Psalms 81:1-150:6

LXX2012(i) 1 (82) A Psalm for Asaph. God stands in the assembly of gods; and in the midst [of them] will judge gods. 2 How long will you⌃ judge unrighteously, and accept the persons of sinners? Pause. 3 Judge the orphan and poor: do justice to the low and needy. 4 Rescue the needy, and deliver the poor out of the hand of the sinner. 5 They know not, nor understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth shall be shaken. 6 I have said, You⌃ are gods; and all [of you] children of the Most High. 7 But you⌃ die as men, and fall as one of the princes. 8 Arise, O God, judge the earth: for you shall inherit all nations. 82 1 (83) A Song of a Psalm for Asaph. O God, who shall be compared to you? be not silent, neither be still, O God. 2 For behold, your enemies have made a noise; and they that hate you have lifted up the head. 3 Against your people they have craftily imagined a device, and have taken counsel against your saints. 4 They have said, Come, and let us utterly destroy them out of the nation; and let the name of Israel be remembered no more at all. 5 For they have taken counsel together with one consent: they have made a confederacy against you; 6 even the tents of the Idumeans, and the Ismaelites; Moab, and the Agarenes; 7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalec; the Philistines also, with them that dwell at Tyre. 8 Yes, Assur too is come with them: they have become a help to the children of Lot. Pause. 9 Do you to them as to Madiam, and to Sisera; as to Jabin at the brook of Kison. 10 They were utterly destroyed at Aendor: they became as dung for the earth. 11 Make their princes as Oreb and Zeb, and Zebee and Salmana; [even] all their princes: 12 who said, let us take to ourselves the altar of God as an inheritance. 13 O my God, make them as a wheel; as stubble before the face of the wind. 14 As fire which shall burn up a wood, as the flame may consume the mountains; 15 so shall you persecute them with your tempest, and trouble them in your anger. 16 Fill their faces with dishonor; so shall they seek your name, O Lord. 17 Let them be ashamed and troubled for evermore; yes, let them be confounded and destroyed. 18 And let them know that your name is Lord; that you alone are Most High over all the earth. 83 1 (84) For the end, a Psalm for the sons of Core, concerning the wine presses. How amiable are your tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! 2 My soul longs, and faints for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh have exulted in the living god. 3 Yes, the sparrow has found himself a home, and the turtle-dove a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, [even] your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God. 4 Blessed are they that dwell in your house: they will praise you evermore. Pause. 5 Blessed is the man whose help is of you, O Lord; in his heart he has purposed to go up 6 the valley of weeping, to the place which he has appointed, for [there] the law-giver will grant blessings. 7 They shall go from strength to strength: the God of gods shall be seen in Sion. 8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: listen, O God of Jacob. Pause. 9 Behold, O God our defender, and look upon the face of your anointed. 10 For one day in your courts is better than thousands. I would rather be an abject in the house of God, than dwell in the tents of sinners. 11 For the Lord loves mercy and truth: God will give grace and glory: the Lord will not withhold good things from them that walk in innocence. 12 O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusts in you. 84 1 (85) For the end, a Psalm for the sons of Core. O Lord, you has taken pleasure in your land: you have turned back the captivity of Jacob. 2 You have forgiven your people their transgressions; you has covered all their sins. Pause. 3 You has caused all your wrath to cease: you have turned from your fierce anger. 4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and turn your anger away from us. 5 Wouldest you be angry with us for ever? or will you continue your wrath from generation to generation? 6 O God, you will turn and quicken us; and your people shall rejoice in you. 7 Show us your mercy, O Lord, and grant us your salvation. 8 I will hear what the Lord God will say concerning me: for he shall speak peace to his people, and to his saints, and to those that turn their heart toward him. 9 Moreover his salvation is near them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land. 10 Mercy and truth are met together: righteousness and peace have kissed [each other]. 11 Truth has sprung out of the earth; and righteousness has looked down from heaven. 12 For the Lord will give goodness; and our land shall yield her fruit. 13 Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set his steps in the way. 85 1 (86) A Prayer of David. O Lord, incline your ear, and listen to me; for I am poor and needy. 2 Preserve my soul, for I am holy; save your servant, O God, who hopes in you. 3 Pity me, O Lord: for to you will I cry all the day. 4 Rejoice the sold of your servant: for to you, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul. 5 For you, O Lord, are kind, and gentle; and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon you. 6 Give ear to my prayer, o Lord; and attend to the voice of my supplication. 7 In the day of my trouble I cried to you: for you did hear me. 8 There is none like to you, O Lord, among the god; and there are no [works] like to your works. 9 All nations whom you have made shall come, and shall worship before you, O Lord; and shall glorify your name. 10 For you are great, and do wonders: you are the only [and] the great God. 11 Guide me, O Lord, in your way, and I will walk in your truth: let my heart rejoice, that I may fear your name. 12 I will give you thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart; and I will glorify your name for ever. 13 For your mercy is great toward me; and you have delivered my soul from the lowest hell. 14 O God, transgressors have risen up against me, and an assembly of violent [men] have sought my life; and have not set you before them. 15 But you, O Lord God, are compassionate and merciful, longsuffering, and abundant in mercy and true. 16 Look you upon me, and have mercy upon me: give your strength to your servant, and save the son of your handmaid. 17 Establish with me a token for good; and let them that hate me see [it] and be ashamed; because you, O Lord, have helped me, and comforted me. 86 1 (87) A Psalm of a Song for the sons of Core. His foundations are in the holy mountains. 2 The Lord loves the gates of Sion, more than all the tabernacles of Jacob. 3 Glorious things have been spoken of you, O city of God. Pause. 4 I will make mention of Raab and Babylon to them that know me: behold also the Philistines, and Tyre, and the people of the Ethiopians: these were born there. 5 A man shall say, Sion [is my] mother; and [such] a man was born in her; and the Highest himself has founded her. 6 The Lord shall recount [it] in the writing of the people, and of these princes that were born in her. 7 The dwelling of all within you is [as the dwelling] of those that rejoice. 87 1 (88) A song of a Psalm for the sons of Core for the end, upon Maeleth for responsive [strains], of instruction for Aeman the Israelite. O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried by day and in the night before you. 2 Let my prayer come in before you; incline your ear to my supplication, O Lord. 3 For my soul is filled with troubles, and my life has drawn near to Hades. 4 I have been reckoned with them that go down to the pit; I became as a man without help; 5 free among the dead, as the slain ones cast out, who sleep in the tomb; whom you remember no more; and they are rejected from your hand. 6 They laid me in the lowest pit, in dark [places], and in the shadow of death. 7 Your wrath has pressed heavily upon me, and you have brought upon me all your billows. Pause. 8 You have removed my acquaintance far from me; they have made me an abomination to themselves; I have been delivered up, and have not gone forth. 9 Mine eyes are dimmed from poverty; but I cried to you, O Lord, all the day; I spread forth my hands to you. 10 Will you work wonders for the dead? or shall physicians raise [them] up, that they shall praise you? 11 Shall any one declare your mercy in the tomb? and your truth in destruction? 12 Shall your wonders be known in darkness? and your righteousness in a forgotten land? 13 But I cried to you, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent you. 14 Therefore, O Lord, do you reject my prayer, [and] turn your face away from me? 15 I am poor and in troubles from my youth; and having been exalted, I was brought low and into despair. 16 Your wrath has passed over me; and your terrors have greatly disquieted me. 17 They compassed me like water; all the day they beset me together. 18 You have put far from me [every] friend, and mine acquaintances because of [my] wretchedness. 88 1 (89) [A Psalm] of instruction for Aetham the Israelite. I will sing of your mercies, O Lord, for ever: I will declare your truth with my mouth to all generations. 2 For you have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: your truth shall be established in the heavens. 3 I made a covenant with my chosen ones, I sware to David my servant. 4 I will establish your seed for ever, and build up your throne to all generations. Pause. 5 The heavens shall declare your wonders, O Lord; and your truth in the assembly of the saints. 6 For who in the heavens shall be compared to the Lord? and who shall be likened to the Lord among the sons of God? 7 God is glorified in the council of the saints; great and terrible toward all that are round about him. 8 O Lord God of hosts, who is like to you? you are mighty, O Lord, and your truth is round about you. 9 You rule the power of the sea; and you calm the tumult of its waves. 10 You has brought down the proud as one that is slain; and with the arm of your power you has scattered your enemies. 11 The heavens are your, and the earth is your: you have founded the world, and the fullness of it. 12 You have created the north and the west: Thabor and Hermon shall rejoice in your name. 13 Your is the mighty arm: let your hand be strengthened, let your right hand be exalted. 14 Justice and judgment are the establishment of your throne: mercy and truth shall go before your face. 15 Blessed is the people that knows the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of your countenance. 16 And in your name shall they rejoice all the day: and in your righteousness shall they be exalted. 17 For you are the boast of their strength; and in your good pleasure shall our horn be exalted, 18 for [our] help is of the Lord; and of the Holy One of Israel, our king. 19 Then you spoke in vision to your children, and said, I have laid help on a mighty one; I have exalted one chosen out of my people. 20 I have found David my servant; I have anointed him by [my] holy mercy. 21 For my hand shall support him; and mine arm shall strengthen him. 22 The enemy shall have no advantage against him; and the son of transgression shall not hurt him again. 23 And I will hew down his foes before him, and put to flight those that hate him. 24 But my truth and my mercy shall be with him; and in my name shall his horn be exalted. 25 And I will set his hand in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. 26 He shall call upon me, [saying], You are my Father, my God, and the helper of my salvation. 27 And I will make him [my] firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth. 28 I will keep my mercy for him for ever, and my covenant [shall be] firm with him. 29 And I will establish his seed for ever and ever, and his throne as the days of heaven. 30 If his children should forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; 31 if they should profane my ordinances, and not keep my commandments; 32 I will visit their transgressions with a rod, and their sins with scourges. 33 But my mercy I will not utterly remove from him, nor wrong my truth. 34 Neither will I by any means profane my covenant; and I will not make void the things that proceed out of my lips. 35 Once have I sworn by my holiness, that I will not lie to David. 36 His see shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me; 37 and as the moon [that is] established for ever, and as the faithful witness in heaven. Pause. 38 But you have cast off and set at nothing, you has rejected your anointed. 39 You have overthrown the covenant of your servant; you has profaned his sanctuary, [casting it] to the ground. 40 You have broken down all his hedges; you have made his strong holds a terror. 41 All that go by the way have spoiled him: he is become a reproach to his neighbors. 42 You have exalted the right hand of his enemies; you have made all his enemies to rejoice. 43 You have turned back the help of his sword, and have not helped him in the battle. 44 You have deprived him of glory: you have broken down his throne to the ground. 45 You have shortened the days of his throne: you have poured shame upon him. Pause. 