Psalm 1-36

21st Century King James Version

1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful;

² but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law doth he meditate day and night.

³ And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither, and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

⁴ The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

⁵ Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

⁶ For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

2 Why do the heathen rage, and the people devise a vain thing?

² The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying,

³ “Let us break Their bonds asunder, and cast away Their cords from us.”

⁴ He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall hold them in derision.

⁵ Then shall He speak unto them in His wrath, and vex them in His sore displeasure:

⁶ “Yet have I set My King upon My holy hill of Zion.”

⁷ “I will declare the decree: The Lord hath said unto Me, ‘Thou art My Son; this day have I begotten Thee.

⁸ Ask of Me, and I shall give Thee the heathen for Thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for Thy possession.

⁹ Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’”

¹⁰ Be wise now therefore, O ye kings; be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

¹¹ Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling.

¹² Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and ye perish from the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him.

3 Lord, how they have increased that trouble me! Many are they that rise up against me!

² Many there be that say of my soul, “There is no help for him in God.” Selah

³ But Thou, O Lord, art a shield for me, my glory and the lifter up of mine head.

⁴ I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and He heard me from His holy hill. Selah

⁵ I laid me down and slept; I awaked, for the Lord sustained me.

⁶ I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people that have set themselves against me round about.

⁷ Arise, O Lord! Save me, O my God! For Thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheekbone; Thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

⁸ Salvation belongeth unto the Lord. Thy blessing is upon Thy people. Selah

4 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! Thou hast set me at large when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

² O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? How long will ye love vanity and seek after lies? Selah

³ But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for Himself; the Lord will hear when I call unto Him.

⁴ Stand in awe, and sin not; commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah

⁵ Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord.

⁶ There are many that say, “Who will show us any good?” Lord, lift Thou up the light of Thy countenance upon us.

⁷ Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time when their corn and wine increased.

⁸ I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep; for Thou Lord only, makest me dwell in safety.

5 Give ear to my words, O Lord; consider my meditation.

² Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King and my God, for unto Thee will I pray.

³ My voice shalt Thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto Thee and will look up.

⁴ For Thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; neither shall evil dwell with Thee.

⁵ The foolish shall not stand in Thy sight; Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

⁶ Thou shalt destroy them that speak lies; the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

⁷ But as for me, I will come into Thy house in the multitude of Thy mercy, and in Thy fear will I worship toward Thy holy temple.

⁸ Lead me, O Lord, in Thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make Thy way straight before my face.

⁹ For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is exceeding wickedness. Their throat is an open sepulcher; they flatter with their tongue.

¹⁰ Destroy Thou them, O God! Let them fall by their own counsels. Cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against Thee.

¹¹ But let all those that put their trust in Thee rejoice; let them ever shout for joy, because Thou defendest them; let them also that love Thy name be joyful in Thee.

¹² For Thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favor wilt Thou compass him about as with a shield.

6 O Lord, rebuke me not in Thine anger, neither chasten me in Thy hot displeasure.

² Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am weak; O Lord, heal me, for my bones are vexed.

³ My soul is also sore vexed, but Thou, O Lord, how long?

⁴ Return, O Lord, deliver my soul! O save me for Thy mercies’ sake!

⁵ For in death there is no remembrance of Thee; in the grave who shall give Thee thanks?

⁶ I am weary with my groaning; all the night I make my bed to swim, I water my couch with my tears.

⁷ Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.

⁸ Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity, for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.

⁹ The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer.

¹⁰ Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sorely vexed; let them turn back and be put to shame suddenly.

7 O Lord my God, in Thee do I put my trust. Save me from all them that persecute me; and deliver me,

² lest they tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces while there is none to deliver.

³ O Lord my God, if I have done this, if there be iniquity on my hands,

⁴ if I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy),

⁵ let the enemy persecute my soul and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honor in the dust. Selah

⁶ Arise, O Lord, in Thine anger; lift up Thyself against the rage of mine enemies, and awaken for me the judgment that Thou hast commanded.

⁷ So shall the congregation of the people compass Thee about; for their sakes, therefore, return Thou on high.

