Chapter 18 Excerpts from Psalms

Excerpts from Psalms "Psalms" is the sacred part of the ancient "Old Testament", which was produced during the period from 1000 BC to 300 BC. It is a hymn when worshiping gods in the temple.The themes are gratitude, apology and trust and praise.We selected 35 representative papers from the middle of 150 papers. Psalm 1 Blessed is the man who loves the law of the LORD and meditates on it day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by streams of water, which bears fruit in season, and whose leaves do not dry up.and everything he did prospered. The wicked are not like this, but are scattered like chaff by the wind.

Therefore, the wicked will not stand in judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the LORD knows the way of the righteous.but the way of the wicked will perish. Psalm 2 The king of the world relies on the Lord of heaven Why do the nations quarrel, and why do the nations plot vain things?The kings of the world rose up together, and their rulers took counsel together to oppose the LORD and his anointed one. Say: We will break free from their bonds, and throw off their ropes. He that sits in the heavens will laugh.The Lord will laugh at them. Then he will rebuke them in wrath, and frighten them in wrath.

Say: I have set my King on my holy mountain in Zion. The anointed said: I will preach the decree.Yahweh said to me: You are my son.I gave birth to you today. Ask me, and I will give you the nations for your inheritance; and the ends of the earth for your possession. You will break them with a rod of iron.You will smash them like a potter's vessel. Now you kings, you should wake up.The judges of your world deserve chastening. Serve the LORD with fear; rejoice with trembling; kiss your Son, lest he be angry, and you perish from the way, for his wrath is about to be kindled.Blessed is everyone who takes refuge in him.

Psalm 4 Ask the Lord to accept prayers with mercy (David's poems, changers and singers, musical instruments with silk strings.) O God who justifies me: When I call, answer me.I am in distress and you will make me broad.Please have mercy on me now and hear my prayer. Where are you, how long will you turn my honor into shame?How long will you love vanity and seek falsity?Know ye that the Lord has set apart the godly to himself.I call to the Lord, and he will hear me. Be in awe, sin not, meditate in your hearts, and be silent in your beds. Offer up righteous sacrifices, and trust in the LORD.

There are many sayings, who can show us what is good?Yahweh!Lift up your face and shine on us. You make my heart happier than the man who reaps grain and new wine. I will lie down and sleep in safety, for in Thy LORD alone I shall dwell in safety. Psalm 6 Ask the Lord for Mercy in Trouble (David's poem. Give it to the conductor, use stringed instruments, call the eighth.) O Lord!Do not rebuke me in your anger, nor punish me in your wrath. Yahweh!Please have mercy on me, for I am weak.Yahweh!Heal me, for my bones are trembling) and my heart is terrified.Yahweh!How long will it take you to save me?Yahweh!Turn back and rescue me, save me in your steadfast love.

For in death no one will remember you, and in Sheol who will thank you. I am weary with groans.I weep every night, floating the bed and soaking the mattress. My eyes are dimmed with sorrow; and my eyes are dimmed with all my enemies. Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity!For the LORD has heard the voice of my weeping. The LORD heard my plea.The Lord will accept my prayer. All my enemies will be ashamed and greatly dismayed.They shall draw back suddenly and be ashamed. Psalm 8 Praise the dignity of man through God's creation (David's poem. Give it to the singer, with Gath musical instruments.) Jehovah, our Lord!How wonderful is your name in all the earth!You have revealed your glory to heaven.For the sake of the enemy you have established power out of the mouth of the babe and the suckling, to silence the enemy and the avenger.

I looked at the heavens you made with your fingers, and the moon and the stars you made, and I said, "What is man, that you think of him?"What is the world that you care for him?You made him a little lower than the angels, and crowned him with glory and honor. You have made him ruler over the work of your hands.He put all things under his feet, every ox and sheep, every beast of the field, all the birds of the air, and all the fish of the sea. Yahweh, our Lord!How wonderful is your name in all the earth!Psalm Nine Praise God's righteousness (David's Psalm. Give it to the leader of the players, and call Mu Rabien.) I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart.I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.

I will rejoice and be glad because of you.O Most High!I will sing praises to your name. When my enemies turn back, they fall and perish at your presence. Because you have vindicated me and defended me.You sit on a throne to judge righteously. Thou hast rebuked the Gentiles, Thou hast destroyed the wicked.Thou hast blotted out their name forever and ever. Enemies are at an end, they are destroyed forever.You have destroyed their cities, and you have lost even their name. But the LORD sits king forever.He has set His throne for judgment. He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in righteousness.

Yahweh will be a tower for the oppressed, a tower in time of trouble. Yahweh!Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you have not abandoned those who seek you. Sing praises to the LORD who dwells in Zion, and proclaim among all the people what he has done. For he who avenges bloodshed remembers the aggrieved, and does not forget the cry of the afflicted. Yahweh!You raised me from the gates of death.Have mercy on me, behold the misery that those who hate me have done to me. so that I may describe all your virtues.I will rejoice at your salvation at the gates of Zion. The Gentiles are caught in a pit they have dug; their feet are entangled in a snare they have laid.

