KJV - Pure Cambridge Edition

107:1

O give thanks unto the LORD, for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

107:2

Let the redeemed of the LORD say [so], whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

107:3

And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.

107:4

They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.

107:5

Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

107:6

Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, [and] he delivered them out of their distresses.

107:7

And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.

107:8

Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!

107:9

For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

107:10

Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, [being] bound in affliction and iron;

107:11

Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:

107:12

Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and [there was] none to help.

107:13

Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, [and] he saved them out of their distresses.

107:14

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.

107:15

Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!

107:16

For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

107:17

Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

107:18

Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.

107:19

Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, [and] he saveth them out of their distresses.

107:20

He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered [them] from their destructions.

107:21

Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!

107:22

And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.

107:23

They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;

107:24

These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.

107:25

For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.

107:26

They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.

107:27

They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.

107:28

Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.

107:29

He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.

107:30

Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

107:31

Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!

107:32

Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

107:33

He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;

107:34

A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

107:35

He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.

107:36

And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;

107:37

And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.

107:38

He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

107:39

Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.

107:40

He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, [where there is] no way.

107:41

Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh [him] families like a flock.

107:42

The righteous shall see [it], and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

107:43

Whoso [is] wise, and will observe these [things], even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.

108:1

A Song [or] Psalm of David. O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.

108:2

Awake, psaltery and harp: I [myself] will awake early.

108:3

I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

108:4

For thy mercy [is] great above the heavens: and thy truth [reacheth] unto the clouds.

108:5

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;

108:6

That thy beloved may be delivered: save [with] thy right hand, and answer me.

108:7

God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

108:8

Gilead [is] mine; Manasseh [is] mine; Ephraim also [is] the strength of mine head; Judah [is] my lawgiver;

108:9

Moab [is] my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.

108:10

Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

108:11

[Wilt] not [thou], O God, [who] hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?

108:12

Give us help from trouble: for vain [is] the help of man.

108:13

Through God we shall do valiantly: for he [it is that] shall tread down our enemies.

109:1

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;

109:2

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

109:3

They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.

109:4

For my love they are my adversaries: but I [give myself unto] prayer.

109:5

And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

109:6

Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.

109:7

When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.

109:8

Let his days be few; [and] let another take his office.

109:9

Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

109:10

Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek [their bread] also out of their desolate places.

109:11

Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.

109:12

Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.

109:13

Let his posterity be cut off; [and] in the generation following let their name be blotted out.

109:14

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

109:15

Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.

109:16

Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.

109:17

As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

109:18

As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.

109:19

Let it be unto him as the garment [which] covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.

109:20

[Let] this [be] the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

109:21

But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy [is] good, deliver thou me.

109:22

For I [am] poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

109:23

I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.

109:24

My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.

109:25

I became also a reproach unto them: [when] they looked upon me they shaked their heads.

109:26

Help me, O LORD my God: O save me according to thy mercy:

109:27

That they may know that this [is] thy hand; [that] thou, LORD, hast done it.

109:28

Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.

109:29

Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.

109:30

I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.

109:31

For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save [him] from those that condemn his soul.

110:1

A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

110:2

The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

110:3

Thy people [shall be] willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.

110:4

The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou [art] a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

110:5

The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.

110:6

He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill [the places] with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.

110:7

He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.

111:1

Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with [my] whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and [in] the congregation.

111:2

The works of the LORD [are] great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.

111:3

His work [is] honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

111:4

He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD [is] gracious and full of compassion.

111:5

He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.

111:6

He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen.

111:7

The works of his hands [are] verity and judgment; all his commandments [are] sure.

111:8

They stand fast for ever and ever, [and are] done in truth and uprightness.

111:9

He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend [is] his name.

111:10

The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]: his praise endureth for ever.

112:1

Praise ye the LORD. Blessed [is] the man [that] feareth the LORD, [that] delighteth greatly in his commandments.

112:2

His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

112:3

Wealth and riches [shall be] in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

112:4

Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: [he is] gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

112:5

A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.

112:6

Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.

112:7

He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.

112:8

His heart [is] established, he shall not be afraid, until he see [his desire] upon his enemies.

112:9

He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.

112:10

The wicked shall see [it], and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

113:1

Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.

113:2

Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.

113:3

From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD's name [is] to be praised.

113:4

The LORD [is] high above all nations, [and] his glory above the heavens.

113:5

Who [is] like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,

113:6

Who humbleth [himself] to behold [the things that are] in heaven, and in the earth!

113:7

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, [and] lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

113:8

That he may set [him] with princes, [even] with the princes of his people.

113:9

He maketh the barren woman to keep house, [and to be] a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.

114:1

When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;

114:2

Judah was his sanctuary, [and] Israel his dominion.

114:3

The sea saw [it], and fled: Jordan was driven back.

114:4

The mountains skipped like rams, [and] the little hills like lambs.

114:5

What [ailed] thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, [that] thou wast driven back?

114:6

Ye mountains, [that] ye skipped like rams; [and] ye little hills, like lambs?

114:7

Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;

114:8

Which turned the rock [into] a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.

115:1

Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, [and] for thy truth's sake.

115:2

Wherefore should the heathen say, Where [is] now their God?

115:3

But our God [is] in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.

115:4

Their idols [are] silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

115:5

They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:

115:6

They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:

115:7

They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.

115:8

They that make them are like unto them; [so is] every one that trusteth in them.

115:9

O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he [is] their help and their shield.

115:10

O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: he [is] their help and their shield.

115:11

Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he [is] their help and their shield.

115:12

The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless [us]; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.

115:13

He will bless them that fear the LORD, [both] small and great.

115:14

The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.

115:15

Ye [are] blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth.

115:16

The heaven, [even] the heavens, [are] the LORD's: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

115:17

The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.

115:18

But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD.

116:1

I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice [and] my supplications.

116:2

Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon [him] as long as I live.

116:3

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

116:4

Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

116:5

Gracious [is] the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God [is] merciful.

116:6

The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.

116:7

Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.

116:8

For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, [and] my feet from falling.

116:9

I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.

116:10

I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:

116:11

I said in my haste, All men [are] liars.

116:12

What shall I render unto the LORD [for] all his benefits toward me?

116:13

I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.

116:14

I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.

116:15

Precious in the sight of the LORD [is] the death of his saints.

116:16

O LORD, truly I [am] thy servant; I [am] thy servant, [and] the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

116:17

I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.

116:18

I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,

116:19

In the courts of the LORD's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.

117:1

O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.

117:2

For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD [endureth] for ever. Praise ye the LORD.

118:1

O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: because his mercy [endureth] for ever.

118:2

Let Israel now say, that his mercy [endureth] for ever.

118:3

Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy [endureth] for ever.

118:4

Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy [endureth] for ever.

118:5

I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, [and set me] in a large place.

118:6

The LORD [is] on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?

118:7

The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see [my desire] upon them that hate me.

118:8

[It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.

118:9

[It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.

118:10

All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them.

118:11

They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

118:12

They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

118:13

Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.

118:14

The LORD [is] my strength and song, and is become my salvation.

118:15

The voice of rejoicing and salvation [is] in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.

118:16

The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.

118:17

I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.

118:18

The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.

118:19

Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, [and] I will praise the LORD:

118:20

This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter.

118:21

I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.

118:22

The stone [which] the builders refused is become the head [stone] of the corner.

118:23

This is the LORD's doing; it [is] marvellous in our eyes.

118:24

This [is] the day [which] the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

118:25

Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.

118:26

Blessed [be] he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.

118:27

God [is] the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, [even] unto the horns of the altar.

118:28

Thou [art] my God, and I will praise thee: [thou art] my God, I will exalt thee.

118:29

O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

119:1

ALEPH. Blessed [are] the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.

119:2

Blessed [are] they that keep his testimonies, [and that] seek him with the whole heart.

119:3

They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.

119:4

Thou hast commanded [us] to keep thy precepts diligently.

119:5

O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!

119:6

Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.

119:7

I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.

119:8

I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.

119:9

BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed [thereto] according to thy word.

119:10

With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.

119:11

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

119:12

Blessed [art] thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.

119:13

With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.

119:14

I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as [much as] in all riches.

119:15

I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.

119:16

I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.

119:17

GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, [that] I may live, and keep thy word.

119:18

Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

119:19

I [am] a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.

119:20

My soul breaketh for the longing [that it hath] unto thy judgments at all times.

119:21

Thou hast rebuked the proud [that are] cursed, which do err from thy commandments.

119:22

Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.

119:23

Princes also did sit [and] speak against me: [but] thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.

119:24

Thy testimonies also [are] my delight [and] my counsellers.

119:25

DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.

119:26

I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.

119:27

Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.

119:28

My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.

119:29

Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.

119:30

I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid [before me].

119:31

I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame.

