PSA 1:1
How blessed is the man who does not walk in the
counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of
sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!
PSA 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the
Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night.
PSA 1:3 And he will be like a tree firmly
planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit
in its season, And its leaf does not wither; And in
whatever he does, he prospers.
PSA 1:4 The wicked are not so, But they are
like chaff which the wind drives away.
PSA 1:5 Therefore the wicked will not stand
in the judgment, Nor sinners in the assembly of the
righteous.
PSA 1:6 For the Lord knows the way of the
righteous, But the way of the wicked will perish.
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PSA 2:1
Why are the nations in an uproar, And the peoples
devising a vain thing?
PSA 2:2 The kings of the earth take their
stand, And the rulers take counsel together Against
the Lord and against His Anointed:
PSA 2:3 "Let us tear their fetters apart, And
cast away their cords from us!"
PSA 2:4 He who sits in the heavens laughs,
The Lord scoffs at them.
PSA 2:5 Then He will speak to them in His
anger And terrify them in His fury:
PSA 2:6 "But as for Me, I have installed My
King Upon Zion, My holy mountain."
PSA 2:7 "I will surely tell of the decree of
the Lord: He said to Me, 'Thou art My Son, Today I
have begotten Thee.
PSA 2:8 'Ask of Me, and I will surely give
the nations as Thine inheritance, And the very ends
of the earth as Thy possession.
PSA 2:9 'Thou shalt break them with a rod of
iron, Thou shalt shatter them like earthenware.' "
PSA 2:10 Now therefore, O kings, show
discernment; Take warning, O judges of the earth.
PSA 2:11 Worship the Lord with reverence, And
rejoice with trembling.
PSA 2:12 Do homage to the Son, lest He become
angry, and you perish in the way, For His wrath may
soon be kindled. How blessed are all who take refuge
in Him!
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PSA 3:1
(A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his
son.) O Lord, how my adversaries have increased!
Many are rising up against me.
PSA 3:2 Many are saying of my soul, "There is
no deliverance for him in God." Selah.
PSA 3:3 But Thou, O Lord, art a shield about
me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head.
PSA 3:4 I was crying to the Lord with my
voice, And He answered me from His holy mountain.
Selah.
PSA 3:5 I lay down and slept; I awoke, for
the Lord sustains me.
PSA 3:6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands
of people Who have set themselves against me round
about.
PSA 3:7 Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God! For
Thou hast smitten all my enemies on the cheek; Thou
hast shattered the teeth of the wicked.
PSA 3:8 Salvation belongs to the Lord; Thy
blessing be upon Thy people! Selah.
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PSA 4:1
(For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A
Psalm of David.) Answer me when I call, O God of my
righteousness! Thou hast relieved me in my distress;
Be gracious to me and hear my prayer.
PSA 4:2 O sons of men, how long will my honor
become a reproach? How long will you love what is
worthless and aim at deception? Selah.
PSA 4:3 But know that the Lord has set apart
the godly man for Himself; The Lord hears when I
call to Him.
PSA 4:4 Tremble, and do not sin; Meditate in
your heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
PSA 4:5 Offer the sacrifices of
righteousness, And trust in the Lord.
PSA 4:6 Many are saying, "Who will show us
any good?" Lift up the light of Thy countenance upon
us, O Lord!
PSA 4:7 Thou hast put gladness in my heart,
More than when their grain and new wine abound.
PSA 4:8 In peace I will both lie down and
sleep, For Thou alone, O Lord, dost make me to dwell
in safety.
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PSA 5:1
(For the choir director; for flute accompaniment. A
Psalm of David.) Give ear to my words, O Lord,
Consider my groaning.
PSA 5:2 Heed the sound of my cry for help, my
King and my God, For to Thee do I pray.
PSA 5:3 In the morning, O Lord, Thou wilt
hear my voice; In the morning I will order my prayer
to Thee and eagerly watch.
PSA 5:4 For Thou art not a God who takes
pleasure in wickedness; No evil dwells with Thee.
PSA 5:5 The boastful shall not stand before
Thine eyes; Thou dost hate all who do iniquity.
PSA 5:6 Thou dost destroy those who speak
falsehood; The Lord abhors the man of bloodshed and
deceit.
PSA 5:7 But as for me, by Thine abundant
lovingkindness I will enter Thy house, At Thy holy
temple I will bow in reverence for Thee.
PSA 5:8 O Lord, lead me in Thy righteousness
because of my foes; Make Thy way straight before me.
PSA 5:9 There is nothing reliable in what
they say; Their inward part is destruction itself;
Their throat is an open grave; They flatter with
their tongue.
PSA 5:10 Hold them guilty, O God; By their
own devices let them fall! In the multitude of their
transgressions thrust them out, For they are
rebellious against Thee.
PSA 5:11 But let all who take refuge in Thee
be glad, Let them ever sing for joy; And mayest Thou
shelter them, That those who love Thy name may exult
in Thee.
PSA 5:12 For it is Thou who dost bless the
righteous man, O Lord, Thou dost surround him with
favor as with a shield.
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PSA 6:1
(For the choir director; with stringed instruments,
upon an eight-stringed lyre.) (A Psalm of David.) O
Lord, do not rebuke me in Thine anger, Nor chasten
me in Thy wrath.
PSA 6:2 Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am
pining away; Heal me, O Lord, for my bones are
dismayed.
PSA 6:3 And my soul is greatly dismayed; But
Thou, O Lord - - how long?
PSA 6:4 Return, O Lord, rescue my soul; Save
me because of Thy lovingkindness.
PSA 6:5 For there is no mention of Thee in
death; In Sheol who will give Thee thanks?
PSA 6:6 I am weary with my sighing; Every
night I make my bed swim, I dissolve my couch with
my tears.
PSA 6:7 My eye has wasted away with grief; It
has become old because of all my adversaries.
PSA 6:8 Depart from me, all you who do
iniquity, For the Lord has heard the voice of my
weeping.
PSA 6:9 The Lord has heard my supplication,
The Lord receives my prayer.
PSA 6:10 All my enemies shall be ashamed and
greatly dismayed; They shall turn back, they shall
suddenly be ashamed.
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PSA 7:1
(A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord
concerning Cush, a Benjamite.) O Lord my God, in
Thee I have taken refuge; Save me from all those who
pursue me, and deliver me,
PSA 7:2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion,
Dragging me away, while there is none to deliver.
PSA 7:3 O Lord my God, if I have done this,
If there is injustice in my hands,
PSA 7:4 If I have rewarded evil to my friend,
Or have plundered him who without cause was my
adversary,
PSA 7:5 Let the enemy pursue my soul and
overtake it; And let him trample my life down to the
ground, And lay my glory in the dust. Selah.
PSA 7:6 Arise, O Lord, in Thine anger; Lift
up Thyself against the rage of my adversaries, And
arouse Thyself for me; Thou hast appointed judgment.
PSA 7:7 And let the assembly of the peoples
encompass Thee; And over them return Thou on high.
PSA 7:8 The Lord judges the peoples;
Vindicate me, O Lord, according to my righteousness
and my integrity that is in me.
PSA 7:9 O let the evil of the wicked come to
an end, but establish the righteous; For the
righteous God tries the hearts and minds.
PSA 7:10 My shield is with God, Who saves the
upright in heart.
PSA 7:11 God is a righteous judge, And a God
who has indignation every day.
PSA 7:12 If a man does not repent, He will
sharpen His sword; He has bent His bow and made it
ready.
PSA 7:13 He has also prepared for Himself
deadly weapons; He makes His arrows fiery shafts.
PSA 7:14 Behold, he travails with wickedness,
And he conceives mischief, and brings forth
falsehood.
PSA 7:15 He has dug a pit and hollowed it
out, And has fallen into the hole which he made.
PSA 7:16 His mischief will return upon his
own head, And his violence will descend upon his own
pate.
PSA 7:17 I will give thanks to the Lord
according to His righteousness, And will sing praise
to the name of the Lord Most High.
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PSA 8:1
(For the choir director; on the Gittith. A Psalm of
David.) O Lord, our Lord, How majestic is Thy name
in all the earth, Who hast displayed Thy splendor
above the heavens!
PSA 8:2 From the mouth of infants and nursing
babes Thou hast established strength, Because of
Thine adversaries, To make the enemy and the
revengeful cease.
PSA 8:3 When I consider Thy heavens, the work
of Thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which Thou
hast ordained;
PSA 8:4 What is man, that Thou dost take
thought of him? And the son of man, that Thou dost
care for him?
PSA 8:5 Yet Thou hast made him a little lower
than God, And dost crown him with glory and majesty!
PSA 8:6 Thou dost make him to rule over the
works of Thy hands; Thou hast put all things under
his feet,
PSA 8:7 All sheep and oxen, And also the
beasts of the field,
PSA 8:8 The birds of the heavens, and the
fish of the sea, Whatever passes through the paths
of the seas.
PSA 8:9 O Lord, our Lord, How majestic is Thy
name in all the earth!
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PSA 9:1
(For the choir director; on Muth-labben. A Psalm of
David.) I will give thanks to the Lord with all my
heart; I will tell of all Thy wonders.
PSA 9:2 I will be glad and exult in Thee; I
will sing praise to Thy name, O Most High.
PSA 9:3 When my enemies turn back, They
stumble and perish before Thee.
PSA 9:4 For Thou hast maintained my just
cause; Thou dost sit on the throne judging
righteously.
PSA 9:5 Thou hast rebuked the nations; Thou
hast destroyed the wicked; Thou hast blotted out
their name forever and ever.
PSA 9:6 The enemy has come to an end in
perpetual ruins, And Thou hast uprooted the cities;
The very memory of them has perished.
PSA 9:7 But the Lord abides forever; He has
established His throne for judgment,
PSA 9:8 And He will judge the world in
righteousness; He will execute judgment for the
peoples with equity.
PSA 9:9 The Lord also will be a stronghold
for the oppressed, A stronghold in times of trouble,
PSA 9:10 And those who know Thy name will put
their trust in Thee; For Thou, O Lord, hast not
forsaken those who seek Thee.
PSA 9:11 Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells
in Zion; Declare among the peoples His deeds.
PSA 9:12 For He who requires blood remembers
them; He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
PSA 9:13 Be gracious to me, O Lord; Behold my
affliction from those who hate me, Thou who dost
lift me up from the gates of death;
PSA 9:14 That I may tell of all Thy praises,
That in the gates of the daughter of Zion I may
rejoice in Thy salvation.
PSA 9:15 The nations have sunk down in the
pit which they have made; In the net which they hid,
their own foot has been caught.
PSA 9:16 The Lord has made Himself known; He
has executed judgment. In the work of his own hands
the wicked is snared. Higgaion Selah.
PSA 9:17 The wicked will return to Sheol,
Even all the nations who forget God.
PSA 9:18 For the needy will not always be
forgotten, Nor the hope of the afflicted perish
forever.
PSA 9:19 Arise, O Lord, do not let man
prevail; Let the nations be judged before Thee.
PSA 9:20 Put them in fear, O Lord; Let the
nations know that they are but men. Selah.
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PSA 10:1
Why dost Thou stand afar off, O Lord? Why dost Thou
hide Thyself in times of trouble?
PSA 10:2 In pride the wicked hotly pursue the
afflicted; Let them be caught in the plots which
they have devised.
PSA 10:3 For the wicked boasts of his heart's
desire, And the greedy man curses and spurns the
Lord.
PSA 10:4 The wicked, in the haughtiness of
his countenance, does not seek Him. All his thoughts
are, "There is no God."
PSA 10:5 His ways prosper at all times; Thy
judgments are on high, out of his sight; As for all
his adversaries, he snorts at them.
PSA 10:6 He says to himself, "I shall not be
moved; Throughout all generations I shall not be in
adversity."
PSA 10:7 His mouth is full of curses and
deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is mischief
and wickedness.
PSA 10:8 He sits in the lurking places of the
villages; In the hiding places he kills the
innocent; His eyes stealthily watch for the
unfortunate.
PSA 10:9 He lurks in a hiding place as a lion
in his lair; He lurks to catch the afflicted; He
catches the afflicted when he draws him into his
net.
PSA 10:10 He crouches, he bows down, And the
unfortunate fall by his mighty ones.
PSA 10:11 He says to himself, "God has
forgotten; He has hidden His face; He will never see
it."
PSA 10:12 Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up Thy
hand. Do not forget the afflicted.
PSA 10:13 Why has the wicked spurned God? He
has said to himself, "Thou wilt not require it."
PSA 10:14 Thou hast seen it, for Thou hast
beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Thy
hand. The unfortunate commits himself to Thee; Thou
hast been the helper of the orphan.
PSA 10:15 Break the arm of the wicked and the
evildoer, Seek out his wickedness until Thou dost
find none.
PSA 10:16 The Lord is King forever and ever;
Nations have perished from His land.
PSA 10:17 O Lord, Thou hast heard the desire
of the humble; Thou wilt strengthen their heart,
Thou wilt incline Thine ear
PSA 10:18 To vindicate the orphan and the
oppressed, That man who is of the earth may cause
terror no more.
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PSA 11:1
(For the choir director. A Psalm of David.) In the
Lord I take refuge; How can you say to my soul,
"Flee as a bird to your mountain;
PSA 11:2 For, behold, the wicked bend the
bow, They make ready their arrow upon the string, To
shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
PSA 11:3 If the foundations are destroyed,
What can the righteous do?"
PSA 11:4 The Lord is in His holy temple; the
Lord's throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His
eyelids test the sons of men.
PSA 11:5 The Lord tests the righteous and the
wicked, And the one who loves violence His soul
hates.
PSA 11:6 Upon the wicked He will rain snares;
Fire and brimstone and burning wind will be the
portion of their cup.
PSA 11:7 For the Lord is righteous; He loves
righteousness; The upright will behold His face.
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PSA 12:1
(For the choir director; upon an eight-stringed
lyre. A Psalm of David.) Help, Lord, for the godly
man ceases to be, For the faithful disappear from
among the sons of men.
PSA 12:2 They speak falsehood to one another;
With flattering lips and with a double heart they
speak.
PSA 12:3 May the Lord cut off all flattering
lips, The tongue that speaks great things;
PSA 12:4 Who have said, "With our tongue we
will prevail; Our lips are our own; who is lord over
us?"
PSA 12:5 "Because of the devastation of the
afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy, Now
I will arise," says the Lord; "I will set him in the
safety for which he longs."
PSA 12:6 The words of the Lord are pure
words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth,
refined seven times.
PSA 12:7 Thou, O Lord, wilt keep them; Thou
wilt preserve him from this generation forever.
PSA 12:8 The wicked strut about on every
side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of
men.
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PSA 13:1
(For the choir director. A Psalm of David.) How
long, O Lord? Wilt Thou forget me forever? How long
wilt Thou hide Thy face from me?
PSA 13:2 How long shall I take counsel in my
soul, Having sorrow in my heart all the day? How
long will my enemy be exalted over me?
PSA 13:3 Consider and answer me, O Lord, my
God; Enlighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of
death,
PSA 13:4 Lest my enemy say, "I have overcome
him," Lest my adversaries rejoice when I am shaken.
PSA 13:5 But I have trusted in Thy
lovingkindness; My heart shall rejoice in Thy
salvation.
PSA 13:6 I will sing to the Lord, Because He
has dealt bountifully with me.
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PSA 14:1
(For the choir director. A Psalm of David.) The fool
has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are
corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds; There
is no one who does good.
PSA 14:2 The Lord has looked down from heaven
upon the sons of men, To see if there are any who
understand, Who seek after God.
PSA 14:3 They have all turned aside; together
they have become corrupt; There is no one who does
good, not even one.
PSA 14:4 Do all the workers of wickedness not
know, Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And do
not call upon the Lord?
PSA 14:5 There they are in great dread, For
God is with the righteous generation.
PSA 14:6 You would put to shame the counsel
of the afflicted, But the Lord is his refuge.
PSA 14:7 Oh, that the salvation of Israel
would come out of Zion! When the Lord restores His
captive people, Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be
glad.
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PSA 15:1
(A Psalm of David.) O Lord, who may abide in Thy
tent? Who may dwell on Thy holy hill?
PSA 15:2 He who walks with integrity, and
works righteousness, And speaks truth in his heart.
PSA 15:3 He does not slander with his tongue,
Nor does evil to his neighbor, Nor takes up a
reproach against his friend;
PSA 15:4 In whose eyes a reprobate is
despised, But who honors those who fear the Lord; He
swears to his own hurt, and does not change;
PSA 15:5 He does not put out his money at
interest, Nor does he take a bribe against the
innocent. He who does these things will never be
shaken.
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PSA 16:1
(A Mikhtam of David.) Preserve me, O God, for I take
refuge in Thee.
PSA 16:2 I said to the Lord, "Thou art my
Lord; I have no good besides Thee."
PSA 16:3 As for the saints who are in the
earth, They are the majestic ones in whom is all my
delight.
PSA 16:4 The sorrows of those who have
bartered for another god will be multiplied; I shall
not pour out their libations of blood, Nor shall I
take their names upon my lips.
PSA 16:5 The Lord is the portion of my
inheritance and my cup; Thou dost support my lot.
PSA 16:6 The lines have fallen to me in
pleasant places; Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to
me.
PSA 16:7 I will bless the Lord who has
counseled me; Indeed, my mind instructs me in the
night.
PSA 16:8 I have set the Lord continually
before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will
not be shaken.
PSA 16:9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my
glory rejoices; My flesh also will dwell securely.
PSA 16:10 For Thou wilt not abandon my soul
to Sheol; Neither wilt Thou allow Thy Holy One to
undergo decay.
PSA 16:11 Thou wilt make known to me the path
of life; In Thy presence is fulness of joy; In Thy
right hand there are pleasures forever.
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PSA 17:1
(A Prayer of David.) Hear a just cause, O Lord, give
heed to my cry; Give ear to my prayer, which is not
from deceitful lips.
PSA 17:2 Let my judgment come forth from Thy
presence; Let Thine eyes look with equity.
PSA 17:3 Thou hast tried my heart; Thou hast
visited me by night; Thou hast tested me and dost
find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not
transgress.
PSA 17:4 As for the deeds of men, by the word
of Thy lips I have kept from the paths of the
violent.
PSA 17:5 My steps have held fast to Thy
paths. My feet have not slipped.
PSA 17:6 I have called upon Thee, for Thou
wilt answer me, O God; Incline Thine ear to me, hear
my speech.
PSA 17:7 Wondrously show Thy lovingkindness,
O Savior of those who take refuge at Thy right hand
From those who rise up against them.
PSA 17:8 Keep me as the apple of the eye;
Hide me in the shadow of Thy wings,
PSA 17:9 From the wicked who despoil me, My
deadly enemies, who surround me.
PSA 17:10 They have closed their unfeeling
heart; With their mouth they speak proudly.
PSA 17:11 They have now surrounded us in our
steps; They set their eyes to cast us down to the
ground.
PSA 17:12 He is like a lion that is eager to
tear, And as a young lion lurking in hiding places.
PSA 17:13 Arise, O Lord, confront him, bring
him low; Deliver my soul from the wicked with Thy
sword,
PSA 17:14 From men with Thy hand, O Lord,
From men of the world, whose portion is in this
life; And whose belly Thou dost fill with Thy
treasure; They are satisfied with children, And
leave their abundance to their babes.
PSA 17:15 As for me, I shall behold Thy face
in righteousness; I will be satisfied with Thy
likeness when I awake.
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PSA 18:1
(For the choir director. A Psalm of David the
servant of the Lord, who) (spoke to the Lord the
words of this song in the day that the Lord)
(delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and
from the hand of Saul. And) ( he said,) "I love
Thee, O Lord, my strength."
PSA 18:2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress
and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take
refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my
stronghold.
PSA 18:3 I call upon the Lord, who is worthy
to be praised, And I am saved from my enemies.
PSA 18:4 The cords of death encompassed me,
And the torrents of ungodliness terrified me.
PSA 18:5 The cords of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
PSA 18:6 In my distress I called upon the
Lord, And cried to my God for help; He heard my
voice out of His temple, And my cry for help before
Him came into His ears.
PSA 18:7 Then the earth shook and quaked; And
the foundations of the mountains were trembling And
were shaken, because He was angry.
PSA 18:8 Smoke went up out of His nostrils,
And fire from His mouth devoured; Coals were kindled
by it.
PSA 18:9 He bowed the heavens also, and came
down With thick darkness under His feet.
PSA 18:10 And He rode upon a cherub and flew;
And He sped upon the wings of the wind.
PSA 18:11 He made darkness His hiding place,
His canopy around Him, Darkness of waters, thick
clouds of the skies.
PSA 18:12 From the brightness before Him
passed His thick clouds, Hailstones and coals of
fire.
PSA 18:13 The Lord also thundered in the
heavens, And the Most High uttered His voice,
Hailstones and coals of fire.
PSA 18:14 And He sent out His arrows, and
scattered them, And lightning flashes in abundance,
and routed them.
PSA 18:15 Then the channels of water
appeared, And the foundations of the world were laid
bare At Thy rebuke, O Lord, At the blast of the
breath of Thy nostrils.
PSA 18:16 He sent from on high, He took me;
He drew me out of many waters.
PSA 18:17 He delivered me from my strong
enemy, And from those who hated me, for they were
too mighty for me.
PSA 18:18 They confronted me in the day of my
calamity, But the Lord was my stay.
PSA 18:19 He brought me forth also into a
broad place; He rescued me, because He delighted in
me.
PSA 18:20 The Lord has rewarded me according
to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of
my hands He has recompensed me.
PSA 18:21 For I have kept the ways of the
Lord, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
PSA 18:22 For all His ordinances were before
me, And I did not put away His statutes from me.
PSA 18:23 I was also blameless with Him, And
I kept myself from my iniquity.
PSA 18:24 Therefore the Lord has recompensed
me according to my righteousness, According to the
cleanness of my hands in His eyes.
PSA 18:25 With the kind Thou dost show
Thyself kind; With the blameless Thou dost show
Thyself blameless;
PSA 18:26 With the pure Thou dost show
Thyself pure; And with the crooked Thou dost show
Thyself astute.
PSA 18:27 For Thou dost save an afflicted
people; But haughty eyes Thou dost abase.
PSA 18:28 For Thou dost light my lamp; The
Lord my God illumines my darkness.
PSA 18:29 For by Thee I can run upon a troop;
And by my God I can leap over a wall.
PSA 18:30 As for God, His way is blameless;
The word of the Lord is tried; He is a shield to all
who take refuge in Him.
PSA 18:31 For who is God, but the Lord? And
who is a rock, except our God,
PSA 18:32 The God who girds me with strength,
And makes my way blameless?
PSA 18:33 He makes my feet like hinds' feet,
And sets me upon my high places.
PSA 18:34 He trains my hands for battle, So
that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
PSA 18:35 Thou hast also given me the shield
of Thy salvation, And Thy right hand upholds me; And
Thy gentleness makes me great.
PSA 18:36 Thou dost enlarge my steps under
me, And my feet have not slipped.
PSA 18:37 I pursued my enemies and overtook
them, And I did not turn back until they were
consumed.
PSA 18:38 I shattered them, so that they were
not able to rise; They fell under my feet.
PSA 18:39 For Thou hast girded me with
strength for battle; Thou hast subdued under me
those who rose up against me.
PSA 18:40 Thou hast also made my enemies turn
their backs to me, And I destroyed those who hated
me.
PSA 18:41 They cried for help, but there was
none to save, Even to the Lord, but He did not
answer them.
PSA 18:42 Then I beat them fine as the dust
before the wind; I emptied them out as the mire of
the streets.
PSA 18:43 Thou hast delivered me from the
contentions of the people; Thou hast placed me as
head of the nations; A people whom I have not known
serve me.
PSA 18:44 As soon as they hear, they obey me;
Foreigners submit to me.
PSA 18:45 Foreigners fade away, And come
trembling out of their fortresses.
PSA 18:46 The Lord lives, and blessed be my
rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation,
PSA 18:47 The God who executes vengeance for
me, And subdues peoples under me.
PSA 18:48 He delivers me from my enemies;
Surely Thou dost lift me above those who rise up
against me; Thou dost rescue me from the violent
man.
PSA 18:49 Therefore I will give thanks to
Thee among the nations, O Lord, And I will sing
praises to Thy name.
PSA 18:50 He gives great deliverance to His
king, And shows lovingkindness to His anointed, To
David and his descendants forever.
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PSA 19:1
(For the choir director. A Psalm of David.) The
heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their
expanse is declaring the work of His hands.
PSA 19:2 Day to day pours forth speech, And
night to night reveals knowledge.
PSA 19:3 There is no speech, nor are there
words; Their voice is not heard.
PSA 19:4 Their line has gone out through all
the earth, And their utterances to the end of the
world. In them He has placed a tent for the sun,
PSA 19:5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out
of his chamber; It rejoices as a strong man to run
his course.
PSA 19:6 Its rising is from one end of the
heavens, And its circuit to the other end of them;
And there is nothing hidden from its heat.
PSA 19:7 The law of the Lord is perfect,
restoring the soul; The testimony of the Lord is
sure, making wise the simple.
PSA 19:8 The precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is
pure, enlightening the eyes.
PSA 19:9 The fear of the Lord is clean,
enduring forever; The judgments of the Lord are
true; they are righteous altogether.
PSA 19:10 They are more desirable than gold,
yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey
and the drippings of the honeycomb.
PSA 19:11 Moreover, by them Thy servant is
warned; In keeping them there is great reward.
PSA 19:12 Who can discern his errors? Acquit
me of hidden faults.
PSA 19:13 Also keep back Thy servant from
presumptuous sins; Let them not rule over me; Then I
shall be blameless, And I shall be acquitted of
great transgression.
PSA 19:14 Let the words of my mouth and the
meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Thy sight, O
Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.
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PSA 20:1
(For the choir director. A Psalm of David.) May the
Lord answer you in the day of trouble! May the name
of the God of Jacob set you securely on high!
