. + You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures. +036:009 For with you is the spring of life. In your light shall + we see light. +036:010 Oh continue your loving kindness to those who know you, + your righteousness to the upright in heart. +036:011 Don't let the foot of pride come against me. Don't let the hand + of the wicked drive me away. +036:012 There the workers of iniquity are fallen. They are thrust down, + and shall not be able to rise. +037:001 <<By David.>> Don't fret because of evil-doers, neither be + envious against those who work unrighteousness. +037:002 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither + like the green herb. +037:003 Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, + and enjoy safe pasture. +037:004 Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires + of your heart. +037:005 Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this: +037:006 he will make your righteousness go forth as the light, + and your justice as the noon day sun. +037:007 Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don't fret + because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man + who makes wicked plots happen. +037:008 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don't fret, it leads + only to evildoing. +037:009 For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh + shall inherit the land. +037:010 For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. + Yes, though you look for his place, he isn't there. +037:011 But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight + themselves in the abundance of peace. +037:012 The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him + with his teeth. +037:013 The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming. +037:014 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, + to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright + in the way. +037:015 Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows + shall be broken. +037:016 Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance + of many wicked. +037:017 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh + upholds the righteous. +037:018 Yahweh knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance + shall be forever. +037:019 They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. + In the days of famine they shall be satisfied. +037:020 But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Yahweh shall + be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish-- + vanish like smoke. +037:021 The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, but the righteous + give generously. +037:022 For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. + Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off. +037:023 A man's goings are established by Yahweh. He delights + in his way. +037:024 Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for Yahweh holds him up + with his hand. +037:025 I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen + the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread. +037:026 All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His seed is blessed. +037:027 Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever. +037:028 For Yahweh loves justice, and doesn't forsake his saints. + They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked + shall be cut off. +037:029 The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever. +037:030 The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. + His tongue speaks justice. +037:031 The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide. +037:032 The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him. +037:033 Yahweh will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when + he is judged. +037:034 Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, and he will exalt + you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, + you shall see it. +037:035 I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself + like a green tree in its native soil. +037:036 But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, + but he could not be found. +037:037 Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, for there is a future + for the man of peace. +037:038 As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. + The future of the wicked shall be cut off. +037:039 But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. + He is their stronghold in the time of trouble. +037:040 Yahweh helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked, + and saves them, Because they have taken refuge in him. +038:001 <<A Psalm by David, for a memorial.>> Yahweh, don't rebuke me + in your wrath, neither chasten me in your hot displeasure. +038:002 For your arrows have pierced me, your hand presses hard on me. +038:003 There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation, + neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin. +038:004 For my iniquities have gone over my head. As a heavy burden, + they are too heavy for me. +038:005 My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, because of my foolishness. +038:006 I am pained and bowed down greatly. I go mourning all day long. +038:007 For my waist is filled with burning. There is no soundness + in my flesh. +038:008 I am faint and severely bruised. I have groaned by reason + of the anguish of my heart. +038:009 Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not + hidden from you. +038:010 My heart throbs. My strength fails me. As for the light + of my eyes, it has also left me. +038:011 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague. + My kinsmen stand far away. +038:012 They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek + my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits + all day long. +038:013 But I, as a deaf man, don't hear. I am as a mute man who doesn't + open his mouth. +038:014 Yes, I am as a man who doesn't hear, in whose mouth are no reproofs. +038:015 For in you, Yahweh, do I hope. You will answer, Lord my God. +038:016 For I said, "Don't let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves + over me when my foot slips." +038:017 For I am ready to fall. My pain is continually before me. +038:018 For I will declare my iniquity. I will be sorry for my sin. +038:019 But my enemies are vigorous and many. Those who hate me + without reason are numerous. +038:020 They who also render evil for good are adversaries to me, + because I follow what is good. +038:021 Don't forsake me, Yahweh. My God, don't be far from me. +038:022 Hurry to help me, Lord, my salvation. +039:001 <<For the Chief Musician. For Jeduthun. A Psalm by David.>> I said, + "I will watch my ways, so that I don't sin with my tongue. + I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me." +039:002 I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good. + My sorrow was stirred. +039:003 My heart was hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned: + I spoke with my tongue: +039:004 "Yahweh, show me my end, what is the measure of my days. + Let me know how frail I am. +039:005 Behold, you have made my days handbreadths. My lifetime + is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as + a breath." Selah. +039:006 "Surely every man walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves + in vain. He heaps up, and doesn't know who shall gather. +039:007 Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you. +039:008 Deliver me from all my transgressions. Don't make me the reproach + of the foolish. +039:009 I was mute. I didn't open my mouth, because you did it. +039:010 Remove your scourge away from me. I am overcome by the blow + of your hand. +039:011 When you rebuke and correct man for iniquity, You consume his + wealth like a moth. Surely every man is but a breath." Selah. +039:012 "Hear my prayer, Yahweh, and give ear to my cry. + Don't be silent at my tears. For I am a stranger with you, + a foreigner, as all my fathers were. +039:013 Oh spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go away, + and exist no more." +040:001 <<For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.>> I waited + patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry. +040:002 He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. + He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand. +040:003 He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. + Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in Yahweh. +040:004 Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust, and doesn't + respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. +040:005 Many, Yahweh, my God, are the wonderful works which you + have done, and your thoughts which are toward us. + They can't be declared back to you. If I would declare + and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. +040:006 Sacrifice and offering you didn't desire. You have opened my ears. + You have not required burnt offering and sin offering. +040:007 Then I said, "Behold, I have come. It is written about me + in the book in the scroll. +040:008 I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is + within my heart." +040:009 I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. + Behold, I will not seal my lips, Yahweh, you know. +040:010 I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart. + I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation. + I have not concealed your loving kindness and your truth + from the great assembly. +040:011 Don't withhold your tender mercies from me, Yahweh. Let your + loving kindness and your truth continually preserve me. +040:012 For innumerable evils have surrounded me. My iniquities + have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up. + They are more than the hairs of my head. My heart has failed me. +040:013 Be pleased, Yahweh, to deliver me. Hurry to help me, Yahweh. +040:014 Let them be disappointed and confounded together who seek + after my soul to destroy it. Let them be turned backward + and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt. +040:015 Let them be desolate by reason of their shame that tell + me, "Aha! Aha!" +040:016 Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. + Let such as love your salvation say continually, + "Let Yahweh be exalted!" +040:017 But I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. + You are my help and my deliverer. Don't delay, my God. +041:001 <<For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.>> Blessed + is he who considers the poor. Yahweh will deliver him + in the day of evil. +041:002 Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive. + He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender + him to the will of his enemies. +041:003 Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from + his bed of illness. +041:004 I said, "Yahweh, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have + sinned against you." +041:005 My enemies speak evil against me: "When will he die, + and his name perish?" +041:006 If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers + iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it. +041:007 All who hate me whisper together against me. They imagine + the worst for me. +041:008 "An evil disease," they say, "has afflicted him. + Now that he lies he shall rise up no more." +041:009 Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread + with me, has lifted up his heel against me. +041:010 But you, Yahweh, have mercy on me, and raise me up, that I + may repay them. +041:011 By this I know that you delight in me, because my enemy doesn't + triumph over me. +041:012 As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, and set me in + your presence forever. +041:013 Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting and + to everlasting! Amen and amen. +042:001 <<For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by the sons of + Korah.>> As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul + pants after you, God. +042:002 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I + come and appear before God? +042:003 My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually + ask me, "Where is your God?" +042:004 These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, + how I used to go with the crowd, and led them to the house + of God, with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping + a holy day. +042:005 Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? + Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving + help of his presence. +042:006 My God, my soul is in despair within me. Therefore I remember + you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon, + from the hill Mizar. +042:007 Deep calls to deep at the noise of your waterfalls. + All your waves and your billows have swept over me. +042:008 Yahweh will command his loving kindness in the daytime. + In the night his song shall be with me: a prayer to the God + of my life. +042:009 I will ask God, my rock, "Why have you forgotten me? + Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?" +042:010 As with a sword in my bones, my adversaries reproach me, + while they continually ask me, "Where is your God?" +042:011 Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? + Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help + of my countenance, and my God. +043:001 Vindicate me, God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. + Oh, deliver me from deceitful and wicked men. +043:002 For you are the God of my strength. Why have you rejected me? + Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? +043:003 Oh, send out your light and your truth. Let them lead me. + Let them bring me to your holy hill, To your tents. +043:004 Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my exceeding joy. + I will praise you on the harp, God, my God. +043:005 Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? + Hope in God! For I shall still praise him: my Savior, + my helper, and my God. +044:001 <<For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. + A contemplative psalm.>> We have heard with our ears, God; + our fathers have told us, what work you did in their days, + in the days of old. +044:002 You drove out the nations with your hand, but you planted them. + You afflicted the peoples, but you spread them abroad. +044:003 For they didn't get the land in possession by their own sword, + neither did their own arm save them; but your right hand, + and your arm, and the light of your face, because you were + favorable to them. +044:004 You are my King, God. Command victories for Jacob! +044:005 Through you, will we push down our adversaries. Through your name, + will we tread them under who rise up against us. +044:006 For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me. +044:007 But you have saved us from our adversaries, and have shamed + those who hate us. +044:008 In God we have made our boast all day long, we will give thanks + to your name forever. Selah. +044:009 But now you rejected us, and brought us to dishonor, and don't + go out with our armies. +044:010 You make us turn back from the adversary. Those who hate us + take spoil for themselves. +044:011 You have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us + among the nations. +044:012 You sell your people for nothing, and have gained nothing + from their sale. +044:013 You make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and a derision + to those who are around us. +044:014 You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head + among the peoples. +044:015 All day long my dishonor is before me, and shame covers my face, +044:016 At the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, + because of the enemy and the avenger. +044:017 All this has come on us, yet have we not forgotten you, + Neither have we been false to your covenant. +044:018 Our heart has not turned back, neither have our steps strayed + from your path, +044:019 Though you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, and covered + us with the shadow of death. +044:020 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or spread forth + our hands to a strange god; +044:021 won't God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart. +044:022 Yes, for your sake we are killed all day long. We are regarded + as sheep for the slaughter. +044:023 Wake up! Why do you sleep, Lord? Arise! Don't reject us forever. +044:024 Why do you hide your face, and forget our affliction + and our oppression? +044:025 For our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our body cleaves + to the earth. +044:026 Rise up to help us. Redeem us for your loving kindness' sake. +045:001 <<For the Chief Musician. Set to "The Lilies." A contemplation + by the sons of Korah. A wedding song.>> My heart overflows + with a noble theme. I recite my verses for the king. + My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer. +045:002 You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has + anointed your lips, therefore God has blessed you forever. +045:003 Gird your sword on your thigh, mighty one: your splendor + and your majesty. +045:004 In your majesty ride on victoriously on behalf of truth, humility, + and righteousness. Let your right hand display awesome deeds. +045:005 Your arrows are sharp. The nations fall under you, with arrows + in the heart of the king's enemies. +045:006 Your throne, God, is forever and ever. A scepter of equity + is the scepter of your kingdom. +045:007 You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. + Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil + of gladness above your fellows. +045:008 All your garments smell like myrrh, aloes, and cassia. + Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made you glad. +045:009 Kings' daughters are among your honorable women. + At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir. +045:010 Listen, daughter, consider, and turn your ear. Forget your + own people, and also your father's house. +045:011 So the king will desire your beauty, honor him, for he is your lord. +045:012 The daughter of Tyre comes with a gift. The rich among + the people entreat your favor. +045:013 The princess inside is all glorious. Her clothing is + interwoven with gold. +045:014 She shall be led to the king in embroidered work. The virgins, + her companions who follow her, shall be brought to you. +045:015 With gladness and rejoicing they shall be led. They shall + enter into the king's palace. +045:016 Your sons will take the place of your fathers. You shall make + them princes in all the earth. +045:017 I will make your name to be remembered in all generations. + Therefore the peoples shall give you thanks forever and ever. + {} +046:001 <<For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. + According to Alamoth.Alamoth is a musical term.>> God is our + refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. +046:002 Therefore we won't be afraid, though the earth changes, + though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas; +046:003 though the waters of it roar and are troubled, though the mountains + tremble with their swelling. Selah. +046:004 There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God glad, + the holy place of the tents of the Most High. +046:005 God is in her midst. She shall not be moved. God will help + her at dawn. +046:006 The nations raged. The kingdoms were moved. He lifted his voice, + and the earth melted. +046:007 Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. +046:008 Come, see Yahweh's works, what desolations he has made + in the earth. +046:009 He makes wars cease to the end of the earth. He breaks the bow, + and shatters the spear. He burns the chariots in the fire. +046:010 "Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among + the nations. I will be exalted in the earth." +046:011 Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. +047:001 <<For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.>> + Oh clap your hands, all you nations. Shout to God with + the voice of triumph! +047:002 For Yahweh Most High is awesome. He is a great King over + all the earth. +047:003 He subdues nations under us, and peoples under our feet. +047:004 He chooses our inheritance for us, the glory of Jacob whom + he loved. Selah. +047:005 God has gone up with a shout, Yahweh with the sound of a trumpet. +047:006 Sing praise to God, sing praises. Sing praises to our King, + sing praises. +047:007 For God is the King of all the earth. Sing praises + with understanding. +047:008 God reigns over the nations. God sits on his holy throne. +047:009 The princes of the peoples are gathered together, the people of + the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God. + He is greatly exalted! +048:001 <<A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.>> Great is Yahweh, + and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, + in his holy mountain. +048:002 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, + on the north sides, the city of the great King. +048:003 God has shown himself in her citadels as a refuge. +048:004 For, behold, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together. +048:005 They saw it, then they were amazed. They were dismayed. + They hurried away. +048:006 Trembling took hold of them there, pain, as of a woman in travail. +048:007 With the east wind, you break the ships of Tarshish. +048:008 As we have heard, so we have seen, in the city of Yahweh of Armies, + in the city of our God. God will establish it forever. Selah. +048:009 We have thought about your loving kindness, God, in the midst + of your temple. +048:010 As is your name, God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth. + Your right hand is full of righteousness. +048:011 Let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice, + Because of your judgments. +048:012 Walk about Zion, and go around her. Number its towers. +048:013 Mark well her bulwarks. Consider her palaces, that you may + tell it to the next generation. +048:014 For this God is our God forever and ever. He will be our guide + even to death. +049:001 <<For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.>> + Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants + of the world, +049:002 both low and high, rich and poor together. +049:003 My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart + shall utter understanding. +049:004 I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will open my riddle + on the harp. +049:005 Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my + heels surrounds me? +049:006 Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude + of their riches-- +049:007 none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give + God a ransom for him. +049:008 For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment + is ever enough, +049:009 That he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption. +049:010 For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the + senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others. +049:011 Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, + and their dwelling places to all generations. They name + their lands after themselves. +049:012 But man, despite his riches, doesn't endure. He is like + the animals that perish. +049:013 This is the destiny of those who are foolish, and of those + who approve their sayings. Selah. +049:014 They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall + be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over + them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, + far from their mansion. +049:015 But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, + for he will receive me. Selah. +049:016 Don't be afraid when a man is made rich, when the glory of his + house is increased. +049:017 For when he dies he shall carry nothing away. His glory shall + not descend after him. +049:018 Though while he lived he blessed his soul--and men praise you + when you do well for yourself-- +049:019 he shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall + never see the light. +049:020 A man who has riches without understanding, is like the + animals that perish. +050:001 <<A Psalm by Asaph.