Let all the earth fear the Lord:

Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe

of him.

For he spake, and it was done;

He commanded, and it stood fast.

The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought:

He maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever,

The thoughts of his heart to all generations.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord;
And the people whom he hath chosen for his own
inheritance.

The Lord looketh from heaven;

He beholdeth all the sons of men.

From the place of his habitation he looketh

Upon all the inhabitants of the earth.

He fashioneth their hearts alike;

He considereth all their works.

There is no king saved by the multitude of an host:

A mighty man is not delivered by much strength. An horse is a vain thing for safety:

Neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear

him,

Upon them that hope in his mercy;

To deliver their soul from death,
And to keep them alive in famine.
Our soul waiteth for the Lord:
He is our help and our shield.

For our heart shall rejoice in him,

Because we have trusted in his holy name.

Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us,

According as we hope in thee.

LXIX

I WILL BLESS THE LORD

be glad.

Psalm xxxiv.

WILL bless the Lord at all times:
His praise shall continually be in my
mouth.

My soul shall make her boast in the
Lord:

The humble shall hear thereof, and

O magnify the Lord with me,

And let us exalt his name together.

I sought the Lord, and he heard me,
And delivered me from all my fears.

They looked unto him, and were lightened:

And their faces were not ashamed.

This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him,

And saved him out of all his troubles.

The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him,

And delivereth them.

O taste and see that the Lord is good:
Blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

O fear the Lord, ye his saints:

For there is no want to them that fear him.

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger:

But they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

Come, ye children, hearken unto me:

I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

What man is he that desireth life,

And loveth many days, that he may see good?

Keep thy tongue from evil,

And thy lips from speaking guile.

Depart from evil, and do good;

Seek peace, and pursue it.

The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous,

And his ears are open unto their cry.

The face of the Lord is against them that do evil,
To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth,
And delivereth them out of all their troubles.

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart;

And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous:

But the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
He keepeth all his bones:

Not one of them is broken.

Evil shall slay the wicked:

And they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants:
And none of them that trust in him shall be
desolate.

LXX

FRET NOT THYSELF

Psalm xxxvii.

RET not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

For they shall soon be cut down like

the grass,

And wither as the green herb.

Trust in the Lord, and do good;

So shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

Delight thyself also in the Lord;

And he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord;

Trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the

light,

And thy judgment as the noonday.

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him:

Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in

his way,

Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices

to pass.

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath:

Fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
For evil-doers shall be cut off:

But those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be : Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

But the meek shall inherit the earth;

And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

The wicked plotteth against the just,

And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
The Lord shall laugh at him:

For he seeth that his day is coming.

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have

bent their bow,

To cast down the poor and needy,

And to slay such as be of upright conversation.
Their sword shall enter into their own heart,
And their bows shall be broken.

A little that a righteous man hath

Is better than the riches of many wicked.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken:
But the Lord upholdeth the righteous.
The Lord knoweth the days of the upright:
And their inheritance shall be for ever.

They shall not be ashamed in the evil time:

And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. But the wicked shall perish,

And the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs:

They shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again :

But the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the

earth;

And they that be cursed of him shall be cut off. The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: And he delighteth in his way.

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: For the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.

I have been young, and now am old;

Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken,
Nor his seed begging bread.

He is ever merciful, and lendeth;

And his seed is blessed.

Depart from evil, and do good;
And dwell for evermore.
For the Lord loveth judgment,
And forsaketh not his saints;

They are preserved for ever:

But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

The righteous shall inherit the land,

And dwell therein for ever.

The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom,

And his tongue talketh of judgment.

The law of his God is in his heart;

None of his steps shall slide.

The wicked watcheth the righteous,

And seeketh to slay him.

The Lord will not leave him in his hand,

Nor condemn him when he is judged.

Wait on the Lord, and keep his way,