Jehovah has revealed himself.He has judged.The wicked are entangled in the works of their own hands. The wicked, even the Gentiles who forget God, will go to Hades. The poor will not be forever forgotten; the hope of the afflicted will never be disappointed. Yahweh!Arise, please, and let no one overcome.May the Gentiles be judged before you. Yahweh!Make the Gentiles fearful.May they know that they are but men. Twelfth Psalm God hates vain and slick praises (David's poem. Give it to the singer, call the eighth) O Lord!Help me, for the godly are cut off, the faithful are gone from among the world.

Everyone lies to his neighbor.They speak with slippery lips and duplicity. The LORD will cut off every slippery lip and every boastful tongue. They have said: We shall overcome with the tongue.Our lips are our own.Who can be our lord?Because of the wrong of the poor and the groaning of the poor, I will rise up now and place him in the safe place he longs for, says the LORD. The words of the Lord are pure words.as silver refined seven times in clay furnaces. Yahweh!You will protect them.You will keep them forever from the people of this generation. As the lowly rise up among the world, the wicked prowl about. The sixteenth life and death depend on God's blessing (David's golden poem) O God!bless me, for I trust in you. O my heart!You will say to the LORD: You are my Lord, and my good is not outside of you. As for the saints of the world, they are beautiful and good, and I am most pleased with them. Whoever puts another god in place of the LORD, their sorrows shall be multiplied.The blood of their drink offerings is offered, and the names of other gods will not be mentioned on my lips. The LORD is my inheritance, the portion of my cup.What I have, you keep for me. The land that was measured to me with a rope is located in a beautiful place.My inheritance is really good. I will bless the LORD who taught me.My heart also alarms me in the night. I keep the LORD always before me.For he is at my right hand, and I shall not be shaken. Therefore my heart rejoices, my spirit rejoices, and my body shall dwell in safety. For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, nor let your Holy One see corruption.You will show me the way of life.Fullness of joy is before you, and eternal bliss at your right hand. Psalm 22: A Prayer in Distress (David's poem. Give it to the performer, call the deer.) My God!my God!Why forsake me?Why don't you save me, and don't listen to my groaning words?my Lord!I cry out in the daytime, but you do not answer.Cry in the night, and be silent. But you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. Our ancestors relied on you.They depend on you, and you deliver them. They cry out to you, and they are delivered.They are not ashamed to put their trust in you. But I am a worm and not a human being. I am humiliated by everyone and despised by the people. Everyone who saw me laughed at me.They curled their lips and shook their heads, saying, "He entrusts himself to the LORD, and the LORD will deliver him."If the LORD is pleased with him, let him deliver him. But you brought me out of my mother's womb.When I am in my mother's bosom, you make me trustworthy. I was delivered into your hands from my mother's womb.From my mother born me, you are my God. Do not be far from me, for distress is near and there is no one to help me. There are many bulls around me.The mighty bulls of Bashan surrounded me on all sides. They opened their mouths to me like a roaring lion. I am poured out like water, and my bones are out of joint.My heart melts like wax within me. My energy is dry as a tile and my tongue sticks to my gums.You set me in the dust of death. Dogs surround me, villains surround me.They pricked my hands, my feet. I can count my bones.They stared at me. They divide my coat and cast lots for my coat. Yahweh!Please don't stay away from me.O my savior!Please come and help me. Deliver my soul from the sword, my life from the dogs. Deliver me from the mouth of the lion.You have promised me that you have delivered me from the horns of the wild bull. Thank you Lord for your blessings, I will pass on your name to my brothers.In the assembly I will praise you. You who fear the LORD, praise him.All descendants of Jacob will glorify him.All descendants of Israel shall fear him. For he neither despised nor hid his face from him that hated the afflicted; but he heard the afflicted man cry. The word that I praised you in the assembly came from you; I will pay my vows before those who fear the LORD. The humble will eat and be satisfied, and those who seek the Lord will praise him.May your hearts live forever. Remember the LORD, and submit to him, all the ends of the earth; all the peoples of the nations will worship before you. For the kingdom belongs to the LORD.He is over the nations. All those who are fat on the earth will eat and drink and worship; and all who go down to the dust and cannot live their lives will bow down before him. He will have descendants to serve him; the deeds of the Lord will be passed on to future generations. They shall come and proclaim his righteousness to the people that shall be born, and declare that he has done it. Psalm 25 Ask God to Instruct and Forgive (David's Psalm.) O Lord!My heart goes to you. my Lord!I have trusted in you; do not put me to shame.Do not let my enemies triumph over me. Those who wait for you will not be ashamed.But he who is treacherous without cause shall be ashamed. Yahweh!Show me your ways, teach me your ways. Please guide me with your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me.I wait for you all day long. Yahweh!Remember your mercy and love.For this has always been the case from eternity. Remember not my childhood sins and my transgressions.Yahweh!Remember me in your favor, according to your steadfast love. Jehovah is good and just.Therefore he will show the sinner the right way. He will lead the humble in justice and teach them his ways. The LORD is merciful and true to all who keep his covenant and his testimonies. Yahweh!Forgive me my sins in your name, for my sins are great. Whoever fears the LORD, the LORD will show him the way he should choose. and he will dwell in safety.His descendants shall inherit the land. The LORD is intimate with those who fear him, and he will make known his covenant to them. My eyes are always on the Lord, for he will draw my feet out of the net. Turn to me, and have mercy on me, for I am alone and miserable. My heart is full of sorrows; deliver me from my troubles. I beg You to take care of my affliction, my difficulty, and forgive me all my sins. Look at my enemies, for they are many and hate me bitterly. Guard my life, and deliver me, that I shall not be ashamed, for I have put my trust in you. May integrity and integrity keep me, for I wait for you. Oh, God!Redeem Israel from all his sorrows. Psalm 30 praises Jehovah for saving death (David composed this hymn when he dedicated the temple.) O Jehovah!I will exalt you because you have raised me up so that the enemy will not boast of me. Yahweh, my God!I cried out to you and you healed me. Yahweh!Thou hast brought my soul up from hell, and kept me alive from going down to the pit. O saints of the Lord!Sing praises to him and praise his memorable name. For his wrath is but a moment, but his grace is for a lifetime.Though there may be weeping all night, there will be joy in the morning. As for me, I am smooth in all things, and I say: I am never shaken. Yahweh!You have graciously made my country stable.When you hide your face, I am terrified. Yahweh!I begged you.I pleaded with the LORD, saying, What shall it profit me to go down into a pit, to shed my blood?Shall the dust praise you and tell of your truth?Yahweh!Please answer me and have mercy on me.Yahweh!Please help me.You have turned my mourning into dancing, stripped me of my sackcloth, and clothed me with joy. that my spirit may sing praises to you without ceasing.Yahweh, my God!I will praise you forever. Chapter 31 Relying on Shao Hehua for help (David's poem. Give it to the actor.) O Lord!I rely on you.Let me never be ashamed, and deliver me in your righteousness. Hear my ear, and save me quickly, be my solid rock, save my fortress. For thou art my rock and fortress; guide me, guide me, for thy name's sake. Deliver me from the snares that are laid for me, for you are my protection. Into your hands I commit my soul; O Lord, God of truth!You redeemed me. I hate those who worship vain gods, but I put my trust in the LORD. I will rejoice in your mercy, for you have seen my distress and know the difficulty of my heart. You have not delivered me into the hand of the enemy; you have made my feet stand in broad places. Yahweh!Be merciful to me, for I am in distress; my eyes are dry with sorrow, and my body and mind are not at ease. In sorrow my life is wasted, my years are wasted in sighing, in my iniquities my strength decays, and my bones are withered. I am a disgrace by all my enemies, even more before my neighbors; all who know me are afraid of me, and all who see me on the outside shun me. I am forgotten like a dead man, and no one remembers me; I am like a broken vessel. I heard the slander of many, and terror was around me; when they conspired together against me, they plotted against my life. Yahweh!I still