Against me do they devise my hurt 9'An evil thing cleaveth fast unto him; And now that he lieth, he shall rise up no more/ 10Yea, imnej own familiar friend, in whom" I trusted, who did eat of my bread, Hatb lifted up his heel against me.
11 But Thou, 0 LORD, be gracious unto me, and raise me up, That I may requite them. 12By this I know that Thou delightest in me, That mine enemy doth not triumph over me. 13And as for me, Thou upholdest me because of mine integrity, And settest me before Thy face for ever "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, From everlasting and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
BOOK II For the Leader; Maschil of the sons of Korah.
2As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after Thee, O God. 3My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: 'When shall I come and appear before God?' 4My tears have been my food day and night, While they say unto me all the day: 'Where is thy God?' 6These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, How I passed on with the throng, and led them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping holy day. 6Why art thou cast down, 0 my soul? And why mpanest thou within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise Him For the salvation of His countenance.
70 my God, my soul is cast down within me; Therefore do I remember Thee from the land of Jordan, And the Hermons, from the hill Mizar. 8Deep calleth unto deep at the voice of Thy cataracts; All Thy waves and Thy billows are gone over me.
PSALMS 9By day the LORD will commanc His lovingkindness, And in the night His song shall be with me, Even a prayer unto the God of my life. 10I will say unto God my Rock: 'Why hast Thou forgotten me? Why go I mourning under the op- pression of the enemy?' nAs with a crushing in my bones, mine adversaries taunt me; While they say unto me all the day: 'Where is thy God?7 12Why art thou cast down, 0 my soul? And why meanest thou within me? Hope < thou in God; for I shall yet praise Him, The salvation of my countenance, and my God.
LQ Be Thou my judge, 0 God, and plead my cause against an un- godly nation; 0 deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
2For Thou art the God of my strength; why hast Thou cast me off?
Why go I mourning under the op- pression of the enemy?
30 send out Thy light and Thy truth; let them lead me; Let them bring me unto Thy holy mountain, and to Thy dwelling- places; 4Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God, my exceeding joy; And praise Thee upon the harp, 0 God, my God.
^hy art thou cast down, O my soul?
And why moanest thou within me?
Hope' thou in God; for I shall yet praise Him, The salvation of my countenance, and my God.
44 ^or ^e Leader; [a Psalm] of the sons of Korah. Maschil.
20 God, we have heard with our ears, our fathers have told us; A work Thou didst in their days, in the days of old. 3Thou with Thy hand didst drive out the nations, and didst plant them in; Thou didst break the peoples, and didst spread them abroad. 4For not by their own sword did they get the land in possession, Neither did their own arm save them; But Thy right hand, and Thine arm, and the light of Thy coun- tenance, Because Thou wast favourable unto them.
5Thou art my King, O God; Command the salvation of Jacob. 6Through Thee do we push down our adversaries; Through Thy name do we tread them under that rise up against us. 7For I trust not in my bow, Neither can my sword save me 8But Thou hast saved us from our adversaries, And hast put them to shame that hate us.
9In God have we gloried all the day, And we will give thanks unto Thy name for ever. Selah 10Yet Thou hast cast off, and brought us to confusion; And goest not forth with our hosts nThou makest us to turn back from the adversary; And they that hate us spoil at their will.
12Thou hast given us like sheep to be eaten; PSALMS And hast scattered us among the nations. 13Thou sellest Thy people for small gain, And hast not set their prices high. 14Thou makest us a taunt to our neighbours, A scorn and a derision to them that are round about us. 15Thou makest us a byword among the nations, A shaking of the head amqng the peoples. 16A11 the day is my confusion before me, And the shame of my face hath covered me, "For the voice of him that taunteth and blasphemeth; By reason of the enemy and the revengeful.
18A11 this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten Thee, Neither have we been false to Thy covenant.
