How long wilt thou be angry against the thy people? prayer of Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; And givest them tears to drink in great measure. And cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. Thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. And didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land. The hills were covered with the shadow of it, And the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars. She sent out her boughs unto the sea, And her branches unto the river. Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, So that all they which pass by the way do pluck her? The boar out of the wood doth waste it, And the wild beast of the field doth devour it. Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: Look down from heaven, and behold, And visit this vine; And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, And the branch that thou madest strong for thyself. It is burned with fire, it is cut down: They perish at the rebuke of thy countenance. So will not we go back from thee: Quicken us, and we will call upon thy name. LXXXI To the chief Musician upon Gittith Sing aloud unto God our strength: Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, In the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. And a law of the God of Jacob. This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah. Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me; There shall no strange god be in thee; I am the Lord thy God, Which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: But my people would not hearken to my voice; So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, I should soon have subdued their enemies, And turned my hand against their adversaries. The haters of the Lord should have submitted them selves unto him: But their time should have endured for ever. He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: And with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee. LXXXII A Psalm of Asaph God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; He judgeth among the gods. How long will ye judge unjustly, And accept the persons of the wicked? Do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy: Rid them out of the hand of the wicked. They know not, neither will they understand; Selah. All the foundations of the earth are out of course. And all of you are children of the most High. And fall like one of the princes. Arise, O God, judge the earth: For thou shalt inherit all nations. LXXXIII A Song or Psalm of Asaph Keep not thou silence, O God: Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. And they that hate thee have lifted up the head. They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; That the name of Israel may be no more in remem brance. For they have consulted together with one consent: The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; The Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre; They have holpen the children of Lot. Selah. As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison: Which perished at En-dor: They became as dung for the earth. Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: Yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna: Who said, Let us take to ourselves The houses of God in possession. O my God, make them like a wheel; As the stubble before the wind. As the fire burneth a wood, And as the flame setteth the mountains on fire; So persecute them with thy tempest, And make them afraid with thy storm. Fill their faces with shame; That they may seek thy name, O Lord. Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; |