Psalms:42-72
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BOOK II As the hart panteth after the water brooks ,
so panteth my soul after Thee ,
O God .
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My soul thirsteth for God ,
for the living God : '
When shall I come and appear before God ?'
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My tears have been my food day and night ,
while they say unto me all the day : '
Where is Thy God ?'
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These things I remember ,
and pour out my soul within me ,
how I passed on with the throng ,
and led them to the house of God ,
with the voice of joy and praise ,
a multitude keeping holyday .
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Why art thou cast down ,
O my soul ?
and why moanest thou within me ?
Hope thou in God ;
for I shall yet praise Him for the salvation of His countenance .
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O my God ,
my soul is cast down within me ;
therefore do I remember Thee from the land of Jordan ,
and the Hermons ,
from the hill Mizar .
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Deep calleth unto deep at the voice of Thy cataracts ;
all Thy waves and Thy billows are gone over me .
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By day the LORD will command His lovingkindness ,
and in the night His song shall be with me ,
even a prayer unto the God of my life .
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I will say unto God my Rock : '
Why hast Thou forgotten me ?
Why go I mourning under the oppression of the enemy ?'
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As with a crushing in my bones ,
mine adversaries taunt me ;
while they say unto me all the day : '
Where is Thy God ?'
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Why art thou cast down ,
O my soul ?
and why moanest thou within me ?
Hope thou in God ;
for I shall yet praise Him ,
the salvation of my countenance ,
and my God .
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Be Thou my judge ,
O God ,
and plead my cause against an ungodly nation ;
O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man .
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For Thou art the God of my strength ;
why hast Thou cast me off ?
Why go I mourning under the oppression of the enemy ?
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O send out Thy light and Thy truth ;
let them lead me ;
let them bring me unto Thy holy mountain ,
and to Thy dwelling-places .
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Then will I go unto the altar of God ,
unto God ,
my exceeding joy ;
and praise Thee upon the harp ,
O God ,
my God .
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Why art thou cast down ,
O my soul ?
and why moanest thou within me ?
Hope thou in God ;
for I shall yet praise Him ,
the salvation of my countenance ,
and my God .
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O God ,
we have heard with our ears ,
our fathers have told us ;
a work Thou didst in their days ,
in the days of old .
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Thou with Thy hand didst drive out the nations ,
and didst plant them in ;
Thou didst break the peoples ,
and didst spread them abroad .
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For not by their own sword did they get the land in possession ,
neither did their own arm save them ;
but Thy right hand ,
and Thine arm ,
and the light of Thy countenance ,
because Thou wast favourable unto them .
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Thou art my King ,
O God ;
command the salvation of Jacob .
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Through Thee do we push down our adversaries ;
through Thy name do we tread them under that rise up against us .
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For I trust not in my bow ,
neither can my sword save me .
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But Thou hast saved us from our adversaries ,
and hast put them to shame that hate us .
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In God have we gloried all the day ,
and we will give thanks unto Thy name for ever .
Selah
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Yet Thou hast cast off ,
and brought us to confusion ;
and goest not forth with our hosts .
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Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary ;
and they that hate us spoil at their will .
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Thou hast given us like sheep to be eaten ;
and hast scattered us among the nations .
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Thou sellest Thy people for small gain ,
and hast not set their prices high .
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Thou makest us a taunt to our neighbours ,
a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us .
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Thou makest us a byword among the nations ,
a shaking of the head among the peoples .
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All the day is my confusion before me ,
and the shame of my face hath covered me ,
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For the voice of him that taunteth and blasphemeth ;
by reason of the enemy and the revengeful .
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All this is come upon us ;
yet have we not forgotten Thee ,
neither have we been false to Thy covenant .
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Our heart is not turned back ,
neither have our steps declined from Thy path ;
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Though Thou hast crushed us into a place of jackals ,
and covered us with the shadow of death .
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If we had forgotten the name of our God ,
or spread forth our hands to a strange god ;
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Would not God search this out ?
For He knoweth the secrets of the heart .
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Nay ,
but for Thy sake are we killed all the day ;
we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter .
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Awake ,
why sleepest Thou ,
O Lord ?
Arouse Thyself ,
cast not off for ever .
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Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face ,
and forgettest our affliction and our oppression ?
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For our soul is bowed down to the dust ;
our belly cleaveth unto the earth .
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Arise for our help ,
and redeem us for Thy mercy '
s sake .
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My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter ;
I say : '
My work is concerning a king ';
my tongue is the pen of a ready writer .
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Thou art fairer than the children of men ;
grace is poured upon thy lips ;
therefore God hath blessed thee for ever .
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Gird thy sword upon thy thigh ,
O mighty one ,
thy glory and thy majesty .
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And in thy majesty prosper ,
ride on ,
in behalf of truth and meekness and righteousness ;
and let thy right hand teach thee tremendous things .
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Thine arrows are sharp--the peoples fall under thee --
they sink into the heart of the king '
s enemies .
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Thy throne given of God is for ever and ever ;
a sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom .
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Thou hast loved righteousness ,
and hated wickedness ;
therefore God ,
thy God ,
hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows .
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Myrrh ,
and aloes ,
and cassia are all thy garments ;
out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad .
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Kings '
daughters are among thy favourites ;
at thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir .
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Hearken ,
O daughter ,
and consider ,
and incline thine ear ;
forget also thine own people ,
and thy father '
s house ;
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So shall the king desire thy beauty ;
for he is thy lord ;
and do homage unto him .
