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\par }{\MS Book One
\par }\PsalmChap{1}{\SH Psalm 1 – The Way of Happiness
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Happy
are
those
\par }{\QB who
do
not
follow
the
counsel
of
the
wicked,
\par }{\Q not
halting
in
ways frequented
by
sinners,
\par }{\QB nor
taking
a
seat
in
a
gathering
of
scoffers.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}But
the
law
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
their
joy,
\par }{\QB they
study
it
day
and
night.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}They
are
like
trees
\par }{\QB planted
by runlets
of
water,
\par }{\Q yielding
fruit
in
due
season,
\par }{\QB leaves
never
fading.
\par }{\QB In
all
that
they
do,
they
prosper.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}Not
so
fare
the
wicked,
not
so;
\par }{\QB like
chaff
are
they,
blown
by
the
wind.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}So
the
wicked
will
not
stand
firm
in
the
judgment,
\par }{\QB nor
sinners
appear,
when
the
righteous
are
gathered.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}For
the
way
of
the
righteous
is
dear
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB but
the
way
of
the
wicked
will
end
in
ruin.

\par }\PsalmChap{2}{\SH Psalm 2 – The Lord’s Chosen King
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Why
this
turmoil
of
nations,
\par }{\QB this
futile
plotting
of
peoples,
\par }{\Q \VS{2}with
kings
of
the
earth conspiring,
\par }{\QB and
rulers
consulting
together,
\par }{\QB against
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
and
against
his
anointed,
\par }{\Q \VS{3}to snap
their
bonds
\par }{\QB and
fling
their
cords
away?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}He
whose
throne
is
in
heaven
laughs,
\par }{\QB the
{\ND{
Lord}}
mocks
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Then
he
speaks
to
them
in
his
wrath,
\par }{\QB and
in
his
hot
anger confounds
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}‘This
my
king
is
installed
by
me,
\par }{\QB on
Zion
my
holy
mountain.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}I
will
tell
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}’s
decree.
\par }{\Q He
said
to
me: ‘You
are
my
son,
\par }{\QB this
day
I
became
your
father.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Only
ask,
and
I
make
you
the
heir
of
the
nations,
\par }{\QB and
lord
of
the
world
to
its
utmost
bounds.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}You
will
break
them
with
sceptre
of
iron,
\par }{\QB shatter
them
like
pottery.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}So
now,
you
kings,
be
wise:
\par }{\QB be
warned,
you
rulers
of
earth.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Serve
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
in
awe,
\par }{\QB kiss
his
feet
with
trembling,
\par }{\Q \VS{12}lest,
angry,
he
hurl
you
to
ruin;
\par }{\QB for
soon
will
his
fury
blaze.
\par }{\QB Happy
all
who
take
refuge
in
him.

\par }\PsalmChap{3}{\SH Psalm 3 – A Morning Prayer for Protection
\par }{\D A psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}How
many,
{\ND{
Lord}},
are
my
foes!
\par }{\QB Those
who
rise
up
against
me
are
many.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Many
are
those
who
say
of
me,
\par }{\QB ‘There
is
no
help
for
him
in
his
God.’
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}But
you,
{\ND{
Lord}},
are
shield
about
me,
\par }{\QB my
glory,
who
lifts
up
my
head.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}When
loudly
I
call
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB from
his
holy
hill
he
gives
answer.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}I
laid
down
and
slept:
\par }{\QB now
I
wake,
for
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
sustains
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}I
fear
not
the
myriads
of
people
\par }{\QB who
beset
me
on
every
side.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}Arise,
{\ND{
Lord}}:
save
me,
my
God,
\par }{\QB who
strikes
all
my
foes
on
the
cheek,
\par }{\QB and
shatters
the
teeth
of
the
wicked.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Victory
belongs
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}:
\par }{\QB let
your
blessing
descend
on
your
people.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }

\PsalmChap{4}{\SH Psalm 4 – An Evening Prayer
\par }{\D For the leader, with stringed instruments. A psalm of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Answer
my
cry,
\par }{\QB God,
my defender.
\par }{\Q Often
from
straits
you
have
brought
me
\par }{\QB to
spacious
places.
\par }{\Q So
now
show
me
your
favour
\par }{\QB and
hear
my
prayer.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{2}How
long,
you
proud
people,
\par }{\QB will
my
honour
be
stained
\par }{\Q by
the
slanders
you
love,
\par }{\QB and
the
lies
that
you
follow?
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\Q \VS{3}See!
The
{\ND{
Lord}}
has
shown
me
\par }{\QB his
wonderful
kindness:
\par }{\Q the
{\ND{
Lord}}
hears,
\par }{\QB when
I
call
to
him.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}Sin
not
in
your
anger:
\par }{\QB but
speak
in
your
heart
\par }{\QB on
your
bed,
and
be
still.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\Q \VS{5}Offer
true
sacrifice,
\par }{\QB trust
in
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}Many
are
longing
\par }{\QB for
fortune
to
smile.
\par }{\Q Lift
upon
us
\par }{\QB the
light
of
your
face.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}You
have
put
in
my
heart,
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB a
deeper
joy
\par }{\Q than
was
theirs
who
had
corn
\par }{\QB and
wine
in
abundance.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}So
in
peace
I
will
\par }{\QB lie
down
and
sleep;
\par }{\Q for
you,
{\ND{
Lord}},
keep
me
\par }{\QB safe.

\par }\PsalmChap{5}{\SH Psalm 5 – A Prayer for Guidance
\par }{\D For the leader: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by the flute.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Hear
my
words,
{\ND{
Lord}}:
\par }{\QB give
heed
to
my
whisper.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Attend
to
my
loud
cry
for
help,
\par }{\QB my
king
and
my
God.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}When
I
pray
to
you,
{\ND{
Lord}},
in
the
morning,
\par }{\QB hear
my
voice.
\par }{\Q I
make
ready
for
you
in
the
morning,
\par }{\QB and
look
for
a
sign.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}For
you
are
no
God
who
takes
pleasure
in
wickedness:
\par }{\QB no
one
of
evil
can
be
your
guest.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}No braggarts
can
stand
in
your
presence,
\par }{\QB you
hate
all
workers
of
wrong.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}You
destroy
all speakers
of
lies,
\par }{\QB people
of
blood
and
deceit
you
abhor.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}But
I,
through
your
kindness
abundant,
\par }{\QB may
enter
your
house,
\par }{\Q and towards
the
shrine
of
your
temple
\par }{\QB may reverently
bow.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}Lead
me,
{\ND{
Lord}},
in
your
righteousness
\par }{\QB because
of
my
enemies.
\par }{\QB Make
your
way
level
before
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}For
their
mouth
is
a
stranger
to
truth,
\par }{\QB their
heart
is
a
pit
of
destruction.
\par }{\Q Their
throat
is
a
wide
open
grave,
\par }{\QB their
tongue
the
smooth
tongue
of
the
hypocrite.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}Condemn
them,
God;
\par }{\QB let
their
schemes
bring
them
down
to
the
ground.
\par }{\Q For
their numberless
crimes
thrust
them
down
\par }{\QB for
playing
the
rebel
against
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}But
let
all
who
take
refuge
in
you
\par }{\QB ring
out
their
gladness
forever.
\par }{\Q Protect
those
who
love
your
name,
\par }{\QB so
they
may
exult
in
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}For
you
give
your
blessing,
{\ND{
Lord}},
to
the
godly,
\par }{\QB and
the
shield
of
your
favour
protects
them.

\par }\PsalmChap{6}{\SH Psalm 6 – A Cry for Help in Time of Trouble
\par }{\D For the leader; with instrumental music on the sheminith. A psalm of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Rebuke
me
not,
{\ND{
Lord}},
in
your
anger,
\par }{\QB punish
me
not
in
your
wrath.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}{\ND{
Lord}},
be
gracious
to
me
\par }{\QB in
my
weakness.
\par }{\Q Heal
me
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB for racked
is
my
body;
\par }{\Q \VS{3}all
of
me
utterly racked.
\par }{\QB Why
do
you
wait
so
long,
{\ND{
Lord}}?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}Turn,
{\ND{
Lord}},
rescue
me;
\par }{\QB save
me,
because
of
your
love.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}For
in
death
none
can
call
you
to
mind;
\par }{\QB in
Sheol
who
can
praise
you?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}I
am
so
weary
of
sighing.
\par }{\QB All
the
night
I
make
my
bed
swim,
\par }{\QB and
wet
my
couch
with
my
tears.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}My
eyes swollen
with
grief;
\par }{\QB from
weeping
caused
by
my
foes.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}Begone,
workers
of
wrong,
\par }{\QB for
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
has
heard
my
loud
weeping,
\par }{\Q \VS{9}the
{\ND{
Lord}}
has
heard
my
entreaty,
\par }{\QB the
{\ND{
Lord}}
accepts
my
prayer.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}My
foes
will
be
stricken
with
terror,
\par }{\QB brought
to
shame
and
dismay
in
a
moment.

\par }\PsalmChap{7}{\SH Psalm 7 – A Prayer to the God of Justice
\par }{\D A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the
{\ND{Lord}} about Cush, the Benjamite.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}{\ND{
Lord}}
my
God,
I
take
refuge
in
you.
\par }{\Q Deliver
me,
save
me
from
all
who
pursue
me;
\par }{\QB \VS{2}or
like
lions
they
will
tear
me
to
pieces,
\par }{\QB and
rend
me,
past
hope
of
rescue.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}{\ND{
Lord}},
my
God,
if
my
life
has
been
such
\par }{\QB if
my
hands
have
been
stained
with
guilt,
\par }{\QB \VS{4}if
friends
I
paid
back
with
evil,
\par }{\QB if
I
plundered
my
foes
without
cause,
\par }{\Q \VS{5}may
the
enemy
chase
and
find
me,
\par }{\QB trample
my
life
to
the
ground,
\par }{\QB my
honour
leave
in
the
dirt!
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}Arise,
{\ND{
Lord}},
in
anger,
\par }{\QB against
my
foes
rise
in
fury.
\par }{\Q Awake
for
my
help:
\par }{\QB let
justice
be
done.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Gather
the
nations
about
you,
\par }{\QB and
sit
on
your
lofty
throne,
\par }{\QB \VS{8}as
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
the
judge
of
the
peoples.
\par }{\Q Judge
me,
{\ND{
Lord}},
in
my
innocence
\par }{\QB and
according
to
my
integrity.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}Put
an
end
to
the
wrong
of
the
wicked,
\par }{\QB protect
the
righteous.
\par }{\Q Searcher
of
hearts
and
minds,
\par }{\QB righteous
God.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}God
is
my
shield:
\par }{\QB he
saves
the
upright
in
heart.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}God
is
a
just
judge,
\par }{\QB constant
in
righteous
anger.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}He
will
sharpen
his
sword
without
fail,
\par }{\QB his
bow
is
bent
and
ready,
\par }{\Q \VS{13}his
deadly
weapons
are
ready,
\par }{\QB his
arrows
he
makes
of
flame.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{14}The
enemy
who
conceives
evil;
\par }{\QB pregnant
with
mischief,
\par }{\QB giving
birth
to
lies,
\par }{\Q \VS{15}a
pit
they
have
made
and
dug;
\par }{\QB but
into
the
hole
that
they
made
they
will
fall.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}On
their
own
heads
their
mischief
comes
back;
\par }{\QB on
their
own skulls
their
violence
comes
down.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}I
will
give
thanks
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
for
his
justice,
\par }{\QB and
sing
to
the
name
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
Most
High.

\par }\PsalmChap{8}{\SH Psalm 8 – God’s Glory in Nature
\par }{\D For the leader: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by a stringed instrument.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}{\ND{
Lord}}
our
God!
\par }{\QB How
glorious
in
all
the
earth
is
your
name!
\par }{\Q Your
praise
reaches
as
high
as
the
heavens,
\par }{\QB \VS{2}from
the
mouths
of
children
and
infants.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q You
have
built
a
fortress
\par }{\QB against
your
enemies,
\par }{\Q to
silence
the
foe
and
the
rebel.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}When
I
look
at
your
heavens,
\par }{\QB the
work
of
your
fingers,
\par }{\Q the
moon
and
the
stars,
\par }{\QB which
you
have
set
there,
\par }{\Q \VS{4}what
are
mortals,
\par }{\QB that
you
think
of
them,
\par }{\Q humans,
\par }{\QB that
you
visit
them?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Yet
you
made
them
little
less
than
divine,
\par }{\QB crowned
them
with
glory
and
majesty,
\par }{\Q \VS{6}made
them
lord
of
the
works
of
your
hands,
\par }{\QB put
all
things
under
their
feet –
\par }{\Q \VS{7}sheep
and
oxen,
\par }{\QB all
of
them;
\par }{\Q and
the
wild
beasts
also:
\par }{\QB \VS{8}birds
of
the
air,
\par }{\QB and
fish
of
the
sea,
\par }{\QB and
all
that crosses
the
paths
of
the
ocean.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}{\ND{
Lord}}
our
God!
\par }{\QB How
glorious
in
all
the
earth
is
your
name!

\par }\PsalmChap{9}{\SH Psalm 9 – A Song of Praise the Lord’s Justice
\par }{\D For the leader; ’almuth labben. A psalm of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}With
all
my
heart
I
will
praise
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB all
your
wonders
I
will
rehearse.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}I
will
rejoice
and
exult
in
you,
\par }{\QB singing
praise
to
your
name,
Most
High;
\par }{\Q \VS{3}because
backward
my
foes
were
turned,
\par }{\QB they
stumbled
and
perished
before
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}My
right
and
my
claim
you
have
upheld,
\par }{\QB you
did
sit
on
the
throne
as
a
fair
judge,
\par }{\Q \VS{5}rebuking
the
nations,
destroying
the
wicked,
\par }{\QB and blotting
their
name
out
forever
and
ever.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}The
foe
is
vanished,
ruined
forever,
\par }{\QB their
cities
destroyed,
their
memory
perished.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}See!
The
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
seated
forever
\par }{\QB on
the
throne
he
established
for
judgment,
\par }{\Q \VS{8}ruling
the
world
with
justice,
\par }{\QB and
judging
the
nations
with
equity.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}So
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
proves
a
haven
to
the
oppressed,
\par }{\QB a
haven
in
times
of
trouble.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Well
may
they
trust
you
who
know
your
name,
\par }{\QB for
those
who
seek
you,
you
never
abandon.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}Sing
praise
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
whose
home
is
in
Zion,
\par }{\QB declare
his
deeds
among
the
nations.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}As
avenger
of
blood,
he
keeps
them
in
mind,
\par }{\QB he
does
not
forget
the
cry
of
the
wretched.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}Show
me
favour,
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB see
how
my
foes
afflict
me,
\par }{\QB lift
me
up
from
the
gates
of
death;
\par }{\Q \VS{14}so
I
may,
in
your
help
exulting,
\par }{\QB tell
forth
your
praise
at
the
gates
of
Zion.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{15}The
nations
are
sunk
in
the
pit
which
they
made,
\par }{\QB in
the
net
that
they
hid,
their
own
foot
is
entangled.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
revealed
in
the
judgment
he
wrought,
\par }{\QB the
wicked
are
snared
in
their
own
handiwork.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{17}Let
the
wicked
depart
to
Sheol,
\par }{\QB all
the
nations
that
live forgetful
of
God.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}For
the
needy
will
not
be
always
forgotten,
\par }{\QB nor
the
hope
of
the
helpless
be
lost
forever.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{19}Arise,
{\ND{
Lord}};
don’t
let
them
triumph:
\par }{\QB before
your
face
let
the
nations
be
judged.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}Strike
them
with
fear,
{\ND{
Lord}}:
\par }{\QB show
the
nations
how
frail
they
are.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }

\PsalmChap{10}{\SH Psalm 10 – A Prayer for Help
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Why
do
you
stand,
{\ND{
Lord}},
so
far
away,
\par }{\QB hiding
yourself
in
times
of
trouble?
\par }{\Q \VS{2}The
wicked,
in
their
pride,
are
pursuing
the
helpless:
\par }{\QB let
them
be
caught
in
the
schemes
they
have
plotted.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}For
the
wicked
boasts
of
their
wanton
greed;
\par }{\QB the
robber
despises
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
and
curses
him,
\par }{\Q \VS{4}in
wicked
pride,
thinks:
\par }{\QB God
doesn’t
care,
\par }{\QB God
doesn’t
call
to
account.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Never
a
season
that
they
do
not
prosper;
\par }{\QB your
judgments
are
far
above
out
of
their
sight:
\par }{\QB they
scoff
at
their
foes.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}Each
says
in
their
heart,
\par }{\QB ‘I
will
never
be
shaken;
\par }{\Q I
will
live
for
all
time
\par }{\QB untouched
by
misfortune.’
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Their
mouths
are
full
of
deceit
and
oppression:
\par }{\QB under
their
tongues
lurks
mischief
and
wrong.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}Lying
in
secret
in
some
village
ambush,
\par }{\QB and
stealthily
watching,
they
murder
the
innocent.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Like
a
lion
that
lurks
in
a
secret
lair
\par }{\QB they
lurk
intending
to
catch
the defenceless;
\par }{\QB to
seize
them,
to
drag
them
away
in
their
net.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}Their
victims
are
crushed,
\par }{\QB sink
down
to
the
ground.
\par }{\Q Under
their
claws
\par }{\QB the hapless
fall.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}The
wicked
say
in
their
hearts
\par }{\QB that
God
has
forgotten,
\par }{\Q has
hidden
his
face,
\par }{\QB will
see
nothing.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}Arise,
{\ND{
Lord}},
lift
up
your
hand,
\par }{\QB do
not
forget
the
cry
of
the
wretched.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Why
do
the
wicked
treat
God
with
contempt,
\par }{\QB and
say
in
their
hearts, ‘God
doesn’t care’?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{14}You
have
seen
the
trouble
and
sorrow;
\par }{\QB you
mark
it
all,
and
will
take
it
in
hand.
\par }{\Q The hapless
can
count
on
you,
\par }{\QB helper
of
orphans.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{15}Break
the
arm
of
the
wicked
and
evil:
\par }{\QB search
out
their
sin,
till
no
more
be
found.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
king
forever
and
ever:
\par }{\QB the
nations
will
vanish
from
his
land.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{17}{\ND{
Lord}},
you
have
heard
the
desire
of
the
humble,
\par }{\QB inclining
your
ear,
strengthening
their
hearts,
\par }{\Q \VS{18}rights
you
have
won
for
the
crushed
and
the
orphan,
\par }{\QB so
no
one
on
earth
may
strike
terror
again.

\par }\PsalmChap{11}{\SH Psalm 11 – Trust in the Lord
\par }{\D For the leader. Of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}In
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
I
take
refuge.
\par }{\QB How
can
you
tell
me
\par }{\Q to
flee
like
a
bird
to
the
mountains?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{2}‘See!
The
wicked
are
bending
the
bow,
\par }{\QB their
arrow
is
set
on
the
string,
\par }{\QB to
shoot
from
the
shadows
at
the
upright
in
heart.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}In
this
tearing
down
of
foundations
\par }{\QB what
good
can
a
good
person
do?’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
in
his
holy
temple,
\par }{\QB the
{\ND{
Lord}}
in
heaven,
enthroned.
\par }{\Q His
eyes
watch
the
world,
\par }{\QB they
see
everyone.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
examines
the
righteous
and
wicked,
\par }{\QB and
the
lover
of
violence
he
hates.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}On
the
wicked
he
rains
coals
of
fire
and
brimstone,
\par }{\QB and
their
drink
will
be
scorching
wind.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}For
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
just,
and
justice
he
loves;
\par }{\QB so
the
upright
will
see
his
face.

\par }\PsalmChap{12}{\SH Psalm 12 – A Prayer for the Faithful in a False World
\par }{\D For the leader; on the sheminith. A psalm of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Help,
{\ND{
Lord}},
for
the
good
are
all
gone,
\par }{\QB faithful
people
have
vanished.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}One
lies
to
another,
speaking
empty
lies,
\par }{\QB with
flattering
lips
and
false
hearts
they
speak.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}May
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
cut
off
all
the
flattering
lips,
\par }{\QB and
the
tongue
that
utters
arrogance,
\par }{\Q \VS{4}they
declare, ‘Our
tongue
is
our
strength,
\par }{\QB our
allies
our
lips:
who
is
lord
over
us?’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}‘The
poor
are
despoiled,
and
the
needy
are
sighing;
\par }{\QB so
now
I
will
act,’
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
declares
\par }{\QB ‘And
place
them
in
the
safety
they
long
for.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}The
words
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
are
words
that
are
pure,
\par }{\QB silver
smelted,
seven
times
refined.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}You
will
keep
us,
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB and
guard
us
from
this
generation
forever,
\par }{\Q \VS{8}in
a
world
where
the
wicked
prowl,
\par }{\QB and
worthless
people
exalted.

\par }\PsalmChap{13}{\SH Psalm 13 – A Prayer for Help in Trouble
\par }{\D For the leader. A psalm of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}How
long,
{\ND{
Lord}},
will
you
forget
me
forever?
\par }{\QB How
long
will
you
hide
your
face
from
me?
\par }{\Q \VS{2}How
long
must
I
nurse
grief
inside
me,
\par }{\QB and
in
my
heart
a
daily
sorrow?
\par }{\QB How
long
are
my
foes
to
exult
over
me?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}Look
at
me,
answer
me,
{\ND{
Lord}}
my
God.
\par }{\Q Fill
my
eyes
with
your
light,
\par }{\QB lest
I
sleep
in
death,
\par }{\QB \VS{4}lest
my
enemies
claim
to
have
triumphed,
\par }{\QB lest
my
foes
rejoice
at
my
downfall.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}But
I
trust
in
your
kindness:
\par }{\QB my
heart
will
rejoice
in
your
help.
\par }{\QB \VS{6}I
will
sing
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
who
was
good
to
me.

\par }\PsalmChap{14}{\SH Psalm 14 – The Folly of Denying God
\par }{\D For the leader. Of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Fools
say
in
their
heart,
\par }{\QB ‘There
is
no
God.’
\par }{\Q Vile,
hateful
their
life
is;
\par }{\QB not
one
does
good.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{2}From
heaven
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
looks
out
\par }{\QB on humans,
to
see
\par }{\Q if
any
are
wise,
\par }{\QB and
care
for
God.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}But
all
have
turned
bad,
\par }{\QB the taint
is
on
all;
\par }{\Q not
one
does
good,
\par }{\QB no,
not
one.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}Have
they
learned
their lesson,
\par }{\QB those
workers
of
evil?
\par }{\Q Who
ate
up
my
people,
\par }{\QB eating,
devouring,
\par }{\QB never
calling
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Sore
afraid
will
they
be;
\par }{\QB for
God
is
among
\par }{\QB those
who
are
righteous,
\par }{\Q \VS{6}you
may
mock
the
plans
of
the
poor,
\par }{\QB but
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
their
refuge.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}If
only
help
from
Zion
\par }{\QB would
come
for
Israel!
\par }{\Q When
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
brings
his
people
\par }{\QB a
change
of
fortune,
\par }{\Q how
glad
will
be
Jacob,
\par }{\QB and
Israel
how
joyful!

\par }\PsalmChap{15}{\SH Psalm 15 – Standing Firm
\par }{\D A psalm of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}{\ND{
Lord}},
who
can
be
guest
in
your
tent?
\par }{\QB Who
may
live
on
your
holy
mountain?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{2}The
person
whose
walk
is
blameless,
\par }{\QB whose
conduct
is
right,
\par }{\Q whose
words
are
true
and
sincere;
\par }{\QB \VS{3}on
whose
tongue
there
sits
no
slander,
\par }{\Q who
will
not
harm
a
friend,
\par }{\QB \VS{4}nor
cruelly
insult
a
neighbour,
\par }{\Q who
regards
with
contempt
those
rejected
by
God;
\par }{\QB but honours
those
who
obey
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\Q who
keeps
an
oath,
whatever
the
cost,
\par }{\QB \VS{5}whose
money
is
lent
without
interest,
\par }{\Q and
never
takes
a
bribe
to
hurt
the
innocent.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q The
person
who
does
these
things
will
always
stand
firm.

\par }\PsalmChap{16}{\SH Psalm 16 – The Joy of Fellowship with God
\par }{\D A michtam of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Keep
me,
O
God,
for
in
you
I
take
refuge.
\par }{\QB \VS{2}I
said
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}, ‘You
are
my
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\Q my
happiness
rests
in
you
alone.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Those
who
are
holy
in
the
land,
\par }{\QB they,
they
alone,
are
the
noble
ones;
\par }{\QB all
my
delight
is
in
them.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}Those
who
choose
other
gods
\par }{\QB find
endless
sorrow.
\par }{\Q In
their
offerings
of
blood
I
will
have
no
part
\par }{\QB nor
take
their
name
on
my
lips.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
my
share
and
my
portion,
\par }{\QB my
fate
is
in
your
strong
hands.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}The
boundary
lines
of
my
life
\par }{\QB mark
out
delightful
country,
\par }{\QB my
heritage
pleases
me
well.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}I
praise
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
for
his
counsel,
\par }{\QB which
so
stirs
my
heart
in
the
night.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}I
keep
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
always
in
mind:
\par }{\QB with
him
at
my
hand,
I
can
never
be
moved.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}So
my
heart
is
glad,
there
is
joy
inside
me;
\par }{\QB and
in
safety
of
body
I
live.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}For
you
will
not
give
me
up
to
Sheol
\par }{\QB nor
let
any
who
love
you
see
the
pit.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}You
will
show
me
the
path
that
leads
to
life,
\par }{\QB to
that
fulness
of
joy
which
is
in
your
presence,
\par }{\QB and
the
pleasures dispensed
by
your
hand
evermore.

\par }\PsalmChap{17}{\SH Psalm 17 – A Prayer for Deliverance
\par }{\D A prayer of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Listen,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
to
my
innocence;
\par }{\QB attend
to
my
piercing
cry.
\par }{\Q Give
heed
to
my
prayer
\par }{\QB out
of
lips unfeigned.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Let
my
vindication
come
from
you,
\par }{\QB your
eyes
see
the
truth.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}When
you
test
my
heart
when
you
visit
at
night,
\par }{\QB and
assay
me
like
silver –
you
can
find
no
evil.
\par }{\Q I
am
determined
that
my
mouth
should
not
lie.
\par }{\QB \VS{4}I
gave
earnest
heed
to
the
words
of
your
lips.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}My
steps
have
held
fast
to
the
paths
of
your
precepts
\par }{\QB and
in
your
tracks
have
my
feet
never
stumbled.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}So
I
call
you,
O
God,
with
assurance
of
answer;
\par }{\QB bend
down
your
ear
to
me,
hear
what
I
say.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Show
your
marvellous
love,
you
who
save
from
enemies
\par }{\QB those
who
take
refuge
at
your
right
hand.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}Keep
me
as
the
apple
of
the
eye,
\par }{\QB hide
me
in
the
shelter
of
your
wings.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}From
wicked
people
who
do
me
violence,
\par }{\QB from
deadly
foes
who
crowd
around
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}They
have
closed
their
hearts
to
pity,
\par }{\QB the
words
of
their
mouths
are
haughty.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Now
they
dog
us
at
every
step,
\par }{\QB keenly
watching,
to
hurl
us
to
the
ground,
\par }{\Q \VS{12}like
a
lion,
longing
to
tear,
\par }{\QB like
a
young
lion,
lurking
in
secret.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}Arise,
{\ND{
Lord}},
face
them
and
fell
them.
\par }{\QB By
your
sword
set
me
free
from
the
wicked,
\par }{\Q \VS{14}by
your
hand,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
from
those –
\par }{\QB whose
portion
of
life
is
but
of
this
world.
\par }{\Q But
let
your
treasured
ones
have
food
in
plenty
\par }{\Q may
their
children
be
full
and
their
children
satisfied.
\par }{\BB \par }{\QB \VS{15}In
my
innocence
I
will
see
your
face,
\par }{\Q awake
I
am
filled
with
a
vision
of
you.

\par }\PsalmChap{18}{\SH Psalm 18 – A King’s Song of Gratitude
\par }{\D For the leader. Of David, the servant of the
{\ND{Lord}}, who recited the words of this song to the
{\ND{Lord}} after the
{\ND{Lord}} had saved him from the power of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}I
love
you,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
my
strength.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
my
rock,
my
fortress,
deliverer,
\par }{\QB my
God,
my
rock,
where
I
take
refuge,
\par }{\QB my
shield,
my defender,
my
tower.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Worthy
of
praise
is
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
whom
I
call
on,
\par }{\QB he
rescues
me
from
all
my
foes.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}The
waves
of
death
broke
about
me,
\par }{\QB fearful
floods
of
chaos.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Sheol
threw
cords
around
me,
\par }{\QB snares
of
death
came
to
meet
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}In
distress
I
cried
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB and
shouted
for
help
to
my
God;
\par }{\Q in
his
temple
he
heard
my
voice,
\par }{\QB into
his
ears
came
my
cry.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}Then
the
earth
shook
and
quaked,
\par }{\QB mountains
trembled
to
their
foundations,
\par }{\QB and
quaked
because
of
his
wrath.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Smoke
went
up
from
his
nostrils,
\par }{\QB devouring
fire
from
his
mouth,
\par }{\QB coals
were
kindled
by
it.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}Then
he
bent
the
sky
and
came
down,
\par }{\QB thick
darkness
was
under
his
feet.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}He
rode
on
a
cherub
and
flew,
\par }{\QB darting
on
wings
of
wind,
\par }{\Q \VS{11}with
his
screen
of
darkness
about
him,
\par }{\QB in
thick
dark
clouds
of
water.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}At
the
radiance
before
him
there
passed
\par }{\QB hailstones
and
coals
of
fire.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
thundered
from
heaven,
\par }{\QB the
Most
High
uttered
his
voice.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}He
shot
his
arrows
and
scattered
them,
\par }{\QB flashed
lightnings,
and
routed
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}The
channels
of
the
sea
were
revealed,
\par }{\QB the
world
was
laid
bare
to
its
base,
\par }{\Q at
your
rebuke,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB at
the
blast
of
the
breath
of
your
nostrils.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{16}He
stretched
from
on
high,
he
seized
me,
\par }{\QB drew
me
up
from
the
mighty
waters,
\par }{\Q \VS{17}and
saved
me
from
those
who
hated
me –
\par }{\QB fierce
foes,
too
mighty
for
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}In
my
day
of
distress
they assailed
me,
\par }{\QB but
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
proved
my
support.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}To
a
spacious
place
he
brought
me,
\par }{\QB and,
for
love
of
me,
he
saved
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{20}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
repays
my
innocence,
\par }{\QB he
rewards
my
cleanness
of
hands.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}For
I
kept
the
ways
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB nor
have
wickedly
strayed
from
my
God.
\par }{\Q \VS{22}His
commandments
were
all
before
me,
\par }{\QB his
statutes
I
put
not
away.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}And
I
was
blameless
before
him,
\par }{\QB guarding
myself
from
sin.
\par }{\Q \VS{24}So
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
repaid
my
innocence,
\par }{\QB my
cleanness
of
hands
in
his
sight.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{25}With
the
loyal
you
are
loyal,
\par }{\QB and
with
the
blameless
blameless.
\par }{\Q \VS{26}With
the
pure
you
show
yourself
pure,
\par }{\QB but
shrewd
with
the
devious.
\par }{\Q \VS{27}For
the
lowly
people
you
save,
\par }{\QB but
haughty
eyes
you
abase.
\par }{\Q \VS{28}You
are
my
lamp,
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB my
God
who enlightens
my
darkness.
\par }{\Q \VS{29}With
you
I
can
storm
a
rampart,
\par }{\QB with
my
God
I
can
leap
a
wall.
\par }{\Q \VS{30}As
for
God,
his
way
is
perfect;
\par }{\QB the
word
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
pure.
\par }{\QB He
is
shield
to
all
who
take
refuge
in
him.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{31}For
who
is
God
but
the
{\ND{
Lord}}?
\par }{\QB And
who
is
a
rock
but
our
God?
\par }{\Q \VS{32}The
God
who
arms
me
with
strength,
\par }{\QB who
cleared
and smoothed
my
way.
\par }{\Q \VS{33}He
made
my
feet
like
hinds’
feet,
\par }{\QB and
set
me
up
on
the
heights.
\par }{\Q \VS{34}He
taught
my
hands
how
to
fight,
\par }{\QB and
my
arms
how
to
bend
a
bronze
bow.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{35}The
shield
of
your
help
you
gave
me,
\par }{\QB your
right
hand
supports
me,
\par }{\QB you
stoop
down
to
make
me
great.
\par }{\Q \VS{36}In
your
strength
I
took
giant strides,
\par }{\QB and
my
feet
never
slipped.
\par }{\Q \VS{37}So
I
chased
the
foe
till
I
caught
them,
\par }{\QB and
turned
not,
till
I
made
an
end
of
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{38}I
smashed
them,
they
could
not
rise,
\par }{\QB they
fell
beneath
my
feet.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{39}You
did
arm
me
with
strength
for
war,
\par }{\QB you
did
bow
my
assailants
beneath
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{40}You
made
my
foes
turn
their
back
to
me,
\par }{\QB and
those
who
did
hate
me
I
finished.
\par }{\Q \VS{41}They
cried
for
help,
but
none
saved
them;
\par }{\QB to
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
but
he
answered
them
not.
\par }{\Q \VS{42}I
beat
them
like
dust
of
the market-place,
\par }{\QB stamped
them
like
mud
of
the
streets.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{43}From
the
strife
of
the
peoples
you
saved
me,
\par }{\QB you
made
me
head
of
the
nations,
\par }{\QB peoples
I
knew
not
did
serve
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{44}On
the
instant
they
hear,
they
obey
me,
\par }{\QB foreigners
come
to
me cringing.
\par }{\Q \VS{45}Foreigners
lose
courage,
\par }{\QB and
come
out
of
their
strongholds
trembling.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{46}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
alive! Blest
be
my
rock!
\par }{\QB Exalted
be
God,
my
protector!
\par }{\Q \VS{47}The
God
who
gave
me
revenge,
\par }{\QB and
brought
down
nations
beneath
me,
\par }{\Q \VS{48}who
saved
me
from
angry
foes,
\par }{\QB and
set
me
above
my
assailants,
\par }{\QB safe
from
the
violent.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{49}For
this
I
will
praise
you
among
the
nations,
\par }{\QB making
music,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
to
your
name:
\par }{\Q \VS{50}for
great triumphs
he
grants
to
his
king,
\par }{\QB and
faithful
love
he
shows
his
anointed,
\par }{\QB to
David
and
his
seed
evermore.

\par }\PsalmChap{19}{\SH Psalm 19 – The Glory of God in the Heavens
\par }{\D For the leader. A psalm of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}The
heavens
declare
God’s
glory,
\par }{\QB the
sky
tells
what
his
hands
have
done.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Day
tells
it
to
day,
\par }{\QB night
reveals
it
to
night,
\par }{\Q \VS{3}without
speaking,
without
words;
\par }{\QB without
the
sound
of
voices.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}But
through
all
the
world
their
voice
carries
\par }{\QB their
words
to
the
ends
of
the
earth.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q He
has
pitched
a
tent
for
the
sun
in
the
sky,
\par }{\QB \VS{5}it
comes
out
like
a
bridegroom
from
his
bridal
chamber,
\par }{\Q it
joyfully
runs
its
course
like
a hero.
\par }{\QB \VS{6}From
one
end
of
the
heavens
it
rises,
\par }{\Q and
round
it
runs
to
the
other,
\par }{\QB and
nothing
hides
from
its
heat.
\par }{\SH In
Praise
of
the
Law
\par }{\Q \VS{7}The
law
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
perfect,
\par }{\QB renewing
life.
\par }{\Q The
decrees
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
are
trusty,
\par }{\QB making
the
simple
wise.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}The behests
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
are
right,
\par }{\QB rejoicing
the
heart.
\par }{\Q The
command
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
pure,
\par }{\QB giving
light
to
the
eyes.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}The
fear
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
clean,
\par }{\QB it
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q The
{\ND{
Lord}}’s
judgments
are
true
\par }{\QB and
right
altogether.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}More
precious
are
they
than
gold –
\par }{\QB than
fine
gold
in
plenty,
\par }{\Q and
sweeter
they
are
than
honey,
\par }{\QB that
drops
from
the
comb.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}By
them
is
your
servant
warned;
\par }{\QB who
keeps
them
has
rich
reward.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Who
can
know
their flaws?
\par }{\QB Absolve
me
from
those
I
know
not.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}Keep
your
servant
from wilful
sins –
\par }{\QB from
falling
under
their
sway:
\par }{\Q then
blameless
and
clear
will
I
be
\par }{\QB from
great
offence.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{14}May
the
words
of
my
mouth
and
the
thoughts
of
my
heart
\par }{\QB be
pleasing
to
you,
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB my
rock
and
redeemer.

\par }\PsalmChap{20}{\SH Psalm 20 – A Prayer for Victory
\par }{\D For the leader. A psalm of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
answer
you
in
the
day
of
distress,
\par }{\QB the
name
of
the
Jacob’s
God
protect
you,
\par }{\Q \VS{2}sending
you
help
from
the
temple,
\par }{\QB out
of
Zion
supporting
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}All
your meal-offerings
may
he
remember,
\par }{\QB your burnt-offerings
look
on
with
favour.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\Q \VS{4}May
he
grant
you
your
heart’s
desire,
\par }{\QB and
bring
all
your
plans
to
pass.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}We
will
shout
then
for
joy
at
your
victory,
\par }{\QB and
rejoice
in
the
name
of
our
God.
\par }{\QB May
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
grant
your
every
request.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}Now
I
am
sure
that
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
\par }{\QB will
help
his
anointed.
\par }{\Q From
his
temple
in
heaven
he
will
answer
\par }{\QB by
his
mighty
triumphant
right
hand.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Some
in
chariots
are
strong,
some
in
horses;
\par }{\QB but
our
strength
is
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
our
God.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}They
will
totter
and
fall,
\par }{\QB while
we
rise
and
stand
firm.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}Give
victory,
{\ND{
Lord}},
to
the
king,
\par }{\QB and
answer
us
when
we
call.

\par }\PsalmChap{21}{\SH Psalm 21 – A Prayer after a Victory
\par }{\D For the leader. A psalm of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}The
king
rejoices,
{\ND{
Lord}},
in
your
might,
\par }{\QB how
he
exults
because
of
your
help!
\par }{\Q \VS{2}You
have
granted
to
him
his
heart’s
desire,
\par }{\QB you
have
not
withheld
his lips’
request.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}You
came
to
meet
him
with
rich
blessings,
\par }{\QB you
set
on
his
head
a
golden
crown.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}He
asked
you
for
life,
you
gave
it –
\par }{\QB many
long
days,
forever
and
ever.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Great
is
his
glory
because
of
your
help,
\par }{\QB honour
and
majesty
you
lay
upon
him.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}For
you
make
him
most
blessed
forever,
\par }{\QB you
make
him
glad
with
the
joy
of
your
presence.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}For
the
king
puts
always
his
trust
in
the
{\ND{
Lord}};
\par }{\QB the
Most
High,
in
his
love,
will
preserve
him unshaken.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Your
hand
will
reach
all
your
foes,
\par }{\QB your
right
hand,
all
who
hate
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}You
will
make
them
like
a
furnace
of
fire,
\par }{\QB when
you
appear,
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q The
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
swallow
them
up
in
his
wrath.
\par }{\QB The
fire
will
devour
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}You
will
sweep
their
offspring
from
the
earth,
\par }{\QB their
children
from
humanity.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}When
they
scheme
against
you
\par }{\QB and
hatch
evil
plots –
they
will
fail.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}For
you
aim
your
bow
at
their
faces,
\par }{\QB make
them
turn
in
flight.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}Be
exalted,
{\ND{
Lord}},
in
your
strength,
\par }{\Q to
your
might
we
shall
sing
and
make
music.

\par }\PsalmChap{22}{\SH Psalm 22 – The Sufferer’s Triumph
\par }{\D For the leader; set to “Deer of the Dawn”. A psalm of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}My
God,
my
God,
why
have
you
left
me,
\par }{\QB my
rescue
so
far
from
the
words
of
my
roaring?
\par }{\Q \VS{2}I
cry
in
the
day,
you
do
not
answer,
\par }{\Q I
cry
in
the
night
but
find
no
rest.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}You
are
the
Holy
One,
\par }{\QB throned
on
the
praises
of
Israel.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}In
you
our
ancestors
trusted,
\par }{\QB they
trusted
and
you
delivered
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}They
cried
to
you,
and
found
safety,
\par }{\QB in
you
did
they
trust
and
were
not
put
to
shame.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}But
I
am
a
worm,
not
a
person;
\par }{\QB insulted
by
others,
despised
by
the
people.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}All
who
see
me
mock
me,
\par }{\QB with
mouths
wide
open
and wagging
heads:
\par }{\Q \VS{8}‘He relies
on
the
{\ND{
Lord}};
let
him
save
him.
\par }{\QB Let
him
rescue
the
one
he
holds
dear!’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}But
you
drew
me
from
the
womb,
\par }{\QB laid
me
safely
on
my
mother’s
breasts.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}On
your
care
was
I
cast
from
my
very
birth,
\par }{\QB you
are
my
God
from
my
mother’s
womb.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Be
not
far
from
me,
for
trouble
is
nigh,
\par }{\Q and
there
is
none
to
help.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}I
am
circled
by
many
bulls,
\par }{\QB beset
by
the
mighty
of
Bashan,
\par }{\Q \VS{13}who
face
me
with
gaping
jaws,
\par }{\QB like
ravening
roaring
lions.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Poured
out
am
I
like
water,
\par }{\QB and
all
my
bones
are loosened.
\par }{\Q My
heart
is
become
like
wax,
\par }{\QB melted
within
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{15}My
palate
is
dry
as
a
sherd,
\par }{\QB my
tongue
sticks
to
my
jaws;
\par }{\QB in
the
dust
of
death
you
lay
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}For
dogs
are
round
about
me,
\par }{\QB a
band
of knaves encircles
me,
\par }{\QB gnawing
my
hands
and
my
feet.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}I
can
count
my
bones,
every
one.
\par }{\QB As
for
them,
they
feast
their
eyes
on
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}They
divide
my
garments
among
them,
\par }{\QB and
over
my
raiment
cast
lots.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{19}But
you,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
be
not
far,
\par }{\QB O
my
strength,
hasten
to
help
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}Deliver
my
life
from
the
sword
\par }{\QB my
life
from
the
power
of
the
dogs.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}Save
me
from
the
jaws
of
the
lion,
\par }{\QB from
the
horns
of
the
wild
oxen
help
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{22}I
will
tell
of
your
fame
to
my
kindred,
\par }{\QB and
in
the
assembly
will
praise
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}Praise
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
you
who
fear
him.
\par }{\QB All
Jacob’s
seed,
give
him
glory.
\par }{\QB All
Israel’s
seed,
stand
in
awe
of
him.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{24}For
he
has
not
despised
nor
abhorred
\par }{\QB the
sorrow
of
the
sorrowful.
\par }{\Q He
hid
not
his
face
from
me,
\par }{\QB but
he
listened
to
my
cry
for
help.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{25}Of
you
is
my
praise
in
the
great
congregation;
\par }{\QB my
vows
I
will
pay
before
those
who
fear
him.
\par }{\Q \VS{26}The
afflicted
will
eat
to
their
heart’s
desire,
\par }{\QB and
those
who
seek
after
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
praise
him.
\par }{\QB Lift
up
your
hearts
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{27}All
will
call
it
to
mind,
to
the
ends
of
the
earth,
\par }{\QB and
turn
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}};
\par }{\Q and
all
tribes
of
the
nations
will
bow
down
before
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{28}For
the
kingdom
belongs
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}:
\par }{\QB he
is
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
the
nations.
\par }{\Q \VS{29}To
him
will
bow
down
all
who
sleep
in
the
earth,
\par }{\QB and
before
him
bend
all
who
go
down
to
the
dust,
\par }{\QB and
those
who
could
not
preserve
their
lives.
\par }{\Q \VS{30}My
descendants
will
tell
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
\par }{\QB to
the
next
generation;
\par }{\Q \VS{31}they
will
declare
his
righteousness
\par }{\QB to
people
yet
to
be
born:
\par }{\QB He
has
done
it.

