PSALM VII
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PSALM ¤109
{108} {Have no pity for them.— Someone who only had words of friendship has been accused and slandered. He asks justice from God who does not forsake his own. God will show no mercy for those who are merciless.} Break your silence, O God whom I praise, °2 now that the wicked and deceitful hurl their false accusations at me. °3 They assail me with words of hatred; they attack me for no valid cause. °4 They return my friendship with slander, and yet I pray for them. °5 They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love. °6 Appoint a wicked man against him; find an accuser to repeat this curse: °7 “Let him be found guilty when tried; let his own plea condemn him. °8 May his days be numbered, his office be taken by another. °9 May his children lose a father and his wife a husband. °10 May his children go begging, driven out of their ruined homes. °11 May the creditor seize all his belongings and strangers plunder the fruits of his toil. °12 Let no one extend kindness to him or take pity on his orphaned children. °13 May his posterity be destroyed, their names blotted out in the next generation. °14 May his father’s evil be remembered before the Lord; may his mother’s sin never be effaced. °15 May their sins be ever before the Lord, and their memory cut off from the earth.” °16 For he did not remember to show kindness, but hounded the poor, the needy, and the brokenhearted to their death. °17 He loved to curse; may he be cursed. He loathed blessing; may it be far from him. °18 He wrapped himself in cursing; may it soak into his body like water, penetrate his bones like oil. °19 May it be like a garment he wears, like the belt he ties around himself. °20 May the Lord reward my accusers with this, and others who speak evil of me. °21 But as for me, O God my Lord, for your name’s sake, act on my behalf, deliver me, in the goodness of your love. °22 For I am poor and needy, my heart is stricken within me. °23 Like an evening shadow, I fade away; like a locust, I am swept away. °24 My knees have become weak from fasting, my body is wasted of its substance. °25 I have become the butt for the scorn of my foes; people shake their heads at me in derision. °26 Help me, O Lord my God, and save me for the sake of your love. °27 Let them know that this is your hand, that it is you, Lord, who do this. °28 They may curse, but you will bless; when they attack, they will be disgraced; but may your servant rejoice! °29 Let my accusers be clothed with dishonor; let them be wrapped in their own shame. °30 To the Lord, I will give my thanks; I will praise him in the great assembly. °31 He stands at the right hand of the needy, to save them from those who condemn them. {Word of the Lord to my Lord.— The basic force ruling history and the destiny of the world is the victory of Jesus Christ, the Son of God who was made man so that we might share his eternal glory.} °1 The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand till I make your foes your footstool.” °2 From Zion the Lord will extend your mighty scepter and you will rule in the midst of your enemies. °3 Yours is royal dignity from the day you were born in holy majesty. Like dew from the womb of the dawn, I have begotten you. °4 The Lord has sworn, and he will not take back his word: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.” °5 The Lord is at your right hand to crush the kings on his day of wrath. °6 He will judge the nations, heaping up corpses, smashing heads on the wide plain. °7 He has lapped up the water from the brook, this is why he will lift up his head. § God creates, saves and guides us.°1 Alleluia! I thank the Lord with all my heart in the council of the just, in the assembly. °2 The works of the Lord are great and pondered by all who delight in them. °3 Glorious and majestic are his deeds, his righteousness endures forever. °4 He lets us remember his wondrous deeds; the Lord is merciful and kind. °5 Always mindful of his covenant, he provides food for those who fear him. °6 He shows his people the power of his arm by giving them the lands of other nations. °7 The works of his hands are faithful and just, trustworthy are all his precepts, °8 ordained to last forever, bearers of truth and uprightness. °9 He has sent his people deliverances and made with them a covenant forever. His holy name is to be revered! °10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; prudent are those who live by his precepts. To him belongs everlasting praise. § Praise for the just.
