P. B. V.

It shall rejoice in his salvation.

10 All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee,

Who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him :

Yea, the poor, and him that is in misery, from him that spoileth him?

11 False witnesses did rise up :

They laid to my charge things that I knew not.

12 They rewarded me evil for good :

To the great discomfort of my soul.

13 Nevertheless, when they were sick, I put on sackcloth,

And humbled my soul with fasting :

And my prayer shall turn into mine own bosom.

14 I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother:

I went heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.

15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together :

Yea, the very abjects came together against me unawares,

Making mouths at me, and ceased not. 16 With the flatterers were busy mockers :

Who gnashed upon me with their teeth.

17 Lord, how long wilt thou look upon this :

O deliver my soul from the calamities which they bring on me,

And my darling from the lions.

18 So will I give thee thanks

in the great congregation:

afflicted.

as

into mine own bosom. 14 I behaved myself though it had been my friend or my brother:

I bowed down mourning, as one that bewaileth his mother.

15 But when I halted they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together:

The kabjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not;

They did tear me, and ceased not:

16 mLike the profane mockers in feasts,

They gnashed upon me with their teeth.

17 Lord, how long wilt thou look on?

Rescue my soul from their destructions,

Heb. as a friend, as a brother to me.

15.

15. k Or, smiters.

14. e Heb. walked.

17. h Heb. My only one.

P. B. V.

I will praise thee among much people.

19 O let not them that are mine enemies triumph over me ungodly :

Neither let them wink with their eyes that hate me without a cause.

20 And why? their communing is not for peace:

But they imagine deceitful words against them that are quiet in the land.

21 They gaped upon me with their mouths,

And said: Fie on thee, fie on thee, we saw it with our eyes. 22 This thou hast seen, O Lord hold not thy tongue then,

Go not far from me, O Lord. 23 Awake, and stand up to judge my quarrel :

Avenge thou my cause, my God, and my Lord. 24 Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy right

eousness:

And let them not triumph

over me.

25 Let them not say in their hearts, There, there, so would we have it :

Neither let them say, We have devoured him.

26 Let them be put to confusion and shame together, that rejoice at my trouble:

Let them be clothed with rebuke and dishonour, that boast themselves against me. 27 Let them be glad and rejoice, that favour my righteous dealing:

Yea, let them say alway, Blessed be the Lord,

Who hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. 28 And as for my tongue, it shall be talking of thy right

eousness :

And of thy praise all the

day long.

19.

b Heb. falsely, Ps. 38. 19. 19. f Heb. falsely.

P. B. V.

PSALM XXXVI.

Dixit injustus.

1 My heart sheweth me the wickedness of the ungodly :

That there is no fear of God before his eyes.

2 For he flattereth himself in his own sight:

Until his abominable sin be found out.

3 The words of his mouth are unrighteous, and full of deceit :

He hath left off to behave himself wisely, and to do good. 4 He imagineth mischief upon his bed,

And hath set himself in no good way:

Neither doth he abhor any thing that is evil.

5 Thy mercy, O Lord, reacheth unto the heavens :

And thy faithfulness unto the clouds.

6 Thy righteousness standeth like the strong mountains: Thy judgements are like the great deep.

7 Thou, Lord, shalt save both man and beast;

How excellent is thy mercy, O God :

And the children of men shall put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

8 They shall be satisfied with the plenteousness of thy house :

And thou shalt give them drink of thy pleasures, as out of the river.

9 For with thee is the well of life :

And in thy light shall we see light.

10 O continue forth thy loving-kindness unto them that know thee :

And thy righteousness unto them that are true of heart.

A. V. XXXVI. 2. 7. d Heb. precious.

R. V. XXXVI. 1.

O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.

7 How dexcellent is thy lovingkindness, O God!

Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house;

And thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

9 For with thee is the fountain of life:

In thy light shall we see light.

10 Ofcontinue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee;

And thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

5 Thy lovingkindness, O LORD, is in the heavens ;

Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the skies.

6 Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God;

Thy judgements are a great deep:

O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.

7 How precious is thy lovingkindness, O God!

And the children of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.

8 They shall be 'abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house;

And thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

9 For with thee is the fountain of life:

In thy light shall we see light. 10 O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee;

And thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

C. Heb. the mountains of God.

ancient versions, his.

still before (Heb. silent to) the LORD.

Heb. petitions.

7. Heb.

P. B. V.

And they that patiently abide the Lord, those shall inherit the land.

10 Yet a little while, and the ungodly shall be clean gone :

Thou shalt look after his place, and he shall be away.

11 But the meek-spirited shall possess the earth :

And shall be refreshed in the multitude of peace.

12 The ungodly seeketh counsel against the just

And gnasheth upon him

with his teeth.

13 The Lord shall laugh him to scorn:

For he hath seen that his day is coming.

14 The ungodly have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow :

To cast down the poor and needy,

And to slay such as are of a right conversation. 15 Their sword shall go through their own heart:

And their bow shall be

broken.

16 A small thing that the righteous hath :

Is better than great riches

of the ungodly.

17 For the arms of the ungodly shall be broken :

And the Lord upholdeth

the righteous.

18 The Lord knoweth the

days of the godly :

And their inheritance shall endure for ever. 19 They shall not be confounded in the perilous time:

And in the days of dearth they shall have enough. 20 As for the ungodly, they shall perish;

And the enemies of the Lord shall consume as the fat of lambs :

Yea, even as the smoke shall they consume away.

A. V.

A. V.

But those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be:

Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

11 But the meek shall inherit the earth;

And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

12 The wicked a against the just,

plotteth

And gnasheth upon him

with his teeth.

13 The Lord shall laugh at him:

For he seeth that his day is coming.

14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow,

To cast down the poor and needy,

And to slay such as be of upright conversation. 15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart,

And their bows shall be

broken. 16 A little that a righteous man hath

Is better than the riches of many wicked.

17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken:

But the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

18 The LORD knoweth the days of the upright:

And their inheritance shall be for ever.

19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time:

And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. 20 But the wicked shall perish,

And the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs:

They shall consume; into smoke shall they consume

away.

R. V.

But those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit d the land.

10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be :

Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.

11 But the meek shall inherit the land;

And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

12 The wicked plotteth against the just,

And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

13 The Lord shall laugh at him :

For he seeth that his day is coming.

14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow;

To cast down the poor and needy,

To slay such as be upright in the way:

15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart,

And their bows shall be broken.

16 Better is a little that the righteous hath

Than the

of many wicked.

abundance