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THE PSALMS IN MODERN
SPEECH
THE PSALMS
IN MODERN SPEECH
AND RHYTHMICAL FORM
V.Y
JOHN EDGAR McFADYEN, D.D.
PROFESSOR OF OLD TESTAMENT LANGUAGE, LITERATURE,
AND THEOLOGY, UNITED FREC CHURCH COLLEGE, GLASGOW ;
AUTHOR OF "the MESSAGES OF THE PSALMISTS," "STUDIES
IN THE PSALMS," "INTRODUCTION TO THE OLD TESTA-
MENT," "a cry for JUSTICE," ETC.
SECOND EDITION
LONDON
JAMES CLARKE & CO., 13 & 14 FLEET STREET, E.C.
PREFACE
This translation aims at reproducing, in modern
speech, something of the impression created by the
rhythmical form of the Hebrew Psalter. From lovers
of the Bible much of its beauty is not infrequently
hidden, because it is so persistently presented to them
in the garb of prose. Doubtless it is true that Hebrew
poetry loses less through translation into prose than
does the poetry of other languages ; and this because
one of its chief characteristics is the so-called " parallel-
ism," in virtue of which the second line of a verse is
usually an echo of, or contrast to, the first — a feature
which no translation, however inadequate, can altogether
obliterate. But between lines thus related there is also
a certain correspondence of accent, and any translation
which would do approximate justice to the original
must seek to satisfy the ear as well as the mind.
In a translation which attempts to be faithful, this
is not easy ; for it frequently happens that one Hebrew-
word demands for its adequate, or at any rate for its
literal, interpretation six or even more English words ;
and probably no translation which was narrowly faithful
could invariably produce its effect within lines so short
and with accents so few as those which characterize
the Hebrew original. At the same time I have sought
to reproduce, or at least to suggest, something of its music
and cadence, and to convey an impression not only of
its spirit, but also of its form.
The translation, while faithful, is free ; indeed,
perhaps the most faithful translation would be that
PREFACE
which, within certain recognized limits, would claim the
greatest liberty. Owing to differences of idiom and
outlook, a pedantically accurate translation may be
obscure even to the point of being unintelligible. Super-
ficial familiarity with Biblical language sometimes
blinds us to its real remoteness from our common ways
of speech, and may even lead us to assign to phrases
meanings which do not correspond to facts. For
example, my soul in Hebrew may mean nothing more
than / or me : His name may be practically equal to
He or Him. There are reasons for this, rooted in Hebrew
psychology and in Hebrew conceptions generally ; but
bearing the facts in mind, we may roundly say that a
translation which may seem to be less precise may
nevertheless convey a more clear and even a more
accurate impression to the uninitiated reader than one
that is strictly Uteral.
Similarly the Hebrews speak as naturally of lifting
up the horn as we should of increasing in strength or
dignity ; and, while the translator must not wantonly
obliterate distinctive or pictorial touches, his first
concern is to be intelligible. Again, the Hebrew word
for to know is often as much emotional as intellectual,
so that it may mean something like to care for, and
those who know Him are almost = His worshippers or
friends. Further, some of the most characteristic words
of the Psalter have really no single English equivalent
at all. The words commonly rendered by saints, poor,
afflicted, etc., have a rich historic background and far
more comprehensive implications than these English
words suggest ; and any rigid uniformity in the trans-
lation of words so rich and suggestive would be rather
a hindrance than a help to true interpretation.
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The original Jahweh I have rendered almost through-
out by the Lord. This may seem a lamentably reactionary
step, calculated to injure the historical appreciation and
the primarily national flavour of the Psalter. But I
have retained the familiar, though strictly inaccurate,
rendering of the Authorized Version, for the following
reasons : (i.) We may be quite sure that so foreign-looking
a word as Jahweh will never be domesticated in English
religious speech. Scholars will very properly use it in
critical and scientific discussions ; but a volume which
has, in part, devotional interests in view, may well
retain a form sanctioned by immemorial usage . (ii . ) Long
before the Psalter was finally edited, Jahweh, the
national God of Israel, was recognised to be, and was
worshipped as, the only God and the Lord of all the earth.
The retention of the more correct, but primarily local
and national name Jahweh, really tends to obscure, for
the average reader, the fact — which is suggested by
the Lord— tha,t He is the God of all {cf. Pss. VIIL i, C,
etc.) ; and, as the Psalter is no longer the book of the
praises of Israel only, but the hymn-book of humanity,
the term which carries the wider implications is really
— for modern worship or devotional reading as contrasted
with critical and historical study — the more appro-
priate, (iii.) Further, it is well known that the second
and third books of the Psalter were deliberately edited
in such a way as to replace, on an extensive scale, an
original Jahweh by the regular word for God. In this
connection a comparison of Ps. XIV. with Ps. LIII.
is instructive : the latter, in the main, but repeats the
former, with the significant and deliberate change
just alluded to. Here we have proof en >ugh that
ancient Jewish worshippers themselves were willing
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to displace the personal name of their God, with its
local and national implications, in favour of a name that
did better justice to the nation's later and wider thoughts
of Him. For these reasons, then, I have adopted the
venerable rendering familiarized to us by the Authorized
Version, retaining Jehovah^ almost exclusively for pas-
sages in which an original Jahweh stood side by side with
the proper word for Lord, as in Ps. VIII. i.
The translation here offered rests upon a strictly
critical basis. Where it differs — as it will frequently
be found to do — from the familiar English versions,
the reader may be assured that there are good reasons
for the modifications. They rest either on the evidence
of some of the ancient versions, or on some more or less
highly probable emendation. No attempt has been
made to explain or defend the reasons for the readings
adopted, or for the very few additions or omissions
which will be noted ; to have attempted this would
have been to write a volume of another kind and of twice
the length. Suffice it to say that the changes are not
arbitrary, but are based on material familiar to scholars.
The more important of them are very briefly referred
to in the Notes, which are relegated to the end of the
volume, in order not to distract attention from the
substance of the psalms themselves.
The numbering of the verses is that of the English
Bible. Refrains are printed in italics.
JOHN E. McFADYEN.
1 This form, though relatively modern and indefensible, is
now an inalienable part of our religious speech, from which we
may feel sure it will never be dislodged hy Jahweh. It is worth
remembering that, for popular purposes, the form Jehovah has
the high authority of no less great and conscientious a scholar
than the late Professor W. Robertson Smith.
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CONTENTS
BOOK I.
PSALM
I. The Two Ways
II. The Victory and Universal Dominion of
Jehovah's Anointed King
III. A Morning Prayer FOR Protection.
IV. An Evening Prayer . . .
V. A Morning Prayer for Guidance
VI. A Cry for Help in Time of Mortal Dis
TRESS .....
VII. A Prayer to the God of Justice
VIII. Nature's Testimony to God's Love for
Man .....
IX. A Song of Praise for the Destruction of
THE Enemy ....
X. A Prayer for Help
XL The Courage of Faith
XII. A Prayer for the Preservation of the
Faithful in a False World
XIII. A Prayer for Help in Trouble
XIV. The Folly of Denying God
XV. The True Citizen of Zion
XVI. The Joy of Fellowship with God .
XVII. A Prayer for Deliverance from Inso
lent Foes .....
XVIII. A King's Song of Gratitude for Victory
XIX. 1-6. The Glory of God in the Heavens .
XIX. 7-14. In Praise of the Law
XX. A Prayer for the King on the Eve of
Battle .....
XXI. A Prayer for the King after a Victory
XXII. The Sufferer's Triumph
XXIII. The Good Shepherd
XXIV. 1-6. The True Worshipper .
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XXIV. 7-10. Jehovah's Triumphal Entry into the
Sanctuary . . . . -31
XXV. A Prayer for Forgiveness and Protection 31
XXVI. Prayer of a Devout Worshipper . . 33
XXVII. 1-6. If God be for Me 34
XXVII. 7-14. The Serenity of Faith . ... 35
XXVIII. An Answered Prayer for Help . . 36
XXIX. Jehovah's Glory in the Storm . . 37
XXX. A Song of Thanksgiving for Deliverance 38
XXXI. A Prayer for Deliverance from Sore
Distress ...... 39
XXXII. The Joy of Confession and Reconciliation 42
XXXIII. A National Hymn OF Thanksgiving. . 43
XXXIV. The Lord is Mindful of His Own . . 45
XXXV. A Prayer for Deliverance from Mali-
cious Foes ..... 46
XXXVI. The Triumphant Power of the Divine
Love ...... 49
XXXVII. A Vindication of the Moral Order. . 50
XXXVIII. A Confession of Sin and Prayer for
Deliverance ..... 54
XXXIX. The Pathos of Life .... 56
XL. Thanksgiving and Petition ... 57
XLI. A Prayer for Healing and Vindication . 59
BOOK II.
XLII, XLIII. Yearning for God . . . . .63
XLIV. A Lament in Defeat .... 65
XLV. Song for the Marriage of a King . . 67
XLVI. A Safe Stronghold our God is Still . 69
XLVII. Jehovah's Universal Sovereignty. . 70
XLVIII. The Marvellous Deliverance of Zion . 71
XLIX. The Problem of the Prosperity of the
Wicked ...... 72
L. True Worship ..... 74
LI. God be Merciful to me, the Sinner . 76
LII. The Doom of Arrogance ... 78
CONTENTS
PSALM
LIII.
LIV.
LV.
LVI.
LVII.
LVIII.
LIX.
LX.
LXI.
LXII.
LXIII.
LXIV.
LXV.
LXVI.
LXVII.
LXVIIT.
LXIX.
LXX.
LXXI.
LXXII.
The Folly of Denying God .
A Prayer for Deliverance from Oppres
SION ......
Prayer for BLelp against a Treacherou:
Friend . " .
The Tears of the Saints
A Prayer for Protection from Perse
CUTION .....
A Prayer for Vengeance upon Unjust
Judges .....
A Prayer for Vengeance upon Insolent
Foes .....
A Prayer after Defeat in Battle
A Prayer for the King.
Quietness and Confidence .
Athirst for God ....
A Prayer for Deliverance from Mali
cious Foes ....
Hymn for a Thanksgiving Festival
Thanksgiving for National Deliverance
A Harvest Thanksgiving
Victory. .....
A Prayer for Deliverance and Ven
geance .....
A Cry for Help in Persecution
Forsake Me Not, when I am Old .
A Prayer for a Just and Glorious Reign
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BOOK III.
LXXIII. Fellowship with God Here and Here-
after . . . . . .Ill
LXXIV. Lament on the Devastation of the
Temple . . . . . .113
LXXV. God the Arbiter OF Destiny . .115
LXXVI. A Song OF Victory 116
LXXVII. A Prayer for Preservation as in the
Days OF Old . . . . • n?
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LXXVIII. The Warnings OF History . . .119
LXXIX. A National Prayer from the Depths of
A Bitter Need .... 125
LXXX. A Prayer for the Preservation of
Israel, Jehovah's Vine . . . 126
LXXXI. For the Feast of Tabernacles : A
Warning against Disobedience . 128
LXXXII. God the Upholder of Justice . . 129
LXXXIII. A Prayer for the Destruction of the
Enemies of Judah . . . .130
LXXXIV. The Song of the Pilgrims . . -131
LXXXV. A Prayer for National Restoration . 132
LXXXVI. A Prayer for the Divine Guidance and
Favour ...... 133
LXXXVII. Mother Zion 135
LXXXVIII. The Prayer OF Despair. . . .136
LXXXIX. The Promise to David and the Present
Distress. ..... 137
BOOK IV.
XC. Hymn of Eternity ..... 145
XCI. In the Shelter of the Most High . . 146
XCII. The Ways of God. . . . .148
XCIII. Jehovah, King of All the World . . 149
XCIV. A Prayer for Vengea^nce upon the
Cruel : Unswerving Confidence in
THE Moral Order . . . .150
XCV. For a Festival : A Hymn of Praise and
a Solemn Warning . . . • 151
XCVI. The World-King and the World-Judg-
ment ...... 152
XCVII. The World-King a King of Justice . 154
XCVIII. The Homage of Nature and Man to
Jehovah, the Mighty Judge of the
World 155
XCIX. Jehovah's Just and Holy Rule . . 156
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PSALM
C. A Call to Worship
CI. A Model King . . . . ,
CII. A Prayer for Pity and for the Restora
TioN of Zion ....
cm. Bless the Lord, O my Soul .
CIV. The Hymn of Creation .
CV. The Inspiration of the Past .
CVI. The Nation's Sin against the Divine
Love ......
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BOOK V.
CVII. The Song of the Redeemed ,
CVIII. A Prayer for Victory .
CIX. An Imprecation ....
ex. Divine Promise of Victory and Dominion
TO THE Priest-King
CXI. In Praise of the Divine Goodness
CXII. The Blessings of Godliness .
CXIII. The Lord loveth the Lowly .
CXIV. The Marvel of the Exodus .
CXV. Israel's Incomparable God .
CXVI. Song of Thanksgiving for Deliverance
CXVII. A Call to Praise ....
CXVIII. Thanksgiving for Victory
CXIX. The Power and Comfort of the Word of
God
CXX. Prayer for Deliverance from Slander
and Treachery
CXXI. The Omnipotent Keeper
CXXII. The Joy and the Prayer of the Pilgrims
CXXIII. A Prayer for the Divine Pity
CXXIV. A Magnificent Deliverance .
CXXV. A Sure Defence ....
CXXVI. Sowing in Tears ....
CXXVII. I, 2. The Need of Heavenly Help
CXXVII. 3-5. The Blessing of Children
CXXVIII. The Blessings of Home .
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CXXXI.
CXXXII.
CXXXIII.
CXXXIV.
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CXXXVII.
CXXXVIII.
CXXXIX.
CXL.
CXLI.
CXLII.
CXLIII.
CXLIV. i-ii.
CXLIV. 12-15.
CXLV.
CXLVI.
CXLVII.
CXLVIII.
CXLIX.
CL.
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A Prayer for the Discomfiture of the
Enemies of Zion ....
Out of the Depths ....
As A Little Child .....
The Ancient Promise to David and Zion
Brothers Together ....
An Evening Invocation ....
The Divine Power as Revealed in
Nature and History
The Divine Love as Revealed in Nature
AND History .....
By the Waters of Babylon .
The Constancy of the Divine Care
The Ever-Present God
A Prayer for Preservation
A Prayer for Protection from Perse-
cutors ......
A Prayer for Deliverance from Perse-
cutors ......
A Prayer for Deliverance and Guidance
The Warrior's Stay ....
The Prosperity of Jehovah's People
The Gracious Kingdom Everlasting
The Great Protector ....
The Divine Love and Power as Revealed
IN Nature . • / •
The Universal Chorus of Praise .
Song of Victory .....
Hallelujah !
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Notes ......... 237
The Psalms arranged Topically .... 246
Bibliography ........ 248
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BOOK I
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PSALM I
The Two Ways
APPY the man who goes on his way^
Unheeding the counsels that wicked men offer,
Not halting in ways frequented by sinners,
Nor taking his seat in a session of scoffers.
But the law of the Lord is his joy.
He muses on it night and day.
For he is like to a tree
Planted by runlets of water.
Yielding its fruit in due season,
With leafage that fadeth never.
In all that he does, he prospers.
Not so fare the wicked, not so ; ^
But like chaff are they, driven by the wind.
So the wicked shall not rise up in the judgment.
Nor sinners appear, when the righteous are gathered.
For the way of the righteous is dear to the Lord,
But the way of the wicked shall end in ruin.
PSALM
II
Universal
Domini
on
Anointed
King
The Victory and Universal Dominion of Jehovah's
Anointed King
WHEREFORE this tumult of peoples,
This idle noise of the nations,
2 With kings of the earth conspiring.
And rulers consulting together.
Against the Lord and against His anointed, ^
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PSALM III
3 To snap their bonds in sunder
And fling their cords away ?
4 He whose throne is in heaven laughs,
The Lord mocketh at them.
5 Then He speaks unto them in His wrath,
And in His hot anger confounds them.
6 " This my king is installed by me,
Upon Zion my holy mountain/'
7 I will tell of Jehovah's decree.
He said to me, " Thou art my son.
Begotten this day by me.
8 Only ask, and I make thee the heir of the nations,
And lord of the world to its utmost bounds.
9 Thou shalt break them with sceptre of iron.
And dash them like potter's vessel."
10 Now therefore, ye kings, be wise :
Be admonished, ye rulers of earth.
11 Serve ye Jehovah with fear,
Kiss ye His feet with trembling, ^
12 Lest, indignant. He hurl you to ruin ;
For soon will His anger blaze.
Happy all who take refuge in Him.
PSALM III
A Morning Prayer for Protection
How many, O Lord, are my foes !
Those that rise up against me are many.
2 Many are those who declare of me,
" There is no help for him in his God."
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PSALM IV
3 But Thou, Lord, art Shield about me,
My Pride, who dost hft up my head.
4 When loudly I call to the Lord,
From His holy hill He gives answer.
5 I laid me down and slept :
Now I wake, for the Lord doth sustain me.
6 I fear not the myriads of people
Who beset me round and round.
7 Arise, Lord : save me, my God,
Who dost smite all my foes on the cheek,
And shatter the teeth of the wicked.
8 Salvation belongs to the Lord :
Let Thy blessing descend on Thy people.
PSALM IV
An Evening Prayer
ANSWER my cry.
Thou God of my cause.
Oft from straits Thou hast brought me
To spacious places.
So now show me Thy favour
And hear my prayer.
2 How long, ye proud men,
Shall mine honour be stained
By the slanders ye love,
And the lies that ye follow ?
3 See ! the Lord hath shown me
His wonderful kindness :
The Lord doth hear.
When I call unto Him.
PSALM V
Sin not in your anger :
But speak in 3^our heart
On your bed, and be still.
Offer true sacrifice,
Trust in the Lord.
Many are longing
For fortune to smile.
Lift Thou upon us
The light of Thy face.^
Thou hast put in my heart, Lord,
A deeper joy
Than was theirs who had corn
And wine in abundance.
So in peace I will both
Lay me down and sleep ;
For His Thou, Lord, that makest me
Dwell securely.
PSALM V
A Morning Prayer for Guidance
GIVE ear to my words, O Lord :
Give heed to my whisper.
Attend to my loud cry for help.
My King and my God.
When I pray to Thee, Lord, in the morning,
O hear Thou my voice.
I make ready for Thee in the morning,
And look for a sign.
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PSALM V
4 For Thou art no God that takes pleasure in wicked-
ness :
No evil man can be guest of Thine.
5 No braggarts can stand in Thy presence,
Thou hatest all workers of wrong.
6 Thou destroyest all speakers of lies,
Men of blood and deceit Thou abhorrest.
7 But I, through Thy kindness abundant.
May enter Thy house,
And towards the shrine of Thy temple
May reverently bow.
8 Lead me, O Lord, in Thy righteousness
Because of mine enemies.
Make Thy way level before me.
9 For their mouth is a stranger to truth.
Their heart is a pit of destruction.
Their throat is a wide open grave,
Their tongue the smooth tongue of the hypocrite.
10 Hold them guilty, O God ;
Let their schemes bring them down to the ground.
For their numberless sins thrust them down —
For playing the rebel against Thee.
11 But let all who take refuge in Thee
Ring out their gladness for ever.
Protect those that love Thy name,
So that they may exult in Thee.
12 For Thou givest Thy blessing, 0 Lord, to the godly.
And the crown of Thy favour dost set on his head.
PSALMS VI— VII
PSALM VI
A Cry for Help in Time of Mortal Distress
EEPROVE me not, Lord, in Thine anger,
And chasten me not in Thy wrath.
2 Lord, be gracious to me in my weakness.
Heal me, for racked is my body ;
3 Utterly racked is my soul.
And Thou, Lord, why so long ?
4 Turn, 0 Lord, and rescue me ;
Save me, for Thy love's sake.
5 For in death none can call Thee to mind ;
In the world below, who can praise Thee ?
6 I am so weary of sighing.
All the night I make my bed swim.
And wet my couch with my tears.
7 Mine eye is wasted with grief ;
Grown old, through all them that vex me.
8 Begone, all ye workers of wrong.
For the Lord hath heard my loud weeping,
9 The Lord hath heard mine entreaty.
The Lord accepteth my prayer.
10 My foes, in their turn, shall be all brought to shame-
Brought to shame and dismay in a moment.
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PSALM VII
A Prayer to the God of Justice
Lord my God, I take refuge in Thee.
Deliver and save me from all who pursue
me ;
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PSALM VII
2 Lest, like lions, they tear me in pieces,
And rend me, past hope of deliverance.
3 O Lord, my God, if my life hath been such —
If my hands have been stained with injustice,
4 If friends I requited with evil.
If I vexed even those that were wrongly my foes,
5 May the enemy chase till he find me,
May he trample my life to the ground,
And mine honour lay low in the dust !
6 Arise, O Lord, in Thine anger.
Against my foes lift Thee in fury.
Awake Thou for my help
In the judgment that Thou hast ordained.
7 Gather the nations about Thee,
And sit on Thy lofty throne,
8 As the Lord, the Judge of the peoples.
Judge me, O Lord, in mine innocence
And according to mine integrity.
9 Put an end to the wrong of the wicked.
Establish the righteous.
Thou searcher of heart and of reins.
Thou God that art righteous.
10 God is my shield over me :
He saveth the upright in heart.
11 God is a righteous judge,
A God who is daily indignant.
12 He will whet his sword without fail,
His bow is bent and ready,
13 His deadly weapons are ready.
His arrows He maketh of flame.
PSALM VIII
14 Behold ! he^ travails with wickedness ;
He is big with mischief, he bringeth forth false-
hood.
15 A pit he hath made and dug ;
But into the hole that he made shall he fall.
16 On his own head his mischief comes back ;
On his own crown his violence descends.
17 I will render thanks to the Lord for His justice,
And praise the name of the Lord Most High.
PSALM VIII
Nature's Testimony to God's Love for Man
O Jehovah our Lord !
How glorious in all the earth is Thy name !
Thou hast set ^ Thy majesty high in the heavens.
In the lisping of babes and of sucklings
Thou hast founded a bulwark
Because of Thine enemies.
To silence the foe and the rebel.
When I look at Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers,
The moon and the stars, which Thou hast set
there,
What is mortal man, that Thou thinkest of him,
And the son of man, that Thou visitest him ?
Yet Thou madest him little less than divine,
And didst crown him with glory and majesty,
Lord of the work of Thy hands Thou hast made him.
And Thou hast put all things under his feet.
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PSALM IX
7 Sheep and oxen, all of them ;
Yea, and the wild beasts also :
8 Birds of the air, and fish of the sea,
And whatso crosses the paths of the ocean.
9 O Jehovah our Lord !
How glorious in all the earth is Thy name !
PSALM IX 1
A Song of Praise for the Destruction of the Enemy
WITH all my heart I will praise the Lord,
All Thy wonders I will rehearse.
2 I will rejoice and exult in Thee,
Singing praise to Thy name, O Thou Most High ;
3 Because my foes were backward turned,
Before Thy presence they stumbled and perished.
4 My right and my cause Thou hast maintained.
Thou didst sit on the throne dealing judgment
just,
5 Rebuking the heathen, destroying the wicked,
And blotting their name out for ever and ever.
6 The foe is vanished in ruin eternal.
His cities destroyed, his memory perished.
7 Behold ! the Lord is seated for ever
On the throne that He hath established for
judgment ;
8 And He doth rule the world with justice,
He judgeth the nations with equity.
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PSALM IX
9 Thus the Lord proves a sure retreat to the wretched,
A sure retreat in times of distress.
10 Well may they trust Thee who know Thy name,
For those that seek Thee Thou never forsakest.
11 Sing ye praise to the Lord, whose home is in Zion,
Declare His doings among the nations.
12 As avenger of blood, He keeps them in mind.
He doth not forget the cry of the wretched.
13 Graciously look on my misery. Lord,
Thou who lif test me up from the gates of death ;
14 To the end that I, in Thy help exulting.
May tell forth Thy praise in the gates of Zion.
15 The heathen are sunk in the pit which they made,
In the net that they hid hath their own foot been
taken.
16 The Lord is revealed in the judgment He wrought.
The wicked are snared in their own handiwork.
17 Let the wicked depart to the world below,
All the nations that live forgetful of God.
18 For the needy shall not be forgotten for ever,
Nor the hope of the helpless be lost for aye.
19 Arise, Lord ; let not man be triumphant :
Before Thy face let the nations be judged.
20 Ordain Thou terror for them, O Lord :
Convince the nations how frail they are.
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PSALM X
PSALM X
A Prayer for Help
HY, O Lord, art Thou standing afar,
Hiding Thyself in times of distress ?
2 Wicked men, in their pride, are pursuing the help-
less :
0 let them be caught in the schemes they have
plotted.
3 For the wicked boasts of his wanton greed.
The robber renounces the Lord, and blasphemes
Him.
4 In his wicked pride, he fears no retribution,
Fancying the while that there is no God.
5 Never a season that he doth not prosper ;
Thy judgments are far above out of his sight :
As for his foes, he puffs at them all.
6 He says in his heart, " I shall never be shaken ;
1 shall live for all time untouched by misfortune."
7 His mouth is full of deceit and oppression :
Under his tongue lurk mischief and wrong.
8 Lying in secret in some village ambush.
And stealthily watching, he murders the innocent.
9 Like a lion he lurks in his secret lair —
Lurks with intent to catch the defenceless ;
He catches and drags him away in his net.
10 Crushed, he sinketh down to the ground.
Under his claws the hapless fall.
11 He says in his heart that God has forgotten,
Has hidden His face, and will never see it.
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12 Arise, O Lord, and lift up Thine hand.
Forget not Thou the cry of the wretched.
13 Why doth the wicked treat God with contempt,
And say in his heart, " There is no retribution " ?
14 For Thou hast indeed seen the trouble and sorrow ;
Thou markest it all, and wilt take it in hand.
Thou wilt assuredly come to the help
Of the hapless and orphan who leaves it to Thee.
15 Break Thou the arm of the godless and wicked :
Search out his sin, till it no more be found.
16 The Lord is King for ever and ever :
The heathen are perished out of His land.
17 Thou hast heard, O Lord, the desire of the humble.
Lending attentive heart and ear.
18 Rights Thou hast won for the crushed and the
orphan.
That mortals of earth may strike terror no more.
PSALM XI
The Courage of Faith
IN the Lord I take refuge.
How then can ye tell me
To flee like a bird to the mountains ?
The Challenge of Cowardice
2 " See ! The wicked are bending the bow.
Their arrow is set on the string,
To shoot in the dark at the upright.
3 In this tearing down of foundations
What good can the just man do ? "
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PSALM XII
The Answer of Faith
4 The Lord in His holy temple,
The Lord in heaven is enthroned.
His eyes behold the world/
They narrowly scan all men.
5 The Lord scans righteous and wicked,
And the lover of wrong He hates.
6 On the wicked He rains coals of fire and brimstone,
And scorching wind is their portion allotted. ^
7 For the Lord is just, and justice He loves ;
So the upright shall see His face.
PSALM XII
A Prayer for the Preservation of the Faithful in a False
World
HELP, O Lord, for the good are all gone,
From the sons of men the faithful are
vanished.
2 One to another, men speak empty lies.
With flattering lips and false hearts they speak.
3 May the Lord cut off all the flattering hps,
And the tongue that uttereth arrogant things —
4 Even those that declare, " Our tongue is our strength,
Our allies our lips : who is lord over us ? "
5 " The poor are despoiled, and the needy are sighing ;
So now I will rouse me " — the Lord declare th —
" And set him in safety at whom they snort."
6 The words of the Lord are words that are pure,
Silver smelted, seven times refined.
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(Most surely, then) Thou wilt keep us, O Lord,
And guard us from this generation for ever.
In a world where wicked men strut about,
And worthless men are exalted.
PSALM XIII
A Prayer for Help in Trouble
How long, Lord, wilt Thou forget me for ever ?
How long wilt Thou hide Thy face from
me?
2 How long must I nurse grief in my soul,
And in my heart a daily sorrow ?
How long are my foes to exult over me ?
3 0 look and answer me, Lord my God.
Fill mine eyes with Thy light, that I sleep not in
death.
4 Else would mine enemies claim to have triumphed ;
My foes would rejoice at mine overthrow.
5 As for me, I trust in Thy kindness :
My heart shall rejoice in Thy help.
6 I will sing to the Lord for His bounty to me.
PSALM XIVi
The Folly of Denying God
FOOLS say in their heart,
" There is no God."
Vile, hateful their life is ;
Not one doeth good.
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From heaven the Lord looked
Upon men, to see
If any was wise,
And cared for God.
But all have swerved.
The taint is on all ;
Not one doeth good,
No, not one.
But they learned their lesson,
Those workers of evil,
Who ate up my people,
Eating, devouring,
And feared not the Lord.
Sore afraid were they there ; 2
For God was among
The folk that was righteous.
Confounding the purpose
Against the helpless.
Whose refuge the Lord was.
0 that from Zion
Came help for Israel !
When the Lord brings His people
A change of fortune,
How glad shall be Jacob,
And Israel how joyful !
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PSALM XV
The True Citizen of Zion
LORD, who can be guest in Thy tent ?
Who may dwell on Thy holy mountain ?
He whose walk is blameless,
Whose conduct is right.
Whose words are true and sincere ;
On whose tongue there sitteth no slander,
Who will not harm his friend,
Nor load his neighbour with insult.
Reprobates he regards with contempt ;
But who feareth the Lord, he honoureth.
He keepeth his oath, though he suffer for it.
His money he putteth not out to usury,
He taketh no bribe against the innocent.
He who doeth these things will abide unshaken.
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PSALM XVI
The Joy of Fellowship with God
EEP me, O God, for in Thee I take refuge.
I said to Jehovah, " My Lord art Thou
My happiness resteth in Thee altogether.
As for the saints in the land.
They, they alone, are the noble ones ;
All my delight is in them."
Manifold sorrows have they
Who make choice of another god.
Their offerings of blood I will never pour out
Nor take their name on my lips.
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5 The Lord is my share and my portion/
My lot is in Thy strong hands.
6 In dehghtsome places my lines have faUen,
My heritage plea:;eth me well.
7 I will bless the Lord for His counsel,
Which so stirs my heart in the night.
8 I have set the Lord ever before me :
With Him at my hand, I can never be moved.
9 So my heart is glad, there is joy in my bosom ;
Yea, and in safety of body I dwell.
10 For Thou wilt not give me up to the grave-
Nor let any who loves Thee behold the pit.
11 Thou wilt show me the path that leadeth to life,
To that fulness of joy which is in Thy presence,
And the pleasures dispensed by Thy hand ever-
more.
PSALM XVII
A Prayer for Deliverance from Insolent Foes
LISTEN, O Lord, to mine innocence ;
Attend to my piercing cry.
Give ear to my prayer
Out of lips unfeigned.
Let my sentence come forth from Thy presence.
Thine eyes behold the truth.
When Thou triest my heart in Thy night visitations,
And provest me — then Thou canst find nothing
evil.
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PSALM XVII
4 I was still at Thy doing. 4 My mouth transgressed
not ;
I gave earnest heed to the words of Thy lips.
5 My steps have held fast to the paths of Thy precepts^
And in Thy tracks have my feet never stumbled.
6 So I call thee, O God, with assurance of answer ;
Incline Thine ear to me, hear what I say.
7 Show Thy marvellous love, Thou who savest from
enemies
Those that take refuge at Thy right hand.
8 Keep me as the apple of the eye,
Hide me in the shelter of Thy wings
9 From wicked men who do me violence.
From enemies of mine who raven round me.
10 They have closed their hearts to pity,
The words of their mouths are haughty.
11 Now they dog us at every step,
Keenly watching, to hurl us to the ground,
12 Like a lion, longing to tear,
Like a young Hon, lurking in secret.
13 Arise, Lord, face him and fell him.
By Thy sword set me free from the wicked,
14 By Thy hand, O Lord, from the men —
From the men who are but of this world.
Fill th-eir maw with Thy treasures (of wrath)
And the rest let them leave to their children.^
15 Mine shall it be to behold Thy face.
And to gaze on Thy form to my heart's desire.
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PSALM XVIIP
A King's Song of Gratitude for Victory
WITH my whole soul I love Thee, O Lord, my
strength.
2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress, deliverer,
My God, my rock, whereon I take refuge,
My shield, my defender, ^ my saviour, my tower,
My refuge, my saviour, who saves me from
violence. 3
3 Worthy of praise is the Lord whom I call on,
For He is my Saviour from all my foes.
4 The waves of death broke about me.
Fearful floods of perdition.
5 The nether world threw cords around me,
Snares of death came to meet me.
6 In distress I cried to the Lord,
And shouted for help to my God ;
He heard my voice out of His palace.
And into His ears came my cry.
7 Then the earth shook and quaked.
Mountains trembled to their foundations,
And quaked because of His wrath.
8 Smoke went up at His nostrils.
Devouring fire from His mouth,
Coals were kindled therefrom.
9 Then He bowed the heavens and came down.
Thick darkness was under His feet.
10 He rode on a cherub and flew.
Darting on wings of wind,
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11 With His covert of darkness about Him,
Even thick dark clouds of water.
12 At the radiance before Him there passed
Hailstones and coals of fire.
13 The Lord thundered from heaven,
The Most High uttered His voice.
