The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

Thou shalt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger; the LORD shall swallow them up in His wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

For they intended evil against thee, they imagined a device, wherewith they shall not prevail.

For thou shalt make them turn their back, thou shalt make ready with thy bowstrings against the face of them.

Be Thou exalted, O LORD, in Thy strength; so will we sing and praise Thy power.

For the Leader; upon Aijeleth ha-Shahar. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me, and art far from my help at the words of my cry?

O my God, I call by day, but Thou answerest not; and at night, and there is no surcease for me.

Yet Thou art holy, O Thou that art enthroned upon the praises of Israel.

In Thee did our fathers trust; they trusted, and Thou didst deliver them.

Unto Thee they cried, and escaped; in Thee did they trust, and were not ashamed.

But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

All they that see me laugh me to scorn; they shoot out the lip, they shake the head:

'Let him commit himself unto the LORD! let Him rescue him; let Him deliver him, seeing He delighteth in him.'

For Thou art He that took me out of the womb; Thou madest me trust when I was upon my mother's breasts.

Upon Thee I have been cast from my birth; Thou art my God from my mother's womb.

Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.

Many bulls have encompassed me; strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

They open wide their mouth against me, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is become like wax; it is melted in mine inmost parts.

My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my throat; and Thou layest me in the dust of death.

For dogs have encompassed me; a company of evil-doers have inclosed me; like a lion, they are at my hands and my feet.

I may count all my bones; they look and gloat over me.

They part my garments among them, and for my vesture do they cast lots.

But Thou, O LORD, be not far off; O Thou my strength, hasten to help me.

Deliver my soul from the sword; mine only one from the power of the dog.

Save me from the lion's mouth; yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen do Thou answer me.

I will declare Thy name unto my brethren; in the midst of the congregation will I praise Thee.

'Ye that fear the LORD, praise Him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify Him; and stand in awe of Him, all ye the seed of Israel.

For He hath not despised nor abhorred the lowliness of the poor; neither hath He hid His face from him; but when he cried unto Him, He heard.'

From Thee cometh my praise in the great congregation; I will pay my vows before them that fear Him.

Let the humble eat and be satisfied; let them praise the LORD that seek after Him; may your heart be quickened for ever!

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto the LORD; and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before Thee.

For the kingdom is the LORD'S; and He is the ruler over the nations.

All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship; all they that go down to the dust shall kneel before Him, even he that cannot keep his soul alive.

A seed shall serve him; it shall be told of the Lord unto the next generation.

They shall come and shall declare His righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that He hath done it.

A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters.

He restoreth my soul; He guideth me in straight paths for His name's sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me.

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; Thou hast anointed my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

For He hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

Who shall ascend into the mountain of the LORD? and who shall stand in His holy place?

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not taken My name in vain, and hath not sworn deceitfully.

He shall receive a blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

Such is the generation of them that seek after Him, that seek Thy face, even Jacob. Selah

Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors; that the King of glory may come in.

'Who is the King of glory?' 'The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.'

Lift up your heads, O ye gates, yea, lift them up, ye everlasting doors; that the King of glory may come in.

'Who then is the King of glory?' 'The LORD of hosts; He is the King of glory.' Selah

A Psalm of David. Unto Thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.

O my God, in Thee have I trusted, let me not be ashamed; let not mine enemies triumph over me.

Yea, none that wait for Thee shall be ashamed; they shall be ashamed that deal treacherously without cause.

Show me Thy ways, O LORD; teach me Thy paths.

Guide me in Thy truth, and teach me; for Thou art the God of my salvation; for Thee do I wait all the day.

Remember, O LORD, Thy compassions and Thy mercies; for they have been from of old.

Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; according to Thy mercy remember Thou me, for Thy goodness' sake, O LORD.

Good and upright is the LORD; therefore doth He instruct sinners in the way.

He guideth The humble in justice; and He teacheth the humble His way.

All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.

For Thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.

What man is he that feareth the LORD? him will He instruct in the way that He should choose.

His soul shall abide in prosperity; and his seed shall inherit the land.

The counsel of the LORD is with them that fear Him; and His covenant, to make them know it.

Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for He will bring forth my feet out of the net.

Turn Thee unto me, and be gracious unto me; for I am solitary and afflicted.

The troubles of my heart are enlarged; O bring Thou me out of my distresses.

See mine affliction and my travail; and forgive all my sins.

Consider how many are mine enemies, and the cruel hatred wherewith they hate me.

O keep my soul, and deliver me; let me not be ashamed, for I have taken refuge in Thee.

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for Thee.

Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.

A Psalm of David. Judge me, O LORD, for I have walked in mine integrity, and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.

Examine me, O LORD, and try me; test my reins and my heart.

For Thy mercy is before mine eyes; and I have walked in Thy truth.

I have not sat with men of falsehood; neither will I go in with dissemblers.

I hate the gathering of evil doers, and will not sit with the wicked.

I will wash my hands in innocency; so will I compass Thine altar, O LORD,

That I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, and tell of all Thy wondrous works.

LORD, I love the habitation of Thy house, and the place where Thy glory dwelleth.

Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with men of blood;

In whose hands is craftiness, and their right hand is full of bribes.

But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity; redeem me, and be gracious unto me.

My foot standeth in an even place; in the congregations will I bless the LORD.

A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, even mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war should rise up against me, even then will I be confident.

One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the graciousness of the LORD, and to visit early in His temple.

For He concealeth me in His pavilion in the day of evil; He hideth me in the covert of His tent; He lifteth me up upon a rock.

And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me; and I will offer in His tabernacle sacrifices with trumpet-sound; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.

Hear, O LORD, when I call with my voice, and be gracious unto me, and answer me.

In Thy behalf my heart hath said: 'Seek ye My face'; Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

Hide not Thy face from me; put not Thy servant away in anger; Thou hast been my help; cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

For though my father and my mother have forsaken me, the LORD will take me up.

Teach me Thy way, O LORD; and lead me in an even path, because of them that lie in wait for me.

Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adversaries; for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out violence.

If I had not believed to look upon the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living! —

Wait on the LORD; be strong, and let thy heart take courage; yea, wait thou for the LORD.