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And ,
O daughter of Tyre ,
the richest of the people shall entreat thy favour with a gift .'
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All glorious is the king '
s daughter within the palace ;
her raiment is of chequer work inwrought with gold .
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She shall be led unto the king on richly woven stuff ;
the virgins her companions in her train being brought unto thee .
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They shall be led with gladness and rejoicing ;
they shall enter into the king '
s palace .
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Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons ,
whom thou shalt make princes in all the land .
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I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations ;
therefore shall the peoples praise thee for ever and ever .
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God is our refuge and strength ,
a very present help in trouble .
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Therefore will we not fear ,
though the earth do change ,
and though the mountains be moved into the heart of the seas ;
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Though the waters thereof roar and foam ,
though the mountains shake at the swelling thereof .
Selah
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There is a river ,
the streams whereof make glad the city of God ,
the holiest dwelling-place of the Most High .
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God is in the midst of her ,
she shall not be moved ;
God shall help her ,
at the approach of morning .
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Nations were in tumult ,
kingdoms were moved ;
He uttered His voice ,
the earth melted .
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The LORD of hosts is with us ;
the God of Jacob is our high tower .
Selah
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Come ,
behold the works of the LORD ,
who hath made desolations in the earth .
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He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth ;
He breaketh the bow ,
and cutteth the spear in sunder ;
He burneth the chariots in the fire .
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Let be ,
and know that I am God ;
I will be exalted among the nations ,
I will be exalted in the earth .'
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The LORD of hosts is with us ;
the God of Jacob is our high tower .
Selah
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O clap your hands ,
all ye peoples ;
shout unto God with the voice of triumph .
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For the LORD is most high ,
awful ;
a great King over all the earth .
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He subdueth peoples under us ,
and nations under our feet .
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He chooseth our inheritance for us ,
the pride of Jacob whom He loveth .
Selah
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God is gone up amidst shouting ,
the LORD amidst the sound of the horn .
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Sing praises to God ,
sing praises ;
sing praises unto our King ,
sing praises .
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For God is the King of all the earth ;
sing ye praises in a skilful song .
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God reigneth over the nations ;
God sitteth upon His holy throne .
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The princes of the peoples are gathered together ,
the people of the God of Abraham ;
for unto God belong the shields of the earth ;
He is greatly exalted .
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Great is the LORD ,
and highly to be praised ,
in the city of our God ,
His holy mountain ,
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Fair in situation ,
the joy of the whole earth ;
even mount Zion ,
the uttermost parts of the north ,
the city of the great King .
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God in her palaces hath made Himself known for a stronghold .
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For ,
lo ,
the kings assembled themselves ,
they came onward together .
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They saw ,
straightway they were amazed ;
they were affrighted ,
they hasted away .
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Trembling took hold of them there ,
pangs ,
as of a woman in travail .
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With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish .
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As we have heard ,
so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts ,
in the city of our God--God establish it for ever .
Selah
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We have thought on Thy lovingkindness ,
O God ,
in the midst of Thy temple .
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As is Thy name ,
O God ,
so is Thy praise unto the ends of the earth ;
Thy right hand is full of righteousness .
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Let mount Zion be glad ,
let the daughters of Judah rejoice ,
because of Thy judgments .
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Walk about Zion ,
and go round about her ;
count the towers thereof .
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Mark ye well her ramparts ,
traverse her palaces ;
that ye may tell it to the generation following .
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For such is God ,
our God ,
for ever and ever ;
He will guide us eternally .
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Hear this ,
all ye peoples ;
give ear ,
all ye inhabitants of the world ,
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Both low and high ,
rich and poor together .
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My mouth shall speak wisdom ,
and the meditation of my heart shall be understanding .
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I will incline mine ear to a parable ;
I will open my dark saying upon the harp .
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Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil ,
when the iniquity of my supplanters compasseth me about ,
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Of them that trust in their wealth ,
and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches ?
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No man can by any means redeem his brother ,
nor give to God a ransom for him --
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For too costly is the redemption of their soul ,
and must be let alone for ever --
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That he should still live alway ,
that he should not see the pit .
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For he seeth that wise men die ,
the fool and the brutish together perish ,
and leave their wealth to others .
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Their inward thought is ,
that their houses shall continue for ever ,
and their dwelling-places to all generations ;
they call their lands after their own names .
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But man abideth not in honour ;
he is like the beasts that perish .
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This is the way of them that are foolish ,
and of those who after them approve their sayings .
Selah
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Like sheep they are appointed for the nether-world ;
death shall be their shepherd ;
and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning ;
and their form shall be for the nether-world to wear away ,
that there be no habitation for it .
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But God will redeem my soul from the power of the nether-world ;
for He shall receive me .
Selah
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Be not thou afraid when one waxeth rich ,
when the wealth of his house is increased ;
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For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away ;
his wealth shall not descend after him .
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Though while he lived he blessed his soul : '
Men will praise thee ,
when thou shalt do well to thyself ';
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It shall go to the generation of his fathers ;
they shall never see the light .
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Man that is in honour understandeth not ;
he is like the beasts that perish .
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A Psalm of Asaph .
God ,
God ,
the LORD ,
hath spoken ,
and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof .
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Out of Zion ,
the perfection of beauty ,
God hath shined forth .
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Our God cometh ,
and doth not keep silence ;
a fire devoureth before Him ,
and round about Him it stormeth mightily .
