They prevented me in the day of my trouble, but the LORD was my upholder. {TYNDALE: When they had compassed me in the day of my tribulation, the LORD stayed me up.}

He brought me forth also into a place of liberty: he brought me forth, even because he had a favor unto me. {TYNDALE: And he brought me out into roomth, and delivered me, because he delighted in me.}

For I have an eye unto all his laws, and will not cast out his commandments from me. {TYNDALE: But I had all his laws in my sight, and I turned my face from none of his ordinances.}

Therefore shall the LORD reward me after my righteous dealing, and according unto the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. {TYNDALE: And the LORD did to me again, according to my righteousness, and after my pureness that I had in his sight.}

I will follow upon mine enemies, and overtake them; neither will I turn again till I have destroyed them. {TYNDALE: I followed mine enemies and destroyed them, and turned not again until I had consumed them.}

They had an eye unto him, and were lightened; and their faces were not ashamed.

I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother; I went heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.

Thou makest us to be rebuked of our neighbours, to be laughed to scorn and had in derision of them that are round about us.

And I said, "O that I had wings like a dove! For then would I flee away, and be at rest.

Nevertheless, my feet were almost gone; my treadings had well nigh slipped.

Yea, I had almost also said even as they do; but lo, then should I have condemned the generation of thy children.

that they also might put their trust in God, and not to forget what he had done, but to keep his commandments.

They forgot what he had done, and the wonderful works that he had showed for them.

He clove the hard rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink thereof, as it had been out of the great depth.

how he had wrought his miracles in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan:

so that he forsook the Tabernacle in Shiloh, even the tent that he had pitched among men.

This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he came out of Egypt, and had heard a strange language.

For one day in thy court is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of the ungodly.

God is greatly to be feared in the council of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

If the LORD had not helped me, my soul had almost been put to silence.

In the multitude of the sorrows that I had in my heart, thy comforts have refreshed my soul.

But he had sent a man before them, even Joseph which was sold to be a bond servant,

until the time that his word came, and until the word of the LORD had tried him.

Then sent the king and caused him to be delivered; the prince of the people had let him go.

Then sent he Moses his servant, and Aaron whom he had chosen.

For why? He remembered his holy promise which he had made to Abraham his servant.

They forgot God their Savior, which had done so great things in Egypt,

So he said he would have destroyed them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in that gap; to turn away his wrathful indignation, lest he should destroy them.

Their enemies oppressed them, and had them in subjection.

yea, he made all those that had led them away captive, to pity them.

For the love that I had unto them, they take now my contrary part; but I give myself unto prayer.

Let the wickedness of his fathers be had in remembrance in the sight of LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be done away.

His work is worthy to be praised and had in honour, and his righteousness endureth forever.

The merciful and gracious LORD hath so done his marvelous works, that they ought to be had in remembrance.

For he shall never be moved, and the righteous shall be had in an everlasting remembrance.

The proud have had me exceedingly in derision; yet have I not shrinked from thy law.

{A song of the stairs} If the LORD himself had not been on our side - now may Israel say -

If the LORD himself had not been on our side, when men rose up against us,

they had swallowed us up alive, when they were so wrathfully displeased at us.

Yea, the waters had drowned us, the stream had gone over our soul.

The deep waters of the proud had gone even unto our soul.

Let the righteous rather smite me friendly, and reprove me: so will I take it as though he had poured oil on my head; it shall not hurt my head. Yea, I will pray yet for their wickedness.