190ur heart is not turned back, Neither have our steps declined from Thy path; 20Though Thou hast crushed us into a place of jackals, And covered us with the shadow of death. alf we had forgotten the name of our God, Or spread forth our hands to a strange god; 22Would not God search this out? For He knoweth the secrets of the heart. ^Nay, but for Thy sake are we killed all the day; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
24Awake, why sleepest Thou, 0 Lord? Arouse Thyself, cast not off for ever.
25Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face, And f orgettest our affliction and our oppression? 26For our soul is bowed down to the dust; Our belly cleaveth unto the earth. 27 Arise for our help, And redeem us for Thy mercy's sake.
For the Leader; upon Shoshan- nim; [a Psalm] of the sons of Korah. Maschil. A Song of loves.
2My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter; I say: 'My work is concerning a king'; My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. N 3Thou art fairer than the children of men; Grace is poured upon thy lips; Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. 4Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, 0 mighty one, Thy glory and thy majesty. 5And in thy majesty prosper, ride on, In behalf of truth and meekness and righteousness; And let thy right hand teach thee tremendous things. 6Thine arrows are sharp — The peoples fall under thee — [They sink] into the heart of the king's enemies. 7Thy throne given of God is for ever and ever; A sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom. 8Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness; Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee PSALMS With the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 9Myrrh, and aloes, and cassia are all thy garments; Out of ivory palaces stringed instru- ments have made thee glad. 10Kings' daughters are among thy favourites; At thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir. u' Hearken, 0 daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; Forget also thine own people, and thy father's house; 12So shall the kin| desire thy beauty; For he is thy lord, and do homage unto him. 13And, 0 daughter of Tyre, the richest of the people Shall entreat thy favour with a gift.' 14A11 glorious is the king's daughter within the palace; Her raiment is of chequer work in- wrought with gold. 15She shall be led unto the king on richly woven stuff; The virgins her companions in her train being brought unto thee. 16They shall be led with gladness and rejoicing; They shall enter into the king's palace. "Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons, Whom thou shalt make princes in all the land.
18I will make thy name to be remem- bered in all generations; Therefore shall the peoples praise thee for ever and ever.
Aft For the Leader; [a Psalm] of the sons of Korah; upon Alamoth A Song.
^od is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change, And though the mountains be moved into the heart of the seas; though the waters thereof roar and foam, Though the mountains shake at the swelling thereof, Selah 6There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God, The holiest dwelling-place of the Most- High. 6God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God shall help her, at the approach of morning. 7Nations were in tumult, kingdoms were moved; He uttered His voice, the earth melted.
8The LOBD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our high tower.
Selah 9Come, behold the works of the LOED, Who hath made desolations in the earth. 10He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; He burneth the chariots in the fire. llfLet be, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.' 12The LORD of hojsts is with us; The God of Jacob is our high tower.
Selah For the Leader; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.
20 clap your hands, all ye peoples; Shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
PSALMS 3For the LORD is most high, awful; A great King over all the earth. 4He subdueth peoples under us, And nations under our feet, 5He chooseth our inheritance for us, The pride of Jacob whom He loveth.
Selah 6God is gone up amidst shouting, The LORD amidst the sound of the horn.
7Sing praises to God, sing praises; Sing praises unto our King, sing praises 8For God is the King of all the earth; Sing ye praises hi a skilful song. 9God reigneth over the nations; God sitteth upon His holy throne.
10The princes of the peoples are gathered together, * The people of the God of Abraham; For unto God belong the shields of the earth; He is greatly exalted.
A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.
2Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised, In the city of our God, His holy mountain, 3Fair in situation, the joy of the whole earth; Even mount Zion, the uttermost parts of the north, The city of the great King. 4God in her palaces Hath made Himself known for a stronghold.
6For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, They came onward together.
6They saw, straightway they were amazed; They were affrighted, they hasted away.
7Trembling took hold of them there, Pangs, as of a woman in travail. 8With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish. 9As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God — God establish it for ever. Selah 10We have thought on Thy loving- kindness, O God, In the midst of Thy temple. "As is Thy name, 0 God, So is Thy praise unto the ends of the earth; Thy right hand is full of righteous- ness.
