12God hath spoken once, Twice have I heard this: That strength belongeth unto God; 13Also unto Thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy; For Thou renderest to every man according to his work.
£* O A Psalm of David, when he was ^ in the wilderness of Judah.
20 God, Thou art my God, earnestly will I seek Thee; My soul thirsteth for Thee, my flesh longeth for Thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is. 8So have I looked for Thee in the sanctuary, To see Thy power and Thy glory.
4For Thy lovingkindness is better than life; My lips shall praise Thee. 6So will I bless Thee as long as I live; In Thy name will I lift up my hands.
6My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth doth praise Thee with joyful lips; PSALMS 'When I remember Thee upon my couch, And meditate on Thee in the night- watches.
8For Thou hast been my help, And in the shadow of Thy wings do I rejoice.
9My soul cleaveth unto Thee; Thy right hand holdeth me fast.
10But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, Shall go into the nethermost parts of the earth. 11They shall be hurled to the power of the sword; They shall be a portion for foxes. ^But the king shall rejoice in God; Every one that sweareth by Him shall glory; For the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
For the Leader. A Psalm of David.
2Hear my voice, 0 God, hi my complaint; Preserve my life from the terror of the enemy. 3Hide me from the council of evildoers; From the tumult of the workers of iniquity; *Who have whet their tongue like a sword, And have aimed their arrow, a poisoned word; ^hat they may shoot in secret places at the blameless; Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. ^hey encourage one another in an evil matter, They converse of laying snares secretly;!
They ask, who would see them. 7They search out iniquities^ they have accomplished a diligent search; Even in the inward thought of every one, and the deep heart.
8But God doth shoot at them with an arrow suddenly; Thence are their wounds. 9So they make their own tongue a stumbling unto themselves; All that see them shake the head. 10And all men fear; And they declare the work of God, And understand Has doing. "The righteous shall be glad in the LOBD, and shall take refuge in Him; And all the upright in heart shall glory.
For the Leader. A Psalm. A Song of David.
2Praise waiteth for Thee, 0 God, in Zion; And unto Thee the vow is per- formed.
80 Thou that hearest prayer, Unto Thee doth all flesh come.
4The tale of iniquities is too heavy for me; As for our transgressions, Thou wilt pardon them.
5Happy is the man whom Thou choosest, and bringest near, That he may dwell in Thy courts; May we be satisfied with the good- ness of Thy house, The holy place of Thy temple!
6WIth wondrous works dost Thou answer us in righteousness, 0 God of our salvation; Thoti the confidence of all tho ends of the earth, PSALMS And of the far distant seas; "Who by Thy strength settest fast the mountains, Who art girded about with might; 8Who stillest the roaring of the seas the roaring of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples; 9So that they that dwell in the uttermost parts stand in awe of Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.
10Thou hast remembered the earth, and watered her, greatly enrich- ing her, With the river of God that is full of water; Thou preparest them corn, for so preparest Thou her. uWatering her ridges abundantly, Settling down the furrows there- of, Thou makest her soft with showers; Thou blessest the growth thereof. ^Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness; And Thy paths drop fatness. 18The pastures of the wilderness do drop; And the hills are girded with joy. 14The meadows are clothed with flocks; The valleys also are covered over with corn; They shout for joy, yea, they sing.
f* For the Leader. A Song, a uu Psalm.
Shout unto God, all the earth; praises unto the glory of His Make His praise glorious. 8Say linto God: 'How tremendous is Thy work!
Through the greatness of Thy pow- er shall Thine enemies dwindle away before Thee.
4A11 the earth shall worship Thee, And shall sing praises unto Thee; They shall sing praises to Thy name/ Selah 5Come, and see the works of God; He is terrible in His doing toward the children of men. 6He turned the sea into olry land; They went through the river on foot; There let us rejoice in Him! Who ruleth by His might for ever; His eyes keep watch upon the nations; Let not the rebellious exalt them- selves. Selah 8Bless our God, ye peoples, And make the voice of His praise to be heard; 9Who hath set our soul in life, And suffered not our foot to be moved.
10For Thou, 0 God, hast tried us; Thou hast refined us, as silver is refined.
uThou didst bring us into the hold; Thou didst lay constraint upon our loins. 12Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water; But Thou didst bring us out unto abundance.