14 He shot His arrows and scattered them,
Flashed lightnings, and discomfited them.
15 The channels of the sea were revealed.
The world was laid bare to its base.
At Thy rebuke, O Lord,
At the blast of the breath of Thy nostrils.
16 He stretched from on high, He seized me.
Drew me up from the mighty waters,
17 And saved me from those that hated me —
Fierce foes, too mighty for me.
18 In my day of distress they assailed me.
But the Lord proved my stay.
19 To a spacious place He brought me.
And, for love of me. He saved me.
20 The Lord recompenses mine innocence.
He requites my cleanness of hands.
21 For I kept the ways of the Lord,
Nor have wickedly strayed from my God.
22 His commandments were all before me,
His statutes I put not away.
23 And I was blameless before Him,
Guarding myself from sin.
24 So the Lord requited mine innocence.
My cleanness of hands in His sight.
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25 With the loving Thou art loving,
And with the blameless blameless.
26 With the pure Thou showest Thyself pure,
And perverse with the froward.
27 For the lowly people Thou savest,
But haughty eyes Thou abasest.
28 Yea, Thou art my lamp, O Lord,
My God who enlightens my darkness.
29 For in Thee I can break through a wall.
In my God I can leap o'er a rampart.
30 As for God, His way is perfect ;
The word of the Lord is tried.
He is shield to all who take refuge in Him.
31 For who is God but Jehovah ?
And who is a rock save our God ?
32 The God who girt me with strength,
Who cleared and smoothed my way.
33 He made my feet like hinds' feet.
And set me up on the heights.
34 He taught my hands how to fight.
And mine arms how to bend a bronze bow.
35 The shield of Thy help Thou gavest me,
And didst cover me with Thy buckler.-*
36 In Thy strength I took giant strides.
And mine ankles never tottered.
37 So I chased the foe till I caught them.
And turned not, till I made an end of them.
38 I smashed them — they could not rise.
They fell beneath my feet.
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39 Thou didst gird me with strength for war,
Thou didst bow mine assailants beneath me.
40 Thou madest my foes turn their back to me,
And those that did hate me I finished.
41 They cried for help, but none saved them ;
To the Lord, but He answered them not.
42 I beat them like dust of the market-place.
Stamped them like mud of the streets.
43 From the strife of the peoples Thou savedst me.
Thou madest me head of the nations.
Peoples I knew not did serve me.
44 On the instant they hear, they obey me.
Aliens come to me cringing.
45 Aliens wither away,
And come out of their fastnesses quaking.
46 Hail, Lord ; blest be my rock.
Exalted be God, my Saviour —
47 The God who gave me revenge,
And brought down nations beneath me,
48 Who saved me from angry foes.
And set me above mine assailants,
Safe from the violent man.
49 For this I will praise Thee among the nations.
Making music, 0 Lord, to Thy name :
50 For great triumphs He grants to His king,
And leal love He shows His anointed.
Even David and his seed evermore.
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PSALM XIX, 1—6
The Glory of God in the Heavens
EVERMORE are the heavens declaring God's glory.
The firmament tells what His hands have
done.
Day unto day is a well-spring of speech.
Night unto night a revealer of knowledge.
Speech there is none, and words there are none ;
The voice of them cannot be heard.
Yet through all the earth their sound has gone out,
And their words to the end of the world.
In them hath He set a tent for the sun.
Who is like to a bridegroom leaving his chamber ;
He runneth his course like a hero with joy.
From one end of the heavens forth he goes,
And round he runs to the end thereof,
And nothing is hid from his glow.
PSALM XIX, 7—14
In Praise of the Law
THE Law! of Jehovah is perfect,
Refreshing the soul.
The charge of Jehovah is trusty.
Making simple ones wise.
The behests of Jehovah are right,
Rejoicing the heart.
The command of Jehovah is pure,
Giving light to the eyes.
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PSALM XX
9 The fear of Jehovah is clean.
It abideth for ever.
Jehovah's judgments are true
And right altogether.
10 More precious are they than gold —
Yea, than fine gold in plenty,
And sweeter they are than honey.
That drops from the comb.
11 Yea, by them is Thy servant warned ;
Who keeps them has rich reward.
12 Lapses — ^who can discern them ?
Absolve me from those that I know not.
13 Thy servant hold back from the reckless —
From falling under their sway :
Then blameless and clear shall I be
From manifold transgression.
14 May the words of my mouth and the thoughts
Of my heart be well-pleasing
In Thy sight for ever, O Lord,
My rock and redeemer.
PSALM XX
A Prayer for the King on the Eve of Battle
THE Lord answer thee in the day of distress,
The name of the God of Jacob protect thee,
Sending thee help from the temple,
And out of Zion supporting thee.
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PSALM XXI
All th}^ meal-offerings may He remember,
Thy burnt-offerings look on with favour.
May He grant thee thy heart's desire,
And bring all thy designs to fruition.
We will shout then for joy at thy victory,
And rejoice in the name of our God.
May the Lord fulfil all thy petitions.
Now I am sure that the Lord
Will give victory to His anointed.
From His temple in heaven He will answer
By His mighty triumphant right hand.
Some in chariots are strong, some in horses ;
But our strength is the Lord our God.
As for them, they shall bow down and fall,
While we rise and stand erect.
Give victory, Lord, to the king,
And answer this day, when we call.
PSALM XXI
A Prayer for the King after a Victory^
IN Thy might, O Lord, the king doth rejoice.
And because of Thy help how exultant is he !
2 Thou hast granted to him the desire of his heart,
The request of his lips Thou hast not withheld.
3 Thou didst go forth to meet him with blessing and
weal,
Thou didst set on his head a crown of fine gold.
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PSALM XXI
4 He asked of Thee life, Thou gavest it him —
Even length ol days for ever and ever.
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5 Great is his glory because of Thy help,
Honour and majesty Thou lay est upon him.
6 For Thou dost make him most blessed for ever.
With the joy of Thy presence Thou makest him
glad.
7 Yea, the king putteth ever his trust in the Lord ;
The Most High, in His love, will preserve him
unshaken.
8 Thy hand shall reach unto all Thy foes.
And those that hate Thee Thy right hand shall
shatter.
9 Thou shalt make them like furnace of fire.
What time Thou appearest, O Lord.^
10 Their fruit Thou shalt sweep from the earth,
And their seed from the children of men.
11 When they threaten thy crown with disaster
And hatch evil plots — they shall fail.
12 For thou makest them turn their back.
And dost aim with thy bow at their faces.
13 Be exalted, O Lord, in Thy strength,
To Thy might we will sing and make music.
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PSALM XXII
The Sufferer's Triumph
Y God, my God, why hast Thou left me,
Gone afar from my cry, from the words of
my roaring ?
2 I cry in the day-time, but Thou dost not answer ;
Even in the night I am never still.
3 Yet Thou, O Lord, art the Holy One,
Throned on the praises of Israel.
4 In Thee did our fathers trust.
They trusted and Thou didst deliver them.
5 They cried unto Thee, and found safety,
In Thee did they trust and were not put to shame.
6 But I am a worm, and no man ;
Insulted of men and despised of the people.
7 All they that see me mock me.
With mouths wide open and wagging heads :
8 "He has rolled (his cause) on the Lord ; let Him
save him.
Let Him rescue him, since He takes pleasure in
him."
9 But 'twas Thine own self drew me out of the womb,
Made me trustfully lie on my mother's breast.
ID On Thy care was I cast from my very birth,
Thou art my God from my mother's womb.
II Be not far from me, for trouble is nigh,
And there is none to help.
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12 I am circled by many bulls,
Beset by the mighty of Bashan,
13 Who face me with gaping jaws,
Like ravening roaring lions.
14 Poured out am I Hke water,
And all my bones are loosened.
My heart is become like wax,
Melted within my bosom.
15 My palate is dry as a sherd.
My tongue cleaves to my jaws ;
In the dust of death Thou dost lay me.
16 For dogs are round about me,
A band of knaves encircles me,
Gnawing my hands and my feet.
17 I can count my bones, every one.
As for them, they feast their eyes on me.
18 They divide my garments among them,
And over my raiment cast lots.
19 But Thou, O Lord, be not far,
O Strength of mine, haste Thee to help me.
20 Deliver my life from the sword —
My souli from the power of the dogs.
21 Save me from the jaws of the lion.
From the horns of the wild oxen help me.^
22 I will tell of Thy fame to my brethren,
And in the assembly will praise Thee.
23 Praise the Lord, ye that fear Him.
All Jacob's seed, give Him glory.
All Israel's seed, stand in awe of Him.
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24 For He hath not despised nor abhorred
The sorrow of hhn that was sorrowful.
He hid not His face from him,
But He hstened to his cry for help.
25 Of Thee is my praise in the great congregation ;
My vows I will pay before those that fear Him.
26 The afflicted shall eat to their heart's desire,
And those that seek after the Lord shall praise
Him.
Lift up your hearts for ever.
27 All shall call it to mind, to the ends of the earth,
And turn to J ehovah ;
And all tribes of the nations shall bow down before
Thee.
28 For the kingdom belongs to Jehovah :
He is the Lord of the nations.
29 Yea, to Him shall bow down all who sleep in the
earth.
And before Him bend all who go down to the dust,
And whoso kept not his soul alive.
30 The sons of His servants shall tell of the Lord
To the next generation ;
31 And men shall declare to a folk yet unborn
Of the victory He wrought.
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PSALM XXIII
The Good Shepherd
HE Lord is my shepherd : no want have I.
He layeth me down in pastures green.
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PSALM XXIV
To waters of rest He gently leads me,
Refreshing my soul.
He guideth me ever in paths that are straight
For His own name's sake.
And when my way lies through a valley of gloom,
I fear no evil, for Thou art with me.
Thy rod and Thy staff — in them is my comfort.
Thou settest a table before me
In face of my foes ;
With oil Thou anointest my head.
And my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and love shall pursue me
All the days of my life.
In the house of the Lord I shall dwell
Through the length of the days.
PSALM XXIV, 1—6
The True Worshipper
THE earth is the Lord's and its fulness.
The world and the dwellers therein.
For He founded it on the seas.
And He on the floods doth sustain it.
Who may ascend the hill of the Lord,
Or who may stand in His holy place ?
The clean of hands, the pure of heart.
Who sets not his soul upon sinful things,
Nor swears with intent to deceive.
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5 This is he who wins from the Lord a blessing :
God is his champion and saviour.
6 Such must be those who resort to Him,
And seek the face of the God of Jacob.
PSALM XXIV, 7~io
Jehovah's Triumphal Entry into the Sanctuary
LIFT high your heads, ye gates —
Higher, ye ancient doors ;
Welcome the glorious King.
8 " Who is the glorious King ? "
'* The Lord strong and heroic, ^
The Lord heroic in battle."
9 Lift high your heads, ye gates —
Higher, ye ancient doors ;
Welcome the glorious King.
10 " Who is the glorious King ? ''
" The Lord, the God of hosts,
He is the glorious King."
PSALM XXV^
A Prayer for Forgiveness and Protection
To Thee, O Lord, I lift up my soul :
All the day I wait for Thee.
2 In Thee I trust, put me not to shame ;
Let not my foes exult over me.
3 Yea, none shaU be shamed that wait for Thee,
But shame shall faU upon wanton apostates.
4 Make me, O Lord, to know Thy ways :
Teach Thou me Thy paths.
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PSALM XXV
5 In Thy faithfulness guide me and teach me,
For Thou art my God and my Saviour.
6 Remember Thy pity, O Lord, and Thy kindness,
For they have been ever of old.
7 The sins of my youth remember not ;
In Thy kindness remember Thou me.
For Thy goodness' sake, O Lord.
8 Good is the Lord and upright.
So He teaches sinners the way.
9 The humble He guides in the right.
He teaches the humble His way.
10 All His ways are loving and loyal
To those who observe His charges and covenant.
11 For Thy name's sake, O Lord,
Forgive my many sins.
12 Who then is the man that feareth the Lord ?
He will teach him the way to choose.
13 He himself shall abide in prosperity.
And his seed shall inherit the land.
14 The Lord holds communion with those that fear Him,
And with His covenant He makes them acquainted.
15 Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord,
For out of the net He brings my foot.
16 Turn unto me with Thy favour.
For I am lonely and crushed.
17 In my heart are strain and storm ;
Bring me out of my distresses.
18 Look on my misery and trouble.
And pardon all my sins,
19 Look on my foes — oh, so many !
And their cruel hatred towards me.
20 Deliver me, keep me, and shame not
One who takes refuge in Thee.
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PSALM XXVI
21 May integrity and innocence preserve me,
For I wait for Thee, O Lord.
22 Redeem Israel, O God,
Out of all his distresses.
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PSALM XXVI
Prayer of a Devout Worshipper
^EFEND me, O God, for my walk has been
blameless ;
In the Lord have I trusted unswervingly :
2 Prove me, O Lord, and test me ;
Try my heart and my mind.
3 For Thy love is before mine eyes.
And Thy faithfulness governs my way.
4 I never sat down with the worthless.
Nor companied with dissemblers.
5 I hate the assembly of knaves,
I would never sit down with the wicked ;
6 But, with hands washed in innocence,
I would march round Thine altar, O Lord,
7 Singing loud songs of thanks.
And telling of all Thy wonders.
8 O Lord, I love Thy house.
The place where Thy glory dwelleth,
9 Take me not off with sinners ;
Slay me not with men of blood,
10 Whose hands are stained with viUainy,
And whose right hand is filled with bribes.
11 As for me, my walk is blameless.
O redeem me, be gracious to me.
12 My foot standeth on even ground,
In the choirs I will bless the Lord.
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PSALM XXVII
PSALM XXVII, 1—6
If God be for Me
ri^HE Lord is my light and my saviour ;
JL Whom then shall I fear ?
The Lord protecteth my life ;
Whom then shall I dread ?
When the wicked drew nigh to assail me
And eat up my flesh,
It was those that distressed and opposed me
Who stumbled and fell.
Though against me a host should encamp,
Yet my heart would be fearless :
Though battle should rise up against me,
Still would I be trustful.
One thing have I asked of the Lord,
And that do I long for —
To dwell in the house of the Lord
All the days of my life.
To gaze on the grace of the Lord
And inquire in His temple.
For He treasureth me in His bower
In the day of misfortune.
In His sheltering tent doth He hide me :
He lifteth me up on a rock.
And now that my head He hath lifted
Above mine encircling foes,
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PSALM XXVII
I will march rounds the altar and sacrifice.
Shouting with joy, in His tent,
Making music and song to the Lord.
PSALM XXVII, 7—14
The Serenity of Faith
HEAR, O Lord, my loud cry,
And graciously answer me.
8 My heart hath said unto Thee,
" Thy face, O Lord, I seek."
9 Hide not Thy face from me.
Reject not Thy servant in anger :
For Thou hast been my help.
Abandon me not, nor forsake me,
O God of my salvation :
10 For father and mother have left me ;
But the Lord will take me up.
11 Teach me Thy way, O Lord :
Lead me in an even path,
Because of mine enemies.
12 Give me not up, O Lord,
Unto the rage of my foes ;
For against me have risen false witnesses,
Breathing out cruelty.
13 Firm is the faith I cherish,
That I, in the land of the living.
Shall yet see the goodness of God.
14 Let thy heart be courageous and strong
And wait on the Lord.
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PSALM XXVIII
PSALM XXVIII
An Answered Prayer for Help
UNTO Thee, O Lord, do I cry ;
My Rock, be not deaf unto me :
Lest, through holding Thy peace, I become
Like them that go down to the pit.
Hear Thou my loud entreaty,
As I cry for help unto Thee
Lifting my hands, O Lord,
Towards Thy holy chancel.
Take me not off with the wicked,
Nor with the workers of wrong,
Whose speech to their neighbours is friendly,
While evil is in their heart.
Give them as they have done.
As their wicked deeds deserve.
As their hands have wrought, so give Thou unto
them :
Requite unto them their deserts.
They are blind to all that the Lord does,
To all that His hands have wrought ;
And so He will tear them down.
To build them up no more.
Blest be the Lord, who hath heard
The voice of my supplication.
The Lord is my strength and my shield ;
My heart trusteth in Him.
I was helped : so my heart is exultant.
And in my song I will praise Him.
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8 The Lord is the strength of His people,
The fortress who saves His anointed.
9 O save Thy people.
And bless Thine inheritance.
Be Thou their shepherd
And carry them for ever.
PSALM XXIX
Jehovah's Glory in the Storm
ASCRIBE to Jehovah, ye Beings celestial,^
- Ascribe to Jehovah glory and power
2 Ascribe to Jehovah the glory He manifests,
Bow to Jehovah in holy array.
3 Jehovah's voice peals on the waters.
The God of glory has thundered.
He peals o'er the mighty waters.
4 Jehovah's voice soundeth with strength,
Jehovah's voice soundeth with majesty.
5 Jehovah's voice breaketh the cedars,
He breaketh the cedars of Lebanon,
6 Making Lebanon dance like a calf,
Sirion" like a young wild ox.
7 Jehovah's voice cleaves flames of fire.
8 Jehovah's voice rendeth the desert,
He rendeth the desert of Kadesh.
9 Jehovah's voice whirleth the oaks,
And strippeth the forests bare ;
And all in His temple say " Glory."
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10 Jehovah was King at the flood,
Jehovah sits throned for ever.
11 Jehovah gives strength to His people,
He blesses His people with peace.
PSALM XXX
A Song of Thanksgiving for Deliverance
I WILL extol Thee, O Lord,
Because Thou hast lifted me up,
And not suffered my foes to rejoice over me.
I cried unto Thee for help,
0 Lord my God, and Thou healedst me.
Thou hast brought me up, Lord, from the world below,
From my way to the pit back to life Thou hast
called me.
Sing praise to the Lord, ye His saints ;
Give thanks to His holy name.
For His anger lasts only a moment,
His favour endures for a life-time.
Weeping may lodge for the night,
But the morning brings shouts of joy.
When all went well, I imagined
That never should I be shaken.
For by Thy favour, O Lord,
Thou hadst set me on mountains strong :
But Thou hiddest Thy face,
And I was confounded.
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8 Then to Thee, O Jehovah, I cried,
To the Lord I made supplication.
9 " What profit is there in my blood,
If I go down to the pit ?
Canst Thou be praised by dust ?
Can it tell of Thy faithfulness ?
10 Hear, Lord, and show me Thy favour,
Lord, be a helper to me."
11 Thou hast turned my mourning to dancing ;
My sackcloth Thou hast unloosed.
And given me a girdle of joy :
12 That unceasingly I should sing Thy praise,
And give thanks to Thee, Lord my God, for ever.
PSALM XXXI
A Prayer for Deliverance from Sore Distress
IN Thee, 0 Lord, I take refuge ;
Let me never be put to shame.
Rescue me in Thy faithfulness ;
Incline unto me Thine ear.
Deliver Thou me speedily.
Be to me a rock of defence,
A fortified house, to save me.^
For my rock and my fortress art Thou ;
For Thy name's sake lead me and guide me.
Draw me out of the net they have hid for me,
For Thou Thyself art my refuge.
Into Thy hand I commend my spirit :
Thou dost ransom me, Lord, Thou faithful God.
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6 Those that regard vain idols Thou ha test ;
But, as for me, I trust in the Lord.
7 I will rejoice and be glad in Thy love,
Because Thou hast looked on my misery,
And cared for my soul's distress.
8 Thou hast not given me into the enemy's hand,
Thou hast set my feet in a spacious place.
9 Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am distressed ;
Mine eye is wasted away with sorrow.
10 For my life is consumed with grief,
And my years with sighing.
My strength is broken with misery,
My bones waste away.
11 The scorn of all my foes,
The butt of my neighbours am I,
A terror to mine acquaintance.
At the sight of me in the street
Men run away from me.
12 I am clean forgotten like the dead,
Am become like a ruined vessel.
13 Yea, I hear the whispers of many —
Terror on every side —
Scheming together against me.
Plotting to take my Hfe.
14 As for me, my trust is in Thee, Lord.
*' Thou art my God," I say ;
15 My times are in Thy hand, save me
From the hand of the foes that pursue me.
16 Make Thy face to shine on Thy servant.
Save me in Thy love.
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17 Put me not, O Lord, to shame,
For I have called upon Thee.
Let the wicked be put to shame
In the silent world below.
18 Strike the false lips dumb.
That speak proudly against the righteous
With haughtiness and contempt.
19 How manifold is the goodness
Thou hast treasured for those that fear Thee,
And wrought for those who take refuge in Thee,
Before the children of men !
20 In Thy sheltering wings Thou dost hide them
From plottings of men,
Thou keepest them safe in a bower
From the chiding of tongues.
21 Blest be the Lord
For the wonderful love He has shown me
In time of distress.
22 As for me, I had said in alarm,
" I am driven clean out of Thy sight.*'
But Thou heardest my loud supplication.
When I cried for help unto Thee.
23 Love the Lord, all ye His saints ;
The Lord preserveth the faithful.
And recompenseth abundantly
The man that haughtily dealeth.
24 Let your hearts be courageous and strong.
All ye who wait on the Lord.
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PSALM XXXII
The Joy of Confession and Reconciliation
HAPPY he whose transgression is pardoned,
Whose sin is covered.
Happy the man, free from falseness of spirit,
To whom the Lord reckons no debt of guilt.
When I held my peace, my bones wore away
With mine endless groaning ;
For day and night did Thy hand
Lie heavy upon me.
The sap of my life was dried up
As with fierce summer-heat.
I began to acknowledge my sin,
Not concealing my guilt ;
And the moment I vowed to confess
To the Lord my transgression,
Then Thou Thyself didst pardon
The guilt of my sin.
For this cause let every true saint
Pray to Thee in the time of distress ;
Then, when the great waters rush.
They shall not reach unto him.
For Thou wilt be his shelter.
Preserving him in his straits,
And compassing him with deliverance.
" With mine eye steadfastly upon thee,
I will instruct and teach thee
The way thou shouldst go.
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PSALM XXXIII
9 Be ye not like the horse or the mule.
That have no understanding,
But need bridle and halter to curb them,
Else they will not come nigh unto thee."
10 The godless have manifold sorrows.
But he that trusts in the Lord
Shall be compassed about by His kindness.
11 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous ;
And ring out your joy, all ye upright in heart.
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PSALM XXXIII
A National Hymn of Thanksgiving
HOUT for joy in the Lord, ye righteous
Praise for the upright is seemly.
Give thanks to the Lord on the lyre.
Play to Him on a ten-stringed harp.
Sing unto Him a new song,
Play skilfully and shout merrily.
For the Lord is straight in His promise ;
And all that He does is in faithfulness.
Justice and right He loveth ;
The earth is full of His kindness.
By His word the heavens were made.
All their host by the breath of His mouth.
He gathers the sea in a bottle.
The ocean He puts into store-houses.
Let the whole world reverence the Lord,
Let all dwellers on earth be in awe.
For at His word it came into being,
At His command it stood forth.
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10 The Lord frustrates the designs of the heathen,
What the nations have purposed, He bringeth to
nought,
11 But the Lord's own design shall stand for ever,
And what His heart hath purposed, through all
generations.
12 Happy the nation whose God is Jehovah,
The people He chose for Himself as His own.
13 The Lord looketh down from heaven.
He sees all the children of men ;
14 From His dwelling-place He gazeth
On all who inhabit the earth.
15 He fashions the hearts of them all,
And gives heed to all that they do.
16 It is not by great armies that kings are victorious.
It is not by great strength that a warrior saves
himself ;
17 Vain is the war-horse to usher in victory,
Nor brings he to safety for all his great might.
18 See ! the eye of the Lord is on th:m that fear Him,
On them that hope in His kindness ;
19 To deliver their life from death,
And to keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul waits for the Lord :
He is our help and our shield.
21 For in Him our heart is glad,
We trust in His holy name.
22 Let Thy kindness, O Lord, be upon us,
Even as we hope in Thee.
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PSALM XXXIVi
The Lord is Mindful of His Own
WILL bless the Lord at all times,
In my mouth shall His praise be for ever.
2 In the Lord shall my soul make her boast,
The humble shall hear and be glad.
3 O magnify the Lord with me
And let us extol His name together.
4 I sought the Lord, and, in answer,
He saved me from all my terrors.
5 Look to Him and ye shall be radiant.
With faces unashamed.
6 Here is a man who was ciTished,
But he cried and was heard by the Lord,
And brought safe out of all his distresses.
7 Jehovah's angel encamps
About those that fear Him, and rescues them.
8 0 taste and see that the Lord is good,
Happy the man who takes refuge in Him.
9 Fear the Lord, ye His saints.
For they that fear Him lack nothing.
10 Apostates^ are poor and hungry.
But those who seek the Lord
Shall not lack any good thing.
11 Come, children, listen to me.
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 What man is desirous of life,
Loveth many and happy days ?
13 Then guard thy tongue from evil.
And thy lips from speaking deceit.
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14 Depart from evil, and|do~good ;
Seek thou peace, and pursue it.
15 The Lord sets His face against them that do evil,
To root their memory out of the earth.*
16 The eyes of the Lord are towards the righteous,
His ears are towards their cry for help.
17 When they cry, they are heard by the Lord,
And He saves them from all their distresses.
18 The Lord is nigh to the broken-hearted.
He helpeth those whose spirit is crushed.
19 Many misfortunes befall the righteous,
But the Lord delivers him out of them all.
20 He keepeth all his bones,
Not one of them is broken.
21 Misfortune shall slay the ungodly ;
Those who hate the righteous are doomed.
22 The Lord doth ransom the life of His servants,
And none shall be doomed who takes refuge in
Him.
PSALM XXXV
A Prayer for Deliverance from Malicious Foes
CONTEND, Lord, with those that contend with
me.
Do battle with those that do battle with me.
Grasp shield and buckler,
And rise up as my help.
Draw spear and battle-axe.
Confront those who pursue me.
Assure me that Thou wilt help me.
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4 Dishonour and shame be on those
Who are seeking my life !
Defeat and confusion on those
Who are planning my hurt !
5 As chaff before wind may they be,
With Jehovah's angel pursuing them.
6 Slippery and dark be their way,
With His angel thrusting them on.
7 For they wantonly hid their net for me,
And dug a pit to destroy me.
8 Upon them may ruin come unawares ;
May the net which they hid catch themselves,
And into the pit may they fall.
9 Then my soul shall exult in the Lord,
And be joyful because of His help ;
10 And all my beingi shall say,
" Who, O Lord, is like Thee,
That savest the helpless from those too strong for
them,
The poor and the helpless from those that despoil
them ? "
11 Violent witnesses rise,
And ask of me things that I know not.
12 Evil for good they requite me.
Leaving me inwardly comfortless.^
13 But when they were sick, / put on sackcloth,
And chastened my soul with fasting.
I prayed with head bent on my bosom,
14 As though 'twere my friend or my brother.
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I went about bowed and in mourning,
As one that lamenteth his mother.
15 When I stumbled, they gleefully gathered,
They gathered against me like aliens,
And tore without ceasing,
16 Impiously mocking and mocking,
And gnashing on me with their teeth.
17 How long, Lord, wilt Thou look on ?
O recover my soul from their roaring,
My precious life^ from the lions.
18 I will then give Thee thanks in the great congre-
gation,
And praise Thee before many people.
19 Suffer not those to rejoice over me
Who are falsely my foes.
Suffer not those who without cause abhor me
To wink with the eye.
20 For it is not peace that they speak
Of those that are quiet in the land ;
But treacherous charges they plot.
21 With wide open mouths they shout,
"Hurrah! Hurrah!
With our own eyes we saw it."
22 But Thou hast seen, too, O Jehovah,
Keep not silence, O Lord,
Be not Thou far from me.
23 Bestir Thee, awake, for my right —
My God, my Lord, for my cause.
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24 Thou art just, Lord : win for me justice,
Let them not rejoice over me,
25 Inwardly saying, " Hurrah !
The desire of our hearts at last !
Now we have swallowed him up."
26 Shame and confusion together
On those that rejoice at my hurt !
Clothed with shame and dishonour
Be those that are haughty to me !
27 Let such as delight in my cause
Ring out their gladness,
And say evermore,
" Great is the Lord whose delight
Is the well-being of His servant."
28 Then my tongue shall tell of Thy justice,
And all the day long of Th}^ praise.
PSALM XXXVI
The Triumphant Power of the Divine Love
The Rise and Progress of Sin
SIN whispers within the bad man's heart.
Who hath no dread of God before his eyes,
Yea, she flattereth him in his eyes
That his sin will not be found out.^
First, his speech becomes wicked and false,
He gives up acting wisely and well.
Then he plots deliberate wrong.
Takes his stand on the wicked way.
Without the least shrinking from evil.
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The Abounding Love of God
5 Thy love, O Lord, touches the heavens,
Thy faithfulness reaches the clouds.
6 Thy justice is like the great mountains, ^
Thy judgments are like the broad sea.
Man and beast Thou savest, O Lord.
7 How precious Thy love, O God !
'Neath Thy sheltering wings men take refuge.
8 They feast on the fat of Thy house,
They drink of Thy brook of delights.
9 For with Thee is the fountain of life.
In the light that is Thine we see light.
10 O continue Thy grace to the faithful,
Thy love to the upright in heart.
11 Let no arrogant foot tread upon me.
No wicked hand drive me to exile.
12 There ^ the workers of wrong lie prostrate,
Thrust down — to rise up no more.
PSALM XXXVIIi
A Vindication of the Moral Order
BE not kindled to wrath at the wicked.
Nor envious of those that work wrong;
2 For, like grass, they shall speedily wither.
And fade like the green of young grass.
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good ;
Remain in the land, and deal faithfully :
4 Then the Lord shall be Thy deUght,
He will grant Thee thy heart's petitions.
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5 Commit Thy way unto the Lord ;
Trust in Him, and He will act,
6 Making clear as the light thy right,
And thy just cause clear as the noon-day.
7 In silence and patience wait on the Lord.
Be not kindled to anger at those who prosper.
At those who execute evil devices.
8 Desist from anger, abandon wrath :
Be not kindled to anger — it leads but to evil :
9 For evildoers shall be cut off,
But the land shall be theirs, that wait on the Lord.
10 Yet but a little, and the wicked vanish :
Look at his place — he is there no more.
11 But the patient — the land shall be theirs,
And the rapture of peace in abundance.
12 The wicked plotteth against the righteous,
He gnasheth upon him with his teeth ;
13 The Lord laugheth at him,
For He sees that his day is coming.
14 The wicked have drawn the sword,
To slay men who walk uprightly ;
15 But their sword shall pierce their own heart,
And their bows shall be broken in pieces.
16 Better is the righteous man's little
Than the wealth of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked shaU be broken,
But the Lord upholdeth the righteous.
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1 8 The Lord watcheth over the days of the blameless,
Their heritage shall continue for ever.
19 They shall not be shamed in the evil time,
In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20 Because the wicked shall perish :
But the foes of the Lord, like a brand in the oven,
Shall vanish — ^like smoke they shall vanish.
21 The wicked must borrow and cannot pay back,
But the righteous is lavish and giveth.
22 For those whom He blesses inherit the land,
While those whom He curses shall be cut off.
23 The Lord supporteth the steps
Of the man with whom He is pleased.
24 Though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong.
For the Lord holdeth his hand.
25 Never, from youth unto age.
Have I seen the righteous forsaken.
Or his children begging bread.
26 He is ever lavishly lending.
And his children are fountains of blessing.
27 Depart from evil and do good —
So Shalt thou dwell (in the land) for ever.
28 For the Lord loveth justice.
He does not forsake His friends.
The unrighteous shall be destroyed a for ever.
And the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
29 But the land shall belong to the righteous.
They shall dwell upon it for ever.
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30 The mouth of the righteous murmureth wisdom,
And words of justice are on his tongue.
31 The law of his God is in his heart,
His steps are never unsteady.
32 The wicked watcheth the righteous,
And seeketh to put him to death.
33 But the Lord leaves him not in his hand :
At his trial he will not be held guilty.
34 Wait on the Lord, and observe His way :
He will lift thee to honour — the land shall be
thine,
Thou Shalt feast thine eyes on the doom of the
wicked.
35 I have seen the wicked exultant,
Lifting himself like a cedar of Lebanon.
36 But the moment I passed, behold ! he had vanished ;
I sought for him, but he could not be found.
37 Preserve thine honour and practise uprightness,
For such a man fares well in the end.
38 But transgressors shall perish together.
Cut off are the wicked for ever.
39 The righteous are saved by the Lord,
Who in time of distress is their refuge :
40 The Lord doth help and rescue them.
From the wdcked He rescues and saves them,
Because they take refuge in Him.
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PSALM XXXVIII
A Confession of Sin and Prayer for Deliverance
REPROVE me not, Lord, in Thine anger,
And chasten me not in Thy wrath ;
2 For Thine arrows have sunk into me,
And Thy hand Heth heavy upon me.
3 In my flesh is no soundness
Because of Thine anger,
No health in my bones.
Because of my sin.
4 For that my guilt
Is gone ovfer my head :
It weighs like a burden
Too heavy for me.
5 My wounds stink and fester,
For my fooHshness I am tormented.
6 Bent and bowed am I utterly,
All the day going in mourning.
7 My loins are filled with burning.
And in my flesh is no soundness.
8 I am utterly crushed and numb ;
I cry louder than lion roars.
