Psalms 104:20-150:6 Thou causest darkness, and it becometh night, wherein creep forth all the beasts of the forest.

Leeser⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁰ Thou causest darkness, and it becometh night, wherein creep forth all the beasts of the forest. ²¹ The young lions roar after their prey, and ask from God their food. ²² The sun ariseth, they withdraw to their lairs, and lie down in their dens. ²³ Man goeth then forth unto his work, and to his labor until the evening. ²⁴ How manifold are thy works, O Lord! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. ²⁵ Here is this great and wide-extended sea; therein are moving things without number, living creatures both small and great. ²⁶ There the ships make their way: there also is the leviathan, whom thou hast made to sport therein. ²⁷ All of these wait upon thee, to give them their food in its due season. ²⁸ What thou givest them they gather: thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good. ²⁹ Thou hidest thy face, they suddenly vanish: thou takest away their spirit, they perish, and to their dust they return. ³⁰ Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created; and thou renewest the face of the earth. ³¹ The glory of the Lord will endure for ever; the Lord will rejoice in his works: ³² He who looketh down on the earth, and she trembleth; who toucheth the mountains, and they smoke. ³³ I will sing unto the Lord while I live: I will sing praises to my God while I exist. ³⁴ May my speech be agreeable to him: I will indeed rejoice in the Lord. ³⁵ May the sinners cease from off the earth, and the wicked be no more. Bless, O my soul, the Lord. Hallelujah. ¹⁰⁵ ¹ O give thanks unto the Lord; call on his name: make known among the people his deeds. ² Sing unto, him, sing praises unto him: speak of all his wonderful works. ³ Glorify yourselves in his holy name: let the heart of those rejoice that seek the Lord. ⁴ Inquire after the Lord and his strength: seek his presence evermore. ⁵ Remember his wonderful works which he hath done; his tokens, and the decrees of his mouth; ⁶ O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob, his elect. ⁷ He is the Lord our God: over all the earth are his decrees. ⁸ He remembereth his covenant for ever, the word which he hath commanded, to the thousandth generation. ⁹ Which he covenanted with Abraham; and his oath unto Isaac; ¹⁰ And which he established unto Jacob as a statute, unto Israel as an everlasting covenant: ¹¹ Saying, “Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, as the portion of your inheritance.” ¹² When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it; ¹³ And when they wandered from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people: ¹⁴ He suffered no man to oppress them; yea, he reproved kings for their sake; ¹⁵ Saying, “Touch not my anointed, and do my prophets no harm,”— ¹⁶ And he called for a famine over the land; every staff of bread he broke. ¹⁷ He sent a man before them; for a servant was Joseph sold; ¹⁸ They forced into fetters his feet; in iron was his body put: ¹⁹ Until the time that his word came to pass, when the saying of the Lord had purified him. ²⁰ The king sent and unfettered him; the ruler of people, and let him go free. ²¹ He appointed him lord of his house, and ruler of all his possession: ²² That he might bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his ancients wisdom. ²³ Then came Israel into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. ²⁴ And he increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries. ²⁵ He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilely with his servants. ²⁶ He sent Moses his servant, Aaron also whom he had made choice of. ²⁷ They displayed among them his effective signs, and wonders in the land of Ham. ²⁸ He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. ²⁹ He changed their waters into blood, and slew their fish. ³⁰ Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the very chambers of their kings. ³¹ He spoke, and there came various wild beasts, lice also within all their boundary. ³² He gave them as their rain hail, and flames of fire in their land. ³³ And he smote their vines and their fig-trees, and broke the trees within their boundary. ³⁴ He spoke, and the locusts came, and crickets, and that without number; ³⁵ And they ate up all the herbs in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground. ³⁶ And he smote all the first-born in their land, the first of all their strength. ³⁷ And he brought them forth with silver and gold: and there was not one that stumbled among his tribes. ³⁸ Egypt rejoiced when they departed; for the dread of them was fallen upon them. ³⁹ He spread out a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light in the night. ⁴⁰ The people asked, and he brought quails, and with heavenly bread he satisfied them. ⁴¹ He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out: they ran in the dry places like a river. ⁴² For he remembered his holy word given to Abraham his servant. ⁴³ And he brought forth his people with gladness, with joyful song his elect. ⁴⁴ And he gave them the lands of nations; and the labor of people they obtained as an inheritance: ⁴⁵ So that they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Hallelujah. ¹⁰⁶ ¹ Hallelujah. Oh give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for to eternity endureth his kindness. ² Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? who can publish all his praise? ³ Happy are those that observe justice, that execute righteousness at all times. ⁴ Remember me, O Lord, when thou favorest thy people: oh visit me with thy salvation; ⁵ That I may look on the happiness of thy elect, that I may rejoice in the joy of thy nation, that I may glorify myself with thy inheritance. ⁶ We have sinned together with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly. ⁷ Our fathers did not reflect on thy wonders in Egypt: they remembered not the multitude of thy kindnesses; but rebelled at the sea, even at the Red Sea. ⁸ Nevertheless he saved them for the sake of his name, to make known his might. ⁹ He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up; and he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness. ¹⁰ And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. ¹¹ And the waters covered their adversaries: not one of them was left. ¹² Then believed they in his words, they sang his praise. ¹³ Speedily they forgot his works, they waited not for his counsel; ¹⁴ And they felt a lustful longing in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert. ¹⁵ And he gave them what they had asked; but sent dryness into their soul. ¹⁶ Moreover they envied Moses in the camp, and Aaron the holy one of the Lord. ¹⁷ The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered over the company of Abiram. ¹⁸ And a fire was kindled in their company: the flame burnt up the wicked. ¹⁹ They made a calf in Horeb, and bowed themselves down to a molten image. ²⁰ And they exchanged their glory for the similitude of an ox that eateth herbs. ²¹ They forgot God their saviour, who had done great things in Egypt, ²² Wonders in the land of Ham, terrible things by the Red Sea. ²³ He therefore spoke of destroying them: had not Moses his elect stood in the breach before him, to turn away his fury, that he might not destroy. ²⁴ And they despised the pleasant land, they believed not in his word; ²⁵ But they murmured in their tents, they hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord. ²⁶ He therefore lifted up his hand against them, to cause them to fall in the wilderness; ²⁷ And to let their seed fall among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands. ²⁸ And they joined themselves unto Ba’al-pe’or, and ate the sacrifices of the dead. ²⁹ And they provoked him to anger with their deeds: and there broke in among them the plague. ³⁰ Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and the plague was stayed. ³¹ And it was accounted unto him for righteousness, unto all generations for evermore. ³² They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, and evil happened to Moses for their sake; ³³ Because they had embittered his spirit, and so he spoke thoughtlessly with his lips. ³⁴ They did not exterminate the nations, that the Lord had indicated to them; ³⁵ But they mingled themselves among the nations, and learned their doings. ³⁶ And they served their idols, and these became unto them a snare. ³⁷ Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto the evil spirits; ³⁸ And they shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood-guiltiness. ³⁹ Thus were they made unclean through their own doings, and went astray with their own deeds. ⁴⁰ therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, and be felt disgust for his own inheritance. ⁴¹ And he gave them up into the hand of the nations: and there ruled over them those that hated them. ⁴² And their enemies also oppressed them: and they were subdued under their hand. ⁴³ Many times did he deliver them; but they rebelled with their counsel, and they were brought low through their iniquity. ⁴⁴ Nevertheless he looked on when they were in distress, when he heard their entreaty. ⁴⁵ And he remembered unto them his covenant, and he bethought himself according to the abundance of his kindnesses; ⁴⁶ And be caused them to find mercy before all those that had carried them away captive. ⁴⁷ Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the nations, to give thanks unto thy holy name, to triumph in thy praise. ⁴⁸ Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel from everlasting even to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen, Hallelujah. ¹⁰⁷ ¹ BOOK FIFTH: Oh give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for unto eternity endureth his kindness. ² Thus let the Lord’s redeemed say, even those whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary; ³ And whom he hath gathered out of the various lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the sea. ⁴ They wandered about in the wilderness, in the desert path; they could not find an inhabited city: ⁵ Hungry and thirsty, their soul within them fainted. ⁶ Then they cried unto the Lord when they were in distress, and out of their afflictions he delivered them. ⁷ And he led them forth on the right way, that they might go to an inhabited city. ⁸ They therefore shall give thanks unto the Lord for his kindness, and proclaim his wonders to the children of men! ⁹ For he satisfied the longing soul, and the hungry soul he filled with good.