1:1 Happy is the man who does not go in the company of sinners, or take his place in the way of evil-doers, or in the seat of those who do not give honour to the Lord.
2 But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and whose mind is on his law day and night.
3 He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, which gives its fruit at the right time, whose leaves will ever be green ; and he will do well in all his undertakings.
4 The evil-doers are not so; but are like the dust from the grain, which the wind takes away.
5 For this cause there will be no mercy for sinners when they are judged, and the evil-doers will have no place among the upright,
6 Because the Lord sees the way of the upright, but the end of the sinner is destruction.
PSALMS, 2
2:1 Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish ?
2 The kings of the earth have taken their place, and the rulers are fixed in their purpose, against the Lord, and against the king of his selection, saying,
3 Let their chains be broken, and their cords taken from off us.
4 Then he whose seat is in the heavens will be laughing : the Lord will make sport of them.
5 Then will his angry words come to their ears, and by his wrath they will be troubled:
6 But I have put my king on my holy hill of Zion.
7 I will make clear the Lord's decision : he has said to me, You are my son, this day have I given you being.
8 Make your request to me, and I will give you the nations for your heritage, and the farthest limits of the earth will be under your hand.
9 They will be ruled by you with a rod of iron; they will be broken like a potter's vessel.
10 So now be wise, you kings: take his teaching, you judges of the earth.
11 Give worship to the Lord with fear, kissing his feet and giving him honour,
12 For fear that he may be angry, causing destruction to come on you, because he is quickly moved to wrath. Happy are all those who put their faith in him.
PSALMS, 3
Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.
3:1 When he went in flight from Absalom his son. Lord, how greatly are they increased who make attacks on me! in great numbers they come against me.
2 Unnumbered are those who say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. (Forever.)
3 But your strength, O Lord, is round me, you are my glory and the lifter up of my head.
4 I send up a cry to the Lord with my voice, and he gives me an answer from his holy hill. (Forever.)
5 I took my rest in sleep, and then again I was awake ; for the Lord was my support.
6 I will have no fear, though ten thousand have come round me, putting themselves against me.
7 Come to me, Lord; keep me safe, O my God ; for you have given all my haters blows on their face-bones; the teeth of the evil-doers have been broken by you.
8 Salvation comes from the Lord; your blessing is on your people. (Forever.)
PSALMS, 4
To the chief music-maker on corded instruments. A Psalm. Of David.
4:1 Give answer to my cry, O God of my righteousness; make me free from my troubles; have mercy on me, and give ear to my prayer.
2 O you sons of men, how long will you go on turning my glory into shame ? how long will you give your love to foolish things, going after what is false ? (Forever.)
3 See how the Lord has made great his mercy for me; the Lord will give ear to my cry.
4 Let there be fear in your hearts, and do no sin; have bitter feelings on your bed, but make no sound. (Forever.)
5 Give the offerings of righteousness, and put your faith in the Lord.
6 There are numbers who say, Who will do us any good ? the light of his face has gone from us.
7 Lord, you have put joy in my heart, more than they have when their grain and their wine are increased.
8 I will take my rest on my bed in peace, because you only, Lord, keep me safe.
PSALMS, 5
To the chief music-maker on corded instruments. A Psalm. Of David.
5:1 To the chief music-maker on wind instruments. A Psalm. Of David. Give ear to my words, O Lord ; give thought to my heart-searchings.
2 Let the voice of my cry come to you, my King and my God; for to you will I make my prayer.
3 My voice will come to you in the morning, O Lord ; in the morning will I send my prayer to you, and keep watch.
4 For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wrongdoing; there is no evil with you.
5 The sons of pride have no place before you ; you are a hater of all workers of evil.
6 You will send destruction on those whose words are false; the cruel man and the man of deceit are hated by the Lord.
7 But as for me, I will come into your house, in the full measure of your mercy; and in your fear I will give worship, turning my eyes to your holy Temple.
8 Be my guide, O Lord, in the ways of your righteousness, because of those who are against me ; make your way straight before my face.
9 For no faith may be put in their words ; their inner part is nothing but evil ; their throat is like an open place for the dead ; smooth are the words of their tongues.
10 Send them to destruction, O Lord ; let their evil designs be the cause of their fall ; let them be forced out by all their sins ; because they have gone against your authority.
11 But let all those who put their faith in you be glad with cries of joy at all times, and let all the lovers of your name be glad in you.
12 For you, Lord, will send a blessing on the upright man; your grace will be round him, and you will be his strength.
PSALMS, 6
To the chief music-maker on corded instruments. A Psalm. Of David.
6:1 To the chief music-maker on corded instruments, on the Sheminith. A Psalm. Of David. O Lord, do not be bitter with me in your wrath ; do not send punishment on me in the heat of your passion.
2 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am wasted away : make me well, for even my bones are troubled.
3 My soul is in bitter trouble ; and you, O Lord, how long?
4 Come back, O Lord, make my soul free ; O give me salvation because of your mercy.
5 For in death there is no memory of you; in the underworld who will give you praise ?
6 The voice of my sorrow is a weariness to me; all the night I make my bed wet with weeping; it is watered by the drops flowing from my eyes.
7 My eyes are wasting away with trouble; they are becoming old because of all those who are against me.
8 Go from me, all you workers of evil; for the Lord has given ear to the voice of my weeping.
9 The Lord has given ear to my request; the Lord has let my prayer come before him.
10 Let all those who are against me be shamed and deeply troubled; let them be turned back and suddenly put to shame.
PSALMS, 7
Shiggaion of David; a song which he made to the Lord, about the words of Cush the Benjamite.
7:1 O Lord my God, I put my faith in you ; take me out of the hands of him who is cruel to me, and make me free ;
2 So that he may not come rushing on my soul like a lion, wounding it, while there is no one to be my saviour.
3 O Lord my God, if I have done this ; if my hands have done any wrong ;
4 If I have given back evil to him who did evil to me, or have taken anything from him who was against me without cause ;
5 Let my hater go after my soul and take it ; let my life be crushed to the earth, and my honour into the dust. (Selah.)
7:6 Come up, Lord, in your wrath ; be lifted up against my haters ; be awake, my God, give orders for the judging.
7 The meeting of the nations will be round you ; take your seat, then, over them, on high.
8 The Lord will be judge of the peoples ; give a decision for me, O Lord, because of my righteousness, and let my virtue have its reward.
9 O let the evil of the evil-doer come to an end, but give strength to the upright : for men's minds and hearts are tested by the God of righteousness.
10 God, who is the saviour of the upright in heart, is my breastplate.
11 God is the judge of the upright, and is angry with the evil-doers every day.
7:12 If a man is not turned from his evil, he will make his sword sharp ; his bow is bent and ready.
13 He has made ready for him the instruments of death ; he makes his arrows flames of fire.
14 That man is a worker of evil ; the seed of wrongdoing has given birth to deceit.
15 He has made a hole deep in the earth, and is falling into the hole which he has made
16 His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head.
17 I will give praise to the Lord for his righteousness ; I will make a song to the name of the Lord Most High.
PSALMS, 8
To the chief music-maker on the Gittith. A Psalm. Of David
8:1 O Lord, our Lord, whose glory is higher than the heavens, how noble is your name in all the earth !
2 You have made clear your strength even out of the mouths of babies at the breast, because of those who are against you ; so that you may put to shame the cruel and violent man.
3 When I see your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have put in their places ;
4 What is man, that you keep him in mind ? the son of man, that you take him into account ?
5 For you have made him only a little lower than the gods, crowning him with glory and honour.
6 You have made him ruler over the works of your hands ; you have put all things under his feet ;
7 All sheep and oxen, and all the beasts of the field ;
8 The birds of the air and the fish of the sea, and whatever goes through the deep waters of the seas.
9 O Lord, our Lord, how noble is your name in all the earth !
PSALMS, 9
To the chief music-maker on Muthlabben. A Psalm. Of David.
9:1 I will give you praise, O Lord, with all my heart ; I will make clear all the wonder of your works.
2 I will be glad and have delight in you : I will make a song of praise to your name, O Most High.
3 When my haters are turned back, they will be broken and overcome before you.
4 For you gave approval to my right and my cause ; you were seated in your high place judging in righteousness.
5 You have said sharp words to the nations, you have sent destruction on the sinners, you have put an end to their name for ever and ever.
6 You have given their towns to destruction; the memory of them has gone ; they have become waste for ever.
9:7 But the Lord is King for ever : he has made ready his high seat for judging.
8 And he will be the judge of the world in righteousness, giving true decisions for the peoples.
9 The Lord will be a high tower for those who are crushed down, a high tower in times of trouble ;
10 And those who have knowledge of your name will put their faith in you ; because you, Lord, have ever given your help to those who were waiting for you.
9:11 Make songs of praise to the Lord, whose house is in Zion : make his doings clear to the people.
12 When he makes search for blood, he has them in his memory : he is not without thought for the cry of the poor.
9:13 Have mercy on me, O Lord, and see how I am troubled by my haters ; let me be lifted up from the doors of death ;
14 So that I may make clear all your praise in the house of the daughter of Zion : I will be glad because of your salvation.
15 The nations have gone down into the hole which they made : in their secret net is their foot taken.
16 The Lord has given knowledge of himself through his judging : the evil-doer is taken in the net which his hands had made. (Higgaion. Selah.)
9:17 The sinners and all the nations who have no memory of God will be turned into the underworld.
18 For the poor will not be without help ; the hopes of those in need will not be crushed for ever.
19 Up! O Lord; let not man overcome you : let the nations be judged before you.
20 Put them in fear, O Lord, so that the nations may see that they are only men. (Selah.)
PSALMS, 10
Plea against the wicked
10:1 Why do you keep far away, O Lord ? why are you not to be seen in times of trouble ?
2 The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor ; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.
3 For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.
4 The evil-doer in his pride says, God will not make a search. All his thoughts are, There is no God.
10:5 His ways are ever fixed ; your decisions are higher than he may see : as for his haters, they are as nothing to him.
6 He has said in his heart, I will not be moved : through all generations I will never be in trouble.
7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words : under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.
8 He is waiting in the dark places of the towns : in the secret places he puts to death those who have done no wrong : his eyes are secretly turned against the poor.
9 He keeps himself in a secret place like a lion in his hole, waiting to put his hands on the poor man, and pulling him into his net.
10 The upright are crushed and made low, and the feeble are overcome by his strong ones.
11 He says in his heart, God has no memory of me : his face is turned away; he will never see it.
10:12 Up! O Lord ; let your hand be lifted: give thought to the poor.
13 Why has the evil-doer a low opinion of God, saying in his heart, You will not make search for it ?
14 You have seen it ; for your eyes are on sorrow and grief, to take it into your hand: the poor man puts his faith in you ; you have been the helper of the child who has no father.
15 Let the arm of the sinner and the evil-doer be broken ; go on searching for his sin till there is no more.
16 The Lord is King for ever and ever; the nations are gone from his land.
17 Lord, you have given ear to the prayer of the poor : you will make strong their hearts, you will give them a hearing :
18 To give decision for the child without a father and for the broken-hearted, so that the man of the earth may no longer be feared.
PSALMS, 11
For the chief music-maker. Of David.
11:1 In the Lord I put my faith ; how will you say to my soul, Go in flight like a bird to the mountain ?
2 See, the bows of the evil-doers are bent, they make ready their arrows on the cord, so that they may send them secretly against the upright in heart.
3 If the bases are broken down, what is the upright man to do ?
11:4 The Lord is in his holy Temple, the Lord's seat is in heaven ; his eyes are watching and testing the children of men.
5 The Lord puts the upright and the sinner to the test, but he has hate in his soul for the lover of violent acts.
6 On the evil-doer he will send down fire and flames, and a burning wind ; with these will their cup be full.
7 For the Lord is upright ; he is a lover of righteousness : the upright will see his face.
PSALMS, 12
For the chief music-maker on the Sheminith. A Psalm. Of David.
12:1 Send help, Lord, for mercy has come to an end ; there is no more faith among the children of men.
2 Everyone says false words to his neighbour : their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.
12:3 The smooth lips and the tongue of pride will be cut off by the Lord.
4 They have said, With our tongues will we overcome; our lips are ours : who is lord over us ?
5 Because of the crushing of the poor and the weeping of those in need, now will I come to his help, says the Lord ; I will give him the salvation which he is desiring.
6 The words of the Lord are true words : like silver tested by fire and burned clean seven times.
12:7 You will keep them, O Lord, you will keep them safe from this generation for ever.
8 The sinners are walking on every side, and evil is honoured among the children of men.
PSALMS, 13
To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.
13:1 Will you for ever put me out of your memory, O Lord ? will your face for ever be turned away from me ?
2 How long is my soul to be in doubt, with sorrow in my heart all the day ? how long will he who is against me be given power over me ?
13:3 Let my voice come before you, and give me an answer, O Lord my God ; let your light be shining on me, so that the sleep of death may not overtake me ;
4 And he who is against me may not say, I have overcome him ; and those who are troubling me may not be glad when I am moved.
