^105:1Oh give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; Make known among the peoples his doings. ^105:2Sing unto him, sing praises unto him; Talk ye of all his marvelous works. ^105:3Glory ye in his holy name: Let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah. ^105:4Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore. ^105:5Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth, ^105:6O ye seed of Abraham his servant, Ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones. ^105:7He is Jehovah our God: His judgments are in all the earth. ^105:8He hath remembered his covenant for ever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations, ^105:9[The covenant] which he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac, ^105:10And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant, ^105:11Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance; ^105:12When they were but a few men in number, Yea, very few, and sojourners in it. ^105:13And they went about from nation to nation, From one kingdom to another people. ^105:14He suffered no man to do them wrong; Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes, ^105:15[Saying], Touch not mine anointed ones, And do my prophets no harm. ^105:16And he called for a famine upon the land; He brake the whole staff of bread. ^105:17He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant: ^105:18His feet they hurt with fetters: He was laid in [chains of] iron, ^105:19Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of Jehovah tried him. ^105:20The king sent and loosed him; Even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free. ^105:21He made him lord of his house, And ruler of all his substance; ^105:22To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his elders wisdom. ^105:23Israel also came into Egypt; And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. ^105:24And he increased his people greatly, And made them stronger than their adversaries. ^105:25He turned their heart to hate his people, To deal subtly with his servants. ^105:26He sent Moses his servant, [And] Aaron whom he had chosen. ^105:27They set among them his signs, And wonders in the land of Ham. ^105:28He sent darkness, and made it dark; And they rebelled not against his words. ^105:29He turned their waters into blood, And slew their fish. ^105:30Their land swarmed with frogs In the chambers of their kings. ^105:31He spake, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their borders. ^105:32He gave them hail for rain, [And] flaming fire in their land. ^105:33He smote their vines also and their fig-trees, And brake the trees of their borders. ^105:34He spake, and the locust came, And the grasshopper, and that without number, ^105:35And did eat up every herb in their land, And did eat up the fruit of their ground. ^105:36He smote also all the first-born in their land, The chief of all their strength. ^105:37And he brought them forth with silver and gold; And there was not one feeble person among his tribes. ^105:38Egypt was glad when they departed; For the fear of them had fallen upon them. ^105:39He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light in the night. ^105:40They asked, and he brought quails, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven. ^105:41He opened the rock, and waters gushed out; They ran in the dry places [like] a river. ^105:42For he remembered his holy word, [And] Abraham his servant. ^105:43And he brought forth his people with joy, [And] his chosen with singing. ^105:44And he gave them the lands of the nations; And they took the labor of the peoples in possession: ^105:45That they might keep his statutes, And observe his laws. Praise ye Jehovah. Psalm 106

^106:1Praise ye Jehovah. Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness [endureth] forever. ^106:2Who can utter the mighty acts of Jehovah, Or show forth all his praise? ^106:3Blessed are they that keep justice, And he that doeth righteousness at all times. ^106:4Remember me, O Jehovah, with the favor that thou bearest unto thy people; Oh visit me with thy salvation, ^106:5That I may see the prosperity of thy chosen, That I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, That I may glory with thine inheritance. ^106:6We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly. ^106:7Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; They remembered not the multitude of thy lovingkindnesses, But were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea. ^106:8Nevertheless he saved them for his name`s sake, That he might make his mighty power to be known. ^106:9He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up: So he led them through the depths, as through a wilderness. ^106:10And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. ^106:11And the waters covered their adversaries; There was not one of them left. ^106:12Then believed they his words; They sang his praise. ^106:13They soon forgat his works; They waited not for his counsel, ^106:14But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert. ^106:15And he gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul. ^106:16They envied Moses also in the camp, [And] Aaron the saint of Jehovah. ^106:17The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, And covered the company of Abiram. ^106:18And a fire was kindled in their company; The flame burned up the wicked. ^106:19They made a calf in Horeb, And worshipped a molten image. ^106:20Thus they changed their glory For the likeness of an ox that eateth grass. ^106:21They forgat God their Saviour, Who had done great things in Egypt, ^106:22Wondrous works in the land of Ham, [And] terrible things by the Red Sea. ^106:23Therefore he said that he would destroy them, Had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, To turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy [them]. ^106:24Yea, they despised the pleasant land, They believed not his word, ^106:25But murmured in their tents, And hearkened not unto the voice of Jehovah. ^106:26Therefore he sware unto them, That he would overthrow them in the wilderness, ^106:27And that he would overthrow their seed among the nations, And scatter them in the lands. ^106:28They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, And ate the sacrifices of the dead. ^106:29Thus they provoked him to anger with their doings; And the plague brake in upon them. ^106:30Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment; And so the plague was stayed. ^106:31And that was reckoned unto him for righteousness, Unto all generations for evermore. ^106:32They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, So that it went ill with Moses for their sakes; ^106:33Because they were rebellious against his spirit, And he spake unadvisedly with his lips. ^106:34They did not destroy the peoples, As Jehovah commanded them, ^106:35But mingled themselves with the nations, And learned their works, ^106:36And served their idols, Which became a snare unto them. ^106:37Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons, ^106:38And shed innocent blood, Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, Whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with blood. ^106:39Thus were they defiled with their works, And played the harlot in their doings. ^106:40Therefore was the wrath of Jehovah kindled against his people, And he abhorred his inheritance. ^106:41And he gave them into the hand of the nations; And they that hated them ruled over them. ^106:42Their enemies also oppressed them, And they were brought into subjection under their hand. ^106:43Many times did he deliver them; But they were rebellious in their counsel, And were brought low in their iniquity. ^106:44Nevertheless he regarded their distress, When he heard their cry: ^106:45And he remembered for them his covenant, And repented according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses. ^106:46He made them also to be pitied Of all those that carried them captive. ^106:47Save 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. ^106:48Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting. And let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye Jehovah. BOOK V Psalm 107

^107:1O give thanks unto Jehovah; For he is good; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever. ^107:2Let the redeemed of Jehovah say [so], Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary, ^107:3And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south. ^107:4They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way; They found no city of habitation. ^107:5Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them. ^107:6Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he delivered them out of their distresses, ^107:7He led them also by a straight way, That they might go to a city of habitation. ^107:8Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men! ^107:9For he satisfieth the longing soul, And the hungry soul he filleth with good. ^107:10Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Being bound in affliction and iron, ^107:11Because they rebelled against the words of God, And contemned the counsel of the Most High: ^107:12Therefore he brought down their heart with labor; They fell down, and there was none to help. ^107:13Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he saved them out of their distresses. ^107:14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And brake their bonds in sunder. ^107:15Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men! ^107:16For he hath broken the gates of brass, And cut the bars of iron in sunder. ^107:17Fools because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, are afflicted. ^107:18Their soul abhorreth all manner of food; And they draw near unto the gates of death. ^107:19Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he saveth them out of their distresses. ^107:20He sendeth his word, and healeth them, And delivereth [them] from their destructions. ^107:21Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men! ^107:22And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare his works with singing. ^107:23They that go down to the sea in ships, That do business in great waters; ^107:24These see the works of Jehovah, And his wonders in the deep. ^107:25For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, Which lifteth up the waves thereof. ^107:26They mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the depths: Their soul melteth away because of trouble. ^107:27They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits` end. ^107:28Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he bringeth them out of their distresses. ^107:29He maketh the storm a calm, So that the waves thereof are still. ^107:30Then are they glad because they are quiet; So he bringeth them unto their desired haven. ^107:31Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men! ^107:32Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, And praise him in the seat of the elders. ^107:33He turneth rivers into a wilderness, And watersprings into a thirsty ground; ^107:34A fruitful land into a salt desert, For the wickedness of them that dwell therein. ^107:35He turneth a wilderness into a pool of water, And a dry land into watersprings. ^107:36And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, That they may prepare a city of habitation, ^107:37And sow fields, and plant vineyards, And get them fruits of increase. ^107:38He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; And he suffereth not their cattle to decrease. ^107:39Again, they are diminished and bowed down Through oppression, trouble, and sorrow. ^107:40He poureth contempt upon princes, And causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way. ^107:41Yet setteth he the needy on high from affliction, And maketh [him] families like a flock. ^107:42The upright shall see it, and be glad; And all iniquity shall stop her mouth. ^107:43Whoso is wise will give heed to these things; And they will consider the lovingkindnesses of Jehovah. Psalm 108 A Song, A Psalm of David.

