King James Version 1611

Updated King James Version 2000

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Psalms

1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

1:1 Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful.

1:2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law does he meditate day and night.

1:3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

1:3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he does shall prosper.

1:4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

1:4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.

1:5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

1:5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

1:6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

1:6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. 

Psalms

2:1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

2:1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

2:2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,

2:2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,

2:3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

2:3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

2:4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.

2:4 He that sits in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision.

2:5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.

2:5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.

2:6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

2:6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

2:7 I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my son; this day have I begotten thee.

2:7 I will declare the decree: the LORD has said unto me, You are my Son; this day have I begotten you.

2:8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

2:8 Ask of me, and I shall give you the heathen for yours inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.

2:9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

2:9 You shall break them with a rod of iron; you shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

2:10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

2:10 Be wise now therefore, O all of you kings: be instructed, all of you judges of the earth.

2:11 Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

2:11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

2:12 Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

2:12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and all of you perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. 

Psalms

3:1 Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.

3:1 Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.

3:2 Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.

3:2 Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.

3:3 But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

3:3 But you, O LORD, are a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

3:4 I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.

3:4 I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.

3:5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.

3:5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.

3:6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.

3:6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.

3:7 Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

3:7 Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for you have smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; you have broken the teeth of the ungodly.

3:8 Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

3:8 Salvation belongs unto the LORD: your blessing is upon your people. Selah. 

Psalms

4:1 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

4:1 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: you have enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

4:2 O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.

4:2 O all of you sons of men, how long will all of you turn my glory into shame? how long will all of you love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.

4:3 But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him.

4:3 But know that the LORD has set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.

4:4 Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

4:4 Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

4:5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord.

4:5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.

4:6 There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

4:6 There be many that say, Who will show us any good? LORD, lift you up the light of your countenance upon us.

4:7 Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.

4:7 You have put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.

4:8 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.

4:8 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for you, LORD, only make me dwell in safety. 

Psalms

5:1 Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation.

5:1 Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.

5:2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my king, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.

5:2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto you will I pray.

5:3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

5:3 My voice shall you hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto you, and will look up.

5:4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

5:4 For you are not a God that has pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with you.

5:5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

5:5 The foolish shall not stand in your sight: you hate all workers of iniquity.

5:6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

5:6 You shall destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will detest the bloody and deceitful man.

5:7 But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

5:7 But as for me, I will come into your house in the multitude of your mercy: and in your fear will I worship toward your holy temple.

5:8 Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.

5:8 Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of mine enemies; make your way straight before my face.

5:9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

5:9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open tomb; they flatter with their tongue.

5:10 Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.

5:10 Destroy you them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against you.

5:11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

5:11 But let all those that put their trust in you rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because you defend them: let them also that love your name be joyful in you.

5:12 For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

5:12 For you, LORD, will bless the righteous; with favour will you compass him as with a shield. 

Psalms

6:1 O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

6:1 O LORD, rebuke me not in yours anger, neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.

6:2 Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak: O Lord, heal me; for my bones are vexed.

6:2 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.

6:3 My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O Lord, how long?

6:3 My soul is also sore vexed: but you, O LORD, how long?

6:4 Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake.

6:4 Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for your mercies' sake.

6:5 For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

6:5 For in death there is no remembrance of you: in the grave who shall give you thanks?

6:6 I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.

6:6 I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.

6:7 Mine eye is consumed because grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.

6:7 Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxs old because of all mine enemies.

6:8 Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.

6:8 Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity; for the LORD has heard the voice of my weeping.

6:9 The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer.

6:9 The LORD has heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer.

6:10 Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.

6:10 Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly. 

Psalms

7:1 O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:

7:1 O LORD my God, in you do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:

7:2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

7:2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

7:3 O Lord my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;

7:3 O LORD my God, If I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;

7:4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)

7:4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)

7:5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.

7:5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.

7:6 Arise, O Lord, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.

7:6 Arise, O LORD, in yours anger, lift up yourself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that you have commanded.

7:7 So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.

7:7 So shall the congregation of the people compass you about: for their sakes therefore return you on high.

7:8 The Lord shall judge the people: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.

7:8 The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.

7:9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

7:9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God tries the hearts and reins.

7:10 My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.

7:10 My defence is of God, which saves the upright in heart.

7:11 God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.

7:11 God judges the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.

7:12 If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.

7:12 If he turn not, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent his bow, and made it ready.

7:13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.

7:13 He has also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordains his arrows against the persecutors.

7:14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

7:14 Behold, he labors with iniquity, and has conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

7:15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.

