Psalms 116:19-150:6

Darby(i) 19 In the courts of Jehovah`s house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah! 117 1 Praise Jehovah, all ye nations; laud him, all ye peoples; 2 For his loving-kindness is great toward us, and the truth of Jehovah [endureth] for ever. Hallelujah! 118 1 Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever. 2 Oh let Israel say, that his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever. 3 Oh let the house of Aaron say, that his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever. 4 Oh let them that fear Jehovah say, that his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever. 5 I called upon Jah in distress; Jah answered me [and set me] in a large place. 6 Jehovah is for me, I will not fear; what can man do unto me? 7 Jehovah is for me among them that help me; and I shall see [my desire] upon them that hate me. 8 It is better to trust in Jehovah than to put confidence in man; 9 It is better to trust in Jehovah than to put confidence in nobles. 10 All nations encompassed me; but in the name of Jehovah have I destroyed them. 11 They encompassed me, yea, encompassed me; but in the name of Jehovah have I destroyed them. 12 They encompassed me like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of Jehovah have I destroyed them. 13 Thou hast thrust hard at me that I might fall; but Jehovah helped me. 14 My strength and song is Jah, and he is become my salvation. 15 The voice of triumph and salvation is in the tents of the righteous: the right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly; 16 The right hand of Jehovah is exalted, the right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly. 17 I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of Jah. 18 Jah hath chastened me sore; but he hath not given me over unto death. 19 Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will enter into them; Jah will I praise. 20 This is the gate of Jehovah: the righteous shall enter therein. 21 I will give thee thanks, for thou hast answered me, and art become my salvation. 22 [The] stone which the builders rejected hath become the head of the corner: 23 This is of Jehovah; it is wonderful in our eyes. 24 This is the day that Jehovah hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. 25 Oh save, Jehovah, I beseech thee; Jehovah, I beseech thee, oh send prosperity! 26 Blessed be he that cometh in the name of Jehovah. We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah. 27 Jehovah is ?God, and he hath given us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, -- up to the horns of the altar. 28 Thou art my ?God, and I will give thee thanks; my God, I will exalt thee. 29 Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever. 119 1 ALEPH. Blessed are the perfect in the way, who walk in the law of Jehovah. 2 Blessed are they that observe his testimonies, that seek him with the whole heart; 3 Who also do no unrighteousness: they walk in his ways. 4 Thou hast enjoined thy precepts, to be kept diligently. 5 Oh that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes! 6 Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments. 7 I will give thee thanks with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. 8 I will keep thy statutes: forsake me not utterly. 9 BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his path? by taking heed according to thy word. 10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: let me not wander from thy commandments. 11 Thy ?word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee. 12 Blessed art thou, Jehovah! teach me thy statutes. 13 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth. 14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as [much as] in all wealth. 15 I will meditate upon thy precepts, and have respect unto thy paths. 16 I delight myself in thy statutes; I will not forget thy word. 17 GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant [and] I shall live; and I will keep thy word. 18 Open mine eyes, and I shall behold wondrous things out of thy law. 19 I am a stranger in the land; hide not thy commandments from me. 20 My soul breaketh for longing after thy judgments at all times. 21 Thou hast rebuked the proud [that are] cursed, who wander from thy commandments. 22 Roll off from me reproach and contempt; for I observe thy testimonies. 23 Princes also did sit [and] talk together against me: thy servant doth meditate in thy statutes. 24 Thy testimonies also are my delight [and] my counsellors. 25 DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken me according to thy word. 26 I have declared my ways, and thou hast answered me: teach me thy statutes. 27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts, and I will meditate upon thy wondrous works. 28 My soul melteth for sadness: strengthen me according to thy word. 29 Remove from me the way of falsehood, and graciously grant me thy law. 30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness; thy judgments have I set [before me]. 31 I cleave unto thy testimonies; Jehovah, let me not be ashamed. 32 I will run the way of thy commandments when thou shalt enlarge my heart. 33 HE. Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes, and I will observe it [unto] the end. 34 Give me understanding, and I will observe thy law; and I will keep it with [my] whole heart. 35 Make me to walk in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight. 36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to gain. 37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; quicken me in thy way. 38 Establish thy ?word unto thy servant, who is [devoted] to thy fear. 39 Turn away my reproach which I fear; for thy judgments are good. 40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness. 41 VAU. And let thy loving-kindness come unto me, O Jehovah, -- thy salvation according to thy ?word. 42 So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me; for I confide in thy word. 43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; because I have hoped in thy judgments. 44 Then will I keep thy law continually, for ever and ever; 45 And I will walk at liberty, for I have sought thy precepts; 46 And I will speak of thy testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed; 47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved; 48 And I will lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and I will meditate in thy statutes. 49 ZAIN. Remember the word for thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope. 50 This is my comfort in mine affliction; for thy ?word hath quickened me. 51 The proud have derided me beyond measure: I have not declined from thy law. 52 I remembered thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, and have comforted myself. 53 Burning indignation hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked who forsake thy law. 54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. 55 I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, and have kept thy law. 56 This I have had, because I have observed thy precepts. 57 CHETH. My portion, O Jehovah, I have said, is to keep thy words. 58 I have sought thy favour with [my] whole heart: be gracious unto me according to thy ?word. 59 I have thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. 60 I have made haste, and not delayed, to keep thy commandments. 61 The bands of the wicked have wrapped me round: I have not forgotten thy law. 62 At midnight I rise up to give thanks unto thee, because of thy righteous judgments. 63 I am the companion of all that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts. 64 The earth, O Jehovah, is full of thy loving-kindness: teach me thy statutes. 65 TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Jehovah, according to thy word. 66 Teach me good discernment and knowledge; for I have believed in thy commandments. 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep thy ?word. 68 Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes. 69 The proud have forged falsehood against me: I will observe thy precepts with [my] whole heart. 70 Their heart is as fat as grease: as for me, I delight in thy law. 71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes. 72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. 73 YOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, and I will learn thy commandments. 74 They that fear thee will see me, and rejoice; because I have hoped in thy word. 75 I know, Jehovah, that thy Judgments are righteousness, and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me. 76 Oh let thy loving-kindness be for my comfort, according to thy ?word unto thy servant. 77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; for thy law is my delight. 78 Let the proud be ashamed; for they have acted perversely towards me with falsehood: as for me, I meditate in thy precepts. 79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that know thy testimonies. 80 Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes, that I be not ashamed. 81 CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation; I hope in thy word. 82 Mine eyes fail for thy ?word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? 83 For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; I do not forget thy statutes. 84 How many shall be the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me? 85 The proud have digged pits for me, which is not according to thy law. 86 All thy commandments are faithfulness. They persecute me wrongfully: help thou me. 87 They had almost consumed me upon the earth; but as for me, I forsook not thy precepts. 88 Quicken me according to thy loving-kindness, and I will keep the testimony of thy mouth. 89 LAMED. For ever, O Jehovah, thy word is settled in the heavens. 90 Thy faithfulness is from generation to generation: thou hast established the earth, and it standeth. 91 By thine ordinances they stand this day; for all things are thy servants. 92 Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction. 93 I will never forget thy precepts; for by them thou hast quickened me. 94 I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts. 95 The wicked have awaited me to destroy me; [but] I attend unto thy testimonies. 96 I have seen an end of all perfection: thy commandment is exceeding broad. 97 MEM. Oh how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day. 98 Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; for they are ever with me. 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers; for thy testimonies are my meditation. 100 I understand more than the aged, because I have observed thy precepts. 101 I have refrained my feet from every evil path, that I might keep thy word. 102 I have not departed from thy judgments; for it is thou that hast taught me. 103 How sweet are thy ?words unto my taste! more than honey to my mouth! 104 From thy precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false path. 105 NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. 106 I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments. 107 I am afflicted very much; O Jehovah, quicken me according to thy word. 108 Accept, I beseech thee, Jehovah, the voluntary-offerings of my mouth, and teach me thy judgments. 109 My life is continually in my hand; but I do not forget thy law. 110 The wicked have laid a snare for me; but I have not wandered from thy precepts. 111 Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; for they are the rejoicing of my heart. 112 I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes for ever, unto the end. 113 SAMECH. The double-minded have I hated; but thy law do I love. 114 Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word. 115 Depart from me, ye evil-doers; and I will observe the commandments of my God. 116 Uphold me according to thy ?word, that I may live; and let me not be ashamed of my hope. 117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe; and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually. 118 Thou hast set at nought all them that wander from thy statutes; for their deceit is falsehood. 119 Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth [like] dross; therefore I love thy testimonies. 120 My flesh shuddereth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments. 121 AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors. 122 Be surety for thy servant for good; let not the proud oppress me. 123 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the ?word of thy righteousness. 124 Deal with thy servant according to thy loving-kindness, and teach me thy statutes. 125 I am thy servant; give me understanding that I may know thy testimonies. 126 It is time for Jehovah to work: they have made void thy law. 127 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold. 128 Therefore I regard all [thy] precepts concerning all things to be right: I hate every false path. 129 PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; therefore doth my soul observe them. 130 The entrance of thy words giveth light, giving understanding unto the simple. 131 I opened my mouth wide and panted; for I longed for thy commandments. 132 Turn unto me, and be gracious unto me, as thou art wont to do unto those that love thy name. 133 Establish my steps in thy ?word; and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. 134 Deliver me from the oppression of man; and I will keep thy precepts. 135 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant, and teach me thy statutes. 136 Mine eyes run down with streams of water, because they keep not thy law. 137 TZADE. Righteous art thou, Jehovah, and upright are thy judgments. 138 Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness and exceeding faithfulness. 139 My zeal destroyeth me, because mine oppressors have forgotten thy words. 140 Thy ?word is exceeding pure, and thy servant loveth it. 141 I am little and despised: thy precepts have I not forgotten. 142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is truth. 143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold upon me: thy commandments are my delights. 144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is for ever: give me understanding, and I shall live. 145 KOPH. I have called with [my] whole heart; answer me, O Jehovah: I will observe thy statutes. 146 I call upon thee; save me, and I will keep thy testimonies. 147 I anticipate the morning-dawn and I cry: I hope in thy word. 148 Mine eyes anticipate the night-watches, that I may meditate in thy ?word. 149 Hear my voice according to thy loving-kindness: O Jehovah, quicken me according to thy judgment. 150 They have drawn nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law. 151 Thou, Jehovah, art near, and all thy commandments are truth. 152 From thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever. 153 RESH. See mine affliction, and deliver me; for I have not forgotten thy law. 154 Plead my cause, and redeem me: quicken me according to thy ?word. 155 Salvation is far from the wicked; for they seek not thy statutes. 156 Many are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah; quicken me according to thy judgments. 157 Many are my persecutors and mine oppressors; I have not declined from thy testimonies. 158 I beheld them that deal treacherously, and was grieved; because they kept not thy ?word. 159 See how I have loved thy precepts: quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy loving-kindness. 160 The sum of thy word is truth, and every righteous judgment of thine is for ever. 161 SHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. 162 I have joy in thy ?word, as one that findeth great spoil. 163 I hate and abhor falsehood; thy law do I love. 164 Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments. 165 Great peace have they that love thy law, and nothing doth stumble them. 166 I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and have done thy commandments. 167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies, and I love them exceedingly. 168 I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies; for all my ways are before thee. 169 TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, Jehovah: give me understanding according to thy word. 170 Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy ?word. 171 My lips shall pour forth praise when thou hast taught me thy statutes. 172 My tongue shall speak aloud of thy ?word; for all thy commandments are righteousness. 173 Let thy hand be for my help; for I have chosen thy precepts. 174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and thy law is my delight. 175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me. 176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep: seek thy servant; for I have not forgotten thy commandments. 120 1 {A Song of degrees.} In my trouble I called unto Jehovah, and he answered me. 2 Jehovah, deliver my soul from the lying lip, from the deceitful tongue. 3 What shall be given unto thee, what shall be added unto thee, thou deceitful tongue? 4 Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with burning coals of broom-wood. 5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar! 6 My soul hath long dwelt with them that hate peace. 7 I [am for] peace; but when I speak, *they* [are] for war. 121 1 {A Song of degrees.} I lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: whence shall my help come? 2 My help [cometh] from Jehovah, who made the heavens and the earth. 3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved; he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 Jehovah is thy keeper, Jehovah is thy shade upon thy right hand; 6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. 7 Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; he will keep thy soul. 8 Jehovah will keep thy going out and thy coming in, from henceforth and for evermore. 122 1 {A Song of degrees. Of David.} I rejoiced when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of Jehovah. 2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. 3 Jerusalem, which art built as a city that is compact together, 4 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of Jah, a testimony to Israel, to give thanks unto the name of Jehovah. 5 For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David. 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. 7 Peace be within thy bulwarks, prosperity within thy palaces. 8 For my brethren and companions` sakes I will say, Peace be within thee! 9 Because of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good. 123 1 {A Song of degrees.} Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. 2 Behold, as the eyes of servants [look] unto the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress, so our eyes [are directed] to Jehovah our God, until he be gracious unto us. 3 Be gracious unto us, O Jehovah, be gracious unto us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. 4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, with the contempt of the proud. 124 1 {A Song of degrees. Of David.} If it had not been Jehovah who was for us -- oh let Israel say -- 2 If it had not been Jehovah who was for us, when men rose up against us, 3 Then they had swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us; 4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, a torrent had gone over our soul; 5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. 6 Blessed be Jehovah, who gave us not up a prey to their teeth! 7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we have escaped. 8 Our help is in the name of Jehovah, the maker of heavens and earth. 125 1 {A Song of degrees.} They that confide in Jehovah are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved; it abideth for ever. 2 Jerusalem! -- mountains are round about her, and Jehovah is round about his people, from henceforth and for evermore. 3 For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. 4 Do good, O Jehovah, unto the good, and to them that are upright in their hearts. 5 But as for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, Jehovah will lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel! 126 1 {A Song of degrees.} When Jehovah turned the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with rejoicing: then said they among the nations, Jehovah hath done great things for them. 3 Jehovah hath done great things for us; [and] we are joyful. 4 Turn our captivity, O Jehovah, as the streams in the south. 5 They that sow in tears shall reap with rejoicing: 6 He goeth forth and weepeth, bearing seed for scattering; he cometh again with rejoicing, bearing his sheaves. 127 1 {A Song of degrees. Of Solomon.} Unless Jehovah build the house, in vain do its builders labour in it; unless Jehovah keep the city, the keeper watcheth in vain: 2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to lie down late, to eat the bread of sorrows: so to his beloved one he giveth sleep. 3 Lo, children are an inheritance from Jehovah, [and] the fruit of the womb a reward. 4 As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth. 5 Happy is the man that hath filled his quiver with them. They shall not be ashamed when they speak with enemies in the gate. 128 1 {A Song of degrees.} Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, that walketh in his ways. 2 For thou shalt eat the labour of thy hands; happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. 3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine in the inner part of thy house; thy children like olive-plants round about thy table. 4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that feareth Jehovah. 5 Jehovah will bless thee out of Zion; and mayest thou see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life, 6 And see thy children`s children. Peace be upon Israel! 129 1 {A Song of degrees.} Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth -- oh let Israel say -- 2 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth; yet they have not prevailed against me. 3 The ploughers ploughed upon my back; they made long their furrows. 4 Jehovah is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. 5 Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all that hate Zion; 6 Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth before it is plucked up, 7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand, nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom; 8 Neither do the passers-by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; we bless you in the name of Jehovah! 130 1 {A Song of degrees.} Out of the depths do I call upon thee, Jehovah. 2 Lord, hear my voice; let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. 3 If thou, Jah, shouldest mark iniquities, Lord, who shall stand? 4 But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. 5 I wait for Jehovah; my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. 6 My soul [waiteth] for the Lord more than the watchers [wait] for the morning, [more than] the watchers for the morning. 7 Let Israel hope in Jehovah, because with Jehovah there is loving-kindness, and with him is plenteous redemption; 8 And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities. 131 1 {A Song of degrees. Of David.} Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; neither do I exercise myself in great matters, and in things too wonderful for me. 2 Surely I have restrained and composed my soul, like a weaned child with its mother: my soul within me is as a weaned child. 3 Let Israel hope in Jehovah, from henceforth and for evermore. 132 1 {A Song of degrees.} Jehovah, remember for David all his affliction; 2 How he swore unto Jehovah, vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob: 3 I will not come into the tent of my house, I will not go up to the couch of my bed; 4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, slumber to mine eyelids, 5 Until I find out a place for Jehovah, habitations for the Mighty One of Jacob. ... 6 Behold, we heard of it at Ephratah, we found it in the fields of the wood. 7 Let us go into his habitations, let us worship at his footstool. 8 Arise, Jehovah, into thy rest, thou and the ark of thy strength. 9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness, and let thy saints shout for joy. 10 For thy servant David`s sake, turn not away the face of thine anointed. 11 Jehovah hath sworn [in] truth unto David; he will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne; 12 If thy children keep my covenant, and my testimonies which I will teach them, their children also for evermore shall sit upon thy throne. 13 For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his dwelling: 14 This is my rest for ever; here will I dwell, for I have desired it. 15 I will abundantly bless her provision; I will satisfy her needy ones with bread; 16 And I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. 17 There will I cause the horn of David to bud forth; I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. 18 His enemies will I clothe with shame; but upon himself shall his crown flourish. 133 1 {A Song of degrees. Of David.} Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! 2 Like the precious oil upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, upon Aaron`s beard, that ran down to the hem of his garments; 3 As the dew of Hermon that descendeth on the mountains of Zion; for there hath Jehovah commanded the blessing, life for evermore. 134 1 {A Song of degrees.} Behold, bless Jehovah, all ye servants of Jehovah, who by night stand in the house of Jehovah. 2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless Jehovah. 3 Jehovah, the maker of heavens and earth, bless thee out of Zion. 135 1 Hallelujah! Praise the name of Jehovah; praise, ye servants of Jehovah, 2 Ye that stand in the house of Jehovah, in the courts of the house of our God. 3 Praise ye Jah; for Jehovah is good: sing psalms unto his name; for it is pleasant. 4 For Jah hath chosen Jacob unto himself, Israel for his own possession. 5 For *I* know that Jehovah is great, and our Lord is above all gods. 6 Whatsoever Jehovah pleased, he hath done in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all deeps; 7 Who causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; who maketh lightnings for the rain; who bringeth the wind out of his treasuries: 8 Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast; 9 Who sent signs and miracles into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh and upon all his servants; 10 Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings, 11 Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan; 12 And gave their land for an inheritance, an inheritance unto Israel his people. 13 Thy name, O Jehovah, is for ever; thy memorial, O Jehovah, from generation to generation. 14 For Jehovah will judge his people, and will repent in favour of his servants. 15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men`s hands: 16 They have a mouth, and they speak not; eyes have they, and they see not; 17 They have ears, and they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouth. 18 They that make them are like unto them, -- every one that confideth in them. 19 House of Israel, bless ye Jehovah; house of Aaron, bless ye Jehovah; 20 House of Levi, bless ye Jehovah; ye that fear Jehovah, bless Jehovah. 21 Blessed be Jehovah out of Zion, who dwelleth at Jerusalem! Hallelujah! 136 1 Give ye thanks unto Jehovah, for he is good; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever: 2 Give thanks unto the God of gods, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever; 3 Give thanks unto the Lord of lords, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever. 4 To him who alone doeth great wonders, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever: 5 To him that by understanding made the heavens, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever; 6 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever; 7 To him that made great lights, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever; 8 The sun for rule over the day, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever, 9 The moon and stars for rule over the night, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever: 10 To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever, 11 And brought out Israel from among them, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever, 12 With a powerful hand and with a stretched-out arm, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever; 13 To him that divided the Red sea into parts, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever, 14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever, 15 And overturned Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever; 16 To him that led his people through the wilderness, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever; 17 To him that smote great kings, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever, 18 And slew famous kings, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever; 19 Sihon king of the Amorites, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever, 20 And Og king of Bashan, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever; 21 And gave their land for an inheritance, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever, 22 An inheritance unto Israel his servant, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever: 23 Who hath remembered us in our low estate, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever; 24 And hath delivered us from our oppressors, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever: 25 Who giveth food to all flesh, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever. 26 Give ye thanks unto the ?God of the heavens; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever. 137 1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down; yea, we wept when we remembered Zion. 2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. 