Psalm 11:1–17:5

1  aIn the Lord put I my trust:

bHow say ye to my soul,

Flee as a bird to your mountain?

2  For, lo, cthe wicked bend their bow,

dThey make ready their arrow upon the string,

That they may †privily shoot at ethe upright in heart.

3  If fthe foundations be destroyed,

What gcan the righteous do?

4  hThe Lord is in ihis holy temple,

kThe Lord’s throne is in heaven:

lHis eyes behold,

His eyelids try, the children of men.

5  The Lord mtrieth the righteous:

But the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

6  Upon the wicked he shall rain ||snares, fire and nbrimstone,

And ||an ohorrible tempest: this shall be pthe portion of their cup.

7  For the righteous Lord qloveth righteousness;

rHis countenance doth behold the upright.

Psalm 12

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

1  ||Help, Lord; for athe godly man ceaseth;

For the faithful fail from among the children of men.

2  They aaspeak vanity every one with his neighbour:

With bflattering lips and with †a double heart do they speak.

3  The Lord shall cut off all bflattering lips,

And the tongue that speaketh †proud things:

4  Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail;

Our lips †are our own: who is lord over us?

5  cFor the oppression of dthe poor, for the sighing of the needy,

eNow will I arise, saith the Lord;

I will set him in safety from him that ||fpuffeth at him.

6  gThe words of the Lord are pure words:

As silver gtried in a furnace of earth, hpurified iseven times.

7  Thou shalt keep them, O Lord,

Thou shalt preserve †them from this generation for ever.

8  The wicked walk on every side,

When †the vilest men are exalted.

Psalm 13

To the ||chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

1  aHow long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? afor ever?

How long wilt thou aahide thy face from me?

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?

3  Consider and hear me, O Lord my God:

bLighten mine eyes, clest I sleep the sleep of death;

4  dLest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him;

And those that trouble me rejoice when eI am moved.

5  But I have ftrusted in thy mercy;

fgMy heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.

6  I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath hdealt bountifully with me.

Psalm 14

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

1  aThe bfool hath said in his heart, cThere is no God.

dThey are corrupt, they have done abominable works,

eThere is none that doeth good.

2  The Lord flooked down from heaven upon the children of men,

To see if there were eany gthat did understand, and hseek God.

3  eThey are all gone aside, they are all together become †filthy:

There is none that doeth good, no, not one.

4  Have all the workers of iniquity ino knowledge?

Who keat up my people as they eat bread,

And lcall not upon the Lord.

5  mThere †were they in great fear:

nFor God is in the generation of the righteous.

6  nYe have shamed the counsel of the poor,

Because the Lord is his orefuge.

7  †Oh that the salvation of Israel were come pout of Zion!

When the Lord qbringeth back the captivity of his people,

Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

Psalm 15

A Psalm of David.

1  Lord, aWho shall †abide in thy tabernacle?

Who shall dwell in bthy holy hill?

2  cHe that walketh uprightly, and ccworketh righteousness,

And dspeaketh the truth in his heart.

3  eHe that fbackbiteth not with his tongue,

Nor doeth evil to his neighbour,

Nor ||taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

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.

5  He that putteth not out his money to gusury,

hNor taketh reward against the innocent.

He that doeth these things ishall never be moved.

Psalm 16

||Michtam of David.

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

2  O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord:

bMy goodness extendeth not to thee;

3  But to the saints that are in the earth,

And to the excellent, cin whom is all my delight.

4  Their sorrows shall be multiplied that ||hasten after ccanother god:

Their drink offerings of blood will I not offer,

dNor etake up their names into my lips.

5  The Lord is fthe portion †of mine ginheritance and of my hcup:

Thou maintainest my ilot.

6  The ilines are fallen unto me in jpleasant places;

Yea, I have a goodly heritage.

7  I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel:

My kreins also instruct me lin the night seasons.

8  mI have nset the Lord always before me:

Because ohe is at my right hand, pI shall not be moved.

9  Therefore my heart is glad, and qmy glory rejoiceth:

My flesh also shall †rest in hope.

10  For thou wilt not leave my soul in rhell;

sNeither wilt thou suffer thine tHoly One to see ucorruption.

11  Thou wilt shew me wthe path of life:

In thy presence is xfulness of joy;

At thy right hand there are ypleasures for evermore.

Psalm 17

A *Prayer of David.

1  Hear †the right, O Lord, aattend unto my cry,

Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth †not out of feigned lips.

2  Let my sentence come forth aafrom thy presence;

Let thine eyes behold bthe things that are equal.

3  Thou hast cproved mine heart; thou hast dvisited me ein the night;

Thou hast ftried me, and shalt find nothing;

I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

4  Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips

I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

5  gHold up my goings in thy hpaths,

That my footsteps †slip not.