Chapter 5

19:054:003 For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

19:054:004 Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.

19:054:005 He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.

19:054:006 I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for it is good.

19:054:007 For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.

19:055:001 Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

19:055:002 Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;

19:055:003 Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.

19:055:004 My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

19:055:005 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.

19:055:006 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.

19:055:007 Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.

19:055:008 I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.

19:055:009 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

19:055:010 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.

19:055:011 Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.

19:055:012 For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:

19:055:013 But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.

19:055:014 We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.

19:055:015 Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.

19:055:016 As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.

19:055:017 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

19:055:018 He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.

19:055:019 God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.

19:055:020 He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.

19:055:021 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

19:055:022 Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

19:055:023 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.

19:056:001 Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

19:056:002 Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.

19:056:003 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

19:056:004 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

19:056:005 Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.

19:056:006 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

19:056:007 Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.

19:056:008 Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?

19:056:009 When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.

19:056:010 In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.

19:056:011 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.

19:056:012 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.

19:056:013 For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

19:057:001 Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.

19:057:002 I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.

19:057:003 He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

19:057:004 My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

19:057:005 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.

19:057:006 They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.

19:057:007 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

19:057:008 Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

19:057:009 I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.

19:057:010 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.

19:057:011 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.

19:058:001 Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

19:058:002 Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

19:058:003 The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

19:058:004 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

19:058:005 Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.

19:058:006 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.

19:058:007 Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.

19:058:008 As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

19:058:009 Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.

19:058:010 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

19:058:011 So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.

19:059:001 Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.

19:059:002 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.

19:059:003 For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.

19:059:004 They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.

19:059:005 Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.

19:059:006 They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

19:059:007 Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?

19:059:008 But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.

19:059:009 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.

19:059:010 The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.

19:059:011 Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

19:059:012 For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.

19:059:013 Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.

19:059:014 And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

19:059:015 Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.

19:059:016 But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

19:059:017 Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.

19:060:001 O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.

19:060:002 Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.

19:060:003 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

19:060:004 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

19:060:005 That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.

19:060:006 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

19:060:007 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

19:060:008 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.

19:060:009 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

19:060:010 Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?

19:060:011 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

19:060:012 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

19:061:001 Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.

19:061:002 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

19:061:003 For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.

19:061:004 I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.

19:061:005 For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.

19:061:006 Thou wilt prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations.

19:061:007 He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.

19:061:008 So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.

19:062:001 Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.

19:062:002 He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.

19:062:003 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.

19:062:004 They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

19:062:005 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

19:062:006 He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.

19:062:007 In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

19:062:008 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

19:062:009 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

19:062:010 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

19:062:011 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.

19:062:012 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.

19:063:001 O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

19:063:002 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

19:063:003 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

19:063:004 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

19:063:005 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

19:063:006 When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

19:063:007 Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

19:063:008 My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

19:063:009 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

19:063:010 They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.

19:063:011 But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

19:064:001 Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

19:064:002 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:

19:064:003 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

19:064:004 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

19:064:005 They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?

19:064:006 They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.

19:064:007 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.

19:064:008 So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.

19:064:009 And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.

19:064:010 The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.

19:065:001 Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.

19:065:002 O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

19:065:003 Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.

19:065:004 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.

19:065:005 By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:

19:065:006 Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:

19:065:007 Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.

19:065:008 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.

19:065:009 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.

19:065:010 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.

19:065:011 Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.

19:065:012 They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.

19:065:013 The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.

19:066:001 Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:

19:066:002 Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.

19:066:003 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

19:066:004 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.

19:066:005 Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.

19:066:006 He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.

19:066:007 He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.

19:066:008 O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:

19:066:009 Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

19:066:010 For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

19:066:011 Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins.

19:066:012 Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.

19:066:013 I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,

19:066:014 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.

19:066:015 I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.

19:066:016 Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

19:066:017 I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.

19:066:018 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

19:066:019 But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

19:066:020 Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.

19:067:001 God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.

19:067:002 That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.

19:067:003 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.

19:067:004 O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.

19:067:005 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.

19:067:006 Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.

19:067:007 God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.

19:068:001 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.

19:068:002 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

19:068:003 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.

19:068:004 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.

19:068:005 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

19:068:006 God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

19:068:007 O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:

19:068:008 The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

19:068:009 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.

19:068:010 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.

19:068:011 The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.

19:068:012 Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.

19:068:013 Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

19:068:014 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.

19:068:015 The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.

19:068:016 Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.

19:068:017 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.

19:068:018 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.

19:068:019 Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

19:068:020 He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.

19:068:021 But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.

19:068:022 The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:

19:068:023 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.

19:068:024 They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

19:068:025 The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.