7:15 He made a pit, and dug it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.

7:16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

7:16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own crown of the head.

7:17 I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the Lord most high.

7:17 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high. 

Psalms

8:1 O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

8:1 O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is your name in all the earth! who have set your glory above the heavens.

8:2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

8:2 Out of the mouth of babes and infants have you ordained strength because of yours enemies, that you might still the enemy and the avenger.

8:3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

8:3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;

8:4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

8:4 What is man, that you are mindful of him? and the son of man, that you visit him?

8:5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

8:5 For you have made him a little lower than the angels, and have crowned him with glory and honour.

8:6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:

8:6 You made him to have dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet:

8:7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;

8:7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;

8:8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

8:8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passes through the paths of the seas.

8:9 O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

8:9 O LORD our Lord, how excellent is your name in all the earth! 

Psalms

9:1 I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.

9:1 I will praise you, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will show forth all your marvellous works.

9:2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.

9:2 I will be glad and rejoice in you: I will sing praise to your name, O you most High.

9:3 When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.

9:3 When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at your presence.

9:4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.

9:4 For you have maintained my right and my cause; you sat in the throne judging right.

9:5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.

9:5 You have rebuked the heathen, you have destroyed the wicked, you have put out their name for ever and ever.

9:6 O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.

9:6 O you enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and you have destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.

9:7 But the Lord shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.

9:7 But the LORD shall endure for ever: he has prepared his throne for judgment.

9:8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

9:8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

9:9 The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

9:9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

9:10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

9:10 And they that know your name will put their trust in you: for you, LORD, have not forsaken them that seek you.

9:11 Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.

9:11 Sing praises to the LORD, which dwells in Zion: declare among the people his doings.

9:12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

9:12 When he makes inquisition for blood, he remembers them: he forgets not the cry of the humble.

9:13 Have mercy upon me, O Lord; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:

9:13 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, you that lift me up from the gates of death:

9:14 That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.

9:14 That I may show forth all your praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in your salvation.

9:15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

9:15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

9:16 The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.

9:16 The LORD is known by the judgment which he executes: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.

9:17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

9:17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

9:18 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

9:18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

9:19 Arise, O Lord; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.

9:19 Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in your sight.

9:20 Put them in fear, O Lord: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

9:20 Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah. 

Psalms

10:1 Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

10:1 Why stand you far off, O LORD? why hide you yourself in times of trouble?

10:2 The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

10:2 The wicked in his pride does persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

10:3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.

10:3 For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses the covetous, whom the LORD detests.

10:4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

10:4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

10:5 His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.

10:5 His ways are always grievous; your judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffs at them.

10:6 He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.

10:6 He has said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.

10:7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and Fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

10:7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

10:8 He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.

10:8 He sits in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places does he murder the innocent: his eyes are privately set against the poor.

10:9 He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.

10:9 He lies in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lies in wait to catch the poor: he does catch the poor, when he draws him into his net.

10:10 He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

10:10 He crouches, and humbles himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

10:11 He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.

10:11 He has said in his heart, God has forgotten: he hides his face; he will never see it.

10:12 Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.

10:12 Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up yours hand: forget not the humble.

10:13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.

10:13 Wherefore does the wicked contemn God? he has said in his heart, You will not require it.

10:14 Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.

10:14 You have seen it; for you behold mischief and spite, to requite it with your hand: the poor commits himself unto you; you are the helper of the fatherless.

10:15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

10:15 Break you the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till you find none.

10:16 The Lord is king for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.

10:16 The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.

10:17 Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

10:17 LORD, you have heard the desire of the humble: you will prepare their heart, you will cause yours ear to hear:

10:18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.

10:18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress. 

Psalms

11:1 In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

11:1 In the LORD put I my trust: how say all of you to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

11:2 For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.

11:2 For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privately shoot at the upright in heart.

11:3 If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?

11:3 If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?

11:4 The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

11:4 The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

11:5 The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

11:5 The LORD tries the righteous: but the wicked and him that loves violence his soul hates.

11:6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

11:6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

11:7 For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

11:7 For the righteous LORD loves righteousness; his countenance does behold the upright. 

Psalms

12:1 Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

12:1 Help, LORD; for the godly man ceases; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

12:2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

12:2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

12:3 The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

12:3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaks proud things:

12:4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

12:4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

12:5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

12:5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, says the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffs at him.

12:6 The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

12:6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

12:7 Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

12:7 You shall keep them, O LORD, you shall preserve them from this generation for ever.

12:8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.

12:8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. 

Psalms

13:1 How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

13:1 How long will you forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long will you hide your face from me?

