1 A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

<>vv. 1-2, <>the LORD my strength, <>the LORD … teacheth my hands to war

2 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.

<>vv. 1-2, <>My goodness, <>my deliverer, <>he in whom I trust, <>subdueth my people under me, <>subdueth

3 LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!

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4 Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

<>Man is like to vanity, <>Man … his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

5 Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

<>Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down, <>O LORD … touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.

7 Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;

8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

<>speaketh vanity, <>falsehood

9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.

<>I will sing a new song unto thee, O God

10 It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.

<>he … giveth salvation unto kings, <>salvation, <>his servant

11 Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:

12 That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:

<>That our sons may be as plants, <>grown up in their youth, <>corner stones

13 That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:

<>garners

14 That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.

<>That our oxen may be strong, <>that there be no complaining

15 Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.

1 David's Psalm of praise. I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

<>I will extol thee, my God, O king

2 Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

<>I bless thee, <>I will praise thy name

3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

<>vv. 3-4, <>Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, <>Great is the LORD, <>Great is the LORD … his greatness is unsearchable.

4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

<>vv. 3-4, <>One generation shall praise thy works to another, <>shall declare thy mighty acts

5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.

<>I will speak … of thy wondrous works.

6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.

7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.

<>thy great goodness

8 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

<>The LORD is gracious, <>slow to anger, <>of great mercy

9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

<>his tender mercies

10 All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.

<>All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD, <>saints

11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;

12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.

<>sons

13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

<>thou givest them their meat in due season

16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

<>The LORD is nigh … to all that call upon him in truth.

19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

<>He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him, <>he also will hear their cry, <>will save them

20 The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

<>The LORD preserveth all them that love him

21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.

2 While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

<>v. 2, <>While I live … while I have any being

3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

<>v. 3, <>son

4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

<>His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth, <>perish

5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:

<>vv. 5-6, <>hope

6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:

<>vv. 5-6, <>which keepeth truth for ever

7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:

<>Which executeth judgment for the oppressed, <>which giveth food to the hungry

8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:

<>The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind

9 The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

<>The LORD preserveth, <>The LORD … relieveth the fatherless and widow, <>strangers, <>widow, <>the way of the wicked he turneth upside down

10 The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.

1 Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.

3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

<>He healeth the broken in heart

4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.

<>telleth the number of the stars, <>he calleth them all by their names

5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.

<>Great is our Lord, <>his understanding is infinite

6 The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.

7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:

8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

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9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

<>He giveth … food … to the young ravens

10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.

11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

<>hope, <>his mercy

12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.

<>gates, <>children

14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.

<>He maketh peace, <>peace, <>borders

15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.

<>v. 15

16 He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.

<>He giveth snow like wool, <>hoarfrost

17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

<>He sendeth out his word, and melteth them

19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.

<>vv. 19-20, <>v. 19

20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.

<>vv. 19-20, <>his … judgments, they have not known

1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.

2 Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.

<>v. 2

3 Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.

<>vv. 3-4

4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.

<>vv. 3-4, <>Praise him, ye heavens, <>heavens of heavens

5 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.

<>praise the name of the LORD, <>he commanded, and they were created

6 He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.

7 Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:

<>Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons

8 Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:

<>vapour, <>wind fulfilling his word

9 Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:

<>trees

10 Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:

11 Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:

12 Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:

<>young men, <>old men, <>children

13 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.

<>praise the name of the LORD, <>his glory is above the earth and heaven, <>his glory is above … heaven

14 He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.

<>saints, <>children, <>a people near unto him

1 Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.

<>Sing unto the LORD a new song, <>the congregation of saints, <>saints

2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

<>him that made him

3 Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.

<>praise his name

4 For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

<>the LORD taketh pleasure in his people, <>he will beautify the meek with salvation, <>salvation

5 Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.

6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;

<>vv. 6-7, <>vv. 6,8, <>a twoedged sword in their hand

7 To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;

<>vv. 6-7

8 To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;

<>vv. 6,8

9 To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD.

<>the judgment written

1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.

<>v. 2, <>Praise him for his mighty acts, <>mighty acts

3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.

<>vv. 3-4, <>trumpet

4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

<>vv. 3-4

5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.

6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.

<>Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD.