1¤ He that dwelleth in the aid of the most High, shall abide under the protection of the God of Jacob.2He shall say to the Lord: Thou art my protector, and my refuge: my God, in him will I trust.3For he hath delivered me from the snare of the hunters: and from the sharp word.4He will overshadow thee with his shoulders: and under his wings thou shalt trust.5His truth shall compass thee with a shield: thou shalt not be afraid of the terror of the night.6Of the arrow that flieth in the day, of the business that walketh about in the dark: of invasion, or of the noonday devil.7A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand: but it shall not come nigh thee.8But thou shalt consider with thy eyes: and shalt see the reward of the wicked.9Because thou, O Lord, art my hope: thou hast made the most High thy refuge.10There shall no evil come to thee: nor shall the scourge come near thy dwelling.11For he hath given his angels charge over thee; to keep thee in all thy ways.12In their hands they shall bear thee up: lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.13Thou shalt walk upon the asp and the basilisk: and thou shalt trample under foot the lion and the dragon.14Because he hoped in me I will deliver him: I will protect him because he hath known my name.15He shall cry to me, and I will hear him: I am with him in tribulation, I will deliver him, and I will glorify him.16I will fill him with length of days; and I will shew him my salvation.
A psalm of a canticle on the sabbath day.1¤ It is good to give praise to the Lord: and to sing to thy name, O most High.2To shew forth thy mercy in the morning, and thy truth in the night:3Upon an instrument of ten strings, upon the psaltery: with a canticle upon the harp.4For thou hast given me, O Lord, a delight in thy doings: and in the works of thy hands I shall rejoice.5O Lord, how great are thy works! thy thoughts are exceeding deep.6The senseless man shall not know: nor will the fool understand these things.7When the wicked shall spring up as grass: and all the workers of iniquity shall appear: That they may perish for ever and ever:8But thou, O Lord, art most high for evermore.9For behold thy enemies, O lord, for behold thy enemies shall perish: and all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.10But my horn shall be exalted like that of the unicorn: and my old age in plentiful mercy.11My eye also hath looked down upon my enemies: and my ear shall hear of the downfall of the malignant that rise up against me.12The just shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow up like the cedar of Libanus.13They that are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of the house of our God.14They shall still increase in a fruitful old age: and shall be well treated,15That they may shew, That the Lord our God is righteous, and there is no iniquity in him.
1¤ The Lord hath reigned, he is clothed with beauty: the Lord is clothed with strength, and hath girded himself. For he hath established the world which shall not be moved.2Thy throne is prepared from of old: thou art from everlasting.3The floods have lifted up, O Lord: the floods have lifted up their voice. The floods have lifted up their waves,4With the noise of many waters. Wonderful are the surges of the sea: wonderful is the Lord on high.5Thy testimonies are become exceedingly credible: holiness becometh thy house, O Lord, unto length of days.