Psalms 143-150

Psalm 143

¹A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

²And enter not into judgment with thy servant; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

³For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground: he hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.

⁴Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

⁵I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy doings: I muse on the work of thy hands.

⁶I spread forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a weary land. Selah

⁷Make haste to answer me, O LORD; my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me; lest I become like them that go down into the pit.

⁸Cause 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 I lift up my soul unto thee.

⁹Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

¹⁰Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me in the land of uprightness.

¹¹Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name’s sake: in thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.

¹²And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul; for I am thy servant.

Psalm 144

¹A Psalm off David. Blessed be the LORD my rock, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

²My lovingkindness, and my fortress, my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.

³LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? or the son of man, that thou makest account of him?

⁴Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

⁵Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

⁶Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; send out thine arrows, and discomfit them.

⁷Stretch forth thine hand from above; rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hand of strangers;

⁸Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

⁹I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.

¹⁰It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who rescueth David his servant from the hurtful sword.

¹¹Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of strangers, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

¹²When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth; and our daughters as corner stones hewn after the fashion of a palace;

¹³When our garners are full, affording all manner of store; and our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields;

¹⁴When our oxen are well laden; when there is no breaking in, and no going forth, and no outcry in our streets;

¹⁵Happy is the people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is the people, whose God is the LORD.

Psalm 145

¹A Psalm of praise; of David. I will extol thee, my God, O King; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

²Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

³Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

⁴One generation shall laud thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

⁵Of the glorious majesty of thine honour, and of thy wondrous works, will I meditate.

⁶And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts; and I will declare thy greatness.

⁷They shall utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.

⁸The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

⁹The LORD is good to all; and his tender mercies are over all his works.

¹⁰All thy works shall give thanks unto thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.

¹¹They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;

¹²To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.

¹³Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

¹⁴The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

¹⁵The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

¹⁶Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

¹⁷The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works.

¹⁸The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

¹⁹He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him; he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

²⁰The LORD preserveth all them that love him; but all the wicked will he destroy.

²¹My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD; and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

Psalm 146

¹Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.

²While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

³Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

⁴His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

⁵Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:

⁶Which made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is; which keepeth truth for ever:

⁷Which executeth judgment for the oppressed; which giveth food to the hungry: the LORD looseth the prisoners;

⁸The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind; the LORD raiseth up them that are bowed down; the LORD loveth the righteous;

⁹The LORD preserveth the strangers; he upholdeth the fatherless and widow; but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

¹⁰The LORD shall reign for ever, thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.

Psalm 147

¹Praise ye the LORD; for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant, and praise is comely.

²The LORD doth build up Jerusalem; he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.

³He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

⁴He telleth the number of the stars; he giveth them all their names.

⁵Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; his understanding is infinite.

⁶The LORD upholdeth the meek: he bringeth the wicked down to the ground.

⁷Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praises upon the harp unto our God:

⁸Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

⁹He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

¹⁰He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.

¹¹The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

¹²Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

¹³For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.

¹⁴He maketh peace in thy borders; he filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.

¹⁵He sendeth out his commandment upon earth; his word runneth very swiftly.

¹⁶He giveth snow like wool; he scattereth the hoar frost like ashes.

¹⁷He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

¹⁸He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

¹⁹He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.

²⁰He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.

Psalm 148

¹Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.

²Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his host.

³Praise ye him, sun and moon; praise him, all ye stars of light.

⁴Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.

⁵Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.

⁶He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass away.

⁷Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:

⁸Fire and hail, snow and vapour; stormy wind, fulfilling his word:

⁹Mountains and all hills; fruitful trees and all cedars:

¹⁰Beasts and all cattle; creeping things and flying fowl:

¹¹Kings of the earth and all peoples; princes and all judges of the earth:

¹²Both young men and maidens; old men and children:

¹³Let them praise the name of the LORD; for his name alone is exalted: his glory is above the earth and heaven.

¹⁴And he hath lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.

Psalm 149

¹Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the assembly of the saints.

²Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

³Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.

⁴For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

⁵Let the saints exult in glory: let them sing for joy upon their beds.

⁶Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand;

⁷To execute vengeance upon the nations, and punishments upon the peoples;

⁸To bind their king’s with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;

⁹To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD.

Psalm 150

¹Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

²Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.

³Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.

⁴Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and the pipe.

⁵Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.

⁶Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.