Psalms: JPS Tanakh RDN Edition

Psalms Chapter 1

(1) Happy is the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seat of the scornful. (2) But his delight is in the law of Yahweh; and in His law doth he meditate day and night. (3) And he shall be like a tree planted by streams of water, that bringeth forth its fruit in its season, and whose leaf doth not wither; and in whatsoever he doeth he shall prosper. (4) Not so the wicked; but they are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. (5) Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. (6) For Yahweh regardeth the way of the righteous; but the way of the wicked shall perish.

Psalms Chapter 2

(1) Why are the nations in an uproar? And why do the peoples mutter in vain? (2) The kings of the earth stand up, and the rulers take counsel together, against Yahweh, and against His anointed: (3) 'Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.' (4) He that sitteth in heaven laugheth, the Lord hath them in derision. (5) Then will He speak unto them in His wrath, and affright them in His sore displeasure: (6) 'Truly it is I that have established My king upon Zion, My holy mountain.' (7) I will tell of the decree: Yahweh said unto me: 'Thou art My son, this day have I begotten thee. (8) Ask of Me, and I will give the nations for thine inheritance, and the ends of the earth for thy possession. (9) Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.' (10) Now therefore, O ye kings, be wise; be admonished, ye judges of the earth. (11) Serve Yahweh with fear, and rejoice with trembling. (12) Do homage in purity, lest He be angry, and ye perish in the way, when suddenly His wrath is kindled. Happy are all they that take refuge in Him.

Psalms Chapter 3

(1) A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. (2) Yahweh, how many are mine adversaries become! Many are they that rise up against me. (3) Many there are that say of my soul: 'There is no salvation for him in God.' Selah (4) But thou, O Yahweh, art a shield about me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head. (5) With my voice I call unto Yahweh, and He answereth me out of His holy mountain. Selah (6) I lay me down, and I sleep; I awake, for Yahweh sustaineth me. (7) I am not afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about. (8) Arise, O Yahweh; save me, O my God; for Thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek, Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked. (9) Salvation belongeth unto Yahweh; Thy blessing be upon Thy people. Selah

Psalms Chapter 4

(1) For the Leader; with string-music. A Psalm of David. (2) Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness, Thou who didst set me free when I was in distress; be gracious unto me, and hear my prayer. (3) O ye sons of men, how long shall my glory be put to shame, in that ye love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah (4) But know that Yahweh hath set apart the godly man as His own; Yahweh will hear when I call unto Him. (5) Tremble, and sin not; commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah (6) Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in Yahweh. (7) Many there are that say: 'Oh that we could see some good!' Yahweh, lift Thou up the light of Thy countenance upon us. (8) Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than when their corn and their wine increase. (9) In peace will I both lay me down and sleep; for Thou, Yahweh, makest me dwell alone in safety.

Psalms Chapter 5

(1) For the Leader; upon the Nehiloth. A Psalm of David. (2) Give ear to my words, O Yahweh, consider my meditation. (3) Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; for unto Thee do I pray. (4) O Yahweh, in the morning shalt Thou hear my voice; in the morning will I order my prayer unto Thee, and will look forward. (5) For Thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; evil shall not sojourn with Thee. (6) The boasters shall not stand in Thy sight; Thou hatest all workers of iniquity. (7) Thou destroyest them that speak falsehood; Yahweh abhorreth the man of blood and of deceit. (8) But as for me, in the abundance of Thy lovingkindness will I come into Thy house; I will bow down toward Thy holy temple in the fear of Thee. (9) O Yahweh, lead me in Thy righteousness because of them that lie in wait for me; make Thy way straight before my face. (10) For there is no sincerity in their mouth; their inward part is a yawning gulf, their throat is an open sepulchre; they make smooth their tongue. (11) Hold them guilty, O God, let them fall by their own counsels; cast them down in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against Thee. (12) So shall all those that take refuge in Thee rejoice, they shall ever shout for joy, and Thou shalt shelter them; let them also that love Thy name exult in Thee. (13) For Thou dost bless the righteous; O Yahweh, Thou dost encompass him with favour as with a shield.

Psalms Chapter 6

(1) For the Leader; with string-music; on the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. (2) O Yahweh, rebuke me not in Thine anger, neither chasten me in Thy wrath. (3) Be gracious unto me, O Yahweh, for I languish away; heal me, O Yahweh, for my bones are affrighted. (4) My soul also is sore affrighted; and Thou, O Yahweh, how long? (5) Return, O Yahweh, deliver my soul; save me for Thy mercy's sake. (6) For in death there is no remembrance of Thee; in the nether-world who will give Thee thanks? (7) I am weary with my groaning; every night make I my bed to swim; I melt away my couch with my tears. (8) Mine eye is dimmed because of vexation; it waxeth old because of all mine adversaries. (9) Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for Yahweh hath heard the voice of my weeping. (10) Yahweh hath heard my supplication; Yahweh receiveth my prayer. (11) All mine enemies shall be ashamed and sore affrighted; they shall turn back, they shall be ashamed suddenly.

Psalms Chapter 7

(1) Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto Yahweh, concerning Cush a Benjamite. (2) O Yahweh my God, in Thee have I taken refuge; save me from all them that pursue me, and deliver me; (3) Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. (4) O Yahweh my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands; (5) If I have requited him that did evil unto me, or spoiled mine adversary unto emptiness; (6) Let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it, and tread my life down to the earth; yea, let him lay my glory in the dust. Selah (7) Arise, O Yahweh, in Thine anger, lift up Thyself in indignation against mine adversaries; yea, awake for me at the judgment which Thou hast commanded. (8) And let the congregation of the peoples compass Thee about, and over them return Thou on high. (9) O Yahweh, who ministerest judgment to the peoples, judge me, O Yahweh, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me. (10) Oh that a full measure of evil might come upon the wicked, and that Thou wouldest establish the righteous; for the righteous God trieth the heart and reins. (11) My shield is with God, who saveth the upright in heart. (12) God is a righteous judge, yea, a God that hath indignation every day: (13) If a man turn not, He will whet His sword, He hath bent His bow, and made it ready; (14) He hath also prepared for him the weapons of death, yea, His arrows which He made sharp. (15) Behold, he travaileth with iniquity; yea, he conceiveth mischief, and bringeth forth falsehood. (16) He hath digged a pit, and hollowed it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. (17) His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own pate. (18) I will give thanks unto Yahweh according to His righteousness; and will sing praise to the name of Yahweh Most High.

Psalms Chapter 8

(1) For the Leader; upon the Gittith. A Psalm of David. (2) O Yahweh, our Lord, how glorious is Thy name in all the earth! whose majesty is rehearsed above the heavens. (3) Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast Thou founded strength, because of Thine adversaries; that Thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. (4) When I behold Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which Thou hast established; (5) What is man, that Thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that Thou thinkest of him? (6) Yet Thou hast made him but little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. (7) Thou hast made him to have dominion over the works of Thy hands; Thou hast put all things under His feet: (8) Sheep and oxen, all of them, yea, and the beasts of the field; (9) The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea; whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. (10) O Yahweh, our Lord, how glorious is Thy name in all the earth!

Psalms Chapter 9

(1) For the Leader; upon Muthlabben. A Psalm of David. (2) I will give thanks unto Yahweh with my whole heart; I will tell of all Thy marvellous works. (3) I will be glad and exult in Thee; I will sing praise to Thy name, O Most High: (4) When mine enemies are turned back, they stumble and perish at Thy presence; (5) For Thou hast maintained my right and my cause; Thou sattest upon the throne as the righteous Judge. (6) Thou hast rebuked the nations, Thou hast destroyed the wicked, Thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever. (7) O thou enemy, the waste places are come to an end for ever; and the cities which thou didst uproot, their very memorial is perished. (8) But Yahweh is enthroned for ever; He hath established His throne for judgment. (9) And He will judge the world in righteousness, He will minister judgment to the peoples with equity. (10) Yahweh also will be a high tower for the oppressed, a high tower in times of trouble; (11) And they that know Thy name will put their trust in Thee; for thou, Yahweh, hast not forsaken them that seek Thee. (12) Sing praises to Yahweh, who dwelleth in Zion; declare among the peoples His doings. (13) For He that avengeth blood hath remembered them; He hath not forgotten the cry of the humble. (14) Be gracious unto me, O Yahweh, behold mine affliction at the hands of them that hate me; Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death; (15) That I may tell of all Thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion, that I may rejoice in Thy salvation. (16) The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. (17) Yahweh hath made Himself known, He hath executed judgment, the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah (18) The wicked shall return to the nether-world, even all the nations that forget God. (19) For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever. (20) Arise, O Yahweh, let not man prevail; let the nations be judged in Thy sight. (21) Set terror over them, O Yahweh; let the nations know they are but men. Selah

Psalms Chapter 10

(1) Why standest Thou afar off, O Yahweh? Why hidest Thou Thyself in times of trouble? (2) Through the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued, they are taken in the devices that they have imagined. (3) For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and the covetous vaunteth himself, though he contemn Yahweh. (4) The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith: 'He will not require'; all his thoughts are: 'There is no God.' (5) His ways prosper at all times; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight; as for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them. (6) He saith in his heart: 'I shall not be moved, I who to all generations shall not be in adversity.' (7) His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue is mischief and iniquity. (8) He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; in secret places doth he slay the innocent; his eyes are on the watch for the helpless. (9) He lieth in wait in a secret place as a lion in his lair, he lieth in wait to catch the poor; he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him up in his net. (10) He croucheth, he boweth down, and the helpless fall into his mighty claws. (11) He hath said in his heart: 'God hath forgotten; He hideth His face; He will never see.' (12) Arise, O Yahweh; O God, lift up Thy hand; forget not the humble. (13) Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, and say in his heart: 'Thou wilt not require'? (14) Thou hast seen; for Thou beholdest trouble and vexation, to requite them with Thy hand; unto Thee the helpless committeth himself; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless. (15) Break Thou the arm of the wicked; and as for the evil man, search out his wickedness, till none be found. (16) Yahweh is King for ever and ever; the nations are perished out of His land. (17) Yahweh, Thou hast heard the desire of the humble: Thou wilt direct their heart, Thou wilt cause Thine ear to attend; (18) To right the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.

Psalms Chapter 11

(1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David. In Yahweh have I taken refuge; how say ye to my soul: 'Flee thou! to your mountain, ye birds'? (2) For, lo, the wicked bend the bow, they have made ready their arrow upon the string, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart. (3) When the foundations are destroyed, what hath the righteous wrought? (4) Yahweh is in His holy temple, Yahweh, His throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids try, the children of men. (5) Yahweh trieth the righteous; but the wicked and him that loveth violence His soul hateth. (6) Upon the wicked He will cause to rain coals; fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup. (7) For Yahweh is righteous, He loveth righteousness; the upright shall behold His face.

Psalms Chapter 12

(1) For the Leader; on the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. (2) Help, Yahweh; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. (3) They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour; with flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak. (4) May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things! (5) Who have said: 'Our tongue will we make mighty; our lips are with us: who is lord over us?' (6) 'For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise', saith Yahweh; 'I will set him in safety at whom they puff.' (7) The words of Yahweh are pure words, as silver tried in a crucible on the earth, refined seven times. (8) Thou wilt keep them, O Yahweh; Thou wilt preserve us from this generation for ever. (9) The wicked walk on every side, when vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

Psalms Chapter 13

(1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David. (2) How long, O Yahweh, wilt Thou forget me for ever? How long wilt Thou hide Thy face from me? (3) How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart by day? How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? (4) Behold Thou, and answer me, O Yahweh my God; lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; (5) Lest mine enemy say: 'I have prevailed against him'; lest mine adversaries rejoice when I am moved. (6) But as for me, in Thy mercy do I trust; my heart shall rejoice in Thy salvation. I will sing unto Yahweh, because He hath dealt bountifully with me.

Psalms Chapter 14

(1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart: 'There is no God'; they have dealt corruptly, they have done abominably; there is none that doeth good. (2) Yahweh looked forth from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any man of understanding, that did seek after God. (3) They are all corrupt, they are together become impure; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. (4) 'Shall not all the workers of iniquity know it, who eat up My people as they eat bread, and call not upon Yahweh?' (5) There are they in great fear; for God is with the righteous generation. (6) Ye would put to shame the counsel of the poor, but Yahweh is his refuge. (7) Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When Yahweh turneth the captivity of His people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

Psalms Chapter 15

(1) A Psalm of David. Yahweh, who shall sojourn in Thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell upon Thy holy mountain? (2) He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh truth in his heart; (3) That hath no slander upon his tongue, nor doeth evil to his fellow, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour; (4) In whose eyes a vile person is despised, but he honoureth them that fear Yahweh; he that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not; (5) He that putteth not out his money on interest, nor taketh a bribe against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

Psalms Chapter 16

(1) Michtam of David. Keep me, O God; for I have taken refuge in Thee. (2) I have said unto Yahweh: 'Thou art my Lord; I have no good but in Thee'; (3) As for the holy that are in the earth, they are the excellent in whom is all my delight. (4) Let the idols of them be multiplied that make suit unto another; their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take their names upon my lips. (5) O Yahweh, the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup, Thou maintainest my lot. (6) The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. (7) I will bless Yahweh, who hath given me counsel; yea, in the night seasons my reins instruct me. (8) I have set Yahweh always before me; surely He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. (9) Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth; my flesh also dwelleth in safety; (10) For Thou wilt not abandon my soul to the nether-world; neither wilt Thou suffer Thy godly one to see the pit. (11) Thou makest me to know the path of life; in Thy presence is fulness of joy, in Thy right hand bliss for evermore.

Psalms Chapter 17

(1) A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O Yahweh, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer from lips without deceit. (2) Let my judgment come forth from Thy presence; let Thine eyes behold equity. (3) Thou hast tried my heart, Thou hast visited it in the night; Thou hast tested me, and Thou findest not that I had a thought which should not pass my mouth. (4) As for the doings of men, by the word of Thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent. (5) My steps have held fast to Thy paths, my feet have not slipped. (6) As for me, I call upon Thee, for Thou wilt answer me, O God; incline Thine ear unto me, hear my speech. (7) Make passing great Thy mercies, O Thou that savest by Thy right hand from assailants them that take refuge in Thee. (8) Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me in the shadow of Thy wings, (9) From the wicked that oppress, my deadly enemies, that compass me about. (10) Their gross heart they have shut tight, with their mouth they speak proudly. (11) At our every step they have now encompassed us; they set their eyes to cast us down to the earth. (12) He is like a lion that is eager to tear in pieces, and like a young lion lurking in secret places. (13) Arise, O Yahweh, confront him, cast him down; deliver my soul from the wicked, by Thy sword; (14) From men, by Thy hand, O Yahweh, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life, and whose belly Thou fillest with Thy treasure; who have children in plenty, and leave their abundance to their babes. (15) As for me, I shall behold Thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with Thy likeness.

Psalms Chapter 18

(1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David the servant of Yahweh, who spoke unto Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul; (2) And he said: I love thee, O Yahweh, my strength. (3) Yahweh is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in Him I take refuge; my shield, and my horn of salvation, my high tower. (4) Praised, I cry, is Yahweh, and I am saved from mine enemies. (5) The cords of Death compassed me, and the floods of Belial assailed me. (6) The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of Death confronted me. (7) In my distress I called upon Yahweh, and cried unto my God; out of His temple He heard my voice, and my cry came before Him unto His ears. (8) Then the earth did shake and quake, the foundations also of the mountains did tremble; they were shaken, because He was wroth. (9) Smoke arose up in His nostrils, and fire out of His mouth did devour; coals flamed forth from Him. (10) He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and thick darkness was under His feet. (11) And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yea, He did swoop down upon the wings of the wind. (12) He made darkness His hiding-place, His pavilion round about Him; darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies. (13) At the brightness before Him, there passed through His thick clouds hailstones and coals of fire. (14) Yahweh also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High gave forth His voice; hailstones and coals of fire. (15) And He sent out His arrows, and scattered them; and He shot forth lightnings, and discomfited them. (16) And the channels of waters appeared, and the foundations of the world were laid bare, at Thy rebuke, O Yahweh, at the blast of the breath of Thy nostrils. (17) He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. (18) He delivered me from mine enemy most strong, and from them that hated me, for they were too mighty for me. (19) They confronted me in the day of my calamity; but Yahweh was a stay unto me. (20) He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because He delighted in me. (21) Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath He recompensed me. (22) For I have kept the ways of Yahweh, and have not wickedly departed from my God. (23) For all His ordinances were before me, and I put not away His statutes from me. (24) And I was single-hearted with Him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity. (25) Therefore hath Yahweh recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes. (26) With the merciful Thou dost show Thyself merciful, with the upright man Thou dost show Thyself upright; (27) With the pure Thou dost show Thyself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle. (28) For Thou dost save the afflicted people; but the haughty eyes Thou dost humble. (29) For Thou dost light my lamp; Yahweh my God doth lighten my darkness. (30) For by Thee I run upon a troop; and by my God do I scale a wall. (31) As for God, His way is perfect; the word of Yahweh is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in Him. (32) For who is God, save Yahweh? And who is a Rock, except our God? (33) The God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way straight; (34) Who maketh my feet like hinds', and setteth me upon my high places; (35) Who traineth my hands for war, so that mine arms do bend a bow of brass. (36) Thou hast also given me Thy shield of salvation, and Thy right hand hath holden me up; and Thy condescension hath made me great. (37) Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped. (38) I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them; neither did I turn back till they were consumed. (39) I have smitten them through, so that they are not able to rise; they are fallen under my feet. (40) For Thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. (41) Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, and I did cut off them that hate me. (42) They cried, but there was none to save; even unto Yahweh, but He answered them not. (43) Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind; I did cast them out as the mire of the streets. (44) Thou hast delivered me from the contentions of the people; Thou hast made me the head of the nations; a people whom I have not known serve me. (45) As soon as they hear of me, they obey me; the sons of the stranger dwindle away before me. (46) The sons of the stranger fade away, and come trembling out of their close places. (47) Yahweh liveth, and blessed be my Rock; and exalted be the God of my salvation; (48) Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, and subdueth peoples under me. (49) He delivereth me from mine enemies; yea, Thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man. (50) Therefore I will give thanks unto Thee, O Yahweh, among the nations, and will sing praises unto Thy name. (51) Great salvation giveth He to His king; and showeth mercy to His anointed, to David and to his seed, for evermore.

Psalms Chapter 19

(1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David. (2) The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth His handiwork; (3) Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night revealeth knowledge; (4) There is no speech, there are no words, neither is their voice heard. (5) Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath He set a tent for the sun, (6) Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run his course. (7) His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it; and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. (8) The law of Yahweh is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of Yahweh is sure, making wise the simple. (9) The precepts of Yahweh are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of Yahweh is pure, enlightening the eyes. (10) The fear of Yahweh is clean, enduring for ever; the ordinances of Yahweh are true, they are righteous altogether; (11) More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. (12) Moreover by them is Thy servant warned; in keeping of them there is great reward. (13) Who can discern his errors? Clear Thou me from hidden faults. (14) Keep back Thy servant also from presumptuous sins, that they may not have dominion over me; then shall I be faultless, and I shall be clear from great transgression. (15) Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before Thee, O Yahweh, my Rock, and my Redeemer.

Psalms Chapter 20

(1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David. (2) Yahweh answer thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high; (3) Send forth thy help from the sanctuary, and support thee out of Zion; (4) Receive the memorial of all thy meal-offerings, and accept the fat of thy burnt-sacrifice; Selah (5) Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel. (6) We will shout for joy in thy victory, and in the name of our God we will set up our standards; Yahweh fulfil all thy petitions. (7) Now know I that Yahweh saveth His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven with the mighty acts of His saving right hand. (8) Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; but we will make mention of the name of Yahweh our God. (9) They are bowed down and fallen; but we are risen, and stand upright. (10) Save, Yahweh; let the King answer us in the day that we call.

Psalms Chapter 21

(1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David. (2) O Yahweh, in Thy strength the king rejoiceth; and in Thy salvation how greatly doth he exult! (3) Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and the request of his lips Thou hast not withholden. Selah (4) For Thou meetest him with choicest blessings; Thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head. (5) He asked life of Thee, Thou gavest it him; even length of days for ever and ever. (6) His glory is great through Thy salvation; honour and majesty dost Thou lay upon him. (7) For Thou makest him most blessed for ever; Thou makest him glad with joy in Thy presence. (8) For the king trusteth in Yahweh, yea, in the mercy of the Most High; he shall not be moved. (9) Thy hand shall be equal to all thine enemies; thy right hand shall overtake those that hate thee. (10) Thou shalt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger; Yahweh shall swallow them up in His wrath, and the fire shall devour them. (11) Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men. (12) For they intended evil against thee, they imagined a device, wherewith they shall not prevail. (13) For thou shalt make them turn their back, thou shalt make ready with thy bowstrings against the face of them. (14) Be Thou exalted, O Yahweh, in Thy strength; so will we sing and praise Thy power.