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He calleth to the heavens above ,
and to the earth ,
that He may judge His people :
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Gather My saints together unto Me ;
those that have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice .'
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And the heavens declare His righteousness ;
for God ,
He is judge .
Selah
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Hear ,
O My people ,
and I will speak ;
O Israel ,
and I will testify against thee :
God ,
thy God ,
am I .
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I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices ;
and thy burnt-offerings are continually before Me .
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I will take no bullock out of thy house ,
nor he-goats out of thy folds .
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For every beast of the forest is Mine ,
and the cattle upon a thousand hills .
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I know all the fowls of the mountains ;
and the wild beasts of the field are Mine .
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If I were hungry ,
I would not tell thee ;
for the world is Mine ,
and the fulness thereof .
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Do I eat the flesh of bulls ,
or drink the blood of goats ?
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Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving ;
and pay thy vows unto the Most High ;
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And call upon Me in the day of trouble ;
I will deliver thee ,
and thou shalt honour Me .'
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But unto the wicked God saith : '
What hast thou to do to declare My statutes ,
and that thou hast taken My covenant in thy mouth ?
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Seeing thou hatest instruction ,
and castest My words behind thee .
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When thou sawest a thief ,
thou hadst company with him ,
and with adulterers was thy portion .
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Thou hast let loose thy mouth for evil ,
and thy tongue frameth deceit .
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Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother ;
thou slanderest thine own mother '
s son .
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These things hast thou done ,
and should I have kept silence ?
Thou hadst thought that I was altogether such a one as thyself ;
but I will reprove thee ,
and set the cause before thine eyes .
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Now consider this ,
ye that forget God ,
lest I tear in pieces ,
and there be none to deliver .
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Whoso offereth the sacrifice of thanksgiving honoureth Me ;
and to him that ordereth his way aright will I show the salvation of God .'
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Be gracious unto me ,
O God ,
according to Thy mercy ;
according to the multitude of Thy compassions blot out my transgressions .
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Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity ,
and cleanse me from my sin .
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For I know my transgressions ;
and my sin is ever before me .
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Against Thee ,
Thee only ,
have I sinned ,
and done that which is evil in Thy sight ;
that Thou mayest be justified when Thou speakest ,
and be in the right when Thou judgest .
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Behold ,
I was brought forth in iniquity ,
and in sin did my mother conceive me .
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Behold ,
Thou desirest truth in the inward parts ;
make me ,
therefore ,
to know wisdom in mine inmost heart .
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Purge me with hyssop ,
and I shall be clean ;
wash me ,
and I shall be whiter than snow .
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Make me to hear joy and gladness ;
that the bones which Thou hast crushed may rejoice .
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Hide Thy face from my sins ,
and blot out all mine iniquities .
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Create me a clean heart ,
O God ;
and renew a stedfast spirit within me .
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Cast me not away from Thy presence ;
and take not Thy holy spirit from me .
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Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation ;
and let a willing spirit uphold me .
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Then will I teach transgressors Thy ways ;
and sinners shall return unto Thee .
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Deliver me from bloodguiltiness ,
O God ,
Thou God of my salvation ;
so shall my tongue sing aloud of Thy righteousness .
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O Lord ,
open Thou my lips ;
and my mouth shall declare Thy praise .
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For Thou delightest not in sacrifice ,
else would I give it ;
Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering .
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The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit ;
a broken and a contrite heart ,
O God ,
Thou wilt not despise .
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Do good in Thy favour unto Zion ;
build Thou the walls of Jerusalem .
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Then wilt Thou delight in the sacrifices of righteousness ,
in burnt-offering and whole offering ;
then will they offer bullocks upon Thine altar .
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Why boastest thou thyself of evil ,
O mighty man ?
The mercy of God endureth continually .
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Thy tongue deviseth destruction ;
like a sharp razor ,
working deceitfully .
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Thou lovest evil more than good ;
falsehood rather than speaking righteousness .
Selah
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Thou lovest all devouring words ,
the deceitful tongue .
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God will likewise break thee for ever ,
He will take thee up ,
and pluck thee out of thy tent ,
and root thee out of the land of the living .
Selah
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The righteous also shall see ,
and fear ,
and shall laugh at him :
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Lo ,
this is the man that made not God his stronghold ;
but trusted in the abundance of his riches ,
and strengthened himself in his wickedness .'
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But as for me ,
I am like a leafy olive-tree in the house of God ;
I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever .
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I will give Thee thanks for ever ,
because Thou hast done it ;
and I will wait for Thy name ,
for it is good ,
in the presence of Thy saints .
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The fool hath said in his heart : '
There is no God ';
they have dealt corruptly ,
and have done abominable iniquity ;
there is none that doeth good .
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God looked forth from heaven upon the children of men ,
to see if there were any man of understanding ,
that did seek after God .
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Every one of them is unclean ,
they are together become impure ;
there is none that doeth good ,
no ,
not one .
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Shall not the workers of iniquity know it ,
who eat up My people as they eat bread ,
and call not upon God ?'
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There are 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 rejected them .
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Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion !
When God turneth the captivity of His people ,
let Jacob rejoice ,
let Israel be glad .
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O God ,
save me by Thy name ,
and right me by Thy might .
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O God ,
hear my prayer ;
give ear to the words of my mouth .
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For strangers are risen up against me ,
and violent men have sought after my soul ;
they have not set God before them .