13:2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

13:2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

13:3 Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

13:3 Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

13:4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

13:4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

13:5 But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.

13:5 But I have trusted in your mercy; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.

13:6 I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.

13:6 I will sing unto the LORD, because he has dealt bountifully with me. 

Psalms

14:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

14:1 The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that does good.

14:2 The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

14:2 The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

14:3 They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

14:3 They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that does good, no, not one.

14:4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the Lord.

14:4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.

14:5 There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.

14:5 There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.

14:6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the Lord is his refuge.

14:6 All of you have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.

14:7 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the Lord bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

14:7 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD brings back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. 

Psalms

15:1 Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

15:1 Lord, who shall abide in your tabernacle? who shall dwell in your holy hill?

15:2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.

15:2 He that walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart.

15:3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

15:3 He that backbites not with his tongue, nor does evil to his neighbour, nor takes up a reproach against his neighbour.

15:4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.

15:4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honors them that fear the LORD. He that swears to his own hurt, and changes not.

15:5 He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

15:5 He that puts not out his money to interest, nor takes reward against the innocent. He that does these things shall never be moved. 

Psalms

16:1 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.

16:1 Preserve me, O God: for in you do I put my trust.

16:2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;

16:2 O my soul, you have said unto the LORD, You are my Lord: my goodness extends not to you;

16:3 But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

16:3 But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

16:4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.

16:4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.

16:5 The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

16:5 The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: you maintain my lot.

16:6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

16:6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

16:7 I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.

16:7 I will bless the LORD, who has given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.

16:8 I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

16:8 I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

16:9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

16:9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

16:10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

16:10 For you will not leave my soul in hell; neither will you suffer yours Holy One to see corruption.

16:11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

16:11 You will show me the path of life: in your presence is fullness of joy; at your right hand there are pleasures for evermore. 

Psalms

17:1 Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

17:1 Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goes not out of feigned lips.

17:2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.

17:2 Let my sentence come forth from your presence; let yours eyes behold the things that are equal.

17:3 Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

17:3 You have proved mine heart; you have visited me in the night; you have tried me, and shall find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

17:4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

17:4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of your lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

17:5 Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.

17:5 Hold up my activities in your paths, that my footsteps slip not.

17:6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.

17:6 I have called upon you, for you will hear me, O God: incline yours ear unto me, and hear my speech.

17:7 Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.

17:7 Show your marvellous loving kindness, O you that save by your right hand them which put their trust in you from those that rise up against them.

17:8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

17:8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of your wings,

17:9 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.

17:9 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.

17:10 They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

17:10 They are enclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

17:11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;

17:11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;

17:12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

17:12 Like a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

17:13 Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:

17:13 Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is your sword:

17:14 From men which are thy hand, O Lord, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

17:14 From men which are your hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly you fill with your hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

17:15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

17:15 As for me, I will behold your face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with your likeness. 

Psalms

18:1 I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.

18:1 I will love you, O LORD, my strength.

18:2 The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

18:2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

18:3 I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

18:3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

18:4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

18:4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

18:5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

18:5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

18:6 In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

18:6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

18:7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.

18:7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was angry.

18:8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

18:8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

18:9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

18:9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

18:10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

18:10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

18:11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

18:11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

18:12 At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.

18:12 At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.

18:13 The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

18:13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

18:14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

18:14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and humiliated them.

18:15 Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

18:15 Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.

18:16 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.

18:16 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.

18:17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

18:17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

18:18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay.

18:18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

18:19 He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

18:19 He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

18:20 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

18:20 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands has he recompensed me.

18:21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

18:21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

18:22 For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.

18:22 For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.

18:23 I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

18:23 I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

18:24 Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

18:24 Therefore has the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

18:25 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

18:25 With the merciful you will show yourself merciful; with an upright man you will show yourself upright;

18:26 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.

18:26 With the pure you will show yourself pure; and with the perverse you will show yourself perverse.

18:27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

18:27 For you will save the afflicted people; but will bring down high looks.

18:28 For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.

18:28 For you will light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.

18:29 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.

18:29 For by you I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.

18:30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

18:30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

18:31 For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock save our God?

18:31 For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?

18:32 It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

18:32 It is God that girds me with strength, and makes my way perfect.

18:33 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.

18:33 He makes my feet like hinds' feet, and sets me upon my high places.

18:34 He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

18:34 He teaches my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

18:35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.

18:35 You have also given me the shield of your salvation: and your right hand has held me up, and your gentleness has made me great.

18:36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.

18:36 You have enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.

