#second psalm

BLESSED is the man that feareth the LORD; * he hath great delight in his commandments.            2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth; * the generation of the faithful shall be blessed.            3 Riches and plenteousness shall be in his house; *  and his righteousness endureth for ever.            4 Unto the godly there ariseth up light in the darkness; * he is merciful, loving, and righteous.            5 A good man is merciful, and lendeth; * and will guide his words with discretion.            6 For he shall never be moved: * and the righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance.            7 He will not be afraid of any evil tidings; * for his heart standeth fast, and believeth in the LORD.            8 His heart is stablished, and will not shrink, * until he see his desire upon his enemies.            9 He hath dispersed abroad, and given to the poor, * and his righteousness remaineth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.            10 The ungodly shall see it, and it shall grieve him; * he shall gnash with his teeth, and consume away; the desire of the ungodly shall perish.

O BE joyful in the LORD, all ye lands: * serve the LORD with gladness, and come before his presence with a song.              2 Be ye sure that the LORD he is God; it is he that  hath made us, and not we ourselves; * we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.              3 O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise; * be thankful unto him, and speak good of his Name.              4 For the LORD is gracious, his mercy is everlasting; * and his truth endureth from generation to generation.

O SING unto the LORD a new song; * sing unto the LORD, all the whole earth.         2 Sing unto the LORD, and praise his Name; * be telling of his salvation from day to day.         3 Declare his honour unto the heathen, * and his wonders unto all peoples.         4 For the LORD is great, and cannot worthily be praised;* he is more to be feared than all gods.         5 As for all the gods of the heathen, they are but idols; * but it is the LORD that made the heavens.         6 Glory and worship are before him; * power and honour are in his sanctuary.         7 Ascribe unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the peoples, * ascribe unto the LORD worship and power.         8 Ascribe unto the LORD the honour due unto his Name; * bring presents, and come into his courts.         9 O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness; * let the whole earth stand in awe of him.         10 Tell it out among the heathen, that the LORD is King, and that it is he who hath made the round world so fast that it cannot be moved; * and how that he shall judge the peoples righteously.         11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; * let the sea make a noise, and all that therein is.         12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it; * then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the LORD.         13 For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth; * and with righteousness to judge the world, and the peoples with his truth.

I WAS glad when they said unto me, * We will go into the house of the LORD.           2 Our feet shall stand in thy gates, * O Jerusalem.           3 Jerusalem is built as a city * that is at unity in itself.           4 For thither the tribes go up, even the tribes of the LORD, * to testify unto Israel, to give thanks unto the Name of the LORD.           5 For there is the seat of judgment, * even the seat of the house of David.           6 O pray for the peace of Jerusalem; * they shall prosper that love thee.           7 Peace be within thy walls, * and plenteousness within thy palaces.           8 For my brethren and companions' sakes, * I will wish thee prosperity.           9 Yea, because of the house of the LORD our God, * I will seek to do thee good.

O GOD, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; * thy holy temple have they defiled, and made Jerusalem an heap of stones.       2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the air, * and the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the land.       3 Their blood have they shed like water on every side of Jerusalem, * and there was no man to bury them.       4 We are become an open shame to our enemies, * a very scorn and derision unto them that are round about us.       5 LORD, how long wilt thou be angry? * shall thy jealousy burn like fire for ever?       6 Pour out thine indignation upon the heathen that have not known thee; * and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy Name.       7 For they have devoured Jacob, * and laid waste his dwelling-place.       8 O remember not our old sins, but have mercy upon us, and that soon; * for we are come to great misery.       9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy Name: * O deliver us, and be merciful unto our sins, for thy Name's sake.     10 Wherefore do the heathen say, * Where is now their God?     11 O let the vengeance of thy servants' blood that is shed, * be openly showed upon the heathen, in our sight.     12 O let the sorrowful sighing of the prisoners come before thee; * according to the greatness of thy power, preserve thou those that are appointed to die.     13 And for the blasphemy wherewith our neighbours have blasphemed thee, * reward thou them, O Lord, sevenfold into their bosom.    14 So we, that are thy people, and sheep of thy pasture, shall give thee thanks for ever, * and will alway be showing forth thy praise from generation to generation.

HEAR my prayer, O LORD, and consider my desire; * hearken unto me for thy truth and righteousness' sake.         2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant; * for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.         3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; * he hath laid me in the darkness, as the men that have been long dead.         4 Therefore is my spirit vexed within me, * and my heart within me is desolate.          5 Yet do I remember the time past; I muse upon all thy works; * yea, I exercise myself in the works of thy hands.          6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee; * my soul gaspeth unto thee as a thirsty land.          7 Hear me, O LORD, and that soon; for my spirit waxeth faint: * hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.          8 O let me hear thy loving-kindness betimes in the morning; for in thee is my trust: * show thou me the way that I should walk in; for I lift up my soul unto thee.          9 Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies; * for I flee unto thee to hide me.          10 Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee; for thou art my God: * let thy loving Spirit lead me forth into the land of righteousness.          11 Quicken me, O LORD, for thy Name's sake; * and for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.          12 And of thy goodness slay mine enemies, * and destroy all them that vex my soul; for I am thy servant. 

SAVE me, O God, for thy Name's sake, * and avenge me in thy strength.       2 Hear my prayer, O God, * and hearken unto the words of my mouth.       3 For strangers are risen up against me; * and tyrants, which have not God before their eyes, seek after my soul.       4 Behold, God is my helper; * the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.       5 He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: * destroy thou them in thy truth.       6 An offering of a free heart will I give thee, and praise thy Name, O LORD; * because it is so comfortable.      7 For he hath delivered me out of all my trouble; * and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.

THE earth is the LORD'S, and all that therein is; * the compass of the world, and they that dwell therein.        2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, * and stablished it upon the floods.        3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? * or who shall rise up in his holy place?        4 Even he that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; * and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity, nor sworn to deceive his neighbour.        5 He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, * and righteousness from the God of his salvation.        6 This is the generation of them that seek him; * even of them that seek thy face, O God of Jacob.        7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; * and the King of glory shall come in.        8 Who is this King of glory? * It is the LORD strong and mighty, even the LORD mighty in battle.        9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; * and the King of glory shall come in.        10 Who is this King of glory? * Even the LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory.