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Lamsa OT - Psalms

 

"1 ¶ BLESSED is the man who walks not in the way of the ungodly, nor abides by the counsel of sinners, nor sits in the company of mockers; 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law does he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by a stream of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaves fall not off; and whatsoever he begins he accomplishes."

"4 ¶ The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away. 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not be justified in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous; 6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous; but the way of the ungodly shall perish."

"2:1 ¶ WHY do the Gentiles rage and the peoples imagine vain things? 2 The kings of the earth and the rulers have conspired and have taken counsel together against the LORD and against his anointed, saying, 3 Let us break their bands asunder, and let us cast away their yoke from us. 4 He that dwells in heaven shall laugh, and the LORD shall mock at them. 5 Then shall he speak to them in his anger, and terrify them in his wrath and say, 6 I have appointed my king over Zion, my holy mountain,"

"7 ¶ To declare my promise; the LORD has said to me, You are my Son; this day have I begotten you. 8 Ask of me, and I shall give you the heathen for your inheritance and the uttermost parts of the earth for your dominion. 9 You shall shepherd them with a rod of iron; you shall break them in pieces like a potter’s vessel."

"10 ¶ Be wise now, therefore, O kings; be instructed, O judges of the earth. 11 Serve the LORD with reverence, and uphold him with trembling. 12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish from his way while his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him."

"3:1 ¶ O LORD, how my oppressors are increased! Many are they that rise up against me. 2 Many there are that say to my soul, You have no salvation in your God. 3 But thou, O LORD, art my help and my glory, and the lifter up of my head."

"4 ¶ I have cried to the LORD with my voice, and he has answered me from his holy mountain. 5 I lay down and slept; and I awoke; for the LORD sustained me. 6 I will not be afraid of thousands of people that have surrounded me and set themselves against me. 7 Arise, O LORD my God, and save me; for thou hast smitten all my enemies upon their cheeks; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. 8 For salvation belongs to the LORD; and thy blessing is upon thy people."

"4:1 ¶ WHEN I have called thee, thou hast answered me, O my God and Saviour of my righteousness; thou hast comforted me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me and hear my prayer. 2 Men, how long will you obscure my glory? how long will you love vanity? do you want deception forever? 3 But know that the LORD has set apart for himself him that is wonderful; the LORD will hear when I call to him. 4 Be angry and yet sin not; commune with your own heart and meditate upon your bed. 5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness and put your trust in the LORD."

"6 ¶ There are many that say, Who can show us a good man so that he may shine upon us the light of his countenance? 7 O LORD, thou hast put gladness in my heart more than in the time that their wheat and their wine and their oil increased. 8 in peace I will both lie down and sleep; for thou, O LORD, alone makest me dwell in safety."

"5:1 ¶ GIVE ear to my words, O LORD, and consider my meditation. 2 Hearken to the voice of my cry, my King and my God; for to thee do I pray. 3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD: and in the morning will I prepare myself and see thee. 4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; neither shall evil dwell with thee. 5 The proud shall not stand in thy sight; thou hatest all workers of iniquity. 6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak falsehood; the LORD will reject the bloody and deceitful man."

"7 ¶ But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy; and I will enter into thy house and worship in thy holy temple. 8 Lead me, O LORD, in thy reverence and righteousness; and because of mine enemies, make thy way straight before my face. 9 For there is no justice in their mouth; there is wickedness in them; their throat is an open sepulchre; they deceive with their tongues. 10 Condemn thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their wickedness, for they have provoked thee. 11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice; they shall glorify thee forever, and thou shalt dwell among them; and all they that love thy name shall be strengthened by thee. 12 For thou wilt bless the righteous; O LORD, thou hast adorned me like a perfect shield."

"6:1 ¶ O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 2 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak; O LORD, heal me; for my bones are troubled. 3 My soul is also troubled exceedingly but thou, O LORD, how long? 4 Return, O LORD, and deliver my soul: save me for thy mercies’ sake. 5 For in death there is no remembrance of thee; in Sheol who shall give thee thanks? 6 I am weary with my groaning; and every night I water my bed and wash my mattress with my tears. 7 Mine eye is weakened because of anger; and I am troubled by all my enemies."

"8 ¶ Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity; for the LORD has heard the voice of my weeping. 9 The LORD has heard my supplication; the LORD has received my prayer. 10 Let all my enemies be ashamed and defeated; let them turn back and be destroyed suddenly."

"7:1 ¶ O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust; save me; from all them that persecute me, deliver me, 2 Lest my soul be torn as by a lion, and there is no one to save me and to deliver me. 3 O LORD my God, if I have done this thing and if there be iniquity in my hands, 4 If I have been vengeful to him that has done me evil, and if I have oppressed my enemies without a cause; 5 Let the enemy pursue me and overtake me, yea, let him tread clown my life upon the earth and lay my honor in the dust. 6 Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself over the neck of mine enemies; and make me alert in the judgment that thou hast commanded. 7 Let the congregation of the peoples circle thee about; and for their sakes therefore return thou on high. 8 The LORD shall judge the people; judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and according to the integrity that is in me. 9 Oh let the evil of the wicked come to an end; and establish thou the righteous, O thou searcher of hearts and souls."

"10 ¶ O God who saveth the upright in heart, O righteous God, help me. 11 God is a righteous judge; yea he is not angry every day. 12 If he turn not from his anger, he will whet his sword and bend his bow and make it ready. 13 He has also prepared for himself the instruments of wrath; he pointed his arrows against the persecutor. 14 Because the wicked has become corrupt and has conceived mischief and brought forth falsehood, 15 He has made a well, and deepened it, and is fallen into the pit which he made. 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his iniquity upon his own pate. 17 I will praise the LORD according to my righteousness; and I will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high."

"8:1 ¶ O LORD, our LORD, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! Thou hast set thy glory upon the heavens. 2 Out of the mouth of young men and infants hast thou established thy glory because of thine enemies, that thou mightest destroy the enemy and the avenger."

"3 ¶ For thy heavens have seen the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; 4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? 5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast clothed him with glory and honor. 6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet, 7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the wilderness; 8 The fowl of the air and the fish of the sea which pass through the paths of the seas. 9 O LORD, our LORD, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!"

"9:1 ¶ I WILL praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy marvelous works. 2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee and I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High. 3 When mine enemies are beaten back, they shall stumble and perish before thy presence. 4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou hast sat on the throne, O thou righteous judge. 5 Thou hast rebuked the Gentiles and thou hast destroyed the wicked; thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever. 6 My enemies have been annihilated by the sword for ever; and thou hast destroyed the villages and their very memory hath perished. 7 But the LORD shall endure for ever; he has prepared his throne for judgment. 8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness and the people in uprightness. 9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the poor, a refuge in times of trouble. 10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; for thou hast not forsaken them that seek thee, O LORD."

"11 ¶ Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; declare among the people his skillful doings; 12 For he has remembered to avenge their blood; he forgets not the cry of the poor. 13 Have mercy upon me, O LORD, and consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, O thou that removest me away from the gates of death, 14 That I may declare all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion; I will rejoice in thy salvation. 15 The Gentiles are sunk down in the pit that they made; and their foot is caught in the net which they hid. 16 The LORD makes known the judgment which he executes; the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. 17 The wicked shall be turned into Sheol, and all the peoples that forsake God. 18 For the poor shall not always be forgotten; and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever. 19 Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail; let the Gentiles be judged in thy sight. 20 Appoint for them a lawgiver, that the Gentiles may know themselves to be but men."

"10:1 ¶ WHY standest thou afar off, O LORD? and witholdest thy care in times of trouble? 2 The pride of the wicked maketh the poor to suffer; let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived. 3 For the ungodly boasts of his own desire, and the LORD is angry when the wicked is blessed. 4 The wicked in the pride of his countenance will not seek after God; and there is no God in all his thoughts. 5 His ways are always weak; thy judgments are far above out of his sight; as for all his enemies, he despises them. 6 He says in his heart, I shall not be moved from generation to generation; for he conceives evil. 7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud; under his tongue is mischief and deceit. 8 He sits in the lurking place of a den; and in a secret place does he murder the innocent; his eyes spy on the destitute. 9 He lies in wait to snare the poor by drawing him into his net. 10 He shall be humbled and overthrown, and in his bones there shall be sickness and pain. 11 He says in his heart, God has forgotten; he has turned away his face; he will never see it."

"12 ¶ Arise, O LORD; O my God, lift up thine hand; forget not the afflicted. 13 Why does the wicked provoke God? He says in his heart, God does not seek vengeance. 14 Thou hast seen it; for there is mischief and wrath, for thou beholdest that he hath surrendered himself unto thy hands; and the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless. 15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man; seek out his wickedness till thou find none. 16 The LORD is King for ever and ever; the Gentiles are perished out of his land. 17 LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the poor; thine ear hath heard the preparation of their heart; 18 Execute justice to the fatherless and to the afflicted, so that man may not be destroyed from the face of the earth."

"11:1 ¶ IN the LORD put I my trust; how say you to me, Flee as a bird to the mountains? 2 For, lo, the wicked bend their bow; they make ready their arrow upon the string to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart. 3 For if they have destroyed the foundations which the LORD has prepared, what can the righteous do?"

"4 ¶ The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’S throne is in heaven; his eyes behold, his eyelids examine, the children of men. 5 The LORD tries the righteous and the wicked; but his soul hates him that loves violence. 6 Snares have come down upon the wicked like rain; fire and brimstone and a destructive tempest shall be the portion of their cup. 7 For the LORD is righteous, and he loves righteousness; his countenance beholds the upright."

"12:1 ¶ SAVE, O LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for faith hath disappeared from the earth. 2 Men speak vanity, every one with his neighbour; with flattering lips, and with a double heart do they speak. 3 The LORD shall destroy all flattering lips and tongues that speak proud things. 4 For they have said, With our tongue will we prevail: our lips are our own; who is lord over us? 5 Because of the oppression of the poor and the groans of the needy, now will I arise, says the LORD; and I will bring salvation openly. 6 The words of the LORD are pure words; as silver tried in a furnace on earth, they are purified seven times. 7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD; thou shalt preserve me and save me from this generation for ever. 8 For the wicked walk everywhere with contemptible pride like the children of Edom."

"13:1 ¶ HOW long, O LORD, wilt thou forsake me? For ever? How long wilt thou turn away thy face from me? 2 How long shall I keep sorrow in my soul and misery in my heart daily? How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? 3 Consider and hear me, O LORD my God; lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep in death, 4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him, and those that trouble me rejoice when I am shaken. 5 But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. 6 I will sing unto the LORD, because he has saved me."

"14:1 ¶ THE fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have been defiled by their own devices; there is none that does good. 2 The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any that did understand and seek God. 3 They are all gone astray and have been rejected all together; there is none that does good; no, not one."

"4 ¶ They recognized not the workers of iniquity, who devour my people as one eats bread; and they called not upon the LORD. 5 There were they in great fear; for God is in the generation of the righteous. 6 They have reproached the counsel of the poor, because he trusts on the LORD. 7 Who shall give out of Zion the salvation to Israel? When the LORD brings back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice and Israel shall be glad."

