Psalm 36   Dixit injustus

 1 There is a voice of rebellion deep in the heart of the wicked; *
there is no fear of God before his eyes.

 2 He flatters himself in his own eyes *
that his hateful sin will not be found out.

 3 The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; *
he has left off acting wisely and doing good.

 4 He thinks up wickedness upon his bed and has set himself in no good way; *
he does not abhor that which is evil.

 5 Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens, *
and your faithfulness to the clouds.

 6 Your righteousness is like the strong mountains,
your justice like the great deep; *
you save both man and beast, O Lord.

 7 How priceless is your love, O God! *
your people take refuge under the shadow of your wings.

 8 They feast upon the abundance of your house; *
you give them drink from the river of your delights.

 9 For with you is the well of life, *
and in your light we see light.

 10 Continue your loving-kindness to those who know you, *
and your favour to those who are true of heart.

 11 Let not the foot of the proud come near me. *
nor the hand of the wicked push me aside.

 12 See how they are fallen, those who work wickedness! *
they are cast down and shall not be able to rise.

 Psalm 37   Super flumina

Part I

 1 Do not fret yourself because of evildoers; *
do not be jealous of those who do wrong.

 2 For they shall soon wither like the grass, *
and like the green grass fade away.

 3 Put your trust in the Lord and do good; *
dwell in the land and feed on its riches.

 4 Take delight in the Lord, *
and he shall give you your heart's desire.

 5 Commit your way to the Lord and put your trust in him, *
and he will bring it to pass.

 6 He will make your righteousness as clear as the light *
and your just dealing as the noonday.

 7 Be still before the Lord *
and wait patiently for him.

 8 Do not fret yourself over the one who prospers, *
the one who succeeds in evil schemes.

 9 Refrain from anger, leave rage alone; *
do not fret yourself; it leads only to evil.

 10 For evildoers shall be cut off, *
but those who wait upon the Lord shall possess the land.

 11 In a little while the wicked shall be no more; *
you shall search out their place, but they will not be there.

 12 But the lowly shall possess the land; *
they will delight in abundance of peace.

 13 The wicked plot against the righteous *
and gnash at them with their teeth.

 14 The Lord laughs at the wicked, *
because he sees that their day will come.

 15 The wicked draw their sword and bend their bow to strike down the poor and needy, *
to slaughter those who are upright in their ways.

 16 Their sword shall go through their own heart, *
and their bow shall be broken.

 17 The little that the righteous has *
is better than great riches of the wicked.

 18 For the power of the wicked shall be broken, *
but the Lord upholds the righteous.

 Psalm 37

Part II

 19 The Lord cares for the lives of the godly, *
and their inheritance shall last for ever.

 20 They shall not be ashamed in bad times, *
and in days of famine they shall have enough.

 21 As for the wicked, they shall perish, *
and the enemies of the Lord, like the glory of the meadows, shall vanish;
they shall vanish like smoke.

 22 The wicked borrow and do not repay, *
but the righteous are generous in giving.

 23 Those who are blessed by God shall possess the land, *
but those who are cursed by him shall be destroyed.

 24 Our steps are directed by the Lord; *
he strengthens those in whose way he delights.

 25 If they stumble, they shall not fall headlong, *
for the Lord holds them by the hand.

 26 I have been young and now I am old, *
but never have I seen the righteous forsaken,
or their children begging bread.

 27 The righteous are always generous in their lending, *
and their children shall be a blessing.

 28 Turn from evil, and do good, *
and dwell in the land for ever.

 29 For the Lord loves justice; *
he does not forsake his faithful ones.

 30 They shall be kept safe for ever, *
but the offspring of the wicked shall be destroyed.

 31 The righteous shall possess the land *
and dwell in it for ever.

 32 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, *
and their tongue speaks what is right.

 33 The law of their God is in their heart, *
and their footsteps shall not falter.

 34 The wicked spy on the righteous *
and seek occasion to kill them.

 35 The Lord will not abandon them to their hand, *
nor let them be found guilty when brought to trial.

 36 Wait upon the Lord and keep his way; *
he will raise you up to possess the land,
and when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

 37 I have seen the wicked in their arrogance, *
flourishing like a tree in full leaf.

 38 I went by, and behold, they were not there; *
I searched for them, but they could not be found.

 39 Mark those who are honest;
observe the upright; *
for there is a future for the peaceable.

 40 Transgressors shall be destroyed, one and all; *
the future of the wicked is cut off.

 41 But the deliverance of the righteous comes from the Lord; *
he is their stronghold in time of trouble.

 42 The Lord will help them and rescue them; *
he will rescue them from the wicked and deliver them,
because they seek refuge in him.

 Psalm 38   Domine, ne in

 1 O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger; *
do not punish me in your wrath.

 2 For your arrows have already pierced me, *
and your hand presses hard upon me.

 3 There is no health in my flesh,
because of your indignation; *
there is no soundness in my body, because of my sin.

 4 For my iniquities overwhelm me; *
like a heavy burden they are too much for me to bear.

 5 My wounds stink and fester *
by reason of my foolishness.

 6 I am utterly bowed down and prostrate; *
I go about in mourning all the day long.

 7 My loins are filled with searing pain; *
there is no health in my body.

 8 I am utterly numb and crushed; *
I wail, because of the groaning of my heart.

 9 O Lord, you know all my desires, *
and my sighing is not hidden from you.

 10 My heart is pounding, my strength has failed me, *
and the brightness of my eyes is gone from me.

 11 My friends and companions draw back from my affliction; *
my neighbours stand afar off.

 12 Those who seek after my life lay snares for me; *
those who strive to hurt me speak of my ruin and plot treachery all the day long.

 13 But I am like the deaf who do not hear, *
like those who are mute and do not open their mouth.

 14 I have become like one who does not hear, *
and from whose mouth comes no defence.

 15 For in you, O Lord, have I fixed my hope; *
you will answer me, O Lord my God.

 16 For I said, "Do not let them rejoice at my expense, *
those who gloat over me when my foot slips."

 17 Truly, I am on the verge of falling, *
and my pain is always with me.

 18 I will confess my iniquity *
and be sorry for my sin.

 19 Those who are my enemies without cause are mighty, *
and many in number are those who wrongfully hate me.

 20 Those who repay evil for good slander me, *
because I follow the course that is right.

 21 O Lord, do not forsake me; *
be not far from me, O my God.

 22 Make haste to help me, *
O Lord of my salvation.

 Psalm 39   Dixi, Custodiam

 1 I said, "I will keep watch upon my ways, *
so that I do not offend with my tongue.

 2 I will put a muzzle on my mouth *
while the wicked are in my presence."

 3 So I held my tongue and said nothing; *
I refrained from rash words;
but my pain became unbearable.

 4 My heart was hot within me;
while I pondered, the fire burst into flame; *
I spoke out with my tongue:

 5 Lord, let me know my end and the number of my days, *
so that I may know how short my life is.

 6 You have given me a mere handful of days,
and my lifetime is as nothing in your sight; *
truly, even those who stand erect are but a puff of wind.

 7 We walk about like a shadow,
and in vain we are in turmoil; *
we heap up riches and cannot tell who will gather them.

 8 And now, what is my hope? *
O Lord, my hope is in you.

 9 Deliver me from all my transgressions *
and do not make me the taunt of the fool.

 10 I fell silent and did not open my mouth, *
for surely it was you that did it.

 11 Take your affliction from me; *
I am worn down by the blows of your hand.

 12 With rebukes for sin you punish us;
like a moth you eat away all that is dear to us; *
truly, everyone is but a puff of wind.

 13 Hear my prayer, O Lord,
and give ear to my cry; *
hold not your peace at my tears.

 14 For I am but a sojourner with you, *
a wayfarer, as all my forbears were.

 15 Turn your gaze from me, that I may be glad again, *
before I go my way and am no more.

 Psalm 40   Expectans, expectavi

 1 I waited patiently upon the Lord; *
he stooped to me and heard my cry.

 2 He lifted me out of the desolate pit, out of the mire and clay; *
he set my feet upon a high cliff and made my footing sure.

 3 He put a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God; *
many shall see, and stand in awe,
and put their trust in the Lord.

 4 Happy are they who trust in the Lord! *
they do not resort to evil spirits or turn to false gods.

 5 Great things are they that you have done, O Lord my God!
how great your wonders and your plans for us! *
there is none who can be compared with you.

 6 Oh, that I could make them known and tell them! *
but they are more than I can count.

 7 In sacrifice and offering you take no pleasure *
(you have given me ears to hear you);

 8 Burnt-offering and sin-offering you have not required, *
and so I said, "Behold, I come.

 9 In the roll of the book it is written concerning me: *
"I love to do your will, O my God;
your law is deep in my heart.""

 10 I proclaimed righteousness in the great congregation; *
behold, I did not restrain my lips;
and that, O Lord, you know.

 11 Your righteousness have I not hidden in my heart;
I have spoken of your faithfulness and your deliverance; *
I have not concealed your love and faithfulness from the great congregation.

 12 You are the Lord;
do not withhold your compassion from me; *
let your love and your faithfulness keep me safe for ever,

 13 For innumerable troubles have crowded upon me;
my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see; *
they are more in number than the hairs of my head,
and my heart fails me.

 14 Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; *
O Lord, make haste to help me.

 15 Let them be ashamed and altogether dismayed who seek after my life to destroy it; *
let them draw back and be disgraced who take pleasure in my misfortune.

 16 Let those who say "Aha!" and gloat over me be confounded, *
because they are ashamed.

 17 Let all who seek you rejoice in you and be glad; *
let those who love your salvation continually say,
"Great is the Lord!"

 18 Though I am poor and afflicted, *
the Lord will have regard for me.

 19 You are my helper and my deliverer; *
do not tarry, O my God.

 Psalm 41   Beatus qui intelligit

 1 Happy are they who consider the poor and needy! *
the Lord will deliver them in the time of trouble.

 2 The Lord preserves them and keeps them alive,
so that they may be happy in the land; *
he does not hand them over to the will of their enemies.

 3 The Lord sustains them on their sickbed *
and ministers to them in their illness.

 4 I said, "Lord, be merciful to me; *
heal me, for I have sinned against you."

 5 My enemies are saying wicked things about me: *
"When will he die, and his name perish?"

 6 Even if they come to see me, they speak empty words; *
their heart collects false rumours;
they go outside and spread them.

 7 All my enemies whisper together about me *
and devise evil against me.

 8 "A deadly thing," they say, "has fastened on him; *
he has taken to his bed and will never get up again."

 9 Even my best friend, whom I trusted,
who broke bread with me, *
has lifted up his heel and turned against me.

 10 But you, O Lord, be merciful to me and raise me up, *
and I shall repay them.

 11 By this I know you are pleased with me, *
that my enemy does not triumph over me.

 12 In my integrity you hold me fast, *
and shall set me before your face for ever.

 13 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, *
from age to age. Amen. Amen.

 Psalm 42   Quemadmodum

 1 As the deer longs for the water brooks, *
so longs my soul for you, O God.

 2 My soul is athirst for God, athirst for the living God; *
when shall I come to appear before the presence of God?

 3 My tears have been my food day and night, *
while all day long they say to me,
"Where now is your God?"

 4 I pour out my soul when I think on these things: *
how I went with the multitude and led them into the house of God,

 5 With the voice of praise and thanksgiving, *
among those who keep holy-day.

 6 Why are you so full of heaviness, O my soul? *
and why are you so disquieted within me?

 7 Put your trust in God; *
for I will yet give thanks to him,
who is the help of my countenance, and my God.

 8 My soul is heavy within me; *
therefore I will remember you from the land of Jordan,
and from the peak of Mizar among the heights of Hermon.

 9 One deep calls to another in the noise of your cataracts; *
all your rapids and floods have gone over me.

 10 The Lord grants his loving-kindness in the daytime; *
in the night season his song is with me,
a prayer to the God of my life.

 11 I will say to the God of my strength,
"Why have you forgotten me? *
and why do I go so heavily while the enemy oppresses me?"

 12 While my bones are being broken, *
my enemies mock me to my face;

 13 All day long they mock me *
and say to me, "Where now is your God?"

 14 Why are you so full of heaviness, O my soul? *
and why are you so disquieted within me?

 15 Put your trust in God; *
for I will yet give thanks to him,
who is the help of my countenance, and my God.

 Psalm 43   Judica me, Deus

 1 Give judgement for me, O God,
and defend my cause against an ungodly people; *
deliver me from the deceitful and the wicked.

 2 For you are the God of my strength;
why have you put me from you? *
and why do I go so heavily while the enemy oppresses me?

 3 Send out your light and your truth, that they may lead me, *
and bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling;

 4 That I may go to the altar of God,
to the God of my joy and gladness; *
and on the harp I will give thanks to you, O God my God.

 5 Why are you so full of heaviness, O my soul? *
and why are you so disquieted within me?

 6 Put your trust in God; *
for I will yet give thanks to him,
who is the help of my countenance, and my God.

 Psalm 44   Deus, auribus

 1 We have heard with our ears, O God,
our forefathers have told us, *
the deeds you did in their days,
in the days of old.

 2 How with your hand you drove the peoples out and planted our forefathers in the land; *
how you destroyed nations and made your people flourish.

 3 For they did not take the land by their sword,
nor did their arm win the victory for them; *
but your right hand, your arm, and the light of your countenance,
because you favoured them.

 4 You are my King and my God; *
you command victories for Jacob.

 5 Through you we pushed back our adversaries; *
through your name we trampled on those who rose up against us.

 6 For I do not rely on my bow, *
and my sword does not give me the victory.

 7 Surely, you gave us victory over our adversaries *
and put those who hate us to shame.

 8 Every day we gloried in God, *
and we will praise your name for ever.

 9 Nevertheless, you have rejected and humbled us *
and do not go forth with our armies.

 10 You have made us fall back before our adversary, *
and our enemies have plundered us.

 11 You have made us like sheep to be eaten *
and have scattered us among the nations.

 12 You are selling your people for a trifle *
and are making no profit on the sale of them.

 13 You have made us the scorn of our neighbours, *
a mockery and derision to those around us.

 14 You have made us a byword among the nations, *
a laughing-stock among the peoples.

 15 My humiliation is daily before me, *
and shame has covered my face;

 16 Because of the taunts of the mockers and blasphemers, *
because of the enemy and avenger.

 17 All this has come upon us; *
yet we have not forgotten you,
nor have we betrayed your covenant.

 18 Our heart never turned back, *
nor did our footsteps stray from your path;

 19 Though you thrust us down into a place of misery, *
and covered us over with deep darkness.

 20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, *
or stretched out our hands to some strange god,

 21 Will not God find it out? *
for he knows the secrets of the heart.

 22 Indeed, for your sake we are killed all the day long; *
we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

 23 Awake, O Lord! why are you sleeping? *
Arise! do not reject us for ever.

 24 Why have you hidden your face *
and forgotten our affliction and oppression?

 25 We sink down into the dust; *
our body cleaves to the ground.

 26 Rise up, and help us, *
and save us, for the sake of your steadfast love.

 Psalm 45   Eructavit cor meum

 1 My heart is stirring with a noble song;
let me recite what I have fashioned for the king; *
my tongue shall be the pen of a skilled writer.

 2 You are the fairest of men; *
grace flows from your lips,
because God has blessed you for ever.

 3 Strap your sword upon your thigh, O mighty warrior, *
in your pride and in your majesty.

 4 Ride out and conquer in the cause of truth *
and for the sake of justice.

 5 Your right hand will show you marvellous things; *
your arrows are very sharp, O mighty warrior.

 6 The peoples are falling at your feet, *
and the king's enemies are losing heart.

 7 Your throne, O God, endures for ever and ever, *
a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of your kingdom;
you love righteousness and hate iniquity.

 8 Therefore God, your God, has anointed you *
with the oil of gladness above your fellows.

 9 All your garments are fragrant with myrrh, aloes, and cassia, *
and the music of strings from ivory palaces makes you glad.

 10 Kings' daughters stand among the ladies of the court; *
on your right hand is the queen,
adorned with the gold of Ophir.

 11 "Hear, O daughter; consider and listen closely; *
forget your people and your father's house.

 12 The king will have pleasure in your beauty; *
he is your master; therefore do him honour.

 13 The people of Tyre are here with a gift; *
the rich among the people seek your favour."

 14 All glorious is the princess as she enters; *
her gown is cloth-of-gold.

 15 In embroidered apparel she is brought to the king; *
after her the bridesmaids follow in procession.

 16 With joy and gladness they are brought, *
and enter into the palace of the king.

 17 "In place of fathers, O king, you shall have sons; *
you shall make them princes over all the earth.

 18 I will make your name to be remembered from one generation to another; *
therefore nations will praise you for ever and ever."

 Psalm 46   Deus noster refugium

 1 God is our refuge and strength, *
a very present help in trouble.

 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth be moved, *
and though the mountains be toppled into the depths of the sea;

 3 Though its waters rage and foam, *
and though the mountains tremble at its tumult.

 4 The Lord of hosts is with us; *
the God of Jacob is our stronghold.

 5 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, *
the holy habitation of the Most High.

