I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem,
And mete out the valley of Succoth.
Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine;

Ephraim also is the strength of mine head;
Judah is my lawgiver;

Moab is my washpot;

Over Edom will I cast out my shoe:
Philistia, triumph thou because of me.

Who will bring me into the strong city?
Who will lead me into Edom?

Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off?

And thou, O God, which didst not go out with our

armies?

Give us help from trouble:

For vain is the help of man.

Through God we shall do valiantly:

For he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

LXI

To the chief Musician upon Neginah

A Psalm of David

Hear my cry,

my cry, O God;

Attend unto my prayer.

From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when

my heart is overwhelmed:

Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

For thou hast been a shelter for me,

And a strong tower from the enemy.
I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever:
I will trust in the covert of thy wings.
For thou, O God, hast heard my vows:

Selah.

Thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear

thy name.

Thou wilt prolong the king's life:

And his

years as many generations.

He shall abide before God for ever:

O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.

So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever,
That I may daily perform my vows.

LXII

To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun

TRULY My

A Psalm of David

soul waiteth upon God:

From him cometh my salvation.

He only is my rock and my salvation;

He is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? Ye shall be slain all of you:

As a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.

They only consult to cast him down from his excellency:

They delight in lies:

They bless with their mouth, but they curse in

wardly.

My soul, wait thou only upon God;

For my expectation is from him.

He only is my rock and my salvation:

He is my defence; I shall not be moved.
In God is my salvation and my glory:

Selah.

The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in
God.

Trust in him at all times; ye people,

Pour out your heart before him:

God is a refuge for us.

Selah.

Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of

high degree are a lie:

To be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter

than vanity.

Trust not in oppression,

And become not vain in robbery:

If riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

God hath spoken once;

Twice have I heard this;

That power belongeth unto God.

Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy:

For thou renderest to every man according to his

work.

LXIII

A Psalm of David

When he was in the wilderness of Judah O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee,

My flesh longeth for thee

In a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
To see thy power and thy glory,

So as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

Because thy lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips shall praise thee.

Thus will I bless thee while I live:

I will lift up my hands in thy name.

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fat

ness;

And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
When I remember thee upon my bed,

And meditate on thee in the night watches.
Because thou hast been my help,

Therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

My soul followeth hard after thee:

Thy right hand upholdeth me.

But those that seek my soul, to destroy it,
Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

They shall fall by the sword:

They shall be a portion for foxes!

But the king shall rejoice in God;

Every one that sweareth by him shall glory:
But the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

LXIV

To the chief Musician

A Psalm of David

Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer:
Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked;
From the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
Who whet their tongue like a sword,

And bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

That they may shoot in secret at the perfect:
Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
They encourage themselves in an evil matter:
They commune of laying snares privily;
They say, Who shall see them?

They search out iniquities;

They accomplish a diligent search:

Both the inward thought of every one of them, and

the heart, is deep.

But God shall shoot at them with an arrow;

Suddenly shall they be wounded.

So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon

themselves:

All that see them shall flee away.