\par }\PsalmChap{23}{\SH Psalm 23 – The Good Shepherd
\par }{\D A psalm of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
my
shepherd:
I
am
never
in
need.
\par }{\QB \VS{2}He
lays
me
down
in
green
pastures.
\par }{\Q He
gently
leads
me
to
waters
of
rest,
\par }{\QB \VS{3}he
refreshes
my
life.
\par }{\Q He
guides
me
along
paths
that
are
straight,
\par }{\QB true
to
his
name.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}And
when
my
way
lies
through
a
valley
of
gloom,
\par }{\QB I
fear
no
evil,
for
you
are
with
me.
\par }{\Q Your
rod
and
your
staff
comfort
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}You
spread
a
table
for
me
\par }{\QB in
face
of
my
foes;
\par }{\Q with
oil
you
anoint
my
head,
\par }{\QB and
my
cup
runs
over.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Surely
goodness
and
love
will
pursue
me –
\par }{\QB all
the
days
of
my
life.
\par }{\Q In
the
house
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
I
will
live
\par }{\QB through
the
length
of
the
days.

\par }\PsalmChap{24}{\SH Psalm 24 – The True Worshipper
\par }{\D Of David. A psalm.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}The
earth
is
the
{\ND{
Lord}}’s
and
all
that
it
holds,
\par }{\QB the
world
and
those
who
live
in
it.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}For
he
founded
it
on
the
seas,
\par }{\QB and
on
the
floods
he
sustains
it.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}Who
may
ascend
the
hill
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}?
\par }{\QB Who
may
stand
in
his
holy
place?
\par }{\Q \VS{4}The
clean
of
hands,
the
pure
of
heart,
\par }{\QB who
sets
not
their
heart
upon
sinful
things,
\par }{\QB nor
swears
with
intent
to
deceive:
\par }{\Q \VS{5}they
win
from
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
a
blessing:
\par }{\QB God
is
their
champion
and
saviour.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Such
must
be
those
who
resort
to
him,
\par }{\QB and
seek
the
face
of
the
God
of
Jacob.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\SH The Lords’s Triumphal
Entry
into
the
Sanctuary
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Lift
high
your
heads,
you
gates –
\par }{\QB Higher,
you
ancient
doors;
\par }{\QB welcome
the
glorious
king.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}‘Who
is
the
glorious
king?’
\par }{\QB ‘The
{\ND{
Lord}}
strong
and heroic,
\par }{\QB the
{\ND{
Lord}} heroic
in
battle.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}Lift
high
your
heads,
you
gates –
\par }{\QB Higher,
you
ancient
doors;
\par }{\QB welcome
the
glorious
king.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}‘Who
is
the
glorious
king?’
\par }{\QB ‘The
{\ND{
Lord}},
the
God
of
hosts,
\par }{\QB he
is
the
glorious
king.’
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }

\PsalmChap{25}{\SH Psalm 25 – A Prayer for Forgiveness and Protection
\par }{\D A psalm of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}To
you,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
I
lift
up
my
heart:
\par }{\QB all
the
day
I
wait
for
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}In
you
I
trust,
put
me
not
to
shame;
\par }{\QB let
not
my
foes
exult
over
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}None
will
be
shamed
who
wait
for
you,
\par }{\QB but
shame
will
fall
upon
wanton traitors.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Make
me,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
to
know
your
ways:
\par }{\QB teach
me
your
paths.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}In
your
faithfulness
guide
me
and
teach
me,
\par }{\QB for
you
are
my
God
and
my
saviour.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Remember
your
pity,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
and
your
kindness,
\par }{\QB for
they
have
been
ever
of
old.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Do
not
remember
the
sins
of
my
youth;
\par }{\QB remember
me
in
kindness,
\par }{\QB because
of
your
goodness,
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Good
is
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
and
upright,
\par }{\QB so
he
teaches
sinners
the
way.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}The
humble
he
guides
in
the
right,
\par }{\QB he
teaches
the
humble
his
way.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}All
his
ways
are
loving
and
loyal
\par }{\QB to
those
who
observe
his
charges
and
covenant.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Be
true
to
your
name
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB forgive
my
many
sins.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Who
then
is
the
person
who
fears
the
{\ND{
Lord}}?
\par }{\QB He
will
teach
them
the
way
to
choose.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}They
will
live
in
prosperity,
\par }{\QB their
children
will
inherit
the
land.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
gives
guidance
to
those
who
fear
him,
\par }{\QB and
with
his
covenant
he
makes
them
acquainted.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}My
eyes
are
ever
toward
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB for
out
of
the
net
he
brings
my
foot.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}Turn
to
me
with
your
favour,
\par }{\QB for
I
am
lonely
and
crushed
\par }{\Q \VS{17}In
my
heart
are strain
and
storm;
\par }{\QB bring
me
out
of
my
distresses.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}Look
on
my
misery
and
trouble,
\par }{\QB and
pardon
all
my
sins,
\par }{\Q \VS{19}look
on
my
foes
oh,
so
many!
\par }{\QB And
their
cruel
hatred towards
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}Deliver
me,
keep
me,
and
shame
not
\par }{\QB one
who
takes
refuge
in
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}May
integrity
and
innocence
preserve
me,
\par }{\QB for
I
wait
for
you,
O
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{22}Redeem
Israel,
O
God,
\par }{\QB from
all
its
distresses.

\par }\PsalmChap{26}{\SH Psalm 26 – Prayer of a Devout Worshipper
\par }{\D A psalm of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Defend
me,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
for
my
walk
has
been
blameless;
\par }{\QB in
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
have
I
trusted unswervingly:
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Examine
me,
{\ND{
Lord}},
and
test
me;
\par }{\QB test
my
heart
and
my
mind.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}For
your
love
is
before
my
eyes,
\par }{\QB and
your
faithfulness governs
my
way.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}I
never
sat
down
with
the
worthless,
\par }{\QB nor companied
with
dissemblers.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}I
hate
the
assembly
of knaves,
\par }{\QB I
would
never
sit
down
with
the
wicked;
\par }{\Q \VS{6}but,
with
hands
washed
in
innocence,
\par }{\QB I
would
march
round
your
altar,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\Q \VS{7}singing
loud
songs
of
thanks,
\par }{\QB and
telling
of
all
your
wonders.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}O
{\ND{
Lord}},
I
love
your
house,
\par }{\QB the
place
where
your
glory
lives.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}Do
not
gather
me
up
with
sinners;
\par }{\QB slay
me
not
with
people
of
blood,
\par }{\Q \VS{10}whose
hands
are
stained
with villainy,
\par }{\QB and
whose
right
hand
is
filled
with
bribes.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}But
my
walk
is
blameless!
\par }{\QB O
redeem
me,
be
gracious
to
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}My
foot
stands
on
even
ground,
\par }{\QB in
the
choirs
I
will
bless
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.

\par }\PsalmChap{27}{\SH Psalm 27 – If God is for Me
\par }{\D A psalm of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
my
light
and
my
saviour;
\par }{\QB whom
then
should
I
fear?
\par }{\Q The
{\ND{
Lord}}
protects
my
life;
\par }{\QB whom
then
should
I
dread?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{2}When
the
wicked
drew
near
to
assail
me
\par }{\QB and
eat
up
my
flesh,
\par }{\Q it
was
those
who
distressed
and
opposed
me
\par }{\QB who
stumbled
and
fell.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}Though
against
me
a
host
should
encamp,
\par }{\QB yet
my
heart
would
be fearless:
\par }{\Q though
battle
should
rise
up
against
me,
\par }{\QB still
would
I
be trustful.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}One
thing
have
I
asked
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB and
that
do
I
long
for –
\par }{\Q To
live
in
the
house
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
\par }{\QB all
the
days
of
my
life,
\par }{\Q to
gaze
on
the
grace
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
\par }{\QB and
inquire
in
his
temple.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}For
he
will
hide
me
in
his
shelter
\par }{\QB in
the
day
of
misfortune.
\par }{\Q In
his sheltering
tent
he
hides
me:
\par }{\QB he
lifts
me
up
on
a
rock.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}And
now
that
my
head
he
has
lifted
\par }{\Q above
my
encircling
foes,
\par }{\Q I
will
march
round
the
altar
and
sacrifice,
\par }{\QB shouting
with
joy,
in
his
tent,
\par }{\QB making
music
and
song
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\SH The Serenity
of
Faith
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Hear,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
my
loud
cry,
\par }{\QB and
graciously
answer
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}My
heart
has
said
to
you,
\par }{\QB ‘Your
face,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
I
seek.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}Hide
not
your
face
from
me,
\par }{\QB reject
not
your
servant
in
anger:
\par }{\QB for
you
have
been
my
help.
\par }{\Q Abandon
me
not,
nor
forsake
me,
\par }{\QB O
God
of
my
help:
\par }{\Q \VS{10}for
father
and
mother
have
left
me;
\par }{\QB but
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
take
me
up.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}Teach
me
your
way,
O
{\ND{
Lord}}:
\par }{\QB lead
me
in
an
even
path,
\par }{\QB because
of
my
enemies.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Give
me
not
up,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB unto
the
rage
of
my
foes;
\par }{\Q for
against
me
have
risen
false
witnesses,
\par }{\QB breathing
out
cruelty.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}Firm
is
the
faith
I
cherish,
\par }{\QB that
I,
in
the
land
of
the
living,
\par }{\QB will
yet
see
the
goodness
of
God.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Let
your
heart
be
courageous
and
strong,
\par }{\QB and
wait
on
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.

\par }\PsalmChap{28}{\SH Psalm 28 – An Answered Prayer for Help
\par }{\D Of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Unto
you,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
do
I
cry;
\par }{\QB my
rock,
be
not
deaf
to
me:
\par }{\Q lest,
through
holding
your
peace,
I
become
\par }{\QB like
those
who
go
down
to
the
pit.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Hear
my
loud
entreaty,
\par }{\QB as
I
cry
for
help
to
you,
\par }{\Q lifting
my
hands,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB towards
your
holy chancel.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}Take
me
not
off
with
the
wicked,
\par }{\QB nor
with
the
workers
of
wrong,
\par }{\Q whose
speech
to
their
neighbours
is
friendly,
\par }{\QB while
evil
is
in
their
heart.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Give
them
as
they
have
done,
\par }{\QB as
their
wicked
deeds
deserve.
\par }{\Q As
their
hands
have
wrought,
so
give
to
them:
\par }{\QB requite
to
them
their
deserts.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}They
are
blind
to
all
that
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
does,
\par }{\QB to
all
that
his
hands
have
wrought;
\par }{\Q and
so
he
will
tear
them
down,
\par }{\QB to
build
them
up
no
more.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}Blest
be
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
who
has
heard
\par }{\QB my
voice
as
I
plead
for
mercy.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
my
strength
and
my
shield;
\par }{\QB my
heart
trusts
in
him.
\par }{\Q I
was
helped:
so
my
heart
is
exultant,
\par }{\QB and
in
my
song
I
will
praise
him.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
the
strength
of
his
people,
\par }{\QB the
fortress
who
saves
his
anointed.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}O
save
your
people,
\par }{\QB and
bless
your
inheritance.
\par }{\Q Be
their
shepherd
\par }{\QB and
carry
them
forever.

\par }\PsalmChap{29}{\SH Psalm 29 – The Lord’s Glory in the Storm
\par }{\D A psalm of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Ascribe
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
you
heavenly
beings,
\par }{\QB ascribe
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
glory
and
power
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Ascribe
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
the
glory
he manifests:
\par }{\QB bow
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
in
holy
array.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}The
{\ND{
Lord}}’s
voice peals
on
the
waters.
\par }{\QB The
God
of
glory
has
thundered.
\par }{\QB He peals o’er
the
mighty
waters.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}The
{\ND{
Lord}}’s
voice
sounds
with
strength,
\par }{\QB the
{\ND{
Lord}}’s
voice
sounds
with
majesty.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}The
{\ND{
Lord}}’s
voice
breaks
the
cedars,
\par }{\QB he
breaks
the
cedars
of
Lebanon,
\par }{\Q \VS{6}making
Lebanon
dance
like
a
calf,
\par }{\QB Sirion
like
a
young
wild
ox.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}The
{\ND{
Lord}}’s
voice
hews
out
flames
of
fire.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}The
{\ND{
Lord}}’s
voice rends
the
desert,
\par }{\QB he rends
the
desert
of
Kadesh.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}The
{\ND{
Lord}}’s
voice
whirls
the
oaks,
\par }{\QB and
strips
the
forests
bare;
\par }{\QB and
all
in
his
temple
say ‘Glory.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
was
king
at
the
flood,
\par }{\QB the
{\ND{
Lord}}
sits throned
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
gives
strength
to
his
people,
\par }{\QB he
blesses
his
people
with
peace.

\par }\PsalmChap{30}{\SH Psalm 30 – A Song of Thanksgiving for Deliverance
\par }{\D A psalm of David. A song for the dedication of the Temple.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}I
will
extol
you,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB because
you
have
lifted
me
up,
\par }{\Q and
not
suffered
my
foes
to
rejoice
over
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{2}I
cried
to
you
for
help,
\par }{\QB O
{\ND{
Lord}}
my
God,
and
you
healed
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}You
have
brought
me
up,
{\ND{
Lord}},
from
Sheol,
\par }{\QB from
my
way
to
the
pit
back
to
life
you
have
called
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}Sing
praise
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
faithful
people;
\par }{\QB give
thanks
to
his
holy
name.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}For
his
anger
lasts
only
a
moment,
\par }{\QB his
favour
endures
for
a
lifetime.
\par }{\Q Weeping
may
lodge
for
the
night,
\par }{\QB but
the
morning
brings
shouts
of
joy.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}When
all
went
well,
I
imagined
\par }{\QB that
never
should
I
be
shaken.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}For
by
your
favour,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB you
had
set
me
on
mountains
strong:
\par }{\Q but
you
hide
your
face,
\par }{\QB and
I
was
confounded.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}Then
to
you,
{\ND{
Lord}},
I
cried,
\par }{\QB to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
I
begged
for
mercy,
\par }{\Q \VS{9}‘What
profit
is
there
in
my
blood,
\par }{\QB if
I
go
down
to
the
pit?
\par }{\Q Can
you
be
praised
by
dust?
\par }{\QB Can
it
tell
of
your
faithfulness?
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Hear,
{\ND{
Lord}},
and
show
me
your
favour,
\par }{\QB {\ND{
Lord}}
be
a
helper
to
me.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}You
have
turned
my
mourning
to
dancing;
\par }{\QB my
sackcloth
you
have unloosed,
\par }{\QB and
clothed
me
with
joy:
\par }{\Q \VS{12}that
unceasingly
I
should
sing
your
praise,
\par }{\QB and
give
thanks
to
you,
{\ND{
Lord}}
my
God,
forever.

\par }\PsalmChap{31}{\SH Psalm 31 – A Prayer for Deliverance from Troubles
\par }{\D For the leader. A psalm of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}In
you,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
I
take
refuge;
\par }{\QB let
me
never
be
put
to
shame.
\par }{\Q Rescue
me
in
your
faithfulness;
\par }{\QB \VS{2}incline
to
me
your
ear.
\par }{\Q Deliver
me
speedily.
\par }{\QB Be
to
me
a
rock
of
defence,
\par }{\Q a
fortified
house,
to
save
me.
\par }{\QB \VS{3}For
my
rock
and
my
fortress
are
you;
\par }{\Q lead
me
and
guide
me
so
your
name
will
be
honoured.
\par }{\QB \VS{4}Draw
me
out
of
the
net
they
have
hid
for
me,
\par }{\Q for
you
yourself
are
my
refuge.
\par }{\QB \VS{5}Into
your
hand
I commend
my
spirit:
\par }{\QB you
ransom
me,
{\ND{
Lord}},
faithful
God.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}I
hate
those
devoted
to
worthless
idols;
\par }{\QB I
trust
in
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}I
will
rejoice
and
be
glad
in
your
love,
\par }{\QB because
you
have
looked
on
my
misery,
\par }{\QB and
cared
for
me
in
my
distress.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}You
have
not
given
me
into
the
enemy’s
hand,
\par }{\QB you
have
set
my
feet
in
a
spacious
place.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}Be
gracious
to
me,
{\ND{
Lord}},
for
I
am
distressed;
\par }{\QB my
eye
is
wasted
away
with
sorrow.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}For
my
life
is
consumed
with
grief,
\par }{\QB and
my
years
with
sighing.
\par }{\Q My
strength
is
broken
with
misery,
\par }{\QB my
bones
waste
away.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}The
scorn
of
all
my
foes,
\par }{\QB the
butt
of
my
neighbours
am
I,
\par }{\QB a
terror
to
my
acquaintance.
\par }{\Q At
the
sight
of
me
in
the
street
\par }{\QB people
turn
quickly
away.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}I
am
clean
forgotten
like
the
dead,
\par }{\QB am
become
like
a
ruined
vessel.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}I
hear
the whispers
of
many –
\par }{\QB terror
on
every
side –
\par }{\Q scheming
together
against
me,
\par }{\QB plotting
to
take
my
life.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{14}But
my
trust
is
in
you,
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\QB ‘You
are
my
God,’
I
say;
\par }{\Q \VS{15}my
times
are
in
your
hand,
save
me
\par }{\QB from
the
hand
of
the
foes
who
pursue
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}Make
your
face
to
shine
on
your
servant,
\par }{\QB save
me
in
your
love.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}Put
me
not,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
to
shame,
\par }{\QB for
I
have
called
upon
you.
\par }{\Q Let
the
wicked
be
put
to
shame
\par }{\QB silent
in
Sheol.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}Strike
the
false
lips
dumb,
\par }{\QB that
speak
proudly
against
the
righteous
\par }{\QB with
haughtiness
and
contempt.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{19}How
great
is
the
goodness
\par }{\QB you
have
treasured
for
those
who
fear
you,
\par }{\Q and
wrought
for
those
who
take
refuge
in
you,
\par }{\QB in
plain
sight
of
all!
\par }{\Q \VS{20}In
your sheltering
wings
you
hide
them
\par }{\QB from plottings
of
people,
\par }{\Q you
keep
them
safe
in
a bower
\par }{\QB from
the
chiding
of
tongues.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{21}Blest
be
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
\par }{\QB for
the
wonderful
love
he
has
shown
me
\par }{\QB in
time
of
distress.
\par }{\Q \VS{22}For
I
had
said
in
panic,
\par }{\QB ‘I
am
driven
clean
out
of
your
sight.’
\par }{\Q But
you
heard
my
plea,
\par }{\QB when
I
cried
to
you
for
help.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{23}Love
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
all
you
faithful;
\par }{\QB the
{\ND{
Lord}}
protects
the
loyal,
\par }{\Q but
repays
the
haughty
in
full.
\par }{\Q \VS{24}Let
your
hearts
be
courageous
and
strong,
\par }{\QB all
you
who
wait
on
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.

\par }\PsalmChap{32}{\SH Psalm 32 – A Prayer of Confession and Joy
\par }{\D Of David. A maskil.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Happy
those
whose
transgression
is
pardoned,
\par }{\QB whose
sin
is
covered.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Happy
are
those,
free
from falseness
of
spirit,
\par }{\QB to
whom
the
{\ND{
Lord}} reckons
no
debt
of
guilt.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}When
I
held
my
peace,
my
bones
wore
away
\par }{\QB with
my
endless
groaning;
\par }{\Q \VS{4}for
day
and
night
did
your
hand
\par }{\QB lie
heavy
upon
me.
\par }{\Q The
sap
of
my
life
was
dried
up
\par }{\QB as
with
fierce summer-heat.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}I
began
to
acknowledge
my
sin,
\par }{\QB not concealing
my
guilt;
\par }{\Q and
the
moment
I
vowed
to
confess
\par }{\QB to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
my
transgression,
\par }{\Q then
you
yourself
did
pardon
\par }{\QB the
guilt
of
my
sin.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}For
this
cause
let
all
who
are
faithful
\par }{\QB pray
to
you
in
the
time
of
distress;
\par }{\Q then,
when
the
great
waters
rush,
\par }{\QB they
will
not
reach
to
him.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}For
you
are
my
shelter,
\par }{\QB you
protect
me
from
trouble,
\par }{\QB and
surround
me
with
deliverance.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}‘With
my
eye steadfastly
upon
you,
\par }{\QB I
will
instruct
and
teach
you
\par }{\QB The
way
you
should
go.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Do
not
be
like
the
horse
or
the
mule,
\par }{\QB that
have
no
understanding,
\par }{\Q but
need
bridle
and halter
to curb
them,
\par }{\QB else
they
will
not
come
near
to
you.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}The
godless
have
many
sorrows,
\par }{\QB but
those
who
trust
in
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
\par }{\QB will
be
compassed
about
by
his
kindness.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Be
glad
in
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
and
rejoice,
you
righteous;
\par }{\QB and
ring
out
your
joy,
all
you
upright
in
heart.

\par }\PsalmChap{33}{\SH Psalm 33 – A Hymn of Thanksgiving
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Shout
for
joy
in
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
you
righteous:
\par }{\QB praise
for
the
upright
is
seemly.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Give
thanks
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
on
the
lyre,
\par }{\QB play
to
him
on
a
ten-stringed
harp.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Sing
to
him
a
new
song,
\par }{\QB play
skilfully
and
shout
merrily.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}For
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
straight
in
his
promise;
\par }{\QB and
all
that
he
does
is
in
faithfulness.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Justice
and
right
he
loves;
\par }{\QB the
earth
is
full
of
his
kindness.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}By
his
word
the
heavens
were
made,
\par }{\QB all
their
host
by
the
breath
of
his
mouth.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}He
gathers
the
sea
in
a
bottle,
\par }{\QB the
ocean
he
puts
into store-houses.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Let
the
whole
world
honour
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB let
all
who
live
on
earth
be
in
awe.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}For
at
his
word
it
came
into
being,
\par }{\QB at
his
command
it
stood
forth.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
frustrates
the
designs
of
the
nations,
\par }{\QB what
the
peoples
have
purposed,
he
brings
to
nought,
\par }{\Q \VS{11}but
the
{\ND{
Lord}}’s
own
design
will
stand
forever,
\par }{\QB and
what
his
heart
has
purposed,
through
all
generations.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Happy
the
nation
whose
God
is
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB the
people
he
chose
for
himself
as
his
own.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
looks
down
from
heaven,
\par }{\QB he
sees
all
of
humanity;
\par }{\Q \VS{14}from
where
he
rules
he
gazes
\par }{\QB on
all
who
inhabit
the
earth.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}He
fashions
the
hearts
of
them
all,
\par }{\QB and
gives
heed
to
all
that
they
do.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{16}It
is
not
by
great
armies
that
kings
are
victorious,
\par }{\QB it
is
not
by
great
strength
that
a
warrior
saves
himself;
\par }{\Q \VS{17}false
hope
is
the war-horse
to usher
in
victory,
\par }{\QB for
all
its
great
might
it
can
provide
no
escape.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{18}See!
The
eye
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
on
those
who
fear
him,
\par }{\QB on
those
who
hope
in
his
kindness;
\par }{\Q \VS{19}to
deliver
their
life
from
death,
\par }{\QB and
to
keep
them
alive
in
famine.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{20}We
wait
for
the
{\ND{
Lord}}:
\par }{\QB he
is
our
help
and
our
shield.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}For
in
him
our
heart
is
glad,
\par }{\QB we
trust
in
his
holy
name.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{22}Let
your
kindness,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
be
upon
us,
\par }{\QB as
is
our
hope
in
you.

\par }\PsalmChap{34}{\SH Psalm 34 – The Lord is Mindful of His Own
\par }{\D Of David, when he feigned madness in the presence of Abimelech, who drove him away, and he left.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}I
will
bless
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
at
all
times,
\par }{\QB in
my
mouth
will
his
praise
be
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}In
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
my
heart
make
her
boast,
\par }{\QB the
humble
will
hear
and
be
glad.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}O
magnify
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
with
me
\par }{\QB and
let
us
extol
his
name
together.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}I
sought
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
and,
in
answer,
\par }{\QB he
saved
me
from
all
my
terrors.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Look
to
him
and
you
will
be
radiant,
\par }{\QB with
faces unashamed.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Here
is
one
who
was
crushed,
\par }{\QB but
cried
and
was
heard
by
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB and
brought
safe
out
of
every
trouble.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}The
{\ND{
Lord}}’s
angel
encamps
\par }{\QB about
those
who
fear
him,
and
rescues
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}O
taste
and
see
that
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
good,
\par }{\QB happy
those
who
take
refuge
in
him.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Fear
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
all
his
people,
\par }{\QB for
they
who
fear
him
lack
nothing.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Even
young
lions
may
be
poor
and
hungry,
\par }{\QB but
those
who
seek
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
\par }{\QB will
not
lack
any
good
thing.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}Come,
children,
listen
to
me.
\par }{\QB I
will
teach
you
the
fear
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Which
of
you
is
desirous
of
life,
\par }{\QB loves
many
and
happy
days?
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Then
guard
your
tongue
from
evil,
\par }{\QB and
your
lips
from
speaking
deceit.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Depart
from
evil,
and
do
good;
\par }{\QB seek
peace,
and
pursue
it.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}The
eyes
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
are towards
the
righteous,
\par }{\QB his
ears
are towards
their
cry
for
help.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
sets
his
face
against
those
who
do
evil,
\par }{\QB to
root
their
memory
out
of
the
earth.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}When
righteous
cry,
they
are
heard
by
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB and
he
saves
them
from
all
their
distresses.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
near
to
the broken-hearted,
\par }{\QB he
helps
those
whose
spirit
is
crushed.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}Many
misfortunes
befall
the
righteous,
\par }{\QB but
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
delivers
them
out
of
them
all.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}He
guards
all
their
bones,
\par }{\QB none
are
broken.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}Misfortune
will
slay
the
ungodly;
\par }{\QB those
who
hate
the
righteous
are
doomed.
\par }{\Q \VS{22}The
{\ND{
Lord}} ransoms
the
life
of
his
servants,
\par }{\QB and
none
will
be
doomed
who
takes
refuge
in
him.

\par }\PsalmChap{35}{\SH Psalm 35 – A Prayer for Deliverance from Malicious Foes
\par }{\D Of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Contend,
{\ND{
Lord}},
with
those
who
contend
with
me,
\par }{\QB do
battle
with
those
who
do
battle
with
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Grasp
shield
and
buckler,
\par }{\QB and
rise
up
as
my
help.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Draw
spear
and
battle-axe,
\par }{\QB confront
those
who
pursue
me.
\par }{\QB Assure
me
that
you
will
help
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Dishonour
and
shame
be
on
those
\par }{\QB who
are
seeking
my
life!
\par }{\Q Defeat
and
confusion
on
those
\par }{\QB who
are
planning
my
hurt!
\par }{\Q \VS{5}As
chaff
before
wind
may
they
be,
\par }{\QB with
the
{\ND{
Lord}}’s
angel
pursuing
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Slippery
and
dark
be
their
way,
\par }{\QB with
his
angel
thrusting
them
on.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}For
they wantonly
hid
their
net
for
me,
\par }{\QB and
dug
a
pit
to
destroy
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}Upon
them
may
ruin
come
unawares;
\par }{\Q may
the
net
which
they
hid
catch
themselves,
\par }{\QB and
into
the
pit
may
they
fall.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Then
I
will
exult
in
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB and
be
joyful
because
of
his
help;
\par }{\Q \VS{10}and
all
my
being
will
say,
\par }{\QB ‘Who,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
is
like
you,
\par }{\Q who
save
the
helpless
from
those
too
strong
for
them,
\par }{\QB the
poor
and
the
helpless
from
those
who
despoil
them?’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}Violent
witnesses
rise,
\par }{\QB and
ask
of
me
things
that
I
know
not.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Evil
for
good
they
requite
me,
\par }{\QB leaving
me
inwardly comfortless.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}But
when
they
were
sick,
I
put
on
sackcloth,
\par }{\QB and
chastened
myself
with
fasting.
\par }{\Q I
prayed
with
head
bowed
low,
\par }{\QB \VS{14}as
if
for
my
friend
or
my
brother.
\par }{\Q I
went
about
bowed
and
in
mourning,
\par }{\QB as
one
who
laments
his
mother.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{15}When
I
stumbled,
they gleefully
gathered,
\par }{\QB strangers
gathered
around
me,
\par }{\QB and
tore
at
me
without
ceasing,
\par }{\Q \VS{16}impiously
mocking
and
mocking,
\par }{\QB bearing
their
teeth
at
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{17}How
long,
{\ND{
Lord}},
will
you
look
on?
\par }{\QB Rescue
me
from
their
roaring,
\par }{\QB my
precious
life
from
the
lions.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}I
will
then
give
you
thanks
in
the
great
congregation,
\par }{\QB and
praise
you
before
many
people.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}Suffer
not
those
to
rejoice
over
me
\par }{\QB who
are
falsely
my
foes,
\par }{\Q suffer
not
those
who
without
cause
abhor
me
\par }{\QB to
wink
with
the
eye.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{20}For
it
is
not
peace
that
they
speak
\par }{\QB of
those
who
are
quiet
in
the
land;
\par }{\Q but
treacherous
charges
they
plot.
\par }{\QB \VS{21}With
wide
open
mouths
they
shout,
\par }{\Q ‘Hurrah! Hurrah!
\par }{\QB With
our
own
eyes
we
saw
it.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{22}But
you
have
seen,
too,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB keep
not
silence,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB be
not
far
from
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}Bestir
you,
awake,
for
my
right
\par }{\QB my
God,
my
{\ND{
Lord}},
for
my
cause.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{24}You
are
just,
{\ND{
Lord}}:
win
for
me
justice,
\par }{\QB let
them
not
rejoice
over
me,
\par }{\Q \VS{25}inwardly
saying, ‘Hurrah!
\par }{\QB The
desire
of
our
hearts
at
last!
\par }{\QB Now
we
have
swallowed
him
up.’
\par }{\Q \VS{26}Shame
and
confusion
together
\par }{\QB on
those
who
rejoice
at
my
hurt!
\par }{\Q Clothed
with
shame
and
dishonour
\par }{\QB be
those
who
are
haughty
to
me!
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{27}Let
such
as
delight
in
my
cause
\par }{\Q ring
out
their
gladness,
\par }{\QB and
say
evermore,
\par }{\Q ‘Great
is
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
whose
delight
\par }{\QB is
the
well-being
of
his
servant.’
\par }{\Q \VS{28}Then
my
tongue
will
tell
of
your
justice,
\par }{\QB and
all
the
day
long
of
your
praise.

\par }\PsalmChap{36}{\SH Psalm 36 – The Triumphant Power of God’s Love
\par }{\D For the leader. Of the servant of the
{\ND{Lord}}, of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Sin whispers
within
the
heart
of
the
wicked,
\par }{\QB who
have
no
dread
of
God
before
their
eyes.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}It
flatters
them
in
their
eyes
\par }{\QB that
their
sin
will
not
be
found
out.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}First,
their
speech
becomes
wicked
and
false,
\par }{\QB they
give
up
acting
wisely
and
well.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Then
they
plot deliberate
wrong,
\par }{\QB take
their
stand
on
the
wicked
way,
\par }{\QB without
the
least shrinking
from
evil.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Your
love,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
touches
the
heavens,
\par }{\QB your
faithfulness
reaches
the
clouds.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Your
justice
is
like
the
great
mountains,
\par }{\QB your
judgments
are
like
the
broad
sea.
\par }{\QB {\ND{
Lord}},
you
save
people
and
animals.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}How
precious
your
love,
O
God!
\par }{\QB All
may
seek
shelter
in
the
shadow
of
your
wings.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}They
feast
on
the
fat
of
your
house,
\par }{\QB they
drink
of
your
brook
of
delights.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}For
with
you
is
the
fountain
of
life,
\par }{\QB in
the
light
that
is
yours
we
see
light.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}O
continue
your
grace
to
the
faithful,
\par }{\QB your
love
to
the
upright
in
heart.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Let
no
arrogant
foot
tread
upon
me,
\par }{\QB no
wicked
hand
drive
me
to
exile.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}There
the
workers
of
wrong
lie
prostrate,
\par }{\QB thrust
down
to
rise
up
no
more.

\par }\PsalmChap{37}{\SH Psalm 37 – Trust in the Lord and Do Good
\par }{\D Of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Be
not
kindled
to
wrath
at
the
wicked,
\par }{\QB nor
envious
of
those
who
work
wrong;
\par }{\Q \VS{2}for,
like
grass,
they
will
speedily
wither,
\par }{\QB and
fade
like
the
green
of
young
grass.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}Trust
in
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
and
do
good;
\par }{\QB remain
in
the
land,
and
deal
faithfully:
\par }{\Q \VS{4}then
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
be
your
delight,
\par }{\QB he
will
grant
you
your
heart’s
petitions.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Commit
your
way
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}};
\par }{\QB trust
in
him,
and
he
will
act,
\par }{\Q \VS{6}making
clear
as
the
light
your
right,
\par }{\QB and
your
just
cause
clear
as
the noon-day.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}In
silence
and
patience
wait
on
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\QB Be
not
kindled
to
anger
at
those
who
prosper.
\par }{\QB At
those
who
execute
evil
devices.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}Desist
from
anger,
abandon
wrath:
\par }{\QB be
not
kindled
to
anger
it
leads
but
to
evil:
\par }{\Q \VS{9}for
evildoers
will
be
cut
off,
\par }{\QB but
the
land
will
be
theirs,
who
wait
on
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}Yet
but
a
little,
and
the
wicked
vanish:
\par }{\QB look
at
their
place:
they
are
there
no
more.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}But
the
humble
will
have
the
land,
\par }{\QB and
the rapture
of
peace
in
abundance.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}The
wicked
plots
against
the
righteous,
\par }{\QB snarls
like
a
wild
animal;
\par }{\Q \VS{13}the
{\ND{
Lord}}
laughs,
\par }{\QB for
he
sees
that
his
day
is
coming.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{14}The
wicked
have
drawn
the
sword,
and
bent
the
bow,
\par }{\QB to
fell
the
poor,
to
slay
those
who
walk
uprightly;
\par }{\Q \VS{15}but
their
sword
will
pierce
their
own
heart,
\par }{\QB and
their
bows
will
be
broken
in
pieces.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{16}Better
is
the
righteous
person’s
little
\par }{\QB than
the
wealth
of
many
wicked.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}For
the
arms
of
the
wicked
will
be
broken,
\par }{\QB but
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
upholds
the
righteous.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{18}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
watches
over
the
days
of
the
blameless,
\par }{\QB their
heritage
will
continue
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}They
will
not
be
shamed
in
the
evil
time,
\par }{\QB in
the
days
of
famine
they
will
be
satisfied.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{20}Because
the
wicked
will
perish:
\par }{\Q but
the
foes
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
like
a
brand
in
the
oven,
\par }{\QB will
vanish,
like
smoke
they
will
vanish.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{21}The
wicked
must
borrow
and
cannot
pay
back,
\par }{\QB but
the
righteous
is
lavish
and
gives.
\par }{\Q \VS{22}For
those blest
by
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
inherit
the
land,
\par }{\QB while
those
whom
he
curses
will
be
cut
off.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{23}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
supports
the
steps
\par }{\QB of
those
with
whom
he
is
pleased.
\par }{\Q \VS{24}Though
they
fall,
they
will
not
be
cast
headlong,
\par }{\QB for
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
holds
their
hands.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{25}Never,
from
youth
to
age,
\par }{\QB have
I
seen
the
righteous
forsaken,
\par }{\QB or
their
children
begging
bread.
\par }{\Q \VS{26}They
are
ever lavishly
lending,
\par }{\QB and
their
children
are
fountains
of
blessing.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{27}Turn
away
from
evil
and
do
good
\par }{\QB and
you
will
live
in
the
land
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{28}For
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
loves
justice,
\par }{\QB he
does
not
forsake
his
friends.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q The
unrighteous
will
be
destroyed
forever,
\par }{\QB and
the
seed
of
the
wicked
will
be
cut
off.
\par }{\Q \VS{29}But
the
land
will
belong
to
the
righteous,
\par }{\QB they
will
live
upon
it
forever,
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{30}The
mouth
of
the
righteous
murmurs
wisdom,
\par }{\QB and
words
of
justice
are
on
their
tongues.
\par }{\Q \VS{31}The
law
of
their
God
is
in
their
heart,
\par }{\QB their
steps
are
never
unsteady.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{32}The
wicked
watches
the
righteous,
\par }{\QB and
seeks
to
put
them
to
death.
\par }{\Q \VS{33}But
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
leaves
them
not
in
their
hand:
\par }{\QB at
their
trial
they
will
not
be
held
guilty.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{34}Wait
on
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
and
observe
his
way:
\par }{\QB he
will
lift
you
to
honour
the
land
will
be
yours,
\par }{\QB you
will
feast
your
eyes
on
the
doom
of
the
wicked.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{35}I
have
seen
the
wicked
exultant,
\par }{\QB lifting
themselves
like
a
cedar
of
Lebanon.
\par }{\Q \VS{36}But
the
moment
I
passed,
they
vanished!
\par }{\QB I
sought
for
them,
but
they
could
not
be
found.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{37}Preserve
your
honour
and
practise
uprightness,
\par }{\QB for
such
a
person fares
well
in
the
end.
\par }{\Q \VS{38}But
transgressors
will
perish
together.
\par }{\QB Cut
off
are
the
wicked
forever.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{39}The
righteous
are
saved
by
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB who
in
time
of
distress
is
their
refuge:
\par }{\Q \VS{40}the
{\ND{
Lord}}
helps
and
rescue
them,
\par }{\QB from
the
wicked
he
rescues
and
saves
them,
\par }{\QB because
they
take
refuge
in
him.

\par }\PsalmChap{38}{\SH Psalm 38 – A Confession and Prayer for Deliverance
\par }{\D A Psalm of David. A lament.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Reprove
me
not,
{\ND{
Lord}},
in
your
anger,
\par }{\QB and
chasten
me
not
in
your
wrath;
\par }{\Q \VS{2}for
your
arrows
have
sunk
into
me,
\par }{\QB and
your
hand
lies
heavy
upon
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}In
my
flesh
is
no
soundness
\par }{\QB because
of
your
anger,
\par }{\Q no
health
in
my
bones,
\par }{\QB because
of
my
sin.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}For
that
my
guilt
\par }{\QB is
gone
over
my
head:
\par }{\Q it
weighs
like
a
burden
\par }{\QB too
heavy
for
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}My
wounds
stink
and
fester,
\par }{\QB for
my
foolishness
I
am
tormented.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Bent
and
bowed
am
I
utterly,
\par }{\QB all
the
day
going
in
mourning.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}My
loins
are
filled
with
burning,
\par }{\QB and
in
my
flesh
is
no
soundness.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}I
am
utterly
crushed
and numb;
\par }{\QB I
cry
louder
than
lion
roars.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}{\ND{
Lord}},
you
know
all
that
I
long
for,
\par }{\QB my
groans
are
not
hidden
from
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}My
heart
is throbbing,
\par }{\QB my
strength
has
failed
me.
\par }{\Q The
light
of
my
eyes –
\par }{\QB even
it
is
gone
from
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}My
dear
ones
and
friends
keep
aloof,
\par }{\QB and
my
neighbours
stand
afar
off.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}They
who
aim
at
my
life
lay
their
snares,
\par }{\QB they
who
seek
my
hurt
speak
of
ruin,
\par }{\QB nursing
treachery
all
the
day
long.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}But
I
turn
a
deaf
ear
and
hear
not;
\par }{\QB like
the
dumb
I
open
not
my
mouth.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}I
am
like
one
without
hearing,
\par }{\QB with
no
arguments
in
my
mouth.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{15}For
my
hope,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
is
in
you.
\par }{\QB You
will
answer,
O
{\ND{
Lord}}
my
God,
\par }{\Q \VS{16}when
I
utter
the
hope
that
those
\par }{\QB who
made
scorn
of
my
tottering
feet
\par }{\QB may
not
rejoice
over
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{17}For
I
am
ready
to
fall,
\par }{\QB my
pain
forsakes
me
never.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}I
acknowledge
my
guilt,
\par }{\QB I
am
anxious
because
of
my
sin:
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{19}My
wanton
assailants
are
strong,
\par }{\QB those
who
wrongfully
hate
me
are
many,
\par }{\Q \VS{20}who
render
me
evil
for
good,
\par }{\QB and
oppose
me,
because
I
make
good
my
goal.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{21}Do
not
forsake
me,
O
{\ND{
Lord}};
\par }{\QB my
God,
be
not
far
from
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{22}Hasten
to
help
me,
\par }{\QB O
{\ND{
Lord}}
my
saviour.

\par }\PsalmChap{39}{\SH Psalm 39 – The Pathos of Life
\par }{\D For the leader; for Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}I
vowed
to
watch
my
words,
\par }{\QB and
sin
not
with
my
tongue,
\par }{\Q but
to
put
on
my
mouth
a
muzzle,
\par }{\QB while
the
wicked
were
in
my
presence.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}I
was
silent
and
dumb,
\par }{\QB speechless:
\par }{\QB but
my
pain
was
stirred
up.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}My
heart
grew
hot
within
me;
\par }{\QB as
I mused,
the
fire
was
kindled,
\par }{\QB till
at
last
the
words
came
to
my
tongue.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}‘Teach
me,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
my
end,
\par }{\QB and
the
sum
of
my
days
what
it
is.
\par }{\QB Let
me
know
how
transient
I
am.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}See!
My
days
you
have
made
but
a
span,
\par }{\QB and
my
life
is
as
nothing
before
you.
\par }{\Q It
is
but
as
a
breath
that
everyone
stands:
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\QB \VS{6}it
is
but
in
mere semblance
we
walk
to
and
fro,
\par }{\Q and
all
our
noise
is
for
nothing.
\par }{\QB We
heap
up,
and
know
not
who
will
gather.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}And
now,
what
wait
I
for,
{\ND{
Lord}}?
\par }{\QB My
hope
is
in
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}From
all
my
transgressions
deliver
me;
\par }{\QB make
me
not
the
scorn
of
the
fool.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}I
am
dumb,
never
opening
my
mouth,
\par }{\QB for
this
is
your
own
doing.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Remove
your
stroke
from
off
me:
\par }{\QB by
the
might
of
your
hand
I
am
spent.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}When
you
rebuke
someone
to
punish
their
sins,
\par }{\QB you
consume,
like
a
moth,
what
they
treasures.
\par }{\QB Everyone
is
only
a
breath.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}Hear
my
prayer,
O
{\ND{
Lord}};
\par }{\QB attend
to
my
cry
for
help.
\par }{\QB Hold
not
your
peace
at
my
tears.
\par }{\Q For
I
am
but
a
guest
of
yours,
\par }{\QB a
stranger
visiting,
like
all
my
ancestors.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Look
away
from
me,
let
me
smile
again,
\par }{\QB before
I
die
and
am
gone.

