Psalms 6; Psalms 8; Psalms 9; Psalms 10; Psalms 14; Psalms 16; Psalms 19; Psalms 21

1 <Unto the end, in verses, a psalm for David, for the octave.> (6-2) O Lord, rebuke me not in thy indignation, nor chastise me in thy wrath.

2 (6-3) Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak: heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled.

3 (6-4) And my soul is troubled exceedingly: but thou, O Lord, how long?

4 (6-5) Turn to me, O Lord, and deliver my soul: O save me for thy mercy’s sake.

5 (6-6) For there is no one in death, that is mindful of thee: and who shall confess to thee in hell?

6 (6-7) I have laboured in my groanings, every night I will wash my bed: I will water my couch with my tears.

7 (6-8) My eye is troubled through indignation: I have grown old amongst all my enemies.

8 (6-9) Depart from em, all ye workers of iniquity: for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.

9 (6-10) The Lord hath heard my supplication: the Lord hath received my prayer.

10 (6-11) Let all my enemies be ashamed, and be very much troubled: let them be turned back, and be ashamed very speedily.

1 <Unto the end, for the presses: a psalm for David.> (8-2) O Lord, our Lord, how admirable is thy name in the whole earth! For thy magnificence is elevated above the heavens.

2 (8-3) Out of the mouth of infants and of sucklings thou hast perfected praise, because of thy enemies, that thou mayst destroy the enemy and the avenger.

3 (8-4) For I will behold thy heavens, the works of thy fingers: the moon and the stars which thou hast founded.

4 (8-5) What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?

5 (8-6) Thou hast made him a little less than the angels, thou hast crowned him with glory and honour:

6 (8-7) And hast set him over the works of thy hands.

7 (8-8) Thou hast subjected all things under his feet, all sheep and oxen: moreover, the beasts also of the fields.

8 (8-9) The birds of the air, and the fishes of the sea, that pass through the paths of the sea.

9 (8-10) O Lord, our Lord, how admirable is thy name in the whole earth!

1 <Unto the end, for the hidden things of the Son. A psalm for David.> (9-2) I will give praise to thee, O Lord, with my whole heart: I will relate all thy wonders.

2 (9-3) I will be glad, and rejoice in thee: I will sing to thy name, O thou most high.

3 (9-4) When my enemy shall be turned back: they shall be weakened, and perish before thy face.

4 (9-5) For thou hast maintained my judgment and my cause: thou hast sat on the throne, who judgest justice.

5 (9-6) Thou hast rebuked the Gentiles, and the wicked one hath perished; thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.

6 (9-7) The swords of the enemy have failed unto the end: and their cities thou hast destroyed. Their memory hath perished with a noise:

7 (9-8) But the Lord remaineth for ever. He hath prepared his throne in judgment:

8 (9-9) And he shall judge the world in equity, he shall judge the people in justice.

9 (9-10) And the Lord is become a refuge for the poor: a helper in due time in tribulation.

10 (9-11) And let them trust in thee who know thy name: for thou hast not forsaken them that seek thee, O Lord.

11 (9-12) Sing ye to the Lord, who dwelleth in Sion: declare his ways among the Gentiles:

12 (9-13) For requiring their blood, he hath remembered them: he hath not forgotten the cry of the poor.

13 (9-14) Have mercy on me, O Lord: see my humiliation which I suffer from my enemies.

14 (9-15) Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death, that I may declare all thy praises in the gates of the daughter of Sion.

15 (9-16) I will rejoice in thy salvation: the Gentiles have stuck fast in the destruction which they prepared. Their foot hath been taken in the very snare which they hid.

16 (9-17) The Lord shall be known when he executeth judgments: the sinner hath been caught in the works of his own hands.

17 (9-18) The wicked shall be turned into hell, all the nations that forget God.

18 (9-19) For the poor man shall not be forgotten to the end: the patience of the poor shall not perish for ever.

19 (9-20) Arise, O Lord, let not man be strengthened: let the Gentiles be judged in thy sight.

20 (9-21) Appoint, O Lord, a lawgiver over them: that the Gentiles may know themselves to be but men.

1 (9-22) Why, O Lord, hast thou retired afar off? why dost thou slight us in our wants, in the time of trouble?

2 (9-23) Whilst the wicked man is proud, the poor is set on fire: they are caught in the counsels which they devise.

3 (9-24) For the sinner is praised in the desires of his soul: and the unjust man is blessed.

4 (9-25) The sinner hath provoked the Lord, according to the multitude of his wrath, he will not seek him:

5 (9-26) God is not before his eyes: his ways are filthy at all times. Thy judgments are removed form his sight: he shall rule over all his enemies.

6 (9-27) For he hath said in his heart: I shall not be moved from generation to generation, and shall be without evil.

7 (9-28) His mouth is full of cursing, and of bitterness, and of deceit: under his tongue are labour and sorrow.

8 (9-29) He sitteth in ambush with the rich, in private places, that he may kill the innocent.

9 (9-30) His eyes are upon the poor man: he lieth in wait, in secret, like a lion in his den. He lieth in ambush, that he may catch the poor man: so catch the poor, whilst he draweth him to him.

10 (9-31) In his net he will bring him down, he will crouch and fall, when he shall have power over the poor.

11 (9-32) For he hath said in his heart: God hath forgotten, he hath turned away his face, not to see to the end.

12 (9-33) Arise, O Lord God, let thy hand be exalted: forget not the poor.

13 (9-34) Wherefore hath the wicked provoked God? for he hath said in his heart: He will not require it.

