Psalms:1-41
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Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked ,
nor stands in the way of sinners ,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers ;
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but his delight is in the law of the LORD ,
and on his law he meditates day and night .
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He is like a tree planted by streams of water ,
that yields its fruit in its season ,
and its leaf does not wither .
In all that he does ,
he prospers .
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The wicked are not so ,
but are like chaff which the wind drives away .
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Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment ,
nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous ;
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for the LORD knows the way of the righteous ,
but the way of the wicked will perish .
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Why do the nations conspire ,
and the peoples plot in vain ?
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The kings of the earth set themselves ,
and the rulers take counsel together ,
against the LORD and his anointed ,
saying ,
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Let us burst their bonds asunder ,
and cast their cords from us ."
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He who sits in the heavens laughs ;
the LORD has them in derision .
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Then he will speak to them in his wrath ,
and terrify them in his fury ,
saying ,
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I have set my king on Zion ,
my holy hill ."
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I will tell of the decree of the LORD :
He said to me , "
You are my son ,
today I have begotten you .
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Ask of me ,
and I will make the nations your heritage ,
and the ends of the earth your possession .
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You shall break them with a rod of iron ,
and dash them in pieces like a potter '
s vessel ."
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Now therefore ,
O kings ,
be wise ;
be warned ,
O rulers of the earth .
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Serve the LORD with fear ,
with trembling
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kiss his feet ,
lest he be angry ,
and you perish in the way ;
for his wrath is quickly kindled .
Blessed are all who take refuge in him .
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A Psalm of David ,
when he fled from Absalom his son .
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O LORD ,
how many are my foes !
Many are rising against me ;
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many are saying of me ,
there is no help for him in God . [
Selah ]
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But thou ,
O LORD ,
art a shield about me ,
my glory ,
and the lifter of my head .
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I cry aloud to the LORD ,
and he answers me from his holy hill . [
Selah ]
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I lie down and sleep ;
I wake again ,
for the LORD sustains me .
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I am not afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me round about .
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Arise ,
O LORD !
Deliver me ,
O my God !
For thou dost smite all my enemies on the cheek ,
thou dost break the teeth of the wicked . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
3:9 )
Deliverance belongs to the LORD ;
thy blessing be upon thy people ! [
Selah ] ]
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To the choirmaster :
with stringed instruments .
A Psalm of David .
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Answer me when I call ,
O God of my right !
Thou hast given me room when I was in distress .
Be gracious to me ,
and hear my prayer .
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O men ,
how long shall my honor suffer shame ?
How long will you love vain words ,
and seek after lies ? [
Selah ]
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But know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself ;
the LORD hears when I call to him .
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Be angry ,
but sin not ;
commune with your own hearts on your beds ,
and be silent . [
Selah ]
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Offer right sacrifices ,
and put your trust in the LORD .
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There are many who say , "
O that we might see some good !
Lift up the light of thy countenance upon us ,
O LORD !"
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Thou hast put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
4:9 )
In peace I will both lie down and sleep ;
for thou alone ,
O LORD ,
makest me dwell in safety . ]
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To the choirmaster :
for the flutes .
A Psalm of David .
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Give ear to my words ,
O LORD ;
give heed to my groaning .
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Hearken to the sound of my cry ,
my King and my God ,
for to thee do I pray .
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O LORD ,
in the morning thou dost hear my voice ;
in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for thee ,
and watch .
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For thou art not a God who delights in wickedness ;
evil may not sojourn with thee .
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The boastful may not stand before thy eyes ;
thou hatest all evildoers .
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Thou destroyest those who speak lies ;
the LORD abhors bloodthirsty and deceitful men .
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But I through the abundance of thy steadfast love will enter thy house ,
I will worship toward thy holy temple in the fear of thee .
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Lead me ,
O LORD ,
in thy righteousness because of my enemies ;
make thy way straight before me .
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For there is no truth in their mouth ;
their heart is destruction ,
their throat is an open sepulchre ,
they flatter with their tongue .
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Make them bear their guilt ,
O God ;
let them fall by their own counsels ;
because of their many transgressions cast them out ,
for they have rebelled against thee .
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But let all who take refuge in thee rejoice ,
let them ever sing for joy ;
and do thou defend them ,
that those who love thy name may exult in thee . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
5:13 )
For thou dost bless the righteous ,
O LORD ;
thou dost cover him with favor as with a shield . ]
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To the choirmaster :
with stringed instruments ;
according to The Sheminith .
A Psalm of David .
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O LORD ,
rebuke me not in thy anger ,
nor chasten me in thy wrath .
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Be gracious to me ,
O LORD ,
for I am languishing ;
O LORD ,
heal me ,
for my bones are troubled .
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My soul also is sorely troubled .
But thou ,
O LORD--how long ?
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Turn ,
O LORD ,
save my life ;
deliver me for the sake of thy steadfast love .
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For in death there is no remembrance of thee ;
in Sheol who can give thee praise ?
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I am weary with my moaning ;
every night I flood my bed with tears ;
I drench my couch with my weeping .
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My eye wastes away because of grief ,
it grows weak because of all my foes .
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Depart from me ,
all you workers of evil ;
for the LORD has heard the sound of my weeping .
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The LORD has heard my supplication ;
the LORD accepts my prayer . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
6:11 )
All my enemies shall be ashamed and sorely troubled ;
they shall turn back ,
and be put to shame in a moment . ]
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A Shiggaion of David ,
which he sang to the LORD concerning Cush a Benjaminite .
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O LORD my God ,
in thee do I take refuge ;
save me from all my pursuers ,
and deliver me ,
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lest like a lion they rend me ,
dragging me away ,
with none to rescue .
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O LORD my God ,
if I have done this ,
if there is wrong in my hands ,
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if I have requited my friend with evil or plundered my enemy without cause ,
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let the enemy pursue me and overtake me ,
and let him trample my life to the ground ,
and lay my soul in the dust . [
Selah ]
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Arise ,
O LORD ,
in thy anger ,
lift thyself up against the fury of my enemies ;
awake ,
O my God ;
thou hast appointed a judgment .
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Let the assembly of the peoples be gathered about thee ;
and over it take thy seat on high .
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The LORD judges the peoples ;
judge me ,
O LORD ,
according to my righteousness and according to the integrity that is in me .
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O let the evil of the wicked come to an end ,
but establish thou the righteous ,
thou who triest the minds and hearts ,
thou righteous God .
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My shield is with God ,
who saves the upright in heart .
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God is a righteous judge ,
and a God who has indignation every day .
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If a man does not repent ,
God will whet his sword ;
he has bent and strung his bow ;
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he has prepared his deadly weapons ,
making his arrows fiery shafts .
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Behold ,
the wicked man conceives evil ,
and is pregnant with mischief ,
and brings forth lies .
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He makes a pit ,
digging it out ,
and falls into the hole which he has made .
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His mischief returns upon his own head ,
and on his own pate his violence descends . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
7:18 )
I will give to the LORD the thanks due to his righteousness ,
and I will sing praise to the name of the LORD ,
the Most High . ]
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To the choirmaster :
according to The Gittith .
A Psalm of David .
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O LORD ,
our Lord ,
how majestic is thy name in all the earth !