Selah
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Behold ,
God is my helper ;
the Lord is for me as the upholder of my soul .
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He will requite the evil unto them that lie in wait for me ;
destroy Thou them in Thy truth .
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With a freewill-offering will I sacrifice unto Thee ;
I will give thanks unto Thy name ,
O LORD ,
for it is good .
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For He hath delivered me out of all trouble ;
and mine eye hath gazed upon mine enemies .
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Give ear ,
O God ,
to my prayer ;
and hide not Thyself from my supplication .
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Attend unto me ,
and hear me ;
I am distraught in my complaint ,
and will moan ;
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Because of the voice of the enemy ,
because of the oppression of the wicked ;
for they cast mischief upon me ,
and in anger they persecute me .
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My heart doth writhe within me ;
and the terrors of death are fallen upon me .
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Fear and trembling come upon me ,
and horror hath overwhelmed me .
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And I said : '
Oh that I had wings like a dove !
then would I fly away ,
and be at rest .
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Lo ,
then would I wander far off ,
I would lodge in the wilderness .
Selah
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I would haste me to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest .'
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Destroy ,
O Lord ,
and divide their tongue ;
for I have seen violence and strife in the city .
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Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof ;
iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it .
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Wickedness is in the midst thereof ;
oppression and guile depart not from her broad place .
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For it was not an enemy that taunted me ,
then I could have borne it ;
neither was it mine adversary that did magnify himself against me ,
then I would have hid myself from him .
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But it was thou ,
a man mine equal ,
my companion ,
and my familiar friend ;
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We took sweet counsel together ,
in the house of God we walked with the throng .
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May He incite death against them ,
let them go down alive into the nether-world ;
for evil is in their dwelling ,
and within them .
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As for me ,
I will call upon God ;
and the LORD shall save me .
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Evening ,
and morning ,
and at noon ,
will I complain ,
and moan ;
and He hath heard my voice .
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He hath redeemed my soul in peace so that none came nigh me ;
for they were many that strove with me .
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God shall hear ,
and humble them ,
even He that is enthroned of old ,
Selah ,
such as have no changes ,
and fear not God .
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He hath put forth his hands against them that were at peace with him ;
he hath profaned his covenant .
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Smoother than cream were the speeches of his mouth ,
but his heart was war ;
his words were softer than oil ,
yet were they keen-edged swords .
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Cast thy burden upon the LORD ,
and He will sustain thee ;
He will never suffer the righteous to be moved .
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But Thou ,
O God ,
wilt bring them down into the nethermost pit ;
men of blood and deceit shall not live out half their days ;
but as for me ,
I will trust in Thee .
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Be gracious unto me ,
O God ,
for man would swallow me up ;
all the day he fighting oppresseth me .
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They that lie in wait for me would swallow me up all the day ;
for they are many that fight against me ,
O Most High ,
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In the day that I am afraid ,
I will put my trust in Thee .
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In God--I will praise His word--in God do I trust ,
I will not be afraid ;
what can flesh do unto me ?
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All the day they trouble mine affairs ;
all their thoughts are against me for evil .
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They gather themselves together ,
they hide themselves ,
they mark my steps ;
according as they have waited for my soul .
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Because of iniquity cast them out ;
in anger bring down the peoples ,
O God .
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Thou has counted my wanderings ;
put Thou my tears into Thy bottle ;
are they not in Thy book ?
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Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call ;
this I know ,
that God is for me .
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In God--I will praise His word--in the LORD--I will praise His word --
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In God do I trust ,
I will not be afraid ;
what can man do unto me ?
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Thy vows are upon me ,
O God ;
I will render thank-offerings unto Thee .
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For thou hast delivered my soul from death ;
hast Thou not delivered my feet from stumbling ?
that I may walk before God in the light of the living .
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Be gracious unto me ,
O God ,
be gracious unto me ,
for in Thee hath my soul taken refuge ;
yea ,
in the shadow of Thy wings will I take refuge ,
until calamities be overpast .
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I will cry unto God Most high ;
unto God that accomplisheth it for me .
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He will send from heaven ,
and save me ,
when he that would swallow me up taunteth ;
Selah ;
God shall send forth His mercy and His truth .
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My soul is among lions ,
I do lie down among them that are aflame ;
even the sons of men ,
whose teeth are spears and arrows ,
and their tongue a sharp sword .
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Be Thou exalted ,
O God ,
above the heavens ;
Thy glory be above all the earth .
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They have prepared a net for my steps ,
my soul is bowed down ;
they have digged a pit before me ,
they are fallen into the midst thereof themselves .
Selah
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My heart is stedfast ,
O God ,
my heart is stedfast ;
I will sing ,
yea ,
I will sing praises .
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Awake ,
my glory ;
awake ,
psaltery and harp ;
I will awake the dawn .
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I will give thanks unto Thee ,
O Lord ,
among the peoples ;
I will sing praises unto Thee among the nations .
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For Thy mercy is great unto the heavens ,
and Thy truth unto the skies .
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Be Thou exalted ,
O God ,
above the heavens ;
Thy glory be above all the earth .
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Do ye indeed speak as a righteous company ?
Do ye judge with equity the sons of men ?
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Yea ,
in heart ye work wickedness ;
ye weigh out in the earth the violence of your hands .
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The wicked are estranged from the womb ;
the speakers of lies go astray as soon as they are born .
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Their venom is like the venom of a serpent ;
they are like the deaf asp that stoppeth her ear ;
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Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers ,
or of the most cunning binder of spells .