18:37 I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

18:37 I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I return till they were consumed.

18:38 I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.

18:38 I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.

18:39 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

18:39 For you have girded me with strength unto the battle: you have subdued under me those that rose up against me.

18:40 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

18:40 You have also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

18:41 They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.

18:41 They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.

18:42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

18:42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

18:43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.

18:43 You have delivered me from the strivings of the people; and you have made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.

18:44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

18:44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

18:45 The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.

18:45 The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.

18:46 The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.

18:46 The LORD lives; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.

18:47 It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.

18:47 It is God that avenges me, and subdues the people under me.

18:48 He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

18:48 He delivers me from mine enemies: yea, you lift me up above those that rise up against me: you have delivered me from the violent man.

18:49 Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.

18:49 Therefore will I give thanks unto you, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto your name.

18:50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.

18:50 Great deliverance gives he to his king; and shows mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore. 

Psalms

19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows his handiwork.

19:2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.

19:2 Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night shows knowledge.

19:3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.

19:3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.

19:4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,

19:4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them has he set a tabernacle for the sun,

19:5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.

19:5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoices as a strong man to run a race.

19:6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

19:6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

19:7 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

19:7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.

19:8 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.

19:8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.

19:9 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

19:9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.

19:10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

19:10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

19:11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

19:11 Moreover by them is your servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

19:12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

19:12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse you me from secret faults.

19:13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.

19:13 Keep back your servant also from arrogant sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.

19:14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

19:14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. 

Psalms

20:1 The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;

20:1 The LORD hear you in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend you;

20:2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;

20:2 Send you help from the sanctuary, and strengthen you out of Zion;

20:3 Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.

20:3 Remember all your offerings, and accept your burnt sacrifice; Selah.

20:4 Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.

20:4 Grant you according to yours own heart, and fulfill all your counsel.

20:5 We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the Lord fulfil all thy petitions.

20:5 We will rejoice in your salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfill all your petitions.

20:6 Now know I that the Lord saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.

20:6 Now know I that the LORD saves his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.

20:7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

20:7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.

20:8 They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.

20:8 They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.

20:9 Save, Lord: let the king hear us when we call.

20:9 Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call. 

Psalms

21:1 The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

21:1 The king shall joy in your strength, O LORD; and in your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

21:2 Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

21:2 You have given him his heart's desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

21:3 For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.

21:3 For you prevent him with the blessings of goodness: you set a crown of pure gold on his head.

21:4 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.

21:4 He asked life of you, and you gave it him, even length of days for ever and ever.

21:5 His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

21:5 His glory is great in your salvation: honour and majesty have you laid upon him.

21:6 For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.

21:6 For you have made him most blessed for ever: you have made him exceeding glad with your countenance.

21:7 For the king trusteth in the Lord, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

21:7 For the king trusts in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

21:8 Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

21:8 Yours hand shall find out all yours enemies: your right hand shall find out those that hate you.

21:9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the Lord shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

21:9 You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of yours anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

21:10 Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

21:10 Their fruit shall you destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

21:11 For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

21:11 For they intended evil against you: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

21:12 Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.

21:12 Therefore shall you make them turn their back, when you shall make ready yours arrows upon your strings against the face of them.

21:13 Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.

21:13 Be you exalted, LORD, in yours own strength: so will we sing and praise your power. 

Psalms

22:1 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?

22:1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?

22:2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.

22:2 O my God, I cry in the day time, but you hear not; and in the night season, and am not silent.

22:3 But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

22:3 But you are holy, O you that inhabit the praises of Israel.

22:4 Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

22:4 Our fathers trusted in you: they trusted, and you did deliver them.

22:5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.

22:5 They cried unto you, and were delivered: they trusted in you, and were not confounded.

22:6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

22:6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

22:7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

22:7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

22:8 He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.

22:8 He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.

22:9 But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.

22:9 But you are he that took me out of the womb: you did make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.

22:10 I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.

22:10 I was cast upon you from the womb: you are my God from my mother's belly.

22:11 Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.

22:11 Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.

22:12 Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

22:12 Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

22:13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

22:13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

22:14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.

22:14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.

22:15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

22:15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaves to my jaws; and you have brought me into the dust of death.

22:16 For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

22:16 For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

22:17 I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.

22:17 I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.

22:18 They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.

22:18 They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.

22:19 But be not thou far from me, O Lord: O my strength, haste thee to help me.

22:19 But be not you far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste you to help me.

22:20 Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.

22:20 Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.

22:21 Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

22:21 Save me from the lion's mouth: for you have heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

22:22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

22:22 I will declare your name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise you.