Psalms Chapter 22

(1) For the Leader; upon Aijeleth ha-Shahar. A Psalm of David. (2) My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me, and art far from my help at the words of my cry? (3) O my God, I call by day, but Thou answerest not; and at night, and there is no surcease for me. (4) Yet Thou art holy, O Thou that art enthroned upon the praises of Israel. (5) In Thee did our fathers trust; they trusted, and Thou didst deliver them. (6) Unto Thee they cried, and escaped; in Thee did they trust, and were not ashamed. (7) But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. (8) All they that see me laugh me to scorn; they shoot out the lip, they shake the head: (9) 'Let him commit himself unto Yahweh! let Him rescue him; let Him deliver him, seeing He delighteth in him.' (10) For Thou art He that took me out of the womb; Thou madest me trust when I was upon my mother's breasts. (11) Upon Thee I have been cast from my birth; Thou art my God from my mother's womb. (12) Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. (13) Many bulls have encompassed me; strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. (14) They open wide their mouth against me, as a ravening and a roaring lion. (15) I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is become like wax; it is melted in mine inmost parts. (16) My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my throat; and Thou layest me in the dust of death. (17) For dogs have encompassed me; a company of evil-doers have inclosed me; like a lion, they are at my hands and my feet. (18) I may count all my bones; they look and gloat over me. (19) They part my garments among them, and for my vesture do they cast lots. (20) But Thou, O Yahweh, be not far off; O Thou my strength, hasten to help me. (21) Deliver my soul from the sword; mine only one from the power of the dog. (22) Save me from the lion's mouth; yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen do Thou answer me. (23) I will declare Thy name unto my brethren; in the midst of the congregation will I praise Thee. (24) 'Ye that fear Yahweh, praise Him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify Him; and stand in awe of Him, all ye the seed of Israel. (25) For He hath not despised nor abhorred the lowliness of the poor; neither hath He hid His face from him; but when he cried unto Him, He heard.' (26) From Thee cometh my praise in the great congregation; I will pay my vows before them that fear Him. (27) Let the humble eat and be satisfied; let them praise Yahweh that seek after Him; may your heart be quickened for ever! (28) All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Yahweh; and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before Thee. (29) For the kingdom is Yahweh'S; and He is the ruler over the nations. (30) All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship; all they that go down to the dust shall kneel before Him, even he that cannot keep his soul alive. (31) A seed shall serve him; it shall be told of the Lord unto the next generation. (32) They shall come and shall declare His righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that He hath done it.

Psalms Chapter 23

(1) A Psalm of David. Yahweh is my shepherd; I shall not want. (2) He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters. (3) He restoreth my soul; He guideth me in straight paths for His name's sake. (4) Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me. (5) Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; Thou hast anointed my head with oil; my cup runneth over. (6) Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of Yahweh for ever.

Psalms Chapter 24

(1) A Psalm of David. The earth is Yahweh'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. (2) For He hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. (3) Who shall ascend into the mountain of Yahweh? and who shall stand in His holy place? (4) He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not taken My name in vain, and hath not sworn deceitfully. (5) He shall receive a blessing from Yahweh, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. (6) Such is the generation of them that seek after Him, that seek Thy face, even Jacob. Selah (7) Lift 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?' 'Yahweh strong and mighty, Yahweh mighty in battle.' (9) Lift up your heads, O 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?' 'Yahweh of hosts; He is the King of glory.' Selah

Psalms Chapter 25

(1) A Psalm of David. Unto Thee, O Yahweh, do I lift up my soul. (2) O my God, in Thee have I trusted, let me not be ashamed; let not mine enemies triumph over me. (3) Yea, none that wait for Thee shall be ashamed; they shall be ashamed that deal treacherously without cause. (4) Show me Thy ways, O Yahweh; teach me Thy paths. (5) Guide me in Thy truth, and teach me; for Thou art the God of my salvation; for Thee do I wait all the day. (6) Remember, O Yahweh, Thy compassions and Thy mercies; for they have been from of old. (7) Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; according to Thy mercy remember Thou me, for Thy goodness' sake, O Yahweh. (8) Good and upright is Yahweh; therefore doth He instruct sinners in the way. (9) He guideth The humble in justice; and He teacheth the humble His way. (10) All the paths of Yahweh are mercy and truth unto such as keep His covenant and His testimonies. (11) For Thy name's sake, O Yahweh, pardon mine iniquity, for it is great. (12) What man is he that feareth Yahweh? him will He instruct in the way that He should choose. (13) His soul shall abide in prosperity; and his seed shall inherit the land. (14) The counsel of Yahweh is with them that fear Him; and His covenant, to make them know it. (15) Mine eyes are ever toward Yahweh; for He will bring forth my feet out of the net. (16) Turn Thee unto me, and be gracious unto me; for I am solitary and afflicted. (17) The troubles of my heart are enlarged; O bring Thou me out of my distresses. (18) See mine affliction and my travail; and forgive all my sins. (19) Consider how many are mine enemies, and the cruel hatred wherewith they hate me. (20) O keep my soul, and deliver me; let me not be ashamed, for I have taken refuge in Thee. (21) Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for Thee. (22) Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.

Psalms Chapter 26

(1) A Psalm of David. Judge me, O Yahweh, for I have walked in mine integrity, and I have trusted in Yahweh without wavering. (2) Examine me, O Yahweh, and try me; test my reins and my heart. (3) For Thy mercy is before mine eyes; and I have walked in Thy truth. (4) I have not sat with men of falsehood; neither will I go in with dissemblers. (5) I hate the gathering of evil doers, and will not sit with the wicked. (6) I will wash my hands in innocency; so will I compass Thine altar, O Yahweh, (7) That I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, and tell of all Thy wondrous works. (8) Yahweh, I love the habitation of Thy house, and the place where Thy glory dwelleth. (9) Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with men of blood; (10) In whose hands is craftiness, and their right hand is full of bribes. (11) But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity; redeem me, and be gracious unto me. (12) My foot standeth in an even place; in the congregations will I bless Yahweh.

Psalms Chapter 27

(1) A Psalm of David. Yahweh is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? (2) When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, even mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell. (3) 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. (4) One thing have I asked of Yahweh, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life, to behold the graciousness of Yahweh, and to visit early in His temple. (5) For He concealeth me in His pavilion in the day of evil; He hideth me in the covert of His tent; He lifteth me up upon a rock. (6) And 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 Yahweh. (7) Hear, O Yahweh, when I call with my voice, and be gracious unto me, and answer me. (8) In Thy behalf my heart hath said: 'Seek ye My face'; Thy face, Yahweh, will I seek. (9) Hide not Thy face far from me; put not Thy servant away in anger; Thou hast been my help; cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. (10) For though my father and my mother have forsaken me, Yahweh will take me up. (11) Teach me Thy way, O Yahweh; and lead me in an even path, because of them that lie in wait for me. (12) Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adversaries; for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out violence. (13) If I had not believed to look upon the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living! -- (14) Wait on Yahweh; be strong, and let thy heart take courage; yea, wait thou for Yahweh.

Psalms Chapter 28

(1) A Psalm of David. Unto thee, O Yahweh, 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. (2) Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto Thee, when I lift up my hands toward Thy holy Sanctuary. (3) Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity; who speak peace with their neighbours, but evil is in their hearts. (4) Give 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. (5) Because they give no heed to the works of Yahweh, nor to the operation of His hands; He will break them down and not build them up. (6) Blessed be Yahweh, because He hath heard the voice of my supplications. (7) Yahweh 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. (8) Yahweh is a strength unto them; and He is a stronghold of salvation to His anointed. (9) Save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance; and tend them, and carry them for ever.

Psalms Chapter 29

(1) A Psalm of David. Ascribe unto Yahweh, O ye sons of might, ascribe unto Yahweh glory and strength. (2) Ascribe unto Yahweh the glory due unto His name; worship Yahweh in the beauty of holiness. (3) The voice of Yahweh is upon the waters; the God of glory thundereth, even Yahweh upon many waters. (4) The voice of Yahweh is powerful; the voice of Yahweh is full of majesty. (5) The voice of Yahweh breaketh the cedars; yea, Yahweh breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. (6) He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild-ox. (7) The voice of Yahweh heweth out flames of fire. (8) The voice of Yahweh shaketh the wilderness; Yahweh shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. (9) The voice of Yahweh maketh the hinds to calve, and strippeth the forests bare; and in His temple all say: 'Glory.' (10) Yahweh sat enthroned at the flood; yea, Yahweh sitteth as King for ever. (11) Yahweh will give strength unto His people; Yahweh will bless his people with peace.

Psalms Chapter 30

(1) A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House; of David. (2) I will extol thee, O Yahweh, for Thou hast raised me up, and hast not suffered mine enemies to rejoice over me. (3) O Yahweh my God, I cried unto Thee, and Thou didst heal me; (4) O Yahweh, Thou broughtest up my soul from the nether-world; Thou didst kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. (5) Sing praise unto Yahweh, O ye His godly ones, and give thanks to His holy name. (6) For 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. (7) Now I had said in my security: 'I shall never be moved.' (8) Thou hadst established, O Yahweh, in Thy favour my mountain as a stronghold -- Thou didst hide Thy face; I was affrighted. (9) Unto Thee, O Yahweh, did I call, and unto Yahweh 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? (11) Hear, O Yahweh, and be gracious unto me; Yahweh, be Thou my helper.' (12) Thou didst turn for me my mourning into dancing; Thou didst loose my sackcloth, and gird me with gladness; (13) So that my glory may sing praise to Thee, and not be silent; O Yahweh my God, I will give thanks unto Thee for ever.