"15:1 ¶ LORD, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? who shall inhabit thy holy mountain? 2 He that walks uprightly and works righteousness and speaks the truth in his heart. 3 He that deceives not with his tongue, nor does evil to his neighbor, nor accepts a bribe from his neighbor; 4 In whose eyes a detestable person is despised; but he honors them that worship the LORD; he that swears to his neighbor and lies not; 5 He that lends not out his money with interest, nor takes a bribe against the innocent. He that does these things is upright and shall never be moved."

"16:1 ¶ PRESERVE me, O God; for in thee do I put my trust. 2 I have said unto the LORD, Thou art my LORD, and my goodness cometh from thee; 3 I said it also to the saints that are on the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. 4 The sorrows of the wicked shall be multiplied in rapid succession that I may not pour out their libations of blood; nor will I mention their names with my lips. 5 The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup; thou shalt restore my inheritance. 6 My portion of the land fell to me in goodly places; yea, I have been pleased with my heritage. 7 I will bless the LORD, for he has given me counsel; my intuition also guides me during the night."

"8 ¶ I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. 9 Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices; my flesh also shall rest in hope. 10 For thou hast left not my soul in Sheol; neither hast thou suffered thy Holy One to see corruption. 11 Thou wilt show me the path of life, and I shall be filled with the joy of thy countenance, with the pleasure of victory of thy right hand."

"17:1 ¶ HEAR, O Holy LORD, and consider my supplication; give ear unto my prayer that proceedeth not out of deceitful lips. 2 Let my judgment come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are just. 3 Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and thou hast not found iniquity in me; nothing hath come out of my mouth which is according to the deceitful works of men. 4 Through the conversation of my lips thou hast kept me from evil ways. 5 Thou hast strengthened my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. 6 I have called upon thee, for thou hast heard me. O God, incline thine ear unto me and hear my words. 7 Make thy Holy One a wonder and a Saviour to those who trust; but let him prevail against those that rise up against thy right hand."

"8 ¶ Keep me as the apple of the eye; protect me under the shadow of thy wings, 9 From the sinners who plunder me, from the enemies of my soul who surround me. 10 Silence their mouth, for they have spoken vanity. 11 They have praised me, and now have surrounded me; they have determined to bury me in the ground. 12 They are like a lion that is eager to prey, and like a young lion lurking in secret places. 13 Arise, O LORD, humble them; cast them down; deliver my soul from the wicked and from the sword, 14 From the dead that die by thy hand, O LORD; and from the dead of the grave, divide their possessions among the living; fill their belly with thy treasure, so that their children are satisfied and have a portion remaining for their own children. 15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when thy worship is revived."

"18:1 ¶ I WILL love thee, O LORD, my strength and my trust; 2 My refuge and my deliverer is the mighty God in whom I trust; he is my helper and the horn of my salvation and my glorious refuge. 3 I will call upon the LORD; so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 4 For the pains of death surrounded me, and the rush of ungodly men have confused me. 5 The travail of Sheol has taken hold of me: the snares of death preceded me. 6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God; he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. 7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the mountains quaked and were shaken because he was angry. 8 There went up a smoke out of his wrath, and fire flamed from his face, and coals were kindled by it. 9 He bowed the heavens and came down; and thick darkness was under his feet. 10 And he rode upon cherubim and flew; yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind. 11 He made darkness his covert; his pavilion round about him was darkness of waters and thick clouds of the skies. 12 Out of the brightness of his shadow his clouds rained hailstones and coals of fire. 13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice: hailstones and coals of fire. 14 Yea, he sent out his arrows and scattered them; and he multiplied his lightnings and confused them. 15 Then the brooks appeared, and the foundations of the world were laid open at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thine anger. 16 He sent from on high and quieted me; he received me out of great waters. 17 He delivered me from my strong enemies and from them which hated me; for they were too strong for me. 18 They confronted me in the day of my extremity, but the LORD was my deliverer. 19 He brought me forth into comfort; he delivered me because he delighted in me."

"20 ¶ The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands has he recompensed me. 21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not revolted against my God. 22 For all his judgments were before me, and his laws I did not put away from me. 23 I was also blameless before him, and I carefully kept myself from my sins. 24 Therefore has the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyes. 25 With the pure thou shalt be pure; with an upright man thou shalt be upright. 26 With the clean thou shalt be clean; and from the crooked thou shalt turn aside. 27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt humble the proud. 28 For thou wilt light my lamp; the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness."

"29 ¶ For through thee I have pursued a band of robbers; and through my God have I leaped over a fence. 30 As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is pure: he is a help to all those that trust in him. 31 For there is no God save the LORD; and there is no one who is mighty like our God. 32 It is God that girds me with strength and makes my way perfect. 33 He makes my feet like hart’s feet and sets me upon high places. 34 He trains my hands to war; and he strengthens my arms like a bow of brass. 35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; and thy right hand hath held me up; and thy discipline hath made me great. 36 Thou hast steadied my legs under me, that my ankles may not be weakened. 37 I will pursue my enemies and overtake them; and I will not turn again till they are consumed. 38 I will smite them so that they shall not be able to stand; they shall fall under my feet. 39 For thou hast girded me with strength to the battle; thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. 40 Thou hast also defeated my enemies before me, that I might silence them that hate me. 41 They shall cry, but there will be none to save them; they shall beg the LORD, but he will not answer them. 42 Then I will beat them small as the dust before the wind; I will tread over them as the mire of the streets. 43 Thou wilt deliver me from the judgments of the people; and thou wilt make me the leader of the Gentiles; a people whom I have not known shall serve me. 44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me; strangers shall submit themselves to me. 45 Strangers shall halt and shall be hindered from walking in their paths. 46 The LORD lives; blessed be the one who gives me strength; let my God and my Saviour be exalted. 47 It is God that avenges me and subdues the people under me. 48 He delivered me from my enemies; yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me; thou hast delivered me from lawless man. 49 Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the Gentiles, and sing praises unto thy name. 50 Great deliverance gives he to his king; and shows mercy to his anointed, to David and to his descendants for evermore."

