Psalm 1–41

Psalm 1

¹Blessed is the man

That ^awalketh not in the counsel of the ^||ungodly,

Nor standeth in the way of sinners,

Nor ^bsitteth in the seat of the ^cscornful.

²But ^dhis delight is in the law of the Lord;

And ^ein his law doth he meditate day and night.

³And he shall be ^flike a tree planted by the rivers of water,

That bringeth forth his fruit in his season;

^gHis leaf also shall not ^†wither;

And whatsoever he doeth shall ^hprosper.

⁴The ungodly are not so:

But are ⁱlike the chaff which the wind driveth away.

⁵Therefore the ungodly shall not ^jstand in the judgment,

Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

⁶For ^kthe Lord knoweth the way of the righteous:

But the way ^lof the ungodly shall perish.

Psalm 2

^1*aWhy do ^bthe heathen ^||rage,

And the people ^†imagine a vain thing?

²The ^ckings of the earth set themselves,

And the ^crulers take counsel together,

Against the Lord, and against his ^danointed, ^esaying,

³Let us ^fbreak their bands asunder,

And cast away their cords from us.

⁴He that ^gsitteth in the heavens shall ^hlaugh:

The Lord shall ^hihave them in derision.

⁵Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath,

And ^||vex them in his sore displeasure.

⁶Yet have I ^†set my king

^†Upon my holy hill of Zion.

⁷I will declare ^||the decree:

The Lord hath said unto me, ^kThou art my Son;

This day have I begotten thee.

⁸Ask of me,

And I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance,

And ^lthe uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

⁹Thou shalt ^mbreak them ⁿwith a rod of iron;

Thou shalt dash them in pieces ^olike a potter’s vessel.

¹⁰Be wise now therefore, O ye kings:

Be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

¹¹Serve the Lord with fear,

And rejoice with ^ptrembling.

^12qKiss the ^rSon, lest he be angry,

And ye perish from the way,

^sWhen his wrath is kindled but a little.

^tBlessed are ^uall they that put their trust in him.

Psalm 3

A Psalm of David, ^*when he fled from Absalom his son.

^1*Lord, ^aHow are they increased that trouble me!

Many are they ^bthat rise up against me.

²Many there be which say of my soul,

^cThere is no help for him in God. Selah.

³But thou, O Lord, art ^da shield ^||for me;

My glory, and ^ethe lifter up of mine head.

^4eeI cried unto the Lord with my voice,

And ^fhe heard me out of ^ghis holy hill. Selah.

⁵I ^hlaid me down and slept;

I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.

⁶ⁱI will not be afraid of ten thousands of people,

That have set themselves against me round about.

⁷Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God:

For thou hast ^ksmitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone;

Thou hast ^lbroken the teeth of the ungodly.

^8mSalvation belongeth unto the Lord:

Thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

Psalm 4

To the ^||chief Musician on ^*Neginoth, A Psalm of David.

¹Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness:

Thou hast ^aenlarged me when I was in distress;

^||Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

²O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame?

How long will ye love vanity, and seek after ^bleasing? Selah.

³But know that the Lord hath ^cset apart him that is ^ccgodly for himself:

The Lord will hear when I call unto him.

^4dStand in awe, and sin not:

^eCommune with your own heart ^eeupon your bed, and be still. Selah.

^5fOffer the sacrifices of righteousness,

And ^gput your trust in the Lord.

⁶There be many that say, Who will shew us any good?

Lord, ^hLift thou up ⁱthe light of thy countenance upon us.

⁷Thou hast put ^kgladness in my heart,

More than in the time that their corn and their ^lwine increased.

⁸I will ^mboth ⁿlay me down in peace, and sleep:

For thou, Lord, only makest me dwell ^oin safety.

Psalm 5

To the chief Musician upon ^*Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.

¹Give ear to my words, O Lord,

Consider my ^ameditation.

²Hearken unto the voice of my cry, ^aamy King, and my God:

For ^bunto thee will I pray.

³My voice shalt thou hear ^cin the morning, O Lord;

In the morning will I direct ^dmy prayer unto thee, and will ^elook up.

⁴For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness:

Neither shall evil dwell with thee.

⁵The ^ffoolish shall not stand ^†in thy sight:

Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

⁶Thou shalt destroy them that speak ^gleasing:

The Lord will abhor ^†the bloody and deceitful man.

⁷But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy:

And in thy fear ^ggwill I worship ^htoward ^†thy holy temple.

⁸ⁱLead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of ^†mine enemies;

^jMake thy way straight before my face.

⁹For there is no ^||faithfulness ^†in their mouth;

^jjTheir inward part is ^†very wickedness;

^kTheir throat is ^lan open sepulchre;

^mThey flatter with their tongue.

^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.

¹¹But let ⁿall those that put their trust in thee ^orejoice:

Let them ever shout for joy, because ^†thou defendest them:

Let them also that love thy name ^pbe joyful in thee.

