Psalm 19

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

1  The aheavens declare the glory of God;

And the firmament sheweth his handywork.

2  Day unto day aauttereth speech,

And night unto night bsheweth knowledge.

3  There is no speech nor language,

||Where their voice is not heard.

4  c||Their dline is gone out through all the earth,

And their words to the end of the world.

In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,

5  eWhich is as a bridegroom coming out of his fchamber,

And grejoiceth eas a strong man to run a race.

6  His going forth is from the end of the heaven,

And his hcircuit unto the ends of it:

And there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

7  The ||law of the Lord is perfect, ||converting the soul:

The itestimony of the Lord is isure, making wise jthe simple.

8  The kstatutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart:

lThe commandment of the Lord is pure, menlightening the eyes.

9  The fear of the Lord is lclean, enduring for ever:

The judgments of the Lord are †true and righteous altogether.

10  More to be desired are they than ngold, yea, than much ofine gold:

pSweeter also than honey and †the qhoneycomb.

11  Moreover by them is thy servant rwarned:

And in keeping of them there is great reward.

12  sWho can understand his errors?

Cleanse thou me from tsecret faults.

13  uKeep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins;

Let them not xhave dominion over me:

Then shall I be upright,

And I shall be innocent from ||the great transgression.

14  Let the words of my mouth,

And the ymeditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight,

O Lord, †my strength, and my zredeemer.

Psalm 20

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

1  The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble;

The name of the God of Jacob †defend thee;

2  Send †thee help from athe sanctuary,

And †strengthen thee aaout of Zion;

3  Remember all thy offerings,

And †accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.

4  bGrant thee according to thine own heart,

And fulfil all thy counsel.

5  We will rejoice cin thy salvation,

And in the name of our God we will dset up our banners:

bThe Lord fulfil all thy petitions.

6  Now know I that the Lord saveth ehis anointed;

He will hear him †from his holy heaven

†With the saving strength of his right hand.

7  Some ftrust in chariots, and some in horses:

But we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

8  They are brought down and fallen:

But we are risen, and gstand upright.

9  Save, Lord:

Let the king hear us when we call.

Psalm 21

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

1  The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord;

And ain thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

2  bThou hast given him his heart’s desire,

And hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

3  For thou cpreventest him with the blessings of goodness:

Thou dsettest a crown of epure gold on his head.

4  He asked life of thee, and fthou gavest it him,

Even glength of days for ever and ever.

5  His hglory is great in thy salvation:

iHonour and himajesty hast thou jlaid upon him.

6  For thou hast †made him most blessed for ever:

kThou hast †made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.

7  For the king trusteth in the Lord,

And through the mercy of the most High lhe shall not be moved.

8  Thine hand shall mfind out all thine enemies:

Thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

9  Thou shalt make them nas a fiery oven in the time of thine oanger:

The Lord shall pswallow them up in his wrath, and qthe fire shall devour them.

10  rTheir fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth,

And their seed from among the children of men.

11  For they intended evil against thee:

sThey imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

12  Therefore ||shalt thou make them turn their †back,

When thou shalt tmake ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.

13  Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength:

So will we sing and praise thy power.