13I will come into Thy house with burnt-offerings, I will perform unto Thee my vows, "Which my lips have uttered, And my mouth hath spoken, when I was in distress.
16I will offer unto Thee burnt-offerings of failings, PSALMS With the sweet smoke of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats.
Selah 16Come, and hearken, all ye that fear God, And I will declare what He hath done for my soul.
17I cried unto Him with my mouth, And He was extolled with my tongue. 18If I had regarded iniquity in my heart, The Lord would not hear; 19But verily God hath heard; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer. 20Blessed be God, Who hath not turned away my prayer, nor His mercy from me.
For the Leader; with string- music. A Psalm, a Song.
2God be gracious unto us, and bless us; May He cause His face to shine toward us; Selah 3That Thy way may be known upon earth, Thy salvation among all nations.
4Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, 0 God; Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, all of them. 50 let the nations be glad and sing for joy; For Thou wilt judge the peoples with equity, And lead the nations upon earth.
Selah 6Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, 0 God; Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, all of them.
7The earth hath yielded her increase; May God, our own God, bless us. 8May God bless us; And let all the ends of the earth fear Him.
For the Leader. A Psalm of David, a Song.
2Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered; And let them that hate Him flee before Him. 3As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; As wax melteth before the fire, So let the wicked perish at the presence of God. 4But let the righteous be glad, let them exult before God; Yea, let them rejoice with gladness.
5Sing unto God, sing praises to His name; Extol Hiqn that rideth upon the skies, whose name is the LORD; And exult ye before Him. 6A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, Is God in His holy habitation. 7God maketh the solitary to dwell hi a house; He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity; The rebellious dwell but in a parched land. 80 God, when Thou wentest forth before Thy people, When Thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah 9The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God; Even yon Sinai trembled at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
PSALMS 10A bounteous rain didst Thou pour down, 0 God; When Thine inheritance was we^ry, Thou didst confirm it. nThy flock settled therein; Thou didst prepare in Thy good- ness for the poor, 0 God.
12The Lord giveth the word; The women that proclaim the tid- ings are a great host. MKings of armies flee, they flee; And she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.
14When ye lie among the sheepfolds, The wings of the dove are covered with silver, And her pinions with the shimmer of gold. 15When the Almighty scattereth kings therein, It snoweth in Zalmon.
16A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; A mountain of peaks is the moun- tain of Bashan.
17Why look ye askance, ye moun- tains of peaks, At the mountain which God hath desired for His abode? Yea, the LOED will dwell therein for ever.
18The chariots of God are myriads, even thousands upon thousands; The Lord is among them, as in • Sinai, in holiness.
MThou hast ascended on high, Thou hast led captivity captive, Thou hast received gifts among men, Yea, among the rebellious also, that the LOED God might dwell there.
"Blessed be the Lord, day by day He beareth our burden, Even the God who is our salvation.
Selah 21God is unto us a God of deliver- ances; And unto GOD the Lord belong the issues of death. ^Surely God will smite through the head of His enemies, The hairy scalp of him that goeth about in his guiltiness. 23The Lord said: 'I will bring back from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea; 24That thy foot may wade through blood, That the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from thine ene- mies/ 25They see Thy goings, 0 God, Even the goings of my God, my King, in holiness. 26The singers go before, the minstrels follow after, In the midst of damsels playing upon timbrels' 27'Bless ye God in full assemblies, Even the Lord, ye that are from the fountain of Israel.7 28There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, The princes of Judah their council, The princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali. 29Thy God hath commanded thy ( strength; Be strong, O God, Thou that hast wrought for us 300ut of Thy temple at Jerusalem, Whither kings shall bring presents unto Thee.
31Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, The multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples, Every one submitting himself with pieces of silver; He hath scattered the peoples that delight in war!
PSALMS 32Nobles shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out her hands unto God.
33Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; 0 sing praises unto the Lord; Selah 84To Him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which are of old; Lo, He uttereth His voice, a mighty voice.
-5Ascribe ye strength unto God; His majesty is over Israel, And His strength is in the skies. 36Awful is God out of thy holy places; The God of Israel, He giveth strength and power unto the peo- ple; Blessed be God.
For the Leader; upon Shoshan- nim. [A Psalm] of David.
2Save me, 0 God; For the waters are come in even unto the soul. 3I am sunk in deep mire, where there is no standing; I am come into deep waters, and the flood overwhelmeth me. 4I am weary with my crying; my threat is dried; Mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head, They that would cut me off, being mine enemies wrongfully, are many; Should I restore that which I took not away?
60 God, Thou knowest my folly; And my trespasses are not hid from Thee.
7Let not them that wait for Thee be ashamed through me, 0 Lord GOD of hosts; Let not those that seek Thee be brought to confusion through me, 0 God of Israel.
8Because for Thy sake I have borne reproach; Confusion hath covered my face. 9I am become a stranger unto my brethren, And an alien unto my mother's children.
"Because zeal for Thy house hath eat- en me up, And the reproaches of them that reproach Thee are fallen upon me.
"And I wept with my soul fasting, And that became unto me a reproach.
12I made sackcloth also my garment, And I became a byword unto them 13They that sit in the gate talk of me; And I am the song of the drunkards.
14But as for me, let my prayer be unto Thee, O LOED, in an accept- able time; 0 God, in the abundance of Thy mercy, Answer me with the truth of Thy salvation. 15Deliver 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. 16Let not the waterflood overwhelm me., Neither let the deep swallow mo up; And let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.
17Answer me, 0 LORD, for Thy meroy ' is good; According to the multitude of Thy compassions turn Thou unto me.
PSALMS 18And hide not Thy face from Thy servant; For I am in distress; answer me speedily.
19Draw nigh unto my soul, and re- deem it; Ransom me because of mine enemies.
20Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion; Mine adversaries are all before Thee.
^Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am sore sick; And I looked for some to show com- passion, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none. ^Yea, they put poison into my food; And in my thirst they gave me vine- gar to drink.
^Let their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, let it become a trap. 24Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; And make their loins continually to totter. i5Pour out Thine indignation upon them, And let the fierceness of Thine anger overtake them.
^Let their encampment be desolate; Let none dwell in their tents. 7For they persecute him whom Thou hast smitten; And they tell of the pain of those whom Thou hast wounded. 8Add iniquity unto their iniquity; And let them not come into Thy righteousness. 9Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, And not be written with the right- eous.
30But I am afflicted and in pain; Let Thy salvation, O God, set me up on high. 31I will praise the name of God with a song; And will magnify Him with thanksgiving. 32And it shall please the LORD better than a bullock That- hath horns and hoofs. ^The humble shall see it, and be glad; Ye that seek after God, let your heart revive. 34For the LORD hearkeneth unto the needy, And despiseth not His prisoners. 36Let heaven and earth praise Hun, The seas, and every thing that moveth therein. 36For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah; And they shall abide there, and have it in possession. 37The seed also of His servants shall inherit it; And they that love His name shall dwell therein.
For the Leader. [A Psalm] of David; to make memorial.
20 God, to deliver me, 0 LORD, to help me, make haste. 8Let them be ashamed and abashed That seek after my soul; Let them be turned backward and brought to confusion That delight in my hurt. 4Let them be turned back by reason of their shame That say: 'Aha, aha.' 6Let all those that seek Thee rejoice and be glad in Thee; And let such as love Thy salvation say continually: 'Let God be magnified.' 6But I am poor and needy, PSALMS O God, make haste unto me; Thou art my help and my deliverer; O LofcD, tarry not.
In thee, 0 LOED, have I taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed. 2Dehver me in Thy righteousness, and rescue me; Incline Thine ear unto me, and save me. 3Be Thou to me a sheltering rock, whereunto I may continually resort, Which Thou hast appointed to save me; For Thou art my rock and my fort- O my God, rescue me out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the grasp of the unrighteous and ruthless man. 6For Thou art my hope; 0 Lord GOD, my trust from my youth. 6Upon Thee have I stayed myself from birth; Thou art He that took me out of my mother's wombj My praise is continually of Thee. *! am as a wonder unto many; But Thou art my strong refuge. 8My mouth shall be filled with Thy praise, And with Thy glory all the day. 9Cast me not off in the tune of old age; When my strength faileth, forsake me not. 10For mine enemies speak concerning me, And they that watch for my soul take counsel together, "Saying: 'God hath forsaken him; Pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.1 120 God, be not far from me; 0 my God, make haste to help me. 13Let them be ashamed and con- sumed that are adversaries to my soul; Let them be covered with reproach and confusion that seek my hurt 14But as for me, I will hope continu- ally, And will praise Thee yet more and more.
