I am thy servant; give me understanding that I may know thy testimonies.

Turn unto me, and be gracious unto me, as thou art wont to do unto those that love thy name.

Mine eyes anticipate the night-watches, that I may meditate in thy word.

They have drawn nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.

From thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.

I beheld them that deal treacherously, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.

I have joy in thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.

Great peace have they that love thy law, and nothing doth stumble them.

Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

My soul hath long dwelt with them that hate peace.

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved; he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

Behold, he that keepeth Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

Jerusalem, which art built as a city that is compact together,

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

{A Song of degrees.} Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.

{A Song of degrees.} They that confide in Jehovah are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved; it abideth for ever.

Do good, O Jehovah, unto the good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.

{A Song of degrees.} When Jehovah turned the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.

They that sow in tears shall reap with rejoicing:

Happy is the man that hath filled his quiver with them. They shall not be ashamed when they speak with enemies in the gate.

{A Song of degrees.} Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, that walketh in his ways.

Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that feareth Jehovah.

Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all that hate Zion;

Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand, nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom;

But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

Like the precious oil upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, upon Aaron's beard, that ran down to the hem of his garments;

As the dew of Hermon that descendeth on the mountains of Zion; for there hath Jehovah commanded the blessing, life for evermore.

Ye that stand in the house of Jehovah, in the courts of the house of our God.

For I know that Jehovah is great, and our Lord is above all gods.

They that make them are like unto them, every one that confideth in them.

House of Levi, bless ye Jehovah; ye that fear Jehovah, bless Jehovah.

To him that by understanding made the heavens, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;

To him that stretched out the earth above the waters, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;

To him that made great lights, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;

To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,

To him that divided the Red sea into parts, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,

To him that led his people through the wilderness, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;

To him that smote great kings, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,

For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that made us wail required mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.

Daughter of Babylon, who art to be laid waste, happy he that rendereth unto thee that which thou hast meted out to us.

Happy he that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the rock.

I will praise thee, for I am fearfully, wonderfully made. Marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

Oh that thou wouldest slay the wicked, O +God! And ye men of blood, depart from me.

Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee? and do not I loathe them that rise up against thee?

As for the head of those that encompass me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

Let burning coals fall on them; let them be cast into the fire; into deep waters, that they rise not up again.

I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted one, the right of the needy.

Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise deeds of wickedness with men that are workers of iniquity; and let me not eat of their dainties.

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal pass over.

Look on the right hand and see; there is no man that knoweth me: refuge hath failed me; no man careth for my soul.

Bring my soul out of prison, that I may celebrate thy name. The righteous shall surround me, because thou dealest bountifully with me.

For the enemy persecuteth my soul: he hath crushed my life down to the earth; he hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.

Answer me speedily, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, or I shall be like unto them that go down into the pit.

And in thy loving-kindness cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that oppress my soul: for I am thy servant.

Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him, the son of man, that thou takest thought of him?

Man is like to vanity; his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

Jehovah, bow thy heavens, and come down; touch the mountains, that they smoke;

That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; our daughters as corner-columns, sculptured after the fashion of a palace:

Blessed the people that is in such a case! Blessed the people whose God is Jehovah!

Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all that are bowed down.

Jehovah is nigh unto all that call upon him, unto all that call upon him in truth.

He fulfilleth the desire of them that fear him; he heareth their cry, and saveth them.

Jehovah keepeth all that love him, and all the wicked will he destroy.

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his purposes perish.

Who made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is therein; who keepeth truth for ever;

Jehovah openeth the eyes of the blind; Jehovah raiseth up them that are bowed down; Jehovah loveth the righteous;

Jehovah taketh pleasure in those that fear him, in those that hope in his loving-kindness.

Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens.

Let them praise the name of Jehovah, for he it is that commanded, and they were created:

Let everything that hath breath praise Jah. Hallelujah!

He that is wise will hear, and will increase learning; and the intelligent will gain wise counsels:

let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, and whole, as those that go down into the pit;

So are the paths of every one that is greedy of gain: it taketh away the life of its possessors.

so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom and thou apply thy heart to understanding;

He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to them that walk in integrity;

To deliver thee from the way of evil, from the man that speaketh froward things;

none that go unto her return again, neither do they attain to the paths of life:

that thou mayest walk in the way of the good, And keep the paths of the righteous.

Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her; and happy is he that retaineth her.

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

Keep thy heart more than anything that is guarded; for out of it are the issues of life.

that thou mayest keep reflection, and that thy lips may preserve knowledge.

and I have not hearkened unto the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to those that instructed me;

A man of Belial, a wicked person, is he that goeth about with a perverse mouth;

haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;

a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations; feet that are swift in running to mischief;

a false witness that uttereth lies, and he that soweth discords among brethren.

So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife: whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

Whoso committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

that they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger who flattereth with her words.

till an arrow strike through his liver: as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for its life.

They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

for wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired are not equal to it.

I love those that love me; and they that seek me early shall find me.

that I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasuries.

when he imposed on the sea his decree that the waters should not pass his commandment, when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

And now, sons, hearken unto me, and blessed are they that keep my ways:

Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.