Psalms 36-40

Psalms 36

Psa 36:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

Psa 36:2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

Psa 36:3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

Psa 36:4 He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

Psa 36:5 Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

Psa 36:6 Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; Thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, Thou preservest man and beast.

Psa 36:7 How excellent is Thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Thy wings.

Psa 36:8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of Thy house; and Thou shalt make them drink of the river of Thy pleasures.

Psa 36:9 For with Thee is the fountain of life: in Thy light shall we see light.

Psa 36:10 O continue Thy lovingkindness unto them that know Thee; and Thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

Psa 36:11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

Psa 36:12 There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.

Psalms 37

Psa 37:1 A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

Psa 37:2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

Psa 37:3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

Psa 37:4 Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Psa 37:5 Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass.

Psa 37:6 And He shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

Psa 37:7 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.

Psa 37:8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

Psa 37:9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

Psa 37:10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

Psa 37:11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Psa 37:12 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

Psa 37:13 The Lord shall laugh at him: for He seeth that his day is coming.

Psa 37:14 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.

Psa 37:15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

Psa 37:16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

Psa 37:17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.

Psa 37:18 The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

Psa 37:19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

Psa 37:20 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.

Psa 37:21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

Psa 37:22 For such as be blessed of Him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of Him shall be cut off.

Psa 37:23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in His way.

Psa 37:24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with His hand.

Psa 37:25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

Psa 37:26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

Psa 37:27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

Psa 37:28 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.

Psa 37:29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

Psa 37:30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

Psa 37:31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

Psa 37:32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

Psa 37:33 The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

Psa 37:34 Wait on the Lord, and keep His way, and He shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

Psa 37:35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

Psa 37:36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

Psa 37:37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

Psa 37:38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

Psa 37:39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: He is their strength in the time of trouble.

Psa 37:40 And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: He shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in Him.

Psalms 38

Psa 38:1 A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O Lord, rebuke me not in Thy wrath: neither chasten me in Thy hot displeasure.

Psa 38:2 For Thine arrows stick fast in me, and Thy hand presseth me sore.

Psa 38:3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of Thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.

Psa 38:4 For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

Psa 38:5 My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.

Psa 38:6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

Psa 38:7 For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.

Psa 38:8 I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

Psa 38:9 Lord, all my desire is before Thee; and my groaning is not hid from Thee.

Psa 38:10 My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

Psa 38:11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

Psa 38:12 They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

Psa 38:13 But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

Psa 38:14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

Psa 38:15 For in Thee, O Lord, do I hope: Thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

Psa 38:16 For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

Psa 38:17 For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.

Psa 38:18 For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.

Psa 38:19 But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

Psa 38:20 They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.

Psa 38:21 Forsake me not, O Lord: O my God, be not far from me.

Psa 38:22 Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.

Psalms 39

Psa 39:1 To the chief Musician, even to Je-du´-thun, A Psalm of David. I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.

Psa 39:2 I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

Psa 39:3 My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,

Psa 39:4 Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.

Psa 39:5 Behold, Thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before Thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

Psa 39:6 Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

Psa 39:7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in Thee.

Psa 39:8 Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.

Psa 39:9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because Thou didst it.

Psa 39:10 Remove Thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of Thine hand.

Psa 39:11 When Thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, Thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.

Psa 39:12 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not Thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with Thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

Psa 39:13 O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.

Psalms 40

Psa 40:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

Psa 40:2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

Psa 40:3 And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.

Psa 40:4 Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

Psa 40:5 Many, O Lord my God, are Thy wonderful works which Thou hast done, and Thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto Thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

Psa 40:6 Sacrifice and offering Thou didst not desire; Mine ears hast Thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast Thou not required.

Psa 40:7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of Me,

Psa 40:8 I delight to do Thy will, O My God: yea, Thy law is within My heart.

Psa 40:9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, Thou knowest.

Psa 40:10 I have not hid Thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared Thy faithfulness and Thy salvation: I have not concealed Thy lovingkindness and Thy truth from the great congregation.

Psa 40:11 Withhold not Thou Thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let Thy lovingkindness and Thy truth continually preserve me.

Psa 40:12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.

Psa 40:13 Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, make haste to help me.

Psa 40:14 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

Psa 40:15 Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.

Psa 40:16 Let all those that seek Thee rejoice and be glad in Thee: let such as love Thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified.

Psa 40:17 But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: Thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.