9 Lord, Thou knowest all that I long for.
My groans are not hidden from Thee.
10 My heart is throbbing.
My strength has failed me.
The light of mine eyes —
Even it is gone from me.
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11 My dear ones and friends keep aloof,
And my neighbours stand afar off.
12 They that aim at my life lay their snares,
They that seek my hurt speak of ruin,
Nursing treachery all the day long.
13 But I turn a deaf ear and hear not ;
Like the dumb I open not my mouth.
14 I am as a man without hearing,
With no arguments in his mouth.
15 For my hope, O Lord, is in Thee.
Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God,
16 When I utter the hope that those
Who made scorn of my tottering feet
May not rejoice over me.
17 For I am ready to fall.
My pain forsaketh me never.
18 Yea, I acknowledge my guilt,
I am anxious because of my sin :
19 My wanton assailants are strong.
Those who wrongfuUy hate me are many,
20 Who render me evil for good,
And oppose me, because I make good my goal.
They have cast me out into solitude.
Like to a corpse abhorred.^
21 Do not forsake me, O Lord ;
My God, be not far from me.
22 Haste Thee to help me,
O Lord my Saviour.
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PSALM XXXIX
The Pathos of Life
I VOWED to watch my words,
And sin not with my tongue,
But to put on my mouth a bridle,
While the wicked were in my presence.
2 I was silent and dumb.
Not a rash word spake I :
But my pain was stirred up.
3 My heart was hot in my bosom ;
As I mused, the fire was kindled,
Till at last the words came to my tongue.
4 " Teach me, O Lord, mine end.
And the sum of my days — what it is.
Let me know how transient I am.
5 See ! my days Thou hast made but a span.
And my life is as nothing before Thee.
// is but as a vapour that every man stands :
6 It is but in mere semblance man walks to and fro,
A nd all his noise is for nothing.
He heaps up, and knoweth not who shall gather."
7 And now, what wait I for. Lord ?
My hope is in Thee.
8 From all my transgressions deliver me ;
Make me not the scorn of the fool.
9 I am dumb, never opening my mouth,
For this is Thine own doing.
10 Remove Thy stroke from off me :
By the might of Thy hand I am spent.
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11 When Thou chastenest sinful man with rebuke,
Thou dost waste, like the moth, his beauty.
Every man is naught hut a vapour.
12 Hear my prayer, 0 Lord ;
Give ear to my cry for help.
Hold not Thy peace at my tears.
13 For I am but a guest of Thine,
And a pilgrim, like all my fathers.
14 Look away from me, let me smile again.
Ere I go away and be no more.
PSALM XL
Thanksgiving and Petition
FOR Jehovah I waited and waited.
Till, inclining to me.
He heard my cr}'.
From the horrible pit He drew me.
Up out of the miry clay ;
He set my feet on a rock.
And my steps He made firm.
He put a new song in my mouth,
Even praise to our God.
Many see it, and, filled with awe.
Put their trust in Jehovah.
Happy the man that hath put
In Jehovah his trust.
Not turning aside to defiant
And lying apostates.
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5 With us Thou hast wrought in rich measure,
Jehovah our God,
Thy marvels and purposes for us —
None may compare with Thee —
Were I to declare or to tell them,
Past counting are they.
6 In offerings bloody or bloodless
Thou hast no delight,
But with open ears Thou hast made me.i
Burnt-offering and offering for sin
Are not what Thou askest.
7 Then said I, " Behold I am come,
As the roll of the book hath enjoined.
8 My dehght, O God, is to do Thy will.
And Thy law is within my heart."
9 Well, O Jehovah, Thou knowest
That, with lips unrestrained,
The glad news of salvation I told
In the great congregation,
10 Not hiding it in my heart.
I have told of Thy steadfast help,
From the great congregation I hid not
Thy love and Thy faithfulness.
11 So restrain not thou, O Jehovah,
Thy pity from us.
Thy love and Thy faithfulness^ever
May they be our shield.
12 For evils that cannot be numbered
Have compassed me round.
My transgressions have followed me up — •
I can bear it no more.
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They are more than the hairs of my head,
And my heart hath forsaken me.
13 O Jehovah, 2 be pleased to deliver me.
Haste to my help, 0 Jehovah.
14 May those that are seeking my life
Be ashamed and confounded together ;
May those that delight in my hurt
Be defeated and brought to dishonour.
15 May those who hurrah over me
Be dumbfounded because of their shame.
16 But may all who seek after Thee
Rejoice and be glad in Thee.
May all who love Thy salvation
Say, " Great is the Lord " evermore.
17 As for me, I am weak and needy,
Yet the Lord careth for me.
Thou art my help and deliverer ;
Tarry not, O my God.
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PSALM XLI
A Prayer for Healing and Vindication
APPY is he that considers the weak ;
In the day of misfortune the Lord will
deliver him.
He will keep him safe, happy, and long in the land,
And not give him up to the rage of his foes.
The Lord will sustain him on bed of languishing ;
Tending his sickness, as long as he lies.
For this cause I say, " O Lord, show me Thy favour ;
Heal me, because I have sinned against Thee."
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5 Mine enemies speak of me nothing but evil,
" When will he die, and his name pass away ? "
6 When one comes to see me, his words ring hollow ;
His heart keeps gathering mischief the while ;
And when he goes out, he giveth it speech.
7 In secret they whisper together against me,
All those that hate me plot evil against me.
8 " Some fell disease has fastened upon him ;
And now that he lies, he will rise up no more."
9 Yea, mine own bosom friend, in whom I trusted,
Who ate of my bread, is disdainful to me.
10 But do Thou, Lord, graciously raise me up.
That I may pay them their due reward.
11 Herein shall I know Thou delightest in me,
If my foes may not shout over me in triumph.
12 As for me, in mine innocence Thou wilt uphold me,
And set me for ever before Thy face.
Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel,
From everlasting to everlasting,
Amen and Amen.
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BOOK II
PSALMS XLII and XLIII
Yearning for God
LIKE as the hart which longeth
After the brooks of water,
Even so longeth my soul
After Thee, O God.
My soul is athirst for God,
For my living God.
When shall I enter in,
And see the face of God ?
My tears have been to me food
By day and by night ;
For they say to me all the day long,
" Where is thy God ? "
I would pour out my soul within me.
As I call these things to mind —
How I used to pass on with the throng,
At their head, to the house of God,
With glad shouts and giving of thanks.
In the throng that kept festival.
0 soul of mine, why art thou downcast ?
And why art thou moaning within me ?
Hope thou in God ;
For yet shall I praise Him,
My Saviour, my God.
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6 My soul is cast down within me.
I will therefore call Thee to mind
From the land of Jordan and Hermon,
The mountain Mizar,
7 Flood is calling to flood
At the noise of Thy cataracts ;
All Thy waves and Thy billows
Have passed over me.
8 In the day I cry to the Lord
To summon His kindness ;
And the song that I sing in the night
Is a prayer to the living God.
9 I say unto God my rock,
" Why hast Thou forgotten me ?
Why must I walk so sadly,
So hard pressed by the foe ? "
10 It pierces me to the heart
To hear the enemy's taunts,
As all the day long the}/ say to me,
" Where is thy God ? "
11 0 soul of mine, why art thou downcast ?
And why art thou moaning within me ?
Hope thou in God ;
For yet shall I praise Him,
My" Saviour, my God.
xliii.
I Right me, defend my cause
Against a pitiless people.
From crafty and crooked men,
O God, deliver me.
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For Thou art God my protector :
Why hast Thou cast me off ?
Why must I walk so sadly,
So hard pressed by the foe ?
Send forth Thy light and Thy truth,
Let them be my guides :
To Thy holy hill let them bring me.
To the place where Thou dwellest.
Then will I go to God's altar,
To God my rejoicing ;
And with joy on the lyre I will praise Thee,
O Lord my God.
0 soul of mine, why art thou downcast ?
And why art thou moaning within me ?
Hope thou in God ;
For yet shall I praise Him,
My Saviour, my God.
PSALM XLIV
A Lament in Defeat
OGoD, we have heard with our ears,
Our fathers have told us the story
Of the work that Thou wroughtest in their day,
Thy wonders in days of old,
Uprooting and crushing the nations,
Then planting and settHng them.'^
For 'twas not their own sword that won them the
land,
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It was not their own arm that brought them the
victory.
Thine was the hand and the arm,
Thine was the face that shone on them with favour.
4 It was Thou, my King and my God,
That ordainedst the victories of Jacob.
5 Through Thee we can thrust back our foes.
And by Thy name tread down our assailants :
6 For not in my bow do I trust.
Nor can my sword win me the victory.
7 Our victory cometh from Thee,
And confusion to those who hate us.
8 In God we boast all the day long,
And Thy name will we praise for ever.
9 Yet Thou hast spurned and disgraced us,
In not going forth with our hosts,
10 And in making us flee from the foe.
So that those who hated us spoiled us.
11 Thou hast let us be eaten like sheep,
Thou hast scattered us over the world,
12 Selling Thy folk for a pittance,
And getting no gain from their price.
13 Thou hast made us the butt of our neighbours,
The derision and scorn of all round us.
14 O'er the world Thou hast made us a by-word.
The nations at us shake their heads.
15 My disgrace is for ever before me,
My face is covered with shame,
16 At the words of blasphemer and scoffer.
At the sight of the foe and the vengeful.
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17 All this has come upon us,
Yet we have not forgotten Thee,
Nor falsely dealt with Thy covenant.
18 Our heart has not turned back.
Nor our steps dechned from Thy way,
19 That Thou thus shouldst have crushed us down,
And covered us over with gloom.
In the place where the jackals roam.
20 Had we forgotten the name of our God,
Or stretched out our hands to a god that was
strange,
21 Would God not have searched this out ?
For He knoweth the heart and its secrets.
22 But in Thy cause it is we are killed all the day.
And counted as sheep for the slaughter.
23 Bestir Thee, why sleepest Thou, Lord ?
Awake, cast us not off for ever.
24 Why dost Thou hide Thy face.
Forgetting our stress and our misery ?
25 For our soul is bowed to the dust,
Our body cleaves to the ground.
26 Arise, come to our help :
Ransom us for Thy kindness' sake.
PSALM XLV
Song for the Marriage of a King
MY heart is astir with a goodly matter :
A song will I sing, concerning the king,
With tongue hke the pen of a ready writer.
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2 Thy beauty is more than mortal,
Grace is shed over thy Hps :
Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
3 Warrior, gird thy sword on thy thigh.
What glory and splendour !
4 Good fortune attend thee, as forth thou dost ride
In the cause of good faith, and as champion of
justice.
May thine arm instruct thee in deeds of dread.
5 Sharp are thine arrows ; nations fall under thee :
Pierced to the heart are the foes of the king.
6 Thy throne shall endure for ever and ever —
Thy royal sceptre a sceptre of equity.
7 Right thou lovest and wrong thou hatest :
Therefore Jehovah thy God doth anoint thee
With oil of gladness above thy fellows.
8 With myrrh, aloes, and cassia thy robes are all
fragrant.
Thou art ravished with music of ivory harps.
9 King's daughters stand ready with jewels for thee,
At thy right hand the queen in gold of Ophir.
10 Listen, daughter, and see ; and inchne thine ear :
Forget thy folk and thy father's house.
11 And when the king desireth thy beauty.
Bow unto him — for he is thy lord.
12 So shall the Tyrians come with gifts.
And the richest of people will do thee homage.
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13 The king's daughter is glorious altogether,
With dress of pearls inwrought with gold.
14 In gay-coloured robes she is led to the king,
With the virgin companions she brought in her
train.
15 The king's palace they enter with joy and rejoic-
ing.
16 May sons of thine take the place of thy fathers.
Whom thou shalt make princes in all the land.
17 Thy name will I celebrate world without end,
So that nations shall praise thee for ever and ever.
PSALM XLVI
A Safe Stronghold our God is Still
GOD is to us a refuge and strength,
A help right trusty in distresses.
No fear have we therefore, though earth should
change.
And the hills totter into the heart of the ocean.
Let its waters roar and foam,
Let the mountains shake with the swelling thereof :
On our side is the Lord of hosts,
Our sure defence is the God of Jacob. '^
A river there is, whose streams make glad
God's city, the home the Most High hath hallowed.
God is within her : she cannot be shaken.
God helpeth her at the turn of the morning.
Nations roared, kingdoms tottered :
He uttered His voice, earth melted away.
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7 On our side is the Lord of hosts,
Our sure defence is the God of Jacob.
8 Come and see what the Lord hath done,
Working appalHngly in the earth.
9 He stilleth wars to the ends of the earth — ■
Breaking the bow, snapping the spear,
Burning the chariots in the fire.
10 " Refrain ; and know surely that I am God,
High over the nations, high over the world. "^
11 On our side is the Lord of Hosts,
Our sure defence is the God of Jacob.
PSALM XLVII
Jehovah's Universal Sovereignty
CLAP your hands, all ye peoples :
Shout to God in ringing cries.
2 For the Lord is most high and dread,
A great King over all the earth.
3 He subdueth the peoples under us,
The nations under our feet ;
4 He chooseth our heritage for us.
The glory of Jacob whom He loveth.
5 God is gone up with a shout,
The Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
6 Sing praise to our God, sing praises :
Sing praise to our King, sing praises.
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For King of all earth is He :
Praise God in a skilful song.
God is King over all the nations,
God sits on His holy throne.
Princes of nations gather
With the people of Abraham's God :
For the shields ^ of the earth are God's
Greatly exalted is He.
PSALM XLVIII
The Marvellous Deliverance of Zion
GREAT is Jehovah and worthy all praise
In the city of our God.
His holy mountain, that rises so fair,
Is the joy of all the world.
Like the mount of the gods ^ is mount Zion,
The city of the great King.
Once God made Himself known
As the defence of her palaces.
For see ! a concert of kings
Passed over the frontier together.
But one glance, and they were astounded ;
They hastened away in dismay.
Trembling took hold of them there,
Like the pangs of a woman in travail.
They were shattered, as east wind shatters
The giant ships in pieces.
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8 Even as we heard, have we seen
In the city of Jehovah of hosts,
The city of our God.
God will uphold her for ever.
9 We think, O God, of Thy love.
In the midst of Thy temple.
10 Thy fame, hke Thy name, shall extend
To the ends of the earth.
Victory fills Thy hand.
11 Let mount Zion be glad ;
Let the daughters of Judah rejoice
Because of Thy judgments.
12 Walk about Zion, go round her ;
Count ye her towers.
13 Set ye your mind on her ramparts.
Consider her palaces ;
That ye tell to the next generation
14 That such is Jehovah,
Our God — -He it is that shall guide us
For ever and ever.
PSALM XLIX
The Problem of the Prosperity of the Wicked
HEAR this, ye peoples all ;
Give ear, all ye that dwell in the world
Men of low degree and high,
The rich and the poor together.
My mouth shall utter wisdom,
The thoughts of a seeing heart.
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4 I incline mine ear to a proverb, ^
On the lyre I will open my riddle.
Man in honour abides not,
He is like to the beasts that perish.
5 Why should I be afraid in the days of misfortune,
When circled by wicked and cunning men
6 Who put their trust in their wealth.
And boast of their boundless riches ?
7 For assuredly no man can ransom himself,
Or give unto God the price of his life,
8 To keep him alive for ever and ever,
9 So as never to see the pit at all.
ID But see it he shall. Even wise men die.
The fool and the brutish perish alike,
And abandon their wealth unto others.
11 The grave is their everlasting home,
The place they shall dwell in for ever and ever.
Though after their own names they called whole
lands. 2
12 Man in honour abides not,
He is like to the beasts that perish.
13 This is the fate of the confident fool,
And the end of those who are pleased with their
portion.
14 Like sheep they descend to Sheol
With Death for their shepherd ;
Down they go straight to the grave.
And their form wastes away in their home below.'
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15 But God will assuredly ransom my life
From the hand of Sheol ;
For He will receive me.
16 So be not afraid when a man grows rich,
When the pomp of his house increases.
17 Not a shred of it all can he take when he dies,
His pomp cannot go down after him.
18 Though he counts himself happy, when he is alive,
And wins praise from men for faring so well,
19 He must join the race of his fathers.
Who see the light nevermore.
20 Man in honour, that hath no insight,
Is like to the beasts that perish.
PSALM L
True Worship
THE Lord God hath spoken : He summons the
earth
From sunrise to sunset.
From Zion, perfection of beauty,
God's glory shines forth.
Our God Cometh, He cannot keep silence.
Devouring fire is before Him,
And furious tempest around Him.
He summons the heavens above
And the earth to judge His people.
Gather to Him His saints
By covenant-sacrifice bound to Him ;
That the heavens may declare His justice.
For a God of justice is He.
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7 " Hear, O my people, and I will speak.
And protest unto thee, O Israel :
I am Jehovah, thy God.
8 Not for thy sacrifices will I reprove thee —
Thy burnt-offerings are ever before me —
9 Not a bullock will I take from thy house,
Nor he-goats out of thy folds ;
10 For all beasts of the forest are mine,
And the kine on a thousand hills.
11 I know all the birds of the air,
All that moves on the fields is mine.
12 Were I hungry, I would not tell thee,
For the world and its fulness are mine.
13 Am I such as to eat bulls' flesh.
Or drink the blood of goats ?
14 Offer to God a thank-offering, ^
Pay the Most High thy vows.
15 Summon me in the day of distress,
I will rescue thee, so shalt thou honour me.'
16 But unto the wicked God saith :
" What right hast thou to talk of my statutes,
Or take my covenant into thy mouth —
17 While thou thyself hatest correction.
And castest my words behind thee ?
18 When thou seest a thief, thou dost run with
him ;
With adulterers thou keepest company.
19 Thou lettest thy mouth loose for evil,
Thy tongue contriveth deceit.
20 Thou dost shamefully speak of thy brother,
And slander the son of thy mother.
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21 And because I kept silence at this,
Thou didst take me for one like thyself.
But I will convict thee and show thee plainly.
22 Now ye that forget God, mark this.
Lest I rend you, past hope of deliverance.
23 He who brings a thank-offering honours me ;
But to him who gives heed to his ways,
I will show the salvation of God."
PSALM LI
God be Merciful to Me, the Sinner
IN Thy kindness, O God, be gracious to me.
In Thine own great pity blot out my trans-
gressions.
Wash me clean of my guilt.
Make me pure of my sin.
For well I know my transgressions.
My sin is ever before me.
Against Thee, only Thee, have I sinned.
And done that which is wrong in Thy sight :
Thou therefore art just when Thou speakest,
And clear when Thou utterest judgment.
See ! in guilt was I brought to the birth,
And in sin did my mother conceive me.
'Tis the innermost 1 truth Thou desirest.
Give me therefore true wisdom of heart.
Purge Thou me clean with hyssop,
Wash me whiter than snow.
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8 Fill me with joy and gladness,
Let the bones Thou hast broken rejoice.
9 Hide Thy face from my sins,
And blot out my guilt altogether.
10 Create me a clean heart, O God,
Put a new steadfast spirit within me.
11 Cast me not forth from Thy presence,
Withdraw not Thy holy spirit.
12 Give me back the joy of Thy help,
With a willing spirit sustain me.
13 I will teach Thy ways to transgressors.
And sinners shall turn unto Thee,
14 Save me from blood, O God,
And my tongue shall ring out Thy faithfulness.
15 Open my Hps, O Lord,
And my mouth shall declare Thy praise.
16 For in sacrifice Thou hast no pleasure,
In gifts of burnt-offering no dehght.
17 The sacrifice pleasing to God
Is a spirit that is broken ;
A heart that is crushed, O God,
Thou wilt not despise.
18 Do good in Thy pleasure to Zion,
Build Thou the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then shalt Thou welcome the due forms of sacrifice.
Then on Thine altar shall bullocks be offered.
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PSALM LII
The Doom of Arrogance
WHY glory in mischief, thou hero ?
God's kindness is all the day.
Engulfing ruin thou plottest,
Thy tongue hke a razor whetted,
Thou practiser of deceit.
Evil, not good, thou lovest,
And falsehood, not words of truth.
But thou lovest all words that devour,
And a tongue that is given to deceit.
But God, on His part, shall destroy thee for ever,
Grasp thee and pluck thee out of thy tent,
And root thee out of the land of the living.
Smitten with awe at the sight,
The righteous shall laugh at him.
" Look " — (they will say) — " at the hero
Who made not God his stronghold,
But trusted in his great wealth
And in the strength of his substance."
As for me, like a fresh olive-tree
In the house of God am I.
I trust in the kindness of God
For ever and evermore.
I will render Thee thanks for ever
For this that Thou hast done.
I will tell how good Thou art
In the presence of them that love Thee.
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PSALM LIIIi
The Folly of Denying God
FOOLS say in their heart,
" There is no God."
Vile, hateful their Hfe is ;
Not one doeth good.
From heaven God looked
Upon men, to see
If any was wise,
And cared for God.
But all have swerved,
The taint is on all ;
Not one doeth good,
No, not one.
But they learned their lesson.
Those workers of evil.
Who ate up my people.
Eating, devouring.
And feared not God.
Sore afraid were they there.
Where no fear was ;
For God scattered the bones
Of the godless people.
Put to shame were they,
For God had rejected them,
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PSALM LIV
0 that from Zion
Came help for Israel !
When God brings His people
A change of fortune,
How glad shall be Jacob,
And Israel how joyfuli!
PSALM LIV
A Prayer for Deliverance from Oppression
SAVE me, O God, by Thy name.
By Thy power secure for me justice.
2 Hearken, O God, to my prayer,
Give ear to the words of my mouth.
3 For proud men have risen against me
And terrible men seek my hfe.
Men who do not set God before them.
4 But see ! God is my helper.
The Lord is sustaining my soul.
5 Let their evil fall back on my foes :
Cut them off in Thy faithfulness. Lord.
6 Then will I bring Thee glad sacrifice.
Praising Thy gracious name ;
7 For from all distress Thou hast saved me.
And feasted mine eyes on my foes.
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PSALM LV
Prayer for Help against a Treacherous Friend
The Confused and Desperate City
GIVE ear, O God, to my prayer,
Hide Thee not from my suppUcation,
2 Attend unto me, and answer ;
For bitter is my lament.
3 I am wild with the noise of the foe.
With the clamour of the ungodly ;
For they hurl mischief upon me.
And persecute me with fury.
4 My heart is awhirl within me,
And terrors are fallen upon me.
5 Fear and trembling assail me,
And horror wrappeth me round.
6 O for the wings of a dove :
I would fly away and rest.
7 I would wander far away,
And lodge me in the wilderness.
8 I would with all haste escape
From the raging wind and tempest.
9 Confuse, 0 Lord, their tongue ;
For I see Wrong and Strife in the city.
10 By day and by night they go round her
(Like sentries) upon her walls.
While within her are mischief and trouble,
11 Within her is ruin complete.
Evermore is her market-place haunted
By fraud and by oppression.
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The Treacherous Friend
12 The taunts were not those of a foe — ■
That I could have borne ;
The disdain was not that of an enemy —
I could have shunned him :
13 But 'twas thou, a man, mine equal,
My dear and familiar friend.
14 Oft took we sweet counsel together,
And walked in God's house with the throng.
15 May death fall stealthily on them.
May they go down to Sheol alive.
Thither hurled, as their infamy merits.
16 As for me, I will call upon God —
He it is that will help me.
17 Evening and morning and noon
I lament and make moan.
He will hear my voice ; and, in peace,
18 He will ransom my soul
From the battle before me, where many
Are measured against me.
19 He that sits on His ancient throne
Will hear and will humble them —
Strangers to law as they are ^
And to reverence for God.
20 He has let his hand loose on his friends.
Thus profaning his covenant.
21 His mouth was smoother than butter,
But war filled his heart.
His words were softer than oil,
But sharper than swords.
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22 Cast thou thy care on the Lord,
And He will sustain thee.
He will not suffer the righteous
To totter for ever.
23 But Thou, God, wilt hurl them down
To the nethermost pit.
Bloody and treacherous men
Shall not live out half their days ;
As for me. I will trust in Thee.
PSALM LVI
The Tears of the Saints
OGoD, be gracious to me,
For mortal men trample upon me,
All the day fighting and pressing me.
2 All the day enemies trample me ;
Many there be
That contend with me bitterly.
3 In the day of my terror
I trust in Thee.
4 In God I maintain my cause,
In God I fearlessly trust.
What can flesh do unto me ?
5 They torture me all the day.
They ceaselessly plan to hurt me,
6 Banded together in secret,
Watching mine every step,
As those who hope for my death.
7 Pay them out for their sin, 0 God,
Hurl down the strong in Thine anger.
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8 Thou Thyself countest my wanderings.
Put in Thy bottle my tears — •
Are they not in Thy book ? ^
9 Then shall my foes be turned back
In the day that I call.
Of this I am sure.
Because God is for me.
10 In God I maintain my cause,
In the Lord I maintain my cause.
11 In God I fearlessly trust,
What can man do unto me ?
12 Thy vows are upon me, O God,
I will render thank-offerings to Thee ;
13 Because Thou hast saved me from death,
Yea, my feet from stumbhng,
To the end that I walk before God
In the light of the living.
PSALM LVII
A Prayer for Protection from Persecution
BE gracious, O God, be gracious to me.
For in Thee has my soul taken refuge.
In Thy sheltering wings I take refuge,
Till ruin be overpast.
I cry to the Most High God,
To the God who accomplishes for me.
He will send me His succour from heaven.
He will thrust away those who would trample me.^
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4 In the midst of lions I lie,
Who devour the children of men.
Their teeth are spears and arrows,
And their tongue is a whetted sword.
5 Be exalted, 0 God, o'er the heavens,
And Thy glory o'er all the earth,
6 They set a net for my feet,
But in it was their own foot caught.
Before me they dug a pit,
But they fell into it themselves.
7 My 2 heart is steadfast, O God,
My heart is steadfast.
I would sing, yea, I would make music ;
8 Awake, Thou art my pride.
Awake, harp and lyre ;
Fain would I waken the dawn.
9 I would praise Thee among the peoples, O Lord,
And make music among the nations to Thee ;
10 For great unto heaven is Thy love,
And Thy faithfulness unto the clouds.
11 Be exalted, 0 God, o'er the heavens,
And Thy glory o'er all the earth.
PSALM LVIII
A Prayer for Vengeance upon Unjust Judges
SPEAK ye indeed what is right, ye gods ?
With equity judge ye the children of men ?
In the land ye practise iniquity — all of you —
Violence do ye dispense with your hands.
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3 The wicked are aliens to God from the womb —
Liars and wanderers, even from their birth.
4 Venom have they Hke the venom of snakes,
They are hke the deaf adder that stoppeth her ears,
5 And refuses to hsten to the voice of the charmer,
Or binder of spells, be he never so cunning.
6 O God, break to pieces the teeth in their mouth,
Tear out the great teeth of the young lions. Lord.
7 May they melt away like running water !
Like tender grass, cut down may they be !
8 Like the snail that dissolves on its crawhng path.
Like the birth untimely which sees not the sun-
light.
9 Before your pots feel (the fire of) the thorns,
He will come with His tempest and sweep them
away. ^
10 The sight of such vengeance will gladden the
righteous ;
His feet he shall wash in the blood of the wicked.
11 " Yes," men will say, " the just have their reward :
Yes, on the earth is a God who is Judge."
PSALM LIX
A Prayer for Vengeance upon Insolent Foes
SAVE me, 0 God, from mine enemies ;
Secure me from mine assailants.
Save me from those that do wrong
Save me from men of blood.
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For see 1 they lay ambush for me,
Strong men are banded against me-
Not for sin or transgression of mine,
For no guilt of mine, O Lord,
They run and make ready. Awake !
Come forth to meet me, and see !
Thou, O Jehovah of hosts,
O God of Israel, awake !
And punish the proud, every one ;
Spare none of the traitors vile.
6 At evening they come,
And, howling like dogs,
Make their round in the city.
7 Look at their venomous mouths
And their lips whereon sitteth insult.
8 But Thou, Lord, laughest at them.
Thou mockest at all the insolent.
9 0 my strength, I will sing unto Thee,
For God is my sure retreat.
10 My God with His love will meet me,
And feast mine eyes on my foes.
11 Slay them not, lest my people forget,
Let Thy hosts keep them roaming and wandering.
12 In their sinful speech snare them, O Lord ;^
And may they be trapped in their pride,
For the curses and lies that they utter.
13 In Thy wrath make a clean end of them,
That men, to the ends of the earth.
May know that God ruleth in Jacob.
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14 At evening they come,
And, howling like dogs,
Make their round in the city.
15 They roam about for a feast,
And snarl, if they get not their fill.
16 As for me, I will sing of Thy might ;
I will ring out Thy love in the morning.
For to me Thou hast been a sure refuge,
A retreat in the day of my trouble.
17 0 my strength, I will sing praise to Thee,
For God is my sure retreat.
My God with His love {will meet me,
And feast mine eyes on my foes).
PSALM LX
A Prayer after Defeat in Battle
OGoD, Thou hast spurned and broken us,
Routing us in Thy wrath.
2 Thou hast shaken the land and cleft it ;
Heal Thou its tottering breaches.
3 Thou hast made Thy people drink hardship,
And given us wine of reeling.
4 Thou hast given those that fear Thee a banner,
A rally ing-place from the bow,^
5 For the rescue^ of Thy beloved.
Save by Thy right hand and answer us.
6 God did solemnly swear :
" As victor will I divide Shechem,
And mete out the valley of Succoth.
PSALM LXI
7 Mine is Gilead, mine is Manasseh,
Ephraim is the defence of my head,
Judah my sceptre of rule,
8 Moab the pot that I wash in,
Edom — I cast my shoe over it,^
I shout o'er Phihstia in triumph."
9 0 to be brought to the fortified city !
O to be led into Edom !
10 Hast Thou not spurned us, 0 God ?
Thou marchest not forth with our armies.
11 Grant us help from the foe,
For vain is the help of man.
12 With God we shall yet do bravely :
He Himself will tread down our foes.
PSALM LXI
A Prayer for the King
HEAR my cry, O God,
Be attentive unto my prayer.
2 From the ends of the earth I call
Unto Thee, when my heart is faint :
Be my guide on the slopes of the rock
That is too high for me (unaided).
3 For Thou art a refuge to me,
A strong tower in face of the foe.
4 O to be guest in Thy tent for ever.
Hiding beneath Thy sheltering wings !
- 5 For Thou, O God, dost hear my vows.
And dost grant the desires of those that fear Thee.
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Add many days to the life of the king ;
May his years endure throughout all generations.
In the presence of God be he throned for ever ;
May kindness and faithfulness watch over him.
And I will sing praise to Thy name for ever,
Paying my vows day after day.
PSALM LXII
Quietness and Confidence
13^ still in God only, 0 soul of mine ;
JD From Him cometh my help.
Yes, He is my rock, my help, my retreat,
I shall not be shaken too sorely.
How long will ye, all of you, batter a man,
As one might a leaning wall ?
Yea, from his height they are planning to thrust
him,
As one might a tottering wall.
They take pleasure in falsehood ; they bless with
their mouth.
But inwardly they curse.
Be still in God only, 0 soul of mine,
For from Him cometh my hope.
Yes, He is my rock, my help, my retreat,
I shall not he shaken too sorely.
On God rests mine honour and safety.
In God is my strong rock, my refuge.
Trust in Him, all ye people assembled.
Pour out your heart in His presence ;
God is a refuge for us.
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PSALM LXIII
9 The lowly are nought but a breath,
The lofty are but an illusion :
In the balances up they go,
They are lighter than breath altogether.
10 Trust not in gain of extortion,
Set no vain hopes in robbery.
As for wealth, if it beareth fruit,
Set not your heart upon it.
11 One thing God hath uttered.
Two things there are which I heard —
That power belongs unto God,
12 And to Thee, too, O Lord, belongs kindness
For Thou dost requite each man
According to what he hath done.
PSALM LXIII
Athirst for God
OGoD, my God, Thee, Thee do I seek :
My soul is athirst for Thee,
My flesh fainteth for Thee
In a parched and waterless land.
2 As I in the temple have seen Thee,
Beholding Thy power and Thy glory,
4 Even so, while I live, will I bless Thee,
And Uft up my hands in Thy name.
3 For better than life is Thy kindness :
My lips shall utter Thy praise.
5 As with marrow and fat am I feasted ;
With joyful lips I will praise Thee.
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6 Yea, I call Thee to mind on my bed,
And muse on Thee in the night watches ;
7 For Thou hast been my help,
'Neath Thy sheltering wings I will sing.
8 My soul clingeth close after Thee,
Thy right hand holdeth me up.
9 But those that seek after my life
Shall go down to the depths of the earth,
10 Given o'er to the power of the sword.
Or as prey for jackals to devour.
11 But the king shall rejoice in God :
All who own His allegiance will glory.
For the mouth of the false shall be stopped.
PSALM LXIV
A Prayer for Deliverance from Malicious Foes
HEAR, O my God, the voice of my plaint :
Guard my life from the foe who affrights me.
Hide me from villains who secretly plot.
From the blustering throng of the workers of evil.
Who have whetted their tongue like a sword,
And aimed bitter words like arrows,
Which from ambush they launch at the blameless,
Shooting swiftly and unafraid.