22:23 Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.

22:23 All of you that fear the LORD, praise him; all you the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all you the seed of Israel.

22:24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

22:24 For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither has he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

22:25 My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

22:25 My praise shall be of you in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

22:26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the Lord that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

22:26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

22:27 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

22:27 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the families of the nations shall worship before you.

22:28 For the kingdom is the Lord's: and he is the governor among the nations.

22:28 For the kingdom is the LORD's: and he is the governor among the nations.

22:29 All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.

22:29 All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.

22:30 A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.

22:30 A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.

22:31 They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.

22:31 They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he has done this. 

Psalms

23:1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not lack.

23:2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

23:2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures: he leads me beside the still waters.

23:3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

23:3 He restores my soul: he leads me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for you are with me; your rod and your staff they comfort me.

23:5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup Runneth over.

23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: you anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.

23:6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

23:6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever. 

Psalms

24:1 The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

24:1 The earth is the LORD's, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

24:2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

24:2 For he has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

24:3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place?

24:3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?

24:4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

24:4 He that has clean hands, and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

24:5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

24:5 He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

24:6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

24:6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek your face, O Jacob. Selah.

24:7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

24:7 Lift up your heads, O all of you gates; and be all of you lift up, all of you everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

24:8 Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.

24:8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.

24:9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

24:9 Lift up your heads, O all of you gates; even lift them up, all of you everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

24:10 Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.

24:10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah. 

Psalms

25:1 Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

25:1 Unto you, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.

25:2 O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.

25:2 O my God, I trust in you: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.

25:3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.

25:3 Yea, let none that wait on you be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.

25:4 Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.

25:4 Show me your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths.

25:5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

25:5 Lead me in your truth, and teach me: for you are the God of my salvation; on you do I wait all the day.

25:6 Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.

25:6 Remember, O LORD, your tender mercies and your loving kindnesses; for they have been ever of old.

25:7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O Lord.

25:7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to your mercy remember you me for your goodness' sake, O LORD.

25:8 Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

25:8 Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

25:9 The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.

25:9 The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.

25:10 All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

25:10 All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

25:11 For thy name's sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.

25:11 For your name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.

25:12 What man is he that feareth the Lord? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.

25:12 What man is he that fears the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.

25:13 His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.

25:13 His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.

25:14 The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.

25:14 The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will show them his covenant.

25:15 Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

25:15 Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

25:16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.

25:16 Turn you unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.

25:17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.

25:17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring you me out of my distresses.

25:18 Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.

25:18 Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.

25:19 Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.

25:19 Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.

25:20 O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.

25:20 O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in you.

25:21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.

25:21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on you.

25:22 Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.

25:22 Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. 

Psalms

26:1 Judge me, O Lord; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the Lord; therefore I shall not slide.

26:1 Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.

26:2 Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.

26:2 Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.

26:3 For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.

26:3 For your loving kindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in your truth.

26:4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.

26:4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.

26:5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.

26:5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.

26:6 I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O Lord:

26:6 I will wash mine hands in innocence: so will I compass yours altar, O LORD:

26:7 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.

26:7 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all your wondrous works.

26:8 Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.

26:8 LORD, I have loved the habitation of your house, and the place where yours honour dwells.

26:9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:

26:9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:

26:10 In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.

26:10 In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.

26:11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.

26:11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.

26:12 My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the Lord.

26:12 My foot stands in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD. 

Psalms

27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

27:1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

27:2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

27:2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

27:3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

27:3 Though an host should camp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

27:4 One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple.

27:4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.

27:5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

27:5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

27:6 And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.

27:6 And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.

27:7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

27:7 Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

27:8 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek.

27:8 When you said, Seek all of you my face; my heart said unto you, Your face, LORD, will I seek.

27:9 Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

27:9 Hide not your face far from me; put not your servant away in anger: you have been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

27:10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.

27:10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.

27:11 Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.

27:11 Teach me your way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.

27:12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

27:12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

27:13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

27:13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

27:14 Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

27:14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen yours heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. 

Psalms

28:1 Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

28:1 Unto you will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if you be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

28:2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.

28:2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto you, when I lift up my hands toward your holy oracle.

28:3 Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.

28:3 Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.

28:4 Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.

28:4 Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.

28:5 Because they regard not the works of the Lord, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.

28:5 Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.

28:6 Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.

28:6 Blessed be the LORD, because he has heard the voice of my supplications.

28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoices; and with my song will I praise him.

28:8 The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.

28:8 The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.

28:9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.

28:9 Save your people, and bless yours inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever. 