46 How long, O Lord, will you turn away, for ever? shall your anger flame out as fire? 47 Remember what my being is: for have you created all the sons of men in vain? 48 What man is there who shall live, and not see death? shall [any one] deliver his soul from the hand of Hades? Pause. 49 Where are your ancient mercies, O Lord, which you sware to David in your truth? 50 Remember, O Lord, the reproach of your servants, which I have borne in my bosom, [even the reproach] of many nations; 51 wherewith your enemies have reviled, O Lord: wherewith they have reviled the recompense of your anointed. 52 Blessed be the Lord for ever. So be it, so be it. 89 1 (90) A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, you have been our refuge in all generations. 2 Before the mountains existed, and [before] the earth and the world were formed, even from age to age, You are. 3 Turn not man back to [his] low place, whereas you said, Return, you⌃ sons of men? 4 For a thousand years in your sight are as the yesterday which is past, and as a watch in the night. 5 Years shall be vanity to them: let the morning pass away as grass. 6 In the morning let it flower, and pass away: in the evening let it droop, let it be withered and dried up. 7 For we have perished in your anger, and in your wrath we have been troubled. 8 You have set our transgressions before you: our age is in the light of your countenance. 9 For all our days are gone, and we have passed away in your wrath: our years have spun out their tale as a spider. 10 [As for] the days of our years, in them are seventy years; and if [men should be] in strength, eighty years: and the greater part of them would be labor and trouble; for weakness overtakes us, and we shall be chastened. 11 Who knows the power of your wrath? 12 and [who knows how] to number [his days] because of the fear of your wrath? So manifest your right hand, and those that are instructed in wisdom in the heart. 13 Return, O Lord, how long? and be entreated concerning your servants. 14 We have been satisfied in the morning with your mercy; and we did exult and rejoice: 15 let us rejoice in all our days, in return for the days wherein you did afflict us, the years wherein we saw evil. 16 And look upon your servants, and upon your works; and guide their children. 17 And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us: and do you direct for us the works of our hands. 90 1 (91) Praise of a Song, by David. He that dwells in the help of the Highest, shall sojourn under the shelter of the God of heaven. 2 He shall say to the Lord, You are my helper and my refuge: my God; I will hope in him. 3 For he shall deliver you from the snare of the hunters, from [every] troublesome matter. 4 He shall overshadow you with his shoulders, and you shall trust under his wings: his truth shall cover you with a shield. 5 You shall not be afraid of terror by night; nor of the arrow flying by day; 6 [nor] of the [evil] thing that walks in darkness; [nor] of calamity, and the evil spirit at noon-day. 7 A thousand shall fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it shall not come near you. 8 Only with your eyes shall you observe and see the reward of sinners. 9 For you, O Lord, are my hope: you, my soul, have made the Most High your refuge. 10 No evils shall come upon you, and no scourge shall draw near to your dwelling. 11 For he shall give his angels charge concerning you, to keep you in all your ways. 12 They shall bear you up on their hands, lest at any time you dash your foot against a stone. 13 You shall tread on the asp and basilisk: and you shall trample on the lion and dragon. 14 For he has hoped in me, and I will deliver him: I will protect him, because he has known my name. 15 He shall call upon me, and I will listen to him: I am with him in affliction; and I will deliver him, and glorify him. 16 I will satisfy him with length of days, and show him my salvation. 91 1 (92) A Psalm of a Song for the Sabbath-day. It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to your name, O you Most High; 2 to proclaim your mercy in the morning, and your truth by night, 3 on a lute of ten strings, with a song on the harp. 4 For you, O Lord, have made me glad with your work: and in the operations of your hands will I exult. 5 How have your works been magnified, O Lord! your thoughts are very deep. 6 A foolish man will not know, and a senseless man will not understand this. 7 When the sinners spring up as the grass, and all the workers of iniquity have watched; [it is] that they may be utterly destroyed for ever. 8 But you, O Lord, are most high for ever. 9 For, behold, your enemies shall perish; and all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. 10 But my horn shall be exalted [as the horn] of a unicorn; and mine old age with rich mercy. 11 And mine eye has seen mine enemies, and mine ear shall hear the wicked that rise up against me. 12 The righteous shall flourish as a palm tree: he shall be increased as the cedar in Libanus. 13 They that are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. 14 Then shall they be increased in a fine old age; and they shall be prosperous; that they may declare 15 that the Lord my God is righteous, and there is no iniquity in him. 92 1 (93) For the day before the Sabbath, when the land was [first] inhabited, the praise of a Song by David. The Lord reigns; he has clothed himself with honor: the Lord has clothed and girded himself with strength; for he has established the world, which shall not be moved. 2 Your throne is prepared of old: you are from everlasting. 3 The rivers have lifted up, O Lord, the rivers have lifted up their voices, 4 at the voices of many waters: the billows of the sea are wonderful: the Lord is wonderful in high places. 5 Your testimonies are made very sure: holiness becomes your house, O Lord, for ever. 93 1 (94) A Psalm of David for the fourth [day] of the week. The Lord is a God of vengeance; the God of vengeance has declared himself. 2 Be you exalted, you that judge the earth: render a reward to the proud. 3 How long shall sinners, O Lord, how long shall sinners boast? 4 They will utter and speak unrighteousness; all the workers of iniquity will speak [so]. 5 They have afflicted your people, O Lord, and hurt your heritage. 6 They have slain the widow and fatherless, and murdered the stranger. 7 And they said, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob understand. 8 Understand now, you⌃ simple among the people; and you⌃ fools, at length be wise. 9 He that planted the ear, does he not hear? or he that formed the eye, does not he perceive? 10 He that chastises the heathen, shall not he punish, [even] he that teaches man knowledge? 11 The Lord knows the thoughts of men, that they are vain. 12 Blessed is the man whoever you shall chasten, O Lord, and shall teach him out of your law; 13 to give him rest from evil days, until a pit be digged for the sinful one. 14 For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance; 15 until righteousness return to judgment, and all the upright in heart shall follow it. Pause. 16 Who will rise up for me against the transgressors? or who will stand up with me against the workers of iniquity? 17 If the Lord had not helped me, my soul had almost sojourned in Hades. 18 If I said, My foot has been moved; 19 your mercy, O Lord, helped me. O Lord, according to the multitude of my griefs within my heart, your consolation have soothed my soul. 20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with you, which frames mischief by an ordinance? 21 They will hunt for the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood. 22 But the Lord was my refuge; and my God the helper of my hope. 23 And he will recompense to them their iniquity and their wickedness: the Lord our God shall utterly destroy them. 94 1 (95) The praise of a Song by David. Come, let us exult in the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to God our Saviour. 2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise to him with psalms. 3 For the Lord is a great God, and a great king over all gods: for the Lord will not cast off his people. 4 For the ends of the earth are in his hands; and the heights of the mountains are his. 5 For the sea is his, and he made it: and is hands formed the dry land. 6 Come, let us worship and fall down before him; and weep before the Lord that made us. 7 For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. 8 To-day, if you⌃ will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, according to the day of irritation in the wilderness: 9 where your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works. 10 Forty years was I grieved with this generation, and said, They do always err in their heart, and they have not known my ways. 11 So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest. 95 1 (96) When the house was built after the Captivity, a Song of David. Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. 2 Sing to the Lord, bless his name: proclaim his salvation from day to day. 3 Publish his glory among the Gentiles, his wonderful works among all people. 4 For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is terrible above all gods. 5 For all the gods of the heathen are devils: but the Lord made the heavens. 6 Thanksgiving and beauty are before him: holiness and majesty are in his sanctuary. 7 Bring to the Lord, you⌃ families of the Gentiles, bring to the Lord glory and honor. 8 Bring to the Lord the glory [becoming] his name: take offerings, and go into his courts. 9 Worship the Lord in his holy court: let all the earth tremble before him. 10 Say among the heathen, The Lord reigns: for he has established the world so that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people in righteousness. 11 Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth exult; let the sea be moved, and the fullness of it. 12 The plains shall rejoice, and all things in them: then shall all the trees of the wood exult before the presence of the Lord: 13 for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth; he shall judge the world in righteousness, and the people with his truth. 96 1 (97) For David, when his land is established. The Lord reigns, let the earth exult, let many islands rejoice. 2 Cloud, and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the establishment of his throne. 3 Fire shall go before him, and burn up his enemies round about. 4 His lightnings appeared to the world; the earth saw, and trembled. 5 The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. 6 The heavens have declared his righteousness, and all the people have seen his glory. 7 Let all that worship graven images be ashamed, who boast of their idols; worship him, all you⌃ his angels. 8 Sion heard and rejoiced; and the daughters of Judea exulted, because of your judgments, O Lord. 9 For you are Lord most high over all the earth; you are greatly exalted above all gods. 10 You⌃ that love the Lord, hate evil; the Lord preserves the souls of his saints; he shall deliver them from the hand of sinners. 11 Light is sprung up for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. 12 Rejoice in the Lord, you⌃ righteous; and give thanks for a remembrance of his holiness. 97 1 (98) A Psalm of David. Sing to the Lord a new song; for the Lord has wrought wonderful works, his right hand, and his holy arm, have wrought salvation for him. 2 The Lord has made known his salvation, he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations. 3 He has remembered his mercy to Jacob, and his truth to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. 4 Shout to God, all the earth; sing, and exult, and sing psalms. 5 Sing to the Lord with a harp, with a harp, and the voice of a psalm. 6 With trumpets of metal, and the sound of a trumpet of horn make a joyful noise to the Lord before the king. 7 Let the sea be moved, and the fullness of it; the world, and they that dwell in it. 8 The rivers shall clap their hands together; the mountains shall exult. 9 For he is come to judge the earth; he shall judge the world in righteousness, and the nations in uprightness. 98 1 (99) A Psalm of David. The Lord reigns; —let the people rage; [it is he] that sits upon the cherubs, let the earth be moved. 2 The Lord is great in Sion, and is high over all the people. 3 Let them give thanks to your great name; for it is terrible and holy. 4 And the king's honor loves judgment; you have prepared equity, you have wrought judgment and justice in Jacob. 5 Exalt you⌃ the Lord our God, and worship [at] his footstool; for he is holy. 6 Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the Lord, and he heard them. 7 He spoke to them in a pillar of cloud; they kept his testimonies, and the ordinances which he gave them. 8 O Lord our God, you heard them; O God, you became propitious to them, though you did take vengeance on all their devices. 9 Exalt you⌃ the Lord our God, and worship at his holy mountain; for the Lord our God is holy. 99 1 (100) A Psalm for Thanksgiving. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. 2 Serve the Lord with gladness; come before his presence with exultation. 