\par }\PsalmChap{40}{\SH Psalm 40 – Thanksgiving and Petition
\par }{\D For the leader. A psalm of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}For
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
I
waited
and
waited,
\par }{\QB till, inclining
to
me,
\par }{\QB he
heard
my
cry.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}From
the
horrible
pit
he
drew
me,
\par }{\QB up
out
of
the
miry
clay;
\par }{\Q he
set
my
feet
on
a
rock,
\par }{\QB and
my
steps
he
made
firm.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}He
put
a
new
song
in
my
mouth,
\par }{\QB of
praise
to
our
God.
\par }{\Q Many
see
it,
and,
filled
with
awe,
\par }{\QB put
their
trust
in
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}Happy
the
person
who
has
put
\par }{\QB in
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
their
trust,
\par }{\Q not
looking
to
false
gods
\par }{\QB or
turning
to
idols.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}With
us
you
have
wrought
in
rich
measure,
\par }{\QB O
{\ND{
Lord}}
our
God,
\par }{\Q your
marvels
and
purposes
for
us –
\par }{\QB none
may
compare
with
you –
\par }{\Q were
I
to
declare
or
to
tell
them,
\par }{\QB past
counting
are
they.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}In
offerings
bloody
or bloodless
\par }{\QB you
have
no
delight,
\par }{\Q but
with
open
ears
you
have
made
me.
\par }{\Q Burnt-offering
and
offering
for
sin
\par }{\QB are
not
what
you
ask.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Then
said
I, ‘Here
I
am,
\par }{\QB as
the
roll
of
the
book
has
enjoined.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}My
delight,
O
God,
is
to
do
your
will,
\par }{\QB and
your
law
is
within
my
heart.’
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Well,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
you
know
\par }{\QB that,
with
lips
unrestrained,
\par }{\Q your
righteousness
I
told
\par }{\QB in
the
great
congregation,
\par }{\Q \VS{10}not
hiding
it
in
my
heart.
\par }{\QB I
have
told
of
your
steadfast
help,
\par }{\Q from
the
great
congregation
I
hid
not
\par }{\QB your
love
and
your
faithfulness.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}So
do
not
restrain,
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB your
pity
from
us.
\par }{\Q Your
love
and
your
faithfulness –
ever
\par }{\QB may
they
be
our
shield.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}For
evils
that
cannot
be
numbered
\par }{\QB have
compassed
me
round.
\par }{\Q My
transgressions
have
followed
me
up –
\par }{\QB I
can
bear
it
no
more.
\par }{\Q They
are
more
than
the
hairs
of
my
head,
\par }{\QB and
my
heart
has
forsaken
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}O
{\ND{
Lord}},
be
pleased
to
deliver
me,
\par }{\QB haste
to
my
help,
O
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}May
those
who
are
seeking
my
life
\par }{\QB be
ashamed
and
confounded
together;
\par }{\Q may
those
who
delight
in
my
hurt
\par }{\QB be
defeated
and
brought
to
dishonour.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}May
those
who hurrah
over
me
\par }{\QB be
dumbfounded
because
of
their
shame.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}But
may
all
who
seek
after
you
\par }{\QB rejoice
and
be
glad
in
you.
\par }{\Q May
all
those
eager
for
your aid,
\par }{\QB say, ‘Great
is
the
{\ND{
Lord}}’
evermore.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}I
am
weak
and
needy,
\par }{\QB yet
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
cares
for
me.
\par }{\Q You
are
my
help
and
deliverer;
\par }{\QB don’t
delay,
my
God.

\par }\PsalmChap{41}{\SH Psalm 41 – A Prayer for Healing and Vindication
\par }{\D For the leader; for Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Happy
are
those
who
consider
the
weak;
\par }{\QB in
the
day
of
misfortune
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
deliver
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}He
will
keep
them
safe,
happy,
and
long
in
the
land,
\par }{\QB and
not
give
them
up
to
the
rage
of
their
foes.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
sustain
them
on
bed
of
languishing;
\par }{\QB tending
their
sickness,
as
long
as
they
lie.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}For
this
cause
I
say, ‘{\ND{
Lord}},
show
me
your
favour;
\par }{\QB heal
me,
because
I
have
sinned
against
you.’
\par }{\Q \VS{5}My
enemies
speak
of
me
nothing
but
evil,
\par }{\QB ‘When
will
he
die,
and
his
name
pass
away?’
\par }{\Q \VS{6}When
one
comes
to
see
me,
their
words
ring
hollow;
\par }{\QB their
heart
keeps
gathering
mischief
the
while;
\par }{\QB and
when
they
go
out,
they
give
it
speech.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}In
secret
they
whisper
together
against
me,
\par }{\QB all
those
who
hate
me
plot
evil
against
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}‘Some fatal
disease
has
fastened
upon
him;
\par }{\QB and
now
that
he
lies,
he
will
rise
up
no
more.’
\par }{\Q \VS{9}My
most
trusted
friend,
on
whom
I
relied,
\par }{\QB who
ate
of
my
bread,
has
turned
against
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}But
do
you,
{\ND{
Lord}},
graciously
raise
me
up,
\par }{\QB that
I
may
pay
them
their
due
reward.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}By
this
will
I
know
you
delight
in
me:
\par }{\QB if
my
foes
may
not
shout
over
me
in
triumph.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}For
my
innocence
you
uphold
me,
\par }{\QB and
set
me
forever
before
your
face.
\par }{\BB \par }{\BB \par }{\BB \par }{\QC \VS{13}Blessed be the
{\ND{Lord}}, the God of Israel,
\par }{\QC from everlasting to everlasting,
\par }{\QC Amen and Amen.

\par }{\MS Book Two
\par }\PsalmChap{42}{\SH Psalm 42 – Yearning for God
\par }{\D For the leader. A maskil of the Korahites.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Like
the
hart
which
longs
\par }{\QB for
brooks
of
water,
\par }{\Q I
long
\par }{\QB for
you,
God.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{2}I
thirst
for
God,
\par }{\QB for
my
living
God.
\par }{\Q When
shall
I
enter
in,
\par }{\QB and
see
the
face
of
God?
\par }{\Q \VS{3}My
tears
have
been
my
food
\par }{\QB by
day
and
by
night;
\par }{\Q for
they
say
to
me
all
the
day
long,
\par }{\QB ‘Where
is
your
God?’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}My
heart
floods
with
sorrow,
\par }{\QB as
I
call
to
mind:
\par }{\Q how
I
used
to
pass
on
with
the
throng,
\par }{\QB at
their
head,
to
the
house
of
God,
\par }{\Q with
glad
shouts
and
giving
of
thanks,
\par }{\QB in
the
throng
who
kept
festival.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Why
am
I downcast?
\par }{\QB Why
this
moaning
within
me?
\par }{\Q Hope
in
God;
\par }{\QB for
yet
will
I
praise
him,
\par }{\QB my
help,
my
God.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}I
am
sunk
in
my
misery;
\par }{\QB I
will
therefore
call
you
to
mind
\par }{\Q from
the
land
of
Jordan
and
Hermon,
\par }{\QB the
mountain
Mizar.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Flood
is
calling
to
flood
\par }{\QB at
the
noise
of
your cataracts;
\par }{\Q all
your
waves
and
your
breakers
\par }{\QB have
passed
over
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}In
the
day
I
cry
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
\par }{\QB to
summon
his
kindness;
\par }{\Q and
the
song
that
I
sing
in
the
night
\par }{\QB is
a
prayer
to
the
living
God.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}I
say
to
God
my
rock,
\par }{\QB ‘Why
have
you
forgotten
me?
\par }{\Q Why
must
I
walk
so
sadly,
\par }{\QB so
hard
pressed
by
the
foe?’
\par }{\Q \VS{10}It
pierces
me
to
the
heart
\par }{\QB to
hear
the
enemy’s
taunts,
\par }{\Q as
all
the
day
long
they
say
to
me,
\par }{\QB ‘Where
is
your
God?’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}Why
am
I downcast?
\par }{\QB Why
this
moaning
within
me?
\par }{\Q Hope
in
God;
\par }{\QB for
yet
will
I
praise
him,
\par }{\QB my
help,
my
God.

\par }\PsalmChap{43}{\SH Psalm 43 – Plea for Help
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Right
me,
defend
my
cause
\par }{\QB against
a pitiless
people.
\par }{\Q From
the
crafty
and
crooked,
\par }{\QB O
God,
deliver
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}For
you
are
God
my
protector:
\par }{\QB why
have
you
cast
me
off?
\par }{\Q Why
must
I
walk
so
sadly,
\par }{\QB so
hard
pressed
by
the
foe?
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Send
forth
your
light
and
your
truth,
\par }{\QB let
them
be
my
guides:
\par }{\Q to
your
holy
hill
let
them
bring
me,
\par }{\QB to
the
place
where
you
live.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Then
will
I
go
to
God’s
altar,
\par }{\QB to
God
my
rejoicing;
\par }{\Q and
with
joy
on
the
lyre
I
will
praise
you,
\par }{\QB O
God,
my
God.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Why
am
I downcast?
\par }{\QB Why
this
moaning
within
me?
\par }{\Q Hope
in
God;
\par }{\QB for
yet
will
I
praise
him,
\par }{\QB my
help,
my
God.

\par }\PsalmChap{44}{\SH Psalm 44 – A Lament in Defeat
\par }{\D For the leader. Of the Korahites. A maskil.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}O
God,
we
have
heard
with
our
ears,
\par }{\QB all
our
ancestors
have
told
us
\par }{\Q of
the
work
that
you
wrought
in
their
day,
\par }{\QB your
wonders
in
days
of
old,
\par }{\Q \VS{2}uprooting
and
crushing
the
nations,
\par }{\QB then
planting
and
settling
them.
\par }{\Q For
it wasn’t
their
own
sword
that
won
them
the
land,
\par }{\QB \VS{3}it
was
not
their
own
arm
that
brought
them
the
victory.
\par }{\Q Yours
was
the
hand
and
the
arm,
\par }{\QB yours
was
the
face
that
shone
on
them
with
favour.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}It
was
you,
my
king
and
my
God,
\par }{\QB that
ordained
the
victories
of
Jacob.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Through
you
we
can
thrust
back
our
foes,
\par }{\QB and
by
your
name
tread
down
our
assailants:
\par }{\Q \VS{6}for
not
in
my
bow
do
I
trust,
\par }{\QB nor
can
my
sword
win
me
the
victory.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Our
victory
comes
from
you,
\par }{\QB and
confusion
to
those
who
hate
us.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}In
God
we
boast
all
the
day
long,
\par }{\QB and
your
name
will
we
praise
forever.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}Yet
you
have
spurned
and
disgraced
us,
\par }{\QB in
not
going
forth
with
our
armies,
\par }{\Q \VS{10}and
in
making
us
flee
from
the
foe,
\par }{\QB so
that
those
who
hated
us
plundered
us.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}You
have
let
us
be
eaten
like
sheep,
\par }{\QB you
have
scattered
us
over
the
world,
\par }{\Q \VS{12}sold
your
people
for
a pittance,
\par }{\QB and
getting
no
gain
from
their
price.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}You
have
made
us
the
butt
of
our
neighbours,
\par }{\QB the
derision
and
scorn
of
all
round
us.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}O’er
the
world
you
have
made
us
a
byword,
\par }{\QB the
nations
at
us
shake
their
heads.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}My
disgrace
is
forever
before
me,
\par }{\QB my
face
is
covered
with
shame,
\par }{\Q \VS{16}at
the
words
of blasphemer
and
scoffer,
\par }{\QB at
the
sight
of
the
foe
and
the vengeful.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{17}All
this
has
come
upon
us,
\par }{\QB yet
we
have
not
forgotten
you
\par }{\QB nor
falsely
dealt
with
your
covenant.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}Our
heart
has
not
turned
back,
\par }{\QB nor
our
steps
declined
from
your
way,
\par }{\Q \VS{19}that
you
thus
should
have
crushed
us
down,
\par }{\QB and
covered
us
over
with
gloom,
\par }{\QB in
the
place
where
the
jackals
roam.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}Had
we
forgotten
the
name
of
our
God,
\par }{\QB or
stretched
out
our
hands
to
a
god
that
was
strange,
\par }{\Q \VS{21}would
God
not
have
searched
this
out?
\par }{\QB For
he
knows
the
heart
and
its
secrets.
\par }{\Q \VS{22}But
in
your
cause
it
is
we
are
killed
all
the
day,
\par }{\QB and
counted
as
sheep
for
the
slaughter.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{23}Rouse
yourself,
why
do
you
sleep
Lord?
\par }{\QB Awake,
cast
us
not
off
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{24}Why
do
you
hide
your
face,
\par }{\QB forgetting
our
stress
and
our
misery?
\par }{\Q \VS{25}For
we
have
sunk
down
to
the
dust,
\par }{\QB our
bodies
cling
to
the
ground.
\par }{\Q \VS{26}Arise,
come
to
our
help:
\par }{\QB for
your love’s
sake,
ransom
us.

\par }\PsalmChap{45}{\SH Psalm 45 – Song for the Marriage of a King
\par }{\D For the leader; on shoshannim. Of the Korahites. A maskil. A love song.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}My
heart
is astir
with
beautiful
words:
\par }{\QB I
will
sing
a
song,
concerning
the
king,
\par }{\Q with
tongue
like
the
pen
of
a
ready
writer.
\par }{\BB \par }{\QB \VS{2}Your
beauty
is
more
than
mortal,
\par }{\QB grace
is
shed
over
your
lips:
\par }{\Q therefore
God
has
blessed
you
forever.
\par }{\QB \VS{3}Warrior,
strap
your
sword
on
your
thigh.
\par }{\Q What
glory
and splendour!
\par }{\BB \par }{\QB \VS{4}Good
fortune
attend
you,
as
forth
you
ride
\par }{\Q in
the
cause
of
good
faith,
and
as
champion
of
justice.
\par }{\QB May
your
arm
instruct
you
in
deeds
of
dread.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Sharp
are
your
arrows;
nations
fall
under
you:
\par }{\QB pierced
to
the
heart
are
the
foes
of
the
king.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}Your
throne
shall
endure
for
ever
and
ever
\par }{\QB your
royal
sceptre
a
sceptre
of
equity.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Right
you
love
and
wrong
you
hate:
\par }{\QB therefore
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
your
God anoints
you
\par }{\QB With
oil
of
gladness
above
your
fellows.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}With
myrrh,
aloes,
and
cassia
your
robes
are
all
fragrant,
\par }{\QB you
are gladdened
by
music
of
ivory
harps.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}King’s
daughters
stand
ready
with
jewels
for
you,
\par }{\QB at
your
right
hand
the
queen
in
gold
of
Ophir.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}Listen,
daughter,
and
see;
and
incline
your
ear:
\par }{\QB forget
your
folk
and
your
father’s
house.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}And
when
the
king
desires
your
beauty,
\par }{\QB bow
to
him,
for
he
is
your
lord.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}So
shall
the
Tyrians
come
with
gifts,
\par }{\QB and
the
richest
of
people
will
do
you
homage.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}The
king’s
daughter
is
glorious
altogether,
\par }{\QB with
dress
of
pearls inwrought
with
gold.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}In many-coloured
robes
she
is
led
to
the
king,
\par }{\QB with
the
virgin
companions
she
brought
in
her
train.
\par }{\QB \VS{15}The
king’s
palace
they
enter
with
joy
and
rejoicing.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{16}May
sons
of
yours
take
the
place
of
your
fathers,
\par }{\QB whom
you
will
make
princes
in
all
the
land.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}Your
name
will
I
celebrate
world
without
end,
\par }{\QB so
that
nations
shall
praise
you
for
ever
and
ever.

\par }\PsalmChap{46}{\SH Psalm 46 – Our God is a Mighty Fortress
\par }{\D For the leader. Of the Korahites, on alamoth. A song.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}God
is
our
refuge
and
strength,
\par }{\QB a
very
present
help
in
trouble.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}So
we
have
no
fear,
though
earth
should
change,
\par }{\QB and
the
hills
totter
into
the
heart
of
the
ocean.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Let
its
waters
roar
and
foam,
\par }{\QB let
the
mountains
shake
with
the
swelling
thereof.
\par }{\Q On
our
side
is
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts,
\par }{\QB our
sure
defence
is
the
God
of
Jacob.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}A
river
there
is,
whose
streams
make
glad
\par }{\QB God’s
city,
the
home
the
Most
High
has
hallowed.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}God
is
within
her:
she
cannot
be
shaken.
\par }{\QB God
helps
her
at
the
turn
of
the
morning.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Nations
roared,
kingdoms
tottered:
\par }{\QB he
uttered
his
voice,
earth
melted
away.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}On
our
side
is
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts,
\par }{\QB our
sure
defence
is
the
God
of
Jacob.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}Come
and
see
what
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
has
done,
\par }{\QB working appallingly
in
the
earth.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}He
stills
wars
to
the
ends
of
the
earth –
\par }{\QB breaking
the
bow, snapping
the
spear,
\par }{\QB burning
the
chariots
in
the
fire.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}‘Refrain;
and
know
surely
that
I
am
God,
\par }{\QB high
over
the
nations,
high
over
the
world.’
\par }{\Q \VS{11}On
our
side
is
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
Hosts,
\par }{\QB our
sure
defence
is
the
God
of
Jacob.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }

\PsalmChap{47}{\SH Psalm 47 – The Lord’s Universal Sovereignty
\par }{\D For the leader. Of the Korahites. A psalm.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Clap
your
hands,
all
you
peoples:
\par }{\QB shout
to
God
in ringing
cries.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}For
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
most
high
and
dread,
\par }{\QB a
great
king
over
all
the
earth.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}He
subdues
the
peoples
under
us,
\par }{\QB the
nations
under
our
feet;
\par }{\Q \VS{4}he
chooses
our
heritage
for
us,
\par }{\QB the
glory
of
Jacob
whom
he
loves.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}God
is
gone
up
with
a
shout,
\par }{\QB the
{\ND{
Lord}}
with
the
sound
of
a
trumpet.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Sing
praise
to
our
God,
sing
praises:
\par }{\QB sing
praise
to
our
king,
sing
praises.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}For
king
of
all
earth
is
he:
\par }{\QB praise
God
in
a
skilful
song.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}God
is
king
over
all
the
nations,
\par }{\QB God
sits
on
his
holy
throne.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}Princes
of
nations
gather
\par }{\QB with
the
people
of
Abraham’s
God:
\par }{\Q for
the
shields
of
the
earth
are
God’s;
\par }{\QB greatly
exalted
is
he.

\par }\PsalmChap{48}{\SH Psalm 48 – The Marvellous Deliverance of Zion
\par }{\D A song. A psalm of the Korahites.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Great
is
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
and
worthy
all
praise
\par }{\QB in
the
city
of
our
God.
\par }{\Q His
holy
mountain,
\VS{2}that
rises
so
fair,
\par }{\QB is
the
joy
of
all
the
world.
\par }{\Q Like
the
mount
of
the
gods
is
Mount
Zion,
\par }{\QB the
city
of
the
great
king.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}Once
God
made
himself
known
\par }{\QB as
the
defence
of
her
palaces.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}For
see!
A concert
of
kings
\par }{\QB passed
over
the
frontier
together.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}But
one glance,
and
they
were
astounded;
\par }{\QB they
hastened
away
in
dismay.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Trembling
took
hold
of
them
there,
\par }{\QB like
the
pains
of
a
woman
in
labour.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}They
were
shattered,
as
east
wind
shatters
\par }{\QB the
giant
ships
in
pieces.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}What
we
heard,
we
now
have
seen
\par }{\QB in
the
city
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts,
\par }{\Q the
city
of
our
God.
\par }{\QB God
will
uphold
her
forever.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}We
think,
O
God,
of
your
love,
\par }{\QB in
the
midst
of
your
temple.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Your
fame,
O
God,
like
your
name,
shall
extend
\par }{\QB to
the
ends
of
the
earth.
\par }{\Q Victory
fills
your
hand.
\par }{\QB \VS{11}Let
mount
Zion
be
glad;
\par }{\Q let
the
daughters
of
Judah
rejoice
\par }{\QB because
of
your
judgments.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Walk
about
Zion,
go
round
her;
\par }{\QB count
her
towers.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Set
your
mind
on
her
ramparts,
\par }{\QB consider
her
palaces;
\par }{\Q that
you
tell
to
the
next
generation
\par }{\QB \VS{14}That
such
is
God,
\par }{\Q our
God
he
it
is
who
shall
guide
us
\par }{\QB for
ever
and
ever.

\par }\PsalmChap{49}{\SH Psalm 49 – The Problem of the Prosperity of the Wicked
\par }{\D For the leader. Of the Korahites. A psalm.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Hear
this,
you
peoples
all;
\par }{\QB attend,
all
you
who
live
in
the
world
\par }{\Q \VS{2}people
of
low
degree
and
high,
\par }{\QB the
rich
and
the
poor
together.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}My
mouth
shall
utter
wisdom,
\par }{\QB the
thoughts
of
a
seeing
heart.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}I
incline
my
ear
to
a
proverb,
\par }{\QB on
the
lyre
I
will
open
my
riddle.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Why
should
I
be
afraid
in
the
days
of
misfortune,
\par }{\QB when
circled
by
wicked
and
cunning
foes,
\par }{\Q \VS{6}who
put
their
trust
in
their
wealth,
\par }{\QB and
boast
of
their boundless
riches?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}For
assuredly
no
one
can
ransom
themselves,
\par }{\QB or
give
to
God
the
price
of
their
life,
\par }{\Q \VS{8}for
the
ransom
of
a
life
is
costly,
\par }{\QB no
payment
is
ever
enough,
\par }{\Q \VS{9}to
keep
them
alive
for
ever
and
ever,
\par }{\QB so
as
never
to
see
the
pit
at
all.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}But
see
it
they
will.
Even
wise
people
die,
\par }{\QB the
fool
and
the
brutish
perish
alike,
\par }{\QB and
abandon
their
wealth
to
others.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}The
grave
is
their
everlasting
home,
\par }{\QB the
place
they
shall
live
in
for
ever
and
ever,
\par }{\QB though
after
their
own
names
they
called
whole
lands.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Despite
their
wealth,
\par }{\QB they
perish
like
dumb
animals.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}This
is
the
fate
of
the
confident
fool,
\par }{\QB and
the
end
of
those
who
are
pleased
with
their
portion.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\Q \VS{14}Like
sheep
they
descend
to
Sheol
\par }{\QB with
Death
for
their
shepherd;
\par }{\Q down
they
go
straight
to
the
grave,
\par }{\QB and
their
form
wastes
away
in
their
home
below.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{15}But
God
will
assuredly
ransom
my
life
\par }{\QB from
the
hand
of
Sheol;
\par }{\QB for
he
will
receive
me.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\Q \VS{16}So
be
not
afraid
when
someone
grows
rich,
\par }{\QB when
the
wealth
of
their
house
increases.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}Not
a
shred
of
it
all
can
they
take
when
they
die,
\par }{\QB wealth
cannot
follow
them
down.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}Though
they
count
themselves
happy,
when
they
are
alive,
\par }{\QB and
win
praise
from
many
for faring
so
well,
\par }{\Q \VS{19}they
must
join
their
ancestors,
\par }{\QB who
see
the
light nevermore.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}The
wealthy
are
without
understanding,
\par }{\QB they
perish
like
dumb
animals.

\par }\PsalmChap{50}{\SH Psalm 50 – True Worship
\par }{\D A psalm of Asaph.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
God
has
spoken:
He
summons
the
earth
\par }{\QB from
sunrise
to
sunset.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}From
Zion,
perfection
of
beauty,
\par }{\QB God’s
glory
shines
forth.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Our
God
comes,
he
cannot
keep
silence,
\par }{\Q devouring
fire
is
before
him,
\par }{\QB and
furious
tempest
around
him.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}He
summons
the
heavens
above
\par }{\QB and
the
earth
to
judge
his
people.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Gather
to
him
his
saints
\par }{\QB by covenant-sacrifice
bound
to
him;
\par }{\Q \VS{6}that
the
heavens
may
declare
his
justice,
\par }{\QB for
a
God
of
justice
is
he.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}‘Hear,
O
my
people,
and
I
will
speak,
\par }{\QB and
protest
to
you,
O
Israel:
\par }{\QB I
am
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
your
God.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Not
for
your
sacrifices
will
I
reprove
you
\par }{\QB your burnt-offerings
are
ever
before
me
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Not
a
bullock
will
I
take
from
your
house,
\par }{\QB nor
male
goats
out
of
your
folds;
\par }{\Q \VS{10}for
all
beasts
of
the
forest
are
mine,
\par }{\QB and
the
kine
on
a
thousand
hills.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}I
know
all
the
birds
of
the
air,
\par }{\QB all
that
moves
on
the
fields
is
mine.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Were
I
hungry,
I
would
not
tell
you,
\par }{\QB for
the
world
and
its
fulness
are
mine.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Am
I
such
as
to
eat bulls’
flesh,
\par }{\QB or
drink
the
blood
of
goats?
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Offer
to
God
a thank-offering,
\par }{\QB pay
the
Most
High
your
vows.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}Summon
me
in
the
day
of
distress,
\par }{\QB I
will
rescue
you,
so
will
you
honour
me.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{16}But
to
the
wicked
God
says:
\par }{\QB ‘What
right
have
you
to
talk
of
my
statutes,
\par }{\QB or
take
my
covenant
into
your
mouth
\par }{\Q \VS{17}while
you
yourself
hate
correction,
\par }{\QB and
cast
my
words
behind
you?
\par }{\Q \VS{18}When
you
see
a
thief,
you
run
with
them;
\par }{\QB with
adulterers
you
keep
company.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}You
let
your
mouth
loose
for
evil,
\par }{\QB your
tongue contrives
deceit.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}You
shamefully
speak
of
your
kin,
\par }{\QB and
slander
your
own
mother’s
son.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}And
because
I
kept
silence
at
this,
\par }{\QB you
did
take
me
for
one
like
yourself.
\par }{\QB But
I
will convict
you
and
show
you
plainly.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{22}‘Now
you
who
forget
God,
mark
this,
\par }{\QB lest
I
rend
you,
past
hope
of
deliverance.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}Those
who
bring
a thank-offering
honour
me;
\par }{\QB but
to
those:
who
follows
my
way,
\par }{\QB I
will
show
the
salvation
of
God.’

\par }\PsalmChap{51}{\SH Psalm 51 – God be Merciful to Me, the Sinner
\par }{\D For the leader. A psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet come to him after he had been with Bathsheba.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}In
your
kindness,
O
God,
be
gracious
to
me,
\par }{\QB in
your
own
great
pity
blot
out
my
transgressions.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Wash
me
clean
of
my
guilt,
\par }{\QB make
me
pure
of
my
sin.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}For
well
I
know
my
transgressions,
\par }{\QB my
sin
is
ever
before
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Against
you,
only
you,
have
I
sinned,
\par }{\QB and
done
that
which
is
wrong
in
your
sight:
\par }{\Q you
therefore
are
just
when
you
speak,
\par }{\QB and
clear
when
you
utter
judgment.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}See!
In
guilt
was
I
brought
to
the
birth,
\par }{\QB and
in
sin
did
my
mother
conceive
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}It’s
the
innermost
truth
you
desire,
\par }{\QB give
me
therefore
true
wisdom
of
heart.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}Purge
me
clean
with
hyssop,
\par }{\QB wash
me
whiter
than
snow.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Fill
me
with
joy
and
gladness,
\par }{\QB let
the
bones
you
have
broken
rejoice.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Hide
your
face
from
my
sins,
\par }{\QB and
blot
out
my
guilt
altogether.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}Create
me
a
clean
heart,
O
God,
\par }{\QB put
a
new
steadfast
spirit
within
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Cast
me
not
forth
from
your
presence,
\par }{\QB withdraw
not
your
holy
spirit.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Give
me
back
the
joy
of
your
help,
\par }{\QB with
a
willing
spirit
sustain
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}I
will
teach
your
ways
to
transgressors,
\par }{\QB and
sinners
shall
turn
to
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Save
me
from
blood,
O
God,
\par }{\QB and
my
tongue
shall
ring
out
your
faithfulness.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}Open
my
lips,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB and
my
mouth
shall
declare
your
praise.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{16}For
in
sacrifice
you
have
no
pleasure,
\par }{\QB in
gifts
of burnt-offering
no
delight.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}The
sacrifice
pleasing
to
God
\par }{\QB is
a
spirit
that
is
broken;
\par }{\Q a
heart
that
is
crushed,
O
God,
\par }{\QB you
will
not
despise.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{18}Do
good
in
your
pleasure
to
Zion,
\par }{\QB build
the
walls
of
Jerusalem.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}Then
will
you
welcome
the
due
forms
of
sacrifice,
\par }{\QB then
on
your
altars
shall
bullocks
be
offered.

\par }\PsalmChap{52}{\SH Psalm 52 – The Doom of Arrogance
\par }{\D For the leader. A maskil of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul that David had gone to Abimelech’s house.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Why
glory
in
mischief,
you hero?
\par }{\QB God’s
kindness
is
all
the
day.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Engulfing
ruin
you
plot,
\par }{\QB your
tongue
like
a
razor
sharpened,
\par }{\QB you practiser
of
deceit.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Evil,
not
good,
you
love,
\par }{\QB and
falsehood,
not
words
of
truth.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\Q \VS{4}But
you
love
all
words
that
devour,
\par }{\QB and
a
tongue
that
is
given
to
deceit.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}But
God,
on
his
part,
shall
destroy
you
forever,
\par }{\QB grasp
you
and
pluck
you
out
of
your
tent,
\par }{\QB and
root
you
out
of
the
land
of
the
living.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\Q \VS{6}Smitten
with
awe
at
the
sight,
\par }{\QB the
righteous
shall
laugh
at
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}‘Look’ (they
will
say) ‘at
the hero
\par }{\QB who
did
not
make
God
his
stronghold,
\par }{\Q but
trusted
in
his
great
wealth
\par }{\QB and
in
the
strength
of
his
riches.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}But
I
am
like
a
fresh olive-tree
\par }{\QB in
the
house
of
God.
\par }{\Q I
trust
in
the
kindness
of
God
\par }{\QB for
ever
and
evermore.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}I
will
render
you
thanks
for
ever
\par }{\QB for
what
you
have
done.
\par }{\Q I
will
tell
how
good
you
are
\par }{\QB in
the
presence
of
those
who
love
you.

\par }\PsalmChap{53}{\SH Psalm 53 – The Folly of Denying God
\par }{\D For the leader. On mahalath. A maskil of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Fools
say
in
their
heart,
\par }{\QB ‘There
is
no
God.’
\par }{\Q Vile,
hateful
their
life
is;
\par }{\QB not
one
does
good.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{2}From
heaven
God
looks
out
\par }{\QB on humans,
to
see
\par }{\Q if
any
are
wise,
\par }{\QB and
care
for
God.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}But
all
have
turned
bad,
\par }{\QB the taint
is
on
all;
\par }{\Q not
one
does
good,
\par }{\QB no,
not
one.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}Have
they
learned
their lesson,
\par }{\QB those
workers
of
evil?
\par }{\Q Who
ate
up
my
people,
\par }{\QB eating,
devouring,
\par }{\QB never
calling
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Sore
afraid
will
they
be,
\par }{\QB where
no
fear
was;
\par }{\Q when
God
scatters
the
bones
\par }{\QB of
the
godless
people.
\par }{\Q They
will
be
put
to
shame,
\par }{\QB when
God
rejects
them.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}If
only
help
from
Zion
\par }{\QB would
come
for
Israel!
\par }{\Q When
God
brings
his
people
\par }{\QB a
change
of
fortune,
\par }{\Q how
glad
will
be
Jacob,
\par }{\QB and
Israel
how
joyful!

\par }\PsalmChap{54}{\SH Psalm 54 – A Prayer for Deliverance from Oppression
\par }{\D For the leader. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “David is in hiding among us”.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Save
me,
O
God,
by
your
name,
\par }{\QB by
your
power
secure
for
me
justice.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Listen,
O
God,
to
my
prayer,
\par }{\QB attend
to
the
words
of
my
mouth.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}For
proud
men
have
risen
against
me,
\par }{\QB and
terrible
men
seek
my
life,
\par }{\QB men
who
do
not
set
God
before
them.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}But
see!
God
is
my
helper,
\par }{\QB the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is sustaining
my
life.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Let
their
evil
fall
back
on
my
foes:
\par }{\QB cut
them
off
in
your
faithfulness,
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}Then
will
I
bring
you
glad
sacrifice,
\par }{\QB praising
your
gracious
name;
\par }{\Q \VS{7}for
from
all
distress
you
have
saved
me,
\par }{\QB and
feasted
my
eyes
on
my
foes.

\par }\PsalmChap{55}{\SH Psalm 55 – Betrayed by a Friend
\par }{\D For the leader. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Listen,
God,
to
my
prayer.
\par }{\QB Don’t
hide
yourself
from
my
pleading.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Hear
me,
and
answer;
\par }{\QB for
bitter
is
my
lament.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}I
am
wild
with
the
noise
of
the
foe,
\par }{\QB with
the clamour
of
the
ungodly;
\par }{\Q for
they
hurl
disaster
upon
me,
\par }{\QB and
attack
me
with
fury.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}My
heart shudders
within
me,
\par }{\QB terrors
of
deaths
press
on
me,
\par }{\Q \VS{5}fear
and
trembling
attack
me,
\par }{\QB and
horror
wraps
me
round.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}O
for
the
wings
of
a
dove:
\par }{\QB I
would
fly
away
and
rest.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}I
would
wander
far
away,
\par }{\QB find
refuge
in
the
wilderness.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\Q \VS{8}I
would
find
myself
a
shelter
\par }{\QB from
raging
wind
and
tempest.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}Confuse
them,
{\ND{
Lord}},
upset
their
plans;
\par }{\QB for
I
see
violence
and
strife
in
the
city.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}By
day
and
by
night
they
make
their
rounds
\par }{\QB on
the
city
walls,
\par }{\Q while
within
is
crime
and
trouble,
\par }{\QB \VS{11}within
is
ruin.
\par }{\Q Her market-place
is
never
free
\par }{\QB of
deceit
and tyranny.
\par }{\SH The
Treacherous
Friend
\par }{\Q \VS{12}The
taunts
were
not
those
of
a
foe
\par }{\QB that
I
could
have
borne;
\par }{\Q the disdain
was
not
that
of
an
enemy
\par }{\QB I
could
have shunned
them:
\par }{\Q \VS{13}but
it
was
you,
my
equal,
\par }{\QB my
dear
and
familiar
friend.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}We
used
to
be
so
close,
\par }{\QB together
we
walked
in
God’s
house
with
the
crowd.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}May
death
suddenly
take
them,
\par }{\QB may
they
go
down
to
Sheol
alive,
\par }{\QB for
evil
lives
in
their
homes
and
their
hearts.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{16}But
I
will
call
on
God,
\par }{\QB the
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
save
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}Evening
and
morning
and
noon
\par }{\QB I
lament
and
moan.
\par }{\Q He
will
hear
my
voice;
\par }{\QB \VS{18}though
I
am
attacked
by
many
\par }{\Q he
will
rescue
me,
\par }{\QB unharmed
from
the
war.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}God,
who
sits
on
his
ancient
throne
\par }{\QB will
hear
and
will
humble
them,
\par }{\Q for
they
never
change,
\par }{\QB they
never
fear
God.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{20}My
friend
turned
against
me,
\par }{\QB betrayed
his
word.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}His
mouth
was
smoother
than
butter,
\par }{\QB but
war
filled
his
heart.
\par }{\Q His
words
were
softer
than
oil,
\par }{\QB but sharper
than
swords.
\par }{\Q \VS{22}Cast
your
burden
on
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB and
he
will
sustain
you.
\par }{\Q He
will
never
let
the
righteous
\par }{\QB be
shaken.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}But
you,
God,
will
hurl
them
down
\par }{\QB to
the deepest
pit.
\par }{\Q Bloody
and
treacherous
people
\par }{\QB will
not
live
out
half
their
days;
\par }{\QB but
I
will
trust
you.

\par }\PsalmChap{56}{\SH Psalm 56 – A Prayer of Trust in God
\par }{\D For the leader. On jonath elem rehokim. Of David. A michtam, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}O
God,
be
gracious
to
me,
\par }{\QB for
people
trample
upon
me,
\par }{\QB all
the
day righting
and
pressing
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}All
the
day
enemies
trample
me;
\par }{\QB many
there
be
\par }{\QB who
contend
with
me
bitterly.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}In
the
day
of
my
terror
\par }{\QB I
trust
in
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}In
God
I
maintain
my
cause,
\par }{\QB in
God
I fearlessly
trust.
\par }{\QB What
can
flesh
do
to
me?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}They torture
me
all
the
day,
\par }{\QB they ceaselessly
plan
to
hurt
me,
\par }{\Q \VS{6}banded
together
in
secret,
\par }{\QB watching
my
every
step,
\par }{\QB as
those
who
hope
for
my
death.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Pay
them
out
for
their
sin,
O
God,
\par }{\QB hurl
down
the
strong
in
your
anger.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}You
yourself
count
my
wanderings.
\par }{\QB Put
in
your
bottle
my
tears
\par }{\QB are
they
not
in
your
book?
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Then
shall
my
foes
be
turned
back
\par }{\QB in
the
day
that
I
call.
\par }{\Q Of
this
I
am
sure,
\par }{\QB because
God
is
for
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}In
God
I
maintain
my
cause,
\par }{\QB in
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
I
maintain
my
cause.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}In
God
I fearlessly
trust,
\par }{\QB what
can
people
do
to
me?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}Your
vows
are
upon
me,
O
God,
\par }{\QB I
will
render thank-offerings
to
you;
\par }{\Q \VS{13}because
you
have
saved
me
from
death,
\par }{\QB my
feet
from
stumbling,
\par }{\Q to
the
end
that
I
walk
before
God
\par }{\QB in
the
light
of
the
living.

\par }\PsalmChap{57}{\SH Psalm 57 – A Prayer for Protection from Persecution
\par }{\D For the leader. Al tashheth. A michtam of David, when he fled from Saul into a cave.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Be
gracious,
O
God,
be
gracious
to
me,
\par }{\QB for
in
you
I
take
shelter.
\par }{\Q In
your sheltering
wings
I
take
refuge,
\par }{\QB till
ruin
be
over
past.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}I
cry
to
the
Most
High
God,
\par }{\QB to
the
God
who
accomplishes
for
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}He
will
send
me
his
succour
from
heaven,
\par }{\QB he
will
thrust
away
those
who
would
trample
me.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\Q \VS{4}In
the
midst
of
lions
I
lie,
\par }{\QB who
devour
human
prey.
\par }{\Q Their
teeth
are
spears
and
arrows,
\par }{\QB and
their
tongue
is
a
sharpened
sword.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Be
exalted,
God, o’er
the
heavens,
\par }{\QB and
your
glory o’er
all
the
earth.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}They
set
a
net
for
my
feet,
\par }{\QB but
in
it
was
their
own
foot
caught.
\par }{\Q Before
me
they
dug
a
pit,
\par }{\QB but
they
fell
into
it
themselves.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}My
heart
is
steadfast,
O
God,
\par }{\QB my
heart
is
steadfast.
\par }{\Q I
would
sing,
I
would
make
music;
\par }{\QB \VS{8}awake,
my
soul.
\par }{\Q Awake,
harp
and
lyre;
\par }{\QB I
would
wake
the
dawn.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}I
would
praise
you
among
the
peoples,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB and
make
music
among
the
nations
to
you;
\par }{\Q \VS{10}for
great
to
heaven
is
your
love,
\par }{\QB and
your
faithfulness
to
the
clouds.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Be
exalted,
God, o’er
the
heavens,
\par }{\QB and
your
glory o’er
all
the
earth.

\par }\PsalmChap{58}{\SH Psalm 58 – A Prayer for Vengeance on Unjust Judges
\par }{\D For the leader. Al tashheth. Of David. A michtam.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Do
you
speak
what
is
right,
you
gods?
\par }{\QB With
equity
judge
you
your
people?
\par }{\Q \VS{2}In
the
land
you
practise
iniquity –
all
of
you;
\par }{\QB violence
do
you
dispense
with
your
hands.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}The
wicked
go
astray
from
the
womb
\par }{\QB liars
take
the
wrong
path
from
their
birth.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Venom
have
they
like
the
venom
of
snakes,
\par }{\QB they
are
like
the
deaf
adder
that
stops
her
ears,
\par }{\Q \VS{5}and
refuses
to
listen
to
the
voice
of
the
charmer,
\par }{\QB or
binder
of
spells,
no
matter
how
cunning.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}O
God,
break
to
pieces
the
teeth
in
their
mouth,
\par }{\QB tear
out
the
great
teeth
of
the
young
lions,
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}May
they
melt
away
like
running
water!
\par }{\QB Like
tender
grass,
cut
down
may
they
be!
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Like
the
snail
that
dissolves
on
its
crawling
path,
\par }{\QB like
the
birth
untimely
which
sees
not
the
sunlight.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Faster
than
a thorn-fire heats
your
pots,
\par }{\QB he
will
come
with
his
tempest
and
sweep
them
away.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}The
sight
of
such
vengeance
will
gladden
the
righteous;
\par }{\QB their
feet
they
will
wash
in
the
blood
of
the
wicked.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}People
will
say, ‘Yes,
the
just
are
rewarded:
\par }{\QB yes,
on
the
earth
is
a
God
who
is
Judge.’

\par }\PsalmChap{59}{\SH Psalm 59 – A Prayer for Safety
\par }{\D For the leader. Al tashheth. Of David. A michtam, when Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Save
me,
O
God,
from
my
enemies;
\par }{\QB secure
me
from
my
assailants.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Save
me
from
those
who
do
wrong,
\par }{\QB save
me
from
the
bloodthirsty.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}For
see!
They
lay
ambush
for
me,
\par }{\QB strong
men
are banded
against
me
\par }{\Q not
for
sin
or
transgression
of
mine,
\par }{\QB for
no
guilt
of
mine,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\Q \VS{4}they
run
and
make
ready.
Awake!
\par }{\QB Come
forth
to
meet
me,
and
see!
\par }{\Q \VS{5}You,
O
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts,
\par }{\QB God
of
Israel,
awake!
\par }{\Q And
punish
the
proud,
every
one;
\par }{\QB spare
none
of
the traitors
vile.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\QC \VS{6}At
evening
they
come,
\par }{\QC and,
howling
like
dogs,
\par }{\QC make
their
round
in
the
city.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Look
at
their venomous
mouths,
\par }{\QB tongues
like
swords,
\par }{\Q they
think
no
one
\par }{\QB hears
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}But
you,
{\ND{
Lord}},
laugh
at
them,
\par }{\QB you
mock
all
the
insolent.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}My
strength,
I
will
sing
to
you,
\par }{\QB for
God
is
my
sure
retreat.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}My
God
with
his
love
will
meet
me,
\par }{\QB and
feast
my
eyes
on
my
foes.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}Slay
them
not,
lest
my
people
forget,
\par }{\QB let
your
hosts
keep
them
roaming
and
wandering.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}In
their
sinful
speech
snare
them,
O
{\ND{
Lord}};
\par }{\QB and
may
they
be
trapped
in
their
pride,
\par }{\Q for
the
curses
and
lies
that
they
utter.
\par }{\QB \VS{13}In
your
wrath
make
a
clean
end
of
them,
\par }{\Q that
people,
to
the
ends
of
the
earth,
\par }{\QB may
know
that
God
rules
in
Jacob.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\QC \VS{14}At
evening
they
come,
\par }{\QC and,
howling
like
dogs,
\par }{\QC make
their
round
in
the
city.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}They
roam
about
for
a
feast,
\par }{\QB and snarl,
if
they
get
not
their
fill.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}But
I
will
sing
of
your
might;
\par }{\QB I
will
ring
out
your
love
in
the
morning.
\par }{\Q For
to
me
you
have
been
a
sure
refuge,
\par }{\QB a
retreat
in
the
day
of
my
trouble.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}My
strength,
I
will
sing
praise
to
you,
\par }{\QB for
God
is
my
sure
retreat,
\par }{\QB my
faithful
God.

\par }\PsalmChap{60}{\SH Psalm 60 – A Prayer after Defeat in Battle
\par }{\D For the leader. On shushan eduth. A michtam of David (for teaching), when he fought with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and defeated twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}O
God,
you
have
spurned
and
broken
us,
\par }{\QB routing
us
in
your
wrath –
restore
us!
\par }{\Q \VS{2}You
have
shaken
the
land
and
cleft
it;
\par }{\QB heal
its
tottering
breaches.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}You
have
made
your
people
drink
hardship,
\par }{\QB and
given
us
wine
of
reeling.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}You
have
given
those
who
fear
you
a
banner,
\par }{\QB a rallying-place
from
the
bow,
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\Q \VS{5}for
the
rescue
of
your
beloved.
\par }{\QB Save
by
your
right
hand
and
answer
us.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}God
did
solemnly
swear:
\par }{\QB ‘As victor
will
I
divide
Shechem,
\par }{\QB and
mete
out
the
valley
of
Succoth.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Mine
is
Gilead,
mine
is
Manasseh,
\par }{\QB Ephraim
is
the
defence
of
my
head,
\par }{\QB Judah
my
sceptre
of
rule,
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Moab
the
pot
that
I
wash
in,
\par }{\QB Edom –
I
cast
my
shoe
over
it,
\par }{\QB I
shout o’er
Philistia
in
triumph.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}O
to
be
brought
to
the
fortified
city!
\par }{\QB O
to
be
led
into
Edom!
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Have
you
not
spurned
us,
O
God?
\par }{\QB You
do
not
march
forth
with
our
armies.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Grant
us
help
from
the
foe,
\par }{\QB for
human
help
is
worthless.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}With
God
we
shall
yet
do bravely:
\par }{\QB he
himself
will
tread
down
our
foes.

\par }\PsalmChap{61}{\SH Psalm 61 – Our God is a Strong Tower
\par }{\D For the leader. On stringed instruments. Of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Hear
my
cry,
O
God,
\par }{\QB be
attentive
to
my
prayer.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}From
the
ends
of
the
earth
I
call
\par }{\QB unto
you,
when
my
heart
is
faint:
\par }{\Q lead
me
to
the
rock
\par }{\QB that
is
high
above
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}For
you
are
a
refuge
to
me,
\par }{\QB a
strong
tower
in
face
of
the
foe.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}O
to
be
guest
in
your
tent
forever,
\par }{\QB hiding
beneath
your sheltering
wings!
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\Q \VS{5}For
you,
O
God,
do
hear
my
vows,
\par }{\QB and
grant
the
desires
of
those
who
fear
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Add
many
days
to
the
life
of
the
king;
\par }{\QB may
his
years
endure
throughout
all
generations.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}In
the
presence
of
God
be
he throned
forever;
\par }{\QB may
kindness
and
faithfulness
watch
over
him.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}And
I
will
sing
praise
to
your
name
forever,
\par }{\QB paying
my
vows
day
after
day.

\par }\PsalmChap{62}{\SH Psalm 62 – Quietness and Confidence
\par }{\D For the leader. On jeduthun. A psalm of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}I
wait
alone
in
silence
for
God;
\par }{\QB From
him
comes
my
help.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Yes,
he
is
my
rock,
my
help,
my
retreat,
\par }{\QB I
shall
not
be
shaken
too
sorely.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}How
long
will
you,
all
of
you, batter
a
man,
\par }{\QB as
one
might
a
leaning
wall?
\par }{\Q \VS{4}From
his
height
\par }{\QB they
are
planning
to
topple
him.
\par }{\Q They
take
pleasure
in
falsehood;
they
bless
with
their
mouth,
\par }{\QB but
inwardly
they
curse.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}I
wait
alone
in
silence
for
God;
\par }{\QB for
from
him
comes
my
hope.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Yes,
he
is
my
rock,
my
help,
my
retreat,
\par }{\QB I
shall
not
be
shaken
too
sorely.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}On
God
rests
my
honour
and
safety,
\par }{\QB in
God
is
my
strong
rock,
my
refuge.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Trust
in
him,
all
you
people
assembled,
\par }{\QB pour
out
your
heart
in
his
presence;
\par }{\QB God
is
a
refuge
for
us.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}The
lowly
are
nought
but
a
breath,
\par }{\QB the
lofty
are
but
an illusion:
\par }{\Q in
the
balances
up
they
go,
\par }{\QB they
are
lighter
than
breath
altogether.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Trust
not
in
gain
of
extortion,
\par }{\QB set
no
vain
hopes
in
robbery.
\par }{\Q As
for
wealth,
if
it
bears
fruit,
\par }{\QB set
not
your
heart
upon
it.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}One
thing
God
has
uttered,
\par }{\QB two
things
there
are
which
I
heard
\par }{\Q that
power
belongs
to
God,
\par }{\QB \VS{12}and
to
you,
too,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
belongs
kindness;
\par }{\Q for
you
requite
each
person
\par }{\QB according
to
what
they
have
done.

\par }\PsalmChap{63}{\SH Psalm 63 – Athirst for God
\par }{\D A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}O
God,
my
God,
you,
you
do
I
seek:
\par }{\QB my
heart
thirsts
for
you,
\par }{\Q my
body
faints
for
you
\par }{\QB in
a
parched
and
waterless
land.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{2}As
I
in
the
temple
have
seen
you,
\par }{\QB beholding
your
power
and
your
glory,
\par }{\Q \VS{3}for
better
than
life
is
your
kindness:
\par }{\QB my
lips
shall
utter
your
praise.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}So,
while
I
live,
I
will
bless
you,
\par }{\QB and
lift
up
my
hands
in
your
name.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}As
with
marrow
and
fat
am
I
feasted;
\par }{\QB with
joyful
lips
I
will
praise
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}I
call
you
to
mind
on
my
bed,
\par }{\QB and
muse
on
you
in
the
night
watches;
\par }{\Q \VS{7}for
you
have
been
my
help,
\par }{\QB I
joyfully
sing
in
the
shadow
of
your
wings.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}I
cling
close
after
you,
\par }{\QB your
right
hand
holds
me
up.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}But
those
who
seek
after
my
life
\par }{\QB shall
go
down
to
the
depths
of
the
earth,
\par }{\Q \VS{10}given o’er
to
the
power
of
the
sword,
\par }{\QB or
as
prey
for
jackals
to
devour.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}But
the
king
shall
rejoice
in
God:
\par }{\QB all
who
own
his
allegiance
will
glory.
\par }{\QB For
the
mouth
of
the
false
shall
be
stopped.

\par }\PsalmChap{64}{\SH Psalm 64 – A Prayer for Deliverance from Malicious Foes
\par }{\D For the leader. A psalm of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Hear,
O
my
God,
the
voice
of
my
lament:
\par }{\QB guard
my
life
from
the
dread
of
the
foe.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Hide
me
from
villains
who
secretly
plot,
\par }{\QB from
the blustering
throng
of
the
workers
of
evil,
\par }{\Q \VS{3}who
have
sharpened
their
tongue
like
a
sword,
\par }{\QB and
aimed
bitter
words
like
arrows,
\par }{\Q \VS{4}which
from
ambush
they
launch
at
the
blameless,
\par }{\QB shooting
swiftly
and unafraid.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}They
strengthen
their
wicked
purpose,
\par }{\QB they
tell
of
the
snares
they
have
hidden,
\par }{\QB they
say
to
themselves, ‘Who
can
see?’
\par }{\Q \VS{6}They
think
out
their
crimes
full cunningly
\par }{\QB hidden
deep
in
their
crafty
hearts.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}But
God
with
his
arrow
will
shoot
them,
\par }{\QB swiftly
shall
they
be
smitten.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}For
their
tongue
he
will
bring
them
to
ruin,
\par }{\QB all
will
shudder
with
horror
at
the
sight
of
them.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}Then
every
person,
touched
to
awe,
\par }{\QB as
they
ponder
what
God
has
wrought,
\par }{\QB will
tell
the
tale
of
his
deeds.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}In
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
shall
the
righteous
rejoice,
\par }{\QB in
him
shall
they
take
refuge;
\par }{\QB and
all
the true-hearted
shall
glory.

\par }\PsalmChap{65}{\SH Psalm 65 – Hymn for a Thanksgiving Festival
\par }{\D For the leader. A psalm of David. A song.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}It
is
seemly
to
praise
you,
O
God,
in
Zion,
\par }{\QB and
to
you
shall
the
vow
be
performed
in
Jerusalem.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}O
you
who
hear
prayer,
\par }{\QB unto
you
shall
all
flesh
come.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Our
sins
are
too
mighty
for
us,
\par }{\QB our
transgressions
you
only
can
cover
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Happy
the
person
who
you
choose
\par }{\QB to
live
beside
you
in
your
courts.
\par }{\Q O
may
we
be
filled
with
the joys
\par }{\QB of
your
house,
of
your
holy
temple.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}In
dread
deeds
you loyally
answer
us,
\par }{\QB O
God
of
our
salvation,
\par }{\Q whom
all
ends
of
the
earth
put
their
trust
in,
\par }{\QB and
islands
far
away.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}By
your
strength
you
establish
the
hills,
\par }{\QB you
are
armed
with
might;
\par }{\Q \VS{7}you
still
the
roaring
of
seas,
\par }{\QB and
the
turmoil
of
nations,
\par }{\Q \VS{8}so
that
those
who
live
at
earth’s
bounds
\par }{\QB are awed
at
your
signs:
\par }{\Q the
lands
of
the
sunrise
and
sunset
\par }{\QB you
make
to
ring
with
joy.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}You
visit
and
water
the
earth;
\par }{\QB you
greatly
enrich
her
\par }{\Q with
the
river
of
God,
which
is
full
of
water.
\par }{\QB You
prepare
the
corn
thereof,
\par }{\Q \VS{10}watering
her
furrows,
\par }{\QB settling
her
ridges;
\par }{\Q you
make
her
soft
with
showers,
\par }{\QB and
bless
what
grows
thereon.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}You
crown
the
year
with
your
goodness,
\par }{\QB your
chariot
tracks
drip
with
fatness.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}The
desert
pastures
are lush,
\par }{\QB the
hills greened
with
joy.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}The
meadows
are
clothed
with
flocks,
\par }{\QB the
valleys
are
covered
with
corn;
\par }{\QB they
shout
to
each
other
and
sing.

\par }\PsalmChap{66}{\SH Psalm 66 – Thanksgiving for National Deliverance
\par }{\D For the leader. A song. A psalm.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Shout
to
God,
all
the
earth,
\par }{\QB \VS{2}sing
praise
to
his
glorious
name,
\par }{\QB sing
his
glorious
praise.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Say
to
God, ‘How
dread
are
your
works,
\par }{\QB so
great
is
your
might
that
your
enemies
cringe
to
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}All
the
earth
does
homage
to
you,
\par }{\QB singing
praises
to
you,
\par }{\QB singing
praise
to
your
name.’
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Come
and
see
what
God
has
done,
\par }{\QB awe-inspiring
is
he
in
his
works
among
people.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}He
turns
the
sea
into
dry
land,
\par }{\QB and
people
cross
the
river
on
foot.
\par }{\Q Let
us
therefore
rejoice
in
him,
\par }{\QB \VS{7}the
mighty
Ruler
eternal,
\par }{\Q whose
eyes
keep
watch
on
the
nations,
\par }{\QB that
no
rebel
lift
up
his
head.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}O
bless
our
God,
you
peoples;
\par }{\QB sound
aloud
his
praise,
\par }{\Q \VS{9}who
keeps
us
in
life,
\par }{\QB and
keeps
our
feet
from slipping.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}For
you,
God,
have
tested
us,
\par }{\QB have
tried
us,
as
silver
is
tried.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}You
did
bring
us
into
prison,
\par }{\QB and
put
chains
upon
us,
\par }{\Q \VS{12}you
did
let
people
ride
over
our
head.
\par }{\QB We
went
through
fire
and
through
water,
\par }{\QB but
you
led
us
out
to
a
spacious
place.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}I
will
enter
your
house
with burnt-offerings,
\par }{\QB I
will
pay
to
you
my
vows,
\par }{\Q \VS{14}which
my
open
lips
have
uttered,
\par }{\QB arid
my
mouth
has
declared
in
my
straits.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}I
will
offer
you
offerings
of
fatlings,
\par }{\QB with
the odour
of
burning
rams,
\par }{\QB I
will
sacrifice
bullocks
with
goats.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{16}Come
and
hear
my
story
\par }{\QB all
who
fear
God –
\par }{\QB of
what
he
has
done
for
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}For
my
mouth
had
no sooner
invoked
him
\par }{\QB than
his
praise
was
under
my
tongue.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}Had
I
cherished
sin
in
my
heart,
\par }{\QB the
{\ND{
Lord}}
would
never
have
listened.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}But
assuredly
God
has
listened,
\par }{\QB and
attended
to
my
loud
prayer.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{20}Blessed
be
God,
who
turned
not
aside
\par }{\QB my
prayer,
nor
withdrew
his
kindness
from
me.

\par }\PsalmChap{67}{\SH Psalm 67 – A Harvest Thanksgiving
\par }{\D For the leader. On stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Bless
us,
O
God,
with
your
favour,
\par }{\QB let
the
light
of
your
face
fall
upon
us;
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\Q \VS{2}that
the
world
may
know
your
way,
\par }{\QB and
all
nations
your
power
to
save.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}Let
the
peoples
praise
you,
O
God;
\par }{\QB let
the
peoples
all
of
them
praise
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Let
the
nations
ring
out
their
joy;
\par }{\QB for
you
govern
the
peoples
with
equity,
\par }{\QB and
guide
the
nations
on
earth.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\Q \VS{5}Let
the
peoples
praise
you,
O
God,
\par }{\QB let
the
peoples,
all
of
them,
praise
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}The
earth
has
yielded
her
increase
\par }{\QB by
the
blessing
of
God,
our
God.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}May
this
blessing
of
ours
win
people
to
him
\par }{\QB to
all
the
ends
of
the
earth.

\par }\PsalmChap{68}{\SH Psalm 68 – Victory
\par }{\D For the leader. Of David. A psalm. A song.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}God
arises,
his
enemies
scatter:
\par }{\QB they
who
hate
him
flee
before
him.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}As
smoke
before
wind
is
driven,
\par }{\QB as
wax
melts
before
fire,
\par }{\QB so
before
God
vanish
the
wicked.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}But
the
righteous
rejoice
in
God’s
presence,
\par }{\QB they
exult
with
exceeding
joy.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}Sing
to
God,
make
music
to
his
name,
\par }{\QB his
name
is
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
praise
him
who
rides
on
the
clouds,
\par }{\QC and
exult
in
his
presence.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Father
of
orphans, defender
of
widows,
\par }{\QB is
God
in
his
holy
abode.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}God
brings
home
the
lonely,
\par }{\QB he
leads
forth
the
prisoner
to
comfort,
\par }{\QB so
that
none
but
the
rebel
lives cheerless.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}God,
when
you
went
in
front
of
your
people
\par }{\QB in
your
march
through
the
desert,
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\Q \VS{8}earth
shook,
the
heavens
poured
rain
\par }{\QB at
the
presence
of
God, Sinai’s
God
\par }{\Q at
the
presence
of
God,
Israel’s
God.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Rain
in
abundance,
God,
you
did
sprinkle,
\par }{\QB restoring
the
languishing
land
of
your
heritage.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}A
dwelling
therein
your
people
found:
\par }{\QB in
your
goodness,
O
God,
you
did
care
for
the
poor.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
spoke
the
glad
tidings
of
victory,
\par }{\QB a
great
army
of
women
proclaim
it:
\par }{\Q \VS{12}‘Kings
of
armies
they
flee,
they
flee,
\par }{\QB and
the housewife
divides
the
spoil:
\par }{\Q \VS{13}dove’s
wings
covered
with
silver
\par }{\QB and
pinions
with shimmer
of
gold,
\par }{\QB \VS{14}set
with
stones,
like
snow
upon
Zalmon.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{15}A
mountain
of
God
is
the
mountain
of
Bashan,
\par }{\QB a
mountain
of
peaks
is
the
mountain
of
Bashan.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}You high-peaked
mountains,
why
look
you askance
\par }{\QB at
the
mountain
which
God
has
desired
for
his
home
\par }{\QB whereon
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
live
forever?
\par }{\Q \VS{17}The
chariots
of
God
are
twice
ten
thousand:
\par }{\QB the
{\ND{
Lord}}
came
from
Sinai,
his
holy
place.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}You
did
mount
the
height
with
trains
of
your
captives,
\par }{\QB and
gifts
that
you
had
received
from
the
people.
\par }{\QB The
rebels
shall
live
with
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
God.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{19}Blest
be
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
who
sustains
us
daily,
\par }{\QB the
God
who
is
also
our
saviour.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\QB \VS{20}Our
God
is
a
God
who
is
saviour.
\par }{\Q The
ways
of
escape
from
death
\par }{\QB are
known
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
God.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}Yes,
God
will
shatter
the
head
of
his
foes
\par }{\QB the
rough
scalp
of
those
who
strut
on
in
their
sins.
\par }{\Q \VS{22}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
said: ‘I
will
bring
you
home
from
Bashan,
\par }{\QB home
from
the
depths
of
the
sea,
\par }{\Q \VS{23}that
your
feet
you
may
bathe
in
blood,
\par }{\QB and
your
dogs
lick
their
share
of
the
foe.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{24}In
the
temple
appear
God’s triumphal processions,
\par }{\QB processions
in
praise
of
my
king
and
my
God,
\par }{\Q \VS{25}with
singers
in
front,
and minstrels
behind,
\par }{\QB and
maidens
with
timbrels
between
them,
singing,
\par }{\Q \VS{26}‘You
of
the well-spring
of
Israel,
\par }{\QB bless
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
God
in
the
dance.’
\par }{\Q \VS{27}There,
in
front,
is
Benjamin
the
little,
\par }{\QB the
princes
of
Judah
beside
them,
\par }{\QB the
princes
of Zebulon,
princes
of
Naphtali.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{28}God,
show
your
strength,
\par }{\QB your godlike
might,
\par }{\Q as
you
did
in
the
past,
\par }{\QB \VS{29}from
your
temple
that
crowns
Jerusalem.
\par }{\Q Kings
shall
bring
tribute
to
you.
\par }{\QB \VS{30}Rebuke
the
beast
of
the
reed,
\par }{\Q the
herd
of
bulls,
with
the
calves
of
the
peoples.
\par }{\QB Trample
down
the
lovers
of
lies.
\par }{\QB Scatter
the
nations
whose
joy
is
in
war.
\par }{\Q \VS{31}May
they
come
from
Egypt
with
gifts
of
oil,
\par }{\QB Ethiopia
haste
with
full
hands
to
God.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{32}Sing
to
God,
O
you
kingdoms
of
earth,
\par }{\QB make
melody
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\Q \VS{33}Praise
him
who
rides
on
the
ancient
heavens.
\par }{\QB See!
He
utters
his
voice,
his
mighty
voice.
\par }{\Q \VS{34}Ascribe
strength
to
the
God
over
Israel,
\par }{\QB whose
strength
and
majesty
live
in
the
skies.
\par }{\Q \VS{35}Awe-inspiring
is
God
in
his
holy
place,
\par }{\QB it
is
Israel’s
God
\par }{\QB who
gives
strength
and
might
to
his
people.
\par }{\QC Blessed
be
God.

\par }\PsalmChap{69}{\SH Psalm 69 – A Prayer for Deliverance and Vengeance
\par }{\D For the leader. On shoshannim. Of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Save
me,
O
God;
for
the
waters
\par }{\QB are threatening
my
life.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}I
am
sunk
in
depths
of
mire,
\par }{\QB where
ground
there
is
none.
\par }{\Q I
am
come
into
deep
deep
waters,
\par }{\QB the
flood
overwhelms
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}I
am
weary
of
crying,
my
throat
is
parched,
\par }{\QB my
eyes
are
wasted
with
waiting
for
God.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}More
than
the
hairs
of
my
head
\par }{\QB are
those
who wantonly
hate
me.
\par }{\Q More
than
my
bones
in
number
\par }{\QB are
those
who
are
falsely
my
foes.
\par }{\Q That
which
I
never
robbed,
\par }{\QB how
am
I
then
to
restore?
\par }{\Q \VS{5}O
God,
you
know
my
folly,
\par }{\QB my
guilt
is
not
hidden
from
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Through
me
let
not
any
be
shamed,
\par }{\QB who
wait
for
you,
{\ND{
Lord}}
God
of
hosts.
\par }{\Q Through
me
let
not
those
be
confounded
\par }{\QB who
seek
you,
O
God
of
Israel.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}It’s
in
your
cause
that
I
have
borne
taunts,
\par }{\QB and
my
face
has
been
covered
with
shame;
\par }{\Q \VS{8}I
became
to
my
kindred
a
foreigner,
\par }{\QB to
my
mother’s
sons
a
stranger.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}It
was
zeal
for
your
house
that
consumed
me,
\par }{\QB and
the
insults
they
hurled
at
you
fell
upon
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}When
I
chastened
myself
with
fasting,
\par }{\QB they
took
occasion
to
taunt
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}When
I
put
on
a
garment
of
sackcloth,
\par }{\QB they
made
me
the
theme
of
a
taunt-song.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Those
who
sit
in
the
gate
make
sport
of
me
\par }{\QB in
the
music
of
drunken
songs.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}But
I
pray
to
you,
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB for
a
time
of
favour.
\par }{\Q In
your
great
love
answer
me;
\par }{\QB with
your
loyal
help,
save
me
\par }{\Q \VS{14}from sinking
down
in
the
mire.
\par }{\QB Lift
me
out
of
the
deep
deep
waters,
\par }{\Q \VS{15}that
the
rushing
flood
may
not
drown
me,
\par }{\QB that
the
deep
may
not
swallow
me
up,
\par }{\QB nor
the
pit
close
her
mouth
upon
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}Answer
me,
{\ND{
Lord}},
in
your
gracious
kindness,
\par }{\QB turn
to
me
in
your
great
compassion.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}Hide
not
your
face
from
your
servant,
\par }{\QB for
I
am
in
trouble;
O
answer
me
speedily.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}Draw
near
to
me,
redeem
me;
\par }{\QB because
of
my
enemies,
ransom
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{19}You
know
how
I
am
insulted;
\par }{\QB in
your
sight
are
all
my
foes.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}Insult
has
broken
my
heart,
\par }{\QB past
cure
are
my
shame
and
confusion.
\par }{\Q For
pity
I
looked –
there
was
none!
\par }{\QB And
for
comforters,
but
I
found
none.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}Poison
they
gave
me
for
food,
\par }{\QB and
to slake
my
thirst
they
gave
vinegar.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{22}May
their
table, outspread,
be
a
trap
to
them,
\par }{\QB and
their peace-offerings
be
a
snare.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}May
their
eyes
be
darkened
and
blind,
\par }{\QB make
them
shake
without
ceasing.
\par }{\Q \VS{24}Pour
your
indignation
upon
them,
\par }{\QB let
your
burning
wrath
overtake
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{25}May
their
camp
be
a
desolation,
\par }{\QB in
their
tents
be
there
none
to
live.
\par }{\Q \VS{26}For
those
whom
you
struck,
they
persecute,
\par }{\QB and
those
whom
you
wounded,
they
pain
yet
more.
\par }{\Q \VS{27}Charge
them
with
sin
upon
sin,
\par }{\QB may
they
not
be
acquitted
by
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{28}From
the
book
of
life
be
they
blotted,
\par }{\QB may
their
names
not
be
written
with
the
righteous.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{29}Lift
me,
O
God,
by
your
help
\par }{\QB above
my
pain
and
misery.
\par }{\Q \VS{30}Then
will
I
praise
God
in
song
\par }{\QB and
magnify
him
with
thanksgiving,
\par }{\Q \VS{31}which
shall
please
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
better
than
ox,
\par }{\QB or
than
bullock
with
horns
and
hoofs.
\par }{\Q \VS{32}The
oppressed
shall
rejoice
at
the
sight.
\par }{\QB You
who
seek
after
God,
let
your
heart
revive.
\par }{\Q \VS{33}For
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
listens
to
the
poor,
\par }{\QB he
does
not
despise
his
prisoners.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{34}Let
the
heavens
and
the
earth
sing
his
praises,
\par }{\QB the
seas,
and
all
creatures
that
move
in
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{35}For
God
will
bring
help
to
Zion,
\par }{\QB and
build
up
the
cities
of
Judah,
\par }{\QB his
people
shall
live
there
in
possession.
\par }{\Q \VS{36}His
servants’
children
shall
have
it
for
heritage,
\par }{\QB and
those
who
love
him
shall
live
therein.

\par }\PsalmChap{70}{\SH Psalm 70 – A Cry for Help in Persecution
\par }{\D For the leader. Of David. For commemoration.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Quickly,
God,
deliver
me,
\par }{\QB hasten
to
help
me,
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}May
those
who
are
seeking
my
life,
\par }{\QB be
ashamed
and
confounded.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}May
those
who
delight
in
my
hurt
\par }{\QB be
defeated
and
brought
to
dishonour.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}But
may
all
who
seek
after
you
\par }{\QB rejoice
and
be
glad
in
you.
\par }{\Q May
all
who
love
your
salvation
\par }{\QB say, ‘Glory
to
God,’
evermore.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}I
am
weak
and
needy:
\par }{\QB make
haste,
God,
to
me.
\par }{\Q You
are
my
help
and
deliverer;
\par }{\QB {\ND{
Lord}},
don’t
delay.

\par }\PsalmChap{71}{\SH Psalm 71 – Forsake me not, when I am Old
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}In
you,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
I
take
refuge,
\par }{\QB let
me
never
be
put
to
shame.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}In
your
faithfulness
save
me
and
rescue
me,
\par }{\QB bend
your
ear
to
me
and
save
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Be
to
me
a
rock
of
defence,
\par }{\QB a
fortified
house,
to
save
me;
\par }{\QB for
my
rock
and
my
fortress
are
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}Save
me,
my
God,
from
the
hand
of
the
wicked,
\par }{\QB from
the
grasp
of
the
unjust
and
cruel.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}For
you,
{\ND{
Lord}},
are
my
hope,
\par }{\QB in
whom
from
my
youth
I
have
trusted.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}On
you
have
I
leaned
from
my
birth;
\par }{\QB from
my
mother’s
womb
it
was
you
who
did
draw
me.
\par }{\QB In
you
is
my
hope
evermore.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}I
have
been
as
a
wonder
to
many,
\par }{\QB for
you
are
my
refuge
and
strength.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}All
the
day
long
my
mouth
\par }{\QB is
filled
with
your
praise
and
your
glory.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Cast
me
not
off
in
the
time
of
old
age;
\par }{\QB when
my
strength
is
spent,
forsake
me
not.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}For
my
foes
whisper
against
me,
\par }{\QB they
who
watch
me
take
counsel
together;
\par }{\Q \VS{11}‘God
has
left
him,’
they
say: ‘pursue
\par }{\QB and
seize
him,
for
he
is
helpless.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}O
God,
be
not
far
from
me,
\par }{\QB haste,
O
my
God,
to
my
help.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Put
my
foes
to
shame
and
dishonour,
\par }{\QB with
insult
and
shame
be
they
covered.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}But
I
will
never
stop
hoping,
\par }{\QB and
more
and
yet
more
will
I
praise
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}All
the
day
long
shall
my
mouth
\par }{\QB tell
your
faithfulness
and
your
salvation,
\par }{\QB though
I
know
not
how
they
may
be
counted.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{16}I
will
tell
of
the
might
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB and
your
faithfulness
praise,
you
alone.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}You
have
taught
me,
O
God,
from
my
youth,
\par }{\QB and
till
now
have
I
told
of
your
wonders.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}Even
in
old
age
and grey
hair,
\par }{\QB O
God,
do
not
forsake
me.
\par }{\Q Still
would
I
tell
of
your
might
\par }{\QB unto
all
generations
to
come.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{19}Your
power
and
your
justice,
O
God,
\par }{\QB extend
as
far
as
the
heavens:
\par }{\Q for
great
are
the
things
you
have
done.
\par }{\QB Who
is
like
you,
O
God?
\par }{\Q \VS{20}You
have
caused
us
to
see
troubles
many,
\par }{\QB but
you
will
revive
us
again.
\par }{\Q From
the
depths
of
the
earth
\par }{\QB you
will
bring
me
up
again.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}You
will
multiply
my
greatness,
\par }{\QB and
comfort
me
again.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{22}So
with
harp
I
will
praise
you,
\par }{\QB and
your
faithfulness,
O
my
God;
\par }{\Q and
make
music
to
you
on
the
lyre,
\par }{\QB O
you
Holy
One
of
Israel.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}My
lips
shall
ring
out
their
joy,
\par }{\QB my
mouth
shall
sing
praises
to
you;
\par }{\QB all
of
me,
which
you
have
redeemed.
\par }{\Q \VS{24}Yes,
all
the
day
long
shall
my
tongue
\par }{\QB utter
your
righteousness;
\par }{\Q for
ashamed
and
confounded
are
they
\par }{\QB who
were
seeking
my
hurt.

\par }\PsalmChap{72}{\SH Psalm 72 – A Prayer for a Just and Glorious Reign
\par }{\D Of Solomon.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Give
the
king,
O
God,
your
own
spirit
of
justice
\par }{\QB your
spirit
of
right
to
the
son
of
the
king,
\par }{\Q \VS{2}that
with
right
he
may
judge
your
people,
\par }{\QB and
your downtrodden
ones
with
justice.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}May
the
mountains
bear weal
for
the
people,
\par }{\QB and
the
hills
yield
fruits
of
justice.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}The
weak
may
he
help
to
their
rights,
\par }{\QB may
he
save
the
sons
of
the
needy
\par }{\QB and
crush
the
oppressor
in
pieces.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}May
he
live
as
long
as
the
sun,
\par }{\QB while
the
moon
shines –
for
ages
and
ages.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}May
he
be
like
the
rain
on
the
meadow,
\par }{\QB like
showers
that
water
the
earth.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}In
his
days
may
justice
flourish,
\par }{\QB and
welfare
abound,
till
the
moon
be
no
more.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}May
he
reign
from
ocean
to
ocean,
\par }{\QB from
the
river
to
the
ends
of
the
earth.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}May
his
foes
bow
down
before
him,
\par }{\QB his
enemies
lick
the
dust.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}May
tribute
be
rendered
by
kings
\par }{\QB of
the
isles
and
of
Tarshish;
\par }{\Q may
gifts
be
brought
by
the
kings
\par }{\QB of
Sheba
and
Seba.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}May
all
kings
fall
prostrate
before
him,
\par }{\QB and
all
nations
yield
him
their
service.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}For
he
saves
the
poor
when
he
cries,
\par }{\QB the
helpless
and
the downtrodden.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}He pities
the
weak
and
the
poor,
\par }{\QB he
saves
the
lives
of
the
poor.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}He
redeems
them
from
wrong
and
from
violence,
\par }{\QB for
dear
is
their
blood
in
his
sight.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{15}Long
may
he
live;
\par }{\QB and
may
gold
of
Sheba
be
given
him;
\par }{\Q prayer,
too,
be
made
for
him ceaselessly,
\par }{\QB all
the
day
long
may
men
bless
him.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{16}May
the
land
have
abundance
of
corn,
\par }{\QB to
the
tops
of
the
hills
may
it
wave.
\par }{\Q May
the
fruit
thereof
flourish
like
Lebanon,
\par }{\QB may
men
spring
from
the
city
like
grass
of
the
earth.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{17}May
his
name
be
blessed
forever,
\par }{\QB may
his
fame
endure
as
the
sun.
\par }{\Q May
all
nations
envy
his blessedness,
\par }{\QB all
tribes
of
the
earth
call
him
happy.
\par }{\BB \par }{\BB \par }{\BB \par }{\QC \VS{18}Blest be the
{\ND{Lord}} God, Israel’s God,
\par }{\QC who alone does wonders;
\par }{\QC \VS{19}And blest be forever his glorious name.
\par }{\QC Let all the earth be filled with his glory.
\par }{\QC Amen and Amen.
\par }{\BB \par }{\QC \VS{20}Here
end
the
prayers
of
David,
son
of
Jesse.

\par }{\MS Book Three
\par }\PsalmChap{73}{\SH Psalm 73 – Fellowship with God Here and Hereafter
\par }{\D A psalm of Asaph.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Yes,
God
is
good
to
the
upright,
\par }{\QB the
{\ND{
Lord}}
to
the
pure
in
heart.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}But
my
feet
were
almost
gone,
\par }{\QB my
steps
had
nearly
slipped,
\par }{\Q \VS{3}through
envy
of
godless braggarts,
\par }{\QB when
I
saw
how
well
they
fared.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}For
never
a pang
have
they,
\par }{\QB their
body
is
sound
and
sleek.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}They
have
no
trouble
like
mortals,
\par }{\QB no
share
in
human
pain.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}So
they
wear
their
pride
like
a
necklace,
\par }{\QB they
put
on
the
garment
of
wrong,
\par }{\Q \VS{7}their
eyes
stand
out
with
fatness,
\par }{\QB their
heart swells
with
riotous fancies.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Their
speech
is
mocking
and
evil,
\par }{\QB condescending
and
crooked
their
speech.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}They
have
set
their
mouth
in
the
heavens,
\par }{\QB while
their
tongue struts
about
on
the
earth.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Small
wonder
that
people
resort
to
them,
\par }{\QB and
drink
deep draughts
of
their lore.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}‘How
does
God
know?’
they
say,
\par }{\QB ‘And
has
the
Most
High
any
knowledge?’
\par }{\Q \VS{12}See!
These
are
the
godless,
\par }{\QB with
wealth
and
ease
ever
increasing.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}Yes,
in
vain
have
I
kept
my
heart
pure,
\par }{\QB and
washed
my
hands
in
innocence;
\par }{\Q \VS{14}for
all
the
day
long
was
I
plagued
\par }{\QB not
a
morning
but
I
was
chastised.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}But
to resolve
to
speak
like
they
do
\par }{\QB would
be
treachery
to
your
children.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{16}So
I
sought
to
understand
it,
\par }{\QB but
a
wearisome
task
it
seemed:
\par }{\Q \VS{17}till
I
entered
the
holy
world
of
God
\par }{\QB and
saw
clearly
their
destiny.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{18}Yes,
you
set
them
on
slippery
places;
\par }{\QB down
to
destruction
you
hurl
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}One
moment
and
then
what
a
horror
of
ruin!
\par }{\QB They
are
finished
and
ended
in
terrors.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}Like
a
dream,
when
one wakes,
shall
they
be,
\par }{\QB whose phantoms
the waker
despises.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{21}So
my
bitterness
of
mind
\par }{\QB and
the
pain
that
stabbed
my
heart
\par }{\Q \VS{22}show
how
dull
I
was
and
stupid
\par }{\QB just
like
a
beast
before
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{23}But
I
am
always
with
you,
\par }{\QB you
have
hold
of
my
right
hand.
\par }{\Q \VS{24}By
a
plan
of
yours
you
guide
me
\par }{\QB and
will
afterward
take
me
to
glory.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{25}Whom
have
I
in
the
heavens
but
you?
\par }{\QB And
on
earth
there
is
none
I
desire
beside
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{26}Though
flesh
and
heart
waste
away,
\par }{\QB yet
God
is
the
rock
of
my
heart,
\par }{\QB yet
God
is
my
portion
forever.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{27}For
see!
Those
who
are
far
from
you
must
perish,
\par }{\QB you
destroy
all
who
are
false
to
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{28}But
I
am
happy
when
close
to
God;
\par }{\QB the
{\ND{
Lord}}
my
God
I
have
made
my
refuge,
\par }{\QB that
I
may
recount
all
the
things
you
have
done.

\par }\PsalmChap{74}{\SH Psalm 74 – Lament on the Devastation of the Temple
\par }{\D A maskil of Asaph.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Why,
O
God,
have
you
spurned
us
forever?
\par }{\QB Why smokes
your
wrath
against
the
sheep
of
your
pasture?
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Remember
the
community
you
purchased
of
old
\par }{\QB to
become
by
redemption
the
tribe
of
your
heritage,
\par }{\QB Zion,
the
mountain
you
made
your
home.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Rouse
yourself,
visit
its
ruins
complete.
\par }{\QB In
the
temple
the
foe
has
made havoc
of
all
things.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}Like
lions
your
enemies
roared
through
your
house,
\par }{\QB replacing
our
symbols
by
signs
of
their
own,
\par }{\Q \VS{5}hacking,
like
woodsmen
who
lift
\par }{\QB axes
on
thickets
of
trees,
\par }{\Q \VS{6}smashing
with hatchets
and
hammers
\par }{\QB all
of
its
carved
work
together.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}They
have
set
your
temple
on
fire,
\par }{\QB to
the
very
ground
they
have outraged
\par }{\QB the
place
where
lives
your
name.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}They
have
said
in
their
heart, ‘Let
us
utterly
crush
them.’
\par }{\QB They
have
burned
all
the
houses
of
God
in
the
land.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}No
symbol
of
ours
do
we
see
any
more:
\par }{\QB no
prophet
is
there
any
more,
\par }{\QB none
is
with
us
who
knows
how
long.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}How
long,
O
God,
is
the
foe
to
insult?
\par }{\QB Shall
the
enemy
spurn
your
name
forever?
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Why,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
do
you
hold
back
your
hand,
\par }{\QB why
keep
your
right
hand
in
the
folds
of
your
robe?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}Yet
God
is
our
king
from
the
ancient
days,
\par }{\QB in
the
midst
of
the
earth
working
deeds
of
salvation.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}It
was
you
who
did
cleave
the
sea
by
your
might,
\par }{\QB and
shatter
the
heads
of
the
ocean
monsters.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}It
was
you
who
did
crush many-headed
Leviathan,
\par }{\QB and
give
him
as
food
to
the
beasts
of
the
wilderness.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}It
was
you
who
did
cleave
the
fountains
and
torrents;
\par }{\QB it
was
you
who
did
dry
the perennial
streams.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}Yours
is
the
day;
yours,
too,
is
the
night,
\par }{\QB it
was
you
who
did
establish
the
sun
and
the
star.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}It
was
you
who
did
fix
all
the
borders
of
earth:
\par }{\QB summer
and
winter it’s
you
who
have
made
them.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{18}Yet,
for
all
this,
the
foe
has
insulted
you,
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB and
a
nation
of
fools
has
reviled
your
name.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}Do
not
give
your
dove
to
the
beasts,
\par }{\QB do
not
forget
your
afflicted
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}Look
to
the
sleek
ones –
how
full
they
are:
\par }{\QB the
dark
places
of
earth
are
the
dwellings
of
violence.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}O
let
not
the downtrodden
turn
back
ashamed:
\par }{\QB let
the
poor
and
the
needy
sing
praise
to
your
name.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{22}Arise,
God,
and
defend
your
cause:
\par }{\QB remember
how
fools
all
the
day
insult
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}Do
not
forget
the
uproar
of
your
enemies,
\par }{\QB the
din
of
your
foes
that
ascends
evermore.

\par }\PsalmChap{75}{\SH Psalm 75 – God the Judge
\par }{\D For the leader; al tashheth. A psalm of Asaph, a song.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}We
praise
you,
God,
we
praise
you:
\par }{\QB we
would
call
on
your
name
and
declare
your
wonders.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{2}‘At
the
time
I
choose,
\par }{\QB I
will
judge
fairly.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Though
earth
melt
and
all
her
inhabitants,
\par }{\QB it
is
I
who
keep
steady
her
pillars.’
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\Q \VS{4}I
say
to
the
boasters, ‘Boast not’;
\par }{\QB to
the
wicked, ‘Lift
not
up
your
horn:
\par }{\Q \VS{5}lift
not
your
horn
on
high,
\par }{\QB speak
not
boldly
against
the
Rock.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}For
not
from
east
nor
west,
\par }{\QB not
from
desert
nor
mountains;
\par }{\Q \VS{7}but
God
himself
is
the
judge,
\par }{\QB humbling
one
and
exalting
another.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}In
the
hand
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
a
cup
\par }{\QB foaming
wine,
richly
spiced.
\par }{\Q Out
of
this
he
pours
a draught,
\par }{\QB and
all
the
wicked
of
earth
\par }{\QB must
drain
it
down
to
the
dregs.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}But
I
will
rejoice
forever,
\par }{\QB singing
praise
to
the
God
of
Jacob.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}I
will
hew
all
the
horns
of
the
wicked,
\par }{\QB but
the
horns
of
the
just
shall
be
lifted.

\par }\PsalmChap{76}{\SH Psalm 76 – A Song of Victory
\par }{\D For the leader. With instrumental music. A psalm of Asaph, a song.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}God
has
made
himself
known
in
Judah,
\par }{\QB his
name
is
great
in
Israel.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}His
tent
is
in
Salem,
\par }{\QB his
dwelling
in
Zion.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}There
he
broke
the
lightning
arrows,
\par }{\QB shield,
sword,
and
weapons
of
war.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\Q \VS{4}Terrible
is
your splendour
\par }{\QB on
the
everlasting
mountains.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Despoiled
were
the
stout
of
heart;
\par }{\QB in
the
sleep
into
which
they
had
fallen,
\par }{\Q none
of
the
warriors
\par }{\QB could
lift
a
hand.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}At
your
rebuke,
God
of
Jacob,
\par }{\QB sank
chariot
and
horse
to
sleep.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Awful
are
you:
who
can
stand
\par }{\QB before
you,
when
once
you
are
angry?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}The
judgment
you
gave
from
heaven
\par }{\QB frightened
the
earth
into
silence,
\par }{\Q \VS{9}when
God
arose
to
judgment
\par }{\QB to
save
the
oppressed
of
the
earth.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}The
fiercest
will
praise
you,
\par }{\QB to
you
will
the
remnant
hold
festival.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Vow
and
pay
to
{\ND{
Lord}}
your
God,
\par }{\QB and
let
all
who
are
round
him
bring
presents.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}He lops
off
the
courage
of
princes,
\par }{\QB and
with
terror
fills
kings
of
the
earth.

