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O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words. : I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word. : I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. : I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. : The bands of the wicked have robbed
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me: but I have not forgotten thy law. : At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments. : I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts. : The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. : Thou hast dealt
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well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word. : Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments. : Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. : Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes. : The proud have forged a lie against me: but I
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will keep thy precepts with my whole heart. : Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law. : It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. : The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. : Thy hands have made
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me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. : They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word. : I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. : Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for
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my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant. : Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight. : Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts. : Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those
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that have known thy testimonies. : Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed. : My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word. : Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? : For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not
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forget thy statutes. : How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me? : The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law. : All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me. : They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook
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not thy precepts. : Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth. : For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. : Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. : They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy servants. : Unless
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thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction. : I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me. : I am thine, save me: for I have sought thy precepts. : The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies. : I have seen
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an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad. : O how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day. : Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me. : I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. : I
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understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. : I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word. : I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me. : How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! : Through thy precepts I
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get understanding: therefore I hate every false way. : Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. : I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments. : I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word. : Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill
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offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments. : My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law. : The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts. : Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my
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heart. : I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end. : I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love. : Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word. : Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God. : Uphold me according
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unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope. : Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually. : Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood. : Thou puttest away all the wicked of
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the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies. : My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments. : I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors. : Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me. : Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for
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the word of thy righteousness. : Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes. : I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. : It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law. : Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine
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gold. : Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way. : Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them. : The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. : I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments. : Look
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thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. : Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. : Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts. : Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach
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me thy statutes. : Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law. : Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments. : Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful. : My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. : Thy word is very pure: therefore
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thy servant loveth it. : I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts. : Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth. : Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights. : The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
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: I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes. : I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. : I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word. : Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word. : Hear
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my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment. : They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law. : Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth. : Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever. : Consider mine affliction,
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and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law. : Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word. : Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes. : Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments. : Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do
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I not decline from thy testimonies. : I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word. : Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness. : Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. : Princes have persecuted me without a
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cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. : I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. : I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love. : Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments. : Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall
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offend them. : LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments. : My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly. : I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee. : Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word. :
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Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word. : My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes. : My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness. : Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. : I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD;
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and thy law is my delight. : Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me. : I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments. : In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me. : Deliver my soul, O LORD,
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from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. : What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? : Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. : Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar! : My soul hath long dwelt with him
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that hateth peace. : I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war. : I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. : My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. : He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
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: Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. : The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. : The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. : The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. : The LORD shall preserve thy
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going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. : I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. : Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. : Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together: : Whither the tribes go up, the
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tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD. : For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David. : Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. : Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. : For my
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brethren and companions sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. : Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good. : Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. : Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes
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of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us. : Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. : Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with
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the contempt of the proud. : If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say; : If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us: : Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: : Then the waters
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had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: : Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. : Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. : Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. :
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Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. : They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. : As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. : For the rod of
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the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. : Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts. : As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of
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iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel. : When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. : Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them. : The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof
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we are glad. : Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south. : They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. : He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. : Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build
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it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. : It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. : Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. : As
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arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. : Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. : Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways. : For thou shalt
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eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. : Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. : Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD. : The LORD shall bless thee
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out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. : Yea, thou shalt see thy childrens children, and peace upon Israel. : Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say: : Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed
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against me. : The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows. : The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. : Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion. : Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up: : Wherewith the mower
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filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom. : Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD. : Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. : Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the
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voice of my supplications. : If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? : But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. : I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. : My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning:
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I say, more than they that watch for the morning. : Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. : And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. : Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or
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in things too high for me. : Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child. : Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever. : Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions: : How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed
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unto the mighty God of Jacob; : Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; : I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids, : Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. : Lo, we heard
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of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood. : We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool. : Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength. : Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy. : For thy servant Davids
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sake turn not away the face of thine anointed. : The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. : If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne
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for evermore. : For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. : This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it. : I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. : I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout
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aloud for joy. : There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. : His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish. : Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! : It is like the precious ointment
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upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aarons beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; : As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. : Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the
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LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD. : Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD. : The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion. : Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD. : Ye that stand
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in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God. : Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant. : For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure. : For I know that the LORD is great, and that our
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Lord is above all gods. : Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places. : He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries. : Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both
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of man and beast. : Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants. : Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings; : Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan: : And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage
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unto Israel his people. : Thy name, O LORD, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations. : For the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants. : The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of mens hands. : They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes
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have they, but they see not; : They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths. : They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them. : Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron: : Bless the LORD, O house
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of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD. : Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD. : O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. : O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever. : O
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give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever. : To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever. : To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever. : To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever. :
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To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever: : The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever: : The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever. : To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever: : And brought out Israel
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from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever: : With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever. : To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever: : And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever: :
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But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever. : To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever. : To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever: : And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for ever: : Sihon king of
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the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever: : And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever: : And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever: : Even an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy endureth for ever. : Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy
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endureth for ever: : And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever. : Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever. : O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever. : By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we
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remembered Zion. : We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. : For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. : How shall we sing the LORDs song in a strange land? : If
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I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. : If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. : Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the
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foundation thereof. : O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. : Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones. : I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. : I will
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worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. : In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul. : All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the
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words of thy mouth. : Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD. : Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off. : Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth
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thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. : The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands. : O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. : Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my
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thought afar off. : Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. : For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether. : Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. : Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it
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is high, I cannot attain unto it. : Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? : If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. : If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of
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the sea; : Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. : If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. : Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
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: For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mothers womb. : I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. : My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of
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the earth. : Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. : How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! : If I should count them, they are
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more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee. : Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men. : For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain. : Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I
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grieved with those that rise up against thee? : I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies. : Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: : And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. : Deliver me, O LORD, from the
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evil man: preserve me from the violent man; : Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war. : They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders poison is under their lips. Selah. : Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow
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my goings. : The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah. : I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD. : O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my
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head in the day of battle. : Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah. : As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. : Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire;
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into deep pits, that they rise not up again. : Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. : I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor. : Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright
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shall dwell in thy presence. : Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. : Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. : Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of
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my lips. : Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties. : Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer
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also shall be in their calamities. : When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet. : Our bones are scattered at the graves mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth. : But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave
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not my soul destitute. : Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity. : Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape. : I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication. : I
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poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble. : When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me. : I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me;
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no man cared for my soul. : I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living. : Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I. : Bring my soul out of prison, that I may
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praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me. : Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. : And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. : For the enemy hath
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persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead. : Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate. : I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of
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thy hands. : I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. : Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. : Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee
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do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. : Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. : Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. :
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Quicken me, O LORD, for thy names sake: for thy righteousness sake bring my soul out of trouble. : And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant. : Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: : My
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goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me. : LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him! : Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth
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