Blessed are the people whose God is the LORD Jehovah; and blessed are the folk whom he hath chosen to be his inheritance.

The lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but they who seek the LORD shall want no manner of thing that is good.

What man is he that lusteth to live, and would fain see good days?

Eschew evil, and do good; seek peace, and ensue it.

They reward me evil for good, to the great discomfort of my soul.

And why? Their communing is not for peace, but they imagine deceitful words against them that are quiet in the land.

Awake, and stand up to judge my quarrel; avenge thou my cause, my God and my LORD.

Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness, and let them not triumph over me.

{To the Chanter, of David the servant of the Lord} My heart showeth me the wickedness of the ungodly, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

The words of his mouth are unrighteous and full of deceit; he hath left off to behave himself wisely, and to do good.

He imagineth mischief upon his bed, and hath set himself in no good way; neither doth he abhor any thing that is evil.

How excellent is thy mercy, O God! And the children of men shall put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and be withered even as the green herb.

Put thou thy trust in the LORD, and be doing good; dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

Such as are blessed of God shall possess the land; and they that are cursed of him shall be rooted out.

The LORD ordereth a good man's going, and hath pleasure in his way.

Flee from evil, and do the thing that is good, and dwell for evermore.

The law of his God is in his heart; therefore shall not his footsteps slide.

For in thee, O LORD, is my trust; thou shalt hear me, O LORD my God.

They also that reward evil for good are against me, because I follow the thing that is good.

Forsake me not, O LORD my God; O go not far from me.

Haste thee to help me, O LORD God of my salvation.

I held my tongue; I was dumb. I kept silence, yea even from good words, but it was pain and grief to me.

He hath put a new song in my mouth, even a thanksgiving unto our God. Many men seeing this, shall fear the LORD, and put their trust in him.

O LORD my God, great are the wondrous works which thou hast done, like as be also thy thoughts, which are to us-ward; and yet there is no man that ordereth them unto thee. If I should declare them, and speak of them, they should be more than I am able to express.

that I should fulfill thy will, O my God. I am content to do it; yea, thy law is within my heart."

As for me, I am poor, and in misery, but the LORD careth for me. Thou art my helper and redeemer; make no long tarrying, O my God.

O blessed be the LORD God of Israel, from henceforth and forevermore. Amen. Amen.

{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} Like as the hart desireth the water brooks, so longeth my soul after thee, O God.

My soul is athirst for God, yea even for the living God; when shall I come to appear before the presence of God?

My tears have been my meat day and night, while they daily say unto me, "Where is now thy God?"

Now when I think thereupon, I pour out my heart by myself; for I went with the multitude, and brought them forth into the house of God, in the voice of praise and thanksgiving, among such as keep holy-day.

Why art thou so full of heaviness, O my soul, and why art thou so disquieted within me? Put thy trust in God; for I will give him thanks for the help of his countenance.

My God, my soul is vexed within me; therefore I remember the land of Jordan, and the little hill of Hermon.

The LORD hath granted his loving-kindness in the daytime; and in the night-season did I sing of him, and made my prayer unto the God of my life.

I will say unto God my strength, "Why hast thou forgotten me? Why go I thus heavily, while the enemy oppresseth me?"

My bones are smitten asunder as with a sword, while mine enemies that trouble me cast me in the teeth, daily saying unto me, "Where is now thy God?"

Why art thou so vexed, O my soul, and why art thou so disquieted within me? O put thy trust in God; for I will yet thank him, which is the help of my countenance, and my God.

Give sentence with me, O God, and defend my cause against the ungodly people; O deliver me from the deceitful and wicked man.

For thou art the God of my strength; why hast thou put me from thee? And why go I so heavily, while the enemy oppresseth me?

and that I may go unto the altar of God, even unto the God of my joy and gladness: and upon the harp will I give thanks unto thee, O God, my God.

Why art thou so heavy, O my soul, and why art thou so disquieted within me? O put thy trust in God, for I will yet give him thanks, which is the help of my countenance, and my God.

{To the Chanter, an instruction of the sons of Korah} We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us what thou hast done in their time of old.

For they got not the land in possession through their own sword, neither was it their own arm that helped them - But thy righthand, thine arm and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.

Thou art my King, O God; send help unto Jacob.

We make our boast of God all day long, and will praise thy Name forever. Selah.

If we have forgotten the name of our God, and hold up our hands to any strange god,

should not God find it out? For he knoweth the very secrets of the heart.