15My mouth shall tell of Thy right- eousness, And of Thy salvation all the day; For I know not the numbers there- of 16I will come with Thy mighty acts, 0 Lord GOD; 1 will make mention of Thy right- eousness, even of Thine only.
170 God, Thou hast taught me from my youth; And until now do I declare Thy wondrous works. 18And even unto old age and hoary hairs, 0 God, forsake me not; Until I have declared Thy strength unto the next generation, Thy might to every one that is to come; 19Thy righteousness also, 0 God, which reacheth unto high heaven; Thou who hast done great things, 0 God, who is like unto Thee? 20Thou? who hast made me to see many and sore troubles, Wilt quicken me again, and bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
aThou wilt increase my greatness, And turn and comfort me. **I also will give thanks unto Thee with the psaltery, Even unto Thy truth, 0 my God; 1 will sing praises unto Thee with the harp, PSALMS 0 Thou Holy One of Israel.
My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing praises unto Thee; And my soul, which Thou hast redeemed. My tongue also shall tell of Thy righteousness.all the day; For they are ashamed, for they are abashed, that seek my hurt.
[A Psahn] of Solomon.
Give the king Thy judgments, 0 God, And Thy righteousness unto the king's son; 2That he may judge Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with justice. 3Let the mountains bear peace to the people, And the hills, through righteousness.
4May he judge the poor of the people, And save the children of the needy, And crush the oppressor. ^hey shall fear Thee while the sun endureth, And so long as the moon, throughout all generations. 6May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, As showers that water the earth. 7In his days let the righteous flourish, And abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.
8May he have dominion also from sea to sea, And from the River unto the ends of the earth. 9Let them that dwell in the 'wilderness bow before him; And his enemies lick the dust. MThe kings of Tarshish and of the ( isles shall render tribute; The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
HYea, all kings shall prostrate them- selves before him; All nations shall serve him.
"For he will deliver the needy when he crieth; The poor also, and him that hath no helper.
13He will have pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he will save.
14He will redeem their soul from op- pression and violence, And precious will their blood be in his sight; "That they may live, and that he may give them of the gold of Sheba, That they may pray for him con- tinually, Yea, bless him all the day. 16May he be as a rich cornfield in the land upon the top of the moun- tains; May his fruit rustle like Lebanon; And may they blossom out of the city like grass of the earth. 17May his name endure for ever; May his name be continued as long as the sun; May men also bless themselves by him; May all nations call him happy.
"Blessed be the LOHD God, the God of Israel, Who only doeth wondrous things; 19And blessed be His glorious name for ever; And let the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen, and Amen.
20The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
PSALMS BOOK III A Psalm of Asaph.
Surely God is good to Israel, Even to such as are pure in heart. 2But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well nigh slipped. 3For I was envious at the ^arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4For there are no pangs at their death, And their body is sound. 5In the trouble of man they are not; Neither are they plagued like men. 6Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; Violence covereth them as a garment.
7Their eyes stand forth from fatness; They are gone beyond the imaginations of their heart. 8They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression; They speak as if there were none on high. ^hey have set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue walketh through the earth.
10Therefore His people return hither; And waters of fulness are drained out by them. "And they say: 'How doth God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?'
"Behold, such are the wicked; And they that are always at ease increase riches. "Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency; 14For all the day have I been plagued, And my chastisement came every morning.
15If I had said: 'I will speak thus', Behold, I had been faithless to the generation of Thy children. 16And when I pondered how I might know this, It was wearisome in mine eyes, "Until I entered into the sanctuary of God, And considered their end.^ 18Surely Thou settest them in slippery places; Thou hurlest them down to utter ruin. 19How are they become a desolation in a moment!
They are wholly consumed by ter- rors.
20As a dream when one awaketh, So, 0 Lord, when Thou arousest Thyself, Thou wilt despise their semblance.
21For my heart was in a ferment, And I was pricked in my reins. 22But I was brutish, and ignorant; I was as a beast before Thee.
^Nevertheless I am continually with Thee; Thou holdest my right hand. 24Thou wilt guide me with Thy coun- sel, And afterward receive me with have I in heaven but Thee? And beside Thee I desire none upon earth.