— ¹⁰ Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, bound in misery and fetters of iron;— ¹¹ Because they have rebelled against the words of God, and have contemned the counsel of the Most High; ¹² And he humbled with trouble their heart; they stumbled, and there was none to help; ¹³ But when they cry unto the Lord when they are in distress, he saveth them out of their afflictions; ¹⁴ He bringeth them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and teareth their bands asunder. ¹⁵ They therefore shall give thanks unto the Lord for his kindness, and proclaim his wonders to the children of men! ¹⁶ For he hath broken the doors of copper, and the bolts of iron hath he hewn asunder.— ¹⁷ Fools, because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted. ¹⁸ All manner of food their soul abhorreth; and they draw near unto the gates of death; ¹⁹ But when they cry unto the Lord when they are in distress, he saveth them out of their afflictions. ²⁰ He sendeth his word and healeth them, and delivereth them from their graves. ²¹ They therefore shall give thanks unto the Lord for his kindness, and proclaim his wonders to the children of men! ²² They shall also sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and relate his deeds with joyful song.— ²³ They who go down to the sea in ships, who do business on great waters;— ²⁴ These have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders on the deep. ²⁵ For he spoke, and he raised the stormy wind, which lifteth up its waves. ²⁶ They would mount up to heaven, they would go down to the depths: their soul was melted because of their danger. ²⁷ They would reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and all their wisdom was exhausted. ²⁸ And they cried unto the Lord when they were in distress, and he brought them out of their afflictions. ²⁹ He calmed the storm into a whisper, and stilled were the waves of the sea. ³⁰ And they were rejoiced because they were silent: and then he guided them unto their desired haven. ³¹ They therefore shall give thanks unto the Lord for his kindness, and proclaim his wonders to the children of men! ³² And they must exalt him in the congregation of the people, and in the assembly of the elders must they praise him.— ³³ He changeth rivers into a wilderness, and water-springs into parched ground; ³⁴ A fruitful land into a salty waste, for the wickedness of those that dwell therein. ³⁵ He changeth the wilderness into a pool of water, and desert land into water-springs. ³⁶ And there he causeth to dwell the hungry, that they may found an inhabited city; ³⁷ And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, that they may yield the fruits of the annual product. ³⁸ He also blesseth them, and they multiply greatly, and he suffereth not their cattle to diminish. ³⁹ They were also diminished and bowed low through oppression, misfortune, and sorrow: ⁴⁰ He then poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in a pathless wilderness. ⁴¹ And he exalteth the needy from misery, and maketh his families like flocks. ⁴² The righteous shall see it, and rejoice; but all wickedness shall stop her mouth. ⁴³ Whoever is wise, let him observe these things, and let all understand the kindness of the Lord. ¹⁰⁸ ¹ A song or psalm of David. ^(108:2) My heart is firm, O God; I will sing and give praise, even with my spirit. ² ^(108:3) Awake, psaltery and harp: I will wake up the morning-dawn. ³ ^(108:4) I will give thee thanks among the people, O Lord: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. ⁴ ^(108:5) For great above the heavens is thy kindness, and thy truth reacheth even unto the skies. ⁵ ^(108:6) Exalt thyself above the heavens, O God; and above all the earth thy glory. ⁶ ^(108:7) In order that thy beloved may be delivered: help with thy right hand, and answer me. ⁷ ^(108:8) God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult, I will divide Shechem, and the valley of Succoth will I measure out. ⁸ ^(108:9) Mine id Gil’ad, and mine is Menasseh; Ephraim also is the strong-hold of my head; of Judah are my chiefs. ⁹ ^(108:10) Moab is my washpot; upon Edom will I cast my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph. ¹⁰ ^(108:11) Who will bring me into the fortified city? who will lead me as far as Edom? ¹¹ ^(108:12) Behold, it is thou, O God, who hast cast us off; and thou, O God, goest not forth with our armies. ¹² ^(108:13) Give us help against the assailant; for vain is the help of man. ¹³ ^(108:14) Through God shall we do valiantly; for he it is that will tread down our adversaries. ¹⁰⁹ ¹ To the chief musician, by David, a psalm. O God of my praise, do not keep silence. ² For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit are opened against me: they have spoken with me with the tongue of falsehood. ³ Also with words of hatred have they encompassed me, and they fight against me without a cause. ⁴ In recompense for my love are they my accusers, while I have nothing but prayer. ⁵ And they impose evil on me in recompense for good, and hatred in lieu of my love. ⁶ Appoint thou a wicked man over him: and let an accuser stand at his right hand. ⁷ When he is to be judged, let him go forth guilty, and let his prayer become sin. ⁸ Let his days be few, and let another take his office. ⁹ Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. ¹⁰ Let his children be continually moving about, and beg, and let them seek their bread out of their ruined places. ¹¹ Let the creditor lay snares after all that he hath, and let strangers plunder his labor. ¹² Let him have none that extendeth kindness, and let there be none that is gracious to his fatherless children. ¹³ Let his posterity be cut off: in another generation let their name be blotted out. ¹⁴ Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered by the Lord, and let the sin of his mother not be blotted out. ¹⁵ Let them be before the Lord continually, that he may cut off from the earth their memory. ¹⁶ For the reason that he remembered not to show kindness; but persecuted the poor and needy man, and the grieved in heart to put him to death. ¹⁷ As he loved cursing, so let it come over him: and as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him. ¹⁸ And he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment, and it cometh like water within him, and like oil into his bones. ¹⁹ Let it be unto him as a garment in which he wrappeth himself, and for a girdle let him be continually girded with it. ²⁰ Let this be the reward of my accusers from the Lord, and of those that speak evil against my soul. ²¹ But thou, O Eternal Lord, deal with me for the sake of thy name: because thy kindness is good, deliver thou me. ²² For poor and needy am I, and my heart is deeply wounded within me. ²³ Like the shadow when it declineth do I hasten away: I am driven suddenly off like the locusts. ²⁴ My knees stumble through fasting, and my flesh faileth of fatness. ²⁵ And I am become a reproach unto them: when they see me, they shake their head. ²⁶ Help me, O Lord my God: O save me according to thy kindness: ²⁷ That they may know that this is thy hand: that thou, Lord, hast truly done it. ²⁸ Let them then curse, but do thou bless: when they arise, let them be made ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice. ²⁹ Let my accusers be clothed with confusion, and let them wrap themselves, as with a mantle, in their own shame. ³⁰ I will thank the Lord greatly with my mouth, and in the midst of many will I praise him. ³¹ For he ever standeth at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those that judge his soul. ¹¹⁰ ¹ By David, a psalm. The Eternal saith unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I place thy enemies as a stool for thy feet. ² The staff of thy strength will the Eternal stretch forth out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thy enemies. ³ Thy people will bring freewill-gifts on the day of thy power, in the ornaments of holiness: as out of the bosom of the morning-dawn