1 XXIX. A Psalm of David, at the exod of the tabernacle. OFFER to the Lord, ye children of God-offer to the Lord the offspring of rams. Offer to the Lord glory and honour: 2 offer to the Lord, glory to his name. Worship the Lord in his 3 holy court. The voice of the Lord on the waters! The God 4 of the glory thundered! The Lord is over many waters. The voice of the Lord is with power: the voice of the Lord is with 5 majesty. The voice of the Lord rending the cedars! The Lord 6 will rend the cedars of Lebanon, and shatter them to pieces: as a young unicorn would a calf; so will the beloved [shatter] 7 Lebanon itself. The voice of the Lord bursting through a flame of fire! The voice of the Lord shaking the wilderness. 8 The Lord will shake the wilderness of Kades. The voice of 9 the Lord collecting the hinds; when he shall lay the forests 10 bare. When in his temple every one uttereth praise; the Lord will cause that which was deluged to be inhabited and the 11 Lord will sit enthroned king forever. The Lord will give strength to his people; the Lord will bless his people with 1 peace. XXX. For the conclusion. The Psalm of an Ode at the dedication of, I WILL extol thee, O Lord, because thou hast upheld me, 2 and hast not suffered mine enemies to rejoice over me. O Lord 3 my God, to thee I cried and thou didst heal me. Thou, O Lord, hast brought my soul up out of Hades; and saved me 4 from among them who go down to the pit. O sing to the Lord, ye his saints; and give thanks at the remembrance of his ho5 liness. Because at his wrath there is vexation; but in his favour, life; in the evening weeping may pitch its tent; and in 6 the morning, joy. As for me, I, in my prosperity, said, I can 7 never be moved: (To my comeliness, thou, Lord, in thy good pleasure hadst added strength) but thou didst turn away thy 8 face, and I was involved in trouble. To thee, O Lord, I cried 3 с VOL. II. 9 and to my God made supplication—what profit is there in my blood-by my going down to corruption? Can dust cele10 brate thy praise; or can it proclaim thy truth? The Lord heard 11 and compassionated me: the Lord became my helper. Thou didst turn my mourning into joy; thou didst rend in pieces 12 my sackcloth and gird me with gladness, that my glory might sound thy praise; and that I might not be absorpt in grief. O Lord, my God, to thee I will give thanks for evermore. XXXI. For the conclusion. A Psalm by David, on a surprise. deliver me—InBe thou to me a 1 IN thee, O Lord, I have trusted. Let me never be put to shame. In thy saving mercy rescue me and 2 cline thine ear to me! haste to deliver me. 3 protecting God-a house of refuge to save me. Because thou art my strength and my refuge; thou therefore, for thy name's 4 sake, wilt guide and nourish me: thou wilt extricate me from this snare; which they have privily laid for me. Because thou, 5 O Lord, art my protector; into thy hands I will commit my spirit. Thou, O Lord the God of truth hast redeemed me. 6 Thou hatedst them who fruitlessly regard vanities; but I have 7 trusted in the Lord. I will exult with joy and rejoice in thy mercy because thou hast looked on my humilation-hast 8 delivered my soul from these distresses-hast not shut me up into an enemy's hand-hast set my feet in a roomy place. 9 Pity me, O Lord, for I am afflicted: with indignation mine! 10 eye was troubled-my soul and all within me. Because my life was spent with grief, and my years with sighing—with affliction my strength was exhausted and my bones were trou11 bled; among all mine enemies I became a reproach; and to my neighbours especially, and to my acquaintance, a terror. 12 They who saw me abroad fled from me; like a dead man out of mind I was quite forgotten: I became like a broken vessel. 13 Because I heard the whispers of many who dwell around me; when they assembled together against me they consulted how to take my life; but as for me, I put my trust in thee O Lord; 14 I said, Thou art my God; in thy hands are my lots; deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them who are 16 persecuting me. Let thy face shine upon thy servant: save me 17 for thy mercy's sake. O Lord, let me not be shamed, because I I have invoked thee. Let the wicked be shamed and driven 18 down to the mansion of the dead. Let those deceitful lips be な come speechless, which speak injustice against the righteous 19 with pride and contempt. How great, O Lord, is the abundance of thy kindness, which thou hast laid up in store for them who fear thee-hast provided for them who trust in thee before 20 the sons of men. In the secret of thy presence thou wilt hide them from the trouble of men; thou wilt shelter them in a pa21 vilion from the strife of tongues. Blessed be the Lord, because he hath marvellously displayed his mercy in a city besieged. 