>> The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, speaks, + and calls the earth from sunrise to sunset. +050:002 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth. +050:003 Our God comes, and does not keep silent. A fire devours before him. + It is very stormy around him. +050:004 He calls to the heavens above, to the earth, that he may + judge his people: +050:005 "Gather my saints together to me, those who have made a covenant + with me by sacrifice." +050:006 The heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God himself + is judge. Selah. +050:007 "Hear, my people, and I will speak; Israel, and I will testify + against you. I am God, your God. +050:008 I don't rebuke you for your sacrifices. Your burnt offerings + are continually before me. +050:009 I have no need for a bull from your stall, nor male goats + from your pens. +050:010 For every animal of the forest is mine, and the livestock + on a thousand hills. +050:011 I know all the birds of the mountains. The wild animals + of the field are mine. +050:012 If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is mine, + and all that is in it. +050:013 Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats? +050:014 Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows + to the Most High. +050:015 Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, + and you will honor me." +050:016 But to the wicked God says, "What right do you have to declare + my statutes, that you have taken my covenant on your lips, +050:017 seeing you hate instruction, and throw my words behind you? +050:018 When you saw a thief, you consented with him, and have + participated with adulterers. +050:019 "You give your mouth to evil. Your tongue frames deceit. +050:020 You sit and speak against your brother. You slander your + own mother's son. +050:021 You have done these things, and I kept silent. + You thought that the I was just like you. I will rebuke you, + and accuse you in front of your eyes. +050:022 "Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you into pieces, + and there be none to deliver. +050:023 Whoever offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, + and prepares his way so that I will show God's salvation to him." +051:001 <<For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David, when Nathan + the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.>> + Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. + According to the multitude of your tender mercies, + blot out my transgressions. +051:002 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity. Cleanse me from my sin. +051:003 For I know my transgressions. My sin is constantly before me. +051:004 Against you, and you only, have I sinned, and done that which is + evil in your sight; that you may be proved right when you speak, + and justified when you judge. +051:005 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity. In sin my + mother conceived me. +051:006 Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me + wisdom in the inmost place. +051:007 Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I + will be whiter than snow. +051:008 Let me hear joy and gladness, That the bones which you have + broken may rejoice. +051:009 Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my iniquities. +051:010 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me. +051:011 Don't throw me from your presence, and don't take your holy + Spirit from me. +051:012 Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with + a willing spirit. +051:013 Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners shall + be converted to you. +051:014 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation. + My tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness. +051:015 Lord, open my lips. My mouth shall declare your praise. +051:016 For you don't delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. + You have no pleasure in burnt offering. +051:017 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and + contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. +051:018 Do well in your good pleasure to Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem. +051:019 Then you will delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, + in burnt offerings and in whole burnt offerings. + Then they will offer bulls on your altar. +052:001 <<For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by David, when Doeg + the Edomite came and told Saul, "David has come to Abimelech's + house.">> Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? + God's loving kindness endures continually. +052:002 Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, + working deceitfully. +052:003 You love evil more than good, lying rather than speaking + the truth. Selah. +052:004 You love all devouring words, you deceitful tongue. +052:005 God will likewise destroy you forever. He will take you up, + and pluck you out of your tent, and root you out of the land + of the living. Selah. +052:006 The righteous also will see it, and fear, and laugh at him, saying, +052:007 "Behold, this is the man who didn't make God his strength, + but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened + himself in his wickedness." +052:008 But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God's house. + I trust in God's loving kindness forever and ever. +052:009 I will give you thanks forever, because you have done it. + I will hope in your name, for it is good, in the presence + of your saints. +053:001 <<For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Mahalath." A contemplation + by David.>> The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." + They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. + There is no one who does good. +053:002 God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see + if there are any who understood, who seek after God. +053:003 Every one of them has gone back. They have become filthy together. + There is no one who does good, no, not one. +053:004 Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people + as they eat bread, and don't call on God? +053:005 There they were in great fear, where no fear was, for God + has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you. + You have put them to shame, because God has rejected them. +053:006 Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God + brings back his people from captivity, then Jacob shall rejoice, + and Israel shall be glad. +054:001 <<For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation + by David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, "Isn't David + hiding himself among us?">> Save me, God, by your name. + Vindicate me in your might. +054:002 Hear my prayer, God. Listen to the words of my mouth. +054:003 For strangers have risen up against me. Violent men have sought + after my soul. They haven't set God before them. Selah. +054:004 Behold, God is my helper. The Lord is the one who sustains my soul. +054:005 He will repay the evil to my enemies. Destroy them in your truth. +054:006 With a free will offering, I will sacrifice to you. + I will give thanks to your name, Yahweh, for it is good. +054:007 For he has delivered me out of all trouble. My eye has seen + triumph over my enemies. +055:001 <<For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. + A contemplation by David.>> Listen to my prayer, God. + Don't hide yourself from my supplication. +055:002 Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan, +055:003 Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression + of the wicked. For they bring suffering on me. + In anger they hold a grudge against me. +055:004 My heart is severely pained within me. The terrors of death + have fallen on me. +055:005 Fearfulness and trembling have come on me. + Horror has overwhelmed me. +055:006 I said, "Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, + and be at rest. +055:007 Behold, then I would wander far off. I would lodge in + the wilderness." Selah. +055:008 "I would hurry to a shelter from the stormy wind and storm." +055:009 Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, for I have + seen violence and strife in the city. +055:010 Day and night they prowl around on its walls. Malice and abuse + are also within her. +055:011 Destructive forces are within her. Threats and lies don't + depart from her streets. +055:012 For it was not an enemy who insulted me, then I could have + endured it. Neither was it he who hated me who raised himself + up against me, then I would have hid myself from him. +055:013 But it was you, a man like me, my companion, and my familiar friend. +055:014 We took sweet fellowship together. We walked in God's + house with company. +055:015 Let death come suddenly on them. Let them go down alive into Sheol. + For wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them. +055:016 As for me, I will call on God. Yahweh will save me. +055:017 Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. + He will hear my voice. +055:018 He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was + against me, although there are many who oppose me. +055:019 God, who is enthroned forever, will hear, and answer them. + Selah. They never change, who don't fear God. +055:020 He raises his hands against his friends. He has + violated his covenant. +055:021 His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. + His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords. +055:022 Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. + He will never allow the righteous to be moved. +055:023 But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. + Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, + but I will trust in you. +056:001 <<For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Silent Dove in + Distant Lands." A poem by David, when the Philistines seized him + in Gath.>> Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. + All day long, he attacks and oppresses me. +056:002 My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are + many who fight proudly against me. +056:003 When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you. +056:004 In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. + I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? +056:005 All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are + against me for evil. +056:006 They conspire and lurk, watching my steps, they are eager + to take my life. +056:007 Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God. +056:008 You number my wanderings. You put my tears into your bottle. + Aren't they in your book? +056:009 Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call. + I know this, that God is for me. +056:010 In God, I will praise his word. In Yahweh, I will praise his word. +056:011 I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. + What can man do to me? +056:012 Your vows are on me, God. I will give thank offerings to you. +056:013 For you have delivered my soul from death, and prevented my + feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light + of the living. +057:001 <<For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." + A poem by David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.>> Be + merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, for my soul takes refuge + in you. Yes, in the shadow of your wings, I will take refuge, + until disaster has passed. +057:002 I cry out to God Most High, to God who accomplishes my + requests for me. +057:003 He will send from heaven, and save me, he rebukes the one + who is pursuing me. Selah. God will send out his loving + kindness and his truth. +057:004 My soul is among lions. I lie among those who are set on fire, + even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, + and their tongue a sharp sword. +057:005 Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be above + all the earth! +057:006 They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. + They dig a pit before me. They fall into the midst of + it themselves. Selah. +057:007 My heart is steadfast, God, my heart is steadfast. + I will sing, yes, I will sing praises. +057:008 Wake up, my glory! Wake up, psaltery and harp! + I will wake up the dawn. +057:009 I will give thanks to you, Lord, among the peoples. + I will sing praises to you among the nations. +057:010 For your great loving kindness reaches to the heavens, + and your truth to the skies. +057:011 Be exalted, God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over + all the earth. +058:001 <<For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." + A poem by David.>> Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? + Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men? +058:002 No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence + of your hands in the earth. +058:003 The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon + as they are born, speaking lies. +058:004 Their poison is like the poison of a snake; like a deaf cobra + that stops its ear, +058:005 which doesn't listen to the voice of charmers, no matter + how skillful the charmer may be. +058:006 Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great + teeth of the young lions, Yahweh. +058:007 Let them vanish as water that flows away. When they draw the bow, + let their arrows be made blunt. +058:008 Let them be like a snail which melts and passes away, + like the stillborn child, who has not seen the sun. +058:009 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep + away the green and the burning alike. +058:010 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. + He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked; +058:011 so that men shall say, "Most certainly there is a reward + for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who + judges the earth." +059:001 <<For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." + A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house + to kill him.>> Deliver me from my enemies, my God. + Set me on high from those who rise up against me. +059:002 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Save me from + the bloodthirsty men. +059:003 For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather + themselves together against me, not for my disobedience, + nor for my sin, Yahweh. +059:004 I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. + Rise up, behold, and help me! +059:005 You, Yahweh God of Armies, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish + the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah. +059:006 They return at evening, howling like dogs, and prowl + around the city. +059:007 Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, "For," + they say, "who hears us?" +059:008 But you, Yahweh, laugh at them. You scoff at all the nations. +059:009 Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, for God is my high tower. +059:010 My God will go before me with his loving kindness. + God will let me look at my enemies in triumph. +059:011 Don't kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them + by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield. +059:012 For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, + let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies + which they utter. +059:013 Consume them in wrath. Consume them, and they will be no more. + Let them know that God rules in Jacob, to the ends of + the earth. Selah. +059:014 At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, + and go around the city. +059:015 They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night + if they aren't satisfied. +059:016 But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud + of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been + my high tower, a refuge in the day of my distress. +059:017 To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, + the God of my mercy. +060:001 <<For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "The Lily of the Covenant." + A teaching poem by David, when he fought with Aram Naharaim + and with Aram Zobah, and Joab returned, and killed twelve + thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.>> God, you have + rejected us. You have broken us down. You have been angry. + Restore us, again. +060:002 You have made the land tremble. You have torn it. + Mend its fractures, for it quakes. +060:003 You have shown your people hard things. You have made us + drink the wine that makes us stagger. +060:004 You have given a banner to those who fear you, that it may be + displayed because of the truth. Selah. +060:005 So that your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, + and answer us. +060:006 God has spoken from his sanctuary: "I will triumph. + I will divide Shechem, and measure out the valley of Succoth. +060:007 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is the defense + of my head. Judah is my scepter. +060:008 Moab is my wash basin. I will throw my shoe on Edom. + I shout in triumph over Philistia." +060:009 Who will bring me into the strong city? Who has led me to Edom? +060:010 Haven't you, God, rejected us? You don't go out with + our armies, God. +060:011 Give us help against the adversary, for the help of man is vain. +060:012 Through God we shall do valiantly, for it is he who will tread + down our adversaries. +061:001 <<For the Chief Musician. For a stringed instrument. + By David.>> Hear my cry, God. Listen to my prayer. +061:002 From the end of the earth, I will call to you, when my heart + is overwhelmed. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. +061:003 For you have been a refuge for me, a strong tower from the enemy. +061:004 I will dwell in your tent forever. I will take refuge + in the shelter of your wings. Selah. +061:005 For you, God, have heard my vows. You have given me the heritage + of those who fear your name. +061:006 You will prolong the king's life; his years shall be for generations. +061:007 He shall be enthroned in God's presence forever. Appoint your + loving kindness and truth, that they may preserve him. +061:008 So I will sing praise to your name forever, that I may fulfill + my vows daily. +062:001 <<For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthan. A Psalm by David.>> + My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him. +062:002 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress--I will + never be greatly shaken. +062:003 How long will you assault a man, would all of you throw him down, + Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence? +062:004 They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. + They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they + curse inwardly. Selah. +062:005 My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation + is from him. +062:006 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress. + I will not be shaken. +062:007 With God is my salvation and my honor. The rock of my strength, + and my refuge, is in God. +062:008 Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart + before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah. +062:009 Surely men of low degree are just a breath, and men of high + degree are a lie. In the balances they will go up. + They are together lighter than a breath. +062:010 Don't trust in oppression. Don't become vain in robbery. + If riches increase, don't set your heart on them. +062:011 God has spoken once; twice I have heard this, that power + belongs to God. +062:012 Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward + every man according to his work. +063:001 <<A Psalm by David, when he was in the desert of Judah.>> God, + you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts + for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, + where there is no water. +063:002 So I have seen you in the sanctuary, watching your power + and your glory. +063:003 Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips + shall praise you. +063:004 So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands + in your name. +063:005 My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. + My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips, +063:006 when I remember you on my bed, and think about you in + the night watches. +063:007 For you have been my help. I will rejoice in the shadow + of your wings. +063:008 My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up. +063:009 But those who seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into + the lower parts of the earth. +063:010 They shall be given over to the power of the sword. + They shall be jackal food. +063:011 But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him + will praise him, for the mouth of those who speak lies + shall be silenced. +064:001 <<For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.>> Hear my voice, + God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy. +064:002 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the noisy + crowd of the ones doing evil; +064:003 who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, + deadly words, +064:004 to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him + suddenly and fearlessly. +064:005 They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying + snares secretly. They say, "Who will see them?" +064:006 They plot injustice, saying, "We have made a perfect plan!" + Surely man's mind and heart are cunning. +064:007 But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck + down with an arrow. +064:008 Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will + shake their heads. +064:009 All mankind shall be afraid. They shall declare the work of God, + and shall wisely ponder what he has done. +064:010 The righteous shall be glad in Yahweh, and shall take refuge in him. + All the upright in heart shall praise him! +065:001 <<For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song.>> Praise + waits for you, God, in Zion. To you shall vows be performed. +065:002 You who hear prayer, to you all men will come. +065:003 Sins overwhelmed me, but you atoned for our transgressions. +065:004 Blessed is one whom you choose, and cause to come near, + that he may live in your courts. We will be filled with + the goodness of your house, your holy temple. +065:005 By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of + our salvation. You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, + of those who are far away on the sea; +065:006 Who by his power forms the mountains, having armed + yourself with strength; +065:007 who stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, + and the turmoil of the nations. +065:008 They also who dwell in far-away places are afraid at your wonders. + You call the morning's dawn and the evening with songs of joy. +065:009 You visit the earth, and water it. You greatly enrich it. + The river of God is full of water. You provide them grain, + for so you have ordained it. +065:010 You drench its furrows. You level its ridges. You soften it + with showers. You bless it with a crop. +065:011 You crown the year with your bounty. Your carts + overflow with abundance. +065:012 The wilderness grasslands overflow. The hills are + clothed with gladness. +065:013 The pastures are covered with flocks. The valleys also are + clothed with grain. They shout for joy! They also sing. +066:001 <<For the Chief Musician. A song. A Psalm.>> Make a joyful + shout to God, all the earth! +066:002 Sing to the glory of his name! Offer glory and praise! +066:003 Tell God, "How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness + of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you. +066:004 All the earth will worship you, and will sing to you; + they will sing to your name." Selah. +066:005 Come, and see God's deeds--awesome work on behalf of the + children of men. +066:006 He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river + on foot. There, we rejoiced in him. +066:007 He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. + Don't let the rebellious rise up against him. Selah. +066:008 Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his praise heard, +066:009 who preserves our life among the living, and doesn't allow + our feet to be moved. +066:010 For you, God, have tested us. You have refined us, + as silver is refined. +066:011 You brought us into prison. You laid a burden on our backs. +066:012 You allowed men to ride over our heads. We went through fire + and through water, but you brought us to the place of abundance. +066:013 I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. + I will pay my vows to you, +066:014 which my lips promised, and my mouth spoke, when I was in distress. +066:015 I will offer to you burnt offerings of fat animals, with the + offering of rams, I will offer bulls with goats. Selah. +066:016 Come, and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has + done for my soul. +066:017 I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue. +066:018 If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn't have listened. +066:019 But most certainly, God has listened. He has heard the voice + of my prayer. +066:020 Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor his + loving kindness from me. +067:001 <<For the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. + A Psalm. A song.