⁸ The Lord shall judge the people: Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness and according to mine integrity that is in me.

⁹ O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the just; for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

¹⁰ My defense is of God, who saveth the upright in heart.

¹¹ God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.

¹² If he turn not, He will whet His sword; He hath bent His bow and made it ready.

¹³ He hath also prepared for Him the instruments of death; He ordaineth His arrows against the persecutors.

¹⁴ Behold, the wicked travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief and brought forth falsehood.

¹⁵ He made a pit and dug it, and has fallen into the ditch which he hath made.

¹⁶ His mischief shall return upon his own head; and his violent dealings shall come down upon his own pate.

¹⁷ I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.

8 O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Thy name in all the earth, who hast set Thy glory above the heavens!

² Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast Thou ordained strength because of Thine enemies, that Thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

³ When I consider Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, the moon and the stars which Thou hast ordained,

⁴ what is man that Thou art mindful of him, and the son of man that Thou dost visit him?

⁵ For Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor.

⁶ Thou hast made him to have dominion over the works of Thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet,

⁷ all sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field,

⁸ the fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

⁹ O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Thy name in all the earth!

9 I will praise Thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will show forth all Thy marvelous works.

² I will be glad and rejoice in Thee; I will sing praise to Thy name, O Thou Most High.

³ When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at Thy presence.

⁴ For Thou hast maintained my right and my cause; Thou sittest on the throne judging right.

⁵ Thou hast rebuked the heathen, Thou hast destroyed the wicked; Thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.

⁶ O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and Thou hast destroyed their cities; their memorial is perished with them.

⁷ But the Lord shall endure for ever; He hath prepared His throne for judgment.

⁸ And He shall judge the world with righteousness; He shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

⁹ The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

¹⁰ And they that know Thy name will put their trust in Thee; for Thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek Thee.

¹¹ Sing praises to the Lord who dwelleth in Zion! Declare among the people His doings.

¹² When He maketh inquisition for blood, He remembereth them; He forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

¹³ Have mercy upon me, O Lord! Consider my trouble which I suffer from them that hate me, Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death,

¹⁴ that I may show forth all Thy praise at the gates of the daughter of Zion. I will rejoice in Thy salvation.

¹⁵ The heathen have sunk down into the pit that they made; in the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.

¹⁶ The Lord is known by the judgment which He executeth; the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah

¹⁷ The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

¹⁸ For the needy shall not always be forgotten; the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

¹⁹ Arise, O Lord, let not man prevail; let the heathen be judged in Thy sight.

²⁰ Put them in fear, O Lord; that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah

10 Why standest Thou afar off, O Lord? Why hidest Thou Thyself in times of trouble?

² The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor; let them be caught in the devices that they have contrived.

³ For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous whom the Lord abhorreth.

⁴ The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God; God is not in all his thoughts.

⁵ His ways are always grievous; Thy judgments are far above, out of his sight; as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.

⁶ He hath said in his heart, “I shall not be moved, for I shall never be in adversity.”

⁷ His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud; under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

⁸ He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages; in secret places doth he murder the innocent; his eyes are privily set against the poor.

⁹ He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den; he lieth in wait to catch the poor; he doth catch the poor when he draweth him into his net.

¹⁰ He croucheth and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

¹¹ He hath said in his heart, “God hath forgotten; He hideth His face, He will never see it.”

¹² Arise, O Lord! O God, lift up Thine hand! Forget not the humble.

¹³ Why doth the wicked contemn God? He hath said in his heart, “Thou wilt not keep account.”

¹⁴ But Thou hast seen it, for Thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with Thy hand. The poor committeth himself unto Thee; Thou art the helper of the fatherless.

¹⁵ Break Thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man; seek out his wickedness until Thou find none.

¹⁶ The Lord is King for ever and ever; the heathen have perished out of His land.

¹⁷ Lord, Thou hast heard the desire of the humble; Thou wilt prepare their heart, Thou wilt cause Thine ear to hear,

¹⁸ to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.