^108:1My heart is fixed, O God; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises, even with my glory. ^108:2Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake right early. ^108:3I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the peoples; And I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. ^108:4For thy lovingkindness is great above the heavens; And thy truth [reacheth] unto the skies. ^108:5Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, And thy glory above all the earth. ^108:6That thy beloved may be delivered, Save with thy right hand, and answer us. ^108:7God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult; I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. ^108:8Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre. ^108:9Moab is my washpot; Upon Edom will I cast my shoe; Over Philistia will I shout. ^108:10Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who hath led me unto Edom? ^108:11Hast not thou cast us off, O God? And thou goest not forth, O God, with our hosts. ^108:12Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help of man. ^108:13Through God we shall do valiantly: For he it is that will tread down our adversaries. Psalm 109 For the Chief Musicion. A Psalm of David.

^109:1Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise; ^109:2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me: They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue. ^109:3They have compassed me about also with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause. ^109:4For my love they are my adversaries: But I [give myself unto] prayer. ^109:5And they have rewarded me evil for good, And hatred for my love. ^109:6Set thou a wicked man over him; And let an adversary stand at his right hand. ^109:7When he is judged, let him come forth guilty; And let his prayer be turned into sin. ^109:8Let his days be few; [And] let another take his office. ^109:9Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow. ^109:10Let his children be vagabonds, and beg; And let them seek [their bread] out of their desolate places. ^109:11Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; And let strangers make spoil of his labor. ^109:12Let there be none to extend kindness unto him; Neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children. ^109:13Let his posterity be cut off; In the generation following let their name be blotted out. ^109:14Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with Jehovah; And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out. ^109:15Let them be before Jehovah continually, That he may cut off the memory of them from the earth; ^109:16Because he remembered not to show kindness, But persecuted the poor and needy man, And the broken in heart, to slay [them]. ^109:17Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; And he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him. ^109:18He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment, And it came into his inward parts like water, And like oil into his bones. ^109:19Let it be unto him as the raiment wherewith he covereth himself, And for the girdle wherewith he is girded continually. ^109:20This is the reward of mine adversaries from Jehovah, And of them that speak evil against my soul. ^109:21But deal thou with me, O Jehovah the Lord, for thy name`s sake: Because thy lovingkindness is good, deliver thou me; ^109:22For I am poor and needy, And my heart is wounded within me. ^109:23I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust. ^109:24My knees are weak through fasting; And my flesh faileth of fatness. ^109:25I am become also a reproach unto them: When they see me, they shake their head. ^109:26Help me, O Jehovah my God; Oh save me according to thy lovingkindness: ^109:27That they may know that this is thy hand; [That] thou, Jehovah, hast done it. ^109:28Let them curse, but bless thou: When they arise, they shall be put to shame, But thy servant shall rejoice. ^109:29Let mine adversaries be clothed with dishonor, And let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe. ^109:30I will give great thanks unto Jehovah with my mouth; Yea, I will praise him among the multitude. ^109:31For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, To save him from them that judge his soul. Psalm 110 A Psalm of David.

^110:1Jehovah saith unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, Until I make thine enemies thy footstool. ^110:2Jehovah will send forth the rod of thy strength out of Zion: Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. ^110:3Thy people offer themselves willingly In the day of thy power, in holy array: Out of the womb of the morning Thou hast the dew of thy youth. ^110:4Jehovah hath sworn, and will not repent: Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek. ^110:5The Lord at thy right hand Will strike through kings in the day of his wrath. ^110:6He will judge among the nations, He will fill [the places] with dead bodies; He will strike through the head in many countries. ^110:7He will drink of the brook in the way: Therefore will he lift up the head. Psalm 111

