Which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD. PSALM CXXXVI. 1 O GIVE thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: For his mercy endureth for ever. 2 O give thanks unto the God of gods: For his mercy endureth for ever. 3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords: For his mercy endureth for ever. 4 To him who alone doeth great wonders: For his mercy endureth for ever. 5 To him that by wisdom made the heavens : For his mercy endureth for ever. 6 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: For his mercy endureth for ever. 7 To him that made great lights: For his mercy endureth for ever: 8 The sun to rule by day: For his mercy endureth for ever: 9 The moon and stars to rule by night: For his mercy endureth for ever. 10 To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: For his mercy endureth for ever: 11 And brought out Israel from among them: For his mercy endureth for ever: 12 With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm : For his mercy endureth for ever. 13 To him which divided the Red Sea into parts: For his mercy endureth for ever: 14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: For his mercy endureth for ever: 15 But 2overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea : For his mercy endureth for ever. 16 To him which led his people through the wilderness : For his mercy endureth for ever. 1 PSALM CXXXVII. BY the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, Yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. 2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. 1 3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; 4 And they that 2 wasted us required of us mirth,` Saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. How shall we sing the LORD's song In a 3 strange land? 5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget her cunning. 6 If I do not remember thee, 7 Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom 5 Who said, Rase it, Rase it, even to the foundation thereof. 8 O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee As thou hast served us. 9 Happy shall he be, 1 That taketh and dasheth thy little ones against 8 the stones. PSALM CXXXVIII. A Psalm of David. I WILL praise thee with my whole heart: Before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. 2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, And praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. 3 In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, And strengthenedst me with strength in my soul. 4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, When they hear the words of thy mouth. 5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: 6 For great is the glory of the LORD. Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: But the proud he knoweth afar off. 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me : Thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, 8 The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: Thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: Forsake not the works of thine own hands. PSALM CXXXIX. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 1 O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. 2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, Thou understandest my thought afar off. 3 Thou 9 compassest my path and my lying down, And art acquainted with all my ways. 1 Heb. the words of a song. 2 Heb. laid us on heaps. 4 Heb. the head of my joy. 5 Heb. Make bare. 6 Heb. wasted. 7 Heb. that recompenseth unto thee thy deed which thou didst to us. 8 Heb. the rock. 9 Or, winnowest. 4 For there is not a word in my tongue, But, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether. 5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thine hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me'; It is high, I cannot attain unto it. 7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there : If I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me. 11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; Even the night shall be light about me. 12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; But the night shineth as the day: 2 The darkness and the light are both alike to thee. 13 For thou hast possessed my reins: Thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. 14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made : Marvellous are thy works; And that my soul knoweth 3 right well. 15 My substance was not hid from thee, When I was made in secret, And curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; 17 And in thy book 5 all my members were written, 6 Which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them! 18 If I should count them, They are more in number than the sand: When I awake, I am still with thee. 19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: Depart from me therefore, ye bloody men. 20 For they speak against thee wickedly, And thine enemies take thy name in vain. 21 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? And am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? 22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies. 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts: 24 And see if there be any 7 wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting. 1 PSALM CXL. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. DELIVER me, O LORD, from the evil man : Preserve me from the 8 violent man; 2 Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; Continually are they gathered together for war. 1 Heb. darkeneth not. 2 Heb. As is the darkness so is the light. 3 Heb. greatly. 4 Or, strength, or, body. 5 Heb. all of them. 6 Or, What days they should be fashioned. 7 Heb. way of pain, or, grief. 8 Heb. man of violences. 9 As for the head of those that compass me about, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them. 10 Let burning coals fall upon them: Let them be cast into the fire; Into deep pits, that they rise not up again. 11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. 12 I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And the right of the poor. 13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: The upright shall dwell in thy presence. LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; Give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. 1 2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; And the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. 3 Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips. 4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, To practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: And let me not eat of their dainties. 6 And let him reprove me-it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: For yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities. When their judges are overthrown in stony places, They shall hear my words; for they are sweet. 7 Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, As when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth. 8 But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: In thee is my trust; 6 leave not my soul destitute. 9 Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, And the gins of the workers of iniquity. 10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, Whilst that I withal 7 escape. 1 Or, Let them not be exalted. 2 Heb. a man of tongue. 3 Or, an evil speaker, a wicked man of violence, be established in the earth: let him be hunted to his overthrow. 4 Heb. directed. 5 Or, smite me kindly, and reprove me; let not their precious oil break my head, &c. 6 Heb. make not my soul bare. 7 Heb. pass over. PSALM CXLII. • Maschil of David; a Prayer when he was in the cave. 1 I CRIED unto the LORD with my voice; With my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication. 2 I poured out my complaint before him; I showed before him my trouble. 3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, Then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked Have they privily laid a snare for me. 4 2 I looked on my right hand, and beheld, But there was no man that would know me : 3 No man cared for my soul. 5 I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge And my portion in the land of the living. 6 Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: Deliver me from my persecutors; For they are stronger than I. 7 Bring my soul out of prison, 1 That I may praise thy name: The righteous shall compass me about; PSALM CXLIII. HEAR my prayer, O LORD, Give ear to my supplications: A Psalm of David. In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. 2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant : 3 For in thy sight shall no man living be justified. For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; He hath smitten my life down to the ground; As those that have been long dead. 4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me ; My heart within me is desolate. 5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands. 6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: 7 My soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. Hear me speedily, O LORD: My spirit faileth: Hide not thy face from me, Lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. 8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; For in thee do I trust: Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; 9 Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies : I 5 flee unto thee to hide me. 10 Teach me to do thy will; 1 Or, A Psalm of David, giving instruction. 2 Or, Look on the right hand, and see. 3 Heb. perished from me; no man sought after my soul. 4 Or, For I am become like, &c. 5 Heb. hide me with thee. |