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Psalm 139-150
New King James Version
Psalm 139-150
New King James Version
God’s Perfect Knowledge of Man
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
139 O Lord, (A)You have searched me and known me.
2 (B)You know my sitting down and my rising up;
You (C)understand my thought afar off.
3 (D)You [a]comprehend my path and my lying down,
And are acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word on my tongue,
But behold, O Lord, (E)You know it altogether.
5 You have [b]hedged me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.
6 (F)Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is high, I cannot attain it.
7 (G)Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
8 (H)If I ascend into heaven, You are there;
(I)If I make my bed in [c]hell, behold, You are there.
9 If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
10 Even there Your hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall [d]fall on me,”
Even the night shall be light about me;
12 Indeed, (J)the darkness [e]shall not hide from You,
But the night shines as the day;
The darkness and the light are both alike to You.
13 For You formed my inward parts;
You [f]covered me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will praise You, for [g]I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well.
15 (K)My [h]frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.
And in Your book they all were written,
The days fashioned for me,
When as yet there were none of them.
17 (L)How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;
When I awake, I am still with You.
19 Oh, that You would (M)slay the wicked, O God!
(N)Depart from me, therefore, you [i]bloodthirsty men.
20 For they (O)speak against You wickedly;
[j]Your enemies take Your name in vain.
21 (P)Do I not hate them, O Lord, who hate You?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?
22 I hate them with [k]perfect hatred;
I count them my enemies.
23 (Q)Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my anxieties;
24 And see if there is any wicked way in me,
And (R)lead me in the way everlasting.
Prayer for Deliverance from Evil Men
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
140 Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men;
Preserve me from violent men,
2 Who plan evil things in their hearts;
(S)They continually gather together for war.
3 They sharpen their tongues like a serpent;
The (T)poison of asps is under their lips. Selah
4 (U)Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
Preserve me from violent men,
Who have purposed to make my steps stumble.
5 The proud have hidden a (V)snare for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the wayside;
They have set traps for me. Selah
6 I said to the Lord: “You are my God;
Hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.
7 O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation,
You have [l]covered my head in the day of battle.
8 Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
Do not further his wicked scheme,
(W)Lest they be exalted. Selah
9 “As for the head of those who surround me,
Let the evil of their lips cover them;
10 (X)Let burning coals fall upon them;
Let them be cast into the fire,
Into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
11 Let not a slanderer be established in the earth;
Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him.”
12 I know that the Lord will (Y)maintain
The cause of the afflicted,
And justice for the poor.
13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name;
The upright shall dwell in Your presence.
Prayer for Safekeeping from Wickedness
A Psalm of David.
141 Lord, I cry out to You;
Make haste to me!
Give ear to my voice when I cry out to You.
2 Let my prayer be set before You (Z)as incense,
(AA)The lifting up of my hands as (AB)the evening sacrifice.
3 Set a guard, O Lord, over my (AC)mouth;
Keep watch over the door of my lips.
4 Do not incline my heart to any evil thing,
To practice wicked works
With men who work iniquity;
(AD)And do not let me eat of their delicacies.
5 (AE)Let the righteous strike me;
It shall be a kindness.
And let him rebuke me;
It shall be as excellent oil;
Let my head not refuse it.
For still my prayer is against the deeds of the wicked.
6 Their judges are overthrown by the sides of the [m]cliff,
And they hear my words, for they are sweet.
7 Our bones are scattered at the mouth of the grave,
As when one plows and breaks up the earth.
8 But (AF)my eyes are upon You, O God the Lord;
In You I take refuge;
[n]Do not leave my soul destitute.
9 Keep me from (AG)the snares they have laid for me,
And from the traps of the workers of iniquity.
10 (AH)Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
While I escape safely.
A Plea for Relief from Persecutors
A (AI)Contemplation[o] of David. A Prayer (AJ)when he was in the cave.
142 I cry out to the Lord with my voice;
With my voice to the Lord I make my supplication.
2 I pour out my complaint before Him;
I declare before Him my trouble.
3 When my spirit [p]was (AK)overwhelmed within me,
Then You knew my path.
In the way in which I walk
They have secretly (AL)set a snare for me.
4 Look on my right hand and see,
For there is no one who acknowledges me;
Refuge has failed me;
No one cares for my soul.
5 I cried out to You, O Lord:
I said, “You are my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.
6 [q]Attend to my cry,
For I am brought very low;
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are stronger than I.
7 Bring my soul out of prison,
That I may (AM)praise Your name;
The righteous shall surround me,
For You shall deal bountifully with me.”
An Earnest Appeal for Guidance and Deliverance
A Psalm of David.
143 Hear my prayer, O Lord,
Give ear to my supplications!
In Your faithfulness answer me,
And in Your righteousness.
2 Do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
(AN)For in Your sight no one living is righteous.
3 For the enemy has persecuted my soul;
He has crushed my life to the ground;
He has made me dwell in [r]darkness,
Like those who have long been dead.
4 (AO)Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me;
My heart within me is distressed.
5 (AP)I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all Your works;
I [s]muse on the work of Your hands.
6 I spread out my hands to You;
(AQ)My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah
7 Answer me speedily, O Lord;
My spirit fails!
Do not hide Your face from me,
(AR)Lest I [t]be like those who [u]go down into the pit.
8 Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness (AS)in the morning,
For in You do I trust;
(AT)Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
For (AU)I lift up my soul to You.
9 Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies;
[v]In You I take shelter.
10 (AV)Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
(AW)Your Spirit is good.
Lead me in (AX)the land of uprightness.
11 (AY)Revive me, O Lord, for Your name’s sake!
For Your righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.
12 In Your mercy (AZ)cut[w] off my enemies,
And destroy all those who afflict my soul;
For I am Your servant.
A Song to the Lord Who Preserves and Prospers His People
A Psalm of David.
144 Blessed be the Lord my Rock,
(BA)Who trains my hands for war,
And my fingers for battle—
2 My lovingkindness and my fortress,
My high tower and my deliverer,
My shield and the One in whom I take refuge,
Who subdues [x]my people under me.
3 (BB)Lord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him?
Or the son of man, that You are mindful of him?
4 (BC)Man is like a breath;
(BD)His days are like a passing shadow.
5 (BE)Bow down Your heavens, O Lord, and come down;
(BF)Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
6 (BG)Flash forth lightning and scatter them;
Shoot out Your arrows and destroy them.
7 Stretch out Your hand from above;
Rescue me and deliver me out of great waters,
From the hand of foreigners,
8 Whose mouth (BH)speaks [y]lying words,
And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9 I will (BI)sing a new song to You, O God;
On a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,
10 The One who gives [z]salvation to kings,
(BJ)Who delivers David His servant
From the deadly sword.
11 Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners,
Whose mouth speaks lying words,
And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood—
12 That our sons may be (BK)as plants grown up in their youth;
That our daughters may be as [aa]pillars,
Sculptured in palace style;
13 That our barns may be full,
Supplying all kinds of produce;
That our sheep may bring forth thousands
And ten thousands in our fields;
14 That our oxen may be well laden;
That there be no [ab]breaking in or going out;
That there be no outcry in our streets.
15 (BL)Happy are the people who are in such a state;
Happy are the people whose God is the Lord!
A Song of God’s Majesty and Love
(BM)A Praise of David.
145 I will [ac]extol You, my God, O King;
And I will bless Your name forever and ever.
2 Every day I will bless You,
And I will praise Your name forever and ever.
3 (BN)Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;
And (BO)His greatness is [ad]unsearchable.
4 (BP)One generation shall praise Your works to another,
And shall declare Your mighty acts.
5 [ae]I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty,
And [af]on Your wondrous works.
6 Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts,
And I will declare Your greatness.
7 They shall [ag]utter the memory of Your great goodness,
And shall sing of Your righteousness.
8 (BQ)The Lord is gracious and full of compassion,
Slow to anger and great in mercy.
9 (BR)The Lord is good to all,
And His tender mercies are over all His works.
10 (BS)All Your works shall praise You, O Lord,
And Your saints shall bless You.
11 They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom,
And talk of Your power,
12 To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts,
And the glorious majesty of His kingdom.