Thou whose glory above the heavens is chanted
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by the mouth of babes and infants ,
thou hast founded a bulwark because of thy foes ,
to still the enemy and the avenger .
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When I look at thy heavens ,
the work of thy fingers ,
the moon and the stars which thou hast established ;
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what is man that thou art mindful of him ,
and the son of man that thou dost care for him ?
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Yet thou hast made him little less than God ,
and dost crown him with glory and honor .
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Thou hast given him dominion over the works of thy hands ;
thou hast put all things under his feet ,
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all sheep and oxen ,
and also the beasts of the field ,
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the birds of the air ,
and the fish of the sea ,
whatever passes along the paths of the sea . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
8:10 )
O LORD ,
our Lord ,
how majestic is thy name in all the earth ! ]
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To the choirmaster :
according to Muth-labben .
A Psalm of David .
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I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart ;
I will tell of all thy wonderful deeds .
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I will be glad and exult in thee ,
I will sing praise to thy name ,
O Most High .
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When my enemies turned back ,
they stumbled and perished before thee .
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For thou hast maintained my just cause ;
thou hast sat on the throne giving righteous judgment .
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Thou hast rebuked the nations ,
thou hast destroyed the wicked ;
thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever .
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The enemy have vanished in everlasting ruins ;
their cities thou hast rooted out ;
the very memory of them has perished .
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But the LORD sits enthroned for ever ,
he has established his throne for judgment ;
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and he judges the world with righteousness ,
he judges the peoples with equity .
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The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed ,
a stronghold in times of trouble .
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And those who know thy name put their trust in thee ,
for thou ,
O LORD ,
hast not forsaken those who seek thee .
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Sing praises to the LORD ,
who dwells in Zion !
Tell among the peoples his deeds !
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For he who avenges blood is mindful of them ;
he does not forget the cry of the afflicted .
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Be gracious to me ,
O LORD !
Behold what I suffer from those who hate me ,
O thou who liftest me up from the gates of death ,
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that I may recount all thy praises ,
that in the gates of the daughter of Zion I may rejoice in thy deliverance .
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The nations have sunk in the pit which they made ;
in the net which they hid has their own foot been caught .
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The LORD has made himself known ,
he has executed judgment ;
the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands . [
Higgaion .
Selah ]
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The wicked shall depart to Sheol ,
all the nations that forget God .
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For the needy shall not always be forgotten ,
and the hope of the poor shall not perish for ever .
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Arise ,
O LORD !
Let not man prevail ;
let the nations be judged before thee ! [ (
Psalms strkjv @
9:21 )
Put them in fear ,
O LORD !
Let the nations know that they are but men ! [
Selah ] ]
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Why dost thou stand afar off ,
O LORD ?
Why dost thou hide thyself in times of trouble ?
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In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor ;
let them be caught in the schemes which they have devised .
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For the wicked boasts of the desires of his heart ,
and the man greedy for gain curses and renounces the LORD .
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In the pride of his countenance the wicked does not seek him ;
all his thoughts are , "
There is no God ."
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His ways prosper at all times ;
thy judgments are on high ,
out of his sight ;
as for all his foes ,
he puffs at them .
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He thinks in his heart , "
I shall not be moved ;
throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity ."
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His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression ;
under his tongue are mischief and iniquity .
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He sits in ambush in the villages ;
in hiding places he murders the innocent .
His eyes stealthily watch for the hapless ,
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he lurks in secret like a lion in his covert ;
he lurks that he may seize the poor ,
he seizes the poor when he draws him into his net .
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The hapless is crushed ,
sinks down ,
and falls by his might .
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He thinks in his heart , "
God has forgotten ,
he has hidden his face ,
he will never see it ."
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Arise ,
O LORD ;
O God ,
lift up thy hand ;
forget not the afflicted .
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Why does the wicked renounce God ,
and say in his heart , "
Thou wilt not call to account "?
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Thou dost see ;
yea ,
thou dost note trouble and vexation ,
that thou mayest take it into thy hands ;
the hapless commits himself to thee ;
thou hast been the helper of the fatherless .
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Break thou the arm of the wicked and evildoer ;
seek out his wickedness till thou find none .
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The LORD is king for ever and ever ;
the nations shall perish from his land .
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O LORD ,
thou wilt hear the desire of the meek ;
thou wilt strengthen their heart ,
thou wilt incline thy ear
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to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed ,
so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more .
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To the choirmaster .
Of David .
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In the LORD I take refuge ;
how can you say to me , "
Flee like a bird to the mountains ;
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for lo ,
the wicked bend the bow ,
they have fitted their arrow to the string ,
to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart ;
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if the foundations are destroyed ,
what can the righteous do "?
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The LORD is in his holy temple ,
the LORD '
s throne is in heaven ;
his eyes behold ,
his eyelids test ,
the children of men .
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The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked ,
and his soul hates him that loves violence .
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On the wicked he will rain coals of fire and brimstone ;
a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
11:8 )
For the LORD is righteous ,
he loves righteous deeds ;
the upright shall behold his face . ]
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To the choirmaster :
according to The Sheminith .
A Psalm of David .
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Help ,
LORD ;
for there is no longer any that is godly ;
for the faithful have vanished from among the sons of men .
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Every one utters lies to his neighbor ;
with flattering lips and a double heart they speak .
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May the LORD cut off all flattering lips ,
the tongue that makes great boasts ,
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those who say , "
With our tongue we will prevail ,
our lips are with us ;
who is our master ?"
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Because the poor are despoiled ,
because the needy groan ,
I will now arise ,"
says the LORD ; "
I will place him in the safety for which he longs ."
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The promises of the LORD are promises that are pure ,
silver refined in a furnace on the ground ,
purified seven times .
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Do thou ,
O LORD ,
protect us ,
guard us ever from this generation . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
12:9 )
On every side the wicked prowl ,
as vileness is exalted among the sons of men . ]
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To the choirmaster .
A Psalm of David .
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How long ,
O LORD ?
Wilt thou forget me for ever ?
How long wilt thou hide thy face from me ?
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How long must I bear pain in my soul ,
and have sorrow in my heart all the day ?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me ?
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Consider and answer me ,
O LORD my God ;
lighten my eyes ,
lest I sleep the sleep of death ;
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lest my enemy say , "
I have prevailed over him ";
lest my foes rejoice because I am shaken .
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But I have trusted in thy steadfast love ;
my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
13:7 )
I will sing to the LORD ,
because he has dealt bountifully with me . ]
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To the choirmaster .
Of David .
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The fool says in his heart , "
There is no God ."
They are corrupt ,
they do abominable deeds ,
there is none that does good .
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The LORD looks down from heaven upon the children of men ,
to see if there are any that act wisely ,
that seek after God .
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They have all gone astray ,
they are all alike corrupt ;
there is none that does good ,
no ,
not one .
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Have they no knowledge ,
all the evildoers who eat up my people as they eat bread ,
and do not call upon the LORD ?
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There they shall be in great terror ,
for God is with the generation of the righteous .
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You would confound the plans of the poor ,
but the LORD is his refuge . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
14:8 )
O that deliverance for Israel would come out of Zion !
When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people ,
Jacob shall rejoice ,
Israel shall be glad . ]
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A Psalm of David .
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O LORD ,
who shall sojourn in thy tent ?
Who shall dwell on thy holy hill ?