so is thine the dew of thy youth. ⁴ The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent of it, Thou shalt be a priest for ever after the order of Malki-zedek. ⁵ The Lord at thy right hand crusheth kings on the day of his wrath. ⁶ He will judge among the nations—there shall be a fulness of corpses—he crusheth heads on a wide-spread land. ⁷ From the brook will he drink on the way: therefore will he lift up the head. ¹¹¹ ¹ Hallelujah. I will thank the Lord with all my heart, in the council of the upright, and in the congregation. ² Great are the works of the Lord, they are sought for by them in all their desires. ³ Glorious and majestic is his doing, and his righteousness endureth for ever. ⁴ He hath made a memorial for his wonderful works: gracious and merciful is the Lord. ⁵ He hath given sustenance unto those that fear him: he will for ever be mindful of his covenant. ⁶ The power of his works hath he told unto his people, that he might give them the heritage of nations. ⁷ The works of his hands are truth and justice: faultless are all his precepts. ⁸ They are well supported for ever and eternally: they are framed in truth and uprightness. ⁹ Redemption hath he sent unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and to be feared is his name. ¹⁰ The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord; a good understanding have all that fulfill his commandments: his praise endureth for ever. ¹¹² ¹ Hallelujah. Happy is the man that feareth the Lord, that greatly delighteth in his commandments. ² His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed. ³ Plenty and riches shall be in his house, and his righteousness shall endure for ever. ⁴ There ariseth in the darkness a light to the upright: he is gracious, and merciful, and righteous. ⁵ Well will it be with the man who is kind, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with justice. ⁶ Surely unto eternity shall he not be moved: in everlasting remembrance shall the righteous be held. ⁷ Of an evil report shall he not be afraid: his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord. ⁸ Well supported is his heart, he shall not be afraid, until he looketh on the punishment of his assailants. ⁹ He distributeth, he giveth to the needy: his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted in honor. ¹⁰ The wicked shall see it, and be vexed; he will gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the longing of the wicked shall perish. ¹¹³ ¹ Hallelujah. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise ye the name of the Lord. ² Let the name of the Lord be blessed from this time forth and for evermore. ³ From the rising of the sun unto his going down the name of the Lord is praised. ⁴ High above all nations is the Lord, above the heavens is his glory. ⁵ Who is like the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high? ⁶ Who condescendeth to view what is done in the heavens, and on the earth? ⁷ He raiseth up out of the dust the poor, from the dunghill he lifteth up the needy: ⁸ That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people. ⁹ He causeth the barren woman to dwell in the midst of her household, the joyful mother of children. Hallelujah. ¹¹⁴ ¹ When Israel went forth out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of a strange language: ² Judah became his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion. ³ The sea beheld it, and fled: the Jordan was driven backward. ⁴ The mountains skipped like wethers, the hills like lambs. ⁵ What aileth thee, O sea, that thou fleest? thou, O Jordan, that thou art driven backward? ⁶ Ye mountains, that ye skip like wethers? ye hills, like lambs? ⁷ At the presence of the Lord tremble, O earth, at the presence of the God of Jacob; ⁸ Who changeth the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a fountain of water. ¹¹⁵ ¹ Not for our sake, O Lord, not for our sake, but unto thy name give glory, for the sake of thy kindness, for the sake of thy truth. ² Wherefore should the nations say, Where now is their God? ³ Whereas our God is in the heavens: whatsoever he desireth hath he done. ⁴ Their idols are sliver and gold, the work of the hands of man. ⁵ A mouth they have, but speak not; eyes they have, but see not; ⁶ Ears they have, but hear not; a nose they have, but smell not. ⁷ They have hands, but they touch not; they have feet, but they walk not: nor do they give any utterance by their throat. ⁸ Like them are those that make them, every one that trusteth in them. ⁹ O Israel, trust thou in the Lord—he is their help and their shield. ¹⁰ O house of Aaron, trust ye in the Lord—he is their help and their shield. ¹¹ Ye that fear the Lord, trust ye in the Lord—he is their help and their shield. ¹² The Lord hath even been mindful of us, he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron; ¹³ He will bless those that fear the Lord, the small together with the great. ¹⁴ May the Lord increase you more and more, you and your children. ¹⁵ Blessed are ye of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. ¹⁶ The heavens are the heavens of the Lord; but the earth hath he given to the children of men. ¹⁷ Not the dead can praise the Lord, nor all those that go down into the silence of death. ¹⁸ But as for us, we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Hallelujah. ¹¹⁶ ¹ It is lovely to me that the Lord heareth my voice, my supplications. ² For he hath inclined his ear unto me: therefore throughout all my days will I call on him. ³ The bands of death had compassed me, and the pangs of the nether world had overtaken me; I had met with distress and sorrow: ⁴ I then called on the name of the Lord, I beseech thee, O Lord, release my soul. ⁵ Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; and our God is merciful. ⁶ The Lord preserveth the simple: I was in misery, and he helped me. ⁷ Return, O my soul, unto thy rest; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. ⁸ For thou hast delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from falling. ⁹ I will walk before the Lord in the land of life. ¹⁰ I believe, therefore will I speak: I was greatly afflicted; ¹¹ I indeed said in my despondency, Every man is a liar. ¹² What shall I give in return unto the Lord for all his bounties toward me? ¹³ The cup of salvation will I lift up, and on the name of the Lord will I call. ¹⁴ My vows will I pay unto the Lord, yea, in the presence of all his people. ¹⁵ Grievous in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his pious ones. ¹⁶ O Lord, truly am I thy servant, I am thy servant,—the son of thy handmaid: thou hast loosened my fetters. ¹⁷ Unto thee will I offer the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and on the name of the Lord will I call. ¹⁸ My vows will I pay unto the Lord, yea, in the presence of all his people, ¹⁹ In the courts of the house of the Lord, in thy midst, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah. ¹¹⁷ ¹ Praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. ² For mighty is his kindness over us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Hallelujah. ¹¹⁸ ¹ O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; because unto eternity endureth his kindness. ² Let Israel then say so; because to eternity endureth his kindness. ³ Let the house of Aaron then say so; because to eternity endureth his kindness. ⁴ Let those who fear the Lord then say so; because to eternity endureth his kindness. ⁵ From the midst of distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me with enlargement. ⁶ The Lord is for me; I will not fear: what can a man do unto me? ⁷ The Lord is for me, among those that help me: therefore shall I indeed look on the punishment of those that hate me. ⁸ It is better to seek shelter with the Lord than to trust in man. ⁹ It is better to seek shelter with the Lord than to trust in princes. ¹⁰ All nations encompassed me about; but in the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off. ¹¹ They encompassed me about: yea, they compassed about, but in the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off. ¹² They encompassed me about like bees; they blazed up like the fire of thorns; but in the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off. ¹³ Thou hast thrust violently at me that I might fall; but the Lord assisted me. ¹⁴ My strength and song is the Lord, and he is become my salvation. ¹⁵ The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous: the right hand of the Lord doth valiantly. ¹⁶ The right hand of the Lord is exalted: the right hand of the Lord doth valiantly. ¹⁷ I shall not die, but I shall live, and relate the works of the Lord. ¹⁸ Severely hath the Lord chastised me; but unto death hath he not given me up. ¹⁹ Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will enter into them. I will give thanks unto the Lord. ²⁰ This is the gate which belongeth unto the Lord, the righteous shall enter thereby. ²¹ I will thank thee: for thou but answered me, and art become my salvation. ²² The stone which the builders rejected is become the chief corner-stone. ²³ From the Lord is this come to pass, it is marvelous in our eyes. ²⁴ This is the day which the Lord hath made, we will be glad and rejoice thereon. ²⁵ We beseech thee, O Lord, save us now: we beseech thee, O