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1PSALMS 1130 
2
3
4You who have done great things, 
5O God, who is like you? 
620 You who have made me see many troubles and calamities 
7will revive me again; 
8from the depths of the earth 
9you will bring me up again. 
1021 You will increase my honor, 
11and comfort me once again. 
12
1322 I will also praise you with the harp 
14for your faithfulness, O my God; 
15I will sing praises to you with the lyre, 
16O Holy One of Israel. 
17
1823 My lips will shout for joy 
19when I sing praises to you; 
20my soul also, which you have rescued. 
21
2224 All day long my tongue will talk of your righteous help, 
23for those who tried to do me harm 
24have been put to shame, and disgraced. 
25
26[Psalm 72] 
27The Davidic king and the dynasty 
28
29
301 Give the king your justice, O God, 
31and your righteousness to a king's son. 
322 May he judge your people with righteousness, 
33and your poor with justice. 
343 May the mountains yield prosperity for the people, 
35and the hills, in righteousness. 
36
374 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, 
38give deliverance to the needy, 
39and crush the oppressor. 
40
415 May he live while the sun endures, 
42and as long as the moon, throughout all generations. 
436 May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, 
44like showers that water the earth. 
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50PSALMS 1131 
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52
537 In his days may righteousness flourish 
54and peace abound, until the moon is no more. 
55
568 May he have dominion from sea to sea, 
57and from the River to the ends of the earth. 
589 May his foes bow down before him, 
59and his enemies lick the dust. 
6010 May the kings of Tarshish and of the isles 
61render him tribute, 
62may the kings of Sheba and Seba 
63bring gifts. 
6411 May all kings fall down before him, 
65all nations give him service. 
66
6712 For he delivers the needy when they call, 
68the poor and those who have no helper. 
6913 He has pity on the weak and the needy, 
70and saves the lives of the needy. 
7114 From oppression and violence he redeems their life; 
72and precious is their blood in his sight. 
73
7415 Long may he live! 
75May gold of Sheba be given to him. 
76May prayer be made for him continually, 
77and blessings invoked for him all day long. 
78
7916 May there be abundance of grain in the land; 
80may it wave on the tops of the mountains; 
81may its fruit be like Lebanon; 
82
83and may people blossom in the cities 
84like the grass of the field. 
8517 May his name endure forever, 
86his fame continue as long as the sun. 
87May all nations be blessed in him; 
88may they pronounce him happy. 
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94PSALMS 1132 
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96
9718 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, 
98
99who alone does wondrous things. 
10019 Blessed be his glorious name forever; 
101may his glory fill the whole earth. 
102
103Amen and Amen. 
104
10520 The prayers of David son of Jesse are ended. 
106
107BOOK III (PSALMS 73–89) 
108
109
110[Psalm 73] 
111A meditation on the justice of God 
112
113
1141 Truly God is good to the upright, 
115to those who are pure in heart. 
1162 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; 
117my steps had nearly slipped. 
1183 For I was envious of the arrogant; 
119I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 
120
1214 For they have no pain; 
122their bodies are sound and sleek. 
1235 They are not in trouble as others are; 
124they are not plagued like other people. 
1256 Therefore pride is their necklace; 
126violence covers them like a garment. 
1277 Their eyes swell out with fatness; 
128their hearts overflow with follies. 
1298 They scoff and speak with malice; 
130loftily they threaten oppression. 
1319 They set their mouths against heaven, 
132and their tongues range over the earth. 
133
13410 Therefore the people turn and praise them, 
135and find no fault in them. 
13611 And they say, "How can God know? 
137Is there knowledge in the Most High?" 
138
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141
142
143PSALMS 1133 
144
145
14612 Such are the wicked; 
147always at ease, they increase in riches. 
14813 All in vain I have kept my heart clean 
149and washed my hands in innocence. 
15014 For all day long I have been plagued, 
151and am punished every morning. 
152
15315 If I had said, "I will talk on in this way," 
154I would have been untrue to the circle of your children. 
15516 But when I thought how to understand this, 
156it seemed to me a wearisome task, 
15717 until I went into the sanctuary of God; 
158then I perceived their end. 
15918 Truly you set them in slippery places; 
160you make them fall to ruin. 
16119 How they are destroyed in a moment, 
162swept away utterly by terrors! 
16320 They are like a dream when one awakes; 
164on awaking you despise their phantoms. 
165
16621 When my soul was embittered, 
167when I was pricked in heart, 
16822 I was stupid and ignorant; 
169I was like a brute beast toward you. 
17023 Nevertheless I am continually with you; 
171you hold my right hand. 
17224 You guide me with your counsel, 
173and afterward you will receive me with honor. 
17425 Whom have I in heaven but you? 
175And there is nothing on earth that I desire other than you. 
17626 My flesh and my heart may fail, 
177but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. 
178
17927 Indeed, those who are far from you will perish; 
180you put an end to those who are false to you. 
181
18228 But for me it is good to be near God; 
183I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, 
184to tell of all your works. 
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188
189
190PSALMS 1134 
191
192
193[Psalm 74] 
194Zion attacked, the Temple destroyed 
195
196
1971 O God, why do you cast us off forever? 
198Why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture? 
199
2002 Remember your congregation, which you acquired long ago, 
201which you redeemed to be the tribe of your heritage. 
202Remember Mount Zion, where you came to dwell. 
203
2043 Direct your steps to the perpetual ruins; 
205the enemy has destroyed everything in the sanctuary. 
206
2074 Your foes have roared within your holy place; 
208they set up their emblems there. 
2095 At the upper entrance they hacked 
210the wooden trellis with axes. 
2116 And then, with hatchets and hammers, 
212they smashed all its carved work. 
213
2147 They set your sanctuary on fire; 
215they desecrated the dwelling place of your name, 
216bringing it to the ground. 
217
2188 They said to themselves, "We will utterly subdue them"; 
219they burned all the meeting places of God in the land. 
220
2219 We do not see our emblems; 
222there is no longer any prophet, 
223and there is no one among us who knows how long. 
224
22510 How long, O God, is the foe to scoff? 
226Is the enemy to revile your name forever? 
22711 Why do you hold back your hand; 
228why do you keep your hand in your bosom? 
229
23012 Yet God my King is from of old, 
231working salvation in the earth. 
23213 You divided the sea by your might; 
233you broke the heads of the dragons in the waters. 
23414 You crushed the heads of Leviathan; 
235
236you gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness. 
237
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241
242PSALMS 1135 
243
244
24515 You cut openings for springs and torrents; 
246you dried up ever-flowing streams. 
24716 Yours is the day, yours also the night; 
248you established the luminaries and the sun. 
24917 You have fixed all the bounds of the earth; 
250you made summer and winter. 
251
25218 Remember this, O LORD, how the enemy scoffs, 
253and an impious people reviles your name. 
25419 Do not deliver the soul of your dove to the wild animals; 
255do not forget the life of your poor forever. 
256
25720 Have regard for your covenant, 
258for the dark places of the land are 
259full of the haunts of violence. 
260
26121 Do not let the downtrodden be put to shame; 
262let the poor and needy praise your name. 
26322 Rise up, O God, plead your cause; 
264remember how the impious scoff at you all day long. 
26523 Do not forget the clamor of your foes, 
266the uproar of your adversaries that goes up continually. 
267
268[Psalm 75] 
269Thanksgiving for divine victory over evil 
270
271
2721 We give thanks to you, O God; 
273we give thanks; your name is near. 
274People tell of your wondrous deeds. 
275
2762 At the set time that I appoint 
277I will judge with equity. 
2783 When the earth totters, with all its inhabitants, 
279it is I who keep its pillars steady. 
280
2814 I say to the boastful, "Do not boast," 
282and to the wicked, "Do not lift up your horn; 
2835 do not lift up your horn on high, 
284or speak with insolent neck." 
285
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288
289
290PSALMS 1136 
291
292
2936 For not from the east or from the west 
294and not from the wilderness comes lifting up; 
2957 but it is God who executes judgment, 
296putting down one and lifting up another. 
2978 For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup 
298with foaming wine, well mixed; 
299
300 he will pour a draught from it, 
301and all the wicked of the earth 
302shall drain it down to the dregs. 
303
304
3059 But I will rejoice forever; 
306I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. 
307
30810 All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, 
309but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted. 
310
311[Psalm 76] 
312Praise of Zion 
313
3141 In Judah God is known, 
315his name is great in Israel. 
3162 His abode has been established in Salem, 
317his dwelling place in Zion. 
3183 There he broke the flashing arrows, 
319the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. 
320
3214 Glorious are you, more majestic 
322than the everlasting mountains. 
3235 The stouthearted were stripped of their spoil; 
324they sank into sleep; 
325none of the troops 
326was able to lift a hand. 
3276 At your rebuke, O God of Jacob, 
328both rider and horse lay stunned. 
329
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331
332
333
334PSALMS 1137 
335
336
3377 But you indeed are awesome! 
338Who can stand before you 
339when once your anger is roused? 
340
3418 From the heavens you uttered judgment; 
342the earth feared and was still 
3439 when God rose up to establish judgment, 
344to save all the oppressed of the earth. 
345
34610 Human wrath serves only to praise you, 
347when you bind the last bit of your wrath around you. 
348
34911 Make vows to the LORD your God, and perform them; 
350let all who are around him bring gifts 
351to the one who is awesome, 
352
35312 who cuts off the spirit of princes, 
354who inspires fear in the kings of the earth. 
355
356[Psalm 77] 
357Prayer for deliverance from enemies 
358
359
3601 I cry aloud to God, 
361aloud to God, that he may hear me. 
362
3632 In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; 
364in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying; 
365my soul refuses to be comforted. 
366
3673 I think of God, and I moan; 
368I meditate, and my spirit faints. 
369
3704 You keep my eyelids from closing; 
371I am so troubled that I cannot speak. 
3725 I consider the days of old, 
373and remember the years of long ago. 
3746 I commune with my heart in the night; 
375I meditate and search my spirit: 
3767 "Will the Lord spurn forever, 
377and never again be favorable? 
3788 Has his steadfast love ceased forever? 
379Are his promises at an end for all time? 
380
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383
384
385PSALMS 1138 
386
387
3889 Has God forgotten to be gracious? 
389Has he in anger shut up his compassion?" 
39010 And I say, "It is my grief 
391that the right hand of the Most High has changed." 
39211 I will call to mind the deeds of the LORD; 
393I will remember your wonders of old. 
39412 I will meditate on all your work, 
395and muse on your mighty deeds. 
39613 Your way, O God, is holy. 
397What god is so great as our God? 
39814 You are the God who works wonders; 
399you have displayed your might among the peoples. 
40015 With your strong arm you redeemed your people, 
401the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. 
402
40316 When the waters saw you, O God, 
404when the waters saw you, they were afraid; 
405the very deep trembled. 
406
40717 The clouds poured out water; 
408the skies thundered; 
409your arrows flashed on every side. 
410
41118 The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind; 
412your lightnings lit up the world; 
413the earth trembled and shook. 
414
41519 Your way was through the sea, 
416your path, through the mighty waters; 
417yet your footprints were unseen. 
418
41920 You led your people like a flock 
420by the hand of Moses and Aaron. 
421
422[Psalm 78] 
423Israel's rebellion in the wilderness 
424
425
4261 Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; 
427incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 
4282 I will open my mouth in a parable; 
429I will utter dark sayings from of old, 
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433
434
435PSALMS 1139 
436
437
4383 things that we have heard and known, 
439that our ancestors have told us. 
4404 We will not hide them from their children; 
441we will tell to the coming generation 
442the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, 
443and the wonders that he has done. 
444
4455 He established a decree in Jacob, 
446and appointed a law in Israel, 
447which he commanded our ancestors 
448to teach to their children; 
4496 that the next generation might know them, 
450the children yet unborn, 
451and rise up and tell them to their children, 
4527 so that they should set their hope in God, 
453and not forget the works of God, 
454but keep his commandments; 
4558 and that they should not be like their ancestors, 
456a stubborn and rebellious generation, 
457a generation whose heart was not steadfast, 
458whose spirit was not faithful to God. 
4599 The Ephraimites, armed with the bow, 
460turned back on the day of battle. 
46110 They did not keep God's covenant, 
462but refused to walk according to his law. 
46311 They forgot what he had done, 
464and the miracles that he had shown them. 
46512 In the sight of their ancestors he worked marvels 
466in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan. 
46713 He divided the sea and let them pass through it, 
468and made the waters stand like a heap. 
46914 In the daytime he led them with a cloud, 
470and all night long with a fiery light. 
47115 He split rocks open in the wilderness, 
472and gave them drink abundantly as from the deep. 
47316 He made streams come out of the rock, 
474and caused waters to flow down like rivers. 
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478
479
480PSALMS 1140 
481
482
48317 Yet they sinned still more against him, 
484rebelling against the Most High in the desert. 
48518 They tested God in their heart 
486by demanding the food they craved. 
48719 They spoke against God, saying, 
488"Can God spread a table in the wilderness? 
48920 Even though he struck the rock so that water gushed out 
490and torrents overflowed, 
491can he also give bread, 
492or provide meat for his people?" 
493
49421 Therefore, when the LORD heard, he was full of rage; 
495a fire was kindled against Jacob, 
496his anger mounted against Israel, 
497
49822 because they had no faith in God, 
499and did not trust his saving power. 
50023 Yet he commanded the skies above, 
501and opened the doors of heaven; 
50224 he rained down on them manna to eat, 
503and gave them the grain of heaven. 
50425 Mortals ate of the bread of angels; 
505he sent them food in abundance. 
50626 He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens, 
507and by his power he led out the south wind; 
50827 he rained flesh upon them like dust, 
509winged birds like the sand of the seas; 
510
51128 he let them fall within their camp, 
512all around their dwellings. 
51329 And they ate and were well filled, 
514
515
516for he gave them what they craved. 
51730 But before they had satisfied their craving, 
518while the food was still in their mouths, 
519
52031 the anger of God rose against them 
521and he killed the strongest of them, 
522and laid low the flower of Israel. 
523
52432 In spite of all this they still sinned; 
525they did not believe in his wonders. 
526
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529
530
531PSALMS 1141 
532
533
53433 So he made their days vanish like a breath, 
535and their years in terror. 
53634 When he killed them, they sought for him; 
537they repented and sought God earnestly. 
53835 They remembered that God was their rock, 
539the Most High God their redeemer. 
54036 But they flattered him with their mouths; 
541they lied to him with their tongues. 
54237 Their heart was not steadfast toward him; 
543they were not true to his covenant. 
544
54538 Yet he, being compassionate, 
546forgave their iniquity, 
547and did not destroy them; 
548
549often he restrained his anger, 
550and did not stir up all his wrath. 
55139 He remembered that they were but flesh, 
552a wind that passes and does not come again. 
55340 How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness 
554and grieved him in the desert! 
55541 They tested God again and again, 
556and provoked the Holy One of Israel. 
55742 They did not keep in mind his power, 
558or the day when he redeemed them from the foe; 
55943 when he displayed his signs in Egypt, 
560and his miracles in the fields of Zoan. 
56144 He turned their rivers to blood, 
562so that they could not drink of their streams. 
56345 He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them, 
564and frogs, which destroyed them. 
56546 He gave their crops to the caterpillar, 
566and the fruit of their labor to the locust. 
56747 He destroyed their vines with hail, 
568and their sycamores with frost. 
56948 He gave over their cattle to the hail, 
570and their flocks to thunderbolts. 
571
57249 He let loose on them his fierce anger, 
573wrath, indignation, and distress, 
574a company of destroying angels. 
575
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577
578
579
580PSALMS 1142 
581
582
58350 He made a path for his anger; 
584he did not spare them from death, 
585but gave their lives over to the plague. 
586
58751 He struck all the firstborn in Egypt, 
588the first issue of their strength in the tents of Ham. 
58952 Then he led out his people like sheep, 
590and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. 
59153 He led them in safety, so that they were not afraid; 
592but the sea overwhelmed their enemies. 
59354 And he brought them to his holy hill, 
594to the mountain that his right hand had won. 
595
59655 He drove out nations before them; 
597he apportioned them for a possession 
598and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents. 
599
60056 Yet they tested the Most High God, 
601and rebelled against him. 
602They did not observe his decrees, 
603
60457 but turned away and were faithless like their ancestors; 
605they twisted like a treacherous bow. 
60658 For they provoked him to anger with their high places; 
607they moved him to jealousy with their idols. 
60859 When God heard, he was full of wrath, 
609and he utterly rejected Israel. 
61060 He abandoned his dwelling at Shiloh, 
611the tent where he dwelt among mortals, 
61261 and delivered his power to captivity, 
613his glory to the hand of the foe. 
61462 He gave his people to the sword, 
615and vented his wrath on his heritage. 
61663 Fire devoured their young men, 
617and their girls had no marriage song. 
61864 Their priests fell by the sword, 
619and their widows made no lamentation. 
62065 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, 
621like a warrior shouting because of wine. 
62266 He put his adversaries to rout; 
623he put them to everlasting disgrace. 
624
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626
627
628
629PSALMS 1143 
630
631
63267 He rejected the tent of Joseph, 
633he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim; 
63468 but he chose the tribe of Judah, 
635Mount Zion, which he loves. 
63669 He built his sanctuary like the high heavens, 
637like the earth, which he has founded forever. 
63870 He chose his servant David, 
639and took him from the sheepfolds; 
640
64171 from tending the nursing ewes he brought him 
642to be the shepherd of his people Jacob, 
643of Israel, his inheritance. 
644
64572 With upright heart he tended them, 
646and guided them with skillful hand. 
647
648[Psalm 79] 
649The Temple destroyed 
650
651
6521 O God, the nations have come into your inheritance; 
653they have defiled your holy temple; 
654they have laid Jerusalem in ruins. 
655
6562 They have given the bodies of your servants 
657to the birds of the air for food, 
658the flesh of your faithful to the wild animals of the earth. 
659
6603 They have poured out their blood like water 
661all around Jerusalem, 
662and there was no one to bury them. 
663
6644 We have become a taunt to our neighbors, 
665mocked and derided by those around us. 
666
6675 How long, O LORD? Will you be angry forever? 
668Will your jealous wrath burn like fire? 
6696 Pour out your anger on the nations 
670that do not know you, 
671and on the kingdoms 
672that do not call on your name. 
6737 For they have devoured Jacob 
674and laid waste his habitation. 
675
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677
678
679
680PSALMS 1144 
681
682
6838 Do not remember against us the iniquities of our ancestors; 
684
685let your compassion come speedily to meet us, 
686
687for we are brought very low. 
688
6899 Help us, O God of our salvation, 
690for the glory of your name; 
691deliver us, and forgive our sins, 
692for your name's sake. 
69310 Why should the nations say, 
694"Where is their God?" 
695Let the avenging of the outpoured blood of your servants 
696be known among the nations before our eyes. 
697
69811 Let the groans of the prisoners come before you; 
699
700according to your great power preserve those doomed to die. 
70112 Return sevenfold into the bosom of our neighbors 
702
703the taunts with which they taunted you, O Lord! 
70413 Then we your people, the flock of your pasture, 
705
706will give thanks to you forever; 
707
708from generation to generation we will recount your praise. 
709
710[Psalm 80] 
711Prayer for deliverance from national enemies 
712
713
7141 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, 
715you who lead Joseph like a flock! 
716You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth 
7172 before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh. 
718Stir up your might, 
719and come to save us! 
720
7213 Restore us, O God; 
722let your face shine, that we may be saved. 
723
7244 O LORD God of hosts, 
725
726how long will you be angry with your people's prayers? 
7275 You have fed them with the bread of tears, 
728
729and given them tears to drink in full measure. 
730
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732
733
734
735PSALMS 1145 
736
737
7386 You make us the scorn of our neighbors; 
739our enemies laugh among themselves. 
740
7417 Restore us, O God of hosts; 
742let your face shine, that we may be saved. 
743
7448 You brought a vine out of Egypt; 
745you drove out the nations and planted it. 
7469 You cleared the ground for it; 
747it took deep root and filled the land. 
74810 The mountains were covered with its shade, 
749the mighty cedars with its branches; 
75011 it sent out its branches to the sea, 
751and its shoots to the River. 
75212 Why then have you broken down its walls, 
753so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit? 
75413 The boar from the forest ravages it, 
755and all that move in the field feed on it. 
756
75714 Turn again, O God of hosts; 
758look down from heaven, and see; 
759have regard for this vine, 
760
76115 the stock that your right hand planted. 
76216 They have burned it with fire, they have cut it down; 
763may they perish at the rebuke of your countenance. 
76417 But let your hand be upon the one at your right hand, 
765the one whom you made strong for yourself. 
76618 Then we will never turn back from you; 
767give us life, and we will call on your name. 
768
76919 Restore us, O LORD God of hosts; 
770let your face shine, that we may be saved. 
771
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773
774
775
776PSALMS 1146 
777
778
779[Psalm 81] 
780A hymn for the feast of booths 
781
782
7831 Sing aloud to God our strength; 
784shout for joy to the God of Jacob. 
7852 Raise a song, sound the tambourine, 
786the sweet lyre with the harp. 
7873 Blow the trumpet at the new moon, 
788at the full moon, on our festal day. 
7894 For it is a statute for Israel, 
790an ordinance of the God of Jacob. 
7915 He made it a decree in Joseph, 
792when he went out over the land of Egypt. 
793
794 I hear a voice I had not known: 
7956 "I relieved your shoulder of the burden; 
796your hands were freed from the basket. 
797
7987 In distress you called, and I rescued you; 
799I answered you in the secret place of thunder; 
800I tested you at the waters of Meribah. 
801
8028 Hear, O my people, while I admonish you; 
803O Israel, if you would but listen to me! 
8049 There shall be no strange god among you; 
805you shall not bow down to a foreign god. 
806
80710 I am the LORD your God, 
808who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. 
809Open your mouth wide and I will fill it. 
810
81111 "But my people did not listen to my voice; 
812Israel would not submit to me. 
81312 So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts, 
814to follow their own counsels. 
81513 O that my people would listen to me, 
816that Israel would walk in my ways! 
81714 Then I would quickly subdue their enemies, 
818and turn my hand against their foes. 
819
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821
822
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824PSALMS 1147 
825
826
82715 Those who hate the LORD would cringe before him, 
828and their doom would last forever. 
82916 I would feed you with the finest of the wheat, 
830and with honey from the rock I would satisfy you." 
831
832[Psalm 82] 
833A vision of the divine judge 
834
835
8361 God has taken his place in the divine council; 
837in the midst of the gods he holds judgment: 
8382 "How long will you judge unjustly 
839and show partiality to the wicked? 
840
8413 Give justice to the weak and the orphan; 
842maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute. 
8434 Rescue the weak and the needy; 
844deliver them from the hand of the wicked." 
845
8465 They have neither knowledge nor understanding, 
847they walk around in darkness; 
848all the foundations of the earth are shaken. 
849
8506 I say, "You are gods, 
851children of the Most High, all of you; 
8527 nevertheless, you shall die like mortals, 
853and fall like any prince." 
8548 Rise up, O God, judge the earth; 
855for all the nations belong to you! 
856
857[Psalm 83] 
858Prayer for deliverance from national enemies 
859
860
8611 O God, do not keep silence; 
862do not hold your peace or be still, O God! 
8632 Even now your enemies are in tumult; 
864those who hate you have raised their heads. 
8653 They lay crafty plans against your people; 
866they consult together against those you protect. 
867
8681147 
869
870
871
872PSALMS 1148 
873
874
8754 They say, "Come, let us wipe them out as a nation; 
876let the name of Israel be remembered no more." 
8775 They conspire with one accord; 
878against you they make a covenant — 
8796 the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, 
880Moab and the Hagrites, 
8817 Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, 
882Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre; 
8838 Assyria also has joined them; 
884they are the strong arm of the children of Lot. 
885
8869 Do to them as you did to Midian, 
887as to Sisera and Jabin at the Wadi Kishon, 
88810 who were destroyed at En-dor, 
889who became dung for the ground. 
89011 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, 
891all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna, 
89212 who said, "Let us take the pastures of God 
893for our own possession." 
894
89513 O my God, make them like whirling dust, 
896like chaff before the wind. 
89714 As fire consumes the forest, 
898as the flame sets the mountains ablaze, 
89915 so pursue them with your tempest 
900and terrify them with your hurricane. 
90116 Fill their faces with shame, 
902so that they may seek your name, O LORD. 
90317 Let them be put to shame and dismayed forever; 
904let them perish in disgrace. 
905
90618 Let them know that you alone, 
907whose name is the LORD, 
908are the Most High over all the earth. 
909
9101148 
911
912
913
914PSALMS 1149 
915
916
917[Psalm 84] 
918Pilgrimage to Zion 
919
9201 How lovely is your dwelling place, 
921O LORD of hosts! 
9222 My soul longs, indeed it faints 
923for the courts of the LORD; 
924my heart and my flesh sing for joy 
925to the living God. 
926
9273 Even the sparrow finds a home, 
928and the swallow a nest for herself, 
929where she may lay her young, 
930
931at your altars, O LORD of hosts, 
932my King and my God. 
9334 Happy are those who live in your house, 
934ever singing your praise. 
935
9365 Happy are those whose strength is in you, 
937in whose heart are the highways to Zion. 
938
9396 As they go through the valley of Baca 
940they make it a place of springs; 
941the early rain also covers it with pools. 
942
9437 They go from strength to strength; 
944the God of gods will be seen in Zion. 
945
9468 O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; 
947give ear, O God of Jacob! 
9489 Behold our shield, O God; 
949look on the face of your anointed. 
950
95110 For a day in your courts is better 
952than a thousand elsewhere. 
953I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God 
954than live in the tents of wickedness. 
955
9561149 
957
958
959
960PSALMS 1150 
961
962
96311 For the LORD God is a sun and shield; 
964he bestows favor and honor. 
965No good thing does the LORD withhold 
966from those who walk uprightly. 
96712 O LORD of hosts, 
968happy is everyone who trusts in you. 
969
970[Psalm 85] 
971Prayer for divine favor and blessing 
972
973
9741 LORD, you were favorable to your land; 
975you restored the fortunes of Jacob. 
9762 You forgave the iniquity of your people; 
977you pardoned all their sin. 
9783 You withdrew all your wrath; 
979you turned from your hot anger. 
980
9814 Restore us again, O God of our salvation, 
982and put away your indignation toward us. 
9835 Will you be angry with us forever? 
984Will you prolong your anger to all generations? 
9856 Will you not revive us again, 
986so that your people may rejoice in you? 
9877 Show us your steadfast love, O LORD, 
988and grant us your salvation. 
989
9908 Let me hear what God the LORD will speak, 
991for he will speak peace to his people, 
992to his faithful, to those who turn to him in their hearts. 
993
9949 Surely his salvation is at hand for those who fear him, 
995that his glory may dwell in our land. 
996
99710 Steadfast love and faithfulness will meet; 
998righteousness and peace will kiss each other. 
99911 Faithfulness will spring up from the ground, 
1000and righteousness will look down from the sky. 
1001
10021150 
1003
1004
1005
1006PSALMS 1151 
1007
1008
100912 The LORD will give what is good, 
1010and our land will yield its increase. 
101113 Righteousness will go before him, 
1012and will make a path for his steps. 
1013
1014[Psalm 86] 
1015Prayer for deliverance from enemies 
1016
1017
10181 Incline your ear, O LORD, and answer me, 
1019for I am poor and needy. 
10202 Preserve my life, for I am devoted to you; 
1021save your servant who trusts in you. 
1022You are my God; 3 be gracious to me, O Lord, 
1023for to you do I cry all day long. 
10244 Gladden the soul of your servant, 
1025for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. 
10265 For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, 
1027abounding in steadfast love to all who call on you. 
10286 Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; 
1029listen to my cry of supplication. 
10307 In the day of my trouble I call on you, 
1031for you will answer me. 
1032
10338 There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, 
1034nor are there any works like yours. 
1035
10369 All the nations you have made shall come 
1037and bow down before you, O Lord, 
1038and shall glorify your name. 
1039
104010 For you are great and do wondrous things; 
1041you alone are God. 
1042
104311 Teach me your way, O LORD, 
1044that I may walk in your truth; 
1045give me an undivided heart to revere your name. 
1046
104712 I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, 
1048and I will glorify your name forever. 
104913 For great is your steadfast love toward me; 
1050you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol. 
1051
10521151 
1053
1054
1055
1056PSALMS 1152 
1057
1058
105914 O God, the insolent rise up against me; 
1060a band of ruffians seeks my life, 
1061and they do not set you before them. 
1062
106315 But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, 
1064slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. 
1065
106616 Turn to me and be gracious to me; 
1067give your strength to your servant; 
1068save the child of your serving girl. 
1069
107017 Show me a sign of your favor, 
1071so that those who hate me may see it and be put to shame, 
1072because you, LORD, have helped me and comforted me. 
1073
1074[Psalm 87] 
1075Praise of Zion 
1076
10771 On the holy mount stands the city he founded; 
10782 the LORD loves the gates of Zion 
1079more than all the dwellings of Jacob. 
10803 Glorious things are spoken of you, 
1081O city of God. 
1082
10834 Among those who know me I mention Rahab and Babylon; 
1084Philistia too, and Tyre, with Ethiopia — 
1085"This one was born there," they say. 
1086
10875 And of Zion it shall be said, 
1088"This one and that one were born in it"; 
1089for the Most High himself will establish it. 
1090
10916 The LORD records, as he registers the peoples, 
1092"This one was born there." 
1093
10947 Singers and dancers alike say, 
1095"All my springs are in you." 
1096
10971152 
1098
1099
1100
1101PSALMS 1153 
1102
1103
1104[Psalm 88] 
1105A Job-like lament 
1106
1107
11081 O LORD, God of my salvation, 
1109when, at night, I cry out in your presence, 
11102 let my prayer come before you; 
1111incline your ear to my cry. 
