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¶ A double forward slash // marks the mid-point in each psalm verse where, traditionally, a pause is observed.
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¶ For those traditions which omit the word 'Alleluia' during penitential seasons, we have provided an alternative: 'Praise the Lord'.
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Glory
to the Father and / to the / Son //
and
/ to the / Holy / Spirit;
as
it was in the be/ginning is / now //
and
shall be for / ever. / A/men.
RSCM CW Psalter--No.1. |
1 Blessed
are they who have not walked in the / counsel · of the / wicked, //
nor
lingered in the way of sinners, nor sat in the as/sembly / of the /
scornful.
2 Their
delight is in the / law of the / Lord //
and
they meditate on his / law / day and / night.
3 Like
a tree planted by streams of water bearing fruit in due season,
with
leaves that / do not / wither, //
whatever
they / do, / it shall / prosper.
4 As
for the wicked, it is not / so with / them; //
they
are like chaff which the / wind / blows a/way.
5 Therefore
the wicked shall not be able to / stand in the / judgement, //
nor
the sinner in the congre/gation / of the / righteous.
6 For
the Lord knows the / way of the / righteous, //
but
the / way of the / wicked shall / perish.
RSCM CW Psalter--No.2. |
1 Why
are the / nations in / tumult, //
and
why do the peoples de/vise a / vain / plot?
2 The
kings of the earth rise up, and the rulers take / counsel to/gether,
//
against
the Lord and a/gainst his a/nointed:
3 'Let
us break their / bonds a/sunder //
and
cast a/way their / cords from us.'
4 He
who dwells in heaven shall / laugh them to / scorn; //
the
Lord shall / have them in de/rision.
5 Then
shall he speak to them / in his / wrath //
and
/ terrify them / in his / fury:
6 'Yet
have I / set my / king //
upon
my / holy / hill of / Zion.'
[Vss 7-12 -- chant no.3: next page.]
RSCM CW Psalter--No.3. |
7 I
will proclaim the de/cree of the / Lord; //
he
said to me: 'You are my Son; this / day have / I be/gotten you.
8 'Ask
of me and I will give you the nations for / your in/heritance //
and
the ends of the / earth for / your pos/session.
9 'You
shall break them with a / rod of / iron //
and
dash them in pieces / like a / potter's / vessel.'
10 Now
therefore be / wise, O / kings; //
be
prudent, you / judges / of the / earth.
11 Serve
the Lord with fear, and with trembling / kiss his / feet, //
lest
he be angry and you perish from the way,
for
his / wrath is / quickly / kindled.
12 Happy
/ are all / they //
who
/ take / refuge in / him.
RSCM CW Psalter--No.4. |
1 Lord,
how many / are my / adversaries; //
many
are / they who rise / up a/gainst me.
2 Many
are they who / say to my / soul, //
'There
is no / help for you / in your / God.'
3 But
you, Lord, are a / shield a/bout me; //
you
are my glory, and the / lifter / up of my / head.
4 When
I cry a/loud · to the / Lord, //
he
will answer me / from his / holy / hill;
5 I
lie down and sleep and / rise a/gain, //
be/cause
the / Lord sus/tains me.
6 I
will not be afraid of / hordes · of the / peoples //
that
have set themselves a/gainst me / all a/round.
7 Rise
up, O Lord, and deliver me, / O my / God, //
for
you strike all my enemies on the cheek and / break the / teeth of the
/ wicked.
8 Salvation
be/longs to the / Lord: //
may
your blessing / be u/pon your / people.
RSCM CW Psalter--No.5. |
1 Answer
me when I call, O / God of my / righteousness; //
you
set me at liberty when I was in trouble;
have
mercy on / me and / hear my / prayer.
2 How
long will you nobles dis/honour my / glory; //
how
long will you love vain / things and / seek · after / falsehood?
3 But
know that the Lord has shown me his / marvellous / kindness; //
when
I call upon the / Lord, / he will / hear me.
4 Stand
in / awe, and / sin not; //
commune
with your own heart upon your / bed, / and be / still.
5 Offer
the / sacrifices of / righteousness //
and
/ put your / trust · in the / Lord.
6 There
are many that say, 'Who will show us / any / good?' //
Lord,
lift up the / light of your / countenance up/on us.
7 You
have put gladness / in my / heart, //
more
than when their corn and / wine and / oil in/crease.
8 In
peace I will lie / down and / sleep, //
for
it is you Lord, only, who / make me / dwell in / safety.
RSCM CW Psalter--No 6. |
1 Give
ear to my / words, O / Lord; //
con/sider
my / lamen/tation.
2 Hearken
to the voice of my crying, my / King and my / God, //
for
to / you I / make my / prayer.
3 In
the morning, Lord, you will / hear my / voice; //
early
in the morning I make my ap/peal to / you, and look / up.
4 For
you are the God who takes no / pleasure in / wickedness; //
no
/ evil can / dwell with / you.
5 The
boastful cannot / stand in your / sight; //
you
/ hate all / those that work / wickedness.
6 You
destroy / those who speak / lies; //
the
bloodthirsty and de/ceitful the / Lord · will ab/hor.
