They came about me like bees, and are extinguished even as the fire among the thorns; for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

They thrust at me, that I might fall; but the LORD was my help.

Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with their whole heart;

Thou rebukest the proud; and cursed are they that depart from thy commandments.

O turn away mine eyes, lest they behold vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.

They that fear thee, will be glad when they see me, because I put my trust in thy word.

Let the proud be confounded, for they go wickedly about to destroy me; but I will be occupied in thy commandments.

All thy commandments are true. They persecute me falsely; O be thou my help.

They have almost made an end of me upon earth, but I forsake not thy commandments.

They continue this day according to thine ordinance; for all things serve thee.

Thou, through thy commandments, hast made me wiser than mine enemies; for they are ever with me.

Thy testimonies have I claimed as my heritage forever; and why? They are the very joy of my heart.

Thou treadest down all them that depart from thy statutes, for they imagine but deceit.

It is time for thee, O LORD, to lay to thine hand; for they have destroyed thy law.

They draw nigh that of malice persecute me, and are far from thy law.

Health is far from the ungodly, for they regard not thy statutes.

It grieveth me when I see the transgressors, because they keep not thy law.

Great is the peace that they have which love thy law, and they are not offended at it.

I labour for peace; but when I speak unto them thereof, they make them ready to battle.

{A song of the stairs} I was glad when they said unto me, "We will go in to the house of the LORD."

O pray for the peace of Jerusalem; they shall prosper that love thee.

they had swallowed us up alive, when they were so wrathfully displeased at us.

{A song of the stairs} They that put their trust in the LORD are even as the mount Zion, which may not be removed, but standeth fast forever.

Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with joy. Then said they among the heathen, "The LORD hath done great things for them."

They that sow in tears, shall reap in joy.

Happy is the man, that hath his quiver full of them; they shall not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.

{A song of the stairs} Blessed are all they that fear the LORD, and walk in his ways.

{A song of the stairs} Many a time have they fought against me from my youth up, may Israel now say.

Yea, many a time have they vexed me from my youth up, but they have not overcome me.

So that they which go by, say not so much as, "the LORD prosper you, we wish you good luck in the name of the LORD."

As for the images of the heathen, they are but silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

They have mouths, and speak not; eyes have they, but they see not.

They have ears, and yet they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.

They that make them are like unto them; and so are all they that put their trust in them.

For they that led us away captive required of us then a song, and melody in our heaviness. "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!"

Remember the children of Edom, O LORD, in the day of Jerusalem, how they said, "Down with it! Down with it, even to the ground!"

All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.

Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD, that great is the glory of the LORD.

If I tell them, they are more in number than the sand; when I wake up, I am present with thee.

For they speak unrighteously against thee; and thine enemies exalt themselves presumptuously.

Yea, I hate them right sore, even as though they were mine enemies.

They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

Let not the ungodly have his desire, O LORD; let not his mischievous imagination prosper, lest they be too proud. Selah.

Let hot burning coals fall upon them; let them be cast into the fire, and into the pit, that they never rise up again.

Let their judges be overthrown in stony places, that they may hear my words; for they are sweet.

Keep me from the snare that they have laid for me, and from the traps of the wicked doers.

When my spirit is in heaviness, thou knowest my path: in the way wherein I walk have they privily laid a snare for me.

Consider my complaint, for I am brought very low. O deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me.

Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke withal.

They show the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power,

Let them praise the name of the LORD, for he spoke the word, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created.

that they may be avenged of them, as it is written. Such honour have all his saints. Praise the everlasting! Hallelujah!

if they entice thee, and say, "Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, and lurk privily for the innocent without a cause:

Yea, they themselves lay wait one for another's blood, and one of them would slay another.

Then shall they call upon me, but I will not hear: they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me.

And that because they hated knowledge, and received not the fear of the LORD,

Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and be filled with their own counsels:

All they that go in unto her, come not again, neither take they hold of the way of life.

For they shall prolong the days and years of thy life, and bring thee peace.

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her, and blessed are they that keep her fast.

For they cannot sleep, except they have first done some mischief: neither take they any rest, except they have first done some harm.

For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of robbery.

But the way of the ungodly is as the darkness, wherein men fall, or they be aware.

For they are life unto all those that find them, and health unto all their bodies.

That they may lead thee where thou goest, preserve thee when thou art asleep, and that when thou awakest, thou mayest talk of them.

that they may keep thee from the evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the harlot:

They are all plain to such as will understand, and right to them that find knowledge.

I am loving unto those that love me, and they that seek me early, shall find me.

"Therefore hearken unto me, O ye children, for blessed are they that keep my ways.

But whoso offendeth against me, hurteth his own soul. All they that hate me, are the lovers of death."

But they consider not that death is there, and that her guests go down to hell.

A gracious woman maintaineth honesty; as for the mighty, they maintain riches.

It shall not help the wicked, though they lay all their hands together; but the seed of the righteous shall be preserved.

The talking of the ungodly is how they may lay wait for blood; but the mouth of the righteous will deliver them.

They that imagine evil in their mind, will deceive; but the counselors of peace shall have joy following them.

The LORD abhoreth deceitful lips; but they that labour for truth please him.

Some men are rich, though they have nothing; again, some men are poor having great riches.

Hastily gotten goods are soon spent; but they that be gathered together with the hand, shall increase.

They that imagine wickedness, shall be disappointed; but they that muse upon good things, unto such shall happen mercy and faithfulness.

Better is a little, with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure; for they are not without sorrow.

Righteous lips are pleasant unto kings; and they love him that speaketh the truth.

The unity of brethren is stronger than a castle, and they that hold together are like the bar of a palace.

It is a man's honour to keep himself from strife; but they that have pleasure in brawling, are fools every one.

The robberies of the ungodly shall be their own destruction; for they would not do the thing that was right.

A wise man winneth the city of the mighty; and as for the strength that they trust in, he bringeth it down.

The sacrifice of the ungodly is abomination, for they offer the thing that is gotten with wickedness.

for if thou hast nothing to pay, they shall take away thy bed from under thee.

Seest thou not, that they which be diligent in their business stand before kings, and not among the simple people?

"They wounded me," shalt thou say, "but it hath not hurt me. They smote me, but I felt it not. When I am well awakened, I will go to the drink again."

But they that rebuke the ungodly shall be commended, and a rich blessing shall come upon them.

A slanderer's words are like flattery, but they pierce the inward parts of the body.

A wise man seeing the plague will hide himself; as for fools they go on still, and suffer harm.

They that forsake the law, praise the ungodly; but such as keep the law, abhor them.

Wicked men discern not the thing that is right, but they that seek after the LORD, discuss all things.

When the ungodly are come up, men are fain to hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous increase.

This peoples' teeth are swords, and with their jawbones they consume and devour the simple of the earth, and the poor from among men.

There be four things in the earth, the which are very little: but in wisdom they exceed the wise.

The Emmets are but a weak people, yet gather they their meat together in the harvest.

The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their couches among the rocks.

The grasshoppers have not a guide, yet go they forth together by heaps.