1112
11133 For my soul is full of troubles, 
1114and my life draws near to Sheol. 
11154 I am counted among those who go down to the Pit; 
1116I am like those who have no help, 
11175 like those forsaken among the dead, 
1118like the slain that lie in the grave, 
1119like those whom you remember no more, 
1120for they are cut off from your hand. 
11216 You have put me in the depths of the Pit, 
1122in the regions dark and deep. 
11237 Your wrath lies heavy upon me, 
1124and you overwhelm me with all your waves. 
1125
11268 You have caused my companions to shun me; 
1127you have made me a thing of horror to them. 
1128I am shut in so that I cannot escape; 
11299 my eye grows dim through sorrow. 
1130Every day I call on you, O LORD; 
1131I spread out my hands to you. 
113210 Do you work wonders for the dead? 
1133Do the shades rise up to praise you? 
113411 Is your steadfast love declared in the grave, 
1135or your faithfulness in Abaddon? 
113612 Are your wonders known in the darkness, 
1137or your saving help in the land of forgetfulness? 
1138
113913 But I, O LORD, cry out to you; 
1140in the morning my prayer comes before you. 
114114 O LORD, why do you cast me off? 
1142Why do you hide your face from me? 
1143
11441153 
1145
1146
1147
1148PSALMS 1154 
1149
1150
115115 Wretched and close to death from my youth up, 
1152I suffer your terrors; I am desperate. 
115316 Your wrath has swept over me; 
1154your dread assaults destroy me. 
115517 They surround me like a flood all day long; 
1156from all sides they close in on me. 
115718 You have caused friend and neighbor to shun me; 
1158my companions are in darkness. 
1159
1160[Psalm 89] 
1161The king defeated, the dynasty at an end 
1162
1163
11641 I will sing of your steadfast love, O LORD, forever; 
1165with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness 
1166to all generations. 
1167
11682 I declare that your steadfast love is established forever; 
1169your faithfulness is as firm as the heavens. 
1170
11713 You said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one, 
1172I have sworn to my servant David: 
11734 'I will establish your descendants forever, 
1174and build your throne for all generations.'" 
1175
11765 Let the heavens praise your wonders, O LORD, 
1177your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones. 
11786 For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD? 
1179Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD, 
11807 a God feared in the council of the holy ones, 
1181great and awesome above all that are around him? 
1182
11838 O LORD God of hosts, 
1184who is as mighty as you, O LORD? 
1185Your faithfulness surrounds you. 
1186
11879 You rule the raging of the sea; 
1188when its waves rise, you still them. 
118910 You crushed Rahab like a carcass; 
1190you scattered your enemies with your mighty arm. 
119111 The heavens are yours, the earth also is yours; 
1192
1193the world and all that is in it — you have founded them. 
1194
11951154 
1196
1197
1198
1199PSALMS 1155 
1200
1201
120212 The north and the south — you created them; 
1203Tabor and Hermon joyously praise your name. 
120413 You have a mighty arm; 
1205strong is your hand, high your right hand. 
120614 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; 
1207steadfast love and faithfulness go before you. 
120815 Happy are the people who know the festal shout, 
1209who walk, O LORD, in the light of your countenance; 
121016 they exult in your name all day long, 
1211and extol your righteousness. 
121217 For you are the glory of their strength; 
1213by your favor our horn is exalted. 
121418 For our shield belongs to the LORD, 
1215our king to the Holy One of Israel. 
1216
121719 Then you spoke in a vision to your faithful one, and said: 
1218"I have set the crown on one who is mighty, 
1219I have exalted one chosen from the people. 
1220
122120 I have found my servant David; 
1222with my holy oil I have anointed him; 
122321 my hand shall always remain with him; 
1224my arm also shall strengthen him. 
122522 The enemy shall not outwit him, 
1226the wicked shall not humble him. 
122723 I will crush his foes before him 
1228and strike down those who hate him. 
122924 My faithfulness and steadfast love shall be with him; 
1230and in my name his horn shall be exalted. 
123125 I will set his hand on the sea 
1232and his right hand on the rivers. 
123326 He shall cry to me, 'You are my Father, 
1234my God, and the Rock of my salvation!' 
123527 I will make him the firstborn, 
1236the highest of the kings of the earth. 
123728 Forever I will keep my steadfast love for him, 
1238and my covenant with him will stand firm. 
123929 I will establish his line forever, 
1240and his throne as long as the heavens endure. 
1241
12421155 
1243
1244
1245
1246PSALMS 1156 
1247
1248
124930 If his children forsake my law 
1250and do not walk according to my ordinances, 
125131 if they violate my statutes 
1252and do not keep my commandments, 
125332 then I will punish their transgression with the rod 
1254and their iniquity with scourges; 
125533 but I will not remove from him my steadfast love, 
1256or be false to my faithfulness. 
125734 I will not violate my covenant, 
1258or alter the word that went forth from my lips. 
125935 Once and for all I have sworn by my holiness; 
1260I will not lie to David. 
126136 His line shall continue forever, 
1262and his throne endure before me like the sun. 
126337 It shall be established forever like the moon, 
1264an enduring witness in the skies." 
1265
126638 But now you have spurned and rejected him; 
1267you are full of wrath against your anointed. 
126839 You have renounced the covenant with your servant; 
1269you have defiled his crown in the dust. 
127040 You have broken through all his walls; 
1271you have laid his strongholds in ruins. 
127241 All who pass by plunder him; 
1273he has become the scorn of his neighbors. 
127442 You have exalted the right hand of his foes; 
1275you have made all his enemies rejoice. 
127643 Moreover, you have turned back the edge of his sword, 
1277and you have not supported him in battle. 
127844 You have removed the scepter from his hand, 
1279and hurled his throne to the ground. 
128045 You have cut short the days of his youth; 
1281you have covered him with shame. 
1282
128346 How long, O LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? 
1284How long will your wrath burn like fire? 
128547 Remember how short my time is — 
1286for what vanity you have created all mortals! 
1287
12881156 
1289
1290
1291
1292PSALMS 1157 
1293
1294
129548 Who can live and never see death? 
1296Who can escape the power of Sheol? 
1297
129849 Lord, where is your steadfast love of old, 
1299which by your faithfulness you swore to David? 
130050 Remember, O Lord, how your servant is taunted; 
1301how I bear in my bosom the insults of the peoples, 
130251 with which your enemies taunt, O LORD, 
1303with which they taunted the footsteps of your anointed. 
1304
130552 Blessed be the LORD forever. 
1306Amen and Amen. 
1307
1308BOOK IV (PSALMS 90–106) 
1309
1310
1311[Psalm 90] 
1312The eternity of God and the brevity of human life 
1313
1314
13151 Lord, you have been our dwelling place 
1316in all generations. 
1317
13182 Before the mountains were brought forth, 
1319or ever you had formed the earth and the world, 
1320from everlasting to everlasting you are God. 
1321
13223 You turn us back to dust, 
1323and say, "Turn back, you mortals." 
1324
13254 For a thousand years in your sight 
1326are like yesterday when it is past, 
1327or like a watch in the night. 
1328
13295 You sweep them away; they are like a dream, 
1330like grass that is renewed in the morning; 
13316 in the morning it flourishes and is renewed; 
1332in the evening it fades and withers. 
1333
13347 For we are consumed by your anger; 
1335by your wrath we are overwhelmed. 
1336
13371157 
1338
1339
1340
1341PSALMS 1158 
1342
1343
13448 You have set our iniquities before you, 
1345our secret sins in the light of your countenance. 
1346
13479 For all our days pass away under your wrath; 
1348our years come to an end like a sigh. 
134910 The days of our life are seventy years, 
1350or perhaps eighty, if we are strong; 
1351even then their span is only toil and trouble; 
1352they are soon gone, and we fly away. 
1353
135411 Who considers the power of your anger? 
1355Your wrath is as great as the fear that is due you. 
135612 So teach us to count our days 
1357that we may gain a wise heart. 
1358
135913 Turn, O LORD! How long? 
1360Have compassion on your servants! 
136114 Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, 
1362so that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. 
136315 Make us glad as many days as you have afflicted us, 
1364and as many years as we have seen evil. 
136516 Let your work be manifest to your servants, 
1366and your glorious power to their children. 
1367
136817 Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, 
1369and prosper for us the work of our hands — 
1370O prosper the work of our hands! 
1371
1372[Psalm 91] 
1373God the protector from demonic foes 
1374
1375
13761 You who live in the shelter of the Most High, 
1377who abide in the shadow of the Almighty, 
13782 will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress; 
1379my God, in whom I trust." 
13803 For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler 
1381and from the deadly pestilence; 
1382
13831158 
1384
1385
1386
1387PSALMS 1159 
1388
1389
13904 he will cover you with his pinions, 
1391and under his wings you will find refuge; 
1392his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. 
1393
13945 You will not fear the terror of the night, 
1395or the arrow that flies by day, 
13966 or the pestilence that stalks in darkness, 
1397
1398
1399or the destruction that wastes at noonday. 
1400
14017 A thousand may fall at your side, 
1402ten thousand at your right hand, 
1403but it will not come near you. 
1404
14058 You will only look with your eyes 
1406and see the punishment of the wicked. 
1407
14089 Because you have made the LORD your refuge, 
1409the Most High your dwelling place, 
141010 no evil shall befall you, 
1411no scourge come near your tent. 
1412
141311 For he will command his angels concerning you 
1414to guard you in all your ways. 
141512 On their hands they will bear you up, 
1416so that you will not dash your foot against a stone. 
141713 You will tread on the lion and the adder, 
1418the young lion and the serpent you will trample under foot. 
1419
142014 Those who love me, I will deliver; 
1421I will protect those who know my name. 
1422
142315 When they call to me, I will answer them; 
1424I will be with them in trouble, 
1425I will rescue them and honor them. 
1426
142716 With long life I will satisfy them, 
1428and show them my salvation. 
1429
14301159 
1431
1432
1433
1434PSALMS 1160 
1435
1436
1437[Psalm 92] 
1438Thanksgiving for deliverance from enemies 
1439
1440
14411 It is good to give thanks to the LORD, 
1442to sing praises to your name, O Most High; 
14432 to declare your steadfast love in the morning, 
1444and your faithfulness by night, 
14453 to the music of the lute and the harp, 
1446to the melody of the lyre. 
14474 For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your work; 
1448at the works of your hands I sing for joy. 
1449
14505 How great are your works, O LORD! 
1451Your thoughts are very deep! 
14526 The dullard cannot know, 
1453the stupid cannot understand this: 
14547 though the wicked sprout like grass 
1455and all evildoers flourish, 
1456
1457they are doomed to destruction forever, 
14588 but you, O LORD, are on high forever. 
14599 For your enemies, O LORD, 
1460
1461for your enemies shall perish; 
1462all evildoers shall be scattered. 
146310 But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; 
1464you have poured over me fresh oil. 
146511 My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; 
1466my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants. 
1467
146812 The righteous flourish like the palm tree, 
1469and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 
147013 They are planted in the house of the LORD; 
1471they flourish in the courts of our God. 
147214 In old age they still produce fruit; 
1473they are always green and full of sap, 
147415 showing that the LORD is upright; 
1475he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. 
1476
14771160 
1478
1479
1480
1481PSALMS 1161 
1482
1483
1484[Psalm 93] 
1485The LORD's Enthronement 
1486
1487
14881 The LORD is king, he is robed in majesty; 
1489the LORD is robed, he is girded with strength. 
1490
1491He has established the world; it shall never be moved; 
1492your throne is established from of old; 
1493you are from everlasting. 
1494
14953 The floods have lifted up, O LORD, 
1496the floods have lifted up their voice; 
1497the floods lift up their roaring. 
1498
14994 More majestic than the thunders of mighty waters, 
1500more majestic than the waves of the sea, 
1501majestic on high is the LORD! 
1502
15035 Your decrees are very sure; 
1504holiness befits your house, 
1505O LORD, forevermore. 
1506
1507[Psalm 94] 
1508Prayer for deliverance from evildoers 
1509
1510
15111 O LORD, you God of vengeance, 
1512you God of vengeance, shine forth! 
15132 Rise up, O judge of the earth; 
1514give to the proud what they deserve! 
15153 O LORD, how long shall the wicked, 
1516how long shall the wicked exult? 
1517
15184 They pour out their arrogant words; 
1519all the evildoers boast. 
15205 They crush your people, O LORD, 
1521and afflict your heritage. 
15226 They kill the widow and the stranger, 
1523they murder the orphan, 
15247 and they say, "The LORD does not see; 
1525the God of Jacob does not perceive." 
1526
15271161 
1528
1529
1530
1531PSALMS 1162 
1532
1533
15348 Understand, O dullest of the people; 
1535fools, when will you be wise? 
15369 He who planted the ear, does he not hear? 
1537He who formed the eye, does he not see? 
1538
153910 He who disciplines the nations, 
1540he who teaches knowledge to humankind, 
1541does he not chastise? 
1542
154311 The LORD knows our thoughts, 
1544that they are but an empty breath. 
1545
154612 Happy are those whom you discipline, O LORD, 
1547and whom you teach out of your law, 
1548
154913 giving them respite from days of trouble, 
1550until a pit is dug for the wicked. 
155114 For the LORD will not forsake his people; 
1552
1553
1554he will not abandon his heritage; 
155515 for justice will return to the righteous, 
1556and all the upright in heart will follow it. 
1557
155816 Who rises up for me against the wicked? 
1559Who stands up for me against evildoers? 
156017 If the LORD had not been my help, 
1561my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence. 
156218 When I thought, "My foot is slipping," 
1563your steadfast love, O LORD, held me up. 
156419 When the cares of my heart are many, 
1565your consolations cheer my soul. 
156620 Can wicked rulers be allied with you, 
1567those who contrive mischief by statute? 
156821 They band together against the life of the righteous, 
1569and condemn the innocent to death. 
157022 But the LORD has become my stronghold, 
1571and my God the rock of my refuge. 
1572
157323 He will repay them for their iniquity 
1574and wipe them out for their wickedness; 
1575the LORD our God will wipe them out. 
1576
15771162 
1578
1579
1580
1581PSALMS 1163 
1582
1583
1584[Psalm 95] 
1585God's kingship 
1586
15871 O come, let us sing to the LORD; 
1588let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! 
15892 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; 
1590let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! 
15913 For the LORD is a great God, 
1592and a great King above all gods. 
15934 In his hand are the depths of the earth; 
1594the heights of the mountains are his also. 
15955 The sea is his, for he made it, 
1596and the dry land, which his hands have formed. 
1597
15986 O come, let us worship and bow down, 
1599let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker! 
1600
16017 For he is our God, 
1602and we are the people of his pasture, 
1603and the sheep of his hand.
1604
1605 O that today you would listen to his voice! 
16068 Do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, 
1607as on the day at Massah in the wilderness, 
16089 when your ancestors tested me, 
1609and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work. 
1610
161110 For forty years I loathed that generation 
1612and said, "They are a people whose hearts go astray, 
1613and they do not regard my ways." 
1614
161511 Therefore in my anger I swore, 
1616"They shall not enter my rest." 
1617
1618[Psalm 96] 
1619The LORD's enthronement 
1620
1621
16221 O sing to the LORD a new song; 
1623sing to the LORD, all the earth. 
16242 Sing to the LORD, bless his name; 
1625tell of his salvation from day to day. 
1626
16271163 
1628
1629
1630
1631PSALMS 1164 
1632
1633
16343 Declare his glory among the nations, 
1635his marvelous works among all the peoples. 
16364 For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; 
1637he is to be revered above all gods. 
16385 For all the gods of the peoples are idols, 
1639but the LORD made the heavens. 
16406 Honor and majesty are before him; 
1641strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. 
16427 Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, 
1643ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. 
16448 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; 
1645bring an offering, and come into his courts. 
16469 Worship the LORD in holy splendor; 
1647tremble before him, all the earth. 
1648
164910 Say among the nations, "The LORD is king! 
1650The world is firmly established; it shall never be moved. 
1651He will judge the peoples with equity." 
1652
165311 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; 
1654let the sea roar, and all that fills it; 
165512 let the field exult, and everything in it. 
1656Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy 
165713 before the LORD; for he is coming, 
1658for he is coming to judge the earth. 
1659He will judge the world with righteousness, 
1660and the peoples with his truth. 
1661
1662[Psalm 97] 
1663The LORD's enthronement 
1664
1665
16661 The LORD is king! Let the earth rejoice; 
1667let the many coastlands be glad! 
16682 Clouds and thick darkness are all around him; 
1669righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne. 
16703 Fire goes before him, 
1671and consumes his adversaries on every side. 
16724 His lightnings light up the world; 
1673the earth sees and trembles. 
1674
16751164 
1676
1677
1678
1679PSALMS 1165 
1680
1681
16825 The mountains melt like wax before the LORD, 
1683before the Lord of all the earth. 
1684
16856 The heavens proclaim his righteousness; 
1686
1687and all the peoples behold his glory. 
16887 All worshipers of images are put to shame, 
1689
1690those who make their boast in worthless idols; 
1691
1692all gods bow down before him. 
16938 Zion hears and is glad, 
1694
1695and the towns of Judah rejoice, 
1696
1697because of your judgments, O God. 
16989 For you, O LORD, are most high over all the earth; 
1699
1700you are exalted far above all gods. 
1701
170210 The LORD loves those who hate evil; 
1703
1704he guards the lives of his faithful; 
1705
1706he rescues them from the hand of the wicked. 
170711 Light dawns for the righteous, 
1708
1709and joy for the upright in heart. 
171012 Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous, 
1711
1712and give thanks to his holy name! 
1713
1714[Psalm 98] 
1715God's kingship 
1716
17171 O sing to the LORD a new song, 
1718for he has done marvelous things. 
1719His right hand and his holy arm 
1720have gotten him victory. 
17212 The LORD has made known his victory; 
1722he has revealed his vindication in the sight of the nations. 
17233 He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness 
1724to the house of Israel. 
1725All the ends of the earth have seen 
1726the victory of our God. 
1727
17281165 
1729
1730
1731
1732PSALMS 1166 
1733
1734
17354 Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; 
1736break forth into joyous song and sing praises. 
17375 Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, 
1738with the lyre and the sound of melody. 
17396 With trumpets and the sound of the horn 
1740make a joyful noise before the King, the LORD. 
1741
17427 Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; 
1743the world and those who live in it. 
17448 Let the floods clap their hands; 
1745let the hills sing together for joy 
17469 at the presence of the LORD, for he is coming 
1747to judge the earth. 
1748He will judge the world with righteousness, 
1749and the peoples with equity. 
1750
1751[Psalm 99] 
1752The LORD's enthronement 
1753
1754
17551 The LORD is king; let the peoples tremble! 
1756He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake! 
17572 The LORD is great in Zion; 
1758he is exalted over all the peoples. 
17593 Let them praise your great and awesome name. 
1760Holy is he! 
17614 Mighty King, lover of justice, 
1762you have established equity; 
1763you have executed justice 
1764and righteousness in Jacob. 
1765
17665 Extol the LORD our God; 
1767worship at his footstool. 
1768Holy is he! 
1769
17706 Moses and Aaron were among his priests, 
1771Samuel also was among those who called on his name. 
1772They cried to the LORD, and he answered them. 
1773
17741166 
1775
1776
1777
1778PSALMS 1167 
1779
1780
17817 He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud; 
1782they kept his decrees, 
1783and the statutes that he gave them. 
1784
17858 O LORD our God, you answered them; 
1786you were a forgiving God to them, 
1787but an avenger of their wrongdoings. 
1788
17899 Extol the LORD our God, 
1790and worship at his holy mountain; 
1791for the LORD our God is holy. 
1792
1793[Psalm 100] 
1794Praise of God from the nations 
1795
1796
17971 Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth. 
17982 Worship the LORD with gladness; 
1799come into his presence with singing. 
1800
18013 Know that the LORD is God. 
1802It is he that made us, and we are his; 
1803we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 
1804
18054 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, 
1806and his courts with praise. 
1807Give thanks to him, bless his name. 
1808
18095 For the LORD is good; 
1810his steadfast love endures forever, 
1811and his faithfulness to all generations. 
1812
1813[Psalm 101] 
1814The king as wise ruler 
1815
1816
18171 I will sing of loyalty and of justice; 
1818to you, O LORD, I will sing. 
18192 I will study the way that is blameless. 
1820When shall I attain it? 
1821
18221167 
1823
1824
1825
1826PSALMS 1168 
1827
1828
1829 I will walk with integrity of heart 
1830within my house; 
18313 I will not set before my eyes 
1832anything that is base. 
1833I hate the work of those who fall away; 
1834it shall not cling to me. 
18354 Perverseness of heart shall be far from me; 
1836I will know nothing of evil. 
1837
18385 One who secretly slanders a neighbor 
1839I will destroy. 
1840A haughty look and an arrogant heart 
1841I will not tolerate. 
1842
18436 I will look with favor on the faithful in the land, 
1844so that they may live with me; 
1845whoever walks in the way that is blameless 
1846shall minister to me. 
1847
18487 No one who practices deceit 
1849shall remain in my house; 
1850no one who utters lies 
1851shall continue in my presence. 
1852
18538 Morning by morning I will destroy 
1854all the wicked in the land, 
1855cutting off all evildoers 
1856from the city of the LORD. 
1857
1858[Psalm 102] 
1859Prayer for personal and national restoration 
1860
1861
18621 Hear my prayer, O LORD; 
1863let my cry come to you. 
18642 Do not hide your face from me 
1865in the day of my distress. 
1866Incline your ear to me; 
1867answer me speedily in the day when I call. 
1868
18691168
1870
1871
1872
1873PSALMS 1169 
1874
1875
18763 For my days pass away like smoke, 
1877and my bones burn like a furnace. 
18784 My heart is stricken and withered like grass; 
1879I am too wasted to eat my bread. 
18805 Because of my loud groaning 
1881my bones cling to my skin. 
18826 I am like an owl of the wilderness, 
1883like a little owl of the waste places. 
18847 I lie awake; 
1885I am like a lonely bird on the housetop. 
18868 All day long my enemies taunt me; 
1887those who deride me use my name for a curse. 
18889 For I eat ashes like bread, 
1889and mingle tears with my drink, 
189010 because of your indignation and anger; 
1891for you have lifted me up and thrown me aside. 
189211 My days are like an evening shadow; 
1893I wither away like grass. 
1894
189512 But you, O LORD, are enthroned forever; 
1896your name endures to all generations. 
1897
189813 You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, 
1899for it is time to favor it; 
1900the appointed time has come. 
1901
190214 For your servants hold its stones dear, 
1903and have pity on its dust. 
190415 The nations will fear the name of the LORD, 
1905and all the kings of the earth your glory. 
190616 For the LORD will build up Zion; 
1907he will appear in his glory. 
190817 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, 
1909and will not despise their prayer. 
1910
191118 Let this be recorded for a generation to come, 
1912so that a people yet unborn may praise the LORD: 
191319 that he looked down from his holy height, 
1914from heaven the LORD looked at the earth, 
1915
19161169 
1917
1918
1919
1920PSALMS 1170 
1921
1922
192320 to hear the groans of the prisoners, 
1924to set free those who were doomed to die; 
192521 so that the name of the LORD may be declared in Zion, 
1926and his praise in Jerusalem, 
192722 when peoples gather together, 
1928and kingdoms, to worship the LORD. 
1929
193023 He has broken my strength in midcourse; 
1931he has shortened my days. 
193224 "O my God," I say, "do not take me away 
1933at the midpoint of my life, 
1934you whose years endure 
1935throughout all generations." 
1936
193725 Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth, 
1938and the heavens are the work of your hands. 
193926 They will perish, but you endure; 
1940they will all wear out like a garment. 
1941
1942You change them like clothing, and they pass away; 
194327 but you are the same, and your years have no end. 
194428 The children of your servants shall live secure; 
1945
1946their offspring shall be established in your presence. 
1947
1948[Psalm 103] 
1949Praise of the savior God 
1950
1951
19521 Bless the LORD, O my soul, 
1953and all that is within me, 
1954bless his holy name. 
1955
19562 Bless the LORD, O my soul, 
1957and do not forget all his benefits — 
19583 who forgives all your iniquity, 
1959who heals all your diseases, 
19604 who redeems your life from the Pit, 
1961who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, 
19625 who satisfies you with good as long as you live 
1963so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. 
1964
19651170 
1966
1967
1968
1969PSALMS 1171 
1970
1971
19726 The LORD works vindication 
1973and justice for all who are oppressed. 
19747 He made known his ways to Moses, 
1975his acts to the people of Israel. 
19768 The LORD is merciful and gracious, 
1977slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. 
19789 He will not always accuse, 
1979nor will he keep his anger forever. 
198010 He does not deal with us according to our sins, 
1981nor repay us according to our iniquities. 
198211 For as the heavens are high above the earth, 
1983so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; 
198412 as far as the east is from the west, 
1985so far he removes our transgressions from us. 
198613 As a father has compassion for his children, 
1987so the LORD has compassion for those who fear him. 
198814 For he knows how we were made; 
1989he remembers that we are dust. 
1990
199115 As for mortals, their days are like grass; 
1992they flourish like a flower of the field; 
199316 for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, 
1994and its place knows it no more. 
1995
199617 But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting 
1997on those who fear him, 
1998and his righteousness to children's children, 
1999
200018 to those who keep his covenant 
2001and remember to do his commandments. 
200219 The LORD has established his throne in the heavens, 
2003and his kingdom rules over all. 
2004
200520 Bless the LORD, O you his angels, 
2006you mighty ones who do his bidding, 
2007obedient to his spoken word. 
2008
200921 Bless the LORD, all his hosts, 
2010his ministers that do his will. 
201122 Bless the LORD, all his works, 
2012in all places of his dominion. 
2013Bless the LORD, O my soul. 
2014
20151171 
2016
2017
2018
2019PSALMS 1172 
2020
2021
2022[Psalm 104] 
2023God the creator and sustainer 
2024
2025
20261 Bless the LORD, O my soul. 
2027O LORD my God, you are very great. 
2028You are clothed with honor and majesty, 
20292 wrapped in light as with a garment. 
2030You stretch out the heavens like a tent, 
20313 you set the beams of your chambers on the waters, 
2032you make the clouds your chariot, 
2033you ride on the wings of the wind, 
20344 you make the winds your messengers, 
2035fire and flame your ministers. 
2036
20375 You set the earth on its foundations, 
2038so that it shall never be shaken. 
20396 You cover it with the deep as with a garment; 
2040the waters stood above the mountains. 
20417 At your rebuke they flee; 
2042at the sound of your thunder they take to flight. 
20438 They rose up to the mountains, ran down to the valleys 
2044to the place that you appointed for them. 
20459 You set a boundary that they may not pass, 
2046so that they might not again cover the earth. 
2047
204810 You make springs gush forth in the valleys; 
2049they flow between the hills, 
205011 giving drink to every wild animal; 
2051the wild asses quench their thirst. 
205212 By the streams the birds of the air have their habitation; 
2053they sing among the branches. 
205413 From your lofty abode you water the mountains; 
2055the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work. 
2056
20571172 
2058
2059
2060
2061PSALMS 1173 
2062
2063
206414 You cause the grass to grow for the cattle, 
2065and plants for people to use, 
2066to bring forth food from the earth, 
206715 and wine to gladden the human heart, 
2068oil to make the face shine, 
2069and bread to strengthen the human heart. 
207016 The trees of the LORD are watered abundantly, 
2071the cedars of Lebanon that he planted. 
207217 In them the birds build their nests; 
2073the stork has its home in the fir trees. 
207418 The high mountains are for the wild goats; 
2075the rocks are a refuge for the coneys. 
207619 You have made the moon to mark the seasons; 
2077the sun knows its time for setting. 
207820 You make darkness, and it is night, 
2079when all the animals of the forest come creeping out. 
208021 The young lions roar for their prey, 
2081seeking their food from God. 
208222 When the sun rises, they withdraw 
2083and lie down in their dens. 
208423 People go out to their work 
2085and to their labor until the evening. 
2086
208724 O LORD, how manifold are your works! 
2088In wisdom you have made them all; 
2089the earth is full of your creatures. 
2090
209125 Yonder is the sea, great and wide, 
2092creeping things innumerable are there, 
2093living things both small and great. 
2094
209526 There go the ships, 
2096and Leviathan that you formed to sport in it. 
2097
209827 These all look to you 
2099to give them their food in due season; 
210028 when you give to them, they gather it up; 
2101
2102when you open your hand, they are filled with good things. 
2103
21041173 
2105
2106
2107
2108PSALMS 1174 
2109
2110
211129 When you hide your face, they are dismayed; 
2112when you take away their breath, they die 
2113and return to their dust. 
2114
211530 When you send forth your spirit, they are created; 
2116and you renew the face of the ground. 
2117
211831 May the glory of the LORD endure forever; 
2119may the LORD rejoice in his works — 
212032 who looks on the earth and it trembles, 
2121who touches the mountains and they smoke. 
212233 I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; 
2123I will sing praise to my God while I have being. 
212434 May my meditation be pleasing to him, 
2125for I rejoice in the LORD. 
212635 Let sinners be consumed from the earth, 
2127
2128and let the wicked be no more. 
2129Bless the LORD, O my soul. 
2130Praise the LORD! 
2131
2132
2133[Psalm 105] 
2134Recital of God's saving acts for Israel 
2135
2136
21371 O give thanks to the LORD, call on his name, 
2138make known his deeds among the peoples. 
21392 Sing to him, sing praises to him; 
2140tell of all his wonderful works. 
21413 Glory in his holy name; 
2142let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. 
21434 Seek the LORD and his strength; 
2144seek his presence continually. 
21455 Remember the wonderful works he has done, 
2146his miracles, and the judgments he has uttered, 
21476 O offspring of his servant Abraham, 
2148children of Jacob, his chosen ones. 
2149
21501174 
2151
2152
2153
2154PSALMS 1175 
2155
2156
21577 He is the LORD our God; 
2158his judgments are in all the earth. 