PSA 20:2 May He send you help from the
sanctuary, And support you from Zion!
PSA 20:3 May He remember all your meal
offerings, And find your burnt offering acceptable!
Selah.
PSA 20:4 May He grant you your heart's
desire, And fulfill all your counsel!
PSA 20:5 We will sing for joy over your
victory, And in the name of our God we will set up
our banners. May the Lord fulfill all your
petitions.
PSA 20:6 Now I know that the Lord saves His
anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven,
With the saving strength of His right hand.
PSA 20:7 Some boast in chariots, and some in
horses; But we will boast in the name of the Lord,
our God.
PSA 20:8 They have bowed down and fallen; But
we have risen and stood upright.
PSA 20:9 Save, O Lord; May the King answer us
in the day we call.
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PSA 21:1
(For the choir director. A Psalm of David.) O Lord,
in Thy strength the king will be glad, And in Thy
salvation how greatly he will rejoice!
PSA 21:2 Thou hast given him his heart's
desire, And Thou hast not withheld the request of
his lips. Selah.
PSA 21:3 For Thou dost meet him with the
blessings of good things; Thou dost set a crown of
fine gold on his head.
PSA 21:4 He asked life of Thee, Thou didst
give it to him, Length of days forever and ever.
PSA 21:5 His glory is great through Thy
salvation, Splendor and majesty Thou dost place upon
him.
PSA 21:6 For Thou dost make him most blessed
forever; Thou dost make him joyful with gladness in
Thy presence.
PSA 21:7 For the king trusts in the Lord, And
through the lovingkindness of the Most High he will
not be shaken.
PSA 21:8 Your hand will find out all your
enemies; Your right hand will find out those who
hate you.
PSA 21:9 You will make them as a fiery oven
in the time of your anger; The Lord will swallow
them up in His wrath, And fire will devour them.
PSA 21:10 Their offspring Thou wilt destroy
from the earth, And their descendants from among the
sons of men.
PSA 21:11 Though they intended evil against
Thee, And devised a plot, They will not succeed.
PSA 21:12 For Thou wilt make them turn their
back; Thou wilt aim with Thy bowstrings at their
faces.
PSA 21:13 Be Thou exalted, O Lord, in Thy
strength; We will sing and praise Thy power.
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PSA 22:1
(For the choir director; upon Aijeleth Hashshahar. A
Psalm of David.) My God, my God, why hast Thou
forsaken me? Far from my deliverance are the words
of my groaning.
PSA 22:2 O my God, I cry by day, but Thou
dost not answer; And by night, but I have no rest.
PSA 22:3 Yet Thou art holy, O Thou who art
enthroned upon the praises of Israel.
PSA 22:4 In Thee our fathers trusted; They
trusted, and Thou didst deliver them.
PSA 22:5 To Thee they cried out, and were
delivered; In Thee they trusted, and were not
disappointed.
PSA 22:6 But I am a worm, and not a man, A
reproach of men, and despised by the people.
PSA 22:7 All who see me sneer at me; They
separate with the lip, they wag the head, saying,
PSA 22:8 "Commit yourself to the Lord; let
Him deliver him; Let Him rescue him, because He
delights in him."
PSA 22:9 Yet Thou art He who didst bring me
forth from the womb; Thou didst make me trust when
upon my mother's breasts.
PSA 22:10 Upon Thee I was cast from birth;
Thou hast been my God from my mother's womb.
PSA 22:11 Be not far from me, for trouble is
near; For there is none to help.
PSA 22:12 Many bulls have surrounded me;
Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.
PSA 22:13 They open wide their mouth at me,
As a ravening and a roaring lion.
PSA 22:14 I am poured out like water, And all
my bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; It
is melted within me.
PSA 22:15 My strength is dried up like a
potsherd, And my tongue cleaves to my jaws; And Thou
dost lay me in the dust of death.
PSA 22:16 For dogs have surrounded me; A band
of evildoers has encompassed me; They pierced my
hands and my feet.
PSA 22:17 I can count all my bones. They
look, they stare at me;
PSA 22:18 They divide my garments among them,
And for my clothing they cast lots.
PSA 22:19 But Thou, O Lord, be not far off; O
Thou my help, hasten to my assistance.
PSA 22:20 Deliver my soul from the sword, My
only life from the power of the dog.
PSA 22:21 Save me from the lion's mouth; And
from the horns of the wild oxen Thou dost answer me.
PSA 22:22 I will tell of Thy name to my
brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will praise
Thee.
PSA 22:23 You who fear the Lord, praise Him;
All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him, And stand
in awe of Him, all you descendants of Israel.
PSA 22:24 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 for help, He heard.
PSA 22:25 From Thee comes my praise in the
great assembly; I shall pay my vows before those who
fear Him.
PSA 22:26 The afflicted shall eat and be
satisfied; Those who seek Him will praise the Lord.
Let your heart live forever!
PSA 22:27 All the ends of the earth will
remember and turn to the Lord, And all the families
of the nations will worship before Thee.
PSA 22:28 For the kingdom is the Lord's, And
He rules over the nations.
PSA 22:29 All the prosperous of the earth
will eat and worship, All those who go down to the
dust will bow before Him, Even he who cannot keep
his soul alive.
PSA 22:30 Posterity will serve Him; It will
be told of the Lord to the coming generation.
PSA 22:31 They will come and will declare His
righteousness To a people who will be born, that He
has performed it.
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PSA 23:1
(A Psalm of David.) The Lord is my shepherd, I shall
not want.
PSA 23:2 He makes me lie down in green
pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.
PSA 23:3 He restores my soul; He guides me in
the paths of righteousness For His name's sake.
PSA 23:4 Even though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for
Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff, they
comfort me.
PSA 23:5 Thou dost prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies; Thou hast anointed my
head with oil; My cup overflows.
PSA 23:6 Surely goodness and lovingkindness
will follow me all the days of my life, And I will
dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
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PSA 24:1
(A Psalm of David.) The earth is the Lord's, and all
it contains, The world, and those who dwell in it.
PSA 24:2 For He has founded it upon the seas,
And established it upon the rivers.
PSA 24:3 Who may ascend into the hill of the
Lord? And who may stand in His holy place?
PSA 24:4 He who has clean hands and a pure
heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood,
And has not sworn deceitfully.
PSA 24:5 He shall receive a blessing from the
Lord And righteousness from the God of his
salvation.
PSA 24:6 This is the generation of those who
seek Him, Who seek Thy face - - even Jacob. Selah.
PSA 24:7 Lift up your heads, O gates, And be
lifted up, O ancient doors, That the King of glory
may come in!
PSA 24:8 Who is the King of glory? The Lord
strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle.
PSA 24:9 Lift up your heads, O gates, And
lift them up, O ancient doors, That the King of
glory may come in!
PSA 24:10 Who is this King of glory? The Lord
of hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah.
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PSA 25:1
(A Psalm of David.) To Thee, O Lord, I lift up my
soul.
PSA 25:2 O my God, in Thee I trust, Do not
let me be ashamed; Do not let my enemies exult over
me.
PSA 25:3 Indeed, none of those who wait for
Thee will be ashamed; Those who deal treacherously
without cause will be ashamed.
PSA 25:4 Make me know Thy ways, O Lord; Teach
me Thy paths.
PSA 25:5 Lead me in Thy truth and teach me,
For Thou art the God of my salvation; For Thee I
wait all the day.
PSA 25:6 Remember, O Lord, Thy compassion and
Thy lovingkindnesses, For they have been from of
old.
PSA 25:7 Do not remember the sins of my youth
or my transgressions; According to Thy
lovingkindness remember Thou me, For Thy goodness'
sake, O Lord.
PSA 25:8 Good and upright is the Lord;
Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.
PSA 25:9 He leads the humble in justice, And
He teaches the humble His way.
PSA 25:10 All the paths of the Lord are
lovingkindness and truth To those who keep His
covenant and His testimonies.
PSA 25:11 For Thy name's sake, O Lord, Pardon
my iniquity, for it is great.
PSA 25:12 Who is the man who fears the Lord?
He will instruct him in the way he should choose.
PSA 25:13 His soul will abide in prosperity,
And his descendants will inherit the land.
PSA 25:14 The secret of the Lord is for those
who fear Him, And He will make them know His
covenant.
PSA 25:15 My eyes are continually toward the
Lord, For He will pluck my feet out of the net.
PSA 25:16 Turn to me and be gracious to me,
For I am lonely and afflicted.
PSA 25:17 The troubles of my heart are
enlarged; Bring me out of my distresses
. PSA 25:18 Look upon my affliction and my
trouble, And forgive all my sins.
PSA 25:19 Look upon my enemies, for they are
many; And they hate me with violent hatred.
PSA 25:20 Guard my soul and deliver me; Do
not let me be ashamed, for I take refuge in Thee.
PSA 25:21 Let integrity and uprightness
preserve me, For I wait for Thee.
PSA 25:22 Redeem Israel, O God, Out of all
his troubles.
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PSA 26:1
(A Psalm of David.) Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have
walked in my integrity; And I have trusted in the
Lord without wavering.
PSA 26:2 Examine me, O Lord, and try me; Test
my mind and my heart.
PSA 26:3 For Thy lovingkindness is before my
eyes, And I have walked in Thy truth.
PSA 26:4 I do not sit with deceitful men, Nor
will I go with pretenders.
PSA 26:5 I hate the assembly of evildoers,
And I will not sit with the wicked.
PSA 26:6 I shall wash my hands in innocence,
And I will go about Thine altar, O Lord,
PSA 26:7 That I may proclaim with the voice
of thanksgiving, And declare all Thy wonders.
PSA 26:8 O Lord, I love the habitation of Thy
house, And the place where Thy glory dwells.
PSA 26:9 Do not take my soul away along with
sinners, Nor my life with men of bloodshed,
PSA 26:10 In whose hands is a wicked scheme,
And whose right hand is full of bribes.
PSA 26:11 But as for me, I shall walk in my
integrity; Redeem me, and be gracious to me.
PSA 26:12 My foot stands on a level place; In
the congregations I shall bless the Lord.
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PSA 27:1
(A Psalm of David.) The Lord is my light and my
salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the
defense of my life; Whom shall I dread?
PSA 27:2 When evildoers came upon me to
devour my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies, they
stumbled and fell.
PSA 27:3 Though a host encamp against me, My
heart will not fear; Though war arise against me, In
spite of this I shall be confident.
PSA 27:4 One thing I have asked from the
Lord, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the
house of the Lord all the days of my life, To behold
the beauty of the Lord, And to meditate in His
temple.
PSA 27:5 For in the day of trouble He will
conceal me in His tabernacle; In the secret place of
His tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a
rock.
PSA 27:6 And now my head will be lifted up
above my enemies around me; And I will offer in His
tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing,
yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.
PSA 27:7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my
voice, And be gracious to me and answer me.
PSA 27:8 When Thou didst say, "Seek My face,"
my heart said to Thee, "Thy face, O Lord, I shall
seek."
PSA 27:9 Do not hide Thy face from me, Do not
turn Thy servant away in anger; Thou hast been my
help; Do not abandon me nor forsake me, O God of my
salvation!
PSA 27:10 For my father and my mother have
forsaken me, But the Lord will take me up.
PSA 27:11 Teach me Thy way, O Lord, And lead
me in a level path, Because of my foes.
PSA 27:12 Do not deliver me over to the
desire of my adversaries; For false witnesses have
risen against me, And such as breathe out violence.
PSA 27:13 I would have despaired unless I had
believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord
In the land of the living.
PSA 27:14 Wait for the Lord; Be strong, and
let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord.
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PSA 28:1
(A Psalm of David.) To Thee, O Lord, I call; My
rock, do not be deaf to me, Lest, if Thou be silent
to me, I become like those who go down to the pit.
PSA 28:2 Hear the voice of my supplications
when I cry to Thee for help, When I lift up my hands
toward Thy holy sanctuary.
PSA 28:3 Do not drag me away with the wicked
And with those who work iniquity; Who speak peace
with their neighbors, While evil is in their hearts.
PSA 28:4 Requite them according to their work
and according to the evil of their practices;
Requite them according to the deeds of their hands;
Repay them their recompense.
PSA 28:5 Because they do not regard the works
of the Lord Nor the deeds of His hands, He will tear
them down and not build them up.
PSA 28:6 Blessed be the Lord, Because He has
heard the voice of my supplication.
PSA 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my
shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore my heart exults, And with my song I shall
thank Him.
PSA 28:8 The Lord is their strength, And He
is a saving defense to His anointed.
PSA 28:9 Save Thy people, and bless Thine
inheritance; Be their shepherd also, and carry them
forever.
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PSA 29:1
(A Psalm of David.) Ascribe to the Lord, O sons of
the mighty, Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
PSA 29:2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due to
His name; Worship the Lord in holy array.
PSA 29:3 The voice of the Lord is upon the
waters; The God of glory thunders, The Lord is over
many waters.
PSA 29:4 The voice of the Lord is powerful,
The voice of the Lord is majestic.
PSA 29:5 The voice of the Lord breaks the
cedars; Yes, the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of
Lebanon.
PSA 29:6 And He makes Lebanon skip like a
calf, And Sirion like a young wild ox.
PSA 29:7 The voice of the Lord hews out
flames of fire.
PSA 29:8 The voice of the Lord shakes the
wilderness; The Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
PSA 29:9 The voice of the Lord makes the deer
to calve, And strips the forests bare, And in His
temple everything says, "Glory!"
PSA 29:10 The Lord sat as King at the flood;
Yes, the Lord sits as King forever.
PSA 29:11 The Lord will give strength to His
people; The Lord will bless His people with peace.
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PSA 30:1
(A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House. A
Psalm of David.) I will extol Thee, O Lord, for Thou
hast lifted me up, And hast not let my enemies
rejoice over me.
PSA 30:2 O Lord my God, I cried to Thee for
help, and Thou didst heal me.
PSA 30:3 O Lord, Thou hast brought up my soul
from Sheol; Thou hast kept me alive, that I should
not go down to the pit.
PSA 30:4 Sing praise to the Lord, you His
godly ones, And give thanks to His holy name.
PSA 30:5 For His anger is but for a moment,
His favor is for a lifetime; Weeping may last for
the night, But a shout of joy comes in the morning.
PSA 30:6 Now as for me, I said in my
prosperity, "I will never be moved."
PSA 30:7 O Lord, by Thy favor Thou hast made
my mountain to stand strong; Thou didst hide Thy
face, I was dismayed.
PSA 30:8 To Thee, O Lord, I called, And to
the Lord I made supplication:
PSA 30:9 "What profit is there in my blood,
if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise Thee?
Will it declare Thy faithfulness?
PSA 30:10 "Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to
me; O Lord, be Thou my helper."
PSA 30:11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning
into dancing; Thou hast loosed my sackcloth and
girded me with gladness;
PSA 30:12 That my soul may sing praise to
Thee, and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give
thanks to Thee forever.
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PSA 31:1
(For the choir director. A Psalm of David.) In Thee,
O Lord, I have taken refuge; Let me never be
ashamed; In Thy righteousness deliver me.
PSA 31:2 Incline Thine ear to me, rescue me
quickly; Be Thou to me a rock of strength, A
stronghold to save me.
PSA 31:3 For Thou art my rock and my
fortress; For Thy name's sake Thou wilt lead me and
guide me.
PSA 31:4 Thou wilt pull me out of the net
which they have secretly laid for me; For Thou art
my strength.
PSA 31:5 Into Thy hand I commit my spirit;
Thou hast ransomed me, O Lord, God of truth.
PSA 31:6 I hate those who regard vain idols;
But I trust in the Lord.
PSA 31:7 I will rejoice and be glad in Thy
lovingkindness, Because Thou hast seen my
affliction; Thou hast known the troubles of my soul,
PSA 31:8 And Thou hast not given me over into
the hand of the enemy; Thou hast set my feet in a
large place.
PSA 31:9 Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am
in distress; My eye is wasted away from grief, my
soul and my body also.
PSA 31:10 For my life is spent with sorrow,
And my years with sighing; My strength has failed
because of my iniquity, And my body has wasted away.
PSA 31:11 Because of all my adversaries, I
have become a reproach, Especially to my neighbors,
And an object of dread to my acquaintances; Those
who see me in the street flee from me.
PSA 31:12 I am forgotten as a dead man, out
of mind, I am like a broken vessel.
PSA 31:13 For I have heard the slander of
many, Terror is on every side; While they took
counsel together against me, They schemed to take
away my life.
PSA 31:14 But as for me, I trust in Thee, O
Lord, I say, "Thou art my God."
PSA 31:15 My times are in Thy hand; Deliver
me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who
persecute me.
PSA 31:16 Make Thy face to shine upon Thy
servant; Save me in Thy lovingkindness.
PSA 31:17 Let me not be put to shame, O Lord,
for I call upon Thee; Let the wicked be put to
shame, let them be silent in Sheol.
PSA 31:18 Let the lying lips be dumb, Which
speak arrogantly against the righteous With pride
and contempt.
PSA 31:19 How great is Thy goodness, Which
Thou hast stored up for those who fear Thee, Which
Thou hast wrought for those who take refuge in Thee,
Before the sons of men!
PSA 31:20 Thou dost hide them in the secret
place of Thy presence from the conspiracies of man;
Thou dost keep them secretly in a shelter from the
strife of tongues.
PSA 31:21 Blessed be the Lord, For He has
made marvelous His lovingkindness to me in a
besieged city.
PSA 31:22 As for me, I said in my alarm, "I
am cut off from before Thine eyes"; Nevertheless
Thou didst hear the voice of my supplications When I
cried to Thee.
PSA 31:23 O love the Lord, all you His godly
ones! The Lord preserves the faithful, And fully
recompenses the proud doer.
PSA 31:24 Be strong, and let your heart take
courage, All you who hope in the Lord.
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PSA 32:1
(A Psalm of David. A Maskil.) How blessed is he
whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is
covered!
PSA 32:2 How blessed is the man to whom the
Lord does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit
there is no deceit!
PSA 32:3 When I kept silent about my sin, my
body wasted away Through my groaning all day long.
PSA 32:4 For day and night Thy hand was heavy
upon me; My vitality was drained away as with the
fever heat of summer. Selah.
PSA 32:5 I acknowledged my sin to Thee, And
my iniquity I did not hide; I said, "I will confess
my transgressions to the Lord"; And Thou didst
forgive the guilt of my sin. Selah.
PSA 32:6 Therefore, let everyone who is godly
pray to Thee in a time when Thou mayest be found;
Surely in a flood of great waters they shall not
reach him.
PSA 32:7 Thou art my hiding place; Thou dost
preserve me from trouble; Thou dost surround me with
songs of deliverance. Selah.
PSA 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in
the way which you should go; I will counsel you with
My eye upon you.
PSA 32:9 Do not be as the horse or as the
mule which have no understanding, Whose trappings
include bit and bridle to hold them in check,
Otherwise they will not come near to you.
PSA 32:10 Many are the sorrows of the wicked;
But he who trusts in the Lord, lovingkindness shall
surround him.
PSA 32:11 Be glad in the Lord and rejoice,
you righteous ones, And shout for joy, all you who
are upright in heart.
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PSA 33:1
Sing for joy in the Lord, O you righteous ones;
Praise is becoming to the upright.
PSA 33:2 Give thanks to the Lord with the
lyre; Sing praises to Him with a harp of ten
strings.
PSA 33:3 Sing to Him a new song; Play
skillfully with a shout of joy.
PSA 33:4 For the word of the Lord is upright;
And all His work is done in faithfulness.
PSA 33:5 He loves righteousness and justice;
The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the Lord.
PSA 33:6 By the word of the Lord the heavens
were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their
host.
PSA 33:7 He gathers the waters of the sea
together as a heap; He lays up the deeps in
storehouses.
PSA 33:8 Let all the earth fear the Lord; Let
all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of
Him.
PSA 33:9 For He spoke, and it was done; He
commanded, and it stood fast.
PSA 33:10 The Lord nullifies the counsel of
the nations; He frustrates the plans of the peoples.
PSA 33:11 The counsel of the Lord stands
forever, The plans of His heart from generation to
generation.
PSA 33:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is
the Lord, The people whom He has chosen for His own
inheritance.
PSA 33:13 The Lord looks from heaven; He sees
all the sons of men;
PSA 33:14 From His dwelling place He looks
out On all the inhabitants of the earth,
PSA 33:15 He who fashions the hearts of them
all, He who understands all their works.
PSA 33:16 The king is not saved by a mighty
army; A warrior is not delivered by great strength.
PSA 33:17 A horse is a false hope for
victory; Nor does it deliver anyone by its great
strength.
PSA 33:18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is on
those who fear Him, On those who hope for His
lovingkindness,
PSA 33:19 To deliver their soul from death,
And to keep them alive in famine.
PSA 33:20 Our soul waits for the Lord; He is
our help and our shield.
PSA 33:21 For our heart rejoices in Him,
Because we trust in His holy name.
PSA 33:22 Let Thy lovingkindness, O Lord, be
upon us, According as we have hoped in Thee.
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PSA 34:1
(A Psalm of David when he feigned madness before
Abimelech, who drove him) (away and he departed.) I
will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall
continually be in my mouth.
PSA 34:2 My soul shall make its boast in the
Lord; The humble shall hear it and rejoice.
PSA 34:3 O magnify the Lord with me, And let
us exalt His name together.
PSA 34:4 I sought the Lord, and He answered
me, And delivered me from all my fears.
PSA 34:5 They looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces shall never be ashamed.
PSA 34:6 This poor man cried and the Lord
heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.
PSA 34:7 The angel of the Lord encamps around
those who fear Him, And rescues them.
PSA 34:8 O taste and see that the Lord is
good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in
Him!
PSA 34:9 O fear the Lord, you His saints; For
to those who fear Him, there is no want.
PSA 34:10 The young lions do lack and suffer
hunger; But they who seek the Lord shall not be in
want of any good thing.
PSA 34:11 Come, you children, listen to me; I
will teach you the fear of the Lord.
PSA 34:12 Who is the man who desires life,
And loves length of days that he may see good?
PSA 34:13 Keep your tongue from evil, And
your lips from speaking deceit.
PSA 34:14 Depart from evil, and do good; Seek
peace, and pursue it.
PSA 34:15 The eyes of the Lord are toward the
righteous, And His ears are open to their cry.
PSA 34:16 The face of the Lord is against
evildoers, To cut off the memory of them from the
earth.
PSA 34:17 The righteous cry and the Lord
hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles.
PSA 34:18 The Lord is near to the
brokenhearted, And saves those who are crushed in
spirit.
PSA 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the
righteous; But the Lord delivers him out of them
all.
PSA 34:20 He keeps all his bones; Not one of
them is broken.
PSA 34:21 Evil shall slay the wicked; And
those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
PSA 34:22 The Lord redeems the soul of His
servants; And none of those who take refuge in Him
will be condemned.
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PSA 35:1
(A Psalm of David.) Contend, O Lord, with those who
contend with me; Fight against those who fight
against me.
PSA 35:2 Take hold of buckler and shield, And
rise up for my help.
PSA 35:3 Draw also the spear and the
battle-axe to meet those who pursue me; Say to my
soul, "I am your salvation."
PSA 35:4 Let those be ashamed and dishonored
who seek my life; Let those be turned back and
humiliated who devise evil against me.
PSA 35:5 Let them be like chaff before the
wind, With the angel of the Lord driving them on.
PSA 35:6 Let their way be dark and slippery,
With the angel of the Lord pursuing them.
PSA 35:7 For without cause they hid their net
for me; Without cause they dug a pit for my soul.
PSA 35:8 Let destruction come upon him
unawares; And let the net which he hid catch
himself; Into that very destruction let him fall.
PSA 35:9 And my soul shall rejoice in the
Lord; It shall exult in His salvation.
PSA 35:10 All my bones will say, "Lord, who
is like Thee, Who delivers the afflicted from him
who is too strong for him, And the afflicted and the
needy from him who robs him?"
PSA 35:11 Malicious witnesses rise up; They
ask me of things that I do not know.
PSA 35:12 They repay me evil for good, To the
bereavement of my soul.
PSA 35:13 But as for me, when they were sick,
my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled my soul with
fasting; And my prayer kept returning to my bosom.
PSA 35:14 I went about as though it were my
friend or brother; I bowed down mourning, as one who
sorrows for a mother.
PSA 35:15 But at my stumbling they rejoiced,
and gathered themselves together; The smiters whom I
did not know gathered together against me, They
slandered me without ceasing.
PSA 35:16 Like godless jesters at a feast,
They gnashed at me with their teeth.
PSA 35:17 Lord, how long wilt Thou look on?
Rescue my soul from their ravages, My only life from
the lions.
PSA 35:18 I will give Thee thanks in the
great congregation; I will praise Thee among a
mighty throng.
PSA 35:19 Do not let those who are wrongfully
my enemies rejoice over me; Neither let those who
hate me without cause wink maliciously.
PSA 35:20 For they do not speak peace, But
they devise deceitful words against those who are
quiet in the land.
PSA 35:21 And they opened their mouth wide
against me; They said, "Aha, aha, our eyes have seen
it!"
PSA 35:22 Thou hast seen it, O Lord, do not
keep silent; O Lord, do not be far from me.
PSA 35:23 Stir up Thyself, and awake to my
right, And to my cause, my God and my Lord.
PSA 35:24 Judge me, O Lord my God, according
to Thy righteousness; And do not let them rejoice
over me.
PSA 35:25 Do not let them say in their heart,
"Aha, our desire!" Do not let them say, "We have
swallowed him up!"
PSA 35:26 Let those be ashamed and humiliated
altogether who rejoice at my distress; Let those be
clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify
themselves over me.
PSA 35:27 Let them shout for joy and rejoice,
who favor my vindication; And let them say
continually, "The Lord be magnified, Who delights in
the prosperity of His servant."
PSA 35:28 And my tongue shall declare Thy
righteousness And Thy praise all day long.
