Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.

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

where your ancestors tested me. They tested me, even though they had seen my awesome deeds.

So I made a vow in my anger, 'They will never enter into the resting place I had set aside for them.'"

The mountains came up and the valleys went down into the place which you had made ready for them.

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

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

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

He made him lord of his house, and ruler over everything he had;

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

Rejoiced hath Egypt in their going forth, For their fear had fallen upon them.

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

He handed the territory of nations over to them, and they took possession of what other peoples had produced,

Then they had faith in his words; they gave him songs of praise.

They quickly forgot what he had done; they did not wait for his instructions.

In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving for meat; they challenged God in the desert.

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

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

They were disgusted with the good land; they had no belief in his word;

They had provoked anger by their deeds, so that a plague broke out against them.

They have not destroyed the peoples, As Jehovah had said to them,

But had fellowship with the nations, and learned their doings;

And gave the blood of their sons and their daughters who had done no wrong, offering them to the images of Canaan; and the land was made unclean with blood.

So he delivered them up into the hand of the nations, And they who hated them, had dominion over them;

Their enemies oppressed them, and had them in subjection.

Many times he delivered them, but they had a rebellious attitude, and degraded themselves by their sin.

But when their cry came to his ears, he had pity on their trouble:

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

because they had rebelled against the command of God, despising the advice of the Most High.

So that he made their hearts weighted down with grief; they were falling, and had no helper.

God had promised in his sanctuary: "I will triumph and divide Shechem, then I will measure the valley of Succoth!

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

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

Because he had no mercy, but was cruel to the low and the poor, designing the death of the broken-hearted.

He loved to curse others, so those curses have come upon him. He had no desire to bless anyone, so he has experienced no blessings.

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

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

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

The cords and sorrows of death encompassed me,
And the terrors of Sheol came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.

I had faith when I said, "I am severely oppressed."

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

This I had, because I kept thy precepts.

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

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

I have long had knowledge that your unchanging word is for ever.

Too long my soul has had its dwelling
With those who hate peace.

Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy, for we have had more than enough of contempt.

We have had our fill of the taunts of the self-assured, of the contempt of the proud.

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

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

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

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

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

The Lord had done great things for us;
we were joyful.

For there those who had taken us prisoners made request for a song; and those who had taken away all we had gave us orders to be glad, saying, Give us one of the songs of Zion.

Your eyes looked upon my embryo, and everything was recorded in your book. The days scheduled for my formation were inscribed, even though not one of them had come yet.

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

When my spirit fainted concerning myself, then, thou, didst take note of my path, - In the course which I was about to take, they had hidden a snare for me.

Looking to my right side, I saw no man who was my friend: I had no safe place; no one had any care for my soul.