Lord, send us now prosperity. ²⁶ Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord: we bless you out of the house of the Lord. ²⁷ God is the Lord, and he giveth us light: bind the festive sacrifice with cords, leading it up to the horns of the altar. ²⁸ Thou art my God, and I will thank thee: my God, I will exalt thee. ²⁹ Oh give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; because to eternity endureth his kindness. ¹¹⁹ ¹ ALEPH. Happy are they whose way is perfect, who walk in the law of the Lord. ² Happy are they who keep his testimonies, that seek him with all their heart. ³ They also commit no injustice; in his ways do they walk. ⁴ Thou thyself hast commanded us thy precepts, that we might keep them diligently. ⁵ Oh that my ways were firmly directed to observe thy statutes! ⁶ Then would I not be made ashamed, while I look at all thy commandments. ⁷ I will thank thee with uprightness of heart, when I learn thy righteous ordinances. ⁸ Thy statutes will I observe: oh forsake me not too greatly. ⁹ BETH. Wherewithal shall a youth keep his way pure? by guarding it according to thy word. ¹⁰ With all my heart have I sought thee: oh let me not wander astray from thy commandments. ¹¹ In my heart have I treasured up thy saying, in order that I may not sin against thee. ¹² Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy statutes. ¹³ With my lips have I related all the ordinances of thy mouth. ¹⁴ On the way of thy testimonies have I been glad, as over all wealth. ¹⁵ On thy precepts will I meditate, and direct my look unto thy paths. ¹⁶ In thy statutes will I seek my delight: I will not forget thy word. ¹⁷ GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant: let me live, that I may observe thy word. ¹⁸ Open thou my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. ¹⁹ A stranger am I on the earth: hide not from me thy commandments. ²⁰ My soul is broken from longing for thy ordinances at all times. ²¹ Thou hast rebuked the accursed proud, who go erringly astray from thy commandments. ²² Roll away from me reproach and contempt; for thy testimonies have I kept. ²³ Although even princes should sit and speak against me, thy servant would still meditate on thy statutes. ²⁴ Also thy testimonies are my delight, my counsellors. ²⁵ DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: revive thou me according to thy word. ²⁶ My ways do I relate to thee, and thou answerest me: teach me thy statutes. ²⁷ Cause me to understand the way of thy precepts, that I may meditate on thy wonders. ²⁸ My soul droppeth away from grief: sustain me according to thy word. ²⁹ The way of falsehood do thou remove from me, and grant me graciously thy law. ³⁰ The way of truth have I chosen: thy ordinances have I set before me. ³¹ I have adhered unto thy testimonies: O Lord, put me not to shame. ³² The way of thy commandments will I run; for thou wilt enlarge my heart. ³³ HE. Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes, and I shall keep it in all its windings. ³⁴ Give me understanding, that I may keep thy law, and I will observe it with all my heart. ³⁵ Guide me on the path of thy commandments; for therein do I find my delight. ³⁶ Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to desire for gain. ³⁷ Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity: on thy way do thou give me life. ³⁸ Fulfill unto thy servant thy promise for those who are devoted to thy fear. ³⁹ Cause to pass away my disgrace of which I have dread; for thy ordinances are good. ⁴⁰ Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: through thy righteousness do thou give my life. ⁴¹ VAV. And let thy kindness come unto me, O Lord, thy salvation, according to thy promise. ⁴² Then shall I have a word to answer the one that reproacheth me; for I trust in thy word. ⁴³ And snatch not the word of truth out of my mouth too greatly; for I wait for thy ordinances. ⁴⁴ So shall I observe thy law continually for ever and ever. ⁴⁵ And I will walk in an open space; for thy precepts have I sought. ⁴⁶ And I will speak of thy testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed. ⁴⁷ And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I love. ⁴⁸ And so will I lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on thy statutes. ⁴⁹ ZAYIN. Remember thy word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to wait. ⁵⁰ This is my comfort in my affliction, that thy promise hath revived me. ⁵¹ The presumptuous have held me too greatly in derision: yet have I not departed away from thy law. ⁵² I remembered thy decrees which were from olden times, O Lord, and thus comforted myself. ⁵³ Horror seized on me because of the wicked that forsake thy law. ⁵⁴ Songs have thy statutes been unto me in the house of my pilgrimage. ⁵⁵ I remembered in the night thy name, O Lord, and observed thy law. ⁵⁶ This came to pass unto me, because I had kept thy precepts. ⁵⁷ CHETH. My portion is the Lord, have I said, that I might observe thy words. ⁵⁸ I make entreaty before thee with all my heart: be gracious unto me according to thy promise. ⁵⁹ I have thought over my ways, and made my feet return unto thy testimonies. ⁶⁰ I hastened, and delayed not to observe thy commandments. ⁶¹ Companies of wicked men have surrounded me; but I have not forgotten thy law. ⁶² At midnights do I constantly rise to give thanks unto thee, because of thy righteous decrees. ⁶³ An associate am I unto all that fear thee, and unto those that keep thy precepts. ⁶⁴ Of thy kindness, O Lord, is the earth full: teach me thy statutes. ⁶⁵ TETH. Thou hast shown goodness on thy servant, O Lord, according to thy word. ⁶⁶ The best of discernment and knowledge do thou teach me; for in thy commandments do I believe. ⁶⁷ Before I was afflicted I was in error; but now I observe thy saying. ⁶⁸ Thou art good, and doing good: teach me thy statutes. ⁶⁹ The presumptuous have invented falsehoods against me; but I will with all my heart indeed keep thy precepts. ⁷⁰ Gross as fat is their heart; but I take truly delight in thy law. ⁷¹ It is well for me that I have been afflicted, in order that I might learn thy statutes. ⁷² Better is unto me the law of thy mouth than thousands of gold and silver. ⁷³ YOD. Thy hands have made me and established me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. ⁷⁴ Those that fear thee will see me and be rejoiced; because I have waited for thy word. ⁷⁵ I know, O Lord, that thy decrees are righteous, and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me. ⁷⁶ Let, I pray thee, thy kindness come to comfort me, according to thy promise unto thy servant. ⁷⁷ Let thy mercies come unto me, that I may live; for thy law is my delight. ⁷⁸ Let the presumptuous be made ashamed; because they have without a cause dealt perversely with me; but I will indeed meditate on thy precepts. ⁷⁹ Let those that fear thee return unto me, and those that know thy testimonies. ⁸⁰ Let my heart be entire in thy statutes, in order that I may not be put to shame. ⁸¹ CAPH. My soul ardently desireth for thy salvation: for thy word do I wait. ⁸² My eyes look eagerly for thy promise, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? ⁸³ For I am become like a bottle in the smoke: yet do I not forget thy statutes. ⁸⁴ How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute justice on my persecutors? ⁸⁵ The presumptuous have dug pits for me, which is not in accordance with thy law. ⁸⁶ All thy commandments are founded on truth: without cause they persecute me; help thou me. ⁸⁷ But little was wanting that they had consumed me upon earth; but I have truly not forsaken thy precepts. ⁸⁸ According to thy kindness give me life, that I may observe the testimony of thy mouth. ⁸⁹ LAMED. To eternity, O Lord, standeth firm thy word with the heavens. ⁹⁰ Unto all generations endureth thy faithfulness: thou hast established the earth, and she standeth. ⁹¹ According to thy ordinances they exist this day: for all are thy servants. ⁹² Unless thy law had been my delights, I should long since have been lost in my affliction. ⁹³ Never will I forget thy precepts; for with them thou hast kept me alive. ⁹⁴ Thine am I, save me; for thy precepts have I sought. ⁹⁵ Wicked men have waited for me to destroy me; but I will reflect on thy testimonies. ⁹⁶ Of all perfection have I seen the end; but thy commandment is exceedingly extended. ⁹⁷ MEM. Oh how do I love thy law! all the day is it my meditation. ⁹⁸ Wiser than my enemy doth thy commandment make me; for it is perpetually with me. ⁹⁹ Above all my teachers have I obtained intelligence; for thy testimonies are my meditation. ¹⁰⁰ More than the elders do I possess understanding; because thy precepts do I keep. ¹⁰¹ From every evil path have I withholden my feet, in order that I might observe thy word. ¹⁰² From thy ordinances have I not departed; for thou hast instructed me. ¹⁰³ How much sweeter are to my palate thy sayings than honey to my mouth! ¹⁰⁴ Through thy precepts shall I obtain understanding: therefore do I hate every path of falsehood. ¹⁰⁵ NUN. A lamp unto my feet is thy word, and a light unto my path. ¹⁰⁶ I have sworn, and I will perform it, to observe thy righteous ordinances. ¹⁰⁷ I am afflicted exceedingly much: O Lord, revive me, according to thy word. ¹⁰⁸ Receive in favor the freewill-offerings of my mouth, I beseech