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PSA 36:1
(For the choir director. A Psalm of David the
servant of the Lord.) Transgression speaks to the
ungodly within his heart; There is no fear of God
before his eyes.
PSA 36:2 For it flatters him in his own eyes,
Concerning the discovery of his iniquity and the
hatred of it.
PSA 36:3 The words of his mouth are
wickedness and deceit; He has ceased to be wise and
to do good.
PSA 36:4 He plans wickedness upon his bed; He
sets himself on a path that is not good; He does not
despise evil.
PSA 36:5 Thy lovingkindness, O Lord, extends
to the heavens, Thy faithfulness reaches to the
skies.
PSA 36:6 Thy righteousness is like the
mountains of God; Thy judgments are like a great
deep. O Lord, Thou preservest man and beast.
PSA 36:7 How precious is Thy lovingkindness,
O God! And the children of men take refuge in the
shadow of Thy wings.
PSA 36:8 They drink their fill of the
abundance of Thy house; And Thou dost give them to
drink of the river of Thy delights.
PSA 36:9 For with Thee is the fountain of
life; In Thy light we see light.
PSA 36:10 O continue Thy lovingkindness to
those who know Thee, And Thy righteousness to the
upright in heart.
PSA 36:11 Let not the foot of pride come upon
me, And let not the hand of the wicked drive me
away.
PSA 36:12 There the doers of iniquity have
fallen; They have been thrust down and cannot rise.
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Chapter 37
PSA 37:1
(A Psalm of David.) Do not fret because of
evildoers, Be not envious toward wrongdoers.
PSA 37:2 For they will wither quickly like
the grass, And fade like the green herb.
PSA 37:3 Trust in the Lord, and do good;
Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
PSA 37:4 Delight yourself in the Lord; And He
will give you the desires of your heart.
PSA 37:5 Commit your way to the Lord, Trust
also in Him, and He will do it.
PSA 37:6 And He will bring forth your
righteousness as the light, And your judgment as the
noonday.
PSA 37:7 Rest in the Lord and wait patiently
for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in
his way, Because of the man who carries out wicked
schemes.
PSA 37:8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath;
Do not fret, it leads only to evildoing.
PSA 37:9 For evildoers will be cut off, But
those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the
land.
PSA 37:10 Yet a little while and the wicked
man will be no more; And you will look carefully for
his place, and he will not be there.
PSA 37:11 But the humble will inherit the
land, And will delight themselves in abundant
prosperity.
PSA 37:12 The wicked plots against the
righteous, And gnashes at him with his teeth.
PSA 37:13 The Lord laughs at him; For He sees
his day is coming.
PSA 37:14 The wicked have drawn the sword and
bent their bow, To cast down the afflicted and the
needy, To slay those who are upright in conduct.
PSA 37:15 Their sword will enter their own
heart, And their bows will be broken.
PSA 37:16 Better is the little of the
righteous Than the abundance of many wicked.
PSA 37:17 For the arms of the wicked will be
broken; But the Lord sustains the righteous.
PSA 37:18 The Lord knows the days of the
blameless; And their inheritance will be forever.
PSA 37:19 They will not be ashamed in the
time of evil; And in the days of famine they will
have abundance.
PSA 37:20 But the wicked will perish; And the
enemies of the Lord will be like the glory of the
pastures, They vanish - - like smoke they vanish
away.
PSA 37:21 The wicked borrows and does not pay
back, But the righteous is gracious and gives.
PSA 37:22 For those blessed by Him will
inherit the land; But those cursed by Him will be
cut off.
PSA 37:23 The steps of a man are established
by the Lord; And He delights in his way.
PSA 37:24 When he falls, he shall not be
hurled headlong; Because the Lord is the One who
holds his hand.
PSA 37:25 I have been young, and now I am
old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Or
his descendants begging bread.
PSA 37:26 All day long he is gracious and
lends; And his descendants are a blessing.
PSA 37:27 Depart from evil, and do good, So
you will abide forever.
PSA 37:28 For the Lord loves justice, And
does not forsake His godly ones; They are preserved
forever; But the descendants of the wicked will be
cut off.
PSA 37:29 The righteous will inherit the
land, And dwell in it forever.
PSA 37:30 The mouth of the righteous utters
wisdom, And his tongue speaks justice.
PSA 37:31 The law of his God is in his heart;
His steps do not slip.
PSA 37:32 The wicked spies upon the
righteous, And seeks to kill him.
PSA 37:33 The Lord will not leave him in his
hand, Or let him be condemned when he is judged.
PSA 37:34 Wait for the Lord, and keep His
way, And He will exalt you to inherit the land; When
the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
PSA 37:35 I have seen a violent, wicked man
Spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its
native soil.
PSA 37:36 Then he passed away, and lo, he was
no more; I sought for him, but he could not be
found.
PSA 37:37 Mark the blameless man, and behold
the upright; For the man of peace will have a
posterity.
PSA 37:38 But transgressors will be
altogether destroyed; The posterity of the wicked
will be cut off.
PSA 37:39 But the salvation of the righteous
is from the Lord; He is their strength in time of
trouble.
PSA 37:40 And the Lord helps them, and
delivers them; He delivers them from the wicked, and
saves them, Because they take refuge in Him.
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Chapter 38
PSA 38:1
(A Psalm of David, for a memorial.) O Lord, rebuke
me not in Thy wrath; And chasten me not in Thy
burning anger.
PSA 38:2 For Thine arrows have sunk deep into
me, And Thy hand has pressed down on me.
PSA 38:3 There is no soundness in my flesh
because of Thine indignation; There is no health in
my bones because of my sin.
PSA 38:4 For my iniquities are gone over my
head; As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.
PSA 38:5 My wounds grow foul and fester.
Because of my folly,
PSA 38:6 I am bent over and greatly bowed
down; I go mourning all day long.
PSA 38:7 For my loins are filled with
burning; And there is no soundness in my flesh.
PSA 38:8 I am benumbed and badly crushed; I
groan because of the agitation of my heart.
PSA 38:9 Lord, all my desire is before Thee;
And my sighing is not hidden from Thee.
PSA 38:10 My heart throbs, my strength fails
me; And the light of my eyes, even that has gone
from me.
PSA 38:11 My loved ones and my friends stand
aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off.
PSA 38:12 Those who seek my life lay snares
for me; And those who seek to injure me have
threatened destruction, And they devise treachery
all day long.
PSA 38:13 But I, like a deaf man, do not
hear; And I am like a dumb man who does not open his
mouth.
PSA 38:14 Yes, I am like a man who does not
hear, And in whose mouth are no arguments.
PSA 38:15 For I hope in Thee, O Lord; Thou
wilt answer, O Lord my God.
PSA 38:16 For I said, "May they not rejoice
over me, Who, when my foot slips, would magnify
themselves against me."
PSA 38:17 For I am ready to fall, And my
sorrow is continually before me.
PSA 38:18 For I confess my iniquity; I am
full of anxiety because of my sin.
PSA 38:19 But my enemies are vigorous and
strong; And many are those who hate me wrongfully.
PSA 38:20 And those who repay evil for good,
They oppose me, because I follow what is good.
PSA 38:21 Do not forsake me, O Lord; O my
God, do not be far from me!
PSA 38:22 Make haste to help me, O Lord, my
salvation!
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Chapter 39
PSA 39:1
(For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Psalm of
David.) I said, "I will guard my ways, That I may
not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth as
with a muzzle, While the wicked are in my presence."
PSA 39:2 I was dumb and silent, I refrained
even from good; And my sorrow grew worse.
PSA 39:3 My heart was hot within me; While I
was musing the fire burned; Then I spoke with my
tongue:
PSA 39:4 "Lord, make me to know my end, And
what is the extent of my days, Let me know how
transient I am.
PSA 39:5 "Behold, Thou hast made my days as
handbreadths, And my lifetime as nothing in Thy
sight, Surely every man at his best is a mere
breath. Selah.
PSA 39:6 "Surely every man walks about as a
phantom; Surely they make an uproar for nothing; He
amasses riches, and does not know who will gather
them.
PSA 39:7 "And now, Lord, for what do I wait?
My hope is in Thee.
PSA 39:8 "Deliver me from all my
transgressions; Make me not the reproach of the
foolish.
PSA 39:9 "I have become dumb, I do not open
my mouth, Because it is Thou who hast done it.
PSA 39:10 "Remove Thy plague from me; Because
of the opposition of Thy hand, I am perishing.
PSA 39:11 "With reproofs Thou dost chasten a
man for iniquity; Thou dost consume as a moth what
is precious to him; Surely every man is a mere
breath. Selah.
PSA 39:12 "Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give
ear to my cry; Do not be silent at my tears; For I
am a stranger with Thee, A sojourner like all my
fathers.
PSA 39:13 "Turn Thy gaze away from me, that I
may smile again, Before I depart and am no more."
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Chapter 40
PSA 40:1
(For the choir director. A Psalm of David.) I waited
patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, and
heard my cry.
PSA 40:2 He brought me up out of the pit of
destruction, out of the miry clay; And He set my
feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.
PSA 40:3 And He put a new song in my mouth, a
song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear,
And will trust in the Lord.
PSA 40:4 How blessed is the man who has made
the Lord his trust, And has not turned to the proud,
nor to those who lapse into falsehood.
PSA 40:5 Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders
which Thou hast done, And Thy thoughts toward us;
There is none to compare with Thee; If I would
declare and speak of them, They would be too
numerous to count.
PSA 40:6 Sacrifice and meal offering Thou
hast not desired; My ears Thou hast opened; Burnt
offering and sin offering Thou hast not required.
PSA 40:7 Then I said, "Behold, I come; In the
scroll of the book it is written of me;
PSA 40:8 I delight to do Thy will, O my God;
Thy Law is within my heart."
PSA 40:9 I have proclaimed glad tidings of
righteousness in the great congregation; Behold, I
will not restrain my lips, O Lord, Thou knowest.
PSA 40:10 I have not hidden Thy righteousness
within my heart; I have spoken of Thy faithfulness
and Thy salvation; I have not concealed Thy
lovingkindness and Thy truth from the great
congregation.
PSA 40:11 Thou, O Lord, wilt not withhold Thy
compassion from me; Thy lovingkindness and Thy truth
will continually preserve me.
PSA 40:12 For evils beyond number have
surrounded me; My iniquities have overtaken me, so
that I am not able to see; They are more numerous
than the hairs of my head; And my heart has failed
me.
PSA 40:13 Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me;
Make haste, O Lord, to help me.
PSA 40:14 Let those be ashamed and humiliated
together Who seek my life to destroy it; Let those
be turned back and dishonored Who delight in my
hurt.
PSA 40:15 Let those be appalled because of
their shame Who say to me, "Aha, aha!"
PSA 40:16 Let all who seek Thee rejoice and
be glad in Thee; Let those who love Thy salvation
say continually, "The Lord be magnified!"
PSA 40:17 Since I am afflicted and needy, Let
the Lord be mindful of me; Thou art my help and my
deliverer; Do not delay, O my God.
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Chapter 41
PSA 41:1
(For the choir director. A Psalm of David.) How
blessed is he who considers the helpless; The Lord
will deliver him in a day of trouble.
PSA 41:2 The Lord will protect him, and keep
him alive, And he shall be called blessed upon the
earth; And do not give him over to the desire of his
enemies.
PSA 41:3 The Lord will sustain him upon his
sickbed; In his illness, Thou dost restore him to
health.
PSA 41:4 As for me, I said, "O Lord, be
gracious to me; Heal my soul, for I have sinned
against Thee."
PSA 41:5 My enemies speak evil against me,
"When will he die, and his name perish?"
PSA 41:6 And when he comes to see me, he
speaks falsehood; His heart gathers wickedness to
itself; When he goes outside, he tells it.
PSA 41:7 All who hate me whisper together
against me; Against me they devise my hurt, saying,
PSA 41:8 "A wicked thing is poured out upon
him, That when he lies down, he will not rise up
again."
PSA 41:9 Even my close friend, in whom I
trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel
against me.
PSA 41:10 But Thou, O Lord, be gracious to
me, and raise me up, That I may repay them.
PSA 41:11 By this I know that Thou art
pleased with me, Because my enemy does not shout in
triumph over me.
PSA 41:12 As for me, Thou dost uphold me in
my integrity, And Thou dost set me in Thy presence
forever.
PSA 41:13 Blessed be the Lord, the God of
Israel, From everlasting to everlasting. Amen, and
Amen.
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Chapter 42
PSA 42:1
(For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of
Korah.) As the deer pants for the water brooks, So
my soul pants for Thee, O God.
PSA 42:2 My soul thirsts for God, for the
living God; When shall I come and appear before God?
PSA 42:3 My tears have been my food day and
night, While they say to me all day long, "Where is
your God?"
PSA 42:4 These things I remember, and I pour
out my soul within me. For I used to go along with
the throng and lead them in procession to the house
of God, With the voice of joy and thanksgiving, a
multitude keeping festival.
PSA 42:5 Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in
God, for I shall again praise Him For the help of
His presence.
PSA 42:6 O my God, my soul is in despair
within me; Therefore I remember Thee from the land
of the Jordan, And the peaks of Hermon, from Mount
Mizar.
PSA 42:7 Deep calls to deep at the sound of
Thy waterfalls; All Thy breakers and Thy waves have
rolled over me.
PSA 42:8 The Lord will command His
lovingkindness in the daytime; And His song will be
with me in the night, A prayer to the God of my
life.
PSA 42:9 I will say to God my rock, "Why hast
Thou forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of
the oppression of the enemy?"
PSA 42:10 As a shattering of my bones, my
adversaries revile me, While they say to me all day
long, "Where is your God?"
PSA 42:11 Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in
God, for I shall yet praise Him, The help of my
countenance, and my God.
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Chapter 43
PSA 43:1
Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an
ungodly nation; O deliver me from the deceitful and
unjust man!
PSA 43:2 For Thou art the God of my strength;
why hast Thou rejected me? Why do I go mourning
because of the oppression of the enemy?
PSA 43:3 O send out Thy light and Thy truth,
let them lead me; Let them bring me to Thy holy
hill, And to Thy dwelling places.
PSA 43:4 Then I will go to the altar of God,
To God my exceeding joy; And upon the lyre I shall
praise Thee, O God, my God.
PSA 43:5 Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God,
for I shall again praise Him, The help of my
countenance, and my God.
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Chapter 44
PSA 44:1
(For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of
Korah.) O God, we have heard with our ears, Our
fathers have told us, The work that Thou didst in
their days, In the days of old.
PSA 44:2 Thou with Thine own hand didst drive
out the nations; Then Thou didst plant them; Thou
didst afflict the peoples, Then Thou didst spread
them abroad.
PSA 44:3 For by their own sword they did not
possess the land; And their own arm did not save
them; But Thy right hand, and Thine arm, and the
light of Thy presence, For Thou didst favor them.
PSA 44:4 Thou art my King, O God; Command
victories for Jacob.
PSA 44:5 Through Thee we will push back our
adversaries; Through Thy name we will trample down
those who rise up against us.
PSA 44:6 For I will not trust in my bow, Nor
will my sword save me.
PSA 44:7 But Thou hast saved us from our
adversaries, And Thou hast put to shame those who
hate us.
PSA 44:8 In God we have boasted all day long,
And we will give thanks to Thy name forever. Selah.
PSA 44:9 Yet Thou hast rejected us and
brought us to dishonor, And dost not go out with our
armies.
PSA 44:10 Thou dost cause us to turn back
from the adversary; And those who hate us have taken
spoil for themselves.
PSA 44:11 Thou dost give us as sheep to be
eaten, And hast scattered us among the nations.
PSA 44:12 Thou dost sell Thy people cheaply,
And hast not profited by their sale.
PSA 44:13 Thou dost make us a reproach to our
neighbors, A scoffing and a derision to those around
us.
PSA 44:14 Thou dost make us a byword among
the nations, A laughingstock among the peoples.
PSA 44:15 All day long my dishonor is before
me, And my humiliation has overwhelmed me,
PSA 44:16 Because of the voice of him who
reproaches and reviles, Because of the presence of
the enemy and the avenger.
PSA 44:17 All this has come upon us, but we
have not forgotten Thee, And we have not dealt
falsely with Thy covenant.
PSA 44:18 Our heart has not turned back, And
our steps have not deviated from Thy way,
PSA 44:19 Yet Thou hast crushed us in a place
of jackals, And covered us with the shadow of death.
PSA 44:20 If we had forgotten the name of our
God, Or extended our hands to a strange god;
PSA 44:21 Would not God find this out? For He
knows the secrets of the heart.
PSA 44:22 But for Thy sake we are killed all
day long; We are considered as sheep to be
slaughtered.
PSA 44:23 Arouse Thyself, why dost Thou
sleep, O Lord? Awake, do not reject us forever.
PSA 44:24 Why dost Thou hide Thy face, And
forget our affliction and our oppression?
PSA 44:25 For our soul has sunk down into the
dust; Our body cleaves to the earth.
PSA 44:26 Rise up, be our help, And redeem us
for the sake of Thy lovingkindness.
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Chapter 45
PSA 45:1
(For the choir director; according to the Shoshannim.
A Maskil of the sons of) (Korah. A Song of Love.) My
heart overflows with a good theme; I address my
verses to the King; My tongue is the pen of a ready
writer.
PSA 45:2 Thou art fairer than the sons of
men; Grace is poured upon Thy lips; Therefore God
has blessed Thee forever.
PSA 45:3 Gird Thy sword on Thy thigh, O
Mighty One, In Thy splendor and Thy majesty!
PSA 45:4 And in Thy majesty ride on
victoriously, For the cause of truth and meekness
and righteousness; Let Thy right hand teach Thee
awesome things.
PSA 45:5 Thine arrows are sharp; The peoples
fall under Thee; Thine arrows are in the heart of
the King's enemies.
PSA 45:6 Thy throne, O God, is forever and
ever; A scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Thy
kingdom.
PSA 45:7 Thou hast loved righteousness, and
hated wickedness; Therefore God, Thy God, has
anointed Thee With the oil of joy above Thy fellows.
PSA 45:8 All Thy garments are fragrant with
myrrh and aloes and cassia; Out of ivory palaces
stringed instruments have made Thee glad.
PSA 45:9 Kings' daughters are among Thy noble
ladies; At Thy right hand stands the queen in gold
from Ophir.
PSA 45:10 Listen, O daughter, give attention
and incline your ear; Forget your people and your
father's house;
PSA 45:11 Then the King will desire your
beauty; Because He is your Lord, bow down to Him.
PSA 45:12 And the daughter of Tyre will come
with a gift; The rich among the people will entreat
your favor.
PSA 45:13 The King's daughter is all glorious
within; Her clothing is interwoven with gold.
PSA 45:14 She will be led to the King in
embroidered work; The virgins, her companions who
follow her, Will be brought to Thee.
PSA 45:15 They will be led forth with
gladness and rejoicing; They will enter into the
King's palace.
PSA 45:16 In place of your fathers will be
your sons; You shall make them princes in all the
earth.
PSA 45:17 I will cause Thy name to be
remembered in all generations; Therefore the peoples
will give Thee thanks forever and ever.
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Chapter 46
PSA 46:1
(For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of
Korah, set to Alamoth. A Song.) God is our refuge
and strength, A very present help in trouble.
PSA 46:2 Therefore we will not fear, though
the earth should change, And though the mountains
slip into the heart of the sea;
PSA 46:3 Though its waters roar and foam,
Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride.
Selah.
PSA 46:4 There is a river whose streams make
glad the city of God, The holy dwelling places of
the Most High.
PSA 46:5 God is in the midst of her, she will
not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns.
PSA 46:6 The nations made an uproar, the
kingdoms tottered; He raised His voice, the earth
melted.
PSA 46:7 The Lord of hosts is with us; The
God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah.
PSA 46:8 Come, behold the works of the Lord,
Who has wrought desolations in the earth.
PSA 46:9 He makes wars to cease to the end of
the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in
two; He burns the chariots with fire.
PSA 46:10 "Cease striving and know that I am
God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be
exalted in the earth."
PSA 46:11 The Lord of hosts is with us; The
God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah.
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Chapter 47
PSA 47:1
(For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of
Korah.) O Clap your hands, all peoples; Shout to God
with the voice of joy.
PSA 47:2 For the Lord Most High is to be
feared, A great King over all the earth.
PSA 47:3 He subdues peoples under us, And
nations under our feet.
PSA 47:4 He chooses our inheritance for us,
The glory of Jacob whom He loves. Selah.
PSA 47:5 God has ascended with a shout, The
Lord, with the sound of a trumpet.
PSA 47:6 Sing praises to God, sing praises;
Sing praises to our King, sing praises.
PSA 47:7 For God is the King of all the
earth; Sing praises with a skillful psalm.
PSA 47:8 God reigns over the nations, God
sits on His holy throne.
PSA 47:9 The princes of the people have
assembled themselves as the people of the God of
Abraham; For the shields of the earth belong to God;
He is highly exalted.
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Chapter 48
PSA 48:1
(A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.) Great is the
Lord, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our
God, His holy mountain.
PSA 48:2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of
the whole earth, Is Mount Zion in the far north, The
city of the great King.
PSA 48:3 God, in her palaces, Has made
Himself known as a stronghold.
PSA 48:4 For, lo, the kings assembled
themselves, They passed by together.
PSA 48:5 They saw it, then they were amazed;
They were terrified, they fled in alarm.
PSA 48:6 Panic seized them there, Anguish, as
of a woman in childbirth.
PSA 48:7 With the east wind Thou dost break
the ships of Tarshish.
PSA 48:8 As we have heard, so have we seen In
the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our
God; God will establish her forever. Selah.
PSA 48:9 We have thought on Thy
lovingkindness, O God, In the midst of Thy temple.
PSA 48:10 As is Thy name, O God, So is Thy
praise to the ends of the earth; Thy right hand is
full of righteousness.
PSA 48:11 Let Mount Zion be glad, Let the
daughters of Judah rejoice, Because of Thy
judgments.
PSA 48:12 Walk about Zion, and go around her;
Count her towers;
PSA 48:13 Consider her ramparts; Go through
her palaces; That you may tell it to the next
generation.
PSA 48:14 For such is God, Our God forever
and ever; He will guide us until death.
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Chapter 49
PSA 49:1
(For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of
Korah.) Hear this, all peoples; Give ear, all
inhabitants of the world,
PSA 49:2 Both low and high, Rich and poor
together.
PSA 49:3 My mouth will speak wisdom; And the
meditation of my heart will be understanding.
PSA 49:4 I will incline my ear to a proverb;
I will express my riddle on the harp.
PSA 49:5 Why should I fear in days of
adversity, When the iniquity of my foes surrounds
me,
PSA 49:6 Even those who trust in their
wealth, And boast in the abundance of their riches?
PSA 49:7 No man can by any means redeem his
brother, Or give to God a ransom for him - -
PSA 49:8 For the redemption of his soul is
costly, And he should cease trying forever - -
PSA 49:9 That he should live on eternally;
That he should not undergo decay.
PSA 49:10 For he sees that even wise men die;
The stupid and the senseless alike perish, And leave
their wealth to others.
PSA 49:11 Their inner thought is, that their
houses are forever, And their dwelling places to all
generations; They have called their lands after
their own names.
PSA 49:12 But man in his pomp will not
endure; He is like the beasts that perish.
PSA 49:13 This is the way of those who are
foolish, And of those after them who approve their
words. Selah.
PSA 49:14 As sheep they are appointed for
Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the
upright shall rule over them in the morning; And
their form shall be for Sheol to consume, So that
they have no habitation.
PSA 49:15 But God will redeem my soul from
the power of Sheol; For He will receive me. Selah.
PSA 49:16 Do not be afraid when a man becomes
rich, When the glory of his house is increased;
PSA 49:17 For when he dies he will carry
nothing away; His glory will not descend after him.
PSA 49:18 Though while he lives he
congratulates himself - - And though men praise you
when you do well for yourself - -
PSA 49:19 He shall go to the generation of
his fathers; They shall never see the light.
PSA 49:20 Man in his pomp, yet without
understanding, Is like the beasts that perish.
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Chapter 50
PSA 50:1
(A Psalm of Asaph.) The Mighty One, God, the Lord,
has spoken, And summoned the earth from the rising
of the sun to its setting.
PSA 50:2 Out of Zion, the perfection of
beauty, God has shone forth.
PSA 50:3 May our God come and not keep
silence; Fire devours before Him, And it is very
tempestuous around Him.
PSA 50:4 He summons the heavens above, And
the earth, to judge His people:
PSA 50:5 "Gather My godly ones to Me, Those
who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice."
PSA 50:6 And the heavens declare His
righteousness, For God Himself is judge. Selah.
PSA 50:7 "Hear, O My people, and I will
speak; O Israel, I will testify against you; I am
God, your God.
PSA 50:8 "I do not reprove you for your
sacrifices, And your burnt offerings are continually
before Me.
PSA 50:9 "I shall take no young bull out of
your house, Nor male goats out of your folds.
PSA 50:10 "For every beast of the forest is
Mine, The cattle on a thousand hills.
PSA 50:11 "I know every bird of the
mountains, And everything that moves in the field is
Mine.
PSA 50:12 "If I were hungry, I would not tell
you; For the world is Mine, and all it contains.
PSA 50:13 "Shall I eat the flesh of bulls, Or
drink the blood of male goats?
PSA 50:14 "Offer to God a sacrifice of
thanksgiving, And pay your vows to the Most High;
PSA 50:15 And call upon Me in the day of
trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me."
PSA 50:16 But to the wicked God says, "What
right have you to tell of My statutes, And to take
My covenant in your mouth?
PSA 50:17 "For you hate discipline, And you
cast My words behind you.
PSA 50:18 "When you see a thief, you are
pleased with him, And you associate with adulterers.
PSA 50:19 "You let your mouth loose in evil,
And your tongue frames deceit.
PSA 50:20 "You sit and speak against your
brother; You slander your own mother's son.
