his salvation. 6Such is the generation of them that seek after Him, That seek Thy face, even Jacob.
Selah 7Lift up your heads, O ye gates, And be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors; That the King of glory may come in. 8' Who is the King of glory?'
1 The LORD strong and mighty,1 The LORD mighty in battle." 9Lift up your heads, 0 ye gates, Yea, lift them up, ye everlasting doors; That the King of glory may come in. 10' Who then is the King of glory?'
'The LORD of hosts; He is the King of glory.' Selah 25 [A Psalml of David.
8 Unto Thee,.0 LORD, do I lift up my soul. 120 my God, in Thee have I trusted, let me not be ashamed; Let not mine enemies ' triumph over me. 3 3Yea, none that wait for Thee shall be ashamed; PSALMS They shall be ashamed that dea treacherously without cause. ^ 4Show me Thy ways, 0 LORD; Teach me Thy paths. "in 5Guide me in Thy truth, and teach me; For Thou art the God of my salva tion; For Thee do I wait all the day. T 6Remember, O LORD, Thy compas- sions and Thy mercies; For they have been from of old. ft 7Remember not the sins of my youth nor my transgressions; According to Thy mercy remember Thou me, For thy goodness' sake, 0 LORD. t3 *Good and upright is the LORD; Therefore doth He instruct sinners in the way.
^ 9He guideth the humble in justice. And He teacheth the humble His way. 3 10A11 the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth Unto such as keep His covenant and His testimonies. 5 "For Thy name's sake, 0 LORD, Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great, ft 12What man is he that f eareth the LORD? Him will He instruct in the way that he should choose. 5 13His soul shall abide in prosperity, 1 And his seed shall inherit the land. D 14The counsel of the LORD is with them that fear Him; And His covenant, to make them know it. ^15Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; For He will bring forth my feet out of the net. B 16Turn Thee unto me, and be gracious unto me; - For I am solitary and afflicted.
^17The troubles of my heart are enlarged; 0 bring Thou me out of my distresses. ^ 18See mine affliction and my travail; And forgive all my sins. "Consider how many are mine enemies, And the cruel hatred wherewith they hate me.
TO 2°0 keep my soul, and deliver me; Let me not be ashamed, for I have taken refuge in Thee. ri 21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, Because I wait for Thee.
"Redeem Israel, 0 God, Out of all his troubles.
[A Psalm] of David.
Judge me, 0 LORD, for I have walked in mine integrity, And I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. 2Examine me, O LORD, and try me, Test my reins and my heart. 3For Thy mercy is before mine eyes; And I have walked in Thy truth. 4I have not sat with men of falsehood; Neither will I go in with dissemblers.
6I hate the gathering of evil-doers, And will not sit with the wicked 6I will wash my hands in innocency; So will I compass Thine altar, 0 LORD, 7That I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, 'And tell of all Thy wondrous works.
8LoRD, I love the habitation of Thy house, And the place where Thy glory dwelleth.
PSALMS 9Gather not my soul with sinners, Nor my life with men of blood; 10In whose hands is craftiness, And their right hand is full of bribes. 11But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity; Redeem me, and be gracious unto me.
12My foot standeth in an even place, In the congregations will I bless the LORD.
[A Psalm] of David.
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 2When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, Even mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell. 'Though a host should encamp against me, My heart shall not fear; Though war should rise up against me, Even then will I be confident.
One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, To behold the gracjousness of the LORD, and to visit early in His temple. 6For He concealeth me in His pavilion in the day of evil; He hideth me in the covert of His tent; He lif teth me up upon a rock. 6And now shall my head be lifted . up above mine enemies round about me; And I will offer in His tabernacle sacrifices with trumpet-sound; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
, 0 LORD, wken I call with my voice, And be gracious unto me, and answer me. 8In Thy behalf my heart hath said: ' Seek ye My face '; Thy face, LORD, will I seek. 9Hide not Thy face from me; Put not Thy servant away in anger; Thou hast been my help; Cast me not off, neither forsake me, 0 God of my salvation. 10For though my father and my mother have forsaken me, The LORD will take me up.
nTeach me Thy way, 0 LORD; And lead me in an even path, Because of them that lie in wait for me. 12Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adversaries; For false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out violence. 13If I had not believed to look upon the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living! — 14Wait for the LORD; Be strong, and let thy heart take courage; Yea, wait thou for the LORD.