13:5 But I have had faith in your mercy ; my heart will be glad in your salvation.
6 I will make a song to the Lord, because he has given me my reward.
PSALMS, 14
To the chief music-maker. Of David.
14:1 The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.
14:2 The Lord was looking down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who had wisdom, searching after God.
14:3 They have all gone out of the way together ; they are unclean, there is not one who does good, no, not one.
14:4 Have all the workers of evil no knowledge ? they take my people for food as they would take bread; they make no prayer to the Lord.
14:5 Then were they in great fear : for God is in the generation of the upright.
6 You have put to shame the thoughts of the poor, but the Lord is his support.
14:7 May the salvation of Israel come out of Zion ! when the fate of his people is changed by the Lord, Jacob will have joy and Israel will be glad.
PSALMS, 15
A Psalm. Of David
15:1 Lord, who may have a resting-place in your tent, a living-place on your holy hill ?
15:2 He who goes on his way uprightly, doing righteousness, and saying what is true in his heart ;
3 Whose tongue is not false, who does no evil to his friend, and does not take away the good name of his neighbour ;
4 Who gives honour to those who have the fear of the Lord, turning away from him who has not the Lord's approval. He who takes an oath against himself, and makes no change.
5 He who does not put out his money at interest, or for payment give false decisions against men who have done no wrong. He who does these things will never be moved.
PSALMS, 16
Michtam. Of David.
16:1 Keep me safe, O God : for in you I have put my faith.
2 O my soul, you have said to the Lord, You are my Lord : I have no good but you.
3 As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the noble in whom is all my delight.
4 Their sorrows will be increased who go after another god : I will not take drink offerings from their hands, or take their names on my lips.
16:5 The Lord is my heritage and the wine of my cup ; you are the supporter of my right.
6 Fair are the places marked out for me ; I have a noble heritage.
7 I will give praise to the Lord who has been my guide ; knowledge comes to me from my thoughts in the night.
8 I have put the Lord before me at all times ; because he is at my right hand, I will not be moved.
9 Because of this my heart is glad, and my glory is full of joy : while my flesh takes its rest in hope.
10 For you will not let my soul be prisoned in the underworld ; you will not let your loved one see the place of death.
11 You will make clear to me the way of life ; where you are joy is complete; in your right hand there are pleasures for ever and ever.
PSALMS, 17
A Prayer. Of David.
17:1 Let my cause come to your ears, O Lord, give attention to my cry ; give ear to my prayer which goes not out from false lips.
2 Be my judge ; for your eyes see what is right.
3 You have put my heart to the test, searching me in the night ; you have put me to the test and seen no evil purpose in me ; I will keep my mouth from sin.
4 As for the works of men, by the word of your lips I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.
5 I have kept my feet in your ways, my steps have not been turned away.
17:6 My cry has gone up to you, for you will give me an answer, O God : let your ear be turned to me, and give attention to my words.
7 Make clear the wonder of your mercy, O saviour of those who put their faith in your right hand, from those who come out against them.
17:8 Keep me as the light of your eyes, covering me with the shade of your wings,
9 From the evil-doers who are violent to me, and from those who are round me, desiring my death.
17:10 They are shut up in their hearts : with their mouths they say words of pride.
11 They have made a circle round our steps : their eyes are fixed on us, forcing us down to the earth ;
12 Like a lion desiring its food, and like a young lion waiting in secret places.
17:13 Up! Lord, come out against him, make him low, with your sword be my saviour from the evil-doer.
14 With your hand, O Lord, from men, even men of the world, whose heritage is in this life, and whom you make full with your secret wealth : they are full of children; after their death their offspring take the rest of their goods.
17:15 As for me, I will see your face in righteousness : when I am awake it will be joy enough for me to see your form.
PSALMS, 23
A Psalm. Of David
23:1 The Lord takes care of me as his sheep ; I will not be without any good thing.
2 He makes a resting-place for me in the green fields : he is my guide by the quiet waters.
3 He gives new life to my soul : he is my guide in the ways of righteousness because of his name.
4 Yes, though I go through the valley of deep shade, I will have no fear of evil ; for you are with me, your rod and your support are my comfort.
5 You make ready a table for me in front of my haters : you put oil on my head ; my cup is overflowing.
6 Truly, blessing and mercy will be with me all the days of my life ; and I will have a place in the house of the Lord all my days.
PSALMS, 24
A Psalm. Of David
24:1 The earth is the Lord's, with all its wealth; the world and all the people living in it.
