^52:1Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God [endureth] continually. ^52:2Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. ^52:3Thou lovest evil more than good, And lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah ^52:4Thou lovest all devouring words, thou deceitful tongue. ^52:5God will likewise destroy thee for ever; He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, And root thee out of the land of the living. Selah ^52:6The righteous also shall see [it], and fear, And shall laugh at him, [saying], ^52:7Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness. ^52:8But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: I trust in the lovingkindness of God for ever and ever. ^52:9I will give thee thanks for ever, because thou hast done it; And I will hope in thy name, for it is good, in the presence of thy saints. Psalm 53 For the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath. Maschil of David.

^53:1The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity; There is none that doeth good. ^53:2God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, That did seek after God. ^53:3Every one of them is gone back; they are together become filthy; There is none that doeth good, no, not one. ^53:4Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, Who eat up my people [as] they eat bread, And call not upon God? ^53:5There were they in great fear, where no fear was; For God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: Thou hast put them to shame, because of God hath rejected them. ^53:6Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Then shall Jacob rejoice, [and] Israel shall be glad. Psalm 54 For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David; when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us?

^54:1Save me, O God, by thy name, And judge me in thy might. ^54:2Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to the words of my mouth. ^54:3For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul: They have not set God before them. Selah ^54:4Behold, God is my helper: The Lord is of them that uphold my soul. ^54:5He will requite the evil unto mine enemies: Destroy thou them in thy truth. ^54:6With a freewill-offering will I sacrifice unto thee: I will give thanks unto thy name, O Jehovah, for it is good. ^54:7For he hath delivered me out of all trouble; And mine eye hath seen [my desire] upon mine enemies. Psalm 55 For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David.

^55:1Give ear to my prayer, O God; And hide not thyself from my supplication. ^55:2Attend unto me, and answer me: I am restless in my complaint, and moan, ^55:3Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked; For they cast iniquity upon me, And in anger they persecute me. ^55:4My heart is sore pained within me: And the terrors of death are fallen upon me. ^55:5Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, And horror hath overwhelmed me. ^55:6And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then would I fly away, and be at rest. ^55:7Lo, then would I wander far off, I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah ^55:8I would haste me to a shelter From the stormy wind and tempest. ^55:9Destroy, O Lord, [and] divide their tongue; For I have seen violence and strife in the city. ^55:10Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: Iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it. ^55:11Wickedness is in the midst thereof: Oppression and guile depart not from its streets. ^55:12For it was not an enemy that reproached me; Then I could have borne it: Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; Then I would have hid myself from him: ^55:13But it was thou, a man mine equal, My companion, and my familiar friend. ^55:14We took sweet counsel together; We walked in the house of God with the throng. ^55:15Let death come suddenly upon them, Let them go down alive into Sheol; For wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them. ^55:16As for me, I will call upon God; And Jehovah will save me. ^55:17Evening, and morning, and at noonday, will I complain, and moan; And he will hear my voice. ^55:18He hath redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me; For they were many [that strove] with me. ^55:19God will hear, and answer them, Even he that abideth of old, Selah [The men] who have no changes, And who fear not God. ^55:20He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him: He hath profaned his covenant. ^55:21His mouth was smooth as butter, But his heart was war: His words were softer than oil, Yet were they drawn swords. ^55:22Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: He will never suffer the righteous to be moved. ^55:23But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in thee. Psalm 56 For the Chief Musician; set to Jonath elem rehokim. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam: when the Philistines took him in Gath.

^56:1Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: All the day long he fighting oppresseth me. ^56:2Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; For they are many that fight proudly against me. ^56:3What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee. ^56:4In God (I will praise his word), In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can flesh do unto me? ^56:5All the day long they wrest my words: All their thoughts are against me for evil. ^56:6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps, Even as they have waited for my soul. ^56:7Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God. ^56:8Thou numberest my wanderings: Put thou my tears into thy bottle; Are they not in thy book? ^56:9Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call: This I know, that God is for me. ^56:10In God (I will praise [his] word), In Jehovah (I will praise [his] word), ^56:11In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can man do unto me? ^56:12Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render thank-offerings unto thee. ^56:13For thou hast delivered my soul from death: [Hast thou] not [delivered] my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living? Psalm 57 For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tash-heth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave.

