Psalm 109:1-119:107
English Standard Version
Help Me, O Lord My God
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
109 (A)Be not silent, O (B)God of my praise!
2 For wicked and (C)deceitful mouths are opened against me,
speaking against me with lying tongues.
3 They encircle me with words of hate,
and attack me (D)without cause.
4 In return for my love they (E)accuse me,
but I (F)give myself to prayer.[a]
5 So they (G)reward me evil for good,
and hatred for my love.
6 (H)Appoint a wicked man (I)against him;
let an accuser stand (J)at his right hand.
7 When he is tried, let him come forth guilty;
let his (K)prayer be counted as sin!
8 May his (L)days be few;
may (M)another take his (N)office!
9 May his (O)children be fatherless
and his wife a widow!
10 May his children (P)wander about and beg,
(Q)seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!
11 May (R)the creditor seize all that he has;
may (S)strangers plunder the fruits of his toil!
12 Let there be none to (T)extend kindness to him,
nor any to (U)pity his fatherless children!
13 May his (V)posterity be cut off;
may his (W)name be blotted out in the second generation!
14 May (X)the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,
and let not the sin of his mother be (Y)blotted out!
15 (Z)Let them be before the Lord continually,
that he may (AA)cut off the memory of them from the earth!
16 For he did not remember to show kindness,
but pursued (AB)the poor and needy
and (AC)the brokenhearted, to put them to death.
17 (AD)He loved to curse; let curses come[b] upon him!
He did not delight in blessing; may it be far[c] from him!
18 He (AE)clothed himself with cursing as his coat;
may it (AF)soak[d] into his body like water,
like oil into his bones!
19 May it be like a garment that he wraps around him,
like a belt that he puts on every day!
20 May this be the reward of my (AG)accusers from the Lord,
of those who speak evil against my life!
21 But you, O God my Lord,
deal on my behalf (AH)for your name's sake;
because your (AI)steadfast love is good, deliver me!
22 For I am (AJ)poor and needy,
and my heart is stricken within me.
23 I am gone like (AK)a shadow at evening;
I am (AL)shaken off like a locust.
24 My knees are weak (AM)through fasting;
my (AN)body has become gaunt, with no fat.
25 I am (AO)an object of scorn to my accusers;
when they see me, they (AP)wag their heads.
26 (AQ)Help me, O Lord my God!
Save me according to your steadfast love!
27 Let them (AR)know that this is your hand;
you, O Lord, have done it!
28 (AS)Let them curse, but you will bless!
They arise and are put to shame, but (AT)your servant will be glad!
29 May my accusers be (AU)clothed with dishonor;
may they (AV)be wrapped in their own shame as in a cloak!
30 With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord;
I will (AW)praise him in the midst of the throng.
31 For he stands (AX)at the right hand of the needy one,
to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.
Sit at My Right Hand
A Psalm of David.
110 (AY)The Lord says to my Lord:
(AZ)“Sit at my right hand,
(BA)until I make your enemies your (BB)footstool.”
2 The Lord sends forth (BC)from Zion
(BD)your mighty scepter.
(BE)Rule in the midst of your enemies!
3 (BF)Your people will (BG)offer themselves freely
on the day of your (BH)power,[e]
in (BI)holy garments;[f]
from the womb of the morning,
the dew of your youth will be yours.[g]
4 (BJ)The Lord has (BK)sworn
and will (BL)not change his mind,
(BM)“You are (BN)a priest (BO)forever
after the order of (BP)Melchizedek.”
5 The Lord is at your (BQ)right hand;
he will (BR)shatter kings on (BS)the day of his wrath.
6 He will (BT)execute judgment among the nations,
(BU)filling them with corpses;
he will (BV)shatter chiefs[h]
over the wide earth.
7 He will (BW)drink from the brook by the way;
therefore he will lift up his head.
Great Are the Lord's Works
111 [i] (BX)Praise the Lord!
I (BY)will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
in the company of (BZ)the upright, in the congregation.
2 Great are the (CA)works of the Lord,
(CB)studied by all who delight in them.
3 (CC)Full of splendor and majesty is his work,
and his (CD)righteousness endures forever.
4 He has (CE)caused his wondrous works to be remembered;
the Lord is gracious and merciful.
5 He provides food for those who fear him;
he (CF)remembers his covenant forever.
6 He has shown his people the power of his works,
in giving them the inheritance of the nations.