3 Know that the Lord he is God; he made us, and not we ourselves; [we are] his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with hymns; give thanks to him, praise his name. 5 For the Lord is good, his mercy is for ever; and his truth [endures] to generation and generation. 100 1 (101) A Psalm of David. I will sing to you, O Lord, of mercy and judgment; I will sing a psalm, 2 and I will be wise in a blameless way. When will you come to me? I walked in the innocence of my heart, in the midst of my house. 3 I have not set before mine eyes any unlawful ting; I have hated transgressors. 4 A perverse heart has not cleaved to me; I have not known an evil man, forasmuch as he turns away from me. 5 Him that privily speaks against his neighbor, him have I driven from [me]: he that is proud in look and insatiable in heart, —with him I have not eaten. 6 Mine eyes [shall be] upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walked in a perfect way, the same ministered to me. 7 The proud doer lived not in the midst of my house; the unjust speaker prospered not in my sight. 8 Early did I kill all the sinners of the land, that I might destroy out of the city of the Lord all that work iniquity. 101 1 (102) A Prayer for the Poor; when he is deeply afflicted, and pours out his supplication before the Lord. Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come to you. 2 Turn not away your face from me: in the day [when] I am afflicted, incline your ear to me: in the day [when] I shall call upon you, speedily hear me. 3 For my days have vanished like smoke, and my bones have been parched like a stick. 4 I am blighted like grass, and my heart is dried up; for I have forgotten to eat my bread. 5 By reason of the voice of my groaning, my bone has cleaved to my flesh. 6 I have become like a pelican of the wilderness; 7 I have become like an owl in a ruined house. I have watched, and am become as a sparrow dwelling alone on a roof. 8 All the day long mine enemies have reproached me; and they that praised me have sworn against me. 9 For I have eaten ashes as it were bread, and mingled my drink with weeping; 10 because of your anger and your wrath: for you have lifted me up, and dashed me down. 11 My days have declined like a shadow; and I am withered like grass. 12 But you, Lord, endure for ever, and your memorial to generation and generation. 13 You shall arise, and have mercy upon Sion: for [it is] time to have mercy upon her, for the set time is come. 14 For your servants have taken pleasure in her stones, and they shall pity her dust. 15 So the nations shall fear your name, O Lord, and all kings your glory. 16 For the Lord shall build up Sion, and shall appear in his glory. 17 He has had regard to the prayer of the lowly, and has not despised their petition. 18 Let this be written for another generation; and the people that shall be created shall praise the Lord. 19 For he has looked out from the height of his sanctuary; the Lord looked upon the earth from heaven; 20 to hear the groaning of the fettered ones, to loosen the sons of the slain; 21 to proclaim the name of the Lord in Sion, and his praise in Jerusalem; 22 when the people are gathered together, and the kings, to serve the Lord. 23 He answered him in the way of his strength: tell me the fewness of my days. 24 Take me not away in the midst of my days: your years [are] through all generations. 25 In the beginning you, O Lord, did lay the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of your hands. 26 They shall perish, but you remain: and [they all] shall wax old as a garment; and as a vesture shall you fold them, and they shall be changed. 27 But you are the same, and your years shall not fail. 28 The children of your servants shall dwell [securely], and their seed shall prosper for ever. 102 1 (103) [A Psalm] of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all [that is] within me, [bless] his holy name. 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his praises: 3 who forgives all your transgressions, who heals all your diseases; 4 who redeems your life from corruption; who crowns you with mercy and compassion; 5 who satisfies your desire with good things: [so that] your youth shall be renewed like [that] of the eagle. 6 The Lord executes mercy and judgment for all that are injured. 7 He made known his ways to Moses, his will to the children of Israel. 8 The Lord is compassionate and pitiful, longsuffering, and full of mercy. 9 He will not be always angry; neither will he be wrathful for ever. 10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor recompensed us according to our iniquities. 11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, the Lord has [so] increased his mercy toward them that fear him. 12 As far as the east is from the west, [so far] has he removed our transgressions from us. 13 As a father pities [his] children, the Lord pities them that fear him. 14 For he knows our frame: remember that we are dust. 15 [As for] man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so shall he flourish. 16 For the wind passes over it, and it shall not be; and it shall know its place no more. 17 But the mercy of the Lord is from generation to generation upon them that fear him, and his righteousness to children's children; 18 to them that keep his covenant, and remember his commandments to do them. 19 The Lord has prepared his throne in the heaven; and his kingdom rules over all. 20 Bless the Lord, all you⌃ his angels, mighty in strength, who perform his bidding, [ready] to listen to the voice of his words. 21 Bless the Lord, all you⌃ his hosts; [you⌃] ministers of his that do his will. 22 Bless the Lord, all his works, in every place of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul. 103 1 (104) [A Psalm] of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great; you have clothed yourself with praise and honor: 2 who do robe yourself with light as with a garment; spreading out the heaven as a curtain. 3 Who covers his chambers with waters; who makes the clouds his chariot; who walks on the wings of the wind. 4 Who makes his angels spirits, and his ministers a flaming fire. 5 Who establishes the earth on her sure foundation: it shall not be moved for ever. 6 The deep, as it were a garment, is his covering: the waters shall stand on the hills. 7 At your rebuke they shall flee; at the voice of your thunder they shall be alarmed. 8 They go up to the mountains, and down to the plains, to the place which you have founded for them. 9 You have set a bound which they shall not pass, neither shall they turn again to cover the earth. 10 He sends forth his fountains among the valleys: the waters shall run between the mountains. 11 They shall give drink to all the wild beasts of the field: the wild asses shall take [of them] to [quench] their thirst. 12 By them shall the birds of the sky lodge: they shall utter a voice out of the midst of the rocks. 13 He waters the mountains from his chambers: the earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of your works. 14 He makes grass to grow for the cattle, and green herb for the service of men, to bring bread out of the earth; 15 and wine makes glad the heart of man, to make his face cheerful with oil: and bread strengthens man's heart. 16 The trees of the plain shall be full [of sap]; [even] the cedars of Libanus which he has planted. 17 There the sparrows will build their nests; and the house of the heron takes the lead among them. 18 The high mountains are a refuge for the stags, [and] the rock for the rabbits. 19 He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knows his going down. 20 You did make darkness, and it was night; in it all the wild beasts of the forest will be abroad: 21 [even] young lions roaring for prey, and to seek meat for themselves from God. 22 The sun arises, and they shall be gathered together, and shall lie down in their dens. 23 Man shall go forth to his work, and to his labor till evening. 24 How great are your works, O Lord! in wisdom have you wrought them all: the earth is filled with your creation. 25 [So is] this great and wide sea: there are things creeping innumerable, small animals and great. 26 There go the ships; [and] this dragon whom you have made to play in it. 27 All wait upon you, to give them [their] food in due season. 28 When you have given [it] them, they will gather [it]; and when you have opened your hand, they shall all be filled with good. 29 But when you have turned away your face, they shall be troubled: you will take away their breath, and they shall fail, and return to their dust. 30 You shall send forth your Spirit, and they shall be created; and you shall renew the face of the earth. 31 Let the glory of the Lord be for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works; 32 who looks upon the earth, and makes it tremble; who touches the mountains, and they smoke. 33 I will sing to the Lord while I live; I will sing praise to my God while I exist. 34 Let my meditation be sweet to him: and I will rejoice in the Lord. 35 Let the sinners fail from off the earth, and transgressors, so that they shall be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul. 104 1 (105) Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, and call upon his name; declare his works among the heathen. 2 Sing to him, yes, sing praises to him: tell forth all his wonderful works. 3 Glory in his holy name: let the heart of them that seek the Lord rejoice. 4 Seek you⌃ the Lord, and be strengthened; seek his face continually. 5 Remember his wonderful works that he has done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth; 6 [you⌃] seed of Abraam, his servants, [you⌃] children of Jacob, his chosen ones. 7 He is the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth. 8 He has remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded for a thousand generation: 9 which he established as a covenant to Abraam, and [he remembered] his oath to Isaac. 10 And he established it to Jacob for an ordinance, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant; 11 saying To you will I give the land of Chanaan, the line of your inheritance: 12 when they were few in number, very few, and sojourners in it. 13 And they went from nation to nation, and from [one] kingdom to another people. 14 He suffered no man to wrong them; and he rebuked kings for their sakes: 15 [saying], Touch not my anointed ones; and do my prophets no harm. 16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land; he broke the whole support of bread. 17 He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a slave. 18 They hurt his feet with fetters; his soul passed into iron, 19 until the time that his cause came on; the word of the Lord tried him as fire. 20 The king sent and loosed him; [even] the prince of the people, and let him go free. 21 He made him Lord over his house, and ruler of all his substance; 22 to chastise his rulers at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom. 23 Israel also came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Cham. 24 And he increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their enemies. 25 And he turned their heart to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants. 26 He sent fort Moses his servant, [and] Aaron whom he had chosen. 27 He established among them his signs, and [his] wonders in the land of Cham. 28 He sent forth darkness, and made it dark; yet they rebelled against his words. 29 He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish. 30 Their land produced frogs abundantly, in the chambers of their kings. 31 He spoke, and the dog-fly came, and lice in all their coasts. 32 He turned their rain into hail, [and sent] flaming fire in their land. 33 And he struck their vines and their fig trees; and broke every tree of their coast. 34 He spoke, and the locust came, and caterpillars innumerable, 35 and devoured all the grass in their land, and devoured the fruit of the ground. 36 He struck also every firstborn of their land, the first fruits of all their labor. 37 And he brought them out with silver and gold; and there was not a feeble one among their tribes. 38 Egypt rejoiced at their departing; for the fear of them fell upon them. 39 He spread out a cloud for a covering to them, and fire to give them light by night. 40 They asked, and the quail came, and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven. 41 He clave the rock, and the waters flowed, rivers ran in dry places. 42 For he remembered his holy word, which [he promised] to Abraam his servant. 43 And he brought out his people with exultation, and his chosen with joy; 44 and gave them the lands of the heathen; and they inherited the labors of the people; 45 that they might keep his ordinances, and diligently seek his law. 105 1 (106) Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy [endures] for ever. 2 Who shall tell the mighty acts of the Lord? [who] shall cause all his praises to be heard? 3 Blessed are they that keep judgment, and do righteousness at all times. 4 Remember us, O Lord, with the favor [you have] to your people: visit us with your salvation; 5 that we may behold the good of your elect, that we may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that we may glory with your inheritance. 