But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night.

For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.

The reign of Jehovah’s anointed.

Why do the nations rage, And the peoples meditate a vain thing?

The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Jehovah, and against his anointed, saying,

I will tell of the decree: Jehovah said unto me, Thou art my son; This day have I begotten thee.

Serve Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling.

Morning prayer of trust in God.

A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.

Jehovah, how are mine adversaries increased! Many are they that rise up against me.

But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me; My glory, and the lifter up of my head.

I cry unto Jehovah with my voice, And he answereth me out of his holy hill. Selah

I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for Jehovah sustaineth me.

Arise, O Jehovah; save me, O my God: For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.

Salvation belongeth unto Jehovah: Thy blessing be upon thy people. Selah

But know that Jehovah hath set apart for himself him that is godly: Jehovah will hear when I call unto him.

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And put your trust in Jehovah.

Many there are that say, Who will show us any good? Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

In peace will I both lay me down and sleep; For thou, Jehovah, alone makest me dwell in safety.

Prayer for protection from the wicked.

For the Chief Musician; with the Nehiloth. A Psalm of David.

Give ear to my words, O Jehovah, Consider my meditation.

O Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; In the morning will I order my prayer unto thee, and will keep watch.

Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.

Lead me, O Jehovah, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; Make thy way straight before my face.

For thou wilt bless the righteous; O Jehovah, thou wilt compass him with favor as with a shield.

Prayer for mercy in time of trouble.

For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thine anger, Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; for I am withered away: O Jehovah, heal me; for my bones are troubled.

My soul also is sore troubled: And thou, O Jehovah, how long?

Return, O Jehovah, deliver my soul: Save me for thy lovingkindness’ sake.

Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; For Jehovah hath heard the voice of my weeping.

Jehovah hath heard my supplication; Jehovah will receive my prayer.

Jehovah implored to defend the psalmist against the wicked.

Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto Jehovah, concerning the words of Cush a Benjamite.

O Jehovah my God, in thee do I take refuge: Save me from all them that pursue me, and deliver me,

O Jehovah my God, if I have done this; If there be iniquity in my hands;

Arise, O Jehovah, in thine anger; Lift up thyself against the rage of mine adversaries, And awake for me; thou hast commanded judgment.

Jehovah ministereth judgment to the peoples: Judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and to mine integrity that is in me.

I will give thanks unto Jehovah according to his righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of Jehovah Most High.

Jehovah’s glory and man’s dignity.

For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of David.

O Jehovah, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth, Who hast set thy glory upon the heavens!

O Jehovah, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth!

A psalm of thanksgiving for God’s justice.

For the Chief Musician; set to Muth-labben. A Psalm of David.

I will give thanks unto Jehovah with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy marvellous works.

But Jehovah sitteth as king for ever: He hath prepared his throne for judgment;

Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in times of trouble;

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; For thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

Sing praises to Jehovah, who dwelleth in Zion: Declare among the people his doings.

Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; Behold my affliction which I suffer of them that hate me, Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death;

Jehovah hath made himself known, he hath executed judgment: The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah

Arise, O Jehovah; let not man prevail: Let the nations be judged in thy sight.

Put them in fear, O Jehovah: Let the nations know themselves to be but men. Selah

A prayer for the overthrow of the wicked.

Why standest thou afar off, O Jehovah? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, And the covetous renounceth, yea, contemneth Jehovah.

Arise, O Jehovah; O God, lift up thy hand: Forget not the poor.

Jehovah is King for ever and ever: The nations are perished out of his land.

Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear;

Jehovah a refuge and defence.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

In Jehovah do I take refuge: How say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain;

Jehovah is in his holy temple; Jehovah, his throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

Jehovah trieth the righteous; But the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

For Jehovah is righteous; he loveth righteousness: The upright shall behold his face.

God a helper against the treacherous.

For the Chief Musician; set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

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

Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh great things;

Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.

The words of Jehovah are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, Purified seven times.

Thou wilt keep them, O Jehovah, Thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever.

Prayer for help in affliction.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou forget me for ever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

Consider and answer me, O Jehovah my God: Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

I will sing unto Jehovah, Because he hath dealt bountifully with me.

Jehovah looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, That did seek after God.

Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And call not upon Jehovah?

Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor, Because Jehovah is his refuge.

Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When Jehovah bringeth back the captivity of his people, Then shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

Description of a citizen of Zion.

A Psalm of David.

Jehovah, who shall sojourn in thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

In whose eyes a reprobate is despised, But who honoreth them that fear Jehovah; He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not;

Jehovah the psalmist’s portion in life and deliverer in death.

Michtam of David.

Preserve me, O God; for in thee do I take refuge.

O my soul, thou hast said unto Jehovah, Thou art my Lord: I have no good beyond thee.

Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot.

I will bless Jehovah, who hath given me counsel; Yea, my heart instructeth me in the night seasons.

I have set Jehovah always before me: Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Prayer for protection against oppressors.

A Prayer of David.

Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

Arise, O Jehovah, Confront him, cast him down: Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;

From men by thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, whose portion is in this life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

Jehovah praised for giving victory and dominion.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of Jehovah, who spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: and he said,

I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.

Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.

In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry before him came into his ears.

Jehovah also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice, Hailstones and coals of fire.

Then the channels of waters appeared, And the foundations of the world were laid bare, At thy rebuke, O Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.

Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

For thou wilt light my lamp: Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness.

As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.

For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, besides our God,

They cried, but there was none to save; Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not.

Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation,

Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing praises unto thy name.

The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul: The testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple.

The precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart: The commandment of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes.

The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring for ever: The ordinances of Jehovah are true, and righteous altogether.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.

Prayer for victory over enemies.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

Jehovah answer thee in the day of trouble; The name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high;

We will triumph in thy salvation, And in the name of our God we will set up our banners: Jehovah fulfil all thy petitions.

Now know I that Jehovah saveth his anointed; He will answer him from his holy heaven With the saving strength of his right hand.

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will make mention of the name of Jehovah our God.

Save, Jehovah: Let the King answer us when we call.

Praise for deliverance.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

The king shall joy in thy strength, O Jehovah; And in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

For the king trusteth in Jehovah; And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.

Thou wilt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger: Jehovah will swallow them up in his wrath, And the fire shall devour them.

Be thou exalted, O Jehovah, in thy strength: So will we sing and praise thy power.

Commit thyself unto Jehovah; let him deliver him: Let him rescue him, seeing he delighteth in him.

But be not thou far off, O Jehovah: O thou my succor, haste thee to help me.

Ye that fear Jehovah, praise him; All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; And stand in awe of him, all ye the seed of Israel.

The meek shall eat and be satisfied; They shall praise Jehovah that seek after him: Let your heart live for ever.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah; And all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

For the kingdom is Jehovah’s; And he is the ruler over the nations.

Jehovah the psalmist’s shepherd.

A Psalm of David.

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Surely goodness and lovingkindness shall follow me all the days of my life; And I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah for ever.

The King of Glory entering Zion.

A Psalm of David.

The earth is Jehovah’s, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein.

Who shall ascend into the hill of Jehovah? And who shall stand in his holy place?

He shall receive a blessing from Jehovah, And righteousness from the God of his salvation.

Who is the King of glory? Jehovah strong and mighty, Jehovah mighty in battle.

Who is this King of glory? Jehovah of hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah

Prayer for protection, guidance, and pardon.

A Psalm of David.

Unto thee, O Jehovah, do I lift up my soul.

Show me thy ways, O Jehovah; Teach me thy paths.

Remember, O Jehovah, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindness; For they have been ever of old.

Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: According to thy lovingkindness remember thou me, For thy goodness’ sake, O Jehovah.

Good and upright is Jehovah: Therefore will he instruct sinners in the way.

All the paths of Jehovah are lovingkindness and truth Unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

For thy name’s sake, O Jehovah, Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.

What man is he that feareth Jehovah? Him shall he instruct in the way that he shall choose.

The friendship of Jehovah is with them that fear him; And he will show them his covenant.

Mine eyes are ever toward Jehovah; For he will pluck my feet out of the net.

Protestation of integrity, and prayer for protection.

A Psalm of David.

Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in Jehovah without wavering.

Examine me, O Jehovah, and prove me; Try my heart and my mind.

I will wash my hands in innocency: So will I compass thine altar, O Jehovah;

Jehovah, I love the habitation of thy house, And the place where thy glory dwelleth.

My foot standeth in an even place: In the congregations will I bless Jehovah.

A psalm of fearless trust in God.

A Psalm of David.

Jehovah is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?

One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after: That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of Jehovah, And to inquire in his temple.

And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me; And I will offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto Jehovah.

Hear, O Jehovah, when I cry with my voice: Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek.

When my father and my mother forsake me, Then Jehovah will take me up.

Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; And lead me in a plain path, Because of mine enemies.

I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah In the land of the living.

Wait for Jehovah: Be strong, and let thy heart take courage; Yea, wait thou for Jehovah.

A prayer for help, and praise for its answer.

A Psalm of David.

Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I call: My rock, be not thou deaf unto me; Lest, if thou be silent unto me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

Because they regard not the works of Jehovah, Nor the operation of his hands, He will break them down and not build them up.

Blessed be Jehovah, Because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.

Jehovah is my strength and my shield; My heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped: Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; And with my song will I praise him.

Jehovah is their strength, And he is a stronghold of salvation to his anointed.

The voice of Jehovah in the storm.

A Psalm of David.

Ascribe unto Jehovah, O ye sons of the mighty, Ascribe unto Jehovah glory and strength.

Ascribe unto Jehovah the glory due unto his name; Worship Jehovah in holy array.

The voice of Jehovah is upon the waters: The God of glory thundereth, Even Jehovah upon many waters.

The voice of Jehovah is powerful; The voice of Jehovah is full of majesty.

The voice of Jehovah breaketh the cedars; Yea, Jehovah breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

The voice of Jehovah cleaveth the flames of fire.

The voice of Jehovah shaketh the wilderness; Jehovah shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.

The voice of Jehovah maketh the hinds to calve, And strippeth the forests bare: And in his temple everything saith, Glory.

Jehovah sat as King at the Flood; Yea, Jehovah sitteth as King for ever.

Jehovah will give strength unto his people; Jehovah will bless his people with peace.

Thanksgiving for deliverance from death.

A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House. A Psalm of David.

I will extol thee, O Jehovah; for thou hast raised me up, And hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

O Jehovah my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

O Jehovah, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol; Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

Sing praise unto Jehovah, O ye saints of his, And give thanks to his holy memorial name.

Thou, Jehovah, of thy favor hadst made my mountain to stand strong: Thou didst hide thy face; I was troubled.

I cried to thee, O Jehovah; And unto Jehovah I made supplication:

Hear, O Jehovah, and have mercy upon me: Jehovah, be thou my helper.

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

A psalm of complaint and of praise.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge; Let me never be put to shame: Deliver me in thy righteousness.

Into thy hand I commend my spirit: Thou hast redeemed me, O Jehovah, thou God of truth.

I hate them that regard lying vanities; But I trust in Jehovah.

Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah, for I am in distress: Mine eye wasteth away with grief, yea, my soul and my body.

But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah: I said, Thou art my God.

Let me not be put to shame, O Jehovah; for I have called upon thee: Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.

Blessed be Jehovah; For he hath showed me his marvellous lovingkindness in a strong city.

Oh love Jehovah, all ye his saints: Jehovah preserveth the faithful, And plentifully rewardeth him that dealeth proudly.

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, All ye that hope in Jehovah.

Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile.

I acknowledged my sin unto thee, And mine iniquity did I not hide: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Jehovah; And thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah

Many sorrows shall be to the wicked; But he that trusteth in Jehovah, lovingkindness shall compass him about.

Be glad in Jehovah, and rejoice, ye righteous; And shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

Praise to the Creator and Preserver.

Rejoice in Jehovah, O ye righteous: Praise is comely for the upright.

Give thanks unto Jehovah with the harp: Sing praises unto him with the psaltery of ten strings.

For the word of Jehovah is right; And all his work is done in faithfulness.

He loveth righteousness and justice: The earth is full of the lovingkindness of Jehovah.

By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

Let all the earth fear Jehovah: Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

Jehovah bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.

The counsel of Jehovah standeth fast for ever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations.

Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah, The people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

Jehovah looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men;

Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, Upon them that hope in his lovingkindness;

Our soul hath waited for Jehovah: He is our help and our shield.

Let thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, According as we have hoped in thee.

Jehovah a provider and deliverer.

A Psalm of David; when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

I will bless Jehovah at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

My soul shall make her boast in Jehovah: The meek shall hear thereof, and be glad.

Oh magnify Jehovah with me, And let us exalt his name together.

I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.

This poor man cried, and Jehovah heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.

The angel of Jehovah encampeth round about them that fear him, And delivereth them.

Oh taste and see that Jehovah is good: Blessed is the man that taketh refuge in him.

Oh fear Jehovah, ye his saints; For there is no want to them that fear him.

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; But they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good thing.

Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.

The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous, And his ears are open unto their cry.

The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

The righteous cried, and Jehovah heard, And delivered them out of all their troubles.

Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous; But Jehovah delivereth him out of them all.

Jehovah redeemeth the soul of his servants; And none of them that take refuge in him shall be condemned.

Prayer for rescue from enemies.

A Psalm of David.

Strive thou, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me: Fight thou against them that fight against me.

Let them be as chaff before the wind, And the angel of Jehovah driving them on.

Let their way be dark and slippery, And the angel of Jehovah pursuing them.

And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah: It shall rejoice in his salvation.

All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, Who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, Yea, the poor and the needy from him that robbeth him?

Thou hast seen it, O Jehovah; keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.

Judge me, O Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness; And let them not rejoice over me.

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: Yea, let them say continually, Jehovah be magnified, Who hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

Wickedness of men and lovingkindness of God.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of Jehovah.

The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, is in the heavens; Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the skies.

Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God; Thy judgments are a great deep: O Jehovah, thou preservest man and beast.

Security of those who trust in Jehovah, and insecurity of the wicked.

A Psalm of David.

Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.

Trust in Jehovah, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on his faithfulness.

Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.

Commit thy way unto Jehovah; Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.

Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.

Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; And their inheritance shall be for ever.

But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: They shall consume; in smoke shall they consume away.

A man’s goings are established of Jehovah; And he delighteth in his way.

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand.

For Jehovah loveth justice, And forsaketh not his saints; They are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

Jehovah will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged.

Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah: He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

And Jehovah helpeth them, and rescueth them: He rescueth them from the wicked, and saveth them, Because they have taken refuge in him.

Prayer of a suffering penitent.

A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.

O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

For in thee, O Jehovah, do I hope: Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.

Forsake me not, O Jehovah: O my God, be not far from me.

Jehovah, make me to know mine end, And the measure of my days, what it is; Let me know how frail I am.

Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, and give ear unto my cry; Hold not thy peace at my tears: For I am a stranger with thee, A sojourner, as all my fathers were.

A sacrifice of praise, and prayer for help.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

I waited patiently for Jehovah; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: Many shall see it, and fear, And shall trust in Jehovah.

Blessed is the man that maketh Jehovah his trust, And respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

Many, O Jehovah my God, are the wonderful works which thou hast done, And thy thoughts which are to us-ward: They cannot be set in order unto thee; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.

I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great assembly; Lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Jehovah, thou knowest.

Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Jehovah; Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me: Make haste to help me, O Jehovah.

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: Let such as love thy salvation say continually, Jehovah be magnified.

The psalmist in sickness complains of enemies and false friends.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive, And he shall be blessed upon the earth; And deliver not thou him unto the will of his enemies.

Jehovah will support him upon the couch of languishing: Thou makest all his bed in his sickness.

I said, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me: Heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

But thou, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me, and raise me up, That I may requite them.

Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, From everlasting and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.

Yet Jehovah will command his lovingkindness in the day-time; And in the night his song shall be with me, Even a prayer unto the God of my life.

Jehovah of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah

Come, behold the works of Jehovah, What desolations he hath made in the earth.

Jehovah of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah

For Jehovah Most High is terrible; He is a great King over all the earth.

God is gone up with a shout, Jehovah with the sound of a trumpet.

The beauty and glory of Zion.

A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.

Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of Jehovah of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah

God the judge of the righteous and the wicked.

A Psalm of Asaph.

The Mighty One, God, Jehovah, hath spoken, And called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.