^57:1Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; For my soul taketh refuge in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, Until [these] calamities be overpast. ^57:2I will cry unto God Most High, Unto God that performeth [all things] for me. ^57:3He will send from heaven, and save me, [When] he that would swallow me up reproacheth; Selah God will send forth his lovingkindness and his truth. ^57:4My soul is among lions; I lie among them that are set on fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword. ^57:5Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; [Let] thy glory [be] above all the earth. ^57:6They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down: They have digged a pit before me; They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. Selah ^57:7My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing praises. ^57:8Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake right early. ^57:9I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the peoples: I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. ^57:10For thy lovingkindness is great unto the heavens, And thy truth unto the skies. ^57:11Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; [Let] thy glory [be] above all the earth. Psalm 58 For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam.

^58:1Do ye indeed in silence speak righteousness? Do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? ^58:2Nay, in heart ye work wickedness; Ye weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth. ^58:3The wicked are estranged from the womb: They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies. ^58:4Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: [They are] like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear, ^58:5Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, Charming never so wisely. ^58:6Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Jehovah. ^58:7Let them melt away as water that runneth apace: When he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off. ^58:8[Let them be] as a snail which melteth and passeth away, [Like] the untimely birth of a woman, that hath not seen the sun. ^58:9Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will take them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike. ^58:10The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked; ^58:11So that men shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: Verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth. Psalm 59 For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.

^59:1Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: Set me on high from them that rise up against me. ^59:2Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, And save me from the bloodthirsty men. ^59:3For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; The mighty gather themselves together against me: Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah. ^59:4They run and prepare themselves without [my] fault: Awake thou to help me, and behold. ^59:5Even thou, O Jehovah God of hosts, the God of Israel, Arise to visit all the nations: Be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah ^59:6They return at evening, they howl like a dog, And go round about the city. ^59:7Behold, they belch out with their mouth; Swords are in their lips: For who, [say they], doth hear? ^59:8But thou, O Jehovah, wilt laugh at them; Thou wilt have all the nations in derision. ^59:9[Because of] his strength I will give heed unto thee; For God is my high tower. ^59:10My God with his lovingkindness will meet me: God will let me see [my desire] upon mine enemies. ^59:11Slay them not, lest my people forget: Scatter them by thy power, and bring them down, O Lord our shield. ^59:12[For] the sin of their mouth, [and] the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for cursing and lying which they speak. ^59:13Consume them in wrath, consume them, so that they shall be no more: And let them know that God ruleth in Jacob, Unto the ends of the earth. Selah ^59:14And at evening let them return, let them howl like a dog, And go round about the city. ^59:15They shall wander up and down for food, And tarry all night if they be not satisfied. ^59:16But I will sing of thy strength; Yea, I will sing aloud of thy lovingkindness in the morning: For thou hast been my high tower, And a refuge in the day of my distress. ^59:17Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing praises: For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy. Psalm 60 For the Chief Musician; [set to] Shushan Eduth. Michtam of David, to teach; and when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the Valley of Salt twelve thousand.

^60:1O God thou hast cast us off, thou hast broken us down; Thou hast been angry; oh restore us again. ^60:2Thou hast made the land to tremble; thou hast rent it: Heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh. ^60:3Thou hast showed thy people hard things: Thou hast made us to drink the wine of staggering. ^60:4Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah ^60:5That thy beloved may be delivered, Save with thy right hand, and answer us. ^60:6God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult; I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. ^60:7Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre. ^60:8Moab is my washpot; Upon Edom will I cast my shoe: Philistia, shout thou because of me. ^60:9Who will bring me into the strong city? Who hath led me unto Edom? ^60:10Hast not thou, O God, cast us off? And thou goest not forth, O God, with our hosts. ^60:11Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help of man. ^60:12Through God we shall do valiantly; For he it is that will tread down our adversaries. Psalm 61 For the Chief Musician; on a stringed instrument. [A Psalm] of David.

^61:1Hear my cry, O God; Attend unto my prayer. ^61:2From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. ^61:3For thou hast been a refuge for me, A strong tower from the enemy. ^61:4I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever: I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. Selah ^61:5For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: Thou hast given [me] the heritage of those that fear thy name. ^61:6Thou wilt prolong the king`s life; His years shall be as many generations. ^61:7He shall abide before God for ever: Oh prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him. ^61:8So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, That I may daily perform my vows. Psalm 62 For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthan. A Psalm of David.

^62:1My soul waiteth in silence for God only: From him [cometh] my salvation. ^62:2He only is my rock and my salvation: [He is] my high tower; I shall not be greatly moved. ^62:3How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay [him], all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence? ^62:4They only consult to thrust him down from his dignity; They delight in lies; They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah ^62:5My soul, wait thou in silence for God only; For my expectation is from him. ^62:6He only is my rock and my salvation: [He is] my high tower; I shall not be moved. ^62:7With God is my salvation and my glory: The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. ^62:8Trust in him at all times, ye people; Pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah ^62:9Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: In the balances they will go up; They are together lighter than vanity. ^62:10Trust not in oppression, And become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart [thereon]. ^62:11God hath spoken once, Twice have I heard this, That power belongeth unto God. ^62:12Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth lovingkindness; For thou renderest to every man according to his work. Psalm 63 A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

^63:1O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is. ^63:2So have I looked upon thee in the sanctuary, To see thy power and thy glory. ^63:3Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise thee. ^63:4So will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. ^63:5My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips; ^63:6When I remember thee upon my bed, [And] meditate on thee in the night-watches. ^63:7For thou hast been my help, And in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. ^63:8My soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me. ^63:9But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, Shall go into the lower parts of the earth. ^63:10They shall be given over to the power of the sword: They shall be a portion for foxes. ^63:11But the king shall rejoice in God: Every one that sweareth by him shall glory; For the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. Psalm 64 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

^64:1Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint: Preserve my life from fear of the enemy. ^64:2Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, From the tumult of the workers of iniquity; ^64:3Who have whet their tongue like a sword, And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words, ^64:4That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect: Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. ^64:5They encourage themselves in an evil purpose; They commune of laying snares privily; They say, Who will see them? ^64:6They search out iniquities; We have accomplished, [say they], a diligent search: And the inward thought and the heart of every one is deep. ^64:7But God will shoot at them; With an arrow suddenly shall they be wounded. ^64:8So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them: All that see them shall wag the head. ^64:9And all men shall fear; And they shall declare the work of God, And shall wisely consider of his doing. ^64:10The righteous shall be glad in Jehovah, and shall take refuge in him; And all the upright in heart shall glory. Psalm 65 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm. A song of David.

^65:1Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion; And unto thee shall the vow be performed. ^65:2O thou that hearest prayer, Unto thee shall all flesh come. ^65:3Iniquities prevail against me: As for our transgressions, thou wilt forgive them. ^65:4Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach [unto thee], That he may dwell in thy courts: We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, Thy holy temple. ^65:5By terrible things thou wilt answer us in righteousness, Oh God of our salvation, Thou that art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, And of them that are afar off upon the sea: ^65:6Who by his strength setteth fast the mountains, Being girded about with might; ^65:7Who stilleth the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples. ^65:8They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. ^65:9Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it, Thou greatly enrichest it; The river of God is full of water: Thou providest them grain, when thou hast so prepared the earth. ^65:10Thou waterest its furrows abundantly; Thou settlest the ridges thereof: Thou makest it soft with showers; Thou blessest the springing thereof. ^65:11Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; And thy paths drop fatness. ^65:12They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness; And the hills are girded with joy. ^65:13The pastures are clothed with flocks; The valleys also are covered over with grain; They shout for joy, they also sing. Psalm 66 For the Chief Musician. A song, a Psalm.

^66:1Make a joyful noise unto God, all the earth: ^66:2Sing forth the glory of his name: Make his praise glorious. ^66:3Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. ^66:4All the earth shall worship thee, And shall sing unto thee; They shall sing to thy name. Selah ^66:5Come, and see the works of God; [He is] terrible in his doing toward the children of men. ^66:6He turned the sea into dry land; They went through the river on foot: There did we rejoice in him. ^66:7He ruleth by his might for ever; His eyes observe the nations: Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah ^66:8Oh bless our God, ye peoples, And make the voice of his praise to be heard; ^66:9Who holdeth our soul in life, And suffereth not our feet to be moved. ^66:10For thou, O God, hast proved us: Thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. ^66:11Thou broughtest us into the net; Thou layedst a sore burden upon our loins. ^66:12Thou didst cause men to ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water; But thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. ^66:13I will come into thy house with burnt-offerings; I will pay thee my vows, ^66:14Which my lips uttered, And my mouth spake, when I was in distress. ^66:15I will offer unto thee burnt-offerings of fatlings, With the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah ^66:16Come, and hear, all ye that fear God, And I will declare what he hath done for my soul. ^66:17I cried unto him with my mouth, And he was extolled with my tongue. ^66:18If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear: ^66:19But verily God hath heard; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer. ^66:20Blessed be God, Who hath not turned away my prayer, Nor his lovingkindness from me. Psalm 67 For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm, a song.

