1 Heb. memorial.

Thou art exalted far above all gods.

O ye that love the LORD, hate evil:

He preserveth the souls of his saints;

He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
Light is sown for the righteous,
And gladness for the upright in heart.
Be glad in the LORD, ye righteous;
And give thanks to his holy 'name.

A Psalm.

O sing unto the LORD a new song;
For he hath done marvellous things:

His right hand, and his holy arm, hath wrought
salvation for him.

The LORD hath made known his salvation :
His righteousness hath he openly shewed in the
sight of the nations.

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He hath remembered his mercy and his faith- 3
fulness toward the house of Israel:

All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation
of our God.

Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: 4
Break forth and sing for joy, yea, sing praises.
Sing praises unto the LORD with the harp;
With the harp and the voice of melody.

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With trumpets and sound of cornet

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Make a joyful noise before the King, the LORD.

Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof;

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The world, and they that dwell therein;

Let the floods clap their hands;

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Let the hills sing for joy together;

Before the LORD, for he cometh to judge the earth: 9
He shall judge the world with righteousness,
And the peoples with equity.

The LORD reigneth; let the peoples tremble:

2 Or, dwelleth He 'sitteth upon the cherubim; let the earth be

between

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2 The LORD is great in Zion;

And he is high above all the peoples.

3 Let them praise thy great and terrible name : Holy is he.

4 The king's strength also loveth judgement; Thou dost establish equity,

Thou executest judgement and righteousness in
Jacob.

5 Exalt

ye

the LORD our God, And worship at his footstool: Holy is he.

6 Moses and Aaron among his priests,

And Samuel among them that call upon his

name;

They called upon the LORD, and he answered
them.

7 He spake unto them in the pillar of cloud :
They kept his testimonies, and the statute that
he

gave them.

8 Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God:

Thou wast a God that forgavest them,

Though thou tookest vengeance of their doings.

9 Exalt ye the LORD our God,

And worship at his holy hill;

For the LORD our God is holy.

A Psalm 1of thanksgiving.

1 Or, for the

thank offering

1 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye 2 Heb. all the

lands.

It is he that hath made us, and we are his;

earth.

3 Another reading is,

We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. and not we

4 Enter into his gates with 'thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise:

Give thanks unto him, and bless his name.

ourselves,

4 Or, a
thank offering

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For the LORD is good; his mercy endureth for 5

ever;

And his faithfulness unto all generations.

A Psalm of David.

I will sing of mercy and judgement:
Unto thee, O LORD, will I sing praises.

1 Or, give heed I will 'behave myself wisely in a perfect way:
Oh when wilt thou come unto me?

unto the

perfect way

2 Or, in the

integrity of my heart

I will walk within my house 'with a perfect
heart.

I will set no base thing before mine eyes:

3 Or, the doing I hate the work of them that turn aside;

of unfaithfulness

4 Or, evil person

It shall not cleave unto me.

A froward heart shall depart from me :

I will know no 'evil thing.

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Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him 5
will I destroy :

Him that hath an high look and a proud heart
will I not suffer.

Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, 6
that they may dwell with me:

He that walketh in a perfect way, he shall
minister unto me.

He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within 7
my house :

He that speaketh falsehood shall not be estab-
lished before mine eyes.

Morning by morning will I destroy all the 8
wicked of the land;

To cut off all the workers of iniquity from the
city of the LORD.

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and poureth out his complaint before the LORD,

Hear my prayer, O LORD,

And let my cry come unto thee.

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Hide not thy face from me in the day of my distress:

Incline thine ear unto me;

In the day when I call answer me speedily. For 3 my days consume away 'like smoke,

And my bones are burned as a firebrand.

4 My heart is smitten like grass, and withered; For I forget to eat my bread.

5 By reason of the voice of my groaning My bones cleave to my flesh.

6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness;

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I am become as an owl of the waste places.

I watch, and am become

Like a sparrow that is alone upon the housetop.

8 Mine enemies reproach me all the day;

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They that are mad against me do curse by me.
For I have eaten ashes like bread,

And mingled my drink with weeping.

10 Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: For thou hast taken me up, and cast me away. 11 My days are like a shadow that 'declineth; And I am withered like grass.

12 But thou, O LORD, 'shalt abide for ever; And thy memorial unto all generations.

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Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion :
For it is time to have pity upon her, yea, the set

time is come.

14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, And have pity upon her dust.

15 So the nations shall fear the name of the LORD, And all the kings of the earth thy glory:

16 For the LORD hath built up Zion,

He hath appeared in his glory;

17 He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute, And hath not despised their prayer.

18 This shall be written for the generation to

come :

1 Or, in smoke

2 Or, as an hearth

3 Or, is stretched out

4 Or, sittest as king

1 Heb. Jah.

2 Heb. the children of death.

3 Another reading is, He afflicted me with his strength.

And a people which shall be created shall praise
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For he hath looked down from the height of his 19

sanctuary;

From heaven did the LORD behold the earth;
To hear the sighing of the prisoner;

To loose 'those that are appointed to death;

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That men may declare the name of the LORD 21
in Zion,

And his praise in Jerusalem;

When the peoples are gathered together,
And the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.

"He weakened my strength in the way;
He shortened my days.

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I said, O my God, take me not away in the 24
midst of my days:

Thy years are throughout all generations.

Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the 25
earth;

And the heavens are the work of thy hands.
They shall perish, but thou shalt endure:
Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment;

As a vesture shalt thou change them, and they
shall be changed :

But thou art the same,

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And thy years shall have no end.

The children of thy servants shall continue,

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And their seed shall be established before thee.

A Psalm of David.

Bless the LORD, O my soul;

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And all that is within me, bless his holy name.

Bless the LORD, O my soul,

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