With a freewill-offering will I sacrifice unto thee: I will give thanks unto thy name, O Jehovah, for it is good.

As for me, I will call upon God; And Jehovah will save me.

Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.

In God (I will praise his word), In Jehovah (I will praise his word),

Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Jehovah.

For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; The mighty gather themselves together against me: Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah.

Even thou, O Jehovah God of hosts, the God of Israel, Arise to visit all the nations: Be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah

But thou, O Jehovah, wilt laugh at them; Thou wilt have all the nations in derision.

The righteous shall be glad in Jehovah, and shall take refuge in him; And all the upright in heart shall glory.

Jehovah the God of Sinai and of the sanctuary.

For the Chief Musician; A Psalm of David, a Song.

Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; Let them also that hate him flee before him.

Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: Cast up a highway for him that rideth through the deserts; His name is Jehovah; and exult ye before him.

Why look ye askance, ye high mountains, At the mountain which God hath desired for his abode? Yea, Jehovah will dwell in it for ever.

Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led away captives; Thou hast received gifts among men, Yea, among the rebellious also, that Jehovah God might dwell with them.

God is unto us a God of deliverances; And unto Jehovah the Lord belongeth escape from death.

Let not them that wait for thee be put to shame through me, O Lord Jehovah of hosts: Let not those that seek thee be brought to dishonor through me, O God of Israel.

But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Jehovah, in an acceptable time: O God, in the abundance of thy lovingkindness, Answer me in the truth of thy salvation.

Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy lovingkindness is good: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn thou unto me.

And it will please Jehovah better than an ox, Or a bullock that hath horns and hoofs.

For Jehovah heareth the needy, And despiseth not his prisoners.

Prayer for help against persecutors.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David; to bring to remembrance.

Make haste, O God, to deliver me; Make haste to help me, O Jehovah.

But I am poor and needy; Make haste unto me, O God: Thou art my help and my deliverer; O Jehovah, make no tarrying.

Prayer of an old man for deliverance.

In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge: Let me never be put to shame.

For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah: Thou art my trust from my youth.

I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Jehovah: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

Blessed be Jehovah God, the God of Israel, Who only doeth wondrous things:

But it is good for me to draw near unto God: I have made the Lord Jehovah my refuge, That I may tell of all thy works.

Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Jehovah, And that a foolish people hath blasphemed thy name.

For in the hand of Jehovah there is a cup, and the wine foameth; It is full of mixture, and he poureth out of the same: Surely the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall drain them, and drink them.

Vow, and pay unto Jehovah your God: Let all that are round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.

I will make mention of the deeds of Jehovah; For I will remember thy wonders of old.

We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, And his strength, and his wondrous works that he hath done.

Therefore Jehovah heard, and was wroth; And a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also went up against Israel;

How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

O Jehovah God of hosts, How long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?

Turn us again, O Jehovah God of hosts; Cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

I am Jehovah thy God, Who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt: Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

The haters of Jehovah should submit themselves unto him: But their time should endure for ever.

Fill their faces with confusion, That they may seek thy name, O Jehovah.

That they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, Art the Most High over all the earth.

Longing for the Temple worship.

For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts!

My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God.

Yea, the sparrow hath found her a house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, Even thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts, My King, and my God.

O Jehovah God of hosts, hear my prayer; Give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah

For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

O Jehovah of hosts, Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

Prayer for God’s mercy upon the nation.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

Jehovah, thou hast been favorable unto thy land; Thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

Show us thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, And grant us thy salvation.

I will hear what God Jehovah will speak; For he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: But let them not turn again to folly.

Yea, Jehovah will give that which is good; And our land shall yield its increase.

A psalm of supplication and trust.

A Prayer of David.

Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me; For I am poor and needy.

Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer; And hearken unto the voice of my supplications.

Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; I will walk in thy truth: Unite my heart to fear thy name.

Show me a token for good, That they who hate me may see it, and be put to shame, Because thou, Jehovah, hast helped me, and comforted me.

Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.

Jehovah will count, when he writeth up the peoples, This one was born there. Selah

A petition to be saved from death.

A Song, a Psalm of the sons of Korah; for the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.

O Jehovah, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee.

