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.

Why am I so depressed?
Why this turmoil within me?
Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him,
my Savior and my God.

Why am I so depressed?
Why this turmoil within me?
Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him,
my Savior and my God.

Because of this we are turned back by the attacker: those who have hate for us take our goods for themselves.

All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

For the music director; according to the tune of "Lilies;" by the Korahites, a well-written poem, a love song. My heart is stirred by a beautiful song. I say, "I have composed this special song for the king; my tongue is as skilled as the stylus of an experienced scribe."

You are fairer than the children of men; grace is flowing through your lips; for this cause the blessing of God is with you for ever.

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.

I will keep the memory of your name living through all generations; and because of this the people will give you praise for ever.

For this cause we will have no fear, even though the earth is changed, and though the mountains are moved in the heart of the sea;

For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.} Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:

Nevertheless, man will not abide in honour, seeing he may be compared unto the beasts that perish; this is the way of them.

This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.

He pronounces this blessing on himself while he is alive: "May men praise you, for you have done well!"

God says this to the evildoer: "How can you declare my commands, and talk about my covenant?

This thou doest, while I hold my tongue: and thinkest wickedly that I am even such a one as thyself; but I will reprove thee, and set before thee the things that thou hast done.

Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.

Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

This is why God will bring you down forever.
He will take you, ripping you out of your tent;
He will uproot you from the land of the living.Selah

The righteous will fear when they see this, but then they will laugh at him, saying,

Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

I want to deliver myself quickly from this windstorm and tempest."

This goeth day and night about the walls; mischief and vice are in the midst of it.

When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.

Have mercy on me, God, have mercy, for in you I have placed my trust. Even in the shadow of your wings will I find my refuge until this calamity passes.

You will prolong the king’s life [adding days upon days];
His years will be like many generations.

God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.

For this reason I will praise you while I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.

And all men that see it shall say, "This hath God done!" For they shall perceive that it is his work.

You visit the earth and water it abundantly,
enriching it greatly.
God’s stream is filled with water,
for You prepare the earth in this way,
providing people with grain.

The earth hath shaken, Yea, the heavens have dropped before God, This Sinai -- before God, the God of Israel.

Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.

Thy God hath commanded thy strength, Be strong, O God, this Thou hast wrought for us.

This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.

The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.

O God, you have taught me from my youth: and to this day have I declared your wondrous works.

Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

This ends the prayers by David, the son of Jesse. BOOK III A Psalm by Asaph.

For this reason pride is round them like a chain; they are clothed with violent behaviour as with a robe.

For this reason they are full of bread; and water is ever flowing for them.

And they say, How will the Lord see this? is there knowledge in the Most High?

Take a good look! This is what the wicked are like, those who always have it so easy and get richer and richer.

If I say, "I will talk like this," I would betray a generation of your children.

When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;

Whom do I have in heaven but you? I desire nothing on this earth.

Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.

There are no signs for us to see.
There is no longer a prophet.
And none of us knows how long this will last.

O God, how long shall the adversary do this dishonour? How long shall the enemy blaspheme thy name? Forever?

Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.

But God is judge, This He maketh low -- and this He lifteth up.

For [there is] a cup in the hand of Yahweh with wine [that] foams, fully mixed, and he pours out from this. Surely all [the] wicked of [the] land {will quaff it down [to] its dregs}.

But I will declare this forever: I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.

The sea was cut in two so that they might go through; the waters were massed together on this side and on that.

Yet for all this they sinned more against him, and provoked the most highest in the wilderness.

Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;

For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.

And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.

Yet, for all this they tempted and displeased the most high God, and kept not his covenant:

When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:

How long will this go on, O Lord? Will you stay angry forever? How long will your rage burn like fire?

Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;

For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.

This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.

In this trouble you called, and I rescued you. Within [the] secret place of thunder I answered you; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah

This house is resting on the holy mountain.

I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.

And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.

The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Selah.

But [in apparent contradiction of all this] You [the faithful Lord] have cast off and rejected;
You have been full of wrath against Your anointed.

How long, O Lord, will this last? Will you remain hidden forever? Will your anger continue to burn like fire?

For all our days pass away in Your wrath;
We have finished our years like a whispered sigh.

Who understands the power of Your anger? [Who connects this brevity of life among us with Your judgment of sin?]
And Your wrath, [who connects it] with the [reverent] fear that is due You?

Turn back toward us, O Lord! How long must this suffering last? Have pity on your servants!

I say this about the Lord, my shelter and my stronghold, my God in whom I trust --

A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.

Then they say, "The Lord does not see this; the God of Jacob does not take notice of it."

Take notice of this, you ignorant people! You fools, when will you ever understand?

For he is our God, and we the people of his feeding and the sheep of his hand. This day if ye will, hear to his voice.

Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:

Zion heard this and was glad,
And the daughters of Judah have rejoiced
Because of Your judgments, O Lord.

This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.

They shall go up the mountains; they shall go down into the valleys to the place: this thou didst found for them.

So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.

There, ships, sail along, This sea-monster, thou hast formed to sport therein;

All this happened
so that they might keep His statutes
and obey His instructions.
Hallelujah!

This brought him a reward, an eternal gift.

They worshipped their idols, and this became a trap for them.

When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner shuts his mouth.

Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

My knees are weak through fasting. My body is thin and lacks fat.

That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, LORD, hast done it.

The Lord makes this promise on oath and will not revoke it: "You are an eternal priest after the pattern of Melchizedek."

Of the torrent in the way, will he drink; - For this cause, will he lift up his head.

The wicked person sees this and flies into a rage; his teeth gnash and wear away. The desire of the wicked will amount to nothing.

Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.

The sea saw this and fled, the Jordan River ran backwards,

But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD.