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A NEW RENDERING OF

THE BOOK OF PSALMS.

JOHN DE WITT, D. D.,
OF THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.',
A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN OLD TESTAMENT REVISION COMPANY.

NEW YORK
RICHARD BRINKERHOFF, 34 VESEY STREET
1884 '

Copyright, 1884,
By JOHN DE WITT.

AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED
TO THE MEMBERS OF
AMERICAN BIBLE REVISION COMPANY,
WITH WHOSE LABORS
THE AUTHOR
HAS BEEN DELIGHTFULLY ASSOCIATED
FOR NEARLY TWELVE YEAKS.

PREFACE.

In introducing his work, the author uses some extracts
from thoughts upon the subject which he published in a
leading periodical several years ago, when a large part
of the " labor of \his translation had already been per
formed. It seems hardly possible that an attempt to translate
faithfully any part of. the Holy Scriptures, should be
. thought of disparagingly, as in rivalry with the Anglo-
American Revision which will soon be completed. In
that Revision, conservatism and compromise are charac
teristic features and controlling principles. The Revisers
were obliged by the rules which they had heartily
and wisely adopted, to confine themselves to the most
necessary changes, always respecting the attachment
of English-speaking people to the Authorized Version.
Most of all must this attachment be manifested to the
more familiar parts of Scripture, and in the Old Testa
ment especially to the Psalms. On account of their

vi PREFACE.
devotional character and consequent fitness to excite or
to .express devotional feeling, the Psalms are probably
read more than any other part of Scripture. Their
language is to many not less familiar and precious than
the words of our Saviour. In fact, as if they belonged to
the New Testament rather than to the Old, we all use
them as the readiest and most apt expression of our
fellowship with the Father and with His Son Jesus
Christ. What liberties will the Revisers take with our beau
tiful English Psalms? How far dare they suggest by
their substitutions that their words are less than
Divine? We can easily imagine reverent and pas
sionate attachment declaring itself by such questions.
This attachment creates greater embarrassment in the
Psalms than in any other portion of the Scriptures, and
constitutes the most delicate and difficult feature in
the Reviser's work. It often holds him equally poised
between the " faithfulness " in rendering the Divine
thought accurately, required by his rule, and an appre
hension that all he has labored for will be rejected. For
the amended- Version can not be imposed by authority.
It can only be adopted if generally approved.
It may be imagined that, under such restrictions, the
Revisers have been constantly reminded that they are
not independent translators, and changes that would
otherwise be immediately adopted, must often be ruled
out in favor of the less accurate rendering that has the

PREFACE. . vii
ground, unless the latter were decidedly misleading.
Revisers, chosen as these were, would in most in
stances be guided to the best conclusion by their own
feelings, since they are quite in sympathy with their
constituents. How few would consent to any consider
able change in Psalms xxiii., xc, or ciii., unless con
vinced that the translators were seriously in error?
It would be better, indeed, if we could rid ourselves
of this slavery to certain forms of speech merely because
they are familiar, so far, at least, as it prevents us from
craving- and accepting the exact Divine thought of
Psalmist, Prophet, or Apostle'. Those who believe in
an inspiration extending to the words of Scripture can
not consistently decline a more faithful though less
familiar rendering, and should be the last to oppose the
most thorough revision. The Revisers yield to none in
admiration of the pure, rich, and melodious Saxon of
the English Psalter. But they know well how often,
by a delicate touch here and there, a Psalm may be
illuminated, and its beauty, as well as its clearness and
its power, be immeasurably enhanced. The effect may
be produced by bringing out an emphatic pronoun, the
slight change of a connective particle, the closer obser
vation of a misconceived tense, and possibly the trans
position of a word or of a clause into the Hebrew order
for the recovery of lost emphasis, or some other like
changes. Either of these changes separately may
seem not worth making, and perhaps would accomplish

viii PREFACE.
nothing, but unitedly they will often work wonders,
with the alteration of scarcely one principal word.
Nevertheless, the restrictions we have described do
exist, and they render the work of the Revisers very
difficult. They are often obliged to decide on other
ground than that of inherent fitness, and often to put
aside manifest improvement in favor of the rriore ancient
and familiar phrasing, if the sense is not materially
affected. Those who wish and hope to see the thought
of the original put forth in the clearest, strongest, and
best English expression will not be gratified. It is
only by independent, individual effort that such ver
sions of the Psalms can be produced.
It was this that induced the writer to attempt the
translation of the Psalms into language that should
render the original more faithfully, and yet more
poetically. Some of our English Psalms are almost
faultless, whilst others fail in bringing out the spirit
and rhythm of the old Hebrew bards, or are even
awkward,- prosaic, and obscure. Why should not
individual scholarship and taste be laid under contri
bution to perform for the poetry of David, and other
Hebrew masters of sacred song, what so many gifted
minds have done for the poetry of Homer? Many
such translations might be made in the interest of
Bible study with the greatest benefit. It is easy to
discriminate between their use in public worship, and
the less sacred, yet not unsacred use which we now sug-

PREFACE. IX
gest. What we have in mind is revision rather than
translation, but revision less restricted than is proposed
in the Anglo-American Revision, and that shall always
seek the most exact expression of the cadences of
Hebrew song in pure, rich, racy Saxon English of the,
earliest times.
By such considerations as these the author's mind
was relieved from the fear of adverse criticism which
at first oppressed him. As his work progressed, and
especially when he communicated his thought to his
fellow-Revisers and it was received with the most
hearty approval and kindly interest, all hesitancy
vanished. The book as it is, with a mass of material for explan
atory notes, which he hopes to issue in a few months,
is the result of five or six years of delightful yet ex
haustive labor. The intensity with which the work was
prosecuted compelled entire cessation for considerable
periods, under penalty of the most serious consequences,
but perhaps with advantage to the work.
The author can not do himself justice without present
ing in advance several general peculiarities of translation,
which he has only adopted after much reflection, and
which are in accordance with the most advanced gram
matical principles.
The chief of these is the use of the English present
tense to represent the two principal Hebrew tense forms,
much more frequently than in the Authorized Version.

X • PREFACE.
No one source of perplexity is so frequent, or so serious
to translator or reviser, as the rendering of the Hebrew
tenses, especially in connection with the Psalms and
other poetical writings.
The earlier printed Hebrew grammars were not lu
minous upon the subject of tense. They recognize
in the language two tenses, a past and a future, and
give no explanation of the multitude of cases in which
the forms so called cannot be regarded as presenting
either conception of time. Those who prepared these
grammars, whether Jew or Gentile, had not themselves
mastered the difference between Oriental and Western
modes of thought and expression. In consequence of
this, the early English translators were much in the
dark, generally following blindly the tense-renderings
of the older versions.
Many of the later Hebrew grammars imitate, their
predecessors. Their treatment of the subject is a super
ficial adaptation to English thought and usage, leaving
to a more advanced stage intricacies that might con
fuse a beginner.
This method succeeds measurably at first, but
has the disadvantage of fixing imperfect conceptions
permanently in many minds, and detracting greatly from
the intelligence and satisfaction with which the grandest
portions of the Old Testament might be read. When
those who have learned that in Hebrew there are
two tenses, the past and the future, reach Job and the

PREFACE. XI
Psalms, it is only by striking out boldly from their
earlier teachings that their perplexity is relieved.
The right doctrine of Hebrew tense is that of Ewald,
who is justly called the prince of Hebrew, grammarians.
It is presented in his " Ausfiihrliches Lehrbuch" (8th
ed., Leip., 1870). Its principles are admirably devel
oped and illustrated by S..R. Driver, of Oxford, a meir^-
ber of the British Revision Company (" Treatise on the
Use of the Tenses in the Hebrew," Oxford, 1874). This
doctrine, boldly stated, is that there are no tenses
in the Hebrew. There is nothing in any verb-form
to indicate whether it is past, present, or future.
The so-called tenses are rather mcods, — not as identi
cal with our grammatical moods, for which also the
Hebrew has no distinctive forms, but as exhibiting as
pects in which an action may be viewed other than in
relations of time. The one describes action as completed,
the other as commencing and in progress. They have been
called respectively the perfect and the imperfect, which
are appropriate, but should not be confounded with the
same terms in the grammar of our own language.-
If this be so, the time or date of an action must be
determined by the context. It might be said that what
occurred in the past is more likely to be viewed as com
plete, and the future as in progress. But this is true to
a very limited extent, as every one who has read two
chapters in Genesis and Isaiah must have observed.
On the one hand, history is mostly carried on by the

Xll PREFACE.
so-called future forms, a semi-poetical usage, but thor
oughly established and constant in prose. The historian,
entering into the spirit of his narrative, pictures the
events as springing up successively as if under his own
eye. On the- other hand, the prophet transports himself
into the future, and describes what shall inevitably occur,
as if already accomplished.
Having this key to the manner in which the two forms
are used, we are not surprised to ..see in Gen. i. that
after the time of the principal verbs of the first two
verses, which are perfects, has been defined as past by
the adverbial rvti>K"1.3 (B'reshith), " in the beginning" the
principal verbs to the end of the chapter, nearly fifty in .
number, carrying on the narrative from step to step, are.
all imperfect (future) forms, only one perfect occurring
throughout. In the opposite direction, if we open at
Is. ii. 2, where the prophecy begins, the first verb is
perfect, marked, however, as descriptive of the future
not only by its position, but by the attached phrase " in
the last days" This beginning holds all the succeeding
forms to the same time, so that the prophet uses either
with the utmost flexibility, but the principal verb that
marks each successive step in advance, is in the perfect.
Singular as this is, and apparently contradictory to the
usual designation of the two forms, the student who has
been told that they are past and future, easily accommo
dates himself to it, upon being further informed that the
position of the verb at the beginning of its clause, ac-

PREFACE. xiii
companied by vav consecutive, binds it to the preceding
verb, and has a transforming power, converting the past
into future, and the future into past. This relieves him,
and he passses on comfortably, though the teacher is
obliged to admit when • he" reads in Gen. ii. of the mist
ascending and of rivers flowing that his futures are some
times past, even when not so converted. A correspond
ing: admission must be made with reference to the use of
an independent past as a predictive future. Under
any view of tense the connection by vav consecutive, and
the position of the verb, are very important in determin
ing time, but they do not alter the paradoxical fact that
the prevailing, tense in history is what our grammars
call future, and in prophecy the so-called past.
But it is in the intermediate portion, poetical, con
templative, devotional, that we are most frequently
reminded that the Hebrew tenses are not tenses.
Begin with the poetry of Job. In his first wail (iii. .2),
"Let the day perish in which I was born," there occur
two futures. After a series of imprecations in jussive
futures, which do not bear on the present discussion, he
resumes in ver. 11, "Why died I not from the womb?"
etc., using three verbs, a " future," a " past," and a
"future:" In ver. 12 there are two verbs, a "past"
and a " future." In neither case is the tense " con
verted" by vav consecutive, yet the translators felt
obliged to render them all as past, because the actual
time is so clearly intimated in the context.

XIV PREFACE.
We are now ready for the Psalms. They are full of
instances similar to those given from Job. The treat
ment of Psalm ii. by the early translators shows how
helpless they were in the presence of such tense com
binations. The tenses in ver. I are perfect followed by
an imperfect (or, past and future); in ver. 2 an imperfect
followed by a perfect (or, future and past). In the
Septuagint they are all rendered by aorists, sharply past,
which is followed by Wycliffe. In the Vulgate they are
all rendered by futures, which is followed in the Prayer-
Book version, as taken from Cranmer. In the Authorized
Version they come out grandly as all presents :
I Why do the heathen rage,
And the people imagine a vain thing ?
2. The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the rulers take counsel together,
Against the Lord and against his anointed.
This rendering is from Coverdale (1536), and he, ac
cording to his title-page, " translated out of the Douche
(German) and the Latyn." It was Luther whose sa
gacity, independent of the grammatical helps of his day,
as well as of the Ancient Versions, fixed upon the pres
ent as the time in the poet's mind, which might be ex
pressed in the Hebrew by either tense form, or alter
nately by both. In fact, this is the only point of
contact between the two Hebrew tenses, the perfect, like
the Greek perfect, of completed action, and the imper
fect, of action in progress, and this alone can account for

PREFACE. XV
their frequent use together, and under the same concep
tion of time.
In vv. 3, 4, the tenses are all imperfects. Now a
change of time without change of tense, and without ad
verbial or other notice of futurity, is improbable. Yet
the Authorized Version following Coverdale adopts the
future rendering at ver. 4, as does Luther at ver. 5. The
continued use of the present in our translation is not
only more graphic and spirited, but is required by the
unity of the description.
4. The Enthroned in high heaven laughs;
The Lord holdeth them in derision.
5. Then he speaketh to them in his anger;
In his wrath he putteth them in dismay. .
It is God looking down from the high heavens, while
the raging mites below are conspiring to dethrone Him.
To separate them in time, 'greatly mars the effect.
This irregularity is constant. In Ps. xxiii. the tenses
are all imperfects. Here again the translators, while
they treat the Psalm in the main as a recognition of
present grace, in intelligent disregard of grammars and
Ancient Versions, are not consistent throughout. " T
shall not want " may be justified as a closely dependent
expression of sequence, equivalent to " T can not want "
in the Book of Common Prayer. But in ver. 4, since
the tenses are unchanged, why should we not have had
all the verbs translated by the present ?

XVI PREFACE.
Yea, when I walk in the valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil, for Thou art with me,
Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
The particle ^3 is not a hypothetical though, and the
valley of death-shade is sometimes found far on the
hither side of death itself.
From the above illustrations it is easy to discriminate
between the two forms treated as presents. The perfect
includes with the act, its completed issue in the present.
The imperfect refers exclusively to the act itself, either
in its inception, or in its progress till another act super
venes. If in rendering both as presents we obliterate
the distinction, it is from sheer necessity. The perfect,
however, may be happily rendered by our perfect with
its auxiliary have, whenever the immediate context sug
gests unambiguously the present. But in most cases we
have no resource but the present. The phrases, / have
trusted, I have loved, might convey only a reminiscence
of the past. On this account Ps. xxvi. 8 should read, " I
love the habitation of thy house."
With regard to the imperfects, it is a fair inference
from what we have observed concerning their use, that
in writings like the Psalms, which are so largely expres
sions of present devout emotion, the presumption is al
ways in favor of treating them as presents unless accom
panied by clear indications of future time. Let it stand
in alto relievo, that in the Hebrew language the imperfect
is the natural and predominant, if not the only expres-

PREFACE. XVU
sion of gracious affections in their flow and succession —
of love, trust, gratitude, joy in God and praise, viewed as
springing up responsively to the Divine touch upon the
heart-strings. The participle is too heavy, too concrete
and fixed for this purpose. Consequently, the participles
of verbs that represent such emotion, if used at all, de
scribe habit, character, or established condition. So the
participle of nt03 to trust, in Pss. xxvii. 3 and lxxxvi. 2,
the only instances of its use by the Psalmist of his own
confidence in God. Strong feeling chooses the imper
fect, or to give it a less fleeting character combines with
it in parallelism the perfect. If we must attach to these
forms the prevailing sense of past and future, we confine
the Psalms almost exclusively to recollection and antici
pation. Then present gracious utterance has no channel,
and we must still read in xviii. 1 : " I will love thee, 0
God, my strength."
Not much more need be said of the distinctive fea
tures of the work now given to the public. The simple
method followed throughout, has been to produce,
first of all, the most literal and rudest translation. Then
every effort has been made, to master any doubtful ques
tion of meaning or construction, and by slow progress
to enter into the spirit of the Psalm under considera
tion, and at last to render it into simple, idiomatic, and
rhythmical English. The preference has always been
given to the Authorized Version, but we have not hes-

XV111 PREFACE.
itated to forsake it whenever sense or rhythm seemed
to require a change.
Never, consciously, has the meaning which the Psalmist
designed to convey been put aside for poetical effect,
nor any rendering introduced which cannot be main
tained by scholarly considerations ; and it is believed that
the result is more literal and faithful to the original than
that of the Version of the Psalms to which we are ac
customed. Unwearied pains have been taken with the more ob
scure and difficult passages that occur in some of the
most beautiful Psalms; and results have been reached,
the reasons for whose adoption can only be appreciated
through the explanatory notes which we trust will soon
follow these translations. Instances may be found in
several parts of Ps. xvi., in Pss. xlvi. i, Ivi. 4, 10, lxv. 1,
and cxvi. 10-12.
Those who compare our work with the Hebrew text
will probably be surprised with the frequent omission
of the connective particles and and also, the hard and
rough renderings of the smooth Hebrew particle 1 (w
or 00). This is often unnecessary, and sometimes cum
bersome and inelegant in its frequent occurrence, and we
have treated it as a Hebraism, employing it only
where it would be required in the best English expres
sion. More than this, every Hebrew scholar i\ aware
that the copulative often connects two lines that express
the same thought in different words, in accordance with

PREFACE. XIX
the most frequent form of Hebrew poetic parallelism.
In such cases the particle and is decidedly misleading,
suggesting an additional thought or fact.
It will also be observed that the translator, for the
sake of stronger and more rhythmical expression, has
not felt bound to translate every Hebrew word uni
formly. This especially occurs with some words most
frequently used. There are instances in which foes,
enemies, assailants, adversaries, those that rise up against
me, are precisely equivalent, and there seems no good
reason why the choice between them should not be de
termined by euphony, the shortest often being the most
spirited. So in some instances, age and generation are
quite interchangeable, and we have used the former in a
few cases where a monosyllable seemed rhythmically
preferable. A few words with reference to Hebrew poetry will
explain the verse-arrangement adopted in the text. In the
poetry of the Hebrews there is a freedom in the measure
ment of lines which is quite foreign to our English ideas
of poetic expression. The translation of the Psalms
into blank verse or rhyme must always be a wretched
failure, if it is intended to do more than give the general
thought, with the utmost license in adding or subtract
ing wherever it is needful in order to give the regular
number 'of syllables which the measure requires. He
brew poetry has a free, swinging rhythm, that disdains
such fettered expression. Though the lines are often

XX PREFACE.
more equally balanced than is possible in any English
translation, they are often very irregular.
Nearly every verse is divided into two parts, called
hemistichs, by a strong accent — a major disjunctive.
These principal lines are also subdivided by minor dis
junctives. Though sometimes rhythm proves stronger
than logic, the length of these greater or inferior divis:
ions is determined principally by the logical structure
of the verse. Hence the accents were called by the
Hebrews C^BJJtO, meanings.
In accordance with these facts, we have subdivided
the hemistichs, wherever, on account of their length, it
seemed desirable, into two or more subdivisions, almost
uniformly determined by the minor disjunctives. It
will be observed that wherever a verse is divided into
more than two lines, the subordinate lines in either part
are placed somewhat forward. Thus the second hemi
stich or principal line of the verse is indicated by its
beginning further to the left than any line except the first.
Without further remark, these Praise-Songs, as their
name stands at the head of every page in the Hebrew
Bible, are given forth. Most grateful shall we be if,
through the Divine assistance that has been incessantly
implored, any of them have been made more intelligible
and precious to those who love the Psalms.

BOOK I.

FIRST

the blessedness of the man,
Who walketh not in the counsel of
the wicked,
Nor in the way of sinners standeth,
Nor in the seat of scoffers sitteth !
2 But his delight is in the law of Jehovah ;
And on His law he meditateth day and night.
S'o he becometh Like a tree planted by the water-courses,
That yieldeth its fruit in its season,
And its leaf withereth not ;
All that he doeth shall prosper !
Not so are the wicked ;
But they are like chaff, which the wind scattereth.
Therefore the wicked stand not in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous ;
But the way of the wicked shall perish !

SECOND
HY are the heathen in tumult,
And the nations muttering vainly ?
2 Kings of the earth take their stand ;
Princes are in council together,
Against Jehovah and His Anointed ;
3 " Let Us burst their fetters,
And cast from us their bonds ! "
4 The Enthroned in high heaven laughs ;
The Lord holdeth them in derision.
5 Then He speaketh to them in His anger ;
In His wrath, He putteth them in dismay:
6 " But as for Me, I have set up My king
On Zion, My holy mountain ! "
7 I will proclaim the decree :
Jehovah said to me, " Thou ART Mv SON,
It is I who this day have begotten Thee.
8 Ask Me, and I will give thee the nations
For Thine inheritance ;
For Thy possession, the ends of the earth.
9 Thou shalt break them with an iron sceptre ;
As a potter's vessel shalt Thou shatter them !"
io And now, O ye kings ! be wise :
Be warned, ye rulers of the earth !
1 1 Serve Jehovah in fear,
And rejoice with trembling.
12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry,
And ye perish in the way ;
For His wrath very soon will enkindle:
O the blessedness of all that take refuge in Him !

THIRD
IA PSALM OF DAVID, WHEN HE FLED FROM THE FAC2 OF ABSALOM HIS SON.]
Jehovah ! how many are my foes !
How many are rising against me \
2 How many are saying of my soul,
" There is no help for him in God ! " [Selah.J
3 But Thou, O Jehovah ! art a shield about me,
My glory, and the uplifter of my head.
4 With my voice to Jehovah I call,
And He answereth from His holy mountain. ^Selah.J
5 When I lie down and fall asleep,
I awake ; for Jehovah sustaineth me.
6 I fear not the myriads of people,
That assail me on every side.
7 Arise, O Jehovah ! Help me, O my God !
For Thou srhitest all my foes on the cheek ;
The teeth of the wicked Thou hast shattered.
8 With Jehovah there is salvation !
On Thy people be Thy blessing ! [Selah].
FOURTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. UPON STRINGED INSTRUMENTS. A PSALM OF
DAVID.]
HEN I call, answer me, O my righteous God !
In my distress Thou gavest me relief ;
Pity me now, and hear my prayer !
Sons of men ! v
How long will ye turn my glory into shame,
Loving falsehood, seeking after lies? [Selah. j
5

3 But know ye !
Jehovah keepeth apart His beloved for Himself ;
When I call Him, Jehovah heareth !
4 Tremble ye and sin not !
Say thus in your heart upon your bed,
And be still ! [Selah.J
5 Offer sacrifices of righteousness, «
And put your trust in Jehovah.
6 There are many that say,
" Who will show us where good may be found ? "
Lift upon us, O Jehovah !
The light of thy presence.
7 So hast Thou put gladness in my heart,
More than in the time their corn and new wine increase.
8 In peace I will lay me down, ^
And at once will sleep ;
For THOU, O Jehovah ! when I am alone,
Makest me to dwell securely.
FIFTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. WITH THE FLUTE. A PSALM OF DAVID.]
O my words, give ear, O Jehovah !
Heed Thou my moaning.
2. Hearken to my cry for help,
My King and my God !
For unto Thee do I pray.
3 O Jehovah ! In the morning Thou hearest my voice •
In the morning I prepare for Thee,
And for Thy coming watch.

4 For Thou art not a God that hath pleasure in sin,
Neither shall evil be a guest with Thee.
5 The arrogant stand not before Thine eyes :
Thou hatest all that do wickedly.
6 Thou destroyest those that speak lies :
Bloodshed and fraud', Jehovah abhorreth.
7 But as for me,
In Thine abounding love I come into Thy house ;
I worship at Thy holy temple in Thy fear.
8 O Jehovah.! Guide me in Thy righteousness because of my foes ;
Let me see Thy way straight before me.
9 For their mouth hath no steadfastness ;
Within them there is a yaw,ning gulf :
An open sepulchre is their throat ;
Their tongue they smooth.

IO Give sentence upon them, O God !
Let them fall by their own counsels :
In the multitude of their sins thrust them forth ;
For they have rebelled against Thee.
•
II But let all be glad who take refuge in Thee ;
For ever let them sing for joy !
And do Thou shelter them ;
Yea, let all who love Thy Name exult in Thee.
12 For Thou dost bless the righteous, O Jehovah !
With favour dost Thou encompass him, as a shield.

SIXTH
Jehovah ! in Thine anger rebuke me not,
Nor in Thy wrath chastise me.
2 Pity me, 0 Jehovah ! for I am withering;
Heal me, 0 Jehovah ! for my bones are trembling ;
3 Even my soul trembleth greatly ;
But Thou — 0 Jehovah ! how long?
4 Return, 0 Jehovah ! rescue my soul !
Save me for Thy lovingkindness' sake.
5 For in death there is no remembrance of Thee ;
In the world unseen, who shall give Thee praise?
6 I am weary with my sighing ;
I drench every night my bed ;
With my tears my couch I dissolve.
7 Shrivelled with grief is mine eye ;
Through all my foes it hath grown old.
8 Depart from me, all ye that do evil ; ,
For Jehovah heareth my weeping voice:
9 Jehovah heareth my supplication ;
Jehovah accepteth my prayer.
io Ashamed are all my foes, and in sore dismay ;
They turn back in their shame suddenly !
SEVENTH
^SHIGGAION OF DAVID WHICH HE SANG TO JEHOVAH CONCERNING THE
WORDS OF CUSH THE BENJAMITE.]
EHOVAH, my God ! in Thee I take refuge;
Save me from all my pursuers,
And snatch me away:
2 Lest they tear my soul like a lion,
Rending asunder when there is none to rescue.

3 O Jehovah, my God ! if I have done this —
If iniquity cling to my hands ;
4 If I have rewarded, my friend with evil,
I, that would rescue my causeless foe —
5 Let an enemy chase and overtake my soul ;
Let him trample on the earth my life,
And lay my glory in the dust ! [Selah.J
6 Arise, O Jehovah ! in Thine anger ;
Lift Thyself against the wrath of my foes !
Yea, arouse Thee in my behalf,
Thou that hast justice at Thy command :
7 Let an assembly of nations surround Thee,
And to Thy throne high above them, return !
8 Jehovah ruleth the nations ;,
Judge me, 0 Jehovah !
By my righteousness,
By mine integrity within me.
9 Bring to an end the ill-doing of the wicked,
But establish the righteous :
For Thou triest the depths of the heart,
0 righteous God !
IO It is God who beareth my shield,
He that helpeth the upright in heart :
II God, who is a righteous Judge,
And a wrathful Power every day.
12 If one repent not, He whetteth His sword ;
His bow, He hath bent and aimeth.
13 For him He prepareth the weapons of death ;
His arrows He maketh burning !

14 Lo ! he that travaileth with iniquity;
That conceived mischief,
And brought forth falsehood ! —
15 He digged a hole and deepened it,
And hath fallen into the pit he had made !
16 His mischief returneth upon his head ;
On his own brow doth his violence descend !
17 I will praise Jehovah.
' According to His righteousness ;
I will harp to the Name of Jehovah Most High!

EIGHTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. UPON THE GITTITH. A PSALM OF DAVID.]
Jehovah our Lord !

How exalted is Thy Name in all the earth !
Inscribe it as Thy glory on the heavens !
2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings
Thou hast founded a stronghold
Because of Thy foes,
To silence the hating and revengeful.
3 When I see Thy heavens,
The work of Thy fingers ;
The moon and the stars,
Which Thou didst create ;
4 What is a mortal, That Thou bearest him in mind,
Or a son of Adam, That for him Thou shouldst care ?
5 Thou hast made him little less than Divine,
And with glory and honour hast crowned him!
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6 Thou gavest him rule over the works of Thy hands ;
Thou hast placed them all under his feet.
7 Sheep and oxen, under him are they all ;
And alike, the beasts of the field,
8 The birds of the air and the fish of the sea ;
Even that which passeth through the paths of the seas !
9 O Jehovah, our Lord,
How exalted is Thy Name in all the earth !
NINTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. SET TO "MUTH, LABBEN." A PSALM OF DAVID.]
wiU praise Jehovah with my whole heart ;
I will tell of all Thy wondrous works.
j|2 I will be glad and exult in Thee ;
I will harp to Thy Name, O Most High !
3 For mine enemies turn back ;
They stumble and perish at Thy presence.
4. For Thou hast maintained my right and my cause ;
Thou sitt'est on the throne, a righteous Judge.
5 Thou hast rebuked nations,
Thou hast destroyed the wicked ;
Their names Thou hast blotted out for evermore.
6 The enemy is consumed ;
The desolations are perpetual !
Their cities Thou hast overthrown,
The memory, even of these, hath perished.
7 But Jehovah for ever sitteth King;
He hath founded for judgment His throne.
8 He judgeth the world in righteousness ;
He ruleth the nations justly.
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9 Jehovah is a tower for the crushed ;
A tower for their times of sore pressure.
io They will trust Thee, that know Thy Name,
For Thou forsakest not Thy servants, O Jehovah !
1 1 Strike the harp to Jehovah, enthroned in Zion ;
Tell among the nation's His doings.
12 For the Avenger of blood remembereth —
He forgetteth not the cry of the suffering.
13 Pity me, O Jehovah !
See how I suffer from my foes ;
Thou who hast raised me from the gates of death,
14 That I may proclaim all Thy praise !
In the gates of the daughter of Zion,
I will rejoice in Thy salvation !
15 Sunk are the nations in the pit they had made;
In the net which they hid their foot is taken.
16 Known is Jehovah ! He dealeth out justice ;
In the work of his own hands
Is the wicked ensnared. [Higgaion. Selah.]
17 Down to Sheol the wicked return,
All nations forgetful of God !
18 For not alway shall the wretched be forgotten,
Nor the sufferer's hope be lost evermore.
19 Arise, O Jehovah ! let not men prevail ;
Let the nations be judged before Thee!
20 Put them in fear, O Jehovah !
That the nations may know they are but men !
Selah.]
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TENTH
HY, O Jehovah ! standest Thou afar ?
Why hidest Thou in times of distress?
2 Through the-pride of the wicked
Is the lowly in anguish ;
He is caught by the wiles they devised.
3 The wicked praise God over their soul's greed ;
Defrauders bless and despise Jehovah.
4 The wicked man saith with a proud face,
" He will not avenge."
" There is no God " is in all his plans.
5 Bold are his ways at all times ;
Thy judgments are high away from him
As for his foes, he puffeth at them all.
6 He saith in his heart,
" I shall not be overthrown,
From age to age no ill shall befall me ! "
7 His mouth is full of cursing,
Of deceit and oppression ;
Upon his tongue are mischief and wrong.
8 He lieth in the lurking place of hamlets ;
In the coverts he slayeth the innocent :
His eyes are in hiding for the wretched.
9 He lurketh in ambush as a lion in his jungle ;
He lurketh to capture the lowly ;
He captureth the lowly, drawing them in his net.
IO They are crushed, they sink down ;
And the wretched perish by his power.
II .He saith in his heart, " God remembereth not ;
He covereth His face — He will never see."
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12 Arise, O Jehovah !
Mighty One, lift up Thy hand ! ¦ : Jj
Oh forget not the lowly !
13 Why do the wicked despise God,
Saying in their heart Thou avengest not ?
14 Thou hast seen ;
For THOU beholdest trouble and grief,
To take it into Thy hand ;
With Thee the wretched one leaveth it,
The orphan whose help Thou hast become.
1 5 Shatter Thou the arm of the wicked ;
And as for the evil,
Search out their wickedness, till Thou find none.
16 Jehovah is King for ever and alway :
The heathen perish from His land.
17 Thou hast heard, O Jehovah ! the desire of the lowly ;
Thou wilt confirm their' heart ;
Thou wilt make Thine ear attent,
18 To defend the orphan and the oppressed ;
That earth-born feebleness may terrify no more !
ELEVENTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. BY DAVID.]
N Jehovah I have taken refuge ;
How say ye to my soul,
" Flee as a bird to your mountain ?
For, lo, the wicked bend the bow,
They fix their arrow upon the string,
To shoot in darkness the upright in heart.
When the pillars shall be torn down,
What then shaH a righteous man do ?"
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Jehovah is in His holy palace,
Jehovah in heaven" hath His throne :
His eyes behold,
His eyelids try the children of men.
Jehovah proveth the righteous ;
But the wicked and lovers of violence,
His soul hateth.
He will rain upon the wicked burning coals :
Fire and brimstone, with a scorching wind,
Shall be the portion of their cup.
For Jehovah is righteous,
He loveth righteousness ;
The righteous shall have vision of His face !

TWELFTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. SET TO "SHOSHANNIM." A PSALM OF DAVID.]
ELP, O Jehovah ! for the gracious cease,
Faithfulness vanisheth from the sons of men.
2 Falsely they speak one with another,
With treacherous lips and with a double heart.
Jehovah destroy all treacherous lips ;
The tongue that speaketh so proudly —
Those who say : " Our lips are our own !
With our tongues we are strong ;
Who is lord over us? "

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5 " For the oppression of the suffering,
For the groaning of the wretched,
Now will I arise," saith Jehovah,
" I will give them the safety for which they pant."
6 Sayings of Jehovah ! Sayings without dross!
Silver tried in the furnace of the earth,
Seven times refined !
7 THOU, O Jehovah ! wilt preserve them —
Wilt keep them from this generation for ever,
8 Though on every side the wicked go about,
When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

THIRTEENTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. a PSALM OF DAVID.]
OW long, O Jehovah?
Wilt Thou forget me for ever?
How long wilt Thou hide from me Thy face?
2 How long shall I lay plans in my soul,
With sorrow in my heart daily?
How long shall mine enemy lift himself against me?
3 Look! answer me, O Jehovah, my God!
Give light to mine eyes, lest I sleep in death :
4 Lest mine enemy say, " I have overcome him ;"
Lest my 'foes rejoice that I am overthrown.
5 But as for me, in Thy love is my trust ;
My heart rejoiceth in Thy salvation.
6 I will sing unto Jehovah ;
. For He hath dealt bountifully with me !
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FOURTEENTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. A PSALM OF DAVID.]
AITH the fool in his heart, " There is' no God ! '''
They are corrupt,
They are vile in their wickedness ;
There is none that doeth good !

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2 Jehovah from heaven looketh forth
Upon the sons of men,
To -see whether any are wise,
Are seeking after God.
3 They have all fallen away ;
. They are alike bad :
There is none that doeth good —
No, not one !
4 Did they not know, all these evil doers,
Who were devouring my people as they eat bread,
And who called not on Jehovah ?
5 Then were they in great terror !
For God is with the race of the righteous.
6 The counsel of the suffering ye brought to shame ;
But Jehovah was his refuge.
7 Oh that there might come out of Zion
Salvation for Israel !
When Jehovah returneth to His captive people,
Jacob shall be glad, Israel shall rejoice !

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FIFTEENTH
[A PSALM OF DAVID.]
HO, O Jehovah ! shall be a guest in Thy tent?
Who shall dwell in Thy holy mountain ?

2 He that walketh blamelessly, and doeth justice,
And that speaketh truthfully in his heart.
3 He that slandereth not with his tongue,
That doeth no evil to his friend,
Nor taketh up a scandal against his neighbour.
4 Despicable in his sight are the vile,
But those that fear Jehovah, he honoureth ;
He sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.
5 His silver he putteth not out to usury,
Nor taketh a bribe against the innocent :
He who doeth these things,
Shall not be overthrown for ever !

SIXTEENTH
[A MICHTAM OF DAVID.]
RESERVE me, O God, for in Thee I hide.
2 To Jehovah I say: " THOU art MY LORD:
I HAVE NO GOOD BEYOND THEE."
To the holy I say,
(Who are the noble in the earth,
And in whom is all my delight,)
"Their griefs shall be many that *yed with
other gods ;
I POUR not out their drink-offerings of blood,
Nor take their names on my lips."

5 O Jehovah ! mine allotted portion and my cup !
Thou Thyself art my sure domain :
6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasures,
Yea, a goodly heritage is mine.
7 I bless Jehovah who giveth me counsel ;
Yea, in the night my heart instructeth me.
8 I set Jehovah before me alway ;
With Him at my right hand,
I shall not be overthrown.
9 So my heart is glad, my spirit exulteth ;
My flesh, too, abideth securely.
10 For Thou wilt not abandon my soul to Sheol,
Nor let waste in the grave Thy beloved.
1 1 Thou wilt acquaint me with the path of life ;
In Thy presence is fulness of joy ;
At Thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.

SEVENTEENTH
[a PRAYER OF DAVID.]
EAR the right, 0 Jehovah !
Heed my wailing, listen to my prayer,
Which is not from deceitful lips.
2 From Thy presence let sentence go forth ;
Let Thine eyes behold what is upright.
3 Thou hast proved my heart ;
Thou hast visited me in the night ;
Thou hast tried me, and findest nothing :
My thoughts of evil pass not from my mouth.
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4 As for the doings of men,
By the word of Thy lips
I have shunned the paths of oppressors.
5 My steps hold firm to Thy footprints ;
My tread wavereth not.
6 I call Thee, for Thou wilt answer me, O GOD !
Incline Thine ear to me ; hear Thou my plea.
7 Show marvellously Thy lovingkindness,
Thou helper of those that seek safety
From adversaries, in Thine own right hand !
8 ' Protect me as the pupil of the eye ;
Under Thy shadowing wings let me hide,
9 From the wicked that would destroy me,
My deadly foes that compass me about.
io Their gross hearts they have closed,
And with their mouth they- speak proudly.
1 1 In our steps they now are around us ;
Their eyes they set to cast us to the earth.
12 They are like lions, eager to rend ;
Like young lions lurking in the coverts.
13 Arise, O Jehovah!
Confront them, cast them down !
Deliver my life from the wicked by Thy sword ;
14 .From men by Thy hand, O Jehovah !
From men of the world whose portion is in life,
And whose craving Thou fillest with Thy treasures:
They are satisfied that they have sons,
And leave their wealth to their children.
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15 But as for me, in righteousness
I shall have vision of Thy face ;
I will be satisfied, when I awake,
And Thou wilt appear unto me.
EIGHTEENTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. BY THE SERVANT OF JEHOVAH, BY DAVID,
WHO SPAKE 'ro JEHOVAH THE WORDS OF THIS SONG, WHEN HE DE
LIVERED HIM FROM ALL HIS ENEMIES, AND FROM THE HAND OF SAUL ;
AND HE SAID :]
yearn toward Thee, Jehovah, my strength !
2 Jehovah is my cliff, my castle, my deliverer-,
My GOD, my rock in whom I take refuge ;
My shield, the horn of my salvation, my tower.
3 On Jehovah, who is to be praised, I call ,
And from mine enemies I am delivered.
4 Around me were the snares of Death,
And the floods of Destruction affrighted me.
5 The snares of Sheol encompassed me,
And confronted me, the toils of Death.
6 In my distress I called on Jehovah,
Unto my God I cried for help :
He heard from His palace my voice,
And my cry into His presence came,
Even into His ears.
7 Then the earth shook and trembled ;
The foundations of the mountains quaked :
They swung to and fro, because He was wroth.
8 There went up a smoke out of His nostrils,
And fire out of His mouth devoured ;
Burning flames flashed forth from Him.
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9 He bowed the heavens and came down ;
And thick darkness was under His feet.
IO He rode on a cherub and flew ;
Yea, He sped on the wings of the wind.
II He made darkness His covering,
His pavilion round about Him —
Darkness of waters, dense clouds of the skies.
12 Out of the brightness before Him,
There passed through His dense clouds
Hailstones and flames of fire.
13 Then Jehovah thundered in the heavens;
The Most High uttered His voice,
With hailstones and flames of fire !
14 He sent forth His arrows and scattered them ;
Lightnings He shot forth and routed them :
15 And the bed of the sea was seen,
The foundations of the world were laid bare,
At Thy rebuke, 0 Jehovah !
At the blast of the breath of Thy nostrils.
16 He reached from on high ; He grasped me ;
He drew me out of the great waters ;
17 He rescued me from my strong enemy.
And from them that hate me,
For they were mightier than I.
18 They confronted me in my day of trouble ;
But Jehovah became my stay.
19 He brought me forth into an open place ;
He delivered me, for He delighted in me.
20 Jehovah dealeth with me
According to my righteousness ;
According to the cleanness of my hands
He rendereth to me.

21 For I have kept the ways of Jehovah,
And have not by sin forsaken my God.
22 For all His ordinances are before me,
His statutes I put not away from me.
23 Yea, I have become blameless with Him,
And keep myself from mine iniquity.
24 So Jehovah rendereth to me
According to my righteousness,
And the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
25 With the loving, Thou showest Thyself loving ;
With the perfect, Thou showest Thyself perfect ;
26 With the pure, Thou showest Thyself pure ;
With the perverse, Thou showest Thyself froward.
2y For THOU savest an humble people ;
But lofty eyes Thou bringest down.
28 For it is THOU that lightest my lamp :
Jehovah, my God, illumineth my darkness.
29 For by Thy help I rush upon troops ;
By the help of my God I leap over walls.
30 As for the Mighty One, His way is perfect :
The word of Jehovah is tried ;
To all that hide in Him, He is a shield.
31 For who is God, save Jehovah,
Or who is a rock, save our God ?
32 It is GOD that girdeth me with strength,
And that prospereth me in my way :
33 That giveth me feet like the hinds,
And on my heights maketh me to stand :
34 That traineth my hands for the battle,
And mine arms can bend a bow of brass.
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35 And Thou givest me Thy saving shield ;
Thy right hand sustaineth,
And Thy lowliness exalteth me.
36 Thou makest room under me for my steps,
And my feet falter not.
37 I pursue mine enemies and overtake them ;
I turn not back till they are consumed.
38 I smite them through, and they cannot rise ;
They fall under my feet.
39 Thou girdest me with strength for the battle ;
Thou bringest down mine adversaries under me.
40 Through Thee I seize on my fleeing foe ;
And those that hate me I utterly destroy.
41 They cry for help, but there is no saviour,
Unto Jehovah, but He answereth them not.
42 I beat them small as dust before the wind ;
Like the dirt of the streets I scatter them.
43 Thou deliverest me from the peopled strifes ;
Thou puttest me at the head of nations,
A people that I know not serve me.
44 When their ear heareth, they obey me ;
Aliens come cringing to me ;
45 Aliens wither,
And come trembling out of their strongholds.
46 Jehovah liveth, and blessed be my rock ;
Yea, exalted be God that saveth me :
47 The Mighty One, that giveth me revenge,
And subdueth nations under me ;
48 That delivereth me from mine enemies,
Yea, above my foes Thou settest me on high ;
From the man of violence Thou rescuest me.

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49 Therefore will I praise Thee -'
Among the nations, O Jehovah !
And to Thy name will I strike the harp !
50 Who giveth great victories to His king;
And showeth lovingkindness to His anointed,
.To David and to his seed for ever !

NINETEENTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. A PSALM OF DAVID.]
HE heavens declare the glory of God ;
The skies show forth the work of His hands.
2 Day unto day is pouring out speech,
And night unto night, breathing knowledge.
3 Without speech and without language,
Without their voice being heard,
4 Into all the earth their sound goeth forth,
To the end of the world their words :
There. hath He set a tent for the sun ;
5 Who is like a bridegroom coming out of his canopy ;
He rejoiceth as a hero, to haste upon his path.
6 From the bound of the heaven he goeth forth,
And hath his circuit to the bounds thereof;
And nothing can hide from his heat.
7 The law of Jehovah is perfect,
Restoring the soul :
The testimony of Jehovah is sure,
Making wise- the simple.
8 The precepts of Jehovah are right,
Rejoicing the heart :
The commandment of Jehovah is pure,
Enlightening the eyes.
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9 The fear of Jehovah is clean,
Enduring for ever :
The ordinances of Jehovah are true,
And righteous, all of them.
IO More to be desired are they than gold,
Yea, than much fine gold ;
And sweeter than honey,
As it droppeth from the combs.
1 1 Moreover by them is Thy servant taught,
And in keeping them there is, great reward.
12 His errors who can understand ?
From hidden faults do Thou pronounce me clear;
13 As well, from bolder sins restrain Thy servant ;
Let them not rule over me :
Then shall I be blameless ;
I shall be free from great transgression.
14 Let come with acceptance the words of my mouth,
And the whispers of my heart in Thy presence,
O Jehovah ! my rock and my redeemer.

TWENTIETH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. A PSALM OF DAVID.]
EHOVAH answer thee in the day of distress ;
Set thee on high, the Name of Jacob's God !
2 Send thee help from the sanctuary,
And out of Zion sustain thee '
Remember all thine offerings,
And thy burnt sacrifice accept ! [Selah.J
Give thee according to thy heart's desire,
And all thy purposes accomplish !
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5 We shout for joy in Thy salvation ;
In the Name of our God we display our banner-
" Jehovah fulfilleth all thy requests ! "
6 Now know I that Jehovah helpeth His anointed ;
He answereth him from His holy heaven,
With the helping power of His right hand.
7 Some glory in chariots, and some in horses,
But we, in the Name of Jehovah, our God.
8 As for them, they sink down, and they fall,
But WE arise and stand firm.
9 O Jehovah, save Thou the king 1
May He answer us when we call !

TWENTY-FIRST
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. A PSALM OF DAVID.]
Jehovah ! in Thy strength the king is glad ;
In Thy helping power how great is his joy !
2 His heart's desire Thou hast given him ;
The request of his lips Thou hast not denied. [Selah.J
3 For Thou meetest him with rich blessings;'
Thou settest on his head a crown of pure gold.
4 Life he asked of Thee, and Thou gavest it him;
Length of days for ever and ever.
5 Great is his glory through Thy helping power,
Renown and majesty hast Thou laid on him.
6 For Thou appointest him to be blessed for ever ;
Thou makest him glad with the joy of Thy presence.
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7 For the king trusteth in Jehovah ;
And through the lovingkindness of the Most High,
He shall not be overthrown.
8 Thy hand shall find out all Thine enemies ;
Thy right hand shall find out those that hate Thee.
9 Thou wilt make them like a fiery furnace
In the time of Thy presence ;
Jehovah in His wrath will consume,
^ Yea, a fire shall devour them.
io Their fruit wilt Thou destroy from the earth,
And their offspring from the sons of men.
1 1 Because they intend evil against Thee ;
They have devised a plot, but can do nothing:
12 For Thou wilt put them to flight,
When Thou preparest Thy bowstrings against them.
13 Be exalted, O Jehovah, in Thy strength !
We will sing and strike the harp to Thy power !

TWENTY-SECOND
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. SET TO " AYELETH HASHAHAR." A PSALM OF
DAVID.]
Y God ! my God !
Why hast Thou forsaken me ?
Why art Thou afar from helping me,
Afar from my suffering cry ?
O my God ! I call Thee through the day,
But Thou answerest not :
And in the night season,
But there is no relief for me.
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3 Yet art Thou Holy,
Enthroned amid the praises of Israel.
4 In Thee our fathers trusted,
They trusted and Thou deliveredst them.
5 Unto Thee they cried and were set free ;
In Thee they trusted and were not put to shame.
6 But I am a worm, and not a man ;
Reviled by men, despised by the people.
7 All that see me scoff at me —
They thrust out the lip, they wag the head ;
8 " He trusted in Jehovah ; let Him release him,
Let Him rescue him, for He delighteth in him."
9 Yea, Thou art He that caused me to be born ;
That gave me confidence on my mother's breast.
10 Upon Thee I was cast from my birth ;
From my earliest breath, Thou art my God !
n Be not far from me, for distress is near,
And there is none to help.
12 Many bulls have surrounded me ;
The strong of Bashan encircle me :
13 They open their mouths against me,
As if lions were rending and roaring.
14 I am poured out like water, t
And all my bones are out of joint :
My heart hath become like wax ;
It is melted within my breast.
15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd,
And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws ;
In the dust of death Thou layest me.

16 For dogs have surrounded me :
A band of evil-doers hemmeth me in ;
They pierce my hands and my feet.
17 I can count all my bones,
But mine enemies gloat over me;
18 They part. among them my garments,
And they cast lots upon my vesture.
19 But Thou, 0 Jehovah, be not far off!
0 my Strength ! for my help haste Thee !
20 Snatch away from the sword my life ;
My only life from the power of the dog.
21 Save me from the mouth of the lion,
And from the horns of wild cattle—
Thou hast answered me !
22 I will proclaim Thy Name to my brethren ;
\ In the midst of the assembly,
I will utter Thy praise :
23 "Ye that fear Jehovah, praise Him !
All ye seed of Jacob, glorify Him !
Reverence Him, all ye seed of Israel !
24 For He despised not, nor spurned the sufferer's pain,
And hid not from him His face,
But He heard when he cried to Him for help."
25 From Thee is my praise in the great assembly ;
I will pay my vows before those that fear Him.
26 The lowly in spirit shall eat and be filled ;
They that seek Jehovah shall praise Him :
" May your heart find life for ever ! "
27 All the ends of the earth
Shall remember and return to Jehovah;
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All the families of the nations
Shall worship in Thy presence.
28 For Jehovah's is the kingdom,
And He is Ruler over the nations.
29 All the rich of the earth shall eat and worship ;
All that go down to the dust shall kneel before Him;
Even they that could not preserve their own lives !
30 Posterity shall serve him ;
It shall be told of the Lord to the after race.
31 They shall come and proclaim His righteousness ;
A people to be born shall be told what He hath done.

TWENTY-THIRD
EHOVAH is my shepherd ; I shall not want.
2 In green pastures He maketh me to lie down ;
By restful waters He leadeth me.
He restoreth My soul ; *
He guideth me in the paths of righteousness,
For His Name's sake.
Yea, when I walk in the valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil ; for Thou art with me :
Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me.

Thou preparest a table before me
In the presence of mine enemies:
Thou hast anointed my head with oil ;
My cup runneth over.
Only goodness and lovingkindness follow me
All the days of my life ;
And I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah for ever.
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TWENTY-FOURTH
[BY DAVID. A PSALM.]
HE earth is Jehovah's, and the fulness thereof
The world, and they that dwell therein.
2 Fpr it is He that founded it upon the seas,
That made it firm upon the floods.
3 " Who shall ascend Jehovah's mountain?
Who shall arise in His holy place ? "
4 " He that hath clean hands and a pure heart ;
Who lifteth not his soul unto evil,
And sweareth not with deceit."
5 " He shall receive blessings from Jehovah,
And righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 This is the generation of those that seek Him,
That seek Thy face, O God of Jacob ! "
7 " Lift up your heads, O yegates ;
Lift yourselves, ye ancient doors,
That the King of Glory may come in ! "
8 "Who, then, is the King of Glory? "
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" Jehovah, the Strong, the Champion ;
Jehovah, the Champion in battle.
9 Lift up, O gates, your heads !
Lift yourselves, ye ancient doors,
That the King of Glory may come in ! "
IO "Who, then, is the King of Glory? "
" Je'hovah of Hosts;
He is the King of Glory." [Selah.J
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TWENTY-FIFTH
[BY DAVID.]
NTO Thee, O Jehovah ! I lift up my soul.
1 2 O' my God ! in Thee do I trust ;
Let me not come to shame ;
Let not mine enemies triumph over me :
3 Yea, let none that wait for Thee come to shame ;
Let those come to shame who are faithless wantonly
4 With Thy ways, O Jehovah ! acquaint me ;
Thy paths teach me :
5 Guide me in Thy faithfulness and teach me,
For Thou art the God of my salvation ;
I wait for Thee all the day long.
6 Remember Thy compassions, O Jehovah!
And Thy loving deeds ;
For they are ever of old :
7 The sins of my youth and my transgressions
Remember Thou not !
In Thy lovingkindness remember me,
For Thy goodness' sake, O Jehovah !
8 Good and upright is Jehovah ;
Therefore He directeth sinners in the way:
9 He guideth the humble in the right ;
He teacheth the humble His way.
io All the paths of Jehovah are lovingkindness and truth
To those that keep His covenant and His precepts.
1 1 For Thy Name's sake, O Jehovah,
Pardon my guilt, for it is great !
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12 Where is the man that feareth Jehovah ?
He will instruct him in the way he should choose:

13 His soul shall dwell in prosperity,
And his seed shall inherit the land.
14 Jehovah's friendship is with those that fear Him,
And His covenant for their instruction.
15 Mine eyes are ever toward Jehovah,
For He will free my foot from the net.
16 Turn Thee to me, and have pity on me,
For I am lonely and suffering :
17 Relieve the oppression of my heart,
And bring me out of my distresses.
18 Behold me suffering and troubled,
And forgive all my sins :
19 Behold mine enemies, for they are many,
And with cruel hatred they hate me.
20 Oh keep my soul, and deliver me ;
And let me not come to shame,
For I take refuge in Thee :
21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,
For I wait for Thee.
22 Redeem Israel, 0 God !
Out of all his distresses.
TWENTY- SIXTH
[BY DAVID.]
UDGE me, 0 Jehovah!
For I walk in mine integrity ;
In Jehovah I trust without wavering.
2 Search me, 0 Jehovah! and try me;
Cleanse from evil mine inmost heart !
3 For Thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes,
And I walk in Thy faithfulness. 34

4 I sit not with men of falsehood,
And with dissemblers I go not :
5 I hate the assembly of evil doers,
And with the wicked I will not abide.
6 I wash my hands in innocence ;
And I will compass Thine altar, 0 Jehovah,
7 To proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving,
And to tell of all Thy wondrous works.
8 Jehovah ! I love the habitation of Thy house,
The place where Thy Glory dwelleth.
9 Gather not my soul with sinners,
Nor with blood-stained men my life ;
io In whose hands there is crime,
And their right hand is full of bribes !
II But as for me, I walk in mine integrity;
Redeem me, and deal kindly with me.
12 My foot standeth in an even place ;
In the assemblies I bless Jehovah !

TWENTY-SEVENTH
[BY DAVID.]
JEHOVAH is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
[Jehovah is the stronghold of my life ;
Of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked came against me,
To devour my flesh,
Oppressing and hating me, they stumbled and fell.
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3 Should a host encamp against me,
My heart shall not fear;
Should war rise against me,
Even then will I be trustful.
4 One thing have I asked of Jehovah,
That will I seek after ;
That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah
All the days of my life,
To enjoy the graciousness of Jehovah,
And to delight in His temple.
5 For He will conceal me in His pavilion
In the day of evil ;
He will hide me in the shelter of His tabernacle ;
Upon a rock He will exalt me.
6 Then shall my head be set on high,
Above' mine enemies around me ;
And I will offer in his tabernacle
Sacrifices with a trumpet sound :
I will sing and strike the harp to Jehovah.
7 Hear my voice, O Jehovah ! when I call ;
Deal kindly with me, and answer me.
8 Unto Thee my heart respondeth,
When Thou sayest, " Seek YE My face! "
"Thy face, O Jehovah ! I will seek."
9 Hide not Thy face from me ;
Turn not away Thy servant in anger :
Thou hast been my help ;
Cast me not off, neither forsake me,
O God of my salvation !
IO When my father and my mother have forsaken me,
Let Jehovah gather me in.
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ii Teach me Thy way, O Jehovah !
And lead me in an even path,
Because of mine enemies.
12 Yield me not to the will of mine adversaries;
For false witnesses rise against me,
That pant after cruelty.
13 0 had I not confidence
That I should see the goodness of Jehovah
In the land of the living —
14 Wait thou for Jehovah !
Be of good courage, and let thy heart be firm;
Wait thou for Jehovah !

TWENTY-EIGHTH
[BY DAVID.]
NTO Thee, O Jehovah ! I call ;
O my Rock ! be not deaf to me :
Lest if Thou be silent to me,
I become like those that go down into the pit
2 Hear my supplicating voice,
When I cry unto Thee for help ;
When I lift my hands toward Thy holy retreat.
3 Draw me not away with the wicked,
Nor with the workers of iniquity ;
Who speak kindly with their neighbours,
While evil is in their hearts.
4 Give them according to their work,
According to the evil of their doings :
According as their hands have wrought give them;
Render unto them their desert :
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c For they regard not the works of Jehovah,
Even that which is wrought by His power ;
Therefore He will destroy, and not rebuild them.
6 Blessed be Jehovah !
For He hath heard my supplicating voice !
7 Jehovah is my strength and my shield ;
In Him my heart trusteth, and I am helped :
Therefore my heart exulteth,
And in my song I praise Him !
8 Jehovah is the strength of His people ;
And a stronghold of salvation to His anointed.
9 Save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance ;
Be their shepherd, and bear them up for ever.
TWENTY-NINTH
[A PSALM OF DAVID.]
IVE to Jehovah, ye sons of the Mightiest,
Give to Jehovah glory and strength !
2 Give to Jehovah the glory of His Name,
Worship Jehovah in holy attire !
The voice of Jehovah is upon the waters !
The God of glory thundereth !
The voice of Jehovah is upon the great waters!
The voice of Jehovah is with power;
The voice of Jehovah is with majesty.
The voice of Jehovah shattereth cedars,
Jehovah shattereth the cedars of Lebanon.
And He maketh them spring like a calf,
Lebanon and Sirion like a young antelope.
The voice of Jehovah cleaveth the lightning's flash.
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8 The voice of Jehovah shaketh the wilderness,
Jehovah shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.
¦9 The voice of Jehovah maketh the hinds to travail,
And it strippeth the forests ;
And within His royal dwelling
It all proclaimeth " Glory ! "
IO Jehovah at the flood sat enthroned,
And Jehovah sitteth King for ever!
Jehovah strength to His people giveth ;
Jehovah blesseth His people with peace !

THIRTIETH
[A PSALM. A SONG AT THE DEDICATION OF THE HOUSE. BY DAVID.]
extol Thee, O Jehovah !

For Thou hast raised me up,
And sufferest not my foes to rejoice over me.
2 0 Jehovah, my God !
I cried to Thee, and Thou hast healed me.
3 O Jehovah ! Thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol;
Thou hast revived me, that I descend not to the
grave.
4 Strike the harp to Jehovah, O ye whom He loveth !
And praise ye His holy memorial Name.
5 For there is a moment for His anger,
A lifetime for His favour;
At evening, weeping cometh in to lodge ;
In the morning,there is a song of joy!
6 But as for me, I said in my security,
" I shall not be overthrown for ever."
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7 O Jehovah ! in Thy good pleasure.
Thou hadst made my mountain to stand strong ;
When Thou didst hide Thy face, I was in dismay.
8 Unto Thee, O Jehovah! I called;
To Jehovah I made supplication :
9 " What profit is there in my life,
When I go down into the grave ?
Shall the dust praise Thee ?
Shall it proclaim Thy truth ?
io Hear, O Jehovah ! and pity me !
O Jehovah ! come and help me! "
1 1 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing,.
Thou hast loosed my sackcloth,
And hast girded me with gladness ;
12 That my spirit may sing to Thee, and not be silent:
O Jehovah, my God ! for ever will I praise Thee !

THIRTY-FIRST
[A PSALM OF DAVID.]
IN Thee, O Jehovah ! I take refuge;
Let me never come to shame ;
| In Thy righteousness deliver me.
2 Incline Thine ear to me,
Haste Thee to my rescue ;
Let me find Thee a rock-built fortress ;
A castle where I may dwell in safety.
3 For Thou art my cliff and my stronghold,
For Thy Name's sake Thou wilt lead and guide me.
4 Thou wilt free me from the net they hid for me,
Because Thou art my saving power.
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5 Into Thy hand I commit my spirit ;
Thou hast redeemed me, O Jehovah !
Thou Mighty One of truth !
6 I hate those that wait on vain idols,
And I put my trust in Jehovah.
7 I will rejoice and exult in Thy lovingkindness ;
That Thou seest my sufferings,
Art acquainted with my soul's distress,
8 And hast not shut me up in the enemy's power.
But hast set my feet in an open place.
9 Pity me, O Jehovah ! for I am in distress ;
Mine eye languisheth with grief,
Yea, my soul and mine inmost being.
IO For my life passeth away in sorrow,
And my years in sighing ;
My strength faileth by reason of my sins,
And my bones are wasting.
1 1 Because of all my adversaries, I am a scorn ;
To my neighbours a burden,
And a terror to my friends :
They that see me in the streets flee from me.
12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind ;
I have become like a thing that perisheth.
13 For I hear the sly movements of many,
There is a horror on every side :
In their counsel together against me,
They devise to take away my life.
14 But on Thee I rely, O Jehovah !
I avow to Thee, " Thou art my God ! "
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15 In Thy hand are my times ;
Rescue me from the power of my foes,
And from those that pursue me.
16 Let Thy presence shine on Thy servant.
And save me in Thy lovingkindness.
17 O Jehovah ! let me not come to shame,
For on Thee I call ;
Let the wicked come to shame,
Let them be silent in Sheol.
18 Let the lying lips be stricken dumb,
That speak insolently of the righteous,
With haughtiness and contempt.
19 Oh how great is Thy goodness,
Which Thou hast laid up for those that fear Thee,
Which Thou showest to those that take refuge in Thee,
Before the children of men !
20 Thou hidest them in the covert of Thy presence
From the conspiracies of men ;
Thou concealest themrin a pavilion
From the contention of tongues.
21 Blessed be Jehovah !
For He hath treated me with wondrous love,
In a city that hath walls.
22 But I had said in my alarm,
" I am cut off from before Thine eyes! "
Verily Thou heardest my suppliant voice
When I cried to Thee for help.
23 Love Jehovah, all ye His saints !
Jehovah preserveth the faithful,
But repayeth the proud in full measure.
24 Be of good courage and let your heart be firm,
All ye that wait for Jehovah !
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THIRTY-SECOND
[BY DAVID. A MASKIL.]
the blessedness of him,
Whose transgression is taken away,
Whose sin is covered!
2 O the blessedness of the man,
To whom Jehovah imputeth no guilt,
And in whose spirit there is no deceit !
3 While I held my peace, my bones wasted,.
Through my moaning all the day long.
4 For day and night Thy hand was heavy upon me,
My moisture was changed
Into the droughts of summer. [Selah.]
5 Then I acknowledged my sin to Thee,
And my guilt I ceased to conceal ;
I said : " I will confess my fault to Jehovah,"
And THOU hast taken away the guilt of my sin.
[Selah.]
6 ' Thus shall every gracious one pray to Thee
In a time'when Thou mayest be found ;
Surely when great waters are whelming,
As for him, he shall be out of their reach.
7 Thou art my hiding-place ;
From distress Thou preservest me ;
With songs of deliverance
Dost Thou compass me about. ' [Selah.]
8 I will instruct and guide thee in the way thou
shalt go ;
I will give thee counsel, keeping Mine eye upon thee.
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9 Become not like the horse and the mule,
That are without discernment ;
Whose harness hath bit and bridle to hold them,
Or they will not stay near thee.
10 Many sorrows have the wicked ;
But he that trusteth in Jehovah,
Lovingkindness shall compass him about.
n Rejoice in Jehovah, and exult, ye righteous;
Sing for joy, all ye upright in heart !

THIRTY-THIRD
1ING for joy in Jehovah, O ye righteous !
For the upright a praise-song is comely.
2 Give thanks to Jehovah with the harp ;
Play to Him upon a ten-stringed lute.
3 Sing unto Him a new song ;
Play skilfully with a trumpet sound.
4 For the word of Jehovah is upright,
And all that He doeth is faithful.
5 He loveth righteousness and justice ;
The earth is full of the lovingkindness of Jehovah,
6 By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made ;
By the breath of His mouth all their hosts.
7 He amasseth the waters of the sea ;
He storeth in treasuries the depths.
8 Let all the earth fear before Jehovah ;
Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe
of Him:

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9 For He spake and it was done ;
He commanded and it stood fast.
IO Jehovah annulleth the counsel of kingdoms ;
He maketh void the thoughts of the nations :
II But Jehovah's counsel standeth for ever,
The thoughts of His heart to the farthest age.
12 Happy the nation whose God is Jehovah,
The people He hath chosen for His possession.
13 From high heaven Jehovah looketh forth ;
He seeth all the children of men.
14 From His dwelling place He looketh forth
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 a vast army,
Nor a warrior rescued by great power :
17 A horse is a vain hope for victory ;
Even by his great strength he cannot deliver.
18 Behold, the eye of Jehovah is on those that fear Him,
On those that wait for His lovingkindness ;
19 To deliver their soul from death,
And to keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul waiteth for Jehovah;
He is our help and our shield :
21 For in Him our heart rejoiceth,
And in His holy Name is our trust.
22 Let Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah ! be upon us,
According as we wait for Thee !
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THIRTY-FOURTH
[BY DAVID, WHEN HE FEIGNED MADNESS BEFORE ABIMELECH ; AND HE
DROVE HIM AWAY, AND HE DEPARTED.]
will bless Jehovah at all times;
His praise shall be ever in my mouth.
2 In Jehovah my soul gloryeth ;
Let the suffering hear and rejoice !
3 Oh magnify Jehovah with me,
And let us exalt His name together.

4 I sought Jehovah, and He answered me,
And delivered me from all my fears.
5 They that look unto Him are illumined ;
And let not their faces be ashamed.
9 This sufferer called, and Jehovah heard,
And out of all his distresses He saved him.
7 The Angel of Jehovah keepeth guard
Around those that fear Him,
And He delivereth them.
8 Oh taste and see that Jehovah is good ;
How blest is the man that taketh refuge in Him!
9 Fear Jehovah, O ye saints of His !
For there is no want to those that fear Him.
io The young lions are poor and hungry ;
But those that seek Jehovah
Shall not want any good thing.

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Come, ye children, hearken unto me ;
I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.
Who is the man that desireth long life,
That loveth to see days of prosperity ?
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1 3 Watch thy tongue, that it abstain from evil,
And thy lips, that they speak no guile.
14 Turn away from evil, and do thou the good ;
Inquire after peace, and pursue it.
15 The eyes of Jehovah are upon the righteous,
His ears are open to their cry for help :
16 The face of Jehovah is against evil doers,
To cut off their remembrance from the earth.
17 The righteous cry, and Jehovah heareth,
And delivereth them out of all their distresses.
18 Jehovah is near to the broken in heart ;
He saveth the crushed in spirit.
19 Many are the sufferings of the righteous ;
But Jehovah delivereth from them all.
20 He keepeth all their bones ;
Not one of them is broken.
21 Evil bringeth death to the wicked ;
The foes of the righteous shall be condemned :
22 Jehovah redeemeth the soul of His servants ;
None shall be condemned that take refuge in Him.

THIRTY-FIFTH
[BY, DAVID.]
JONTEND Thou, O Jehovah! with those that
contend with me ;
Fight against those that fight against me.
2 Grasp the shield and the buckler,
And arise in my defence.
3 Draw out the spear and shut off my pursuers ;
Say unto my soul, " I will save thee."
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4 Let them be put to shame and confusion,
That seek after my life ;
Let them be turned back in dishonour,
That intend me evil.
5 Let them be as chaff before the wind,
The Angel of Jehovah thrusting them on;
6 Let their way become dark and slippery,
The Angel of Jehovah pursuing them.
7 For without cause they hid for me a snare ;
Without cause they digged a pit for my life.
S Let ruin overtake them unawares ;
Let their net which they hid catch themselves ; ,
Into that very ruin let them fall.
9 Then shall my soul exult in Jehovah ;
It shall rejoice in His saving power.
io All my bones shall say :
" O Jehovah, who is like Thee, ««.
Who deliverest the suffering from his stronger foe,
The suffering and needy from his spoiler?"
1 1 Slanderous accusers rise against me,
Who ask me of that which I know not.
12 They render me evil for good ;
Bereavement hath come upon my soul.
13 And I — in the time of their sickness,
My clothing was sackcloth ;
I humbled with fasting my soul :
And my prayer — let it return into my own bosom !
14 As if he were my friend, my brother, I went about ;
As when one mourneth for a mother,
In garments of woe I bowed down.
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15 But when my weakness came on, t
They were glad and gathered —
They gathered against me with railing,
When I knew it not ;
They rent me asunder and were not silent.
16 They were like vile babblers for a dainty morsel ;
They gnashed upon me with their teeth.
17 O Lord! how long wilt Thou look on?
Recover my life from their ruin,
¦ My only life from the young lions ;
18 And I will give Thee thanks in the great assembly,
Among a mighty nation I will praise Thee.
19 Let not my treacherous foes rejoice over me,
Nor my causeless enemies glance in triumph.
20 For they speak not with peaceful intent,
But devise slanders against the quiet in the land :
21 Yea, they exclaim at me with wide mouth ;
They say, " Aha ! Aha ! our eyes have seen ! "
22 Thou seest, O Jehovah ! keep not silence ; ,
O Lord ! be not far away from me ;
23 Awake, yea, arouse Thee, that I may have justice ;
My God and my Lord ! appear for my defence.
24 Judge me in Thy righteousness,
O Jehovah, my God !
And let them not rejoice over me.
25 Let them not say in their heart,
" Aha ! we have our wish 1 "
Let them not say,
" We have engulfed him ! "
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26 Let those that rejoice in harming me,
Be ashamed and confounded together ;
Let those that swell proudly against me,
Be clothed with ignominy and disgrace.
27 Let those that have pleasure in my righteousness,
Sing for joy and be glad ;
Let them say continually, " Jehovah be magnified,
Who delighteth in the welfare of His servant."
28 Then my tongue shall murmur Thy righteousness,
And all the day long, Thy praise.

THIRTY-SIXTH
[BY DAVID, THE SERVANT OF JEHOVAH.]
revelation within my heart
Of the transgression of the wicked !
God is not a terror before his eyes :
2 For in his sight, He dealeth gently with him,
That his iniquity may be found and hated.
3 The words of his mouth are mischief and falsehood;
He hath forsaken wisdom and virtue.
4 He deviseth mischief upon his bed ;
He taketh his stand in ways that are not good ;
Evil he abhorreth not.
5 O Jehovah ! Thy lovingkindness reacheth to the
heavens,
And Thy faithfulness, to the skies.
6 Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God ;
Thy judgments are a great deep ;
Thou, 0 Jehovah! hast care over man and beast.
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7 How precious is Thy lovingkindness, O God!
That the sons of men flee for refuge to Thy shadowing
wings ;
8 They are filled with the blessings of Thy house ;
And from Thine Eden river Thou refreshest them.
9 For with Thee is the fountain of life ;
It is in Thy light that we see light !
IO Continue Thy lovingkindness to those that know Thee,
And Thy righteousness to the upright in heart !
II Let not the foot of pride overtake me,
Nor the hand of the wicked drive me away !
12 There have the workers of iniquity fallen ;
They are thrust down, and are not able to rise !

THIRTY-SEVENTH
[BY DAVID.]
E not enraged at evil doers,
Nor jealous against the unrighteous :
2 For like the grass they are soon cut down,
And like the green herb they wither away.

3 Trust in Jehovah and do good ;
Abide in the 'land and enjoy His faithfulness.
4 Seek thy pleasure in Jehovah,
And He will give thee thy heart's desire.
5 Commit thy way unto Jehovah ;
Trust in Him, and He will accomplish :
6 He will bring forth thy righteousness as the light,
Thine uprightness as the noonday.
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7 Stay thee in Jehovah, and hold to Him firmly ;
Rage not against him who prospereth in his way,
The man that succeedeth in his evil devices.
8 Cease from anger, and have done with wrath ;
Rage not, thus only doing evil :
9 For the wicked shall be cut off ;
But those that wait for Jehovah shall possess the
land.
IO Yet a little while, and the wicked shall be no more ;
Thou shalt observe his place, and he is gone ;
1 1 But the lowly in spirit shall possess the land,
And delight in abundant blessing.
12 The wicked man plotteth against the righteous,
And he gnasheth his teeth at them.
1 3 The Lord hath him in derision ;
For He seeth that his day is coming.
14 The wicked draw the sword, and bend the bow,
To bring down the suffering and needy,
And to slay those whose way is upright.
15 Their sword\shall enter into their own heart,
And their bows shall be shivered.
16 Better is a little that a righteous man hath,
Than the abundance of many wicked :
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be shattered,
But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.
18 Jehovah careth for the days of the upright ;
And their inheritance shall endure for ever :
19 They shall not come to shame in the time of evil,
And in the days of famine they shall be filled-
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20 But the wicked shall perish ;
Yea, the enemies of Jehovah
Are like the glory of the meadows ;
They vanish away, like smoke they vanish away.
21 The wicked shall borrow and not repay,
But the righteous show kindness and give :
22 For those whom God blesseth shall possess the land,
And those He curseth shall be cut off.
23 By Jehovah a man's steps are established,
And He hath pleasure in his way,
24 Though he fall he shall not be utterly cast down,
For Jehovah holdeth him fast by the hand.
25 I have been young, and now am I old ;
Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken,
Nor his offspring begging for bread.
26 All the day long he showeth kindness and lendeth,
And his offspring are blessed.
2"j Depart from evil, and do good,
So shalt thou abide for evermore.
28 For Jehovah delighteth in justice,
And He forsaketh not His beloved ;
For ever they shall be preserved :
But the offspring of the wicked shall be cut off.
29 The righteous shall inherit the land,
And they shall 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 ;
And his footsteps falter not.
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32 The wicked lie in wait for the righteous,
And are seeking to slay him.
33 Jehovah will not leave him in their hand,
Nor will he condemn him when he is judged.
34 Wait for Jehovah and keep thou His way,
And He will exalt thee to possess the land :
When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
35 I have seen a wicked man, great and fearful,
Spreading like a thrifty tree in its own soil :
36 But he passed on, and, lo, he was gone ;
I sought him, but he could not be found.
37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright,
That there is a. future to the man of peace:
38 But the transgressors shall all be cut off ;
The future of the* wicked is destroyed.
39 The salvation of the righteous is from Jehovah ;
He is their stronghold in times of distress :
40 Jehovah helpeth and delivereth them ;
He delivereth them from the wicked and saveth
them,
Because they have taken refuge in Him.

THIRTY-EIGHTH
[A PSALM OF DAVID ; TO BRING TO REMEMBRANCE.]
Jehovah! punish me not in Thy wrath,
Nor correct me in Thy hot displeasure:
: For Thine arrows are thrust into me ;
Thy hand thrusteth me down.
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3 For there is no soundness in my flesh,
Because of Thine indignation ;
There is no health in my bones,
By reason of my sin.
4 For mine iniquities pass over my head ;
They are like a heavy burden, more than I can bear
5 My stripes have become" loathsome and corrupt,
Because of my foolishness :
6 I writhe ; I am depressed exceedingly ;
I go mourning all the day long.
7 For my loins are full of burning;
There is no soundness in my flesh :
8 I am benumbed and sore bruised ;
I groan in the disquiet of my heart.
9 Lord, before Thee is all my longing,
And my sighs are not hid from Thee !
10 My heart fluttereth, my strength forsaketh me ;
The light of mine eyes — even this hath left me.
II My lovers and my friends hold aloof from my woe,
And my kinsmen stand afar off.
12 Those that seek after my life lay snares ;
Bent on my ruin, they speak deadly words :
They utter falsehoods all the day long.
13 But I, as a deaf man, will hear nothing ;
I will be like a dumb man, that openeth not his
mouth :
14 Yea, I have become as one that heareth not,
And in whose mouth there are no replies.
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1 5 Because for Thee, 0 Jehovah, I wait ;
Thou wilt answer me, O Lord, my God !
1 6 For I have prayed : " Let them not rejoice over me ;
When my foot faltereth,
Let them not swell proudly against me.'1
17 For I am ready to fall ;
It is a grief that is ever before me :
18 Yea, I confess mine iniquity;
I am troubled because of my sin.
19 For my causeless enemies are increased ;
Yea, many are they that hate me wrongfully :
20 They repay good with evil ;
They set themselves against me
Because I press onward in good.
21 Forsake me not, 0 Jehovah !
0 my God, be not far from me !
22 Haste Thee to help me,
0 Lord, my salvation !

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said, " I will take heed to my ways,
That I sin not with my tongue ;
I will keep a curb for my mouth,
While the wicked are before me."

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3 Thus my heart became hot within me,
And in my grieving a fire kindled ;
Then spake I with my tongue :
4 Teach me, 0 Jehovah ! mine end,
And what is the measure of my days :
For I would know how frail I am.
5 Lo ! the days Thou givest me are handbreadths,
And my lifetime is nothing before Thee ;
Only a breath is all mankind,
Even when firmly standing. [Selah.J
6 Only for a shadow one goeth about ;
Only for a breath is he in turmoil :
He gathereth, but knoweth not who shall enjoy.
7 For what, then, do I wait, O Lord !
My expectation is from Thee.
8 From all my transgressions deliver me ;
Make me not the scorn of the profane.
9 I am dumb ; I open not my mouth ;
Because it is Thou that doest it.
IO Take away from me Thy stroke ;
By the blow of Thy hand I perish.
II When Thou scourgest one in punishment for sin,
Thou consumest as a moth his delights ;
All men are only a breath. [Selah.]
12 Hear my prayer, O Jehovah !
Give ear to my cry for help ;
At my weeping be not silent :
For I am a guest with Thee,
A sojourner as all my fathers were.
13 Turn from me Thine anger and disperse my gloom,
Before I go hence and be no more !
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FORTIETH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. BY DAVID. A PSALM.]
waited — waited for Jehovah,
And He inclined to me,
And heard my cry for help ;
2 He lifted me out of the pit of destruction,
Out of the miry clay ;
And set my feet on a cliff,
Making my footsteps firm :
3 And He put into my mouth a new song,
A hymn of praise to our God :
Many will see, and will fear,
And will trust in Jehovah.
4 0 the blessedness of the man
Who maketh Jehovah his trust,
And who resorteth not to the proud,
Nor to lying apostates !
5 Many, Jehovah, my God ! are the wonders Thou hast
wrought,
And many are Thy thoughts for us :
O Thou with whom none can compare !
I would declare and speak them,
But they are more than, can be told !
6 Sacrifice and oblation Thou desirest not,
But mine ears hast Thou opened ;
Burnt-offering and sin-offering Thou dost not ask.
7 Then I said, " Lo ! I come,
With the roll of the book written for me!
8 To do Thy pleasure is my delight,
And Thy law is in my inmost heart."
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9 I brought glad news of righteousness
Into the great assembly ;
Lo ! my lips I did not close,
Thou, O Jehovah ! knowest :
io Thy righteousness I hid not in my heart,
( ButiThy faithful, saving power I proclaimed ;
I concealed not Thy lovingkindness and Thy truth
From the great assembly.
n Thou, O Jehovah !
Shut not up Thy mercies from me ;
Let Thy lovingkindness and Thy truth ever guard me.
12 For evils beset me till they are countless';
My sins overtake me, and I cannot see ;
They are more in number than the hairs of my head,
And my heart hath forsaken me.
13 Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me !
O Jehovah, to my help hasten !
14 Let those alike be put to shame and confounded,
That seek after my life to destroy it ;
Let those draw back in disgrace,
That delight to harm me.
15 Let those be struck dumb through their shame,
That say to me " Aha ! Aha ! "
16 But let all that seek after Thee
Rejoice and be glad in Thee ;
Let those that love Thy salvation ever say,
" Jehovah be magnified ! "
17 And I — suffering and needy —
The Lord thinketh for me :
Thou art my help and my deliverer ;
0 my God, delay not !
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FORTY-FIRST
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. A PSALM OF DAVID.]
OW blest is he that taketh thought for the feeble ;
Jehovah deliver him in the evil day ;
2. Jehovah guard him, and let him live,
That he may be happy in the earth ;
And give him not up to his foes' desire :
3 Jehovah sustain him on his couch of languishing ;
His bed of sickness Thou wilt wholly transform.
4 As for- me, I said : " O Jehovah, pity me !
Heal me, though I have sinned against Thee."
5 Mine enemies say of me in malice :
" When will he die and his name perish ? "
6 If one come to see me, he speaketh falsehood ;
His heart gathereth a slander;
When he goeth abroad he telleth it.
7 United against me, all my foes are whispering ;
They lay charges against me of evil:
8 "A base deed is visited upon him :
He hath lain down, and will never arise."
9 Yea, my trusted friend, who hath eaten my bread,
Hath lifted his heel againsjt me.
io But Thou, O Jehovah ! pity and restore me,
That I may render them their desert.
1 1 By this I know that thou favourest me,
Mine enemies shout not over me in triumph.
12 And I — in mine integrity dost Thou uphold me;
Thou settest me before Thy face for ever.
13 Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel,
To the farthest ages — time beyond time !
Amen and Amen !
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BOOK II.

FORTY-SECOND

TfOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. A MASKIL, BY THE SONS OF KORAH.l
I
S the hart panteth after the water brooks,
So panteth my soul after Thee, O God !
2 My soul thirsteth for God,
For the Mighty One that liveth :
When may I go in, and appear before God ?
My tears have become my food day and night,
While they say to me all the day long,
" Where is thy God ? "
This must I remember,
And pour out my soul within me ;
How I passed on with the throng,
Conducting them to the house of God,
With the voice of joyful song and praise —
A multitude keeping holy day !
Why bowest thou down, my soul !
And why moanest thou within me ?
Wait thou for God, for I shall yet praise Him
Whose presence is salvation— 0 my God !
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6 O my God ! my soul bowe'th down within me :
Therefore I will call Thee to mind
In the country of the Jordan,
Among the Hermons, on Mount Mizar.
7. Surge calleth unto surge
At the sound of Thy falling waters ;
All Thy waves and Thy billows have gone over me !
8 Yet by day will Jehovah command His lovingkindness;
And in the night a song shall be with me,
A prayer to the God of my life.
9 I will say unto God my refuge,
"Why hast Thou forgotten me?
Why go I mourning through the pressure of the foe ? "
10 As if crushing my bones, mine enemies scoff at me;
While they say to me all the day long,
"Where is thy God?"
11 Why bowest thou down, my soul!
And why moanest thou within me ?
Wait thou for God, for I shall yet praise Him,
Whose presence is salvation — O my God !
FORTY-THIRD
IVE me justice, O God !
Defend my right from a cruel nation ;
From the deceitful and wicked deliver' me.
For Thou art my protecting God ;
Why dost Thou spurn me ?
Why go I mourning through the pressure of the foe?
Send forth Thy light and Thy truth ;
Let them lead me :
Let them bring me to Thy holy hill,
And to Thy tabernacles.
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4 That I may come to the altar of God,
Unto God my joy of joys ;
And that I may praise Thee upon the harp,
0 God, mine own God !
5 Why bowest thou down, my soul !
And why moanest thou within me?
Wait thou for God, for I shall yet praise Him,
Whose presence is salvation — O my God !

FORTY-FOURTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. BY THE SONS OF KORAH. A MASKIL.]
GOD ! with our ears we have heard,
Our fathers have told us,
What work Thou didst in their days,
In the days of old :
2 By Thine own hand the heathen were dispossessed,
And themselves were planted ;
By Thee the nations were broken up,
But their own borders were enlarged.
3 For not by their sword did they gain the land,
Nor did their arm give them victory ;
But Thy right hand, and Thine arm, and the light of
Thy presence ;
For Thou didst take pleasure in them.
4 Thou, even Thou, art my King, O God !
Command Thou victories for Jacob.
5 Through Thee may we push down our foes ;
In Thy Name may we stamp upon our assailants.
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6 For not in my bow do I trust,
Nor can my sword give me victory.
7 But Thou didst save us from our oppressors,
And by Thee were our foes put to shame.
8 In God we triumphed all the day long,
And Thy Name will we praise for ever. [Selah.J
9 Yet Thou hast cast us off in dishonour,
And Thou goest not forth with our hosts.-
10 Thou makest us turn back from the foe,
And those that hate us take us as their spoil.
1 1 Thou hast given us like sheep for food,
And among the nations Thou hast scattered us.
12 Thou sellest Thy people for nought,
And hast not gained wealth by their price.
13 Thou dost make us a scorn to our neighbours,
A scoff and a jeer to those around us.
14 Thou dost make us a byword among the heathen ;
The Gentiles toss their head in contempt.
15 All the day long my disgrace is before me,
And the shame of my face covereth me ;
16 At the voice of the reviler and blasphemer ;
At the presence of the hating and revengeful.
17 All this hath come to us,
Yet have we not forgotten Thee;
Nor have we been false to Thy covenant.
18 Our heart hath not drawn back from Thee,
Nor have our steps swerved from Thy path ;
19 That Thou shouldst crush us in the place of jackals,
And cover us with the shadow of death.
20 If we have forgotten the Name of our God,
And spread forth our hands to an alien Power,
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21 Would not God have searched this out?
For He knoweth the secrets of the heart.
22 Because for Thy sake we are slain all the day long ;
We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
23 Awake ! why sleepest Thou, O Lord ?
Arouse Thee ! spurn us not for ever !
24 Wherefore shouldst Thou hide from us Thy face,
Forgetting our suffering and oppression ?
25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust ;
And our body cleaveth to the earth.
26 Oh arise ! become a help for us !
Redeem us for Thy lovingkindness' sake !

'FORTY-FIFTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. SET TO "SHOSHANNIM." BY THE SONS OF
KORAH. A MASKIL. A SONG.]
Y heart boileth over with goodly words,
When I say that my work is for a king;
My tongue is the pen of a swift writer.

2 Thou art fairer far than the sons of men;
Favour is poured on thy lips:
Therefore God will bless thee for ever!

Gird thy sword on thy thigh, O Champion !
With thy renown and thy splendour !
In thy splendour ride on to victory,
In behalf of truth, and piety, and right ;
And let thy right hand guide thee to fearful deeds !
Thine arrows are sharp — nations fall under thee —
Thine arrows are in the heart of the king's foes !
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J Thy throne, O God ! is for ever and ever ;
A sceptre of justice is Thy sceptre of rule :
7 Righteousness Thou lovest, and hatest wickedness ;
Therefore with the oil of joy above thy fellows,
God, thy God, hath anointed thee.
8 Myrrh and aloes with cassia are in all thy robes ;
From ivory palaces harp strains delight thee.
9 Daughters of kings are among thy treasures ;
Placed at thy right is the Queen in Ophir gold.
io Hear, O daughter! and see; yea, incline thine ear ;
Forget thy people and thy father's house :
II That the king may have joy in thy beauty !
For he is thy lord, and worship thou him !
12 And the daughter of Tyre shall bring gifts ;
The richest among the people shall win thy favour.
13 All glorious is the king's daughter, in her apartments,
Her raiment inwoven with gold !
14 On broidered tapestries she is led forth to the king,
With her virgin companions in her train, ;
They are brought into thy presence ;
15 They are led with gladness and rejoicing —
They are brought into the palace of the king.
16 Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons,
Whom thou wilt make princes in all the earth.
17 I will celebrate thy name to all generations ;
Therefore shall the nations praise thee,
j For ever and ever!

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FORTY-SIXTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. BY THE SONS OF KORAH. UPON ALAMOTH.
A SONG.]
OD is on our side, a refuge and fortress ;
A help in distress, to be found without fail.
2 Therefore we fear not when the earth is
transformed ;
The mountains thrown down in the heart of the seas :
3 Let the waters thereof roar and foam ;
Let the mountains quake with their swelling !
[Selah.]
4 A river floweth
Whose conduits make glad the city of God,
The holy dwellings of the Most High !
5 God is in her midst ; she is not overthrown ;
God will help her at the morning dawn.
6 The nations roared, kingdoms were overthrown ;
When He uttered His voice, the earth melted.
7 Jehovah of Hosts is with us ;
The .God of Jacob is our defence. [Selah.]
8 Come, behold the doings of Jehovah,
What desolations He hath wrought in the earth ;
9 He stilleth wars to the earth's bounds ;
He shivereth the bow, and breaketh the spear ;
The chariots He burneth with fire.
io Cease ye, and know that I am God ;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the' earth.
1 1 Jehovah of Hosts is with us ;
The God of Jacob is our defence. [Selah.J
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FORTY-SEVENTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. BY THE SONS bF KORAH. A PSALM.]
LL ye nations, clap your hands !
Shout unto God, with the voice of triumph :
2 For Jehovah, the Most High, is to be feared;
He is the great King over all the earth !
3 He subdueth nations under us,
And kingdoms under our feet. ,
4 He chooseth for us our inheritance,
The pride of Jacob whom He loved. [Selah.]
5 God hath ascended amid shoutings ;
Jehovah with a trumpet sound.
6 Strike the harp unto God, strike the harp !
Strike the harp to our King, strike the harp !
7 For God is King over all the earth ;
Strike the harp with a song of praise !
8 God reigneth over the nations ;
God sitteth King upon His holy throne.
gf The nobles of the nations are assembled,
To be the people of Abraham's God :
For unto God belong the shields of the earth ;
He is supremely exalted !
FORTY-EIGHTH
[A SONG. A PSALM BY THE SONS OF KORAH.]
IREAT is Jehovah, most worthy to be praised,
In the city of our God, in His holy mountain.
2 A beautiful height, a joy to the whole earth,
Is Mount Zion at the farthest north,
The city of the great king ;
3 God in her castles is known as a defence.
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4 For, Io, the kings assembled —
Then passed away together.
5 When they saw, they were at once amazed —
Were terrified — were put to flight.-
6 Trembling seized them there,
Writhing, as of one in travail ;
7 As if stricken by the east wind,
That shattereth the ships of Tarshish.
8 As we had heard, so have we seen,
In the city of Jehovah of Hosts,
In the city of our God ;
God will establish it for ever. [Selah.]
9 We have thought, O God ! of Thy lovingkindness,
In the midst of Thy royal dwelling :
IO As Thy Name, O God ! so Thy praise
Extendeth to the bounds of the earth :
Thy right hand is full of righteousness !
II Mount Zion is glad,
The daughters of Judah are joyful,
Because of Thy righteous deeds.
12 Walk about Zion and encompass her;
Number her pinnacles:
13 Mark ye well her rampart ;
Note thoughtfully her fortresses ;
That ye may tell the generation following:
14 For this God is our God for ever and alway ;
He will. Himself guide us until death.

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FORTY-NINTH
^FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. BY THE SONS OF KORAH. A PSALM]
EAR this, all ye nations ;
Give ear, all inhabitants of the world ;
2 Both low born and high,
Alike the rich and the 'poor!
3 My mouth speaketh wisdom ;
The utterance of my heart is "discernment:
4 I incline mine ear to a parable ;
I disclose my hidden thought upon the harp.
5 Why shall I fear in the days of evil,
When my wicked supplanters surround me ?
6 Though they trust in their riches,
And glory in their abounding wealth,
7 None of them can at all redeem a brother,
Nor give to God a ransom for him :
8 For too costly is the purchase of their life ;
And it hath passed away for ever,
9 That a man may continue to live alway,
And never be consumed in the grave.
IO For one seeth that wise men die ;
The fool and the brutish alike perish ;
And they leave their wealth for others.
n In their thought their houses are for ever,
Their dwellings for many generations ;
They call their lands after their own names.
12 But man that is in honour abideth not ;
He is like the beasts that perish.
13 In this their way they have confidence;
And those that follow applaud their sayings. [Selah.].
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14 Like sheep they are put into Sheol ;
Death becometh their shepherd ;
The upright shall tread them down in the morning ;
For their form must be consumed in Sheol,
That it have no place of abode.
15 But God will redeem my soul from Sheol power,
For He will receive me. [Selah.J

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Fear not when a man becometh rich ;
When the glory of his house increaseth :
For when he dieth he can take nothing away ;
His glory descendeth not after him.
As for his soul, which he blesseth while living,
— And others will praise thee, when thou doest
well for thyself —
It goeth fo the dwelling-place of his fathers ;
Nevermore shall they behold the light.
Man that is in honour, and understandeth not,
Is like the beasts that perish-!

FIFTIETH
[a PSALM. BY ASAPH.]
OD, the Mighty God, Jehovah,
Speaketh and calleth the earth,
From the rising to the setting of the sun.
2 Out 'of Zion, the perfect in beauty, God shineth !
.3 Our God cometh, and keepeth not silence ;
Before Him is a devouring fire,
And around Him a raging tempest !
4 He summoneth the heavens on high,
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5 " Gather unto me My favoured ones,
That have covenanted with Me by sacrifice ! "
6 And the heavens proclaim His righteousness ;
For it is God that sitteth as Judge.
7 " Hear, O My people, and I will speak ;
O Israel, I will testify against thee —
I, that am God, thine own God !
8 Not for thy sacrifices will I reprove thee ;
For thy burnt offerings are ever before Me ;
9 I will take no bullock out of thy house,
Nor any he-goats out of thy folds ;
IO For Mine is every beast of the forest,
And the cattle upon a thousand hills.
ii I know every bird of the mountains,
And the brood of the meadows is with Me.
12 Should I hunger, I would not tell thee,
For Mine is the world with its fulness.
13 Do I eat the flesh of bullocks,
And do I drink the blood of goats?
14 But sacrifice unto God thanksgiving,
And pay unto the Highest thy vows ;
15 Then call me in the day of distress ;
I will deliver thee, as one that honoureth Me."
16 But to the wicked God saith :
" What ! is it for thee to tell My statutes,
And to take My covenant in thy mouth —
17 Thou, that hast hated instruction,
And hast cast My words behind thee?
18 When thou seest a thief, thou hast pleasure in him,
And art in fellowship with adulterers. •
19 Thou loosest thy mouth in wickedness,
And thy tongue frameth deceit.
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20 Thou sittest speaking against thy brother ;
Yea, thou slahderest thy mother's son.
21 "Thus hast thou done, and I was silent ;
Thou thoughtest I was surely like thee ;
I accuse thee and array it before thine eyes.
22 Oh consider this, ye that forget God !
Lest I rend, and there be none to rescue.
23 He that offereth praise, honoureth Me ;
And he prepareth the way,
That I may show him the salvation of God."

FIFTY-FIRST
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. A PSALM OF DAVID, WHEN NATHAN THE
PROPHET CAME TO HIM, AFTER HE HAD GONE IN TO BATHSHEBA.]
E gracious unto me, O God ! according to Thy
lovingkindness ;
According to Thy great compassion, blot out
my transgressions.
2 Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity ;
Yea, cleanse me from my sin.
3 For my transgressions I know,
And my sin is ever before me.
4 Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned,
And have done this evil in Thy sight ;
That Thou mayest be just when Thou speakest,
And be clear when Thou judgest.
5 Lo, in iniquity was I born,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
6 Lo, truth Thou desirest in the inmost parts,
And deep within Thou instructest me in wisdom.
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7 Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean ;
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Proclaim unto me joy and gladness,
That the bones Thou hast crushed may rejoice.
9 Oh hide Thou Thy face from my sins,
And blot out all mine iniquities.
io A pure heart create for me, O God !
A steadfast spirit renew within me.
1 1 Cast me not away from Thy presence,
And, Thy Holy Spirit take not from me.
12 Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation,
And with a willing spirit uphold me.
13 Then will I teach transgressors Thy way,
And sinners shall return unto Thee.
14' Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God,
Thou God of my salvation !
That my tongue may exult in Thy righteousness.
15 O Lord ! open Thou my lips,
And my mouth shall declare Thy praise.
16 For Thou delightest not in sacrifice,
Else would I give it ;
In offering by fire Thou hast no pleasure.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit ;
A heart broken and contrite, O God ! Thou wilt
not despise.
18 Do good in Thy pleasure unto Zion ;
Build Thou the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then wilt Thou delight in sacrifices of righteousness,
In burnt offering and whole burnt offering ;
Then shall they offer bullocks upon Thine altar.
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FIFTY-SECOND
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. A MASKIL OF DAVID ; WHEN DOEG THE
EDOMITE CAME AND TOLD SAUL, AND SAID TO HIM, "DAVID IS COME
TO THE HOUSE OF AHIMELECH."]
HY, O Valiant ! wilt thou glory in evil ?
The lovingkindness of the Almighty shall
endure through all time.
2 Thy tongue deviseth plans of destruction ;
It is like a whetted razor, O worker of guile !
3 Thou lovest injury rather than kindness,
Falsehood more than righteous speaking. [Selah.J
4 Thou lovest all devouring words,
O thou of deceitful tongue ! ,
5 The Almighty will likewise destroy thee for ever ;
He will seize thee, and pluck thee from thy tent,
And uproot thee from the land of the living. [Selah.J
6 When the righteous see it, they shall fear ;
Arid they shall laugh at him :
7 " Lo, there is the man that made not God his refuge ;
But trusted in his abundant wealth,
And was strong in his wickedness ! "
8 But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the
house of God ;
For ever and alway in God's love will I trust.
9 I will praise Thee for ever, for what Thou hast done ;
I will wait for Thy Name — because it is gracious —
In the presence of those whom Thou lovest.

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FIFTY-THIRD
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. SET TO "MAHALATH." A MASKIL OF DAVID.]
JAITH the fool in his heart, " There is no God ! "
They are corrupt, they are vile in iniquity ;
There is none that doeth good !
2 Jehovah looketh forth from heaven upon the sons of
men,
To see whether any are wise, are seeking, after God.
3 They have all fallen away ; they are alike bad :
There is none that doeth good —
No, not one !
4 Did they not know, all these evil doers,
That were devouring my people as they eat bread,
And that called not on Jehovah?
5 They were then in great fear,
Where there was nothing to fear : •
For God hath scattered the bones of my besiegers ;
Thou hast put them to shame ;
Yea, God hath rejected them. • v
6 Oh that there might come out of Zion
Salvation for Israel !
When Jehovah returneth to His captive people,
Jacob shall be glad, Israel shall rejoice!

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FIFTY-FOURTH
[FOR. THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. WITH STRINGED INSTRUMENTS. A MASKIL
OF DAVID, WHEN THE ZIPHITES CAME TO SAUL AND SAID, "DOTH NOT
DAVID HIDE HIMSELF WITH US ? "]
God ! by Thy Name save me,
And in Thy power defend me.
2 O God ! hear my supplication ;
Give ear to the words of my mouth.
3 For strangers have risen against me ;
The violent seek after my life ;
They have not set God before them. [Selah.J
4 Lo, God hath become my helper ;
The Lord sustaineth me in life.
5 He will requite the ill-doing of my foes ;
In Thy faithfulness destroy them !
6 With a gift of free will, I will bring Thee sacrifice ;
I will praise Thy Name ; O Jehovah, it is good ! >
7 For He hath rescued me from all my distress ;
Mine eye seeth the downfall of my foes.

FIFTY-FIFTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. ON STRINGED INSTRUMENTS. A MASKIL
OF DAVID.]
|IVE ear, 0 God! to mine entreaty,
And hide not from my supplication.
2 Oh regard me, and answer me ;
In my lament I am driven about, and moan ;
3 At the voice of the enemy,
Through the pressure of the wicked ;
For they threaten me with evil,
And angrily assail me.
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4 My heart is in anguish within me,
The terrors of death have fallen on me ;
5 Fear and trembling have come upon me,
And horror overwhelmeth me.
6 And I say,
" Oh that I had wings like a dove !
Then would I fly away, and be at rest :
7 Lo, then would I wander far off,
I would lodge in the wilderness : [Selah.J
8 I would haste me to my safe retreat,
From the stormy wind and the tempest."
9 Consume them, O Lord! divide Thou their tongues !
For I see violence and strife in the city.
IO Day and night they go their rounds on its walls ;
Iniquity and trouble are in the midst of it.
ii Yawning gulfs are in the midst thereof ;
Oppression and fraud forsake not its streets.
12 For it is not an enemy that revileth me ¦
— Then I could bear up —
Nor my foe that cometh proudly against me ,
— Then I would hide from him —
13 But it is thou, a man of my rank,
My companion and familiar friend.
14 We were together in sweet fellowship,
And went to God's house .with the festal throng. ¦
15 Let death come upon them suddenly;
Let them go down into Sheol alive ;
For the evil of their dwellings is in their hearts.
16 But as for me, I call unto God,
And Jehovah will save me
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17 Evening, morning, and noon, I grieve and moan ;
And He will hear my voice.
18 He will deliver my soul in peace,
So that none can approach me ;
For many, many come against me.
19 The Almighty will hear and answer them,
He that sitteth King from of old — [Selah.J
These that are changeless, and that fear not God.
20 He put forth his hand against those at peace with him ;
He profaned his covenant.
21 Smooth was the buttered speech from his mouth,
But there was war in his heart ;
His words were softer than oil,
Yet they were as drawn swords.
22 Cast thy burden upon Jehovah,
And He will sustain thee ;
He will never suffer the righteous to be overthrown.
23 But Thou, O God ! wilt bring down to the abyss the
bloodthirsty and deceitful men ;
They shall perish ere the midst of their days ;
But as for me, in Thee will I trust.

FIFTY-SIXTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. SET TO " JONATH ELEM-RECHOKIM."
MICHTAM OF DAVID, WHENTHE PHILISTINES TOOK HIM IN GATH.]
AVE pity upon me, O God !
For man panteth for me ;
All the day long he fiercely presseth me.
2 Mine enemies pant for me all the day long ;
For many war against me proudly.
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3 In the day that I am afraid,
As for me, in Thee will I trust.
4 In God, (I will praise His word !)
In God I trust, and I fear nothing ;
What can flesh do unto me ?
5 All the day long they torture my words ;
Their thoughts are against me — all for evil ;
6 They gather in bands ; they lie in ambush ;
They are close at my heels upon the watch,
For they are waiting for my life.
7 By their iniquity shall they escape ?
In anger cast down the heathen, O God !
8 Thou hast noted my wandering steps ;
In Thy bottle, oh store up my tears !
Are they not recorded in Thy book ?
9 At once shall mine enemies turn back —
As soon as I call ;
This I know, for God is on my side.
IO In God, (I will praise His word !)
In Jehovah, (I will praise His word !)
II In God I trust, and I fear nothing;
What can man do unto me ?
12 Thy vows, O God ! are upon me ;
I will pay Thee my thank-offerings :
13 For Thou hast delivered my soul from death;
Hast Thou not kept my feet from falling,
That I may walk before God in the light of life?

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FIFTY-SEVENTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. " AL-TASCHITH." BY DAVID. A MICHTAM :
WHEN HE FLED FROM SAUL IN THE CAVE.]
JjE gracious, be gracious unto me ;
For in Thee, 0 God! my soul hideth :
1 1 will hide in Thy shadowing wings,
Until these iniquities are past.
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2 I will call unto God, the Most High ;
Unto God that doeth all things for me.
3 He will send from heaven and save me,
From the revilers that pant for my life ; [Selah.J
God will send forth His lovingkindness and His truth.
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4 My soul is in the midst of lions ;
I must lie down among the fiery —
The sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows,
And their tongue a sharp sword.
5 Be Thou exalted above the heavens, O God 1
Be Thy glory above all the earth.
6 They had prepared a net for my steps—
My soul was bowed down ;
They had opened a pit-fall before me,
Into which they have themselves fallen. [Selah.J
7 My heart is fixed, O God ! my heart is fixed :
I will sing, and strike the chords.
8 Awake, O my glory ! awake, lute and harp !
Fain would I awaken the dawn.
9 I will praise Thee among the nations, O Lord !
I will harp to Thee among the kingdoms.
IO For Thy great lovingkindness is high as the heavens ;
And Thy truth reacheth unto the skies.
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1 1 Be Thou exalted above the heavens, O God !
Be Thy glory above all the earth !
FIFTY-EIGHTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. " AL-TASCHITH." BY DAVID. A MICHTAM.]
RE ye verily tongue-tied,
Ye that should vindicate the right ;
That should judge with equity the sons of men ?
2 Nay more, how heartily ye practice wickedness !
Ye weigh out in the earth the violence of your hands.
3 The wicked are aliens from the womb ;
They go astray from their birth, speaking lies.
4 They have poison like the poison of a serpent ;
They are like a deaf adder that stoppeth its ears ;
5 That heareth no voice of enchanters,
Of a charmer that charmeth wisely.
6 O God ! tear their teeth from their mouth ;
Crush the grinders of these lions, O Jehovah !
7 Let them melt away like water that runneth off;
When one bendeth the bow, let his arrows be blunt.
8 As a snail dissolveth, let them pass away,
As abortions that behold not the sun ;
9 As thorns, ere your pots feel their heat,
Whirled away by the tempest,
The green as well as the burned.
io Let the righteous be glad,
For he hath vision of vengeance ;
In the blood of the wicked he shall bathe his steps.
1 1 Men shall say ; " Truly there is fruit for the righteous ;
Truly there is a God that judgeth in the earth."
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FIFTY- NINTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. " AL-TASCHITH." BY DAVID. A MICHTAM.
WHEN SAUL SENT, AND THEY WATCHED THE HOUSE TO PUT HIM TO
DEATH.] ELIVER me from my foes, 0 my God !
Set me on high from my assailants :
2 Deliver me from the iniquitous ;
Oh save me from bloodthirsty men.
3 For, lo, they are in ambush for my life ;
The strong band together against me ;
Not for my fault — not for my sin, O Jehovah !
4 Without guilt of mine, they run and. prepare;
Oh arouse Thee to meet me, and see !
5 Yea, Thou, O Jehovah !
God of Hosts ! God of Israel !
Awake to punish all the heathen ;
Spare not any that are treacherous in sin. [Selah.]
6 They return at evening ; they snarl like dogs,
And go the rounds of the city.
7 Lo, they belch with their mouth ;
In their lips there are swords ;
" For who heareth ? " say they.
8 But Thou, O Jehovah ! wilt laugh at them ;
Thou wilt have all the heathen in derision.
9 0 my Strength ! for Thee will I watch ;
For it is God that setteth me on high.
io My God in lovingkindness meeteth me ;
God giveth me joy over my foes.
ii Do not slay them, lest my people forget ;
Scatter them by Thy power and subdue them,
O Lord! who art our shield !
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12 For the sin of their mouth, for the words of their lips,
Let them be ensnared in their pride ;
For their cursing, and the lies which they speak.
13 Consume them in wrath ;
Consume them that they be no more ;
And teach them that God who ruleth in Jacob,
Ruleth to the bounds of the earth. [Selah.]
14 When they return at evening,
They will snarl like dogs,
And go the rounds of the city.
15 But they will wander up and down for food ;
Having nought to fill them, they tarry all night.
16 As for me, I will sing of Thy power ;
And in the morning, sing for joy of Thy love :
For Thou hast become my high tower,
A refuge in my day of distress.
17 Unto Thee, O my strength ! I strike the harp ;
For God who is my tower, is God who loveth me.

SIXTIETH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. SET TO " SHUSHAN-EDUTH." A MICHTAM OF
DAVID, FOR INSTRUCTION : WHEN HE FOUGHT WITH ARAM OF THE
TWO RIVERS AND ARAM OF ZOBAH ; AND JOAB RETURNED AND SMOTE
IN THE VALLEY OF ABIMELECH TWELVE THOUSAND MEN.]
God ! Thou hast cast us off, hast scattered us ;
Thou hast been angry ; oh restore us again !
2 Thou hast convulsed the land, Thou hast riven
it asunder ;
Rebuild the breaches thereof, for it falleth into ruin.
Thou hast afflicted Thy people with hardship ;
Thou hast made us to drink the wine of reeling.
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4 Hast Thou given a banner to those that fear Thee,
That they may flee before the bow ? [Selah.J
5 For the deliverance of Thy beloved,
Save with Thy right hand, and answer us.
6 God hath spoken in His holiness ;
Therefore I will exult !
I will portion out Shechem,
And will measure the valley of Succoth.
7 Mine is Gilead, and mine is Manasseh ;
And Ephraim is the defence of my head ;
As for Judah, he is my royal staff.
8 Moab is my washpot ; over Edom I extend my sway ;
Concerning me, O Philistia, cry aloud !
9 Who will bring me to the fortress city ?
Who will conduct me to Edom?
IO O God ! hast not Thou cast us off?
Thou goest not forth, O God ! with our hosts.
1 1 Oh give us Thy help from the foe ;
For vain is the help of man.
12 Through God shall we do valiantly,
For it is He that will trample upon our foes.

SIXTY-FIRST
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. ON A STRINGED INSTRUMENT. BY DAVID.]
EAR my cry, O God !
Oh attend to my prayer :
2 From the bounds of the earth,
I cry unto Thee with fainting heart ;
Lead me to the rock that is high above me.
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3 For Thou hast become my refuge ;
A tower of strength, away from the foe.
4 Let me abide in Thy Tent for eternities ;
Let me hide under cover of Thy wings.
5 For Thou, O God ! hast hearkened to my vows ;
Thou hast restored their heritage to those that fear
Thy Name.
6 Add new days to the lifetime of the king ;
Let his years extend for generations.
7 Let him be enthroned for ever before God;
Lovingkindness and truth be Thy gift to preserve him.
8 Thus will I harp to Thy Name for ever,
While daily performing my vows.

SIXTY-SECOND
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. UPON JEDUTHUN. A PSALM OF DAVID.]
NLY be silent before God, my soul !
For from Him cometh my salvation.
2 Only He is my rock and salvation ;
He is my fortress ; I shall not be greatly moved.
3 How long will ye assail a man,
That ye may destroy him, all of you ;
Like a wall that hath given way,
Like a fence thrown down ?
4 To thrust him forth from his dignity is their only
thought ;
They delight in falsehood ;
Their mouth blesseth, but in their heart they curse.
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5 Only be silent before God, my soul !
For my expectation is from Him.
6 Only He is my rock and my salvation ;
He is my high tower ;
I shall not be overthrown.
7 In God have I safety and glory ;
My strong rock, and my refuge, is in God.
8 Trust Him, ye people, at all times ;
Pour out your heart before Him :
God is a refuge for us#. [Selah.J
9, Only a breath are the children of men,
And a falsehood are those that are nobly born :
In the balances they go up ;
They are alike lighter than breath !
to Trust ye not in oppression,
And in robbing become not fools ;
If riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
1 1 One thing hath God spoken ; these two have I heard ;
That power belongeth unto God :
12 And that in Thee, O God ! there is lovingkindness ;
For Thou renderest unto every man according to
his work.

SIXTY-THIRD
[A PSALM OF DAVID WHEN HE WAS IN THE WILDERNESS OF JUDAH.]
God ! Thou art my God ; earnestly I seek Thee !
My soul thirsteth for Thee, my flesh pineth for
Thee,
In a desert land, and fainting for lack of water!
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2 So in the sanctuary I had vision of Thee,
Beholding Thy power and Thy glory !
3 For Thy lovingkindness is better than life ;
Therefore do my lips praise Thee !
4 Thus must I bless Thee while I live ;
In Thy Name I lift up my hands !
5 My soul is filled as with marrow and fatness,
And my mouth praiseth Thee with joyful lips.
6 When I remember Thee upon my bed,
I meditate of Thee through the night watches.
7 For since Thou hast become my helper,
Overshadowed by Thy wings, I sing for joy.
8 My soul cleaveth close in following Thee,
Held fast by Thine own right hand.

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But they, to their ruin, seek after my life ;
They go down into the depths of the earth :
They shall be given over to the power of the sword ;
They shah become a prey for jackals.
But the king shall rejoice in God ;
Every one that sweareth by Him shall glory.
But the mouth of liars shall be stopped.

SIXTY-FOURTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. A PSALM OF DAVID.]
EAR my voice, O God ! in my lamentation ;
Preserve my life from the terror of the foe.
2 Hide me from the league of evil doers,
From the crowd of the iniquitous ;
3 Who whet their tongue like a sword ;
Who aim their arrows — their bitter words ;

4 In hiding to shoot at the upright ;
Suddenly they shoot at him, and fear not.
5 They confirm themselves in an evil purpose,
By speaking of the snares they have hid ;
They say, " Who can see them ? "
6 They devise villainies ;
" We are ready with a well-wrought plan : "
And the thought of each, and his heart, is deep.
7 But God thrusteth them through ;
With an arrow suddenly their wounds come :
8 And they are brought down ;
Their own tongues are against them ;
Every one that seeth them, fleeth away.
9 Yea, all men fear ;
And they show forth what God hath wrought ;
His work they wisely consider.
io The righteous shall be glad in Jehovah
They shall take refuge in Him :
And all the upright in heart shall glory.

SIXTY-FIFTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. A PSALM OF DAVID. A SONG.]
NTO Thee, O God ! in Zion,
In the stillness cometh a song of praise,
And to Thee our vow is performed.
O Thcju that hearest prayer,
Unto Thee let all flesh come !
Mine iniquities overpower me ;
But THOU wilt cover our transgressions.
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4 O the blessedness of the man,
Whom Thou choosest and bringest near,
That he may dwell in Thy courts !
May we be filled with the blessings of Thy house —
Of Thy holy temple.
5 Fearfully in righteousness Thou answerest us,
O God of our salvation !
That art the confidence of all the ends of the earth,
And of the far off sea ;
6 That settest fast the mountains by Thy power,
Being girded with might ;
7 That stillest the roaring of the seas,
The roaring of their billows,-
And the tumult of the nations.
8 Those that dwell at the uttermost bounds,
Are in fear at Thy tokens ;
The portals of morning and evening, .
Thou makest to sing for joy.
9 Thou hast visited the earth and flooded it ;
Thou dost abundantly enrich it ;
For God's watercourses are full of water:
Thou providest them with grain,
When Thou hast thus prepared the ground ;
IO Whose furrows Thou drenchest —
Beatest down its ridges —
With showers softenest —
Its growth dost bless !
1 1 Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness,
And Thy footsteps are dropping with riches ;
12 On the wilderness pastures they are dropping;
And the hills are girdled with joy.
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13 The meadows are clothed with flocks,
And the valleys mantled with grain ;
They shout for joy ; yea, more, they sing !

SIXTY-SIXTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. A SONG. A PSALM.]
HOUT joyfully unto God, all the earth !
2 Strike the harp to His glorious Name ;
"-Give Him glory in a song of praise.
3 Say unto God, " How fearful are Thy doings !
Thy foes cringe to Thee in Thy great power.
4 Let all the earth worship and harp to Thee ;
Let them make melody to Thy Name. [Selah.J
5 Come and see what God hath accomplished ;
How fearful His deeds toward the sons of men !
6 He turned the sea into dry land ;
They passed through the river on foot ;
Then did we rejoice in Him.
7 He ruleth in His might for ever ;
His eyes watch over the nations :
Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. [Selah.]
8 Bless our God, O ye nations !
Let your voice be heard in His praise :
9 For H-e preserveth our soul in life,
And suffereth not our feet to stumble.
io For Thou hast proved us, O God !
Thou hast tried us as silver is tried ;
II Thou broughtest us into the hunter's net ;
Thou laidst heavy burdens upon our loins.
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12 Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads :
We went through fire and through flood,
But Thou hast brought us forth into abundance.
13 I enter Thy house with burnt offerings ;
I will pay unto Thee my vows ;
14 Those which my lips have uttered,
And my mouth hath spoken in my distress.
15 Burnt offerings of fatlings I bring Thee,
With the incense of rams ;,
I offer bullocks with goats. [Selah.]
16 Come, hear ye, and I will tell,
All ye that fear God !
What He hath done for my soul.
17 I called unto Him with my mouth,
And He was extolled by my tongue.
18 If my heart had delighted in evil ; ,
The Lord would not hear me.
19 But verily the Lord hath heard me ;
He hath heeded my supplicating voice.
20 Blessed be God,
Who turneth not away my prayer,
Nor withdraweth from me His lovingkindness !
SIXTY-SEVENTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. ON STRINGED INSTRUMENTS. A PSALM. .
SONG.]
flOD be gracious unto us, and bless us,
And let His presence shine upon us !
1 2 That Thy way may be known in the earth,
Among all nations Thy saving power.
3 Let the peoples praise Thee, O God !
Let the peoples, all of them, praise Thee !
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Let the nations be glad, and shout for joy !
For Thou judgest the peoples justly,
And Thou guidest the nations of the earth. [Selah.]
Let the peoples praise Thee, O God !
Let the peoples, all of them, praise Thee !
The earth hath yielded her increase,
And God, our own God, blesseth us :
God blesseth us,
And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him !
SIXTY-EIGHTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. BY DAVID. A PSALM. A SONG.]
OD ariseth, His enemies scatter ;
Those that hate Him flee before Him,
2 As smoke is driven away,
Thou drivest them away ;
As wax melteth before the fire,
The wicked perish before God.
3 . But the righteous are glad — they rejoice before God ;
Yea, they exult in their gladness.
4 Sing ye to God ! strike the harp to His Name !
Make a highway for the rider through deserts !
I AM is His Name ; oh, exult ye before Him.
5 Father of orphans, and Defender of widows,
Is God in His holy dwelling.
6 God setteth the solitary in families ;
He bringeth out the prisoners into abundance :
But the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
7 O God ! in Thy advance before Thy people,
In Thy march through the desert —
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8 The earth trembled ;
Yea, the heavens dissolved in drops before God —
At this Sinai, — before God, the God (5f Israel.
9 Thou sentest down a free-flowing rain, O God !
Thy weary inheritance, Thou Thyself didst refresh !
IO' For therein Thy living ones were dwelling;
In Thy goodness, O God ! Thou carest for the poor.
1 1 The Lord giveth the word ;
The women heralding gladness are a great host.
12 Kings of armies — they flee ! they flee !
She that bideth at home divideth the spoil.
13 When ye are in your camps among the sheepfolds,
They are as a dove's wings, covered with silver,
And her pinions with yellow gold.
14 When the Almighty scattereth kings there,
They are like the driving snow on Zalmon.
15 A mountain of God is Mount Bashan ;
A mountain with peaks is Mount Bashan.
16 Why watch ye enviously, ye mountain peaks?
This mountain God desireth for a dwelling ;
Yea, Jehovah will inhabit it for ever.
17 The war chariots of God are myriads,
Thousands upon thousands ;
The Lord is among them,
Sinai is in the sanctuary
18 Thou hast ascended on high,
Thou hast led away captives ;
Thou hast received gifts among men :
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19 Blessed be God, who daily beareth our burden,
The Mighty One who is our salvation ! [Selah.J
20 The Almighty is on our side, Mighty for salvation ;
Through Jehovah, our Lord, are the escapes from
death.
21 But God smiteth through the head of His foes,
The hoary crown that stalketh on in his sins.
22 The Lord said, " From Bashan will I bring thee back,
I will bring thee back out of the depths of the sea ;
23 That Thou mayest dash thy foot in blood ;
The tongue of thy dogs shall share from the foe."
24 They saw Thy triumphal-entrance, O God !
The triumphal entrance of my Mighty God —
' Of my King, into the sanctuary.
25 The singers went foremost, behind them the harpers,
In the midst of the damsels, beating their timbrels.
26 In the choir of the assembly, bless God !
Bless the Lord, ye whose fountain is Israel !
27 Benjamin, the youngest, is their ruler ;
Princes of Judah are their throng —
Princes of Zebulon — princes of Naphtali !
28 Thy God commandeth that thou be strong ;
Strengthen Thou, then, O God !
That which Thou hast wrought for us.
29 To Thy palace above Jerusalem,
Unto Thee, the kings bring their gifts.
30 Rebuke the wild beasts of the reeds,
The herds of strong cattle, with. the steers of the
nations,
That come crouching with bars of silver ;
He hath scattered the nations that have pleasure in war.
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31 Coming on are the magnates from Egypt ;
With gift-laden hands Ethiopia hasteth unto God.
32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth ;
Make melody upon the harp to the Lord ; [Selah.]
33 To the rider in the highest of the heavens of old ;
Lo, He uttereth His voice — it is a voice of strength!
34 Ascribe ye power unto God ;
Whose majesty is over Israel,
And His strength is in the skies.
35 Terrible art Thou, O God ! from Thy sanctuaries;
The Mighty One of Israel !
He that giveth strength and power to His people .

SIXTY-NINTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. SET TO "SHOSHANNIM." BY DAVID.] ,
|AVE me, O God !

For the waters come in unto my soul.
2 I sink in the mire of the abyss,
Where there is no standing ;
I have come into the deep waters,
And a flood overwhelmeth me.
I am weary with my calling ;
My throat is parched :
Mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
More in number than the hairs of my head,
Are those that hate me without cause ;
Strong are my destroyers, my wronging foes ;
What I gained not by fraud, I must then restore !
O God ! Thou knowest my follies,
And my ill-doings are not hid from Thee.
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6 Not through me, 0 Jehovah, Lord of Hosts !
Let those that wait for Thee be ashamed !
Not through me, O God of Israel!
Let those that seek Thee be disgraced !
7 But for Thy sake I beaK reviling,
And disgrace covereth my face.
8 I have become estranged from my brethren ;
Yea, I am an alien to my mother's sons :
9 Because zeal for Thine house hath consumed me ;
The reviling of those that revile Thee, hath fallen
upon me.
io When I fasted, and wept away my soul,
I brought upon me their sharp reproach :
1 1 When I made sackcloth my clothing,
I became their by-word.
12 Those that sit in the market-places whisper of me ;
And I am the music of revellers.
13 But I — 0 Jehovah ! my prayer is unto Thee,
In a time of favour, O God ! through Thine
abundant lovingkindness :
Answer me in Thy faithful, saving power.
14 Snatch me out of the mire, and let me not sink ;
Let me escape from my foes, and out of the deep
waters.
15 Let. not the flood of waters overwhelm me,
Nor the abyss swallow me up ;
And let not the grave close upon me its mouth.
16 Answer me, 0 Jehovah !
For Thy lovingkindness is good ;
In Thine abundant mercies turn unto me.
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17 Hide not Thy face from Thy servant,
For I am in distress ; oh answer me speedily.
1 8 Draw nigh unto my soul and redeem it ;
Ransom me because of mine enemies.
19 Thou knowest my reviling, my shame, and my disgrace;
Mine adversaries are all before Thee.
20 Their reviling hath broken my heart ; I am sick :
And I look for pity, but in vain ;
And for comforters, but can find none.
21 They give me gall for my food ;
And in my thirst, they give me vinegar to drink.
22 Let their table before them becorrffe a snare ;
When they are in security, let it become a trap.
23 Let their eyes be darkened that they see not,
And let their loins tremble continually.
24 Pour out Thine indignation upon them,
And let the glow of Thine anger overtake them,
25 Let their encampment be desolate;
Let none dwell in'their tents.
26 For they persecute him Thou hast smitten ;
And tell of the pain of those Thou hast pierced.
27 Punish them according to their iniquity ;
And let them not come into Thy righteousness.
28 Let them be blotted, out of the record of the living,
And not be written with the righteous.
29 But as for me, O God ! in suffering and sorrow,
Let Thy saving power set me on high.
30 I will praise the Name of God with a song ;
I will magnify Him with thanksgiving :
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31 ' And Jehovah will be pleased therewith,
More than by a bullock having horns and hoofs.
32 The suffering will see, and be glad ;
Ye that seek after God, let your heart revive !
33 For Jehovah hearkeneth to the needy,
And He despiseth not His prisoners.
34 Let the heavens and the earth praise Him,
The seas, and all that moveth therein.
35 For God will save Zion,
And He will build the cities of Judah ;
That they may abide there, and have possession.
36 The seed of his servants shall possess them,
And those that love His Name shall dwell in them.
SEVENTIETH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. BY DAVID. TO BRING TO REMEMBRANCE.]
God ! hasten to deliver me ;
O Jehovah ! hasten for my help.
2 Let those come to shame and confusion,
That seek after my life ;
Let those fall back in disgrace,
That desire to destroy me :
3 Let those turn away in their shame,
That say to me, " Aha ! Aha ! "
4 But let all that seek after Thee,
Rejoice and be glad in Thee;
Let all that love Thy salvation ever say,
" God be magnified ! "
5 And I— suffering and needy —
O God, make haste to me '
Thou art my help and deliverer ;
* O Jehovah, delay not !
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SEVENTY-FIRST
f N Thee, O Jehovah ! have I taken refuge ;
Let me never be put to shame.
2 In Thy righteousness deliver and rescue me ;
Incline Thine ear unto me, and save me.
3 Become to me a rock-dwelling for continual resort,
Thou that hast commanded that I be saved !
For Thou art my cliff and my fortress.
4 Free me, my God ! from, the power of the wicked,
From the hand of him that wrongeth and rageth.
5 For Thou art my hope, O Lord, Jehovah !
Thou art my trust from my youth.
6 Upon Thee have I been stayed from my birth ;
Through Thy help my mother bare me :
My praise is continually of Thee.
7 I have become a wonder unto many,
But Thou art my strong refuge.
8 My mouth is filled with Thy praise ;
All the day long with Thy glory.
9 Cast me not off in the time of old age ;
Forsake me not when my strength faileth.
io For mine enemies say of me,
When they are in council watching for my life,
II " 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, hasten to help me !
13 Let those come to shame and perish,
That assail my life ;
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Let those be covered with scorn and disgrace,
That would fain destroy me.
14 But as for me, I hope continually,
And will praise Thee yet more and more.
15 My mouth recounteth Thy righteous deeds,
And all the day long Thy deliverances ;
For I know not the numbers thereof.
16 I come with the mighty acts of the Lord Jehovah ;
I celebrate Thy righteousness, even Thine only.
17 O God ! Thou hast taught me from my youth,
And hitherto I have declared Thy wonders.
Ij8 Even unto old age and gray hairs,
O God ! forsake me not ;
Till I show Thy power to this generation,
Thy might to all that shall come.
19 Thy righteousness, O God ! reacheth unto the highest :
O God ! that hast done great things,
Who is like unto Thee ?
20 Thou that hast shown us distresses, many and grievous,
Wilt restore us unto life ;
Yea, out of the depths of the earth,
Thou wilt bring us up again ;
21 Increase Thou my greatness,
And return to comfort me.
22 I praise Thee with the psaltery,
Even Thy truth, O my God !
I make melody to Thee with the harp,
Thou Holy One of Israel !
23 My lips sing with joy while I harp to Thee,
And my soul which Thou hast redeemed.
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24 Yea, my tongue uttereth Thy righteousness all the
day long ;
For they are in shame, foi' they are confounded,
That seek to destroy me.

SEVENTY-SECOND
[BY SOLOMON.]
IVE Thy judgments, O God ! unto the king ;
Thy righteousness to him of royal birth.
2 Let him rule Thy people in uprightness,
And Thy sufferers with equity.
3 Let the mountains bear blessing to the people ;
And the hills be fruitful in righteousness.
4 Let him redress the sufferers of the people ;
Let him save the needy,
And let him crush the oppressor.
5 Let them fear Thee .while the sun endureth,
While the moon giveth light, through all ages.
6 Let him come down as rain upon the meadow,
As showers that water the earth.
7 In his days, let the righteous flourish ;
And peace abound till the moon faileth.
8 Let him have dominion from sea to sea,
And from the river to the ends of the earth.
9 Before him let the desert people crouch,
And let his enemies lick the dust.
io Let the kings of Tarshish and the isles pay tribute ;
The kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts.
n Yea, let all kings bow down to him ;
Let all the nations serve him.
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12 For he will deliver the needy that crieth,
The sufferer, and him that hath none to aid.
13 He will pity the wretched and needy,
And the lives of the needy will he save.
14 From wrong and violence will he redeem them ;
1 Yea, precious is their blood in his sight.
15 Let him live !
And let them give him of the gold of Sheba ;
Let them pray for him continually ;
Let them bless him all the day long.
16 Let grain be abundant in the land,
Even upon the mountain top ;
In its growth, let it wave like Lebanon,
And overflowing from the city,
Let the people flourish,
Like the grass of the earth.
17 Let his name endure for ever;
While the sun shineth, let his name increase ;
And let men find blessing in him ;
Let all nations call him blessed.
18 Blessed be Jehovah, God — the God of Israel;
Who alone doeth wondrous things :
19 Yea, 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.

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BOOK III.

SEVENTY-THIRD

[A PSALM OF ASAPH.]
URELY God is good unto Israel,
Unto the pure in heart.
2 But I — my feet had nearly given way ;
In a moment, my steps would have failed.
For I was incensed at the boastful ;
I beheld the prosperity of the wicked.
Sound and firm is their strength,
And they suffer no pangs.
They are not in the trouble of mortals ;
They are not stricken with mankind.
So pride becometh their necklace ;
A garment of violence enrobeth them
Their eyes go forth in grossness ;
The vain thoughts of their hearts overflow.
They talk wickedly of oppression ;
They speak as from on high.
Yea, they have set their mouth in the heavens,
And their tongue travelleth through the earth.
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10 Therefore God's people turn away after them,
And enjoy the waters of a full stream.
1 1 And they say : " Doth the Almighty know ?
How can there be knowledge with the Most High?"
12 Behold, these are the wicked ;
And secure for ever, they increase in power.
13 Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart,
And washed in innocence my hands ;
14 Seeing I am smitten all the day long,
And every morning my chastisement cometh.
15 If I had said : " I will speak thus,"
Behold, I should have been faithless to the gener
ation of Thy children.
16 When I pondered that I might understand this,
It was grievous in mine eyes ;
17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God,
That I might consider what shall be their end.
18 Surely Thou settest them in slippery places ;
Thou hast cast them down into destruction.
19 How they come into desolation in a moment !
They are utterly consumed with terrors.
20 As a dream when one awaketh,
So, O Lord ! when Thou art aroused,
Thou wilt despise their image.
21 When my heart became bitter,
And I was so deeply pained ;
22 Then was I a brute, and knew nothing ;
I had become as a beast before Thee.
23 But as for me, I am continually with Thee ;
Thou holdest me by my right hand.
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24 Thou wilt guide me with Thy counsel,
And afterward receive me to glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but Thee?
And having Thee, I delight not-in the earth.
26 My flesh and my heart fail ;
But God is the strength of my heart,
And my portion for ever !
27 For, lo, those that are afar from Thee, must perish ;
Those that forsake Thee wantonly,
Thou wilt destroy them all.
28 But as for me, my joy is my nearness to God ;
In Thee, Lord Jehovah ! I take refuge,
That I may tell of all that Thou hast done.