OQ [A Psalm] of David.
Unto thee, 0 LORD, do I call; My Rock, be not Thou deaf unto me; Lest, if Thou be silent unto me, I become like them that go down into the pit. 2Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto Thee, PSALMS When I lift up my hands toward Thy holy Sanctuary.
3Draw me not away with the wicked, And with the workers of iniquity; Who speak peace with their neigh- bours, But evil is in their hearts. 4Give them according to their deeds, and according to the evil of their endeavours, Give them after the work of their hands; Render to them their desert. 5Because they give no heed to the works of the LORD, Nor to the operation of His hands, He will break them down and not build them up.
6Blessed be the LORD, Because He hath heard the voice of my supplications 7The LORD is my strength and my shield, In Him hath my heart trusted, And I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth, And with my song will I praise Him.
8The LORD is a strength unto them; And He is a.stronghold of salvation to His anointed. 9Save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance; And tend 'them, and carry them for ever.
29 A Psalm of David.
Ascribe unto the LORD, 0 ye sons of might, Ascribe unto the LORD glory and strength-, 2Ascribe unto the LORD the glory due unto His name; Worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
3The voice of the LORD is upon the waters; The God of glory thundereth, Even the LORD upon many waters. 4The voice of the LORD is powerful, The voice of the LORD is full of majesty. ^The voice of the LORD breaketh the Yea, tKe LORD breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. 6He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild-ox. 7The voice of the LORP heweth out flames of fire 8The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; The LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. 9The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, And strippeth the forests bare; And, in His temple all say ' Glory. ' 10The LORD sat enthroned at the flood; Yea, the LORD sitteth as King for ever. "The LORD will give strength unto His people; The LORD will bless His people with peace.
O A A Psalm, a Song at the Dedica- ^w tion of the House; of David.
\ 2I will extol Thee, 0 LORD, for Thou hast raised me up, And hast not suffered mine enemies to rejoice over me.
PSALMS 30 LORD my God, I cried unto Thee, and Thou didst heal me, 40 LORD, Thou broughtest up my soul from the nether-world; Thou didst keep me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. 6Sing praise unto the LORD, O ye His godly ones, And give thanks to His holy name. 6For His anger is but for a moment, His favour is for a life-time; Weeping may tarry for the night, But joy cometh in the morning.
7Now I had said in my security: ' I shall never be moved.' 8Thou hadst established, 0 LORD, in Thy favour my mountain as a stronghold — Thou didst hide Thy face; I was affrighted 9Unto thee, 0 LORE, did I call, And unto the LORD I made supplication: 10'What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise Thee? shall it declare Thy truth? nHear, 0 LORD, and be gracious unto me; LORD, be Thou my helper/ 12Thou didst turn for me my mourning into dancing; Thou didst loose my sackcloth, and gird me with gladness; 13So that my glory may sing praise to Thee, and not be silent, 0 LORD my God, I will give thanks unto Thee for ever.
For the Leader. A Psalm of David.
2In Thee, 0 LORD, have I taken ref- uge; let me never be ashamed; Deliver me in Thy righteousness. 3Incline Thine ear unto me, deliver me speedily; Be Thou to me a rock of refuge, even a fortress of defence, to save me. 4For Thou art my rock and nry fortress; Therefore for Thy name's sake lead me and guide me. 5Bring me forth out of the net that they have hidden for me; For Thou art my stronghold. 6Into Thy hand I commit my spirit, Thou hast redeemed me, 0 LORD, Thou God of truth. 7I hate them that regard lying van- ities; But I trust in the LORD. 8I will be glad and rejoice in Thy lovmgkindness; For Thou hast seen mine affliction, Thou hast taken cognizance of the troubles of my soul, 9And Thou hast not given me over into the hand of the enemy; Thou hast set my feet in a broad place.
