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Psalm 140-150
New International Version
Psalm 140-150
New International Version
Psalm 140[a]
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 Rescue me,(A) Lord, from evildoers;
protect me from the violent,(B)
2 who devise evil plans(C) in their hearts
and stir up war(D) every day.
3 They make their tongues as sharp as(E) a serpent’s;
the poison of vipers(F) is on their lips.[b]
4 Keep me safe,(G) Lord, from the hands of the wicked;(H)
protect me from the violent,
who devise ways to trip my feet.
5 The arrogant have hidden a snare(I) for me;
they have spread out the cords of their net(J)
and have set traps(K) for me along my path.
6 I say to the Lord, “You are my God.”(L)
Hear, Lord, my cry for mercy.(M)
7 Sovereign Lord,(N) my strong deliverer,
you shield my head in the day of battle.
8 Do not grant the wicked(O) 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.(P)
10 May burning coals fall on them;
may they be thrown into the fire,(Q)
into miry pits, never to rise.
11 May slanderers not be established in the land;
may disaster hunt down the violent.(R)
12 I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor(S)
and upholds the cause(T) of the needy.(U)
13 Surely the righteous will praise your name,(V)
and the upright will live(W) in your presence.(X)
Psalm 141
A psalm of David.
1 I call to you, Lord, come quickly(Y) to me;
hear me(Z) when I call to you.
2 May my prayer be set before you like incense;(AA)
may the lifting up of my hands(AB) be like the evening sacrifice.(AC)
3 Set a guard over my mouth,(AD) Lord;
keep watch over the door of my lips.(AE)
4 Do not let my heart(AF) be drawn to what is evil
so that I take part in wicked deeds(AG)
along with those who are evildoers;
do not let me eat their delicacies.(AH)
5 Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness;
let him rebuke me(AI)—that is oil on my head.(AJ)
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,(AK)
and the wicked will learn that my words were well spoken.
7 They will say, “As one plows(AL) and breaks up the earth,(AM)
so our bones have been scattered at the mouth(AN) of the grave.”
8 But my eyes are fixed(AO) on you, Sovereign Lord;
in you I take refuge(AP)—do not give me over to death.
9 Keep me safe(AQ) from the traps set by evildoers,(AR)
from the snares(AS) they have laid for me.
10 Let the wicked fall(AT) into their own nets,
while I pass by in safety.(AU)
Psalm 142[c]
A maskil[d] of David. When he was in the cave.(AV) A prayer.
1 I cry aloud(AW) to the Lord;
I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy.(AX)
2 I pour out before him my complaint;(AY)
before him I tell my trouble.(AZ)
3 When my spirit grows faint(BA) 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;(BB)
no one cares(BC) for my life.
6 Listen to my cry,(BG)
for I am in desperate need;(BH)
rescue me(BI) from those who pursue me,
for they are too strong(BJ) for me.
7 Set me free from my prison,(BK)
that I may praise your name.(BL)
Then the righteous will gather about me
because of your goodness to me.(BM)
Psalm 143
A psalm of David.
1 Lord, hear my prayer,(BN)
listen to my cry for mercy;(BO)
in your faithfulness(BP) and righteousness(BQ)
come to my relief.
2 Do not bring your servant into judgment,
for no one living is righteous(BR) before you.
3 The enemy pursues me,
he crushes me to the ground;
he makes me dwell in the darkness(BS)
like those long dead.(BT)
4 So my spirit grows faint within me;
my heart within me is dismayed.(BU)
5 I remember(BV) the days of long ago;
I meditate(BW) on all your works
and consider what your hands have done.
6 I spread out my hands(BX) to you;
I thirst for you like a parched land.[e]
7 Answer me quickly,(BY) Lord;
my spirit fails.(BZ)
Do not hide your face(CA) 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,(CB)
for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way(CC) I should go,
for to you I entrust my life.(CD)
9 Rescue me(CE) from my enemies,(CF) Lord,
for I hide myself in you.
10 Teach me(CG) to do your will,
for you are my God;(CH)
may your good Spirit
lead(CI) me on level ground.(CJ)
11 For your name’s sake,(CK) Lord, preserve my life;(CL)
in your righteousness,(CM) bring me out of trouble.
12 In your unfailing love, silence my enemies;(CN)
destroy all my foes,(CO)
for I am your servant.(CP)
Psalm 144
Of David.
1 Praise be to the Lord my Rock,(CQ)
who trains my hands for war,
my fingers for battle.
2 He is my loving God and my fortress,(CR)
my stronghold(CS) and my deliverer,
my shield,(CT) in whom I take refuge,
who subdues peoples[f](CU) under me.
3 Lord, what are human beings(CV) that you care for them,
mere mortals that you think of them?
4 They are like a breath;(CW)
their days are like a fleeting shadow.(CX)
5 Part your heavens,(CY) Lord, and come down;(CZ)
touch the mountains, so that they smoke.(DA)
6 Send forth lightning(DB) and scatter(DC) the enemy;
shoot your arrows(DD) and rout them.