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Break their teeth ,
O God ,
in their mouth ;
break out the cheek-teeth of the young lions ,
O LORD .
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Let them melt away as water that runneth apace ;
when he aimeth his arrows ,
let them be as though they were cut off .
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Let them be as a snail which melteth and passeth away ;
like the untimely births of a woman ,
that have not seen the sun .
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Before your pots can feel the thorns ,
He will sweep it away with a whirlwind ,
the raw and the burning alike .
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The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance ;
he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked .
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And men shall say : '
Verily there is a reward for the righteous ;
verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth .'
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Deliver me from mine enemies ,
O my God ;
set me on high from them that rise up against me .
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Deliver me from the workers of iniquity ,
and save me from the men of blood .
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For ,
lo ,
they lie in wait for my soul ;
the impudent gather themselves together against me ;
not for my transgression ,
nor for my sin ,
O LORD .
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Without my fault ,
they run and prepare themselves ;
awake Thou to help me ,
and behold .
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Thou therefore ,
O LORD God of hosts ,
the God of Israel ,
arouse Thyself to punish all the nations ;
show no mercy to any iniquitous traitors .
Selah
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They return at evening ,
they howl like a dog ,
and go round about the city .
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Behold ,
they belch out with their mouth ;
swords are in their lips : '
For who doth hear ?'
*
But Thou ,
O LORD ,
shalt laugh at them ;
Thou shalt have all the nations in derision .
*
Because of his strength ,
I will wait for Thee ;
for God is my high tower .
*
The God of my mercy will come to meet me ;
God will let me gaze upon mine adversaries .
*
Slay them not ,
lest my people forget ,
make them wander to and fro 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 be no more ;
and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob ,
unto the ends of the earth .
Selah
*
And they return at evening ,
they howl like a dog ,
and go round about the city ;
*
They wander up and down to devour ,
and tarry all night if they have not their fill .
*
But as for me ,
I will sing of Thy strength ;
yea ,
I will sing aloud of Thy mercy in the morning ;
for Thou hast been my high tower ,
and a refuge in the day of my distress .
*
O my strength ,
unto Thee will I sing praises ;
for God is my high tower ,
the God of my mercy .
*
O God ,
Thou hast cast us off ,
Thou hast broken us down ;
Thou hast been angry ;
O restore us .
*
Thou hast made the land to shake ,
Thou hast cleft it ;
heal the breaches thereof ;
for it tottereth .
*
Thou hast made Thy people to see hard things ;
Thou hast made us to drink the wine of staggering .
*
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 answer me .
*
God spoke in His holiness ,
that I would exult ;
that I would divide Shechem ,
and mete out the valley of Succoth .
*
Gilead is mine ,
and Manasseh is mine ;
Ephraim also is the defence of my head ;
Judah is my sceptre .
*
Moab is my washpot ;
upon Edom do I cast my shoe ;
Philistia ,
cry aloud because of me !
*
Who will bring me into the fortified city ?
Who will lead me unto Edom ?
*
Hast not Thou ,
O God ,
cast us off ?
And Thou goest not forth ,
O God ,
with our hosts .
*
Give us help against the adversary ;
for vain is the help of man .
*
Through God we shall do valiantly ;
for He it is that will tread down our adversaries .
*
Hear my cry ,
O God ;
attend unto my prayer .
*
From the end of the earth will I call unto Thee ,
when my heart fainteth ;
lead me to a rock that is too high for me .
*
For Thou hast been a refuge for me ,
a tower of strength in the face of the enemy .
*
I will dwell in Thy Tent for ever ;
I will take refuge in the covert of Thy wings .
Selah
*
For Thou ,
O God ,
hast heard my vows ;
Thou hast granted the heritage of those that fear Thy name .
*
Mayest Thou add days unto the king '
s days !
May his years be as many generations !
*
May he be enthroned before God for ever !
Appoint mercy and truth ,
that they may preserve him .
*
So will I sing praise unto Thy name for ever ,
that I may daily perform my vows .
*
Only for God doth my soul wait in stillness ;
from Him cometh my salvation .
*
He only is my rock and my salvation ,
my high tower ,
I shall not be greatly moved .
*
How long will ye set upon a man ,
that ye may slay him ,
all of you ,
as a leaning wall ,
a tottering fence ?
*
They only devise to thrust him down from his height ,
delighting in lies ;
they bless with their mouth ,
but they curse inwardly .
Selah
*
Only for God wait thou in stillness ,
my soul ;
for from Him cometh my hope .
*
He only is my rock and my salvation ,
my high tower ,
I shall not be moved .
*
Upon God resteth 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
*
Men of low degree are vanity ,
and men of high degree are a lie ;
if they be laid in the balances ,
they are together lighter than vanity .
*
Trust not in oppression ,
and put not vain hope in robbery ;
if riches increase ,
set not your heart thereon .
*
God hath spoken once ,
twice have I heard this :
that strength 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 ,
earnestly will I seek Thee ;
my soul thirsteth for Thee ,
my flesh longeth for Thee ,
in a dry and weary land ,
where no water is .
*
So have I looked for Thee in the sanctuary ,
to see Thy power and Thy glory .
*
For Thy lovingkindness is better than life ;
my lips shall praise Thee .
*
So will I bless Thee as long as I live ;
in Thy name will I lift up my hands .
*
My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness ;
and my mouth doth praise Thee with joyful lips ;
*
When I remember Thee upon my couch ,
and meditate on Thee in the night-watches .
