Search for the Lord and for His strength;
seek His face always.

He remembers His covenant forever,
the promise He ordained
for a thousand generations—

And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:

He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;

Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.

He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:

The king sent for him and released him;
the ruler of peoples set him free.

Israel moved to Egypt; Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham.

He sent darkness, and it became dark—
for did they not defy His commands?

He gave them hail for rain,
and lightning throughout their land.

And put an end to all the plants of their land, taking all the fruit of the earth for food.

Egypt was glad when they left,
for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.

He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.

They asked for food, and he sent quails; he satisfied them with food from the sky.

For He remembered His holy promise
to Abraham His servant.

He gave them the lands of the nations,
and they inherited
what other peoples had worked for.

Hallelujah!
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
His faithful love endures forever.

Our fathers did not give thought to your wonders in Egypt; they did not keep in memory the great number of your mercies, but gave you cause for wrath at the sea, even at the Red Sea.

Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.

As for those that troubled them, the waters overwhelmed them; there was not one of them left.

They soon forgot His works
and would not wait for His counsel.

In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving for meat; they challenged God in the desert.

He gave them what they asked for,
but sent a wasting disease among them.

They exchanged their glory
for the image of a grass-eating ox.

He would have destroyed them but for Moses, his chosen one, who stood in the breach before him to avert his destructive wrath.

For they adopted the worship of Baal Peor and ate sacrifices offered to the dead.

Then Phinehas got up, and made prayer for them; and the disease went no farther.

And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.

They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:

for they embittered his spirit,
and he spoke rashly with his lips.

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

Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.

Yet he took notice of their distress, when he heard their cry for help.

And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.

And He appointeth them for mercies Before all their captors.

Praise be to the Lord God of Israel for ever and for ever; and let all the people say, So be it. Give praise to the Lord.

BOOK V
(Psalms 107–150)Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
His faithful love endures forever.

They wandered in the wilderness in a [solitary] desert region;
And did not find a way to an inhabited city.

Their souls became feeble for need of food and drink.

Let them give thanks to the Lord
for His faithful love
and His wonderful works for all humanity.

For He has satisfied the thirsty
and filled the hungry with good things.

For they embittered the sayings of God, and they despised the counsel of the Most High:

Then they called to Yahweh for help in their trouble; he saved them from their distresses.

Let them give thanks to the Lord
for His faithful love
and His wonderful works for all humanity.

For He has broken down the bronze gates
and cut through the iron bars.

Foolish men were plagued for their offense, and because of their wickedness.

They lost their appetite for all food, and they drew near the gates of death.

Then they called to Yahweh for help in their trouble. He saved them from their distresses.

Let them give thanks to the Lord
for His faithful love
and His wonderful works for all humanity.

For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.

He will set the storm for a calm, and their waves will be still

They rejoiced when the waves grew quiet.
Then He guided them to the harbor they longed for.

Let them give thanks to the Lord
for His faithful love
and His wonderful works for all humanity.

A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

As for his people, he turned a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into springs of water.

And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;

As for their enemies, they decreased in number and were beaten down, because of painful distress and suffering.

Yet he protected the needy from oppression, and cared for his families like a flock of sheep.

For Your faithful love is higher than the heavens,
and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

Gilead [is] mine. Manasseh [is] mine. And Ephraim [is] the {helmet for} my head. Judah [is] my scepter;

Moab is a pot for my washing, Upon Edom I cast my shoe, Over Philistia I shout habitually.

Give us aid against the foe,
for human help is worthless.

Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

For the music director, a psalm of David. O God whom I praise, do not ignore me!

For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me;
they speak against me with lying tongues.

They surround me and say hateful things; they attack me for no reason.

In return for my love they accuse me,
but I continue to pray.

They repay me evil for good,
and hatred for my love.

In his being judged, he goeth forth wicked, And his prayer is for sin.

Let his children wander as beggars,
searching for food far from their demolished homes.

Let a creditor seize all he has;
let strangers plunder what he has worked for.

His posterity is for cutting off, In another generation is their name blotted out.

For he did not think to show kindness,
but pursued the afflicted, poor, and brokenhearted
in order to put them to death.

Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.

Let this [be] the punishment for my accusers from Yahweh, even those who speak evil against my life.

But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.

For I am afflicted and needy;
my heart is wounded within me.

My knees are feeble for need of food; there is no fat on my bones.

As for me, they make sport of me; shaking their heads when they see me.

They lying in wait for me shall put on shame, and they shall be covered with their shame as an upper garment

As for me, I will give thanks unto the LORD with my mouth, and praise him among the multitude;

For He stands at the right hand of the needy
to save him from those who would condemn him.

Yahweh says to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool for your feet."

The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

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

His work is honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

Certain for ever is the memory of his wonders: the Lord is full of pity and mercy.

He has provided food for those who fear Him;
He remembers His covenant forever.

He has declared the power of his works for his people, by giving to them [the] inheritance of [the] nations.

They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness.

He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.

Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

Light shines in the darkness for the upright.
He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

[It goes] well [for] a man [who] is gracious and lends, [who] conducts his {business properly}.

Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.

He will have no fear of evil news; his heart is fixed, for his hope is in the Lord.

He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.

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

Judah was for his holy place, Israel his dominion.