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{Nun} Thy word is a lantern unto my feet and a light unto my paths.
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth his handiwork.
O Blessed is the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, and hath not sat in the seat of the scornful.
For my reins are thine, thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
Delight thou in the LORD, and he shall give thee thy heart's desire.
{Of David} Praise the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me praise his holy name.
"Be still then, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the Heathen, I will be exalted upon earth."
{To the Chanter, a song of the children of Korah upon Alamoth} God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Lo, children, and the fruit of the womb are a heritage and gift, that cometh of the LORD.
{A Psalm of David} The LORD is my shepherd; I can want nothing.
The law of the LORD is an undefiled law, converting the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, and giveth wisdom unto simple.
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} The fool hath said in his heart, "Tush, there is no God." They are corrupt, and become abominable in their doings; there is none that doeth good, no not one.
{A Psalm of David} The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom then should I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid?
{A Psalm of David} The earth is the LORD's, and all that therein is: the compass of the world, and all that dwell therein.
Behold, I was born in wickedness, and in sin hath my mother conceived me.
{A Psalm of David} The LORD said unto my LORD, "Sit thou on my righthand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool."
Whoso dwelleth under the defense of the most high, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Make in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Thy words have I hid within my heart, that I should not sin against thee.
Before the mountains were brought forth, before the earth and the world were made, thou art God from everlasting and world without end.
As for me, I will preach the law, whereof the LORD hath said unto me, "Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD; my strength and my redeemer.
I will give thanks unto thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are thy works, and that my soul knoweth right well!
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me: thy rod and thy staff comfort me.
Thou shalt show me the path of life; in thy presence is the fulness of joy, and at thy righthand there is pleasure for evermore.
{A song of the stairs} Except the LORD build the house, their labour is but lost that build it. Except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
Whither shall I go then from thy spirit? Or, whither shall I flee from thy presence?
{Beth} Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? Even by ruling himself after thy word.
{To the chanter, a Psalm of David, when the Prophet Nathan came unto him, after he was gone in to Bathsheba} Have mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness; according to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all they that do thereafter. The praise of it endureth forever.
For I will consider thy heavens, even the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained.
Try me, O God, and seek the ground of mine heart; prove me, and examine my thoughts.
{To the Chanter, upon Aijeleth of the dawning, a Psalm of David} My God, my God: why hast thou forsaken me, and art so far from my health and from the words of my complaint?
The words of the LORD are pure words: even as the silver, which from the earth is tried, and purified seven times in the fire.
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} Like as the hart desireth the water brooks, so longeth my soul after thee, O God.
This is the day which the LORD hath made! Let us rejoice and be glad in it!
O taste and see how friendly the LORD is; blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name, because of thy loving-kindness and truth; for thou hast magnified thy word, according unto thy great name.
{Of David, when he changed his speech before Abimelech; which drove him away, and he departed} I will always give thanks unto the LORD; his praise shall ever be in my mouth.
{An Instruction of David} Blessed is he, whose unrighteousness is forgiven, and whose sin is covered.
I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way wherein thou shalt go; and I will guide thee with mine eye.
{A Psalm of Praise} O be joyful in the lord, all ye lands;
{Lamed} O LORD, thy word endureth forever in heaven.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in his law will he exercise himself, day and night.
{A song of the stairs} Behold, how good and joyful a thing it is, brethren, to dwell together in unity!
For why? Thou shalt not leave my soul in hell, neither shalt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.
{A song of the stairs} I lift up mine eyes unto the hills; from whence cometh my help?
O tarry thou the LORD's leisure. Be strong, and he shall comfort thine heart; and put thou thy trust in the LORD.
One thing have I desired of the LORD, which I will require, even that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the fair beauty of the LORD, and to visit his temple.
For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
As for the ungodly, it is not so with them: but they are like the chaff, which the wind scattereth away from the face of the earth.
O cast thy burden or care upon the LORD; he shall nourish thee, and not leave the righteous in unquietness.
In thee, O LORD, have I put my trust; let me never be put to confusion,
{Mem} O LORD, what love have I unto thy law! All the day long is my study in it.
{A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah} O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee. My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh also longeth after thee, in a barren and dry land where no water is.
O teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
The same stone which the builders refused, is become the headstone in the corner.
{Aleph} Blessed are those that be undefiled in the way, and walk in the law of the LORD.
The LORD is my stony rock, and my defense, my Saviour, my God, and my might, in whom I will trust, my buckler, the horn also of my salvation, and my refuge. {TYNDALE: The LORD is my rock, my castle and my deliverer. God is my strength, and in him will I trust: my shield and the horn that defendeth me: mine high hold and refuge.}
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And what is the son of man that thou visitest him?
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous; but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
{To the chanter, a Psalm of David} I waited patiently for the LORD, and he inclined unto me, and heard my calling.
The LORD is nigh unto them that are contrite in heart, and will save such as be of a humble spirit.
O come, let us worship and fall down, and kneel before the LORD our maker.
Blessed are the people whose God is the LORD Jehovah; and blessed are the folk whom he hath chosen to be his inheritance.
For the LORD God is a light and defense; the LORD will give grace and worship, and no good thing shall he withhold from them that live a godly life.
{To the Chanter, upon Gittith, of Asaph} Sing merrily unto God, our strength; make a cheerful noise unto the God of Jacob.
I give thanks unto the LORD, for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth forever.
{An exhortation to the earnest praising of God} O come, let us sing unto the LORD; let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.
O pray for the peace of Jerusalem; they shall prosper that love thee.
I have said, "Ye are gods, and ye are all the children of the most highest.
Let everything that hath breath praise the LORD! Praise the everlasting! Hallelujah!
Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the judgment, neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
W hy did the heathen rage and the people imagine vain things?
Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.
I sought the LORD, and he heard me; yea, he delivered me out of all my fear.
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, and all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth.
If I incline unto wickedness with my heart, the LORD will not hear me.
I have set the LORD always before me; for he is on my righthand. Therefore I shall not fall.
And he shall be like a tree planted by the waterside, that will bring forth his fruit in due season. His leaf, also, shall not wither; and, look, whatsoever he doeth, it shall prosper.
O praise the LORD, ye that fear him! Magnify him, all ye seed of Jacob, and fear him, all ye seed of Israel.
Thou shalt destroy the liars; the LORD will abhor both the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
I did call upon the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
Offer the sacrifice of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.
O praise the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion; show the people of his doings.
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.}
The LORD shall judge the people; give sentence with me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to the innocence that is in me.
He hath said in his heart, "Tush, God hath forgotten, he hath turned away his face, so that he will never see it."
For he hath not despised nor abhorred the low estate of the poor: he hath not hid his face from him, but when he called unto him, he heard him.
But as for me, I will come into thy house, even upon the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
Arise, O LORD God, and lift up thine hand; forget not the poor.
I laid me down and slept, and rose up again; for the LORD sustained me.
Away from me, all ye that work vanity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.
There be many that say, "Who will show us any good? LORD lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us."
Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure,
Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way plain before my face.
The LORD shall reward me after my righteous dealing; according to the cleanness of my hands shall he recompense me, {TYNDALE: The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness, and according to the pureness of my hands he dealt with me.}
O let the wickedness of the ungodly come to an end; but guide thou the just. For the righteous God trieth the very hearts and reins.
And why? For when he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them, and forgetteth not the complaint of the poor.
O LORD, put a schoolmaster over them, that the Heathen may know themselves to be but men. Selah.
Surely thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest ungodliness and wrong, that thou mayest take the matter into thy hand. The poor committeth himself unto thee, for thou art the helper of the friendless.
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the poor; thou preparest their heart, and thine ear hearkeneth thereto,
But the salvation of the righteous cometh of the LORD, who is also their strength in the time of trouble.
The LORD is known to execute judgment; the ungodly is trapped in the work of his own hands. Selah.
The LORD is King for ever and ever, and the Heathen are perished out of the land.
The LORD hath heard my humble petition; the LORD will receive my prayer.
The Heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the same net which they hid privily, is their own foot taken.
If a man will not turn, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow and made it ready.
Destroy thou them, O God; let them perish in their own imaginations! Cast them out in the multitude of their ungodliness; for they have rebelled against thee.
Arise, LORD, and let no man have the upper hand; let the Heathen be judged in thy sight.
to help the fatherless and the poor unto their right, that the man of the earth be no more exalted against them.
Thou shalt bruise them with a rod of iron, and break them in pieces like a potter's vessel."
Thou hast put gladness in my heart since the time that their corn and wine and oil increased.
My sight faileth for very trouble: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched forth my hands unto thee.
Because I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not forsaken my God, as the wicked doth. {TYNDALE: For I kept the ways of the LORD, and did no wickedness, forsaking my God.}
They shall come, and declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, whom the LORD hath made.
The poor shall eat, and be satisfied: they that seek after the LORD shall praise him. Your heart shall live for ever.
He hath prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider the trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death.
Cast me not away in mine old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth me.
He is always mindful of his covenant and promise, that he made to a thousand generations,
And let all them that put their trust in thee rejoice. They shall ever be giving of thanks, because thou defendest them. They that love thy name shall be joyful in thee;
For there is no faithfulness in their mouths; they dissemble in their hearts. Their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
That I may show all thy praises within the ports of the daughter of Zion, I will rejoice in thy salvation.
I will not be afraid for ten thousands of the people that have set themselves against me.
O speak good of the LORD, all ye works of his, in all places of his dominion; praise thou the LORD, O my soul.