rely on you.I said: You are my God. My life is in your hands, please deliver me from the hand of my enemies and those who persecute me. Let your face shine on your servant, and save me by your steadfast love. Yahweh!Let me not be ashamed, for I have called to you; put the wicked ashamed, and silence them in Sheol. Let the liar, who is arrogant and contemptuous, speak madly against the righteous; let his lips be dumb and silent. For those who fear you and take refuge in you, how great is the favor you have laid up for them, and performed before the world!You will hide them in a secret place before you, from the scheming of men; you will keep them secretly in your pavilion, from the strife of tongues. Blessed be the LORD, for his marvelous steadfast love has been shown to me in his fortified city. As for me, I have said hastily: I am cut off from your eyes.Yet you hear the voice of my supplication when I call to you. O saints of the Lord!You will all love him.The LORD protects the honest, and rewards the proud with full rewards. Take courage, all you who hope in the LORD, and strengthen your hearts. Psalm 32 Blessed are those who are forgiven overnight by the Lord (a psalm of instruction from David.) Blessed are those whose faults are forgiven and their sins covered. Blessed is he who has no deceit in his heart, and the LORD will not count him guilty. When I kept my mouth shut, my bones were wasted with my groaning all day long. Night and day, your hand is heavy on me; my semen is drained like a summer drought. I confess my sins to you, and I do not hide my evil.I said: I will confess my transgressions to the LORD, and you will forgive my sins. For this reason, all godly people should pray to you while you may be found.When the waters overflow, they will not come to him. You are my hiding place; You will save me from my troubles and surround me with songs of deliverance. He who trusts in the LORD will find mercy. I will teach you, I will show you the way you should go; I will keep my eyes on you and admonish you. You must not be like the mule and the horse, which have no sense; The wicked will suffer much, but the one who trusts in the LORD will be surrounded by mercy. Rejoice in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous ones; shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart. Psalm Thirty-Third Praise the Faithfulness of the Lord Rejoice in the Lord, O righteous men.The praise of the upright is fitting. Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre, and sing praises to him with the ten-stringed harp. A new song should be sung to him, played skillfully and loudly. For the word of the LORD is right.All that he did was honest. He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD. The heavens were made by the word of the LORD, and all hosts were made by the breath of his mouth. He gathers up the seas like a wall, and hoards the deep in his treasury. Let all the earth fear the LORD, and let all the inhabitants of the world fear him. Because he said it was, and it was; The LORD has brought to naught the counsels of nations, and the thoughts of peoples of no avail. The counsel of the LORD stands forever, and the thoughts of his heart endure from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah!Blessed is the people whom he has chosen for his inheritance!The LORD looks from heaven, and he sees all men. From his dwelling place, he looked out at all the inhabitants of the earth. He was the one who formed the hearts of them all, and who watched all their works. A king cannot be victorious because of a large number of soldiers, and a warrior cannot be saved by being strong. It is futile to rely on horses to be saved, and horses cannot save people because of their strength. The eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him, and those who hope in his mercy; to save their lives from death, and to keep them alive in famine. Our hearts have been waiting for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. Our hearts will rejoice in him, for we have put our trust in his holy name.Yahweh!Show us mercy, as we look to you. The Thirty-Fourth Psalm Praises the Salvation of the Lord (David pretended to be crazy before Abimelech, and was driven out by him to write this poem.) I will always praise the Lord, and his praise will always be in my mouth. My heart will boast in the LORD; and the humble will hear it and rejoice. Let you and I magnify the LORD and exalt his name together. I sought the Lord, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are honored; their countenances shall not be put to shame. I, a poor man, cried out, and the LORD heard me, and delivered me from all my troubles.The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. Blessed are those who take refuge in the Lord. Taste and see that He is good; Blessed are those who take refuge in Him. Fear the LORD, you saints, for those who fear him lack nothing. A young lion lacks food and suffers hunger; but he who seeks the LORD lacks no good thing. Disciples!Come and listen to my words, and I will teach you the fear of the LORD. Who likes to live, loves longevity, and enjoys happiness. Keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from speaking deceit. Turn from evil and do good, seek peace, and pursue it. The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are to their cry. The face of the LORD is turned against those who do evil, and they will blot out their name from the face of the earth. The righteous cried out, and the LORD heard them, and delivered them from all their troubles. Jehovah is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. The righteous have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all. And he kept all his bones, and not a single one was broken. Evil will kill the wicked, and he who hates the righteous will be condemned. Yahweh redeems the souls of his servants; whoever takes refuge in him will not be condemned. Psalm Thirty-six The Sin of the Wicked (A poem by David, the servant of the LORD. Give it to the conductor.) The sin of the wicked says in his heart: I am not afraid of God in my eyes. He boasted and flattered himself, thinking that his sins would never be revealed and hated. The words of his mouth are full of iniquity and deceit; he is cut off from wisdom and good works. He plots iniquity on his bed, he wills to walk in a way that is not good, and he hates no evil. O LORD of God's mercy!Your mercy reaches to the heavens.Your faithfulness reaches to the firmament. Your righteousness is like the mountains; your judgments are like the deep.Yahweh!You save people and livestock. Oh, God!How precious is your mercy!The world takes refuge under the shadow of your wings. They shall be satisfied with the fatness of your temple.You will also make them drink the water of your river of delight. For with you is the source of life; in your light we shall see light. May you always show mercy to those who know you, and may you always do justice to the upright in heart. Let not the feet of a proud man trample me down, and let not the hand of a wicked man drive me away. There the workers of iniquity have fallen; they are cast down and cannot rise again. Psalm Thirty-ninth The things of the world are vain but the Lord is hope (David's Psalm. To Jeduthun the singer.) I have said: I will watch my words and my deeds, lest my tongue sin; when the wicked is before me, I will put a bridle on my mouth. I am silent, not even good words come out; my sorrows are set in motion. My heart burns within me; when I meditate, the fire is kindled, and I speak with my tongue. Yahweh!Please let me know the end of my body and the number of my days, let me know that my life is not long. You have made my days as narrow as the palm of my hand; the years of my life are as nothing before you.When each is at his safest, it is all illusory. The actions of men are illusions.In vain they are busy; they store up treasures, not knowing who will take them. Oh God!What am I waiting for now?My hope is in you!Deliver me from all my transgressions, and do not subject me to the reproach of a fool. Because what happened to me was from you, I kept silent. Take your chastisement from me, for by the blow of your hand I perish. When you punish a man for his sins, his smiles shall die, as moths eat his garment.The world is an illusion. Yelihua!Hear my prayer, and heed my cry.I cry, please don't be silent.For I am a stranger and a stranger before you, like my fathers. Have mercy on me so that I may regain my strength before I go and never return. Chapter 41 When you are sick, you complain about the hypocrisy of your friends.The LORD will deliver him in the day of his distress. The LORD will preserve him and keep him alive; he will be blessed on earth.Do not give him up to the enemy to do what he wants. When he is sick, the LORD will sustain him; when he is sick, you will make his bed. I have said: O Lord!Have mercy on me, and heal me, for I have sinned against you, and my enemies have spoken evilly of me, saying: When will he die before his name shall perish? He comes to me and speaks lies; Just go outside and say it. All those who hate me whisper about me; they plot to harm me. They said: There is a strange disease sticking to him.He is lying down, and shall not rise again. Even my bosom friends, whom I rely on and eat my food, kick me with their feet. Yahweh!Have mercy on me, and raise me up to take revenge on them. For my enemies cannot triumph over me, and this is how I know that you love me. You support me because of my integrity, and make me stand before You forever. Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.Amen!Amen!Psalm 49 Laments the foolishness of the world's wealthHear this word, all ye: All the inhabitants of the earth, high and low, rich and poor, give heed heed. My mouth will speak words of wisdom, and my heart will speak words of understanding. I will listen to parables and solve riddles with my harp. In the day of trouble, likes and dislikes follow my heels and surround me, why should I be afraid. None of those who trust in their riches and boast of their riches can redeem their brother, nor give a ransom price to God for him, that he may live forever without corruption;He will see the wise perish, and the foolish and the brutes perish together, leaving their goods to others. They thought in their hearts: Their house shall last forever, their dwelling shall last from generation to generation; they shall call their land after their own name. But human dignity cannot last long, just like dead animals. They walked this way because of their own foolishness.But people after them still admire their words. They are sent like a flock to hell, and death will be their shepherd.In the morning, the upright will rule over them; their beauty will be destroyed by hell, so that there will be no place left. But God will redeem my soul from the gates of hell, for he will receive me. Don't be afraid when you see people get rich and your family grows prosperous. Because when he dies, he can take nothing with him, and his glory cannot go with him. Although he boasted of being blessed while he was alive (if you are selfish, people will praise you), he will still return to his ancestors throughout the ages, and never see the light. A person who is dignified and not awakened is like a dead animal. Psalm 53 Fools don’t know God (David’s instructive poem. Hand it over to the actor and call Mahalla.) Fools say in their hearts that there is no God.They are all wicked, and have committed abominable iniquities, and none of them has done good. God looks down on the world from heaven to see if anyone understands?Is there anyone who seeks him?Every one of them drew back, and together they became unclean; there was no one who did good, not even one. Has the worker of iniquity no knowledge?They devour my people as if they were eating food, and they do not call on God. Where there was nothing to fear they feared greatly, for God scattered the bones of him that encamped against you.You put them to shame because God has rejected them. May the salvation of Israel proceed from Zion, and God bring back his people from captivity; then shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel rejoice. Psalm 58 Pray for God to punish the wicked (David's golden poem. Give it to the chief actor, call Hugh to destroy it.) O people, are you just keeping silent?Shall it be upright to judge?Otherwise, you are doing evil in your heart.You weigh out the violence of your hands on the earth. From the moment the wicked are born, they are alienated from God.Once out of the mother's womb, they go astray and tell lies. Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like dragon's cells that stop their ears, they do not listen to the voice of magic, even if they use the most powerful spell, they will not listen. Oh, God!Break the teeth out of their mouths; O Lord!Knock out the teeth of the young lions. May they perish like the rushing water; when they aim to shoot their arrows, let the arrows seem to be cut off. May they be digested like snails, and like a woman's womb that has never seen the light of day. You kindle the fire with thorns; and before the pot is hot, he will blow away the green and the burning with a whirlwind. The righteous rejoice at the vengeance of their enemies, and wash their feet in the blood of the wicked. Therefore it will be said: Surely there is reward for the righteous, and there is a God who judges on earth. Psalm 66 Praise God's powerSing to the glory of his name, and invent his glory with words of praise. Say to God: Terrible are your deeds, for your mighty foe will surrender to you. The whole earth will worship you, sing praises to you, and sing praises to your name. Come and see what God has done, and it is awesome what he has done to the world; he has turned the sea into a thousand lands, and the people have crossed the river on foot; there we rejoiced in him. He rules over all nations with power forever; his