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1 A Psalm of David. Exult in the Lord, you just ones; together praise the upright.

2 Confess to the Lord with stringed instruments; sing psalms to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings.

3 Sing to him a new song. Sing psalms to him skillfully, with loud exclamation.

4 For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his works are in faith.

5 He loves mercy and judgment. The earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

6 By the word of the Lord, the heavens were established, and all their power, by the Spirit of his mouth:

7 gathering together the waters of the sea, as if in a container, placing the depths in storage.

8 Let all the earth fear the Lord, and may all the inhabitants of the world quake before him.

9 For he spoke, and they became. He commanded, and they were created.

10 The Lord scatters the counsels of the nations. Moreover, he reproves the thoughts of the people, and he rejects the counsels of the leaders.

11 But the counsel of the Lord remains for eternity, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.

12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his inheritance.

13 The Lord has looked down from heaven. He has seen all the sons of men.

14 From his well-prepared dwelling place, he has gazed upon all who dwell on the earth.

15 He has formed the hearts of each one of them; he understands all their works.

16 The king is not saved by great power, nor will the giant be saved by his many powers.

17 The horse is false safety; for he will not be saved by the abundance of his powers.

18 Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him and on those who hope in his mercy,

19 so as to rescue their souls from death and to feed them during famine.

20 Our soul remains with the Lord. For he is our helper and protector.

21 For in him, our heart will rejoice, and in his holy name, we have hoped.

22 Let your mercy be upon us, O Lord, just as we have hoped in you.

1 To David, when he changed his appearance in the sight of Abimelech, and so he dismissed him, and he went away.

2 I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise will be ever in my mouth.

3 In the Lord, my soul will be praised. May the meek listen and rejoice.

4 Magnify the Lord with me, and let us extol his name in itself.

5 I sought the Lord, and he heeded me, and he carried me away from all my tribulations.

6 Approach him and be enlightened, and your faces will not be confounded.

7 This poor one cried out, and the Lord heeded him, and he saved him from all his tribulations.

8 The Angel of the Lord will encamp around those who fear him, and he will rescue them.

9 Taste and see that the Lord is sweet. Blessed is the man who hopes in him.

10 Fear the Lord, all you his saints. For there is no destitution for those who fear him.

11 The rich have been needy and hungry, but those who seek the Lord will not be deprived of any good thing.

12 Come forward, sons. Listen to me. I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

13 Which is the man who wills life, who chooses to see good days?

14 Prohibit your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.

15 Turn away from evil, and do good. Inquire about peace, and pursue it.

16 The eyes of the Lord are on the just, and his ears are with their prayers.

17 But the countenance of the Lord is upon those who do evil, to perish the remembrance of them from the earth.

18 The just cried out, and the Lord heard them, and he freed them from all their tribulations.

19 The Lord is near to those who are troubled in heart, and he will save the humble in spirit.

20 Many are the afflictions of the just, but from them all the Lord will free them.

21 The Lord preserves all of their bones, not one of them shall be broken.

22 The death of a sinner is very harmful, and those who hate the just will fare badly.

23 The Lord will redeem the souls of his servants, and none of those who hope in him will fare badly.

1 Of David himself. O Lord, judge those who harm me; assail those who attack me.

2 Take hold of weapons and a shield, and rise up in assistance to me.

3 Bring forth the spear, and close in on those who persecute me. Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”

4 Let them be confounded and in awe, who pursue my soul. Let them be turned back and be confounded, who think up evil against me.

5 May they become like dust before the face of the wind, and let the Angel of the Lord hem them in.

6 May their way become dark and slippery, and may the Angel of the Lord pursue them.

7 For, without cause, they have concealed their snare for me unto destruction. Over nothing, they have rebuked my soul.

8 Let the snare, of which he is ignorant, come upon him, and let the deception, which he has hidden, take hold of him: and may he fall into that very snare.

9 But my soul will exult in the Lord and delight over his salvation.

10 All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like you?” He rescues the needy from the hand of the stronger one, the indigent and the poor from those who plunder him.

11 Unfair witnesses have risen up, interrogating me about things of which I am ignorant.

12 They repaid me evil for good, to the deprivation of my soul.

13 But as for me, when they were harassing me, I was clothed with haircloth. I humbled my soul with fasting, and my prayer will become my sinews.

14 Like a neighbor, and like our brother, so did I please; like one mourning and contrite, so was I humbled.

15 And they have been joyful against me, and they joined together. Scourges have been gathered over me, and I was ignorant of it.