^111:1Praise ye Jehovah. I will give thanks unto Jehovah with my whole heart, In the council of the upright, and in the congregation. ^111:2The works of Jehovah are great, Sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. ^111:3His work is honor and majesty; And his righteousness endureth for ever. ^111:4He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: Jehovah is gracious and merciful. ^111:5He hath given food unto them that fear him: He will ever be mindful of his covenant. ^111:6He hath showed his people the power of his works, In giving them the heritage of the nations. ^111:7The works of his hands are truth and justice; All his precepts are sure. ^111:8They are established for ever and ever; They are done in truth and uprightness. ^111:9He hath sent redemption unto his people; He hath commanded his covenant for ever: Holy and reverend is his name. ^111:10The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]: His praise endureth for ever. Psalm 112

^112:1Praise ye Jehovah. Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, That delighteth greatly in his commandments. ^112:2His seed shall be mighty upon earth: The generation of the upright shall be blessed. ^112:3Wealth and riches are in his house; And his righteousness endureth for ever. ^112:4Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: [He is] gracious, and merciful, and righteous. ^112:5Well is it with the man that dealeth graciously and lendeth; He shall maintain his cause in judgment. ^112:6For he shall never be moved; The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance. ^112:7He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: His heart is fixed, trusting in Jehovah. ^112:8His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, Until he see [his desire] upon his adversaries. ^112:9He hath dispersed, he hath given to the needy; His righteousness endureth for ever: His horn shall be exalted with honor. ^112:10The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: The desire of the wicked shall perish. Psalm 113

^113:1Praise ye Jehovah. Praise, O ye servants of Jehovah, Praise the name of Jehovah. ^113:2Blessed be the name of Jehovah From this time forth and for evermore. ^113:3From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same Jehovah`s name is to be praised. ^113:4Jehovah is high above all nations, And his glory above the heavens. ^113:5Who is like unto Jehovah our God, That hath his seat on high, ^113:6That humbleth himself to behold [The things that are] in heaven and in the earth? ^113:7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the needy from the dunghill; ^113:8That he may set him with princes, Even with the princes of his people. ^113:9He maketh the barren woman to keep house, [And to be] a joyful mother of children. Praise ye Jehovah. Psalm 114

^114:1When Israel went forth out of Egypt, The house of Jacob from a people of strange language; ^114:2Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion. ^114:3The sea saw it, and fled; The Jordan was driven back. ^114:4The mountains skipped like rams, The little hills like lambs. ^114:5What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest? Thou Jordan, that thou turnest back? ^114:6Ye mountains, that ye skip like rams; Ye little hills, like lambs? ^114:7Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the God of Jacob, ^114:8Who turned the rock into a pool of water, The flint into a fountain of waters. Psalm 115

^115:1Not unto us, O Jehovah, not unto us, But unto thy name give glory, For thy lovingkindness, and for thy truth`s sake. <sup>115:2</sup>Wherefore should the nations say, Where is now their God? <sup>115:3</sup>But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever he pleased. <sup>115:4</sup>Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men`s hands. ^115:5They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not; ^115:6They have ears, but they hear not; Noses have they, but they smell not; ^115:7They have hands, but they handle not; Feet have they, but they walk not; Neither speak they through their throat. ^115:8They that make them shall be like unto them; Yea, every one that trusteth in them. ^115:9O Israel, trust thou in Jehovah: He is their help and their shield. ^115:10O house of Aaron, trust ye in Jehovah: He is their help and their shield. ^115:11Ye that fear Jehovah, trust in Jehovah: He is their help and their shield. ^115:12Jehovah hath been mindful of us; he will bless [us]: He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron. ^115:13He will bless them that fear Jehovah, Both small and great. ^115:14Jehovah increase you more and more, You and your children. ^115:15Blessed are ye of Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth. ^115:16The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah; But the earth hath he given to the children of men. ^115:17The dead praise not Jehovah, Neither any that go down into silence; ^115:18But we will bless Jehovah From this time forth and for evermore. Praise ye Jehovah. Psalm 116

