They have seen thy goings, O God, Even the goings of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.

They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head: They that would cut me off, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: That which I took not away I have to restore.

Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; Shame hath covered my face.

The meek have seen it, and are glad: Ye that seek after God, let your heart live.

For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah; And they shall abide there, and have it in possession.

By thee have I been holden up from the womb; Thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: My praise shall be continually of thee.

O God, thou hast taught me from my youth; And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not, Until I have declared thy strength unto the next generation, Thy might to every one that is to come.

He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, And from the River unto the ends of the earth.

He will have pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he will save.

Their eyes stand out with fatness: They have more than heart could wish.

They have set their mouth in the heavens, And their tongue walketh through the earth.

Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency;

For all the day long have I been plagued, And chastened every morning.

Whom have I in heaven but thee ? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.

But it is good for me to draw near unto God: I have made the Lord Jehovah my refuge, That I may tell of all thy works.

Thine adversaries have roared in the midst of thine assembly; They have set up their ensigns for signs.

They have set thy sanctuary on fire; They have profaned the dwelling-place of thy name by casting it to the ground.

They said in their heart, Let us make havoc of them altogether: They have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.

Have respect unto the covenant; For the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of violence.

The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I have set up the pillars of it. Selah

The stouthearted are made a spoil, They have slept their sleep; And none of the men of might have found their hands.

I have considered the days of old, The years of ancient times.

Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.

From following the ewes that have their young he brought him, To be the shepherd of Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

O God, the nations are come into thine inheritance; Thy holy temple have they defiled; They have laid Jerusalem in heaps.

The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be food unto the birds of the heavens, The flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.

Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; And there was none to bury them.

For they have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his habitation.

And render unto our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.

For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult; And they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; That the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.

For they have consulted together with one consent; Against thee do they make a covenant:

Assyria also is joined with them; They have helped the children of Lot. Selah

Mercy and truth are met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

O God, the proud are risen up against me, And a company of violent men have sought after my soul, And have not set thee before them.

Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; Give thy strength unto thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid.

O Jehovah, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee.

Mine eye wasteth away by reason of affliction: I have called daily upon thee, O Jehovah; I have spread forth my hands unto thee.

But unto thee, O Jehovah, have I cried; And in the morning shall my prayer come before thee.

Thy fierce wrath is gone over me; Thy terrors have cut me off.

For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever; Thy faithfulness wilt thou establish in the very heavens.

I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant:

Then thou spakest in vision to thy saints, And saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

I have found David my servant; With my holy oil have I anointed him:

Once have I sworn by my holiness: I will not lie unto David:

Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O Jehovah, Wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.

Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, And the years wherein we have seen evil.

Mine eye also hath seen my desire on mine enemies, Mine ears have heard my desire of the evil-doers that rise up against me.

The floods have lifted up, O Jehovah, The floods have lifted up their voice; The floods lift up their waves.

Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?

Forty years long was I grieved with that generation, And said, It is a people that do err in their heart, And they have not known my ways:

The heavens declare his righteousness, And all the peoples have seen his glory.

He hath remembered his lovingkindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel: All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping,

Thou wilt arise, and have mercy upon Zion; For it is time to have pity upon her, Yea, the set time is come.

For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, And have pity upon her dust.

But thou art the same, And thy years shall have no end.

By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation; They sing among the branches.

I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.

We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.

Then are they glad because they are quiet; So he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me: They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue.

They have compassed me about also with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause.

And they have rewarded me evil for good, And hatred for my love.

Let there be none to extend kindness unto him; Neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children.

The works of Jehovah are great, Sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all they that do his commandments : His praise endureth for ever.

They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not;

They have ears, but they hear not; Noses have they, but they smell not;

They have hands, but they handle not; Feet have they, but they walk not; Neither speak they through their throat.

Blessed be he that cometh in the name of Jehovah: We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah.

Then shall I not be put to shame, When I have respect unto all thy commandments.

With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.

Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.

With my lips have I declared All the ordinances of thy mouth.

I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, As much as in all riches.

I will meditate on thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways.

Take away from me reproach and contempt; For I have kept thy testimonies.

I have chosen the way of faithfulness: Thine ordinances have I set before me .

Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness.

So shall I have an answer for him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy word.

And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; For I have hoped in thine ordinances.

And I shall walk at liberty; For I have sought thy precepts.

And I will delight myself in thy commandments, Which I have loved.

I will lift up my hands also unto thy commandments, which I have loved; And I will meditate on thy statutes.

The proud have had me greatly in derision: Yet have I not swerved from thy law.

I have remembered thine ordinances of old, O Jehovah, And have comforted myself.

Thy statutes have been my songs In the house of my pilgrimage.

I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, And have observed thy law.

This I have had, Because I have kept thy precepts.

HHETH. Jehovah is my portion: I have said that I would observe thy words.

The cords of the wicked have wrapped me round; But I have not forgotten thy law.

Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments.

The proud have forged a lie against me: With my whole heart will I keep thy precepts.

It is good for me that I have been afflicted; That I may learn thy statutes.

YODH. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.

They that fear thee shall see me and be glad, Because I have hoped in thy word.

Let the proud be put to shame; For they have overthrown me wrongfully: But I will meditate on thy precepts.

The proud have digged pits for me, Who are not according to thy law.