11 In the Lord I put my trust; how say ye to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain,

² for lo, the wicked bend their bow and make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart;

³ if the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?”

⁴ The Lord is in His holy temple! The Lord’S throne is in heaven! His eyes behold; His eyelids test the children of men!

⁵ The Lord trieth the righteous; but the wicked and him that loveth violence, His soul hateth.

⁶ Upon the wicked He shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

⁷ For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; His countenance doth behold the upright.

12 Help, Lord, for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

² They speak vanity every one with his neighbor; with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

³ The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things,

⁴ who have said, “With our tongue, we will prevail; our lips are our own; who is lord over us?”

⁵ “For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise,” saith the Lord; “I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.”

⁶ The words of the Lord are pure words, as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

⁷ Thou shalt keep them, O Lord; Thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

⁸ The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.

13 How long wilt Thou forget me, O Lord? For ever? How long wilt Thou hide Thy face from me?

² How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

³ Consider and hear me, O Lord my God; lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

⁴ lest mine enemy say, “I have prevailed against him”; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

⁵ But I have trusted in Thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in Thy salvation.

⁶ I will sing unto the Lord, because He hath dealt bountifully with me.

14 The fool hath said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; they have done abominable works; there is none that doeth good.

² The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand and seek God.

³ They have all turned aside; they are all together become filthy. There is none that doeth good; no, not one.

⁴ Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread and call not upon the Lord?

⁵ There were they in great fear, for God is in the generation of the righteous.

⁶ Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the Lord is his refuge.

⁷ Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When the Lord bringeth back His people from captivity, Jacob shall rejoice and Israel shall be glad.

15 Lord, who shall abide in Thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in Thy holy hill?

² He that walketh uprightly and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart;

³ he that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbor, nor spreadeth a reproach against his neighbor;

⁴ in whose eyes a vile person is contemned, but he honoreth them that fear the Lord; he that taketh an oath to his own hurt, and changeth not;

⁵ he that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh a bribe against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

16 Preserve me, O God, for in Thee do I put my trust.

² O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, “Thou art my Lord; my goodness extendeth not to Thee,

³ but to the saints that are on the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.”

⁴ Their sorrows shall be multiplied, that hasten after another god; their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names upon my lips.

⁵ The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup; Thou maintainest my lot.

⁶ The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

⁷ I will bless the Lord who hath given me counsel; my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.

⁸ I have set the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

⁹ Therefore my heart is glad and my spirit rejoiceth; my flesh also shall rest in hope.

¹⁰ For Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt Thou suffer Thine Holy One to see corruption.

¹¹ Thou wilt show me the path of life; in Thy presence is fullness of joy; at Thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

17 Hear the right, O Lord; attend unto my cry! Give ear unto my prayer, which goeth not out of feigned lips.

² Let my sentence come forth from Thy presence; let Thine eyes behold things with equity.

³ Thou hast tested mine heart; Thou hast visited me in the night; Thou hast tried me and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

⁴ Concerning the works of men, by the word of Thy lips I have been kept from the paths of the destroyer.

⁵ Uphold my goings in Thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.

⁶ I have called upon Thee, for Thou wilt hear me, O God; incline Thine ear unto me and hear my speaking.

⁷ Show Thy marvelous lovingkindness, O Thou that savest by Thy right hand them that put their trust in Thee from those that rise up against them.

⁸ Keep me as the apple of the eye; hide me under the shadow of Thy wings,

⁹ from the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies who compass me about.

¹⁰ They are enclosed in their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly.

¹¹ They have now encompassed us in our steps; they have set their eyes, bowing down to the earth,

¹² like a lion that is greedy for his prey, even as a young lion lurking in secret places.

¹³ Arise, O Lord, disappoint them! Cast them down; deliver my soul from the wicked by Thy sword,

¹⁴ from men which are Thy hand, O Lord, from men of the world that have their portion in this life, and whose belly Thou fillest with Thy hid treasure: They are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

¹⁵ As for me, I will behold Thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with Thy likeness.