Psalms

29:1 Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty, give unto the Lord glory and strength.

29:1 Give unto the LORD, O all of you mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.

29:2 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

29:2 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

29:3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the Lord is upon many waters.

29:3 The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thunders: the LORD is upon many waters.

29:4 The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

29:4 The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.

29:5 The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars; yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.

29:5 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; yea, the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon.

29:6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.

29:6 He makes them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn (p. ox).

29:7 The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire.

29:7 The voice of the LORD divides the flames of fire.

29:8 The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness; the Lord shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.

29:8 The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

29:9 The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.

29:9 The voice of the LORD makes the hinds to calve, and discovers the forests: and in his temple does every one speak of his glory.

29:10 The Lord sitteth upon the flood; yea, the Lord sitteth king for ever.

29:10 The LORD sits upon the flood; yea, the LORD sits King for ever.

29:11 The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.

29:11 The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace. 

Psalms

30:1 I Will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

30:1 I will extol you, O LORD; for you have lifted me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me.

30:2 O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

30:2 O LORD my God, I cried unto you, and you have healed me.

30:3 O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

30:3 O LORD, you have brought up my soul from the grave: you have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

30:4 Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

30:4 Sing unto the LORD, O all of you saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

30:5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

30:5 For his anger endures but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

30:6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.

30:6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.

30:7 Lord, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.

30:7 LORD, by your favour you have made my mountain to stand strong: you did hide your face, and I was troubled.

30:8 I cried to thee, O Lord; and unto the Lord I made supplication.

30:8 I cried to you, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.

30:9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

30:9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? shall it declare your truth?

30:10 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me: Lord, be thou my helper.

30:10 Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be you my helper.

30:11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

30:11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing: you have put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

30:12 To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.

30:12 To the end that my glory may sing praise to you, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto you for ever. 

Psalms

31:1 In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.

31:1 In you, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in your righteousness.

31:2 Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.

31:2 Bow down yours ear to me; deliver me speedily: be you my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.

31:3 For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.

31:3 For you are my rock and my fortress; therefore for your name's sake lead me, and guide me.

31:4 Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.

31:4 Pull me out of the net that they have laid privately for me: for you are my strength.

31:5 Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.

31:5 Into yours hand I commit my spirit: you have redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.

31:6 I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the Lord.

31:6 I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.

31:7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;

31:7 I will be glad and rejoice in your mercy: for you have considered my trouble; you have known my soul in adversities;

31:8 And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.

31:8 And have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: you have set my feet in a large room.

31:9 Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

31:9 Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

31:10 For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

31:10 For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength fails because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

31:11 I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.

31:11 I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.

31:12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

31:12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

31:13 For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

31:13 For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

31:14 But I trusted in thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my God.

31:14 But I trusted in you, O LORD: I said, You are my God.

31:15 My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

31:15 My times are in your hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

31:16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.

31:16 Make your face to shine upon your servant: save me for your mercies' sake.

31:17 Let me not be ashamed, O Lord; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.

31:17 Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon you: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.

31:18 Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

31:18 Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

31:19 Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!

31:19 Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for them that fear you; which you have wrought for them that trust in you before the sons of men!

31:20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

31:20 You shall hide them in the secret of your presence from the pride of man: you shall keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

31:21 Blessed be the Lord: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.

31:21 Blessed be the LORD: for he has showed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.

31:22 For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.

31:22 For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before yours eyes: nevertheless you heard the voice of my supplications when I cried unto you.

31:23 O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

31:23 O love the LORD, all you his saints: for the LORD perserves the faithful, and plentifully rewards the proud doer.

31:24 Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.

31:24 Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all you that hope in the LORD. 

Psalms

32:1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

32:1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

32:2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

32:2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputes not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

32:3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

32:3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

32:4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

32:4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

32:5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

32:5 I acknowledge my sin unto you, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

32:6 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.

32:6 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto you in a time when you may be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.

32:7 Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

32:7 You are my hiding place; you shall preserve me from trouble; you shall compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

32:8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go: I will guide you with mine eye.

32:9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.

32:9 Be all of you not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto you.

32:10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.

32:10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusts in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.

32:11 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

32:11 Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, all of you righteous: and shout for joy, all you that are upright in heart. 

Psalms

33:1 Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.

33:1 Rejoice in the LORD, O all of you righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.

33:2 Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

33:2 Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

33:3 Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.

33:3 Sing unto him a new song; play skillfully with a loud noise.

33:4 For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth.

33:4 For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.

33:5 He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

33:5 He loves righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.

33:6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

33:6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

33:7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.