13 (BT)Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
And Your dominion endures throughout all [ah]generations.
14 The Lord upholds all who fall,
And (BU)raises up all who are bowed down.
15 (BV)The eyes of all look expectantly to You,
And (BW)You give them their food in due season.
16 You open Your hand
(BX)And satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways,
Gracious in all His works.
18 (BY)The Lord is near to all who call upon Him,
To all who call upon Him (BZ)in truth.
19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
He also will hear their cry and save them.
20 (CA)The Lord preserves all who love Him,
But all the wicked He will destroy.
21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord,
And all flesh shall bless His holy name
Forever and ever.
The Happiness of Those Whose Help Is the Lord
146 Praise[ai] the Lord!
(CB)Praise the Lord, O my soul!
2 (CC)While I live I will praise the Lord;
I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
3 (CD)Do not put your trust in princes,
Nor in [aj]a son of man, in whom there is no [ak]help.
4 (CE)His spirit departs, he returns to his earth;
In that very day (CF)his plans perish.
5 (CG)Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,
Whose hope is in the Lord his God,
6 (CH)Who made heaven and earth,
The sea, and all that is in them;
Who keeps truth forever,
7 (CI)Who executes justice for the oppressed,
(CJ)Who gives food to the hungry.
(CK)The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners.
8 (CL)The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
(CM)The Lord raises those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the righteous.
9 (CN)The Lord watches over the strangers;
He relieves the fatherless and widow;
(CO)But the way of the wicked He [al]turns upside down.
10 (CP)The Lord shall reign forever—
Your God, O Zion, to all generations.
Praise the Lord!
Praise to God for His Word and Providence
147 Praise[am] the Lord!
For (CQ)it is good to sing praises to our God;
(CR)For it is pleasant, and (CS)praise is beautiful.
2 The Lord (CT)builds up Jerusalem;
(CU)He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
3 (CV)He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their [an]wounds.
4 (CW)He counts the number of the stars;
He calls them all by name.
5 (CX)Great is our Lord, and (CY)mighty in power;
(CZ)His understanding is infinite.
6 (DA)The Lord lifts up the humble;
He casts the wicked down to the ground.
7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
Sing praises on the harp to our God,
8 (DB)Who covers the heavens with clouds,
Who prepares rain for the earth,
Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.
9 (DC)He gives to the beast its food,
And (DD)to the young ravens that cry.
10 (DE)He does not delight in the strength of the horse;
He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him,
In those who hope in His mercy.
12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
13 For He has strengthened the bars of your gates;
He has blessed your children within you.
14 (DF)He makes peace in your borders,
And (DG)fills you with [ao]the finest wheat.
15 (DH)He sends out His command to the earth;
His word runs very swiftly.
16 (DI)He gives snow like wool;
He scatters the frost like ashes;
17 He casts out His hail like [ap]morsels;
Who can stand before His cold?
18 (DJ)He sends out His word and melts them;
He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19 (DK)He declares His word to Jacob,
(DL)His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
20 (DM)He has not dealt thus with any nation;
And as for His judgments, they have not known them.
[aq]Praise the Lord!
Praise to the Lord from Creation
148 Praise[ar] the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
Praise Him in the heights!
2 Praise Him, all His angels;
Praise Him, all His hosts!
3 Praise Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all you stars of light!
4 Praise Him, (DN)you heavens of heavens,
And (DO)you waters above the heavens!
5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For (DP)He commanded and they were created.
6 (DQ)He also established them forever and ever;
He made a decree which shall not pass away.
7 Praise the Lord from the earth,
(DR)You great sea creatures and all the depths;
8 Fire and hail, snow and clouds;
Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;
9 (DS)Mountains and all hills;
Fruitful trees and all cedars;
10 Beasts and all cattle;
Creeping things and flying fowl;
11 Kings of the earth and all peoples;
Princes and all judges of the earth;
12 Both young men and maidens;
Old men and children.
13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For His (DT)name alone is exalted;
His glory is above the earth and heaven.
