And washed my hands in innocency; 14 For all the day have I been plagued, And my chastisement came every morning. 15 If I had said: 'I will speak thus', Behold, I had been faithless to the generation of Thy children. 16 And when I pondered how I might know this, It was wearisome in mine eyes; 17 Until I entered into the sanctuary of God, And considered their end. 18 Surely Thou settest them in slippery places; Thou hurlest them down to utter ruin. 19 How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are wholly consumed by terrors. 20 As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Lord, when Thou arousest Thyself, 21 For my heart was in a ferment, 23 Nevertheless I am continually with Thee; Thou holdest my right hand. 24 Thou wilt guide me with Thy counsel, And afterward receive me with glory. 25 Whom have I in heaven but Thee? And beside Thee I desire none upon earth. 26 My flesh and my heart faileth; But God is the rock of my heart and my portion for ever. 357 27 For, lo, they that go far from Thee shall perish; Thou dost destroy all them that go astray from Thee. 28 But as for me, the nearness of God is my I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, 75 Thanksgiving For the Leader; Al-tashheth. A Psalm of 2 We give thanks unto Thee, O God, We give thanks, and Thy name is near; 3 'When I take the appointed time, 4 When the earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved, I Myself establish the pillars of it.' Selah 5 I say unto the arrogant: 'Deal not arrogantly'; And to the wicked: 'Lift not up the horn.' 6 Lift not up your horn on high; Speak not insolence with a haughty neck. 7 For neither from the east, nor from the west, Nor yet from the wilderness, cometh lifting up. 8 For God is judge; He putteth down one, and lifteth up another. 9 For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, with foaming wine, full of mixture, And He poureth out of the same; Surely the dregs thereof, all the wicked of 10 But as for me, I will declare for ever, I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. But the horns of the righteous shall be God standeth in the congregation of God; In the midst of the judges He judgeth: 2 'How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? Selah 3 Judge the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. 4 Rescue the poor and needy; Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked. 5 They know not, neither do they understand; They go about in darkness; All the foundations of the earth are moved. 6 I said: Ye are godlike beings, And all of you sons of the Most High. 7 Nevertheless ye shall die like men, And fall like one of the princes.' 8 Arise, O God, judge the earth; 84 In His Temple For the Leader; upon the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. 2 How lovely are Thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! 3 My soul yearneth, yea, even pineth for the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh sing for joy unto the living God. 4 Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and the Where she may lay her young; 5 Happy are they that dwell in Thy house, Selah 6 Happy is the man whose strength is in Thee; In whose heart are the highways. 7 Passing through the valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; Yea, the early rain clotheth it with blessings. 8 They go from strength to strength, Every one of them appeareth before God in 9 O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; Give ear, O God of Jacob. 10 Behold, O God our shield, Selah And look upon the face of Thine anointed. 11 For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand; I had rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God, Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. 12 For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; The LORD giveth grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly. 13 O LORD of hosts, Happy is the man that trusteth in Thee. 86 A Plea for God's Help A Prayer of David. Incline Thine ear, O LORD, and answer me; 2 Keep my soul, for I am godly; O Thou my God, save Thy servant that trusteth in Thee. 3 Be gracious unto me, O Lord; For unto Thee do I cry all the day. 4 Rejoice the soul of Thy servant; For unto Thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. 5 For Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to pardon, And plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon Thee. 6 Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; And attend unto the voice of my supplications. 7 In the day of my trouble I call upon Thee; For Thou wilt answer me. 8 There is none like unto Thee among the gods, O LORD; And there are no works like Thine |