6 We have sinned with our fathers, we have transgressed, we have done unrighteously. 7 Our fathers in Egypt understood not your wonders, and remembered not the multitude of your mercy; but provoked [him] as they went up by the Red Sea. 8 Yet he saved them for his name's sake, that he might cause his mighty power to be known. 9 And he rebuked the Red Sea, and it was dried up: so he led them through the deep as through the wilderness. 10 And he saved them out of the hand of them that hated [them], and redeemed them out of the hand of the enemy. 11 The water covered those that oppressed them: there was not one of them left. 12 Then they believed his words, and celebrated his praise. 13 They made haste, they forgot his works; they waited not for his counsel. 14 And they lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the dry [land]. 15 And he gave them their request, and sent fullness into their souls. 16 They provoked Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the holy one of the Lord. 17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and closed upon the congregation of Abiron. 18 And a fire was kindled in their congregation, and a flame burnt up the sinners. 19 And they made a calf in Choreb, and worshipped the graven image, 20 and they changed their glory into the similitude of a calf that feeds on grass. 21 They forgot God that saved them, who had wrought great deeds in Egypt; 22 wondrous [works] in the land of Cham, and terrible things at the Red Sea. 23 So he said that he would have destroyed them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn [him] away from the fierceness of his anger, so that he should not destroy them. 24 Moreover they set at nothing the desirable land, and believed not his word. 25 And they murmured in their tents: they listened not to the voice of the Lord. 26 So he lifted up his hand against them, to cast them down in the wilderness; 27 and to cast down their seed among the nations, and to scatter them in the countries. 28 They were joined also to Beelphegor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead. And they provoked him with their devices; 29 and destruction, was multiplied among them. 30 Then Phinees stood up, and made atonement: and the plague ceased. 31 And it was counted to him for righteousness, to all generations for ever. 32 They provoked him also at the water of Strife, and Moses was hurt for their sakes; 33 for they provoked his spirit, and he spoke [unadvisedly] with his lips. 34 They destroyed not the nations which the Lord told them [to destroy]; 35 but were mingled with the heathen, and learned their works. 36 And they served their graven images; and it became an offense to them. 37 And they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to devils, 38 and shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Chanaan; and the land was defiled with blood. 39 and was polluted with their works; and they went a whoring with their own devices. 40 So the Lord was very angry with his people, and he abhorred his inheritance. 41 And he delivered them into the hands of [their] enemies; and they that hated them ruled over them. 42 Ands their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought down under their hands. 43 Many a time he delivered them; but they provoked him by their counsel, and they were brought low by their iniquities. 44 You⌃ the Lord looked upon their affliction, when he heard their petition. 45 And he remembered his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercy. 46 And he caused them to be pitied in the sight of all who carried them captive. 47 Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the heathen, that we may give thanks to your holy name, that we may glory in your praise. 48 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting and to everlasting; and all the people shall say, Amen, Amen. 106 1 (107) Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy [endures] for ever. 2 Let them say [so] who have been redeemed by the Lord, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy; 3 and gathered them out of the countries, from the east, and west, and north, and south. 4 They wandered in the wilderness in a dry land; they found no way to a city of habitation. 5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. 6 Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he delivered them out of their distresses. 7 And he guided them into a straight path, that they might go to a city of habitation. 8 Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men. 9 For he satisfies the empty soul, and fills the hungry [soul] with good things, 10 [even] them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death, fettered in poverty and iron; 11 because they rebelled against the words of God, and provoked the counsel of the Most High. 12 So their heart was brought low with troubles; they were weak, and there was no helper. 13 Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses. 14 And he brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds asunder. 15 Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonders to the children of men. 16 For he broke to pieces the brazen gates, and crushed the iron bars. 17 He helped them out of the way of their iniquity; for they were brought low because of their iniquities. 18 Their soul abhorred all meat; and they drew near to the gates of death. 19 Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses. 20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them out of their destructions. 21 Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men. 22 And let them offer to him the sacrifice of praise, and proclaim this works with exultation. 23 They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in many waters; 24 these [men] have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. 25 He speaks, and the stormy wind arises, and its waves are lifted up. 26 They go up to the heavens, and go down to the depths; their soul melts because of troubles. 27 They are troubled, they stagger as a drunkard, and all their wisdom is swallowed up. 28 Then they cry to the Lord in their affliction, and he brings them out of their distresses. 29 And he commands the storm, and it is calmed into a gentle breeze, and its waves are still. 30 And they are glad, because they are quiet; and he guides them to their desire haven. 31 Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men. 32 Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders. 33 He turns rivers into a desert, and streams of water into a dry land; 34 a fruitful land into saltness, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it. 35 He turns a wilderness into pools of water, and a dry land into streams of water. 36 And there he causes the hungry to dwell, and they establish for themselves cities of habitation. 37 And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, and they yield fruit of increase. 38 And he blesses them, and they multiply exceedingly, and he diminishes not the number of their cattle. 39 Again they become few, and are brought low, by the pressure of evils and pain. 40 Contempt is poured upon their princes, and he causes them to wander in a desert and trackless land. 41 But he helps the poor out of poverty, and makes [him] families as a flock. 42 The upright shall see and rejoice; and all iniquity shall stop her mouth. 43 Who is wise, and will observe these things, and understand the mercies of the Lord? 107 1 (108) Song of a Psalm by David. O God, my heart is ready, my heart is ready; I will sing and sing psalms with my glory. 2 Awake, lute and harp; I will awake early. 3 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the people; I will sing praise to you among the Gentiles. 4 For your mercy is great above the heavens, and your truth [reaches] to the clouds. 5 Be you exalted, O God, above the heavens; and your glory above all the earth. 6 That your beloved [ones] may be delivered, save with your right hand, and hear me. God has spoken in his sanctuary; 7 I will be exalted, and will divide Sicima, and will measure out the valley of tents. 8 Galaad is mine; and Manasses is mine; and Ephraim is the help of mine head; Judas is my king; 9 Moab is the caldron of my hope; over Idumea will I cast my sandal; the Philistines are made subject to me. 10 Who will bring me into the fortified city? or who will guide me to Idumea? 11 Will not you, O God, who have rejected us? and will not you, O God, go forth with our hosts? 12 Give us help from tribulation: for vain is the help of man. 13 Through God we shall do valiantly; and he will bring to nothing our enemies. 108 1 (109) For the end, a Psalm of David. For the end, a Psalm of David. O God, pass not over my praise in silence; 2 for the mouth of the sinner and the mouth of the crafty [man] have been opened against me: they have spoken against me with a crafty tongue. 3 And they have compassed me with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause. 4 Instead of loving me, they falsely accused me: but I continued to pray. 5 And they rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love. 6 Set you a sinner against him; and let the devil stand at his right hand. 7 When he is judged, let him go forth condemned: and let his prayer become sin. 8 Let his days be few: and let another take his office of overseer. 9 Let his children be orphans, and his wife a widow. 10 Let his children wander without a dwelling-place, and beg: let them be cast out of their habitations. 11 Let [his] creditor exact all that belongs to him: and let strangers spoil his labors. 12 Let him have no helper; neither let there be any one to have compassion on his fatherless children. 13 Let his children be [given up] to utter destruction: in one generation let his name be blotted out. 14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out. 15 Let them be before the Lord continually; and let their memorial be blotted out from the earth. 16 Because he remembered not to show mercy, but persecuted the needy and poor man, and [that] to kill him that was pricked in the heart. 17 He loved cursing also, and it shall come upon him; and he took not pleasure in blessing, so it shall be removed far from him. 18 Yes, he put on cursing as a garment, and it is come as water into his bowels, and as oil into his bones. 19 Let it be to him as a garment which he puts on, and as a girdle with which he girds himself continually. 20 This is the dealing of the Lord with those who falsely accuse me, and of them that speak evil against my soul. 21 But you, O Lord, Lord, deal [mercifully] with me, for your name's sake: for your mercy is good. 22 Deliver me, for I am poor and needy; and my heart is troubled within me. 23 I am removed as a shadow in its going down: I am tossed up and down like locusts. 24 My knees are weakened through fasting, and my flesh is changed by reason of [the lack of] oil. 25 I became also a reproach to them: [when] they saw me they shook their heads. 26 Help me, O Lord my God; and save me according to your mercy. 27 And let them know that this is your hand; and [that] you, Lord, have wrought it. 28 Let them curse, but you shall bless: let them that rise up against me be ashamed, but let your servant rejoice. 29 Let those that falsely accuse me be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their shame as with a mantle. 30 I will give thanks to the Lord abundantly with my mouth; and in the midst of many I will praise him. 31 For he stood on the right hand of the poor, to save [me] from them that persecute my soul. 109 1 (110) A Psalm of David. The Lord said to my Lord, Sit you on my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool. 2 The Lord shall send out a rod of power for you out of Sion: rule you in the midst of your enemies. 3 With you is dominion in the day of your power, in the splendors of your saints: I have begotten you from the womb before the morning. 4 The Lord sware, and will not repent, You are a priest for ever, after the order of Melchisedec. 5 The Lord at your right hand has dashed in pieces kings in the day of his wrath. 6 He shall judge among the nations, he shall fill up [the number of] corpses, he shall crush the heads of many on the earth. 7 He shall drink of the brook in the way; therefore shall he lift up the head. 110 1 (111) Alleluia. I will give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart, in the council of the upright, and [in] the congregation. 2 The works of the Lord are great, sought out according to all his will. 3 His work is [worthy of] thanksgiving and honor: and his righteousness endures for ever and ever. 4 He has caused his wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is merciful and compassionate. 5 He has given food to them that fear him: he will remember his covenant for ever. 6 He has declared to his people the power of his works, to give them the inheritance of the heathen. 7 The works of his hands are truth and judgment: all his commandments are sure: 8 established for ever and ever, done in truth and uprightness. 9 He sent redemption to his people: he commanded his covenant for ever: holy and fearful is his name. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and all that act accordingly have a good understanding; his praise endures for ever and ever. 111 1 (112) Alleluia. Blessed is the man that fears the Lord: he will delight greatly in his commandments. 2 His seed shall be mighty in the earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed. 3 Glory and riches shall be in his house; and his righteousness endures for evermore. 4 To the upright light has sprung up in darkness: he is pitiful, and merciful, and righteous. 5 The good man is he that pities and lends: he will direct his affairs with judgment. 6 For he shall not be moved for ever; the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. 7 He shall not be afraid of [any] evil report: his heart is ready to trust in the Lord. 8 His heart is established, he shall not fear, till he shall see [his desire] upon his enemies. 9 He has dispersed abroad; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures for evermore: his horn shall be exalted with honor. 10 The sinner shall see and be angry, he shall gnash his teeth, and consume away: the desire of the sinner shall perish. 112 1 (113) Alleluia. Praise the Lord, you⌃ servants [of his], praise, the name of the Lord. 2 Let the name of the Lord be blessed, from this present time and for ever. 3 From the rising of the sun to his setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised. 4 The Lord is high above all the nations; his glory is above the heavens. 5 Who is as the Lord our God? who dwells in the high places, 6 and [yet] looks upon the low things in heaven, and on the earth: 7 who lifts up the poor from the earth, and raises up the needy from the dunghill; 8 to set him with princes, [even] with the princes of his people: 9 who settles the barren [woman] in a house, [as] a mother rejoicing over children. 113 1 (114) Alleluia. At the going forth of Israel from Egypt, of the house of Jacob from a barbarous people, 2 Judea became his sanctuary, [and] Israel his dominion. 3 The sea saw and fled: Jordan was turned back. 4 The mountains skipped like rams, and the hills like lambs. 5 What [ailed] you, O sea, that you fled? and you Jordan, that you were turned back? 6 [You⌃] mountains, that you⌃ skipped like rams, and [you⌃] hills, like lambs? 7 The earth trembled at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob; 8 who turned the rock into pools of water, and the flint into fountains of water. 114 1 (115) Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, because of your mercy and your truth; 2 lest at any time the nations should say, Where is their God? 3 But our God has done in heaven and on earth, whatever he has pleased. 4 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the works of men's hands. 5 They have a mouth, but they can’t speak; they have eyes, but they can’t see: 6 they have ears, but they can’t hear; they have noses, but they can’t smell; 7 they have hands, but they can’t handle; they have feet, but they can’t walk: they can’t speak through their throat. 8 Let those that make them become like to them, and all who trust in them. 9 The house of Israel trusts in the Lord: he is their helper and defender. 10 The house of Aaron trusts in the Lord: he is their helper and defender. 11 They that fear the Lord trust in the Lord: he is their helper and defender. 12 The Lord has remembered us, and blessed us: he has blessed the house of Israel, he has blessed the house of Aaron. 13 He has blessed them that fear the Lord, both small and great. 14 The Lord add [blessings] to you and to your children. 15 Blessed are you⌃ of the Lord, who made the heaven and the earth. 16 The heaven of heavens [belongs] to the Lord: but he has given the earth to the sons of men. 17 The dead shall not praise you, O Lord, nor any that go down to Hades. 18 But we, the living, will bless the Lord, from henceforth and for ever. 115 1 (116) Alleluia. I am well pleased, because the Lord will listen to the voice of my supplication. 2 Because he has inclined his ear to me, therefore will I call upon him while I live. 3 The pangs of death compassed me; the dangers of hell found me: I found affliction and sorrow. 4 Then I called on the name of the Lord: O Lord, deliver my soul. 5 The Lord is merciful and righteous; yes, our God has pity. 6 The Lord preserves the simple: I was brought low, and he delivered me. 7 Return to your rest, O my soul; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you. 8 For he has delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. 9 I shall be well-pleasing before the Lord in the land of the living. 10 (115) Alleluia. I believed, therefore I have spoken: but I was greatly afflicted. 11 And I said in mine amazement, Every man is a liar. 12 What shall I render to the Lord for all the things wherein he has rewarded me? 13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. 14 I will pay my vows to the Lord, in the presence of all his people. 15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. 16 O Lord, I am your servant; I am your servant, and the son of your handmaid: you have burst by bonds asunder. 17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of praise, and will call upon the name of the Lord. 18 I will pay my vows to the Lord, in the presence of all his people, 19 in the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of you, Jerusalem. 116 1 (117) Alleluia. Praise the Lord, all you⌃ nations: praise him, all you⌃ peoples. 2 For his mercy has been abundant toward us: and the truth of the Lord endures for ever. 117 1 (118) Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord; for [he is] good: for his mercy [endures] for ever. 2 Let now the house of Israel say, that [he is] good: for his mercy [endures] for ever. 3 Let now the house of Aaron say, that [he is] good: for his mercy [endures] for ever. 4 Let now all that fear the Lord say, that [he is] good: for his mercy [endures] for ever. 5 I called on the Lord out of affliction: and he listened to me, [so as to bring me] into a wide place. 6 The Lord is my helper; and I will not fear what man shall do to me. 7 The Lord is my helper; and I shall see [my desire] upon mine enemies. 8 [It is] better to trust in the Lord than to trust in man. 9 [It is] better to hope in the Lord, than to hope in princes. 10 All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I repulsed them. 11 They completely compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I repulsed them. 12 They compassed me about as bees [do] a honeycomb, and they burst into flame as fire among thorns: but in the name of the Lord I repulsed them. 13 I was thrust, and sorely shaken, that I might fall: but the Lord helped me. 14 The Lord is my strength and my song, and is become my salvation. 15 The voice of exultation and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the Lord has wrought mightily. 16 The right hand of the Lord has exalted me: the right hand of the Lord has wrought powerfully. 17 I shall not die, but live, and recount the works of the Lord. 18 The Lord has chastened me sore: but he has not given me up to death. 19 Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and give praise to the Lord. 20 This is the gate of the Lord: the righteous shall enter by it. 21 I will give thanks to you; because you have heard me, and are become my salvation. 22 The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner. 23 This has been done of the Lord; and it is wonderful in our eyes. 24 This is the day which the Lord has made: let us exult and rejoice in it. 25 O Lord, save now: O Lord, send now prosperity. 26 Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord: we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord. 27 God is the Lord, and he has shined upon us: celebrate the feast with thick [branches, binding the victims] even to the horns of the altar. 28 You are my God, and I will give you thanks: you are my God, and I will exalt you. I will give thanks to you, for you have heard me, and are become my salvation. 29 Give thanks to the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy [endures] for ever. 118 1 (119) Alleluia. Blessed are the blameless in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. 2 Blessed are they that search out his testimonies: they will diligently seek him with the whole heart. 3 For they that work iniquity have not walked in his ways. 4 You have commanded [us] diligently to keep your precepts. 5 O that my ways were directed to keep your ordinances. 6 Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect to all your commandments. 7 I will give you thanks with uprightness of heart, when I have learned the judgments of your righteousness. 8 I will keep your ordinances: O forsake me not greatly. 9 Wherewith shall a young man direct his way? by keeping your words. 10 With my whole heart have I diligently sought you: cast me not away from your commandments. 11 I have hidden your oracles in my heart, that I might not sin against you. 12 Blessed are you, O Lord: teach me your ordinances. 13 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of your mouth. 14 I have delighted in the way of your testimonies, [as much] as in all riches. 15 I will meditate on your commandments, and consider your ways. 16 I will meditate on your ordinances: I will not forget your words. 17 Render a recompense to your servant: [so] shall I live, and keep your words. 18 Unveil you mine eyes, and I shall perceive wondrous things of your law. 19 I am a stranger in the earth: hide not your commandments from me. 20 My soul has longed exceedingly for your judgments at all times. 21 You have rebuked the proud: cursed are they that turn aside from your commandments. 22 Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have sought out your testimonies. 23 For princes sat and spoke against me: but your servant was meditating on your ordinances. 24 For your testimonies are my meditation, and your ordinances are my counselors. 25 My soul has cleaved to the ground; quicken you me according to your word. 26 I declared my ways, and you did hear me: teach me your ordinances. 27 Instruct me in the way of your ordinances; and I will meditate on your wondrous works. 28 My soul has slumbered for sorrow; strengthen you me with your words. 29 Remove from me the way of iniquity; and be merciful to me by your law. 30 I have chosen the way of truth; and have not forgotten your judgments. 31 I have cleaved to your testimonies, O Lord; put me not to shame. 32 I ran the way of your commandments, when you did enlarge my heart. 33 Teach me, O Lord, the way of your ordinances, and I will seek it out continually. 34 Instruct me, and I will search out your law, and will keep it with my whole heart. 35 Guide me in the path of your commandments; for I have delighted in it. 36 Incline mine heart to your testimonies, and not to covetousness. 37 Turn away mine eyes that I may not behold vanity: quicken you me in your way. 38 Confirm your oracle to your servant, that he may fear you. 39 Take away my reproach which I have feared: for your judgments are good. 40 Behold, I have desired your commandments: quicken me in your righteousness. 41 And let your mercy come upon me, O Lord; [even] your salvation, according to your word. 42 And [so] I shall render an answer to them that reproach me: for I have trusted in your words. 43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in your judgments. So shall I keep your law continually, for ever and ever. 45 I walked also at large: for I sought out your commandments. 46 And I spoke of your testimonies before kings, and was not ashamed. 47 And I meditated on your commandments, which I loved exceedingly. 48 And I lifted up my hands to your commandments which I loved; and I meditated in your ordinances. 49 Remember your words to your servant, wherein you have made me hope. 50 This has comforted me in mine affliction: for your oracle has quickened me. 51 The proud have transgressed exceedingly; but I swerved not from your law. 52 I remembered your judgments of old, O Lord; and was comforted. 53 Despair took hold upon me, because of the sinners who forsake your law. 54 Your ordinances were my songs in the place of my sojourning. 55 I remembered your name, O Lord, in the night, and kept your law. 56 This I had, because I diligently sought your ordinances. 57 You are my portion, O Lord: I said that I would keep your law. 58 I implored your favor with my whole heart: have mercy upon me according to your word. 59 I thought on your ways, and turned my feet to your testimonies. 60 I prepared myself, (and was not terrified,) to keep your commandments. 61 The snares of sinners entangled me: but I forgot not your law. 62 At midnight I arose, to give thanks to you for the judgments of your righteousness. 63 I am a companion of all them that fear you, and of them that keep your commandments. 64 O Lord, the earth is full of your mercy: teach me your ordinances. 65 You have wrought kindly with your servant, o Lord, according to your word. 66 Teach me kindness, and instruction, and knowledge: for I have believed your commandments. 67 Before I was afflicted, I transgressed; therefore have I kept your word. 68 Good are you, O Lord; therefore in your goodness teach me your ordinances. 69 The injustice of the proud has been multiplied against me: but I will search out your commandments with all my heart. 