The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

Who is the man that desireth life, and loveth days, that he may see good therein?

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous, and His ears are open unto their cry.

The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

They cried, and the LORD heard, and delivered them out of all their troubles.

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

Many are the ills of the righteous, but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken.

Evil shall kill the wicked; and they that hate the righteous shall be held guilty.

The LORD redeemeth the soul of His servants; and none of them that take refuge in Him shall be desolate.

A Psalm of David. Strive, O LORD, with them that strive with me; fight against them that fight against me.

Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise up to my help.

Draw out also the spear, and the battle-axe, against them that pursue me; say unto my soul: 'I am Thy salvation.'

Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion that seek after my soul; let them be turned back and be abashed that devise my hurt.

Let them be as chaff before the wind, the angel of the LORD thrusting them.

Let their way be dark and slippery, the angel of the LORD pursuing them.

For without cause have they hid for me the pit, even their net, without cause have they digged for my soul.

Let destruction come upon him unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself; with destruction let him fall therein.

And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD; it shall rejoice in His salvation.

All my bones shall say: 'LORD, who is like unto Thee, who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?'

Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they ask me of things that I know not.

They repay me evil for good; bereavement is come to my soul.

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth, I afflicted my soul with fasting; and my prayer, may it return into mine own bosom.

I went about as though it had been my friend or my brother; I bowed down mournful, as one that mourneth for his mother.

But when I halt they rejoice, and gather themselves together; the abjects gather themselves together against me, and those whom I know not; they tear me, and cease not;

With the profanest mockeries of backbiting they gnash at me with their teeth.

Lord, how long wilt Thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, mine only one from the lions.

I will give Thee thanks in the great congregation; I will praise Thee among a numerous people.

Let not them that are wrongfully mine enemies rejoice over me; neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

For they speak not peace; but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

Yea, they open their mouth wide against me; they say: 'Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.'

Thou hast seen, O LORD; keep not silence; O Lord, be not far from me.

Rouse Thee, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

Judge me, O LORD my God, according to Thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.

Let them not say in their heart: 'Aha, we have our desire'; let them not say: 'We have swallowed him up.'

Let them be ashamed and abashed together that rejoice at my hurt; let them be clothed with shame and confusion that magnify themselves against me.

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that delight in my righteousness; yea, let them say continually: 'Magnified be the LORD, who delighteth in the peace of His servant.'

And my tongue shall speak of Thy righteousness, and of Thy praise all the day.

For the Leader. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. Transgression speaketh to the wicked, methinks — there is no fear of God before his eyes.

For it flattereth him in his eyes, until his iniquity be found, and he be hated.

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit; he hath left off to be wise, to do good.

He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

Thy lovingkindness, O LORD, is in the heavens; Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the skies.

Thy righteousness is like the mighty mountains; Thy judgments are like the great deep; man and beast Thou preservest, O LORD.

How precious is Thy lovingkindness, O God! and the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Thy wings.

They are abundantly satisfied with the fatness of Thy house; and Thou makest them drink of the river of Thy pleasures.

For with Thee is the fountain of life; in Thy light do we see light.

O continue Thy lovingkindness unto them that know Thee; and Thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

Let not the foot of pride overtake me, and let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.

There are the workers of iniquity fallen; they are thrust down, and are not able to rise.

A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.

For they shall soon wither like the grass, and fade as the green herb.

Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land, and cherish faithfulness.

So shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and He shall give thee the petitions of thy heart.

Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in Him, and He will bring it to pass.

And He will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, and thy right as the noonday.

Resign thyself unto the LORD, and wait patiently for Him; fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing.

For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait for the LORD, they shall inherit the land.

And yet a little while, and the wicked is no more; yea, thou shalt look well at his place, and he is not.

But the humble shall inherit the land, and delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth at him with his teeth.

The Lord doth laugh at him; for He seeth that his day is coming.

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow; to cast down the poor and needy, to slay such as are upright in the way;

Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

Better is a little that the righteous hath than the abundance of many wicked.

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

The LORD knoweth the days of them that are wholehearted; and their inheritance shall be for ever.

They shall not be ashamed in the time of evil; and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

For the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs — they shall pass away in smoke, they shall pass away.

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not; but the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.

For such as are blessed of Him shall inherit the land; and they that are cursed of Him shall be cut off.

It is of the LORD that a man's goings are established; and He delighted in his way.

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the LORD upholdeth his hand.

I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

For the LORD loveth justice, and forsaketh not His saints; they are preserved for ever; but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh justice.

The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps slide.

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor suffer him to be condemned when he is judged.

Wait for the LORD, and keep His way, and He will exalt thee to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a leafy tree in its native soil.

But one passed by, and, lo, he was not; yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

Mark the man of integrity, and behold the upright; for there is a future for the man of peace.

But transgressors shall be destroyed together; the future of the wicked shall be cut off.

But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD; He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

And the LORD helpeth them, and delivereth them; He delivereth them from the wicked, and saveth them, because they have taken refuge in Him.

A Psalm of David, to make memorial. O LORD, rebuke me not in Thine anger; neither chasten me in Thy wrath.

For Thine arrows are gone deep into me, and Thy hand is come down upon me.

There is no soundness in my flesh because of Thine indignation; neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.

For mine iniquities are gone over my head; as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

My wounds are noisome, they fester, because of my foolishness.

I am bent and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day.

For my loins are filled with burning; and there is no soundness in my flesh.

I am benumbed and sore crushed; I groan by reason of the moaning of my heart.

Lord, all my desire is before Thee; and my sighing is not hid from Thee.