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PSALM 139
- Psalm 139:1 To the Overseer. -- A Psalm by David. YHWH, Thou hast searched me, and knowest.
- 139:2 Thou -- Thou hast known my sitting down, And my rising up, Thou hast attended to my thoughts from afar.
- 139:3 My path and my couch Thou hast fanned, And [with] all my ways hast been acquainted.
- 139:4 For there is not a word in my tongue, Lo, O YHWH, Thou hast known it all!
- 139:5 Behind and before Thou hast besieged me, And Thou dost place on me Thy hand.
- 139:6 Knowledge too wonderful for me, It hath been set on high, I am not able for it.
- 139:7 Whither do I go from Thy Spirit? And whither from Thy face do I flee?
- 139:8 If I ascend the heavens -- there Thou [art], And spread out a couch in Sheol, lo, Thee!
- 139:9 I take the wings of morning, I dwell in the uttermost part of the sea,
- Psalm 139:10 Also there Thy hand doth lead me, And Thy right hand doth hold me.
- 139:11 And I say, 'Surely darkness bruiseth me, Then night [is] light to me.
- 139:12 Also darkness hideth not from Thee, And night as day shineth, as [is] darkness so [is] light.
- 139:13 For Thou -- Thou hast possessed my reins, Thou dost cover me in my mother's belly.
- 139:14 I confess Thee, because that [with] wonders I have been distinguished. Wonderful [are] Thy works, And my soul is knowing [it] well.
- 139:15 My substance was not hid from Thee, When I was made in secret, Curiously wrought in the lower part of earth.
- 139:16 Mine unformed substance Thine eyes saw, And on Thy book all of them are written, The days they were formed -- And not one among them.
- 139:17 And to me how precious have been Thy thoughts, O God, how great hath been their sum!
- 139:18 I recount them! than the sand they are more, I have waked, and I am still with Thee.
- 139:19 Dost Thou slay, O God, the wicked? Then, men of blood, turn aside from me!
- Psalm 139:20 Who exchange Thee for wickedness, Lifted up to vanity [are] Thine enemies.
- 139:21 Do not I hate, YHWH, those hating Thee? And with Thy withstanders grieve myself?
- 139:22 [With] perfect hatred I have hated them, Enemies they have become to me.
- 139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart, Try me, and know my thoughts,
- 139:24 And see if a grievous way be in me, And lead me in a way age-during!
|| 139 || Young's Literal OT Index || 141 ||
PSALM 140
- Psalm 140:1 To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O YHWH, from an evil man, From one of violence Thou keepest me.
- 140:2 Who have devised evils in the heart, All the day they assemble [for] wars.
- 140:3 They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of an adder [is] under their lips. Selah.
- 140:4 Preserve me, YHWH, from the hands of the wicked, From one of violence Thou keepest me, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.
- 140:5 The proud hid a snare for me -- and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, Snares they have set for me. Selah.
- 140:6 I have said to YHWH, 'My God [art] Thou, Hear, YHWH, the voice of my supplications.'
- 140:7 O YHWH, my Lord, strength of my salvation, Thou hast covered my head in the day of armour.
- 140:8 Grant not, O YHWH, the desires of the wicked, His wicked device bring not forth, They are high. Selah.
- 140:9 The chief of my surrounders, The perverseness of their lips covereth them.
- Psalm 140:10 They cause to fall on themselves burning coals, Into fire He doth cast them, Into deep pits -- they arise not.
- 140:11 A talkative man is not established in the earth, One of violence -- evil hunteth to overflowing.
- 140:12 I have known that YHWH doth execute The judgment of the afflicted, The judgment of the needy.
- 140:13 Only -- the righteous give thanks to Thy name, The upright do dwell with Thy presence!
|| 140 || Young's Literal OT Index || 142 ||
PSALM 141
- Psalm 141:1 A Psalm, by David. O YHWH, I have called Thee, haste to me, Give ear [to] my voice when I call to Thee.
- 141:2 My prayer is prepared -- incense before Thee, The lifting up of my hands -- the evening present.
- 141:3 Set, O YHWH, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.
- 141:4 Incline not my heart to an evil thing, To do habitually actions in wickedness, With men working iniquity, Yea, I eat not of their pleasant things.