^116:1I love Jehovah, because he heareth My voice and my supplications. ^116:2Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, Therefore will I call [upon him] as long as I live. ^116:3The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. ^116:4Then called I upon the name of Jehovah: O Jehovah, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. ^116:5Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful. ^116:6Jehovah preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me. ^116:7Return unto thy rest, O my soul; For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee. ^116:8For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, [And] my feet from falling. ^116:9I will walk before Jehovah In the land of the living. ^116:10I believe, for I will speak: I was greatly afflicted: ^116:11I said in my haste, All men are liars. ^116:12What shall I render unto Jehovah For all his benefits toward me? ^116:13I will take the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of Jehovah. ^116:14I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people. ^116:15Precious in the sight of Jehovah Is the death of his saints. ^116:16O Jehovah, truly I am thy servant: I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bonds. ^116:17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of Jehovah. ^116:18I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people, ^116:19In the courts of Jehovah`s house, In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye Jehovah. Psalm 117

^117:1O praise Jehovah, all ye nations; Laud him, all ye peoples. ^117:2For his lovingkindness is great toward us; And the truth of Jehovah [endureth] for ever. Praise ye Jehovah. Psalm 118

^118:1Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever. ^118:2Let Israel now say, That his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever. ^118:3Let the house of Aaron now say, That his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever. ^118:4Let them now that fear Jehovah say, That his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever. ^118:5Out of my distress I called upon Jehovah: Jehovah answered me [and set me] in a large place. ^118:6Jehovah is on my side; I will not fear: What can man do unto me? ^118:7Jehovah is on my side among them that help me: Therefore shall I see [my desire] upon them that hate me. ^118:8It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in man. ^118:9It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in princes. ^118:10All nations compassed me about: In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off. ^118:11They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off. ^118:12They compassed me about like bees; They are quenched as the fire of thorns: In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off. ^118:13Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall; But Jehovah helped me. ^118:14Jehovah is my strength and song; And he is become my salvation. ^118:15The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous: The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly. ^118:16The right hand of Jehovah is exalted: The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly. ^118:17I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of Jehovah. ^118:18Jehovah hath chastened me sore; But he hath not given me over unto death. ^118:19Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will enter into them, I will give thanks unto Jehovah. ^118:20This is the gate of Jehovah; The righteous shall enter into it. ^118:21I will give thanks unto thee; for thou hast answered me, And art become my salvation. ^118:22The stone which the builders rejected Is become the head of the corner. ^118:23This is Jehovah`s doing; It is marvellous in our eyes. ^118:24This is the day which Jehovah hath made; We will rejoice and be glad in it. ^118:25Save now, we beseech thee, O Jehovah: O Jehovah, we beseech thee, send now prosperity. ^118:26Blessed be he that cometh in the name of Jehovah: We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah. ^118:27Jehovah is God, and he hath given us light: Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar. ^118:28Thou art my God, and I will give thanks unto thee: Thou art my God, I will exalt thee. ^118:29Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever. Psalm 119 ALEPH.

^119:1Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, Who walk in the law of Jehovah. ^119:2Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, That seek him with the whole heart. ^119:3Yea, they do no unrighteousness; They walk in his ways. ^119:4Thou hast commanded [us] thy precepts, That we should observe them diligently. ^119:5Oh that my ways were established To observe thy statutes! ^119:6Then shall I not be put to shame, When I have respect unto all thy commandments. ^119:7I will give thanks unto thee with uprightness of heart, When I learn thy righteous judgments. ^119:8I will observe thy statutes: Oh forsake me not utterly. BETH. ^119:9Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed [thereto] according to thy word. ^119:10With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments. ^119:11Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee. ^119:12Blessed art thou, O Jehovah: Teach me thy statutes. ^119:13With my lips have I declared All the ordinances of thy mouth. ^119:14I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, As much as in all riches. ^119:15I will meditate on thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways. ^119:16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. GIMEL. ^119:17Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live; So will I observe thy word. ^119:18Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold Wondrous things out of thy law. ^119:19I am a sojourner in the earth: Hide not thy commandments from me. ^119:20My soul breaketh for the longing That it hath unto thine ordinances at all times. ^119:21Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, That do wander from thy commandments. ^119:22Take away from me reproach and contempt; For I have kept thy testimonies. ^119:23Princes also sat and talked against me; [But] thy servant did meditate on thy statutes. ^119:24Thy testimonies also are my delight [And] my counsellors. DALETH. ^119:25My soul cleaveth unto the dust: Quicken thou me according to thy word. ^119:26I declared my ways, and thou answeredst me: Teach me thy statutes. ^119:27Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: So shall I meditate on thy wondrous works. ^119:28My soul melteth for heaviness: Strengthen thou me according unto thy word. ^119:29Remove from me the way of falsehood; And grant me thy law graciously. ^119:30I have chosen the way of faithfulness: Thine ordinances have I set [before me]. ^119:31I cleave unto thy testimonies: O Jehovah, put me not to shame. ^119:32I will run the way of thy commandments, When thou shalt enlarge my heart. HE. ^119:33Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes; And I shall keep it unto the end. ^119:34Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. ^119:35Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; For therein do I delight. ^119:36Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, And not to covetousness. ^119:37Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy ways. ^119:38Confirm unto thy servant thy word, Which [is in order] unto the fear of thee. ^119:39Turn away my reproach whereof I am afraid; For thine ordinances are good. ^119:40Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness. VAV. ^119:41Let thy lovingkindnesses also come unto me, O Jehovah, Even thy salvation, according to thy word. ^119:42So shall I have an answer for him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy word. ^119:43And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; For I have hoped in thine ordinances. ^119:44So shall I observe thy law continually For ever and ever. ^119:45And I shall walk at liberty; For I have sought thy precepts. ^119:46I will also speak of thy testimonies before kings, And shall not be put to shame. ^119:47And I will delight myself in thy commandments, Which I have loved. ^119:48I will lift up my hands also unto thy commandments, which I have loved; And I will meditate on thy statutes. ZAYIN. ^119:49Remember the word unto thy servant, Because thou hast made me to hope. ^119:50This is my comfort in my affliction; For thy word hath quickened me. ^119:51The proud have had me greatly in derision: [Yet] have I not swerved from thy law. ^119:52I have remembered thine ordinances of old, O Jehovah, And have comforted myself. ^119:53Hot indignation hath taken hold upon me, Because of the wicked that forsake thy law. ^119:54Thy statutes have been my songs In the house of my pilgrimage. ^119:55I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, And have observed thy law. ^119:56This I have had, Because I have kept thy precepts. HHETH. ^119:57Jehovah is my portion: I have said that I would observe thy words. ^119:58I entreated thy favor with my whole heart: Be merciful unto me according to thy word. ^119:59I thought on my ways, And turned my feet unto thy testimonies. ^119:60I made haste, and delayed not, To observe thy commandments. ^119:61The cords of the wicked have wrapped me round; [But] I have not forgotten thy law. ^119:62At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee Because of thy righteous ordinances. ^119:63I am a companion of all them that fear thee, And of them that observe thy precepts. ^119:64The earth, O Jehovah, is full of thy lovingkindness: Teach me thy statutes. TETH. ^119:65Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Jehovah, according unto thy word. ^119:66Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments. ^119:67Before I was afflicted I went astray; But now I observe thy word. ^119:68Thou art good, and doest good; Teach me thy statutes. ^119:69The proud have forged a lie against me: With my whole heart will I keep thy precepts. ^119:70Their heart is as fat as grease; But I delight in thy law. ^119:71It is good for me that I have been afflicted; That I may learn thy statutes. ^119:72The law of thy mouth is better unto me Than thousands of gold and silver. YODH. ^119:73Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. ^119:74They that fear thee shall see me and be glad, Because I have hoped in thy word. ^119:75I know, O Jehovah, that thy judgments are righteous, And that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me. ^119:76Let, I pray thee, thy lovingkindness be for my comfort, According to thy word unto thy servant. ^119:77Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; For thy law is my delight. ^119:78Let the proud be put to shame; For they have overthrown me wrongfully: [But] I will meditate on thy precepts. ^119:79Let those that fear thee turn unto me; And they shall know thy testimonies. ^119:80Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes, That I be not put to shame. KAPH. ^119:81My soul fainteth for thy salvation; [But] I hope in thy word. ^119:82Mine eyes fail for thy word, While I say, When wilt thou comfort me? ^119:83For I am become like a wine-skin in the smoke; Yet do I not forget thy statutes. ^119:84How many are the days of thy servant? When wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me? ^119:85The proud have digged pits for me, Who are not according to thy law. ^119:86All thy commandments are faithful: They persecute me wrongfully; help thou me. ^119:87They had almost consumed me upon earth; But I forsook not thy precepts. LAMEDH. ^119:88Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; So shall I observe the testimony of thy mouth. ^119:89For ever, O Jehovah, Thy word is settled in heaven. ^119:90Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. ^119:91They abide this day according