 6 God is in the midst of her;
she shall not be overthrown; *
God shall help her at the break of day.

 7 The nations make much ado, and the kingdoms are shaken; *
God has spoken, and the earth shall melt away.

 8 The Lord of hosts is with us; *
the God of Jacob is our stronghold.

 9 Come now and look upon the works of the Lord, *
what awesome things he has done on earth.

 10 It is he who makes war to cease in all the world; *
he breaks the bow, and shatters the spear,
and burns the shields with fire.

 11 "Be still, then, and know that I am God; *
I will be exalted among the nations;
I will be exalted in the earth."

 12 The Lord of hosts is with us; *
the God of Jacob is our stronghold.

 Psalm 47   Omnes gentes, plaudite

 1 Clap your hands, all you peoples; *
shout to God with a cry of joy.

 2 For the Lord Most High is to be feared; *
he is the great king over all the earth.

 3 He subdues the peoples under us, *
and the nations under our feet.

 4 He chooses our inheritance for us, *
the pride of Jacob whom he loves.

 5 God has gone up with a shout, *
the Lord with the sound of the ram's-horn.

 6 Sing praises to God, sing praises; *
sing praises to our king, sing praises.

 7 For God is king of all the earth; *
sing praises with all your skill.

 8 God reigns over the nations; *
God sits upon his holy throne.

 9 The nobles of the peoples have gathered together *
with the people of the God of Abraham.

 10 The rulers of the earth belong to God, *
and he is highly exalted.

 Psalm 48   Magnus Dominus

 1 Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised; *
in the city of our God is his holy hill.

 2 Beautiful and lofty, the joy of all the earth, is the hill of Zion, *
the very centre of the world and the city of the great king.

 3 God is in her citadels; *
he is known to be her sure refuge.

 4 Behold, the kings of the earth assembled *
and marched forward together.

 5 They looked and were astounded; *
they retreated and fled in terror.

 6 Trembling seized them there; *
they writhed like a woman in childbirth,
like ships of the sea when the east wind shatters them.

 7 As we have heard, so have we seen,
in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God; *
God has established her for ever.

 8 We have waited in silence on your loving-kindness, O God, *
in the midst of your temple.

 9 Your praise, like your name, O God, reaches to the world's end; *
your right hand is full of justice.

 10 Let Mount Zion be glad and the cities of Judah rejoice, *
because of your judgements.

 11 Make the circuit of Zion;
walk round about her; *
count the number of her towers.

 12 Consider well her bulwarks;
examine her strongholds; *
that you may tell those who come after.

 13 This God is our God for ever and ever; *
he shall be our guide for evermore.

 Psalm 49   Audite haec, omnes

 1 Hear this, all you peoples;
hearken, all you who dwell in the world, *
you of high degree and low, rich and poor together.

 2 My mouth shall speak of wisdom, *
and my heart shall meditate on understanding.

 3 I will incline my ear to a proverb *
and set forth my riddle upon the harp.

 4 Why should I be afraid in evil days, *
when the wickedness of those at my heels surrounds me,

 5 The wickedness of those who put their trust in their goods, *
and boast of their great riches?

 6 We can never ransom ourselves, *
or deliver to God the price of our life;

 7 For the ransom of our life is so great, *
that we should never have enough to pay it,

 8 In order to live for ever and ever, *
and never see the grave.

 9 For we see that the wise die also;
like the dull and stupid they perish *
and leave their wealth to those who come after them.

 10 Their graves shall be their homes for ever,
their dwelling places from generation to generation, *
though they call the lands after their own names.

 11 Even though honoured, they cannot live for ever; *
they are like the beasts that perish.

 12 Such is the way of those who foolishly trust in themselves, *
and the end of those who delight in their own words.

 13 Like a flock of sheep they are destined to die;
Death is their shepherd; *
they go down straightway to the grave.

 14 Their form shall waste away, *
and the land of the dead shall be their home.

 15 But God will ransom my life; *
he will snatch me from the grasp of death.

 16 Do not be envious when some become rich, *
or when the grandeur of their house increases;

 17 For they will carry nothing away at their death, *
nor will their grandeur follow them.

 18 Though they thought highly of themselves while they lived, *
and were praised for their success,

 19 They shall join the company of their forebears, *
who will never see the light again.

 20 Those who are honoured, but have no understanding, *
are like the beasts that perish.

 Psalm 50   Deus deorum

 1 The Lord, the God of gods, has spoken; *
he has called the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.

 2 Out of Zion, perfect in its beauty, *
God reveals himself in glory.

 3 Our God will come and will not keep silence; *
before him there is a consuming flame,
and round about him a raging storm.

 4 He calls the heavens and the earth from above *
to witness the judgement of his people.

 5 "Gather before me my loyal followers, *
those who have made a covenant with me and sealed it with sacrifice."

 6 Let the heavens declare the rightness of his cause; *
for God himself is judge.

 7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak:
"O Israel, I will bear witness against you; *
for I am God, your God.

 8 I do not accuse you because of your sacrifices; *
your offerings are always before me.

 9 I will take no bull-calf from your stalls, *
nor he-goats out of your pens;

 10 For the beasts of the forest are mine, *
the herds in their thousands upon the hills.

 11 I know every bird in the sky, *
and the creatures of the fields are in my sight.

 12 If I were hungry, I would not tell you, *
for the whole world is mine and all that is in it.

 13 Do you think I eat the flesh of bulls, *
or drink the blood of goats?

 14 Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving *
and make good your vows to the Most High.