{To the Chanter, upon Shoshannim, an instruction of the children of Korah; a song of love} My heart is inditing of a good matter; I speak the things which I have made unto the King. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

Thou art the fairest among the children of men; full of grace are thy lips, because God hath blessed thee for ever.

Good luck have thou with thine honour; ride on with the truth, meekness and righteousness: and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

Thy seat, O God, endureth forever: the scepter of thy kingdom is a right scepter.

Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; wherefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

{To the Chanter, a song of the children of Korah upon Alamoth} God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

The rivers of the flood thereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy dwelling of the most highest.

God is in the midst of her, therefore shall she not be removed; for God helpeth her, and that right early.

The heathen make much ado, and the kingdoms are moved; but God hath showed his voice, and the earth shall melt away.

The LORD of hosts is with us, the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

"Be still then, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the Heathen, I will be exalted upon earth."

The LORD of hosts is with us, the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

{To the Chanter, a Psalm of the children of Korah} O clap your hands together, all ye people; O sing unto God with the voice of melody!

God is gone up with a merry noise, and the LORD with the sound of the trumpet.

O Sing praises, sing praises unto our God: O sing praises, sing praises unto our King.

For God is the King of all the earth; sing ye praises unto him with understanding.

God reigneth over the Heathen; God sitteth upon his holy seat.

The princes of the people are gathered together unto the God of Abraham; for God is far higher exalted, than the mighty lords of the earth.

{A Song of a Psalm of the children of Korah} Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised, in the city of our God, even upon his holy hill.

God is well known in her palaces, that he is the defense of the same.

Like as we have heard, so see we in the city of the LORD of Hosts, in the city of our God. God upholdeth the same forever. Selah.

We wait for thy loving-kindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

O God, according to thy name, so is thy praise unto the world's end: thy right hand is full of righteousness.

For this God is our God for ever and ever; he shall be our guide unto death.

But no man may deliver his brother, nor make agreement unto God for him,

But God shall deliver my soul from the power of hell, when he receiveth me. Selah.

For while he lived, he counted himself a happy man; and so long as thou doest well unto thyself, men will speak good of thee.

{The Psalm of Asaph} The LORD, even the most mighty God, hath spoken, and called the world; from the rising up of the sun unto the going down of the same.

Out of Zion hath God appeared in perfect beauty.

Our God shall come, and not keep silence: there shall go before him a consuming fire, and a mighty tempest shall be stirred up round about him.

And the heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God is judge himself. Selah.

"Hear, O my people, and I will speak; I myself will testify against thee, O Israel; for I am God, even thy God.

Offer unto God thanksgiving, and pay thy vows unto the most highest.

But unto the ungodly sayeth God, "Why dost thou preach my laws, and takest my covenant in thy mouth,

O consider this, ye that forget God, lest I pluck you away, and there be none to deliver you.

Whoso offereth me thanks and praise, he honoureth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation right, will I show the salvation of God."

{To the chanter, a Psalm of David, when the Prophet Nathan came unto him, after he was gone in to Bathsheba} Have mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness; according to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences.

Make in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou that art the God of my health; that my tongue may praise thy righteousness.

The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, shalt thou not despise.

{To the Chanter, an exhortation of David when Doeg the Edomite came to Saul, and showed him, saying: David is come to the house of Abimelech} Thy boastest thou thyself, thou tyrant, that thou canst do mischief, whereas the goodness of God endureth yet daily?

Thou lovest ungraciousness more than good, to talk of lies more than righteousness. Selah.

Therefore shall God destroy thee forever; he shall take thee, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

"Lo, this is the man that took not God for his strength, but trusted unto the multitude of his riches, and was mighty in his wickedness!"

As for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God, my trust is in the tender mercy of God for ever and ever.

{To the Chanter, upon Mahalath, an instruction of David} The foolish bodies say in their hearts, "Tush, there is no God." Corrupt are they, and become abominable in their wickednesses, there is not one that doeth good.

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

But they are all gone out of the way, they are altogether become abominable. There is none that doeth good, no not one.

How can they have understanding, that are the workers of wickedness, eating up my people as it were bread, and calling not upon God?

They are afraid where no fear is; for God breaketh the bones of them that besiege thee. Thou hast put them to confusion, because God hath despised them.

{To the Chanter, in Neginoth, an instruction of David when the Ziphites came, and said unto Saul: David is hid among us} Save me, O God, for thy name's sake, and avenge me in thy strength.

Hear my prayer, O God, and hearken unto the words of my mouth