David reproves the wicked. PSALMS. He complains of his enemies. 11 In God have I put my trust: I will run continually: when he bendeth his bow not be afraid what man can do unto me. to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in 12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I pieces. will render praises unto thee. 8 As a snail which melteth, let every one 13 For thou hast delivered my soul from of them pass away: like the untimely birth death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from of a woman, that they may not see the sun. falling, that I may walk before God in the 9 Before your pots can feel the thorns, light of the living? he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath. PSALM LVII. To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. BE merciful unto me, O God, be mer 10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. 11 So that a man shall say, Verily there ciful unto me: for my soul trusteth is a reward for the righteous: verily he is in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings a God that judgeth in the earth. will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. 2 I will cry unto God Most High; unto God that performeth all things for me. me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth. 3 He shall send from heaven, and save 4 My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. T PSALM LIX. To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. DELIVER me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me. 2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men. 3 For lo, they lie in wait for my soul the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD. 5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth. 4 They run and prepare themselves 6 They have prepared a net for my without my fault: awake to help me, and steps; my soul is bowed down: they have behold. digged a pit before me, into the midst 5 Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah. the God of Israel, awake to visit all the 7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart heathen: be not merciful to any wicked is fixed: I will sing and give praise. transgressors. Selah. 8 Awake up, my glory; awake psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. 9 I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people I will sing unto thee among the nations. 10 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. 11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: letthy glory be above all the earth. PSALM LVIII. To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, 6 They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. 7 Behold, they belch out with thei! mouth: swords are in their lips: for who say they, doth hear? 8 But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision. 9 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence. 10 The God of my mercy shall prevent Do ye indeed speak righteousness, Ome: God shall let me see my desire upon congregation? do ye judge uprightly, mine enemies. ye sons of men? 11 Slay them not, lest my people for2 Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; get: scatter them by thy power; and ye weigh the violence of your hands in bring them down, O LORD our shield. the earth. 3 The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. 4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; 5 Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely. 6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD. 7 Let them melt away as waters which 12 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. 13 Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah. 14 And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. 15 Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied. David's comfort in God's promise. PSALMS. Power and mercy belong to God. 16 But I will sing of thy power; yea, ¡O prepare mercy and truth, which may I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morn- preserve him. ing: for thou hast been my defence and 8 So will I sing praise unto thy name for refuge in the day of my trouble. ever, that I may daily perform my vows. PSALM LXII. 17 Unto thee, O my Strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God ¶ To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A of my mercy. Psalm of David, RULY my soul waiteth upon God: PSALM LX. ¶ To the chief Musician upon Shushan-Tom him cometh var salvation. eduth, Michtam of David, to teach 2 He only is my rock and my salvation; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and he is my defence; I shall not be greatly with Aram-zobah, when Joab returned, moved. and smote of Edom in the valley of Salt twelve thousand. 3 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of GOD, thou hast cast us off, thou hast you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as scattered us, thou hast been dis-a tottering fence. pleased; O turn thyself to us again. 4 They only consult to cast him down 2 Thou hast made the earth to trem-from his excellency: they delight in lies: ble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches they bless with their mouth, but they curse thereof; for it shaketh. inwardly. Selah. 3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment. 4 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah. 5 That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me. 6 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. 7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver; 8 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me. 9 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? 10 Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies? 11 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. 12 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies. PSALM LXI. To the chief Musician upon Neginah, HEAR TEAR my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. 2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to theRock that is higher than I. 3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. 4 I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. 5 For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. his 5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. 6 He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. 7 In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. 8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah. 9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. 10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them. I 11 God hath spoken once; twice have heard this; that power belongeth unto God. 12 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy for thou renderest to every man according to his work. PSALM LXIII. TA Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. GOD, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; 2 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. 3 Because thy loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. 4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. 5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips: 6 When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches. 7 Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will 6 Thou wilt prolong the king's life: and I rejoice. years as many generations. 8 My soul followeth hard after thee: 7 He shall abide before God for ever:thy right hand upholdeth me. David prays for deliverance. PSALMS. He exhorts to praise God. 9 But those that seek my soul to destroy 8 They also that dwell in the uttermost it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth. parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest 10 They shall fall by the sword; they the out-goings of the morning and evening shall be a portion for foxes. to rejoice. 11 But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. PSALM LXIV. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. HEAR my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. 9 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. 10 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows there of: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof. 2 Hide me from the secret counsel of 11 Thou crownest the year with thy the wicked; from the insurrection of the goodness; and thy paths drop fatness. workers of iniquity: 12 They drop upon the pastures of the 3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, every side. even bitter words : 13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; 4 That they may shoot in secret at the the valleys also are covered over with perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, corn; they shout for joy, they also sing. and fear not. PSALM LXVI. 5 They encourage themselves in an ¶ To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm. evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them! 6 They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep. 7 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded. 8 So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away. 9 And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing. 10 The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory. PSALM LXV. To the chief Musician, A Psalm and PRAISE waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed. 20 thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. MAKE a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: 2 Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious. 3 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. 