23:1{A Psalm of David.} Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. 23:2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside still waters. 23:3He restoreth my soul; he leadeth me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 23:4Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me. 23:5Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; thou hast anointed my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 23:6Surely, goodness and loving-kindness shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of Jehovah for the length of the days.
24:1{Of David. A Psalm.} The earth is Jehovah's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. 24:2For it was he that founded it upon seas, and established it upon floods. 24:3Who shall ascend into the mount of Jehovah? and who shall stand in his holy place? 24:4He that hath blameless hands and a pure heart; who lifteth not up his soul unto vanity, nor sweareth deceitfully: 24:5He shall receive blessing from Jehovah, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. 24:6This is the generation of them that seek unto him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah. 24:7Lift up your heads, ye gates, and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in. 24:8Who is this King of glory? Jehovah strong and mighty, Jehovah mighty in battle. 24:9Lift up your heads, ye gates; yea, lift up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in. 24:10Who is he, this King of glory? Jehovah of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
25:1{[A Psalm] of David.} Unto thee, Jehovah, do I lift up my soul. 25:2My God, I confide in thee; let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. 25:3Yea, none that wait on thee shall be ashamed: they shall be ashamed that deal treacherously without cause. 25:4Make me to know thy ways, O Jehovah; teach me thy paths. 25:5Make me to walk in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. 25:6Remember, Jehovah, thy tender mercies and thy loving-kindnesses; for they are from everlasting. 25:7Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; according to thy loving-kindness remember thou me, for thy goodness' sake, Jehovah. 25:8Good and upright is Jehovah; therefore will he instruct sinners in the way: 25:9The meek will he guide in judgment, and the meek will he teach his way. 25:10All the paths of Jehovah are loving-kindness and truth for such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. 25:11For thy name's sake, O Jehovah, thou wilt indeed pardon mine iniquity; for it is great. 25:12What man is he that feareth Jehovah? him will he instruct in the way [that] he should choose. 25:13His soul shall dwell in prosperity, and his seed shall inherit the earth. 25:14The secret of Jehovah is with them that fear him, that he may make known his covenant to them. 25:15Mine eyes are ever toward Jehovah; for he will bring my feet out of the net. 25:16Turn toward me, and be gracious unto me; for I am solitary and afflicted. 25:17The troubles of my heart are increased: bring me out of my distresses; 25:18Consider mine affliction and my travail, and forgive all my sins. 25:19Consider mine enemies, for they are many, and they hate me [with] cruel hatred. 25:20Keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I trust in thee. 25:21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee. 25:22Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.
26:1{[A Psalm] of David.} Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in mine integrity, and I have confided in Jehovah: I shall not slip. 26:2Prove me, Jehovah, and test me; try my reins and my heart: 26:3For thy loving-kindness is before mine eyes, and I have walked in thy truth. 26:4I have not sat with vain persons, neither have I gone in with dissemblers; 26:5I have hated the congregation of evil-doers, and I have not sat with the wicked. 26:6I will wash my hands in innocency, and will encompass thine altar, O Jehovah, 26:7That I may cause the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, and declare all thy marvellous works. 26:8Jehovah, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thy glory dwelleth. 26:9Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with men of blood; 26:10In whose hands are evil devices, and their right hand is full of bribes. 26:11But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity. Redeem me, and be gracious unto me. 26:12My foot standeth in an even place; in the congregations will I bless Jehovah.
27:1{[A Psalm] of David.} Jehovah is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 27:2When evil-doers, mine adversaries and mine enemies, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. 27:3If a host encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; if war rise against me, in this will I be confident. 27:4One [thing] have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Jehovah, and to inquire [of him] in his temple. 27:5For in the day of evil he will hide me in his pavilion; in the secret of his tent will he keep me concealed: he will set me high upon a rock. 27:6And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me; and I will offer in his tent sacrifices of shouts of joy: I will sing, yea, I will sing psalms unto Jehovah. 27:7Hear, Jehovah; with my voice do I call; be gracious unto me, and answer me. 27:8My heart said for thee, Seek ye my face. Thy face, O Jehovah, will I seek. 27:9Hide not thy face from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. 27:10For had my father and my mother forsaken me, then had Jehovah taken me up. 27:11Teach me thy way, Jehovah, and lead me in an even path, because of mine enemies. 27:12Deliver me not over to the will of mine adversaries; for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out violence. 27:13Unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah in the land of the living ! 27:14Wait for Jehovah; be strong and let thy heart take courage: yea, wait for Jehovah.
28:1{[A Psalm] of David.} Unto thee, Jehovah, do I call; my rock, be not silent unto me, lest, [if] thou keep silence toward me, I become like them that go down into the pit. 28:2Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward the oracle of thy holiness. 28:3Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbours, and mischief is in their heart. 28:4Give them according to their doing, and according to the wickedness of their deeds; give them after the work of their hands, render to them their desert. 28:5For they regard not the deeds of Jehovah, nor the work of his hands: he will destroy them, and not build them up. 28:6Blessed be Jehovah, for he hath heard the voice of my supplications. 28:7Jehovah is my strength and my shield; my heart confided in him, and I was helped: therefore my heart exulteth, and with my song will I praise him. 28:8Jehovah is their strength; and he is the stronghold of salvation to his anointed one. 28:9Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance; and feed them, and lift them up for ever.
29:1{A Psalm of David.} Give unto Jehovah, ye sons of the mighty ones, give unto Jehovah glory and strength; 29:2Give unto Jehovah the glory of his name; worship Jehovah in holy splendour. 29:3The voice of Jehovah is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth, Jehovah upon great waters. 29:4The voice of Jehovah is powerful; the voice of Jehovah is full of majesty. 29:5The voice of Jehovah breaketh cedars; yea, Jehovah breaketh the cedars of Lebanon: 29:6And he maketh them to skip like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion like a young buffalo. 29:7The voice of Jehovah cleaveth out flames of fire. 29:8The voice of Jehovah shaketh the wilderness; Jehovah shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. 29:9The voice of Jehovah maketh the hinds to calve, and layeth bare the forests; and in his temple doth every one say, Glory! 29:10Jehovah sitteth upon the flood; yea, Jehovah sitteth as king for ever. 29:11Jehovah will give strength unto his people; Jehovah will bless his people with peace.
30:1{A Psalm of David: dedication-song of the house.} I will extol thee, Jehovah; for thou hast delivered me, and hast not made mine enemies to rejoice over me. 30:2Jehovah my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. 30:3Jehovah, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol, thou hast quickened me from among those that go down to the pit. 30:4Sing psalms unto Jehovah, ye saints of his, and give thanks in remembrance of his holiness. 30:5For a moment [is passed] in his anger, a life in his favour; at even weeping cometh for the night, and at morn there is rejoicing. 30:6As for me, I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved. 30:7Jehovah, by thy favour thou hadst made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face; I was troubled. 30:8I called to thee, Jehovah, and unto the Lord did I make supplication: 30:9What profit is there in my blood, in my going down to the pit? shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth? 30:10Hear, O Jehovah, and be gracious unto me; Jehovah, be my helper. 30:11Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; 30:12That [my] glory may sing psalms of thee, and not be silent. Jehovah my God, I will praise thee for ever. 30:13
31:1{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} In thee, Jehovah, do I trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. 31:2Incline thine ear to me, deliver me speedily; be a strong rock to me, a house of defence to save me. 31:3For thou art my rock and my fortress; and, for thy name's sake, thou wilt lead me and guide me. 31:4Draw me out of the net that they have hidden for me; for thou art my strength. 31:5Into thy hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, Jehovah, [thou] God of truth. 31:6I have hated them that observe lying vanities; and as for me, I have confided in Jehovah. 31:7I will be glad and rejoice in thy loving-kindness, for thou hast seen mine affliction; thou hast known the troubles of my soul, 31:8And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large place. 31:9Be gracious unto me, Jehovah, for I am in trouble: mine eye wasteth away with vexation, my soul and my belly. 31:10For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing; my strength faileth through mine iniquity, and my bones are wasted. 31:11More than to all mine oppressors, I am become exceedingly a reproach, even to my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that see me without flee from me. 31:12I am forgotten in [their] heart as a dead man; I am become like a broken vessel. 31:13For I have heard the slander of many terror on every side when they take counsel together against me: they plot to take away my life. 31:14But I confided in thee, Jehovah; I said, thou art my God. 31:15My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from my persecutors. 31:16Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; save me in thy loving-kindness. 31:17Jehovah, let me not be ashamed; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, let them be silent in Sheol. 31:18Let the lying lips become dumb, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt. 31:19[Oh] how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, [which] thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee, before the sons of men! 31:20Thou keepest them concealed in the secret of thy presence from the conspiracies of man; thou hidest them in a pavilion from the strife of tongues. 31:21Blessed be Jehovah; for he hath shewn me wondrously his loving-kindness in a strong city. 31:22As for me, I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes; nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee. 31:23Love Jehovah, all ye his saints. Jehovah preserveth the faithful, and plentifully requiteth the proud doer. 31:24Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all ye that hope in Jehovah.