10Be gracious unto me, 0 LORD, for I am in distress; Mine eye wasteth away with vexa- tion, yea, my soul and my body. uFor my life is spent in sorrow, and my years in sighing; My strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are wasted away. "Because of all mine adversaries I am become a reproach,, Yea, unto my neighbours exceeding- ly, and a dread to mine ac- quaintance; They that see me without flee from me.
13I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind; PSALMS I am like a useless vessel. 14For I have heard the whispering of many, Terror on every side; While they took counsel together against me, They devised to take away my life.
15But as for me, I have trusted in Thee, 0 LORD; I have said: 'Thou art my God ' 16My times are in Thy hand; Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
17Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant; Save me in Thy lovingkindness. 18O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called upon Thee; Let the wicked be ashamed, let them be put to silence in the nether-world.
I9Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak arrogantly against the righteous, With pride and contempt.
200h how abundant is Thy goodness, which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee; Which Thou hast wrought for them that take their refuge in Thee, in the sight of the sons of men! 21Thou hidest them in the covert of Thy presence from the plottings - of man; Thou concealest them in a pavilion from the strife of tongues. ^Blessed be the LORD; For He hath shown me His won- drous lovingkindness in an en- trenched city.
for me, I said in my haste: am cut off from before Thine eyes7 Nevertheless Thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto Thee.
240 love the LORD, all ye His godly ones; The LORD preserveth the faithful, And plentifully repayeth him that acteth haughtily. 25Be strong, and let your heart take courage, All ye that wait for the LORD.
OO [A Psalm] of David. Maschil.
Happy is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is pardoned.
2Happy is the man unto whom the LORD counteth not iniquity, And hi whose spirit there is no guile, 3When I kept silence, my bones wore away Through my groaning all the day long.
4For day and night Thy hand was heavy upon me; My sap was turned as in the droughts of summer., Selah 6I acknowledged my sin unto Thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid; I said: 'I will make confession concerning my transgressions un- to the LORD' — And Thou, Thou forgavest the in- iquity of my sin. Selah 6For this let every one that is godly pray unto Thee in a time when Thou mayest be found; Surely, when the great waters over- flow, they will not reach unto him.
7Thou art my hiding-place; Thou wilt preserve me from the adversary; PSALMS With songs of deliverance Thou wilt compass me about. Selah ^Ijrill instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go; I will give counsel, Mine eye being upon thee/ _9Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no under- standing; Whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, That they come not near unto thee.
10Many are the sorrows of the wicked; But he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy compasseth him about. nBe glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous; And shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
O Q Rejoice in the LORD, 0 ye right- Praise is comely for the upright. 2Give thanks unto the LORD with harp, Sing praises unto Him with the psaltery of ten strings. 3Sing unto Him a new song; Play skilfully amid shouts of joy.
4For the word of the LORD is up- right; And all His work is done in faith- fulness.
6He loveth righteousness and jus- tice; The earth is full of the loving- kindness of the LORD.
6By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.
7He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap; He layeth up the deeps in store- houses.
8Let all the earth fear the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. 9For He spoke, and it was; He commanded, and it stood. 10The LORD bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect. nThe counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, The thoughts of His heart to all generations.
^Happy is the nation whose God is the LORD; The people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance. 13The LORD looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men; 14From the place of His habitation He looketh intently Upon all the inhabitants of the earth; 16He that fashioneth the hearts of them all, That considereth all their doings^ 16A king is not saved by the multi- tude of a host;* A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
17A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither doth it afford escape by its great strength.
18Behold, the eye of the LORD is to- ward them that fear Him, Toward them that wait for His mercy; 19To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.
200ur soul hath waited for the LORD; He is our help and our shield. 21For in Him doth our heart re- joice, Because we have trusted in His holy name.
PSALMS ^Let Thy mercy, 0 LORD, be upon us, According as we have waited for Thee.
OA [A Psalm] of David; when he changed his demeanour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.
^ 2I will bless the LORD at all times, His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
^ 3My soul shall glory in the LORD; The humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. ^ 40 magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together. ^ 6I sought the LORD, and He an- swered me, And delivered me from all my fears. «"l 6They looked unto Him, and were radiant; "1 And their faces shall never be abashed. t 7This poor man cried, and the LORD heard, And saved him out of all his troubles.
H 8The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear Him, And delivereth them. t3 90 consider and see that the LORD is good; Happy is the man that taketh refuge in Him.
"> 100 fear the LORD, ye His holy ones, For ther§ is no want to them that fear Hun. 3 uThe young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; But they that seek the LORD want not any good thing.
ae, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the ft 13Who is the man that desireth life, And loveth days, that he may see good therein? 3 14Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy hps from 0 "Depart from evil, and do Seek peace, and pursue it. ? 16The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous, And His ears are open unto their cry. &17The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 218aThey cried, and the LORD heard, And delivered them out of all their troubles. p 19The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.
^ 20Many are the ills of the righteous, But the LORD delivereth him out of them all. E21He keepeth all his bones; Not one of them is broken. n *2Evil shall kill the wicked; And they that hate the nghteous shall be held guilty.
LORD redeemeth the soul of His servants; And none of them that take refuge in Him shall be desolate.
[A Psalm] of David.
Strive, 0 LORD, with them that strive with me; Fight _ against them that fight against me.
*Take hold of shield and buckler, And rise up to my help.
3Draw out also the spear, and the battle-axe, against them that pur- sue me; • That is, the righteous.
PSALMS Say unto my soul: SI am thy sal- vation.' 4Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion that seek after my soul; Let them be turned back and be abashed that devise my hurt. BLet them be as chaff before the wind, The angel of the LORD thrusting them.
6Let their way be dark and slippery, The angel of the LOBD pursuing them. 7For without cause have they hid for me the pit, even their net, Without cause have they digged for my soul. 8Let destruction come upon him unawares; And let his net that he hath hid catch himself, With destruction let him fall therein. 9And my.soul shall be 'joyful in the LOED; It shall rejoice in His salvation. 10A11 my bones shall say: 'LORD, who is like unto Thee, Who delivered the poor from Him that is too strong for him, Yea, the poor and the needy from . him that spoileth him?'
"Unrighteous witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I know not.
12They repay me evil for good; Bereavement is come to my soul. wBut as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth, I afflicted my soul with fasting; And my prayer, may it return into mine own bosom. 14I went about as though it had been rny friend or my brother; I bowed down mournful, as one that mourneth for his mother.
16But when I halt they rejoice,, and gather themselves together; The abjects gather themselves to- gether against me, and those whom I know not; They tear me, and cease not; 16With the profanest mockeries of backbiting " They gnash at me with their teeth.
17Lord, how long wilt Thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destruc- tions, Mine only one from the lions. 18I will give Thee thanks in the great congregation; I will praise Thee among a numerous people. 19Let not them that are wrongfully mine enemies rejoice over me; Neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. 20For they speak not peace; But they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land. 21Yea, they open their mouth wide against me; They say. 'Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.' 22Thou hast seen, 0 LORD; keep not silence; 0 Lord, be not far from me, 23Rouse Thee, and awake to my judg- ment, Even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
24Judge me, 0 LOED my God, ac- cording to Thy righteousness; And let them not rejoice over me. ^Let them not say in their heart.
'Aha, we have our desire'; Let them not say: 'We1 have swal- lowed him up.'
26Let them be ashamed and abashed together that rejoice at my hurt; PSALMS Let them be clothed with shame and confusion that magnify them- selves against me. 27Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that delight in my righteous- ness; Yea, let them say continually: 'Magnified be the LORD, Who delighteth in the peace of His servant.' 28And my tongue shall speak of Thy righteousness, And of Thy praise all the day.
0£ For the Leader. [A Psalm] u of David thfr servant of the LORD.
transgression speaketh to the wicked, methinks— There is no fear of God before his eyes.
3For it flattereth him in his eyes, Until his iniquity be found, and he be hated., *The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit; He hath left off to be wise, to do good.
5He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.
"Thy lovingkindness, 0 LORD, is in the heavens; Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the skies. • 7Thy righteousness is like the mighty mountains; Thy judgments are like the great deep; Man and beast Thou preservest, 0 LORD.
8How precious is Thy lovingkind- ness. O God!
And the children of men take refuge hi the shadow of Thy wings. 9They are abundantly satisfied with the fatness of Thy house; And Thou makest them drink of the river of Thy pleasures. 10For with Thee is the fountain of life; In Thy light do we see light.
U0 continue Thy lovingkindness unto them that know Thee; And Thy righteousness to the upright in heart. 12Let not the foot of pride overtake me, And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away. 13There are the workers of iniquity fallen; They are thrust down, and are not able to rise.
[A Psalm] of David..
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness. 2For they shall soon wither like the grass, And fade as the green herb.
3Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and cherish faithfulness. *So shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; And He shall givethee the petitions of thy heart.
6Commit thy way unto the LORD; Trust also in Him, and He will bring it to pass. 6And He will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, And thy right as the noonday.
PSALMS 1 7Resign thyself unto 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.
«"l 8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing.
9For evil-doers shall be cut off, But those that wait for the LORD, they shall inherit the land.
1 10And yet a little while, and the wicked is no more; Yea, thou shalt look well at his place, and he is not. "But the humble shall inherit the land, And delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
T 12The wicked plotteth against the righteous, And gnashethathimwith his teeth. 13The Lord doth laugh at him; For He seeth that his day is coming.
H 14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow; To cast down the poor and needy, To slay such as are upright in the way;, 15Their sword shall enter into their own heart, And their bows shall be broken.
t3 16Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wick- ed. 17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; But the LORD upholdeth the right- eous.
* 18The LORD knoweth the days of them that are whole-hearted; And their inheritance shall be for ever. 19They shall not be ashamed in the time of evil; And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
D 2°For the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs — They shall pass away in smoke, they shall pass away.
^ 21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not; But the righteous dealeth gracious- ly, and giveth. 22For such as are blessed of Him shall inherit the land; And they that are cursed of Him shall be cut off.
"52 23It is of the LORD that a man's goings are established; And He delighteth in his way. ^Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the LORD upholdeth his hand.
26I have been young, and now am old; Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread. ^All the day long he dealeth gra- ciously, and lendeth; And his seed is blessed.
0 27Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore. 28For the LORD loveth justice, And forsaketh not His saints; They are preserved for ever; But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
PSALMS 29The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell therein for ever.
B 30The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh justice. 31The law of his God is in his heart, None of his steps slide.
S ^The wicked watcheth the right- eous, And seeketh to slay him. ^The LORD will not leave him in his hand, Nor suffer him to be condemned when he is judged.
P 34Wait for the LORD, and keep His way, And He will exalt thee to inherit the land; When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
^ 35I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a leafy tree in its native soil. 36But one passed by, and, lo, he was not; Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
IB 37Mark the man of integrity, and behold the upright; For there is a future for the man of peacQ.
38But transgressors shall be de- stroyed together; The future of the wicked shall be cut off.
3H 3&But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD; He is, their stronghold in the time of trouble.
40And the LORD helpeth them, and delivereth them; He delivereth them from the wick- ed, and saveth them, Because they have taken refuge in Hun.
38 A Psalm of David, to make memorial.
20 LORD, rebuke me not in Thine anger; Neither chasten me in Thy wrath. 3For Thine arrows aie gone deep into me, And Thy hand is come down upon me 4There is no soundness in my flesh because of Thine indignation; Neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin. 5For mine iniquities are gone over my head; As a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
6My wounds are noisome, they fester, Because of my foolishness. 7I am bent and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day. 8For my loins are filled with burning; And there is no soundness in my flesh.
9I am benumbed and sore crushed, I groan by reason of the moaning of my heart.
10Lord, all my desire is before Thee; And my sighing is not hid from Thee. uMy heart fluttefeth, my strength faileth me; As for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. 12My friends and my companions stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off. 13They also that seek after my life lay snares for me; PSALMS And they that seek my hurt speak crafty devices, And utter deceits all the day. 14But I am as a deaf man, I hear not; And I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
1{Yea, I am become as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no argu- ments.