 15 Call upon me in the day of trouble; *
I will deliver you, and you shall honour me."

 16 But to the wicked God says: *
"Why do you recite my statutes,
and take my covenant upon your lips;

 17 Since you refuse discipline, *
and toss my words behind your back?

 18 When you see a thief, you make him your friend, *
and you cast in your lot with adulterers.

 19 You have loosed your lips for evil, *
and harnessed your tongue to a lie.

 20 You are always speaking evil of your brother *
and slandering your own mother's son.

 21 These things you have done, and I kept still, *
and you thought that I am like you."

 22 "I have made my accusation; *
I have put my case in order before your eyes.

 23 Consider this well, you who forget God, *
lest I rend you and there be none to deliver you.

 24 Whoever offers me the sacrifice of thanksgiving honours me; *
but to those who keep in my way will I show the salvation of God."

 Psalm 51   Miserere mei, Deus

 1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your loving-kindness; *
in your great compassion blot out my offenses.

 2 Wash me through and through from my wickedness *
and cleanse me from my sin.

 3 For I know my transgressions, *
and my sin is ever before me.

 4 Against you only have I sinned *
and done what is evil in your sight.

 5 And so you are justified when you speak *
and upright in your judgement.

 6 Indeed, I have been wicked from my birth, *
a sinner from my mother's womb.

 7 For behold, you look for truth deep within me, *
and will make me understand wisdom secretly.

 8 Purge me from my sin, and I shall be pure; *
wash me, and I shall be clean indeed.

 9 Make me hear of joy and gladness, *
that the body you have broken may rejoice.

 10 Hide your face from my sins *
and blot out all my iniquities.

 11 Create in me a clean heart, O God, *
and renew a right spirit within me.

 12 Cast me not away from your presence *
and take not your holy Spirit from me.

 13 Give me the joy of your saving help again *
and sustain me with your bountiful Spirit.

 14 I shall teach your ways to the wicked, *
and sinners shall return to you.

 15 Deliver me from death, O God, *
and my tongue shall sing of your righteousness,
O God of my salvation.

 16 Open my lips, O Lord, *
and my mouth shall proclaim your praise.

 17 Had you desired it, I would have offered sacrifice, *
but you take no delight in burnt-offerings.

 18 The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit; *
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

 19 Be favourable and gracious to Zion, *
and rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

 20 Then you will be pleased with the appointed sacrifices,
with burnt-offerings and oblations; *
then shall they offer young bullocks upon your altar.

 Psalm 52   Quid gloriaris?

 1 You tyrant, why do you boast of wickedness *
against the godly all day long?

 2 You plot ruin;
your tongue is like a sharpened razor, *
O worker of deception.

 3 You love evil more than good *
and lying more than speaking the truth.

 4 You love all words that hurt, *
O you deceitful tongue.

 5 Oh, that God would demolish you utterly, *
topple you, and snatch you from your dwelling,
and root you out of the land of the living!

 6 The righteous shall see and tremble, *
and they shall laugh at him, saying,

 7 "This is the one who did not take God for a refuge, *
but trusted in great wealth and relied upon wickedness."

 8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; *
I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.

 9 I will give you thanks for what you have done *
and declare the goodness of your name in the presence of the godly.

 Psalm 53   Dixit insipiens

 1 The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." *
All are corrupt and commit abominable acts;
there is none who does any good.

 2 God looks down from heaven upon us all, *
to see if there is any who is wise,
if there is one who seeks after God.

 3 Every one has proved faithless;
all alike have turned bad; *
there is none who does good; no, not one.

 4 Have they no knowledge, those evildoers *
who eat up my people like bread and do not call upon God?

 5 See how greatly they tremble,
such trembling as never was; *
for God has scattered the bones of the enemy;
they are put to shame, because God has rejected them.

 6 Oh, that Israel's deliverance would come out of Zion! *
when God restores the fortunes of his people Jacob will rejoice and Israel be glad.

 Psalm 54   Deus, in nomine

 1 Save me, O God, by your name; *
in your might, defend my cause.

 2 Hear my prayer, O God; *
give ear to the words of my mouth.

 3 For the arrogant have risen up against me,
and the ruthless have sought my life, *
those who have no regard for God.

 4 Behold, God is my helper; *
it is the Lord who sustains my life.

 5 Render evil to those who spy on me; *
in your faithfulness, destroy them.

 6 I will offer you a freewill sacrifice *
and praise your name, O Lord, for it is good.

 7 For you have rescued me from every trouble, *
and my eye has seen the ruin of my foes.

 Psalm 55   Exaudi, Deus

 1 Hear my prayer, O God; *
do not hide yourself from my petition.

 2 Listen to me and answer me; *
I have no peace, because of my cares.

 3 I am shaken by the noise of the enemy *
and by the pressure of the wicked;

 4 For they have cast an evil spell upon me *
and are set against me in fury.

 5 My heart quakes within me, *
and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.

 6 Fear and trembling have come over me, *
and horror overwhelms me.

 7 And I said, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove! *
I would fly away and be at rest.

 8 I would flee to a far-off place *
and make my lodging in the wilderness.

 9 I would hasten to escape *
from the stormy wind and tempest."

 10 Swallow them up, O Lord;
confound their speech; *
for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

 11 Day and night the watchmen make their rounds upon her walls, *
but trouble and misery are in the midst of her.

 12 There is corruption at her heart; *
her streets are never free of oppression and deceit.

 13 For had it been an adversary who taunted me,
then I could have borne it; *
or had it been an enemy who vaunted himself against me,
then I could have hidden from him.

 14 But it was you, a man after my own heart, *
my companion, my own familiar friend.

 15 We took sweet counsel together, *
and walked with the throng in the house of God.

 16 Let death come upon them suddenly;
let them go down alive into the grave; *
for wickedness is in their dwellings, in their very midst.

