Book V
CX
Jehovah Gives Dominion to the King
A Psalm of David.
[1] JEHOVAH saith unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand,
Until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
[2] Jehovah will send forth the rod of thy strength out of Zion:
Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
[3] Thy people offer themselves willingly
In the day of thy power, in holy array:
Out of the womb of the morning
Thou hast the dew of thy youth.
[4] Jehovah hath sworn, and will not repent:
Thou art a priest for ever
After the order of Melchizedek.
[5] The Lord at thy right hand
Will strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
[6] He will judge among the nations,
He will fill the places with dead bodies;
He will strike through the head in many countries.
[7] He will drink of the brook in the way:
Therefore will he lift up the head.
CXI
Jehovah Praised for His Goodness
[1] PRAISE ye Jehovah.
I will give thanks unto Jehovah with my whole heart,
In the council of the upright, and in the congregation.
[2] The works of Jehovah are great,
Sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
[3] His work is honor and majesty;
And his righteousness endureth for ever.
[4] He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered:
Jehovah is gracious and merciful.
[5] He hath given food unto them that fear him:
He will ever be mindful of his covenant.
[6] He hath showed his people the power of his works,
In giving them the heritage of the nations.
[7] The works of his hands are truth and justice;
All his precepts are sure.
[8] They are established for ever and ever;
They are done in truth and uprightness.
[9] He hath sent redemption unto his people;
He hath commanded his covenant for ever:
Holy and reverend is his name.
[10] The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all they that do his commandments:
His praise endureth for ever.
CXII
Prosperity of Him That Fears Jehovah
[1] PRAISE ye Jehovah.
Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah,
That delighteth greatly in his commandments.
[2] His seed shall be mighty upon earth:
The generation of the upright shall be blessed.
[3] Wealth and riches are in his house;
And his righteousness endureth for ever.
[4] Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness:
He is gracious, and merciful, and righteous.
[5] Well is it with the man that dealeth graciously and lendeth;
He shall maintain his cause in judgment.
[6] For he shall never be moved;
The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance.
[7] He shall not be afraid of evil tidings:
His heart is fixed, trusting in Jehovah.
[8] His heart is established, he shall not be afraid,
Until he see his desire upon his adversaries.
[9] He hath dispersed, he hath given to the needy;
His righteousness endureth for ever:
His horn shall be exalted with honor.
[10] The wicked shall see it, and be grieved;
He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away:
The desire of the wicked shall perish.
CXIII
Jehovah Exalts the Humble
[1] PRAISE ye Jehovah.
Praise, O ye servants of Jehovah,
Praise the name of Jehovah.
[2] Blessed be the name of Jehovah
From this time forth and for evermore.
[3] From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same
Jehovah’s name is to be praised.
[4] Jehovah is high above all nations,
And his glory above the heavens.
[5] Who is like unto Jehovah our God,
That hath his seat on high,
[6] That humbleth himself to behold
The things that are in heaven and in the earth?
[7] He raiseth up the poor out of the dust,
And lifteth up the needy from the dunghill;
[8] That he may set him with princes,
Even with the princes of his people.
[9] He maketh the barren woman to keep house,
And to be a joyful mother of children.
Praise ye Jehovah.
CXIV
God’s Deliverance of Israel from Egypt
[1] WHEN Israel went forth out of Egypt,
The house of Jacob from a people of strange language;
[2] Judah became his sanctuary,
Israel his dominion.
[3] The sea saw it, and fled;
The Jordan was driven back.
[4] The mountains skipped like rams,
The little hills like lambs.
[5] What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest?
Thou Jordan, that thou turnest back?
[6] Ye mountains, that ye skip like rams;
Ye little hills, like lambs?
[7] Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord,
At the presence of the God of Jacob,
[8] Who turned the rock into a pool of water,
The flint into a fountain of waters.
CXV
Heathen Idols Contrasted with Jehovah
[1] NOT unto us, O Jehovah, not unto us,
But unto thy name give glory,
For thy lovingkindness, and for thy truth’s sake.
[2] Wherefore should the nations say,
Where is now their God?
[3] But our God is in the heavens:
He hath done whatsoever he pleased.
[4] Their idols are silver and gold,
The work of men’s hands.
[5] They have mouths, but they speak not;
Eyes have they, but they see not;
[6] They have ears, but they hear not;
Noses have they, but they smell not;
[7] They have hands, but they handle not;
Feet have they, but they walk not;
Neither speak they through their throat.
[8] They that make them shall be like unto them;
Yea, every one that trusteth in them.
[9] O Israel, trust thou in Jehovah:
He is their help and their shield.
[10] O house of Aaron, trust ye in Jehovah:
He is their help and their shield.
[11] Ye that fear Jehovah, trust in Jehovah:
He is their help and their shield.
[12] Jehovah hath been mindful of us; he will bless us:
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.
[13] He will bless them that fear Jehovah,
Both small and great.
[14] Jehovah increase you more and more,
You and your children.
[15] Blessed are ye of Jehovah,
Who made heaven and earth.
[16] The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah;
But the earth hath he given to the children of men.
[17] The dead praise not Jehovah,
Neither any that go down into silence;
[18] But we will bless Jehovah
From this time forth and for evermore.
Praise ye Jehovah.
CXVI
Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death
[1] I LOVE Jehovah, because he heareth
My voice and my supplications.
[2] Because he hath inclined his ear unto me,
Therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
[3] The cords of death compassed me,
And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me:
I found trouble and sorrow.
[4] Then called I upon the name of Jehovah:
O Jehovah, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
[5] Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous;
Yea, our God is merciful.
[6] Jehovah preserveth the simple:
I was brought low, and he saved me.
[7] Return unto thy rest, O my soul;
For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee.
[8] For thou hast delivered my soul from death,
Mine eyes from tears,
And my feet from falling.
[9] I will walk before Jehovah
In the land of the living.
[10] I believe, for I will speak:
I was greatly afflicted:
[11] I said in my haste,
All men are liars.
[12] What shall I render unto Jehovah
For all his benefits toward me?
[13] I will take the cup of salvation,
And call upon the name of Jehovah.
[14] I will pay my vows unto Jehovah,
Yea, in the presence of all his people.
[15] Precious in the sight of Jehovah
Is the death of his saints.
[16] O Jehovah, truly I am thy servant:
I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid;
Thou hast loosed my bonds.
[17] I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And will call upon the name of Jehovah.
[18] I will pay my vows unto Jehovah,
Yea, in the presence of all his people,
[19] In the courts of Jehovah’s house,
In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.
Praise ye Jehovah.
CXVII
A Psalm of Praise
[1] OH praise Jehovah, all ye nations;
Laud him, all ye peoples.
[2] For his lovingkindness is great toward us;
And the truth of Jehovah endureth for ever.
Praise ye Jehovah.
CXVIII
Thanksgiving for Jehovah’s Saving Goodness
[1] OH give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;
For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
[2] Let Israel now say,
That his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
[3] Let the house of Aaron now say,
That his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
[4] Let them now that fear Jehovah say,
That his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
[5] Out of my distress I called upon Jehovah:
Jehovah answered me and set me in a large place.
[6] Jehovah is on my side; I will not fear:
What can man do unto me?
[7] Jehovah is on my side among them that help me:
Therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.
[8] It is better to take refuge in Jehovah
Than to put confidence in man.
[9] It is better to take refuge in Jehovah
Than to put confidence in princes.
[10] All nations compassed me about:
In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
[11] They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about:
In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
[12] They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns:
In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
[13] Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall;
But Jehovah helped me.
[14] Jehovah is my strength and song;
And he is become my salvation.
[15] The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous:
The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.
[16] The right hand of Jehovah is exalted:
The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.
[17] I shall not die, but live,
And declare the works of Jehovah.
[18] Jehovah hath chastened me sore;
But he hath not given me over unto death.
[19] Open to me the gates of righteousness:
I will enter into them, I will give thanks unto Jehovah.
[20] This is the gate of Jehovah;
The righteous shall enter into it.
[21] I will give thanks unto thee; for thou hast answered me,
And art become my salvation.
[22] The stone which the builders rejected
Is become the head of the corner.
[23] This is Jehovah’s doing;
It is marvellous in our eyes.
[24] This is the day which Jehovah hath made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
[25] Save now, we beseech thee, O Jehovah:
O Jehovah, we beseech thee, send now prosperity.
[26] Blessed be he that cometh in the name of Jehovah:
We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah.
[27] Jehovah is God, and he hath given us light:
Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
[28] Thou art my God, and I will give thanks unto thee:
Thou art my God, I will exalt thee.
[29] Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;
For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
CXIX
Meditations and Prayers Relating to the Law of God
[1] ALEPH
BLESSED are they that are perfect in the way,
Who walk in the law of Jehovah.
[2] Blessed are they that keep his testimonies,
That seek him with the whole heart.
[3] Yea, they do no unrighteousness;
They walk in his ways.
[4] Thou hast commanded us thy precepts,
That we should observe them diligently.
[5] Oh that my ways were established
To observe thy statutes!
[6] Then shall I not be put to shame,
When I have respect unto all thy commandments.
[7] I will give thanks unto thee with uprightness of heart,
When I learn thy righteous judgments.
[8] I will observe thy statutes:
Oh forsake me not utterly.