THE SONG OF DAVID THE PROPHET
AND KING
David's. Without
Superscription among the Hebrews.
Blessed is the man that hath not walked in
the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the
seat of the pestilent.
But his will is rather in the law of the
Lord, and in His law will he meditate day and night.
And he shall be like the tree which is
planted by the streams of the waters, which shall bring forth its fruit in its
season; and its leaf shall not fall, and all things whatsoever he may do shall
prosper.
Not so are the ungodly, not so; but rather
they are like the chaff which the wind doth hurl away from the face of the
earth.
For this reason shall the ungodly not stand
up in judgment, nor sinners in the council of the righteous.
For the Lord knoweth the way of the
righteous, and the way of the ungodly shall perish.
A Psalm of David.
Why have the heathen raged, and the peoples
meditated empty things?
The kings of the earth were aroused, and the rulers were assembled together, against the Lord, and against His Christ.
Let us break their bonds asunder, and let us
cast away their yoke from us.
He that dwelleth in the heavens shall laugh
them to scorn, and the Lord shall deride them.
Then shall He speak unto them in His wrath,
and in His anger shall He trouble them.
But as for Me, I was established as king by
Him, upon Sion His holy mountain, proclaiming the commandment of the Lord.
The Lord said unto Me: Thou art My Son, this
day have I begotten Thee.
Ask of Me, and I will give Thee the nations
for Thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for Thy possession.
Thou shalt herd them with a rod of iron;
Thou shalt shatter them like a potter's vessels.
And now, O ye kings, understand; be
instructed, all ye that judge the earth.
Serve ye the Lord with fear, and rejoice in
Him with trembling.
Lay hold of instruction, lest at any time
the Lord be angry, and ye perish from the righteous way.
When quickly His wrath be kindled, blessed
are all that have put their trust in Him.
A Psalm of David.
When He Fled from the Face of Abessalom His Son, in the Wilderness.
O Lord, why are they multiplied that afflict
me? Many rise up against me.
Many say unto my soul: There is no salvation
for him in his God.
But Thou, O Lord, art my helper, my glory,
and the lifter up of my head.
I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and He heard me out of His holy mountain.
I laid me down and slept; I awoke, for the
Lord will help me.
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of
people that set themselves against me round about.
Arise, O Lord, save me, O my God, for Thou
hast smitten all who without cause are mine enemies; the teeth of sinners hast
Thou broken.
Salvation is of the Lord, and Thy blessing
is upon Thy people.
Glory. Both now. Alleluia.
For the End: An
Ode of David among the Psalms.
When I called upon Thee, O God of my
righteousness, Thou didst hearken unto me; in mine affliction Thou hast
enlarged me.
Have compassion on me and hear my prayer.
O ye sons of men, how long will ye be slow
of heart? Why do ye love vanity, and seek after falsehood?
Know also that the Lord hath made wondrous
His holy one; the Lord will hearken unto me when I cry unto Him.
Be angry, and sin not; feel compunction upon
your beds for what ye say in your hearts.
Sacrifice a sacrifice of righteousness, and
hope in the Lord. Many say: Who will show unto us good things?
The light of Thy countenance, O Lord, hath
been signed upon us; Thou hast given gladness to my heart.
From the fruit of their wheat, wine and oil
are they multiplied.
In peace in the same place I shall lay me
down and sleep.
For Thou, O Lord, alone hast made me to
dwell in hope.
For the End: A
Psalm of David for Her That Obtained the Inheritance.
Unto my words give ear, O Lord; hear my cry.
Attend unto the voice of my supplication, O my King and my God; for unto Thee
will I pray, O Lord.
In the morning Thou shalt hear my voice. In
the morning shall I stand before Thee, and Thou shalt look upon me; for not a
God that willest iniquity art Thou.
He that worketh evil shall not dwell near
Thee, nor shall transgressors abide before Thine eyes.
Thou hast hated all them that work iniquity;
Thou shalt destroy all them that speak a lie.
A man that is bloody and deceitful shall the
Lord abhor.