"19:1 ¶ THE heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows his handiwork. 2 Day after day utters speech, and night after night shows knowledge. 3 There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. 4 Their good news has gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. He has set his tabernacle in the sun among them. 5 And he is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoices as a strong man to run a race. 6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends thereof; and there is nothing hid from the mist of his breath."

"7 ¶ The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the young men. 8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. 9 The reverence of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever; the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. 10 They are more to be coveted than gold; yea, than precious stones; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. 11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned; and if he keep them he shall be greatly rewarded. 12 Who can understand stumblings? Cleanse thou me from secret faults. 13 Spare thy servant also from presumptuous sins, lest the evil ones have dominion over me; then shall I be cleansed from my sins. 14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my helper and my Saviour."

"20:1 ¶ MAY the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend you; 2 Send you help from his sanctuary, and strengthen you out of Zion. 3 Let the LORD remember all your offerings, and make acceptable your burnt sacrifices. 4 May the LORD grant you according to your own heart, and fulfil all your counsel. 5 We will be glorified in your salvation, and in the name of our God we will be exalted; the LORD fulfil all your petitions."

"6 ¶ Henceforth it is known that the LORD has saved his anointed; and has heard him from his holy heaven and saved with the strength of his right hand. 7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; but we will prevail through the name of the LORD our God. 8 They are bowed down and fallen; but we are risen and stand ready. 9 O LORD, save us, and let our King answer us in the day when we call upon him."

"21:1 ¶ THE king shall rejoice in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! 2 Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withheld the request of his lips. 3 For thou hast blessed him beforehand with the blessings of goodness; thou hast set a precious crown on his head. 4 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever. 5 His glory is great in thy salvation; honor and majesty hast thou bestowed upon him. 6 For thou hast made him most blessed for ever; thou hast made him joyful in gladness with thy countenance."

"7 ¶ For the king trusts in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved. 8 Your hand shall overcome all your enemies; your right hand shall overcome those that hate you. 9 You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of your wrath; the LORD shall consume them in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them. 10 Their fruit shall you destroy from the earth, and their offspring from among the children of men. 11 For they have planned evil against you; they conceived a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform. 12 For you shall place a scar on them; and you shall make ready your array against their faces. 13 Be thou exalted, O LORD, in thine own strength; so will we sing and praise thy power."

"22:1 ¶ MY God, my God, why hast thou let me to live? and yet thou hast delayed my salvation from me, because of the words of my folly. 2 O my God, I call thee in the daytime but thou answerest me not; and in the night season thou abidest not with me. 3 For thou art holy, and Israel dwells under thy glory. 4 Our fathers trusted in thee; they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. 5 They cried unto thee and were delivered; they trusted in thee and were not confounded. 6 But I am a worm, and not a man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. 7 All they that saw me have laughed me to scorn; they shoot out with their lips, they shake their heads, saying, 8 He trusted in the LORD; let the LORD deliver him; let him save him, if he be delighted in him. 9 For thou art my trust since I came out of the womb, and my hope since I was upon my mother’s breasts. 10 I was put under thy care from the womb; thou art my God from my mother’s belly."

"11 ¶ Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. 12 Many bulls have surrounded me: strong bulls of Bashan have besieged me. 13 Their mouths snarl against me, as a ravening and roaring lion. 14 I am poured out like water and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is melted like wax, and my bowels are wasted in the midst of me. 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaves to my jaws; and thou hast thrown me into the dust of death. 16 For the vicious have surrounded me; the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me; they have pierced my hands and my feet. 17 My bones ached with pain; they looked and stared upon me. 18 They parted my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. 19 But, O LORD, be not thou far from me; O God, O God, abide to help me. 20 Deliver my soul from the sword, my only one from the hand of the vicious. 21 Save me from the lion’s mouth; save my meekness from the haughty,"

"22 ¶ That I may declare thy name to my brethren; in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. 23 You that revere the LORD, praise him; all you the offspring of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all you descendants of Israel. 24 For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the poor; neither has he turned away his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard him. 25 My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation; I will fulfil my vows before them that worship him. 26 The poor shall eat and be satisfied; they shall praise the LORD that seek him; their hearts shall live for ever. 27 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the LORD; and all the kindreds of the Gentiles shall worship before thee. 28 For the kingdom is the LORD’S; he is the governor over the Gentiles. 29 All they that are hungry upon earth shall eat and worship before the LORD; all they that are buried shall kneel before him; my soul is alive to him. 30 An offspring shall serve him; the generations thereof shall proclaim the LORD. 31 They shall come and declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, and tell that which the LORD has done."

"23:1 ¶ THE LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to rest in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters. 3 He restores my soul. He leads me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 6 Surely thy goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD for ever."

"24:1 ¶ THE earth is the LORD’S and the fulness thereof; the world and they that dwell therein. 2 For he has set the foundation thereof in the sea, and has furnished it with rivers."

"3 ¶ Who shall ascend into the mountain of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not sworn by his soul falsely, nor taken an oath deceitfully. 5 He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from God our Saviour. 6 This is the generation of them that seek thy face, that proclaim thy countenance, O thou God of Jacob."