32:1{Of David. Instruction.} Blessed is he [whose] transgression is forgiven, [whose] sin is covered! 32:2Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah reckoneth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile! 32:3When I kept silence, my bones waxed old, through my groaning all the day long. 32:4For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me; my moisture was turned into the drought of summer. Selah. 32:5I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity I covered not; I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Jehovah, and *thou* forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. 32:6For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee at a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they will not reach him. 32:7Thou art a hiding-place for me; thou preservest me from trouble; thou dost encompass me with songs of deliverance. Selah. 32:8I will instruct thee and teach thee the way in which thou shalt go; I will counsel [thee] with mine eye upon thee. 32:9Be ye not as a horse, as a mule, which have no understanding: whose trappings must be bit and bridle, for restraint, or they will not come unto thee. 32:10Many sorrows hath the wicked; but he that confideth in Jehovah, loving-kindness shall encompass him. 32:11Rejoice in Jehovah, and be glad, ye righteous; and shout for joy, all ye upright in heart.
33:1Exult, ye righteous, in Jehovah: praise is comely for the upright. 33:2Give thanks unto Jehovah with the harp; sing psalms unto him with the ten-stringed lute. 33:3Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud sound. 33:4For the word of Jehovah is right, and all his work is in faithfulness. 33:5He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the loving-kindness of Jehovah. 33:6By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. 33:7He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap; he layeth up the deeps in storehouses. 33:8Let all the earth fear Jehovah; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. 33:9For *he* spoke, and it was [done]; *he* commanded, and it stood fast. 33:10Jehovah frustrateth the counsel of the nations; he maketh the thoughts of the peoples of none effect. 33:11The counsel of Jehovah standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation. 33:12Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah, the people that he hath chosen for his inheritance! 33:13Jehovah looketh from the heavens; he beholdeth all the sons of men: 33:14From the place of his habitation he looketh forth upon all the inhabitants of the earth; 33:15He who fashioneth the hearts of them all, who considereth all their works. 33:16The king is not saved by the multitude of [his] forces; a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. 33:17The horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth he deliver by his great power. 33:18Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his loving-kindness, 33:19To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. 33:20Our soul waiteth for Jehovah: he is our help and our shield. 33:21For in him shall our heart rejoice, because we have confided in his holy name. 33:22Let thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, according as we have hoped in thee. 33:23
34:1{[A Psalm] of David; when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.} I will bless Jehovah at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 34:2My soul shall make its boast in Jehovah: the meek shall hear, and rejoice. 34:3Magnify Jehovah with me, and let us exalt his name together. 34:4I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. 34:5They looked unto him, and were enlightened, and their faces were not confounded. 34:6This afflicted one called, and Jehovah heard [him], and saved him out of all his troubles. 34:7The angel of Jehovah encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. 34:8Taste and see that Jehovah is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him! 34:9Fear Jehovah, ye his saints; for there is no want to them that fear him. 34:10The young lions are in need and suffer hunger; but they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good. 34:11Come, ye sons, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah. 34:12What man is he that desireth life, [and] loveth days, that he may see good? 34:13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile; 34:14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. 34:15The eyes of Jehovah are upon the righteous, and his ears are toward their cry; 34:16The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth: 34:17[The righteous] cry, and Jehovah heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. 34:18Jehovah is nigh to those that are of a broken heart, and saveth them that are of a contrite spirit. 34:19Many are the adversities of the righteous, but Jehovah delivereth him out of them all: 34:20He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken. 34:21Evil shall destroy the wicked; and they that hate the righteous shall bear their guilt. 34:22Jehovah redeemeth the soul of his servants; and none of them that trust in him shall bear guilt.