eyes are on the nations, and the rebellious shall not exalt themselves. O people!Bless ye our God, that his praise may be heard. He keeps our lives alive, and does not shake our feet. Oh, God!Thou hast tried us, and refined us as silver. You have brought us into a snare and laid a burden upon us. You made our heads run over in chariots; we passed through fire and water, but you brought us into a land of abundance. I will go into your house with burnt offerings, and I will pay you my vows, which my lips have uttered and my mouth has spoken in times of distress. I will offer you the burnt offering of the fattened ox, and the incense offering of the ram, and the bull and the goat. Praise be to God that he hears his prayers, come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for me. I called upon him with my mouth, and my tongue exalted him. If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not listen. But God did hear, He listened to the voice of my prayer. God is to be praised!He has not turned away my prayers, nor has he withdrawn his mercies from me. Sixty-sixth exhortation to all peoples to praise God (a hymn. Give it to the actor, and put it on a vessel with silk strings.) May God have mercy on us, bless us, and shine on us with his face; so that the world will know your way, all nations Know your salvation. Oh, God!May the nations praise you, and may all peoples praise you. Let all the nations rejoice and shout for joy, for you will judge the peoples with justice and guide the nations of the world. Oh, God!May the nations praise you, and may all peoples praise you. The land has yielded its produce.God, our God, will bless us. God will bless us, and all ends of the earth will fear him. Prayer for the King (Solomon's Psalm) O God!Please give the king the authority to judge, and give justice to the king's son. He will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice. Great mountains and small hills, because of righteousness, let the people enjoy peace. He will avenge the poor of his people, save the needy, and crush the oppressor. The sun remains, and the moon remains, and people will fear you for all generations. He will come like rain on the mown grass, like rain on the field. In his day the righteous will prosper and have peace abound, as the moon endures. He shall have dominion from sea to sea, from the river to the ends of the earth.Those who live in the wilderness shall bow down before him; and his enemies shall live. The kings of Tarshish and the islands will pay tribute; the kings of Sheba and Seba will bring gifts. All kings will bow down to him, and all nations will serve him. For he will rescue the needy when they cry, and he will rescue the needy when there is no one to help. He will have mercy on the poor and needy, and save the lives of the needy. He will redeem them from oppression and violence; their blood is precious in his sight, and they will live.The gold of Sheba shall be given to him; people shall pray for him always, and praise him all day long. On the hilltops of the earth, the grains will surely flourish.Its fruit will resound like the forest of Lebanon, and its people will flourish like the grass of the ground. His name shall endure forever, and shall be handed down as long as the sun; men shall be blessed through him, and all nations shall call him blessed. Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who works wonders alone!Blessed be his glorious name forever.May his glory fill the whole earth.Amen, amen!Jesse's son David's prayer ends. Psalm 77 When I am in distress, I am comforted by thinking about God (Asaph’s poem. According to Naduton’s method, give it to the actor.) I will cry out to God; I will speak to God, and he will pay attention to me. I sought the Lord in the day of trouble, I kept raising my hands in prayer at night, and my heart refused to be comforted. When I think of God, I am restless; when I meditate on sorrow, my heart is faint. You make me unable to close my eyes; I am so disturbed that I cannot even speak. I recall the days of old, the years of old. I think of my nightly songs, and I ask myself, and I search my heart. Will the Lord forsake me forever and show no mercy?Shall his mercies be exhausted forever, and his promises void from age to age?Has God forgotten to be merciful, and withdrew his mercy in anger?Then I said: This is my cowardice, but I will remember the time when the Most High showed his right hand. I will mention what the LORD has done; I will remember your wonders of old. I also want to think about your management and meditate on your deeds. Oh, God!Your deeds are clean!Is there any god as great as God?You are a God who works wonders; you have manifested your power among the nations. You have redeemed with your arm your people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Oh, God!When the waters see you, they are terrified, and the abyss trembles. 