18 I will love Thee, O Lord, my strength.

² The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

³ I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

⁴ The sorrows of death encompassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

⁵ The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death lay before me.

⁶ In my distress I called upon the Lord and cried unto my God; He heard my voice out of His temple, and my cry came before Him, even unto His ears.

⁷ Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because He was wroth.

⁸ There went up smoke out of His nostrils, and a devouring fire out of His mouth; coals were kindled by it.

⁹ He bowed the heavens also and came down; and darkness was under His feet.

¹⁰ And He rode upon a cherub and flew; yea, He flew upon the wings of the wind.

¹¹ He made darkness His secret place; His pavilion round about Him was dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

¹² At the brightness that was before Him, His thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.

¹³ The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest uttered His voice with hail stones and coals of fire.

¹⁴ Yea, He sent out His arrows and scattered them; and He shot out lightnings and discomfited them.

¹⁵ Then the channels of the waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were uncovered at Thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of Thy nostrils.

¹⁶ He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.

¹⁷ He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me, for they were too strong for me.

¹⁸ They came against me in the day of my calamity; but the Lord was my stay.

¹⁹ He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because He delighted in me.

²⁰ The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath He recompensed me.

²¹ For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

²² For all His judgments were before me, and I did not put away His statutes from me.

²³ I was also upright before Him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

²⁴ Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes.

²⁵ With the merciful Thou wilt show Thyself merciful; with an upright man Thou wilt show Thyself upright;

²⁶ with the pure Thou wilt show Thyself pure; and with the froward Thou wilt show Thyself froward.

²⁷ For Thou wilt save the afflicted people, but wilt bring down haughty looks.

²⁸ For Thou wilt light my candle; the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.

²⁹ For by Thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.

³⁰ As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is proved; He is a buckler to all those that trust in Him.

³¹ For who is God, except the Lord? Or who is a rock, except our God?

³² It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

³³ He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places.

³⁴ He teacheth my hands to war, so that the bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

³⁵ Thou hast also given me the shield of Thy salvation; Thy right hand hath held me up, and Thy gentleness hath made me great.

³⁶ Thou hast enlarged my path under me, that my feet did not slip.

³⁷ I have pursued mine enemies and overtaken them; neither did I turn back until they were consumed.

³⁸ I have wounded them, that they were not able to rise; they have fallen under my feet.

³⁹ For Thou hast girded me with strength for the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

⁴⁰ Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.

⁴¹ They cried, but there was none to save them, even unto the Lord, but He answered them not.

⁴² Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind; I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

⁴³ Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and Thou hast made me the head of the heathen; a people whom I have not known shall serve me.

⁴⁴ As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me; the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

⁴⁵ The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.

⁴⁶ The Lord liveth, and blessed be my Rock! And let the God of my salvation be exalted!

⁴⁷ It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me;

⁴⁸ He delivereth me from mine enemies. Yea, Thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me; Thou hast delivered me from violent men.

⁴⁹ Therefore will I give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and sing praises unto Thy name.

⁵⁰ Great deliverance giveth He to His king and showeth mercy to His anointed, to David and to his seed for evermore.

19 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth His handiwork.

² Day upon day uttereth speech, and night upon night showeth knowledge.

³ There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard.

⁴ Their sound has gone forth through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath He set a tabernacle for the sun,

⁵ which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.

⁶ His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it; and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

⁷ The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

⁸ The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.

⁹ The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever; the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

¹⁰ More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

¹¹ Moreover by them is Thy servant warned, and in keeping of them there is great reward.

¹² Who can understand his errors? Cleanse Thou me from secret faults.

¹³ Keep back Thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me. Then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent of the great transgression.

¹⁴ Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer.

20 The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble! The name of the God of Jacob defend thee!

² May He send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion.

³ May He remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice. Selah

⁴ May He grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfill all thy counsel.

⁵ We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners; the Lord fulfill all thy petitions!

⁶ Now I know that the Lord saveth His anointed; He will hear him from His holy heaven with the saving strength of His right hand.

