Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast taken captive captivity, Thou hast taken gifts for men, That even the refractory may rest, O Jah God.

Thy God hath commanded thy strength, Be strong, O God, this Thou hast wrought for us.

O God, Thou -- Thou hast known Concerning my overturn, And my desolations from Thee have not been hid.

Thou -- Thou hast known my reproach, And my shame, and my blushing, Before Thee are all mine adversaries.

For they have pursued him Thou hast smitten, And recount of the pain of Thy pierced ones.

Be to me for a rock -- a habitation, To go in continually, Thou hast given command to save me, For my rock and my bulwark art Thou.

God, Thou hast taught me from my youth, And hitherto I declare Thy wonders.

And Thy righteousness, O God, is unto the heights, Because Thou hast done great things, O God, who is like Thee?

Because Thou hast showed me many and sad distresses, Thou turnest back -- Thou revivest me, And from the depths of the earth, Thou turnest back -- Thou bringest me up.

My lips cry aloud when I sing praise to Thee, And my soul that Thou hast redeemed,

Only, in slippery places Thou dost set them, Thou hast caused them to fall to desolations.

And I am continually with Thee, Thou hast laid hold on my right hand.

For, lo, those far from Thee do perish, Thou hast cut off every one, Who is going a whoring from Thee.

An Instruction of Asaph. Why, O God, hast Thou cast off for ever? Thine anger smoketh against the flock of Thy pasture.

Thou hast broken by Thy strength a sea -monster, Thou hast shivered Heads of dragons by the waters,

Thou hast broken the heads of leviathan, Thou makest him food, For the people of the dry places.

Thou hast cleaved a fountain and a stream, Thou hast dried up perennial flowings.

Thine is the day, also Thine is the night, Thou hast prepared a light giver -- the sun.

Thou hast set up all the borders of earth, Summer and winter Thou hast formed them.

Thou, fearful art Thou, And who doth stand before Thee, Since Thou hast been angry!

From heaven Thou hast sounded judgment, Earth hath feared, and hath been still,

Thou hast taken hold of the watches of mine eyes, I have been moved, and I speak not.

Thou art the God doing wonders. Thou hast made known among the peoples Thy strength,

Thou hast redeemed with strength Thy people, The sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.

Thou hast led as a flock Thy people, By the hand of Moses and Aaron!

Jehovah, God of Hosts, till when? Thou hast burned against the prayer of Thy people.

Thou hast caused them to eat bread of tears, And causest them to drink With tears a third time.

Thou hast looked before it, and dost root it, And it filleth the land,

Why hast Thou broken down its hedges, And all passing by the way have plucked it?

Let Thy hand be on the man of Thy right hand, On the son of man Thou hast strengthened for Thyself.

In distress thou hast called and I deliver thee, I answer thee in the secret place of thunder, I try thee by the waters of Meribah. Selah.

Rise, O God, judge the earth, For Thou hast inheritance among all the nations!

To the Overseer. -- By sons of Korah. A Psalm. Thou hast accepted, O Jehovah, Thy land, Thou hast turned to the captivity of Jacob.

Thou hast borne away the iniquity of Thy people, Thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.

Thou hast gathered up all Thy wrath, Thou hast turned back from the fierceness of Thine anger.

All nations that Thou hast made Come and bow themselves before Thee, O Lord, And give honour to Thy name.

For Thy kindness is great toward me, And Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.

Do with me a sign for good, And those hating me see and are ashamed, For Thou, O Jehovah, hast helped me, Yea, Thou hast comforted me!

Among the dead -- free, As pierced ones lying in the grave, Whom Thou hast not remembered any more, Yea, they by Thy hand have been cut off.

Thou hast put me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in depths.

Upon me hath Thy fury lain, And with all Thy breakers Thou hast afflicted. Selah.

Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me, Thou hast made me an abomination to them, Shut up -- I go not forth.

Thou hast put far from me lover and friend, Mine acquaintance is the place of darkness!

Thou hast bruised Rahab, as one wounded. With the arm of Thy strength Thou hast scattered Thine enemies.

Thine are the heavens -- the earth also is Thine, The habitable world and its fulness, Thou hast founded them.

North and south Thou hast appointed them, Tabor and Hermon in Thy name do sing.

Thou hast an arm with might, Strong is Thy hand -- high Thy right hand.

Then Thou hast spoken in vision, To Thy saint, yea, Thou sayest, I have placed help upon a mighty one, Exalted a chosen one out of the people,

And Thou, Thou hast cast off, and dost reject, Thou hast shown Thyself wroth With Thine anointed,

Hast rejected the covenant of Thy servant, Thou hast polluted to the earth his crown,

Thou hast broken down all his hedges, Thou hast made his fenced places a ruin.

Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries, Thou hast caused all his enemies to rejoice.

Also -- Thou turnest back the sharpness of his sword, And hast not established him in battle,

Hast caused him to cease from his brightness, And his throne to the earth hast cast down.

Thou hast shortened the days of his youth, Hast covered him over with shame. Selah.

Remember, I pray Thee, what is life-time? Wherefore in vain hast Thou created All the sons of men?

Where are Thy former kindnesses, O Lord. Thou hast sworn to David in Thy faithfulness,

A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, a habitation Thou -- Thou hast been, To us -- in generation and generation,

Thou hast inundated them, they are asleep, In the morning as grass he changeth.

Thou hast set our iniquities before Thee, Our hidden things at the light of Thy face,

Cause us to rejoice according to the days Wherein Thou hast afflicted us, The years we have seen evil.

For Thou hast caused me to rejoice, O Jehovah, in Thy work, Concerning the works of Thy hands I sing.

For Thou, Jehovah, art Most High over all the earth, Greatly Thou hast been exalted over all gods.

And the strength of the king Hath loved judgment, Thou -- Thou hast established uprightness; Judgment and righteousness in Jacob, Thou -- Thou hast done.

O Jehovah, our God, Thou hast afflicted them, A God forgiving Thou hast been to them, And taking vengeance on their actions.

From Thine indignation and Thy wrath, For Thou hast lifted me up, And dost cast me down.

Bless, O my soul, Jehovah! Jehovah, my God, Thou hast been very great, Honour and majesty Thou hast put on.

The abyss! as with clothing Thou hast covered it, Above hills do waters stand.

They go up hills -- they go down valleys, Unto a place Thou hast founded for them.

A border Thou hast set, they pass not over, They turn not back to cover the earth.

How many have been Thy works, O Jehovah, All of them in wisdom Thou hast made, Full is the earth of thy possessions.

There do ships go: leviathan, That Thou hast formed to play in it.

Hast not Thou, O God, cast us off? And Thou goest not out, O God, with our hosts!

And they know that this is Thy hand, Thou, O Jehovah, Thou hast done it.

Thy people are free-will gifts in the day of Thy strength, in the honours of holiness, From the womb, from the morning, Thou hast the dew of thy youth.

For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, my feet from overthrowing.

Cause it to come, O Jehovah, for I am Thy servant. I am Thy servant, son of Thy handmaid, Thou hast opened my bonds.

Thou hast sorely thrust me to fall, And Jehovah hath helped me.

I thank Thee, for Thou hast answered me, And art to me for salvation.

Thou hast commanded us Thy precepts to keep diligently,

Thou hast rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Thy commands.

Zain. Remember the word to Thy servant, On which Thou hast caused me to hope.

I have known, O Jehovah, That righteous are Thy judgments, And in faithfulness Thou hast afflicted me.

To the age I forget not Thy precepts, For by them Thou hast quickened me.

From Thy judgments I turned not aside, For Thou -- Thou hast directed me.

Thou hast trodden down All going astray from Thy statutes, For falsehood is their deceit.

Dross! Thou hast caused to cease All the wicked of the earth; Therefore I have loved Thy testimonies.

Thou hast appointed Thy testimonies, Righteous and exceeding faithful,

Of old I have known Thy testimonies, That to the age Thou hast founded them!

O daughter of Babylon, O destroyed one, O the happiness of him who repayeth to thee thy deed, That thou hast done to us.

I bow myself toward Thy holy temple, And I confess Thy name, For Thy kindness, and for Thy truth, For Thou hast made great Thy saying above all Thy name.

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm by David. Jehovah, Thou hast searched me, and knowest.

Thou -- Thou hast known my sitting down, And my rising up, Thou hast attended to my thoughts from afar.

My path and my couch Thou hast fanned, And with all my ways hast been acquainted.

For there is not a word in my tongue, Lo, O Jehovah, Thou hast known it all!

Behind and before Thou hast besieged me, And Thou dost place on me Thy hand.

For Thou -- Thou hast possessed my reins, Thou dost cover me in my mother's belly.

O Jehovah, my Lord, strength of my salvation, Thou hast covered my head in the day of armour.

When my spirit hath been feeble in me, Then Thou hast known my path; In the way in which I walk, They have hid a snare for me.

And in Thy kindness cuttest off mine enemies, And hast destroyed all the adversaries of my soul, For I am Thy servant!