16 They have been scattered, yet they were unremorseful. They have tested me. They scoffed at me with scorn. They gnashed their teeth over me.

17 Lord, when will you look down upon me? Restore my soul from before their malice, my only one from before the lions.

18 I will confess to you in a great Church. I will praise you among a weighty people.

19 May those who are my unjust adversaries not be glad over me: those who have hated me without cause, and who nod agreement with their eyes.

20 For indeed, they spoke peacefully to me; and speaking with passion to the earth, they intended deceit.

21 And they opened their mouth wide over me. They said, “Well, well, our eyes have seen.”

22 You have seen, O Lord, do not be silent. Lord, do not depart from me.

23 Rise up and be attentive to my judgment, to my cause, my God and my Lord.

24 Judge me according to your justice, O Lord, my God, and do not let them be glad over me.

25 Do not let them say in their hearts, “Well, well, to our soul.” Neither let them say, “We have devoured him.”

26 Let them blush and be in awe together, those who congratulate at my misfortunes. Let them be clothed with confusion and awe, who speak great things against me.

27 Let them exult and rejoice, who wish my justice, and let them ever say, “The Lord be magnified,” who will the peace of his servant.

28 And so my tongue will express your justice: your praise all day long.

1 Unto the end. To the servant of the Lord, David himself.

2 The unjust one has said within himself that he would commit offenses. There is no fear of God before his eyes.

3 For he has acted deceitfully in his sight, such that his iniquity will be found to be hatred.

4 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He is unwilling to understand, so that he may act well.

5 He has been considering iniquity on his bed. He has set himself on every way that is not good; moreover, he has not hated evil.

6 Lord, your mercy is in heaven, and your truth is even to the clouds.

7 Your justice is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are a great abyss. Men and beasts, you will save, O Lord.

8 How you have multiplied your mercy, O God! And so the sons of men will hope under the cover of your wings.

9 They will be inebriated with the fruitfulness of your house, and you will give them to drink from the torrent of your enjoyment.

10 For with you is the fountain of life; and within your light, we will see the light.

11 Extend your mercy before those who know you, and your justice to these, who are upright in heart.

12 May arrogant feet not approach me, and may the hand of the sinner not disturb me.

13 In that place, those who work iniquity have fallen. They have been expelled; they were not able to stand.

1 A Psalm of David himself. Do not choose to imitate the malicious; neither should you envy those who work iniquity.

2 For they will quickly wither away like dry grass, and in like manner to kitchen herbs, they will soon droop.

3 Hope in the Lord and do good, and dwell in the land, and so you shall be pastured with its riches.

4 Delight in the Lord, and he will grant to you the petitions of your heart.

5 Reveal your way to the Lord, and hope in him, and he will accomplish it.

6 And he will bring forth your justice like the light, and your judgment like the midday.

7 Be subject to the Lord and pray to him. Do not choose to compete with him who prospers in his way, with the man who does injustice.

8 Cease from wrath and leave behind rage. Do not choose to imitate the malicious.

9 For those who are malicious will be exterminated. But those who remain with the Lord, these will inherit the land.

10 Yet still a little while, and the sinner will not be. And you will search his place and find nothing.

11 But the meek shall inherit the earth, and they will delight in the multitude of peace.

12 The sinner will observe the just, and he will gnash his teeth over him.

13 But the Lord will laugh at him: for he knows in advance that his day will come.

14 The sinners have drawn the sword, they have bent their bow, so as to cast down the poor and the needy, so as to massacre the upright of heart.

15 Let their sword enter into their own hearts, and let their bow be broken.

16 A little is better to the just than the many riches of sinners.

17 For the arms of sinners will be crushed, but the Lord confirms the just.

18 The Lord knows the days of the immaculate, and their inheritance will be in eternity.

19 They will not be confounded in an evil time; and in days of famine, they will be satisfied:

20 for sinners will perish. Truly, the adversaries of the Lord, soon after they have been honored and exalted, will fade away, in the same way that smoke fades away.

21 The sinner will lend and not release, but the just one shows compassion and donates.

22 For those who bless him will inherit the earth, but those who curse him will perish.

23 The steps of a man will be directed by the Lord, and he will choose his way.

24 When he falls, he will not be harmed, because the Lord places his hand under him.

25 I have been young, and now I am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his offspring seeking bread.

26 He shows compassion and lends, all day long, and his offspring will be in blessing.

27 Turn away from evil and do good, and dwell forever and ever.

28 For the Lord loves judgment, and he will not abandon his saints. They will be kept safe in eternity. The unjust will be punished, and the offspring of the impious will perish.