But as for me, in the multitude of Thy mercy
shall I go into Thy house; I shall worship toward Thy holy temple in fear of
Thee.
O Lord, guide me in the way of Thy
righteousness; because of mine enemies, make straight my way before Thee,
For in their mouth there is no truth; their
heart is vain.
Their throat is an open sepulchre, with
their tongues have they spoken deceitfully; judge them, O God.
Let them fall down on account of their own
devisings; according to the multitude of their ungodliness, cast them out, for
they have embittered Thee, O Lord.
And let all them be glad that hope in Thee;
they shall ever rejoice, and Thou shalt dwell among them. And all shall glory
in Thee that love Thy name, for Thou shalt bless the righteous.
O Lord, as with a shield of Thy good
pleasure hast Thou crowned us.
O Lord, rebuke me not in Thine anger, nor
chasten me in Thy wrath.
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak. Heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled, and my soul is troubled greatly; but Thou, O Lord, how long?
Turn to me again, O Lord, deliver my soul;
save me for Thy mercy's sake.
For in death there is none that is mindful
of Thee, and in hades who will confess Thee?
I toiled in my groaning; every night I will
wash my bed, with tears will I water my couch.
Through wrath is mine eye become troubled, I
have grown old among all mine enemies.
Depart from me all ye that work vanity, for
the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.
The Lord hath heard my supplication, the
Lord hath received my prayer.
Let all mine enemies be greatly put to shame
and be troubled, let them be turned back, and speedily be greatly put to shame.
Glory. Both now. Alleluia.
Concerning the
Words: of Chusi, the Son of Jemeni.
O Lord my God, in Thee have I put my hope;
save me from them that persecute me, and do Thou deliver me.
Lest at any time like a lion he seize my
soul, when there is none to redeem me, nor to save.
O Lord my God, if I have done this, if there
be injustice in my hands,
If I have paid back evil to them that
rendered evil unto me, then let me fall back empty from mine enemies.
Then let the enemy pursue my soul, and take
it, and let him tread down my life into the earth, and my glory let him bring
down into the dust.
Arise, O Lord, in Thine anger, exalt Thyself
to the furthest boundaries of Thine enemies.
And arouse Thyself, O Lord my God, in the commandment
which Thou hast enjoined, and a congregation of peoples shall surround Thee.
And for their sakes return Thou on high.
The Lord shall judge the peoples. Judge me,
O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to mine innocence within
me.
Let the wickedness of sinners be ended, and
do Thou guide the righteous man, O God, that searchest out the hearts and
reins.
Righteous is my help from God, Who saveth
them who are upright of heart.
God is a judge that is righteous, strong and
forbearing, and inflicteth not wrath every day.
Unless ye be converted, His glittering sword
shall He furbish; He hath bent His bow, and hath made it ready.
And on it He hath made ready the instruments
of death, His arrows for them that rage hotly hath He perfected.
Behold, he was in travail with
unrighteousness, he hath conceived toil and brought forth iniquity.
He opened a pit and dug it, and he shall
fall into the hole which he hath made.
His toil shall return upon his own head, and
upon his own pate shall his unrighteousness come down.
I will give praise unto the Lord according
to His righteousness, and I will chant unto the name of the Lord Most High.
For the End: A
Psalm of David Concerning the Wine-presses.
O Lord, our Lord, how wonderful is Thy name
in all the earth! For Thy magnificence is lifted high above the heavens.
Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast Thou perfected praise, because of Thine enemies, to destroy the enemy and avenger.
For I will behold the heavens, the works of
Thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which Thou hast founded.
What is man, that Thou art mindful of him?
Or the son of man, that Thou visitest him?
Thou hast made him a little lower than the
angels; with glory and honour hast Thou crowned him, and Thou hast set him over
the works of Thy hands.
All things hast Thou subjected under his
feet, sheep, and all oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field,
The birds of the air, and the fish of the
sea, the things that pass through the paths of the sea.
O Lord, our Lord, how wonderful is Thy name
in all the earth!
Glory. Both now. Alleluia.