American Standard Version of 1901
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A Song, a Psalm of David.My heart is fixed, O God;I will sing, yea, I will sing praises, even with my glory.
Awake, psaltery and harp:I myself will {Or, awake the dawn}awake right early.
I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the peoples;And I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
For thy lovingkindness is great above the heavens;And thy truth reacheth unto the skies.
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens,And thy glory above all the earth.
That thy beloved may be delivered,Save with thy right hand, and answer {Another reading is, me.}us.
Whoso is wise will give heed to these things;And they will consider the lovingkindnesses of Jehovah.
O give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
Let the redeemed of Jehovah say so,Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary,
And gathered out of the lands,From the east and from the west,From the north and {Hebrew: from the sea.}from the south.
They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way;They found no city of habitation.
Hungry and thirsty,Their soul fainted in them.
Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble,And he delivered them out of their distresses,
He led them also by a straight way,That they might go to a city of habitation.
Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness,And for his wonderful works to the children of men!
For he satisfieth the longing soul,And the hungry soul he filleth with good.
Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,Being bound in affliction and iron,
Because they rebelled against the words of God,And contemned the counsel of the Most High:
Therefore he brought down their heart with labor;They fell down, and there was none to help.
Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble,And he saved them out of their distresses.
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,And brake their bonds in sunder.
Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness,And for his wonderful works to the children of men!
For he hath broken the gates of brass,And cut the bars of iron in sunder.
Fools because of {Hebrew: the way of their transgression.}their transgression,And because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
Their soul abhorreth all manner of food;And they draw near unto the gates of death.
Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble,And he saveth them out of their distresses.
He sendeth his word, and healeth them,And delivereth them from their {Hebrew: pits.}destructions.
Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness,And for his wonderful works to the children of men!
And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving,And declare his works with singing.
They that go down to the sea in ships,That do business in great waters;
These see the works of Jehovah,And his wonders in the deep.
For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind,Which lifteth up the waves thereof.
They mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the depths:Their soul melteth away because of trouble.
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man,And {Hebrew: all their wisdom is swallowed up.}are at their wits' end.
Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble,And he bringeth them out of their distresses.
He maketh the storm a calm,So that the waves thereof are still.
Then are they glad because they are quiet;So he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness,And for his wonderful works to the children of men!
Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people,And praise him in the seat of the elders.
He turneth rivers into a wilderness,And watersprings into a thirsty ground;
A fruitful land into a salt desert,For the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
He turneth a wilderness into a pool of water,And a dry land into watersprings.
And there he maketh the hungry to dwell,That they may prepare a city of habitation,
And sow fields, and plant vineyards,And get them fruits of increase.
He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly;And he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
Again, they are diminished and bowed downThrough oppression, trouble, and sorrow.
He poureth contempt upon princes,And causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.
Yet setteth he the needy on high from affliction,And maketh him families like a flock.
The upright shall see it, and be glad;And all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
Whoso is wise will give heed to these things;And they will consider the lovingkindnesses of Jehovah.
For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave.Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me;For my soul taketh refuge in thee:Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge,Until these {Or, wickedness}calamities be overpast.
I will cry unto God Most High,Unto God that performeth all things for me.
He will send from heaven, and save me,When he that would swallow me up reproacheth; [SelahGod will send forth his lovingkindness and his truth.
My soul is among lions;I {Or, must lie}lie among them that are set on fire,Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows,And their tongue a sharp sword.
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens;Let thy glory be above all the earth.
They have prepared a net for my steps;My soul is bowed down:They have digged a pit before me;They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. [Selah
My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed:I will sing, yea, I will sing praises.
Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp:I myself {Or, will awake the dawn}will awake right early.
I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the peoples:I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
For thy lovingkindness is great unto the heavens,And thy truth unto the skies.
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens;Let thy glory be above all the earth.
For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave.Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me;For my soul taketh refuge in thee:Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge,Until these {Or, wickedness}calamities be overpast.
I will cry unto God Most High,Unto God that performeth all things for me.
He will send from heaven, and save me,When he that would swallow me up reproacheth; [SelahGod will send forth his lovingkindness and his truth.
My soul is among lions;I {Or, must lie}lie among them that are set on fire,Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows,And their tongue a sharp sword.
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens;Let thy glory be above all the earth.
They have prepared a net for my steps;My soul is bowed down:They have digged a pit before me;They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. [Selah
My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed:I will sing, yea, I will sing praises.
Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp:I myself {Or, will awake the dawn}will awake right early.
I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the peoples:I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
For thy lovingkindness is great unto the heavens,And thy truth unto the skies.
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens;Let thy glory be above all the earth.
A Song, a Psalm of David.My heart is fixed, O God;I will sing, yea, I will sing praises, even with my glory.
Awake, psaltery and harp:I myself will {Or, awake the dawn}awake right early.
I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the peoples;And I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
For thy lovingkindness is great above the heavens;And thy truth reacheth unto the skies.
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens,And thy glory above all the earth.
That thy beloved may be delivered,Save with thy right hand, and answer {Another reading is, me.}us.
God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult;I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;Ephraim also is the defence of my head;Judah is my {Or, lawgiver}sceptre.
Moab is my washpot; {Or, Unto}Upon Edom will I cast my shoe;Over Philistia will I shout.
Who will bring me into the fortified city?Who {Or, will lead me &c.}hath led me unto Edom?
{Or, Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off, And goest…hosts?}Hast not thou cast us off, O God?And thou goest not forth, O God, with our hosts.
Give us help against the adversary;For vain is the {Hebrew: salvation.}help of man.
Through God we shall do valiantly:For he it is that will tread down our adversaries.
Upon the willows in the midst thereofWe hanged up our harps.
But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light,That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name {Or, is}shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place {Or, incense and a pure oblation are offered}incense {Or, is}shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name {Or, is}shall be great among the Gentiles, saith Jehovah of hosts.
And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are fortified and inhabited.
Then the nations that are left round about you shall know that I, Jehovah, have builded the ruined places, and planted that which was desolate: I, Jehovah, have spoken it, and I will do it.
Whoso is wise will give heed to these things;And they will consider the lovingkindnesses of Jehovah.
He that descended is the same also that ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.)
Jehovah is great in Zion;And he is high above all the peoples.
but because Jehovah loveth you, and because he would keep the oath which he sware unto your fathers, hath Jehovah brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Jehovah appeared {Or, from afar}of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore {Or, have I continued lovingkindness unto thee}with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.