14 And He (DU)has exalted the [as]horn of His people,
The praise of (DV)all His saints—
Of the children of Israel,
(DW)A people near to Him.
[at]Praise the Lord!
Praise to God for His Salvation and Judgment
149 Praise[au] the Lord!
(DX)Sing to the Lord a new song,
And His praise in the assembly of saints.
2 Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;
Let the children of Zion be joyful in their (DY)King.
3 (DZ)Let them praise His name with the dance;
Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp.
4 For (EA)the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
(EB)He will beautify the [av]humble with salvation.
5 Let the saints be joyful in glory;
Let them (EC)sing aloud on their beds.
6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,
And (ED)a two-edged sword in their hand,
7 To execute vengeance on the nations,
And punishments on the peoples;
8 To bind their kings with chains,
And their nobles with fetters of iron;
9 (EE)To execute on them the written judgment—
(EF)This honor have all His saints.
[aw]Praise the Lord!
Let All Things Praise the Lord
Praise God in His sanctuary;
Praise Him in His mighty [ay]firmament!
2 Praise Him for His mighty acts;
Praise Him according to His excellent (EH)greatness!
3 Praise Him with the sound of the [az]trumpet;
Praise Him with the lute and harp!
4 Praise Him with the timbrel and dance;
Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes!
5 Praise Him with loud cymbals;
Praise Him with clashing cymbals!
6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
[ba]Praise the Lord!
Footnotes
- Psalm 139:3 Lit. winnow
- Psalm 139:5 enclosed
- Psalm 139:8 Or Sheol
- Psalm 139:11 Vg., Symmachus cover
- Psalm 139:12 Lit. is not dark
- Psalm 139:13 wove
- Psalm 139:14 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. You are fearfully wonderful
- Psalm 139:15 Lit. bones were
- Psalm 139:19 Lit. men of bloodshed
- Psalm 139:20 LXX, Vg. They take Your cities in vain
- Psalm 139:22 complete
- Psalm 140:7 sheltered
- Psalm 141:6 rock
- Psalm 141:8 Lit. Do not make my soul bare
- Psalm 142:1 Heb. Maschil
- Psalm 142:3 Lit. fainted
- Psalm 142:6 Give heed
- Psalm 143:3 dark places
- Psalm 143:5 ponder
- Psalm 143:7 become
- Psalm 143:7 Die
- Psalm 143:9 LXX, Vg. To You I flee
- Psalm 143:12 put an end to
- Psalm 144:2 So with MT, LXX, Vg.; Syr., Tg. the peoples (cf. 18:47)
- Psalm 144:8 empty or worthless
- Psalm 144:10 deliverance
- Psalm 144:12 corner pillars
- Psalm 144:14 Lit. breach
- Psalm 145:1 praise
- Psalm 145:3 Beyond our understanding
- Psalm 145:5 So with MT, Tg.; DSS, LXX, Syr., Vg. They
- Psalm 145:5 Lit. on the words of Your wondrous works
- Psalm 145:7 eagerly utter, lit. bubble forth
- Psalm 145:13 So with MT, Tg.; DSS, LXX, Syr., Vg. add The Lord is faithful in all His words, And holy in all His works
- Psalm 146:1 Heb. Hallelujah
- Psalm 146:3 A human being
- Psalm 146:3 salvation
- Psalm 146:9 Lit. makes crooked
- Psalm 147:1 Heb. Hallelujah
- Psalm 147:3 Lit. sorrows
- Psalm 147:14 Lit. fat of wheat
- Psalm 147:17 fragments of food
- Psalm 147:20 Heb. Hallelujah
- Psalm 148:1 Heb. Hallelujah
- Psalm 148:14 Strength or dominion
- Psalm 148:14 Heb. Hallelujah
- Psalm 149:1 Heb. Hallelujah
- Psalm 149:4 meek
- Psalm 149:9 Heb. Hallelujah
- Psalm 150:1 Heb. Hallelujah
- Psalm 150:1 expanse of heaven
- Psalm 150:3 cornet
- Psalm 150:6 Heb. Hallelujah
Psalm 139-150
New International Version
Psalm 139-150
New International Version
Psalm 139
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
1 You have searched me,(A) Lord,
and you know(B) me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise;(C)
you perceive my thoughts(D) from afar.
