DIVISION 51-75
Psalm#51
1 ¶ <<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when
Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.>>
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the
multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me
throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I
acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
4 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.
5 Behold, I was
shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 Behold, thou
desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me
to know wisdom.
7 ¶ Purge me with hyssop, and I
shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Make me to hear
joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
9 Hide thy face
from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
10 Create in me a
clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not
away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
12 Restore unto
me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
13 Then will I
teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
14 ¶ Deliver me from
bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud
of thy righteousness.
15 O Lord, open
thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
16 For thou
desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt
offering.
17 The sacrifices
of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not
despise.
18 Do good in thy
good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then shalt
thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and
whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
1 ¶ <<To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of
David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is
come to the house of Ahimelech.>> Why boastest thou thyself in mischief,
O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
2 Thy tongue
deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
3 Thou lovest
evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
4 Thou lovest all
devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
5 God shall
likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of
thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
6 ¶ The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall
laugh at him:
7 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.
8 But I am like a
green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and
ever.
9 I will praise
thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it
is good before thy saints.
1 ¶ <<To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil,
A Psalm of David.>> The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.
Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth
good.
2 God looked down
from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did
understand, that did seek God.
3 Every one of
them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth
good, no, not one.
4 Have the
workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they
have not called upon God.
5 There were they
in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that
encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised
them.
6 Oh that the
salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity
of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
1 ¶ <<To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A
Psalm of David, when the Ziphims came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide
himself with us?>> Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy
strength.
2 Hear my prayer,
O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.
3 For strangers
are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set
God before them. Selah.
4 ¶ Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them
that uphold my soul.
5 He shall reward
evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.
6 I will freely
sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for it is good.
7 For he hath
delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine
enemies.
1 ¶ <<To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A
Psalm of David.>> Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from
my supplication.
2 Attend unto me,
and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
3 Because of the
voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast
iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
4 My heart is
sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
5 Fearfulness and
trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
6 And I said, Oh
that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
7 Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness.
Selah.
8 I would hasten
my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
9 ¶ Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have
seen violence and strife in the city.
10 Day and night
they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the
midst of it.
11 Wickedness is
in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
12 For it was not
an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that
hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from
him:
13 But it was
thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
14 We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God
in company.
15 Let death
seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in
their dwellings, and among them.
16 ¶ As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall
save me.
17 Evening, and
morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
18 He hath
delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were
many with me.
19 God shall
hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have
no changes, therefore they fear not God.
20 He hath put
forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his
covenant.
21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in
his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
22 Cast thy
burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the
righteous to be moved.
23 But thou, O
God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful
men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
1 ¶ <<To the chief Musician upon
Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in
Gath.>> Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he
fighting daily oppresseth me.
2 Mine enemies
would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most
High.
3 What time I am
afraid, I will trust in thee.
4 In God I will
praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do
unto me.
5 Every day they wrest
my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They gather
themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait
for my soul.
7 Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the
people, O God.
8 ¶ Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into
thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
9 When I cry unto
thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
10 In God will I
praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.
11 In God have I
put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
12 Thy vows are
upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.
13 For thou hast
delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that
I may walk before God in the light of the living?
1 ¶ <<To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of
David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.>> Be merciful unto me, O God, be
merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings
will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
2 I will cry unto
God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.
3 He shall send
from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up.
Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.
4 My soul is
among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of
men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
5 Be thou
exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.
6 They have
prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit
before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.
7 ¶ My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will
sing and give praise.
8 Awake up, my
glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
9 I will praise
thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.
10 For thy mercy
is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
11 Be thou
exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.
1 ¶ <<To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of
David.>> Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge
uprightly, O ye sons of men?
2 Yea, in heart
ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
3 The wicked are
estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.
4 Their poison is
like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her
ear;
5 Which will not
hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
6 ¶ Break their teeth, O God,
in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
7 Let them melt
away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his
arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
8 As a snail
which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a
woman, that they may not see the sun.