119:32

I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.

119:33

HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it [unto] the end.

119:34

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with [my] whole heart.

119:35

Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.

119:36

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

119:37

Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; [and] quicken thou me in thy way.

119:38

Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who [is devoted] to thy fear.

119:39

Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments [are] good.

119:40

Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.

119:41

VAU. Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, [even] thy salvation, according to thy word.

119:42

So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.

119:43

And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.

119:44

So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.

119:45

And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.

119:46

I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.

119:47

And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.

119:48

My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.

119:49

ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.

119:50

This [is] my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

119:51

The proud have had me greatly in derision: [yet] have I not declined from thy law.

119:52

I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.

119:53

Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.

119:54

Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.

119:55

I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.

119:56

This I had, because I kept thy precepts.

119:57

CHETH. [Thou art] my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.

119:58

I intreated thy favour with [my] whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.

119:59

I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

119:60

I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.

119:61

The bands of the wicked have robbed me: [but] I have not forgotten thy law.

119:62

At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.

119:63

I [am] a companion of all [them] that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.

119:64

The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.

119:65

TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.

119:66

Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.

119:67

Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.

119:68

Thou [art] good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.

119:69

The proud have forged a lie against me: [but] I will keep thy precepts with [my] whole heart.

119:70

Their heart is as fat as grease; [but] I delight in thy law.

119:71

[It is] good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

119:72

The law of thy mouth [is] better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.

119:73

JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.

119:74

They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.

119:75

I know, O LORD, that thy judgments [are] right, and [that] thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.

119:76

Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.

119:77

Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law [is] my delight.

119:78

Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: [but] I will meditate in thy precepts.

119:79

Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.

119:80

Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.

119:81

CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: [but] I hope in thy word.

119:82

Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?

119:83

For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; [yet] do I not forget thy statutes.

119:84

How many [are] the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?

119:85

The proud have digged pits for me, which [are] not after thy law.

119:86

All thy commandments [are] faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.

119:87

They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.

119:88

Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.

119:89

LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.

119:90

Thy faithfulness [is] unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.

119:91

They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all [are] thy servants.

119:92

Unless thy law [had been] my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.

119:93

I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.

119:94

I [am] thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.

119:95

The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: [but] I will consider thy testimonies.

119:96

I have seen an end of all perfection: [but] thy commandment [is] exceeding broad.

119:97

MEM. O how love I thy law! it [is] my meditation all the day.

119:98

Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they [are] ever with me.

119:99

I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies [are] my meditation.

119:100

I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

119:101

I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.

119:102

I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.

119:103

How sweet are thy words unto my taste! [yea, sweeter] than honey to my mouth!

119:104

Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.

119:105

NUN. Thy word [is] a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

119:106

I have sworn, and I will perform [it], that I will keep thy righteous judgments.

119:107

I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.

119:108

Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.

119:109

My soul [is] continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.

119:110

The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.

119:111

Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they [are] the rejoicing of my heart.

119:112

I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, [even unto] the end.

119:113

SAMECH. I hate [vain] thoughts: but thy law do I love.

119:114

Thou [art] my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.

119:115

Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.

119:116

Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.

119:117

Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.

119:118

Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit [is] falsehood.

119:119

Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth [like] dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.

119:120

My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

119:121

AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.

119:122

Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.

119:123

Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.

119:124

Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.

119:125

I [am] thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.

119:126

[It is] time for [thee], LORD, to work: [for] they have made void thy law.

119:127

Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.

119:128

Therefore I esteem all [thy] precepts [concerning] all [things to be] right; [and] I hate every false way.

119:129

PE. Thy testimonies [are] wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.

119:130

The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.

119:131

I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.

119:132

Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.

119:133

Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

119:134

Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.

119:135

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.

119:136

Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.

119:137

TZADDI. Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, and upright [are] thy judgments.

119:138

Thy testimonies [that] thou hast commanded [are] righteous and very faithful.

119:139

My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.

119:140

Thy word [is] very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.

119:141

I [am] small and despised: [yet] do not I forget thy precepts.

119:142

Thy righteousness [is] an everlasting righteousness, and thy law [is] the truth.

119:143

Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: [yet] thy commandments [are] my delights.

119:144

The righteousness of thy testimonies [is] everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.

119:145

KOPH. I cried with [my] whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.

119:146

I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.

119:147

I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.

119:148

Mine eyes prevent the [night] watches, that I might meditate in thy word.

119:149

Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment.

119:150

They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.