"7 ¶ Lift up your heads, O you gates; and be lifted up, O everlasting doors, that the King of glory may come in. 8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD, strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. 9 Lift up your heads, O you gates; and be lifted up, O everlasting doors, that the King of glory may come in. 10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory forever."

"25:1 ¶ UNTO thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. 2 O my God, I trust in thee; let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. 3 Yea, let none that trust in thee be ashamed; let the wicked be ashamed with their vanity. 4 Show me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. 5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me; for thou art my God and my Saviour; on thee do I wait all the day. 6 Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they are from the beginning of the world. 7 Remember not the foolishness of my youth, but according to thine abundant mercy remember thou me because of thy goodness’ sake, O God."

"8 ¶ Good and upright is the LORD; therefore will he direct sinners in the way. 9 He will guide the meek in judgment, and he will teach the poor his way. 10 All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. 11 For thy name’s sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great. 12 What man is he that fears the LORD? Him shall he teach in the way that he has chosen. 13 His soul shall abide with grace, and his offspring shall inherit the earth. 14 The LORD is mindful of them that worship him, and he will show them his covenant."

"15 ¶ My eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he will release my feet out of the net. 16 Turn thou unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am the only son and destitute. 17 The troubles of my heart are multiplied; O bring thou me out of my distresses. 18 Look upon my affliction and my labor; and forgive all my sins. 19 Consider my enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with an unjust hatred. 20 O keep my soul, and deliver me, because I have trusted in thee. 21 The innocent and the upright have followed me because I have trusted in thee. 22 God has saved Israel from all of his oppressors."

"26:1 ¶ JUDGE me, O LORD; for I have walked in my integrity; I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not waver. 2 Prove me, O LORD, and try me; examine my mind and my heart. 3 For thy lovingkindness is before my eyes, and I have walked in thy faith. 4 I have not sat with evil persons; neither have I associated with detestable persons. 5 I have hated the congregation of evildoers; and have not sat with the wicked."

"6 ¶ I have washed my hands clean, and I have gone around thy altar, O LORD, 7 That I may hear the voice of thy praise and tell of all thy wondrous works. 8 LORD, I have loved the ritual of thy house and the place where thy glory dwelleth. 9 Destroy me not with sinners nor my life with bloody men, 10 In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes. 11 But as for me, I will walk in my integrity; save me and be merciful unto me. 12 My foot has stood in the straight way; in the congregation will I bless the LORD."

"27:1 ¶ THE LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When evildoers came upon me to devour me, even my enemies and those who hate me, they together stumbled and fell. 3 Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident. 4 One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the delight of the LORD, and to be in charge of his temple. 5 For in the day of trouble he shall hide me in his shelter; in the shadow of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock. 6 And now shall my head he lifted up above my enemies round about me; therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises to the LORD."

"7 ¶ Hear, O LORD, my voice when I call upon thee; have mercy also upon me and answer me. 8 My heart said unto thee, Let my face seek thy face. 9 Turn not away thy face from me, O LORD; trouble not thy servant in anger; thou hast been my help, O LORD; east me not out, neither leave me, O my God and my Saviour. 10 Although my father and my mother have deserted me, the LORD has taken me up. 11 Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in thy right paths. 12 Deliver me not over into the hands of my enemies; for false witnesses are risen up against me and have spoken cruelly. 13 But I have believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. 14 Trust in the LORD, and be of good courage; yea, trust in the LORD."

"28:1 ¶ UNTO thee have I cried, O my God; be not silent to me, lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. 2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy temple. 3 Count me not with the wicked and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace with their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts. 4 Reward them according to their deeds and according to their evil doings. 5 Because they have not understood the works of the LORD nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them and not build them up."

"6 ¶ Blessed be the LORD, because he has heard the voice of my supplications. 7 The LORD is my helper and my protector; my heart trusted in him, and I am happy; I will praise him with glorious song. 8 The LORD is the strength of his people, and he is the protector of the salvation of his anointed. 9 Save thy people, O LORD, and bless thine inheritance; shepherd them also, and take care of them for ever,"

"29:1 ¶ BRING unto the LORD the offspring of rams; bring unto the LORD glory and honour. 2 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the court of his holy temple. 3 The voice of the LORD is upon the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is upon many waters. 4 The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty. 5 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; yea, the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon. 6 He makes them also to skip like calves, Lebanon and Sirion like a young ox. 7 The voice of the LORD divides the flames of fire. 8 The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. 9 The voice of the LORD makes the hinds to tremble, and uproots the forests; and in his temple every one speaks of his glory. 10 The LORD controls the flood; yea, the LORD sits King for ever. 11 The LORD will give strength to his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace."

"30:1 ¶ I WILL extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. 2 O LORD, my God, I have sought thee, and thou hast healed me. 3 Thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol; thou hast saved me that I should not join those who go down to the pit. 4 Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. 5 For there is rebuke in his anger and life in his good will; weeping may last for a night, but joy comes in the morning."

"6 ¶ In my security I said, I shall never be moved. 7 O God, by thy favor thou hast increased my glory; thou didst turn away thy face, and I was troubled. 8 I cried to thee, O LORD, and unto the LORD I made supplication. 9 What profit is there in shedding my blood, when I go down to corruption? The dust will not praise thee and it will not declare thy truth. 10 Hear, O God, and have mercy upon me; O LORD, be thou my helper. 11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into joy; thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; 12 Therefore, I will sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD, my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever."

"31:1 ¶ IN thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed; deliver me in thy righteousness. 2 Incline thine ear to me and answer me speedily; be thou unto me the God, the helper, and the house of refuge; and save me, 3 For thou art my strength and my refuge; therefore for thy name’s sake comfort me and guide me. 4 Pull me out of the net that they have laid secretly for me; for thou art my protector. 5 Into thy hand I commit my spirit; thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth. 6 I have hated them that observe false worship; but I trust in thee, O LORD. 7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy; for thou hast seen my humility; thou hast known my soul in adversities; 8 And thou hast not surrendered me into the hand of my enemies; thou hast established my feet in tranquility."