26My flesh and my heart faileth; But God is the rock of my heart and my portion for ever. 27For, lo, they that go far from Thee Thou dost destroy all them that go astray from Thee.
PSALMS 28But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, That I may tell of all Thy works.
17 A Maschil of Asaph.
Why, 0 God, hast Thou cast us off for ever?
Why doth Thine anger smoke against the flock of Thy pasture?
2Remember Thy congregation, which Thou hast gotten of old, Which Thou hast redeemed to be the tribe of Thine inheritance; And mount Zion, wherein Thou hast dwelt.
3Lift up Thy steps because of the perpetual ruins, Even all the evil that the enemy hath done in the sanctuary.
^hine adversaries have roared in the midst of Thy meeting-place; They have set up their own signs for signs.
5It seemed as when men wield up- wards Axes in a thicket of trees.
6And now all the carved work thereof together They strike down with hatchet and hammers.
7They have set Thy sanctuary on fire; They have profaned the dwelling- place of Thy name even to the ground.
8They said in their heart: 'Let us make havoc of them altogether'; They have burned up all the meet- ing-places of God in the land.
9We see not our signs; There is no more any prophet; Neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.
10How long, O God, shall the adver- sary reproach?
Shall the enemy blaspheme Thy name for ever?
"Why withdrawest Thou Thy hand, even Thy right hand?
Draw it out of Thy bosom and con- sume them.
12Yet God is my King of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth. 13Thou didst break the sea in pieces by Thy strength; Thou didst shatter the heads of the sea-monsters in the waters. 14Thou didst crush the heads of levia- than, Thou gavest him to be food to the folk inhabiting the wilderness. 15Thou didst cleave fountain and brook; Thou driedst up ever-flowing rivers 16Thine is the day, Thine also the night; Thou hast established luminary and sun. 17Thou hast set all the borders of the earth; Thou hast made summer and win- ter.
"Remember this, how the enemy hath reproached the LORD, And how a base people have blas- phemed Thy name. 190 deliver not the soul of Thy turtle- m dove unto the wild beast; Forget not the life of Thy poor for ever.
20Look upon the covenant; For the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of vio- lence. ^0 let not the oppressed turn back in confusion; Let the poor and needy praise Thy name. ^Arise, 0 God, plead Thine own cause, PSALMS Remember Thy reproach all the day at the hand of the base man. Forget not the voice of Thine adversaries, The tumult of those that rise up against Thee which ascendeth continually.
For the Leader; Al-tashheth. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song.
2We give thanks unto Thee, O God, We give thanks, and Thy name is near; Men tell of Thy wondrous works.
3f When I take the appointed time, I Myself will judge with equity. 4When the earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved, I Myself establish the pillars of it.'
Selah 5I say unto the arrogant: 'Deal not arrogantly '; And to the wicked- 'Lift not up the horn.'
6Lift not up your horn on high; Speak not insolence with a haughty neck. 7For neither from the east, nor from the west, Nor yet from the wilderness, cometh lifting up. 8For God is judge; He putteth down one, and lifteth up another. 9For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, with foaming wine, full of mixture, And He poureth out of the same; Surely the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall drain them, and drink them.
l°But as for me, I will declare for ever, I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. "All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; But the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.
*7 £ For the Leader; with string- * music. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song.
2In Judah is God known; His name is great in Israel. 3In Salem also is set His tabernacle, And His dwelling-place in Zion. 4There He broke the fiery shafts of the bow; The shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah BGlorious art Thou and excellent, coming down from the mountains of prey. 6The stout-hearted are bereft of sense, they sleep their sleep; And none of the men of might have found their hands. 7At Thy rebuke, 0 God of Jacob, They are cast into a dead sleep, the riders also and the horses.
8Thou, even Thou, art terrible, And who may stand in Thy sight when once Thou art angry? 9Thou didst cause sentence to be heard from heaven; The earth feared, and was still, 10Whert God arose to judgment, To save all the humble of the earth.