7 The works of his hands are faithful and just;
all his precepts are (CG)trustworthy;
8 they are (CH)established forever and ever,
to be performed with (CI)faithfulness and uprightness.
9 He sent (CJ)redemption to his people;
he has (CK)commanded his covenant forever.
(CL)Holy and awesome is his name!
10 (CM)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all those who practice it have (CN)a good understanding.
His (CO)praise endures forever!
The Righteous Will Never Be Moved
112 [j] (CP)Praise the Lord!
(CQ)Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
who (CR)greatly delights in his commandments!
2 His (CS)offspring will be mighty in the land;
(CT)the generation of the upright will be blessed.
3 (CU)Wealth and riches are in his house,
and his (CV)righteousness endures forever.
4 Light dawns in the darkness (CW)for the upright;
he is gracious, merciful, and (CX)righteous.
5 It is well with the man who (CY)deals generously and lends;
who conducts his affairs with justice.
6 For the righteous will (CZ)never be moved;
(DA)he will be remembered forever.
7 He is not (DB)afraid of bad news;
his (DC)heart is firm, (DD)trusting in the Lord.
8 His heart is steady;[k] he will not be afraid,
until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.
9 He has (DE)distributed freely; he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever;
his (DF)horn is exalted in honor.
10 The wicked man sees it and is angry;
he (DG)gnashes his teeth and (DH)melts away;
(DI)the desire of the wicked will perish!
Who Is like the Lord Our God?
2 (DM)Blessed be the name of the Lord
from this time forth and forevermore!
3 (DN)From the rising of the sun to its setting,
(DO)the name of the Lord is (DP)to be praised!
4 The Lord is (DQ)high above all nations,
and his (DR)glory above the heavens!
5 (DS)Who is like the Lord our God,
who is seated on high,
6 who (DT)looks far down
on the heavens and the earth?
7 He (DU)raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
8 to make them (DV)sit with princes,
with the princes of his people.
9 He (DW)gives the barren woman a home,
making her the joyous mother of children.
(DX)Praise the Lord!
Tremble at the Presence of the Lord
114 When (DY)Israel went out from Egypt,
the house of Jacob from (DZ)a people of strange language,
2 Judah became his (EA)sanctuary,
Israel his dominion.
3 (EB)The sea looked and fled;
(EC)Jordan turned back.
4 (ED)The mountains skipped like rams,
the hills like lambs.
5 What (EE)ails you, O sea, that you flee?
O Jordan, that you turn back?
6 O mountains, that you skip like rams?
O hills, like lambs?
7 (EF)Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord,
at the presence of the God of Jacob,
8 who turns (EG)the rock into (EH)a pool of water,
(EI)the flint into a spring of water.
To Your Name Give Glory
115 (EJ)Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,
(EK)for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!
2 Why should the nations say,
(EL)“Where is their God?”
3 (EM)Our God is in the heavens;
(EN)he does all that he pleases.
4 (EO)Their idols are silver and gold,
(EP)the work of human hands.
5 They have mouths, (EQ)but do not speak;
eyes, but do not see.
6 They have ears, but do not hear;
noses, but do not smell.
7 They have hands, but do not feel;
feet, but do not walk;
and they do not make a sound in their throat.
8 (ER)Those who make them become like them;
so do all who trust in them.
9 O (ES)Israel,[l] (ET)trust in the Lord!
He is their (EU)help and their shield.
10 O (EV)house of Aaron, trust in the Lord!
He is their help and (EW)their shield.
11 You (EX)who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord!
He is their help and their shield.
12 The Lord has remembered us; he will bless us;
he will bless (EY)the house of Israel;
he will bless (EZ)the house of Aaron;
13 he will (FA)bless those who fear the Lord,
(FB)both the small and the great.
14 May the Lord (FC)give you increase,
you and your children!
15 May (FD)you be blessed by the Lord,
(FE)who made heaven and earth!
16 The heavens are the Lord's heavens,
but the earth he has given to the children of man.
17 (FF)The dead do not praise the Lord,
nor do any who go down into (FG)silence.
18 But (FH)we will bless the Lord
from this time forth and forevermore.
(FI)Praise the Lord!
I Love the Lord
116 I (FJ)love the Lord, because he has (FK)heard
my voice and my pleas for mercy.
2 Because he (FL)inclined his ear to me,
therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
3 (FM)The snares of death encompassed me;
the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
I suffered distress and anguish.
4 Then (FN)I called on the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!”
5 (FO)Gracious is the Lord, and (FP)righteous;
our God is (FQ)merciful.
6 The Lord preserves (FR)the simple;
when (FS)I was brought low, he saved me.
7 Return, O my soul, to your (FT)rest;
for the Lord has (FU)dealt bountifully with you.
8 For (FV)you have delivered my soul from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling;
9 I will walk before the Lord
(FW)in the land of the living.
10 (FX)I believed, (FY)even when[m] I spoke:
“I am greatly afflicted”;
11 (FZ)I said in my alarm,
(GA)“All mankind are liars.”
12 What shall I (GB)render to the Lord
for all his benefits to me?
13 I will lift up (GC)the cup of salvation
and (GD)call on the name of the Lord,
14 I will (GE)pay my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people.
15 (GF)Precious in the sight of the Lord
is the death of his (GG)saints.
16 O Lord, I am your (GH)servant;
I am your servant, (GI)the son of your maidservant.
You have (GJ)loosed my bonds.
17 I will (GK)offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving
and (GL)call on the name of the Lord.
18 I will (GM)pay my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people,
19 in (GN)the courts of the house of the Lord,
in your midst, O Jerusalem.
(GO)Praise the Lord!
The Lord's Faithfulness Endures Forever
117 (GP)Praise the Lord, all nations!
Extol him, all peoples!
2 For (GQ)great is his steadfast love toward us,
and (GR)the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.
(GS)Praise the Lord!
His Steadfast Love Endures Forever
118 (GT)Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!
2 (GU)Let Israel say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
3 (GV)Let the house of Aaron say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
4 (GW)Let those who fear the Lord say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
5 (GX)Out of my distress I (GY)called on the Lord;
the Lord answered me and set me (GZ)free.
6 (HA)The Lord is on my side; (HB)I will not fear.
What can man do to me?
7 (HC)The Lord is on my side as my helper;
I shall (HD)look in triumph on those who hate me.
8 (HE)It is better to take refuge in the Lord
(HF)than to trust in man.
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
(HG)than to trust in princes.
10 (HH)All nations surrounded me;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
11 They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
12 (HI)They surrounded me like bees;
they went out like (HJ)a fire among thorns;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
13 I was (HK)pushed hard,[n] so that I was falling,
but the Lord helped me.
14 The Lord is my strength and my song;
(HL)he has become my salvation.
15 Glad songs of salvation
are in the tents of the righteous:
(HM)“The right hand of the Lord (HN)does valiantly,
16 the right hand of the Lord exalts,
the right hand of the Lord (HO)does valiantly!”
17 (HP)I shall not die, but I shall live,
and (HQ)recount the deeds of the Lord.
18 The Lord has (HR)disciplined me severely,
but he has not given me over to death.
19 (HS)Open to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter through them
and give thanks to the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord;
(HT)the righteous shall enter through it.
21 I thank you that (HU)you have answered me
(HV)and have become my salvation.
22 (HW)The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.[o]
23 This is the Lord's doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day that the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Save us, we pray, O Lord!
O Lord, we pray, give us success!
26 (HX)Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
We (HY)bless you from the house of the Lord.
27 The Lord is God,
and he has made (HZ)his light to shine upon us.
Bind the festal sacrifice with cords,
up to (IA)the horns of the altar!
28 You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;
you are my God; I will (IB)extol you.
29 (IC)Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!
Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet
Aleph
119 [p] Blessed are those whose (ID)way is blameless,
who (IE)walk in the law of the Lord!
2 Blessed are those who (IF)keep his (IG)testimonies,
who (IH)seek him with their whole heart,
3 who also (II)do no wrong,
but walk in his ways!
4 You have commanded your (IJ)precepts
to be kept diligently.
5 Oh that my ways may (IK)be steadfast
in keeping your statutes!
6 (IL)Then I shall not be put to shame,
having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
7 I will praise you with an upright heart,
when I learn (IM)your righteous rules.[q]
8 I will keep your statutes;
(IN)do not utterly forsake me!
Beth
9 How can (IO)a young man keep his way pure?
By guarding it according to your word.
10 (IP)With my whole heart I seek you;
let me not (IQ)wander from your commandments!
11 I have (IR)stored up your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you.
12 Blessed are you, O Lord;
(IS)teach me your statutes!
13 With my lips I (IT)declare
all the rules[r] of your mouth.
14 In the way of your testimonies I (IU)delight
as much as in all (IV)riches.
15 I will (IW)meditate on your precepts
and fix my eyes on your (IX)ways.
16 I will (IY)delight in your statutes;
I will not forget your word.
Gimel
17 (IZ)Deal bountifully with your servant,
(JA)that I may live and keep your word.
18 Open my eyes, that I may behold
wondrous things out of your law.
19 I am (JB)a sojourner on the earth;
(JC)hide not your commandments from me!
20 My soul is consumed with (JD)longing
for your rules[s] at all times.
21 You rebuke (JE)the insolent, (JF)accursed ones,
who (JG)wander from your commandments.
22 Take away from me (JH)scorn and contempt,
(JI)for I have kept your testimonies.
23 Even though (JJ)princes sit plotting against me,
your servant will (JK)meditate on your statutes.
24 Your testimonies are my (JL)delight;
they are my (JM)counselors.
Daleth
25 (JN)My soul clings to the dust;
(JO)give me life (JP)according to your word!
26 When (JQ)I told of my ways, you answered me;
(JR)teach me your statutes!
27 (JS)Make me understand the way of your precepts,
and I will (JT)meditate on your wondrous works.
28 (JU)My soul melts away for sorrow;
strengthen me according to your word!
29 Put false ways far from me
and graciously (JV)teach me your law!
30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness;
I (JW)set your rules before me.
31 I cling to your testimonies, O Lord;
(JX)let me not be put to shame!
32 I will run in the way of your commandments
when you (JY)enlarge my heart![t]
He
33 (JZ)Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes;
and I will keep it (KA)to the end.[u]
34 (KB)Give me understanding, that I may keep your law
and observe it with my whole heart.
35 (KC)Lead me in the path of your commandments,
for I (KD)delight in it.
36 (KE)Incline my heart to your testimonies,
and not to (KF)selfish gain!
37 (KG)Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things;
and (KH)give me life in your ways.
38 (KI)Confirm to your servant your promise,
(KJ)that you may be feared.
39 Turn away the (KK)reproach that I dread,
for your rules are good.
40 Behold, I (KL)long for your precepts;
(KM)in your righteousness give me life!
Waw
41 Let your (KN)steadfast love come to me, O Lord,
your salvation (KO)according to your promise;
42 then (KP)shall I have an answer for him (KQ)who taunts me,
for I trust in your word.
43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
for my (KR)hope is in your rules.
44 I will keep your law continually,
forever and ever,
45 and I shall walk (KS)in a wide place,
for I have (KT)sought your precepts.
46 I will also speak of your testimonies (KU)before kings
and shall not be put to shame,
47 for I (KV)find my delight in your commandments,
which I love.
48 I will (KW)lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love,
and I will (KX)meditate on your statutes.
Zayin
49 Remember (KY)your word to your servant,
in which you have made me (KZ)hope.
50 This is (LA)my comfort in my affliction,
that your promise (LB)gives me life.
51 (LC)The insolent utterly deride me,
but I do not (LD)turn away from your law.
52 When I think of your rules from of old,
I take comfort, O Lord.
53 (LE)Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked,
who forsake your law.
54 Your statutes have been my songs
in the house of my (LF)sojourning.
55 I (LG)remember your name in the night, O Lord,
and keep your law.
56 This blessing has fallen to me,
that (LH)I have kept your precepts.
Heth
57 (LI)The Lord is my portion;
I promise to keep your words.
58 I (LJ)entreat your favor with all my heart;
be gracious to me (LK)according to your promise.
59 When I (LL)think on my ways,
I turn my feet to your testimonies;
60 I hasten and do not delay
to keep your commandments.
61 Though (LM)the cords of the wicked ensnare me,
I do not (LN)forget your law.
62 At (LO)midnight I rise to praise you,
because of your (LP)righteous rules.
63 (LQ)I am a companion of all who fear you,
of those who keep your precepts.
64 (LR)The earth, O Lord, is full of your steadfast love;
(LS)teach me your statutes!
Teth
65 You have dealt well with your servant,
O Lord, (LT)according to your word.
66 Teach me (LU)good judgment and knowledge,
for I believe in your commandments.
67 (LV)Before I was afflicted I went astray,
but now I keep your word.
68 (LW)You are good and do good;
(LX)teach me your statutes.
69 (LY)The insolent (LZ)smear me with lies,
but with my whole heart I (MA)keep your precepts;
70 their heart is unfeeling (MB)like fat,
but I (MC)delight in your law.
71 It is (MD)good for me that I was afflicted,
that I might learn your statutes.
