Psalms:51-32

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* Have mercy upon me , O God , according to thy lovingkindness : according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions . * Wash me throughly from mine iniquity , and cleanse me from my sin . * For I acknowledge my transgressions : and my sin is ever before me . * Against thee , thee only , have I sinned , and done this evil in thy sight : that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest , and be clear when thou judgest . * Behold , I was shapen in iniquity ; and in sin did my mother conceive me . * Behold , thou desirest truth in the inward parts : and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom . * Purge me with hyssop , and I shall be clean : wash me , and I shall be whiter than snow . * Make me to hear joy and gladness ; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice . * Hide thy face from my sins , and blot out all mine iniquities . * Create in me a clean heart , O God ; and renew a right spirit within me . * Cast me not away from thy presence ; and take not thy holy spirit from me . * Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation ; and uphold me with thy free spirit . * Then will I teach transgressors thy ways ; and sinners shall be converted unto thee . * Deliver me from bloodguiltiness , O God , thou God of my salvation : and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness . * O Lord , open thou my lips ; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise . * For thou desirest not sacrifice ; else would I give it : thou delightest not in burnt offering . * The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit : a broken and a contrite heart , O God , thou wilt not despise . * Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion : build thou the walls of Jerusalem . * Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness , with burnt offering and whole burnt offering : then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar . * Why boastest thou thyself in mischief , O mighty man ? the goodness of God endureth continually . * Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs ; like a sharp razor , working deceitfully . * Thou lovest evil more than good ; and lying rather than to speak righteousness . Selah . * Thou lovest all devouring words , O thou deceitful tongue . * God shall likewise destroy thee for ever , he shall take thee away , and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place , and root thee out of the land of the living . Selah . * The righteous also shall see , and fear , and shall laugh at him : * Lo , this is the man that made not God his strength ; but trusted in the abundance of his riches , and strengthened himself in his wickedness . * But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God : I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever . * I will praise thee for ever , because thou hast done it : and I will wait on thy name ; for it is good before thy saints . * The fool hath said in his heart , There is no God . Corrupt are they , and have done abominable iniquity : there is none that doeth good . * God looked down from heaven upon the children of men , to see if there were any that did understand , that did seek God . * Every one of them is gone back : they are altogether become filthy ; there is none that doeth good , no , not one . * Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge ? who eat up my people as they eat bread : they have not called upon God . * There were they in great fear , where no fear was : for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee : thou hast put them to shame , because God hath despised them . * Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion ! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people , Jacob shall rejoice , and Israel shall be glad . * Save me , O God , by thy name , and judge me by thy strength . * Hear my prayer , O God ; give ear to the words of my mouth . * For strangers are risen up against me , and oppressors seek after my soul : they have not set God before them . Selah . * Behold , God is mine helper : the Lord is with them that uphold my soul . * He shall reward evil unto mine enemies : cut them off in thy truth . * I will freely sacrifice unto thee : I will praise thy name , O LORD ; for it is good . * For he hath delivered me out of all trouble : and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies . * Give ear to my prayer , O God ; and hide not thyself from my supplication . * Attend unto me , and hear me : I mourn in my complaint , and make a noise ; * Because of the voice of the enemy , because of the oppression of the wicked : for they cast iniquity upon me , and in wrath they hate me . * My heart is sore pained within me : and the terrors of death are fallen upon me . * Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me , and horror hath overwhelmed me . * And I said , Oh that I had wings like a dove ! for then would I fly away , and be at rest . * Lo , then would I wander far off , and remain in the wilderness . Selah . * I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest . * Destroy , O Lord , and divide their tongues : for I have seen violence and strife in the city . * Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof : mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it . * Wickedness is in the midst thereof : deceit and guile depart not from her streets . * For it was not an enemy that reproached me ; then I could have borne it : neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me ; then I would have hid myself from him : * But it was thou , a man mine equal , my guide , and mine acquaintance . * We took sweet counsel together , and walked unto the house of God in company . * Let death seize upon them , and let them go down quick into hell : for wickedness is in their dwellings , and among them . * As for me , I will call upon God ; and the LORD shall save me . * Evening , and morning , and at noon , will I pray , and cry aloud : and he shall hear my voice . * He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me : for there were many with me . * God shall hear , and afflict them , even he that abideth of old . Selah . Because they have no changes , therefore they fear not God . * He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him : he hath broken his covenant . * The words of his mouth were smoother than butter , but war was in his heart : his words were softer than oil , yet were they drawn swords . * Cast thy burden upon the LORD , and he shall sustain thee : he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved . * But thou , O God , shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction : bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days ; but I will trust in thee . * Be merciful unto me , O God : for man would swallow me up ; he fighting daily oppresseth me . * Mine enemies would daily swallow me up : for they be many that fight against me , O thou most High . * What time I am afraid , I will trust in thee . * In God I will praise his word , in God I have put my trust ; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me . * Every day they wrest my words : all their thoughts are against me for evil . * They gather themselves together , they hide themselves , they mark my steps , when they wait for my soul . * Shall they escape by iniquity ? in thine anger cast down the people , O God . * Thou tellest my wanderings : put thou my tears into thy bottle : are they not in thy book ? * When I cry unto thee , then shall mine enemies turn back : this I know ; for God is for me . * In God will I praise his word : in the LORD will I praise his word . * In God have I put my trust : I will not be afraid what man can do unto me . * Thy vows are upon me , O God : I will render praises unto thee . * For thou hast delivered my soul from death : wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling , that I may walk before God in the light of the living ? * Be merciful unto me , O God , be merciful unto me : for my soul trusteth in thee : yea , in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge , until these calamities be overpast . * I will cry unto God most high ; unto God that performeth all things for me . * He shall send from heaven , and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up . Selah . God shall send forth his mercy and his truth . * My soul is among lions : and I lie even among them that are set on fire , even the sons of men , whose teeth are spears and arrows , and their tongue a sharp sword . * Be thou exalted , O God , above the heavens ; let thy glory be above all the earth . * They have prepared a net for my steps ; my soul is bowed down : they have digged a pit before me , into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves . Selah . * My heart is fixed , O God , my heart is fixed : I will sing and give praise . * Awake up , my glory ; awake , psaltery and harp : I myself will awake early . * I will praise thee , O Lord , among the people : I will sing unto thee among the nations . * For thy mercy is great unto the heavens , and thy truth unto the clouds . * Be thou exalted , O God , above the heavens : let thy glory be above all the earth . * Do ye indeed speak righteousness , O congregation ? do ye judge uprightly , O ye sons of men ? * Yea , in heart ye work wickedness ; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth . * The wicked are estranged from the womb : they go astray as soon as they be born , speaking lies . * Their poison is like the poison of a serpent : they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear ; * Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers , charming never so wisely . * Break their teeth , O God , in their mouth : break out the great teeth of the young lions , O LORD . * Let them melt away as waters which run continually : when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows , let them be as cut in pieces . * As a snail which melteth , let every one of them pass away : like the untimely birth of a woman , that they may not see the sun . * Before your pots can feel the thorns , he shall take them away as with a whirlwind , both living , and in his wrath . * The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance : he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked . * So that a man shall say , Verily there is a reward for the righteous : verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth . * Deliver me from mine enemies , O my God : defend me from them that rise up against me . * Deliver me from the workers of iniquity , and save me from bloody men . * For , lo , they lie in wait for my soul : the mighty are gathered against me ; not for my transgression , nor for my sin , O LORD . * They run and prepare themselves without my fault : awake to help me , and behold . * Thou therefore , O LORD God of hosts , the God of Israel , awake to visit all the heathen : be not merciful to any wicked transgressors . Selah . * They return at evening : they make a noise like a dog , and go round about the city . * Behold , they belch out with their mouth : swords are in their lips : for who , say they , doth hear ? * But thou , O LORD , shalt laugh at them ; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision . * Because of his strength will I wait upon thee : for God is my defence . * The God of my mercy shall prevent me : God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies . * Slay them not , lest my people forget : scatter them by thy power ; and bring them down , O Lord our shield . * For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride : and for cursing and lying which they speak . * Consume them in wrath , consume them , that they may not be : and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth . Selah . * And at evening let them return ; and let them make a noise like a dog , and go round about the city . * Let them wander up and down for meat , and grudge if they be not satisfied . * But I will sing of thy power ; yea , I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning : for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble . * Unto thee , O my strength , will I sing : for God is my defence , and the God of my mercy . * O God , thou hast cast us off , thou hast scattered us , thou hast been displeased ; O turn thyself to us again . * Thou hast made the earth to tremble ; thou hast broken it : heal the breaches thereof ; for it shaketh . * Thou hast shewed thy people hard things : thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment . * Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee , that it may be displayed because of the truth . Selah . * That thy beloved may be delivered ; save with thy right hand , and hear me . * God hath spoken in his holiness ; I will rejoice , I will divide Shechem , and mete out the valley of Succoth . * Gilead is mine , and Manasseh is mine ; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head ; Judah is my lawgiver ; * Moab is my washpot ; over Edom will I cast out my shoe : Philistia , triumph thou because of me . * Who will bring me into the strong city ? who will lead me into Edom ? * Wilt not thou , O God , which hadst cast us off ? and thou , O God , which didst not go out with our armies ? * Give us help from trouble : for vain is the help of man . * Through God we shall do valiantly : for he it is that shall tread down our enemies . * Hear my cry , O God ; attend unto my prayer . * From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee , when my heart is overwhelmed : lead me to the rock that is higher than I . * For thou hast been a shelter for me , and a strong tower from the enemy . * I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever : I will trust in the covert of thy wings . Selah . * For thou , O God , hast heard my vows : thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name . * Thou wilt prolong the king 's life : and his years as many generations . * He shall abide before God for ever : O prepare mercy and truth , which may preserve him . * So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever , that I may daily perform my vows . * Truly my soul waiteth upon God : from him cometh my salvation . * He only is my rock and my salvation ; he is my defence ; I shall not be greatly moved . * How long will ye imagine mischief against a man ? ye shall be slain all of you : as a bowing wall shall ye be , and as a tottering fence . * They only consult to cast him down from his excellency : they delight in lies : they bless with their mouth , but they curse inwardly . Selah . * My soul , wait thou only upon God ; for my expectation is from him . * He only is my rock and my salvation : he is my defence ; I shall not be moved . * In God is my salvation and my glory : the rock of my strength , and my refuge , is in God . * Trust in him at all times ; ye people , pour out your heart before him : God is a refuge for us . Selah . * Surely men of low degree are vanity , and men of high degree are a lie : to be laid in the balance , they are altogether lighter than vanity . * Trust not in oppression , and become not vain in robbery : if riches increase , set not your heart upon them . * God hath spoken once ; twice have I heard this ; that power belongeth unto God . * Also unto thee , O Lord , belongeth mercy : for thou renderest to every man according to his work . * O God , thou art my God ; early will I seek thee : my soul thirsteth for thee , my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land , where no water is ; * To see thy power and thy glory , so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary . * Because thy lovingkindness is better than life , my lips shall praise thee . * Thus will I bless thee while I live : I will lift up my hands in thy name . * My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness ; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips : * When I remember thee upon my bed , and meditate on thee in the night watches . * Because thou hast been my help , therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice . * My soul followeth hard after thee : thy right hand upholdeth me . * But those that seek my soul , to destroy it , shall go into the lower parts of the earth . * They shall fall by the sword : they shall be a portion for foxes . * But the king shall rejoice in God ; every one that sweareth by him shall glory : but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped . * Hear my voice , O God , in my prayer : preserve my life from fear of the enemy . * Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked ; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity : * Who whet their tongue like a sword , and bend their bows to shoot their arrows , even bitter words : * That they may shoot in secret at the perfect : suddenly do they shoot at him , and fear not . * They encourage themselves in an evil matter : they commune of laying snares privily ; they say , Who shall see them ? * They search out iniquities ; they accomplish a diligent search : both the inward thought of every one of them , and the heart , is deep . * But God shall shoot at them with an arrow ; suddenly shall they be wounded . * So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves : all that see them shall flee away . * And all men shall fear , and shall declare the work of God ; for they shall wisely consider of his doing . * The righteous shall be glad in the LORD , and shall trust in him ; and all the upright in heart shall glory . * Praise waiteth for thee , O God , in Sion : and unto thee shall the vow be performed . * O thou that hearest prayer , unto thee shall all flesh come . * Iniquities prevail against me : as for our transgressions , thou shalt purge them away . * Blessed is the man whom thou choosest , and causest to approach unto thee , that he may dwell in thy courts : we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house , even of thy holy temple . * By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us , O God of our salvation ; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth , and of them that are afar off upon the sea : * Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains ; being girded with power : * Which stilleth the noise of the seas , the noise of their waves , and the tumult of the people . * They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens : thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice . * Thou visitest the earth , and waterest it : thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God , which is full of water : thou preparest them corn , when thou hast so provided for it . * Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly : thou settlest the furrows thereof : thou makest it soft with showers : thou blessest the springing thereof . * Thou crownest the year with thy goodness ; and thy paths drop fatness . * They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness : and the little hills rejoice on every side . * The pastures are clothed with flocks ; the valleys also are covered over with corn ; they shout for joy , they also sing . * Make a joyful noise unto God , all ye lands : * Sing forth the honour of his name : make his praise glorious . * Say unto God , How terrible art thou in thy works ! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee . * All the earth shall worship thee , and shall sing unto thee ; they shall sing to thy name . Selah . * Come and see the works of God : he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men . * He turned the sea into dry land : they went through the flood on foot : there did we rejoice in him . * He ruleth by his power for ever ; his eyes behold the nations : let not the rebellious exalt themselves . Selah . * O bless our God , ye people , and make the voice of his praise to be heard : * Which holdeth our soul in life , and suffereth not our feet to be moved . * For thou , O God , hast proved us : thou hast tried us , as silver is tried . * Thou broughtest us into the net ; thou laidst affliction upon our loins . * Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads ; we went through fire and through water : but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place . * I will go into thy house with burnt offerings : I will pay thee my vows , * Which my lips have uttered , and my mouth hath spoken , when I was in trouble . * I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings , with the incense of rams ; I will offer bullocks with goats . Selah . * Come and hear , all ye that fear God , and I will declare what he hath done for my soul . * I cried unto him with my mouth , and he was extolled with my tongue . * If I regard iniquity in my heart , the Lord will not hear me : * But verily God hath heard me ; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer . * Blessed be God , which hath not turned away my prayer , nor his mercy from me . * God be merciful unto us , and bless us ; and cause his face to shine upon us ; Selah . * That thy way may be known upon earth , thy saving health among all nations . * Let the people praise thee , O God ; let all the people praise thee . * O let the nations be glad and sing for joy : for thou shalt judge the people righteously , and govern the nations upon earth . Selah . * Let the people praise thee , O God ; let all the people praise thee . * Then shall the earth yield her increase ; and God , even our own God , shall bless us . * God shall bless us ; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him . * Let God arise , let his enemies be scattered : let them also that hate him flee before him . * As smoke is driven away , so drive them away : as wax melteth before the fire , so let the wicked perish at the presence of God . * But let the righteous be glad ; let them rejoice before God : yea , let them exceedingly rejoice . * Sing unto God , sing praises to his name : extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH , and rejoice before him . * A father of the fatherless , and a judge of the widows , is God in his holy habitation . * God setteth the solitary in families : he bringeth out those which are bound with chains : but the rebellious dwell in a dry land . * O God , when thou wentest forth before thy people , when thou didst march through the wilderness ; Selah : * The earth shook , the heavens also dropped at the presence of God : even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God , the God of Israel . * Thou , O God , didst send a plentiful rain , whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance , when it was weary . * Thy congregation hath dwelt therein : thou , O God , hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor . * The Lord gave the word : great was the company of those that published it . * Kings of armies did flee apace : and she that tarried at home divided the spoil . * Though ye have lien among the pots , yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver , and her feathers with yellow gold . * When the Almighty scattered kings in it , it was white as snow in Salmon . * The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan ; an high hill as the hill of Bashan . * Why leap ye , ye high hills ? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in ; yea , the LORD will dwell in it for ever . * The chariots of God are twenty thousand , even thousands of angels : the Lord is among them , as in Sinai , in the holy place . * Thou hast ascended on high , thou hast led captivity captive : thou hast received gifts for men ; yea , for the rebellious also , that the LORD God might dwell among them . * Blessed be the Lord , who daily loadeth us with benefits , even the God of our salvation . Selah . * He that is our God is the God of salvation ; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death . * But God shall wound the head of his enemies , and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses . * The Lord said , I will bring again from Bashan , I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea : * That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies , and the tongue of thy dogs in the same . * They have seen thy goings , O God ; even the goings of my God , my King , in the sanctuary . * The singers went before , the players on instruments followed after ; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels . * Bless ye God in the congregations , even the Lord , from the fountain of Israel . * There is little Benjamin with their ruler , the princes of Judah and their council , the princes of Zebulun , and the princes of Naphtali . * Thy God hath commanded thy strength : strengthen , O God , that which thou hast wrought for us . * Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee . * Rebuke the company of spearmen , the multitude of the bulls , with the calves of the people , till every one submit himself with pieces of silver : scatter thou the people that delight in war . * Princes shall come out of Egypt ; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God . * Sing unto God , ye kingdoms of the earth ; O sing praises unto the Lord ; Selah : * To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens , which were of old ; lo , he doth send out his voice , and that a mighty voice . * Ascribe ye strength unto God : his excellency is over Israel , and his strength is in the clouds . * O God , thou art terrible out of thy holy places : the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people . Blessed be God . * Save me , O God ; for the waters are come in unto my soul . * I sink in deep mire , where there is no standing : I am come into deep waters , where the floods overflow me . * I am weary of my crying : my throat is dried : mine eyes fail while I wait for my God . * They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head : they that would destroy me , being mine enemies wrongfully , are mighty : then I restored that which I took not away . * O God , thou knowest my foolishness ; and my sins are not hid from thee . * Let not them that wait on thee , O Lord GOD of hosts , be ashamed for my sake : let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake , O God of Israel . * Because for thy sake I have borne reproach ; shame hath covered my face . * I am become a stranger unto my brethren , and an alien unto my mother 's children . * For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up ; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me . * When I wept , and chastened my soul with fasting , that was to my reproach . * I made sackcloth also my garment ; and I became a proverb to them . * They that sit in the gate speak against me ; and I was the song of the drunkards . * But as for me , my prayer is unto thee , O LORD , in an acceptable time : O God , in the multitude of thy mercy hear me , in the truth of thy salvation . * Deliver me out of the mire , and let me not sink : let me be delivered from them that hate me , and out of the deep waters . * Let not the waterflood overflow me , neither let the deep swallow me up , and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me . * Hear me , O LORD ; for thy lovingkindness is good : turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies . * And hide not thy face from thy servant ; for I am in trouble : hear me speedily . * Draw nigh unto my soul , and redeem it : deliver me because of mine enemies . * Thou hast known my reproach , and my shame , and my dishonour : mine adversaries are all before thee . * Reproach hath broken my heart ; and I am full of heaviness : and I looked for some to take pity , but there was none ; and for comforters , but I found none . * They gave me also gall for my meat ; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink . * Let their table become a snare before them : and that which should have been for their welfare , let it become a trap . * Let their eyes be darkened , that they see not ; and make their loins continually to shake . * Pour out thine indignation upon them , and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them . * Let their habitation be desolate ; and let none dwell in their tents . * For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten ; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded . * Add iniquity unto their iniquity : and let them not come into thy righteousness . * Let them be blotted out of the book of the living , and not be written with the righteous . * But I am poor and sorrowful : let thy salvation , O God , set me up on high . * I will praise the name of God with a song , and will magnify him with thanksgiving . * This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs . * The humble shall see this , and be glad : and your heart shall live that seek God . * For the LORD heareth the poor , and despiseth not his prisoners . * Let the heaven and earth praise him , the seas , and every thing that moveth therein . * For God will save Zion , and will build the cities of Judah : that they may dwell there , and have it in possession . * The seed also of his servants shall inherit it : and they that love his name shall dwell therein . * Make haste , O God , to deliver me ; make haste to help me , O LORD . * Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul : let them be turned backward , and put to confusion , that desire my hurt . * Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say , Aha , aha . * Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee : and let such as love thy salvation say continually , Let God be magnified . * But I am poor and needy : make haste unto me , O God : thou art my help and my deliverer ; O LORD , make no tarrying . * In thee , O LORD , do I put my trust : let me never be put to confusion . * Deliver me in thy righteousness , and cause me to escape : incline thine ear unto me , and save me . * Be thou my strong habitation , whereunto I may continually resort : thou hast given commandment to save me ; for thou art my rock and my fortress . * Deliver me , O my God , out of the hand of the wicked , out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man . * For thou art my hope , O Lord GOD : thou art my trust from my youth . * By thee have I been holden up from the womb : thou art he that took me out of my mother 's bowels : my praise shall be continually of thee . * I am as a wonder unto many ; but thou art my strong refuge . * Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day . * Cast me not off in the time of old age ; forsake me not when my strength faileth . * For mine enemies speak against me ; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together , * Saying , God hath forsaken him : persecute and take him ; for there is none to deliver him . * O God , be not far from me : O my God , make haste for my help . * Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul ; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt . * But I will hope continually , and will yet praise thee more and more . * My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day ; for I know not the numbers thereof . * I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD : I will make mention of thy righteousness , even of thine only . * O God , thou hast taught me from my youth : and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works . * Now also when I am old and grayheaded , O God , forsake me not ; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation , and thy power to every one that is to come . * Thy righteousness also , O God , is very high , who hast done great things : O God , who is like unto thee ! * Thou , which hast shewed me great and sore troubles , shalt quicken me again , and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth . * Thou shalt increase my greatness , and comfort me on every side . * I will also praise thee with the psaltery , even thy truth , O my God : unto thee will I sing with the harp , O thou Holy One of Israel . * My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee ; and my soul , which thou hast redeemed . * My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long : for they are confounded , for they are brought unto shame , that seek my hurt . * Give the king thy judgments , O God , and thy righteousness unto the king 's son . * He shall judge thy people with righteousness , and thy poor with judgment . * The mountains shall bring peace to the people , and the little hills , by righteousness . * He shall judge the poor of the people , he shall save the children of the needy , and shall break in pieces the oppressor . * They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure , throughout all generations . * He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass : as showers that water the earth . * In his days shall the righteous flourish ; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth . * He shall have dominion also from sea to sea , and from the river unto the ends of the earth . * They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him ; and his enemies shall lick the dust . * The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents : the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts . * Yea , all kings shall fall down before him : all nations shall serve him . * For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth ; the poor also , and him that hath no helper . * He shall spare the poor and needy , and shall save the souls of the needy . * He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence : and precious shall their blood be in his sight . * And he shall live , and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba : prayer also shall be made for him continually ; and daily shall he be praised . * There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains ; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon : and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth . * His name shall endure for ever : his name shall be continued as long as the sun : and men shall be blessed in him : all nations shall call him blessed . * Blessed be the LORD God , the God of Israel , who only doeth wondrous things . * And blessed be his glorious name for ever : and let the whole earth be filled with his glory ; Amen , and Amen . * The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended . * Truly God is good to Israel , even to such as are of a clean heart . * But as for me , my feet were almost gone ; my steps had well nigh slipped . * For I was envious at the foolish , when I saw the prosperity of the wicked . * For there are no bands in their death : but their strength is firm . * They are not in trouble as other men ; neither are they plagued like other men . * Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain ; violence covereth them as a garment . * Their eyes stand out with fatness : they have more than heart could wish . * They are corrupt , and speak wickedly concerning oppression : they speak loftily . * They set their mouth against the heavens , and their tongue walketh through the earth . * Therefore his people return hither : and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them . * And they say , How doth God know ? and is there knowledge in the most High ? * Behold , these are the ungodly , who prosper in the world ; they increase in riches . * Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain , and washed my hands in innocency . * For all the day long have I been plagued , and chastened every morning . * If I say , I will speak thus ; behold , I should offend against the generation of thy children . * When I thought to know this , it was too painful for me ; * Until I went into the sanctuary of God ; then understood I their end . * Surely thou didst set them in slippery places : thou castedst them down into destruction . * How are they brought into desolation , as in a moment ! they are utterly consumed with terrors . * As a dream when one awaketh ; so , O Lord , when thou awakest , thou shalt despise their image . * Thus my heart was grieved , and I was pricked in my reins . * So foolish was I , and ignorant : I was as a beast before thee . * Nevertheless I am continually with thee : thou hast holden me by my right hand . * Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel , and afterward receive me to glory . * Whom have I in heaven but thee ? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee . * My flesh and my heart faileth : but God is the strength of my heart , and my portion for ever . * For , lo , they that are far from thee shall perish : thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee . * But it is good for me to draw near to God : I have put my trust in the Lord GOD , that I may declare all thy works . * O God , why hast thou cast us off for ever ? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture ? * Remember thy congregation , which thou hast purchased of old ; the rod of thine inheritance , which thou hast redeemed ; this mount Zion , wherein thou hast dwelt . * Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations ; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary . * Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations ; they set up their ensigns for signs . * A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees . * But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers . * They have cast fire into thy sanctuary , they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground . * They said in their hearts , Let us destroy them together : they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land . * We see not our signs : there is no more any prophet : neither is there among us any that knoweth how long . * O God , how long shall the adversary reproach ? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever ? * Why withdrawest thou thy hand , even thy right hand ? pluck it out of thy bosom . * For God is my King of old , working salvation in the midst of the earth . * Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength : thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters . * Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces , and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness . * Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood : thou driedst up mighty rivers . * The day is thine , the night also is thine : thou hast prepared the light and the sun . * Thou hast set all the borders of the earth : thou hast made summer and winter . * Remember this , that the enemy hath reproached , O LORD , and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name . * O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked : forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever . * Have respect unto the covenant : for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty . * O let not the oppressed return ashamed : let the poor and needy praise thy name . * Arise , O God , plead thine own cause : remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily . * Forget not the voice of thine enemies : the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually . * Unto thee , O God , do we give thanks , unto thee do we give thanks : for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare . * When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly . * The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved : I bear up the pillars of it . Selah . * I said unto the fools , Deal not foolishly : and to the wicked , Lift not up the horn : * Lift not up your horn on high : speak not with a stiff neck . * For promotion cometh neither from the east , nor from the west , nor from the south . * But God is the judge : he putteth down one , and setteth up another . * For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup , and the wine is red ; it is full of mixture ; and he poureth out of the same : but the dregs thereof , all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out , and drink them . * But I will declare for ever ; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob . * All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off ; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted . * In Judah is God known : his name is great in Israel . * In Salem also is his tabernacle , and his dwelling place in Zion . * There brake he the arrows of the bow , the shield , and the sword , and the battle . Selah . * Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey . * The stouthearted are spoiled , they have slept their sleep : and none of the men of might have found their hands . * At thy rebuke , O God of Jacob , both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep . * Thou , even thou , art to be feared : and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry ? * Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven ; the earth feared , and was still , * When God arose to judgment , to save all the meek of the earth . Selah . * Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee : the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain . * Vow , and pay unto the LORD your God : let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared . * He shall cut off the spirit of princes : he is terrible to the kings of the earth . * I cried unto God with my voice , even unto God with my voice ; and he gave ear unto me . * In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord : my sore ran in the night , and ceased not : my soul refused to be comforted . * I remembered God , and was troubled : I complained , and my spirit was overwhelmed . Selah . * Thou holdest mine eyes waking : I am so troubled that I cannot speak . * I have considered the days of old , the years of ancient times . * I call to remembrance my song in the night : I commune with mine own heart : and my spirit made diligent search . * Will the Lord cast off for ever ? and will he be favourable no more ? * Is his mercy clean gone for ever ? doth his promise fail for evermore ? * Hath God forgotten to be gracious ? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies ? Selah . * And I said , This is my infirmity : but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High . * I will remember the works of the LORD : surely I will remember thy wonders of old . * I will meditate also of all thy work , and talk of thy doings . * Thy way , O God , is in the sanctuary : who is so great a God as our God ? * Thou art the God that doest wonders : thou hast declared thy strength among the people . * Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people , the sons of Jacob and Joseph . Selah . * The waters saw thee , O God , the waters saw thee ; they were afraid : the depths also were troubled . * The clouds poured out water : the skies sent out a sound : thine arrows also went abroad . * The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven : the lightnings lightened the world : the earth trembled and shook . * Thy way is in the sea , and thy path in the great waters , and thy footsteps are not known . * Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron . * Give ear , O my people , to my law : incline your ears to the words of my mouth . * I will open my mouth in a parable : I will utter dark sayings of old : * Which we have heard and known , and our fathers have told us . * We will not hide them from their children , shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD , and his strength , and his wonderful works that he hath done . * For he established a testimony in Jacob , and appointed a law in Israel , which he commanded our fathers , that they should make them known to their children : * That the generation to come might know them , even the children which should be born ; who should arise and declare them to their children : * That they might set their hope in God , and not forget the works of God , but keep his commandments : * And might not be as their fathers , a stubborn and rebellious generation ; a generation that set not their heart aright , and whose spirit was not stedfast with God . * The children of Ephraim , being armed , and carrying bows , turned back in the day of battle . * They kept not the covenant of God , and refused to walk in his law ; * And forgat his works , and his wonders that he had shewed them . * Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers , in the land of Egypt , in the field of Zoan . * He divided the sea , and caused them to pass through ; and he made the waters to stand as an heap . * In the daytime also he led them with a cloud , and all the night with a light of fire . * He clave the rocks in the wilderness , and gave them drink as out of the great depths . * He brought streams also out of the rock , and caused waters to run down like rivers . * And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness . * And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust . * Yea , they spake against God ; they said , Can God furnish a table in the wilderness ? * Behold , he smote the rock , that the waters gushed out , and the streams overflowed ; can he give bread also ? can he provide flesh for his people ? * Therefore the LORD heard this , and was wroth : so a fire was kindled against Jacob , and anger also came up against Israel ; * Because they believed not in God , and trusted not in his salvation : * Though he had commanded the clouds from above , and opened the doors of heaven , * And had rained down manna upon them to eat , and had given them of the corn of heaven . * Man did eat angels ' food : he sent them meat to the full . * He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven : and by his power he brought in the south wind . * He rained flesh also upon them as dust , and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea : * And he let it fall in the midst of their camp , round about their habitations . * So they did eat , and were well filled : for he gave them their own desire ; * They were not estranged from their lust . But while their meat was yet in their mouths , * The wrath of God came upon them , and slew the fattest of them , and smote down the chosen men of Israel . * For all this they sinned still , and believed not for his wondrous works . * Therefore their days did he consume in vanity , and their years in trouble . * When he slew them , then they sought him : and they returned and enquired early after God . * And they remembered that God was their rock , and the high God their redeemer . * Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth , and they lied unto him with their tongues . * For their heart was not right with him , neither were they stedfast in his covenant . * But he , being full of compassion , forgave their iniquity , and destroyed them not : yea , many a time turned he his anger away , and did not stir up all his wrath . * For he remembered that they were but flesh ; a wind that passeth away , and cometh not again . * How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness , and grieve him in the desert ! * Yea , they turned back and tempted God , and limited the Holy One of Israel . * They remembered not his hand , nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy . * How he had wrought his signs in Egypt , and his wonders in the field of Zoan : * And had turned their rivers into blood ; and their floods , that they could not drink . * He sent divers sorts of flies among them , which devoured them ; and frogs , which destroyed them . * He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller , and their labour unto the locust . * He destroyed their vines with hail , and their sycomore trees with frost . * He gave up their cattle also to the hail , and their flocks to hot thunderbolts . * He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger , wrath , and indignation , and trouble , by sending evil angels among them . * He made a way to his anger ; he spared not their soul from death , but gave their life over to the pestilence ; * And smote all the firstborn in Egypt ; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham : * But made his own people to go forth like sheep , and guided them in the wilderness like a flock . * And he led them on safely , so that they feared not : but the sea overwhelmed their enemies . * And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary , even to this mountain , which his right hand had purchased . * He cast out the heathen also before them , and divided them an inheritance by line , and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents . * Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God , and kept not his testimonies : * But turned back , and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers : they were turned aside like a deceitful bow . * For they provoked him to anger with their high places , and moved him to jealousy with their graven images . * When God heard this , he was wroth , and greatly abhorred Israel : * So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh , the tent which he placed among men ; * And delivered his strength into captivity , and his glory into the enemy 's hand . * He gave his people over also unto the sword ; and was wroth with his inheritance . * The fire consumed their young men ; and their maidens were not given to marriage . * Their priests fell by the sword ; and their widows made no lamentation . * Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep , and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine . * And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts : he put them to a perpetual reproach . * Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph , and chose not the tribe of Ephraim : * But chose the tribe of Judah , the mount Zion which he loved . * And he built his sanctuary like high palaces , like the earth which he hath established for ever . * He chose David also his servant , and took him from the sheepfolds : * From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people , and Israel his inheritance . * So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart ; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands . * O God , the heathen are come into thine inheritance ; thy holy temple have they defiled ; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps . * The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven , the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth . * Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem ; and there was none to bury them . * We are become a reproach to our neighbours , a scorn and derision to them that are round about us . * How long , LORD ? wilt thou be angry for ever ? shall thy jealousy burn like fire ? * Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee , and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name . * For they have devoured Jacob , and laid waste his dwelling place . * O remember not against us former iniquities : let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us : for we are brought very low . * Help us , O God of our salvation , for the glory of thy name : and deliver us , and purge away our sins , for thy name 's sake . * Wherefore should the heathen say , Where is their God ? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed . * Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee ; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die ; * And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach , wherewith they have reproached thee , O Lord . * So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever : we will shew forth thy praise to all generations . * Give ear , O Shepherd of Israel , thou that leadest Joseph like a flock ; thou that dwellest between the cherubims , shine forth . * Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength , and come and save us . * Turn us again , O God , and cause thy face to shine ; and we shall be saved . * O LORD God of hosts , how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people ? * Thou feedest them with the bread of tears ; and givest them tears to drink in great measure . * Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours : and our enemies laugh among themselves . * Turn us again , O God of hosts , and cause thy face to shine ; and we shall be saved . * Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt : thou hast cast out the heathen , and planted it . * Thou preparedst room before it , and didst cause it to take deep root , and it filled the land . * The hills were covered with the shadow of it , and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars . * She sent out her boughs unto the sea , and her branches unto the river . * Why hast thou then broken down her hedges , so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her ? * The boar out of the wood doth waste it , and the wild beast of the field doth devour it . * Return , we beseech thee , O God of hosts : look down from heaven , and behold , and visit this vine ; * And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted , and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself . * It is burned with fire , it is cut down : they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance . * Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand , upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself . * So will not we go back from thee : quicken us , and we will call upon thy name . * Turn us again , O LORD God of hosts , cause thy face to shine ; and we shall be saved . * Sing aloud unto God our strength : make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob . * Take a psalm , and bring hither the timbrel , the pleasant harp with the psaltery . * Blow up the trumpet in the new moon , in the time appointed , on our solemn feast day . * For this was a statute for Israel , and a law of the God of Jacob . * This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony , when he went out through the land of Egypt : where I heard a language that I understood not . * I removed his shoulder from the burden : his hands were delivered from the pots . * Thou calledst in trouble , and I delivered thee ; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder : I proved thee at the waters of Meribah . Selah . * Hear , O my people , and I will testify unto thee : O Israel , if thou wilt hearken unto me ; * There shall no strange god be in thee ; neither shalt thou worship any strange god . * I am the LORD thy God , which brought thee out of the land of Egypt : open thy mouth wide , and I will fill it . * But my people would not hearken to my voice ; and Israel would none of me . * So I gave them up unto their own hearts ' lust : and they walked in their own counsels . * Oh that my people had hearkened unto me , and Israel had walked in my ways ! * I should soon have subdued their enemies , and turned my hand against their adversaries . * The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him : but their time should have endured for ever . * He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat : and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee . * God standeth in the congregation of the mighty ; he judgeth among the gods . * How long will ye judge unjustly , and accept the persons of the wicked ? Selah . * Defend the poor and fatherless : do justice to the afflicted and needy . * Deliver the poor and needy : rid them out of the hand of the wicked . * They know not , neither will they understand ; they walk on in darkness : all the foundations of the earth are out of course . * I have said , Ye are gods ; and all of you are children of the most High . * But ye shall die like men , and fall like one of the princes . * Arise , O God , judge the earth : for thou shalt inherit all nations . * Keep not thou silence , O God : hold not thy peace , and be not still , O God . * For , lo , thine enemies make a tumult : and they that hate thee have lifted up the head . * They have taken crafty counsel against thy people , and consulted against thy hidden ones . * They have said , Come , and let us cut them off from being a nation ; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance . * For they have consulted together with one consent : they are confederate against thee : * The tabernacles of Edom , and the Ishmaelites ; of Moab , and the Hagarenes ; * Gebal , and Ammon , and Amalek ; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre ; * Assur also is joined with them : they have holpen the children of Lot . Selah . * Do unto them as unto the Midianites ; as to Sisera , as to Jabin , at the brook of Kison : * Which perished at Endor : they became as dung for the earth . * Make their nobles like Oreb , and like Zeeb : yea , all their princes as Zebah , and as Zalmunna : * Who said , Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession . * O my God , make them like a wheel ; as the stubble before the wind . * As the fire burneth a wood , and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire ; * So persecute them with thy tempest , and make them afraid with thy storm . * Fill their faces with shame ; that they may seek thy name , O LORD . * Let them be confounded and troubled for ever ; yea , let them be put to shame , and perish : * That men may know that thou , whose name alone is JEHOVAH , art the most high over all the earth . * How amiable are thy tabernacles , O LORD of hosts ! * My soul longeth , yea , even fainteth for the courts of the LORD : my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God . * Yea , the sparrow hath found an 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 . * Blessed are they that dwell in thy house : they will be still praising thee . Selah . * Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee ; in whose heart are the ways of them . * Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well ; the rain also filleth the pools . * They go from strength to strength , every one of them in Zion appeareth before God . * O LORD God of hosts , hear my prayer : give ear , O God of Jacob . Selah . * Behold , O God our shield , and look upon the face of thine anointed . * For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand . I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God , than to dwell in the tents of wickedness . * For the LORD God is a sun and shield : the LORD will give grace and glory : no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly . * O LORD of hosts , blessed is the man that trusteth in thee . * LORD , thou hast been favourable unto thy land : thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob . * Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people , thou hast covered all their sin . Selah . * Thou hast taken away all thy wrath : thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger . * Turn us , O God of our salvation , and cause thine anger toward us to cease . * Wilt thou be angry with us for ever ? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations ? * Wilt thou not revive us again : that thy people may rejoice in thee ? * Shew us thy mercy , O LORD , and grant us thy salvation . * I will hear what God the LORD will speak : for he will speak peace unto his people , and to his saints : but let them not turn again to folly . * Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him ; that glory may dwell in our land . * Mercy and truth are met together ; righteousness and peace have kissed each other . * Truth shall spring out of the earth ; and righteousness shall look down from heaven . * Yea , the LORD shall give that which is good ; and our land shall yield her increase . * Righteousness shall go before him ; and shall set us in the way of his steps . * Bow down thine ear , O LORD , hear me : for I am poor and needy . * Preserve my soul ; for I am holy : O thou my God , save thy servant that trusteth in thee . * Be merciful unto me , O Lord : for I cry unto thee daily . * Rejoice the soul of thy servant : for unto thee , O Lord , do I lift up my soul . * For thou , Lord , art good , and ready to forgive ; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee . * Give ear , O LORD , unto my prayer ; and attend to the voice of my supplications . * In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee : for thou wilt answer me . * Among the gods there is none like unto thee , O Lord ; neither are there any works like unto thy works . * All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee , O Lord ; and shall glorify thy name . * For thou art great , and doest wondrous things : thou art God alone . * Teach me thy way , O LORD ; I will walk in thy truth : unite my heart to fear thy name . * I will praise thee , O Lord my God , with all my heart : and I will glorify thy name for evermore . * For great is thy mercy toward me : and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell . * O God , the proud are risen against me , and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul ; and have not set thee before them . * But thou , O Lord , art a God full of compassion , and gracious , longsuffering , and plenteous in mercy and truth . * O turn unto me , and have mercy upon me ; give thy strength unto thy servant , and save the son of thine handmaid . * Shew me a token for good ; that they which hate me may see it , and be ashamed : because thou , LORD , hast holpen me , and comforted me . * His foundation is in the holy mountains . * The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob . * Glorious things are spoken of thee , O city of God . Selah . * I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me : behold Philistia , and Tyre , with Ethiopia ; this man was born there . * And of Zion it shall be said , This and that man was born in her : and the highest himself shall establish her . * The LORD shall count , when he writeth up the people , that this man was born there . Selah . * As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there : all my springs are in thee . * O LORD God of my salvation , I have cried day and night before thee : * Let my prayer come before thee : incline thine ear unto my cry ; * For my soul is full of troubles : and my life draweth nigh unto the grave . * I am counted with them that go down into the pit : I am as a man that hath no strength : * Free among the dead , like the slain that lie in the grave , whom thou rememberest no more : and they are cut off from thy hand . * Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit , in darkness , in the deeps . * Thy wrath lieth hard upon me , and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves . Selah . * Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me ; thou hast made me an abomination unto them : I am shut up , and I cannot come forth . * Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction : LORD , I have called daily upon thee , I have stretched out my hands unto thee . * Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead ? shall the dead arise and praise thee ? Selah . * Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave ? or thy faithfulness in destruction ? * Shall thy wonders be known in the dark ? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness ? * But unto thee have I cried , O LORD ; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee . * LORD , why castest thou off my soul ? why hidest thou thy face from me ? * I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up : while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted . * Thy fierce wrath goeth over me ; thy terrors have cut me off . * They came round about me daily like water ; they compassed me about together . * Lover and friend hast thou put far from me , and mine acquaintance into darkness . * I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever : with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations . * For I have said , Mercy shall be built up for ever : thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens . * I have made a covenant with my chosen , I have sworn unto David my servant , * Thy seed will I establish for ever , and build up thy throne to all generations . Selah . * And the heavens shall praise thy wonders , O LORD : thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints . * For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD ? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD ? * God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints , and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him . * O LORD God of hosts , who is a strong LORD like unto thee ? or to thy faithfulness round about thee ? * Thou rulest the raging of the sea : when the waves thereof arise , thou stillest them . * Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces , as one that is slain ; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm . * The heavens are thine , the earth also is thine : as for the world and the fulness thereof , thou hast founded them . * The north and the south thou hast created them : Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name . * Thou hast a mighty arm : strong is thy hand , and high is thy right hand . * Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne : mercy and truth shall go before thy face . * Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound : they shall walk , O LORD , in the light of thy countenance . * In thy name shall they rejoice all the day : and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted . * For thou art the glory of their strength : and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted . * For the LORD is our defence ; and the Holy One of Israel is our king . * Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one , and saidst , I have laid help upon one that is mighty ; I have exalted one chosen out of the people . * I have found David my servant ; with my holy oil have I anointed him : * With whom my hand shall be established : mine arm also shall strengthen him . * The enemy shall not exact upon him ; nor the son of wickedness afflict him . * And I will beat down his foes before his face , and plague them that hate him . * But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him : and in my name shall his horn be exalted . * I will set his hand also in the sea , and his right hand in the rivers . * He shall cry unto me , Thou art my father , my God , and the rock of my salvation . * Also I will make him my firstborn , higher than the kings of the earth . * My mercy will I keep for him for evermore , and my covenant shall stand fast with him . * His seed also will I make to endure for ever , and his throne as the days of heaven . * If his children forsake my law , and walk not in my judgments ; * If they break my statutes , and keep not my commandments ; * Then will I visit their transgression with the rod , and their iniquity with stripes . * Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him , nor suffer my faithfulness to fail . * My covenant will I not break , nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips . * Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David . * His seed shall endure for ever , and his throne as the sun before me . * It shall be established for ever as the moon , and as a faithful witness in heaven . Selah . * But thou hast cast off and abhorred , thou hast been wroth with thine anointed . * Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant : thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground . * Thou hast broken down all his hedges ; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin . * All that pass by the way spoil him : he is a reproach to his neighbours . * Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries ; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice . * Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword , and hast not made him to stand in the battle . * Thou hast made his glory to cease , and cast his throne down to the ground . * The days of his youth hast thou shortened : thou hast covered him with shame . Selah . * How long , LORD ? wilt thou hide thyself for ever ? shall thy wrath burn like fire ? * Remember how short my time is : wherefore hast thou made all men in vain ? * What man is he that liveth , and shall not see death ? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave ? Selah . * Lord , where are thy former lovingkindnesses , which thou swarest unto David in thy truth ? * Remember , Lord , the reproach of thy servants ; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people ; * Wherewith thine enemies have reproached , O LORD ; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed . * Blessed be the LORD for evermore . Amen , and Amen . * Lord , thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations . * Before the mountains were brought forth , or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world , even from everlasting to everlasting , thou art God . * Thou turnest man to destruction ; and sayest , Return , ye children of men . * For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past , and as a watch in the night . * Thou carriest them away as with a flood ; they are as a sleep : in the morning they are like grass which groweth up . * In the morning it flourisheth , and groweth up ; in the evening it is cut down , and withereth . * For we are consumed by thine anger , and by thy wrath are we troubled . * Thou hast set our iniquities before thee , our secret sins in the light of thy countenance . * For all our days are passed away in thy wrath : we spend our years as a tale that is told . * The days of our years are threescore years and ten ; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years , yet is their strength labour and sorrow ; for it is soon cut off , and we fly away . * Who knoweth the power of thine anger ? even according to thy fear , so is thy wrath . * So teach us to number our days , that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom . * Return , O LORD , how long ? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants . * O satisfy us early with thy mercy ; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days . * Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us , and the years wherein we have seen evil . * Let thy work appear unto thy servants , and thy glory unto their children . * And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us : and establish thou the work of our hands upon us ; yea , the work of our hands establish thou it . * He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty . * I will say of the LORD , He is my refuge and my fortress : my God ; in him will I trust . * Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler , and from the noisome pestilence . * He shall cover thee with his feathers , and under his wings shalt thou trust : his truth shall be thy shield and buckler . * Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night ; nor for the arrow that flieth by day ; * Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness ; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday . * A thousand shall fall at thy side , and ten thousand at thy right hand ; but it shall not come nigh thee . * Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked . * Because thou hast made the LORD , which is my refuge , even the most High , thy habitation ; * There shall no evil befall thee , neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling . * For he shall give his angels charge over thee , to keep thee in all thy ways . * They shall bear thee up in their hands , lest thou dash thy foot against a stone . * Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder : the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet . * Because he hath set his love upon me , therefore will I deliver him : I will set him on high , because he hath known my name . * He shall call upon me , and I will answer him : I will be with him in trouble ; I will deliver him , and honour him . * With long life will I satisfy him , and shew him my salvation . * It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD , and to sing praises unto thy name , O most High : * To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning , and thy faithfulness every night , * Upon an instrument of ten strings , and upon the psaltery ; upon the harp with a solemn sound . * For thou , LORD , hast made me glad through thy work : I will triumph in the works of thy hands . * O LORD , how great are thy works ! and thy thoughts are very deep . * A brutish man knoweth not ; neither doth a fool understand this . * When the wicked spring as the grass , and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish ; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever : * But thou , LORD , art most high for evermore . * For , lo , thine enemies , O LORD , for , lo , thine enemies shall perish ; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered . * But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn : I shall be anointed with fresh oil . * Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies , and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me . * The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree : he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon . * Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God . * They shall still bring forth fruit in old age ; they shall be fat and flourishing ; * To shew that the LORD is upright : he is my rock , and there is no unrighteousness in him . * The LORD reigneth , he is clothed with majesty ; the LORD is clothed with strength , wherewith he hath girded himself : the world also is stablished , that it cannot be moved . * Thy throne is established of old : thou art from everlasting . * The floods have lifted up , O LORD , the floods have lifted up their voice ; the floods lift up their waves . * The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters , yea , than the mighty waves of the sea . * Thy testimonies are very sure : holiness becometh thine house , O LORD , for ever . * O LORD God , to whom vengeance belongeth ; O God , to whom vengeance belongeth , shew thyself . * Lift up thyself , thou judge of the earth : render a reward to the proud . * LORD , how long shall the wicked , how long shall the wicked triumph ? * How long shall they utter and speak hard things ? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves ? * They break in pieces thy people , O LORD , and afflict thine heritage . * They slay the widow and the stranger , and murder the fatherless . * Yet they say , The LORD shall not see , neither shall the God of Jacob regard it . * Understand , ye brutish among the people : and ye fools , when will ye be wise ? * He that planted the ear , shall he not hear ? he that formed the eye , shall he not see ? * He that chastiseth the heathen , shall not he correct ? he that teacheth man knowledge , shall not he know ? * The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man , that they are vanity . * Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest , O LORD , and teachest him out of thy law ; * That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity , until the pit be digged for the wicked . * For the LORD will not cast off his people , neither will he forsake his inheritance . * But judgment shall return unto righteousness : and all the upright in heart shall follow it . * Who will rise up for me against the evildoers ? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity ? * Unless the LORD had been my help , my soul had almost dwelt in silence . * When I said , My foot slippeth ; thy mercy , O LORD , held me up . * In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul . * Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee , which frameth mischief by a law ? * They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous , and condemn the innocent blood . * But the LORD is my defence ; and my God is the rock of my refuge . * And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity , and shall cut them off in their own wickedness ; yea , the LORD our God shall cut them off . * O come , let us sing unto the LORD : let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation . * Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving , and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms . * For the LORD is a great God , and a great King above all gods . * In his hand are the deep places of the earth : the strength of the hills is his also . * The sea is his , and he made it : and his hands formed the dry land . * O come , let us worship and bow down : let us kneel before the LORD our maker . * For he is our God ; and we are the people of his pasture , and the sheep of his hand . To day if ye will hear his voice , * Harden not your heart , as in the provocation , and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness : * When your fathers tempted me , proved me , and saw my work . * Forty years long was I grieved with this generation , and said , It is a people that do err in their heart , and they have not known my ways : * Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest . * O sing unto the LORD a new song : sing unto the LORD , all the earth . * Sing unto the LORD , bless his name ; shew forth his salvation from day to day . * Declare his glory among the heathen , his wonders among all people . * For the LORD is great , and greatly to be praised : he is to be feared above all gods . * For all the gods of the nations are idols : but the LORD made the heavens . * Honour and majesty are before him : strength and beauty are in his sanctuary . * Give unto the LORD , O ye kindreds of the people , give unto the LORD glory and strength . * Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name : bring an offering , and come into his courts . * O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness : fear before him , all the earth . * Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth : the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved : he shall judge the people righteously . * Let the heavens rejoice , and let the earth be glad ; let the sea roar , and the fulness thereof . * Let the field be joyful , and all that is therein : then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice * Before the LORD : for he cometh , for he cometh to judge the earth : he shall judge the world with righteousness , and the people with his truth . * The LORD reigneth ; let the earth rejoice ; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof . * Clouds and darkness are round about him : righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne . * A fire goeth before him , and burneth up his enemies round about . * His lightnings enlightened the world : the earth saw , and trembled . * The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD , at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth . * The heavens declare his righteousness , and all the people see his glory . * Confounded be all they that serve graven images , that boast themselves of idols : worship him , all ye gods . * Zion heard , and was glad ; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments , O LORD . * For thou , LORD , art high above all the earth : thou art exalted far above all gods . * Ye that love the LORD , hate evil : he preserveth the souls of his saints ; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked . * Light is sown for the righteous , and gladness for the upright in heart . * Rejoice in the LORD , ye righteous ; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness . * O sing unto the LORD a new song ; for he hath done marvellous things : his right hand , and his holy arm , hath gotten him the victory . * The LORD hath made known his salvation : his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen . * He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel : all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God . * Make a joyful noise unto the LORD , all the earth : make a loud noise , and rejoice , and sing praise . * Sing unto the LORD with the harp ; with the harp , and the voice of a psalm . * With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD , the King . * Let the sea roar , and the fulness thereof ; the world , and they that dwell therein . * Let the floods clap their hands : let the hills be joyful together * Before the LORD ; for he cometh to judge the earth : with righteousness shall he judge the world , and the people with equity . * The LORD reigneth ; let the people tremble : he sitteth between the cherubims ; let the earth be moved . * The LORD is great in Zion ; and he is high above all the people . * Let them praise thy great and terrible name ; for it is holy . * The king 's strength also loveth judgment ; thou dost establish equity , thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob . * Exalt ye the LORD our God , and worship at his footstool ; for he is holy . * Moses and Aaron among his priests , and Samuel among them that call upon his name ; they called upon the LORD , and he answered them . * He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar : they kept his testimonies , and the ordinance that he gave them . * Thou answeredst them , O LORD our God : thou wast a God that forgavest them , though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions . * Exalt the LORD our God , and worship at his holy hill ; for the LORD our God is holy . * Make a joyful noise unto the LORD , all ye lands . * Serve the LORD with gladness : come before his presence with singing . * Know ye that the LORD he is God : it is he that hath made us , and not we ourselves ; we are his people , and the sheep of his pasture . * Enter into his gates with thanksgiving , and into his courts with praise : be thankful unto him , and bless his name . * For the LORD is good ; his mercy is everlasting ; and his truth endureth to all generations . * I will sing of mercy and judgment : unto thee , O LORD , will I sing . * I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way . O when wilt thou come unto me ? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart . * I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes : I hate the work of them that turn aside ; it shall not cleave to me . * A froward heart shall depart from me : I will not know a wicked person . * Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour , him will I cut off : him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer . * Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land , that they may dwell with me : he that walketh in a perfect way , he shall serve me . * He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house : he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight . * I will early destroy all the wicked of the land ; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD . * Hear my prayer , O LORD , and let my cry come unto thee . * Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble ; incline thine ear unto me : in the day when I call answer me speedily . * For my days are consumed like smoke , and my bones are burned as an hearth . * My heart is smitten , and withered like grass ; so that I forget to eat my bread . * By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin . * I am like a pelican of the wilderness : I am like an owl of the desert . * I watch , and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top . * Mine enemies reproach me all the day ; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me . * For I have eaten ashes like bread , and mingled my drink with weeping , * Because of thine indignation and thy wrath : for thou hast lifted me up , and cast me down . * My days are like a shadow that declineth ; and I am withered like grass . * But thou , O LORD , shalt endure for ever ; and thy remembrance unto all generations . * Thou shalt arise , and have mercy upon Zion : for the time to favour her , yea , the set time , is come . * For thy servants take pleasure in her stones , and favour the dust thereof . * So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD , and all the kings of the earth thy glory . * When the LORD shall build up Zion , he shall appear in his glory . * He will regard the prayer of the destitute , and not despise their prayer . * This shall be written for the generation to come : and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD . * For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary ; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth ; * To hear the groaning of the prisoner ; to loose those that are appointed to death ; * To declare the name of the LORD in Zion , and his praise in Jerusalem ; * When the people are gathered together , and the kingdoms , to serve the LORD . * He weakened my strength in the way ; he shortened my days . * I said , O my God , take me not away in the midst of my days : thy years are throughout all generations . * Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth : and the heavens are the work of thy hands . * They shall perish , but thou shalt endure : yea , all of them shall wax old like a garment ; as a vesture shalt thou change them , and they shall be changed : * But thou art the same , and thy years shall have no end . * The children of thy servants shall continue , and their seed shall be established before thee . * Bless the LORD , O my soul : and all that is within me , bless his holy name . * Bless the LORD , O my soul , and forget not all his benefits : * Who forgiveth all thine iniquities ; who healeth all thy diseases ; * Who redeemeth thy life from destruction ; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies ; * Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things ; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle 's . * The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed . * He made known his ways unto Moses , his acts unto the children of Israel . * The LORD is merciful and gracious , slow to anger , and plenteous in mercy . * He will not always chide : neither will he keep his anger for ever . * He hath not dealt with us after our sins ; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities . * For as the heaven is high above the earth , so great is his mercy toward them that fear him . * As far as the east is from the west , so far hath he removed our transgressions from us . * Like as a father pitieth his children , so the LORD pitieth them that fear him . * For he knoweth our frame ; he remembereth that we are dust . * As for man , his days are as grass : as a flower of the field , so he flourisheth . * For the wind passeth over it , and it is gone ; and the place thereof shall know it no more . * But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him , and his righteousness unto children 's children ; * To such as keep his covenant , and to those that remember his commandments to do them . * The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens ; and his kingdom ruleth over all . * Bless the LORD , ye his angels , that excel in strength , that do his commandments , hearkening unto the voice of his word . * Bless ye the LORD , all ye his hosts ; ye ministers of his , that do his pleasure . * Bless the LORD , all his works in all places of his dominion : bless the LORD , O my soul . * Bless the LORD , O my soul . O LORD my God , thou art very great ; thou art clothed with honour and majesty . * Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment : who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain : * Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters : who maketh the clouds his chariot : who walketh upon the wings of the wind : * Who maketh his angels spirits ; his ministers a flaming fire : * Who laid the foundations of the earth , that it should not be removed for ever . * Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment : the waters stood above the mountains . * At thy rebuke they fled ; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away . * They go up by the mountains ; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them . * Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over ; that they turn not again to cover the earth . * He sendeth the springs into the valleys , which run among the hills . * They give drink to every beast of the field : the wild asses quench their thirst . * By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation , which sing among the branches . * He watereth the hills from his chambers : the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works . * He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle , and herb for the service of man : that he may bring forth food out of the earth ; * And wine that maketh glad the heart of man , and oil to make his face to shine , and bread which strengtheneth man 's heart . * The trees of the LORD are full of sap ; the cedars of Lebanon , which he hath planted ; * Where the birds make their nests : as for the stork , the fir trees are her house . * The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats ; and the rocks for the conies . * He appointed the moon for seasons : the sun knoweth his going down . * Thou makest darkness , and it is night : wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth . * The young lions roar after their prey , and seek their meat from God . * The sun ariseth , they gather themselves together , and lay them down in their dens . * Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening . * O LORD , how manifold are thy works ! in wisdom hast thou made them all : the earth is full of thy riches . * So is this great and wide sea , wherein are things creeping innumerable , both small and great beasts . * There go the ships : there is that leviathan , whom thou hast made to play therein . * These wait all upon thee ; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season . * That thou givest them they gather : thou openest thine hand , they are filled with good . * Thou hidest thy face , they are troubled : thou takest away their breath , they die , and return to their dust . * Thou sendest forth thy spirit , they are created : and thou renewest the face of the earth . * The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever : the LORD shall rejoice in his works . * He looketh on the earth , and it trembleth : he toucheth the hills , and they smoke . * I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live : I will sing praise to my God while I have my being . * My meditation of him shall be sweet : I will be glad in the LORD . * Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth , and let the wicked be no more . Bless thou the LORD , O my soul . Praise ye the LORD . * O give thanks unto the LORD ; call upon his name : make known his deeds among the people . * Sing unto him , sing psalms unto him : talk ye of all his wondrous works . * Glory ye in his holy name : let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD . * Seek the LORD , and his strength : seek his face evermore . * Remember his marvellous works that he hath done ; his wonders , and the judgments of his mouth ; * O ye seed of Abraham his servant , ye children of Jacob his chosen . * He is the LORD our God : his judgments are in all the earth . * He hath remembered his covenant for ever , the word which he commanded to a thousand generations . * Which covenant he made with Abraham , and his oath unto Isaac ; * And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law , and to Israel for an everlasting covenant : * Saying , Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan , the lot of your inheritance : * When they were but a few men in number ; yea , very few , and strangers in it . * When they went from one nation to another , from one kingdom to another people ; * He suffered no man to do them wrong : yea , he reproved kings for their sakes ; * Saying , Touch not mine anointed , and do my prophets no harm . * Moreover he called for a famine upon the land : he brake the whole staff of bread . * He sent a man before them , even Joseph , who was sold for a servant : * Whose feet they hurt with fetters : he was laid in iron : * Until the time that his word came : the word of the LORD tried him . * The king sent and loosed him ; even the ruler of the people , and let him go free . * He made him lord of his house , and ruler of all his substance : * To bind his princes at his pleasure ; and teach his senators wisdom . * Israel also came into Egypt ; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham . * And he increased his people greatly ; and made them stronger than their enemies . * He turned their heart to hate his people , to deal subtilly with his servants . * He sent Moses his servant ; and Aaron whom he had chosen . * They shewed his signs among them , and wonders in the land of Ham . * He sent darkness , and made it dark ; and they rebelled not against his word . * He turned their waters into blood , and slew their fish . * Their land brought forth frogs in abundance , in the chambers of their kings . * He spake , and there came divers sorts of flies , and lice in all their coasts . * He gave them hail for rain , and flaming fire in their land . * He smote their vines also and their fig trees ; and brake the trees of their coasts . * He spake , and the locusts came , and caterpillers , and that without number , * And did eat up all the herbs in their land , and devoured the fruit of their ground . * He smote also all the firstborn in their land , the chief of all their strength . * He brought them forth also with silver and gold : and there was not one feeble person among their tribes . * Egypt was glad when they departed : for the fear of them fell upon them . * He spread a cloud for a covering ; and fire to give light in the night . * The people asked , and he brought quails , and satisfied them with the bread of heaven . * He opened the rock , and the waters gushed out ; they ran in the dry places like a river . * For he remembered his holy promise , and Abraham his servant . * And he brought forth his people with joy , and his chosen with gladness : * And gave them the lands of the heathen : and they inherited the labour of the people ; * That they might observe his statutes , and keep his laws . Praise ye the LORD . * Praise ye the LORD . O give thanks unto the LORD ; for he is good : for his mercy endureth for ever . * Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD ? who can shew forth all his praise ? * Blessed are they that keep judgment , and he that doeth righteousness at all times . * Remember me , O LORD , with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people : O visit me with thy salvation ; * That I may see the good of thy chosen , that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation , that I may glory with thine inheritance . * We have sinned with our fathers , we have committed iniquity , we have done wickedly . * Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt ; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies ; but provoked him at the sea , even at the Red sea . * Nevertheless he saved them for his name 's sake , that he might make his mighty power to be known . * He rebuked the Red sea also , and it was dried up : so he led them through the depths , as through the wilderness . * And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them , and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy . * And the waters covered their enemies : there was not one of them left . * Then believed they his words ; they sang his praise . * They soon forgat his works ; they waited not for his counsel : * But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness , and tempted God in the desert . * And he gave them their request ; but sent leanness into their soul . * They envied Moses also in the camp , and Aaron the saint of the LORD . * The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan , and covered the company of Abiram . * And a fire was kindled in their company ; the flame burned up the wicked . * They made a calf in Horeb , and worshipped the molten image . * Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass . * They forgat God their saviour , which had done great things in Egypt ; * Wondrous works in the land of Ham , and terrible things by the Red sea . * Therefore he said that he would destroy them , had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach , to turn away his wrath , lest he should destroy them . * Yea , they despised the pleasant land , they believed not his word : * But murmured in their tents , and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD . * Therefore he lifted up his hand against them , to overthrow them in the wilderness : * To overthrow their seed also among the nations , and to scatter them in the lands . * They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor , and ate the sacrifices of the dead . * Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions : and the plague brake in upon them . * Then stood up Phinehas , and executed judgment : and so the plague was stayed . * And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore . * They angered him also at the waters of strife , so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes : * Because they provoked his spirit , so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips . * They did not destroy the nations , concerning whom the LORD commanded them : * But were mingled among the heathen , and learned their works . * And they served their idols : which were a snare unto them . * Yea , they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils , * And shed innocent blood , even the blood of their sons and of their daughters , whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan : and the land was polluted with blood . * Thus were they defiled with their own works , and went a whoring with their own inventions . * Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people , insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance . * And he gave them into the hand of the heathen ; and they that hated them ruled over them . * Their enemies also oppressed them , and they were brought into subjection under their hand . * Many times did he deliver them ; but they provoked him with their counsel , and were brought low for their iniquity . * Nevertheless he regarded their affliction , when he heard their cry : * And he remembered for them his covenant , and repented according to the multitude of his mercies . * He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives . * Save us , O LORD our God , and gather us from among the heathen , to give thanks unto thy holy name , and to triumph in thy praise . * Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting : and let all the people say , Amen . Praise ye the LORD . * O give thanks unto the LORD , for he is good : for his mercy endureth for ever . * Let the redeemed of the LORD say so , whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy ; * And gathered them out of the lands , from the east , and from the west , from the north , and from the south . * They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way ; they found no city to dwell in . * Hungry and thirsty , their soul fainted in them . * Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble , and he delivered them out of their distresses . * And he led them forth by the right way , that they might go to a city of habitation . * Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness , and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! * For he satisfieth the longing soul , and filleth the hungry soul with goodness . * Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death , being bound in affliction and iron ; * Because they rebelled against the words of God , and contemned the counsel of the most High : * Therefore he brought down their heart with labour ; they fell down , and there was none to help . * Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble , and he saved them out of their distresses . * He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death , and brake their bands in sunder . * Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness , and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! * For he hath broken the gates of brass , and cut the bars of iron in sunder . * Fools because of their transgression , and because of their iniquities , are afflicted . * Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat ; and they draw near unto the gates of death . * Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble , and he saveth them out of their distresses . * He sent his word , and healed them , and delivered them from their destructions . * Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness , and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! * And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving , and declare his works with rejoicing . * They that go down to the sea in ships , that do business in great waters ; * These see the works of