119:151

Thou [art] near, O LORD; and all thy commandments [are] truth.

119:152

Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.

119:153

RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.

119:154

Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.

119:155

Salvation [is] far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.

119:156

Great [are] thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.

119:157

Many [are] my persecutors and mine enemies; [yet] do I not decline from thy testimonies.

119:158

I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.

119:159

Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.

119:160

Thy word [is] true [from] the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments [endureth] for ever.

119:161

SCHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.

119:162

I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.

119:163

I hate and abhor lying: [but] thy law do I love.

119:164

Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.

119:165

Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.

119:166

LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.

119:167

My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.

119:168

I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways [are] before thee.

119:169

TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.

119:170

Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.

119:171

My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.

119:172

My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments [are] righteousness.

119:173

Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.

119:174

I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law [is] my delight.

119:175

Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.

119:176

I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

120:1

A Song of degrees. In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.

120:2

Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, [and] from a deceitful tongue.

120:3

What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?

120:4

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

120:5

Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, [that] I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

120:6

My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.

120:7

I [am for] peace: but when I speak, they [are] for war.

121:1

A Song of degrees. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

121:2

My help [cometh] from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.

121:3

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

121:4

Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

121:5

The LORD [is] thy keeper: the LORD [is] thy shade upon thy right hand.

121:6

The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

121:7

The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

121:8

The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

122:1

A Song of degrees of David. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.

122:2

Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.

122:3

Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:

122:4

Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.

122:5

For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

122:6

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

122:7

Peace be within thy walls, [and] prosperity within thy palaces.

122:8

For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace [be] within thee.

122:9

Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.

123:1

A Song of degrees. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

123:2

Behold, as the eyes of servants [look] unto the hand of their masters, [and] as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes [wait] upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.

123:3

Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

123:4

Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, [and] with the contempt of the proud.

124:1

A Song of degrees of David. If [it had] not [been] the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;

124:2

If [it had] not [been] the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:

124:3

Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

124:4

Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:

124:5

Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

124:6

Blessed [be] the LORD, who hath not given us [as] a prey to their teeth.

124:7

Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

124:8

Our help [is] in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

125:1

A Song of degrees. They that trust in the LORD [shall be] as mount Zion, [which] cannot be removed, [but] abideth for ever.

125:2

[As] the mountains [are] round about Jerusalem, so the LORD [is] round about his people from henceforth even for ever.

125:3

For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.

125:4

Do good, O LORD, unto [those that be] good, and to [them that are] upright in their hearts.

125:5

As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: [but] peace [shall be] upon Israel.

126:1

A Song of degrees. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.

126:2

Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them.

126:3

The LORD hath done great things for us; [whereof] we are glad.

126:4

Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.

126:5

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

126:6

He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves [with him].

127:1

A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh [but] in vain.

127:2

[It is] vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: [for] so he giveth his beloved sleep.

127:3

Lo, children [are] an heritage of the LORD: [and] the fruit of the womb [is his] reward.

127:4

As arrows [are] in the hand of a mighty man; so [are] children of the youth.

127:5

Happy [is] the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

128:1

A Song of degrees. Blessed [is] every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.

128:2

For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy [shalt] thou [be], and [it shall be] well with thee.

128:3

Thy wife [shall be] as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

128:4

Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.

128:5

The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.

128:6

Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, [and] peace upon Israel.

129:1

A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

129:2

Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.

129:3

The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.

129:4

The LORD [is] righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

129:5

Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.

129:6

Let them be as the grass [upon] the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:

129:7

Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

129:8

Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD [be] upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.

130:1

A Song of degrees. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.

130:2

Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

130:3

If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

130:4

But [there is] forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

130:5

I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

130:6

My soul [waiteth] for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: [I say, more than] they that watch for the morning.

130:7

Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD [there is] mercy, and with him [is] plenteous redemption.

130:8

And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

131:1

A Song of degrees of David. LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.

131:2

Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul [is] even as a weaned child.

131:3

Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever.

132:1

A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David, [and] all his afflictions:

132:2

How he sware unto the LORD, [and] vowed unto the mighty [God] of Jacob;

132:3

Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;

132:4

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, [or] slumber to mine eyelids,

132:5

Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty [God] of Jacob.

132:6

Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.

132:7

We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.

132:8

Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.

132:9

Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

132:10

For thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.

132:11

The LORD hath sworn [in] truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

132:12

If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.

132:13

For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired [it] for his habitation.

132:14

This [is] my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

132:15

I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.