3 You discern my going out(E) and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.(F)
4 Before a word is on my tongue
you, Lord, know it completely.(G)
5 You hem me in(H) behind and before,
and you lay your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,(I)
too lofty(J) for me to attain.
7 Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee(K) from your presence?
8 If I go up to the heavens,(L) you are there;
if I make my bed(M) in the depths, you are there.
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me,(N)
your right hand(O) will hold me fast.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,”
12 even the darkness will not be dark(P) to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.
13 For you created my inmost being;(Q)
you knit me together(R) in my mother’s womb.(S)
14 I praise you(T) because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,(U)
I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made(V) in the secret place,
when I was woven together(W) in the depths of the earth.(X)
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained(Y) for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
17 How precious to me are your thoughts,[a](Z) God!(AA)
How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them,(AB)
they would outnumber the grains of sand(AC)—
when I awake,(AD) I am still with you.
19 If only you, God, would slay the wicked!(AE)
Away from me,(AF) you who are bloodthirsty!(AG)
20 They speak of you with evil intent;
your adversaries(AH) misuse your name.(AI)
21 Do I not hate those(AJ) who hate you, Lord,
and abhor(AK) those who are in rebellion against you?
22 I have nothing but hatred for them;
I count them my enemies.(AL)
23 Search me,(AM) God, and know my heart;(AN)
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way(AO) in me,
and lead me(AP) in the way everlasting.
Psalm 140[b]
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 Rescue me,(AQ) Lord, from evildoers;
protect me from the violent,(AR)
2 who devise evil plans(AS) in their hearts
and stir up war(AT) every day.
3 They make their tongues as sharp as(AU) a serpent’s;
the poison of vipers(AV) is on their lips.[c]
4 Keep me safe,(AW) Lord, from the hands of the wicked;(AX)
protect me from the violent,
who devise ways to trip my feet.
5 The arrogant have hidden a snare(AY) for me;
they have spread out the cords of their net(AZ)
and have set traps(BA) for me along my path.
6 I say to the Lord, “You are my God.”(BB)
Hear, Lord, my cry for mercy.(BC)
7 Sovereign Lord,(BD) my strong deliverer,
you shield my head in the day of battle.
8 Do not grant the wicked(BE) their desires, Lord;
do not let their plans succeed.
9 Those who surround me proudly rear their heads;
may the mischief of their lips engulf them.(BF)
10 May burning coals fall on them;
may they be thrown into the fire,(BG)
into miry pits, never to rise.
11 May slanderers not be established in the land;
may disaster hunt down the violent.(BH)
12 I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor(BI)
and upholds the cause(BJ) of the needy.(BK)
13 Surely the righteous will praise your name,(BL)
and the upright will live(BM) in your presence.(BN)
Psalm 141
A psalm of David.
1 I call to you, Lord, come quickly(BO) to me;
hear me(BP) when I call to you.
2 May my prayer be set before you like incense;(BQ)
may the lifting up of my hands(BR) be like the evening sacrifice.(BS)
3 Set a guard over my mouth,(BT) Lord;
keep watch over the door of my lips.(BU)
4 Do not let my heart(BV) be drawn to what is evil
so that I take part in wicked deeds(BW)
along with those who are evildoers;
do not let me eat their delicacies.(BX)
5 Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness;
let him rebuke me(BY)—that is oil on my head.(BZ)
My head will not refuse it,
for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.
6 Their rulers will be thrown down from the cliffs,(CA)
and the wicked will learn that my words were well spoken.
7 They will say, “As one plows(CB) and breaks up the earth,(CC)
so our bones have been scattered at the mouth(CD) of the grave.”
8 But my eyes are fixed(CE) on you, Sovereign Lord;
in you I take refuge(CF)—do not give me over to death.
9 Keep me safe(CG) from the traps set by evildoers,(CH)
from the snares(CI) they have laid for me.
10 Let the wicked fall(CJ) into their own nets,
while I pass by in safety.(CK)
Psalm 142[d]
A maskil[e] of David. When he was in the cave.(CL) A prayer.
1 I cry aloud(CM) to the Lord;
I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy.(CN)
2 I pour out before him my complaint;(CO)
before him I tell my trouble.(CP)
3 When my spirit grows faint(CQ) within me,
it is you who watch over my way.
In the path where I walk
people have hidden a snare for me.
4 Look and see, there is no one at my right hand;
no one is concerned for me.
I have no refuge;(CR)
no one cares(CS) for my life.
6 Listen to my cry,(CW)
for I am in desperate need;(CX)
rescue me(CY) from those who pursue me,
for they are too strong(CZ) for me.
7 Set me free from my prison,(DA)
that I may praise your name.(DB)
Then the righteous will gather about me
because of your goodness to me.(DC)
Psalm 143
A psalm of David.
1 Lord, hear my prayer,(DD)
listen to my cry for mercy;(DE)
in your faithfulness(DF) and righteousness(DG)
come to my relief.
2 Do not bring your servant into judgment,
for no one living is righteous(DH) before you.
3 The enemy pursues me,
he crushes me to the ground;
he makes me dwell in the darkness(DI)
like those long dead.(DJ)
4 So my spirit grows faint within me;
my heart within me is dismayed.(DK)
5 I remember(DL) the days of long ago;
I meditate(DM) on all your works
and consider what your hands have done.
6 I spread out my hands(DN) to you;
I thirst for you like a parched land.[f]
7 Answer me quickly,(DO) Lord;
my spirit fails.(DP)
Do not hide your face(DQ) from me
or I will be like those who go down to the pit.
8 Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,(DR)
for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way(DS) I should go,
for to you I entrust my life.(DT)
9 Rescue me(DU) from my enemies,(DV) Lord,
for I hide myself in you.
10 Teach me(DW) to do your will,
for you are my God;(DX)
may your good Spirit
lead(DY) me on level ground.(DZ)
11 For your name’s sake,(EA) Lord, preserve my life;(EB)
in your righteousness,(EC) bring me out of trouble.
12 In your unfailing love, silence my enemies;(ED)
destroy all my foes,(EE)
for I am your servant.(EF)
Psalm 144
Of David.
1 Praise be to the Lord my Rock,(EG)
who trains my hands for war,
my fingers for battle.
2 He is my loving God and my fortress,(EH)
my stronghold(EI) and my deliverer,
my shield,(EJ) in whom I take refuge,
who subdues peoples[g](EK) under me.
3 Lord, what are human beings(EL) that you care for them,
mere mortals that you think of them?
4 They are like a breath;(EM)
their days are like a fleeting shadow.(EN)
5 Part your heavens,(EO) Lord, and come down;(EP)
touch the mountains, so that they smoke.(EQ)
6 Send forth lightning(ER) and scatter(ES) the enemy;
shoot your arrows(ET) and rout them.
7 Reach down your hand from on high;(EU)
deliver me and rescue me(EV)
from the mighty waters,(EW)
from the hands of foreigners(EX)
8 whose mouths are full of lies,(EY)
whose right hands(EZ) are deceitful.(FA)
9 I will sing a new song(FB) to you, my God;
on the ten-stringed lyre(FC) I will make music to you,
10 to the One who gives victory to kings,(FD)
who delivers his servant David.(FE)
From the deadly sword(FF) 11 deliver me;
rescue me(FG) from the hands of foreigners(FH)
whose mouths are full of lies,(FI)
whose right hands are deceitful.(FJ)
12 Then our sons in their youth
will be like well-nurtured plants,(FK)
and our daughters will be like pillars(FL)
carved to adorn a palace.
13 Our barns will be filled(FM)
with every kind of provision.
Our sheep will increase by thousands,
by tens of thousands in our fields;
14 our oxen(FN) will draw heavy loads.[h]
There will be no breaching of walls,(FO)
no going into captivity,
no cry of distress in our streets.(FP)
15 Blessed is the people(FQ) of whom this is true;
blessed is the people whose God is the Lord.
Psalm 145[i]
A psalm of praise. Of David.
1 I will exalt you,(FR) my God the King;(FS)
I will praise your name(FT) for ever and ever.
2 Every day I will praise(FU) you
and extol your name(FV) for ever and ever.
3 Great(FW) is the Lord and most worthy of praise;(FX)
his greatness no one can fathom.(FY)
4 One generation(FZ) commends your works to another;
they tell(GA) of your mighty acts.(GB)
5 They speak of the glorious splendor(GC) of your majesty—
and I will meditate on your wonderful works.[j](GD)
6 They tell(GE) of the power of your awesome works—(GF)
and I will proclaim(GG) your great deeds.(GH)
7 They celebrate your abundant goodness(GI)
and joyfully sing(GJ) of your righteousness.(GK)
9 The Lord is good(GN) to all;
he has compassion(GO) on all he has made.
10 All your works praise you,(GP) Lord;
your faithful people extol(GQ) you.(GR)
11 They tell of the glory of your kingdom(GS)
and speak of your might,(GT)
12 so that all people may know of your mighty acts(GU)
and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.(GV)
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,(GW)
and your dominion endures through all generations.
The Lord is trustworthy(GX) in all he promises(GY)
and faithful in all he does.[k]
14 The Lord upholds(GZ) all who fall
and lifts up all(HA) who are bowed down.(HB)
15 The eyes of all look to you,
and you give them their food(HC) at the proper time.
16 You open your hand
and satisfy the desires(HD) of every living thing.
17 The Lord is righteous(HE) in all his ways
and faithful in all he does.(HF)
18 The Lord is near(HG) to all who call on him,(HH)
to all who call on him in truth.
19 He fulfills the desires(HI) of those who fear him;(HJ)
he hears their cry(HK) and saves them.(HL)
20 The Lord watches over(HM) all who love him,(HN)
but all the wicked he will destroy.(HO)
21 My mouth will speak(HP) in praise of the Lord.
Let every creature(HQ) praise his holy name(HR)
for ever and ever.
Psalm 146
1 Praise the Lord.[l]
Praise the Lord,(HS) my soul.
2 I will praise the Lord all my life;(HT)
I will sing praise(HU) to my God as long as I live.(HV)
3 Do not put your trust in princes,(HW)
in human beings,(HX) who cannot save.
4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;(HY)
on that very day their plans come to nothing.(HZ)
5 Blessed are those(IA) whose help(IB) is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their God.
6 He is the Maker of heaven(IC) and earth,
the sea, and everything in them—
he remains faithful(ID) forever.
7 He upholds(IE) the cause of the oppressed(IF)
and gives food to the hungry.(IG)
The Lord sets prisoners free,(IH)
8 the Lord gives sight(II) to the blind,(IJ)
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,(IK)
the Lord loves the righteous.(IL)
9 The Lord watches over the foreigner(IM)
and sustains the fatherless(IN) and the widow,(IO)
but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
10 The Lord reigns(IP) forever,
your God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise the Lord.
Psalm 147
1 Praise the Lord.[m]
2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem;(IS)
he gathers the exiles(IT) of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted(IU)
and binds up their wounds.(IV)
4 He determines the number of the stars(IW)
and calls them each by name.
5 Great is our Lord(IX) and mighty in power;(IY)
his understanding has no limit.(IZ)
6 The Lord sustains the humble(JA)
but casts the wicked(JB) to the ground.
8 He covers the sky with clouds;(JG)
he supplies the earth with rain(JH)
and makes grass grow(JI) on the hills.
9 He provides food(JJ) for the cattle
and for the young ravens(JK) when they call.
10 His pleasure is not in the strength(JL) of the horse,(JM)
nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
11 the Lord delights(JN) in those who fear him,(JO)
who put their hope(JP) in his unfailing love.(JQ)
12 Extol the Lord, Jerusalem;(JR)
praise your God, Zion.
13 He strengthens the bars of your gates(JS)
and blesses your people(JT) within you.
14 He grants peace(JU) to your borders
and satisfies you(JV) with the finest of wheat.(JW)
15 He sends his command(JX) to the earth;
his word runs(JY) swiftly.