>> May God be merciful to us, bless us, + and cause his face to shine on us. Selah. +067:002 That your way may be known on earth, and your salvation + among all nations, +067:003 let the peoples praise you, God. Let all the peoples praise you. +067:004 Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you will judge + the peoples with equity, and govern the nations on earth. Selah. +067:005 Let the peoples praise you, God. Let all the peoples praise you. +067:006 The earth has yielded its increase. God, even our own God, + will bless us. +067:007 God will bless us. All the ends of the earth shall fear him. +068:001 <<For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. + A song.>> Let God arise! Let his enemies be scattered! + Let them who hate him also flee before him. +068:002 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away. As wax melts before + the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. +068:003 But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God. + Yes, let them rejoice with gladness. +068:004 Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Extol him who rides + on the clouds: to Yah, his name! Rejoice before him! +068:005 A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, + is God in his holy habitation. +068:006 God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners + with singing, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land. +068:007 God, when you went forth before your people, when you marched + through the wilderness... Selah. +068:008 The earth trembled. The sky also poured down rain at + the presence of the God of Sinai--at the presence of God, + the God of Israel. +068:009 You, God, sent a plentiful rain. You confirmed your inheritance, + when it was weary. +068:010 Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your + goodness for the poor. +068:011 The Lord announced the word. The ones who proclaim it are + a great company. +068:012 "Kings of armies flee! They flee!" She who waits at home + divides the spoil, +068:013 while you sleep among the campfires, the wings of a dove + sheathed with silver, her feathers with shining gold. +068:014 When the Almighty scattered kings in her, it snowed on Zalmon. +068:015 The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains. + The mountains of Bashan are rugged. +068:016 Why do you look in envy, you rugged mountains, at the mountain + where God chooses to reign? Yes, Yahweh will dwell there forever. +068:017 The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. + The Lord is among them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary. +068:018 You have ascended on high. You have led away captives. + You have received gifts among men, yes, among the rebellious also, + that Yah God might dwell there. +068:019 Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God + who is our salvation. Selah. +068:020 God is to us a God of deliverance. To Yahweh, the Lord, + belongs escape from death. +068:021 But God will strike through the head of his enemies, the hairy + scalp of such a one as still continues in his guiltiness. +068:022 The Lord said, "I will bring you again from Bashan, I will bring + you again from the depths of the sea; +068:023 That you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, + that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion + from your enemies." +068:024 They have seen your processions, God, even the processions + of my God, my King, into the sanctuary. +068:025 The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, + in the midst of the ladies playing with tambourines, +068:026 "Bless God in the congregations, even the Lord in the + assembly of Israel!" +068:027 There is little Benjamin, their ruler, the princes of Judah, + their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali. +068:028 Your God has commanded your strength. Strengthen, God, that which + you have done for us. +068:029 Because of your temple at Jerusalem, kings shall bring + presents to you. +068:030 Rebuke the wild animal of the reeds, the multitude of the bulls, + with the calves of the peoples. Being humbled, may it bring + bars of silver. Scatter the nations that delight in war. +068:031 Princes shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hurry to stretch + out her hands to God. +068:032 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth! Sing praises to + the Lord! Selah. +068:033 To him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which are of old; + behold, he utters his voice, a mighty voice. +068:034 Ascribe strength to God! His excellency is over Israel, + his strength is in the skies. +068:035 You are awesome, God, in your sanctuaries. + The God of Israel gives strength and power to his people. + Praise be to God! +069:001 <<For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Lilies." By David.>> + Save me, God, for the waters have come up to my neck! +069:002 I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold. + I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. +069:003 I am weary with my crying. My throat is dry. My eyes fail, + looking for my God. +069:004 Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head. + Those who want to cut me off, being my enemies wrongfully, + are mighty. I have to restore what I didn't take away. +069:005 God, you know my foolishness. My sins aren't hidden from you. +069:006 Don't let those who wait for you be shamed through me, + Lord Yahweh of Armies. Don't let those who seek you be brought + to dishonor through me, God of Israel. +069:007 Because for your sake, I have borne reproach. Shame has + covered my face. +069:008 I have become a stranger to my brothers, an alien to + my mother's children. +069:009 For the zeal of your house consumes me. The reproaches + of those who reproach you have fallen on me. +069:010 When I wept and I fasted, that was to my reproach. +069:011 When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them. +069:012 Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song + of the drunkards. +069:013 But as for me, my prayer is to you, Yahweh, in an acceptable time. + God, in the abundance of your loving kindness, answer me + in the truth of your salvation. +069:014 Deliver me out of the mire, and don't let me sink. + Let me be delivered from those who hate me, and out of + the deep waters. +069:015 Don't let the flood waters overwhelm me, neither let the deep + swallow me up. Don't let the pit shut its mouth on me. +069:016 Answer me, Yahweh, for your loving kindness is good. + According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me. +069:017 Don't hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress. + Answer me speedily! +069:018 Draw near to my soul, and redeem it. Ransom me because + of my enemies. +069:019 You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor. + My adversaries are all before you. +069:020 Reproach has broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness. + I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; + for comforters, but I found none. +069:021 They also gave me gall for my food. In my thirst, they gave + me vinegar to drink. +069:022 Let their table before them become a snare. May it become + a retribution and a trap. +069:023 Let their eyes be darkened, so that they can't see. + Let their backs be continually bent. +069:024 Pour out your indignation on them. Let the fierceness of your + anger overtake them. +069:025 Let their habitation be desolate. Let no one dwell in their tents. +069:026 For they persecute him whom you have wounded. They tell + of the sorrow of those whom you have hurt. +069:027 Charge them with crime upon crime. Don't let them come + into your righteousness. +069:028 Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written + with the righteous. +069:029 But I am in pain and distress. Let your salvation, God, protect me. +069:030 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify + him with thanksgiving. +069:031 It will please Yahweh better than an ox, or a bull that has + horns and hoofs. +069:032 The humble have seen it, and are glad. You who seek after God, + let your heart live. +069:033 For Yahweh hears the needy, and doesn't despise his captive people. +069:034 Let heaven and earth praise him; the seas, and everything + that moves therein! +069:035 For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah. + They shall settle there, and own it. +069:036 The children also of his servants shall inherit it. + Those who love his name shall dwell therein. +070:001 <<For the Chief Musician. By David. A reminder.>> Hurry, God, + to deliver me. Come quickly to help me, Yahweh. +070:002 Let them be disappointed and confounded who seek my soul. + Let those who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace. +070:003 Let them be turned because of their shame Who say, "Aha! Aha!" +070:004 Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. + Let those who love your salvation continually say, + "Let God be exalted!" +070:005 But I am poor and needy. Come to me quickly, God. You are + my help and my deliverer. Yahweh, don't delay. +071:001 In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Never let me be disappointed. +071:002 Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me. + Turn your ear to me, and save me. +071:003 Be to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go. + Give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress. +071:004 Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the hand + of the unrighteous and cruel man. +071:005 For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh; my confidence from my youth. +071:006 I have relied on you from the womb. You are he who took me + out of my mother's womb. I will always praise you. +071:007 I am a marvel to many, but you are my strong refuge. +071:008 My mouth shall be filled with your praise, with your honor + all the day. +071:009 Don't reject me in my old age. Don't forsake me when + my strength fails. +071:010 For my enemies talk about me. Those who watch for my + soul conspire together, +071:011 saying, "God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for no + one will rescue him." +071:012 God, don't be far from me. My God, hurry to help me. +071:013 Let my accusers be disappointed and consumed. Let them be + covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me. +071:014 But I will always hope, and will add to all of your praise. +071:015 My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your + salvation all day, though I don't know its full measure. +071:016 I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Yahweh. + I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone. +071:017 God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have + declared your wondrous works. +071:018 Yes, even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don't forsake me, + until I have declared your strength to the next generation, + your might to everyone who is to come. +071:019 Your righteousness also, God, reaches to the heavens; + you have done great things. God, who is like you? +071:020 You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles, you will + let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths + of the earth. +071:021 Increase my honor, and comfort me again. +071:022 I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God. + I sing praises to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel. +071:023 My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, + sings praises to you! +071:024 My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long, + for they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want + to harm me. +072:001 <<By Solomon.>> God, give the king your justice; your righteousness + to the royal son. +072:002 He will judge your people with righteousness, and your + poor with justice. +072:003 The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people. + The hills bring the fruit of righteousness. +072:004 He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children + of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces. +072:005 They shall fear you while the sun endures; and as long as the moon, + throughout all generations. +072:006 He will come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers + that water the earth. +072:007 In his days, the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, + until the moon is no more. +072:008 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, from the River + to the ends of the earth. +072:009 Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. + His enemies shall lick the dust. +072:010 The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. + The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. +072:011 Yes, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations + shall serve him. +072:012 For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, + who has no helper. +072:013 He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls + of the needy. +072:014 He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. + Their blood will be precious in his sight. +072:015 They shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba. + Men shall pray for him continually. They shall bless him + all day long. +072:016 There shall be abundance of grain throughout the land. + Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like + the grass of the field. +072:017 His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. + Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed. +072:018 Praise be to Yahweh God, the God of Israel, who alone + does marvelous deeds. +072:019 Blessed be his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth + be filled with his glory! Amen and amen. +072:020 This ends the prayers by David, the son of Jesse. +073:001 <<A Psalm by Asaph.>> Surely God is good to Israel, to those + who are pure in heart. +073:002 But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps + had nearly slipped. +073:003 For I was envious of the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity + of the wicked. +073:004 For there are no struggles in their death, but their + strength is firm. +073:005 They are free from burdens of men, neither are they plagued + like other men. +073:006 Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. + Violence covers them like a garment. +073:007 Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit. +073:008 They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, + they threaten oppression. +073:009 They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks + through the earth. +073:010 Therefore their people return to them, and they drink up + waters of abundance. +073:011 They say, "How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?" +073:012 Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, + they increase in riches. +073:013 Surely in vain I have cleansed my heart, and washed my + hands in innocence, +073:014 For all day long have I been plagued, and punished every morning. +073:015 If I had said, "I will speak thus;" behold, I would have betrayed + the generation of your children. +073:016 When I tried to understand this, it was too painful for me; +073:017 Until I entered God's sanctuary, and considered their latter end. +073:018 Surely you set them in slippery places. You throw them + down to destruction. +073:019 How they are suddenly destroyed! They are completely swept + away with terrors. +073:020 As a dream when one wakes up, so, Lord, when you awake, + you will despise their fantasies. +073:021 For my soul was grieved. I was embittered in my heart. +073:022 I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you. +073:023 Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held + my right hand. +073:024 You will guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive + me to glory. +073:025 Who do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth who I + desire besides you. +073:026 My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart + and my portion forever. +073:027 For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish. + You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you. +073:028 But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made + the Lord Yahweh my refuge, that I may tell of all your works. +074:001 <<A contemplation by Asaph.>> God, why have you rejected us forever? + Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture? +074:002 Remember your congregation, which you purchased of old, + which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your inheritance; + Mount Zion, in which you have lived. +074:003 Lift up your feet to the perpetual ruins, all the evil that + the enemy has done in the sanctuary. +074:004 Your adversaries have roared in the midst of your assembly. + They have set up their standards as signs. +074:005 They behaved like men wielding axes, cutting through a + thicket of trees. +074:006 Now they break all its carved work down with hatchet and hammers. +074:007 They have burned your sanctuary to the ground. + They have profaned the dwelling place of your Name. +074:008 They said in their heart, "We will crush them completely." + They have burned up all the places in the land where + God was worshiped. +074:009 We see no miraculous signs. There is no longer any prophet, + neither is there among us anyone who knows how long. +074:010 How long, God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy + blaspheme your name forever? +074:011 Why do you draw back your hand, even your right hand? + Take it out of your pocket and consume them! +074:012 Yet God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst + of the earth. +074:013 You divided the sea by your strength. You broke the heads + of the sea monsters in the waters. +074:014 You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces. You gave him + as food to people and desert creatures. +074:015 You opened up spring and stream. You dried up mighty rivers. +074:016 The day is yours, the night is also yours. You have prepared + the light and the sun. +074:017 You have set all the boundaries of the earth. You have made + summer and winter. +074:018 Remember this, that the enemy has mocked you, Yahweh. + Foolish people have blasphemed your name. +074:019 Don't deliver the soul of your dove to wild beasts. + Don't forget the life of your poor forever. +074:020 Honor your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark + places of the earth. +074:021 Don't let the oppressed return ashamed. Let the poor and needy + praise your name. +074:022 Arise, God! Plead your own cause. Remember how the foolish + man mocks you all day. +074:023 Don't forget the voice of your adversaries. The tumult + of those who rise up against you ascends continually. +075:001 <<For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." + A Psalm by Asaph. A song.>> We give thanks to you, God. + We give thanks, for your Name is near. Men tell about + your wondrous works. +075:002 When I choose the appointed time, I will judge blamelessly. +075:003 The earth and all its inhabitants quake. I firmly hold + its pillars. Selah. +075:004 I said to the arrogant, "Don't boast!" I said to the wicked, + "Don't lift up the horn. +075:005 Don't lift up your horn on high. Don't speak with a stiff neck." +075:006 For neither from the east, nor from the west, nor yet from + the south, comes exaltation. +075:007 But God is the judge. He puts down one, and lifts up another. +075:008 For in the hand of Yahweh there is a cup, full of foaming + wine mixed with spices. He pours it out. Indeed the wicked + of the earth drink and drink it to its very dregs. +075:009 But I will declare this forever: I will sing praises to + the God of Jacob. +075:010 I will cut off all the horns of the wicked, but the horns + of the righteous shall be lifted up. +076:001 <<For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. + A Psalm by Asaph. A song.>> In Judah, God is known. + His name is great in Israel. +076:002 His tent is also in Salem; His dwelling place in Zion. +076:003 There he broke the flaming arrows of the bow, the shield, + and the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah. +076:004 Glorious are you, and excellent, more than mountains of game. +076:005 Valiant men lie plundered, they have slept their last sleep. + None of the men of war can lift their hands. +076:006 At your rebuke, God of Jacob, both chariot and horse are cast + into a deep sleep. +076:007 You, even you, are to be feared. Who can stand in your sight + when you are angry? +076:008 You pronounced judgment from heaven. The earth feared, + and was silent, +076:009 when God arose to judgment, to save all the afflicted ones + of the earth. Selah. +076:010 Surely the wrath of man praises you. The survivors of your + wrath are restrained. +076:011 Make vows to Yahweh your God, and fulfill them! Let all of his + neighbors bring presents to him who is to be feared. +076:012 He will cut off the spirit of princes. He is feared by the kings + of the earth. +077:001 <<For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm by Asaph.>> My + cry goes to God! Indeed, I cry to God for help, and for him + to listen to me. +077:002 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord. My hand + was stretched out in the night, and didn't get tired. + My soul refused to be comforted. +077:003 I remember God, and I groan. I complain, and my spirit + is overwhelmed. Selah. +077:004 You hold my eyelids open. I am so troubled that I can't speak. +077:005 I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times. +077:006 I remember my song in the night. I consider in my own heart; + my spirit diligently inquires: +077:007 "Will the Lord reject us forever? Will he be favorable no more? +077:008 Has his loving kindness vanished forever? Does his promise + fail for generations? +077:009 Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he, in anger, + withheld his compassion?" Selah. +077:010 Then I thought, "I will appeal to this: the years of the right + hand of the Most High." +077:011 I will remember Yah's deeds; for I will remember your + wonders of old. +077:012 I will also meditate on all your work, and consider your doings. +077:013 Your way, God, is in the sanctuary. What god is great like God? +077:014 You are the God who does wonders. You have made your strength + known among the peoples. +077:015 You have redeemed your people with your arm, the sons of Jacob + and Joseph. Selah. +077:016 The waters saw you, God. The waters saw you, and they writhed. + The depths also convulsed. +077:017 The clouds poured out water. The skies resounded with thunder. + Your arrows also flashed around. +077:018 The voice of your thunder was in the whirlwind. The lightnings + lit up the world. The earth trembled and shook. +077:019 Your way was through the sea; your paths through the great waters. + Your footsteps were not known. +077:020 You led your people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron. +078:001 <<A contemplation by Asaph.>> Hear my teaching, my people. + Turn your ears to the words of my mouth. +078:002 I will open my mouth in a parable. I will utter dark + sayings of old, +078:003 Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. +078:004 We will not hide them from their children, telling to + the generation to come the praises of Yahweh, his strength, + and his wondrous works that he has done. +078:005 For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed + a teaching in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, + that they should make them known to their children; +078:006 that the generation to come might know, even the children + who should be born; who should arise and tell their children, +078:007 that they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works + of God, but keep his commandments, +078:008 and might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious + generation, a generation that didn't make their hearts loyal, + whose spirit was not steadfast with God. +078:009 The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, + turned back in the day of battle. +078:010 They didn't keep God's covenant, and refused to walk in his law. +078:011 They forgot his doings, his wondrous works that he had shown them. +078:012 He did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers, + in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. +078:013 He split the sea, and caused them to pass through. + He made the waters stand as a heap. +078:014 In the daytime he also led them with a cloud, and all night + with a light of fire. +078:015 He split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly + as out of the depths. +078:016 He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters + to run down like rivers. +078:017 Yet they still went on to sin against him, to rebel against + the Most High in the desert. +078:018 They tempted God in their heart by asking food according + to their desire. +078:019 Yes, they spoke against God. They said, "Can God prepare + a table in the wilderness? +078:020 Behold, he struck the rock, so that waters gushed out, + and streams overflowed. Can he give bread also? + Will he provide flesh for his people?" +078:021 Therefore Yahweh heard, and was angry. A fire was kindled + against Jacob, anger also went up against Israel, +078:022 because they didn't believe in God, and didn't trust + in his salvation. +078:023 Yet he commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven. +078:024 He rained down manna on them to eat, and gave them food + from the sky. +078:025 Man ate the bread of angels. He sent them food to the full. +078:026 He caused the east wind to blow in the sky. By his power + he guided the south wind. +078:027 He rained also flesh on them as the dust; winged birds + as the sand of the seas. +078:028 He let them fall in the midst of their camp, + around their habitations. +078:029 So they ate, and were well filled. He gave them their own desire. +078:030 They didn't turn from their cravings. Their food was yet + in their mouths, +078:031 when the anger of God went up against them, killed some of + the fattest of them, and struck down the young men of Israel. +078:032 For all this they still sinned, and didn't believe in + his wondrous works. +078:033 Therefore he consumed their days in vanity, and their + years in terror. +078:034 When he killed them, then they inquired after him. + They returned and sought God earnestly. +078:035 They remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God, + their redeemer. +078:036 But they flattered him with their mouth, and lied to him + with their tongue. +078:037 For their heart was not right with him, neither were they + faithful in his covenant. +078:038 But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, and didn't destroy them. + Yes, many times he turned his anger away, and didn't stir up + all his wrath. +078:039 He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes away, + and doesn't come again. +078:040 How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, + and grieved him in the desert! +078:041 They turned again and tempted God, and provoked the + Holy One of Israel. +078:042 They didn't remember his hand, nor the day when he redeemed + them from the adversary; +078:043 how he set his signs in Egypt, his wonders in the field of Zoan, +078:044 he turned their rivers into blood, and their streams, + so that they could not drink. +078:045 He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; + and frogs, which destroyed them. +078:046 He gave also their increase to the caterpillar, and their labor + to the locust. +078:047 He destroyed their vines with hail, their sycamore fig + trees with frost. +078:048 He gave over their livestock also to the hail, and their flocks + to hot thunderbolts. +078:049 He threw on them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, indignation, + and trouble, and a band of angels of evil. +078:050 He made a path for his anger. He didn't spare their soul + from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence, +078:051 and struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the chief of their + strength in the tents of Ham. +078:052 But he led forth his own people like sheep, and guided them + in the wilderness like a flock. +078:053 He led them safely, so that they weren't afraid, but the sea + overwhelmed their enemies. +078:054 He brought them to the border of his sanctuary, to this mountain, + which his right hand had taken. +078:055 He also drove out the nations before them, allotted them + for an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel + to dwell in their tents. +078:056 Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God, + and didn't keep his testimonies; +078:057 but turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers. + They were turned aside like a deceitful bow. +078:058 For they provoked him to anger with their high places, + and moved him to jealousy with their engraved images. +078:059 When God heard this, he was angry, and greatly abhorred Israel; +078:060 So that he forsook the tent of Shiloh, the tent which he + placed among men; +078:061 and delivered his strength into captivity, his glory into + the adversary's hand. +078:062 He also gave his people over to the sword, and was angry + with his inheritance. +078:063 Fire devoured their young men. Their virgins had no wedding song. +078:064 Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows couldn't weep. +078:065 Then the Lord awakened as one out of sleep, like a mighty man + who shouts by reason of wine. +078:066 He struck his adversaries backward. He put them to + a perpetual reproach. +078:067 Moreover he rejected the tent of Joseph, and didn't choose + the tribe of Ephraim, +078:068 But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved. +078:069 He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth + which he has established forever. +078:070 He also chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds; +078:071 from following the ewes that have their young, he brought him to be + the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and Israel, his inheritance. +078:072 So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, + and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands. +079:001 <<A Psalm by Asaph.>> God, the nations have come into + your inheritance. They have defiled your holy temple. + They have laid Jerusalem in heaps. +079:002 They have given the dead bodies of your servants to be food + for the birds of the sky, the flesh of your saints to the animals + of the earth. +079:003 Their blood they have shed like water around Jerusalem. + There was no one to bury them. +079:004 We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and + derision to those who are around us. +079:005 How long, Yahweh? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy + burn like fire? +079:006 Pour out your wrath on the nations that don't know you; + on the kingdoms that don't call on your name; +079:007 For they have devoured Jacob, and destroyed his homeland. +079:008 Don't hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us. + Let your tender mercies speedily meet us, for we are + in desperate need. +079:009 Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of your name. + Deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name's sake. +079:010 Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Let it + be known among the nations, before our eyes, that vengeance + for your servants' blood is being poured out. +079:011 Let the sighing of the prisoner come before you. + According to the greatness of your power, preserve those who + are sentenced to death. +079:012 Pay back to our neighbors seven times into their bosom their + reproach with which they have reproached you, Lord. +079:013 So we, your people and sheep of your pasture, will give you + thanks forever. We will praise you forever, to all generations. +080:001 <<For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "The Lilies of + the Covenant." A Psalm by Asaph.>> Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, + you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who sit above + the cherubim, shine forth. +080:002 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up your might! + Come to save us! +080:003 Turn us again, God. Cause your face to shine, and we + will be saved. +080:004 Yahweh God of Armies, How long will you be angry against + the prayer of your people? +080:005 You have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them + tears to drink in large measure. +080:006 You make us a source of contention to our neighbors. + Our enemies laugh among themselves. +080:007 Turn us again, God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, + and we will be saved. +080:008 You brought a vine out of Egypt. You drove out the nations, + and planted it. +080:009 You cleared the ground for it. It took deep root, + and filled the land. +080:010 The mountains were covered with its shadow. Its boughs were + like God's cedars. +080:011 It sent out its branches to the sea, Its shoots to the River. +080:012 Why have you broken down its walls, so that all those who pass + by the way pluck it? +080:013 The boar out of the wood ravages it. The wild animals + of the field feed on it. +080:014 Turn again, we beg you, God of Armies. Look down from heaven, + and see, and visit this vine, +080:015 the stock which your right hand planted, the branch that you + made strong for yourself. +080:016 It's burned with fire. It's cut down. They perish at your rebuke. +080:017 Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son + of man whom you made strong for yourself. +080:018 So we will not turn away from you. Revive us, and we will call + on your name. +080:019 Turn us again, Yahweh God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, + and we will be saved. +081:001 <<For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. + By Asaph.>> Sing aloud to God, our strength! Make a joyful + shout to the God of Jacob! +081:002 Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre + with the harp. +081:003 Blow the trumpet at the New Moon, at the full moon, + on our feast day. +081:004 For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. +081:005 He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out over + the land of Egypt, I heard a language that I didn't know. +081:006 "I removed his shoulder from the burden. His hands were freed + from the basket. +081:007 You called in trouble, and I delivered you. I answered you + in the secret place of thunder. I tested you at the waters + of Meribah." Selah. +081:008 "Hear, my people, and I will testify to you, Israel, if you + would listen to me! +081:009 There shall be no strange god in you, neither shall you worship + any foreign god. +081:010 I am Yahweh, your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. + Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. +081:011 But my people didn't listen to my voice. Israel desired + none of me. +081:012 So I let them go after the stubbornness of their hearts, + that they might walk in their own counsels. +081:013 Oh that my people would listen to me, that Israel would walk + in my ways! +081:014 I would soon subdue their enemies, and turn my hand + against their adversaries. +081:015 The haters of Yahweh would cringe before him, and their punishment + would last forever. +081:016 But he would have also fed them with the finest of the wheat. + I will satisfy you with honey out of the rock." +082:001 <<A Psalm by Asaph.>> God presides in the great assembly. + He judges among the gods. +082:002 "How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality + to the wicked?" Selah. +082:003 "Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. + Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. +082:004 Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand + of the wicked." +082:005 They don't know, neither do they understand. + They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations + of the earth are shaken. +082:006 I said, "You are gods, all of you are sons of the Most High. +082:007 Nevertheless you shall die like men, and fall like one + of the rulers." +082:008 Arise, God, judge the earth, for you inherit all of the nations. +083:001 <<A song. A Psalm by Asaph.>> God, don't keep silent. + Don't keep silent, and don't be still, God. +083:002 For, behold, your enemies are stirred up. Those who hate you + have lifted up their heads. +083:003 They conspire with cunning against your people. + They plot against your cherished ones. +083:004 "Come," they say, "and let's destroy them as a nation, + that the name of Israel may be remembered no more." +083:005 For they have conspired together with one mind. + They form an alliance against you. +083:006 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagrites; +083:007 Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre; +083:008 Assyria also is joined with them. They have helped the children + of Lot. Selah. +083:009 Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, + at the river Kishon; +083:010 who perished at Endor, who became as dung for the earth. +083:011 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb; yes, all their princes + like Zebah and Zalmunna; +083:012 who said, "Let us take possession of God's pasturelands." +083:013 My God, make them like tumbleweed; like chaff before the wind. +083:014 As the fire that burns the forest, as the flame that sets + the mountains on fire, +083:015 so pursue them with your tempest, and terrify them with your storm. +083:016 Fill their faces with confusion, that they may seek + your name, Yahweh. +083:017 Let them be disappointed and dismayed forever. Yes, let them + be confounded and perish; +083:018 that they may know that you alone, whose name is Yahweh, + are the Most High over all the earth. +084:001 <<For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. + A Psalm by the sons of Korah.>> How lovely are your dwellings, + Yahweh of Armies! +084:002 My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh. + My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. +084:003 Yes, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest + for herself, where she may have her young, near your altars, + Yahweh of Armies, my King, and my God. +084:004 Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always + praising you. Selah. +084:005 Blessed are those whose strength is in you; who have set + their hearts on a pilgrimage. +084:006 Passing through the valley of Weeping, they make it a place + of springs. Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings. +084:007 They go from strength to strength. Everyone of them appears + before God in Zion. +084:008 Yahweh, God of Armies, hear my prayer. Listen, God of Jacob. Selah. +084:009 Behold, God our shield, look at the face of your anointed. +084:010 For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. + I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, + than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. +084:011 For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give + grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those + who walk blamelessly. +084:012 Yahweh of Armies, blessed is the man who trusts in you. +085:001 <<For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.>> Yahweh, + you have been favorable to your land. You have restored + the fortunes of Jacob. +085:002 You have forgiven the iniquity of your people. You have covered + all their sin. Selah. +085:003 You have taken away all your wrath. You have turned from + the fierceness of your anger. +085:004 Turn us, God of our salvation, and cause your indignation + toward us to cease. +085:005 Will you be angry with us forever? Will you draw out your anger + to all generations? +085:006 Won't you revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you? +085:007 Show us your loving kindness, Yahweh. Grant us your salvation. +085:008 I will hear what God, Yahweh, will speak, for he will speak + peace to his people, his saints; but let them not turn + again to folly. +085:009 Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that glory + may dwell in our land. +085:010 Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and peace have + kissed each other. +085:011 Truth springs out of the earth. Righteousness has looked + down from heaven. +085:012 Yes, Yahweh will give that which is good. Our land will + yield its increase. +085:013 Righteousness goes before him, And prepares the way for his steps. +086:001 <<A Prayer by David.>> Hear, Yahweh, and answer me, for I am + poor and needy. +086:002 Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You, my God, save your + servant who trusts in you. +086:003 Be merciful to me, Lord, for I call to you all day long. +086:004 Bring joy to the soul of your servant, for to you, Lord, do I + lift up my soul. +086:005 For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; abundant in loving + kindness to all those who call on you. +086:006 Hear, Yahweh, my prayer. Listen to the voice of my petitions. +086:007 In the day of my trouble I will call on you, for you + will answer me. +086:008 There is no one like you among the gods, Lord, nor any deeds + like your deeds. +086:009 All nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord. + They shall glorify your name. +086:010 For you are great, and do wondrous things. You are God alone. +086:011 Teach me your way, Yahweh. I will walk in your truth. + Make my heart undivided to fear your name. +086:012 I will praise you, Lord my God, with my whole heart. + I will glorify your name forevermore. +086:013 For your loving kindness is great toward me. You have delivered + my soul from the lowest Sheol. +086:014 God, the proud have risen up against me. A company of violent + men have sought after my soul, and they don't hold regard + for you before them. +086:015 But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, + and abundant in loving kindness and truth. +086:016 Turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give your strength to + your servant. Save the son of your handmaid. +086:017 Show me a sign of your goodness, that those who hate me may + see it, and be shamed, because you, Yahweh, have helped me, + and comforted me. +087:001 <<A Psalm by the sons of Korah; a Song.>> His foundation + is in the holy mountains. +087:002 Yahweh loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. +087:003 Glorious things are spoken about you, city of God. Selah. +087:004 I will record Rahab{Rahab is a reference to Egypt.} and Babylon + among those who acknowledge me. Behold, Philistia, Tyre, + and also Ethiopia: "This one was born there." +087:005 Yes, of Zion it will be said, "This one and that one was born + in her;" the Most High himself will establish her. +087:006 Yahweh will count, when he writes up the peoples, "This one + was born there." Selah. +087:007 Those who sing as well as those who dance say, "All my springs + are in you." +088:001 <<A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. For the Chief Musician. + To the tune of "The Suffering of Affliction." A contemplation + by Heman, the Ezrahite.>> Yahweh, the God of my salvation, + I have cried day and night before you. +088:002 Let my prayer enter into your presence. Turn your ear to my cry. +088:003 For my soul is full of troubles. My life draws near to Sheol. +088:004 I am counted among those who go down into the pit. + I am like a man who has no help, +088:005 set apart among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, + whom you remember no more. They are cut off from your hand. +088:006 You have laid me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths. +088:007 Your wrath lies heavily on me. You have afflicted me with all + your waves. Selah. +088:008 You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination + to them. I am confined, and I can't escape. +088:009 My eyes are dim from grief. I have called on you daily, Yahweh. + I have spread out my hands to you. +088:010 Do you show wonders to the dead? Do the dead rise up and + praise you? Selah. +088:011 Is your loving kindness declared in the grave? + Or your faithfulness in Destruction? +088:012 Are your wonders made known in the dark? Or your righteousness + in the land of forgetfulness? +088:013 But to you, Yahweh, I have cried. In the morning, my prayer + comes before you. +088:014 Yahweh, why do you reject my soul? Why do you hide your + face from me? +088:015 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. + While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted. +088:016 Your fierce wrath has gone over me. Your terrors have cut me off. +088:017 They came around me like water all day long. + They completely engulfed me. +088:018 You have put lover and friend far from me, and my + friends into darkness. +089:001 <<A contemplation by Ethan, the Ezrahite.>> I will sing + of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever. With my mouth, + I will make known your faithfulness to all generations. +089:002 I indeed declare, "Love stands firm forever. You established + the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them." +089:003 "I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn + to David, my servant, +089:004 'I will establish your seed forever, and build up your throne + to all generations.'" Selah. +089:005 The heavens will praise your wonders, Yahweh; your faithfulness + also in the assembly of the holy ones. +089:006 For who in the skies can be compared to Yahweh? Who among + the sons of the heavenly beings is like Yahweh, +089:007 a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared + above all those who are around him? +089:008 Yahweh, God of Armies, who is a mighty one, like you? + Yah, your faithfulness is around you. +089:009 You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, + you calm them. +089:010 You have broken Rahab in pieces, like one of the slain. + You have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm. +089:011 The heavens are yours. The earth also is yours; the world + and its fullness. You have founded them. +089:012 The north and the south, you have created them. + Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name. +089:013 You have a mighty arm. Your hand is strong, and your right + hand is exalted. +089:014 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. + Loving kindness and truth go before your face. +089:015 Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you. + They walk in the light of your presence, Yahweh. +089:016 In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, + they are exalted. +089:017 For you are the glory of their strength. In your favor, + our horn will be exalted. +089:018 For our shield belongs to Yahweh; our king to the Holy One of Israel. +089:019 Then you spoke in vision to your saints, and said, "I have + bestowed strength on the warrior. I have exalted a young + man from the people. +089:020 I have found David, my servant. I have anointed him with + my holy oil, +089:021 with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will + also strengthen him. +089:022 No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him. +089:023 I will beat down his adversaries before him, and strike + those who hate him. +089:024 But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. + In my name, his horn will be exalted. +089:025 I will set his hand also on the sea, and his right hand + on the rivers. +089:026 He will call to me, 'You are my Father, my God, and the rock + of my salvation!' +089:027 I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings + of the earth. +089:028 I will keep my loving kindness for him forevermore. + My covenant will stand firm with him. +089:029 I will also make his seed endure forever, and his throne + as the days of heaven. +089:030 If his children forsake my law, and don't walk in my ordinances; +089:031 if they break my statutes, and don't keep my commandments; +089:032 then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their + iniquity with stripes. +089:033 But I will not completely take my loving kindness from him, + nor allow my faithfulness to fail. +089:034 I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered. +089:035 Once have I sworn by my holiness, I will not lie to David. +089:036 His seed will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me. +089:037 It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful + witness in the sky." Selah. +089:038 But you have rejected and spurned. You have been angry + with your anointed. +089:039 You have renounced the covenant of your servant. + You have defiled his crown in the dust. +089:040 You have broken down all his hedges. You have brought his + strongholds to ruin. +089:041 All who pass by the way rob him. He has become a reproach + to his neighbors. +089:042 You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries. + You have made all of his enemies rejoice. +089:043 Yes, you turn back the edge of his sword, and haven't supported + him in battle. +089:044 You have ended his splendor, and thrown his throne down + to the ground. +089:045 You have shortened the days of his youth. You have covered + him with shame. Selah. +089:046 How long, Yahweh? Will you hide yourself forever? + Will your wrath burn like fire? +089:047 Remember how short my time is! For what vanity have you + created all the children of men! +089:048 What man is he who shall live and not see death, who shall + deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah. +089:049 Lord, where are your former loving kindnesses, which you swore + to David in your faithfulness? +089:050 Remember, Lord, the reproach of your servants, how I bear + in my heart the taunts of all the mighty peoples, +089:051 With which your enemies have mocked, Yahweh, with which they + have mocked the footsteps of your anointed one. +089:052 Blessed be Yahweh forevermore. Amen, and Amen. +090:001 <<A Prayer by Moses, the man of God.