⁷ Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

⁸ They are brought down and fallen; but we are risen and stand upright.

⁹ Save us, Lord! Let the King hear us when we call.

21 The king shall rejoice in Thy strength, O Lord; and in Thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

² Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withheld the request of his lips. Selah

³ For Thou goest before him with the blessings of goodness; Thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.

⁴ He asked life of Thee and Thou gavest it to him, even length of days for ever and ever.

⁵ His glory is great in Thy salvation; honor and majesty hast Thou laid upon him.

⁶ For Thou hast made him most blessed for ever; Thou hast made him exceeding glad with Thy countenance.

⁷ For the king trusteth in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved.

⁸ Thine hand shall find out all Thine enemies; Thy right hand shall find out those that hate Thee.

⁹ Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of Thine anger; the Lord shall swallow them up in His wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

¹⁰ Their fruit shalt Thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

¹¹ For they intended evil against Thee; they contrived a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

¹² Therefore shalt Thou make them turn their back when Thou shalt ready Thine arrows upon Thy strings against the face of them.

¹³ Be Thou exalted, Lord, in Thine own strength; so will we sing and praise Thy power!

22 My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me? Why art Thou so far from helping Me, and from the words of My groaning?

² O My God, I cry in the daytime, but Thou hearest not; and in the night season I am not silent.

³ But Thou art holy, O Thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

⁴ Our fathers trusted in Thee; they trusted, and Thou didst deliver them.

⁵ They cried unto Thee and were delivered; they trusted in Thee and were not confounded.

⁶ But I am a worm and no man, a reproach of men and despised by the people.

⁷ All they that see Me laugh Me to scorn; they shoot out their lip, they shake their head, saying,

⁸ “He trusted in the Lord that He would deliver him; let Him deliver him, seeing He delighted in him!”

⁹ But Thou art He that took Me out of the womb; Thou didst make Me hope when I was upon My mother’s breasts.

¹⁰ I was cast upon Thee from the womb; Thou art My God from My mother’s belly.

¹¹ Be not far from Me, for trouble is near; for there is none to help.

¹² Many bulls have compassed Me about; strong bulls of Bashan have beset Me round.

¹³ They gaped at Me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

¹⁴ I am poured out like water, and all My bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of My body.

¹⁵ My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and My tongue cleaveth to My jaws; and Thou hast brought Me into the dust of death.

¹⁶ For dogs have surrounded Me; the assembly of the wicked have enclosed Me; they pierced My hands and My feet.

¹⁷ I can count all My bones; they look and stare upon Me.

¹⁸ They part My garments among them, and cast lots upon My vesture.

¹⁹ But be Thou not far from Me, O Lord; O My Strength, hasten Thee to help Me!

²⁰ Deliver My soul from the sword, My only one from the power of the dog.

²¹ Save Me from the lion’s mouth; for Thou hast heard Me from the horns of the unicorns.

²² I will declare Thy name unto My brethren; in the midst of the congregation will I praise Thee.

²³ Ye that fear the Lord, praise Him! All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify Him; and fear Him, all ye the seed of Israel.

²⁴ For He hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath He hid His face from Him, but when He cried unto Him, He heard.

²⁵ My praise shall be of Thee in the great congregation; I will pay My vows before them that fear Him.

²⁶ The meek shall eat and be satisfied; they shall praise the Lord that seek Him. Your heart shall live for ever.

²⁷ All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord, and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before Thee.

²⁸ For the kingdom is the Lord’S, and He is the governor among the nations.

²⁹ All they that are fat upon the earth shall eat and worship; all they that go down to the dust shall bow before Him, for none can keep alive his own soul.

³⁰ A seed shall serve Him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.

³¹ They shall come and shall declare His righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that He hath done this.

23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

² He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters.

³ He restoreth my soul; He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.

⁴ Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me.

⁵ Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

⁶ Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

24 The earth is the Lord’S, and the fullness thereof, the world and they that dwell therein.

² For He hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

³ Who shall ascend onto the hill of the Lord? Or who shall stand in His Holy Place?

