34:1I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
34:2My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
34:3O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
34:4I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
34:5They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
34:6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
34:7The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
34:8O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
34:9O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
34:10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
34:11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
34:12What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
34:13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
34:14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
34:15The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
34:16The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
34:17The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
34:18The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
34:20He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
34:21Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
34:22The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
35:0A Psalm of David.
35:1Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
35:2Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.
35:3Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
35:4Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.
35:5Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.
35:6Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.
35:7For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
35:8Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
35:9And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.
35:10All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?
35:11False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
35:12They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
35:13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
35:14I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
35:15But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:
35:16With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
35:17Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
35:18I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.
35:19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
35:20For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
35:21Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
35:22This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
35:23Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
35:24Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
35:25Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
35:26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
35:27Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
35:28And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.
52:1Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
52:2Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
52:3Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
52:4Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
52:5God 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.
52:6The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
52:7Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
52:8But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
52:9I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.
56:1Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
56:2Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
56:3What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
56:4In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
56:5Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
56:6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
56:7Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.
56:8Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
56:9When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
56:10In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.
56:11In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
56:12Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.
56:13For 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?
120:1In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
120:2Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
120:3What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
120:4Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
120:5Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
120:6My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
120:7I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.