to thine ordinances; For all things are thy servants. ^119:92Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction. ^119:93I will never forget thy precepts; For with them thou hast quickened me. ^119:94I am thine, save me; For I have sought thy precepts. ^119:95The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me; [But] I will consider thy testimonies. MEM. ^119:96I have seen an end of all perfection; [But] thy commandment is exceeding broad. ^119:97Oh how love I thy law! It is my meditation all the day. ^119:98Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; For they are ever with me. ^119:99I have more understanding than all my teachers; For thy testimonies are my meditation. ^119:100I understand more than the aged, Because I have kept thy precepts. ^119:101I have refrained my feet from every evil way, That I might observe thy word. ^119:102I have not turned aside from thine ordinances; For thou hast taught me. ^119:103How sweet are thy words unto my taste! [Yea, sweeter] than honey to my mouth! ^119:104Through thy precepts I get understanding: Therefore I hate every false way. NUN. ^119:105Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path. ^119:106I have sworn, and have confirmed it, That I will observe thy righteous ordinances. ^119:107I am afflicted very much: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according unto thy word. ^119:108Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, O Jehovah, And teach me thine ordinances. ^119:109My soul is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law. ^119:110The wicked have laid a snare for me; Yet have I not gone astray from thy precepts. ^119:111Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; For they are the rejoicing of my heart. ^119:112I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes For ever, even unto the end. SAMEKH. ^119:113I hate them that are of a double mind; But thy law do I love. ^119:114Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word. ^119:115Depart from me, ye evil-doers, That I may keep the commandments of my God. ^119:116Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live; And let me not be ashamed of my hope. ^119:117Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe, And shall have respect unto thy statutes continually. ^119:118Thou hast set at nought all them that err from thy statutes; For their deceit is falsehood. ^119:119Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: Therefore I love thy testimonies. ^119:120My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; And I am afraid of thy judgments. AYIN. ^119:121I have done justice and righteousness: Leave me not to mine oppressors. ^119:122Be surety for thy servant for good: Let not the proud oppress me. ^119:123Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, And for thy righteous word. ^119:124Deal with thy servant according unto thy lovingkindness, And teach me thy statutes. ^119:125I am thy servant; give me understanding, That I may know thy testimonies. ^119:126It is time for Jehovah to work; [For] they have made void thy law. ^119:127Therefore I love thy commandments Above gold, yea, above fine gold. ^119:128Therefore I esteem all [thy] precepts concerning all [things] to be right; [And] I hate every false way. PE. ^119:129Thy testimonies are wonderful; Therefore doth my soul keep them. ^119:130The opening of thy words giveth light; It giveth understanding unto the simple. ^119:131I opened wide my mouth, and panted; For I longed for thy commandments. ^119:132Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me, As thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. ^119:133Establish my footsteps in thy word; And let not any iniquity have dominion over me. ^119:134Redeem me from the oppression of man: So will I observe thy precepts. ^119:135Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; And teach me thy statutes. ^119:136Streams of water run down mine eyes, Because they observe not thy law. TSADHE. ^119:137Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, And upright are thy judgments. ^119:138Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness And very faithfulness. ^119:139My zeal hath consumed me, Because mine adversaries have forgotten thy words. ^119:140Thy word is very pure; Therefore thy servant loveth it. ^119:141I am small and despised; [Yet] do I not forget thy precepts. ^119:142Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth. ^119:143Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me; [Yet] thy commandments are my delight. ^119:144Thy testimonies are righteous for ever: Give me understanding, and I shall live. QOPH. ^119:145I have called with my whole heart; answer me, O Jehovah: I will keep thy statutes. ^119:146I have called unto thee; save me, And I shall observe thy testimonies. ^119:147I anticipated the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy words. ^119:148Mine eyes anticipated the night-watches, That I might meditate on thy word. ^119:149Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thine ordinances. ^119:150They draw nigh that follow after wickedness; They are far from thy law. ^119:151Thou art nigh, O Jehovah; And all thy commandments are truth. ^119:152Of old have I known from thy testimonies, That thou hast founded them for ever. RESH. ^119:153Consider mine affliction, and deliver me; For I do not forget thy law. ^119:154Plead thou my cause, and redeem me: Quicken me according to thy word. ^119:155Salvation is far from the wicked; For they seek not thy statutes. ^119:156Great are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah: Quicken me according to thine ordinances. ^119:157Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; [Yet] have I not swerved from thy testimonies. ^119:158I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved, Because they observe not thy word. ^119:159Consider how I love thy precepts: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy lovingkindness. ^119:160The sum of thy word is truth; And every one of thy righteous ordinances [endureth] for ever. SHIN. ^119:161Princes have persecuted me without a cause; But my heart standeth in awe of thy words. ^119:162I rejoice at thy word, As one that findeth great spoil. ^119:163I hate and abhor falsehood; [But] thy law do I love. ^119:164Seven times a day do I praise thee, Because of thy righteous ordinances. ^119:165Great peace have they that love thy law; And they have no occasion of stumbling. ^119:166I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah, And have done thy commandments. ^119:167My soul hath observed thy testimonies; And I love them exceedingly. ^119:168I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies; For all my ways are before thee. TAV. ^119:169Let my cry come near before thee, O Jehovah: Give me understanding according to thy word. ^119:170Let my supplication come before thee: Deliver me according to thy word. ^119:171Let my lips utter praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes. ^119:172Let my tongue sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are righteousness. ^119:173Let thy hand be ready to help me; For I have chosen thy precepts. ^119:174I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah; And thy law is my delight. ^119:175Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; And let thine ordinances help me. ^119:176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek thy servant; For I do not forget thy commandments. Psalm 120 A Song of Ascents.