22 As for me, on my surprisal I said, I am cast far from thy presence; therefore thou, O Lord, didst hear the voice of my supye his 23 plication when I cried to thee. O love the Lord, all saints, for the Lord searcheth out truth, and retributeth largely 24 to the insolent. Take courage and let your hearts be strong, all ye whose trust is in the Lord. XXXII. On understanding. By David. = 1 HAPPY they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose 2 sins are covered. Happy the man, to whose account the Lord 3 will not charge sin, and in whose mouth there is no guile. Because I kept silence, my bones were consumed; by reason of 4 my crying all the live long day. Because day and night thy hand was heavy on me, I was reduced to misery by a piercing thorn. I 5 acknowledged my sin and did not conceal mine iniquity. I said, Against myself I will confess mine iniquity to the Lord, there6 upon thou didst forgive the wickedness of my heart. For this, every pious man should pray to thee in due time. Moreover in 7 a flood of many waters, are they not to draw near to him? Thou art my refuge from affliction, which surroundeth me—my jubilee to redeem me from them who encompass me. 8 Let me instruct thee and teach thee the way thou shouldst 9 go. I will fix steadily mine eyes upon thee. Be not like a horse or a mule, which have no understanding, the mouths of which, when they come not to thee, thou must strain with a bridle or 10 a cavesson. Many are the chastisements of the sinner; but · 11 mercy will encompass him who trusteth in the Lord. Rejoice in the Lord and exult ye righteous, and shout for joy all ye who are upright in heart. 1 XXXIII. By David. REJOICE ye righteous in the Lord: praise becometh the 2 upright. Praise the Lord with the kithara-with the ten stringed 3 psaltery sing praises to him. Sing to him a new song; sing in 4 harmonious and triumphant strains. For the word of the Lord 5 is right, and all his works are true. He loveth mercy and judg6 ment; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord. By the word of the Lord the heavens were established, and all their host by 7 the breath of his mouth. He gathered as in a vessel the waters 8 of the sea; he laid up the deeps in store houses. Let all the earth fear the Lord; and all the inhabitants of the world stand 9 in awe of him; for he spake and they were brought into being— 10 Ke commanded and they were created. The Lord dissipateth the counsels of nations, and disannulleth the devices of peoples. He 11 disannulleth also the counsels of chiefs. But the counsel of the Lord shall endure forever, the thoughts of his heart from gene12 rations to generations. Happy is the nation, whose God is the 13 Lord-the people, whom he hath chosen for his heritage. Out of heaven the Lord looked down; he took a view of all the chil14 dren of men. He looked down from his fixed habitation on all 15 the inhabitants of the earth. It is he alone who formed their 16 hearts: he knoweth completely all their works. A king is not 17 saved because of a numerous army: nor can a giant be saved by his abundant strength. A horse is a false thing for safety; 18 nor can he with all his power save himself. Behold the eyes of the Lord are on them who fear him on them who confide in 19 his mercy; to deliver their souls from death; and to nourish 20 them in a famine. Let our soul wait for the Lord; because he 21 is our helper and our protector. Because by him our heart can be made glad, therefore in his holy name we have trusted. 22 Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us as we have put our trust in thee. XXXIV. 1 By David, when he had changed his behaviour before Abimelech, and, being dismissed by him, had gone away. I WILL bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall be con2 tinually in my mouth. Let my soul glory in the Lord: let the 3 meek hear and be gladdened. O magnify the Lord with me; 4 and let us extol his name together. I sought the Lord and he 5 heard me; and brought me safe out of all my sojourns. Come to him and be enlightened and your faces shall never be sha6 med. This afflicted man cried; and the Lord heard him; and 7 saved him out of all his afflictions. The angel of the Lord will 8 encamp round them that fear him, and deliver them. O taste and see that the Lord is good! happy is the man, who trust9 eth in him. O fear the Lord all ye his saints! for they who fear 10 him have no want. Rich men have become poor and hungry : But they who seek the Lord shall not want any good thing. 11 Come, ye children, hearken to me and I will teach you the 12 fear of the Lord. What man soever desireth life and loveth to 13 see good days: keep thy tongue from evil; and thy lips from 14 speaking guile: depart from evil and do good; seek peace and 15 pursue it. The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and 16 his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against them that do evil; to destroy the remembrance of them 17 from the earth. The righteous cried and the Lord heard them; 18 and delivered them out of all their afflictions. The Lord is near to those of a contrite heart; and will save them who are 19 lowly in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but 20 out of them all the Lord will deliver them. He keepeth all their 21 bones, not one of them shall be broken. Wretched is the death 22 of sinners; yet they who hate what is just will transgress. The Lord will redeem the souls of his servants: and none will transgress who trust in him. |