The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

Answer me speedily, O LORD, my spirit faileth; hide not Thy face from me; lest I become like them that go down into the pit.

Cause me to hear Thy lovingkindness in the morning, for in Thee do I trust; cause me to know the way wherein I should walk, for unto Thee have I lifted up my soul.

Deliver me from mine enemies, O LORD; with Thee have I hidden myself.

Teach me to do Thy will, for Thou art my God; let Thy good spirit lead me in an even land.

For Thy name's sake, O LORD, quicken me; in Thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.

And in Thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that harass my soul; for I am Thy servant.

A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my Rock, who traineth my hands for war, and my fingers for battle;

My lovingkindness, and my fortress, my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and He in whom I take refuge; who subdueth my people under me.

LORD, what is man, that Thou takest knowledge of him? or the son of man, that Thou makest account of him?

Man is like unto a breath; his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

O LORD, bow Thy heavens, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke.

Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; send out Thine arrows, and discomfit them.

Stretch forth Thy hands from on high; rescue me, and deliver me out of many waters, out of the hand of strangers;

Whose mouth speaketh falsehood, and their right hand is a right hand of lying.

O God, I will sing a new song unto Thee, upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto Thee;

Who givest salvation unto kings, who rescuest David Thy servant from the hurtful sword.

Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of strangers, whose mouth speaketh falsehood, and their right hand is a right hand of lying.

We whose sons are as plants grown up in their youth; whose daughters are as corner-pillars carved after the fashion of a palace;

Whose garners are full, affording all manner of store; whose sheep increase by thousands and ten thousands in our fields;

Whose oxen are well laden; with no breach, and no going forth, and no outcry in our broad places;

Happy is the people that is in such a case. Yea, happy is the people whose God is the LORD.

A Psalm of praise; of David. I will extol Thee, my God, O King; and I will bless Thy name for ever and ever.

Every day will I bless Thee; and I will praise Thy name for ever and ever.

Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised; and His greatness is unsearchable.

One generation shall laud Thy works to another, and shall declare Thy mighty acts.

The glorious splendour of Thy majesty, and Thy wondrous works, will I rehearse.

And men shall speak of the might of Thy tremendous acts; and I will tell of Thy greatness.

They shall utter the fame of Thy great goodness, and shall sing of Thy righteousness.

The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

The LORD is good to all; and His tender mercies are over all His works.

All Thy works shall praise Thee, O LORD; and Thy saints shall bless Thee.

They shall speak of the glory of Thy kingdom, and talk of Thy might;

To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts, and the glory of the majesty of His kingdom.

Thy kingdom is a kingdom for all ages, and Thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that are bowed down.

The eyes of all wait for Thee, and Thou givest them their food in due season.

Thou openest Thy hand, and satisfiest every living thing with favour.

The LORD is righteous in all His ways, and gracious in all His works.

The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon Him, to all that call upon Him in truth.

He will fulfil the desire of them that fear Him; He also will hear their cry, and will save them.

The LORD preserveth all them that love Him; but all the wicked will He destroy.

My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD; and let all flesh bless His holy name for ever and ever.

Hallelujah. Praise the LORD, O my soul.

I will praise the LORD while I live; I will sing praises unto my God while I have my being.

Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his dust; in that very day his thoughts perish.

Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is; who keepeth truth for ever;

Who executeth justice for the oppressed; who giveth bread to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners;

The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind; the LORD raiseth up them that are bowed down; the LORD loveth the righteous;

The LORD preserveth the strangers; He upholdeth the fatherless and the widow; but the way of the wicked He maketh crooked.

The LORD will reign for ever, Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Hallelujah.

Hallelujah; for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant, and praise is comely.

The LORD doth build up Jerusalem, He gathereth together the dispersed of Israel;

Who healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

He counteth the number of the stars; He giveth them all their names.

Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.

The LORD upholdeth the humble; He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.

Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving, sing praises upon the harp unto our God;

Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh the mountains to spring with grass.

He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

He delighteth not in the strength of the horse; He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.

The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that wait for His mercy.

Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

For He hath made strong the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee.

He maketh thy borders peace; He giveth thee in plenty the fat of wheat.

He sendeth out His commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly.

He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.

He casteth forth His ice like crumbs; who can stand before His cold?

He sendeth forth His word, and melteth them; He causeth His wind to blow, and the waters flow.

He declareth His word unto Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances unto Israel.

He hath not dealt so with any nation; and as for His ordinances, they have not known them. Hallelujah.

Hallelujah. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the heights.

Praise ye Him, all His angels; praise ye Him, all His hosts.

Praise ye Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all ye stars of light.

Praise Him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens.

Let them praise the name of the LORD; for He commanded, and they were created.

He hath also established them for ever and ever; He hath made a decree which shall not be transgressed.

Praise the LORD from the earth, ye sea-monsters, and all deeps;

Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind, fulfilling His word;

Mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars;

Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and winged fowl;

Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth;

Both young men and maidens, old men and children;

Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and heaven.

And He hath lifted up a horn for His people, a praise for all His saints, even for the children of Israel, a people near unto Him. Hallelujah.

Hallelujah. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and His praise in the assembly of the saints.

Let Israel rejoice in his Maker; let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

Let them praise His name in the dance; let them sing praises unto Him with the timbrel and harp.

For the LORD taketh pleasure in His people; He adorneth the humble with salvation.

Let the saints exult in glory; let them sing for joy upon their beds.

Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand;

To execute vengeance upon the nations, and chastisements upon the peoples;

To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;

To execute upon them the judgment written; He is the glory of all His saints. Hallelujah.

Hallelujah. Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in the firmament of His power.

Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to His abundant greatness.

Praise Him with the blast of the horn; praise Him with the psaltery and harp.

Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; praise Him with stringed instruments and the pipe.

Praise Him with the loud-sounding cymbals; praise Him with the clanging cymbals.