7 But
as for me, through the greatness of your mercy,
I
will come / into your / house; //
I
will bow down towards your holy / temple in / awe of / you.
8 Lead
me, Lord, in your righteousness, be/cause of my / enemies; //
make
your way / straight be/fore my / face.
9 For
there is no truth in their mouth, in their / heart · is des/truction,
//
their
throat is an open sepulchre, and they / flatter with / their /
tongue.
10 Punish
/ them, O / God; //
let
them / fall · through their / own de/vices.
11 Because
of their many transgressions / cast them / out, //
for
/ they have re/belled a/gainst you.
12 But
let all who take refuge in / you be / glad; //
let
them / sing out their / joy for / ever.
13 You
will / shelter / them, //
so
that those who love your / name · may ex/ult in / you.
14 For
you, O Lord, will / bless the / righteous; //
and
with your favour you will de/fend them / as with a / shield.
Salisbury Psalter--Ps.6. | | see also the chants for Psalm 130 |
OR RSCM CW Psalter--No 7. |
Parish Psalter (BCP) |
ASB Psalter |
RSCM Common Worship Psalter |
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1 O Lord, rebuke me not in thine / indig/nation // 2 Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for / I am / weak // 3 My soul also / is sore / troubled // 4 Turn thee, O Lord, and de/liver my / soul // 5 For in death / no man re/membereth thee // 6 I am weary of my groaning, every night / wash I my / bed // 7 > My beauty is gone for / very / trouble // 8 Away from me all / ye that work / vanity // 9 The Lord hath / heard my pe/tition // 10 > All mine enemies shall be confounded / and sore / vexed // |
1 O Lord, rebuke me not in your / indig/nation // 2 Have mercy upon me O Lord, for / I am / weak // 3 My soul also is / greatly / troubled // 4 Turn again, O Lord, and de/liver · my / soul // 5 For in death /no man · re/members you // 6 I am / wearied · with my / groaning // 7 My eyes waste a/way for / sorrow // 8 Away from me, all / you that · do / evil // 9 The Lord has heard my / suppli/cation // 10 All my enemies shall be put to shame and / greatly · dis/mayed // |
1 O
Lord, rebuke me / not in your / wrath; // 2 Have
mercy on me, Lord, for / I am / weak; // 3 My
soul also / shakes with / terror; // 4 Turn
again, O Lord, and de/liver my / soul; // 5 For
in death / no one re/members you; // 6 I
am weary / with my / groaning; // 7 My
eyes are / wasted with / grief // 8 Depart
from me, all / you that do / evil, // 9 The
Lord has heard my / suppli/cation; // 10 All
my enemies shall be put to / shame and con/fusion; // |
RSCM CW Psalter--No.8. |
OR
RSCM RSCM Chant Book--No.22. |
1 O
Lord my God, in / you I take / refuge; //
save
me from all who pur/sue me, / and de/liver me,
2 Lest
they rend me like a lion and / tear me in / pieces //
while
/ there is / no one to / help me.
3 O
Lord my God, if I have / done these / things: //
if
there is any / wickedness / in my / hands,
4 If
I have repaid my / friend with / evil, //
or
plundered my / enemy with/out a / cause,
5
Then let my enemy pursue me and / over/take me, //
trample
my life to the ground, and lay my / honour / in the / dust.
6 Rise
up, O Lord, in your wrath;
lift
yourself up against the / fury · of my / enemies. //
Awaken,
my God, the judgement / that you / have com/manded.
7 Let
the assembly of the peoples / gather / round you; //
be
seated high above them: O / Lord, / judge the / nations.
8 Give
judgement for me according to my / righteousness, O / Lord, //
and
according to the / innocence / that is / in me.
9 Let
the malice of the wicked come to an end,
but
es/tablish the / righteous; //
for
you test the mind and / heart, O / righteous / God.
10 God
is my / shield · that is / over me; //
he
/ saves the / true of / heart.
11 God
is a / righteous / judge; //
he
is pro/voked / all day / long.
12 If
they will not repent, God will / whet his / sword; //
he
has bent his / bow and / made it / ready.
13 He
has prepared the / weapons of / death; //
he
makes his / arrows / shafts of / fire.
14 Behold
those who are in / labour with / wickedness, //
who
conceive evil / and give / birth to / lies.
15 They
dig a pit and / make it / deep //
and
fall into the hole that / they have / made for / others.
16 Their
mischief rebounds on their / own / head; //
their
violence / falls on their / own / scalp.
17 I
will give thanks to the Lord / for his / righteousness, //
and
I will make music to the / name of the / Lord Most / High.
RSCM CW Psalter--No.9. |
1 O
/ Lord our / governor, //
how
glorious is your / name in / all the / world!
2 Your
majesty above the / heavens is / praised //
out
of the / mouths of / babes at the / breast.
3
You have founded a stronghold a/gainst your / foes, //
that
you might still the / enemy / and · the a/venger.
4 When
I consider your heavens, the / work of your / fingers, //
the
moon and the / stars that / you have or/dained,
5 What
is man, that you should be / mindful / of him; //
the
son of man, that / you should / seek him / out?