- 141:5 The righteous doth beat me [in] kindness. And doth reprove me, Oil of the head my head disalloweth not, For still my prayer [is] about their vexations.
- 141:6 Their judges have been released by the sides of a rock, And they have heard my sayings, For they have been pleasant.
- 141:7 As one tilling and ripping up in the land, Have our bones been scattered at the command of Saul.
- 141:8 But to Thee, O YHWH, my Lord, [are] mine eyes, In Thee I have trusted, Make not bare my soul.
- 141:9 Keep me from the gin they laid for me, Even snares of workers of iniquity.
- Psalm 141:10 The wicked fall in their nets together, till I pass over!
|| 141 || Young's Literal OT Index || 143 ||
PSALM 142
- Psalm 142:1 An Instruction of David, a Prayer when he is in the cave. My voice [is] unto YHWH, I cry, My voice [is] unto YHWH, I entreat grace.
- 142:2 I pour forth before Him my meditation, My distress before Him I declare.
- 142:3 When my spirit hath been feeble in me, Then Thou hast known my path; In the way [in] which I walk, They have hid a snare for me.
- 142:4 Looking on the right hand -- and seeing, And I have none recognizing; Perished hath refuge from me, There is none inquiring for my soul.
- 142:5 I have cried unto thee, O YHWH, I have said, 'Thou [art] my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.'
- 142:6 Attend Thou unto my loud cry, For I have become very low, Deliver Thou me from my pursuers, For they have been stronger than I.
- 142:7 Bring forth from prison my soul to confess Thy name, The righteous do compass me about, When Thou conferrest benefits upon me!
|| 142 || Young's Literal OT Index || 144 ||
PSALM 143
- Psalm 143:1 A Psalm of David. O YHWH, hear my prayer, Give ear unto my supplications, In Thy faithfulness answer me -- in Thy righteousness.
- 143:2 And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, For no one living is justified before Thee.
- 143:3 For an enemy hath pursued my soul, He hath bruised to the earth my life, He hath caused me to dwell in dark places, As the dead of old.
- 143:4 And my spirit in me is become feeble, Within me is my heart become desolate.
- 143:5 I have remembered days of old, I have meditated on all Thine acts, On the work of Thy hand I muse.
- 143:6 I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul [is] as a weary land for Thee. Selah.
- 143:7 Haste, answer me, O YHWH, My spirit hath been consumed, Hide not Thou Thy face from me, Or I have been compared with those going down [to] the pit.
- 143:8 Cause me to hear in the morning Thy kindness, For in Thee I have trusted, Cause me to know the way that I go, For unto Thee I have lifted up my soul.
- 143:9 Deliver me from mine enemies, O YHWH, Near Thee I am covered.
- Psalm 143:10 Teach me to do Thy good pleasure, For Thou [art] my God -- Thy Spirit [is] good, Lead me into a land of uprightness.
- 143:11 For Thy name's sake O YHWH, Thou dost quicken me, In Thy righteousness, Thou bringest out from distress my soul,
- 143:12 And in Thy kindness cuttest off mine enemies, And hast destroyed all the adversaries of my soul, For I [am] Thy servant!
|| 143 || Young's Literal OT Index || 145 ||
PSALM 144
- Psalm 144:1 By David. Blessed [is] YHWH my rock, who is teaching My hands for war, my fingers for battle.
- 144:2 My kind one, and my bulwark, My tower, and my deliverer, My shield, and in whom I have trusted, Who is subduing my people under me!
- 144:3 YHWH, what [is] man that Thou knowest him? Son of man, that Thou esteemest him?
- 144:4 Man to vanity hath been like, His days [are] as a shadow passing by.
- 144:5 YHWH, incline Thy heavens and come down, Strike against mountains, and they smoke.
- 144:6 Send forth lightning, and scatter them, Send forth Thine arrows, and trouble them,
- 144:7 Send forth Thy hand from on high, Free me, and deliver me from many waters, From the hand of sons of a stranger,
- 144:8 Because their mouth hath spoken vanity, And their right hand [is] a right hand of falsehood.
- 144:9 O God, a new song I sing to Thee, On a psaltery of ten strings I sing praise to Thee.
- Psalm 144:10 Who is giving deliverance to kings, Who is freeing David His servant from the sword of evil.
- 144:11 Free me, and deliver me From the hand of sons of a stranger, Because their mouth hath spoken vanity, And their right hand [is] a right hand of falsehood,
- 144:12 Because our sons [are] as plants, Becoming great in their youth, Our daughters as hewn stones, Polished -- the likeness of a palace,
- 144:13 Our garners [are] full, bringing out from kind to kind, Our flocks are bringing forth thousands, Ten thousands in our out-places,
- 144:14 Our oxen are carrying, there is no breach, And there is no outgoing, And there is no crying in our broad places.
- 144:15 O the happiness of the people that is thus, O the happiness of the people whose God [is] YHWH!
|| 144 || Young's Literal OT Index || 146 ||
PSALM 145
- Psalm 145:1 Praise by David. I exalt Thee, my God, O king, And bless Thy name to the age and for ever.
- 145:2 Every day do I bless Thee, And praise Thy name to the age and for ever.
- 145:3 Great [is] YHWH, and praised greatly, And of His greatness there is no searching.
- 145:4 Generation to generation praiseth Thy works, And Thy mighty acts they declare.
- 145:5 The honour -- the glory of Thy majesty, And the matters of Thy wonders I declare.
- 145:6 And the strength of Thy fearful acts they tell, And Thy greatness I recount.
- 145:7 The memorial of the abundance of Thy goodness they send forth. And Thy righteousness they sing.
- 145:8 Gracious and merciful [is] YHWH, Slow to anger, and great in kindness.
- 145:9 Good [is] YHWH to all, And His mercies [are] over all His works.
- Psalm 145:10 Confess Thee O YHWH, do all Thy works, And Thy saints do bless Thee.
- 145:11 The honour of Thy kingdom they tell, And [of] Thy might they speak,
- 145:12 To make known to sons of men His mighty acts, The honour of the majesty of His kingdom.
- 145:13 Thy kingdom [is] a kingdom of all ages, And Thy dominion [is] in all generations.
- 145:14 YHWH is supporting all who are falling, And raising up all who are bowed down.
- 145:15 The eyes of all unto Thee do look, And Thou art giving to them their food in its season,
- 145:16 Opening Thy hand, and satisfying The desire of every living thing.
- 145:17 Righteous [is] YHWH in all His ways, And kind in all His works.
- 145:18 Near [is] YHWH to all those calling Him, To all who call Him in truth.
- 145:19 The desire of those fearing Him He doth, And their cry He heareth, and saveth them.
- Psalm 145:20 YHWH preserveth all those loving Him, And all the wicked He destroyeth.
- 145:21 The praise of YHWH my mouth speaketh, And all flesh doth bless His holy name, To the age and for ever!
|| 145 || Young's Literal OT Index || 147 ||
PSALM 146
- Psalm 146:1 Praise ye Jah! Praise, O my soul, YHWH.
- 146:2 I praise YHWH during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist.
- 146:3 Trust not in princes -- in a son of man, For he hath no deliverance.
- 146:4 His spirit goeth forth, he returneth to his earth, In that day have his thoughts perished.
- 146:5 O the happiness of him Who hath the God of Jacob for his help, His hope [is] on YHWH his God,
- 146:6 Making the heavens and earth, The sea and all that [is] in them, Who is keeping truth to the age,
- 146:7 Doing judgment for the oppressed, Giving bread to the hungry.
- 146:8 YHWH is loosing the prisoners, YHWH is opening (the eyes of) the blind, YHWH is raising the bowed down, YHWH is loving the righteous,
- 146:9 YHWH is preserving the strangers, The fatherless and widow He causeth to stand, And the way of the wicked He turneth upside down.
- Psalm 146:10 YHWH doth reign to the age, Thy God, O Zion, to generation and generation, Praise ye Jah!
|| 146 || Young's Literal OT Index || 148 ||
PSALM 147
- Psalm 147:1 Praise ye Jah! For [it is] good to praise our God, For pleasant -- comely [is] praise.
- 147:2 Building Jerusalem [is] YHWH, The driven away of Israel He gathereth.
- 147:3 Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.
- 147:4 Appointing the number of the stars, To all them He giveth names.
- 147:5 Great [is] our Lord, and abundant in power, Of His understanding there is no narration.
- 147:6 YHWH is causing the meek to stand, Making low the wicked unto the earth.
- 147:7 Answer ye to YHWH with thanksgiving, Sing ye to our God with a harp.
- 147:8 Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing for the earth rain, Who is causing grass to spring up [on] mountains,
- 147:9 Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
- Psalm 147:10 Not in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased.
- 147:11 YHWH is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.
- 147:12 Glorify, O Jerusalem, YHWH, Praise thy God, O Zion.
- 147:13 For He did strengthen the bars of thy gates, He hath blessed thy sons in thy midst.
- 147:14 Who is making thy border peace, [With] the fat of wheat He satisfieth Thee.
- 147:15 Who is sending forth His saying [on] earth, Very speedily doth His word run.
- 147:16 Who is giving snow like wool, Hoar-frost as ashes He scattereth.
- 147:17 Casting forth His ice like morsels, Before His cold who doth stand?
- 147:18 He sendeth forth His word and melteth them, He causeth His wind to blow -- the waters flow.
- 147:19 Declaring His words to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
- Psalm 147:20 He hath not done so to any nation, As to judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye Jah!
|| 147 || Young's Literal OT Index || 149 ||
PSALM 148
- Psalm 148:1 Praise ye Jah! Praise ye YHWH from the heavens, Praise ye Him in high places.
- 148:2 Praise ye Him, all His messengers, Praise ye Him, all His hosts.
- 148:3 Praise ye Him, sun and moon, Praise ye Him, all stars of light.
- 148:4 Praise ye Him, heavens of heavens, And ye waters that are above the heavens.
- 148:5 They do praise the name of YHWH, For He commanded, and they were created.
- 148:6 And He establisheth them for ever to the age, A statute He gave, and they pass not over.
- 148:7 Praise ye YHWH from the earth, Dragons and all deeps,
- 148:8 Fire and hail, snow and vapour, Whirlwind doing His word;
- 148:9 The mountains and all heights, Fruit tree, and all cedars,
- Psalm 148:10 The wild beast, and all cattle, Creeping thing, and winged bird,
- 148:11 Kings of earth, and all peoples, Chiefs, and all judges of earth,
- 148:12 Young men, and also maidens, Aged men, with youths,
- 148:13 They praise the name of YHWH, For His name alone hath been set on high, His honour [is] above earth and heavens.
- 148:14 And He exalteth the horn of His people, The praise of all His saints, Of the sons of Israel, a people near Him. Praise ye Jah!
|| 148 || Young's Literal OT Index || 150 ||
PSALM 149
- Psalm 149:1 Praise ye Jah! Sing ye to YHWH a new song, His praise in an assembly of saints.
- 149:2 Israel doth rejoice in his Maker, Sons of Zion do joy in their king.
- 149:3 They praise His name in a dance, With timbrel and harp sing praise to Him.
- 149:4 For YHWH is pleased with His people, He beautifieth the humble with salvation.
- 149:5 Exult do saints in honour, They sing aloud on their beds.
- 149:6 The exaltation of God [is] in their throat, And a two-edged sword in their hand.
- 149:7 To do vengeance among nations, Punishments among the peoples.
- 149:8 To bind their kings with chains, And their honoured ones with fetters of iron,
- 149:9 To do among them the judgment written, An honour it [is] for all his saints. Praise ye Jah!
|| 149 || Young's Literal OT Index || Proverbs 1-7 ||
PSALM 150
- Psalm 150:1 Praise ye Jah! Praise ye God in His holy place, Praise Him in the expanse of His strength.
- 150:2 Praise Him in His mighty acts, Praise Him according to the abundance of His greatness.
- 150:3 Praise Him with blowing of trumpet, Praise Him with psaltery and harp.
- 150:4 Praise Him with timbrel and dance, Praise Him with stringed instruments and organ.
- 150:5 Praise Him with cymbals of sounding, Praise Him with cymbals of shouting.
- 150:6 All that doth breathe doth praise Jah! Praise ye Jah!
|| 150 || Young's Literal OT Index || Proverbs 1-7 ||
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