16 He spreads the snow(JZ) like wool
and scatters the frost(KA) like ashes.
17 He hurls down his hail(KB) like pebbles.
Who can withstand his icy blast?
18 He sends his word(KC) and melts them;
he stirs up his breezes,(KD) and the waters flow.
19 He has revealed his word(KE) to Jacob,(KF)
his laws and decrees(KG) to Israel.
20 He has done this for no other nation;(KH)
they do not know(KI) his laws.[n]
Praise the Lord.(KJ)
Psalm 148
Praise the Lord from the heavens;(KL)
praise him in the heights above.
2 Praise him, all his angels;(KM)
praise him, all his heavenly hosts.(KN)
3 Praise him, sun(KO) and moon;
praise him, all you shining stars.
4 Praise him, you highest heavens(KP)
and you waters above the skies.(KQ)
5 Let them praise the name(KR) of the Lord,
for at his command(KS) they were created,
6 and he established them for ever and ever—
he issued a decree(KT) that will never pass away.
7 Praise the Lord(KU) from the earth,
you great sea creatures(KV) and all ocean depths,(KW)
8 lightning and hail,(KX) snow and clouds,
stormy winds that do his bidding,(KY)
9 you mountains and all hills,(KZ)
fruit trees and all cedars,
10 wild animals(LA) and all cattle,
small creatures and flying birds,
11 kings(LB) of the earth and all nations,
you princes and all rulers on earth,
12 young men and women,
old men and children.
13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,(LC)
for his name alone is exalted;
his splendor(LD) is above the earth and the heavens.(LE)
14 And he has raised up for his people a horn,[p](LF)
the praise(LG) of all his faithful servants,(LH)
of Israel, the people close to his heart.(LI)
Praise the Lord.
Psalm 149
2 Let Israel rejoice(LM) in their Maker;(LN)
let the people of Zion be glad in their King.(LO)
3 Let them praise his name with dancing(LP)
and make music to him with timbrel and harp.(LQ)
4 For the Lord takes delight(LR) in his people;
he crowns the humble with victory.(LS)
5 Let his faithful people rejoice(LT) in this honor
and sing for joy on their beds.(LU)
6 May the praise of God be in their mouths(LV)
and a double-edged(LW) sword in their hands,(LX)
7 to inflict vengeance(LY) on the nations
and punishment(LZ) on the peoples,
8 to bind their kings with fetters,(MA)
their nobles with shackles of iron,(MB)
9 to carry out the sentence written against them—(MC)
this is the glory of all his faithful people.(MD)
Praise the Lord.
Psalm 150
Praise God in his sanctuary;(MF)
praise him in his mighty heavens.(MG)
2 Praise him for his acts of power;(MH)
praise him for his surpassing greatness.(MI)
3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,(MJ)
praise him with the harp and lyre,(MK)
4 praise him with timbrel and dancing,(ML)
praise him with the strings(MM) and pipe,(MN)
5 praise him with the clash of cymbals,(MO)
praise him with resounding cymbals.
6 Let everything(MP) that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord.
Footnotes
- Psalm 139:17 Or How amazing are your thoughts concerning me
- Psalm 140:1 In Hebrew texts 140:1-13 is numbered 140:2-14.
- Psalm 140:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 5 and 8.
- Psalm 142:1 In Hebrew texts 142:1-7 is numbered 142:2-8.
- Psalm 142:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
- Psalm 143:6 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
- Psalm 144:2 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls, Aquila, Jerome and Syriac; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text subdues my people
- Psalm 144:14 Or our chieftains will be firmly established
- Psalm 145:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the verses of which (including verse 13b) begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Psalm 145:5 Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac (see also Septuagint); Masoretic Text On the glorious splendor of your majesty / and on your wonderful works I will meditate
- Psalm 145:13 One manuscript of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text do not have the last two lines of verse 13.
- Psalm 146:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 10
- Psalm 147:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 20
- Psalm 147:20 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint nation; / he has not made his laws known to them
- Psalm 148:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 14
- Psalm 148:14 Horn here symbolizes strength.
- Psalm 149:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 9
- Psalm 150:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 6
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