Psalms
Psalms is a book of The Bible. It consists of 150 hymns. Traditionally, most of them are said to have been written by King David.
Note: There are many different translations of the Bible, and most have some small differences between their texts.
nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD;
and in His law doth he meditate day and night.
That gives its own fruit in its season
And the foliage of which does not wither,
And everything he does will succeed.
4 The wicked are not like that,
But are like the chaff that the wind drives away.
5 That is why the wicked ones will not stand up in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the assembly of righteous ones.
6 For Jehovah is taking knowledge of the way of righteous ones,
But the very way of wicked ones will perish.
for thou only, LORD, makest me dwell in safety.
their inward part is very wickedness;
their throat is an open sepulcher;
they flatter with their tongue.
Destroy thou them, O God;
let them fall by their own counsels;
cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions;
for they have rebelled against thee.
If I have rewarded evil to him that was at peace with me;
(yes, I have delivered him that without cause is my enemy:)
Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it;
yes, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay my honor in the dust.
He made a pit, and digged it, and hath fallen into the ditch which he made.
Thou hast made him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet...
For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou sattest on the throne judging right.
Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities;
their memorial hath perished with them.
Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
And my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," And my adversaries will rejoice when I am shaken.
There is no one who does good, not even one.
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge?
who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.
I shall not pour out their drink offerings of blood, Nor will I take their names upon my lips.
According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.
I shattered them, so that they were not able to rise;
They fell under my feet.
For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
Thou hast also given me the necks of my enemies;
that I might destroy them that hate me.
They cried, but there was none to save them: even to the LORD, but he answered them not.
Then I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart;
who hath not lifted up his soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavors: give them after the work of their hands;
render to them their desert.
And just a little while longer, and the wicked one will be no more;
And you will certainly give attention to his place, and he will not be. But the meek ones themselves will possess the earth,
And they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.
That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.
American Standard Version
That they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah,
Art the Most High over all the earth.
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures:
"That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah,
You alone are the Most High over all the earth."
ב על-ערבים בתוכה-- תלינו, כנרותינו.
ג כי שם שאלונו שובינו, דברי-שיר-- ותוללינו שמחה:
שירו לנו, משיר ציון.
ד איך--נשיר את-שיר-יהוה: על, אדמת נכר.
ה אם-אשכחך ירושלם-- תשכח ימיני.
ו תדבק-לשוני, לחכי-- אם-לא אזכרכי:
אם-לא אעלה, את-ירושלם-- על, ראש שמחתי.
137:1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down.
Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
137:2 On the willows in its midst,
we hung up our harps.
137:3 For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs.
Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy:
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”
137:4 How can we sing Yahweh’s song in a foreign land?
137:5 If I forget you, Jerusalem,
let my right hand forget its skill.
137:6 Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don’t remember you;
if I don’t prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.
Note: There are many different translations of the Bible, and most have some small differences between their texts.
Psalm 1:1,2
Happy is the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked,nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD;
and in His law doth he meditate day and night.
Psalm 1:3-6 ,New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
3 And he will certainly become like a tree planted by streams of water,That gives its own fruit in its season
And the foliage of which does not wither,
And everything he does will succeed.
4 The wicked are not like that,
But are like the chaff that the wind drives away.
5 That is why the wicked ones will not stand up in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the assembly of righteous ones.
6 For Jehovah is taking knowledge of the way of righteous ones,
But the very way of wicked ones will perish.
Psalm 4:8
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep;for thou only, LORD, makest me dwell in safety.
Psalm 5:9-10
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth;their inward part is very wickedness;
their throat is an open sepulcher;
they flatter with their tongue.
Destroy thou them, O God;
let them fall by their own counsels;
cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions;
for they have rebelled against thee.
Psalm 7:3-5
O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there is iniquity in my hands;If I have rewarded evil to him that was at peace with me;
(yes, I have delivered him that without cause is my enemy:)
Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it;
yes, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay my honor in the dust.
Psalm 7:8
The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to my integrity that is in me.Psalm 7:14-15
Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.He made a pit, and digged it, and hath fallen into the ditch which he made.
Psalm 8:5-6
For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor.Thou hast made him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet...
Psalm 9:3-6
When my enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou sattest on the throne judging right.
Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities;
their memorial hath perished with them.
Psalm 9:13
Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer from them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death...Psalm 10:4
The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him. All his thoughts are, "There is no God."Psalm 13:2-4
How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall my enemy be exalted over me?Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
And my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," And my adversaries will rejoice when I am shaken.
Psalm 13
Long enough, God - you've ignored me long enough. I've looked at the back of your head long enough. Long enough I've carried this ton of trouble, lived with a stomach full of pain. Long enough my arrogant enemies have looked down their noses at me. Take a good look at me, God, my God; I want to look life in the eye...I've thrown myself headlong into Your arms - I'm celebrating Your rescue. I'm singing at the top of my lungs, I'm so full of answered prayers.Psalm 14:3-4
They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt;There is no one who does good, not even one.
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge?
who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.
Psalm 16:4
The sorrows of those who have bartered for another god will be multiplied;I shall not pour out their drink offerings of blood, Nor will I take their names upon my lips.
Psalm 16:7-8
The wise counsel God gives me when I'm awake is confirmed by my sleeping heart. Day and night I'll stick with God; I've got a good thing going and I'm not letting go.Psalm 17:1-7
Listen while I build my case, God, the most honest prayer you'll ever hear. Show the world I'm innocent - in Your heart You know I am. Go ahead, examine me from inside out, surprise me in the middle of the night - You'll find I'm just what I say I am. My words don't run loose. I'm not trying to get my way in the world's way. I'm trying to get Your way, Your Word's way. I'm staying on Your trail; I'm putting one foot in front of the other. I'm not giving up. I call to You, God, because I'm sure of an answer. So - answer! Bend Your ear! Listen sharp! Point grace-graffiti on the fences; take in Your frightened children who are running...straight to You.Psalm 18:20
The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness;According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.
Psalm 18:37-42
I have pursued my enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.I shattered them, so that they were not able to rise;
They fell under my feet.
For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
Thou hast also given me the necks of my enemies;
that I might destroy them that hate me.
They cried, but there was none to save them: even to the LORD, but he answered them not.
Then I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.Psalm 22:24
He has never let you down, never looked the other way when you were kicked around. He has never wandered off to do His own thing; He has been right there, listening.Psalm 23:4
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me;Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
Psalm 24:3-4
Who shall ascend upon the hill of the LORD? and who shall stand in his holy place?He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart;
who hath not lifted up his soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
Psalm 25
Show me how You work, God; school me in Your ways. Take me by the hand; lead me down the path of truth. You are my Savior, aren't You?...Mark me with Your sign of love. Plan only the best for me, God! God is fair and just; He corrects the misdirected, sends them in the right direction. He gives the rejects His hand, and leads them step-by-step. From now on every road you travel will take You to God. Follow the Covenant signs; read the charted directions...If I keep my eyes on God, I won't trip over my own feet...Keep watch over me and keep me out of trouble; don't let me down when I run to You. Use all your skill to put me together; I wait to see Your finished product.Psalm 27:12
Do not deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, For false witnesses have risen against me, And such as breathe out violence.Psalm 28:3-4
Do not drag me away with the wicked And with those who work iniquity, Who speak peace with their neighbors, While evil is in their hearts.Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavors: give them after the work of their hands;
render to them their desert.
Psalm 37: 10,11
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures:And just a little while longer, and the wicked one will be no more;
And you will certainly give attention to his place, and he will not be. But the meek ones themselves will possess the earth,
And they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.
Psalm 38: 9,22
All my longings lie open before you, O Lord; my sighing is not hidden from you... Come quickly to help me, O Lord my Savior.Psalm 83:18
Old King James Version:That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.
American Standard Version
That they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah,
Art the Most High over all the earth.
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures:
"That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah,
You alone are the Most High over all the earth."
Psalm 96: 5, King James Version
For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the Lord made the heavens.Psalm 137, American Standard Version
א על נהרות, בבל--שם ישבנו, גם-בכינו: בזכרנו, את-ציון.ב על-ערבים בתוכה-- תלינו, כנרותינו.
ג כי שם שאלונו שובינו, דברי-שיר-- ותוללינו שמחה:
שירו לנו, משיר ציון.
ד איך--נשיר את-שיר-יהוה: על, אדמת נכר.
ה אם-אשכחך ירושלם-- תשכח ימיני.
ו תדבק-לשוני, לחכי-- אם-לא אזכרכי:
אם-לא אעלה, את-ירושלם-- על, ראש שמחתי.
137:1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down.
Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
137:2 On the willows in its midst,
we hung up our harps.
137:3 For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs.
Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy:
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”
137:4 How can we sing Yahweh’s song in a foreign land?
137:5 If I forget you, Jerusalem,
let my right hand forget its skill.
137:6 Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don’t remember you;
if I don’t prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.