PSA 50:21 "These things you have done, and I
kept silence; You thought that I was just like you;
I will reprove you, and state the case in order
before your eyes.
PSA 50:22 "Now consider this, you who forget
God, Lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to
deliver.
PSA 50:23 "He who offers a sacrifice of
thanksgiving honors Me; And to him who orders his
way aright I shall show the salvation of God."
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Chapter 51
PSA 51:1
(For the choir director. A Psalm of David, when
Nathan the prophet came to him,) (after he had gone
in to Bathsheba.) Be gracious to me, O God,
according to Thy lovingkindness; According to the
greatness of Thy compassion blot out my
transgressions.
PSA 51:2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.
PSA 51:3 For I know my transgressions, And my
sin is ever before me.
PSA 51:4 Against Thee, Thee only, I have
sinned, And done what is evil in Thy sight, So that
Thou art justified when Thou dost speak, And
blameless when Thou dost judge.
PSA 51:5 Behold, I was brought forth in
iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.
PSA 51:6 Behold, Thou dost desire truth in
the innermost being, And in the hidden part Thou
wilt make me know wisdom.
PSA 51:7 Purify me with hyssop, and I shall
be clean; Wash me, and I shall be #663300r than
snow.
PSA 51:8 Make me to hear joy and gladness,
Let the bones which Thou hast broken rejoice.
PSA 51:9 Hide Thy face from my sins, And blot
out all my iniquities.
PSA 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
PSA 51:11 Do not cast me away from Thy
presence, And do not take Thy Holy Spirit from me.
PSA 51:12 Restore to me the joy of Thy
salvation, And sustain me with a willing spirit.
PSA 51:13 Then I will teach transgressors Thy
ways, And sinners will be converted to Thee.
PSA 51:14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O
God, Thou God of my salvation; Then my tongue will
joyfully sing of Thy righteousness.
PSA 51:15 O Lord, open my lips, That my mouth
may declare Thy praise.
PSA 51:16 For Thou dost not delight in
sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; Thou art not
pleased with burnt offering.
PSA 51:17 The sacrifices of God are a broken
spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou
wilt not despise.
PSA 51:18 By Thy favor do good to Zion; Build
the walls of Jerusalem.
PSA 51:19 Then Thou wilt delight in righteous
sacrifices, In burnt offering and whole burnt
offering; Then young bulls will be offered on Thine
altar.
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Chapter 52
PSA 52:1
(For the choir director. A Maskil of David, when
Doeg the Edomite came and told) (Saul, and said to
him, "David has come to the house of Ahimelech.")
Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The
lovingkindness of God endures all day long.
PSA 52:2 Your tongue devises destruction,
Like a sharp razor, O worker of deceit.
PSA 52:3 You love evil more than good,
Falsehood more than speaking what is right. Selah.
PSA 52:4 You love all words that devour, O
deceitful tongue.
PSA 52:5 But God will break you down forever;
He will snatch you up, and tear you away from your
tent, And uproot you from the land of the living.
Selah.
PSA 52:6 And the righteous will see and fear,
And will laugh at him, saying,
PSA 52:7 "Behold, the man who would not make
God his refuge, But trusted in the abundance of his
riches, And was strong in his evil desire."
PSA 52:8 But as for me, I am like a green
olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the
lovingkindness of God forever and ever.
PSA 52:9 I will give Thee thanks forever,
because Thou hast done it, And I will wait on Thy
name, for it is good, in the presence of Thy godly
ones.
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Chapter 53
PSA 53:1
(For the choir director; according to Mahalath. A
Maskil of David.) The fool has said in his heart,
"There is no God," They are corrupt, and have
committed abominable injustice; There is no one who
does good.
PSA 53:2 God has looked down from heaven upon
the sons of men, To see if there is anyone who
understands, Who seeks after God.
PSA 53:3 Every one of them has turned aside;
together they have become corrupt; There is no one
who does good, not even one.
PSA 53:4 Have the workers of wickedness no
knowledge, Who eat up My people as though they ate
bread, And have not called upon God?
PSA 53:5 There they were in great fear where
no fear had been; For God scattered the bones of him
who encamped against you; You put them to shame,
because God had rejected them.
PSA 53:6 Oh, that the salvation of Israel
would come out of Zion! When God restores His
captive people, Let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be
glad.
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Chapter 54
PSA 54:1
(For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A
Maskil of David, when the) (Ziphites came and said
to Saul, "Is not David hiding himself among us?")
Save me, O God, by Thy name, And vindicate me by Thy
power.
PSA 54:2 Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to
the words of my mouth.
PSA 54:3 For strangers have risen against me,
And violent men have sought my life; They have not
set God before them. Selah.
PSA 54:4 Behold, God is my helper; The Lord
is the sustainer of my soul.
PSA 54:5 He will recompense the evil to my
foes; Destroy them in Thy faithfulness.
PSA 54:6 Willingly I will sacrifice to Thee;
I will give thanks to Thy name, O Lord, for it is
good.
PSA 54:7 For He has delivered me from all
trouble; And my eye has looked with satisfaction
upon my enemies.
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Chapter 55
PSA 55:1
(For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A
Maskil of David.) Give ear to my prayer, O God; And
do not hide Thyself from my supplication.
PSA 55:2 Give heed to me, and answer me; I am
restless in my complaint and am surely distracted,
PSA 55:3 Because of the voice of the enemy,
Because of the pressure of the wicked; For they
bring down trouble upon me, And in anger they bear a
grudge against me.
PSA 55:4 My heart is in anguish within me,
And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
PSA 55:5 Fear and trembling come upon me; And
horror has overwhelmed me.
PSA 55:6 And I said, "Oh, that I had wings
like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.
PSA 55:7 "Behold, I would wander far away, I
would lodge in the wilderness. Selah.
PSA 55:8 "I would hasten to my place of
refuge From the stormy wind and tempest."
PSA 55:9 Confuse, O Lord, divide their
tongues, For I have seen violence and strife in the
city.
PSA 55:10 Day and night they go around her
upon her walls; And iniquity and mischief are in her
midst.
PSA 55:11 Destruction is in her midst;
Oppression and deceit do not depart from her
streets.
PSA 55:12 For it is not an enemy who
reproaches me, Then I could bear it; Nor is it one
who hates me who has exalted himself against me,
Then I could hide myself from him.
PSA 55:13 But it is you, a man my equal, My
companion and my familiar friend.
PSA 55:14 We who had sweet fellowship
together, Walked in the house of God in the throng.
PSA 55:15 Let death come deceitfully upon
them; Let them go down alive to Sheol, For evil is
in their dwelling, in their midst.
PSA 55:16 As for me, I shall call upon God,
And the Lord will save me.
PSA 55:17 Evening and morning and at noon, I
will complain and murmur, And He will hear my voice.
PSA 55:18 He will redeem my soul in peace
from the battle which is against me, For they are
many who strive with me.
PSA 55:19 God will hear and answer them - -
Even the one who sits enthroned from of old - -
Selah. With whom there is no change, And who do not
fear God.
PSA 55:20 He has put forth his hands against
those who were at peace with him; He has violated
his covenant.
PSA 55:21 His speech was smoother than
butter, But his heart was war; His words were softer
than oil, Yet they were drawn swords.
PSA 55:22 Cast your burden upon the Lord, and
He will sustain you; He will never allow the
righteous to be shaken.
PSA 55:23 But Thou, O God, wilt bring them
down to the pit of destruction; Men of bloodshed and
deceit will not live out half their days. But I will
trust in Thee.
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Chapter 56
PSA 56:1
(For the choir director; according to Jonath elem
rehokim. A Mikhtam of David,) (when the Philistines
seized him in Gath.) Be gracious to me, O God, for
man has trampled upon me; Fighting all day long he
oppresses me.
PSA 56:2 My foes have trampled upon me all
day long, For they are many who fight proudly
against me.
PSA 56:3 When I am afraid, I will put my
trust in Thee.
PSA 56:4 In God, whose word I praise, In God
I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid. What can
mere man do to me?
PSA 56:5 All day long they distort my words;
All their thoughts are against me for evil.
PSA 56:6 They attack, they lurk, They watch
my steps, As they have waited to take my life.
PSA 56:7 Because of wickedness, cast them
forth, In anger put down the peoples, O God!
PSA 56:8 Thou hast taken account of my
wanderings; Put my tears in Thy bottle; Are they not
in Thy book?
PSA 56:9 Then my enemies will turn back in
the day when I call; This I know, that God is for
me.
PSA 56:10 In God, whose word I praise, In the
Lord, whose word I praise,
PSA 56:11 In God I have put my trust, I shall
not be afraid. What can man do to me?
PSA 56:12 Thy vows are binding upon me, O
God; I will render thank offerings to Thee.
PSA 56:13 For Thou hast delivered my soul
from death, Indeed my feet from stumbling, So that I
may walk before God In the light of the living.
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Chapter 57
PSA 57:1
(For the choir director; set to Al-tashheth. A
Mikhtam of David, when he fled) (from Saul, in the
cave.) Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me,
For my soul takes refuge in Thee; And in the shadow
of Thy wings I will take refuge, Until destruction
passes by.
PSA 57:2 I will cry to God Most High, To God
who accomplishes all things for me.
PSA 57:3 He will send from heaven and save
me; He reproaches him who tramples upon me. Selah.
God will send forth His lovingkindness and His
truth.
PSA 57:4 My soul is among lions; I must lie
among those who breathe forth fire, Even the sons of
men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their
tongue a sharp sword.
PSA 57:5 Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
Let Thy glory be above all the earth.
PSA 57:6 They have prepared a net for my
steps; My soul is bowed down; They dug a pit before
me; They themselves have fallen into the midst of
it. Selah.
PSA 57:7 My heart is steadfast, O God, my
heart is steadfast; I will sing, yes, I will sing
praises!
PSA 57:8 Awake, my glory; Awake, harp and
lyre, I will awaken the dawn!
PSA 57:9 I will give thanks to Thee, O Lord,
among the peoples; I will sing praises to Thee among
the nations.
PSA 57:10 For Thy lovingkindness is great to
the heavens, And Thy truth to the clouds.
PSA 57:11 Be exalted above the heavens, O
God; Let Thy glory be above all the earth.
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Chapter 58
PSA 58:1
(For the choir director; set to Al-tashheth. A
Mikhtam of David.) Do you indeed speak
righteousness, O gods? Do you judge uprightly, O
sons of men?
PSA 58:2 No, in heart you work
unrighteousness; On earth you weigh out the violence
of your hands.
PSA 58:3 The wicked are estranged from the
womb; These who speak lies go astray from birth.
PSA 58:4 They have venom like the venom of a
serpent; Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear,
PSA 58:5 So that it does not hear the voice
of charmers, Or a skillful caster of spells.
PSA 58:6 O God, shatter their teeth in their
mouth; Break out the fangs of the young lions, O
Lord.
PSA 58:7 Let them flow away like water that
runs off; When he aims his arrows, let them be as
headless shafts.
PSA 58:8 Let them be as a snail which melts
away as it goes along, Like the miscarriages of a
woman which never see the sun.
PSA 58:9 Before your pots can feel the fire
of thorns, He will sweep them away with a whirlwind,
the green and the burning alike.
PSA 58:10 The righteous will rejoice when he
sees the vengeance; He will wash his feet in the
blood of the wicked.
PSA 58:11 And men will say, "Surely there is
a reward for the righteous; Surely there is a God
who judges on earth!"
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Chapter 59
PSA 59:1
(For the choir director; set to Al-tashheth. A
Mikhtam of David, when Saul) (sent men, and they
watched the house in order to kill him.) Deliver me
from my enemies, O my God; Set me securely on high
away from those who rise up against me.
PSA 59:2 Deliver me from those who do
iniquity, And save me from men of bloodshed.
PSA 59:3 For behold, they have set an ambush
for my life; Fierce men launch an attack against me,
Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord,
PSA 59:4 For no guilt of mine, they run and
set themselves against me. Arouse Thyself to help
me, and see!
PSA 59:5 And Thou, O Lord God of hosts, the
God of Israel, Awake to punish all the nations; Do
not be gracious to any who are treacherous in
iniquity. Selah.
PSA 59:6 They return at evening, they howl
like a dog, And go around the city.
PSA 59:7 Behold, they belch forth with their
mouth; Swords are in their lips, For, they say, "Who
hears?"
PSA 59:8 But Thou, O Lord, dost laugh at
them; Thou dost scoff at all the nations.
PSA 59:9 Because of his strength I will watch
for Thee, For God is my stronghold.
PSA 59:10 My God in His lovingkindness will
meet me; God will let me look triumphantly upon my
foes.
PSA 59:11 Do not slay them, lest my people
forget; Scatter them by Thy power, and bring them
down, O Lord, our shield.
PSA 59:12 On account of the sin of their
mouth and the words of their lips, Let them even be
caught in their pride, And on account of curses and
lies which they utter.
PSA 59:13 Destroy them in wrath, destroy
them, that they may be no more; That men may know
that God rules in Jacob, To the ends of the earth.
Selah.
PSA 59:14 And they return at evening, they
howl like a dog, And go around the city.
PSA 59:15 They wander about for food, And
growl if they are not satisfied.
PSA 59:16 But as for me, I shall sing of Thy
strength; Yes, I shall joyfully sing of Thy
lovingkindness in the morning, For Thou hast been my
stronghold, And a refuge in the day of my distress.
PSA 59:17 O my strength, I will sing praises
to Thee; For God is my stronghold, the God who shows
me lovingkindness.
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Chapter 60
PSA 60:1
(For the choir director; according to Shushan Eduth.
A Mikhtam of David, to) (teach; when he struggled
with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab)
(returned, and smote twelve thousand of Edom in the
Valley of Salt.) O God, Thou hast rejected us. Thou
hast broken us; Thou hast been angry; O, restore us.
PSA 60:2 Thou hast made the land quake, Thou
hast split it open; Heal its breaches, for it
totters.
PSA 60:3 Thou hast made Thy people experience
hardship; Thou hast given us wine to drink that
makes us stagger.
PSA 60:4 Thou hast given a banner to those
who fear Thee, That it may be displayed because of
the truth. Selah.
PSA 60:5 That Thy beloved may be delivered,
Save with Thy right hand, and answer us!
PSA 60:6 God has spoken in His holiness: "I
will exult, I will portion out Shechem and measure
out the valley of Succoth.
PSA 60:7 "Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is
Mine; Ephraim also is the helmet of My head; Judah
is My scepter.
PSA 60:8 "Moab is My washbowl; Over Edom I
shall throw My shoe; Shout loud, O Philistia,
because of Me!"
PSA 60:9 Who will bring me into the besieged
city? Who will lead me to Edom?
PSA 60:10 Hast not Thou Thyself, O God,
rejected us? And wilt Thou not go forth with our
armies, O God?
PSA 60:11 O give us help against the
adversary, For deliverance by man is in vain.
PSA 60:12 Through God we shall do valiantly,
And it is He who will tread down our adversaries.
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Chapter 61
PSA 61:1
(For the choir director; on a stringed instrument. A
Psalm of David.) Hear my cry, O God; Give heed to my
prayer.
PSA 61:2 From the end of the earth I call to
Thee, when my heart is faint; Lead me to the rock
that is higher than I.
PSA 61:3 For Thou hast been a refuge for me,
A tower of strength against the enemy.
PSA 61:4 Let me dwell in Thy tent forever;
Let me take refuge in the shelter of Thy wings.
Selah.
PSA 61:5 For Thou hast heard my vows, O God;
Thou hast given me the inheritance of those who fear
Thy name.
PSA 61:6 Thou wilt prolong the king's life;
His years will be as many generations.
PSA 61:7 He will abide before God forever;
Appoint lovingkindness and truth, that they may
preserve him.
PSA 61:8 So I will sing praise to Thy name
forever, That I may pay my vows day by day.
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Chapter 62
PSA 62:1
(For the choir director; according to Jeduthun. A
Psalm of David.) My soul waits in silence for God
only; From Him is my salvation.
PSA 62:2 He only is my rock and my salvation,
My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.
PSA 62:3 How long will you assail a man, That
you may murder him, all of you, Like a leaning wall,
like a tottering fence?
PSA 62:4 They have counseled only to thrust
him down from his high position; They delight in
falsehood; They bless with their mouth, But inwardly
they curse. Selah.
PSA 62:5 My soul, wait in silence for God
only, For my hope is from Him.
PSA 62:6 He only is my rock and my salvation,
My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.
PSA 62:7 On God my salvation and my glory
rest; The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.
PSA 62:8 Trust in Him at all times, O people;
Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for
us. Selah.
PSA 62:9 Men of low degree are only vanity,
and men of rank are a lie; In the balances they go
up; They are together lighter than breath.
PSA 62:10 Do not trust in oppression, And do
not vainly hope in robbery; If riches increase, do
not set your heart upon them.
PSA 62:11 Once God has spoken; Twice I have
heard this: That power belongs to God;
PSA 62:12 And lovingkindness is Thine, O
Lord, For Thou dost recompense a man according to
his work.
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Chapter 63
PSA 63:1
(A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of
Judah.) O God, Thou art my God; I shall seek Thee
earnestly; My soul thirsts for Thee, my flesh yearns
for Thee, In a dry and weary land where there is no
water.
PSA 63:2 Thus I have beheld Thee in the
sanctuary, To see Thy power and Thy glory.
PSA 63:3 Because Thy lovingkindness is better
than life, My lips will praise Thee.
PSA 63:4 So I will bless Thee as long as I
live; I will lift up my hands in Thy name.
PSA 63:5 My soul is satisfied as with marrow
and fatness, And my mouth offers praises with joyful
lips.
PSA 63:6 When I remember Thee on my bed, I
meditate on Thee in the night watches,
PSA 63:7 For Thou hast been my help, And in
the shadow of Thy wings I sing for joy.
PSA 63:8 My soul clings to Thee; Thy right
hand upholds me.
PSA 63:9 But those who seek my life, to
destroy it, Will go into the depths of the earth.
PSA 63:10 They will be delivered over to the
power of the sword; They will be a prey for foxes.
PSA 63:11 But the king will rejoice in God;
Everyone who swears by Him will glory, For the
mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.
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Chapter 64
PSA 64:1
(For the choir director. A Psalm of David.) Hear my
voice, O God, in my complaint; Preserve my life from
dread of the enemy.
PSA 64:2 Hide me from the secret counsel of
evildoers, From the tumult of those who do iniquity,
PSA 64:3 Who have sharpened their tongue like
a sword. They aimed bitter speech as their arrow,
PSA 64:4 To shoot from concealment at the
blameless; Suddenly they shoot at him, and do not
fear.
PSA 64:5 They hold fast to themselves an evil
purpose; They talk of laying snares secretly; They
say, "Who can see them?"
PSA 64:6 They devise injustices, saying, "We
are ready with a well-conceived plot"; For the
inward thought and the heart of a man are deep.
PSA 64:7 But God will shoot at them with an
arrow; Suddenly they will be wounded.
PSA 64:8 So they will make him stumble; Their
own tongue is against them; All who see them will
shake the head.
PSA 64:9 Then all men will fear, And will
declare the work of God, And will consider what He
has done.
PSA 64:10 The righteous man will be glad in
the Lord, and will take refuge in Him; And all the
upright in heart will glory.
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Chapter 65
PSA 65:1
(For the choir director. A Psalm of David. A Song.)
There will be silence before Thee, and praise in
Zion, O God; And to Thee the vow will be performed.
PSA 65:2 O Thou who dost hear prayer, To Thee
all men come.
PSA 65:3 Iniquities prevail against me; As
for our transgressions, Thou dost forgive them.
PSA 65:4 How blessed is the one whom Thou
dost choose, and bring near to Thee, To dwell in Thy
courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of
Thy house, Thy holy temple.
PSA 65:5 By awesome deeds Thou dost answer us
in righteousness, O God of our salvation, Thou who
art the trust of all the ends of the earth and of
the farthest sea;
PSA 65:6 Who dost establish the mountains by
His strength, Being girded with might;
PSA 65:7 Who dost still the roaring of the
seas, The roaring of their waves, And the tumult of
the peoples.
PSA 65:8 And they who dwell in the ends of
the earth stand in awe of Thy signs; Thou dost make
the dawn and the sunset shout for joy.
PSA 65:9 Thou dost visit the earth, and cause
it to overflow; Thou dost greatly enrich it; The
stream of God is full of water; Thou dost prepare
their grain, for thus Thou dost prepare the earth.
PSA 65:10 Thou dost water its furrows
abundantly; Thou dost settle its ridges; Thou dost
soften it with showers; Thou dost bless its growth.
PSA 65:11 Thou hast crowned the year with Thy
bounty, And Thy paths drip with fatness.
PSA 65:12 The pastures of the wilderness
drip, And the hills gird themselves with rejoicing.
PSA 65:13 The meadows are clothed with
flocks, And the valleys are covered with grain; They
shout for joy, yes, they sing.
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Chapter 66
PSA 66:1
(For the choir director. A Song. A Psalm.) Shout
joyfully to God, all the earth;
PSA 66:2 Sing the glory of His name; Make His
praise glorious.
PSA 66:3 Say to God, "How awesome are Thy
works! Because of the greatness of Thy power Thine
enemies will give feigned obedience to Thee.
PSA 66:4 "All the earth will worship Thee,
And will sing praises to Thee; They will sing
praises to Thy name." Selah.
PSA 66:5 Come and see the works of God, Who
is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of men.
PSA 66:6 He turned the sea into dry land;
They passed through the river on foot; There let us
rejoice in Him!
PSA 66:7 He rules by His might forever; His
eyes keep watch on the nations; Let not the
rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.
PSA 66:8 Bless our God, O peoples, And sound
His praise abroad,
PSA 66:9 Who keeps us in life, And does not
allow our feet to slip.
PSA 66:10 For Thou hast tried us, O God; Thou
hast refined us as silver is refined.
PSA 66:11 Thou didst bring us into the net;
Thou didst lay an oppressive burden upon our loins.
PSA 66:12 Thou didst make men ride over our
heads; We went through fire and through water; Yet
Thou didst bring us out into a place of abundance.
PSA 66:13 I shall come into Thy house with
burnt offerings; I shall pay Thee my vows,
PSA 66:14 Which my lips uttered And my mouth
spoke when I was in distress.
PSA 66:15 I shall offer to Thee burnt
offerings of fat beasts, With the smoke of rams; I
shall make an offering of bulls with male goats.
Selah.
PSA 66:16 Come and hear, all who fear God,
And I will tell of what He has done for my soul.
PSA 66:17 I cried to Him with my mouth, And
He was extolled with my tongue.
PSA 66:18 If I regard wickedness in my heart,
The Lord will not hear;
PSA 66:19 But certainly God has heard; He has
given heed to the voice of my prayer.
PSA 66:20 Blessed be God, Who has not turned
away my prayer, Nor His lovingkindness from me.
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Chapter 67
PSA 67:1
(For the choir director; with stringed instruments.
A Psalm. A Song.) God be gracious to us and bless
us, And cause His face to shine upon us - - Selah.
PSA 67:2 That Thy way may be known on the
earth, Thy salvation among all nations.
PSA 67:3 Let the peoples praise Thee, O God;
Let all the peoples praise Thee.
PSA 67:4 Let the nations be glad and sing for
joy; For Thou wilt judge the peoples with
uprightness, And guide the nations on the earth.
Selah.
PSA 67:5 Let the peoples praise Thee, O God;
Let all the peoples praise Thee.
PSA 67:6 The earth has yielded its produce;
God, our God, blesses us.
PSA 67:7 God blesses us, That all the ends of
the earth may fear Him.
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Chapter 68
PSA 68:1
(For the choir director. A Psalm of David. A Song.)
Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered; And let
those who hate Him flee before Him.
PSA 68:2 As smoke is driven away, so drive
them away; As wax melts before the fire, So let the
wicked perish before God.
PSA 68:3 But let the righteous be glad; let
them exult before God; Yes, let them rejoice with
gladness.
PSA 68:4 Sing to God, sing praises to His
name; Lift up a song for Him who rides through the
deserts, Whose name is the Lord, and exult before
Him.
PSA 68:5 A father of the fatherless and a
judge for the widows, Is God in His holy habitation.
PSA 68:6 God makes a home for the lonely; He
leads out the prisoners into prosperity, Only the
rebellious dwell in a parched land.
PSA 68:7 O God, when Thou didst go forth
before Thy people, When Thou didst march through the
wilderness, Selah.
PSA 68:8 The earth quaked; The heavens also
dropped rain at the presence of God; Sinai itself
quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
PSA 68:9 Thou didst shed abroad a plentiful
rain, O God; Thou didst confirm Thine inheritance,
when it was parched.
PSA 68:10 Thy creatures settled in it; Thou
didst provide in Thy goodness for the poor, O God.
PSA 68:11 The Lord gives the command; The
women who proclaim the good tidings are a great
host:
PSA 68:12 "Kings of armies flee, they flee,
And she who remains at home will divide the spoil!"
PSA 68:13 When you lie down among the
sheepfolds, You are like the wings of a dove covered
with silver, And its pinions with glistening gold.
PSA 68:14 When the Almighty scattered the
kings there, It was snowing in Zalmon.
PSA 68:15 A mountain of God is the mountain
of Bashan; A mountain of many peaks is the mountain
of Bashan.
PSA 68:16 Why do you look with envy, O
mountains with many peaks, At the mountain which God
has desired for His abode? Surely, the Lord will
dwell there forever.
PSA 68:17 The chariots of God are myriads,
thousands upon thousands; The Lord is among them as
at Sinai, in holiness.
PSA 68:18 Thou hast ascended on high, Thou
hast led captive Thy captives; Thou hast received
gifts among men, Even among the rebellious also,
that the Lord God may dwell there.
PSA 68:19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily
bears our burden, The God who is our salvation.
Selah.
PSA 68:20 God is to us a God of deliverances;
And to God the Lord belong escapes from death.