9 Before your
pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both
living, and in his wrath.
10 The righteous
shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood
of the wicked.
11 So that a man
shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that
judgeth in the earth.
1 ¶ <<To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of
David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.>> Deliver
me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from
the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
3 For, lo, they
lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my
transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
4 They run and
prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.
5 Thou therefore,
O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not
merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.
6 They return at
evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their
lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
8 ¶ But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt
have all the heathen in derision.
9 Because of his
strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.
10 The God of my
mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
11 Slay them not,
lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord
our shield.
12 For the sin of
their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride:
and for cursing and lying which they speak.
13 Consume them
in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth
in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.
14 And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a
dog, and go round about the city.
15 Let them
wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.
16 But I will
sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou
hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
17 Unto thee, O
my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.
1 ¶ <<To the chief Musician upon Shushaneduth,
Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aramnaharaim and with
Aramzobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve
thousand.>> O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou
hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.
2 Thou hast made
the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it
shaketh.
3 Thou hast
shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of
astonishment.
4 Thou hast given
a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth.
Selah.
5 That thy
beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.
6 ¶ God hath spoken in his
holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of
Succoth.
7 Gilead is mine,
and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my
lawgiver;
8 Moab is my
washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of
me.
9 Who will bring
me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
10 Wilt not thou,
O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with
our armies?
11 Give us help
from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
12 Through God we
shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
1 ¶ <<To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm
of David.>> Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
2 From the end of
the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the
rock that is higher than I.
3 For thou hast
been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
4 I will abide in
thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
5 ¶ For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given
me the heritage of those that fear thy name.
6 Thou wilt
prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations.
7 He shall abide
before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
8 So will I sing
praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
1 ¶ <<To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm
of David.>> Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
2 He only is my
rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
3 How long will
ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing
wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
4 They only
consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless
with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
5 My soul, wait
thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
6 He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall
not be moved.
7 In God is my
salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
8 ¶ Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart
before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
9 Surely men of
low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the
balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
10 Trust not in
oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your
heart upon them.
11 God hath
spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
12 Also unto
thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his
work.
1 ¶ <<A Psalm of David, when he was in the
wilderness of Judah.>> O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my
soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where
no water is;
2 To see thy
power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
3 ¶ Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my
lips shall praise thee.
4 Thus will I
bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
5 My soul shall
be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with
joyful lips:
6 When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the
night watches.
7 ¶ Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the
shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
8 My soul
followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
9 But those that
seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
10 They shall
fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
11 But the king
shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth
of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
1 ¶ <<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.>>
Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
2 Hide me from
the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of
iniquity:
3 Who whet their
tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter
words:
4 That they may
shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of
laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
6 They search out
iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every
one of them, and the heart, is deep.
7 ¶ But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly
shall they be wounded.
8 So they shall
make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee
away.
9 And all men
shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider
of his doing.
10 The righteous
shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart
shall glory.
1 ¶ <<To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song of
David.>> Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the
vow be performed.
2 O thou that
hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
3 Iniquities
prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
4 Blessed is the
man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in
thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy
holy temple.
5 By terrible
things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art
the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon
the sea:
6 ¶ Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains;
being girded with power:
7 Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves,
and the tumult of the people.
8 They also that
dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings
of the morning and evening to rejoice.
9 Thou visitest
the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God,
which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided
for it.
10 Thou waterest
the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest
it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.
11 Thou crownest
the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.
12 They drop upon
the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
13 The pastures
are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they
shout for joy, they also sing.
1 ¶ <<To the chief Musician, A Song or
Psalm.>> Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:
2 Sing forth the
honour of his name: make his praise glorious.
3 Say unto God,
How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall
thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
4 All the earth
shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name.
Selah.
5 Come and see
the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
6 He turned the
sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in
him.
7 He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let
not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.