>> Lord, you have been + our dwelling place for all generations. +090:002 Before the mountains were brought forth, before you had formed + the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, + you are God. +090:003 You turn man to destruction, saying, "Return, you children of men." +090:004 For a thousand years in your sight are just like yesterday + when it is past, like a watch in the night. +090:005 You sweep them away as they sleep. In the morning they sprout + like new grass. +090:006 In the morning it sprouts and springs up. By evening, + it is withered and dry. +090:007 For we are consumed in your anger. We are troubled in your wrath. +090:008 You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins + in the light of your presence. +090:009 For all our days have passed away in your wrath. + We bring our years to an end as a sigh. +090:010 The days of our years are seventy, or even by reason of strength + eighty years; yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, + for it passes quickly, and we fly away. +090:011 Who knows the power of your anger, your wrath according + to the fear that is due to you? +090:012 So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. +090:013 Relent, Yahweh! How long? Have compassion on your servants! +090:014 Satisfy us in the morning with your loving kindness, that we + may rejoice and be glad all our days. +090:015 Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, + for as many years as we have seen evil. +090:016 Let your work appear to your servants; your glory to their children. +090:017 Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us; establish the work + of our hands for us; yes, establish the work of our hands. +091:001 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest + in the shadow of the Almighty. +091:002 I will say of Yahweh, "He is my refuge and my fortress; + my God, in whom I trust." +091:003 For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, + and from the deadly pestilence. +091:004 He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will + take refuge. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart. +091:005 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow + that flies by day; +091:006 nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction + that wastes at noonday. +091:007 A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your + right hand; but it will not come near you. +091:008 You will only look with your eyes, and see the recompense + of the wicked. +091:009 Because you have made Yahweh your refuge, and the Most High + your dwelling place, +091:010 no evil shall happen to you, neither shall any plague come + near your dwelling. +091:011 For he will give his angels charge over you, to guard you + in all your ways. +091:012 They will bear you up in their hands, so that you won't dash + your foot against a stone. +091:013 You will tread on the lion and cobra. You will trample + the young lion and the serpent underfoot. +091:014 "Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. + I will set him on high, because he has known my name. +091:015 He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him + in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him. +091:016 I will satisfy him with long life, and show him my salvation." +092:001 <<A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day.>> It is a good thing + to give thanks to Yahweh, to sing praises to your name, Most High; +092:002 to proclaim your loving kindness in the morning, and your + faithfulness every night, +092:003 with the ten-stringed lute, with the harp, and with the melody + of the lyre. +092:004 For you, Yahweh, have made me glad through your work. + I will triumph in the works of your hands. +092:005 How great are your works, Yahweh! Your thoughts are very deep. +092:006 A senseless man doesn't know, neither does a fool understand this: +092:007 though the wicked spring up as the grass, and all the evil-doers + flourish, they will be destroyed forever. +092:008 But you, Yahweh, are on high forevermore. +092:009 For, behold, your enemies, Yahweh, for, behold, your enemies + shall perish. All the evil-doers will be scattered. +092:010 But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox. + I am anointed with fresh oil. +092:011 My eye has also seen my enemies. My ears have heard of the wicked + enemies who rise up against me. +092:012 The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree. + He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon. +092:013 They are planted in Yahweh's house. They will flourish + in our God's courts. +092:014 They will still bring forth fruit in old age. They will be + full of sap and green, +092:015 to show that Yahweh is upright. He is my rock, and there + is no unrighteousness in him. +093:001 Yahweh reigns! He is clothed with majesty! Yahweh is + armed with strength. The world also is established. + It can't be moved. +093:002 Your throne is established from long ago. You are from everlasting. +093:003 The floods have lifted up, Yahweh, the floods have lifted up + their voice. The floods lift up their waves. +093:004 Above the voices of many waters, the mighty breakers of the sea, + Yahweh on high is mighty. +093:005 Your statutes stand firm. Holiness adorns your house, + Yahweh, forevermore. +094:001 Yahweh, you God to whom vengeance belongs, you God to whom + vengeance belongs, shine forth. +094:002 Rise up, you judge of the earth. Pay back the proud + what they deserve. +094:003 Yahweh, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked triumph? +094:004 They pour out arrogant words. All the evil-doers boast. +094:005 They break your people in pieces, Yahweh, and afflict your heritage. +094:006 They kill the widow and the alien, and murder the fatherless. +094:007 They say, "Yah will not see, neither will Jacob's God consider." +094:008 Consider, you senseless among the people; you fools, + when will you be wise? +094:009 He who implanted the ear, won't he hear? He who formed the eye, + won't he see? +094:010 He who disciplines the nations, won't he punish? + He who teaches man knows. +094:011 Yahweh knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile. +094:012 Blessed is the man whom you discipline, Yah, and teach out + of your law; +094:013 that you may give him rest from the days of adversity, + until the pit is dug for the wicked. +094:014 For Yahweh won't reject his people, neither will he + forsake his inheritance. +094:015 For judgment will return to righteousness. All the upright + in heart shall follow it. +094:016 Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand + up for me against the evil-doers? +094:017 Unless Yahweh had been my help, my soul would have soon + lived in silence. +094:018 When I said, "My foot is slipping!" Your loving kindness, + Yahweh, held me up. +094:019 In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts + delight my soul. +094:020 Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, + which brings about mischief by statute? +094:021 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, + and condemn the innocent blood. +094:022 But Yahweh has been my high tower, my God, the rock of my refuge. +094:023 He has brought on them their own iniquity, and will cut them off + in their own wickedness. Yahweh, our God, will cut them off. +095:001 Oh come, let's sing to Yahweh. Let's shout aloud to the rock + of our salvation! +095:002 Let's come before his presence with thanksgiving. + Let's extol him with songs! +095:003 For Yahweh is a great God, a great King above all gods. +095:004 In his hand are the deep places of the earth. The heights + of the mountains are also his. +095:005 The sea is his, and he made it. His hands formed the dry land. +095:006 Oh come, let's worship and bow down. Let's kneel + before Yahweh, our Maker, +095:007 for he is our God. We are the people of his pasture, and the sheep + in his care. Today, oh that you would hear his voice! +095:008 Don't harden your heart, as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah + in the wilderness, +095:009 when your fathers tempted me, tested me, and saw my work. +095:010 Forty long years I was grieved with that generation, + and said, "It is a people that errs in their heart. + They have not known my ways." +095:011 Therefore I swore in my wrath, "They won't enter into my rest." +096:001 Sing to Yahweh a new song! Sing to Yahweh, all the earth. +096:002 Sing to Yahweh! Bless his name! Proclaim his salvation + from day to day! +096:003 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among + all the peoples. +096:004 For great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! + He is to be feared above all gods. +096:005 For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but Yahweh + made the heavens. +096:006 Honor and majesty are before him. Strength and beauty are + in his sanctuary. +096:007 Ascribe to Yahweh, you families of nations, ascribe to Yahweh + glory and strength. +096:008 Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, + and come into his courts. +096:009 Worship Yahweh in holy array. Tremble before him, all the earth. +096:010 Say among the nations, "Yahweh reigns." The world is + also established. It can't be moved. He will judge + the peoples with equity. +096:011 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice. + Let the sea roar, and its fullness! +096:012 Let the field and all that is in it exult! Then all the trees + of the woods shall sing for joy +096:013 before Yahweh; for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. + He will judge the world with righteousness, the peoples + with his truth. +097:001 Yahweh reigns! Let the earth rejoice! Let the multitude + of islands be glad! +097:002 Clouds and darkness are around him. Righteousness and justice + are the foundation of his throne. +097:003 A fire goes before him, and burns up his adversaries on every side. +097:004 His lightning lights up the world. The earth sees, and trembles. +097:005 The mountains melt like wax at the presence of Yahweh, + at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. +097:006 The heavens declare his righteousness. All the peoples have + seen his glory. +097:007 Let all them be shamed who serve engraved images, who boast + in their idols. Worship him, all you gods! +097:008 Zion heard and was glad. The daughters of Judah rejoiced, + because of your judgments, Yahweh. +097:009 For you, Yahweh, are most high above all the earth. + You are exalted far above all gods. +097:010 You who love Yahweh, hate evil. He preserves the souls of + his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked. +097:011 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the + upright in heart. +097:012 Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous people! Give thanks to + his holy Name. +098:001 <<A Psalm.>> Sing to Yahweh a new song, for he has done + marvelous things! His right hand, and his holy arm, + have worked salvation for him. +098:002 Yahweh has made known his salvation. He has openly shown + his righteousness in the sight of the nations. +098:003 He has remembered his loving kindness and his faithfulness + toward the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have + seen the salvation of our God. +098:004 Make a joyful noise to Yahweh, all the earth! Burst out and sing + for joy, yes, sing praises! +098:005 Sing praises to Yahweh with the harp, with the harp and + the voice of melody. +098:006 With trumpets and sound of the ram's horn, make a joyful noise + before the King, Yahweh. +098:007 Let the sea roar with its fullness; the world, and those + who dwell therein. +098:008 Let the rivers clap their hands. Let the mountains sing + for joy together. +098:009 Let them sing before Yahweh, for he comes to judge the earth. + He will judge the world with righteousness, and the + peoples with equity. +099:001 Yahweh reigns! Let the peoples tremble. He sits enthroned + among the cherubim. Let the earth be moved. +099:002 Yahweh is great in Zion. He is high above all the peoples. +099:003 Let them praise your great and awesome name. He is Holy! +099:004 The King's strength also loves justice. You do establish equity. + You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob. +099:005 Exalt Yahweh our God. Worship at his footstool. + He is Holy! +099:006 Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel among those who call + on his name; they called on Yahweh, and he answered them. +099:007 He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud. They kept his testimonies, + the statute that he gave them. +099:008 You answered them, Yahweh our God. You are a God who forgave them, + although you took vengeance for their doings. +099:009 Exalt Yahweh, our God. Worship at his holy hill, for Yahweh, + our God, is holy! +100:001 <<A Psalm of thanksgiving.>> Shout for joy to Yahweh, + all you lands! +100:002 Serve Yahweh with gladness. Come before his presence with singing. +100:003 Know that Yahweh, he is God. It is he who has made us, and we + are his. We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. +100:004 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, into his courts with praise. + Give thanks to him, and bless his name. +100:005 For Yahweh is good. His loving kindness endures forever, + his faithfulness to all generations. +101:001 <<A Psalm by David.>> I will sing of loving kindness and justice. + To you, Yahweh, I will sing praises. +101:002 I will be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come + to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless heart. +101:003 I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds + of faithless men. They will not cling to me. +101:004 A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing + to do with evil. +101:005 I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. + I won't tolerate one who is haughty and conceited. +101:006 My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell + with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he will serve me. +101:007 He who practices deceit won't dwell within my house. + He who speaks falsehood won't be established before my eyes. +101:008 Morning by morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land; + to cut off all the workers of iniquity from Yahweh's city. +102:001 <<A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out + his complaint before Yahweh.>> Hear my prayer, Yahweh! Let my + cry come to you. +102:002 Don't hide your face from me in the day of my distress. + Turn your ear to me. Answer me quickly in the day when I call. +102:003 For my days consume away like smoke. My bones are burned + as a firebrand. +102:004 My heart is blighted like grass, and withered, for I forget + to eat my bread. +102:005 By reason of the voice of my groaning, my bones stick to my skin. +102:006 I am like a pelican of the wilderness. I have become as an owl + of the waste places. +102:007 I watch, and have become like a sparrow that is alone + on the housetop. +102:008 My enemies reproach me all day. Those who are mad at me use + my name as a curse. +102:009 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mixed my drink with tears, +102:010 Because of your indignation and your wrath, for you have taken + me up, and thrown me away. +102:011 My days are like a long shadow. I have withered like grass. +102:012 But you, Yahweh, will abide forever; your renown endures + to all generations. +102:013 You will arise and have mercy on Zion; for it is time to have + pity on her. Yes, the set time has come. +102:014 For your servants take pleasure in her stones, and have pity + on her dust. +102:015 So the nations will fear the name of Yahweh; all the kings + of the earth your glory. +102:016 For Yahweh has built up Zion. He has appeared in his glory. +102:017 He has responded to the prayer of the destitute, and has not + despised their prayer. +102:018 This will be written for the generation to come. + A people which will be created will praise Yah. +102:019 For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary. + From heaven, Yahweh saw the earth; +102:020 to hear the groans of the prisoner; to free those who are + condemned to death; +102:021 that men may declare the name of Yahweh in Zion, and his + praise in Jerusalem; +102:022 when the peoples are gathered together, the kingdoms, + to serve Yahweh. +102:023 He weakened my strength along the course. He shortened my days. +102:024 I said, "My God, don't take me away in the midst of my days. + Your years are throughout all generations. +102:025 Of old, you laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens + are the work of your hands. +102:026 They will perish, but you will endure. Yes, all of them will + wear out like a garment. You will change them like a cloak, + and they will be changed. +102:027 But you are the same. Your years will have no end. +102:028 The children of your servants will continue. Their seed + will be established before you." +103:001 <<By David.>> Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, + praise his holy name! +103:002 Praise Yahweh, my soul, and don't forget all his benefits; +103:003 who forgives all your sins; who heals all your diseases; +103:004 who redeems your life from destruction; who crowns you with + loving kindness and tender mercies; +103:005 who satisfies your desire with good things, so that your youth + is renewed like the eagle's. +103:006 Yahweh executes righteous acts, and justice for all + who are oppressed. +103:007 He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the children of Israel. +103:008 Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant + in loving kindness. +103:009 He will not always accuse; neither will he stay angry forever. +103:010 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor repaid us + for our iniquities. +103:011 For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his + loving kindness toward those who fear him. +103:012 As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed + our transgressions from us. +103:013 Like a father has compassion on his children, so Yahweh has + compassion on those who fear him. +103:014 For he knows how we are made. He remembers that we are dust. +103:015 As for man, his days are like grass. As a flower of the field, + so he flourishes. +103:016 For the wind passes over it, and it is gone. Its place + remembers it no more. +103:017 But Yahweh's loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting + with those who fear him, his righteousness to children's children; +103:018 to those who keep his covenant, to those who remember to + obey his precepts. +103:019 Yahweh has established his throne in the heavens. + His kingdom rules over all. +103:020 Praise Yahweh, you angels of his, who are mighty in strength, + who fulfill his word, obeying the voice of his word. +103:021 Praise Yahweh, all you armies of his, you servants of his, + who do his pleasure. +103:022 Praise Yahweh, all you works of his, in all places of his dominion. + Praise Yahweh, my soul! +104:001 Bless Yahweh, my soul. Yahweh, my God, you are very great. + You are clothed with honor and majesty. +104:002 He covers himself with light as with a garment. + He stretches out the heavens like a curtain. +104:003 He lays the beams of his chambers in the waters. + He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings + of the wind. +104:004 He makes his messengers{or, angels} winds; his servants + flames of fire. +104:005 He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not + be moved forever. +104:006 You covered it with the deep as with a cloak. The waters + stood above the mountains. +104:007 At your rebuke they fled. At the voice of your thunder + they hurried away. +104:008 The mountains rose, the valleys sank down, to the place + which you had assigned to them. +104:009 You have set a boundary that they may not pass over; + that they don't turn again to cover the earth. +104:010 He sends forth springs into the valleys. They run + among the mountains. +104:011 They give drink to every animal of the field. The wild donkeys + quench their thirst. +104:012 The birds of the sky nest by them. They sing among the branches. +104:013 He waters the mountains from his chambers. The earth is filled + with the fruit of your works. +104:014 He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man + to cultivate, that he may bring forth food out of the earth: +104:015 wine that makes glad the heart of man, oil to make his face + to shine, and bread that strengthens man's heart. +104:016 Yahweh's trees are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon, + which he has planted; +104:017 where the birds make their nests. The stork makes its home + in the fir trees. +104:018 The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are + a refuge for the rock badgers. +104:019 He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set. +104:020 You make darkness, and it is night, in which all the animals + of the forest prowl. +104:021 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their + food from God. +104:022 The sun rises, and they steal away, and lay down in their dens. +104:023 Man goes forth to his work, to his labor until the evening. +104:024 Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. + The earth is full of your riches. +104:025 There is the sea, great and wide, in which are innumerable + living things, both small and large animals. +104:026 There the ships go, and leviathan, whom you formed to play there. +104:027 These all wait for you, that you may give them their food + in due season. +104:028 You give to them; they gather. You open your hand; + they are satisfied with good. +104:029 You hide your face: they are troubled; you take away their breath: + they die, and return to the dust. +104:030 You send forth your Spirit: they are created. You renew + the face of the ground. +104:031 Let the glory of Yahweh endure forever. Let Yahweh rejoice + in his works. +104:032 He looks at the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, + and they smoke. +104:033 I will sing to Yahweh as long as I live. I will sing praise + to my God while I have any being. +104:034 Let your meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in Yahweh. +104:035 Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. Let the wicked be no more. + Bless Yahweh, my soul. Praise Yah! +105:001 Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Make his doings + known among the peoples. +105:002 Sing to him, sing praises to him! Tell of all his marvelous works. +105:003 Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who + seek Yahweh rejoice. +105:004 Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more. +105:005 Remember his marvelous works that he has done; his wonders, + and the judgments of his mouth, +105:006 you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, + his chosen ones. +105:007 He is Yahweh, our God. His judgments are in all the earth. +105:008 He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded + to a thousand generations, +105:009 the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac, +105:010 and confirmed the same to Jacob for a statute; to Israel + for an everlasting covenant, +105:011 saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan, the lot + of your inheritance;" +105:012 when they were but a few men in number, yes, very few, + and foreigners in it. +105:013 They went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom + to another people. +105:014 He allowed no one to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings + for their sakes, +105:015 "Don't touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!" +105:016 He called for a famine on the land. He destroyed the food supplies. +105:017 He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a slave. +105:018 They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons, +105:019 until the time that his word happened, and Yahweh's word + proved him true. +105:020 The king sent and freed him; even the ruler of peoples, + and let him go free. +105:021 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all of his possessions; +105:022 to discipline his princes at his pleasure, and to teach + his elders wisdom. +105:023 Israel also came into Egypt. Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. +105:024 He increased his people greatly, and made them stronger + than their adversaries. +105:025 He turned their heart to hate his people, to conspire + against his servants. +105:026 He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen. +105:027 They performed miracles among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. +105:028 He sent darkness, and made it dark. They didn't rebel + against his words. +105:029 He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish. +105:030 Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings. +105:031 He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and lice in all their borders. +105:032 He gave them hail for rain, with lightning in their land. +105:033 He struck their vines and also their fig trees, and shattered + the trees of their country. +105:034 He spoke, and the locusts came, and the grasshoppers, without number, +105:035 ate up every plant in their land; and ate up the fruit + of their ground. +105:036 He struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first fruits + of all their manhood. +105:037 He brought them forth with silver and gold. There was not + one feeble person among his tribes. +105:038 Egypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them had + fallen on them. +105:039 He spread a cloud for a covering, fire to give light in the night. +105:040 They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with + the bread of the sky. +105:041 He opened the rock, and waters gushed out. They ran as a river + in the dry places. +105:042 For he remembered his holy word, and Abraham, his servant. +105:043 He brought forth his people with joy, his chosen with singing. +105:044 He gave them the lands of the nations. They took the labor + of the peoples in possession, +105:045 that they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. + Praise Yah! +106:001 Praise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, + for his loving kindness endures forever. +106:002 Who can utter the mighty acts of Yahweh, or fully declare + all his praise? +106:003 Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does + what is right at all times. +106:004 Remember me, Yahweh, with the favor that you show to your people. + Visit me with your salvation, +106:005 that I may see the prosperity of your chosen, that I may + rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory + with your inheritance. +106:006 We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. + We have done wickedly. +106:007 Our fathers didn't understand your wonders in Egypt. They didn't + remember the multitude of your loving kindnesses, but were + rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea{or, Sea of Reeds}. +106:008 Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might + make his mighty power known. +106:009 He rebuked the Red Sea{or, Sea of Reeds} also, and it was dried up; + so he led them through the depths, as through a desert. +106:010 He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed + them from the hand of the enemy. +106:011 The waters covered their adversaries. There was not one + of them left. +106:012 Then they believed his words. They sang his praise. +106:013 They soon forgot his works. They didn't wait for his counsel, +106:014 but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God + in the wasteland. +106:015 He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul. +106:016 They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron, Yahweh's saint. +106:017 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered + the company of Abiram. +106:018 A fire was kindled in their company. The flame burned + up the wicked. +106:019 They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped a molten image. +106:020 Thus they exchanged their glory for an image of a bull + that eats grass. +106:021 They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt, +106:022 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome things by + the Red Sea{or, Sea of Reeds}. +106:023 Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had Moses, + his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, to turn away + his wrath, so that he wouldn't destroy them. +106:024 Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn't believe his word, +106:025 but murmured in their tents, and didn't listen to Yahweh's voice. +106:026 Therefore he swore to them that he would overthrow them + in the wilderness, +106:027 that he would overthrow their seed among the nations, + and scatter them in the lands. +106:028 They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices + of the dead. +106:029 Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. + The plague broke in on them. +106:030 Then Phinehas stood up, and executed judgment, so the + plague was stopped. +106:031 That was credited to him for righteousness, for all + generations to come. +106:032 They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses + was troubled for their sakes; +106:033 because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke + rashly with his lips. +106:034 They didn't destroy the peoples, as Yahweh commanded them, +106:035 but mixed themselves with the nations, and learned their works. +106:036 They served their idols, which became a snare to them. +106:037 Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons. +106:038 They shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of + their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. + The land was polluted with blood. +106:039 Thus were they defiled with their works, and prostituted + themselves in their deeds. +106:040 Therefore Yahweh burned with anger against his people. + He abhorred his inheritance. +106:041 He gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated + them ruled over them. +106:042 Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into + subjection under their hand. +106:043 Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious + in their counsel, and were brought low in their iniquity. +106:044 Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry. +106:045 He remembered for them his covenant, and repented according + to the multitude of his loving kindnesses. +106:046 He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive. +106:047 Save us, Yahweh, our God, gather us from among the nations, + to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise! +106:048 Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting even + to everlasting! Let all the people say, "Amen." Praise Yah! +107:001 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving + kindness endures forever. +107:002 Let the redeemed by Yahweh say so, whom he has redeemed from + the hand of the adversary, +107:003 And gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, + from the north and from the south. +107:004 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. + They found no city to live in. +107:005 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. +107:006 Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he delivered + them out of their distresses, +107:007 he led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city + to live in. +107:008 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful + works to the children of men! +107:009 For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry + soul with good. +107:010 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound + in affliction and iron, +107:011 because they rebelled against the words of God, and condemned + the counsel of the Most High. +107:012 Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. + They fell down, and there was none to help. +107:013 Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he saved them + out of their distresses. +107:014 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, + and broke their bonds in sunder. +107:015 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful + works to the children of men! +107:016 For he has broken the gates of brass, and cut through bars of iron. +107:017 Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because + of their iniquities. +107:018 Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to + the gates of death. +107:019 Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, he saves them out + of their distresses. +107:020 He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them + from their graves. +107:021 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful + works to the children of men! +107:022 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare + his works with singing. +107:023 Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business + in great waters; +107:024 These see Yahweh's works, and his wonders in the deep. +107:025 For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts + up its waves. +107:026 They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. + Their soul melts away because of trouble. +107:027 They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, + and are at their wits' end. +107:028 Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brings them + out of their distress. +107:029 He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still. +107:030 Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them + to their desired haven. +107:031 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful + works for the children of men! +107:032 Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, + and praise him in the seat of the elders. +107:033 He turns rivers into a desert, water springs into a thirsty ground, +107:034 and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness + of those who dwell in it. +107:035 He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land + into water springs. +107:036 There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city + to live in, +107:037 sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase. +107:038 He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. + He doesn't allow their livestock to decrease. +107:039 Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, + trouble, and sorrow. +107:040 He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander + in a trackless waste. +107:041 Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases + their families like a flock. +107:042 The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will + shut their mouths. +107:043 Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. + They will consider the loving kindnesses of Yahweh. +108:001 <<A Song. A Psalm by David.>> My heart is steadfast, God. + I will sing and I will make music with my soul. +108:002 Wake up, harp and lyre! I will wake up the dawn. +108:003 I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations. + I will sing praises to you among the peoples. +108:004 For your loving kindness is great above the heavens. + Your faithfulness reaches to the skies. +108:005 Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over + all the earth. +108:006 That your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, + and answer us. +108:007 God has spoken from his sanctuary: "In triumph, I will + divide Shechem, and measure out the valley of Succoth. +108:008 Gilead is mine. Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is my helmet. + Judah is my scepter. +108:009 Moab is my wash pot. I will toss my sandal on Edom. + I will shout over Philistia." +108:010 Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who has led + me to Edom? +108:011 Haven't you rejected us, God? You don't go forth, God, + with our armies. +108:012 Give us help against the enemy, for the help of man is vain. +108:013 Through God, we will do valiantly. For it is he who will tread + down our enemies. +109:001 <<For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.>> God of my praise, + don't remain silent, +109:002 for they have opened the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of + deceit against me. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue. +109:003 They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, and fought + against me without a cause. +109:004 In return for my love, they are my adversaries; but I + am in prayer. +109:005 They have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love. +109:006 Set a wicked man over him. Let an adversary stand at + his right hand. +109:007 When he is judged, let him come forth guilty. Let his prayer + be turned into sin. +109:008 Let his days be few. Let another take his office. +109:009 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. +109:010 Let his children be wandering beggars. Let them be sought + from their ruins. +109:011 Let the creditor seize all that he has. Let strangers plunder + the fruit of his labor. +109:012 Let there be none to extend kindness to him, neither let there + be any to have pity on his fatherless children. +109:013 Let his posterity be cut off. In the generation following + let their name be blotted out. +109:014 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered by Yahweh. + Don't let the sin of his mother be blotted out. +109:015 Let them be before Yahweh continually, that he may cut off + the memory of them from the earth; +109:016 because he didn't remember to show kindness, but persecuted + the poor and needy man, the broken in heart, to kill them. +109:017 Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him. He didn't delight + in blessing, and it was far from him. +109:018 He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment. + It came into his inward parts like water, like oil into his bones. +109:019 Let it be to him as the clothing with which he covers himself, + for the belt that is always around him. +109:020 This is the reward of my adversaries from Yahweh, of those + who speak evil against my soul. +109:021 But deal with me, Yahweh the Lord, for your name's sake, + because your loving kindness is good, deliver me; +109:022 for I am poor and needy. My heart is wounded within me. +109:023 I fade away like an evening shadow. I am shaken off like a locust. +109:024 My knees are weak through fasting. My body is thin and lacks fat. +109:025 I have also become a reproach to them. When they see me, + they shake their head. +109:026 Help me, Yahweh, my God. Save me according to your loving kindness; +109:027 that they may know that this is your hand; that you, Yahweh, + have done it. +109:028 They may curse, but you bless. When they arise, they will + be shamed, but your servant shall rejoice. +109:029 Let my adversaries be clothed with dishonor. Let them cover + themselves with their own shame as with a robe. +109:030 I will give great thanks to Yahweh with my mouth. Yes, I will + praise him among the multitude. +109:031 For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him + from those who judge his soul. +110:001 <<A Psalm by David.>> Yahweh says to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, + until I make your enemies your footstool for your feet." +110:002 Yahweh will send forth the rod of your strength out of Zion. + Rule in the midst of your enemies. +110:003 Your people offer themselves willingly in the day of your power, + in holy array. Out of the womb of the morning, you have + the dew of your youth. +110:004 Yahweh has sworn, and will not change his mind: + "You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek." +110:005 The Lord is at your right hand. He will crush kings in the day + of his wrath. +110:006 He will judge among the nations. He will heap up dead bodies. + He will crush the ruler of the whole earth. +110:007 He will drink of the brook in the way; therefore he will lift + up his head. +111:001 Praise Yah!{Psalm 111 is an acrostic poem, with each verse + after the initial "Praise Yah!" starting with a letter of + the alphabet (ordered from Alef to Tav).} I will give thanks + to Yahweh with my whole heart, in the council of the upright, + and in the congregation. +111:002 Yahweh's works are great, pondered by all those who delight in them. +111:003 His work is honor and majesty. His righteousness endures forever. +111:004 He has caused his wonderful works to be remembered. + Yahweh is gracious and merciful. +111:005 He has given food to those who fear him. He always + remembers his covenant. +111:006 He has shown his people the power of his works, in giving them + the heritage of the nations. +111:007 The works of his hands are truth and justice. + All his precepts are sure. +111:008 They are established forever and ever. They are done in + truth and uprightness. +111:009 He has sent redemption to his people. He has ordained his + covenant forever. His name is holy and awesome! +111:010 The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. + All those who do his work have a good understanding. + His praise endures forever! +112:001 Praise Yah!{Psalm 112 is an acrostic poem, with each verse after + the initial "Praise Yah!" starting with a letter of the alphabet + (ordered from Alef to Tav).} Blessed is the man who fears Yahweh, + who delights greatly in his commandments. +112:002 His seed will be mighty in the land. The generation of the upright + will be blessed. +112:003 Wealth and riches are in his house. His righteousness + endures forever. +112:004 Light dawns in the darkness for the upright, gracious, + merciful, and righteous. +112:005 It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. + He will maintain his cause in judgment. +112:006 For he will never be shaken. The righteous will + be remembered forever. +112:007 He will not be afraid of evil news. His heart is steadfast, + trusting in Yahweh. +112:008 His heart is established. He will not be afraid in the end + when he sees his adversaries. +112:009 He has dispersed, he has given to the poor. His righteousness + endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor. +112:010 The wicked will see it, and be grieved. He shall gnash with + his teeth, and melt away. The desire of the wicked will perish. +113:001 Praise Yah! Praise, you servants of Yahweh, praise the + name of Yahweh. +113:002 Blessed be the name of Yahweh, from this time forth and forevermore. +113:003 From the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, + Yahweh's name is to be praised. +113:004 Yahweh is high above all nations, his glory above the heavens. +113:005 Who is like Yahweh, our God, who has his seat on high, +113:006 Who stoops down to see in heaven and in the earth? +113:007 He raises up the poor out of the dust. Lifts up the needy + from the ash heap; +113:008 that he may set him with princes, even with the princes + of his people. +113:009 He settles the barren woman in her home, as a joyful mother + of children. Praise Yah! +114:001 When Israel went forth out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from + a people of foreign language; +114:002 Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion. +114:003 The sea saw it, and fled. The Jordan was driven back. +114:004 The mountains skipped like rams, the little hills like lambs. +114:005 What was it, you sea, that you fled? You Jordan, + that you turned back? +114:006 You mountains, that you skipped like rams; you little hills, + like lambs? +114:007 Tremble, you earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence + of the God of Jacob, +114:008 who turned the rock into a pool of water, the flint into + a spring of waters. +115:001 Not to us, Yahweh, not to us, but to your name give glory, + for your loving kindness, and for your truth's sake. +115:002 Why should the nations say, "Where is their God, now?" +115:003 But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases. +115:004 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. +115:005 They have mouths, but they don't speak. They have eyes, + but they don't see. +115:006 They have ears, but they don't hear. They have noses, + but they don't smell. +115:007 They have hands, but they don't feel. They have feet, but they + don't walk, neither do they speak through their throat. +115:008 Those who make them will be like them; yes, everyone who + trusts in them. +115:009 Israel, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield. +115:010 House of Aaron, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield. +115:011 You who fear Yahweh, trust in Yahweh! He is their help + and their shield. +115:012 Yahweh remembers us. He will bless us. He will bless the house + of Israel. He will bless the house of Aaron. +115:013 He will bless those who fear Yahweh, both small and great. +115:014 May Yahweh increase you more and more, you and your children. +115:015 Blessed are you by Yahweh, who made heaven and earth. +115:016 The heavens are the heavens of Yahweh; but the earth has + he given to the children of men. +115:017 The dead don't praise Yah, neither any who go down into silence; +115:018 But we will bless Yah, from this time forth and forevermore. + Praise Yah! +116:001 I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice, and my + cries for mercy. +116:002 Because he has turned his ear to me, therefore I will call + on him as long as I live. +116:003 The cords of death surrounded me, the pains of Sheol got a hold + of me. I found trouble and sorrow. +116:004 Then called I on the name of Yahweh: "Yahweh, I beg you, + deliver my soul." +116:005 Gracious is Yahweh, and righteous; yes, our God is merciful. +116:006 Yahweh preserves the simple. I was brought low, and he saved me. +116:007 Return to your rest, my soul, for Yahweh has dealt + bountifully with you. +116:008 For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, + and my feet from falling. +116:009 I will walk before Yahweh in the land of the living. +116:010 I believed, therefore I said, "I was greatly afflicted." +116:011 I said in my haste, "All men are liars." +116:012 What will I give to Yahweh for all his benefits toward me? +116:013 I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of Yahweh. +116:014 I will pay my vows to Yahweh, yes, in the presence of + all his people. +116:015 Precious in the sight of Yahweh is the death of his saints. +116:016 Yahweh, truly I am your servant. I am your servant, the son + of your handmaid. You have freed me from my chains. +116:017 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will + call on the name of Yahweh. +116:018 I will pay my vows to Yahweh, yes, in the presence of + all his people, +116:019 in the courts of Yahweh's house, in the midst of you, Jerusalem. + Praise Yah! +117:001 Praise Yahweh, all you nations! Extol him, all you peoples! +117:002 For his loving kindness is great toward us. Yahweh's faithfulness + endures forever. Praise Yah! +118:001 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving + kindness endures forever. +118:002 Let Israel now say that his loving kindness endures forever. +118:003 Let the house of Aaron now say that his loving