the LORD , and his wonders in the deep . * For he commandeth , and raiseth the stormy wind , which lifteth up the waves thereof . * They mount up to the heaven , they go down again to the depths : their soul is melted because of trouble . * They reel to and fro , and stagger like a drunken man , and are at their wits ' end . * Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble , and he bringeth them out of their distresses . * He maketh the storm a calm , so that the waves thereof are still . * Then are they glad because they be quiet ; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven . * Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness , and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! * Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people , and praise him in the assembly of the elders . * He turneth rivers into a wilderness , and the watersprings into dry ground ; * A fruitful land into barrenness , for the wickedness of them that dwell therein . * He turneth the wilderness into a standing water , and dry ground into watersprings . * And there he maketh the hungry to dwell , that they may prepare a city for habitation ; * And sow the fields , and plant vineyards , which may yield fruits of increase . * He blesseth them also , so that they are multiplied greatly ; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease . * Again , they are minished and brought low through oppression , affliction , and sorrow . * He poureth contempt upon princes , and causeth them to wander in the wilderness , where there is no way . * Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction , and maketh him families like a flock . * The righteous shall see it , and rejoice : and all iniquity shall stop her mouth . * Whoso is wise , and will observe these things , even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD . * O God , my heart is fixed ; I will sing and give praise , even with my glory . * Awake , psaltery and harp : I myself will awake early . * I will praise thee , O LORD , among the people : and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations . * For thy mercy is great above the heavens : and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds . * Be thou exalted , O God , above the heavens : and thy glory above all the earth ; * That thy beloved may be delivered : save with thy right hand , and answer me . * God hath spoken in his holiness ; I will rejoice , I will divide Shechem , and mete out the valley of Succoth . * Gilead is mine ; Manasseh is mine ; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head ; Judah is my lawgiver ; * Moab is my washpot ; over Edom will I cast out my shoe ; over Philistia will I triumph . * Who will bring me into the strong city ? who will lead me into Edom ? * Wilt not thou , O God , who hast cast us off ? and wilt not thou , O God , go forth with our hosts ? * Give us help from trouble : for vain is the help of man . * Through God we shall do valiantly : for he it is that shall tread down our enemies . * Hold not thy peace , O God of my praise ; * For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me : they have spoken against me with a lying tongue . * They compassed me about also with words of hatred ; and fought against me without a cause . * For my love they are my adversaries : but I give myself unto prayer . * And they have rewarded me evil for good , and hatred for my love . * Set thou a wicked man over him : and let Satan stand at his right hand . * When he shall be judged , let him be condemned : and let his prayer become sin . * Let his days be few ; and let another take his office . * Let his children be fatherless , and his wife a widow . * Let his children be continually vagabonds , and beg : let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places . * Let the extortioner catch all that he hath ; and let the strangers spoil his labour . * Let there be none to extend mercy unto him : neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children . * Let his posterity be cut off ; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out . * Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD ; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out . * Let them be before the LORD continually , that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth . * Because that he remembered not to shew mercy , but persecuted the poor and needy man , that he might even slay the broken in heart . * As he loved cursing , so let it come unto him : as he delighted not in blessing , so let it be far from him . * As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment , so let it come into his bowels like water , and like oil into his bones . * Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him , and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually . * Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD , and of them that speak evil against my soul . * But do thou for me , O GOD the Lord , for thy name 's sake : because thy mercy is good , deliver thou me . * For I am poor and needy , and my heart is wounded within me . * I am gone like the shadow when it declineth : I am tossed up and down as the locust . * My knees are weak through fasting ; and my flesh faileth of fatness . * I became also a reproach unto them : when they looked upon me they shaked their heads . * Help me , O LORD my God : O save me according to thy mercy : * That they may know that this is thy hand ; that thou , LORD , hast done it . * Let them curse , but bless thou : when they arise , let them be ashamed ; but let thy servant rejoice . * Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame , and let them cover themselves with their own confusion , as with a mantle . * I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth ; yea , I will praise him among the multitude . * For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor , to save him from those that condemn his soul . * The LORD said unto my Lord , Sit thou at my right hand , until I make thine enemies thy footstool . * The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion : rule thou in the midst of thine enemies . * Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power , in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning : thou hast the dew of thy youth . * The LORD hath sworn , and will not repent , Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek . * The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath . * He shall judge among the heathen , he shall fill the places with the dead bodies ; he shall wound the heads over many countries . * He shall drink of the brook in the way : therefore shall he lift up the head . * Praise ye the LORD . I will praise the LORD with my whole heart , in the assembly of the upright , and in the congregation . * The works of the LORD are great , sought out of all them that have pleasure therein . * His work is honourable and glorious : and his righteousness endureth for ever . * He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered : the LORD is gracious and full of compassion . * He hath given meat unto them that fear him : he will ever be mindful of his covenant . * He hath shewed his people the power of his works , that he may give them the heritage of the heathen . * The works of his hands are verity and judgment ; all his commandments are sure . * They stand fast for ever and ever , and are done in truth and uprightness . * He sent redemption unto his people : he hath commanded his covenant for ever : holy and reverend is his name . * The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom : a good understanding have all they that do his commandments : his praise endureth for ever . * Praise ye the LORD . Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD , that delighteth greatly in his commandments . * His seed shall be mighty upon earth : the generation of the upright shall be blessed . * Wealth and riches shall be in his house : and his righteousness endureth for ever . * Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness : he is gracious , and full of compassion , and righteous . * A good man sheweth favour , and lendeth : he will guide his affairs with discretion . * Surely he shall not be moved for ever : the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance . * He shall not be afraid of evil tidings : his heart is fixed , trusting in the LORD . * His heart is established , he shall not be afraid , until he see his desire upon his enemies . * He hath dispersed , he hath given to the poor ; his righteousness endureth for ever ; his horn shall be exalted with honour . * The wicked shall see it , and be grieved ; he shall gnash with his teeth , and melt away : the desire of the wicked shall perish . * Praise ye the LORD . Praise , O ye servants of the LORD , praise the name of the LORD . * Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore . * From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD 'S name is to be praised . * The LORD is high above all nations , and his glory above the heavens . * Who is like unto the LORD our God , who dwelleth on high , * Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven , and in the earth ! * He raiseth up the poor out of the dust , and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill ; * That he may set him with princes , even with the princes of his people . * He maketh the barren woman to keep house , and to be a joyful mother of children . Praise ye the LORD . * When Israel went out of Egypt , the house of Jacob from a people of strange language ; * Judah was his sanctuary , and Israel his dominion . * The sea saw it , and fled : Jordan was driven back . * The mountains skipped like rams , and the little hills like lambs . * What ailed thee , O thou sea , that thou fleddest ? thou Jordan , that thou wast driven back ? * Ye mountains , that ye skipped like rams ; and ye little hills , like lambs ? * Tremble , thou earth , at the presence of the Lord , at the presence of the God of Jacob ; * Which turned the rock into a standing water , the flint into a fountain of waters . * Not unto us , O LORD , not unto us , but unto thy name give glory , for thy mercy , and for thy truth 's sake . * Wherefore should the heathen say , Where is now their God ? * But our God is in the heavens : he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased . * Their idols are silver and gold , the work of men 's hands . * They have mouths , but they speak not : eyes have they , but they see not : * They have ears , but they hear not : noses have they , but they smell not : * They have hands , but they handle not : feet have they , but they walk not : neither speak they through their throat . * They that make them are like unto them ; so is every one that trusteth in them . * O Israel , trust thou in the LORD : he is their help and their shield . * O house of Aaron , trust in the LORD : he is their help and their shield . * Ye that fear the LORD , trust in the LORD : he is their help and their shield . * The LORD hath been mindful of us : he will bless us ; he will bless the house of Israel ; he will bless the house of Aaron . * He will bless them that fear the LORD , both small and great . * The LORD shall increase you more and more , you and your children . * Ye are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth . * The heaven , even the heavens , are the LORD 'S : but the earth hath he given to the children of men . * The dead praise not the LORD , neither any that go down into silence . * But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore . Praise the LORD . * I love the LORD , because he hath heard my voice and my supplications . * Because he hath inclined his ear unto me , therefore will I call upon him as long as I live . * The sorrows of death compassed me , and the pains of hell gat hold upon me : I found trouble and sorrow . * Then called I upon the name of the LORD ; O LORD , I beseech thee , deliver my soul . * Gracious is the LORD , and righteous ; yea , our God is merciful . * The LORD preserveth the simple : I was brought low , and he helped me . * Return unto thy rest , O my soul ; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee . * For thou hast delivered my soul from death , mine eyes from tears , and my feet from falling . * I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living . * I believed , therefore have I spoken : I was greatly afflicted : * I said in my haste , All men are liars . * What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me ? * I will take the cup of salvation , and call upon the name of the LORD . * I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people . * Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints . * O LORD , truly I am thy servant ; I am thy servant , and the son of thine handmaid : thou hast loosed my bonds . * I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving , and will call upon the name of the LORD . * I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people , * In the courts of the LORD 'S house , in the midst of thee , O Jerusalem . Praise ye the LORD . * O praise the LORD , all ye nations : praise him , all ye people . * For his merciful kindness is great toward us : and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever . Praise ye the LORD . * O give thanks unto the LORD ; for he is good : because his mercy endureth for ever . * Let Israel now say , that his mercy endureth for ever . * Let the house of Aaron now say , that his mercy endureth for ever . * Let them now that fear the LORD say , that his mercy endureth for ever . * I called upon the LORD in distress : the LORD answered me , and set me in a large place . * The LORD is on my side ; I will not fear : what can man do unto me ? * The LORD taketh my part with them that help me : therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me . * It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man . * It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes . * All nations compassed me about : but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them . * They compassed me about ; yea , they compassed me about : but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them . * They compassed me about like bees ; they are quenched as the fire of thorns : for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them . * Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall : but the LORD helped me . * The LORD is my strength and song , and is become my salvation . * The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous : the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly . * The right hand of the LORD is exalted : the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly . * I shall not die , but live , and declare the works of the LORD . * The LORD hath chastened me sore : but he hath not given me over unto death . * Open to me the gates of righteousness : I will go into them , and I will praise the LORD : * This gate of the LORD , into which the righteous shall enter . * I will praise thee : for thou hast heard me , and art become my salvation . * The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner . * This is the LORD 'S doing ; it is marvellous in our eyes . * This is the day which the LORD hath made ; we will rejoice and be glad in it . * Save now , I beseech thee , O LORD : O LORD , I beseech thee , send now prosperity . * Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD : we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD . * God is the LORD , which hath shewed us light : bind the sacrifice with cords , even unto the horns of the altar . * Thou art my God , and I will praise thee : thou art my God , I will exalt thee . * O give thanks unto the LORD ; for he is good : for his mercy endureth for ever . * Blessed are the undefiled in the way , who walk in the law of the LORD . * Blessed are they that keep his testimonies , and that seek him with the whole heart . * They also do no iniquity : they walk in his ways . * Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently . * O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes ! * Then shall I not be ashamed , when I have respect unto all thy commandments . * I will praise thee with uprightness of heart , when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments . * I will keep thy statutes : O forsake me not utterly . * Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way ? by taking heed thereto according to thy word . * With my whole heart have I sought thee : O let me not wander from thy commandments . * Thy word have I hid in mine heart , that I might not sin against thee . * Blessed art thou , O LORD : teach me thy statutes . * With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth . * I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies , as much as in all riches . * I will meditate in thy precepts , and have respect unto thy ways . * I will delight myself in thy statutes : I will not forget thy word . * Deal bountifully with thy servant , that I may live , and keep thy word . * Open thou mine eyes , that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law . * I am a stranger in the earth : hide not thy commandments from me . * My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times . * Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed , which do err from thy commandments . * Remove from me reproach and contempt ; for I have kept thy testimonies . * Princes also did sit and speak against me : but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes . * Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors . * My soul cleaveth unto the dust : quicken thou me according to thy word . * I have declared my ways , and thou heardest me : teach me thy statutes . * Make me to understand the way of thy precepts : so shall I talk of thy wondrous works . * My soul melteth for heaviness : strengthen thou me according unto thy word . * Remove from me the way of lying : and grant me thy law graciously . * I have chosen the way of truth : thy judgments have I laid before me . * I have stuck unto thy testimonies : O LORD , put me not to shame . * I will run the way of thy commandments , when thou shalt enlarge my heart . * Teach me , O LORD , the way of thy statutes ; and I shall keep it unto the end . * Give me understanding , and I shall keep thy law ; yea , I shall observe it with my whole heart . * Make me to go in the path of thy commandments ; for therein do I delight . * Incline my heart unto thy testimonies , and not to covetousness . * Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity ; and quicken thou me in thy way . * Stablish thy word unto thy servant , who is devoted to thy fear . * Turn away my reproach which I fear : for thy judgments are good . * Behold , I have longed after thy precepts : quicken me in thy righteousness . * Let thy mercies come also unto me , O LORD , even thy salvation , according to thy word . * So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me : for I trust in thy word . * And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth ; for I have hoped in thy judgments . * So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever . * And I will walk at liberty : for I seek thy precepts . * I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings , and will not be ashamed . * And I will delight myself in thy commandments , which I have loved . * My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments , which I have loved ; and I will meditate in thy statutes . * Remember the word unto thy servant , upon which thou hast caused me to hope . * This is my comfort in my affliction : for thy word hath quickened me . * The proud have had me greatly in derision : yet have I not declined from thy law . * I remembered thy judgments of old , O LORD ; and have comforted myself . * Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law . * Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage . * I have remembered thy name , O LORD , in the night , and have kept thy law . * This I had , because I kept thy precepts . * Thou art my portion , O LORD : I have said that I would keep thy words . * I intreated thy favour with my whole heart : be merciful unto me according to thy word . * I thought on my ways , and turned my feet unto thy testimonies . * I made haste , and delayed not to keep thy commandments . * The bands of the wicked have robbed me : but I have not forgotten thy law . * At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments . * I am a companion of all them that fear thee , and of them that keep thy precepts . * The earth , O LORD , is full of thy mercy : teach me thy statutes . * Thou hast dealt well with thy servant , O LORD , according unto thy word . * Teach me good judgment and knowledge : for I have believed thy commandments . * Before I was afflicted I went astray : but now have I kept thy word . * Thou art good , and doest good ; teach me thy statutes . * The proud have forged a lie against me : but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart . * Their heart is as fat as grease ; but I delight in thy law . * It is good for me that I have been afflicted ; that I might learn thy statutes . * The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver . * Thy hands have made me and fashioned me : give me understanding , that I may learn thy commandments . * They that fear thee will be glad when they see me ; because I have hoped in thy word . * I know , O LORD , that thy judgments are right , and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me . * Let , I pray thee , thy merciful kindness be for my comfort , according to thy word unto thy servant . * Let thy tender mercies come unto me , that I may live : for thy law is my delight . * Let the proud be ashamed ; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause : but I will meditate in thy precepts . * Let those that fear thee turn unto me , and those that have known thy testimonies . * Let my heart be sound in thy statutes ; that I be not ashamed . * My soul fainteth for thy salvation : but I hope in thy word . * Mine eyes fail for thy word , saying , When wilt thou comfort me ? * For I am become like a bottle in the smoke ; yet do I not forget thy statutes . * How many are the days of thy servant ? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me ? * The proud have digged pits for me , which are not after thy law . * All thy commandments are faithful : they persecute me wrongfully ; help thou me . * They had almost consumed me upon earth ; but I forsook not thy precepts . * Quicken me after thy lovingkindness ; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth . * For ever , O LORD , thy word is settled in heaven . * Thy faithfulness is unto all generations : thou hast established the earth , and it abideth . * They continue this day according to thine ordinances : for all are thy servants . * Unless thy law had been my delights , I should then have perished in mine affliction . * I will never forget thy precepts : for with them thou hast quickened me . * I am thine , save me ; for I have sought thy precepts . * The wicked have waited for me to destroy me : but I will consider thy testimonies . * I have seen an end of all perfection : but thy commandment is exceeding broad . * O how love I thy law ! it is my meditation all the day . * Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies : for they are ever with me . * I have more understanding than all my teachers : for thy testimonies are my meditation . * I understand more than the ancients , because I keep thy precepts . * I have refrained my feet from every evil way , that I might keep thy word . * I have not departed from thy judgments : for thou hast taught me . * How sweet are thy words unto my taste ! yea , sweeter than honey to my mouth ! * Through thy precepts I get understanding : therefore I hate every false way . * Thy word is a lamp unto my feet , and a light unto my path . * I have sworn , and I will perform it , that I will keep thy righteous judgments . * I am afflicted very much : quicken me , O LORD , according unto thy word . * Accept , I beseech thee , the freewill offerings of my mouth , O LORD , and teach me thy judgments . * My soul is continually in my hand : yet do I not forget thy law . * The wicked have laid a snare for me : yet I erred not from thy precepts . * Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever : for they are the rejoicing of my heart . * I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway , even unto the end . * I hate vain thoughts : but thy law do I love . * Thou art my hiding place and my shield : I hope in thy word . * Depart from me , ye evildoers : for I will keep the commandments of my God . * Uphold me according unto thy word , that I may live : and let me not be ashamed of my hope . * Hold thou me up , and I shall be safe : and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually . * Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes : for their deceit is falsehood . * Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross : therefore I love thy testimonies . * My flesh trembleth for fear of thee ; and I am afraid of thy judgments . * I have done judgment and justice : leave me not to mine oppressors . * Be surety for thy servant for good : let not the proud oppress me . * Mine eyes fail for thy salvation , and for the word of thy righteousness . * Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy , and teach me thy statutes . * I am thy servant ; give me understanding , that I may know thy testimonies . * It is time for thee , LORD , to work : for they have made void thy law . * Therefore I love thy commandments above gold ; yea , above fine gold . * Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right ; and I hate every false way . * Thy testimonies are wonderful : therefore doth my soul keep them . * The entrance of thy words giveth light ; it giveth understanding unto the simple . * I opened my mouth , and panted : for I longed for thy commandments . * Look thou upon me , and be merciful unto me , as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name . * Order my steps in thy word : and let not any iniquity have dominion over me . * Deliver me from the oppression of man : so will I keep thy precepts . * Make thy face to shine upon thy servant ; and teach me thy statutes . * Rivers of waters run down mine eyes , because they keep not thy law . * Righteous art thou , O LORD , and upright are thy judgments . * Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful . * My zeal hath consumed me , because mine enemies have forgotten thy words . * Thy word is very pure : therefore thy servant loveth it . * I am small and despised : yet do not I forget thy precepts . * Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness , and thy law is the truth . * Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me : yet thy commandments are my delights . * The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting : give me understanding , and I shall live . * I cried with my whole heart ; hear me , O LORD : I will keep thy statutes . * I cried unto thee ; save me , and I shall keep thy testimonies . * I prevented the dawning of the morning , and cried : I hoped in thy word . * Mine eyes prevent the night watches , that I might meditate in thy word . * Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness : O LORD , quicken me according to thy judgment . * They draw nigh that follow after mischief : they are far from thy law . * Thou art near , O LORD ; and all thy commandments are truth . * Concerning thy testimonies , I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever . * Consider mine affliction , and deliver me : for I do not forget thy law . * Plead my cause , and deliver me : quicken me according to thy word . * Salvation is far from the wicked : for they seek not thy statutes . * Great are thy tender mercies , O LORD : quicken me according to thy judgments . * Many are my persecutors and mine enemies ; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies . * I beheld the transgressors , and was grieved ; because they kept not thy word . * Consider how I love thy precepts : quicken me , O LORD , according to thy lovingkindness . * Thy word is true from the beginning : and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever . * Princes have persecuted me without a cause : but my heart standeth in awe of thy word . * I rejoice at thy word , as one that findeth great spoil . * I hate and abhor lying : but thy law do I love . * Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments . * Great peace have they which love thy law : and nothing shall offend them . * LORD , I have hoped for thy salvation , and done thy commandments . * My soul hath kept thy testimonies ; and I love them exceedingly . * I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies : for all my ways are before thee . * Let my cry come near before thee , O LORD : give me understanding according to thy word . * Let my supplication come before thee : deliver me according to thy word . * My lips shall utter praise , when thou hast taught me thy statutes . * My tongue shall speak of thy word : for all thy commandments are righteousness . * Let thine hand help me ; for I have chosen thy precepts . * I have longed for thy salvation , O LORD ; and thy law is my delight . * Let my soul live , and it shall praise thee ; and let thy judgments help me . * I have gone astray like a lost sheep ; seek thy servant ; for I do not forget thy commandments . * In my distress I cried unto the LORD , and he heard me . * Deliver my soul , O LORD , from lying lips , and from a deceitful tongue . * What shall be given unto thee ? or what shall be done unto thee , thou false tongue ? * Sharp arrows of the mighty , with coals of juniper . * Woe is me , that I sojourn in Mesech , that I dwell in the tents of Kedar ! * My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace . * I am for peace : but when I speak , they are for war . * I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills , from whence cometh my help . * My help cometh from the LORD , which made heaven and earth . * He will not suffer thy foot to be moved : he that keepeth thee will not slumber . * Behold , he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep . * The LORD is thy keeper : the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand . * The sun shall not smite thee by day , nor the moon by night . * The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil : he shall preserve thy soul . * The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth , and even for evermore . * I was glad when they said unto me , Let us go into the house of the LORD . * Our feet shall stand within thy gates , O Jerusalem . * Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together : * Whither the tribes go up , the tribes of the LORD , unto the testimony of Israel , to give thanks unto the name of the LORD . * For there are set thrones of judgment , the thrones of the house of David . * Pray for the peace of Jerusalem : they shall prosper that love thee . * Peace be within thy walls , and prosperity within thy palaces . * For my brethren and companions ' sakes , I will now say , Peace be within thee . * Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good . * Unto thee lift I up mine eyes , O thou that dwellest in the heavens . * Behold , as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters , and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress ; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God , until that he have mercy upon us . * Have mercy upon us , O LORD , have mercy upon us : for we are exceedingly filled with contempt . * Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease , and with the contempt of the proud . * If it had not been the LORD who was on our side , now may Israel say ; * If it had not been the LORD who was on our side , when men rose up against us : * Then they had swallowed us up quick , when their wrath was kindled against us : * Then the waters had overwhelmed us , the stream had gone over our soul : * Then the proud waters had gone over our soul . * Blessed be the LORD , who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth . * Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers : the snare is broken , and we are escaped . * Our help is in the name of the LORD , who made heaven and earth . * They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion , which cannot be removed , but abideth for ever . * As the mountains are round about Jerusalem , so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever . * For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous ; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity . * Do good , O LORD , unto those that be good , and to them that are upright in their hearts . * As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways , the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity : but peace shall be upon Israel . * When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion , we were like them that dream . * Then was our mouth filled with laughter , and our tongue with singing : then said they among the heathen , The LORD hath done great things for them . * The LORD hath done great things for us ; whereof we are glad . * Turn again our captivity , O LORD , as the streams in the south . * They that sow in tears shall reap in joy . * He that goeth forth and weepeth , bearing precious seed , shall doubtless come again with rejoicing , bringing his sheaves with him . * Except the LORD build the house , they labour in vain that build it : except the LORD keep the city , the watchman waketh but in vain . * It is vain for you to rise up early , to sit up late , to eat the bread of sorrows : for so he giveth his beloved sleep . * Lo , children are an heritage of the LORD : and the fruit of the womb is his reward . * As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man ; so are children of the youth . * Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them : they shall not be ashamed , but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate . * Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD ; that walketh in his ways . * For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands : happy shalt thou be , and it shall be well with thee . * Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house : thy children like olive plants round about thy table . * Behold , that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD . * The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion : and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life . * Yea , thou shalt see thy children 's children , and peace upon Israel . * Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth , may Israel now say : * Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth : yet they have not prevailed against me . * The plowers plowed upon my back : they made long their furrows . * The LORD is righteous : he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked . * Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion . * Let them be as the grass upon the housetops , which withereth afore it groweth up : * Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand ; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom . * Neither do they which go by say , The blessing of the LORD be upon you : we bless you in the name of the LORD . * Out of the depths have I cried unto thee , O LORD . * Lord , hear my voice : let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications . * If thou , LORD , shouldest mark iniquities , O Lord , who shall stand ? * But there is forgiveness with thee , that thou mayest be feared . * I wait for the LORD , my soul doth wait , and in his word do I hope . * My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning : I say , more than they that watch for the morning . * Let Israel hope in the LORD : for with the LORD there is mercy , and with him is plenteous redemption . * And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities . * LORD , my heart is not haughty , nor mine eyes lofty : neither do I exercise myself in great matters , or in things too high for me . * Surely I have behaved and quieted myself , as a child that is weaned of his mother : my soul is even as a weaned child . * Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever . * LORD , remember David , and all his afflictions : * How he sware unto the LORD , and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob ; * Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house , nor go up into my bed ; * I will not give sleep to mine eyes , or slumber to mine eyelids , * Until I find out a place for the LORD , an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob . * Lo , we heard of it at Ephratah : we found it in the fields of the wood . * We will go into his tabernacles : we will worship at his footstool . * Arise , O LORD , into thy rest ; thou , and the ark of thy strength . * Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness ; and let thy saints shout for joy . * For thy servant David 's sake turn not away the face of thine anointed . * The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David ; he will not turn from it ; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne . * If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them , their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore . * For the LORD hath chosen Zion ; he hath desired it for his habitation . * This is my rest for ever : here will I dwell ; for I have desired it . * I will abundantly bless her provision : I will satisfy her poor with bread . * I will also clothe her priests with salvation : and her saints shall shout aloud for joy . * There will I make the horn of David to bud : I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed . * His enemies will I clothe with shame : but upon himself shall his crown flourish . * Behold , how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity ! * It is like the precious ointment upon the head , that ran down upon the beard , even Aaron 's beard : that went down to the skirts of his garments ; * As the dew of Hermon , and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion : for there the LORD commanded the blessing , even life for evermore . * Behold , bless ye the LORD , all ye servants of the LORD , which by night stand in the house of the LORD . * Lift up your hands in the sanctuary , and bless the LORD . * The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion . * Praise ye the LORD . Praise ye the name of the LORD ; praise him , O ye servants of the LORD . * Ye that stand in the house of the LORD , in the courts of the house of our God , * Praise the LORD ; for the LORD is good : sing praises unto his name ; for it is pleasant . * For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself , and Israel for his peculiar treasure . * For I know that the LORD is great , and that our Lord is above all gods . * Whatsoever the LORD pleased , that did he in heaven , and in earth , in the seas , and all deep places . * He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth ; he maketh lightnings for the rain ; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries . * Who smote the firstborn of Egypt , both of man and beast . * Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee , O Egypt , upon Pharaoh , and upon all his servants . * Who smote great nations , and slew mighty kings ; * Sihon king of the Amorites , and Og king of Bashan , and all the kingdoms of Canaan : * And gave their land for an heritage , an heritage unto Israel his people . * Thy name , O LORD , endureth for ever ; and thy memorial , O LORD , throughout all generations . * For the LORD will judge his people , and he will repent himself concerning his servants . * The idols of the heathen are silver and gold , the work of men 's hands . * They have mouths , but they speak not ; eyes have they , but they see not ; * They have ears , but they hear not ; neither is there any breath in their mouths . * They that make them are like unto them : so is every one that trusteth in them . * Bless the LORD , O house of Israel : bless the LORD , O house of Aaron : * Bless the LORD , O house of Levi : ye that fear the LORD , bless the LORD . * Blessed be the LORD out of Zion , which dwelleth at Jerusalem . Praise ye the LORD . * O give thanks unto the LORD ; for he is good : for his mercy endureth for ever . * O give thanks unto the God of gods : for his mercy endureth for ever . * O give thanks to the Lord of lords : for his mercy endureth for ever . * To him who alone doeth great wonders : for his mercy endureth for ever . * To him that by wisdom made the heavens : for his mercy endureth for ever . * To him that stretched out the earth above the waters : for his mercy endureth for ever . * To him that made great lights : for his mercy endureth for ever : * The sun to rule by day : for his mercy endureth for ever : * The moon and stars to rule by night : for his mercy endureth for ever . * To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn : for his mercy endureth for ever : * And brought out Israel from among them : for his mercy endureth for ever : * With a strong hand , and with a stretched out arm : for his mercy endureth for ever . * To him which divided the Red sea into parts : for his mercy endureth for ever : * And made Israel to pass through the midst of it : for his mercy endureth for ever : * But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea : for his mercy endureth for ever . * To him which led his people through the wilderness : for his mercy endureth for ever . * To him which smote great kings : for his mercy endureth for ever : * And slew famous kings : for his mercy endureth for ever : * Sihon king of the Amorites : for his mercy endureth for ever : * And Og the king of Bashan : for his mercy endureth for ever : * And gave their land for an heritage : for his mercy endureth for ever : * Even an heritage unto Israel his servant : for his mercy endureth for ever . * Who remembered us in our low estate : for his mercy endureth for ever : * And hath redeemed us from our enemies : for his mercy endureth for ever . * Who giveth food to all flesh : for his mercy endureth for ever . * O give thanks unto the God of heaven : for his mercy endureth for ever . * By the rivers of Babylon , there we sat down , yea , we wept , when we remembered Zion . * We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof . * For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song ; and they that wasted us required of us mirth , saying , Sing us one of the songs of Zion . * How shall we sing the LORD 'S song in a strange land ? * If I forget thee , O Jerusalem , let my right hand forget her cunning . * If I do not remember thee , let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth ; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy . * Remember , O LORD , the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem ; who said , Rase it , rase it , even to the foundation thereof . * O daughter of Babylon , who art to be destroyed ; happy shall he be , that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us . * Happy shall he be , that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones . * I will praise thee with my whole heart : before the gods will I sing praise unto thee . * I will worship toward thy holy temple , and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth : for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name . * In the day when I cried thou answeredst me , and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul . * All the kings of the earth shall praise thee , O LORD , when they hear the words of thy mouth . * Yea , they shall sing in the ways of the LORD : for great is the glory of the LORD . * Though the LORD be high , yet hath he respect unto the lowly : but the proud he knoweth afar off . * Though I walk in the midst of trouble , thou wilt revive me : thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies , and thy right hand shall save me . * The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me : thy mercy , O LORD , endureth for ever : forsake not the works of thine own hands . * O LORD , thou hast searched me , and known me . * Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising , thou understandest my thought afar off . * Thou compassest my path and my lying down , and art acquainted with all my ways . * For there is not a word in my tongue , but , lo , O LORD , thou knowest it altogether . * Thou hast beset me behind and before , and laid thine hand upon me . * Such knowledge is too wonderful for me ; it is high , I cannot attain unto it . * Whither shall I go from thy spirit ? or whither shall I flee from thy presence ? * If I ascend up into heaven , thou art there : if I make my bed in hell , behold , thou art there . * If I take the wings of the morning , and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ; * Even there shall thy hand lead me , and thy right hand shall hold me . * If I say , Surely the darkness shall cover me ; even the night shall be light about me . * Yea , the darkness hideth not from thee ; but the night shineth as the day : the darkness and the light are both alike to thee . * For thou hast possessed my reins : thou hast covered me in my mother 's womb . * I will praise thee ; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made : marvellous are thy works ; and that my soul knoweth right well . * My substance was not hid from thee , when I was made in secret , and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth . * Thine eyes did see my substance , yet being unperfect ; and in thy book all my members were written , which in continuance were fashioned , when as yet there was none of them . * How precious also are thy thoughts unto me , O God ! how great is the sum of them ! * If I should count them , they are more in number than the sand : when I awake , I am still with thee . * Surely thou wilt slay the wicked , O God : depart from me therefore , ye bloody men . * For they speak against thee wickedly , and thine enemies take thy name in vain . * Do not I hate them , O LORD , that hate thee ? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee ? * I hate them with perfect hatred : I count them mine enemies . * Search me , O God , and know my heart : try me , and know my thoughts : * And see if there be any wicked way in me , and lead me in the way everlasting . * Deliver me , O LORD , from the evil man : preserve me from the violent man ; * Which imagine mischiefs in their heart ; continually are they gathered together for war . * They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent ; adders ' poison is under their lips . Selah . * Keep me , O LORD , from the hands of the wicked ; preserve me from the violent man ; who have purposed to overthrow my goings . * The proud have hid a snare for me , and cords ; they have spread a net by the wayside ; they have set gins for me . Selah . * I said unto the LORD , Thou art my God : hear the voice of my supplications , O LORD . * O GOD the Lord , the strength of my salvation , thou hast covered my head in the day of battle . * Grant not , O LORD , the desires of the wicked : further not his wicked device ; lest they exalt themselves . Selah . * As for the head of those that compass me about , let the mischief of their own lips cover them . * Let burning coals fall upon them : let them be cast into the fire ; into deep pits , that they rise not up again . * Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth : evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him . * I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted , and the right of the poor . * Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name : the upright shall dwell in thy presence . * LORD , I cry unto thee : make haste unto me ; give ear unto my voice , when I cry unto thee . * Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense ; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice . * Set a watch , O LORD , before my mouth ; keep the door of my lips . * Incline not my heart to any evil thing , to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity : and let me not eat of their dainties . * Let the righteous smite me ; it shall be a kindness : and let him reprove me ; it shall be an excellent oil , which shall not break my head : for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities . * When their judges are overthrown in stony places , they shall hear my words ; for they are sweet . * Our bones are scattered at the grave 's mouth , as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth . * But mine eyes are unto thee , O GOD the Lord : in thee is my trust ; leave not my soul destitute . * Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me , and the gins of the workers of iniquity . * Let the wicked fall into their own nets , whilst that I withal escape . * I cried unto the LORD with my voice ; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication . * I poured out my complaint before him ; I shewed before him my trouble . * When my spirit was overwhelmed within me , then thou knewest my path . In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me . * I looked on my right hand , and beheld , but there was no man that would know me : refuge failed me ; no man cared for my soul . * I cried unto thee , O LORD : I said , Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living . * Attend unto my cry ; for I am brought very low : deliver me from my persecutors ; for they are stronger than I . * Bring my soul out of prison , that I may praise thy name : the righteous shall compass me about ; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me . * Hear my prayer , O LORD , give ear to my supplications : in thy faithfulness answer me , and in thy righteousness . * And enter not into judgment with thy servant : for in thy sight shall no man living be justified . * For the enemy hath persecuted my soul ; he hath smitten my life down to the ground ; he hath made me to dwell in darkness , as those that have been long dead . * Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me ; my heart within me is desolate . * I remember the days of old ; I meditate on all thy works ; I muse on the work of thy hands . * I stretch forth my hands unto thee : my soul thirsteth after thee , as a thirsty land . Selah . * Hear me speedily , O LORD : my spirit faileth : hide not thy face from me , lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit . * Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning ; for in thee do I trust : cause me to know the way wherein I should walk ; for I lift up my soul unto thee . * Deliver me , O LORD , from mine enemies : I flee unto thee to hide me . * Teach me to do thy will ; for thou art my God : thy spirit is good ; lead me into the land of uprightness . * Quicken me , O LORD , for thy name 's sake : for thy righteousness ' sake bring my soul out of trouble . * And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies , and destroy all them that afflict my soul : for I am thy servant . * Blessed be the LORD my strength , which teacheth my hands to war , and my fingers to fight : * My goodness , and my fortress ; my high tower , and my deliverer ; my shield , and he in whom I trust ; who subdueth my people under me . * LORD , what is man , that thou takest knowledge of him ! or the son of man , that thou makest account of him ! * Man is like to vanity : his days are as a shadow that passeth away . * Bow thy heavens , O LORD , and come down : touch the mountains , and they shall smoke . * Cast forth lightning , and scatter them : shoot out thine arrows , and destroy them . * Send thine hand from above ; rid me , and deliver me out of great waters , from the hand of strange children ; * Whose mouth speaketh vanity , and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood . * I will sing a new song unto thee , O God : upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee . * It is he that giveth salvation unto kings : who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword . * Rid me , and deliver me from the hand of strange children , whose mouth speaketh vanity , and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood : * That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth ; that our daughters may be as corner stones , polished after the similitude of a palace : * That our garners may be full , affording all manner of store : that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets : * That our oxen may be strong to labour ; that there be no breaking in , nor going out ; that there be no complaining in our streets . * Happy is that people , that is in such a case : yea , happy is that people , whose God is the LORD . * I will extol thee , my God , O king ; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever . * Every day will I bless thee ; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever . * Great is the LORD , and greatly to be praised ; and his greatness is unsearchable . * One generation shall praise thy works to another , and shall declare thy mighty acts . * I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty , and of thy wondrous works . * And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts : and I will declare thy greatness . * They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness , and shall sing of thy righteousness . * The LORD is gracious , and full of compassion ; slow to anger , and of great mercy . * The LORD is good to all : and his tender mercies are over all his works . * All thy works shall praise thee , O LORD ; and thy saints shall bless thee . * They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom , and talk of thy power ; * To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts , and the glorious majesty of his kingdom . * Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom , and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations . * The LORD upholdeth all that fall , and raiseth up all those that be bowed down . * The eyes of all wait upon thee ; and thou givest them their meat in due season . * Thou openest thine hand , and satisfiest the desire of every living thing . * The LORD is righteous in all his ways , and holy in all his works . * The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him , to all that call upon him in truth . * He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him : he also will hear their cry , and will save them . * The LORD preserveth all them that love him : but all the wicked will he destroy . * My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD : and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever . * Praise ye the LORD . Praise the LORD , O my soul . * While I live will I praise the LORD : I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being . * Put not your trust in princes , nor in the son of man , in whom there is no help . * His breath goeth forth , he returneth to his earth ; in that very day his thoughts perish . * Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help , whose hope is in the LORD his God : * Which made heaven , and earth , the sea , and all that therein is : which keepeth truth for ever : * Which executeth judgment for the oppressed : which giveth food to the hungry . The LORD looseth the prisoners : * The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind : the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down : the LORD loveth the righteous : * The LORD preserveth the strangers ; he relieveth the fatherless and widow : but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down . * The LORD shall reign for ever , even thy God , O Zion , unto all generations . Praise ye the LORD . * Praise ye the LORD : for it is good to sing praises unto our God ; for it is pleasant ; and praise is comely . * The LORD doth build up Jerusalem : he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel . * He healeth the broken in heart , and bindeth up their wounds . * He telleth the number of the stars ; he calleth them all by their names . * Great is our Lord , and of great power : his understanding is infinite . * The LORD lifteth up the meek : he casteth the wicked down to the ground . * Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving ; sing praise upon the harp unto our God : * Who covereth the heaven with clouds , who prepareth rain for the earth , who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains . * He giveth to the beast his food , and to the young ravens which cry . * He delighteth not in the strength of the horse : he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man . * The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him , in those that hope in his mercy . * Praise the LORD , O Jerusalem ; praise thy God , O Zion . * For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates ; he hath blessed thy children within thee . * He maketh peace in thy borders , and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat . * He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth : his word runneth very swiftly . * He giveth snow like wool : he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes . * He casteth forth his ice like morsels : who can stand before his cold ? * He sendeth out his word , and melteth them : he causeth his wind to blow , and the waters flow . * He sheweth his word unto Jacob , his statutes and his judgments unto Israel . * He hath not dealt so with any nation : and as for his judgments , they have not known them . Praise ye the LORD . * Praise ye the LORD . Praise ye the LORD from the heavens : praise him in the heights . * Praise ye him , all his angels : praise ye him , all his hosts . * Praise ye him , sun and moon : praise him , all ye stars of light . * Praise him , ye heavens of heavens , and ye waters that be above the heavens . * Let them praise the name of the LORD : for he commanded , and they were created . * He hath also stablished them for ever and ever : he hath made a decree which shall not pass . * Praise the LORD from the earth , ye dragons , and all deeps : * Fire , and hail ; snow , and vapour ; stormy wind fulfilling his word : * Mountains , and all hills ; fruitful trees , and all cedars : * Beasts , and all cattle ; creeping things , and flying fowl : * Kings of the earth , and all people ; princes , and all judges of the earth : * Both young men , and maidens ; old men , and children : * Let them praise the name of the LORD : for his name alone is excellent ; his glory is above the earth and heaven . * He also exalteth the horn of his people , the praise of all his saints ; even of the children of Israel , a people near unto him . Praise ye the LORD . * Praise ye the LORD . Sing unto the LORD a new song , and his praise in the congregation of saints . * Let Israel rejoice in him that made him : let the children of Zion be joyful in their King . * Let them praise his name in the dance : let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp . * For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people : he will beautify the meek with salvation . * Let the saints be joyful in glory : let them sing aloud upon their beds . * Let the high praises of God be in their mouth , and a twoedged sword in their hand ; * To execute vengeance upon the heathen , and punishments upon the people ; * To bind their kings with chains , and their nobles with fetters of iron ; * To execute upon them the judgment written : this honour have all his saints . Praise ye the LORD . * Praise ye the LORD . Praise God in his sanctuary : praise him in the firmament of his power . * Praise him for his mighty acts : praise him according to his excellent greatness . * Praise him with the sound of the trumpet : praise him with the psaltery and harp . * Praise him with the timbrel and dance : praise him with stringed instruments and organs . * Praise him upon the loud cymbals : praise him upon the high sounding cymbals . * Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD . Praise ye the LORD . * And David himself saith in the book of Psalms , The LORD said unto my Lord , Sit thou on my right hand , * For it is written in the book of Psalms , Let his habitation be desolate , and let no man dwell therein : and his bishoprick let another take .

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