Psalms

1Unto the end, for them that shall be changed, for the sons of Core, for understanding. A canticle for the Beloved.

2My heart hath uttered a good word I speak my works to the king; My tongue is the pen of a scrivener that writeth swiftly.

3Thou art beautiful above the sons of men: grace is poured abroad in thy lips; therefore hath God blessed thee for ever.

4Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O thou most mighty.

5With thy comeliness and thy beauty set out, proceed prosperously, and reign. Because of truth and meekness and justice: and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully.

6Thy arrows are sharp: under thee shall people fall, into the hearts of the king’s enemies.

7Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of uprightness.

8Thou hast loved justice, and hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

9Myrrh and stacte and cassia perfume thy garments, from the ivory houses: out of which

10The daughters of kings have delighted thee in thy glory. The queen stood on thy right hand, in gilded clothing; surrounded with variety.

11Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thy ear: and forget thy people and thy father’s house.

12And the king shall greatly desire thy beauty; for he is the Lord thy God, and him they shall adore.

13And the daughters of Tyre with gifts, yea, all the rich among the people, shall entreat thy countenance.

14All the glory of the king’s daughter is within in golden borders,

15Clothed round about with varieties. After her shall virgins be brought to the king: her neighbours shall be brought to thee.

16They shall be brought with gladness and rejoicing: they shall be brought into the temple of the king.

17Instead of thy fathers, sons are born to thee: thou shalt make them princes over all the earth.

18They shall remember thy name throughout all generations. Therefore shall people praise thee for ever; yea, for ever and ever.

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For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.

1We have heard with our ears, O God;our fathers have told usthe work You did in their days,in the days of old.

2With Your hand You drove out the nationsand planted our fathers there;You crushed the peoplesand cast them out.

3For it was not by their sword that they took the land;their arm did not bring them victory.It was by Your right hand,Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.

4You are my King, O God,who ordains victories for Jacob.

5Through You we repel our foes;through Your name we trample our enemies.

6For I do not trust in my bow,nor does my sword save me.

7For You save us from our enemies;You put those who hate us to shame.

8In God we have boasted all day long,and Your name we will praise forever.Selah

9But You have rejected and humbled us;You no longer go forth with our armies.

10You have made us retreat from the foe,and those who hate us have plundered us.

11You have given us up as sheep to be devoured;You have scattered us among the nations.

12You sell Your people for nothing;no profit do You gain from their sale.

13You have made us a reproach to our neighbors,a mockery and derision to those around us.

14You have made us a byword among the nations,a laughingstockamong the peoples.

15All day long my disgrace is before me,and shame has covered my face,

16at the voice of the scorner and reviler,because of the enemy, bent on revenge.

17All this has come upon us,though we have not forgotten You or betrayed Your covenant.

18Our hearts have not turned back;our steps have not strayed from Your path.

19But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals;You have covered us with deepest darkness.

20If we had forgotten the name of our Godor spread out our hands to a foreign god,

21would not God have discovered,since He knows the secrets of the heart?

22Yet for Your sake we face death all day long;we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.

23Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping?Arise! Do not reject us forever.

24Why do You hide Your faceand forget our affliction and oppression?

25For our soul has sunk to the dust;our bodies cling to the earth.

26Rise up; be our help!Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion.