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If I make my bed in the netherworld, behold, Thou art there. "If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

10Even there would Thy hand lead

me,

And Thy right hand would hold me. 11And if I say: 'Surely the darkness shall envelop me,

And the light about me shall be night';

12Even the darkness is not too dark for Thee,

But the night shineth as the day;
The darkness is even as the light.

13 For Thou hast made my reins; Thou hast knit me together in my mother's womb.

14I will give thanks unto Thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

Wonderful are Thy works;

And that my soul knoweth right well.

15My frame was not hidden from Thee,

When I was made in secret,

And curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 16Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance,

And in Thy book they were all written

Even the days that were fashioned, When as yet there was none of them. 17How weighty also are Thy thoughts unto me, O God!

How great is the sum of them! 18If I would count them, they are

more in number than the sand; Were I to come to the end of them, I would still be with Thee.

19If Thou but wouldest slay the wicked, O God

Depart from me therefore, ye men of blood;

20Who utter Thy name with wicked thought,

They take it for falsehood, even Thine enemies

21 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate Thee?

And do not I strive with those that

rise up against Thee?

22I hate them with utmost hatred; I count them mine enemies. 23Search me, O God, and know my heart,

Try me, and know my thoughts; 24 And see if there be any way in me that is grievous,

And lead me in the way everlasting.

140 For the Leader. A Psalm of

David.

2Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man;

Preserve me from the violent man; "Who devise evil things in their heart; Every day do they stir up wars. "They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent;

Vipers' venom 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 make my steps slip.

"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 have said unto the LORD: 'Thou art my God';

Give ear, O LORD, unto the voice of my supplications.

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13I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the poor, And the right of the needy. 14Surely the righteous shall thanks unto Thy name; The upright shall dwell in Thy presence.

141 A Psalm of David.

LORD, I have called Thee; make haste unto me;

Give ear unto my voice, when I call unto Thee.

2Let my prayer be set forth as incense before Thee,

The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

Set a guard, O LORD, to my mouth; Keep watch at the door of my lips.

4Incline not my heart to any evil thing,

To be occupied in deeds of wicked

ness

With men that work iniquity;
And let me not eat of their dainties.

"Let the righteous smite me in kindness, and correct me;

Oil so choice let not my head refuse;

For still is my prayer because of their wickedness.

"Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock;

And they shall hear my words, that they are sweet.

"As when one cleaveth and breaketh up the earth,

Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth.

For mine eyes are unto Thee, O GOD the Lord;

In Thee have I taken refuge, O pour not out my soul.

"Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me,

And from the gins of the workers of iniquity.

10Let the wicked fall into their own nets,

Whilst I withal escape.

142 Maschil of David, when he was in the cave; a Prayer.

2With my voice I cry unto the LORD; With my voice I make supplication unto the LORD.

I pour out my complaint before Him,

I declare before Him my trouble; 4When my spirit fainteth within

me

Thou knowest my path—

In the way wherein I walk

Have they hidden a snare for me. "Look on my right hand, and see, For there is no man that knoweth me;

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"Answer me speedily, O LORD, My spirit faileth;

Hide not Thy face from me; Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.

Cause me to hear Thy lovingkindness in the morning, For in Thee do I trust;

Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk,

For unto Thee have I lifted up my soul.

'Deliver me from mine enemies, O LORD;

With Thee have I hidden myself.
10 Teach me to do Thy will,
For Thou art my God;
Let Thy good spirit

Lead me in an even land. 11For Thy name's sake, O LORD, quicken me;

In Thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.

12 And in Thy mercy cut off mine enemies,

And destroy all them that harass my soul;

For I am Thy servant.

144 [A Psalm] of David.

Blessed be the LORD my Rock, Who traineth my hands for war, And my fingers for battle; "My lovingkindness, and my fortress,

My high tower, and my deliverer; My shield, and He in whom I take refuge;

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?

4Man is like unto a breath;

His days are as a shadow that passeth away.

50 LORD, bow Thy heavens, and come down;

Yea, happy is the people whose
God is the LORD.

Touch the mountains, that they 145 [A Psalm of] praise; of David.

may smoke.

"Cast forth lightning, and scatter them;

Send out Thine arrows, and discomfit them.

"Stretch forth Thy hands from on high;

Rescue me, and deliver me out of
many waters,

Out of the hand of strangers;
Whose mouth speaketh falsehood,
And their right hand is a right hand
of lying.

O God, I will sing a new song unto
Thee,

Upon a psaltery of ten strings will

I sing praises unto Thee; 10Who givest salvation unto kings, Who rescuest David Thy servant from the hurtful sword. 11Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of strangers, Whose mouth speaketh falsehood, And their right hand is a right hand of lying.

12We whose sons are as plants grown up in their youth;

I will extol Thee, my God, O
King;

And I will bless Thy name for
ever and ever.

2Every day will I bless Thee;
And I will praise Thy name for
ever and ever.

Great is the LORD, and highly to
be praised;

And His greatness is unsearchable.

One generation shall laud Thy works to another,

And shall declare Thy mighty acts.

The glorious splendour of Thy majesty,

And Thy wondrous works, will I rehearse.

And men shall speak of the might of Thy tremendous acts; And I will tell of Thy greatness. "They shall utter the fame of Thy great goodness,

And shall sing of Thy righteous

ness.

The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion;

Slow to anger, and of great mercy.

Whose daughters are as corner-The LORD is good to all;
pillars carved after the fashion of
a palace;

And His tender mercies are over

13Whose garners are full, affording all manner of store;

Whose sheep increase by thousands and ten thousands in our fields; 14 Whose oxen are well laden;

With no breach, and no going forth,

And no outcry in our broad places; 15Happy is the people that is in such

a case,

all His works.

10All Thy works shall praise Thee, O LORD;

And Thy saints shall bless Thee. "They shall speak of the glory of Thy kingdom,

And talk of Thy might;

12To make known to the sons of men
His mighty acts,

And the glory of the majesty of
His kingdom.

13Thy kingdom is a kingdom for "Happy is he whose help is the God

all ages,

And Thy dominion

endureth

throughout all generations. 14The LORD upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that are bowed down.

15The eyes of all wait for Thee, And Thou givest them their food in due season.

16Thou openest Thy hand,

And satisfiest every living thing with favour.

17The LORD is righteous in all His ways,

And gracious in all His works. 18The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon Him,

To all that call upon Him in truth.

19He will fulfil the desire of them that fear Him;

He also will hear their cry, and will save them. 20The LORD preserveth all them that love Him;

But all the wicked will He destroy.

My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD;

And let all flesh bless His holy name for ever and ever.

146 Hallelujah.

Praise the LORD, O my soul. 2I will praise the LORD while I live;

I will sing praises unto my God while I have my being.

Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

"His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his dust;

In that very day his thoughts perish.

of Jacob,

Whose hope is in the LORD his God,

"Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that in them is; Who keepeth truth for ever; "Who executeth justice for the oppressed;

Who giveth bread to the hungry.

The LORD looseth the prisoners; The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind;

The LORD raiseth up them that are bowed down;

The LORD loveth the righteous; "The LORD preserveth the strangers; He upholdeth the fatherless and the widow;

But the way of the wicked He maketh crooked.

10The LORD will reign for ever, Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations.

Hallelujah.

147 Hallelujah;

For it is good to sing praises unto our God;

For it is pleasant, and praise is comely.

2The LORD doth build up Jerusalem,

He gathereth together the dispersed of Israel;

3Who healeth the broken in heart,

And bindeth up their wounds.

"He counteth the number of the stars;

He giveth them all their names. "Great is our Lord; and mighty in power;

His understanding is infinite. "The LORD Upholdeth the humble; He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.

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