thee, O Lord, and teach me thy ordinances. ¹⁰⁹ My life is in my hand continually: yet thy law do I not forget. ¹¹⁰ The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet have I not erred from thy precepts. ¹¹¹ I have taken thy testimonies as a heritage to eternity; for they are the joy of my heart. ¹¹² I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes always, in all their ways. ¹¹³ SAMECH. Those of divided thoughts I hate; but thy law do I love. ¹¹⁴ My shelter and my shield art thou: for thy word do I wait. ¹¹⁵ Depart from me, ye evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of God. ¹¹⁶ Uphold me according to thy promise, that I may live, and let me not be made ashamed of my hope. ¹¹⁷ Support me that I may be placed in safety, and I will direct my regard unto thy statutes continually. ¹¹⁸ Thou hast trodden down all that erringly stray from thy statutes; for falsehood is their deceit. ¹¹⁹ Like dross dost thou put away all the wicked of the earth: therefore do I love thy testimonies. ¹²⁰ My flesh trembleth shudderingly from dread of thee, and of thy decrees am I afraid. ¹²¹ ‘AYIN. I have executed justice and righteousness: leave me not to those who oppress me. ¹²² Protect thy servant for good: let not the presumptuous oppress me. ¹²³ My eyes look eagerly for thy salvation, and for thy righteous promise. ¹²⁴ Deal with thy servant according to thy kindness, and thy statutes do thou teach me. ¹²⁵ I am thy servant: give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. ¹²⁶ It is time to act for the Lord: they have broken thy law. ¹²⁷ Therefore do I love thy commandments more than gold, and more than fine gold. ¹²⁸ Therefore do I esteem all thy precepts in all things as right: every path of falsehood do I hate. ¹²⁹ PE. Wonderful are thy testimonies: therefore doth my soul keep them. ¹³⁰ The opening of thy words giveth light, it giveth understanding unto the simple. ¹³¹ I opened my mouth, and panted for breath; because for thy commandments did I long. ¹³² Turn thou unto me, and be gracious unto me, as is thy wont unto those that love thy name. ¹³³ My steps establish thou through thy promise, and suffer not any wrong to have dominion over me. ¹³⁴ Deliver me from the oppression of man, and I will observe thy precepts. ¹³⁵ Let thy face shine upon thy servant, and teach me thy statutes. ¹³⁶ Streams of water have run down my eyes; because they had not observed thy law. ¹³⁷ TZADDE. Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy decrees. ¹³⁸ Thou hast commanded thy testimonies, as righteous and faithful exceedingly. ¹³⁹ My zeal destroyeth me; because my assailants have forgotten thy words. ¹⁴⁰ Thy promise is greatly refined, and thy servant loveth it. ¹⁴¹ I am little and despised: yet thy precepts have I not forgotten. ¹⁴² Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth. ¹⁴³ Distress and trouble have overtaken me: yet are thy commandments my delights. ¹⁴⁴ Righteous are thy testimonies for everlasting: give me understanding, that I may live. ¹⁴⁵ KOPH. I have called with all my heart: answer me, O Lord: thy statutes will I keep. ¹⁴⁶ I have called on thee, save me, and I will observe thy testimonies. ¹⁴⁷ I come before thee in the dawn of morning, and cry: for thy word do I wait. ¹⁴⁸ My eyes are awake before the night-watches, that I may meditate in thy saying. ¹⁴⁹ Hear my voice according to thy kindness: O Lord, according to thy decree do thou grant me life. ¹⁵⁰ They that pursue mischievous devices draw nigh: from thy law are they far. ¹⁵¹ Near art thou, O Lord; and all thy commandments are the truth. ¹⁵² Of old already I knew of thy testimonies; because for eternity hast thou founded them. ¹⁵³ RESH. Look on my affliction, and release me; for thy law have I not forgotten. ¹⁵⁴ Plead my cause, and deliver me: according to thy promise do thou revive me. ¹⁵⁵ Far from the wicked is salvation; because thy statutes have they not sought for. ¹⁵⁶ Thy mercies are abundant, O Lord; according to thy decrees do thou revive me. ¹⁵⁷ Many are my persecutors and my assailants: yet from thy testimonies do I not turn away. ¹⁵⁸ I beheld the treacherous, and felt disgust; because they observed not thy saying. ¹⁵⁹ Behold that I love thy precepts: O Lord, according to thy kindness do thou revive me. ¹⁶⁰ The summit of thy word is truth: and the whole of thy righteous judgment endureth for ever. ¹⁶¹ SHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; but of thy word standeth my heart in dread. ¹⁶² I am rejoiced over thy promise, as one that findeth great spoil. ¹⁶³ Falsehood I hate and abhor: but thy law do I love. ¹⁶⁴ Seven times in the day do I praise thee because of thy righteous decrees. ¹⁶⁵ Abundant peace have they who love thy law; and thee is nothing that causeth them to stumble. ¹⁶⁶ I have hoped for thy salvation, O Lord, and thy commandments have I fulfilled. ¹⁶⁷ My soul hath observed thy testimonies, and I love them exceedingly. ¹⁶⁸ I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies; because all my ways are before thee. ¹⁶⁹ TAV. Let my entreaty come near before thee, O Lord: according to thy word grant me understanding. ¹⁷⁰ Let my supplication come before thee: according to thy promise do thou deliver me. ¹⁷¹ My lips shall utter praise; because thou wilt teach me thy statutes. ¹⁷² My tongue shall speak loudly of thy promise; for all thy commandments are righteous. ¹⁷³ Let thy hand be ready to help me; for thy precepts have I chosen. ¹⁷⁴ I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my delights. ¹⁷⁵ Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee: and let thy decrees help me. ¹⁷⁶ I have gone erringly astray like a lost sheep: seek thy servant; for thy commandments have I not forgotten. ¹²⁰ ¹ A song of the degrees. Unto the Lord, when I was in distress, did I call, and he hath answered me. ² O Lord, deliver my soul from lips of falsehood, and from a tongue of deceit. ³ What will God give unto thee? or what will he add unto thee, thou tongue of deceit? ⁴ Sharpened arrows of the mighty, with coals of the broom-bush. ⁵ Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar! ⁶ Too long for herself hath my soul dwelt with him that hateth peace. ⁷ I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war. ¹²¹ ¹ A song for the degrees. I lift up my eyes unto the mountains: whence shall come my help? ² My help is from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. ³ He will not suffer thy foot to slip: thy keeper doth not slumber. ⁴ Behold, he slumbereth not, and he sleepeth not—the keeper of Israel. ⁵ The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade, he is on thy right hand. ⁶ By day the sun shall not strike thee, nor the moon by night. ⁷ The Lord will guard thee against all evil: he will guard thy soul. ⁸ The Lord will guard thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth and for evermore. ¹²² ¹ A song of the degrees by David. I was rejoiced when they said unto me, Unto the house of the Lord let us go. ² Our feet are now standing within thy gates, O Jerusalem! ³ Jerusalem, which art built as a city wherein all associate together. ⁴ For thither go up the tribes of the Lord, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord. ⁵ For there are placed chairs for giving judgment, the chairs for the house of David.— ⁶ Pray ye for the peace of Jerusalem; may those that love thee prosper. ⁷ May there be peace within thy walls, prosperity within thy palaces, ⁸ For the sake of my brethren and my friends, let me now speak, Peace be within thee. ⁹ For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, will I seek thy good. ¹²³ ¹ A song of the degrees. Unto thee do I lift up my eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. ² Behold, as the eyes of servants are directed unto the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress: thus are our eyes directed unto the Lord our God, until he be gracious unto us. ³ Be gracious unto us, O Lord! be gracious unto us; for we are overburdened with contempt. ⁴ Our soul is overburdened with the scorn of those who are at ease, with the contempt of the proud oppressors. ¹²⁴ ¹ A song of the degrees by David. If it had not been the Lord who was for us, so should Israel say; ² If it had not been the Lord who was for us, when men rose up against us: ³ Then would they have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us; ⁴ Then would the waters have overwhelmed us, the stream would have passed over our soul; ⁵ Then would have passed over our soul the presumptuous waters. ⁶ Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us up as a prey to their teeth. ⁷ Our soul is escaped like a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. ⁸ Our help is in the name of the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. ¹²⁵ ¹ A song of the degrees. Those who trust in the Lord are like mount Zion, which will not he moved, which endureth for ever. ² Jerusalem hath mountains round about her: and so is the Lord round about his people, from this time forth and for evermore. ³ For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous: in order that the righteous may not stretch forth their hands unto wrong-doing. ⁴ Do good, O Lord, unto the good, and to those that are upright in their hearts. ⁵ But as for those who turn aside unto their crooked