*
For Thou hast been my help ,
and in the shadow of Thy wings do I rejoice .
*
My soul cleaveth unto Thee ;
Thy right hand holdeth me fast .
*
But those that seek my soul ,
to destroy it ,
shall go into the nethermost parts of the earth .
*
They shall be hurled to the power of the sword ;
they shall be a portion for foxes .
*
But the king shall rejoice in God ;
every one that sweareth by Him shall glory ;
for the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped .
*
Hear my voice ,
O God ,
in my complaint ;
preserve my life from the terror of the enemy .
*
Hide me from the council of evil-doers ;
from the tumult of the workers of iniquity ;
*
Who have whet their tongue like a sword ,
and have aimed their arrow ,
a poisoned word ;
*
That they may shoot in secret places at the blameless ;
suddenly do they shoot at him ,
and fear not .
*
They encourage one another in an evil matter ;
they converse of laying snares secretly ;
they ask ,
who would see them .
*
They search out iniquities ,
they have accomplished a diligent search ;
even in the inward thought of every one ,
and the deep heart .
*
But God doth shoot at them with an arrow suddenly ;
thence are their wounds .
*
So they make their own tongue a stumbling unto themselves ;
all that see them shake the head .
*
And all men fear ;
and they declare the work of God ,
and understand His doing .
*
The righteous shall be glad in the LORD ,
and shall take refuge in Him ;
and all the upright in heart shall glory .
*
Praise waiteth for Thee ,
O God ,
in Zion ;
and unto Thee the vow is performed .
*
O Thou that hearest prayer ,
unto Thee doth all flesh come .
*
The tale of iniquities is too heavy for me ;
as for our transgressions ,
Thou wilt pardon them .
*
Happy is the man whom Thou choosest ,
and bringest near ,
that he may dwell in Thy courts ;
may we be satisfied with the goodness of Thy house ,
the holy place of Thy temple !
*
With wondrous works dost Thou answer us in righteousness ,
O God of our salvation ;
Thou the confidence of all the ends of the earth ,
and of the far distant seas ;
*
Who by Thy strength settest fast the mountains ,
who art girded about with might ;
*
Who stillest the roaring of the seas ,
the roaring of their waves ,
and the tumult of the peoples ;
*
So that they that dwell in the uttermost parts stand in awe of Thy signs ;
Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice .
*
Thou hast remembered the earth ,
and watered her ,
greatly enriching her ,
with the river of God that is full of water ;
Thou preparest them corn ,
for so preparest Thou her .
*
Watering her ridges abundantly ,
settling down the furrows thereof ,
Thou makest her soft with showers ;
Thou blessest the growth thereof .
*
Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness ;
and Thy paths drop fatness .
*
The pastures of the wilderness do drop ;
and the hills are girded with joy .
*
The meadows are clothed with flocks ;
the valleys also are covered over with corn ;
they shout for joy ,
yea ,
they sing .
*
For the Leader .
A Song ,
a Psalm .
Shout unto God ,
all the earth ;
*
Sing praises unto the glory of His name ;
make His praise glorious .
*
Say unto God : '
How tremendous is Thy work !
Through the greatness of Thy power shall Thine enemies dwindle away before Thee .
*
All the earth shall worship Thee ,
and shall sing praises unto Thee ;
they shall sing praises 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 river on foot ;
there let us rejoice in Him !
*
Who ruleth by His might for ever ;
His eyes keep watch upon the nations ;
let not the rebellious exalt themselves .
Selah
*
Bless our God ,
ye peoples ,
and make the voice of His praise to be heard ;
*
Who hath set our soul in life ,
and suffered not our foot to be moved ,
*
For Thou ,
O God ,
hast tried us ;
Thou hast refined us ,
as silver is refined .
*
Thou didst bring us into the hold ;
Thou didst lay constraint upon our loins .
*
Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads ;
we went through fire and through water ;
but Thou didst bring us out unto abundance .
*
I will come into Thy house with burnt-offerings ,
I will perform unto Thee my vows ,
*
Which my lips have uttered ,
and my mouth hath spoken ,
when I was in distress .
*
I will offer unto Thee burnt-offerings of fatlings ,
with the sweet smoke of rams ;
I will offer bullocks with goats .
Selah
*
Come ,
and hearken ,
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 had regarded iniquity in my heart ,
the Lord would not hear ;
*
But verily God hath heard ;
He hath attended to the voice of my prayer .
*
Blessed be God ,
who hath not turned away my prayer ,
nor His mercy from me .
*
God be gracious unto us ,
and bless us ;
may He cause His face to shine toward us ;
Selah
*
That Thy way may be known upon earth ,
Thy salvation among all nations .
*
Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee ,
O God ;
let the peoples give thanks unto Thee ,
all of them .
*
O let the nations be glad and sing for joy ;
for Thou wilt judge the peoples with equity ,
and lead the nations upon earth .
Selah
*
Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee ,
O God ;
let the peoples give thanks unto Thee ,
all of them .
*
The earth hath yielded her increase ;
may God ,
our own God ,
bless us .
*
May God bless us ;
and let all the ends of the earth fear Him .
*
Let God arise ,
let His enemies be scattered ;
and let them 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 exult before God ;
yea ,
let them rejoice with gladness .
*
Sing unto God ,
sing praises to His name ;
extol Him that rideth upon the skies ,
whose name is the LORD ;
and exult ye before Him .
*
A father of the fatherless ,
and a judge of the widows ,
is God in His holy habitation .
*
God maketh the solitary to dwell in a house ;
He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity ;
the rebellious dwell but in a parched land .
*
O God ,
when Thou wentest forth before Thy people ,
when Thou didst march through the wilderness ;
Selah
*
The earth trembled ,
the heavens also dropped at the presence of God ;
even yon Sinai trembled at the presence of God ,
the God of Israel .
*
A bounteous rain didst Thou pour down ,
O God ;
when Thine inheritance was weary ,
Thou didst confirm it .
*
Thy flock settled therein ;
Thou didst prepare in Thy goodness for the poor ,
O God .
*
The Lord giveth the word ;
the women that proclaim the tidings are a great host .
*
Kings of armies flee ,
they flee ;
and she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil .
*
When ye lie among the sheepfolds ,
the wings of the dove are covered with silver ,
and her pinions with the shimmer of gold .
*
When the Almighty scattereth kings therein ,
it snoweth in Zalmon .
*
A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan ;
a mountain of peaks is the mountain of Bashan .
*
Why look ye askance ,
ye mountains of peaks ,
at the mountain which God hath desired for His abode ?
Yea ,
the LORD will dwell therein for ever .
*
The chariots of God are myriads ,
even thousands upon thousands ;
the Lord is among them ,
as in Sinai ,
in holiness .
*
Thou hast ascended on high ,
Thou hast led captivity captive ;
Thou hast received gifts among men ,
yea ,
among the rebellious also ,
that the LORD God might dwell there .
*
Blessed be the Lord ,
day by day He beareth our burden ,
even the God who is our salvation .
Selah
*
God is unto us a God of deliverances ;
and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues of death .
*
Surely God will smite through the head of His enemies ,
the hairy scalp of him that goeth about in his guiltiness .
*
The Lord said : '
I will bring back from Bashan ,
I will bring them back from the depths of the sea ;
*
That thy foot may wade through blood ,
that the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from thine enemies .'
*
They see Thy goings ,
O God ,
even the goings of my God ,
my King ,
in holiness .
*
The singers go before ,
the minstrels follow after ,
in the midst of damsels playing upon timbrels .
* '
Bless ye God in full assemblies ,
even the Lord ,
ye that are from the fountain of Israel .'
*
There is Benjamin ,
the youngest ,
ruling them ,
the princes of Judah their council ,
the princes of Zebulun ,
the princes of Naphtali .
*
Thy God hath commanded thy strength ;
be strong ,
O God ,
Thou that hast wrought for us
*
Out of Thy temple at Jerusalem ,
whither kings shall bring presents unto Thee .
*
Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds ,
the multitude of the bulls ,
with the calves of the peoples ,
every one submitting himself with pieces of silver ;
He hath scattered the peoples that delight in war !
*
Nobles shall come out of Egypt ;
Ethiopia shall hasten to 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 are of old ;
lo ,
He uttereth His voice ,
a mighty voice .
*
Ascribe ye strength unto God ;
His majesty is over Israel ,
and His strength is in the skies .
*
Awful is God out of thy holy places ;
the God of Israel ,
He giveth strength and power unto the people ;
blessed be God .
*
Save me ,
O God ;
for the waters are come in even unto the soul .
*
I am sunk in deep mire ,
where there is no standing ;
I am come into deep waters ,
and the flood overwhelmeth 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 my head ;
they that would cut me off ,
being mine enemies wrongfully ,
are many ;
should I restore that which I took not away ?
*
O God ,
Thou knowest my folly ;
and my trespasses are not hid from Thee .
*
Let not them that wait for Thee be ashamed through me ,
O Lord GOD of hosts ;
let not those that seek Thee be brought to confusion through me ,
O God of Israel .
*
Because for Thy sake I have borne reproach ;
confusion hath covered my face .
*
I am become a stranger unto my brethren ,
and an alien unto my mother '
s children .
*
Because zeal for Thy house hath eaten me up ,
and the reproaches of them that reproach Thee are fallen upon me .
*
And I wept with my soul fasting ,
and that became unto me a reproach .
*
I made sackcloth also my garment ,
and I became a byword unto them .
*
They that sit in the gate talk of me ;
and I am the song of the drunkards .
*
But as for me ,
let my prayer be unto Thee ,
O LORD ,
in an acceptable time ;
O God ,
in the abundance of Thy mercy ,
answer me with 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 overwhelm me ,
neither let the deep swallow me up ;
and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me .
*
Answer me ,
O LORD ,
for Thy mercy is good ;
according to the multitude of Thy compassions turn Thou unto me .
*
And hide not Thy face from Thy servant ;
for I am in distress ;
answer me speedily .
*
Draw nigh unto my soul ,
and redeem it ;
ransom me because of mine enemies .
*
Thou knowest my reproach ,
and my shame ,
and my confusion ;
mine adversaries are all before Thee .
*
Reproach hath broken my heart ;
and I am sore sick ;
and I looked for some to show compassion ,
but there was none ;
and for comforters ,
but I found none .
*
Yea ,
they put poison into my food ;
and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink .
*
Let their table before them become a snare ;
and when they are in peace ,
let it become a trap .
*
Let their eyes be darkened ,
that they see not ;
and make their loins continually to totter .
*
Pour out Thine indignation upon them ,
and let the fierceness of Thine anger overtake them .