Mine eye wasteth away by reason of affliction: I have called daily upon thee, O Jehovah; I have spread forth my hands unto thee.

But unto thee, O Jehovah, have I cried; And in the morning shall my prayer come before thee.

Jehovah, why castest thou off my soul? Why hidest thou thy face from me?

Jehovah’s covenant with David, and Israel’s afflictions.

Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.

I will sing of the lovingkindness of Jehovah for ever: With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Jehovah; Thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

For who in the skies can be compared unto Jehovah? Who among the sons of the mighty is like unto Jehovah,

O Jehovah God of hosts, Who is a mighty one, like unto thee, O Jehovah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.

Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: They walk, O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance.

For our shield belongeth unto Jehovah; And our king to the Holy One of Israel.

How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? How long shall thy wrath burn like fire?

Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O Jehovah, Wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.

Blessed be Jehovah for evermore. Amen, and Amen.

Return, O Jehovah; how long? And let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

Security of him who trusts in Jehovah.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.

For thou, O Jehovah, art my refuge! Thou hast made the Most High thy habitation;

Praise for Jehovah’s goodness.

A Psalm, a Song for the sabbath day.

It is a good thing to give thanks unto Jehovah, And to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High;

For thou, Jehovah, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.

How great are thy works, O Jehovah! Thy thoughts are very deep.

But thou, O Jehovah, art on high for evermore.

For, lo, thine enemies, O Jehovah, For, lo, thine enemies shall perish; All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

They are planted in the house of Jehovah; They shall flourish in the courts of our God.

To show that Jehovah is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

The majesty of Jehovah.

Jehovah reigneth; he is clothed with majesty; Jehovah is clothed with strength; he hath girded himself therewith: The world also is established, that it cannot be moved.

The floods have lifted up, O Jehovah, The floods have lifted up their voice; The floods lift up their waves.

Above the voices of many waters, The mighty breakers of the sea, Jehovah on high is mighty.

Thy testimonies are very sure: Holiness becometh thy house, O Jehovah, for evermore.

Jehovah implored to avenge his people.

O Jehovah, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.

Jehovah, how long shall the wicked, How long shall the wicked triumph?

They break in pieces thy people, O Jehovah, And afflict thy heritage.

And they say, Jehovah will not see, Neither will the God of Jacob consider.

Jehovah knoweth the thoughts of man, That they are vanity.

Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jehovah, And teachest out of thy law;

For Jehovah will not cast off his people, Neither will he forsake his inheritance.

Unless Jehovah had been my help, My soul had soon dwelt in silence.

When I said, My foot slippeth; Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, held me up.

But Jehovah hath been my high tower, And my God the rock of my refuge.

And he hath brought upon them their own iniquity, And will cut them off in their own wickedness; Jehovah our God will cut them off.

Praise to Jehovah, and warning against unbelief.

Oh come, let us sing unto Jehovah; Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.

For Jehovah is a great God, And a great King above all gods.

Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before Jehovah our Maker:

A call to worship Jehovah the Righteous Judge.

Oh sing unto Jehovah a new song: Sing unto Jehovah, all the earth.

Sing unto Jehovah, bless his name; Show forth his salvation from day to day.

For great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised: He is to be feared above all gods.

For all the gods of the peoples are idols; But Jehovah made the heavens.

Ascribe unto Jehovah, ye kindreds of the peoples, Ascribe unto Jehovah glory and strength.

Ascribe unto Jehovah the glory due unto his name: Bring an offering, and come into his courts.

Oh worship Jehovah in holy array: Tremble before him, all the earth.

Say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth: The world also is established that it cannot be moved: He will judge the peoples with equity.

Before Jehovah; for he cometh, For he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with his truth.

Jehovah’s power and dominion.

Jehovah reigneth; let the earth rejoice; Let the multitude of isles be glad.

The mountains melted like wax at the presence of Jehovah, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

Zion heard and was glad, And the daughters of Judah rejoiced, Because of thy judgments, O Jehovah.

For thou, Jehovah, art most high above all the earth: Thou art exalted far above all gods.

O ye that love Jehovah, hate evil: He preserveth the souls of his saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

Be glad in Jehovah, ye righteous; And give thanks to his holy memorial name.

A call to praise Jehovah for his righteousness.

A Psalm.

Oh sing unto Jehovah a new song; For he hath done marvellous things: His right hand, and his holy arm, hath wrought salvation for him.

Jehovah hath made known his salvation: His righteousness hath he openly showed in the sight of the nations.

Make a joyful noise unto Jehovah, all the earth: Break forth and sing for joy, yea, sing praises.

Sing praises unto Jehovah with the harp; With the harp and the voice of melody.

With trumpets and sound of cornet Make a joyful noise before the King, Jehovah.

Before Jehovah; for he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with equity.

Praise to Jehovah for his fidelity to Israel.

Jehovah reigneth; let the peoples tremble: He sitteth above the cherubim; let the earth be moved.

Jehovah is great in Zion; And he is high above all the peoples.

Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his footstool: Holy is he.

Moses and Aaron among his priests, And Samuel among them that call upon his name; They called upon Jehovah, and he answered them.

Thou answeredst them, O Jehovah our God: Thou wast a God that forgavest them, Though thou tookest vengeance of their doings.

Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his holy hill; For Jehovah our God is holy.

All men exhorted to praise God.

A Psalm of thanksgiving.

Make a joyful noise unto Jehovah, all ye lands.

Serve Jehovah with gladness: Come before his presence with singing.

Know ye that Jehovah, he is God: It is he that hath made us, and we are his; We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

For Jehovah is good; his lovingkindness endureth for ever, And his faithfulness unto all generations.

The psalmist’s profession of uprightness.

A Psalm of David.

I will sing of lovingkindness and justice: Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I sing praises.

Morning by morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land; To cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of Jehovah.

Prayer of an afflicted one for mercy on himself and on Zion.

A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before Jehovah.

Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, And let my cry come unto thee.

But thou, O Jehovah, wilt abide for ever; And thy memorial name unto all generations.

So the nations shall fear the name of Jehovah, And all the kings of the earth thy glory.

For Jehovah hath built up Zion; He hath appeared in his glory.

This shall be written for the generation to come; And a people which shall be created shall praise Jehovah.

For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; From heaven did Jehovah behold the earth;

That men may declare the name of Jehovah in Zion, And his praise in Jerusalem;

When the peoples are gathered together, And the kingdoms, to serve Jehovah.

Praise for Jehovah’s mercies.

A Psalm of David.

Bless Jehovah, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless his holy name.

Bless Jehovah, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits:

Jehovah executeth righteous acts, And judgments for all that are oppressed.

Jehovah is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness.

Like as a father pitieth his children, So Jehovah pitieth them that fear him.

But the lovingkindness of Jehovah is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, And his righteousness unto children’s children;

Jehovah hath established his throne in the heavens; And his kingdom ruleth over all.

Bless Jehovah, ye his angels, That are mighty in strength, that fulfil his word, Hearkening unto the voice of his word.

Bless Jehovah, all ye his hosts, Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.

Bless Jehovah, all ye his works, In all places of his dominion: Bless Jehovah, O my soul.

Jehovah’s care over all his works.

Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty:

The trees of Jehovah are filled with moisture, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches.

Let the glory of Jehovah endure for ever; Let Jehovah rejoice in his works:

I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.

Let my meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in Jehovah.

Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. And let the wicked be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Praise ye Jehovah.

Jehovah’s wonderful works in behalf of Israel.

Oh give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; Make known among the peoples his doings.

Glory ye in his holy name: Let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah.

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

He is Jehovah our God: His judgments are in all the earth.

Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of Jehovah tried him.

That they might keep his statutes, And observe his laws. Praise ye Jehovah.

Israel’s rebelliousness and Jehovah’s deliverances.

Praise ye Jehovah. Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

Who can utter the mighty acts of Jehovah, Or show forth all his praise?

Remember me, O Jehovah, with the favor that thou bearest unto thy people; Oh visit me with thy salvation,

They envied Moses also in the camp, And Aaron the saint of Jehovah.

But murmured in their tents, And hearkened not unto the voice of Jehovah.

They did not destroy the peoples, As Jehovah commanded them,

Therefore was the wrath of Jehovah kindled against his people, And he abhorred his inheritance.