29 But the just will inherit the earth, and they will dwell upon it forever and ever.

30 The mouth of the just one will express wisdom, and his tongue will speak judgment.

31 The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be supplanted.

32 The sinner considers the just one and seeks to put him to death.

33 But the Lord will not abandon him into his hands, nor condemn him, when he will be judged.

34 Wait for the Lord, and keep to his way. And he will exalt you, so as to inherit the land that you may seize. When the sinners will have passed away, then you shall see.

35 I have seen the impious over-exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Lebanon.

36 And I passed by, and behold, he was not. And I sought him, and his place was not found.

37 Keep to innocence, and gaze upon fairness: because there are allotments for the peaceful man.

38 But the unjust will be destroyed together: the allotments of the impious will pass away.

39 But the salvation of the just is from the Lord, and he is their protector in time of tribulation.

40 And the Lord will help them and free them. And he will rescue them from sinners and save them, because they have hoped in him.

1 A Psalm of David, in commemoration of the Sabbath.

2 O Lord, do not rebuke me in your fury, nor chastise me in your wrath.

3 For your arrows have been driven into me, and your hand has been confirmed over me.

4 There is no health in my flesh before the face of your wrath. There is no peace for my bones before the face of my sins.

5 For my iniquities have walked over my head, and they have been like a heavy burden weighing upon me.

6 My sores have putrefied and been corrupted before the face of my foolishness.

7 I have become miserable, and I have been bent down, even to the end. I have walked with contrition all day long.

8 For my loins have been filled with illusions, and there is no health in my flesh.

9 I have been afflicted and greatly humbled. I bellowed from the groaning of my heart.

10 O Lord, all my desire is before you, and my groaning before you has not been hidden.

11 My heart has been disturbed. My strength has abandoned me, and the light of my eyes has abandoned me, and it is not with me.

12 My friends and my neighbors have drawn near and stood against me. And those who were next to me stood far apart. And those who sought my soul used violence.

13 And those who sought evil accusations against me were speaking emptiness. And they practiced deceitfulness all day long.

14 But, like someone deaf, I did not hear. And I was like someone mute, not opening his mouth.

15 And I became like a man who does not hear, and who has no reproofs in his mouth.

16 For in you, Lord, I have hoped. You will listen to me, O Lord my God.

17 For I said, “Lest at any time, my enemies might rejoice over me,” and, “While my feet are being shaken, they have spoken great things against me.”

18 For I have been prepared for scourges, and my sorrow is ever before me.

19 For I will announce my iniquity, and I will think about my sin.

20 But my enemies live, and they have been stronger than me. And those who have wrongfully hated me have been multiplied.

21 Those who render evil for good have dragged me down, because I followed goodness.

22 Do not forsake me, O Lord my God. Do not depart from me.

23 Be attentive to my help, O Lord, the God of my salvation.

1 Unto the end. For Jeduthun himself. A Canticle of David.

2 I said, “I will keep to my ways, so that I will not offend with my tongue.” I posted a guard at my mouth, when a sinner took up a position against me.

3 I was silenced and humbled, and I was quiet before good things, and my sorrow was renewed.

4 My heart grew hot within me, and, during my meditation, a fire would flare up.

5 I spoke with my tongue, “O Lord, make me know my end, and what the number of my days will be, so that I may know what is lacking to me.”

6 Behold, you have made my days measurable, and, before you, my substance is as nothing. Yet truly, all things are vanity: every living man.

7 So then, truly man passes by like an image; even so, he is disquieted in vain. He stores up, and he knows not for whom he will gather these things.

8 And now, what is it that awaits me? Is it not the Lord? And my substance is with you.

9 Rescue me from all my iniquities. You have handed me over as reproach to the foolish.

10 I was silenced, and I did not open my mouth, because it was you who acted.

11 Remove your scourges from me.

12 I fall short at corrections from the strength of your hand. For you have chastised man for iniquity. And you have made his soul shrink away like a spider. Nevertheless, it is in vain that any man be disquieted.

13 O Lord, heed my prayer and my supplication. Pay attention to my tears. Do not be silent. For I am a newcomer with you, and a sojourner, just as all my fathers were.