33:7 He gathers the waters of the sea together as an heap: he lays up the depth in storehouses.

33:8 Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

33:8 Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

33:9 For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

33:9 For he spoke, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

33:10 The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

33:10 The LORD brings the counsel of the heathen to nothing: he makes the devices of the people of no effect.

33:11 The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

33:11 The counsel of the LORD stands for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

33:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

33:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

33:13 The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.

33:13 The LORD looks from heaven; he beholds all the sons of men.

33:14 From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.

33:14 From the place of his habitation he looks upon all the inhabitants of the earth.

33:15 He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.

33:15 He fashions their hearts alike; he considers all their works.

33:16 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

33:16 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

33:17 An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

33:17 An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

33:18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

33:18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

33:19 To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

33:19 To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

33:20 Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.

33:20 Our soul waits for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.

33:21 For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

33:21 For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

33:22 Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.

33:22 Let your mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in you. 

Psalms

34:1 I Will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

34:1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

34:2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

34:2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

34:3 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.

34:3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.

34:4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

34:4 I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

34:5 They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

34:5 They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

34:6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

34:6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

34:7 The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

34:7 The angel of the LORD camps round about them that fear him, and delivers them.

34:8 O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

34:8 O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusts in him.

34:9 O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

34:9 O fear the LORD, all of you his saints: for there is no lack to them that fear him.

34:10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

34:10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.

34:11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

34:11 Come, all of you children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

34:12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

34:12 What man is he that desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?

34:13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

34:13 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking guile.

34:14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

34:14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

34:15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

34:15 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

34:16 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

34:16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

34:17 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

34:17 The righteous cry, and the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

34:18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

34:18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saves such as be of a contrite spirit.

34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivers him out of them all.

34:20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

34:20 He keeps all his bones: not one of them is broken.

34:21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

34:21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

34:22 The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

34:22 The LORD redeems the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. 

Psalms

35:1 Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

35:1 Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

35:2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.

35:2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.

35:3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.

35:3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am your salvation.

35:4 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

35:4 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

35:5 Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them.

35:5 Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.

35:6 Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them.

35:6 Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.

35:7 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

35:7 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have dug for my soul.

35:8 Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

35:8 Let destruction come upon him at unexpectedly; and let his net that he has hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

35:9 And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord: it shall rejoice in his salvation.

35:9 And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.

35:10 All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

35:10 All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto you, which deliver the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoils him?

35:11 False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

35:11 False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

35:12 They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.

35:12 They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.

35:13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

35:13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

35:14 I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.

35:14 I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourns for his mother.

35:15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

35:15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the outcasts gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

35:16 With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

35:16 With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

35:17 Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

35:17 Lord, how long will you look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

35:18 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.

35:18 I will give you thanks in the great congregation: I will praise you among much people.

35:19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

35:19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

35:20 For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

35:20 For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

35:21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

35:21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye has seen it.

35:22 This thou hast seen, O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.

35:22 This you have seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.

35:23 Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

35:23 Stir up yourself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

35:24 Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.

35:24 Judge me, O LORD my God, according to your righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.

35:25 Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

35:25 Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

35:26 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

35:26 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

35:27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

35:27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

35:28 And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.

35:28 And my tongue shall speak of your righteousness and of your praise all the day long. 

Psalms

36:1 The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

36:1 The transgression of the wicked says within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

36:2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

36:2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

36:3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

36:3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he has left off to be wise, and to do good.

36:4 He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

36:4 He devises mischief upon his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he detests not evil.

36:5 Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

36:5 Your mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and your faithfulness reachs unto the clouds.

36:6 Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, thou preservest man and beast.

36:6 Your righteousness is like the great mountains; your judgments are a great deep: O LORD, you preserve man and beast.

36:7 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

36:7 How excellent is your loving kindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of your wings.

36:8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

36:8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of your house; and you shall make them drink of the river of your pleasures.

36:9 For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

36:9 For with you is the fountain of life: in your light shall we see light.

36:10 O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

36:10 O continue your loving kindness unto them that know you; and your righteousness to the upright in heart.

36:11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

36:11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

36:12 There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.

36:12 There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise. 

Psalms

37:1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

37:1 Fret not yourself because of evildoers, neither be you envious against the workers of iniquity.

37:2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

37:2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

37:3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

37:3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shall you dwell in the land, and verily you shall be fed.

37:4 Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

37:4 Delight yourself also in the LORD: and he shall give you the desires of yours heart.

37:5 Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

37:5 Commit your way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

37:6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

37:6 And he shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgment as the noonday.

37:7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

37:7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass.