21598 He is mindful of his covenant forever, 
2160of the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations, 
2161
21629 the covenant that he made with Abraham, 
2163his sworn promise to Isaac, 
216410 which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, 
2165
2166to Israel as an everlasting covenant, 
216711 saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan 
2168as your portion for an inheritance." 
2169
2170
217112 When they were few in number, 
2172of little account, and strangers in it, 
217313 wandering from nation to nation, 
2174from one kingdom to another people, 
217514 he allowed no one to oppress them; 
2176he rebuked kings on their account, 
217715 saying, "Do not touch my anointed ones; 
2178do my prophets no harm." 
2179
218016 When he summoned famine against the land, 
2181and broke every staff of bread, 
218217 he had sent a man ahead of them, 
2183Joseph, who was sold as a slave. 
218418 His feet were hurt with fetters, 
2185his neck was put in a collar of iron; 
218619 until what he had said came to pass, 
2187the word of the LORD kept testing him. 
218820 The king sent and released him; 
2189the ruler of the peoples set him free. 
219021 He made him lord of his house, 
2191and ruler of all his possessions, 
219222 to instruct his officials at his pleasure, 
2193and to teach his elders wisdom. 
2194
21951175 
2196
2197
2198
2199PSALMS 1176 
2200
2201
220223 Then Israel came to Egypt; 
2203Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham. 
220424 And the LORD made his people very fruitful, 
2205and made them stronger than their foes, 
220625 whose hearts he then turned to hate his people, 
2207to deal craftily with his servants. 
2208
220926 He sent his servant Moses, 
2210and Aaron whom he had chosen. 
221127 They performed his signs among them, 
2212and miracles in the land of Ham. 
221328 He sent darkness, and made the land dark; 
2214they rebelled against his words. 
221529 He turned their waters into blood, 
2216and caused their fish to die. 
221730 Their land swarmed with frogs, 
2218even in the chambers of their kings. 
221931 He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, 
2220and gnats throughout their country. 
222132 He gave them hail for rain, 
2222and lightning that flashed through their land. 
222333 He struck their vines and fig trees, 
2224and shattered the trees of their country. 
222534 He spoke, and the locusts came, 
2226and young locusts without number; 
222735 they devoured all the vegetation in their land, 
2228and ate up the fruit of their ground. 
222936 He struck down all the firstborn in their land, 
2230the first issue of all their strength. 
2231
223237 Then he brought Israel out with silver and gold, 
2233and there was no one among their tribes who stumbled. 
223438 Egypt was glad when they departed, 
2235for dread of them had fallen upon it. 
223639 He spread a cloud for a covering, 
2237and fire to give light by night. 
2238
22391176 
2240
2241
2242
2243PSALMS 1177 
2244
2245
224640 They asked, and he brought quails, 
2247and gave them food from heaven in abundance. 
224841 He opened the rock, and water gushed out; 
2249it flowed through the desert like a river. 
225042 For he remembered his holy promise, 
2251and Abraham, his servant. 
225243 So he brought his people out with joy, 
2253his chosen ones with singing. 
225444 He gave them the lands of the nations, 
2255and they took possession of the wealth of the peoples, 
225645 that they might keep his statutes 
2257and observe his laws. 
2258Praise the LORD! 
2259
2260[Psalm 106] 
2261Confession of national sin 
2262
2263
22641 Praise the LORD! 
2265O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; 
2266for his steadfast love endures forever. 
2267
22682 Who can utter the mighty doings of the LORD, 
2269or declare all his praise? 
22703 Happy are those who observe justice, 
2271who do righteousness at all times. 
2272
22734 Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people; 
2274help me when you deliver them; 
2275
22765 that I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, 
2277that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, 
2278that I may glory in your heritage. 
2279
22806 Both we and our ancestors have sinned; 
2281we have committed iniquity, have done wickedly. 
22827 Our ancestors, when they were in Egypt, 
2283did not consider your wonderful works; 
2284they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love, 
2285but rebelled against the Most High at the Red Sea. 
22868 Yet he saved them for his name's sake, 
2287so that he might make known his mighty power. 
2288
22891177 
2290
2291
2292
2293PSALMS 1178 
2294
2295
22969 He rebuked the Red Sea, and it became dry; 
2297he led them through the deep as through a desert. 
229810 So he saved them from the hand of the foe, 
2299and delivered them from the hand of the enemy. 
230011 The waters covered their adversaries; 
2301not one of them was left. 
230212 Then they believed his words; 
2303they sang his praise. 
2304
230513 But they soon forgot his works; 
2306they did not wait for his counsel. 
230714 But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, 
2308and put God to the test in the desert; 
230915 he gave them what they asked, 
2310but sent a wasting disease among them. 
2311
231216 They were jealous of Moses in the camp, 
2313and of Aaron, the holy one of the LORD. 
231417 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, 
2315and covered the faction of Abiram. 
231618 Fire also broke out in their company; 
2317the flame burned up the wicked. 
2318
231919 They made a calf at Horeb 
2320and worshiped a cast image. 
232120 They exchanged the glory of God 
2322for the image of an ox that eats grass. 
232321 They forgot God, their Savior, 
2324who had done great things in Egypt, 
232522 wondrous works in the land of Ham, 
2326and awesome deeds by the Red Sea. 
232723 Therefore he said he would destroy them — 
2328had not Moses, his chosen one, 
2329stood in the breach before him, 
2330to turn away his wrath from destroying them. 
2331
23321178 
2333
2334
2335
2336PSALMS 1179 
2337
2338
233924 Then they despised the pleasant land, 
2340having no faith in his promise. 
234125 They grumbled in their tents, 
2342and did not obey the voice of the LORD. 
234326 Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them 
2344that he would make them fall in the wilderness, 
234527 and would disperse their descendants among the nations, 
2346scattering them over the lands. 
234728 Then they attached themselves to the Baal of Peor, 
2348and ate sacrifices offered to the dead; 
234929 they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, 
2350and a plague broke out among them. 
235130 Then Phinehas stood up and interceded, 
2352and the plague was stopped. 
235331 And that has been reckoned to him as righteousness 
2354from generation to generation forever. 
2355
235632 They angered the LORD at the waters of Meribah, 
2357and it went ill with Moses on their account; 
235833 for they made his spirit bitter, 
2359and he spoke words that were rash. 
2360
236134 They did not destroy the peoples, 
2362as the LORD commanded them, 
236335 but they mingled with the nations 
2364and learned to do as they did. 
236536 They served their idols, 
2366which became a snare to them. 
236737 They sacrificed their sons 
2368and their daughters to the demons; 
236938 they poured out innocent blood, 
2370
2371the blood of their sons and daughters, 
2372whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; 
2373and the land was polluted with blood. 
2374
2375
237639 Thus they became unclean by their acts, 
2377and prostituted themselves in their doings. 
2378
237940 Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against his people, 
2380and he abhorred his heritage; 
2381
23821179 
2383
2384
2385
2386PSALMS 1180 
2387
2388
238941 he gave them into the hand of the nations, 
2390so that those who hated them ruled over them. 
239142 Their enemies oppressed them, 
2392and they were brought into subjection under their power. 
2393
239443 Many times he delivered them, 
2395but they were rebellious in their purposes, 
2396and were brought low through their iniquity. 
2397
239844 Nevertheless he regarded their distress 
2399when he heard their cry. 
2400
240145 For their sake he remembered his covenant, 
2402and showed compassion according to the abundance 
2403of his steadfast love. 
2404
240546 He caused them to be pitied 
2406by all who held them captive. 
240747 Save us, O LORD our God, 
2408and gather us from among the nations, 
2409that we may give thanks to your holy name 
2410and glory in your praise. 
2411
241248 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, 
2413from everlasting to everlasting. 
2414And let all the people say, "Amen." 
2415
2416
2417 Praise the LORD! 
2418
2419BOOK V (PSALMS 107–150) 
2420
2421
2422[Psalm 107] 
2423Thanksgiving for return from exile 
2424
2425
24261 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; 
2427for his steadfast love endures forever. 
24282 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, 
2429those he redeemed from trouble 
2430
24313 and gathered in from the lands, 
2432from the east and from the west, 
2433from the north and from the south. 
2434
24351180 
2436
2437
2438
2439PSALMS 1181 
2440
2441
24424 Some wandered in desert wastes, 
2443finding no way to an inhabited town; 
24445 hungry and thirsty, 
2445their soul fainted within them. 
24466 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, 
2447and he delivered them from their distress; 
24487 he led them by a straight way, 
2449until they reached an inhabited town. 
24508 Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, 
2451for his wonderful works to humankind. 
24529 For he satisfies the thirsty, 
2453and the hungry he fills with good things. 
2454
245510 Some sat in darkness and in gloom, 
2456prisoners in misery and in irons, 
245711 for they had rebelled against the words of God, 
2458and spurned the counsel of the Most High. 
245912 Their hearts were bowed down with hard labor; 
2460they fell down, with no one to help. 
246113 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, 
2462and he saved them from their distress; 
246314 he brought them out of darkness and gloom, 
2464and broke their bonds asunder. 
246515 Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, 
2466for his wonderful works to humankind. 
246716 For he shatters the doors of bronze, 
2468and cuts in two the bars of iron. 
2469
247017 Some were sick through their sinful ways, 
2471and because of their iniquities endured affliction; 
247218 they loathed any kind of food, 
2473and they drew near to the gates of death. 
247419 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, 
2475and he saved them from their distress; 
247620 he sent out his word and healed them, 
2477and delivered them from destruction. 
247821 Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, 
2479for his wonderful works to humankind. 
2480
24811181 
2482
2483
2484
2485PSALMS 1182 
2486
2487
248822 And let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices, 
2489and tell of his deeds with songs of joy. 
2490
249123 Some went down to the sea in ships, 
2492doing business on the mighty waters; 
249324 they saw the deeds of the LORD, 
2494his wondrous works in the deep. 
249525 For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, 
2496which lifted up the waves of the sea. 
249726 They mounted up to heaven, they went down to the depths; 
2498their courage melted away in their calamity; 
249927 they reeled and staggered like drunkards, 
2500and were at their wits' end. 
250128 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, 
2502and he brought them out from their distress; 
250329 he made the storm be still, 
2504and the waves of the sea were hushed. 
250530 Then they were glad because they had quiet, 
2506and he brought them to their desired haven. 
250731 Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, 
2508for his wonderful works to humankind. 
250932 Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, 
2510and praise him in the assembly of the elders. 
2511
251233 He turns rivers into a desert, 
2513springs of water into thirsty ground, 
251434 a fruitful land into a salty waste, 
2515because of the wickedness of its inhabitants. 
251635 He turns a desert into pools of water, 
2517a parched land into springs of water. 
251836 And there he lets the hungry live, 
2519and they establish a town to live in; 
252037 they sow fields, and plant vineyards, 
2521and get a fruitful yield. 
252238 By his blessing they multiply greatly, 
2523and he does not let their cattle decrease. 
2524
25251182 
2526
2527
2528
2529PSALMS 1183 
2530
2531
253239 When they are diminished and brought low 
2533through oppression, trouble, and sorrow, 
253440 he pours contempt on princes 
2535and makes them wander in trackless wastes; 
253641 but he raises up the needy out of distress, 
2537and makes their families like flocks. 
253842 The upright see it and are glad; 
2539and all wickedness stops its mouth. 
254043 Let those who are wise give heed to these things, 
2541and consider the steadfast love of the LORD. 
2542
2543[Psalm 108] 
2544Request for victory over national enemies 
2545
2546
25471 My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; 
2548I will sing and make melody. 
2549Awake, my soul! 
2550
25512 Awake, O harp and lyre! 
2552I will awake the dawn. 
25533 I will give thanks to you, O LORD, among the peoples, 
2554and I will sing praises to you among the nations. 
25554 For your steadfast love is higher than the heavens, 
2556and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. 
2557
25585 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, 
2559and let your glory be over all the earth. 
25606 Give victory with your right hand, and answer me, 
2561so that those whom you love may be rescued. 
2562
25637 God has promised in his sanctuary: 
2564"With exultation I will divide up Shechem, 
2565and portion out the Vale of Succoth. 
2566
25678 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; 
2568Ephraim is my helmet; 
2569Judah is my scepter. 
2570
25719 Moab is my washbasin; 
2572on Edom I hurl my shoe; 
2573over Philistia I shout in triumph." 
2574
25751183 
2576
2577
2578
2579PSALMS 1184 
2580
2581
258210 Who will bring me to the fortified city? 
2583Who will lead me to Edom? 
258411 Have you not rejected us, O God? 
2585You do not go out, O God, with our armies. 
258612 O grant us help against the foe, 
2587for human help is worthless. 
258813 With God we shall do valiantly; 
2589it is he who will tread down our foes. 
2590
2591[Psalm 109] 
2592Prayer for deliverance from enemies 
2593
2594
25951 Do not be silent, O God of my praise. 
25962 For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, 
2597speaking against me with lying tongues. 
25983 They beset me with words of hate, 
2599and attack me without cause. 
26004 In return for my love they accuse me, 
2601even while I make prayer for them. 
26025 So they reward me evil for good, 
2603and hatred for my love. 
2604
26056 They say, "Appoint a wicked man against him; 
2606
2607let an accuser stand on his right. 
26087 When he is tried, let him be found guilty; 
2609let his prayer be counted as sin. 
2610
2611
26128 May his days be few; 
2613may another seize his position. 
26149 May his children be orphans, 
2615and his wife a widow. 
261610 May his children wander about and beg; 
2617may they be driven out of the ruins they inhabit. 
261811 May the creditor seize all that he has; 
2619may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil. 
262012 May there be no one to do him a kindness, 
2621nor anyone to pity his orphaned children. 
262213 May his posterity be cut off; 
2623
2624may his name be blotted out in the second generation. 
2625
26261184 
2627
2628
2629
2630PSALMS 1185 
2631
2632
263314 May the iniquity of his father be remembered before the LORD, 
2634
2635and do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out. 
263615 Let them be before the LORD continually, 
2637and may his memory be cut off from the earth. 
2638
263916 For he did not remember to show kindness, 
2640but pursued the poor and needy 
2641and the brokenhearted to their death. 
2642
264317 He loved to curse; let curses come on him. 
2644He did not like blessing; may it be far from him. 
2645
264618 He clothed himself with cursing as his coat, 
2647may it soak into his body like water, 
2648like oil into his bones. 
2649
265019 May it be like a garment that he wraps around himself, 
2651like a belt that he wears every day." 
2652
265320 May that be the reward of my accusers from the LORD, 
2654of those who speak evil against my life. 
2655
265621 But you, O LORD my Lord, 
2657act on my behalf for your name's sake; 
2658because your steadfast love is good, deliver me. 
2659
266022 For I am poor and needy, 
2661and my heart is pierced within me. 
2662
266323 I am gone like a shadow at evening; 
2664I am shaken off like a locust. 
266524 My knees are weak through fasting; 
2666my body has become gaunt. 
2667
2668
266925 I am an object of scorn to my accusers; 
2670when they see me, they shake their heads. 
267126 Help me, O LORD my God! 
2672Save me according to your steadfast love. 
267327 Let them know that this is your hand; 
2674you, O LORD, have done it. 
267528 Let them curse, but you will bless. 
2676Let my assailants be put to shame; may your servant be glad. 
267729 May my accusers be clothed with dishonor; 
2678may they be wrapped in their own shame as in a mantle. 
2679
26801185 
2681
2682
2683
2684PSALMS 1186 
2685
2686
268730 With my mouth I will give great thanks to the LORD; 
2688I will praise him in the midst of the throng. 
268931 For he stands at the right hand of the needy, 
2690to save them from those who would condemn them to death. 
2691
2692[Psalm 110] 
2693The Davidic king 
2694
2695
26961 The LORD says to my lord, 
2697"Sit at my right hand 
2698until I make your enemies your footstool." 
2699
27002 The LORD sends out from Zion 
2701your mighty scepter. 
2702Rule in the midst of your foes. 
2703
27043 Your people will offer themselves willingly 
2705on the day you lead your forces 
2706on the holy mountains. 
2707
2708 From the womb of the morning, 
2709like dew, your youth will come to you. 
27104 The LORD has sworn and will not change his mind, 
2711"You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek." 
2712
27135 The Lord is at your right hand; 
2714he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath. 
27156 He will execute judgment among the nations, 
2716filling them with corpses; 
2717he will shatter heads 
2718over the wide earth. 
27197 He will drink from the stream by the path; 
2720therefore he will lift up his head. 
2721
27221186 
2723
2724
2725
2726PSALMS 1187 
2727
2728
2729[Psalm 111] 
2730Praise of God for his wondrous deeds 
2731
2732
27331 Praise the LORD! 
2734I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, 
2735in the company of the upright, in the congregation. 
27362 Great are the works of the LORD, 
2737studied by all who delight in them. 
27383 Full of honor and majesty is his work, 
2739and his righteousness endures forever. 
27404 He has gained renown by his wonderful deeds; 
2741the LORD is gracious and merciful. 
27425 He provides food for those who fear him; 
2743he is ever mindful of his covenant. 
27446 He has shown his people the power of his works, 
2745in giving them the heritage of the nations. 
27467 The works of his hands are faithful and just; 
2747all his precepts are trustworthy. 
27488 They are established forever and ever, 
2749to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness. 
2750
27519 He sent redemption to his people; 
2752he has commanded his covenant forever. 
2753Holy and awesome is his name. 
2754
275510 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; 
2756all those who practice it have a good understanding. 
2757His praise endures forever. 
2758
2759[Psalm 112] 
2760The contrasting fates of the righteous and the wicked 
2761
2762
27631 Praise the LORD! 
2764Happy are those who fear the LORD, 
2765who greatly delight in his commandments. 
2766
27672 Their descendants will be mighty in the land; 
2768the generation of the upright will be blessed. 
27693 Wealth and riches are in their houses, 
2770and their righteousness endures forever. 
2771
27721187 
2773
2774
2775
2776PSALMS 1188 
2777
2778
27794 They rise in the darkness as a light for the upright; 
2780they are gracious, merciful, and righteous. 
27815 It is well with those who deal generously and lend, 
2782
2783
2784who conduct their affairs with justice. 
27856 For the righteous will never be moved; 
2786they will be remembered forever. 
27877 They are not afraid of evil tidings; 
2788their hearts are firm, secure in the LORD. 
27898 Their hearts are steady, they will not be afraid; 
2790in the end they will look in triumph on their foes. 
2791
27929 They have distributed freely, they have given to the poor; 
2793their righteousness endures forever; 
2794their horn is exalted in honor. 
2795
279610 The wicked see it and are angry; 
2797they gnash their teeth and melt away; 
2798the desire of the wicked comes to nothing. 
2799
2800[Psalm 113] 
2801Praise of the divine name 
2802
2803
28041 Praise the LORD! 
2805Praise, O servants of the LORD; 
2806praise the name of the LORD. 
2807
28082 Blessed be the name of the LORD 
2809from this time on and forevermore. 
28103 From the rising of the sun to its setting 
2811the name of the LORD is to be praised. 
28124 The LORD is high above all nations, 
2813and his glory above the heavens. 
2814
28155 Who is like the LORD our God, 
2816who is seated on high, 
28176 who looks far down 
2818on the heavens and the earth? 
28197 He raises the poor from the dust, 
2820and lifts the needy from the ash heap, 
2821
28221188 
2823
2824
2825
2826PSALMS 1189 
2827
2828
28298 to make them sit with princes, 
2830with the princes of his people. 
28319 He gives the barren woman a home, 
2832making her the joyous mother of children. 
2833Praise the LORD! 
2834
2835[Psalm 114] 
2836Praise of God of the Exodus 
2837
2838
28391 When Israel went out from Egypt, 
2840the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, 
28412 Judah became God's sanctuary, 
2842Israel his dominion. 
2843
28443 The sea looked and fled; 
2845Jordan turned back. 
28464 The mountains skipped like rams, 
2847the hills like lambs. 
2848
28495 Why is it, O sea, that you flee? 
2850O Jordan, that you turn back? 
28516 O mountains, that you skip like rams? 
2852O hills, like lambs? 
2853
28547 Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the LORD, 
2855at the presence of the God of Jacob, 
28568 who turns the rock into a pool of water, 
2857the flint into a spring of water. 
2858
2859[Psalm 115] 
2860The LORD's supremacy over the gods 
2861
2862
28631 Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory, 
2864for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness. 
28652 Why should the nations say, 
2866"Where is their God?" 
2867
28681189 
2869
2870
2871
2872PSALMS 1190 
2873
2874
28753 Our God is in the heavens; 
2876he does whatever he pleases. 
28774 Their idols are silver and gold, 
2878the work of human hands. 
28795 They have mouths, but do not speak; 
2880eyes, but do not see. 
28816 They have ears, but do not hear; 
2882noses, but do not smell. 
2883
28847 They have hands, but do not feel; 
2885feet, but do not walk; 
2886they make no sound in their throats. 
2887
28888 Those who make them are like them; 
2889so are all who trust in them. 
2890
28919 O Israel, trust in the LORD! 
2892He is their help and their shield. 
289310 O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD! 
2894
2895He is their help and their shield. 
289611 You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! 
2897He is their help and their shield. 
2898
2899
290012 The LORD has been mindful of us; he will bless us; 
2901he will bless the house of Israel; 
2902he will bless the house of Aaron; 
2903
290413 he will bless those who fear the LORD, 
2905both small and great. 
2906
290714 May the LORD give you increase, 
2908both you and your children. 
290915 May you be blessed by the LORD, 
2910who made heaven and earth. 
2911
291216 The heavens are the LORD's heavens, 
2913but the earth he has given to human beings. 
291417 The dead do not praise the LORD, 
2915nor do any that go down into silence. 
2916
29171190 
2918
2919
2920
2921PSALMS 1191 
2922
2923
292418 But we will bless the LORD 
2925from this time on and forevermore. 
2926Praise the LORD! 
2927
2928[Psalm 116] 
2929Thanksgiving for healing 
2930
2931
29321 I love the LORD, because he has heard 
2933my voice and my supplications. 
29342 Because he inclined his ear to me, 
2935therefore I will call on him as long as I live. 
2936
29373 The snares of death encompassed me; 
2938the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; 
2939I suffered distress and anguish. 
2940
29414 Then I called on the name of the LORD: 
2942"O LORD, I pray, save my life!" 
2943
29445 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; 
2945our God is merciful. 
29466 The LORD protects the simple; 
2947when I was brought low, he saved me. 
29487 Return, O my soul, to your rest, 
2949for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you. 
2950
29518 For you have delivered my soul from death, 
2952my eyes from tears, 
2953my feet from stumbling. 
2954
29559 I walk before the LORD 
2956
2957in the land of the living. 
295810 I kept my faith, even when I said, 
2959"I am greatly afflicted"; 
2960
2961
296211 I said in my consternation, 
2963"Everyone is a liar." 
2964
296512 What shall I return to the LORD 
2966for all his bounty to me? 
296713 I will lift up the cup of salvation 
2968and call on the name of the LORD, 
2969
29701191 
2971
2972
2973
2974PSALMS 1192 
2975
2976
297714 I will pay my vows to the LORD 
2978in the presence of all his people. 
297915 Precious in the sight of the LORD 
2980is the death of his faithful ones. 
2981
298216 O LORD, I am your servant; 
2983I am your servant, the child of your serving girl. 
2984You have loosed my bonds. 
2985
298617 I will offer to you a thanksgiving sacrifice 
2987and call on the name of the LORD. 
298818 I will pay my vows to the LORD 
2989in the presence of all his people, 
299019 in the courts of the house of the LORD, 
2991in your midst, O Jerusalem. 
2992Praise the LORD! 
2993
2994[Psalm 117] 
2995Praise of God from the nations 
2996
2997
29981 Praise the LORD, all you nations! 
2999Extol him, all you peoples! 
30002 For great is his steadfast love toward us, 
3001and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. 
3002Praise the LORD! 
3003
3004[Psalm 118] 
3005Thanksgiving for victory in battle 
3006
3007
30081 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; 
3009his steadfast love endures forever! 
30102 Let Israel say, 
3011"His steadfast love endures forever." 
30123 Let the house of Aaron say, 
3013"His steadfast love endures forever." 
30144 Let those who fear the LORD say, 
3015"His steadfast love endures forever." 
3016
30171192 
3018
3019
3020
3021PSALMS 1193 
3022
3023
30245 Out of my distress I called on the LORD; 
3025the LORD answered me and set me in a broad place. 
30266 With the LORD on my side I do not fear. 
3027What can mortals do to me? 
30287 The LORD is on my side to help me; 
3029I shall look in triumph on those who hate me. 
30308 It is better to take refuge in the LORD 
3031than to put confidence in mortals. 
30329 It is better to take refuge in the LORD 
3033than to put confidence in princes. 
3034
303510 All nations surrounded me; 
3036in the name of the LORD I cut them off! 
303711 They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side; 
3038in the name of the LORD I cut them off! 
3039
304012 They surrounded me like bees; 
3041they blazed like a fire of thorns; 
3042in the name of the LORD I cut them off! 
3043
304413 I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, 
3045but the LORD helped me. 
304614 The LORD is my strength and my might; 
3047he has become my salvation. 
304815 There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous: 
3049"The right hand of the LORD does valiantly; 
305016 the right hand of the LORD is exalted; 
3051the right hand of the LORD does valiantly." 
305217 I shall not die, but I shall live, 
3053and recount the deeds of the LORD. 
305418 The LORD has punished me severely, 
3055but he did not give me over to death. 
3056
305719 Open to me the gates of righteousness, 
3058that I may enter through them 
3059and give thanks to the LORD. 
3060
306120 This is the gate of the LORD; 
3062the righteous shall enter through it. 
3063
30641193 
3065
3066
3067
3068PSALMS 1194 
3069
3070
307121 I thank you that you have answered me 
3072and have become my salvation. 
307322 The stone that the builders rejected 
3074has become the chief cornerstone. 
307523 This is the LORD's doing; 
3076it is marvelous in our eyes. 
307724 This is the day that the LORD has made; 
3078let us rejoice and be glad in it. 
307925 Save us, we beseech you, O LORD! 
3080O LORD, we beseech you, give us success! 
3081
308226 Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD. 
3083We bless you from the house of the LORD. 
308427 The LORD is God, 
3085and he has given us light. 
3086Bind the festal procession with branches, 
3087up to the horns of the altar. 
3088
308928 You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; 
3090you are my God, I will extol you. 
309129 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, 
3092for his steadfast love endures forever. 
3093
3094[Psalm 119] 
3095Meditation on God's law 
3096
3097
30981 Happy are those whose way is blameless, 
3099who walk in the law of the LORD. 
31002 Happy are those who keep his decrees, 
3101who seek him with their whole heart, 
31023 who also do no wrong, 
3103but walk in his ways. 
31044 You have commanded your precepts 
3105to be kept diligently. 
3106
31075 O that my ways may be steadfast 
3108in keeping your statutes! 
31096 Then I shall not be put to shame, 
3110
3111
3112having my eyes fixed on all your commandments. 
3113
31141194 
3115
3116
3117
3118PSALMS 1195 
3119
3120
31217 I will praise you with an upright heart, 
3122when I learn your righteous ordinances. 
31238 I will observe your statutes; 
3124do not utterly forsake me. 
3125
31269 How can young people keep their way pure? 
3127By guarding it according to your word. 
312810 With my whole heart I seek you; 
3129do not let me stray from your commandments. 
313011 I treasure your word in my heart, 
3131so that I may not sin against you. 
313212 Blessed are you, O LORD; 
3133teach me your statutes. 
313413 With my lips I declare 
3135all the ordinances of your mouth. 
313614 I delight in the way of your decrees 
3137as much as in all riches. 
313815 I will meditate on your precepts, 
3139and fix my eyes on your ways. 
314016 I will delight in your statutes; 
3141I will not forget your word. 
3142
314317 Deal bountifully with your servant, 
3144so that I may live and observe your word. 
314518 Open my eyes, so that I may behold 
3146wondrous things out of your law. 
314719 I live as an alien in the land; 
3148do not hide your commandments from me. 
314920 My soul is consumed with longing 
3150for your ordinances at all times. 
315121 You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones, 
3152who wander from your commandments; 
315322 take away from me their scorn and contempt, 
3154for I have kept your decrees. 
315523 Even though princes sit plotting against me, 
3156your servant will meditate on your statutes. 
315724 Your decrees are my delight, 
3158they are my counselors. 
3159
31601195 
3161
3162
3163
3164PSALMS 1196 
3165
3166
316725 My soul clings to the dust; 
3168revive me according to your word. 
316926 When I told of my ways, you answered me; 
3170teach me your statutes. 
317127 Make me understand the way of your precepts, 
3172and I will meditate on your wondrous works. 
317328 My soul melts away for sorrow; 
3174strengthen me according to your word. 
317529 Put false ways far from me; 
3176and graciously teach me your law. 
317730 I have chosen the way of faithfulness; 
3178I set your ordinances before me. 
317931 I cling to your decrees, O LORD; 
3180let me not be put to shame. 
318132 I run the way of your commandments, 
3182for you enlarge my understanding. 
3183
318433 Teach me, O LORD, the way of your statutes, 
3185and I will observe it to the end. 
318634 Give me understanding, that I may keep your law 
3187and observe it with my whole heart. 
318835 Lead me in the path of your commandments, 
3189for I delight in it. 
319036 Turn my heart to your decrees, 
3191and not to selfish gain. 
319237 Turn my eyes from looking at vanities; 
3193give me life in your ways. 
319438 Confirm to your servant your promise, 
3195which is for those who fear you. 
319639 Turn away the disgrace that I dread, 
3197for your ordinances are good. 
319840 See, I have longed for your precepts; 
3199in your righteousness give me life. 
3200
320141 Let your steadfast love come to me, O LORD, 
3202your salvation according to your promise. 