ways, them will the Lord drive away with the workers of wickedness; but peace shall be upon Israel. ¹²⁶ ¹ A song of the degrees. When the Lord bringeth back again the captivity of Zion, then shall we be like dreamers. ² Then shall our mouth be filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then shall they say among the nations, Great things hath the Lord done for these. ³ Great things would the Lord have done for us, whereat we should be joyful. ⁴ Bring back again, O Lord, our captivity, like rivulets in arid land. ⁵ Those that sow in tears shall reap with joyful song. ⁶ He goeth forth indeed and weepeth, that beareth the seed for sowing; but he will surely come with joyful song when he beareth home his sheaves. ¹²⁷ ¹ A song of the degrees for Solomon. Unless the Lord do build the house, in vain labor they that build on it: unless the Lord guard the city, in vain is the watchman wakeful. ² It is in vain for you to be early in rising, to be late in sitting up, eating the bread of painful toils; for so doth he give unto his beloved during sleep. ³ Lo, children are an inheritance from the Lord: a reward is the fruit of the body. ⁴ Like arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth. ⁵ Happy is the man that hath his quiver filled with them: they shall not be put to shame, when they do speak with the enemies in the gate. ¹²⁸ ¹ A song of the degrees. Happy is every one that feareth the Lord, that walketh in his ways. ² When thou eatest the labor of thy hands: then wilt thou be happy, and it shall be well with thee. ³ Thy wife is then as a fruitful vine in the recesses of thy house: thy children, like olive-plants round about thy table. ⁴ Behold, truly thus shall be blessed the man that feareth the Lord. ⁵ May the Lord bless thee out of Zion: and see thou the happiness of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. ⁶ And see thou thy children’s children: may there be peace upon Israel. ¹²⁹ ¹ A song of the degrees. Many a time have they assailed me from my youth, so should Israel say; ² Many a time have they assailed me from my youth: yet have they not prevailed against me. ³ Upon my back have ploughmen ploughed; they have drawn long their furrows: ⁴ Yet the Lord is righteous; he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. ⁵ May all be put to shame and turned backward that hate Zion; ⁶ May they become like the grass of the roofs, which withereth before it is pulled up; ⁷ Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor his arm he that bindeth sheaves. ⁸ Nor do they who pass by say, The blessing of the Lord be with you: we bless you in the name of the Lord. ¹³⁰ ¹ A song of the degrees. Out of the depths have I called thee, O Lord. ² Lord, listen to my voice: let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. ³ If thou, Lord, shouldst treasure up iniquities, O Lord, who would be able to stand? ⁴ But with thee there is forgiveness, in order that thou mayest be feared. ⁵ I hope for the Lord, my soul doth hope, and for his word do I wait. ⁶ My soul waiteth for the Lord, more than they that watch for the morning expect the morning. ⁷ Let Israel wait for the Lord; for with the Lord there is kindness, and with him is redemption in abundance; ⁸ And he wilt surely redeem Israel from all his iniquities. ¹³¹ ¹ A song of the degrees by David. O Lord, my heart was not haughty, nor were my eyes lofty: neither have I walked after matters too great, or those too wonderful for me. ² Surely I have pacified and stilled my soul, like the suckling on its mother’s breast: like a suckling is in me my soul. ³ Let Israel wait for the Lord from this time forth and for ever more. ¹³² ¹ A song of the degrees. Remember, O Lord, unto David all his afflictions; ² How he swore unto the Lord; how he vowed unto the mighty One of Jacob: ³ Surely, I will not enter into the tent of my house, nor ascend the couch of my repose; ⁴ I will not grant any sleep to my eyes, nor to my eyelids any slumber: ⁵ Until I shall have found out a place for the Lord, a dwelling-place for the mighty One of Jacob. ⁶ “Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we met with it in the fields of the forest: ⁷ let us then go into his dwelling: let us prostrate ourselves before his footstool.” ⁸ Arise, O Lord, unto thy resting-place: thou, and the ark of thy strength. ⁹ Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy pious servants shout for joy. ¹⁰ For the sake of David thy servant turn not away the face of thy anointed. ¹¹ The Lord hath sworn unto David in truth; he will not turn from it: “From the fruit of thy body will I set some one on the throne to succeed thee. ¹² If thy children will observe my covenant and this my testimony which I teach them: then also shall their children sit for evermore upon the throne to succeed thee.” ¹³ For the Lord hath made choice of Zion: he hath desired it as a habitation for himself. ¹⁴ This is my resting-place for evermore: here will I dwell; for I have desired it. ¹⁵ Her provision will I bless abundantly: her needy ones will I satisfy with bread. ¹⁶ And her priests will I clothe with salvation: and her pious ones shall shout aloud for joy. ¹⁷ There will I cause to grow a horn unto David: I arrange a lamp for my anointed. ¹⁸ His enemies will I clothe with shame; but upon himself shall his crown shine brilliantly. ¹³³ ¹ A song of the degrees by David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is when brethren dwell closely together in union! ² It is like the precious oil upon the head, running down upon the beard, yea, Aaron’s beard, which runneth down upon the upper border of his garments; ³ Like the dew of Chermon, running down upon the mountains of Zion; for there hath the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. ¹³⁴ ¹ A song of the degrees. Arise! bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord that stand in the house of the Lord in the nights. ² Lift up your hands toward the sanctuary, and bless the Lord. ³ May the Lord bless thee out of Zion, he that is the maker of heaven and earth. ¹³⁵ ¹ Hallelujah. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise him, O ye servants of the Lord; ² Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God. ³ Hallelujah; for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is lovely. ⁴ For Jacob hath the Lord chosen unto himself, Israel, as his peculiar treasure. ⁵ For I well know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. ⁶ Whatsoever the Lord willeth, hath he done in the heavens, and on the earth, in the seas, and in all the deeps. ⁷ He causeth clouds to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with the rain; he bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries. ⁸ He it is who smote the first-born of Egypt, both of man and of cattle; ⁹ Who sent signs and wonderful tokens into the midst of thee, O Egypt, against Pharaoh, and against all his servants; ¹⁰ Who smote many nations, and slew mighty kings; ¹¹ Sichon the king of the Emorites, and ‘Og the king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan; ¹² And gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance unto Israel his people. ¹³ O Lord, thy name endureth for ever: O Lord, thy memorial is throughout all generations. ¹⁴ For the Lord will espouse the cause of his people, and concerning his servants will he bethink himself. ¹⁵ The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of the hands of men. ¹⁶ Mouths they have, but they speak not; eyes they have, but they see not; ¹⁷ Ears they have, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouth. ¹⁸ Like them are those that make them, every one that trusteth in them. ¹⁹ O house of Israel, bless ye the Lord; O house of Aaron, bless ye the Lord. ²⁰ O house of Levi, bless ye the Lord; ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord. ²¹ Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, even he that resideth at Jerusalem. Hallelujah. ¹³⁶ ¹ O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for to eternity endureth his kindness. ² O give thanks unto the God of gods; for to eternity endureth his kindness. ³ O give thanks to the Lord of lords; for to eternity endureth his kindness. ⁴ To him who doth great wonders alone; for to eternity endureth his kindness. ⁵ To him that made the heavens with understanding; for to eternity endureth his kindness. ⁶ To him that stretched out the earth above the waters; for to eternity endureth his kindness. ⁷ To him that made great lights; for to eternity endureth his kindness; ⁸ The sun for the rule by day; for to eternity endureth his kindness; ⁹ The moon and stars for the rule by night; for to eternity endureth his kindness. ¹⁰ To him that smote Egypt in their first-born; for to eternity endureth his kindness; ¹¹ And brought out Israel from the midst of them; for to eternity endureth his kindness; ¹² With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm; for to eternity endureth his kindness. ¹³ To him who divided the Red Sea into parts; for to eternity endureth his kindness; ¹⁴ And caused Israel to pass through the midst of it; for to eternity endureth his kindness; ¹⁵ But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea; for to eternity endureth his kindness. ¹⁶ To him who led his people through the wilderness; for to eternity