With the holy thou shalt be holy, and with a perfect man thou shalt be perfect. {TYNDALE: With the holy thou shalt be holy, and with the man that is uncorrupt, thou shalt be uncorrupt.}
My lips would fain sing praises unto thee; and so would my soul whom thou hast delivered.
Wherefore should the wicked blaspheme God, while he doth say in his heart, "Tush, thou God careth not for it?"
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
My help cometh of God, who preserveth them that are true of heart.
I was also uncorrupt before him, and eschewed my own wickedness. {TYNDALE: But was pure unto him ward, and kept myself from wickedness.}
God is a righteous judge, strong and patient; and God is provoked every day.
{To the Chanter in Neginoth, a Psalm of David} Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! Thou hast set me at liberty when I was in trouble; have mercy upon me, and hearken unto my prayer.
Why standest thou so far off, O LORD, and hidest thy face in the needful time of trouble?
It is God that girdeth me with strength of war, and maketh my way perfect. {TYNDALE: God is my strength in war, and riddeth the way clear before me.}
Salvation belongeth unto the LORD; and thy blessing is upon thy people.
Such as be foolish shall not stand in thy sight, for thou hatest all them that work vanity.
For the poor shall not always be forgotten; the patient abiding of the meek shall not perish forever.
Arise, LORD, and help me, O my God: for thou smitest all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
{A Psalm of David when he fled from the face of Absalom} LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! Many are they that rise against me.
{To the Chanter upon Sheminith, a Psalm of David} Help me, LORD, for there is not one godly man left: for the faithful are diminished from among the children of men.
My praise is of thee in the great congregation; my vows will I perform in the sight of them that fear him.
The LORD also will be a defense for the oppressed, even a refuge in due time of trouble.
The LORD alloweth the righteous; but the ungodly, and him that delighteth in wickedness, doth his soul abhor.
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye then to my soul, that she should flee as a bird unto the hill?
All mine enemies shall be confounded and sore vexed; they shall be turned back and put to shame suddenly.
Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart, and in your chamber, and be still. Selah.
The ungodly is so proud and full of indignation, that he careth not for God: neither is God in all his thoughts.
Break thou the power of the ungodly and malicious; search out the wickedness which he hath done, that he may perish.
Thou also shalt light my candle; the LORD my God shall make my darkness to be light. {TYNDALE: Thou art my light, O LORD, and the LORD shall light my darkness.}
The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD's seat is in heaven. His eyes consider the poor, and his eyelids try the children of men.
For in thee I can discomfit a host of men, and with the help of my God I shall leap over the wall. {TYNDALE: With thy help I will run through a host of men, and by the aid of my God will spring over a wall.}
I will be glad and rejoice in thee; yea, my songs will I make of thy name, O thou most highest.
for thou, LORD, wilt give thy blessing unto the righteous, and with thy favourable kindness wilt thou defend him, as with a shield.
But the LORD shall endure forever; he hath also prepared his seat for judgment.
For who is God, but the LORD? Or, who hath any strength, but our God? {TYNDALE: Who is a God save the LORD, and who mighty save our God?}
For thou shalt save the people that are in adversity, and shalt bring down the high looks of the proud. {TYNDALE: And the people that are in adversity, thou shalt help. And on the proud shalt thou cast thine eyes.}
For the LORD is righteous, and he loveth righteousness: his countenance will behold the thing that is just.
the fowls of the air, and the fishes of the sea, and whatsoever walketh through the paths of the sea.
"Now, for the comfortless troubles' sake of the needy, and because of the deep sighing of the poor, I will arise," saith the LORD, "and will help them, and set them at rest."
Upon the ungodly he shall rain snares, fire, brimstone, storm and tempest: this shall be their portion to drink.
{Shiggaion of David, which he sang for the words of Cush the son of Benjamin} O LORD my God, in thee have I put my trust; save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me,
For the ungodly hath made boast of his own heart's desire, and speaketh good of the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
But as for them, thou, O God, shalt bring them into the pit of destruction. The bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. Nevertheless, my trust shall be in thee, O LORD.
For thou art the God that hast no pleasure in wickedness; neither shall any evil dwell with thee.
Many ones there be that say of my soul, "There is no help for him in his God." Selah.
They talk of vanity every one with his neighbour; they do but flatter with their lips, and dissemble in their double heart.
Thou hast rebuked the heathen, and destroyed the ungodly; thou hast put out their name forever and ever.
O thou enemy, thy destructions are come to a perpetual end; even as the cities which thou hast destroyed, their memorial is perished with them.
{To the Chanter in Neginoth upon Sheminith, a Psalm of David} O LORD, rebuke me not in thine indignation, neither chasten me in thy displeasure.
For in death no man remembereth thee: and who will give thee thanks in the hell?
While the ungodly hath the overhand, the poor must suffer persecution; let them be taken in the crafty wiliness that they have imagined!
Thou hast given me the defense of thy salvation; thy right hand also shall hold me up, and thy loving correction shall make me great. {TYNDALE: And thou hast saved me with thy shield, and keptest me ever in meekness.}
He hath graven and dug up a pit, and is fallen himself into the destruction that he made for others.
He maketh my feet like hart's feet, and setteth me up on high. {TYNDALE: And maketh my feet as swift as a hind's, and setteth me fast upon my high hold.}
All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field,
His mouth is full of cursing, deceit and fraud; under his tongue is travail and sorrow.
The LORD shall root out all deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things,
Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, he hath conceived sorrow, and brought forth ungodliness.
For he shall judge the world in righteousness, and minister true judgment unto the people.
For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou art set in the throne that judgest right.
For lo, the ungodly bend their bow, and make ready their arrows within the quiver, that they may privily shoot at them which are true of heart.
O ye sons of men, how long will ye blaspheme mine honour, and have such pleasure in vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.
Know this also, that the LORD hath chosen to himself the man that is godly; when I call upon the LORD, he will hear me.
Which have said, "With our tongue will we prevail; we are they that ought to speak; Who is lord over us?"
The ungodly walk on every side; when they are exalted, the children of men are put to rebuke.
He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that made the eye, shall not he see?
Thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; thou hast thrown them all down under me, that rose up against me. {TYNDALE: And thou compassedest me about with might to battle, and madest them that rose against me to stoop under me.}
O hearken thou unto the voice of my petition, my King and my God; for unto thee will I make my prayer.
For he lieth waiting secretly; even as a lion lurketh he in his den, that he may ravish the poor. He doth ravish the poor when he getteth him into his net.
For he hath said in his heart, "Tush, I shall never be cast down; there shall no harm happen unto me."
His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above, out of his sight. Therefore defieth he all his enemies.
My soul also is sore troubled; but LORD, how long wilt thou punish me?
All the ends of the world shall remember themselves, and be turned unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the people shall worship before him.
As for me, I will give thanks unto the LORD according to his righteousness; and I will praise the name of the LORD most high.
He sitteth lurking in the thievish corners of the streets, and privily in his lurking dens doth he murder the innocent; his eyes are set against the poor.
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.}
I am weary of my groaning; every night wash I my bed, and water my couch with my tears.
He falleth down, and humbleth himself, that the congregation of the poor may fall into the hands of his captains.
Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am weak; O LORD, heal me, for my bones are vexed.
{A song of the stairs} I was glad when they said unto me, "We will go in to the house of the LORD."
For his travail shall come upon his own head, and his wickedness shall fall upon his own head, and his wickedness shall fall on his own pate.
O go your way into his gates then with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise; be thankful unto him, and speak good of his name.
if I have rewarded evil unto him that dealt friendly with me, or hurt them that without any cause are mine enemies;
For many dogs are come about me, the counsel of the wicked layeth siege against me.
Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being imperfect; and in thy book were all my members written, which day by day were fashioned, when as yet there was not one of them.
The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, shalt thou not despise.
{To the Chanter, of David, servant of the Lord, which said unto the Lord the words of this song, on the day in which the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul, and said} I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.
Look how wide the east is from the west, so far hath he set our sins from us.
The LORD sware, and will not repent, "Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek."
For the kingdom is the LORD's, and he is the governour among the people.
O sing unto the LORD a new song. Sing unto the LORD all the whole earth. {TYNDALE: Sing unto the LORD a new song. Sing unto the LORD all the earth.}
{Michtam of David} Preserve me, O God, for in thee have I put my trust.
{A Psalm of David} Fret not thyself because of the ungodly; neither be thou envious against the evil doers.
I am well pleased, that the LORD hath heard the voice of my prayer,
Yea, even mine own familiar friend, whom I trusted, who did also eat my bread, hath lift up his heel against me.
{To the Chanter upon Gittith, a Psalm of David} O LORD our governour; how excellent is thy name in all the world; thou hast set thy glory above the heavens!
For his wrath endureth but the twinkling of an eye, and in his pleasure is life; heaviness may well endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
It is better to trust in the LORD, than to put any confidence in man.
And so shall the congregation of the people come about thee. For their sakes, therefore, lift up thyself again.
lest he devour my soul like a lion, and tear it in pieces, while there is none to help.
And the LORD shall stand by them, and save them; he shall deliver them from the ungodly, and shall save them, because they put their trust in him.
Open thou mine eyes, that I may see the wondrous things of thy law.
{To the Chanter, upon Shoshannim, a Psalm of Asaph} Hear, O thou shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Jacob like a flock of sheep; show thyself, thou that sittest upon the Cherubim.
Put thou thy trust in the LORD, and be doing good; dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Then let mine enemy persecute my soul, and take me. Yea, let him tread my life down upon the earth, and lay mine honor in the dust. Selah.
The angel of the LORD pitcheth his tent round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
O let thy loving-kindness and mercy follow me all the days of my life, that I may dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
The LORD ordereth a good man's going, and hath pleasure in his way.