320342 Then I shall have an answer for those who taunt me, 
3204for I trust in your word. 
3205
32061196 
3207
3208
3209
3210PSALMS 1197 
3211
3212
321343 Do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, 
3214for my hope is in your ordinances. 
321544 I will keep your law continually, 
3216forever and ever. 
321745 I shall walk at liberty, 
3218for I have sought your precepts. 
321946 I will also speak of your decrees before kings, 
3220and shall not be put to shame; 
322147 I find my delight in your commandments, 
3222because I love them. 
322348 I revere your commandments, which I love, 
3224and I will meditate on your statutes. 
3225
322649 Remember your word to your servant, 
3227in which you have made me hope. 
322850 This is my comfort in my distress, 
3229that your promise gives me life. 
323051 The arrogant utterly deride me, 
3231but I do not turn away from your law. 
323252 When I think of your ordinances from of old, 
3233I take comfort, O LORD. 
323453 Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked, 
3235those who forsake your law. 
323654 Your statutes have been my songs 
3237wherever I make my home. 
323855 I remember your name in the night, O LORD, 
3239and keep your law. 
324056 This blessing has fallen to me, 
3241for I have kept your precepts. 
3242
324357 The LORD is my portion; 
3244I promise to keep your words. 
324558 I implore your favor with all my heart; 
3246be gracious to me according to your promise. 
324759 When I think of your ways, 
3248I turn my feet to your decrees; 
324960 I hurry and do not delay 
3250to keep your commandments. 
3251
32521197 
3253
3254
3255
3256PSALMS 1198 
3257
3258
325961 Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me, 
3260I do not forget your law. 
326162 At midnight I rise to praise you, 
3262because of your righteous ordinances. 
326363 I am a companion of all who fear you, 
3264of those who keep your precepts. 
326564 The earth, O LORD, is full of your steadfast love; 
3266teach me your statutes. 
3267
326865 You have dealt well with your servant, 
3269O LORD, according to your word. 
327066 Teach me good judgment and knowledge, 
3271for I believe in your commandments. 
327267 Before I was humbled I went astray, 
3273but now I keep your word. 
327468 You are good and do good; 
3275teach me your statutes. 
327669 The arrogant smear me with lies, 
3277but with my whole heart I keep your precepts. 
327870 Their hearts are fat and gross, 
3279but I delight in your law. 
328071 It is good for me that I was humbled, 
3281so that I might learn your statutes. 
328272 The law of your mouth is better to me 
3283than thousands of gold and silver pieces. 
3284
328573 Your hands have made and fashioned me; 
3286give me understanding that I may learn your commandments. 
328774 Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, 
3288because I have hoped in your word. 
328975 I know, O LORD, that your judgments are right, 
3290and that in faithfulness you have humbled me. 
329176 Let your steadfast love become my comfort 
3292according to your promise to your servant. 
329377 Let your mercy come to me, that I may live; 
3294for your law is my delight. 
3295
32961198 
3297
3298
3299
3300PSALMS 1199 
3301
3302
330378 Let the arrogant be put to shame, 
3304because they have subverted me with guile; 
3305as for me, I will meditate on your precepts. 
3306
330779 Let those who fear you turn to me, 
3308so that they may know your decrees. 
330980 May my heart be blameless in your statutes, 
3310so that I may not be put to shame. 
3311
331281 My soul languishes for your salvation; 
3313I hope in your word. 
331482 My eyes fail with watching for your promise; 
3315I ask, "When will you comfort me?" 
331683 For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, 
3317yet I have not forgotten your statutes. 
331884 How long must your servant endure? 
3319When will you judge those who persecute me? 
332085 The arrogant have dug pitfalls for me; 
3321they flout your law. 
332286 All your commandments are enduring; 
3323I am persecuted without cause; help me! 
332487 They have almost made an end of me on earth; 
3325but I have not forsaken your precepts. 
332688 In your steadfast love spare my life, 
3327so that I may keep the decrees of your mouth. 
3328
332989 The LORD exists forever; 
3330your word is firmly fixed in heaven. 
333190 Your faithfulness endures to all generations; 
3332you have established the earth, and it stands fast. 
333391 By your appointment they stand today, 
3334for all things are your servants. 
333592 If your law had not been my delight, 
3336I would have perished in my misery. 
333793 I will never forget your precepts, 
3338for by them you have given me life. 
333994 I am yours; save me, 
3340for I have sought your precepts. 
3341
33421199 
3343
3344
3345
3346PSALMS 1200 
3347
3348
334995 The wicked lie in wait to destroy me, 
3350but I consider your decrees. 
335196 I have seen a limit to all perfection, 
3352but your commandment is exceedingly broad. 
3353
335497 Oh, how I love your law! 
3355It is my meditation all day long. 
335698 Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, 
3357for it is always with me. 
335899 I have more understanding than all my teachers, 
3359for your decrees are my meditation. 
3360100 I understand more than the aged, 
3361for I keep your precepts. 
3362101 I hold back my feet from every evil way, 
3363in order to keep your word. 
3364102 I do not turn away from your ordinances, 
3365for you have taught me. 
3366103 How sweet are your words to my taste, 
3367sweeter than honey to my mouth! 
3368104 Through your precepts I get understanding; 
3369therefore I hate every false way. 
3370
3371105 Your word is a lamp to my feet 
3372and a light to my path. 
3373106 I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, 
3374to observe your righteous ordinances. 
3375107 I am severely afflicted; 
3376give me life, O LORD, according to your word. 
3377
3378108 Accept my offerings of praise, O LORD, 
3379and teach me your ordinances. 
3380109 I hold my life in my hand continually, 
3381
3382
3383but I do not forget your law. 
3384110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, 
3385but I do not stray from your precepts. 
3386111 Your decrees are my heritage forever; 
3387they are the joy of my heart. 
3388112 I incline my heart to perform your statutes 
3389forever, to the end. 
3390
33911200 
3392
3393
3394
3395PSALMS 1201 
3396
3397
3398113 I hate the double-minded, 
3399but I love your law. 
3400114 You are my hiding place and my shield; 
3401I hope in your word. 
3402115 Go away from me, you evildoers, 
3403that I may keep the commandments of my God. 
3404116 Uphold me according to your promise, that I may live, 
3405and let me not be put to shame in my hope. 
3406117 Hold me up, that I may be safe 
3407and have regard for your statutes continually. 
3408118 You spurn all who go astray from your statutes; 
3409for their cunning is in vain. 
3410119 All the wicked of the earth you count as dross; 
3411therefore I love your decrees. 
3412120 My flesh trembles for fear of you, 
3413and I am afraid of your judgments. 
3414
3415121 I have done what is just and right; 
3416do not leave me to my oppressors. 
3417122 Guarantee your servant's well-being; 
3418do not let the godless oppress me. 
3419123 My eyes fail from watching for your salvation, 
3420and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise. 
3421124 Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love, 
3422and teach me your statutes. 
3423125 I am your servant; give me understanding, 
3424so that I may know your decrees. 
3425126 It is time for the LORD to act, 
3426for your law has been broken. 
3427127 Truly I love your commandments 
3428more than gold, more than fine gold. 
3429128 Truly I direct my steps by all your precepts; 
3430I hate every false way. 
3431
3432129 Your decrees are wonderful; 
3433therefore my soul keeps them. 
3434130 The unfolding of your words gives light; 
3435it imparts understanding to the simple. 
3436
34371201 
3438
3439
3440
3441PSALMS 1202 
3442
3443
3444131 With open mouth I pant, 
3445because I long for your commandments. 
3446132 Turn to me and be gracious to me, 
3447as is your custom toward those who love your name. 
3448133 Keep my steps steady according to your promise, 
3449and never let iniquity have dominion over me. 
3450134 Redeem me from human oppression, 
3451that I may keep your precepts. 
3452135 Make your face shine upon your servant, 
3453and teach me your statutes. 
3454136 My eyes shed streams of tears 
3455because your law is not kept. 
3456
3457137 You are righteous, O LORD, 
3458and your judgments are right. 
3459138 You have appointed your decrees in righteousness 
3460and in all faithfulness. 
3461139 My zeal consumes me 
3462because my foes forget your words. 
3463140 Your promise is well tried, 
3464and your servant loves it. 
3465141 I am small and despised, 
3466yet I do not forget your precepts. 
3467142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, 
3468and your law is the truth. 
3469143 Trouble and anguish have come upon me, 
3470but your commandments are my delight. 
3471144 Your decrees are righteous forever; 
3472give me understanding that I may live. 
3473145 With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O LORD. 
3474I will keep your statutes. 
3475146 I cry to you; save me, 
3476that I may observe your decrees. 
3477147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; 
3478I put my hope in your words. 
3479148 My eyes are awake before each watch of the night, 
3480that I may meditate on your promise. 
3481
34821202 
3483
3484
3485
3486PSALMS 1203 
3487
3488
3489149 In your steadfast love hear my voice; 
3490O LORD, in your justice preserve my life. 
3491150 Those who persecute me with evil purpose draw near; 
3492they are far from your law. 
3493151 Yet you are near, O LORD, 
3494and all your commandments are true. 
3495152 Long ago I learned from your decrees 
3496that you have established them forever. 
3497
3498153 Look on my misery and rescue me, 
3499for I do not forget your law. 
3500154 Plead my cause and redeem me; 
3501give me life according to your promise. 
3502155 Salvation is far from the wicked, 
3503for they do not seek your statutes. 
3504156 Great is your mercy, O LORD; 
3505
3506give me life according to your justice. 
3507157 Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, 
3508yet I do not swerve from your decrees. 
3509
3510
3511158 I look at the faithless with disgust, 
3512because they do not keep your commands. 
3513159 Consider how I love your precepts; 
3514preserve my life according to your steadfast love. 
3515160 The sum of your word is truth; 
3516and every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. 
3517161 Princes persecute me without cause, 
3518but my heart stands in awe of your words. 
3519162 I rejoice at your word 
3520like one who finds great spoil. 
3521163 I hate and abhor falsehood, 
3522but I love your law. 
3523164 Seven times a day I praise you 
3524for your righteous ordinances. 
3525165 Great peace have those who love your law; 
3526nothing can make them stumble. 
3527166 I hope for your salvation, O LORD, 
3528and I fulfill your commandments. 
3529
35301203 
3531
3532
3533
3534PSALMS 1204 
3535
3536
3537167 My soul keeps your decrees; 
3538I love them exceedingly. 
3539168 I keep your precepts and decrees, 
3540for all my ways are before you. 
3541
3542169 Let my cry come before you, O LORD; 
3543give me understanding according to your word. 
3544170 Let my supplication come before you; 
3545deliver me according to your promise. 
3546171 My lips will pour forth praise, 
3547because you teach me your statutes. 
3548172 My tongue will sing of your promise, 
3549for all your commandments are right. 
3550173 Let your hand be ready to help me, 
3551for I have chosen your precepts. 
3552174 I long for your salvation, O LORD, 
3553and your law is my delight. 
3554175 Let me live that I may praise you, 
3555and let your ordinances help me. 
3556176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek out your servant, 
3557for I do not forget your commandments. 
3558
3559[Psalm 120] 
3560Prayer for deliverance from enemies 
3561
3562
35631 In my distress I cry to the LORD, 
3564that he may answer me: 
3565
35662 "Deliver me, O LORD, 
3567from lying lips, 
3568from a deceitful tongue." 
3569
35703 What shall be given to you? 
3571And what more shall be done to you, 
3572you deceitful tongue? 
3573
35744 A warrior's sharp arrows, 
3575with glowing coals of the broom tree! 
3576
35771204 
3578
3579
3580
3581PSALMS 1205 
3582
3583
35845 Woe is me, that I am an alien in Meshech, 
3585
3586that I must live among the tents of Kedar. 
35876 Too long have I had my dwelling 
3588
3589among those who hate peace. 
35907 I am for peace; 
3591
3592but when I speak, 
3593
3594they are for war. 
3595
3596[Psalm 121] 
3597On pilgrimage to Jerusalem 
3598
3599
36001 I lift up my eyes to the hills — 
3601
3602from where will my help come? 
36032 My help comes from the LORD, 
3604
3605who made heaven and earth. 
3606
36073 He will not let your foot be moved; 
3608
3609he who keeps you will not slumber. 
36104 He who keeps Israel 
3611
3612will neither slumber nor sleep. 
3613
36145 The LORD is your keeper; 
3615
3616 the LORD is your shade at your right hand. 
36176 The sun shall not strike you by day, 
3618
3619nor the moon by night. 
3620
36217 The LORD will keep you from all evil; 
3622
3623he will keep your life. 
36248 The LORD will keep 
3625
3626your going out and your coming in 
3627
3628from this time on and forevermore. 
3629
36301205 
3631
3632
3633
3634PSALMS 1206 
3635
3636
3637[Psalm 122] 
3638Praise of Zion 
3639
36401 I was glad when they said to me, 
3641"Let us go to the house of the LORD!" 
36422 Our feet are standing 
3643within your gates, O Jerusalem. 
3644
36453 Jerusalem — built as a city 
3646that is bound firmly together. 
36474 To it the tribes go up, 
3648the tribes of the LORD, 
3649as was decreed for Israel, 
3650to give thanks to the name of the LORD. 
36515 For there the thrones for judgment were set up, 
3652the thrones of the house of David. 
3653
36546 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: 
3655"May they prosper who love you. 
36567 Peace be within your walls, 
3657and security within your towers." 
36588 For the sake of my relatives and friends 
3659I will say, "Peace be within you." 
36609 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, 
3661I will seek your good. 
3662
3663[Psalm 123] 
3664Prayer for deliverance from enemies 
3665
3666
36671 To you I lift up my eyes, 
3668O you who are enthroned in the heavens! 
36692 As the eyes of servants 
3670look to the hand of their master, 
3671as the eyes of a maid 
3672to the hand of her mistress, 
3673so our eyes look to the LORD our God, 
3674until he has mercy upon us. 
3675
36761206 
3677
3678
3679
3680PSALMS 1207 
3681
3682
36833 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us, 
3684for we have had more than enough of contempt. 
3685
36864 Our soul has had more than its fill 
3687of the scorn of those who are at ease, 
3688of the contempt of the proud. 
3689
3690[Psalm 124] 
3691Thanksgiving for national deliverance 
3692
3693
36941 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side 
3695— let Israel now say — 
36962 if it had not been the LORD who was on our side, 
3697when our enemies attacked us, 
36983 then they would have swallowed us up alive, 
3699when their anger was kindled against us; 
37004 then the flood would have swept us away, 
3701the torrent would have gone over us; 
37025 then over us would have gone 
3703the raging waters. 
3704
37056 Blessed be the LORD, 
3706who has not given us 
3707as prey to their teeth. 
3708
37097 We have escaped like a bird 
3710from the snare of the fowlers; 
3711the snare is broken, 
3712and we have escaped. 
3713
37148 Our help is in the name of the LORD, 
3715who made heaven and earth. 
3716
37171207 
3718
3719
3720
3721PSALMS 1208 
3722
3723
3724[Psalm 125] 
3725A psalm of trust 
3726
3727
37281 Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, 
3729which cannot be moved, but abides forever. 
3730
37312 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, 
3732so the LORD surrounds his people, 
3733from this time on and forevermore. 
3734
37353 For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest 
3736on the land allotted to the righteous, 
3737so that the righteous might not stretch out 
3738their hands to do wrong. 
37394 Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, 
3740and to those who are upright in their hearts. 
3741
37425 But those who turn aside to their own crooked ways 
3743the LORD will lead away with evildoers. 
3744Peace be upon Israel! 
3745
3746[Psalm 126] 
3747Thanksgiving from returning exiles 
3748
3749
37501 When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, 
3751we were like those who dream. 
37522 Then our mouth was filled with laughter, 
3753and our tongue with shouts of joy; 
3754then it was said among the nations, 
3755"The LORD has done great things for them." 
37563 The LORD has done great things for us, 
3757and we rejoiced. 
3758
37594 Restore our fortunes, O LORD, 
3760like the watercourses in the Negeb. 
37615 May those who sow in tears 
3762reap with shouts of joy. 
37636 Those who go out weeping, 
3764bearing the seed for sowing, 
3765shall come home with shouts of joy, 
3766carrying their sheaves. 
3767
37681208 
3769
3770
3771
3772PSALMS 1209 
3773
3774
3775[Psalm 127] 
3776The blessings of family life 
3777
3778
37791 Unless the LORD builds the house, 
3780those who build it labor in vain. 
3781Unless the LORD guards the city, 
3782the guard keeps watch in vain. 
37832 It is in vain that you rise up early 
3784and go late to rest, 
3785eating the bread of anxious toil; 
3786for he gives sleep to his beloved. 
3787
37883 Sons are indeed a heritage from the LORD, 
3789the fruit of the womb a reward. 
37904 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior 
3791are the sons of one's youth. 
37925 Happy is the man who has 
3793his quiver full of them. 
3794He shall not be put to shame 
3795when he speaks with his enemies in the gate. 
3796
3797[Psalm 128] 
3798The blessings of family life 
3799
3800
38011 Happy is everyone who fears the LORD, 
3802who walks in his ways. 
38032 You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; 
3804you shall be happy, and it shall go well with you. 
3805
38063 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine 
3807within your house; 
3808your children will be like olive shoots 
3809around your table. 
38104 Thus shall the man be blessed 
3811who fears the LORD. 
3812
38131209 
3814
3815
3816
3817PSALMS 1210 
3818
3819
38205 The LORD bless you from Zion. 
3821May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem 
3822all the days of your life. 
3823
38246 May you see your children's children. 
3825Peace be upon Israel! 
3826
3827[Psalm 129] 
3828Prayer for deliverance from enemies 
3829
3830
38311 "Often have they attacked me from my youth" 
3832— let Israel now say — 
38332 "often have they attacked me from my youth, 
3834yet they have not prevailed against me. 
38353 The plowers plowed on my back; 
3836they made their furrows long." 
38374 The LORD is righteous; 
3838he has cut the cords of the wicked. 
38395 May all who hate Zion 
3840be put to shame and turned backward. 
38416 Let them be like the grass on the housetops 
3842
3843that withers before it grows up, 
38447 with which reapers do not fill their hands 
3845or binders of sheaves their arms, 
3846
3847
38488 while those who pass by do not say, 
3849"The blessing of the LORD be upon you! 
3850We bless you in the name of the LORD!" 
3851
3852[Psalm 130] 
3853A cry from the depths 
3854
3855
38561 Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD. 
38572 Lord, hear my voice! 
3858Let your ears be attentive 
3859to the voice of my supplications! 
3860
38613 If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, 
3862Lord, who could stand? 
3863
38641210 
3865
3866
3867
3868PSALMS 1211 
3869
3870
38714 But there is forgiveness with you, 
3872so that you may be revered. 
3873
38745 I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, 
3875and in his word I hope; 
3876
38776 my soul waits for the Lord 
3878more than those who watch for the morning, 
3879more than those who watch for the morning. 
3880
38817 O Israel, hope in the LORD! 
3882For with the LORD there is steadfast love, 
3883and with him is great power to redeem. 
3884
38858 It is he who will redeem Israel 
3886from all its iniquities. 
3887
3888[Psalm 131] 
3889A prayer of humble trust 
3890
3891
38921 O LORD, my heart is not lifted up, 
3893my eyes are not raised too high; 
3894I do not occupy myself with things 
3895too great and too marvelous for me. 
3896
38972 But I have calmed and quieted my soul, 
3898like a weaned child with its mother; 
3899my soul is like the weaned child that is with me. 
3900
39013 O Israel, hope in the LORD 
3902from this time on and forevermore. 
3903
3904[Psalm 132] 
3905The LORD's choice of David and Zion 
3906
3907
39081 O LORD, remember in David's favor 
3909all the hardships he endured; 
39102 how he swore to the LORD 
3911and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob, 
39123 "I will not enter my house 
3913or get into my bed; 
3914
39151211 
3916
3917
3918
3919PSALMS 1212 
3920
3921
39224 I will not give sleep to my eyes 
3923or slumber to my eyelids, 
39245 until I find a place for the LORD, 
3925a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob." 
3926
39276 We heard of it in Ephrathah; 
3928we found it in the fields of Jaar. 
39297 "Let us go to his dwelling place; 
3930let us worship at his footstool." 
3931
39328 Rise up, O LORD, and go to your resting place, 
3933you and the ark of your might. 
39349 Let your priests be clothed with righteousness, 
3935and let your faithful shout for joy. 
393610 For your servant David's sake 
3937do not turn away the face of your anointed one. 
3938
393911 The LORD swore to David a sure oath 
3940from which he will not turn back: 
3941"One of the sons of your body 
3942I will set on your throne. 
394312 If your sons keep my covenant 
3944and my decrees that I shall teach them, 
3945their sons also, forevermore, 
3946shall sit on your throne." 
3947
394813 For the LORD has chosen Zion; 
3949he has desired it for his habitation: 
395014 "This is my resting place forever; 
3951here I will reside, for I have desired it. 
395215 I will abundantly bless its provisions; 
3953I will satisfy its poor with bread. 
395416 Its priests I will clothe with salvation, 
3955and its faithful will shout for joy. 
395617 There I will cause a horn to sprout up for David; 
3957I have prepared a lamp for my anointed one. 
395818 His enemies I will clothe with disgrace, 
3959but on him, his crown will gleam." 
3960
39611212 
3962
3963
3964
3965PSALMS 1213 
3966
3967
3968[Psalm 133] 
3969Prayer for national unity 
3970
3971
39721 How very good and pleasant it is 
3973when kindred live together in unity! 
39742 It is like the precious oil on the head, 
3975running down upon the beard, 
3976on the beard of Aaron, 
3977running down over the collar of his robes. 
39783 It is like the dew of Hermon, 
3979which falls on the mountains of Zion. 
3980For there the LORD ordained his blessing, 
3981life forevermore. 
3982
3983[Psalm 134] 
3984A doxology 
3985
39861 Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, 
3987who stand by night in the house of the LORD! 
39882 Lift up your hands to the holy place, 
3989and bless the LORD. 
3990
39913 May the LORD, maker of heaven and earth, 
3992bless you from Zion. 
3993
3994[Psalm 135] 
3995A hymn of praise 
3996
3997
39981 Praise the LORD! 
3999Praise the name of the LORD; 
4000give praise, O servants of the LORD, 
4001
40022 you that stand in the house of the LORD, 
4003in the courts of the house of our God. 
40043 Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; 
4005sing to his name, for he is gracious. 
40064 For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, 
4007Israel as his own possession. 
4008
40091213 
4010
4011
4012
4013PSALMS 1214 
4014
4015
40165 For I know that the LORD is great; 
4017our Lord is above all gods. 
4018
40196 Whatever the LORD pleases he does, 
4020in heaven and on earth, 
4021in the seas and all deeps. 
4022
40237 He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth; 
4024he makes lightnings for the rain 
4025and brings out the wind from his storehouses. 
4026
40278 He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, 
4028both human beings and animals; 
4029
40309 he sent signs and wonders 
4031into your midst, O Egypt, 
4032against Pharaoh and all his servants. 
4033
403410 He struck down many nations 
4035and killed mighty kings — 
4036
403711 Sihon, king of the Amorites, 
4038and Og, king of Bashan, 
4039and all the kingdoms of Canaan — 
4040
404112 and gave their land as a heritage, 
4042a heritage to his people Israel. 
4043
404413 Your name, O LORD, endures forever, 
4045your renown, O LORD, throughout all ages. 
404614 For the LORD will vindicate his people, 
4047and have compassion on his servants. 
4048
404915 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, 
4050the work of human hands. 
405116 They have mouths, but they do not speak; 
4052they have eyes, but they do not see; 
405317 they have ears, but they do not hear, 
4054and there is no breath in their mouths. 
4055
405618 Those who make them 
4057and all who trust them 
4058shall become like them. 
4059
40601214 
4061
4062
4063
4064PSALMS 1215 
4065
4066
406719 O house of Israel, bless the LORD! 
4068O house of Aaron, bless the LORD! 
406920 O house of Levi, bless the LORD! 
4070You that fear the LORD, bless the LORD! 
407121 Blessed be the LORD from Zion, 
4072he who resides in Jerusalem. 
4073Praise the LORD! 
4074
4075[Psalm 136] 
4076Praise of God, creator and redeemer 
4077
4078
40791 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, 
4080for his steadfast love endures forever. 
40812 O give thanks to the God of gods, 
4082for his steadfast love endures forever. 
40833 O give thanks to the Lord of lords, 
4084for his steadfast love endures forever; 
40854 who alone does great wonders, 
4086for his steadfast love endures forever; 
40875 who by understanding made the heavens, 
4088for his steadfast love endures forever; 
40896 who spread out the earth on the waters, 
4090for his steadfast love endures forever; 
40917 who made the great lights, 
4092for his steadfast love endures forever; 
40938 the sun to rule over the day, 
4094for his steadfast love endures forever; 
40959 the moon and stars to rule over the night, 
4096for his steadfast love endures forever; 
4097
409810 who struck Egypt through their firstborn, 
4099for his steadfast love endures forever; 
410011 and brought Israel out from among them, 
4101
4102for his steadfast love endures forever; 
410312 with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, 
4104for his steadfast love endures forever; 
4105
4106
410713 who divided the Red Sea in two, 
4108for his steadfast love endures forever; 
4109
41101215 
4111
4112
4113
4114PSALMS 1216 
4115
4116
411714 and made Israel pass through the midst of it, 
4118for his steadfast love endures forever; 
411915 but overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, 
4120for his steadfast love endures forever; 
412116 who led his people through the wilderness, 
4122for his steadfast love endures forever; 
412317 who struck down great kings, 
4124for his steadfast love endures forever; 
412518 and killed famous kings, 
4126for his steadfast love endures forever; 
412719 Sihon, king of the Amorites, 
4128for his steadfast love endures forever; 
412920 and Og, king of Bashan, 
4130for his steadfast love endures forever; 
413121 and gave their land as a heritage, 
4132for his steadfast love endures forever; 
413322 a heritage to his servant Israel, 
4134for his steadfast love endures forever. 
4135
413623 It is he who remembered us in our low estate, 
4137for his steadfast love endures forever; 
413824 and rescued us from our foes, 
4139for his steadfast love endures forever; 
414025 who gives food to all flesh, 
4141for his steadfast love endures forever. 
4142
414326 O give thanks to the God of heaven, 
4144for his steadfast love endures forever. 
4145
4146[Psalm 137] 
4147Remembering Zion 
4148
41491 By the rivers of Babylon — 
4150there we sat down and there we wept 
4151when we remembered Zion. 
4152
41532 On the willows there 
4154we hung up our harps. 
4155
41561216 
4157
4158
4159
4160PSALMS 1217 
4161
4162
41633 For there our captors 
4164asked us for songs, 
4165and our tormentors asked for mirth, saying, 
4166"Sing us one of the songs of Zion!" 
4167
41684 How could we sing the LORD's song 
4169in a foreign land? 
41705 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, 
4171let my right hand wither! 
41726 Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth, 
4173if I do not remember you, 
4174if I do not set Jerusalem 
4175above my highest joy. 
4176
41777 Remember, O LORD, against the Edomites 
4178the day of Jerusalem's fall, 
4179how they said, "Tear it down! Tear it down! 
4180Down to its foundations!" 
4181
41828 O daughter Babylon, you devastator! 
4183Happy shall they be who pay you back 
4184what you have done to us! 
4185
41869 Happy shall they be who take your little ones 
4187and dash them against the rock! 
4188
4189[Psalm 138] 
4190Thanksgiving in the Temple 
4191
4192
41931 I give you thanks, O LORD, with my whole heart; 
4194before the gods I sing your praise; 
41952 I bow down toward your holy temple 
4196and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love 
4197and your faithfulness; for you have exalted your name 
4198and your word above everything. 
41993 On the day I called, you answered me, 
4200you increased my strength of soul. 
4201
42021217 
4203
4204
4205
4206PSALMS 1218 
4207
4208
42094 All the kings of the earth shall praise you, O LORD, 
4210for they have heard the words of your mouth. 
42115 They shall sing of the ways of the LORD, 
4212for great is the glory of the LORD. 
42136 For though the LORD is high, he regards the lowly; 
4214but the haughty he perceives from far away. 
4215
42167 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, 
4217you preserve me against the wrath of my enemies; 
4218you stretch out your hand, 
4219and your right hand delivers me. 
4220
42218 The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; 
4222your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever. 
4223Do not forsake the work of your hands. 
4224
4225[Psalm 139] 
4226Prayer for deliverance from enemies 
4227
4228
42291 O LORD, you have searched me and known me. 
42302 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; 
4231you discern my thoughts from far away. 
42323 You search out my path and my lying down, 
4233and are acquainted with all my ways. 
42344 Even before a word is on my tongue, 
4235O LORD, you know it completely. 
42365 You hem me in, behind and before, 
4237and lay your hand upon me. 
42386 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; 
4239it is so high that I cannot attain it. 
4240
42417 Where can I go from your spirit? 
4242Or where can I flee from your presence? 
42438 If I ascend to heaven, you are there; 
4244if I make my bed in Sheol, you are there. 
42459 If I take the wings of the morning 
4246and settle at the farthest limits of the sea, 
424710 even there your hand shall lead me, 
4248and your right hand shall hold me fast. 
4249
42501218 
4251
4252
4253
4254PSALMS 1219 
4255
4256
425711 If I say, "Surely the darkness shall cover me, 
4258and the light around me become night," 
4259
426012 even the darkness is not dark to you; 
4261the night is as bright as the day, 
4262for darkness is as light to you. 
4263
426413 For it was you who formed my inward parts; 
4265you knit me together in my mother's womb. 
426614 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. 
4267Wonderful are your works; 
4268that I know very well. 
426915 My frame was not hidden from you, 
4270when I was being made in secret, 
4271intricately woven in the depths of the earth. 
427216 Your eyes beheld my unformed substance.
4273
4274 In your book were written 
4275all the days that were formed for me, 
4276when none of them as yet existed. 