"9 ¶ Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in distress; mine eye is troubled with wrath, yea, my soul and my body. 10 For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing; my strength is weakened because of poverty, and my bones are shaken because of my enemies. 11 I have become a reproach to my neighbors and a dread to my acquaintances: they that saw me on the street fled from me. 12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind; I am like something given up for lost. 13 For I have heard of the complicity of many persons; while they connived together against me, they schemed to take away my life. 14 But I trusted in thee, O LORD; I said, Thou art my God, O LORD. 15 The times are in thy hand; deliver me from the hand of mine enemies and from them that persecute me. 16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; save me through thy mercies. 17 Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee; let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave. 18 Let the lips of the wicked be silent; for they speak falsely and disdainfully against the righteous."

"19 ¶ Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that worship thee, which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men! 20 Hide them in the citadel of thy presence from the tumult of men; with thy shadow guard them from contention. 21 Blessed be the LORD, for he has elected for himself the chosen ones in a strong city? 22 I said in my haste, I am lost from before thine eyes; nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee. 23 O love the LORD, all you his righteous ones; for the LORD preserves the faithful, and rewards the wicked according to their works. 24 Be of good courage and he shall strengthen your heart, all you that trust in the LORD."

"32:1 ¶ BLESSED is he whose transgression is forgiven and whose sin is blotted out. 2 Blessed is the man to whom the LORD has not reckoned his iniquity, and in whose heart there is no guile. 3 Because I suffered in silence all the day long, my bones waxed old during my deep slumber. 4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me; intense pain developed in my heart great enough to kill me. 5 I have acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid from thee. I said, I will confess my faults to the LORD; and thou forgavest all of my sins. 6 For this let every one that is chosen pray unto thee at an appointed time; surely even the floods of great waters shall not come near him."

"7 ¶ Thou art my refuge; thou shalt protect me from mine enemies; thou wilt compass me about with glory and salvation. 8 I have made you to understand and have led you on the way which you shall take; I will follow you with my eyes. 9 Be not as the horse or as the mule, which have no understanding, which must be subdued with bit and bridle from their youth; no one goes near them. 10 The wicked has many sorrows; but he that trusts in the LORD, mercy shall surround him. 11 Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous; and praise him, all you that are upright in heart."

"33:1 ¶ REJOICE in the LORD, O you righteous; for praise is comely for the upright. 2 Praise the LORD with harp and guitar; sing praises to him with a harp of ten strings. 3 Sing to him a new song; play skilfully with a beautiful rhythm. 4 For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth. 5 He loves righteousness and judgment; the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD. 6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. 7 The waters of the sea gathers he together as in a heap of waterskins; he lays up the depths in storehouses. 8 Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. 9 For he spoke, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast. 10 The LORD brings the counsel of the Gentiles to nought; the LORD makes the devices of the people of no effect. 11 The counsel of the LORD stands for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations."

"12 ¶ Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance. 13 The LORD looks from heaven; he beholds all the sons of men. 14 From his throne he looks upon all the inhabitants of the earth. 15 He fashions their hearts alike; he considers all their works. 16 The king is not saved by the multitude of a host; neither a mighty man delivers by much strength. 17 A horse is a false thing for salvation; neither shall he deliver his rider by his great strength. 18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon the righteous, upon them that hope in his mercy 19 To deliver their soul from death and to keep them alive in famine. 20 Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and our shield. 21 For our hearts shall rejoice in him because we have trusted in his holy name. 22 Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee."

"34:1 ¶ I WILL bless the LORD at all times; his praises shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul shall make its boast in the LORD; let the humble hear and be glad. 3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. 4 I sought the LORD, and he heard and delivered me from all my troubles. 5 Look towards him and trust in him, and you shall not be disappointed. 6 This poor man called on him, and he heard him and saved him from all his troubles. 7 The host of angels of the LORD encamps round about them that worship him, and delivers them. 8 O taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man that trusts in him. 9 The rich have become poor and suffer hunger; 10 They that seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing."

"11 ¶ Come, you children, listen to me, and I will teach you reverence for the LORD. 12 Where is the man who desires not life and many days that he may see the good time to come? 13 Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking guile. 14 Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. 15 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open to hear them. 16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 17 The righteous cried, and the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. 18 The LORD is near to them that are brokenhearted, and he saves those who are humble in spirit. 19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but the LORD delivers him out of them all. 20 He keeps all his bones, not one of them is broken. 21 Evil shall slay the wicked, and they that hate the righteous shall be destroyed. 22 The LORD redeems the soul of his servants, and none of them that trust in him shall be condemned."

"35:1 ¶ PLEAD my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me; fight against them that fight against me. 2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help. 3 Draw out the sword and flash it against them that persecute me; say unto my soul. I am your Saviour. 4 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul; let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise evil against me. 5 Let them be as chaff before the wind, and let the angel of the LORD chase them. 6 Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of the LORD persecute them. 7 For they have dug pits for me and have spread a snare for my soul. 8 Let evil come upon them unawares; and let the net that they have hidden trap them; into that very pit which they have dug let them fall. 9 My soul shall be joyful in God; it shall rejoice in his salvation. 10 All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, who deliverest the poor from his enemies, yea, the poor and the needy from him that seizes his property by force?"

