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. 115:2Wherefore should the nations say, Where is now their God? 115:3But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever he pleased. 115:4Their 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.
125:1They that trust in Jehovah Are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abideth for ever. 125:2As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, So Jehovah is round about his people From this time forth and for evermore. 125:3For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity. 125:4Do good, O Jehovah, unto those that are good, And to them that are upright in their hearts. 125:5But as for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, Jehovah will lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel. Psalm 126 A Song of Ascents.
126:1When Jehovah brought back those that returned to Zion, We were like unto them that dream. 126:2Then was our mouth filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing: Then said they among the nations, Jehovah hath done great things for them. 126:3Jehovah hath done great things for us, [Whereof] we are glad. 126:4Turn again our captivity, O Jehovah, As the streams in the South. 126:5They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. 126:6He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing seed for sowing, Shall doubtless come again with joy, bringing his sheaves [with him]. Psalm 127 A Song of Ascents; of Solomon.
127:1Except Jehovah build the house, They labor in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain. 127:2It is vain for you to rise up early, To take rest late, To eat the bread of toil; [For] so he giveth unto his beloved sleep. 127:3Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; [And] the fruit of the womb is [his] reward. 127:4As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, So are the children of youth. 127:5Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: They shall not be put to shame, When they speak with their enemies in the gate. Psalm 128 A Song of Ascents.