⁴ He that hath clean hands and a pure heart, who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

⁵ He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

⁶ Such is the generation of them that seek Him, that seek Thy face, O God of Jacob. Selah

⁷ Lift up your heads, O ye gates! And be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in.

⁸ Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.

⁹ Lift up your heads, O ye gates! Even lift them up, ye everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in.

¹⁰ Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah

25 Unto Thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul;

² O my God, I trust in Thee. Let me not be ashamed; let not mine enemies triumph over me.

³ Yea, let none that wait on Thee be ashamed; let them be ashamed that transgress without cause.

⁴ Show me Thy ways, O Lord; teach me Thy paths.

⁵ Lead me in Thy truth and teach me, for Thou art the God of my salvation; on Thee do I wait all the day.

⁶ Remember, O Lord, Thy tender mercies and Thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.

⁷ Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; according to Thy mercy remember Thou me, for Thy goodness’ sake, O Lord.

⁸ Good and upright is the Lord; therefore will He teach sinners in the way.

⁹ The meek will He guide in judgment, and the meek will He teach His way.

¹⁰ All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, unto them that keep His covenant and His testimonies.

¹¹ For Thy name’s sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.

¹² What man is he that feareth the Lord? Him shall He teach in the way that He shall choose.

¹³ His soul shall dwell at ease, and his seed shall inherit the earth.

¹⁴ The secret of the Lord is with them that fear Him, and He will show them His covenant.

¹⁵ Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord, for He shall pluck my feet out of the net.

¹⁶ Turn Thee unto me and have mercy upon me, for I am desolate and afflicted.

¹⁷ The troubles of my heart are enlarged; O bring Thou me out of my distresses.

¹⁸ Look upon mine affliction and my pain, and forgive all my sins.

¹⁹ Consider mine enemies, for they are many; they hate me with cruel hatred.

²⁰ O keep my soul and deliver me; let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in Thee.

²¹ Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait on Thee.

²² Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles!

26 Judge me, O Lord, for I have walked in mine integrity. I have also trusted in the Lord; therefore I shall not slide.

² Examine me, O Lord, and test me; try my reins and my heart.

³ For Thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes, and I have walked in Thy truth.

⁴ I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I consort with dissemblers.

⁵ I have hated the congregation of evildoers, and will not sit with the wicked.

⁶ I will wash mine hands in innocence; so will I compass Thine altar, O Lord,

⁷ that I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all Thy wondrous works.

⁸ Lord, I have loved the habitation of Thy house, and the place where Thine honor dwelleth.

⁹ Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men,

¹⁰ in whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.

¹¹ But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity; redeem me and be merciful unto me.

¹² My foot standeth on a level place; in the congregations will I bless the Lord.

27 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

² When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

³ Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war should rise against me, even in this will I be confident.

⁴ One thing have I desired of the Lord; that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in His temple.

⁵ For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; in the secret places of His tabernacle shall He hide me; He shall set me upon a rock.

⁶ And then shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me; therefore I will offer in His tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.

⁷ Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me and answer me.

⁸ When Thou saidst, “Seek ye My face,” my heart said unto Thee, “Thy face, Lord, will I seek.”

⁹ Hide not Thy face far from me; put not Thy servant away in anger. Thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

¹⁰ When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.

¹¹ Teach me Thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a level path because of mine enemies.

¹² Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies; for false witnesses have risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

¹³ I would have fainted, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

¹⁴ Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart. Wait, I say, on the Lord!

28 Unto Thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me, lest, if Thou be silent, I become like them that go down into the pit.

² Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry unto Thee, when I lift up my hands toward the oracle of Thy sanctuary.

³ Draw me not away with the wicked and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.

⁴ Give to them according to their deeds and according to the wickedness of their endeavors; give to them according to the work of their hands; render to them their deserts.

⁵ Because they regard not the works of the Lord, nor the operation of His hands, He shall destroy them and not build them up.

⁶ Blessed be the Lord, because He hath heard the voice of my supplications!

⁷ The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth, and with my song will I praise Him.

⁸ The Lord is their strength, and He is the saving strength of His anointed.

