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1 A Psalm of David, at the completion of the tabernacle. Bring to the Lord, O sons of God, bring to the Lord the sons of rams.

2 Bring to the Lord, glory and honor. Bring to the Lord, glory for his name. Adore the Lord in his holy court.

3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters. The God of majesty has thundered. The Lord is over many waters.

4 The voice of the Lord is in virtue. The voice of the Lord is in magnificence.

5 The voice of the Lord shatters the cedars. And the Lord will shatter the cedars of Lebanon.

6 And it will break them into pieces, like a calf of Lebanon, and in the same way as the beloved son of the single-horned beast.

7 The voice of the Lord cuts through the flame of fire.

8 The voice of the Lord shakes the desert. And the Lord will quake the desert of Kadesh.

9 The voice of the Lord is preparing the stags, and he will reveal the dense woods. And in his temple, all will speak his glory.

10 The Lord causes the great flood to dwell. And the Lord will sit as King in eternity.

11 The Lord will give virtue to his people. The Lord will bless his people in peace.

1 A Canticle Psalm. In dedication to the house of David.

2 I will extol you, Lord, for you have sustained me, and you have not allowed my enemies to delight over me.

3 O Lord my God, I have cried out to you, and you have healed me.

4 Lord, you led my soul away from Hell. You have saved me from those who descend into the pit.

5 Sing a psalm to the Lord, you his saints, and confess with remembrance of his holiness.

6 For wrath is in his indignation, and life is in his will. Toward evening, weeping will linger, and toward morning, gladness.

7 But I have said in my abundance: “I will never be disturbed.”

8 O Lord, in your will, you made virtue preferable to beauty for me. You turned your face away from me, and I became disturbed.

9 To you, Lord, I will cry out. And I will make supplication to my God.

10 What use would there be in my blood, if I descend into corruption? Will dust confess to you or announce your truth?

11 The Lord has heard, and he has been merciful to me. The Lord has become my helper.

12 You have turned my mourning into gladness for me. You have cut off my sackcloth, and you have surrounded me with joy.

13 So then, may my glory sing to you, and may I not regret it. O Lord, my God, I will confess to you for eternity.

1 Unto the end. A Psalm of David according to an ecstasy.

2 In you, Lord, I have hoped; let me never be confounded. In your justice, deliver me.

3 Incline your ear to me. Hasten to rescue me. Be for me a protector God and a house of refuge, so as to accomplish my salvation.

4 For you are my strength and my refuge; and for the sake of your name, you will lead me and nourish me.

5 You will lead me out of this snare, which they have hidden for me. For you are my protector.

6 Into your hands, I commend my spirit. You have redeemed me, O Lord, God of truth.

7 You have hated those who practice emptiness to no purpose. But I have hoped in the Lord.

8 I will exult and rejoice in your mercy. For you have looked upon my humility; you have saved my soul from needfulness.

9 And you have not enclosed me in the hands of the enemy. You have set my feet in a spacious place.

10 Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am troubled. My eye has been disturbed by wrath, along with my soul and my gut.

11 For my life has fallen into sorrow, and my years into sighing. My virtue has been weakened in poverty, and my bones have been disturbed.

12 I have become a disgrace among all my enemies, and even more so to my neighbors, and a dread to my acquaintances. Those who catch sight of me, flee away from me.

13 I have become forgotten, like one dead to the heart. I have become like a damaged utensil.

14 For I have heard the harsh criticism of many who linger in the area. While assembled together against me in that place, they deliberated on how to take away my life.

15 But I have hoped in you, O Lord. I said, “You are my God.”

16 My fate is in your hands. Rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from those who are persecuting me.

17 Shine your face upon your servant. Save me in your mercy.

18 Do not let me be confounded, Lord, for I have called upon you. Let the impious be ashamed and be drawn down into Hell.

19 May deceitful lips be silenced: those that speak iniquity against the just, in arrogance and in abusiveness.

20 How great is the multitude of your sweetness, O Lord, which you keep hidden for those who fear you, which you have perfected for those who hope in you, in the sight of the sons of men.

21 You hide them in the concealment of your face, from the disturbance of men. You protect them in your tabernacle, from the contradiction of tongues.

22 Blessed is the Lord. For he has shown his wonderful mercy to me, in a fortified city.

23 But I said in the excess of my mind: “I have been cast away from the glance of your eyes.” And so, you heeded the voice of my prayer, while I was still crying out to you.

