The Holy Bible

[112:1] Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments!

[112:2] His offspring will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.

[112:3] Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.

[112:4] Light dawns in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, merciful, and righteous.

[112:5] It is well with the man who deals generously and lends; who conducts his affairs with justice.

[112:6] For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever.

[112:7] He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.

[112:8] His heart is steady; he will not be afraid, until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.

[112:9] He has distributed freely; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn is exalted in honor.

[112:10] The wicked man sees it and is angry; he gnashes his teeth and melts away; the desire of the wicked will perish!

[113:1] Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord!

[113:2] Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forevermore!

[113:3] From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised!

[113:4] The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens!

[113:5] Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high,

[113:6] who looks far down on the heavens and the earth?

[113:7] He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap,

[113:8] to make them sit with princes, with the princes of his people.

[113:9] He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the Lord!

[114:1] When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language,

[114:2] Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.

[114:3] The sea looked and fled; Jordan turned back.

[114:4] The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.

[114:5] What ails you, O sea, that you flee? O Jordan, that you turn back?

[114:6] O mountains, that you skip like rams? O hills, like lambs?

[114:7] Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,

[114:8] who turns the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of water.

[115:1] Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!

[115:2] Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”

[115:3] Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases.

[115:4] Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands.

[115:5] They have mouths, but do not speak; eyes, but do not see.

[115:6] They have ears, but do not hear; noses, but do not smell.

[115:7] They have hands, but do not feel; feet, but do not walk; and they do not make a sound in their throat.

[115:8] Those who make them become like them; so do all who trust in them.

[115:9] O Israel, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield.

[115:10] O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield.

[115:11] You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield.

[115:12] The Lord has remembered us; he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron;

[115:13] he will bless those who fear the Lord, both the small and the great.

[115:14] May the Lord give you increase, you and your children!

[115:15] May you be blessed by the Lord, who made heaven and earth!

[115:16] The heavens are the Lord’s heavens, but the earth he has given to the children of man.

[115:17] The dead do not praise the Lord, nor do any who go down into silence.

[115:18] But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and forevermore. Praise the Lord!

[116:1] I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy.

[116:2] Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.

[116:3] The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish.

[116:4] Then I called on the name of the Lord: “O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!”

[116:5] Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; our God is merciful.

[116:6] The Lord preserves the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me.

[116:7] Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

[116:8] For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling;

[116:9] I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.

[116:10] I believed, even when I spoke: “I am greatly afflicted”;

[116:11] I said in my alarm, “All mankind are liars.”

[116:12] What shall I render to the Lord for all his benefits to me?

[116:13] I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord,

[116:14] I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people.

[116:15] Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

[116:16] O Lord, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant. You have loosed my bonds.

[116:17] I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord.

[116:18] I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people,

[116:19] in the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!

[117:1] Praise the Lord, all nations! Extol him, all peoples!

[117:2] For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!

[118:1] Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!

[118:2] Let Israel say, “His steadfast love endures forever.”

[118:3] Let the house of Aaron say, “His steadfast love endures forever.”

[118:4] Let those who fear the Lord say, “His steadfast love endures forever.”

[118:5] Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free.

[118:6] The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?

[118:7] The Lord is on my side as my helper; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.

[118:8] It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man.

[118:9] It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes.

[118:10] All nations surrounded me; in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

[118:11] They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side; in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

[118:12] They surrounded me like bees; they went out like a fire among thorns; in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

[118:13] I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, but the Lord helped me.

[118:14] The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.

[118:15] Glad songs of salvation are in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the Lord does valiantly,

[118:16] the right hand of the Lord exalts, the right hand of the Lord does valiantly!”

[118:17] I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the Lord.

[118:18] The Lord has disciplined me severely, but he has not given me over to death.

[118:19] Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.

[118:20] This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it.

[118:21] I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation.

[118:22] The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

[118:23] This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.

[118:24] This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

[118:25] Save us, we pray, O Lord! O Lord, we pray, give us success!

[118:26] Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We bless you from the house of the Lord.

[118:27] The Lord is God, and he has made his light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords, up to the horns of the altar!

[118:28] You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God; I will extol you.

[118:29] Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!

[119:1] Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord!

[119:2] Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart,

[119:3] who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways!

[119:4] You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently.

[119:5] Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes!

[119:6] Then I shall not be put to shame, having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.

[119:7] I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous rules.

[119:8] I will keep your statutes; do not utterly forsake me!

[119:9] How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.

[119:10] With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!

[119:11] I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

[119:12] Blessed are you, O Lord; teach me your statutes!

[119:13] With my lips I declare all the rules of your mouth.