12Let mount Zion be glad, Let the daughters of Judah rejoice, Because of Thy judgments. 13Walk about Zion, and go round about her; Count the towers thereof. 14Mark ye well her ^amparts, Traverse her palaces; That ye may tell it to the genera- tion following. "For such is God, our God, for ever and ever; He will guide us eternally.
AC) For the Leader; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.
2Hear this, all ye peoples; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world, 3Both low and high, Rich and poor together. 4My mouth shall speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart shall be understanding. 5I will incline mine ear to a parable; PSALMS I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When the iniquity of my supplanters compasseth me about, 70f them that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches? 8No man can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for 9For too costly is the redemption of their soul, And must be let alone for ever — 10That he should still live alway, That he should not see the pit. uFor he seeth that wise men die, The fool and the brutish together perish, And leave their wealth to others. 12Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, And their dwelling-places to all generations; They call their lands after their own names.
13But man abideth not in honour; He is like the beasts that perish.
14This is the way of them that are foolish, And of those who after them approve their sayings. Selah 15Like sheep they are appointed for the nether-world, Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall have do- minion over them in the morning; And their form shall be for the nether-world to wear away, That there be no habitation for it. ltfBut God will redeem my soul from the power of the nether-world; ' For He shall receive me. Selah 17Be not thou afraid when one waxeth rich, When the wealth of his house is in- • creased; 18For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; His wealth shall not descend after him. 19Though while he lived he blessed his soul. 'Men will praise thee, when thou shalt do well to thyself; 20It shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see the light 21Man that is in honour understandeth not; He is like the beasts that perish.
A Psalm of Asaph.
God, God, the LOED, hath spoken, and called the earth From the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. 20ut of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth. 30ur God cometh, and dotli not keep silence, A fire devoureth before Him, And round about Him it stormeth mightily.
4He calleth to the heavens above, And to the earth, that He may judge His people: 5'Gather My saints together unto Me: Those that have made a covenant t with Me by sacrifice.' 6And the heavens declare His righteousness; For God, He is judge. Selah "Hear, 0 My people, afnd I will speak; 0 Israel, and I will testify against thee: God, thy God, am I.
PSALMS 8I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices; And thy burnt-offerings are continuaDy before Me. 9I will take no bullock out of thy house, Nor he-goats out of thy folds. 10For ^every beast of the forest is Mine, And the cattle upon a thousand hills.
lll know all the fowls of the moun- tains; And the wild beasts of the field are Mine. 12If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; For the world is Mine, and the ful- ness thereof. 13Do I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of goats? 140ffer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving; And pay thy vows unto the Most High; 15And call upon Me in the day of trouble- I will deliver thee, and thou shalt honour Me.'
16But unto the wicked God saith- 'What hast thou to do to declare My statutes, And that thou hast taken My cove- nant in thy mouth? 17Seeing thou hatest instruction, And castest My words behind thee. 18When thou sawest a thief, thou hadst company with him, And with adulterers was thy portion. "Thou hast let loose thy mouth for evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit. 20Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; Thou slanderest thine own mother's son.
21These things hast thou done, and should I have kept silence?
Thou hadst thought that I was altogether such a one as thyself, But I will reprove thee, and set the cause before thine eyes consider this, ye that forget God, Lest I tear in pieces, and there be none to deliver. ^Whoso offereth the sacrifice of thanksgiving honoureth Me; And to Mm that ordereth his way aright Will I show the salvation of God.'
£M For the Leader. A Psalm of ^ David;2when Nathan the proph- et came unto him, after he had gone m to Bath-sheba.
3Be gracious unto me, 0 God, according to Thy mercy; According to the multitude of Thy compassions blot out my transgressions 4Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin. 5For I know my transgressions; And my sin is ever before me. 6Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in Thy sight; That Thou mayest be justified when Thou speakest, And be in the right when Thou judgest.
'Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin did my mother conceive me.
PSALMS 8Behold, Thou desirest truth in the inward parts; Make me, therefore, to know wis- dom in mine inmost heart. 9Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 10Make me to hear joy and glad- ness; That the bones which Thou hast crushed may rejoice. uHide Thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities. 12Create me a clean heart, 0 God; And renew a stedfast spirit within me.