Psalms Chapter 31

(1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David. (2) In thee, O Yahweh, have I taken refuge; let me never be ashamed; deliver me in Thy righteousness. (3) Incline Thine ear unto me, deliver me speedily; be Thou to me a rock of refuge, even a fortress of defence, to save me. (4) For Thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for Thy name's sake lead me and guide me. (5) Bring me forth out of the net that they have hidden for me; for Thou art my stronghold. (6) Into Thy hand I commit my spirit; Thou hast redeemed me, O Yahweh, Thou God of truth. (7) I hate them that regard lying vanities; but I trust in Yahweh. (8) I will be glad and rejoice in Thy lovingkindness; for Thou hast seen mine affliction, Thou hast taken cognizance of the troubles of my soul, (9) And Thou hast not given me over into the hand of the enemy; Thou hast set my feet in a broad place. (10) Be gracious unto me, O Yahweh, for I am in distress; mine eye wasteth away with vexation, yea, my soul and my body. (11) For my life is spent in sorrow, and my years in sighing; my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are wasted away. (12) Because of all mine adversaries I am become a reproach, yea, unto my neighbours exceedingly, and a dread to mine acquaintance; they that see me without flee from me. (13) I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind; I am like a useless vessel. (14) For 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. (15) But as for me, I have trusted in Thee, O Yahweh; I have said: 'Thou art my God.' (16) My times are in Thy hand; deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me. (17) Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant; save me in Thy lovingkindness. (18) O Yahweh, 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. (19) Let the lying lips be dumb, which speak arrogantly against the righteous, with pride and contempt. (20) Oh 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! (21) Thou hidest them in the covert of Thy presence from the plottings of man; Thou concealest them in a pavilion from the strife of tongues. (22) Blessed be Yahweh; for He hath shown me His wondrous lovingkindness in an entrenched city. (23) As for me, I said in my haste: 'I am cut off from before Thine eyes'; nevertheless Thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto Thee. (24) O love Yahweh, all ye His godly ones; Yahweh preserveth the faithful, and plentifully repayeth him that acteth haughtily. (25) Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all ye that wait for Yahweh.

Psalms Chapter 32

(1) A Psalm of David. Maschil. Happy is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is pardoned. (2) Happy is the man unto whom Yahweh counteth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. (3) When I kept silence, my bones wore away through my groaning all the day long. (4) For day and night Thy hand was heavy upon me; my sap was turned as in the droughts of summer. Selah (5) I acknowledged my sin unto Thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid; I said: 'I will make confession concerning my transgressions unto Yahweh' -- and Thou, Thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah (6) For this let every one that is godly pray unto Thee in a time when Thou mayest be found; surely, when the great waters overflow, they will not reach unto him. (7) Thou art my hiding-place; Thou wilt preserve me from the adversary; with songs of deliverance Thou wilt compass me about. Selah (8) 'I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go; I will give counsel, Mine eye being upon thee.' (9) Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding; whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, that they come not near unto thee. (10) Many are the sorrows of the wicked; but he that trusteth in Yahweh, mercy compasseth him about. (11) Be glad in Yahweh, and rejoice, ye righteous; and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

Psalms Chapter 33

(1) Rejoice in Yahweh, O ye righteous, praise is comely for the upright. (2) Give thanks unto Yahweh with harp, sing praises unto Him with the psaltery of ten strings. (3) Sing unto Him a new song; play skilfully amid shouts of joy. (4) For the word of Yahweh is upright; and all His work is done in faithfulness. (5) He loveth righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the lovingkindness of Yahweh. (6) By the word of Yahweh were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth. (7) He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap; He layeth up the deeps in storehouses. (8) Let all the earth fear Yahweh; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. (9) For He spoke, and it was; He commanded, and it stood. (10) Yahweh bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect. (11) The counsel of Yahweh standeth for ever, the thoughts of His heart to all generations. (12) Happy is the nation whose God is Yahweh; the people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance. (13) Yahweh looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men; (14) From the place of His habitation He looketh intently upon all the inhabitants of the earth; (15) He that fashioneth the hearts of them all, that considereth all their doings. (16) A king is not saved by the multitude of a host; a mighty man is not delivered by great strength. (17) A horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth it afford escape by its great strength. (18) Behold, the eye of Yahweh is toward them that fear Him, toward them that wait for His mercy; (19) To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. (20) Our soul hath waited for Yahweh; He is our help and our shield. (21) For in Him doth our heart rejoice, because we have trusted in His holy name. (22) Let Thy mercy, O Yahweh, be upon us, according as we have waited for Thee.

Psalms Chapter 34

(1) A Psalm of David; when he changed his demeanour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. (2) I will bless Yahweh at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. (3) My soul shall glory in Yahweh; the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. (4) O magnify Yahweh with me, and let us exalt His name together. (5) I sought Yahweh, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. (6) They looked unto Him, and were radiant; and their faces shall never be abashed. (7) This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard, and saved him out of all his troubles. (8) The angel of Yahweh encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them. (9) O consider and see that Yahweh is good; happy is the man that taketh refuge in Him. (10) O fear Yahweh, ye His holy ones; for there is no want to them that fear Him. (11) The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but they that seek Yahweh want not any good thing. (12) Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of Yahweh. (13) Who is the man that desireth life, and loveth days, that he may see good therein? (14) Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. (15) Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. (16) The eyes of Yahweh are toward the righteous, and His ears are open unto their cry. (17) The face of Yahweh is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. (18) They cried, and Yahweh heard, and delivered them out of all their troubles. (19) Yahweh is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as are of a contrite spirit. (20) Many are the ills of the righteous, but Yahweh delivereth him out of them all. (21) He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken. (22) Evil shall kill the wicked; and they that hate the righteous shall be held guilty. (23) Yahweh redeemeth the soul of His servants; and none of them that take refuge in Him shall be desolate.

Psalms Chapter 35

(1) A Psalm of David. Strive, O Yahweh, with them that strive with me; fight against them that fight against me. (2) Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise up to my help. (3) Draw out also the spear, and the battle-axe, against them that pursue me; say unto my soul: 'I am Thy salvation.' (4) Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion that seek after my soul; let them be turned back and be abashed that devise my hurt. (5) Let them be as chaff before the wind, the angel of Yahweh thrusting them. (6) Let their way be dark and slippery, the angel of Yahweh pursuing them. (7) For without cause have they hid for me the pit, even their net, without cause have they digged for my soul. (8) Let destruction come upon him unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself; with destruction let him fall therein. (9) And my soul shall be joyful in Yahweh; it shall rejoice in His salvation. (10) All my bones shall say: 'Yahweh, who is like unto Thee, who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?' (11) Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they ask me of things that I know not. (12) They repay me evil for good; bereavement is come to my soul. (13) But 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. (14) I went about as though it had been my friend or my brother; I bowed down mournful, as one that mourneth for his mother. (15) But when I halt they rejoice, and gather themselves together; the abjects gather themselves together against me, and those whom I know not; they tear me, and cease not; (16) With the profanest mockeries of backbiting they gnash at me with their teeth. (17) Lord, how long wilt Thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, mine only one from the lions. (18) I will give Thee thanks in the great congregation; I will praise Thee among a numerous people. (19) Let not them that are wrongfully mine enemies rejoice over me; neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. (20) For they speak not peace; but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land. (21) Yea, they open their mouth wide against me; they say: 'Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.' (22) Thou hast seen, O Yahweh; keep not silence; O Lord, be not far from me. (23) Rouse Thee, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord. (24) Judge me, O Yahweh my God, according to Thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me. (25) Let them not say in their heart: 'Aha, we have our desire'; let them not say: 'We have swallowed him up.' (26) Let them be ashamed and abashed together that rejoice at my hurt; let them be clothed with shame and confusion that magnify themselves against me. (27) Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that delight in my righteousness; yea, let them say continually: 'Magnified be Yahweh, who delighteth in the peace of His servant.' (28) And my tongue shall speak of Thy righteousness, and of Thy praise all the day.

Psalms Chapter 36

(1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David the servant of Yahweh. (2) Transgression speaketh to the wicked, methinks -- there is no fear of God before his eyes. (3) For it flattereth him in his eyes, until his iniquity be found, and he be hated. (4) The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit; he hath left off to be wise, to do good. (5) He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil. (6) Thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh, is in the heavens; Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the skies. (7) Thy righteousness is like the mighty mountains; Thy judgments are like the great deep; man and beast Thou preservest, O Yahweh. (8) How precious is Thy lovingkindness, O God! and the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Thy wings. (9) They are abundantly satisfied with the fatness of Thy house; and Thou makest them drink of the river of Thy pleasures. (10) For with Thee is the fountain of life; in Thy light do we see light. (11) O continue Thy lovingkindness unto them that know Thee; and Thy righteousness to the upright in heart. (12) Let not the foot of pride overtake me, and let not the hand of the wicked drive me away. (13) There are the workers of iniquity fallen; they are thrust down, and are not able to rise.

Psalms Chapter 37

(1) A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness. (2) For they shall soon wither like the grass, and fade as the green herb. (3) Trust in Yahweh, and do good; dwell in the land, and cherish faithfulness. (4) So shalt thou delight thyself in Yahweh; and He shall give thee the petitions of thy heart. (5) Commit thy way unto Yahweh; trust also in Him, and He will bring it to pass. (6) And He will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, and thy right as the noonday. (7) Resign thyself unto Yahweh, 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. (8) Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing. (9) For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait for Yahweh, they shall inherit the land. (10) And yet a little while, and the wicked is no more; yea, thou shalt look well at his place, and he is not. (11) But the humble shall inherit the land, and delight themselves in the abundance of peace. (12) The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth at him with his teeth. (13) The Lord doth laugh at him; for He seeth that his day is coming. (14) The 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; (15) Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. (16) Better is a little that the righteous hath than the abundance of many wicked. (17) For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; but Yahweh upholdeth the righteous. (18) Yahweh knoweth the days of them that are wholehearted; and their inheritance shall be for ever. (19) They shall not be ashamed in the time of evil; and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. (20) For the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of Yahweh shall be as the fat of lambs -- they shall pass away in smoke, they shall pass away. (21) The wicked borroweth, and payeth not; but the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth. (22) For such as are blessed of Him shall inherit the land; and they that are cursed of Him shall be cut off. (23) It is of Yahweh that a man's goings are established; and He delighted in his way. (24) Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for Yahweh upholdeth his hand. (25) I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. (26) All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. (27) Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore. (28) For Yahweh loveth justice, and forsaketh not His saints; they are preserved for ever; but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. (29) The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. (30) The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh justice. (31) The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps slide. (32) The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. (33) Yahweh will not leave him in his hand, nor suffer him to be condemned when he is judged. (34) Wait for Yahweh, and keep His way, and He will exalt thee to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. (35) I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a leafy tree in its native soil. (36) But one passed by, and, lo, he was not; yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. (37) Mark the man of integrity, and behold the upright; for there is a future for the man of peace. (38) But transgressors shall be destroyed together; the future of the wicked shall be cut off. (39) But the salvation of the righteous is of Yahweh; He is their stronghold in the time of trouble. (40) And Yahweh helpeth them, and delivereth them; He delivereth them from the wicked, and saveth them, because they have taken refuge in Him.