\par }\PsalmChap{77}{\SH Psalm 77 – A Prayer for Preservation as in the Days of Old
\par }{\D For the leader. On Jeduthun. Of Asaph, a psalm.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Loudly
will
I
lift
my
cry
to
God,
\par }{\QB loudly
to
God,
so
he
hears
to
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}In
the
day
of
my
trouble
I
seek
the
{\ND{
Lord}};
\par }{\QB in
the
night
I
lift
my
hands
in
prayer,
\par }{\QB refusing
all
comfort.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}When
I
think
of
God,
I
moan;
\par }{\QB when
I
muse,
my
spirit
is
faint.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\Q \VS{4}When
you
hold
my
eyes
awake,
\par }{\QB and
I
am
restless
and
speechless,
\par }{\Q \VS{5}I
think
of
the
days
of
old,
\par }{\QB call
to
mind
distant
years.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}I
commune
with
my
heart
in
the
night,
\par }{\QB I
muse
with inquiring
spirit.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}‘Will
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
cast
us
off
forever,
\par }{\QB will
he
be
gracious
no
more?
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Has
his
love
vanished
forever?
\par }{\QB Is
his
faithfulness
utterly
gone?
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Has
God
forgotten
to
be
gracious,
\par }{\QB or
in
anger
withheld
his
compassion?’
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}Then
I
said, ‘This
it
is
that grieves
me,
\par }{\QB that
the
hand
of
the
Most
High
has
changed.’
\par }{\Q \VS{11}I
will
think
of
the
deeds
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB and
remember
your
wonders
of
old.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}I
will
muse
on
all
you
have
wrought,
\par }{\QB and
meditate
on
your
deeds.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Then
your
way,
O
God,
was
majestic:
\par }{\QB what
God
was
great
as
our
God?
\par }{\Q \VS{14}You
were
a
God
who
did
marvels,
\par }{\QB you
did
show
your
power
to
the
world
\par }{\Q \VS{15}by
your
arm
you
rescued
your
people,
\par }{\QB the
children
of
Jacob
and
Joseph.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{16}The
waters
saw
you,
O
God.
\par }{\QB The
waters
saw
you
and shivered;
\par }{\QB to
their
depths
they
trembled.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}Clouds
poured
torrents
of
water,
\par }{\QB thunder
rolled
in
the
sky,
\par }{\QB your
arrows
sped
to
and
fro.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}Loud
was
the
roll
of
your
thunder,
\par }{\QB lightnings
lit
up
the
world.
\par }{\QB Earth
quaked
and
trembled.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}In
your
way,
{\ND{
Lord}},
through
the
sea,
\par }{\QB in
your
path
through
the
mighty
waters,
\par }{\QB your
footsteps
were
all unseen.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}You
did
guide
your
folk
like
a
flock
\par }{\QB by
the
hand
of
Moses
and
Aaron.

\par }\PsalmChap{78}{\SH Psalm 78 – The Warnings of History
\par }{\D A maskil of Asaph.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}My
people,
attend
to
my
teaching:
\par }{\QB bend
your
ears
to
the
words
of
my
mouth,
\par }{\Q \VS{2}as
I
open
my
mouth
in
a poem
\par }{\QB on
the riddling
story
of
the
past.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}What
we
have
heard
and
known,
\par }{\QB and
what
our
ancestors
have
told
us,
\par }{\Q \VS{4}we
will
not
hide
from
their
children.
\par }{\QB We
will
tell
to
the
next
generation
\par }{\Q the
praises
and
might
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB and
the
wonders
that
he
has
done.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}He
set
up
a
testimony
in
Jacob,
\par }{\QB a
law
he
appointed
in
Israel,
\par }{\Q which
he
commanded
our
ancestors
\par }{\QB to
make
known
to
their
children,
\par }{\Q \VS{6}that
the
next
generation
should
know
it,
\par }{\QB that
the
children
yet
to
be
born
\par }{\Q should
arise
and
tell
their
children;
\par }{\QB \VS{7}that
in
God
they
might
put
their
confidence,
\par }{\Q and
not
forget
God’s
works;
\par }{\QB but
that
they
might
keep
his
commandments,
\par }{\Q \VS{8}and
not
be
like
their
ancestors,
\par }{\QB a
generation defiant
and
stubborn,
\par }{\Q a
generation
with
heart
unsteady,
\par }{\QB and
spirit
unfaithful towards
God.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}Ephraimites,
armed
bowmen,
\par }{\QB turned
back
in
the
day
of
battle.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}They
did
not
keep
God’s
covenant,
\par }{\QB they
refused
to
walk
in
his
law.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}They
forgot
what
he
had
done,
\par }{\QB and
the
wonders
he
had
shown
them.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}He
did
wonders
before
their
ancestors
\par }{\QB in
the
country
of
Zoan
in
Egypt.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Through
the
sea
which
he
split
he
brought
them,
\par }{\QB making
waters
stand
up
like
a
heap;
\par }{\Q \VS{14}he
led
them
by
day
with
a
cloud,
\par }{\QB all
the
night
with
a
light
of
fire.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{15}From
the
rocks
which
he
split
in
the
wilderness,
\par }{\QB he
gave
them
to
drink
as
of ocean’s
abundance.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}He
brought
streams
out
of
the
rock,
\par }{\QB and
made
water
run
down
like
rivers.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{17}Yet
they
still
went
on
sinning
against
him,
\par }{\QB they
defied
the
Most
High
in
the
desert.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}They wilfully
challenged
God,
\par }{\QB demanding
the
food
that
they
longed
for.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}‘Is
God
able,’
such
was
their
challenge,
\par }{\QB ‘to
spread
in
the
desert
a
table?
\par }{\Q \VS{20}From
the
rock
that
he
struck
there
gushed
water,
\par }{\QB and
torrents
that
overflowed;
\par }{\Q but
can
he
also
give
bread,
\par }{\QB or
provide
his
people
with
meat?’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{21}When
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
heard
this,
he
was
furious,
\par }{\QB and
fire
was
kindled
on
Jacob,
\par }{\QB anger
flared
up
against
Israel.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{22}For
they
put
no
trust
in
God,
\par }{\QB no
confidence
in
his
help.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}So
he
summoned
the
clouds
above;
\par }{\QB and,
opening
the
doors
of
heaven,
\par }{\Q \VS{24}he
rained
manna
upon
them
for
food,
\par }{\QB and
grain
of
heaven
he
gave
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{25}Everyone
ate
the
bread
of
angels;
\par }{\QB he
sent
them
food
to
the
full.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{26}He
launched
the
east
wind
in
the
heavens,
\par }{\QB and
guided
the
south
by
his
power.
\par }{\Q \VS{27}He
rained
meat
upon
them
like
dust,
\par }{\QB winged
bird
like
the
sand
of
the
sea.
\par }{\Q \VS{28}In
the
midst
of
their
camp
he
dropped
it,
\par }{\QB all
around
their
tents.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{29}They
ate
and
were
more
than
filled;
\par }{\QB he
had
brought
them
the
thing
they
desired.
\par }{\Q \VS{30}But
the
thing
they
desired
became
loathsome:
\par }{\QB while
their
food
was
still
in
their
mouths,
\par }{\Q \VS{31}the
wrath
of
God
rose
against
them.
\par }{\QB He
slew
the
stoutest
among
them,
\par }{\QB and
laid
low
the
young
men
of
Israel.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{32}Yet
for
all
this
they
sinned
yet
more,
\par }{\QB and
refused
to
believe
in
his
wonders.
\par }{\Q \VS{33}So
he
ended
their
days
in
a
breath,
\par }{\QB and
their
years
in
sudden
dismay.
\par }{\Q \VS{34}When
he
slew
them,
then
they
sought
after
him,
\par }{\QB they
turned
and
sought
God
with
diligence.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{35}They
remembered
that
God
was
their
rock,
\par }{\QB and
the
Most
High
God
their
redeemer.
\par }{\Q \VS{36}But
they flattered
him
with
their
mouth,
\par }{\QB and
lied
to
him
with
their
tongue.
\par }{\Q \VS{37}Their
heart
was
not
steady
with
him,
\par }{\QB they
were
faithless
to
his
covenant.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{38}But
he
is
full
of
pity:
\par }{\QB he
pardons
sin
and
destroys
not.
\par }{\Q Often
he
turns
his
anger
away,
\par }{\QB without
stirring
his
wrath
at
all.
\par }{\Q \VS{39}So
he
remembered
that
they
were
but
flesh,
\par }{\QB breath
that
passes
and
does
not
return.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{40}But
how
often
they
rebelled
in
the
desert,
\par }{\QB and
caused
him
grief
in
the
wilderness,
\par }{\Q \VS{41}tempting
God
again
and
again,
\par }{\QB provoking
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
\par }{\Q \VS{42}They
did
not
remember
his
strength,
\par }{\QB nor
the
day
he
redeemed
from
the
foe,
\par }{\Q \VS{43}how
he
set
his
signs
in
Egypt,
\par }{\QB in
the
country
of
Zoan
his
wonders.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{44}He
turned
their
canals
into
blood,
\par }{\QB their
streams undrinkable.
\par }{\Q \VS{45}He
sent
forth
flies,
which
devoured
them;
\par }{\QB frogs,
too,
which
destroyed
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{46}Their
crops
he
gave
to
the
caterpillar,
\par }{\QB and
the
fruits
of
their
toil
to
the
locust.
\par }{\Q \VS{47}He
slew
their
vines
with
hail,
\par }{\QB and
their
sycamore
trees
with
frost.
\par }{\Q \VS{48}He
delivered
their
cattle
to
the
hail,
\par }{\QB and
their
flocks
to
bolts
of
fire.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{49}He
let
loose
his
hot
anger
among
them,
\par }{\QB fury
and
wrath
and
distress,
\par }{\QB a
band
of
destroying
angels.
\par }{\Q \VS{50}He
cleared
a
path
for
his
anger,
\par }{\QB did
not
spare
them
from
death,
\par }{\QB but
gave
them
over
to
pestilence.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{51}He
struck
down
all
the
firstborn
in
Egypt,
\par }{\QB the
first
fruits
of
their
strength
in
the
tents
of
Ham.
\par }{\Q \VS{52}He
led
forth
his
people
like
sheep,
\par }{\QB he
was
guide
to
his
flock
in
the
desert.
\par }{\Q \VS{53}Securely
he
led
them,
and
free
from
fear,
\par }{\QB while
their
foes
were
drowned
in
the
sea.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{54}To
his
holy
realm
he
brought
them,
\par }{\QB to
the
mountain
his
right
hand
had
purchased.
\par }{\Q \VS{55}He
drove
out
the
nations
before
them,
\par }{\QB and
allotted
their
land
for
possession,
\par }{\QB and
their
tents
for
Israel
to
live
in.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{56}Yet
they
tempted
and
angered
the
Most
High
God,
\par }{\QB they
did
not
observe
his
decrees.
\par }{\Q \VS{57}They
drew
back,
false
like
their
ancestors;
\par }{\QB they
failed
like
a
treacherous
bow.
\par }{\Q \VS{58}Their
shrines
stirred
him
to
anger,
\par }{\QB their
idols
moved
him
to
jealousy.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{59}When
God
heard
of
this,
he
was
furious,
\par }{\QB and
he
spurned
Israel
utterly.
\par }{\Q \VS{60}He
abandoned
his
home
in
Shiloh,
\par }{\QB the
tent
he
had
pitched
among
people.
\par }{\Q \VS{61}He
gave
his
strength
up
to
captivity,
\par }{\QB his
glory
to
the
hands
of
the
foe.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{62}He
gave
his
people
to
the
sword,
\par }{\QB he
was
furious
with
his
own.
\par }{\Q \VS{63}Fire
devoured
their
young
men,
\par }{\QB and
their
maidens
had
no marriage-song.
\par }{\Q \VS{64}Their
priests
fell
by
the
sword,
\par }{\QB and
their
widows
could
not
weep.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{65}Then
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
awoke
as
from
sleep,
\par }{\QB like
a
warrior
flushed
with
wine;
\par }{\Q \VS{66}and
he
beat
back
his
foes,
\par }{\QB putting
them
to
perpetual
scorn.
\par }{\Q \VS{67}He disowned
the
tent
of
Joseph,
\par }{\QB he
rejected
the
tribe
of
Ephraim;
\par }{\Q \VS{68}but
he
chose
the
tribe
of
Judah,
\par }{\QB Mount
Zion,
which
he
loves.
\par }{\Q \VS{69}And
he
built
like
the
heights
his
sanctuary,
\par }{\QB like
the
earth
which
he
founded
forever.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{70}And
he
chose
David
his
servant,
\par }{\QB taking
him
from
the
sheepfolds.
\par }{\Q \VS{71}From
the mother-ewes
he
brought
him,
\par }{\QB to
be
shepherd
to
Jacob
his
people,
\par }{\QB and
to
Israel
his
inheritance.
\par }{\Q \VS{72}With
upright
heart
did
he
shepherd
them,
\par }{\QB and
with
skilful
hands
did
he
guide
them.

\par }\PsalmChap{79}{\SH Psalm 79 – A National Prayer for Deliverance
\par }{\D A psalm of Asaph.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Heathen,
O
God,
have
come
into
your
land,
\par }{\QB defiling
your
holy
temple,
\par }{\QB and
laying
Jerusalem
in
ruins.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}They
have
given
the
bodies
of
your
dead
servants
\par }{\QB to
the
birds
of
the
air
to
devour,
\par }{\QB and
the
flesh
of
your
faithful
to
the
beasts
of
the
field.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Round
about
Jerusalem
\par }{\QB they
have
poured
out
their
blood
like
water;
\par }{\QB and
there
was
no
one
to
bury
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}On
every
side
our
neighbours
\par }{\QB revile
us
and
mock
us
and jeer
at
us.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}How
long
will
you
be
angry,
O
{\ND{
Lord}}?
\par }{\QB Will
your
jealousy
burn
like
fire
forever?
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Pour
out
your
wrath
on
the
nations
that
don’t
know
you,
\par }{\QB on
the
kingdoms
that
do
not
call
on
your
name.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}For
Jacob
they
devoured,
\par }{\QB they
have
desolated
his
home.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Do
not
remember
against
us
our ancestors’
sins;
\par }{\QB O
meet
us
soon
with
your
pity,
\par }{\QB for
utterly
weak
are
we.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}Help
us,
O
God
our
saviour,
\par }{\QB for
the
renown
of
your
name:
\par }{\Q for
your
reputation
deliver
us
\par }{\QB and
cover
over
our
sins.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Why
should
the
nations
say,
\par }{\QB ‘Where
is
their
God?’
\par }{\Q Let
revenge
for
the outpoured
blood
of
your
servants
\par }{\QB be
shown
on
the
heathen
before
our
eyes.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}May
the
groans
of
the
prisoner
come
before
you;
\par }{\QB free
the
children
of
death
by
your
mighty
arm.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Pay
our
neighbours
back
sevenfold
\par }{\QB for
the
scorn
they
have heaped
upon
you,
O
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}Then
we,
your
people,
the
flock
of
your
pasture,
\par }{\QB will
give
thanks
to
you
for
evermore,
\par }{\QB and
tell
your
praise
to
all
generations.

\par }\PsalmChap{80}{\SH Psalm 80 – A Prayer for the Preservation of Israel
\par }{\D For the leader. On shoshannim, eduth. Of Asaph, a psalm.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Listen,
Shepherd
of
Israel,
\par }{\QB who
leads
Joseph
like
a
flock
of
sheep;
\par }{\Q from
your
throne
on
the
cherubs
shine
forth
\par }{\QB \VS{2}before
Ephraim,
Manasseh,
and
Benjamin.
\par }{\Q Stir
up
your
mighty
power,
\par }{\QB come
to
our
help.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}God,
restore
us:
\par }{\QB show
us
the
light
of
your
face,
\par }{\QB so
we
may
be
saved.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}O
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts,
\par }{\Q how
long
is
your
anger
to
smoke,
\par }{\QB despite
the
prayer
of
your
people?
\par }{\Q \VS{5}You
have
fed
them
with
bread
of
tears,
\par }{\QB you
have
made
them
drink
tears
by
the
measure.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}The
scorn
of
our
neighbours
you
make
us,
\par }{\QB the laughing-stock
of
our
foes.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}God
of
hosts,
restore
us:
\par }{\QB show
us
the
light
of
your
face,
\par }{\QB so
we
may
be
saved.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}A
vine
out
of
Egypt
you
brought;
\par }{\QB you
did
drive
out
the
nations,
and
plant
her;
\par }{\Q \VS{9}in
the
ground
you
did
clear
she
struck
root,
\par }{\QB and
she
filled
all
the
land.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}The
shade
of
her
covered
the
mountains,
\par }{\QB her
branches
the
cedars
of
God.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}She
sent
forth
her
shoots
to
the
sea,
\par }{\QB and
her
branches
as
far
as
the
River.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Why
have
you
torn
down
her fences,
and
left
her
\par }{\QB to
be
plucked
at
by
all
who
pass
by,
\par }{\Q \VS{13}to
be gnawed
by
the
boar
from
the
forest,
\par }{\QB and
devoured
by
the
beasts
of
the
field?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{14}O
God
of
hosts,
return:
\par }{\QB look
down
from
heaven
and
see
\par }{\Q and
visit
this
vine,
and
restore
her
\par }{\QB \VS{15}the
vine
which
your
right
hand
has
planted.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}She
is
burned
with
fire
and
cut
down
\par }{\QB before
your
stern
face
they
are
perishing.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}Support
the
one
you
have
chosen,
\par }{\QB the
one
you
have
raised
for
yourself;
\par }{\Q \VS{18}then
from
you
we
will
never
draw
back.
\par }{\QB Preserve
us,
and
we
will
call
on
your
name.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}{\ND{
Lord}},
God
of
hosts,
restore
us:
\par }{\QB Show
us
the
light
of
your
face,
\par }{\QB so
we
may
be
saved.

\par }\PsalmChap{81}{\SH Psalm 81 – For the Feast of Tabernacles
\par }{\D For the leader. On the gittith. Of Asaph.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Sing
aloud
to
God
our
strength,
\par }{\QB shout
for
joy
to
the
God
of
Jacob.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Raise
a
song,
sound
the
timbrel,
\par }{\QB sweet
lyre
and
harp.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}On
the
new
moon
blow
the
horn,
\par }{\QB at
the
full
moon,
the
day
of
our
festival.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}For
this
is
a
statute
for
Israel,
\par }{\QB a
ruling
of
the
God
of
Jacob,
\par }{\Q \VS{5}a
witness
he
set
up
in
Joseph,
\par }{\QB when
he
marched
against
Egypt’s
land,
\par }{\QB where
he
heard
an
unknown
voice
say:
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}‘I
removed
from
your
shoulder
the
burden,
\par }{\QB and
freed
your
hands
from
the
basket.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}At
your
call
of
distress
I
delivered
you,
\par }{\QB from
the
thundercloud
I
answered
you.
\par }{\QB At Meribah’s
waters
I
tested
you.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}‘Listen,
my
people,
to
my
warning,
\par }{\QB O
Israel,
if
you
would
but
listen!
\par }{\Q \VS{9}There
must
not
be
a
strange
god
among
you,
\par }{\QB you
must
bow
to
no
foreign
god.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}I
am
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
your
God
\par }{\QB who
brought
you
up
out
of
Egypt.
\par }{\QB Open
your
mouth,
that
I
fill
it.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}‘But
my
people
did
not
listen
to
my
voice,
\par }{\QB Israel
would
have
none
of
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}So
to
their
own
hard
hearts
I
left
them,
\par }{\QB to
follow
their
own
devices.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}O
that
my
people
would
listen,
\par }{\QB that
Israel
would
walk
in
my
ways.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Soon
would
I
humble
their
enemies,
\par }{\QB and
turn
my
hand
on
their
foes.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}Those
who
hate
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
would
cringe
before
him
\par }{\QB in
everlasting
terror.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}But
you
would
I
feed
with
the
richest
wheat,
\par }{\QB and
with
honey
from
the
rock
to
your
heart’s
desire.’

\par }\PsalmChap{82}{\SH Psalm 82 – God the Upholder of Justice
\par }{\D A psalm of Asaph.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}God
has
taken
his
stand
\par }{\QB in
the
divine
assembly:
\par }{\QB in
the
midst
of
the
gods
he
holds
judgment.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}‘How
long
will
you crookedly
judge,
\par }{\QB and
favour
the
wicked?
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\Q \VS{3}Do
right
by
the
weak
and
the
orphan,
\par }{\QB acquit
the
innocent
poor.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Rescue
the
weak
and
the
needy,
\par }{\QB save
them
from
the
hand
of
the
wicked.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}‘They
have
neither
knowledge
nor
insight,
\par }{\QB in
darkness
they
walk
to
and
fro,
\par }{\QB while
the
earth’s
foundations
totter.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}It
was
I
who
appointed
you
gods,
\par }{\QB children
of
the
Most
High
all
of
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Yet
like
mortals
you
will
surely
die,
\par }{\QB you
will
fall
like
any
prince.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}Arise,
O
God,
judge
the
earth,
\par }{\QB for
all
nations
are
yours
by
inheritance.

\par }\PsalmChap{83}{\SH Psalm 83 – A Prayer for the Destruction of the Enemies of Judah
\par }{\D A song, a psalm of Asaph.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Do
not
keep
silent,
O
God:
\par }{\QB hold
not
your
peace,
be
not
still,
God.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}For
see!
Your
enemies
roar,
\par }{\QB those
who
hate
you
lift
up
their
heads,
\par }{\Q \VS{3}laying
crafty
plans
for
your
people,
\par }{\QB and
plotting
against
those
you
treasure.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}‘Come,
let
us
wipe
them
out
as
a
nation,
\par }{\QB so
Israel’s
name
will
be
mentioned
no
more.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}For, conspiring
with
one
accord,
\par }{\QB they
have
made
a
league
against
you
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Tents
of
Edom,
and
Ishmaelites,
\par }{\QB Moab,
and
the
Hagrites.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Gebal
and
Ammon
and
Amalek,
\par }{\QB Philistia,
with
the
people
of
Tyre;
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Syria,
too,
is
confederate,
\par }{\QB they
have
strengthened
the
children
of
Lot.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}Deal
with
them
as
you
dealt
with
Midian,
\par }{\QB with
Sisera,
with
Jabin,
at
the
torrent
of
Kishon,
\par }{\Q \VS{10}who
at
Endor
were
destroyed,
\par }{\QB and
became
dung
for
the
field.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Make
their
nobles
like
Oreb
and
Zeeb,
\par }{\QB all
their
princes
like
Zebah
and
Zalmunna,
\par }{\Q \VS{12}who
said, ‘Let
us
take
for
ourselves
\par }{\QB the
meadows
of
God.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}Whirl
them,
my
God,
like
dust,
\par }{\QB like
stubble
before
the
wind.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}As
the
fire
that
kindles
the
forest,
\par }{\QB as
flame
that
sets
mountains
ablaze,
\par }{\Q \VS{15}so
with
your
tempest
pursue
them,
\par }{\QB terrify
them
with
your hurricane.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}Make
them
blush
with
shame;
\par }{\QB until
they
seek
your
name,
O
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}Everlasting
shame
and
confusion,
\par }{\QB disgrace
and
destruction
be
theirs.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}Teach
those
who
you
alone
\par }{\QB are
most
high
over
all
the
earth.

\par }\PsalmChap{84}{\SH Psalm 84 – The Song of the Pilgrims
\par }{\D For the leader. On the gittith. Of the Korahites, a psalm.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}How
dearly
loved
is
the
place
where
you
live,
\par }{\QB {\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts!
\par }{\Q \VS{2}How
I
long
and
yearn
\par }{\QB for
the
courts
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q Now
heart
and
flesh
cry
for
joy
\par }{\QB to
the
living
God.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}Even
the
sparrow
has
found
her
a
home
\par }{\QB and
the
swallow
a
nest,
\par }{\Q to
lay
her
young,
\par }{\QB near
your
altar,
\par }{\Q {\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts,
\par }{\QB my
king
and
my
God.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Happy
those
who
live
in
your
house,
\par }{\QB praising
you
evermore.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Happy
those
whose
strength
is
in
you,
\par }{\QB people
with pilgrim
hearts.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}As
they
pass
through
the
valley
of
tears,
\par }{\QB they
make
it
a
place
of
fountains,
\par }{\QB clothed
with
the
blessings
of
early
rain.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}From
rampart
to
rampart
on
they
march,
\par }{\QB till
at
last
God
reveals
himself
in
Zion.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}{\ND{
Lord}},
God
of
hosts,
hear
my
prayer,
\par }{\QB attend,
O
God
of
Jacob.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\Q \VS{9}Behold,
O
God,
our defender,
\par }{\QB and
look
upon
your
anointed,
\par }{\Q \VS{10}for
better
a
single
day
in
your
courts
\par }{\QB than
a
thousand
in
my
own
chambers:
\par }{\Q better
stand
at
the
door
of
the
house
of
my
God
\par }{\QB than
live
in
the
tents
of
ungodliness,
\par }{\Q \VS{11}for
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
sun
and
shield,
\par }{\QB the
{\ND{
Lord}}
gives
grace
and
glory.
\par }{\Q He
withholds
no
good
thing
from
the
life
that
is
blameless.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts,
\par }{\QB happy
those
whose
trust
is
in
you.

\par }\PsalmChap{85}{\SH Psalm 85 – A Prayer for National Restoration
\par }{\D For the leader. Of the Korahites, a psalm.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Once,
{\ND{
Lord}},
you
did
favour
your
land,
\par }{\QB granting
change
of
fortune
to
Jacob,
\par }{\Q \VS{2}forgiving
the
guilt
of
your
people,
\par }{\QB pardoning
all
their
sin,
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\Q \VS{3}withdrawing
all
your
fury,
\par }{\QB turning
from
your
hot
anger.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}Restore
us,
O
God
our
saviour,
\par }{\QB put
away
your
displeasure
against
us.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Will
you
cherish
your
anger
against
us
forever,
\par }{\QB prolonging
your
wrath
to
all
generations?
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Will
you
not
revive
us
again,
\par }{\QB that
your
people
may
be
glad
in
you?
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Show
us
your
kindness,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB grant
us
your
salvation.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}Let
me
hear
what
God
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
speak;
\par }{\QB for
he
will
speak
of
peace
\par }{\Q to
his
people,
to
those
who
love
him,
\par }{\QB and
turn
their
hearts
to
him.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Soon
those
who
fear
him
shall
see
how
he
saves,
\par }{\QB and
glory
shall
live
in
our
land.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}Kindness
and
loyalty
meet;
\par }{\QB peace
and
righteousness
kiss.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Loyalty
springs
from
the
earth;
\par }{\QB righteousness
looks
from
the
sky.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
shall
give
all
that
is
good,
\par }{\QB our
land
yielding
its
increase,
\par }{\Q \VS{13}righteousness
marching
before
him,
\par }{\QB and
peace
on
the
path
he
treads.

\par }\PsalmChap{86}{\SH Psalm 86 – A Prayer for Divine Guidance and Favour
\par }{\D A prayer of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Incline
your
ear,
{\ND{
Lord}},
and
answer
me,
\par }{\QB for
I
am
afflicted
and
needy.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Guard
me,
for
I
am
loyal:
\par }{\QB save
your
servant,
who
trusts
in
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}{\ND{
Lord}},
be
gracious
to
me,
for
you
are
my
God;
\par }{\QB I
cry
to
you
all
the
day.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Gladden
the
heart
of
your
servant;
\par }{\QB for
to
you,
{\ND{
Lord}},
I
set
my
hope.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}For
you,
{\ND{
Lord}},
are
good
and
forgiving,
\par }{\QB rich
in
love towards
all
who
call
on
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}Listen,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
to
my
prayer;
\par }{\QB attend
to
my
plea
for
mercy.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}In
the
day
of
my
trouble
I
call
on
you,
\par }{\QB with
assurance
that
you
will
answer
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}None
of
the
gods
is
like
you,
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB nor
are
any
works
like
yours.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}All
the
nations
you
have
made
\par }{\QB will
come
and
bow
down
before
you,
\par }{\QB giving
glory,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
to
your
name.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}For
great
are
you,
and
a
doer
of
wonders;
\par }{\QB you
alone
are
God.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}Teach
me,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
your
way,
\par }{\QB that
I
may
walk
in
your
truth:
\par }{\QB so
my
heart
shall
rejoice
in
your
name.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}I
will
give
you
thanks,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB with
all
my
heart,
my
God,
\par }{\QB I
will
honour
your
name
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}For
great
is
your
love towards
me,
\par }{\QB from
the
depths
of
Sheol
you
have
saved
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{14}Haughty
men
have
risen
up
against
me,
O
God,
\par }{\QB a
band
of
the
violent
seeking
my
life,
\par }{\QB who
think
nothing
of
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}But
you
are
a
God
of
pity
and
grace,
\par }{\QB patient
and
rich
in
kindness
and
faithfulness;
\par }{\QB turn
to
me
with
your
grace,
O
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}Grant
your
strength
to
your
servant,
\par }{\QB and
save
the
child
of
your
handmaid.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}Show
me
a
sign
of
your
favour,
\par }{\QB which
those
who
hate
me
may
see
with
confusion,
\par }{\QB since
you,
{\ND{
Lord}},
are
my
helper
and
comforter.

\par }\PsalmChap{87}{\SH Psalm 87 – Zion, City of God
\par }{\D Of the Korahites, a psalm. A song.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}On
the
holy
mountain
stands
\par }{\QB the
city
he
founded.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
loves
the
gates
of
Zion
\par }{\QB more
than
all
the
dwellings
of
Jacob.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Glorious
things
he
is
speaking
of
you,
\par }{\QB you
city
of
God.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}‘Among
those
who
are
mine
I
name
Rahab
and
Babylon,
\par }{\QB Philistia,
Tyre,
Ethiopia,
\par }{\QB their
people
will
say
I
was
born
in
Zion.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}As
for
Zion
it
will
be
said
\par }{\QB each
and
all
were
born
in
her.’
\par }{\Q The
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
preserve
her.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
count,
when enrolling
the
peoples,
\par }{\QB ‘This
one
was
born
there,
and
that
one
was
born
there.’
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\Q \VS{7}Singers
and dancers
alike
will
say
\par }{\QB ‘All
my
springs
are
in
you.’

\par }\PsalmChap{88}{\SH Psalm 88 – The Prayer of Despair
\par }{\D A Song, a psalm of the Korahites. To the leader: according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}O
{\ND{
Lord}}
my
God,
\par }{\QB I
cry
for
help
in
the day-time,
\par }{\QB in
the
night
my
cry
is
before
you;
\par }{\Q \VS{2}let
my
prayer
come
into
your
presence,
\par }{\QB incline
your
ear
to
my
cry.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}For
I
am
sated
with
sorrow,
\par }{\QB my
life
draws
near
to
Sheol.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}I
am
counted
with
those
who
go
down
to
the
pit;
\par }{\QB without
strength
am
I.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}My
home
is
among
the
dead,
\par }{\QB like
the
slain
that
lie
in
the
grave,
\par }{\Q whom
you
remember
no
more
\par }{\QB cut
off
as
they
are
from
your
hand.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}In
the deepest
pit
you
have
put
me,
\par }{\QB in
shadows
deep
and
dark.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Your
wrath
lies
heavy
upon
me,
\par }{\QB waves
of
your
anger
roll
over
me.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}You
have
put
my
friends
far
from
me,
\par }{\QB you
have
made
them
shun
me.
\par }{\Q I
am
shut
in,
and
cannot
escape,
\par }{\QB \VS{9}my
eyes
are
wasted
with
sorrow.
\par }{\Q I
call
on
you,
{\ND{
Lord}},
every
day,
\par }{\QB spreading
my
hands
out
to
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}For
the
dead
can
you
work
wonders?
\par }{\QB Can
the shades
rise
again
to
praise
you?
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\Q \VS{11}Can
your
kindness
be
told
in
the
grave,
\par }{\QB your
faithfulness
in
the
tomb?
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Can
your
wonders
be
known
in
the
darkness,
\par }{\QB or
your
help
in
the
land
of
forgetfulness?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}I
cry
for
help
to
you,
\par }{\QB in
the
morning
my
prayer
comes
before
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Why,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
do
you
spurn
me,
\par }{\QB and
hide
your
face
from
me?
\par }{\Q \VS{15}From
my
youth
I
am
wretched
and
dying,
\par }{\QB I
am numbed
by
the
terrors
I
bear.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{16}The
fires
of
your
wrath
have
passed
over
me,
\par }{\QB your
terrors
destroy
me,
\par }{\Q \VS{17}surging
around
me
forever,
\par }{\QB hemming
me
in
altogether.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}Those
who
love
me
you
put
far
from
me;
\par }{\QB the
dark
is
my
only
friend.

\par }\PsalmChap{89}{\SH Psalm 89 – The Promise to David
\par }{\D A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}I
will
sing
evermore
of
the
love
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB proclaiming
to
all
generations
his
faithfulness.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}For
your
love
you
did
promise
to
build
up
forever,
\par }{\QB your
faithfulness
firm
as
the
heavens
themselves.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}‘I
have
made
with
my
chosen
a
covenant,
\par }{\QB and
sworn
to
David
my
servant,
\par }{\Q \VS{4}to
establish
his
seed
forever,
\par }{\QB and
to
build
up
his
throne
to
all
ages.’
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Then
the
holy
assembly
in
heaven
\par }{\QB praised
your
marvellous
faithfulness,
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}For
who
in
the
skies
may
compare
with
the
{\ND{
Lord}}?
\par }{\QB Who
is
like
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
among
the
gods?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}A
God
to
be
feared
in
the
holy
assembly,
\par }{\QB awful
and
great
above
all
who
are
round
him.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}O
{\ND{
Lord}}
God
of
hosts,
who
is
mighty
as
you?
\par }{\QB Your
strength
and
faithfulness,
{\ND{
Lord}},
surround
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}You
are
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
the
raging
sea:
\par }{\QB when
its
waves
surge,
it
is
you
who
still
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}It
was
you
who
did
pierce
and
crush
Rahab
in
pieces,
\par }{\QB and
scatter
your
foes
by
your
mighty
arm.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}Yours
are
the
heavens,
yours
also
the
earth,
\par }{\QB the
world
and
its
fulness, it’s
you
who
did
found
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}The
north
and
the
south, it’s
you
have
created
them;
\par }{\QB Tabor
and
Hermon
shout
praise
to
your
name.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}You
have
an
arm
with
the
might
of
a hero;
\par }{\QB strong
is
your
hand,
high
uplifted
your
right
hand.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Justice
and
right
are
the
base
of
your
throne,
\par }{\QB kindness
and
faithfulness
ever
attend
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{15}Happy
the
people
who
know
the
glad
shout,
\par }{\QB who
walk,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
in
the
light
of
your
face.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}They
exult
in
your
name
all
the
day,
\par }{\QB and
your
righteousness
they
extol.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{17}For
you
are
our
strength
and
our
pride.
\par }{\QB Your
favour
will
lift
us
to
honour.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}For
the
holy
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
Israel
\par }{\QB keeps
our defender
and
king.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{19}In
a
vision
of
old
you
did
speak
\par }{\QB in
this
way
to
the
one
whom
you
loved:
\par }{\Q ‘A
crown
I
have
set
on
the hero
\par }{\QB I
chose
to
be
over
the
people
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{20}‘I
found
my
servant
David,
\par }{\QB and
anointed
with
holy
oil.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}My
hand
will
be
with
him
forever,
\par }{\QB my
arm
will
give
him
strength.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{22}‘No
enemy
will
dare
to
assail
him,
\par }{\QB nor
the
wicked
to
oppress
him;
\par }{\Q \VS{23}but
his
foes
I
will
shatter
before
him,
\par }{\QB I
will
strike
down
those
who
hate
him.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{24}‘My
loyal
love
shall
attend
him,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
lift
him
to
honour.
\par }{\Q \VS{25}I
will
set
his
hand
on
the
sea,
\par }{\QB and
his
right
hand
on
the
rivers.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{26}‘As
for
him,
he
will
call
me “My
father,
\par }{\QB my
God,
and
my
rock
of
salvation.”
\par }{\Q \VS{27}And
I
will
make
him
my
firstborn,
\par }{\QB highest
of
kings
on
the
earth.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{28}‘My
love
will
I
keep
for
him
ever,
\par }{\QB my
covenant
with
him
shall
stand
fast.
\par }{\Q \VS{29}His
line
will
I
make
everlasting,
\par }{\QB and
his
throne
as
the
days
of
the
heavens.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{30}‘If
his
children
forsake
my
law,
\par }{\QB and
walk
not
as
I
have
ordained;
\par }{\Q \VS{31}if
they
profane
my
statutes,
\par }{\QB and
do
not
keep
my
commandments;
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{32}‘I
will
punish
their
sin
with
the
rod,
\par }{\QB their
iniquity
with
scourges.
\par }{\Q \VS{33}But
my
love
will
I
not
take
from
him,
\par }{\QB nor
will
I belie
my
faithfulness.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{34}‘I
will
not
profane
my
covenant
\par }{\QB by
changing
the
word
that
has
passed
my
lips.
\par }{\Q \VS{35}Once
have
I
solemnly
sworn
\par }{\QB and
I
would
not
lie
to
David,
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{36}‘that
his
line
should
endure
forever,
\par }{\QB and
his
throne
as
the
sun
before
me,
\par }{\Q \VS{37}firm
as
the
moon
which
for
ever
\par }{\QB and
ever
is
fixed
in
the
sky.’
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{38}But
you
have
cast
off
in
contempt,
\par }{\QB and
been
furious
with
your
anointed.
\par }{\Q \VS{39}You
have
spurned
the
covenant
with
your
servant,
\par }{\QB and
his
sacred
crown
dashed
to
the
ground.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{40}You
have
broken
down
all
his
walls,
\par }{\QB and
laid
his
bulwarks
in
ruins.
\par }{\Q \VS{41}All
who
pass
on
their
way
despoil
him,
\par }{\QB the
scorn
of
his
neighbours
is
he
now.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{42}You
have
given
his
foes
the
victory,
\par }{\QB and
made
all
his
enemies
glad.
\par }{\Q \VS{43}You
have
turned
back
his
sword
from
the
foe,
\par }{\QB you
did
not
lift
him
up
in
the
battle.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{44}The
sceptre
you
took
from
his
hand,
\par }{\QB and
his
throne
you
did
hurl
to
the
ground.
\par }{\Q \VS{45}You
have
shortened
the
days
of
his
youth,
\par }{\QB and
covered
him
with
shame.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{46}How
long,
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
you
hide
you
forever?
\par }{\QB How
long
are
the
fires
of
your
wrath
to
burn?
\par }{\Q \VS{47}Remember,
{\ND{
Lord}},
the shortness
of
life
\par }{\QB how
fleeting
you
made
all
people.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{48}Who
can
live
without
seeing
death?
\par }{\QB Who
can
rescue
their
life
from
the clutch
of
Sheol?
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\Q \VS{49}Where,
{\ND{
Lord}},
is
your
kindness
of
old,
\par }{\QB which
you
in
your
faithfulness
swore
to
David?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{50}Remember,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
how
your
servants
are
mocked,
\par }{\QB how
I
bear
in
my
heart
the
scorn
of
all
nations
\par }{\Q \VS{51}The
scorn
which
your
enemies
hurl,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB which
they
hurl
at
the
footsteps
of
your
anointed.
\par }{\BB \par }{\BB \par }{\BB \par }{\QC \VS{52}Blest be the
{\ND{Lord}}, for ever and ever.
\par }{\QC Amen and Amen.

\par }{\MS Book Four
\par }\PsalmChap{90}{\SH Psalm 90 – Hymn of Eternity
\par }{\D A prayer of Moses, the man of God.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}{\ND{
Lord}},
you
have
been
a
home
to
us
\par }{\QB one
generation
after
another.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Before
the
mountains
were
born,
\par }{\QB or
the
earth
and
the
world
were
brought
forth,
\par }{\Q from
everlasting
to
everlasting
\par }{\QB you
are
God.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}You
bring
us
back
to
the
dust,
\par }{\QB you
summon
mortals
to
return.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}For
you
see
a
thousand
years
\par }{\QB as
the
passing
of
yesterday,
\par }{\QB as
a
watch
in
the
night.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Your
floods
sweep
them
away;
\par }{\Q they
are
like
a
dream,
\par }{\QB or
like
grass
which
sprouts
in
the
morning,
\par }{\Q \VS{6}which
blossoms
and
sprouts
in
the
morning,
\par }{\QB but
by
evening
is
cut
and
withered.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}For
your
anger
consumes
us,
\par }{\QB the
heat
of
your
wrath confounds
us.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Our
sins
you
have
set
before
you,
\par }{\QB our
secrets
in
the
light
of
your
face.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}For
through
your
wrath
our
days
are declining,
\par }{\QB we
bring
our
years
to
an
end
as
a
sigh.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}The
span
of
our
life
is
seventy
years,
\par }{\QB or,
if
we
are
strong,
maybe
eighty;
\par }{\Q yet
is
their
breadth
but
empty
toil,
\par }{\QB for
swiftly
they
go,
and
we
fly
away.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}Who
lays
to
heart
the
power
of
your
anger?
\par }{\QB Or
who
stands
in reverent
awe
of
your
wrath?
\par }{\Q \VS{12}O
teach
us
to
count
our
days
\par }{\QB so
our
minds
may
learn
wisdom.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}Return,
O
{\ND{
Lord}};
why
so
long?
\par }{\QB Relent
on
your
servants.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Grant
us
your
love
to
the
full
in
the
morning,
\par }{\QB that
all
our
days
we
may
shout
for
joy.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{15}Make
us
glad
for
the
days
you
have
humbled
us,
\par }{\QB for
the
evil
years
we
have
seen.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}Let
your
servants
see
you
in
action,
\par }{\QB show
your
majesty
to
their
children.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}Let
the
grace
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
our
God
be
upon
us,
\par }{\QB uphold
what
our
hands
are
striving
to
do.

\par }\PsalmChap{91}{\SH Psalm 91 – In the Shelter of the Most High
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}You
whose
home
is
the
shelter
of
God
Most
High,
\par }{\QB whose
abode
is
the
shadow
of
God
Almighty,
\par }{\Q \VS{2}can
say
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}, ‘My
refuge,
my
fortress,
\par }{\QB my
God,
in
whom
I
trust.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}For
he
saves
you
from fowler’s
snare,
\par }{\QB from
deadly
plague,
\par }{\Q \VS{4}he
shelters
you
with
his
pinions,
\par }{\QB and
under
his
wings
you
can
hide.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q His
truth
will
be
a
shield
and
buckler.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}You
need
not
fear
the
terror
of
night,
\par }{\QB nor
the
arrow
that
flies
by
day,
\par }{\Q \VS{6}nor
the
plague
that
stalks
in
darkness,
\par }{\QB nor
the
pestilence
raging
at
noon.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}A
thousand
may
fall
at
your
side,
\par }{\QB ten
thousand
at
your
right
hand:
\par }{\Q but
it
will
not
draw
near
to
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}You
will
only
look
on
with
your
eyes,
\par }{\QB and
see
how
the
wicked
are
punished.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}You
have
made
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
your
refuge,
\par }{\QB you
have
made
the
Most
High
your
defence.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}You
will
never
be
met
by
misfortune,
\par }{\QB no
plague
will
come
near
your
tent,
\par }{\Q \VS{11}for
he
orders
his
angels
to
guard
you,
\par }{\QB wherever
you
go.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}They
will
carry
you
with
their
hands,
\par }{\QB so
you
don’t
hurt
your
foot
on
a
stone.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}You
will
trample
down
lions
and
snakes,
\par }{\QB tread
on
young
lions
and
cobras.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{14}‘Because
of
their
love
for
me,
I
will
deliver
them,
\par }{\QB I
will
protect
those
who
trust
my
name.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}I
will
answer
their
cry
and
be
with
them
in
trouble,
\par }{\QB bringing
them
forth
into
safety
and
honour.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}I
will
give
them
a
life
of
many
days,
\par }{\QB I
will
show
them
my
salvation.’