6 You
have made him little / lower · than the / angels //
and
/ crown him with / glory and / honour.
7 You
have given him dominion over the / works of your / hands //
and
put / all things / under his / feet,
8,9 All
sheep and oxen,
even
the wild / beasts of the / field, //
The
birds of the air, the fish of the sea
and
whatsoever / moves · in the / paths of the / sea.
10 O
/ Lord our / governor, //
how
glorious is your / name in / all the / world!
RSCM CW Psalter--No.9. |
1 O
/ Lord our / governor, //
how
glorious is your / name in / all the / world!
2 Your
majesty above the / heavens is / praised //
out
of the / mouths of / babes at the / breast.
3
You have founded a stronghold a/gainst your / foes, //
that
you might still the / enemy and · the a/venger.
4 When
I consider your heavens, the / work of your / fingers, //
the
moon and the / stars that / you have or/dained,
5 What
are mortals, that you should be / mindful / of them; //
mere
human beings, that / you should / seek them / out?
6 You
have made them little / lower · than the / angels //
and
/ crown them with / glory and / honour.
7 You
have given them dominion over the / works of your / hands //
and
put / all things / under their / feet,
8,
9 All sheep and oxen,
even
the wild / beasts of the / field, //
The
birds of the air, the fish of the sea
and
whatsoever / moves · in the / paths of the / sea.
10 O
/ Lord our / governor, //
how
glorious is your / name in / all the / world!
RSCM CW Psalter--No.10. |
1 I
will give thanks to you, Lord, with my / whole / heart; //
I
will tell of / all your / marvellous / works.
2 I
will be glad and re/joice in / you; //
I
will make music to your / name, / O Most / High.
3 When
my enemies are / driven / back, //
they
stumble and / perish / at your / presence.
4 For
you have maintained my right / and my / cause; //
you
sat on your throne / giving / righteous / judgement.
5 You
have rebuked the nations and des/troyed the / wicked; //
you
have blotted out their / name for / ever and / ever.
6 The
enemy was / utterly laid / waste. //
You
uprooted their cities; their / very / memory has / perished.
7 But
the Lord shall en/dure for / ever; //
he
has made / fast his / throne for / judgement.
8 For
he shall rule the / world with / righteousness //
and
/ govern the / peoples with / equity.
9 Then
will the Lord be a refuge / for the op/pressed, //
a
refuge / in the / time of / trouble.
10 And
those who know your name will put their / trust in / you, //
for
you, Lord, have / never failed / those who / seek you.
11 Sing
praises to the Lord who / dwells in / Zion; //
declare
among the / peoples the / things · he has / done.
12 The
avenger of blood / has re/membered them; //
he
did not forget the / cry / of the op/pressed.
13 Have
mercy upon / me, O / Lord; //
consider
the trouble I suffer from those who hate me,
you
that lift me / up · from the / gates of / death;
14 That
I may tell all your praises in the gates of the / city of / Zion //
and
re/joice in / your sal/vation.
15 The
nations shall sink into the / pit of their / making //
and
in the snare which they set will their / own / foot be / taken.
16 The
Lord makes himself known by his / acts of / justice; //
the
wicked are snared in the / works of their / own / hands.
17 They
shall return to the / land of / darkness, //
all
the / nations · that for/get / God.
18 For
the needy shall not always / be for/gotten //
and
the hope of the poor / shall not / perish for / ever.
19 Arise,
O Lord, and let not mortals have the / upper / hand; //
let
the nations be / judged be/fore your / face.
20 Put
them in / fear, O / Lord, //
that
the nations may know them/selves to / be but / mortal.
RSCM CW Psalter--No.11. |
1 Why
stand so far / off, O / Lord? //
Why
hide your/self in / time of / trouble?
2 The
wicked in their pride / persecute the / poor; //
let
them be caught in the / schemes they / have de/vised.
3 The
wicked boast of their / heart's de/sire; //
the
covetous / curse · and re/vile the / Lord.
4 The
wicked in their arrogance say, 'God will / not a/venge it';
//
in
all their / scheming God / counts for / nothing.
5 They
are stubborn in all their ways,
for
your judgements are far above / out of their / sight; //
they
/ scoff at / all their / adversaries.
6 They
say in their heart, 'I shall / not be / shaken; //
no
harm shall / ever / happen to / me.'
7 Their
mouth is full of cursing, de/ceit and / fraud; //
under
their / tongue lie / mischief and / wrong.
8 They
lurk in the outskirts
and
in dark alleys they / murder the / innocent; //
their
eyes are ever / watching / for the / helpless.
9
They lie in wait, like a lion in his den;
they
lie in wait to / seize the / poor; //
they
seize the poor when they / get them / into their / net.
10 The
innocent are broken and / humbled be/fore them; //
the
helpless / fall be/fore their / power.
11 They
say in their heart, / 'God has for/gotten; //
he
hides his face away; / he will / never / see it.'
12 Arise,
O Lord God, and lift / up your / hand; //
for/get
/ not the / poor.
13 Why
should the wicked be / scornful of / God? //
Why
should they say in their hearts, / 'You will / not a/venge it'?
14 Surely,
you behold / trouble and / misery; //
you
see it and take it / into your / own / hand.
15 The
helpless commit them/selves to / you, //
for
you are the / helper / of the / orphan.
16 Break
the power of the / wicked and ma/licious; //
search
out their wickedness un/til you / find / none.
17 The
Lord shall reign for / ever and / ever; //
the
nations shall / perish / from his / land.
18 Lord,
you will hear the de/sire of the / poor; //
you
will incline your ear to the / fullness / of their / heart,
19 To
give justice to the orphan / and op/pressed, //
so
that people are no longer driven in / terror / from the / land.
RSCM CW Psalter--No.12. |
1 In
the Lord have I / taken / refuge; //
how
then can you say to me, 'Flee
like a / bird / to the / hills,
2 'For
see how the wicked bend the bow
and
fit their arrows / to the / string, //
to
shoot from the shadows / at the / true of / heart.
3 'When
the foundations / are des/troyed, //
what
/ can the / righteous / do?'
4 The
Lord is in his / holy / temple; //
the
/ Lord's throne / is in / heaven.
5 His
/ eyes be/hold, //
his
eyelids try / every / mortal / being.
6 The
Lord tries the righteous as / well as the / wicked, //
but
those who delight in / violence his / soul ab/hors.
7 Upon
the wicked he shall rain coals of fire and / burning / sulphur; //
scorching
wind shall / be their / portion to / drink.
8 For
the Lord is righteous; he loves / righteous / deeds, //
and
those who are upright / shall be/hold his /face.
RSCM CW Psalter--No.13. |
1 Help
me, Lord, for no one / godly is / left; //
the
faithful have vanished from the / whole / human / race.
2 They
all speak falsely / with their / neighbour; //
they
flatter with their lips, but / speak · from a / double / heart.
3 O
that the Lord would cut off all / flattering / lips //
and
the / tongue that / speaks proud / boasts!
4 Those
who say, 'With our tongue will / we pre/vail; //
our
lips we will use; who is / lord / over us?'
5 'Because
of the oppression of the needy,
and
the / groaning · of the / poor, //
I
will rise up now,' says the Lord,
'and
set them in the / safety / that they / long for.'
6 The
words of the / Lord are / pure words, //
like
silver refined in the furnace and purified / seven times / in the /
fire.
7 You,
O Lord, / will watch / over us //
and
guard us from / this · gene/ration for / ever.
8 The
wicked strut on / every / side, //
when
what is vile is exalted by the / whole / human / race.
RSCM CW Psalter--No.14. |
1 How
long will you forget me, / O Lord; for / ever? //
How
long will you / hide your / face / from me?
2 How
long shall I have anguish in my soul
and
grief in my heart, / day after / day? //
How
long shall my / enemy / triumph / over me?
3 Look
upon me and answer, O / Lord my / God; //
lighten
my eyes, / lest I / sleep in / death;
4 Lest
my enemy say, 'I have pre/vailed a/gainst him,' //
and
my foes re/joice that / I have / fallen.
RSCM CW Psalter--No.15. |
5 But
I put my trust in your / steadfast / love; //
my
heart will re/joice in / your sal/vation.
6 I
will sing to the Lord, //
for
he has dealt so bountifully with me.
RSCM CW Psalter--No.16. |
1 The
fool has said in his heart, 'There / is no / God.' //
Corrupt
are they, and abominable in their wickedness;
there
is / no one / that does / good.
2 The
Lord has looked down from heaven upon the / children of / earth, //
to
see if there is anyone who is wise and / seeks after / God.
3
But every one has turned back; all alike have be/come cor/rupt:
//
there
is none that does / good; / no, not / one.
4 Have
they no knowledge, those / evil/doers, //
who
eat up my people as if they ate bread and do not / call up/on the /
Lord?
5 There
shall they be in / great / fear; // [ There shall they / be in great / fear; ]
for
God is in the / company / of the / righteous.
6 Though
they would confound the / counsel · of the / poor, //
yet
the / Lord shall / be their / refuge.
7 O
that Israel's salvation would / come · out of / Zion! //
When
the Lord restores the fortunes of his people,
then
will Jacob re/joice and / Israel be / glad.
RSCM CW Psalter--No.17. |
1 Lord,
who may / dwell in your / tabernacle? //
Who
may rest up/on your / holy / hill?
2 Whoever
leads an / uncorrupt / life //
and
/ does the / thing that is / right;
3 Who
speaks the / truth · from the / heart //
and
/ bears no de/ceit · on the / tongue;
4 Who
does no / evil · to a / friend //
and
/ pours no / scorn · on a / neighbour;
5
In whose sight the wicked are / not es/teemed, //
but
who honours / those who / fear the / Lord.
6 Whoever
has / sworn · to a / neighbour //
and
/ never goes / back · on that / word;
7,8 Who does not lend money in hope of gain,
nor
takes a bribe a/gainst the / innocent; //
Whoever
does these / things shall / never / fall.
RSCM CW Psalter--No.18. |
1 Preserve me, O God, for in you have I / taken / refuge; //
I have said to the Lord, 'You are my lord,
all my / good de/pends on / you.'
2 All my delight is upon the godly that are / in the / land, //
upon / those · who are / noble in / heart.
3 Though the idols are legion that / many run / after, //
their drink offerings of blood I will not offer,
neither make mention of their / names up/on my / lips.
4 The Lord himself is my portion / and my / cup; //
in your hands a/lone / is my / fortune.
5 My share has fallen in a / fair / land; //
indeed, I / have a / goodly / heritage.
6 I will bless the Lord who has / given me / counsel, //
and in the night watches / he in/structs my / heart.
7 I have set the Lord / always be/fore me; //
he is at my right / hand; I / shall not / fall.
8 Wherefore my heart is glad and my / spirit re/joices; //
my flesh / also shall / rest se/cure.
9 For you will not abandon my / soul to / Death, //
nor suffer your / faithful one to / see the / Pit.
10 You will show me the path of life;
in your presence is the / fullness of / joy //
and in your right hand are / pleasures for / ever/more.
RSCM CW Psalter--No.19. |
1 Hear my just cause, O Lord; consider / my com/plaint; //
listen to my prayer, which comes / not from / lying / lips.
2 Let my vindication come / forth from your / presence; //
let your eyes be/hold / what is / right.
3 Weigh my heart, ex/amine me by / night, //
refine me, and you will find / no im/purity / in me.
4 My mouth does not trespass for / earthly re/wards; //
I have / heeded the / words · of your / lips.
5 My footsteps hold fast in the ways of / your com/mandments; //
my feet have not / stumbled / in your / paths.
6 I call upon you, O God, for / you will / answer me; //
incline your ear to me, and / listen / to my / words.
7 Show me your marvellous / loving / kindness, //
O Saviour of those who take refuge at your right hand
from / those who / rise up a/gainst them.
8 Keep me as the / apple · of your / eye; //
hide me under the / shadow / of your / wings,
9 From the wicked / who as/sault me, //
from my enemies who surround me to / take a/way my / life.
10 They have closed their / heart to / pity //
and their / mouth speaks / proud / things.
11 They press me hard, they surround me on / every / side, //
watching how they may / cast me / to the / ground,
12 Like a lion that is greedy / for its / prey, //
like a young lion / lurking in / secret / places.
13 Arise, Lord; confront them and / cast them / down; //
deliver me from the / wicked / by your / sword.
14 Deliver me, O Lord, / by your / hand //
from those whose / portion in / life · is un/ending,
15 Whose bellies you / fill with your / treasure, //
who are well supplied with children
and / leave their / wealth · to their / little ones.
16 As for me, I shall see your / face in / righteousness; //
when I awake and behold your /likeness, / I shall be / satisfied.
RSCM CW Psalter--No.20. |
1 I love you, O / Lord my / strength. //
The Lord is my crag, my / fortress and / my de/liverer,
2 My God, my rock in / whom I take / refuge, //
my shield, the horn of my sal/vation / and my / stronghold.
3 I cried to the / Lord in my / anguish //
and I was / saved / from my / enemies.
4 The cords of / death en/twined me //
and the torrents of des/truction / over/whelmed me.
5 The cords of the Pit / fastened a/bout me //
and the / snares of / death en/tangled me.
6 In my distress I / called upon the / Lord //
and cried / out to my / God for / help.
7 He heard my voice / in his / temple //
and my / cry / came to his / ears.
8 The earth / trembled and / quaked; //
the foundations of the mountains shook;
they / reeled be/cause he was / angry.
9 Smoke rose from his nostrils
and a consuming fire went / out of his / mouth; //
burning / coals / blazed forth / from him.
10 He parted the heavens / and came / down //
and thick / darkness was / under his / feet.
11 He rode upon the / cherubim and / flew; //
he came / flying · on the / wings of the / wind.
12 He made darkness his covering / round a/bout him, //
dark waters and thick / clouds / his pa/vilion.
13 From the brightness of his presence, / through the / clouds //
burst / hailstones and / coals of / fire.
14 The Lord also thundered / out of / heaven; //
the Most High uttered his voice
with / hailstones and / coals of / fire.
15 He sent out his / arrows and /scattered them; //
he hurled down / lightnings and / put them to / flight.
16 The springs of the / ocean were / seen, //
and the foun/dations · of the / world un/covered
16a at your re/buke, O / Lord,
at the blast of the / breath of / your dis/pleasure.
[Vss 17-30 -- chant no.21: next page.]
RSCM CW Psalter--No.21. |
17 He reached down from on / high and / took me; //
he drew me / out of the / mighty / waters.
18 He delivered me from my / strong / enemy, //
from foes that / were too / mighty / for me.
19 They came upon me in the / day of my / trouble; //
but the / Lord was / my up/holder.
20 He brought me out into a / place of / liberty; //
he rescued me be/cause he de/lighted / in me.
21 The Lord rewarded me after my / righteous / dealing; //
according to the cleanness of my / hands he / recom/pensed me,
22 Because I had kept the / ways of the / Lord //
and had not gone / wickedly a/way from my / God,
23 For I had an eye to / all his / laws, //
and did not cast / out his com/mandments / from me.
