22 Cast thy
‖‖ Or, gift.
burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: †† Heb. men of bloods. bloody and deceitful men †† Heb. shall not half their days. shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
PSAL. LVI.
To the chief Musician upon Jonath-elem-rechokim, ‖‖ Or, a golden psalm of David. Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.
BE merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
2 †† Heb. mine observers. Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
5 Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
7 Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.
8 Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
9 When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
10 In God will I praise his word: in the Lord will I praise his word.
11 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.
13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
PSAL. LVII.
To the chief Musician, ‖‖ Or, Destroy not, a golden psalm of David. Al-taschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.
BE merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
2 I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.
3 He shall send from heaven, and save me ‖‖ Or, he reproacheth him that would swallow me up. from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.
4 My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.
6 They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.
7 My heart is ‖‖ Or, prepared. fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.
8 Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
9 I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.
10 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.
PSAL. LVIII.
To the chief Musician, ‖‖ Or, Destroy not, a golden psalm of David. Al-taschith, Michtam of David.
DO ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
2 Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
3 The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray †† Heb. from the belly. as soon as they be born, speaking lies.
4 Their poison is †† Heb. according to the likeness. like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf ‖‖ Or, asp. adder that stoppeth her ear;
5 Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, ‖‖ Or, be the charmer never so cunning. charming never so wisely.
6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Lord.
7 Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
8 As a snail which melteth, let every one of