3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that made us wail [required] mirth, [saying,] Sing us [one] of the songs of Zion. 4 How should we sing a song of Jehovah`s upon a foreign soil? 5 If I forget thee, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget [its skill]; 6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to my palate: if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. 7 Remember, O Jehovah, against the sons of Edom, the day of Jerusalem; who said, Lay [it] bare, Lay [it] bare, down to its foundation! 8 Daughter of Babylon, who art to be laid waste, happy he that rendereth unto thee that which thou hast meted out to us. 9 Happy he that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the rock. 138 1 {[A Psalm] of David.} I will give thee thanks with my whole heart; before the gods will I sing psalms of thee. 2 I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness, and celebrate thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth; for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. 3 In the day when I called thou answeredst me; thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul. 4 All the kings of the earth shall celebrate thee, Jehovah, when they have heard the words of thy mouth; 5 And they shall sing in the ways of Jehovah, for great is the glory of Jehovah. 6 For Jehovah is high; but he looketh upon the lowly, and the proud he knoweth afar off. 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the anger of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. 8 Jehovah will perfect what concerneth me: thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, [endureth] for ever; forsake not the works of thine own hands. 139 1 {To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known [me]. 2 *Thou* knowest my down-sitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off; 3 Thou searchest out my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways; 4 For there is not yet a word on my tongue, [but] lo, O Jehovah, thou knowest it altogether. 5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thy hand upon me. 6 O knowledge too wonderful for me! it is high, I cannot [attain] unto it. 7 Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? and whither flee from thy presence? 8 If I ascend up into the heavens thou art there; or if I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou [art there]; 9 [If] I take the wings of the dawn [and] dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, 10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. 11 And if I say, Surely darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night; 12 Even darkness hideth not from thee, and the night shineth as the day: the darkness is as the light. 13 For thou hast possessed my reins; thou didst cover me in my mother`s womb. 14 I will praise thee, for I am fearfully, wonderfully made. Marvellous are thy works; and [that] my soul knoweth right well. 15 My bones were not hidden from thee when I was made in secret, curiously wrought in the lower parts of the earth. 16 Thine eyes did see my unformed substance, and in thy book all [my members] were written; [during many] days were they fashioned, when [as yet] there was none of them. 17 But how precious are thy thoughts unto me, O ?God! how great is the sum of them! 18 [If] I would count them, they are more in number than the sand. When I awake, I am still with thee. 19 Oh that thou wouldest slay the wicked, O +God! And ye men of blood, depart from me. 20 For they speak of thee wickedly, they take [thy name] in vain, thine enemies. 21 Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee? and do not I loathe them that rise up against thee? 22 I hate them with perfect hatred; I account them mine enemies. 23 Search me, O ?God, and know my heart; prove me, and know my thoughts; 24 And see if there be any grievous way in me; and lead me in the way everlasting. 140 1 {To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} Free me, O Jehovah, from the evil man; preserve me from the violent man: 2 Who devise mischiefs in [their] heart; every day are they banded together for war. 3 They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; adders` poison is under their lips. Selah. 4 Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked [man], preserve me from the violent man, who devise to overthrow my steps. 5 The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the way-side; they have set traps for me. Selah. 6 I have said unto Jehovah, Thou art my ?God: give ear, O Jehovah, to the voice of my supplications. 7 Jehovah, the Lord, is the strength of my salvation: thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. 8 Grant not, O Jehovah, the desire of the wicked; further not his device: they would exalt themselves. Selah. 9 [As for] the head of those that encompass me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. 10 Let burning coals fall on them; let them be cast into the fire; into deep waters, that they rise not up again. 11 Let not the man of [evil] tongue be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the man of violence to [his] ruin. 12 I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted one, the right of the needy. 