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He who walks blamelessly ,
and does what is right ,
and speaks truth from his heart ;
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who does not slander with his tongue ,
and does no evil to his friend ,
nor takes up a reproach against his neighbor ;
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in whose eyes a reprobate is despised ,
but who honors those who fear the LORD ;
who swears to his own hurt and does not change ; [ (
Psalms strkjv @
15:6 )
who does not put out his money at interest ,
and does not take a bribe against the innocent .
He who does these things shall never be moved . ]
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A Miktam of David .
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Preserve me ,
O God ,
for in thee I take refuge .
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I say to the LORD , "
Thou art my Lord ;
I have no good apart from thee ."
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As for the saints in the land ,
they are the noble ,
in whom is all my delight .
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Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows ;
their libations of blood I will not pour out or take their names upon my lips .
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The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup ;
thou holdest my lot .
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The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places ;
yea ,
I have a goodly heritage .
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I bless the LORD who gives me counsel ;
in the night also my heart instructs me .
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I keep the LORD always before me ;
because he is at my right hand ,
I shall not be moved .
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Therefore my heart is glad ,
and my soul rejoices ;
my body also dwells secure .
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For thou dost not give me up to Sheol ,
or let thy godly one see the Pit . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
16:12 )
Thou dost show me the path of life ;
in thy presence there is fulness of joy ,
in thy right hand are pleasures for evermore . ]
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A Prayer of David .
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Hear a just cause ,
O LORD ;
attend to my cry !
Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit !
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From thee let my vindication come !
Let thy eyes see the right !
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If thou triest my heart ,
if thou visitest me by night ,
if thou testest me ,
thou wilt find no wickedness in me ;
my mouth does not transgress .
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With regard to the works of men ,
by the word of thy lips I have avoided the ways of the violent .
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My steps have held fast to thy paths ,
my feet have not slipped .
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I call upon thee ,
for thou wilt answer me ,
O God ;
incline thy ear to me ,
hear my words .
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Wondrously show thy steadfast love ,
O savior of those who seek refuge from their adversaries at thy right hand .
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Keep me as the apple of the eye ;
hide me in the shadow of thy wings ,
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from the wicked who despoil me ,
my deadly enemies who surround me .
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They close their hearts to pity ;
with their mouths they speak arrogantly .
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They track me down ;
now they surround me ;
they set their eyes to cast me to the ground .
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They are like a lion eager to tear ,
as a young lion lurking in ambush .
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Arise ,
O LORD !
confront them ,
overthrow them !
Deliver my life from the wicked by thy sword ,
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from men by thy hand ,
O LORD ,
from men whose portion in life is of the world .
May their belly be filled with what thou hast stored up for them ;
may their children have more than enough ;
may they leave something over to their babes . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
17:16 )
As for me ,
I shall behold thy face in righteousness ;
when I awake ,
I shall be satisfied with beholding thy form . ]
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To the choirmaster .
A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD ,
who addressed the words of this song to the LORD on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies ,
and from the hand of Saul .
He said :
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I love thee ,
O LORD ,
my strength .
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The LORD is my rock ,
and my fortress ,
and my deliverer ,
my God ,
my rock ,
in whom I take refuge ,
my shield ,
and the horn of my salvation ,
my stronghold .
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I call upon the LORD ,
who is worthy to be praised ,
and I am saved from my enemies .
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The cords of death encompassed me ,
the torrents of perdition assailed me ;
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the cords of Sheol entangled me ,
the snares of death confronted me .
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In my distress I called upon the LORD ;
to my God I cried for help .
From his temple he heard my voice ,
and my cry to him reached his ears .
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Then the earth reeled and rocked ;
the foundations also of the mountains trembled and quaked ,
because he was angry .
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Smoke went up from his nostrils ,
and devouring fire from his mouth ;
glowing coals flamed forth from him .
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He bowed the heavens ,
and came down ;
thick darkness was under his feet .
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He rode on a cherub ,
and flew ;
he came swiftly upon the wings of the wind .
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He made darkness his covering around him ,
his canopy thick clouds dark with water .
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Out of the brightness before him there broke through his clouds hailstones and coals of fire .
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The LORD also thundered in the heavens ,
and the Most High uttered his voice ,
hailstones and coals of fire .
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And he sent out his arrows ,
and scattered them ;
he flashed forth lightnings ,
and routed them .
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Then the channels of the sea were seen ,
and the foundations of the world were laid bare ,
at thy rebuke ,
O LORD ,
at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils .
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He reached from on high ,
he took me ,
he drew me out of many waters .
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He delivered me from my strong enemy ,
and from those who hated me ;
for they were too mighty for me .
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They came upon me in the day of my calamity ;
but the LORD was my stay .
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He brought me forth into a broad place ;
he delivered me ,
because he delighted in me .
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The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness ;
according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me .
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For I have kept the ways of the LORD ,
and have not wickedly departed from my God .
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For all his ordinances were before me ,
and his statutes I did not put away from me .
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I was blameless before him ,
and I kept myself from guilt .
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Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness ,
according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight .
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With the loyal thou dost show thyself loyal ;
with the blameless man thou dost show thyself blameless ;
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with the pure thou dost show thyself pure ;
and with the crooked thou dost show thyself perverse .
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For thou dost deliver a humble people ;
but the haughty eyes thou dost bring down .
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Yea ,
thou dost light my lamp ;
the LORD my God lightens my darkness .
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Yea ,
by thee I can crush a troop ;
and by my God I can leap over a wall .
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This God--his way is perfect ;
the promise of the LORD proves true ;
he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him .
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For who is God ,
but the LORD ?
And who is a rock ,
except our God ?--
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the God who girded me with strength ,
and made my way safe .
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He made my feet like hinds '
feet ,
and set me secure on the heights .
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He trains my hands for war ,
so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze .
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Thou hast given me the shield of thy salvation ,
and thy right hand supported me ,
and thy help made me great .
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Thou didst give a wide place for my steps under me ,
and my feet did not slip .
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I pursued my enemies and overtook them ;
and did not turn back till they were consumed .
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I thrust them through ,
so that they were not able to rise ;
they fell under my feet .
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For thou didst gird me with strength for the battle ;
thou didst make my assailants sink under me .
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Thou didst make my enemies turn their backs to me ,
and those who hated me I destroyed .
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They cried for help ,
but there was none to save ,
they cried to the LORD ,
but he did not answer them .
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I beat them fine as dust before the wind ;
I cast them out like the mire of the streets .
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Thou didst deliver me from strife with the peoples ;
thou didst make me the head of the nations ;
people whom I had not known served me .
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As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me ;
foreigners came cringing to me .
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Foreigners lost heart ,
and came trembling out of their fastnesses .
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The LORD lives ;
and blessed be my rock ,
and exalted be the God of my salvation ,
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the God who gave me vengeance and subdued peoples under me ;
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who delivered me from my enemies ;
yea ,
thou didst exalt me above my adversaries ;
thou didst deliver me from men of violence .
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For this I will extol thee ,
O LORD ,
among the nations ,
and sing praises to thy name . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
18:51 )
Great triumphs he gives to his king ,
and shows steadfast love to his anointed ,
to David and his descendants for ever . ]
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To the choirmaster .
A Psalm of David .