^120:1In my distress I cried unto Jehovah, And he answered me. ^120:2Deliver my soul, O Jehovah, from lying lips, [And] from a deceitful tongue. ^120:3What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, Thou deceitful tongue? ^120:4Sharp arrows of the mighty, With coals of juniper. ^120:5Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, That I dwell among the tents of Kedar! ^120:6My soul hath long had her dwelling With him that hateth peace. ^120:7I am [for] peace: But when I speak, they are for war. Psalm 121 A Song of Ascents.

^121:1I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: From whence shall my help come? ^121:2My help [cometh] from Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth. ^121:3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber. ^121:4Behold, he that keepeth Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep. ^121:5Jehovah is thy keeper: Jehovah is thy shade upon thy right hand. ^121:6The sun shall not smite thee by day, Nor the moon by night. ^121:7Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; He will keep thy soul. ^121:8Jehovah will keep thy going out and thy coming in From this time forth and for evermore. Psalm 122 A Song of Ascents; of David.

^122:1I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go unto the house of Jehovah. ^122:2Our feet are standing Within thy gates, O Jerusalem, ^122:3Jerusalem, that art builded As a city that is compact together; ^122:4Whither the tribes go up, even the tribes of Jehovah, [For] an ordinance for Israel, To give thanks unto the name of Jehovah. ^122:5For there are set thrones for judgment, The thrones of the house of David. ^122:6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee. ^122:7Peace be within thy walls, And prosperity within thy palaces. ^122:8For my brethren and companions` sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. ^122:9For the sake of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good. Psalm 123 A Song of Ascents.

^123:1Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens. ^123:2Behold, as the eyes of servants [look] unto the hand of their master, As the eyes of a maid unto the hand of her mistress; So our eyes [look] unto Jehovah our God, Until he have mercy upon us. ^123:3Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us; For we are exceedingly filled with contempt. ^123:4Our soul is exceedingly filled With the scoffing of those that are at ease, And with the contempt of the proud. Psalm 124 A Song of Ascents; of David.

^124:1If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, Let Israel now say, ^124:2If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, When men rose up against us; ^124:3Then they had swallowed us up alive, When their wrath was kindled against us; ^124:4Then the waters had overwhelmed us, The stream had gone over our soul; ^124:5Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. ^124:6Blessed be Jehovah, Who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. ^124:7Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: The snare is broken, and we are escaped. ^124:8Our help is in the name of Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth. Psalm 125 A Song of Ascents.