H A Psalm of David. EAR me when I call, O God of my righteousness; thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress: have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. 20 ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah. 3 But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself; the Lord will hear when I call unto him. 4 Stand in awe, and sin not; commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. 5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord. 6 There be many that say, Who will the light of thy contend, lift thon up the light of thy countenance upon us. 7 Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased. 8 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep; for thou. Lord, only makest me dwell in safety. PSALM V. God favoureth not the wicked-David prayeth unto God to guide him. To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, GIVE A Psalm of David. ear to my words, O Lord; consider my meditation. 2 Hearken unto the voice of my ery, my King, and my God; for unto thee will I pray. 3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. 4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; neither shall evil dwell with thee. 5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight thou hatest all workers of iniquity. Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. 7 But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy tower and in thy fear will worship toward thy holy temple. David, by faith, triumpheth. To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. LORD, rehuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 2 Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak; O Lord, heal me; for my bones are vexed. 3 My soul is also sore vexed; but thou, O Lord, how long? 4 Return, O Lord, deliver my soul; oh save me for thy mercies' sake. 5 For in death there is no remem brance of thee; in the grave who shall give thee thanks? 6 I am weary with my groaning; I water my couch with my tears. all the night make I my bed to swim; 7 Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies. 8 Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping. 9 The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer. and gore vexed; let them return and 10 Let all mine enemies be ashamed be ashamed suddenly. PSALM VII. David prayeth against the malice of his enemics, professing his innocency. Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the Lord, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite. LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust; save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver Ine; 2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. 3 0 Lord my God, if I have done this: if there be iniquity in my hands: 4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:) 5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah. 6 Arise, O Lord, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies; and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded. 7 So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about; for their sakes therefore return thou on high. 8 The Lord shall judge the people; judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me. 9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just; for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins. 10 My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart. 11 God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. 12 If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready. 13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors. 14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. 15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate. 17 I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness; and will sing praise to the name of the Lord most high. PSALM VIII. God's glory magnified by his works and To the chief Musician upon Gittith, love to man. A Psalm of David. LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. 2 Out of the mouth of babes and because of thine enemies, that thou sucklings hast thou ordained strength mightest still the enemy and the avenger. 3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; 4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? 5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. 6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet; 7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; 8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. 90 Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! PSALM IX. ever; he hath prepared his throne for judgment. 8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness. 9 The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. 10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. 11 Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion; declare among the people his doings. 12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them; he forgetteth not the cry of the humble. 13 Have mercy upon me, O Lord; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death; God; God is not in all his thoughts. 5 His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight; as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them. 6 For he hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved, never in adversity. 7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit; and his heart is full of fraud; and under his tongue is mischief and vanity. 8 He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; in the secret places doth he murder the innocent; his eyes are privily set against the poor. 9 He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den; he lieth in wait to catch the poor; he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net. 10 He croucheth to the strong ones, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his devices. 11 He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten; he hideth his face: he will never see it. 12 Arise, O Lord; O God. lift up thine hand; forget not the humble. 13 The wicked contemn God; where 14 That I may show forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion; I will rejoice in thy salvation. 15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. 16 The Lord is known by the judg-fore he doth say in his heart, Thou wilt ment which he executeth; the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. not require iniquity at my hand. 14 O Lord, thou hast seen all this, for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite with thy hand. The poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless. 15 O Lord, thou wilt break the arm of the wicked, and of the evil; and seek out his wickedness until thea find none that remain. 