kindness + endures forever. +118:004 Now let those who fear Yahweh say that his loving + kindness endures forever. +118:005 Out of my distress, I called on Yah. Yah answered me with freedom. +118:006 Yahweh is on my side. I will not be afraid. What can man + do to me? +118:007 Yahweh is on my side among those who help me. Therefore I + will look in triumph at those who hate me. +118:008 It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man. +118:009 It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put + confidence in princes. +118:010 All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of Yahweh, I + cut them off. +118:011 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. In the name + of Yahweh I indeed cut them off. +118:012 They surrounded me like bees. They are quenched like the + burning thorns. In the name of Yahweh I cut them off. +118:013 You pushed me back hard, to make me fall, but Yahweh helped me. +118:014 Yah is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. +118:015 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of + the righteous. "The right hand of Yahweh does valiantly. +118:016 The right hand of Yahweh is exalted! The right hand of + Yahweh does valiantly!" +118:017 I will not die, but live, and declare Yah's works. +118:018 Yah has punished me severely, but he has not given me + over to death. +118:019 Open to me the gates of righteousness. I will enter into them. + I will give thanks to Yah. +118:020 This is the gate of Yahweh; the righteous will enter into it. +118:021 I will give thanks to you, for you have answered me, and have + become my salvation. +118:022 The stone which the builders rejected has become the head + of the corner. +118:023 This is Yahweh's doing. It is marvelous in our eyes. +118:024 This is the day that Yahweh has made. We will rejoice and be + glad in it! +118:025 Save us now, we beg you, Yahweh! Yahweh, we beg you, + send prosperity now. +118:026 Blessed is he who comes in the name of Yahweh! We have blessed + you out of the house of Yahweh. +118:027 Yahweh is God, and he has given us light. Bind the sacrifice + with cords, even to the horns of the altar. +118:028 You are my God, and I will give thanks to you. + You are my God, I will exalt you. +118:029 Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving + kindness endures forever. +119:001 <<ALEPH>> Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, + who walk according to Yahweh's law. +119:002 Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with + their whole heart. +119:003 Yes, they do nothing wrong. They walk in his ways. +119:004 You have commanded your precepts, that we should fully obey them. +119:005 Oh that my ways were steadfast to obey your statutes! +119:006 Then I wouldn't be disappointed, when I consider all + of your commandments. +119:007 I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, when I + learn your righteous judgments. +119:008 I will observe your statutes. Don't utterly forsake me. +119:009 How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according + to your word. +119:010 With my whole heart, I have sought you. Don't let me wander + from your commandments. +119:011 I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not + sin against you. +119:012 Blessed are you, Yahweh. Teach me your statutes. +119:013 With my lips, I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth. +119:014 I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much + as in all riches. +119:015 I will meditate on your precepts, and consider your ways. +119:016 I will delight myself in your statutes. I will not + forget your word. +119:017 Do good to your servant. I will live and I will obey your word. +119:018 Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things out of your law. +119:019 I am a stranger on the earth. Don't hide your commandments from me. +119:020 My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times. +119:021 You have rebuked the proud who are cursed, who wander + from your commandments. +119:022 Take reproach and contempt away from me, for I have + kept your statutes. +119:023 Though princes sit and slander me, your servant will meditate + on your statutes. +119:024 Indeed your statutes are my delight, and my counselors. +119:025 My soul is laid low in the dust. Revive me according + to your word! +119:026 I declared my ways, and you answered me. Teach me your statutes. +119:027 Let me understand the teaching of your precepts! + Then I will meditate on your wondrous works. +119:028 My soul is weary with sorrow: strengthen me according + to your word. +119:029 Keep me from the way of deceit. Grant me your law graciously! +119:030 I have chosen the way of truth. I have set your ordinances + before me. +119:031 I cling to your statutes, Yahweh. Don't let me be disappointed. +119:032 I run in the path of your commandments, for you have set + my heart free. +119:033 Teach me, Yahweh, the way of your statutes. I will keep them + to the end. +119:034 Give me understanding, and I will keep your law. Yes, I will + obey it with my whole heart. +119:035 Direct me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in them. +119:036 Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain. +119:037 Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. + Revive me in your ways. +119:038 Fulfill your promise to your servant, that you may be feared. +119:039 Take away my disgrace that I dread, for your ordinances are good. +119:040 Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me in your righteousness. +119:041 Let your loving kindness also come to me, Yahweh, your salvation, + according to your word. +119:042 So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I + trust in your word. +119:043 Don't snatch the word of truth out of my mouth, for I put + my hope in your ordinances. +119:044 So I will obey your law continually, forever and ever. +119:045 I will walk in liberty, for I have sought your precepts. +119:046 I will also speak of your statutes before kings, and will + not be disappointed. +119:047 I will delight myself in your commandments, because I love them. +119:048 I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love. + I will meditate on your statutes. +119:049 Remember your word to your servant, because you gave me hope. +119:050 This is my comfort in my affliction, for your word has revived me. +119:051 The arrogant mock me excessively, but I don't swerve from your law. +119:052 I remember your ordinances of old, Yahweh, and have comforted myself. +119:053 Indignation has taken hold on me, because of the wicked + who forsake your law. +119:054 Your statutes have been my songs, in the house where I live. +119:055 I have remembered your name, Yahweh, in the night, and I + obey your law. +119:056 This is my way, that I keep your precepts. +119:057 Yahweh is my portion. I promised to obey your words. +119:058 I sought your favor with my whole heart. Be merciful to me + according to your word. +119:059 I considered my ways, and turned my steps to your statutes. +119:060 I will hurry, and not delay, to obey your commandments. +119:061 The ropes of the wicked bind me, but I won't forget your law. +119:062 At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you, because of + your righteous ordinances. +119:063 I am a friend of all those who fear you, of those who + observe your precepts. +119:064 The earth is full of your loving kindness, Yahweh. + Teach me your statutes. +119:065 Do good to your servant, according to your word, Yahweh. +119:066 Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe + in your commandments. +119:067 Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I observe your word. +119:068 You are good, and do good. Teach me your statutes. +119:069 The proud have smeared a lie upon me. With my whole heart, + I will keep your precepts. +119:070 Their heart is as callous as the fat, but I delight in your law. +119:071 It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may + learn your statutes. +119:072 The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces + of gold and silver. +119:073 Your hands have made me and formed me. Give me understanding, + that I may learn your commandments. +119:074 Those who fear you will see me and be glad, because I have put + my hope in your word. +119:075 Yahweh, I know that your judgments are righteous, that in + faithfulness you have afflicted me. +119:076 Please let your loving kindness be for my comfort, according to + your word to your servant. +119:077 Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; + for your law is my delight. +119:078 Let the proud be disappointed, for they have overthrown + me wrongfully. I will meditate on your precepts. +119:079 Let those who fear you turn to me. They will know your statutes. +119:080 Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees, that I may + not be disappointed. +119:081 My soul faints for your salvation. I hope in your word. +119:082 My eyes fail for your word. I say, "When will you comfort me?" +119:083 For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke. + I don't forget your statutes. +119:084 How many are the days of your servant? When will you execute + judgment on those who persecute me? +119:085 The proud have dug pits for me, contrary to your law. +119:086 All of your commandments are faithful. They persecute + me wrongfully. Help me! +119:087 They had almost wiped me from the earth, but I didn't + forsake your precepts. +119:088 Preserve my life according to your loving kindness, so I + will obey the statutes of your mouth. +119:089 Yahweh, your word is settled in heaven forever. +119:090 Your faithfulness is to all generations. You have established + the earth, and it remains. +119:091 Your laws remain to this day, for all things serve you. +119:092 Unless your law had been my delight, I would have perished + in my affliction. +119:093 I will never forget your precepts, for with them, + you have revived me. +119:094 I am yours. Save me, for I have sought your precepts. +119:095 The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me. + I will consider your statutes. +119:096 I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commands + are boundless. +119:097 How I love your law! It is my meditation all day. +119:098 Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for your + commandments are always with me. +119:099 I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your + testimonies are my meditation. +119:100 I understand more than the aged, because I have kept your precepts. +119:101 I have kept my feet from every evil way, that I might + observe your word. +119:102 I have not turned aside from your ordinances, for you + have taught me. +119:103 How sweet are your promises to my taste, more than honey + to my mouth! +119:104 Through your precepts, I get understanding; therefore I hate + every false way. +119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path. +119:106 I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will obey + your righteous ordinances. +119:107 I am afflicted very much. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your word. +119:108 Accept, I beg you, the willing offerings of my mouth. + Yahweh, teach me your ordinances. +119:109 My soul is continually in my hand, yet I won't forget your law. +119:110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I haven't gone astray + from your precepts. +119:111 I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they + are the joy of my heart. +119:112 I have set my heart to perform your statutes forever, + even to the end. +119:113 I hate double-minded men, but I love your law. +119:114 You are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in your word. +119:115 Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments + of my God. +119:116 Uphold me according to your word, that I may live. + Let me not be ashamed of my hope. +119:117 Hold me up, and I will be safe, and will have respect for + your statutes continually. +119:118 You reject all those who stray from your statutes, for their + deceit is in vain. +119:119 You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross. + Therefore I love your testimonies. +119:120 My flesh trembles for fear of you. I am afraid of your judgments. +119:121 I have done what is just and righteous. Don't leave me + to my oppressors. +119:122 Ensure your servant's well-being. Don't let the proud oppress me. +119:123 My eyes fail looking for your salvation, for your righteous word. +119:124 Deal with your servant according to your loving kindness. + Teach me your statutes. +119:125 I am your servant. Give me understanding, that I may + know your testimonies. +119:126 It is time to act, Yahweh, for they break your law. +119:127 Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, yes, + more than pure gold. +119:128 Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. + I hate every false way. +119:129 Your testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them. +119:130 The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding + to the simple. +119:131 I opened my mouth wide and panted, for I longed + for your commandments. +119:132 Turn to me, and have mercy on me, as you always do to those + who love your name. +119:133 Establish my footsteps in your word. Don't let any iniquity + have dominion over me. +119:134 Redeem me from the oppression of man, so I will observe + your precepts. +119:135 Make your face shine on your servant. Teach me your statutes. +119:136 Streams of tears run down my eyes, because they don't + observe your law. +119:137 You are righteous, Yahweh. Your judgments are upright. +119:138 You have commanded your statutes in righteousness. + They are fully trustworthy. +119:139 My zeal wears me out, because my enemies ignore your words. +119:140 Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your + servant loves them. +119:141 I am small and despised. I don't forget your precepts. +119:142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness. + Your law is truth. +119:143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me. Your commandments + are my delight. +119:144 Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, + that I may live. +119:145 I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, Yahweh! I will + keep your statutes. +119:146 I have called to you. Save me! I will obey your statutes. +119:147 I rise before dawn and cry for help. I put my hope in your words. +119:148 My eyes stay open through the night watches, that I might + meditate on your word. +119:149 Hear my voice according to your loving kindness. + Revive me, Yahweh, according to your ordinances. +119:150 They draw near who follow after wickedness. They are far + from your law. +119:151 You are near, Yahweh. All your commandments are truth. +119:152 Of old I have known from your testimonies, that you have + founded them forever. +119:153 Consider my affliction, and deliver me, for I don't forget your law. +119:154 Plead my cause, and redeem me! Revive me according to your promise. +119:155 Salvation is far from the wicked, for they don't seek your statutes. +119:156 Great are your tender mercies, Yahweh. Revive me according + to your ordinances. +119:157 Many are my persecutors and my adversaries. I haven't swerved + from your testimonies. +119:158 I look at the faithless with loathing, because they don't + observe your word. +119:159 Consider how I love your precepts. Revive me, Yahweh, according to + your loving kindness. +119:160 All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous + ordinances endures forever. +119:161 Princes have persecuted me without a cause, but my heart stands + in awe of your words. +119:162 I rejoice at your word, as one who finds great spoil. +119:163 I hate and abhor falsehood. I love your law. +119:164 Seven times a day, I praise you, because of your + righteous ordinances. +119:165 Those who love your law have great peace. Nothing causes + them to stumble. +119:166 I have hoped for your salvation, Yahweh. I have + done your commandments. +119:167 My soul has observed your testimonies. I love them exceedingly. +119:168 I have obeyed your precepts and your testimonies, for all my + ways are before you. +119:169 Let my cry come before you, Yahweh. Give me understanding + according to your word. +119:170 Let my supplication come before you. Deliver me according + to your word. +119:171 Let my lips utter praise, for you teach me your statutes. +119:172 Let my tongue sing of your word, for all your commandments + are righteousness. +119:173 Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts. +119:174 I have longed for your salvation, Yahweh. Your law is my delight. +119:175 Let my soul live, that I may praise you. Let your + ordinances help me. +119:176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, + for I don't forget your commandments. +120:001 <<A Song of Ascents.>> In my distress, I cried to Yahweh. + He answered me. +120:002 Deliver my soul, Yahweh, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. +120:003 What will be given to you, and what will be done more to you, + you deceitful tongue? +120:004 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. +120:005 Woe is me, that I live in Meshech, that I dwell among + the tents of Kedar! +120:006 My soul has had her dwelling too long with him who hates peace. +120:007 I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war. +121:001 <<A Song of Ascents.>> I will lift up my eyes to the hills. + Where does my help come from? +121:002 My help comes from Yahweh, who made heaven and earth. +121:003 He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you + will not slumber. +121:004 Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. +121:005 Yahweh is your keeper. Yahweh is your shade on your right hand. +121:006 The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. +121:007 Yahweh will keep you from all evil. He will keep your soul. +121:008 Yahweh will keep your going out and your coming in, from this + time forth, and forevermore. +122:001 <<A Song of Ascents. By David.>> I was glad when they said to me, + "Let's go to Yahweh's house!" +122:002 Our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem; +122:003 Jerusalem, that is built as a city that is compact together; +122:004 where the tribes go up, even Yah's tribes, according to an + ordinance for Israel, to give thanks to the name of Yahweh. +122:005 For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones + of David's house. +122:006 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper. +122:007 Peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces. +122:008 For my brothers' and companions' sakes, I will now say, + "Peace be within you." +122:009 For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, I will seek your good. +123:001 <<A Song of Ascents.>> To you I do lift up my eyes, you who sit + in the heavens. +123:002 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 Yahweh, our God, until he has mercy on us. +123:003 Have mercy on us, Yahweh, have mercy on us, for we have + endured much contempt. +123:004 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who + are at ease, with the contempt of the proud. +124:001 <<A Song of Ascents. By David.>> If it had not been Yahweh + who was on our side, let Israel now say, +124:002 if it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, when men rose + up against us; +124:003 then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath + was kindled against us; +124:004 then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would + have gone over our soul; +124:005 then the proud waters would have gone over our soul. +124:006 Blessed be Yahweh, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth. +124:007 Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler's snare. + The snare is broken, and we have escaped. +124:008 Our help is in the name of Yahweh, who made heaven and earth. +125:001 <<A Song of Ascents.>> Those who trust in Yahweh are as Mount Zion, + which can't be moved, but remains forever. +125:002 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so Yahweh surrounds his + people from this time forth and forevermore. +125:003 For the scepter of wickedness won't remain over the allotment + of the righteous; so that the righteous won't use their hands + to do evil. +125:004 Do good, Yahweh, to those who are good, to those who are upright + in their hearts. +125:005 But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways, + Yahweh will lead them away with the workers of iniquity. + Peace be on Israel. +126:001 <<A Song of Ascents.>> When Yahweh brought back those who returned + to Zion, we were like those who dream. +126:002 Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing. + Then they said among the nations, "Yahweh has done great + things for them." +126:003 Yahweh has done great things for us, and we are glad. +126:004 Restore our fortunes again, Yahweh, like the streams in the Negev. +126:005 Those who sow in tears will reap in joy. +126:006 He who goes out weeping, carrying seed for sowing, will certainly + come again with joy, carrying his sheaves. +127:001 <<A Song of Ascents. By Solomon.>> Unless Yahweh builds + the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh + watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain. +127:002 It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, + eating the bread of toil; for he gives sleep to his loved ones. +127:003 Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb + is his reward. +127:004 As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth. +127:005 Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. + They won't be disappointed when they speak with their enemies + in the gate. +128:001 <<A Song of Ascents.>> Blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, + who walks in his ways. +128:002 For you will eat the labor of your hands. You will be happy, + and it will be well with you. +128:003 Your wife will be as a fruitful vine, in the innermost + parts of your house; your children like olive plants, + around your table. +128:004 Behold, thus is the man blessed who fears Yahweh. +128:005 May Yahweh bless you out of Zion, and may you see the good + of Jerusalem all the days of your life. +128:006 Yes, may you see your children's children. Peace be upon Israel. +129:001 <<A Song of Ascents.>> Many times they have afflicted me + from my youth up. Let Israel now say, +129:002 many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they + have not prevailed against me. +129:003 The plowers plowed on my back. They made their furrows long. +129:004 Yahweh is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked. +129:005 Let them be disappointed and turned backward, all those + who hate Zion. +129:006 Let them be as the grass on the housetops, which withers + before it grows up; +129:007 with which the reaper doesn't fill his hand, nor he who + binds sheaves, his bosom. +129:008 Neither do those who go by say, "The blessing of Yahweh be on you. + We bless you in the name of Yahweh." +130:001 <<A Song of Ascents.>> Out of the depths I have cried + to you, Yahweh. +130:002 Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to the voice + of my petitions. +130:003 If you, Yah, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand? +130:004 But there is forgiveness with you, therefore you are feared. +130:005 I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word. +130:006 My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning; + more than watchmen for the morning. +130:007 Israel, hope in Yahweh, for with Yahweh there is loving kindness. + With him is abundant redemption. +130:008 He will redeem Israel from all their sins. +131:001 <<A Song of Ascents. By David.>> Yahweh, my heart isn't haughty, + nor my eyes lofty; nor do I concern myself with great matters, + or things too wonderful for me. +131:002 Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul, like a weaned child + with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me. +131:003 Israel, hope in Yahweh, from this time forth and forevermore. +132:001 <<A Song of Ascents.