\par }\PsalmChap{92}{\SH Psalm 92 – The Ways of God
\par }{\D A psalm. A song; for the sabbath day.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}It
is
good
to
give
thanks
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB to
sing
praise
to
your
name,
O
Most
High,
\par }{\Q \VS{2}to
declare
your
love
in
the
morning,
\par }{\QB and
your
faithfulness
in
the
night,
\par }{\Q \VS{3}with
voice
and
a
ten-stringed
harp,
\par }{\QB with
music
that
throbs
on
the
lyre.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}For
you
make
me
glad
by
your
deeds,
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB at
the
work
of
your
hands
I
will
ring
out
my
joy.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}How
great
are
your
works,
O
{\ND{
Lord}};
\par }{\QB how
deep
are
your
thoughts!
\par }{\Q \VS{6}The
insensitive
cannot
know,
\par }{\QB nor
can
a
fool
understand,
\par }{\Q \VS{7}that,
though
the
wicked
flourish
like
grass,
\par }{\QB and
evildoers
all
blossom,
\par }{\QB they
will
perish
forever.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}But
you
are
exalted
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}For
see!
Your
enemies,
{\ND{
Lord}}
\par }{\QB For
see!
Your
enemies
perish,
\par }{\QB all
evildoers
are
scattered.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}But
you
lift
me
to
honour,
\par }{\QB and
anoint
me afresh
with
oil.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}My
eyes
will
feast
on
my
foes,
\par }{\QB and
my
ears
will
hear
of
the
doom
of
the
wicked.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}The
righteous
will
sprout
like
the
palm,
\par }{\QB will
grow
like
a
cedar
of
Lebanon.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}In
the
house
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
are
they
planted,
\par }{\QB in
the
courts
of
our
God
they
will
sprout.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}They
will
still
bear
fruit
in
old
age,
\par }{\QB all sappy
and
fresh
will
they
be
\par }{\Q \VS{15}So
they
proclaim
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
to
be
just,
\par }{\QB my
rock,
in
whom
is
no
wrong.

\par }\PsalmChap{93}{\SH Psalm 93 – The Lord, King of all the World
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
has
taken
his
seat
on
the
throne,
\par }{\QB clothed
with
majesty,
armed
with
might.
\par }{\Q Now
the
world
stands
firm,
to
be
shaken
no
more,
\par }{\QB \VS{2}firm
stands
your
throne
from
all
eternity.
\par }{\QC You
are
from
everlasting.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}The
floods,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
have
lifted,
\par }{\QB the
floods
have
lifted
their
voice,
\par }{\QB the
floods
lift
up
their
roar.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}But
more grand
than
the
great
roaring
waters,
\par }{\QB more grand
than
the
ocean
waves,
\par }{\QB grand
on
the
height
stands
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}What
you
have
ordained
is
most
sure;
\par }{\QB most
sure
shall
your
house
stand inviolate,
\par }{\QB O
{\ND{
Lord}},
for
ever
and
ever.

\par }\PsalmChap{94}{\SH Psalm 94 – A Prayer for Vengeance on the Cruel
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}{\ND{
Lord}},
God
of
vengeance,
\par }{\QB God
of
vengeance,
shine
forth.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Rise
up,
judge
of
the
earth,
\par }{\QB pay
back
the
proud
what
they
deserve.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}{\ND{
Lord}},
how
long
shall
the
wicked,
\par }{\QB how
long
shall
the
wicked
exult,
\par }{\Q \VS{4}with
their blustering
arrogant
words,
\par }{\QB their braggart
and
wicked
speech,
\par }{\Q \VS{5}crushing
your
people,
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB and afflicting
your
heritage,
\par }{\Q \VS{6}murdering
widows
and
strangers,
\par }{\QB slaying
the
fatherless?
\par }{\Q \VS{7}They
think
that
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
does
not
see,
\par }{\QB nor
the
God
of
Jacob
regard
it.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}Take
heed,
you dullest
of
people;
\par }{\QB when
will
you
be
wise,
you
fools?
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Is
he
deaf,
who
shaped
the
ear?
\par }{\QB Is
he
blind,
who
fashioned
the
eye?
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Can
he
who
trains
nations
not
punish
them
\par }{\QB he
who
teaches
knowledge
to
people?
\par }{\Q \VS{11}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
knows
the
thoughts
of
people,
\par }{\QB that
only
a
breath
are
they.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}Happy
are
those
whom
you
chasten,
\par }{\QB and
teach
out
of
your
law,
\par }{\Q \VS{13}keeping
them
calm
in
the
day
of
misfortune,
\par }{\QB till
a
pit
be
dug
for
the
wicked.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{14}For
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
not
leave
his
people,
\par }{\QB he
will
not
forsake
his
inheritance.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}For
the
righteous
shall
come
to
their
rights,
\par }{\QB and
all true-hearted
people
shall
follow
them.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{16}Who
will
rise
up
for
me
against
those
who
do
evil?
\par }{\QB Who
will
stand
up
for
me
against
workers
of
wrong?
\par }{\Q \VS{17}Were
it
not
for
the
help
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB I
would
soon
have
gone
to
the
silent
grave.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}When
I
thought
that
my
foot
was slipping,
\par }{\QB your
kindness,
{\ND{
Lord}},
held
me
up.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}When
with
cares
my
heart
was
crowded,
\par }{\QB your
comforts
make
me
glad.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{20}Can
corrupt
justice
be
your
ally,
\par }{\QB framing
mischief
by
statute?
\par }{\Q \VS{21}They
assail
the
life
of
the
righteous,
\par }{\QB and
innocent
blood
condemn.
\par }{\Q \VS{22}But
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
my
sure
retreat,
\par }{\QB my
God
is
the
rock
of
my
refuge.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}He
will
bring
back
their
sin
upon
them,
\par }{\QB for
their
wickedness
he
will
destroy
them;
\par }{\QB the
{\ND{
Lord}}
our
God
will
destroy
them.

\par }\PsalmChap{95}{\SH Psalm 95 – For a Festival. A Hymn of Praise and a Solemn Warning
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Come!
Let
us
ring
out
our
joy
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB let
us
merrily
shout
to
our
rock
of
salvation.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Before
his
face
let
us
come
with
thanks,
\par }{\QB with
songs
of
praise
let
us
shout
to
him.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}For
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
a
great
God,
\par }{\QB king
above
all
gods.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}In
his
hand
are
the
depths
of
the
earth,
\par }{\QB the
heights
of
the
mountains
are
his.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}The
sea
is
his,
for
he
made
it:
\par }{\QB the
dry
land
was
formed
by
his
hands.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}Come!
Let
us
worship
and
bow
\par }{\QB on
our
knees
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
our
creator.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}For
he
is
our
God;
and
we
\par }{\QB are
the
people
he
tends,
the
sheep
in
his
care.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q If
only
you
would
heed
his
voice
today:
\par }{\Q \VS{8}‘Do
not
harden
your
hearts
as
at
Meribah,
\par }{\QB or
at
Massah,
that
day
in
the
desert,
\par }{\Q \VS{9}when
your
ancestors
tempted
and
tried
me,
\par }{\QB though
they
had
seen
my
deeds.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}‘For
forty
years
I
was
filled
with
loathing
\par }{\QB for
that
generation,
so
I
said:
\par }{\Q “A
people
with
wandering
hearts
are
they,
\par }{\QB and
ignorant
of
my
ways.”
\par }{\Q \VS{11}So
I
solemnly
swore
to
them
in
my
anger,
\par }{\QB that
never
would
they
enter
my
place
of
rest.’

\par }\PsalmChap{96}{\SH Psalm 96 – The Lord’s Rule
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Sing
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
a
new
song,
\par }{\QB sing
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
all
the
earth.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Sing
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
bless
his
name,
\par }{\QB from
day
to
day
herald
his
victory.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Tell
his
glory
among
the
nations,
\par }{\QB his
wonders
among
all
peoples.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}For
great
is
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
and
worthy
all
praise;
\par }{\QB held
in
awe,
above
all
gods:
\par }{\Q \VS{5}for
all
the
gods
of
the
nations
are
idols,
\par }{\QB but
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
created
the
heavens.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Before
him
are splendour
and
majesty,
\par }{\QB beauty
and
strength
in
his
holy
place.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}Ascribe
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
you
tribes
of
the
nations,
\par }{\QB ascribe
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
glory
and
strength.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Ascribe
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
the
glory
he manifests:
\par }{\QB bring
you
an
offering,
enter
his
courts.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Bow
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
in
holy
array:
\par }{\QB tremble
before
him,
all
the
earth.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}Say
to
the
nations, ‘The
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
king.’
\par }{\QB The
world
stands
firm
to
be
shaken
no
more.
\par }{\QB He
will
judge
the
peoples
with
equity.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Let
the
heavens
be
glad
and
the
earth
rejoice,
\par }{\QB let
the
sea
and
its
fulness
thunder.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}Let
the
field,
and
all
that
is
in
it,
exult;
\par }{\QB let
the
trees
of
the
forest
ring
out
their
joy
\par }{\Q \VS{13}before
the
{\ND{
Lord}}:
for
he
comes,
\par }{\QB he
comes
to
judge
the
earth.
\par }{\Q He
will
judge
the
world
with
justice
\par }{\QB and
the
nations
with
faithfulness.

\par }\PsalmChap{97}{\SH Psalm 97 – The Lord’s Judgment
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
king,
let
the
earth
rejoice:
\par }{\QB let
her
many
isles
be
glad.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Clouds
and
darkness
are
round
about
him,
\par }{\QB justice
and
right
are
the
base
of
his
throne.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Fire
goes
before
him,
\par }{\QB and
blazes
around
his
steps,
\par }{\Q \VS{4}his
lightnings
illumine
the
world:
\par }{\QB the
earth
quakes
at
the
sight.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Mountains
melt
like
wax
\par }{\QB before
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
all
the
earth.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}The
heavens
proclaim
his
justice,
\par }{\QB all
nations
behold
his
glory.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}Shamed
are
all image-worshippers,
\par }{\QB who
make
a
boast
of
their
idols.
\par }{\QB All
the
gods
bow
before
him.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Zion
is
glad
at
the
tidings,
\par }{\QB the
towns
of
Judah
rejoice
\par }{\QB because
of
your
judgments,
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}For
you
are
most
high
over
all
the
earth,
\par }{\QB greatly
exalted
above
all
gods.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
loves
those
who
hate
evil,
\par }{\QB he
guards
the
lives
of
the
faithful:
\par }{\QB from
the
hand
of
the
wicked
he
saves
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Light
arises
for
the
righteous,
\par }{\QB and
joy
for
the
upright
in
heart.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Rejoice
in
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
you
righteous:
\par }{\QB give
thanks
to
his
holy
name.

\par }\PsalmChap{98}{\SH Psalm 98 – A Song of Praise to the Lord
\par }{\D A psalm.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Sing
a
new
song
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB for
he
has
done
wonders;
\par }{\Q his
right
hand
and
holy
arm
\par }{\QB have
won
him
the
victory.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
has
made
his
victory
known,
\par }{\QB and
revealed
to
the
eyes
of
the
nations
his
righteousness.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Mindful
he
was
of
his
kindness
to
Jacob,
\par }{\QB faithful
he
was
to
the
house
of
Israel.
\par }{\Q All
the
ends
of
the
earth
have
seen
\par }{\QB the
victory
of
our
God.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}Shout,
all
the
earth,
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}:
\par }{\QB break
into
cries
and
music.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Play
on
the
lyre
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB on
the
lyre
and
with
loud
melody.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}With
trumpet
and
sound
of
horn,
\par }{\QB shout
before
the
king.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}Let
the
sea
and
its
fulness
roar,
\par }{\QB the
world
and
the
dwellers
upon
it.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Let
the
streams
clap
their
hands,
\par }{\QB let
the
hills
shout
for
gladness
together
\par }{\Q \VS{9}before
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
for
he
comes,
\par }{\QB he
comes
to
judge
the
earth.
\par }{\Q He
will
judge
the
world
with
justice
\par }{\QB and
the
nations
with
equity.

\par }\PsalmChap{99}{\SH Psalm 99 – The Lord’s Just and Holy Rule
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
king;
let
the
nations
tremble:
\par }{\QB he
is throned
upon
cherubs;
let
earth
quake.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
great
in
Zion,
\par }{\QB he
is
high
over
all
the
nations.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Let
them
praise
your
great
and
terrible
name.
\par }{\QC Holy
is
he.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}You
are
a
king
who
loves
justice,
\par }{\QB equity
you
have
established:
\par }{\QB justice
and
right
you
have
wrought
for
Jacob.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Exalt
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
our
God,
\par }{\QB bow
down
at
his
footstool.
\par }{\QC Holy
is
he.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}Among
his
priests
were
Moses
and
Aaron,
\par }{\QB Samuel
among
those
who
called
on
his
name.
\par }{\QB They
called
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
and
he
gave
them
answer.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}He
spoke
to
them
in
the
pillar
of
cloud,
\par }{\QB they
kept
his
commands
and
the
statute
he
gave
them.
\par }{\QB \VS{8}{\ND{
Lord}}
our
God,
you
gave
them
answer.
\par }{\Q A
God
of
forgiveness
were
you
to
them,
\par }{\QB who
suffered
their
deeds
to
go
unpunished.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Exalt
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
our
God;
\par }{\QB bow
down
at
his
holy
mountain.
\par }{\QC For
holy
is
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
our
God.

\par }\PsalmChap{100}{\SH Psalm 100 – A Call to Worship
\par }{\D A psalm of praise.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Shout,
all
the
earth,
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\QB \VS{2}Serve
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
with
gladness,
\par }{\QB approach
him
with ringing
cries.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Be
sure
that
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
alone
is
God.
\par }{\QB It
is
he
who
has
made
us,
and
his
we
are
\par }{\QB his
people,
the
sheep
of
his
pasture.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}Enter
his
gates
with
thanksgiving,
\par }{\QB his
courts
with
praise.
\par }{\Q Give
thanks
to
him,
bless
his
name.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}For
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
good,
his
love
is
forever,
\par }{\QB and
to
all
ages
endures
his
faithfulness.

\par }\PsalmChap{101}{\SH Psalm 101 – A Model King
\par }{\D Of David, a psalm.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}If
kindness
and
justice
I
sing,
\par }{\QB making
melody
to
you,
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}I
would
look
to
the
way
that
is
blameless,
\par }{\QB and
make
it
my
own.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q Within
my
own
house
I
would
walk
\par }{\QB with
an
innocent
heart.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}I
would
never
direct
my
eyes
\par }{\QB to
a
thing
that
is
base.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q The impulse
to
stray
I
abhor
\par }{\QB it
shall
not
cling
to
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Far
from
me
be
perverseness
of
heart,
\par }{\QB or kinship
with
evil.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Who
slanders
their
neighbour
in
secret,
\par }{\QB I
bring
them
to
silence:
\par }{\Q haughty
looks
and
proud
hearts
\par }{\QB I
will
not
abide.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}I
will
favour
the
true
in
the
land,
\par }{\QB they
shall
live
in
my
court.
\par }{\Q Those
who
walk
in
a
way
that
is
blameless
\par }{\QB will
be
my
attendant.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}No
one
will
live
in
my
house
\par }{\QB who practises
guile.
\par }{\Q No
one
that
speaks
a
lie
\par }{\QB will
abide
in
my
presence.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}Morn
by morn
I
will
wholly
wipe
out
\par }{\QB all
the
bad
in
the
land,
\par }{\Q and
cut
off
from
the
{\ND{
Lord}}’s
own
city
\par }{\QB all
workers
of
evil.

\par }\PsalmChap{102}{\SH Psalm 102 – A Prayer for Pity and for the Restoration of Zion
\par }{\D The prayer: for a weary and suffering person who pours out their grief to the
{\ND{Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Hear
my
prayer,
O
{\ND{
Lord}};
\par }{\QB let
my
cry
for
help
come
to
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Hide
not
your
face
from
me
\par }{\QB in
the
day
of
my
distress.
\par }{\Q Incline
your
ear
to
me:
\par }{\QB when
I
call,
answer
me
speedily.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}For
my
days
pass
away
like
smoke:
\par }{\QB my
bones
are
burned
through
as
with
fire.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}My
heart
is
scorched,
withered
like
grass;
\par }{\QB I
forget
to
eat
my
bread.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}By
reason
of
my
loud
groaning,
\par }{\QB my
flesh
clings
to
my
bones.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}Like
a desert-owl
of
the
wilderness,
\par }{\QB like
an
owl
among
ruins
am
I.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}I
make
my sleepless
lament
\par }{\QB like
a
bird
on
the house-top
alone.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}All
the
day
wild
foes
revile
me,
\par }{\QB using
my
name
for
a
curse.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}For
ashes
have
been
my
bread,
\par }{\QB and
tears
have
been
mixed
with
my
cup.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Because
of
your passionate
anger,
\par }{\QB you
did
raise
me,
then
hurl
me
to
the
ground.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}My
days
come
to
an
end,
shadows
lengthen,
\par }{\QB I
wither
like
grass.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}But
you,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
are
enthroned
forever,
\par }{\QB your
fame
endures
to
all
generations.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}You
will
arise
and
have
pity
on
Zion;
\par }{\QB it’s
time
to
be
gracious;
her
hour
has
come.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}For
even
her
stones
are
dear
to
your
servants,
\par }{\QB even
the
dust
of
her
ruins
they
look
on
with
love.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{15}Then
the
nations
will
revere
the
name
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
\par }{\QB and
all
the
kings
of
the
earth
his
glory,
\par }{\Q \VS{16}when
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
shall
have
built
up
Zion,
\par }{\QB and
revealed
himself
in
his
glory,
\par }{\Q \VS{17}in
response
to
the
prayer
of
the
destitute,
\par }{\QB whose
prayer
he
will
not
despise.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{18}Let
this
be
recorded
for
ages
to
come,
\par }{\QB that
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
may
be
praised
by
a
people
yet unborn.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}For
he
shall
look
down
from
his
holy
height,
\par }{\QB from
the
heavens
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
gaze
on
the
earth,
\par }{\Q \VS{20}to
hear
the
groans
of
the
prisoner,
\par }{\QB to
free
those
who
are
doomed
to
die;
\par }{\Q \VS{21}that
people
may
recount
the
{\ND{
Lord}}’s
fame
in
Zion,
\par }{\QB and
the
praise
of
him
in
Jerusalem,
\par }{\Q \VS{22}when
the
nations
are
gathered
together,
\par }{\QB and
the
kingdoms,
to
worship
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{23}He
has
broken
my
strength
on
the
way,
\par }{\QB he
has
shortened
my
days.
\par }{\Q \VS{24}I
will
say, ‘My
God,
take
me
not
hence
\par }{\QB in
the
midst
of
my
days.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q ‘Your
years
endure
age
after
age.
\par }{\QB \VS{25}Of
old
you
have
founded
the
earth,
\par }{\QB and
the
heavens
are
the
work
of
your
hands.
\par }{\Q \VS{26}They
shall
perish;
but
you
do
stand.
\par }{\QB They
shall
all
wax
old
like
a
garment,
\par }{\QB and
change
as
a
robe
you
will
change
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{27}But
you
are
the
same,
your
years
are
endless.
\par }{\QB \VS{28}The
children
of
your
servants
abide,
\par }{\QB evermore
shall
their
seed
be
before
you.’

\par }\PsalmChap{103}{\SH Psalm 103 – Bless the Lord, O my Soul
\par }{\D Of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}O
my
soul,
bless
the
{\ND{
Lord}};
\par }{\QB and
all
that
is
in
me,
his
holy
name.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}O
my
soul,
bless
the
{\ND{
Lord}};
\par }{\QB and
forget
not
one
of
his
benefits.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}He
pardons
all
your
sins,
\par }{\QB he
heals
all
your
diseases.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}He ransoms
your
life
from
the
pit,
\par }{\QB he
crowns
you
with
kindness
and
pity.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}He
gives
you
your
heart’s
desire,
\par }{\QB renewing
your
youth
like
the
eagle’s.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
executes
justice –
\par }{\QB and
right
for
all
who
are
wronged.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}He
revealed
his
ways
to
Moses,
\par }{\QB his
acts
to
the
children
of
Israel.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Full
of
pity
and
grace
is
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB patient,
and
rich
in
kindness:
\par }{\Q \VS{9}he
will
not
always
chide,
\par }{\QB nor
cherish
his
anger
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Not
after
our
sins
has
he
dealt
with
us,
\par }{\QB nor
requited
us
after
our
wickedness.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}For
high
as
the
heavens o’er
the
earth
\par }{\QB is
his
love
over
those
who
fear
him.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Far
as
is
east
from
the
west
\par }{\QB has
he
put
our
transgressions
from
us.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}As
a
father pities
his
children,
\par }{\QB so
the
{\ND{
Lord}} pities
those
who
fear
him;
\par }{\Q \VS{14}for
well
he
knows
our
frame,
\par }{\QB he
remembers
that
we
are
dust.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{15}A
person’s
days
are
as
grass;
\par }{\QB blossoms
like
a
flower
of
the
meadow.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}At
the
breath
of
the
wind
it
is
gone,
\par }{\QB and
the
place
thereof
knows
it
no
more.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}But
the
love
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
eternal,
\par }{\QB and
his
kindness
to
children’s
children,
\par }{\Q \VS{18}to
those
who
keep
his
covenant
\par }{\QB and mindfully
do
his behests.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{19}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
has
set
his
throne
in
the
heavens;
\par }{\QB the
whole
world
is
under
his
sway.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}Bless
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
you
angels
of
his,
\par }{\QB mighty
heroes
performing
his
word.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}Bless
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
all
you
his
hosts,
\par }{\QB you
servants
who
do
his
will.
\par }{\Q \VS{22}Bless
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
all
you
his
works,
\par }{\QB far
as
his
sway
extends.
\par }{\QB O
my
soul,
bless
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.

\par }\PsalmChap{104}{\SH Psalm 104 – The Hymn of Creation
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Bless
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
O
my
soul.
\par }{\Q O
{\ND{
Lord}}
my
God,
you
are
very
great,
\par }{\QB clad
in awful splendour,
\par }{\QB \VS{2}covered
with
robe
of
light.
\par }{\Q You
stretch
out
the
heavens
like
the
cloth
of
a
tent.
\par }{\QB \VS{3}He
lays
the
beams
of
his
chambers
on
water.
\par }{\Q He
takes
dark
clouds
for
his
chariot,
\par }{\QB and
rides
on
the
wings
of
the
wind.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}He
takes
the
winds
for
his
messengers,
\par }{\QB the
fire
and
the
flame
for
his
servants.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}He
founded
the
earth
upon
pillars,
\par }{\QB to
sustain
it unshaken
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}With
the
garment
of
ocean
he
covered
it,
\par }{\QB waters towered
over
the
mountains.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}But
at
your
rebuke
they
fled,
\par }{\QB scared
by
the
roar
of
your
thunder,
\par }{\Q \VS{8}mountains
rose,
valleys
sank
down
\par }{\QB to
the
place
appointed
for
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}They
dared
not
pass
the
bounds
set
for
them,
\par }{\QB or
cover
the
earth
any
more.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}He
sent
brooks
into
the
valleys,
\par }{\QB they meander
between
the
mountains.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}The
wild
beasts
all
drink
from
them,
\par }{\QB and
the
wild
asses
quench
their
thirst.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}The
birds
have
their
home
by
the
banks,
\par }{\QB and
sing
in
the
branches.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}From
his
chambers
above
he
gives
drink
to
the
mountains,
\par }{\QB and
satisfies
earth
with
the vials
of
heaven.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{14}He
makes
grass
grow
for
the
cattle,
\par }{\QB and
herbs
for
people.
\par }{\Q He
brings
bread
out
of
the
earth;
\par }{\QB \VS{15}wine,
to
gladden
hearts;
\par }{\Q oil,
to
make
faces
shine;
\par }{\QB bread,
to
strengthen
hearts.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}The
trees
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
drink
their
fill
\par }{\QB the
cedars
he
planted
on
Lebanon,
\par }{\Q \VS{17}where
the
little
birds
build
their
nest,
\par }{\QB and
the
stork
whose
home
is
the
cypress.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}The
high
hills
are
for
the
wild
goats,
\par }{\QB and
the
rocks
are
for coneys
to
hide
in.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{19}He
created
the
moon
to
mark
seasons,
\par }{\QB and
told
the
sun
when
to
set.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}You
make
it
dark:
night
comes,
\par }{\QB when
all
the
wild
beasts
creep
out.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}Young
lions
that
roar
for
their
prey,
\par }{\QB seeking
their
meat
from
God.
\par }{\Q \VS{22}At
sunrise
they slink
away,
\par }{\QB and
lie
down
in
their
dens.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}Then
people
go
forth
to
their
work,
\par }{\QB and
toil
till
evening.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{24}How
many,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
are
your
works,
\par }{\QB all
of
them
made
in
wisdom!
\par }{\QB The
earth
is
filled
with
your
creatures.
\par }{\Q \VS{25}And
there
is
the
great
broad
sea,
\par }{\QB where
are
countless
things
in motion,
\par }{\QB living
creatures,
both
great
and
small.
\par }{\Q \VS{26}There
go
the
ships,
\par }{\QB and
the
Leviathan
you
made
to
play
there.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{27}They
all
look
in
hope
to
you,
\par }{\QB to
give
them
their
food
in
due
season.
\par }{\Q \VS{28}And
you
give
with
open
hand;
\par }{\QB they
gather
and
eat
to
their
heart’s
desire.
\par }{\Q \VS{29}When
you
hide
your
face,
they
are
terrified;
\par }{\QB when
you
take
their
breath
away,
\par }{\QB they
die
and
go
back
to
their
dust.
\par }{\Q \VS{30}But
a
breath
from
your
lips
creates
them,
\par }{\QB and renews
the
face
of
the
earth.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{31}May
the
glory
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
be
forever,
\par }{\QB may
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
rejoice
in
his
works.
\par }{\Q \VS{32}A glance
of
his
makes
the
earth
tremble,
\par }{\QB a
touch
of
his
makes
the
hills
smoke.
\par }{\Q \VS{33}I
will
sing
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
while
I
live,
\par }{\QB I
will
play
to
my
God
while
I
am.
\par }{\Q \VS{34}May
my
musing
be
sweet
to
him,
\par }{\QB for
I
rejoice
in
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{35}But
may
sinners
be
swept
from
the
earth,
\par }{\QB and
the
wicked
vanish
forever.
\par }{\QB O
my
soul,
bless
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\QC Hallelujah.

\par }\PsalmChap{105}{\SH Psalm 105 – The Inspiration of the Past
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Give
thanks
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
call
on
his
name:
\par }{\QB make
known
his
deeds
among
the
nations.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Sing
to
him,
make
music
to
him,
\par }{\QB tell
of
all
his
wondrous
works.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Make
your
boast
in
his
holy
name,
\par }{\QB be
glad
at
heart,
you
who
seek
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Seek
after
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
and
his
strength,
\par }{\QB seek
his
face
evermore.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Remember
the
wonders
he
did,
\par }{\QB his
portents,
the
judgments
he
uttered,
\par }{\Q \VS{6}you
who
are
offspring
of
Abraham,
his
servant,
\par }{\QB the
children
of
Jacob,
his
chosen
ones.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}He
is
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
our
God:
\par }{\QB in
all
the
earth
are
his
judgments.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}He
remembers
forever
his
covenant,
\par }{\QB his
promise
for
a
thousand
generations
\par }{\Q \VS{9}The
covenant
he
made
with
Abraham,
\par }{\QB the
oath
he
swore
to
Isaac,
\par }{\Q \VS{10}and
confirmed
as
a
statute
to
Jacob,
\par }{\QB a
pact
everlasting
to
Israel
\par }{\Q \VS{11}to
give
them
the
land
of
Canaan
\par }{\QB as
the
lot
which
they
should
inherit.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}And
when
they
were
very
few,
\par }{\QB few
and
but pilgrims
therein,
\par }{\Q \VS{13}wandering
from
nation
to
nation,
\par }{\QB journeying
from
people
to
people,
\par }{\Q \VS{14}he
allowed
no
one
to
oppress
them,
\par }{\QB even
punishing
kings
for
their
sakes.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}He forbade
them
to
touch
his
anointed,
\par }{\QB or
do
any
hurt
to
his
prophets.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{16}When
he
called
down
famine
on
the
land,
\par }{\QB and
cut
off
the
bread
which
sustained
them,
\par }{\Q \VS{17}he
sent
before
them
a
man,
\par }{\QB Joseph,
who
was
sold
as
a
slave.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}His
feet
were galled
with
fetters,
\par }{\QB he
was
laid
in
chains
of
iron,
\par }{\Q \VS{19}till
the
time
that
his
word
came
to
pass,
\par }{\QB the
word
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
that
had
tried
him.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{20}The
king
sent
and
freed
him,
\par }{\QB the
ruler
of
nations
released
him.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}He
made
him
lord
of
his
household,
\par }{\QB and
ruler
of
all
his
possessions,
\par }{\Q \VS{22}to
admonish
his
princes
at
will
\par }{\QB and
instruct
his
elders
in
wisdom.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{23}Thus
Israel
came
into
Egypt,
\par }{\QB Jacob
sojourned
in
the
land
of
Ham.
\par }{\Q \VS{24}His
people
he
made
very
fruitful,
\par }{\QB and
mightier
than
their
foes.
\par }{\Q \VS{25}He
inspired
them
to
hate
his
people,
\par }{\QB and
to
deal
with
his
servants
craftily.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{26}He
sent
his
servant
Moses,
\par }{\QB and
Aaron
whom
he
had
chosen,
\par }{\Q \VS{27}portents
he
wrought
in
Egypt,
\par }{\QB and
signs
in
the
land
of
Ham.
\par }{\Q \VS{28}Darkness
he
sent,
and
it
fell:
\par }{\QB yet
they
gave
no
heed
to
his
word.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{29}He
turned
their
waters
into
blood,
\par }{\QB thus
causing
their
fish
to
die.
\par }{\Q \VS{30}Their
land
was
alive
with
frogs,
\par }{\QB swarming
even
in
the
royal
chambers.
\par }{\Q \VS{31}At
his
command
came
flies,
\par }{\QB and
lice
in
all
their
borders.
\par }{\Q \VS{32}He
gave
them
hail
for
rain
\par }{\QB and
fire
that
flashed
through
the
land,
\par }{\Q \VS{33}smiting
their
vines
and
figs,
\par }{\QB breaking
the
trees
of
their
border.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{34}At
his
command
came
locusts,
\par }{\QB young
locusts
beyond
all
counting,
\par }{\Q \VS{35}which
ate
every
herb
in
the
land,
\par }{\QB ate
up,
too,
the
fruit
of
their
ground.
\par }{\Q \VS{36}He
struck
down
in
their
land
all
the
firstborn,
\par }{\QB the
firstlings
of
all
their
strength
\par }{\Q \VS{37}Then
forth
he
led
Israel
with
silver
and
gold,
\par }{\QB and
among
his
tribes
no
one
was
weary.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{38}Egypt
was
glad
when
they
left,
\par }{\QB for
terror
had
fallen
upon
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{39}He
spread
out
a
cloud
to
screen
them,
\par }{\QB and
fire
to
give
light
in
the
night.
\par }{\Q \VS{40}He
sent
quails
at
their
entreaty,
\par }{\QB and
heavenly
bread
in
abundance.
\par }{\Q \VS{41}He
opened
the
rock;
waters
gushed:
\par }{\QB in
the
desert
they
ran
like
a
river.
\par }{\Q \VS{42}For
he
remembered
his
holy
promise
\par }{\QB to
Abraham
his
servant.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{43}So
he
led
out
his
people
with
joy,
\par }{\QB his
elect
with
a ringing
cry.
\par }{\Q \VS{44}And
he
gave
them
the
lands
of
the
nations,
\par }{\QB the
fruit
of
their
toil
for
possession,
\par }{\Q \VS{45}that
so
they
might
keep
his
statutes,
\par }{\QB and
be
of
his
laws observant.
\par }{\QC Hallelujah.

\par }\PsalmChap{106}{\SH Psalm 106 – The Nation’s Sin against the Lord
\par }{\QC \VerseOne{1}Hallelujah!
\par }{\Q Give
thanks
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
for
his
goodness,
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Who
can
describe
his heroic
deeds,
\par }{\QB or
publish
all
his
praise?
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Happy
they
who
act
justly,
\par }{\QB and
do
righteousness
evermore.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}Remember
me,
{\ND{
Lord}},
as
you
remember
your
people,
\par }{\QB and
visit
me
with
your
gracious
help.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}May
I
see
the
good
fortune
of
your
elect,
\par }{\QB may
I
share
in
the
joy
of
your
nation,
\par }{\QB and
in
the
pride
of
your
heritage.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}We,
like
our
fathers,
have
sinned,
\par }{\QB we
have
done
perversely
and
wickedly
\par }{\Q \VS{7}In
the
land
of
Egypt
our
fathers,
\par }{\QB all heedless
of
your
wonders,
\par }{\Q and
unmindful
of
your
great
kindness,
\par }{\QB at
the
Red
Sea
defied
the
Most
High.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}But
true
to
his
name
he
saved
them,
\par }{\QB in
order
to
show
his
might.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}He
rebuked
the
Red
Sea,
and
it
dried;
\par }{\QB they
marched
through
the
depths
as
through
desert,
\par }{\Q \VS{10}saved
from
the
hand
of
the
hostile,
\par }{\QB redeemed
from
the
hand
of
the
foe.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}The
waters
covered
their
enemies:
\par }{\QB not
one
of
them
was
left.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}So
then
they
believed
in
his
words,
\par }{\QB and
began
to
sing
his
praise.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}But
soon
they
forgot
his
deeds:
\par }{\QB they
did
not
wait
for
his
counsel.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Their
greed
was
ravenous
in
the
desert;
\par }{\QB they
put
God
to
the
test
in
the
wilderness.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}He
gave
them
the
thing
they
had
asked
for,
\par }{\QB but
sent
wasting
disease
among
them.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{16}The
camp
grew
jealous
of
Moses
\par }{\QB and
of
Aaron,
holy
one
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}The
earth
opened
and
swallowed
up
Dathan,
\par }{\QB and
covered Abiram’s
company.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}Fire
broke
out
on
their
company,
\par }{\QB flame
kindled
upon
the
wicked.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{19}They
made
a
calf
in
Horeb,
\par }{\QB and
bowed
to
the
molten
image.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}They
exchanged
their
glorious
God
\par }{\QB for
the
image
of
ox
that
eats
grass.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}They
forgot
the
God
who
had
saved
them
\par }{\QB by
mighty
deeds
in
Egypt
\par }{\Q \VS{22}Wonders
in
the
land
of
Ham,
\par }{\QB terrors
by
the
Red
Sea.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}So
he
vowed,
and
would
have
destroyed
them,
\par }{\QB but
for
Moses
his
elect,
\par }{\Q who
stepped
into
the
breach
before
him,
\par }{\QB to divert
his
deadly
wrath.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{24}They
spurned
the
delightsome
land,
\par }{\QB they
refused
to
believe
in
his
word.
\par }{\Q \VS{25}They
grumbled
in
their
tents,
\par }{\QB would
not
listen
to
the
voice
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{26}So
he
swore
with
uplifted
hand
\par }{\QB to
lay
them
low
in
the
wilderness;
\par }{\Q \VS{27}to
disperse
their
seed
among
heathen,
\par }{\QB to
scatter
them
over
the
world.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{28}Then
they
joined
them
to
Baal
of
Peor,
\par }{\QB and
ate
what
was
offered
the
dead.
\par }{\Q \VS{29}They
provoked
him
to
wrath
by
their
deeds,
\par }{\QB and
plague
broke
out
among
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{30}Then
Phinehas
stood
between,
\par }{\QB and
so
the
plague
was
stayed;
\par }{\Q \VS{31}and
it
was
counted
to
him
for
righteousness
\par }{\QB unto
all
generations
forever.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{32}They
angered
him
at
the
waters
of
Meribah,
\par }{\QB through
them
it
went
ill
with
Moses.
\par }{\Q \VS{33}They
rebelled
against
his
spirit,
\par }{\QB and
he
uttered
speech
that
was
rash.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{34}They
did
not
destroy
the
nations,
\par }{\Q as
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
had
commanded
them;
\par }{\QB \VS{35}but
they
mingled
with
the
heathen,
\par }{\Q and
learned
to
do
as
they
did.
\par }{\QB \VS{36}Their
idol
gods
they
worshipped,
\par }{\Q and
they
were
ensnared
by
them.
\par }{\QB \VS{37}They
sacrificed
their
sons
\par }{\Q and
their
daughters
to
the
demons.
\par }{\QB \VS{38}They
poured
out
innocent
blood
\par }{\Q the
blood
of
their
sons
and
daughters
\par }{\QB whom
they
offered
to
Canaan’s
idols,
\par }{\Q and
the
land
was
polluted
with
blood.
\par }{\QB \VS{39}They
became
unclean
by
their
works,
\par }{\Q and
adulterous
in
their
deeds.
\par }{\QB \VS{40}Then
the
{\ND{
Lord}}’s
fury
was
on
his
people,
\par }{\Q filled
with
horror
at
his
inheritance.
\par }{\QB \VS{41}He
delivered
them
to
the
heathen,
\par }{\Q to
the
sway
of
those
who
hated
them.
\par }{\QB \VS{42}Their
enemies
oppressed
them,
\par }{\Q and
subdued
them
under
their
hand.
\par }{\QB \VS{43}Many
a
time
he
saved
them,
\par }{\Q but
they
rebelled
at
his
counsel,
\par }{\QB and
were
brought
low
by
their
wrongdoing.
\par }{\Q \VS{44}Yet
he
looked
upon
their
distress,
\par }{\QB when
he
heard
their
cry.
\par }{\Q \VS{45}He
remembered
his
covenant,
\par }{\QB and,
in
his
great
kindness,
relented.
\par }{\Q \VS{46}He
caused
them
to
be
pitied
\par }{\QB by
all
who
carried
them
captive.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{47}Save
us,
O
{\ND{
Lord}}
our
God,
\par }{\QB and
gather
us
out
of
the
nations,
\par }{\Q to
give
thanks
to
your
holy
name,
\par }{\QB and
to
make
our
boast
of
your
praise.
\par }{\BB \par }{\BB \par }{\BB \par }{\QC \VS{48}Blessed be the
{\ND{Lord}}, the God of Israel,
\par }{\QC from everlasting to everlasting.
\par }{\QC And let all the people say ‘Amen.’
\par }{\QC Praise the
{\ND{Lord}}.

\par }{\MS Book Five
\par }\PsalmChap{107}{\SH Psalm 107 – The Song of the Redeemed
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Give
thanks
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
for
his
goodness
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Let
this
be
the
song
of
the
ransomed,
\par }{\QB whom
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
has
redeemed
from
distress,
\par }{\Q \VS{3}gathering
them
from
all
lands,
\par }{\QB east,
west,
north,
and
south.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}In
the
wastes
of
the
desert
some
wandered,
\par }{\QB finding
no
way
to
a
city
inhabited.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Full
of
hunger
and
thirst,
\par }{\QB their
spirit
failed.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Then
they
cried
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
in
their
trouble,
\par }{\QB and
he
saved
them
from
their
distresses,
\par }{\Q \VS{7}guiding
them
straight
on
the
way,
\par }{\QB till
they
reached
an
inhabited
city.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Let
them
thank
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
for
his
kindness,
\par }{\QB for
his
wonderful
deeds
for
people;
\par }{\Q \VS{9}for
the
thirsty
he
satisfies,
\par }{\QB and
the
hungry
he
fills
with
good
things.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}Some
sat
in
darkness
and
gloom
\par }{\QB prisoners
in
irons
and
misery,
\par }{\Q \VS{11}for
rebelling
against
God’s
word,
\par }{\QB and spurning
the
Most High’s
counsel.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Their
heart
was
bowed
with
toil;
\par }{\QB there
was
no
one
to
help
when
they
stumbled.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Then
they
cried
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
in
their
trouble,
\par }{\QB and
he
saved
them
from
their
distresses.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Out
of
darkness
and
gloom
he
brought
them,
\par }{\QB and
burst
their
chains.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}Let
them
praise
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
for
his
kindness,
\par }{\QB for
his
wonderful
deeds
for
people.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}For
he
shattered
the
gates
of
bronze,
\par }{\QB and
broke
bars
of
iron.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{17}Some
were
sick
from
their
wicked
ways,
\par }{\QB and
suffering
because
of
their
sins.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}All
manner
of
food
they
hated;
\par }{\QB they
had
come
to
the
gates
of
death.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}Then
they
cried
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
in
their
trouble,
\par }{\QB and
he
saved
them
from
their
distresses.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}He
sent
his
word
and
healed
them,
\par }{\QB and
delivered
their
life
from
the
pit.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}Let
them
praise
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
for
his
kindness,
\par }{\QB for
his
wonderful
deeds
for
people.
\par }{\Q \VS{22}Let
them
offer
to
him thankofferings,
\par }{\QB and
with
joy
tell
what
things
he
has
done.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{23}Some
crossed
the
sea
in
ships,
\par }{\QB doing
business
in
great
waters.
\par }{\Q \VS{24}They
have
seen
what
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
can
do,
\par }{\QB and
his
wonderful
deeds
on
the
deep.
\par }{\Q \VS{25}At
his
command
rose
a
tempest,
\par }{\QB which
lifted
the
waves
on
high.
\par }{\Q \VS{26}Up
to
heaven
they
went,
down
to
the
depths;
\par }{\QB their
courage
failed
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{27}They
staggered
and
reeled
like
drunkards;
\par }{\QB all
their skills
useless.
\par }{\Q \VS{28}Then
they
cried
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
in
their
trouble,
\par }{\QB and
he
saved
them
from
their
distresses.
\par }{\Q \VS{29}He
stilled
the
storm
to
a
whisper,
\par }{\QB and
the
waves
of
the
sea
were
hushed.
\par }{\Q \VS{30}They
were
glad,
because
it
was
quiet;
\par }{\QB they
were
led
to
the
haven
they
longed
for.
\par }{\Q \VS{31}Let
them
praise
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
for
his
kindness,
\par }{\QB for
his
wonderful
deeds
for
people.
\par }{\Q \VS{32}Where
the
people
assemble,
extol
him,
\par }{\QB and
praise
him
in
council
of
elders.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{33}He
turns
streams
into
a
wilderness,
\par }{\QB springs
of
water
into
thirsty
land,
\par }{\Q \VS{34}fruitful
land
into
a
salt
waste,
\par }{\QB because
of
the
sin
of
the
people.
\par }{\Q \VS{35}A
desert
he
makes
pools
of
water,
\par }{\QB a
land
of
drought
into
springs
of
water.
\par }{\Q \VS{36}He
settles
the
hungry
therein,
\par }{\QB they
establish
a
city
to
live
in.
\par }{\Q \VS{37}They
sow
fields
and
plant
vineyards,
\par }{\QB which
furnish
a
fruitful
yield.
\par }{\Q \VS{38}By
his
blessing
they
multiply
greatly,
\par }{\QB and
he
lets
not
their
cattle
decrease.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{39}Yet
when
they
are
bowed
and
diminished
\par }{\QB by
oppression,
misfortune,
or
sorrow,
\par }{\Q \VS{40}he
pours
contempt
upon
princes,
\par }{\QB and
on trackless
wastes
leads
them
astray
\par }{\Q \VS{41}He
lifts
the
poor
out
of
misery,
\par }{\QB and
makes
families
fruitful
as
flocks.
\par }{\Q \VS{42}At
this
sight
shall
the
upright
be
glad,
\par }{\QB and
all
wicked
mouths
shall
be
stopped.
\par }{\Q \VS{43}Let
those
who
are
wise
observe
this,
\par }{\QB and
consider
the
love
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}

\par }\PsalmChap{108}{\SH Psalm 108 – A Prayer for Victory
\par }{\D A song. A psalm of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}My
heart
is
steadfast,
O
God,
\par }{\QB my
heart
is
steadfast.
\par }{\Q I
would
sing,
I
would
make
music;
\par }{\QB awake,
my
soul.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Awake,
harp
and
lyre;
\par }{\QB I
would
wake
the
dawn.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}I
would
praise
you
among
the
peoples,
O
{\ND{
Lord}};
\par }{\QB make
music
among
the
nations
to
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}For
great
to
heaven
is
your
love,
\par }{\QB and
your
faithfulness
to
the
clouds.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Be
exalted,
O
God, o’er
the
heavens,
\par }{\QB and
your
glory o’er
all
the
earth.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}So
those
you
love
may
be
rescued,
\par }{\QB save
by
your
right
hand
and
answer
us.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}God
did
solemnly
swear:
\par }{\QB ‘As victor
will
I
divide
Shechem,
\par }{\Q portion
out
the
valley
of
Succoth.
\par }{\QB \VS{8}Mine
is
Gilead,
mine
is
Manasseh,
\par }{\Q Ephraim
is
my
helmet,
\par }{\QB Judah
my
sceptre
of
rule,
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Moab
the
pot
that
I
wash
in,
\par }{\QB on
Edom
I
hurl
my
sandal,
\par }{\QB I
shout o’er
Philistia
in
triumph.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}O
to
be
brought
to
the
fortified
city!
\par }{\QB O
to
be
led
into
Edom!
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Have
you
not
spurned
us,
O
God?
\par }{\QB You
do
not
march
forth
with
our
armies.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}Grant
us
help
from
the
foe,
\par }{\QB for
human
help
is
worthless.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}With
God
we
shall
yet
do bravely,
\par }{\QB he
himself
will
tread
down
our
foes.

\par }\PsalmChap{109}{\SH Psalm 109 – A Prayer for the Lord’s Help
\par }{\D For the leader. Of David, a psalm.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}O
God
whom
I
praise,
keep
not
silence;
\par }{\QB \VS{2}for
their
wicked
mouths
they
have
opened
against
me,
\par }{\QB they
speak
to
me
with
tongues
that
are
false,
\par }{\Q \VS{3}they
beset
me
with
words
of
hatred,
\par }{\QB and
fight
without
cause
against
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}My
love
they
requite
with
hostility,
\par }{\QB while
for
them
I
lift
up
my
prayer.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Evil
for
good
they
reward
me,
\par }{\QB and
hatred
for
my
love.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}‘Set
over
him
one
who
is
godless,’
they
say,
\par }{\QB ‘an
opponent
at
his
right
hand.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}From
his
trial
let
him
come
forth
guilty,
\par }{\QB may
his
prayer
be
counted
as
sin.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Grant
that
his
days
may
be
few,
\par }{\QB that
his
office
be
seized
by
another.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Grant
that
his
children
be
fatherless,
\par }{\QB and
that
his
wife
be
a
widow.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Up
and
down
may
his
children
go
begging,
\par }{\QB expelled
from
their
desolate
home.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}May
all
that
he
owns
be
seized
by
the
creditor
\par }{\QB may
strangers
plunder
the
fruits
of
his
toil.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}‘May
none
extend
to
him
kindness,
\par }{\QB or
pity
his
fatherless
children.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}His
descendants
be
doomed
to
destruction!
\par }{\QB Blotted
out
be
his
name
in
one
generation!
\par }{\Q \VS{14}May
his
father’s
guilt
be
remembered,
\par }{\QB and
his
mother’s
sin
not
blotted
out:
\par }{\Q \VS{15}on
record
always
before
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB and
his
memory
root
from
the
earth;
\par }{\Q \VS{16}for
he
gave
no
thought
to
show
kindness,
\par }{\QB but
pursued
the
poor
and
the
needy,
\par }{\QB drove
the downhearted
to
death.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{17}‘May
the
curses
he
loved
light
upon
him,
\par }{\QB may
the
blessings
he
loathed
be
afar.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}Like
a
garment
he
clothed
him
with
curses;
\par }{\QB may
they
pierce
to
his
inwards
like
water,
\par }{\QB and
cling
to
his
bones
like
oil.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}Let
them
be
like
the
robe
he
wraps
round
him,
\par }{\QB like
the
belt
he
wears
every
day.’
\par }{\Q \VS{20}Be
this
the
reward
of
my
adversaries,
\par }{\QB of
those
who
speak
evil
against
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{21}But
you,
{\ND{
Lord}}
my
{\ND{
God}},
\par }{\QB be
true
to
your
name,
\par }{\QC deal
kindly
with
me;
\par }{\QB in
your
gracious
kindness
\par }{\QC save
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{22}For
I
am
poor
and
needy,
\par }{\QB and
my
heart
is
wounded
within
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}I
am
gone
like
a
lengthening
shadow,
\par }{\QB I
am
shaken
off
like
a
locust.
\par }{\Q \VS{24}My
knees
totter
from
fasting,
\par }{\QB my
flesh
is shrivelled
and
spare.
\par }{\Q \VS{25}They
heap
insults
upon
me:
\par }{\QB when
they
see
me,
they
shake
their
head.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{26}Help
me,
O
{\ND{
Lord}}
my
God,
\par }{\QB and
save
me
in
your
kindness.
\par }{\Q \VS{27}Teach
them
that
this
is
your
hand,
\par }{\QB and
your
own
doing,
O
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{28}Let
them
curse,
if
only
you
bless.
\par }{\QB Put
my
assailants
to
shame,
\par }{\QB and
make
your
servant
glad.
\par }{\Q \VS{29}My
opponents
be
clothed
with
dishonour,
\par }{\QB and
wrapped
in
a
robe
of
shame.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{30}I
give
thanks
to
you,
{\ND{
Lord}},
with
loud
voice,
\par }{\QB I
give
praise
in
the
midst
of
the
throng;
\par }{\Q \VS{31}for
he
stands
by
the
poor,
at
his
right
hand,
\par }{\QB to
save
them
from
those
who
condemn
them.

\par }\PsalmChap{110}{\SH Psalm 110 – A Promise of Victory to the King
\par }{\D Of David, a psalm.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}This
said
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
concerning
my
lord,
\par }{\QB ‘Sit
at
my
right
hand,
\par }{\QB till
I
set
your
foot
on
the
neck
of
your
foes.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{2}On
Zion
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
wielding
\par }{\QB your
sceptre
of
might,
and
charges
you
\par }{\QB to
rule
over
the
foes
that
surround
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}The
day
that
you
march
to
battle
\par }{\QB your
people
will
follow
you
gladly
\par }{\Q young
warriors
in
holy
array,
\par }{\QB like dew-drops,
born
of
the
morning.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
has
sworn
and
will
not
repent,
\par }{\QB ‘As
for
you,
you
are
priest
for
ever
\par }{\QB as
Melchizedek
was.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}By
your
side
will
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
shatter
kings
\par }{\QB on
the
day
of
his
wrath.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}He
will
execute
judgment
\par }{\QB filling
the
valleys
with
dead,
\par }{\QB the
broad
fields
with
shattered
heads.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}He
will
drink
of
the
brook
by
the
way,
\par }{\QB and
march
onward
with
uplifted
head.

\par }\PsalmChap{111}{\SH Psalm 111 – In Praise of the Divine Goodness
\par }{\QC \VerseOne{1}Hallelujah.
\par }{\Q I
will
thank
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
with
all
my
heart,
\par }{\QB in
the
assembled
congregation
of
his
people.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Great
are
the
things
that
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
has
done,
\par }{\QB worthy
of
study
by
those
who
love
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Majestic
and
glorious
is
his
work,
\par }{\QB and
his
righteousness
abides
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}For
his
marvellous
deeds
he
has
won
renown;
\par }{\QB the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
gracious
and
full
of
compassion.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Food
he
gives
to
those
who
fear
him,
\par }{\QB always
he
remembers
his
covenant.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}His
mighty
works
he
has
shown
to
his
people,
\par }{\QB in
giving
to
them
the
nations
for
heritage.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}All
that
he
does
is
faithful
and
right,
\par }{\QB all
his behests
are
firm
and
sure.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}They
are
established
for
ever
and
ever,
\par }{\QB executed
with
truth
and
uprightness.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}To
his
people
he
sent
redemption,
\par }{\QB he
has
appointed
his
covenant
forever.
\par }{\Q His
name
is
holy
and
awe-inspiring.
\par }{\QB \VS{10}The
fear
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
the
beginning
of
wisdom
\par }{\Q those
who
keep
it
are
wise
indeed.
\par }{\QB His
praise
abides
for
ever
and
ever.

\par }\PsalmChap{112}{\SH Psalm 112 – The Blessings of Godliness
\par }{\QC \VerseOne{1}Hallelujah.
Happy
are
those
who
fear
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB and
greatly
delight
in
his
commandments.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Mighty
on
earth
shall
be
their
seed;
\par }{\QB a
blessing
shall
rest
on
the
race
of
the
upright.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Wealth
and
riches
are
in
their
houses,
\par }{\QB their
prosperity
stands
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}To
the
upright
arises
light
in
the
darkness;
\par }{\QB full
of
favour
and
pity
and
kindness
are
they.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}It
is
well
with
those
who
show
pity
and
lend,
\par }{\QB who
support
all
their
affairs
upon
justice.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}For
they
will
never
be
shaken;
\par }{\QB the
just
will
be
forever
remembered.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}They
will
not
be
afraid
of
evil
tidings,
\par }{\QB with
steady
heart
they
trust
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Their
heart
is
firm
and unafraid:
\par }{\QB they
know
they
will
feast
their
eyes
on
their
enemies.
\par }{\QB \VS{9}With
lavish
hands
they
give
to
the
poor,
\par }{\Q and
their
prosperity
stands
forever.
\par }{\QB They
are
lifted
to
heights
of
triumph
and
honour.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}The
sight
of
them
fills
the
wicked
with
anger:
\par }{\QB grinding
their
teeth
with
despair.
\par }{\QB The
hopes
of
the
wicked
will
come
to
nothing.

\par }\PsalmChap{113}{\SH Psalm 113 – The Lord loves the Humble
\par }{\QC \VerseOne{1}Hallelujah.
\par }{\Q Praise
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
you
his
servants,
\par }{\QB praise
the
name
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}The
name
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
be
blessed
\par }{\QB from
now
and
for
evermore.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}From
sunrise
to
sunset
\par }{\QB is
the
name
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
to
be
praised.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}High
is
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
above
all
nations,
\par }{\QB above
the
heavens
is
his
glory.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Who
is
like
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
our
God,
\par }{\QB seated
on
high?
\par }{\Q \VS{6}He
bends
down
to
look
\par }{\QB at
the
heavens
and
earth.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}He
raises
the
weak
from
the
dust,
\par }{\QB he
lifts
the
poor
from
the
dunghill,
\par }{\Q \VS{8}and
sets
them
beside
the
princes,
\par }{\QB even
the
princes
of
his
people.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}He
gives
the
childless
woman
a
home,
\par }{\QB and
makes
her
the
happy
mother
of
children.
\par }{\QC Hallelujah.

\par }\PsalmChap{114}{\SH Psalm 114 – The Marvel of the Exodus
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}When
Israel
went
out
of
Egypt,
\par }{\QB Jacob’s
house
from
a barbarous
people,
\par }{\Q \VS{2}God
chose
Judah
for
himself,
\par }{\QB Israel
became
his
kingdom.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}The
sea
saw
it,
and
fled,
\par }{\QB Jordan
river
ran backwards.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Mountains
skipped
like
rams,
\par }{\QB hills
like
the
young
of
the
flock.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Why,
sea,
do
you
flee?
\par }{\QB Jordan,
why
run backwards?
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Mountains,
why
skip ram-like?
\par }{\QB Why,
hills,
like
the
young
of
the
flock?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}Earth,
tremble
before
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB at
the
presence
of
Jacob’s
God,
\par }{\Q \VS{8}who
turns
rocks
into
pools
of
water,
\par }{\QB and
flint
into
fountains
of
water.

\par }\PsalmChap{115}{\SH Psalm 115 – Israel’s Incomparable God
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Not
to
us,
{\ND{
Lord}},
not
to
us,
\par }{\QB but
to
your
name
give
glory,
\par }{\QB for
your kindness’
and faithfulness’
sake.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Why
should
the
heathen
say,
\par }{\QB ‘Where
is
now
their
God?’
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Our
God
he
is
in
heaven;
\par }{\QB whatever
he
wishes,
he
does.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Their
idols
are
silver
and
gold,
\par }{\QB made
by
human
hands.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}They
have
mouths,
but
cannot
speak;
\par }{\QB they
have
eyes,
but
cannot
see.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}They
have
ears,
but
cannot
hear;
\par }{\QB they
have
noses,
but
cannot
smell.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}They
have
hands,
but
cannot
feel;
\par }{\QB they
have
feet,
but
cannot
walk:
\par }{\QB no
sound
comes
from
their throats.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Their
makers
become
like
them,
\par }{\QB so
do
all
who
trust
in
them.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}O
Israel,
trust
in
the
{\ND{
Lord}}:
\par }{\QB he
is
their
help
and
their
shield.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}House
of
Aaron,
trust
in
the
{\ND{
Lord}}:
\par }{\QB he
is
their
help
and
their
shield.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}You
who
fear
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
trust
in
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
\par }{\QB he
is
their
help
and
their
shield.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}The
{\ND{
Lord}},
mindful
of
us,
will
bless
us:
\par }{\QB he
will
bless
the
house
of
Israel,
\par }{\QB he
will
bless
the
house
of
Aaron.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}He
will
bless
those
who
fear
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB the
small
and
the
great
together.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{14}May
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
add
to
your
numbers
\par }{\QB to
you
and
to
your
children.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}Blessed
be
you
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB creator
of
heaven
and
earth.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{16}The
heavens
are
the
heavens
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB but
the
earth
has
he
given
to
people.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}The
dead
cannot
praise
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB nor
those
who
go
down
into
silence.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}But
we
will
bless
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
\par }{\QB from
now
and
for
evermore.
\par }{\QC Hallelujah.

\par }\PsalmChap{116}{\SH Psalm 116 – Song of Thanksgiving for Deliverance
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}I
love
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
for
he
hears
\par }{\QB my
voice,
my pleas
for
mercy.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}For
he
has
inclined
his
ear
to
me:
\par }{\QB I
will
call
upon
him
as
long
as
I
live.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}About
me
were
snares
of
death,
\par }{\QB the
anguish
of
Sheol
was
upon
me:
\par }{\QB distress
and
sorrow
were
mine.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Then
I
called
on
the
name
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}:
\par }{\QB ‘I
beseech
you,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
deliver
me.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Gracious
and
just
is
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB compassionate
is
our
God.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
preserves
the
simple;
\par }{\QB when
I
was drooping,
he
saved
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Be
at
peace,
my
heart,
once
more,
\par }{\QB for
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
has
been
good
to
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}You
have
rescued
me
from
death,
\par }{\QB my
eyes
from
tears,
\par }{\QB my
feet
from
stumbling.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Before
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
I
will
walk
\par }{\QB in
the
land
of
the
living.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}I
held
fast
my
faith,
though
I
said,
\par }{\QB ‘Ah
me!
I
am
sore
afflicted,’
\par }{\Q \VS{11}though
in
my
alarm
I
said,
\par }{\QB ‘Everyone
is
a
liar.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}What
shall
I
render
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
\par }{\QB for
all
his
bounty
to
me?
\par }{\Q \VS{13}I
will
lift
up
the
cup
of
salvation,
\par }{\QB and
call
on
the
name
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}I
will
pay
my
vows
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
\par }{\QB in
the
presence
of
all
his
people.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{15}Grave
in
the
eyes
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
\par }{\QB is
the
death
of
his
loyal
and
loved
ones.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}Ah,
{\ND{
Lord}}!
I
am
your
servant,
\par }{\QB your
servant,
child
of
your
handmaid.
\par }{\QB You
have loosened
my
bonds.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{17}I
will
offer
to
you
a thank-offering,
\par }{\QB and
call
on
the
name
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}I
will
pay
my
vows
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
\par }{\QB in
the
presence
of
all
his
people,
\par }{\Q \VS{19}in
the
courts
of
the
house
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB in
the
midst
of
you,
O
Jerusalem.
\par }{\QC Hallelujah.

\par }\PsalmChap{117}{\SH Psalm 117 – A Call to Praise
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Praise
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
all
you
nations:
\par }{\QB laud
him,
all
you
peoples.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}For
his
mighty
love
is
over
us:
\par }{\QB the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
faithful
forever.
\par }{\QC Hallelujah.

\par }\PsalmChap{118}{\SH Psalm 118 – Thanksgiving for Victory
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Give
thanks
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
for
his
goodness,
\par }{\QB his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Let
the
house
of
Israel
now
say:
\par }{\QB his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Let
the
house
of
Aaron
now
say:
\par }{\QB his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Let
those
who
fear
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
now
say:
\par }{\QB his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Out
of
straits
I
called
on
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB the
{\ND{
Lord}}
answered
and
gave
me
room.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
mine;
I
am fearless.
\par }{\QB What
can
mere
people
do
to
me?
\par }{\Q \VS{7}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
mine,
as
my
help:
\par }{\QB I
shall
feast
my
eyes
on
my
foes.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}It
is
better
to
hide
in
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
\par }{\QB than
to
trust
in
mortals.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}It
is
better
to
hide
in
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
\par }{\QB than
to
put
any
trust
in
princes.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Everywhere
heathen
swarmed
round
me;
\par }{\QB in
the
name
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
I
cut
them
down.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}They
swarmed,
swarmed
around
me;
\par }{\QB in
the
name
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
I
cut
them
down,
\par }{\Q \VS{12}they
swarmed
around
me
like
bees,
\par }{\QB they
blazed
like
a
fire
of
thorns:
\par }{\QB in
the
name
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
I
cut
them
down.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}Sore
they
pushed
me,
to
make
me
fall;
\par }{\QB but
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
gave
me
his
help.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
my
strength
and
my
song,
\par }{\QB and
he
is
become
my
salvation.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}Hark!
In
the
tents
of
the
righteous
\par }{\QB glad
cries
of
victory
are ringing.
\par }{\Q The
hand
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
has
wrought bravely,
\par }{\QB \VS{16}the
hand
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
exalted,
\par }{\QB the
hand
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
has
wrought bravely.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{17}I
shall
not
die:
nay,
I
shall
live,
\par }{\QB to
declare
the
works
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}Though
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
has
chastened
me
sore,
\par }{\QB he
has
not
given
me
over
to
death.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q (The Procession arrives at the Temple)
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{19}‘Open
to
me
the
gates
of
victory.
\par }{\Q I
would
enter
therein
and
give
thanks
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q (The Welcome)
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{20}‘This
is
the
gate
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}:
\par }{\Q the
righteous
may
enter
therein;’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{21}I
thank
you
because
you
have
heard
me,
\par }{\QB and
are
become
my
salvation.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{22}The
stone
which
the
builders
despised
\par }{\QB is
become
the head-stone
of
the
corner.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}This
has
been
wrought
by
the
{\ND{
Lord}};
\par }{\QB it
is
marvellous
in
our
eyes.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{24}This
day
is
the
{\ND{
Lord}}’s
own
creation:
\par }{\QB in
it
let
us
joy
and
be
glad.
\par }{\Q \VS{25}O
{\ND{
Lord}},
save
us,
we
pray,
\par }{\QB O
{\ND{
Lord}},
prosper,
we
pray.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{26}Blessed
the
one
who
enters
\par }{\QB in
the
name
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q From
the
house
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
we
bless
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{27}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
God,
\par }{\QB he
has
given
us
light.
\par }{\Q Wreathe
the
dance
with
boughs,
\par }{\QB till
they
touch
the
horns
of
the
altar.
\par }{\Q \VS{28}You
are
my
God,
I
will
thank
you;
\par }{\QB O
my
God,
I
will
exalt
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{29}Give
thanks
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
for
his
goodness:
\par }{\QB his
kindness
endures
forever.

\par }\PsalmChap{119}{\SH Psalm 119 – The Power and Comfort of the Word of God
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Happy
they
whose
life
is
blameless,
\par }{\QB who
walk
by
the
law
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Happy
they
who
keep
his
charges,
\par }{\QB and
seek
him
with
all
their
hearts;
\par }{\Q \VS{3}who
have
done
no
wrong,
\par }{\QB but
walk
in
his
ways.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}You
yourself
have
appointed
your
precepts
\par }{\QB to
be
kept
with
diligence.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}O
to
be
steadily
guided
\par }{\QB in
the
keeping
of
your
statutes!
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Then unashamed
shall
I
be,
\par }{\QB when
I
look towards
all
your
commandments.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}I
will
thank
you
with
heart unfeigned,
\par }{\QB when
I
learn
your
righteous
judgments.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}I
will
observe
your
statutes:
\par }{\QB O
forsake
me
not
utterly.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}How
can
a
young
person
keep
their
life
pure?
\par }{\QB By
giving
heed
to
your
word.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}With
all
my
heart
have
I
sought
you,
\par }{\QB let
me
not
stray
from
your
commandments.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}In
my
heart
have
I
treasured
your
word,
\par }{\QB to
keep
from
sinning
against
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Blessed
are
you,
O
{\ND{
Lord}};
\par }{\QB teach
me
your
statutes.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}With
my
lips
have
I
rehearsed
\par }{\QB all
the
judgments
of
your
mouth.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}I
delight
in
the
way
of
your
charges,
\par }{\QB more
than
in
riches
of
all
sorts.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}I
will
muse
upon
your
precepts,
\par }{\QB and
look
to
your
paths.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}In
your
statutes
I
delight,
\par }{\QB I
will
not
forget
your
word.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{17}Grant
that
your
servant
may
live,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
observe
your
word.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}Open
my
eyes,
that
I
see
\par }{\QB wondrous
things
out
of
your
law.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}But
a
guest
am
I
on
the
earth:
\par }{\QB hide
not
your
commandments
from
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}My
heart
is
crushed
with
longing
\par }{\QB for
your
ordinances,
at
all
times.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}You
rebuke
the
proud,
the
accursed,
\par }{\QB who
wander
from
your
commandments.
\par }{\Q \VS{22}Roll
away
from
me
scorn
and
contempt,
\par }{\QB for
I
have
observed
your
charges.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}Though
princes
sit
plotting
against
me,
\par }{\QB your
servant
will
muse
on
your
statutes.
\par }{\Q \VS{24}Your
charges
are
my
delight,
\par }{\QB they
are
my
counsellors.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{25}I
lie grovelling
in
the
dust;
\par }{\QB revive
me,
as
you
have
promised.
\par }{\Q \VS{26}I
told
of
my
ways,
you
made
answer;
\par }{\QB teach
me
your
statutes.
\par }{\Q \VS{27}Grant
me
insight
into
your
precepts,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
muse
on
your
wonders.
\par }{\Q \VS{28}I
am
overcome
with
sorrow;
\par }{\QB raise
me
up,
as
you
have
promised.
\par }{\Q \VS{29}Put
the
way
of
falsehood
from
me,
\par }{\QB and
graciously
grant
me
your
law.
\par }{\Q \VS{30}I
have
chosen
the
way
of
fidelity,
\par }{\QB your
ordinances
I
long
for.
\par }{\Q \VS{31}I
hold
fast
to
your
charges:
\par }{\QB O
put
me
not,
{\ND{
Lord}},
to
shame.
\par }{\Q \VS{32}I
will
run
in
the
way
of
your
commandments,
\par }{\QB for
you
give
me
room
of
heart.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{33}Teach
me,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
the
way
of
your
statutes,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
keep
it
to
the
end,
\par }{\Q \VS{34}instruct
me
to
keep
your
law,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
observe
it
with
all
my
heart.
\par }{\Q \VS{35}Guide
me
in
the
path
of
your
commandments,
\par }{\QB for
therein
do
I
delight.
\par }{\Q \VS{36}Incline
my
heart
to
your
charges,
\par }{\QB and
not
to
greed
of
gain.
\par }{\Q \VS{37}Turn
away
my
eyes
from
vain sights,
\par }{\QB revive
me
by
your
word.
\par }{\Q \VS{38}Confirm
to
your
servant
the
promise
\par }{\QB which
is
given
to
those
who
fear
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{39}Remove
the
reproach
which
I
dread,
\par }{\QB because
your
judgments
are
good.
\par }{\Q \VS{40}Behold,
I
long
for
your
precepts.
\par }{\QB Quicken
me
in
your
righteousness.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{41}Visit
me,
{\ND{
Lord}},
with
your
love
\par }{\QB and
salvation,
as
you
have
promised.
\par }{\Q \VS{42}So
shall
I
answer
my slanderers,
\par }{\QB for
my
trust
is
in
your
word.
\par }{\Q \VS{43}Snatch
not
from
my
mouth
the
word
of
truth,
\par }{\QB for
in
your
judgments
I
hope.
\par }{\Q \VS{44}I
will
keep
your
law
continually,
\par }{\QB for
ever
and
evermore.
\par }{\Q \VS{45}So
shall
I
walk
in
wide
spaces,
\par }{\QB for
I
give
my
mind
to
your
precepts.
\par }{\Q \VS{46}I
will
speak
of
your
charge
before
kings,
\par }{\QB and
will
not
be
ashamed
thereof.
\par }{\Q \VS{47}Your
commandments
are
my
delight,
\par }{\QB I
love
them
exceedingly.
\par }{\Q \VS{48}I
will
lift
up
my
hands
to
your
commandments,
\par }{\QB and
muse
upon
your
statutes.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{49}Remember
your
word
to
your
servant,
\par }{\QB on
which
you
have
made
me
to
hope.
\par }{\Q \VS{50}This
is
my
comfort
in
trouble,
\par }{\QB that
your
word
gives
life
to
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{51}The
arrogant
utterly
scorn
me,
\par }{\QB but
I
have
not
declined
from
your
law.
\par }{\Q \VS{52}When
I
think
of
your
judgments
of
old,
\par }{\QB O
{\ND{
Lord}},
I
take
to
me
comfort.
\par }{\Q \VS{53}I
am
seized
with
glowing
anger
\par }{\QB at
the
wicked
who
forsake
your
law.
\par }{\Q \VS{54}Your
statutes
have
been
to
me
songs
\par }{\QB in
the
house
of
my
pilgrimage.
\par }{\Q \VS{55}I
remember
your
name
in
the
night,
\par }{\QB O
{\ND{
Lord}}
and
observe
your
law.
\par }{\Q \VS{56}My
lot
has
been
this,
\par }{\QB that
I
have
kept
your
precepts.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{57}My
portion
are
you,
O
{\ND{
Lord}}:
\par }{\QB I
have
promised
to
keep
your
words.
\par }{\Q \VS{58}I
entreat
you
with
all
my
heart;
\par }{\QB grant
me
your
promised
favour.
\par }{\Q \VS{59}I
have
thought
upon
my
ways,
\par }{\QB and
turned
my
feet
to
your
charges.
\par }{\Q \VS{60}I
hasted
and
tarried
not
\par }{\QB to
give
heed
to
your
commandments.
\par }{\Q \VS{61}Though
the
godless
have
wound
their
cords
round
me,
\par }{\QB I
have
not
forgotten
your
law.
\par }{\Q \VS{62}At
midnight
I
rise
to
praise
you
\par }{\QB because
of
your
righteous
judgments.
\par }{\Q \VS{63}With
all
those
who
fear
you
I
company,
\par }{\QB aid
with
those
who
observe
your
precepts.
\par }{\Q \VS{64}The
earth,
{\ND{
Lord}},
is
full
of
your
kindness;
\par }{\QB teach
me
your
Statutes.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{65}Well
have
you
dealt
with
your
servant,
\par }{\QB as
you
have
promised,
O
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{66}Teach
me
discretion
and
knowledge,
\par }{\QB for
I
have
believed
your
commandments.
\par }{\Q \VS{67}Till
trouble
came
I
was
a
wanderer,
\par }{\QB but
now
I
observe
your
word.
\par }{\Q \VS{68}You
are
good
and
do
good;
\par }{\QB teach
me
your
statutes.
\par }{\Q \VS{69}The
proud
have
forged
lies
against
me,
\par }{\QB but
I
keep
your
precepts
with
all
my
heart.
\par }{\Q \VS{70}Their
heart
is gross
like
fat,
\par }{\QB but
I
delight
in
your
law.
\par }{\Q \VS{71}It
was
good
for
me
to
be
humbled,
\par }{\QB that
I
should
learn
your
statutes.
\par }{\Q \VS{72}The
law
of
your
mouth
is
better
to
me
\par }{\QB than
thousands
of
pieces
of
silver
and
gold.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{73}Your
hands
have
made
me
and
fashioned
me;
\par }{\QB make
me
wise
to
learn
your
commandments.
\par }{\Q \VS{74}Those
who
fear
you
shall
see
me
with
joy,
\par }{\QB for
in
your
word
have
I
hoped.
\par }{\Q \VS{75}I
know,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
that
your
judgments
are
right,
\par }{\QB and
in
faithfulness
you
have
afflicted
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{76}Let
your
love
be
a
comfort
to
me,
\par }{\QB for
so
have
you
promised
your
servant.
\par }{\Q \VS{77}Visit
me
with
your quickening
pity,
\par }{\QB for
your
law
is
my
delight.
\par }{\Q \VS{78}Put
the
proud
to
shame,
who
have
wronged
me
falsely:
\par }{\QB I
will
muse
on
your
precepts.
\par }{\Q \VS{79}Let
those
turn
to
me
who
fear
you,
\par }{\QB that
they
may
learn
your
charges.
\par }{\Q \VS{80}Let
my
heart
be
sound
in
your
statutes,
\par }{\QB that
I
may
not
be
put
to
shame.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{81}My
long
for
you
to
rescue
me,
\par }{\QB I
put
my
hope
in
your
word.
\par }{\Q \VS{82}My
eyes
pine
away
for
your
promise:
\par }{\QB saying, ‘When
will
you
comfort
me?’
\par }{\Q \VS{83}Though shrivelled
like wine-skin
in
smoke,
\par }{\QB your
statutes
I
have
not
forgotten.
\par }{\Q \VS{84}How
few
are
the
days
of
your
servant!
\par }{\QB When
will
you
judge
those
who
harass
me?
\par }{\Q \VS{85}Proud
people
have
dug
for
me
pits
\par }{\QB people
who
do
not conform
to
your
law.
\par }{\Q \VS{86}All
your
commandments
are
trusty.
\par }{\QB With
falsehood
they
harass
me:
help
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{87}They
had
nearly
made
an
end
of
me,
\par }{\QB yet
I
did
not
forget
your
precepts.
\par }{\Q \VS{88}Spare
me
in
your
kindness,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
observe
the
charge
of
your
mouth.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{89}Forever,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
is
your
word
\par }{\QB fixed
firmly
in
the
heavens.
\par }{\Q \VS{90}Your
truth
endures
age
after
age;
\par }{\QB it
is
established
on
earth,
and
it
stands.
\par }{\Q \VS{91}By
your
appointment
they
stand
this
day,
\par }{\QB for
all
are
your
servants.
\par }{\Q \VS{92}Had
not
your
law
been
my
joy,
\par }{\QB in
my
misery
then
had
I
perished.
\par }{\Q \VS{93}I
will
never
forget
your
precepts,
\par }{\QB for
through
them
you
have
put
life
in
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{94}I
am
yours,
O
save
me,
\par }{\QB for
I
give
my
mind
to
your
precepts.
\par }{\Q \VS{95}The
wicked
lay
wait
to
destroy
me,
\par }{\QB but
I
give
heed
to
your
charge.
\par }{\Q \VS{96}I
have
seen
a
limit
to
all
things:
\par }{\QB but
your
commandment
is
spacious
exceedingly.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{97}O
how
I
love
your
law!
\par }{\QB All
the
day
long
I
muse
on
it.
\par }{\Q \VS{98}Your
commandment
makes
me
wiser
than
my
enemies:
\par }{\QB for
it
is
mine
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{99}I
am
prudent
above
all
my
teachers,
\par }{\QB for
your
charges
are
my
meditation.
\par }{\Q \VS{100}I
have
insight
more
than
the
aged,
\par }{\QB because
I
observe
your
precepts.
\par }{\Q \VS{101}I
refrain
my
foot
from
all
wicked
ways,
\par }{\QB that
I
may
keep
your
word.
\par }{\Q \VS{102}I
turn
not
aside
from
your
judgments,
\par }{\QB for
you
yourself
are
my
teacher.
\par }{\Q \VS{103}How
sweet
are
your
words
to
my
taste,
\par }{\QB sweeter
than
honey
to
my
mouth!
\par }{\Q \VS{104}Insight
I
win
through
your
precepts,
\par }{\QB therefore
every
false
way
I
hate.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{105}Your
word
is
a
lamp
to
my
feet,
\par }{\QB and
a
light
to
my
path.
\par }{\Q \VS{106}I
have
sworn
an
oath,
and
will
keep
it,
\par }{\QB to
observe
your
righteous
judgments.
\par }{\Q \VS{107}I
am
afflicted
sorely:
\par }{\QB revive
me,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
as
you
said.
\par }{\Q \VS{108}Accept,
{\ND{
Lord}},
my
willing
praise,
\par }{\QB and
teach
me
your
judgments.
\par }{\Q \VS{109}My
life
is
in ceaseless peril;
\par }{\QB but
I
do
not
forget
your
law.
\par }{\Q \VS{110}The
wicked
set
traps
for
me,
\par }{\QB yet
I
do
not
stray
from
your
precepts.
\par }{\Q \VS{111}In
your
charges
are
my
everlasting
inheritance,
\par }{\QB they
are
the
joy
of
my
heart.
\par }{\Q \VS{112}I
am
resolved
to
perform
your
statutes
\par }{\QB forever,
to
the
utmost.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{113}I
hate
people
of
divided
heart,
\par }{\QB but
your
law
do
I
love.
\par }{\Q \VS{114}You
are
my
shelter
and
shield:
\par }{\QB in
your
word
do
I
hope.
\par }{\Q \VS{115}Begone,
you
wicked
people,
\par }{\QB I
will
keep
the
commands
of
my
God.
\par }{\Q \VS{116}Uphold
me
and
spare
me,
as
you
have
promised:
\par }{\QB O
disappoint
me
not.
\par }{\Q \VS{117}Hold
me
up,
and
I
shall
be
saved:
\par }{\QB and
your
statutes
shall
be
my
unceasing
delight.
\par }{\Q \VS{118}All
who
swerve
from
your
statutes
you
spurn:
\par }{\QB their
cunning
is
in
vain.
\par }{\Q \VS{119}All
the
wicked
of
earth
you
count
as
dross,
\par }{\QB therefore
I
love
your
charges.
\par }{\Q \VS{120}My
flesh,
for
fear
of
you, shudders,
\par }{\QB and
I
stand
in
awe
of
your
judgments.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{121}Justice
and
right
have
I
practised,
\par }{\QB do
not
leave
me
to
my
oppressors.
\par }{\Q \VS{122}Be
your
servant’s
surety
for
good,
\par }{\QB let
not
the
proud
oppress
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{123}My
eyes
pine
for
your
salvation,
\par }{\QB and
for
your
righteous
promise.
\par }{\Q \VS{124}Deal
in
your
love
with
your
servant,
\par }{\QB and
teach
me
your
statutes.
\par }{\Q \VS{125}Your
servant
am
I;
instruct
me,
\par }{\QB that
I
may
know
your
charges.
\par }{\Q \VS{126}It
is
time
for
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
to
act:
\par }{\QB they
have
violated
your
law.
\par }{\Q \VS{127}Therefore
I
love
your
commandments
\par }{\QB above
gold,
above
fine
gold.
\par }{\Q \VS{128}So
by
all
your
precepts
I
guide
me,
\par }{\QB and
every
false
way
I
hate.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{129}Your
decrees
are
wonderful,
\par }{\QB gladly
I
keep
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{130}When
your
word
is unfolded,
light
breaks;
\par }{\QB it
imparts
to
the
simple
wisdom.
\par }{\Q \VS{131}With
open
mouth
I
pant
\par }{\QB with
longing
for
your
commandments.
\par }{\Q \VS{132}Turn
to
me
with
your
favour,
\par }{\QB as
is
just
to
those
who
love
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{133}Steady
my
steps
by
your
word,
\par }{\QB so
that
sin
have
no
power
over
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{134}Set
me
free
from
those
who
oppress
me,
\par }{\QB and
I
shall
observe
your
precepts.
\par }{\Q \VS{135}Shine
with
your
face
on
your
servant,
\par }{\QB and
teach
me
your
statutes.
\par }{\Q \VS{136}My
eyes
run
down
with rills
of
water,
\par }{\QB because
your
law
is
not
kept.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{137}Righteous
are
you,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB and
right
are
your
ordinances.
\par }{\Q \VS{138}The
laws
you
has
ordered
are
just,
\par }{\QB and
trusty
exceedingly.
\par }{\Q \VS{139}My
jealousy
has
undone
me,
\par }{\QB that
my
foes
have
forgotten
your
words.
\par }{\Q \VS{140}Your
word
has
been
tested
well;
\par }{\QB and
your
servant
loves
it.
\par }{\Q \VS{141}I
am
little
and
held
in
contempt,
\par }{\QB but
your
precepts
I
have
not
forgotten.
\par }{\Q \VS{142}Just
is
your
justice
forever,
\par }{\QB and
trusty
is
your
law.
\par }{\Q \VS{143}Stress
and strain
are
upon
me,
\par }{\QB but
your
commandments
are
my
delight.
\par }{\Q \VS{144}Right
are
your
charges
forever,
\par }{\QB instruct
me
that
I
may
live.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{145}With
my
whole
heart
I
cry;
O
answer
me.
\par }{\QB I
would
keep
your
statutes,
O
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{146}I
cry
to
you:
O
save
me,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
observe
your
charges.
\par }{\Q \VS{147}Ere
the
dawn
I
cry
for
your
help:
\par }{\QB in
your
word
do
I
hope.
\par }{\Q \VS{148}Awake
I
meet
the night-watches,
\par }{\QB to
muse
upon
your
sayings.
\par }{\Q \VS{149}Hear
my
voice
in
your
kindness:
\par }{\QB O
{\ND{
Lord}},
by
your
judgments
revive
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{150}Near
me
are
wicked
tormentors,
\par }{\QB who
are
far
from
thoughts
of
your
law;
\par }{\Q \VS{151}but
near,
too,
are
you,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB and
all
your
commandments
are
trusty.
\par }{\Q \VS{152}Long
have
I
known
from
your
charges
\par }{\QB that
you
have
founded
them
for
all
time.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{153}Look
on
my
misery,
and
rescue
me;
\par }{\QB for
I
do
not
forget
your
law.
\par }{\Q \VS{154}Defend
my
cause
and
redeem
me:
\par }{\QB revive
me,
as
you
have
promised.
\par }{\Q \VS{155}Salvation
is
far
from
the
wicked,
\par }{\QB for
their
mind
is
not
in
your
statutes.
\par }{\Q \VS{156}Great
is
your
pity,
O
{\ND{
Lord}}:
\par }{\QB Revive
me,
as
you
have
ordained.
\par }{\Q \VS{157}My
foes
and
tormentors
are
many,
\par }{\QB but
I
have
not
declined
from
your
charges.
\par }{\Q \VS{158}I
behold
the traitors
with
loathing,
\par }{\QB for
they
do
not
observe
your
word.
\par }{\Q \VS{159}Behold
how
I
love
your
precepts:
\par }{\QB revive
me,
O
{\ND{
Lord}}!,
in
your
kindness.
\par }{\Q \VS{160}The
sum
of
your
word
is
truth,
\par }{\QB all
your
laws
are
just
and
eternal.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{161}Princes
have
harassed
me wantonly:
\par }{\QB but
my
heart
stands
in
awe
of
your
word.
\par }{\Q \VS{162}Over
your
word
I
rejoice
\par }{\QB as
one
who
finds
great
spoil.
\par }{\Q \VS{163}Falsehood
I
hate
and
abhor,
\par }{\QB but
your
law
do
I
love.
\par }{\Q \VS{164}Seven
times
a
day
do
I
praise
you
\par }{\QB because
of
your
righteous
judgments.
\par }{\Q \VS{165}Right
well
do
they
fare
who
love
your
law:
\par }{\QB they
go
on
their
way
without
stumbling.
\par }{\Q \VS{166}I
hope
for
your
salvation;
\par }{\QB O
{\ND{
Lord}}
I
do
your
commandments.
\par }{\Q \VS{167}I
observe
your
charges:
\par }{\QB I
love
them
greatly.
\par }{\Q \VS{168}I
observe
your
precepts
and
charges:
\par }{\QB all
my
ways
are
before
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{169}Let
my
cry
come
before
you,
O
{\ND{
Lord}}:
\par }{\QB give
me
insight,
as
you
have
promised.
\par }{\Q \VS{170}Let
my
prayer
enter
into
your
presence:
\par }{\QB deliver
me,
as
you
have
said.
\par }{\Q \VS{171}My
lips
shall
be
fountains
of
praise,
\par }{\QB that
you
teach
me
your
statutes.
\par }{\Q \VS{172}My
tongue
shall
sing
of
your
word,
\par }{\QB for
all
your
commandments
are
right.
\par }{\Q \VS{173}Let
your
hand
be
ready
to
help
me,
\par }{\QB for
your
precepts
have
been
my
choice.
\par }{\Q \VS{174}I
long,
{\ND{
Lord}},
for
your
salvation,
\par }{\QB and
your
law
is
my
delight.
\par }{\Q \VS{175}Revive
me
that
I
may
praise
you,
\par }{\QB and
let
your
precepts
help
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{176}I
have
strayed
like
a
wandering
sheep
\par }{\QB seek
your
servant,
because
\par }{\QB I
do
not
forget
your
commandments.

\par }\PsalmChap{120}{\SH Psalm 120 – Prayer for Deliverance from Slander and Treachery
\par }{\D A song of ascents.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}In
distress
I
cried
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB and
he
answered
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}‘Deliver
me,
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB from
the
lip
that
is
false
\par }{\QB and
the
tongue
that
is
crafty.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}What
shall
he
give
to
you,
\par }{\QB you
tongue
that
is
crafty?
\par }{\Q What
yet
shall
he
give
to
you?
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Arrows
of
warrior,
sharpened,
\par }{\QB with
glowing
broom
coals
together.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Woe
is
me
that
I
sojourn
in
Meshech,
\par }{\QB that
I
live
by
the
tents
of
Kedar.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Already
too
long
have
I
dwelt
\par }{\QB among
those
who
hate
peace.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}I
am
for
peace:
\par }{\QB but
when
I
speak
of
it,
\par }{\QB they
are
for
war.

\par }\PsalmChap{121}{\SH Psalm 121 – The Lord Our Protector
\par }{\D A song of ascents.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}I
will
lift
up
my
eyes
to
the
mountains.
\par }{\QB O
whence
shall
help
for
me
come?
\par }{\Q \VS{2}From
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
comes
help
to
me
\par }{\QB the
creator
of
heaven
and
earth.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}Your
foot
he
will
not
let
totter:
\par }{\QB he
who
guards
you
will
not
sleep.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}The
guardian
of
Israel
\par }{\QB will
neither
slumber
nor
sleep.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
he
who
guards
you
\par }{\QB your
shelter
upon
your
right
hand.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}The
sun
by
day
shall
not
strike
you,
\par }{\QB nor
the
moon
by
night.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}From
all
evil
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
guard
you,
\par }{\QB he
will
guard
your
life.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
guard
your
going
and
coming
\par }{\QB from
now
and
for
evermore.