13Cast me not 'away from Thy pres- ence; And take not Thy holy spirit from me. "Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation; And let a willing spirit uphold me. 16Then will I teach transgressors Thy ways; And sinners shall return unto Thee. "Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, 0 God, Thou God of my salva- tion; So shall my tongue sing aloud of Thy righteousness. 170 Lord, open Thou my lips; And my mouth shall declare Thy praise. 18For Thou delightest not in sacrifice, else would I give it; Thou hast no pleasure in burnt- offering. 19The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, 0 God, Thou wilt not despise.
20Do good in Thy favour unto Zion; Build Thou the waJUs of Jerusa- lem, j 21Then wilt Thou delight in the sacrifices of righteousness^ in burnt-offering and whole offering; Then will they offer bullocks upon Thine altar.
52 For the Leader. Maschil of David; Vhen Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him: ' David is come to the house of Ahimelech.'
3Why boastest thou thyself of evil, 0 mighty man?
The mercy of God endureth con- tinually.
4Thy tongue deviseth destruction; Like a sharp razor, working deceit- fully.
5Thou lovest evil more than good; Falsehood rather than speaking righteousness. Selah sThou lovest all devouring words, The deceitful tongue. 7God will likewise break thee for ever, He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, And root thee out of the land of the living. Selah 8The righteous also shall see, and fear, And shall laugh at him: 9'Lo, this is the man that made not God his stronghold; But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness/ 10But as for me, I am like a leafy olive-tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
nl will give Thee thanks for ever, be- cause Thou hast done it; PSALMS And I will wait for Thy name, for it is good, in the presence of Thy saints.
For the Leader; upon Mahakth. Maschil of David.
2The fool hath said in his heart: 'There is no God'; They have dealt corruptly, and have done abominable iniquity; There is none that doeth good. 3God looked forth from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any man of understanding, that did seek after God. 4Every one of them is unclean, they are together become impure: There is none that doeth good, no, not one.
6'Shall not the workers of iniquity know it, Who eat up My people as they eat bread, And call not upon God? ' 6There are 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 rejected them.
70h that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God turneth the captivity of His people, Let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.
KA For the Leader, with stringmusic. Maschil of David; 2when the Ziphites came and said to Saul: ' Doth not David hide himself with us?'
30 God, save me by Thy name, And right me by Thy might.
K) God, hear my prayer; Give ear to the words of my mouth. 5For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul; They have not set God before them.
Selah 6Behold, God is my helper; The Lord is for me as the upholder of my soul. 7He will requite the evil unto them that lie in wait for me; Destroy Thou them in Thy truth. 8With a freewill-offering will I sacri- fice unto Thee; I will give thanks unto Thy name, 0 LOED, for it is good. 9For He hath delivered me out of all trouble; And mine eye hath gazed upon mine enemies.
££ For the Leader; with string- music. Maschil of David.
2Give ear, 0 God, to my prayer; And hide not Thyself from my sup- plication.
'8Attend unto me, and answer me; I am distraught in my complaint, and will moan; 4Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked; For they cast mischief upon me, And in anger they persecute me. 5My heart doth writhe within me; And the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
6Fear and trembling come upon me, And horror hath overwhelmed me. 7And I said: 'Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then would I fly away, and be at rest. 8Lo, then would' I wander far off, PSALMS I would lodge in the wilderness.
Selah 9I would haste me to a shelter From the stormy wind and tempest.'
10Destroy, 0 Lord, and divide their tongue; For I have seen violence and strife in the city. uDay and night they go about it upon the walls thereof; Iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it.
12Wickedness is in the midst thereof, Oppression and guile depart not from her broad place. 13For it was not an enemy that taunted me, Then I could have borne it; Neither was it mine adversary that did magnify himself against me, Then I would have hid myself from him.
14But it was thou, a man mine equal, My companion, and my familiar friend; 15We took sweet counsel together, In the house of God we walked with the throng.