[119:14] In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches.

[119:15] I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways.

[119:16] I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.

[119:17] Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and keep your word.

[119:18] Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.

[119:19] I am a sojourner on the earth; hide not your commandments from me!

[119:20] My soul is consumed with longing for your rules at all times.

[119:21] You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones, who wander from your commandments.

[119:22] Take away from me scorn and contempt, for I have kept your testimonies.

[119:23] Even though princes sit plotting against me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.

[119:24] Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors.

[119:25] My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word!

[119:26] When I told of my ways, you answered me; teach me your statutes!

[119:27] Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wondrous works.

[119:28] My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to your word!

[119:29] Put false ways far from me and graciously teach me your law!

[119:30] I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I set your rules before me.

[119:31] I cling to your testimonies, O Lord; let me not be put to shame!

[119:32] I will run in the way of your commandments when you enlarge my heart!

[119:33] Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes; and I will keep it to the end.

[119:34] Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart.

[119:35] Lead me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in it.

[119:36] Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!

[119:37] Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways.

[119:38] Confirm to your servant your promise, that you may be feared.

[119:39] Turn away the reproach that I dread, for your rules are good.

[119:40] Behold, I long for your precepts; in your righteousness give me life!

[119:41] Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord, your salvation according to your promise;

[119:42] then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me, for I trust in your word.

[119:43] And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in your rules.

[119:44] I will keep your law continually, forever and ever,

[119:45] and I shall walk in a wide place, for I have sought your precepts.

[119:46] I will also speak of your testimonies before kings and shall not be put to shame,

[119:47] for I find my delight in your commandments, which I love.

[119:48] I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes.

[119:49] Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope.

[119:50] This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.

[119:51] The insolent utterly deride me, but I do not turn away from your law.

[119:52] When I think of your rules from of old, I take comfort, O Lord.

[119:53] Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked, who forsake your law.

[119:54] Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my sojourning.

[119:55] I remember your name in the night, O Lord, and keep your law.

[119:56] This blessing has fallen to me, that I have kept your precepts.

[119:57] The Lord is my portion; I promise to keep your words.

[119:58] I entreat your favor with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.

[119:59] When I think on my ways, I turn my feet to your testimonies;

[119:60] I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments.

[119:61] Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me, I do not forget your law.

[119:62] At midnight I rise to praise you, because of your righteous rules.

[119:63] I am a companion of all who fear you, of those who keep your precepts.

[119:64] The earth, O Lord, is full of your steadfast love; teach me your statutes!

[119:65] You have dealt well with your servant, O Lord, according to your word.

[119:66] Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.

[119:67] Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word.

[119:68] You are good and do good; teach me your statutes.

[119:69] The insolent smear me with lies, but with my whole heart I keep your precepts;

[119:70] their heart is unfeeling like fat, but I delight in your law.

[119:71] It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes.

[119:72] The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

[119:73] Your hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.

[119:74] Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, because I have hoped in your word.

[119:75] I know, O Lord, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.

[119:76] Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant.

[119:77] Let your mercy come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.

[119:78] Let the insolent be put to shame, because they have wronged me with falsehood; as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.

[119:79] Let those who fear you turn to me, that they may know your testimonies.

[119:80] May my heart be blameless in your statutes, that I may not be put to shame!

[119:81] My soul longs for your salvation; I hope in your word.

[119:82] My eyes long for your promise; I ask, “When will you comfort me?”

[119:83] For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, yet I have not forgotten your statutes.

[119:84] How long must your servant endure? When will you judge those who persecute me?

[119:85] The insolent have dug pitfalls for me; they do not live according to your law.

[119:86] All your commandments are sure; they persecute me with falsehood; help me!

[119:87] They have almost made an end of me on earth, but I have not forsaken your precepts.

[119:88] In your steadfast love give me life, that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth.

[119:89] Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens.

[119:90] Your faithfulness endures to all generations; you have established the earth, and it stands fast.

[119:91] By your appointment they stand this day, for all things are your servants.

[119:92] If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.

[119:93] I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have given me life.

[119:94] I am yours; save me, for I have sought your precepts.

[119:95] The wicked lie in wait to destroy me, but I consider your testimonies.

[119:96] I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commandment is exceedingly broad.

[119:97] Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.

[119:98] Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me.

[119:99] I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation.

[119:100] I understand more than the aged, for I keep your precepts.

[119:101] I hold back my feet from every evil way, in order to keep your word.

[119:102] I do not turn aside from your rules, for you have taught me.

[119:103] How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

[119:104] Through your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.

[119:105] Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

[119:106] I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to keep your righteous rules.