16For in Thee, O LORD, do I hope; Thou wilt answer, 0 Lord my God. 17For I said: 'Lest they rejoice over me; When my foot slippeth, they mag- nify themselves against me.7 18For I am ready to halt, And my pain is continually before me. 19For I do declare mine iniquity; I am full of care because of my sin. 20But mine enemies are strong 'in health; And they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
21They also that repay evil for good Are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good. ^Forsake me not, 0 LORD; 0 my God, be not far from me. ^Make haste to help me, 0 Lord, my salvation, OQ For the Leader, for Jeduthun. oa A Psalm of David.
2I said- 'I will take heed to my ways, That I sin not with my tongue;, 1 will keep a curb upon my mouth, While the wicked is before me.7 *I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, had no comfort; And my pain was held in check.
4My heart waxed hot within me; While I was musing, the fire kindled; Then spoke I with my tongue: 5'LoRD, make me to know mine end, And the measure of my days, what it is; Let me know how short-lived I am. 6Behold, Thou hast made my days as hand-breadths; And mine age is as nothing before Thee; Surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity. Selah 7Surely man walketh as a mere semblance; Surely for vanity they are in tur- moil; He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
8And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope, it is in Thee. 9Deliver me from all my transgres- sions; Make me not the reproach of the 10I am dumb, I open not my mouth; Because Thou hast done it. "Remove Thy stroke from off me; I am consumed by the blow of Thy hand. 12With rebukes dost Thou chasten man for iniquity, And like a moth Thou makest his beauty to consume away; Surely every man is vanity. Selah 18Hear my prayer, 0 LORD, and give ear unto my cry; Keep not silence at my tears; For I am a stranger with Thee, A sojourner, as all my fathers were. 14Look away from me, that I may take comfort, Before I go hence, and be no more.'
PSALMS For the Leader. A Psalm o; David.
2I waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined unto me, and hearc my cry. 3He brought me up also out of the tumultuous pit, out of the miry clay; And He set my feet upon a rock He established my goings. 4And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God, Many shall see, and fear, And shall trust in the LORD.
5Happy is the man that hath made the LORD his trust, And hath not turned unto the arrogant, nor unto such as fall away treacherously. 6Many things hast Thou done, 0 LORD my God, Even Thy wondrous works, and Thy thoughts toward us; There is none to be compared unto Thee! If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be told Sacrifice and meal-offering Thou hast no delight in; Mine ears hast Thou opened; Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast Thou not required. 8Then said I: *Lo, I am come With the roll of a book which is prescribed for me; 9I delight to do Thy will, 0 my God; Yea, Thy law is in my inmost parts.7 10I have preached righteousness in the great congregation, Lo, I did not refrain my lips; 0 LORD, Thou knowest. UI have not hid Thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared Thy faithfulness and Thy salvation, I have not concealed Thy mercy and Thy truth from the great con- gregation.
12Thou, 0 LORD, wilt not withhold Thy compassions from me; Let Thy mercy and Thy truth con- tinually preserve me.
13For innumerable evils have com- passed me about, Mine iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart hath failed me. 14Be pleased, 0 LORD, to deliver me; 0 LORD, make haste to help* me 16Let them be ashamed and abashed together That seek after my soul to sweep it away; Let them be turned backward and brought to confusion That delight in my hurt. 16Let them be appalled by reason of their shame That say unto me: 'Aha, aha.' 17Let all those that seek Thee re- joice and be glad in Thee; Let such as love Thy salvation say continually: 'The LORD be magnified.' 18But, as for me, that am poor and needy, The Lord will account it unto me; Thou art my help and my deliverer; 0 my God, tarry not.
4.1 For the Leader. A Psalm of 2Happy is he that considereth the poor; The LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.
PSALMS 3The LORD preserve him, and keep him alive, let him be called happy in the land; And deliver not Thou him unto the greed of his enemies, ^he LORD support him upon the bed of illness; Mayest Thou turn all his lying down in his sickness.
6As for me, I said: fO LORD, be gracious unto me; Heal my soul; for I have sinned against Thee.'
6Mine enemies speak evil of me: 1 When shall he die, and his name perish?7 7And if one come to see me, he speaketh falsehood, His heart gathereth iniquity to itself; When he goeth abroad, he speaketh of it 8Ali that hate me whisper together against me,