4277
4278
427917 How weighty to me are your thoughts, O God! 
4280How vast is the sum of them! 
428118 I try to count them — they are more than the sand; 
4282I come to the end — I am still with you. 
4283
428419 O that you would kill the wicked, O God, 
4285and that the bloodthirsty would depart from me — 
428620 those who speak of you maliciously, 
4287and lift themselves up against you for evil! 
428821 Do I not hate those who hate you, O LORD? 
4289And do I not loathe those who rise up against you? 
429022 I hate them with perfect hatred; 
4291I count them my enemies. 
429223 Search me, O God, and know my heart; 
4293test me and know my thoughts. 
429424 See if there is any wicked way in me, 
4295and lead me in the way everlasting. 
4296
42971219 
4298
4299
4300
4301PSALMS 1220 
4302
4303
4304[Psalm 140] 
4305Prayer for deliverance from enemies 
4306
4307
43081 Deliver me, O LORD, from evildoers; 
4309protect me from those who are violent, 
43102 who plan evil things in their minds 
4311and stir up wars continually. 
43123 They make their tongue sharp as a snake's, 
4313and under their lips is the venom of vipers. 
4314
43154 Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; 
4316protect me from the violent 
4317who have planned my downfall. 
4318
43195 The arrogant have hidden a trap for me, 
4320and with cords they have spread a net, 
4321along the road they have set snares for me. 
4322
43236 I say to the LORD, "You are my God; 
4324give ear, O LORD, to the voice of my supplications." 
43257 O LORD, my Lord, my strong deliverer, 
4326you have covered my head in the day of battle. 
43278 Do not grant, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; 
4328do not further their evil plot. 
4329
43309 Those who surround me lift up their heads; 
4331let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them! 
433210 Let burning coals fall on them! 
4333Let them be flung into pits, no more to rise! 
433411 Do not let the slanderer be established in the land; 
4335let evil speedily hunt down the violent! 
4336
433712 I know that the LORD maintains the cause of the needy, 
4338and executes justice for the poor. 
433913 Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name; 
4340the upright shall live in your presence. 
4341
43421220 
4343
4344
4345
4346PSALMS 1221 
4347
4348
4349[Psalm 141] 
4350Prayer for deliverance from enemies 
4351
4352
43531 I call upon you, O LORD; come quickly to me; 
4354give ear to my voice when I call to you. 
43552 Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, 
4356and the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice. 
4357
43583 Set a guard over my mouth, O LORD; 
4359keep watch over the door of my lips. 
43604 Do not turn my heart to any evil, 
4361to busy myself with wicked deeds 
4362in company with those who work iniquity; 
4363do not let me eat of their delicacies. 
4364
43655 Let the righteous strike me; 
4366let the faithful correct me. 
4367Never let the oil of the wicked anoint my head, 
4368for my prayer is continually against their wicked deeds. 
43696 When they are given over to those who shall condemn them, 
4370then they shall learn that my words were pleasant. 
43717 Like a rock that one breaks apart and shatters on the land, 
4372so shall their bones be strewn at the mouth of Sheol. 
4373
43748 But my eyes are turned toward you, O GOD, my Lord; 
4375in you I seek refuge; do not leave me defenseless. 
43769 Keep me from the trap that they have laid for me, 
4377and from the snares of evildoers. 
437810 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, 
4379while I alone escape. 
4380
4381[Psalm 142] 
4382Prayer for deliverance from enemies 
4383
4384
43851 With my voice I cry to the LORD; 
4386with my voice I make supplication to the LORD. 
43872 I pour out my complaint before him; 
4388I tell my trouble before him. 
4389
43901221 
4391
4392
4393
4394PSALMS 1222 
4395
4396
43973 When my spirit is faint, 
4398you know my way. 
4399
4400In the path where I walk 
4401they have hidden a trap for me. 
44024 Look on my right hand and see — 
4403there is no one who takes notice of me; 
4404no refuge remains to me; 
4405no one cares for me. 
4406
44075 I cry to you, O LORD; 
4408I say, "You are my refuge, 
4409my portion in the land of the living." 
4410
44116 Give heed to my cry, 
4412for I am brought very low. 
4413
4414Save me from my persecutors, 
4415for they are too strong for me. 
44167 Bring me out of prison, 
4417so that I may give thanks to your name. 
4418The righteous will surround me, 
4419for you will deal bountifully with me. 
4420
4421[Psalm 143] 
4422Prayer for deliverance from enemies 
4423
4424
44251 Hear my prayer, O LORD; 
4426give ear to my supplications in your faithfulness; 
4427answer me in your righteousness. 
4428
44292 Do not enter into judgment with your servant, 
4430for no one living is righteous before you. 
4431
44323 For the enemy has pursued me, 
4433crushing my life to the ground, 
4434making me sit in darkness like those long dead. 
4435
44364 Therefore my spirit faints within me; 
4437my heart within me is appalled. 
4438
44391222 
4440
4441
4442
4443PSALMS 1223 
4444
4445
44465 I remember the days of old, 
4447
4448I think about all your deeds, 
4449
4450I meditate on the works of your hands. 
44516 I stretch out my hands to you; 
4452
4453my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. 
4454
44557 Answer me quickly, O LORD; 
4456my spirit fails. 
4457Do not hide your face from me, 
4458or I shall be like those who go down to the Pit. 
44598 Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning, 
4460for in you I put my trust. 
4461Teach me the way I should go, 
4462for to you I lift up my soul. 
4463
44649 Save me, O LORD, from my enemies; 
4465I have fled to you for refuge. 
446610 Teach me to do your will, 
4467for you are my God. 
4468Let your good spirit lead me 
4469on a level path. 
4470
447111 For your name's sake, O LORD, preserve my life. 
4472
4473In your righteousness bring me out of trouble. 
447412 In your steadfast love cut off my enemies, 
4475
4476and destroy all my adversaries, 
4477
4478for I am your servant. 
4479
4480[Psalm 144] 
4481Royal prayer for deliverance 
4482
4483
44841 Blessed be the LORD, my rock, 
4485who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle; 
44862 my rock and my fortress, 
4487my stronghold and my deliverer, 
4488my shield, in whom I take refuge, 
4489who subdues the peoples under me. 
4490
44911223 
4492
4493
4494
4495PSALMS 1224 
4496
4497
44983 O LORD, what are human beings that you regard them, 
4499or mortals that you think of them? 
45004 They are like a breath; 
4501their days are like a passing shadow. 
4502
45035 Bow your heavens, O LORD, and come down; 
4504touch the mountains so that they smoke. 
45056 Make the lightning flash and scatter them; 
4506send out your arrows and rout them. 
4507
45087 Stretch out your hand from on high; 
4509set me free and rescue me from the mighty waters, 
4510from the hand of aliens, 
4511
45128 whose mouths speak lies, 
4513and whose right hands are false. 
4514
45159 I will sing a new song to you, O God; 
4516upon a ten-stringed harp I will play to you, 
451710 the one who gives victory to kings, 
4518who rescues his servant David. 
451911 Rescue me from the cruel sword, 
4520and deliver me from the hand of aliens, 
4521whose mouths speak lies, 
4522and whose right hands are false. 
4523
452412 May our sons in their youth 
4525be like plants full grown, 
4526our daughters like corner pillars, 
4527cut for the building of a palace. 
452813 May our barns be filled, 
4529with produce of every kind; 
4530may our sheep increase by thousands, 
4531by tens of thousands in our fields, 
453214 and may our cattle be heavy with young. 
4533May there be no breach in the walls, no exile, 
4534and no cry of distress in our streets. 
4535
453615 Happy are the people to whom such blessings fall; 
4537happy are the people whose God is the LORD. 
4538
45391224 
4540
4541
4542
4543PSALMS 1225 
4544
4545
4546[Psalm 145] 
4547Praise of the divine king 
4548
4549
45501 I will extol you, my God and King, 
4551and bless your name forever and ever. 
45522 Every day I will bless you, 
4553and praise your name forever and ever. 
45543 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; 
4555his greatness is unsearchable. 
4556
45574 One generation shall laud your works to another, 
4558and shall declare your mighty acts. 
45595 On the glorious splendor of your majesty, 
4560and on your wondrous works, I will meditate. 
45616 The might of your awesome deeds shall be proclaimed, 
4562and I will declare your greatness. 
45637 They shall celebrate the fame of your abundant goodness, 
4564and shall sing aloud of your righteousness. 
4565
45668 The LORD is gracious and merciful, 
4567slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. 
45689 The LORD is good to all, 
4569and his compassion is over all that he has made. 
4570
457110 All your works shall give thanks to you, O LORD, 
4572and all your faithful shall bless you. 
457311 They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom, 
4574and tell of your power, 
457512 to make known to all people your mighty deeds, 
4576and the glorious splendor of your kingdom. 
457713 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, 
4578and your dominion endures throughout all generations. 
4579
4580The LORD is faithful in all his words, 
4581and gracious in all his deeds. 
458214 The LORD upholds all who are falling, 
4583
4584
4585and raises up all who are bowed down. 
4586
45871225 
4588
4589
4590
4591PSALMS 1226 
4592
4593
459415 The eyes of all look to you, 
4595and you give them their food in due season. 
459616 You open your hand, 
4597satisfying the desire of every living thing. 
459817 The LORD is just in all his ways, 
4599and kind in all his doings. 
460018 The LORD is near to all who call on him, 
4601to all who call on him in truth. 
460219 He fulfills the desire of all who fear him; 
4603he also hears their cry, and saves them. 
460420 The LORD watches over all who love him, 
4605but all the wicked he will destroy. 
4606
460721 My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD, 
4608and all flesh will bless his holy name forever and ever. 
4609
4610[Psalm 146] 
4611Praise of God, creator and savior 
4612
4613
46141 Praise the LORD! 
4615Praise the LORD, O my soul! 
46162 I will praise the LORD as long as I live; 
4617I will sing praises to my God all my life long. 
4618
46193 Do not put your trust in princes, 
4620in mortals, in whom there is no help. 
46214 When their breath departs, they return to the earth; 
4622on that very day their plans perish. 
4623
46245 Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, 
4625whose hope is in the LORD their God, 
4626
46276 who made heaven and earth, 
4628the sea, and all that is in them; 
4629who keeps faith forever; 
4630
46317 who executes justice for the oppressed; 
4632who gives food to the hungry. 
4633
46341226 
4635
4636
4637
4638PSALMS 1227 
4639
4640
4641The LORD sets the prisoners free; 
4642the LORD opens the eyes of the blind. 
4643The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; 
4644the LORD loves the righteous. 
4645
4646
46479 The LORD watches over the strangers; 
4648he upholds the orphan and the widow, 
4649but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin. 
4650
465110 The LORD will reign forever, 
4652your God, O Zion, for all generations. 
4653Praise the LORD! 
4654
4655[Psalm 147] 
4656Praise of God, creator and savior 
4657
4658
46591 Praise the LORD! 
4660How good it is to sing praises to our God; 
4661for he is gracious, and a song of praise is fitting. 
46622 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; 
4663he gathers the outcasts of Israel. 
46643 He heals the brokenhearted, 
4665and binds up their wounds. 
46664 He determines the number of the stars; 
4667he gives to all of them their names. 
46685 Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; 
4669his understanding is beyond measure. 
46706 The LORD lifts up the downtrodden; 
4671he casts the wicked to the ground. 
4672
46737 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; 
4674make melody to our God on the lyre. 
4675
46768 He covers the heavens with clouds, 
4677prepares rain for the earth, 
4678makes grass grow on the hills. 
4679
46809 He gives to the animals their food, 
4681and to the young ravens when they cry. 
468210 His delight is not in the strength of the horse, 
4683nor his pleasure in the speed of a runner; 
4684
46851227
4686
4687
4688
4689PSALMS 1228 
4690
4691
469211 but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, 
4693in those who hope in his steadfast love. 
4694
469512 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! 
4696Praise your God, O Zion! 
469713 For he strengthens the bars of your gates; 
4698he blesses your children within you. 
469914 He grants peace within your borders; 
4700he fills you with the finest of wheat. 
470115 He sends out his command to the earth; 
4702his word runs swiftly. 
470316 He gives snow like wool; 
4704he scatters frost like ashes. 
470517 He hurls down hail like crumbs — 
4706who can stand before his cold? 
470718 He sends out his word, and melts them; 
4708he makes his wind blow, and the waters flow. 
470919 He declares his word to Jacob, 
4710his statutes and ordinances to Israel. 
471120 He has not dealt thus with any other nation; 
4712they do not know his ordinances. 
4713Praise the LORD! 
4714
4715[Psalm 148] 
4716Praise of God from heaven and earth 
4717
4718
47191 Praise the LORD! 
4720Praise the LORD from the heavens; 
4721praise him in the heights! 
47222 Praise him, all his angels; 
4723praise him, all his host! 
47243 Praise him, sun and moon; 
4725praise him, all you shining stars! 
47264 Praise him, you highest heavens, 
4727and you waters above the heavens! 
4728
47291228 
4730
4731
4732
4733PSALMS 1229 
4734
4735
47365 Let them praise the name of the LORD, 
4737for he commanded and they were created. 
47386 He established them forever and ever; 
4739he fixed their bounds, which cannot be passed. 
4740
47417 Praise the LORD from the earth, 
4742you sea monsters and all deeps, 
47438 fire and hail, snow and frost, 
4744stormy wind fulfilling his command! 
4745
47469 Mountains and all hills, 
4747fruit trees and all cedars! 
474810 Wild animals and all cattle, 
4749creeping things and flying birds! 
4750
475111 Kings of the earth and all peoples, 
4752princes and all rulers of the earth! 
475312 Young men and women alike, 
4754old and young together! 
4755
475613 Let them praise the name of the LORD, 
4757for his name alone is exalted; 
4758his glory is above earth and heaven. 
4759
476014 He has raised up a horn for his people, 
4761praise for all his faithful, 
4762for the people of Israel who are close to him. 
4763
4764Praise the LORD! 
4765
4766[Psalm 149] 
4767Praise of Israel's creator and king 
4768
4769
47701 Praise the LORD! 
4771Sing to the LORD a new song, 
4772his praise in the assembly of the faithful. 
47732 Let Israel be glad in its Maker; 
4774let the children of Zion rejoice in their King. 
47753 Let them praise his name with dancing, 
4776making melody to him with tambourine and lyre. 
4777
47781229 
4779
4780
4781
4782PSALMS 1230 
4783
4784
47854 For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; 
4786he adorns the humble with victory. 
47875 Let the faithful exult in glory; 
4788
4789let them sing for joy on their couches. 
47906 Let the high praises of God be in their throats 
4791and two-edged swords in their hands, 
4792
4793
47947 to execute vengeance on the nations 
4795and punishment on the peoples, 
47968 to bind their kings with fetters 
4797and their nobles with chains of iron, 
47989 to execute on them the judgment decreed. 
4799This is glory for all his faithful ones. 
4800Praise the LORD! 
4801
4802[Psalm 150] 
4803Praise of God in the Temple 
4804
4805
48061 Praise the LORD! 
4807Praise God in his sanctuary; 
4808praise him in his mighty firmament! 
48092 Praise him for his mighty deeds; 
4810praise him according to his surpassing greatness! 
4811
48123 Praise him with trumpet sound; 
4813praise him with lute and harp! 
48144 Praise him with tambourine and dance; 
4815praise him with strings and pipe! 
48165 Praise him with clanging cymbals; 
4817praise him with loud clashing cymbals! 
48186 Let everything that breathes praise the LORD! 
4819Praise the LORD! 
4820
48211230 
4822
4823
4824
4825PROVERBS 1231 
4826
4827
4828PROVERBS 
4829
4830
4831Introduction 
4832
4833The purpose of the book of Proverbs is to transmit insights whereby 
4834one might learn to cope with life (1.2-6). Its emphasis is on teachings 
4835gathered from tradition of the elders (e.g., 4.1-4) and from experience 
4836(e.g., 6.6-11). In contrast to many other books of the Hebrew Bible, 
4837major themes such as the Mosaic and Davidic covenants are absent; 
4838Temple worship and sacrifice are rarely mentioned. 
4839
4840Although some sayings are neutral observations, on the whole a moral 
4841ideal is inculcated. Guided by the principle that "the fear of the Lord is 
4842the beginning of wisdom" (9.10; 1.7; 15.33), the sages emphasize values 
4843such as honesty, diligence, trustworthiness, self-restraint, and 
4844appropriate attitudes toward wealth and poverty. Proverbs 
4845acknowledges the limitations of human wisdom (16.1-2, 9; 21.30), yet 
4846the book offers a clear view of divine reward and punishment: Wisdom 
4847(generally equated with righteousness) brings success; folly (or 
4848wickedness) leads to destruction. The books of Job and Ecclesiastes, 
4849however, show that this schematic account of divine justice remained a 
4850problem for the sages. 
4851
4852The authorship of this composite work is multiple and essentially 
4853anonymous. Some of the material appears to be preexilic, but the book 
4854was completed in the post-exilic period. The attribution to Solomon 
4855(1.1; 10.1; 25.1) derives from traditional accounts of his legendary 
4856wisdom (1 Kings 4.29-34) and lends authority to the collection. The 
4857book is typical of the wisdom literature of the Hebrew Bible and also 
4858of the ancient Near East, especially Egypt. In fact, most scholars agree 
4859that 22.17-23.11 is in some way dependent upon the "Instruction" of the 
4860Egyptian sage, Amen-em-ope (ca. 1100 BCE). Royal scribes are 
4861responsible for much of the material in Proverbs; hence the sayings 
4862sometimes reflect an elite point of view. But the learned editors of the 
4863
48641231 
4865
4866
4867
4868PROVERBS 1232 
4869
4870
4871book also preserve the folk wisdom of ancient Israelite villages and 
4872extended families. 
4873
4874The original audience of Proverbs was primarily young men preparing 
4875for adult responsibilities; a male-centered perspective prevails in the 
4876book. There is intense interest in finding a "good wife" (e.g., 12.4) and 
4877in governing a household successfully. In chs 1-9, presented as the 
4878instruction of a father to his son, the center of attention is a vibrant 
4879feminine personification of divine Wisdom. She is opposed to the 
4880foolish woman (ch 9) and to the complex, threatening figure of the 
4881"strange woman" (chs 2, 5, 7). 
4882
4883Proverbs contains several sub-collections of short proverbial saying 
4884framed by sets of longer wisdom poems in chs 1-9 and 30-31. The book 
4885opens (1.1-7) with a title (1.1) followed by a programmatic statement of 
4886purpose and theme (1.2-7). Then comes a lengthy instruction in Wisdom 
4887(1.8-9.18), consisting of extended poems in second-person perspective, 
4888with commands and admonitions usually completed by motive clauses. 
4889Personified Wisdom and her opposites, the "strange woman" and the 
4890foolish woman, are prominent. A collection of proverbial sayings 
4891follows (10.1-22.16), each of which is typically two lines in parallel 
4892thought, as is characteristic of Hebrew poetry. Antithetical parallelism 
4893predominates in chs 10-15; synonymous or synthetic parallelism (in 
4894which the second line repeats or extends the thought of the first) in 
489516.1-22.16. Another collection is "the words of the wise" (22.17-24.34), 
4896which are teachings, chiefly brief admonitions, patterned after the 
4897Egyptian "Instruction of Amen-em-ope" (esp. 22.17-23.11), with an 
4898appendix of additional "sayings of the wise" in 24.23-24. Another 
4899collection of sayings (25.1-29.27), credited to the "officials of King 
4900Hezekiah (25.1), comprises two main sub-units, chs 25-27 and 28-29. The 
4901words of Agur and other sayings (30.1-33) are a wisdom dialogue and a 
4902prayer (vv. 1-9) followed by admonitions and numerical sayings (vv. 1033). 
4903The words of Lemuel (31.1-9) consist of teachings on sobriety and 
4904responsibility attributed to King Lemuel's mother. Ending the 
4905collection, and expressing both closure and completeness by its acrostic 
4906form, is the section in praise of the woman of worth (31.10-31), a poem 
4907on the ideal wife, the embodiment of Wisdom. 
4908
49091232 
4910
4911
4912
4913PROVERBS 1233 
4914
4915PROVERBS 1233 
4916
4917[Proverbs 1] 
4918Introduction 
4919
49201 The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: 
4921
4922The purpose of the book 
4923
49242 For learning about wisdom and instruction, 
4925
4926for understanding words of insight, 
49273 for gaining instruction in wise dealing, 
4928
4929righteousness, justice, and equity; 
49304 to teach shrewdness to the simple, 
4931
4932knowledge and prudence to the young — 
49335 let the wise also hear and gain in learning, 
4934
4935and the discerning acquire skill, 
4936
49371233 
4938
4939
4940
4941PROVERBS 1234 
4942
4943
49446 to understand a proverb and a figure, 
4945the words of the wise and their riddles. 
4946
49477 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; 
4948fools despise wisdom and instruction. 
4949
4950Instruction in Wisdom; instruction as a moral safeguard 
4951
49528 Hear, my child, your father's instruction, 
4953and do not reject your mother's teaching; 
49549 for they are a fair garland for your head, 
4955and pendants for your neck. 
495610 My child, if sinners entice you, 
4957do not consent. 
495811 If they say, "Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; 
4959let us wantonly ambush the innocent; 
496012 like Sheol let us swallow them alive 
4961and whole, like those who go down to the Pit. 
496213 We shall find all kinds of costly things; 
4963we shall fill our houses with booty. 
496414 Throw in your lot among us; 
4965we will all have one purse" — 
496615 my child, do not walk in their way, 
4967keep your foot from their paths; 
496816 for their feet run to evil, 
4969and they hurry to shed blood. 
497017 For in vain is the net baited 
4971while the bird is looking on; 
497218 yet they lie in wait — to kill themselves! 
4973and set an ambush — for their own lives! 
497419 Such is the end of all who are greedy for gain; 
4975it takes away the life of its possessors. 
4976
4977Wisdom personified as a prophet 
4978
497920 Wisdom cries out in the street; 
4980in the squares she raises her voice. 
4981
49821234 
4983
4984
4985
4986PROVERBS 1235 
4987
4988
498921 At the busiest corner she cries out; 
4990at the entrance of the city gates she speaks: 
4991
499222 "How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? 
4993How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing 
4994and fools hate knowledge? 
4995
499623 Give heed to my reproof; 
4997I will pour out my thoughts to you; 
4998I will make my words known to you. 
4999
500024 Because I have called and you refused, 
5001have stretched out my hand and no one heeded, 
500225 and because you have ignored all my counsel 
5003and would have none of my reproof, 
500426 I also will laugh at your calamity; 
5005I will mock when panic strikes you, 
5006
500727 when panic strikes you like a storm, 
5008and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, 
5009when distress and anguish come upon you. 
5010
501128 Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; 
5012they will seek me diligently, but will not find me. 
501329 Because they hated knowledge 
5014and did not choose the fear of the LORD, 
501530 would have none of my counsel, 
5016and despised all my reproof, 
501731 therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way 
5018and be sated with their own devices. 
501932 For waywardness kills the simple, 
5020and the complacency of fools destroys them; 
502133 but those who listen to me will be secure 
5022and will live at ease, without dread of disaster." 
5023
5024[Proverbs 2] 
5025The fruits of the search for wisdom 
5026
5027
50281 My child, if you accept my words 
5029and treasure up my commandments within you, 
50302 making your ear attentive to wisdom 
5031and inclining your heart to understanding; 
5032
50331235 
5034
5035
5036
5037PROVERBS 1236 
5038
5039
50403 if you indeed cry out for insight, 
5041and raise your voice for understanding; 
50424 if you seek it like silver, 
5043and search for it as for hidden treasures — 
50445 then you will understand the fear of the LORD 
5045and find the knowledge of God. 
50466 For the LORD gives wisdom; 
5047from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; 
50487 he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; 
5049he is a shield to those who walk blamelessly, 
50508 guarding the paths of justice 
5051and preserving the way of his faithful ones. 
50529 Then you will understand righteousness and justice 
5053and equity, every good path; 
505410 for wisdom will come into your heart, 
5055and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul; 
505611 prudence will watch over you; 
5057and understanding will guard you. 
505812 It will save you from the way of evil, 
5059from those who speak perversely, 
506013 who forsake the paths of uprightness 
5061to walk in the ways of darkness, 
506214 who rejoice in doing evil 
5063and delight in the perverseness of evil; 
506415 those whose paths are crooked, 
5065and who are devious in their ways. 
5066
506716 You will be saved from the loose woman, 
5068from the adulteress with her smooth words, 
506917 who forsakes the partner of her youth 
5070and forgets her sacred covenant; 
507118 for her way leads down to death, 
5072and her paths to the shades; 
507319 those who go to her never come back, 
5074nor do they regain the paths of life. 
5075
50761236 
5077
5078
5079
5080PROVERBS 1237 
5081
5082
508320 Therefore walk in the way of the good, 
5084and keep to the paths of the just. 
508521 For the upright will abide in the land, 
5086and the innocent will remain in it; 
508722 but the wicked will be cut off from the land, 
5088and the treacherous will be rooted out of it. 
5089
5090[Proverbs 3] 
5091Instruction in fear of the Lord 
5092
5093
50941 My child, do not forget my teaching, 
5095but let your heart keep my commandments; 
50962 for length of days and years of life 
5097and abundant welfare they will give you. 
5098
50993 Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; 
5100bind them around your neck, 
5101write them on the tablet of your heart. 
5102
51034 So you will find favor and good repute 
5104in the sight of God and of people. 
5105
51065 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, 
5107and do not rely on your own insight. 
51086 In all your ways acknowledge him, 
5109and he will make straight your paths. 
51107 Do not be wise in your own eyes; 
5111fear the LORD, and turn away from evil. 
51128 It will be a healing for your flesh 
5113and a refreshment for your body. 
51149 Honor the LORD with your substance 
5115and with the first fruits of all your produce; 
511610 then your barns will be filled with plenty, 
5117and your vats will be bursting with wine. 
5118
511911 My child, do not despise the LORD's discipline 
5120or be weary of his reproof, 
512112 for the LORD reproves the one he loves, 
5122as a father the son in whom he delights. 
5123
51241237 
5125
5126
5127
5128PROVERBS 1238 
5129
5130
5131In praise of Wisdom 
5132
513313 Happy are those who find wisdom, 
5134and those who get understanding, 
513514 for her income is better than silver, 
5136and her revenue better than gold. 
513715 She is more precious than jewels, 
5138and nothing you desire can compare with her. 
513916 Long life is in her right hand; 
5140in her left hand are riches and honor. 
514117 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, 
5142and all her paths are peace. 
514318 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; 
5144those who hold her fast are called happy. 
5145
514619 The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; 
5147by understanding he established the heavens; 
514820 by his knowledge the deeps broke open, 
5149and the clouds drop down the dew. 
5150
5151An admonition followed by six prohibitions 
5152
515321 My child, do not let these escape from your sight: 
5154keep sound wisdom and prudence, 
515522 and they will be life for your soul 
5156and adornment for your neck. 
515723 Then you will walk on your way securely 
5158and your foot will not stumble. 
515924 If you sit down, you will not be afraid; 
5160when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. 
516125 Do not be afraid of sudden panic, 
5162or of the storm that strikes the wicked; 
516326 for the LORD will be your confidence 
5164and will keep your foot from being caught. 
5165
516627 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, 
5167when it is in your power to do it. 
5168
51691238 
5170
5171
5172
5173PROVERBS 1239 
5174
5175
517628 Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come again, 
5177tomorrow I will give it" — when you have it with you. 
5178
517929 Do not plan harm against your neighbor 
5180who lives trustingly beside you. 
518130 Do not quarrel with anyone without cause, 
5182when no harm has been done to you. 
518331 Do not envy the violent 
5184and do not choose any of their ways; 
518532 for the perverse are an abomination to the LORD, 
5186but the upright are in his confidence. 
518733 The LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked, 
5188but he blesses the abode of the righteous. 
518934 Toward the scorners he is scornful, 
5190but to the humble he shows favor. 
519135 The wise will inherit honor, 
5192but stubborn fools, disgrace. 
5193
5194[Proverbs 4] 
5195Get Wisdom 
5196
51971 Listen, children, to a father's instruction, 
5198and be attentive, that you may gain insight; 
51992 for I give you good precepts: 
5200do not forsake my teaching. 
52013 When I was a son with my father, 
5202tender, and my mother's favorite, 
5203
52044 he taught me, and said to me, 
5205"Let your heart hold fast my words; 
5206keep my commandments, and live. 
5207
52085 Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget, nor turn away 
5209from the words of my mouth. 
52106 Do not forsake her, and she will keep you; 
5211love her, and she will guard you. 
52127 The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, 
5213and whatever else you get, get insight. 
52148 Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; 
5215she will honor you if you embrace her. 
5216
52171239 
5218
5219
5220
5221PROVERBS 1240 
5222
5223
52249 She will place on your head a fair garland; 
5225she will bestow on you a beautiful crown." 
5226
522710 Hear, my child, and accept my words, 
5228that the years of your life may be many. 
522911 I have taught you the way of wisdom; 
5230I have led you in the paths of uprightness. 
523112 When you walk, your step will not be hampered; 
5232and if you run, you will not stumble. 
523313 Keep hold of instruction; do not let go; 
5234guard her, for she is your life. 
523514 Do not enter the path of the wicked, 
5236and do not walk in the way of evildoers. 
523715 Avoid it; do not go on it; 
5238turn away from it and pass on. 
5239
524016 For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong; 
5241they are robbed of sleep unless they have made 
5242someone stumble. 
5243
524417 For they eat the bread of wickedness 
5245and drink the wine of violence. 
524618 But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, 
5247which shines brighter and brighter until full day. 
524819 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; 
5249they do not know what they stumble over. 
525020 My child, be attentive to my words; 
5251incline your ear to my sayings. 
525221 Do not let them escape from your sight; 
5253keep them within your heart. 
