49:1Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:

49:2Both low and high, rich and poor, together.

49:3My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

49:4I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

49:5Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

49:6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

49:7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

49:8(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)

49:9That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.

49:10For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

49:11Their 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.

49:12Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

49:13This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.

49:14Like 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.

49:15But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.

49:16Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

49:17For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.

49:18Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.

49:19He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.

49:20Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.

73:1Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.

73:2But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

73:3For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

73:4For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.

73:5They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.

73:6Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.

73:7Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.

73:8They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.

73:9They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.

73:10Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.

73:11And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?

73:12Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.

73:13Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.

73:14For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.

73:15If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.

73:16When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;

73:17Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.

73:18Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.

73:19How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

73:20As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.

73:21Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.

73:22So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.

73:23Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.

73:24Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

73:25Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.

73:26My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

73:27For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.

73:28But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.

77:1I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.

77:2In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.

77:3I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.

77:4Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

77:5I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.

77:6I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.

77:7Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?

77:8Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?

77:9Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.

77:10And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.

77:11I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.

77:12I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.

77:13Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?

77:14Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people.

77:15Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.

77:16The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled.

77:17The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.

77:18The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.

77:19Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.

77:20Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

140:1Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;

140:2Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.

140:3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

140:4Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

140:5The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.

140:6I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.

140:7O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

140:8Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.

140:9As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

140:10Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

140:11Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

140:12I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

140:13Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.