[119:107] I am severely afflicted; give me life, O Lord, according to your word!

[119:108] Accept my freewill offerings of praise, O Lord, and teach me your rules.

[119:109] I hold my life in my hand continually, but I do not forget your law.

[119:110] The wicked have laid a snare for me, but I do not stray from your precepts.

[119:111] Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.

[119:112] I incline my heart to perform your statutes forever, to the end.

[119:113] I hate the double-minded, but I love your law.

[119:114] You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.

[119:115] Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.

[119:116] Uphold me according to your promise, that I may live, and let me not be put to shame in my hope!

[119:117] Hold me up, that I may be safe and have regard for your statutes continually!

[119:118] You spurn all who go astray from your statutes, for their cunning is in vain.

[119:119] All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross, therefore I love your testimonies.

[119:120] My flesh trembles for fear of you, and I am afraid of your judgments.

[119:121] I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.

[119:122] Give your servant a pledge of good; let not the insolent oppress me.

[119:123] My eyes long for your salvation and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.

[119:124] Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love, and teach me your statutes.

[119:125] I am your servant; give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies!

[119:126] It is time for the Lord to act, for your law has been broken.

[119:127] Therefore I love your commandments above gold, above fine gold.

[119:128] Therefore I consider all your precepts to be right; I hate every false way.

[119:129] Your testimonies are wonderful; therefore my soul keeps them.

[119:130] The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.

[119:131] I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commandments.

[119:132] Turn to me and be gracious to me, as is your way with those who love your name.

[119:133] Keep steady my steps according to your promise, and let no iniquity get dominion over me.

[119:134] Redeem me from man’s oppression, that I may keep your precepts.

[119:135] Make your face shine upon your servant, and teach me your statutes.

[119:136] My eyes shed streams of tears, because people do not keep your law.

[119:137] Righteous are you, O Lord, and right are your rules.

[119:138] You have appointed your testimonies in righteousness and in all faithfulness.

[119:139] My zeal consumes me, because my foes forget your words.

[119:140] Your promise is well tried, and your servant loves it.

[119:141] I am small and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts.

[119:142] Your righteousness is righteous forever, and your law is true.

[119:143] Trouble and anguish have found me out, but your commandments are my delight.

[119:144] Your testimonies are righteous forever; give me understanding that I may live.

[119:145] With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord! I will keep your statutes.

[119:146] I call to you; save me, that I may observe your testimonies.

[119:147] I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in your words.

[119:148] My eyes are awake before the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promise.

[119:149] Hear my voice according to your steadfast love; O Lord, according to your justice give me life.

[119:150] They draw near who persecute me with evil purpose; they are far from your law.

[119:151] But you are near, O Lord, and all your commandments are true.

[119:152] Long have I known from your testimonies that you have founded them forever.

[119:153] Look on my affliction and deliver me, for I do not forget your law.

[119:154] Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise!

[119:155] Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek your statutes.

[119:156] Great is your mercy, O Lord; give me life according to your rules.

[119:157] Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, but I do not swerve from your testimonies.

[119:158] I look at the faithless with disgust, because they do not keep your commands.

[119:159] Consider how I love your precepts! Give me life according to your steadfast love.

[119:160] The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.

[119:161] Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words.

[119:162] I rejoice at your word like one who finds great spoil.

[119:163] I hate and abhor falsehood, but I love your law.

[119:164] Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous rules.

[119:165] Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble.

[119:166] I hope for your salvation, O Lord, and I do your commandments.

[119:167] My soul keeps your testimonies; I love them exceedingly.

[119:168] I keep your precepts and testimonies, for all my ways are before you.

[119:169] Let my cry come before you, O Lord; give me understanding according to your word!

[119:170] Let my plea come before you; deliver me according to your word.

[119:171] My lips will pour forth praise, for you teach me your statutes.

[119:172] My tongue will sing of your word, for all your commandments are right.

[119:173] Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.

[119:174] I long for your salvation, O Lord, and your law is my delight.

[119:175] Let my soul live and praise you, and let your rules help me.

[119:176] I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant, for I do not forget your commandments.

[120:1] In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me.

[120:2] Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.

[120:3] What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you, you deceitful tongue?

[120:4] A warrior’s sharp arrows, with glowing coals of the broom tree!

[120:5] Woe to me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

[120:6] Too long have I had my dwelling among those who hate peace.

[120:7] I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war!

A Song of Ascents.

[121:1] I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?

[121:2] My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

[121:3] He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.

[121:4] Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

[121:5] The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand.

[121:6] The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.

[121:7] The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life.

[121:8] The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.