SEVENTY-FOURTH
[A MASKIL OF ASAPH.]
H Y, O God ! dost Thou spurn us for ever ?
Why ascendeth the smoke of Thine anger
Over the flock of Thy shepherd care ?
2 Remember Thine assembly which Thou hast purchased
of old ;
The tribe Thou hast redeemed for Thy possession,
With Mount Zion, wherein Thou hast dwelt.
3 Let Thy footsteps pass up to the perpetual ruins,
Unto all that the enemy hath destroyed in the
sanctuary.
4 Thine adversaries roared in the midst of Thy place
of assembly ;
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5 They seemed like men with axes uplifted,
Assaulting the thick growing trees.
6 For now, the carved work thereof, all of it,
They have smitten with hammer and sledge.
7 They cast fire into Thy sanctuary ;
To the earth they profaned the dwelling place of
Thy Name.
8 They said in their heart,
" We will crush them at once ; "
They have burned all the houses of God in the land.
9 We see not our symbols ;
No more have we with us a prophet,
Nor any that knoweth how long.
10 How long, O God ! shall the oppressor revile ?
Shall the enemy scoff at Thy Name for ever?
1 1 Why withdrawest Thou Thy hand, Thy right hand ?
Out of Thy bosom, bring it forth, and make an end.
12 Yet God is my King of old ;
Working deliverance in the midst of the earth.
13 It was THOU that didst rend the sea in Thy strength,
And shatter the heads of the monsters upon the
waters :
14 THOU that didst crush the heads of the dragon,
Giving him for food td the people of the desert.
15 THOU that didst cleave the fountain and the torrent,
And dry up the rivers ever flowing.
16 Thine is the day, and Thine is the night ;
THOU hast prepared the light and the sun.
17 THOU hast fixed all the bounds of the earth ;
Summer and winter,
It is THOU that hast formed them.
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i8 Remember this ; O Jehovah !
How the enemy hath reviled Thee,
And a foolish people have blasphemed Thy Name.
19 Give not Thy turtledove to the ravenous beast ;
Forget not the life of Thy wretched ones for ever.
20 Have respect unto the covenant ;
For the dark regions of the earth are filled with
homes of violence.
21 Let not the oppressed turn back in dishonour;
Let the suffering and the needy praise Thy Name.
22 Arise, O God ! plead Thine own cause ;
Remember how the foolish revile Thee all the day
long.
23 Forget not the noise of Thine adversaries,
The uproar of Thy foes that ascendeth continually.

SEVENTY-FIFTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. " AL-TASCHITH." A PSALM OF ASAPH.
SONG.]
E give Thee thanks, O God !
We give Thee thanks ; Thy Name is near,
As Thy wondrous works declare.
For Thou sayest, " I seize the set time ;
It is I that will judge in equity.
When the earth dissolveth, and all that dwell in it,
It is I that adjust the pillars thereof. [Selah.]
I say to the boastful, " Boast not ; "
And to the wicked, " Lift not up the horn :
Lift not up your horn on high,
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6 For the east availeth not, nor the west,
Nor the wilderness of mountains ;
7 But God is the Judge ;
One He bringeth low, and another He exalteth.
8 For there is a cup in the hand of Jehovah,
And the wine is brisk ;
It is well mingled, and of this He poureth out :
Surely the dregs thereof,
All the wicked of the earth shall fully drain.
9 But as for me, I will proclaim for ever,
I will praise upon the harp, the God of Israel.
io All the horns' of the wicked will I smite down,
But the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.

SEVENTY-SIXTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. UPON STRINGED INSTRUMENTS. A PSALM OF
ASAPH. A SONG.]
N Judah is God known ;
His Name is great in Israel.
2 In Salem is His retreat ;
His resting place in Zion.
There He scattered the flashing bolts of the bow;
The shield, and the sword, and the battle. [Selah.]
Glorious art Thou, and lordly,
Descending from the mountains of prey.
The stouthearted have become a spoil ;
They sank into their deepest slumber,
And none of the valiant found their hands.
At Thy rebuke, O God of Jacob !
Stupor hath fallen upon chariot and horse.
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7 Thou, yea, THOU, art to be feared ;
Who can stand before Thee when once Thou art
angry ?
8 From heaven didst Thou proclaim Thy sentence ;
The earth feared and was still,
9 When God arose to judgment,
To save all the meek of the earth. [Selah.]
io Surely the wrath of man shall praise Thee ;
The residue of wrath wilt Thou gird about Thee.
1 1 Pay your vows unto Jehovah your God ;
All ye that are around Him,
Bring presents to Him that is to be feared.
12 He breaketh the spirit of princes ;
He is terrible to the kings of the earth.

SEVENTY-SEVENTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. UPON JEDUTHUN. BY ASAPH. A PSALM.]
lift my voice unto God, and will cry ;

I lift my voice unto God ;
Oh that He would give ear to me !
In the day of my distress, I seek the Lord ;
My hand is stretched forth in the night,
And is not withdrawn ;
My soul refuseth to be comforted.
When I remember God, I must moan ;
I must utter my grief, when my spirit languisheth.
Thou holdest mine eyes upon the watch ;
I toss about, and am speechless :
I think of the days of old —
Of the years of far off times.
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6 I will recall my song in the night ;
I will commune with mine own heart,
And my spirit maketh diligent search :
7 " Will the Lord cast off for ever ?
Will He be favourable no more ?
8 Hath His lovingkindness ceased for ever?
Hath His promise failed for evermore?
9 Hath the Almighty forgotten to be gracious ?
Hath He in anger shut up His tender mercies? "
[Selah.]
IO And I said : " This is my misery,
That the right hand of the Most High is changed.
II I remember the deeds of Jehovah ;
Yea, I will recall Thy wonders of old.
12 I will meditate on all Thy works;
I will muse over Thy doings.
13 O God ! Thy way is in holiness ;
What mighty one is' great like God ?
14 Thou art the Mighty One that doest wonders ;
Thou hast shown Thy strength among the nations.
15 With Thine arm hast Thou redeemed Thy people, •
The sons of Jacob and of Joseph. [Selah.J
16 The waters saw Thee, O God !
The waters saw Thee, and were in anguish :
Yea, the depths were troubled.
17 The clouds poured out water;
The skies gave their voice :
Yea, verily, Thine arrows flashed about.
18 The voice of Thy thunder was in the whirlwind ;
Thy lightnings lighted up the world ;
The earth shook and trembled.
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19 Thy way was in the sea,
Thy paths in the great waters,
And Thy footsteps were not known.
20 Thou leddest Thy people like a flock,
By the hand of Moses and Aaron.

SEVENTY-EIGHTH
[MASKIL OF ASAPH.]
IVE ear, 0 my people ! to my law :
Incline your ears to the words of my mouth:
2 I will open my mouth in a parable ;
I will pour forth the oracles of old ;
3 Those which we have heard and known,
And our fathers have told us.
4 We will not hide them from their children ;
To an after generation, telling the praises of Jehovah —
His strength, and His wonders that He hath
wrought.
5 For He established a testimony in Jacob;
He appointed a law for Israel ;
Which He commanded our fathers
To make known unto their children :
6 That the generation to come might know,
Even the children that should be born ;
Who should arise and tell their children:

7 That they might set their hope in God ;
And not forget the deeds of the Almighty,
But keep His commandments :
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8 And might not become like their fathers,
A stubborn and rebellious generation ;
A generation that set not its heart aright,
And whose spirit was not steadfast with God.
9 The sons of Ephraim, archers equipped with the bow,
Turned back in the day of battle.
io They kept not the covenant of God,
And refused to walk in His law ;
n And they forgot His doings, v
His wondrous works that He had shown them.
12 In the sight of their fathers He wrought marvels,
In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
13 He clave the sea, and let them pass through,
And made the waters stand as a heap.
14 He led them with a cloud by day,
And all the night with the light of fire.
15 He clave rocks in the wilderness ;
And gave them drink like the depths abundantly
16 Yea, He brought forth streams out of the cliff,
And caused waters to flow down like a river.
17 Yet went they on still sinning against Him,
Rebelling against the Most High in the desert :
18 And they tempted the Almighty in their heart,
In asking food for their craving.
19 Yea, they spake against God ;
They said, " Can the Almighty prepare a table in
the wilderness ?
20 — Lo, He smote a rock, and the waters gushed out,
And torrents dashed along ; —
But will He also be abje to give bread?
Can He provide flesh for His people?"
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21 Therefore, Jehovah heard, and was wroth ¦
And fire was kindled against Jacob ;
Yea, anger went up, even against Israel. >
22 Because they believed not in God, £
Nor trusted in His saving power.
23 Yet He, commanded the skies above,
And opened the doors of heaven ;
24 He rained upon them manna to eat,
And gave them of the grain of heaven.
25 Man did eat the bread of the mighty ;
He sent them food to the full.
26 He led forth an east wind in the heavens,
And guided by His power a south wind :
27 He rained upon them flesh as the dust,
Winged fowl as the sand of the seas ;
28 Which He let fall within the circuit of their camp,
Round about their habitations.
29 So they did eat and were well filled ;
Yea, that which they craved He brought to them.
30 But their desire was yet unappeased,
Their food was still in their mouth,
31 When the anger of God rose against them ;
And He slew the fattest of them ;
He smote down the young men "of Israel.
32 Yet for all this they sinned still ;
They believed not in His wonders :
33 And He made their days vanish as a breath;
Their years in sudden terror.
34 When He slew them, they enquired after Him ;
They returned and sought God earnestly ;
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35 They remembered that God was their Rock,
The Mighty God, the Most High, their Redeemer.
36 But they deceived Him with their lips ;
And lied unto Him with their tongue.
37 For theirheart was not steadfast with Him,
Neither were they faithful in His covenant.
38 Nevertheless He is full of compassion ;
He forgiveth iniquity and destroyeth not ;
And He ofttimes turneth away His anger,
And arouseth not all His wrath.
39 He remembered that they were flesh —
A breath that passeth away, and returneth not.
40 How oft did they rebel against Him in the desert !
How oft did they vex Him in the wilderness !
41 Again and again they tempted the Almighty,
And grieved the Holy One of Israel.
42 They remembered not His hand,
Nor the day He redeemed them from the enemy:
43 What signs He had wrought in Egypt ;
What wonders in the field of Zoan.
44 He turned their rivers into blood,
And they could not drink of their streams.
45 .. He sent among them flies, that devoured them,
And frogs that destroyed them.
46 He gave their increase to the grasshopper,
And their labour to the locust.
47 He killed their vines with hailstones,
And their sycamores with frost.
48 He gave over their cattle to the hail,
And their flocks to the lightnings.
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49 He let loose upon them His burning anger ;
Wrath, and indignation, and distress, _
An embassy of messengers of evil.
50 He levelled a path for His anger ;
He spared not their soul from death,
But gave up their life to the pestilence.
51 He smote all the firstborn of Egypt,
The firstlings of strength in the tents of Ham.
52 Then He led forth His people as sheep,
And guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
53 He led them safely, and they feared not ;
But the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
54 He brought them to His holy border,
To this mountain which His right hand had gained,
55 He drove out the nations before them ;
Whose inheritance He apportioned by measure,
And made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents,
56 Yet they tempted and rebelled against God Most High,
And they kept not His testimonies:
57 But revolted and dealt treacherously like their fathers ;
They turned aside like a deceitful bow.
58 For they angered Him with their high places,
And made Him jealous with their graven images.
59 God heard, and He was wroth,
And greatly abhorred Israel.
60 So He forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh,
The tent which He had pitched among men ;
61 And gave His strength into captivity ;
His glory into the hand of the oppressor.
62 He gave His people over to the sword,
And was wroth with His inheritance.
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63 Fire devoured their young men,
And their maidens had no marriage-song.
64 Their priests fell by the sword,
And their widows made no lament.
65 Then the Lord awaked as out of sleep,
Like a warrior shouting from wine.
66 He smote back their oppressors ;
He put them to eternal reproach.
67 Yet He rejected the tent of Joseph,
And chose not the tribe of Ephraim ;
68 But He chose the tribe of Judah,
The Mount Zion which He loved.
69 He built His sanctuary, like the heights of heaven ;
Like the earth which He hath founded for ever :
70 And He chose David His servant,
And took him from the sheepfolds ;
71 From tending the milk-giving ewes He brought him,
To.be shepherd over Jacob His people,
Over Israel His inheritance.
72 So he cared for them in the integrity of his heart,
And guided them by the skill of his hands.

SEVENTY-NINTH
God ! the nations have come into Thine inheri
tance ;
They have defiled Thy holy temple :
They have laid Jerusalem in ruins.
2 They have given 'the dead bodies of Thy servants
To be food for the birds of heaven ;
The flesh of Thy beloved to the wild beasts of the earth.
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3 Their blood have they shed about Jerusalem like water ;
And there was none to bury them.
4 We have come to be reviled by our neighbours ;
We are a scoff and a jest to those around us.
5 How long, O Jehovah!
Wilt Thou be angry for ever ?
How long shall Thy jealousy burn like fire ?
6 Pour Thy wrath upon the nations that know Thee not,
Upon the kingdoms that call not on Thy Name.
7 For they have devoured Jacob,
And his pastures have they laid waste.
8 Remember not against us the guilt of our fathers ;
Let Thy mercies speedily come to meet us ;
For we are brought very low.
9 Help us, O God of our salvation !
For the glory of Thy Name :
Yea, deliver us, and cover our sins,
For Thy Name's sake.
IO Why should the nations say, " Where is their God ? "
Let the avenging of Thy servants' blood which is shed,
Be known among the nations in our sight.
n Let the sighing of the prisoner come before Thee ;
According to the greatness of Thy power,
Preserve Thou those that are appointed to die :
12 And render sevenfold into the bosom of our neigh
bours,
Their reviling, O Lord ! wherewith they have re
viled Thee.
13 So we, Thy people, and the flock of Thy shepherd care,
Will give Thee thanks for ever ;
Unto all generations will we recount Thy praise.
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EIGHTIETH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. SET TO " SHOSHANNIM-EDUTH." BY ASAPH.
A PSALM.]
IVE ear, O Shepherd of Israel !
Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock,
Thou cherub-throned, shine forth !
2 Before Ephraim, and Benjamin, and Manasseh,
Arouse Thy might,
And come Thou for our salvation.
3 O God ! restore us again ;
Cause Thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.
4 O Jehovah, God of Hosts !
How long wilt Thou be angry at Thy people's
prayer ?
5 Thou givest them to eat, weeping as bread ;
And to drink, tears in full measure.
6 Thou makest us a strife to our neighbours,
And our enemies disport themselves.
7 O God of Hosts ! restore^ us again ;
Cause Thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.
8 Thou broughtest a vine out of Egypt,
Driving out the nations, and planting it.
9 Thou madest room before it,
And it took deep root, and filled the land.
io The mountains were covered by its shade,
And by its boughs, the cedars of God.
1 1 It sent forth its branches unto the sea,
And unto the river, its fresh shoots.

12 Why hast Thou broken down its walls,
So that all pluck it that pass by the way ?
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13 The boar out of the wood doth ravage it ;
And the rovers of the field feed on it.
14 O God of Hosts ! return, we beseech Thee ;
Look forth from heaven, and behold,
And visit this vine :
15 And protect what Thy right hand planted,
The branch Thou madest strong for Thyself.
16 It is burnt with fire ; it is cut down —
At the rebuke of Thy countenance they perish.
17 Cover with Thy hand the man of Thy right hand,
The son of man Thou madest strong for Thyself.
18 Then shall we not fall away from Thee ;
Oh revive us, and we will call upon Thy Name.
19 O Jehovah! God of Hosts! restore us again ,-
Cause Thy face to shine, and we shall be saved !
EIGHTY-FIRST
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. UPON THE GITTITH. BY ASAPH.]
JING for joy unto God, our Strength ;
Shout unto the God of Jacob.
2 Raise a psalm, and strike the timbrel,
The pleasant harp chiming in with the lute.
3 Blow the cornet at the new moon,
At the full moon, on the day of our feast.
4 For it is a statute for Israel,
An ordinance of the God of Jacob ;
5 He appointed it in Joseph as a testimony,
When He went forth over the land of Egypt ;
I heard the speech of One that I knew not.
6 "I removed his shoulder from the burden ;
His hands were freed from the task-basket.
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7 When thou calledst in thy distress, I delivered thee :
I answered thee from the hiding place of thunder ;
I proved thee by the waters of Meribah. [Selah.J
8 " Hear, O my people, and I will admonish thee :
O Israel ! if thou wouldst hearken unto Me !
9 Let no strange God be with thee,
And worship not the God of the alien.
io I am Jehovah, thy God,
That brought thee up out of the land of Egypt :
Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
n "But My people hearkened not unto My voice,
And Israel did not incline unto Me.
12 So I let them go, in the stubbornness of their heart,
That they might walk in their own counsels.
13 "Oh that My people would hear Me,
That Israel would walk in My ways !
14 Very soon would I subdue their enemies ;
And turn My hand against their oppressors.
15 Those that hate Jehovah should submit to Him;
But THEIR time should endure for ever.
16 He would feed them with the finest of the wheat,
And with honey out of the rock would He satisfy
them."

EIGHTY-SECOND
[A PSALM OF ASAPH.]
OD standeth in the assembly of the mighty ;
In the midst of the gods He judgeth :
2 " How long will ye judge wrongfully,
And respect the persons of the wicked? [Selah.]
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3 Do justice to the wretched and the orphan ;
With the suffering and destitute deal righteously.
4 Deliver the wretched and needy ;
Out of the hand of the wicked rescue them.
5 " They know not, neither do they understand ;
They walk about in darkness :
All the foundations of the earth are shaken:
6 I said, ' Ye are gods ;
And sons of the Most High are ye all.'
7 Nevertheless ye shall die like men,
And shall fall as one of the princes."
8 Arise, O God ! in judgment upon the earth ;
For THOU art possessor of all nations.

EIGHTY-THIRD
[A SONG. A PSALM OF ASAPH.]
God ! keep not Thou silence ;
Hold not Thy peace, and be not still, O God !
2 For, lo, Thine enemies are in tumult,
And Thy foes carry high their head.
They combine craftily against Thy people ;
They are in council against Thy hidden ones.
They say, " Come, let us blot them from the nations ;
Let the name of Israel be remembered no more."

For they counsel together with one mind ;
They are in confederacy against Thee.
The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites ;
Moab, and the Hagarenes ;
Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek ;
Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre ;
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8 Yea, Assyria hath joined with them ;
They lend their arm to the children of Lot. [Selah.]
9 Do unto them as unto Midian ;
As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon :
10 They were destroyed at En-dor :
They became as dung for the earth.
ii Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb ;
And all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna :
12 Who said, " Let us take into our possession
The habitations of God."
13 O my God ! make them like the whirling dust,
And as the chaff before the wind.
14 As the fire consumeth the forest,
As the flame enkindleth the mountains,
15 So pursue them with Thy tempest,
And terrify them with Thy storm.
16 Fill their faces with confusion,
That they may seek Thy Name, O Jehovah !
17 Let them be ashamed and terrified for ever;
Yea, let them be abashed and perish :
18 And let them know that Thou,
Whose name is Jehovah, Thou alone,
Art the Most High over all the earth.

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EIGHTY-FOURTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. UPON THE GITTITH. BY THE SONS OF KORAH.
A PSALM.]
OW lovely are Thy dwelling places,
O Jehovah of Hosts !
2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth
For the courts of Jehovah ;
My heart and my flesh sing for joy,
Unto the Mighty One, that liveth.
3 Yea, the sparrow hath found a house,
And the swallow a nest for herself,
Where she may lay her young —
At Thine altars, O Jehovah of Hosts!
My King and my God !
4 O their blessedness that dwell in Thy house !
They shall still be praising Thee. [Selah.J
5 O the ble'ssedness of the men
Whose strength is in Thee,
In whose heart are the highways to Zion !
6 Passing through the vale of Weeping,
They make it a place of springs ;
Yea, with blessings the early rain covereth it.
7 They go forward from strength to strength ;
Till each shall appear before God in Zion :
8 "O Jehovah! God of Hosts! hear my prayer! •
Give ear, O God of Jacob ! " [Selah.J
9 Behold, O God, our Shield !
Yea, look upon the face of Thine anointed.
io For better is a day in Thy courts than a thousand ; ,
I had rather watch the door in the house of my God,
Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
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II For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield ;
Jehovah giveth favour and glory :
No good thing will He withhold from those that
walk uprightly.
12 O Jehovah of Hosts !
How blest is the man that trusteth in Thee !

EIGHTY-FIFTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. BY THE SONS OF KORAH. A PSALM.]
HOU hast shown favour, O Jehovah ! unto Thy
land :
Thou hast returned to the captives of Jacob.
2 Thou hast lifted off the guilt of Thy people ;
Thou hast covered all their sin.
3 Thou hast withdrawn all Thy wrath ;
Thou hast turned from the heat of Thine anger.
4 Return unto us, O God of our salvation !
And cause Thine indignation toward us to cease.
5 Wilt Thou be angry with us for ever?
Wilt Thou draw out Thine anger to all generations ?
6 Wilt not THOU give back to us our life,
That Thy people may rejoice in Thee ?
7 Show us, O Jehovah ! Thy lovingkindness,
And grant us Thy salvation.
8 I will hear what Jehovah, the Almighty, speaketh ;
For He speaketh peace to His people whom He loveth;
But let them not return unto folly.
9 Surely His salvation is nigh those that fear Him,
That glory may dwell in our land.
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10 Lovingkindness and truth have met together ;
Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
1 1 Truth springeth out of the earth ;
And righteousness looketh forth from heaven.
12 Yea, Jehovah will bestow, blessing,
And our land shall yield its increase.
13 Righteousness shall go before Him,
And shall set us in the way of His steps.

EIGHTY-SIXTH
[A PRAYER. BY DAVID.]
NCLINE Thine ear, 0 Jehovah ! and answer me ;
For I am suffering and needy.
2 Preserve Thou my soul ; for I am one whom
Thou lovest :
0 Thou my God !
Save Thy servant that trusteth in Thee.
3 Be gracious unto me, 0 Lord !
For unto Thee do I call all the day long.
4 Rejoice the soul of Thy servant ;
For unto Thee, O Lord ! I lift up my soul.
5 For Thou, Lord! art good, and ready to forgive,
And plenteous in lovingkindness
Unto all that call upon Thee.
6 Give ear, O Jehovah ! to my prayer,
And attend to my suppliant voice.
7 In the day of my tribulation,
I call Thee, for Thou wilt answer me.
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8 None is like Thee among the gods, O Lord !
Neither are their works to be compared with Thine.
9 All the nations which Thou hast made,
Shall come, O Lord ! and worship before Thee ;
And they shall give glory unto Thy Name.
10 For Thou art great, and doest wonders ;
THOU art God alone.
n Teach me, O Jehovah ! Thy way:
I will walk in Thy truth ;
Unite my heart to fear Thy Name.
12 I will give Thee thanks, O Lord, my God,
With my whole heart :
I will glorify Thy Name for evermore.
13 For great is Thy lovingkindness toward me ;
Thou hast delivered my soul from the depths of
Sheol.
14 O God ! the proud have risen against me ;
The assembly of the violent seek after my life,
And have not set Thee before them.
15 But Thou, O Lord !
Thou art GOD compassionate and gracious ;
Longsuffering, and plenteous in lovingkindness and
truth.
16 Oh turn unto me, and show me favour ;
Give Thy strength unto Thy servant,
And save the son of Thine handmaid.
17 Show me a token for good ;
That those who see it may be ashamed ;
Because Thou, Q Jehovah ! hast helped and com
forted me. 127

EIGHTY-SEVENTH
[BY THE SONS OF KORAH. A PSALM. A SONG.]
E hath founded His city
Upon the holy mountains.
2 Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion
More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Glorious things are spoken of thee,
Thou city of God ! [Selah.J
" I proclaim Rahab and Babylon,
As among those that know me ;
Lo, Philistia and Tyre, with Ethiopia,
Each of them was born there."
And of Zion it shall be declared :
" Each and every one was born in her."
And the Most High Himself shall establish her.
Jehovah will write, when He enrolleth the natiors:
" This one was born there." [Selah.J
And the singers will sing, with the dancers,
"All my fountains are in thee ! "

EIGHTY-EIGHTH
[A SONG. A PSALM OF THE SONS OF KORAH. FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN.
SET TO " MAHALATH LEANNOTH. " MASKIL OF HEMAN THE EZRAHITE.]
Jehovah, God of my salvation !
I cry day and night before Thee.
2 Let my prayer come into Thy presence ;
Incline Thine ear unto my wailing.
For my soul is full of suffering,
And my life draweth near to Sheol.
I am counted with those that go down into the pit ;
I have become like a man whose strength is gone.

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5 Stretched out among the dead,
Like the slain that lie in the grave,
Whom Thou rememberest no more ;
As those that are cut off from Thy hand.
6 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit,
In dark places — in the depths of the sea.
7 Thy wrath presseth on me heavily,
And with all Thy billows Thou bearest me down.
[Selah.J
8 Thou hast removed from me my familiar friends :
Thou hast made me an abomination to them ;
I am shut up and cannot come forth.
9 Mine eye is dissolved through suffering;
O Jehovah ! I call upon Thee daily,
I stretch out my hands unto Thee.
IO Wilt Thou do wonders unto the dead?
Or shall the shades arise and praise Thee ? [Selah.J
1 1 Shall Thy lovingkindness be told in the grave ?
Or Thy faithfulness in destruction ?
12 Shall Thy wonders be known in the dark ?
And Thy righteousness in the land of forgetf ulness ?
13 But I — O Jehovah ! I cry unto Thee for help ;
In the morning my prayer confronteth Thee.
14 Why, O Jehovah ! wilt Thou cast off my soul ?
Why wilt Thou hide from me Thy face ?
15 I am suffering and expiring from my youth ;
While I suffer Thy terrors I am distracted.
16 Thy fierce anger hath passed over me ;
Thy horrors have destroyed me.
17 They surround me like waters all the day long:
They compass me about altogether.
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1 8 Lover and companion hast Thou put far from me ;
My familiar friends — I have only the darkness !

EIGHTY-NINTH
[MASXIL OF ETHAN THE EZRAHITE.J
will ever sing the lovingkindness of Jehovah ;
From generation to generation,
Will I proclaim Thy faithfulness.
2 For I know that lovingkindness is built up for ever,
Thou wilt establish Thy faithfulness in the heavens.
3 I have made a covenant with my chosen,
I have sworn unto David my servant ;
4 " For ever will I establish thy seed,
And build up thy throne to all generations." [Selah.J
5 The heavens shall praise Thy wonders, O Jehovah,
Yea, Thy faithfulness in the assembly of the holy.
6 For who jn the skies can be compared unto Jehovah ?
Who is like Jehovah of the sons of the mighty?
7 He is GOD, very terrible in the council of the holy,
To be feared above all that surround Him.
8 O Jehovah, God of Hosts!
Who is like unto Thee, a mighty one, Jehovah,
With Thy faithfulness round about Thee?
9 It is THOU that rulest the majesty of the sea ;
When its billows arise, it is THOU stillest them.
io THOU hast crushed Rahab, as one that is slain ;
With Thy mighty arm hast Thou scattered Thy foes.
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1 1 Thine are the heavens, and Thine is the earth ;
The world and its fulness, Thou hast founded them.
12 The north and the south, THOU hast created them ;
Tabor and Hermon sing for joy in Thy Name.
13 Thine is the arm that hath power ;
Strong is Thy hand, and high Thy right hand.
14 Justice and right are the pillars of Thy throne ;
Lovingkindness and truth stand waiting before Thee.
15 Blest are the people that know the joyful sound ;
They walk, O Jehovah ! in the light of Thy presence :
16 They rejoice in Thy Name all the day long,
And in Thy righteousness they are exalted.
17 For Thou art the glory of their strength,
And in Thy favour their horn is exalted.
18 For to Jehovah belongeth our shield,
And our king, to the Holy One of Israel.
19 Once Thou spakest in vision to Thy beloved ;
" I have given help to one that is mighty;
I have exalted one chosen from the people.
20 I have found David my servant ;
With My holy oil have I anointed him :
21 With whom My hand shall be steadfast,
And Mine arm shall strengthen him.
22 "No enemy shall exact upon him,
Nor a son of iniquity oppress him.
23 I will beat down before him his adversaries,
And those that hate him, will I smite.
24 "My faithfulness and lovingkindness shall be with him,
And in My Name his horn shall be exalted.
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25 I will set his hand upon the seas,
And his right hand upon the rivers.
26 "He shall call unto me : ' Thou art my Father;
My Mighty God, the Rock of my salvation.'
27 I, verily, will make him My first-born,
The highest of the kings of the earth.
28 My lovingkindness will I keep for him for evermore;
And My covenant shall stand fast with him.
29 I will make his seed to endure for ever,
And his throne as the days of heaven.
30 "If his children forsake My law,
And walk not in Mine ordinances ;
31 If they profane My statutes,
And keep not My commandments ;
32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod,
And their iniquity with stripes.
33 "But My lovingkindness will I not break off from him,
And will not deal falsely with My faithfulness.
34 My covenant will I not profane,
Nor alter the utterance of My lips.
35 "One thing have I sworn by My holiness,
Surely I will not lie unto David :
36 ' His seed shall endure for ever,
And his throne as the sun before Me.
37 It is established for ever, as the moon,
And faithful is the witness in the sky ! ' " [Selah.]
38 But THOU hast cast off and rejected,
Thou art wroth with Thine anointed.
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39 Thou hast abhorred the covenant of Thy servant ;
Thou hast profaned his crown to the earth.
40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges ;
Thou hast laid his strongholds in ruins.
41 All that pass by the way plunder him ;
He hath become a scorn to his neighbours.
42 Thou hast exalted the right hand of his foes ;
Thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
43 Yea, Thou turnest back the edge of his sword,
And hast not made him stand in the battle.
44 Thou hast put an end to his splendour,
And his throne hast cast down to the earth.
45 Thou hast cut short the days of his youth ;
Thou hast covered him with shame. [Selah.J
46 How long, O Jehovah ! wilt Thou hide Thee for ever ?
How long shall Thy wrath burn like fire ?
47 Oh remember how short is my lifetime ;
For what a nothing hast Thou created all the
children of men !
48 Is there a man that liveth, that shall not see death?
That shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol ?
[Selah.J
49 Where is Thy former lovingkindness, O Lord !
Which Thou hast sworn unto David in Thy truth ?
50 Remember, Lord ! the reviling of Thy servants,
That I bear in my bosom from many nations ;
5 1 Who revile — they are Thine enemies, O Jehovah !—
Who revile the footsteps of Thine anointed.
52 Blessed be Jehovah for evermore.
Amen and Amen !
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BOOK IV.

NINETIETH

[A PRAYER OF MOSES, THE MAN OF GOD.]
ORD, Thou hast become our refuge throughout
all generations.
2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or
ever Thou gavest birth to the earth and the world,
From age to age, time beyond time, Thou art God.

3 Thou restorest mortals to the dust,
And sayest : " Return, ye children of men."
4 For a thousand years in Thy sight,
Are as yesterday when it was passing ;
Yea, they are like a watch in the night.

Thou carriest them away as with a flood ;
They fall into a sleep :
In the morning, they are like grass that is ripening ;
In the morning, it bloometh and becometh ripe ;
At evening it is cut down and withered.
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7 For we are consumed by Thine anger ;
We are terrified by Thy wrath.
8 Thou settest our iniquities before Thee ;
The things we have concealed,
In the light of Thy presence.
9 For all our days turn away in Thy wrath ;
Our years we pass off like a sigh.
IO Threescore and ten are the years of our life,
Or, if the powers endure,
They may be fourscore years ;
Yet at their best, they are toil' and emptiness;
For they pass swiftly, and we fly away.
1 1 Who giveth heed to the might of Thine anger,
To Thy wrath as measured by the fear due unto Thee ?
[2 So teach us to apportion our days,
That we may attain a heart of wisdom.
13 Return, O Lord! How long?
Have compassion upon Thy servants.
14 Satisfy us in the morning with Thy lovingkindness,
That we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.,
15 Make us glad according to our days of suffering —
The years in which we have seen evil.
16 Let Thy work appear unto Thy servants,
And Thy glory upon their children !
17 Let the graciousness of Jehovah our God be upon us,
And the work of our hands establish upon us —
Yea, the work of our hands, establish Thou it.

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NINETY^FIRST
E dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High;
He shall abide under the shadow of the
Almighty.