525422 For they are life to those who find them, 
5255and healing to all their flesh. 
525623 Keep your heart with all vigilance, 
5257for from it flow the springs of life. 
525824 Put away from you crooked speech, 
5259and put devious talk far from you. 
526025 Let your eyes look directly forward, 
5261and your gaze be straight before you. 
526226 Keep straight the path of your feet, 
5263and all your ways will be sure. 
5264
52651240 
5266
5267
5268
5269PROVERBS 1241 
5270
5271
527227 Do not swerve to the right or to the left; 
5273turn your foot away from evil. 
5274
5275[Proverbs 5] 
5276The dangers of the "strange woman" 
5277
5278
52791 My child, be attentive to my wisdom; 
5280incline your ear to my understanding, 
52812 so that you may hold on to prudence, 
5282and your lips may guard knowledge. 
52833 For the lips of a loose woman drip honey, 
5284and her speech is smoother than oil; 
52854 but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, 
5286sharp as a two-edged sword. 
52875 Her feet go down to death; 
5288her steps follow the path to Sheol. 
52896 She does not keep straight to the path of life; 
5290her ways wander, and she does not know it. 
5291
52927 And now, my child, listen to me, 
5293and do not depart from the words of my mouth. 
52948 Keep your way far from her, 
5295and do not go near the door of her house; 
52969 or you will give your honor to others, 
5297and your years to the merciless, 
529810 and strangers will take their fill of your wealth, 
5299and your labors will go to the house of an alien; 
530011 and at the end of your life you will groan, 
5301when your flesh and body are consumed, 
530212 and you say, "Oh, how I hated discipline, 
5303and my heart despised reproof! 
530413 I did not listen to the voice of my teachers 
5305or incline my ear to my instructors. 
530614 Now I am at the point of utter ruin 
5307in the public assembly." 
5308
530915 Drink water from your own cistern, 
5310flowing water from your own well. 
5311
53121241 
5313
5314
5315
5316PROVERBS 1242 
5317
5318
531916 Should your springs be scattered abroad, 
5320streams of water in the streets? 
532117 Let them be for yourself alone, 
5322and not for sharing with strangers. 
532318 Let your fountain be blessed, 
5324and rejoice in the wife of your youth, 
5325
532619 a lovely deer, a graceful doe. 
5327May her breasts satisfy you at all times; 
5328may you be intoxicated always by her love. 
5329
533020 Why should you be intoxicated, my son, by another woman 
5331and embrace the bosom of an adulteress? 
533221 For human ways are under the eyes of the LORD, 
5333and he examines all their paths. 
533422 The iniquities of the wicked ensnare them, 
5335and they are caught in the toils of their sin. 
533623 They die for lack of discipline, 
5337and because of their great folly they are lost. 
5338
5339[Proverbs 6] 
5340Warning 
5341
53421 My child, if you have given your pledge to your neighbor, 
5343if you have bound yourself to another, 
53442 you are snared by the utterance of your lips, 
5345caught by the words of your mouth. 
5346
53473 So do this, my child, and save yourself, 
5348for you have come into your neighbor's power: 
5349go, hurry, and plead with your neighbor. 
5350
53514 Give your eyes no sleep 
5352and your eyelids no slumber; 
53535 save yourself like a gazelle from the hunter, 
5354like a bird from the hand of the fowler. 
5355
53566 Go to the ant, you lazybones; 
5357consider its ways, and be wise. 
53587 Without having any chief 
5359or officer or ruler, 
5360
53611242 
5362
5363
5364
5365PROVERBS 1243 
5366
5367
53688 it prepares its food in summer, 
5369and gathers its sustenance in harvest. 
53709 How long will you lie there, O lazybones? 
5371When will you rise from your sleep? 
537210 A little sleep, a little slumber, 
5373a little folding of the hands to rest, 
537411 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, 
5375and want, like an armed warrior. 
5376
537712 A scoundrel and a villain 
5378goes around with crooked speech, 
537913 winking the eyes, shuffling the feet, 
5380pointing the fingers, 
538114 with perverted mind devising evil, 
5382continually sowing discord; 
538315 on such a one calamity will descend suddenly; 
5384in a moment, damage beyond repair. 
5385
538616 There are six things that the LORD hates, 
5387seven that are an abomination to him: 
538817 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, 
5389and hands that shed innocent blood, 
539018 a heart that devises wicked plans, 
5391feet that hurry to run to evil, 
539219 a lying witness who testifies falsely, 
5393and one who sows discord in a family. 
5394
5395The perils of adultery 
5396
539720 My child, keep your father's commandment, 
5398and do not forsake your mother's teaching. 
539921 Bind them upon your heart always; 
5400tie them around your neck. 
5401
540222 When you walk, they will lead you; 
5403when you lie down, they will watch over you; 
5404and when you awake, they will talk with you. 
5405
540623 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, 
5407and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life, 
5408
54091243 
5410
5411
5412
5413PROVERBS 1244 
5414
5415
541624 to preserve you from the wife of another, 
5417from the smooth tongue of the adulteress. 
541825 Do not desire her beauty in your heart, 
5419and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes; 
542026 for a prostitute's fee is only a loaf of bread, 
5421but the wife of another stalks a man's very life. 
542227 Can fire be carried in the bosom 
5423without burning one's clothes? 
542428 Or can one walk on hot coals 
5425without scorching the feet? 
542629 So is he who sleeps with his neighbor's wife; 
5427no one who touches her will go unpunished. 
542830 Thieves are not despised who steal only 
5429to satisfy their appetite when they are hungry. 
543031 Yet if they are caught, they will pay sevenfold; 
5431they will forfeit all the goods of their house. 
543232 But he who commits adultery has no sense; 
5433he who does it destroys himself. 
543433 He will get wounds and dishonor, 
5435and his disgrace will not be wiped away. 
543634 For jealousy arouses a husband's fury, 
5437and he shows no restraint when he takes revenge. 
543835 He will accept no compensation, 
5439and refuses a bribe no matter how great. 
5440
5441[Proverbs 7] 
5442Another warning against the "strange woman" 
5443
5444
54451 My child, keep my words 
5446and store up my commandments with you; 
54472 keep my commandments and live, 
5448keep my teachings as the apple of your eye; 
54493 bind them on your fingers, 
5450write them on the tablet of your heart. 
54514 Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," 
5452and call insight your intimate friend, 
54535 that they may keep you from the loose woman, 
5454from the adulteress with her smooth words. 
5455
54561244 
5457
5458
5459
5460PROVERBS 1245 
5461
5462
54636 For at the window of my house 
5464I looked out through my lattice, 
5465
54667 and I saw among the simple ones, 
5467I observed among the youths, 
5468a young man without sense, 
5469
54708 passing along the street near her corner, 
5471taking the road to her house 
54729 in the twilight, in the evening, 
5473at the time of night and darkness. 
5474
547510 Then a woman comes toward him, 
5476decked out like a prostitute, wily of heart. 
547711 She is loud and wayward; 
5478her feet do not stay at home; 
547912 now in the street, now in the squares, 
5480and at every corner she lies in wait. 
548113 She seizes him and kisses him, 
5482and with impudent face she says to him: 
548314 "I had to offer sacrifices, 
5484and today I have paid my vows; 
548515 so now I have come out to meet you, 
5486to seek you eagerly, and I have found you! 
548716 I have decked my couch with coverings, 
5488colored spreads of Egyptian linen; 
548917 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, 
5490aloes, and cinnamon. 
549118 Come, let us take our fill of love until morning; 
5492let us delight ourselves with love. 
549319 For my husband is not at home; 
5494he has gone on a long journey. 
549520 He took a bag of money with him; 
5496he will not come home until full moon." 
549721 With much seductive speech she persuades him; 
5498with her smooth talk she compels him. 
5499
550022 Right away he follows her, 
5501and goes like an ox to the slaughter, 
5502or bounds like a stag toward the trap 
5503
55041245 
5505
5506
5507
5508PROVERBS 1246 
5509
5510
551123 until an arrow pierces its entrails. 
5512He is like a bird rushing into a snare, 
5513not knowing that it will cost him his life. 
5514
551524 And now, my children, listen to me, 
5516and be attentive to the words of my mouth. 
551725 Do not let your hearts turn aside to her ways; 
5518do not stray into her paths. 
551926 for many are those she has laid low, 
5520and numerous are her victims. 
552127 Her house is the way to Sheol, 
5522going down to the chambers of death. 
5523
5524[Proverbs 8] 
5525Wisdom speaks 
5526
55271 Does not wisdom call, 
5528and does not understanding raise her voice? 
55292 On the heights, beside the way, 
5530at the crossroads she takes her stand; 
55313 beside the gates in front of the town, 
5532at the entrance of the portals she cries out: 
55334 "To you, O people, I call, 
5534and my cry is to all that live. 
55355 O simple ones, learn prudence; 
5536acquire intelligence, you who lack it. 
55376 Hear, for I will speak noble things, 
5538and from my lips will come what is right; 
55397 for my mouth will utter truth; 
5540wickedness is an abomination to my lips. 
55418 All the words of my mouth are righteous; 
5542there is nothing twisted or crooked in them. 
55439 They are all straight to one who understands 
5544and right to those who find knowledge. 
554510 Take my instruction instead of silver, 
5546and knowledge rather than choice gold; 
554711 for wisdom is better than jewels, 
5548
5549and all that you may desire cannot compare with her. 
5550
55511246 
5552
5553
5554
5555PROVERBS 1247 
5556
5557
555812 I, wisdom, live with prudence, 
5559and I attain knowledge and discretion. 
5560
556113 The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil. 
5562Pride and arrogance and the way of evil 
5563and perverted speech I hate. 
5564
556514 I have good advice and sound wisdom; 
5566I have insight, I have strength. 
556715 By me kings reign, 
5568and rulers decree what is just; 
556916 by me rulers rule, 
5570and nobles, all who govern rightly. 
557117 I love those who love me, 
5572and those who seek me diligently find me. 
557318 Riches and honor are with me, 
5574enduring wealth and prosperity. 
557519 My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold, 
5576and my yield than choice silver. 
557720 I walk in the way of righteousness, 
5578along the paths of justice, 
557921 endowing with wealth those who love me, 
5580and filling their treasuries. 
558122 The LORD created me at the beginning of his work, 
5582the first of his acts of long ago. 
558323 Ages ago I was set up, 
5584at the first, before the beginning of the earth. 
558524 When there were no depths I was brought forth, 
5586when there were no springs abounding with water. 
558725 Before the mountains had been shaped, 
5588before the hills, I was brought forth — 
558926 when he had not yet made earth and fields, 
5590or the world's first bits of soil. 
559127 When he established the heavens, I was there, 
5592when he drew a circle on the face of the deep, 
559328 when he made firm the skies above, 
5594when he established the fountains of the deep, 
559529 when he assigned to the sea its limit, 
5596
5597so that the waters might not transgress his command, 
5598when he marked out the foundations of the earth, 
5599
56001247 
5601
5602
5603
5604PROVERBS 1248 
5605
5606
560730 then I was beside him, like a master worker; 
5608and I was daily his delight, 
5609rejoicing before him always, 
5610
561131 rejoicing in his inhabited world 
5612and delighting in the human race. 
5613
561432 "And now, my children, listen to me: 
5615happy are those who keep my ways. 
561633 Hear instruction and be wise, 
5617and do not neglect it. 
5618
561934 Happy is the one who listens to me, 
5620watching daily at my gates, 
5621waiting beside my doors. 
5622
562335 For whoever finds me finds life 
5624and obtains favor from the LORD; 
562536 but those who miss me injure themselves; 
5626all who hate me love death." 
5627
5628[Proverbs 9] 
5629Wisdom invites the unwise to her banquet 
5630
5631
56321 Wisdom has built her house, 
5633she has hewn her seven pillars. 
56342 She has slaughtered her animals, she has mixed her wine, 
5635she has also set her table. 
56363 She has sent out her servant-girls, she calls 
5637from the highest places in the town, 
56384 "You that are simple, turn in here!" 
5639To those without sense she says, 
56405 "Come, eat of my bread 
5641and drink of the wine I have mixed. 
56426 Lay aside immaturity, and live, 
5643and walk in the way of insight." 
5644
56457 Whoever corrects a scoffer wins abuse; 
5646whoever rebukes the wicked gets hurt. 
56478 A scoffer who is rebuked will only hate you; 
5648the wise, when rebuked, will love you. 
5649
56501248 
5651
5652
5653
5654PROVERBS 1249 
5655
5656
56579 Give instruction to the wise, and they will become wiser still; 
5658
5659teach the righteous and they will gain in learning. 
566010 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, 
5661and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. 
566211 For by me your days will be multiplied, 
5663and years will be added to your life. 
566412 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; 
5665if you scoff, you alone will bear it. 
5666
566713 The foolish woman is loud; 
5668she is ignorant and knows nothing. 
566914 She sits at the door of her house, 
5670on a seat at the high places of the town, 
567115 calling to those who pass by, 
5672who are going straight on their way, 
567316 "You who are simple, turn in here!" 
5674And to those without sense she says, 
567517 "Stolen water is sweet, 
5676and bread eaten in secret is pleasant." 
567718 But they do not know that the dead are there, 
5678that her guests are in the depths of Sheol. 
5679
5680[Proverbs 10] 
5681Proverbial sayings 
5682
56831 The proverbs of Solomon. 
5684
5685A wise child makes a glad father, 
5686but a foolish child is a mother's grief. 
56872 Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, 
5688but righteousness delivers from death. 
56893 The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, 
5690but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. 
56914 A slack hand causes poverty, 
5692but the hand of the diligent makes rich. 
56935 A child who gathers in summer is prudent, 
5694but a child who sleeps in harvest brings shame. 
5695
56961249 
5697
5698
5699
5700PROVERBS 1250 
5701
5702
57036 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, 
5704but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. 
57057 The memory of the righteous is a blessing, 
5706but the name of the wicked will rot. 
57078 The wise of heart will heed commandments, 
5708but a babbling fool will come to ruin. 
57099 Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, 
5710but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out. 
571110 Whoever winks the eye causes trouble, 
5712but the one who rebukes boldly makes peace. 
571311 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, 
5714but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. 
571512 Hatred stirs up strife, 
5716but love covers all offenses. 
571713 On the lips of one who has understanding wisdom is found, 
5718but a rod is for the back of one who lacks sense. 
571914 The wise lay up knowledge, 
5720but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near. 
572115 The wealth of the rich is their fortress; 
5722the poverty of the poor is their ruin. 
572316 The wage of the righteous leads to life, 
5724the gain of the wicked to sin. 
572517 Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, 
5726but one who rejects a rebuke goes astray. 
572718 Lying lips conceal hatred, 
5728and whoever utters slander is a fool. 
572919 When words are many, transgression is not lacking, 
5730but the prudent are restrained in speech. 
573120 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; 
5732the mind of the wicked is of little worth. 
573321 The lips of the righteous feed many, 
5734but fools die for lack of sense. 
573522 The blessing of the LORD makes rich, 
5736and he adds no sorrow with it. 
573723 Doing wrong is like sport to a fool, 
5738but wise conduct is pleasure to a person of understanding. 
573924 What the wicked dread will come upon them, 
5740but the desire of the righteous will be granted. 
5741
57421250 
5743
5744
5745
5746PROVERBS 1251 
5747
5748
574925 When the tempest passes, the wicked are no more, 
5750but the righteous are established forever. 
575126 Like vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, 
5752so are the lazy to their employers. 
575327 The fear of the LORD prolongs life, 
5754but the years of the wicked will be short. 
575528 The hope of the righteous ends in gladness, 
5756but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing. 
575729 The way of the LORD is a stronghold for the upright, 
5758but destruction for evildoers. 
575930 The righteous will never be removed, 
5760but the wicked will not remain in the land. 
576131 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, 
5762but the perverse tongue will be cut off. 
576332 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, 
5764but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse. 
5765
5766[Proverbs 11] 
5767
57681 A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, 
5769but an accurate weight is his delight. 
5770
57712 When pride comes, then comes disgrace; 
5772but wisdom is with the humble. 
57733 The integrity of the upright guides them, 
5774
5775
5776but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them. 
57774 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, 
5778but righteousness delivers from death. 
57795 The righteousness of the blameless keeps their ways straight, 
5780but the wicked fall by their own wickedness. 
57816 The righteousness of the upright saves them, 
5782but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes. 
57837 When the wicked die, their hope perishes, 
5784and the expectation of the godless comes to nothing. 
57858 The righteous are delivered from trouble, 
5786and the wicked get into it instead. 
57879 With their mouths the godless would destroy their neighbors, 
5788but by knowledge the righteous are delivered. 
5789
57901251 
5791
5792
5793
5794PROVERBS 1252 
5795
5796
579710 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices; 
5798and when the wicked perish, there is jubilation. 
579911 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, 
5800but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. 
580112 Whoever belittles another lacks sense, 
5802but an intelligent person remains silent. 
580313 A gossip goes about telling secrets, 
5804but one who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a confidence. 
580514 Where there is no guidance, a nation falls, 
5806but in an abundance of counselors there is safety. 
580715 To guarantee loans for a stranger brings trouble, 
5808but there is safety in refusing to do so. 
5809
581016 A gracious woman gets honor, 
5811but she who hates virtue is covered with shame. 
5812The timid become destitute, 
5813but the aggressive gain riches. 
5814
581517 Those who are kind reward themselves, 
5816but the cruel do themselves harm. 
581718 The wicked earn no real gain, 
5818but those who sow righteousness get a true reward. 
581919 Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live, 
5820but whoever pursues evil will die. 
582120 Crooked minds are an abomination to the LORD, 
5822but those of blameless ways are his delight. 
582321 Be assured, the wicked will not go unpunished, 
5824but those who are righteous will escape. 
582522 Like a gold ring in a pig's snout 
5826is a beautiful woman without good sense. 
582723 The desire of the righteous ends only in good; 
5828the expectation of the wicked in wrath. 
582924 Some give freely, yet grow all the richer; 
5830others withhold what is due, and only suffer want. 
583125 A generous person will be enriched, 
5832and one who gives water will get water. 
583326 The people curse those who hold back grain, 
5834but a blessing is on the head of those who sell it. 
583527 Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, 
5836but evil comes to the one who searches for it. 
5837
58381252 
5839
5840
5841
5842PROVERBS 1253 
5843
5844
584528 Those who trust in their riches will wither, 
5846but the righteous will flourish like green leaves. 
584729 Those who trouble their households will inherit wind, 
5848and the fool will be servant to the wise. 
584930 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, 
5850but violence takes lives away. 
585131 If the righteous are repaid on earth, 
5852how much more the wicked and the sinner! 
5853
5854[Proverbs 12] 
5855
58561 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, 
5857but those who hate to be rebuked are stupid. 
58582 The good obtain favor from the LORD, 
5859but those who devise evil he condemns. 
58603 No one finds security by wickedness, 
5861but the root of the righteous will never be moved. 
58624 A good wife is the crown of her husband, 
5863but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones. 
58645 The thoughts of the righteous are just; 
5865the advice of the wicked is treacherous. 
58666 The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, 
5867but the speech of the upright delivers them. 
58687 The wicked are overthrown and are no more, 
5869but the house of the righteous will stand. 
58708 One is commended for good sense, 
5871but a perverse mind is despised. 
58729 Better to be despised and have a servant, 
5873than to be self-important and lack food. 
587410 The righteous know the needs of their animals, 
5875but the mercy of the wicked is cruel. 
587611 Those who till their land will have plenty of food, 
5877but those who follow worthless pursuits have no sense. 
587812 The wicked covet the proceeds of wickedness, 
5879but the root of the righteous bears fruit. 
588013 The evil are ensnared by the transgression of their lips, 
5881but the righteous escape from trouble. 
5882
58831253 
5884
5885
5886
5887PROVERBS 1254 
5888
5889
589014 From the fruit of the mouth one is filled with good things, 
5891
5892and manual labor has its reward. 
589315 Fools think their own way is right, 
5894but the wise listen to advice. 
589516 Fools show their anger at once, 
5896but the prudent ignore an insult. 
589717 Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence, 
5898but a false witness speaks deceitfully. 
589918 Rash words are like sword thrusts, 
5900but the tongue of the wise brings healing. 
590119 Truthful lips endure forever, 
5902but a lying tongue lasts only a moment. 
590320 Deceit is in the mind of those who plan evil, 
5904but those who counsel peace have joy. 
590521 No harm happens to the righteous, 
5906but the wicked are filled with trouble. 
590722 Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, 
5908but those who act faithfully are his delight. 
590923 One who is clever conceals knowledge, 
5910but the mind of a fool broadcasts folly. 
591124 The hand of the diligent will rule, 
5912while the lazy will be put to forced labor. 
591325 Anxiety weighs down the human heart, 
5914but a good word cheers it up. 
591526 The righteous gives good advice to friends, 
5916but the way of the wicked leads astray. 
591727 The lazy do not roast their game, 
5918but the diligent obtain precious wealth. 
591928 In the path of righteousness there is life, 
5920in walking its path there is no death. 
5921
5922[Proverbs 13] 
5923
59241 A wise child loves discipline, 
5925but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke. 
59262 From the fruit of their words good persons eat good things, 
5927but the desire of the treacherous is for wrongdoing. 
5928
59291254 
5930
5931
5932
5933PROVERBS 1255 
5934
5935
59363 Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives; 
5937those who open wide their lips come to ruin. 
59384 The appetite of the lazy craves, and gets nothing, 
5939while the appetite of the diligent is richly supplied. 
59405 The righteous hate falsehood, 
5941but the wicked act shamefully and disgracefully. 
59426 Righteousness guards one whose way is upright, 
5943but sin overthrows the wicked. 
59447 Some pretend to be rich, yet have nothing; 
5945others pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth. 
59468 Wealth is a ransom for a person's life, 
5947but the poor get no threats. 
59489 The light of the righteous rejoices, 
5949but the lamp of the wicked goes out. 
595010 By insolence the heedless make strife, 
5951but wisdom is with those who take advice. 
595211 Wealth hastily gotten will dwindle, 
5953but those who gather little by little will increase it. 
595412 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, 
5955but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. 
595613 Those who despise the word bring destruction on themselves, 
5957but those who respect the commandment will be rewarded. 
595814 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, 
5959so that one may avoid the snares of death. 
596015 Good sense wins favor, 
5961but the way of the faithless is their ruin. 
596216 The clever do all things intelligently, 
5963but the fool displays folly. 
596417 A bad messenger brings trouble, 
5965but a faithful envoy, healing. 
596618 Poverty and disgrace are for the one who ignores instruction, 
5967but one who heeds reproof is honored. 
596819 A desire realized is sweet to the soul, 
5969but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools. 
597020 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, 
5971but the companion of fools suffers harm. 
597221 Misfortune pursues sinners, 
5973but prosperity rewards the righteous. 
5974
59751255 
5976
5977
5978
5979PROVERBS 1256 
5980
5981
598222 The good leave an inheritance to their children's children, 
5983but the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous. 
598423 The field of the poor may yield much food, 
5985but it is swept away through injustice. 
598624 Those who spare the rod hate their children, 
5987but those who love them are diligent to discipline them. 
598825 The righteous have enough to satisfy their appetite, 
5989but the belly of the wicked is empty. 
5990
5991[Proverbs 14] 
5992
59931 The wise woman builds her house, 
5994but the foolish tears it down with her own hands. 
59952 Those who walk uprightly fear the LORD, 
5996but one who is devious in conduct despises him. 
59973 The talk of fools is a rod for their backs, 
5998but the lips of the wise preserve them. 
59994 Where there are no oxen, there is no grain; 
6000abundant crops come by the strength of the ox. 
60015 A faithful witness does not lie, 
6002but a false witness breathes out lies. 
60036 A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, 
6004but knowledge is easy for one who understands. 
60057 Leave the presence of a fool, 
6006for there you do not find words of knowledge. 
60078 It is the wisdom of the clever to understand where they go, 
6008but the folly of fools misleads. 
60099 Fools mock at the guilt offering, 
6010but the upright enjoy God's favor. 
601110 The heart knows its own bitterness, 
6012and no stranger shares its joy. 
601311 The house of the wicked is destroyed, 
6014but the tent of the upright flourishes. 
601512 There is a way that seems right to a person, 
6016but its end is the way to death. 
601713 Even in laughter the heart is sad, 
6018and the end of joy is grief. 
6019
60201256 
6021
6022
6023
6024PROVERBS 1257 
6025
6026
602714 The perverse get what their ways deserve, 
6028and the good, what their deeds deserve. 
602915 The simple believe everything, 
6030but the clever consider their steps. 
603116 The wise are cautious and turn away from evil, 
6032but the fool throws off restraint and is careless. 
603317 One who is quick-tempered acts foolishly, 
6034and the schemer is hated. 
603518 The simple are adorned with folly, 
6036but the clever are crowned with knowledge. 
603719 The evil bow down before the good, 
6038the wicked at the gates of the righteous. 
603920 The poor are disliked even by their neighbors, 
6040but the rich have many friends. 
604121 Those who despise their neighbors are sinners, 
6042but happy are those who are kind to the poor. 
604322 Do they not err that plan evil? 
6044Those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness. 
604523 In all toil there is profit, 
6046but mere talk leads only to poverty. 
604724 The crown of the wise is their wisdom, 
6048but folly is the garland of fools. 
604925 A truthful witness saves lives, 
6050but one who utters lies is a betrayer. 
605126 In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, 
6052and one's children will have a refuge. 
605327 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, 
6054so that one may avoid the snares of death. 
605528 The glory of a king is a multitude of people; 
6056without people a prince is ruined. 
605729 Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, 
6058but one who has a hasty temper exalts folly. 
605930 A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh, 
6060but passion makes the bones rot. 
606131 Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, 
6062but those who are kind to the needy honor him. 
606332 The wicked are overthrown by their evildoing, 
6064but the righteous find a refuge in their integrity. 
6065
60661257 
6067
6068
6069
6070PROVERBS 1258 
6071
6072
607333 Wisdom is at home in the mind of one who has understanding, 
6074but it is not known in the heart of fools. 
607534 Righteousness exalts a nation, 
6076but sin is a reproach to any people. 
607735 A servant who deals wisely has the king's favor, 
6078but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully. 
6079
6080[Proverbs 15] 
6081
60821 A soft answer turns away wrath, 
6083but a harsh word stirs up anger. 
60842 The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge, 
6085but the mouths of fools pour out folly. 
60863 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, 
6087keeping watch on the evil and the good. 
60884 A gentle tongue is a tree of life, 
6089but perverseness in it breaks the spirit. 
60905 A fool despises a parent's instruction, 
6091but the one who heeds admonition is prudent. 
60926 In the house of the righteous there is much treasure, 
6093but trouble befalls the income of the wicked. 
60947 The lips of the wise spread knowledge; 
6095not so the minds of fools. 
60968 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, 
6097but the prayer of the upright is his delight. 
60989 The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, 
6099but he loves the one who pursues righteousness. 
610010 There is severe discipline for one who forsakes the way, 
6101but one who hates a rebuke will die. 
610211 Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD, 
6103how much more human hearts! 
610412 Scoffers do not like to be rebuked; 
6105they will not go to the wise. 
610613 A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance, 
6107but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken. 
610814 The mind of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, 
6109but the mouths of fools feed on folly. 
6110
61111258 
6112
6113
6114
6115PROVERBS 1259 
6116
6117
611815 All the days of the poor are hard, 
6119but a cheerful heart has a continual feast. 
612016 Better is a little with the fear of the LORD 
6121than great treasure and trouble with it. 
612217 Better is a dinner of vegetables where love is 
6123than a fatted ox and hatred with it. 
612418 Those who are hot-tempered stir up strife, 
6125but those who are slow to anger calm contention. 
612619 The way of the lazy is overgrown with thorns, 
6127but the path of the upright is a level highway. 
612820 A wise child makes a glad father, 
6129but the foolish despise their mothers. 
613021 Folly is a joy to one who has no sense, 
6131but a person of understanding walks straight ahead. 
613222 Without counsel, plans go wrong, 
6133but with many advisers they succeed. 
613423 To make an apt answer is a joy to anyone, 
6135and a word in season, how good it is! 
613624 For the wise the path of life leads upward, 
6137in order to avoid Sheol below. 
613825 The LORD tears down the house of the proud, 
6139but maintains the widow's boundaries. 
614026 Evil plans are an abomination to the LORD, 
6141but gracious words are pure. 
6142
614327 Those who are greedy for unjust gain make 
6144trouble for their households, 
6145but those who hate bribes will live. 
6146
614728 The mind of the righteous ponders how to answer, 
6148but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil. 
614929 The LORD is far from the wicked, 
6150but he hears the prayer of the righteous. 
615130 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, 
6152and good news refreshes the body. 
615331 The ear that heeds wholesome admonition 
6154will lodge among the wise. 
615532 Those who ignore instruction despise themselves, 
6156but those who heed admonition gain understanding. 
6157
61581259 
6159
6160
6161
6162PROVERBS 1260 
6163
6164
616533 The fear of the LORD is instruction in wisdom, 
6166and humility goes before honor. 
6167
6168[Proverbs 16] 
6169
61701 The plans of the mind belong to mortals, 
6171but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD. 
61722 All one's ways may be pure in one's own eyes, 
6173but the LORD weighs the spirit. 
61743 Commit your work to the LORD, 
6175and your plans will be established. 
61764 The LORD has made everything for its purpose, 
6177even the wicked for the day of trouble. 
61785 All those who are arrogant are an abomination to the LORD; 
6179be assured, they will not go unpunished. 
61806 By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, 
6181and by the fear of the LORD one avoids evil. 
61827 When the ways of people please the LORD, 
6183he causes even their enemies to be at peace with them. 
61848 Better is a little with righteousness 
6185than large income with injustice. 
61869 The human mind plans the way, 
6187but the LORD directs the steps. 
618810 Inspired decisions are on the lips of a king; 
6189his mouth does not sin in judgment. 
