And as for my tongue, it shall be talking of thy righteousness and of thy praise, all the day long.

For he flattereth himself in his own sight, until his abominable sin be found out.

They shall be satisfied with the plenteousness of thy house, and thou shalt give them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

There are they fallen, all that work wickedness; they are cast down, and shall not be able to stand.

{A Psalm of David} Fret not thyself because of the ungodly; neither be thou envious against the evil doers.

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and be withered even as the green herb.

Put thou thy trust in the LORD, and be doing good; dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

For wicked doers shall be rooted out; but they that patiently abide the LORD, shall inherit the land.

Suffer yet a little while, and the ungodly shall be clean gone; thou shalt look after his place, and he shall be away.

But the meek spirited shall possess the earth, and shall be refreshed in the multitude of peace.

The ungodly have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the simple and poor, and to slay such as are of a right conversation.

Their sword shall go through their own heart, and their bow shall be broken.

For the arms of the ungodly shall be broken, and the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

They shall not be confounded in the perilous time; and in the days of dearth they shall have enough.

Such as are blessed of God shall possess the land; and they that are cursed of him shall be rooted out.

Though he fall, he shall not be hurt, for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

The righteous is ever merciful, and lendeth gently; therefore shall his seed be blessed.

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.

I myself have seen the ungodly in great power, and flourishing like a green bay-tree.

But when I went by, lo, he was gone; I sought him, but his place could nowhere be found.

As for the transgressors, they shall perish together; and the ungodly shall be rooted out at the last.

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.

There is no health in my flesh, because of thy displeasure; neither is there any rest in my bones, by reason of my sin.

For I will confess my wickedness, and be sorry for my sin.

"LORD, let me know mine end, and the number of my days: that I may be certified how long I have to live.

O spare me a little that I may recover my strength, before I go hence, and be no more seen."

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.

O LORD, let it be thy pleasure to deliver me; make haste, O LORD, to help me.

Let them be ashamed and confounded together, that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward, and put to rebuke, that wish me evil.

Let them be desolate, and rewarded with shame, that say unto me, "There! There!"

But let all those that seek thee, be joyful and glad in thee; and let such as love thy salvation, say always, "The LORD be praised!"

I said, "LORD be merciful unto me, heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee!"

But be thou merciful unto me, O LORD; raise thou me up, and I shall reward them.

By this I know thou favourest me, that my enemy doth not triumph against me.

O blessed be the LORD God of Israel, from henceforth and forevermore. Amen. Amen.

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.

For I will not trust in my bow; it is not my sword that shall help me.

Thou lettest us be eaten up like sheep, and scatterest us among the Heathen.

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

Thou makest us to be a byword among the Heathen, and that the people shake their heads at us.

And though all this be come upon us, yet do we not forget thee, nor behave ourselves unfaithfully in thy covenant.

For thy sake also we are killed all the day long, and are counted as sheep appointed to be slain.

Arise, LORD! Why sleepest thou? Awake, and be not absent from us forever.

Thy arrows are sharp, and the people shall be subdued unto thee, even in the midst among the king's enemies.

The daughters of Tyre shall be there with gifts, the rich among the people shall make their supplication before thee.

She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework; the virgins that be her fellows shall bear her company, and shall be brought unto thee.

With joy and gladness shall they be brought, and shall enter into the king's palace.

Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be moved, and though the hills be carried into the midst of the sea;

God is in the midst of her, therefore shall she not be removed; for God helpeth her, and that right early.

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.

"Be still then, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the Heathen, I will be exalted upon earth."

For the LORD is high, and to be feared; he is the great King upon all the earth.

{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.

For lo, the kings of the earth were gathered, and gone by together.

O let the mount Zion rejoice, and the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

Mark well her bulwarks, set up her houses, that it may be told them that come after.

For this God is our God for ever and ever; he shall be our guide unto death.

There be some that put their trust in their goods, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches.

Nevertheless, man will not abide in honour, seeing he may be compared unto the beasts that perish; this is the way of them.

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.

Be not thou afraid, though one be made rich, or if the glory of his house be increased;

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.

"Gather my saints together unto me, those that set more by the covenant than by any offering."

If I be hungry, I will not tell thee: for the whole world is mine, and all that therein is.

Offer unto God thanksgiving, and pay thy vows unto the most highest.

whereas thou hatest to be reformed, and hast cast my words behind thee?

O consider this, ye that forget God, lest I pluck you away, and there be none to deliver you.

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.

Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked, that sinners may be converted unto thee.

O be favourable and gracious unto Zion; build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

For then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, with the burnt-offerings and oblations; then shall they lay bullocks upon thine altar.

O that the salvation were given unto Israel out of Zion! O that the LORD would deliver his people out of captivity! Then should Jacob rejoice, and Israel should be right glad.

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

Yea, they lay hands upon such as be at peace with him, and so they break his covenant.

Their mouths are softer than butter, and yet have they battle in their mind: their words are smoother than oil, and yet be they very swords.

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.

{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.

Mine enemies are daily at hand to swallow me up; for they be many that fight against me, O thou Most Highest.

Whensoever I call upon thee, then shall mine enemies be put to flight; whereby I know that thou art my God.

Yea, in God have I put my trust; I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.

Unto thee, O God, will I pay my vows; unto thee will I give thanks.

{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.

{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.

The ungodly are froward, even from their mother's womb; as soon as they be born, they go astray and speak lies.

Let them fall away like water that runneth a pace; and when they shoot their arrows, let them be rooted out.

As a green thorn kindled with fire goeth out before your pots be made hot; even so, let a furious rage bring him to nought.

Stand up, O LORD God of Hosts, thou God of Israel, to visit all Heathen; be not merciful unto them that offend of malicious wickedness. Selah.

For the sin of their mouth, for the words of their lips, and because of their pride, let them be taken. And why? Their preaching is of cursing and lies.

That thy beloved might be delivered, help them with thy righthand, and hear me.

Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I stretch out my shoe; Philistia shall be glad of me.

O be thou our help in trouble, for vain is the help of man.

I will dwell in thy tabernacle forever and my trust shall be under the covering of thy wings. Selah.

{To the Chanter, for by Jeduthun, a Psalm of David} My soul truly waiteth still upon God; for of him cometh my salvation.

How long will ye imagine mischief against every man? Ye shall be slain, all of the sort of you; yea, as a tottering wall shall ye be, and like a broken hedge.

They shall fall into the sword, and be a portion for foxes.

But the king shall rejoice in God; all they that swear by him shall be commended, for the mouth of liars shall be stopped.

But God shall suddenly shoot with a swift arrow, that they shall be wounded.

The righteous shall rejoice in the LORD, and put his trust in him; and all they that are true of heart, shall be glad.

{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.