14 (9-35) Thou seest it, for thou considerest labour and sorrow: that thou mayst deliver them into thy hands. To thee is the poor man left: thou wilt be a helper to the orphan.

15 (9-36) Break thou the arm of the sinner and of the malignant: his sin shall be sought, and shall not be found.

16 (9-37) The Lord shall reign to eternity, yea, for ever and ever: ye Gentiles shall perish from his land.

17 (9-38) The Lord hath heard the desire of the poor: thy ear hath heard the preparation of their heart.

18 (9-39) To judge for the fatherless and for the humble, that man may no more presume to magnify himself upon earth.

1 (13-1) <Unto the end, a psalm for David.> The fool hath said in his heart: There is no God. They are corrupt, and are become abominable in their ways: there is none that doth good, no not one.

2 (13-2) The Lord hath looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there be any that understand and seek God.

3 (13-3) They are all gone aside, they are become unprofitable together: there is none that doth good: no not one. Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they acted deceitfully: the poison of asps is under their lips. Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness; their feet are swift to shed blood. Destruction and unhappiness in their ways; and the way of peace they have not known: there is no fear of God before their eyes.

4 (13-4) Shall not all they know that work iniquity, who devour my people as they eat bread?

5 (13-5) They have not called upon the Lord: there have they trembled for fear, where there was no fear.

6 (13-6) For the Lord is in the just generation: you have confounded the counsel of the poor man; but the Lord is his hope.

7 (13-7) Who shall give out of Sion the salvation of Israel? when the Lord shall have turned away the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

1 (15-1) <The inscription of a title to David himself.> Preserve me, O Lord, for I have put my trust in thee.

2 (15-2) I have said to the Lord, thou art my God, for thou hast no need of my goods.

3 (15-3) To the saints, who are in his land, he hath made wonderful all my desires in them.

4 (15-4) Their infirmities were multiplied: afterwards they made haste. I will not gather together their meetings for blood offerings: nor will I be mindful of their names by my lips.

5 (15-5) The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: it is thou that wilt restore my inheritance to me.

6 (15-6) The lines are fallen unto me in goodly places: for my inheritance is goodly to me.

7 (15-7) I will bless the Lord, who hath given me understanding: moreover, my reins also have corrected me even till night.

8 (15-8) I set the Lord always in my sight: for he is at my right hand, that I be not moved.

9 (15-9) Therefore my heart hath been glad, and my tongue hath rejoiced: moreover, my flesh also shall rest in hope.

10 (15-10) Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; nor wilt thou give thy holy one to see corruption.

11 (15-11) Thou hast made known to me the ways of life, thou shalt fill me with joy with thy countenance: at thy right hand are delights even to the end.

1 (18-1) <Unto the end. A Psalm Chapter for David.> (18-2) The heavens shew forth the glory of God, and the firmament declareth the work of his hands.

2 (18-3) Day to day uttereth speech, and night to night sheweth knowledge.

3 (18-4) There are no speeches nor languages, where their voices are not heard.

4 (18-5) Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth: and their words unto the ends of the world.

5 (18-6) He hath set his tabernacle in the sun: and he as a bridegroom coming out of his bridechamber, Hath rejoiced as a giant to run the way:

6 (18-7) His going out is from the end of heaven, And his circuit even to the end thereof: and there is no one that can hide himself from his heat.

7 (18-8) The law of the Lord is unspotted, converting souls: the testimony of the Lord is faithful, giving wisdom to little ones.

8 (18-9) The justices of the Lord are right, rejoicing hearts: the commandment of the Lord is lightsome, enlightening the eyes.

9 (18-10) The fear of the Lord is holy, enduring for ever and ever: the judgments of the Lord are true, justified in themselves.

10 (18-11) More to be desired than gold and many precious stones: and sweeter than honey and the honeycomb.

11 (18-12) For thy servant keepeth them, and in keeping them there is a great reward.

12 (18-13) Who can understand sins? from my secret ones cleanse me, O Lord:

13 (18-14) And from those of others spare thy servant. If they shall have no dominion over me, then shall I be without spot: and I shall be cleansed form the greatest sin.

14 (18-15) And the words of my mouth shall be such as may please: and the meditation of my heart always in thy sight. O Lord, my helper and my Redeemer.

1 (20-1) <Unto the end. A psalm for David.> (20-2) In thy strength, O Lord, the king shall joy; and in thy salvation he shall rejoice exceedingly.

2 (20-3) Thou hast given him his heart’s desire: and hast not withholden from him the will of his lips.

3 (20-4) For thou hast prevented him with blessings of sweetness: thou hast set on his head a crown of precious stones.

4 (20-5) He asked life of thee: and thou hast given him length of days for ever and ever.

5 (20-6) His glory is great in thy salvation: glory and great beauty shalt thou lay upon him.

6 (20-7) For thou shalt give him to be a blessing for ever and ever: thou shalt make him joyful in gladness with thy countenance.

7 (20-8) For the king hopeth in the Lord: and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

8 (20-9) Let thy hand be found by all thy enemies: let thy right hand find out all them that hate thee.

9 (20-10) Thou shalt make them as an oven of fire, in the time of thy anger: the Lord shall trouble them in his wrath, and fire shall devour them.

10 (20-11) Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth: and their seed from among the children of men.

11 (20-12) For they have intended evils against thee: they have devised counsels which they have not been able to establish.

12 (20-13) For thou shalt make them turn their back: in thy remnants thou shalt prepare their face.

13 (20-14) Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy own strength: we will sing and praise thy power.