2 For by him it was based on the seas, and made strong on the deep rivers.
3 Who may go up into the hill of the Lord ? and who may come into his holy place ?
4 He who has clean hands and a true heart ; whose desire has not gone out to foolish things, who has not taken a false oath.
5 He will have blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 This is the generation of those whose hearts are turned to you, even to your face, O God of Jacob. (Selah.)
24:7 Let your heads be lifted up, O doors; be lifted up, O you eternal doors : that the King of glory may come in.
8 Who is the King of glory ? The Lord of strength and power, the Lord strong in war.
9 Let your heads be lifted up, O doors ; let them be lifted up, O you eternal doors : that the King of glory may come in.
10 Who is the King of glory ? The Lord of armies, he is the King of glory. (Selah.)
PSALMS, 25
Of David
25:1 To you, O Lord, my soul is lifted up.
2 O my God, I have put my faith in you, let me not be shamed; let not my haters be glorying over me.
3 Let no servant of yours be put to shame ; may those be shamed who are false without cause.
4 Make your steps clear to me, O Lord; give me knowledge of your ways.
5 Be my guide and teacher in the true way; for you are the God of my salvation ; I am waiting for your word all the day.
6 O Lord, keep in mind your pity and your mercies ; for they have been from the earliest times.
7 Do not keep in mind my sins when I was young, or my wrongdoing : let your memory of me be full of mercy, O Lord, because of your righteousness.
8 Good and upright is the Lord : so he will be the teacher of sinners in the way.
9 He will be an upright guide to the poor in spirit : he will make his way clear to them.
10 All the ways of the Lord are mercy and good faith for those who keep his agreement and his witness.
11 Because of your name, O Lord, let me have forgiveness for my sin, which is very great.
25:12 If a man has the fear of the Lord, the Lord will be his teacher in the way of his pleasure.
13 His soul will be full of good things, and his seed will have the earth for its heritage.
14 The secret of the Lord is with those in whose hearts is the fear of him; he will make his agreement clear to them.
15 My eyes are turned to the Lord at all times ; for he will take my feet out of the net.
16 Be turned to me, and have mercy on me ; for I am troubled and have no helper.
17 The troubles of my heart are increased : O take me out of my sorrows.
18 Give thought to my grief and my pain ; and take away all my sins.
25:19 See how those who are against me are increased, for bitter is their hate of me.
20 O keep my soul, and take me out of danger : let me not be shamed, for I have put my faith in you.
21 For my clean and upright ways keep me safe, because my hope is in you.
22 Give Israel salvation, O God, out of all his troubles.
PSALMS, 26
Of David
26:1 O Lord, be my judge, for my behaviour has been upright : I have put my faith in the Lord, I am not in danger of slipping.
2 Put me in the scales, O Lord, so that I may be tested ; let the fire make clean my thoughts and my heart.
3 For your mercy is before my eyes ; and I have gone in the way of your good faith.
4 I have not taken my seat with foolish persons, and I do not go with false men.
5 I have been a hater of the band of wrongdoers, and I will not be seated among sinners.
6 I will make my hands clean from sin ; so will I go round your altar, O Lord ;
7 That I may give out the voice of praise, and make public all the wonders which you have done.
8 Lord, your house has been dear to me, and the resting-place of your glory.
9 Let not my soul be numbered among sinners, or my life among men of blood ;
10 In whose hands are evil designs, and whose right hands take money for judging falsely.
11 But as for me, I will go on in my upright ways : be my saviour, and have mercy on me.
12 I have a safe resting-place for my feet ; I will give praise to the Lord in the meetings of the people.
PSALMS, 27
Of David
27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; who is then a cause of fear to me? the Lord is the strength of my life; who is a danger to me ?
2 When evil-doers, even my haters, came on me to put an end to me, they were broken and put to shame.
3 Even if an army came against me with its tents, my heart would have no fear : if war was made on me, my faith would not be moved.
4 One prayer have I made to the Lord, and this is my heart's desire ; that I may have a place in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, looking on his glory, and getting wisdom in his Temple.
5 For in the time of trouble he will keep me safe in his tent: in the secret place of his tent he will keep me from men's eyes; high on a rock he will put me.
6 And now my head will be lifted up higher than my haters who are round me : because of this I will make offerings of joy in his tent ; I will make a song, truly I will make a song of praise to the Lord.
27:7 O Lord, let the voice of my cry come to your ears : have mercy on me, and give me an answer.
