9 When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know, for God is for me. 10 In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word. 11 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me. 12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto 12 thee.

13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling? that I may walk before God in the light of the living.

בְּאוֹר הַחַיִּים :

נז

a Or, Destroy not.

b Or, he reproacheth him that would swallow me up.

forth his mercy and his truth.

4 My soul is among lions, and I lie even among them that are set on fire even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens : let thy glory be above all the earth. 6 They have prepared a net for my steps, my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.

My heart is fixed, PIN)

God, my heart is fixed: I
will sing, and give praise.

awake psaltery and harp;
I myself will awake early.
9 I will praise thee, O
Lord, among the people;
I will sing unto thee
among the nations. 10 For
thy mercy is great unto
the heavens, and thy
truth unto the clouds. -
11 Be thou exalted, O God,
above the heavens: let
thy glory be above all the
earth.

they are like the deaf a adder that stoppeth her ear : 5 Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, bcharming never so wisely.

6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, 0 LORD. 7 Let them melt 7 away as waters, which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces. 8 As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun. 9 Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, e both live ing, and in his wrath. 10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of 11 the wicked. 11 So that

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a man shall say, Verily there is da reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.

a or, asp.

LIX.

To the chief Musician Al-taschith, Michtam of David: when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.

DELIVER me from mine enemies, O my God: fdefend me from them that rise up against me. 2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.

3 For lo, they lie in wait for my soul; the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD. 4 They

b Or, be the charmer never so cunning. c Heb. as living as wrath.
e Or, Destroy not, A golden Psalms of David. f Heb. set me on high.

d Heb. fruit of the, &c

run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake a to help me, and behold. 5 Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah. 6 They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips; for who, say they, doth hear ? 8 But thou, 0 LORD, shalt laugh at!

them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision. 9 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee : for God is b my defence. 10 The God of my mercy shall prevent me; God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.

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פֶּן־

11 Slay them not, lest my people forget : scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield. 12 For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak. 13 Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob, unto the ends of the earth. Selah. 14 And at evening let them return, and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. 15 Let them wander up and down d for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.

16 But I will sing of thy power; yea I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning for thou hast been my defence and refuge, in the day of my

Heb. to meet me. b Heb. my high place. c Heb. mine observers. satisfied, then they will stay all night.

d Heb. to eat.

Or, if they be not

To the chief Musician
upon Shushan-eduth,
a Michtam of David, to
teach. When he strove
with Aram-naharaim
and with Aram-zobah,
when Joab returned,
and smote of Edom in
the valley of salt,twelve
thousand.

O GOD, thou hast cast us off; thou hast bscattered us, thou hast been displeased, O turn thyself to us again. 2 Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof, for it shaketh. 3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment. 4 Thou hast given a banner to them that feared thee : that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah. 5 That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hear me.

6 God hath spoken in
his holiness, I will re-

chem, and mete out the
7 Gi-
valley of Succoth.
lead is mine, and Manas-
seh is mine; Ephraim
also is the strength of
mine head; Judah is my
lawgiver. 8 Moab is my
washpot, over Edom will
I cast out my shoe: Phi-
listia, triumph thou be-
cause of me.

9 Who will bring me 9 into the d strong city? who will lead me into

Or, triumph thou over me: [by an irony.]

d Heb. city of strength.