I will say to Jehovah, " O my refuge and fortress,
Thou art my God, in whom I will trust."
Surely He will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler.
And from the destroying pestilence.
He will cover thee with His pinions,
And under His wings shalt thou find refuge ;
His truth is a shield and a buckler.
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night ;
Nor for the arrow that flieth by day ;
Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness;
Nor for the sickness that wasteth at noonday.
A thousand may fall at thy side,
And ten thousand at thy right hand ;
But it shall not come nigh thee.
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold,
Thou shalt see the reward of the wicked.

9 " For THOU, O Jehovah! art my refuge ! "
Hast thou made the Most High thy habitation ?
io Then no evil shall befall thee,
Nor any plague come nigh thy tent :
n For He shall give His angels charge over thee,
That they keep thee in all thy ways.
12 They shall bear thee up in their hands,
Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
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13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder,
The young lion and the serpent shalt thou trample
under foot.
14 Because he hath set his love upon Me,
Therefore will I deliver him ;
I will set him on high, for he knoweth My Name.
15 He shall call me, and I will answer him ;
I will be with him in trouble ;
I ,will deliver him, and honour him ;
16 With long life will I satisfy him,
And will show him My salvation.
NINETY-SECOND
[A PSALM, A 30NG FOR THE SABBATH DAY.]
T is good to give thanks to Jehovah,
And to make melody to Thy Name, O Most
High!
2 To show forth Thy lovingkindness in the morning,
And Thy faithfulness every night,
3 With the ten stringed lute and the psaltery ;
With murmuring sound upon the harp.
4 For Thou hast made me glad, O Jehovah! by Thy
doings ;
I will sing for joy in the work of Thy hands.
5 How great are Thy works, O Jehovah !
Deep beyond measure are Thy thoughts :
6 A brutish man knoweth not,
Neither doth a fool understand this.
7 When the wicked flourish as the grass,
And all the workers of iniquity prosper;
It is that they shall be destroyed for ever.
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8 But Thou, O Jehovah ! art on high for evermore.
9 For, lo, Thine enemies, O Jehovah !
For, lo, Thine enemies shall perish ;
All that work iniquity shall be scattered.
io But my horn Thou exaltest as that of an antelope ;
I am anointed with fresh oil ;
1 1 While mine eye looketh upon mine enemies,
And mine ear heareth of my wicked assailants.
12 The righteous shall blossom like the palm tree,
They shall grow like the cedars of Lebanon.
13 Planted in the house of Jehovah,
They shall blossom in the courts of our God.
14 They shall still bear fruit in old age ;
They shall be full of sap and green ;
15 To show that Jehovah is upright ;
He is my Rock, and there is no unrighteousness
in Him.

NINETY-THIRD
EHOVAH reigneth; He is enrobed with majesty;
Jehovah is enrobed,
He hath girded Himself with strength ;
So the world standeth fast ; it cannot be overthrown.
2 Thy throne is established from of old :
Thou art from eternity.
3 The floods have lifted up, O God !
The floods have lifted up their voice;
The floods lift up their roaring.
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4 But mightier than the voice of the greafwaters,
Than the mighty breakers of the sea,
Is Jehovah in His place on high !
5 Thy testimonies are very sure ;
Holiness becometh Thy house,
O Jehovah ! for evermore !

NINETY-FOURTH
God of vengeance, Jehovah !
O God of vengeance, shine forth !
2 Lift up Thyself, Thou Judge of the earth :
Render to the proud their desert.
3 How long shall the wicked, O Jehovah !
How long shall the wicked triumph ?
4 They gush out, they speak insolently ;
All the workers of iniquity are boastful.
5 " They crush Thy people, O Jehovah !
And they oppress Thy heritage.
6 They slay the widow and the stranger,
And they murder the fatherless.
7 They say " Jehovah doth not see ;
The God of Jacob heedeth not."
8 Understand, ye brutish among the people ;
And ye fools, when will ye be wise ?
9 He that planteth the ear, doth He not hear?
He that formeth the eye, doth He not see?
io He that chastiseth the nations, doth He not correct ?
He that teacheth man knowledge —
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II Jehovah knoweth the thoughts of man,
That they are vanity.
12 O the blessedness of the man
Whom Thou chastenest, O Jehovah!
And whom Thou teachest out of Thy law ;
13 That he may have rest from the days of evil,
Till a pit be digged for the wicked.
14 For Jehovah will not cast off His people,
Neither will He forsake His inheritance.
15 For judgment shall return unto righteousness;
And all the upright in heart shall follow it.
16 Who riseth up for me against evil doers?
Who taketh His stand upon my side
Against workers of iniquity ?
17 Unless Jehovah had been my help,
Very soon had my soul dwelt in silence.
18 When I said, " My foot giveth way,"
Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah! sustained me.
19 In the multitude of distractions within me,
Thy comforts delight my soul.
20 Shall the throne of evil have fellowship with Thee,
That frameth injury by statute?
21 They band together against the life of the righteous,
And the innocent blood they condemn.
22 But Jehovah hath become my high tower,
And my God is my rock of refuge :
23 And He bringeth back upon them their iniquity,
In their wickedness He cutteth them off;
Jehovah, our God, cutteth them off.
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NINETY-FIFTH
OME, let us sing joyfully to Jehovah,
Let us shout to the rock of our salvation.
2 Let us come before Him with thanksgiving,
Let us shout unto Him with psalms.

3 For Jehovah is a great God,
And over all the gods He is a great King:
4 In whose hand are the depths of the earth,
And His are the treasures of the mountains.
5 Whose is the sea, and He hath made it,
And His hands have formed the dry land.
6 Oh come, let us worship and bow down,
Let us kneel before Jehovah our Maker.
7 For He is our God,
And we are the people of His shepherd care,
The flock of His hand ;
To-day, oh that ye would hear His voice !
8 " Harden not your heart as at Meribah,
In the day of Massah in the wilderness :
9 When your fathers tempted Me ;
They proved Me, yea, they saw My work.-
io Forty years long was I grieved with that generation ;
And I said, ' They are a people whose heart goeth
astray,
And they know not My ways.'
Ii Wherefore I sware in My wrath,
' Surely they shall not enter into My rest.' '

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NINETY-SIXTH

H sing unto Jehovah a new song ;
Sing unto Jehovah all the earth.
2 Sing unto Jehovah, bless His Name ;
Proclaim His salvation from day to day.
3 Tell among the nations His glory,
In all the kingdoms His wonders.
4 For Jehovah is great, and most worthy to be praised ;
Above all the gods is He to be feared.
5 For the gods of the nations are all things of nought,
But it was Jehovah that made the heavens.
6 Honour and majesty are before Him ;
Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.
7 Give unto Jehovah, ye kindreds of the nations,
Give unto Jehovah glory and strength.
8 Give unto Jehovah the glory of His Name ;
Bring an offering, and come into His courts.
9 Oh worship Jehovah in the beauty of holiness ;
Tremble before Him all the earth.

io Say among the nations, " Jehovah reigneth ;
So the world standeth fast that it cannot be
overthrown,
He ruleth the kingdoms in equity."
Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice ;
Let the sea roar; and the fulness thereof ;
Let the field exult, and all that is therein ;
Then let all the trees of the wood rejoice
Before Jehovah ; for He cometh,
For He cometh to judge the earth :
He will judge the world in righteousness,
And in His faithfulness the nations.

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|EHOVAH reigneth, let the earth rejoice,
Let the multitude of isles be glad.
2 Clouds and darkness are round about Him,
. Righteousness and judgment are the foundation
of His throne.
3 A fire goeth before Him,
And consumeth His enemies on every side.
4 His lightnings lighted up the world ;
The earth saw, and it trembled.
5 The mountains melted like wax,
At the presence of Jehovah,
At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
6 The heavens declared His righteousness,
And all the nations saw His glory.
7 Put to shame are all that serve images,
Those that glory in idols ;
Cast yourselves down unto Him, all ye gods !
8 Zion heareth and is glad,
And the daughters of Judah rejoice ;
Because of Thy judgments, O Jehovah !
9 For Thou, Jehovah, Most High over all the earth,
Above all the gods art Thou greatly exalted.
io Ye that love Jehovah, hate evil ;
He preserveth the souls of His beloved ;
He delivereth them from the power of the wicked.
n Light is sown for the righteous,
And gladness for the upright in heart.
12 Be glad in Jehovah, O ye righteous !
And praise ye His holy memorial Name.
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NINETY-EIGHTH

[a psalm.]

ING unto Jehovah a new song,
For He hath done marvellous things ;
His right hand, and His holy arm have gained
for Him the victory.

2 Jehovah hath made known His salvation ;
Before the eyes of all nations
He hath revealed His righteousness.
3 He remembered His lovingkindness and faithfulness
Unto the house of Israel ;
All the ends of the earth have seen
The salvation of our God.
4 Shout unto Jehovah, all the earth !
Break forth, sing for joy, and strike the chords.
5 Make melody unto Jehovah with the harp,
With the harp and the voice of a psalm.
6 With trumpets and the sound of cornet,
Make a joyful noise before the King, Jehovah.
7 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof ;
The world and they that dwell therein.
8 Let the rivers clap their hands ;
Together let the mountains sing for joy —
9 Before Jehovah ;
For He cometh to judge the earth :
He will judge the world with righteousness,
Yea, the nations with equity !

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EHOVAH reigneth,
Let the nations tremble ;
He is throned above the cherubim, i
Let the earth quake.
2 Jehovah in Zion is great ;
And He is high above all the nations.
3 Let them praise Thy great and terrible Name ;
For it is holy.
4 Thou art the king's strength, and lovest judgment ;
By Thee equity is established :
It is Thou that executest judgment and righteousness
in Jacob.
5 Exalt ye Jehovah our God,
And worship at His footstool ;
For He is holy.
6 Moses and Aaron among His priests,
Samuel of those that call upon His Name ;
They called upon Jehovah, and He answered them.
7 In the pillar of cloud He spake unto them ;
They kept His testimonies,
And the statute He gave them.
8 Jehovah our God ! TllOU didst answer them ;
Thou becamest to them a God that pardoneth,
But one taking vengeance upon their deeds.
9 Exalt ye Jehovah our God,
And worship at His holy mountain;
For Jehovah our God is holy.

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ONE HUNDREDTH
[FOR THE THANK-OFFERING. A PSALM.]
AKE a joyful noise unto Jehovah,
All ye lands !
2 Serve Jehovah with gladness ;
Come before His presence with singing.
Know ye that Jehovah is God ;
It is He that hath made us, and His we are,
His people, and the flock of His shepherd care.
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with a song of praise ;
Give thanks unto Him, and bless His Name.
For Jehovah is good ;
His lovingkindness endureth for ever ;
And His faithfulness unto all generations.
ONE HUNDREDTH AND FIRST
[BY DAVID. A PSALM.]
F lovingkindness and judgment will I sing;
Unto Thee, O Jehovah ! will I strike the.Iiarp.
2 I will act wisely in a perfect way ;
Oh when wilt Thou come to me ?
I will walk within my house in the integrity
of mine heart.
I will set no base thing before mine eyes ;
For I hate faithless dealing ;
It shall not cleave unto me.
A perverse heart shall turn away from me ;
I will not know an evil thing.
He that secretly slandereth his neighbour —
Him will I destroy ;
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He that hath a high look, and a proud heart —
Him will I not bear. ,
6 Mine eyes are upon the faithful in the land,
That they may dwell with me, i
He- that walketh in the way of uprightness —
It is He that shall serve me.
7 He that practiceth deceit
Shall not dwell within my house.
He that speaketh falsehood
Shall not abide before mine eyes.
8 Morning by morning will I destroy all the wicked of
the land ;
To cut off all workers of iniquity from the city of
Jehovah.

ONE HUNDRED AND SECOND
[THE PRAYER OF A SUFFERER WHEN HE IS OVERWHELMED, AND POURETH
OUT HIS LAMENT BEFORE JEHOVAH.]
EAR my prayer, O Jehovah !
Let my cry for help-come unto Thee.
2 Hide not Thy face from me in my day of
distress :
Incline unto me Thine ear ;
In the day when I call answer me speedily.

For my days have vanished in smoke,
And my bones are burned up as by fire.
My heart is smitten like grass, and withered ;
For in my sorrow I forget to eat my bread.
By reason of my loud outcries,
My bone cleaveth to my flesh.
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6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness,
I have become like an owl of the ruins.
7 I am held'waking, and have become
Like a sparrow alone upon the house top.
8 All the day long mine enemies revile me,
Raving at me as " the accursed " in their oaths.
9 For I have eaten ashes like bread,
And mingled my drink with weeping,
IO Because of Thine indignation and Thy wrath ;
, For Thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
1 1 My days are like a lengthened shadow,
And I am withering like the grass.
12 But THOU, Jehovah ! art enthroned for ever;
Thy memorial Name is for all generations;
13 Thou wilt arise, and have compassion on Zion ;
For the time to favour her, the set time, hath come.
14 For Thy servants take pleasure in her stones,
And are in distress over her dust.
15 So the nations shall fear the Name of Jehovah,
And all the kings of the earth Thy glory ;
16 Because Jehovah hath built up Zion,
He hath appeared in His glory ;
17 He hath turned to the prayer of the destitute,
And hath not despised their prayer.
18 This shall be written for a generation to come,
And a people yet to be created shall praise Jehovah.
19 For He hath bent down from His holy height;
From heaven to the earth hath Jehovah looked ;
20 To hear the sighing of the prisoner,
To loose those that are appointed to death ;
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21 That they may declare in Zion the Name of Jehovah,
And His praise in Jerusalem ;
22 When the nations are gathered together,
And the kingdoms .to serve Jehovah.
23 He brought down my strength in the way ;
He hath shortened my days.
24 I say, " O my God ! take me not away when my
days are half gone ;
Thou whose years are to all generations.
25 Of old hast Thou founded the earth,
And the heavens are the work of Thy hands,
26 As for them, they shall perish,
But THOU shalt endure :
They all like a garment shall wear away ;
Like a vesture wilt Thou change them,
And they shall be changed :
27 But THOU art the same,
And Thy years have no end :
28 The children of Thy servants shall abide,
And their offspring be established before Thee."

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[BY DAVID.]
|LESS Jehovah, O my soul ;
And all that is within me,
Bless His holy Name.
2 Bless Jehovah, O my soul,
And forget not all His benefits:
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities ;
Who healeth all thy diseases ;
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4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction ;
Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and
tender mercies ;
5 Who satisfieth thy desire" with good,
So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle.
6 Jehovah executeth deeds of righteousness,
And of justice for all that are oppressed.
7 He made known His ways unto Moses,
His acts unto the children of Israel.
8 Jehovah is merciful and gracious,
Longsuffering and abundant in lovingkindness.
9 He will not always contend,
Nor will He keep His anger for ever.
ip He hath not dealt with us after our sins,
Nor rewarded us after our iniquities.
1 1 For as the heaven is high above the earth,
So mighty is His lovingkindness over those that
fear Him.
12 As far as the east is from the west,
So far He removeth our transgressions from us.
13 As a father pitieth his children,
So Jehovah pitieth those that fear Him.
14 For He knoweth our frame ;
He remembereth that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are as grass ;
As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
16 For the. wind passeth over it, and it is gone ;
And the place thereof shall know it no more.
17 But the lovingkindness of Jehovah is from ever
lasting to everlasting upon those that fear Him ;
And His righteousness unto children's children ; *
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18 Unto such as keep His covenant ;
To those that remember His precepts to do them.
19 Jehovah hath established His throne in the heavens,
And His kingdom ruleth over all.
20 Bless Jehovah, ye angels of His,
Ye mighty in strength, that fulfil His command,
Hearkening unto the voice of His word !
21 Bless Jehovah, all ye His hosts,
Ye ministers of His, that do His pleasure !
22 Bless Jehovah, all ye His works,.
In all places of His dominion !
Bless Jehovah, O my soul !

ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTH
LESS Jehbvah, O my soul !
O Jehovah, my God ! Thou art very great ;
Thou art clothed with honour and majesty.
2 Thou enrobest Thyself with light as a mantle ;
Thou stretchest out the heavens like a curtain.
3 Who frameth in waters His chambers on high,
Who taketh clouds as His chariot,
Who travelleth with the wings of the wind :
4 Who maketh the winds His messengers,
The flaming thunderbolts His ministers.
5 He laid the foundations of the earth,
That it should not be overthrown for ever.
6 With the deep as a garment didst Thou cover it ;
The waters stood higher than the mountains.
7 They fled away from .Thy rebukes,
They hasted from Thy voice of thunder.
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8 The mountains rose, and the valleys sank
Unto the place Thou hadst founded for them.
9 Thou hast set a bound that the waters may not pass,
That they return not to cover the earth.
io He sendeth forth springs into the valleys,
That they may run between the mountains.
1 1 They give- drink to every beast of the field ;
The wild asses quench their thirst.
12 Above them dwell the birds of heaven ;
From among the branches they give voice.
13 He watereth the mountains from His upper stories;
The earth is full of the fruit of Thy works.
14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle,
And plants for the service of man ;
That He may bring forth bread out of the earth ;
15 And that wine may gladden the heart of man,
Brightening his countenance more than oil ; :
And that bread may strengthen man's heart.
16 The trees of Jehovah have their fill,
The cedars of Lebanon which He planted.
17 Where little birds make their nests —
While the stork hath its home in the firs.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats,
And the cliffs a refuge for the conies.
19 He made the moon for appointed seasons ;
The sun knoweth its place of setting.
20 Thou makest darkness, and it becometh night,
Wherein all the beasts of the fprest are astir.
21 The young lions roar after their prey,
And seek their food from God.
22 When the sun ariseth, they retire,
And lay themselves down in their dens.
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23 Man goeth forth unto his work,
Unto his labour until the evening.
24 How manifold are Thy works, O Jehovah !
In wisdom hast Thou wrought them all:
The earth is full of Thy creatures.
25 Yonder sea, great and far extended ;
Teeming therein without number,
Are living things, the small and the great.
26 There the ships are moving along ;
There the leviathan Thou hast formed to sport
therein.
27 All these are looking unto Thee,
To give them their food in its season.
28 Thou givest to them, and they gather,
Thou openest Thy hand, they are filled with good.
29 Thou hidest Thy face, they are troubled ;
Thou takest away their breath, they die,
And return to their dust.
30 Thou sendest forth Thy spirit, they are created ;
Thou renewest the face of the ground.
31 Let the glory of Jehovah endure for ever ;
Let Jehovah rejoice in His works:
32 Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth,
Who toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
33 I will sing to Jehovah while I live,
I will harp to my God while in being.
34 Let my utterance be sweet unto Him ;
I, even I, will rejoice in Jehovah.
35 Let sinners disappear from the earth,
And let the wicked be no more.
Bless Jehovah, O my soul !
Praise ye Jehovah !
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ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH
IVE thanks to Jehovah ; call upon His Name:
Make known His doings among the nations.
2 Sing unto Him, make melody unto Him ;
Meditate upon all His wonders.
3 Glory ye in His holy Name ;
Let the heart of those that seek Jehovah rejoice.
4 Seek ye Jehovah, and His strength ;
Seek ye His face evermore.
5 Remember His marvellous works that He hath done;
His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth ;
6 O ye offspring of Abraham His servant,
Ye sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!
7 He is Jehovah our God,
Whose judgments are in all the earth.
8 He remembereth His covenant for ever,
The word He ordained for a thousand generations ;
9 The covenant He made with Abraham,
And the oath which He had sworn unto Isaac ;
io And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,
To Israel for an everlasting covenant ;
li Saying, "To Thee I give the land of Canaan,
Measured out as your inheritance."
12 When they were a few men in number,
Very few, and sojourners therein ;
13 And went about from nation to nation,
From one kingdom to the people of another ;
14 He suffered no man to do them wrong,
Yea, He reproved kings for their sake ;
15 Saying, "Touch not Mine anointed ones,
And to My prophets do no harm."
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16 Then He called for a "famine upon the land,
Every staff of bread He brake asunder.
17 He sent a man in advance of them ;
Joseph was sold to be a slave :
18 They afflicted his feet with fetters ;
The iron came upon his soul:
19 Till the time that his word came in,
The saying from Jehovah that proved him.
20 When the king sent and loosed him ;
The ruler of nations set him free.
21 He made him lord over his house,
And ruler "of all his possessions :
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure,
And to teach his senators wisdom.
23 Thus Israel came into Egypt ;
Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 And He increased His people greatly ;
And made them stronger than their foes.
25 He turned their heart to hate His people,
To deal subtilly with His servants.
26 He sent Moses His servant,
And Aaron whom He had chosen ;
27 Who performed among them His marvels;
And His wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and they made it dark,
For they rebelled not against His word.
29 He turned their waters into blood,
And thus killed their fish.
30 Their land swarmed with frogs,
In the chambers of their kings.
31 He spake, and there came flies,
And gnats were in all their borders.
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32 Instead of rain He gave them hail,
With flaming fire in their land,
33 And He smote their vines and their fig trees,
And brake down the trees of their border.
34 He spake, and the locust came in,
And grasshoppers. without number;
35 They devoured all the plants in their land ;
They devoured the fruit of their ground.
^6 Then He smote all the firstlings of their land,
The beginning of all their strength ;
37 And He brought forth His people with silver and gold,
With not one that stumbled amo'ng His tribes.
38 Egypt rejoiced when they departed.
For their terror had fallen upon them.
39 He spread a cloud for a covering,
And fire to give light in the night.
40 They desired, and He brought quails,
And filled them with the bread of heaven.
41 He opened a rock and waters gushed out,
They flowed through the wastes like a river.
42 For He remembered His holy word —
Remembered Abraham His servant ;
43 And brought forth His people with gladness,
He brought forth with singing His chosen;
44 And gave them the lands of the heathen ;
They inherit the toil of the nations:
45 That they might keep His statutes ;
That they might observe His laws:
Praise ye Jehovah.

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RAISE ye Jehovah.
Oh give thanks unto Jehovah, for He is good,
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever.
2 Who can utter the mighty acts of Jehovah?
Or who can show forth all His praise?
3 Happy are they that observe justice,
That do righteously at all times.
4 Remember me, O Jehovah,
With the favour Thou showest Thy people;
Oh visit me in Thy saving power :
5 That I may enjoy the prosperity of Thy chosen,
And be glad in the gladness of Thy nation ;
That I may glory with Thine inheritance.
6 We have sinned as have our fathers,
We have become guilty, we have done wickedly.
7 Our fathers in Egypt heeded not Thy wonders,
Nor remembered Thy great lovingkindness ;
But were rebellious at the sea, at the Red Sea.
8 Yet He saved them for His Name's sake,
That He might manifest His power.
9 He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up,
And led them through the depths as a plain.
io He saved them out of the hand of the foe,
He redeemed them from the power of the enemy,
II And the waters covered their oppressors,
That not one of them remained over.
12 Then believed they His word,
And they sang in His praise.
13 Very soon forgot they His works ;
They waited not for His counsel:
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14 They lusted greedily in the wilderness,
And tempted God in the desert.
15 So He gave them their request,
But sent leanness into their soul.
16 They were incensed at Moses in the camp,
Against Aaron the consecrated of Jehovah.
17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,
And covered the company of Abiram.
18 A fire was kindled in their company,
A flame consumed the wicked.
19 They made a calf at Horeb,
And worshipped a molten image.
20 And they exchanged their Glory
For the likeness of an ox that eateth grass.
21 They forgot God their Saviour,
,Who had done great things in Egypt !
22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham,
Terrible deeds at the Red Sea.
23 Then He said He would make an end of them,
Had not Moses His chosen stood before Him in the
breach,
To turn away His wrath from their destruction.
24 Yea, they despised the pleasant land ;
They believed not His word :
25 But they murmured in their tents,
They heeded not the voice of Jehovah.
26 Then He sware to them with uplifted hand,
That He would overthrow them in the wilderness ;
27 And would overthrow their offspring among the
nations,
And scatter them in the lands.
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28 Then they joined themselves to Baal-peor,
And ate the sacrifices of the dead.
29 They provoked Him to anger by their doings,
And the pestilence brake in upon them.
30 But Phinehas stood up, and executed judgment ;
And the pestilence was stayed.
31 It was counted to him for righteousness,
Unto all generations for evermore.
32 Then they angered Him at the waters of, Meribah,
And it went ill with Moses for their sake ;
33 For they embittered his spirit,
* And he spake foolishly with his lips.
34 They did not exterminate the nations,
As Jehovah had commanded them :
35 But mingled themselves with the heathen,
And learned their works :
36 And they served their idols,
. Which became a snare unto them :
37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters
unto demons.
38 They shed innocent blood,
The bjood of their sons and their daughters,
Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan ;
And the land was polluted with blood.
39 Thus were they defiled by their doings,
And -were corrupt in their practises.
40 Then the wrath of Jehovah was kindled against His
people,
And He abhorred His inheritance.
'41 He gave them into the hand of the nations,
And those that hated them ruled over them.
42 Their enemies oppressed them,
And they were humbled under their hand.
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43 Many times did He deliver them ;
But they rebelled in their counsel,
And were brought low for their iniquity.
44 Yet He regarded them in their distress,
When He heard their wailing.
45 He remembered for them His covenant ;
He relented in His abundant lovingkindness :
46 And He procured for them compassion,
In the presence of all that held them captive.
47 Save us, O Jehovah, our God !
And gather us from among the nations ; «
To give thanks unto Thy holy Name,
And to triumph in Thy praise.
48 Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel,
From age to age, time beyond time '
And let all the people say, Amen !
Praise ye Jehovah !

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ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTH

H give thanks unto Jehovah, for He is good ;
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever."
2 Thus say the redeemed of Jehovah,
Whom He redeemed from the hand of their foes.
3 Yea, He gathered them out of the lands ;
Out of the east and out of the west,
Out of the north and out of the south.

They roved the wilderness in desert ways ;
They found not a city to dwell in.
Hungry, as well as thirsty,
Their soul fainted within them.
Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble,
And He saved them out of all their distresses ;
And He led them by a right way,
That they might go to a city of habitation.
Oh that men would praise Jehovah,
For His lovingkindness,
And His wonderful works to the children of men !
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9 For He satisfieth the longing soul,
And the hungry soul He filleth with good.
io Those that dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,
That are fettered in misery and iron ;
ii Because they rebelled against, the .words of the
Almighty,
And despised the counsel of the Most High ;
12 Therefore He humbled their heart with labour ;
They fell down, and there was none to help :
13 Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble,
And He saved them out of all their distresses.
14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of
death,
And their bonds He burst asunder.
15 Oh that men would praise Jehovah,
For His lovingkindness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men !
16 For He hath shattered the gates of brass,
And hath smitten down the bars of iron.
17 Fools because of their sinfuLway,
And their guilty deeds, are made to suffer.
18 Their soul abhorreth all food,
And they draw near to the gates of death.
19 Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble,
And He saveth them from all their distresses.
20 He sendeth His word, and healeth them,
And delivereth them from their dangers.
21 Oh that men would praise Jehovah,
For His lovingkindness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men !
22 Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And tell His works in a song of joy.
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23 Those that go down to the sea in ships,
That do business on the great waters,
"24 They see the works of Jehovah,
And His wonders in the deep.
25 For He commandeth, and raiseth a stormy wind,
Which lifteth up the waves thereof;
26 They mount up to the heavens,
They go down into the depths,
Their soul melteth away with trouble.
27 They reel and stagger like a drunken man,
And all their wisdom cometh to nought.
28 Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble,
And He bringeth them out of their distresses.
29 He stilleth the storm into silence,
And the billows thereof are hushed.
30 So they are glad when they become quiet,
And He leadeth them to the haven they desire.
31 Oh that men would praise Jehovah
For His lovingkindness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men !
32 Let them extol Him in the assembly of the people,
And praise Him in the connsel of the elders.
33 He turneth rivers into a wilderness,
And watersprings into thirsty ground ;
34 A fruitful land into a salt desert,
For the wickedness of those that dwell therein.
35 He turneth a wilderness into a pool of water,
And a dry land into watersprings :
36 And He maketh the hungry to dwell there,
And they found a city of habitation.
37 They sow fields, and plant vineyards,
And produce fruits for their increase.
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38 He blesseth them, and they multiply greatly,
And He suffereth not their cattle to become few.
39 Again, they become few and are brought low
Through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.
40 He poureth contempt upon princes,
And maketh them wander in a pathless waste.
41 But He setteth the wretched on high from suffering,
And maketh them families like a flock.
42 The upright see it, and they are glad,
And all unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth.
43 Who is wise and will observe these things,
And will consider the lovingkindness of Jehovah?

ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTH
[A SONG. . A PSALM OF DAVID.]
j Y heart is fixed, O God !
I will sing and strike the chords,
Yea, with my glory.
2 Oh awake, psaltery and harp ;
Thus will I awake the dawn.
3 I will praise Thee among the nations, O Jehovah !
I will harp to Thee among the kingdoms.
4 For Thy lovingkindness is higher than the heavens,
And Thy truth reacheth unto the skies.
5 Be Thou exalted above the heavens, O God !
Be Thy glory above all the earth !
6 For the deliverance of Thy beloved,
Save with Thy right hand, and answer us.
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7 God hath spoken in His holiness ;
Therefore will I exult !
I will portion out Shechem,
And will measure the valley of Succoth.
8 Mine is Gilead ; mine is Manasseh ;
And Ephraim is the defence of my head ;
As for Judah, he is my royal staff.
9 Moab is my washpot ;
Over Edom I extend my sway ;
Over Philistia will I shout aloud.
10 Who will bring me to the fortress city ?
Who will conduct me to Edom ?
II 0 God ! hast not Thou cast us off?
Thou goest not forth, 0 God ! with our hosts.
12 Oh give us Thy help from the foe ;
For vain is the help of man.
13 Through God we shall do valiantly,
For it is He that will trample upon our foes.

ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. BY DAVID. A PSALM.]
God of my praise, be not silent !
2. For the mouth of the wicked,
A deceitful mouth they open against me ;
They have spoken to me with a lying tongue.
With words of hatred they have beset me,
And fight against me without cause.
In return for my love, they withstand me ;
But I betake myself unto prayer.
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5 They have rewarded me e_yil for good,
And hatred in return for my love.
6 Appoint Thou a wicked man over him,
And let an adversary stand at his right hand.
7 When he is judged, let him go forth guilty,
And let his prayer become a sin.
8 Let his days become few ;
His office let another take.
9 Let his children become fatherless,
And his wife a widow.
io Let his sons wander about, and beg,
And seek alms away from their ruined homes.
1 1 Let the extortioner lay snares for all that he hath ;
And let aliens strip him of the fruit of his toil.
12 Let there be none to extend kindness to him,
And none to show pity to his fatherless children.
13 Let his posterity be cut off;
In the next generation be their name blotted out.
14 Let his father's guilt be remembered by Jehovah,
And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.
15 Let them come always before Jehovah,
That their memory may perish from the earth.
16 Because he remembered not to show kindness ;
But pursued the suffering, and needy, and broken
hearted unto death.
17 He loved cursing, and it came upon him,
And he delighted not in blessing, and it was far
away from him.
18 He clothed himself with cursing as with his garment,
And it came into his substance like water,
And like oil into his bones.
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19 Let it be to him as the robe in which he wraps himself,
And like the belt which he ever girds about him.
20 This is the reward of mine adversaries from Jehovah,
Of those that devise mischief against my life.
21 But THOU, O Jehovah, the Lord !
Become my helper for Thy Name's sake ;
Because Thy lovingkindness is good, deliver me.
22 For I am suffering and needy,
And my heart is wounded within me.
23 As a shadow when it lengtheneth I go hence ;
I am driven away like the locust.
24 My knees falter through fasting,
And my flesh falleth away from its fulness.
25 I have become their reviling,
When they see me they toss their head.
26 Help me, O Jehovah, my God !
Save me in Thy lovingkindness,
27 And let them know that this is Thy hand,
That Thou, O Jehovah ! hast done it.
28 When THEY curse, do THOU bless ;
Let them arise, and be put to shame,
While Thy servant rejoiceth.
29 Let mine adversaries be clothed with disgrace ;
Let them wrap themselves in their shame as in a
mantle.
30 I will greatly give thanks to Jehovah with my mouth ;
In the midst of the multitude will I praise Him.
31 For He standeth at the right hand of the needy,
To save him from the judges of his soul.