619011 Honest balances and scales are the LORD's; 
6191all the weights in the bag are his work. 
619212 It is an abomination to kings to do evil, 
6193for the throne is established by righteousness. 
619413 Righteous lips are the delight of a king, 
6195and he loves those who speak what is right. 
619614 A king's wrath is a messenger of death, 
6197and whoever is wise will appease it. 
619815 In the light of a king's face there is life, 
6199and his favor is like the clouds that bring the spring rain. 
620016 How much better to get wisdom than gold! 
6201To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. 
6202
62031260 
6204
6205
6206
6207PROVERBS 1261 
6208
6209
621017 The highway of the upright avoids evil; 
6211those who guard their way preserve their lives. 
621218 Pride goes before destruction, 
6213and a haughty spirit before a fall. 
6214
621519 It is better to be of a lowly spirit among the poor 
6216than to divide the spoil with the proud. 
621720 Those who are attentive to a matter will prosper, 
6218
6219
6220and happy are those who trust in the LORD. 
622121 The wise of heart is called perceptive, 
6222and pleasant speech increases persuasiveness. 
622322 Wisdom is a fountain of life to one who has it, 
6224but folly is the punishment of fools. 
622523 The mind of the wise makes their speech judicious, 
6226and adds persuasiveness to their lips. 
622724 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, 
6228sweetness to the soul and health to the body. 
622925 Sometimes there is a way that seems to be right, 
6230but in the end it is the way to death. 
623126 The appetite of workers works for them; 
6232their hunger urges them on. 
623327 Scoundrels concoct evil, 
6234and their speech is like a scorching fire. 
623528 A perverse person spreads strife, 
6236and a whisperer separates close friends. 
623729 The violent entice their neighbors, 
6238and lead them in a way that is not good. 
623930 One who winks the eyes plans perverse things; 
6240one who compresses the lips brings evil to pass. 
624131 Gray hair is a crown of glory; 
6242it is gained in a righteous life. 
624332 One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, 
6244and one whose temper is controlled than one who captures a city. 
624533 The lot is cast into the lap, 
6246but the decision is the LORD's alone. 
6247
62481261 
6249
6250
6251
6252PROVERBS 1262 
6253
6254
6255[Proverbs 17] 
6256
62571 Better is a dry morsel with quiet 
6258than a house full of feasting with strife. 
62592 A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully, 
6260and will share the inheritance as one of the family. 
62613 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, 
6262but the LORD tests the heart. 
62634 An evildoer listens to wicked lips; 
6264and a liar gives heed to a mischievous tongue. 
62655 Those who mock the poor insult their Maker; 
6266those who are glad at calamity will not go unpunished. 
62676 Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, 
6268and the glory of children is their parents. 
62697 Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; 
6270still less is false speech to a ruler. 
62718 A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of those who give it; 
6272wherever they turn they prosper. 
62739 One who forgives an affront fosters friendship, 
6274but one who dwells on disputes will alienate a friend. 
627510 A rebuke strikes deeper into a discerning person 
6276than a hundred blows into a fool. 
627711 Evil people seek only rebellion, 
6278but a cruel messenger will be sent against them. 
627912 Better to meet a she-bear robbed of its cubs 
6280than to confront a fool immersed in folly. 
628113 Evil will not depart from the house 
6282of one who returns evil for good. 
628314 The beginning of strife is like letting out water; 
6284so stop before the quarrel breaks out. 
628515 One who justifies the wicked and one who condemns the righteous 
6286are both alike an abomination to the LORD. 
628716 Why should fools have a price in hand 
6288to buy wisdom, when they have no mind to learn? 
628917 A friend loves at all times, 
6290and kinsfolk are born to share adversity. 
629118 It is senseless to give a pledge, 
6292to become surety for a neighbor. 
6293
62941262 
6295
6296
6297
6298PROVERBS 1263 
6299
6300
630119 One who loves transgression loves strife; 
6302one who builds a high threshold invites broken bones. 
6303
6304
630520 The crooked of mind do not prosper, 
6306and the perverse of tongue fall into calamity. 
630721 The one who begets a fool gets trouble; 
6308the parent of a fool has no joy. 
630922 A cheerful heart is a good medicine, 
6310but a downcast spirit dries up the bones. 
631123 The wicked accept a concealed bribe 
6312to pervert the ways of justice. 
631324 The discerning person looks to wisdom, 
6314but the eyes of a fool to the ends of the earth. 
631525 Foolish children are a grief to their father 
6316and bitterness to her who bore them. 
631726 To impose a fine on the innocent is not right, 
6318or to flog the noble for their integrity. 
631927 One who spares words is knowledgeable; 
6320one who is cool in spirit has understanding. 
632128 Even fools who keep silent are considered wise; 
6322when they close their lips, they are deemed intelligent. 
6323
6324[Proverbs 18] 
6325
63261 The one who lives alone is self-indulgent, 
6327showing contempt for all who have sound judgment. 
63282 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, 
6329but only in expressing personal opinion. 
63303 When wickedness comes, contempt comes also; 
6331and with dishonor comes disgrace. 
63324 The words of the mouth are deep waters; 
6333the fountain of wisdom is a gushing stream. 
63345 It is not right to be partial to the guilty, 
6335or to subvert the innocent in judgment. 
63366 A fool's lips bring strife, 
6337and a fool's mouth invites a flogging. 
63387 The mouths of fools are their ruin, 
6339and their lips a snare to themselves. 
6340
63411263 
6342
6343
6344
6345PROVERBS 1264 
6346
6347
63488 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; 
6349they go down into the inner parts of the body. 
63509 One who is slack in work 
6351is close kin to a vandal. 
635210 The name of the LORD is a strong tower; 
6353the righteous run into it and are safe. 
635411 The wealth of the rich is their strong city; 
6355in their imagination it is like a high wall. 
635612 Before destruction one's heart is haughty, 
6357but humility goes before honor. 
635813 If one gives answer before hearing, 
6359it is folly and shame. 
636014 The human spirit will endure sickness; 
6361but a broken spirit — who can bear? 
636215 An intelligent mind acquires knowledge, 
6363and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge. 
636416 A gift opens doors; 
6365it gives access to the great. 
636617 The one who first states a case seems right, 
6367until the other comes and cross-examines. 
636818 Casting the lot puts an end to disputes 
6369and decides between powerful contenders. 
637019 An ally offended is stronger than a city; 
6371such quarreling is like the bars of a castle. 
637220 From the fruit of the mouth one's stomach is satisfied; 
6373
6374the yield of the lips brings satisfaction. 
637521 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, 
6376and those who love it will eat its fruits. 
6377
6378
637922 He who finds a wife finds a good thing, 
6380and obtains favor from the LORD. 
638123 The poor use entreaties, 
6382but the rich answer roughly. 
638324 Some friends play at friendship 
6384but a true friend sticks closer than one's nearest kin. 
6385
63861264 
6387
6388
6389
6390PROVERBS 1265 
6391
6392
6393[Proverbs 19] 
6394
63951 Better the poor walking in integrity 
6396than one perverse of speech who is a fool. 
63972 Desire without knowledge is not good, 
6398and one who moves too hurriedly misses the way. 
63993 One's own folly leads to ruin, 
6400yet the heart rages against the LORD. 
64014 Wealth brings many friends, 
6402but the poor are left friendless. 
64035 A false witness will not go unpunished, 
6404and a liar will not escape. 
64056 Many seek the favor of the generous, 
6406and everyone is a friend to a giver of gifts. 
6407
64087 If the poor are hated even by their kin, 
6409how much more are they shunned by their friends! 
6410When they call after them, they are not there. 
6411
64128 To get wisdom is to love oneself; 
6413to keep understanding is to prosper. 
64149 A false witness will not go unpunished, 
6415and the liar will perish. 
641610 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, 
6417much less for a slave to rule over princes. 
641811 Those with good sense are slow to anger, 
6419and it is their glory to overlook an offense. 
642012 A king's anger is like the growling of a lion, 
6421but his favor is like dew on the grass. 
642213 A stupid child is ruin to a father, 
6423and a wife's quarreling is a continual dripping of rain. 
642414 House and wealth are inherited from parents, 
6425but a prudent wife is from the LORD. 
642615 Laziness brings on deep sleep; 
6427an idle person will suffer hunger. 
642816 Those who keep the commandment will live; 
6429those who are heedless of their ways will die. 
643017 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, 
6431and will be repaid in full. 
6432
64331265 
6434
6435
6436
6437PROVERBS 1266 
6438
6439
644018 Discipline your children while there is hope; 
6441do not set your heart on their destruction. 
644219 A violent tempered person will pay the penalty; 
6443if you effect a rescue, you will only have to do it again. 
644420 Listen to advice and accept instruction, 
6445that you may gain wisdom for the future. 
644621 The human mind may devise many plans, 
6447but it is the purpose of the LORD that will be established. 
644822 What is desirable in a person is loyalty, 
6449and it is better to be poor than a liar. 
6450
645123 The fear of the LORD is life indeed; 
6452filled with it one rests secure 
6453and suffers no harm. 
6454
645524 The lazy person buries a hand in the dish, 
6456and will not even bring it back to the mouth. 
645725 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; 
6458reprove the intelligent, and they will gain knowledge. 
645926 Those who do violence to their father and chase away their mother 
6460are children who cause shame and bring reproach. 
646127 Cease straying, my child, from the words of knowledge, 
6462in order that you may hear instruction. 
646328 A worthless witness mocks at justice, 
6464and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity. 
646529 Condemnation is ready for scoffers, 
6466and flogging for the backs of fools. 
6467
6468[Proverbs 20] 
6469
64701 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, 
6471and whoever is led astray by it is not wise. 
64722 The dread anger of a king is like the growling of a lion; 
6473anyone who provokes him to anger forfeits life itself. 
64743 It is honorable to refrain from strife, 
6475but every fool is quick to quarrel. 
64764 The lazy person does not plow in season; 
6477harvest comes, and there is nothing to be found. 
64785 The purposes in the human mind are like deep water, 
6479but the intelligent will draw them out. 
6480
64811266 
6482
6483
6484
6485PROVERBS 1267 
6486
6487
64886 Many proclaim themselves loyal, 
6489but who can find one worthy of trust? 
64907 The righteous walk in integrity — 
6491happy are the children who follow them! 
64928 A king who sits on the throne of judgment 
6493winnows all evil with his eyes. 
64949 Who can say, "I have made my heart clean; 
6495I am pure from my sin"? 
649610 Diverse weights and diverse measures 
6497
6498are both alike an abomination to the LORD. 
649911 Even children make themselves known by their acts, 
6500by whether what they do is pure and right. 
6501
6502
650312 The hearing ear and the seeing eye — 
6504the LORD has made them both. 
650513 Do not love sleep, or else you will come to poverty; 
6506open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread. 
650714 "Bad, bad," says the buyer, 
6508then goes away and boasts. 
650915 There is gold, and abundance of costly stones; 
6510but the lips informed by knowledge are a precious jewel. 
651116 Take the garment of one who has given surety for a stranger; 
6512seize the pledge given as surety for foreigners. 
651317 Bread gained by deceit is sweet, 
6514but afterward the mouth will be full of gravel. 
651518 Plans are established by taking advice; 
6516wage war by following wise guidance. 
651719 A gossip reveals secrets; 
6518therefore do not associate with a babbler. 
651920 If you curse father or mother, 
6520your lamp will go out in utter darkness. 
652121 An estate quickly acquired in the beginning 
6522will not be blessed in the end. 
652322 Do not say, "I will repay evil"; 
6524wait for the LORD, and he will help you. 
652523 Differing weights are an abomination to the LORD, 
6526and false scales are not good. 
652724 All our steps are ordered by the LORD; 
6528how then can we understand our own ways? 
6529
65301267 
6531
6532
6533
6534PROVERBS 1268 
6535
6536
653725 It is a snare for one to say rashly, "It is holy," 
6538and begin to reflect only after making a vow. 
653926 A wise king winnows the wicked, 
6540and drives the wheel over them. 
654127 The human spirit is the lamp of the LORD, 
6542searching every inmost part. 
654328 Loyalty and faithfulness preserve the king, 
6544and his throne is upheld by righteousness. 
654529 The glory of youths is their strength, 
6546but the beauty of the aged is their gray hair. 
654730 Blows that wound cleanse away evil; 
6548beatings make clean the innermost parts. 
6549
6550[Proverbs 21] 
6551
65521 The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; 
6553he turns it wherever he will. 
65542 All deeds are right in the sight of the doer, 
6555but the LORD weighs the heart. 
65563 To do righteousness and justice 
6557is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. 
65584 Haughty eyes and a proud heart — 
6559the lamp of the wicked — are sin. 
65605 The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, 
6561but everyone who is hasty comes only to want. 
65626 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue 
6563is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death. 
65647 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, 
6565because they refuse to do what is just. 
65668 The way of the guilty is crooked, 
6567but the conduct of the pure is right. 
65689 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop 
6569than in a house shared with a contentious wife. 
657010 The souls of the wicked desire evil; 
6571their neighbors find no mercy in their eyes. 
657211 When a scoffer is punished, the simple become wiser; 
6573
6574when the wise are instructed, they increase in knowledge. 
6575
65761268 
6577
6578
6579
6580PROVERBS 1269 
6581
6582
658312 The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked; 
6584
6585he casts the wicked down to ruin. 
658613 If you close your ear to the cry of the poor, 
6587you will cry out and not be heard. 
6588
6589
659014 A gift in secret averts anger; 
6591and a concealed bribe in the bosom, strong wrath. 
659215 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous, 
6593but dismay to evildoers. 
659416 Whoever wanders from the way of understanding 
6595will rest in the assembly of the dead. 
659617 Whoever loves pleasure will suffer want; 
6597whoever loves wine and oil will not be rich. 
659818 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, 
6599and the faithless for the upright. 
660019 It is better to live in a desert land 
6601than with a contentious and fretful wife. 
660220 Precious treasure remains in the house of the wise, 
6603but the fool devours it. 
660421 Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness 
6605will find life and honor. 
660622 One wise person went up against a city of warriors 
6607and brought down the stronghold in which they trusted. 
660823 To watch over mouth and tongue 
6609is to keep out of trouble. 
661024 The proud, haughty person, named "Scoffer," 
6611acts with arrogant pride. 
661225 The craving of the lazy person is fatal, 
6613for lazy hands refuse to labor. 
661426 All day long the wicked covet, 
6615but the righteous give and do not hold back. 
661627 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; 
6617how much more when brought with evil intent. 
661828 A false witness will perish, 
6619but a good listener will testify successfully. 
662029 The wicked put on a bold face, 
6621but the upright give thought to their ways. 
662230 No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel, 
6623can avail against the LORD. 
6624
66251269 
6626
6627
6628
6629PROVERBS 1270 
6630
6631
663231 The horse is made ready for the day of battle, 
6633but the victory belongs to the LORD. 
6634
6635[Proverbs 22] 
6636
66371 A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, 
6638and favor is better than silver or gold. 
66392 The rich and the poor have this in common: 
6640the LORD is the maker of them all. 
66413 The clever see danger and hide; 
6642but the simple go on, and suffer for it. 
66434 The reward for humility and fear of the LORD 
6644is riches and honor and life. 
66455 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; 
6646the cautious will keep far from them. 
66476 Train children in the right way, 
6648and when old, they will not stray. 
66497 The rich rule over the poor, 
6650and the borrower is the slave of the lender. 
66518 Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, 
6652and the rod of anger will fail. 
66539 Those who are generous are blessed, 
6654for they share their bread with the poor. 
665510 Drive out a scoffer, and strife goes out; 
6656quarreling and abuse will cease. 
665711 Those who love a pure heart and are gracious in speech 
6658will have the king as a friend. 
665912 The eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge, 
6660but he overthrows the words of the faithless. 
666113 The lazy person says, "There is a lion outside! 
6662I shall be killed in the streets!" 
666314 The mouth of a loose woman is a deep pit; 
6664he with whom the LORD is angry falls into it. 
666515 Folly is bound up in the heart of a boy, 
6666but the rod of discipline drives it far away. 
666716 Oppressing the poor in order to enrich oneself, 
6668and giving to the rich, will lead only to loss. 
6669
66701270 
6671
6672
6673
6674PROVERBS 1271 
6675
6676
6677The words of the wise 
6678
667917 The words of the wise: 
6680
6681Incline your ear and hear my words, 
6682and apply your mind to my teaching; 
668318 for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, 
6684if all of them are ready on your lips. 
668519 So that your trust may be in the LORD, 
6686I have made them known to you today — yes, to you. 
668720 Have I not written for you thirty sayings 
6688of admonition and knowledge, 
668921 to show you what is right and true, 
6690so that you may give a true answer to those who sent you? 
6691
669222 Do not rob the poor because they are poor, 
6693or crush the afflicted at the gate; 
669423 for the LORD pleads their cause 
6695and despoils of life those who despoil them. 
669624 Make no friends with those given to anger, 
6697and do not associate with hotheads, 
669825 or you may learn their ways 
6699and entangle yourself in a snare. 
670026 Do not be one of those who give pledges, 
6701who become surety for debts. 
670227 If you have nothing with which to pay, 
6703why should your bed be taken from under you? 
670428 Do not remove the ancient landmark 
6705that your ancestors set up. 
6706
670729 Do you see those who are skillful in their work? 
6708They will serve kings; 
6709they will not serve common people. 
6710
6711[Proverbs 23] 
6712
67131 When you sit down to eat with a ruler, 
6714observe carefully what is before you, 
6715
67161271 
6717
6718
6719
6720PROVERBS 1272 
6721
6722
67232 and put a knife to your throat 
6724if you have a big appetite. 
67253 Do not desire the ruler's delicacies, 
6726for they are deceptive food. 
67274 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; 
6728be wise enough to desist. 
6729
67305 When your eyes light upon it, it is gone; 
6731for suddenly it takes wings to itself, 
6732flying like an eagle toward heaven. 
6733
67346 Do not eat the bread of the stingy; 
6735do not desire their delicacies; 
6736
67377 for like a hair in the throat, so are they. 
6738"Eat and drink!" they say to you; 
6739but they do not mean it. 
6740
67418 You will vomit up the little you have eaten, 
6742and you will waste your pleasant words. 
67439 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, 
6744who will only despise the wisdom of your words. 
674510 Do not remove an ancient landmark 
6746or encroach on the fields of orphans, 
674711 for their redeemer is strong; 
6748he will plead their cause against you. 
674912 Apply your mind to instruction 
6750and your ear to words of knowledge. 
675113 Do not withhold discipline from your children; 
6752if you beat them with a rod, they will not die. 
675314 If you beat them with the rod, 
6754you will save their lives from Sheol. 
675515 My child, if your heart is wise, 
6756my heart too will be glad. 
675716 My soul will rejoice 
6758when your lips speak what is right. 
675917 Do not let your heart envy sinners, 
6760but always continue in the fear of the LORD. 
676118 Surely there is a future, 
6762and your hope will not be cut off. 
676319 Hear, my child, and be wise, 
6764and direct your mind in the way. 
6765
67661272 
6767
6768
6769
6770PROVERBS 1273 
6771
6772
677320 Do not be among winebibbers, 
6774or among gluttonous eaters of meat; 
677521 for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, 
6776and drowsiness will clothe them with rags. 
6777
677822 Listen to your father who begot you, 
6779and do not despise your mother when she is old. 
678023 Buy truth, and do not sell it; 
6781buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding. 
678224 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; 
6783he who begets a wise son will be glad in him. 
678425 Let your father and mother be glad; 
6785let her who bore you rejoice. 
6786
678726 My child, give me your heart, 
6788and let your eyes observe my ways. 
678927 For a prostitute is a deep pit; 
6790an adulteress is a narrow well. 
679128 She lies in wait like a robber 
6792and increases the number of the faithless. 
6793
679429 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? 
6795Who has strife? Who has complaining? 
6796Who has wounds without cause? 
6797Who has redness of eyes? 
6798
679930 Those who linger late over wine, 
6800those who keep trying mixed wines. 
6801
680231 Do not look at wine when it is red, 
6803when it sparkles in the cup 
6804and goes down smoothly. 
680532 At the last it bites like a serpent, 
6806and stings like an adder. 
680733 Your eyes will see strange things, 
6808
6809and your mind utter perverse things. 
681034 You will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea, 
6811like one who lies on the top of a mast. 
6812
68131273 
6814
6815
6816
6817PROVERBS 1274 
6818
6819
682035 "They struck me," you will say, "but I was not hurt; 
6821they beat me, but I did not feel it. 
6822When shall I awake? 
6823I will seek another drink." 
6824
6825[Proverbs 24] 
6826
68271 Do not envy the wicked, 
6828nor desire to be with them; 
68292 for their minds devise violence, 
6830and their lips talk of mischief. 
6831
68323 By wisdom a house is built, 
6833and by understanding it is established; 
68344 by knowledge the rooms are filled 
6835with all precious and pleasant riches. 
68365 Wise warriors are mightier than strong ones, 
6837and those who have knowledge than those who have strength; 
68386 for by wise guidance you can wage your war, 
6839and in abundance of counselors there is victory. 
68407 Wisdom is too high for fools; 
6841in the gate they do not open their mouths. 
6842
68438 Whoever plans to do evil 
6844will be called a mischief-maker. 
68459 The devising of folly is sin, 
6846and the scoffer is an abomination to all. 
6847
684810 If you faint in the day of adversity, 
6849your strength being small; 
685011 if you hold back from rescuing those taken away to death, 
6851those who go staggering to the slaughter; 
6852
685312 if you say, "Look, we did not know this" — 
6854does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? 
6855Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it? 
6856And will he not repay all according to their deeds? 
6857
68581274 
6859
6860
6861
6862PROVERBS 1275 
6863
6864
686513 My child, eat honey, for it is good, 
6866and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste. 
6867
686814 Know that wisdom is such to your soul; 
6869if you find it, you will find a future, 
6870and your hope will not be cut off. 
6871
687215 Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against the home of the righteous; 
6873do no violence to the place where the righteous live; 
687416 for though they fall seven times, they will rise again; 
6875but the wicked are overthrown by calamity. 
6876
687717 Do not rejoice when your enemies fall, 
6878and do not let your heart be glad when they stumble, 
687918 or else the LORD will see it and be displeased, 
6880and turn away his anger from them. 
688119 Do not fret because of evildoers. 
6882Do not envy the wicked; 
688320 for the evil have no future; 
6884the lamp of the wicked will go out. 
6885
688621 My child, fear the LORD and the king, 
6887and do not disobey either of them; 
688822 for disaster comes from them suddenly, 
6889and who knows the ruin that both can bring? 
6890
689123 These also are sayings of the wise: 
6892
6893 Partiality in judging is not good. 
689424 Whoever says to the wicked, "You are innocent," 
6895will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations; 
689625 but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight, 
6897and a good blessing will come upon them. 
689826 One who gives an honest answer 
6899gives a kiss on the lips. 
6900
690127 Prepare your work outside, 
6902get everything ready for you in the field; 
6903and after that build your house. 
6904
69051275 
6906
6907
6908
6909PROVERBS 1276 
6910
6911
691228 Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, 
6913and do not deceive with your lips. 
691429 Do not say, "I will do to others as they have done to me; 
6915I will pay them back for what they have done." 
691630 I passed by the field of one who was lazy, 
6917by the vineyard of a stupid person; 
6918
691931 and see, it was all overgrown with thorns; 
6920the ground was covered with nettles, 
6921and its stone wall was broken down. 
6922
692332 Then I saw and considered it; 
6924I looked and received instruction. 
692533 A little sleep, a little slumber, 
6926a little folding of the hands to rest, 
692734 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, 
6928and want, like an armed warrior. 
6929
6930[Proverbs 25] 
6931Another sayings collection 
6932
6933
69341 These are other proverbs of Solomon that the officials of King 
6935Hezekiah of Judah copied. 
6936
69372 It is the glory of God to conceal things, 
6938but the glory of kings is to search things out. 
69393 Like the heavens for height, like the earth for depth, 
6940so the mind of kings is unsearchable. 
69414 Take away the dross from the silver, 
6942and the smith has material for a vessel; 
69435 take away the wicked from the presence of the king, 
6944and his throne will be established in righteousness. 
69456 Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence 
6946or stand in the place of the great; 
69477 for it is better to be told, "Come up here," 
6948than to be put lower in the presence of a noble. 
6949
69501276 
6951
6952
6953
6954PROVERBS 1277 
6955
6956
6957What your eyes have seen 
6958
69598 do not hastily bring into court; 
6960for what will you do in the end, 
6961when your neighbor puts you to shame? 
6962
69639 Argue your case with your neighbor directly, 
6964and do not disclose another's secret; 
696510 or else someone who hears you will bring shame upon you, 
6966and your ill repute will have no end. 
6967
696811 A word fitly spoken 
6969is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. 
697012 Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold 
6971is a wise rebuke to a listening ear. 
6972
697313 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest 
6974are faithful messengers to those who send them; 
6975they refresh the spirit of their masters. 
6976
697714 Like clouds and wind without rain 
6978is one who boasts of a gift never given. 
697915 With patience a ruler may be persuaded, 
6980and a soft tongue can break bones. 
698116 If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, 
6982or else, having too much, you will vomit it. 
698317 Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house, 
6984otherwise the neighbor will become weary of you and hate you. 
698518 Like a war club, a sword, or a sharp arrow 
6986is one who bears false witness against a neighbor. 
698719 Like a bad tooth or a lame foot 
6988is trust in a faithless person in time of trouble. 
6989
699020 Like vinegar on a wound 
6991is one who sings songs to a heavy heart. 
6992Like a moth in clothing or a worm in wood, 
6993sorrow gnaws at the human heart. 
6994
699521 If your enemies are hungry, give them bread to eat; 
6996and if they are thirsty, give them water to drink; 
699722 for you will heap coals of fire on their heads, 
6998and the LORD will reward you. 
699923 The north wind produces rain, 
7000and a backbiting tongue, angry looks. 
7001
70021277
7003
7004
7005
7006PROVERBS 1278 
7007
7008
700924 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop 
7010than in a house shared with a contentious wife. 
701125 Like cold water to a thirsty soul, 
7012so is good news from a far country. 
701326 Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain 
7014are the righteous who give way before the wicked. 
701527 It is not good to eat much honey, 
7016or to seek honor on top of honor. 
701728 Like a city breached, without walls, 
7018is one who lacks self-control. 
7019
7020[Proverbs 26] 
7021Concerning fools and their folly 
7022
7023
70241 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, 
7025so honor is not fitting for a fool. 
70262 Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, 
7027an undeserved curse goes nowhere. 
70283 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, 
7029and a rod for the back of fools. 
70304 Do not answer fools according to their folly, 
7031or you will be a fool yourself. 
70325 Answer fools according to their folly, 
7033or they will be wise in their own eyes. 
70346 It is like cutting off one's foot and drinking down violence, 
7035to send a message by a fool. 
70367 The legs of a disabled person hang limp; 
7037so does a proverb in the mouth of a fool. 
70388 It is like binding a stone in a sling 
7039to give honor to a fool. 
70409 Like a thornbush brandished by the hand of a drunkard 
7041is a proverb in the mouth of a fool. 
704210 Like an archer who wounds everybody 
7043is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard. 
704411 Like a dog that returns to its vomit 
7045is a fool who reverts to his folly. 
704612 Do you see persons wise in their own eyes? 
7047There is more hope for fools than for them. 
7048
70491278 
7050
7051
7052
7053PROVERBS 1279 
7054
7055
705613 The lazy person says, "There is a lion in the road! 
7057There is a lion in the streets!" 
705814 As a door turns on its hinges, 
7059so does a lazy person in bed. 
706015 The lazy person buries a hand in the dish, 
7061and is too tired to bring it back to the mouth. 
706216 The lazy person is wiser in self-esteem 
7063than seven who can answer discreetly. 
706417 Like somebody who takes a passing dog by the ears 
7065
7066is one who meddles in the quarrel of another. 
706718 Like a maniac who shoots deadly firebrands and arrows, 
706819 so is one who deceives a neighbor 
7069
7070and says, "I am only joking!" 
707120 For lack of wood the fire goes out, 
7072and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases. 
707321 As charcoal is to hot embers and wood to fire, 
7074so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife. 
707522 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; 
7076they go down into the inner parts of the body. 
707723 Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel 
7078are smooth lips with an evil heart. 
707924 An enemy dissembles in speaking 
7080while harboring deceit within; 
708125 when an enemy speaks graciously, do not believe it, 
7082for there are seven abominations concealed within; 
708326 though hatred is covered with guile, 
7084the enemy's wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. 
708527 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, 
7086and a stone will come back on the one who starts it rolling. 
708728 A lying tongue hates its victims, 
7088and a flattering mouth works ruin. 
7089
7090[Proverbs 27] 
7091
70921 Do not boast about tomorrow, 
7093for you do not know what a day may bring. 
70942 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth — 
7095a stranger, and not your own lips. 
7096
70971279 
7098
7099
7100
7101PROVERBS 1280 
7102
7103
71043 A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, 
7105but a fool's provocation is heavier than both. 
71064 Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, 
7107but who is able to stand before jealousy? 
71085 Better is open rebuke 
7109than hidden love. 
71106 Well meant are the wounds a friend inflicts, 
7111but profuse are the kisses of an enemy. 
71127 The sated appetite spurns honey, 
7113but to a ravenous appetite even the bitter is sweet. 
71148 Like a bird that strays from its nest 
7115is one who strays from home. 
71169 Perfume and incense make the heart glad, 
7117but the soul is torn by trouble. 
7118
711910 Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your parent; 
7120do not go to the house of your kindred in the day 
7121of your calamity. 
7122
7123Better is a neighbor who is nearby 
7124than kindred who are far away. 
712511 Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad, 
7126so that I may answer whoever reproaches me. 
712712 The clever see danger and hide; 
7128but the simple go on, and suffer for it. 