132:16

I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

132:17

There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.

132:18

His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.

133:1

A Song of degrees of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant [it is] for brethren to dwell together in unity!

133:2

[It is] like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, [even] Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;

133:3

As the dew of Hermon, [and as the dew] that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, [even] life for evermore.

134:1

A Song of degrees. Behold, bless ye the LORD, all [ye] servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.

134:2

Lift up your hands [in] the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.

134:3

The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.

135:1

Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise [him], O ye servants of the LORD.

135:2

Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God,

135:3

Praise the LORD; for the LORD [is] good: sing praises unto his name; for [it is] pleasant.

135:4

For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, [and] Israel for his peculiar treasure.

135:5

For I know that the LORD [is] great, and [that] our Lord [is] above all gods.

135:6

Whatsoever the LORD pleased, [that] did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.

135:7

He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.

135:8

Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.

135:9

[Who] sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.

135:10

Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings;

135:11

Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan:

135:12

And gave their land [for] an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people.

135:13

Thy name, O LORD, [endureth] for ever; [and] thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations.

135:14

For the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants.

135:15

The idols of the heathen [are] silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

135:16

They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;

135:17

They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there [any] breath in their mouths.

135:18

They that make them are like unto them: [so is] every one that trusteth in them.

135:19

Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron:

135:20

Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD.

135:21

Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.

136:1

O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

136:2

O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

136:3

O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

136:4

To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

136:5

To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

136:6

To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

136:7

To him that made great lights: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:

136:8

The sun to rule by day: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:

136:9

The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

136:10

To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:

136:11

And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:

136:12

With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

136:13

To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:

136:14

And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:

136:15

But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

136:16

To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

136:17

To him which smote great kings: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:

136:18

And slew famous kings: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:

136:19

Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:

136:20

And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:

136:21

And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:

136:22

[Even] an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

136:23

Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:

136:24

And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

136:25

Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

136:26

O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

137:1

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

137:2

We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

137:3

For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us [required of us] mirth, [saying], Sing us [one] of the songs of Zion.

137:4

How shall we sing the LORD's song in a strange land?

137:5

If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget [her cunning].

137:6

If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

137:7

Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase [it], rase [it, even] to the foundation thereof.

137:8

O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy [shall he be], that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.

137:9

Happy [shall he be], that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

138:1

[A Psalm] of David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.

138:2

I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

138:3

In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, [and] strengthenedst me [with] strength in my soul.

138:4

All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.

138:5

Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great [is] the glory of the LORD.

138:6

Though the LORD [be] high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.

138:7

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.

138:8

The LORD will perfect [that which] concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, [endureth] for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.

139:1

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known [me].

139:2

Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.

139:3

Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted [with] all my ways.

139:4

For [there is] not a word in my tongue, [but], lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.

139:5

Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.

139:6

[Such] knowledge [is] too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot [attain] unto it.

139:7

Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

139:8

If I ascend up into heaven, thou [art] there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou [art there].

139:9

[If] I take the wings of the morning, [and] dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

139:10

Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

139:11

If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

139:12

Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light [are] both alike [to thee].

139:13

For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.

139:14

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully [and] wonderfully made: marvellous [are] thy works; and [that] my soul knoweth right well.

139:15

My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, [and] curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

139:16

Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all [my members] were written, [which] in continuance were fashioned, when [as yet there was] none of them.

139:17

How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

139:18

[If] I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.

139:19

Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.

139:20

For they speak against thee wickedly, [and] thine enemies take [thy name] in vain.

139:21

Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

139:22

I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.

139:23

Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

139:24

And see if [there be any] wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

140:1

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;

140:2

Which imagine mischiefs in [their] heart; continually are they gathered together [for] war.

140:3

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison [is] under their lips. Selah.

140:4

Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

140:5

The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.

140:6

I said unto the LORD, Thou [art] my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.

140:7

O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

140:8

Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; [lest] they exalt themselves. Selah.

140:9

[As for] the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

140:10

Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

140:11

Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow [him].

140:12

I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, [and] the right of the poor.

140:13

Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

141:1

A Psalm of David. LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.

141:2

Let my prayer be set forth before thee [as] incense; [and] the lifting up of my hands [as] the evening sacrifice.

141:3

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

141:4

Incline not my heart to [any] evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

141:5

Let the righteous smite me; [it shall be] a kindness: and let him reprove me; [it shall be] an excellent oil, [which] shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also [shall be] in their calamities.