8 When you said, Make search for my face, my heart said to you, For your face will I make my search.
9 Let not your face be covered from me; do not put away your servant in wrath; you have been my help : do not give me up or take your support from me, O God of my salvation.
10 When my father and my mother are turned away from me, then the Lord will be my support.
11 Make your way clear to me, O Lord, guiding me by the right way, because of my haters.
12 Do not give me into their hands, because false witnesses have come out against me, and men breathing destruction.
13 I had almost given up my hope of seeing the blessing of the Lord in the land of the living.
14 Let your hope be in the Lord : take heart and be strong; yes, let your hope be in the Lord.
PSALMS, 28
Of David
28:1 My cry goes up to you, O Lord, my Rock ; do not keep back your answer from me, so that I may not become like those who go down into the underworld.
2 Give ear to the voice of my prayer, when I am crying to you, when my hands are lifted up to your holy place.
3 Do not take me away with the sinners and the workers of evil, who say words of peace to their neighbours, but evil is in their hearts.
4 Give them the right reward of their acts, and of their evil doings : give them punishment for the works of their hands, let them have their full reward.
5 Because they have no respect for the works of the Lord, or for the things which his hands have made, they will be broken down and not lifted up by him.
28:6 May the Lord be praised, because he has given ear to the voice of my prayer.
7 The Lord is my strength and my breastplate, my heart had faith in him and I am helped ; for this cause my heart is full of rapture, and I will give him praise in my song.
8 The Lord is their strength, and a strong place of salvation for his king.
9 Be a saviour to your people, and send a blessing on your heritage : be their guide, and let them be lifted up for ever.
PSALMS, 29
A Psalm. Of David.
29:1 Give to the Lord, you sons of the gods, give to the Lord glory and strength.
2 Give to the Lord the full glory of his name ; give him worship in holy robes.
29:3 The voice of the Lord is on the waters : the God of glory is thundering, the Lord is on the great waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is full of power ; the voice of the Lord has a noble sound.
29:5 By the voice of the Lord are the cedar-trees broken, even the cedars of Lebanon are broken by the Lord.
6 He makes them go jumping about like a young ox ; Lebanon and Sirion like a young mountain ox.
7 At the voice of the Lord flames of fire are seen.
8 At the voice of the Lord there is a shaking in the waste land, even a shaking in the waste land of Kadesh.
29:9 At the voice of the Lord the roes give birth, the leaves are taken from the trees: in his Temple everything says, Glory.
10 The Lord had his seat as king when the waters came on the earth ; the Lord is seated as king for ever.
11 The Lord will give strength to his people ; the Lord will give his people the blessing of peace.
PSALMS, 30
A Psalm. A Song at the blessing of the House. Of David.
30:1 I will give you praise and honour, O Lord, because through you I have been lifted up ; you have not given my haters cause to be glad over me.
2 O Lord my God, I sent up my cry to you, and you have made me well.
3 O Lord, you have made my soul come again from the underworld : you have given me life and kept me from going down among the dead.
4 Make songs to the Lord, O you saints of his, and give praise to his holy name.
5 For his wrath is only for a minute ; in his grace there is life ; weeping may be for a night, but joy comes in the morning.
6 When things went well for me I said, I will never be moved.
7 Lord, by your grace you have kept my mountain strong : when your face was turned from me I was troubled.
30:8 My voice went up to you, O Lord ; I made my prayer to the Lord.
9 What profit is there in my blood if I go down into the underworld ? will the dust give you praise, or be a witness to your help ?
10 Give ear to me, O Lord, and have mercy on me : Lord, be my helper.
11 By you my sorrow is turned into dancing ; you have taken away my clothing of grief, and given me robes of joy ;
12 So that my glory may make songs of praise to you and not be quiet. O Lord my God, I will give you praise for ever.
PSALMS, 43
43:1 Be my judge, O God, supporting my cause against a nation without religion ; O keep me from the false and evil man.
2 You are the God of my strength ; why have you put me from you ? why do I go in sorrow because of the attacks of my haters ?
3 O send out your light and your true word ; let them be my guide : let them take me to your holy hill, and to your tents.
4 Then I will go up to the altar of God, to the God of my joy ; I will be glad and give praise to you on an instrument of music, O God, my God.
5 Why are you crushed down, O my soul ? and why are you troubled in me ? put your hope in God, for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God
Selah. -- ( Forever .) A refrain of praise.
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