712913 Take the garment of one who has given surety for a stranger; 
7130seize the pledge given as surety for foreigners. 
7131
713214 Whoever blesses a neighbor with a loud voice, 
7133rising early in the morning, 
7134will be counted as cursing. 
7135
713615 A continual dripping on a rainy day 
7137and a contentious wife are alike; 
713816 to restrain her is to restrain the wind 
7139or to grasp oil in the right hand. 
714017 Iron sharpens iron, 
7141and one person sharpens the wits of another. 
714218 Anyone who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, 
7143and anyone who takes care of a master will be honored. 
714419 Just as water reflects the face, 
7145so one human heart reflects another. 
7146
71471280 
7148
7149
7150
7151PROVERBS 1281 
7152
7153
715420 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, 
7155and human eyes are never satisfied. 
715621 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, 
7157so a person is tested by being praised. 
7158
715922 Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle 
7160along with crushed grain, 
7161but the folly will not be driven out. 
7162
716323 Know well the condition of your flocks, 
7164and give attention to your herds; 
716524 for riches do not last forever, 
7166nor a crown for all generations. 
716725 When the grass is gone, and new growth appears, 
7168and the herbage of the mountains is gathered, 
716926 the lambs will provide your clothing, 
7170and the goats the price of a field; 
7171
717227 there will be enough goats' milk for your food, 
7173for the food of your household 
7174and nourishment for your servant-girls. 
7175
7176[Proverbs 28] 
7177
71781 The wicked flee when no one pursues, 
7179but the righteous are as bold as a lion. 
71802 When a land rebels 
7181it has many rulers; 
7182but with an intelligent ruler 
7183there is lasting order. 
71843 A ruler who oppresses the poor 
7185is a beating rain that leaves no food. 
71864 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, 
7187but those who keep the law struggle against them. 
71885 The evil do not understand justice, 
7189but those who seek the LORD understand it completely. 
71906 Better to be poor and walk in integrity 
7191than to be crooked in one's ways even though rich. 
71927 Those who keep the law are wise children, 
7193but companions of gluttons shame their parents. 
7194
71951281 
7196
7197
7198
7199PROVERBS 1282 
7200
7201
72028 One who augments wealth by exorbitant interest 
7203gathers it for another who is kind to the poor. 
72049 When one will not listen to the law, 
7205even one's prayers are an abomination. 
7206
720710 Those who mislead the upright into evil ways 
7208will fall into pits of their own making, 
7209but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance. 
7210
721111 The rich is wise in self-esteem, 
7212but an intelligent poor person sees through the pose. 
721312 When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, 
7214but when the wicked prevail, people go into hiding. 
721513 No one who conceals transgressions will prosper, 
7216but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. 
721714 Happy is the one who is never without fear, 
7218but one who is hard-hearted will fall into calamity. 
721915 Like a roaring lion or a charging bear 
7220is a wicked ruler over a poor people. 
722116 A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor; 
7222but one who hates unjust gain will enjoy a long life. 
7223
722417 If someone is burdened with the blood of another, 
7225let that killer be a fugitive until death; 
7226let no one offer assistance. 
7227
722818 One who walks in integrity will be safe, 
7229but whoever follows crooked ways will fall into the Pit. 
7230
723119 Anyone who tills the land will have plenty of bread, 
7232but one who follows worthless pursuits will have 
7233plenty of poverty. 
7234
723520 The faithful will abound with blessings, 
7236but one who is in a hurry to be rich will not go unpunished. 
723721 To show partiality is not good — 
7238yet for a piece of bread a person may do wrong. 
723922 The miser is in a hurry to get rich 
7240and does not know that loss is sure to come. 
724123 Whoever rebukes a person will afterward find more favor 
7242than one who flatters with the tongue. 
7243
724424 Anyone who robs father or mother 
7245and says, "That is no crime," 
7246is partner to a thug. 
7247
72481282 
7249
7250
7251
7252PROVERBS 1283 
7253
7254
725525 The greedy person stirs up strife, 
7256but whoever trusts in the LORD will be enriched. 
725726 Those who trust in their own wits are fools; 
7258but those who walk in wisdom come through safely. 
725927 Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, 
7260but one who turns a blind eye will get many a curse. 
726128 When the wicked prevail, people go into hiding; 
7262but when they perish, the righteous increase. 
7263
7264[Proverbs 29] 
7265
72661 One who is often reproved, yet remains stubborn, 
7267will suddenly be broken beyond healing. 
72682 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; 
7269but when the wicked rule, the people groan. 
7270
72713 A child who loves wisdom makes a parent glad, 
7272but to keep company with prostitutes is to 
7273squander one's substance. 
7274
72754 By justice a king gives stability to the land, 
7276but one who makes heavy exactions ruins it. 
72775 Whoever flatters a neighbor 
7278is spreading a net for the neighbor's feet. 
72796 In the transgression of the evil there is a snare, 
7280but the righteous sing and rejoice. 
72817 The righteous know the rights of the poor; 
7282the wicked have no such understanding. 
72838 Scoffers set a city aflame, 
7284but the wise turn away wrath. 
72859 If the wise go to law with fools, 
7286there is ranting and ridicule without relief. 
728710 The bloodthirsty hate the blameless, 
7288and they seek the life of the upright. 
728911 A fool gives full vent to anger, 
7290but the wise quietly holds it back. 
729112 If a ruler listens to falsehood, 
7292all his officials will be wicked. 
729313 The poor and the oppressor have this in common: 
7294the LORD gives light to the eyes of both. 
7295
72961283 
7297
7298
7299
7300PROVERBS 1284 
7301
7302
730314 If a king judges the poor with equity, 
7304his throne will be established forever. 
730515 The rod and reproof give wisdom, 
7306but a mother is disgraced by a neglected child. 
730716 When the wicked are in authority, transgression increases, 
7308but the righteous will look upon their downfall. 
730917 Discipline your children, and they will give you rest; 
7310they will give delight to your heart. 
731118 Where there is no vision, the people perish, 
7312but happy are those who keep the law. 
731319 By mere words servants are not disciplined, 
7314for though they understand, they will not give heed. 
731520 Do you see someone who is hasty in speech? 
7316There is more hope for a fool than for anyone like that. 
731721 A slave pampered from childhood 
7318will come to a bad end. 
731922 One given to anger stirs up strife, 
7320and the hothead causes much transgression. 
732123 A person's pride will bring humiliation, 
7322but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor. 
732324 To be a partner of a thief is to hate one's own life; 
7324one hears the victim's curse, but discloses nothing. 
732525 The fear of others lays a snare, 
7326but one who trusts in the LORD is secure. 
732726 Many seek the favor of a ruler, 
7328but it is from the LORD that one gets justice. 
732927 The unjust are an abomination to the righteous, 
7330but the upright are an abomination to the wicked. 
7331
7332[Proverbs 30] 
7333The words of Agur and other sayings 
7334
7335
73361 The words of Agur son of Jakeh. An oracle. 
7337
7338 Thus says the man: I am weary, O God, 
7339I am weary, O God. How can I prevail? 
73402 Surely I am too stupid to be human; 
7341I do not have human understanding. 
7342
73431284 
7344
7345
7346
7347PROVERBS 1285 
7348
7349
73503 I have not learned wisdom, 
7351nor have I knowledge of the holy ones. 
73524 Who has ascended to heaven and come down? 
7353Who has gathered the wind in the hollow of the hand? 
7354Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? 
7355Who has established all the ends of the earth? 
7356
7357What is the person's name? 
7358And what is the name of the person's child? 
7359Surely you know! 
7360
7361
73625 Every word of God proves true; 
7363he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. 
73646 Do not add to his words, 
7365or else he will rebuke you, and you will be found a liar. 
7366
73677 Two things I ask of you; 
7368do not deny them to me before I die: 
7369
73708 Remove far from me falsehood and lying; 
7371give me neither poverty nor riches; 
7372feed me with the food that I need, 
7373
73749 or I shall be full, and deny you, 
7375and say, "Who is the LORD?" 
7376or I shall be poor, and steal, 
7377and profane the name of my God. 
7378
737910 Do not slander a servant to a master, 
7380or the servant will curse you, and you will be held guilty. 
7381
738211 There are those who curse their fathers 
7383and do not bless their mothers. 
738412 There are those who are pure in their own eyes 
7385yet are not cleansed of their filthiness. 
738613 There are those — how lofty are their eyes, 
7387how high their eyelids lift! — 
738814 there are those whose teeth are swords, 
7389whose teeth are knives, 
7390to devour the poor from off the earth, 
7391the needy from among mortals. 
7392
73931285 
7394
7395
7396
7397PROVERBS 1286 
7398
7399
740015 The leech has two daughters; 
7401"Give, give," they cry. 
7402Three things are never satisfied; 
7403four never say, "Enough": 
7404
740516 Sheol, the barren womb, 
7406the earth ever thirsty for water, 
7407and the fire that never says, "Enough." 
7408
740917 The eye that mocks a father 
7410and scorns to obey a mother 
7411will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley 
7412and eaten by the vultures. 
7413
741418 Three things are too wonderful for me; 
7415four I do not understand: 
741619 the way of an eagle in the sky, 
7417the way of a snake on a rock, 
7418the way of a ship on the high seas, 
7419and the way of a man with a girl. 
7420
742120 This is the way of an adulteress: 
7422she eats, and wipes her mouth, 
7423and says, "I have done no wrong." 
7424
742521 Under three things the earth trembles; 
7426under four it cannot bear up: 
742722 a slave when he becomes king, 
7428and a fool when glutted with food; 
742923 an unloved woman when she gets a husband, 
7430and a maid when she succeeds her mistress. 
7431
743224 Four things on earth are small, 
7433yet they are exceedingly wise: 
743425 the ants are a people without strength, 
7435yet they provide their food in the summer; 
743626 the badgers are a people without power, 
7437yet they make their homes in the rocks; 
743827 the locusts have no king, 
7439yet all of them march in rank; 
7440
74411286 
7442
7443
7444
7445PROVERBS 1287 
7446
7447
744828 the lizard can be grasped in the hand, 
7449yet it is found in kings' palaces. 
7450
745129 Three things are stately in their stride; 
7452four are stately in their gait: 
745330 the lion, which is mightiest among wild animals 
7454and does not turn back before any; 
745531 the strutting rooster, the he-goat, 
7456and a king striding before his people. 
7457
745832 If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, 
7459or if you have been devising evil, 
7460put your hand on your mouth. 
7461
746233 For as pressing milk produces curds, 
7463and pressing the nose produces blood, 
7464so pressing anger produces strife. 
7465
7466[Proverbs 31] 
7467The words of Lemuel 
7468
7469
74701 The words of King Lemuel. An oracle that his mother taught him: 
7471
74722 No, my son! No, son of my womb! 
7473No, son of my vows! 
74743 Do not give your strength to women, 
7475your ways to those who destroy kings. 
7476
74774 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, 
7478it is not for kings to drink wine, 
7479or for rulers to desire strong drink; 
7480
74815 or else they will drink and forget what has been decreed, 
7482and will pervert the rights of all the afflicted. 
74836 Give strong drink to one who is perishing, 
7484and wine to those in bitter distress; 
74857 let them drink and forget their poverty, 
7486and remember their misery no more. 
74878 Speak out for those who cannot speak, 
7488for the rights of all the destitute. 
74899 Speak out, judge righteously, 
7490defend the rights of the poor and needy. 
7491
74921287 
7493
7494
7495
7496PROVERBS 1288 
7497
7498
7499The woman of worth 
7500
750110 A capable wife who can find? 
7502She is far more precious than jewels. 
750311 The heart of her husband trusts in her, 
7504and he will have no lack of gain. 
750512 She does him good, and not harm, 
7506all the days of her life. 
750713 She seeks wool and flax, 
7508and works with willing hands. 
750914 She is like the ships of the merchant, 
7510she brings her food from far away. 
7511
751215 She rises while it is still night 
7513and provides food for her household 
7514and tasks for her servant-girls. 
7515
751616 She considers a field and buys it; 
7517with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard. 
751817 She girds herself with strength, 
7519and makes her arms strong. 
752018 She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. 
7521Her lamp does not go out at night. 
752219 She puts her hands to the distaff, 
7523and her hands hold the spindle. 
752420 She opens her hand to the poor, 
7525and reaches out her hands to the needy. 
752621 She is not afraid for her household when it snows, 
7527for all her household are clothed in crimson. 
752822 She makes herself coverings; 
7529her clothing is fine linen and purple. 
753023 Her husband is known in the city gates, 
7531taking his seat among the elders of the land. 
753224 She makes linen garments and sells them; 
7533she supplies the merchant with sashes. 
753425 Strength and dignity are her clothing, 
7535and she laughs at the time to come. 
753626 She opens her mouth with wisdom, 
7537and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. 
7538
75391288 
7540
7541
7542
7543PROVERBS 1289 
7544
7545
754627 She looks well to the ways of her household, 
7547and does not eat the bread of idleness. 
754828 Her children rise up and call her happy; 
7549her husband too, and he praises her: 
755029 "Many women have done excellently, 
7551but you surpass them all." 
755230 Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, 
7553but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. 
755431 Give her a share in the fruit of her hands, 
7555and let her works praise her in the city gates. 
7556
75571289 
7558
7559
7560
7561ECCLESIASTES 1290 
7562
7563
7564ECCLESIASTES 
7565
7566
7567Introduction 
7568
7569Ecclesiastes is the Latin transliteration of the Greek rendering of the 
7570pen-name of the author, known in Hebrew as Qohelet ("Gatherer," 
7571traditionally "the teacher" or "the Preacher"). The superscription of 
7572the book (1.2) presents Qohelet as "the son of David" who ruled in 
7573Jerusalem, evoking the memory of Solomon, king of Israel (968-928 
7574BCE), the consummate sage and gatherer of wealth and wisdom (see 1 
7575Kings 3-4; 10). Apart from the superscription and 1.12-2.11, however the 
7576author never speaks as king. The epilogue portrays the author as a 
7577teacher, rather than as a king (12.9-14). Moreover, the perspective in 
7578most of the book is that of an outsider to the royal court (3.16; 4.13-16; 
75798.1-6; 10.16-20). 
7580
7581The date of the book is a matter of dispute, although most scholars 
7582argue on linguistic grounds that it should be dated to the postexilic 
7583period. The presence of two indisputable Persian loan words ("parks" 
7584in 2.5; "sentence" in 8.11) point to a date some time after 450 BCE, for 
7585there are no Persian loan words or Persian names in the Hebrew Bible 
7586that can be dated earlier. The abundance of Aramaisms (Aramaic loan 
7587words, forms, and constructions) also points to the postexilic period, 
7588when Aramaic became the 'linga franca' in Palestine. A number of 
7589specific idioms regarding inheritance, grants, prisons, social abuses, 
7590judicial problems, and socioeconomic classes are attested in documents 
7591from the Persian period; in no other periods in history do we find such 
7592a coincidence of terminology. These features, together with the fact 
7593that there are no Greek loan words (or indisputable Greek ideas), 
7594suggests that the book should be dated sometime between 450 and 
7595330 BCE, although many scholars date it a century or two later. 
7596
7597The period in question was one of tremendous economic growth, 
7598spurred on in no small part by the introduction of standardized 
7599
76001290 
7601
7602
7603
7604ECCLESIASTES 1291 
7605
7606ECCLESIASTES 1291 
7607
7608The context that Ecclesiastes addresses, however, goes beyond the 
7609economic one. The sense of the individual as a small part of a large 
7610scene is evident in the political allusions (4.1; 5.7), which should be read 
7611against the background of the empire. Even descriptions of life and 
7612death reinforce the idea of the powerless individual (8.8). The 
7613inevitability of one's fate (3.15; 6.10), the unavoidability of death (3.19), 
7614and the repetitions of life (3.1-8) all work together to create a vision of 
7615the remoteness, the inscrutability, and ultimately the indifference of 
7616the world to the individual. In a vision of bleak grandeur the author 
7617faces this indifference, acknowledges it, and admits an inability to 
7618transcend it, but nevertheless derives from it a hard-won wisdom: This 
7619is how the world is. 
7620
7621The author appears to have drawn lessons from the wider wisdom 
7622tradition. Yet he approached the issues through the socioeconomic 
7623idioms current in his generation to address the preoccupation and 
7624obsessions of his audience. Despite the novelty of their environment, 
7625the fundamental problems they face about the possibility of coping 
7626with life in a world that is inconsistent, if not contradictory, are not 
7627new after all (see 1.10). Every generation must deal with the fact that 
7628mortals inevitably live in a world in which they have been thrust into 
7629and over which they do not control ("all is vanity") and life can only be 
7630lived before a sovereign God who alone determines all that happens 
7631on earth. 
7632
76331291 
7634
7635
7636
7637ECCLESIASTES 1292 
7638
7639
7640[Ecclesiastes 1] 
7641Superscription 
7642
76431 The words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 
7644
7645Preface 
7646
76472 Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher, 
7648vanity of vanities! All is vanity. 
76493 What do people gain from all the toil 
7650at which they toil under the sun? 
76514 A generation goes, and a generation comes, 
7652but the earth remains forever. 
76535 The sun rises and the sun goes down, 
7654and hurries to the place where it rises. 
76556 The wind blows to the south, 
7656and goes around to the north; 
7657round and round goes the wind, 
7658and on its circuits the wind returns. 
76597 All streams run to the sea, 
7660but the sea is not full; 
7661to the place where the streams flow, 
7662there they continue to flow. 
76638 All things are wearisome; 
7664more than one can express; 
7665the eye is not satisfied with seeing, 
7666or the ear filled with hearing. 
7667
76689 What has been is what will be, 
7669and what has been done is what will be done; 
7670there is nothing new under the sun. 
7671
767210 Is there a thing of which it is said, 
7673"See, this is new"? 
7674It has already been, 
7675in the ages before us. 
767611 The people of long ago are not remembered, 
7677nor will there be any remembrance 
7678of people yet to come 
7679by those who come after them. 
7680
76811292 
7682
7683
7684
7685ECCLESIASTES 1293 
7686
7687
7688The author's experiences and accomplishments 
7689
769012 I, the Teacher, when king over Israel in Jerusalem, 13 applied my 
7691mind to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under 
7692heaven; it is an unhappy business that God has given to human beings 
7693to be busy with. 14 I saw all the deeds that are done under the sun; and 
7694see, all is vanity and a chasing after wind. 
769515 What is crooked cannot be made straight, 
7696
7697and what is lacking cannot be counted. 
7698
769916 I said to myself, "I have acquired great wisdom, surpassing all who 
7700were over Jerusalem before me; and my mind has had great experience 
7701of wisdom and knowledge." 17 And I applied my mind to know wisdom 
7702and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is but a 
7703chasing after wind. 
770418 For in much wisdom is much vexation, 
7705
7706and those who increase knowledge increase sorrow. 
7707
7708[Ecclesiastes 2] 
7709The leveling effect of death 
7710
7711
77121 I said to myself, "Come now, I will make a test of pleasure; enjoy 
7713yourself." But again, this also was vanity. 2 I said of laughter, "It is 
7714mad," and of pleasure, "What use is it?" 3 I searched with my mind 
7715how to cheer my body with wine — my mind still guiding me with 
7716wisdom — and how to lay hold on folly, until I might see what was 
7717good for mortals to do under heaven during the few days of their life. 
77184 I made great works; I built houses and planted vineyards for myself; 5 
7719I made myself gardens and parks, and planted in them all kinds of fruit 
7720trees. 6 I made myself pools from which to water the forest of growing 
7721trees. 7 I bought male and female slaves, and had slaves who were 
7722born in my house; I also had great possessions of herds and flocks, 
7723more than any who had been before me in Jerusalem. 8 I also gathered 
7724for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and of the 
7725provinces; I got singers, both men and women, and delights of the 
7726flesh, and many concubines. 
7727
77281293 
7729
7730
7731
7732ECCLESIASTES 1294 
7733
7734ECCLESIASTES 1294 
7735
773612 So I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what can 
7737the one do who comes after the king? Only what has already been 
7738done. 13 Then I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness. 
773914 The wise have eyes in their head, 
7740
7741but fools walk in darkness. 
7742
7743Yet I perceived that the same fate befalls all of them. 15 Then I said to 
7744myself, "What happens to the fool will happen to me also; why then 
7745have I been so very wise?" And I said to myself that this also is vanity. 
774616 For there is no enduring remembrance of the wise or of fools, seeing 
7747that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. How can 
7748the wise die just like fools? 17 So I hated life, because what is done 
7749under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a chasing after 
7750wind. 
7751
775218 I hated all my toil in which I had toiled under the sun, seeing that I 
7753must leave it to those who come after me 19 — and who knows 
7754whether they will be wise or foolish? Yet they will be master of all for 
7755which I toiled and used my wisdom under the sun. This also is vanity. 20 
7756So I turned and gave my heart up to despair concerning all the toil of 
7757my labors under the sun, 21 because sometimes one who has toiled 
7758with wisdom and knowledge and skill must leave all to be enjoyed by 
7759another who did not toil for it. This also is vanity and a great evil. 22 
7760What do mortals get from all the toil and strain with which they toil 
7761under the sun? 23 For all their days are full of pain, and their work is a 
7762vexation; even at night their minds do not rest. This also is vanity. 
7763
776424 There is nothing better for mortals than to eat and drink, and find 
7765enjoyment in their toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God; 25 for 
7766apart from him who can eat or who can have enjoyment? 26 For to the 
7767
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7776[Ecclesiastes 3] 
7777The determination of events 
7778
7779
77801 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under 
7781heaven: 
77822 a time to be born, and a time to die; 
7783
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7785a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; 
77863 a time to kill, and a time to heal; 
7787a time to break down, and a time to build up; 
77884 a time to weep, and a time to laugh; 
7789a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 
77905 a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together; 
7791a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 
77926 a time to seek, and a time to lose; 
7793a time to keep, and a time to throw away; 
77947 a time to tear, and a time to sew; 
7795a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 
77968 a time to love, and a time to hate; 
7797a time for war, and a time for peace. 
7798
77999 What gain have the workers from their toil? 10 I have seen the 
7800business that God has given to everyone to be busy with. 11 He has 
7801made everything suitable for its time; moreover he has put a sense of 
7802past and future into their minds, yet they cannot find out what God 
7803has done from the beginning to the end. 12 I know that there is 
7804nothing better for them than to be happy and enjoy themselves as 
7805long as they live; 13 moreover, it is God's gift that all should eat and 
7806drink and take pleasure in all their toil. 14 I know that whatever God 
7807does endures forever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken 
7808from it; God has done this, so that all should stand in awe before him. 
780915 That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already is; and 
7810God seeks out what has gone by. 
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7818
7819The determination of humanity's fate 
7820
782116 Moreover I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, wickedness 
7822was there, and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there as 
7823well. 17 I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, 
7824for he has appointed a time for every matter, and for every work. 18 I 
7825said in my heart with regard to human beings that God is testing them 
7826to show that they are but animals. 19 For the fate of humans and the 
7827fate of animals is the same; as one dies, so dies the other. They all have 
7828the same breath, and humans have no advantage over the animals; for 
7829all is vanity. 20 All go to one place; all are from the dust, and all turn to 
7830dust again. 21 Who knows whether the human spirit goes upward and 
7831the spirit of animals goes downward to the earth? 22 So I saw that 
7832there is nothing better than that all should enjoy their work, for that is 
7833their lot; who can bring them to see what will be after them? 
7834
7835[Ecclesiastes 4] 
7836Relative good 
7837
78381 Again I saw all the oppressions that are practiced under the sun. 
7839Look, the tears of the oppressed — with no one to comfort them! On 
7840the side of their oppressors there was power — with no one to comfort 
7841them. 2 And I thought the dead, who have already died, more 
7842fortunate than the living, who are still alive; 3 but better than both is 
7843the one who has not yet been, and has not seen the evil deeds that are 
7844done under the sun. 
7845
78464 Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from one person's 
7847envy of another. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind. 
7848
78495 Fools fold their hands 
7850
7851and consume their own flesh. 
78526 Better is a handful with quiet 
7853
7854than two handfuls with toil, 
7855
7856and a chasing after wind. 
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78669 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their 
7867toil. 10 For if they fall, one will lift up the other; but woe to one who is 
7868alone and falls and does not have another to help. 11 Again, if two lie 
7869together, they keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone? 12 And 
7870though one might prevail against another, two will withstand one. A 
7871threefold cord is not quickly broken. 
7872
787313 Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king, who 
7874will no longer take advice. 14 One can indeed come out of prison to 
7875reign, even though born poor in the kingdom. 15 I saw all the living 
7876who, moving about under the sun, follow that youth who replaced the 
7877king; 16 there was no end to all those people whom he led. Yet those 
7878who come later will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a 
7879chasing after wind. 
7880
7881[Ecclesiastes 5] 
7882Attitude before God 
7883
78841 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God; to draw near to 
7885listen is better than the sacrifice offered by fools; for they do not know 
7886how to keep from doing evil. 2 Never be rash with your mouth, nor let 
7887your heart be quick to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven, 
7888and you upon earth; therefore let your words be few. 
7889
78903 For dreams come with many cares, and a fool's voice with many 
7891words. 
7892
78934 When you make a vow to God, do not delay fulfilling it; for he has no 
7894pleasure in fools. Fulfill what you vow. 5 It is better that you should not 
7895vow than that you should vow and not fulfill it. 6 Do not let your 
7896mouth lead you into sin, and do not say before the messenger that it 
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7905was a mistake; why should God be angry at your words, and destroy 
7906the work of your hands? 
7907
79087 With many dreams come vanities and a multitude of words; but fear 
7909God. 
7910
7911Enjoy, but do not be greedy 
7912
79138 If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation 
7914of justice and right, do not be amazed at the matter; for the high 
7915official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over 
7916them. 9 But all things considered, this is an advantage for a land: a 
7917king for a plowed field. 
7918
791910 The lover of money will not be satisfied with money; nor the lover of 
7920wealth, with gain. This also is vanity. 
7921
792211 When goods increase, those who eat them increase; and what gain 
7923has their owner but to see them with his eyes? 
7924
792512 Sweet is the sleep of laborers, whether they eat little or much; but 
7926the surfeit of the rich will not let them sleep. 
7927
792813 There is a grievous ill that I have seen under the sun: riches were 
7929kept by their owners to their hurt, 14 and those riches were lost in a 
7930bad venture; though they are parents of children, they have nothing in 
7931their hands. 15 As they came from their mother's womb, so they shall 
7932go again, naked as they came; they shall take nothing for their toil, 
7933which they may carry away with their hands. 16 This also is a grievous 
7934ill: just as they came, so shall they go; and what gain do they have from 
7935toiling for the wind? 17 Besides, all their days they eat in darkness, in 
7936much vexation and sickness and resentment. 
7937
793818 This is what I have seen to be good: it is fitting to eat and drink and 
7939find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the 
7940few days of the life God gives us; for this is our lot. 19 Likewise all to 
7941whom God gives wealth and possessions and whom he enables to 
7942enjoy them, and to accept their lot and find enjoyment in their toil — 
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7950
7951this is the gift of God. 20 For they will scarcely brood over the days of 
7952their lives, because God keeps them occupied with the joy of their 
7953hearts. 
7954
7955[Ecclesiastes 6] 
7956
79571 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy upon 
7958humankind: 2 those to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and 
7959honor, so that they lack nothing of all that they desire, yet God does 
7960not enable them to enjoy these things, but a stranger enjoys them. This 
7961is vanity; it is a grievous ill. 3 A man may beget a hundred children, and 
7962live many years; but however many are the days of his years, if he does 
7963not enjoy life's good things, or has no burial, I say that a stillborn child 
7964is better off than he. 4 For it comes into vanity and goes into darkness, 
7965and in darkness its name is covered; 5 moreover it has not seen the sun 
7966or known anything; yet it finds rest rather than he. 6 Even though he 
7967should live a thousand years twice over, yet enjoy no good — do not all 
7968go to one place? 
7969
79707 All human toil is for the mouth, yet the appetite is not satisfied. 8 For 
7971what advantage have the wise over fools? And what do the poor have 
7972who know how to conduct themselves before the living? 9 Better is the 
7973sight of the eyes than the wandering of desire; this also is vanity and a 
7974chasing after wind. 
7975
7976No one knows what is good 
7977
797810 Whatever has come to be has already been named, and it is known 
7979what human beings are, and that they are not able to dispute with 
7980those who are stronger. 11 The more words, the more vanity, so how is 
7981one the better? 12 For who knows what is good for mortals while they 
7982live the few days of their vain life, which they pass like a shadow? For 
7983who can tell them what will be after them under the sun? 
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7991
7992[Ecclesiastes 7] 
7993
79941 A good name is better than precious ointment, 
7995and the day of death, than the day of birth. 
79962 It is better to go to the house of mourning 
7997than to go to the house of feasting; 
7998for this is the end of everyone, 
7999and the living will lay it to heart. 
80003 Sorrow is better than laughter, 
8001for by sadness of countenance the heart is made glad. 
80024 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; 
8003but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. 
80045 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise 
8005than to hear the song of fools. 
8006
80076 For like the crackling of thorns under a pot, 
8008so is the laughter of fools; 
8009this also is vanity. 
8010
80117 Surely oppression makes the wise foolish, 
8012and a bribe corrupts the heart. 
80138 Better is the end of a thing than its beginning; 
8014the patient in spirit are better than the proud in spirit. 
80159 Do not be quick to anger, 
8016for anger lodges in the bosom of fools. 
801710 Do not say, "Why were the former days better than these?" 
8018For it is not from wisdom that you ask this. 
801911 Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, 
8020an advantage to those who see the sun. 
8021
802212 For the protection of wisdom is like the protection of money, 
8023and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom gives life 
8024to the one who possesses it. 
8025
802613 Consider the work of God; 
8027who can make straight what he has made crooked? 
8028
802914 In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity 
8030consider; God has made the one as well as the other, so that mortals 
8031may not find out anything that will come after them. 
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