Book One (Psalms 1-41) "Concerning Man"

A Psalm of David.


1:   Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
2:   Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
3:   My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

4:   For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

5:   The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
6:   Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

7:   But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

8:   Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.

9:   For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

10:   Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.

11:   But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
12:   For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.


To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith.


9. their throat...their tongue. Quoted in Ro. 3:13.

subtitle To the chief Musician. See The Companion Bible, Appendix 64.