35:1{[A Psalm] of David.} Strive, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me; fight against them that fight against me: 35:2Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help; 35:3And draw out the spear, and stop [the way] against my pursuers: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. 35:4Let them be put to shame and confounded that seek after my life; let them be turned backward and brought to confusion that devise my hurt: 35:5Let them be as chaff before the wind, and let the angel of Jehovah drive [them] away; 35:6Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of Jehovah pursue them. 35:7For without cause have they hidden for me their net [in] a pit; without cause they have digged [it] for my soul. 35:8Let destruction come upon him unawares, and let his net which he hath hidden catch himself: for destruction let him fall therein. 35:9And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah; it shall rejoice in his salvation. 35:10All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, who deliverest the afflicted from one stronger than he, yea, the afflicted and the needy from him that spoileth him! 35:11Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they lay to my charge things which I know not. 35:12They reward me evil for good, [to] the bereavement of my soul. 35:13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I chastened my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned into mine own bosom: 35:14I behaved myself as though [he had been] a friend, a brother to me; I bowed down in sadness, as one that mourneth [for] a mother. 35:15But at my halting they rejoiced, and gathered together: the slanderers gathered themselves together against me, and I knew [it] not; they did tear [me], and ceased not: 35:16With profane jesters for bread, they have gnashed their teeth against me. 35:17Lord, how long wilt thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, my only one from the young lions. 35:18I will give thee thanks in the great congregation; I will praise thee among much people. 35:19Let not them that are wrongfully mine enemies rejoice over me; let them not wink with the eye that hate me without cause. 35:20For they speak not peace; and they devise deceitful words against the quiet in the land. 35:21And they opened their mouth wide against me; they said, Aha! aha! our eye hath seen [it]. 35:22Thou hast seen [it], Jehovah: keep not silence; O Lord, be not far from me. 35:23Stir up thyself, and awake for my right, for my cause, my God and Lord! 35:24Judge me, Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness, and let them not rejoice over me. 35:25Let them not say in their heart, Aha! so would we have it. Let them not say, We have swallowed him up. 35:26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine adversity; let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me. 35:27Let them exult and rejoice that delight in my righteousness; and let them say continually, Jehovah be magnified, who delighteth in the prosperity of his servant. 35:28And my tongue shall talk of thy righteousness, [and] of thy praise, all the day. 35:29
36:1{To the chief Musician. [A Psalm] of the servant of Jehovah; of David.} The transgression of the wicked uttereth within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes. 36:2For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, [even] when his iniquity is found to be hateful. 36:3The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, to do good. 36:4He deviseth wickedness up on his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good: he abhorreth not evil. 36:5Jehovah, thy loving-kindness is in the heavens, and thy faithfulness [reacheth] unto the clouds. 36:6Thy righteousness is like the high mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: thou, Jehovah, preservest man and beast. 36:7How precious is thy loving-kindness, O God! So the sons of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings. 36:8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou wilt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. 36:9For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light. 36:10Continue thy loving-kindness unto them that know thee, and thy righteousness to the upright in heart; 36:11Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked drive me away. 36:12There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and are not able to rise.