PSA 68:21 Surely God will shatter the head of
His enemies, The hairy crown of him who goes on in
his guilty deeds.
PSA 68:22 The Lord said, "I will bring them
back from Bashan. I will bring them back from the
depths of the sea;
PSA 68:23 That your foot may shatter them in
blood, The tongue of your dogs may have its portion
from your enemies."
PSA 68:24 They have seen Thy procession, O
God, The procession of my God, my King, into the
sanctuary.
PSA 68:25 The singers went on, the musicians
after them, In the midst of the maidens beating
tambourines.
PSA 68:26 Bless God in the congregations,
Even the Lord, you who are of the fountain of
Israel.
PSA 68:27 There is Benjamin, the youngest,
ruling them, The princes of Judah in their throng,
The princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.
PSA 68:28 Your God has commanded your
strength; Show Thyself strong, O God, who hast acted
on our behalf.
PSA 68:29 Because of Thy temple at Jerusalem
Kings will bring gifts to Thee.
PSA 68:30 Rebuke the beasts in the reeds, The
herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples,
Trampling under foot the pieces of silver; He has
scattered the peoples who delight in war.
PSA 68:31 Envoys will come out of Egypt;
Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God.
PSA 68:32 Sing to God, O kingdoms of the
earth; Sing praises to the Lord, Selah.
PSA 68:33 To Him who rides upon the highest
heavens, which are from ancient times; Behold, He
speaks forth with His voice, a mighty voice.
PSA 68:34 Ascribe strength to God; His
majesty is over Israel, And His strength is in the
skies.
PSA 68:35 O God, Thou art awesome from Thy
sanctuary. The God of Israel Himself gives strength
and power to the people. Blessed be God!
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Chapter 69
PSA 69:1
(For the choir director; according to Shoshannim. A
Psalm of David.) Save me, O God, For the waters have
threatened my life.
PSA 69:2 I have sunk in deep mire, and there
is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and a
flood overflows me.
PSA 69:3 I am weary with my crying; my throat
is parched; My eyes fail while I wait for my God.
PSA 69:4 Those who hate me without a cause
are more than the hairs of my head; Those who would
destroy me are powerful, being wrongfully my
enemies, What I did not steal, I then have to
restore.
PSA 69:5 O God, it is Thou who dost know my
folly, And my wrongs are not hidden from Thee.
PSA 69:6 May those who wait for Thee not be
ashamed through me, O Lord God of hosts; May those
who seek Thee not be dishonored through me, O God of
Israel,
PSA 69:7 Because for Thy sake I have borne
reproach; Dishonor has covered my face.
PSA 69:8 I have become estranged from my
brothers, And an alien to my mother's sons.
PSA 69:9 For zeal for Thy house has consumed
me, And the reproaches of those who reproach Thee
have fallen on me.
PSA 69:10 When I wept in my soul with
fasting, It became my reproach.
PSA 69:11 When I made sackcloth my clothing,
I became a byword to them.
PSA 69:12 Those who sit in the gate talk
about me, And I am the song of the drunkards.
PSA 69:13 But as for me, my prayer is to
Thee, O Lord, at an acceptable time; O God, in the
greatness of Thy lovingkindness, Answer me with Thy
saving truth.
PSA 69:14 Deliver me from the mire, and do
not let me sink; May I be delivered from my foes,
and from the deep waters.
PSA 69:15 May the flood of water not overflow
me, And may the deep not swallow me up, And may the
pit not shut its mouth on me.
PSA 69:16 Answer me, O Lord, for Thy
lovingkindness is good; According to the greatness
of Thy compassion, turn to me,
PSA 69:17 And do not hide Thy face from Thy
servant, For I am in distress; answer me quickly.
PSA 69:18 Oh draw near to my soul and redeem
it; Ransom me because of my enemies!
PSA 69:19 Thou dost know my reproach and my
shame and my dishonor; All my adversaries are before
Thee.
PSA 69:20 Reproach has broken my heart, and I
am so sick. And I looked for sympathy, but there was
none, And for comforters, but I found none.
PSA 69:21 They also gave me gall for my food,
And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
PSA 69:22 May their table before them become
a snare; And when they are in peace, may it become a
trap.
PSA 69:23 May their eyes grow dim so that
they cannot see, And make their loins shake
continually.
PSA 69:24 Pour out Thine indignation on them,
And may Thy burning anger overtake them.
PSA 69:25 May their camp be desolate; May
none dwell in their tents.
PSA 69:26 For they have persecuted him whom
Thou Thyself hast smitten, And they tell of the pain
of those whom Thou hast wounded.
PSA 69:27 Do Thou add iniquity to their
iniquity, And may they not come into Thy
righteousness.
PSA 69:28 May they be blotted out of the book
of life, And may they not be recorded with the
righteous.
PSA 69:29 But I am afflicted and in pain; May
Thy salvation, O God, set me securely on high.
PSA 69:30 I will praise the name of God with
song, And shall magnify Him with thanksgiving.
PSA 69:31 And it will please the Lord better
than an ox Or a young bull with horns and hoofs.
PSA 69:32 The humble have seen it and are
glad; You who seek God, let your heart revive.
PSA 69:33 For the Lord hears the needy, And
does not despise His who are prisoners.
PSA 69:34 Let heaven and earth praise Him,
The seas and everything that moves in them.
PSA 69:35 For God will save Zion and build
the cities of Judah, That they may dwell there and
possess it.
PSA 69:36 And the descendants of His servants
will inherit it, And those who love His name will
dwell in it.
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Chapter 70
PSA 70:1
(For the choir director. A Psalm of David; for a
memorial.) O God, hasten to deliver me; O Lord,
hasten to my help!
PSA 70:2 Let those be ashamed and humiliated
Who seek my life; Let those be turned back and
dishonored Who delight in my hurt.
PSA 70:3 Let those be turned back because of
their shame Who say, "Aha, aha!"
PSA 70:4 Let all who seek Thee rejoice and be
glad in Thee; And let those who love Thy salvation
say continually, "Let God be magnified."
PSA 70:5 But I am afflicted and needy; Hasten
to me, O God! Thou art my help and my deliverer; O
Lord, do not delay.
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Chapter 71
PSA 71:1
In Thee, O Lord, I have taken refuge; Let me never
be ashamed.
PSA 71:2 In Thy righteousness deliver me, and
rescue me; Incline Thine ear to me, and save me.
PSA 71:3 Be Thou to me a rock of habitation,
to which I may continually come; Thou hast given
commandment to save me, For Thou art my rock and my
fortress.
PSA 71:4 Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand
of the wicked, Out of the grasp of the wrongdoer and
ruthless man,
PSA 71:5 For Thou art my hope; O Lord God,
Thou art my confidence from my youth.
PSA 71:6 By Thee I have been sustained from
my birth; Thou art He who took me from my mother's
womb; My praise is continually of Thee.
PSA 71:7 I have become a marvel to many; For
Thou art my strong refuge.
PSA 71:8 My mouth is filled with Thy praise,
And with Thy glory all day long.
PSA 71:9 Do not cast me off in the time of
old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails.
PSA 71:10 For my enemies have spoken against
me; And those who watch for my life have consulted
together,
PSA 71:11 Saying, "God has forsaken him;
Pursue and seize him, for there is no one to
deliver."
PSA 71:12 O God, do not be far from me; O my
God, hasten to my help!
PSA 71:13 Let those who are adversaries of my
soul be ashamed and consumed; Let them be covered
with reproach and dishonor, who seek to injure me.
PSA 71:14 But as for me, I will hope
continually, And will praise Thee yet more and more.
PSA 71:15 My mouth shall tell of Thy
righteousness, And of Thy salvation all day long;
For I do not know the sum of them.
PSA 71:16 I will come with the mighty deeds
of the Lord God; I will make mention of Thy
righteousness, Thine alone.
PSA 71:17 O God, Thou hast taught me from my
youth; And I still declare Thy wondrous deeds.
PSA 71:18 And even when I am old and gray, O
God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Thy strength
to this generation, Thy power to all who are to
come.
PSA 71:19 For Thy righteousness, O God,
reaches to the heavens, Thou who hast done great
things; O God, who is like Thee?
PSA 71:20 Thou, who hast shown me many
troubles and distresses, Wilt revive me again, And
wilt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
PSA 71:21 Mayest Thou increase my greatness,
And turn to comfort me.
PSA 71:22 I will also praise Thee with a
harp, Even Thy truth, O my God; To Thee I will sing
praises with the lyre, O Thou Holy One of Israel.
PSA 71:23 My lips will shout for joy when I
sing praises to Thee; And my soul, which Thou hast
redeemed.
PSA 71:24 My tongue also will utter Thy
righteousness all day long; For they are ashamed,
for they are humiliated who seek my hurt.
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Chapter 72
PSA 72:1
(A Psalm of Solomon.) Give the king Thy judgments, O
God, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.
PSA 72:2 May he judge Thy people with
righteousness, And Thine afflicted with justice.
PSA 72:3 Let the mountains bring peace to the
people, And the hills in righteousness.
PSA 72:4 May he vindicate the afflicted of
the people, Save the children of the needy, And
crush the oppressor.
PSA 72:5 Let them fear Thee while the sun
endures, And as long as the moon, throughout all
generations.
PSA 72:6 May he come down like rain upon the
mown grass, Like showers that water the earth.
PSA 72:7 In his days may the righteous
flourish, And abundance of peace till the moon is no
more.
PSA 72:8 May he also rule from sea to sea,
And from the River to the ends of the earth.
PSA 72:9 Let the nomads of the desert bow
before him; And his enemies lick the dust.
PSA 72:10 Let the kings of Tarshish and of
the islands bring presents; The kings of Sheba and
Seba offer gifts.
PSA 72:11 And let all kings bow down before
him, All nations serve him.
PSA 72:12 For he will deliver the needy when
he cries for help, The afflicted also, and him who
has no helper.
PSA 72:13 He will have compassion on the poor
and needy, And the lives of the needy he will save.
PSA 72:14 He will rescue their life from
oppression and violence; And their blood will be
precious in his sight;
PSA 72:15 So may he live; and may the gold of
Sheba be given to him; And let them pray for him
continually; Let them bless him all day long.
PSA 72:16 May there be abundance of grain in
the earth on top of the mountains; Its fruit will
wave like the cedars of Lebanon; And may those from
the city flourish like vegetation of the earth.
PSA 72:17 May his name endure forever; May
his name increase as long as the sun shines; And let
men bless themselves by him; Let all nations call
him blessed.
PSA 72:18 Blessed be the Lord God, the God of
Israel, Who alone works wonders.
PSA 72:19 And blessed be His glorious name
forever; And may the whole earth be filled with His
glory. Amen, and Amen.
PSA 72:20 The prayers of David the son of
Jesse are ended.
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Chapter 73
PSA 73:1
(A Psalm of Asaph.) Surely God is good to Israel, To
those who are pure in heart!
PSA 73:2 But as for me, my feet came close to
stumbling; My steps had almost slipped.
PSA 73:3 For I was envious of the arrogant,
As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
PSA 73:4 For there are no pains in their
death; And their body is fat.
PSA 73:5 They are not in trouble as other
men; Nor are they plagued like mankind.
PSA 73:6 Therefore pride is their necklace;
The garment of violence covers them.
PSA 73:7 Their eye bulges from fatness; The
imaginations of their heart run riot.
PSA 73:8 They mock, and wickedly speak of
oppression; They speak from on high.
PSA 73:9 They have set their mouth against
the heavens, And their tongue parades through the
earth.
PSA 73:10 Therefore his people return to this
place; And waters of abundance are drunk by them.
PSA 73:11 And they say, "How does God know?
And is there knowledge with the Most High?"
PSA 73:12 Behold, these are the wicked; And
always at ease, they have increased in wealth.
PSA 73:13 Surely in vain I have kept my heart
pure, And washed my hands in innocence;
PSA 73:14 For I have been stricken all day
long, And chastened every morning.
PSA 73:15 If I had said, "I will speak thus,"
Behold, I should have betrayed the generation of Thy
children.
PSA 73:16 When I pondered to understand this,
It was troublesome in my sight
PSA 73:17 Until I came into the sanctuary of
God; Then I perceived their end.
PSA 73:18 Surely Thou dost set them in
slippery places; Thou dost cast them down to
destruction.
PSA 73:19 How they are destroyed in a moment!
They are utterly swept away by sudden terrors!
PSA 73:20 Like a dream when one awakes, O
Lord, when aroused, Thou wilt despise their form.
PSA 73:21 When my heart was embittered, And I
was pierced within,
PSA 73:22 Then I was senseless and ignorant;
I was like a beast before Thee.
PSA 73:23 Nevertheless I am continually with
Thee; Thou hast taken hold of my right hand.
PSA 73:24 With Thy counsel Thou wilt guide
me, And afterward receive me to glory.
PSA 73:25 Whom have I in heaven but Thee? And
besides Thee, I desire nothing on earth.
PSA 73:26 My flesh and my heart may fail, But
God is the strength of my heart and my portion
forever.
PSA 73:27 For, behold, those who are far from
Thee will perish; Thou hast destroyed all those who
are unfaithful to Thee.
PSA 73:28 But as for me, the nearness of God
is my good; I have made the Lord God my refuge, That
I may tell of all Thy works.
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Chapter 74
PSA 74:1
(A Maskil of Asaph.) O God, why hast Thou rejected
us forever? Why does Thine anger smoke against the
sheep of Thy pasture?
PSA 74:2 Remember Thy congregation, which
Thou hast purchased of old, Which Thou hast redeemed
to be the tribe of Thine inheritance; And this Mount
Zion, where Thou hast dwelt.
PSA 74:3 Turn Thy footsteps toward the
perpetual ruins; The enemy has damaged everything
within the sanctuary.
PSA 74:4 Thine adversaries have roared in the
midst of Thy meeting place; They have set up their
own standards for signs.
PSA 74:5 It seems as if one had lifted up His
axe in a forest of trees.
PSA 74:6 And now all its carved work They
smash with hatchet and hammers.
PSA 74:7 They have burned Thy sanctuary to
the ground; They have defiled the dwelling place of
Thy name.
PSA 74:8 They said in their heart, "Let us
completely subdue them." They have burned all the
meeting places of God in the land.
PSA 74:9 We do not see our signs; There is no
longer any prophet, Nor is there any among us who
knows how long.
PSA 74:10 How long, O God, will the adversary
revile, And the enemy spurn Thy name forever?
PSA 74:11 Why dost Thou withdraw Thy hand,
even Thy right hand? From within Thy bosom, destroy
them!
PSA 74:12 Yet God is my king from of old, Who
works deeds of deliverance in the midst of the
earth.
PSA 74:13 Thou didst divide the sea by Thy
strength; Thou didst break the heads of the sea
monsters in the waters.
PSA 74:14 Thou didst crush the heads of
Leviathan; Thou didst give him as food for the
creatures of the wilderness.
PSA 74:15 Thou didst break open springs and
torrents; Thou didst dry up ever-flowing streams.
PSA 74:16 Thine is the day, Thine also is the
night; Thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
PSA 74:17 Thou hast established all the
boundaries of the earth; Thou hast made summer and
winter.
PSA 74:18 Remember this, O Lord, that the
enemy has reviled; And a foolish people has spurned
Thy name.
PSA 74:19 Do not deliver the soul of Thy
turtledove to the wild beast; Do not forget the life
of Thine afflicted forever.
PSA 74:20 Consider the covenant; For the dark
places of the land are full of the habitations of
violence.
PSA 74:21 Let not the oppressed return
dishonored; Let the afflicted and needy praise Thy
name.
PSA 74:22 Do arise, O God, and plead Thine
own cause; Remember how the foolish man reproaches
Thee all day long.
PSA 74:23 Do not forget the voice of Thine
adversaries, The uproar of those who rise against
Thee which ascends continually.
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Chapter 75
PSA 75:1
(For the choir director; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm
of Asaph, a Song.) We give thanks to Thee, O God, we
give thanks, For Thy name is near; Men declare Thy
wondrous works.
PSA 75:2 "When I select an appointed time, It
is I who judge with equity.
PSA 75:3 "The earth and all who dwell in it
melt; It is I who have firmly set its pillars.
Selah.
PSA 75:4 "I said to the boastful, 'Do not
boast,' And to the wicked, 'Do not lift up the horn;
PSA 75:5 Do not lift up your horn on high, Do
not speak with insolent pride.' "
PSA 75:6 For not from the east, nor from the
west, Nor from the desert comes exaltation;
PSA 75:7 But God is the Judge; He puts down
one, and exalts another.
PSA 75:8 For a cup is in the hand of the
Lord, and the wine foams; It is well mixed, and He
pours out of this; Surely all the wicked of the
earth must drain and drink down its dregs.
PSA 75:9 But as for me, I will declare it
forever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
PSA 75:10 And all the horns of the wicked He
will cut off, But the horns of the righteous will be
lifted up.
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Chapter 76
PSA 76:1
(For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A
Psalm of Asaph, a Song.) God is known in Judah; His
name is great in Israel.
PSA 76:2 And His tabernacle is in Salem; His
dwelling place also is in Zion.
PSA 76:3 There He broke the flaming arrows,
The shield, and the sword, and the weapons of war.
Selah.
PSA 76:4 Thou art resplendent, More majestic
than the mountains of prey.
PSA 76:5 The stouthearted were plundered;
They sank into sleep; And none of the warriors could
use his hands.
PSA 76:6 At Thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, Both
rider and horse were cast into a dead sleep.
PSA 76:7 Thou, even Thou, art to be feared;
And who may stand in Thy presence when once Thou art
angry?
PSA 76:8 Thou didst cause judgment to be
heard from heaven; The earth feared, and was still,
PSA 76:9 When God arose to judgment, To save
all the humble of the earth. Selah.
PSA 76:10 For the wrath of man shall praise
Thee; With a remnant of wrath Thou shalt gird
Thyself.
PSA 76:11 Make vows to the Lord your God and
fulfill them; Let all who are around Him bring gifts
to Him who is to be feared.
PSA 76:12 He will cut off the spirit of
princes; He is feared by the kings of the earth.
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Chapter 77
PSA 77:1
(For the choir director; according to Jeduthun. A
Psalm of Asaph.) My voice rises to God, and I will
cry aloud; My voice rises to God, and He will hear
me.
PSA 77:2 In the day of my trouble I sought
the Lord; In the night my hand was stretched out
without weariness; My soul refused to be comforted.
PSA 77:3 When I remember God, then I am
disturbed; When I sigh, then my spirit grows faint.
Selah.
PSA 77:4 Thou hast held my eyelids open; I am
so troubled that I cannot speak.
PSA 77:5 I have considered the days of old,
The years of long ago.
PSA 77:6 I will remember my song in the
night; I will meditate with my heart; And my spirit
ponders.
PSA 77:7 Will the Lord reject forever? And
will He never be favorable again?
PSA 77:8 Has His lovingkindness ceased
forever? Has His promise come to an end forever?
PSA 77:9 Has God forgotten to be gracious? Or
has He in anger withdrawn His compassion? Selah.
PSA 77:10 Then I said, "It is my grief, That
the right hand of the Most High has changed."
PSA 77:11 I shall remember the deeds of the
Lord; Surely I will remember Thy wonders of old.
PSA 77:12 I will meditate on all Thy work,
And muse on Thy deeds.
PSA 77:13 Thy way, O God, is holy; What god
is great like our God?
PSA 77:14 Thou art the God who workest
wonders; Thou hast made known Thy strength among the
peoples.
PSA 77:15 Thou hast by Thy power redeemed Thy
people, The sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.
PSA 77:16 The waters saw Thee, O God; The
waters saw Thee, they were in anguish; The deeps
also trembled.
PSA 77:17 The clouds poured out water; The
skies gave forth a sound; Thy arrows flashed here
and there.
PSA 77:18 The sound of Thy thunder was in the
whirlwind; The lightnings lit up the world; The
earth trembled and shook.
PSA 77:19 Thy way was in the sea, And Thy
paths in the mighty waters, And Thy footprints may
not be known.
PSA 77:20 Thou didst lead Thy people like a
flock, By the hand of Moses and Aaron.
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Chapter 78
PSA 78:1
(A Maskil of Asaph.) Listen, O my people, to my
instruction; Incline your ears to the words of my
mouth.
PSA 78:2 I will open my mouth in a parable; I
will utter dark sayings of old,
PSA 78:3 Which we have heard and known, And
our fathers have told us.
PSA 78:4 We will not conceal them from their
children, But tell to the generation to come the
praises of the Lord, And His strength and His
wondrous works that He has done.
PSA 78:5 For He established a testimony in
Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which He
commanded our fathers, That they should teach them
to their children,
PSA 78:6 That the generation to come might
know, even the children yet to be born, That they
may arise and tell them to their children,
PSA 78:7 That they should put their
confidence in God, And not forget the works of God,
But keep His commandments,
PSA 78:8 And not be like their fathers, A
stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation
that did not prepare its heart, And whose spirit was
not faithful to God.
PSA 78:9 The sons of Ephraim were archers
equipped with bows, Yet they turned back in the day
of battle.
PSA 78:10 They did not keep the covenant of
God, And refused to walk in His law;
PSA 78:11 And they forgot His deeds, And His
miracles that He had shown them.
PSA 78:12 He wrought wonders before their
fathers, In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
PSA 78:13 He divided the sea, and caused them
to pass through; And He made the waters stand up
like a heap.
PSA 78:14 Then He led them with the cloud by
day, And all the night with a light of fire.
PSA 78:15 He split the rocks in the
wilderness, And gave them abundant drink like the
ocean depths.
PSA 78:16 He brought forth streams also from
the rock, And caused waters to run down like rivers.
PSA 78:17 Yet they still continued to sin
against Him, To rebel against the Most High in the
desert.
PSA 78:18 And in their heart they put God to
the test By asking food according to their desire.
PSA 78:19 Then they spoke against God; They
said, "Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
PSA 78:20 "Behold, He struck the rock, so
that waters gushed out, And streams were
overflowing; Can He give bread also? Will He provide
meat for His people?"
PSA 78:21 Therefore the Lord heard and was
full of wrath, And a fire was kindled against Jacob,
And anger also mounted against Israel;
PSA 78:22 Because they did not believe in
God, And did not trust in His salvation.
PSA 78:23 Yet He commanded the clouds above,
And opened the doors of heaven;
PSA 78:24 And He rained down manna upon them
to eat, And gave them food from heaven.
PSA 78:25 Man did eat the bread of angels; He
sent them food in abundance.
PSA 78:26 He caused the east wind to blow in
the heavens; And by His power He directed the south
wind.
PSA 78:27 When He rained meat upon them like
the dust, Even winged fowl like the sand of the
seas,
PSA 78:28 Then He let them fall in the midst
of their camp, Round about their dwellings.
PSA 78:29 So they ate and were well filled;
And their desire He gave to them.
PSA 78:30 Before they had satisfied their
desire, While their food was in their mouths,
PSA 78:31 The anger of God rose against them,
And killed some of their stoutest ones, And subdued
the choice men of Israel.
PSA 78:32 In spite of all this they still
sinned, And did not believe in His wonderful works.
PSA 78:33 So He brought their days to an end
in futility, And their years in sudden terror.
PSA 78:34 When He killed them, then they
sought Him, And returned and searched diligently for
God;
PSA 78:35 And they remembered that God was
their rock, And the Most High God their Redeemer.
PSA 78:36 But they deceived Him with their
mouth, And lied to Him with their tongue.
PSA 78:37 For their heart was not steadfast
toward Him, Nor were they faithful in His covenant.
PSA 78:38 But He, being compassionate,
forgave their iniquity, and did not destroy them;
And often He restrained His anger, And did not
arouse all His wrath.
PSA 78:39 Thus He remembered that they were
but flesh, A wind that passes and does not return.
PSA 78:40 How often they rebelled against Him
in the wilderness, And grieved Him in the desert!
PSA 78:41 And again and again they tempted
God, And pained the Holy One of Israel.
PSA 78:42 They did not remember His power,
The day when He redeemed them from the adversary,
PSA 78:43 When He performed His signs in
Egypt, And His marvels in the field of Zoan,
PSA 78:44 And turned their rivers to blood,
And their streams, they could not drink.
PSA 78:45 He sent among them swarms of flies,
which devoured them, And frogs which destroyed them.
PSA 78:46 He gave also their crops to the
grasshopper, And the product of their labor to the
locust.
PSA 78:47 He destroyed their vines with
hailstones, And their sycamore trees with frost.
PSA 78:48 He gave over their cattle also to
the hailstones, And their herds to bolts of
lightning.
PSA 78:49 He sent upon them His burning
anger, Fury, and indignation, and trouble, A band of
destroying angels.
PSA 78:50 He leveled a path for His anger; He
did not spare their soul from death, But gave over
their life to the plague,
PSA 78:51 And smote all the first-born in
Egypt, The first issue of their virility in the
tents of Ham.
PSA 78:52 But He led forth His own people
like sheep, And guided them in the wilderness like a
flock;
PSA 78:53 And He led them safely, so that
they did not fear; But the sea engulfed their
enemies.
PSA 78:54 So He brought them to His holy
land, To this hill country which His right hand had
gained.
PSA 78:55 He also drove out the nations
before them, And He apportioned them for an
inheritance by measurement, And made the tribes of
Israel dwell in their tents.
PSA 78:56 Yet they tempted and rebelled
against the Most High God, And did not keep His
testimonies,
PSA 78:57 But turned back and acted
treacherously like their fathers; They turned aside
like a treacherous bow.
PSA 78:58 For they provoked Him with their
high places, And aroused His jealousy with their
graven images. PSA 78:59 When God heard, He
was filled with wrath, And greatly abhorred Israel;
PSA 78:60 So that He abandoned the dwelling
place at Shiloh, The tent which He had pitched among
men,
PSA 78:61 And gave up His strength to
captivity, And His glory into the hand of the
adversary.
PSA 78:62 He also delivered His people to the
sword, And was filled with wrath at His inheritance.
