Psalms

The prayer book of the Bible

1. Verse 1Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
2. Verse 2Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
3. Verse 3My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
4. Verse 4I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
5. Verse 5Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
6. Verse 6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
7. Verse 7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
8. Verse 8(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
9. Verse 9That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
10. Verse 10For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
11. Verse 11Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
12. Verse 12Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
13. Verse 13This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
14. Verse 14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
15. Verse 15But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
16. Verse 16Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
17. Verse 17For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
18. Verse 18Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
19. Verse 19He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
20. Verse 20Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.