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The heavens are telling the glory of God ;
and the firmament proclaims his handiwork .
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Day to day pours forth speech ,
and night to night declares knowledge .
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There is no speech ,
nor are there words ;
their voice is not heard ;
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yet their voice goes out through all the earth ,
and their words to the end of the world .
In them he has set a tent for the sun ,
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which comes forth like a bridegroom leaving his chamber ,
and like a strong man runs its course with joy .
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Its rising is from the end of the heavens ,
and its circuit to the end of them ;
and there is nothing hid from its heat .
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The law of the LORD is perfect ,
reviving the soul ;
the testimony of the LORD is sure ,
making wise the simple ;
*
the precepts of the LORD are right ,
rejoicing the heart ;
the commandment of the LORD is pure ,
enlightening the eyes ;
*
the fear of the LORD is clean ,
enduring for ever ;
the ordinances of the LORD are true ,
and righteous altogether .
*
More to be desired are they than gold ,
even much fine gold ;
sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb .
*
Moreover by them is thy servant warned ;
in keeping them there is great reward .
*
But who can discern his errors ?
Clear thou me from hidden faults .
*
Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins ;
let them not have dominion over me !
Then I shall be blameless ,
and innocent of great transgression . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
19:15 )
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight ,
O LORD ,
my rock and my redeemer . ]
*
To the choirmaster .
A Psalm of David .
*
The LORD answer you in the day of trouble !
The name of the God of Jacob protect you !
*
May he send you help from the sanctuary ,
and give you support from Zion !
*
May he remember all your offerings ,
and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices ! [
Selah ]
*
May he grant you your heart '
s desire ,
and fulfil all your plans !
*
May we shout for joy over your victory ,
and in the name of our God set up our banners !
May the LORD fulfil all your petitions !
*
Now I know that the LORD will help his anointed ;
he will answer him from his holy heaven with mighty victories by his right hand .
*
Some boast of chariots ,
and some of horses ;
but we boast of the name of the LORD our God .
*
They will collapse and fall ;
but we shall rise and stand upright . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
20:10 )
Give victory to the king ,
O LORD ;
answer us when we call . ]
*
To the choirmaster .
A Psalm of David .
*
In thy strength the king rejoices ,
O LORD ;
and in thy help how greatly he exults !
*
Thou hast given him his heart '
s desire ,
and hast not withheld the request of his lips . [
Selah ]
*
For thou dost meet him with goodly blessings ;
thou dost set a crown of fine gold upon his head .
*
He asked life of thee ;
thou gavest it to him ,
length of days for ever and ever .
*
His glory is great through thy help ;
splendor and majesty thou dost bestow upon him .
*
Yea ,
thou dost make him most blessed for ever ;
thou dost make him glad with the joy of thy presence .
*
For the king trusts in the LORD ;
and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved .
*
Your hand will find out all your enemies ;
your right hand will find out those who hate you .
*
You will make them as a blazing oven when you appear .
The LORD will swallow them up in his wrath ;
and fire will consume them .
*
You will destroy their offspring from the earth ,
and their children from among the sons of men .
*
If they plan evil against you ,
if they devise mischief ,
they will not succeed .
*
For you will put them to flight ;
you will aim at their faces with your bows . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
21:14 )
Be exalted ,
O LORD ,
in thy strength !
We will sing and praise thy power . ]
*
To the choirmaster :
according to The Hind of the Dawn .
A Psalm of David .
*
My God ,
my God ,
why hast thou forsaken me ?
Why art thou so far from helping me ,
from the words of my groaning ?
*
O my God ,
I cry by day ,
but thou dost not answer ;
and by night ,
but find no rest .
*
Yet thou art holy ,
enthroned on the praises of Israel .
*
In thee our fathers trusted ;
they trusted ,
and thou didst deliver them .
*
To thee they cried ,
and were saved ;
in thee they trusted ,
and were not disappointed .
*
But I am a worm ,
and no man ;
scorned by men ,
and despised by the people .
*
All who see me mock at me ,
they make mouths at me ,
they wag their heads ;
* "
He committed his cause to the LORD ;
let him deliver him ,
let him rescue him ,
for he delights in him !"
*
Yet thou art he who took me from the womb ;
thou didst keep me safe upon my mother '
s breasts .
*
Upon thee was I cast from my birth ,
and since my mother bore me thou hast been my God .
*
Be not far from me ,
for trouble is near and there is none to help .
*
Many bulls encompass me ,
strong bulls of Bashan surround me ;
*
they open wide their mouths at me ,
like a ravening and roaring lion .
*
I am poured out like water ,
and all my bones are out of joint ;
my heart is like wax ,
it is melted within my breast ;
*
my strength is dried up like a potsherd ,
and my tongue cleaves to my jaws ;
thou dost lay me in the dust of death .
*
Yea ,
dogs are round about me ;
a company of evildoers encircle me ;
they have pierced my hands and feet --
*
I can count all my bones --
they stare and gloat over me ;
*
they divide my garments among them ,
and for my raiment they cast lots .
*
But thou ,
O LORD ,
be not far off !
O thou my help ,
hasten to my aid !
*
Deliver my soul from the sword ,
my life from the power of the dog !
*
Save me from the mouth of the lion ,
my afflicted soul from the horns of the wild oxen !
*
I will tell of thy name to my brethren ;
in the midst of the congregation I will praise thee :
*
You who fear the LORD ,
praise him !
all you sons of Jacob ,
glorify him ,
and stand in awe of him ,
all you sons of Israel !
*
For he has not despised or abhorred the affliction of the afflicted ;
and he has not hid his face from him ,
but has heard ,
when he cried to him .
*
From thee comes my praise in the great congregation ;
my vows I will pay before those who fear him .
*
The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied ;
those who seek him shall praise the LORD !
May your hearts live for ever !
*
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD ;
and all the families of the nations shall worship before him .
*
For dominion belongs to the LORD ,
and he rules over the nations .
*
Yea ,
to him shall all the proud of the earth bow down ;
before him shall bow all who go down to the dust ,
and he who cannot keep himself alive .
*
Posterity shall serve him ;
men shall tell of the Lord to the coming generation , [ (
Psalms strkjv @
22:32 )
and proclaim his deliverance to a people yet unborn ,
that he has wrought it . ]
*
A Psalm of David .
*
The LORD is my shepherd ,
I shall not want ;
*
he makes me lie down in green pastures .
He leads me beside still waters ;
*
he restores my soul .
He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name '
s sake .
*
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death ,
I fear no evil ;
for thou art with me ;
thy rod and thy staff ,
they comfort me .
*
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of my enemies ;
thou anointest my head with oil ,
my cup overflows . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
23:7 )
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life ;
and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD for ever . ]
*
A Psalm of David .
*
The earth is the LORD '
s and the fulness thereof ,
the world and those who dwell therein ;
*
for he has founded it upon the seas ,
and established it upon the rivers .
*
Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD ?
And who shall stand in his holy place ?
*
He who has clean hands and a pure heart ,
who does not lift up his soul to what is false ,
and does not swear deceitfully .
*
He will receive blessing from the LORD ,
and vindication from the God of his salvation .
*
Such is the generation of those who seek him ,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob . [
Selah ]
*
Lift up your heads ,
O gates !
and be lifted up ,
O ancient doors !
that the King of glory may come in .