"11 ¶ False witnesses rose up; they charged me with things that I knew not. 12 They rewarded me evil for good, and they destroyed my reputation among men. 13 But as for me, when they were sick, I wore sackcloth; I humbled my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned into my own bosom. 14 I behaved myself as though they had been my friends and brothers; I bowed down heavily, as one miserable in deep mourning. 15 During my misery they gathered together and rejoiced; yea, they gathered together against me for a long time, and I knew it not; 16 With their boasting and mocking, they gnashed at me with their teeth."

"17 ¶ My LORD, I have suffered enough; rescue my soul from their riot, my only one from the lions. 18 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation; I will praise thee among many people. 19 Let mine enemies not rejoice over me, nor the mockers who hate me for no reason; they wink with their eyes but they do not salute. 20 Against the meek of the earth, they devise mischievous things. 21 Yea, they opened their mouths wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye has seen it. 22 This thou hast seen, O God; keep not silence; O my LORD, be not far from the. 23 stir up thyself and awake to my judgment, see my suffering, my God and my LORD. 24 judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me. 25 Let them not say in their hearts, We have rid ourselves of him and we have buried him. 26 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion who wish me evil; let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me. 27 Let them who are pleased with my victory shout for joy and be glad; yea, let them say continually, The LORD be magnified who has pleasure in the peace of his servant, 28 And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long."

"36:1 ¶ THE unjust conceives wickedness within his heart, for there is no fear of God before his eyes. 2 He is unwilling to see his sins forgiven, or to hate them. 3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit; he is unwilling to do good. 4 He devises mischief upon his bed; he walks in a way that is not good that he may do evil."

"5 ¶ O LORD, thy mercy is in heaven; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the universe. 6 Thy righteouness is like the mountain of God; thy judgments are like a great deep; O LORD, thou preservest man and beast. 7 How abundant is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings. 8 They shall flourish with the richness of thy house; and thou shalt give them to drink of the pleasant water of thy spring. 9 For with thee is the fountain of life; in thy light shall we see light. 10 O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee, and thy righteousness to the upright in heart. 11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me. 12 For there the workers of iniquity will fall; they will be cast down, and will not be able to rise."

"37:1 ¶ FRET not because of evildoers, neither be envious of the workers of iniquity, 2 For they shall soon wither like grass, and fade away as the green herbs. 3 Trust in God, and do good; dwell in the land, and seek after faithfulness. 4 Trust in the LORD; and he shall give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust also in him, and he shall bring it to pass. 6 He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgment as the noonday."

"7 ¶ Seek the LORD, and pray before him; envy not the man who does evil, and prospers in his way. 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; fret not yourself in any wise to do evil. 9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those who trust in the LORD shall inherit the earth. 10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall be no more: yea, you shall look for his place, and you shall not find it. 11 But the meek shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. 12 The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth. 13 The LORD shall laugh at him; for he sees that his day is coming. 14 The wicked have drawn out the sword and have bent their bow, to slay the poor and needy, and those who are upright in their way. 15 Their swords shall enter into their own hearts, and their bows shall be broken. 16 A little that a righteous man has is better than the great riches of the wicked. 17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; but the LORD upholds the righteous. 18 The LORD knows the days of the upright; and their inheritance shall be for ever. 19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time; and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. 20 For the wicked shall perish, and the rich who are enemies of the LORD shall be consumed; they shall vanish like smoke."

"21 ¶ The wicked borrows, and pays not again; but the righteous shows mercy, and gives. 22 For the blessed of the LORD shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be wiped out. 23 The steps of a good man are established by the LORD; he sets his course. 24 Though he fall, he shall not be hurt; for the LORD upholds him with his hand. 25 I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread. 26 But he is ever merciful and lends; and his offspring is blessed. 27 Depart from evil, and do good; and rest for evermore. 28 For the LORD loves justice, and he forsakes not his righteous ones; he keeps them for ever; but the seed of the wicked, he destroys. 29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. 30 The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of justice. 31 The law of God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. 32 The wicked lies in wait for the righteous, and seeks to slay him. 33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged."

"34 ¶ Trust in the LORD and keep his way, and he shall exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it. 35 For I have seen the wicked boasting and spreading himself like stout forest trees; 36 Yet when I passed by, lo, he was not; yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. 37 Uphold the perfect and select the upright; for there is a good end for peaceful men. 38 But sinners shall be destroyed together; yea, the end of the wicked shall be destruction. 39 But the Saviour of the righteous is the LORD; he will help them in time of trouble. 40 And the LORD shall help them and deliver them; he shall deliver them from the wicked and save them, because they trust in him."

"38:1 ¶ O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath; neither chasten me in the heat of thine anger. 2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand rests heavily upon me. 3 There is no peace in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sins. 4 For mine iniquities are gone over my head; as a great burden they are too heavy for me. 5 My wounds are loathsome and corrupt because of my foolishness. 6 I am greatly troubled; all the day long I walk sadly. 7 My loins are filled with trembling, and there is no peace in my body. 8 I am feeble and miserable; I have groaned because of the despair of my heart. 9 O LORD, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hidden from thee. 10 My heart is broken, my strength hath failed me; as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. 11 My neighbors and my friends stood aside from my grief; and my kinsmen stood off."

"12 ¶ They also that seek after my life and wish me evil lay hold on me and speak mischievous things and imagine deceits all the day long. 13 But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that opens not his mouth. 14 Thus I was as a man that hears not, and in whose mouth is no reproof. 15 For in thee, O LORD, do I hope; thou wilt answer me, O LORD my God. 16 Because I said, Hear me, lest they rejoice over me; they scoff at me when my feet waver. 17 I am prepared to suffer, and my sorrow is continually with me. 18 I will declare mine iniquity to thee; I will purify myself of my sins. 19 But mine enemies are strong and alert; and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied. 20 They reward me evil for good; they reproach me because I seek after good things. 21 Forsake me not, O LORD; O my God, be not far from me. 22 Abide to help me and save me."