8 ¶ O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his
praise to be heard:
9 Which holdeth
our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
10 For thou, O
God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
11 Thou
broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins.
12 Thou hast
caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but
thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.
13 ¶ I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I
will pay thee my vows,
14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was
in trouble.
15 I will offer
unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer
bullocks with goats. Selah.
16 Come and hear,
all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
17 I cried unto
him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.
18 If I regard
iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
19 But verily God
hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed be
God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
1 ¶ <<To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or
Song.>> God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to
shine upon us; Selah.
2 That thy way
may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.
3 Let the people
praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
4 O let the
nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously,
and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.
5 Let the people
praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
6 Then shall the
earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.
7 God shall bless
us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.
1 ¶ <<To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of
David.>> Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that
hate him flee before him.
2 As smoke is
driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the
wicked perish at the presence of God.
3 But let the
righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly
rejoice.
4 Sing unto God,
sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name
JAH, and rejoice before him.
5 A father of the
fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
6 God setteth the
solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but
the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
7 ¶ O God, when thou wentest
forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:
8 The earth
shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was
moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9 Thou, O God,
didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when
it was weary.
10 Thy congregation
hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
11 The Lord gave
the word: great was the company of those that published it.
12 Kings of
armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
13 Though ye have
lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with
silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in
Salmon.
15 ¶ The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high
hill as the hill of Bashan.
16 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.
17 The chariots
of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them,
as in Sinai, in the holy place.
18 Thou hast
ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for
men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
19 Blessed be the
Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
20 He that is our
God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from
death.
21 But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp
of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
22 ¶ The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I
will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:
23 That thy foot
may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the
same.
24 They have seen
thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.
25 The singers
went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the
damsels playing with timbrels.
26 Bless ye God
in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
27 There is
little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the
princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
28 Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that
which thou hast wrought for us.
29 Because of thy
temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.
30 Rebuke the
company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people,
till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people
that delight in war.
31 Princes shall
come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
32 ¶ Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing
praises unto the Lord; Selah:
33 To him that
rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his
voice, and that a mighty voice.
34 Ascribe ye
strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the
clouds.
35 O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of
Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
1 ¶ <<To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A
Psalm of David.>> Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my
soul.
2 I sink in deep
mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods
overflow me.
3 I am weary of
my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
4 They that hate
me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would
destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that
which I took not away.
5 O God, thou
knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.
6 Let not them
that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those
that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.
7 Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my
face.
8 I am become a
stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children.
9 For the zeal of
thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee
are fallen upon me.
10 When I wept,
and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.
11 I made
sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.
12 They that sit
in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.
13 ¶ But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an
acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of
thy salvation.
14 Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be
delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.
15 Let not the
waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit
shut her mouth upon me.
16 Hear me, O
LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude
of thy tender mercies.
17 And hide not
thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.
18 Draw nigh unto
my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.
19 Thou hast
known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all
before thee.
20 Reproach hath
broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take
pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
21 They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me
vinegar to drink.
22 ¶ Let their table become a snare before them: and that
which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.
23 Let their eyes
be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.
24 Pour out thine
indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.
25 Let their
habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents.
26 For they persecute
him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast
wounded.
27 Add iniquity
unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness.
28 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be
written with the righteous.
29 But I am poor
and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.
30 ¶ I will praise the name of God with a song, and will
magnify him with thanksgiving.
31 This also
shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.
32 The humble
shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.
33 For the LORD
heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.
34 Let the heaven
and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.
35 For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that
they may dwell there, and have it in possession.
36 The seed also
of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell
therein.
1 ¶ <<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, to
bring to remembrance.>> Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to
help me, O LORD.
2 Let them be ashamed
and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to
confusion, that desire my hurt.
3 Let them be
turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.
4 Let all those
that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation
say continually, Let God be magnified.
5 But I am poor
and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O
LORD, make no tarrying.
1 ¶ In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be
put to confusion.
2 Deliver me in
thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save
me.
