PONDER my words, O LORD, * consider my meditation.
2O hearken thou unto the voice of my calling, my King and my God: * for unto thee will I make my prayer.
3My voice shalt thou hear betimes, O LORD; * early in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
4For thou art the God that hast no pleasure in wickedness; * neither shall any evil dwell with thee.
5Such as be foolish shall not stand in thy sight; * for thou hatest all them that work iniquity.
6Thou shalt destroy them that speak lies: * the LORD will abhor both the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.
7But as for me, in the multitude of thy mercy I will come into thine house; * and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
8Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness, because of mine enemies; * make thy way plain before my face.
9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; * their inward parts are very wickedness.
10Their throat is an open sepulchre; * they flatter with their tongue.
11Destroy thou them, O God; let them perish through their own imaginations; * cast them out in the multitude of their ungodliness; for they have rebelled against thee.
12And let all them that put their trust in thee rejoice: * they shall ever be giving of thanks, because thou defendest them; they that love thy Name shall be joyful in thee;
13For thou, LORD, wilt give thy blessing unto the righteous, * and with thy favourable kindness wilt thou defend him as with a shield.
BE thou my Judge, O LORD, for I have walked innocently: * my trust hath been also in the LORD, therefore shall I not fall.
2Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; * try out my reins and my heart.
3For thy loving-kindness is ever before mine eyes; * and I will walk in thy truth.
4I have not dwelt with vain persons; * neither will I have fellowship with the deceitful.
5I have hated the congregation of the wicked; * and will not sit among the ungodly.
6I will wash my hands in innocency, O LORD; * and so will I go to thine altar;
7That I may show the voice of thanksgiving, * and tell of all thy wondrous works.
8LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, * and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
9O shut not up my soul with the sinners, * nor my life with the blood-thirsty;
10In whose hands is wickedness, * and their right hand is full of gifts.
11But as for me, I will walk innocently: * O deliver me, and be merciful unto me.
12My foot standeth right: * I will praise the LORD in the congregations.
GIVE sentence with me, O God, and defend my cause against the ungodly people; * O deliver me from the deceitful and wicked man.
2For thou art the God of my strength; why hast thou put me from thee? * and why go I so heavily, while the enemy oppresseth me?
3O send out thy light and thy truth, that they may lead me, * and bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling;
4And that I may go unto the altar of God, even unto the God of my joy and gladness; * and upon the harp will I give thanks unto thee, O God, my God.
5Why art thou so heavy, O my soul? * and why art thou so disquieted within me?
6O put thy trust in God; * for I will yet give him thanks, which is the help of my countenance, and my God.
O God, thou art my God; * early will I seek thee.
2My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh also longeth after thee, * in a barren and dry land where no water is.
3Thus have I looked for thee in the sanctuary, * that I might behold thy power and glory.
4For thy loving-kindness is better than the life itself: * my lips shall praise thee.
5As long as I live will I magnify thee in this manner, * and lift up my hands in thy Name.
6My soul shall be satisfied, even as it were with marrow and fatness, * when my mouth praiseth thee with joyful lips.
7Have I not remembered thee in my bed, * and thought upon thee when I was waking?
8Because thou hast been my helper; * therefore under the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
9My soul hangeth upon thee; * thy right hand hath upholden me.
10These also that seek the hurt of my soul, * they shall go under the earth.
11Let them fall upon the edge of the sword, * that they may be a portion for foxes.
12But the King shall rejoice in God; all they also that swear by him shall be commended; * for the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
THOU, O God, art praised in Sion; * and unto thee shall the vow be performed in Jerusalem.
2Thou that hearest the prayer, * unto thee shall all flesh come.
3My misdeeds prevail against me: * O be thou merciful unto our sins.
4Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and receivest unto thee: * he shall dwell in thy court, and shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
5Thou shalt show us wonderful things in thy righteousness, O God of our salvation; * thou that art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of them that remain in the broad sea.
6Who in his strength setteth fast the mountains, * and is girded about with power.
7Who stilleth the raging of the sea, * and the noise of his waves, and the madness of the peoples.
8They also that dwell in the uttermost parts of the earth shall be afraid at thy tokens, * thou that makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to praise thee.
9Thou visitest the earth, and blessest it; * thou makest it very plenteous.
10The river of God is full of water: * thou preparest their corn, for so thou providest for the earth.
11Thou waterest her furrows; thou sendest rain into the little valleys thereof; * thou makest it soft with the drops of rain, and blessest the increase of it.
12Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; * and thy clouds drop fatness.
13They shall drop upon the dwellings of the wilderness; * and the little hills shall rejoice on every side.
14The folds shall be full of sheep; * the valleys also shall stand so thick with corn, that they shall laugh and sing.
O be joyful in God, all ye lands; * sing praises unto the honour of his Name; make his praise to be glorious.
2Say unto God, O how wonderful art thou in thy works! * through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies bow down unto thee.
3For all the world shall worship thee, * sing of thee, and praise thy Name.
4O come hither, and behold the works of God; * how wonderful he is in his doing toward the children of men.
5He turned the sea into dry land, * so that they went through the water on foot; there did we rejoice thereof.
6He ruleth with his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: * and such as will not believe shall not be able to exalt themselves.
7O praise our God, ye peoples, * and make the voice of his praise to be heard;
8Who holdeth our soul in life; * and suffereth not our feet to slip.
9For thou, O God, hast proved us; * thou also hast tried us, like as silver is tried.
10Thou broughtest us into the snare; * and laidest trouble upon our loins.
11Thou sufferedst men to ride over our heads; * we went through fire and water, and thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.
12I will go into thine house with burnt-offerings, and will pay thee my vows, * which I promised with my lips, and spake with my mouth, when I was in trouble.
13I will offer unto thee fat burnt-sacrifices, with the incense of rams; * I will offer bullocks and goats.
14O come hither, and hearken, all ye that fear God; * and I will tell you what he hath done for my soul.
15I called unto him with my mouth, * and gave him praises with my tongue.
16If I incline unto wickedness with mine heart, * the Lord will not hear me.
17But God hath heard me; * and considered the voice of my prayer.
18Praised be God, who hath not cast out my prayer, * nor turned his mercy from me.
GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us, * and show us the light of his countenance, and be merciful unto us;
2That thy way may be known upon earth, * thy saving health among all nations.
3Let the peoples praise thee, O God; * yea, let all the peoples praise thee.
4O let the nations rejoice and be glad; * for thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the nations upon earth.
5Let the peoples praise thee, O God; * yea, let all the peoples praise thee.
6Then shall the earth bring forth her increase; * and God, even our own God, shall give us his blessing.
7God shall bless us; * and all the ends of the world shall fear him.
O how amiable are thy dwellings, * thou LORD of hosts!
2My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the courts of the LORD; * my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God.
3Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, and the swallow a nest, where she may lay her young; * even thy altars, O LORD of hosts, my King and my God.
4Blessed are they that dwell in thy house; * they will be alway praising thee.
5Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; * in whose heart are thy ways.
6Who going through the vale of misery use it for a well; * and the pools are filled with water.
7They will go from strength to strength, * and unto the God of gods appeareth every one of them in Sion.
8O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; * hearken, O God of Jacob.
9Behold, O God our defender, * and look upon the face of thine anointed.
10For one day in thy courts * is better than a thousand.
11I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, * than to dwell in the tents of ungodliness.
12For the LORD God is a light and defence; * the LORD will give grace and worship; and no good thing shall he withhold from them that live a godly life.
13O LORD God of hosts, * blessed is the man that putteth his trust in thee.
O sing unto the LORD a new song; * sing unto the LORD, all the whole earth.
2Sing unto the LORD, and praise his Name; * be telling of his salvation from day to day.
3Declare his honour unto the heathen, * and his wonders unto all peoples.
4For the LORD is great, and cannot worthily be praised; * he is more to be feared than all gods.
5As for all the gods of the heathen, they are but idols; * but it is the LORD that made the heavens.
6Glory and worship are before him; * power and honour are in his sanctuary.
7Ascribe unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the peoples, * ascribe unto the LORD worship and power.
8Ascribe unto the LORD the honour due unto his Name; * bring presents, and come into his courts.
9O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness; * let the whole earth stand in awe of him.
10Tell it out among the heathen, that the LORD is King, and that it is he who hath made the round world so fast that it cannot be moved; * and how that he shall judge the peoples righteously.
11Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; * let the sea make a noise, and all that therein is.
12Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it; * then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the LORD.
13For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth; * and with righteousness to judge the world, and the peoples with his truth.
O be joyful in the LORD, all ye lands: * serve the LORD with gladness, and come before his presence with a song.
2Be ye sure that the LORD he is God; it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; * we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
3O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise; * be thankful unto him, and speak good of his Name.
4For the LORD is gracious, his mercy is everlasting; * and his truth endureth from generation to generation.
HEAR my prayer, O LORD, * and let my crying come unto thee.
2Hide not thy face from me in the time of my trouble; * incline thine ear unto me when I call; O hear me, and that right soon.
3For my days are consumed away like smoke, * and my bones are burnt up as it were a firebrand.
4My heart is smitten down, and withered like grass; * so that I forget to eat my bread.
5For the voice of my groaning, * my bones will scarce cleave to my flesh.
6I am become like a pelican in the wilderness, * and like an owl that is in the desert.
7I have watched, and am even as it were a sparrow, * that sitteth alone upon the housetop.
8Mine enemies revile me all the day long; * and they that are mad upon me are sworn together against me.
9For I have eaten ashes as it were bread, * and mingled my drink with weeping;
10And that, because of thine indignation and wrath; * for thou hast taken me up, and cast me down.
11My days are gone like a shadow, * and I am withered like grass.
12But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever, * and thy remembrance throughout all generations.
13Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Sion; * for it is time that thou have mercy upon her, yea, the time is come.
14And why? thy servants think upon her stones, * and it pitieth them to see her in the dust.
15The nations shall fear thy Name, O LORD; * and all the kings of the earth thy majesty;
16When the LORD shall build up Sion, * and when his glory shall appear;
17When he turneth him unto the prayer of the poor destitute, * and despiseth not their desire.
18This shall be written for those that come after, * and the people which shall be born shall praise the LORD.
19For he hath looked down from his sanctuary; * out of the heaven did the LORD behold the earth;
20That he might hear the mournings of such as are in captivity, * and deliver them that are appointed unto death;
21That they may declare the Name of the LORD in Sion, * and his worship at Jerusalem;
22When the peoples are gathered together, * and the kingdoms also, to serve the LORD.
23He brought down my strength in my journey, * and shortened my days.
24But I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of mine age; * as for thy years, they endure throughout all generations.
25Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth, * and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
26They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: * they all shall wax old as doth a garment;
27And as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed; * but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
28The children of thy servants shall continue, * and their seed shall stand fast in thy sight.
MY delight is in the LORD; * because he hath heard the voice of my prayer;
2Because he hath inclined his ear unto me; * therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
3The snares of death compassed me round about, * and the pains of hell gat hold upon me.
4I found trouble and heaviness; then called I upon the Name of the LORD; * O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
5Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; * yea, our God is merciful.
6The LORD preserveth the simple: * I was in misery, and he helped me.
7Turn again then unto thy rest, O my soul; * for the LORD hath rewarded thee.
8And why? thou hast delivered my soul from death, * mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
9I will walk before the LORD * in the land of the living.
10I believed, and therefore will I speak; but I was sore troubled: * I said in my haste, All men are liars.
11What reward shall I give unto the LORD * for all the benefits that he hath done unto me?
12I will receive the cup of salvation, * and call upon the Name of the LORD.
13I will pay my vows now in the presence of all his people: * right dear in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
14Behold, O LORD, how that I am thy servant; * I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid; thou hast broken my bonds in sunder.
15I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, * and will call upon the Name of the LORD.
16I will pay my vows unto the LORD, in the sight of all his people, * in the courts of the LORD’S house; even in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD.
I was glad when they said unto me, * We will go into the house of the LORD.
2Our feet shall stand in thy gates, * O Jerusalem.
3Jerusalem is built as a city * that is at unity in itself.
4For thither the tribes go up, even the tribes of the LORD, * to testify unto Israel, to give thanks unto the Name of the LORD.
5For there is the seat of judgment, * even the seat of the house of David.
6O pray for the peace of Jerusalem; * they shall prosper that love thee.
7Peace be within thy walls, * and plenteousness within thy palaces.
8For my brethren and companions' sakes, * I will wish thee prosperity.
9Yea, because of the house of the LORD our God, * I will seek to do thee good.
I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; * even before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
2I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy Name, because of thy loving-kindness and truth; * for thou hast magnified thy Name, and thy word, above all things.
3When I called upon thee, thou heardest me; * and enduedst my soul with much strength.
4All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD; * for they have heard the words of thy mouth.
5Yea, they shall sing of the ways of the LORD, * that great is the glory of the LORD.
6For though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly; * as for the proud, he beholdeth them afar off.
7Though I walk in the midst of trouble, yet shalt thou refresh me; * thou shalt stretch forth thy hand upon the furiousness of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
8The LORD shall make good his loving-kindness toward me; * yea, thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever; despise not then the works of thine own hands.