14 Forgive me, so that I may be refreshed, before I will go forth and be no more.

1 Unto the end. A Psalm of David himself.

2 I have waited expectantly for the Lord, and he was attentive to me.

3 And he heard my prayers and he led me out of the pit of misery and the quagmire. And he stationed my feet upon a rock, and he directed my steps.

4 And he sent a new canticle into my mouth, a song to our God. Many will see, and they will fear; and they will hope in the Lord.

5 Blessed is the man whose hope is in the name of the Lord, and who has no respect for vanities and absurd falsehoods.

6 You have accomplished your many wonders, O Lord my God, and there is no one similar to you in your thoughts. I have announced and I have spoken: they are multiplied beyond number.

7 Sacrifice and oblation, you did not want. But you have perfected ears for me. Holocaust and sin offering, you did not require.

8 Then I said, “Behold, I draw near.” At the head of the book, it has been written of me:

9 that I should do your will. My God, I have willed it. And your law is in the midst of my heart.

10 I have announced your justice in a great Church: behold, I will not restrain my lips. O Lord, you have known it.

11 I have not concealed your justice within my heart. I have spoken your truth and your salvation. I have not concealed your mercy and your truth from a great assembly.

12 O Lord, do not take your tender mercies far from me. Your mercy and your truth ever sustain me.

13 For evils without number have surrounded me. My iniquities have taken hold of me, and I was not able to see. They have been multiplied beyond the hairs of my head. And my heart has forsaken me.

14 Be pleased, O Lord, to rescue me. Look down, O Lord, to help me.

15 Let them together be confounded and awed, who seek after my soul to steal it away. Let them be turned back and be in awe, who wish evils upon me.

16 Let them bear their confusion all at once, who say to me, “Well, well.”

17 Let all who seek you exult and rejoice over you. And let those who love your salvation always say, “May the Lord be magnified.”

18 But I am a beggar and poor. The Lord has been concerned about me. You are my helper and my protector. My God, do not delay.

1 Unto the end. A Psalm of David himself.

2 Blessed is he who shows understanding toward the needy and the poor. The Lord will deliver him in the evil day.

3 May the Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth. And may he not hand him over to the will of his adversaries.

4 May the Lord bring him help on his bed of sorrow. In his infirmity, you have changed his entire covering.

5 I said, “O Lord, be merciful to me. Heal my soul, because I have sinned against you.”

6 My enemies have spoken evils against me. When will he die and his name perish?

7 And when he came in to see me, he was speaking emptiness. His heart gathered iniquity to itself. He went outside, and he was speaking in the same way.

8 All my enemies were whispering against me. They were thinking up evils against me.

9 They established an unjust word against me. Will he that sleeps no longer rise again?

10 For even the man of my peace, in whom I hoped, who ate my bread, has greatly supplanted me.

11 But you, O Lord, have mercy on me, and raise me up again. And I will requite them.

12 By this, I knew that you preferred me: because my adversary will not rejoice over me.

13 But you have sustained me, because of my innocence, and you have confirmed me in your sight in eternity.

14 Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for all generations and even forever. Amen. Amen.

1 Unto the end. The understanding of the sons of Korah.

2 As the deer longs for fountains of water, so my soul longs for you, O God.

3 My soul has thirsted for the strong living God. When will I draw close and appear before the face of God?

4 My tears have been my bread, day and night. Meanwhile, it is said to me daily: “Where is your God?”

5 These things I have remembered; and my soul within me, I have poured out. For I will cross into the place of the wonderful tabernacle, all the way to the house of God, with a voice of exultation and confession, the sound of feasting.

6 Why are you sad, my soul? And why do you disquiet me? Hope in God, for I will still confess to him: the salvation of my countenance,

7 and my God. My soul has been troubled within myself. Because of this, I will remember you from the land of the Jordan and from Hermon, from the little mountain.

8 Abyss calls upon abyss, with the voice of your floodgate. All your heights and your waves have passed over me.

9 In the daylight, the Lord has ordered his mercy; and in the night, a canticle to him. With me is a prayer to the God of my life.

10 I will say to God, “You are my supporter. Why have you forgotten me? And why do I walk in mourning, while my adversary afflicts me?”

11 While my bones are being broken, my enemies, who trouble me, have reproached me. Meanwhile, they say to me every single day, “Where is your God?”

12 My soul, why are you saddened? And why do you disquiet me? Hope in God, for I will still confess to him: the salvation of my countenance and my God.