^67:1God be merciful unto us, and bless us, [And] cause his face to shine upon us; Selah ^67:2That thy way may be known upon earth, Thy salvation among all nations. ^67:3Let the peoples praise thee, O God; Let all the peoples praise thee. ^67:4Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy; For thou wilt judge the peoples with equity, And govern the nations upon earth. Selah ^67:5Let the peoples praise thee, O God; Let all the peoples praise thee. ^67:6The earth hath yielded its increase: God, even our own God, will bless us. ^67:7God will bless us; And all the ends of the earth shall fear him. Psalm 68 For the Chief Musician; A Psalm of David, a song.

^68:1Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; Let them also that hate him flee before him. ^68:2As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: As wax melteth before the fire, So let the wicked perish at the presence of God. ^68:3But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God: Yea, let them rejoice with gladness. ^68:4Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: Cast up a highway for him that rideth through the deserts; His name is Jehovah; and exult ye before him. ^68:5A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, Is God in his holy habitation. ^68:6God setteth the solitary in families: He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a parched land. ^68:7O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, When thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah ^68:8The earth trembled, The heavens also dropped [rain] at the presence of God: Yon Sinai [trembled] at the presence of God, the God of Israel. ^68:9Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, Thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary. ^68:10Thy congregation dwelt therein: Thou, O God, didst prepare of thy goodness for the poor. ^68:11The Lord giveth the word: The women that publish the tidings are a great host. ^68:12Kings of armies flee, they flee; And she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil. ^68:13When ye lie among the sheepfolds, [It is as] the wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold. ^68:14When the Almighty scattered kings therein, [It was as when] it snoweth in Zalmon. ^68:15A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; A high mountain is the mountain of Bashan. ^68:16Why look ye askance, ye high mountains, At the mountain which God hath desired for his abode? Yea, Jehovah will dwell [in it] for ever. ^68:17The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands; The Lord is among them, [as in] Sinai, in the sanctuary. ^68:18Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led away captives; Thou hast received gifts among men, Yea, [among] the rebellious also, that Jehovah God might dwell [with them]. ^68:19Blessed be the Lord, who daily beareth our burden, Even the God who is our salvation. Selah ^68:20God is unto us a God of deliverances; And unto Jehovah the Lord belongeth escape from death. ^68:21But God will smite through the head of his enemies, The hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his guiltiness. ^68:22The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring [them] again from the depths of the sea; ^68:23That thou mayest crush [them], [dipping] thy foot in blood, That the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from [thine] enemies. ^68:24They have seen thy goings, O God, Even the goings of my God, my King, into the sanctuary. ^68:25The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, In the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels. ^68:26Bless ye God in the congregations, Even the Lord, [ye that are] of the fountain of Israel. ^68:27There is little Benjamin their ruler, The princes of Judah [and] their council, The princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali. ^68:28Thy God hath commanded thy strength: Strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us. ^68:29Because of thy temple at Jerusalem Kings shall bring presents unto thee. ^68:30Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, The multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples, Trampling under foot the pieces of silver: He hath scattered the peoples that delight in war. ^68:31Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall haste to stretch out her hands unto God. ^68:32Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; Oh sing praises unto the Lord; Selah ^68:33To him that rideth upon the heaven of heavens, which are of old; Lo, he uttereth his voice, a mighty voice. ^68:34Ascribe ye strength unto God: His excellency is over Israel, And his strength is in the skies. ^68:35O God, [thou art] terrible out of thy holy places: The God of Israel, he giveth strength and power unto [his] people. Blessed be God. Psalm 69 For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshanim. [A Psalm] of David.