They strengthen their wicked purpose,
They tell of the snares they have hidden,
They say to themselves, " Who can see ? "
They think out their crimes full cunningly
In their mischievous bosoms and crafty hearts.^
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7 But God with His arrow will shoot them,
Swiftly shall they be smitten.
8 For their tongue He will brmg them to ruin,
So that all shake their head at the sight of them.
9 Then eveiy man, touched to awe,
As he ponders what God has wrought,
Will tell the tale of His doings.
ID In the Lord shall the righteous rejoice,
In Him shall they take refuge ;
And all the true-hearted shall glory.
PSALM LXV
Hymn for a Thanksgiving Festival
IT is seemly to praise Thee, O God, in Zion,
And to Thee shall the vow be performed in
Jerusalem.
0 Thou that hearest prayer,
Unto Thee shall all flesh come.
Our sins are too mighty for us.
Our transgressions — Thou only canst cover them.
Happy the man whom Thou choosest
To dwell beside Thee in Thy courts.
O may we be filled with the joys
Of Thy house, even Thy holy temple.
In dread deeds Thou dost loyally answer us,
O God of our salvation.
Whom all ends of the earth put their trust in,
And iolands far away.
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6 By Thy strength Thou dost stablish the hills,
Being girded with might ;
7 Thou stillest the roaring of seas,
And the tumult of nations,
8 So that those who dwell at (earth's) bounds
Are awed at Thy signs :
The lands of the sunrise and sunset
Thou makest to ring with joy.
9 Thou dost visit and water the earth ;
Thou greatly enrichest her
With the river of God, which is full of water.
Thou preparest the corn thereof,
10 Watering her furrows,
Setthng her ridges ;
Thou makest her soft with showers,
And blessest what grows thereon.
11 Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness,
Thy chariot-tracks drip with fatness.
12 The wilderness pastures are dripping,
The hills wear a girdle of joy.
13 The meadows are clothed with flocks.
The valleys are covered with corn ;
They shout to each other and sing.
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PSALM LXVI
Thanksgiving for National Deliverance
HOUT unto God, all the earth.
Sing praise to His glorious name,
Sing ye His glorious praise.
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3 Say unto God, " How dread are Thy works,
So great is Thy might that Thine enemies cringe
to Thee.
4 All the earth doeth homage to Thee,
Singing praises to Thee,
Singing praise to Thy name."
5 Come and see what God hath done.
Awe-inspiring is He in His works among men.
6 He turneth the sea into dry land.
And men cross the river on foot.
' Let us therefore rejoice in Him,
7 The mighty Ruler eternal.
Whose eyes keep watch on the nations,
That no rebel hft up his head.
8 O bless our God, ye peoples ;
Sound aloud His praise,
9 Who hath set our soul in hfe.
And not suffered our foot to totter.
10 For Thou, O God, hast proved us,
Hast tried us, as silver is tried.
11 Thou didst bring us into prison.
And put chains upon our loins,
12 Thou didst let men ride over our head.
We went through fire and through water.
But Thou leddest us out to a spacious place.
13 I will enter Thy house with burnt-offerings,
I will pay unto Thee my vows,
14 Which mine open hps have uttered,
And my mouth hath declared in my straits.
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15 I will offer Thee offerings of fallings,
With the odour of burning rams,
I will sacrifice bullocks with goats.
16 Come and hear my story —
All ye that reverence God —
Of what He has done for me.
17 For my mouth had no sooner invoked Him
Than His praise was under my tongue.
18 Had I cherished sin in my heart.
The Lord would never have listened.
19 But assuredly God has hstened.
And attended to my loud prayer.
20 Blessed be God, who turned not aside
My prayer, nor withdrew His kindness from me.
PSALM LXVII
A Harvest Thanksgiving
BLESS US, O God, with Thy favour.
Let the light of Thy face fall upon us ;
That the world may know Thy way,
And all nations Thy power to save.
Let the peoples praise Thee, 0 God ;
Let the peoples — all of them — praise Thee.
Let the nations ring out their joy ;
For Thou governest the peoples with equity,
And guidest the nations on earth.
Let the peoples praise Thee, 0 God;
Let the peoples — all of them — praise Thee.
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PSALM LXVIII
The earth hath yielded her increase
By the blessing of God, our God.
May this blessing of ours win men to Him
Unto all the ends of the earth.
PSALM LXVIII
Victory
GOD arises, His enemies scatter :
They that hate Him flee before Him.
As smoke before wind is driven,
As wax doth melt before fire,
So before God vanish the wicked.
But the righteous rejoice in God's presence,
They exult with exceeding joy.
Sing unto God, make music to His name,
By His name Jah praise Him who rides on the
clouds,
And exult in His presence.
Father of orphans, Defender of widows,
Is God in His holy abode.
God bringeth home the lonely.
He leads forth the prisoner to comfort,
So that none but the rebel dwells cheerless.^
0 God, when Thou wentest in front of Thy folk
In Thy march through the desert.
Earth shook, the heavens dropped (rain)
At the presence of God —
At the presence of God, even Israel's God.
Rain in abundance, 0 God, Thou didst sprinkle,
Restoring the languishing land of Thy heritage.
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10 A dwelling therein Thy people found :
In Thy goodness, O God, Thou didst care for the
poor.
11 The Lord spake the glad tidings^ (of victory)
And great was the army of those that proclaimed
it:
12 " Kings of armies — they flee, they flee.
And the housewife divideth the spoil : —
13 Dove's wings covered with silver
And pinions with shimmer of gold,
14 Set with stones, like snow upon Zalmon."^
15 A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan,
A mountain of peaks is the mountain of Bashan.
16 Ye high-peaked mountains, why look ye askance
At the mountain which God hath desired for His
home —
Yea, whereon Jehovah will dwell for ever ?
17 The chariots of God are twice ten thousand :
The Lord came from Sinai, His holy place.
18 Thou didst mount the height* with trains of Thy
captives.
And gifts that Thou hadst received among men.
Yea, the rebels shall dwell with Jehovah God.
19 Blest be the Lord who sustaineth us daily,
The God who is also our Saviour.
20 Yea, our God is a God who is Saviour.
The ways of escape from death
Are known to Jehovah the Lord.
21 Yes, God will shatter the head of His foes —
The rough scalp of him who struts on in his sins.
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22 The Lord said : "I will bring thee home from
Bashan,
Home from the depths of the sea,
23 That thy feet thou mayest bathe in blood,
And thy dogs lick their share of the foe."
24 In the temple appear God's trimnphal processions,
Processions in praise of my King and my God,
25 With singers in front, and minstrels behind,
And maidens with timbrels between them
(singing),
26 "Ye of the well-spring of Israel,
Bless the Lord God in the dance."
27 There, in front, is Benjamin the little,
The princes of Judah beside them,^
The princes of Zebulon, princes of Naphtali.
28 Smnmon Thy might, O God —
Thy godlike might, wherewith
In the past Thou hast wrought for us —
29 From Thy temple that crowneth Jerusalem.
Kings shall bring tribute to Thee.
30 Rebuke Thou the beast of the reed,«
The herd of bulls, with the calves of the peoples. '
Trample Thou down the lovers of lies.^
Scatter the nations whose joy is in war.
31 May they come from Egypt with gifts of oil,»
Ethiopia haste with full hands unto God.
32 Sing unto God, O ye kingdoms of earth.
Make melody unto the Lord.
33 Praise Him who rides on the ancient heavens.
See ! He utters His voice. His mighty voice.
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34 Ascribe ye strength to the God over Israel,
Whose strength and majesty dwell in the skies.
35 Awe-inspiring is God in His holy place,
Even Israel's God — He it is
That gives strength and might to His people.
Blessed be God.
PSALM LXIX
A Prayer for Deliverance and Vengeance
SAVE me, O God ; for the waters
Are threatening my life.
I am sunk in depths of mire.
Where ground there is none.
I am come into deep deep waters.
The flood overwhelms me.
I am weary of crying, my throat is parched,
Mine eyes are wasted with waiting for God.
More than the hairs of my head
Are those that wantonly hate me.
More than my bones in number
Are those that are falsely my foes.
That which I never robbed,
How am I then to restore ?
O God, Thou knowest my foUy,
My guilt is not hidden from Thee.
Through me let not any be shamed.
Who wait for Thee, Lord God of hosts.
Through me let not those be confounded
That seek Thee, O God of Israel.
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7 'Tis in Thy cause that I have borne taunts,
And my face has been covered with shame ;
8 I became to my brethren a stranger,
To sons of my mother an alien.
9 It was zeal for Thy house that consumed me.
And the insults they hurled at Thee fell upon me.
10 When I chastened my soul with fasting,
They took occasion to taunt me.
11 When I put on a garment of sackcloth.
They made me the theme of a taunt-song.
12 Those that sit in the gate make sport of me
In the music of drunken songs.
13 As for me, I pray unto Thee.
Grant me, O Lord, Thy favour.
In Thy manifold mercy answer me ;
With Thy loyal help, 0 save me
14 From sinking down in the mire.
Lift me out of the deep deep waters,
15 That the rushing flood may not drown me.
That the deep may not swallow me up,
Nor the pit close her mouth upon me.
16 Answer me, Lord, in Thy gracious kindness.
Turn unto me in Thy manifold pity.
17 Hide not Thou Thy face from Thy servant.
For I am in trouble ; 0 answer me speedily.
18 Draw nigh to my soul and redeem it ;
Because of mine enemies, ransom me.
19 Thou knowest how I am insulted ;
In Thy sight are all my foes.
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20 Insult has broken my heart,
Past cure are my shame and confusion.
For pity I looked — there was none ! —
And for comforters, but I found none.
21 Poison they gave me for food.
And to slake my thirst they gave vinegar.
22 May their table, outspread, be a trap to them.
And their peace-offerings be a snare.
23 May their eyes be darkened and bhnd,
Make their loins to shake without ceasing.
24 Pour Thine indignation upon them.
Let Thy burning wrath overtake them.
25 May their camp be a desolation,
In their tents be there none to dwell.
26 For him whom Thou smotest they persecute,
And those whom Thou woundedst, they pain yet
more.
27 Charge them with sin upon sin,
May they not be acquitted by Thee.
28 From the book of Hfe be they blotted.
May their names not be written with the
righteous.
29 Lift me, 0 God, by Thy help
Above my pain and misery.
30 Then wiU I praise God in song
And magnify Him with thanksgiving,
31 Which shall please the Lord better than ox,
Or than bullock with horns and hoofs.
32 The oppressed shall rejoice at the sight.
Ye that seek after God, let your heart revive.
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33 For the Lord listens to the poor,
He does not despise His prisoners.
34 Let the heavens and the earth sing His praises.
The seas, and all creatures that move in them.
35 For God will bring help unto Zion,
And build up the cities of Judah,
So that men shall dwell there in possession.
36 The seed of His servants shall have it for heritage,
And those that love Him shall dwell therein.
PSALM LXXi
A Cry for Help in Persecution
OGoD, be pleased to deliver me.
Haste Thee to help me, O Lord.
As for those that are seeking my Hfe,
Ashamed and confounded be they.
May those that delight in my hurt
Be defeated and brought to dishonour.
But may all who seek after Thee
Rejoice and be glad in Thee.
May all who love Thy salvation
Say, " God is great," evermore.
As for me, I am weak and needy :
Make haste, O God, unto me.
Thou art my help and deliverer ;
O Lord, tarry Thou not.
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PSALM LXXI
Forsake me not, when I am Old
IN Thee, O Lord, I take refuge,
Let me never be put to shame.
2 In Thy faithfulness save me and rescue me,
Bend Thine ear unto me and save me.
3 Be to me a rock of defence,
A fortified house, to save me ;
For my rock and my fortress art Thou.^
4 Save me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,
From the grasp of the unjust and cruel man.
5 For Thou, O Lord, art my hope.
In whom from my youth I have trusted.
6 On Thee have I leaned from my birth ;
From my mother's womb it was Thou that didst
draw me.
In Thee is my hope evermore.
7 I have been as a wonder to many,
For Thou art my refuge and strength.
8 All the day long my mouth
Is filled with Thy praise and Thy glory.
9 Cast me not off in the time of old age ;
When my strength is spent, forsake me not.
10 For my foes lie in ambush for me,
They that watch me take counsel together ;
11 " God has left him," they say : " pursue
And seize him, for he is helpless."
12 O God, be not far from me,
Haste, O my God, to my help.
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13 Put my foes to shame and dishonour,
With insult and shame be they covered.
14 As for me, I will hope evermore.
And more and yet more will I praise Thee.
15 All the day long shall my mouth
Tell Thy faithfulness and Thy salvation,
Though I know not how they may be counted
16 I will show forth the might of the Lord,
And Thy faithfulness praise — Thine alone.
17 Thou hast taught me, O God, from my youth,
And till now have I told of Thy wonders.
18 Yea, even to old age and grey hair,
O God, forsake me not.
Still would I tell of Thy might
Unto all generations to come.
19 Thy power and Thy justice, O God,
Extend as far as the heavens :
For great are the things Thou hast done.
Who is hke unto Thee, O God ?
20 Thou hast caused us to see troubles many,
But Thou wilt revive us again.
From the nethermost parts of the earth
Thou wilt bring us up again.
21 Thou wilt multiply my greatness,
And comfort me again.
22 As for me, with the harp I will praise Thee,
And Thy faithfulness, O my God ;
And make music to Thee on the lyre,
O Thou Holy One of Israel.
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23 My lips shall ring out their joy,
My mouth shall sing praises to Thee ;
My soul, too, which Thou hast redeemed.
24 Yea, all the day long shall my tongue
Utter Thy righteousness ;
For ashamed and confounded are they
That were seeking my hurt.
PSALM LXXII
A Prayer for a Just and Glorious Reign
GIVE the king, 0 God, Thine own spirit of justice-
Thy spirit of right to the son of the king,
2 That with right He may judge Thy people,
And Thy downtrodden ones with justice.
3 May the mountains bear weal for the people.
And the hills yield fruits of justice.
4 The weak may he help to their rights.
May he save the sons of the needy
And crush the oppressor in pieces.
5 May he live as long as the sun.
While the moon shines — for ages and ages.
6 May he come like the rain on the meadow,
Like showers that besprinkle the earth.
7 In his days may justice flourish.
And welfare abound, till the moon be no more.
8 May he reign from ocean to ocean,
From the river to the ends of the earth.
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9 May his foes bow down before him.
His enemies hck the dust.
10 May tribute be rendered by kings
Of the isles and of Tarshish ;
May gifts be brought by the kings
Of Sheba and Seba.
11 Yea, may all kings fall prostrate before him,
And all nations yield him their service.
12 For he saveth the poor when he crieth.
The helpless and the downtrodden.
13 He pities the weak and the poor.
He saveth the hves of the poor.
14 He redeems them from wrong and from violence,
For dear is their blood in his sight.
15 Long may he live ;
And may gold of Sheba be given him ;
Prayer, too, be made for him ceaselessly,
All the day long may men bless him.
16 May the land have abundance of corn,
To the tops of the hills may it wave.
May the fruit thereof flourish Hke Lebanon,
May men spring from the city like grass of the
earth.
17 May his name be blessed for ever.
May his fame endure as the sun.
May all nations envy his blessedness,
All tribes of the earth call him happy.
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1 8 Blest be Jehovah, Israel's God,
The God who alone doeth wondrous things.
19 And blest be for ever His glorious name.
Let all the earth be filled with His glory.
Amen and Amen.
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BOOK III
PSALM LXXIII
Fellowship with God Here and Hereafter
■\7'es, God is good to the upright,
-L The Lord to the pure in heart.
2 But my feet were almost gone,
My steps had well nigh sHpped,
3 Through envy of godless braggarts,
When I saw how well they fared.
4 For never a pang have they,
Their body is sound and sleek.
5 They have no trouble like mortals,
No share in human pain.
6 So they wear their pride like a necklace,
They put on the garment of wrong,
7 Their eyes stand out with fatness,
Their heart swells with riotous fancies.
8 Their speech is mocking and evil,
Condescending and crooked their speech.
9 They have set their mouth in the heavens.
While their tongue struts about on the earth.
ID Small wonder that people resort to them.
And drink deep draughts of their lore.^
11 " How does God know ? " they say,
" And has the Most High any knowledge ? "
12 See ! these are the godless,
With wealth and ease ever increasing.
13 Yes, in vain have I kept my heart pure,
And washed my hands in innocence ;
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14 For all the day long was I plagued —
Not a morning but I was chastised.
15 But resolving to speak Hke this
Were treachery unto Thy children.
16 So I sought to understand it,
But a wearisome task it seemed :
17 Till I entered the holy world 2 of God
And considered their latter end.
18 Yes, Thou dost set them on slippery places ;
Down to destruction Thou hurlest them.
19 One moment — and then what a horror of ruin !
They are finished and ended — in terrors.
20 Like a dream, when one wakes, shall they be,
Whose phantoms the waker despises.
21 So my bitterness of heart
And the pain that stabbed my bosom
22 Show how dull I was and stupid —
Just hke a beast before Thee.
23 As for me, I am with Thee alway,
Thou hast hold of my right hand.
24 By a plan of Thine Thou guidest me
And wilt afterward take me to glory.
25 Whom have I in the heavens but Thee ?
And on earth there is none I desire beside Thee.
26 Though flesh and heart waste away,
Yet God is my portion for ever.
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27 For see ! those that are far from Thee must perish,
Thou destroyest all that are false to Thee.
28 As for me, I am happy when close to God ;
The Lord my God I have made my refuge.
That I may discourse of all Thy works.
PSALM LXXIV
Lament on the Devastation of the Temple
HY, O God, hast Thou spurned us for ever?
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Why smoketh Thy wrath against the sheep
of Thy pasture ?
Remember the folk Thou hast purchased of old
To become by redemption the tribe of Thy
heritage — •
Zion, the mountain Thou madest Thy home.
Rouse Thee, and visit its ruins complete.
In the temple the foe hath made havoc of all
things.
Like hons Thine enemies roared through Thy house,
Replacing our symbols by signs of their own.
Hacking, Uke woodsmen that lift
Axes on thickets of trees,
Smashing with hatchets and hammers
All of its cai-ved work together.
They have set Thy temple on fire,
To the very ground they have outraged
The place where dwelleth Thy name.
They have said in their heart, " Let us utterly smite
them."
They have burned all the houses of God in the
land.
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9 No symbol of ours do we see any more :
No prophet is there any more,
None is with us that knoweth how long.
10 How long, O God, is the foe to insult ?
Shall the enemy spurn Thy name for ever ?
11 Why, O Lord, dost Thou hold back Thy hand,
And restrain Thy right hand within Thy bosom ?
12 Yet God is our King from the ancient days,
In the midst of the earth working deeds of sal-
vation.
13 It was Thoui that didst cleave the sea by Thy might,
And shiver the heads of the ocean monsters.
14 It was Thou that didst crush many-headed Levia-
than,
And give him as food to the beasts of the wilder-
ness.
15 It was Thou that didst cleave the fountains and
torrents ;
It was Thou that didst dry the perennial streams.
16 Thine is the day ; Thine, too, is the night,
It was Thou that didst stablish the sun and the star.
17 It was Thou that didst fix all the borders of earth :
Summer and winter — 'tis Thou that hast made
them.
18 Yet, for all this, the foe hath insulted Thee, Lord,
And a nation of fools hath reviled Thy name.
19 Give not the soul of Thy dove to the beasts,
Do not forget Thine afflicted for ever.
20 Look to the sleek ones — how full they are :
The dark places of earth^ are the dwellings of
violence.
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21 O let not the downtrodden turn back ashamed :
Let the poor and the needy sing praise to Thy
name.
22 Arise, 0 God, and defend Thy cause :
Remember how fools aU the day insult Thee.
23 Forget not Thou the uproar of Thine enemies,
The din of Thy foes that ascends evermore.
PSALM LXXV
God the Arbiter of Destiny
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E praise Thee, O God, we praise Thee :
We would call on Thy name and declare
Thy wonders.
** Though^ I may tarry long,
Yet is my government just.
Though earth melt and all her inhabitants,
It is I that keep steady her pillars."
I say to the boasters, " Boast not " ;
To the godless, " Lift not up your horn :
Lift not your horn on high,
Speak not boldly against the Rock."^
For 'tis not from the east nor the west.
Nor yet from the desert or mountains ; ^
But God Himself is the Judge,
Humbhng one and exalting another.
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8 In the hand of the Lord is a cup —
Foaming wine, richly mixed with spices.
Out of this He poureth a draught,
And all the wicked of earth
Must drain it down to the dregs.
9 As for me, I will joy for ever,
Singing praise to the God of Jacob.
10 I will hew all the horns of the wicked,
But the horns of the just shall be lifted.
PSALM LXXVI
A Song of Victory
GOD hath made Himself known in Judah,
His name is great in Israel.
2 His covert is in Salem, ^
His habitation in Zion.
3 There He shivered the lightning arrows.
Shield, sword, and equipment of war.
4 Terrible is Thy splendour
On the everlasting mountains.
5 Spoiled were the stout of heart ;
In the sleep into which they had fallen,
Not one of the men of valour
But lost the power of his hands.
6 At Thy rebuke, God of Jacob,
Sank chariot and horse to sleep.
7 Awful art Thou : who can stand
Before Thee, when once Thou art angry ?
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8 The judgment Thou spakest from heaven
Affrighted the earth into silence,
9 When God aro^e unto judgment
To save all the meek of the earth.
ID All nations of men shall praise Thee,
To Thee shall the remnant hold festival. ^
11 Vow and pay to your God,
And let all that are round Him bring presents.
12 He lops off the courage of princes,
And with terror fills kings of the earth.
PSALM LXXVII
A Prayer for Preservation as in the Days of Old
LOUDLY will I lift my cry unto God,
Loudly to God, that He hearken to me.
2 In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord ;
In the night is my hand stretched unweariedly
forth,
But my soul doth refuse to be comforted.
3 When I think of God, I moan ;
When I muse, my spirit is faint.
4 When Thou boldest mine eyes awake.
And I am restless and speechless,
5 I think of the days of old.
Call to mind the ancient years.
6 I commune with my heart in the night,
I muse with inquiring spirit.
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7 " Will the Lord cast us off for ever,
And will He be gracious no more ?
8 Is His love clean vanished for ever ?
Is His faithfulness utterly gone ?
9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious,
Or in anger shut up His compassion ? "
10 Then I said, " This it is that grieves me.
That the hand of the Most High hath changed.'
11 I will think of the deeds of Jehovah,
And remember Thy wonders of old.
12 I will muse on all Thou hast wrought.
And meditate on Thy doings.
13 Then Thy way, O God, was majestic :
What God was great as Jehovah ?
14 Thou wast a God who did marvels.
Thou didst show Thy power to the world
15 By redeeming Thy folk with Thine arm,
Even the children of Jacob and Joseph.
16 The waters saw Thee, 0 God.
The waters saw Thee and shivered ;
Yea, to their depths they quivered.
17 Clouds poured torrents of water,
Thunder rolled in the sky.
Thine arrows sped to and fro.
18 Loud was the roll of Thy thunder.
Lightnings ht up the world.
Earth quivered and trembled.
19 In Thy way, O Lord, through the sea,
In Thy path through the mighty waters.
Thy footsteps were all unseen.
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20 Thou didst guide Thy folk hke a flock
By the hand of Moses and Aaron.
PSALM LXXVIII
The Warnings of History
MY people, give ear to my teaching :
Bend your ears to the words of my mouth.
As I open my mouth in a poem
On the riddhng story of the past.
What we have heard and known.
And what our fathers have told us
We will not hide from their children.
We will tell to the next generation
The praises and might of the Lord,
And the wonders that He hath done.
He set up a testimony in Jacob,
A law He appointed in Israel,
Which He commanded our fathers
To make known unto their children.
That the next generation should know it,
That the children yet to be born
Should arise and tell their children ;
That in God they might put their confidence.
And not forget God's works ;
But that they might keep His commandments,
And not be like their fathers,
A generation defiant and stubborn,
A generation with heart unsteady,
And spirit unfaithful towards God.
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9 Sons of Ephraim, armed bowmen,
Turned back in the day of battle.
10 They did not keep God's covenant,
They refused to walk in His law.
11 They forgot what He had done,
And the wonders He had shown them.
12 He did wonders before their fathers
In the country of Zoan in Egypt.
13 Through the sea which He cleft He brought them,
Making waters stand up like a heap.
14 He led them by day with a cloud.
All the night with a light of fire.
15 From the rocks which He cleft in the wilderness,
He gave them to drink as of ocean's abundance.
16 He brought streams out of the rock,
And made water run down hke rivers.
17 Yet they still went on sinning against Him,
They defied the Most High in the desert.
18 They tempted God in their hearts,
Demanding the food that they longed for.
19 " Is God able " — such was their challenge — ■
" To spread in the desert a table ?
20 From the rock that He smote there gushed water,
And torrents that overflowed ;
But can He also give bread,
Or furnish His people with flesh ?"
21 When the Lord heard this, He was furious.
And fire was kindled on Jacob,
Yea, anger went up against Israel.
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22 For they put no trust in God,
No confidence in His help.
23 So He summoned the clouds above ;
And, opening the doors of heaven,
24 He rained manna upon them for food,
And grain of heaven He gave them.
25 Men ate the bread of angels ;
He sent them food to the full.
26 He launched the east wind in the heavens,
And guided the south by His power.
27 He rained flesh upon them like dust,
Winged fowl hke the sand of the sea.
28 In the midst of their camp He dropped it,
Just round about their dwellings.
29 They ate and were more than filled ;
He had brought them the thing they desired.
30 But the thing they desired became loathsome :
While their food was still in their mouths,
31 The wrath of God rose against them.
He slew the stoutest among them.
And laid low the young men of Israel.
32 Yet for all this they sinned yet more.
And refused to beheve in His wonders.
33 So He ended their days in a breath.
And their years in sudden dismay.
34 When He slew them, then they sought after Him,
They turned and sought God with diligence.
35 They remembered that God was their rock,
And the Most High God their redeemer.
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36 But they flattered Him with their mouth,
And lied unto Him with their tongue.
37 Their heart was not steady with Him,
They were faithless to His covenant.
38 But He is full of pity :
He pardoneth sin and destroyeth not.
Oft He turneth His anger away,
Without stirring His wrath at all.
39 So He remembered that they were but flesh.
Breath that passes and does not return.
40 But how oft they rebelled in the desert.
And caused Him grief in the wilderness,
41 Tempting God again and again.
And wounding the Holy One of Israel.
42 They did not remember His hand,
Nor the day He redeemed from the foe —
43 How He set His signs in Egypt,
In the country of Zoan His wonders.
44 He turned their canals into blood.
And their streams, that they could not drink
them.
45 He sent forth flies, which devoured them ;
Frogs, too, which destroyed them.
46 Their produce He gave to the caterpillar.
And the fruits of their toil to the locust.
47 He slew their vines with hail,
And their sycomore trees with frost.
48 He delivered their cattle to the hail,
And their flocks to bolts of fire.
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49 He let loose His hot anger among them,
Fury and wrath and distress,
A band of destroying angels.
50 He made a straight path for His anger,
He spared not their soul from death.
But dehvered their Hfe to the pestilence.
51 He smote all the first-born in Egypt,
The chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.
52 He led forth His people hke sheep.
He was guide to His flock in the desert.
53 Securely He led them, and free from fear,
While their foes were drowned in the sea.
54 To His holy border He brought them.
To the mount which His right hand had pur-
chased.
55 He drove out the nations before them.
And allotted their land for possession.
And their tents for Israel to dwell in.
56 Yet they tempted and angered the Most High God,
They did not observe His testimonies.
57 They drew back and played false like their fathers ;
They failed like a treacherous bow.
58 Their high places stirred Him to anger,
Their images moved Him to jealousy.
59 When God heard of this, He was furious,
And He spurned Israel utterly.
60 He abandoned His home in Shiloh,
The tent He had pitched among men.
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6i He gave His strength^ up to captivity,
His gloryi to the hands of the foe.
62 He delivered His folk to the sword,
He was furious with His inheritance.
63 Fire^ devoured their young men,
And their maidens had no marriage-song.
64 Their priests fell by the sword,
And their widows made no lamentation.
65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep.
Like a mighty man shouting from wine ;
66 And he smote His foes on the back.
Putting them to perpetual scorn.
67 He disowned the tent of Joseph,
He rejected the tribe of Ephraim ;
68 But He chose the tribe of Judah,
Mount Zion, which He loves.
69 And He built like the heights^ His sanctuary,
Like the earth which He founded for ever.
70 And He chose David His servant.
Taking him from the sheep-folds.
71 From the mother- ewes He brought him.
To be shepherd to Jacob His people.
And to Israel His inheritance.
72 With upright heart did he shepherd them.
And with skilful hands did he guide them.
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PSALM LXXIX
A National Prayer from the Depths of a Bitter Need
HEATHEN, O God, have come into Thy heritage,
Defiling Thy holy temple.
And laying Jerusalem in ruins.
! They have given the bodies of Thy dead servants
To the birds of the air to devour,
And the flesh of Thy saints to the beasts of the
field.
J Round about Jerusalem
They have poured out their blood like water ;
And there was none to bury them.
(. On every side our neighbours
Revile us and mock us and jeer at us.
> How long wilt Thou be angry, O Lord ?
Will Thy jealousy burn hke fire for ever ?
) Pour out Thy wrath on the heathen who know Thee
not,
On the kingdoms that call not upon Thy name.
1 For Jacob they have devoured.
They have desolated his dwelhng.
B Remember not against us the sins of the fathers ;
O meet us soon with Thy pity.
For utterly weak are we.
■) Help us, O God our Saviour,
For the honour of Thy name :
For Thine own name's sake dehver us
And cover over our sins.
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10 Why should the heathen say,
" Where is their God ? "
Let revenge for the outpoured blood of Thy ser-
vants
Be shown on the heathen before our eyes.
11 May the groans of the prisoner come before Thee ;
Free the children of death by Thy mighty arm.
12 Pay our neighbours back sevenfold into their bosom
For the scorn they have heaped upon Thee, O
Lord.
13 So shall we, Thy people, the flock of Thy pasture,
Give thanks unto Thee for evermore,
And tell Thy praise unto all generations.
PSALM LXXX
A Prayer for the Preservation of Israel, Jehovah's Vine
GIVE ear, 0 Shepherd of Israel,
Who Joseph dost lead like a flock ;
From Thy throne on the cherubs shine forth
2 Before Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin.
Stir up Thy mighty power.
Come Thou to our help.
3 0 Jehovah of hosts, restore us :
Show us the light of Thy face,
So shall we he saved.
4 O Jehovah of hosts.
How long is Thine anger to smoke,
Notwithstanding the prayer of Thy people ?
5 Thou hast fed them with bread of tears,
Thou hast made them drink tears by the measure,
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6 The scorn of our neighbours Thou makest us,
The laughing-stock of our foes.
7 0 Jehovah of hosts, restore us :
Show us the light of Thy face,
So shall we he saved.
8 A vine out of Egypt Thou broughtest ;
Thou didst drive out the nations, and plant her ;
9 In the ground Thou didst clear she struck root.
And she filled all the land.
10 The shade of her covered the mountains,
Her branches the cedars of God.
11 She sent forth her shoots to the sea,
And her branches as far as the River.
12 Why hast Thou torn down her fences, and left her
To be plucked at by all who pass by,
13 To be gnawed by the boar from the forest.
And devoured by the beasts of the field ?
14 O Jehovah of hosts, return :
Look down from heaven and see
And visit this vine, and restore her —
15 The vine which Thy right hand hath planted.
16 She is burned with fire and cut down —
Before Thy stern face they are perishing.
17 Protect Thou the folk Thou hast chosen.
The men Thou hast reared for Thyself ;^
18 Then from Thee we will never draw back.
Preserve us, and so shall we call on Thy name.
19 0 Jehovah of hosts, restore us :
Show us the light of Thy face,
So shall we he saved.
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PSALM LXXXI
For the Feast of Tabernacles. A Warning against
Disobedience
CRY aloud unto God our strength,
Shout for joy to the God of Jacob.
2 Lift the music, sound the timbrel,
The pleasant lyre with the harp.
3 On the new moon blow the horn.
At the full moon, the day of our festival.
4 For this is a statute for Israel,
Ordained of the God of Jacob, —
5 A witness He set up in Joseph,
When he marched against Egypt's land,
Where he heard a tongue that he knew not.
6 "I removed from his shoulder the burden,
And freed his hands from the basket.
7 At thy call of distress I delivered thee,
In the thundercloud-covert I answered thee.
At Meribah's waters I proved thee.
8 Listen, my people, to my charge —
O Israel, if thou wouldst but listen —
9 * There shall not be a strange god within thee,
Thou shalt bow to no alien god.
10 I am Jehovah thy God
Who brought thee up out of Egypt.
Open thy mouth, that I fill it.'
11 But my people Hstened not to my voice,
Israel would none of me.
12 So to their own hard hearts I left them,
To walk in devices of their own.
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13 O that my people would listen,
That Israel would walk in my ways.
14 Soon would I humble their enemies,
And turn my hand on their foes.
15 Those that hate them should cringe before them
In everlasting terror.
16 But them would I feed with the richest wheat,
And with honey from the rock to their heart's
desire."
PSALM LXXXII
God the Upholder of Justice
JEHOVAH hath taken His stand
In the divine assembly :
In the midst of the gods He holds judgment.
