Life, he asked of thee, Thou hast given it him, length of days, to times age-abiding and beyond.

Thy hand, will find out, all thy foes, Thine own right hand, will find out them who hate thee.

For they have held out, against thee, a wicked thing, They have devised a scheme they cannot accomplish.

In thee, trusted our fathers, They trusted, and thou didst deliver them;

Unto thee, made they outcry, and escaped, In thee, they trusted, and had not turned pale.

Upon thee, was I cast from the time I was born, From the womb of my mother, my GOD, hast thou been.

I will declare thy Name unto my brethren, - In the midst of the convocation, will I praise thee.

Of thee, is my praise in the great convocation, My vows, will I pay, before them who revere him.

All the ends of the earth, will remember and turn to Yahweh, Yea all the families of the nations, will bow themselves down before thee,

Unto thee, O Yahweh, my soul, would I lift:

O my God, in thee, have I put my trust, Let me not be put to shame, Let not my foe exult over me:

Yea let, none who wait for thee, be put to shame, Let them be put to shame who act covertly without cause!

Guide me into thy truth and teach me, for, thou, art my delivering God, For thee, have I waited all the day:

Oh keep my soul, and rescue me, Let me not be put to shame, for I have sought refuge in thee.

Let, blamelessness and uprightness, watch over me, because I have waited for thee.

To thee, said my heart - When thou saidst Seek ye my face - Thy face, O Yahweh, will I seek!

Unto thee, O Yahweh, do I cry, O my Rock! do not turn in silence from me, - lest, if thou turn from me in silence, I be like them who go down into the pit.

Hear the voice of my supplication, when I cry to thee for help, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy shrine.

I will extol thee, O Yahweh, for thou hast drawn me up, - and not suffered my foes to rejoice over me.

Unto thee, O Yahweh, do I cry, - and, unto My Lord, do I make supplication:

What profit in my blood? in my going down into the pit? Can dust praise thee? Can it declare thy faithfulness?

To the end that mine honour should make melody unto thee, and not be silent. O Yahweh, my God! Unto times age-abiding, will I praise thee.

In thee, O Yahweh, have I sought refuge, Let me not be ashamed to times age-abiding, In thy righteousness, deliver me:

I, therefore. in thee, have put ray trust, O Yahweh, I have said, My God, thou art!

O Yahweh! let me not be ashamed, For I have called upon thee, Let the lawless ha ashamed, go down in silence to hades!

How great is thy goodness, which thou hast hidden away for them who revere thee, - Thou hast wrought for them who seek refuge in thee, in sight of the sons of men.

But, I, had said in mine alarm, I am cut off from before thine eyes, - But, indeed, thou didst hear the voice of my supplication, when I cried for help unto thee.

My sin, would I own unto thee, and, mine iniquity, not hide, I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Yahweh, And, thou, didst forgive the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

For this cause, will every man of lovingkindness pray unto thee, in time to obtain, - Surely, in the overflow of many waters, unto him, shall they not reach.

I will make thee discreet, I will point out to thee the way which thou must go, I will fix upon thee mine eye.

Do not ye become like a horse, like a mule, without discernment, - With the bit and bridle of his mouth, hast thou to restrain him, - He will not come near unto thee.

Be thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh, upon us, According as we have waited for thee.

All my bones, shall say - O Yahweh, who is like unto thee? Rescuing the oppressed from one stronger than he, Yea the oppressed and the needy, from their spoiler.

I will thank thee, in the midst of a great convocation, - In the midst of a mighty people, will I praise thee.

For, with thee, is the fountain of life, In thy light, we see light.

Prolong thy lovingkindness unto them who know thee, - and thy righteousness, to the upright in heart.

Yea, rest thy delight on Yahweh, that he may give thee the requests of thy heart.

Wait for Yahweh, and observe thou his path, that he may exalt thee, to inherit the earth, On the cutting off of the lawless, shalt thou look.

O My Lord! before thee, is all my longing, and, my sighing, from thee, hath not been hid:

Because, for thee, O Yahweh, have I waited, Thou, wilt answer, O Adonay, my God!

Lo! as hand-breadths, hast thou granted my days, and my life-time, is as nothing before thee, - Surely, a mere breath, are all men, even such as stand firm. Selah.

Now, therefore, for what have I waited, O My Lord? My hope, is, in thee.

Hear my prayer, O Yahweh, And, unto my cry for help, give ear, At my tears, do not be silent, - For, a sojourner, am, I, with thee, A stranger, like all my fathers.

Mighty things, hast thou done - Thou, Yahweh my God, Thy wonderful doings and thy purposes to-wards us, There is no setting them in order unto thee - I would tell, and would speak! - They are too great to rehearse.

Let all them be glad and rejoice in thee, who are seekers of thee. Let them say continually - Yahweh be magnified! who are lovers of thy salvation.

I, said - O Yahweh, show me favour, heal thou my soul, for I have sinned against thee:

But, as for me, In my blamelessness, hast thou held me fast, And hast caused me to stand before thee unto times age-abiding.

BOOK THE SECOND As, the hart, cometh panting up to the channels of water, So my soul, panteth for thee, O God.

My God! over myself, my soul is cast down, - For this cause, will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, And the Hermons, from the hill Mizar.

That I may go in unto the altar of God, Unto GOD, mine exultant joy, - That I may praise thee with the lyre, O God - mine own God!