PSA 78:63 Fire devoured His young men; And
His virgins had no wedding songs.
PSA 78:64 His priests fell by the sword; And
His widows could not weep.
PSA 78:65 Then the Lord awoke as if from
sleep, Like a warrior overcome by wine.
PSA 78:66 And He drove His adversaries
backward; He put on them an everlasting reproach.
PSA 78:67 He also rejected the tent of
Joseph, And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,
PSA 78:68 But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount
Zion which He loved.
PSA 78:69 And He built His sanctuary like the
heights, Like the earth which He has founded
forever.
PSA 78:70 He also chose David His servant,
And took him from the sheepfolds;
PSA 78:71 From the care of the ewes with
suckling lambs He brought him, To shepherd Jacob His
people, And Israel His inheritance.
PSA 78:72 So he shepherded them according to
the integrity of his heart, And guided them with his
skillful hands.
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Chapter 79
PSA 79:1
(A Psalm of Asaph.) O God, the nations have invaded
Thine inheritance; They have defiled Thy holy
temple; They have laid Jerusalem in ruins.
PSA 79:2 They have given the dead bodies of
Thy servants for food to the birds of the heavens,
The flesh of Thy godly ones to the beasts of the
earth.
PSA 79:3 They have poured out their blood
like water round about Jerusalem; And there was no
one to bury them.
PSA 79:4 We have become a reproach to our
neighbors, A scoffing and derision to those around
us.
PSA 79:5 How long, O Lord? Wilt Thou be angry
forever? Will Thy jealousy burn like fire?
PSA 79:6 Pour out Thy wrath upon the nations
which do not know Thee, And upon the kingdoms which
do not call upon Thy name.
PSA 79:7 For they have devoured Jacob, And
laid waste his habitation.
PSA 79:8 Do not remember the iniquities of
our forefathers against us; Let Thy compassion come
quickly to meet us; For we are brought very low.
PSA 79:9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for
the glory of Thy name; And deliver us, and forgive
our sins, for Thy name's sake.
PSA 79:10 Why should the nations say, "Where
is their God?" Let there be known among the nations
in our sight, Vengeance for the blood of Thy
servants, which has been shed.
PSA 79:11 Let the groaning of the prisoner
come before Thee; According to the greatness of Thy
power preserve those who are doomed to die.
PSA 79:12 And return to our neighbors
sevenfold into their bosom The reproach with which
they have reproached Thee, O Lord.
PSA 79:13 So we Thy people and the sheep of
Thy pasture Will give thanks to Thee forever; To all
generations we will tell of Thy praise.
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Chapter 80
PSA 80:1
(For the choir director; set to El Shoshannim; Eduth.
A Psalm of Asaph.) Oh, give ear, Shepherd of Israel,
Thou who dost lead Joseph like a flock; Thou who art
enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth!
PSA 80:2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and
Manasseh, stir up Thy power, And come to save us!
PSA 80:3 O God, restore us, And cause Thy
face to shine upon us, and we will be saved.
PSA 80:4 O Lord God of hosts, How long wilt
Thou be angry with the prayer of Thy people?
PSA 80:5 Thou hast fed them with the bread of
tears, And Thou hast made them to drink tears in
large measure.
PSA 80:6 Thou dost make us an object of
contention to our neighbors; And our enemies laugh
among themselves.
PSA 80:7 O God of hosts, restore us, And
cause Thy face to shine upon us, and we will be
saved.
PSA 80:8 Thou didst remove a vine from Egypt;
Thou didst drive out the nations, and didst plant
it.
PSA 80:9 Thou didst clear the ground before
it, And it took deep root and filled the land.
PSA 80:10 The mountains were covered with its
shadow; And the cedars of God with its boughs.
PSA 80:11 It was sending out its branches to
the sea, And its shoots to the River.
PSA 80:12 Why hast Thou broken down its
hedges, So that all who pass that way pick its
fruit?
PSA 80:13 A boar from the forest eats it
away, And whatever moves in the field feeds on it.
PSA 80:14 O God of hosts, turn again now, we
beseech Thee; Look down from heaven and see, and
take care of this vine,
PSA 80:15 Even the shoot which Thy right hand
has planted, And on the son whom Thou hast
strengthened for Thyself.
PSA 80:16 It is burned with fire, it is cut
down; They perish at the rebuke of Thy countenance.
PSA 80:17 Let Thy hand be upon the man of Thy
right hand, Upon the son of man whom Thou didst make
strong for Thyself.
PSA 80:18 Then we shall not turn back from
Thee; Revive us, and we will call upon Thy name.
PSA 80:19 O Lord God of hosts, restore us;
Cause Thy face to shine upon us, and we will be
saved.
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Chapter 81
PSA 81:1
(For the choir director; on the Gittith. A Psalm of
Asaph.) Sing for joy to God our strength; Shout
joyfully to the God of Jacob.
PSA 81:2 Raise a song, strike the timbrel,
The sweet sounding lyre with the harp.
PSA 81:3 Blow the trumpet at the new moon, At
the full moon, on our feast day.
PSA 81:4 For it is a statute for Israel, An
ordinance of the God of Jacob.
PSA 81:5 He established it for a testimony in
Joseph, When he went throughout the land of Egypt. I
heard a language that I did not know:
PSA 81:6 "I relieved his shoulder of the
burden, His hands were freed from the basket.
PSA 81:7 "You called in trouble, and I
rescued you; I answered you in the hiding place of
thunder; I proved you at the waters of Meribah.
Selah.
PSA 81:8 "Hear, O My people, and I will
admonish you; O Israel, if you would listen to Me!
PSA 81:9 "Let there be no strange god among
you; Nor shall you worship any foreign god.
PSA 81:10 "I, the Lord, am your God, Who
brought you up from the land of Egypt; Open your
mouth wide and I will fill it.
PSA 81:11 "But My people did not listen to My
voice; And Israel did not obey Me.
PSA 81:12 "So I gave them over to the
stubbornness of their heart, To walk in their own
devices.
PSA 81:13 "Oh that My people would listen to
Me, That Israel would walk in My ways!
PSA 81:14 "I would quickly subdue their
enemies, And turn My hand against their adversaries.
PSA 81:15 "Those who hate the Lord would
pretend obedience to Him; And their time of
punishment would be forever.
PSA 81:16 "But I would feed you with the
finest of the wheat; And with honey from the rock I
would satisfy you."
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Chapter 82
PSA 82:1
(A Psalm of Asaph.) God takes His stand in His own
congregation; He judges in the midst of the rulers.
PSA 82:2 How long will you judge unjustly,
And show partiality to the wicked? Selah.
PSA 82:3 Vindicate the weak and fatherless;
Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
PSA 82:4 Rescue the weak and needy; Deliver
them out of the hand of the wicked.
PSA 82:5 They do not know nor do they
understand; They walk about in darkness; All the
foundations of the earth are shaken.
PSA 82:6 I said, "You are gods, And all of
you are sons of the Most High.
PSA 82:7 "Nevertheless you will die like men,
And fall like any one of the princes."
PSA 82:8 Arise, O God, judge the earth! For
it is Thou who dost possess all the nations.
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Chapter 83
PSA 83:1
(A Song, a Psalm of Asaph.) O God, do not remain
quiet; Do not be silent and, O God, do not be still.
PSA 83:2 For, behold, Thine enemies make an
uproar; And those who hate Thee have exalted
themselves.
PSA 83:3 They make shrewd plans against Thy
people, And conspire together against Thy treasured
ones.
PSA 83:4 They have said, "Come, and let us
wipe them out as a nation, That the name of Israel
be remembered no more."
PSA 83:5 For they have conspired together
with one mind; Against Thee do they make a covenant:
PSA 83:6 The tents of Edom and the
Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagrites;
PSA 83:7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek;
Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
PSA 83:8 Assyria also has joined with them;
They have become a help to the children of Lot.
Selah.
PSA 83:9 Deal with them as with Midian, As
with Sisera and Jabin, at the torrent of Kishon,
PSA 83:10 Who were destroyed at En-dor, Who
became as dung for the ground.
PSA 83:11 Make their nobles like Oreb and
Zeeb, And all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
PSA 83:12 Who said, "Let us possess for
ourselves The pastures of God."
PSA 83:13 O my God, make them like the
whirling dust; Like chaff before the wind.
PSA 83:14 Like fire that burns the forest,
And like a flame that sets the mountains on fire,
PSA 83:15 So pursue them with Thy tempest,
And terrify them with Thy storm.
PSA 83:16 Fill their faces with dishonor,
That they may seek Thy name, O Lord.
PSA 83:17 Let them be ashamed and dismayed
forever; And let them be humiliated and perish,
PSA 83:18 That they may know that Thou alone,
whose name is the Lord, Art the Most High over all
the earth.
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Chapter 84
PSA 84:1
(For the choir director; on the Gittith. A Psalm of
the sons of Korah.) How lovely are Thy dwelling
places, O Lord of hosts!
PSA 84:2 My soul longed and even yearned for
the courts of the Lord; My heart and my flesh sing
for joy to the living God.
PSA 84:3 The bird also has found a house, And
the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay
her young, Even Thine altars, O Lord of hosts, My
King and my God.
PSA 84:4 How blessed are those who dwell in
Thy house! They are ever praising Thee. Selah.
PSA 84:5 How blessed is the man whose
strength is in Thee; In whose heart are the highways
to Zion!
PSA 84:6 Passing through the valley of Baca,
they make it a spring, The early rain also covers it
with blessings.
PSA 84:7 They go from strength to strength,
Every one of them appears before God in Zion.
PSA 84:8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;
Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah.
PSA 84:9 Behold our shield, O God, And look
upon the face of Thine anointed.
PSA 84:10 For a day in Thy courts is better
than a thousand outside. I would rather stand at the
threshold of the house of my God, Than dwell in the
tents of wickedness.
PSA 84:11 For the Lord God is a sun and
shield; The Lord gives grace and glory; No good
thing does He withhold from those who walk
uprightly.
PSA 84:12 O Lord of hosts, How blessed is the
man who trusts in Thee!
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Chapter 85
PSA 85:1
(For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of
Korah.) O Lord, Thou didst show favor to Thy land;
Thou didst restore the captivity of Jacob.
PSA 85:2 Thou didst forgive the iniquity of
Thy people; Thou didst cover all their sin. Selah.
PSA 85:3 Thou didst withdraw all Thy fury;
Thou didst turn away from Thy burning anger.
PSA 85:4 Restore us, O God of our salvation,
And cause Thine indignation toward us to cease.
PSA 85:5 Wilt Thou be angry with us forever?
Wilt Thou prolong Thine anger to all generations?
PSA 85:6 Wilt Thou not Thyself revive us
again, That Thy people may rejoice in Thee?
PSA 85:7 Show us Thy lovingkindness, O Lord,
And grant us Thy salvation.
PSA 85:8 I will hear what God the Lord will
say; For He will speak peace to His people, to His
godly ones; But let them not turn back to folly.
PSA 85:9 Surely His salvation is near to
those who fear Him, That glory may dwell in our
land.
PSA 85:10 Lovingkindness and truth have met
together; Righteousness and peace have kissed each
other.
PSA 85:11 Truth springs from the earth; And
righteousness looks down from heaven.
PSA 85:12 Indeed, the Lord will give what is
good; And our land will yield its produce.
PSA 85:13 Righteousness will go before Him,
And will make His footsteps into a way.
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Chapter 86
PSA 86:1
(A Prayer of David.) Incline Thine ear, O Lord, and
answer me; For I am afflicted and needy.
PSA 86:2 Do preserve my soul, for I am a
godly man; O Thou my God, save Thy servant who
trusts in Thee.
PSA 86:3 Be gracious to me, O Lord, For to
Thee I cry all day long.
PSA 86:4 Make glad the soul of Thy servant,
For to Thee, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
PSA 86:5 For Thou, Lord, art good, and ready
to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness to all
who call upon Thee.
PSA 86:6 Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer; And
give heed to the voice of my supplications!
PSA 86:7 In the day of my trouble I shall
call upon Thee, For Thou wilt answer me.
PSA 86:8 There is no one like Thee among the
gods, O Lord; Nor are there any works like Thine.
PSA 86:9 All nations whom Thou hast made
shall come and worship before Thee, O Lord; And they
shall glorify Thy name.
PSA 86:10 For Thou art great and doest
wondrous deeds; Thou alone art God.
PSA 86:11 Teach me Thy way, O Lord; I will
walk in Thy truth; Unite my heart to fear Thy name.
PSA 86:12 I will give thanks to Thee, O Lord
my God, with all my heart, And will glorify Thy name
forever.
PSA 86:13 For Thy lovingkindness toward me is
great, And Thou hast delivered my soul from the
depths of Sheol.
PSA 86:14 O God, arrogant men have risen up
against me, And a band of violent men have sought my
life, And they have not set Thee before them.
PSA 86:15 But Thou, O Lord, art a God
merciful and gracious, Slow to anger and abundant in
lovingkindness and truth.
PSA 86:16 Turn to me, and be gracious to me;
Oh grant Thy strength to Thy servant, And save the
son of Thy handmaid.
PSA 86:17 Show me a sign for good, That those
who hate me may see it, and be ashamed, Because
Thou, O Lord, hast helped me and comforted me.
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Chapter 87
PSA 87:1
(A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A Song.) His
foundation is in the holy mountains.
PSA 87:2 The Lord loves the gates of Zion
More than all the other dwelling places of Jacob.
PSA 87:3 Glorious things are spoken of you, O
city of God. Selah.
PSA 87:4 "I shall mention Rahab and Babylon
among those who know Me; Behold, Philistia and Tyre
with Ethiopia: 'This one was born there.'"
PSA 87:5 But of Zion it shall be said, "This
one and that one were born in her"; And the Most
High Himself will establish her.
PSA 87:6 The Lord shall count when He
registers the peoples, "This one was born there."
Selah.
PSA 87:7 Then those who sing as well as those
who play the flutes shall say, "All my springs of
joy are in you."
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Chapter 88
PSA 88:1
(A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choir
director; according to) (Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil
of Heman the Ezrahite.) O Lord, the God of my
salvation, I have cried out by day and in the night
before Thee.
PSA 88:2 Let my prayer come before Thee;
Incline Thine ear to my cry!
PSA 88:3 For my soul has had enough troubles,
And my life has drawn near to Sheol.
PSA 88:4 I am reckoned among those who go
down to the pit; I have become like a man without
strength,
PSA 88:5 Forsaken among the dead, Like the
slain who lie in the grave, Whom Thou dost remember
no more, And they are cut off from Thy hand.
PSA 88:6 Thou hast put me in the lowest pit,
In dark places, in the depths.
PSA 88:7 Thy wrath has rested upon me, And
Thou hast afflicted me with all Thy waves. Selah.
PSA 88:8 Thou hast removed my acquaintances
far from me; Thou hast made me an object of loathing
to them; I am shut up and cannot go out.
PSA 88:9 My eye has wasted away because of
affliction; I have called upon Thee every day, O
Lord; I have spread out my hands to Thee.
PSA 88:10 Wilt Thou perform wonders for the
dead? Will the departed spirits rise and praise
Thee? Selah.
PSA 88:11 Will Thy lovingkindness be declared
in the grave, Thy faithfulness in Abaddon?
PSA 88:12 Will Thy wonders be made known in
the darkness? And Thy righteousness in the land of
forgetfulness?
PSA 88:13 But I, O Lord, have cried out to
Thee for help, And in the morning my prayer comes
before Thee.
PSA 88:14 O Lord, why dost Thou reject my
soul? Why dost Thou hide Thy face from me?
PSA 88:15 I was afflicted and about to die
from my youth on; I suffer Thy terrors; I am
overcome.
PSA 88:16 Thy burning anger has passed over
me; Thy terrors have destroyed me.
PSA 88:17 They have surrounded me like water
all day long; They have encompassed me altogether.
PSA 88:18 Thou hast removed lover and friend
far from me; My acquaintances are in darkness.
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Chapter 89
PSA 89:1
(A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.) I will sing of the
lovingkindness of the Lord forever; To all
generations I will make known Thy faithfulness with
my mouth.
PSA 89:2 For I have said, "Lovingkindness
will be built up forever; In the heavens Thou wilt
establish Thy faithfulness."
PSA 89:3 "I have made a covenant with My
chosen; I have sworn to David My servant,
PSA 89:4 I will establish your seed forever,
And build up your throne to all generations." Selah.
PSA 89:5 And the heavens will praise Thy
wonders, O Lord; Thy faithfulness also in the
assembly of the holy ones.
PSA 89:6 For who in the skies is comparable
to the Lord? Who among the sons of the mighty is
like the Lord,
PSA 89:7 A God greatly feared in the council
of the holy ones, And awesome above all those who
are around Him?
PSA 89:8 O Lord God of hosts, who is like
Thee, O mighty Lord? Thy faithfulness also surrounds
Thee.
PSA 89:9 Thou dost rule the swelling of the
sea; When its waves rise, Thou dost still them.
PSA 89:10 Thou Thyself didst crush Rahab like
one who is slain; Thou didst scatter Thine enemies
with Thy mighty arm.
PSA 89:11 The heavens are Thine, the earth
also is Thine; The world and all it contains, Thou
hast founded them.
PSA 89:12 The north and the south, Thou hast
created them; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Thy
name.
PSA 89:13 Thou hast a strong arm; Thy hand is
mighty, Thy right hand is exalted.
PSA 89:14 Righteousness and justice are the
foundation of Thy throne; Lovingkindness and truth
go before Thee.
PSA 89:15 How blessed are the people who know
the joyful sound! O Lord, they walk in the light of
Thy countenance.
PSA 89:16 In Thy name they rejoice all the
day, And by Thy righteousness they are exalted.
PSA 89:17 For Thou art the glory of their
strength, And by Thy favor our horn is exalted.
PSA 89:18 For our shield belongs to the Lord,
And our king to the Holy One of Israel.
PSA 89:19 Once Thou didst speak in vision to
Thy godly ones, And didst say, "I have given help to
one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from
the people.
PSA 89:20 "I have found David My servant;
With My holy oil I have anointed him,
PSA 89:21 With whom My hand will be
established; My arm also will strengthen him.
PSA 89:22 "The enemy will not deceive him,
Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
PSA 89:23 "But I shall crush his adversaries
before him, And strike those who hate him.
PSA 89:24 "And My faithfulness and My
lovingkindness will be with him, And in My name his
horn will be exalted.
PSA 89:25 "I shall also set his hand on the
sea, And his right hand on the rivers.
PSA 89:26 "He will cry to Me, 'Thou art my
Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.'
PSA 89:27 "I also shall make him My
first-born, The highest of the kings of the earth.
PSA 89:28 "My lovingkindness I will keep for
him forever, And My covenant shall be confirmed to
him.
PSA 89:29 "So I will establish his
descendants forever, And his throne as the days of
heaven.
PSA 89:30 "If his sons forsake My law, And do
not walk in My judgments,
PSA 89:31 If they violate My statutes, And do
not keep My commandments,
PSA 89:32 Then I will visit their
transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with
stripes.
PSA 89:33 "But I will not break off My
lovingkindness from him, Nor deal falsely in My
faithfulness.
PSA 89:34 "My covenant I will not violate,
Nor will I alter the utterance of My lips.
PSA 89:35 "Once I have sworn by My holiness;
I will not lie to David.
PSA 89:36 "His descendants shall endure
forever, And his throne as the sun before Me.
PSA 89:37 "It shall be established forever
like the moon, And the witness in the sky is
faithful." Selah.
PSA 89:38 But Thou hast cast off and
rejected, Thou hast been full of wrath against Thine
anointed.
PSA 89:39 Thou hast spurned the covenant of
Thy servant; Thou hast profaned his crown in the
dust.
PSA 89:40 Thou hast broken down all his
walls; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.
PSA 89:41 All who pass along the way plunder
him; He has become a reproach to his neighbors.
PSA 89:42 Thou hast exalted the right hand of
his adversaries; Thou hast made all his enemies
rejoice.
PSA 89:43 Thou dost also turn back the edge
of his sword, And hast not made him stand in battle.
PSA 89:44 Thou hast made his splendor to
cease, And cast his throne to the ground.
PSA 89:45 Thou hast shortened the days of his
youth; Thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.
PSA 89:46 How long, O Lord? Wilt Thou hide
Thyself forever? Will Thy wrath burn like fire?
PSA 89:47 Remember what my span of life is;
For what vanity Thou hast created all the sons of
men!
PSA 89:48 What man can live and not see
death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of
Sheol? Selah.
PSA 89:49 Where are Thy former
lovingkindnesses, O Lord, Which Thou didst swear to
David in Thy faithfulness?
PSA 89:50 Remember, O Lord, the reproach of
Thy servants; How I do bear in my bosom the reproach
of all the many peoples,
PSA 89:51 With which Thine enemies have
reproached, O Lord, With which they have reproached
the footsteps of Thine anointed.
PSA 89:52 Blessed be the Lord forever! Amen
and Amen.
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Chapter 90
PSA 90:1
(A Prayer of Moses the man of God.) Lord, Thou hast
been our dwelling place in all generations.
PSA 90:2 Before the mountains were born, Or
Thou didst give birth to the earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God.
PSA 90:3 Thou dost turn man back into dust,
And dost say, "Return, O children of men."
PSA 90:4 For a thousand years in Thy sight
Are like yesterday when it passes by, Or as a watch
in the night.
PSA 90:5 Thou hast swept them away like a
flood, they fall asleep; In the morning they are
like grass which sprouts anew.
PSA 90:6 In the morning it flourishes, and
sprouts anew; Toward evening it fades, and withers
away.
PSA 90:7 For we have been consumed by Thine
anger, And by Thy wrath we have been dismayed.
PSA 90:8 Thou hast placed our iniquities
before Thee, Our secret sins in the light of Thy
presence.
PSA 90:9 For all our days have declined in
Thy fury; We have finished our years like a sigh.
PSA 90:10 As for the days of our life, they
contain seventy years, Or if due to strength, eighty
years, Yet their pride is but labor and sorrow; For
soon it is gone and we fly away.
PSA 90:11 Who understands the power of Thine
anger, And Thy fury, according to the fear that is
due Thee?
PSA 90:12 So teach us to number our days,
That we may present to Thee a heart of wisdom.
PSA 90:13 Do return, O Lord; how long will it
be? And be sorry for Thy servants.
PSA 90:14 O satisfy us in the morning with
Thy lovingkindness, That we may sing for joy and be
glad all our days.
PSA 90:15 Make us glad according to the days
Thou hast afflicted us, And the years we have seen
evil.
PSA 90:16 Let Thy work appear to Thy
servants, And Thy majesty to their children.
PSA 90:17 And let the favor of the Lord our
God be upon us; And do confirm for us the work of
our hands; Yes, confirm the work of our hands.
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Chapter 91
PSA 91:1
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will
abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
PSA 91:2 I will say to the Lord, "My refuge
and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!"
PSA 91:3 For it is He who delivers you from
the snare of the trapper, And from the deadly
pestilence.
PSA 91:4 He will cover you with His pinions,
And under His wings you may seek refuge; His
faithfulness is a shield and bulwark.
PSA 91:5 You will not be afraid of the terror
by night, Or of the arrow that flies by day;
PSA 91:6 Of the pestilence that stalks in
darkness, Or of the destruction that lays waste at
noon.
PSA 91:7 A thousand may fall at your side,
And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall
not approach you.
PSA 91:8 You will only look on with your
eyes, And see the recompense of the wicked.
PSA 91:9 For you have made the Lord, my
refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place.
PSA 91:10 No evil will befall you, Nor will
any plague come near your tent.
PSA 91:11 For He will give His angels charge
concerning you, To guard you in all your ways.
PSA 91:12 They will bear you up in their
hands, Lest you strike your foot against a stone.
PSA 91:13 You will tread upon the lion and
cobra, The young lion and the serpent you will
trample down.
PSA 91:14 "Because he has loved Me, therefore
I will deliver him; I will set him securely on high,
because he has known My name.
PSA 91:15 "He will call upon Me, and I will
answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will
rescue him, and honor him.
PSA 91:16 "With a long life I will satisfy
him, And let him behold My salvation."
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Chapter 92
PSA 92:1
(A Psalm, a Song for the Sabbath day.) It is good to
give thanks to the Lord, And to sing praises to Thy
name, O Most High;
PSA 92:2 To declare Thy lovingkindness in the
morning, And Thy faithfulness by night,
PSA 92:3 With the ten-stringed lute, and with
the harp; With resounding music upon the lyre.
PSA 92:4 For Thou, O Lord, hast made me glad
by what Thou hast done, I will sing for joy at the
works of Thy hands.
PSA 92:5 How great are Thy works, O Lord! Thy
thoughts are very deep.
PSA 92:6 A senseless man has no knowledge;
Nor does a stupid man understand this:
PSA 92:7 That when the wicked sprouted up
like grass, And all who did iniquity flourished, It
was only that they might be destroyed forevermore.
PSA 92:8 But Thou, O Lord, art on high
forever.
PSA 92:9 For, behold, Thine enemies, O Lord,
For, behold, Thine enemies will perish; All who do
iniquity will be scattered.
PSA 92:10 But Thou hast exalted my horn like
that of the wild ox; I have been anointed with fresh
oil.
PSA 92:11 And my eye has looked exultantly
upon my foes, My ears hear of the evildoers who rise
up against me.
PSA 92:12 The righteous man will flourish
like the palm tree, He will grow like a cedar in
Lebanon.
PSA 92:13 Planted in the house of the Lord,
They will flourish in the courts of our God.
PSA 92:14 They will still yield fruit in old
age; They shall be full of sap and very green,
PSA 92:15 To declare that the Lord is
upright; He is my rock, and there is no
unrighteousness in Him.
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Chapter 93
PSA 93:1
The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty; The
Lord has clothed and girded Himself with strength;
Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not
be moved.
PSA 93:2 Thy throne is established from of
old; Thou art from everlasting.
