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Psalms
| To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In thee, O
LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy
righteousness. |
| Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be
thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. |
| For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for
thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. |
| Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily
for me: for thou art my strength. |
| Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast
redeemed me, O LORD God of truth. |
| I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I
trust in the LORD. |
| I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou
hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities; |
| And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy:
thou hast set my feet in a large room. |
| Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble:
mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly. |
| For my life is spent with grief, and my years with
sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are
consumed. |
| I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but
especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they
that did see me without fled from me. |
| I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like
a broken vessel. |
| For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on
every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to
take away my life. |
| But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my
God. |
| My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand
of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me. |
| Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for
thy mercies' sake. |
| Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called
upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the
grave. |
| Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak
grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous. |
| Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid
up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust
in thee before the sons of men! |
| Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence
from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from
the strife of tongues. |
| Blessed be the LORD: for he hath showed me his
marvellous kindness in a strong city. |
| For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before
thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications
when I cried unto thee. |
| O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD
preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer. |
| Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your
heart, all ye that hope in the LORD. |
| A Psalm of David, Maschil. Blessed is he whose
transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. |
| Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not
iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. |
| When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my
roaring all the day long. |
| For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my
moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah. |
| I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity
have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD;
and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. |
| For this shall every one that is godly pray unto
thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great
waters they shall not come nigh unto him. |
| Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me
from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.
Selah. |
| I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which
thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. |
| Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have
no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest
they come near unto thee. |
| Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that
trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about. |
| Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and
shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. |
| Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is
comely for the upright. |
| Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the
psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. |
| Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud
noise. |
| For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works
are done in truth. |
| He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is
full of the goodness of the LORD. |
| By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and
all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. |
| He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an
heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses. |
| Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the
inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. |
| For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it
stood fast. |
| The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to
nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. |
| The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the
thoughts of his heart to all generations. |
| Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the
people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. |
| The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the
sons of men. |
| From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all
the inhabitants of the earth. |
| He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all
their works. |
| There is no king saved by the multitude of an host:
a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. |
| An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall
he deliver any by his great strength. |
| Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear
him, upon them that hope in his mercy; |
| To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them
alive in famine. |
| Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and
our shield. |
| For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have
trusted in his holy name. |
| Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we
hope in thee. |
| A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour
before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless the
LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. |
| My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble
shall hear thereof, and be glad. |
| O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his
name together. |
| I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me
from all my fears. |
| They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their
faces were not ashamed. |
| This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and
saved him out of all his troubles. |
| The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them
that fear him, and delivereth them. |
| O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is
the man that trusteth in him. |
| O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want
to them that fear him. |
| The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they
that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing. |
| Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you
the fear of the LORD. |
| What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many
days, that he may see good? |
| Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from
speaking guile. |
| Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and
pursue it. |
| The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his
ears are open unto their cry. |
| The face of the LORD is against them that do evil,
to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. |
| The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and
delivereth them out of all their troubles. |
| The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken
heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. |
| Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the
LORD delivereth him out of them all. |
| He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken. |
| Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the
righteous shall be desolate. |
| The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and
none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. |
| A Psalm of David. Plead my cause, O LORD, with them
that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. |
| Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for
mine help. |
| Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against
them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. |
| Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek
after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that
devise my hurt. |
| Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the
angel of the LORD chase them. |
| Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the
angel of the LORD persecute them. |
| For without cause have they hid for me their net in
a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul. |
| Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let
his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let
him fall. |
| And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall
rejoice in his salvation. |
| All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee,
which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the
poor and the needy from him that spoileth him? |
| False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge
things that I knew not. |
| They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my
soul. |
| But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was
sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into
mine own bosom. |
| I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or
brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother. |
| But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered
themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together
against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not: |
| With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed
upon me with their teeth. |
| Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul
from their destructions, my darling from the lions. |
| I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I
will praise thee among much people. |
| Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully
rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without
a cause. |
| For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful
matters against them that are quiet in the land. |
| Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and
said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it. |
| This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O
LORD, be not far from me. |
| Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto
my cause, my God and my Lord. |
| Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy
righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me. |
| Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we
have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up. |
| Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion
together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and
dishonour that magnify themselves against me. |
| Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my
righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be
magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. |
| And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and
of thy praise all the day long. |
| To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant
of the LORD. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that
there is no fear of God before his eyes. |
| For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his
iniquity be found to be hateful. |
| The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he
hath left off to be wise, and to do good. |
| He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth
himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil. |
| Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy
faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. |
| Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy
judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast. |
| How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God!
therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy
wings. |
| They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness
of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy
pleasures. |
| For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light
shall we see light. |
| O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know
thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart. |
| Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let
not the hand of the wicked remove me. |
| There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are
cast down, and shall not be able to rise. |
| A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of
evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. |
| For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and
wither as the green herb. |
| Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell
in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. |
| Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give
thee the desires of thine heart. |
| Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and
he shall bring it to pass. |
| And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the
light, and thy judgment as the noonday. |
| Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret
not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man
who bringeth wicked devices to pass. |
| Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not
thyself in any wise to do evil. |
| For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait
upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth. |
| For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be:
yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. |
| But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall
delight themselves in the abundance of peace. |
| The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth
upon him with his teeth. |
| The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his
day is coming. |
| The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent
their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of
upright conversation. |
| Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and
their bows shall be broken. |
| A little that a righteous man hath is better than
the riches of many wicked. |
| For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the
LORD upholdeth the righteous. |
| The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their
inheritance shall be for ever. |
| They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in
the days of famine they shall be satisfied. |
| But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the
LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall
they consume away. |
| The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the
righteous showeth mercy, and giveth. |
| For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the
earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off. |
| The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and
he delighteth in his way. |
| Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down:
for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand. |
| I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not
seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. |
| He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is
blessed. |
| Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for
evermore. |
| For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his
saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be
cut off. |
| The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell
therein for ever. |
| The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his
tongue talketh of judgment. |
| The law of his God is in his heart; none of his
steps shall slide. |
| The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to
slay him. |
| The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn
him when he is judged. |
| Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall
exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt
see it. |
| I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading
himself like a green bay tree. |
| Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I
sought him, but he could not be found. |
| Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for
the end of that man is peace. |
| But the transgressors shall be destroyed together:
the end of the wicked shall be cut off. |
| But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD:
he is their strength in the time of trouble. |
| And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he
shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in
him. |
| A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O LORD,
rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. |
| For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand
presseth me sore. |
| There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine
anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin. |
| For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an
heavy burden they are too heavy for me. |
| My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my
foolishness. |
| I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go
mourning all the day long. |
| For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease:
and there is no soundness in my flesh. |
| I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason
of the disquietness of my heart. |
| Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning
is not hid from thee. |
| My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the
light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. |
| My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore;
and my kinsmen stand afar off. |
| They also that seek after my life lay snares for me:
and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits
all the day long. |
| But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb
man that openeth not his mouth. |
| Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose
mouth are no reproofs. |
| For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O
Lord my God. |
| For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should
rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against
me. |
| For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually
before me. |
| For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry
for my sin. |
| But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong:
and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied. |
| They also that render evil for good are mine
adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is. |
| Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from
me. |
| Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation. |
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