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ONE HUNDRED AND TENTH
[A PSALM OF DAVID.]
JEHOVAH saith unto my Lord,
" Sit Thou at My right hand,
Till I make Thine enemies Thy footstool.
2 Thy sceptre of power,
Jehovah sendeth forth out of Zion :
Have dominion in the midst of Thy foes ! "
3 Thy people shall be willing offerings,
In the day when Thy forces assemble ;
Thine are Thy youth, in holy attire,
Like dew from the womb of the dawn.
4 Jehovah hath sworn, and repenteth not,
" Thou art a priest for ever
After the order of Melchizedek."
5 The Lord at Thy right hand,
Crusheth kings in the day of His wrath !
6 He ruleth among the nations,
He filleth them with dead bodies ;
He crusheth their heads over many lands.
7 He drinketh from the wayside brook,
Therefore He passeth on with uplifted head !

ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVENTH
RAISE ye Jehovah ! I will give thanks to
Jehovah with my whole heart,
In the council and assembly of the upright.
2 Great are the works of Jehovah ;
Sought out by all that have pleasure therein.
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3 His work is glory and splendour ;
And His righteousness standeth fast for ever.
4 He hath ordained remembrance for His wonders ;
Jehovah is gracious and full of compassion.
5 He giveth food to those that fear Him,
He will ever be mindful of His covenant.
6 He showeth His people the power of His works,
Giving them the heritage of the nations.
7 The works of His hands are truth and justice,
And all His precepts are faithful.
8 They are steadfast always and for ever,
They are made in truth and uprightness.
9 He hath sent redemption for His people,
He hath commanded His covenant for ever ;
Holy and to be feared is His Name.
10 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom ;
A good understanding have all that obey Him ;
His praise standeth fast for ever.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWELFTH
RAISE ye Jehovah !
O the blessedness of the man,
That feareth Jehovah;
That delighteth greatly in His commandments!
His offspring shall become mighty upon the earth ;
The race of the upright shall be blessed.
Wealth and riches are in his house,
And his righteousness standeth fast for ever.
Light in the darkness ariseth to the upright,
The kindly, compassionate, and righteous.
It is well with the man that showeth favour and lendeth;
He shall maintain his cause when in judgment.
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For he shall not be overthrown for ever ;
In everlasting remembrance shall the righteous be
held.
He feareth not tidings of evil;
His heart is firm, trusting in Jehovah.
His heart is steadfast, he hath no fear,
Till he seeth his desire upon his foes.
He freely giveth to the needy ;
His righteousness standeth fast for ever,
His horn shall be exalted with honour.
The wicked man seeth it, and is vexed ;
He gnasheth his teeth, and melteth away ;
The desire of the wicked shall perish.

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEENTH
RAISE ye Jehovah !
Praise, O ye servants of J.ehovah,
Praise ye the Name of Jehovah !
2 Blessed be the Name of Jehovah
From this time forth, even for evermore.
3 From the rising of the sun to its going down,
Is the Name of Jehovah to be praised.

4 Jehovah is high above all the nations ;
Above the heavens is His glory.
5 Who is like unto Jehovah our God,
That exalteth His throne on high,
6 That humbleth Himself that He may look
Upon the heavens and upon the earth ?

He raiseth the wretched out of the dust,
He lifteth the needy from the dunghill ;
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8 That He may seat him with princes,
With the princes of His people.
9 He seateth the barren one in a family,
The joyful mother of children.
Praise ye Jehovah !

ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEENTH
HEN Israel went forth out of Egypt,
The house of Jacob from people of strange
speech,
2 Judah became His sanctuary,
Israel His dominion.
3 The sea beheld, and it fled ;
The Jordan turned back.
4 The mountains skipped like rams,
The hills like the young of the flock.
5 What aileth thee, O sea, that thou fleest ?
0 Jordan, that thou turnest back ?
6 Ye mountains,- that ye skip like rams ;
Ye hills, like the young of the flock?
7 At the presence of the Lord, tremble, O earth, *
At the presence of the God of Jacob !
8 Who changeth the rock into a pool of water,
The flinty rock into watersprings.

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|OT unto us, O Jehovah ! not unto us,
But unto Thy Name give glory ;
Because of Thy lovingkindness and Thy truth.
2 Wherefore should the nations say,
"Where now is their God?"
3 But our God is in the heavens ;
All that pleaseth Him, He doeth.
4 Their idols are silver and gold,
The work of the hands of man !
5 They have mouths, but they cannot speak;
Eyes have they, but they cannot see :
6 They have ears, but they cannot hear ;
Noses have they, but cannot smell ;
7 They have hands, but cannot handle ;
Feet have they, but they cannot walk ;
And they cannot breathe through their throat.
8 They that make them, become like unto them,
With every one that trusteth in them.
9 O Israel, trust in Jehovah !
He is their help and their shield. ¦ >
io O house of Aaron, trust in Jehovah !
He is their help and their shield.
1 1 Ye that fear Jehovah, trust in Jehovah !
He is their help and their shield.
12 Jehovah is mindful of us, He blesseth —
He blesseth the house of Israel,
He blesseth the house of Aaron :
13 He blesseth those that fear Jehovah,
The small, as well as the great.
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14 Jehovah add unto you more and more,
Unto you, and unto your children.
15 Blessed be ye by Jehovah,
The Maker of heaven and earth !
16 The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah ; '
But the earth hath He given to the children of
men.
17 The dead praise not Jehovah,
Neither any that go down into silence.
18 But we will bless Jehovah,
From this time forth and for evermore:
Praise ye Jehovah !

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love Jehovah, because He heareth
My voice and my supplications.
2 Because He hath inclined His ear unto me,
I will call upon Him as long as I live.
The cords of death encompassed me,
The tortures of Sheol seized on me ;
I came into anguish and sorrow.
Then called I upon the Name of Jehovah ;
O Jehovah ! I beseech Thee, deliver my soul.
Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous ;
Yea, our God hath compassion.
Jehovah preserveth the simple,
I was brought low, and He saved me.
Return unto Thy rest, O my soul !
For Jehovah dealeth bountifully with thee.
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8 For Thou hast delivered my soul from death,
Mine eyes from tears,
And my feet from falling.
9 I will walk before Jehovah,
In the land of the living.
10 I believe when I now say, v
— I, that have been greatly afflicted,
1 1 I, that said in my alarm,
" Men are all faithless ! " —
12 "What shall I render unto Jehovah,
For all His benefits toward me?"
13 I lift the cup of salvation,
And call upon the Name of Jehovah.
14 I pay my vows unto Jehovah,
Oh let me, in the presence of all His people.
15 Precious in the sight of Jehovah,
Is the death of His beloved.
16 O Jehovah ! truly I am Thy servant ;
I am Thy servant, the son of Thine handmaid ;
Thou hast loosed my bonds ;
17 I offer Thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
-And call upon the Name of Jehovah.
18 I pay my vows unto Jehovah,
Oh let me, in the presence of all His people :
19 In the courts of the house of Jehovah,
In the midst of Thee, O Jerusalem !
Praise ye Jehovah !

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ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEENTH

RAISE Jehovah, all ye nations,
Give Him glory, all ye kingdoms.
2 For mighty over us is His lovingkindness;
And the truth of Jehovah endureth for ever.
Praise ye Jehovah !

ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEENTH
IVE thanks unto Jehovah, for He is good ;
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever.
2 Oh let Israel say ;
" His lovingkindness endureth for ever."
Oh let the house of Aaron say ;
" His lovingkindness endureth for ever."
Oh let those that fear Jehovah say ;
" His lovingkindness endureth for ever."

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5 Out of my distress I called upon Jehovah,
Jehovah answered me with relief.
6 Jehovah is on my side, I have no fear ;
What can man do unto me?
7 Jehovah is on my side to help me,
And I shall see the defeat of my foes.
3 It is better to take refuge in Jehovah,
Than to put confidence in man.
} It is better to take refuge in Jehovah,
Than to put confidence in princes.
Let all the nations surround me ;
In the Name of Jehovah will I destroy them.
Let them surround me, yea, let them surround, me ;
But in the Name of Jehovah will I destroy them.

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12 Let them surround me like bees,
They shall be quenched like a fire of thorns ;
In the Name of Jehovah will I destroy them.
13 Thou hast thrust me sore, that I might fall,
But Jehovah came to my help.
14 Jehovah is my strength and my song,
And He is become my salvation.
15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation
Is in the tents of the righteous ;
The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.
16 The right hand of Jehovah is exalted,
The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.
17 I shall not die, but I shall live,
And recount the deeds of Jehovah.
18 Jehovah hath chastened me sore,
But hath not given me over to death.
19 Open to me the gates of righteousness;
I will enter into them,
I will give thanks unto Jehovah.
20 This is the gate of Jehovah,
The righteous shall enter into it,
21 I give Thee thanks, for Thou hast answered me,
And hast become my salvation.
22 The stone which the builders rejected,
Hath become the headstone of the corner.
23 From Jehovah hath this come to pass,
And it is marvellous in our eyes.
24 This Is the day Jehovah hath made,
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Oh save, Jehovah, we beseech Thee !
Oh prosper us, Jehovah, we beseech Thee !
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26 Blessed be he that cometh in the Name of Jehovah !
We bless you out of the house of Jehovah.
27 A mighty God is Jehovah, and He giveth us light ;
Bind the sacrifice with cords,
Even unto the horns of the altar.
28 Thou art my God, and I will give thanks unto Thee ;
Thou art my God, and I will exalt Thee.
29 Give thanks unto Jehovah, for He is good ;
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever.

ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEENTH
N ALEPH
the blessedness of those whose way is blameless,
Who walk in the law of Jehovah !
2 0 the blessedness of those that keep His
testimonies,
That seek Him with their whole heart.
Yea, they do no unrighteousness ;
In His ways do they walk.
Thou hast commanded concerning Thy precepts,
That we observe them diligently.
Oh that my ways were established,
So that I should keep Thy statutes.
Then shall I not be ashamed,
When I have respect unto all Thy commands.
I will give thanks unto Thee with an upright heart,
When I have learned Thy righteous ordinances.
I will observe Thy statutes ;
Oh forsake me not utterly.
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3 BETH
9 How shall a young man keep his way pure ?
By giving heed according to Thy word.
io With my whole heart have I sought Thee ;
Let me not wander from Thy commands.
1 1 In my heart I treasure up Thy sayings,
That I might not sin against Thee.
12 Blessed art Thou, O Jehovah !
Instruct me in Thy statutes.
13 With my lips do I recount
All the ordinances of Thy mouth.
14 In the way of Thy testimonies I rejoice,
As much as in all riches.
15 On Thy precepts will I meditate,
And will have respect to Thy ways.
16 I delight myself in Thy statutes,
And I do not forget Thy word.

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17 Deal bountifully with Thy servant, that I may live,
So will I observe Thy word.
18 Open Thou mine eyes, that I may behold
Wondrous things out of Thy law.
19 I am a sojourner in the earth ;
Hide not Thy commandments from me.
20 My soul is crushed with its longing
For Thine ordinances at all times.
21 Thou hast rebuked the proud; they are accursed,
That go astray from Thy commandments.
22 Roll away from me reviling and contempt ;
For I have kept Thy testimonies.
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23 Yea, though princes conspire against me,
Thy servant doth meditate on Thy statutes.
24 Yea, Thy statutes are my delight,
They are my chosen counsellors.
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25 My soul cleaveth unto the dust ;
Revive me according to Thy word.
26 When I declare my ways Thou answerest me ;
Instruct me in Thy statutes.
' 27 Make me to understand the way of Thy precepts ;
And I will meditate on Thy wondrous works.
28 My soul melteth for heaviness ;
Strengthen Thou me according to Thy word.
29 Remove from me the way of falsehood,
And with Thy law be gracious unto me.
30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness ;
Thine ordinances have I set before me.
31 I cleave unto Thy testimonies ;
0 Jehovah ! put me not to shame.
32 I run the way of Thy commandments,
For Thou dost enlarge my heart.
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33 Teach me, O Jehovah ! the way of Thy statutes,
And I will keep it unto the end.
34 Give me understanding that I may keep Thy law,
And observe it with my whole heart.
35 Help me on in the path of Thy commandments;
For therein do I delight.
36 Incline my heart to Thy testimonies,
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37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity ;
In Thy ways impart life unto me.
38 Confirm unto Thy servant Thy word,
Which tendeth unto the fear of Thee.
39 Turn away the reviling whereof I am, afraid ;
For Thine ordinances are good.
40 Behold, I long after Thy precepts ;
Revive in Thy righteousness. "1 VAU
41 Let Thy lovingkindness come to me, O Jehovah !
Thy salvation according to Thy word.
42 Then will I answer him that revrteth me ;
For I trust in Thy word.
43 Take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I wait for Thine ordinances.
44 So shall I observe Thy law continually,
For ever and always :
45 And I' shall walk at liberty,
For I seek Thy precepts.
46 I will speak of Thy testimonies before kings,
And shall not be put to shame.
47 I will delight myself in Thy commandments,
, Which I love;
48 And my hands will I lift up to Thy commandments,
which I love,
And I will meditate upon Thy statutes.
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49 Remember Thy word unto Thy servant ;
Because Thou hast made me to hope.
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SO This is my comfort in my suffering,
That Thy word giveth me life.
51 The proud have held me greatly in derision;
Yet I swerve not from Thy law.
52 I remember Thine ordinances of old, O Jehovah !
And I have received comfort.
S3 Indignation hath seized me because of the wicked,
Who have forsaken Thy law.
54 Thy statutes have become my songs
In the house of my pilgrimage.
55 I remember Thy Name in the night, O Jehovah !
And I will observe Thy law.
56 This is appointed to me,
That I should keep Thy precepts.
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57 Jehovah is my portion ;
I have said- that I would observe Thy words.
58 I entreat Thy favour with my whole heart ;
Be gracious to me according to Thy word.
59 I thought on my ways,
And turned my feet to Thy testimonies :
60 I made haste and delayed not,
To keep Thy commandments.
61 The cords of the wicked bind me around,
But I do not forget Thy law.
62 At midnight I rise to give Thee thanks,
Because of Thy righteous ordinances.
63 I am a companion of all that fear Thee,
Of those that observe Thy precepts.
64 The earth is full of Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah !
Teach me Thy statutes. 181

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65 Thou hast dealt well with Thy servant,
O Jehovah ! according to Thy word.
66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge,
For I have confidence in Thy commandments.
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray,
But now I observe Thy word.
68 Thou art good, and doest good ;
Teach me Thy statutes.
69 The proud have forged a lie against me ;
With my whole heart will I keep Thy precepts.
70 Their heart is gross, as with fatness ;
But I delight in Thy law.
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted ;
That I might learrT Thy statute^.
72 Better to me is the law of Thy mouth,
Than thousands of gold and silver.
1 JOD
73 Thy hands made me and fashioned me ;
Give me understanding, that I may learn Thy
commandments.
74 Those that fear Thee shall see me and be glad ;
For I have hope in Thy word.
75 I know, O Jehovah! that Thy judgments are righteous,
And that in faithfulness Thou hast afflicted me.
76 Oh let Thy lovingkindness be for my comfort,
According to Thy word unto Thy servant.
77 Let Thy mercies come unto me, that I may live,
For Thy law is my delight.
78 Let the proud be put to shame ;
For they have overthrown me wrongfully :
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79 Let those that fear Thee return to me,
And those that know Thy testimonies.
80 Let my heart be blameless in Thy statutes,
That I be not put to shame.
3 KAPH
81 My soul fainteth for Thy salvation,
For I hope in Thy word.
82 Mine eyes fail for Thy word,
While I say, " When wilt Thou comfort me ? "
83 For I have become like a bottle in the smoke ;
Yet do I not forget Thy statutes.
84 How many are the days of Thy servant ?
When wilt Thou execute judgment upon my
persecutors ?
85 The proud have digged pits for me,
Those who live not according to Thy law.
86 All Thy commandments are faithful :
They persecute me without cause ; help Thou me.
87 Very soon had they consumed me upon the earth ;
But I have not forsaken Thy precepts.
88 Revive me according to Thy lovingkindness,
That I may observe the testimony of Thy mouth.
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89 For ever, O Jehovah,
Thy word standeth firm in the heavens.
90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations ;
Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
91 They abide this day according to Thine ordinances,
For all things are Thy servants.
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92 Unless Thy law had been my delight,
I should then have perished in mine affliction.
93 Never will I forget Thy precepts,
For with them Thou hast revivedme.1"
94 I am Thine ; save me ;
For I seek Thy precepts.
95 When the wicked wait for me to destroy me,
I consider Thy testimonies.
96 To all perfection I have seen a bound,
But Thy commandment is exceeding broad.
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97 Oh how I love Thy law !
It is my meditation all the day long.
98 Thy commandments make me wiser than my foes, ¦
For they are ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers,
For Thy testimonies are my meditation.
100 I understand more than the aged,
Because I keep Thy precepts.
101 From every evil path I withhold my feet,
That I may observe Thy word.
102 I turn not aside from Thine ordinances,
For Thou dost teach me.
103 How sweet to my taste are Thy words,
Sweeter than honey to my mouth.
104 Through Thy precepts I have understanding;
Therefore I hate every false way.
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105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,
And a light unto my path. - ¦.-.-:¦'¦¦* - i-
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106 I have sworn, and have fulfilled it,
That I would observe Thy righteous ordinances.
107 I am in great suffering ;
O Jehovah ! give me life according to Thy word.
108 The freewill offerings of my mouth,
Accept, I beseech Thee, O Jehovah !
And Thine ordinances teach me.
109 My soul is continually in my hand,
Yet do I not forget Thy law.
1 10 The wicked have laid a snare for me,
Yet I go not astray from Thy precepts.
1 1 1 Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever,
For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112 I incline my heart to perform Thy statutes,
For ever, even unto the end.
D SAMECH
113 The double-minded I hate,
But Thy law do I love.
1 14 Thou art my hiding place and my shield,
I hope in Thy word.
115 Depart from me, ye evil doers,
And let me keep the commandments of my God.
116 Uphold me according to Thy word, that I may live,
And let me not be put to shame through my hope.
117 Hold Thou me up, and I shall be safe,
And I will regard Thy statutes continually ;
118 Thou despisest all that stray from Thy statutes ;
For there is falsehood in their artifices.
1 19 Like dross Thou puttest away all the wicked of the
earth ;
Therefore I love Thy testimonies.
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120 My flesh trembleth for fear of Thee;
And because of Thy judgments I am afraid.
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121 I have done justice and righteousness ;
Thou wilt not leave me to mine oppressors.
122 Be surety for Thy servant for good ;
Let not the proud oppress me.
123 Mine eyes fail for Thy salvation,
And for Thy righteous word.
124 Deal with Thy servant in Thy lovingkindness,
And teach me Thy statutes.
125 I am Thy servant ; give me understanding,
That I may know Thy testimonies.
126 It is time for Jehovah to work,
For they have made void Thy law.
127 Therefore I love Thy commandments
Above gold, yea, above fine gold.
128 Therefore I esteem all Thy precepts concerning all
things to be right ;
An'd I hate every false way.

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1 29 Thy testimonies are wonderful ;
Therefore doth my soul keep them.
130 The unfolding of Thy words giveth light ;
It giveth understanding unto the simple.
131 I open wide my mouth and pant,
For I long for Thy commandments.
132 Turn Thee unto me and be gracious to me,
As is right towards those that love Thy Name.
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•133 Establish my footsteps in Thy word,
And let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
134 Redeem me from the oppression of man,
And I will observe Thy precepts.
135 Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant,
And teach me Thy statutes.
136 Streams of water run down mine eyes,
Because men observe not Thy law.
2 TSADDI
137 Righteous art Thou, O Jehovah !
And upright in Thine ordinances.
138 Righteously hast Thou appointed Thy testimonies,
And in exceeding faithfulness.
139 My zeal consumeth me,
For my foes have forgotten Thy words.
140 Thy word is very pure,
Therefore Thy servant loveth it.
141 I am small and despised,
Yet do I not forget Thy precepts.
142 Thy righteousness is right for ever,
And Thy law is truth.
143 Distress and anguish have come upon me,
Yet Thy commandments are my delight.
144 Thy testimonies are right for ever ;
Give me understanding, that I may live.
P QOPH
145 I call with my whole heart ;
Answer me, O Jehovah!
I will keep Thy statutes. 187

146 When I call unto Thee, save me,
And I will observe Thy testimonies.
147 I am up before the dawn that I may cry for help,
For I wait for Thy word.
148 Mine eyes open before the night watches,
That I may meditate upon Thy word.
149 Hear my voice according to Thy lovingkindness ;
O Jehovah ! according to Thine ordinances revive me.
150 They draw near that follow after wickedness,
That have gone far away from Thy law.
151 But Thou art near, O Jehovah !
And all Thy commandments are truth.
152 Of old have I known from Thy testimonies,
That Thou hast founded them for ever.
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153 Behold my suffering, and deliver me;
For I do not forget Thy law.
154 Plead Thou my cause, and redeem me;
Revive me according to Thy word.
155 Salvation is far from the wicked,
For they seek not Thy statutes.
156 Thy tender mercies are many, O Jehovah!
According to Thine ordinances revive me.
157 Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries;
Yet I do not swerve from Thy. testimonies.
158 I beheld the faithless, and was grieved,
Because they observed not Thy word.
159 Behold how I love Thy precepts,
Revive me, O Jehovah, in Thy lovingkindness!
160 The sum of Thy word is truth ;
And every one of Thy righteous ordinances
endureth for ever.

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161 Princes have persecuted me without cause,
But my heart standeth in awe of Thy words.
162 I rejoice in Thy word,
As one that findeth great spoil.
163 I hate and abhor lying ;
But Thy law do I love.
164 Seven times a day do I praise Thee,.
Because of Thy righteous ordinances.
165 Great peace have those that love Thy law,
And they have no stumblingblock.
166 I hope for Thy salvation, O Jehovah !
And I do Thy commandments.
167 My soul observeth Thy testimonies,
. And I love them exceedingly.
168 I observe Thy precepts and Thy testimonies ;
For all my ways are before Thee.

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169 Let my cry come before Thee, O Jehovah !
According to Thy word give me understanding.
170 Let my supplication come before Thee,
According to Thy word, deliver me.
171 My lips pour forth a song of praise,
That Thou teachest me Thy statutes.
172 Let my tongue sing of Thy word ;
That all Thy commandments are righteousness.
173 Let Thy hand become my help,
For I have chosen Thy precepts.
174 I long for Thy salvation, O Jehovah!
And Thy law is my delight.
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175 Let my soul live, that it may praise Thee,
And let Thine ordinances help me.
176 When I go astray like a lost sheep, seek Thy servant ;
For I do not forget Thy commandments.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTIETH
[A SONG OF THE PILGRIMAGES.]
NTO. Jehovah in my distress,
I called and He answered me.
2 O Jehovah! deliver my soul from the lying lip,
From the deceitful tongue.
3 What shall He give unto thee,
Yea, what shall He do more unto thee,
Thou deceitful tongue ?
4 Arrows of the mighty, sharpened,
Together with coals of broomwood.
5 Alas for me, that I sojourn with Meschech,
That I dwell by the tents- of Kedar !
6 Too long my soul hath her dwelling,
Beside him that hateth peace.
7 I am for peace ;
But when I speak,
They are for war.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIRST
[a song of the pilgrimages.]
lift up mine eyes to the mountains :
Oh whence cometh my help ?
2 My help cometh from Jehovah,
The Maker of heaven and earth.
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3 He will not suffer thy foot to give way,
He that keepeth thee, slumbereth not,
4 Behold, He that keepeth Israel
Neither slumbereth nor sleepeth.
5 It is Jehovah that keepeth thee ; <
Jehovah is thy shade at thy right hand.-
6 By day the sun shall not smite thee,
Nor the moon by night.
7 Jehovah keepeth thee from all evil;
He keepeth thy soul.
8 Jehovah keepeth thy going out, and thy coming in,
From this time forth, even for evermore.

ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SECOND
[A SONG FOR THE PILGRIMAGES. BY DAVID.]
rejoiced with those that said unto me,
Let us go to the house of Jehovah.
2 Our feet have come to stand
Within thy gates, O Jerusalem !
3 Jerusalem, that art builded
As a city that is compact together !
4, Thither the tribes go up —
The tribes of Jehovah — it was a precept to Israel —
To give thanks to the Name of Jehovah.
S For thrones of judgment are set there,
• The thrones of the house of David.
6 Call down peace upon Jerusalem ;
They shall prosper that love Thee„
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7 Peace be within thy strongholds,
And prosperity within thy palaces !
8 For the sake of my brethren and my companions,
Let me say, " Peace be within thee !
9 For the sake of the house of Jehovah, our God,
I will seek thy good."
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THIRD
[A SONG FOR THE PILGRIMAGES.]
NTO • Thee I lift up mine eyes,

O Thou' that art enthroned in the heavens!
2 Behold, as the eyes of servants
Are upon the hand of their masters,
As the eyes of a maid
Are upon the hand of her mistress,
So our eyes are upon Jehovah, our God,
Until He be gracious unto us.
3 Be gracious unto us, O Jehovah !
Be gracious unto us ;
For we are filled to the full with contempt.
4 Filled to the full is our soul
With the derision of the arrogant,
With the contempt of the proud.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOURTH
[A SONG FOR THE PILGRIMAGES. BY DAVID.]
F Jehovah had not been on our side,
Let Israel now say —
2 If Jehovah had not been on our side,
When men rose up against us ;
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3 Then alive had they swallowed us up,
When their anger was kindled against us ;
4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us,
The torrent had gone over our soul ;
5 Then had they gone over our soul —
The proudly swelling waters.
6 Blessed be Jehovah,
Who gave us not as a prey to their teeth !
7 Our soul, like a bird, hath escaped
From the snare of the fowler ;
The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
8 Our help is in the Name of Jehovah,
The Maker of heaven and earth.

ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH
[A SONG FOR THE PILGRIMAGES.]
HOSE that trust in Jehovah
Are like Mount Zion, which cannot be over
thrown,
But abideth for ever.
2 l Jerusalem — mountains are round about her ;
So Jehovah is round about his people
From this time forth, even for evermore.
3 For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest
Upon the lot of the righteous ;
Lest the righteous put their hands unto wrong.
4 Do good, O Jehovah ! unto those that are good,
Unto those that are upright in their hearts.
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5 But those that turn aside in their crooked ways —
Jehovah will put them away
With the workers of iniquity.
Peace be upon Israel!
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH
[A SONG FOR THE PILGRIMAGES.]
HEN Jehovah returned to the captives of Zion,
We were like those that dream.
2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter,
And our tongue with a song of joy :
Then was it said among the nations,
" Great things hath Jehovah done for them."
Great things had Jehovah done for us ;
Therefore we were glad.
Return, O Jehovah ! to our captives,
As the streams in the south.
Those that sow in tears,.
Shall reap with a song of joy.
He goeth, goeth, and weepeth,
Bearing the seed for sowing ;
He cometh, cometh with a song of joy,
Bearing his sheaves.

ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-
SEVENTH
[A SONG FOR THE PILGRIMAGES. BY SOLOMON.]
F Jehovah build not the house,
They that build it toil thereat in vain :
If Jehovah keep not watch over the city,
In vain waketh its .watchman.
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2 It is vain for you, ye that are early to rise,
That go late to rest, that eat the bread of sorrows :
For in their sleep, even thus He giveth to His beloved.
3 Behold, children are a heritage from Jehovah,
The fruit of the womb is. a reward.
4 As arrows in the hand of the valiant,
So are the sons of youth.
5 O the blessedness of the man,
That hath filled his quiver with them !
They shall not come to shame,
When they speak with enemies in the gate.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHTH
[A SONG FOR THE PILGRIMAGES.]
the blessedness of every one that feareth
Jehovah,
Of him that walketh in His ways!
2 The labour of thy hands thou shalt surely eat ;
Blest art thou, and it is well with thee.
3 Thy wife, like a fruitful vine,
In the recesses of thy house:
Thy children, as olive-plants,
Round about thy table:
4 Behold, thus is the man blessed,
That feareth Jehovah.
5 Jehovah bless thee out of Zion !
Behold thou the prosperity of Jerusalem
All the days of thy life.
6 Yea, behold thou thy children's children.
Peace be upon ^srael! 195

ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINTH
[A SONG FOR THE PILGRIMAGES.]
JREATLY they oppressed me from my youth,
Oh let Israel say ;
2 Greatly they oppressed me from my youth,
Yet they prevailed not against me.
The ploughmen ploughed upon my back ;
They made long their furrows.
But Jehovah is righteous ;
He cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
Let all the enemies of Zion
Be put to shame, and turn back.
Let them become like grass upon the housetops,
That withereth before it is full grown :
With which the reaper filleth not his hand,
Nor he that bindeth sheaves, his bosom ;
And those that pass by say not, .;.
" The blessing of Jehovah be upon you ;
We bless you in the Name of Jehovah."

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTIETH
[A SONG FOR THE PILGRIMAGES.]
UT of the depths I call upon Thee,
O Jehovah !
2 Lord, hearken to my voice ;
Let Thine ears be attentive
To the voice of my supplications.
If Thou, Jehovah, shouldest mark iniquities,
O. Lord, who shall stand ?
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4 But with Thee there is forgiveness,
That Thou mayest be feared.
5 I wait for Jehovah, my soul waiteth, "
And in His word do I hope.
6 My soul is on the watch for the Lord,
More than those that watch for the morning —
That watch for the morning.
7 Hope thou, O Israel ! in Jehovah ;
For with Jehovah there is lovingkindness,
And with Him there is plenteous redemption ;
8 And it is He that redeemeth Israel,
Out of all his iniquities.

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIRST
[a SONG FOR THE PILGRIMAGES. BY DAVID.]
Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine
eyes lofty ;
Neither have I to do with great matters,
And with things too wonderful for me.
Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul,
Like a weaned child with its mother ;
Like a weaned child is my soul within me.
Hope thou, O Israel! in Jehovah;
From this time forth, even for evermore.

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ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SECOND
[A SONG FOR THE PILGRIMAGES.]
f EMEMBER, O Jehovah ! for David
All that he endured ;
2 How he made oath unto Jehovah,
He vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob;
3 "I will not enter the tent in which I dwell,
I will not go up to the couch on which I lie ;
4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes,
Nor to mine eyelids slumber,
5 Until I find a place for Jehovah,
Tabernacles for the Mighty One of Jacob."
6 Lo, we heard of it in Ephratah,
We have found it in the field of Jaar.
7 Let us enter His tabernacles,
Let us worship at His footstool.
8 Arise, 0 Jehovah ! into Thy resting place,
Thou, and the ark of Thy strength.
9 Let Thy priests array themselves in righteousness,
And Thy beloved shout aloud for joy.
IO For the sake of David, Thy servant,
Turn not away the face of Thine anointed.
1 1 Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth ;
He will not turn back from it :
" The fruit of Thy body will I set upon thy throne.
12 If thy children will keep My covenant,
And My testimony that I shall teach them,
Their children also shall sit upon thy throne for ever
more." 198

13 For Jehovah hath chosen Zion,
He hath desired it for His abode.
14 " This is My resting-place forever ;
Here will I dwell, for I have desired it.
15 I will abundantly bless her provision ;
I will satisfy her poor with bread.
16 Her priests will I clothe with salvation,
And her gracious ones shall shout aloud for joy.
17 There will I make a horn to shoot forth for David ;
I have prepared a lamp for Mine anointed.
18 His enemies will I clothe with shame,
But upon himself shall his crown flourish."

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THIRD
[A SONG FOR THE PILGRIMAGES. BY DAVID.]
|EHOLD how goodly and how pleasant it is
For brethren to dwell together in unity !
| 2 It is like the precious oil upon the head,
Flowing down upon the beard —
The beard of Aaron :
Flowing down upon the border of his garments.
It is like the dew of Hermon,
That descendeth upon the mountains of Zion ;
For there hath Jehovah commanded the blessing,
Even life for evermore.

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ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOURTH
[A SONG FOR THE PILGRIMAGES.]
EHOLD, bless ye Jehovah,
All ye servants of Jehovah,
That stand waiting in the house of Jehovah !
2 Lift up your hands to the sanctuary,
And bless ye Jehovah !
3 Jehovah bless thee out of Zion —
He that made the heavens and the earth !

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JRAISE ye Jehovah !
Oh praise ye the Name of Jehovah ;
Praise Him, ye servants of Jehovah—
2 Ye that stand in the house of Jehovah,
In the courts of the house of our God.
3 Praise ye Jehovah ; for Jehovah is good :
Make melody to His Name, for it is gracious.
4 For Jehovah hath chosen Jacob for Himself —
Israel for His own possession.
5 For I know that Jehovah is great,
Our Lord is greater than all the gods.
6 Whatsoever Jehovah pleased, that hath He done ;
In the heavens, and on the earth,
In the seas and in all the depths :
7 He bringeth up vapours from the ends of the earth :
He maketh lightnings for the rain,
He bringeth forth the wind out of His treasuries.
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8 It is He that smote the firstborn of Egypt,
From man, even unto the beasts.
9 He sent signs and wonders into the midst of thee, O
Egypt !
Upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.
10 Who smote many nations,
And slew mighty kings ;
1 1 Sihon, king of the Amorites,
And Og, king of Bashan,
And all the kingdoms of Canaan :
12 And gave their land for a heritage,
A heritage to Israel His people.
13 O Jehovah ! Thy Name endureth forever,
Jehovah, Thy Memorial, to all generations.
14 For Jehovah ruleth over His people,
And repenteth concerning His servants.
15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold ;
They are the work of the hands of men.
16 They have a mouth, but they speak not ;
Eyes have they, but they see not ;
17 Ears have they, but they hear not ;
And there is no breath in their mouths.
18 Those that make them become like unto them,
Yea, every one that trusteth in them.
19 O house of Israel, bless ye Jehovah !
O. house of Aaron, bless ye Jehovah!
20 O house of Levi, bless ye Jehovah !
Ye that fear Jehovah, bless ye Jehovah !
21 Blessed be Jehovah out of Zion —
He that dwelleth at Jerusalem.
Praise ye Jehovah !
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ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIXTH
H give thanks unto Jehovah, for He is good ;
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever.
2 Oh give thanks unto the God of gods ;
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever:
3 Oh give thanks unto the Lord of lords ;
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever:
4 To Him who alone doeth great wonders ;
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever :
5 To Him who by wisdom made the heavens ;
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever:
6 To Him who spread out the earth above the waters ;
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever:
7 To Him who made the great lights ;
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever :
8 The sun for dominion in the day ;
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever :
9 The moon and stars for dominion by night ;
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever;
io To Him that smote Egypt in their firstborn ;
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever:
n And brought Israel out of the midst of them;
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever:
12 With a strong hand, and an arm outstretched:
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever:
13 To Him who divided the Red Sea asunder;
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever:
14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it ;
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever :
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1 5 But- cast into the Red Sea Pharaoh and his host ;
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever:
16 To Him who led His people in the wilderness ;
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever:
17 To Him who smote great kings;
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever:
18 And who slew kings of renown ;
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever:
19 Sihon, king of the Amorites ;
For His lovingkindness endureth forever:
20 And Og, king of Bashan ;
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever:
21 And gave their land as a heritage ;
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever:
22 A heritage to Israel His servant ;
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever:
23 Who remembered us in our low estate ;
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever:
24 And rescued us from our adversaries ;
For His lovingkindne^ endureth for ever:
25 He giveth food to all flesh ;
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever :
26 Oh give thanks to the Mighty One of heaven ;
For His lovingkindness endureth for ever.
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Y the rivers of Babylon,
There we sat down, yea, we wept,
When we remembered Zion.
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2 Upon the willows in the midst thereof
We hanged up our harps.
3 For there our captors asked of us songs,
Our tormentors asked. of us gladness:
" Sing for us one of the songs of Zion."
4 How shall we sing Jehovah's song
In a foreign land ?
5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem !
Let my right hand forget its power :
6 Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth
If I remember thee not ;
If I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
7 Remember, O Jehovah ! against the sons of Edom
The day at Jerusalem ;
Who said, " Raze it, raze it,
Even to the foundation thereof."
8 O daughter of Babylon, that art to be desolated,
Happy shall he be that requiteth thee,
Thy deeds which thou didst unto us :
9 Happy shall he be that seizeth thy little ones,
And dashe^ji them against the rock.
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[BY DAVID.]
give Thee thanks with my whole heart ;
Before the gods I make melody to Thee.
2 I worship toward Thy holy temple, and give
thanks unto Thy Name,
Because of Thy lovingkindness and Thy truth ;
For above all Thy Name Thou hast magnified Thy word.
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3 In the day that I called Thou answeredst me ;
Thou didst embolden me with strength in my soul.
4 All the kings of the earth will give Thee thanks, O
Jehovah !
When they have heard the words of Thy mouth ;
5 And they will sing of the ways of Jehovah :
For great is the glory of Jehovah.
6 For Jehovah is high, yet He looketh upon the lowly,
But the proud He knoweth from afar.
7 If I walk in the midst of distress, Thou revivest me ;
Against the wrath of mine enemies,
Thou puttest forth Thy hand,
And savest me by Thy right hand.
8 Jehovah will perfect His work in my behalf ;
O Jehovah ! Thy lovingkindness endureth for ever ;
Forsake not the works of Thy hands.

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-NINTH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. BY DAVID. A PSALM.J
Jehovah ! Thou searchest me and knowest—
2 Thou knowest my sitting and my rising,
Thou discernest my thought from afar !
3 My path and my couch thou siftest,
And art familiar with all my ways.
4 For before a word is yet on my tongue,
Lo ! O Jehovah, Thou knowest it all!
5 Behind and before Thou art close around me,
And puttest down over me Thy hand.
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6 Knowledge too wonderful for me !
It is too high ! I cannot reach it !
7 Whither shall I go from Thy spirit ?
Or whither shall I flee from Thy presence ?
8 If I mount the heavens, Thou art there :
Or let me'spread my bed in Sheol,
Behold ! Thou art there.
9 Or let me lift the wings of the dawn,
And settle down far west of the sea;
io Even there shall Thy hand lead me,
And Thy right hand shall grasp me :
II Or should I say, " Only let darkness Cover me,
And the light about me become night ! "
12 Even darkness is not too dark for Thee:
But the night shineth as the day ;
Alike to Thee are darkness and light !
13 For Thou didst create my inmost being —
Thou didst weave me together when not yet born.
14 I give Thee thanks,
For I am fearfully distinguished !
Wonderful are Thy works,
As my soul knoweth right well.
15 My frame was not hid from Thee,
When I was made in secret,
Skilfully wrought in the depths of the earth.
16 Though yet imperfect, Thine eyes saw me,
And in Thy book they were all written-^
The days that were shaped out,
When as yet there were none of them.
17 Unto me, then, how precious are Thy thoughts !
How vast, O God, is their sum !
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1 8 I will count them, though more than the sand,
For I awake and am ever with Thee.
19 If Thou wouldst slay the wicked, O God !
— Ye bloodstained men, depart from me —
20 Who utter Thy Name in their plottings,
It is taken in vain by Thy foes.
21 Those who hate Thee, O God ! do I not hate?
Those who rebel against Thee, do I. not abhor?
22 With perfect hatred do I hate them ;
They have become mine enemies.
23 Search me, O God ! and know my heart ;
Prove me, and know my thoughts ;
24 And see if there be any way of sorrow in me ;
And lead me in the way everlasting.

ONE HUNDRED AND FORTIETH
[FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. A PSALM OF DAVID.]
EL1VER me, O Jehovah ! from the evil man,

From the man of violence preserve me :
f-2 Who purpose evil deeds in their hearts,
They stir up wars continually.
3 They sharpen their tongue like a serpent,
The poison of adders is under their lips. [Selah.J
4 Keep me, O Jehovah ! from the hands of the wicked,
From the man of violence preserve me,
Who purposeth' to thrust aside my steps.
5 * The proud have hid- snares for me and cords ;
They have spread nets by the side of the path;
They have set traps for me. [Selah.]
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6 I say unto Jehovah, " Thou art my God : "
Give ear, O Jehovah ! to my supplicating voice.
7 O Jehovah ! Lord ! the stronghold of my salvation,
Thou art my helmet in the day of arming.
8 Grant not, 0 Jehovah ! the desires of the wicked ;
Let their plotting attain no success. [Selah.J
9 When those that encompass me lift up their head, .
Let the evil of their own lips cover them.
io Let burning coals be thrown upon them,
Let them be cast into the fire —
Into abysses whence they shall not arise.
1 1 The slanderer shall not be established in the earth ;
The cruel man — evil hunteth him to headlong ruin.
12 I know that Jehovah conducteth the sufferer's cause,
He maintaineth the right of the helpless.
13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Thy Name,
The upright shall dwell in Thy presence.
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIRST
[A PSALM OF DAVID.]
Jehovah ! I call Thee ! make haste to me !
When I call to Thee, give ear to my voice. -
2 Let my prayer come as incense before Thee ;
The lifting of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
Set a watch, O Jehovah! upon my mouth,
A guard upon the door of my lips.
Incline not my heart to any evil thing,
To busy itself in wickedness with evil doers ;
And let me not feed upon their dainties.
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Let the righteous in kindness smite and correct me;
It is oil upon the head — let my head not refuse ;
But the wickedness of these, my prayer shall contin
ually resist.
When their rulers are hurled down by the sides of
the cliff,
They will hear my words, which are gracious.

7 As when one plougheth and cleaveth the earth,
Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
8 But unto Thee, O Jehovah, the Lord ! are mine eyes,
In Thee I take refuge ; pour not out my soul.
9 Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me,
From the traps of the iniquitous ;
io Let the wicked fall into their own net,
While I altogether escape.

ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SECOND
[MASKIL. A PRAYER OF DAVID WHEN HE WAS IN THE CAVE.]
ITH my voice unto Jehovah I cry,
With my voice unto Jehovah I make suppli
cation.
I pour out before Him my complaint ;
Before Him I set forth my distress,
When my spirit fainteth within me :
Yet Thou knowest my path —
How they have hidden snares for me in the way that
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4 Look on the right hand, and see ;
There is no man that knoweth me :
Refuge hath failed me,
No man careth for my soul.
5 I cry unto Thee, O Jehovah !
I say, " Thou art my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living."
6 Attend unto my wailing,
For I am very wretched :
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are stronger than I.
7 Bring forth my soul out of prison,
To give thanks unto Thy Name ;
The righteous will compass me about,
When Thou dealest bountifully with me.

ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-THIRD
[a PSALM OF DAVID.]
EAR my prayer, 0 Jehovah !
Give ear to my supplications ;
In Thy faithfulness answer me,
And in Thy righteousness.
2 Enter not into judgment with Thy servant,
For no one living is righteous before Thee.
3 For the enemy pursueth my soul,
He crusheth to the earth my life :
He maketh me to dwell in dark places,
.Like the dead of far off time.
4 Therefore my spirit fainteth within me;
My heart within me is benumbed.
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5 I remember the days of old,
I ponder upon all Thy doings,
I muse upon the work of Thy hands.
6 I spread forth my hands unto Thee ;
My soul longeth for Thee as a thirsty land. [Selah.]
7 Answer me speedily, O Jehovah ;
For my spirit faileth ;
Hide not Thy face from me ;
That I be not like those that go down into the
grave.
8 Let me hear Thy lovingkindness in the morning,
For in Thee do I trust.
Make me to know the way in which I should walk,
For unto Thee I lift up my soul.
9 Deliver me from mine enemies, O Jehovah !
I flee unto Thee to hide me.
io Teach me to do Thy will, for Thou art my God :
Let Thy good Spirit lead me in an even land.
II For Thy Name's sake, O Jehovah, let me live;
In Thy righteousness, bring my soul out of distress :
12 In Thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies,
And let all that oppress my soul perish ;
For I am Thy servant.

ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOURTH
[BY DAVID.]
jJLESSED be Jehovah my rock,
Who traineth my hands for war,
My fingers for the battle.
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2 My lovingkindness, and my fortress ;
My high tower, and my deliverer ;
My shield, and He in whom I take refuge ;
He that subdueth my people under -me.
3 O Jehovah ! what is man, that Thou knowest him ;
The son of a mortal, that Thou valuest him !
4 As for man, he is like a breath;
His days are as a shadow that vanisheth.
5 O Jehovah ! bow Thy heavens and come down,
Touch the mountains that they smoke.
6 Flash out lightnings, and scatter them ;
Shoot forth Thine arrows, and rout them.
7 Reach Thy hand from on high,
Snatch me and deliver me out of great waters,
Out of the hand of aliens ;
8 Whose mouth speaketh deception,
And their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9 O God ! a new song will I sing unto Thee,
With a ten-stringed harp will I make melody to-
Thee.
IO It is He that giveth salvation to kings,
That rescueth David His servant from the hurtful
sword.
ii Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of aliens,
Whose mouth speaketh fraud,
And their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
12 So that our sons may be as plants
Full grown in their youth ;
Our daughters as corner pillars
Carved after the pattern of a palace.
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13 Our garners full, containing store of every kind:
Our flocks bearing thousands,
Yea, myriads in our pastures :
14 Our oxen laden without breakage or loss,
And with no cry for help in our streets.
15 O the blessedness of the people with whom it is thus,
The blessedness of the people whose God is
Jehovah !
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[A SONG OF PRAISE. BY DAVID.]
will extol Thee, my God, O King !
And I will bless Thy Name for ever and ever.
2 Every day will I bless Thee,
And will praise Thy Name for ever and ever.
3 Great is Jehovah, and most worthy to be praised,
And His greatness is unsearchable.
4 Generation unto generation shall laud Thy works,
And shall declare Thy mighty acts.
5 Of the glorious splendour of Thy majesty,
And of Thy wondrous works will I meditate.
6 And men shall declare the might of Thy terrible acts ;
And I will recount Thy greatness.
7 The memory of Thy great goodness will they utter,
- And will sing for joy of Thy righteousness.
8 Gracious and merciful is Jehovah,
Longsuffering, and of great lovingkindness.
9 Jehovah is good to all,
And His tender mercies are over all His works.
10 All Thy works, O Jehovah ! praise Thee,
And those whom Thou lovest bless Thee. .
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1 1 They tell of the glory of Thy kingdom,
And they speak of Thy power ;
12 To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts,
And the glorious splendour of His kingdom.
13 Thy kingdom -is an everlasting kingdom ;
Thy dominion endureth through all generations.
14 Jehovah upholdeth all that fall,
And lifteth up all that are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all look hopefully to Thee,
And Thou givest them their food in its season.
16 Thou openest Thy hand,
And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
17 Jehovah is righteous in all His ways,
And He is gracious in all His works. \
18 Jehovah is near to all that cal) upon Him,
To all that call upon Him in truth.
19 He fulfilleth the desire of those that fear Him ;
He heareth their cry for help, and saveth them.
20 Jehovah preserveth all that love Him ;
But all the wicked will He destroy.
21 The praise of Jehovah, let my mouth speak,
And let all flesh bless His holy Name, for ever
and ever.

ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIXTH.

RAISE ye Jehovah !
Praise Jehovah, O my soul !
2 While I live will I praise Jehovah !
I will make melody to my God while I haVe being.
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3 Put not your trust in princes —
In a son of man in whom there is no help.
4 His breath departeth, he returneth to his earth ;
In that day his devices perish.
5 O the blessedness of him
Whose help is in the Mighty One of Jacob,
Whose hope is in Jehovah, his God :
6 Who made the heavens and the earth,
The sea, and all that is in them :
Who keepeth truth for ever :
7 Who executeth justice for the oppressed:
Who giveth bread to the hungry :
Jehovah, who looseth those that are bound.
8 Jehovah openeth the eyes of the blind ;
Jehovah raiseth up those that are bowed down ;
Jehovah loveth the righteous.
9 Jehovah preserveth the strangers ;
The orphan and widow He sustaineth ;
But the way of the wicked He will overturn.
io Jehovah reigneth for ever,
' Thy God, 0 Zion ! to all generations.
Praise ye Jehovah!

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fRAISE ye Jehovah !
For it is good to make melody to our God :
j Yea, it is pleasant ; a hymn of praise is seemly..
2 Jehovah, the builder of Jerusalem,
Gathereth the outcasts of Israel :
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3 He that healeth the broken in heart,
And that relieveth their sorrows.
4 He giveth to the stars their numbers ;
He calleth them all by name.
5 Great is our Lord, and abundant in power,
His understanding is infinite.
6 Jehovah helpeth up the suffering,
But casteth the wicked to the ground.
7 Strike up to Jehovah with thanksgiving ;
Make melody to our God with the harp :
8 Who covereth the heavens with clouds ;
Who prepareth rain for.the earth ;
Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
9 He giveth to the cattle their food,
And to the raven's brood when they call.
io Not in the strength of the horse doth He delight,
Nor in the legs of man hath He' pleasure.
1 1 Jehovah hath pleasure in those that fear Him,
In those that hope in His lovingkindness.
12 Glorify Jehovah, O Jerusalem !
Praise Thy God, O Zion !
13 For He hath fastened the bars of thy gates ;
He hath blessed thy children within thee.
14 It is He that giveth peace to thy borders,
That filleth thee with the fatness of wheat ;
1 5 That sendeth His command to the earth ;
His word runneth very swiftly;
16 That giveth snow like wool ;
That scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
17 He casteth forth His ice like morsels;
Who can stand before His cold ?
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1 8 He sendeth His word, and melteth them ;
His breath He putteth forth, and the waters flow.
19 He hath shown His word unto Jacob,
His statutes and ordinances unto Israel.
20 He hath not dealt so with any nation,
And His ordinances — they have not known them ;
• Praise ye Jehovah !

ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHTH
RAISE ye Jehovah!
Praise Jehovah from the heavens ;
Praise Him in the heights.
2 Praise Him, all His angels ;
Praise Him, all His hosts.
3 Praise ye Him, sun and moon ;
Praise Him, all ye stars of light ;
4 Praise Him, ye heavens of heavens,
And ye waters that are above the heavens.
5 Let them praise the Name of Jehovah ;
For He commanded, and they were created :
6 And He established them for ever and ever :
He made a decree, which they do not transgress.
7 Praise Jehovah from the earth,
Ye sea monsters, and all depths ;
8 Fire and hail, snow and vapour,
Stormy wind, fulfilling His word ;
9 Ye mountains and all hills ;
Fruit trees and all cedars ;
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io Beasts and all cattle ;
Creeping things and birds that fly :
1 1 Kings of the earth and all nations ;
Princes and all judges of the earth ;
12 Both young men and maidens ;
Old men with children.
; Let them praise the Name of Jehovah;
For His Name alone is exalted ;
His majesty is above earth and heaven.
.4 And He hath lifted tip a horn for His people,
As a praise for all His beloved,
For the children of Israel, a people near to Him ;
Praise ye Jehovah !

ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINTH
RAISE ye Jehovah !
Sing to Jehovah a new song;
A hymn of praise in the assembly of His beloved !
2 Let Israel rejoice in Him that made him,
Let the sons of Zion exult in their King.
3 Let them praise His name in the dance ;
On the timbrel and harp let them play to Him.
4 For Jehovah hath pleasure in His people;
He beautifyeth the suffering with salvation.
5 Let His beloved exult in glory ;
Let them sing for joy upon their beds.
6 With the praises of the Mightiest in their mouth,
And a two-edged sword in their hand,
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7 To execute vengeance among the heathen,-
Punishments upon the nations ;
8 To bind their kings with chains,
Their nobles with fetters of iron ;
9 To execute upon them the sentence recorded ;
This honour have all His beloved ;
Praise ye Jehovah !

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH
RAISE ye Jehovah!
Praise God in His sanctuary;
Praise Him in the sky, spread out by His power:
Praise Him for His mighty acts ;
Praise Him according to His abundant greatness:
Praise Him with the blast of the trumpet ;
Praise Him with the lute and harp :
Praise Him with the timbrel and dance ;
Praise Him upon strings and pipe :
Praise Him with the clear cymbals ;
Praise Him with cymbals of clashing sound :
Let eveiything that hath breath praise Jehovah ;
Praise ye Jehovah !

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specimen of explanatory notes referred to in
the preface.

Appendix.

EXPLANATORY NOTES.

Prefatory. — It will be seen that the appended notes are occasional, and
usually brief. With few exceptions they are restricted to the more impor
tant variations from the Authorized Version, and to words and phrases whose
exact literal rendering is too Hebraistic, not conveying the thought of the
original in clear and idiomatic English. In many Psalms no such notes are
required. The more extended observations usually 'occur at the first appearance of
important words. The reader is afterward referred back to them when nec
essary. It is principally in consequence of this that the first 50 Psalms
occupy more space in the Appendix than the last 100.
Though not intended as commentary, in the usual sense of the word, it is
hoped that these notes will be helpful to those who are studying the Psalms,
enabling them to enter' more fully into the spirit of these Divine and glorious
compositions, which are often illuminated by the improved translation of a
single word or phrase. %
The English version now in use is referred to as the A. V.
The letters a, b, c, after a number, indicate the line of the verse to which
the note relates.
In the transcription of Hebrew letters into their English equivalents, K
will be represented by '; J? by * ; fl by hh; p by q.
Sh'va vocal, whether simple or .composite, will be given by '. The
circumflexed vowels, 6, u, i and e, represent the quiescency of 1 and ' in
«, o, i and e. PSALM I.
Ver. I. a — blessedness of: 'HB'K, {ashre,-) lit. happinesses of; always
found, as here, in the plural, in construction with a following genitive, and
as to its own case, absolute, or exclamatory.
The Hebrew word is not related to the verb barak, to bless, Happiness
might be adopted as a more exact rendering, if it were not so commonly
degraded to meaner service. There is point in the characteristic sentences
of Thomas Carlyle : " Es leuchtet mir ein\ I get a glimpse of it ! There is

ia man a Higher than love of Happiness. He can do without Happiness, and
instead thereof find Blessedness. Was it not, to preach forth this same
Higher, that sages and martyrs, the Poet and the' Priest, in all times have
spoken and suffered, bearing testiinony, through life and through death, of
the Godlike that is in man, and how in the Godlike only has he Freedom
and Strength." Sartor Resartus, Chap. ix.
Ver. 3. a — So he becometh A. V. and he shall be TVl (vayjfi.)
1 By vav consecutive the tense is identified with the preceding present,
and should be so translated, and not as future.
2 The relation thereby indicated is that of sequence and conformity, and
might often be translated by the particle so, as in lxxviii. 29, 6o, Gen. i. 27,
Prov. iv. 10, 22, etc.
3 The verb hayah has most frequently the signification to come to be, or
become. Our lexicons fail to note this with sufficient distinctness. It is
usually recognized in the Septuagint Version, but is not found as often as it
should be in the English Bible. Yet it is conceded more than eight hundred
times in the good English phrase, and it came to pass. When only the
copula is needed, without reference to transition from one condition to
another, the Hebrew idiom requires no verb. See ver. 4, " But he is like
chaff "
The result of the rendering adopted is to exhibit more clearly the thought
that by a permanent constitution, established by Him who at the beginning
made everything'aft'er its kind1, the law of God, received into the heart as its
ruling principle, becomes to the spirit and life of man, what water is to the
tree, nourishment and strength, resulting in all beauty and fruitfulness.
Ver. 3a — water courses: (CD WSJ palge, mayim; not rivirs{A. V.), but
canals or aqueducts for artificial irrigation, securing a supply of water when
natural sources fail.
In Ps. xlvi. 4, God's provision of favor and blessing for Zion is illustrated
by the same figure. The poet describes a principal channel, broad and deep,
furnished with lateral trenches or mains for distribution. " There is a river
whose conduits make glad the city of God."
In Ps. lxv. 9, the harvest song of Israel, the same word is used poetically
of the clouds : " God's water courses are full of water."
See further Prov. xxi. 1 :
" The king's heart is in the hand of Jehovah, as the water, courses ;
He turneth it whithersoever He will."

The value of the illustration lies entirely in the absolute control which a
man has over that which he has constructed for a given purpose — in the fact
that he does convey the water wherever it is most needed.
This is the original and proper signification oi peleg, as derived from palag,
to cleave (See Gesenius, Heb. Lex. Ed. Mulhau and Volck, 1883). That in
Hebrew and the cognate languages it should come to be used in a secondary
sense of a torrent cleayjng its own way from the hills, is very natural.
Its earlier reference to artificial channels does not forbid us to think of the
necessary flow as originating in perennial fountains and living streams. No
System of irrigation would have been considered complete without such
unfailing supply. In xlvi. 4. already referred to, a river, reminding one of
the river of Edeji, is distinctly mentioned, and by the same designation
(nahar). In this case the accompanying p'lagim can only be the minor chan
nels which convey the water of the river to every house and every inhabi
tant of the fayored city.
Besides the places already cited, peleg is used in Biblical Hebrew only six
times : Is. xxx. 25, of streams to be produced by Divine favor on every high
mountain ; Is. xxxii. 2, of streams of water in a dry place ; Job. xxix. 6,
of streams of oil from a rock ; Prov. v. 16, of streams in the streets ; and
Ps. cxix. 136, Lam. iii. 48, of streams running from the eye. These in
stances are hardly sufficient to warrant the statement that this word is "the
usual name for brooks in Hebrew, as in Arabic and Ethiopic for streams."
(Am. Ed. of Moll, in loco, Schaff's Lange). The usual Hebrew word for
firooks is ")nj (nah"al), which is translated rivers in the A. V. 50-times, and
brooks nearly as often. Properly it applies to the wady or valley, as well as
to the stream that flows through it. The n*JPafim were mostly mere winter
torrents (Job. vi. 15), but some were perennial (frPX, Deut. xxi. 4). Such,
and uniformly called by this name, were the Arnon, the Kishon and the
Jabbok. To the^e, and not to the pHagvm, the description in the note
above referred to will correctly apply.
Special Note on the Divine Name Jehovah.
In the translation the grandest of all Divine names is restored to the place
which it occupies in the original Hebrew Scriptures. The Jews in their
superstitious reverence for the name Jehovah pronounced 'adonay (Lord)
instead of it. Thus Lord was _ carried into the Septuagint and other
Ancient Versions, and through these has come into our own. The substi
tuted word affords no glimpse of the transporting conception of God that
lies in the word that has been so singularly displaced.

The attempt to find some other etymology for the name Jehovah than
that which is suggested in Ex. iii. , is futile, and-has its origin in a disposition
to adopt any wild conjecture that disparages the historic verity of the Old
Testament. A name so significant of hope and eternal blessing within the
reach of man, ought to be brought out from its hiding into the prominence
assigned, to it by Divine edict. It is described by some as a purely national
designation, and they refer to Jehovah of the Jews as the rival or counter
part of the Phoenician Baal.' It has no such narrowness, but is- broader
than humanity in its utmost sweep of number, duration, or possible condi
tions. The principal points are the following :
I. The derivation of the name from the verb iTD (hayah,) which is not
merely significant of existence, as distinguished from non-existence, but of
manifested existence (See note oh I, 3). It is distinctively the name of
revelation. The eternal God comes out from the unfathomable depths of
His infinite nature into practical and historic relations with men. He
comes to be a. recognized fact and the most important factor in human
affairs. He is to be thought of, not as afar off, but as ever at hand ; not as
passive, self-contained and self-absorbed,, but as energetic, demonstrative,
and exuberant in favor and blessing — always illustrating the glorious prop
erties of His transcendent being by glorious acts. He projects Himself into
the life and history of man, compelling the recognition of His claims to un
bounded homage and confidence.
2. The form Jehovah (flirp) is related to the imperfect tense of the verb,
This tense form is often employed as a future, but properly exhibits what is
transpiring continuously, in distinction from that which is completed, and '
being presently succeeded by other events, is numbered with the past.
Proper names derived from this form of the verb associate some permanent
action, quality, or condition with those who bear them. The imperfect
tense of haydh here exhibits a nature that is timeless, in the sense of not
being limited by time, or belonging to all time. " He that is, and that was,
and that is to come." Rev. i. 8. "The same yesterday, to-day, and for
ever." Heb. xiii. 8.
The conception of the Most High God, as Jehovah, that is obtained by asso
ciating the meaning of the verb with its tense form, is that of wondrous
adaptation to the wants of those whose life is ever sweeping on into the
future. His name assures them that in every time pf need, even of dire
extremity in the ages to come, he will be at hand for their deliverance.
Throughout all time he may be expected to unfold himself in new aspects of

grace, corresponding with new conditions of human existence, an ever-
flawing and overflowing fountain of life, light, and joy to all that trust in
Him. 3. Jehovah is the most personal of all Divine names. The God we wor
ship is not the deaf, dumb, blind and heartless Baal of natural law. In
response to our cry for pity and aid, He says, I am ; or virtually, passing
over from the abstract to the living, adaptive, and practical conception that
we have discovered in the words, / am with thee, in almighty, loving, and
helpful fellowship j and He encourages us to lift our hearts to Him, and to
cry in the same rich and satisfying sense, He is ; that is, He hath come to
me as mine forever!
In these days of chill materialism, when so many have no thought of God
but that of unintelligent force, we do well to emphasize the revelation in Holy
Scripture of a personal God, the Father of Spirits, coming into personal re
lations with us in our lowliness, exalting our existence and filling it with
hope by interweaving it with His own. Of such personal union and sym
pathy the memorial name Jehovah is the imperishable pledge. Because He
lives, we that are born of God shall live also.
4. In Ex. iii. 14, the Divine name is first given as a sentence ' ' / am that
lam." The whole weight and force of this sentence are presently com
pressed into the single word " I-AM," or with change of person from the
first to the third, ' ' Jehovah " (HE-IS). The added rpilK "I B>K (asher 'eheyeh)
may signify "that which I am "; exhibiting Jehovah 'as one whose being in .
all its manifestations is not conformed to any standard or measure extrinsic
to himself — distinguished from all others by its transcendent, incomparable,
unapproachable excellence. (Compare W\1\> (Qaddsh), the Holy One, from
the root-idea of separateness.) Or, it may mean, " because I am" ; exhibiting
Him as one whose being, as now revealed in gracious dealings with men, did
not originate, and is not maintained or determined by anything outside of
Himself. It is. the eternal, self -existent, independent and immutable One
who now comes to man, sufficient for His own need and for all other need.
His very name gives the strongest assurance of the accomplishment of all
that He undertakes.
5. Apart from its etymology the name Jehovah acquires special signifi
cance from the fact that it is connected throughout with special kindness to
men. It first appears after the account of creation in its general aspects is
complete, when the sacred historian begins to tell of God's dealings with
man as made in the Divine image. These were always gracious, except so
far as man's ill-doing has impeded the free flow of grace, and compelled the

adoption of harsh measures to arrest the ravages of sm. But in spite of
this, the name looms up in the patriarchal history as a pledge of" blessing
and a sure anchor of hope. Besides Ex. iii. 14 and its frequent occurrence
in narrative immediately following, notice Gen. xv. 7; xxviii. 13; Ex. xv. I,
2; xx. 2; and especially the emphatic repetition in Ex. xxxiv. 5, 6. This is
the " name that is above every name," (Phil. ii. 9, 10,) and it stands for all
time, by God's own edict, as the name ol gracious manifestation." This is
My Name forever, and this is my memorial, to all generations."
PSALM II
Ver. ia — heathen: D^J (gdyim:) lit. nations. The rendering of the
A. V. is retained here, and occasionally elsewhere, for an important reason.
Besides its primary reference to foreign nationality, the word by natural
association suggested apostasy from God and the most shameful wickedness.
This should especially be remembered in Psalms that contain imprecations
against the nations of the earth. The subject of the Second Psalm is the
rebellion of heathendom against Jehovah and his Messiah.
Ver. i.a — ARE IN TUMULT: A. V. rage. The verb £>}"| (ragash) seems to
be mimetic. It suggests external, rather than internal commotion — the con
fused rumbling and shuffling noise made by a crowd moving actively about.
It is used only here in Biblical Hebrew; but in Pss. Iv. 15, lxiv. 3, we have
its derivatives, regesh and rigshah (masc. and fem.), a throng or crowd.
This is quite similar to J1DH (h'mon,) a multitude, from flDf! (hamah,) to
hum. In fact, for ragash 'the Targums here use hamah, which is also
mimetic, but weaker. John Milton in his " Poetic Paraphrase " renders
the line ; " Wherefore do the Gentiles tumult," giving the meaning admir
ably. But tumult as a verb has become obsolete.
Ver. i.a — muttering: run (hagdh:) A. V. imagine; so rendered elsewhere
only in xxxviii. 13. The word imagine is used in old English law of conspir
ing or plotting (Bouvier's Law Dictionary), a signification that has become
obsolete. The parallelism and context suggest a rendering more in accordance with
the radical meaning, and with the general usage of the word. This also is
mimetic, and is used of the murmuring sound of the harp, the cooing of a
dove, the growl of a lion, the rumbling of thunder, the moaning of distress,
the low breathing or whispering of praise or entreaty into the ear of God;
also of the muttering of those practising incantation (Is. viii. 19). Especially
notice Is. lix. 3, " thy tongue muttereth perverseness." It finely describes
the murmuring of discontent, and the low tones in which conspirators
discuss their plans.

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