O LORD, how manifold are thy works! Right wisely hast thou made them all; yea, the earth is full of thy riches.
{An Instruction of Asaph} Hear my law, O my people; incline your ears unto the words of my mouth.
Stand up, O LORD, in thy wrath, lift up thyself, because of the indignation of mine enemies; arise up for me in the judgment that thou hast commanded.
O LORD my God, if I have done any such thing, or if there be any wickedness in my hands,
When he calleth upon me, I shall hear him: Yea I am with him in his trouble; whereout I will deliver him, and bring him to honour.
Thy word is true from everlasting, all the judgments of thy righteousness endure for evermore.
Thou madest him lower than the angels, to crown him with glory and worship.
The LORD is full of compassion and mercy; longsuffering, and of great goodness.
For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday, seeing that is passed as a watch in the night.
Show me thy ways, O LORD, and teach me thy paths.
The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, yea, all such as call upon him faithfully.
Commit thy way unto the LORD, set thy hope in him, and he shall bring it to pass.
And they shall know that thou, whose name is Jehovah, art only the most highest over all the earth.
He keepeth all his bones, so that not one of them is broken.
He is a father of the fatherless, he is a defender of widows; even God in his holy habitation.
right dear in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
The wicked must be turned unto hell, and all the people that forget God.
They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
O give thanks unto the LORD, and call upon his name; tell the people what things he hath done.
Great is the peace that they have which love thy law, and they are not offended at it.
For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hands.
Give thanks unto the LORD, for he is gracious! And his mercy endureth forever.
Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous, for it becometh well the just to be thankful.
Thou preparest a table before me against mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil, and fillest my cup full.
Who forgiveth all thy sin, and healeth all thine infirmities?
Thy seat, O God, endureth forever: the scepter of thy kingdom is a right scepter.
Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or, who shall rise up in his holy place?
{A Psalm of the song for the Sabbath Day} It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most highest!
Thou, LORD, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of thy hands.
As for our God, he is in heaven; he doth whatsoever it pleaseth him.
Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give the praise, for thy loving mercy, and for thy truth's sake.
Be ye sure, that the LORD he is God; it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves. We are but his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
And call upon me in the time of trouble; so will I hear thee, and thou shalt praise me."
{Praise the Everlasting} O praise the LORD in his sanctuary; praise him in the firmament of his power.
{A Psalm of David} Ascribe unto the LORD, O ye mighty, ascribe unto the LORD worship and strength.
Whom have I in heaven but thee? There is nothing upon earth, that I desire in comparison of thee.
Out of the mouth of the very babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength, because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
{A Prayer of Moses the man of God} LORD, thou hast been our refuge, from one generation to another.
{To the Chanter, in Neginoth, a Psalm and song} God be merciful unto us, and bless us, and show us the light of his countenance. Selah.
I should utterly have fainted, but that I believe verily to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
For the foundations will be cast down, and what hath the righteous done?
Yea, like as a father pitieth his own children, even so is the LORD merciful unto them that fear him.
The LORD is king, and hath put on glorious apparel; the LORD hath put on his apparel, and girded himself with strength: he hath made the round world so sure, that it cannot be moved.
Thou hast laid the foundations of the earth, that it never should move at any time.
serve the LORD with gladness, and come before his presence with a song.
{An Instruction of Ethan the Ezrahite} My song shall be always of the loving-kindness of the LORD; with my mouth will I ever be showing thy faithfulness from one generation to another.
Desire of me, and I shall give thee the Heathen for thine inheritance; and the uttermost parts of the world for thy possession.
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of the children of Korah} O clap your hands together, all ye people; O sing unto God with the voice of melody!
The LORD himself is the portion of mine inheritance, and of my cup; thou shalt maintain my lot.
Hold thee still in the LORD, and abide patiently upon him: but grieve not thyself at one that hath prosperity, and liveth in abomination.
{To the Chanter, for by Jeduthun, a Psalm of David} My soul truly waiteth still upon God; for of him cometh my salvation.
Thy mercy, O LORD, reacheth unto the heavens, and thy faithfulness unto the clouds.
{The Psalm of Asaph} The LORD, even the most mighty God, hath spoken, and called the world; from the rising up of the sun unto the going down of the same.
Great are the troubles of the righteous, but the LORD delivereth him out of all.
{Of Solomon} Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
Sacrifice and meat-offering thou wouldest not, but mine ears hast thou opened. Burnt-offerings and sacrifice for sin hast thou not required.
Lead me in thy way, O LORD, that I may walk in thy truth: O let my heart delight in fearing thy name.
But the meek spirited shall possess the earth, and shall be refreshed in the multitude of peace.
He quickeneth my soul, and bringeth me forth in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Against thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight, that thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and clear when thou shalt judge.
The LORD hath prepared his seat in heaven, and his kingdom ruleth over all.
Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and so ye perish from the right way. For his wrath shall be kindled shortly: blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
Praise the everlasting! Hallelujah! O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth for ever.
{A song and Psalm of David} O God, my heart is ready to sing and to give praise. Awake, O my glory!
"Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion."
The days of our age are threescore years and ten: and though men be so strong that they come to fourscore years, yet is their strength then but labour and sorrow; so soon passeth it away, and we are gone.
The LORD is gracious and merciful, long-suffering and of great goodness.
Nevertheless, my soul abideth only upon God, for he is my God.
{To the Chanter in Neginoth, a Psalm of David} Ponder my words, O LORD; consider my meditation.
{A song of the stairs} Blessed are all they that fear the LORD, and walk in his ways.
Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Give the LORD the honour due unto his name; worship the LORD with holy worship.
He sent his word, and healed them; and they were saved from their destruction.
He feedeth me in a green pasture, and leadeth me forth beside the waters of comfort.
O praise the LORD with me, and let us magnify his name together.
I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest; for it is thou, LORD, only that makest me dwell in safety.
I will declare thy name unto my brethren; in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
{A Psalm of Asaph} Truly God is loving unto Israel, even unto such as are of a clean heart.
In God is my health and my glory, the rock of my might; and in God is my trust.
But lo, thou hast a pleasure in the truth, and hast showed me secret wisdom.
Thou art gone up on high; thou hast led captivity captive, and received gifts for men, yea, even for thine enemies, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
For the word of the LORD is true, and all his works are faithful.
But as for me, I am a worm and no man: a very scorn of men and the outcast of the people.
But thou, O LORD, art my defender; thou art my worship, and the lifter up of my head.
By the waters of Babylon we sat down; and wept, when we remembered Zion.
{To the Chanter, Destroy Not, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul into the cave} Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me, for my soul trusteth in thee: and under the shadow of thy wings shall be my refuge, until this tyranny be overpast.
The statutes of the LORD are right, and rejoice the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, and giveth light unto the eyes.
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} Blessed is he, that considereth the poor; the LORD shall deliver him in the time of trouble.
Praise the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art become exceedingly glorious; thou art clothed with majesty and honour.
{A Psalm of David} Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.
The way of God is an undefiled way; the word of the LORD also is tried in the fire. He is the defender of all them that put their trust in him. {TYNDALE: The way of God is undefiled, and the word of the LORD fined as gold, and he a shield to all that trust in him.}
Thou makest him to have dominion of the works of thy hands; and thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet -
The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that would understand and seek after God.
For thou, LORD, art good and gracious, and of great mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
{Of David} I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; even before the gods will I sing praises unto thee.
I will acknowledge my sin unto thee; and mine unrighteousness have I not hid. I said, "I will confess my sins unto the LORD." And so thou forgavest the wickedness of my sin. Selah.
The LORD is my strength, and my song, and is become my salvation.
All they that see me, laugh me to scorn: they shoot out their lips, and shake their heads.
Their sound is gone out into all lands, and their words in to the ends of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
They that sow in tears, shall reap in joy.
{To the Chanter, upon Mahalath, an instruction of David} The foolish bodies say in their hearts, "Tush, there is no God." Corrupt are they, and become abominable in their wickednesses, there is not one that doeth good.
He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn: the Lord shall have them in derision.
Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine up-rising; thou understandest my thoughts afar off.
He telleth the number of the stars, and calleth them all by their names.
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; for thou, LORD, hast never failed them that seek thee.
He is the God that maketh men to be of one mind in a house, and bringeth the prisoners out of captivity, but letteth the renegades continue in scarceness.
{To the Chanter upon Muthlabben, a Psalm of David} I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will speak of all thy marvelous works.
I will praise the name of God with a song, and magnify it with thanksgiving.
They gave me gall to eat, and when I was thirsty they gave me vinegar to drink.
The LORD shall make good his loving-kindness toward me. Yea, thy mercy, O LORD, endureth forever; despise not then the works of thine own hands.
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? Forever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Nevertheless, though I am sometimes afraid, yet put I my trust in thee.
Be strong, and he shall establish your heart, all ye that put your trust in the LORD.
How dear are thy counsels unto me, O God! O how great is the sum of them!
Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble, and mine eye is consumed for very heaviness, yea my soul and my body.
that I should fulfill thy will, O my God. I am content to do it; yea, thy law is within my heart."
Serve the LORD in fear, and rejoice unto him in reverence.
Praised be the LORD daily, even the God which helpeth us, and poureth his benefits upon us. Selah.
Why art thou so full of heaviness, O my soul, and why art thou so disquieted within me? Put thy trust in God; for I will give him thanks for the help of his countenance.
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart danceth for joy, and in my song will I praise him.
Let them praise his name in the dance, let them sing praises unto him with tabret and harp.
O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvelous things. With his own righthand and with his holy arm hath he gotten himself the victory.
The fear of the LORD is clean, and endureth forever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
{A Praise of David} I will magnify thee, O God my king; I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
Some put their trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
For the zeal of thine house hath even eaten me; and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee is fallen upon me.
{To the Chanter, of David the servant of the Lord} My heart showeth me the wickedness of the ungodly, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.
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.
For the LORD is gracious, his mercy is everlasting, and his truth endureth from generation to generation.
Blessed shall he be that taketh thy children, and throweth them against the stones.
The secret of the LORD is among them that fear him, and he showeth them his covenant.
When thou lettest thy breath go forth, they shall be made; and thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him; I will set him up out of all danger, for he hath known my name.
He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us according to our wickedness.
{He} Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes, and I shall keep it unto the end.
My bones are not hid from thee, though I be made secretly, and fashioned beneath in the earth.
O sing unto God, sing praises to his name; magnify him that rideth upon the heavens, as it were upon a horse. Praise him in his name Jah, and rejoice before him.
{Upon Gittith, a Psalm of the sons of Korah} O how amiable are thy dwellings, thou LORD of Hosts!
O put your trust in him always, ye people; pour out your hearts before him, for God is our hope. Selah.
The kings of the earth stood up and the rulers came together against the LORD, and against his Christ.
{A Psalm of David} Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? Who shall rest upon thy holy hill?
O ye that love the LORD, see that ye hate the thing which is evil. The LORD preserveth the souls of his saints; he shall deliver them from the hand of the ungodly.
O give me the comfort of thy help again, and establish me with thy free spirit.
In the evening, and morning, and at noon day will I mourn and complain: and he shall hear my voice.
{A Song of a Psalm of the children of Korah} Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised, in the city of our God, even upon his holy hill.
Show yourselves joyful unto the LORD, all ye lands: sing, rejoice, and give thanks.
My voice shalt thou hear betimes, O LORD. Early in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
O fear the LORD, ye that are his saints: for they that fear him lack nothing.
Who so privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I destroy. Whoso hath also a proud look and high stomach, I will not suffer him.
For look how high the heaven is in comparison of the earth; so great is his mercy also toward them that fear him.
Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee; for thou art my God. Let thy loving spirit lead me forth into the land of righteousness.
{A Psalm of David} Hear my prayer, O LORD, and consider my desire; hearken unto me for thy truth and righteousness' sake.
For this God is our God for ever and ever; he shall be our guide unto death.
For with thee is the well of life; and in thy light shall we see light.
For the eyes of the LORD are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers.
They have children at their desire, and leave the rest of their substance for their babes. But as for me, I shall behold thy presence in righteousness: and when I awake up after thy likeness, I shall be satisfied with it.
{A song of the stairs} Out of the deep have I called unto thee, O LORD; LORD, hear my voice.
Into thy hands I commend my spirit; for thou hast redeemed me, O LORD, thou God of truth.
While I live will I praise the LORD; yea, as long as I have any being, I will sing praises unto my God.
{A Psalm of Asaph} God standeth in the congregation of princes, and is a Judge among the judges.
What man is he that feareth the LORD? Him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.
For when the breath of man goeth forth, he shall turn again to his earth, and so all his thoughts perish.
He shall defend thee under his wings, that thou mayest be safe under his feathers: his faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Thou tellest my flittings, thou puttest my tears in thy bottle, and numberest them. Are not these things noted in thy book?
{To the Chanter, for Jeduthun, a Psalm of Asaph} I cried unto God with my voice; yea, even unto God cried I with my voice, and he heard me.
And thou continuest holy, O thou worship of Israel.
{To the Chanter, upon Shoshannim, an instruction of the children of Korah; a song of love} My heart is inditing of a good matter; I speak the things which I have made unto the King. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
{A song of the stairs} When the LORD turneth again the captivity of Zion, then were we like unto them that dream.
When my father and my mother forsake me, the LORD taketh me up.
O love the LORD, all ye his saints; for the LORD preserveth them that are faithful, and plenteously rewardeth the proud doer.
{Praise the Everlasting} Praise ye the LORD, for it is a good thing to sing praises unto our God; yea, a joyful and pleasant thing is it to be thankful.
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved, and he that keepeth thee will not sleep.
O praise the LORD ye angels of his, ye that excel in strength, ye that fulfill his commandment, and hearken unto the voice of his word.
Why art thou so vexed, O my soul, and why art thou so disquieted within me? O put thy trust in God; for I will yet thank him, which is the help of my countenance, and my God.
I have been young, and now am old; and yet saw I never the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread.
{To the Chanter, upon Shoshannim, of David} Save me, O God; for the waters are come in, even unto my soul.
{Praise the Everlasting} Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, and hath great delight in his commandments.
Great is our LORD, and great is his power: yea, and his wisdom is infinite.
O put not your trust in princes, nor in any child of man, for there is no help in them.
He hath put a new song in my mouth, even a thanksgiving unto our God. Many men seeing this, shall fear the LORD, and put their trust in him.
{To the Chanter, A Psalm of David} In thee, O LORD, have I put my trust; let me never be put to confusion. Deliver me in thy righteousness.
Who can tell how oft he offendeth? O cleanse thou me from my secret faults.
Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy holy spirit from me.
{A Prayer of David} Hear the right, O LORD; consider my complaint, and hearken unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
My heart hath talked of thee, seek ye my face. Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
Thou hast turned my heaviness into joy; thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness.
O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not: and in the night season also I take no rest.
My flesh and my heart faileth; but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever.
{Praise the Everlasting} Sing unto the LORD a new song, and let the congregation of saints praise him.
I will say unto the LORD, "O my hope, and my stronghold; my God, in whom I will trust."
I have as great delight in the way of thy testimonies, as in all manner of riches.
Defend the poor and fatherless, see that such as be in need and necessity have right.
The LORD is king. The earth may be glad thereof; yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad thereof.
For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his tabernacle; yea in the secret place of his dwelling shall he hide me, and set me up upon a rock of stone.
Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD; we wish you good luck, ye that be of the house of the LORD.
In the day of thy power shall thy people offer thee free-will offerings with a holy worship; the dew of thy birth is of the womb of the morning.
Wherefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth; my flesh also shall rest in hope.
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of the children of Korah} O Hear this, all ye people: ponder it with your ears, all ye that dwell in the world,
{A song of the stairs} They that put their trust in the LORD are even as the mount Zion, which may not be removed, but standeth fast forever.
The LORD is on my side; I will not fear what man doeth unto me.
But my trust is in thy mercy, and my heart is joyful in thy salvation.
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart also in the midst of my body is even like melting wax.
O how sweet are thy words unto my throat! Yea, sweeter than honey unto my mouth!
{A Psalm and song of the dedication of the house of David} I will magnify thee, O LORD; for thou hast set me up, and not suffered my foes to triumph over me.
{To the Chanter, a Psalm and song of David} Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered; let them also that hate him flee before him.
The ungodly are froward, even from their mother's womb; as soon as they be born, they go astray and speak lies.
If thou, LORD wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss, O LORD who may abide it?
Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; wherefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
For all the beasts of the forest are mine, and so are the cattle upon a thousand hills.
But the merciful goodness of the LORD endureth for ever and ever upon them that fear him, and his righteousness upon their children's children;
He brought me out of the horrible pit, out of the mire and clay; he set my feet upon the rock, and ordered my goings.
For thy loving-kindness is better than life itself; my lips shall praise thee.
I will open my mouth in similitudes, and will speak forth things which have been kept secret from the beginning of the world;
I will take no wicked thing in hand. I hate the sin of unfaithfulness; it shall not cleave unto me.
Thou art about my path and about my bed, and spiest out all my ways.
Let them give thanks whom the LORD hath redeemed, and delivered from the hand of the enemy,
{A Psalm of Asaph} O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled, and made Jerusalem a heap of stones.
The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth them, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
More to be desired are they than gold, yea than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
O let me hear thy loving-kindness betimes in the morning; for in thee is my trust. Show thou me the way that I should walk in; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
Declare his honour among the Heathen, and his wonders among all people. {TYNDALE: Tell among the heathen of his glory, and among all nations of his wonderful deeds.}
Thou art my defense in the trouble that is come about me; Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
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.}
that we should not hide them from the children of the generations to come but to show the honour of the LORD, his mighty and wonderful works that he hath done.
For if thou hadst pleasure in sacrifice, I would give it thee: but thou delightest not in burnt-offerings.
Righteousness and equity are the habitation of thy seat; mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
"I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant:
He made a covenant with Jacob, and gave Israel a law, which he commanded our forefathers to teach their children,
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of the sons of Korah} LORD, thou art become gracious unto thy land; thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob.
How excellent is thy mercy, O God! And the children of men shall put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
It is but lost labour that ye rise up early, and take no rest, but eat the bread of carefulness; for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
Thou makest thine angels spirits, and thy ministers a flaming fire.
Praise him in the cymbals and dances; praise him upon the strings and pipe.
and that I may go unto the altar of God, even unto the God of my joy and gladness: and upon the harp will I give thanks unto thee, O God, my God.
For I acknowledge my faults, and my sin is ever before me.
For the LORD hath pleasure in his people, and helpeth the meek hearted.
{Zayin} O think upon thy servant, as concerning thy word, wherein thou hast caused me to put my trust.
But thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb; thou wast my hope, when I hanged yet upon my mother's breasts.
It is good for me that I have been in trouble, that I may learn thy statutes.
{Praise the Everlasting} I will give thanks unto the LORD with my whole heart: secretly among the faithful, and in the congregation.
His dominion shall be from the one sea to the other, and from the flood unto the world's end.
{To the Chanter, an instruction of the sons of Korah} We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us what thou hast done in their time of old.
Thou bringest forth grass for the cattle, and green herbs for the service of men.
Let my prayer be set forth in thy sight as the incense, and let the lifting up of my hands be an evening sacrifice.
All such as be fat upon earth have eaten and worshipped. All they that go down into the dust shall kneel before him; and no man hath quickened his own soul.
But thou, O LORD God, art full of compassion and mercy, longsuffering, plenteous in goodness and truth.
But the counsel of the LORD endureth, and the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.
Sing unto the LORD a new song; sing praises lustily unto him, and with a good courage.
For wicked doers shall be rooted out; but they that patiently abide the LORD, shall inherit the land.
Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth, and keep the door of my lips.
Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble. The name of the God of Jacob defend thee;
Keep me as the apple of an eye; hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
Wash me well from my wickedness, and cleanse me from my sin.
The righteous shall flourish like a palm-tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
The LORD gave the word; great was the company of the preachers.
I held my tongue; I was dumb. I kept silence, yea even from good words, but it was pain and grief to me.
Come, ye children, and hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
They pierced my hands and my feet; I may tell all my bones. They stand staring and looking upon me.
The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
I look for the LORD; my soul doth wait for him, and in his word is my trust.
{A Psalm of David} Unto thee will I cry, O LORD, my strength; think no scorn of me, lest, if thou make as though thou hearest not, I become like them that go down into the pit.
Great is the LORD, and marvelous, worthy to be praised; there is no end to his greatness.
Let them be glad and rejoice, that favour my righteous dealing; yea, let them say always, "Blessed be the LORD, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant."
All the whole heavens are the LORD's; but the earth hath he given unto the children of men.
{Gimel} O do well unto thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.
He that sitteth not by himself, but is lowly in his own eyes, and maketh much of them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth unto his neighbour, and disappointeth him not, though it were to his own hindrance.
O send out thy light and thy truth, that they may lead me and bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling;
What reward shall I give unto the LORD, for all the benefits that he hath done unto me?
{A Psalm of David} Be thou my Judge, O LORD, for I walk innocently. My trust hath been also in the LORD; therefore shall I not fall.
{Daleth} My soul cleaveth unto the dust; O quicken thou me, according to thy word.
I will hearken what the LORD God will say concerning me; for he shall speak peace unto his people, and to his saints, that they turn not themselves unto foolishness.
{Praise the Everlasting} Praise the LORD, ye servants; O praise the name of the LORD.
O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
Thou bringest food out of the earth: wine to make glad the heart of man, oil to make him a cheerful countenance and bread to strengthen man's heart.
One generation shall praise thy works unto another, and declare thy power.
"LORD, let me know mine end, and the number of my days: that I may be certified how long I have to live.
For he knoweth whereof we be made, he remembereth that we are but dust;
The LORD hath granted his loving-kindness in the daytime; and in the night-season did I sing of him, and made my prayer unto the God of my life.
O how plentiful is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, and that thou hast prepared for them that put their trust in thee, even before the sons of men!
{To the Chanter, for praising, a Psalm of David} I said, "I will take heed to my ways, that I offend not in my tongue. I will keep my mouth as it were with a bridle, while the ungodly is in my sight."
Which maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise the everlasting! Hallelujah!
{To the Chanter, an exhortation of David when Doeg the Edomite came to Saul, and showed him, saying: David is come to the house of Abimelech} Thy boastest thou thyself, thou tyrant, that thou canst do mischief, whereas the goodness of God endureth yet daily?
Blessed is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, and whose hope is in the LORD his God,
{To the Chanter, upon Neginoth, of David} Hear my crying, O God, give heed unto my prayer.
I will thank the LORD for giving me warning: my reins also chasten me in the night season.
Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee, in whose heart are thy ways,
The LORD shall give strength unto his people; the LORD shall give his people the blessing of peace.
Whoso offereth me thanks and praise, he honoureth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation right, will I show the salvation of God."
O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, "Thou art my God, my goods are nothing like unto thee."
The LORD is king, be the people never so inpatient; he sitteth upon the cherubims, be the earth never so unquiet.
{Yod} Thy hands have made me and fashioned me, O give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
Lo, the poor crieth, and the LORD heareth him, yea, and saveth him out of all his troubles.
O daughter of Babylon, thou shalt come to misery thyself; yea, happy shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
I will not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.
Help me now O LORD; O LORD, send us now prosperity.
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and praise the LORD.
With my whole heart do I seek thee; O let me not go wrong out of thy commandments.
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
Thou leadest me with thy counsel, and afterward receivest me unto glory.
Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in the right way, because of mine enemies.
My soul is athirst for God, yea even for the living God; when shall I come to appear before the presence of God?
Keep thy servant also from presumptuous sins, lest they get dominion over me: so shall I be undefiled and innocent from the great offense.
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} The King shall rejoice in thy strength, O LORD; exceeding glad shall he be of thy salvation.
If I climb up into heaven, thou art there; if I go down to hell, thou art there also.
Leave off from wrath, and let go displeasure; let not thy jealousy move thee also to do evil.
{A Prayer of David} Bow down thine ear, O LORD, and hear me; for I am comfortless and poor.
Lead me forth in thy truth, and learn me. For thou art the God of my salvation; in thee hath been my hope all the day long.
Them that are meek shall he guide in judgment; and such as are gentle, them shall he learn his way.
In my trouble I will call upon the LORD, and complain unto my God. So he shall hear my voice out of his holy temple, and my complaint shall come before him: it shall enter even into his ears. {TYNDALE: In my tribulation I called to the LORD, and cried to my God. And he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry entered into his ears.}
Tell it out among the Heathen, that the LORD is king: and that it is he who hath made the round world so fast, that it can not be moved, and how that he shall judge the people righteously. Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad. {TYNDALE: He established the earth that it cannot move. The heaven rejoice and the earth be glad. And let men tell among the nations that the LORD is a king.}
Whatsoever the LORD pleaseth that doeth he in heaven and in earth; in the sea, and in all deep places.
I have been left unto thee ever since I was born; thou art my God, even from my mother's womb.
Behold, the eye of the LORD looketh unto them that fear him, and upon them that put their trust in his mercy,
Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror by night, nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
I have leaned upon thee ever since I was born; thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb, therefore is my praise always of thee.
Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom; and thy dominion endureth throughout all ages.
But they are all gone out of the way, they are all together become abominable: there is none that doeth good, no not one.
Blessed is the people, O LORD, that can rejoice in thee; they shall walk in the light of thy countenance.
{A Psalm of David} Plead thou my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me, and fight thou against them that fight against me.
Nevertheless, I am always by thee; thou holdest me by my righthand.
Who will rise up with me against the wicked? Who will take my part against the evil doers?
Behold, thou hast made my days a span long, and mine age is even as nothing in respect of thee; and verily every man living is altogether vanity. Selah
Open me the gates of righteousness, that I may go in there through, and give thanks unto the LORD.
But it is good for me to hold me fast by God, to put my trust in the LORD God, and to speak of all thy works in the gates of the daughter of Zion.
{Tet} O LORD, thou hast dealt graciously with thy servant, according unto thy word.
3 I will call upon the LORD, which is worthy to be praised; so shall I be safe from mine enemies. {TYNDALE: I will praise and call on the LORD, and so shall be saved from mine enemies.}
{A song of the stairs} LORD, I am not high-minded; I have no proud looks. I do not exercise myself in great matters which are too high for me.
Offer unto God thanksgiving, and pay thy vows unto the most highest.
Let our soul patiently abide the LORD, for he is our help and shield.
Praise the LORD with harp; sing psalms unto him with the lute and instrument of ten strings.
He that hath not given his money upon usury, nor taken reward against the innocent. Whoso doeth these things shall never fall.
Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked, that sinners may be converted unto thee.
The lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but they who seek the LORD shall want no manner of thing that is good.
The earth trembled and quaked; the very foundations also of the hills shook and were removed, because he was wroth. {TYNDALE: And the earth trembled and quoke, and the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was angry.}
Who shall give salvation unto Israel out of Zion? When the LORD turneth the captivity of his people, then shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
I called upon the LORD in trouble, and the LORD heard me at large.
And the glorious majesty of the LORD our God be upon us. Prosper thou the work of our hands upon us; O prosper thou our handiwork.
{To the Chanter, Destroy Not, a Psalm and song of Asaph} Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks; yea, unto thee do we give thanks. Thy Name also is so nigh; and that do thy wondrous works declare.
{To the Chanter, a Psalm and song of David} Thou, O God, art praised in Zion; and unto thee shall the vow be performed in Jerusalem.
Suffer yet a little while, and the ungodly shall be clean gone; thou shalt look after his place, and he shall be away.
Blessed is the man, unto whom the LORD imputeth no sin, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
{A Psalm and song of the sons of Korah, to the Chanter upon Mahalath, to give thanks, an Instruction of Heman the Ezrahite} O LORD God my Savior, I have cried day and night before thee;
Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life, and doeth the thing which is right, and speaketh the truth from his heart.
O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness; let the whole earth stand in awe of him. {TYNDALE: And bow to the LORD in holy apparel; all the earth fear him.}
Sing praises unto the LORD, O ye saints of his; and give thanks unto him for a remembrance of his holiness.
Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with their whole heart;
For he spoke, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready; I will sing and give praise.
Thou that hearest the prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
The ungodly borroweth, and payeth not again, but the righteous is merciful and liberal.
My God, my soul is vexed within me; therefore I remember the land of Jordan, and the little hill of Hermon.
