The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

Hide Thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

Create me a clean heart, O God; and renew a stedfast spirit within me.

Cast me not away from Thy presence; and take not Thy holy spirit from me.

Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation; and let a willing spirit uphold me.

Then will I teach transgressors Thy ways; and sinners shall return unto Thee.

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, Thou God of my salvation; so shall my tongue sing aloud of Thy righteousness.

O Lord, open Thou my lips; and my mouth shall declare Thy praise.

For Thou delightest not in sacrifice, else would I give it; Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise.

Do good in Thy favour unto Zion; build Thou the walls of Jerusalem.

Then wilt Thou delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt-offering and whole offering; then will they offer bullocks upon Thine altar.

For the Leader. Maschil of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him: 'David is come to the house of Ahimelech.' Why boastest thou thyself of evil, O mighty man? The mercy of God endureth continually.

Thy tongue deviseth destruction; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Thou lovest evil more than good; falsehood rather than speaking righteousness. Selah

Thou lovest all devouring words, the deceitful tongue.

God will likewise break thee for ever, He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah

The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

'Lo, this is the man that made not God his stronghold; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.'

But as for me, I am like a leafy olive-tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.

I will give Thee thanks for ever, because Thou hast done it; and I will wait for Thy name, for it is good, in the presence of Thy saints.

For the Leader; upon Mahalath. Maschil of David. The fool hath said in his heart: 'There is no God'; they have dealt corruptly, and have done abominable iniquity; there is none that doeth good.

God looked forth from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any man of understanding, that did seek after God.

Every one of them is unclean, they are together become impure; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

'Shall not the workers of iniquity know it, who eat up My people as they eat bread, and call not upon God?'

There are they in great fear, where no fear was; for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee; Thou hast put them to shame, because God hath rejected them.

Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God turneth the captivity of His people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

For the Leader; with string-music. Maschil of David: when the Ziphites came and said to Saul: 'Doth not David hide himself with us?' O God, save me by Thy name, and right me by Thy might.

O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth.

For strangers are risen up against me, and violent men have sought after my soul; they have not set God before them. Selah

Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is for me as the upholder of my soul.

He will requite the evil unto them that lie in wait for me; destroy Thou them in Thy truth.

With a freewill-offering will I sacrifice unto Thee; I will give thanks unto Thy name, O LORD, for it is good.

For He hath delivered me out of all trouble; and mine eye hath gazed upon mine enemies.

For the Leader; with string-music. Maschil of David. Give ear, O God, to my prayer; and hide not Thyself from my supplication.

Attend unto me, and hear me; I am distraught in my complaint, and will moan;

Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked; for they cast mischief upon me, and in anger they persecute me.

My heart doth writhe within me; and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.

And I said: 'Oh that I had wings like a dove! then would I fly away, and be at rest.

Lo, then would I wander far off, I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah

I would haste me to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest.'

Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongue; for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof; iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it.

Wickedness is in the midst thereof; oppression and guile depart not from her broad place.

For it was not an enemy that taunted me, then I could have borne it; neither was it mine adversary that did magnify himself against me, then I would have hid myself from him.

But it was thou, a man mine equal, my companion, and my familiar friend;

We took sweet counsel together, in the house of God we walked with the throng.

May He incite death against them, let them go down alive into the nether-world; for evil is in their dwelling, and within them.

As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.

Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I complain, and moan; and He hath heard my voice.

He hath redeemed my soul in peace so that none came nigh me; for they were many that strove with me.

God shall hear, and humble them, even He that is enthroned of old, Selah, such as have no changes, and fear not God.

He hath put forth his hands against them that were at peace with him; he hath profaned his covenant.

Smoother than cream were the speeches of his mouth, but his heart was war; his words were softer than oil, yet were they keen-edged swords.

Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and He will sustain thee; He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.

But Thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the nethermost pit; men of blood and deceit shall not live out half their days; but as for me, I will trust in Thee.

For the Leader; upon Jonath-elem-rehokim. A Psalm of David; Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be gracious unto me, O God, for man would swallow me up; all the day he fighting oppresseth me.

They that lie in wait for me would swallow me up all the day; for they are many that fight against me, O Most High,

In the day that I am afraid, I will put my trust in Thee.

In God — I will praise His word — in God do I trust, I will not be afraid; what can flesh do unto me?

All the day they trouble mine affairs; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps; according as they have waited for my soul.

Because of iniquity cast them out; in anger bring down the peoples, O God.

Thou has counted my wanderings; put Thou my tears into Thy bottle; are they not in Thy book?

Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call; this I know, that God is for me.

In God — I will praise His word — in the LORD — I will praise His word —

In God do I trust, I will not be afraid; what can man do unto me?

Thy vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank-offerings unto Thee.

For thou hast delivered my soul from death; hast Thou not delivered my feet from stumbling? that I may walk before God in the light of the living.

For the Leader; Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David; Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave. Be gracious unto me, O God, be gracious unto me, for in Thee hath my soul taken refuge; yea, in the shadow of Thy wings will I take refuge, until calamities be overpast.

I will cry unto God Most high; unto God that accomplisheth it for me.

He will send from heaven, and save me, when he that would swallow me up taunteth; Selah; God shall send forth His mercy and His truth.

My soul is among lions, I do lie down among them that are aflame; even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; Thy glory be above all the earth.

They have prepared a net for my steps, my soul is bowed down; they have digged a pit before me, they are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. Selah

My heart is stedfast, O God, my heart is stedfast; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises.

Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake the dawn.

I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises unto Thee among the nations.

For Thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and Thy truth unto the skies.

Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; Thy glory be above all the earth.

For the Leader; Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David; Michtam. Do ye indeed speak as a righteous company? Do ye judge with equity the sons of men?

Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh out in the earth the violence of your hands.

The wicked are estranged from the womb; the speakers of lies go astray as soon as they are born.

Their venom is like the venom of a serpent; they are like the deaf asp that stoppeth her ear;

Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, or of the most cunning binder of spells.

Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth; break out the cheek-teeth of the young lions, O LORD.

Let them melt away as water that runneth apace; when he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.

Let them be as a snail which melteth and passeth away; like the untimely births of a woman, that have not seen the sun.

Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will sweep it away with a whirlwind, the raw and the burning alike.

The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance; he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

And men shall say: 'Verily there is a reward for the righteous; verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.'

For the Leader; Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David; Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God; set me on high from them that rise up against me.

Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from the men of blood.

For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; the impudent gather themselves together against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.

Without my fault, they run and prepare themselves; awake Thou to help me, and behold.

Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, arouse Thyself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to any iniquitous traitors. Selah

They return at evening, they howl like a dog, and go round about the city.

Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: 'For who doth hear?'

But Thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; Thou shalt have all the nations in derision.

Because of his strength, I will wait for Thee; for God is my high tower.