PSA 93:3 The floods have lifted up, O Lord,
The floods have lifted up their voice; The floods
lift up their pounding waves.
PSA 93:4 More than the sounds of many waters,
Than the mighty breakers of the sea, The Lord on
high is mighty.
PSA 93:5 Thy testimonies are fully confirmed;
Holiness befits Thy house, O Lord, forevermore.
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Chapter 94
PSA 94:1
O Lord, God of vengeance; God of vengeance, shine
forth!
PSA 94:2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth;
Render recompense to the proud.
PSA 94:3 How long shall the wicked, O Lord,
How long shall the wicked exult?
PSA 94:4 They pour forth words, they speak
arrogantly; All who do wickedness vaunt themselves.
PSA 94:5 They crush Thy people, O Lord, And
afflict Thy heritage.
PSA 94:6 They slay the widow and the
stranger, And murder the orphans.
PSA 94:7 And they have said, "The Lord does
not see, Nor does the God of Jacob pay heed."
PSA 94:8 Pay heed, you senseless among the
people; And when will you understand, stupid ones?
PSA 94:9 He who planted the ear, does He not
hear? He who formed the eye, does He not see?
PSA 94:10 He who chastens the nations, will
He not rebuke, Even He who teaches man knowledge?
PSA 94:11 The Lord knows the thoughts of man,
That they are a mere breath.
PSA 94:12 Blessed is the man whom Thou dost
chasten, O Lord, And dost teach out of Thy law;
PSA 94:13 That Thou mayest grant him relief
from the days of adversity, Until a pit is dug for
the wicked.
PSA 94:14 For the Lord will not abandon His
people, Nor will He forsake His inheritance.
PSA 94:15 For judgment will again be
righteous; And all the upright in heart will follow
it.
PSA 94:16 Who will stand up for me against
evildoers? Who will take his stand for me against
those who do wickedness?
PSA 94:17 If the Lord had not been my help,
My soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of
silence.
PSA 94:18 If I should say, "My foot has
slipped," Thy lovingkindness, O Lord, will hold me
up.
PSA 94:19 When my anxious thoughts multiply
within me, Thy consolations delight my soul.
PSA 94:20 Can a throne of destruction be
allied with Thee, One which devises mischief by
decree?
PSA 94:21 They band themselves together
against the life of the righteous, And condemn the
innocent to death.
PSA 94:22 But the Lord has been my
stronghold, And my God the rock of my refuge.
PSA 94:23 And He has brought back their
wickedness upon them, And will destroy them in their
evil; The Lord our God will destroy them.
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Chapter 95
PSA 95:1
O come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; Let us
shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.
PSA 95:2 Let us come before His presence with
thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with
psalms.
PSA 95:3 For the Lord is a great God, And a
great King above all gods,
PSA 95:4 In whose hand are the depths of the
earth; The peaks of the mountains are His also.
PSA 95:5 The sea is His, for it was He who
made it; And His hands formed the dry land.
PSA 95:6 Come, let us worship and bow down;
Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.
PSA 95:7 For He is our God, And we are the
people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand.
Today, if you would hear His voice,
PSA 95:8 Do not harden your hearts, as at
Meribah, As in the day of Massah in the wilderness;
PSA 95:9 "When your fathers tested Me, They
tried Me, though they had seen My work.
PSA 95:10 "For forty years I loathed that
generation, And said they are a people who err in
their heart, And they do not know My ways.
PSA 95:11 "Therefore I swore in My anger,
Truly they shall not enter into My rest."
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Chapter 96
PSA 96:1
Sing to the Lord a new song; Sing to the Lord, all
the earth.
PSA 96:2 Sing to the Lord, bless His name;
Proclaim good tidings of His salvation from day to
day.
PSA 96:3 Tell of His glory among the nations,
His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.
PSA 96:4 For great is the Lord, and greatly
to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
PSA 96:5 For all the gods of the peoples are
idols, But the Lord made the heavens.
PSA 96:6 Splendor and majesty are before Him,
Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.
PSA 96:7 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of
the peoples, Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
PSA 96:8 Ascribe to the Lord the glory of His
name; Bring an offering, and come into His courts.
PSA 96:9 Worship the Lord in holy attire;
Tremble before Him, all the earth.
PSA 96:10 Say among the nations, "The Lord
reigns; Indeed, the world is firmly established, it
will not be moved; He will judge the peoples with
equity."
PSA 96:11 Let the heavens be glad, and let
the earth rejoice; Let the sea roar, and all it
contains;
PSA 96:12 Let the field exult, and all that
is in it. Then all the trees of the forest will sing
for joy
PSA 96:13 Before the Lord, for He is coming;
For He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge
the world in righteousness, And the peoples in His
faithfulness.
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Chapter 97
PSA 97:1
The Lord reigns; let the earth rejoice; Let the many
islands be glad.
PSA 97:2 Clouds and thick darkness surround
Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of
His throne.
PSA 97:3 Fire goes before Him, And burns up
His adversaries round about.
PSA 97:4 His lightnings lit up the world; The
earth saw and trembled.
PSA 97:5 The mountains melted like wax at the
presence of the Lord, At the presence of the Lord of
the whole earth.
PSA 97:6 The heavens declare His
righteousness, And all the peoples have seen His
glory.
PSA 97:7 Let all those be ashamed who serve
graven images, Who boast themselves of idols;
Worship Him, all you gods.
PSA 97:8 Zion heard this and was glad, And
the daughters of Judah have rejoiced Because of Thy
judgments, O Lord.
PSA 97:9 For Thou art the Lord Most High over
all the earth; Thou art exalted far above all gods.
PSA 97:10 Hate evil, you who love the Lord,
Who preserves the souls of His godly ones; He
delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
PSA 97:11 Light is sown like seed for the
righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.
PSA 97:12 Be glad in the Lord, you righteous
ones; And give thanks to His holy name.
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Chapter 98
PSA 98:1
(A Psalm.) O Sing to the Lord a new song, For He has
done wonderful things, His right hand and His holy
arm have gained the victory for Him.
PSA 98:2 The Lord has made known His
salvation; He has revealed His righteousness in the
sight of the nations.
PSA 98:3 He has remembered His lovingkindness
and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; All the
ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our
God.
PSA 98:4 Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the
earth; Break forth and sing for joy and sing
praises.
PSA 98:5 Sing praises to the Lord with the
lyre; With the lyre and the sound of melody.
PSA 98:6 With trumpets and the sound of the
horn Shout joyfully before the King, the Lord.
PSA 98:7 Let the sea roar and all it
contains, The world and those who dwell in it.
PSA 98:8 Let the rivers clap their hands; Let
the mountains sing together for joy
PSA 98:9 Before the Lord; for He is coming to
judge the earth; He will judge the world with
righteousness, And the peoples with equity.
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Chapter 99
PSA 99:1
The Lord reigns, let the peoples tremble; He is
enthroned above the cherubim, let the earth shake!
PSA 99:2 The Lord is great in Zion, And He is
exalted above all the peoples.
PSA 99:3 Let them praise Thy great and
awesome name; Holy is He.
PSA 99:4 And the strength of the King loves
justice; Thou hast established equity; Thou hast
executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
PSA 99:5 Exalt the Lord our God, And worship
at His footstool; Holy is He.
PSA 99:6 Moses and Aaron were among His
priests, And Samuel was among those who called on
His name; They called upon the Lord, and He answered
them.
PSA 99:7 He spoke to them in the pillar of
cloud; They kept His testimonies, And the statute
that He gave them.
PSA 99:8 O Lord our God, Thou didst answer
them; Thou wast a forgiving God to them, And yet an
avenger of their evil deeds.
PSA 99:9 Exalt the Lord our God, And worship
at His holy hill; For holy is the Lord our God.
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Chapter 100
PSA 100:1
(A Psalm for Thanksgiving.) Shout joyfully to the
Lord, all the earth.
PSA 100:2 Serve the Lord with gladness; Come
before Him with joyful singing.
PSA 100:3 Know that the Lord Himself is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We
are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
PSA 100:4 Enter His gates with thanksgiving,
And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him;
bless His name.
PSA 100:5 For the Lord is good; His
lovingkindness is everlasting, And His faithfulness
to all generations.
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Chapter 101
PSA 101:1
(A Psalm of David.) I will sing of lovingkindness
and justice, To Thee, O Lord, I will sing praises.
PSA 101:2 I will give heed to the blameless
way. When wilt Thou come to me? I will walk within
my house in the integrity of my heart.
PSA 101:3 I will set no worthless thing
before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall
away; It shall not fasten its grip on me.
PSA 101:4 A perverse heart shall depart from
me; I will know no evil.
PSA 101:5 Whoever secretly slanders his
neighbor, him I will destroy; No one who has a
haughty look and an arrogant heart will I endure.
PSA 101:6 My eyes shall be upon the faithful
of the land, that they may dwell with me; He who
walks in a blameless way is the one who will
minister to me.
PSA 101:7 He who practices deceit shall not
dwell within my house; He who speaks falsehood shall
not maintain his position before me.
PSA 101:8 Every morning I will destroy all
the wicked of the land, So as to cut off from the
city of the Lord all those who do iniquity.
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Chapter 102
PSA 102:1
(A Prayer of the Afflicted, when he is faint, and
pours out his complaint) (before the Lord.) Hear my
prayer, O Lord! And let my cry for help come to
Thee.
PSA 102:2 Do not hide Thy face from me in the
day of my distress; Incline Thine ear to me; In the
day when I call answer me quickly.
PSA 102:3 For my days have been consumed in
smoke, And my bones have been scorched like a
hearth.
PSA 102:4 My heart has been smitten like
grass and has withered away, Indeed, I forget to eat
my bread.
PSA 102:5 Because of the loudness of my
groaning My bones cling to my flesh.
PSA 102:6 I resemble a pelican of the
wilderness; I have become like an owl of the waste
places.
PSA 102:7 I lie awake, I have become like a
lonely bird on a housetop.
PSA 102:8 My enemies have reproached me all
day long; Those who deride me have used my name as a
curse.
PSA 102:9 For I have eaten ashes like bread,
And mingled my drink with weeping,
PSA 102:10 Because of Thine indignation and
Thy wrath; For Thou hast lifted me up and cast me
away.
PSA 102:11 My days are like a lengthened
shadow; And I wither away like grass.
PSA 102:12 But Thou, O Lord, dost abide
forever; And Thy name to all generations.
PSA 102:13 Thou wilt arise and have
compassion on Zion; For it is time to be gracious to
her, For the appointed time has come.
PSA 102:14 Surely Thy servants find pleasure
in her stones, And feel pity for her dust.
PSA 102:15 So the nations will fear the name
of the Lord, And all the kings of the earth Thy
glory.
PSA 102:16 For the Lord has built up Zion; He
has appeared in His glory.
PSA 102:17 He has regarded the prayer of the
destitute, And has not despised their prayer.
PSA 102:18 This will be written for the
generation to come; That a people yet to be created
may praise the Lord.
PSA 102:19 For He looked down from His holy
height; From heaven the Lord gazed upon the earth,
PSA 102:20 To hear the groaning of the
prisoner; To set free those who were doomed to
death;
PSA 102:21 That men may tell of the name of
the Lord in Zion, And His praise in Jerusalem;
PSA 102:22 When the peoples are gathered
together, And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.
PSA 102:23 He has weakened my strength in the
way; He has shortened my days.
PSA 102:24 I say, "O my God, do not take me
away in the midst of my days, Thy years are
throughout all generations.
PSA 102:25 "Of old Thou didst found the
earth; And the heavens are the work of Thy hands.
PSA 102:26 "Even they will perish, but Thou
dost endure; And all of them will wear out like a
garment; Like clothing Thou wilt change them, and
they will be changed.
PSA 102:27 "But Thou art the same, And Thy
years will not come to an end.
PSA 102:28 "The children of Thy servants will
continue, And their descendants will be established
before Thee."
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Chapter 103
PSA 103:1
(A Psalm of David.) Bless the Lord, O my soul; And
all that is within me, bless His holy name.
PSA 103:2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, And
forget none of His benefits;
PSA 103:3 Who pardons all your iniquities;
Who heals all your diseases;
PSA 103:4 Who redeems your life from the pit;
Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion;
PSA 103:5 Who satisfies your years with good
things, So that your youth is renewed like the
eagle.
PSA 103:6 The Lord performs righteous deeds,
And judgments for all who are oppressed.
PSA 103:7 He made known His ways to Moses,
His acts to the sons of Israel.
PSA 103:8 The Lord is compassionate and
gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in
lovingkindness.
PSA 103:9 He will not always strive with us;
Nor will He keep His anger forever.
PSA 103:10 He has not dealt with us according
to our sins, Nor rewarded us according to our
iniquities.
PSA 103:11 For as high as the heavens are
above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness
toward those who fear Him.
PSA 103:12 As far as the east is from the
west, So far has He removed our transgressions from
us.
PSA 103:13 Just as a father has compassion on
his children, So the Lord has compassion on those
who fear Him.
PSA 103:14 For He Himself knows our frame; He
is mindful that we are but dust.
PSA 103:15 As for man, his days are like
grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
PSA 103:16 When the wind has passed over it,
it is no more; And its place acknowledges it no
longer.
PSA 103:17 But the lovingkindness of the Lord
is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear
Him, And His righteousness to children's children,
PSA 103:18 To those who keep His covenant,
And who remember His precepts to do them.
PSA 103:19 The Lord has established His
throne in the heavens; And His sovereignty rules
over all.
PSA 103:20 Bless the Lord, you His angels,
Mighty in strength, who perform His word, Obeying
the voice of His word!
PSA 103:21 Bless the Lord, all you His hosts,
You who serve Him, doing His will.
PSA 103:22 Bless the Lord, all you works of
His, In all places of His dominion; Bless the Lord,
O my soul!
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Chapter 104
PSA 104:1
Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, Thou art
very great; Thou art clothed with splendor and
majesty,
PSA 104:2 Covering Thyself with light as with
a cloak, Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.
PSA 104:3 He lays the beams of His upper
chambers in the waters; He makes the clouds His
chariot; He walks upon the wings of the wind;
PSA 104:4 He makes the winds His messengers,
Flaming fire His ministers.
PSA 104:5 He established the earth upon its
foundations, So that it will not totter forever and
ever.
PSA 104:6 Thou didst cover it with the deep
as with a garment; The waters were standing above
the mountains.
PSA 104:7 At Thy rebuke they fled; At the
sound of Thy thunder they hurried away.
PSA 104:8 The mountains rose; the valleys
sank down To the place which Thou didst establish
for them.
PSA 104:9 Thou didst set a boundary that they
may not pass over; That they may not return to cover
the earth.
PSA 104:10 He sends forth springs in the
valleys; They flow between the mountains;
PSA 104:11 They give drink to every beast of
the field; The wild donkeys quench their thirst.
PSA 104:12 Beside them the birds of the
heavens dwell; They lift up their voices among the
branches.
PSA 104:13 He waters the mountains from His
upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the
fruit of His works.
PSA 104:14 He causes the grass to grow for
the cattle, And vegetation for the labor of man, So
that he may bring forth food from the earth,
PSA 104:15 And wine which makes man's heart
glad, So that he may make his face glisten with oil,
And food which sustains man's heart.
PSA 104:16 The trees of the Lord drink their
fill, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
PSA 104:17 Where the birds build their nests,
And the stork, whose home is the fir trees.
PSA 104:18 The high mountains are for the
wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the rock
badgers.
PSA 104:19 He made the moon for the seasons;
The sun knows the place of its setting.
PSA 104:20 Thou dost appoint darkness and it
becomes night, In which all the beasts of the forest
prowl about.
PSA 104:21 The young lions roar after their
prey, And seek their food from God.
PSA 104:22 When the sun rises they withdraw,
And lie down in their dens.
PSA 104:23 Man goes forth to his work And to
his labor until evening.
PSA 104:24 O Lord, how many are Thy works! In
wisdom Thou hast made them all; The earth is full of
Thy possessions.
PSA 104:25 There is the sea, great and broad,
In which are swarms without number, Animals both
small and great.
PSA 104:26 There the ships move along, And
Leviathan, which Thou hast formed to sport in it.
PSA 104:27 They all wait for Thee, To give
them their food in due season.
PSA 104:28 Thou dost give to them, they
gather it up; Thou dost open Thy hand, they are
satisfied with good.
PSA 104:29 Thou dost hide Thy face, they are
dismayed; Thou dost take away their spirit, they
expire, And return to their dust.
PSA 104:30 Thou dost send forth Thy Spirit,
they are created; And Thou dost renew the face of
the ground.
PSA 104:31 Let the glory of the Lord endure
forever; Let the Lord be glad in His works;
PSA 104:32 He looks at the earth, and it
trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
PSA 104:33 I will sing to the Lord as long as
I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my
being.
PSA 104:34 Let my meditation be pleasing to
Him; As for me, I shall be glad in the Lord.
PSA 104:35 Let sinners be consumed from the
earth, And let the wicked be no more. Bless the
Lord, O my soul. Praise the Lord!
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Chapter 105
PSA 105:1
Oh give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name; Make
known His deeds among the peoples.
PSA 105:2 Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;
Speak of all His wonders.
PSA 105:3 Glory in His holy name; Let the
heart of those who seek the Lord be glad.
PSA 105:4 Seek the Lord and His strength;
Seek His face continually.
PSA 105:5 Remember His wonders which He has
done, His marvels, and the judgments uttered by His
mouth,
PSA 105:6 O seed of Abraham, His servant, O
sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!
PSA 105:7 He is the Lord our God; His
judgments are in all the earth.
PSA 105:8 He has remembered His covenant
forever, The word which He commanded to a thousand
generations,
PSA 105:9 The covenant which He made with
Abraham, And His oath to Isaac.
PSA 105:10 Then He confirmed it to Jacob for
a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant,
PSA 105:11 Saying, "To you I will give the
land of Canaan As the portion of your inheritance,"
PSA 105:12 When they were only a few men in
number, Very few, and strangers in it.
PSA 105:13 And they wandered about from
nation to nation, From one kingdom to another
people.
PSA 105:14 He permitted no man to oppress
them, And He reproved kings for their sakes:
PSA 105:15 "Do not touch My anointed ones,
And do My prophets no harm."
PSA 105:16 And He called for a famine upon
the land; He broke the whole staff of bread.
PSA 105:17 He sent a man before them, Joseph,
who was sold as a slave.
PSA 105:18 They afflicted his feet with
fetters, He himself was laid in irons;
PSA 105:19 Until the time that his word came
to pass, The word of the Lord tested him.
PSA 105:20 The king sent and released him,
The ruler of peoples, and set him free.
PSA 105:21 He made him lord of his house, And
ruler over all his possessions,
PSA 105:22 To imprison his princes at will,
That he might teach his elders wisdom.
PSA 105:23 Israel also came into Egypt; Thus
Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
PSA 105:24 And He caused His people to be
very fruitful, And made them stronger than their
adversaries.
PSA 105:25 He turned their heart to hate His
people, To deal craftily with His servants.
PSA 105:26 He sent Moses His servant, And
Aaron whom He had chosen.
PSA 105:27 They performed His wondrous acts
among them, And miracles in the land of Ham.
PSA 105:28 He sent darkness and made it dark;
And they did not rebel against His words.
PSA 105:29 He turned their waters into blood,
And caused their fish to die.
PSA 105:30 Their land swarmed with frogs Even
in the chambers of their kings.
PSA 105:31 He spoke, and there came a swarm
of flies And gnats in all their territory.
PSA 105:32 He gave them hail for rain, And
flaming fire in their land.
PSA 105:33 He struck down their vines also
and their fig trees, And shattered the trees of
their territory.
PSA 105:34 He spoke, and locusts came, And
young locusts, even without number,
PSA 105:35 And ate up all vegetation in their
land, And ate up the fruit of their ground.
PSA 105:36 He also struck down all the
first-born in their land, The first fruits of all
their vigor.
PSA 105:37 Then He brought them out with
silver and gold; And among His tribes there was not
one who stumbled.
PSA 105:38 Egypt was glad when they departed;
For the dread of them had fallen upon them.
PSA 105:39 He spread a cloud for a covering,
And fire to illumine by night.
PSA 105:40 They asked, and He brought quail,
And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
PSA 105:41 He opened the rock, and water
flowed out; It ran in the dry places like a river.
PSA 105:42 For He remembered His holy word
With Abraham His servant;
PSA 105:43 And He brought forth His people
with joy, His chosen ones with a joyful shout.
PSA 105:44 He gave them also the lands of the
nations, That they might take possession of the
fruit of the peoples' labor,
PSA 105:45 So that they might keep His
statutes, And observe His laws, Praise the Lord!
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Chapter 106
PSA 106:1
Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He
is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
PSA 106:2 Who can speak of the mighty deeds
of the Lord, Or can show forth all His praise?
PSA 106:3 How blessed are those who keep
justice, Who practice righteousness at all times!
PSA 106:4 Remember me, O Lord, in Thy favor
toward Thy people; Visit me with Thy salvation,
PSA 106:5 That I may see the prosperity of
Thy chosen ones, That I may rejoice in the gladness
of Thy nation, That I may glory with Thine
inheritance.
PSA 106:6 We have sinned like our fathers, We
have committed iniquity, we have behaved wickedly.
PSA 106:7 Our fathers in Egypt did not
understand Thy wonders; They did not remember Thine
abundant kindnesses, But rebelled by the sea, at the
Red Sea.
PSA 106:8 Nevertheless He saved them for the
sake of His name, That He might make His power
known.
PSA 106:9 Thus He rebuked the Red Sea and it
dried up; And He led them through the deeps, as
through the wilderness.
PSA 106:10 So He saved them from the hand of
the one who hated them, And redeemed them from the
hand of the enemy.
PSA 106:11 And the waters covered their
adversaries; Not one of them was left.
PSA 106:12 Then they believed His words; They
sang His praise.
PSA 106:13 They quickly forgot His works;
They did not wait for His counsel,
PSA 106:14 But craved intensely in the
wilderness, And tempted God in the desert.
PSA 106:15 So He gave them their request, But
sent a wasting disease among them.
PSA 106:16 When they became envious of Moses
in the camp, And of Aaron, the holy one of the Lord,
PSA 106:17 The earth opened and swallowed up
Dathan, And engulfed the company of Abiram.
PSA 106:18 And a fire blazed up in their
company; The flame consumed the wicked.
PSA 106:19 They made a calf in Horeb, And
worshiped a molten image.
PSA 106:20 Thus they exchanged their glory
For the image of an ox that eats grass.
PSA 106:21 They forgot God their Savior, Who
had done great things in Egypt,
PSA 106:22 Wonders in the land of Ham, And
awesome things by the Red Sea.
PSA 106:23 Therefore He said that He would
destroy them, Had not Moses His chosen one stood in
the breach before Him, To turn away His wrath from
destroying them.
PSA 106:24 Then they despised the pleasant
land; They did not believe in His word,
PSA 106:25 But grumbled in their tents; They
did not listen to the voice of the Lord.
PSA 106:26 Therefore He swore to them, That
He would cast them down in the wilderness,
PSA 106:27 And that He would cast their seed
among the nations, And scatter them in the lands.
PSA 106:28 They joined themselves also to
Baal-peor, And ate sacrifices offered to the dead.
PSA 106:29 Thus they provoked Him to anger
with their deeds; And the plague broke out among
them.
PSA 106:30 Then Phinehas stood up and
interposed; And so the plague was stayed.
PSA 106:31 And it was reckoned to him for
righteousness, To all generations forever.
PSA 106:32 They also provoked Him to wrath at
the waters of Meribah, So that it went hard with
Moses on their account;
PSA 106:33 Because they were rebellious
against His Spirit, He spoke rashly with his lips.
PSA 106:34 They did not destroy the peoples,
As the Lord commanded them,
PSA 106:35 But they mingled with the nations,
And learned their practices,
PSA 106:36 And served their idols, Which
became a snare to them.
PSA 106:37 They even sacrificed their sons
and their daughters to the demons,
PSA 106:38 And shed innocent blood, The blood
of their sons and their daughters, Whom they
sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; And the land was
polluted with the blood.
PSA 106:39 Thus they became unclean in their
practices, And played the harlot in their deeds.
PSA 106:40 Therefore the anger of the Lord
was kindled against His people, And He abhorred His
inheritance.
PSA 106:41 Then He gave them into the hand of
the nations; And those who hated them ruled over
them.
PSA 106:42 Their enemies also oppressed them,
And they were subdued under their power.
PSA 106:43 Many times He would deliver them;
They, however, were rebellious in their counsel, And
so sank down in their iniquity.
PSA 106:44 Nevertheless He looked upon their
distress, When He heard their cry;
PSA 106:45 And He remembered His covenant for
their sake, And relented according to the greatness
of His lovingkindness.
PSA 106:46 He also made them objects of
compassion In the presence of all their captors.
PSA 106:47 Save us, O Lord our God, And
gather us from among the nations, To give thanks to
Thy holy name, And glory in Thy praise.
PSA 106:48 Blessed be the Lord, the God of
Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting. And
let all the people say, "Amen." Praise the Lord!
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Chapter 107
PSA 107:1
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His
lovingkindness is everlasting.
PSA 107:2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say
so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the
adversary,
PSA 107:3 And gathered from the lands, From
the east and from the west, From the north and from
the south.
PSA 107:4 They wandered in the wilderness in
a desert region; They did not find a way to an
inhabited city.
PSA 107:5 They were hungry and thirsty; Their
soul fainted within them.
PSA 107:6 Then they cried out to the Lord in
their trouble; He delivered them out of their
distresses.
PSA 107:7 He led them also by a straight way,
To go to an inhabited city.
PSA 107:8 Let them give thanks to the Lord
for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the
sons of men!
PSA 107:9 For He has satisfied the thirsty
soul, And the hungry soul He has filled with what is
good.
PSA 107:10 There were those who dwelt in
darkness and in the shadow of death, Prisoners in
misery and chains,
PSA 107:11 Because they had rebelled against
the words of God, And spurned the counsel of the
Most High.