O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, show thyself.
O that men would therefore praise the LORD for his goodness; and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men!
{To the Chanter, in Neginoth, an instruction of David} Hear my prayer, O God, and hide not thyself from my petition.
My help cometh even from the LORD which hath made heaven and earth.
But there is mercy with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
From the ends of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is in heaviness. O set me up upon the rock that is higher than I;
Sing unto the LORD, and praise his name, be telling of his salvation from day to day. {TYNDALE: Sing unto the LORD, and show from day to day his victories.}
But I refrain my soul and keep it low, like as a child that is weaned from his mother; Yea, my soul is even as a weaned child.
But when thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; when thou takest away their breath, they die, and are turned again to their dust.
"Touch not mine anointed, do my prophets no harm."
The LORD preserveth thee from all evil; yea, it is the LORD that keepeth thy soul.
The LORD sitteth above the water-flood, and the LORD remaineth a King forever.
Like as the smoke vanisheth, so shalt thou drive them away; and like as wax melteth at the fire, so shall the ungodly perish at the presence of God.
But the righteous shall be glad and rejoice before God, they shall be merry and joyful.
God spoke once, and twice I have also heard the same, that power belongeth unto God,
and that thou, LORD, art merciful; for thou rewardest every man according to his work.
Why art thou so heavy, O my soul, and why art thou so disquieted within me? O put thy trust in God, for I will yet give him thanks, which is the help of my countenance, and my God.
Even he that hath clean hands, and a pure heart, and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity, nor sworn to deceive his neighbour.
that a man in his time is but as grass, and flourisheth as a flower of the field.
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, yet shalt thou refresh me; thou shalt stretch forth thine hand upon the furiousness of mine enemies, and thy righthand shall save me.
He that now goeth on his way weeping, and beareth forth good seed, shall doubtless come again with joy, and bring his sheaves with him.
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the overflowings of ungodliness made me afraid. {TYNDALE: For the waves of death have closed me about, and the floods of Belial have feared me.}
Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and receivest unto thee; he shall dwell in thy court, and shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
But God shall deliver my soul from the power of hell, when he receiveth me. Selah.
The LORD hath made a faithful oath unto David, and he shall not shrink from it, "Of the fruit of the body shall I set upon thy seat.
And enter not into judgment with thy servant; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
Thou art my defense and shield; and my trust is in thy word.
{An Instruction of Asaph} O God, wherefore doest thou cast us so clean away? Why is thy wrath so hot against the sheep of thy pasture?
Before I was troubled, I went wrong, but now I keep thy word.
He sent redemption unto his people; he hath commanded his covenant forever. Holy and reverent is his name.
My time is in thy hand; deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
As for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God, my trust is in the tender mercy of God for ever and ever.
O come hither and hearken, all ye that fear God; and I will tell you what he hath done for my soul.
Gracious and righteous is the LORD; therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
O LORD my God, great are the wondrous works which thou hast done, like as be also thy thoughts, which are to us-ward; and yet there is no man that ordereth them unto thee. If I should declare them, and speak of them, they should be more than I am able to express.
Yea my tongue shall sing of thy word; for all thy commandments are right.
The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
{A song and Psalm of Asaph} Hold not thy tongue, O God, keep not still silence; refrain not thyself, O God.
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall give presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall bring gifts.
Praise him in the sound of the trumpet; praise him upon the lute and harp.
{Samekh} I hate them that imagine evil things; but thy law do I love.
For this cause will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the gentiles, and sing praises unto thy name. {TYNDALE: And therefore I will praise thee O LORD among the heathen, and will sing unto thy name.}
Thy wife shall be as the fruitful vine upon the walls of thy house, thy children like the olive branches round about thy table.
One deep calleth another with the voice of thy water-pipes, all thy waves and water floods are gone over me.
The hill of Zion is like a fair plant, whereof all the land rejoiceth: upon the north side lieth the city of the great King.
Thy righteousness standeth like the strong mountains; thy judgments are like the great deep. Thou, LORD, shalt save both man and beast.
{Praise the Everlasting} O praise the name of the LORD! Praise it, O ye servants of the LORD;
This shall be written for those that come after, that the people which shall be born may praise the LORD.
Let the praises of God be in their mouth, and two-edged swords in their hands,
My covenant will I not break, nor disannull the thing that is gone out of my lips.
{To the Chanter, To Bring Remembrance} Put me not to rebuke, O LORD, in thy anger; O chasten me not in thy heavy displeasure.
He shall send down from on high to fetch me, and shall take me out of many waters. {TYNDALE: He sent from on high and fetched me, and plucked me out of mighty waters.}
The LORD's name is worthy to be praised, from the rising up of the sun unto the going down of the same.
Yea the LORD hath done great things for us already, whereof we rejoice.
{Khaf} My soul longeth for thy salvation, for my good hope is in thy word.
{A song of the stairs} Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
The dead praise not thee, O LORD, neither all they that go down into silence.
Thou spakest sometime in visions unto thy saints, and saidst, "I have laid help upon one that is mighty, I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
who going through the vale of misery use it for a well; and the pools are filled with water.
Blessed is the man that hath set his hope in the LORD, and turned not unto the proud, and to such as go about with lies.
{A prayer of the afflicted, when he was in woe, and poured out his complaint before the Lord} Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my crying come unto thee.
For thou, O God, hast proved us; thou hast tried us like as silver is tried.
My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaveth to my gums, and thou shalt bring me into the dust of death.
Thou art the fairest among the children of men; full of grace are thy lips, because God hath blessed thee for ever.
{A song of the stairs} When I am in trouble, I call upon the LORD, and he answereth me.
So shall the king have pleasure in thy beauty; for he is thy LORD, and thou shalt worship him.
Seek the LORD, and his strength; seek his face evermore.
The fierceness of man shall turn to thy praise; and the fierceness of them shalt thou refrain.
They shall be satisfied with the plenteousness of thy house, and thou shalt give them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
Give sentence with me, O God, and defend my cause against the ungodly people; O deliver me from the deceitful and wicked man.
{To the chanter, upon the domme stock dove, which flyeth far off: Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath} Be merciful unto me, O God, for men will tread me down: they are daily fighting and troubling me.
As for all the gods of the Heathen, they are but Idols, but it is the LORD that made the heavens. {TYNDALE: For all the gods of the heathen are Idols; But the LORD made the heavens.}
He loveth righteousness and judgment; the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.
For promotion cometh neither from the East, nor from the West, nor yet from the wilderness.
The LORD bringeth the counsel of the Heathen to naught, and maketh the devices of the people to be of none effect, and casteth out the counsels of princes.
He teacheth my hands to fight, and mine arms shall bend even a bow of steel. {TYNDALE: And teacheth my hands to fight, that a bow of brass is too weak for mine arms.}
But my hope hath been in thee, O LORD; I have said, "Thou art my God."
But they that run after another god shall have great trouble. Their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, neither make mention of their names within my lips.
Nevertheless, when they were sick, I put on sackcloth, and humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
He will not be afraid of any evil tidings, for his heart standeth fast, and believeth in the LORD.
I will exercise myself in thy commandments, and have respect unto thy footpaths.
which cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run his course.
He hath made wars to cease in all the world: he hath broken the bow, he hath knapped the spear in sunder, and burnt the chariots in the fire.
The rivers of the flood thereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy dwelling of the most highest.
Blessed is the man, whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him in thy law,
He rode upon the Cherub, and did fly: he came flying upon the wings of the wind. {TYNDALE: And he rode upon Cherub and flew: and appeared upon the wings of the wind.}
This thou doest, while I hold my tongue: and thinkest wickedly that I am even such a one as thyself; but I will reprove thee, and set before thee the things that thou hast done.
Praise him all ye angels of his; praise him, all his host.
O what great troubles and adversities hast thou showed me! And yet didst thou turn and refresh me; yea, and broughtest me from the deep of the earth again.
{Vav} Let thy loving mercies come unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according unto thy word;
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips, that they speak no guile.
Our God shall come, and not keep silence: there shall go before him a consuming fire, and a mighty tempest shall be stirred up round about him.
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is truth.
Their images are but silver and gold, even the work of men's hands.
It is the LORD that commandeth the waters: It is the glorious God that maketh the thunder. It is the LORD that ruleth the sea.
The pains of hell came about me; the snares of death overtook me. {TYNDALE: The cords of hell have compassed me about, and the snares of death have overtaken me.}
The same is my comfort in my trouble, for thy word hath quickened me.
Order my steps in thy word; and so shall no wickedness have dominion over me.
The LORD looked down from heaven, and beheld all the children of men;
My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God.
Let all the earth fear the LORD; stand in awe of him, all ye that dwell in the world.
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.
All thy garments smell of myrrh, aloes and cassia, when thou comest out of thine ivory palaces in thy beautiful glory.
For the LORD is high, and to be feared; he is the great King upon all the earth.
Let their table be made a snare to take themselves withal; and let the things that should have been for their wealth be unto them an occasion of falling.
Thou deckest thyself with light, as it were with a garment, and spreadest out the heaven like a curtain -
He showeth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and ordinances unto Israel.
For he satisfieth the greedy soul, and filleth the hungry soul with good.
A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy righthand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
And I will walk at liberty, for I seek thy commandments.
There shall no evil happen unto thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
{To the Chanter, Destroy Not, Michtam of David, when Saul sent to watch the house, to the intent to kill him} Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God, and defend me from them that rise up against me.
The lot is fallen unto me in fair ground; yea I have a goodly heritage.
If I take the wings of the morning, and remain in the uttermost part of the sea,
When I call upon thee, thou hearest me, and endowest my soul with much strength.