 17 But I will call upon God, *
and the Lord will deliver me.

 18 In the evening, in the morning, and at noonday,
I will complain and lament, *
and he will hear my voice.

 19 He will bring me safely back from the battle waged against me; *
for there are many who fight me.

 20 God, who is enthroned of old, will hear me and bring them down; *
they never change; they do not fear God.

 21 My companion stretched forth his hand against his comrade; *
he has broken his covenant.

 22 His speech is softer than butter, *
but war is in his heart.

 23 His words are smoother than oil, *
but they are drawn swords.

 24 Cast your burden upon the Lord,
and he will sustain you; *
he will never let the righteous stumble.

 25 For you will bring the bloodthirsty and deceitful *
down to the pit of destruction, O God.

 26 They shall not live out half their days, *
but I will put my trust in you.

 Psalm 56   Miserere mei, Deus

 1 Have mercy on me, O God,
for my enemies are hounding me; *
all day long they assault and oppress me.

 2 They hound me all the day long; *
truly there are many who fight against me, O Most High.

 3 Whenever I am afraid, *
I will put my trust in you.

 4 In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust and will not be afraid, *
for what can flesh do to me?

 5 All day long they damage my cause; *
their only thought is to do me evil.

 6 They band together; they lie in wait; *
they spy upon my footsteps;
because they seek my life.

 7 Shall they escape despite their wickedness? *
O God, in your anger, cast down the peoples.

 8 You have noted my lamentation;
put my tears into your bottle; *
are they not recorded in your book?

 9 Whenever I call upon you, my enemies will be put to flight; *
this I know, for God is on my side.

 10 In God the Lord, whose word I praise,
in God I trust and will not be afraid, *
for what can mortals do to me?

 11 I am bound by the vow I made to you, O God; *
I will present to you thank-offerings;

 12 For you have rescued my soul from death and my feet from stumbling, *
that I may walk before God in the light of the living.

 Psalm 57   Miserere mei, Deus

 1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful,
for I have taken refuge in you; *
in the shadow of your wings will I take refuge until this time of trouble has gone by.

 2 I will call upon the Most High God, *
the God who maintains my cause.

 3 He will send from heaven and save me;
he will confound those who trample upon me; *
God will send forth his love and his faithfulness.

 4 I lie in the midst of lions that devour the people; *
their teeth are spears and arrows,
their tongue a sharp sword.

 5 They have laid a net for my feet,
and I am bowed low; *
they have dug a pit before me,
but have fallen into it themselves.

 6 Exalt yourself above the heavens, O God, *
and your glory over all the earth.

 7 My heart is firmly fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; *
I will sing and make melody.

 8 Wake up, my spirit;
awake, lute and harp; *
I myself will waken the dawn.

 9 I will confess you among the peoples, O Lord; *
I will sing praise to you among the nations.

 10 For your loving-kindness is greater than the heavens, *
and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

 11 Exalt yourself above the heavens, O God, *
and your glory over all the earth.

 Psalm 58   Si vere utique

 1 Do you indeed decree righteousness, you rulers? *
do you judge the peoples with equity?

 2 No; you devise evil in your hearts, *
and your hands deal out violence in the land.

 3 The wicked are perverse from the womb; *
liars go astray from their birth.

 4 They are as venomous as a serpent, *
they are like the deaf adder which stops its ears.

 5 Which does not heed the voice of the charmer, *
no matter how skilful his charming.

 6 O God, break their teeth in their mouths; *
pull the fangs of the young lions, O Lord.

 7 Let them vanish like water that runs off; *
let them wither like trodden grass.

 8 Let them be like the snail that melts away, *
like a stillborn child that never sees the sun.

 9 Before they bear fruit, let them be cut down like a brier; *
like thorns and thistles let them be swept away.

 10 The righteous will be glad when they see the vengeance; *
they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.

 11 And they will say,
"Surely, there is a reward for the righteous; *
surely, there is a God who rules in the earth."

 Psalm 59   Eripe me de

 1 Rescue me from my enemies, O God; *
protect me from those who rise up against me.

 2 Rescue me from evildoers *
and save me from those who thirst for my blood.

 3 See how they lie in wait for my life,
how the mighty gather together against me; *
not for any offence or fault of mine, O Lord.

 4 Not because of any guilt of mine *
they run and prepare themselves for battle.

 5 Rouse yourself, come to my side, and see; *
for you, Lord God of hosts, are Israel's God.

 6 Awake, and punish all the ungodly; *
show no mercy to those who are faithless and evil.

 7 They go to and fro in the evening; *
they snarl like dogs and run about the city.

 8 Behold, they boast with their mouths,
and taunts are on their lips; *
"For who," they say, "will hear us?"

 9 But you, O Lord, you laugh at them; *
you laugh all the ungodly to scorn.

 10 My eyes are fixed on you, O my Strength; *
for you, O God, are my stronghold.

 11 My merciful God comes to meet me; *
God will let me look in triumph on my enemies.

 12 Slay them, O God, lest my people forget; *
send them reeling by your might and put them down, O Lord our shield.

 13 For the sins of their mouths, for the words of their lips,
for the cursing and lies that they utter, *
let them be caught in their pride.

