They have not destroyed the peoples, As Jehovah had said to them,

And serve their idols, And they are to them for a snare.

And they sacrifice their sons And their daughters to destroyers,

And they shed innocent blood -- Blood of their sons and of their daughters, Whom they have sacrificed to idols of Canaan, And the land is profaned with blood.

And they are defiled with their works, And commit whoredom in their habitual doings.

And their enemies oppress them, And they are humbled under their hand.

Many times He doth deliver them, And they rebel in their counsel, And they are brought low in their iniquity.

They wandered in a wilderness, in a desert by the way, A city of habitation they have not found.

And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distress He delivereth them,

They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.

Because they changed the saying of God, And the counsel of the Most High despised.

And He humbleth with labour their heart, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.

And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them.

They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.

All food doth their soul abominate, And they come nigh unto the gates of death,

They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,

And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount His works with singing.

They have seen the works of Jehovah, And His wonders in the deep.

They go up to the heavens, they go down to the depths, Their soul in evil is melted.

They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.

And they cry to Jehovah in their adversity, And from their distresses He bringeth them out.

And they rejoice because they are quiet, And He leadeth them to the haven of their desire.

They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,

And they exalt Him in the assembly of the people, And in the seat of the elders praise Him.

And He causeth the hungry to dwell there, And they prepare a city of habitation.

And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, And they make fruits of increase.

And He blesseth them, and they multiply exceedingly, And their cattle He doth not diminish.

And they are diminished, and bow down, By restraint, evil, and sorrow.

Who is wise, and observeth these? They understand the kind acts of Jehovah!

For the mouth of wickedness, and the mouth of deceit, Against me they have opened, They have spoken with me -- A tongue of falsehood, and words of hatred!

They have compassed me about, And they fight me without cause.

For my love they oppose me, and I -- prayer!

And they set against me evil for good, And hatred for my love.

And wander continually do his sons, Yea, they have begged, And have sought out of their dry places.

They are before Jehovah continually, And He cutteth off from earth their memorial.

And I -- I have been a reproach to them, They see me, they shake their head.

And they know that this is Thy hand, Thou, O Jehovah, Thou hast done it.

They revile, and Thou dost bless, They have risen, and are ashamed, And Thy servant doth rejoice.

They are sustained for ever to the age. They are made in truth and uprightness.

A mouth they have, and they speak not, Eyes they have, and they see not,

Ears they have, and they hear not, A nose they have, and they smell not,

Their hands, but they handle not, Their feet, and they walk not;

Nor do they mutter through their throat, Like them are their makers, Every one who is trusting in them.

They have compassed me about, Yea, they have compassed me about, In the name of Jehovah I surely cut them off.

They compassed me about as bees, They have been extinguished as a fire of thorns, In the name of Jehovah I surely cut them off.

Aleph. O the happiness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the law of Jehovah,

O the happiness of those keeping His testimonies, With the whole heart they seek Him.

Yea, they have not done iniquity, In His ways they have walked.

Princes also sat -- against me they spoke, Thy servant doth meditate in Thy statutes,

Ashamed are the proud, For with falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate in Thy precepts.

All Thy commands are faithfulness, With falsehood they have pursued me, Help Thou me.

Almost consumed me on earth have they, And I -- I have not forsaken Thy precepts.

According to Thine ordinances They have stood this day, for the whole are Thy servants.

I have inherited Thy testimonies to the age, For the joy of my heart are they.

Time for Jehovah to work! they have made void Thy law.

Rivulets of waters have come down mine eyes, Because they have not kept Thy law!

Near have been my wicked pursuers, From Thy law they have been far off.

Far from the wicked is salvation, For Thy statutes they have not sought.

I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because Thy saying they have not kept.

Abundant peace have those loving Thy law, And they have no stumbling-block.

I am peace, and when I speak they are for war!

Then alive they had swallowed us up, In the burning of their anger against us,

Then filled with laughter is our mouth, And our tongue with singing, Then do they say among nations, 'Jehovah did great things with these.'

O the happiness of the man Who hath filled his quiver with them, They are not ashamed, For they speak with enemies in the gate!

A Song of the Ascents. Often they distressed me from my youth, Pray, let Israel say:

Often they distressed me from my youth, Yet they have not prevailed over me.

Over my back have ploughers ploughed, They have made long their furrows.

They are as grass of the roofs, That before it was drawn out withereth,

A mouth they have, and they speak not, Eyes they have, and they see not,

Ears they have, and they give not ear, Nose -- there is no breath in their mouth!

O Jehovah, all kings of earth confess Thee, When they have heard the sayings of Thy mouth.

And they sing in the ways of Jehovah, For great is the honour of Jehovah.

Mine unformed substance Thine eyes saw, And on Thy book all of them are written, The days they were formed -- And not one among them.

I recount them! than the sand they are more, I have waked, and I am still with Thee.

With perfect hatred I have hated them, Enemies they have become to me.

Who have devised evils in the heart, All the day they assemble for wars.

They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of an adder is under their lips. Selah.

The proud hid a snare for me -- and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, Snares they have set for me. Selah.

Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked, His wicked device bring not forth, They are high. Selah.

They cause to fall on themselves burning coals, Into fire He doth cast them, Into deep pits -- they arise not.

Their judges have been released by the sides of a rock, And they have heard my sayings, For they have been pleasant.

Keep me from the gin they laid for me, Even snares of workers of iniquity.

When my spirit hath been feeble in me, Then Thou hast known my path; In the way in which I walk, They have hid a snare for me.

Attend Thou unto my loud cry, For I have become very low, Deliver Thou me from my pursuers, For they have been stronger than I.

Jehovah, incline Thy heavens and come down, Strike against mountains, and they smoke.

Generation to generation praiseth Thy works, And Thy mighty acts they declare.

And the strength of Thy fearful acts they tell, And Thy greatness I recount.

The memorial of the abundance of Thy goodness they send forth. And Thy righteousness they sing.

The honour of Thy kingdom they tell, And of Thy might they speak,

He hath not done so to any nation, As to judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye Jah!

They do praise the name of Jehovah, For He commanded, and they were created.

And He establisheth them for ever to the age, A statute He gave, and they pass not over.

They praise the name of Jehovah, For His name alone hath been set on high, His honour is above earth and heavens.

They praise His name in a dance, With timbrel and harp sing praise to Him.

Exult do saints in honour, They sing aloud on their beds.

For a graceful wreath are they to thy head, And chains to thy neck.

If they say, 'Come with us, we lay wait for blood, We watch secretly for the innocent without cause,

For their feet to evil do run, And they haste to shed blood.

And they for their own blood lay wait, They watch secretly for their own lives.

Then they call me, and I do not answer, They seek me earnestly, and find me not.