24 Love the Lord, all you his saints. For the Lord will require truth, and he will abundantly repay those who act with arrogance.

25 Act manfully, and let your heart be strengthened, all you who hope in the Lord.

1 The understanding of David himself. Blessed are they whose iniquities have been forgiven and whose sins have been covered.

2 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord has not imputed sin, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

3 Because I was silent, my bones grew old, while still I cried out all day long.

4 For, day and night, your hand was heavy upon me. I have been converted in my anguish, while still the thorn is piercing.

5 I have acknowledged my offense to you, and I have not concealed my injustice. I said, “I will confess against myself, my injustice to the Lord,” and you forgave the impiety of my sin.

6 For this, everyone who is holy will pray to you in due time. Yet truly, in a flood of many waters, they will not draw near to him.

7 You are my refuge from the tribulation that has surrounded me. You are my exultation: rescue me from those who are surrounding me.

8 I will give you understanding, and I will instruct you in this way, in which you will walk. I will fix my eyes upon you.

9 Do not become like the horse and the mule, which have no understanding. Their jaws are constrained with bit and bridle, so as not to draw near to you.

10 Many are the scourges of the sinner, but mercy will surround him that hopes in the Lord.

11 Rejoice in the Lord and exult, you just ones, and glory, all you upright of heart.

1 A Psalm of David. Exult in the Lord, you just ones; together praise the upright.

2 Confess to the Lord with stringed instruments; sing psalms to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings.

3 Sing to him a new song. Sing psalms to him skillfully, with loud exclamation.

4 For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his works are in faith.

5 He loves mercy and judgment. The earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

6 By the word of the Lord, the heavens were established, and all their power, by the Spirit of his mouth:

7 gathering together the waters of the sea, as if in a container, placing the depths in storage.

8 Let all the earth fear the Lord, and may all the inhabitants of the world quake before him.

9 For he spoke, and they became. He commanded, and they were created.

10 The Lord scatters the counsels of the nations. Moreover, he reproves the thoughts of the people, and he rejects the counsels of the leaders.

11 But the counsel of the Lord remains for eternity, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.

12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his inheritance.

13 The Lord has looked down from heaven. He has seen all the sons of men.

14 From his well-prepared dwelling place, he has gazed upon all who dwell on the earth.

15 He has formed the hearts of each one of them; he understands all their works.

16 The king is not saved by great power, nor will the giant be saved by his many powers.

17 The horse is false safety; for he will not be saved by the abundance of his powers.

18 Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him and on those who hope in his mercy,

19 so as to rescue their souls from death and to feed them during famine.

20 Our soul remains with the Lord. For he is our helper and protector.

21 For in him, our heart will rejoice, and in his holy name, we have hoped.

22 Let your mercy be upon us, O Lord, just as we have hoped in you.

1 To David, when he changed his appearance in the sight of Abimelech, and so he dismissed him, and he went away.

2 I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise will be ever in my mouth.

3 In the Lord, my soul will be praised. May the meek listen and rejoice.

4 Magnify the Lord with me, and let us extol his name in itself.

5 I sought the Lord, and he heeded me, and he carried me away from all my tribulations.

6 Approach him and be enlightened, and your faces will not be confounded.

7 This poor one cried out, and the Lord heeded him, and he saved him from all his tribulations.

8 The Angel of the Lord will encamp around those who fear him, and he will rescue them.

9 Taste and see that the Lord is sweet. Blessed is the man who hopes in him.

10 Fear the Lord, all you his saints. For there is no destitution for those who fear him.

11 The rich have been needy and hungry, but those who seek the Lord will not be deprived of any good thing.

12 Come forward, sons. Listen to me. I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

13 Which is the man who wills life, who chooses to see good days?

14 Prohibit your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.

15 Turn away from evil, and do good. Inquire about peace, and pursue it.

16 The eyes of the Lord are on the just, and his ears are with their prayers.

17 But the countenance of the Lord is upon those who do evil, to perish the remembrance of them from the earth.

18 The just cried out, and the Lord heard them, and he freed them from all their tribulations.

19 The Lord is near to those who are troubled in heart, and he will save the humble in spirit.

20 Many are the afflictions of the just, but from them all the Lord will free them.

21 The Lord preserves all of their bones, not one of them shall be broken.

22 The death of a sinner is very harmful, and those who hate the just will fare badly.

23 The Lord will redeem the souls of his servants, and none of those who hope in him will fare badly.

1 Of David himself. O Lord, judge those who harm me; assail those who attack me.

2 Take hold of weapons and a shield, and rise up in assistance to me.

3 Bring forth the spear, and close in on those who persecute me. Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”

4 Let them be confounded and in awe, who pursue my soul. Let them be turned back and be confounded, who think up evil against me.

