July 31

5They shall fear thee as long as the sun And moon endure, throughout all generations. 6He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: As showers that water the earth. 7In his days shall the righteous flourish; And abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. 8He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, And from the river unto the ends of the earth. 9They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; And his enemies shall lick the dust. 10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. 11Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: All nations shall serve him.

12For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; The poor also, and him that hath no helper. 13He shall spare the poor and needy, And shall save the souls of the needy. 14He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: And precious shall their blood be in his sight. 15And 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. 16There shall be a 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. 17His name shall endure for ever: His name shall be continued as long as the sun: And men shall be blessed in him: All nations shall call him blessed.

18Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, Who only doeth wondrous things. 19And blessed be his glorious name for ever: And let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen. 20The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

4For there are no bands in their death: But their strength is firm. 5They are not in trouble as other men; Neither are they plagued like other men. 6Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; Violence covereth them as a garment. 7Their eyes stand out with fatness: They have more than heart could wish. 8They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: They speak loftily. 9They set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue walketh through the earth. 10Therefore his people return hither: And waters of a full cup are wrung out to them. 11And they say, How doth God know? And is there knowledge in the most High?

12Behold, these are the ungodly, Who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. 13Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, And washed my hands in innocency. 14For all the day long have I been plagued, And chastened every morning. 15If I say, I will speak thus; Behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children. 16When I thought to know this, It was too painful for me; 17Until I went into the sanctuary of God; Then understood I their end.

18Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: Thou castedst them down into destruction. 19How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors. 20As a dream when one awaketh; So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.

21Thus my heart was grieved, And I was pricked in my reins. 22So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. 23Nevertheless I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden me by my right hand. 24Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.

25Whom have I in heaven but thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. 26My flesh and my heart faileth: But God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. 27For lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: Thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee. 28But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, That I may declare all thy works.

4Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; They set up their ensigns for signs. 5A man was famous according as he had lifted up Axes upon the thick trees. 6But now they break down the carved work thereof At once with axes and hammers. 7They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, They have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground. 8They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: They have burnt up all the synagogues of God in the land. 9We see not our signs: There is no more any prophet: Neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.

10O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever? 11Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? Pluck it out of thy bosom. 12For God is my King of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth. 13Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: Thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. 14Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, And gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness. 15Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: Thou driedst up mighty rivers. 16The day is thine, the night also is thine: Thou hast prepared the light and the sun. 17Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: Thou hast made summer and winter.

18Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, And that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name. 19O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: Forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever. 20Have respect unto the covenant: For the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty. 21O let not the oppressed return ashamed: Let the poor and needy praise thy name. 22Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: Remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily. 23Forget not the voice of thine enemies: The tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.

2When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly. 3The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah. 4I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: And to the wicked, Lift not up the horn: 5Lift not up your horn on high: Speak not with a stiff neck. 6For promotion cometh neither from the east, Nor from the west, nor from the south. 7But God is the judge: He putteth down one, and setteth up another. 8For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; It is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: But the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.

9But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. 10All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; But the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.