Thy statutes have been my songs In the house of my pilgrimage.

I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, And have observed thy law.

I thought on my ways, And turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments.

Their heart is as fat as grease; But I delight in thy law.

They that fear thee shall see me and be glad, Because I have hoped in thy word.

I know, O Jehovah, that thy judgments are righteous, And that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.

Let the proud be put to shame; For they have overthrown me wrongfully: But I will meditate on thy precepts.

Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes, That I be not put to shame.

KAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation; But I hope in thy word.

Mine eyes fail for thy word, While I say, When wilt thou comfort me?

For I am become like a wine-skin in the smoke; Yet do I not forget thy statutes.

How many are the days of thy servant? When wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?

For ever, O Jehovah, Thy word is settled in heaven.

Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.

MEM. I have seen an end of all perfection; But thy commandment is exceeding broad.

My soul is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law.

Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word.

AYIN. I have done justice and righteousness: Leave me not to mine oppressors.

Establish my footsteps in thy word; And let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness And very faithfulness.

Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth.

Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me; Yet thy commandments are my delight.

I anticipated the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy words.

Mine eyes anticipated the night-watches, That I might meditate on thy word.

The sum of thy word is truth; And every one of thy righteous ordinances endureth for ever.

SHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; But my heart standeth in awe of thy words.

I rejoice at thy word, As one that findeth great spoil.

In my distress I cried unto Jehovah, And he answered me.

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

I am for peace: But when I speak, they are for war.

Jehovah will keep thy going out and thy coming in From this time forth and for evermore.

I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go unto the house of Jehovah.

Whither the tribes go up, even the tribes of Jehovah, For an ordinance for Israel, To give thanks unto the name of Jehovah.

Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens.

If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, Let Israel now say,

If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, When men rose up against us;

Then they had swallowed us up alive, When their wrath was kindled against us;

Our help is in the name of Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth.

They that trust in Jehovah Are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abideth for ever.

Do good, O Jehovah, unto those that are good, And to them that are upright in their hearts.

When Jehovah brought back those that returned to Zion, We were like unto them that dream.

Turn again our captivity, O Jehovah, As the streams in the South.

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

Except Jehovah build the house, They labor in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain.

As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, So are the children of youth.

Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: They shall not be put to shame, When they speak with their enemies in the gate.

Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, That walketh in his ways.

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine, In the innermost parts of thy house; Thy children like olive plants, Round about thy table.

Neither do they that go by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; We bless you in the name of Jehovah.

I wait for Jehovah, my soul doth wait, And in his word do I hope.

O Israel, hope in Jehovah; For with Jehovah there is lovingkindness, And with him is plenteous redemption.

Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; Neither do I exercise myself in great matters, Or in things too wonderful for me.

O Israel, hope in Jehovah From this time forth and for evermore.

How he sware unto Jehovah, And vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:

Until I find out a place for Jehovah, A tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.

Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah: We found it in the field of the wood.

Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth; He will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!

Behold, bless ye Jehovah, all ye servants of Jehovah, That by night stand in the house of Jehovah.

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

For Jehovah hath chosen Jacob unto himself, And Israel for his own possession.

Whatsoever Jehovah pleased, that hath he done, In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps;

They have ears, but they hear not; Neither is there any breath in their mouths.

They that make them shall be like unto them; Yea, every one that trusteth in them.

To him that smote Egypt in their first-born; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

To him that divided the Red Sea in sunder; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

Who remembered us in our low estate; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept, When we remembered Zion.

Upon the willows in the midst thereof We hanged up our harps.

For there they that led us captive required of us songs, And they that wasted us required of us mirth,'saying , Sing us one of the songs of Zion.

How shall we sing Jehovah's song In a foreign land?

In the day that I called thou answeredst me, Thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul.

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me; Thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of mine enemies, And thy right hand will save me.

Jehovah will perfect that which concerneth me: Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, endureth for ever; Forsake not the works of thine own hands.

For there is not a word in my tongue, But, lo, O Jehovah, thou knowest it altogether.

If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there.

If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother's womb.

My frame was not hidden from thee, When I was made in secret, And curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance; And in thy book they were all written, Even the days that were ordained for me , When as yet there was none of them.

If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: When I awake, I am still with thee.

For they speak against thee wickedly, And thine enemies take thy name in vain.

And see if there be any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.

Who devise mischiefs in their heart; Continually do they gather themselves together for war.

O Jehovah the Lord, the strength of my salvation, Thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

As for the head of those that compass me about, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: The upright shall dwell in thy presence.

Jehovah, I have called upon thee; make haste unto me: Give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee.

Let the righteous smite me, it shall be a kindness; And let him reprove me, it shall be as oil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.

As when one ploweth and cleaveth the earth, Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

For mine eyes are unto thee, O Jehovah the Lord: In thee do I take refuge; leave not my soul destitute.

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, Whilst that I withal escape.

When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, Thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walk Have they hidden a snare for me.

Look on my right hand, and see; For there is no man that knoweth me: Refuge hath failed me; No man careth for my soul.

I cried unto thee, O Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.

Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.