13 Yea, the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name; the upright shall dwell in thy presence. 141 1 {A Psalm of David.} Jehovah, I have called upon thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee. 2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening oblation. 3 Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. 4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise deeds of wickedness with men that are workers of iniquity; and let me not eat of their dainties. 5 Let the righteous smite me, it is kindness; and let him reprove me, it is an excellent oil which my head shall not refuse: for yet my prayer also is [for them] in their calamities. 6 When their judges are thrown down from the rocks, they shall hear my words, for they are sweet. 7 Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol, as when one cutteth and cleaveth [wood] upon the earth. 8 For unto thee, Jehovah, Lord, are mine eyes; in thee do I trust: leave not my soul destitute. 9 Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, and from the traps of the workers of iniquity. 10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that *I* withal pass over. 142 1 {An instruction of David; when he was in the cave: a prayer.} I cry unto Jehovah with my voice: with my voice unto Jehovah do I make supplication. 2 I pour out my plaint before him; I shew before him my trouble. 3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then *thou* knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they hidden a snare for me. 4 Look on the right hand and see; there is no man that knoweth me: refuge hath failed me; no man careth for my soul. 5 I cried unto thee, Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, my portion in the land of the living. 6 Attend unto my cry, for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I. 7 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may celebrate thy name. The righteous shall surround me, because thou dealest bountifully with me. 143 1 {A Psalm of David.} Jehovah, hear my prayer; give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, in thy righteousness. 2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant; for in thy sight no man living shall be justified. 3 For the enemy persecuteth my soul: he hath crushed my life down to the earth; he hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead. 4 And my spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate. 5 I remember the days of old: I meditate on all thy doing; I muse on the work of thy hands. 6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul, as a parched land, [thirsteth] after thee. Selah. 7 Answer me speedily, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, or I shall be like unto them that go down into the pit. 8 Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morning, for in thee do I confide; make me to know the way wherein I should walk, for unto thee do I lift up my soul. 9 Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: unto thee do I flee for refuge. 10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: let thy good Spirit lead me in a plain country. 11 Revive me, O Jehovah, for thy name`s sake; in thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble; 12 And in thy loving-kindness cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that oppress my soul: for I am thy servant. 144 1 {[A Psalm] of David.} Blessed be Jehovah my rock, who teacheth my hands to war, my fingers to fight; 2 My mercy and my fortress, my high tower and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I trust, who subdueth my people under me! 3 Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him, the son of man, that thou takest thought of him? 4 Man is like to vanity; his days are as a shadow that passeth away. 5 Jehovah, bow thy heavens, and come down; touch the mountains, that they smoke; 6 Cast forth lightnings, and scatter them; send forth thine arrows, and discomfit them: 7 Stretch out thy hands from above; rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of aliens, 8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood. 9 O God, I will sing a new song unto thee; with the ten-stringed lute will I sing psalms unto thee: 10 Who givest salvation unto kings; who rescuest David thy servant from the hurtful sword. 11 Rescue me, and deliver me from the hand of aliens, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood. 12 That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; our daughters as corner-columns, sculptured after the fashion of a palace: 13 Our granaries full, affording all manner of store; our sheep bringing forth thousands, ten thousands in our pastures; 14 Our kine laden [with young]; no breaking in and no going forth, and no outcry in our streets. 15 Blessed the people that is in such a case! Blessed the people whose God is Jehovah! 145 1 {A Psalm of praise. Of David.} I will extol thee, my God, O King, and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. 2 Every day will I bless thee, and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. 3 Great is Jehovah, and exceedingly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. 4 One generation shall laud thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. 5 I will speak of the glorious splendour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works. 6 And they shall tell of the might of thy terrible acts; and thy great deeds will I declare. 7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. 8 Jehovah is gracious and merciful; slow to anger, and of great loving-kindness. 9 Jehovah is good to all; and his tender mercies are over all his works. 10 All thy works shall praise thee, Jehovah, and thy saints shall bless thee. 11 They shall tell of the glory of thy kingdom, and speak of thy power; 12 To make known to the children of men his mighty acts, and the glorious splendour of his kingdom. 