Psalms 22:18-30:12 they have parted my garments among them, and for my vesture have cast lots;

Thomson⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁸ they have parted my garments among them, and for my vesture have cast lots; ¹⁹ Therefore, Lord, delay not thou my help, draw near to my assistance; ²⁰ rescue my soul from the sword; this only begotten of mine from the paw of a dog. ²¹ Save me from the mouth of a lion, and this lowliness of mine from the unicorn's horns. ²² I will declare thy name to my brethren: in the midst of a congregation I will sing praise to thee. ²³ Praise him, ye who fear the Lord praise him, all ye seed of Jacob. Let all the seed of Israel fear him; ²⁴ for he hath not slighted, nor abhorred the prayer of the distressed; nor turned away his face from me: but hearkened to me when I cried to him. ²⁵ My praise shall be of thee in a great congregation: I will pay my vows before them who fear him. ²⁶ The needy shall eat and be satisfied: and they who seek the Lord will praise him. Their heart shall be forever alive. ²⁷ All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord; and all the families of the nations shall worship before him: ²⁸ for the kingdom is the Lord's and he ruleth the nations. ²⁹ All the fat ones of the earth have eaten and worshipped: before him shall bow all that go down to the dust. Let my soul therefore live for him. ³⁰ My seed indeed will serve him: a generation which is coming shall be announced for the Lord: ³¹ and they will proclaim his saving mercy to a people that shall be born, whom the Lord made. ²³ ¹ A Psalm by David. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall want nothing. ² In a verdant pasture he hath fixed my abode. He hath fed me by gently flowing water ³ and restored my soul. He hath led me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. ⁴ For though I walk amidst the shades of death: I will fear no ills, because thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff have been my comfort. ⁵ Thou hast spread a table before me; in the presence of them who afflict me. With oil thou hast anointed my head; and thine exhilarating cup is the very best. ⁶ Thy mercy will surely follow me all the days of my life; and my dwelling shall be in the house of the Lord to length of days. ²⁴ ¹ A Psalm by David, on the first day of the week. The earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof, the World and all its inhabitants. ² Upon the seas he laid its foundations; and established it upon the floods. ³ Who shall ascend to the hill of God, and who shall stand in his holy place? ⁴ He whose hands are clean and whose heart is pure. Who hath not devoted his soul to vanity; nor sworn deceitfully to his neighbour. ⁵ Such shall receive a blessing from the Lord; and bounteous supplies from God his saviour. ⁶ Such is the generation of them who seek him; who seek the face of the God of Jacob. ⁷ Open wide your gates, ye chiefs! and be opened wide, ye everlasting doors; that the glorious king may enter. ⁸ Who is the glorious king? The Lord strong and mighty: the Lord mighty in battle. ⁹ Open wide your gates, ye chiefs; and be opened wide ye everlasting doors; that the glorious king may enter. ¹⁰ Who is this glorious king? The Lord of Hosts. He is the king of glory. ²⁵ ¹ A Psalm by David. To thee, Lord, I have lifted up my soul: ² O my God, in thee I have put my trust: let me not be shamed, nor let mine enemies deride me; ³ for none who wait on thee should be put to shame. Let them be shamed who vainly transgress. ⁴ Lord, shew me thy ways and teach me thy paths. ⁵ Lead me to thy truth, and teach me: for thou, God, art my saviour, and for thee I have waited all the day long. ⁶ Lord, remember thy compassion and thy tender mercies; for they are from everlasting. ⁷ Remember not the sins and follies of my youth; according to thy mercy remember me, Lord, for thy goodness sake. ⁸ The Lord is gracious and righteous: therefore he will instruct sinners in the way: ⁹ he will guide the meek in judgment: he will teach the meek his ways. ¹⁰ All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth; to them who seek his covenant and his testimonies. ¹¹ For the sake of thy name therefore, Lord, pardon this sin of mine, for it is manifold; ¹² What man soever habitually feareth the Lord; him He will instruct in the way he hath chosen; ¹³ his life shall be spent in the enjoyment of good things and his offspring shall inherit the land. ¹⁴ The Lord is the strength of them who fear him; and it is his covenant to display it for them. ¹⁵ Mine eyes are continually towards the Lord; because he can extricate my feet from the snare. ¹⁶ Look down upon me and compassionate me; for I am an only begotten, though distressed: ¹⁷ the troubles of my heart are multiplied: deliver me from these my distresses. ¹⁸ Look on my humiliation and my trouble and for give all my sins. ¹⁹ View mine enemies, for they are multiplied; and have hated me with unjust hatred. ²⁰ preserve my soul and deliver me: let me not be shamed, because I have trusted in thee. ²¹ To me the innocent and the upright cleaved; because I waited for thee, O Lord. ²² God redeem Israel from all their afflictions! ²⁶ ¹ By David. Judge me, Lord, for I have walked in mine integrity; and trusting in the Lord I should not be shaken. ² Examine me, Lord, and prove me: try my reins and my heart. ³ Because thy mercy is before mine eyes; and I have delighted in thy truth: ⁴ I did not sit with the council of vanity; nor can I go with them who transgress: ⁵ I hated the assembly of evil doers; and with the ungodly I cannot sit. ⁶ I will wash my hands in innocence and go round thine altar, O Lord: ⁷ that I may hear the voice of praise; and tell all thy wonderous acts. ⁸ Lord, I have loved the beauty of thy house; and the place of the mansion of thy glory. ⁹ Destroy not my soul with the wicked nor my life with blood thirsty men; ¹⁰ in whose hands are iniquities; and whose right hand is full of bribes. ¹¹ As for me, I have walked in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful to me. ¹² My foot hath been stedfast in rectitude: in assemblies, I will bless thee, O Lord. ²⁷ ¹ A Psalm of David before he was anointed. The Lord is my light and my saviour. Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defender of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid? ² When evil doers approached me, to devour my flesh; they, who afflicted me, even mine enemies fainted and fell. ³ Though a host be drawn up against me, my heart will not be dismayed; though war rise up against me, still I exercise hope. ⁴ One favour I have asked of the Lord; and this I will earnestly seek; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord, all the days of my life; that I may contemplate the delight of the Lord; and visit his temple. ⁵ Because in his pavilion he hid me, in the day of my calamities; in the secret of his tabernacle he covered me; he set me upon a rock; ⁶ and now, behold! He hath raised up my head against mine enemies: I have gone round and offered at his tent a sacrifice of thanksgiving: with musick vocal and instrumental I will praise the Lord. ⁷ Hear, Lord, my voice when I cry; have mercy on me and hearken to me. ⁸ To thee my heart said, I have sought thy lace; thy face, O Lord, I will seek. ⁹ Turn not away thy face from me; withdraw not in anger from thy servant. Be thou my helper: leave me not, nor forsake me, O God, my saviour. ¹⁰ Since my father and my mother have left me; and the Lord hath taken me to himself: ¹¹ instruct me in thy way and lead me in the right path, because of mine enemies. ¹² Deliver me not up to the will of them who are afflicting me. Because false witnesses have risen up against me and injustice hath belied itself; ¹³ I am confident of seeing the goodness of the Lord, in the land of the living. ¹⁴ Wait for the Lord and be of good courage; let thy heart be strengthened and wait for the Lord. ²⁸ ¹ A Psalm of David. To thee, Lord, I have cried: O my God, pass me not by in silence. Shouldst thou pass me by in silence: I shall be like them who go down to the pit. ² Hear the sound of my supplication, when I pray to thee; when I lift up my hands to thy holy temple. ³ Draw not my soul in with sinners; nor destroy me with the workers of iniquity; with them who speak peace to their neighbours and harbour mischief in their hearts. ⁴ Give them according to their deeds; and according to the wickedness of their devices. According to the works of their hands give them; retribute to them their deserts. ⁵ Because they did not regard the works of the Lord; nor the operations of his hands: thou wilt utterly destroy them and not build them up again. ⁶ Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard the voice of my prayer. ⁷ The Lord is my helper and my protector: on him my heart relied, and I am helped. My flesh also is revived, that with cheerfulness I may praise him. ⁸ The Lord is the strength of his people; and the safeguard of his anointed. ⁹ Save thy people and bless thine inheritance; feed them also and lift them up forever. ²⁹ ¹ A Psalm of David, at the exode of the tabernacle. Offer to the Lord, ye children of God; offer to the Lord the offspring of rams. Offer to the Lord glory and honour: ² Offer to the Lord, glory to his name. worship the Lord in his holy court. ³ The voice of the Lord on the waters! The God of the glory thundered! The Lord is over many waters. ⁴ The voice of the Lord is with power: the voice of the Lord is with majesty. ⁵ The voice of the Lord rending the cedars! The Lord will rend the cedars of Lebanon, and shatter them to pieces: ⁶ as a young unicorn would a calf; so will the beloved [shatter] Lebanon itself. ⁷ The voice of the Lord bursting through a flame of fire! The voice of the Lord shaking the wilderness. ⁸ The Lord will shake the wilderness of Kades. ⁹ The voice of the Lord collecting the hinds; when he shall lay the forests bare. When in his temple every one uttereth praise; ¹⁰ the Lord will cause that which was deluged to be inhabited: and the Lord will sit enthroned king forever. ¹¹ The Lord will give strength to his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace. ³⁰ ¹ For the conclusion. The Psalm of an Ode at the dedication of David's house. I Will extol thee, Lord, because thou hast upheld me, and hast not suffered mine enemies to rejoice over me. ² O Lord my God, to thee I cried and thou didst heal me. ³ Thou, Lord, hast brought my soul up out of Hades; and saved me from among them who go down to the pit. ⁴ Sing to the Lord, ye his saints; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. ⁵ Because at his wrath there is vexation; but in his favour, life; in the evening weeping may pitch its tent; and in the morning, joy. ⁶ As for me, I, in my prosperity, said, I can never be moved: ⁷ [To my comeliness, thou, Lord, in thy good pleasure hadst added strength] but thou didst turn away thy face, and I was involved in trouble. ⁸ To thee, Lord, I cried and to my God made supplication; ⁹ what profit is there in my blood; by my going down to corruption? Can dust celebrate thy praise; or can it proclaim thy truth? ¹⁰ The Lord heard and compassionated me: the Lord became my helper. ¹¹ Thou didst turn my mourning into joy; thou didst rend in pieces my sackcloth and gird me with gladness, ¹² that my glory might sound thy praise; and that I might not be absorpt in grief. Lord, my God, to thee I will give thanks for evermore.