16 And the Lord shall be king for ever and ever over his people; for the wicked shall perish out of his land. 17 Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble; thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear; 18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress. PSALM XI. The providence and justice of God. N that day thou shalt come. O ILord, and I will put my trust in thee. Thou shalt say unto thy people, for mine ear hath heard thy voice: thou shalt say unto every soul, Flee unto my mountain; and the righteous shall fee like a bird that is let go from the snare of the fowler. 2 For the wicked bend their bow; lo, they make ready their arrows upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart, to destroy their foundation. 3 But the foundations of the wicked shall be destroyed, and what can they do? 4 For the Lord, when he shall come into his holy temple, sitting upon God's throne in heaven, his eyes shall pierce the wicked. 5 Behold his eyelids shall try the children of men, and he shall redeem the righteous, and they shall be tried. The Lord loveth the righteous, but the wicked, and him that loveth violence, his soul hateth. 6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire, and brimstone, and a horrible tempest, the portion of their zup. 7 For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth Lhold the upright. PSALM XII. David is comforted with God's tried promises. N that day thou shalt help, 0 I Lord, the poor and the meek of the earth. For the godly man shall cease to be found, and the faithful fail from among the children of men. 2 They shall speak vanity every one with his neighbour; with flattering tips, with a double heart do they speak. But the Lord shall cut off all fattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things, 4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail, our lips are our own, who shall be Lord over us? 5 Therefore, thus saith the Lord, I will arise in that day, I will stand upon the earth, and I will judge the earth for the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy; and their cry hath entered into mine ear. 6 Therefore the Lord shall sit in judgment upon all those who say in their hearts, We all sit in safety; and puffeth at him. These are the words of the Lord; yea, pure words, like silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 7 Thou shalt save thy people, O Lord; thou shalt keep them; thou shalt preserve them from the wickedness of their generations for ever. S The wicked walk on every side, and the vilest men are exalted; but in the day of their pride thou shalt visit them. H PSALM XIII. The grace and mercy of God. OW long, O Lord, wilt thou withdraw thyself from me? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me, that I may not see thee? Wilt thou forget me, and cast me off from thy presence for ever? 2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, sorrowing in my heart daily? How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? 3 Consider me, O Lord; and hear my cry, O my God; and lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the death of the ungodly; lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him. 4 Those that trouble me, rejoice when I am moved; 5 But I have trusted in thy mercy, iny heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. 6 I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me. PSALM XIV. Corruption of man-Light of conscience. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. IE fool hath said in his heart, There is no man that hath seen God. Because he showeth himself not unto us, therefore there is no God. Behold, they are corrupt; they have done abominable works, and none of them doeth good. 2 For the Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, and by his voice said unto his servants, Seek ye among the children of men, to see if there are any who do understand God. And he opened his mouth unto the Lord, and said, Behold, all these who say they are thine. 3 The Lord answered, and said, They are together become filthy, thou canst behold none of them that are doing good, no, not one. 4 All they have for their teachers are workers of iniquity, and there is no knowledge in them. They are they who eat up my people. They eat bread and call not upon the Lord. 5 They are in great fear, for God dwells in the generation of the righteous. He is the counsel of the poor, because they are ashamed of the wicked, and flee unto the Lord, for their refuge. 6 They are ashamed of the counsel of the poor because the Lord is his refuge. 70 that Zion were established out of heaven, the salvation of Israel. O Lord, when wilt thou establish Zion? When the Lord bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, Israel shall be glad. PSALM XV. The righteousness of Zion's children. A Psalm of David. tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill of 6 The lines are fallen to me in pleasant places; yea I have a goodly heritage. 7 I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel; my reins also instruct me in the night seasons. 8 I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth; my flesh also shall rest in hope. 10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 11 Thou wilt show me the path of life; in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. PSALM XVII. God the defence of the righteous. A Prayer of David. me words, O Lord; 2 He that waketh uprightly, and G speak, and thy servant shall David showeth the hope of life everlasting. Michtam of David. RESERVE me, O God; for in thee do I put my trust. PR 2 Thou hast said unto me, that thon art the Lord my God, and, My goodness is extended unto thee; 3 And to all the saints that dwell in the earth, and the excellent, in whom is all my delight. 4 And the wicked, there is no delight in them; their sorrows shall be multiplied upon all those who hasten for to seek another god; their drink offerings of blood will I not accept, nor take up their names into my lips. 5 Therefore thou, Lord, art the portion of mine inheritance, and of my cup; thou maintainest my lọt, hear thee; attend unto my ery, and give ear unto my prayer. I come not unto thee out of feigned lips. 2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence: let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. 3 Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me; thou shalt find nothing evil in me, for I am purposed my mouth shall not transgress concerning the works of men. 4 By the words of thy lips I have kept out of the path of the destroyer. 5 Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. 6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God, my speech and incline thine ear unto me. 7 Show thy marvellous loving-kindness, O thou that savest them which put their trust in thee, by thy right hand from those that rise up. 8 Keep me as the apple of the eye. Hide me under the shadow of thy wings from the wicked that oppress me. 9 My deadly enemies compass me about. 10 They are enclosed in their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly. 11 They have now compassed us in our steps; they have set their eyes, bowing down to the earth; |