There putteth he his hand upon the stony rocks, and overthroweth the mountains.

For he holdeth the ends of the world and looketh upon all that is under the heaven.

When his light shined upon my head; when I went after the same light and shining, even through the darkness.

And why? I put upon me righteousness, which covered me as a garment, and equity was my crown.

For my root was spread out by the water's side, and the dew lay upon my corn.

They waited for me, as the earth doth for the rain; and gaped upon me, as the ground doth to receive the latter shower.

Upon the dry heath went they about crying, and under the thorns they gathered themselves together.

Upon my right hand they rose together against me; they have hurt my feet, made a way to destroy me,

They fell upon me, as it had been the breaking in of waters, and came in by heaps to destroy me.

Therefore is my mind poured full of heaviness, and the days of trouble have taken hold upon me.

Did not I weep in the time of trouble? Had not my soul compassion upon the poor?

My bowels seeth within me, and take no rest, for the days of my trouble are come upon me.

My skin upon me is turned to black, and my bones are burnt with heat;

I made a covenant with mine eyes, that I would not look upon a damsel.

As for the ungodly and he that joineth himself to the company of wicked doers: shall not destruction and misery come upon him?

Then shall I take it upon my shoulder, and as a garland about my head.

Therefore will I speak, that I may have vent: I will open my lips, and make answer.

Behold, I will open my mouth, and my tongue shall speak out of my jaws.

In dreams and visions of the night season - When slumbering cometh upon men, that they fall a sleep in their beds -

"He chasteneth him with sickness, and bringeth him to his bed: he layeth sore punishment upon his bones,

And why? His eyes look upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

"There is a great cry and complaint made by them that are oppressed with violence; yea, every man complaineth upon the cruel arm of tyrants.

For such one never sayeth, 'Where is God that made me? And that shineth upon us, that we might praise him in the night?

But if a man call upon God, doth not he hear him? Doth not the Almighty accept his cry?

"When thou speakest, then, should not he pardon thee, if thou open thyself before him, and put thy trust in him?

I will open unto thee yet more of mine understanding, and prove my maker righteous.

As for such as be fained hypocrites, they heap up wrath for themselves: for they call not upon him, though they be his prisoners.

together for to rain, so that they pour down and drop upon men.

and cause his light to shine upon them, and to cover the bottom of the sea.

"When he commandeth the snow, it falleth upon the earth: As soon as he giveth the rain a charge, immediately the showers have their strength, and fall down.

He sendeth fear upon every man, that they might know their own works.

Who hath measured it, knowest thou? Or, who hath spread the line upon it?

Where upon stand the pillars of it? Or, who laid the corner stone?

Have the gates of death been open unto thee, or hast thou seen the door of everlasting treasure?

By what way is the light parted, and the heat dealt out upon the earth?

Knewest thou the course of heaven, that thou mayest set up the ordinance thereof upon the earth?

Moreover, canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that they may pour down a great rain upon thee?

For she leaveth her eggs upon the ground, and heateth them in the dust.

Though the quivers rattle upon him, though the spear and shield glister;

yet rusheth he in fearlessly, and beateth upon the ground. He feareth not the noise of the trumpets,

He abideth in the stony rocks, and upon the high tops of hard mountains, where no man can come.

"Behold, I am too vile a person to answer thee, therefore will I lay my hand upon my mouth.

Darest thou lay hand upon him? It is better for thee to consider what harm might happen thee therethrough, and not to touch him.

For when thou thinkest to have hold upon him, he shall beguile thee: Every man also that seeth him, shall go back.

Yea, one hangeth so upon another, and sticketh so together, that they cannot be sundered.

His heart is as hard as stone, and as fast as the stythie that the hammer man smiteth upon.

Upon earth is there no power like unto his, for he is so made that he feareth not.

And then came there unto him all his brethren, all his sisters, with all them that had been of his acquaintance afore, and ate bread with him in his house: wondering at him, and comforting him over all the trouble that the LORD had brought upon him. Every man gave him a sheep and a Jewel of gold.

"Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion."

I did call upon the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.

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.

Salvation belongeth unto the LORD; and thy blessing is upon thy people.

{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.

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.

There be many that say, "Who will show us any good? LORD lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us."

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.

For there is no faithfulness in their mouths; they dissemble in their hearts. Their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

{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.

Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am weak; O LORD, heal me, for my bones are vexed.

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.

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.

{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!

{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.

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.

Upon the ungodly he shall rain snares, fire, brimstone, storm and tempest: this shall be their portion to drink.

{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.

The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that would understand and seek after God.

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?

{A Psalm of David} Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? Who shall rest upon thy holy hill?

He that hath not given his money upon usury, nor taken reward against the innocent. Whoso doeth these things shall never fall.

All my delight is upon the saints that are in the earth, and upon such as excel in virtue.

Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; and let thine eyes look upon the thing that is equal.

I have called upon thee, O God, for thou shalt hear me; incline thine ear to me, and hearken unto my words.

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.}

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.}

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.}

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.}

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.}

Thou hast made mine enemies also to turn their backs upon me, and I shall destroy them that hate me. {TYNDALE: And thou madest mine enemies to turn their backs to me, and them that hated me, and I destroyed them.}

Save, LORD, and hear us, O King of heaven, when we call upon thee.

For thou shalt prevent him with the blessings of goodness, and shalt set a crown of pure gold upon his head.

His honour is great in thy salvation; glory and great worship shalt thou lay upon him.

{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?

They called upon thee, and were helped: they put their trust in thee, and were not confounded.

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.

They gape upon me with their mouths, as it were a rampaging and a roaring lion.

They pierced my hands and my feet; I may tell all my bones. They stand staring and looking upon me.

They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.

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.

For he hath founded it upon the seas, and prepared it upon the floods.

O remember not the sins and offenses of my youth; but according to thy mercy think upon me, O LORD, for thy goodness.

Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and in misery.

Look upon my adversity and misery, and forgive me all my sin.

Let perfectness and righteous dealing wait upon me, for my hope hath been in thee.

When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

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.

Hearken unto my voice, O LORD, when I cry unto thee: have mercy upon me, and hear me.

Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me. LORD, be thou my helper.

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.

Let me not be confounded, O LORD, for I have called upon thee: let the ungodly be put to confusion, and put to silence in the grave.