70 Their heart has been curdled like milk; but I have meditated on your law. 71 [It is] good for me that you have afflicted me; that I might learn your ordinances. 72 The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver. 73 Your hands have made me, and fashioned me: instruct me, that I may learn your commandments. 74 They that fear you will see me and rejoice: for I have hoped in your words. 75 I know, O Lord, that your judgments are righteousness, and [that] you in truthfulness have afflicted me. 76 Let, I pray you, your mercy be to comfort me, according to your word to your servant. 77 Let your compassions come to me, that I may live: for your law is my meditation. 78 Let the proud be ashamed; for they transgressed against me unjustly: but I will meditate in your commandments. 79 Let those that fear you, and those that know your testimonies, turn to me. 80 Let mine heart be blameless in your ordinances, that I may not be ashamed. 81 My soul faints for your salvation: I have hoped in your words. 82 Mine eyes failed [in waiting] for your word, saying, When will you comfort me? 83 For I am become as a bottle in the frost: [yet] I have not forgotten your ordinances. 84 How many are the days of your servant? when will you execute judgment for me on them that persecute me? 85 Transgressors told me [idle tales]; but not according to your law, O Lord. 86 All your commandments are truth; they persecuted me unjustly; help you me. 87 They nearly made an end of me in the earth; but I forsook not your commandments. 88 Quicken me according to your mercy; so shall I keep the testimonies of your mouth. 89 Your word, O Lord, abides in heaven for ever. 90 Your truth [endures] to all generations; you have founded the earth, and it abides. 91 The day continues by your arrangement; for all things are your servants. 92 Were it not that your law is my meditation, then I should have perished in mine affliction. 93 I will never forget your ordinances; for with them you have quickened me. 94 I am your, save me; for I have sought out your ordinances. 95 Sinners laid wait for me to destroy me; [but] I understood your testimonies. 96 have seen an end of all perfection; [but] your commandment is very broad. 97 How I have loved your law, O Lord! it is my meditation all the day. 98 You have made me wiser than mine enemies [in] your commandment; for it is mine for ever. 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers; for your testimonies are my medication. 100 I understand more that the aged; because I have sought out your commandments. 101 I have kept back my feet from every evil way, that I might keep your words. 102 I have not declined from your judgments; for you have instructed me. 103 How sweet are your oracles to my throat! more so than honey to my mouth! 104 I gain understanding by your commandments: therefore I have hated every way of unrighteousness. 105 Your law is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my paths. 106 I have sworn and determined to keep the judgments of your righteousness. 107 I have been very greatly afflicted, O Lord: quicken me, according to your word. 108 Accept, I pray you, O Lord, the free will offerings of my mouth, and teach me your judgments. 109 My soul is continually in your hands; and I have not forgotten your law. 110 Sinners spread a snare for me; but I erred not from your commandments. 111 I have inherited your testimonies for ever; for they are the joy of my heart. 112 I have inclined my heart to perform your ordinances for ever, in return [for your mercies]. 113 I have hated transgressors; but I have loved your law. 114 You are my helper and my supporter; I have hoped in your words. 115 Depart from me, you⌃ evil-doers; for I will search out the commandments of my God. 116 Uphold me according to your word, and quicken me; and make me not ashamed of my expectation. 117 Help me, and I shall be saved; and I will meditate in your ordinances continually. 118 You have brought to nothing all that depart from your ordinances; for their inward thought is unrighteous. 119 I have reckoned all the sinners of the earth as transgressors; therefore have I loved your testimonies. 120 Penetrate my flesh with your fear; for I am afraid of your judgments. 121 I have done judgment and justice; deliver me not up to them that injure me. 122 Receive your servant for good: let not the proud accuse me falsely. 123 Mine eyes have failed for your salvation, and for the word of your righteousness. 124 Deal with your servant according to your mercy, and teach me your ordinances. 125 I am your servant; instruct me, and I shall know your testimonies. 126 [It is] time for the Lord to work: they have utterly broken your law. 127 Therefore have I loved your commandments more than gold, or the topaz. 128 Therefore I directed myself [according] to all your commandments: I have hated every unjust way. 129 Your testimonies are wonderful: therefore my soul has sought them out. 130 The manifestation of your words will enlighten, and instruct the simple. 131 I opened my mouth, and drew breath: for I earnestly longed after your commandments. 132 Look upon me and have mercy upon me, after the manner of them that love your name. 133 Order my steps according to your word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. 134 Deliver me from the false accusation of men: so will I keep your commandments. 135 Cause your face to shine upon your servant: and teach me your ordinances. 136 Mine eyes have been bathed in streams of water, because I kept not your law. 137 Righteous are you, O Lord, and upright are your judgments. 138 You has commanded righteousness and perfect truth, [as] your testimonies. 139 Your zeal has quite wasted me: because mine enemies have forgotten your words. 140 Your word [has been] very fully tried; and your servant loves it. 141 I am young and despised: [yet] I have not forgotten your ordinances. 142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and your law is truth. 143 Afflictions and distresses found me: [but] your commandments [were] my meditation. 144 Your testimonies [are] an everlasting righteousness: instruct me, and I shall live. 145 I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord: I will search out your ordinances. 146 I cried to you; save me, and I will keep your testimonies. 147 I arose before the dawn, and cried: I hoped in your words. 148 Mine eyes prevented the dawn, that I might meditate on your oracles. 149 Hear my voice, O Lord, according to your mercy; quicken me according to your judgment. 150 They have drawn near who persecuted me unlawfully; and they are far removed from your law. 151 You are near, O Lord; and all your ways are truth. 152 I have known of old concerning your testimonies, that you have founded them for ever. 153 Look upon mine affliction, and rescue me; for I have not forgotten your law. 154 Plead my cause, and ransom me: quicken me because of your word. 155 Salvation is far from sinners: for they have not searched out your ordinances. 156 Your mercies, O Lord, are many: quicken me according to your judgment. 157 Many are they that persecute me and oppress me: [but] I have not declined from your testimonies. 158 I [*]saw men acting foolishly, and I pined away; for they kept not your oracles. 159 Behold, I have loved your commandments, O Lord: quicken me in your mercy. 160 The beginning of your words is truth; and all the judgments of your righteousness [endure] for ever. 161 Princes persecuted me without a cause, but my heart feared because of your words. 162 I will exult because of your oracles, as one that finds much spoil. 163 I hate and abhor unrighteousness; but I love your law. 164 Seven times in a day have I praised you because of the judgments of your righteousness. 165 Great peace have they that love your law: and there is no stumbling block to them. 166 I waited for your salvation, O Lord, and have loved your commandments. 167 My soul has kept your testimonies, and loved them exceedingly. 168 I have kept your commandments and your testimonies; for all my ways are before you, O Lord. 169 Let my supplication come near before you, o Lord; instruct me according to your oracle. 170 Let my petition come in before you, O Lord; deliver me according to your oracle. 171 Let my lips utter a hymn, when you shall have taught me your ordinances. 172 Let my tongue utter your oracles; for all your commandments are righteous. 173 Let your hand be [prompt] to save me; for I have chosen your commandments. 174 I have longed after your salvation, O Lord; and your law is my meditation. 175 My soul shall live, and shall praise you; and your judgments shall help me. 176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant; for I have not forgotten your commandments. 119 1 (120) A Song of Degrees. In mine affliction I cried to the Lord, and he listened to me. 2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from unjust lips, and from a deceitful tongue. 3 What should be given to you, and what should be added to you, for [your] crafty tongue? 4 Sharpened weapons of the mighty, with coals of the desert. 5 Woe is me, that my sojourning is prolonged; I have tabernacled among the tents of Kedar. 6 My soul has long been a sojourner; 7 I was peaceful among them that hated peace; when I spoke to them, they warred against me without a cause. 120 1 (121) A Song of Degrees. I lifted up mine eyes to the mountains, whence my help shall come. 2 My help [shall come] from the Lord, who made the heaven and the earth. 3 Let not your foot be moved; and let not your keeper slumber. 4 Behold, he that keeps Israel shall not slumber nor sleep. 5 The Lord shall keep you: the Lord is your shelter upon your right hand. 6 The sun shall not burn you by day, neither the moon by night. 7 May the Lord preserve you from all evil: the Lord shall keep your soul. 8 The Lord shall keep your coming in, and your going out, from henceforth and even for ever. 121 1 (122) A Song of Degrees. I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. 2 Our feet stood in your courts, O Jerusalem. 3 Jerusalem is built as a city whose fellowship is complete. 4 For there the tribes went up, the tribes of the Lord, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord. 5 For there are set thrones for judgment, [even] thrones for the house of David. 6 Pray now for the peace of Jerusalem: and [let there be] prosperity to them that love you. 7 Let peace, I pray, be within your host, and prosperity in your palaces. 8 For the sake of my brethren and my neighbors, I have indeed spoken peace concerning you. 9 Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have diligently sought your good. 122 1 (123) A Song of Degrees. To you who dwell in heaven have I lifted up mine eyes. 2 Behold, as the eyes of servants [are directed] to the hands of their masters, [and] as the eyes of a maidservant to the hands of her mistress; so our eyes [are directed] to the Lord our God, until he have mercy upon us. 3 Have pity upon us, O Lord, have pity upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. 4 [Yes], our soul has been exceedingly filled [with it]: [let] the reproach [be] to them that are at ease, and contempt to the proud. 123 1 (124) A Song of Degrees. If it had not been that the Lord was among us, let Israel now say; 2 if it had not been that the Lord was among us, when men rose up against us; 3 verily they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us: 4 verily the water would have drowned us, our soul would have gone under the torrent. 5 Yes, our soul would have gone under the overwhelming water. 6 Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us for a prey to their teeth. 7 Our soul has been delivered as a sparrow from the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are delivered. 8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. 124 1 (125) A Song of Degrees. They that trust in the Lord [shall be] as mount Sion: he that dwells in Jerusalem shall never be moved. 2 The mountains are round about her, and [so] the Lord is round about his people, from henceforth and even for ever. 3 For the Lord will not allow the rod of sinners to be upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous should stretch forth their hands to iniquity. 4 Do good, O Lord, to them [that are] good, and to them [that are] upright in heart. 5 But them that turn aside to crooked ways the Lord will lead away with the workers of iniquity: [but] peace [shall be] upon Israel. 125 1 (126) A Song of Degrees. When the Lord turned the captivity of Sion, we became as comforted ones. 2 Then was our mouth filled with joy, and our tongue with exultation: then would they say among the Gentiles, 3 The Lord has done great things among them. The Lord has done great things for us, we became joyful. 4 Turn, O Lord, our captivity, as the steams in the south. 5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. 6 They went on and wept as they cast their seeds; but they shall surely come with exultation, bringing their sheaves [with them]. 126 1 (127) A Song of Degrees. Except the Lord build the house, they that build labor in vain: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman watches in vain. 2 It is vain for you to rise early: you⌃ rise up after resting, you⌃ that eat the bread of grief; while he gives sleep to his beloved. 3 Behold, the inheritance of the Lord, children, the reward of the fruit of the womb. 4 As arrows in the hand of a mighty man; so are the children of those who were outcasts. 5 Blessed is the man who shall satisfy his desire with them: they shall not be ashamed when they shall speak to their enemies in the gates. 127 1 (128) A Song of Degrees. Blessed are all they that fear the Lord; who walk in his ways. 2 You shall eat the labors of your hands: blessed are you, and it shall be well with you. 3 Your wife shall be as a fruitful vine on the sides of your house: your children as young olive-plants round about your table. 4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that fears the Lord. 5 May the Lord bless you out of Sion; and may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life. 6 And may you see your children's children. Peace be upon Israel. 128 1 A Song of Degrees. Many a time have they warred against me from my youth, let Israel now say: 2 Many a time have they warred against me from my youth: and yet they prevailed not against me. 3 The sinners wrought upon my back: they prolonged their iniquity. 4 The righteous Lord has cut asunder the necks of sinners. 5 Let all that hate Sion be put to shame and turned back. 6 Let them be as the grass of the housetops, which withers before it is plucked up. 7 Wherewith the reaper fills not his hand, nor he that makes up the sheaves, his bosom. 8 Neither do they that go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we have blessed you in the name of the Lord. 129 1 (130) A Song of Degrees. Out of the depths have I cried to you, O Lord. 2 O Lord, listen to my voice; let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. 3 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? 4 For with you is forgiveness: for your name's sake 5 have I waited for you, O Lord, my soul has waited for your word. 6 My soul has hoped in the Lord; from the morning watch till night. 7 Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. 8 And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. 130 1 (131) A Song of Degrees. O Lord, my heart is not exalted, neither have mine eyes been [haughtily] raised: neither have I exercised myself in great [matters], nor in things too wonderful for me. 2 [I shall have sinned] if I have not been humble, but have exulted my soul: according to [the relation of] a weaned child to his mother, so will you recompense my soul. 3 Let Israel hope in the Lord, from henceforth and for ever. 131 1 (132) A Song of Degrees. Lord, remember David, and all his meekness: 2 how he sware to the Lord, [and] vowed to the God of Jacob, [saying], 3 I will not go into the tabernacle of my house; I will not go up to the couch of my bed; 4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, nor slumber to mine eyelids, nor rest to my temples, 5 until I find a place for the Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob. 6 Behold, we heard of it in Ephratha; we found it in the fields of the wood. 7 Let us enter into his tabernacles: let us worship at the place where his feet stood. 8 Arise, O Lord, into your rest; you, and the ark of your holiness. 9 Your priests shall clothe themselves with righteousness; and your saints shall exult. 10 For the sake of your servant David turn not away the face of your anointed. 11 The Lord sware [in] truth to David, and he will not annul it, [saying], Of the fruit of your body will I set [a king] upon your throne. 12 If your children will deep my covenant, and these my testimonies which I shall teach them, their children also shall sit upon your throne for ever. 13 For the Lord has elected Sion, he has chosen her for a habitation for himself, [saying], 14 This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have chosen it. 15 I will surely bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. 16 I will clothe her priests with salvation; and her saints shall greatly exult. 17 There will I cause to spring up a horn to David: I have prepared a lamp for mine anointed. 18 His enemies will I clothe with a shame; but upon himself shall my holiness flourish. 132 1 (133) A Song of Degrees. See now! what is so good, or what so pleasant, as for brethren to dwell together? 2 [It is] as ointment on the head, that ran down to the beard, [even] the beard of Aaron; that ran down to the fringe of his clothing. 3 As the dew of Aermon, that comes down on the mountains of Sion: for there, the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for ever. 133 1 (134) A Song of Degrees. Behold now, bless you⌃ the Lord, all the servants of the Lord, who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God. 2 Lift up your hands by night in the sanctuaries, and bless the Lord. 3 May the Lord, who made heaven and earth, bless you out of Sion. 134 1 (135) Alleluia. Praise you⌃ the name of the Lord; praise the Lord, [you⌃ his] servants, 2 who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God. 3 Praise you⌃ the Lord; for the Lord is good: sing praises to his name; for [it is] good. 4 For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, [and] Israel for his peculiar treasure. 5 For I know that the Lord is great, and our Lord is above all gods; 6 all that the Lord willed, he did in heaven, and on the earth, in the sea, and in all deeps. 7 Who brings up clouds from the extremity of the earth: he has made lightnings for the rain: he brings winds out of his treasures. 8 Who struck the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast. 9 He sent signs and wonders into the midst of you, O Egypt, on Pharao, and on all his servants. 10 Who struck many nations, and killed mighty kings; 11 Seon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Basan, and all the kingdoms of Chanaan: 12 and gave their land [for] an inheritance, an inheritance to Israel his people. 13 O Lord, your name [endures] for ever, and your memorial to all generations. 14 For the Lord shall judge his people, and comfort himself concerning his servants. 15 The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the works of men's hands. 16 They have a mouth, but they can’t speak; they have eyes, but they can’t see; 17 they have ears, but they can’t hear; for there is no breath in their mouth. 18 Let those who make them be made like to them; and all those who trust in them. 19 O house of Israel, bless you⌃ the Lord: O house of Aaron, bless you⌃ the Lord: 20 O house of Levi, bless you⌃ the Lord: you⌃ that fear the Lord, bless the Lord. 21 Blessed in Sion be the Lord, who dwells in Jerusalem. 135 1 (136) Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord: for he is good: for his mercy [endures] for ever. 2 Give thanks to the God of gods; for his mercy [endures] for ever. 3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy [endures] for ever. 4 To him who along has wrought great wonders: for his mercy [endures] for ever. 5 To him who made the heavens by understanding; for his mercy [endures] for ever. 6 To him who established the earth on the waters; for his mercy [endures] for ever. 7 To him who alone made great lights; for his mercy [endures] for ever. 8 The sun to rule by day; for his mercy [endures] for ever. 9 The moon and the stars to rule the night; for his mercy [endures] for ever. 10 To him who struck Egypt with their firstborn; for his mercy [endures] for ever. 11 And brought Israel out of the midst of them; for his mercy [endures] for ever: 12 with a strong hand, and a high arm: for his mercy [endures] for ever. 13 To him who divided the Red Sea into parts: for his mercy [endures] for ever: 14 and brought Israel through the midst of it: for his mercy [endures] for ever: 15 and overthrew Pharao and his host in the Red Sea: for his mercy endures for ever. 16 To him who led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy [endures] for ever. 17 To him who struck great kings: for his mercy [endures] for ever: 18 and killed mighty kings; for his mercy [endures] for ever: 19 Seon king of the Amorites: for his mercy [endures] for ever: 20 and Og king of Basan: for his mercy [endures] for ever: 21 and gave their land [for] an inheritance: for his mercy [endures] for ever: 22 even an inheritance to Israel his servant: for his mercy [endures] for ever. 23 For the Lord remembered us in our low estate; for his mercy [endures] for ever: 24 and redeemed us from our enemies; for his mercy [endures] for ever. 25 Who gives food to all flesh; for his mercy [endures] for ever. 26 Give thanks to the God of heaven; for his mercy [endures] for ever. 136 1 (137) For David, [a Psalm] of Jeremias. By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat; and wept when we remembered Sion. 2 We hung our harps on the willows in the midst of it. 3 For there they that had taken us captive asked of us the words of a song; and they that had carried us away [asked] a hymn, [saying], Sing us [one] of the songs of Sion. 4 How should we sing the Lord's song in a strange land? 5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget [its skill]. 6 May my tongue cleave to my throat, if I do not remember you; if I do not prefer Jerusalem as the chief of my joy. 7 Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase [it], rase [it], even to its foundations. 8 Wretched daughter of Babylon! blessed [shall he be] who shall reward you as you have rewarded us. 9 Blessed [shall he be] who shall seize and dash your infants against the rock. 137 1 (138) A Psalm for David, of Aggaeus and Zacharias. I will give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; and I will sing psalms to you before the angels; for you have heard all the words of my mouth. 2 I will worship toward your holy temple, and give thanks to your name, on account of your mercy and your truth; for you have magnified your holy name above every thing. 3 In whatever day I shall call upon you, hear me speedily; you shall abundantly provide me with your power in my soul. 4 Let all the kings of the earth, o Lord, give thanks to you; for they have heard all the words of your mouth. 5 And let them sing in the ways of the Lord; for great is the glory of the Lord. 6 For the Lord is high, and [yet] regards the lowly; and he knows high things from afar off. 7 Though I should walk in the midst of affliction, you will quicken me; you have stretched forth your hands against the wrath of mine enemies, and your right hand has saved me. 8 O Lord, you shall recompense [them] on my behalf: your mercy, O Lord, [endures] for ever: overlook not the works of your hands. 138 1 (139) For the end, a Psalm of David. O Lord, you have proved me, and known me. 2 You know my down-sitting and mine up-rising: you understand my thoughts long before. 3 You have traced my path and my bed, and have foreseen all my ways. 4 For there is no unrighteous word in my tongue: behold, O Lord, you have known all things, 5 the last and the first: you have fashioned me, and laid your hand upon me. 6 The knowledge of you is too wonderful for me; it is very difficult, I can’t [attain] to it. 7 Whither shall I go from your Spirit? and whither shall I flee from my presence? 8 If I should go up to heaven, you are there: if I should go down to hell, you are present. 9 If I should spread my wings [to fly] straight forward, and sojourn at the extremity of the sea, [it would be vain], 10 for even there your hand would guide me, and your right hand would hold me. 11 When I said, Surely the darkness will cover me; even the night [was] light in my luxury. 12 For darkness will not be darkness with you; but night will be light as day: as its darkness, so shall its light [be to you]. 13 For you, O Lord, have possessed my reins; you have helped me from my mother's womb. 14 I will give you thanks; for you are fearfully wondrous; wondrous are your works; and my soul knows [it] well. 15 My bones, which you made in secret were not hidden from you, nor my substance, in the lowest parts of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my unwrought [substance], and all [men] shall be written in your book; they shall be formed by day, though [there should for a time] be no one among them. 17 But your friends, O God, have been greatly honored by me; their rule has been greatly strengthened. 18 I will number them, and they shall be multiplied beyond the sand; I awake, and am still with you. 19 Oh that you would kill the wicked, O God; depart from me, you⌃ men of blood. 20 For you will say concerning [their] thought, [that] they shall take your cities in vain. 21 Have I not hated them, O Lord, that hate you? and wasted away because of your enemies? 22 I have hated them with perfect hatred; they were counted my enemies. 23 Prove me, O God, and know my heart; examine me, and know my paths; 24 and see if [there is any] way of iniquity in me, and lead me in an everlasting way. 139 1 (140) For the end, a Psalm of David. Rescue me, O Lord, from the evil man; deliver me from the unjust man. 2 Who have devised injustice in their hearts; all the day they prepared war. 3 They have sharpened their tongue as [the tongue] of a serpent; the poison of asps is under their lips. Pause. 