⁹ Save the people, and bless Thine inheritance; feed them also, and lift them up forever.

29 Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty; give unto the Lord glory and strength.

² Give unto the Lord the glory due unto His name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

³ The voice of the Lord is upon the waters; the God of glory thundereth; the Lord is upon many waters.

⁴ The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

⁵ The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars; yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.

⁶ He maketh them also to skip like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.

⁷ The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire.

⁸ The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness; the Lord shaketh the Wilderness of Kadesh.

⁹ The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve, and layeth bare the forests, and in His temple doth every one speak of His glory.

¹⁰ The Lord sitteth over the flood; yea, the Lord sitteth as King for ever.

¹¹ The Lord will give strength unto His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace.

30 I will extol Thee, O Lord, for Thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

² O Lord my God, I cried unto Thee, and Thou hast healed me.

³ O Lord, Thou hast brought up my soul from the grave; Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

⁴ Sing unto the Lord, O ye His saints, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness.

⁵ For His anger endureth but a moment, and in His favor is life; weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

⁶ And in my prosperity I said, “I shall never be moved.”

⁷ Lord, by Thy favor Thou hast made my mountain to stand strong; when Thou didst hide Thy face, I was troubled.

⁸ I cried to Thee, O Lord; and unto the Lord I made supplication:

⁹ “What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise Thee? Shall it declare Thy truth?

¹⁰ Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me; Lord, be Thou my helper!”

¹¹ Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; Thou hast put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness,

¹² to the end that my glory may sing praise to Thee and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto Thee for ever.

31 In Thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed; deliver me in Thy righteousness.

² Bow down Thine ear to me, deliver me speedily; be Thou my strong rock, a house of defense to save me.

³ For Thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for the sake of Thy name, lead me and guide me.

⁴ Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me, for Thou art my strength.

⁵ Into Thine hand I commit my spirit; Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.

⁶ I have hated them that have regard for lying vanities; but I trust in the Lord.

⁷ I will be glad and rejoice in Thy mercy, for Thou hast considered my trouble. Thou hast known my soul in adversities,

⁸ And hast not delivered me into the hands of the enemy; Thou hast set my feet in a large room.

⁹ Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

¹⁰ For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing; my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

¹¹ I am a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbors, and a fear to mine acquaintances; they that see me in the streets flee from me.

¹² I am forgotten as a dead man, out of mind; I am like a broken vessel.

¹³ For I have heard the slander of many; fear was on every side; while they took counsel together against me, they schemed to take away my life.

¹⁴ But I have trusted in Thee, O Lord; I said, “Thou art my God.”

¹⁵ My times are in Thy hand; deliver me from the hand of mine enemies and from them that persecute me.

¹⁶ Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant; save me for Thy mercies’ sake.

¹⁷ Let me not be ashamed, O Lord, for I have called upon Thee; let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.

¹⁸ Let the lying lips be put to silence, which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

¹⁹ O how great is Thy goodness which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee, which Thou hast wrought for them that trust in Thee before the sons of men!

²⁰ Thou shalt hide them in the safety of Thy presence from the pride of man; Thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

²¹ Blessed be the Lord, for He hath shown me His marvelous kindness in a stronghold city!

²² For I said in my haste, “I am cut off from before Thine eyes!” Nevertheless Thou heard the voice of my supplications when I cried unto Thee.

²³ O love the Lord, all ye His saints! For the Lord preserveth the faithful, but plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

²⁴ Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.

32 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

² Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

³ When I kept silent, my bones waxed old through my groaning all the day long.

⁴ For day and night Thy hand was heavy upon me; the sap of my soul was turned into the drought of summer. Selah

⁵ I acknowledged my sin unto Thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, “I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord,” and Thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah

⁶ For this shall every one that is godly pray unto Thee in a time when Thou mayest be found; surely the floods of great waters shall not come nigh unto him.

⁷ Thou art my hiding place; Thou shalt preserve me from trouble; Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah

⁸ “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go; I will guide thee with Mine eye.