16May He incite death against them, Let them go down alive into tKe nether-world; For evil is in then- dwelling, and within them.
17As for me, I will call upon God; And the LORD will save me. 18Evening, and morning, and at noonday, will I complain, and moan; And He hath heard my voice. 19He hath redeemed my soul in peace so that none came nigh me; For >they were many that strove with me.
20God shall hear, and humble them, Even He that is enthroned of old, Selah Such as have no changes, And fear not God. MHe hath put forth his hands against them that were at peace with him; He hath profaned his covenant. ^Smoother than cream were the speeches of his mouth, But his heart was war; His words were softer than oil, Yet were they keen-edged swords.
thy burden upon the LORD, and He will sustain thee, He will never suffer the righteous to be moved. 24But Thou, 0 God, wilt bring them down into the nethermost pit, Men of blood and deceit shall not live out half their days; But as for me, I will trust in Thee.
For the Leader; upon Jonath- elem-rehokim. [A Psalm]^ of David; Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath.
2Be gracious unto me, 0 God, for man would swallow me up; All the day he fighting oppresseth me. 3They that lie in wait for me would swallow me up all the day; For they are many that fight against me, 0 Most High, 4In the day that I am afraid, I will put my trust in Thee. 6In God — I will praise His word — In God do I trust, I will not be afraid; What can flesh do unto me?
6A11 the day they trouble mine affairs; All their thoughts are against me for evil. 7They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, PSALMS They mark my steps; According as they liave waited for my soul.
8Because of iniquity cast them out; In anger bring down the peoples, OGod.
^hou hast counted my wanderings; Put Thou my tears into Thy bottle; Are they not in Thy book? 10Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call; This I know, that God is for me. uln God — I will praise His word — In the LORD — I will praise His word — MIn God do I trust, I will not be afraid; What can man do unto me?
13Thy vows are upon me, 0 God; I will render thank-offerings unto Thee. 14For Thou hast delivered my soul from death; Hast Thou not delivered my feet from stumbling?
That I may walk before God in the light of the living.
For the Leader; Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David; Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave.
2Be gracious unto me, 0 God, be gracious unto me, For in Thee hath my soul taken refuge; Yea, in the shadow of Thy wings will I take refuge, Until calamities be overpast. 3I will cry unto God Most High; Unto God that accomplisheth it for me. 4He will send from heaven, and save me. When he that would swallow me up taunteth, Selah God shall send forth His mercy and His truth. 6My soul is among lions, I do lie down among them that are aflame; Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword. 6Be Thou exalted, 0 God, above the heavens; Thy glory be above all the earth. 7They have prepared a net for my steps, My soul is bowed down; They have digged a pit before me, They are fallen into the midst there- of themselves. Selah 8My heart is stedfast, 0 God, my heart is stedfast; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises. lAwake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake the dawn. 10I will give thanks unto Thee, 0 Lord, among 'the peoples; I will sing praises unto Thee among the natitfns. "For Thy mercy is great unto the And Thy truth unto the skies. 12Be Thou exalted, 0 God, above the heavens; Thy glory be above all the earth.
For the Leader; Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David; Michtam.
2Do ye indeed speak as a righteous company? Do ye judge with equity the sons of men?
3 Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; Ye weigh but in the earth the violence of your hands. 4The wicked are estranged from the womb; The speakers of lies go astray as soon as they are born.
PSALMS ' venom is like the venom of a serpent; They are like the deaf asp that stoppeth her ear; GWhich hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, Or of the most cutfning binder of spells.
TSreak their teeth, 0 - God, in their mouth; Break out the cheek-teeth of the young lions, 0 LORD.
8Let them melt away as water that runneth apace; When he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.
9Let them be as a snail which melt- eth and passeth away; Like the untimely births of a wom- an, that have not seen the sun. 10Bef ore your pots can feel the thorns, He will sweep it away with a whirl- wind, the raw and the burning alike. * uThe righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance; He shall wash his feet hi the blood of the wicked. 12And men shall say: 'Verily there is a reward for the righteous; Verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.'