\par }\PsalmChap{122}{\SH Psalm 122 – The Joy and the Prayer of the Pilgrims
\par }{\D A song of ascents. Of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}I
was
glad
when
they
said
to
me,
\par }{\QB ‘We
will
go
to
the
house
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.’
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Now
we
are
standing,
\par }{\QB within
your
gates,
O
Jerusalem.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}O
Jerusalem,
built close-packed,
\par }{\QB like
a
city
without
breach
or
gap,
\par }{\Q \VS{4}to
you
do
the
tribes
come,
\par }{\QB the
tribes
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\Q as
the
law
has
ordained
for
Israel,
\par }{\QB there
to
give
thanks
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}There
once
stood
thrones
of
justice
\par }{\QB even
thrones
of
the
household
of
David.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}Pray
that
all
may
be
well
with
Jerusalem,
\par }{\QB and
well
with
those
who
love
you,
\par }{\Q \VS{7}well
within
your
ramparts,
\par }{\QB and
well
within
your
palaces.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}For
the
sake
of
my
brethren
and
friends,
\par }{\QB I
will
wish
you
now
prosperity:
\par }{\Q \VS{9}for
the
sake
of
the
house
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
\par }{\QB our
God,
I
will
seek
your
good.

\par }\PsalmChap{123}{\SH Psalm 123 – A Prayer for Mercy
\par }{\D A song of ascents.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}I
Lift
up
my
eyes
to
you,
\par }{\QB who
are throned
in
the
heavens.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}As
the
eyes
of
a
servant
\par }{\QB turn
to
the
hand
of
his
master,
\par }{\Q or
the
eyes
of
a
maid
\par }{\QB to
the
hand
of
her
mistress,
\par }{\Q so
do
our
eyes
turn
\par }{\QB to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
our
God,
\par }{\Q until
he
is
gracious
to
us.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}Be
gracious,
be
gracious
to
us,
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\QB Scorn
enough,
and
more,
have
we
borne
\par }{\Q \VS{4}More
than
enough
have
we
borne
\par }{\QB of
derision
from
those
at
their
ease,
\par }{\QB of
scorn
from
those
who
are
haughty.

\par }\PsalmChap{124}{\SH Psalm 124 – A Magnificent Deliverance
\par }{\D A song of ascents. Of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}‘Had
it
not
been
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
who
was
for us’
\par }{\QB let
Israel
say
\par }{\Q \VS{2}‘Had
it
not
been
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
who
was
for
us
\par }{\Q when
enemies
rose
against
us,
\par }{\Q \VS{3}then
alive they’d
have
swallowed
us
up,
\par }{\QB when
their
anger
was
kindled
against
us.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Then
the
waters would’ve
swept
us
away,
\par }{\QB and
the
torrent
passed
over
us
clean:
\par }{\Q \VS{5}then
most
sure would’ve
passed
over
us
clean
\par }{\QB the
wild
seething
waters.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}Blest
be
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
who
has
given
us
not
\par }{\QB to
be
torn
by
their
teeth.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}We
are
like
a
bird
just
escaped
\par }{\QB from
the
snare
of
the
fowler.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q The
snare
is
broken,
\par }{\QB and
we
are
escaped.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Our
help
is
the
name
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB the
Creator
of
heaven
and
earth.

\par }\PsalmChap{125}{\SH Psalm 125 – A Sure Defence
\par }{\D A song of ascents.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Those
who
trust
in
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
\par }{\QB are
like
Mount
Zion,
\par }{\Q that
cannot
be
moved,
\par }{\QB but
abides
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Round
Jerusalem
are
the
mountains,
\par }{\QB and
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
round
his
people
\par }{\QB from
now
and
for
evermore.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}For
he
will
not
suffer
\par }{\QB the
sceptre
of
wrong
\par }{\Q to
rest
on
the
land
\par }{\QB allotted
to
the
righteous;
\par }{\Q else
the
righteous
might
put
forth
\par }{\QB their
own
hand
to
evil.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}Do
good,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB to
the
good,
\par }{\QB and
to
the true-hearted.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}But
those
who
swerve
\par }{\QB into
crooked
ways
\par }{\Q will
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
lead
away
\par }{\QB with
the
workers
of
evil.
\par }{\BB \par }{\QC Peace
be
upon
Israel.

\par }\PsalmChap{126}{\SH Psalm 126 – Sowing in Tears
\par }{\D A song of ascents.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}When
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
turned
the
fortunes
of
Zion,
\par }{\QB we
were
like
dreamers.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Then
was
our
mouth
filled
with
laughter,
\par }{\QB our
tongue
with
glad
shouts;
\par }{\Q then
among
the
nations
they
said,
\par }{\QB ‘The
{\ND{
Lord}}
has
dealt
greatly
with
them.’
\par }{\Q \VS{3}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
had
dealt
greatly
with
us,
\par }{\QB and
we
were
rejoicing.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}Turn
our
fortunes,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB as
the
streams
in
the Negreb.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}They
who
sow
in
tears
\par }{\QB shall
reap
with
glad
shouts.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Forth
they
fare,
with
their
burden
of
seed,
\par }{\QB and
they
weep
as
they
go.
\par }{\Q But
home,
home,
with
glad
shouts
they
shall
come
\par }{\QB with
their
arms
full
of
sheaves.

\par }\PsalmChap{127}{\SH Psalm 127 – The Need of Heavenly Help
\par }{\D A song of ascents. Of Solomon.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Unless
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
builds
the
house,
\par }{\QB those
who
build
it
labour
in
vain.
\par }{\Q Unless
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
guards
the
city,
\par }{\QB the
watchman wakes
in
vain.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{2}In
vain
you
rise
early,
\par }{\QB and
finish
so
late,
\par }{\QB and
so
eat sorrow’s
bread;
\par }{\Q for
he
cares
for
his
loved
ones
\par }{\QB in
their
sleep.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}Children
are
a
gift
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB the
fruit
of
the
womb,
a
reward.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Like
arrows
wielded
by
warriors,
\par }{\QB are
the
children
of
youth.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Happy
the
man
who
has
filled
\par }{\QB his
quiver
full
of
them.
\par }{\Q He
will
not
be
ashamed
when
he
speaks
\par }{\QB with
enemies
in
the
gate.

\par }\PsalmChap{128}{\SH Psalm 128 – The Blessings of Home
\par }{\D A song of ascents.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Happy
all
who
fear
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB who
walk
in
his
ways.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}You
will
eat
what
your
hands
have
toiled
for,
\par }{\QB and
be
happy
and
prosperous!
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}Like
a
fruitful
vine
shall
your
wife
be
\par }{\QB in
the
innermost
room
of
your
house:
\par }{\Q your
children,
like
olive
shoots,
\par }{\QB round
about
your
table.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}See!
This
is
the
blessing
\par }{\QB of
the
man
who
fears
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
shall
bless
you
from
Zion.
\par }{\QB You
will
see
Jerusalem
nourish
\par }{\Q all
the
days
of
your
life.
\par }{\QB \VS{6}You
will
see
your
children’s
children.
\par }{\BB \par }{\QC Peace
upon
Israel.

\par }\PsalmChap{129}{\SH Psalm 129 – A Prayer for the Discomfiture of the Enemies of Zion
\par }{\D A song of ascents.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}‘Sore
have
they
vexed
me
from youth’
\par }{\QB thus
let
Israel
say
\par }{\Q \VS{2}‘Sore
have
they
vexed
me
from
youth,
\par }{\QB but
they
have
not
prevailed
against
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}‘The ploughers ploughed
on
my
back,
\par }{\QB they
made
their
furrows
long.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}But
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
who
is
righteous,
has
cut
\par }{\QB the
cords
of
the
wicked.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Let
all
who
are
haters
of
Zion
\par }{\QB be
put
to
shame
and
defeated.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}May
they
be
as
the
grass
on
the house-top,
\par }{\QB which
withers
before
it
shoots
up;
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}which
fills
not
the
arms
of
the
reaper,
\par }{\QB nor
the
lap
of
the
binder
of
sheaves
\par }{\Q \VS{8}whereof
no
one
says
as
they
pass,
\par }{\QB ‘The
blessing
of
God
be
upon
you.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\QC In
the
name
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
we
bless
you.

\par }\PsalmChap{130}{\SH Psalm 130 – Out of the Depths
\par }{\D A song of ascents.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Out
of
the
depths
\par }{\QB I
call
to
you,
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}{\ND{
Lord}},
hear
my
voice:
\par }{\QB give
heed
with
your
ears
\par }{\QB to
my
loud
plea.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}If
you
should
mark
sin,
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB O
{\ND{
Lord}},
who
could
stand?
\par }{\Q \VS{4}But
with
you
is
forgiveness,
\par }{\QB that
you
may
be
feared.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}I
wait
for
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB I
wait
for
his
word,
\par }{\Q \VS{6}I
look
for
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
\par }{\QB more
than
watchman
for
morning,
\par }{\QB than
watchman
for
morning.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}Israel,
hope
in
the
{\ND{
Lord}}:
\par }{\QB with
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
there
is
love
\par }{\Q with
him
plenteous
redemption.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}And
he
redeems
Israel
\par }{\QB from
all
his
iniquities.

\par }\PsalmChap{131}{\SH Psalm 131 – As a Little Child
\par }{\D A song of ascents. Of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}O
{\ND{
Lord}},
my
heart
is
not
haughty,
\par }{\QB my
eyes
are
not
lofty,
\par }{\Q I
walk
not
among
great
things,
\par }{\QB things
too
wonderful
for
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{2}Yes,
I
have soothed
and
stilled
myself,
\par }{\QB like
a
young
child
on
his
mother’s
lap;
\par }{\QB like
a
young
child
am
I.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}O
Israel,
hope
in
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
\par }{\QB from
now
and
for
evermore.

\par }\PsalmChap{132}{\SH Psalm 132 – The Ancient Promise to David and Zion
\par }{\D A song of ascents.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Remember,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
David
\par }{\QB all
his
sufferings,
\par }{\Q \VS{2}the
oath
that
he
swore
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB and
his
vow
to
the
Strong
One
of
Jacob,
\par }{\Q \VS{3}never
to
enter
his
tent,
\par }{\QB never
to
lie
on
his
bed,
\par }{\Q \VS{4}never
to
give
his
eyes
sleep
\par }{\QB or
his
eyelids
slumber,
\par }{\Q \VS{5}till
he
had
found
a
place
for
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB for
the
Strong
One
of
Jacob
to
live
in.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}We
heard
of
it
in
Ephrathah,
\par }{\QB in
the
fields
of
Jaar
we
found
it.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}We
went
to
the
place
where
he
dwelt,
\par }{\QB we
bowed
ourselves
low
at
his
footstool.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}‘Arise,
{\ND{
Lord}},
and
enter
your resting-place,
\par }{\QB you
and
your
mighty
ark.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Let
your
priests
wear
a
garment
of
righteousness,
\par }{\QB your
faithful
shout
aloud
for
joy.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}For
the
sake
of
David
your
servant,
\par }{\QB do
not
reject
your
Anointed.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
swore
an
oath
to
David
\par }{\QB an
oath
that
he
will
not
break;
\par }{\Q ‘I
will
set
on
your
throne
\par }{\QB a
prince
of
your
line.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}If
your
sons
keep
my
covenant
\par }{\QB and
the
statutes
I
teach
them,
\par }{\Q then
their
sons,
too,
forever,
\par }{\QB will
sit
on
your
throne.’
\par }{\Q \VS{13}For
the
choice
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
Zion;
\par }{\QB she
is
the
home
of
his
heart.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{14}‘This
is
forever
my resting-place,
\par }{\QB this
is
the
home
of
my
heart.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}I
will royally
bless
her
provision,
\par }{\QB and
give
bread
to
her
poor
in
abundance.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}Her
priests
I
will
clothe
with
salvation;
\par }{\QB her
faithful
will
shout
for
joy.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}There
will
I
raise
up
for
David
\par }{\QB a
dynasty
of
power.
\par }{\Q I
have
set
my
anointed
a
lamp
\par }{\QB that
shall
never
go
out.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}Robes
of
shame
I
will
put
on
his
foes,
\par }{\QB but
on
his
head
a
glittering
crown.’

\par }\PsalmChap{133}{\SH Psalm 133 – Family together
\par }{\D A song of ascents. Of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Behold!
How
good
and
how
pleasant
\par }{\QB is
the
dwelling
of
kindred
together!
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Like
precious
oil
on
the
head
\par }{\QB that
ran
down
on
the
beard,
\par }{\Q the
beard
of
Aaron,
running
\par }{\QB over
the
collar
of
his
robe:
\par }{\Q \VS{3}like
the
dew
upon
Hermon
which
falls
\par }{\QB on
the
mountains
of
Zion.
\par }{\Q For
there
has
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
ordained
blessing –
\par }{\QB life
that
is
endless.

\par }\PsalmChap{134}{\SH Psalm 134 – An Evening Invocation
\par }{\D A song of ascents.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Come,
praise
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB all
you
the
{\ND{
Lord}}’s
servants,
\par }{\Q who
stand
by
night
\par }{\QB in
the
house
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Lift
your
hands
to
the
holy
place,
\par }{\QB praise
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
who
made
heaven
and
earth,
\par }{\QB bless
you
from
Zion.

\par }\PsalmChap{135}{\SH Psalm 135 – The Lord’s Power Revealed in Nature and History
\par }{\QC \VerseOne{1}Hallelujah.
\par }{\Q Praise
the
name
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\QB Praise
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
you
his
servants,
\par }{\Q \VS{2}who
stand
in
the
house
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB in
the
courts
of
the
house
of
our
God.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Praise
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
for
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
good:
\par }{\QB Sing
praise
to
his
name
it
is
pleasant.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
for
himself
chose
Jacob,
\par }{\QB Israel
as
his
own
special
treasure.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}For
I
know
that
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
great,
\par }{\QB that
our
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
above
all
gods.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}All
that
he
wills
he
does
\par }{\QB in
the
heavens
and
on
the
earth,
\par }{\QB in
the
seas
and
in
all
the abysses.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Clouds
he
brings
up
from
the
ends
of
the
earth,
\par }{\QB lightnings
he
makes
for
the
rain,
\par }{\QB wind
he
brings
out
of
his
storehouses.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}The
firstborn
of
Egypt
he
struck,
\par }{\QB both humans
and
animals.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Signs
and
wonders
he
sent
\par }{\QB into
your
midst,
O
Egypt,
\par }{\QB upon
Pharaoh
and
all
his
servants.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Many
nations
he
struck,
\par }{\QB mighty
kings
he
slew
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Sihon,
king
of
the
Amorites,
\par }{\QB Og,
king
of
Bashan,
\par }{\QB and
all
the
kingdoms
of
Canaan.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}He
gave
their
land
for
possession,
\par }{\QB possession
to
Israel
his
people.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}Your
name,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
is
forever;
\par }{\QB your
memorial
world
without
end.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}For
the
{\ND{
Lord}} secures
right
for
his
people,
\par }{\QB and
takes
pity
upon
his
servants.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{15}The
idols
of
heathen
are
silver
\par }{\QB made
by
human
hands.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}They
have
mouths,
but
cannot
speak:
\par }{\QB they
have
eyes,
but
cannot
see.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}They
have
ears,
but
cannot
hear:
\par }{\QB there
is
no
breath
in
their
mouths.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}Their
makers
become
like
them,
\par }{\QB so
do
all
who
trust
in
them.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{19}House
of
Israel,
praise
the
{\ND{
Lord}}:
\par }{\QB house
of Araon,
praise
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}House
of
Levi,
praise
the
{\ND{
Lord}}:
\par }{\QB you
who
fear
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
praise
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}Blest
be
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
out
of
Zion,
\par }{\QB who
lives
in
Jerusalem.
\par }{\QC Hallelujah.

\par }\PsalmChap{136}{\SH Psalm 136 – The Lord’s Love Revealed in Nature and History
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Give
thanks
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
for
his
goodness:
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Give
thanks
to
the
God
of
gods:
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Give
thanks
to
the
Lord
of
lords:
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}To
him
who
alone
does
great
wonders:
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Whose
wisdom
created
the
heavens:
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Who
spread
forth
the
earth
on
the
waters:
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Who
made
great
lights:
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}The
sun
to
rule
over
the
day:
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Moon
and
stars
to
rule
over
the
night:
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}Who
struck
the
firstborn
of
Egypt:
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}And
brought
Israel
out
from
their
midst:
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}With
strong
hand
and
outstretched
arm:
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Who
cut
the
Red
Sea
in
pieces:
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}And
brought
Israel
right
through
the
midst:
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}And
shook
Pharaoh
with
all
his
host
into
the
sea
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{16}Who
led
his
people
through
the
desert:
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}Who
struck
down
great
kings:
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}And
slew
noble
kings:
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}Sihon,
king
of
the
Amorites:
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}And
Og,
king
of
Bashan:
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}Who
gave
their
land
for
possession:
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{22}Possession
to
Israel
his
servant:
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{23}Who
remembered
our
low
estate:
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{24}And
rescued
us
from
our
foes:
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{25}Who
gives
to
all
flesh
food:
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{26}Give
thanks
to
the
God
of
heaven:
\par }{\QB for
his
kindness
endures
forever.

\par }\PsalmChap{137}{\SH Psalm 137 – By the Waters of Babylon
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}By
the
waters
of
Babylon
there
we
sat,
\par }{\QB and
we
wept
at
the
thought
of
Zion.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}There
on
the
poplars
we
hung
our
harps.
\par }{\QB \VS{3}For
there
our
captors
called
for
a
song:
\par }{\Q our
tormentors,
rejoicing,
saying:
\par }{\QB ‘Sing
us
one
of
the
songs
of
Zion.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}How
can
we
sing
the
{\ND{
Lord}}’s
song
\par }{\QB in
the foreigner’s
land?
\par }{\Q \VS{5}If
I
forget
you,
Jerusalem,
\par }{\QB may
my
right
hand
wither.
\par }{\QB \VS{6}May
my
tongue
stick
to
the
roof
of
my
mouth,
\par }{\Q if
I
am
unmindful
of
you,
\par }{\QB or
don’t
set
Jerusalem
\par }{\QB above
my
chief
joy.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}Remember
the
Edomites,
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB the
day
of
Jerusalem’s
fall,
\par }{\Q when
they
said, ‘Lay
her
bare,
lay
her
bare,
\par }{\QB right
down
to
her
very
foundation.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}Babylon, despoiler,
\par }{\QB happy
are
those
who
pay
you
back
\par }{\QB for
all
you
have
done
to
us.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Happy
are
they
who
seize
and
dash
\par }{\QB your
children
against
the
rocks.

\par }\PsalmChap{138}{\SH Psalm 138 – The Constancy of the Lord’s Care
\par }{\D Of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}I
will
thank
you,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
with
all
my
heart:
\par }{\QB in
the
sight
of
the
gods
I
will
sing
your
praise,
\par }{\Q \VS{2}and
prostrate
before
your
holy
temple,
\par }{\QB will
praise
your
name
for
your
constant
love,
\par }{\QB for
you
have
exulted
your
promise
above
all.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}When
I
called
you,
you
answered;
\par }{\QB you
gave
me
strength,
you
inspired
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}All
the
kings
of
the
earth
shall
praise
you,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB when
they
shall
have
heard
the
words
you
have
uttered;
\par }{\Q \VS{5}and
they
shall
sing
of
the
ways
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB and
tell
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}’s transcendent
glory.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}For,
high
though
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
is,
he
looks
on
the
lowly,
\par }{\QB and
strikes
down
the
haughty
from
far
away.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}Though
my
way
be distressful,
yet
you
preserve
me:
\par }{\QB you
lay
your
hand
on
my
angry
foes,
\par }{\QB and
your
right
hand
gives
me
victory.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
accomplish
all
that
which
concerns
me.
\par }{\QB Your
kindness,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
endures
forever.
\par }{\QB O
do
not
abandon
the
work
of
your
hands.

\par }\PsalmChap{139}{\SH Psalm 139 – The Ever-Present God
\par }{\D For the leader. Of David, a psalm.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}O
{\ND{
Lord}},
you
search
and
know
me;
\par }{\QB \VS{2}when
I
sit,
when
I
rise
you
know
it,
\par }{\Q you
perceive
my
thoughts
from
afar.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}When
I
walk,
when
I
lie
you
sift
it,
\par }{\QB familiar
with
all
my
ways.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}There
is
not
a
word
on
my
tongue,
\par }{\QB but
see!
{\ND{
Lord}},
you
know
it
all.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Behind
and
before
you
beset
me,
\par }{\QB upon
me
you
lay
your
hand.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}It’s
too
wonderful
for
me
to
know
\par }{\QB too
lofty
I
cannot
attain
it.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}Whither
shall
I
go
from
your
spirit?
\par }{\QB Or
whither
shall
I
flee
from
your
face?
\par }{\Q \VS{8}If
I
climb
up
to
heaven,
you
are
there:
\par }{\QB or
make
Sheol
my
bed,
you
are
there.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}If
I
lift
up
the
wings
of
the
morning
\par }{\QB and
fly
to
the
end
of
the
sea,
\par }{\Q \VS{10}there
also
your
hand
would
grasp
me,
\par }{\QB and
your
right
hand
take
hold
of
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}If
I
say, ‘Let
the
darkness
cover
me,
\par }{\QB and
night
be
the
light
about
me,’
\par }{\Q \VS{12}The
dark
is
not
dark
for
you,
\par }{\QB but
night
is
as
light
as
the
day.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}For
you
did
put
me
together;
\par }{\QB in
my
mother’s
womb
you
did
weave
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}I
give
you
praise
for
my
fashioning
\par }{\QB so
full
of
awe,
so
wonderful.
\par }{\QB Your
works
are
wonderful.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q You
knew
me
right
well;
\par }{\QB \VS{15}my
bones
were
not
hidden
from
you,
\par }{\Q when
I
was
made
in
secret,
\par }{\QB and
woven
in
the
depths
of
the
earth.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{16}Your
eyes
saw
all
my
days:
\par }{\QB they
stood
on
your
book
every
one
\par }{\Q written
down,
before
they
were
fashioned,
\par }{\QB while
none
of
them
yet
was
mine.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{17}But
how
far,
O
God,
beyond
measure
\par }{\QB are
your
thoughts!
How
mighty
their
sum!
\par }{\Q \VS{18}Should
I
count,
they
are
more
than
the
sand.
\par }{\QB When
I
wake,
I
am
still
with
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{19}Will
you
slay
the
wicked,
O
God?
\par }{\QB And
remove
from
me
the
bloodthirsty,
\par }{\Q \VS{20}who
maliciously
defy
you
\par }{\QB and
take
your
name
in
vain.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{21}Do
I
not
hate
those
who
hate
you,
{\ND{
Lord}}?
\par }{\QB Do
I
not
loathe
those
who
resist
you?
\par }{\Q \VS{22}With
perfect
hatred
I
hate
them,
\par }{\QB I
count
them
my
enemies.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{23}Search
me,
O
God,
know
my
heart:
\par }{\QB test
me,
and
know
my
thoughts,
\par }{\Q \VS{24}and
see
if
guile
be
in
me;
\par }{\QB and
lead
me
in
the
way
everlasting.

\par }\PsalmChap{140}{\SH Psalm 140 – A Prayer for Preservation
\par }{\D To the leader. A Psalm of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Rescue
me,
{\ND{
Lord}},
from
evil
people;
\par }{\QB from
the
violent
guard
me
\par }{\Q \VS{2}from
those
who
plot
evil
in
their
heart,
\par }{\QB and
stir
up
war
continually:
\par }{\Q \VS{3}who
make
their
tongue
as
sharp
as
a
serpent’s,
\par }{\QB and
under
whose
lips
is
the
poison
of
adders.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}Preserve
me,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
from
the
hands
of
the
wicked,
\par }{\QB from
the
violent
guard
me
\par }{\QB from
those
who
are
plotting
to
trip
up
my
feet.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}The
proud
have
hidden
a
trap
for
me,
\par }{\QB cords
they
have
spread
as
a
net
for
my
feet:
\par }{\QB snares
they
have
set
at
the
side
of
my
track.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}I
have
said
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}, ‘My
God
are
you;
\par }{\QB attend,
{\ND{
Lord}},
to
my
loud
plea.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}O
{\ND{
Lord}}
my
{\ND{
Lord}},
my
saviour
mighty,
\par }{\QB you
did
cover
my
head
in
the
day
of
battle.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Grant
not,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
the
desires
of
the
wicked;
\par }{\QB and
what
they
have
purposed,
promote
you
not.’
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}Let
them
not
lift
up
their
heads
against
me.
\par }{\QB May
the
mischief
they prate
bring
themselves
to
destruction,
\par }{\Q \VS{10}may
he
rain
upon
them
coals
of
fire,
\par }{\QB may
he
strike
them
down
swiftly,
to
rise
no
more,
\par }{\Q \VS{11}no
place
in
the
land
may
there
be
for
the
slanderer:
\par }{\QB may
the
violent
be
hunted
from
sorrow
to
sorrow.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}I
know
that
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
will
do
right
by
the
weak,
\par }{\QB and
will
execute
justice
for
those
who
are
needy.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Surely
the
righteous
shall
praise
your
name,
\par }{\QB and
they
who
are
upright
shall
live
in
your
presence.

\par }\PsalmChap{141}{\SH Psalm 141 – A Prayer for Protection from Persecutors
\par }{\D A psalm of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}{\ND{
Lord}},
I
call
to
you:
hasten,
to
me,
\par }{\QB attend
to
my
voice,
when
I
call
to
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Let
my
prayer
be
presented
as
incense
before
you,
\par }{\QB and
my
uplifted
hands
as
the
evening meal-offering.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}Set,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
a
watch
on
my
mouth,
\par }{\QB put
a
guard
on
the
door
of
my
lips.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Incline
not
my
heart
to
an
evil
matter,
\par }{\QB to
busy
myself
in
deeds
of
wickedness,
\par }{\Q in
company
with
workers
of
evil:
\par }{\QB never
may
I partake
of
their
dainties.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}A
wound
or
reproof
from
a
good
person
in
kindness
\par }{\QB is
oil
which
my
head
shall
never
refuse.
\par }{\QB In
their
misfortune
my
prayer
is
still
with
them.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}Abandoned
they
are
to
the
hands
of
their
judges:
\par }{\QB they
shall
learn
that
my
words
are
true.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}Like
stones
on
a
country
road
cleft
and
broken
\par }{\QB so
lie
our
bones
scattered
for
Death
to
devour.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}But
my
eyes
are
turned towards
you,
O
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\QB Do
not
pour
out
my
life,
for
in
you
I
take
refuge.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Keep
me
safe
from
the
trap
they
have
laid
for
me,
\par }{\QB from
the
snares
of
the
workers
of
trouble.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Into
their
own
nets
let
wicked
people
fall;
\par }{\QB while
I
pass
by
in
safety.

\par }\PsalmChap{142}{\SH Psalm 142 – A Prayer for Deliverance from Persecutors
\par }{\D A maskil of David, while he was in the cave, a prayer.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Loudly
I
cry
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}:
\par }{\QB to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
plead
loudly
for
mercy,
\par }{\Q \VS{2}I
pour
my
complaint
before
him,
\par }{\QB I
tell
my
troubles
to
him.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}When
my
spirit
is
faint
within
me,
\par }{\QB my
path
is
known
to
you.
\par }{\Q In
the
way
I
am
wont
to
walk
in,
\par }{\QB they
have
hidden
a
trap
for
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}I
look
to
the
right
and
the
left;
\par }{\QB but
not
a
friend
have
I.
\par }{\Q No
place
of
refuge
is
left
me,
\par }{\QB not
a
man
to
care
for
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}So
I
cry
to
you,
O
{\ND{
Lord}}:
\par }{\QB I
say, ‘My
refuge
are
you,
\par }{\QB all
I
have
in
the
land
of
the
living.’
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}Attend
to
my
piercing
cry,
\par }{\QB for
very
weak
am
I.
\par }{\Q Save
me
from
those
who
pursue
me,
\par }{\QB for
they
are
too
strong
for
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}Free
me
from
prison,
\par }{\QB that
I
may
give
thanks
to
your
name,
\par }{\Q for
the
righteous
are
patiently
waiting
\par }{\QB till
you
show
your
bounty
to
me.

\par }\PsalmChap{143}{\SH Psalm 143 – A Prayer for Deliverance and Guidance
\par }{\D A psalm of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Listen,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
to
my
prayer;
\par }{\QB attend
to
my
plea.
\par }{\Q In
your
faithfulness
give
me
answer,
\par }{\QB and
in
your
righteousness.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}With
your
servant
O
enter
you
not
into
judgment,
\par }{\QB for
in
your
sight
can
no
one
alive
be
justified.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}For
the
enemy persecutes
me,
\par }{\QB crushing
my
life
to
the
ground,
\par }{\Q making
me
live
in
the
darkness,
\par }{\QB as
those
who
have
long
been
dead.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}My
spirit
is
faint
within
me,
\par }{\QB my
heart
is
bewildered
within
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}I
remember
the
days
of
old,
\par }{\QB and
brood
over
all
you
have
done,
\par }{\Q musing
on
all
that
your
hands
have
wrought.
\par }{\QB \VS{6}I
spread
out
my
hands
to
you:
\par }{\Q I
thirst
for
you,
\par }{\QB like
parched
earth.
\par }{\QS 
Selah\par }
{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}Answer
me
soon,
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB because
my
spirit
is
spent.
\par }{\Q Hide
not
your
face
from
me,
\par }{\QB else
become
I
like
those
who
go
down
to
the
pit.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Let
me
learn
of
your
love
in
the
morning,
\par }{\QB for
my
trust
is
in
you.
\par }{\Q Teach
me
the
way
I
should
go:
\par }{\QB for
my
heart
longs
for
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}Save
me,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
from
my
foes:
\par }{\QB for
to
you
I
have
fled
for
refuge.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Teach
me
to
do
your
will,
\par }{\QB for
you
yourself
are
my
God.
\par }{\Q Guide
me
by
your
good
spirit,
\par }{\QB O
{\ND{
Lord}},
on
a
way
that
is
smooth.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}Be
true
to
your
name
{\ND{
Lord}},
spare
me,
\par }{\QB bring
me
out
of
distress
in
your
faithfulness.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}In
your
kindness
extinguish
my
enemies,
\par }{\QB and
all
those
who
vex
me
destroy;
\par }{\QB for
I
am
your
servant.

\par }\PsalmChap{144}{\SH Psalm 144 – The Warrior’s Song
\par }{\D Of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Blest
be
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
my
rock,
\par }{\QB who
trains
my
hands
for
war,
\par }{\QB my
fingers
for
fighting.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}My
rock
and
my
fortress,
\par }{\QB my
tower,
my
deliverer,
\par }{\Q my
shield,
behind
whom
I
take
refuge,
\par }{\QB who
lays
nations
low
at
my
feet.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}{\ND{
Lord}},
what
are
mortals
\par }{\QB that
you
care
for
them,
\par }{\Q humans,
\par }{\QB that
you
think
of
them?
\par }{\Q \VS{4}They
are
like
a
breath,
\par }{\QB their
days
as
a
shadow
that
passes.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}{\ND{
Lord}},
bow
your
heavens
and
come
down:
\par }{\QB touch
the
hills,
so
that
they
smoke.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Flash
forth
lightning
and
scatter
them,
\par }{\QB your
arrows
send
forth
and
confound
them.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}Stretch
out
your
hand
from
on
high;
\par }{\QB pluck
me
out
of
the
mighty
waters,
\par }{\QB out
of
the
hands
of
foreigners,
\par }{\Q \VS{8}who
speak
with
the
mouth
of
falsehood,
\par }{\QB and
lift
their
right
hand
to
swear
lies.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}O
God,
a
new
song
I
would
sing
you,
\par }{\QB on
a
ten-stringed
harp
make
you
music.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}For
to
kings
you
give
the
victory,
\par }{\QB and
David
your
servant
you
save.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Snatch
me
from
the
cruel
sword,
\par }{\QB rescue
me
from
the
hand
of
foreigners,
\par }{\Q who
speak
with
the
mouth
of
falsehood,
\par }{\QB and
lift
their
right
hand
to
swear
lies.
\par }{\SH The
Prosperity
of
the
Lord’s
People
\par }{\Q \VS{12}May
our
sons
in
their
youth
\par }{\QB be
as
plants
well tended:
\par }{\Q our
daughters
like cornices
\par }{\QB carved
as
in
palaces.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}May
our
barns
be
bursting
\par }{\QB with
produce
of
all
kinds.
\par }{\Q In
the
fields
may
our
sheep
bear
\par }{\QB by
thousands
and
ten
thousands.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{14}May
our
cattle
be
fat,
\par }{\QB our
walls unbreached,
\par }{\Q may
no
cry
of
distress
\par }{\QB ring
in
our
streets.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{15}Happy
the
people
\par }{\QB who fares
so
well:
\par }{\Q and
so fares
the
people
\par }{\QB whose
God
is
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.

\par }\PsalmChap{145}{\SH Psalm 145 – The Kingdom Everlasting
\par }{\D A song of praise. Of David.
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}I
will
exalt
you,
my
God,
O
king:
\par }{\QB I
will
praise
your
name
for
ever
and
ever.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}I
will
bless
you
every
day:
\par }{\QB I
will
praise
your
name
for
ever
and
ever.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}Great
is
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
and
worthy
all
praise,
\par }{\QB his
greatness
is
unsearchable.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}One
age
to
another
shall
praise
your
deeds,
\par }{\QB declaring
the
mighty
things
you
have
done.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Of
your
glorious
majesty
they
shall
tell,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
muse
of
your
many
wonders.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Of
the
might
of
your
terrible
acts
they
shall
speak,
\par }{\QB and
the
tale
of
your
great
deeds
I
will
tell.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}The
fame
of
your
abundant
goodness
\par }{\QB and
righteousness
they
shall
pour
forth
in
song.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
full
of
grace
and
pity,
\par }{\QB patient
and
rich
in loving-kindness.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
good
to
all
the
world,
\par }{\QB and
his
pity
is
over
all
things
that
he
made.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}All
your
works
give
you
thanks,
O
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB and
you
are
blessed
of
those
who
love
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}They
shall
speak
of
your
glorious
kingdom,
\par }{\QB and
of
your
might
shall
they
discourse,
\par }{\Q \VS{12}making
known
to
all
his
mighty
acts,
\par }{\QB and
the
glorious
majesty
of
his
kingdom.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}Yours
is
a
kingdom
that
lives
through
all
ages:
\par }{\QB through
all
generations
extends
your
dominion.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{14}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
upholds
all
who
fall;
\par }{\QB he
lifts
up
all
who
are
bowed
down.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}The
eyes
of
all
look
in
hope
to
you,
\par }{\QB and
you
give
them
their
food
in
due
season.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{16}You
yourself
open
your
hand,
\par }{\QB and
fill
with
your
favour
all
things
that
live.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
righteous
in
all
his
ways,
\par }{\QB gracious
is
he
in
all
that
he
does.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{18}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
near
to
all
who
call
him,
\par }{\QB to
all
who
call
upon
him
in
truth.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}He
will
fulfil
the
desires
of
those
who
fear
him;
\par }{\QB he
will
hear
their
cry
for
help
and
save
them.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{20}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
is
the
keeper
of
all
who
love
him,
\par }{\QB but
all
the
wicked
will
he
destroy.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}My
mouth
will
utter
the
praise
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB and
all
life
will
bless
his
holy
name
\par }{\QC for
ever
and
ever.

\par }\PsalmChap{146}{\SH Psalm 146 – The Great Protector
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}My
soul,
praise
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\QB \VS{2}I
will
praise
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
while
I
live;
\par }{\Q I
will
sing
to
my
God,
while
I
am.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}Put
not
your
trust
in
princes
\par }{\QB mortals,
in
whom
is
no
help.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}When
their
breath
goes
out,
\par }{\QB they
go
back
to
the
dust:
\par }{\Q on
that
very
day
\par }{\QB their
purposes
perish.
\par }{\QB \VS{5}Happy
those
whose
help
\par }{\QB is
the
God
of
Jacob:
\par }{\Q whose
hope
is
set
\par }{\QB on
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
their
God,
\par }{\Q \VS{6}the
Creator
of
heaven
and
earth,
\par }{\QB the
sea,
and
all
that
is
in
them.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q He
remains
eternally
loyal.
\par }{\QB \VS{7}For
the
wronged
he
executes
justice;
\par }{\Q he
gives
bread
to
the
hungry;
\par }{\QB the
{\ND{
Lord}}
releases
the
prisoners.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
gives
sight
to
the
blind:
\par }{\QB the
{\ND{
Lord}}
raises
those
who
are
bowed.
\par }{\Q The
{\ND{
Lord}}
loves
the
righteous.
\par }{\QB \VS{9}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
preserves
the
stranger,
\par }{\Q upholds
the
widow
and
orphan,
\par }{\QB but
the
wicked
he
leads
to
disaster.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
shall
reign
forever,
\par }{\QB your
God,
O
Zion,
to
all
generations.
\par }{\QC Hallelujah.

\par }\PsalmChap{147}{\SH Psalm 147 – The Lord’s Love and Power Revealed in Nature
\par }{\QC \VerseOne{1}Hallelujah.
\par }{\Q It
is
good
to
sing
praise
to
our
God,
\par }{\QB for
praise
is
sweet
and
seemly.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
builds
up
Jerusalem,
\par }{\QB the
outcasts
of
Israel
he
gathers.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}He
heals
the
broken
in
heart,
\par }{\QB and
binds
up
their
wounds.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}He
counts
the numberless
stars,
\par }{\QB he
gives
names
to
them
all.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Great
is
our
{\ND{
Lord}},
rich
in
power,
\par }{\QB and measureless
is
his
wisdom.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
lifts
up
the down-trodden,
\par }{\QB the
wicked
he
brings
to
the
ground.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}Sing
songs
of
thanks
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB and
play
on
the
lyre
to
our
God.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}For
he
covers
the
sky
with
clouds,
\par }{\QB he
prepares
rain
for
the
earth,
\par }{\QB makes
grass
to
grow
on
the
mountains.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}He
gives
the
cattle
their
food
\par }{\QB the
young
ravens
when
they
cry.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}His
pleasure
is
not
in
the
strength
of
the
horse,
\par }{\QB his
joy
is
not
in
the
speed
of
a
runner;
\par }{\Q \VS{11}but
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
has
his
pleasure
in
those
who
fear
him,
\par }{\QB in
those
who
wait
for
his
kindness.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{12}Praise
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
then,
O
Jerusalem:
\par }{\QB sing
praise
to
your
God,
O
Zion.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}For
he
strengthens
the
bars
of
your
gates,
\par }{\QB and
blesses
your
children
within
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}He
brings
peace
to
your
borders,
\par }{\QB and
choicest
of
wheat
in
abundance.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}He
sends
his
command
to
the
earth:
\par }{\QB his
word
runs
very
swiftly.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}Snow
he
gives
like
wool,
\par }{\QB frost
he
scatters
like
ashes.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}He
casts
forth
his
ice
like
morsels:
\par }{\QB who
can
stand
before
his
cold?
\par }{\Q \VS{18}He
sends
forth
his
word,
and
melts
them:
\par }{\QB his
wind
blows
the
waters
flow.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{19}He
declares
his
word
to
Jacob,
\par }{\QB his
statutes
and
judgments
to
Israel.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}No
other
nation
did
he
do
this
for,
\par }{\QB they
know
nothing
of
his
judgments.
\par }{\QC Hallelujah.

\par }\PsalmChap{148}{\SH Psalm 148 – The Universal Chorus of Praise
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Praise
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
from
the
heavens,
\par }{\QB praise
him
in
the
heights.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Praise
him,
all
his
angels;
\par }{\QB praise
him,
all
his
hosts.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}Praise
him,
sun
and
moon;
\par }{\QB praise
him,
all
stars
of
light.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Praise
him,
you
highest
heavens,
\par }{\QB and
you
waters
above
the
heavens.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Let
them
praise
the
name
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB for
at
his
command
they
were
made.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}And
he
fixed
them
for
ever
and
ever
\par }{\QB by
a
law
which
they
dare
not
transgress.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}Praise
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
from
the
earth:
\par }{\QB you
depths,
with
your
monsters,
all.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Fire,
hail,
snow
and
ice,
\par }{\QB and
stormy
wind
doing
his
word.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}All
you
mountains
and
hills,
\par }{\QB all
you
fruit
trees
and
cedars,
\par }{\Q \VS{10}all
you
wild
beasts
and tame,
\par }{\QB creeping
things,
birds
on
the
wing.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}All
you
kings
and
nations
of
earth;
\par }{\QB all
you
princes
and
judges
of
earth:
\par }{\Q \VS{12}young
men
and
maidens
together,
\par }{\QB old
men
and
children
together.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{13}Let
them
praise
the
name
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\par }{\QB for
his
name
alone
is
exalted.
\par }{\Q Over
heaven
and
earth
is
his
glory.
\par }{\QB \VS{14}He
has
lifted
his
people
to
honour.
\par }{\Q Wherefore
this chorus
of
praise
from
his
saints,
\par }{\QB from
Israel,
the
people
who
stand
in
his
fellowship.
\par }{\QC Hallelujah.

\par }\PsalmChap{149}{\SH Psalm 149 – Song of Victory
\par }{\QC \VerseOne{1}Hallelujah.
\par }{\Q Sing
to
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
a
new
song,
\par }{\QB sound
his
praise
where
the
faithful
are
gathered.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Let
Israel
rejoice
in
its
maker,
\par }{\QB sons
of
Zion
exult
in
their
king.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Let
them
praise
his
name
in
the
dance,
\par }{\QB making
music
with
lyre
and
with
timbrel.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}For
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
delights
in
his
people,
\par }{\QB adorning
the
humble
with
victory.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}Let
the
faithful
exult
and
extol
him
\par }{\QB with
glad ringing
cries
all
night
long.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}High
praises
of
God
in
their
mouth,
\par }{\QB and
a
two-edged
sword
in
their
hand:
\par }{\Q \VS{7}on
the
heathen
to
execute
vengeance,
\par }{\QB and
chastisement
sore
on
the
nations,
\par }{\Q \VS{8}binding
their
kings
with
chains,
\par }{\QB and
their
nobles
with
fetters
of
iron,
\par }{\Q \VS{9}to
execute
on
them
the
doom
that
is
written.
\par }{\BB \par }{\QB This
is
the
glory
of
all
his
faithful.
\par }{\QC Hallelujah.

\par }\PsalmChap{150}{\SH Psalm 150 – Hallelujah
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Hallelujah.
\par }{\Q Praise
God
in
his
holy
place.
\par }{\QB Praise
him
in
the
sky,
his
stronghold.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Praise
him
for
his
deeds
of
power.
\par }{\QB Praise
him
for
his boundless
greatness.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{3}Praise
him
with
blast
of
horn;
\par }{\QB praise
him
with
harp
and
lyre.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Praise
him
with
timbrel
and
dance;
\par }{\QB praise
him
with
strings
and
pipe.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Praise
him
with
resounding
cymbals,
\par }{\QB praise
him
with clashing
cymbals.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Let
all
that
has
breath
praise
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\QC Hallelujah.
\par }