4 Keep me, O Lord, from the hand of the sinner; rescue me from unjust men; who have purposed to overthrow my goings. 5 The proud have hid a snare for me, and have stretched out ropes [for] snares for my feet; they set a stumbling block for me near the path. Pause. 6 I said to the Lord, You are my God; listen, O Lord, to the voice of my supplication. 7 O Lord God, the strength of my salvation; you have screened my head in the day of battle. 8 Deliver me not, O Lord, to the sinner, according to my desire: they have devised [mischief] against me; forsake me not, lest they should be exalted. Pause. 9 [As for] the head of them that compass me, the mischief of their lips shall cover them. 10 Coals of fire shall fall upon them on the earth; and you shall cast them down in afflictions: they shall not bear up [under them]. 11 A talkative man shall not prosper on the earth: evils shall hunt the unrighteous man to destruction. 12 I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the poor, and the right of the needy ones. 13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name: the upright shall dwell in your presence. 140 1 (141) A Psalm of David. O Lord, I have cried to you; hear me: attend to the voice of my supplication, when I cry to you. 2 Let my prayer be set forth before you as incense; the lifting up of my hands [as] an evening sacrifice. 3 Set a watch, O Lord, on my mouth, and a strong door about by lips. 4 Incline not my heart to evil things, to employ pretexts for sins, with me who work iniquity: and I will not. let me not unite with their choice ones. 5 The righteous shall chasten me with mercy, and reprove me: but let not the oil of the sinner anoint my head: for yet shall my prayer also be in their pleasures. 6 Their mighty ones have been swallowed up near the rock: they shall hear my words, for they are sweet. 7 As a lump of earth is crushed upon the ground, our bones have been scattered by the [mouth of] the grave. 8 For mine eyes are to you, O Lord God: I have hoped in you; take not away my life. 9 Keep me from the snare which they have set for me, and from the stumbling blocks of them that work iniquity. 10 Sinners shall fall by their own net: I am alone until I shall escape. 141 1 (142) [A Psalm] of instruction for David, when he was in the cave, —a Prayer. I cried to the Lord with my voice; with my voice I made supplication to the Lord. 2 I will pour out before him my supplication: I will declare before him mine affliction. 3 When my spirit was fainting within me, then you knew my paths; in the very way wherein I was walking, they hid a snare for me. 4 I looked on [my] right hand, and behold, for there was none that noticed me; refuge failed me; and there was none that cared for my soul. 5 I cried to you, O Lord, and said, You are my hope, my portion in the land of the living. 6 Attend to my supplication, for I am brought very low; deliver me from them that persecute me; for they are stronger than I. 7 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name, O Lord; the righteous shall wait for me, until you recompense me. 142 1 (143) A Psalm of David, when his son pursued him. O Lord, attend to my prayer: listen to my supplication in your truth; hear me in your righteousness. 2 And enter not into judgment with your servant, for in your sight shall no [man] living be justified. 3 For the enemy has persecuted my soul; he has brought my life down to the ground; he has made me to dwell in a dark [place], as those that have been long dead. 4 Therefore my spirit was grieved in me; my heart was troubled within me. 5 I remembered the days of old; and I meditated on all your doings: [yes], I meditated on the works of your hands. 6 I spread forth my hands to you; my soul [thirsts] for you, as a dry land. Pause. 7 Hear me speedily, O Lord; my spirit has failed; turn not away your face from me, else I shall be like to them that go down to the pit. 8 Cause me to hear your mercy in the morning; for I have hoped in you; make known to me, O Lord, the way wherein I should walk; for I have lifted up my soul to you. 9 Deliver me from mine enemies, O Lord; for I have fled to you for refuge. 10 Teach me to do your will; for you are my God; your good Spirit shall guide me in the straight [way]. 11 You shall quicken me, O Lord, for your name's sake; in your righteousness you shall bring my soul out of affliction. 12 And in your mercy you will destroy mine enemies, and will destroy all those that afflict my soul; for I am your servant. 143 1 (144) [A Psalm] of David concerning Goliad. Blessed [be] the Lord my God, who instructs my hands for battle, [and] my fingers for war. 2 My mercy, and my refuge; my helper, and my deliverer; my protector, in whom I have trusted; who subdues my people under me. 3 Lord, what is man, that you are made known to him? or the son of man, that you take account of him? 4 Man is like to vanity: his days pass as a shadow. 5 O Lord, bow your heavens, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. 6 Send lightning, and you shall scatter them: send forth your arrows, and you shall discomfit them. 7 Send forth your hand from on high; rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hand of strange children; 8 whose mouth has spoken vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of iniquity. 9 O God, I will sing a new song to you: I will play to you on a lute of ten strings. 10 [Even] to him who gives salvation to kings: who redeems his servant David from the hurtful sword. 11 Deliver me, and rescue me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth has spoken vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of iniquity; 12 whose children are as plants, strengthened in their youth: their daughters are beautiful, sumptuously adorned after the similitude of a temple. 13 Their garners are full, and bursting with one kind of store after another; their sheep are prolific, multiplying in their streets. 14 Their oxen are fat: there is no falling down of a hedge, nor going out, nor cry in their folds. 15 Men bless the people to whom this lot belongs, [but] blessed is the people whose God is the Lord. 144 1 (145) David's [Psalm of] praise. I will exalt you, my God, my king; and I will bless your name for ever and ever. 2 Every day will I bless you, and I will praise your name for ever and ever. 3 The Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; and there is no end to his greatness. 4 Generation after generation shall praise your works, and tell of your power. 5 And they shall speak of the glorious majesty of your holiness, and recount your wonders. 6 And they shall speak of the power of your terrible [acts]; and recount your greatness. 7 They shall utter the memory of the abundance of your goodness, and shall exult in your righteousness. 8 The Lord is compassionate, and merciful; long suffering, and abundant in mercy. 9 The Lord is good to those that wait [on him]; and his compassions are over all his works. 10 Let all your works, O Lord, give thanks to you; and let your saints bless you. 11 They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk of your dominion; 12 to make known to the sons of men your power, and the glorious majesty of your kingdom. 13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion [endures] through all generations. The Lord is faithful in his words, and holy in all his works. 14 The Lord supports all that are falling, and sets up all that are broken down. 15 The eyes of all wait upon you; and you give [them] their food in due season. 16 You open your hands, and fill every living thing with pleasure. 17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. 18 The Lord is near to all that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. 19 He will perform the desire of them that fear him: and he will hear their supplication, and save them. 20 The Lord preserves all that love him: but all sinners he will utterly destroy. 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever. 145 1 (146) Alleluia, [a Psalm] of Aggaeus and Zacharias. My soul, praise the Lord. 2 While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist. 3 Trust not in princes, nor in the children of men, in whom there is no safety. 4 His breath shall go forth, and he shall return to his earth; in that day all his thoughts shall perish. 5 Blessed is he whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God: 6 who made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all things in them: who keeps truth for ever: 7 who executes judgment for the wronged: who gives food to the hungry. The Lord looses the fettered ones: 8 the Lord gives wisdom to the blind: The Lord sets up the broken down: the Lord loves the righteous: the Lord preserves the strangers; 9 he will relieve the orphan and widow: but will utterly remove the way of sinners. 10 The Lord shall reign for ever, [even] your God, O Sion, to all generations. 146 1 (147) Alleluia, [a Psalm] of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise you⌃ the Lord: for psalmody is a good thing; let praise be sweetly sung to our God. 2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem; and he will gather together the dispersed of Israel. 3 He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds. 4 He numbers the multitudes of stars; and calls them all by names. 5 Great is our Lord, and great is his strength; and his understanding is infinite. 6 The Lord lifts up the meek; but brings sinners down to the ground. 7 Begin [the song] with thanksgiving to the Lord; sing praises on the harp to our God: 8 who covers the heaven with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who causes grass to spring up on the mountains, [[and green herb for the service of men;]] 9 and gives cattle their food, and to the young ravens that call upon him. 10 He will not take pleasure in the strength of a horse; neither is he well-pleased with the legs of a man. 11 The Lord takes pleasure in them that fear him, and in all that hope in his mercy. 147 1 Alleluia, a Psalm of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Sion. 2 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates; he has blessed your children within you. 3 He makes your borders peaceful, and fills you with the flour of wheat. 4 He sends his oracle to the earth: his word will run swiftly. 5 He gives snow like wool: he scatters the mist like ashes. 6 Casting [forth] his ice like morsels: who shall stand before his cold? 7 He shall send out his word, and melt them: he shall blow [with] his wind, and the waters shall flow. 8 He sends his word to Jacob, his ordinances and judgments to Israel. 9 He has not done so to any [other] nation; and he has not shown them his judgments. 148 1 Alleluia, [a Psalm] of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise you⌃ the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the highest. 2 Praise you⌃ him, all his angels: praise you⌃ him, all his hosts. 3 Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you⌃ stars and light. 4 Praise him, you⌃ heavens of heavens, and the water that is above the heavens. 5 Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he spoke, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created. 6 He has established them for ever, even for ever and ever: he has made an ordinance, and it shall not pass away. 7 Praise the Lord from the earth, you⌃ serpents, and all deeps. 8 Fire, hail, snow, ice, stormy wind; the things that perform his word. 9 Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars: 10 wild beasts, and all cattle; reptiles, and winged birds: 11 kings of the earth, and all peoples; princes, and all judges of the earth: 12 young men and virgins, old men with youths: 13 let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name only is exalted; his praise is above the earth and heaven, 14 and he shall exalt the horn of his people, [there is] a hymn for all his saints, [even] of the children of Israel, a people who draw near to him. 149 1 Alleluia. Sing to the Lord a new song: his praise is in the assembly of the saints. 2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him; and let the children of Sion exult in their king. 3 Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sings praises to him with timbrel and lute. 4 For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; and will exalt the meek with salvation. 5 The saints shall rejoice in glory; and shall exult on their beds. 6 The high praises of God shall be in their throat, and two-edged swords in their hands; 7 to execute vengeance on the nations, [and] punishments among the peoples; 8 to bind their kings with fetters, and their nobles with manacles of iron; to execute on them the judgment written: this honor have all his saints. 150 1 Alleluia. Praise God in his holy places: praise him in the firmament of his power. 2 Praise him on [account of] his mighty acts: praise him according to his abundant greatness. 3 Praise him with the sound of a trumpet: praise him with lute and harp. 4 Praise him with timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and the organ. 5 Praise him with melodious cymbals: praise him with loud cymbals. 6 Let every thing that has breath praise the Lord.