24 I was also whole/hearted be/fore him //
and / kept myself / from in/iquity;
25 Therefore the Lord rewarded me
after my / righteous / dealing, //
and according to the cleanness of my / hands / in his / sight.
26 With the faithful you / show yourself / faithful; //
with the / true you / show yourself / true;
27 With the pure you / show yourself / pure, //
but with the crooked you / show your/self per/verse.
28 For you will save a / lowly / people //
and bring down the / high / looks · of the / proud.
29 You also shall / light my / candle; //
the Lord my God shall make my / darkness / to be / bright.
30 By your help I shall run at an / enemy / host; //
with the help of my God / I can leap / over a / wall.
[Vss 31-46 -- chant no.22: next page.]
RSCM CW Psalter--No.22. |
31 As for God, his way is perfect;
the word of the Lord is / tried · in the / fire; //
he is a shield to / all who / trust in / him.
32 For who is God / but the / Lord, //
and who is the / rock ex/cept our / God?
33 It is God who girds me a/bout with / strength //
and / makes my / way / perfect.
34 He makes my / feet like / hinds' feet //
so that I tread / surely / on the / heights.
35 He teaches my / hands to / fight //
and my arms to / bend a / bow of / bronze.
36 You have given me the shield of / your sal/vation; //
your right hand upholds me
and your / grace has / made me / great.
37 You enlarge my / strides be/neath me, //
yet my / feet / do not / slide.
38 I will pursue my enemies and / over/take them, //
nor turn again un/til I / have des/troyed them.
39 I will smite them down so they / cannot / rise; //
they shall / fall be/neath my / feet.
40 You have girded me with / strength · for the / battle; //
you will cast / down my / enemies / under me;
41 You will make my foes turn their / backs up/on me //
and I shall des/troy / them that / hate me.
42 They will cry out, but there shall be / none to / help them; //
they will cry to the Lord, / but he / will not / answer.
43 I shall beat them as small as the / dust · on the / wind; //
I will cast them out as the / mire / in the / streets.
44 You will deliver me from the / strife · of the / peoples; //
you will / make me the / head · of the / nations.
45 A people I have not known shall serve me;
as soon as they hear me, they / shall o/bey me; //
strangers will / humble them/selves be/fore me.
46 The foreign peoples will / lose / heart //
and come / trembling / out of their / strongholds.
[Vss 47-end -- chant no.23: next page.]
RSCM CW Psalter--No.23. |
47 The Lord lives, and blessed / be my / rock! //
Praised be the / God of / my sal/vation,
48 Even the / God who / vindicates me //
and sub/dues the / peoples / under me!
49 You that deliver me from my enemies,
you will set me up a/bove my / foes; //
from the / violent you / will de/liver me;
50 Therefore will I give you thanks, O Lord, a/mong the / nations //
and sing / praises / to your / name,
51 To the one who gives great victory / to his / king //
and shows faithful love to his anointed,
to David / and his / seed for / ever.
RSCM CW Psalter--No.24. |
1 The heavens are telling the / glory of / God //
and the / firmament pro/claims his / handiwork.
2 One day pours out its / song · to an/other //
and one night unfolds / knowledge / to an/other.
3 They have neither / speech nor / language //
and their / voices / are not / heard,
4 Yet their sound has gone out into / all / lands //
and their / words · to the / ends of the / world.
5 In them has he set a tabernacle / for the / sun, //
that comes forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber
and rejoices as a / champion to / run his / course.
6 It goes forth from the end of the heavens
and runs to the very / end a/gain, //
and there is nothing / hidden / from its / heat.
7 The law of the Lord is perfect, re/viving the / soul; //
the testimony of the Lord is sure
and gives / wisdom / to the / simple.
8 The statutes of the Lord are right and re/joice the / heart; //
the commandment of the Lord is pure
and gives / light / to the / eyes.
9 The fear of the Lord is clean and en/dures for / ever; //
the judgements of the Lord are true
and / righteous / alto/gether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold,
more than / much fine / gold, //
sweeter also than honey,
/ dripping / from the / honeycomb.
11 By them also is your / servant / taught //
and in keeping them / there is / great re/ward.
12 Who can tell how often / they of/fend? //
O cleanse me / from my / secret / faults!
13 Keep your servant also from pre/sumptuous / sins //
lest they get do/minion / over / me;
13a so shall I be / un/defiled,
and / innocent of / great of/fence.
14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable / in your / sight, //
O Lord, my / strength and / my re/deemer.
RSCM CW Psalter--No 25. |
1 May the Lord hear you in the / day of / trouble, //
the name of the / God of / Jacob de/fend you;
2 Send you / help from his / sanctuary //
and / strengthen you / out of / Zion;
3 Remember / all your / offerings //
and ac/cept your / burnt / sacrifice;
4 Grant you your / heart's de/sire //
and ful/fil / all your / mind.
5 May we rejoice in your salvation
and triumph in the / name of our / God; //
may the Lord per/form all / your pe/titions.