¹²For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous;

With favour wilt thou ^†compass him ^qas with a shield.

Psalm 6

To the ^*chief Musician on ^*Neginoth ^||*upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.

¹O ^aLord, rebuke me not in thine anger,

Neither ^bchasten me in thy hot displeasure.

^2cHave mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak:

O Lord, ^dheal me; for my bones ^eare vexed.

³My soul is also sore ^evexed:

But thou, O Lord, ^fhow long?

^4ffReturn, O Lord, deliver my soul:

Oh save me for thy mercies’ sake.

^5gFor in death there is no remembrance of thee:

In the grave who shall give thee thanks?

^6ggI am weary with ^hmy groaning;

^||All the night make I my bed to swim;

I water my couch with my tears.

⁷ⁱMine eye is consumed because of grief;

It waxeth old because of all mine enemies.

^8jDepart from me, all ^kye workers of iniquity;

For ^lthe Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.

⁹The Lord hath heard my ^msupplication;

The Lord will receive my ^mprayer.

¹⁰Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore ^evexed:

Let them ⁿreturn and be ashamed suddenly.

Psalm 7

^*Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the Lord, concerning the ^||words of Cush the Benjamite.

^1*O Lord my God, ^ain thee do I put my trust:

^bSave me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:

²Lest he ^ctear my soul like a lion,

Rending it in pieces, while there is ^†none to deliver.

³O Lord my God, ^dif I have done this;

If there be ^einiquity in my hands;

⁴If I have rewarded evil unto ^eehim that was at peace with me;

(Yea, ^fI have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)

⁵Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it;

Yea, let him ^gtread down my life upon the earth,

And lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.

⁶Arise, O Lord, in thine anger,

^hLift up thyself because of ⁱthe rage of mine enemies:

And ^jawake for me ^kto the judgment that thou hast commanded.

⁷So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about:

For their sakes therefore return thou on high.

⁸The Lord shall judge the people:

^lJudge me, O Lord, ^laccording to my righteousness,

And according to mine integrity that is ^min me.

⁹Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just:

ⁿFor the righteous God trieth ^othe hearts and reins.

^10†My defence is of God,

Which saveth ^pthe upright in heart.

^11||God judgeth the righteous,

And God is angry with the wicked every day.

¹²If he turn not, he will ^qwhet his sword;

He hath ^rbent his bow, and ^smade it ready.

¹³He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death;

He ordaineth ^this arrows against ^uthe persecutors.

¹⁴Behold, he travaileth with ^viniquity,

And hath ^vconceived mischief,

And ^vbrought forth falsehood.

^15†He made a pit, and digged it,

And ^wis fallen into the ditch which he made.

^16wHis mischief shall return upon his own head,

And his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

¹⁷I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness:

And ^xwill sing praise to the name of the Lord most high.

Psalm 8

To the chief Musician ^*upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.

¹O Lord our Lord,

How ^aexcellent is thy name in all the earth!

Who ^bhast set thy glory above the heavens.

^2cOut of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ^†ordained strength

Because of thine enemies,

That thou mightest still ^dthe enemy and the avenger.

³When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy ^efingers,

The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

^4fWhat is man, that thou art mindful of him?

And ^gthe son of man, that thou visitest him?

⁵For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels,

And hast crowned him with ^hglory and ^hhonour.

⁶ⁱThou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands;

^kThou hast put all things under his feet:

^7†All sheep and oxen,

Yea, and the beasts of the field;

⁸ⁱThe fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea,

And whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

^9lO Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

Psalm 9

^*To the chief Musician ^*upon ^†Muth-labben, A Psalm of David.

¹I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart;

I will shew forth all thy ^amarvellous works.

²I will be glad and ^brejoice in thee:

^cI will sing praise to thy name, ^dO thou most High.

³When mine enemies are turned back,

They shall fall and perish at thy presence.

⁴For ^†thou hast maintained my right and my cause;

Thou satest ^ein the throne judging ^†right.

^5eeThou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked,

Thou hast ^fput out their name for ever and ever.

^6g||O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end:

And thou hast destroyed cities;

Their memorial is perished with them.

⁷But ^hthe Lord shall endure for ever:

He hath ⁱprepared his throne for judgment.

⁸And ^khe shall judge the world in righteousness,

^lHe shall minister judgment to the people ^lmin uprightness.

⁹The Lord also will be ^†a refuge for ^mmthe oppressed,

^†A refuge ⁿin times of trouble.

¹⁰And they that ^oknow thy name will put their trust in thee:

For thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

¹¹Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion:

Declare among the people ^phis doings.

¹²When ^qhe maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them:

He forgetteth not the cry of the ^||humble.

^13rHave mercy upon me, O Lord;

Consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me,

Thou that liftest me up from ^sthe gates of death:

¹⁴That I may…