"39:1 ¶ I SAID, I will take heed to my ways that I sin not with my tongue; I will keep the words of my mouth under control while the wicked is before me. 2 I was dumb and sorrowful, I was wretched, I held myself aloof, even from good; and my sorrow was multiplied. 3 My heart was hot within me; and my body was on fire; then spoke I with my tongue, 4 LORD, show me mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know my destiny. 5 Behold, thou hast given my days a limit; and mine age is as nothing before thee; verily all men stand as a mere breath. 6 Because every man walks as an image, he disappears as a breath; he buries treasures and knows not who shall gather them."

"7 ¶ Henceforth, what is my hope except in thee, O LORD? 8 Deliver thou me from all my transgressions; make me not the reproach of the unjust. 9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth, because thou didst it. 10 Remove thy scourges from me; I am stricken by the blow of thy hand. 11 I am consumed by rebuke on account of my sins; thou dost chastise a man and dost remove his desires like stubble. Verily all men are like a breath. 12 Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears; for I am a dweller with thee and a sojourner, as all my fathers were. 13 O deliver me, that I may rest in peace before I pass away and be no more."

"40:1 ¶ I WAITED patiently for the LORD; and he turned towards me and heard my supplication. 2 He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the mire of destruction, and set my feet upon a rock and established my goings. 3 And he has put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God, that many shall see it and rejoice and trust in the LORD. 4 Blessed is the man whose trust is in the name of the LORD, and who returns not to vanity; neither to lying conversation. 5 Many are thy works which thou hast done for us, O LORD our God, and thy wonderful care for us; I have declared that they are too many to be numbered; there is no one like unto thee."

"6 ¶ Sacrifices and offerings thou didst not desire; but as for me, I now have understanding; burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. 7 Then said I, Lo, I come; in the beginning of the books, it is written of me, 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God; yea, thy law is within my heart. 9 I have preached thy righteousness in the great congregation; lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest. 10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation; I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation."

"11 ¶ Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD; let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me. 12 For innumerable evils have surrounded me; mine iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of my head; and my heart fails me. 13 Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; O LORD, continue to help me. 14 Let them be ashamed and confounded who seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame who wish me evil. 15 Let them be overthrown for their disgraceful conduct who say to me, Aha, aha! 16 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee; let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified. 17 But I am poor and needy; O my LORD, they have conspired against me; help me and deliver me; do not tarry, O my God."

"41:1 ¶ BLESSED is he who looks after the poor; the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. 2 The LORD will preserve him and keep him alive, and he shall bless him upon the earth; he will not deliver him into the hands of his enemies. 3 The LORD will strengthen him upon his sick bed; he will wholly recover from his illness. 4 I have said, Thou art my LORD, be merciful unto me and heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee."

"5 ¶ Mine enemies speak evil of me: When shall he die, and his name perish? 6 When they come to see me, they speak falsely and their hearts devise evil; they go out into the street and gossip about me. 7 All that hate me whisper together about me; they devise evil against me. 8 They conceive unjust accusations against me; they say, Now that he lies sick in his bed, he shall rise up no more. 9 Yea, even the man who visits me, in whom I trust, who eats my bread and whom I trust, betrays me. 10 But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me and heal me, that I may repay them. 11 By this I know that thou art pleased with me, because mine enemy doth not irk me. 12 And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever. 13 Blessed is the LORD God of Israel from everlasting and to everlasting! Amen and Amen."

"42:1 ¶ AS the hart pants after the water brook so pants my soul after thee, O LORD. 2 My soul thirsts after thee, O living God; when shall I come to see thy face? 3 My tears have been my bread day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is your God? 4 When I remember these things, my soul is agitated; therefore I will enter thy mighty citadel, even to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with the many people who rejoice. 5 Why are you troubled, O my soul? and why are you bewildered? Trust in God; for I shall yet praise him, the Saviour of my honour and my God."

"6 ¶ My soul is troubled within me; therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, from the mount of Hermon and from the hill. 7 Deep calls to deep at the sound of thy waterfalls: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me. 8 Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer to the living God. 9 I will say to God, Why hast thou forsaken me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of my enemies? 10 When my bones are broken, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is your God? 11 Why are you disturbed, O my soul? and why are you bewildered? Hope in God; for I shall yet praise him, the Saviour of my honor and my God."

"43:1 ¶ JUDGE me, O God, and avenge my cause against a merciless people; O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. 2 For thou art the God of my strength; why has thou forsaken me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 3 O send out thy light and thy truth; let them comfort me; let them bring me unto thy holy mountain and to thy tabernacle. 4 Then will I go before the altar of God, to God who makes me joyful with the joy of youth; yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God. 5 Why are you disturbed, O my soul? and why are you sad within me? Hope in God; for I shall yet praise him, who is the Saviour of my honor and my God."

"44:1 ¶ WE have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us what work thou hast wrought in their days, in the times of old; 2 How thou didst destroy the Gentiles with thy hand, and established thy people; how thou didst vex the kingdoms, and strengthened thy people. 3 For they inherited not the land by their sword, neither did their own arm save them; but thy right hand and thine arm and the light of thy countenance, because thou wast pleased with them. 4 Thou art my King, O God; for thou commandest deliverances for Jacob. 5 Through thee will we pierce our enemies; through thy name will we tread them under that hate us. 6 For we trust not in our bows; neither on our armour to save us. 7 But thou hast saved us from those who hate us, and hast put to shame our enemies. 8 We glorify th