The Book Of Psalms
Psalms 141-150.
Psalm 141
A Psalm of David.
| 141:1 | Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. |
| 141:2 | Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. |
| 141:3 | Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. |
| 141:4 | Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties. |
| 141:5 | Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities. |
| 141:6 | When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet. |
| 141:7 | Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth. |
| 141:8 | But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute. |
| 141:9 | Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity. |
| 141:10 | Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape. |
Psalm 142
Maschil of David; A Prayer when he
was in the cave.
| 142:1 | I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication. |
| 142:2 | I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble. |
| 142:3 | When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me. |
| 142:4 | I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul. |
| 142:5 | I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living. |
| 142:6 | Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I. |
| 142:7 | Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me. |
Psalm 143
A Psalm of David.
| 143:1 | Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. |
| 143:2 | And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. |
| 143:3 | For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead. |
| 143:4 | Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate. |
| 143:5 | I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands. |
| 143:6 | I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. |
| 143:7 | Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. |
| 143:8 | Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. |
| 143:9 | Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. |
| 143:10 | Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. |
| 143:11 | Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. |
| 143:12 | And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant. |
Psalm 144
A Psalm of David.
| 144:1 | Blessed be the LORD my strength which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: |
| 144:2 | My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me. |
| 144:3 | LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him! |
| 144:4 | Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away. |
| 144:5 | Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. |
| 144:6 | Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them. |
| 144:7 | Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children; |
| 144:8 | Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood. |
| 144:9 | I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee. |
| 144:10 | It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword. |
| 144:11 | Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood: |
| 144:12 | That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace: |
| 144:13 | That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets: |
| 144:14 | That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets. |
| 144:15 | Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD. |
Psalm 145
David's Psalm of praise.
| 145:1 | I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. |
| 145:2 | Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. |
| 145:3 | Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. |
| 145:4 | One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. |
| 145:5 | I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works. |
| 145:6 | And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness. |
| 145:7 | They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness. |
| 145:8 | The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. |
| 145:9 | The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works. |
| 145:10 | All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee. |
| 145:11 | They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power; |
| 145:12 | To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom. |
| 145:13 | Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. |
| 145:14 | The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down. |
| 145:15 | The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. |
| 145:16 | Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. |
| 145:17 | The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. |
| 145:18 | The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. |
| 145:19 | He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them. |
| 145:20 | The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy. |
| 145:21 | My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever. |
Psalm 146
| 146:1 | Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. |
| 146:2 | While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being. |
| 146:3 | Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. |
| 146:4 | His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. |
| 146:5 | Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God: |
| 146:6 | Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever: |
| 146:7 | Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners: |
| 146:8 | The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous: |
| 146:9 | The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down. |
| 146:10 | The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD. |
Psalm 147
| 147:1 | Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. |
| 147:2 | The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. |
| 147:3 | He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. |
| 147:4 | He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. |
| 147:5 | Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. |
| 147:6 | The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. |
| 147:7 | Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: |
| 147:8 | Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. |
| 147:9 | He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. |
| 147:10 | He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. |
| 147:11 | The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. |
| 147:12 | Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. |
| 147:13 | For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. |
| 147:14 | He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. |
| 147:15 | He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly. |
| 147:16 | He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. |
| 147:17 | He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold? |
| 147:18 | He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. |
| 147:19 | He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. |
| 147:20 | He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD. |
Psalm 148
| 148:1 | Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights. |
| 148:2 | Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts. |
| 148:3 | Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. |
| 148:4 | Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. |
| 148:5 | Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created. |
| 148:6 | He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass. |
| 148:7 | Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: |
| 148:8 | Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; stormy wind fulfilling his word: |
| 148:9 | Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars: |
| 148:10 | Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl: |
| 148:11 | Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth: |
| 148:12 | Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children: |
| 148:13 | Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven. |
| 148:14 | He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD. |
Psalm 149
| 149:1 | Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. |
| 149:2 | Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. |
| 149:3 | Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. |
| 149:4 | For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. |
| 149:5 | Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. |
| 149:6 | Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand; |
| 149:7 | To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; |
| 149:8 | To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; |
| 149:9 | To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD. |
Psalm 150.
| 150:1 | Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. |
| 150:2 | Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. |
| 150:3 | Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. |
| 150:4 | Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. |
| 150:5 | Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. |
| 150:6 | Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD. |
End of the book of the Psalms.