°1 Alleluia! Blessed is the one who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commands. °2 His children will be powerful on earth; the upright’s offspring will be blessed. °3 Wealth and riches are for his family, there his integrity will remain. °4 He is for the righteous a light in darkness, he is kind, merciful and upright. °5 It will be well with him who lends freely, who leads a life of justice and honesty. °6 For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered and loved forever. °7 He has no fear of evil news, for his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord. °8 His heart is confident, he needs not fear, he shall prevail over his foes at the end. °9 He gives generously to the poor, his merits will last forever and his head will be raised in honor. °10 The wicked will see this and be furious: they will gnash their teeth in seething envy. The desire of the wicked will fail. {Poor and humble people, praise the Lord!— What distinguishes God from humans is not the infinity of his creation, but his way of being with us, his preference for what many despise. God likes to choose poor instruments to achieve his great deeds of grace.} °1 Alleluia! Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord! °2 Blessed be the name of the Lord now and forever! °3 From eastern lands to the western islands, may the name of the Lord be praised! °4 The Lord is exalted over the nations, his glory above the heavens. °5 Who is like the Lord our God, who sits enthroned on high, °6 but also bends down to see on earth as in heaven? °7 He lifts up the poor from the dust and the needy from the ash heap. °8 He makes them sit with princes, with rulers of his people. °9 He gives a home to the barren woman, and makes her a joyful mother. Praise the Lord! {The departure from Egypt.— The power of God-Savior manifested itself in the first Passover, the departure from Egypt. The resurrection of Christ has touched the universe in a different way.} °1 Alleluia! When Israel came out of Egypt, the family of Jacob from a people of foreign language, °2 Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his possession. °3 At his sight the sea fled and the Jordan retreated; °4 the mountains skipped like rams, the hills frolicked like lambs. °5 Why is it, sea, that you flee? Jordan, that you turn back? °6 Mountains, that you skip like rams? Hills, that you frolic like lambs? °7 Tremble, O earth, at your Master’s presence, at the presence of the God of Jacob, °8 who turned the rock into a stream, and the flint into a spring. {God’s people have no idols.— Since we have been given to know the one and true God, let us leave aside all that is not God.} °1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name be the glory, for the sake of your love and faithfulness. °2 Why should the pagans say, “Where is their God?” °3 There in heaven is our God; whatever he wishes, he does. °4 Not so the hand-made idols, crafted in silver and gold. °5 They have mouths that cannot speak, eyes that cannot see, °6 ears that cannot hear, noses that cannot smell. °7 They have hands but cannot feel, feet, but cannot walk; neither can they make a sound in their throat. °8 Their makers will be like them, so will all who trust in them. °9 O Israel, trust in the Lord; he is your help and your shield! °10 You, family of Aaron, trust in the Lord; he is your help and your shield! °11 You who fear the Lord, trust in him; he is your help and your shield! °12 The Lord remembers us and will bless us; he will bless the family of Israel; he will bless the family of Aaron; °13 he will bless those who fear the Lord, both the small and the great. °14 May the Lord shower blessings, on you and your children as well. °15 May you be blessed by the Lord, Maker of heaven and earth. °16 Heaven belongs to the Lord, but the earth he has given to humans. °17 It is not the dead who praise the Lord, for they have gone down to silence; °18 but it is we, the living, who bless the Lord, from now on and forever. {You have freed me from death.— “I shall walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living.” We sing our thanksgiving with all those God has saved from death, with our Lord Jesus Christ.} °1 Alleluia! I am pleased that the Lord has heard my voice in supplication, °2 that he has not been deaf to me, the day I called on him. °3 When the cords of death entangled me, the snares of the grave laid hold of me, when affliction got the better of me, °4 I called upon the name of the Lord: “O Lord, save my life!” °5 Gracious and righteous is the Lord; full of compassion is our God. °6 the Lord protects the simple: he saved me when I was humbled. °7 Return, O my soul, to your rest, for the Lord has taken care of you. °8 He has freed my soul from death, my eyes from weeping, my feet from stumbling; °9 I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living. °10 I have kept faith even when I said, “I am greatly afflicted.” °11 I have said in my dismay, “To hope in humans is vain.” °12 How can I repay the Lord for all his goodness to me? °13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord. °14 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people. °15 It is painful to the Lord to see the death of his faithful. °16 O Lord, I am your servant, truly your servant, your handmaid’s son. You have freed me from my bonds. °17 I will offer you a thanksgiving sacrifice; I will call on the name of the Lord. °18 I will carry out my vows to the Lord in the presence of his people, °19 in the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem. °1 Alleluia! Praise the Lord, all you nations; all you peoples, praise him. °2 How great is his love for us! His faithfulness lasts forever. {I will not die, I will live!