37:1{[A Psalm] of David.} Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, and be not envious of them that work unrighteousness; 37:2for they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and fade as the green herb. 37:3Confide in Jehovah, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on faithfulness; 37:4and delight thyself in Jehovah, and he will give thee the desires of thy heart. 37:5Commit thy way unto Jehovah, and rely upon him: he will bring [it] to pass; 37:6and he will bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. 37:7Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him that prospereth in his way, because of the man that bringeth mischievous devices to pass. 37:8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; fret not thyself: it [would be] only to do evil. 37:9For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait on Jehovah, they shall possess the land. 37:10For yet a little while, and the wicked is not; and thou considerest his place, but he is not. 37:11But the meek shall possess the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of prosperity. 37:12The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth his teeth against him. 37:13The Lord laugheth at him; for he seeth that his day is coming. 37:14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the afflicted and needy, to slay those that are upright in [the] way: 37:15their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. 37:16The little that the righteous hath is better than the abundance of many wicked; 37:17for the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Jehovah upholdeth the righteous. 37:18Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever: 37:19they shall not be ashamed in the time of evil, and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. 37:20For the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume, like smoke shall they consume away. 37:21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; but the righteous is gracious and giveth: 37:22for those blessed of him shall possess the land, and they that are cursed of him shall be cut off. 37:23The steps of a man are established by Jehovah, and he delighteth in his way: 37:24though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for Jehovah upholdeth his hand. 37:25I have been young, and now am old, and I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread: 37:26all the day he is gracious and lendeth, and his seed shall be a blessing. 37:27Depart from evil, and do good, and dwell for evermore; 37:28for Jehovah loveth judgment, and will not forsake his saints: They are preserved for ever; but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. 37:29The righteous shall possess the land, and dwell therein for ever. 37:30The mouth of the righteous proffereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh judgment; 37:31the law of his God is in his heart; his goings shall not slide. 37:32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him: 37:33Jehovah will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged. 37:34Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to possess the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it]. 37:35I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading like a green tree in its native soil: 37:36but he passed away, and behold, he was not; and I sought him, but he was not found. 37:37Mark the perfect, and behold the upright, for the end of [that] man is peace; 37:38but the transgressors shall be destroyed together; the future of the wicked shall be cut off. 37:39But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah: he is their strength in the time of trouble. 37:40And Jehovah will help them and deliver them: he will deliver them from the wicked, and save them; for they trust in him. 37:41
38:1{A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.} Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 38:2For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand cometh down upon me. 38:3There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; no peace in my bones, because of my sin. 38:4For mine iniquities are gone over my head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. 38:5My wounds stink, they are corrupt, because of my foolishness. 38:6I am depressed; I am bowed down beyond measure; I go mourning all the day. 38:7For my loins are full of burning, and there is no soundness in my flesh. 38:8I am faint and broken beyond measure; I roar by reason of the agitation of my heart. 38:9Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my sighing is not hid from thee. 38:10My heart throbbeth, my strength hath left me; and the light of mine eyes, it also is no more with me. 38:11My lovers and mine associates stand aloof from my stroke; and my kinsmen stand afar off. 38:12And they that seek after my life lay snares [for me]; and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all the day long. 38:13But I, as a deaf [man], hear not; and am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. 38:14Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs. 38:15For in thee, Jehovah, do I hope: *thou* wilt answer, O Lord my God. 38:16For I said, Let them not rejoice over me! When my foot slipped, they magnified [themselves] against me. 38:17For I am ready to halt, and my pain is continually before me. 38:18For I will declare mine iniquity, I am grieved for my sin. 38:19But mine enemies are lively, they are strong; and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied: 38:20And they that render evil for good are adversaries unto me; because I pursue what is good. 38:21Forsake me not, Jehovah; O my God, be not far from me. 38:22Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation. 38:23
39:1{To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.} I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a muzzle, while the wicked is before me. 39:2I was dumb with silence, I held my peace from good; and my sorrow was stirred. 39:3My heart burned within me; the fire was kindled in my musing: I spoke with my tongue, 39:4Make me to know, Jehovah, mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: I shall know how frail I am. 39:5Behold, thou hast made my days [as] hand-breadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before thee; verily, every man, [even] the high placed, is altogether vanity. Selah. 39:6Verily, man walketh in a vain show; verily they are disquieted in vain; he heapeth up [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them. 39:7And now, what wait I for, Lord? my hope is in thee. 39:8Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the reproach of the foolish. 39:9I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; for *thou* hast done [it]. 39:10Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thy hand. 39:11When thou with rebukes dost correct a man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely, every man is vanity. Selah. 39:12Hear my prayer, Jehovah, and give ear unto my cry; be not silent at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, a sojourner, like all my fathers. 39:13Look away from me, and let me recover strength, before I go hence and be no more.
40:1{To the chief Musician. Of David. A Psalm.} I waited patiently for Jehovah; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 40:2And he brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock; he hath established my goings: 40:3And he hath put a new song in my mouth, praise unto our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall confide in Jehovah. 40:4Blessed is the man that hath made Jehovah his confidence, and turneth not to the proud, and to such as turn aside to lies. 40:5Thou, O Jehovah my God, hast multiplied thy marvellous works, and thy thoughts toward us: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee; would I declare and speak [them], they are more than can be numbered. 40:6Sacrifice and oblation thou didst not desire: ears hast thou prepared me. Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not demanded; 40:7Then said I, Behold, I come, in the volume of the book it is written of me 40:8To do thy good pleasure, my God, is my delight, and thy law is within my heart. 40:9I have published righteousness in the great congregation: behold, I have not withheld my lips, Jehovah, *thou* knowest. 40:10I have not hidden thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy loving-kindness and thy truth from the great congregation. 40:11Withhold not thou, Jehovah, thy tender mercies from me; let thy loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve me. 40:12For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I cannot see; they are more than the hairs of my head: and my heart hath failed me. 40:13Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me; Jehovah, make haste to my help. 40:14Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be turned backward and confounded that take pleasure in mine adversity; 40:15Let them be desolate, because of their shame, that say unto me, Aha! Aha! 40:16Let all those that seek thee be glad and rejoice in thee; let such as love thy salvation say continually, Jehovah be magnified! 40:17But I am afflicted and needy: the Lord thinketh upon me. Thou art my help and my deliverer: my God, make no delay. 40:18
41:1{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} Blessed is he that understandeth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil. 41:2Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive; he shall be made happy in the land; and thou wilt not deliver him to the will of his enemies. 41:3Jehovah will sustain him upon the bed of languishing: thou turnest all his bed in his sickness. 41:4As for me, I said, Jehovah, be gracious unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee. 41:5Mine enemies wish me evil: When will he die, and his name perish? 41:6And if one come to see [me], he speaketh falsehood; his heart gathereth wickedness to itself: he goeth abroad, he telleth [it]. 41:7All that hate me whisper together against me; against me do they devise my hurt. 41:8A thing of Belial cleaveth fast unto him; and now that he is laid down, he will rise up no more. 41:9Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I confided, who did eat of my bread, hath lifted up [his] heel against me. 41:10But thou, Jehovah, be gracious unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them. 41:11By this I know that thou delightest in me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me. 41:12But as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever. 41:13Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, from eternity to eternity! Amen, and Amen. 41:14
42:1{To the chief Musician. An instruction; of the sons of Korah.} As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. 42:2My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? 42:3My tears have been my bread day and night, while they say unto me all the day, Where is thy God? 42:4These things I remember and have poured out my soul within me: how I passed along with the multitude, how I went on with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, a festive multitude. 42:5Why art thou cast down, my soul, and art disquieted in me? hope in God; for I shall yet praise him, [for] the health of his countenance. 42:6My God, my soul is cast down within me; therefore do I remember thee from the land of the Jordan, and the Hermons, from mount Mizar. 42:7Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy cataracts; all thy breakers and thy billows are gone over me. 42:8In the day-time will Jehovah command his loving-kindness, and in the night his song shall be with me, a prayer unto the God of my life. 42:9I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 42:10As with a crushing in my bones mine adversaries reproach me, while they say unto me all the day, Where is thy God? 42:11Why art thou cast down, my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God; for I shall yet praise him, [who is] the health of my countenance, and my God.