Psalm 143

A Psalm of David.

1  Hear my prayer, O Lord,

aGive ear to my supplications:

bIn thy faithfulness answer me, and bin thy righteousness.

2  And center not into judgment with thy servant:

For din thy sight shall no man living be justified.

3  For the enemy hath persecuted my soul;

He hath smitten my life down to the ground;

He hath made me to dwell ein darkness, as those that have been long dead.

4  Therefore fis my spirit overwhelmed within me;

My heart within me gis desolate.

5  hI remember ithe days of old;

I meditate on all thy jkworks;

I muse on kthe work of thy hands.

6  lI stretch forth my hands unto thee:

mMy soul nthirsteth after thee, oas a thirsty land. Selah.

7  pHear me speedily, O Lord: qmy spirit faileth:

prHide not thy face from me,

s||Lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

8  Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness tin the morning;

For uin thee do I trust:

wCause me to know the way wherein I should walk;

For xI lift up my soul unto thee.

9  yDeliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies:

I †flee unto thee to hide me.

10  zTeach me to do athy will; for thou art my God:

bThy spirit is good; clead me into dthe land of uprightness.

11  eQuicken me, O Lord, ffor thy name’s sake:

For thy righteousness’ sake gbring my soul out of trouble.

12  And of thy mercy hcut off mine enemies,

And destroy all them that afflict my soul:

For iI am thy servant.

Psalm 144

A Psalm *of David.

1  Blessed be the Lord †my strength,

aWhich teacheth my hands †to war,

And my fingers ato fight:

2  b||My goodness, and cmy fortress; dmy high tower, and my deliverer;

bMy shield, and he in whom I trust;

Who esubdueth my people under me.

3  fLord, what is man, that thou gTakest knowledge of him!

Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!

4  hMan is like to vanity:

His days are as ia shadow that passeth away.

5  kBow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down:

lTouch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

6  Cast forth mlightning, and scatter them:

mShoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.

7  nSend thine †hand ofrom above;

pRid me, and deliver me nout of great waters,

From the hand of qstrange children;

8  Whose mouth rspeaketh vanity,

And their right hand is sa right hand of falsehood.

9  I will tsing a new song unto thee, O God:

Upon ua psaltery wand uan instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.

10  It is he xthat giveth ||salvation unto kings:

Who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.

11  yRid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children,

zWhose mouth speaketh vanity,

And their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:

12  That our sons may be aas plants grown up in their youth;

That our daughters may be as bcorner stones, †polished after the similitude of a palace:

13  That our garners may be full, caffording †all manner of store:

That our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our estreets:

14  That our oxen may be †strong to labour;

That there be no fbreaking in, nor ggoing out;

That there be no hcomplaining in our streets.

15  iHappy is that people, that is in such a case:

Yea, khappy is that people, whose God is the Lord.

Psalm 145

David’s Psalm of *praise.

1  aI will extol thee, my God, O king;

And I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

2  Every day will I bless thee;

And I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

3  bGreat is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;

†And his greatness is unsearchable.

4  cOne generation shall praise thy works to another,

And shall declare thy nmighty acts.

5  I will dspeak of ethe glorious honour of thy majesty,

And of thy wondrous †works.

6  And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts:

And I will †declare thy greatness.

7  They shall fabundantly utter the memory of thy ggreat goodness,

And shall sing of thy righteousness.

8  hThe Lord is gracious, and full of compassion;

Slow to anger, and †of great mercy.

9  iThe Lord is good to all:

And his tender mercies are over all his works.

10  kAll thy works shall praise thee, O Lord;

And lthy saints shall bless thee.

11  They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom,

And talk of thy power;

12  mTo make known to the sons of men his nmighty acts,

And othe glorious majesty of his kingdom.

13  pThy kingdom is †an everlasting kingdom,

And thy dominion endureth qthroughout all generations.

14  rThe Lord upholdeth all that fall,

And sraiseth up all those that be stbowed down.

15  The eyes of all ||wait upon thee;

And uthou givest them their meat vin due season.

16  wThou openest thine hand,

And xsatisfiest the desire of every living thing.

17  yThe Lord is righteous in all his ways,

And ||zholy in all his works.

18  aThe Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him,

To all that call upon him bin truth.

19  cHe will fulfil the desire of them that fear him:

He also dwill hear their cry, and will save them.

20  The Lord epreserveth all them that dlove him:

But all the wicked will he destroy.

21  My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord:

And flet all flesh bless his holy name gfor ever and ever.

Psalm 146

1  †Praise ye the Lord.

aPraise the Lord, O my soul.

2  bWhile I live will I praise the Lord:

I will sing praises unto my God bwhile I have any being.

3  cPut not your trust in princes,

dNor in the son of man, in whom there is no ||help.

4  eHis breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth;

In that very day fhis thoughts perish.

5  gHappy is he that hath the God of Jacob hfor his help,

Whose ihope is in the Lord his God:

6  klWhich made heaven, and earth,

lThe sea, and all that therein is:

Which keepeth truth for ever:

7  mWhich executeth judgment for the oppressed:

Which giveth food to the nhungry.

oThe Lord plooseth the prisoners:

8  qThe Lord openeth the eyes of the blind:

The rxLord raiseth them that are bowed down:

sThe Lord loveth the righteous:

9  tThe Lord preserveth the strangers;

tHe urelieveth wthe fatherless and widow:

xBut the way of the wicked he yturneth upside down.

10  zThe Lord shall reign for ever,

Even thy God, O Zion, aunto all generations.

bPraise ye the Lord.

Psalm 147

1  aPraise ye the Lord:

For bit is good to sing praises unto our God;

cFor it is pleasant; and dpraise is comely.

2  eThe Lord doth build up Jerusalem:

He fgathereth together gthe outcasts of Israel.

3  hHe healeth ithe broken in heart,

And kbindeth up their †wounds.

4  lHe telleth the number of the stars;

mHe calleth them all by their names.

5  uGreat is our Lord, and oof great power:

†pHis understanding is infinite.

6  qThe Lord rlifteth up the meek:

He casteth the wicked down to the ground.

7  sSing unto the Lord with thanksgiving;

Sing praise upon the tharp unto our God:

8  Who covereth the heaven with clouds,

uWho prepareth rain for the earth,

vWho maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

9  wHe giveth to the beast his food,

And xto the young ravens which cry.

10  He delighteth not in the strength of ythe horse:

He taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.

11  zThe Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him,

aIn those that hope in his mercy.

12  Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem;

Praise thy God, O Zion.

13  For he hath strengthened bthe bars of thy gates;

He hath blessed thy children within thee.

14  †cHe maketh peace in thy borders,

And dfilleth thee with the †finest of the wheat.

15  eHe sendeth forth his commandment upon earth:

His word runneth very swiftly.

16  He giveth fsnow like wool:

He gscattereth the hhoarfrost like ashes.

17  He casteth forth his hiice like morsels:

Who can stand before his icold?

18  kHe sendeth out his word, and melteth them:

He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

19  lHe sheweth †his word unto Jacob,

mHis statutes and his judgments unto Israel.

20  nHe hath not dealt so with any nation:

And as for his ojudgments, they have not known them.

pPraise ye the Lord.