141:6

When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

141:7

Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth [wood] upon the earth.

141:8

But mine eyes [are] unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.

141:9

Keep me from the snares [which] they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.

141:10

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.

142:1

Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave. I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.

142:2

I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.

142:3

When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.

142:4

I looked on [my] right hand, and beheld, but [there was] no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.

142:5

I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou [art] my refuge [and] my portion in the land of the living.

142:6

Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.

142:7

Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.

143:1

A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, [and] in thy righteousness.

143:2

And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

143:3

For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.

143:4

Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

143:5

I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.

143:6

I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul [thirsteth] after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

143:7

Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

143:8

Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

143:9

Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

143:10

Teach me to do thy will; for thou [art] my God: thy spirit [is] good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

143:11

Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.

143:12

And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I [am] thy servant.

144:1

[A Psalm] of David. Blessed [be] the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, [and] my fingers to fight:

144:2

My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and [he] in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.

144:3

LORD, what [is] man, that thou takest knowledge of him! [or] the son of man, that thou makest account of him!

144:4

Man is like to vanity: his days [are] as a shadow that passeth away.

144:5

Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

144:6

Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.

144:7

Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;

144:8

Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand [is] a right hand of falsehood.

144:9

I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery [and] an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.

144:10

[It is he] that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.

144:11

Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand [is] a right hand of falsehood:

144:12

That our sons [may be] as plants grown up in their youth; [that] our daughters [may be] as corner stones, polished [after] the similitude of a palace:

144:13

[That] our garners [may be] full, affording all manner of store: [that] our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:

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[That] our oxen [may be] strong to labour; [that there be] no breaking in, nor going out; that [there be] no complaining in our streets.

144:15

Happy [is that] people, that is in such a case: [yea], happy [is that] people, whose God [is] the LORD.

145:1

David's [Psalm] of praise. I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

145:2

Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

145:3

Great [is] the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness [is] unsearchable.

145:4

One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

145:5

I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.

145:6

And [men] shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.

145:7

They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.

145:8

The LORD [is] gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

145:9

The LORD [is] good to all: and his tender mercies [are] over all his works.

145:10

All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.

145:11

They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;

145:12

To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.

145:13

Thy kingdom [is] an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion [endureth] throughout all generations.

145:14

The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all [those that be] bowed down.

145:15

The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

145:16

Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

145:17

The LORD [is] righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

145:18

The LORD [is] nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

145:19

He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

145:20

The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

145:21

My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

146:1

Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.

146:2

While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

146:3

Put not your trust in princes, [nor] in the son of man, in whom [there is] no help.

146:4

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

146:5

Happy [is he] that [hath] the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope [is] in the LORD his God:

146:6

Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein [is]: which keepeth truth for ever:

146:7

Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:

146:8

The LORD openeth [the eyes of] the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:

146:9

The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

146:10

The LORD shall reign for ever, [even] thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.

147:1

Praise ye the LORD: for [it is] good to sing praises unto our God; for [it is] pleasant; [and] praise is comely.

147:2

The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.

147:3

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

147:4

He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by [their] names.

147:5

Great [is] our Lord, and of great power: his understanding [is] infinite.

147:6

The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.

147:7

Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:

147:8

Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

147:9

He giveth to the beast his food, [and] to the young ravens which cry.

147:10

He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.

147:11

The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

147:12

Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

147:13

For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.

147:14

He maketh peace [in] thy borders, [and] filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.

147:15

He sendeth forth his commandment [upon] earth: his word runneth very swiftly.

147:16

He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.

147:17

He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

147:18

He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, [and] the waters flow.

147:19

He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.

147:20

He hath not dealt so with any nation: and [as for his] judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.

148:1

Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.

148:2

Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.

148:3

Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.

148:4

Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that [be] above the heavens.

148:5

Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.

148:6

He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.

148:7

Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:

148:8

Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:

148:9

Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:

148:10

Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:

148:11

Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:

148:12

Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:

148:13

Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory [is] above the earth and heaven.

148:14

He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; [even] of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.

149:1

Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, [and] his praise in the congregation of saints.

149:2

Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

149:3

Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.

149:4

For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

149:5

Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.

149:6

[Let] the high [praises] of God [be] in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand;

149:7

To execute vengeance upon the heathen, [and] punishments upon the people;

149:8

To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;

149:9

To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD.

150:1

Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

150:2

Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.

150:3

Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.

150:4

Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

150:5

Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.

150:6

Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.