Psalms 41-45

Psalms 41

Psa 41:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.

Psa 41:2 The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and Thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.

Psa 41:3 The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: Thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.

Psa 41:4 I said, Lord, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against Thee.

Psa 41:5 Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?

Psa 41:6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

Psa 41:7 All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.

Psa 41:8 An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.

Psa 41:9 Yea, Mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of My bread, hath lifted up his heel against Me.

Psa 41:10 But Thou, O Lord, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

Psa 41:11 By this I know that Thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

Psa 41:12 And as for me, Thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before Thy face for ever.

Psa 41:13 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. A-men´, and A-men´.

Psalms 42

Psa 42:1 To the chief Musician, Mas´-chil, for the sons of Ko´-rah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after Thee, O God.

Psa 42:2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

Psa 42:3 My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?

Psa 42:4 When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.

Psa 42:5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise Him for the help of His countenance.

Psa 42:6 O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember Thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Her´-mon-ites, from the hill Mi´zar.

Psa 42:7 Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of Thy waterspouts: all Thy waves and Thy billows are gone over me.

Psa 42:8 Yet the Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night His song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.

Psa 42:9 I will say unto God my rock, Why hast Thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

Psa 42:10 As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?

Psa 42:11 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise Him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

Psalms 43

Psa 43:1 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

Psa 43:2 For Thou art the God of my strength: why dost Thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

Psa 43:3 O send out Thy light and Thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto Thy holy hill, and to Thy tabernacles.

Psa 43:4 Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise Thee, O God my God.

Psa 43:5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise Him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

Psalms 44

Psa 44:1 To the chief Musician for the sons of Ko´-rah, Mas´-chil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work Thou didst in their days, in the times of old.

Psa 44:2 How Thou didst drive out the heathen with Thy hand, and plantedst them; how Thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.

Psa 44:3 For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but Thy right hand, and Thine arm, and the light of Thy countenance, because Thou hadst a favour unto them.

Psa 44:4 Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.

Psa 44:5 Through Thee will we push down our enemies: through Thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

Psa 44:6 For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.

Psa 44:7 But Thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.

Psa 44:8 In God we boast all the day long, and praise Thy name for ever. Selah.

Psa 44:9 But Thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.

Psa 44:10 Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.

Psa 44:11 Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.

Psa 44:12 Thou sellest Thy people for nought, and dost not increase Thy wealth by their price.

Psa 44:13 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.

Psa 44:14 Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.

Psa 44:15 My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

Psa 44:16 For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.

Psa 44:17 All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten Thee, neither have we dealt falsely in Thy covenant.

Psa 44:18 Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from Thy way;

Psa 44:19 Though Thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.

Psa 44:20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;

Psa 44:21 Shall not God search this out? for He knoweth the secrets of the heart.

Psa 44:22 Yea, for Thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

Psa 44:23 Awake, why sleepest Thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.

Psa 44:24 Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

Psa 44:25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.

Psa 44:26 Arise for our help, and redeem us for Thy mercies’ sake.

Psalms 45

Psa 45:1 To the chief Musician upon Shoshan´-nim, for the sons of Ko´-rah, Mas´-chil, A Song of loves. My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the King: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

Psa 45:2 Thou art fairer than the children of men: power is poured into Thy lips: therefore God hath blessed Thee for ever.

Psa 45:3 Gird Thy sword upon Thy thigh, O most mighty, with Thy glory and Thy majesty.

Psa 45:4 And in Thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and Thy right hand shall teach Thee terrible things.

Psa 45:5 Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the King’s enemies; whereby the people fall under Thee.

Psa 45:6 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of Thy kingdom is a right sceptre.

Psa 45:7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows.

Psa 45:8 All Thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made Thee glad.

Psa 45:9 Kings’ daughters were among Thy honourable women: upon Thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of O´-phir.

Psa 45:10 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house;

Psa 45:11 So shall the King greatly desire thy beauty: for He is thy Lord; and worship thou Him.

Psa 45:12 And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.

Psa 45:13 The King’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.

Psa 45:14 She shall be brought unto the King in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto Thee.

Psa 45:15 With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the King’s palace.

Psa 45:16 Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.

Psa 45:17 I will make Thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise Thee for ever and ever.