Bible For Young People Vol. 1 — Psalms 1, 8, 15, 16, 19, 23, 24, 29, 33, 34, 42
After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.
So Job died, being old and full of days.
CHAPTER 136 PSALMS
PSALM 1
BLESSED is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD;
And in his law doth he meditate day and night.
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, That bringeth forth his fruit in his season;
His leaf also shall not wither;
And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
The ungodly are not so: But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
PSALM 8
O LORD our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth!
Who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength Because of thine enemies, That thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
What is man, that thou art mindful of him?
And the son of man, that thou visitest him?
For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, And hast crowned him with glory and honour.
Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands;
Thou hast put all things under his feet: All sheep and oxen, Yea, and the beasts of the field;
The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, And whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
O LORD our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth!
PSALM 15
LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle?
Who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, And speaketh the truth in his heart.
He that backbiteth not with his tongue, Nor doeth evil to his neighbour, Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
In whose eyes a vile person is contemned;
But he honoureth them that fear the LORD.
He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.
He that putteth not out his money to usury, Nor taketh reward against the innocent.
He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
PSALM 16
PRESERVE me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: My goodness extendeth not to thee;
But to the saints that are in the earth, And to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: Their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, Nor take up their names into my lips.
The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot.
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places;
Yea, I have a goodly heritage.
I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: My reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
I have set the LORD always before me: Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: My flesh also shall rest in hope.
For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell;
Neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: In thy presence is fulness of joy;
At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
PSALM 19
THE heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament sheweth his handywork.
Day unto day uttereth speech, And night unto night sheweth knowledge.
There is no speech nor language, Where their voice is not heard.
Their line is gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world.
In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
His going forth is from the end of the heaven, And his circuit unto the ends of it: And there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
Moreover by them is thy servant warned: And in keeping of them there is great reward.
Who can understand his errors?
Cleanse thou me from secret faults.
Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins;
Let them not have dominion over me: Then shall I be upright, And I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
Let the words of my mouth, And the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
PSALM 23
THE LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me;
Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: And I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
PSALM 24
THE earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof;
The world, and they that dwell therein.
For he hath founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the floods.
Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD?
Or who shall stand in his holy place?
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart;
Who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, Nor sworn deceitfully.
He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, And righteousness from the God of his salvation.
This is the generation of them that seek him, That seek thy face, O Jacob.
Selah.
Lift up your heads, O ye gates;
And be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors;
And the King of glory shall come in.
Who is this King of glory?
The LORD strong and mighty, The LORD mighty in battle.
Lift up your heads, O ye gates;
Even lift them up, ye everlasting doors;
And the King of glory shall come in.
Who is this King of glory?
The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory.
Selah.
PSALM 29
GIVE unto the LORD, O ye mighty, Give unto the LORD glory and strength.
Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name;
Worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: The God of glory thundereth: The LORD is upon many waters.
The voice of the LORD is powerful;
The voice of the LORD is full of majesty.
The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars;
Yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
He maketh them also to skip like a calf;
Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.
The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire.
The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness;
The LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.
The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, And discovereth the forests: And in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.
The LORD sitteth upon the flood;
Yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.
The LORD will give strength unto his people;
The LORD will bless his people with peace.
PSALM 33
REJOICE in the LORD, O ye righteous: For praise is comely for the upright.
Praise the LORD with harp: Sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.
Sing unto him a new song;
Play skilfully with a loud noise.
For the word of the LORD is right;
And all his works are done in truth.
He loveth righteousness and judgment: The earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made;
And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: He layeth up the depth in storehouses.
Let all the earth fear the LORD: Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
For he spake, and it was done;
He commanded, and it stood fast.
The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: He maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD;
And the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
The LORD looketh from heaven;
He beholdeth all the sons of men.
From the place of his habitation he looketh Upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
He fashioneth their hearts alike;
He considereth all their works.
There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: A mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
An horse is a vain thing for safety: Neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, Upon them that hope in his mercy;
To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.
Our soul waiteth for the LORD: He is our help and our shield.
For our heart shall rejoice in him, Because we have trusted in his holy name.
Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, According as we hope in thee.
PSALM 34
I WILL bless the LORD at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: The humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
O magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt his name together.
I sought the LORD, and he heard me, And delivered me from all my fears.
They looked unto him, and were lightened: And their faces were not ashamed.
This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.
The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, And delivereth them.
O taste and see that the LORD is good: Blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
O fear the LORD, ye his saints: For there is no want to them that fear him.
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: But they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
What man is he that desireth life, And loveth many days, that he may see good?
Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.
Depart from evil, and do good;
Seek peace, and pursue it.
The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, And his ears are open unto their cry.
The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, And delivereth them out of all their troubles.
The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart;
And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: But the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
He keepeth all his bones: Not one of them is broken.
Evil shall slay the wicked: And they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: And none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
PSALM 42
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God.
My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: When shall I come and appear before God?
My tears have been my meat day and night, While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
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.
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.
O my God, my soul is cast down within me: Therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, And of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.
Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: All thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
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.
I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me?
Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me;
While they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
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.