 14 Make an end of them in your wrath; *
make an end of them, and they shall be no more.

 15 Let everyone know that God rules in Jacob, *
and to the ends of the earth.

 16 They go to and fro in the evening; *
they snarl like dogs and run about the city.

 17 They forage for food, *
and if they are not filled, they howl.

 18 For my part, I will sing of your strength; *
I will celebrate your love in the morning;

 19 For you have become my stronghold, *
a refuge in the day of my trouble.

 20 To you, O my Strength, will I sing; *
for you, O God, are my stronghold and my merciful God.

 Psalm 60   Deus, repulisti nos

 1 O God, you have cast us off and broken us; *
you have been angry;
oh, take us back to you again.

 2 You have shaken the earth and split it open; *
repair the cracks in it, for it totters.

 3 You have made your people know hardship; *
you have given us wine that makes us stagger.

 4 You have set up a banner for those who fear you, *
to be a refuge from the power of the bow.

 5 Save us by your right hand and answer us, *
that those who are dear to you may be delivered.

 6 God spoke from his holy place and said: *
"I will exult and parcel out Shechem;
I will divide the valley of Succoth.

 7 Gilead is mine and Manasseh is mine; *
Ephraim is my helmet and Judah my sceptre.

 8 Moab is my wash basin,
on Edom I throw down my sandal to claim it, *
and over Philistia will I shout in triumph."

 9 Who will lead me into the strong city? *
who will bring me into Edom?

 10 Have you not cast us off, O God? *
you no longer go out, O God, with our armies.

 11 Grant us your help against the enemy, *
for vain is the help of man.

 12 With God we will do valiant deeds, *
and he shall tread our enemies under foot.

 Psalm 61   Exaudi, Deus

 1 Hear my cry, O God, *
and listen to my prayer.

 2 I call upon you from the ends of the earth with heaviness in my heart; *
set me upon the rock that is higher than I.

 3 For you have been my refuge, *
a strong tower against the enemy.

 4 I will dwell in your house for ever; *
I will take refuge under the cover of your wings.

 5 For you, O God, have heard my vows; *
you have granted me the heritage of those who fear your name.

 6 Add length of days to the king's life; *
let his years extend over many generations.

 7 Let him sit enthroned before God for ever; *
bid love and faithfulness watch over him.

 8 So will I always sing the praise of your name, *
and day by day I will fulfil my vows.

 Psalm 62   Nonne Deo?

 1 For God alone my soul in silence waits; *
from him comes my salvation.

 2 He alone is my rock and my salvation, *
my stronghold, so that I shall not be greatly shaken.

 3 How long will you assail me to crush me,
all of you together, *
as if you were a leaning fence, a toppling wall?

 4 They seek only to bring me down from my place of honour; *
lies are their chief delight.

 5 They bless with their lips, *
but in their hearts they curse.

 6 For God alone my soul in silence waits; *
truly, my hope is in him.

 7 He alone is my rock and my salvation, *
my stronghold, so that I shall not be shaken.

 8 In God is my safety and my honour; *
God is my strong rock and my refuge.

 9 Put your trust in him always, O people, *
pour out your hearts before him, for God is our refuge.

 10 Those of high degree are but a fleeting breath, *
even those of low estate cannot be trusted.

 11 On the scales they are lighter than a breath, *
all of them together.

 12 Put no trust in extortion;
in robbery take no empty pride; *
though wealth increase, set not your heart upon it.

 13 God has spoken once, twice have I heard it, *
that power belongs to God.

 14 Steadfast love is yours, O Lord, *
for you repay everyone according to his deeds.

 Psalm 63   Deus, Deus meus

 1 O God, you are my God; eagerly I seek you; *
my soul thirsts for you, my flesh faints for you,
as in a barren and dry land where there is no water.

 2 Therefore I have gazed upon you in your holy place, *
that I might behold your power and your glory.

 3 For your loving-kindness is better than life itself; *
my lips shall give you praise.

 4 So will I bless you as long as I live *
and lift up my hands in your name.

 5 My soul is content, as with marrow and fatness, *
and my mouth praises you with joyful lips,

 6 When I remember you upon my bed, *
and meditate on you in the night watches.

 7 For you have been my helper, *
and under the shadow of your wings I will rejoice.

 8 My soul clings to you; *
your right hand holds me fast.

 9 May those who seek my life to destroy it *
go down into the depths of the earth;

 10 Let them fall upon the edge of the sword, *
and let them be food for jackals.

 11 But the king will rejoice in God;
all those who swear by him will be glad, *
for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.

 Psalm 64   Exaudi, Deus

 1 Hear my voice, O God, when I complain; *
protect my life from fear of the enemy.

 2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, *
from the mob of evildoers.

 3 They sharpen their tongue like a sword, *
and aim their bitter words like arrows,

 4 That they may shoot down the blameless from ambush; *
they shoot without warning and are not afraid.

 5 They hold fast to their evil course; *
they plan how they may hide their snares.

 6 They say, "Who will see us?
who will find out our crimes? *
we have thought out a perfect plot."

 7 The human mind and heart are a mystery; *
but God will loose an arrow at them,
and suddenly they will be wounded.

 8 He will make them trip over their tongues, *
and all who see them will shake their heads.

 9 Everyone will stand in awe and declare God's deeds; *
they will recognize his works.

 10 The righteous will rejoice in the Lord and put their trust in him, *
and all who are true of heart will glory.

 Psalm 65   Te decet hymnus

 1 You are to be praised, O God, in Zion; *
to you shall vows be performed in Jerusalem.

 2 To you that hear prayer shall all flesh come, *
because of their transgressions.

 3 Our sins are stronger than we are, *
but you will blot them out.

 4 Happy are they whom you choose and draw to your courts to dwell there! *
they will be satisfied by the beauty of your house,
by the holiness of your temple.

 5 Awesome things will you show us in your righteousness,
O God of our salvation, *
O Hope of all the ends of the earth and of the seas that are far away.

 6 You make fast the mountains by your power; *
they are girded about with might.

 7 You still the roaring of the seas, *
the roaring of their waves,
and the clamour of the peoples.

 8 Those who dwell at the ends of the earth will tremble at your marvellous signs; *
you make the dawn and the dusk to sing for joy.