7 Reach down your hand from on high;(DE)
deliver me and rescue me(DF)
from the mighty waters,(DG)
from the hands of foreigners(DH)
8 whose mouths are full of lies,(DI)
whose right hands(DJ) are deceitful.(DK)
9 I will sing a new song(DL) to you, my God;
on the ten-stringed lyre(DM) I will make music to you,
10 to the One who gives victory to kings,(DN)
who delivers his servant David.(DO)
From the deadly sword(DP) 11 deliver me;
rescue me(DQ) from the hands of foreigners(DR)
whose mouths are full of lies,(DS)
whose right hands are deceitful.(DT)
12 Then our sons in their youth
will be like well-nurtured plants,(DU)
and our daughters will be like pillars(DV)
carved to adorn a palace.
13 Our barns will be filled(DW)
with every kind of provision.
Our sheep will increase by thousands,
by tens of thousands in our fields;
14 our oxen(DX) will draw heavy loads.[g]
There will be no breaching of walls,(DY)
no going into captivity,
no cry of distress in our streets.(DZ)
15 Blessed is the people(EA) of whom this is true;
blessed is the people whose God is the Lord.
Psalm 145[h]
A psalm of praise. Of David.
1 I will exalt you,(EB) my God the King;(EC)
I will praise your name(ED) for ever and ever.
2 Every day I will praise(EE) you
and extol your name(EF) for ever and ever.
3 Great(EG) is the Lord and most worthy of praise;(EH)
his greatness no one can fathom.(EI)
4 One generation(EJ) commends your works to another;
they tell(EK) of your mighty acts.(EL)
5 They speak of the glorious splendor(EM) of your majesty—
and I will meditate on your wonderful works.[i](EN)
6 They tell(EO) of the power of your awesome works—(EP)
and I will proclaim(EQ) your great deeds.(ER)
7 They celebrate your abundant goodness(ES)
and joyfully sing(ET) of your righteousness.(EU)
9 The Lord is good(EX) to all;
he has compassion(EY) on all he has made.
10 All your works praise you,(EZ) Lord;
your faithful people extol(FA) you.(FB)
11 They tell of the glory of your kingdom(FC)
and speak of your might,(FD)
12 so that all people may know of your mighty acts(FE)
and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.(FF)
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,(FG)
and your dominion endures through all generations.
The Lord is trustworthy(FH) in all he promises(FI)
and faithful in all he does.[j]
14 The Lord upholds(FJ) all who fall
and lifts up all(FK) who are bowed down.(FL)
15 The eyes of all look to you,
and you give them their food(FM) at the proper time.
16 You open your hand
and satisfy the desires(FN) of every living thing.
17 The Lord is righteous(FO) in all his ways
and faithful in all he does.(FP)
18 The Lord is near(FQ) to all who call on him,(FR)
to all who call on him in truth.
19 He fulfills the desires(FS) of those who fear him;(FT)
he hears their cry(FU) and saves them.(FV)
20 The Lord watches over(FW) all who love him,(FX)
but all the wicked he will destroy.(FY)
21 My mouth will speak(FZ) in praise of the Lord.
Let every creature(GA) praise his holy name(GB)
for ever and ever.
Psalm 146
1 Praise the Lord.[k]
Praise the Lord,(GC) my soul.
2 I will praise the Lord all my life;(GD)
I will sing praise(GE) to my God as long as I live.(GF)
3 Do not put your trust in princes,(GG)
in human beings,(GH) who cannot save.
4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;(GI)
on that very day their plans come to nothing.(GJ)
5 Blessed are those(GK) whose help(GL) is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their God.
6 He is the Maker of heaven(GM) and earth,
the sea, and everything in them—
he remains faithful(GN) forever.
7 He upholds(GO) the cause of the oppressed(GP)
and gives food to the hungry.(GQ)
The Lord sets prisoners free,(GR)
8 the Lord gives sight(GS) to the blind,(GT)
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,(GU)
the Lord loves the righteous.(GV)
9 The Lord watches over the foreigner(GW)
and sustains the fatherless(GX) and the widow,(GY)
but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
10 The Lord reigns(GZ) forever,
your God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise the Lord.
Psalm 147
1 Praise the Lord.[l]
2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem;(HC)
he gathers the exiles(HD) of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted(HE)
and binds up their wounds.(HF)
4 He determines the number of the stars(HG)
and calls them each by name.
5 Great is our Lord(HH) and mighty in power;(HI)
his understanding has no limit.(HJ)
6 The Lord sustains the humble(HK)
but casts the wicked(HL) to the ground.
8 He covers the sky with clouds;(HQ)
he supplies the earth with rain(HR)
and makes grass grow(HS) on the hills.
9 He provides food(HT) for the cattle
and for the young ravens(HU) when they call.