72 (ME)The law of your mouth is better to me
than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
Yodh
73 (MF)Your hands have made and fashioned me;
(MG)give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.
74 Those who fear you shall see me and (MH)rejoice,
because I have (MI)hoped in your word.
75 I know, O Lord, that your rules are (MJ)righteous,
and that in (MK)faithfulness you have afflicted me.
76 Let your steadfast love comfort me
according to your promise to your servant.
77 Let your (ML)mercy come to me, that I may live;
for your law is my (MM)delight.
78 Let (MN)the insolent be put to (MO)shame,
because they have (MP)wronged me with falsehood;
as for me, I will (MQ)meditate on your precepts.
79 Let those who fear you (MR)turn to me,
that they may know your testimonies.
80 May my heart be (MS)blameless in your statutes,
(MT)that I may not be put to shame!
Kaph
81 My soul (MU)longs for your salvation;
I (MV)hope in your word.
82 My (MW)eyes long for your promise;
I ask, (MX)“When will you comfort me?”
83 For I have (MY)become like a (MZ)wineskin in the smoke,
yet I have not forgotten your statutes.
84 (NA)How long must your servant endure?[v]
(NB)When will you judge those who persecute me?
85 (NC)The insolent have (ND)dug pitfalls for me;
they do not live according to your law.
86 All your commandments are (NE)sure;
they persecute me (NF)with falsehood; (NG)help me!
87 They have almost made an end of me on earth,
but I have not forsaken your precepts.
88 In your steadfast love (NH)give me life,
that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth.
Lamedh
89 Forever, O Lord, your (NI)word
is firmly fixed in the heavens.
90 Your (NJ)faithfulness endures to all generations;
you have (NK)established the earth, and it (NL)stands fast.
91 By your (NM)appointment they stand this day,
for all things are your servants.
92 If your law had not been my (NN)delight,
I would have perished in my affliction.
93 I will never forget your precepts,
for by them you have (NO)given me life.
94 I am yours; save me,
(NP)for I have sought your precepts.
95 The wicked lie in wait to destroy me,
but I consider your testimonies.
96 I have seen a limit to all perfection,
but your commandment is exceedingly (NQ)broad.
Mem
97 Oh how (NR)I love your law!
It is my (NS)meditation all the day.
98 Your commandment makes me (NT)wiser than my enemies,
for it is ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers,
for (NU)your testimonies are my meditation.
100 I understand more than (NV)the aged,[w]
for I (NW)keep your precepts.
101 I (NX)hold back my feet from every evil way,
in order to keep your word.
102 I do not turn aside from your rules,
for you have taught me.
103 How (NY)sweet are your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 Through your precepts I get understanding;
therefore (NZ)I hate every false way.
Nun
105 (OA)Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light to my path.
106 I have (OB)sworn an oath and confirmed it,
to keep your (OC)righteous rules.
107 I am severely (OD)afflicted;
(OE)give me life, O Lord, according to your word!
Footnotes
- Psalm 109:4 Hebrew but I am prayer
- Psalm 109:17 Revocalization; Masoretic Text curses have come
- Psalm 109:17 Revocalization; Masoretic Text it is far
- Psalm 109:18 Revocalization; Masoretic Text it has soaked
- Psalm 110:3 Or on the day you lead your forces
- Psalm 110:3 Masoretic Text; some Hebrew manuscripts and Jerome on the holy mountains
- Psalm 110:3 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
- Psalm 110:6 Or the head
- Psalm 111:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet
- Psalm 112:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet
- Psalm 112:8 Or established (compare 111:8)
- Psalm 115:9 Masoretic Text; many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac O house of Israel
- Psalm 116:10 Or believed, indeed; Septuagint believed, therefore
- Psalm 118:13 Hebrew You (that is, the enemy) pushed me hard
- Psalm 118:22 Hebrew the head of the corner
- Psalm 119:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem of twenty-two stanzas, following the letters of the Hebrew alphabet; within a stanza, each verse begins with the same Hebrew letter
- Psalm 119:7 Or your just and righteous decrees; also verses 62, 106, 160, 164
- Psalm 119:13 Or all the just decrees
- Psalm 119:20 Or your just decrees; also verses 30, 39, 43, 52, 75, 102, 108, 137, 156, 175
- Psalm 119:32 Or for you set my heart free
- Psalm 119:33 Or keep it as my reward
- Psalm 119:84 Hebrew How many are the days of your servant?
- Psalm 119:100 Or the elders
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