5 May they become like dust before the face of the wind, and let the Angel of the Lord hem them in.

6 May their way become dark and slippery, and may the Angel of the Lord pursue them.

7 For, without cause, they have concealed their snare for me unto destruction. Over nothing, they have rebuked my soul.

8 Let the snare, of which he is ignorant, come upon him, and let the deception, which he has hidden, take hold of him: and may he fall into that very snare.

9 But my soul will exult in the Lord and delight over his salvation.

10 All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like you?” He rescues the needy from the hand of the stronger one, the indigent and the poor from those who plunder him.

11 Unfair witnesses have risen up, interrogating me about things of which I am ignorant.

12 They repaid me evil for good, to the deprivation of my soul.

13 But as for me, when they were harassing me, I was clothed with haircloth. I humbled my soul with fasting, and my prayer will become my sinews.

14 Like a neighbor, and like our brother, so did I please; like one mourning and contrite, so was I humbled.

15 And they have been joyful against me, and they joined together. Scourges have been gathered over me, and I was ignorant of it.

16 They have been scattered, yet they were unremorseful. They have tested me. They scoffed at me with scorn. They gnashed their teeth over me.

17 Lord, when will you look down upon me? Restore my soul from before their malice, my only one from before the lions.

18 I will confess to you in a great Church. I will praise you among a weighty people.

19 May those who are my unjust adversaries not be glad over me: those who have hated me without cause, and who nod agreement with their eyes.

20 For indeed, they spoke peacefully to me; and speaking with passion to the earth, they intended deceit.

21 And they opened their mouth wide over me. They said, “Well, well, our eyes have seen.”

22 You have seen, O Lord, do not be silent. Lord, do not depart from me.

23 Rise up and be attentive to my judgment, to my cause, my God and my Lord.

24 Judge me according to your justice, O Lord, my God, and do not let them be glad over me.

25 Do not let them say in their hearts, “Well, well, to our soul.” Neither let them say, “We have devoured him.”

26 Let them blush and be in awe together, those who congratulate at my misfortunes. Let them be clothed with confusion and awe, who speak great things against me.

27 Let them exult and rejoice, who wish my justice, and let them ever say, “The Lord be magnified,” who will the peace of his servant.

28 And so my tongue will express your justice: your praise all day long.

1 Unto the end. To the servant of the Lord, David himself.

2 The unjust one has said within himself that he would commit offenses. There is no fear of God before his eyes.

3 For he has acted deceitfully in his sight, such that his iniquity will be found to be hatred.

4 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He is unwilling to understand, so that he may act well.

5 He has been considering iniquity on his bed. He has set himself on every way that is not good; moreover, he has not hated evil.

6 Lord, your mercy is in heaven, and your truth is even to the clouds.

7 Your justice is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are a great abyss. Men and beasts, you will save, O Lord.

8 How you have multiplied your mercy, O God! And so the sons of men will hope under the cover of your wings.

9 They will be inebriated with the fruitfulness of your house, and you will give them to drink from the torrent of your enjoyment.

10 For with you is the fountain of life; and within your light, we will see the light.

11 Extend your mercy before those who know you, and your justice to these, who are upright in heart.

12 May arrogant feet not approach me, and may the hand of the sinner not disturb me.

13 In that place, those who work iniquity have fallen. They have been expelled; they were not able to stand.

1 A Psalm of David himself. Do not choose to imitate the malicious; neither should you envy those who work iniquity.

2 For they will quickly wither away like dry grass, and in like manner to kitchen herbs, they will soon droop.

3 Hope in the Lord and do good, and dwell in the land, and so you shall be pastured with its riches.

4 Delight in the Lord, and he will grant to you the petitions of your heart.

5 Reveal your way to the Lord, and hope in him, and he will accomplish it.

6 And he will bring forth your justice like the light, and your judgment like the midday.

7 Be subject to the Lord and pray to him. Do not choose to compete with him who prospers in his way, with the man who does injustice.