By thee, will we thrust at, our adversaries, In thy Name, will we tread down our assailants;

All this, hath come upon us, Yet had we not forgotten thee, Neither had we dealt falsely with thy covenant;

Awake thou! wherefore shouldst thou sleep, O Lord? Bestir thee! do not reject us altogether!

Most beautiful thou art, beyond the sons of men, Graciousness hath been poured forth by thy lips, For this cause, hath God blessed thee, to times age-abiding.

And, in thy majesty, be successful! ride forth! on behalf of faithfulness, and humility - righteousness, And let thine own right hand show thee wonderful things.

Thine arrows, are sharp - Peoples, under thee, fall! In the heart of the foes of the king.

Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated lawlessness, - For this cause, hath God, thine own God, anointed thee, With the oil of gladness, beyond thy partners.

Myrrh and aloes, cassias, all thy garments, - Out of the palaces of ivory, the tones of strings, have rejoiced thee.

In embroidered raiment, shall she be brought unto the king - The virgins that follow her, her companions, are to be conducted unto thee:

I will keep in remembrance thy Name, through each succeeding generation, For this cause, peoples, shall praise thee, to times age-abiding and beyond.

For, though, his own self - while he lived, he used to bless, And they will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself,

Hear, O my people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will adjure thee, God, thine own God, I am: -

Not, for thy sacrifices, will I reprove thee, Nor for thine ascending-offerings, before me continually:

If I were hungry, I would not tell thee, For, mine, is the world, and the fulness thereof.

Call upon me, then, in the day of distress, I will deliver thee, that thou mayest glorify me.

Seeing that, thou, hast hated correction, And hast cast my words behind thee;

These things, hast thou done, and I have kept silence, Thou thoughtest that I should really be like thyself, I will convict thee, yea I will set thine offences in order before thine eyes.

Against thee - against thee alone, have I sinned, And, wickedness - in thine eyes, have I done, - That thou mayest, Be justified when thou speakest, - Be clear when thou judgest.

I would teach transgressors thy ways, And, sinners, unto thee, should return.

GOD also, will break thee down utterly, He will snatch thee up and tear thee away tentless, And uproot thee, out of the land of the living. Selah.

I will praise thee to times age-abiding, Because thou didst effectually work, - And I will wait on thy Name, Because it is good, In the presence of thy men of lovingkindness.

With a freewill-offering, will I sacrifice unto thee, I will praise thy Name, O Yahweh, for it is good;

Cast upon Yahweh thy lot, and, he, will sustain thee: He will not suffer, to times age-abiding, the righteous one to be shaken.

But, thou, O God, wilt bring them down to the pit of destruction, Men of bloodshed and deceit, shall not live out half their days; But, I, will trust in thee.

What day I am afraid, I, unto thee will direct my confidence.

Upon me, O God, are thy vows, I will pay back praises unto thee.

Show me favour, O God, Show me favour, For, in thee, hath my soul sought refuge, - And, in the shadow of thy wings, will I seek refuge, Until the storm of ruin pass by.

I will thank thee, among the peoples, O My Lord, I will praise thee in song, among the races of men.

O my Strength, unto thee, will I make melody, For, God, is my high tower.

O my Strength, unto thee, will I make melody, For, God, is my high tower, my God of lovingkindness.

Thou hadst given - to them that revere thee - a banner, to float aloft, Because of thy faithfulness. Selah.

From the end of the earth, unto thee do I cry, When my heart fainteth away, Unto a rock that is higher than I, wilt thou lead me.

O God, my GOD, thou art, Earnestly do I desire thee, - My soul thirsteth for thee, My flesh fainteth for thee, In a land - dry, and weary for want of water, -

Because better is thy lovingkindness than life, My lips, aloud shall praise thee!

Thus, will I bless thee while I live, In thy Name, will I lift up mine outspread hands:

Should I call thee to mind upon my conch, In the watches of the night, would I breathe soft speech of thee.

My soul hath run clinging to thee, On me, hath thy right hand laid hold.

Thine, are silence and praise, O God, in Zion, - And, to thee, shall be paid the vow.

Thou hearer of prayer! Unto thee, shall all flesh come.

Say unto God - How fearful in thy doings, Through the abounding of thy power, shall thy foes come cringing unto thee;

All the earth, shall bow themselves down to thee, And sing praises unto thee,. Shall praise in song thy Name. Selah.

I will enter thy house with ascending-sacrifices, I will pay unto thee my vows,

Ascending-sacrifices of fatlings, will I cause to ascend unto thee, With the perfume of rams, I will offer bulls, with he-goats. Selah.

Peoples will praise thee, O God, Peoples will, all of them, praise thee,

Peoples will praise thee, O God, - Peoples will, all of them, praise thee.

Because of thy temple above Jerusalem, Unto thee, shall kings bear along a gift -

O God, thou, hast known my folly, And, my wrong-doings, from thee, have not been hid.

Let them not be ashamed, through me, Who have waited for thee, O My Lord, Yahweh of hosts, - Let them not be confounded, through me, Who are seeking thee, O God of Israel!

Because, zeal for thy house, hath eaten me up, And, the reproaches of them who have reproached thee, have fallen upon me.

But, as for me, my prayer shall be unto thee, O Yahweh, in a time of acceptance, O God, in the abounding of thy lovingkindness, answer me with thy saving faithfulness.