Psalms Chapter 38

(1) A Psalm of David, to make memorial. (2) O Yahweh, rebuke me not in Thine anger; neither chasten me in Thy wrath. (3) For Thine arrows are gone deep into me, and Thy hand is come down upon me. (4) There is no soundness in my flesh because of Thine indignation; neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin. (5) For mine iniquities are gone over my head; as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. (6) My wounds are noisome, they fester, because of my foolishness. (7) I am bent and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day. (8) For my loins are filled with burning; and there is no soundness in my flesh. (9) I am benumbed and sore crushed; I groan by reason of the moaning of my heart. (10) Lord, all my desire is before Thee; and my sighing is not hid from Thee. (11) My heart fluttereth, my strength faileth me; as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. (12) My friends and my companions stand aloof from my plague; and my kinsmen stand afar off. (13) They also that seek after my life lay snares for me; and they that seek my hurt speak crafty devices, and utter deceits all the day. (14) But I am as a deaf man, I hear not; and I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. (15) Yea, I am become as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no arguments. (16) For in Thee, O Yahweh, do I hope; Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God. (17) For I said: 'Lest they rejoice over me; when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.' (18) For I am ready to halt, and my pain is continually before me. (19) For I do declare mine iniquity; I am full of care because of my sin. (20) But mine enemies are strong in health; and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied. (21) They also that repay evil for good are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good. (22) Forsake me not, O Yahweh; O my God, be not far from me. (23) Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation.

Psalms Chapter 39

(1) For the Leader, for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. (2) I said: 'I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue; I will keep a curb upon my mouth, while the wicked is before me.' (3) I was dumb with silence; I held my peace, had no comfort; and my pain was held in check. (4) My heart waxed hot within me; while I was musing, the fire kindled; then spoke I with my tongue: (5) 'Yahweh, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; let me know how short-lived I am. (6) Behold, 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 (7) Surely man walketh as a mere semblance; surely for vanity they are in turmoil; he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. (8) And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope, it is in Thee. (9) Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the reproach of the base. (10) I am dumb, I open not my mouth; because Thou hast done it. (11) Remove Thy stroke from off me; I am consumed by the blow of Thy hand. (12) With rebukes dost Thou chasten man for iniquity, and like a moth Thou makest his beauty to consume away; surely every man is vanity. Selah (13) Hear my prayer, O Yahweh, 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. (14) Look away from me, that I may take comfort, before I go hence, and be no more.'

Psalms Chapter 40

(1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David. (2) I waited patiently for Yahweh; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry. (3) He 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. (4) And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God; many shall see, and fear, and shall trust in Yahweh. (5) Happy is the man that hath made Yahweh his trust, and hath not turned unto the arrogant, nor unto such as fall away treacherously. (6) Many things hast Thou done, O Yahweh my God, even Thy wonderful 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. (7) Sacrifice and meal-offering Thou hast no delight in; mine ears hast Thou opened; burnt-offering and sin-offering hast Thou not required. (8) Then said I: 'Lo, I am come with the roll of a book which is prescribed for me; (9) I delight to do Thy will, O my God; yea, Thy law is in my inmost parts.' (10) I have preached righteousness in the great congregation, lo, I did not refrain my lips; O Yahweh, Thou knowest. (11) I 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 congregation. (12) Thou, O Yahweh, wilt not withhold Thy compassions from me; let Thy mercy and Thy truth continually preserve me. (13) For innumerable evils have compassed 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. (14) Be pleased, O Yahweh, to deliver me; O Yahweh, make haste to help me. (15) Let 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. (16) Let them be appalled by reason of their shame that say unto me: 'Aha, aha.' (17) Let all those that seek Thee rejoice and be glad in Thee; let such as love Thy salvation say continually: 'Yahweh be magnified.' (18) But, as for me, that am poor and needy, the Lord will account it unto me; Thou art my help and my deliverer; O my God, tarry not.

Psalms Chapter 41

(1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David. (2) Happy is he that considereth the poor; Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil. (3) Yahweh 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. (4) Yahweh support him upon the bed of illness; mayest Thou turn all his lying down in his sickness. (5) As for me, I said: 'O Yahweh, be gracious unto me; heal my soul; for I have sinned against Thee.' (6) Mine enemies speak evil of me: 'When shall he die, and his name perish?' (7) And if one come to see me, he speaketh falsehood; his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he speaketh of it. (8) All that hate me whisper together against me, 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.' (10) Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. (11) But Thou, O Yahweh, be gracious unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them. (12) By this I know that Thou delightest in me, that mine enemy doth not triumph over me. (13) And as for me, Thou upholdest me because of mine integrity, and settest me before Thy face for ever. (14) Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.

Psalms Chapter 42

(1) For the Leader; Maschil of the sons of Korah. (2) As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after Thee, O God. (3) My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: 'When shall I come and appear before God?' (4) My tears have been my food day and night, while they say unto me all the day: 'Where is Thy God?' (5) These 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 holyday. (6) Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why moanest thou within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise Him for the salvation of His countenance. (7) O 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. (8) Deep calleth unto deep at the voice of Thy cataracts; all Thy waves and Thy billows are gone over me. (9) By day Yahweh will command His lovingkindness, and in the night His song shall be with me, even a prayer unto the God of my life. (10) I will say unto God my Rock: 'Why hast Thou forgotten me? Why go I mourning under the oppression of the enemy?' (11) As with a crushing in my bones, mine adversaries taunt me; while they say unto me all the day: 'Where is Thy God?' (12) Why 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.

Psalms Chapter 43

(1) Be Thou my judge, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. (2) For Thou art the God of my strength; why hast Thou cast me off? Why go I mourning under the oppression of the enemy? (3) O send out Thy light and Thy truth; let them lead me; let them bring me unto Thy holy mountain, and to Thy dwelling-places. (4) Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God, my exceeding joy; and praise Thee upon the harp, O God, my God. (5) Why 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.

Psalms Chapter 44

(1) For the Leader; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Maschil. (2) O God, we have heard with our ears, our fathers have told us; a work Thou didst in their days, in the days of old. (3) Thou with Thy hand didst drive out the nations, and didst plant them in; Thou didst break the peoples, and didst spread them abroad. (4) For 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 countenance, because Thou wast favourable unto them. (5) Thou art my King, O God; command the salvation of Jacob. (6) Through Thee do we push down our adversaries; through Thy name do we tread them under that rise up against us. (7) For I trust not in my bow, neither can my sword save me. (8) But Thou hast saved us from our adversaries, and hast put them to shame that hate us. (9) In God have we gloried all the day, and we will give thanks unto Thy name for ever. Selah (10) Yet Thou hast cast off, and brought us to confusion; and goest not forth with our hosts. (11) Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary; and they that hate us spoil at their will. (12) Thou hast given us like sheep to be eaten; and hast scattered us among the nations. (13) Thou sellest Thy people for small gain, and hast not set their prices high. (14) Thou makest us a taunt to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us. (15) Thou makest us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples. (16) All the day is my confusion before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me, (17) For the voice of him that taunteth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the revengeful. (18) All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten Thee, neither have we been false to Thy covenant. (19) Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from Thy path; (20) Though Thou hast crushed us into a place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death. (21) If we had forgotten the name of our God, or spread forth our hands to a strange god; (22) Would not God search this out? For He knoweth the secrets of the heart. (23) Nay, but for Thy sake are we killed all the day; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. (24) Awake, why sleepest Thou, O Lord? Arouse Thyself, cast not off for ever. (25) Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression? (26) For 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.

Psalms Chapter 45

(1) For the Leader; upon Shoshannim; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Maschil. A Song of loves. (2) My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter; I say: 'My work is concerning a king'; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. (3) Thou art fairer than the children of men; grace is poured upon thy lips; therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. (4) Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, Thy glory and thy majesty. (5) And in thy majesty prosper, ride on, in behalf of truth and meekness and righteousness; and let thy right hand teach thee tremendous things. (6) Thine arrows are sharp -- the peoples fall under thee -- they sink into the heart of the king's enemies. (7) Thy throne given of God is for ever and ever; a sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom. (8) Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness; therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. (9) Myrrh, and aloes, and cassia are all thy garments; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad. (10) Kings' daughters are among thy favourites; at thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir. (11) 'Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house; (12) So shall the king desire thy beauty; for he is thy lord; and do homage unto him. (13) And, O daughter of Tyre, the richest of the people shall entreat thy favour with a gift.' (14) All glorious is the king's daughter within the palace; her raiment is of chequer work inwrought with gold. (15) She shall be led unto the king on richly woven stuff; the virgins her companions in her train being brought unto thee. (16) They shall be led with gladness and rejoicing; they shall enter into the king's palace. (17) Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons, whom thou shalt make princes in all the land. (18) I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations; therefore shall the peoples praise thee for ever and ever.

Psalms Chapter 46

(1) For the Leader; a Psalm of the sons of Korah; upon Alamoth. A Song. (2) God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. (3) Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change, and though the mountains be moved into the heart of the seas; (4) Though the waters thereof roar and foam, though the mountains shake at the swelling thereof. Selah (5) There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God, the holiest dwelling-place of the Most High. (6) God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God shall help her, at the approach of morning. (7) Nations were in tumult, kingdoms were moved; He uttered His voice, the earth melted. (8) Yahweh of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high tower. Selah (9) Come, behold the works of Yahweh, who hath made desolations in the earth. (10) He 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. (11) 'Let be, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.' (12) Yahweh of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high tower. Selah

Psalms Chapter 47

(1) For the Leader; a Psalm for the sons of Korah. (2) O clap your hands, all ye peoples; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. (3) For Yahweh is most high, awful; a great King over all the earth. (4) He subdueth peoples under us, and nations under our feet. (5) He chooseth our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob whom He loveth. Selah (6) God is gone up amidst shouting, Yahweh amidst the sound of the horn. (7) Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises unto our King, sing praises. (8) For God is the King of all the earth; sing ye praises in a skilful song. (9) God reigneth over the nations; God sitteth upon His holy throne. (10) The 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.