4 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing 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 flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him. 7 He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah. 8 O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard: 9 Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved. 10 For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. 3 Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away. 11 Thou broughtest us into the net; 4 Blessed is the man whom thou choos- thou laidest affliction upon our loins. est, and causest to approach unto thee, 12 Thou hast caused men to ride over that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall our heads; we went through fire and be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, through water: but thou broughtest us out even of thy holy temple. into a wealthy place. 5 By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea: 13 I will go into thy house with burntofferings: I will pay thee my vows, 14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble. 15 I will offer unto thee burnt-sacrifices 6 Which by his strength setteth fast the of fatlings, with the incense of rams; 1 mountains; being girded with power: will offer bullocks with goats. Selah. 7 Which stilleth the noise of the seas, 16 Come and hear, all ye that fear God, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of and I will declare what he hath done for the people. my soul. Prayer at the removing of the ark. PSALMS. 17 I cried unto him with my mouth,! and he was extolled with my tongue. 18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the LORD will not hear me: 19 But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. 20 Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me. 2 That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. 3 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. God to be praised for his works. 12 Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil. 13 Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold. 14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon. 15 The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; a high hill as the hill of Bashan. 16 Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the bill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever. 17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the LORD is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. 18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast re4 O let the nations be glad and sing ceived gifts for men; yea, for the refor joy: for thou shalt judge the people bellious also, that the LORD God might righteously, and govern the nations upon dwell among them. earth. Selah. 5 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. 6 Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. 7 God shall bless us, and all the ends of the earth shall fear him. PSALM LXVIII. 19 Blessed be the LORD, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah. 20 He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death. 21 But God shall wound the bead of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such a To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song one as goeth on still in his trespasses. 22 The LORD said, I will bring again ET God arise, let his enemies be scat- from Bashan; I will bring my people again of David. LET enemiese stat from depths of the sea. flee before him. 2 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. 3 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. 4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him. 23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same. 24 They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary. 25 The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels. 26 Bless ye God in the congregations, 5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of even the LORD, from the fountain of Israel. the widows, is God in his holy habitation. 27 There is little Benjamin with their 6 God setteth the solitary in families: ruler, the princes of Judah and their counhe bringeth out those which are bound sel, the princes of Zebulun, and the with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a princes of Naphtali. 28 Thy God hath commanded thy 7 O God, when thou wentest forth be- strength: strengthen, O God, that which fore thy people, when thou didst march thou hast wrought for us. through the wilderness; Selah: 29 Because of thy temple at Jerusalem dry land. 8 The earth shook, the heavens also shall kings bring presents unto thee. dropped at the presence of God: even 30 Rebuke the company of spear-men, Sinai itself was moved at the presence of the multitude of the bulls, with the calves God, the God of Israel. of the people, till every one submit himself 9 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful with pieces of silver: scatter thou the rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine in-people that delight in war. heritance, when it was weary, 31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; 10 Thy congregation hath dwelt there- Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands in: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy unto God. goodness for the poor. 32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the 11 The LORD gave the word. great was earth; O sing praises unto the LORD; the company of those that published it. Selah: David complains in affliction. PSALMS. He prays against the wicked. 33 To him that rideth upon the heavens! 20 Reproach hath broken my heart; and of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth I am full of heaviness: and I looked for send out his voice, and that a mighty voice. some to take pity, but there was none; and 34 Ascribe ye strength unto God: his for comforters, but I found none. excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds. To the chief Musician upon Shoshan- 2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. 3 I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. 4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away. 5 O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee. 21 They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. 22 Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap. 23 Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake. 24 Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them. 25 Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents. 26 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded. 27 Add iniquity to their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness. 28 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous. 29 But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high. 30 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. 6 Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GoD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel. 31 This also shall please the LORD bet7 Because for thy sake I have borne re-ter than an ox or bullock that hath horns proach: shame hath covered my face. and hoofs. 8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children. 9 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me. 10 When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach. 11 I made sackcloth also my garment; and 1 became a proverb to them. 12 They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards. 32 The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God. 33 For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners. 34 Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein. 35 For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession. 36 The seed also of his servants shall 13 But as for me, my prayer is unto inherit it: and they that love his name shall thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O dwell therein. God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation. 14 Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them PSALM LXX. T To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. MAKE haste, O God, to deliver me; that hate me, and out of the deep waters. make haste to help me, O LORD. 15 Let not the water-flood overflow me, 2 Let them be ashamed and confounded neither let the deep swallow me up, and that seek after my soul: let them be turned let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. backward, and put to confusion, that de16 Hear me, O LORD; for thy loving-sire my hurt. kindness is good: turn unto me according 3 Let them be turned back for a reward to the multitude of thy tender mercies. of their shame that say, Aha, aha! 17 And hide not thy face from thy ser- 4 Let all those that seek thee rejoice vant; forl am in trouble: hear me speedily. and be glad in thee: and let such as love 13 Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem thy salvation say continually, Let God be it: deliver me because of mine enemies. magnified. 19 Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee. 5 But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying. |