^69:1Save me, O God; For the waters are come in unto my soul. ^69:2I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. ^69:3I am weary with my crying; my throat is dried: Mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. ^69:4They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head: They that would cut me off, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: That which I took not away I have to restore. ^69:5O God, thou knowest my foolishness; And my sins are not hid from thee. ^69:6Let not them that wait for thee be put to shame through me, O Lord Jehovah of hosts: Let not those that seek thee be brought to dishonor through me, O God of Israel. ^69:7Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; Shame hath covered my face. ^69:8I am become a stranger unto my brethren, And an alien unto my mother`s children. ^69:9For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me. ^69:10When I wept, [and chastened] my soul with fasting, That was to my reproach. ^69:11When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword unto them. ^69:12They that sit in the gate talk of me; And [I am] the song of the drunkards. ^69:13But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Jehovah, in an acceptable time: O God, in the abundance of thy lovingkindness, Answer me in the truth of thy salvation. ^69:14Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: Let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters. ^69:15Let not the waterflood overwhelm me, Neither let the deep shallow me up; And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me. ^69:16Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy lovingkindness is good: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn thou unto me. ^69:17And hide not thy face from thy servant; For I am in distress; answer me speedily. ^69:18Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: Ransom me because of mine enemies. ^69:19Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonor: Mine adversaries are all before thee. ^69:20Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: And I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none. ^69:21They gave me also gall for my food; And in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. ^69:22Let their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, [let it become] a trap. ^69:23Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see; And make their loins continually to shake. ^69:24Pour out thine indignation upon them, And let the fierceness of thine anger overtake them. ^69:25Let their habitation be desolate; Let none dwell in their tents. ^69:26For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; And they tell of the sorrow of those whom thou hast wounded. ^69:27Add iniquity unto their iniquity; And let them not come into thy righteousness. ^69:28Let them be blotted out of the book of life, And not be written with the righteous. ^69:29But I am poor and sorrowful: Let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high. ^69:30I will praise the name of God with a song, And will magnify him with thanksgiving. ^69:31And it will please Jehovah better than an ox, [Or] a bullock that hath horns and hoofs. ^69:32The meek have seen it, and are glad: Ye that seek after God, let your heart live. ^69:33For Jehovah heareth the needy, And despiseth not his prisoners. ^69:34Let heaven and earth praise him, The seas, and everything that moveth therein. ^69:35For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah; And they shall abide there, and have it in possession. ^69:36The seed also of his servants shall inherit it; And they that love his name shall dwell therein. Psalm 70 For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David; to bring to remembrance.

^70:1[Make haste], O God, to deliver me; Make haste to help me, O Jehovah. ^70:2Let them be put to shame and confounded That seek after my soul: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt. ^70:3Let them be turned back by reason of their shame That say, Aha, aha. ^70:4Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee; And let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified. ^70:5But I am poor and needy; Make haste unto me, O God: Thou art my help and my deliverer; O Jehovah, make no tarrying. Psalm 71

^71:1In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge: Let me never be put to shame. ^71:2Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me. ^71:3Be thou to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: Thou hast given commandment to save me; For thou art my rock and my fortress. ^71:4Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. ^71:5For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah: [Thou art] my trust from my youth. ^71:6By thee have I been holden up from the womb; Thou art he that took me out of my mother`s bowels: My praise shall be continually of thee. ^71:7I am as a wonder unto many; But thou art my strong refuge. ^71:8My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, And with thy honor all the day. ^71:9Cast me not off in the time of old age; Forsake me not when my strength faileth. ^71:10For mine enemies speak concerning me; And they that watch for my soul take counsel together, ^71:11Saying, God hath forsaken him: Pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver. ^71:12O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me. ^71:13Let them be put to shame [and] consumed that are adversaries to my soul; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt. ^71:14But I will hope continually, And will praise thee yet more and more. ^71:15My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, [And] of thy salvation all the day; For I know not the numbers [thereof]. ^71:16I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Jehovah: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only. ^71:17O God, thou hast taught me from my youth; And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. ^71:18Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not, Until I have declared thy strength unto [the next] generation, Thy might to every one that is to come. ^71:19Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto thee? ^71:20Thou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles, Wilt quicken us again, And wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth. ^71:21Increase thou my greatness, And turn again and comfort me. ^71:22I will also praise thee with the psaltery, [Even] thy truth, O my God: Unto thee will I sing praises with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. ^71:23My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises unto thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed. ^71:24My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long; For they are put to shame, for they are confounded, that seek my hurt. Psalm 72 [A Psalm] of Solomon.