6 Now I know that the Lord will / save his a/nointed; //
he will answer him from his holy heaven,
with the mighty / strength of / his right / hand.
7 Some put their trust in chariots and / some in / horses, //
but we will call only on the / name of the / Lord our / God.
8 They are brought / down and / fallen, //
but we are / risen / and stand / upright.
9 O Lord, / save the / king //
and answer us / when we / call up/on you.
RSCM CW Psalter--No 26. |
1 The king shall rejoice in your / strength, O / Lord; //
how greatly shall he re/joice in / your sal/vation!
2 You have given him his / heart's de/sire //
and have not de/nied · the re/quest of his / lips.
3 For you come to meet him with / blessings of / goodness //
and set a crown of pure / gold up/on his / head.
4 He asked of you life / and you / gave it him, //
length of / days, for / ever and / ever.
5 His honour is great because of / your sal/vation; //
glory and majesty / have you / laid up/on him.
6 You have granted him ever/lasting fe/licity //
and will make him / glad with / joy · in your / presence.
7 For the king puts his / trust in the / Lord; //
because of the loving-kindness of the Most High,
he shall / not be / over/thrown.
8 Your hand shall mark down / all your / enemies; //
your right hand will / find out / those who / hate you.
9 You will make them like a fiery oven
in the / time of your / wrath; //
the Lord will swallow them up in his anger
/ and the / fire will con/sume them.
10 Their fruit you will root / out of the / land //
and their / seed · from a/mong its in/habitants.
11 Because they intend / evil a/gainst you //
and devise wicked schemes /
which they / cannot per/form,
12 You will / put them to / flight //
when you / aim your / bow at their / faces.
13 Be exalted, O Lord, in / your own / might; //
we will make / music and / sing of your / power.
RSCM CW Psalter--No.27. |
1 My God, my God, why have / you for/saken me, //
and are so far from my salvation,
from the / words of / my dis/tress?
2 O my God, I cry in the daytime,
but you / do not / answer; //
and by night also, / but I / find no / rest.
3 Yet you / are the / Holy One, //
enthroned up/on the / praises of / Israel.
4 Our forebears / trusted in / you; //
they / trusted, and / you de/livered them.
5 They cried out to you and / were de/livered; //
they put their trust in you / and were / not con/founded.
6 But as for me, I am a worm and / no / man, //
scorned by all / and des/pised · by the / people.
7 All who see me / laugh me to / scorn; //
they curl their lips and / wag their / heads, / saying,
8 'He trusted in the Lord; / let him de/liver him; //
let him de/liver him, if / he de/lights in him.'
9 But it is you that took me / out of the / womb //
and laid me safe up/on my / mother's / breast.
10 On you was I cast ever since / I was / born; //
you are my God even / from my / mother's / womb.
11 Be not far from me, for trouble is / near at / hand //
and / there is / none to / help.
12 Mighty oxen / come a/round me; //
fat bulls of Bashan close me / in on / every / side.
13 They gape upon me / with their / mouths, //
as it were a / ramping · and a / roaring / lion.
14 I am poured out like water;
all my bones are / out of / joint; //
my heart has become like wax
/ melting · in the / depths of my / body.
15 My mouth is dried up like a potsherd;
my tongue / cleaves to my / gums; //
you have / laid me · in the / dust of / death.
16 For the hounds are all about me,
the pack of evildoers close / in on / me; //
they / pierce my / hands and my / feet.
17 I can count / all my / bones; //
they stand / staring and / looking up/on me.
18 They divide my / garments a/mong them; //
they cast / lots / for my / clothing.
19 Be not far from / me, O / Lord; //
you are my / strength; / hasten to / help me.
20 Deliver my / soul · from the / sword, //
my poor / life · from the / power of the / dog.
21 Save me from the / lion's / mouth,
from the horns of wild oxen. //
/ You have / answered / me!
[Vss 22-end -- chant no.28: next page.]
RSCM CW Psalter--No.28. |
22 I will tell of your / name to my / people; //
in the midst of the congre/gation / will I / praise you.
23 Praise the Lord, / you that / fear him; //
O seed of Jacob, glorify him;
stand in awe of / him, O / seed of / Israel.
24 For he has not despised nor abhorred the suffering of the poor;
neither has he hidden his / face / from them; //
but when they / cried to / him he / heard them.
25 From you comes my praise in the great / congre/gation; //
I will perform my vows
in the / presence of / those that / fear you.
26 The poor shall / eat · and be / satisfied; //
those who seek the Lord shall praise him;
their / hearts shall / live for / ever.
27 All the ends of the earth
shall remember and / turn to the / Lord, //
and all the families of the / nations shall / bow be/fore him.
28 For the kingdom / is the / Lord's //
and he / rules / over the / nations.
29 How can those who sleep in the earth
bow / down in / worship, //
or those who go down to the / dust / kneel be/fore him?
30 He has saved my life for himself;
my des/cendants shall /serve him; //
this shall be told of the Lord for / gener/ations to / come.
31 They shall come and make known his salvation,
to a people / yet un/born, //
declaring that / he, the / Lord, has / done it.