*
Let their encampment be desolate ;
let none dwell in their tents .
*
For they persecute him whom Thou hast smitten ;
and they tell of the pain 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 afflicted and in pain ;
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 .
*
And it shall please the LORD better than a bullock that hath horns and hoofs .
*
The humble shall see it ,
and be glad ;
ye that seek after God ,
let your heart revive .
*
For the LORD hearkeneth unto the needy ,
and despiseth not His prisoners .
*
Let heaven and earth praise Him ,
the seas ,
and every thing that moveth therein .
*
For God will save Zion ,
and build the cities of Judah ;
and they shall abide there ,
and have it in possession .
*
The seed also of His servants shall inherit it ;
and they that love His name shall dwell therein .
*
For the Leader .
A Psalm of David ;
to make memorial .
O God ,
to deliver me ,
O LORD ,
to help me ,
make haste .
*
Let them be ashamed and abashed that seek after my soul ;
let them be turned backward and brought to confusion that delight in my hurt .
*
Let them be turned back by reason 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 ;
O God ,
make haste unto me ;
Thou art my help and my deliverer ;
O LORD ,
tarry not .
*
In Thee ,
O LORD ,
have I taken refuge ;
let me never be ashamed .
*
Deliver me in Thy righteousness ,
and rescue me ;
incline Thine ear unto me ,
and save me .
*
Be Thou to me a sheltering rock ,
whereunto I may continually resort ,
which Thou hast appointed to save me ;
for Thou art my rock and my fortress .
*
O my God ,
rescue me out of the hand of the wicked ,
out of the grasp of the unrighteous and ruthless man .
*
For Thou art my hope ;
O Lord GOD ,
my trust from my youth .
*
Upon Thee have I stayed myself from birth ;
Thou art He that took me out of my mother '
s womb ;
my praise is continually of Thee .
*
I am as a wonder unto many ;
but Thou art my strong refuge .
*
My mouth shall be filled with Thy praise ,
and with Thy glory all the day .
*
Cast me not off in the time of old age ;
when my strength faileth ,
forsake me not .
*
For mine enemies speak concerning me ,
and they that watch for my soul take counsel together ,
*
Saying : '
God hath forsaken him ;
pursue and take him ;
for there is none to deliver .'
*
O God ,
be not far from me ;
O my God ,
make haste to help me .
*
Let them be ashamed and consumed that are adversaries to my soul ;
let them be covered with reproach and confusion that seek my hurt .
*
But as for me ,
I will hope continually ,
and will praise Thee yet more and more .
*
My mouth shall tell of Thy righteousness ,
and of Thy salvation all the day ;
for I know not the numbers thereof .
*
I will come with Thy mighty acts ,
O Lord GOD ;
I will make mention of Thy righteousness ,
even of Thine only .
*
O God ,
Thou hast taught me from my youth ;
and until now do I declare Thy wondrous works .
*
And even unto old age and hoary hairs ,
O God ,
forsake me not ;
until I have declared Thy strength unto the next generation ,
Thy might to every one that is to come .
*
Thy righteousness also ,
O God ,
which reacheth unto high heaven ;
Thou who hast done great things ,
O God ,
who is like unto Thee ?
*
Thou ,
who hast made me to see many and sore troubles ,
wilt quicken me again ,
and bring me up again from the depths of the earth .
*
Thou wilt increase my greatness ,
and turn and comfort me .
*
I also will give thanks unto Thee with the psaltery ,
even unto Thy truth ,
O my God ;
I will sing praises unto Thee with the harp ,
O Thou Holy One of Israel .
*
My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing praises unto Thee ;
and my soul ,
which Thou hast redeemed .
*
My tongue also shall tell of Thy righteousness all the day ;
for they are ashamed ,
for they are abashed ,
that seek my hurt .
*
A Psalm of Solomon .
Give the king Thy judgments ,
O God ,
and Thy righteousness unto the king '
s son ;
*
That he may judge Thy people with righteousness ,
and Thy poor with justice .
*
Let the mountains bear peace to the people ,
and the hills ,
through righteousness .
*
May he judge the poor of the people ,
and save the children of the needy ,
and crush the oppressor .
*
They shall fear Thee while the sun endureth ,
and so long as the moon ,
throughout all generations .
*
May he come down like rain upon the mown grass ,
as showers that water the earth .
*
In his days let the righteous flourish ,
and abundance of peace ,
till the moon be no more .
*
May he have dominion also from sea to sea ,
and from the River unto the ends of the earth .
*
Let them that dwell in the wilderness bow before him ;
and his enemies lick the dust .
*
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute ;
the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts .
*
Yea ,
all kings shall prostrate themselves before him ;
all nations shall serve him .
*
For he will deliver the needy when he crieth ;
the poor also ,
and him that hath no helper .
*
He will have pity on the poor and needy ,
and the souls of the needy he will save .
*
He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence ,
and precious will their blood be in his sight ;
*
That they may live ,
and that he may give them of the gold of Sheba ,
that they may pray for him continually ,
yea ,
bless him all the day .
*
May he be as a rich cornfield in the land upon the top of the mountains ;
may his fruit rustle like Lebanon ;
and may they blossom out of the city like grass of the earth .
*
May his name endure for ever ;
may his name be continued as long as the sun ;
may men also bless themselves by him ;
may all nations call him happy .
*
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 .
*
BOOK III A Psalm of Asaph .
Surely God is good to Israel ,
even to such as are pure in heart .
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