Selah uSurely the wrath of man shall praise Thee; The residue of wrath shalt Thou gird upon Thee. 12Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God; PSALMS Let aU that are round about Him bring presents unto Him that is to be feared; 13He minisheth the spirit of princes; He is terrible to the kings of the earth* P7'7 For the Leader; for Jeduthun. 1 ' A Psalm of Asaph 2I mil lift up my voice unto God, and cry; I will lift up my voice unto God, that He may give ear unto me. 3In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; With my hand uplifted, [mine eye] streameth in the night without ceasing; My soul refuseth to be comforted. *When I think thereon, O God, I must moan; When I muse thereon, my spirit fainteth. Selah 5Thou holdest fast the lids of mine eyes; I am troubled, and cannot speak. 6I have pondered the days of old, The years of ancient times. 7In the night I will call to remem- brance my song; I will commune with mine own heart; And my spirit maketh diligent search: 8rWill the Lord cast off for ever? And will He be favourable no more?
9Is His mercy clean gone for ever? Is His promise come to an end for evermore?
10Hath God forgotten to be gracious? Hath He in anger shut up His compassio*ns?' Selah HAnd I say: 'This is my weakness, That the right hand of the Most High could change.
12I will make mention of the deeds of the LORD; Yea, I will remember Thy wonders of old. 13I will meditate also upon all Thy work, And muse on Thy doings/ 14O God, Thy way is in holiness; Who is a great god like unto God? 15Thou art the God that doest wonders; Thou hast made known Thy strength among the^ peoples. 16Thou hast with Thine arm redeemed Thy people, The sons of Jacob and Joseph.
Selah 17The waters saw Thee, 0 God; The waters saw Thee, they were in pain; The depths also trembled. 18The clouds flooded forth waters; The skies sent out a sound; Thine arrows also went abroad. 19The voice of Thy thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings lighted up the world; The earth trembled and shook. 20Thy way was in the sea, And Thy path in the great waters, And Thy footsteps were not known. 21Thou didst lead Thy people like a flock, By the hand of Moses and Aaron.
Maschil of Asaph.
Give ear, 0 my people, to my teaching. Incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 2I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter dark sayings concerning days of old. 3That which we have heard and known, PSALMS And our fathers have told us, 4We will not hide from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, And His strength,, and His wondrous works that He hath done.
5For He established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which He commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children; ^hat the generation to come might know them, even the children that should be born; Who should arise and tell them to their children, 7That they might put their confidence in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep His commandments; 8And might not be as their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation; A generation that set not their heart aright, And whose spirit was not stedfast with God.
children of Ephraim were as archers handling the bow, That turned back in the day of battle. 10They kept not the covenant of God, And refused to walk in His law; uAnd they forgot His doings, And His wondrous works that He had shown them. 12Marvellous things did He in the sight of their fathers, In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. 13He cleaved the sea, and caused them to pass through; And He made the waters to stand as a heap.
14By day also He led them with a cloud, And all the night with a light of fire.
16He cleaved rocks in the wilderness, And gave them drink abundantly as out of the great deep. 16He brought streams also out of the rock, And caused waters to run down like rivers.
17Yet went they on still to sin against Hun, To rebel against the Most High in the desert.
18And they tried God in their heart By asking food for their craving. 19Yea, they spoke against God; They said: 'Can God prepare a table in the wilderness? 20Behold, He smote the rock, that waters gushed out, And streams overflowed; Can He give bread also? Or will He provide flesh for His people?' 21Therefore the LORD heard, and was wroth; And a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also went up against Israel; ^Because they believed not in God, And trusted not in His salvation.
^And He commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of heaven; 24And He caused manna to rain upon them for food, And gave them of the corn of heaven.
26Man did eat the bread of the mighty; He sent them provisions to the full.
26He caused the east wind to set forth in heaven; And by His power He brought on the south wind.
27He caused flesh also to rain upon them as the dust, PSALMS And winged fowl as the sand of the seas; 28And He let it faU in the midst of their camp, Round about their dwellings. 29So they did eat, and were well filled; And He gave them that which they craved. 30They were not estranged from their craving, Their food was yet in their mouths, 31When the anger of God went up against them, And slew of the lustiest among them, And smote down the young men of Israel.
32For all this they sinned still, And believed not in His wondrous works. ^Therefore He ended their days as a breath, And their years in terror. wWhen He slew them, then they would inquire after Him, And turn back and seek God earn- estly. 35And they remembered that God was