For this shall every saint make his prayer unto thee in due season; but in the great water-floods they shall not come nigh him.
Be glad, O ye righteous, and rejoice in the LORD; and be joyful, all ye that are true of heart.
Let them be wiped out of the book of the living, and not be written among the righteous.
For thy sake also we are killed all the day long, and are counted as sheep appointed to be slain.
{A Psalm and song of the sons of Korah} Her foundations are upon the holy hills;
Consider, and hear me, O LORD my God. Lighten mine eyes, that I sleep not in death,
For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunter, and from the noisome pestilence.
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} Deliver me, o LORD, from the evil men, and preserve me from the wicked men,
Open my lips, O LORD, that my mouth may show thy praise.
All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O LORD, and shall glorify thy name.
The ungodly layeth wait for the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
O satisfy us with thy mercy, and that soon: so shall we rejoice and be glad all the days of our life.
Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt; thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
Confounded be all they that worship images, and delight in their idols; worship him all ye gods.
What man is he that lusteth to live, and would fain see good days?
Examine me, O LORD, and prove me: try out my reins and my heart.
who helpeth them to right that suffer wrong; who feedeth the hungry. The LORD looseth men out of prison;
Great plagues remain for the ungodly; but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD, mercy embraceth him on every side.
{To the chanter, upon the rose of witness, Michtam of David, for to teach: when he fought against Mesopotamia, and Syria of Zoba: and when Joab turned back, and slew twelve thousand Edomites in the valley of Salt} O God, thou hast cast us out and scattered us abroad; thou that hast been so sore displeased at us, comfort us again.
All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Happy are the people that be in such a case; yea, blessed are the people, which have the LORD for their God.
I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live; I will praise my God while I have my being.
Therefore will I remember the works of the LORD, and call to mind thy wonders of old time.
As long as I live will I magnify thee and lift up my hands in thy name.
The princes shall come out of Egypt; the Ethiopians land shall stretch out her hands unto God.
They that go down to the sea in ships, and occupy their business in great waters,
O Israel, trust in the LORD; for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
Hearken, O daughter, and consider; incline thine ear. Forget also thine own people, and thy father's house.
But the LORD's delight is in them that fear him, and put their trust in his mercy.
Unto the godly there ariseth up light in the darkness: he is merciful, loving and righteous.
For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
Wilt thou not turn again, and quicken us, that thy people may rejoice in thee?
{To the Chanter, Michtam of David} If your minds be upon righteousness in deed, then judge the thing that is right, O ye sons of men.
My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
O turn away mine eyes, lest they behold vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.
Bow down thine ear to me; make haste to deliver me. And be thou my strong rock, and a house of defense, that thou mayest save me.
The LORD himself is thy keeper; the LORD is thy defense upon thy righthand,
Clouds and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his seat.
{The Instruction of David, a prayer when he was in the cave} I cry unto the LORD with my voice; yea, even unto the LORD do I make my supplication.
{Shin} The princes persecute me without cause; but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
Thus do I look for thee in thy Sanctuary, that I might behold thy power and glory.
Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be moved, and though the hills be carried into the midst of the sea;
So is this great and wide sea also, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
For the LORD loveth the thing that is right; he forsaketh not his saints, but they are preserved forever. The unrighteous shall be punished; as for the seed of the ungodly, it shall be rooted out.
Hope thou in the LORD, and keep his way. And he shall promote thee, that thou shalt possess the land; when the ungodly shall perish, thou shalt see it.
For who is he among the clouds, that may be compared unto the LORD? Yea what is he among the gods, that shall be like unto the LORD?
Hearken unto my voice, O LORD, when I cry unto thee: have mercy upon me, and hear me.
With the clean thou shalt be clean, and with the froward thou shalt be froward. {TYNDALE: With the pure thou shalt be pure, and with the froward thou shalt be froward also.}
{A Psalm of David} My song shall be of mercy and judgment, yea unto thee, O LORD, will I sing.
All kings shall fall down before him; all nations shall do him service.
In the multitude of the sorrows that I had in my heart, thy comforts have refreshed my soul.
Such knowledge is too wonderful and excellent for me; I cannot attain unto it.
They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; they that are mine enemies, and would destroy me guiltless, are mighty. I paid them the things that I never took.
{Kuf} I call with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD. I will keep thy statutes.
Deliver me not over into the will of mine adversaries; for there are false witnesses risen up against me, and such as imagine mischief.
"He trusted in the LORD, that he would deliver him; let him deliver him, if he will have him."
For thou art my stronghold and my castle: be thou also my guide, and lead me for thy name's sake.
For thou, O LORD God, art the thing that I long for; thou art my hope even from my youth.
The LORD upholdeth all such as should fall, and lifteth up all those that be down.
They had an eye unto him, and were lightened; and their faces were not ashamed.
Thou, O God, hast taught me from my youth up until now; therefore will I tell of thy wondrous works.
{A Psalm of David} LORD, I call upon thee; haste thee unto me, and consider my voice, when I cry unto thee.
If I say, "Peradventure the darkness shall cover me, then shall my night be turned to day." -
But unto the ungodly sayeth God, "Why dost thou preach my laws, and takest my covenant in thy mouth,
Who satisfieth thy desire with good things, making thee young and lusty as an Eagle?
He made darkness his secret place, his pavilion round about him; with dark waters and thick clouds to cover him. {TYNDALE: And he made darkness a tabernacle round about him, with water gathered together in thick clouds.}
{To the Chanter, in Neginoth, an instruction of David when the Ziphites came, and said unto Saul: David is hid among us} Save me, O God, for thy name's sake, and avenge me in thy strength.
Through thy commandments I get understanding; therefore I hate all false ways.
For the LORD hath chosen Zion, to be a habitation for himself; he hath longed for her.
The LORD preserveth thy going out and thy coming in, from this time forth for evermore.
I will comfort myself in God's word; yea, I will hope in God, and not fear. What can flesh then do unto me?
The eyes of all wait upon thee, O LORD; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
Thou dividest the sea through thy power, thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.
"And now, LORD, what is my hope? Truly my hope is even in thee.
The chariots of God are many thousand times a thousand, the LORD is among them, as in the holy place of Sinai.
For all they that hope in thee shall not be ashamed; but such as transgress without a cause shall be put to confusion.
All my delight is upon the saints that are in the earth, and upon such as excel in virtue.
There is neither speech nor language, but their voices are heard among them.
O magnify the LORD our God; fall down before his footstool, for he is holy.
Moreover, by them is thy servant taught, and in keeping of them there is great reward.
But the LORD is my refuge, my God is the strength of my confidence.
The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment, for all them that are oppressed with wrong.
As for me, I will sing of thy power, and praise thy mercy betimes in the morning: for thou hast been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble.
If it were mine enemy that reviled me, I could bear it: or if one that ought me evil will did threaten me, I would hide myself from him.
We will rejoice in thy health, and triumph in the name of the LORD our God! The LORD perform all thy petitions!
The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are true.
O how oft did they grieve him in the wilderness? How many a time did they provoke him in the desert?
Forsake me not, O God, in mine old age, when I am grey-headed, until I have showed thy strength unto children's children, and thy power to all them that are yet for to come.
They shall perish, but thou shalt endure; they all shall wax old as doth a garment, and as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and show ourself glad in him with psalms.
O magnify the LORD our God, and worship him upon his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.
He only is my strength, my salvation, my defense, so that I shall not greatly fall.
who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters, and maketh the clouds thy chariot, and walketh upon the wings of the wind.
My soul is satisfied, even as it were with marrow and fatness, when my mouth praiseth thee with joyful lips.
I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt; open thy mouth wide, and I shall fill it.
Withdraw not thou thy mercy from me, O LORD, but let thy loving-kindness and thy truth always preserve me.
{Ayin} I deal with the thing that is lawful and right; O give me not over unto mine oppressors.
For lo, there is not a word in my tongue, but thou, O LORD, knowest it altogether.
Thou hast fashioned me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
Draw me out of the net that they have laid privily for me, for thou art my strength.
As for me, I am poor, and in misery, but the LORD careth for me. Thou art my helper and redeemer; make no long tarrying, O my God.
Remember the children of Edom, O LORD, in the day of Jerusalem, how they said, "Down with it! Down with it, even to the ground!"
Thou smitest the heads of Leviathan in pieces, and givest him to be meat for the people in the wilderness.
The LORD also thundered out of the heaven, and the highest gave his thunder, with hailstones and coals of fire. {TYNDALE: The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most high put out his voice.}
I will call unto the Most High God, even unto the God that shall perform the cause which I have in hand.
I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and keep thy commandments.
For though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly; as for the proud, he beholdeth them afar off.
His name shall endure forever; his name shall remain under the sun among the posterities, which shall be blessed in him. And all the heathen shall praise him.
Thou shalt deliver me from the strivings of the people, and thou shalt make me the head of the Heathen. A people whom I have not known shall serve me. {TYNDALE: And thou deliveredst me from the dissension of my people, and keepest me to be a head over nations, for the people which I knew not became my servants.}
Thou visitest the earth, thou waterest it, and makest it very plenteous. The river of God is full of waters; thou preparest man his corn, and thus thou providest for the earth.
Like as the arrows in the hand of the giant, even so are the young children.
Arise, therefore, and have mercy upon Zion, for it is time to have mercy upon her; yea, the time is come.
They shall also bring forth more fruit in their age, and shall be fat and well liking,
The LORD knoweth the thoughts of men, that they are but vain.
With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation.
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
He hath dispersed abroad, and given to the poor, his righteousness remaineth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honor.
Oh let me hear of joy and gladness, that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
For his merciful kindness is ever more and more toward us, and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise the everlasting! Hallelujah!
I will preach of thy righteousness in the great congregation: Lo, I will not refrain my lips, O LORD, and that thou knowest.
The LORD knoweth the days of the godly, and their inheritance shall endure forever.
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
Turn thy face from my sins, and put out all my misdeeds.
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.
Mine eyes are ever looking unto the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
I believed, and therefore will I speak; but I was sore troubled.
Thou hast proved and visited mine heart in the night season; thou hast tried me, and shalt find no wickedness in me, for I am utterly purposed that my mouth shall not offend.
He shall call me, "Thou art my father, my God, and the strength of my salvation.'
I will sing of the LORD, because he hath dealt so lovingly with me; Yea, I will praise the name of the LORD the most highest.
And why? I was grieved at the wicked, to see the ungodly in such prosperity.
My delight shall be in thy statutes, and I will not forget thy words.
Be thou my stronghold, whereunto I may always resort; thou hast promised to help me, for thou art my house of defense and my castle.
And I said, "O that I had wings like a dove! For then would I flee away, and be at rest.
{To the Chanter, of David, to bring remembrance} Haste thee, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD.
They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
For the LORD is great, and can not worthily be praised: he is more to be feared than all gods. {TYNDALE: For great is the LORD, and to be praised exceedingly: and terrible is he above all gods.}
Thou turnest man to destruction; Again, thou sayest, "Come again, ye children of men."
Thou, LORD, hast brought my soul out of hell: thou hast kept my life from them that go down to the pit.
What profit is there in my blood, when I go down into the pit? Shall the dust give thanks unto thee? Or shall it declare thy truth?
The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
Who is this King of glory? It is the LORD strong and mighty, even the LORD mighty in battle.
But now thou art far off, and puttest us to confusion, and goest not forth with our armies.
And the heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God is judge himself. Selah.
These wait all upon thee, that thou mayest give them meat in due season.
Thy word is tried to the uttermost, and thy servant loveth it.
O LORD the very heavens shall praise thy wondrous works; yea, and thy faithfulness in the congregation of the saints.
O Sing praises, sing praises unto our God: O sing praises, sing praises unto our King.
Praise the LORD upon earth, ye dragons, and all deeps;
I am become a stranger unto my brethren, even an alien unto my mother's children.
Hear the voice of my humble petitions, when I cry unto thee, when I hold up my hands towards the mercy seat of thy holy temple.
Therefore shall every good man sing of thy praise without ceasing. O my God, I will give thanks unto thee forever.
Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? And am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
Have they no knowledge, that they are all such workers of mischief, eating up my people as it were bread, and call not upon the LORD?
For thy name's sake, O LORD, be merciful unto my sin; for it is great.
All my bones shall say, "LORD, who is like unto thee, who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him? Yea, the poor, and him that is in misery, from him that spoileth him?"
I have more understanding than all my teachers; for thy testimonies are my study.
"Gather my saints together unto me, those that set more by the covenant than by any offering."
Blessed are they that dwell in thy house; they will be always praising thee. Selah.
Such as be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of the house of our God.
O let me have understanding in the ways of Godliness, until the time that thou come unto me! I will walk in my house with a perfect heart.
{To the Chanter, in Neginoth, a Psalm and song of Asaph} In Jewry is God known; his name is great in Israel.
Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou that art the God of my health; that my tongue may praise thy righteousness.
As for me, I will patiently abide always, and will ever increase thy praise.
For thou art great, and doest wondrous things; thou art God alone.
O LORD, how glorious are thy works! Thy thoughts are very deep.
{A song of the stairs} Behold now, praise the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, ye that by night stand in the house of the LORD.
If I be hungry, I will not tell thee: for the whole world is mine, and all that therein is.
How long shall I seek counsel in my soul, and be so vexed in my heart? How long shall mine enemies triumph over me?
I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou of very faithfulness hast caused me to be troubled.
My God, I have put my trust in thee. O let me not be confounded, neither let mine enemies triumph over me.
O come hither and behold the works of God; which is so wonderful in his doings among the children of men.
{A song of the stairs} If the LORD himself had not been on our side - now may Israel say -
The LORD shall send the rod of thy power out of Zion; be thou ruler, even in the midst among thine enemies.
False witnesses are risen up, and lay to my charge things that I know not.
Let the sea make a noise, yea and all that therein is. {TYNDALE: Let the sea thunder, and his fullness;}
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.}
The day is thine. The night is thine. Thou hast prepared the lights and the sun.
O save thy people, and give thy blessing unto thine inheritance; feed them, and set them up forever.
He is our God, even the God of whom cometh salvation; God is the LORD, by whom we escape death.
As for the ungodly, they shall perish. and the enemies of the LORD shall consume as the fat of lambs; yea, even as the smoke shall they consume away.
O go not far from me then, for trouble is hard at hand, and here is none to help me.
I have called upon thee, O God, for thou shalt hear me; incline thine ear to me, and hearken unto my words.
I thank thee, O LORD my God, with all my heart, and will praise thy name for ever.
Thou shalt go upon the Lion and Adder, the young Lion and the Dragon shalt thou tread under thy feet.
He bowed the heavens, also, and came down, and it was dark under his feet. {TYNDALE: And he bowed heaven and came down, and darkness underneath his feet.}
Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness,
A good man is merciful, and lendeth gladly, and pondereth his words with discretion.
They lie in the hell like sheep, death gnaweth upon them, and the righteous shall have domination of them in the morning. Their beauty shall consume in the sepulchre, and hell shall be their dwelling.
For the sparrow hath found her a house, and the swallow a nest, where she may lay her young; even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.
He that hath used no deceit in his tongue, nor done evil to his neighbour, and hath not slandered his neighbours.
Thou shalt hide them privily by thine own presence from the provoking of all men; thou shalt keep them secretly in thy tabernacle from the strife of tongues.
Now when I think thereupon, I pour out my heart by myself; for I went with the multitude, and brought them forth into the house of God, in the voice of praise and thanksgiving, among such as keep holy-day.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with joy. Then said they among the heathen, "The LORD hath done great things for them."
But my horn shall be exalted like the horn of an unicorn; and shall be anointed with fresh oil.
The glorious majesty of the LORD shall endure forever, and the LORD rejoiceth in his works.
Therefore hold I straight all thy commandments; and all false ways I utterly abhor.
Call to remembrance, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy loving-kindnesses, which have been ever of old.
Thou hast appointed the moon for certain seasons, the sun knoweth his going down.
But within a while they forgot his works, and would not abide his counsel.
My lovers and friends stand looking upon my trouble, and my kinsmen are gone afar off.
I have hated them that hold of superstitious vanities, and my trust hath been in the LORD.
Let perfectness and righteous dealing wait upon me, for my hope hath been in thee.
I will smite them, that they shall not be able to stand, but fall under my feet. {TYNDALE: I wasted them and so clouted them, that they could not arise: but fell under my feet.}
Grant thee thy heart's desire, and fulfill all thy mind.
The snares of death compassed me round about, the pains of hell got hold upon me.
Turn again then unto thy rest, O my soul, for the LORD hath given thee thy desire.
Praised be the LORD, for he hath heard the voice of my humble petitions.
O trust not in wrong or robbery; give not yourselves unto vanity. If riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
Woe is me, that I am constrained to dwell with Meshech, and to have my habitation among the tents of Kedar!
Show thy marvelous loving-kindness, thou that art the Saviour of them which put their trust in thee, from such as resist thy righthand.
Mine eyes are wasted away with looking for thy health, and for the word of thy righteousness.
For God is the King of all the earth; sing ye praises unto him with understanding.
But thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
There went a smoke out in his presence, and a consuming fire out of his mouth, so that coals were kindled at it. {TYNDALE: Smoke went up out of his nostrils, and consuming fire out of his mouth, that coals were kindled of him.}
I will think upon Rahab and Babylon, with them that know me. Behold ye the Philistines also, and they of Tyre, with they of the Ethiopians; lo, there was he born.
But God is my King of old; the help that is done upon earth, he doeth it himself.
"Hear, O my people, and I will speak; I myself will testify against thee, O Israel; for I am God, even thy God.
Blow up the trumpets in the new moon, upon our solemn feast day.
He brought them forth also with silver and gold; there was not one feeble person among their tribes.
Thou shalt make room enough under me for to go, that my footsteps shall not slide. {TYNDALE: And thou madest me space to walk in, that my feet should not stumble.}
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous, yea our God is merciful.
But lo, God is my helper: it is he that upholdeth my soul.
The LORD careth for the strangers; he defendeth the fatherless and widow. As for the way of the ungodly, he turneth it upside down.
The heavens are thine. The earth also is thine; thou hast laid the foundation of the round world and all that therein is.
O sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praises upon the harp unto our God,
For great is thy mercy toward me; and thou hast delivered my soul from the nethermost hell.
Gird thee with thy sword upon thy thigh, O thou Most Mighty, according to thy worship and renown.
My tears have been my meat day and night, while they daily say unto me, "Where is now thy God?"
Though a host of men were laid against me, yet shall not my heart be afraid; and though there rose up war against me, yet will I put my trust in him.
Yea every man walketh as it were a shadow, and disquieteth himself in vain: he heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them.
Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O LORD, there is not one that can do as thou doest.
so that the sun shall not burn thee by day, neither the moon by night.
What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? May a man deliver his own soul from the hand of hell? Selah.
The memorial of thy abundant kindness shall be showed; and men shall sing of thy righteousness.