 9 You visit the earth and water it abundantly;
you make it very plenteous; *
the river of God is full of water.

 10 You prepare the grain, *
for so you provide for the earth.

 11 You drench the furrows and smooth out the ridges; *
with heavy rain you soften the ground and bless its increase.

 12 You crown the year with your goodness, *
and your paths overflow with plenty.

 13 May the fields of the wilderness be rich for grazing, *
and the hills be clothed with joy.

 14 May the meadows cover themselves with flocks,
and the valleys cloak themselves with grain; *
let them shout for joy and sing.

 Psalm 66   Jubilate Deo

 1 Be joyful in God, all you lands; *
sing the glory of his name;
sing the glory of his praise.

 2 Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! *
because of your great strength your enemies cringe before you.

 3 All the earth bows down before you, *
sings to you, sings out your name."

 4 Come now and see the works of God, *
how wonderful he is in his doing toward all people.

 5 He turned the sea into dry land,
so that they went through the water on foot, *
and there we rejoiced in him.

 6 In his might he rules for ever;
his eyes keep watch over the nations; *
let no rebel rise up against him.

 7 Bless our God, you peoples; *
make the voice of his praise to be heard;

 8 Who holds our souls in life, *
and will not allow our feet to slip.

 9 For you, O God, have proved us; *
you have tried us just as silver is tried.

 10 You brought us into the snare; *
you laid heavy burdens upon our backs.

 11 You let enemies ride over our heads;
we went through fire and water; *
but you brought us out into a place of refreshment.

 12 I will enter your house with burnt-offerings and will pay you my vows, *
which I promised with my lips and spoke with my mouth when I was in trouble.

 13 I will offer you sacrifices of fat beasts with the smoke of rams; *
I will give you oxen and goats.

 14 Come and listen, all you who fear God, *
and I will tell you what he has done for me.

 15 I called out to him with my mouth, *
and his praise was on my tongue.

 16 If I had found evil in my heart, *
the Lord would not have heard me;

 17 But in truth God has heard me; *
he has attended to the voice of my prayer.

 18 Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer, *
nor withheld his love from me.

 Psalm 67   Deus misereatur

 1 May God be merciful to us and bless us, *
show us the light of his countenance and come to us.

 2 Let your ways be known upon earth, *
your saving health among all nations.

 3 Let the peoples praise you, O God; *
let all the peoples praise you.

 4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, *
for you judge the peoples with equity and guide all the nations upon earth.

 5 Let the peoples praise you, O God; *
let all the peoples praise you.

 6 The earth has brought forth her increase; *
may God, our own God, give us his blessing.

 7 May God give us his blessing, *
and may all the ends of the earth stand in awe of him.

 Psalm 68   Exsurgat Deus

 1 Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered; *
let those who hate him flee before him.

 2 Let them vanish like smoke when the wind drives it away; *
as the wax melts at the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

 3 But let the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; *
let them also be merry and joyful.

 4 Sing to God, sing praises to his name;
exalt him who rides upon the heavens; *
Yahweh is his name, rejoice before him!

 5 Father of orphans, defender of widows, *
God in his holy habitation!

 6 God gives the solitary a home and brings forth prisoners into freedom; *
but the rebels shall live in dry places.

 7 O God, when you went forth before your people, *
when you marched through the wilderness,

 8 The earth shook, and the skies poured down rain,
at the presence of God, the God of Sinai, *
at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

 9 You sent a gracious rain, O God, upon your inheritance; *
you refreshed the land when it was weary.

 10 Your people found their home in it; *
in your goodness, O God, you have made provision for the poor.

 11 The Lord gave the word; *
great was the company of women who bore the tidings:

 12 "Kings with their armies are fleeing away; *
the women at home are dividing the spoils."

 13 Though you lingered among the sheepfolds, *
you shall be like a dove whose wings are covered with silver,
whose feathers are like green gold.

 14 When the Almighty scattered kings, *
it was like snow falling in Zalmon.

 15 O mighty mountain, O hill of Bashan! *
O rugged mountain, O hill of Bashan!

 16 Why do you look with envy, O rugged mountain,
at the hill which God chose for his resting place? *
truly, the Lord will dwell there for ever.

 17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand,
even thousands of thousands; *
the Lord comes in holiness from Sinai.

 18 You have gone up on high and led captivity captive;
you have received gifts even from your enemies, *
that the Lord God might dwell among them.

 19 Blessed be the Lord day by day, *
the God of our salvation, who bears our burdens.

 20 He is our God, the God of our salvation; *
God is the Lord, by whom we escape death.

 21 God shall crush the heads of his enemies, *
and the hairy scalp of those who go on still in their wickedness.

 22 The Lord has said, "I will bring them back from Bashan; *
I will bring them back from the depths of the sea;

 23 That your foot may be dipped in blood, *
the tongues of your dogs in the blood of your enemies."

 24 They see your procession, O God, *
your procession into the sanctuary, my God and my King.

 25 The singers go before, musicians follow after, *
in the midst of maidens playing upon the hand-drums.

 26 Bless God in the congregation; *
bless the Lord, you that are of the fountain of Israel.

 27 There is Benjamin, least of the tribes, at the head;
the princes of Judah in a company; *
and the princes of Zebulon and Naphtali.

 28 Send forth your strength, O God; *
establish, O God, what you have wrought for us.

 29 Kings shall bring gifts to you, *
for your temple's sake at Jerusalem.

 30 Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, *
and the peoples, a herd of wild bulls with its calves.

 31 Trample down those who lust after silver; *
scatter the peoples that delight in war.

 32 Let tribute be brought out of Egypt; *
let Ethiopia stretch out her hands to God.

 33 Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; *
sing praises to the Lord.

 34 He rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens; *
he sends forth his voice, his mighty voice.

 35 Ascribe power to God; *
his majesty is over Israel;

↓Psalm 69↓

Ps: 1-35,  36-68,  69-91,  92-118,  119-150