Psalms Chapter 48

(1) A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. (2) Great is Yahweh, and highly to be praised, in the city of our God, His holy mountain, (3) Fair in situation, the joy of the whole earth; even mount Zion, the uttermost parts of the north, the city of the great King. (4) God in her palaces hath made Himself known for a stronghold. (5) For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, they came onward together. (6) They saw, straightway they were amazed; they were affrighted, they hasted away. (7) Trembling took hold of them there, pangs, as of a woman in travail. (8) With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish. (9) As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of Yahweh of hosts, in the city of our God -- God establish it for ever. Selah (10) We have thought on Thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of Thy temple. (11) As is Thy name, O God, so is Thy praise unto the ends of the earth; Thy right hand is full of righteousness. (12) Let mount Zion be glad, let the daughters of Judah rejoice, because of Thy judgments. (13) Walk about Zion, and go round about her; count the towers thereof. (14) Mark ye well her ramparts, traverse her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following. (15) For such is God, our God, for ever and ever; He will guide us eternally.

Psalms Chapter 49

(1) For the Leader; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. (2) Hear this, all ye peoples; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world, (3) Both low and high, rich and poor together. (4) My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be understanding. (5) I will incline mine ear to a parable; I will open my dark saying upon the harp. (6) Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my supplanters compasseth me about, (7) Of them that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches? (8) No man can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him -- (9) For too costly is the redemption of their soul, and must be let alone for ever -- (10) That he should still live alway, that he should not see the pit. (11) For he seeth that wise men die, the fool and the brutish together perish, and leave their wealth to others. (12) Their 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. (13) But man abideth not in honour; he is like the beasts that perish. (14) This is the way of them that are foolish, and of those who after them approve their sayings. Selah (15) Like sheep they are appointed for the nether-world; death shall be their shepherd; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their form shall be for the nether-world to wear away, that there be no habitation for it. (16) But God will redeem my soul from the power of the nether-world; for He shall receive me. Selah (17) Be not thou afraid when one waxeth rich, when the wealth of his house is increased; (18) For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; his wealth shall not descend after him. (19) Though while he lived he blessed his soul: 'Men will praise thee, when thou shalt do well to thyself'; (20) It shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see the light. (21) Man that is in honour understandeth not; he is like the beasts that perish.

Psalms Chapter 50

(1) A Psalm of Asaph. God, God, Yahweh, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. (2) Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth. (3) Our God cometh, and doth not keep silence; a fire devoureth before Him, and round about Him it stormeth mightily. (4) He 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 with Me by sacrifice.' (6) And the heavens declare His righteousness; for God, He is judge. Selah (7) 'Hear, O My people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: God, thy God, am I. (8) I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices; and thy burnt-offerings are continually before Me. (9) I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he-goats out of thy folds. (10) For every beast of the forest is Mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. (11) I know all the fowls of the mountains; and the wild beasts of the field are Mine. (12) If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; for the world is Mine, and the fulness thereof. (13) Do I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats? (14) Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the Most High; (15) And call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt honour Me.' (16) But unto the wicked God saith: 'What hast thou to do to declare My statutes, and that thou hast taken My covenant in thy mouth? (17) Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest My words behind thee. (18) When thou sawest a thief, thou hadst company with him, and with adulterers was thy portion. (19) Thou hast let loose thy mouth for evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. (20) Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son. (21) These 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. (22) Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear in pieces, and there be none to deliver. (23) Whoso offereth the sacrifice of thanksgiving honoureth Me; and to him that ordereth his way aright will I show the salvation of God.'

Psalms Chapter 51

(1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David; (2) When Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. (3) Be gracious unto me, O God, according to Thy mercy; according to the multitude of Thy compassions blot out my transgressions. (4) Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. (5) For I know my transgressions; and my sin is ever before me. (6) Against 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. (7) Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me. (8) Behold, Thou desirest truth in the inward parts; make me, therefore, to know wisdom in mine inmost heart. (9) Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. (10) Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which Thou hast crushed may rejoice. (11) Hide Thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. (12) Create me a clean heart, O God; and renew a stedfast spirit within me. (13) Cast me not away from Thy presence; and take not Thy holy spirit from me. (14) Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation; and let a willing spirit uphold me. (15) Then will I teach transgressors Thy ways; and sinners shall return unto Thee. (16) Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, Thou God of my salvation; so shall my tongue sing aloud of Thy righteousness. (17) O Lord, open Thou my lips; and my mouth shall declare Thy praise. (18) For Thou delightest not in sacrifice, else would I give it; Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering. (19) The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise. (20) Do good in Thy favour unto Zion; build Thou the walls of Jerusalem. (21) Then wilt Thou delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt-offering and whole offering; then will they offer bullocks upon Thine altar.

Psalms Chapter 52

(1) For the Leader. Maschil of David; (2) when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him: 'David is come to the house of Ahimelech.' (3) Why boastest thou thyself of evil, O mighty man? The mercy of God endureth continually. (4) Thy tongue deviseth destruction; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. (5) Thou lovest evil more than good; falsehood rather than speaking righteousness. Selah (6) Thou lovest all devouring words, the deceitful tongue. (7) God 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 (8) The 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.' (10) But 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. (11) I will give Thee thanks for ever, because Thou hast done it; and I will wait for Thy name, for it is good, in the presence of Thy saints.

Psalms Chapter 53

(1) For the Leader; upon Mahalath. Maschil of David. (2) The 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. (3) God looked forth from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any man of understanding, that did seek after God. (4) Every one of them is unclean, they are together become impure; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. (5) 'Shall not the workers of iniquity know it, who eat up My people as they eat bread, and call not upon God?' (6) There 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. (7) Oh 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.

Psalms Chapter 54

(1) For the Leader; with string-music. Maschil of David: (2) when the Ziphites came and said to Saul: 'Doth not David hide himself with us?' (3) O God, save me by Thy name, and right me by Thy might. (4) O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth. (5) For strangers are risen up against me, and violent men have sought after my soul; they have not set God before them. Selah (6) Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is for me as the upholder of my soul. (7) He will requite the evil unto them that lie in wait for me; destroy Thou them in Thy truth. (8) With a freewill-offering will I sacrifice unto Thee; I will give thanks unto Thy name, O Yahweh, for it is good. (9) For He hath delivered me out of all trouble; and mine eye hath gazed upon mine enemies.

Psalms Chapter 55

(1) For the Leader; with string-music. Maschil of David. (2) Give ear, O God, to my prayer; and hide not Thyself from my supplication. (3) Attend unto me, and hear me; I am distraught in my complaint, and will moan; (4) Because 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. (5) My heart doth writhe within me; and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. (6) Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. (7) And I said: 'Oh that I had wings like a dove! then would I fly away, and be at rest. (8) Lo, then would I wander far off, I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah (9) I would haste me to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest.' (10) Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongue; for I have seen violence and strife in the city. (11) Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof; iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it. (12) Wickedness is in the midst thereof; oppression and guile depart not from her broad place. (13) For 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. (14) But it was thou, a man mine equal, my companion, and my familiar friend; (15) We took sweet counsel together, in the house of God we walked with the throng. (16) May He incite death against them, let them go down alive into the nether-world; for evil is in their dwelling, and within them. (17) As for me, I will call upon God; and Yahweh shall save me. (18) Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I complain, and moan; and He hath heard my voice. (19) He hath redeemed my soul in peace so that none came nigh me; for they were many that strove with me. (20) God shall hear, and humble them, even He that is enthroned of old, Selah, such as have no changes, and fear not God. (21) He hath put forth his hands against them that were at peace with him; he hath profaned his covenant. (22) 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. (23) Cast thy burden upon Yahweh, and He will sustain thee; He will never suffer the righteous to be moved. (24) But Thou, O 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.

Psalms Chapter 56

(1) For the Leader; upon Jonath-elem-rehokim. A Psalm of David; Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. (2) Be gracious unto me, O God, for man would swallow me up; all the day he fighting oppresseth me. (3) They that lie in wait for me would swallow me up all the day; for they are many that fight against me, O Most High, (4) In the day that I am afraid, I will put my trust in Thee. (5) In God -- I will praise His word -- in God do I trust, I will not be afraid; what can flesh do unto me? (6) All the day they trouble mine affairs; all their thoughts are against me for evil. (7) They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps; according as they have waited for my soul. (8) Because of iniquity cast them out; in anger bring down the peoples, O God. (9) Thou has counted my wanderings; put Thou my tears into Thy bottle; are they not in Thy book? (10) Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call; this I know, that God is for me. (11) In God -- I will praise His word -- in Yahweh -- I will praise His word -- (12) In God do I trust, I will not be afraid; what can man do unto me? (13) Thy vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank-offerings unto Thee. (14) For 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?

Psalms Chapter 57

(1) For the Leader; Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David; Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave. (2) Be gracious unto me, O 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. (3) I will cry unto God Most high; unto God that accomplisheth it for me. (4) He 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. (5) My 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. (6) Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; Thy glory be above all the earth. (7) They 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 thereof themselves. Selah (8) My heart is stedfast, O God, my heart is stedfast; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises. (9) Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake the dawn. (10) I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises unto Thee among the nations. (11) For Thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and Thy truth unto the skies. (12) Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; Thy glory be above all the earth.

Psalms Chapter 58

(1) For the Leader; Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David; Michtam. (2) Do 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 out in the earth the violence of your hands. (4) The wicked are estranged from the womb; the speakers of lies go astray as soon as they are born. (5) Their venom is like the venom of a serpent; they are like the deaf asp that stoppeth her ear; (6) Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, or of the most cunning binder of spells. (7) Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth; break out the cheek-teeth of the young lions, O Yahweh. (8) Let them melt away as water that runneth apace; when he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off. (9) Let them be as a snail which melteth and passeth away; like the untimely births of a woman, that have not seen the sun. (10) Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will sweep it away with a whirlwind, the raw and the burning alike. (11) The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance; he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. (12) And men shall say: 'Verily there is a reward for the righteous; verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.'

Psalms Chapter 59

(1) For the Leader; Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David; Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. (2) Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God; set me on high from them that rise up against me. (3) Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from the men of blood. (4) For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; the impudent gather themselves together against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Yahweh. (5) Without my fault, they run and prepare themselves; awake Thou to help me, and behold. (6) Thou therefore, O Yahweh God of hosts, the God of Israel, arouse Thyself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to any iniquitous traitors. Selah (7) They return at evening, they howl like a dog, and go round about the city. (8) Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: 'For who doth hear?' (9) But Thou, O Yahweh, shalt laugh at them; Thou shalt have all the nations in derision. (10) Because of his strength, I will wait for Thee; for God is my high tower. (11) The God of my mercy will come to meet me; God will let me gaze upon mine adversaries. (12) Slay them not, lest my people forget, make them wander to and fro by Thy power, and bring them down, O Lord our shield. (13) 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. (14) Consume 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 (15) And they return at evening, they howl like a dog, and go round about the city; (16) They wander up and down to devour, and tarry all night if they have not their fill. (17) But 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 distress. (18) O my strength, unto Thee will I sing praises; for God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.

Psalms Chapter 60

(1) For the Leader; upon Shushan Eduth; Michtam of David, to teach; (2) when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the Valley of Salt twelve thousand. (3) O God, Thou hast cast us off, Thou hast broken us down; Thou hast been angry; O restore us. (4) Thou hast made the land to shake, Thou hast cleft it; heal the breaches thereof; for it tottereth. (5) Thou hast made Thy people to see hard things; Thou hast made us to drink the wine of staggering. (6) Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah (7) That Thy beloved may be delivered, save with Thy right hand, and answer me. (8) God spoke in His holiness, that I would exult; that I would divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. (9) Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre. (10) Moab is my washpot; upon Edom do I cast my shoe; Philistia, cry aloud because of me! (11) Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will lead me unto Edom? (12) Hast not Thou, O God, cast us off? And Thou goest not forth, O God, with our hosts. (13) Give us help against the adversary; for vain is the help of man. (14) Through God we shall do valiantly; for He it is that will tread down our adversaries.

Psalms Chapter 61

(1) For the Leader; with string-music. A Psalm of David. (2) Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. (3) From 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. (4) For Thou hast been a refuge for me, a tower of strength in the face of the enemy. (5) I will dwell in Thy Tent for ever; I will take refuge in the covert of Thy wings. Selah (6) For Thou, O God, hast heard my vows; Thou hast granted the heritage of those that fear Thy name. (7) Mayest Thou add days unto the king's days! May his years be as many generations! (8) May he be enthroned before God for ever! Appoint mercy and truth, that they may preserve him. (9) So will I sing praise unto Thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.

Psalms Chapter 62

(1) For the Leader; for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. (2) Only for God doth my soul wait in stillness; from Him cometh my salvation. (3) He only is my rock and my salvation, my high tower, I shall not be greatly moved. (4) How long will ye set upon a man, that ye may slay him, all of you, as a leaning wall, a tottering fence? (5) They only devise to thrust him down from his height, delighting in lies; they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah (6) Only for God wait thou in stillness, my soul; for from Him cometh my hope. (7) He only is my rock and my salvation, my high tower, I shall not be moved. (8) Upon God resteth my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. (9) Trust in Him at all times, ye people; pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah (10) Men 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. (11) Trust not in oppression, and put not vain hope in robbery; if riches increase, set not your heart thereon. (12) God hath spoken once, twice have I heard this: that strength belongeth unto God; (13) Also unto Thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy; for Thou renderest to every man according to his work.

Psalms Chapter 63

(1) A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. (2) O 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. (3) So have I looked for Thee in the sanctuary, to see Thy power and Thy glory. (4) For Thy lovingkindness is better than life; my lips shall praise Thee. (5) So will I bless Thee as long as I live; in Thy name will I lift up my hands. (6) My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth doth praise Thee with joyful lips; (7) When I remember Thee upon my couch, and meditate on Thee in the night-watches. (8) For Thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of Thy wings do I rejoice. (9) My soul cleaveth unto Thee; Thy right hand holdeth me fast. (10) But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the nethermost parts of the earth. (11) They shall be hurled to the power of the sword; they shall be a portion for foxes. (12) 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.

Psalms Chapter 64

(1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David. (2) Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from the terror of the enemy. (3) Hide me from the council of evil-doers; from the tumult of the workers of iniquity; (4) Who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrow, a poisoned word; (5) That they may shoot in secret places at the blameless; suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. (6) They encourage one another in an evil matter; they converse of laying snares secretly; they ask, who would see them. (7) They search out iniquities, they have accomplished a diligent search; even in the inward thought of every one, and the deep heart. (8) But God doth shoot at them with an arrow suddenly; thence are their wounds. (9) So they make their own tongue a stumbling unto themselves; all that see them shake the head. (10) And all men fear; and they declare the work of God, and understand His doing. (11) The righteous shall be glad in Yahweh, and shall take refuge in Him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.

Psalms Chapter 65

(1) For the Leader. A Psalm. A Song of David. (2) Praise waiteth for Thee, O God, in Zion; and unto Thee the vow is performed. (3) O Thou that hearest prayer, unto Thee doth all flesh come. (4) The tale of iniquities is too heavy for me; as for our transgressions, Thou wilt pardon them. (5) Happy is the man whom Thou choosest, and bringest near, that he may dwell in Thy courts; may we be satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, the holy place of Thy temple! (6) With wondrous works dost Thou answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation; Thou the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of the far distant seas; (7) Who by Thy strength settest fast the mountains, who art girded about with might; (8) Who stillest the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the tumult of the peoples; (9) So that they that dwell in the uttermost parts stand in awe of Thy signs; Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. (10) Thou hast remembered the earth, and watered her, greatly enriching her, with the river of God that is full of water; Thou preparest them corn, for so preparest Thou her. (11) Watering her ridges abundantly, settling down the furrows thereof, Thou makest her soft with showers; Thou blessest the growth thereof. (12) Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness; and Thy paths drop fatness. (13) The pastures of the wilderness do drop; and the hills are girded with joy. (14) The meadows are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, yea, they sing.

Psalms Chapter 66

(1) For the Leader. A Song, a Psalm. Shout unto God, all the earth; (2) Sing praises unto the glory of His name; make His praise glorious. (3) Say unto God: 'How tremendous is Thy work! Through the greatness of Thy power shall Thine enemies dwindle away before Thee. (4) All the earth shall worship Thee, and shall sing praises unto Thee; they shall sing praises 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 river on foot; there let us rejoice in Him! (7) Who ruleth by His might for ever; His eyes keep watch upon the nations; let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah (8) Bless our God, ye peoples, and make the voice of His praise to be heard; (9) Who hath set our soul in life, and suffered not our foot to be moved, (10) For Thou, O God, hast tried us; Thou hast refined us, as silver is refined. (11) Thou didst bring us into the hold; Thou didst lay constraint upon our loins. (12) Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; but Thou didst bring us out unto abundance. (13) I will come into Thy house with burnt-offerings, I will perform unto Thee my vows, (14) Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in distress. (15) I will offer unto Thee burnt-offerings of fatlings, with the sweet smoke of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah (16) Come, and hearken, 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 had regarded iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not hear; (19) But verily God hath heard; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer. (20) Blessed be God, who hath not turned away my prayer, nor His mercy from me.

Psalms Chapter 67

(1) For the Leader; with string-music. A Psalm, a Song. (2) God be gracious unto us, and bless us; may He cause His face to shine toward us; Selah (3) That Thy way may be known upon earth, Thy salvation among all nations. (4) Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, O God; let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, all of them. (5) O let the nations be glad and sing for joy; for Thou wilt judge the peoples with equity, and lead the nations upon earth. Selah (6) Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, O God; let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, all of them. (7) The earth hath yielded her increase; may God, our own God, bless us. (8) May God bless us; and let all the ends of the earth fear Him.

Psalms Chapter 68

(1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David, a Song. (2) Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered; and let them that hate Him flee before Him. (3) 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. (4) But let the righteous be glad, let them exult before God; yea, let them rejoice with gladness. (5) Sing unto God, sing praises to His name; extol Him that rideth upon the skies, whose name is Yahweh; and exult ye before Him. (6) A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in His holy habitation. (7) God maketh the solitary to dwell in a house; He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity; the rebellious dwell but in a parched land. (8) O God, when Thou wentest forth before Thy people, when Thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah (9) The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God; even yon Sinai trembled at the presence of God, the God of Israel. (10) A bounteous rain didst Thou pour down, O God; when Thine inheritance was weary, Thou didst confirm it. (11) Thy flock settled therein; Thou didst prepare in Thy goodness for the poor, O God. (12) The Lord giveth the word; the women that proclaim the tidings are a great host. (13) Kings of armies flee, they flee; and she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil. (14) When ye lie among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her pinions with the shimmer of gold. (15) When the Almighty scattereth kings therein, it snoweth in Zalmon. (16) A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; a mountain of peaks is the mountain of Bashan. (17) Why look ye askance, ye mountains of peaks, at the mountain which God hath desired for His abode? Yea, Yahweh will dwell therein for ever. (18) The chariots of God are myriads, even thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in holiness. (19) Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast led captivity captive; Thou hast received gifts among men, yea, among the rebellious also, that Yahweh God might dwell there. (20) Blessed be the Lord, day by day He beareth our burden, even the God who is our salvation. Selah (21) God is unto us a God of deliverances; and unto Yahweh the Lord belong the issues of death. (22) Surely God will smite through the head of His enemies, the hairy scalp of him that goeth about in his guiltiness. (23) The Lord said: 'I will bring back from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea; (24) That thy foot may wade through blood, that the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from thine enemies.' (25) They see Thy goings, O God, even the goings of my God, my King, in holiness. (26) The 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.' (28) There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah their council, the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali. (29) Thy God hath commanded thy strength; be strong, O God, Thou that hast wrought for us (30) Out of Thy temple at Jerusalem, whither kings shall bring presents unto Thee. (31) Rebuke 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! (32) Nobles shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out her hands unto God. (33) Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah (34) To Him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which are of old; lo, He uttereth His voice, a mighty voice. (35) Ascribe ye strength unto God; His majesty is over Israel, and His strength is in the skies. (36) Awful is God out of thy holy places; the God of Israel, He giveth strength and power unto the people; blessed be God.

Psalms Chapter 69

(1) For the Leader; upon Shoshannim. A Psalm of David. (2) Save me, O God; for the waters are come in even unto the soul. (3) I am sunk in deep mire, where there is no standing; I am come into deep waters, and the flood overwhelmeth me. (4) I am weary of my crying; my throat is dried; mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. (5) They 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? (6) O God, Thou knowest my folly; and my trespasses are not hid from Thee. (7) Let not them that wait for Thee be ashamed through me, O Lord Yahweh of hosts; let not those that seek Thee be brought to confusion through me, O God of Israel. (8) Because for Thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face. (9) I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children. (10) Because zeal for Thy house hath eaten me up, and the reproaches of them that reproach Thee are fallen upon me. (11) And I wept with my soul with fasting, and that became unto me a reproach. (12) I made sackcloth also my garment, and I became a byword unto them. (13) They that sit in the gate talk of me; and I am the song of the drunkards. (14) But as for me, let my prayer be unto Thee, O Yahweh, in an acceptable time; O God, in the abundance of Thy mercy, answer me with the truth of Thy salvation. (15) 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. (16) Let not the waterflood overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. (17) Answer me, O Yahweh, for Thy mercy is good; according to the multitude of Thy compassions turn Thou unto me. (18) And hide not Thy face from Thy servant; for I am in distress; answer me speedily. (19) Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it; ransom me because of mine enemies. (20) Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion; mine adversaries are all before Thee. (21) Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am sore sick; and I looked for some to show compassion, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. (22) Yea, they put poison into my food; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. (23) Let their table before them become a snare; and when they are in peace, let it become a trap. (24) Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to totter. (25) Pour out Thine indignation upon them, and let the fierceness of Thine anger overtake them. (26) Let their encampment be desolate; let none dwell in their tents. (27) For they persecute him whom Thou hast smitten; and they tell of the pain of those whom Thou hast wounded. (28) Add iniquity unto their iniquity; and let them not come into Thy righteousness. (29) Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous. (30) But I am afflicted and in pain; let Thy salvation, O God, set me up on high. (31) I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving. (32) And it shall please Yahweh better than a bullock that hath horns and hoofs. (33) The humble shall see it, and be glad; ye that seek after God, let your heart revive. (34) For Yahweh hearkeneth unto the needy, and despiseth not His prisoners. (35) Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein. (36) For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah; and they shall abide there, and have it in possession. (37) The seed also of His servants shall inherit it; and they that love His name shall dwell therein.

Psalms Chapter 70

(1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David; to make memorial. O God, to deliver me, O Yahweh, to help me, make haste. (2) Let them be ashamed and abashed that seek after my soul; let them be turned backward and brought to confusion that delight in my hurt. (3) Let them be turned back by reason 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; O God, make haste unto me; Thou art my help and my deliverer; O Yahweh, tarry not.

Psalms Chapter 71

(1) In Thee, O Yahweh, have I taken refuge; let me never be ashamed. (2) Deliver me in Thy righteousness, and rescue me; incline Thine ear unto me, and save me. (3) Be 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 fortress. (4) O my God, rescue me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of the unrighteous and ruthless man. (5) For Thou art my hope; O Lord Yahweh, my trust from my youth. (6) Upon Thee have I stayed myself from birth; Thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb; my praise is continually of Thee. (7) I am as a wonder unto many; but Thou art my strong refuge. (8) My mouth shall be filled with Thy praise, and with Thy glory all the day. (9) Cast me not off in the time of old age; when my strength faileth, forsake me not. (10) For mine enemies speak concerning me, and they that watch for my soul take counsel together, (11) Saying: 'God hath forsaken him; pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.' (12) O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me. (13) Let them be ashamed and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and confusion that seek my hurt. (14) But as for me, I will hope continually, and will praise Thee yet more and more. (15) My mouth shall tell of Thy righteousness, and of Thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof. (16) I will come with Thy mighty acts, O Lord Yahweh; I will make mention of Thy righteousness, even of Thine only. (17) O God, Thou hast taught me from my youth; and until now do I declare Thy wondrous works. (18) And even unto old age and hoary hairs, O God, forsake me not; until I have declared Thy strength unto the next generation, Thy might to every one that is to come. (19) Thy righteousness also, O God, which reacheth unto high heaven; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto Thee? (20) Thou, 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. (21) Thou wilt increase my greatness, and turn and comfort me. (22) I also will give thanks unto Thee with the psaltery, even unto Thy truth, O my God; I will sing praises unto Thee with the harp, O Thou Holy One of Israel. (23) My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing praises unto Thee; and my soul, which Thou hast redeemed. (24) My tongue also shall tell of Thy righteousness all the day; for they are ashamed, for they are abashed, that seek my hurt.

Psalms Chapter 72

(1) A Psalm of Solomon. Give the king Thy judgments, O God, and Thy righteousness unto the king's son; (2) That he may judge Thy people with righteousness, and Thy poor with justice. (3) Let the mountains bear peace to the people, and the hills, through righteousness. (4) May he judge the poor of the people, and save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor. (5) They shall fear Thee while the sun endureth, and so long as the moon, throughout all generations. (6) May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, as showers that water the earth. (7) In his days let the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace, till the moon be no more. (8) May he have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the River unto the ends of the earth. (9) Let them that dwell in the wilderness bow before him; and his enemies lick the dust. (10) The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. (11) Yea, all kings shall prostrate themselves before him; all nations shall serve him. (12) For he will deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper. (13) He will have pity on the poor and needy, and the souls of the needy he will save. (14) He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence, and precious will their blood be in his sight. (15) That they may live, and that he may give them of the gold of Sheba, that they may pray for him continually, yea, bless him all the day. (16) May he be as a rich cornfield in the land upon the top of the mountains; may his fruit rustle like Lebanon; and may they blossom out of the city like grass of the earth. (17) May 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. (18) Blessed be Yahweh 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.

Psalms Chapter 73

(1) A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, even to such as are pure in heart. (2) But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. (3) For I was envious at the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. (4) For there are no pangs at their death, and their body is sound. (5) In the trouble of man they are not; neither are they plagued like men. (6) Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; violence covereth them as a garment. (7) Their eyes stand forth from fatness; they are gone beyond the imaginations of their heart. (8) They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression; they speak as if there were none on high. (9) They have set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth. (10) Therefore His people return hither; and waters of fullness are drained out by them. (11) And they say: 'How doth God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?' (12) Behold, such are the wicked; and they that are always at ease increase riches. (13) Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, and washed my hands in innocency; (14) For all the day have I been plagued, and my chastisement came every morning. (15) If I had said: 'I will speak thus', behold, I had been faithless to the generation of Thy children. (16) And when I pondered how I might know this, it was wearisome in mine eyes; (17) Until I entered into the sanctuary of God, and considered their end. (18) Surely Thou settest them in slippery places; Thou hurlest them down to utter ruin. (19) How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are wholly consumed by terrors. (20) As a dream when one awaketh, so, O Lord, when Thou arousest Thyself, Thou wilt despise their semblance. (21) For my heart was in a ferment, and I was pricked in my reins. (22) But I was brutish, and ignorant; I was as a beast before Thee. (23) Nevertheless I am continually with Thee; Thou holdest my right hand. (24) Thou wilt guide me with Thy counsel, and afterward receive me with glory. (25) Whom have I in heaven but Thee? And beside Thee I desire none upon earth. (26) My flesh and my heart faileth; but God is the rock of my heart and my portion for ever. (27) For, lo, they that go far from Thee shall perish; Thou dost destroy all them that go astray from Thee. (28) But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge, that I may tell of all Thy works.

Psalms Chapter 74

(1) Maschil of Asaph. Why, O God, hast Thou cast us off for ever? Why doth Thine anger smoke against the flock of Thy pasture? (2) Remember 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. (3) Lift up Thy steps because of the perpetual ruins, even all the evil that the enemy hath done in the sanctuary. (4) Thine adversaries have roared in the midst of Thy meeting-place; they have set up their own signs for signs. (5) It seemed as when men wield upwards axes in a thicket of trees. (6) And now all the carved work thereof together they strike down with hatchet and hammers. (7) They have set Thy sanctuary on fire; they have profaned the dwelling-place of Thy name even to the ground. (8) They said in their heart: 'Let us make havoc of them altogether'; they have burned up all the meeting-places 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) How long, O God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme Thy name for ever? (11) Why withdrawest Thou Thy hand, even Thy right hand? Draw it out of Thy bosom and consume them. (12) Yet God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth. (13) Thou didst break the sea in pieces by Thy strength; Thou didst shatter the heads of the sea-monsters in the waters. (14) Thou didst crush the heads of leviathan, Thou gavest him to be food to the folk inhabiting the wilderness. (15) Thou didst cleave fountain and brook; Thou driedst up ever-flowing rivers. (16) Thine is the day, Thine also the night; Thou hast established luminary and sun. (17) Thou hast set all the borders of the earth; Thou hast made summer and winter. (18) Remember this, how the enemy hath reproached Yahweh, and how a base people have blasphemed Thy name. (19) O deliver not the soul of Thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast; forget not the life of Thy poor for ever. (20) Look upon the covenant; for the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence. (21) O let not the oppressed turn back in confusion; let the poor and needy praise Thy name. (22) Arise, O God, plead Thine own cause; remember Thy reproach all the day at the hand of the base man. (23) Forget not the voice of Thine adversaries, the tumult of those that rise up against Thee which ascendeth continually.

Psalms Chapter 75

(1) For the Leader; Al-tashheth. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. (2) We give thanks unto Thee, O God, we give thanks, and Thy name is near; men tell of Thy wondrous works. (3) 'When I take the appointed time, I Myself will judge with equity. (4) When the earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved, I Myself establish the pillars of it.' Selah (5) I say unto the arrogant: 'Deal not arrogantly'; and to the wicked: 'Lift not up the horn.' (6) Lift not up your horn on high; speak not insolence with a haughty neck. (7) For neither from the east, nor from the west, nor yet from the wilderness, cometh lifting up. (8) For God is judge; He putteth down one, and lifteth up another. (9) For in the hand of Yahweh 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. (10) But as for me, I will declare for ever, I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. (11) All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.

Psalms Chapter 76

(1) For the Leader; with string-music. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. (2) In Judah is God known; His name is great in Israel. (3) In Salem also is set His tabernacle, and His dwelling-place in Zion. (4) There He broke the fiery shafts of the bow; the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah (5) Glorious art Thou and excellent, coming down from the mountains of prey. (6) The stout-hearted are bereft of sense, they sleep their sleep; and none of the men of might have found their hands. (7) At Thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, they are cast into a dead sleep, the riders also and the horses. (8) Thou, even Thou, art terrible; and who may stand in Thy sight when once Thou art angry? (9) Thou didst cause sentence to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still, (10) When God arose to judgment, to save all the humble of the earth. Selah (11) Surely the wrath of man shall praise Thee; the res