PSA 107:12 Therefore He humbled their heart
with labor; They stumbled and there was none to
help.
PSA 107:13 Then they cried out to the Lord in
their trouble; He saved them out of their
distresses.
PSA 107:14 He brought them out of darkness
and the shadow of death, And broke their bands
apart.
PSA 107:15 Let them give thanks to the Lord
for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the
sons of men!
PSA 107:16 For He has shattered gates of
bronze, And cut bars of iron asunder.
PSA 107:17 Fools, because of their rebellious
way, And because of their iniquities, were
afflicted.
PSA 107:18 Their soul abhorred all kinds of
food; And they drew near to the gates of death.
PSA 107:19 Then they cried out to the Lord in
their trouble; He saved them out of their
distresses.
PSA 107:20 He sent His word and healed them,
And delivered them from their destructions.
PSA 107:21 Let them give thanks to the Lord
for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the
sons of men!
PSA 107:22 Let them also offer sacrifices of
thanksgiving, And tell of His works with joyful
singing.
PSA 107:23 Those who go down to the sea in
ships, Who do business on great waters;
PSA 107:24 They have seen the works of the
Lord, And His wonders in the deep.
PSA 107:25 For He spoke and raised up a
stormy wind, Which lifted up the waves of the sea.
PSA 107:26 They rose up to the heavens, they
went down to the depths; Their soul melted away in
their misery.
PSA 107:27 They reeled and staggered like a
drunken man, And were at their wits' end.
PSA 107:28 Then they cried to the Lord in
their trouble, And He brought them out of their
distresses.
PSA 107:29 He caused the storm to be still,
So that the waves of the sea were hushed.
PSA 107:30 Then they were glad because they
were quiet; So He guided them to their desired
haven.
PSA 107:31 Let them give thanks to the Lord
for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the
sons of men!
PSA 107:32 Let them extol Him also in the
congregation of the people, And praise Him at the
seat of the elders.
PSA 107:33 He changes rivers into a
wilderness, And springs of water into a thirsty
ground;
PSA 107:34 A fruitful land into a salt waste,
Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
PSA 107:35 He changes a wilderness into a
pool of water, And a dry land into springs of water;
PSA 107:36 And there He makes the hungry to
dwell, So that they may establish an inhabited city,
PSA 107:37 And sow fields, and plant
vineyards, And gather a fruitful harvest.
PSA 107:38 Also He blesses them and they
multiply greatly; And He does not let their cattle
decrease.
PSA 107:39 When they are diminished and bowed
down Through oppression, misery, and sorrow,
PSA 107:40 He pours contempt upon princes,
And makes them wander in a pathless waste.
PSA 107:41 But He sets the needy securely on
high away from affliction, And makes his families
like a flock.
PSA 107:42 The upright see it, and are glad;
But all unrighteousness shuts its mouth.
PSA 107:43 Who is wise? Let him give heed to
these things; And consider the lovingkindnesses of
the Lord.
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Chapter 108
PSA 108:1
(A Song, a Psalm of David.) My heart is steadfast, O
God; I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my
soul.
PSA 108:2 Awake, harp and lyre; I will awaken
the dawn!
PSA 108:3 I will give thanks to Thee, O Lord,
among the peoples; And I will sing praises to Thee
among the nations.
PSA 108:4 For Thy lovingkindness is great
above the heavens; And Thy truth reaches to the
skies.
PSA 108:5 Be exalted, O God, above the
heavens, And Thy glory above all the earth.
PSA 108:6 That Thy beloved may be delivered,
Save with Thy right hand, and answer me!
PSA 108:7 God has spoken in His holiness: "I
will exult, I will portion out Shechem, And measure
out the valley of Succoth.
PSA 108:8 "Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine;
Ephraim also is the helmet of My head; Judah is My
scepter.
PSA 108:9 "Moab is My washbowl; Over Edom I
shall throw My shoe; Over Philistia I will shout
aloud."
PSA 108:10 Who will bring me into the
besieged city? Who will lead me to Edom?
PSA 108:11 Hast not Thou Thyself, O God,
rejected us? And wilt Thou not go forth with our
armies, O God?
PSA 108:12 Oh give us help against the
adversary, For deliverance by man is in vain.
PSA 108:13 Through God we shall do valiantly;
And it is He who will tread down our adversaries.
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Chapter 109
PSA 109:1
(For the choir director. A Psalm of David.) O God of
my praise, Do not be silent!
PSA 109:2 For they have opened the wicked and
deceitful mouth against me; They have spoken against
me with a lying tongue.
PSA 109:3 They have also surrounded me with
words of hatred, And fought against me without
cause.
PSA 109:4 In return for my love they act as
my accusers; But I am in prayer.
PSA 109:5 Thus they have repaid me evil for
good, And hatred for my love.
PSA 109:6 Appoint a wicked man over him; And
let an accuser stand at his right hand.
PSA 109:7 When he is judged, let him come
forth guilty; And let his prayer become sin.
PSA 109:8 Let his days be few; Let another
take his office.
PSA 109:9 Let his children be fatherless, And
his wife a widow.
PSA 109:10 Let his children wander about and
beg; And let them seek sustenance far from their
ruined homes.
PSA 109:11 Let the creditor seize all that he
has; And let strangers plunder the product of his
labor.
PSA 109:12 Let there be none to extend
lovingkindness to him, Nor any to be gracious to his
fatherless children.
PSA 109:13 Let his posterity be cut off; In a
following generation let their name be blotted out.
PSA 109:14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be
remembered before the Lord, And do not let the sin
of his mother be blotted out.
PSA 109:15 Let them be before the Lord
continually, That He may cut off their memory from
the earth;
PSA 109:16 Because he did not remember to
show lovingkindness, But persecuted the afflicted
and needy man, And the despondent in heart, to put
them to death.
PSA 109:17 He also loved cursing, so it came
to him; And he did not delight in blessing, so it
was far from him.
PSA 109:18 But he clothed himself with
cursing as with his garment, And it entered into his
body like water, And like oil into his bones.
PSA 109:19 Let it be to him as a garment with
which he covers himself, And for a belt with which
he constantly girds himself.
PSA 109:20 Let this be the reward of my
accusers from the Lord, And of those who speak evil
against my soul.
PSA 109:21 But Thou, O God, the Lord, deal
kindly with me for Thy name's sake; Because Thy
lovingkindness is good, deliver me;
PSA 109:22 For I am afflicted and needy, And
my heart is wounded within me.
PSA 109:23 I am passing like a shadow when it
lengthens; I am shaken off like the locust.
PSA 109:24 My knees are weak from fasting;
And my flesh has grown lean, without fatness.
PSA 109:25 I also have become a reproach to
them; When they see me, they wag their head.
PSA 109:26 Help me, O Lord my God; Save me
according to Thy lovingkindness.
PSA 109:27 And let them know that this is Thy
hand; Thou, Lord, hast done it.
PSA 109:28 Let them curse, but do Thou bless;
When they arise, they shall be ashamed, But Thy
servant shall be glad.
PSA 109:29 Let my accusers be clothed with
dishonor, And let them cover themselves with their
own shame as with a robe.
PSA 109:30 With my mouth I will give thanks
abundantly to the Lord; And in the midst of many I
will praise Him.
PSA 109:31 For He stands at the right hand of
the needy, To save him from those who judge his
soul.
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Chapter 110
PSA 110:1
(A Psalm of David.) The Lord says to my Lord: "Sit
at My right hand, Until I make Thine enemies a
footstool for Thy feet."
PSA 110:2 The Lord will stretch forth Thy
strong scepter from Zion, saying, "Rule in the midst
of Thine enemies."
PSA 110:3 Thy people will volunteer freely in
the day of Thy power; In holy array, from the womb
of the dawn, Thy youth are to Thee as the dew.
PSA 110:4 The Lord has sworn and will not
change His mind, "Thou art a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek."
PSA 110:5 The Lord is at Thy right hand; He
will shatter kings in the day of His wrath.
PSA 110:6 He will judge among the nations, He
will fill them with corpses, He will shatter the
chief men over a broad country.
PSA 110:7 He will drink from the brook by the
wayside; Therefore He will lift up His head.
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Chapter 111
PSA 111:1
Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with
all my heart, In the company of the upright and in
the assembly.
PSA 111:2 Great are the works of the Lord;
They are studied by all who delight in them.
PSA 111:3 Splendid and majestic is His work;
And His righteousness endures forever.
PSA 111:4 He has made His wonders to be
remembered; The Lord is gracious and compassionate.
PSA 111:5 He has given food to those who fear
Him; He will remember His covenant forever.
PSA 111:6 He has made known to His people the
power of His works, In giving them the heritage of
the nations.
PSA 111:7 The works of His hands are truth
and justice; All His precepts are sure.
PSA 111:8 They are upheld forever and ever;
They are performed in truth and uprightness.
PSA 111:9 He has sent redemption to His
people; He has ordained His covenant forever; Holy
and awesome is His name.
PSA 111:10 The fear of the Lord is the
beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all
those who do His commandments; His praise endures
forever.
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Chapter 112
PSA 112:1
Praise the Lord! How blessed is the man who fears
the Lord, Who greatly delights in His commandments.
PSA 112:2 His descendants will be mighty on
earth; The generation of the upright will be
blessed.
PSA 112:3 Wealth and riches are in his house,
And his righteousness endures forever.
PSA 112:4 Light arises in the darkness for
the upright; He is gracious and compassionate and
righteous.
PSA 112:5 It is well with the man who is
gracious and lends; He will maintain his cause in
judgment.
PSA 112:6 For he will never be shaken; The
righteous will be remembered forever.
PSA 112:7 He will not fear evil tidings; His
heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
PSA 112:8 His heart is upheld, he will not
fear, Until he looks with satisfaction on his
adversaries.
PSA 112:9 He has given freely to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever; His horn will be
exalted in honor.
PSA 112:10 The wicked will see it and be
vexed; He will gnash his teeth and melt away; The
desire of the wicked will perish.
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Chapter 113
PSA 113:1
Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord.
Praise the name of the Lord.
PSA 113:2 Blessed be the name of the Lord
From this time forth and forever.
PSA 113:3 From the rising of the sun to its
setting The name of the Lord is to be praised.
PSA 113:4 The Lord is high above all nations;
His glory is above the heavens.
PSA 113:5 Who is like the Lord our God, Who
is enthroned on high,
PSA 113:6 Who humbles Himself to behold The
things that are in heaven and in the earth?
PSA 113:7 He raises the poor from the dust,
And lifts the needy from the ash heap,
PSA 113:8 To make them sit with princes, With
the princes of His people.
PSA 113:9 He makes the barren woman abide in
the house As a joyful mother of children. Praise the
Lord!
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Chapter 114
PSA 114:1
When Israel went forth from Egypt, The house of
Jacob from a people of strange language,
PSA 114:2 Judah became His sanctuary, Israel,
His dominion.
PSA 114:3 The sea looked and fled; The Jordan
turned back.
PSA 114:4 The mountains skipped like rams,
The hills, like lambs.
PSA 114:5 What ails you, O sea, that you
flee? O Jordan, that you turn back?
PSA 114:6 O mountains, that you skip like
rams? O hills, like lambs?
PSA 114:7 Tremble, O earth, before the Lord,
Before the God of Jacob,
PSA 114:8 Who turned the rock into a pool of
water, The flint into a fountain of water.
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Chapter 115
PSA 115:1
Not to us, O Lord, not to us, But to Thy name give
glory Because of Thy lovingkindness, because of Thy
truth.
PSA 115:2 Why should the nations say, "Where,
now, is their God?"
PSA 115:3 But our God is in the heavens; He
does whatever He pleases.
PSA 115:4 Their idols are silver and gold,
The work of man's hands.
PSA 115:5 They have mouths, but they cannot
speak; They have eyes, but they cannot see;
PSA 115:6 They have ears, but they cannot
hear; They have noses, but they cannot smell;
PSA 115:7 They have hands, but they cannot
feel; They have feet, but they cannot walk; They
cannot make a sound with their throat.
PSA 115:8 Those who make them will become
like them, Everyone who trusts in them.
PSA 115:9 O Israel, trust in the Lord; He is
their help and their shield.
PSA 115:10 O house of Aaron, trust in the
Lord; He is their help and their shield.
PSA 115:11 You who fear the Lord, trust in
the Lord; He is their help and their shield.
PSA 115:12 The Lord has been mindful of us;
He will bless us; He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.
PSA 115:13 He will bless those who fear the
Lord, The small together with the great.
PSA 115:14 May the Lord give you increase,
You and your children.
PSA 115:15 May you be blessed of the Lord,
Maker of heaven and earth.
PSA 115:16 The heavens are the heavens of the
Lord; But the earth He has given to the sons of men.
PSA 115:17 The dead do not praise the Lord,
Nor do any who go down into silence;
PSA 115:18 But as for us, we will bless the
Lord From this time forth and forever. Praise the
Lord!
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Chapter 116
PSA 116:1
I love the Lord, because He hears My voice and my
supplications.
PSA 116:2 Because He has inclined His ear to
me, Therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I
live.
PSA 116:3 The cords of death encompassed me,
And the terrors of Sheol came upon me; I found
distress and sorrow.
PSA 116:4 Then I called upon the name of the
Lord: "O Lord, I beseech Thee, save my life!"
PSA 116:5 Gracious is the Lord, and
righteous; Yes, our God is compassionate.
PSA 116:6 The Lord preserves the simple; I
was brought low, and He saved me.
PSA 116:7 Return to your rest, O my soul, For
the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.
PSA 116:8 For Thou hast rescued my soul from
death, My eyes from tears, My feet from stumbling.
PSA 116:9 I shall walk before the Lord In the
land of the living.
PSA 116:10 I believed when I said, "I am
greatly afflicted."
PSA 116:11 I said in my alarm, "All men are
liars."
PSA 116:12 What shall I render to the Lord
For all His benefits toward me?
PSA 116:13 I shall lift up the cup of
salvation, And call upon the name of the Lord.
PSA 116:14 I shall pay my vows to the Lord,
Oh may it be in the presence of all His people.
PSA 116:15 Precious in the sight of the Lord
Is the death of His godly ones.
PSA 116:16 O Lord, surely I am Thy servant, I
am Thy servant, the son of Thy handmaid, Thou hast
loosed my bonds.
PSA 116:17 To Thee I shall offer a sacrifice
of thanksgiving, And call upon the name of the Lord.
PSA 116:18 I shall pay my vows to the Lord,
Oh may it be in the presence of all His people,
PSA 116:19 In the courts of the Lord's house,
In the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!
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Chapter 117
PSA 117:1
Praise the Lord, all nations; Laud Him, all peoples!
PSA 117:2 For His lovingkindness is great
toward us, And the truth of the Lord is everlasting.
Praise the Lord!
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Chapter 118
PSA 118:1
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His
lovingkindness is everlasting.
PSA 118:2 Oh let Israel say, "His
lovingkindness is everlasting."
PSA 118:3 Oh let the house of Aaron say, "His
lovingkindness is everlasting."
PSA 118:4 Oh let those who fear the Lord say,
"His lovingkindness is everlasting."
PSA 118:5 From my distress I called upon the
Lord; The Lord answered me and set me in a large
place.
PSA 118:6 The Lord is for me; I will not
fear; What can man do to me?
PSA 118:7 The Lord is for me among those who
help me; Therefore I shall look with satisfaction on
those who hate me.
PSA 118:8 It is better to take refuge in the
Lord Than to trust in man.
PSA 118:9 It is better to take refuge in the
Lord Than to trust in princes.
PSA 118:10 All nations surrounded me; In the
name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.
PSA 118:11 They surrounded me, yes, they
surrounded me; In the name of the Lord I will surely
cut them off.
PSA 118:12 They surrounded me like bees; They
were extinguished as a fire of thorns; In the name
of the Lord I will surely cut them off.
PSA 118:13 You pushed me violently so that I
was falling, But the Lord helped me.
PSA 118:14 The Lord is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation.
PSA 118:15 The sound of joyful shouting and
salvation is in the tents of the righteous; The
right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
PSA 118:16 The right hand of the Lord is
exalted; The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
PSA 118:17 I shall not die, but live, And
tell of the works of the Lord.
PSA 118:18 The Lord has disciplined me
severely, But He has not given me over to death.
PSA 118:19 Open to me the gates of
righteousness; I shall enter through them, I shall
give thanks to the Lord.
PSA 118:20 This is the gate of the Lord; The
righteous will enter through it.
PSA 118:21 I shall give thanks to Thee, for
Thou hast answered me; And Thou hast become my
salvation.
PSA 118:22 The stone which the builders
rejected Has become the chief corner stone.
PSA 118:23 This is the Lord's doing; It is
marvelous in our eyes.
PSA 118:24 This is the day which the Lord has
made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
PSA 118:25 O Lord, do save, we beseech Thee;
O Lord, we beseech Thee, do send prosperity!
PSA 118:26 Blessed is the one who comes in
the name of the Lord; We have blessed you from the
house of the Lord.
PSA 118:27 The Lord is God, and He has given
us light; Bind the festival sacrifice with cords to
the horns of the altar.
PSA 118:28 Thou art my God, and I give thanks
to Thee; Thou art my God, I extol Thee.
PSA 118:29 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is
good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
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Chapter 119
PSA 119:1
How blessed are those whose way is blameless, Who
walk in the law of the Lord.
PSA 119:2 How blessed are those who observe
His testimonies, Who seek Him with all their heart.
PSA 119:3 They also do no unrighteousness;
They walk in His ways.
PSA 119:4 Thou hast ordained Thy precepts,
That we should keep them diligently.
PSA 119:5 Oh that my ways may be established
To keep Thy statutes!
PSA 119:6 Then I shall not be ashamed When I
look upon all Thy commandments.
PSA 119:7 I shall give thanks to Thee with
uprightness of heart, When I learn Thy righteous
judgments.
PSA 119:8 I shall keep Thy statutes; Do not
forsake me utterly!
PSA 119:9 How can a young man keep his way
pure? By keeping it according to Thy word.
PSA 119:10 With all my heart I have sought
Thee; Do not let me wander from Thy commandments.
PSA 119:11 Thy word I have treasured in my
heart, That I may not sin against Thee.
PSA 119:12 Blessed art Thou, O Lord; Teach me
Thy statutes.
PSA 119:13 With my lips I have told of All
the ordinances of Thy mouth.
PSA 119:14 I have rejoiced in the way of Thy
testimonies, As much as in all riches.
PSA 119:15 I will meditate on Thy precepts,
And regard Thy ways.
PSA 119:16 I shall delight in Thy statutes; I
shall not forget Thy word.
PSA 119:17 Deal bountifully with Thy servant,
That I may live and keep Thy word.
PSA 119:18 Open my eyes, that I may behold
Wonderful things from Thy law.
PSA 119:19 I am a stranger in the earth; Do
not hide Thy commandments from me.
PSA 119:20 My soul is crushed with longing
After Thine ordinances at all times.
PSA 119:21 Thou dost rebuke the arrogant, the
cursed, Who wander from Thy commandments.
PSA 119:22 Take away reproach and contempt
from me, For I observe Thy testimonies.
PSA 119:23 Even though princes sit and talk
against me, Thy servant meditates on Thy statutes.
PSA 119:24 Thy testimonies also are my
delight; They are my counselors.
PSA 119:25 My soul cleaves to the dust;
Revive me according to Thy word.
PSA 119:26 I have told of my ways, and Thou
hast answered me; Teach me Thy statutes.
PSA 119:27 Make me understand the way of Thy
precepts, So I will meditate on Thy wonders.
PSA 119:28 My soul weeps because of grief;
Strengthen me according to Thy word.
PSA 119:29 Remove the false way from me, And
graciously grant me Thy law.
PSA 119:30 I have chosen the faithful way; I
have placed Thine ordinances before me.
PSA 119:31 I cleave to Thy testimonies; O
Lord, do not put me to shame!
PSA 119:32 I shall run the way of Thy
commandments, For Thou wilt enlarge my heart.
PSA 119:33 Teach me, O Lord, the way of Thy
statutes, And I shall observe it to the end.
PSA 119:34 Give me understanding, that I may
observe Thy law, And keep it with all my heart.
PSA 119:35 Make me walk in the path of Thy
commandments, For I delight in it.
PSA 119:36 Incline my heart to Thy
testimonies, And not to dishonest gain.
PSA 119:37 Turn away my eyes from looking at
vanity, And revive me in Thy ways.
PSA 119:38 Establish Thy word to Thy servant,
As that which produces reverence for Thee.
PSA 119:39 Turn away my reproach which I
dread, For Thine ordinances are good.
PSA 119:40 Behold, I long for Thy precepts;
Revive me through Thy righteousness.
PSA 119:41 May Thy lovingkindnesses also come
to me, O Lord, Thy salvation according to Thy word;
PSA 119:42 So I shall have an answer for him
who reproaches me, For I trust in Thy word.
PSA 119:43 And do not take the word of truth
utterly out of my mouth, For I wait for Thine
ordinances.
PSA 119:44 So I will keep Thy law
continually, Forever and ever.
PSA 119:45 And I will walk at liberty, For I
seek Thy precepts.
PSA 119:46 I will also speak of Thy
testimonies before kings, And shall not be ashamed.
PSA 119:47 And I shall delight in Thy
commandments, Which I love.
PSA 119:48 And I shall lift up my hands to
Thy commandments, Which I love; And I will meditate
on Thy statutes.
PSA 119:49 Remember the word to Thy servant,
In which Thou hast made me hope.
PSA 119:50 This is my comfort in my
affliction, That Thy word has revived me.
PSA 119:51 The arrogant utterly deride me,
Yet I do not turn aside from Thy law.
PSA 119:52 I have remembered Thine ordinances
from of old, O Lord, And comfort myself.
PSA 119:53 Burning indignation has seized me
because of the wicked, Who forsake Thy law.
PSA 119:54 Thy statutes are my songs In the
house of my pilgrimage.
PSA 119:55 O Lord, I remember Thy name in the
night, And keep Thy law.
PSA 119:56 This has become mine, That I
observe Thy precepts.
PSA 119:57 The Lord is my portion; I have
promised to keep Thy words.
PSA 119:58 I entreated Thy favor with all my
heart; Be gracious to me according to Thy word.
PSA 119:59 I considered my ways, And turned
my feet to Thy testimonies.
PSA 119:60 I hastened and did not delay To
keep Thy commandments.
PSA 119:61 The cords of the wicked have
encircled me, But I have not forgotten Thy law.
PSA 119:62 At midnight I shall rise to give
thanks to Thee Because of Thy righteous ordinances.
PSA 119:63 I am a companion of all those who
fear Thee, And of those who keep Thy precepts.
PSA 119:64 The earth is full of Thy
lovingkindness, O Lord; Teach me Thy statutes.
PSA 119:65 Thou hast dealt well with Thy
servant, O Lord, according to Thy word.
PSA 119:66 Teach me good discernment and
knowledge, For I believe in Thy commandments.
PSA 119:67 Before I was afflicted I went
astray, But now I keep Thy word.
PSA 119:68 Thou art good and doest good;
Teach me Thy statutes.
PSA 119:69 The arrogant have forged a lie
against me; With all my heart I will observe Thy
precepts.
PSA 119:70 Their heart is covered with fat,
But I delight in Thy law.
PSA 119:71 It is good for me that I was
afflicted, That I may learn Thy statutes.
PSA 119:72 The law of Thy mouth is better to
me Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
PSA 119:73 Thy hands made me and fashioned
me; Give me understanding, that I may learn Thy
commandments.
PSA 119:74 May those who fear Thee see me and
be glad, Because I wait for Thy word.
PSA 119:75 I know, O Lord, that Thy judgments
are righteous, And that in faithfulness Thou hast
afflicted me.
PSA 119:76 O may Thy lovingkindness comfort
me, According to Thy word to Thy servant.
PSA 119:77 May Thy compassion come to me that
I may live, For Thy law is my delight.
PSA 119:78 May the arrogant be ashamed, for
they subvert me with a lie; But I shall meditate on
Thy precepts.
PSA 119:79 May those who fear Thee turn to
me, Even those who know Thy testimonies.
PSA 119:80 May my heart be blameless in Thy
statutes, That I may not be ashamed.
PSA 119:81 My soul languishes for Thy
salvation; I wait for Thy word.
PSA 119:82 My eyes fail with longing for Thy
word, While I say, "When wilt Thou comfort me?"
PSA 119:83 Though I have become like a
wineskin in the smoke, I do not forget Thy statutes.
PSA 119:84 How many are the days of Thy
servant? When wilt Thou execute judgment on those
who persecute me?
PSA 119:85 The arrogant have dug pits for me,
Men who are not in accord with Thy law.
PSA 119:86 All Thy commandments are faithful;
They have persecuted me with a lie; help me!
PSA 119:87 They almost destroyed me on earth,
But as for me, I did not forsake Thy precepts.
PSA 119:88 Revive me according to Thy
lovingkindness, So that I may keep the testimony of
Thy mouth.
PSA 119:89 Forever, O Lord, Thy word is
settled in heaven.
PSA 119:90 Thy faithfulness continues
throughout all generations; Thou didst establish the
earth, and it stands.
PSA 119:91 They stand this day according to
Thine ordinances, For all things are Thy servants.
PSA 119:92 If Thy law had not been my
delight, Then I would have perished in my
affliction.
PSA 119:93 I will never forget Thy precepts,
For by them Thou hast revived me.
PSA 119:94 I am Thine, save me; For I have
sought Thy precepts.
PSA 119:95 The wicked wait for me to destroy
me; I shall diligently consider Thy testimonies.
PSA 119:96 I have seen a limit to all
perfection; Thy commandment is exceedingly broad.
PSA 119:97 O how I love Thy law! It is my
meditation all the day.
PSA 119:98 Thy commandments make me wiser
than my enemies, For they are ever mine.
PSA 119:99 I have more insight than all my
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