10 His pleasure is not in the strength(HV) of the horse,(HW)
nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
11 the Lord delights(HX) in those who fear him,(HY)
who put their hope(HZ) in his unfailing love.(IA)
12 Extol the Lord, Jerusalem;(IB)
praise your God, Zion.
13 He strengthens the bars of your gates(IC)
and blesses your people(ID) within you.
14 He grants peace(IE) to your borders
and satisfies you(IF) with the finest of wheat.(IG)
15 He sends his command(IH) to the earth;
his word runs(II) swiftly.
16 He spreads the snow(IJ) like wool
and scatters the frost(IK) like ashes.
17 He hurls down his hail(IL) like pebbles.
Who can withstand his icy blast?
18 He sends his word(IM) and melts them;
he stirs up his breezes,(IN) and the waters flow.
19 He has revealed his word(IO) to Jacob,(IP)
his laws and decrees(IQ) to Israel.
20 He has done this for no other nation;(IR)
they do not know(IS) his laws.[m]
Praise the Lord.(IT)
Psalm 148
Praise the Lord from the heavens;(IV)
praise him in the heights above.
2 Praise him, all his angels;(IW)
praise him, all his heavenly hosts.(IX)
3 Praise him, sun(IY) and moon;
praise him, all you shining stars.
4 Praise him, you highest heavens(IZ)
and you waters above the skies.(JA)
5 Let them praise the name(JB) of the Lord,
for at his command(JC) they were created,
6 and he established them for ever and ever—
he issued a decree(JD) that will never pass away.
7 Praise the Lord(JE) from the earth,
you great sea creatures(JF) and all ocean depths,(JG)
8 lightning and hail,(JH) snow and clouds,
stormy winds that do his bidding,(JI)
9 you mountains and all hills,(JJ)
fruit trees and all cedars,
10 wild animals(JK) and all cattle,
small creatures and flying birds,
11 kings(JL) 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,(JM)
for his name alone is exalted;
his splendor(JN) is above the earth and the heavens.(JO)
14 And he has raised up for his people a horn,[o](JP)
the praise(JQ) of all his faithful servants,(JR)
of Israel, the people close to his heart.(JS)
Praise the Lord.
Psalm 149
2 Let Israel rejoice(JW) in their Maker;(JX)
let the people of Zion be glad in their King.(JY)
3 Let them praise his name with dancing(JZ)
and make music to him with timbrel and harp.(KA)
4 For the Lord takes delight(KB) in his people;
he crowns the humble with victory.(KC)
5 Let his faithful people rejoice(KD) in this honor
and sing for joy on their beds.(KE)
6 May the praise of God be in their mouths(KF)
and a double-edged(KG) sword in their hands,(KH)
7 to inflict vengeance(KI) on the nations
and punishment(KJ) on the peoples,
8 to bind their kings with fetters,(KK)
their nobles with shackles of iron,(KL)
9 to carry out the sentence written against them—(KM)
this is the glory of all his faithful people.(KN)
Praise the Lord.
Psalm 150
Praise God in his sanctuary;(KP)
praise him in his mighty heavens.(KQ)
2 Praise him for his acts of power;(KR)
praise him for his surpassing greatness.(KS)
3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,(KT)
praise him with the harp and lyre,(KU)
4 praise him with timbrel and dancing,(KV)
praise him with the strings(KW) and pipe,(KX)
5 praise him with the clash of cymbals,(KY)
praise him with resounding cymbals.
6 Let everything(KZ) that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord.
Footnotes
- 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
Psalm 140-150
King James Version
Psalm 140-150
King James Version
140 Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
2 Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
4 Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
5 The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
6 I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.
7 O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
8 Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
9 As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
10 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 an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
12 I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
141 Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.
2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
3 Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
5 Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
6 When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
7 Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
8 But mine eyes are unto thee, O God the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
9 Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.
142 I cried unto the Lord with my voice; with my voice unto the Lord did I make my supplication.
2 I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.
3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.
4 I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.
5 I cried unto thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
6 Attend unto 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 praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.
143 Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
7 Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
9 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
11 Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.
12 And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.
144 Blessed be the Lord my strength which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
2 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
3 Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
4 Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
5 Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
7 Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
10 It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
11 Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:
12 That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:
13 That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:
14 That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.
15 Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord.
145 I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
2 Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.
7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
8 The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
9 The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
10 All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee.
11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;
12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
14 The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
20 The Lord preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.
21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
146 Praise ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul.
2 While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:
6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:
7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners:
8 The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the Lord loveth the righteous:
9 The Lord preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
10 The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the Lord.
147 Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
6 The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
7 Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
16 He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.
148 Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
2 Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
3 Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.
5 Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created.
6 He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.
7 Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
8 Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
9 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 people; 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 name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
14 He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the Lord.
149 Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.
2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
3 Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.
4 For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.
5 Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.
6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand;
7 To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;
8 To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
9 To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the Lord.
150 Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.
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