⁹ Be ye not as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding, whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they not come near unto thee.”

¹⁰ Many shall be the sorrows of the wicked; but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.

¹¹ Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, ye righteous; and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart!

33 Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous! For praise is comely for the upright.

² Praise the Lord with the harp; sing unto Him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

³ Sing unto Him a new song; play skillfully with a loud noise.

⁴ For the word of the Lord is right, and all His works are done in truth.

⁵ He loveth righteousness and judgment; the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

⁶ By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.

⁷ He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap; He layeth up the deep in storehouses.

⁸ Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

⁹ For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.

¹⁰ The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought; He maketh the devices of the people of no effect.

¹¹ The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of His heart to all generations.

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, and the people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance.

¹³ The Lord looketh down from heaven; He beholdeth all of the sons of men.

¹⁴ From the place of His habitation He looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth;

¹⁵ He fashioneth the hearts of all; He considereth all their works.

¹⁶ No king is saved by the multitude of an army; a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

¹⁷ A horse is a vain thing for safety; neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

¹⁸ Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear Him, upon them that hope in His mercy,

¹⁹ to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

²⁰ Our soul waiteth for the Lord; He is our help and our shield.

²¹ For our heart shall rejoice in Him, because we have trusted in His holy name.

²² Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in Thee.

34 I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

² My soul shall make her boast in the Lord; the humble shall hear thereof and be glad.

³ O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.

⁴ I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

⁵ They looked unto Him and were lightened, and their faces were not ashamed.

⁶ This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

⁷ The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them.

⁸ O taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man that trusteth in Him!

⁹ O fear the Lord, ye His saints! For them that fear Him suffer no want.

¹⁰ The young lions lack and suffer hunger, but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

¹¹ Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

¹² What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

¹³ Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

¹⁴ Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

¹⁵ The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears are open unto their cry.

¹⁶ The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

¹⁷ The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸ The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

²⁰ He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken.

²¹ Evil shall slay the wicked, and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

²² The Lord redeemeth the soul of His servants, and none of them that trust in Him shall be desolate.

35 Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me; fight against them that fight against me.

² Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.

³ Draw out also the spear, and block the way against them that persecute me. Say unto my soul, “I am thy salvation.”

⁴ Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul; let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

⁵ Let them be as chaff before the wind, and let the angel of the Lord chase them.

⁶ Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of the Lord persecute them.

⁷ For without cause they have hid their net for me in a pit, which without cause they have dug for my soul.

⁸ Let destruction come upon him unawares; and let the net which he hath hidden catch himself; into that very destruction let him fall.

⁹ Then my soul shall be joyful in the Lord; it shall rejoice in His salvation.

¹⁰ All my bones shall say, “Lord, who is like unto Thee, who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and needy from him that would plunder him?”

¹¹ False witnesses rose up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

¹² They rewarded me evil for good, to the grieving of my soul.

¹³ But as for me, when they were sick my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned unto mine own bosom.

¹⁴ I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother; I bowed down in heaviness, as one that mourneth for his mother.

¹⁵ But in mine adversity they rejoiced and gathered themselves together; yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they tore at me and ceased not.

¹⁶ With hypocritical mockers at feasts they gnashed their teeth against me.

¹⁷ Lord, how long wilt Thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, my precious soul from the lions.

¹⁸ I will give Thee thanks in the great congregation; I will praise Thee among many people.

¹⁹ Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

²⁰ For they speak not peace, but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

²¹ Yea, they opened their mouths wide against me and said, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen it.”

²² This Thou hast seen, O Lord; keep not silence; O Lord, be not far from me.

²³ Stir up Thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

²⁴ Judge me, O Lord my God, according to Thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.

²⁵ Let them not say in their hearts, “Ah, so would we have it!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up.”

²⁶ Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at my hurt; let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me.

²⁷ Let them shout for joy and be glad that favor my righteous cause; yea, let them say continually, “Let the Lord be magnified who hath pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.”

²⁸ And my tongue shall speak of Thy righteousness and of Thy praise all the day long.

36 The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart that there is no fear of God before his eyes.