Save us, O Jehovah our God, And gather us from among the nations, To give thanks unto thy holy name, And to triumph in thy praise.

Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting. And let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye Jehovah.

Book V

Jehovah delivers men from manifold troubles.

Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

Let the redeemed of Jehovah say so, Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary,

Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he delivered them out of their distresses,

Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he saved them out of their distresses.

Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he saveth them out of their distresses.

Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

These see the works of Jehovah, And his wonders in the deep.

Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he bringeth them out of their distresses.

Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

Whoso is wise will give heed to these things; And they will consider the lovingkindnesses of Jehovah.

I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the peoples; And I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with Jehovah; And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

Let them be before Jehovah continually, That he may cut off the memory of them from the earth;

This is the reward of mine adversaries from Jehovah, And of them that speak evil against my soul.

But deal thou with me, O Jehovah the Lord, for thy name’s sake: Because thy lovingkindness is good, deliver thou me;

Help me, O Jehovah my God; Oh save me according to thy lovingkindness:

That they may know that this is thy hand; That thou, Jehovah, hast done it.

I will give great thanks unto Jehovah with my mouth; Yea, I will praise him among the multitude.

Jehovah gives dominion to the king.

A Psalm of David.

Jehovah saith unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, Until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

Jehovah will send forth the rod of thy strength out of Zion: Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

Jehovah hath sworn, and will not repent: Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.

Jehovah praised for his goodness.

Praise ye Jehovah. I will give thanks unto Jehovah with my whole heart, In the council of the upright, and in the congregation.

The works of Jehovah are great, Sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.

He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: Jehovah is gracious and merciful.

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all they that do his commandments: His praise endureth for ever.

Prosperity of him that fears Jehovah.

Praise ye Jehovah. Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, That delighteth greatly in his commandments.

He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: His heart is fixed, trusting in Jehovah.

Jehovah praised for exalting the humble.

Praise ye Jehovah. Praise, O ye servants of Jehovah, Praise the name of Jehovah.

Blessed be the name of Jehovah From this time forth and for evermore.

From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same Jehovah’s name is to be praised.

Jehovah is high above all nations, And his glory above the heavens.

Who is like unto Jehovah our God, That hath his seat on high,

He maketh the barren woman to keep house, And to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye Jehovah.

Heathen idols contrasted with Jehovah.

Not unto us, O Jehovah, not unto us, But unto thy name give glory, For thy lovingkindness, and for thy truth’s sake.

O Israel, trust thou in Jehovah: He is their help and their shield.

O house of Aaron, trust ye in Jehovah: He is their help and their shield.

Ye that fear Jehovah, trust in Jehovah: He is their help and their shield.

Jehovah hath been mindful of us; he will bless us: He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron.

He will bless them that fear Jehovah, Both small and great.

Jehovah increase you more and more, You and your children.

Blessed are ye of Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth.

The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah; But the earth hath he given to the children of men.

The dead praise not Jehovah, Neither any that go down into silence;

But we will bless Jehovah From this time forth and for evermore. Praise ye Jehovah.

Thanksgiving for deliverance from death.

I love Jehovah, because he heareth My voice and my supplications.

Then called I upon the name of Jehovah: O Jehovah, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful.

Jehovah preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me.

Return unto thy rest, O my soul; For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee.

I will walk before Jehovah In the land of the living.

What shall I render unto Jehovah For all his benefits toward me?

I will take the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of Jehovah.

I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people.

Precious in the sight of Jehovah Is the death of his saints.

O Jehovah, truly I am thy servant: I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bonds.

I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of Jehovah.

I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people,

In the courts of Jehovah’s house, In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye Jehovah.

A psalm of praise.

Oh praise Jehovah, all ye nations; Laud him, all ye peoples.

For his lovingkindness is great toward us; And the truth of Jehovah endureth for ever. Praise ye Jehovah.

Thanksgiving for Jehovah’s saving goodness.

Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

Let them now that fear Jehovah say, That his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

Out of my distress I called upon Jehovah: Jehovah answered me and set me in a large place.

Jehovah is on my side; I will not fear: What can man do unto me?

Jehovah is on my side among them that help me: Therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.

It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in man.

It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in princes.

All nations compassed me about: In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.