3 Be thou my strong
habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to
save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
4 Deliver me, O
my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and
cruel man.
5 For thou art my
hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.
6 By thee have I
been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's
bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.
7 I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
8 Let my mouth be
filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
9 Cast me not off
in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
10 For mine
enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel
together,
11 Saying, God
hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
12 O God, be not
far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.
13 Let them be
confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered
with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
14 ¶ But I will hope
continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
15 My mouth shall
shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the
numbers thereof.
16 I will go in
the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of
thine only.
17 O God, thou
hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
18 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.
19 Thy
righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who
is like unto thee!
20 Thou, which
hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring
me up again from the depths of the earth.
21 Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.
22 I will also
praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing
with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
23 My lips shall
greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
24 My tongue also
shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for
they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
1 ¶ <<A Psalm for Solomon.>> Give the king
thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
2 ¶ He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy
poor with judgment.
3 The mountains
shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
4 He shall judge
the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall
break in pieces the oppressor.
5 They shall fear
thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
6 He shall come
down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
7 In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace
so long as the moon endureth.
8 He shall have
dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
9 They that dwell
in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
10 The kings of
Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba
shall offer gifts.
11 Yea, all kings
shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
12 For he shall
deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
13 He shall spare
the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
14
He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and
precious shall their blood be in his sight.
15 And he shall
live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made
for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.
16 There shall be
an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit
thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like
grass of the earth.
17 His name shall
endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall
be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
18 ¶ Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only
doeth wondrous things.
19 And blessed be
his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory;
Amen, and Amen.
20 The prayers of
David the son of Jesse are ended.
1 ¶ <<A Psalm of Asaph.>> Truly God is good
to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.
2 But as for me,
my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
3 For I was
envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 For there are
no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.
5 They are not in
trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.
6 Therefore pride
compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
7 Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could
wish.
8 They are
corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
9 They set their
mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
10 Therefore his
people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
11 And they say,
How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
12 Behold, these
are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
13 Verily I have
cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
14 For all the
day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
15 ¶ If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend
against the generation of thy children.
16 When I thought
to know this, it was too painful for me;
17 Until I went
into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.
18 Surely thou
didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
19 How are they
brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with
terrors.
20 As a dream
when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their
image.
21 ¶ Thus
my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
22 So foolish was
I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
23 Nevertheless I
am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.
24 Thou shalt
guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
25 Whom have I in
heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
26 My flesh and
my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
27 For, lo, they
that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a
whoring from thee.
28 But it is good
for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may
declare all thy works.
1 ¶ <<Maschil of Asaph.>> O God, why hast thou
cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy
pasture?
2 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.
3 Lift up thy
feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly
in the sanctuary.
4 Thine enemies
roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.
5 A man was
famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.
6 But now they
break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.
7 They
have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the
dwelling place of thy name to the ground.
8 They said in
their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the
synagogues of God in the land.
9 We see not our
signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth
how long.
10 O God, how
long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
11 Why
withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.
12 ¶ For God is my King of old, working salvation in the
midst of the earth.
13 Thou didst
divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the
waters.
14
Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him
to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
15 Thou didst
cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.
16 The day is thine,
the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
17 Thou hast set
all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.
18 ¶ Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O
LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.
19 O deliver not
the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the
congregation of thy poor for ever.
20 Have respect
unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations
of cruelty.
21 O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy
praise thy name.
22 Arise, O God,
plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
23 Forget not the
voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee
increaseth continually.
1 ¶ <<To the chief Musician, Altaschith, A Psalm or
Song of Asaph.>> Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give
thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.
2 When I shall
receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.
3 The earth and
all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.
4 I said unto the
fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
5 Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.
6 ¶ For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from
the west, nor from the south.
7 But God is the
judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
8 For in the hand
of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he
poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth
shall wring them out, and drink them.
9 But I will
declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
10 All the horns
of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be
exalted.