*
Who is the King of glory ?
The LORD ,
strong and mighty ,
the LORD ,
mighty in battle !
*
Lift up your heads ,
O gates !
and be lifted up ,
O ancient doors !
that the King of glory may come in . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
24:11 )
Who is this King of glory ?
The LORD of hosts ,
he is the King of glory ! [
Selah ] ]
*
A Psalm of David .
*
To thee ,
O LORD ,
I lift up my soul .
*
O my God ,
in thee I trust ,
let me not be put to shame ;
let not my enemies exult over me .
*
Yea ,
let none that wait for thee be put to shame ;
let them be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous .
*
Make me to know thy ways ,
O LORD ;
teach me thy paths .
*
Lead me in thy truth ,
and teach me ,
for thou art the God of my salvation ;
for thee I wait all the day long .
*
Be mindful of thy mercy ,
O LORD ,
and of thy steadfast love ,
for they have been from of old .
*
Remember not the sins of my youth ,
or my transgressions ;
according to thy steadfast love remember me ,
for thy goodness '
sake ,
O LORD !
*
Good and upright is the LORD ;
therefore he instructs sinners in the way .
*
He leads the humble in what is right ,
and teaches the humble his way .
*
All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness ,
for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies .
*
For thy name '
s sake ,
O LORD ,
pardon my guilt ,
for it is great .
*
Who is the man that fears the LORD ?
Him will he instruct in the way that he should choose .
*
He himself shall abide in prosperity ,
and his children shall possess the land .
*
The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear him ,
and he makes known to them his covenant .
*
My eyes are ever toward the LORD ,
for he will pluck my feet out of the net .
*
Turn thou to me ,
and be gracious to me ;
for I am lonely and afflicted .
*
Relieve the troubles of my heart ,
and bring me out of my distresses .
*
Consider my affliction and my trouble ,
and forgive all my sins .
*
Consider how many are my foes ,
and with what violent hatred they hate me .
*
Oh guard my life ,
and deliver me ;
let me not be put to shame ,
for I take refuge in thee .
*
May integrity and uprightness preserve me ,
for I wait for thee . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
25:23 )
Redeem Israel ,
O God ,
out of all his troubles . ]
*
A Psalm of David .
*
Vindicate me ,
O LORD ,
for I have walked in my integrity ,
and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering .
*
Prove me ,
O LORD ,
and try me ;
test my heart and my mind .
*
For thy steadfast love is before my eyes ,
and I walk in faithfulness to thee .
*
I do not sit with false men ,
nor do I consort with dissemblers ;
*
I hate the company of evildoers ,
and I will not sit with the wicked .
*
I wash my hands in innocence ,
and go about thy altar ,
O LORD ,
*
singing aloud a song of thanksgiving ,
and telling all thy wondrous deeds .
*
O LORD ,
I love the habitation of thy house ,
and the place where thy glory dwells .
*
Sweep me not away with sinners ,
nor my life with bloodthirsty men ,
*
men in whose hands are evil devices ,
and whose right hands are full of bribes .
*
But as for me ,
I walk in my integrity ;
redeem me ,
and be gracious to me . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
26:13 )
My foot stands on level ground ;
in the great congregation I will bless the LORD . ]
*
A Psalm of David .
*
The LORD is my light and my salvation ;
whom shall I fear ?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life ;
of whom shall I be afraid ?
*
When evildoers assail me ,
uttering slanders against me ,
my adversaries and foes ,
they shall stumble and fall .
*
Though a host encamp against me ,
my heart shall not fear ;
though war arise against me ,
yet I will be confident .
*
One thing have I asked of the LORD ,
that will I seek after ;
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life ,
to behold the beauty of the LORD ,
and to inquire in his temple .
*
For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble ;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent ,
he will set me high upon a rock .
*
And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies round about me ;
and I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy ;
I will sing and make melody to the LORD .
*
Hear ,
O LORD ,
when I cry aloud ,
be gracious to me and answer me !
*
Thou hast said , "
Seek ye my face ."
My heart says to thee , "
Thy face ,
LORD ,
do I seek ."
*
Hide not thy face from me .
Turn not thy servant away in anger ,
thou who hast been my help .
Cast me not off ,
forsake me not ,
O God of my salvation !
*
For my father and my mother have forsaken me ,
but the LORD will take me up .
*
Teach me thy way ,
O LORD ;
and lead me on a level path because of my enemies .
*
Give me not up to the will of my adversaries ;
for false witnesses have risen against me ,
and they breathe out violence .
*
I believe that I shall see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living ! [ (
Psalms strkjv @
27:15 )
Wait for the LORD ;
be strong ,
and let your heart take courage ;
yea ,
wait for the LORD ! ]
*
A Psalm of David .
*
To thee ,
O LORD ,
I call ;
my rock ,
be not deaf to me ,
lest ,
if thou be silent to me ,
I become like those who go down to the Pit .
*
Hear the voice of my supplication ,
as I cry to thee for help ,
as I lift up my hands toward thy most holy sanctuary .
*
Take me not off with the wicked ,
with those who are workers of evil ,
who speak peace with their neighbors ,
while mischief is in their hearts .
*
Requite them according to their work ,
and according to the evil of their deeds ;
requite them according to the work of their hands ;
render them their due reward .
*
Because they do not regard the works of the LORD ,
or the work of his hands ,
he will break them down and build them up no more .
*
Blessed be the LORD !
for he has heard the voice of my supplications .
*
The LORD is my strength and my shield ;
in him my heart trusts ;
so I am helped ,
and my heart exults ,
and with my song I give thanks to him .
*
The LORD is the strength of his people ,
he is the saving refuge of his anointed . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
28:10 )
O save thy people ,
and bless thy heritage ;
be thou their shepherd ,
and carry them for ever . ]
*
A Psalm of David .
*
Ascribe to the LORD ,
O heavenly beings ,
ascribe to the LORD glory and strength .
*
Ascribe to the LORD the glory of his name ;
worship the LORD in holy array .
*
The voice of the LORD is upon the waters ;
the God of glory thunders ,
the LORD ,
upon many waters .
*
The voice of the LORD is powerful ,
the voice of the LORD is full of majesty .
*
The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars ,
the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon .
*
He makes Lebanon to skip like a calf ,
and Si '
rion like a young wild ox .
*
The voice of the LORD flashes forth flames of fire .
*
The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness ,
the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh .
*
The voice of the LORD makes the oaks to whirl ,
and strips the forests bare ;
and in his temple all cry , "
Glory !"
*
The LORD sits enthroned over the flood ;
the LORD sits enthroned as king for ever . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
29:12 )
May the LORD give strength to his people !
May the LORD bless his people with peace ! ]
*
A Psalm of David .
A Song at the dedication of the Temple .
*
I will extol thee ,
O LORD ,
for thou hast drawn me up ,
and hast not let my foes rejoice over me .
*
O LORD my God ,
I cried to thee for help ,
and thou hast healed me .
*
O LORD ,
thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol ,
restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit .
*
Sing praises to the LORD ,
O you his saints ,
and give thanks to his holy name .
*
For his anger is but for a moment ,
and his favor is for a lifetime .
Weeping may tarry for the night ,
but joy comes with the morning .