For the Leader; Al-tashheth [A Psalm] of David; Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.
2Deliver me from mine enemies, 0 my God; Set me on high from them that rise up against me, 3Dgl!yer me from the workers of iniquity, And save me from the men of blood. 4For, Ip, they lie in wait for my soul; The impudent gather themselves together against me; Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD. 5Without my fault, they run and prepare themselves; Awake Thou to help me, and be- hold. 6Thou therefore, 0 LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, Arouse Thyself to punish all the nations; Show no mercy to any iniquitous traitors. Selah 7They return at evening, they howl like a dog, And go round about the city. 8Behold, they belch out with their mouth; Swords are in their lips: 'For who doth hear?' 9But Thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; Thou shalt have all the nations in derision. "Because of his strength, I will wait for Thee; For God is my high tower.
uThe God of my mercy will come to meet me; God will let me gaze upon mine adversaries.
12Slay them not, lest my people for- get, Make them wander to and fro by Thy power, and bring them down, 0 Lord our shield. 13For 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.
PSALMS 14Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they be no more; And let them know that God ruleth in Jacob, Unto the ends of the earth. Selah 15And they return at evening, they howl like a dog, And go round about the city; 16They wander up and down to de- vour, And tarry all night if they have not then- fill. 17But as for me, I will sing of Thy strength; Yea, I will sing aloud of Thy mercy in the morning; For Thou hast been my high tower, And a refuge in the day of my dis- tress. 180 my strength, unto Thee will I sing praises; For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
For the Leader; upon Shushan Eduth; Michtam of David, to teach; 2when he strove with Aram- naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the Valley of Salt twelve thousand.
80 God, Thou hast cast us off, Thou hast broken us down; Thou hast been angry; 0 restore us. 4Thou hast made the land to shake, Thou hast cleft it; Heal the breaches thereof; for it tottereth. ^hou hast made Thy people to see hard things; Thou hast made us to drink the wine of staggering. 'Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah 7That Thy beloved may be deliv- ered, Save with Thy right hand, and answer me.
8God spoke in His holiness, that I would exult; That I would divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. 9Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head, Judah is my sceptre. 10Moab is my washpot; • Upon Edom do I cast my shoe; Philistia, cry aloud because of me!
"Who will bring me into the fortified city?
Who will lead me unto Edom'* 12Hast not Thou, 0 God, cast us off? And Thou goest not forth, 0 God, with our hosts.
^Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help of man. "Through God we shall do valiantly; For He it is that will tread down our adversaries.
£1 For the Leader; with string- music. [A Psalm] of David.
2Hear my cry, 0 God; Attend unto my prayer. 3From the end of the earth will I call unto Thee, when my heart fainteth; Lead me to a rock that is too high for me, 4For Thou hast been a refuge for me, A tower of strength in the face of the enemy.
6I will dwell in Thy Tent for ever; I will take refuge in the covert of Thy wings. Selah 27 PSALMS 6For Thou, 0 God, hast heard my vows; Thou hast granted the heritage of those that fear Thy name.
7Mayest Thou add days unto the king's days!
May his years be as many genera- tions!
8May he be enthroned before God for ever!
Appoint mercy and truth, that they may preserve him.
9So will I sing praise unto Thy name for ever, That I may daily perform my vows.
For the Leader; for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
for God doth my soul wait in stillness; From Him cometh my salvation. 3He only is my rock and my salva- tion, My high tower, I shall not be great- ly moved. 4How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay him, all of you, As a leaning' wall, a tottering fence?
5They only devise to thrust him down from his height, delighting in lies; They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly.
Selah 60nly for God wait thou in stillness, my soul; For from Kim cometh my hope. 'He only is my rock and my salvation, My high tower, I shall not be resteth my salvation and moved.
my glory; The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
9Trust in Him at all times, ye peo- ple; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah 10Men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie; If they be laid in the balances, they are together lighter than vanity. uTrust not in oppression, And put not vain hope in robbery; If riches increase, set not your heart thereon.