Let them be confounded and consumed That are adversaries to my soul; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonour That seek my hurt. But I will hope continually, And will yet praise thee more and more. My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; For I know not the numbers thereof. I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only. Until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, O God, who is like unto thee! Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, And shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth. Thou shalt increase my greatness, And comfort me on every side. I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, my God: Unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. 5 ΤΟ 15 20 25 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: 5 For they are confounded, For they are brought unto shame, that seek PSALM LXXII Give the King thy judgments, O God, 15 my hurt. The mountains shall bring peace to the people, He shall judge the poor of the people, As long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations. He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: 20 As showers that water the earth. In his days shall the righteous flourish ; And abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, And from the river unto the ends of the earth. 25 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; And his enemies shall lick the dust. The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts, Yea, all kings shall fall down before him All nations shall serve him. For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; And shall save the souls of the needy. He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba : Prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised. There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; The fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: And they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth. His name shall be continued as long as the sun : All nations shall call him blessed. Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, Who only doeth wondrous things. And blessed be his glorious name for ever: And let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen. The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended. 15 20 25 5 PSALM LXXIII Truly God is good to Israel, Even to such as are of a clean heart. For I was envious at the foolish, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. They are not in trouble as other men ; Their eyes stand out with fatness: 15 They are corrupt, And speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily. They set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue walketh through the earth. 20 Therefore his people return hither: And waters of a full cup are wrung out to them. And they say, How doth God know? And is there knowledge in the most High? Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; 25 They increase in riches. Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, And washed my hands in innocency. For all the day long have I been plagued, And chastened every morning. If I say, I will speak thus ; Behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children. When I thought to know this, It was too painful for me; Until I went into the sanctuary of God; Then understood I their end. Surely thou didst set them in slippery places : Thou castedst them down into destruction. How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! As a dream when one awaketh; ΤΟ So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their 15 image. Thus my heart was grieved, And I was pricked in my reins. Nevertheless I am continually with thee: And there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. But God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. 20 25 |