37:8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

37:8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not yourself in any way to do evil.

37:9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

37:9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

37:10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

37:10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, you shall diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

37:11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

37:11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

37:12 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

37:12 The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes upon him with his teeth.

37:13 The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

37:13 The LORD shall laugh at him: for he sees that his day is coming.

37:14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

37:14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

37:15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

37:15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

37:16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

37:16 A little that a righteous man has is better than the riches of many wicked.

37:17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.

37:17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholds the righteous.

37:18 The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

37:18 The LORD knows the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

37:19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

37:19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

37:20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

37:20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

37:21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

37:21 The wicked borrows, and pays not again: but the righteous shows mercy, and gives.

37:22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

37:22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

37:23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.

37:23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delights in his way.

37:24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.

37:24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholds him with his hand.

37:25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

37:25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

37:26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

37:26 He is ever merciful, and lends; and his seed is blessed.

37:27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

37:27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

37:28 For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

37:28 For the LORD loves judgment, and forsakes not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

37:29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

37:29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

37:30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

37:30 The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of judgment.

37:31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

37:31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

37:32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

37:32 The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.

37:33 The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

37:33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

37:34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

37:34 Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt you to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

37:35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

37:35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

37:36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

37:36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

37:37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

37:37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

37:38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

37:38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

37:39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

37:39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

37:40 And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

37:40 And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him. 

Psalms

38:1 O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

38:1 O LORD, rebuke me not in your wrath: neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.

38:2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.

38:2 For yours arrows stick fast in me, and your hand presses me sore.

38:3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.

38:3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of yours anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.

38:4 For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

38:4 For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

38:5 My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.

38:5 My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.

38:6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

38:6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

38:7 For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.

38:7 For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.

38:8 I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

38:8 I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the chaos of my heart.

38:9 Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.

38:9 Lord, all my desire is before you; and my groaning is not hid from you.

38:10 My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

38:10 My heart pants, my strength fails me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

38:11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

38:11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand far off.

38:12 They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

38:12 They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

38:13 But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

38:13 But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that opens not his mouth.

38:14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

38:14 Thus I was as a man that hears not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

38:15 For in thee, O Lord, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

38:15 For in you, O LORD, do I hope: you will hear, O Lord my God.

38:16 For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

38:16 For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slips, they magnify themselves against me.

38:17 For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.

38:17 For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.

38:18 For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.

38:18 For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.

38:19 But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

38:19 But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

38:20 They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.

38:20 They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.

38:21 Forsake me not, O Lord: O my God, be not far from me.

38:21 Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.

38:22 Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.

38:22 Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation. 

Psalms

39:1 I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.

39:1 I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.

39:2 I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

39:2 I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

39:3 My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,

39:3 My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spoke I with my tongue,

39:4 Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: that I may know how frail I am.

39:4 LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: that I may know how frail I am.

39:5 Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

39:5 Behold, you have made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before you: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

39:6 Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

39:6 Surely every man walks in a vain show: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heaps up riches, and knows not who shall gather them.

39:7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

39:7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in you.

39:8 Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.

39:8 Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.

39:9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.

39:9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because you did it.

39:10 Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.

39:10 Remove your stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of yours hand.

39:11 When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.

39:11 When you with rebukes do correct man for iniquity, you make his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.

39:12 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

39:12 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not your peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with you, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

39:13 O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.

39:13 O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go behind, and be no more. 

Psalms

40:1 I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

40:1 I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

40:2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

40:2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my activities.

40:3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.

40:3 And he has put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.

40:4 Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

40:4 Blessed is that man that makes the LORD his trust, and respects not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

40:5 Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

40:5 Many, O LORD my God, are your wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are toward us: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto you: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

40:6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.

40:6 Sacrifice and offering you did not desire; mine ears have you opened: burnt offering and sin offering have you not required.

40:7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,

40:7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,

40:8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

40:8 I delight to do your will, O my God: yea, your law is within my heart.

40:9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest.

40:9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, you know.

40:10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.

40:10 I have not hid your righteousness within my heart; I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation: I have not concealed your loving kindness and your truth from the great congregation.

40:11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

40:11 Withhold not you your tender mercies from me, O LORD: let your loving kindness and your truth continually preserve me.

40:12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.

40:12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart fails me.

40:13 Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, make haste to help me.

40:13 Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me.

40:14 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

40:14 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

40:15 Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.

40:15 Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.

40:16 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified.

40:16 Let all those that seek you rejoice and be glad in you: let such as love your salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.

40:17 But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

40:17 But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinks upon me: you are my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.