云中倒出水来，天空发出响声，你的箭也飞行四方。 你的雷声在旋风中，电光照亮世界，大地战抖震动。 你的道在海中，你的路在大水中，你的脚从无人知道。 你曾藉摩西和亚伦的手，引导你的百姓，好像羊群一般。 第八十一篇歌颂上帝的宏恩（亚萨的诗。交与伶长，用近特乐器。）你们当向上帝我们的力量大声欢呼，向雅各的上帝发声欢乐，唱起诗歌，打手鼓，弹美琴与瑟。 当在月朔并月望，我们过节的日期吹角。 因这是为以色列定的律例，是雅各上帝的典章。 他去攻击埃及地的时候，在约瑟中间立此为证。我在那里听见我所不明白的言语。 上帝说：我使你的肩得脱重担，你的手放下筐子。 你在急难中呼求，我就搭救你；我在雷的隐密处应允你，在米利巴水那里试验你。 我的民哪！你当听，我要劝戒你。以色列啊！甚愿你肯听从多。 在你当中不可有别的神。外邦的神，你也不可下拜。 我是耶和华你的上帝，曾把你从埃及地领上来。你要大大张口，我就给你充满。 嗟叹选民之刚愎无奈我的民不听我的声音，以色列全不理我。 我便任凭他们心里刚硬，随自己的计谋而行。 甚愿我的民肯听从我，以色列肯行我的道；我便速速治服他们的仇敌，反手攻击他们的敌人。 恨耶和华的人必来投降，但他的百姓必永久长存。 他也必拿上好的麦子给他们吃，又拿从磐石出的蜂蜜，叫他们饱足。 第八十二篇严责不公之审判（亚萨的诗歌。）上帝站在有权力者的会中，在诸神中行审判。 说：你们审判不秉公义，询恶人的情面，要到几时呢？你们当为贫寒的人和孤儿伸冤，当为困苦和穷乏的人施行公义。 当保护贫寒和穷乏的人，救他们脱离恶人的手。 你们仍不知道，也不明白，在黑暗中走来走去；地的根基都摇动了。 我曾说，你们是神，都是至高者的儿子。 然而你们要死，与世人一样；要仆倒，像王子的中一位。上帝啊！求你起来，审判世界，因为你要得万邦为业。 第八十六篇穷乏者的祈祷（大卫的祈祷。）耶和华啊！求你侧耳应允我，因我是困苦穷乏的。 求你保存我的性命，因我是虔诚人。我的上帝啊！求你拯救这倚靠你的仆人。 主啊！求你怜悯我，因我终日求告你。 主啊！求你使仆人心里欢喜，因为我的心仰望你。 主啊！你本为良善，乐意饶恕人，有丰盛的慈爱，赐给凡求告你的人。 耶和华啊！求你留心听我的祷告，垂听我恳求的声音。 我在患难之日要求告你，因为你必应允我。 主啊！诸神之中，没有可比你的；你的作为，也无可比。 主啊！你所造的万民，都要来敬拜你；他们也要荣耀你的名。 因你为大，且行奇妙的事，惟独你是上帝。 耶和华啊！求你将你的道指教我，我要照你的真理行。求你使我专心敬畏你的名。 主，我的上帝啊！我要一心称赞你，我要荣耀你的名，直到永远。 因为你向我发的慈爱是大的；你救了我的灵魂，免人极深的阴间。 上帝啊！骄做的人起来攻击我，又有一党强横的人寻索我的命，他们没有将你放在眼中。 主啊！你是有怜悯有恩典的上帝。不轻易发怒，并有丰盛的慈爱和诚实。 求你向我转脸，怜恤我，将你的力量赐给仆人，救你婢女的儿子。 求你向我显出恩待我的凭据，叫恨我的人看见，便羞愧，因为你耶和华帮助我，安慰我。 第八十八濒死求主眷顾（可拉后裔的诗歌，就是以斯拉人希慢的训诲诗。交与伶长，调用麻哈拉利暗俄。）耶和华拯救我的上帝啊！我昼夜在你面前呼吁。 愿我的祷告达到你面前，求你侧耳听我的呼求。 因为我心里满了患难，我的性命临近阴间。 我算和下坑的人同列，如同无力的人一样。 我被丢在死人中，好像被杀的人，躺在坟墓里。他们是你不再记念的，与你隔绝了。 你把我放在极深的坑里，在黑暗的地方，在深处。 你的忿怒重压我身，你用一切的波浪困住我。 你把我所认识的隔在远处，使我为他们所憎恶；我被拘困，不得出来。 我的眼睛，因困苦而干瘪。耶和华啊，我天天求告你，向你举手。 你岂要行奇事给死人看么？难道阴魂还能起来称赞你么，岂能在坟墓里述说你的慈爱么？岂能在灭亡中述说你的信实么？你的奇事，岂能在幽暗里被知道么？你的公义，岂能在忘记之地被知道么？耶和华啊！我呼求你，我早晨的祷告要达到你面前。 耶和华啊！你为何丢弃我？为何掩面不顾我？我自幼受苦，几乎死亡；我受你的惊恐，甚至慌张。 你的烈怒漫过我身；你的惊吓，把我剪除。 这些终日如水环绕我，一齐都来围困我。 你把我的良朋密友，隔在远处，使我所认识的人，进入黑暗里。 第九十篇颂主恩永久不易（神人摩西的祈祷。）主啊！你世世代代作我们的居所。 诸山未曾生出，地与世界你未曾造成，从亘古到永远，你是上帝。 叹人生转瞬即逝你使人归于尘土，说：你们世人要归回。 在你看来，千年如已过的昨日，又如夜间的一更。 你叫他们如水冲去；他们如睡一觉。早晨他们如生长的草，早晨发芽生长，晚上割下枯干。 我们因你的怒气而消灭，因你的忿怒而惊惶。 你将我们的罪孽摆在你面前，将我们的隐恶摆在你面光之中。 我们经过的日子，都在你震怒之下；我们度尽的年岁，好像一声叹息。 我们一生的年日是七十岁，若是强壮可到八十岁；但其中所矜夸的，不过是劳苦愁烦，转眼成空，我们便如飞而去。 谁晓得你怒气的权势？准按着你该受的敬畏晓得你的忿怒呢。 求你指教我们怎样数算自己的日子，好叫我们得着智慧的心。 耶和华啊！我们要等到几时呢？求你转回，为你的仆人后悔。 求你使我们早早饱得你的慈爱，好叫我们一生一世欢呼喜乐。 求你照着你使我们受苦的日子和我们遭难的年岁，叫我们喜乐。 愿你的作为向你仆人显现，愿你的荣耀向他们子孙显明。 愿主我们上帝的荣美，归于我们身上。愿你坚立我们手所作的工；我们手所作的工，愿你坚立。 第九十八篇劝民歌颂耶和华之慈爱救恩你们要向耶和华唱新歌，因为他行过奇妙的事；他的右手和圣臂，施行救恩。 耶和华发明了他的救恩，在列邦人眼前显出公义。 记念他向以色列家所发的慈爱，所凭的信实。地的四极，都看见我们上帝的救恩。 全地都要向耶和华欢乐，要发起大声，欢呼歌颂。 要用琴歌颂耶和华，用琴和诗歌的声音歌颂他。 用号和角声，在大君王耶和华面前欢呼。 愿海和其中所充满的澎湃；世界和住在其间的，也要发声。 大水拍手，愿诸山在耶和华面前一同欢呼；为他来，要审判遍地；他要按公义审判世界，按公正审判万民。 第一百零一篇歌颂耶和华愿行纯全之道（大卫的诗。）我要歌唱慈爱和公平，耶和华啊！我要向你歌颂。 我要用智慧行完全的道。你几时到我这里来呢？我要存完全的心，行在我家中。 邪僻的事，我都不摆在我眼前；悖逆人所作的事，我甚恨恶，不容沾在我身上。 弯曲的心思，我必远离；一切的恶人，我不认识。 在暗中谗谤他邻居的，我必将他灭绝；眼目高傲，心里骄纵的，我必不容他。 我眼要看国中的诚实人，叫他们与我同住；行为完全的，他要伺候我。 行诡诈的，必不得住在我家里；说谎活的，必不得立在我眼前。 我每日早晨，要灭绝国中所有的恶人，好把一切作孽的，从那和华的城里剪除。 第一百零七篇耶和华救人脱诸难你们要称谢耶和华，因他本为善，他的慈爱永远长存。 愿耶和华的赎民说这话，就是他从敌人手中所救赎的，从各地，从东从西，从南从北，所招聚来的。 使漂流者安居他们在旷野荒地漂流，寻不见可住的城邑；又饥又渴，心里发昏。 于是，他们在苦难中哀求耶和华，他从他们的祸患中搭救他们。 又领他们行走直路，使他们往可居住的城邑。 但愿人因耶和华的慈爱和他向人所行的奇事，都称赞他。 因他使心里渴慕的人，得以知足；使心里饥饿的人，得饱美物。 捆锁者得释那些坐在黑暗中死荫里的人，被困苦和铁链捆锁，是因他们违背上帝的话语，藐视至高者的旨意。 所以他用劳苦治服他们的心；他们仆倒，无人扶助。 于是他们在苦难中哀求耶和华，他从他们的祸患中拯救他们。 他从黑暗中和死荫里，领他们出来，折断他们的绑索。 但愿人因耶和华的慈爱和他向人所行的奇事，都称赞他。 因为他打破了铜门，砍断了铁闩。 患病者得医愚妄人因自己的过犯和自己的罪孽，便受苦楚。 他们心里厌恶各样的食物，就临近死门。 于是，他们在苦难中哀求耶和华，他从他们的祸患中拯救他们。 他发命医治他们，救他们脱离死亡。 但愿人因耶和华的慈爱和他向人所行的奇事，都称赞他。 愿他们以感谢为祭献给他，欢呼述说他的作为。 航海者无危在海上坐船，在大水中经理事务的，他们看见耶和华的作为，并他在深水中的奇事。 因他一吩咐，狂风就起来，海中的波浪也扬起。 他们上到天空，下到海底，他们的心因患难便消化。 他们摇摇晃晃东倒西歪，好像醉酒的人；他们的智慧无法可施。 于是他们在苦难中哀求耶和华，他从他们的祸患中领出他们来。 风息浪静，他们便欢喜；他就引他们到所愿去的海口。 但愿人因耶和华的慈爱和他向人所行的奇事，都称赞他。 愿他们在民的会中尊崇他，在长老的位上赞美他。 他使江河变为旷野，叫水泉变为干渴之地，使肥地变为硷地。这都因其间居民的罪恶。 他使旷野变为水潭，叫旱地变为水泉。 他使饥饿的人住在那里，好建造可住的城邑。 又种田地，栽葡萄园，得享所出的土产。 他又赐福给他们，叫他们生养众多，也不叫他们的牲畜减少。 他们又因暴虐、患难、愁苦，就灭少且卑下。 他使君王蒙羞被辱，使他们在荒废无路之地漂流。 他却将穷乏人安置在高处，脱离苦难，使他的家属多如羊群。 正直人看见就欢喜；罪孽之辈，必塞口无言。 凡有智慧的，必在这些事上留心；也必思想耶和华的慈爱。 第一百三十七篇被掳于巴比伦者之哀歌我们曾在巴比伦的河边坐下，一追想锡安就哭了。 我们把琴挂在那里的柳树上。 因为在那里掳掠我们的要我们唱歌，抢夺我们的，要我们作乐。说：给我们唱一首锡安歌罢。 我们怎能在外邦唱耶和华的歌呢？耶路撒冷阿，我若忘记你，情愿我的右手忘记技巧。 我若不记念你，若不看耶路撒冷过于我所最喜乐的，情愿我的舌头贴于上膛。 耶路撒冷遭难的日子，以东人说：拆毁，拆毁！直拆到根基！耶和华啊！求你记念这仇。 将要被灭的巴比伦城啊！报复你，像你待我们的，那人便为有福。 Blessed is the man who takes your little ones and throws them against a rock. 第一百四十八篇劝万有赞美耶和华你们要赞美耶和华从天上赞美耶和华，在高处赞美他。 他的众使者都要赞类他，他的诸军都要赞美他。 日头月亮，你们要赞美他；放光的星宿，你们都要赞美他。 天上的天和天上的水，你们都要赞美他。 愿这些都赞美耶和华的名，因他一吩咐便都造成。 他将这些立定，直到永永远远；他定了命，不能废去。 所有在地上的，大鱼和一切深洋，火与冰雹，雪和雾气，成就他命的狂风，大山和小山，结果的树木和一切香柏树，野兽和一切牲畜，昆虫和飞鸟，世上的君王和万民，首领和世上一切审判官，少年人和处女，老年人和孩童，都当赞美耶和华。 愿这些都赞美耶和华的名，因为独有他的名被尊崇，他的荣耀在天地之上。 他将他百姓的角高举，因此他一切圣民以色列人，就是与他相近的百姓，都赞美他。 你们要赞美耶和华。