13 Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all ages, and thy dominion is throughout all generations. 14 Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all that are bowed down. 15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their food in its season. 16 Thou openest thy hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. 17 Jehovah is righteous in all his ways, and kind in all his works. 18 Jehovah is nigh unto all that call upon him, unto all that call upon him in truth. 19 He fulfilleth the desire of them that fear him; he heareth their cry, and saveth them. 20 Jehovah keepeth all that love him, and all the wicked will he destroy. 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of Jehovah; and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever. 146 1 Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah, O my soul. 2 As long as I live will I praise Jehovah; I will sing psalms unto my God while I have my being. 3 Put not confidence in nobles, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. 4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his purposes perish. 5 Blessed is he who hath the ?God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Jehovah his God, 6 Who made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is therein; who keepeth truth for ever; 7 Who executeth judgment for the oppressed, who giveth bread to the hungry. Jehovah looseth the prisoners; 8 Jehovah openeth [the eyes of] the blind; Jehovah raiseth up them that are bowed down; Jehovah loveth the righteous; 9 Jehovah preserveth the strangers; he lifteth up the fatherless and the widow; but the way of the wicked doth he subvert. 10 Jehovah will reign for ever, [even] thy God, O Zion, from generation to generation. Halleluiah! 147 1 Praise ye Jah! for it is good. Sing psalms of our God; for it is pleasant: praise is comely. 2 Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth the outcasts of Israel. 3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. 4 He counteth the number of the stars; he giveth names to them all. 5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. 6 Jehovah lifteth up the meek; he abaseth the wicked to the earth. 7 Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; sing psalms upon the harp unto our God: 8 Who covereth the heavens with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains; 9 Who giveth to the cattle their food, to the young ravens which cry. 10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse, he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man; 11 Jehovah taketh pleasure in those that fear him, in those that hope in his loving-kindness. 12 Laud Jehovah, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. 13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee; 14 He maketh peace in thy borders; he satisfieth thee with the finest of the wheat. 15 He sendeth forth his oracles to the earth: his word runneth very swiftly. 16 He giveth snow like wool, scattereth the hoar frost like ashes; 17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold? 18 He sendeth his word, and melteth them; he causeth his wind to blow -- the waters flow. 19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. 20 He hath not dealt thus with any nation; and as for [his] judgments, they have not known them. Hallelujah! 148 1 Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah from the heavens; praise him in the heights. 2 Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all his hosts. 3 Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all ye stars of light. 4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens. 5 Let them praise the name of Jehovah, for he it is that commanded, and they were created: 6 And he established them for ever and ever; he made [for them] a statute which shall not pass. 7 Praise Jehovah from the earth, ye sea-monsters, and all deeps; 8 Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind fulfilling his word; 9 Mountains and all hills, fruit-trees and all cedars; 10 Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and winged fowl; 11 Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth; 12 Both young men and maidens, old men with youths, -- 13 Let them praise the name of Jehovah: for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above the earth and the heavens. 14 And he hath lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints, [even] of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Hallelujah! 149 1 Hallelujah! Sing unto Jehovah a new song; [sing] his praise in the congregation of the godly. 2 Let Israel rejoice in his Maker; let the sons of Zion be joyful in their King. 3 Let them praise his name in the dance; let them sing psalms unto him with the tambour and harp. 4 For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people; he beautifieth the meek with salvation. 5 Let the godly exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds. 6 Let the high praises of ?God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand: 7 To execute vengeance against the nations, [and] punishment among the peoples; 8 To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; 9 To execute upon them the judgment written. This honour have all his saints. Hallelujah! 150 1 Hallelujah! Praise ?God in his sanctuary; praise him in the firmament of his power. 2 Praise him in his mighty acts; praise him according to the abundance of his greatness. 3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet; praise him with lute and harp; 4 Praise him with the tambour and dance; praise him with stringed instruments and the pipe; 5 Praise him with loud cymbals; praise him with high sounding cymbals. 6 Let everything that hath breath praise Jah. Hallelujah!