8 Cease from wrath and leave behind rage. Do not choose to imitate the malicious.

9 For those who are malicious will be exterminated. But those who remain with the Lord, these will inherit the land.

10 Yet still a little while, and the sinner will not be. And you will search his place and find nothing.

11 But the meek shall inherit the earth, and they will delight in the multitude of peace.

12 The sinner will observe the just, and he will gnash his teeth over him.

13 But the Lord will laugh at him: for he knows in advance that his day will come.

14 The sinners have drawn the sword, they have bent their bow, so as to cast down the poor and the needy, so as to massacre the upright of heart.

15 Let their sword enter into their own hearts, and let their bow be broken.

16 A little is better to the just than the many riches of sinners.

17 For the arms of sinners will be crushed, but the Lord confirms the just.

18 The Lord knows the days of the immaculate, and their inheritance will be in eternity.

19 They will not be confounded in an evil time; and in days of famine, they will be satisfied:

20 for sinners will perish. Truly, the adversaries of the Lord, soon after they have been honored and exalted, will fade away, in the same way that smoke fades away.

21 The sinner will lend and not release, but the just one shows compassion and donates.

22 For those who bless him will inherit the earth, but those who curse him will perish.

23 The steps of a man will be directed by the Lord, and he will choose his way.

24 When he falls, he will not be harmed, because the Lord places his hand under him.

25 I have been young, and now I am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his offspring seeking bread.

26 He shows compassion and lends, all day long, and his offspring will be in blessing.

27 Turn away from evil and do good, and dwell forever and ever.

28 For the Lord loves judgment, and he will not abandon his saints. They will be kept safe in eternity. The unjust will be punished, and the offspring of the impious will perish.

29 But the just will inherit the earth, and they will dwell upon it forever and ever.

30 The mouth of the just one will express wisdom, and his tongue will speak judgment.

31 The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be supplanted.

32 The sinner considers the just one and seeks to put him to death.

33 But the Lord will not abandon him into his hands, nor condemn him, when he will be judged.

34 Wait for the Lord, and keep to his way. And he will exalt you, so as to inherit the land that you may seize. When the sinners will have passed away, then you shall see.

35 I have seen the impious over-exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Lebanon.

36 And I passed by, and behold, he was not. And I sought him, and his place was not found.

37 Keep to innocence, and gaze upon fairness: because there are allotments for the peaceful man.

38 But the unjust will be destroyed together: the allotments of the impious will pass away.

39 But the salvation of the just is from the Lord, and he is their protector in time of tribulation.

40 And the Lord will help them and free them. And he will rescue them from sinners and save them, because they have hoped in him.

1 A Psalm of David, in commemoration of the Sabbath.

2 O Lord, do not rebuke me in your fury, nor chastise me in your wrath.

3 For your arrows have been driven into me, and your hand has been confirmed over me.

4 There is no health in my flesh before the face of your wrath. There is no peace for my bones before the face of my sins.

5 For my iniquities have walked over my head, and they have been like a heavy burden weighing upon me.

6 My sores have putrefied and been corrupted before the face of my foolishness.

7 I have become miserable, and I have been bent down, even to the end. I have walked with contrition all day long.

8 For my loins have been filled with illusions, and there is no health in my flesh.

9 I have been afflicted and greatly humbled. I bellowed from the groaning of my heart.

10 O Lord, all my desire is before you, and my groaning before you has not been hidden.

11 My heart has been disturbed. My strength has abandoned me, and the light of my eyes has abandoned me, and it is not with me.

12 My friends and my neighbors have drawn near and stood against me. And those who were next to me stood far apart. And those who sought my soul used violence.

13 And those who sought evil accusations against me were speaking emptiness. And they practiced deceitfulness all day long.

14 But, like someone deaf, I did not hear. And I was like someone mute, not opening his mouth.

15 And I became like a man who does not hear, and who has no reproofs in his mouth.

16 For in you, Lord, I have hoped. You will listen to me, O Lord my God.

17 For I said, “Lest at any time, my enemies might rejoice over me,” and, “While my feet are being shaken, they have spoken great things against me.”

18 For I have been prepared for scourges, and my sorrow is ever before me.

19 For I will announce my iniquity, and I will think about my sin.

20 But my enemies live, and they have been stronger than me. And those who have wrongfully hated me have been multiplied.

21 Those who render evil for good have dragged me down, because I followed goodness.

22 Do not forsake me, O Lord my God. Do not depart from me.

23 Be attentive to my help, O Lord, the God of my salvation.