2 " How long will ye crookedly judge.
And continue to favour the wicked ?
3 Do right by the weak and the orphan,
Acquit the innocent poor.
4 DeHver the weak and the needy,
Rescue them from the hand of the wicked.
5 They have neither knowledge nor insight,
In darkness they walk to and fro,
So that all earth's foundations totter.
6 It was I who appointed you gods,
Sons of the Most High— all of you.
7 Yet like men ye shall surely die,
Ye shaU faU like one of the demons. "^
8 Arise, O God, judge the earth.
For all nations are Thine by inheritance.
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PSALM LXXXIII
A Prayer for the Destruction of the Enemies of Judah
E not so silent, O God :
B
Hold not Thy peace, be not still, O God.
2 For see ! Thine enemies roar,
They that hate Thee lift up their head,
3 Laying crafty plans for Thy people,
And plotting against Thy jewels. ^
4 " Come, let us blot them out as a nation,
That Israel's name be remembered no more."
5 For, conspiring with one accord.
They have made a league against Thee —
6 Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites,
Moab, and the Hagrites.
7 Gebal and Amnion and Amalek,
PhiHstia, with the people of Tyre ;
8 Syria, too, is confederate.
They have strengthened the children of Lot.^
9 Deal Thou with them as with Sisera,
And with Jabin at the torrent of Kishon,
10 Who at Endor were destroyed,
And became as dung for the ground.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb,
All their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,^
12 Who have said, " Let us take to ourselves
The dweUings of God in possession."
13 Whirl them, my God, like dust.
Like stubble before the wind.
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14 As the fire that kindleth the forest.
As flame that sets mountains ablaze,
15 So with Thy tempest pursue them,
And terrify them with Thy hurricane.
16 Fill with dishonour their faces ;
That they seek Thy name, O Lord.
17 Everlasting shame and confusion,
Disgrace and destruction be theirs.
18 Teach them that Thou alone
Art most high over all the earth.
PSALM LXXXIV
The Song of the Pilgrims
How dear is the place where Thou dwellest,
Jehovah of hosts !
With longing my soul was spent
For the courts of Jehovah.
Now heart and flesh cry for joy
To the living God.
Yea, the sparrow hath found her a home
And the swallow a nest.
Wherein she layeth her young.
Even Thine own altars,
Jehovah, Thou God of hosts.
My King and my God.
Happy they that dwell in Thy house.
Praising thee evermore.
Happy the men whose strength is in Thee,
The men with the pilgrim heart.
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As they traverse the valley of tears/
They make it a place of fountains,
Clothed with the blessings of early rain.
From rampart to rampart on they march,
Till at last God revealeth Himself in Zion.^
8 Jehovah of hosts, hear Thou my prayer,
Give ear, O God of Jacob.
9 Behold, O God, our defender.
And look upon Thine anointed.
10 For better a single day in Thy courts
Than a thousand in mine own chambers :
Better stand at the door of the house of my God
Than dwell in the tents of ungodhness.
11 For Jehovah is Sun and Shield,
Jehovah gives grace and glory.
No good thing He withholds from the life that is
blameless.
12 Jehovah of hosts,
Happy the man whose trust is in Thee.
PSALM LXXXV
A Prayer for National Restoration
ONCE, Lord, Thou didst favour Thy land,
Granting change of fortune to Jacob,
Forgiving the guilt of Thy people,
And covering all their sin,
Withdrawing all Thy fury,
And turning from Thy hot anger.
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4 Restore us, O God our Saviour,
Put away Thy displeasure against us.
5 Wilt Thou cherish Thine anger against us for ever,
Prolonging Thy wrath unto all generations ?
6 Wilt Thou not revive us again,
That Thy folk may be glad in Thee ?
7 Show us Thy kindness, O Lord,
And grant us Thy salvation.
8 I would hear what God will speak ;
For speak He will — of peace
To His people, to those that love Him,
And turn their hearts to Him.i
9 Yea, soon those that fear Him shall see how He saves,
And glory shall dwell in our land.
10 Kindness and loyalty meet ;
Peace and righteousness kiss.
11 Loyalty springs from the earth ;
Righteousness looks from the sky.
12 Yea, the Lord shall give all that is good,
Our land yielding her increase,
13 Righteousness marching before Him,
And peace on the track of His steps.
PSALM LXXXVI
A Prayer for Divine Guidance and Favour
INCLINE Thine ear. Lord, and answer me.
For I am afflicted and needy.
Keep me, for I am loyal :
Save Thy servant, who trusteth in Thee,
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3 Lord, be gracious to me, for Thou art my God ;
I cry to Thee all the day.
4 Gladden the soul of Thy servant ;
For to Thee, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
5 For Thou, Lord, art good and forgiving.
Rich in love towards all who call on Thee.
6 Give ear, 0 Lord, to my prayer ;
Attend to my loud supplication.
7 In the day of my trouble I call on Thee,
With assurance that Thou wilt answer me.
8 None of the gods is like Thee, O Lord,
Nor are any works hke Thine.
9 All nations which Thou hast made
Shall come and bow down before Thee,
Giving glory, O Lord, to Thy name.
10 For great art Thou, and a doer of wonders ;
Thou art God alone.
11 Teach me, O Lord, Thy way.
That I may walk in Thy truth :
So my heart shall rejoice in Thy fear.
12 I will give Thee thanks, O Lord,
With all my heart, 0 my God ;
I will honour Thy name for ever.
13 For great is Thy love towards me.
From the nethermost world Thou hast rescued me.
14 Haughty men have risen up against me, O God,
A band of the violent seeking my hfe,
Who set not Thee before them.
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15 But Thou art a God of pity and grace,
Patient and rich in kindness and faithfulness ;
Turn unto me with Thy grace, O Lord.
16 Grant Thy strength to Thy servant.
And save the son of Thine handmaid.
17 Work for me some token of good,
Which those who hate me may see with confusion,
Since Thou, O Lord, art my helper and comforter.
PSALM LXXXVII
Mother Zion
ON the sacred mount is Jehovah's foundation,
5c Yea, and the Most High Himself shall
establish it.
2 Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion
More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
3 Glorious things He is speaking of thee,
Thou city of God.
4a " Among those that are mine I name Egypt ^ and
Babylon,
46 Behold ! Ph'distia, Tyre, Ethiopia.
^a But as for Zion — her name shall be Mother ^ :
5& For each and all were born in her."
6a Jehovah shall count, when enrolling the peoples,
6b, 4c ' ' This man was born there, and that man was born
there."
7 Thus shall they sing, as they dance,
" All my springs ^ are in Thee."
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PSALM LXXXVIII
The Prayer of Despair
OLoRD my God,
I cry for help in the day-time,
In the night my cry is before Thee ;
2 Let my prayer come into Thy presence,
Incline Thine ear to my cry.
3 For my soul is sated with sorrow,
My hfe draws nigh to the world below.
4 I am counted with them that go down to the pit
A man without strength am I.
5 My home is among the dead,
Like the slain that lie in the grave,
Whom Thou dost remember no more —
Cut off as they are from Thy hand.
6 In the nethermost pit Thou hast laid me,
Amid shadows deep and dark.
7 Thy wrath Heth heavy upon me.
Thou hast brought all Thy breakers upon me.
8 Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me,
Thou hast made me of them abhorred.
I am shut in, and cannot come forth,
9 Mine eyes are wasted with sorrow.
I call on Thee, Lord, every day.
Spreading my hands out to Thee.
10 For the dead canst Thou work wonders ?
Can the shades rise again to praise Thee ?
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11 Can Thy kindness be told in the grave,
Or Thy faithfulness in Abaddon ?i
12 Can Thy wonders be known in the darkness.
Or Thy help in the land of forgetfulness ?
13 I cry for help unto Thee,
In the morning my prayer comes before Thee.
14 Why, O Lord, dost Thou spurn me.
And hide Thy face from me ?
15 From my youth I am wretched and dying,
Benumbed by the terrors I bear.
16 The fires of Thy wrath have passed over me,
Thine alarms have clean undone me,
17 Surging around me for ever,
Hemming me in altogether.
18 Those who love me Thou puttest far from me ;
The dark is mine only friend.
PSALM LXXXIX
The Promise to David and the Present Distress
I WILL sing evermore of the love of Jehovah,
Proclaiming to all generations His faithfulness.
For Thy love Thou didst promise to build up for ever.
Thy faithfulness firm as the heavens themselves.
" I have made with my chosen a covenant.
And sworn unto David my servant,
To establish his seed for ever,
And to build up his throne to all ages."
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5 Then the holy^ assembly in heaven
Praised Thy marvellous faithfulness, Lord.
6 For who in the skies may compare with Jehovah ?
Who is like to Jehovah among the gods ?
7 A God to be feared in the holy assembly,
Awful and great above all that are round Him.
8 0 Lord God of hosts, who is like unto Thee ?
Strong art Thou, Jah, with Thy compassing
faithfulness.
9 Thou 2 art the Lord of the proud-swelling sea :
When it hfteth its waves, it is Thou that dost still
them.
10 It was Thou that didst pierce and crush Rahab ^ in
pieces,
And scatter Thy foes by Thy mighty arm.
11 Thine are the heavens. Thine also the earth.
The world and its fulness — ^'tis Thou that didst
found them.
12 The north and the south — 'tis Thou hast created
them ;
Tabor and Hermon shout praise to Thy name.
13 Thou hast an arm with the might of a hero ;
Strong is Thy hand, high uplifted Thy right hand.
14 Justice and right are the stays of Thy throne,
Kindness and faithfulness ever attend Thee.
15 Happy the people that knows the glad shout,*
That walks, O Lord, in the light of Thy face.
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i6 They exult in Thy name all the day,
And Thy righteousness shall they extol.
17 For Thou art our strength and our pride.
Thy favour will lift us to honour.*
18 For the holy Jehovah of Israel
Doth keep our defender and kmg.
19 In a vision of old Thou didst speak
In this wise to the man whom Thou lovedst/
" A crown have I set on the hero
I chose to be over the people —
20 Even David, the servant I found me,
And anointed with holy oil.
21 My hand shall be with him for ever,
Mine arm shall endue him with strength.
22 Not a foe shall dare to assail him,
Nor a son of wrong to oppress him ;
23 But his foes I will shatter before him,
I will strike down those that hate him.
24 My loyal love shall attend him.
And I will hft him to honour.'
25 I will set his hand on the sea,
And his right hand on the rivers.
26 As for him, he will call m.e ' My father.
My God, and my Rock of salvation.'
27 And I will make him my first-born.
Highest of kings on the earth.
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28 My love will I keep for him ever,
My covenant with him shall stand fast.
29 His race will I make everlasting,
And his throne as the days of the heavens.
30 If his sons forsake my law,
And walk not as I have ordained ;
31 If they profane my statutes,
And do not keep my commandments ;
32 I will punish their sin with the rod,
Their iniquity with scourges.
33 But my love will I not take from him,
Nor will I behe my faithfulness.
34 I will not profane my covenant
By changing the word that has passed my lips.
35 Once have I solemnly sworn —
And I would not lie unto David —
36 That his race should endure for ever.
And his throne as the sun before me,
37 Firm as the moon which for ever
And ever is fixed in the sky."
38 But Thou hast cast off in contempt,
And been furious with Thine anointed.
39 Thou hast spurned the covenant with Thy servant,
And his sacred crown dashed to the ground.
40 Thou hast broken down all his walls,
And laid his bulwarks in ruins.
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41 All who pass on their way despoil him,
The scorn of his neighbours is he now.
42 Thou hast given his foes the victory,^
And made all his enemies glad.
43 Thou hast turned back his sword from the foe,
Thou didst not lift him up in the battle.
44 The sceptre Thou tookst from his hand,
And his throne Thou didst hurl to the ground.
45 Thou hast shortened the days of his youth.
And covered him with shame.
46 How long, 0 Lord, wilt Thou hide Thee for ever ?
How long are the fires of Thy wrath to burn ?
47 Remember, O Lord, the shortness of Ufe —
How fleeting Thou madest all sons of men.
48 What man shall hve without seeing death ?
Who can rescue his life from the clutch of Sheol ?
49 Where, 0 Lord, is Thy kindness of old.
Which Thou in Thy faithfulness swarest to David ?
50 Remember, O Lord, how Thy servants are mocked,
How I bear in my bosom the scorn of all nations —
51 The scorn which Thine enemies hurl, 0 Lord,
Which they hurl at the footsteps of Thine
anointed.
Blest be Jehovah, for ever and ever,
Amen and Amen.
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PSALM XC
Hymn of Eternity
LORD, Thou hast been a home to us
One generation after another.
2 Before the mountains were born,
Or the earth and the world were brought fortii,
From everlasting to everlasting
Art Thou, O God.
3 Thou bringest man back to the dust,
Thou summonest men to return.
4 For Thou seest a thousand years
As the passing of yesterday,
As a watch in the night.
5 Thy floods sweep them away ;
They become hke unto a sleep.
Or like grass which sprouts in the morning,
6 Which blossoms and sprouts in the morning.
But by evening is cut and withered.
7 For Thine anger it is that consumes us,
The heat of Thy wrath that confounds us.
8 Our sins Thou hast set before Thee,
Our secrets in the light of Thy face.
9 For through Thy wrath our days are declining.
We bring our years to an end as a sigh.
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10 Our years, at their height, are three score and ten,
Or, by reason of strength, perchance fourscore ;
Yet is their breadth but empty toil.
For swiftly they go, and we fly away.
11 Who layeth to heart the power of Thine anger ?
Or who stands in reverent awe of Thy wrath ?
12 O teach us so to number our days
That we may win us a heart of wisdom.
13 Return, O Lord ; why so long ?
Relent concerning Thy servants.
14 Grant us Thy love to the full in the morning,
That all our days we may shout for joy.
15 Make us glad for the days Thou hast humbled us,
For the evil years we have seen.
16 Let Thy servants see Thee in action.
Show Thy majesty unto their children.
17 Let the grace of the Lord our God be upon us,
Uphold what our hands are striving to do.
PSALM XCI
In the Shelter of the Most High
HE whose home is the shelter of God Most High,
Whose abode is the shadow of God Almighty,
Can say to the Lord, " My refuge, my fortress.
My God, in whom I trust."
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3 For He saves thee from fowler's snare,
From the yawning pit of destruction.
4« He sheltereth thee with His pinions,
46 And under His wings thou mayest hide.
5 Thou needst not be afraid for the terror of night,
Nor for the arrow that fiieth by day,
6 Nor for the plague that stalketh in darkness,
Nor yet for the pest or the demon of noon.^
7 A thousand may fall at thy side.
And ten thousand at thy right hand :
But it shall not draw nigh unto thee,
4c For His truth is a buckler and shield.
8 Thou shalt only look on with thine eyes.
And see how the wicked are punished.
9 As for thee, the Lord is thy refuge.
Thou hast made the Most High thy defence.
10 Thou shalt never be met by misfortune.
No plague shall come near thy tent :
11 For He putteth His angels in charge of thee,
To keep thee in all thy ways.
12 They shall bear thee up on their hands.
Lest thou strike t!iy foot on a stone.
13 Thou shalt tread upon lions and adders.
And trample young lions and dragons.
14 " Because of His love for me, I will deliver him,
I will protect him who careth for me.
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15 I will answer his cry and be with him in trouble,
Bringing him forth into safety and honour.
16 With length of days will I satisfy him,
I will feast his eyes upon my salvation. "^
PSALM XCII
The Ways of God
IT is good to give thanks to the Lord,
To sing praise to Thy name, O Most High,
2 To declare Thy love in the morning,
And Thy faithfulness in the night,
3 On a ten-stringed psaltery and harp,
With music that throbs on the lyre.
4 For Thou makest me glad by Thy doings.
At the work of Thy hands I will ring out my joy.
5 How great are Thy works, O Lord ;
Thy purposes passing deep !
6 A brutish man cannot know,
Nor can a fool understand,
7 That, when wicked men flourish hke grass,
And evil-doers all blossom,
It is but that they perish for ever.
8 But Thou art exalted for ever.
9 For see ! Thine enemies, Lord —
For see ! Thine enemies perish.
All evil-doers are scattered.
10 But Thou dost Hft me to honour, ^
And anoint me afresh with oil.
11 Mine eyes shall feast on my foes.
And mine ears shall hear of the doom of the wicked,
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12 The righteous shall sprout like the palm,
He shall grow like a cedar of Lebanon.
13 In the house of the Lord are they planted,
In the courts of our God they shall sprout.
14 They shall still bear fruit in old age,
AU sappy and fresh shall they be —
15 Thus proclaiming the Lord to be just,
My Rock, in whom is no wrong.
PSALM XCIII
Jehovah, King of all the World
JEHOVAH hath taken His seat on the throne.
Clothed with majesty, girt with might.
Now the world stands firm, to be shaken no more,
2 Firm standeth Thy throne from all eternity.
Thou art from everlasting.
3 The floods, 0 Jehovah, have hfted,
The floods have hfted their voice,
The floods Hft up their roar.
4 But more grand than the great roaring waters,
More grand than the breakers of ocean,
Grand on the height stands Jehovah.
5 What Thou hast ordained is most sure ;
Most sure shall Thy house stand inviolate,
O Jehovah, for ever and ever.
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PSALM XCIV
A Prayer for Vengeance upon the Cruel. Unswerving
Confidence in the Moral Order
OLoRD, Thou God of vengeance,
Thou God of vengeance, shine forth.
2 Lift Thee up. Thou Judge of the earth.
And pay their deserts to the proud.
3 How long shall the wicked, O Lord,
How long shall the wicked exult,
4 With their blustering arrogant words,
Their braggart and wicked speech,
5 Crushing Thy people, O Lord,
And afflicting Thy heritage,
6 Murdering widows and sojourners.
Slaying the fatherless ?
7 They think that the Lord doth not see,
Nor the God of Jacob regard it.
8 Bethink you, ye dullest of people ;
When will you be wise, ye fools ?
9 Is He deaf, that planted the ear ?
Is He bUnd, that fashioned the eye ?
10 Can He that trains nations not punish them —
He that teaches knowledge to men ?
11 The Lord knoweth the thoughts of men,
That only a breath are they.
12 Happy the man whom Thou chastenest.
And t caches t out of Thy law,
13 Keeping him calm in the day of misfortune,
Till a pit be dug for the wicked.
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14 For the Lord will not leave His people,
He will not forsake His inheritance.
15 For the righteous shall come to their rights,
And all true-hearted men shall follow them.
16 Who will rise up for me against men who do evil ?
Who will stand up for me against workers of
wrong ?
17 Were it not for the help of the Lord,
My soul were now l5^ng in silence.
18 When I thought that my foot was sHpping,
Thy kindness, O Lord, held me up.
19 When with cares my heart was crowded.
Thy comforts gladdened my soul.
20 Can a royal knave be Thine ally.
Who frameth mischief by statute ?
21 They assail the Hfe of the righteous,
And innocent blood condemn.
22 But the Lord is my sure retreat.
My God is the rock of my refuge.
23 He will bring back their sin upon them.
For their wickedness He will destroy them ;
Yea, the Lord our God will destroy them.
PSALM XCV
For a Festival. A Hymn of Praise and a Solemn
Warning
OCOME, let us ring out our joy to the Lord,
Let us merrily shout to our Rock of salvation.
2 Before His face let us come with thanks,
With songs of praise let us shout unto Him,
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3 For the Lord is a great God,
King above all gods.
4 In His hand are the depths of the earth,
The heights of the mountains are His
5 The sea is His, for He made it :
The dry land was formed by His hands.
6 O come, let us worship and bow
On our knees to the Lord our creator.
7 For He is our God ; and we
Are the folk of His pasture, the sheep of His
hand.
0 that to-day ye would hear His voice :
8 "Do not harden your hearts as at Meribah,
Or at Massah, that day in the desert,
9 When your fathers tempted and tried me.
Notwithstanding the works they had seen.
10 Forty years long was I filled with loathing
For that generation, and thus I spake :
' A people with wandering hearts are they.
And ignorant of my ways.'
11 So I solemnly swore unto them in mine anger,
That never should they enter into my rest."^
PSALM XCVI
The World- King and the World- Judgment
SING to the Lord a new song.
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Sing to the Lord, bless His name,
From day to day herald His victory.
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3 Tell His glory among the nations,
His wonders among all peoples.
4 For great is Jehovah and worthy all praise ;
Awful is He, above all gods :
5 For all the gods of the nations are idols,
But Jehovah created the heavens.
6 Before Him are splendour and majesty,
Beauty and strength in His holy place.
7 Ascribe^ to Jehovah, ye tribes of the nations,
Ascribe to Jehovah glory and strength.
8 Ascribe to Jehovah the glory He manifests :
Bring ye an offering, enter His courts.
9 Bow to Jehovah in holy array :
Tremble before Him, all the earth.
ID Say to the nations, " Jehovah is King."
Yea, the world standeth firm — to be shaken no
more.
He will judge the peoples with equity.
11 Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice,
Let the sea^ and its fulness thunder.
12 Let the field, and all that is in it, exult ;
Let the trees of the forest ring out their joy
13 Before the Lord — for He cometh.
He cometh to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with justice
And the nations with faithfulness.
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PSALM XCVII
The World-King a King of Justice
JEHOVAH is King, let the earth rejoice :
Let her many isles be glad.
2 Clouds and darkness are round about Him,
Justice and right are the base of His throne.
3 Fire goeth before Him,
And blazeth around His steps,
4 His lightnings illumine the world :
The earth quakes at the sight.
5 Mountains melt like wax
Before the Lord of all the earth.
6 The heavens proclaim His justice.
All nations behold His glory.
7 Shamed are all image-worshippers,
That make a boast of their idols.
All the gods bow before Him.
8 Zion is glad at the tidings.
The daughters of Judah rejoice
Because of Thy judgments, Jehovah.
9 For Thou art most high over all the earth,
Greatly exalted above all gods.
10 Jehovah loves those that hate evil,
He keepeth the souls of the faithful :
From the hand of the wicked He saves them.
11 Light doth arise for the righteous,
And joy for the upright in heart.
12 Rejoice in Jehovah, ye righteous :
Give thanks to His holy name.
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PSALM XCVIII
The Homage of Nature and Man to Jehovah, the Mighty
Judge of the World
SING a new song to Jehovah,
For He hath done wonders ;
His right hand and holy arm
Have won Him the victory.
2 Jehovah hath made His victory known,
And revealed to the eyes of the nations His
righteousness.
3 Mindful He was of His kindness to Jacob,
Faithful He was to the house of Israel.
All the ends of the earth have seen
The victory of our God.
4 Shout, all the earth, to Jehovah :
Break into cries and music.
5 Play on the lyre to Jehovah,
On the lyre and with loud melody.
6 With trumpet and sound of horn.
Shout ye before the King.
7 Let the sea^ and its fulness roar.
The world and the dwellers upon it.
8 Let the streams clap their hands,
Let the hills shout for gladness together
9 Before the Lord — for He cometh.
He cometh to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with justice
And the nations with equity.
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PSALM XCIX
Jehovah's Just and Holy Rule
JEHOVAH is King; let the nations tremble :
He is throned upon cherubs ; let earth quake.
Jehovah is great in Zion,
He is high over all the nations.
Let them praise Thy great and terrible name
Holy is He.
Thou art a King who loves justice,
Equity Thou hast established :
Justice and right Thou hast wrought for Jacob.
Exalt ye Jehovah our God,
Bow ye down at His footstool.
Holy is He.
Among His priests were Moses and Aaron,
Samuel among those that called on His name.
They called to Jehovah, and He gave them answer.
He spake unto them in the pillar of cloud,
They kept His commands and the statute He gave
them.
Jehovah our God, Thou gavest them answer.
A God of forgiveness wast Thou unto them,
Who suffered their doings to go unpunished.
Exalt ye Jehovah our God ;
Bow down at His holy mountain.
For holy is Jehovah our God,
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PSALM C
A Call to Worship
HOUT, all the earth, to Jehovah.
Serve Jehovah with gladness,
Approach Him with ringing cries.
Be ye sure that Jehovah alone is God.
It is He that hath made us, and His we are-
His people, the sheep of His pasture.
Enter ye into His gates with thanksgiving,
Into His courts with praise.
Give ye thanks to Him, bless ye His name.
For Jehovah is good, His love is for ever,
And unto all ages endureth His faithfulness.
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A Model King
F kindness and justice I sing.
Making melody unto Thee, Lord.
2 I would look to the way that is blameless.
And make it mine own.
Within mine own house I would walk
With an innocent heart.
3 I would never direct mine eyes
To a thing that is base.
The impulse to stray I abhor —
It shall not cHng to me.
4 Far from me be perverseness of heart,
Or kinship with evil.
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Whoso slanders his neighbour in secret,
I bring him to silence :
The man of high looks and proud heart
I will not abide.
I will favour the true in the land.
They shall dwell in my court.
He who walks in a way that is blameless
Shall be mine attendant.
No man shall dwell in my house
That practises guile.
No man that speaketh a lie
Shall abide in my presence.
Morn by morn I will wholly wipe out
All the bad in the land,
And cut off from Jehovah's own city
All workers of evil.
PSALM CII
A Prayer for Pity and for the Restoration of
Zion
HEAR my prayer, O Lord ;
Let my cry for help come to Thee.
Hide not Thy face from me
In the day of my distress.
Incline Thine ear unto me :
When I call, 0 answer me speedily.
For my days pass away like smoke :
My bones are burned through as with fire.
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4 My heart is scorched, withered Hke grass ;
I forget to eat my bread.
5 By reason of my loud groaning,
My flesh chngs to my bones.
6 Like a peHcan of the wilderness.
Like an owl among ruins am I.
7 I make my sleepless lament
Like a bird on the house-top alone.
8 All the day wild foes revile me.
Using my name for a curse.
9 For ashes have been my bread.
And tears have been mixed with my cup.
10 Because of Thy passionate anger,
Thou didst raise me, then hurl me to the ground.
11 My days dechne as a shadow,
As for me, I wither Hke grass
12 But Thou, O Lord, art enthroned for ever,
Thy fame endureth to all generations.
13 Thou wilt arise and have pity on Zion ;
'Tis time to be gracious — her hour has come.
14 For even in her stones Thy servants take pleasure,
Her very dust they look on with love.
15 Then the nations will reverence the name of the
Lord,
And all the kings of the earth His glory,
16 When the Lord shall have built up Zion,
And revealed Himself in His glory,
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17 In response to the prayer of the destitute,
Whose prayer He will not despise.
18 Let this be recorded for ages to come,
That the Lord may be praised by a people yet
unborn.
19 For He shall look down from His holy height,
From the heavens the Lord will gaze on the earth,
20 To hear the groans of the prisoner,
To free those that are doomed to die ;
21 That men may rehearse the Lord's fame in Zion,
And the praise of Him in Jerusalem,
22 When the nations are gathered together,
And the kingdoms, to worship the Lord.
23 He hath broken my strength on the way.
He hath shortened my days.
24 I will say, " My God, take me not hence
In the midst of my days.
Thy years endure age after age.
25 Of old Thou hast founded the earth,
And the heavens are the work of Thy hands.
26 They shall perish ; but Thou dost stand.
They shall all wax old like a garment.
And change — as a robe Thou shalt change them.
27 But Thou art the same, Thy years are endless.
The sons of Thy servants abide.
Evermore shall their seed be before Thee."
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Bless the Lord, 0 my Soul
OSOUL of mine, bless the Lord ;
And all that is in me, His holy name.
2 O soul of mine, bless the Lord ;
And forget not one of His benefits.
3 He pardoneth all thy sins.
He healeth all thy diseases.
4 He ransoms thy Hfe from the pit,
He crowns thee with kindness and pity.
5 He gives thee thy heart's desire, ^
Renewing thy youth like the eagle's.
6 The Lord doth execute justice
And right for all that are wronged.
7 He revealed His ways unto Moses,
His acts to the children of Israel.
8 Full of pity and grace is the Lord,
Patient, and rich in kindness :
9 He will not always chide.
Nor cherish His anger for ever.
10 Not after our sins hath He dealt with us,
Nor requited us after our wickedness.
11 For high as the heavens o'er the earth
Is His love over them that fear Him.
12 Far as is east from the west
Hath he put our transgressions from us.
13 As a father pities his children,
So the Lord pities them that fear Him ;
14 For well He knoweth our frame,
He remembers that we are dust.
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1 5 As for man, his days are as grass ;
Like a flower of the meadow he blossoms
i6 At the breath of the wind^ it is gone,
And the place thereof knows it no more.
17 But the love of the Lord is eternal.
And His kindness to children's children,
18 To the godly who keep His covenant
And mindfully do His behests.
19 The Lord hath set His throne in the heavens ;
The whole world is under His sway.
20 Bless the Lord, ye angels of His,
Mighty heroes performing His word.
21 Bless the Lord, all ye His hosts.
Ye servants that do His will.
22 Bless the Lord, all ye His works,
Far as His sway extends.
0 soul of mine, bless the Lord.
PSALM CIV
The Hymn of Creation
OLoRD my God, Thou art very great,
Clad in awful splendour,
2 Covered with robe of light.
Thou dost stretch out the heavens hke the cloth of
a tent.
3 He layeth the beams of His chambers on water.
He taketh dark clouds for His chariot,
And rides on the wings of the wind.
4 He taketh the winds for His messengers.
The fire and the flame for His servants.
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5 He founded the earth upon pillars,
To sustain it unshaken for ever.
6 With the garment of ocean He covered her,
Waters towered over the mountains.
7 But at Thy rebuke they fled,
Scared by the roar of Thy thunder.
9 They dared not pass the bounds set for them,
Or cover the earth any more.
8 Mountains rose, valleys sank down —
To the place appointed for them.
10 He sent brooks into the valleys,
They meander between the mountains.
11 The wild beasts all drink thereat,
And the wild asses quench their thirst.
12 The birds have their home by the banks,
And twitter their song 'twixt the branches.
13 From His chambers above He gives drink to the
mountains,
And satisfies earth with the vials of heaven.
14 He maketh grass grow for the cattle,
And herbs for the servants of man.^
He bringeth bread out of the earth ;
15 Wine, to gladden man's heart ;
Oil, to make his face shine ;
Bread, to strengthen man's heart.
16 The trees of the Lord drink their fill — ■
The cedars He planted on Lebanon,
17 Where the little birds build their nest.
And the stork whose home is the cypress,
18 The high hills are for the wild goats,
And the rocks are for conies to hide in.
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19 He created the moon to mark seasons,
And told the sun when to set.
20 Thou makest it dark : night cometh,
When all the wild beasts bestir them —
21 Young lions that roar for their prey.
Seeking their meat from God.
22 At sunrise they gUde away, '
And lay them down in their dens.
23 Then man goes forth to his work,
And toils till the even-tide.
24 How many, O Lord, are Thy works.
All of them made in wisdom !
The earth is filled with Thy creatures.
25 And there is the great broad sea.
Where are countless things in motion.
Living creatures, both great and small.
26 There go sea-monsters, ^
And the dragon Thou madest to play with.
27 They all look in hope to Thee,
To give them their food in due season.
28 And Thou givest with open hand ;
They gather and eat to their heart's desire.
29 When Thou hidest Thy face, they are terrified ;
When Thou takest their breath away,
They die and go back to their dust.
30 But a breath from Thy lips creates them,
And renews the face of the earth.
31 May the glory of the Lord be for ever.
May the Lord rejoice in His works.
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32 A glance of His makes the earth tremble,
A touch of His makes the hills smoke.
33 I will sing to the Lord while I hve,
I will play to my God while I am.
34 May my musing be sweet unto Him.
As for me, I rejoice in the Lord.
35 But may sinners be swept from the earth,
And godless men vanish for ever.
O soul of mine, bless the Lord.
Hallelujah.
PSALM CV
The Inspiration of the Past
GIVE thanks to the Lord, call on His name :
Make known His doings among the nations.
Sing unto Him, make music to Him,
Discourse ye of all His wondrous works.
Make your boast in His holy name.
Be glad at heart, ye who seek the Lord.
Seek after the Lord and His strength.
Seek His face evermore.
Remember the wonders He did,
His portents, the judgments He uttered.
Ye seed of Abraham His servant,
Ye children of Jacob His chosen.
He is Jehovah our God :
In all the earth are His judgments.
He remembers for ever His covenant,
His promise for a thousand generations —
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9 The covenant He made with Abraham,
The oath He svvare unto Isaac,
10 And confirmed as a statute to Jacob,
A pact everlasting to Israel — •
11 To give them the land of Canaan
As the lot wh'ch they should inherit.
12 And when they were very few,
Yea, few and but pilgrims therein,
13 Wandering from nation to nation.
Journeying from people to people,
14 He suffered no man to oppress them.
Even punishing kings for their sakes.
15 He forbade them to touch His anointed,
Or do any hurt to His prophets.
16 When He called for a dearth on the land,
And cut off the bread which sustained them,
17 He sent before them a man,
Even Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
18 His feet were galled with fetters.
He was laid in chains of iron,
19 Till the time that His word came to pass.
The word of the Lord that had tried him.
20 The king sent and freed him.
The ruler of nations released him.
21 He made him lord of his household,
And ruler of all his substance,
22 To admonish his princes at will
And instruct his elders in wisdom.
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23 Thus Israel came into Egypt,
Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 His people He made very fruitful.
And mightier than their foes.
25 He inspired them to hate His people,
And to deal with His servants craftily.
26 He sent His servant Moses,
And Aaron whom He had chosen.
27 Portents He wrought in Egypt,
And signs in the land of Ham.
28 Darkness He sent, and it fell :
Yet they gave no heed to His word.
29 He turned their waters into blood.
Thus causing their fish to die.
30 Their land was alive with frogs.
Swarming even in the royal chambers,
31 At His command came flies.
And lice in all their borders.
32 He gave them hail for rain
And fire that flashed through the land,
33 Smiting their vines and figs,
Breaking the trees of their border.
34 At His command came locusts,
Young locusts beyond aU counting,
35 Which ate every herb in the land,
Ate up, too, the fruit of their ground.
36 He smote in their land aU the first-born.
The firstlings of all their strength — ■
37 Then forth He led them with silver and gold,
And among His tribes not a man was weary.
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38 Egypt was glad when they left,
For terror had fallen upon them.
39 He spread out a cloud to screen them,
And fire to give light in the night.
40 He sent quails at their entreaty,
And heavenly bread in abundance.
41 He opened the rock ; waters gushed :
In the desert they ran like a river.
42 For He thought on His holy promise
To Abraham His servant.
43 So He led out His people with joy,
His elect with a ringing cry.
44 And He gave them the lands of the nations,
The fruit of their toil for possession,
45 That so they might keep His statutes,
And be of His laws observant.
Hallelujah,
PSALM CVI
The Nation's Sin against the Divine Love
Hallelujah !
GIVE thanks to the Lord for His goodness.
For His kindness endureth for ever.
2 Who can describe His heroic deeds.
Or publish all His praise ?
3 Happy they who keep the law.
And do righteousness evermore.
4 Remember me, Lord, as Thou dost Thy people,
And visit me with Thy gracious help.
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5 May I see the good fortune of Thine elect.
May I share in the joy of Thy nation,
And in the pride of Thy heritage.
6 We, like our fathers, have sinned,
We have done perversely and wickedly
7 In the land of Egypt our fathers.
All heedless of Thy wonders,
And unmindful of Thy great kindness.
At the Red Sea defied the Most High.
8 But He saved them for His name's sake.
In order to show His might.
9 He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried ;
They marched through the depths as through
desert,
10 Saved from the hand of the hostile,
Redeemed from the hand of the foe.
11 The waters covered their enemies :
Not a man of them was left.
12 So then they beheved in His words.
And began to sing His praise.
13 But soon they forgot His doings :
They did not wait for His counsel.
14 Full lusty they grew in the desert ;
They put God to the proof in the wilderness.
15 He gave them the thing they had asked for,
But sent wasting disease among them.
16 The camp grew jealous of Moses
And of Aaron the saint of the Lord.
17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,
And covered Abiram's company.
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i8 Fire broke out on their company,
Flame kindled upon the ungodly.
19 They made a calf in Horeb,
And bowed to the molten image.
20 They exchanged their glorious God
For the image of ox that eats grass.
21 They forgot the God who had saved them
By mighty deeds in Egypt —
22 Wonders in the land of Ham,
Terrors by the Red Sea.
23 So He vowed, and would have destroyed them,
But for Moses His elect,
Who stepped into the breach before Him,
To divert His deadly wrath.
24 They spurned the delightsome land,
They refused to beheve in His word.
25 They murmured in their tents,
Would not listen to the voice of the Lord.
26 So He swore with uphfted hand
To lay them low in the wilderness ;
27 To disperse their seed among heathen,
To scatter them over the world.
28 Then they joined them to Baal of Peor,
And ate what was offered the dead.
29 They provoked Him to wrath by their doings,
And plague broke out among them.
30 Then Phinehas stood between,
And so the plague was stayed ;
31 And it was counted to him for righteousness
Unto all generations for ever.
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32 They angered Him at the waters of Meribah,
Through them it went ill with Moses.
33 They rebelled against His spirit,
And he uttered speech that was rash.
34 They did not destroy the nations,
As the Lord had commanded them ;
35 But they mingled with the heathen.
And learned to do as they did .
36 Their idol gods they worshipped.
And they were ensnared by them.
37 They sacrificed their sons
And their daughters to the demons.
38 They poured out innocent blood —
The blood of their sons and daughters —
Whom they offered to Canaan's idols,
And the land was polluted with blood.
39 They became unclean by their works,
And adulterous in their doings.
40 Then the Lord was wroth with His people.
Filled with horror at His inheritance.
41 He delivered them unto the heathen,
To the sway of those who hated them.
42 Their enemies oppressed them,
And subdued them under their hand.
43 Many a time He saved them.
But they rebelled at His counsel.
And pined away in their guilt.
44 Yet He looked upon their distress.
When He heard their piercing cry.
45 He remembered for them His covenant.
And relented in His great kindness.
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46 He caused them to be pitied
Of all that carried them captive.
47 Save us, O Lord our God,
And gather us out of the nations,
To give thanks to Thy holy name,
And to make our boast of Thy praise.
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
From everlasting to everlasting.
And let all the people say "Amen."
Praise ye the Lord.
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PSALM CVII
The Song of the Redeemed
IV E thanks to the Lord for His goodness
For His kindness endureth for ever.
2 Let this be the song of the ransomed,
Whom the Lord hath redeemed from distress,
3 Gathering them from all lands,
East, west, north, and south.
4 In the wastes of the desert some wandered,
Finding no way to a city inhabited.
5 Full of hunger and thirst.
Their soul fainted within them.
6 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
And He saved them from their distresses,
7 Guiding them straight on the way.
Till they reached an inhabited city.
8 Let them 'praise the Lord for His kindness,
For His wonderful works unto men ;
9 For the longing soul He satisfies.
And the hungry He filleth with good things.
10 Some sat in darkness and gloom — ■
Prisoners — in irons and misery,
11 For rebeUing against God's word.
And spurning the Most High's counsel.
12 Their heart was bowed with toil ;
There was no one to help when they stumbled.
13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble.
And He saved them from their distresses.
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14 Out of darkness and gloom He brought them.
And burst their bands asunder.
15 Let them praise the Lord for His kindness,
For His wonderful works unto men.
16 For He shivered the gates of bronze,
And hewed bars of iron asunder.
17 Some were sick from their wicked ways,
And suffering because of their sins.
18 All manner of food they hated ;
They had come to the gates of death.
19 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
And He saved them from their distresses.
20 He sent His word and healed them,
And delivered their hfe from the pit.
21 Let them praise the Lord for His kindness,
For His wonderful works unto men.
22 Let them offer to Him thankofferings.
And with joy tell what things He hath done.
23 Some crossed the sea in ships.
Doing business in great waters.
24 These have seen what the Lord can do,
And His wonderful deeds on the deep.
25 At His command rose a tempest,
Which lifted the waves on high.
26 Up to heaven they went, down to the depths ;
Their soul with distress was melting.
27 They staggered and reeled like a drunkard ;
Their skill was all swallowed up.
28 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble.
And He saved them from their distresses.
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29 He stilled the storm to a whisper,
And the waves of the sea were hushed.
30 They were glad, because it was quiet ;
They were led to the haven they longed for.
31 Let them praise the Lord for His kindness,
For His wonderful works unto men — •
32 Where the people assemble, extol Him,
And praise Him in council of elders.
33 He turneth streams into a wilderness.
And to thirsty land springs of water,
34 A fruitful land into a salt waste,
Because of the sin of the people.
35 A desert He makes pools of water.
And a land of drought springs of water.
36 He settles the hungry therein,
They estabUsh a city to dwell in.
37 They sow fields and plant vineyards.
Which furnish a fruitful yield.
38 By His blessing they multiply greatly,
And He lets not their cattle decrease.
39 Yet when they are bowed and diminished
By oppression, misfortune, or sorrow,
40 "He poureth contempt upon princes.
And on trackless wastes leads them astray " ; ^
41 He lifteth the poor out of misery,
And makes famihes fruitful as flocks.
42 "At this sight shall the upright be glad.
And all wicked mouths shall be stopped." ^
43 Let the man that is wise observe this.
And consider the love of the Lord
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PSALM CVIII
A Prayer for Victory
MY 1 heart is steadfast, O God,
My heart is steadfast.
I would sing, yea, I would make music ;
Awake, Thou art my pride.
Awake, harp and lyre ;
Fain would I waken the dawn.
I would praise Thee among the peoples, 0 Lord ;
Make music among the nations to Thee.
For great unto heaven is Thy love,
And Thy faithfulness unto the clouds.
Be exalted, O God, o'er the heavens,
And Thy glory o'er all the earth.
6 For 2 the rescue of Thy beloved,
Save by Thy right hand and answer us.
7 God did solemnly swear :
" As victor will I divide Shechem,
And mete out the valley of Succoth.
8 Mine is Gilead, mine is Manasseh,
Ephraim is the defence of my head,
Judah my sceptre of rule,
9 Moab the pot that I wash in,
Edom — I cast my shoe over it,
I shout o'er Philistia in triumph."
10 0 to be brought to the fortified city !
O to be led into Edom !
11 Hast Thou not spurned us, O God ?
Thou marchest not forth with our armies.
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PSALM CIX
12 Grant us help from the foe,
For vain is the help of man.
13 With God we shall yet do bravely,
He Himself will tread down our foes.
PSALM CIX
An Imprecation
OGoD whom I praise, keep not silence ;
For their wicked mouths they have opened
against me,
They speak unto me with tongues that are false.
3 They beset me with words of hatred,
And fight without cause against me.
4 My love they requite with hostihty.
While for them I lift up my prayer.
5 Evil for good they reward me,
And hatred for my love.
6 Set over him one that is godless.
An opponent at his right hand.
7 From his trial let him come forth guilty,
May his prayer be counted as sin.
8 Grant that his days may be few,
That his office be seized by another.
9 Grant that his children be fatherless.
And that his wife be a widow.
10 Up and down may his children go begging.
Expelled from their desolate home.
11 May all that he owneth be seized by the creditor,
May strangers plunder the fruits of his toil.
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12 May none extend to him kindness.
Or pity his fatherless children.
13 His descendants be doomed to destruction
Blotted out be his name in one generation !
14 May his father's guilt be remembered.
And his mother's sin not blotted out :
15 May the Lord keep them ever before Him
And his memory root from the earth;
16 For he gave no thought to show kindness,
But pursued the poor and the needy.
And the downhearted*— even unto death.
17 May the curses he loved Ught upon him,
May the blessings he loathed be afar.
18 Like a garment he clothed him with curses ;
May they pierce to his inwards like water.
And chng to his bones like oil.
19 Let them be like the robe he wraps round him,
Like the girdle he always is girt with.
20 Be this the reward of mine adversaries.
Of those that speak evil against me.
21 But Thou, 0 Lord Jehovah,
For Thy name's sake deal with me ;
In Thy gracious kindness save me.
22 For I am poor and needy,
And my heart is wounded within me.
23 I am gone hke a lengthening shadow,
I am shaken off hke a locust.
24 My knees totter from fasting,
My flesh is shrivelled and spare.
25 As for me, they heap insults upon me :
When they see me, they shake their head.
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26 Help me, O Lord my God,
And save me in Thy kindness.
27 Teach them that this is Thy hand,
And Thine own doing, O Lord.
28 Let them curse, if only Thou bless.
Put mine assailants to shame.
And make Thy servant glad.
29 Mine opponents be clothed with dishonour,
And wrapped in a robe of shame.
30 I give thanks to Thee, Lord, with loud voice,
I give praise in the midst of the throng ;
31 For He stands by the poor, at his right hand.
To save him from those that condemn him.
PSALM CX
Divine Promise of Victory and Dominion to the
Priest- King
THUS spake Jehovah concerning my Lord,
" Sit thou at my right hand.
Till I set thy foot on the neck of thy foes."
On Zion Jehovah is wielding
Thy sceptre of might, and doth charge thee
To rule in the midst of thy foes.
In the day that thou marchest to battle
Thy people will follow thee gladly —
Young warriors in holy array.
Like dew-drops, born of the morning.
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^"4 Jehovah hath sworn and will not repent,
" As for thee, thou art priest for ever
After Melchizedek's manner."
5 By thy side will the Lord shatter kings
On the day of His wrath.
6 He will execute judgment —
Filling the valleys with dead,
The broad fields with shattered heads.
7 He will drink of the brook by the way,
And march onward with upiifted head.
PSALM cxn
In Praise of the Divine Goodness
Hallelujah.
I WILL thank the Lord with all my heart,
In those intimate hours when the upright
gather.
Great are the things that the Lord hath done.
Worthy of study by those that love them.
Majestic and glorious is His work,
And His salvation abideth for ever.
For His marvellous deeds He hath made a memorial;
The Lord is gracious and full of compassion.
Food He giveth to those that fear Him,
Evermore He remembers His covenant.
His mighty works He hath shown to His people,
In giving to them the nations for heritage.
All that He doeth is faithful and right,
All His behests are firm and sure.
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8 They are established for ever and ever,
Executed with truth and uprightness.
9 Unto His people He sent redemption.
He hath appointed His covenant for ever.
Holy and reverend is His name.
10 The fear of the Lord is the choicest of wisdom
Those who keep it are wise indeed.
His praise abideth for ever and ever.
PSALM cxin
The Blessings of Godliness
Hallelujah.
HAPPY the man that feareth the Lord,
And greatly delighteth in His command-
ments.
Mighty on earth shall be his seed ;
A blessing shall rest on the race of the upright.
Wealth and riches are in his house,
And his prosperity standeth for ever.
To the upright ariseth light in the darkness ;
Full of favour and pity and kindness is he.
It is well with the man who shows pity and lends,
Who supporteth all his affairs upon justice.
For he will for ever abide unshaken ;
The just shall be had in remembrance for ever.
He will not be afraid of evil tidings.
With steady heart he trust eth the Lord.
His heart is firm and unafraid :
He knows he will ieast his eyes on his enemies.
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PSALM CXIII
9 With lavish hands he gives to the poor,
And his prosperity standeth for ever.
He is hfted to heights of triumph and honour.
ID The sight of him fills with vexation the godless :
Gnashing their teeth, they melt away.
The godless are baulked in their expectation.
PSALM CXIII
The Lord loveth the Lowly
Hallelujah.
PRAISE the Lord, ye His servants,
Praise the name of the Lord.
2 The name of the Lord be blessed
From now and for evermore.
3 From sunrise unto sunset
Is the name of the Lord to be praised.
4 High is the Lord above all nations,
Above the heavens is His glory.
5 Who is like the Lord our God,
In the heavens or on the earth ?
6 Throned as He is on high,
He looketh down into the depths.
7 He raiseth the weak from the dust,
He lifts from the dunghill the needy,
8 And sets him beside the princes.
Even the princes of His people.
9 He giveth the barren woman a home,
And makes her the happy mother of children.
Hallelujah.
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PSALMS CXIV— CXV
PSALM CXIV
The Marvel of the Exodus
"TT/^HEN Israel went out of Egypt,
V V Jacob's house from a barbarous ^ people,
2 Judah He chose for Himself, ^
Israel ^ as the land of His sway.
3 The sea saw it, and fled.
The Jordan turned him back.
4 Mountains skipped like rams,
Hills like the young of the flock.
5 What aileth thee, sea, that thou fieest ?
Jordan, that backward thou turnest ?
6 Mountains, that ram-hke ye skip ?
Hills, like the young of the flock ?
7 Earth, tremble before the Lord,
At the presence of Jacob's God,
8 Who turns rocks into pools of water.
And flint into fountains of water.
PSALM CXV
Israel's Incomparable God
NOT to US, Lord, not unto us,
But unto Thy name give glory.
For Thy kindness' and faithfulness' sake.
Why should the heathen say,
" Where is now their God ? '*
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PSALM CXV
Our God — He is in heaven ;
Whatsoever He willeth, He doeth.
Their idols ^ are silver and gold,
Made by the hands of men.
Mouths have they, but they speak not
Eyes have they, but they see not.
Ears have they, but they hear not :
Noses have they, but they smell not.
Hands have they, but they feel not ;
Feet have they, but they walk not :
There is no sound in their throat.
Like them be those that make them.
And all that trust in them.
9 0 Israel, trust in the Lord :
He is their help and their shield.
10 House of Aaron, trust in the Lord :
He is their help and their shield.
11 Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord
He is their help and their shield.
12 The Lord, mindful of us, will bless us :
He will bless the house of Israel,
He will bless the house of Aaron.
13 He will bless them that fear the Lord,
The small and the great together.
14 May the Lord add unto you —
Unto you and unto your children.
15 Blessed be ye of the Lord,
Creator of heaven and earth.
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i6 The heavens are the heavens of the Lord,
But the earth hath He given unto men.
17 The dead cannot praise the Lord,
Nor those that go down into silence.
18 But we will bless the Lord
From now and for evermore.
Hallelujah.
PSALM CXVI
Song of Thanksgiving for Deliverance
I LOVE the Lord, because He hears
The voice of my supplication.
For He hath inchned His ear unto me :
I will call upon Him as long as I Hve.
About me were snares of death,
The anguish of hell ^ was upon me :
Distress and sorrow were mine.
Then I called on the name of the Lord :
" I beseech Thee, O Lord, deliver me."
Gracious and just is the Lord,
Compassionate is our God.
The Lord preserveth the simple ;
When I was drooping. He saved me.
Return, O my soul, to thy rest.
For the Lord hath dealt richly with thee.
Thou hast rescued my soul from death,
Mine eyes from tears.
My feet from stumbhng.
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PSALM CXVI
9 Before the Lord I will walk
In the land of the living.
10 I held fast my faith, though I said,
" Ah me ! I am sore afflicted " :
11 Though in mine alarm I said,
" Every man is but a delusion."
12 What shall I render the Lord
For all His bounty to me ?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation.
And call on the name of the Lord.
14 I will pay my vows to the Lord
In the presence of all His people.
15 Grave in the eyes of the Lord
Is the death of His loyal and loved ones.^
16 Ah, Lord ! I am Thy servant,
Thy servant, the son of Thine handmaid.
Thou hast loosened my bonds.
17 I will offer to Thee a thank-offering,
And call on the name of the Lord.
18 I will pay my vows to the Lord
In the presence of all His people,
19 In the courts of the house of the Lord,
In the midst of thee, 0 Jerusalem.
Hallelujah.
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PSALMS CXVII— CXVIII
PSALM CXVII
A Call to Praise
PRAISE the Lord, all ye nations :
Laud Him, all ye peoples.
For His mighty love is over us :
The Lord is faithful for ever.
Hallelujah.
PSALM CXVIII
Thanksgiving for Victory
aivE thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
His kindness endureth for ever.
2 Let the house of Israel now say :
His kindness endureth for ever.
3 Let the house of Aaron now say :
His kindness endureth for ever.
4 Let those that fear the Lord now say :
His kindness endureth for ever.
5 Out of straits I called on the Lord,
The Lord answered and gave me room.
6 The Lord is mine ; I am fearless.
What can man do unto me ?
7 The Lord is mine, as my help :
I shall feast mine eyes on my foes.
8 It is better to hide in the Lord
Than to trust in mortal men.
9 It is better to hide in the Lord
Than to put any trust in princes.
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10 Everywhere heathen swarmed round me ;
In the name of the Lord I cut them down.
11 They swarmed, yea, swarmed around me ;
In the name of the Lord I cut them down,
12 They swarmed around me Hke bees,
They blazed hke a fire of thorns :
In the name of the Lord I cut them down.
13 Sore they pushed me, to make me fall;
But the Lord gave me His help.
14 The Lord is my strength and my song.
And He is become my salvation.
15 Hark ! in the tents of the righteous
Glad cries of victory are ringing.
The hand of the Lord hath wrought bravely,
16 The hand of the Lord is exalted,
The hand of the Lord hath wrought bravely.
17 I shall not die : nay, I shall hve,
To declare the works of the Lord.
18 Though the Lord hath chastened me sore,
He hath not given me over to death.
(The Procession arrives at the Temple)
19 " Open to me the gates of victory.
I would enter therein and give thanks to the
Lord."
(The Welcome)
20 " This is the gate of the Lord :
The righteous may enter therein."
21 I thank Thee because Thou hast heard me,
And art become my salvation.
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22 The stone which the builders despised
Is become the head-stone of the corner.
23 This hath been wrought by the Lord ;
It is marvellous in our eyes.
24 This day is the Lord's own creation :
In it let us joy and be glad.
25 0 Lord, save us, we pray,
O Lord, prosper, we pray.
26 Blessed is he that doth enter
In the name of the Lord.
From the house of the Lord we bless you.
27 The Lord is God,
He hath given us hght.
Wreathe ye the dance with boughs,
Till they touch the horns of the altar.
28 Thou art my God, I will thank Thee ;
O my God, I will exalt Thee.
29 Give thanks to the Lord for His goodness :
His kindness endurethfor ever.
PSALM CXIXi
The Power and Comfort of the Word of God
HAPPY they whose hfe is blameless,
Who walk by the law of the Lord.
2 Happy they who keep His charges.
And seek Him with all their hearts ;
3 Who also work no unrighteousness.
But in Thy ways they walk.
4 Thou Thyself hast appointed Thy precepts
To be kept with dihgence.
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5 O to be steadily guided
In the keeping of Thy statutes !
6 Then unashamed shall I be,
When I look towards all Thy commandments.
7 I will thank Thee with heart unfeigned,
When I learn Thy righteous judgments.
8 I will observe Thy statutes :
0 forsake me not utterly.
9 How can a young man keep his life pure ?
By giving heed to Thy word.
10 With all my heart have I sought Thee,
Let me not stray from Thy commandments.
11 In my heart have I treasured Thy word.
To keep from sinning against Thee.
12 Blessed art Thou, O Lord ;
Teach Thou me Thy statutes.
13 With my lips have I rehearsed
All the judgments of Thy mouth.
14 I dehght in the way of Thy charges.
More than in riches of all sorts.
15 I will muse upon Thy precepts.
And look unto Thy paths.
16 In Thy statutes I delight,
1 will not forget Thy word.
17 Grant that Thy servant may live.
And I will observe Thy word.
18 Open mine eyes, that I see
Wondrous things out of Thy law.
19 But a guest am I on the earth :
Hide not Thy commandments from me.
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20 My soul is crushed with longing
For Thine ordinances at all times.
21 Thou dost rebuke the proud, the accursed,
Who wander from Thy commandments.
22 RoU away from me scorn and contempt.
For I have observed Thy charges.
23 Though princes sit plotting against me,
Thy servant will muse on Thy statutes.
24 Thy charges are my dehght,
They are my counsellors.
25 My soul cleaves to the dust ;
Revive me, as Thou hast promised.
26 I told of my ways, Thou madest answer ;
Teach Thou me Thy statutes.
27 Grant me insight into Thy precepts.
And I will muse on Thy wonders.
28 My soul melteth away for sorrow ;
Raise me up, as Thou hast promised.
29 Put the way of falsehood from me.
And graciously grant me Thy law.
30 I have chosen the way of fideUty,
Thine ordinances I long for.
31 I cleave unto Thy charges :
O put me not. Lord, to shame.
32 I will run in the way of Thy commandments,
For Thou givest me room of heart.
33 Teach me, O Lord, the way of Thy statutes,
And I wiU keep it unto the end.
34 Instruct me to keep Thy law.
And I will observe it with all my heart.
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35 Guide me in the path of Thy commandments,
For therein do I delight.
36 IncUne my heart to Thy charges,
And not unto greed of gain.
37 Turn away mine eyes from vain sights.
Revive me by Thy word.
38 Confirm to Thy servant the promise
Which is given to those that fear Thee.
39 Remove the reproach which I dread.
Because Thy judgments are good.
40 Behold, I long for Thy precepts.
Quicken Thou me in Thy righteousness.
41 Visit me, Lord, with Thy love
And salvation, as Thou hast promised.
42 So shall I answer my slanderers.
For my trust is in Thy word.
43 Snatch not from my mouth the word of truth,
For in Thy judgments I hope.
44 I will keep Thy law continually,
For ever and evermore.
45 So shall I walk in wide spaces.
For I give my mind to Thy precepts.
46 I will speak of Thy charge before kings,
And will not be ashamed thereof.
47 Thy commandments are my dehght,
I love them exceedingly.
48 I will Hft up my hands 2 to Thy commandments.
And muse upon Thy statutes.
49 Remember Thy word to Thy servant,
On which Thou hast made me to hope.
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50 This is my comfort in trouble,
That Thy word givelh hfe unto me.
51 The arrogant utterly scorn me,
But I have not dechned from Thy law.
52 When I think of Thy judgments of old,
O Lord, I take to me comfort.
53 I am seized with glowing anger
At the wicked who forsake Thy law.
54 Thy statutes have been to me songs
In the house of my pilgrimage.
55 I remember Thy name in the night,
0 Lord, and observe Thy law.
56 My (happy) lot hath been this.
That I have kept Thy precepts.
57 My portion art Thou, O Lord :
1 have promised to keep Thy words.
58 I entreat Thee with all my heart ;
Grant me Thy promised favour.
59 I have thought upon my ways.
And turned my feet to Thy charges.
60 I hasted and tarried not
To give heed unto Thy commandments.
61 Though the godless have wound their cords round
me,
I have not forgotten Thy law.
62 At midnight I rise to praise Thee
Because of Thy righteous judgments.
63 With all them that fear Thee I company,
And with those that observe Thy precepts.
64 The earth. Lord, is full of Thy kindness ;
Teach Thou me Thy statutes.
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65 Well hast Thou dealt with Thy servant.
As Thou hast promised, O Lord.
66 Teach me discretion and knowledge.
For I have believed Thy commandments.
67 Till trouble came I was a wanderer,
But now I observe Thy word.
68 Thou art good and doest good ;
Teach Thou me Thy statutes.
69 The proud have forged lies against me,
But I keep Thy precepts with all my heart.
70 Their heart is gross like fat,
But I delight in Thy law.
71 It was good for me to be humbled,
That I should learn Thy statutes.
72 The law of Thy mouth is better to me
Than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.
73 Thy hands have made me and fashioned me ;
Make me wise to learn Thy commandments.
74 Those that fear Thee shall see me with joy.
For in Thy word have I hoped.
75 I know, O Lord, that Thy judgments are right,
And in faithfulness Thou hast afflicted me.
76 Let Thy love be a comfort to me,
For so hast Thou promised Thy servant.
']'] Visit me with Thy quickening pity,
For Thy law is my delight.
78 Put the proud to shame, who have wronged me
falsely :
As for me, I will muse on Thy precepts.
79 Let those turn to me who fear Thee,
That they may learn Thy charges.
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80 Let my heart be sound in Thy statutes,
That I may not be put to shame.
81 My soul pineth for Thy salvation,
But in Thy word do I hope.
82 Mine eyes pine away for Thy promise :
Saying, " When wilt Thou comfort me ? "
8s Though shrivelled like wine-skin in smoke,
Thy statutes I have not forgotten.
84 How few are the days of Thy servant !
When wilt Thou judge those who harass me ?
85 Proud men have dug for me pits —
Men who do not conform to Thy law.
86 All Thy commandments are trusty.
With falsehood they harass me : help me.
8y They had well nigh made an end of me.
Yet I did not forget Thy precepts.
88 O spare me in Thy kindness,
And I will observe the charge of Thy mouth.
89 For ever, O Lord, is Thy word
Fixed firmly in the heavens.
90 Thy truth endures age after age ;
It is stablished on earth, and it stands.
91 By Thine appointment they stand this day,
For the universe is Thy servant.
92 Had not Thy law been my joy,
In my misery then had I perished.
93 I will never forget Thy precepts,
For through them Thou hast put life in me.
94 I am Thine, O save me,
For I give my mind to Thy precepts.
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95 The wicked lay wait to destroy me,
But I give heed to Thy charge.
96 I have seen a hmit to all things :
But Thy commandment is spacious exceedingly.
97 O how I love Thy law !
All the day long I muse on it.
98 Thy commandment makes me wiser than mine
enemies :
For it is mine for ever.
99 I am prudent above all my teachers,
For Thy charges are my meditation.
100 I have insight more than the aged.
Because I observe Thy precepts.
loi I refrain my foot from all wicked ways,
That I may keep Thy word.
102 I turn not aside from Thy judgments.
For Thou Thyself art my teacher.
103 How sweet are Thy words to my taste.
Sweeter than honey to my mouth !
104 Insight I win through Thy precepts
Therefore every false way I hate.
105 Thy word is a lamp to my feet,
And a light to my path.
106 I have sworn an oath, and will keep it,
To observe Thy righteous judgments.
107 I am afflicted sorely :
Revive me, O Lord, as Thou saidst.
108 Accept, Lord, my willing praise,
And teach Thou me Thy judgments.
109 My hfe is in ceaseless peril ;
But I do not forget Thy law.
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no The wicked set traps for me,
Yet I do not stray from Thy precepts.
111 Thy charges are mine everlasting inheritance,
They are the joy of my heart.
112 I inchne my heart to perform Thy statutes
For ever, even unto the end.
113 I hate men of divided heart,
But Thy law do I love.
114 Thou art my shelter and shield
In Thy word do I hope.
115 Begone, ye wicked men,
I will keep the commands of my God.
116 Uphold me and spare me, as Thou hast promised :
O disappoint me not.
117 Hold me up, and I shall be saved :
And Thy statutes shall be mine unceasing delight.
118 All that swerve from Thy statutes Thou spurn est :
Their cunning is in vain.
119 All the wicked of earth Thou count est as dross.
Therefore I love Thy charges.
120 My flesh, for fear of Thee, shudders,
And I stand in awe of Thy judgments.
121 Justice and right have I practised.
Do not leave me to mine oppressors.
122 Be Thy servant's surety for good :
Let not the proud oppress me.
123 Mine eyes pine for Thy salvation.
And for Thy righteous promise.
124 Deal in Thy love with Thy servant,
And teach Thou me Thy statutes.
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125 Thy servant am I ; instruct me,
That I may know Thy charges.
126 It is time for the Lord to act :
They have violated Thy law.
127 Therefore I love Thy commandments
Above gold, yea, above fine gold.
128 So by all Thy precepts I guide me.
And every false way I hate.
129 Thy testimonies are wonderful.
Therefore my soul doth keep them.
130 When Thy word is unfolded, hght breaks ;
It imparts to the simple wisdom.
131 With open mouth I pant
With longing for Thy commandments.
132 Turn unto me with Thy favour.
As is just unto those that love Thee.
133 Steady my steps by Thy word.
So that sin have no power over me.
134 Set me free from the men who oppress me.
And I shall observe Thy precepts.
135 Shine with Thy face on Thy servant,
And teach Thou me Thy statutes.
136 Mine eyes run down with rills of water.
Because men observe not Thy law.
137 Righteous art Thou, O Lord,
And right are Thine ordinances.
138 The laws Thou has ordered are just.
And trusty exceedingly.
139 My jealousy hath undone me.
That my foes have forgotten Thy words.
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140 Thy word has been tested well ;
And Thy servant ioveth it.
141 I am little and held in contempt,
But Thy precepts I have not forgotten.
142 Just is Thy justice for ever,
And trusty is Thy law.
143 Stress and strain are upon me,
But Thy commandments are my delight.
144 Right are Thy charges for ever,
Instruct me that I may Hve.
145 With my whole heart I cry ; O answer me.
I would keep Thy statutes, O Lord.
146 I cry unto Thee : O save me.
And I will observe Thy charges.
147 Ere the dawn I cry for Thy help :
In Thy word do I hope.
148 Awake I meet the night-watches.
To muse upon Thy sayings.
149 Hear my voice in Thy kindness :
O Lord, by Thy judgments revive me.
150 Near me are wicked tormentors.
Who are far from thoughts of Thy law ;
151 But near, too, art Thou, O Lord,
And all Thy commandments are trusty.
152 Long have I known from Thy charges
That Thou hast founded them for all time.
153 Look on my misery, and rescue me ;
For I do not forget Thy law.
154 Defend my cause and redeem me :
Revive me, as Thou hast promised.
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155 Salvation is far from the wicked,
For their mind is not in Thy statutes.
156 Great is Thy pity, 0 Lord :
Revive me, as Thou hast ordained.
157 My foes and tormentors are many.
But I have not dechned from Thy charges.
158 I behold the apostates with loathing,
For they do not observe Thy word.
159 Behold how I love Thy precepts :
Revive me, O Lord, in Thy kindness.
160 The sum of Thy word is truth,
All Thy laws are just and eternal.
161 Princes have harassed me wantonly :
But my heart stands in awe of Thy word.
162 Over Thy word I rejoice
As one that findeth great spoil.
163 Falsehood I hate and abhor.
But Thy law do I love.
164 Seven times a day do I praise Thee
Because of Thy righteous judgments.
165 Right well do they fare that love Thy law :
They go on their way without stumbling.
166 I hope for Thy salvation ;
0 Lord, I do Thy commandments.
167 My soul hath observed Thy charges :
1 love them exceedingly.
168 I observe Thy precepts and charges :
Yea, all my ways are before Thee.
169 Let my cry come before Thee, O Lord :
Give me insight, as Thou hast promised.
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170 Let my prayer enter into Thy presence :
Deliver me, as Thou hast said.
171 My lips shall be fountains of praise,
That Thou teachest me Thy statutes.
172 My tongue shall sing of Thy word,
For all Thy commandments are right.
173 Let Thine hand be ready to help me,
For Thy precepts have been my choice.
174 I long, Lord, for Thy salvation.
And Thy law is my delight.
175 Revive me that I may praise Thee,
And let Thy precepts help me.
176 I have strayed like a wandering sheep ;
Seek Thou Thy servant, because
I do not forget Thy commandments.
PSALM CXX
Prayer for Deliverance from Slander and Treachery
IN straits I cried to the Lord,
And to me He made answer.
2 " Deliver my soul, 0 Lord,
From the lip that is false
And the tongue that is crafty."
3 What shall He give unto thee,
Thou tongue that art crafty ?
What yet shall He give unto thee ?
4 Arrows of warrior, sharpened.
With glowing broom coals together.
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Woe is me that I sojourn in Meshech,
That I dwell by the tents of Kedar.
Already too long have I dwelt
Among men who hate peace.
As for me, I am peace altogether :
But the moment I speak,
They are for war.
PSALM CXXI
The Omnipotent Keeper
I WILL lift Up mine eyes to the mountains.
O whence shall help for me come ?
2 From the Lord cometh help unto me —
The Creator of heaven and earth.
3 Thy foot He will not let totter :
He who keepeth thee will not sleep.
4 Behold, the Keeper of Israel
Shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord is He that doth keep thee —
Thy shelter upon thy right hand.
6 The sun by day shall not smite thee,
Neither the moon by night.
7 From all evil the Lord shall keep thee,
The Lord shall keep thy soul.
8 He shall keep thy going and coming
From now and for evermore.
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PSALM CXXII
The Joy and the Prayer of the Pilgrims
I WAS glad when they said unto me,
" We will go to the house of the Lord."
2 (Happy hour, when) our feet were standing,
Within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
3 0 Jerusalem, built once again
Like a city without breach or gap,
4 Unto thee do the tribes go on pilgrimage,
Even the tribes of the Lord,
As the law hath ordained for Israel,
There to give thanks to the Lord.
5 There once stood thrones of justice —
Even thrones of the household of David.
6 Pray that all may be well with Jerusalem,
And well with those that love thee,
7 Well within thy ramparts,
And well within thy palaces.
8 For the sake of my brethren and friends,
I will wish thee now prosperity :
9 For the sake of the house of the Lord
Our God, I will seek thy good.
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PSALM CXXIII
A Prayer for the Divine Pity
I LIFT Up mine eyes unto Thee,
Who art throned in the heavens.
Behold, as the eyes of a servant
Turn to the hand of his master,
Or the eyes of a maid
To the hand of her mistress,
So do our eyes turn
To the Lord our God,
Until He be gracious to us.
Be gracious, be gracious to us, Lord.
Scorn enough, and more, have we borne-
Yea, more than enough have we borne
Of derision from men at their ease.
Of scorn from those that are haughty.
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PSALM CXXIV
A Magnificent Deliverance
AD it not been the Lord who was for us
Let Israel say — •
" Had it not been the Lord who was for us
When men rose against us.
Then alive they had swallowed us up.
When their anger was kindled against us.
Then the waters had swept us away.
And the torrent passed over us clean :
Then most sure had passed over us clean
The wild seething waters."
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6 Blest be the Lord who hath suffered us not
To be torn by their teeth.
7 We are Hke to a bird that is just escaped
From the snare of the fowler.
8 The snare is broken,
And we are escaped.
9 Our help is the name of the Lord,
The Creator of heaven and earth.
PSALM CXXV
A Sure Defence
THEY that trust in Jehovah
Shall be as mount Zion,
That cannot be moved.
But abideth for ever.
Round Jerusalem are the mountains,
And Jehovah is round His people
From now and for evermore.
For He will not suffer
The sceptre of wrong
To rest on the land
That has fallen to the righteous ; ^
Else the righteous might put forth
Their own hand to evil.
Do good, O Jehovah,
To those that be good.
And to the true-hearted.
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But those who swerve
Into crooked ways
Shall Jehovah lead forth
With the workers of evil.
Peace be upon Israel.
PSALM CXXVI
Sowing in Tears
WHEN the Lord turned the fortunes of Zion,
Like dreamers were we.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter.
Our tongue with glad shouts ;
Then among the heathen men said,
" The Lord hath dealt greatly with them."
Yea, the Lord had dealt greatly with us,
And we were rejoicing.
Turn our fortunes, O Lord,
As the streams in the south. ^
They that scatter the seed in tears
Shall reap with glad shouts.
Forth they fare, with their burden of seed,
And they weep as they go.
But home, home, with glad shouts they shall come
With their arms full of sheaves.
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PSALM CXXVII, 1—2
The Need of Heavenly Help
EXCEPT the Lord build the house,
They that build it labour in vain.
Except the Lord watch the city.
The watchman waketh in vain.
It is vain for you to rise early,
To sit down (to the meal) so late,
Thus eating the bread of sorrow ;
For He giveth His loved ones in sleep.
PSALM CXXVII, 3—5
The Blessing of Children
SEE ! sons are a gift of the Lord,
The fruit of the womb a reward.
Like arrows, by warriors wielded,
Even so are the sons of youth.
Happy the man who has filled
His quiver full of them.
He shall not be ashamed when he speaks
With enemies in the gate.
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PSALM CXXVIII
The Blessings of Home
HAPPY all that fear the Lord,
Even they that walk in His ways.
2 Thou shalt eat what thy hands have toiled for.
Happy and prosperous thou 1
3 Like a fruitful vine shall thy wife be
In the innermost room of thy house :
Thy children, like slips of olive,
Round about thy table,
4 See ! this is the blessing
Of the man that feareth the Lord.
5 The Lord shall bless thee from Zion.
Thou shalt see Jerusalem flourish
All the days of thy hfe.
6 Thou shalt see thy children's children.
Peace upon Israel.
PSALM CXXIX
A Prayer for the Discomfiture of the Enemies of Zion
" 0< ORE have they vexed me from youth " —
O Thus let Israel say — ■
2 " Sore have they vexed me from youth.
But they have not prevailed against me.
3 The ploughers ploughed on my back.
They made their furrows long.
4 But the Lord, who is righteous, hath cut
The cords of the wicked in sunder."
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5 Let all who are haters of Zion
Be put to shame and defeated.
6 May they be as the grass on the house-top,
Which withers before it shoots up ;
7 Which fills not the arms of the reaper,
Nor the bosom of him that binds sheaves
8 Whereof no one says as he passes,
" The blessing of God be upon you."
In the name of Jehovah we bless you.
PSALM CXXX
Out of the Depths
OUT of the depths
I call to Thee, Lord.
2 Lord, hst to my voice :
Give heed with Thine ears
To my loud supplication.
3 If Thou shouldst mark sin, Jah,
O Lord, who could stand ?
4 But with Thee is forgiveness.
That Thou may est be feared.
5 I wait for the Lord,
My soul waits for His word,
6 My soul looks for the Lord
More than watchman for morning.
Than watchman for morning.
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Israel, hope in the Lord :
With the Lord there is love —
With Him plenteous redemption.
And He redeems Israel
From all his iniquities.
PSALM CXXXI
As a Little Child
OLORD, my heart is not haughty,
Mine eyes are not lofty,
I walk not among great things,
Things too wonderful for me.
Yes, I have soothed and stilled my soul.
Like a weaned child on his mother's bosom
Like a weaned child is my soul.
0 Israel, hope in the Lord
From now and for evermore.
PSALM CXXXII
The Ancient Promise to David and Zion
EEMEMBER, O Lord, unto David
His sufferings all—
The oath that he sware to the Lord,
And his vow to the Strong One of Jacob,
Never to enter his tent,
Never to lie on his bed.
Never to give his eyes sleep
Or his eyeUds slumber.
Till a place he had found for the Lord,
For the Strong One of Jacob to dwell in.
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6 Behold, in Ephrathah we heard of it,
In the field of the forest^ we found it.
7 We went to the place where He dwelt.
We bowed ourselves low at His footstool.
8 " Arise, Lord, and enter Thy resting-place.
Thou and Thy mighty ark.
9 Let Thy priests wear a garment of righteousness,
And Thy saints shout aloud for joy.
10 For the sake of David Thy servant.
Do not reject Thine Anointed."
11 The Lord sware an oath unto David —
An oath that He will not break ;
" A scion of thine
Will I set on thy throne.
12 If thy sons keep my covenant
And the statutes I teach them,
Then their sons, too, for ever.
Shall sit on thy throne."
13 For the choice of the Lord is Zion ;
She is the home of His heart.
14 " This is for ever my resting-place,
This is the home of my heart.
15 I will royally bless her provision.
And give bread to her poor in abundance.
16 Her priests I will clothe with salvation ;
Her saints shall shout for joy.
17 There will I raise up for David
A dynasty puissant. ^
I have set mine Anointed a lamp
That shall never go out.^
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i8 Robes of shame I will put on his foes,
But on his head a glittering crown."
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Brothers together
EHOLD ! how good and how pleasant
Is the dweUing of brethren together !
Like precious oil on the head
That ran down on the beard,
The beard of Aaron, that flowed
O'er the head of his robe :
Like the dew upon Hermon which falls
On the mountains of Zion.
For there hath the Lord ordained blessing-
Even hfe that is endless.
PSALM CXXXIV
An Evening Invocation
The Worshippers' Greeting
ATTEND ! Bless the Lord,
All ye the Lord's servants,
Who stand by night
In the house of the Lord.
2 Lift your hands to the holy place.
Bless ye the Lord.
The Priests' Response
3 The Lord bless thee from Zion,
Who made heaven and earth.
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PSALM CXXXV
The Divine Power as Revealed in Nature and History
Hallelujah.
PRAISE ye the name of the Lord.
Praise the Lord, ye His servants,
2 That stand in the house of the Lord,
In the courts of the house of our God.
3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good :
Sing praise to His name — it is pleasant.
4 The Lord for Himself chose Jacob,
Israel as His own special treasure*
5 Yea, I know that Jehovah is great,
That our Lord is above all gods.
6 All that He willeth He doeth—
In the heavens and on the earth,
In the seas and in all the abysses.
7 Clouds He brings up from the ends of the earth.
Lightnings He makes for the rain,
Wind He brings out of His storehouses.
8 The first-born of Egypt He smote,
Man and beast together.
9 Signs and wonders He sent
Into thy midst, 0 Egypt,
Upon Pharaoh and all his servants.
10 Many nations He smote.
Mighty kings He slew—
11 Sihon, king of the Amorites,
Og, king of Bashan,
And all the kingdoms of Canaan.
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12 He gave their land for possession,
Possession to Israel His people.
13 Thy name, O Lord, is for ever ;
Thy memorial world without end.
14 For the Lord secures right for His people,
And takes pity upon His servants.
15 The idols of heathen are silver —
Made by the hands of men.
16 Mouths have they, but they speak not :
Eyes have they, but they see not.
17 Ears have they, but they hear not :
Nor is any breath in their mouth.
18 Like them be those that make them,
And all that trust in them.^
19 House of Israel, hless the Lord :
House of Aaron, hless the Lord.
20 House of Levi, hless the Lord :
Ye that fear the Lord, hless the Lord.
21 Blest be the Lord out of Zion,
Who dwelleth in Jerusalem.
Hallelujah.
PSALM CXXXVI
The Divine Love as revealed in Nature and History
GIVE thanks to the Lord for His goodness :
For His kindness endureth for ever.
Give thanks to the glorious God :
For His kindness endureth for ever.
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3 Give thanks to the sovereign Lord :
For His kindness endureth for ever.
4 To Him who alone does great wonders :
For His kindness endureth for ever.
5 Whose wisdom created the heavens :
For His kindness endureth for ever.
6 Who spread forth the earth on the waters :
For His kindness endureth for ever.
7 Who made great hghts :
For His kindness endureth for ever.
8 The sun to rule over the day :
For His kindness endureth for ever.
9 Moon and stars to rule over the night :
For His kindness endureth for ever.
10 Who smote the first-born of Egypt :
For His kindness endureth for ever.
11 And brought Israel out from their midst :
For His kindness endureth for ever.
12 With strong hand and outstretched arm :
For His kindness endureth for ever.
13 Who cut the Red Sea in pieces :
For His kindness endureth for ever.
14 And brought Israel right through the midst :
For His kindness endureth for ever.
15 And shook Pharaoh with all his host into the sea
For His kindness endureth for ever.
16 Who led His folk through the desert :
For His kindness endureth for ever.
17 Who smote great kings :
For His kindness endureth for ever.
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i8 And slew noble kings :
For His kindness endureth for ever.
19 Sihon, king of the Amorites :
For His kindness endureth for ever.
20 And Og, king of Bashan :
For His kindness endureth for ever.
21 Who gave their land for possession :
For His kindness endureth for ever.
22 Possession to Israel His servant :
For His kindness endureth for ever.
23 Who remembered our low estate :
For His kindness endureth for ever.
24 And rescued us from our foes :
For His kindness endureth for ever,
25 Who giveth to all fiesh food :
For His kindness endureth for ever.
26 Give thanks to the God of heaven:
For His kindness endureth for ever.
Psalm CXXXVII
By the Waters of Babylon
BY the waters of Babylon — there we sat,
And we wept at the thought of Zion.
2 On the willows therein we hung our harps.
3 For there our captors called for a song :
Our despoilers bade us be merry, saying :
" Sing us one of the songs of Zion."
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How can we sing the Lord's song
In the foreigner's land ?
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem,
May this hand of mine wither.
May my tongue cleave to my palate,
If I am unmindful of thee.
Or forget to exalt Jerusalem
Above my chief joy.
Remember against the Edomites, Lord,
The day of Jerusalem,
When they said, " Lay her bare, lay her bare,
Right down to her very foundation."
O daughter of Babylon, thou spoiler,
Happy be he who shall recompense thee
For aU thou hast done unto us.
Happy be he who shall seize and dash
Thy children against the rocks.
PSALM CXXXVIII
The Constancy of the Divine Care
I WILL thank Thee, 0 Lord, with all my heart:
In the sight of the gods I will sing Thy praise.
And, prostrate before Thy holy temple,
WiU praise Thy name for Thy constant love.
For Thy name Thou hast magnified over all.
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In the day that I called, Thou madest me answer ;
Thou gavest me room, and didst strengthen my
soul.
All the kings of the earth shall praise Thee, O Lord,
When they shall have heard the words Thou hast
uttered ;
And they shall sing of the ways of the Lord,
And tell of the Lord's transcendent glory.
For, high though the Lord is, He looks on the lowly,
And strikes down the haughty from far away.
Though my way be distressful, yet Thou dost
preserve me :
Thou lay est Thine hand on mine angry foes,
And Thy right hand giveth me victory.
The Lord will accomplish all that which concerns
me.
Thy kindness, 0 Lord, endureth for ever.
O do not abandon the work of Thy hands.
PSALM CXXXIX
The Ever-Present God
OLoRD, Thou searchest and knowest me ;
When I sit, when I rise — Thou knowest it;
Thou perceivest my thoughts from afar.
When I walk, when I he— Thou siftest it,
Familiar with all my ways.
There is not a word on my tongue.
But see ! Lord, Thou knowest it all.
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5 Behind and before Thou besettest me,
Upon me Thou layest Thine hand.
6 'Tis too wonderful for me to know — •
Too lofty — I cannot attain it.
7 Whither shall I go from Thy spirit ?
Or whither shall I flee from Thy face ?
8 If I climb up to heaven, Thou art there :
Or make Sheol my bed, Thou art there.
9 If I hft up the wings of the morning
And fly to the end of the sea,
10 There also Thy hand would grasp me.
And Thy right hand take hold of me.
11 If I say, " Let the darkness cover me.
And night be the light about me,"
12 The dark were no dark for Thee,
But night would be light as the day.
13 For Thou didst prepare my reins ; ^
In my mother's womb Thou didst weave me.
14 I give thee praise for my fashioning —
So awful, so wonderful.
Thy works are wonderful.
Thou knewest me right well ;
15 My bones were not hidden from Thee,
When I was made in secret,
And woven in the depths of the earth.
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i6 Thine eyes saw all my days :
They stood on Thy book every one —
Written down, before they were fashioned,
While none of them yet was mine.
17 But how far, O God, beyond measure
Are Thy thoughts ! how mighty their sum !
18 Should I count, they are more than the sand.
When I wake, I am still with Thee.
19 Wilt Thou slay the wicked, O God !
And remove from me men of blood,
20 Who maliciously defy Thee
And take Thy name in vain.
21 Do I not hate those that hate Thee, Lord ?
Do I not loathe those that resist Thee ?
22 With perfect hatred I hate them,
I count them mine enemies.
23 Search me, O God, know my heart :
Try me, and know my thoughts,
24 And see if guile be in me ;
And lead me in the way everlasting.
PSALM CXL
A Prayer for Preservation
RESCUE me. Lord, from the evil man ;
From the man of violence guard Thou me —
2 From those who plot evil in their heart.
And stir up war continually :
3 Who make their tongue as sharp as a serpent's.
And under whose hps is the poison of adders.
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4 Preserve me, O Lord, from the hands of the
wicked,
From the man of violence guard Thou me —
From those who are plotting to trip up my feet.
5 The proud have hidden a trap for me,
Cords they have spread as a net for my feet :
Snares they have set at the side of my track.
6 I have said to the Lord, " My God art Thou ;
Give ear, O Lord, to my loud suppHcation.
7 O Jehovah my Lord, my Saviour mighty,
Thou didst cover my head in the day of battle.
8 Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked ;
And what they have purposed, promote Thou
not."
9 Let them not hft up their heads against me.
May the mischief they prate bring themselves to
destruction,
10 May He rain upon them coals of fire,
May He smite them down swiftly, to rise no
more.
11 No place in the land may there be for the slanderer :
May the violent be hunted from sorrow to sorrow.
12 I know that the Lord will do right by the weak.
And will execute justice for those that are needy.
13 Surely the righteous shall praise Thy name.
And they that are upright shall dwell in Thy
presence.
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PSALM CXLI
A Prayer for Protection from Persecutors
OLoRD, I call to Thee : hasten to me,
Give ear to my voice, when I call unto Thee.
2 Let my prayer be presented as incense before Thee,
And mine uplifted hands as the evening meal-
offering.
3 Set, O Lord, a watch on my mouth.
Put Thou a guard on the door of my lips.
4 IncHne not my heart to an evil matter.
To busy myself in deeds of wickedness.
I hate such men as are workers of evil :
Never may I partake of their dainties.
5 A wound ^ or reproof from a good man in kindness
Is oil which my head shall never refuse.
In their misfortune my prayer is still with them.
6 Abandoned they are to the hands of their judges :
They shall learn that the word of the Lord is true.
7 Like stones on a country road cleft and broken
So he our bones scattered for Death ^ to devour.
8 But mine eyes are turned towards Thee, 0 Lord.
Do not pour out my hfe, for in Thee I take refuge.
9 Keep Thou me safe from the trap they have laid
for me.
Yea, from the snares of the workers of trouble.
ID Into their own nets let wicked men fall ;
While, as for me, I shall pass by rejoicing.
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PSALM CXLII
A Prayer for Deliverance from Persecutors
LOUDLY I cry to the Lord :
To the Lord I make loud supplication,
Pouring my plaint before Him,
Telling my trouble before Him.
When my spirit is faint within me,
My path is known unto Thee.
In the way I am wont to walk in.
They have hidden a trap for me.
I look to the right and the left ;
But not a friend have I.
No place of refuge is left me,
Not a man to care for me.
So I cry unto Thee, 0 Lord :
I say, " My refuge art Thou,
In the land of the Uving my portion."
Attend to my piercing cry.
For very weak am I.
Save me from those who pursue me.
For they are too strong for me.
Bring Thou me out of the dungeon,
That I may give thanks to Thy name,
For the righteous are patiently waiting
Till Thou showest Thy bounty to me.
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PSALM CXLIII
A Prayer for Deliverance and Guidance
HEARKEN, O Lord, to my prayer ;
Give ear to my supplication.
In Thy faithfulness give me answer,
And in Thy righteousness.
With Thy servant O enter Thou not into judgment.
For in Thy sight can no man ahve be justified.
For the enemy persecutes me,
Crushing my hfe to the ground,
Making me dwell in the darkness,
As those that have long been dead.
My spirit is faint within me,
My heart is bewildered within me.
I remember the days of old,
And brood over all Thou hast done,
Musing on all that Thy hands have wrought.
I spread out my hands unto Thee :
My soul thirsteth for Thee,
Even as a weary land.
Answer me speedily, Lord,
Because my spirit is spent.
Hide not Thy face from me,
Else become I hke them that go down to the pit.
Make me hear Thy love in the morning,
For my confidence is in Thee.
Teach me the way I should go :
For to Thee I lift up my soul.
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9 Save me, O Lord, from my foes :
For to Thee I have fied for refuge.
10 Teach me to do Thy will.
For Thou Thyself art my God.
Guide me by Thy good spirit,
O Lord, on a way that is smooth.
11 Spare me for Thy name's sake.
Bring me out of distress in Thy faithfulness.
12 In Thy kindness extinguish mine enemies,
And all those that vex me destroy ;
For I am Thy servant.
PSALM CXLIV, i—ii
The Warrior's Stay
BLEST be the Lord my Rock,
Who teacheth my hands to war
And my fingers to fight.
2 My Rock and my Fortress,
My Tower, my Dehverer,
My Shield, behind whom I take refuge,
Who lays nations low at my feet.
3 O Lord, what is man that Thou carest for him,
Or the son of man, that Thou thinkest of him ?
4 Man is hke unto a breath,
His days as a shadow that passeth.
5 O Lord, bow Thy heavens and come down :
Touch Thou the hills, that they smoke.
6 Flash forth lightning and scatter them,
Thine arrows send forth and confound them.
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PSALM CXLIV
7 Stretch out Thy hand from on high ;
Pluck me out of the mighty waters,
Out of the hand of the aliens,
8 Who speak with the mouth of falsehood,
And lift their right hand to swear lies.
9 O God, a new song I would sing Thee,
On a ten-stringed harp make Thee music.
ID For to kings Thou givest the victory.
And David Thy servant Thou savest.
II From the cruel sword O snatch me,
Rescue me from the hand of the aliens,
Who speak with the mouth of falsehood,
And lift their right hand to swear lies.
PSALM CXLIV, 12—15
The Prosperity of Jehovah's People
MAY our sons in their youth
Be as plants well trained :
Our daughters like cornices
Carved as in palaces.
13 May our garners be bursting
With produce of all kinds.
In the fields may our sheep bear
By thousands and ten thousands.
14 May no misfortune
Or loss betide :
Be no cry of distress
In our broad open spaces.^
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15 Happy the people
That fares thus well :
16 And thus fares the people
Whose God is Jehovah.
PSALM CXLVi
The Gracious Kingdom Everlasting
I WILL exalt thee, my God, O King :
I will bless Thy name for ever and ever.
2 I will bless Thee every day :
I will praise Thy name for ever and ever.
3 Great is the Lord and worthy all praise,
His greatness is unsearchable,
4 One age to another shall praise Thy deeds,
Declaring the mighty things Thou hast done.
5 Of Thy glorious majesty they shall tell.
And I will muse of Thy manifold wonders.
6 Of the might of Thy terrible acts they shall speak,
And the tale of Thy great deeds I will tell.
7 The fame of Thine abundant goodness
And righteousness they shall pour forth in song.
8 The Lord is full of grace and pity,
Patient and rich in loving-kindness.
9 The Lord is good to all the world,
And His pity is over all things that He made.
10 All Thy works give Thee thanks, O Lord,
And Thou art blessed of those that love Thee.
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PSALM CXLV
11 They shall speak of Thy glorious kingdom.
And of Thy might shall they discourse,
12 Making known unto men His mighty acts,
And the glorious majesty of His kingdom.
13 Thine is a kingdom that lives through all ages :
Through all generations extends Thy dominion.
The Lord is faithful in all that He promises,
Gracious is He in all that He does.^
14 The Lord upholdeth all that fall ;
He hfteth up all that are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all look in hope unto Thee,
And Thou dost give them their food in due season.
16 Thou Thyself dost open Thine hand,
And fill with Thy favour all things that live.
17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways.
Gracious is He in all that He does.
18 The Lord is nigh unto all that call Him,
To all that call upon Him in truth.
19 He will do the pleasure of those that fear Him ;
Their cry for help He will hear and save them.
20 The Lord is the keeper of all that love Him,
But all the wicked will He destroy.
21 My mouth shall utter the praise of the Lord,
And all flesh shall bless His holy name
World without end.
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PSALM CXLVI
Psalm CXLVI
The Great Protector
SOUL of mine, praise the Lord.
I will praise the Lord, while I hve ;
I will sing to my God, while I am.
3 Put not your trust in princes —
Mortal men, in whom is no help.
4 When their breath goes out,
They go back to the dust :
On that very day
Their purposes perish.
5 Happy he whose help
Is the God of Jacob :
Whose hope is set
On the Lord his God,
6 The Creator of heaven and earth.
The sea, and all that is in them.
He remaineth eternally loyal.
7 For the wronged He executes justice ;
He giveth bread to the hungry ;
The Lord releaseth the prisoners.
8 The Lord giveth sight to the bhnd :
The Lord raiseth them that are bowed.
The Lord loveth the righteous.
9 The Lord preserveth the stranger,
Upholdeth the widow and orphan.
But the wicked He leads to disaster.
10 The Lord shall reign for ever.
Thy God, O Zion, to all generations.
Hallelujah.
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PSALM CXLVII
PSALM CXLVII
The Divine Love and Power as Revealed in Nature
Hallelujah.
IT is good to sing praise to our God,
For praise is sweet and seemly.
2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem,
The outcasts of Israel He gathers.
3 He healeth the broken in heart,
And bindeth up their wounds.
4 He counteth the numberless stars,
He giveth names to them all.
5 Great is our Lord, rich in power,
And measureless is His wisdom.
6 The Lord lifteth up the down-trodden,
The wicked He brings to the ground.
7 Sing songs of thanks to the Lord,
And play on the lyre to our God.
8 For He covers the sky with clouds,
He prepareth rain for the earth,
Maketh grass to grow on the mountains.
And herbs for the servants of man.^
9 He giveth the cattle their food —
The young ravens when they cry.
10 His pleasure is not in the strength of the (war-)
horse,
His joy is not in the (swift) feet of men ;
11 But the Lord hath His pleasure in them that fear
Him,
In them that wait for His kindness.
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PSALM CXLVIII
12 Praise the Lord, then, O Jerusalem :
Sing praise to thy God, O Zion.
13 For He strengthens the bars of thy gates.
And blesseth thy children within thee.
14 He bringeth peace to thy borders,
And choicest of wheat in abundance.
15 He sends His command to the earth :
His word runneth very swiftly.
16 Snow He giveth like wool.
Frost He scatters Hke ashes.
17 He casts forth His ice hke morsels :
Who can stand before His cold ?
18 He sends forth His word, and melts them :
His wind blows — the waters flow.
19 He declareth His word unto Jacob,
His statutes and judgments to Israel.
20 With no other folk hath He dealt so,
Or brought to their knowledge His judgments.
Hallelujah.
PSALM CXLVIII
The Universal Chorus of Praise
PRAISE the Lord from the heavens.
Praise Him in the heights.
2 Praise Him, all His angels ;
Praise him, aU His hosts.
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PSALM CXLVIII
3 Praise Him, sun and moon ;
Praise Him, all stars of light.
4 Praise Him, ye highest heavens,
And ye waters above the heavens.
5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For at His command they were made.
6 And He fixed them for ever and ever
By a law which they dare not transgress.
7 Praise the Lord from the earth :
Ye depths, with your monsters, all.
8 Fire, hail, snow and ice,
And stormy wind doing His word.
9 All ye mountains and hills,
All ye fruit trees and cedars,
10 All ye wild beasts and tame.
Creeping things, birds on the wing.
11 All ye kings and nations of earth ;
All ye princes and judges of earth :
12 Young men and maidens together,
Old men and striphngs together.
13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For His name alone is exalted.
Over heaven and earth is His glory.
14 He hath hfted His people to honour.
Wherefore this chorus of praise from His saints.
From Israel, the people who stand in His fellow-
ship.
Hallelujah.
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* PSALM CXLIX
PSALM CXLIX
Song of Victory
Hallelujah.
SING to the Lord a new song,
Sound His praise where the faithful are
gathered.
Let Israel rejoice in his Maker,
Sons of Zion exult in their King.
Let them praise His name in the dance,
Making music with lyre and with timbrel.
For the Lord doth dehght in His people.
Adorning the humble with victory.
Let the faithful exult and extol Him
With glad ringing cries at the temple ^ —
High praises of God in their mouth.
And a two-edged sword in their hand :
On the heathen to execute vengeance,
And chastisement sore on the nations —
Binding their kings with chains,
And their nobles with fetters of iron :
To execute on them the doom that is written.
For all His saints that is glory indeed.
Hallelujah.
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PSALM CL
PSALM CL
Hallelujah
Hallelujah.
PRAISE ye God in His holy place.
Praise ye Him in His firmament mighty.
Praise ye Him for His deeds of power ;
Praise ye Him for His manifold greatness.
Praise Him with blast of horn ;
Praise Him with harp and lyre.
Praise Him with timbrel and dance ;
Praise Him with strings and with pipe.
Praise Him with sounding C5mibals,
Praise Him with clashing cymbals.
Let all that hath breath praise the Lord.
Hallelujah.
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NOTES
NOTES
LXX. stands for the Septuagint, or Greek version of the
Old Testament.
I. 4 So LXX.
II. 2 I.e., king.
1 1 This translation rests on a probable rearrangement of the
consonants.
IV. 6 Echo of the priestly blessing in Num. vi. 24 — 26.
VII. 14 I.e., the wicked.
VIII. I Or possibly (by a skilful emendation of Duhm's) "/
would sing of Thy majesty, etc., with the lisping ..."
IX. An alphabetical arrangement, which, though considerably
disturbed, runs through Pss. IX. and X., appears to
show that originally, as in LXX., these two psalms
constituted one. The text is in many places uncertain
and the meaning, esp. in Ps. X., often obscure.
XI. 4 So original text of LXX.
6 Lit. " the portion of their cup " — a figure, in frequent
use, drawn from a meal or banquet.
XIV. This ps. is repeated (with modifications) in Ps. LIII.
5 On some occasion which we have now no means of
discovering.
XVI. 5 Lit. "the share of my portion and my cup" — two
figures drawn from the allotment of land and the distri-
bution of drink at a meal {cf. XI. 6).
10 Lit. " Sheol," i.e., the underworld. The word occurs
several times in the Psalter {cf. XLIX. 14, etc.).
XVII. 4/. The translation of these verses rests on an emended
text.
14 This verse is very difficult and obscure.
XVIII. This ps. recurs in 2 Sam. XXII.
2 This and the next word are lit. " the horn of my
salvation " — the horn being a symbol of strength.
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NOTES
XVIII. 2 Last line added from 2 Sam. XXII. 3.
35 A.V. and R.V. render " Thy gentleness hath made
me great." But text and meaning are uncertain.
XIX. 7 Practically = the Pentateuch. The other terms, which
appear again in the cognate Ps. CXIX., are synonyms
for the Law, in some of its aspects. The charge —
lit. " testimony " — is the Law as attesting God's will and
man's duty {v. 7). The behests or " precepts " {v. 8) are
its detailed injunctions : the " judgments " [y. 9) are its
decisions, ordinances.
XXI. Or perhaps upon a Coronation Anniversary.
9 "In His wrath He shall swallow them up.
And the fire shall devour them."
These lines appear to have been added to the original
psalm.
XXII. 20 Lit. "mine only one," i.e., my unique, priceless
possession =my life (soul).
21 The text reads : " Thou hast answered me," and this
may be the transition to the glad mood of the second
part of the psalm. But it is very doubtful whether this
is the original text.
XXIV. 8 The question asked by the warders at the gate is
answered by the approaching procession.
XXV. An alphabetic psalm — the verses beginning with suc-
cessive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In such psalms,
as a rule, there is no rigorous sequence of thought.
XXVII. 6 So LXX.
XXIX. I Lit. " Sons of the gods," i.e., divine beings, angels,
conceived as dwelling in the sky and watching the storm.
6 I.e,, Hermon.
XXXI. i/. Repeated in LXXI. 1—3.
XXXIV. An alphabetic psalm, of the same type as Ps. XXV.
10 This translation, which involves only a difference
in vowels, offers a more relevant contrast than the ordinary
translation with its " young lions." Besides, the Old
Testament attitude to the animals is, as a rule, more
kindly : cf. Pss. CIV. 21, CXLVII. 9.
16 The context {cf. v. ly) shows that vv. 15 and 16
ought to be transposed. The alphabetic order which this
involves is also found elsewhere.
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NOTES
XXXV. 10 Lit. " bones," i.e., body, contrasted with soul in v. 9.
12 The meaning is quite uncertain.
17 Cf. XXII. 20.
XXXVI. 2 The meaning is extremely obscure.
6 Lit. " the mountains of God."
12 Apparently in vision.
XXXVII. An alphabetic psalm {cf. XXV.)— every second
verse beginning with successive letters of the Hebrew
alphabet.
28 This reading, presupposed by LXX., is demanded
by the alphabetic order.
XXXVIII. 20 The last couplet is added from LXX.
XL. 6 Lit. "ears hast Thou dug {i.e., bored) for me "—ears
without which the word to be obeyed could not be heard.
13 Vv. 13— i7=Ps. LXX. with slight differences.
XLIV. 2 /.e., the fathers.
XLVI. 3 The artistic structure of this psalm renders it highly
probable that the refrain {cf. vv. 7 and 11) should be here
inserted.
10 In this verse Jehovah speaks.
XLVII. 9 Apparently the princes.
XLVIII. 2 Lit. " (on) the sides of the north "—an apparent
allusion to the mythical home of the gods on some sacred
northern mountain {cf. Greek Olympus).
XLIX. 4 The proverb is apparently the refrain {cf. vv. 12 and
20) which should perhaps be added here.
11 Cf. Alexandria, after Alexander, etc,
14 The text of this verse is in great confusion, and the
detailed meaning is exceedingly obscure, though the
general sense is clear enough,
L. 14 Or " thanksgiving." Possibly the gratitude is itself
the offering, though the material offering appears to be
considered as not in itself objectionable {cf. v. 8).
LI. 6 The word is rare and the meaning not quite certain.
LIII.=XIV. (with modifications).
LV. 19 A difficult line: but "changes" (A.V.. R.V.) is
unsatisfactory and improbable.
LVI. 8 This line is perhaps a later explanatory addition.
LVII. 3 The line " He will send forth His kindness and faith-
fulness " may have|been added to explain the first Jine
of the verse.
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NOTES
LVII. 7 Vv. 7 — 1 1 reappear (with slight differences) in GVIII.
1—5.
LVIII. 9 The text and detail of this verse are unusually difia-
cult and obscure.
LIX. 12 By emendation: lit. "abandon them, O Lord, to
the (consequences of the) sin of their mouth."
LX. 4 I.e., of the enemy.
5 Vv. 5 — 12 reappear in CVIII. 6 — 13.
8 These are expressions of contempt.
LXIV. 6 Emended text.
LXVIII. 6 Lit. " in a parched land."
1 1 Described here implicitly as an oracle.
14 A very obscure passage. Possibly the precious
stones are here conceived as glistening on the feathers
like snow on the trees of Zalmon (a mountain near
Shechem — Judges ix. 48).
18 Probably Mount Zion.
27 The meaning of the word rendered " their council "
in A.V. and R.V. is very uncertain.
30 Apparently Egypt.
30 The greater and the smaller nations.
30 The meaning of this clause is hopelessly obscure
31 Meaning uncertain.
LXX.=Ps. XL. 13 — 17 (with slight differences).
LXXI. I— 3=Ps. XXXI. If. (with slight differences).
LXXIII. 10 The meaning of this verse is very obscure.
17 Lit. " sanctuaries." Some take this as=the
great sanctuary, i.e., the temple ; others explain it as
" holy mysteries." Probably the reference is primarily
to the temple, but it doubtless carries also with it the
idea of divine things, which a visit to the temple would
suggest to the mind of a profound and devout worshipper.
It would thus have a mystic flavour, and may be not
unfairly rendered as in the translation.
LXXIV. 13 Vv. 13—17 : cf. LXXXIX. 9—12.
20 I.e., heathen lands ; or it may be " dark places of
the land " — caves where the persecuted sought shelter.
LXXV. 2/. God speaks.
5 I.e., God — so LXX. (instead of "neck" of the
Hebrew text).
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NOTES
LXXV. 6 Apparently for south and north. " Mountains "
translates the words rendered in A.V. by " promotion "
and in R.V. by " lifting up."
LXXVI. 2 I.e., Jerusalem.
lo The first line rests on a probable emendation, the
second on LXX.
LXXVIIL 6i I.e., the glorious and mighty ark.
63 The fire of war.
69 I.e., the heavenly heights.
LXXX. 17 Lit. " Let Thy hand be upon the man of Thy right
hand, upon the son of man whom Thou madest strong for
Thyself." The context shows that the meaning is as
given in the translation. The "man " and the " son of
man " are Israel.
LXXXII. 7 By a very simple emendation. The Hebrew
text means " like a (mortal) prince."
LXXXIII. 3 Lit. = "Thy treasured ones."
8 I.e., The Moabites and Ammonites (Gen. xix.
37/.).
II C/. Judges viii. 3, 5.
LXXXIV. 6 Lit. the valley of Baca, the balsam-tree, which
grew chiefly on arid soil. But the word closely resembles
the word for "weeping" and was so taken by many
ancient translators. There is possibly here, as often in
Hebrew, a word-play.
7 So LXX.
LXXXV. 8 So LXX.
LXXXVII. 4 Lit. Rahab {cf. LXXXIX. 10; Ezek. XXIX. 3).
5a So LXX.
7 I.e., of salvation.
LXXXVIII. II The place of destruction or ruin: synony-
mous with or part of, Sheol (the underworld).
LXXXIX. 5 The " holy ones " are the angels.
9 — 12 Cf. LXXIV. 13 — 17. Rahab {v. 10), mythi-
cal sea-monster.
15 The festal shout.
17 " Thou wilt lift up our horn." The horn is a
common figure in the Psalter for strength and triumph.
19 Probably Nathan {cf. 2 Sam. vii.) ; possibly
David.
24 Cf. V. 17.
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NOTES
LXXXIX. 42 Lit. " Thou hast exalted^the right hand of his
adversaries."
XCl. 6 So LXX.
14 — 16 la these verses Jehovah speaks.
XCII. 10 Lit. " Thou dost lift up my horn like that of a wild
ox." Cf. LXXXIX. 17.
XCV. II Or " resting-place," i.e., Canaan.
XGVI. 7—9 Cf. Ps. XXIX. I/.
II— 13 Cf. Ps. XCVIII. 7—9.
XCVIII. 7—9. Cf. Ps. XCVI. II— 13.
cm. 5 The precise meaning is uncertain.
16 I.e., the hot wind, which withers it.
CIV. 14 I.e., the beasts (= " cattle " of first line).
26 By a simple and probable change for " ships," which
does not well suit the context : nor would v. 27 be appro-
priate to ships.
GVII. 40 A quotation from Job xii. 21a and 24b.
42 From Job xxii. 19a and v. i6b.
CVIII. I— 5=LVII. 7— II.
6— I3=LX. 5—12.
CXI. and CXII. are both alphabetic psalms, in which each new
line, i.e., half verse, begins with a succeeding letter of the
alphabet.
GXIV. I In the Greek sense of " speaking a strange language."
2 Lit. " Judah became a holy thing to Him," i.e., a
thing set apart.
2 Israel is here practically synonymous with Judah
as often in post-exilic literature.
GXV. 4—8 Reappears in CXXXV. 15—18.
eXVI. 3 Hardly too strong for the original " Sheol."
15 The single Hebrew word here used conveys both
meanings.
GXIX. This is an alphabetic psalm in which each of the eight
verses constituting a stanza begins with the same letter.
Throughout the psalm changes are rung on the words
commandments, precepts, judgments or ordinances,
testimonies or charges, statutes, saying, and word or
words, which are all practically synonymous with the
Law, i.e., the Pentateuch. See note on Ps. XIX. 7.
48 Almost as if in worship.
CXXV. 3 Israel's land.
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NOTES
ex XVI. 4 The region south of Judah, mostly arid and barren
except in the rainy season.
GXXXII. 6 I.e., Kirjath-jearim (city of thickets). Ephrathah
appears to be the district in which this town lay. For the
incident alluded to :here, cf. i Sam. vii. i/; 2 Sam. vi.
2—4.
17 Lit " a horn " — a familiar figure : cf. XVIII. 2;
LXXXIX. 17.
17 Added to explain the figure of the lamp, as sym-
bolizing the perpetuity of the dynasty.
CXXXV. 15—18. Reappears in CXV. 4—8.
CXXXIX. 13 Representative of the inner organs of the body.
CXLI. 5 The text in vv. 5 and 6, esp. 6, is desperate, and the
meaning and connection altogether obscure.
7 Lit. "Sheol," i.e., the underworld.
CXLIV. 14 The detail of this verse is very obscure,
CXLV. An alphabetic psalm of the type of Ps. XXV.
13 The last two lines are added from LXX. and de-
manded by the alphabetic scheme.
CXLVII. 8 This line appears in LXX. This line and the
previous one come from Ps. CIV. 14.
CXLIX. 5 The text which reads " on their beds " seems to
stand in need of some such emendation. (So Briggs.)
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THE PSALMS ARRANGED
TOPICALLY
No topical arrangement of the Psalms can be very satisfactory.
Most of them are expressions of emotion, and naturally there are
frequent transitions from one mood to another. Thanksgiving
and petition, reflection and imprecation, are so subtly inter-
woven into the texture of many a psalm, that not a few of them
could find an appropriate place within several groups. But the
following classification, which I have drawn in the main from
my Messages of the Psalmists (James Clarke & Co., London ;
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York), may be found useful.
Psalms of Adoration
Adoration of God as revealed in Nature : VIII., XIX. i — 6,
XXIX.. CIV.
Adoration of Jehovah for His love to His people : XXXIII.,
CIII., CXI., CXIII., CXV., CXVII., CXLVII.
Adoration of Jehovah's glorious Kingdom : CXLV., CXLVI.
Nature's Call to Universal Praise : CXLVIIL, CL.
Psalms concerning Jehovah's Universal Reign
XLVII.,LXXXVII., XCIII., XCV., XCVI., XCVIL, XCVIIL,
XGIX., C.
Psalms concerning the King
His marriage : XLV.
Prayers for his welfare and success: XX., XXL, LXL, LXIII.
His character: LXXII, CL
His dominion: IL, XVIIL, CX.
Yearning for the Messianic King : LXXXIX., CXXXII.
Psalms of Reflection
On thi Moral order of the World: IX., X., XL, XIV., XXXVL,
XXXVIL, XXXIX.. XLIX., LIL, LIIL, LXIL, LXXIIL,
LXXV.. LXXXIL, XC, XCIL, XCIV.
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THE PSALMS ARRANGED TOPICALLY
On Divine Providence: XVI., XXIII., XXXIV.. XCI..
CXII., CXXI., CXXV., CXXVII., CXXVIII.. CXXXIII.,
CXXXIX., CXLIV., 12—15.
On the value of Scripture : I., XIX. 7 — 14, CXIX.
On the Nature of the Ideal Man : XV., XXIV. 1--6, L.
Psalms of Thanksgiving
A general thanksgiving : CVII.
For victory or deliverance from national distress : XXX., XL.,
XLVI.. XLVIII., LXV., LXVI., LXVIL, LXVIIL, LXXVI.,
CXVI., CXVIII., CXXIV., CXXVI.. CXXIX., GXXXVIII.,
CXLIV. I— II, CXLIX.
Psalms in Celebration of Worship
v., XXIV. 7—10, XXVI., XXVIL, XLIL, XLIIL, LXXXIV.,
CXXIL, CXXXIV.
Historical Psalms
Emphasizing the unfaithfulness of the people : LXXVIIL,
LXXXI., CVI.
Emphasizing the love or power of God : CV., CXIV., GXXXV.,
GXXXVI.
Imprecatory Psalms |
LVIIL, LIX., LXIX., LXXXIIL, CIX., CXXXVII,
Penitential Psalms
VI., XXXII., XXXVIII., LI., CII., CXXX., CXLIII.
Psalms of Petition
For deliverance, preservation, or restoration: III., IV., VII.,
XII., XIII., XVII., XXV., XXXI., XXXV., XLI., XLIV.,
LIV., LV., LX., LXIV., LXXI., LXXIV., LXXVII., LXXIX.,
LXXX., LXXXV., LXXXVI., LXXXVIII., CXX., CXXIII.,
CXXXI., CXL., CXLI., CXLII.
Answered prayers : VI., XXII., XXVIII., XXX., XXXI.,
LVI., LVII.
Alphabetic Psalms
IX., X., XXV., XXXIV., XXXVII, CXI., CXII., CXIX.,
CXLV.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
A LIST of books of reference will be found on pp. 320 —
329 of my Messages of the Psalmists (James Clarke & Co.,
London : Charles Scribner's Sons, New York). This list
includes books on Hebrew poetry, commentaries, trans-
lations, introductions, books dealing with special prob-
lems of the Psalter, the theology of the Psalter, and the
use of the Psalms in the Christian Church.
In addition to these fall to be mentioned the two-
volume commentary in the Century Bible; Gunkel,.4«s-
gewahlte Psalmen ; Kittel, Die Psalmen, in Kommentar
ziim Alten Testament; Driver, Sttidies in the Psalms;
The Psalms of Israel (Lectures delivered in St. Patrick's
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Life, Death and Immortality (Studies in the Psalms) ;
John Ker, The Psalms in History and Biography ;
Prothero, The Psalms in Human Life; W. G. Jordan,
Religion in Song (James Clarke & Co., 1916 : in their
Humanism of the Bible series).
Besides the translations of the Psalter to be found in
the Commentaries of Ewald, DeUtzsch, Perowne, King,
Cheyne and Wellhausen, special mention should be
made of Cheyne's translation (Kegan Paul, Trench,
1884), Driver's Parallel Psalter (Oxford), and C. F. Kent
in vol. V. of his Student's Old Testament. Professor A. R.
Gordon offers skilful and happy translations of parti-
cular psalms in his Poets of the Old Testament (Hodder
and Stoughton), and a useful edition of the Vulgate
Psalter has been prepared by A. B. Macaulay and James
Brebner (Dent).
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INDEX OF TITLES
The
Abbey Mill. The
Advent Sermons . .
Atneri'a in the East
Animal Fancyland
Animal Gambols .
Animal Happyland
Aniinal Piavtime
Animal Picture Land .
Animals in Fun-Land
Apocalyptical Writers,
Messages of the
Apostles, The Messages of the
Appeal of Jesus, The .
Around the Guns
Aspe'ts of the Spiritual .
AsQuith, The Right Hon. H. H.,
M.P. . . . .
Astronomy Simplified .
Atonement and Progress
Atonement in Modern Thought,
The
Augustinian Revolution in
Theology
Aunt Agatha Ann
Authority and the Light Within
Beads of Tasmer, The . 13,
Beatitudes and the Contrasts,
The
Between Two Loves ,
Birthday of Hope, The
Black Familiars, The , ,
Border Shepherdess, A
Bow of Orange Ribbon, The
Britain's Hope
Brudenclle of Brude
Burning Questions
Call of the King, The
Canonbury Holt
Challenge, The
Character through
Chats with Women
day Subjects
Children's Pate, The
Children's Paul, The
Chosen Twelve, The .
Christ and War . . .23,
Christ in Everyday Life
Christ of the Children, The
Christ or Chaos ? ...
Christ that is To Be, The
Christ, The Private Relation-
ships of . . .
Christ Within, The
Christ's Pathway to the Cross .
Christ's Vision of the Kingdom of
Heaven
Christian Certitude
Christian Life, The .
Christian of To-day, The .
Christian Union in Social Service .
Christian World Album of Sacred
Songs, The - . . .
PAGE
. 21
, 8
. 6
, 28
28
, 28
28
, 28
28
The
Inspiration
on Every-
14
14
15
26
12
10
16
20
11
17
30
20
17
13
30
21
13
31
25
21
26
26
21
19
25
24
25
21
15
26
18
21
9
13
26
Christian World Album of Sacred
and Standard Compositions
for the Pianoforte.
Christian World Pulpit, The
Ch'-istianity in Common Speech
Clironi le of the Archbishops of
Canterbury, A
Chrystabcl . . .13,
Church and Modern Life, The
Church and the Kingdom, The
Church and the Next Genera'
tion. The
Common Life, The
Con^-eming Consf'ienf'e
Conquered World, The . 25,
Conquering Prayer
Constru^^tive Christianity
Constructive Natural Theology
Crucible of Experience, The
Dante for the People .
Darwin, Charles, and other Eng-
lish Thinkers
Daughter of Fife, A
Days of Old ...
Debt of the Damerals, The
Divine Satisfa'tion, The
Dutch in the Medway, The
Earlier Prophets, The Messages
of the
Early Pupils of the Spirit
E ve Vir . . . .
Effectual Words . • .
Emilia's Inheritance .
England's Danger .
Esther Wynne . .
Eternal Religion, The .
Eucken and Bergsoo . .
Evangelical Heterodoxy
Everychild
Evolution, Life and Religion
Evolution of Old Testament
Religion, The
Exposition, The Art of
Ezekiel, The Book of
Facets of Faith .
Faith and Form . .
Faith and Verification
Faith of a Wavfarer, The
Faith and Self-Surrender .
Faith's Certainties
Family Prayers for Morning Use
Father Fabian
Fifty Years' Reminiscences of a
Free Church Musii ian
Fighters and Martyrs for the Free'
dom of Faith
First rh'-istjans. The
First Things of Jesus .
Flo.vcs t on th' vln..^t-or's Garden
For Childhood and Youth .
Fortune's Favourite .
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PAGE
Fortunes of Cyril Denham, The 21
" Freedom of Faith " Series,
The .... 22
Friend Olivia ... 5
PAGE
, 11
Gamble with Life, A .
rJarrisonrd Poiil, The
Getting Together . . « .
uloria Patii . . . .
Glorious Company of the
Apostles. The
Qod, Humanity and the War
utood New Times, The
Gospel of Grace, The
Great Embassy, The .
Great Unfolding, The .
Grey and Gold
Grey House at Endlestone, The
Growing Revelation, The
Hampstead, Its historic houses ;
its literary and artistic associa-
tions
Health and Home Nursing
Health in the Home Life
Heaven and the Sea .
Heavenly Visions
Heirs of Errington, The .
Helga Lloyd ....
Helps to Health and Beauty .
His Next of Kin
History of the United States, A
Holidays in Animal Land
Holy Christian Empire
Homes and Careers in Canada .
Home, C. Silvester .
House of Bondage, The
House of the Secret, The
How to Become Like Christ
How to Cook ....
How to Read the Bible
Husbands and Wives
4
29
18
9
10
21
5
29
21
4
28
31
15
30
21
5
25
27
28
21
20
Ideals for Girls
Ideals in Sunday School Teach-
ing ....
Illustrations from Art for Pulpit
and Platform ....
Immanence of Christ in Modern
Life, The ...
Imperishable Word, The
Impregnable Faith, An
Infoldings and Unfoldings of
the Divine Genius . 25
Inspiration in Common Life . 22
Interludes in a Time of Change 10
Invisible Companion, The . 24
Israel's Law Givers, The Messages
of 14
Jan Vedder's Wife . . 22, 31
" J.B." J. Brierley, his Life and
Work 7
Jealousy of God, The . . 25
Jesus and His Teaching . .11
Jesus or Christ ? ... 24
Jesus : Seven Questions
Jesus, The M /ssages of. Accord-
ing to the Gospel of John 14
Jesus, The Mes.'^ages of, Accord-
ing to the Synoptists . . 14
Joan Carisbrooke . . .21
Joshua, The Book of . . 4
Jowett, J. H., M.A., D.D. . 23
Judges of Jesus, The , . 20
Judges, The Book of . . .4
Kaiser or Christ . . .26
Kid McGhie . . . .21
Kingdom of the Lord Jesus,
The . . . .30
King George and Queen Mary . 17
Kit Kennedy : Country Boy 5, 21
Lady Clarissa . . . .21
Last of the MacAllisters, The
13, 22
Later Prophets, The Messages
of the .... 14
Leaves for Quiet Hours . . 19
Led by a Child . . . .16
Letters of Christ, The . , 22
Letters to a Ministerial Son . 17
Liberty and Religion . 19
Life and Teaching of Jesus,
Notes on the . . .24
Life and the Ideal , , ,12
Life in His Name . . .10
Life of the Soul .... 12
Life's Beginnings , , 18, 23
Life's Little Lessons , . 23
Lifted Veil, A . . . .17
Looking Inwards . . . .16
Lynch, Rev. T. T. : A Memoir 5
Lyrics of the Soul . . .18
Making of a Minister, The . .15
Making of Heaven and Hell,
The 24
Man on The Road, The , , . 23
Margaret Torrington . . 21
Marprelate Traits, The . . 3
Martineau's Study of Religion 30
Meaning and Value of Mysticism 5
Merry Auimal Picture Book,
The 28
Merry Times in Animal Land . 28
Messages of Hope . . .16
Messages of tlie Bible, The . 14
Miilicent Kendrick . . .21
Miss Devereux, Spinster . 22
Model Praver, The . . .20
Modern Man's Theology, A . .8
Modern Minor Prophets . . 17
Modern Theories of Sin . . 10
More Tasty Dishes . . .29
Morning Mist, A ... 22
Morning, Noon, and Night . 29
Mr. Montmorency's Money . 13, 21
Mv Belief . . . .11
My Daily Meditation for the Circ-
Ung Year .... 8
My Neighbour and God . . 19
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PAGE
New Evangel, The . . .18
New Mrs. Las' elles, The . 22
New Testament in Modern Speech,
The . . . . 19, 22
Nobly Born . . . .21
Old Pictures in Modern Frames 25
Old Testament Stories in Modern
Light ... 23
Oliver Cromwell . . ,27
Oliver Westwood . • .21
Our City of God ... 12
Our Life Beyond . . . .27
Our Protestant Faith ... 16
Ourselves and the Universe, 12, 31
Outline Text Lessons for Junior
Classes . . . .28
Overdale . . . , 13, 21
Passion for Souls, The . . 22
Paton, J. B., M.A., D.D. . 7
Paul and Christina . , .13
Paul, The Messages of . .14
Person of Christ in Modern
Thought, The . . .5
Personality of Jesus, The . . 14
Pessimism and Love in Ecclesiastes
and Song of Songs . . 7
Peter in the Firelight . . .17
Phyllis t rata and Other Poems . 16
Pilot, Tlie . . . .19
Poems. By Mme. Guyon . 14
Poets, The Messages of the . 14
Polydirome Bible, The . 3, 4
Popular History of the Free
Churches, The ... 23
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in My Study . . .14
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tionalists . . . .24
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men 27
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ments 25
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ing 25
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Religion and Experience . 12
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ReUgion and To-day . . 12
Religion of Jesus, The . . 21
Religion : The Quest of the
Ideal . . . .17
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The 19
Robert Wreford's Daughter . 21
Romance of Preaching ... 6
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Rosebud Annual, The . 7, 15
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Sculptors of Life ; , .17
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Seed of the Kingdom, The . . 26
Selections from Brierley . , 7
Self-Realisation .... 15
Seriousness of Life, The . .15
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Sharing His Sutterings . . 24
She Loved a Sailor . . 13
Shepherd, Ambrose, D.D. . . 15
Ship's Engines, The . . 30
Short Talks to Boys and Girls . 28
Sidelights on Religion . . 12
Simon Peter's Ordination Day . 15
Simple Cookery . . .21
Simple Things of the Christian
Life, The ... 22
Singlchurst Manor . , .21
Sir Galahad . . . .26
Sissie 21
Small Books on Great Subjects
25, 30
Smith, John, the Se-Baptist,
Thomas Helwys, and the
First Baptist Church in
England .... 6
Social Salvation ... 7
Social Worship an Everlasting
Ncessitv . . . .25
Song of the Well, The ... 8
Spirit and Power . . . .16
Spoken Words of Prayer and Praise 9
Squire of Sandal Side, The . 13, 22
St. Beetha's . . . .21
St. Paul and His Cities . . 8
St. Paul's Fight for Galatia . 8
Storelunise tor Preacbers and
Teachers . . .25
Stories of Old . . .21
Story of Clarice, The ... 5
Story of Congregationalism in
Surrey, The . . .11
Story of Joseph the Dreamer, The 20
Story of Penelope, The . . 21
Story of the Ermlish Baptists, The 11
Storv of the Twelve . . .16
Studies in Christian Mysticism . 16
Studies of the Soul . 12, 31
Sunday Afternoon Song Book 27, 31
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS
35
PAGE
Sunny Memories of Australasia 25
Supreme Arsument for Chris-
tianity, The . . .25
Sweet Peas and Antirrhinuma . 26
Tale of a Telephone, A . .30
Talks to Little Folks ... 29
Taste of Death and the Life of
Grar-e, The . . . .30
Tasty Dishes .... 29
Ten Commandments, The . 20
Theologv and Truth ... 6
They that Wait . . . .30
Things Most Surelv Believed . 18
Things that Matter Most . . 8
Thorn vcroft Hall ... 21
Thonshts for Life'? .Tourney . 17
Through Eyes of Youth . . ,15
Through many Windows . , 23
Through S iem'e to Faith , 5
Town Romance, A . . 22
Transfigured Churrh, The . 9
Translation of Faith, The . .16
True Christ, The . . .18
Types of Christian Life . . 25
Unfettered Word, The . .9
Ungilded Gold . . .18, 24
Universal Over-Presence, The 17
Unknown to Herself . . 22
Until the Day Dawn ... 8
Unveiled Glory, The ; or. Side-
lights on the Higlier Evolution 16
Uplifting of Life, The . .16
PAGE
Value of the Apocrypha, The . 22
Value of the Old Testament . 20
Violet Vaughau 13, 21. 31
Voices of To-day : Studies of
Representative Modern Preachers 9
Waiting Life, The ; By the River
of Waters
Warleigh's Trust
Way and the Work, The
Wa.'.t'arer at the Cioss Koads, The
Wav of Life, The . . 25,
Wav of Praver. The
Way of Remembrance, The
Wayside Ans-'^
WeU by Bethlehem's Gate, The
Westiuinster Suiuions
What is the Bible ?
Who was Jesus
Who Wrote the Bible ?
Why We Believe
Winning of Immortality, The
Wisdom of God and the Word
of God, The
Woman's Patience, A
Women and their Saviour
Women and Their Work
Words by the Wayside
Working Woman's Life, A
Woven of Love and Glory 13,
Young Man's Ideal, A . .
Young Man's Religion, A
INDEX OF AUTHORS
p
AGE
PAGE
PAO^
Abbott, Lyman .
11
Bosworth, E. I.
18
Collins, B. Q.
20
Adeney, W. F. 11,
28
Bradford, AmoryH.
6
Compton-Rickett,
Allin, T.
17
Brierley, J. 7, 12,
31
Sir J. 13,
29
Andrews, C. C.
22
Brown. C. 9,
22
Cowper, W.
14
Angus, A. H.
24
Bui o k. H. .
16
Crockett, S. B. 5,
21
Antram. C. E. P. .
27
Burdalane, Annis .
26
Cuff. W.
25
Armstrong, R. A. .
30
Burford, W. K. .
29
Cuthbertson, W. .
26
Ban, Amelia E.
5, 13, 22,
Barrows, C. H.
31
14
Burgess, W. H.
Burns, David
Burns, Rev. J. 8, 15
6
8
,26
Davidson, Gladys
Dods, Marcus 11,
Dyson, W. H.
28
25
16
Begbie, H. .
26
Cadman. S. P. 6,
26
Eli as, F. . 9,
Ellis, J.
Bennett, Rev. W. H
. 4
Cairncross, T. S. .
15
10
Betts. C. H. 15, 17,
23
Campbell, R. J. .
11
25
Birch, E. A. .
23
Carlile, J. C.
Evans, H.
27
Black, J. .
26
11, 15, 28,
29
Farningham, Mari-
Blake, J. M. 22,
24
Cave, Dr.
11
anne, 10, 18, 24,
27
Blomfield, Elsie .
28
Caws, Rev. L. W.
16
Farrar, Dean
11
Bloundelle-Burton,
Chaplin, Gauntlett
6
Finla.vson, T.Camp-
J.
22
Cleal, E. E. .
11
bell
30
Blue, A. W. .
23
Cliflford, John 25,
26
Fiske, J.
4
JAMES CLARKE AND CO.'S CATALOGUE
PAGE
Forsyth, P. T. 11, 30, 3 J
Foston, H. . 16, 1)
Fremantle, Dean . 11
Furness, H. H. . 3
Gibberd, Vernon . 23
Gibbon, J. Morgan 10
Giberne, Agnes . 22
Gladden, Washington
7, 8, 11, 24, 25
Godet, Professor . 11
Gordon, George A. 10
Greenhough, J. G. 25
Griffis, W. E. . 5
Griffith- Jones, E.
6, 25, 26
Grubb, E. . 20, 24
Gunn, E. H. M. 15, 31
Guyon, Madame . 14
HaU, T. C. . . 14
Hampden-Cook, E. 18
Harnack, Professor 11
Harris, Rendel 23, 26
Hartili, I. . .30
Harvey-Jellie, W. 9
Haupt, P. . 3
Haweis, H. R. . 20
Heddle, Ethel F. 22
Henderson, Alex. C. 16
Henson. Dean H.
Hensley . 10, 13
Hermann, B. 5, 16
Hill, F. A. . .4
Hocking, S. K. . 13
Hodgson, J. M. . 17
Holborn, Alfred . 16
Horder, W. Garrett 25
Home, 0. Silvester
6, 11, 23
Horton, R. F. 7,
11, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31
Humphrey, F. . 23
Hunter, John . 11
Hutton, J. A. .26
"J. B. " of The
Christian World 27
J. M. G. . .13
Jefferson, C. E. . 14
Jeffs, H.
7, 9, 10, 15, 17, 20
John, Griffith . 11
Jones, J. D. 9, 10, 18,
20, 22, 24, 27, 30
Jones, J. P. .8
Jowett, J. H.
8, 9, 22, 24, 30
Jude, J. H. . . 26
Kennedy, H. A. 27, 31
Kent, C. F. . 14
Kenyon, Edith C. 24
Kirk, E. B. .6
Knight, W. A. 17, 23
Lansfeldt, L. . 22
PAGE
10
5
19
24
24
26
LaTouche.E.D. 5
Lee, E.
Lee, W. T.
Leggatt, F. Y.
Lewis, E. W.
London, Bishop of
McEvoy, Cuthbert 26
Marfadyen, D. . 14
McFadyen, J. E. 14, 24
Marfarlane, Charles 13
M'Intyre, D. M. 10, 16
Mackennal, Alex-
ander . . 30
McKilliam, A. E, . 4
Maconaohie, D. H. 16
Manners, Mary E. 30
Man of the World, A 17
Marchant, Bessie . 22
Marchant, J. . o
Marii, Thistelton . 23
Marshall, J. S. . 27
Marshall, N. H. (J, 20
Martineau, Jas. . 30
Mason, E. A. . 80
Mather, Lessels . 29
Matheson, George
16, 17, 19, 25
Maver, J. S. . 26
Maxwell, A. . ,4
Meade, L. T. . 22
Metcalfe, R. D, , 27
Michael, C. D. . 21
Minshall, E. . 17
Moore, G. F. .4
Morgan, G. Camp-
bell . 20, 22, 26
Morison, F. . 23
Morten, Honnor . 18
Munger, T. T. 11, 25
Neilson. H. B. . 28
Orchard, W. B.
8, 10, 11, 16
Palmer, Frederic . 10
Patten, J. A. .15
Peake, A. S. . 25
Pharmaceutical
Chemist, A. . 29
Picton, J. AUanson 21
Pierce, W. . .3
Pigsott, W. C. .16
Porter, F. C. . , 14
Pounder, R, W. . 8
Pringle, A. 23, 24
Pulsford, John . 25
Reid, Rev. J. 8, 11, 16
Riggs, J. S. . . 14
Roberts, E. Cecil
15, 16
Roberts, R. . 20
Roose, Rev. J. S. 16
Russell, F. A. . 22
Rutherford, J. 8. . 15
PAGE
Sabatier, A. .11
Sanders, F. K. . 14
Schimdt, N. . .14
"Schrenck, E. von 11
Scott, D. R, .7
Scottish Presbyte-
rian, A . .28
Sheppherd, B. . 15
Shepherd, J. A. .28
Shillito, Edward . 16
Sinclair, H. . .9
Sinclair, W. M. . 30
Smyth, Newman 5, 8
Snell, Bernard J.
11, 20, 22
Someren, J. Van . 7
Souper, W. . 17
Stevens, G. B. , 14
Stevenson, J. G.
17, 19, 20, 21
Stewart, D. M. 17, 26
Stirling, James . 4
Storrow, A. H. . 16
Street, J. . .26
Studd,C. D. . , 26
Sutter, Julie , 25
Swan, F. R. . 18
Swetenham, L. . 18
Tarbolton, A. C. 20
Thomas, H. Arnold
25, 80
Tipple, S. A. .9
Toy, Rev. C. H. . 3
Tymms, T. V. . 6
Tynan, Katharine 5
Tytler, S. . .22
Varley, H. . .24
Veitch, R. . 10, 11
Wain, Louis 28, 30
Walford, L. B. , 21
Walker, W. L. . 18
Walmsley, L. S. . 9
Warschauer, J.
9, 11, 17, 18, 24
Warwick, H. . 17
Waters, N. McG. 19
Watkina, C. H. 8, 26
Watkinson, W. L. 22
Watson, E. S. . 9
Watson, W. 17, 22
Weymouth, R. F. 19, 22
White, W. . .6
Whiton, J. M. 6,
10, 13, 21, 25, 28
Wimms, J. W. . 23
Williams, T.R. 23, 25
Wilson, P. W. . 19
Wilson, W. E. 23, 26
Winter, A. E. . 26
Wood, T. . .26
Worboise, Emma
J. 18, 21, 31
Yates, T.
17
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