9 10 Deliver me, O JEHOVAH, from mine enemies : I flee unto thee to hide me. Teach me to do thy will; 11 12 1 for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. Quicken me, O JEHOVAH, for thy name's sake: And in thy mercy cut off mine enemies, for I am thy servant. PSALM CXLIV. my soul; A PSALM OF DAVID. BLESSED be JEHOVAH, my strength, which traineth my hands to war, my fingers to fight; 2 My goodness, and my fortress; 4 5 my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; JEHOVAH, what is man, that thou takest know- or the son of man, that thou makest account of him! Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away. Bow thy heavens, O JEHOVAH, and come down: 6 7 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, 8 and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood. I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: 9 It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword. 10 Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange 11 children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood: That our sons may be as plants grown up in their 12 youth; that our daughters may be as corner-stones, polished after the similitude of a palace: that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets. Happy is that people, that is in such a case: 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 PSALM CXLV. 'DAVID'S PSALM OF PRAISE. I WILL extol thee, my God, O king; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. One generation shall praise thy works to another, I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works. And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness. They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness. JEHOVAH is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. JEHOVAH is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works. They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, 12 13 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all genera tions. JEHOVAH Upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down. The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. JEHOVAH is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. 14 15 16 17 JEHOVAH is nigh unto all them that call upon him, 18 to all that call upon him in truth. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them. JEHOVAH preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy. My mouth shall speak the praise of JEHOVAH : and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever. PSALM CXLVI. PRAISE ye JEHOVAH. Praise JEHOVAH, O my soul. While I live will I praise JEHOVAH : I will sing praises unto my God, while I have any being. 19 20 21 2 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, 3 in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. 4 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, 5 whose hope is in JEHOVAH his God: 7 8 10 1 2 3 5 6 the sea, and all that therein is : which keepeth truth for ever: Which executeth judgment for the oppressed : JEHOVAH looseth the prisoners: JEHOVAH Openeth the eyes of the blind : JEHOVAH preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down. even thy God, O Sion, unto all generations. PSALM CXLVII. PRAISE Ye JEHOVAH : ye for it is good to sing praises unto our God; JEHOVAH doth build Jerusalem : he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. Great is our JEHOVAH, and of great power: JEHOVAH lifteth up the meek: 7 he casteth the wicked down to the ground. sing praise upon the harp unto our God: |