>> Yahweh, remember David and all his affliction, +132:002 how he swore to Yahweh, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob: +132:003 "Surely I will not come into the structure of my house, + nor go up into my bed; +132:004 I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids; +132:005 until I find out a place for Yahweh, a dwelling for the + Mighty One of Jacob." +132:006 Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the + field of Jaar: +132:007 "We will go into his dwelling place. We will worship + at his footstool. +132:008 Arise, Yahweh, into your resting place; you, and the ark + of your strength. +132:009 Let your priest be clothed with righteousness. Let your saints + shout for joy!" +132:010 For your servant David's sake, don't turn away the face + of your anointed one. +132:011 Yahweh has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: + "I will set the fruit of your body on your throne. +132:012 If your children will keep my covenant, my testimony + that I will teach them, their children also will sit on + your throne forevermore." +132:013 For Yahweh has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation. +132:014 "This is my resting place forever. Here I will live, for I + have desired it. +132:015 I will abundantly bless her provision. I will satisfy her + poor with bread. +132:016 Her priests I will also clothe with salvation. Her saints + will shout aloud for joy. +132:017 There I will make the horn of David to bud. I have ordained + a lamp for my anointed. +132:018 I will clothe his enemies with shame, but on himself, + his crown will be resplendent." +133:001 <<A Song of Ascents. By David.>> See how good and how pleasant + it is for brothers to live together in unity! +133:002 It is like the precious oil on the head, that ran down on the beard, + even Aaron's beard; that came down on the edge of his robes; +133:003 like the dew of Hermon, that comes down on the hills of Zion: + for there Yahweh gives the blessing, even life forevermore. +134:001 <<A Song of Ascents.>> Look! Praise Yahweh, all you servants + of Yahweh, who stand by night in Yahweh's house! +134:002 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary. Praise Yahweh! +134:003 May Yahweh bless you from Zion; even he who made heaven and earth. +135:001 Praise Yah! Praise the name of Yahweh! Praise him, + you servants of Yahweh, +135:002 you who stand in the house of Yahweh, in the courts of + our God's house. +135:003 Praise Yah, for Yahweh is good. Sing praises to his name, + for that is pleasant. +135:004 For Yah has chosen Jacob for himself; Israel for his own possession. +135:005 For I know that Yahweh is great, that our Lord is above all gods. +135:006 Whatever Yahweh pleased, that he has done, in heaven and in earth, + in the seas and in all deeps; +135:007 who causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth; + who makes lightnings with the rain; who brings forth the wind + out of his treasuries; +135:008 Who struck the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and animal; +135:009 Who sent signs and wonders into the midst of you, Egypt, on Pharaoh, + and on all his servants; +135:010 who struck many nations, and killed mighty kings, +135:011 Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all + the kingdoms of Canaan, +135:012 and gave their land for a heritage, a heritage to Israel, his people. +135:013 Your name, Yahweh, endures forever; your renown, Yahweh, + throughout all generations. +135:014 For Yahweh will judge his people, and have compassion + on his servants. +135:015 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work + of men's hands. +135:016 They have mouths, but they can't speak. They have eyes, + but they can't see. +135:017 They have ears, but they can't hear; neither is there any breath + in their mouths. +135:018 Those who make them will be like them; yes, everyone who + trusts in them. +135:019 House of Israel, praise Yahweh! House of Aaron, praise Yahweh! +135:020 House of Levi, praise Yahweh! You who fear Yahweh, praise Yahweh! +135:021 Blessed be Yahweh from Zion, Who dwells at Jerusalem. + Praise Yah! +136:001 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good; for his loving + kindness endures forever. +136:002 Give thanks to the God of gods; for his loving kindness + endures forever. +136:003 Give thanks to the Lord of lords; for his loving + kindness endures forever: +136:004 To him who alone does great wonders; for his loving + kindness endures forever: +136:005 To him who by understanding made the heavens; for his loving + kindness endures forever: +136:006 To him who spread out the earth above the waters; for his loving + kindness endures forever: +136:007 To him who made the great lights; for his loving + kindness endures forever: +136:008 The sun to rule by day; for his loving kindness endures forever; +136:009 The moon and stars to rule by night; for his loving + kindness endures forever: +136:010 To him who struck down the Egyptian firstborn; for his loving + kindness endures forever; +136:011 And brought out Israel from among them; for his loving + kindness endures forever; +136:012 With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm; for his loving + kindness endures forever: +136:013 To him who divided the Red Sea{or, Sea of Reeds} apart; + for his loving kindness endures forever; +136:014 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it; for his loving + kindness endures forever; +136:015 But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea{or, Sea of Reeds}; + for his loving kindness endures forever: +136:016 To him who led his people through the wilderness; for his loving + kindness endures forever: +136:017 To him who struck great kings; for his loving kindness + endures forever; +136:018 And killed mighty kings; for his loving kindness endures forever: +136:019 Sihon king of the Amorites; for his loving kindness endures forever; +136:020 Og king of Bashan; for his loving kindness endures forever; +136:021 And gave their land as an inheritance; for his loving + kindness endures forever; +136:022 Even a heritage to Israel his servant; for his loving + kindness endures forever: +136:023 Who remembered us in our low estate; for his loving + kindness endures forever; +136:024 And has delivered us from our adversaries; for his loving + kindness endures forever: +136:025 Who gives food to every creature; for his loving + kindness endures forever. +136:026 Oh give thanks to the God of heaven; for his loving + kindness endures forever. +137:001 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, + when we remembered Zion. +137:002 On the willows in the midst of it, we hung up our harps. +137:003 For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs. + Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy: "Sing us one + of the songs of Zion!" +137:004 How can we sing Yahweh's song in a foreign land? +137:005 If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill. +137:006 Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don't remember you; + if I don't prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy. +137:007 Remember, Yahweh, against the children of Edom, the day of Jerusalem; + who said, "Raze it! Raze it even to its foundation!" +137:008 Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, he will be happy + who rewards you, as you have served us. +137:009 Happy shall he be, who takes and dashes your little ones + against the rock. +138:001 <<By David.>> I will give you thanks with my whole heart. + Before the gods, I will sing praises to you. +138:002 I will bow down toward your holy temple, and give thanks + to your Name for your loving kindness and for your truth; + for you have exalted your Name and your Word above all. +138:003 In the day that I called, you answered me. You encouraged me + with strength in my soul. +138:004 All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, Yahweh, for they + have heard the words of your mouth. +138:005 Yes, they will sing of the ways of Yahweh; for great + is Yahweh's glory. +138:006 For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; + but the proud, he knows from afar. +138:007 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you will revive me. + You will stretch forth your hand against the wrath of my enemies. + Your right hand will save me. +138:008 Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me; your loving + kindness, Yahweh, endures forever. Don't forsake the works + of your own hands. +139:001 <<For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.>> Yahweh, + you have searched me, and you know me. +139:002 You know my sitting down and my rising up. You perceive + my thoughts from afar. +139:003 You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted + with all my ways. +139:004 For there is not a word on my tongue, but, behold, Yahweh, + you know it altogether. +139:005 You hem me in behind and before. You laid your hand on me. +139:006 This knowledge is beyond me. It's lofty. I can't attain it. +139:007 Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee + from your presence? +139:008 If I ascend up into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed + in Sheol, behold, you are there! +139:009 If I take the wings of the dawn, and settle in the uttermost + parts of the sea; +139:010 Even there your hand will lead me, and your right hand + will hold me. +139:011 If I say, "Surely the darkness will overwhelm me; the light + around me will be night;" +139:012 even the darkness doesn't hide from you, but the night shines + as the day. The darkness is like light to you. +139:013 For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in + my mother's womb. +139:014 I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. + Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well. +139:015 My frame wasn't hidden from you, when I was made in secret, + woven together in the depths of the earth. +139:016 Your eyes saw my body. In your book they were all written, + the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there were + none of them. +139:017 How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is + the sum of them! +139:018 If I would count them, they are more in number than the sand. + When I wake up, I am still with you. +139:019 If only you, God, would kill the wicked. Get away from me, + you bloodthirsty men! +139:020 For they speak against you wickedly. Your enemies take your + name in vain. +139:021 Yahweh, don't I hate those who hate you? Am I not grieved + with those who rise up against you? +139:022 I hate them with perfect hatred. They have become my enemies. +139:023 Search me, God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts. +139:024 See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in + the everlasting way. +140:001 <<For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.>> Deliver me, + Yahweh, from the evil man. Preserve me from the violent man; +140:002 those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually + gather themselves together for war. +140:003 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. + Viper's poison is under their lips. Selah. +140:004 Yahweh, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me + from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet. +140:005 The proud have hidden a snare for me, they have spread the cords + of a net by the path. They have set traps for me. Selah. +140:006 I said to Yahweh, "You are my God." Listen to the cry + of my petitions, Yahweh. +140:007 Yahweh, the Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered + my head in the day of battle. +140:008 Yahweh, don't grant the desires of the wicked. Don't let + their evil plans succeed, or they will become proud. Selah. +140:009 As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief + of their own lips cover them. +140:010 Let burning coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, + into miry pits, from where they never rise. +140:011 An evil speaker won't be established in the earth. + Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him. +140:012 I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, + and justice for the needy. +140:013 Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name. + The upright will dwell in your presence. +141:001 <<A Psalm by David.>> Yahweh, I have called on you. + Come to me quickly! Listen to my voice when I call to you. +141:002 Let my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up + of my hands like the evening sacrifice. +141:003 Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips. +141:004 Don't incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds + of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Don't let me eat + of their delicacies. +141:005 Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, + it is like oil on the head; don't let my head refuse it; + Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds. +141:006 Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock. + They will hear my words, for they are well spoken. +141:007 "As when one plows and breaks up the earth, our bones are + scattered at the mouth of Sheol." +141:008 For my eyes are on you, Yahweh, the Lord. In you, I take refuge. + Don't leave my soul destitute. +141:009 Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, + from the traps of the workers of iniquity. +141:010 Let the wicked fall together into their own nets, while I pass by. +142:001 <<A contemplation by David, when he was in the cave. + A Prayer.>> I cry with my voice to Yahweh. With my voice, + I ask Yahweh for mercy. +142:002 I pour out my complaint before him. I tell him my troubles. +142:003 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, you knew my path. + In the way in which I walk, they have hidden a snare for me. +142:004 Look on my right, and see; for there is no one who is concerned + for me. Refuge has fled from me. No one cares for my soul. +142:005 I cried to you, Yahweh. I said, "You are my refuge, my portion + in the land of the living." +142:006 Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need. deliver me + from my persecutors, For they are stronger than me. +142:007 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name. + The righteous will surround me, for you will be good to me. +143:001 <<A Psalm by David.>> Hear my prayer, Yahweh. Listen to + my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me. +143:002 Don't enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight + no man living is righteous. +143:003 For the enemy pursues my soul. He has struck my life + down to the ground. He has made me live in dark places, + as those who have been long dead. +143:004 Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within + me is desolate. +143:005 I remember the days of old. I meditate on all your doings. + I contemplate the work of your hands. +143:006 I spread forth my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, + like a parched land. Selah. +143:007 Hurry to answer me, Yahweh. My spirit fails. Don't hide + your face from me, so that I don't become like those who go + down into the pit. +143:008 Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I + trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, + for I lift up my soul to you. +143:009 Deliver me, Yahweh, from my enemies. I flee to you to hide me. +143:010 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Your Spirit is good. + Lead me in the land of uprightness. +143:011 Revive me, Yahweh, for your name's sake. In your righteousness, + bring my soul out of trouble. +143:012 In your loving kindness, cut off my enemies, and destroy all + those who afflict my soul, For I am your servant. +144:001 <<By David.>> Blessed be Yahweh, my rock, who teaches my hands + to war, and my fingers to battle: +144:002 my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, + my shield, and he in whom I take refuge; who subdues my + people under me. +144:003 Yahweh, what is man, that you care for him? Or the son of man, + that you think of him? +144:004 Man is like a breath. His days are like a shadow that passes away. +144:005 Part your heavens, Yahweh, and come down. Touch the mountains, + and they will smoke. +144:006 Throw out lightning, and scatter them. Send out your arrows, + and rout them. +144:007 Stretch out your hand from above, rescue me, and deliver me + out of great waters, out of the hands of foreigners; +144:008 whose mouths speak deceit, Whose right hand is a right + hand of falsehood. +144:009 I will sing a new song to you, God. On a ten-stringed lyre, + I will sing praises to you. +144:010 You are he who gives salvation to kings, who rescues David, + his servant, from the deadly sword. +144:011 Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hands of foreigners, + whose mouths speak deceit, whose right hand is a right + hand of falsehood. +144:012 Then our sons will be like well-nurtured plants, our daughters + like pillars carved to adorn a palace. +144:013 Our barns are full, filled with all kinds of provision. + Our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields. +144:014 Our oxen will pull heavy loads. There is no breaking in, + and no going away, and no outcry in our streets. +144:015 Happy are the people who are in such a situation. + Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh. {} +145:001 <<A praise psalm by David.This is an acrostic psalm, + with every verse (including the second half of verse 13) + starting with a consecutive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.>> + I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name + forever and ever. +145:002 Every day I will praise you. I will extol your name + forever and ever. +145:003 Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! + His greatness is unsearchable. +145:004 One generation will commend your works to another, and will + declare your mighty acts. +145:005 Of the glorious majesty of your honor, of your wondrous works, + I will meditate. +145:006 Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts. + I will declare your greatness. +145:007 They will utter the memory of your great goodness, and will + sing of your righteousness. +145:008 Yahweh is gracious, merciful, slow to anger, and of + great loving kindness. +145:009 Yahweh is good to all. His tender mercies are over all his works. +145:010 All your works will give thanks to you, Yahweh. Your saints + will extol you. +145:011 They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk + about your power; +145:012 to make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, the glory + of the majesty of his kingdom. +145:013 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. Your dominion endures + throughout all generations. Yahweh is faithful in all his words, + and loving in all his deeds.{Some manuscripts omit these + last two lines.} +145:014 Yahweh upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who + are bowed down. +145:015 The eyes of all wait for you. You give them their food + in due season. +145:016 You open your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing. +145:017 Yahweh is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works. +145:018 Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call + on him in truth. +145:019 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. + He also will hear their cry, and will save them. +145:020 Yahweh preserves all those who love him, but all the wicked + he will destroy. +145:021 My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh. Let all flesh bless + his holy name forever and ever. +146:001 Praise Yah! Praise Yahweh, my soul. +146:002 While I live, I will praise Yahweh. I will sing praises + to my God as long as I exist. +146:003 Don't put your trust in princes, each a son of man in whom + there is no help. +146:004 His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. + In that very day, his thoughts perish. +146:005 Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope + is in Yahweh, his God: +146:006 who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; + who keeps truth forever; +146:007 who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. + Yahweh frees the prisoners. +146:008 Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind. Yahweh raises up those + who are bowed down. Yahweh loves the righteous. +146:009 Yahweh preserves the foreigners. He upholds the fatherless + and widow, but the way of the wicked he turns upside down. +146:010 Yahweh will reign forever; your God, O Zion, to all generations. + Praise Yah! +147:001 Praise Yah, for it is good to sing praises to our God; + for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him. +147:002 Yahweh builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the + outcasts of Israel. +147:003 He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds. +147:004 He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all + by their names. +147:005 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding + is infinite. +147:006 Yahweh upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down + to the ground. +147:007 Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp + to our God, +147:008 who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, + who makes grass grow on the mountains. +147:009 He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens + when they call. +147:010 He doesn't delight in the strength of the horse. + He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man. +147:011 Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope + in his loving kindness. +147:012 Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion! +147:013 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. + He has blessed your children within you. +147:014 He makes peace in your borders. He fills you with the finest + of the wheat. +147:015 He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word + runs very swiftly. +147:016 He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes. +147:017 He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold? +147:018 He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind + to blow, and the waters flow. +147:019 He shows his word to Jacob; his statutes and his ordinances + to Israel. +147:020 He has not done this for just any nation. They don't know + his ordinances. Praise Yah! +148:001 Praise Yah! Praise Yahweh from the heavens! Praise him + in the heights! +148:002 Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all his army! +148:003 Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you shining stars! +148:004 Praise him, you heavens of heavens, You waters that are + above the heavens. +148:005 Let them praise the name of Yahweh, For he commanded, + and they were created. +148:006 He has also established them forever and ever. He has made + a decree which will not pass away. +148:007 Praise Yahweh from the earth, you great sea creatures, + and all depths! +148:008 Lightning and hail, snow and clouds; stormy wind, + fulfilling his word; +148:009 mountains and all hills; fruit trees and all cedars; +148:010 wild animals and all livestock; small creatures and flying birds; +148:011 kings of the earth and all peoples; princes and all judges + of the earth; +148:012 both young men and maidens; old men and children: +148:013 let them praise the name of Yahweh, for his name alone is exalted. + His glory is above the earth and the heavens. +148:014 He has lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all + his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near + to him. Praise Yah! +149:001 Praise Yahweh! Sing to Yahweh a new song, his praise in + the assembly of the saints. +149:002 Let Israel rejoice in him who made them. Let the children + of Zion be joyful in their King. +149:003 Let them praise his name in the dance! Let them sing praises + to him with tambourine and harp! +149:004 For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people. He crowns + the humble with salvation. +149:005 Let the saints rejoice in honor. Let them sing for joy + on their beds. +149:006 May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a two-edged + sword in their hand; +149:007 To execute vengeance on the nations, and punishments on the peoples; +149:008 To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with + fetters of iron; +149:009 to execute on them the written judgment. All his saints + have this honor. Praise Yah! +150:001 Praise Yah! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in his + heavens for his acts of power! +150:002 Praise him for his mighty acts! Praise him according to + his excellent greatness! +150:003 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet! 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