endureth his kindness. ¹⁷ To him who smote great kings; for to eternity endureth his kindness; ¹⁸ And slew mighty kings; for to eternity endureth his kindness. ¹⁹ Even Sichon the king of the Emorites; for to eternity endureth his kindness; ²⁰ And ‘Og the king of Bashan; for to eternity endureth his kindness; ²¹ And gave their land as an inheritance; for to eternity endureth his kindness; ²² As an inheritance unto Israel his servant; for to eternity endureth his kindness; ²³ Who hath in our low estate remembered us; for to eternity endureth his kindness; ²⁴ And hath freed us from our assailants; for to eternity endureth his kindness; ²⁵ Who giveth food unto all flesh; for to eternity endureth his kindness. ²⁶ O give thanks unto the God of the heavens; for to eternity endureth his kindness. ¹³⁷ ¹ By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat, and we also wept when we remembered Zion. ² Upon the willows in her midst had we hung up our harps. ³ For there our captors demanded of us the words of song; and those that mocked us, joy, saying, Sing for us one of the songs of Zion. ⁴ How should we sing the song of the Lord on the soil of the stranger? ⁵ If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget—. ⁶ May my tongue cleave to my palate if I do not remember thee: if I recall not Jerusalem at the head of my joy. ⁷ Remember, O Lord, unto the children of Edom the day of Jerusalem; who said, Raze it, raze it, even to her very foundation. ⁸ O daughter of Babylon, who art wasted: happy he, that repayeth thee thy recompense for what thou hast done to us. ⁹ Happy he, that seizeth and dasheth thy babes against the rock. ¹³⁸ ¹ By David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: before thee, O God, will I sing praise unto thee. ² I will bow myself down before thy holy temple, and I will thank thy name for thy kindness and for thy truth; for thou hast magnified above all thy name thy promise. ³ On the day when I called didst thou answer me, and raise me up with strength in my soul. ⁴ All the kings of the earth will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, when they hear the promises of thy mouth. ⁵ And they will sing on the ways of the Lord; for great is the glory of the Lord. ⁶ For exalted is the Lord, yet doth he regard the lowly; but the proud he punisheth from afar. ⁷ If I should walk in the midst of distress, thou wilt revive me: against the wrath of my enemies wilt thou stretch forth thy hand, and thy right hand will save me. ⁸ The Lord will accomplish all in my behalf; O Lord, thy kindness endureth for ever: the works of thy own hands do not abandon. ¹³⁹ ¹ To the chief musician, by David, a psalm. O Lord! thou hast searched me through, and thou knowest me. ² Thou indeed knowest my sitting down and my rising up, thou understandest my thinking while yet afar off. ³ My walking and my lying down hast thou limited, and with all my ways art thou acquainted. ⁴ For, while there is not a word on my tongue, lo, thou, O Lord, knowest it entirely. ⁵ Behind and before hast thou hedged me in, and thou placest upon me thy hand. ⁶ Too wonderful is such knowledge for me: it is too exalted, I cannot attain unto it. ⁷ Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee away from thy presence? ⁸ If I should ascend into heaven, thou art there; and if I should make my bed in the nether world, behold, thou art there. ⁹ If I should lift up the wings of the morning-dawn, if I should dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea: ¹⁰ Even there would thy hand lead me, and thy right hand would seize hold of me. ¹¹ If I said, Surely darkness shall enshroud me, and into night be turned the light about me: ¹² Yet even darkness can obscure nothing from thee; but the night will shine like the day; both the darkness and the light are alike to thee. ¹³ For thou possessest my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. ¹⁴ I will thank thee therefore, that I am so fearfully and wonderfully made: wonderful are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. ¹⁵ My being was not concealed from thee, when I was made in secret, when I was so to say embroidered in the lowest parts of the earth. ¹⁶ My undeveloped substance did thy eyes see; and in thy book were all of them written down—the days which have been formed, while yet not one of them was here. ¹⁷ And how precious are unto me thy thoughts, O God! how mightily great is their sum! ¹⁸ Should I count them, they would be more numerous than the sand: I awake, and I am still with thee. ¹⁹ If thou wouldst but slay the wicked, O God! and ye men of blood, depart from me. ²⁰ Who speak of thee for a wicked end, thy enemies, that bear thy name for a vain purpose. ²¹ Behold, those that hate thee I ever hate, O Lord; and for those that rise up against thee do I feel loathing. ²² With the utmost hatred do I hate them: enemies are they become unto me. ²³ Search me through, O God, and know my heart; probe me, and know my thoughts: ²⁴ And see if there be a way of perverseness in me, and lead me on the way of eternity. ¹⁴⁰ ¹ To the chief musician, a psalm of David. ^(140:2) Deliver me, O Lord, from an evil man; from a man of violence do thou keep me; ² ^(140:3) Who think over evil resolves in their heart, who every day are gathered together for war. ³ ^(140:4) They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent: the poison of the adder is under their lips. Selah. ⁴ ^(140:5) Preserve me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked, from the man of violence do thou keep me, who think of overthrowing my steps. ⁵ ^(140:6) The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the side of my track; traps have they set for me. Selah. ⁶ ^(140:7) I have said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my supplications. ⁷ ^(140:8) O thou Eternal Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head on the day of battle. ⁸ ^(140:9) Grant not, O Lord, the longings of the wicked; suffer not his wicked device to succeed: lest they exalt themselves. Selah. ⁹ ^(140:10) As for the heads of those that encompass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. ¹⁰ ^(140:11) Let burning coals be cast upon them: let them be thrown into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again. ¹¹ ^(140:12) Let not the man of an evil tongue be established on the earth: may evil hunt down the violent man to his downfall. ¹² ^(140:13) I know that the Lord will procure right for the afflicted, and justice for the needy. ¹³ ^(140:14) Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell before thy presence. ¹⁴¹ ¹ A psalm of David. O Lord, I call thee, hasten unto me: give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee. ² May my prayer be valued as incense before thee, the lifting up of my hands, as the evening offering. ³ Set, O Lord, a watch unto my mouth: keep a guard at the door of my lips. ⁴ Permit not my heart to incline after any evil thing, to practise deeds in wickedness with men that are doers of wrong: and let me not eat of their dainties. ⁵ If the righteous strike me, it is a kindness; and if he reprove me, it is as oil poured on the head, my head shall not refuse it; for yet my prayer also is offered in their sufferings. ⁶ Are their judges fallen down through means of a rock: then will they listen to my words; for they are pleasant. ⁷ As when one cutteth in and splitteth open the earth: so are our bones scattered for the mouth of the grave. ⁸ For unto thee, O Eternal Lord, are my eyes directed; in thee do I trust: pour not out my life. ⁹ Guard me from the power of the snare which they have laid for me, and the traps of the wrong-doers. ¹⁰ Let the wicked fall into their own nets, altogether—while I pass safely by. ¹⁴² ¹ A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. ^(142:2) With my voice I cry unto the Lord: with my voice I make supplication unto the Lord. ² ^(142:3) I pour out before him my grief: my distress I recite before him. ³ ^(142:4) When my spirit was overwhelmed within me—and thou knowest well my path—on the way whereon I desired to walk they had secretly laid a snare for me. ⁴ ^(142:5) Look to the right, and behold, yea, there is no man that recognizeth me: every refuge is lost to me; there is no one that careth for my soul. ⁵ ^(142:6) I cried unto thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my refuge, my portion in the land of life. ⁶ ^(142:7) Listen unto my entreaty; for I am very miserable: deliver me from my pursuers; for they are too mighty for me. ⁷ ^(142:8) Bring forth out of prison my soul, that I may thank thy name: with me shall the righteous crown themselves, when thou wilt deal bountifully with me. ¹⁴³ ¹ A psalm of David. O Lord, hear my prayer, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, in thy righteousness. ² And enter not into judgment with thy servant; for no living man can be regarded righteous before thee. ³ For the enemy hath pursued my soul; he hath crushed to the ground my life; he hath made me dwell in darkness, as those that are dead eternally. ⁴ And my spirit within me is overwhelmed: in my bosom is my heart astounded. ⁵ I remember the days of olden times: I meditate on all thy doings: on the work of thy hands do I reflect. ⁶ I spread forth my hands unto thee: my soul longeth for thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. ⁷ Hasten, answer me, O Lord, my spirit falleth: hide not thy face from me, that I may not become like those that go down into the pit. ⁸ Cause me to hear in the morning thy kindness; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way whereon I should walk; for unto thee do I lift up my soul. ⁹ Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies: by thee do I seek shelter. ¹⁰ Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; guide me on a level land. ¹¹ For thy sake, O Lord, revive me: in thy righteousness bring forth out of distress my soul. ¹² And in thy kindness destroy my enemies, and annihilate all the adversaries of my soul; far I am thy servant. ¹⁴⁴ ¹ By David. Blessed be the Lord my Rock, who exerciseth my hands for the battle, my fingers for the war: ² My kindness, and my strong-hold; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me. ³ Lord, what is man, that thou takest cognizance of him: the son of a mortal, that thou regardest him! ⁴ Man is like the breath: his days are like a passing shadow. ⁵ O Lord, bend thy heavens, and come down: touch the mountains, that they may smoke. ⁶ Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: send out thy arrows, and confound them. ⁷ Stretch out thy hands from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of the children of the stranger. ⁸ Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and whose right hand is the right hand of falsehood. ⁹ O God, a new song will I sing unto thee: upon the ten-stringed psaltery will I sing praises unto thee. ¹⁰ Thou art he that giveth victory unto kings: who riddeth David his servant from the evil-bringing sword. ¹¹ Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of the children of the stranger, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and whose right hand is the right hand of falsehood. ¹² So that our sons may be like plants, grown up in their youth: our daughters, like corner-pillars, sculptured in the model of a palace. ¹³ May our garners be full, furnishing all manner of store: our sheep bringing forth thousands and ten thousands in our open pastures. ¹⁴ May our oxen be strong to labor: may there be no breach, nor migration, nor loud complaint in our streets. ¹⁵ Happy the people, that fare thus: happy the people, whose God is the Lord. ¹⁴⁵ ¹ A hymn of praise by David. I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. ² Every day will I bless thee, and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. ³ Great is the Lord, and greatly praised, and his greatness is unsearchable. ⁴ One generation shall praise thy works to the other, and thy mighty acts shall they declare. ⁵ On the majestic glory of thy excellence, and on thy wondrous deeds will I meditate. ⁶ And of the might of thy terrible acts shall men converse: and thy greatness will I relate. ⁷ The memorial of thy abundant goodness shall they loudly proclaim, and they shall sing joyfully of thy righteousness. ⁸ Gracious and merciful is the Lord, long-suffering, and great in kindness. ⁹ The Lord is good to all, and his mercies are over all his works. ¹⁰ All thy works shall thank thee, O Lord; and thy pious servants shall bless thee. ¹¹ Of the glory of thy kingdom shall they converse, and of thy might shall they speak: ¹² To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom. ¹³ Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all eternities, and thy dominion subsisteth throughout all generations. ¹⁴ The Lord upholdeth all who are falling, and raiseth up all those who are bowed down. ¹⁵ The eyes of all wait hopefully upon thee, and thou givest them their food in its due season. ¹⁶ Thou openest thy hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. ¹⁷ Righteous is the Lord in all his ways, and beneficent in all his works. ¹⁸ The Lord is nigh unto all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. ¹⁹ The desire of those who fear him will he fulfill, and their cry will he hear, and save them. ²⁰ The Lord preserveth all those who love him; but all the wicked will he destroy. ²¹ The praise of the Lord shall my mouth speak: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever. ¹⁴⁶ ¹ Hallelujah. Praise, O my soul, the Lord. ² I will praise the Lord throughout my life: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being. ³ Put not your trust in princes, in the son of man, in whom there is no salvation. ⁴ When his spirit goeth forth, he returneth to his native earth: on that very day perish his thoughts. ⁵ But happy is he who hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is on the Lord his God; ⁶ Who hath made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that is therein; who keepeth truth for ever; ⁷ Who executeth justice for the oppressed: who giveth bread to the hungry: the Lord looseneth the prisoners; ⁸ The Lord causeth the blind to see; the Lord raiseth up those who are bowed down; the Lord loveth the righteous: ⁹ The Lord guardeth the strangers; the fatherless and widow he helpeth up; but the way of the wicked he maketh crooked. ¹⁰ The Lord will reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Hallelujah. ¹⁴⁷ ¹ Hallelujah; for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is comely; him becometh praise. ² The Lord buildeth up Jerusalem: the outcasts of Israel will he gather together; ³ He that healeth the broken-hearted, and bindeth up their hurts; ⁴ Who counteth the number of the stars; who calleth them all by their names. ⁵ Great is our Lord, and abundant in power: his understanding is immeasurable. ⁶ The Lord helpeth up the meek: he bringeth down the wicked to the ground. ⁷ Lift up a song unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praises unto our God with the harp; ⁸ Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who causeth grass to grow upon the mountains; ⁹ Who giveth to the beast its food, to the young ravens which cry. ¹⁰ Not in the strength of the horse hath he delight: nor in the swiftness of the legs of man taketh he pleasure. ¹¹ The Lord taketh pleasure in those that fear him, that wait for his kindness. ¹² Glorify, O Jerusalem, the Lord: praise thy God, O Zion. ¹³ For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children in the midst of thee; ¹⁴ He who bestoweth peace in thy borders, who satisfieth thee with the best of wheat; ¹⁵ He who sendeth forth his decree unto the earth: how swiftly speedeth his word along! ¹⁶ He who dispenseth snow like wool; who streweth about the hoarfrost like ashes; ¹⁷ He who casteth down his ice like pieces: before his cold who can stand? ¹⁸ He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and waters run along. ¹⁹ He declareth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances unto Israel. ²⁰ He hath not done so unto any nation: and his ordinances—these they know not. Hallelujah. ¹⁴⁸ ¹ Hallelujah. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights. ² Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts. ³ Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. ⁴ Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens. ⁵ Let them praise the name of the Lord; for he commanded and they were created. ⁶ And he established them for ever and to eternity: he gave a decree which none shall transgress. ⁷ Praise the Lord from the earth, ye sea-monsters, and all deeps; ⁸ Fire, and hail, snow, and vapor; thou storm-wind that fulfillest his word; ⁹ Ye mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars; ¹⁰ Ye beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and winged birds; ¹¹ Ye kings of the earth, and all nations; ye princes, and all judges of the earth; ¹² Young men and also virgins; old men, together with boys:— ¹³ Let them praise the name of the Lord; for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above earth and heaven. ¹⁴ He also exalteth the horn of his people, a praise unto all his pious servants, even unto the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Hallelujah. ¹⁴⁹ ¹ Hallelujah. Sing unto the Lord a new song, his praise in the congregation of the pious. ² Let Israel rejoice in his Maker: let the children of Zion exult in their King. ³ Let them praise his name in the dance: with the timbrel and harp let them sing praises unto him. ⁴ For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people; he will adorn the meek with salvation. ⁵ Let the pious be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their couches. ⁶ The exalted praises of God are in their mouth, and a two-edged sword is in their hand; ⁷ To execute vengeance on the nations, and chastisements on the people: ⁸ To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron: ⁹ To execute upon them the judgment which is written: this is an honor for all his pious servants. Hallelujah. ¹⁵⁰ ¹ Hallelujah. Praise ye God in his sanctuary: praise him in the expansion of his power. ² Praise him for his acts of might: praise him according to the abundance of his greatness. ³ Praise him with the blowing of the cornet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. ⁴ Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and pipe. ⁵ Praise him upon the clear-ringing cymbals: praise him upon the high-sounding cymbals. ⁶ Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Hallelujah.