RSCM CW Psalter--No.29. | | or perhaps THIS hymn |
OR -- RSCM CW Psalter--No.30. | |
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| Parish Psalter (BCP) |
ASB Psalter |
RSCM Common Worship Psalter |
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1 The Lord / is my / shepherd: // 2 He shall feed me in a / green / pasture: // 3 He shall con/vert my / soul: // 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will / fear no / evil: // 5 Thou shalt prepare a table before me, against / them that / trouble me: // 6 But thy loving-kindness and mercy shall follow me, all the / days of my / life: // |
1 The Lord / is my / shepherd:
// 2 He will make me lie down in / green / pastures:
// [ ..... lie down / in green / pastures: // ] 3 He will re/fresh my / soul:
// 4 Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will / fear no / evil:
// 5 You spread a table before me,
in the face of / those who / trouble me:
// 6 Surely your goodness and loving-kindness
will follow me, all the / days · of my / life:
// |
1 The Lord / is my / shepherd; // 2 He makes me lie down in / green / pastures // [ ..... lie down / in green / pastures: // ] 3 He shall re/fresh my / soul // 4 Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will / fear no / evil; // 5 You spread a table before me
in the presence of / those who / trouble me; // 6 Surely goodness and loving mercy shall follow me
all the / days of my / life, // |
Parish Psalter--No.67. |
| Parish Psalter (BCP)
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ASB Psalter
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RSCM Common Worship Psalter
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1 The earth is the Lord's, and all that / therein / is : // 2 For he hath founded it up/on the / seas : // 3 Who shall ascend into the / hill of the / Lord : // 4 Even he that hath clean hands, and a / pure / heart : // 5 He shall receive the blessing / from the / Lord: // 6 This is the generation of / them that / seek him : // |
1 The earth is the Lord's and / all · that is / in it :
// 2 For he has founded it up/on the / seas : // 3 Who shall ascend the / hill · of the / Lord : // 4 He that has clean hands and a / pure / heart : // 5 He shall receive / blessing · from the / Lord : // 6 Of such a kind as this are / those who / seek him : // |
1 The earth is the Lord's and / all that / fills it, // 2 For he has founded it up/on the / seas // 3 'Who shall ascend the / hill of the / Lord, // 4 'Those who have clean hands and a / pure / heart, // 5 'They shall receive a / blessing · from the / Lord, // 6 Such is the company of / those who / seek him, // |
Parish Psalter--No.67-2. |
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ASB Psalter
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RSCM Common Worship Psalter
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7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye ever/lasting / doors : // 8 Who is the / King of / glory : // 9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye ever/lasting / doors : // 10 Who is the / King of / glory : // |
7 Lift up your heads, O you gates *
and be lifted up, you ever/lasting / doors : // 8 Who is the / King of / glory? : // 9 Lift up your heads, O you gates,
and be lifted up, you ever/lasting / doors : // 10 Who is the / King of / glory? : // |
7 Lift up your heads, O gates;
be lifted up, you ever/lasting / doors; // 8 'Who is the / King of /glory?' // 9 Lift up your heads, O gates;
be lifted up, you ever/lasting / doors; // 10 'Who is this / King of / glory?' // |
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RSCM CW Psalter--No.32. |
1 To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul;
O my God, in / you I / trust; //
let me not be put to shame;
let not my / enemies / triumph / over me.
2 Let none who look to you be / put to / shame, //
but let the treacherous be / shamed / and frus/trated.
3 Make me to know your / ways, O / Lord, //
and / teach me / your / paths.
4 Lead me in your / truth and / teach me, //
for you are the God of my salvation;
for you have I / hoped / all the day / long.
5 Remember, Lord, your com/passion and / love, //
for they / are from / ever/lasting.
6 Remember not the sins of my youth
or / my trans/gressions, //
but think on me in your goodness, O Lord,
ac/cording · to your / steadfast / love.
7 Gracious and upright / is the / Lord; //
therefore shall he teach / sinners / in the / way.
8 He will guide the humble in / doing / right //
and / teach his / way to the / lowly.
9 All the paths of the Lord are / mercy and / truth //
to those who keep his / covenant / and his / testimonies.
10 For your name's / sake, O / Lord, //
be merciful to my / sin, for / it is / great.
11 Who are those who / fear the / Lord? //
Them will he teach in the / way that / they should / choose.
12 Their soul shall / dwell at / ease //
and their offspring / shall in/herit the / land.
13 The hidden purpose of the Lord is for / those who / fear him //
and / he will / show them his / covenant.
14 My eyes are ever / looking · to the / Lord, //
for he shall pluck my / feet / out of the / net.
15 Turn to me and be / gracious / to me, //
for I am alone / and brought / very / low.
16 The sorrows of my heart / have in/creased; //
O bring me / out of / my dis/tress.
17 Look upon my ad/versity and / misery //
and for/give me / all my / sin.
18 Look upon my enemies, for / they are / many //
and they bear a / violent / hatred a/gainst me.
19 O keep my soul / and de/liver me; //
let me not be put to shame, for I have / put my / trust in / you.
20,21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,
for my hope has / been in / you. //
Deliver Israel, O God, / out of / all his / troubles.