*
As for me ,
I said in my prosperity , "
I shall never be moved ."
*
By thy favor ,
O LORD ,
thou hadst established me as a strong mountain ;
thou didst hide thy face ,
I was dismayed .
*
To thee ,
O LORD ,
I cried ;
and to the LORD I made supplication :
* "
What profit is there in my death ,
if I go down to the Pit ?
Will the dust praise thee ?
Will it tell of thy faithfulness ?
*
Hear ,
O LORD ,
and be gracious to me !
O LORD ,
be thou my helper !"
*
Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing ;
thou hast loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness , [ (
Psalms strkjv @
30:13 )
that my soul may praise thee and not be silent .
O LORD my God ,
I will give thanks to thee for ever . ]
*
To the choirmaster .
A Psalm of David .
*
In thee ,
O LORD ,
do I seek refuge ;
let me never be put to shame ;
in thy righteousness deliver me !
*
Incline thy ear to me ,
rescue me speedily !
Be thou a rock of refuge for me ,
a strong fortress to save me !
*
Yea ,
thou art my rock and my fortress ;
for thy name '
s sake lead me and guide me ,
*
take me out of the net which is hidden for me ,
for thou art my refuge .
*
Into thy hand I commit my spirit ;
thou hast redeemed me ,
O LORD ,
faithful God .
*
Thou hatest those who pay regard to vain idols ;
but I trust in the LORD .
*
I will rejoice and be glad for thy steadfast love ,
because thou hast seen my affliction ,
thou hast taken heed of my adversities ,
*
and hast not delivered me into the hand of the enemy ;
thou hast set my feet in a broad place .
*
Be gracious to me ,
O LORD ,
for I am in distress ;
my eye is wasted from grief ,
my soul and my body also .
*
For my life is spent with sorrow ,
and my years with sighing ;
my strength fails because of my misery ,
and my bones waste away .
*
I am the scorn of all my adversaries ,
a horror to my neighbors ,
an object of dread to my acquaintances ;
those who see me in the street flee from me .
*
I have passed out of mind like one who is dead ;
I have become like a broken vessel .
*
Yea ,
I hear the whispering of many --
terror on every side !--
as they scheme together against me ,
as they plot to take my life .
*
But I trust in thee ,
O LORD ,
I say , "
Thou art my God ."
*
My times are in thy hand ;
deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors !
*
Let thy face shine on thy servant ;
save me in thy steadfast love !
*
Let me not be put to shame ,
O LORD ,
for I call on thee ;
let the wicked be put to shame ,
let them go dumbfounded to Sheol .
*
Let the lying lips be dumb ,
which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt .
*
O how abundant is thy goodness ,
which thou hast laid up for those who fear thee ,
and wrought for those who take refuge in thee ,
in the sight of the sons of men !
*
In the covert of thy presence thou hidest them from the plots of men ;
thou holdest them safe under thy shelter from the strife of tongues .
*
Blessed be the LORD ,
for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me when I was beset as in a besieged city .
*
I had said in my alarm , "
I am driven far from thy sight ."
But thou didst hear my supplications ,
when I cried to thee for help .
*
Love the LORD ,
all you his saints !
The LORD preserves the faithful ,
but abundantly requites him who acts haughtily . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
31:25 )
Be strong ,
and let your heart take courage ,
all you who wait for the LORD ! ]
*
A Psalm of David .
A Maskil .
*
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven ,
whose sin is covered .
*
Blessed is the man to whom the LORD imputes no iniquity ,
and in whose spirit there is no deceit .
*
When I declared not my sin ,
my body wasted away through my groaning all day long .
*
For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me ;
my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer . [
Selah ]
*
I acknowledged my sin to thee ,
and I did not hide my iniquity ;
I said , "
I will confess my transgressions to the LORD ";
then thou didst forgive the guilt of my sin . [
Selah ]
*
Therefore let every one who is godly offer prayer to thee ;
at a time of distress ,
in the rush of great waters ,
they shall not reach him .
*
Thou art a hiding place for me ,
thou preservest me from trouble ;
thou dost encompass me with deliverance . [
Selah ]
*
I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go ;
I will counsel you with my eye upon you .
*
Be not like a horse or a mule ,
without understanding ,
which must be curbed with bit and bridle ,
else it will not keep with you .
*
Many are the pangs of the wicked ;
but steadfast love surrounds him who trusts in the LORD . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
32:12 )
Be glad in the LORD ,
and rejoice ,
O righteous ,
and shout for joy ,
all you upright in heart ! ]
*
Rejoice in the LORD ,
O you righteous !
Praise befits the upright .
*
Praise the LORD with the lyre ,
make melody to him with the harp of ten strings !
*
Sing to him a new song ,
play skilfully on the strings ,
with loud shouts .
*
For the word of the LORD is upright ;
and all his work is done in faithfulness .
*
He loves righteousness and justice ;
the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD .
*
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made ,
and all their host by the breath of his mouth .
*
He gathered the waters of the sea as in a bottle ;
he put the deeps in storehouses .
*
Let all the earth fear the LORD ,
let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him !
*
For he spoke ,
and it came to be ;
he commanded ,
and it stood forth .
*
The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nought ;
he frustrates the plans of the peoples .
*
The counsel of the LORD stands for ever ,
the thoughts of his heart to all generations .
*
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD ,
the people whom he has chosen as his heritage !
*
The LORD looks down from heaven ,
he sees all the sons of men ;
*
from where he sits enthroned he looks forth on all the inhabitants of the earth ,
*
he who fashions the hearts of them all ,
and observes all their deeds .
*
A king is not saved by his great army ;
a warrior is not delivered by his great strength .
*
The war horse is a vain hope for victory ,
and by its great might it cannot save .
*
Behold ,
the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him ,
on those who hope in his steadfast love ,
*
that he may deliver their soul from death ,
and keep them alive in famine .
*
Our soul waits for the LORD ;
he is our help and shield .
*
Yea ,
our heart is glad in him ,
because we trust in his holy name .
*
Let thy steadfast love ,
O LORD ,
be upon us ,
even as we hope in thee .
*
A Psalm of David ,
when he feigned madness before Abimelech ,
so that he drove him out ,
and he went away .
*
I will bless the LORD at all times ;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth .
*
My soul makes its boast in the LORD ;
let the afflicted hear and be glad .
*
O magnify the LORD with me ,
and let us exalt his name together !
*
I sought the LORD ,
and he answered me ,
and delivered me from all my fears .
*
Look to him ,
and be radiant ;
so your faces shall never be ashamed .
*
This poor man cried ,
and the LORD heard him ,
and saved him out of all his troubles .
*
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him ,
and delivers them .
*
O taste and see that the LORD is good !
Happy is the man who takes refuge in him !
*
O fear the LORD ,
you his saints ,
for those who fear him have no want !
*
The young lions suffer want and hunger ;
but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing .
*
Come ,
O sons ,
listen to me ,
I will teach you the fear of the LORD .
*
What man is there who desires life ,
and covets many days ,
that he may enjoy good ?
*
Keep your tongue from evil ,
and your lips from speaking deceit .
*
Depart from evil ,
and do good ;
seek peace ,
and pursue it .
*
The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous ,
and his ears toward their cry .
*
The face of the LORD is against evildoers ,
to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth .
*
When the righteous cry for help ,
the LORD hears ,
and delivers them out of all their troubles .
*
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted ,
and saves the crushed in spirit .
*
Many are the afflictions of the righteous ;
but the LORD delivers him out of them all .
*
He keeps all his bones ;
not one of them is broken .
*
Evil shall slay the wicked ;
and those who hate the righteous will be condemned . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
34:23 )
The LORD redeems the life of his servants ;
none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned . ]
*
A Psalm of David .
*
Contend ,
O LORD ,
with those who contend with me ;
fight against those who fight against me !
*
Take hold of shield and buckler ,
and rise for my help !
*
Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers !
Say to my soul , "
I am your deliverance !"
*
Let them be put to shame and dishonor who seek after my life !
Let them be turned back and confounded who devise evil against me !
*
Let them be like chaff before the wind ,
with the angel of the LORD driving them on !
*
Let their way be dark and slippery ,
with the angel of the LORD pursuing them !
*
For without cause they hid their net for me ;
without cause they dug a pit for my life .
*
Let ruin come upon them unawares !
And let the net which they hid ensnare them ;
let them fall therein to ruin !
*
Then my soul shall rejoice in the LORD ,
exulting in his deliverance .
*
All my bones shall say , "
O LORD ,
who is like thee ,
thou who deliverest the weak from him who is too strong for him ,
the weak and needy from him who despoils him ?"
*
Malicious witnesses rise up ;
they ask me of things that I know not .
*
They requite me evil for good ;
my soul is forlorn .
*
But I ,
when they were sick --
I wore sackcloth ,
I afflicted myself with fasting .
I prayed with head bowed on my bosom ,
*
as though I grieved for my friend or my brother ;
I went about as one who laments his mother ,
bowed down and in mourning .
*
But at my stumbling they gathered in glee ,
they gathered together against me ;
cripples whom I knew not slandered me without ceasing ;
*
they impiously mocked more and more ,
gnashing at me with their teeth .
*
How long ,
O LORD ,
wilt thou look on ?
Rescue me from their ravages ,
my life from the lions !
*
Then I will thank thee in the great congregation ;
in the mighty throng I will praise thee .
*
Let not those rejoice over me who are wrongfully my foes ,
and let not those wink the eye who hate me without cause .
*
For they do not speak peace ,
but against those who are quiet in the land they conceive words of deceit .
*
They open wide their mouths against me ;
they say , "
Aha ,
Aha !
our eyes have seen it !"
*
Thou hast seen ,
O LORD ;
be not silent !
O Lord ,
be not far from me !
*
Bestir thyself ,
and awake for my right ,
for my cause ,
my God and my Lord !
*
Vindicate me ,
O LORD ,
my God ,
according to thy righteousness ;
and let them not rejoice over me !
*
Let them not say to themselves , "
Aha ,
we have our heart '
s desire !"
Let them not say , "
We have swallowed him up ."
*
Let them be put to shame and confusion altogether who rejoice at my calamity !
Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me !
*
Let those who desire my vindication shout for joy and be glad ,
and say evermore , "
Great is the LORD ,
who delights in the welfare of his servant !" [ (
Psalms strkjv @
35:29 )
Then my tongue shall tell of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long . ]
*
To the choirmaster .
A Psalm of David ,
the servant of the LORD .
*
Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in his heart ;
there is no fear of God before his eyes .
*
For he flatters himself in his own eyes that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated .
*
The words of his mouth are mischief and deceit ;
he has ceased to act wisely and do good .
*
He plots mischief while on his bed ;
he sets himself in a way that is not good ;
he spurns not evil .
*
Thy steadfast love ,
O LORD ,
extends to the heavens ,
thy faithfulness to the clouds .
*
Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God ,
thy judgments are like the great deep ;
man and beast thou savest ,
O LORD .
*
How precious is thy steadfast love ,
O God !
The children of men take refuge in the shadow of thy wings .
*
They feast on the abundance of thy house ,
and thou givest them drink from the river of thy delights .
*
For with thee is the fountain of life ;
in thy light do we see light .
*
O continue thy steadfast love to those who know thee ,
and thy salvation to the upright of heart !
*
Let not the foot of arrogance come upon me ,
nor the hand of the wicked drive me away . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
36:13 )
There the evildoers lie prostrate ,
they are thrust down ,
unable to rise . ]
*
A Psalm of David .
*
Fret not yourself because of the wicked ,
be not envious of wrongdoers !
*
For they will soon fade like the grass ,
and wither like the green herb .
*
Trust in the LORD ,
and do good ;
so you will dwell in the land ,
and enjoy security .
*
Take delight in the LORD ,
and he will give you the desires of your heart .
*
Commit your way to the LORD ;
trust in him ,
and he will act .
*
He will bring forth your vindication as the light ,
and your right as the noonday .
*
Be still before the LORD ,
and wait patiently for him ;
fret not yourself over him who prospers in his way ,
over the man who carries out evil devices !
*
Refrain from anger ,
and forsake wrath !
Fret not yourself ;
it tends only to evil .
*
For the wicked shall be cut off ;
but those who wait for the LORD shall possess the land .
*
Yet a little while ,
and the wicked will be no more ;
though you look well at his place ,
he will not be there .
*
But the meek shall possess the land ,
and delight themselves in abundant prosperity .
*
The wicked plots against the righteous ,
and gnashes his teeth at him ;
*
but the LORD laughs at the wicked ,
for he sees that his day is coming .
*
The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows ,
to bring down the poor and needy ,
to slay those who walk uprightly ;
*
their sword shall enter their own heart ,
and their bows shall be broken .
*
Better is a little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked .
*
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken ;
but the LORD upholds the righteous .
*
The LORD knows the days of the blameless ,
and their heritage will abide for ever ;
*
they are not put to shame in evil times ,
in the days of famine they have abundance .
*
But the wicked perish ;
the enemies of the LORD are like the glory of the pastures ,
they vanish--like smoke they vanish away .
*
The wicked borrows ,
and cannot pay back ,
but the righteous is generous and gives ;
*
for those blessed by the LORD shall possess the land ,
but those cursed by him shall be cut off .
*
The steps of a man are from the LORD ,
and he establishes him in whose way he delights ;
*
though he fall ,
he shall not be cast headlong ,
for the LORD is the stay of his hand .
*
I have been young ,
and now am old ;
yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging bread .
*
He is ever giving liberally and lending ,
and his children become a blessing .
*
Depart from evil ,
and do good ;
so shall you abide for ever .
*
For the LORD loves justice ;
he will not forsake his saints .
The righteous shall be preserved for ever ,
but the children of the wicked shall be cut off .
*
The righteous shall possess the land ,
and dwell upon it for ever .
*
The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom ,
and his tongue speaks justice .
*
The law of his God is in his heart ;
his steps do not slip .
*
The wicked watches the righteous ,
and seeks to slay him .
*
The LORD will not abandon him to his power ,
or let him be condemned when he is brought to trial .
*
Wait for the LORD ,
and keep to his way ,
and he will exalt you to possess the land ;
you will look on the destruction of the wicked .
*
I have seen a wicked man overbearing ,
and towering like a cedar of Lebanon .
*
Again I passed by ,
and ,
lo ,
he was no more ;
though I sought him ,
he could not be found .
*
Mark the blameless man ,
and behold the upright ,
for there is posterity for the man of peace .
*
But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed ;
the posterity of the wicked shall be cut off .
*
The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD ;
he is their refuge in the time of trouble . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
37:41 )
The LORD helps them and delivers them ;
he delivers them from the wicked ,
and saves them ,
because they take refuge in him . ]
*
A Psalm of David ,
for the memorial offering .
*
O LORD ,
rebuke me not in thy anger ,
nor chasten me in thy wrath !
*
For thy arrows have sunk into me ,
and thy hand has come down on me .
*
There is no soundness in my flesh because of thy indignation ;
there is no health in my bones because of my sin .
*
For my iniquities have gone over my head ;
they weigh like a burden too heavy for me .
*
My wounds grow foul and fester because of my foolishness ,
*
I am utterly bowed down and prostrate ;
all the day I go about mourning .
*
For my loins are filled with burning ,
and there is no soundness in my flesh .
*
I am utterly spent and crushed ;
I groan because of the tumult of my heart .
*
Lord ,
all my longing is known to thee ,
my sighing is not hidden from thee .
*
My heart throbs ,
my strength fails me ;
and the light of my eyes--it also has gone from me .
*
My friends and companions stand aloof from my plague ,
and my kinsmen stand afar off .
*
Those who seek my life lay their snares ,
those who seek my hurt speak of ruin ,
and meditate treachery all the day long .
*
But I am like a deaf man ,
I do not hear ,
like a dumb man who does not open his mouth .
*
Yea ,
I am like a man who does not hear ,
and in whose mouth are no rebukes .
*
But for thee ,
O LORD ,
do I wait ;
it is thou ,
O LORD my God ,
who wilt answer .
*
For I pray , "
Only let them not rejoice over me ,
who boast against me when my foot slips !"
*
For I am ready to fall ,
and my pain is ever with me .
*
I confess my iniquity ,
I am sorry for my sin .
*
Those who are my foes without cause are mighty ,
and many are those who hate me wrongfully .
*
Those who render me evil for good are my adversaries because I follow after good .
*
Do not forsake me ,
O LORD !
O my God ,
be not far from me ! [ (
Psalms strkjv @
38:23 )
Make haste to help me ,
O Lord ,
my salvation ! ]
*
To the choirmaster :
to Jeduthun .
A Psalm of David .
*
I said , "
I will guard my ways ,
that I may not sin with my tongue ;
I will bridle my mouth ,
so long as the wicked are in my presence ."
*
I was dumb and silent ,
I held my peace to no avail ;
my distress grew worse ,
*
my heart became hot within me .
As I mused ,
the fire burned ;
then I spoke with my tongue :
* "
LORD ,
let me know my end ,
and what is the measure of my days ;
let me know how fleeting my life is !
*
Behold ,
thou hast made my days a few handbreadths ,
and my lifetime is as nothing in thy sight .
Surely every man stands as a mere breath ! [
Selah ]
*
Surely man goes about as a shadow !
Surely for nought are they in turmoil ;
man heaps up ,
and knows not who will gather !
* "
And now ,
Lord ,
for what do I wait ?
My hope is in thee .
*
Deliver me from all my transgressions .
Make me not the scorn of the fool !
*
I am dumb ,
I do not open my mouth ;
for it is thou who hast done it .
*
Remove thy stroke from me ;
I am spent by the blows of thy hand .
*
When thou dost chasten man with rebukes for sin ,
thou dost consume like a moth what is dear to him ;
surely every man is a mere breath ! [
Selah ]
* "
Hear my prayer ,
O LORD ,
and give ear to my cry ;
hold not thy peace at my tears !
For I am thy passing guest ,
a sojourner ,
like all my fathers . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
39:14 )
Look away from me ,
that I may know gladness ,
before I depart and be no more !" ]
*
To the choirmaster .
A Psalm of David .
*
I waited patiently for the LORD ;
he inclined to me and heard my cry .
*
He drew me up from the desolate pit ,
out of the miry bog ,
and set my feet upon a rock ,
making my steps secure .
*
He put a new song in my mouth ,
a song of praise to our God .
Many will see and fear ,
and put their trust in the LORD .
*
Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust ,
who does not turn to the proud ,
to those who go astray after false gods !
*
Thou hast multiplied ,
O LORD my God ,
thy wondrous deeds and thy thoughts toward us ;
none can compare with thee !
Were I to proclaim and tell of them ,
they would be more than can be numbered .
*
Sacrifice and offering thou dost not desire ;
but thou hast given me an open ear .
Burnt offering and sin offering thou hast not required .
*
Then I said , "
Lo ,
I come ;
in the roll of the book it is written of me ;
*
I delight to do thy will ,
O my God ;
thy law is within my heart ."
*
I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation ;
lo ,
I have not restrained my lips ,
as thou knowest ,
O LORD .
*
I have not hid thy saving help within my heart ,
I have spoken of thy faithfulness and thy salvation ;
I have not concealed thy steadfast love and thy faithfulness from the great congregation .
*
Do not thou ,
O LORD ,
withhold thy mercy from me ,
let thy steadfast love and thy faithfulness ever preserve me !
*
For evils have encompassed me without number ;
my iniquities have overtaken me ,
till I cannot see ;
they are more than the hairs of my head ;
my heart fails me .
*
Be pleased ,
O LORD ,
to deliver me !
O LORD ,
make haste to help me !
*
Let them be put to shame and confusion altogether who seek to snatch away my life ;
let them be turned back and brought to dishonor who desire my hurt !
*
Let them be appalled because of their shame who say to me , "
Aha ,
Aha !"
*
But may all who seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee ;
may those who love thy salvation say continually , "
Great is the LORD !" [ (
Psalms strkjv @
40:18 )
As for me ,
I am poor and needy ;
but the Lord takes thought for me .
Thou art my help and my deliverer ;
do not tarry ,
O my God ! ]
*
To the choirmaster .
A Psalm of David .
*
Blessed is he who considers the poor !
The LORD delivers him in the day of trouble ;
*
the LORD protects him and keeps him alive ;
he is called blessed in the land ;
thou dost not give him up to the will of his enemies .
*
The LORD sustains him on his sickbed ;
in his illness thou healest all his infirmities .
*
As for me ,
I said , "
O LORD ,
be gracious to me ;
heal me ,
for I have sinned against thee !"
*
My enemies say of me in malice : "
When will he die ,
and his name perish ?"
*
And when one comes to see me ,
he utters empty words ,
while his heart gathers mischief ;
when he goes out ,
he tells it abroad .
*
All who hate me whisper together about me ;
they imagine the worst for me .
*
They say , "
A deadly thing has fastened upon him ;
he will not rise again from where he lies ."
*
Even my bosom friend in whom I trusted ,
who ate of my bread ,
has lifted his heel against me .
*
But do thou ,
O LORD ,
be gracious to me ,
and raise me up ,
that I may requite them !
*
By this I know that thou art pleased with me ,
in that my enemy has not triumphed over me .
*
But thou hast upheld me because of my integrity ,
and set me in thy presence for ever . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
41:14 )
Blessed be the LORD ,
the God of Israel ,
from everlasting to everlasting !
Amen and Amen . ]
*
To the choirmaster .
A Maskil of the Sons of Korah .
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