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Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Why are you
downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise Him, my
Savior and my God.
For thou art the God of my strength: why
dost thou cast me off? why go I
mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
For You are the God of my refuge. Why have You rejected me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Why are you
downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise Him, my
Savior and my God.
For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.
Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
You are my King, O God, who ordains
victories for Jacob.
For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
For I do not trust in my bow, nor does my sword save me.
But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that
hated us.
For You save us from our enemies; You put those who
hate us to shame.
In God we
boast all the day long, and praise thy name
for ever.
Selah.
But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.
But You have rejected and humbled us; You no longer go forth with our armies.
Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which
hate us
spoil for themselves.
Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.
You have given us up as sheep to be
devoured; You have scattered us among the nations.
Thou sellest thy people
for nought, and
dost not increase thy wealth by their price.
You sell Your people for nothing; no profit do You gain from their sale.
For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and
avenger.
All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
All this has come upon us, though we have not
forgotten You or
betrayed Your covenant.
If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;
If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?
Yea,
for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep
for the slaughter.
Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.
Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off
for ever.
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and
forgettest our
affliction and our oppression?
For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our
belly cleaveth unto the earth.
For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies
cling to the earth.
Rise up; be our help!
Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion.
Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
You are the most handsome of men; grace has
anointed your lips, since God has blessed you
forever.
And in thy majesty
ride prosperously because of truth and
meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
Thy throne, O God, is
for ever and ever: the
sceptre of thy kingdom is a right
sceptre.
Your throne, O God, endures
forever and ever, and justice is the
scepter of Your kingdom.
Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and
incline thine ear;
forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house;
So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.
I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.
I will
commemorate your name through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you
forever and ever.
The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.
Selah.
The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our
fortress.
SelahThe LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.
Selah.
The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our
fortress.
SelahFor the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
How
awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
He shall choose our inheritance
for us, the
excellency of Jacob whom he loved.
Selah.
He chooses our inheritance
for us, the pride of Jacob, whom He loves.
SelahFor God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
For God is King of all the earth; sing profound praises to Him.
The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham:
for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly
exalted.
The nobles of the nations have assembled as the people of the God of Abraham;
for the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly
exalted.
Beautiful
for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount
Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
Beautiful in
loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount
Zion, the city of the great King.
God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress.
For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.
For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together.
As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it
for ever.
Selah.
As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD of Hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish her
forever.
SelahFor this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.
For this God is our God
forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.
None of them can by any means
redeem his brother, nor give to God a
ransom for him:
No man can possibly
redeem his brother or pay his
ransom to God.
(
For the
redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth
for ever:)
For the
redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
that he should live on
forever and not see decay.
For he
seeth that wise men die, likewise the
fool and the
brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
For it is clear that wise men die, and the
foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
Their graves are their eternal homes— their dwellings for endless generations— even though their lands were their namesakes.
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall
consume in the grave from their dwelling.
Like sheep they are destined
for Sheol. Death will be their
shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their
form will decay in
Sheol, far from their lofty abode.
But God will
redeem my soul from the power of the grave:
for he shall receive me.
Selah.
But God will
redeem my life from
Sheol,
for He will surely take me to Himself.
SelahFor when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.
Out of
Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath
shined.
From
Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines
forth.
And the heavens shall declare his righteousness:
for God is judge himself.
Selah.
And the heavens
proclaim His righteousness,
for God Himself is Judge.
SelahI will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.
I do not
rebuke you
for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me.
I will take no
bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.
I have no need
for a bull from your
stall or goats from your pens,
For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.
for every beast of the forest is Mine— the cattle on a thousand hills.
If I were
hungry, I would not tell thee:
for the world is mine, and the
fulness thereof.
If I were
hungry, I would not tell you,
for the world is Mine, and the fullness thereof.
Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.
For you
hate My instruction and cast My words behind you.
Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth
deceit.
Now consider this, ye that
forget God, lest I
tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
Now consider this, you who
forget God, lest I
tear you to pieces, with no one to
rescue you:
For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
Behold, I was
shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall
shew forth thy praise.
O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings.
God shall likewise destroy thee
for ever, he shall take thee away, and
pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living.
Selah.
Surely God will bring you down to
everlasting ruin; He will
snatch you up and
tear you away from your tent; He will
uproot you from the land of the living.
SelahBut I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God
forever and ever.
I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.
I will praise You
forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name—
for it is good— in the presence of Your saints.
There were they in great fear, where no fear was:
for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath
despised them.
There they are,
overwhelmed with
dread, where there was nothing to fear.
For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame,
for God has
despised them.
For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them.
Selah.
For strangers rise up against me, and
ruthless men seek my life— men with no regard
for God.
Selah I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for it is good.
Freely I will sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O LORD, for it is good.
For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.
For He has delivered me from every trouble, and my eyes have stared down my foes.
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.
at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked.
For they release
disaster upon me and
revile me in their anger.
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a
dove!
for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a
dove! I would fly away and find rest.
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues:
for I have seen violence and
strife in the city.
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:
For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could
endure. It is not a
foe who rises against me; from him I could hide.
Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into
hell:
for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to
Sheol alive,
for evil is with them in their homes.
As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.
But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.
He redeems my soul in peace from the battle
waged against me, even though many
oppose me.
God shall hear, and
afflict them, even he that abideth of old.
Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.
God will hear and
humiliate them— the One enthroned
for the ages—
Selah because they do not change and they have no fear of God.
He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
My companion attacks his friends; he
violates his covenant.
Be
merciful unto me, O God:
for man would
swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
Be
merciful to me, O God,
for men are
hounding me; all day they press their attack.
Mine enemies would daily
swallow me up:
for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
My enemies pursue me all day long,
for many proudly
assail me.
Every day they
wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me
for evil.
All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my
demise.
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
They
conspire, they
lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.
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?
For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from
stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
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.
Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.
I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.
I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me.
He shall send from heaven, and save from the reproach of him that would
swallow me up.
Selah. God shall send
forth his mercy and his truth.
He reaches down from heaven and saves me; He rebukes those who
trample me.
Selah God sends
forth His loving devotion and His truth.
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.
They spread a net
for my feet; my soul was
despondent. They
dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it!
SelahFor thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
For Your loving devotion reaches to the heavens, and Your faithfulness to the clouds.
So that a man shall say,
Verily there is a reward
for the righteous:
verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.
Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
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.
See how they lie in wait
for me. Fierce men
conspire against me
for no
transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.
They run and prepare themselves without my fault:
awake to help me, and behold.
For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice.
Behold, they
belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips:
for who, say they,
doth hear?
See what they
spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips: “
For who can hear us?”
Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.
I will keep watch for You, O my strength, because You, O God, are my fortress.
Slay them not, lest my people
forget:
scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
Do not kill them, or my people will
forget.
Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
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.
By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be
trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.
Let them
wander up and down
for meat, and
grudge if they be not satisfied.
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.
But I will sing of Your strength and
proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning.
For You are my
fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.
To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion.
Thou hast made the earth to
tremble; thou hast broken it:
heal the breaches thereof;
for it shaketh.
Thou hast given a
banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth.
Selah.
You have raised a
banner for those who fear You, that they may
flee the bow.
SelahWho will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into
Edom?
Who will bring me to the
fortified city? Who will lead me to
Edom?
Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.