— The stone rejected by the builders has become the keystone. Jesus applies to himself the symbol of the rejected stone (Mt 21:42; 1 P 2:4), and when he enters the Temple, the children sing: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.} °1 Alleluia! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, his loving kindness endures forever. °2 Let Israel say, “His loving kindness endures forever.” °3 Let the house of Aaron say, “His loving kindness endures forever.” °4 Let those who fear the Lord say, “His loving kindness endures forever.” °5 In anguish I cried to the Lord; he answered by setting me free. °6 With the Lord beside me I need not fear. What can humans do to me? °7 The Lord is with me, ready to help; I can look in triumph upon my enemies. °8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in the help of humans. °9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in the might of princes. °10 All the nations surrounded me; in the name of the Lord I crushed them. °11 They surrounded me on every side; in the name of the Lord I crushed them. °12 Like swarms of bees they encircled me; but like burning thorns they died down; in the name of the Lord I crushed them. °13 I was pushed hard and about to fall, but the Lord came to my help. °14 The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. °15 Joyful shouts of victory are heard in the tents of the just: “The right hand of the Lord strikes mightily, °16 the right hand of the Lord is lifted high, the right hand of the Lord strikes mightily!” °17 I shall not die, but live to proclaim what the Lord has done. °18 The Lord has stricken me severely, but he has saved me from death. °19 Open to me the gates of the Just, and let me enter to give thanks. °20 “This is the Lord’s gate, through which the upright enter.” °21 I thank you for having answered me, for having rescued me. °22 The stone rejected by the builders has become the keystone. °23 This was the Lord’s doing and we marvel at it. °24 This is the day the Lord has made; so let us rejoice and be glad. °25 Save us, O Lord, deliver us, O Lord! °26 Blessed is he who comes in the Lord’s name! We bless you from the house of the Lord. °27 The Lord is God; may his light shine upon us.
With branches, join in procession up to the horns of the altar. °28 You are my God, and I give you thanks. You are my God, and I give you praise. °29 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever! {Psalm about the Law.— This psalm, the longest in the Bible, repeats without tiring that to follow the word of God is life and happiness.} °1 Blessed are they whose ways are upright, who follow the law of the Lord. °2 Blessed are they who treasure his word and seek him with all their heart. °3 They do no wrong; they walk in his ways. °4 You have laid down precepts to be obeyed. °5 O, that my ways were steadfast in observing your statutes! °6 Then I would not be put to disgrace, having paid attention to all your decrees. °7 I will praise you with an upright spirit when I learn your just precepts by heart. °8 I mean to observe your commandments. O, never abandon me. °9 How can young people remain pure? By living according to your word. °10 I seek you with my whole heart; let me not stray from your commands. °11 In my heart I have kept your word, that I may not sin against my Lord. °12 Praise to you, O Lord; instruct me in your statutes, °13 that with my lips I may declare all your spoken decrees. °14 I delight in following your laws, more so than in all riches. °15 I will meditate on your precepts and concentrate on your ways. °16 In your laws I will rejoice and will not neglect your words. °17 Be kind to your servant, that I may live to follow your word. °18 Open my eyes that I may see the marvelous truths in your law. °19 Do not hide your commandments from me, a wanderer on earth. °20 My soul is consumed with desire for your ordinances at all times. °21 You reprove the accursed ones who stray arrogantly from your commands. °22 Remove from me their scorn and contempt, since I have followed your precepts. °23 Although princes conspire against me, your servant will observe your decrees. °24 Your laws are my delight, my counselors who uphold me. °25 In the dust I lie prostrate; lift me up, as promised by your word. °26 When I explained my ways, you responded; instruct me then in your precepts. °27 Explain to me all your ordinances, and I will meditate on your wondrous deeds. °28 My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word. °29 Keep me away from deceitful paths; be gracious and teach me your law. °30 I have chosen the way of truth; I have set my heart upon your laws. °31 Since I cling to your decrees, O Lord, save me from disgrace. °32 I will run in the way of your commands, for you have freed my heart. °33 Explain to me, O Lord, your commandments, and I will be ever faithful to them. °34 Give me understanding, that I may observe your law with all my heart. °35 Guide me in obeying your instructions, for my pleasure lies in them. °36 Incline my heart to follow your will and not my own selfish desire. °37 Turn my eyes away from vanities and direct them to your life-giving word. °38 Fulfill your promise to your servant, so that others may revere you. °39 Ward off the reproach I fear, for your law is good. °40 Oh, how I long for your precepts! Renew my life in your righteousness. °41 Give me your unfailing love, O Lord, your salvation as you have promised. °42 Strengthened by my trust in your word, I can answer my enemy’s reproach. °43 Take not the word of truth from my mouth, for I would also lose my hope in your word. °44 May I always keep your word for ever and ever; °45 I shall walk in freedom, having sought out your laws. °46 I will proclaim your word before kings, and I will not be confused or ashamed. °47 For I delight in your word, which I fear. °48 I will lift up my hands to you, and meditate on your commandments. °49 Remember your word to your servant, your word which has given me hope. °50 My consolation in suffering is this: that your promise renews my life. °51 Although the arrogant mock me without end, I faithfully cling to your word. °52 When I remember your ordinances of old, I find comfort in them, O Lord. °53 I feel indignant at the wicked who have forsaken your law. °54 Your decrees are the theme of my song, in this my place of exile. °55 Each night I call on your name, O Lord, and renew my vow to keep your word. °56 This has been my practice; I have kept your precepts. °57 You are my portion, O Lord; I have promised to obey your word. °58 With all my heart I have sought your face; be gracious to me according to your promise. °59 I have considered my ways and have turned my steps to your paths. °60 I hasten and no longer delay in keeping your commands. °61 The wicked have me trapped in their snares, but I have not forgotten your laws. °62 At midnight I rise to praise you for the justice of your ordinances. °63 I am an ally for those who fear you, for those who keep your precepts. °64 The earth is full of your love, O Lord! Teach me your decrees. °65 You have been good to your servant, Lord, in accordance with your words. °66 Give me knowledge and good judgment for I trust in your commands. °67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word. °68 You are good, and your works are good; teach me your decrees. °69 I am slandered by the arrogant, but I keep your precepts within my heart. °70 Their hearts have become dull, but I delight in your laws. °71 It is good for me to have been afflicted, for I have deeply learned your statutes. °72 Your law is more precious to me than heaps of silver and gold. °73 Give me insight to know your commands, since I have been formed by your hands. °74 Those who fear you will be glad, seeing that I hope in your word. °75 I know, O Lord, that your laws are just, and there is justice in my affliction. °76 Comfort me then with your unfailing love, as you promised your servant. °77 Let your mercy come to give me life, for your law is my delight. °78 Humble the arrogant who oppress me as I meditate on your precepts. °79 Let those who fear you turn to me, they will understand your statutes. °80 May my heart be blameless in your decrees, that I may not be ashamed. °81 My soul longs for your protection; your word is my hope of salvation. °82 I have kept watch for your promise. “When will you comfort me?” I ask. °83 I have become as dry as a wineskin, yet I have not forgotten your statutes. °84 How long must your servant endure? When will you judge my persecutors? °85 The arrogant have dug pitfalls for me in defiance of your law. °86 Your law indeed is trustworthy, when they persecute me, help me. °87 They have almost put an end to me on earth, and yet I have not forsaken your precepts. °88 In your kindness give me life, that I may keep your commands. °89 O Lord, your word stands forever, firmly fixed in the heavens. °90 Your faithfulness lasts throughout the ages – as long as the earth you created. °91 Your ordinances last to this day for all things are made to serve you. °92 If your law had not been my pleasure, I would have perished in affliction. °93 Never will I forget your precepts, for with them you give me life. °94 Save me for I am yours, since I seek your statutes. °95 The wicked lie in wait to destroy me, but I look to your word for salvation. °96 I saw that all perfection is limited but your command is boundless. °97 How I love your law, meditating on it all day! °98 Your command – mine forever – has made me wiser than my enemy. °99 I have more insight than my teachers for I meditate on your decrees. °100 I have more understanding than the elders for I abide by your precepts. °101 I turn my feet from evil paths, that I may keep step with your word. °102 I have not departed from your decrees for you yourself have instructed me. °103 How sweet are your promises to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! °104 Your precepts have given me knowledge, and I hate all that is false. °105 Your word is a lamp to my feet, a light for my path. °106 I have taken an oath to keep your just commands. °107 I have suffered much, O Lord; renew my life according to your word. °108 Accept my offerings of praise, O Lord, and teach me your decrees. °109 I am ready to sacrifice my life for your Law that is always in my heart. °110 Though the wicked have laid a snare for me, I do not stray from your precepts. °111 Your statutes are my heritage forever, they are the joy of my heart. °112 From age to age, I am determined to fulfill your decrees until the end. °113 I detest double-dealing people, but I treasure your law. °114 You are my shield, my refuge; my hope is in your word. °115 Leave me, you evildoers; let me keep the commandments of my God. °116 May your promise uphold me that I may live; let me not hope in vain. °117 Support me and I shall be safe, and faithfully keep your decrees. °118 You spurn all who stray from your decrees, for vain is their deceit. °119 You discard all the wicked as dross; that is why I love your statutes. °120 My flesh trembles in fear of you; I stand in awe before your laws. °121 I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors. °122 Guarantee the well-being of your servant; let not the arrogant oppress me. °123 I strain my eyes searching your saving help, watching for the fulfillment of your just promise. °124 Treat your servant with compassion, and instruct me in your decrees. °125 Give me knowledge; I am your servant who desires to understand your statutes. °126 It is time for you, O Lord, to act, for they have broken your law. °127 I love your commandments more than gold – the finest gold. °128 Because my steps are guided by your precepts, I hate all false ways. °129 Wonderful are your decrees; my soul cannot but keep them. °130 As your words unfold, light is shed, and the simple-hearted understand. °131 I gasp in ardent yearning for your commandments that I love. °132 Turn to me then and be gracious as to those who love your name. °133 You promised to direct my steps; free my path from evil. °134 Rescue me from human oppression, and help me keep your precepts. °135 Favor me with your smile and teach me your statutes. °136 My eyes shed streams of tears for those who disobey your law. °137 O Lord, you are just, and your judgments right. °138 You have pronounced your decrees in justice and faithfulness. °139 I burn with zeal, seeing how my foes ignore your words. °140 Your promises have been tested; therefore our servant loves them. °141 Though I am lowly and despised, I do not forget your precepts. °142 Your justice is eternal and your Law is true. °143 In calamity and in anguish, your ordinances are my delight. °144 Your statutes are just forever; give me understanding, that I may live. °145 I call with all my heart; answer me, O Lord: help me keep your statutes. °146 I call upon you, save me and I will do your will. °147 Before dawn I rise and cry for help; all my hope is in your word. °148 I lie awake through the night to ponder on your promises. °149 Hear my voice, in your unfailing love; in your justice, O Lord, preserve my life. °150 My persecutors close in with evil intent; they are far from your Law. °151 But you, O Lord, are near, and all your commandments are true. °152 Long have I known that your decrees were founded to last forever. °153 Look upon my suffering and rescue me, for I have not forgotten your Law. °154 Plead my cause and redeem me; and, as you promised, give me life. °155 Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek your statutes. °156 Great is your compassion, O Lord; renew my life according to your word. °157 Many foes persecute me, but I have not turned away from your law. °158 I look upon the faithless with loathing, because they do not obey your ruling. °159 See how I love your precepts; give me life, O Lord, in your kindness. °160 The essence of your word is truth, everlasting are your just ordinances. °161 Rulers persecute me for no cause, yet my heart stands in awe of your words. °162 Your word filled me with joy: I found there great riches. °163 I hate and abhor falsehood, but I love your law. °164 Seven times a day I praise you for your just ordinances. °165 Lovers of your Law have found great peace; nothing can make them stumble, not even distress. °166 O Lord, I wait for your salvation, and I keep your commands in faith. °167 My soul clings to your words for I truly cherish them. °168 I obey your precepts and your decrees; my ways are always before you. °169 Let my cry come to you, O Lord; give me understanding according to your word. °170 May my prayer come before you; rescue me as you have promised. °171 Let my lips overflow with praise, for you teach me your decrees. °172 Let my tongue sing of your good news, for all you say is true. °173 Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts. °174 I long for your salvation, O Lord; I delight in your law. °175 Long may I live to sing your praise, may your ordinances always be my help! °176 Like a stray sheep I wandered about – come and look for your lost servant. See that I have not forgotten your commands. § “Song of Ascent” °1 I called to the Lord in my distress, and he answered me. °2 Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues. °3 How shall he pay you back, O deceitful and lying tongue? °4 He will punish you with arrows hardened over the glowing coals! °5 Woe is me who live with barbarians, and dwell amid plunders. °6 My soul is sick of dwelling among those who hate peace; °7 I want peace, but they only think of quarrels. {God will not fail you.— On the way to Jerusalem the pilgrims think about the hardship of the journey, the difficulty of the road, the heat of the day, the risk of brigands. They know God is with them and that he protects them.} °1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains – from where shall come my help? °2 My help comes from the Lord, maker of heaven and earth. °3 Will he let your foot slip, the one watching over you? Will he slumber? °4 No, the guardian of Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps. °5 The Lord is your guardian, the Lord is at your side and you in his shade; °6 Sunstroke will not be for you by day, nor the spell of the moon by night. °7 The Lord guards you from every evil; he will protect your life. °8 The Lord watches over your coming and going both now and forever. End |
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